JP2014026561A - Stationary scanner apparatus and client display device used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stationary scanner apparatus including a client display device having a simple structure capable of being installed at the lest/right face of a strut according to the conditions of a shop.SOLUTION: The stationary scanner apparatus includes: a strut vertically attached to a placing table; a scanner attached to the strut; and a client display device attached to a side face of the strut. The client display device is constituted of a front case including a display unit; a rear case attached to the rear side of the front case; and an arm with one end thereof is fixed between the front case and the rear case. Another end of the arm is fixed inside the strut to thereby the client display device can be attached to the strut on any of the left side and right side of the strut.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stationary scanner device, and more particularly to a customer display device provided therein.

  As a POS (Point Of Sales) system, there is known a POS system in which one store clerk performs a product registration operation for a product purchased by a customer, and another store clerk performs a settlement operation. Such a POS system includes a stationary scanner device used for merchandise registration work and a POS terminal device for performing checkout work.

  The stationary scanner device is installed on a mounting table (soccer table) on which a basket or the like in which products are put is placed. The stationary scanner device is also called a merchandise sales information processing device. The stationary scanner device includes a column erected on a mounting table, a scanner, a keyboard, a display device with a touch panel for a store clerk (operator), and a display device for customers.

  The scanner is attached to a column and is used for reading a barcode attached to a product. The keyboard is used to input product names and numeric data of products that are attached to the column and are not attached with barcodes. A display device with a touch panel is attached to a support column adjacent to a keyboard and is used to input the product name of a product without a barcode and to display to the operator (clerk) based on the input data. It is. The customer display device is for performing display based on input data for a customer. The customer display device is also called a customer display. Such a customer display device is provided on the left side or the right side of the column of the stationary scanner device depending on the store circumstances.

  Conventionally, various stationary scanner devices (product sales information processing devices) having a customer display device (customer display) have been proposed.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-149140 (Patent Document 1) has a swivel mechanism in a support structure so that the orientation of a customer display device (customer display) can be set according to store circumstances. An information processing apparatus is disclosed.

JP 2000-149140 A

  However, since the merchandise sales information processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a swivel mechanism, there is a problem that the cost increases accordingly.

  Therefore, the subject of this invention is providing the stationary scanner apparatus provided with the display apparatus for customers of the simpler structure which can be installed in the left side part or right side part of a support | pillar according to the store circumstances.

  A stationary scanner device according to the present invention is a stationary scanner device including a support column standing on a mounting table, a scanner attached to the support column, and a customer display device attached to a side surface of the support column. The customer display device is composed of a front case with a built-in display unit, a back case provided on the back side of the front case, and an arm having one end fixed between the front case and the back case. By fixing the other end of the arm in the column, the customer display device can be attached to the left side or right side of the column.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the stationary scanner apparatus provided with the display apparatus for customers with a simpler structure which can be installed in the left side part or right side part of a support | pillar according to a store situation can be provided.

It is the perspective view which looked at the stationary scanner device concerning one embodiment of the present invention from the front (front side; operator side; store clerk side). FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the stationary scanner device shown in FIG. 1A viewed from the rear (back side; customer side). It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the display apparatus for customers (customer display) in the case of installing in the right side seeing from the front of the stationary scanner apparatus shown to FIG. 1A. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the display apparatus for customers (customer display) in the case of installing in the left side seeing from the front of the stationary scanner apparatus shown to FIG. 1A. It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of the arm used for the display apparatus for customers (customer display) shown to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. It is a figure which expands and shows a part (end part) of the right side arm part (1st arm part) of the arm shown to FIG. 3A. It is a figure which expands and shows a part (end part) of the left side arm part (2nd arm part) of the arm shown to FIG. 3A. It is a right view of the principal part of the stationary scanner apparatus shown to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. It is a right view which shows the state which removed the closing board from FIG. 4A. It is the perspective view which looked at the closing board from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the closing board shown to FIG. 5A from the back side.

  Next, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A stationary scanner apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the stationary scanner device 10 as viewed from the front (front; operator side; clerk side). FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the stationary scanner device 10 shown in FIG. 1A as viewed from the rear (back side; customer side).

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, an orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z) is used. 1A and 1B, in the orthogonal coordinate system (X, Y, Z), the X-axis direction is the front-rear direction (depth direction), the Y-axis direction is the left-right direction (width direction), and Z The axial direction is the vertical direction (height direction).

  The stationary scanner device 10 is installed on a soccer table (mounting table) 20 on which a basket or the like in which products are put is placed. The stationary scanner device 10 includes a display device 11 with a touch panel for a store clerk (operator), a display device 12 for a customer, a scanner 13, a keyboard 14, a support column 15, and a hook container 16.

  In the illustrated example, the case where the customer display device 12 is installed on the left side surface when viewed from the front (the clerk side) of the stationary scanner device 10 is shown. The customer display device 12 is also called a customer display.

  The scanner 13 is attached to the support column 15 and is used for reading a barcode attached to a product. The scanner 13 of the present embodiment is an imager scanner that uses an imager such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, but may be a laser scanner.

  The keyboard 14 is attached to the column 15 and is used for inputting a product name and numeric data of a product not attached with a barcode. The display device with a touch panel 11 is attached to the support column 15 adjacent to the keyboard 14 and inputs a product name of a product to which no barcode is attached, and performs display based on the input data to an operator (clerk). Is for. The combination of the display device with a touch panel 11 and the keyboard 14 is collectively referred to as an input display panel unit 17.

  The hook accommodating portion 16 is detachably attached to the support column 15 and is for accommodating a hook (not shown).

  The customer display device (customer display) 12 is detachably attached to the support column 15 as will be described later, and is for performing display based on input data to the customer. Such a customer display device 12 is provided on the left side surface portion or the right side surface portion of the support column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 as will be described later in accordance with store circumstances.

  Next, the customer display device (customer display) 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B. FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view showing the customer display device (customer display) 12 when installed on the right side when viewed from the front of the stationary scanner device 10. FIG. 2B is an exploded perspective view showing the customer display device (customer display) 12 when installed on the left side when viewed from the front of the stationary scanner device 10.

  The customer display device (customer display) 12 installed on the right side surface of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 shown in FIG. 2A is called a right customer display device (customer display). The customer display device (customer display) 12 installed on the left side surface of the support column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 shown in FIG. 2B is called a left customer display device (customer display).

  The illustrated customer display device (customer display) 12 includes a front case 122, a back case 124, an arm 126, and attachment metal plates 128R and 128L.

  The front case 122 incorporates a display unit 122a (see FIG. 1B), and this display unit 122a is connected to a control unit (not shown) of the stationary scanner device 10 via a cable (not shown).

  The back case 124 is provided on the back side of the front case 122. The rear case 124 has engagement claws 124 a at six locations, and the engagement claws 124 a are inserted into the corresponding engagement holes 122 b of the front case 122 to be engaged, and attached to the front case 122.

  The arm 126 is provided between the front case 122 and the back case 124, and is made of a bar-shaped metal part. That is, the arm 126 includes two arm portions 126R and 126L. Here, the arm portion 126R is referred to as a first arm portion, and the arm portion 126L is referred to as a second arm portion.

  As is clear from FIGS. 2A and 2B, the included angle between the first arm portion 126R and the second arm portion 126L is an obtuse angle. As will be described later, one of the first arm portion 126R and the second arm portion 126L is attached to a screw hole (not shown) of the front case 122 with a screw 30, and the first arm portion 126R and the second arm portion. The other display unit 126L is attached to a mounting portion (not shown) provided on the left side or the right side of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 with a screw (not shown), whereby the customer display device 12 is placed on the stationary scanner. Fix to the column 15 of the device 10.

  The arm 126 has sufficient strength so that it does not break or deform even when a small child hangs on the customer display device 12 fixed to the support column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10.

  Each of the attachment metal plates 128R and 128L is a component for hiding the gap between the back case 124 and the arm 126, and is attached to the screw hole 122c of the front case 122 with a screw (not shown).

  Even when the customer display device (customer display) 12 is installed on the right side when viewed from the front of the stationary scanner device 10, the front case 122, the rear case 124, and the arm 126 are provided for the customer display device (customer display) 12. Even when the stationary scanner device 10 is installed on the left side when viewed from the front, it is a common component and the same component is used.

  On the other hand, only the attachment metal plates 128R and 128L are different parts for left side installation and right side installation. In the illustrated example, the attachment sheet metal 128R is for right side installation, and the attachment sheet metal 128L is for left side installation.

  The right installation metal plate 128R has four through holes 128Ra for attaching the right installation metal plate 128R to the screw holes 122c of the front case 122 with screws. Similarly, the left installation metal plate 128L has four through holes 128La for attaching the left installation metal plate 128L to the screw holes 122c of the front case 122 with screws.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the rear case 124 is attached to the front case 122 in different directions when installed on the left side and when installed on the right side.

  The configuration of the arm 126 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C. FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the arm 126.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, as described above, the arm 126 is a bar-shaped metallic part having a U-shape, and is composed of first and second arm portions 126R and 126L. The joint portions of the arm portions 126R and 126L are welded. Here, the first arm portion 126R is also referred to as a right arm portion, and the second arm portion 126L is also referred to as a left arm portion. Each of the first arm portion (right arm portion) 126R and the second arm portion (left arm portion) 126L has a U-shaped cross section.

  3B is an enlarged view of a part (end part) of the first arm part (right arm part) 126R, and FIG. 3C is a part (end part) of the second arm part (left arm part) 126L. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the right arm portion 126R has a right round hole 126Ra, a right long hole 126Rb, and a pair of right screw holes 126Rc.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3C, the left arm portion 126L has a left round hole 126La, a left elongated hole 126Lb, and a pair of left screw holes 126Lc.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a resin cable clamp 127 for fixing a cable (not shown) from the display unit 122a is attached to the right arm portion 126R of the arm 126. A rubber cushion 129 is attached to the inner wall surfaces of the right arm portion 126R and the left arm portion 126L of the arm 126 to protect the cable when the cable is passed through the right side (ie, the left arm portion 126L) in FIG. 3A. ing. A cable (not shown) from the display unit 122a passes through the cable clamp 127 and passes through the inside of the first arm portion (right arm portion) 126R or the inside of the second arm portion (left arm portion) 126L. After that, it is connected to a control unit (not shown) of the stationary scanner device 10.

  Next, a method for attaching the arm 126 will be described.

  First, with reference to FIG. 2B and FIGS. 3A to 3C, a method of attaching the arm 126 when the customer display device 12 is installed on the left side surface portion of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 (see FIG. 1A) will be described. To do. In other words, the mounting method of the arm 126 when using the left-side customer display device (customer display) shown in FIG. 2B as the customer display device 12 will be described.

  In this case, the left arm part (second arm part) 126L is attached to the front case 122 with the screw 30 through the attachment holes of the left round hole 126La and the left long hole 126Lb shown in FIG. 3C, and a pair of right screws shown in FIG. 3B. Using the hole 126Rc, the right arm portion (first arm portion) 126R is attached to the attachment portion (not shown) on the left side surface portion of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 with screws (not shown). As a result, the left-side customer display device 12 can be fixed to the left side surface portion of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 2A and 3A to 3C, a method for attaching the arm 126 when the customer display device 12 is installed on the right side surface of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 will be described. In other words, the mounting method of the arm 126 when the customer display device for right installation (customer display) shown in FIG. 2A is used as the customer display device 12 will be described.

  In this case, the right arm portion (first arm portion) 126R is attached to the front case 122 with the screw 30 through the attachment holes of the right round hole 126Ra and the right long hole 126Rb shown in FIG. 3B, and a pair of left screws shown in FIG. 3C. Using the hole 126Lc, the left arm portion (second arm portion) 126L is attached to the attachment portion (not shown) on the right side surface portion of the column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10 with a screw (not shown). Thereby, the customer display device 12 for right installation can be fixed to the right side surface portion of the support column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10.

  FIG. 4A is a right side view of the main part of the stationary scanner device 10. FIG. 4B is a right side view showing a state in which the closing plate 18 is removed from FIG. 4A. 5A is a perspective view of the closing plate 18 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the closing plate 18 viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, when the closing plate 18 is removed, the right-side surface portion of the support column 15 has an arm for fixing the right-side customer display device 12 (FIG. 2A) to the right-side surface of the stationary scanner device 10. A right side surface hole 15Ra for allowing 126 to pass through the left side arm portion (second arm portion) 126L of 126 appears. Although not shown, a left side hole for passing the right arm portion (first arm portion) 126R of the arm 126 is also formed in the left side surface portion of the support column 15 of the stationary scanner device 10. Therefore, the removed closing plate 18 is fitted into the left side hole.

  Thus, the closing plate 18 is a component common to the left side surface and the right side surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the closing plate 18 has three engaging claws 18a for engaging the closing plate 18 with the right side surface hole 15Ra or the left side surface hole.

  As described above, in the customer display device 12 according to the present embodiment, the front case 122, the back case 124, and the arm 126 are the same in both the left side installation and the right side installation except for the attachment metal plates 128R and 128L. Since it has a simple structure that uses an object and is attached with an arm 126 made of a metal part of a bar shape and a rod shape, it can be manufactured at low cost.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the following effects are obtained.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide the stationary scanner device 10 including the customer display device 12 having a simpler structure that can be installed on the left side surface or the right side surface portion of the support column 15 according to store circumstances. Can do.

  While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the customer display device (customer display) 12 has the attachment metal plates 128R and 128L for blinding the gap between the back case 124 and the arm 126, but this attachment metal plate is not provided. Also good. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the arm 126 is carrying out the character-shaped rod shape, the shape of an arm is not limited to this, For example, you may have a linear rod shape.

  Part or all of the above-described embodiments (examples) can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but are not limited thereto.

(Supplementary Note 1) A stationary scanner device including a support column standing on a mounting table, a scanner attached to the support column, and a customer display device attached to a side surface of the support column. The display device
A front case with a built-in display unit;
A back case provided on the back side of the front case;
An arm having one end fixed between the front case and the back case;
Consisting of
A stationary scanner device, wherein the customer display device can be attached to the left side or right side of the support by fixing the other end of the arm in the support.

(Additional remark 2) The said arm is the rod-shaped rod shape which consists of a 1st arm part and a 2nd arm part,
When the first arm portion is fixed between the front case and the rear case, the second arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the second arm portion is connected to the front case and the front case. When fixed between the rear case and the first case, the first arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the customer display device is attached to a left side surface portion or a right side surface mounting portion of the support column. The stationary scanner device described in 1.

(Additional remark 3) The said front case, the said back case, and the said arm consist of common components, even when installing the said customer display apparatus in the left side part or the right side part of the said support | pillar, The additional description 1 or 2 Stationary scanner device.

(Appendix 4) The back case has a plurality of engaging claws,
The stationary scanner device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the front case has a plurality of engagement holes with which the plurality of engagement claws are respectively engaged.

(Supplementary Note 5) The stationary scanner device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, wherein the customer display device further includes a cable clamp that is attached to the arm and fixes a cable from the display unit. .

(Supplementary Note 6) The stationary scanner device according to Supplementary Note 5, wherein the customer display device further includes a cushion attached to the arm to protect the cable.

(Additional remark 7) The said customer display apparatus is a stationary scanner apparatus of any one of Additional remark 1 thru | or 6 which further has the attachment sheet metal for concealing the clearance gap between the said back case and the said arm.

(Supplementary Note 8) The stationary scanner device according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the attachment sheet metal is formed of another component depending on whether the customer display device is installed on a left side surface portion or a right side surface portion of the support column.

(Additional remark 9) The said support | pillar has the left side surface hole and right side surface hole which were provided in the left side surface part and the right side surface part in order to let the other end of the said arm pass,
The stationary scanner device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, further comprising a closing plate for closing one of the left side hole and the right side hole.

(Supplementary Note 10) A display device for a customer that can be attached to the left side or right side of a column of a stationary scanner device,
A front case with a built-in display unit;
A back case provided on the back side of the front case;
A bar-shaped arm in the shape of a dog-leg formed between the front case and the back case and comprising a first arm portion and a second arm portion;
Consisting of
When the first arm portion is fixed between the front case and the rear case, the second arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the second arm portion is connected to the front case and the front case. When fixed between the case and the back case, the first arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the customer display device is attached to the attachment portion of the left side surface portion or the right side surface portion of the support column. Featured display device for customers.

(Supplementary note 11) The customer case according to supplementary note 10, wherein the front case, the rear case, and the arm are made of common parts even when the customer display device is installed on the left side or right side of the support column. Display device.

(Supplementary Note 12) The back case has a plurality of engaging claws,
12. The customer display device according to appendix 11, wherein the front case has a plurality of engagement holes with which the plurality of engagement claws are respectively engaged.

(Additional remark 13) The display apparatus for customers of Additional remark 11 or 12 which further has a cable clamp attached to the said arm and fixing the cable from the said display unit.

(Supplementary note 14) The customer display device according to supplementary note 13, further comprising a cushion attached to the arm to protect the cable.

(Supplementary note 15) The customer display device according to any one of supplementary notes 11 to 14, further comprising an attachment sheet metal for concealing a gap between the back case and the arm.

(Supplementary note 16) The customer-use display device according to supplementary note 15, wherein the attachment sheet metal is made of another component depending on whether the customer display device is installed on a left side surface portion or a right side surface portion of the support column.

10 Deferred Scanner Device 11 Display Device with Touch Panel 12 Customer Display Device (Customer Display)
122 Front case 122a Display unit 122b Engagement hole 122c Screw hole 124 Rear case 124a Engagement claw 126 Arm 126R Right arm part (first arm part)
126Ra Right round hole 126Rb Right long hole 126Rc Right screw hole 126L Left arm part (second arm part)
126La Left side round hole 126Lb Left side long hole 126Lc Left side screw hole 127 Cable clamp 128R Right side installation sheet metal 128Ra Through hole 128L Left side installation sheet metal 128La Through hole 129 Cushion 13 Scanner 14 Keyboard 15 Prop 15Ra Right side hole 16 Input 17 Display panel portion 18 Closing plate 18a Engaging claw 20 Soccer base (mounting base)
30 screws

Claims (10)

A stationary type scanner device including a support column standing on a mounting table, a scanner attached to the support column, and a customer display device attached to a side surface of the support column, wherein the customer display device is:
A front case with a built-in display unit;
A back case provided on the back side of the front case;
An arm having one end fixed between the front case and the back case;
Consisting of
A stationary scanner device, wherein the customer display device can be attached to the left side or right side of the support by fixing the other end of the arm in the support. The arm is a rod-shaped rod shape composed of a first arm portion and a second arm portion,
When the first arm portion is fixed between the front case and the rear case, the second arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the second arm portion is connected to the front case and the front case. The first arm portion is fixed in the support column when fixed between the rear case and the customer display device is attached to a mounting portion on a left side surface portion or a right side surface portion of the support column. The stationary scanner device according to 1.   3. The stationary scanner according to claim 1, wherein the front case, the back case, and the arm are made of common parts even when the customer display device is installed on a left side or a right side of the support column. apparatus.   The stationary scanner device according to claim 3, wherein the customer display device further includes an attachment sheet metal for concealing a gap between the back case and the arm.   5. The stationary scanner device according to claim 4, wherein the attachment sheet metal is made of another component depending on whether the display device for customer is installed on a left side surface portion or a right side surface portion of the support column. The strut has a left side hole and a right side hole provided in a left side part and a right left side part in order to pass the other end of the arm,
The stationary scanner device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a closing plate for closing one of the left side hole and the right side hole. A display device for a customer that can be attached to the left side or right side of a column of a stationary scanner device,
A front case with a built-in display unit;
A back case provided on the back side of the front case;
A bar-shaped arm in the shape of a dog-leg formed between the front case and the back case and comprising a first arm portion and a second arm portion;
Consisting of
When the first arm portion is fixed between the front case and the rear case, the second arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the second arm portion is connected to the front case and the front case. When fixed between the case and the back case, the first arm portion is fixed in the support column, and the customer display device is attached to the attachment portion of the left side surface portion or the right side surface portion of the support column. Featured display device for customers.   8. The customer display device according to claim 7, wherein the front case, the back case, and the arm are made of common parts even when the customer display device is installed on a left side surface or a right side surface of the support column.   The display device for a customer according to claim 8, further comprising a mounting sheet metal for concealing a gap between the back case and the arm.   10. The customer display device according to claim 9, wherein the mounting sheet metal is made of another component depending on whether the customer display device is installed on the left side surface portion or the right side surface portion of the support column.

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