JP2561356B2 - POS terminal counter - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a POS terminal counter suitable for use in a relatively high-end specialty store, and more particularly to a POS terminal counter in which a POS terminal is embedded in a counter. .

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a specialty store or the like has a counter for packaging products, and a POS terminal is placed on the counter for use. Therefore, a part of the counter's flat workbench becomes a dedicated area for the POS terminal projecting upward, which hinders the product packaging work and a large POS terminal exists between the store clerk and the customer. , Communication between the two is hindered.

For this reason, printers, drawers, etc. of POS terminals are embedded and formed in the counter except for the display section.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Embedding a part of a POS terminal in a counter means that a dedicated counter must be manufactured by a manufacturer of electronic equipment such as a POS terminal.
However, the manufacture of counters is a field in which furniture manufacturers and the like are good, and it is very difficult for manufacturers of electronic devices to manufacture them.

In addition, there is a problem that a counter may already be installed in a large store or the like, and the existing counter must be discarded when changing to the counter embedded in the POS terminal.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1 is a counter formed by cutting out a unit accommodating portion which is located at a side portion of a top plate and opened on a front surface and an upper surface, and a width dimension of the unit accommodating portion. A POS terminal unit unitized with a shelf for holding the printer and a mounting frame provided between the side plate combined with the section and the mounting frame, and the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the mounting frame are connected in substantially the same plane. Thus, the POS terminal unit is attached to the unit housing portion.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the shelf is slidable in the front-back direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, between the counter formed by cutting out the unit housing portion which is located on the side portion of the top plate and opened on the front surface and the upper surface, and the side plate whose width dimension is matched with that of the unit housing portion. It is composed of a POS terminal unit unitized with a shelf for holding the printer and a mounting frame in which a keyboard is embedded, and is positioned so that the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the keyboard are continuous in substantially the same plane. Then, the POS terminal unit is attached to the unit housing portion.

According to the invention of claim 1, a furniture maker or the like manufactures a counter in which a unit housing portion opened to the front and upward is formed, and a POS terminal unit including a printer or the like is provided in an electronic device in accordance with the unit housing portion of the counter. Manufacturers can manufacture them separately, which allows division of labor in their specialty fields, resulting in a good product as a whole. Moreover, the top surface of the counter is the top plate of the counter due to the dimension setting of the mounting frame. Since it can be made approximately flat and flat, it can have a good appearance, and in particular, since there is no part protruding from the upper surface of the counter, the distance between the operator and the customer is closer, and money can be exchanged. It is easy to do.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the printer is provided on the slidable shelf, it is possible to easily supply the paper to the printer and perform maintenance thereof by pulling it out to the front as needed, and Depending on the type of printer, it is possible to print a slip with the printer pulled out.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the upper surface of the counter can be made flat even by using a ready-made keyboard so as to substantially coincide with the top plate of the counter, and the appearance can be improved.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First,
The counter 1 has U-shaped side plate portions 2 on the sides and the rear side, a bottom plate 3 is integrally provided on the bottom surface, and a top plate 5 is provided except for the unit accommodating portion 4. . A vertical middle plate 6 and a horizontal shelf plate 7 are provided, and a plurality of unit component storage portions 8 are formed by these. In addition, a plurality of storage shelves 9 for storing items are formed on the bottom plate 3. Further, a tape cutter 10 is arranged on the front side of the top plate 5.

Next, the POS terminal unit 11 is attached to the unit housing section 4. The POS terminal unit 11 is formed as a unit based on side plates 12 facing each other, and slide shelves 13 and 14 as shelves that slide in the front-rear direction are attached between the side plates 12. . A printer 15 as a terminal component is placed on the upper slide shelf 13, and a main body case provided with a CPU and FDD is provided on the lower slide shelf 14.
Terminal parts of 17 and drawer 18 are placed. The dimensions of these terminal components are determined so that their shapes can be accommodated in the unit component accommodating portion 8 without a gap.

Further, on the side plate 12, a mounting frame 19 whose upper surface is substantially aligned with the top plate 5 of the counter 1 is placed. The mounting frame 19 has the side plate 12 after assembly.
However, the shape is set according to the shape of the counter 1. Then, on the front side, a receipt (not shown) from which the printer 15 is ejected
Are formed with a plurality of receipt discharge ports 20.

Further, the attachment frame 19 is provided with a keyboard accommodating recess 22 in which a keyboard 21 is embedded so that its upper surface is substantially aligned with the top plate 5 of the counter 1.
Further, a horizontally long opening 23 is provided at the rear of the mounting frame 19.
Is formed, and a unitized display unit 24 is attached to the center of the opening 23. The display unit 24 is formed by embedding a display unit 25 for an operator and a display unit 26 for a customer inside thereof so as to form a V shape with each other. The operator display unit 25 and the customer display unit 26 are provided so that their inclination angles can be adjusted by an angle adjusting mechanism 27. That is, the case 34 of the display section 24 is formed with a V-shaped recess 35.
Liquid crystal displays 38 and 39 having upper ends fixed to support shafts 36 and 37, which are rotatable along the surface of 35, are provided so as to be able to rise and fall. On the other hand, angle adjusting dials 40, 41, which are partially exposed on the upper surface of the case 34, are provided, and the angle adjusting dials 40, 41 are provided between the angle adjusting dials 40, 41 and the support shafts 36, 37. The shafts 36, 37 are rotated by the force from 41, but the gear ratio is set so that the angle adjustment dials 40, 41 are not rotated by the force from the shafts 36, 37. An interlocking mechanism is provided. Therefore, the tilt angles of the liquid crystal displays 38 and 39 can be individually adjusted.

A scanner box 28 and a telephone box 29, which are formed in the same shape, are arranged on both sides of the display section 24. These scanner boxes 28 and telephone boxes
The reference numeral 29 can be arranged on either side of the display unit 26, and the scanner box 28 is attached to the counter 1 at a position selected on the top plate 5 side. An installation recess 31 for mounting the scanner 30 is formed on the upper surface of the scanner box 28, and a code reel (not shown) for the scanner 30 is provided in the scanner box 28. Has been. Similarly, on the upper surface of the telephone box 29, a handset
An installation recess 33 on which the 32 is placed is formed, and a cord reel (not shown) for the handset 32 is provided in the telephone box 29.

In such a configuration, the counter 1 is manufactured by a furniture maker, etc., as having a unit storage unit 4, and
The terminal unit 11 is manufactured by an electronic device manufacturer.
Therefore, since they are manufactured in their respective specialty fields, the finished products are good. Therefore, the size of the unit housing portion 4 and the size of the side plate 12 are managed properly, and the counter 1
If there is some change in height depending on the type of
By changing the shape of the mounting frame 19, a product with a flat top surface is completed.

Therefore, the appearance is good and there are no protrusions, so it is a system suitable for specialty stores handling high-end products, and also obstructs the packaging work on the top plate 5 of the counter 1 as a workbench. It can be done without anything.

Further, since the counter 1 is formed with the unit component storage 8 corresponding to the terminal component, by reattaching the drawer 18 and the main body case 19 to the unit component storage 8 adjacent to the printer 15, the functionality is extremely improved. Can be increased. Therefore, the layout of the terminal parts can be changed quite freely if necessary.

Further, since the printer 15 is attached to the slide shelf 13, the printer 15 can be easily pulled out to the front side with a light force, which facilitates replenishment and maintenance of paper. In addition, in the case of the printer 15 capable of printing slips, the slips can be pulled out to print the slips, whereby a simple operation of pushing and pulling without using force can be achieved in a convenient state.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, a counter formed by cutting out a unit storage portion that is located on a side portion of a top plate and opened on a front surface and an upper surface is combined with a width dimension of the unit storage portion. A POS terminal unit unitized with a shelf for holding the printer and a mounting frame between the side plates, and the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the mounting frame are positioned so as to be continuous in substantially the same plane. Since the POS terminal unit is attached to the unit housing section by a furniture manufacturer, a counter having a unit housing section that opens to the front and the upper side is manufactured by a furniture maker, etc., and includes a printer and the like according to the unit housing section of the counter. The POS terminal unit can be manufactured separately by the electronic device manufacturer, which allows the division of labor in the field in which it is good, which results in The finished product is good, and because the top surface of the counter frame can be made flat by matching the dimensions of the mounting frame, it can be made to have a good appearance. Since there is no part that protrudes from the top, the distance between the operator and the customer is closer, money can be easily exchanged, and the shelf can be slid forward and backward, so that the shelf can be pulled out to the front if necessary. This makes it easy to supply paper to the printer and perform maintenance on it, and depending on the printer model, slip printing can be performed with the printer pulled out, and the top surface is approximately the same as the counter top plate. Since the keyboard is embedded in the mounting frame, the top surface of the counter can be made flat even by using the existing keyboard. Those having an effect such as can be made good appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a display unit. 1 ... Counter, 4 ... Unit storage, 5 ... Top plate,
12 …… side plate, 13 …… shelf, 15 …… printer, 19 …… mounting frame, 21 …… keyboard

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Maki Nakazato Maki Nakazato 1-14-10 Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Head Office Office (56) References

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printer is held between a counter formed by cutting out a unit accommodating portion that is located on a side portion of a top plate and opened on a front surface and an upper surface, and a side plate whose width dimension is matched with that of the unit accommodating portion. It consists of a POS terminal unit unitized with a shelf and a mounting frame,
The top surface of the top plate and the top surface of the mounting frame are positioned so as to be continuous in substantially the same plane, and the POS terminal unit is mounted in the unit housing portion.
POS terminal counter. 2. The POS terminal counter according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is slidable in the front-rear direction. 3. A printer is held between a counter, which is formed by cutting out a unit accommodating portion which is located on a side portion of a top plate and which is open on the front and upper surfaces, and a side plate whose width dimension is matched with that of the unit accommodating portion. A shelf and a mounting frame in which a keyboard is embedded are provided to form a unitary POS terminal unit, and the upper surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the keyboard are positioned so as to be continuous in substantially the same plane. A POS terminal counter, wherein a POS terminal unit is attached to the unit housing section.