JP2017138798A - counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a counter that can contribute to reduction of burdens of a person who operates a register by moving a registered commodity.SOLUTION: Provided is a counter adapted to a semi-self register system equipped with a register counter, a plurality of payment machines that selectively display the payment price of a commodity having passed through the register counter, and a plurality of container yards each provided adjacent to the payment machines. The counter is designed as comprising: a guidance element for forming a guidance auxiliary path through which a container at a commodity input position can be selectively moved to one of the container yards without requiring a register operation to lift it; and a yard formation element for forming the container yard and provided adjacent to the guidance element.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a counter suitably used in a merchandise department such as a supermarket or a mass retailer.

  In a merchandise store such as a supermarket or a mass retailer, a processing form called a so-called semi-self-registration system has been studied in recent years in order to prevent a purchaser from staying around a register. “Semi-self-registration system” means that an operator accustomed to an operation (for example, an operation to read a bar code, etc.) that registers a purchased product to a register is performed by The operation of paying (the operation of paying with a credit card, electronic money, or cash) has a mechanism that the purchaser himself performs.

  In the conventional semi-self-checkout system, a cashier counter with a register for registering products, a plurality of payment machines that selectively display the payment price of the goods that have passed through the cashier counter, and adjacent to each of these payment machines It has a plurality of basket storage areas. Then, the registered product basket that has passed through the cash register counter is moved from the product entry position to a specific basket storage location, and the purchaser himself / herself operates the payment machine to make payment (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  However, in the conventional system, an operation in which an operator who is an employee lifts a basket for registered goods and moves to a specific basket storage area corresponding to the payment machine is unavoidable. It was a burden on the person.

JP 2014-6866 A

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above situation, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a counter that can contribute to the reduction of the burden on the operator of the register by moving registered goods.

  That is, the present invention has the following configuration.

  The invention according to claim 1 includes a cashier counter provided with a register for registering merchandise, a plurality of payment machines for selectively displaying the payment price of the merchandise that has passed through the cashier counter, and adjacent to each of these payment machines. A plurality of container storage areas, the containers of registered products that have passed through the cashier counter are moved from the product input position to a specific container storage area, and the purchaser himself operates the payment machine to make payment. A counter used in a semi-self-registration system configured to perform guidance assistance that can selectively move a container in the product input position to one of the container storage areas without being lifted by an operator of the register A counter comprising: a guide element for forming a path; and a storage place forming element for forming the container storage place adjacent to the guide element. It is over.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the counter according to claim 1, wherein the guide element is arranged so as to surround the operator in cooperation with the cashier counter.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the counter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide element is provided with the guide auxiliary path in a direction substantially orthogonal to a product traveling direction in the checkout counter.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the guide element includes a guide top plate disposed at one side of the operator with one end positioned on the terminal end of the cash register counter. 2 or 3 counter.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the counter according to claim 4, wherein the guide top plate is provided with a slip plate on an upper surface, and the guide auxiliary path is formed mainly by the slide plate. .

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the guide top plate has a wide area having a larger area on one end side than on the other end side, and the product input position is set in the wide area. Or it is a counter of 5.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the storage space forming element includes a storage space sliding plate in which the upper surface of one end portion is substantially continuous with the upper surface of the guide auxiliary path. 7. The counter according to claim 1, wherein a container place is formed.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the counter according to claim 7, wherein the storage sliding plate is disposed so that the height position gradually decreases from the one end to the other end.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a counter that can contribute to reducing the burden on the operator of the register by moving registered goods.

The top view which shows one Embodiment of this invention. The side view in the embodiment. The front view in the embodiment. The top view in the embodiment. The partial enlarged side view in the embodiment. The top view in the embodiment. The top view in the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a semi-self-registration system installed in a merchandise section such as a supermarket or a mass sales store.

  In the semi-self-registration system, an operation for registering the purchased product m to the register 2 (for example, an operation for reading a barcode or the like) is performed by an operator G such as an employee who is used to the operation, An operation (payment by credit card, electronic money, or cash) for paying a fee to the first and second payment machines C and D, which are payment machines, is performed by the purchaser H who has purchased the product m. It is configured to be able to do it on its own.

  The semi-self checkout system includes a register counter A having a register 2 for registering a product m, a counter B arranged adjacent to the register counter A, and a register 2 of the register counter A arranged adjacent to the counter B. Are provided with first and second payment machines C and D that selectively display the payment price of the product m that has passed the registration process.

  Hereinafter, each configuration of the semi-self-registration system will be described.

<< Cash register counter A >>
The cashier counter A includes a furniture 1 with a top plate having a top plate 12 that is substantially rectangular in a plan view, and a register 2 provided in a substantially middle portion of the furniture 1 with the top plate.

  The furniture 1 with a top plate is a so-called counter type, and is formed by arranging a relatively elongated top plate 12 on a top plate support portion 11. The purchaser H who intends to purchase the product m moves substantially linearly along the edge e1 in the outer area of the one edge e1 of the top board 12. The operator G of the register 2 performs an operation in a state where the operator G stands up at a standing position in an outer area of the other edge e2 of the top plate 12. A pre-registration basket E, which is a container for the pre-registration product m into which the product m to be purchased by the purchaser H is placed, is placed at the beginning of the top plate 12 where the purchaser H heading for the register 2 first approaches. For this reason, a pre-registration basket placement region r1 having a certain area is provided. The end of the top plate 12 is provided with a registered basket placement region r2 having a certain area for placing the registered basket F as a container of the registered product m. In this embodiment, the top plate The registered basket placement region r2 of the top 12 in the attached furniture 1 is covered with a part of the guide top 4 in the counter B and is not used.

  The register 2 displays the information of the product m registered by the scanning device 21 that reads the barcode information and the like attached to the product m to register the product m, and the product m manually input And a main body device 22 having both a display function and an input function. After the registration of the product m is completed, the register 2 can perform an operation for selectively displaying the payment price, which is the total price of the product m, on either the first or second payment machine C or D. ing.

  In addition, since the structure of the furniture 1 with a top plate and the register | resistor 2 in the cash register counter A mentioned above is a thing of a known structure, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

<< Counter B >>
The counter B is configured to be retrofitted with respect to the existing cash register counter A.

  The counter B is installed adjacent to the counter body J, which is a guide element having a guide top plate 4 that forms a guide auxiliary path R, and the edge e3 side of the counter body J that is away from the operator G. The first and second basket cradles K and L, which are a plurality of yard forming elements that form a basket yard U as a container yard, are provided.

<Counter body J>
The counter body J is disposed so as to be substantially orthogonal to the furniture 1 with a top plate of the cashier counter A in plan view. The counter body J is arranged so as to surround the operator G in an L shape in cooperation with the cashier counter A in plan view. The counter body J is arranged on the top plate support portion 3 and the top plate support portion 3, and is arranged on one side of the operator G with one end portion positioned on the terminal portion of the top plate 12 in the register counter A. The guide top plate 4 is provided.

  The top plate support portion 3 has casters 31 at the lower end portion and supports the guide top plate 4 at the upper end portion. The top plate support unit 3 is provided with a drawer 32 for storing an article (not shown) and a placement shelf 33 for placing an article (not shown) at an appropriate location.

  The guide top 4 is a registered basket F provided at one end of the guide top 4 with the registered basket F containing the registered product m, through which the price information and the like are registered after passing through the register 2 of the register counter A. Is configured to be slidable from the product input position r3, which is the initial position where the item is placed, to one of the first and second basket placing tables K and L.

  The guide top 4 is supported by the top support 3 and has a shape that is long in the horizontal direction. The guide top plate 4 is formed with a guide auxiliary path R in a direction substantially orthogonal to the product traveling direction d1 in the register counter A, that is, the longitudinal direction of the top plate 12. The guidance auxiliary path R is configured such that the operator G can move the registered basket F by sliding the registered basket F without lifting the registered basket F from the product input position r3. This assists the slide movement operation of F and reduces the burden on the operator G.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the guide top plate 4 has a substantially rectangular shape 4a in a plan view and a substantially trapezoidal shape in a plan view projecting from one end of the rectangular portion 4a toward the register counter A. And a projecting portion 4b forming a single body. The height position of the guide top plate 4 is set so as to be positioned above the end portion of the top plate 12 in the register counter A. That is, the portion of the guide top 4 corresponding to the product input position r3 is disposed on the top 12 of the register counter A. The outer edge of the protruding portion 4b has a shape in which a corner portion is cut off, and does not have an angled shape at a substantially right angle. Therefore, there is a danger to the purchaser H or the operator G when it hits the outer edge. It has become a thing that suppressed. The projecting portion 4b of the guide top plate 4 and the rectangular portion 4a connected to the projecting portion 4b form a wide area of the product input position r3. For this reason, the direction of the registered basket F is not fixed in the fixed direction at the product input position r3, and the registered basket F can be suitably turned at the product input position r3. . In other words, the guide top 4 has a wide area on one end side, that is, on the register counter A side, which has a larger area than the other end side. The product input position r3 is set in a wide area. For this reason, in the wide area, compared with other areas, the registered basket F can be easily turned around by the operation of the operator G.

  The guide top plate 4 is provided with a synthetic resin slip plate 41 on the upper surface. The sliding plate 41 has a flat outer surface in which friction with the registered basket F is suppressed, and is configured such that the registered basket F in a state in which the registered product m is loaded can be slid by the operator G. Has been. In FIG. 4, the sliding plate 41 is shaded for convenience of explanation. That is, the guide top plate 4 provided with the sliding plate 41 slides on the guide top plate 4 to the two basket storage places U without the operator G of the register 2 lifting the registered basket F at the product input position r3. It can be moved selectively. In other words, the guide top plate 4 is mainly selected from the sliding plate 41 as the main one for either the basket yard U of the first basket cradle K or the basket yard U of the second basket cradle L. The guide auxiliary path R which can be moved to is formed.

  On the periphery of the guide top plate 4, a drop suppression unit 42 for suppressing the fall of the registered basket F is provided. The fall suppression part 42 is provided so as to protrude upward from the sliding plate 41. In this embodiment, the fall suppressing part 42 is provided along one side long end edge of the guide top plate 4, that is, the end edge e 4 on the registration counter A side, and both short end edges e 5. On the other hand, no drop suppression portion is provided at the other side longitudinal end edge, that is, the first and second basket cradle K, L side edge e3. This is so that the registered basket F can be smoothly moved to the first and second basket storage stands K, L. In addition, the guide top plate 4 is good also as a structure which does not provide a standing part in the periphery. That is, the guide top plate 4 may not be provided with the drop suppression unit 42.

<First and second basket stands K, L>
The first and second basket platforms K and L have the same structure. The first and second basket storage stands K and L are for adjoining the counter B and forming a basket storage place U in the upper part. Each of these baskets K and L includes an inclined top plate 5 whose upper surface functions as a basket storage site U, and a base 6 that has a caster 61 at the lower end and supports the inclined top plate 5.

  The inclined top plate 5 is provided with a slide plate 51 for placement where the upper surface of one end is substantially continuous with the upper surface of the guide auxiliary path R, that is, the upper surface of the slide plate 41. A basket storage space U is formed mainly of the storage space sliding plate 51. The storage slide plate 51 constitutes the inclined top plate 5 and is disposed so that the height position gradually decreases from one end to the other end. That is, the inclined top 5 is set so that the registered basket F is inclined toward the purchaser H facing the first and second payment machines C and D.

  The base 6 is provided on both side edges of the inclined top plate 5 so as to protrude above the inclined top plate 5 and has a wall-like left and right fall prevention unit for suppressing the registered basket F from falling in the left-right direction. 62 and a lower fall prevention part 63 provided near the lower edge of the inclined top plate 5 for suppressing the fall of the registered basket F. The lower fall prevention part 63 has a pipe shape and is installed between the left and right fall prevention parts 62.

  Next to the first and second basket stands K, L, that is, next to the first and second basket stands K, L, the purchaser H performs the first and second payments. Machines C and D are respectively arranged.

  The first and second payment machines C and D can perform a payment operation by a display function for displaying the payment price counted by the register 2 and a payment means such as a credit card, electronic money, or cash. It is normal.

  As described above, the semi-self-registration system according to the present embodiment has a plurality of register counters A that include the register 2 for registering the product m, and a plurality of payment prices for the product m that has passed through the register counter A. The first and second payment machines C and D, and a plurality of container storage areas U adjacent to the payment machines C and D, respectively. Then, the registered basket F, which is a container of the registered product m that has passed through the cashier counter A, is moved from the product input position r3 to a specific basket storage area U, and the purchaser H himself operates the payment machines C and D. Payment is made.

  The counter B used in the semi-self-registration system has a guide auxiliary path R that can selectively move the basket at the product input position r3 to one of the basket storage areas U without the operator G of the register 2 lifting it. A counter main body J that is a guide element for forming and a first and second basket placing tables K and L that are adjacent to the counter main body J and are place forming elements for forming a basket placing place U are provided. For this reason, the counter B which can contribute to the reduction of the burden with respect to the operator G of the register 2 by moving the registered goods m can be provided. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the operator G grasps the registered basket F with one hand (for example, the left hand in the illustrated example) with almost no movement from the standing position, and the registered basket F. By simply sliding F on the guidance auxiliary path R, it can be moved in the same manner to both the first and second basket platforms K and L.

  The counter body J is arranged so as to surround the operator G in cooperation with the cashier counter A. For this reason, the operator G who works near the edge e2 of the cashier counter A moves the registered baskets F on both the first and second basket platforms K and L with almost no movement from the standing position. It can be moved.

  The counter body J is provided with a guide auxiliary path R in a direction substantially orthogonal to the commodity traveling direction d1 in the cashier counter A. For this reason, the operator G who works near the edge e2 of the cashier counter A moves the registered baskets F on both the first and second basket platforms K and L with almost no movement from the standing position. It can be moved.

  The counter main body J is provided with a guide top 4 that is positioned on one side of the operator G with one end positioned on the terminal end of the cash register counter A. For this reason, the operator G who works near the edge e2 of the cashier counter A can easily reach the registered basket F at the initial position. In addition, since one end portion of the guide top 4 is positioned on the end portion of the cashier counter A, a configuration that can be easily attached to the existing cashier counter A is realized.

  The guide top plate 4 is provided with a slip plate 41 on the upper surface, and a guide auxiliary path R is formed mainly by the slide plate 41. For this reason, the registered basket F can be moved on the sliding plate 41 with a relatively small operating force.

  The first and second basket cradles K, L are provided with a slidable sliding plate 51 whose upper surface at one end is substantially continuous with the upper surface of the guide auxiliary path R. A basket storage area U is formed. For this reason, the registered basket F can be easily guided to the specific basket storage area U after sliding on the guide top 4.

  The storage slide 51 is disposed so that the height position gradually decreases from one end to the other end. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the registered basket F can be easily slid toward the other end, and even if the operator G releases the registered basket F at a relatively early stage, the registered basket F has been registered. The basket F can be suitably slid to the vicinity of the other end.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above.

  The mechanism of the semi-self-registration system has various forms. The basic mechanism is that the operator performs the registration operation of the product using the register and the purchaser operates the payment machine to make payment. As long as the is partially present.

  The container is not limited to the basket, and any container may be used as long as it can accommodate commodities.

  The plurality of payment machines may include two or more.

  The plurality of container stands may be provided with two or more. Moreover, the container stand does not necessarily correspond to the number of payment machines.

  The guide element only needs to form a guide auxiliary path that can selectively move the container at the product input position to one of the container storage places without lifting the register operator. That is, the guide element may not be of the furniture type such as the counter body. The guide element may be of a frame structure type in which a guide auxiliary path is formed by a metal pipe, for example.

  The guide element may be arranged in a form that can use a registered basket placement area of furniture with a top plate at a cash register counter. At this time, in order to smoothly slide and move the registered basket, the top surface of the top plate in the furniture with the top plate and the top surface of the guide top plate in the guide element may be set substantially flush with each other. preferable.

  The guide element is configured so that one end portion thereof is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the furniture with the top plate after the end portion is brought close to the registered basket placement area of the furniture with the top plate at the checkout counter. Also good. Even with such a parallel type arrangement, the intended purpose can be achieved.

  It goes without saying that the direction of the guidance auxiliary path can also be set as appropriate.

  The guidance auxiliary path may not be formed by a sliding plate. For example, by providing rail-shaped unevenness, the guide of the registered container may be assisted by reducing friction with the registered container. The guidance auxiliary path may be mainly configured by moving a registered container in a substantially horizontal direction using a belt conveyor. The auxiliary guide path may be configured by arranging a plurality of rotating members that rotate in the traveling direction of the registered container, and mainly configured by the registered container passing through the rotating member. .

  The place forming element only needs to form a container place, and may be a furniture type, a frame structure type, and other various configurations.

  Further, the plurality of storage space forming elements may not be arranged at one specific edge portion of the guide element. That is, for example, one storage space forming element is disposed so as to be able to abut on the longitudinal edge portion of the guide element, and the other storage space forming element can be abutted with the short edge portion of the guide element. It may be arranged.

  In the above-described embodiment, the guide element and the storage place forming element are provided with casters. However, the caster may not be provided. An adjuster may be provided for the guide element and the storage place forming element.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

A ... cashier counter B ... counter C ... payment machine (first payment machine)
D ... Payment machine (second payment machine)
J ... Counter body (guide element)
K ... 1st basket stand (place formation element)
L ... Second basket stand (place formation element)

Claims (8)

It has a cashier counter with a register for registering goods, a plurality of payment machines that selectively display the payment price of the goods that have passed through the cashier counter, and a plurality of container storage areas adjacent to the payment machines. The semi-self-registration system in which the container of the registered product that has passed through the cash register counter is moved from the product input position to a specific container storage location, and the purchaser himself operates the payment machine to make payment. Counter used for
A guide element for forming a guide auxiliary path capable of selectively moving the container at the product input position to any one of the container storage areas without lifting the operator of the register, and adjacent to the guide element, the guide element A counter comprising a storage area forming element for forming a container storage area. The counter according to claim 1, wherein the guide element is arranged so as to surround the operator in cooperation with the cashier counter. The counter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide element includes the guide auxiliary path in a direction substantially orthogonal to a product traveling direction in the checkout counter. The counter according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the guide element includes a guide top plate disposed at one side of the operator with one end positioned on the terminal end of the cash register counter. The counter according to claim 4, wherein the guide top plate is provided with a slip plate on an upper surface, and the guide auxiliary path is formed mainly by the slip plate. The counter according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the guide top plate is provided with a wide area having a larger area on one end side than on the other end side, and the product input position is set in the wide area. The storage place forming element is provided with a storage place slide plate whose upper surface at one end is substantially continuous with the upper face of the guide auxiliary path, and the container storage place is formed mainly of the storage place slide plate. Item 1. A counter according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. The counter according to claim 7, wherein the storage sliding plate is arranged so that a height position gradually decreases from the one end to the other end.

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