JP3671015B2 - Checkout system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a checkout system used in a supermarket or the like, and more particularly to a checkout system that can be applied to both sales forms of a single system and a two-person system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Today, in order to perform sales operations efficiently in this type of store, a long and thin rectangular soccer base is installed parallel to the direction of movement of the customer, and a shopping basket containing the purchased products brought by the customer on this soccer base. A checkout system is generally used in which an operator is placed and transported sequentially while an operator performs sales registration work. In this case, a scanning unit such as a bar code scanner that performs sales registration work such as reading bar code information and a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal that performs settlement work such as money transfer to a soccer table. The payment unit is arranged as a separate device.
[0003]
A configuration example of such a conventional checkout system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing the conventional checkout system 100 as viewed from the customer side, and FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view thereof. In general, the checkout system 100 includes a vertical scanner 102 as a scanning unit that is erected at a substantially edge portion of a substantially customer side at the center of an I-shaped (elongated rectangular) soccer base 101. The POS terminal 103, which is a settlement unit, is arranged on a separate cash register table 104 adjacent to the soccer table 101 at a downstream position along the flow of the merchandise sales operation with respect to 102. The vertical scanner 102 has a reading window (not shown) for reading bar code information attached to a product based on an operator's operation on a flat housing-like standing surface facing the operator. The laser beam or the like emitted from the laser beam is reflected on the barcode, and the reflected light is incident again from the reading window and received by a light receiving unit (not shown). In addition, a keyboard 105 having a PLU (Price Look Up) key and the like for registering a product etc. without a bar code, a customer display 106, and the like are provided on the top. Reference numeral 107 denotes a shopping basket.
[0004]
On the other hand, the POS terminal 103 includes a keyboard 108 for performing a closing process operation, a drawer 109 for taking in and out money, an operator display 110, a customer display 111, a printer 112 used for receipt printing, and the like. Yes. The vertical scanner 102 side and the POS terminal 103 side can exchange signals electrically regardless of wired / wireless, and information on the vertical scanner 102 side is taken into the POS terminal 103 side.
[0005]
In such a checkout system 100, as shown in FIG. 8A, a single operator o1 operates both the vertical scanner 102 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 as a settlement unit. 8 and a two-person sales mode in which dedicated operators o2 and o3 operate each of the vertical scanner 102 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 as a settlement unit as shown in FIG. 8B. It can be adapted to both.
[0006]
However, according to the system configuration of the conventional checkout system 100 as described above, the vertical scanner 102 that is a scanning unit and the settlement unit are used when a single sales system as shown in FIG. POS terminal 103 is arranged at an angle relationship of approximately 90 degrees, and the posture of facing the vertical scanner 102 and the posture facing the POS terminal 103 are repeatedly registered as the work status of the operator o1. Each time work or settlement work is performed, the direction is changed by 90 degrees, and the system configuration is quite large, and the work efficiency is not very good. Moreover, since the direction of the operator o1 at the time of the settlement work is not a direction facing the customer, there is a problem that communication with the customer is lacking.
[0007]
On the other hand, when the two-person sales form as shown in FIG. 8B is adopted, each of the vertical scanner 102 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 103 as a settlement unit is assigned to dedicated operators o2 and o3. Since the operators o2 and o3 do not need to change their directions, the working efficiency is improved. However, since the orientation of the operator o3 at the time of the settlement work is not the direction facing the customer, the problem of lack of communication with the customer cannot be solved.
[0008]
Incidentally, conventionally, a checkout system 200 as shown in FIG. 9 is also considered (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-48949). The check-out system 200 generally includes bar code information attached to a product at a substantially central portion of an I-shaped (elongated rectangular shape) soccer table 201 for placing a shopping basket (not shown). Is mounted on a stationary scanner 202 which is a scanning unit for reading the image based on an operator operation. Further, a POS terminal 203 as a settlement unit is disposed near the stationary scanner 202 and on the operator side of the soccer table 201. The POS terminal 203 is used for a keyboard 204 having a PLU key or the like for registering a product or the like without a barcode, a drawer 205 for taking in and out money, an operator display 206, a receipt printing, and the like. The printer 207 and the like used are arranged toward the downstream side along the work flow.
[0009]
The POS terminal 203 of the checkout system 200 leaves only the keyboard 204a, which is a part of the keyboard 204, in the vicinity of the stationary scanner 202, and other parts (a keyboard 204b, a drawer 205, an operator, Display 206 and printer 207) can be moved in the left-right direction by slide rail 208.
[0010]
That is, according to the system configuration of the checkout system 200, when the single-person sales form as shown in FIG. 9A is adopted, the POS terminal 203 is drawn to the stationary scanner 202 side, and is sent to one operator. When both the stationary scanner 202 which is a scanning unit and the POS terminal 203 which is a settlement unit are operated to adopt a two-person sales form as shown in FIG. 9B, the POS terminal 203 is fixed. Separated from the scanner 202, a dedicated operator operates each of the stationary scanner 202 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 203 as a settlement unit.
[0011]
In other words, according to such a checkout system 200, the orientation of the operator at the time of registration work and payment work is directly opposed to the customer in both the single-person sales form and the two-person sales form. Since it can be turned in the direction, it is possible to sufficiently communicate with the customer and improve the service.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the checkout system 200 as shown in FIG. 9, when the sales registration work for one customer at the stationary scanner 202 as a scanning unit is completed, the empty shopping cart is operated. However, in this case, it is necessary to move the shopping basket over the stationary scanner 202, which causes a problem that labor is large. Further, since the POS terminal 203 is disposed on the operator side of the soccer table 201, when the shopping basket is moved, the operator leaves the elbow away from the side (that is, looks like an elbow is stretched). ) You have to handle your shopping cart from above, and there is a problem that it takes a great burden on your arms.
[0013]
The present invention provides a checkout system that can sufficiently communicate with customers, improve services, and reduce the burden on the operator during product sales work to improve workability. The purpose is to provide.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The present invention is a checkout system capable of selectively executing a one-person sales form and a two-person sales form, and a soccer table having a cargo receiving surface for placing a basket;The basket passing part formed on the receiving surface of the soccer table and allowing the basket to pass therethrough, and so as not to interfere with the basket passing through the basket passing part in the area of the basket passing part.Close to the soccer playerIn the positionA scanning unit that has a code reader (for example, a vertical scanner) that stands and reads a code symbol attached to a product;In the region of the basket passageDownstream position along the flow of product sales with respect to the scanning unitSo that it does not interfere with the car passing through the car passing part.Close to the soccer playerIn the positionA payment unit (for example, a POS terminal, ECR, etc.) that is set up and performs payment related to the product read by the scanning unit;TheAnd at least one of the scanning unit and the settlement unit is slidably supported so that the scanning unit and the settlement unit can be contacted and separated.The settlement unit is overhanging on the operator side of the soccer stand at a height that does not interfere with the basket passing through the basket passing section.
[0015]
Accordingly, a scanning unit having a code reading device for reading code symbols and a payment unit for performing payment related to the product read by the scanning unit are arranged side by side along the flow of the product sales work at a position close to the customer side of the soccer stand. Established. As a result, the operator performs the work directly facing the scanning unit at the time of reading work (sales registration work) related to the product in the basket, and at the settlement work after the reading work (sales registration work), the operator faces the payment unit. Therefore, it is possible to set the orientation of the operator at the time of sales registration work and settlement work to face the customer. In addition, a basket passage portion through which the basket can pass without interfering with the scanning unit and the settlement unit is formed on the receiving surface of the soccer stand. Thereby, the operator can move the basket smoothly by simply sliding on the load receiving surface of the soccer stand without lifting the basket. In addition, when at least one of the scanning unit and the payment unit is slidably supported so that the scanning unit and the payment unit can be moved apart, the payment unit and the payment unit can be settled. When the space between the units is narrowed and a two-person sales form is adopted, it is possible to widen the space between the scanning unit and the settlement unit.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The checkout system of this embodiment is applied to a checkout system used in a supermarket or the like.
[0017]
1 is an external perspective view schematically showing the checkout system 1 as seen from the operator side, FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing the checkout system 1 as seen from the customer side, and FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a checkout system in a state where a shopping basket is placed. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the checkout system 1 generally includes an I-shaped (elongated rectangular) soccer base 2 and a substantially central portion of the soccer base 2 on the customer side. Product information reading device 3 that is a standing scanning unit, and a product that is erected on the substantially edge portion on the customer side of soccer table 2 at a position downstream of the product information reading device 3 along the flow of product sales work. And a POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit to which the information reading device 3 is connected.
[0018]
First, the commodity information reading device 3 that is a scanning unit will be described. The merchandise information reading device 3 is provided on the back side (hereinafter referred to as the customer side) as viewed from the operator of the soccer stand 2. In FIG. 1, the front side is the operator side, and the back side is the customer side. The product information reading device 3 is configured based on a so-called vertical scanner 5. The vertical scanner 5 is a code reading device that reads information of a bar code (code symbol) as product data attached to a product, and is a shopping basket B (see FIG. 3) with respect to the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. A reading window 6 is provided on the front surface (standing surface) which is set at a higher position and faces the operator. Laser light emitted from the reading window 6 is reflected on the bar code, and the reflected light is read again. The light is incident from the window 6 and received by a light receiving unit (not shown). Thereby, the basket receiving area 2a of the soccer stand 2 located on the operator side of the product information reading device 3 has a basket passing area 11a which is a basket passing portion through which the shopping basket B can pass without interfering with the product information reading device 3. It is formed.
[0019]
An operation unit 7 is provided above the reading window 6. The operation unit 7 includes a keyboard 8 in which various keys such as a numeric keypad, a subtotal key, and a closing key are gathered, and a display device 9 with a touch panel including a thin LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch panel. . Such an operation unit 7 can be tilted in the vertical direction. The operation unit 7 functions as a PLU keyboard for assisting an input operation when it is not suitable for input through the reading window 6 such as a heavy article or a product to which a barcode label cannot be attached.
[0020]
Next, the POS terminal 4 that is a settlement unit will be described. The POS terminal 4 is supported by a support column 10 erected on the customer side edge of the soccer stand 2. The support column 10 sets the POS terminal 4 at a position higher than the height of the shopping basket B with respect to the cargo receiving surface 2 a of the soccer table 2. As a result, the POS terminal 4 overhangs on the operator side, and a car passage space 11b, which is a car passage part through which the shopping basket B can pass without interfering with the POS terminal 4, is formed below the POS terminal 4.
[0021]
The POS terminal 4 has an area for accepting an operator's operation on the upper surface, and the operation area includes an operator display unit 12 and a keyboard 13 on which various keys such as a numeric keypad, a subtotal key, and a closing key are gathered. . Further, a customer display unit 14 is also provided on the back of the operator display unit 12. Further, in the POS terminal 4 of the present embodiment, a circular change tray 15 and a receipt printer 16 for issuing a receipt are provided. When viewed from the operator, the operator display unit 12 and the keyboard 13 are disposed in the right region, and the change dish 15 and the receipt printer 16 are disposed in the left region.
[0022]
In addition, the POS terminal 4 is provided with a drawer 19 which is positioned below the keyboard 13 and the change tray 15 and above the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 and stores bills and coins in a substantially horizontal state. The drawer 19 is provided with a money case 20 that can be pulled out and stored in the front-rear direction within a plane substantially parallel to the load receiving surface 2 a of the soccer stand 2. 1 and 3 show a state in which the money case 20 is withdrawn. When the money case 20 is pulled out, the upper lid 21 is rotated in conjunction with the pulling operation to open the money case 20, and when the money case 20 is stored, it is interlocked with the storing operation. Then, the upper lid 21 rotates to close the money case 20. The money case 20 is formed in a state in which a banknote storage part 20a for storing banknotes and a coin storage part 20b for storing coins are lined up in a row. Thus, by forming the banknote storage part 20a and the coin storage part 20b in a line, it is possible to reduce the depth of the drawer 19 and thus the depth of the POS terminal 4.
[0023]
That is, in the POS terminal 4 of the present embodiment, the distance between the bottom surface of the drawer 19 and the bottom surface of the receipt printer 16 and the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 is larger than the height of the shopping basket B. Thus, the dimensions of the support column 10 are set.
[0024]
A slide rail 30 having a predetermined length is disposed below the support 10 of the POS terminal 4 and on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer stand 2. The POS terminal 4 is connected to the commodity information reading device by the slide rail 30. 3 is movable in a direction approaching / separating from 3 (direction b in FIG. 2).
[0025]
Further, a swivel rotation mechanism (not shown) is provided between the support column 10 and the drawer 19 to support the POS terminal 4 in a direction shown in FIG. Since the swivel rotation mechanism is a well-known mechanism, the description thereof is omitted. Accordingly, the drawer 19, the operator display unit 12, the keyboard 13, the customer display unit 14, the change tray 15, and the receipt printer 16 can be rotated together. That is, the front direction of the POS terminal 4 can be changed according to the position of the operator. Even when the POS terminal 4 is swiveled by the swivel rotation mechanism, a basket passage space 11b that is a basket passage portion through which the shopping basket B can pass without interfering with the POS terminal 4 is formed below the POS terminal 4. Has been.
[0026]
In such a configuration, a case where a single sales form in which one operator O1 operates both the commodity information reading device 3 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit is adopted while referring to FIG. explain. In the present embodiment, when adopting a one-person sales form, the distance between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 by pulling the POS terminal 4 along the slide rail 30 toward the product information reading device 3 side. The operator O1 is caused to operate both the commodity information reading device 3 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit. At that time, as shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 4 is rotated so that the front direction of the POS terminal 4 is directed toward the operator O1.
[0027]
In the single sales system, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the operator O1 is a product that is a scanning unit with an empty shopping basket B1 placed in the vicinity of the POS terminal 4 that is a settlement unit. The sales operation is waited at a position facing the reading window 6 of the information reading device 3. In this state, the customer (not shown) places the shopping basket B2 on the receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.
[0028]
The operator O1 sequentially takes out the products (not shown) from the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer, reads the barcode information by the vertical scanner 5, and sells the products in the shopping basket B2 by the input operation from the operation unit 7. Perform registration processing. Here, since the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened by forming the banknote storage part 20a and the coin storage part 20b of the money case 20 in a line, the barcode information by the vertical scanner 5 is used. Since the product can be prevented from colliding with the drawer 19 of the POS terminal 4 at the time of reading, the reading operation can be performed smoothly.
[0029]
The product for which the sales registration process has been completed in this way is put into an empty shopping basket B1 near the POS terminal 4 by the operator O1. The above process is repeated until there is no product in the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer.
[0030]
At this time, since the data subjected to the sales registration process as described above is sequentially transmitted to the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit and processed, the sales registration process for all the products in the shopping basket B2 placed by the customer is performed. The operator O1 who has completed the transfer between the shopping carts B1 and B2 executes a settlement process at the POS terminal 4.
[0031]
Here, when executing the settlement process at the POS terminal 4, the operator O1 must stand at a position facing the POS terminal 4, but the POS terminal 4 is moved to the slide rail as shown in FIG. The distance between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 is reduced along the product information reading device 3 side along 30 and the POS terminal 4 is rotated so that the front direction of the POS terminal 4 is directed toward the operator O1 side. Thus, the operator O1 can naturally stand at a position directly facing the POS terminal 4 without moving. Thereby, the burden on the operator at the time of product sales work is reduced, and workability is improved.
[0032]
In the settlement process at the POS terminal 4, when the operator O1 presses the subtotal key on the keyboard 13, the total amount of the registered contents is displayed on the display unit 14 for the customer. It waits until money of the payment amount according to the amount is placed on the change tray 15. When payment is made on the change tray 15, the operator O1 inputs the payment amount by pressing the numeric keypad and the closing key of the keyboard 13, and a receipt on which all transactions are printed is issued from the receipt printer 16, and money case 20 is opened. Here, the banknote storage part 20a and the coin storage part 20b of the money case 20 are formed in a line, so that the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened. Therefore, when the money case 20 is opened. The money case 20 does not hit the body of the operator O1. Furthermore, since the position of the money case 20 at the time of opening is above the upper end portion of the shopping basket B1 on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2, there is no inconvenience that the opened money case 20 hits the shopping basket B1.
[0033]
Finally, the operator O1 stores money in the money case 20 and takes out the change, delivers the receipt and the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased goods to the customer together with the change, and ends the transaction.
[0034]
Thus, when the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased product is delivered to the customer, the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B1 can pass is formed at the lower part of the POS terminal 4, so that the operator O1 receives the purchased product. It is only necessary to move the shopping basket B1 while sliding on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.
[0035]
That is, the operator O1 can smoothly slide and move it on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket B1 containing the purchased product. Reduces workability.
[0036]
Then, when the transaction with one customer is finished, the empty shopping basket B2 placed by the previous customer is moved to the vicinity of the POS terminal 4, and the product information which is a scanning unit for receiving the next customer At the position facing the reading window 6 of the reading device 3, the sales operation is waited.
[0037]
That is, according to the checkout system 1 of the present embodiment, in such a transaction, the operator O1 reads the reading window 6 of the product information reading device 3 that is a scanning unit at the time of sales registration work related to the product in the shopping basket B2. Therefore, the operator O1 at the time of the sales registration work and the settlement work is directed to the POS terminal 4 as the settlement unit at the time of the settlement work after the sales registration work. Can be directed to the customer, so that communication with the customer can be sufficiently achieved and service can be improved.
[0038]
On the other hand, the case of adopting a two-person sales form in which the product information reading device 3 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit are operated by dedicated operators O2 and O3 will be described with reference to FIG. To do. In the present embodiment, in the case of adopting a two-person sales form, the distance between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 by separating the POS terminal 4 from the product information reading device 3 along the slide rail 30. And the dedicated operators O2 and O3 are caused to operate each of the commodity information reading device 3 as a scanning unit and the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit. At that time, the POS terminal 4 may be rotated so that the front direction of the POS terminal 4 is directed toward the operator O3.
[0039]
In the two-person sales mode, the operator O2 is a scanning unit with an empty shopping basket B3 placed in the vicinity of the POS terminal 4, which is a settlement unit, as shown in FIG. 5 (a). The operator O3 waits for the settlement operation at a position facing the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit. In this case, since the interval between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 is widened by pulling the POS terminal 4 away from the product information reading device 3 along the slide rail 30, the operator O2 and the operator O3 will not collide with each other. Absent. In this state, the customer (not shown) places the shopping basket B4 on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.
[0040]
The operator O2 sequentially takes out products (not shown) from the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer, reads the barcode information by the vertical scanner 5, and sells the products in the shopping basket B4 by the input operation from the operation unit 7. Perform registration processing. Here, since the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened by forming the banknote storage part 20a and the coin storage part 20b of the money case 20 in a line, the barcode information by the vertical scanner 5 is used. Since the product can be prevented from colliding with the drawer 19 of the POS terminal 4 at the time of reading, the reading operation can be performed smoothly.
[0041]
The product for which the sales registration process is completed in this manner is put into an empty shopping basket B3 near the POS terminal 4 by the operator O2. The above process is repeated until there is no product in the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer.
[0042]
At this time, since the data subjected to the sales registration process as described above is sequentially transmitted to the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit and processed, the sales registration process for all the products in the shopping basket B4 placed by the customer is performed. And the operator O2 who has completed the transfer between the shopping baskets B3 and B4, after pressing the subtotal key of the keyboard 8, hands over the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased goods to the operator O3 as shown in FIG. At the same time, in order to accept the next customer, the empty shopping basket B4 placed by the previous customer is moved to the vicinity of the POS terminal 4 and is continuously in a state of facing the reading window 6 of the merchandise information reading device 3 in the sales operation. Will do.
[0043]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, the operator O <b> 3 moves the shopping basket B <b> 3 containing the delivered purchased product to the lower side of the POS terminal 4. In this case, since the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B3 can pass is formed at the lower part of the POS terminal 4, the operator O3 slides the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased goods on the receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2. Just move it around.
[0044]
That is, the operator O3 can smoothly slide and move it on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased product. Reduces workability.
[0045]
Then, the operator O3 that has moved the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased product to the lower side of the POS terminal 4 executes a settlement process.
[0046]
In the settlement process at the POS terminal 4, the operator O2 has already pressed the subtotal key of the keyboard 8, and the total amount of the registered contents is displayed on the display unit 14 for the customer. The customer waits until the money of the payment amount corresponding to the total amount is placed on the change tray 15. When payment is made on the change tray 15, the operator O3 inputs the payment amount by pressing the numeric keypad and the closing key of the keyboard 13, and a receipt on which all transactions are printed is issued from the receipt printer 16, and money case 20 is opened. Here, the banknote storage part 20a and the coin storage part 20b of the money case 20 are formed in a line, so that the depth of the POS terminal 4 is shortened. Therefore, when the money case 20 is opened. The money case 20 does not hit the body of the operator O3. Furthermore, since the position of the money case 20 at the time of opening is above the upper end portion of the shopping basket B3 on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2, there is no inconvenience that the opened money case 20 hits the shopping basket B3.
[0047]
Finally, the operator O3 stores money in the money case 20 and takes out the change, passes the receipt and the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased goods to the customer together with the change, and ends the transaction.
[0048]
Thus, when the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased product is delivered to the customer, the basket passing space 11b through which the shopping basket B3 can pass is formed at the lower part of the POS terminal 4, so that the operator O3 receives the purchased product. It is only necessary to move the shopping basket B3 while sliding on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2.
[0049]
That is, the operator O3 can smoothly slide and move it on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket B3 containing the purchased product. Reduces workability.
[0050]
When the transaction with one customer is completed, the operator O3 settles at the position facing the POS terminal 4 as a settlement unit until the shopping basket B4 containing the next purchased product is delivered from the operator O2. You will be waiting for work.
[0051]
That is, according to the checkout system 1 of the present embodiment, in such a transaction, the operator O2 performs sales registration work directly on the reading window 6 of the commodity information reading device 3 that is a scanning unit. Since O3 performs the settlement work after the sales registration work directly against the POS terminal 4 which is a settlement unit, the orientation of the operator O2 and the operator O3 at the time of the sales registration work and the settlement work is correct with respect to the customer. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently communicate with customers and improve services.
[0052]
Here, the merchandise information reading device 3 having the vertical scanner 5 and the POS terminal 4 for performing settlement relating to the merchandise read by the merchandise information reading device 3 are located at positions where the customer side of the soccer table 2 is approached. Stands side by side along the flow. As a result, the operator performs the work facing the product information reading device 3 at the time of reading work (sales registration work) related to the product in the shopping basket, and at the POS terminal 4 at the time of settlement work after the reading work (sales registration work). Since the work is performed directly, it becomes possible to set the operator's direction at the time of sales registration work and payment work to face the customer. Further, a basket passage portion (the basket passage area 11 a and the basket passage space 11 b) through which the basket can pass without interfering with the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 is formed on the cargo receiving surface 2 a of the soccer stand 2. Thus, the operator can smoothly move the shopping basket by simply sliding on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer table 2 without lifting the shopping basket. Furthermore, the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 are slidably supported so that the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 can be freely separated from each other, thereby adopting a single sales system. In this case, the interval between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 is narrowed, and when the two-person sales form is adopted, the interval between the product information reading device 3 and the POS terminal 4 can be increased. .
[0053]
In addition, since the POS terminal 4 is provided with a swivel rotation mechanism that supports the POS terminal 4 so that the POS terminal 4 can swivel, the front direction of the POS terminal 4 can be made variable according to the position of the operator. The operator O1 can naturally stand at the position directly facing the POS terminal 4 without moving, and the burden on the operator at the time of product sales work is reduced and workability is improved.
[0054]
Further, even when the POS terminal 4 is swiveled by the swivel rotation mechanism, a basket passage space 11b that is a basket passage portion through which the shopping basket B can pass without interfering with the POS terminal 4 is formed below the POS terminal 4. It is easy to use.
[0055]
In the present embodiment, the slide rail 30 having a predetermined length is disposed below the post 10 of the POS terminal 4 and on the load receiving surface 2a of the soccer stand 2, but this is not a limitation. is not. For example, a slide rail 30 having a predetermined length may be provided on the cargo receiving surface 2a of the soccer stand 2 below the product information reading device 3. In this case, the product information reading device 3 is drawn to the POS terminal 4 side along the slide rail 30 when adopting the single-person sales form, and the product information reading device 3 is used when adopting the two-person sales form. It is pulled away from the POS terminal 4 along the slide rail 30. In addition, a slide rail 30 having a predetermined length may be disposed on both the column 10 of the POS terminal 4 and the product information reading device 3.
[0056]
Further, in the present embodiment, the product information reading device 3 that is a scanning unit is configured based on a so-called vertical scanner 5, but the invention is not limited to this, and the reading work (sales registration work) related to the product in the shopping basket is not limited thereto. ) Sometimes it is only necessary to face the scanning unit, and for example, a scanner that emits light from above may be used.
[0057]
In this embodiment, a barcode is applied as a code symbol. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a two-dimensional code such as a data code, an OCR code, or the like may be applied as a code symbol. However, it goes without saying that the code reader in that case is adapted to read each code symbol. Further, the code reading device may be an image recognition device that recognizes various images.
[0058]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to fully aim at communication with a customer, it can aim at improvement of a service, and can aim at the improvement of workability | operativity by reducing the burden of the operator at the time of goods sales work.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view schematically showing a state in which a checkout system according to an embodiment of the present invention is viewed from an operator side.
FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing the checkout system as viewed from the customer side.
FIG. 3 is an external perspective view schematically showing a checkout system in a state where a shopping cart is placed.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a single sales system is adopted for the checkout system.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a two-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system.
FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a conventional checkout system as viewed from the customer side.
FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view thereof.
FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams showing a case where a single-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system, and FIG. 8B is an explanatory view showing a case where a two-person sales form is adopted for the checkout system; .
FIGS. 9A and 9B show a state in which another conventional checkout system is viewed from the operator side, wherein FIG. 9A is an external perspective view showing a case where a single-person sales form is adopted, and FIG. 9B is a two-person sales form. It is an external appearance perspective view shown about the case where is taken.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Checkout system, 2 ... Soccer stand, 2a ... Receipt surface, 3 ... Scanning unit, 4 ... Payment unit, 5 ... Code reader, 11a, 11b ... Basket passage part, B ... Basket,

Claims (3)

In a checkout system that can selectively execute a single-person sales form and a two-person sales form,
A soccer table having a receiving surface for placing a basket;
A basket passing portion that is formed on a receiving surface of the soccer stand and allows the basket to pass through;
A code reader for reading a code symbol attached to a product, standing in a position close to the customer side of the soccer table so as not to interfere with the basket passing through the basket passing portion in the region of the basket passing portion A scanning unit having
Brought near the checkout counter customer side as a downstream position along the flow of the commodity sales operations do not interfere with the car passing through the basket passage portion relative to the scanning unit in the region of the cage passing portion A settlement unit that is erected at a position and performs a settlement relating to a product read by the scanning unit;
With
Slidably supporting at least one of the scanning unit and the payment unit to allow the scanning unit and the payment unit to contact and separate ,
The settlement unit was overhanged on the operator side of the soccer stand at a height that does not interfere with the basket that passes through the basket passing portion.
Checkout system characterized by that.   The checkout system according to claim 1, wherein the settlement unit is provided with a swivel rotation mechanism that supports the settlement unit so as to be swivelable. The checkout system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the settlement unit is formed in a flat shape, and a drawer money case is provided in an overhang portion so as to be freely drawn out to an operator side .

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