JP2019117447A - Commodity sales data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow for easily turning a printer to a user side according to the usage conditions.SOLUTION: A commodity sales data processor includes a clerk scanner part, a customer scanner part, a change machine turned to a customer side, a clerk display part and a customer display part for displaying registered commodity information, a printer for issuing a receipt at the time of settlement, and a rotation mechanism 30 for selectively rotating the printer to one of the clerk side and the customer side. The rotation mechanism 30 can integrally rotate a spacer 32 and a rotor 36 which are provided in a support plate 25 and a support base 24 to which the printer is fixed. An arm part 37a of the rotor 36 is absorbed by a first stopper part 39 provided on the support base 24 so that the printer is turned to and stopped at a customer side, and an arm part 37b is absorbed by a second stopper part 40 so that the printer is turned to and stopped at a clerk side. The first stopper part 39 and the second stopper part 40 also serve as a first sensor part and a second sensor part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity sales data processing apparatus.

Conventionally, at a store such as a supermarket, a clerk or a customer reads a bar code of a product purchased by a customer with a scanner, the customer settles the total amount, and after payment, the customer receives a receipt printed by a printer provided in a register. A commodity sales data processing apparatus is known (see Patent Document 1).
In this commodity sales data processing apparatus, in general, a printer is fixedly installed toward the clerk side, and after settlement, the clerk delivers a receipt issued to the customer. On the other hand, for example, in a full self mode or a mode in which a sales clerk registers a product and a customer who pays to pay (hereinafter referred to as a sales clerk registration customer payment mode), a printer is installed toward the customer and the customer directly receives receipts I am supposed to receive it.

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  However, the product sales data processing apparatus issues a receipt with the printer orientation fixed to the clerk side when the customer performs settlement of the goods registered in the full self mode or the clerk registration customer settlement mode etc. Then, there was a problem that it was difficult for the customer to take a receipt.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a commodity sales data processing apparatus in which a receipt can be easily taken in accordance with a use situation.

The commodity sales data processing device according to the present invention is a commodity sales data processing device in which a customer performs settlement of a commodity registered, and is directed to the customer side with a first commodity registration unit directed to the clerk side. Select one of the receipt issuing ports on the clerk side and the customer side in the printing means, the display section for displaying the registered product information, the printing section for issuing a receipt from the receipt And an outlet change means for issuing a receipt.
According to the present invention, it is possible to select the receipt issue port of the printing means by the issue port changing means and hold it in either direction of the store clerk side or the customer side. The customer can receive the printed and printed receipt by the printing means.

Moreover, it is preferable that the printing unit be disposed at a position lower than the lower end of the display unit.
When rotating the printing means, interference with the display unit can be prevented.

Further, the display unit includes a first display unit provided on the store clerk side and a second display unit disposed on the opposite side of the first display unit and directed to the customer side, and the printing means is Preferably, the display device is disposed between the first display unit and the second display unit.
By arranging the printing unit between the first display unit and the second display unit, the receipt issuing port of the printing unit is selected and set to either the store clerk orientation or the customer orientation. It is easy to receive a receipt.

In addition, it is preferable that the issue port changing means includes a rotor rotatable integrally with the printing means, and a stopper portion for stopping the rotor at a position where the printing means is directed to the store clerk side or the customer side. .
By stopping the rotor rotating integrally with the printing means by the stopper portion, it is possible to stop the printing means at a position facing the clerk or the customer.

  Preferably, the stopper portion has a first stopper portion for stopping the printing unit toward the store clerk and a second stopper portion for stopping the printing unit toward the customer side.

Further, it is preferable that the issue port changing means be provided with a sensor for determining the direction of the printing means, and that the direction of the printing means detected by the sensor be displayed on the display unit.
The sensor can determine whether the printing means has stopped at the store clerk side or the customer side, and the direction of the printing means can be displayed on the display unit. Therefore, when the direction of the printing means is incorrect, it can be confirmed visually.

The stopper portion may also serve as a sensor for determining the orientation of the printing means.
By providing the sensor at the stopper portion, it is possible to quickly recognize whether the printing means has stopped at the store clerk side or the customer side.

In addition, it is possible to select one of a plurality of operation modes in which either the store clerk or the customer performs product registration and / or settlement, and the selected operation mode and the direction of the printing means determined by the sensor You may make it alert | report by a display part.
By notifying the display unit of the selected operation mode and the direction of the printing means and displaying it, correctness of the direction of the printing means can be easily confirmed.
The operation mode includes, for example, a first mode in which the customer performs product registration to settlement, a second mode in which the store clerk performs product registration and the customer performs settlement, and a third mode in which the store clerk and the customer simultaneously register goods There is a fourth mode or the like in which registration data is sent from a register for product registration to a different register to make a settlement, and any one of them can be selected.

  According to the commodity sales data processing apparatus of the present invention, it is convenient that the receipt issuing direction of the printing means can be easily and surely directed to the necessary direction of the customer side and the clerk side according to the situation.

It is the perspective view which looked at the commodity sales data processing device by a first embodiment of the present invention from the customer side. It is a side view of the goods sales data processing device shown in FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which expanded the goods registration part and printer of the goods sales data processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printer. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a rotation mechanism of the printer. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a support of the printer. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control mechanism for detecting and displaying the orientation of the printer. It is explanatory drawing which shows the adsorption | suction state of the rotor by a 1st stopper part and a 2nd stopper part. 5 is a flowchart for controlling the orientation and display of the printer in the full self mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows a settlement machine designation mode, (a) is a figure which shows arrangement | positioning and operation | movement of a register | resistor, (b) is explanatory drawing of registration only mode, (c) is explanatory drawing of accounting only mode. It is the perspective view which looked at the goods sales data processing apparatus by 2nd embodiment from the customer side. It is the perspective view which looked at the commodity sales data processing device from the store clerk side. It is the front view which looked at the commodity sales data processing device by a second embodiment from the customer side. It is a top view of a commodity sales data processing device. It is a right view of a goods sales data processing device. It is a left view of a goods sales data processing device. It is the front view which looked at the commodity sales data processing device from the store clerk side. It is a bottom view of a commodity sales data processing device.

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Hereinafter, a commodity sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.
A commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is, for example, a face-to-face type register. As for goods sales data processing device 1, change machine 4 is installed as a payment means in space 3 of the upper part in case 2 installed in the floor, main part 6 is fixed to upper surface 2a of case 2 ing. The change machine 4 side of the main body portion 6 is a customer side space, and the side facing the customer side space is a clerk side space.

The store clerk scanner unit 7 is provided as a first commodity registration unit on the clerk side space side of the main body unit 6, and the customer scanner unit 8 is provided as a second commodity registration unit on the customer side space side. Both scanner units 7 and 8 can read the barcode of the product and register the product information.
The scanner units 7 and 8 are optical reading devices that read a barcode-like product code associated with a product during execution of a product registration process by the control unit and supply information on the product code to the control unit. Although the scanner units 7 and 8 are fixed type scanners provided with a window for reading barcodes, the scanner unit 7 on the clerk side may be realized by a handy scanner instead.

  A display unit 10 for the store clerk is connected as a first display unit to the store clerk at the top of the main body 6, and a customer display unit 11 is connected as a second display unit to the opposing customer side. The store clerk display unit 10 includes, for example, a display surface 10 a and an operation unit 10 b provided with a keyboard, and therefore, the area is formed larger than the customer display unit 11 having the display surface. The clerk display unit 10 is installed obliquely upward with the display surface facing the clerk, and the customer display unit 11 is installed obliquely upward with the display surface facing the customer.

  The display unit for customer 11 is realized by a liquid crystal display device with a touch panel having an operation receiving function. In this case, the control unit causes the display unit 11 for customer to display an end key when money (coin and / or bill) of an amount equal to or more than the total amount is inserted into the change machine 4. The end key is a GUI button for completing the settlement process (settlement process) being executed by the control unit. The touch panel receives an operation input of the end key, and supplies operation information according to the operation to the control unit.

The end key to be operated by the customer may be realized not by the GUI button but by the hardware key. In this case, the keyboard having the end key is provided in the vicinity of the display surface of the customer display unit 11 (for example, immediately beside or immediately before the display surface of the customer display unit 11). Alternatively, it may be realized by the GUI button displayed on the store clerk display unit 10 and the hardware key of the operation unit 10 b.
A printer 12 that prints and issues a receipt on the side of the main body 6 on the top surface 2 a of the housing 2 is installed as a printing unit.

  The change machine 4 installed at the customer side is an automatic change machine that accepts money input by the customer, performs deposit processing, and discharges banknotes and coins of a balance, refund, or reject. That is, the change machine 4 is a payment means by cash. As the settlement means, in addition to the change machine 4, for example, a settlement machine of a credit card and a settlement machine of electronic money are included, but in the present embodiment, the change machine 4 will be described as an example of the settlement means.

The change machine 4 includes a bill management unit 13 and a coin management unit 14. The bill management unit 13 includes a bill insertion slot 15 and a bill discharge port 16. The coin management unit 14 includes a coin insertion slot 17, a coin discharge port 18, and a reject port 19. The bill insertion slot 15 is a mouth for taking in a bill inserted by a customer. The bill outlet 16 is a port for discharging a bank note and a rejected bill. The bill inlet 15 and the bill outlet 16 are arranged in two stages. For example, the upper stage is the bill insertion slot 15, and the lower stage is the bill outlet 16.
The change machine 4 may include only the coin management unit 14. Further, the bill management unit 13 may be a single bill input / output port that serves as a bill input / output port instead of the bill insertion port 15 and the bill discharge port 16.

The coin insertion slot 17 is a mouth for taking in a coin inserted by a customer. The coin discharge port 18 is a port for discharging coins as a change, and is also a port for discharging coins when a money identifying unit (not shown) included in the change machine 4 fails in identification or when it is identified as a forged coin. The reject port 19 is a port for discharging coins when a cancel operation is performed after depositing.
The bill discharge port 16 is provided with a sensor for detecting the discharged bill. In addition, the coin outlet 18 is provided with a sensor for detecting the ejected coin. In addition, the sensor which detects the discharged | emitted coin may be provided also in the reject opening 19. FIG.

  An indicator may be provided in the vicinity of each of the bill insertion slot 15, the bill ejection slot 16, the coin insertion slot 17, and the coin ejection slot 18. The indicator is realized by, for example, a light emitting diode (LED). The mode of the indicator is, for example, an LED indicator that shines in a letter (e.g., "coin coin", "coin slot", "bill bank", "bill slot") shape. The control unit lights or blinks the indicator in the vicinity of each of the bill insertion slot 15 and the coin insertion slot 17 in, for example, "white" in a state where the deposit is received. The control unit may turn on or blink the indicator in, for example, "green" when it is determined that the money more than the total amount has been inserted. In addition, when there is a change, the control unit lights or blinks, for example, "Red" until the sensor does not detect an indicator in the vicinity of the discharge outlet from which the deposit is discharged out of the bill outlet 16 and the coin outlet 18. Let

  When the control unit displays the registration screen (that is, enters the registration mode) or starts the commodity registration process for the first customer, the control unit controls the change machine 4 to be in an operable state, that is, a deposit acceptance state. When the product registration for the customer is started, the customer can deposit money to the change machine 4.

Next, the printer 12 will be described in detail.
The printer 12 prints, on the receipt sheet, which is a paper medium, the account processing information obtained by executing the settlement processing including the product registration processing and the payment processing and discharge of change, and the printed receipt Output (issue) from the receipt issue port 22. If there is no change, the receipt issue port 22 outputs the receipt after the end key is pressed. If there is a change, after the end key is pressed, the money of the change is discharged. It is after the sensor which is not shown in figure not having detected that it has remained.
However, when the coin is discharged, if the sensor continues to detect money even after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) passes, that is, if the container is not removed, the receipt from the receipt issue port 22 Can be output.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the printer 12 is rotatably installed on the upper surface 2 a in the area between the salesperson display unit 10 and the customer display unit 11, and the display for the salesclerk so as not to prevent the rotation of the printer 12. It is installed below the lower end of the unit 10 and the display unit 11 for customer. Moreover, in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the printer 12 is spaced apart to such an extent that the printer 12 does not interfere with the main body 6 at the time of rotation. In the rotation range of the printer 12, nothing is installed on the upper surface 2a. The printer 12 is formed in, for example, a box shape, and is controlled to rotate so that the front face 12a provided with the receipt issue port 22 selectively faces one of the store clerk side and the customer side.
The printer 12 preferably rotates in the forward and reverse directions with the front surface 12 a facing away from the main body 6. Thus, the printer 12 can be rotated even while the cover of the printer 12 is open.
The printer 12 is installed on a bottom plate 26 of a support plate 25 having a substantially L-shaped side view in a side view provided on an upper portion of a support 24 fixedly disposed on the upper surface 2 a of the housing 2. The support plate 25 is formed of a bottom plate 26 and a back plate 27. In the printer 12, a back surface 12b opposite to the front surface 12a is fixed to the back plate 27 by a screw or the like. Therefore, the printer 12 is rotatable integrally with the support plate 25 on the support 24.

Next, the rotation mechanism 30 of the printer 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.
In the rotation mechanism 30 of the printer 12 shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a substantially circular hole 31 is formed in the mounting surface 24 a for mounting the support plate 25 of the support table 24. A substantially semicircular spacer 32 is disposed in a hole 31 formed in the mounting surface 24 a of the support table 24, and an upper sliding sheet 34 and a lower sliding sheet 35 are installed on the front and back surfaces of the mounting surface 24 a. ing. A bottom plate 26 of the support plate 25 is placed on the upper surface of the upper slide sheet 34, and a substantially disc-shaped rotor 36 is in contact with the lower surface of the lower slide sheet 35. Moreover, the bottom plate 26 of the support plate 25, the spacer 32, and the rotor 36 are connected to each other by the screw n.

Therefore, the support plate 25 is rotatable relative to the support 24 via the upper slide sheet 34. The rotor 36 is accommodated in the inside of the support 24 and is rotatable about its center point O with respect to the support 24 by a lower slide sheet 35 provided on the upper surface thereof. The rotation of the support plate 25 integrally rotates the spacer 32 and the rotor 36.
The rotor 36 is made of metal, for example, steel and formed in a substantially disc shape, and has a pair of arm portions 37a and 37b protruding outward from both sides of the arc from a position off center thereof. In addition, the arm portions 37 a and 37 b are each bent in a substantially L shape, and the bent portion at the tip has the attracted portion 38. The arm units 37a and 37b constitute a detection unit that detects whether the printer 12 is facing the store clerk side or the customer side. The rotor 36 may be made of, for example, a nonmagnetic material such as aluminum or plastic, and a magnetic material such as iron may be attached to the attracted portion 38 of the substantially L-shaped arm portions 37a and 37b.

  In the inside of the support stand 24 shown in FIG. 6, mounting receiving portions 39 a and 40 a are formed in a straight line on one side surface 24 b with a gap. For example, electromagnets are attached to the attachment receiving portions 39a and 40a as the first stopper portion 39 and the second stopper portion 40, respectively. In addition, it may replace with an electromagnet and may install a permanent magnet. The first stopper portion 39 and the second stopper portion 40 are arranged on the side surface 24b so as to be separated from each other in a substantially straight line.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the support plate 25 is rotated to one side, the rotor 36 is also rotated about the center point O, and one of the arm portions 37a, 37b is the first stopper portion 39, the second It is attracted to one of the stoppers 40 and held at the opposite position. For example, as shown by the solid line, the attracted portion 38 of the arm 37a is attracted and stopped at a position where it approaches and opposes the electromagnet of the first stopper 39. At this position, the printer 12 faces the customer.
Further, when the support plate 25 is rotated about 180 degrees in the reverse direction from this position, the rotor 36 is also rotated about the center point O by 180 degrees, so the other of the arm parts 37a, 37b is the first stopper 39, It is attracted to the other of the two stoppers 40 and held at the opposite position. For example, as indicated by a two-dot chain line, the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37b is attracted and stopped at a position approaching and facing the electromagnet of the second stopper portion 40. At this position, the printer 12 faces the store clerk.

  In FIG. 7, the store clerk display unit 10, the customer display unit 11, and the printer 12 are electrically connected to a control unit 42 installed in the main unit 6 via a wiring cable. The control unit 42 is included in the control unit (not shown) described above. The wiring cable k of the printer 12 passes through the opening 26a formed in the bottom plate 26 of the support plate 25 in FIG. 5, and the hole 31 formed in the mounting surface 24a of the support 24 and the spacer 32 having a substantially semicircular shape. Pass through the opening 31a between them. The wiring cable k is connected to the control unit 42 in the main body 6 through an opening 36 a formed in the rotor 36. The wiring cables for the first stopper 39 and the second stopper 40 having electromagnets, the display 10 for the store clerk, and the wiring cables for the display 11 for customers are similarly electrically connected to the controller 42.

Then, with the printer 12 fixed to the support plate 25, when the support plate 25 is rotated so that the front surface 12 a provided with the receipt issue port 22 of the printer 12 faces the customer side, for example, as shown in FIG. And the rotor 36 also rotate integrally. At this position, for example, the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37 a of the rotor 36 is attracted and held by the electromagnet at a position facing the first stopper portion 39. When this is detected by the first stopper portion 39, it is outputted to the control portion 42 through the wiring cable and displayed on the display portion 10 for salesclerk.
From this position, when the support plate 25 is rotated about 180 degrees so that the front face 12a provided with the receipt issue port 22 of the printer 12 faces the clerk, the spacers 32 and the rotor 36 also integrally rotate about 180 degrees. At this position, the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37 b of the rotor 36 is attracted and held by the electromagnet at a position facing the second stopper portion 40. When this is detected by the second stopper portion 40, it is outputted to the control portion 42 and displayed on the display portion 10 for sales clerk.

  By detecting that one of the arm portions 37a and 37b of the rotor 36 is adsorbed by any one of the first stopper portion 39 and the second stopper portion 40, the direction of the printer 12 can be displayed on the display unit 10 for the store clerk. The store clerk can detect the orientation of the printer 12 by the store clerk display unit 10. Therefore, the first stopper 39 and the second stopper 40 for stopping the arms 37a and 37b of the rotor 36 share the first sensor and the second sensor, respectively.

  When the printer 12 and the support plate 25 are rotated, the bottom plate 26, the spacer 32, and the rotor 36 are also integrally rotated. Therefore, the opening 26a, the opening 31a, and the opening 36a are also integrally rotated. Since the wiring cable k also rotates integrally, twisting of the wiring cable k can be prevented.

In the product sales data processing apparatus 1, the operation unit of the display unit 10 for the store clerk has, for example, a plurality of operation modes by selecting the touch panel or operation key, for example, full self mode, store clerk registered customer settlement mode, double scan mode, settlement machine specification mode One of them can be selected.
The full self mode is a mode in which the customer performs from registration of goods to settlement of accounts by himself. The clerk registration customer settlement mode is a mode in which a clerk performs product registration and a customer settles. The double scan mode is a mode in which product registration can be performed simultaneously by a store clerk and a customer. In the settlement machine specification mode, after the store clerk performs product registration with one register in a state where a plurality of registers are arranged, the registration data is transmitted to the other one register, and the other one is transmitted. It is a mode in which the customer performs settlement (settlement).

The commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and its usage will be described next.
For example, the case where the full self mode is selected as the operation mode in the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the full self mode is selected, it is displayed on the store clerk display unit 10 (step S10). In this state, the printer 12 is directed to the customer side, and it is necessary to print and output a receipt to the customer. Therefore, the control unit 42 determines whether the printer 12 is facing the customer side or the store clerk side by the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit including the first stopper unit 39 and the second stopper unit 40 (S11).

  At that time, when the printer 12 is facing the store clerk side, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, the rotor 36 is at a position where the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37 b approaches and approaches the second stopper portion 40. It is held by suction. This direction is incorrect, and it is displayed on the clerk display part 10 that the printer 12 is facing the clerk side (S12). Alternatively, in relation to the selection of the full self mode, the display section 10 for store clerk may be informed that “error in direction” of the printer 12 is pointed out and a warning is displayed.

In this case, when the store clerk manually rotates the printer 12 and the support plate 25, the spacer 32 and the rotor 36 integrally rotate about 180 degrees with respect to the support 24, and the arm 37 a faces the first stopper 39. It is held at the suctioned position at the next position. As a result, the front surface 12 a having the receipt issue port 22 of the printer 12 faces the customer (S 13).
In this state, the customer holds the bar code of the product over the scanner unit 8 and sequentially performs product registration (S14), and presses the end key of the product registration process on the customer display unit 11 with the touch panel after the product registration is completed. Then, the customer checks the total price of the purchased product and inserts money into the change machine 4.
That is, a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 15 according to the displayed total amount, and a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 17 to make a settlement. The settlement process is completed by receiving the change discharged from the bill discharge port 16 or the coin discharge port 18 (S15). After the customer takes out the change, the account processing details information is printed on the receipt by the printer 12, and the receipt is issued from the receipt issue port 22.

In the full self mode, as described above, although the registration process and the settlement process are performed on the customer side, for example, the store clerk scanner unit 7 can scan the store clerk code.
Further, in the double scan mode, registration processing can be executed on both the clerk side and the customer side. In the clerk registration customer settlement mode, a distinction is made between a registration only mode in which the clerk side performs registration processing and an accounting only mode in which the customer side executes settlement processing.

Next, processing in the case where the settlement machine specification mode is selected as the operation mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 (a), (b) and (c).
In the settlement machine designation mode, the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 10A is provided with a register 1A dedicated to registration, and other registers 1B and 1C dedicated for accounting.
The store clerk operates the store clerk scanner unit 7 for the purchased item of the customer in the register 1A in the registration only mode as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10B (S20) and executes the item registration (S21). When the registration process by the store clerk is completed, the registration completion key is operated (S22), and one of the registers 1B and 1C in the accounting only mode, for example, the register 1B, is specified (S23). The commodity registration data required for the settlement process is transferred to the register 1B (S24). The register 1A in the registration only mode performs product registration for the next customer. If there is no next customer, it will stand by.

  The customer moves to the register 1B in the accounting only mode receiving the product registration data according to the instruction of the store clerk (S30), confirms the total price of the purchased product in the customer display unit 11, and changes the money into the change machine 4 Put in and settle it (lower part of Fig. 10 (a)). That is, the register 1B in the accounting only mode executes the settlement process when the customer inputs money into the change machine 4 (S31).

In addition, after the store clerk registers products and performs settlement processing on the customer side, when the store clerk hands over the receipt to the customer, the printer 12 allows the front face 12a of the receipt issue port 22 to be directed to the store clerk.
As another case of directing the receipt issue port 22 of the printer 12 to the clerk side, in the case of maintenance of a register, for example, when discharging a check sheet when new registration of a product or changing the price of a product is performed, today's bargain receipt In some cases, such as In addition, when the sales report is issued at the present time, the cashier closing report at the end of the business day of the day is output as the tabulation report, the roll paper for receipt is replaced, etc., the printer 12 is directed to the clerk.
In addition, when moving a change from one register to another for change replenishment among a plurality of registers, even if the customer pays with a cash voucher, a credit card, electronic money, etc. and does not use cash, etc. The printer 12 is directed to the store clerk.

As described above, according to the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the printer 12 can be easily and reliably directed to the use side such as the customer side or the store clerk side according to the use situation.
Moreover, when the printer 12 is rotated, the electromagnets 37a and 37b having the attracted portions 38 of the rotor 36 are attracted by the electromagnets of either one of the stoppers 39 and 40 so that the front face having the receipt issue port 22 can be assuredly It can be stopped at the position where 12a faces the customer or the store clerk.
In addition, when the orientation of the printer 12 is incorrect with respect to the selected operation mode, it can be displayed on the clerk display unit 10 and the clerk can confirm.

  As mentioned above, although the merchandise sales data processing apparatus 1 by embodiment of this invention was demonstrated in detail, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention And the like, all of which are included in the present invention. Hereinafter, although the modification and other embodiments of the present invention are described, the same numerals are used to the same or similar parts and members as the above-mentioned embodiment, and the explanation will be omitted.

In the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment described above, the first stopper portion 39 for stopping the arm portions 37a and 37b of the rotor 36 and the second stopper portion 40 are respectively formed of electromagnets to be a first sensor portion, The second sensor unit is also used. However, permanent magnets may be used as the first stopper portion 39 and the second stopper portion 40 as a modification. In this case, separately from the first stopper 39 and the second stopper 40, the first sensor and the second sensor are separately provided in the vicinity, and the stop positions of the arms 37a and 37b of the rotor 36 are determined. It may be detected, and it may be recognized in the display unit 10 for the store clerk whether the printer 12 is facing the customer side or the store clerk side.
In this case, an optical detection device or an infrared detection device using, for example, a laser beam can be provided as the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit.
In the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the printer 12 is manually rotated. However, the printer 12 may be connected to a drive motor to be automatically rotated.

Next, a commodity sales data processing apparatus 45 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the present embodiment, the commodity sales data processing device 45 is installed, for example, on the existing counter 51, and the same configuration or parts as those of the commodity sales data processing device 1 according to the first embodiment described above are substantially the same or similar. The explanation is omitted using the reference numerals. The commodity sales data processor 45 is, for example, a face-to-face register.

  11 and 12, the commodity sales data processing apparatus 45 according to the second embodiment is a small-sized register in which a portion of the housing 46 is placed on the top of a table such as the counter 51. In the product sales data processing device 45, the change machine 4 is installed in the space 3 formed in the direction of the customer side of the housing 46, and the display unit 11 for customer is installed in the main body 6 provided on the upper surface 46a. . A display unit 10 for the store clerk is installed on the opposite side of the display unit 11 for customer. The store clerk display unit 10 includes, for example, a display surface 10 a and an operation unit 10 b provided with a keyboard.

  In the commodity sales data processing device 45, a printer 12 for printing and issuing a receipt on the side of the main body 6 is installed on the upper surface 46a of the housing 46 as a printing means. The printer 12 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and is fixed to a support plate 25 provided on a support 24. Therefore, by manually operating the support plate 25, the printer 12 integrally rotates with the spacer 32 and the rotor 36 with respect to the support 24. Then, the printer 12 faces the customer at a position where the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37 a of the rotor 36 is attracted to the first stopper 39. Further, at a position where the attracted portion 38 of the arm portion 37 b of the rotor 36 is attracted to the second stopper 40, the printer 12 faces the store clerk. The remaining configuration and functions are the same as in the first embodiment described above.

Although the printer 12 is manually rotated in the above-described embodiments, the control unit may be set to automatically rotate the printer 12 as a modification. That is, when it is set that the clerk display side 10 issues a receipt to the clerk side or the customer side, the printer 12 is automatically rotated by the control means (not shown) interlocking with this and the receipt issue port 22 is directed to that direction. Control to turn.
In addition, it may be controlled so that the printer 12 faces the customer side when it is determined that another customer or a store clerk is not present in front of the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1 or 45 by another sensor. In addition, when it is determined that the store clerk is in front of the commodity sales data processing apparatus 1, 45, the printer 12 may be set to face the store clerk.

Further, as another modified example, the printer 12 may be fixedly arranged without rotating, and the receipt issue ports 22 may be provided on the store clerk side and the customer side, respectively. In this case, the issuance direction of the receipt can be set according to the setting of the operation mode selected by the store clerk, and the receipt can be issued from any one of the receipt issuance ports 22.
This mechanism is included in the outlet changing means together with the rotation mechanism 30 described above.

  As another modification, as a rotation means of the printer 12, an operating member having a polygonal hole or a convex portion opened is installed in the housing 2, and a polygonal convex portion or a hole is provided on the lower surface of the printer 12. It may be fitted together. In this case, the printer 12 may be rotated via the operation member by rotating the drive motor M provided in the housing 2 forward and reverse.

In the upper surface 2 a of the housing 2, the disposition position of the printer 12 with respect to the main body 6 may be either left or right with respect to the main body 12.
Further, the rotation direction of the printer 12 is not limited to the horizontal direction, and may be vertically rotated in the vertical direction.
In addition to supporting the rotation of the printer 12, the support 24 of the printer 12 may be set to move in parallel to the clerk or the customer who issues the receipt. In this case, the rotation mechanism 30 may be integrally movable. This makes it easier for the clerk or customer who receives the receipt from the printer 12 to receive the receipt.

1, 45 Commodity sales data processing apparatus 2, 46 Case 4 Change machine 6 Main unit 7 Scanner unit 8 for clerks Scanner unit for customers 10 Display unit for clerks 11 Display unit for customers 12 Printer 12a Front surface 22 Receipt issue port 24 Support stand Reference Signs List 25 support plate 30 rotation mechanism 36 rotors 37a and 37b arm portion 38 adsorbed portion 39 first stopper portion 40 second stopper portion 42 control portion

Claims (8)

A merchandise sales data processing apparatus in which a customer performs settlement of merchandise registered products,
The first product registration unit directed to the clerk,
Means of payment towards the customer,
A display unit for displaying registered product information;
Printing means for issuing a receipt from the receipt issue port at the time of settlement;
An issue port changing means for selecting a receipt issue port on either the store clerk side or the customer side in the printing means to issue a receipt;
A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprising:   The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is disposed at a position lower than a lower end of the display unit. The display unit includes a first display unit provided on the store clerk side and a second display unit disposed on the opposite side of the first display unit and directed to the customer side.
3. The commodity sales data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is disposed between the first display unit and the second display unit.   The outlet changing means may include a rotor rotatable integrally with the printing means, and a stopper portion for stopping the rotor at a position where the printing means is directed to a store clerk side or a customer side. The commodity sales data processing device described in any one of Items 1 to 3.   The commodity sales data according to claim 4, wherein the stopper portion has a first stopper portion for stopping the printing unit toward the store clerk and a second stopper portion for stopping the printing unit toward the customer side. Processing unit.   The sensor for judging the direction of the printing means is provided in the issue port changing means, and the direction of the printing means detected by the sensor is displayed on the display unit. The commodity sales data processing device described in.   The commodity sales data processing device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the stopper portion also serves as a sensor for judging the direction of the printing means. It is possible to select one of a plurality of operation modes in which the store clerk or the customer performs product registration and / or settlement.
The commodity sales data processing device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the display unit reports the selected operation mode and the direction of the printing means determined by the sensor.

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