JP2022031963A - Airborne droplet prevention tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airborne droplet prevention tool that prevents airborne droplets between a sales clerk and a customer.

SOLUTION: An airborne droplet prevention tool includes: a stand 1; and an airborne droplet guard 2 supported to the stand 1. The airborne droplet guard 2 is disposed in front of the face of a POS terminal operator 3 and can be extended sideward.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

There is an application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law. Delivered to the food section on the first basement floor of Fukuya Hatchobori Main Store on May 25, 2020.

The present invention relates to a splash preventive device that prevents a clerk and a customer from splashing each other in a supermarket, a drug store, or the like.

Infectious diseases such as colds and flu are known to be transmitted through droplets scattered by coughing and sneezing, and when shopping at supermarkets and convenience stores is settled, the clerk and the customer splash each other. There was a need for something that could prevent the flu.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a splash prevention device for preventing splashes between a store clerk and a customer.

In order to achieve the above object, the splash prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 includes a stand and a splash guard supported by the stand, and the splash guard is arranged in front of the face of the POS terminal operator. It is a thing and is characterized by being extendable to the side.

The splash prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 includes a stand and a splash guard supported by the stand, and the splash guard is arranged in front of the face of the POS terminal operator and extends laterally. Therefore, depending on the arrangement of the POS terminal, by extending the splash guard to the side, even if the POS terminal operator moves to the side, it is possible to prevent each other from splashing with the customer.

(A) is a side view around a cash register counter showing an embodiment of the splash prevention device of the present invention, (b) is the same front view, and (c) is the same plan view. It is a perspective view of the splash prevention tool. It is a vertical sectional view which shows the expansion and contraction part of the pillar of the stand of the splash prevention tool. .. It is a perspective view which shows the installation procedure of the splash prevention tool. It is a perspective view which shows the installation procedure (continuation of FIG. 4-1) of the splash prevention tool. It is a perspective view which shows the installation procedure (continuation of FIG. 4-2) of the splash prevention tool. It is a perspective view which shows the installation procedure (continuation of FIG. 4-3) of the splash prevention tool. It is a perspective view which shows the installation procedure (continuation of FIG. 4-4) of the splash prevention tool. (A) is a side view around a cash register counter showing a modified example of the splash preventive device of the present invention, (b) is the front view, and (c) is the same plan view. (A) is a plan view of the lateral extension portion of the splash guard of the splash prevention device, and (b) is a front view of the same. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment method of the side extension part of a splash guard.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the splash preventive tool 5 of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a cash register counter 6 of a store such as a supermarket or a drug store. The cash register counter 6 has a table 7 on which a shopping cart containing products is placed along a customer's flow line, and the length of the table 7 is long. At the center of the direction, a scanner (POS terminal) 8 is installed in which a store clerk (POS terminal operator) 3 picks up a product in a shopping cart, reads the barcode of the product, and registers the product. The customer pays the price by himself / herself using the payment machine (POS terminal) 9 installed on the downstream side of the table 7, and the clerk 3 stands behind the scanner 8 and only registers the product. On the table 7, a splash prevention device 5 is installed to prevent the clerk 3 and the customer from splashing each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the splash prevention tool 5 includes a stand 1 having a pair of pillars 4 and 4 and installed on the table 7, and a splash guard 2 supported by the stand 1.
As shown in FIG. 2, the stand 1 has a lower member 10 and an upper member 11. The lower member 10 has a base plate 12 and a pair of lower columns 4a and 4a erected on the base plate 12 at a distance substantially equal to the width of the scanner 8. The lower pillars 4a and 4a are formed of round metal pipes, and an intermediate ring 13 is attached to the upper ends of the lower pillars 4a and 4a. Further, the upper portions of the pair of lower columns 4a and 4a are connected by a connecting plate 14.
The upper member 11 has a U-shaped upper pillar 4b, 4b having a free end on the lower side, and a splash guard mounting portion 15 attached to a connecting portion on the upper part of the upper pillars 4b, 4b. The upper pillars 4b and 4b are formed of round pipes that are slightly thinner than the lower pillars 4a and 4a, and a plurality of screw insertion holes 16 are formed on one side surface of the lower portion at intervals in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper pillars 4b and 4b have the lower portion inserted into the lower pillars 4a and 4a, and the screw 17 screwed into the intermediate ring 13 is inserted into one of the screw insertion holes 16 to insert the screw 17 into the screw insertion hole 16. The tip is in contact with the inner surface of the upper pillar 4b and pressed against the lower pillar 4a. In this way, the pillar 4 of the stand 1 is configured to be expandable and contractible by the lower pillar 4a and the upper pillar 4b, and the pillar 4 is tightened by selectively passing the screw 17 through any of the plurality of screw insertion holes 16. The length of the can be adjusted step by step.
The splash guard mounting portion 15 has a U-shaped cross section with an open lower side, and the upper end portion of the splash guard 2 is fitted into the splash guard mounting portion 15 from below and fixed with screws 18 (FIG. 4-3). (F)).
As shown in FIG. 2, a steady rest tool 19 is fitted and attached to the upper pillars 4b and 4b, and the lower portion of the splash guard 2 is fixed to the steady rest tool 19 with a screw 20 (see FIG. 4-5 (i)). ), The runout of the splash guard 2 is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stand 1 has a base 21 fixed to the scanner 8 as described later, and the base plate 12 of the stand 1 is placed on the base 21 and screwed to the base 21 with screws 22 from above. By doing so, it is mounted on the table 7. Further, a fall prevention metal fitting 23 is attached to the upper part of the pillar of the scanner 8, and a connecting plate 14 provided between the pillars 4 and 4 of the stand 1 is fixed to the fall prevention metal fitting 23 with a screw 24 to prevent the stand 1 from tipping over. It is preventing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the splash guard 2 has a main body frame 25 formed of a metal square pipe, and a panel 27 fixed to the main body frame 25 with screws 26 and suspended from the main body frame 25. The panel 27 is made of a transparent thin resin plate. The splash guard 2 has a front surface portion 28 and side surface portions 29a and 29b connected to both left and right sides of the front surface portion 28 so as to form an obtuse angle with the flat surface portion 28. As shown in FIG. 1A, the splash guard 2 is arranged in front of the face of the clerk 3 by adjusting the length of the pillar 4 of the stand 1 according to the height of the clerk 3.

Next, the installation procedure of the splash prevention tool 5 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4-1 (a), the resin dish 30 attached to the lower part of the scanner 8 is removed. Next, since there are front and rear halved plates 32a and 32b provided to hide the gap between the hole 31 made in the table 7 for passing the scanner 8 and the scanner 8, the rear plate 32b of them is inside. Remove the screw 33 and remove it. After that, as shown in FIG. 4-1 (b), instead of the removed plate 32b, a base 21 having a female screw hole 34 for mounting the stand 1 is fitted, and the screw 33 removed earlier is used to the lower part of the scanner 8. Fix from the inside. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-1 (c), the fall prevention metal fitting 23 is fixed with the screw 36 by using the hole 35 formed in the upper part of the scanner 8.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4-2 (d), the intermediate ring 13 is inserted into the upper ends of the lower columns 4a and 4a, and the lower member 10 of the stand 1 is superposed on the base 21 to which the base plate 12 is previously attached. And fix it with the screw 22 from above. Further, the connecting plate 14 is fixed to the fall prevention metal fitting 23 with the screw 24 from the front.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3 (e), the panel 27 is attached to the main body frame 25 with screws 26 to assemble the splash guard 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3 (f), the upper end portion of the splash guard 2 is fitted into the splash guard mounting portion 15 of the upper member 11 of the stand 1 from below, and is fixed by the screw 18. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3 (g), the screw 20 passed through the hole 37 formed in the panel 27 is screwed into the steady rest tool 19, and the steady rest tool 19 is temporarily fixed to the panel 27.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4-4 (h), the upper columns 4b and 4b of the stand upper member 11 are inserted into the lower columns 4a and 4a of the stand lower member 10, and the splash guard 2 reaches the desired height. Align the screw 17 of the intermediate ring 13 with the screw insertion hole 16 of either the upper pillar 4b or 4b, tighten the screw 17 by hand, and when the height is determined, further tighten the screw 17 with a tool. Fix (2 places on the left and right).
Finally, as shown in FIG. 4-5 (i), the steady rests 19 and 19 temporarily fixed to the panel 27 are pushed into the upper columns 4b and 4b to fit them, and the screws 20 are tightened to fix them.

5 to 7 show a modification of the splash preventive tool 5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the checkout machine 9 is installed adjacent to the rear side of the table 7 on the downstream side of the table 7, and the clerk 3 reads the barcode of the product with the scanner 8 to register the product. After that, the product is moved to the downstream side and the payment is settled by the payment machine 9. The splash prevention tool 5 extends the side surface portion 29b on the downstream side of the splash guard 2 to the side so that the splash can be prevented even when the clerk 3 moves to the checkout machine 9. In some cases, the registration of the product by the scanner 8 and the settlement of the price by the settlement machine 9 are shared by the two clerk 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lateral extension portion of the splash guard 2 has an extension frame 38 and an extension panel 39 fixed to the extension frame 38 with screws 26 and suspended. The frame 38 is connected to the tip of the main body frame 25 with a connecting tool 40 and attached. The connector 40 is a long material having a U-shaped cross section, and is fitted from the rear so as to straddle the main body frame 25 and the extension frame 38, and the main body frame 25 and the extension frame 38 are fitted with screws 41. It is fixed. The panel 27 of the main body of the splash guard 2 and the extension panel 39 are overlapped with each other so as not to open a gap.

As described above, the splash prevention device 5 includes a stand 1 and a splash guard 2 supported by the stand 1, and the splash guard 2 is arranged in front of the face of the POS terminal operator (clerk) 3. Therefore, depending on the arrangement of the POS terminal (scanner 8, checkout machine 9, etc.), the splash guard 2 can be extended to the side so that the POS terminal operator 3 can be extended to the side. Even if you move, you can prevent each other from splashing with the customer.
The splash guard 2 has a main body frame 25 provided at the upper part and a panel 27 suspended from the main body frame 25, an extension panel 39 is attached to the extension frame 38, and the extension frame 38 is attached to the main body frame 25. Since the splash guard 2 can be extended to the side by connecting first, the splash guard 2 can be easily extended to the side as needed, which is convenient.

Further, the splash prevention device 5 includes a stand 1 and a splash guard 2 supported by the stand 1, and the splash guard 2 is arranged in front of the face of the POS terminal operator 3 and is arranged in front of the face of the POS terminal operator 3. Has a base 21 and a telescopic pillar 4, and the base 21 is placed and fixed on a table 7 on which a POS terminal 8 is installed. By expanding and contracting the pillar 4, the splash guard 2 Since the height can be adjusted freely, by adjusting the height of the splash guard 2 according to the height of the POS terminal operator 3, the POS terminal operator (clerk) 3 and the customer can ensure mutual splashes. Can be prevented. Since the base 21 of the stand 1 is not placed on the floor, it does not interfere with the passage.
The stand 1 has a lower member 10 in which a pair of lower pillars 4a and 4a are erected on the base (base plate) 12, and a splash guard 2 on the upper part of the U-shaped upper pillars 4b and 4b having a free end at the lower end. The pillar 4 can be expanded and contracted by inserting and fixing the upper pillars 4b and 4b to the lower pillars 4a and 4a by having the upper member 11 having the mounting portion 15 of the above, so that it is easy to manufacture and assemble and splashes. The height of the guard 2 can be easily adjusted.

Further, the splash prevention tool 5 has a base 21 mounted on a table 7 on which the POS terminal (scanner) 8 is installed, and since the base 21 is fixed to the POS terminal 8, it can be attached to the table 7. It can be easily installed without processing the holes.
Further, the splash prevention tool 5 has a fall prevention metal fitting 23 attached to the POS terminal 8, and by fixing the stand 1 to the fall prevention metal fitting 23 with a screw 24, the stand 1 can be stably installed by preventing the fall.
Further, in the main splash prevention tool 5, a steady rest device 19 is provided on the stand 1, and the lower portion of the splash guard 2 is fixed to the steady rest device 19 with a screw 20 to prevent the splash guard 2 from swinging.
The splash guard 2 has a front portion 28 and side surface portions 29a and 29b connected to both the left and right sides of the front portion 28, so that the splash guard 2 is sprayed even when the customer is standing at a position laterally displaced from the front of the clerk 3. Can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The specific shapes of the stand and the splash guard can be appropriately changed according to the shape and arrangement of the POS terminal. The stand may be one in which the base is placed on the floor. The specific structure for allowing the splash guard to be extended laterally is arbitrary, and for example, the frame provided on the upper part of the splash guard may be nested and stretchable like a pillar. The POS terminal is not limited to a scanner and includes any POS terminal, and may be, for example, a POS cash register, a tablet terminal, or the like.

1 Stand 2 Splash guard 3 Clerk (POS terminal operator)
4 Pillars 5 Splash preventives 7 Tables 8 Scanners (POS terminals)
21 base

In order to achieve the above object, the splash prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 comprises a stand and a splash prevention panel supported by the stand, and the stand includes a base plate and a pillar erected on the base plate. It has a frame for suspending the panel at the upper end of the pillar, the panel for preventing splashes is provided by suspending from the frame, and the side end and the lower end do not have a frame. It is characterized by.

The splash prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 includes a stand and a splash prevention panel supported by the stand, and the stand has a base plate and a pillar erected on the base plate, and is provided at an upper end portion of the pillar. Has a frame for suspending the panel, and the panel for preventing splashes is provided by suspending from the frame, and since there is no frame at the side end and the lower end, between the clerk and the customer. You can prevent each other from splashing.

Claims (1)

A splash guard that includes a stand and a splash guard that is supported by the stand. The splash guard is placed in front of the face of the POS terminal operator and can be extended laterally.

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