JP2017138891A - Housing, and adjustment office with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for improving the space utility of an adjustment office in which a plurality of adjustment devices.SOLUTION: A housing includes a first concave section mounted with a first change machine and a second concave section mounted with a second change machine. An inferior angle between an operation face in which an opening for the first concave section is formed and an operation face in which an opening for the second concave section is formed is set to 90 degrees. The first concave section and the second concave section are arranged in different height in the vertical direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing in which a settlement apparatus used for settlement of a purchase price for goods is mounted, and a settlement office including the same.

  A settlement office including a conventional registration apparatus and a settlement apparatus installs a plurality of settlement apparatuses that settle the purchase price of merchandise at a position away from the registration apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-164137 A (paragraph 0021, FIG. 1)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, since a plurality of settlement apparatuses are installed side by side at a position away from the registration apparatus (see FIG. 7), it is necessary to secure a space for installing the settlement apparatus, resulting in a sales floor area. There is a problem that must be narrowed.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for improving a space utility of a checkout office in which a plurality of checkout apparatuses are installed.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a housing including a first recess for mounting a first change machine and a second recess for mounting a second change machine, An angle between the operation surface in which the opening of the first recess is formed and the operation surface in which the opening of the second recess is formed is 90 degrees, and the first recess and the second recess are They are arranged at different heights in the vertical direction.

  Thereby, compared with the case where a payment apparatus is installed in parallel, this invention can narrow the installation area of a payment apparatus, and the effect that the space utility of a payment account can be improved is acquired.

The block diagram which shows the cash register settlement system of the execution example The perspective view which shows the payment apparatus mounted in the housing | casing of an Example. Top view showing the checkout office of the embodiment The perspective view which shows the housing | casing of an Example 3 side view ((a) top view (b) front view (c) right side view) showing the housing of the embodiment 3 side view ((a) top view (b) front view (c) right side view) showing the settlement apparatus mounted on the casing of the embodiment) Top view showing a conventional checkout office

  In the following, an embodiment of a housing in which a settlement apparatus of a cash register settlement system according to the present invention is mounted will be described with reference to the drawings.

Below, the housing | casing which mounts the adjustment apparatus of a present Example is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.
The cashier settlement system provided in the settlement office according to the present embodiment is installed in a settlement office of a retail store such as a supermarket or a home center, and as shown in FIG. A registration apparatus 1 that issues a payment, a payment apparatus 2 that pays the total purchase price (also referred to as a total purchase amount or purchase price) of all products purchased by the customer, and an in-store network 3 such as a LAN (Local Area Network). It is configured to connect through.

In such a checkout place, the checkout apparatus 2 is installed at a position away from the registration apparatus 1, and in order to shorten the waiting time of the customer waiting for the checkout, it is 1.5 to Two (two in this embodiment) settlement apparatuses 2 are installed.
The registration apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a function of calculating the purchase amount of all the products purchased by the customer by the store clerk, and the registration control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the operation display unit 13. , A barcode scanner 14, a receipt issuing unit 15, and the like.

The registration control unit 11 controls each unit in the registration device 1 to read the product name of the product purchased by the customer, read the unit price, calculate the purchase price, and sell the price after the purchase price is settled. It has a function of executing a registration process for registering as a sum.
The storage unit 12 stores a registration processing program executed by the registration control unit 11, various data used therefor, processing results by the registration control unit 11, and the like.

The operation display unit 13 includes a display screen such as an LCD and an input means such as a touch panel. The display screen displays the product name and unit price of the product purchased by the customer, the total purchase price of all the purchased products, and the like. In addition to having a function, it has a function of accepting an input such as the number of purchases by a store clerk by an input means.
The barcode scanner 14 has a function of reading a barcode printed on a product held by a store clerk and sending the read result to the registration control unit 11.

The receipt issuing unit 15 includes a thermal printing head, and prints the contents of the purchased product on the receipt and prints the total purchase price of the purchased product with a barcode such as a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code. It has a function to issue from the receipt issuing port.
On the receipt of the present embodiment, a bar code obtained by encrypting the transaction serial number, the total purchase amount, an identification number as an identifier of the registration apparatus 1 and the like is printed.

The storage unit 12 stores in advance a unit price table for each product name displayed on the sales floor of the store, and the sales amount and the customer purchased in the transaction corresponding to the transaction serial number. A sales registration area for storing a purchased product list including unit prices, the number of purchases, the purchase amount, the total purchase amount, etc. of all products is secured.
The settlement apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment has a function of the customer operating to settle the purchase price, etc. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the settlement control unit 21, the storage unit 22, the display unit 23, A barcode scanner 24, a card reader 25, a printing unit 26, a change machine 27, and the like are included.

The settlement control unit 21 controls each part in the settlement apparatus 2, receives cash (banknotes and coins) inserted by the customer, subtracts the purchase amount from the input amount, and returns the difference to the customer as change. And the like.
The storage unit 22 stores a payment processing program executed by the payment control unit 21, various data used for the program, a processing result by the payment control unit 21, and the like.

The display unit 23 includes a display screen such as an LCD and the like, and has a function of displaying a payment amount as a total purchase amount, an input amount, a change amount, and the like on the display screen.
The bar code scanner 24 has a function of reading a bar code printed on a receipt held by a customer and sending the read result to the settlement control unit 21.

The card reader 25 reads the card information such as the customer's account information recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card such as the customer's debit card or credit card inserted from the card insertion slot 25a or the IC chip, and is inserted. It has a function of discharging the card from the card insertion slot 25a and returning it to the customer.
The printing unit 26 includes a thermal printing head or the like, and has a function of printing a purchase price receipt on paper and discharging it from the outlet 26a. The printing unit 26 of this embodiment is built in the card reader 25.

  The change machine 27 includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 28 and a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 29, and accepts the cash that the customer has inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 28a and / or the coin slot 29a when the purchase price is settled. When identification and counting are carried out and stored in the bill storage and / or coin storage, and change is required, bills and / or coins constituting change are fed out from each storage and counted, and this is entered into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port. 28a and / or a function of accumulating in the coin outlet 29b and returning it to the customer.

Further, the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 29 is provided with a foreign object return port 29c for returning foreign matter such as coins and clips included in the coins inserted into the coin input port 29a, which cannot be used for the settlement of the purchase price, to the customer. It has been.
In the checkout office of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, two checkout devices 2 having the same function are mounted on one housing 30 in the vicinity of the registration counter at a position away from the registration device 1. The case 30 is provided with a luggage table 31 on which a shopping basket or the like of a customer who operates with each settlement apparatus 2 is placed.

  Moreover, the housing | casing 30 which mounts the 2 account settlement apparatuses 2 of a present Example is formed in the rectangle by the top view, and as shown in FIG. 2, the customer operates the account settlement apparatus 2 on two adjacent side surfaces. As the surfaces (referred to as operation surfaces 32a and 32b), the angle between them is 90 degrees, the top is directed to the registration counter side where the registration device 1 is installed, and the angle between them is 45 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the registration counter. Installed with equal degree.

In the checkout office of the present embodiment, it is not always necessary for the customer to move to the two checkout apparatuses 2 that are closest to the registration apparatus 1 that issued the receipt. Then, it is possible to move to the vacant settlement apparatus 2 and perform the settlement operation.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the housing 30 of the present embodiment is formed in a rectangular shape in a top view by a plate material such as a steel plate, and the upper surface 33 functions as a mounting table for the two display units 23. Are displayed in directions different from each other by 90 degrees (refer to FIGS. 2 and 6).

  Information unit mounting portions 35a and 35b, which are recesses for mounting information units each composed of a barcode scanner 24 and a card reader 25, are provided at the uppermost portions of the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b of the housing 30 of the present embodiment. The opening is formed facing the operation surfaces 32a and 32b.

  Further, below the information unit mounting portion 35a of the operation surface 32a of the housing 30, a change machine mounting portion 36a (see FIG. 6) serving as a first recess for mounting the first change machine 27a serves as an operating surface. The change machine mounting portion 36b as the second recess for mounting the second change machine 27b is formed below the information unit mounting portion 35b of the operation surface 32b. It is formed towards.

The change machine mounting portions 36a and 36b of the present embodiment are arranged one above the other with a single shelf 37 interposed therebetween, the change machine mounting portion 36a is arranged above the shelf plate 37, and the change machine mounting portion 36b is arranged below. The
As a result, the change machine 27a is mounted on the shelf board 37, and the change machine 27b is mounted on the bottom plate 38 forming the change machine mounting part 36b. As shown in FIG. A main machine unit provided with a coin transporting and storing mechanism and the like excluding a customer operation unit (described later) is mounted on the housing 30 in a state of being vertically stacked.

4 to 6 are shown above the coin customer operation section of the case 30 of the present embodiment, which includes the coin insertion port 29a, the coin discharge port 29b, and the foreign object return port 29c of the change machines 27a and 27b. As described above, a notch 39 is formed.
The units such as the barcode scanner 24, the card reader 25, and the change machine 27 according to the present embodiment are mounted so as to be able to be pulled out from the respective operation surfaces 32 so that maintenance work can be easily performed. Yes.

Hereinafter, processing operations of the registration device 1, the payment device 2, and the like at the checkout location provided with the cash register payment system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
When the customer who has finished shopping at the sales floor brings the purchased product to the registration counter and hands the purchased product to the store clerk, the store clerk operating the registration device 1 sequentially receives the barcode printed on each product. Hold the barcode scanner 14 over and let the registration device 1 read the barcode.
Further, the store clerk inputs the number of purchases of the same product, the selection input of the product name of the product for which the barcode is not printed, and the like as required by the input means of the operation display unit 13.

  The registration control unit 11 of the registration apparatus 1 that has been waiting for detection of a barcode by the barcode scanner 14 reads the barcode by the barcode scanner 14 and decodes the barcode to obtain the product name of the product. Recognizing and referring to the unit price table for each product name in the storage unit 12, the unit price of the product is read. At this time, if the store clerk selects and inputs the product name, the unit price of the product is read from the unit price table for each product name based on the product name.

  When the registration control unit 11 that has read the unit price of the product reads the barcode of the next product, the purchase number of the product read first is set to “1”, and the purchase number is input by the store clerk. The purchase amount is calculated using the input value as the number of purchases, and the unit price, the number of purchases, the purchase amount, etc. are temporarily stored in the storage unit 12 in correspondence with the recognized product name.

  When the store clerk performs an input end operation using the operation display unit 13 after repeatedly performing such processing operation, the registration control unit 11 that recognizes the unit price associated with the product name temporarily stored in the storage unit 12 All the number of purchases, purchase amount, etc. are read out, and the total purchase amount is calculated by adding the read purchase amount, and the transaction serial number is assigned. The customer purchases the sales registration area in the storage unit 12 corresponding to the transaction serial number. Stores a list of purchased products.

Then, the registration control unit 11 generates print data of the purchased item list, generates bar code print data in which the transaction serial number and the total purchase amount, the identification number of the registration device 1 and the like are encrypted, and receives the generated print data as a receipt. The receipt is sent to the issuing unit 15 and a receipt printed with the purchased item list and the barcode is issued.
When the receipt is issued, the store clerk hands the receipt to the customer, moves to one of the settlement apparatuses 2 installed in the vicinity, and holds the barcode printed on the receipt over the barcode scanner 24 of the settlement apparatus 2. The customer who has instructed to settle the purchase price and receives the receipt moves to the vacant settlement apparatus 2.

  At this time, the housing 30 on which the two settlement devices 2 of the present embodiment are mounted is such that the tops of the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b having a sandwiching angle of 90 degrees are directed toward the registration counter, and the longitudinal direction of the registration counter The customer who received the receipt even when the main machine part of each change machine 27 of the two checkout devices 2 is vertically stacked and arranged in the 90 degree direction. When the receipt is received, it is possible to identify the vacant settlement apparatus 2 at a glance.

In addition, since the housing 30 on which the two settlement devices 2 of this embodiment are mounted is inclined at 45 degrees with respect to the flow line of the customer who has received the receipt, the customer who has received the receipt As soon as it is received, it can move to the specified settlement apparatus 2.
Furthermore, in the checkout office of this embodiment, since two checkout devices are installed for one registration device 1, the waiting time for checkout is alleviated by reducing the congestion of customers who pay for the purchase price. Can be shortened.

  When the customer who has moved to the specified settlement apparatus 2 holds the barcode printed on the receipt over the barcode scanner 24 of the settlement apparatus 2, the settlement control unit 21 of the settlement apparatus 2 that has detected the barcode scans the barcode scanner 24. By reading the bar code, the bar code is decoded to recognize the transaction serial number, the total purchase amount, and the identification number of the registration apparatus 1 that issued the receipt, and the recognized total purchase amount is displayed on the display unit 23 as the payment amount.

The customer confirms the displayed payment amount and inserts cash into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 28a and / or the coin slot 29a.
In this case, since the settlement apparatus 2 of the present embodiment has the card reader 25 that reads card information of a card such as a debit card or a credit card, the settlement of the payment amount can be made by card settlement. .

The settlement control unit 21 that has detected the input of cash discriminates and counts the input cash, and if the input amount, which is the total amount, does not satisfy the payment amount, it waits for further input of cash, When the amount is equal to or more than the payment amount, the input amount, payment amount, and change amount of the inserted cash are displayed on the display unit 23, and the inserted cash is stored in the respective storages.
Further, when change is necessary, the cash constituting the change is paid out from each storage, and after counting, is accumulated in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 28a and / or the coin discharge port 29b and returned to the customer.

At this time, the casing 30 of the present embodiment has a notch 39 formed on each of the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b, and the space above the customer operation unit for coins such as the coin insertion port 29a and the coin discharge port 29b. Therefore, it becomes easy to insert coins into the coin insertion slot 29a and to take out coins from the coin discharge slot 29b, and the operability when the customer handles the coins can be improved.
The settlement control unit 21 that has finished storing the inserted cash and returning the change as necessary, uses the printing unit 26 to print out the transaction number, the input amount of the inserted cash, the change amount, and the payment amount. The receipt is printed and discharged from the outlet 26a, and the customer receives the discharged receipt.

Upon confirming receipt of the receipt by the customer, the checkout control unit 21 sends a payment end notification including a transaction serial number and a payment amount to the registration device 1 of the identification number recognized by the barcode via the in-store network 3. Send, and end the current checkout process.
On the other hand, the registration control unit 11 of the registration device 1 that has received the payment end notification searches the sales registration area of the storage unit 12 based on the transaction serial number, and stores the received payment amount in the storage area of the corresponding transaction serial number. Store as a forehead.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the casing 30 is provided with the two operation surfaces 32 having a sandwiching angle of 90 degrees, and two payments are made on the change machine mounting portion 36 formed on the operation surfaces 32. Since the main machine part of each change machine 27 of the device 2 is mounted in a vertically stacked state, as shown in FIG. 3, when a plurality of checkout devices 2 (four in the example of FIG. 3) are installed at the checkout Furthermore, compared with the case where the four settlement apparatuses 2 shown in FIG. 7 are installed in parallel, the installation area of the four settlement apparatuses 2 can be reduced, and the space utility of the settlement office can be improved. Securing the sales floor area can be facilitated.

  Further, the angle between the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b adjacent to each other of the casing 30 on which the two settlement apparatuses 2 are mounted is set to 90 degrees, the top portion thereof is directed to the registration counter side, and the length of the registration counter is 45 with respect to the longitudinal direction. Since it is installed at an angle, it is easier to pass behind the customer during the checkout operation than when the checkout device 2 is installed in parallel, and the flow of the customer moving to the checkout device 2 is shortened. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a margin space behind the customer during the checkout operation, and it is possible to further easily secure the sales floor area.

  In the above-described embodiment, the change machine mounting portion 36a that is the first recess and the change machine mounting portion 36b that is the second recess have been described as being arranged one above the other with the shelf 37 interposed therebetween, The changer 27b mounted on the bottom plate 38 forming the second recess is inserted by dividing the shelf plate 37 into two pieces, one serving as the top plate of the second recess and the other serving as the bottom plate of the first recess. You may make it provide the lower surface of the baseplate of a 1st recessed part in a possible position, ie, a position higher than the height of the main-machine part of the change machine 27b.

  In the above embodiment, the two information unit mounting portions 35a and 35b are described as being provided on the uppermost portions of the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b of the housing 30, but the information unit mounting portion 35 is provided with the change machine mounting portion 36. You may make it provide below. In short, it may be provided anywhere as long as it does not hinder the insertion of the main part of the change machine 27 to be mounted one above the other.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the payment device 2 reads the receipt printed with the barcode of the total purchase amount and performs the purchase price adjustment processing. However, when the registration device 1 calculates the total purchase amount, the operation display When the screen prompting the customer to specify the machine number of the payment apparatus 2 for payment of the purchase price is displayed on the section 13 and the store clerk specifies the vacant payment apparatus 2, the registration control section 11 sets the payment apparatus for that machine number. The transaction number, the total purchase amount, and the identification number of the machine itself are sent to the customer, and when the sales clerk hands over the normal receipt printed with the purchased item list to the customer, the customer specifies the settlement device 2 for settlement. Also good.

  Furthermore, in the said Example, although demonstrated that the display part 23 was provided in the adjustment apparatus 2, it replaced with the display part 23 in the adjustment apparatus 2, the operation display part similar to the registration apparatus 1 was provided, and the adjustment control part 21 is provided. When displaying the amount of cash input, etc., the input amount and payment amount, change amount, “confirm” button is displayed, and after the customer presses the “confirm” button, the input cash is stored respectively. You may make it store in a warehouse.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the two settlement apparatuses 2 are mounted on the two operation surfaces 32a and 32b adjacent to each other with the sandwiching angle of the housing 30 being 90 degrees. May be mounted so as to overlap in two opposite sides, that is, in the direction of 180 degrees, and the main part of the change machine 27 of the four settlement devices 2 may be mounted so as to be stacked on four sides.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Registration apparatus 2 Checkout apparatus 3 In-store network 11 Registration control part 12,22 Storage part 13 Operation display part 14,24 Barcode scanner 15 Receipt issue part 21 Settlement control part 23 Display part 25 Card reader 25a Card insertion slot 26 Printing part 26a Discharge port 27 Change machine 28 Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 28a Bill deposit / withdrawal port 29 Coin deposit / withdrawal unit 29a Coin slot 29b Coin discharge port 29c Foreign object return port 30 Housing 31 Baggage table 32, 32a, 32b Operation surface 33 Upper surface 35, 35a 35b Information unit mounting part 36, 36a, 36b Change machine mounting part 37a Shelf plate 38 Bottom plate 39 Notch

Claims (4)

A housing comprising a first recess for mounting a first change machine and a second recess for mounting a second change machine,
The sandwich angle between the operation surface on which the opening of the first recess is formed and the operation surface on which the opening of the second recess is formed is 90 degrees,
The housing in which the first recess and the second recess are arranged at different heights in the vertical direction. The housing according to claim 1,
The housing | casing arrange | positioned the said 1st recessed part in the position higher than a said 2nd change machine. The housing according to claim 1,
Each of the first and second change machines has a coin slot,
A housing having a notch provided above each coin slot. A settlement apparatus having a first change machine and a settlement apparatus having a second change machine, which are mounted on the housing according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
A checkout facility comprising a registration device for calculating a purchase price for checkout with the checkout device,
While installing the registration device in the registration counter, arrange the settlement device mounted on the housing at a position away from the registration counter,
The operation surface of the housing in which the opening of the first recess is formed and the operation surface in which the opening of the second recess is formed are inclined at 45 degrees with respect to the registration counter. A checkout hall characterized by that.

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