JP2013045353A - Goods sold sales register data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a transaction time while decreasing mistakes in payment processing.SOLUTION: The goods sold sales registration data processor according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a key board, a cashier's table, a coin charge port, and a bank note charge port. The key board is provided on an upper surface side of a case and inputs information about goods to be treated. The cashier's table is horizontally provided adjacent to the side nearer the key board and mounts bank notes and coins paid during transaction. The coin charge port is provided on the side nearer the cashier's table and is charged with the coins moved from the cashier's table. The bank note charge port is provided on the side nearer the cashier's table, adjacent to the coin charge port, is charged with the bank notes moved from the cashier's table in the state that the bank notes are placed vertically with long sides as lower end parts. Heights of opening parts of the coin charge port and the bank note charge port are set as high as the height of the upper surface of the cashier's table.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus such as a POS system terminal and an ECR (Electronic Cash Register).

  Currently, POS (Point Of Sales) terminal and automatic change device (change machine) connected to this terminal are installed at cash registers of stores such as supermarkets as sales merchandise sales registration data processing devices. Widely used in merchandise transactions. The POS terminal has a barcode reader that reads barcodes attached to products, a keyboard that has input keys such as product registration keys and cancellation keys, a display that displays data entered from the barcode reader and keyboard, and transaction details It is a device that can automatically manage inventory, sales management, etc. with a printer that issues receipts and a examination table for confirming the amount deposited from a shopper at the time of transaction. The automatic change dispensing device includes a coin deposit port, a banknote deposit port, a coin dispensing port, and a banknote dispensing port, stores coins inserted from the coin deposit port and the banknote deposit port, and is calculated at the POS terminal. By receiving the change amount, it is a device that calculates the payout type and the number of the change according to the change amount and pays out the necessary amount.

JP 2008-65520 A

  However, with such an automatic change dispensing device, every transaction causes the cashier to deposit the deposits on the examination table into the respective deposit ports, but there is a distance from the examination table to the deposit port. For this reason, there has been a problem that it takes a lot of time and labor to deposit money into the change machine, which makes the work complicated. In addition, regarding the handling of coins among deposits, in particular, there has been a problem that as the number of times the coin is moved is increased, an operation error such as dropping the coin is induced.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus capable of shortening transaction time while reducing work errors in depositing work.

  A sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a keyboard, a examination table, a coin deposit slot, and a bill deposit slot. The keyboard is provided on the upper surface side of the housing, and inputs information on a commodity to be traded. The examination table is installed horizontally adjacent to the front side of the keyboard, and places bills and coins deposited during the transaction. The coin deposit port is provided on the front side of the examination table and deposits coins moved from the examination table. The banknote deposit slot is provided on the front side of the examination table adjacent to the coin deposit slot, and the banknotes moved from the examination table are inserted in the vertical direction with the long side as the lower end, and the banknotes are deposited. To do. Moreover, the height of the opening part of a coin deposit port and a banknote deposit port is set to be the same as the height of the upper surface of the examination table.

The perspective view which shows the example of whole structure of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The top view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus shown in FIG. The left view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus shown in FIG. The figure explaining the payment operation | work to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the example of whole structure of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The left view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the example of whole structure of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The figure explaining the payment operation | work to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus shown in FIG. The perspective view which shows the example of whole structure of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the overall configuration of a sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 2 is a top view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a left side view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in these drawings, the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 includes a barcode reader 11, a keyboard 12, a cashier display 13, a customer display 14, a printer 15, a examination table 16, a coin deposit slot 21, a banknote. A depositing port 22, a coin dispensing port 23 and a banknote dispensing port 24 are provided.

  The barcode reader 11 is a device that reads a barcode attached to a product and inputs product information, and is connected to the back side of the device by a cord. The keyboard 12 has various input keys such as a product registration key and a cancel key, and is an input device for inputting information on a product to be traded when the cashier presses the key. The keyboard 12 is provided on the upper surface side of the casing so as to be inclined so that the lower end portion is slightly lower than the upper end portion.

  The cashier display 13 and the customer display 14 are display devices for displaying data input from the barcode reader 11 and the keyboard 12 and transaction contents. The customer display 14 can be rotated around a support column, and in FIG. 1, the display portion is oriented in the direction of the shopper's passage. The printer 15 is an output device that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed.

  The examination table 16 is provided horizontally next to the front side of the keyboard 12 and is a table for placing banknotes and coins deposited from a shopper during a transaction and confirming the deposit amount. The examination table 16 has a material to which a magnet can be attached inside or outside, and a bill deposited by a shopper can be fixed on the examination table 16 with a magnet.

    The coin deposit slot 21 is a deposit slot that is provided on the left side of the examination table 16 as viewed from the cashier in operation and deposits coins moved from the examination table 16. The banknote depositing port 22 is provided on the right side in front of the examination table 16 adjacent to the coin depositing port 21 and is a depositing port for depositing banknotes moved from the examination table 16. A shutter mechanism (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the opening of the coin deposit slot 21 and the bill deposit slot 22 to open and close in response to a deposit instruction or a press of a deposit button (not illustrated) to prevent foreign matter from entering. It is assumed that Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the height of the upper end portion (A portion) of the opening of the coin deposit slot 21 and the bill deposit slot 22 is set to be the same as the height of the upper surface of the examination table 16.

  The coin dispensing port 23 is a dispensing port that is provided in front of the coin depositing port 21 and discharges change coins and input materials other than coins onto a change dish. The banknote withdrawal port 24 is a withdrawal port that is provided in front of the banknote depositing port 22 and discharges a change banknote.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 is a money conveyance part which conveys the money (banknote and coin) deposited from each payment slot, a money sorting part which sorts the conveyed money, The housing includes a currency storage unit that stores the selected currency, a currency handling mechanism unit that dispenses the currency stored in the currency storage unit in accordance with a dispensing instruction, and the like toward the dispensing port. With this money handling mechanism, the cashier can deposit and withdraw without touching the money storage part or the money handling mechanism. In this regard, there is an advantage that money can be stored safely as compared with a drawer in which a cashier needs to pull out a money storage unit from a housing and perform a money deposit / withdrawal operation in the case of merchandise transactions.

  Hereinafter, the flow of merchandise transactions using the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, a cashier (a cashier in charge) reads a barcode attached to a product with the barcode reader 11 or inputs product information such as the amount and type of the product by pressing the keyboard 12.

  Next, when the input of all products is completed, the cashier display 13 and the customer display 14 display the transaction amount, the total amount of the input product price, and the invoiced amount including the consumption tax.

  Next, when the cashier deposits money (banknotes and coins) from the shopper, the deposit is placed on the examination table 16 and confirmed, and then deposited into the coin deposit slot 21 and the bill deposit slot 22 respectively. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the depositing operation to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Here, it is shown that the coin C is deposited into the coin deposit slot 21 and the bill P is inserted into the bill deposit slot 22 in the direction of the arrow in a state where the long side is set as the lower end in the vertical direction and deposited. Yes.

  Next, when the cashier presses the clearing key on the keyboard 12, the deposit amount (payment amount), the bill amount and the change amount are displayed on the cashier display 13 and the customer display 14. At this time, if there is a change, processing is performed by an internal mechanism (not shown) of the apparatus, and the change is withdrawn from the coin dispensing port 23 and the banknote dispensing port 24.

  Then, the cashier delivers the traded product, change, and the receipt output from the printer 15 to the shopper, and the transaction is completed.

  As described above, according to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing device 1 according to the present embodiment, the cashier can deposit the coin into the coin deposit slot 21 by simply sliding it to the front without holding the coin placed on the examination table 16 by hand. It becomes. In addition, it is not necessary to insert the banknote into the change machine so that the short side of the banknote is pushed into the change machine as before. It can be done easily. For this reason, the mistake at the time of money_receiving | payment work can be prevented, and shortening of money_receiving | payment work time can be aimed at.

<Embodiment 2>
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration example of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Since the reference numerals common to those in FIG. 1 represent the same object, the description thereof will be omitted, and the differences from the first embodiment will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the height h <b> 1 from the bottom of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing device 1 to the upper end portion (B portion) of the coin deposit port 21 and the bill deposit port 22 is examined. It is formed to be lower than the height h2 up to the upper surface of the table 16 by a predetermined height Δh. If the value of Δh is too large, when the cashier slides the coin from the examination table 16 to the coin deposit slot 21 by hand, there is a fear that the coin will be flipped on the outer periphery of the deposit slot and fall outside. For this reason, for example, the value of Δh is about 20 mm or less or 30 mm or less considering that the diameter of a 1-yen coin that is the smallest coin is 20 mm and the diameter of a 500-yen coin that is the largest coin is 26.5 mm. It is preferable to set to.

  Thus, by providing a predetermined step between the upper surface of the examination table 16 and the coin deposit slot 21 and the bill deposit slot 22, the cashier grips the coin on the examination table 16 at the edge portion as compared with the first embodiment. There is an advantage which becomes easy. Accordingly, when there is an extra coin as a result of examining the deposit from the shopper on the examination table 16, the cashier can quickly return the shopper to the shopper. Since the steps are relatively small and the distance from the examination table 16 to each depositing port is as short as in the first embodiment, the coin can be deposited into the coin depositing port 21 simply by sliding the coin to the front of the examination table 16. Therefore, similar to the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent mistakes during the depositing operation and to shorten the depositing operation time.

<Embodiment 3>
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the overall configuration of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Since the reference numerals common to those in FIG. 1 represent the same object, the description thereof will be omitted, and the differences from the first embodiment will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the coin deposit port 21 of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is a first coin deposit port 21 </ b> A provided adjacent to the front side of the examination table 16. And a first coin deposit port 21A and a second coin deposit port 21B provided adjacent to the left side of the examination table 16. Coins deposited from the first coin deposit port 21A and the second coin deposit port 21B are integrated on a conveyance path (money conveyance unit) provided at the bottom. Further, the coins to be deposited into the first coin deposit port 21A and the second coin deposit port 21B are not limited.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the depositing operation to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Here, the coin C placed on the examination table 16 can be slid to the front side by sliding the coin C to the near side, and can be deposited to the second coin insertion slot 21B by sliding to the left side. It has been shown.

  As described above, according to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the area of the deposit port is larger than that of the first embodiment because the second coin deposit port 21B is newly provided. Therefore, there is an advantage that the time for depositing coins can be further shortened. For example, even if the cashier rushes the depositing operation and slides the coin on the examination table 16, even if another coin is flipped to the left side, it is received at the second coin depositing slot 21B. Therefore, it is possible to prevent coins from falling during the depositing operation. In FIG. 7, the second coin deposit port 21B is configured to be smaller than the first coin deposit port 21A. However, the second coin deposit port 21B is enlarged toward the front side (the cashier direction), and the Even if the left end of one coin deposit slot 21A is reduced to match the left end of the examination table 16, the coins on the examination table 16 can be received on the front side and the left side in the same manner, so that the design can be arbitrarily changed. .

<Embodiment 4>
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of the overall configuration of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Since the reference numerals common to those in FIG. 7 represent the same object, the description thereof will be omitted, and the differences from the third embodiment will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 9, the coin deposit port 21 of the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is provided adjacent to the corner on the near side of the examination table 16, and two adjacent sides of the examination table 16 are adjacent to each other. Is formed in an L shape along That is, the coin deposit port 21 of the present embodiment corresponds to a combination of the first coin deposit port 21A and the second coin deposit port 21B in the third embodiment described above.

  As described above, according to the sales merchandise sales registration data processing device 1 according to the present embodiment, not only has the same operational effects as the third embodiment, but also the number of the coin deposit ports 21 is only one. Only one shutter mechanism (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the unit, and there is an advantage that mounting is easier than in the third embodiment. Further, since the coin depositing port 21 is continuously provided along the outer peripheral portion of the examination table 16, even when the coin is slid diagonally downward to the left from the examination table 16, the coin is detected at the outer circumferential portion of the depositing port. Can be credited without being played. In addition, although the opening of the coin deposit port 21 is formed to be bent in an L shape, the same effect can be obtained even if the bent portion is formed in an arc shape.

  As mentioned above, although some embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus 11 ... Bar code reader 12 ... Keyboard 13 ... Cashier display 14 ... Customer display 15 ... Printer 16 ... Examination stand 21 ... Coin deposit port 21A ... First coin deposit port 21B ... No. 2. Coin deposit port 22 ... Banknote deposit port 23 ... Coin withdrawal port 24 ... Banknote deposit port

Claims (6)

A keyboard that is provided on the upper surface side of the housing and is used to input information about the product to be traded;
A horizontal table adjacent to the front side of the keyboard, and a examination table for placing banknotes and coins deposited during the transaction;
A coin deposit port provided on the front side of the examination table and depositing the coins moved from the examination table;
Adjacent to the coin deposit port, provided on the front side of the examination table, the banknote moved from the examination table is inserted in a state where the long side is set as a lower end portion in a vertical direction, and the banknote is deposited Banknote deposit port,
With
The sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the height of the opening of the coin deposit port and the bill deposit port is set to be the same as the height of the upper surface of the examination table. A keyboard that is provided on the upper surface side of the housing and is used to input information about the product to be traded;
A horizontal table adjacent to the front side of the keyboard, and a examination table for placing banknotes and coins deposited during the transaction;
A coin deposit port provided on the front side of the examination table and depositing the coins moved from the examination table;
Adjacent to the coin deposit port, provided on the front side of the examination table, the banknote moved from the examination table is inserted in a state where the long side is set as a lower end portion in a vertical direction, and the banknote is deposited Banknote deposit port
With
The sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus, wherein heights of the opening portions of the coin deposit port and the bill deposit port are set lower than a height of the upper surface of the examination table by a predetermined value.   3. The sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined value is 20 mm or less. The coin deposit port is
A first coin deposit port provided adjacent to the front side of the examination table;
A second coin deposit port provided adjacent to the left side of the first coin deposit port and the examination table;
The sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by comprising:   The coin receiving port is provided adjacent to a corner on the near side of the examination table, and is formed in an L shape or an arc shape along two adjacent sides of the examination table. Or the sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus of Claim 2.   6. The sales merchandise sales registration data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the examination table is made of a material to which a magnet can be attached.

Images