JP2549501B2 - Product information reader - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product information reader used in a checkout system equipped with a bar code reader installed in a supermarket or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in this type of merchandise information reader, a merchandise is attached with a label printed with a bar code, and the bar code reader reads the label to register the merchandise code and price. The price is automatically displayed to the customer. An example of such a conventional apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. First, on the right side of the operator is a loading tray 2 on which a basket 1 containing goods is placed.
The commodity information reading section 4 having a reading window 3 formed on the upper surface thereof is provided on the left side of the cargo receiving table 2. The height of the reading window 3 of the product information reading unit 4 is substantially the same as the height of the basket 1. Further, a keyboard 5 and a display 6 are vertically arranged above the product information reading unit 4. On the further left side of the product information reading unit 4 as described above, there is provided a second load receiving stand 7 on which the basket 1 in which the read products are stored is placed. The register 8 is provided on the left side of the operator so that the register 8 can be freely set.

To use such an apparatus, the operator puts the basket 1 containing the products on the receiving tray 2 and the operator holds the products individually and passes them over the reading window 3 of the product information reading section 4, whereby The operation of reading the bar code formed on the product and inserting the product into the empty basket 1 placed on the second receiving tray 7 is repeated. As a result, the read data is input to the built-in memory and individual data and the total sum are displayed on the display 6. After that, cash is exchanged and the settlement of one customer is completed.

[0004]

In a so-called vertical type product information reading device having a product information reading unit having a reading window provided on a standing surface, a customer display is arranged in the product information reading unit. It is customary to Therefore, in order to check the price of the product when reading the product, it is easy for the customer to stand at a position where the display can be seen well, and since that position is near the product information reading unit, until the next settlement operation is performed. There is a problem that the distance of the customer becomes longer and the flow of customers is not good. Also,
Since the merchandise information reading unit exists between the operator and the customer facing the operator, it is difficult for the customer to confirm the reading operation by the operator who passes the merchandise through the front surface of the reading window. Therefore, since it is uncertain that the customer confirms the operator's hand, there is no sense of security when purchasing the product, and it is not possible to have a sense of trust.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The receiving platform having a long flat receiving surface to the left and right is provided, operating
The product information reading section having a standing surface facing the data side and having a reading window provided on the standing surface is provided upright in a substantially central portion of the cargo receiving table closer to the customer side, and the product information is provided . A display for the customer is provided on the product information reading unit downstream from the reading unit along the flow of the product.
The customer who is provided close to and stands on the downstream side is the customer display
Display and product movement during operator reading operation
So that you can check and at the same time.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a load receiving base having long flat load receiving surfaces is provided on the left and right sides, and the load receiving base is erected toward the operator side.
It has設面 setting the product information reading unit reading the window is provided in the standing設面erected at a substantially central portion closer to the customer side of the receiving platform
On the downstream side of the reading window along the flow of goods, a display for customers is provided close to the reading window and stands on the downstream side.
Display by the customer display and reading by the operator
It is now possible to check the movement of products during operation at the same time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a load receiving base having long flat load receiving surfaces is provided on the left and right, and the load receiving base is raised toward the operator side.
It has設面 setting the product information reading unit reading the window is provided in the standing設面erected at a substantially central portion closer to the customer side of the receiving platform
A keyboard is provided almost directly above the product information reading unit, and a display for a customer is provided close to the keyboard on the downstream side along the flow of products from the keyboard.
The customer standing on the side displays the information on the customer display and the operator
So that you can check the movement of the product during the reading operation
I chose The invention according to claim 4 is a display device for a customer,
It is located on the downstream side of the information reading unit and fixed to the product information reading unit.
It is a fixed one. The invention according to claim 5 is
Set the customer display at the eye level of the customer and the height of the receiving platform.
It is located approximately in the middle of.

[0008]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, even when the commodity information reading section is erected at substantially the center of the cargo receiving stand, the customer display is located downstream of the commodity information reading section along the flow of the commodity. because it is arranged on the side, it is possible to induce customers to those who are indicators for customer confirms the displayed contents by the display device for reading operation and customer of the operator simultaneously, thereby, the operator The reliability of the reading operation can be enhanced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the commodity information reading section is erected in the substantially central portion of the cargo receiving stand and the customer cannot confirm the reading window, the display for the customer is displayed. so that if placed downstream of the reading window of the product information reading unit, to induce customers to those who are indicators for customers at the same time the display content by the display unit for the operator of the reading operation and customer It can be confirmed, and thereby, the reliability of the reading operation by the operator can be enhanced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, even when the commodity information reading section equipped with a keyboard is erected in a substantially central portion of the cargo receiving stand and the customer cannot confirm the reading operation by the operator. Since the customer display is located on the downstream side of the keyboard provided in the product information reading unit, the customer is guided to the customer display and the operator's reading operation and the customer display are conducted. can see the display contents by the vessels simultaneously, thereby, it is capable to increase the confidence of the operation of reading by the operator. Claim
According to the invention described in 4, the customer display is fixedly attached.
Therefore, the stability of the display is high.
According to the invention of claim 5, operator's operation and customer use
What can be checked at the same time as the display contents of the display unit
It is.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a load receiving base 10 having a rectangular load receiving surface 9 that is long in the left and right when viewed from the operator is provided. A product information reading unit 13 is vertically provided at a substantially central portion of the cargo receiving tray 10 with a basket passing portion 12 of a basket 11 provided on the front surface thereof. The reading window 14 of the bar code reader is located in the substantially vertical standing surface of the commodity information reading unit 13 so as to face the basket passing unit 12 side and above the height of the basket 11 passing through the basket passing unit 12. Has been formed. Also,
On the upper surface of the merchandise information reading section 13, an operating section 15 composed of a keyboard inclined toward the operator side is provided, and on the right side of the operating section 15, an indicator 16 for the operator is provided. Further, on the left side of the operation unit 15, that is, on the downstream side, a display 17 for a customer that is inclined toward the customer is provided in parallel. The heights of the operation unit 15 and the display device 17 are located approximately in the middle between the height position of the eyes of the customer and the height position of the load receiving base 10.

The width of the portions of the cargo receiving tray 10 located on the left and right sides of the commodity information reading portion 13 has a width dimension larger than the length of the long side of the basket 11, and the basket 11 is arranged in the vertical direction. The length in the flow direction is also set so that two pieces are placed. Further, the width dimension of the basket passing portion 12 is set to be larger than the length of the short side of the basket 11.

Next, a register 18 is provided on the left side of the cargo receiving table 10. The register 18 has a keyboard 19, a display 20, and a drawer 21.

In such a structure, in order to read the merchandise, the basket 11 containing the merchandise before reading is placed in the vertical direction as shown in A, and the basket 11 into which the merchandise after reading is inserted is B.
As shown in FIG. As a result, the two baskets 11 are placed at positions close to each other, and when the read operation for moving the product taken out from the one basket 11 near the reading window 14 and putting it in the other basket 11 is performed, The amount of movement is small and the labor is small.

Further, when the reading for one customer is completed, the basket 11 on the right side becomes empty and it has to be moved to the left side. However, the basket 11 can be moved only by sliding on the cargo receiving table 10. It's good, so it's very easy.

Furthermore, although the customer moves from the right to the left behind the cargo receiving table 10, the register 18 is operated during the reading operation by the operator.
Since the read data is displayed on the display unit 17 located on the side, the customer is naturally left side, that is, the product information reading unit 13
I will move to the downstream side and see the indicator 17,
The register 18 is in a state where it is possible to immediately perform an operation of giving and receiving money. Therefore, the next customer can be placed on the right side of the cargo receiving stand 10 and waiting, so that the flow of the customer from upstream to downstream is smooth.

Further, since the heights of the operation unit 15 and the display unit 17 are located approximately in the middle between the eye position of the customer and the height position of the cargo receiving table 10, the customer is informed of the product during the reading operation . It is possible to see the movement and the display device 17 at the same time, which increases the reliability in sales.

[0018]

[0019]

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a goods receiving table having a long flat cargo receiving surface on the left and right sides, and a commodity information reading section having a reading window provided on a standing surface is provided at a substantially central portion of the goods receiving table. Since the customer information indicator is arranged on the downstream side of the product information reading section along the flow of goods from the product information reading section, even if the product information reading section is erected at approximately the center of the cargo receiving stand, since indicator is disposed on the downstream side along the flow of goods from the commodity information reading unit, the display content according to induce customers to those who are indicators for customer display for the operator of the reading operation and customer Can be checked at the same time , which can increase the reliability of the reading operation by the operator.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a goods receiving stand having long flat cargo receiving surfaces on the left and right sides is provided, and a commodity information reading section having a reading window provided on the standing surface is provided upright at a substantially central portion of the goods receiving stand. Then
Since the customer display is arranged downstream of the reading window along the flow of goods, the goods information reading section is erected in the substantially central portion of the cargo receiving stand so that the customer cannot check the reading window. Even so, since the customer display is located downstream of the reading window of the product information reading unit, the customer is guided to the customer display and the operator's reading operation and the customer display are performed. can be confirmed simultaneously with the display contents by the display device, thereby, it is capable to increase the confidence of the operation of reading by the operator.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a goods receiving stand having a long flat cargo receiving surface is provided on the left and right sides, and a commodity information reading section having a reading window provided on the standing surface is provided upright at substantially the center of the goods receiving stand. Then
Since the keyboard is provided substantially directly above the product information reading unit and the display for the customer is arranged on the downstream side of the keyboard along the flow of the product, the product information reading unit provided with the keyboard in the substantially central part of the receiving tray. Even when the customer is not able to confirm the reading operation by the operator because the display is installed upright, the customer display is located downstream from the keyboard provided in the product information reading unit. the inductively toward with indicator for customer can see the display contents by the display unit for the operator of the reading operation and the customer simultaneously, thereby, to increase the confidence of the operation of reading by the operator It is possible. The invention according to claim 4 is a customer table
Position the indicator on the downstream side of the product information reading unit
The display is stable because it is fixedly attached to the information reading section.
It has a high quality. The invention according to claim 5 is a customer display
The container is placed approximately midway between the eye level of the customer and the level of the cradle.
Since it is located at the
The displayed contents can be confirmed at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 cargo receiving surface 10 cargo receiving table 13 product information reading section 14 reading window 15 keyboard 17 customer display

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A commodity information reading unit having a flat loading receiving surface on the left and right, a standing surface facing the operator side, and a reading window provided on the standing surface. Guest
Provided upright on a substantially central portion closer to a side, the quotient of the indicator for the customer downstream along the flow of goods from the commodity information reading unit
Provided close to the product information reading section, customers standing on the downstream side
Display by the customer display and reading operation by the operator
A merchandise information reading device characterized by being able to confirm the movement of merchandise at the same time . 2. A commodity information reading section having a flat loading receiving surface on the left and right and having a standing surface facing the operator side, and a reading window provided on this standing surface. Guest
It is installed upright in the approximate center of the reading window, and a display for the customer is provided close to the reading window on the downstream side along the flow of goods from the reading window.
A customer standing in contact with the customer and standing on the downstream side of the customer display
Display and movement of products during reading operation by the operator
A merchandise information reading device, which is capable of confirming at the same time . 3. A product information reading section having a flat loading receiving surface on the left and right, a standing surface facing the operator side, and a reading window provided on this standing surface. Guest
Provided upright on a substantially central portion closer to a side, a keyboard disposed substantially directly above the commodity information reading unit, wherein the indicator for customer downstream along from the keyboard to the flow of goods keyboard
A customer standing on the downstream side of the table
The display of the product and the display of the product during the reading operation by the operator
A merchandise information reading device capable of confirming movement and movement at the same time . 4. The customer display device is provided on the downstream side of the product information reading section.
And fixedly attached to the product information reading section.
Claims 1 or 2 or 3 characterized in that
Item information reading device described in the item. 5. The customer display comprises a customer eye level position and a cargo receiving position.
Characterized by being located approximately in the middle of the height of the table
Claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
Product information reader.