JP2683136B2 - 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 uses 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.

Further, it is desirable to make the upper surface of the counter completely flat, but in the conventional case, the display portion projects and the appearance cannot be improved.

Means for Solving the Problems A counter in which a unit housing portion having a front surface and an upper opening is formed, a side plate whose width dimension matches the unit housing portion, and a shelf which is provided between the side plates and holds a printer, The mounting frame is mounted on the side plate with its upper surface substantially aligned with the top plate of the counter, and is disposed in the center of the rear side of the mounting frame between the side plates and tilts in the front and rear directions. And a display section in which a display section for an operator and a display section for a customer are formed by being embedded in the mounting frame.

Function A furniture manufacturer can manufacture a counter that has a unit housing that opens to the front and upwards, and an electronic device manufacturer can separately manufacture a POS terminal that includes a printer, etc., according to the unit housing of the counter. As a result, it is possible to perform division of labor in the field of specialty, and the finished product is good as a whole. Moreover, the top surface can be made flat by matching the top plate of the counter by setting the dimensions of the mounting frame. In particular, although the display unit does not protrude from the upper surface of the counter, it has an operator display unit and a customer display unit so that necessary information can be read from both sides.

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. A plurality of receipt discharge ports 20 for receipts (not shown) discharged from the printer 15 are formed on the front side.

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, whose upper ends are fixed to support shafts 36 and 37 of the rotation itself, are provided along the surface of 35 such that they can be undulated. 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 fields of expertise, the finished products are good. Therefore, the dimensions of the unit housing portion 4 and the side plate 12 are accurately managed, and when there is a slight change in height or the like depending on the type of the counter 1, the shape of the mounting frame 19 is changed. 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.

As described above, according to the present invention, the counter is provided with the unit accommodating portion opened to the front surface and the upper side, the side plate whose width dimension is adjusted to the unit accommodating portion, and the side plate is provided to hold the printer. A shelf, a mounting frame mounted on the side plate with its top surface substantially aligned with the top plate of the counter, and disposed between the side plates at the center of the rear of the mounting frame in the front and rear directions. The display unit for operator and the display unit for customer are formed by being embedded in the mounting frame so as to be inclined with respect to each other. The formed counter can be manufactured, and the POS terminal including the printer and the like can be separately manufactured by the electronic device manufacturer in accordance with the unit housing portion of the counter,
As a result, it is possible to divide the work in the field of specialty, and the finished product is good as a whole. Moreover, the upper surface can be made flat by matching the top plate of the counter by setting the dimensions of the mounting frame. In particular, although the display unit does not protrude from the upper surface of the counter, it has an effect that the necessary information can be read from both sides by having the operator display unit and the customer display unit.

[Brief description of the 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,
8: Unit component storage, 11 ... POS terminal unit, 12 ... Side plate, 13 ... Shelf, 15 ... Printer, 19 ...
Mounting frame, 24 …… Display unit, 25 …… Operator display unit, 26 …… Customer display unit

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

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A counter having a front and a unit accommodating portion opened upward, a side plate having a width matching the unit accommodating portion, a shelf provided between the side plates for holding a printer, and an upper surface. A mounting frame mounted on the side plate so as to be substantially aligned with the top plate of the counter, and disposed in the center of the rear side of the mounting frame between the side plates and inclined with respect to the front direction and the rear direction. A PO characterized by comprising a display section in which an operator display section and a customer display section are formed by being embedded in a mounting frame.
S terminal counter.