JP2706148B2 - Product data reader - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention
The present invention relates to a product data reading device that reads data of a product to be sold.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG.
A scanner 52 is provided between them, a keyboard 53 and a display 54 facing the checker side are provided on the housing of the scanner 52, a cash register 55 is provided on a side of the soccer table 51, and the scanner 52 is placed on one of the soccer tables 50. Scan the product from the basket 56
There is a merchandise data reading device in which the data of the merchandise is read by the scanner 52 in the process of being stored in the basket on the other soccer table 51 through the reading window 57 of the 52.

Also, as shown in FIGS.
A scanner 60 having a reading window 59 on the front is provided at the center of
An indicator 61 facing the operator is provided above the scanner 60.
Is provided with a keyboard 62 and a display 63 facing the customer side, a cash register 64 is arranged on one side of the soccer table 58, and a product taken out of the basket 56 placed on one side of the soccer table 58 is scanned by the scanner 60. Soccer table through the front of the reading window 59
There is a merchandise data reading apparatus in which the data of the merchandise is read by the scanner 60 in the process of being stored in the basket 56 placed on the other side of the 58.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since a basket has a small storage capacity for commodities, a customer must have a plurality of baskets when buying a large amount of commodities. In addition, some shops lend carts with baskets to customers, but it can reduce the customer's effort when selecting products, but when checking out, remove the baskets from the cart and, as described above, After all, it is necessary to read the product data while moving the product from basket to basket, and it is also troublesome to return the cart from the basket to its original position.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1 has a length corresponding to at least two carts having an upper storage portion for storing goods and a lower storage portion and having wheels rolling on the floor surface. A cart guide arranged on the customer side, and arranged in parallel with the customer side cart guide at least apart from the width dimension of the cart to form a transport path and above the wheels of the cart An operator-side cart guide provided below the side opening of the lower storage portion, and a reading window is formed on the front side toward the inside of the transport path, and the customer-side cart guide is provided. It consists of a scanner arranged at a substantially central part.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the guide portion has a height substantially equal to that of the cart guide on the customer side, is located on the carry-out side of the cart from the position of the scanner, and is continuously provided on an extension of the cart guide on the operator side. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the carry-in side belt conveyor and the carry-out side belt conveyor connected to the drive units that are independently driven on the carry-in side and the carry-out side of the transport path are provided. .

The invention according to claim 4 is provided with a foot switch for driving a drive unit connected to the belt conveyor on the carry-in side and the belt conveyor on the carry-out side. According to the invention according to claim 1, the goods are stored. The cart is guided by a cart guide on the customer side and a cart guide on the operator side.On the operator side, since the cart guide is low, the area where the operator can touch the cart becomes large. This makes it easy for the operator to move the cart, and even if there is a cart guide on the operator side, the cart guide is provided at a position lower than the side opening of the lower storage section, so the lower part of the cart Since the product can be easily removed from the storage unit and the cart guide on the operator side is located above the wheels provided on the cart, Can be performed reliably, Further, carts shape, because in general has become narrower lower than the width of the upper opening portion,
When viewed from above, the cart guide on the operator side is located closer to the cart than the upper edge of the operator side of the cart, that is, it is hidden by the upper edge of the cart. Even if the cart guide is present, the operator can work close to the cart and the scanner without obstructing the cart guide, and the reading operation by the scanner can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the guide section is provided, even if a terminal such as a cash register is provided, it can be secured.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the loading and unloading of the cart can be easily performed by the independently driven belt conveyor on the loading side and the belt conveyor on the unloading side, and the loading and unloading of the goods. It is possible to improve the scanning operability by independently determining the positions of the cart on the side and the cart on the unloading side for storing the goods after reading with respect to the scanner.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the operation control of the belt conveyor by the operator can be easily performed.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a transport path defined to have a length for continuously transporting two carts 2. The transport path 1 is formed by connecting the lower ends of the cart guides 3 and 4 facing each other. At the center of one cart guide 3, a columnar support 7 is fixed, on which a scanner 9 having a reading window 8 on the front, a checker display 10 and a customer display 11 are provided. A keyboard 12 is mounted on the back of the scanner 9 at the top of the housing. The other cart guide 4 has a high-height guide portion 5 for guiding the cart 2 including its upper portion on the carry-out side, and a guide portion 6 for guiding only near the lower end of the cart 2 on the central portion and the carry-in side. I have. A table 15 on which a cash register 14 is mounted is disposed on a mounting plate 13 projecting laterally from the lower end of the guide section 5 on the carry-out side. The scanner 9 is located inside the transport path 1 and above the cart 2. Further, the display 10 is located on the loading side of the scanner 9 and is held by the support 7.

The belt conveyors 19, 2 extending to the carry-in side and the carry-out side at the bottom of the transport path 1 are provided at the bottom of the transport path 1.
0 are connected and laid to drive units (not shown) which are driven independently of each other. These belt conveyor 1
At the ends of 9,20, there are provided slopes 21 and 22 that become gradually lower toward the carry-in side or the carry-out side. Further, foot switches 23 and 24 connected between a drive unit to which the belt conveyors 19 and 20 are connected and a power source are provided at a lower portion of the transport path 1 and slightly to the right from the center thereof. The foot switch 23 on the loading side is for connecting the drive unit to which the belt conveyor 19 on the loading side is connected to a power source,
The foot switch 24 on the unloading side is connected to the belt conveyor 20 on the unloading side.
Are connected to a power supply. In addition, a partition plate 2 is located adjacent to these belt conveyors 19 and 20.
5 are provided.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which an empty cart 2 is sent to the discharge side of the transport path 1 and a customer 18 sends the cart 2 containing goods to the carry-in side of the transport path 1 in such a configuration.
In this state, the product data in the cart 2 on the loading side is passed through the front surface of the reading window 8 by the checker table 16 and stored in the cart 2 on the loading side, and the product data is read by the scanner 9. Goods to which no data such as a barcode is attached are input by the keyboard 12. On the other hand, the customer 18 who is currently checking out moves in front of the cash register 17 and waits for payment, and when the checkout of all the products in one cart 2 is completed, the total amount charged from the cash register 17 After paying the amount, the checker 16 picks up the cart 2 sent out from the unloading side of the transport path 1 and moves it to a predetermined packing place. Thereafter, the checker 16 depresses the foot switch 24 and conveys the transport path 1 by the belt conveyor 20.
The empty cart 2 on the loading side is sent to the unloading side of the transport path 1, and the next customer 18 waits for the cart 2 containing the goods to be transported to the loading side of the transport path 1. Therefore, the cart 2 can be sequentially circulated as part of the checkout operation.
The cart 2 for taking out the product and the cart 2 for storing the product are continuous in the transport path 1, and the scanner 9 and the keyboard 12 are connected.
And the display 10 can be positioned inside the transport path 1 and approach the checker 16 without obstructing the transport of the cart 2, so that the product can pass through the front of the reading window 8 with a small operation, Alternatively, the keyboard 12 can be operated, whereby the effort of the checker 16 can be reduced. Further, the checker 16 needs to confirm the location of the product when taking out the product from the loading side cart 2 rather than storing the product after reading the product data in the loading side cart 2. By disposing the device 10 on the loading side of the scanner 9, the data of the previously read product can be confirmed on the display 10 on an extension of the line of sight for searching for the next product to be read from the cart 2 located on the loading side. Accordingly, the eyestrain can be alleviated without greatly changing the direction of the line of sight, and the efficiency of the checkout operation can be improved.

Further, the cart 2 can be loaded and unloaded by the belt conveyors 19 and 20, whereby the labor of the checker 16 can be reduced. Further, the loading and unloading of the cart 2 to the transport path 1 by the slopes 21 and 22 can be performed. Unloading from the transport path 1 can be performed smoothly. Further, a plurality of belt conveyors 19 and 20 extending to the carry-in side and the carry-out side at the center of the bottom portion of the transport path 1 are connected to drive units that are independently driven, and provided. Scanning operability can be improved by independently adjusting the positions of the cart 2 on the loading side to be taken out and the cart 2 on the unloading side for storing goods after reading with respect to the scanner 9. Further, by providing foot switches 23 and 24 for driving a drive unit to which the belt conveyors 19 and 20 are connected, at the lower portion of the transport path 1 and slightly to the right from the center thereof, the checker 16 is disposed on the front surface of the scanner 9. When the user stands, the foot switches 23 and 24 can be operated with the effective foot of the general checker 16 to control the operation of the belt conveyors 19 and 20. Further, a guide portion 5 for guiding the upper portion of the cart 2 including the upper portion of the cart 2 on the unloading side of the transport path 1 and a guide portion 6 for guiding only the vicinity of the lower end of the cart 2 at the other portion of the transport path 1, the cart guide 4 on the operation side. Is formed, the guide portion 6 of the cart guide 4 on the operation side when putting products in and out of the lower portion of the cart 2
In addition to improving the scanning operability by preventing interference between the product and the product, the cash register
When a terminal such as 14 is installed, interference between the terminal and the cart 2 can be prevented by the tall guide portion 5 of the cart guide 4.

Advantageous Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a length corresponding to at least two carts each having an upper storage portion for storing goods and a lower storage portion and having wheels rolling on the floor surface. A cart guide disposed on the side of the cart, the cart guide on the customer side is arranged in parallel with at least the width dimension of the cart so as to form a conveyance path, and the lower storage portion is provided above the wheels of the cart. An operator-side cart guide provided below the side opening of the camera, and a reading window formed on the front side facing the inside of the transport path, and arranged at substantially the center of the cart guide on the customer side. The scanner that was
The cart for storing products is guided by the cart guide on the customer side and the cart guide on the operator side.On the operator side, since the cart guide is low, there is an area where the operator can touch the cart. Which makes it bigger,
It is easy for the operator to move the cart, and even if there is a cart guide on the operator side, the cart guide is provided at a position lower than the side opening of the lower storage section, so the lower storage section of the cart The cart guide on the operator side is located above the wheels provided on the cart, so that the cart can be guided without fail. Generally, the shape of the cart is such that the width below the opening is narrower than the width of the upper opening, so that the cart guide on the operator side as viewed from above is closer to the cart than the upper edge of the operator side of the cart. , That is, hidden by the upper edge of the cart, so that even if the operator's cart guide is present, the operator can access the cart and scanner without obstructing the cart guide. Work It is easy to perform a reading operation by the scanner, and has a height substantially equal to that of the cart guide on the customer side, and is positioned closer to the carry-out side of the cart than the position of the scanner. A guide section is provided on the extension of the guide, so even if a terminal such as a cash register is installed, it can be secured.Furthermore, it is independent on the loading side and the unloading side of the transport path. Since the carry-in belt conveyor and the carry-out belt conveyor that are connected to the drive unit that are driven in an integrated manner are arranged, the cart is driven by the carry-in belt conveyor and the carry-out belt conveyor that are driven independently. Loading and unloading can be easily performed, and the position of the loading cart and the unloading cart that store the products after scanning are independent of the scanner. It is possible to improve the scanning operability, and also to provide a foot switch for driving the drive unit connected to the belt conveyor on the carry-in side and the belt conveyor on the carry-out side, so that the belt conveyor by the operator is provided. There is an effect that operation control can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view with the cash register omitted, FIG. 4 is a front view of the transport path, FIG. 5 is a side view of the transport path, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another conventional example, and FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof. 1 ... Conveyance path, 2 ... Cart, 3,4 ... Cart guide,
8 reading window, 9 scanner, 19, 20 belt conveyor, 21, 22 slope, 23, 24 switch

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cart having a length corresponding to at least two carts having an upper storage section for storing goods and a lower storage section and having wheels for rolling on the floor surface and disposed on the customer side. A cart guide and a cart guide on the customer side are arranged in parallel with at least the width dimension of the cart to form a transport path, and are above the wheels of the cart and below the side openings of the lower storage portion. And a scanner having a reading window formed on the front side facing the inside of the transport path and arranged substantially at the center of the cart guide on the customer side. A product data reading device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A guide portion having a height substantially equal to that of the cart guide on the customer side and being located on the carry-out side of the cart from the position of the scanner and connected to an extension of the cart guide on the operator side. The commodity data reading device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A belt conveyor on the carry-in side and a belt conveyor on the carry-out side, which are connected to driving units that are independently driven on the carry-in side and the carry-out side of the transport path. Item 3. The product data reading device according to item 1 or 2. 4. The commodity data reading apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a foot switch for driving a drive unit connected to the carry-in side belt conveyor and the carry-out side belt conveyor.