JP2015156138A - Commodity sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity sales data processor allowing an operator to easily throw coins on a coin placement plane into a coin reception port of a coin reception and pay-out device.

SOLUTION: The commodity sales data processor includes: a keyboard having keys disposed to be used for registration processing of sold commodities; and a coins placement plane which is linearly aligned with a coin reception port of coin reception and pay-out device for receiving or paying out coins accompanying the sales registration processing and is positioned aligned with the keyboard in a width direction of the apparatus so as to temporarily place money relevant to the sales registration processing and to throw the coins into the coin reception port.

COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, there are a POS terminal which is a merchandise sales data processing device and an automatic change machine connected to the POS terminal as devices that support accounting operations in stores.

  Some POS terminals are provided with a money placement surface on which money received from a customer is temporarily placed. The store clerk operating this POS terminal places the money received from the customer on the money placement surface until the transaction with the customer is completed. When there is a change, the store clerk hands the change paid out from the automatic change machine to the customer by a predetermined operation. Then, after the transaction with the customer is completed, the store clerk picks up the money on the money placement surface and puts the coins picked up into the entrance of the automatic change machine.

  Thus, in the conventional POS terminal, the store clerk needs to pick up the money on the money placement surface and carry the picked-up money to the coin receiving port. However, since it is difficult to remove coins placed on the money placement surface, there is a problem that it takes time and effort for the store clerk to insert coins from the money placement surface into the coin receiving port of the automatic change machine.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a merchandise sales data processing apparatus in which an operator can easily perform the operation of inserting a coin on a money placement surface into a coin receiving port of a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus.

  The merchandise sales data processing apparatus of the embodiment is linear with respect to a coin receiving port of a keyboard on which keys used for merchandise sales registration processing are arranged and a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus that deposits / withdraws coins according to the sales registration processing. A money placement surface that is connected to the keyboard and arranged in the width direction of the device with respect to the keyboard, and temporarily places money related to the sales registration process and allows coins to be inserted into the coin receiving port. .

  The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to the embodiment has a keyboard on which keys used for merchandise sales registration processing are arranged, a coin receiving port for receiving coins, and a coin paying outlet for paying out coins, and according to the sales registration processing. A coin depositing and dispensing device for depositing and dispensing coins, and a linear connection to the coin receiving port and a position aligned in the width direction of the device with respect to the keyboard. A money placement surface that temporarily places and allows coins to be inserted into the coin receiving port.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a POS terminal according to an embodiment as viewed from an operator side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the money placement portion of the POS terminal.

  The present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example in which a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal 1 installed in an accounting processing place is applied as a product sales data processing apparatus. The POS terminal 1 according to the embodiment is used in a counter counter store such as a convenience store, a pharmacy, and a bookstore, and is a terminal that is operated by an operator called a cashier to perform a checkout operation.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a POS terminal 1 according to the embodiment as viewed from the operator side. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal 1 is installed on a counter 10.

  The counter 10 includes a top plate 11 that constitutes a counter surface on which articles such as shopping baskets and merchandise are placed, and an installation portion 12 that is a part of the top plate 11 cut out. The counter 10 includes a plurality of shelf boards 14 and 15 on the operator side. The POS terminal 1 is installed on the shelf plate 14 positioned at the uppermost stage in the installation unit 12 with the upper portion exposed from the top plate 11. Further, a card reader / writer 30 for reading and writing information on a point card or the like is installed on the shelf plate 14 positioned at the uppermost position below the top plate 11.

  Next, the POS terminal 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the POS terminal 1 includes a keyboard 50, an operator-side display 60, a customer-side display 70, a printer 80, a non-contact card reader / writer 100, and a main body 40 incorporating a control unit (not shown). An automatic change machine 110 is provided. The POS terminal 1 also includes a scanner 90 as shown in FIG.

  The main body 40 is covered with an exterior cover 42. The exterior cover 42 has a vertex 41 that is located farthest from the top plate 11 in a state in which the POS terminal 1 is installed on the installation unit 12 of the counter 10, and is a round shape that is inclined from the vertex 41 to the front-rear direction. It is. An operator-side display 60 and a keyboard 50 are sequentially arranged from the vertex 41 toward the operator side from the vertex 41 of the exterior cover 42 to the operator side. On the other hand, the customer side display 70 and the non-contact card reader / writer 100 are arranged side by side in the width direction of the exterior cover 42 from the apex 41 of the exterior cover 42 to the customer side. That is, the exterior cover 42 protrudes with the gap between the upper side of the operator side display 60 and the upper side of the customer side display 70 as a vertex 41, and both ends of the exterior cover 42 are curved toward the operator side or the customer side with the vertex 41 as the upper end. It has a shape.

  Further, a printer 80 and an automatic change machine 110 are disposed below the outer cover 42. The main body of the printer 80 is housed inside the exterior cover 42, and the receipt discharge port 81 is exposed to the outside of the exterior cover 42. Further, the main body of the automatic change machine 110 is also housed inside the exterior cover 42, and a coin receiving port 131, a coin payout port 132, and a bill insertion / exit port 121 described later are exposed to the outside of the exterior cover 42.

  In addition, the exterior cover 42 includes a scanner base 91 on which the scanner 90 is placed at a position aligned with the operator-side display 60 in the width direction of the exterior cover 42. Further, the exterior cover 42 includes the money placement unit 20 at a position aligned with the keyboard 50 in the width direction of the exterior cover 42 and connected to the scanner base 91 toward the operator side. The money placing unit 20 is linearly connected to the coin receiving port 131 of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 130 that deposits / withdraws coins according to the sales registration process, and inserts coins into the coin receiving port 131. It is possible.

  Since the scanner table 91 and the money placement unit 20 are connected to each other, the scanner table 91 is also used as a place for placing money when the scanner 90 is not placed on the scanner table 91. be able to. That is, the scanner table 91 is temporarily used as a place where money is placed without placing the scanner 90 when there are many banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the exterior cover 42 of the POS terminal 1 has a round shape and has a structure that does not give a complicated image because there are few uneven portions. Further, since the exterior cover 42 of the POS terminal 1 has few uneven portions, it can be easily cleaned. Furthermore, since the exterior cover 42 of the POS terminal 1 has a round shape, if a product or money is placed on a portion other than the money placement unit 20, it slips down. Prevents money from being placed.

  The operator-side display 60 is a display that displays an image for the operator, and displays information related to the merchandise sales registration process. The customer-side display 70 is a display that displays images for customers, and displays information related to product sales. Information relating to product sales includes, for example, campaign information, discount information, sale information, message information, and the like. Moreover, the operator side display 60 and the customer side display 70 may include a touch panel.

  The operator side display 60 is disposed to be tilted to the operator side so that the operator image is upright. The customer-side display 70 is disposed tilted toward the customer side so that the customer image is upright. As described above, the operator-side display 60 and the customer-side display 70 are tilted and arranged to improve visibility.

  The height from the top 11 to the apex 41 depends on the tilt angle of the operator side display 60 and the tilt angle of the customer side display 70, but the operator and the customer hand goods or money on the POS terminal 1. The total height is limited to the height at which it is possible.

  The gap between the upper side of the operator-side display 60 and the upper side of the customer-side display 70 is equal to or smaller than the diameter of the coins, making it difficult to place coins and commodities. In addition, the gap may make it difficult to place coins or commodities depending on the shape of the surface. In the present embodiment, the surface of the gap is a curved surface.

  The keyboard 50 is disposed adjacent to and below the operator side display 60. The keyboard 50 includes various keys used for input operations. For example, a numeric key or a closing key.

  The printer 80 is a receipt printer used for printing receipts and receipts. The scanner 90 is a movable handy scanner that optically reads product information such as a product code attached to a product in the form of a code symbol. The contactless card reader / writer 100 establishes wireless communication with the contactless IC card and reads / writes information from / to the contactless IC card. As an example, the non-contact IC card can store and save electronic money having a value equivalent to cash.

  The automatic change machine 110 includes a coin deposit / withdrawal device 130 for depositing / withdrawing coins C (see FIG. 2) and a bill depositing / dispensing device 120 for depositing / withdrawing bills (not shown).

  The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 130 has a coin receiving port 131 that receives a coin C falling from above, and a coin paying port 132 that pays out the coin C. The coin receiving port 131 and the coin payout port 132 are exposed to the outside of the exterior cover 42. The coin receiving port 131 opens upward.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 130 stores the coins C received at the coin receiving port 131 separately for each denomination. Then, the coin deposit / withdrawal device 130 pays out the stored coin C to the coin payout outlet 132 as change based on the change data.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 120 has a banknote slot 121. The bill entry / exit 121 is exposed to the outside of the exterior cover 42. The banknote deposit / withdrawal device 120 stores the banknotes received at the banknote deposit / eject port 121 separately for each denomination. And the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 120 pays out the banknote accommodated in the inside to the banknote entrance / exit 121 as change based on change data.

  Note that the coin payout / outlet 132 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 130 is disposed between the coin inlet / outlet 131 and the banknote inlet / outlet 121 in the left-right direction (width direction) of the automatic change machine 110.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the control unit includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a time measuring unit, which are connected via a bus line. . The above-described card reader / writer 30, keyboard 50, operator side display 60, customer side display 70, printer 80, scanner 90, non-contact card reader / writer 100, automatic change machine 110, etc. are connected to the CPU via a bus line. ing. In addition, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a communication interface are connected to the CPU via a bus line. The HDD stores a product master file for storing product information such as a product name and a unit price for each product code, a sales file for storing sales data, and the like in addition to a program for operating the CPU.

  The control unit (CPU) performs merchandise sales registration processing according to the program. For example, the control unit receives an input of a product code read by the scanner 90 and an input of a sales amount from the keyboard 50, and reads product information corresponding to the received product code from the product master file. Next, the control unit generates sales data indicating the sales record of the product based on the product information read from the product master file and the sales volume of the product, and stores the sales data in a storage unit such as a RAM or an HDD. , Register the product for sale. Then, when the closing key of the keyboard 50 is operated, the control unit sends change data relating to the change to the automatic change machine 110 so as to pay out the change, and creates receipt information of the merchandise registered for sale. A receipt based on the information is printed and issued by the printer 80.

  Next, the money placement unit 20 will be described in detail. Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the money placement unit 20 of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the money placement unit 20 includes a planar money placement surface 21 on which a coin C is placed and a guide wall 22.

  A metal plate 21 a is installed on the money placement surface 21 in order to prevent the exterior cover 42 from being stained or damaged by the placed coins C. In addition, since the money mounting surface 21 of the money mounting part 20 has a round shape in which the exterior cover 42 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction from the apex part 41, the inclination of the height decreases toward the coin receiving port 131. It is a surface.

  The guide wall 22 is provided along the both side edges of the money placement surface 21 up to the coin receiving port 131 and is positioned above the money placement surface 21 and placed on the money placement surface 21. The side of the coin C is supported. In addition, the guide wall 22 is provided so as to extend to the peripheral sides excluding the side connected to the money placement surface 21 of the coin receiving port 131. Such a guide wall 22 is formed as a part of the exterior cover 42.

  The operator linearly moves the coin C along the guide wall 22 in a state where the coin C is in contact with the guide wall 22, so that the guide wall 22 guides the coin C to the coin receiving port 131. Further, the guide wall 22 supports the side portion of the coin C to prevent the coin C from falling from the money placement surface 21.

  During the accounting operation using the POS terminal 1 having the above configuration, the operator stands in front of the POS terminal 1 and operates the POS terminal 1. Then, the operator places the coin C out of the money received from the customer on the money placement surface 21. After the merchandise sales registration process by the POS terminal 1 is completed and the receipt is issued and the accounting is completed, the operator puts the coin C on the money placement surface 21 into the coin receiving port 131 of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 130. . When the operator puts the coin C into the coin receiving slot 131, the operator moves the coin C on the money placement surface 21 linearly to the coin receiving slot 131 while being in contact with the guide wall 22. To drop.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the money placement surface 21 is linearly connected to the coin receiving port 131 of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 130 that deposits / withdraws coins according to the sales registration process, and is connected to the keyboard 50. On the other hand, by being provided at positions aligned in the width direction of the POS terminal 1, the operator can keep the same posture as the operation posture with respect to the keyboard 50 to the coin receiving slot 131 of the coin C on the money placement surface 21. The movement can be made linear. That is, according to this embodiment, it is not necessary for the operator to pick up and move the coin C on the money placement surface 21, and to move the coin C on the money placement surface 21 to the coin receiving port of the coin depositing and dispensing device 130. The operator can easily perform the operation of entering the item 131.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the money placement unit 20 is provided along the both side edges of the money placement surface 21 to the coin receiving port 131, and is located above the money placement surface 21 so as to have the money placement. Since the guide wall 22 that supports the side portion of the coin C placed on the placement surface 21 is provided, the operator moves the coin C on the money placement surface 21 according to the guidance of the guide wall 22. The coin C can be easily moved to the coin receiving slot 131.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the money placement surface 21 of the money placement unit 20 has a round shape in which the exterior cover 42 is inclined with respect to the front-rear direction from the apex 41, so that the height increases toward the coin receiving port 131. Therefore, the operator can more easily perform the operation of putting the coin C into the coin receiving port 131.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the money mounting surface 21 is provided in the position connected linearly with respect to the coin receiving port 131 of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 130, the coin C which fell from the money mounting surface 21 is provided. Since it surely falls to the coin receiving slot 131, it is not necessary to connect the money placing surface 21 and the coin receiving slot 131 with another member, and the structure can be simplified.

  In the present embodiment, the guide wall 22 is provided so as to extend to the periphery of the coin receiving port 131 excluding the side connected to the money placement surface 21, so that the coin C is thrown in from the money placement surface 21. Even in such a case, the coin C can be prevented from falling from the coin receiving port 131.

  In the present embodiment, the automatic change machine 110 is provided integrally with the POS terminal 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the coin receiving port 131 is linearly connected to the money placement surface 21. As a condition, the automatic change machine 110 and the POS terminal 1 may be provided separately.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope 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 Merchandise sales data processing apparatus 21 Money mounting surface 22 Guide wall 50 Keyboard 90 Scanner 91 Scanner stand 130 Coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 131 Coin receiving port

JP 2009-140013 A

Claims (5)

A keyboard on which keys used for merchandise sales registration processing are arranged;
It is connected to a coin receiving port of a coin depositing / dispensing apparatus that deposits / withdraws coins according to the sales registration process, and is provided at a position aligned in the width direction of the apparatus with respect to the keyboard. A money placing surface on which money can be temporarily placed and coins can be inserted into the coin receiving port,
A product sales data processing device comprising: A keyboard on which keys used for merchandise sales registration processing are arranged;
A coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus that deposits and withdraws coins according to the sales registration process, having a coin receiving port for accepting coins and a coin paying exit for dispensing coins;
It is connected to the coin receiving port in a straight line, and is provided at a position aligned with the keyboard in the width direction of the device, and temporarily puts money related to the sales registration process and puts coins into the coin receiving port. A money placement surface made available for input,
A product sales data processing device comprising: The apparatus further includes a scanner table on which a scanner for reading a code symbol including a product code used for the sales registration process is mounted linearly connected to the opposite side of the coin receiving surface with respect to the money mounting surface. ,
3. The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein It is provided along the both side edges of the money placement surface to the coin receiving port, and is located above the money placement surface and supports the side portion of the coin placed on the money placement surface. With a guide wall,
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The guide wall is provided to extend to a side around the coin receiving port except for a side connected to the money placement surface.
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4.

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