JP3985971B1 - Commodity bag transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a product basket transfer device that can easily transfer a product basket placed on the lower stage of a shopping cart to a cash register and can be manufactured at a low cost.
A shopping cart 3 having a cash register 1, a counter 2 installed at an end of the cash register 1, and an upper shelf 4 and a lower shelf 5 on which a product basket A is placed. It is possible to move up and down between a lowered position where the height is lower than the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3 and an elevated position where the height is the same as the upper surface of the cash register 1. A transfer plate 11 is provided between the upper surface of the counter 2 in the lowered position and the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity basket transfer device for transporting a commodity basket between a shopping cart and a cash register in a supermarket or the like.

When a large amount of products is purchased in a supermarket or the like, it may be necessary to store the products in two product baskets and carry the product baskets on the upper and lower shelves of the shopping cart.
However, since the cash register where the fee is settled is almost the same height as the upper shelf of the shopping cart, the merchandise basket placed on the lower shelf must be lifted and stored on the cash register. The work of lifting such a heavy commodity bag becomes a great burden for a weak woman or an elderly person.

Conventionally, a substantially L-shaped cart body comprising a base frame portion and a side frame portion, and a plate-like lift portion for carrying a load that is cantilevered and supported by the side frame portion, can be loaded. 2. Description of the Related Art A store transport vehicle is known that can be loaded and transported in a store, and lifted and lowered to raise and lower a load on a car or a counter (see Patent Document 1).
However, since this product has an expensive lift part installed in the transporting vehicle itself for transporting the luggage, it is very costly to install such a device in all shopping carts prepared in supermarkets and the like. Too expensive and impractical.

JP 2001-63584 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a product basket transfer device that can easily transfer a product basket placed on the lower shelf of a shopping cart to a cash register, and can be manufactured at a low cost.

  The product basket transfer device of the present invention includes a counter installed at an end of a cash register stand, and a shopping cart having an upper shelf and a lower shelf on which the product basket is placed, and the counter has a height on the upper surface of the shopping cart. It is possible to move up and down between a lowered position below the lower shelf of the cart and an elevated position that is the same as the upper surface of the cash register stand, and the upper surface of the counter and the shopping at the lowered position on the lower shelf of the counter or shopping cart. A transfer plate that can be installed between the lower shelf of the cart is provided.

The following configuration may be adopted.
The side of the counter installation location, except for the register stand side and the transfer plate installation side, is closed with a transparent and openable side wall.
The structure which installed the bearing on the upper surface of the said lower shelf.
The lower shelf is inclined so that the transfer plate installation side is lowered.
A configuration in which the transfer plate can be raised and lowered.
A configuration in which the transfer plate is provided so as to slide in and out on the upper surface of the counter.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by placing a product basket containing products on a counter and raising and lowering it, a heavy product basket can be easily raised from the lower shelf of the shopping cart to the height of the cash register stand, Can be lowered to the height of the lower shelf, making it possible to settle the fee easily even for powerless women and the elderly.
In addition, the product basket can be easily moved between the counter and the lower shelf by bridging the transfer plate between the counter and the lower shelf of the shopping cart.
Furthermore, since only a counter that can be raised and lowered is installed on each register stand, the installation cost is low.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is no fear of pinching a hand or an article when the counter is raised or lowered, and the state of the counter can be seen.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, 4, and 6, it becomes easy to slide a goods basket on the lower shelf of a shopping cart, and to move it.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, when not using, since a transfer plate does not protrude outside, it does not get in the way.

  The commodity basket transfer device of the present invention includes a counter installed at an end of a cash register stand, and a shopping cart having an upper shelf and a lower shelf on which the commodity basket is placed. The counter moves up and down between a lowered position where the height of the upper surface is equal to or lower than the lower shelf of the shopping cart and an elevated position where the height is the same as the upper surface of the cash register stand. A transfer plate capable of being installed between the upper surface of the counter in the lowered position and the lower shelf of the shopping cart is provided on the lower shelf of the counter or the shopping cart. The product basket placed on the lower shelf of the shopping cart is moved to the upper surface of the counter lowered by the transfer plate, then the counter is raised, and the product basket placed on the counter is further transferred to the cash register.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the merchandise basket transfer device has a counter 2 installed at the front end (end of the store) of the cash register stand 1, and an upper shelf 4 and a lower shelf 5 for placing the merchandise basket A. A shopping cart 3 is provided.
The cash register 1 has no place to replace a normal cash register that performs fee settlement in a supermarket or the like.

The counter 2 is formed of a rectangular plate that is substantially the same depth as the cash register 1 and is slightly wider than the plane of the product basket A, and is supported by the lifting device 6. In the present embodiment, a pantograph type device made up of a large number of link members is used as the elevating device 6, but an air cylinder, a wire that is wound and unwound by an electric motor, and the like are conceivable.
When the lifting device 6 is operated, the counter 2 moves up and down between a lowered position where the upper surface is below the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3 and a raised position where the upper surface of the cash register 1 is the same height. Further, when the counter 2 reaches the lowered position and the raised position, the limit switch is activated to stop the lifting device 6.

The counter 2 and the lifting device 6 are installed in a frame 7 provided at the end of the cash register 1. The frame 7 is continuously provided at the front end of the cash register 1 at the same height and width as the cash register 1, the rear surface is closed by the cash register 1, and both sides are surrounded by transparent side walls 8. ing. The side wall 8 is openable and closable for maintenance of the lifting device 6 and the like.
Further, a lid plate 10 is attached to the front edge of the upper end of the frame 7 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the upper surface of the frame 7 can be closed with the lid plate 10. When the lid plate 10 is closed, the upper surface of the lid plate 10 and the upper surface of the register stand 1 are flush with each other.
Further, an operation switch 9 for operating the lifting device 6 is installed on the outer surface of the frame 7.

The shopping cart 3 has substantially the same structure as a general one used in a supermarket or the like, but a transfer plate 11 is provided to be able to be tilted along the top edge of the upper surface of the lower shelf 5. It can stand vertically or be knocked outward. When the product basket A is placed on the lower shelf 5 and conveyed, the transfer plate 11 is raised.
In addition, a transfer plate 11 that can be raised and lowered is also provided at the top end edge of the upper shelf 4 of the shopping cart 3.
Further, the lower shelf 5 is preferably formed of a slippery material or a bearing is installed on the upper surface so that the commodity bag A placed on the upper surface can be easily slid.

This merchandise bag transfer device is used as follows.
Normally, since the product basket A is placed on the upper shelf 4 of the shopping cart 3 and conveyed, the cover plate 10 and the side wall 8 are closed and the counter 2 is lowered to the lowered position as shown in FIG.
In this case, the shopping cart 3 is stopped toward the front of the frame 7 with its front end facing the frame 7, the transfer plate 11 of the upper shelf 4 is tilted, and the front end is locked to the upper surface of the lid plate 10. Then, the commodity 籠 A is moved by sliding on the transfer plate 11 spanned between the upper shelf 4 and the cover plate 10, and the commodity 籠 A is further moved onto the cash register 1 to perform the charge settlement.

When the product basket A is also placed on the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3, after moving the product basket A on the upper shelf 4 to the register stand 1, the cover plate 10 is opened as shown in FIG. The upper surface of the frame 7 is opened.
Next, the transfer plate 11 of the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3 is tilted, and its tip is locked to the upper surface of the counter 2 in the lowered position. Then, the product board A placed on the lower shelf 5 is moved onto the counter 2 by sliding on the transfer plate 11 spanned between the lower shelf 5 and the counter 2. At this time, if the side wall 8 is opened and the side surface of the frame 7 is opened as shown in FIG.
When the product basket A is moved, the transfer plate 11 of the lower shelf 5 is raised again.
Next, the operation switch 9 is operated to raise the counter 2. When the counter 2 reaches the ascending position, the counter 2 stops and, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface of the counter 2 is flush with the upper surface of the cash register 1. Move.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
The lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3 is slightly inclined so that the tip side where the transfer plate 11 is installed is lowered. Therefore, the product basket A placed on the lower shelf 5 can be easily slid toward the transfer plate 11.
Other configurations and use methods are the same as those in the first embodiment.

7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a transfer plate 11 is installed on the upper surface of the counter 2 so as to slide in the front-rear direction and protrude from the front end.
As shown in FIG. 8, when the counter 2 is in the lowered position, the upper surface thereof is flush with the upper surface of the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3.
Since the tip of the transfer plate 11 has a tapered cross-sectional taper shape, the shopping cart 3 on which the product basket A is placed on the lower shelf 5 is stopped at the front end of the counter 2 at the lowered position. When 11 is projected forward, the transfer plate 11 is inserted between the product basket A and the lower shelf 5, and the product basket A is placed on the transfer plate 11 installed between the lower shelf 5 and the counter 2. .
When the transfer plate 11 is slid rearward in this state, the commodity bag A placed on the transfer plate 11 moves to the upper surface of the counter 2 together with the transfer plate 11.
The transfer plate 11 may be slid electrically or manually.
Other configurations and methods of use are almost the same as in the embodiments.

In the first embodiment, the transfer plate 11 may be provided at the rear edge of the upper surface of the counter 2 so that the transfer plate 11 can be raised and lowered, and the transfer plate 11 is tilted and its tip is locked to the upper surface of the lower shelf 5.
Further, the upper surface of the frame 7 may be closed by the counter 2 in the raised position without providing the cover plate 10.
In addition, a counter 2 can be installed at the rear end of the cash register 1 so that products for which payment has been completed can be transferred from the cash register 1 to the lower shelf 5 of the shopping cart 3.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the commodity basket transfer device illustrating the first embodiment. The side view of the commodity basket transfer device in the normal state which shows Example 1. FIG. The side view of the goods basket transfer apparatus at the time of transferring goods basket from the lower shelf which shows Example 1 to a counter. The principal part perspective view of the commodity basket transfer apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. The side view of the commodity basket transfer device when the counter which shows Example 1 is raised. The side view of the shopping cart which concerns on Example 2. FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a counter according to a third embodiment. The side view of the goods basket transfer apparatus which shows Example 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

A Commodity 1 1 Cash register 2 Counter 3 Shopping cart 4 Upper shelf 5 Lower shelf 6 Lifting device 7 Frame 8 Side wall 9 Operation switch 10 Cover plate 11 Transfer plate

Claims (6)

  A counter installed at the end of the cash register, and a shopping cart having an upper shelf and a lower shelf on which the product basket is placed, and the counter has a lower position where the height of the upper surface is equal to or lower than the lower shelf of the shopping cart Between the upper surface of the counter and the shopping cart and the lower shelf of the shopping cart at the lowered position. A product basket transporting device provided with a possible transport plate.   The product basket transfer device according to claim 1, wherein side surfaces of the counter installation location excluding the register stand side and the transfer plate installation side are closed with a transparent side wall that can be opened and closed.   The commodity basket transfer device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a bearing is installed on an upper surface of the lower shelf.   The commodity basket transfer device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower shelf is inclined so that the transfer plate installation side is lowered.   The merchandise bag transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transfer plate can be raised and lowered.   The commodity basket transfer device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transfer plate is provided so as to slide in and out on the upper surface of the counter.

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