JP4589079B2 - Product sales data processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sales data processing apparatus such as an ECR or a POS terminal.

  In stores using merchandise sales data processing devices such as ECR and POS terminals, various methods are employed as methods for providing customers with messages sent from the store, such as advertisements for products and services, bargain information, and the like. As one of them, a technique using a customer side display of a merchandise sales data processing apparatus has been widely used. This method is a generalized method with the adoption of a large screen called a liquid crystal display panel as a customer-side display, and displays various messages on the customer-side display formed by the liquid crystal display panel. is there.

  An example of a display structure of a so-called POP card that displays a product name, a price, and the like is described in Patent Document 1. Further, although not used in a store using a merchandise sales data processing apparatus, Patent Document 2 describes an example of a technique for providing a customer with an advertisement / advertisement medium having a size from a business card size to a postcard size. Yes.

Utility Model Registration No. 3065527 JP 2002-49313 A

  When adopting a message providing method for displaying various messages on a customer-side display formed by a liquid crystal display panel, naturally, a liquid crystal display panel is required as the customer-side display. For this reason, the cost of parts for the liquid crystal display panel, its display controller, etc. is increased, and the apparatus is also increased in size. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to adopt to a spreader. In view of this, in particular, in a spread machine, it is desired to realize a simple message providing method as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

  An object of the present invention is to enable a message sent from a store to be provided to a customer by a simple technique.

The merchandise sales data processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a back surface portion having an arc surface formed by projecting a side surface shape in an arc shape from the side surface direction of the device, and an arc shape along the arc surface of the back surface portion on the inside. And a sheet holding portion that holds the sheet, and is detachably attached to the back surface portion together with the sheet that is held by the sheet holding portion along the arc-shaped inner peripheral surface. comprising a back panel made of a translucent resin, the.

According to the present invention, since the sheet can be held between the back panel (back cover) formed on the back surface of the device facing the customer and the back panel, the message is written on the sheet. A message sent from can be provided to customers by a simple method.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment shows an application example to the POS terminal 101 as a merchandise sales data processing apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the POS terminal 101 from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the POS terminal 101 from the back side. The POS terminal 101 includes a keyboard 102 on the front right side, a banknote holder 103 on the front left side, displays 104a and 104b for the operator and customer side on the back right side, and a printer 105 on the back left side.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the POS terminal 101, the back cover, the PET film sheet, the message sheet, and the back panel as viewed from the back side with the back cover removed. The POS terminal 101 has a detachable back cover 111. As shown in FIG. 3, when the back cover 111 is removed, the rear part of the controller 201 housed in the POS terminal 101 is exposed.

  On the other hand, in the rear structure of the POS terminal 101 shown in FIG. 2, the back cover 111 is attached to the rear part of the POS terminal 101, and the back panel 113 is attached to the back cover 111 via two sheets 112a and 112b. Is configured. As the two sheets 112a and 112b, one is a PET film sheet 112a and the other is a message sheet 112b.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the back cover 111 viewed from the outside. The back cover 111 is an injection-molded product made of resin in which a rear portion 114 on the rear side is formed in an arc shape. The back surface portion 114 is an arc surface formed so that the side surface shape seen from the side surface direction of the POS terminal 101 protrudes in an arc shape over substantially the entire width of the back surface of the POS terminal 101. Such a back surface portion 114 is formed at a position slightly behind the surface of the back cover 111. A step 115 is formed on the surface of the back cover 111 depending on the shape of the back surface portion 114 thus formed. The back surface portion 114 is formed with connection holes 116 at a total of five locations including three locations at the upper left and right positions and the central position and two positions at the lower left and right positions, and a positioning hole at one position at the lower central position. 117 is formed.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the back panel 113 as viewed from the inside. The back panel 113 is a translucent resin member formed in an arc shape along the back surface portion 114 over substantially the entire width of the back surface portion 114 formed on the back cover 111. In such a back panel 113, connection claws 118 are formed at a total of five locations including three locations of the left and right positions and the center position of the upper side and two positions of the left and right positions of the lower side. A protrusion 119 is formed. The five connecting claws 118 are formed so as to be elastically bent and exhibit an elastic force and a restoring force. These connecting claws 118 engage with a connecting hole 116 formed in the back cover 111 while being bent, and attach the back panel 113 to the back cover 111 in a detachable manner. Further, in this state where the connecting claw 118 is engaged with the connecting hole 116 and the back panel 113 is mounted on the back cover 111, the positioning projection 119 of the back panel 113 is inserted into the positioning hole 117 of the back cover 111, and the back panel 113 and the back cover 111 are more reliably connected.

  Such a back panel 113 has a sheet holding part 120 for holding a sheet inside the arc. The sheet holding portion 120 is formed by holding protrusions 120a to 120f formed at a total of six positions including three positions of the left and right positions and the center position of the upper side and three positions of the left and right center of the lower side. These holding projections 120a to 120f are formed so as to face the inner peripheral surface at a predetermined distance from the arc-shaped inner peripheral surface of the back panel 113. The sheet holding portions 120 formed at the three positions of the left and right positions and the center position of the upper side are integrally formed with the connecting claws 118 formed at the three positions of the left and right positions and the center position of the upper side. The sheet holding portion 120 formed in this way positions the upper and lower edges of the two sheets 112a and 112b arranged along the arcuate inner peripheral shape of the back panel 113, thereby causing the sheets 112a and 112b to have a restoring force. Is held in close contact with the back panel 113. Therefore, the two sheets 112a and 112b held by the sheet holding unit 120 on the back panel 113 are positioned between the back surface 114 and the back panel 113, respectively.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the back panel 113, the message sheet 112b, and the PET film sheet 112a as viewed from the inside thereof. The message sheet 112b is a sheet-like material in which the message 121 is recorded on the front side thereof, that is, the back side of the POS terminal 101 (see FIG. 3). The message sheet 112b can be formed of any material as long as it has a certain degree of flexibility. For example, paper, plastic film, or the like can be used as the message sheet 112b. Such a message sheet 112b can be easily prepared on the store side where the POS terminal 101 is used, for example. The PET film sheet 112a is a sheet formed of a PET film. Since this PET film sheet 112a has a certain level of resilience, when it is held on the back panel 113 together with the message sheet 112b by the sheet holding part 120, the message sheet 112b is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the back panel 113 by the restoring force. Let

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the back cover 111 viewed from the inside. As shown in FIG. 3, when the back cover 111 is removed, the rear part of the controller 201 housed in the POS terminal 101 is exposed. At the rear of the controller 201, a first exhaust opening 202 is formed on the right side when viewed from the back. A first fan (not shown) is attached to the back of the first exhaust opening 202 to generate an air flow from the front to the rear of the controller 201. As shown in FIG. 3, a first ventilation hole 151 is formed on the left side of the POS terminal 101 and on the right side when viewed from the back, near the back. Due to such a structure, it is necessary to exhaust the air flow discharged from the first exhaust opening 202 of the controller 201 to the outside of the POS terminal 101 from the first ventilation hole 151. Therefore, an exhaust passage 122 that connects the first exhaust opening 202 and the first ventilation hole 151 is formed in the back cover 111, and the first exhaust opening 202 passes through the exhaust passage 122. A configuration is adopted in which the flow direction of the discharged air flow is bent at a right angle and exhausted from the first ventilation hole 151 to the outside of the POS terminal 101. In this case, the first ventilation hole 151 is arranged at a position lower than the arrangement height of the first exhaust opening 202 arranged corresponding to the first fan. Therefore, the exhaust passage 122 formed in the back cover 111 is formed to be inclined downward from the position facing the first exhaust opening 202 toward the first ventilation hole 151. The back cover 111 is a resin injection-molded product as described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, a recess 123 for integrally forming the exhaust passage 122 is formed on the surface side of the back cover 111. The concave portion 123 is the one in which the shape of the nest provided in the mold for forming the exhaust passage 122 appears as it is, and does not perform a special function.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the controller of the POS terminal 101. The controller 201 has a structure in which a hardware component 204 is housed in a control box frame 203. The control box frame 203 has a stepped portion 205 slightly on the tip side from the center. The step portion 205 is formed by the cutout shape of the control box frame 203, and is formed so that the height of the front end side of the control box frame 203 is lower than the height of other portions.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the control box frame 203. The control box frame 203 is a flat frame structure. As shown in FIG. 9, the inside of the control box frame 203 is partitioned by a partition plate SP, and the right space and the left space as viewed from the front are in a ratio of about 3: 1 to 4: 1. It is delimited. For convenience, the right space partitioned by the partition plate SP is referred to as the right space 206, and the left space is referred to as the left space 207. The partition plate SP is also formed with a cutout shape for forming the step portion 205.

  A second exhaust opening 208 is formed on the right side wall of the control box frame 203 on the right space 206 side on the front side, and a motherboard can be inserted and removed at positions other than the second exhaust opening 208. A motherboard mounting opening 209 is formed. A part of the motherboard mounting opening 209 also serves as the third exhaust opening 209a. A plurality of connector openings 211 for exposing various connectors 210 (see FIGS. 3 and 8) to the outside are formed on the rear wall on the right space 206 side of the control box frame 203.

  A cooling opening 212 is formed in the left side wall of the control box frame 203 on the left space 207 side. The aforementioned first exhaust opening 202 is formed in the rear wall of the control box frame 203 on the left space 207 side. Various openings 213 are formed in the front wall of the control box frame 203.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the hardware component 204 will be described. In the right space 206 of the control box frame 203, the HDD 214 is arranged close to the front side, and on the back side, the motherboard 215 is arranged near the bottom surface. The motherboard 215 is equipped with a CPU, memory, and the like (not shown). The CPU becomes a heat source. Therefore, a third fan 216 is attached on the CPU. The third fan 216 is disposed with its exhaust port 216 a facing the third exhaust opening 209 a that also serves as a part of the motherboard mounting opening 209 of the control box frame 203. The motherboard 215 is detachably attached to the control box frame 203 through the motherboard attachment opening 209. A second fan 217 is also attached to the right space 206 of the control box frame 203 so as to be positioned behind the second exhaust opening 208.

  In the right space 206 of the control box frame 203, a connector board 218 attached to the back wall is disposed. The connector board 218 mounts the plurality of connectors 210 (see FIGS. 3 and 8) described above.

  A connection board 219 attached to the side wall of the partition plate SP is disposed in the right space 206 of the control box frame 203. The connection board 219 is connected to the connector 210, the HDD 214, and the like via lead wires (not shown), and plays a role of connecting the connector 210, the HDD 214, etc. and the CPU mounted on the motherboard 215. In order to fulfill this role, the motherboard 215 and the connection board 219 are provided with connectors (not shown) that are connected in accordance with the mounting operation of the motherboard 215 to the control box frame 203. The connection board 219 is provided with a plurality of expansion board connectors 221 for mounting the expansion boards 220, and a plurality of expansion boards 220 are inserted into these expansion board connectors 221. . The expansion board 220 inserted into the expansion board connector 221 is connected to the CPU mounted on the motherboard 215 via the connection board 219.

  In the left space 207 of the control box frame 203, the power supply unit 222 is stored at the back side, and the power protection device (UPS) 223 is stored at the front side. Due to the arrangement of the power supply unit 222 as a heat source, it is necessary to release heat from the left space 207. Therefore, a first fan (not shown) is attached to the back wall of the control box frame 203 so as to be positioned at the first exhaust opening 202 formed on the back wall. Heat is released from the space 207. Further, the heat generated from the power supply unit 222 is also released from the cooling opening 212 of the control box frame 203.

  Here, although not shown in FIG. 8, a part of the power supply unit 222 is divided and disposed on the front side of the right space 206 of the control box frame 203 between the HDD 214 and the connection board 219. .

  The various hardware components 204 described above are arranged so as not to enter the upper space of the step portion 205 formed by the step portion 205 of the control box frame 203. That is, the step 205 forms a tip side portion having a low height and a portion having a high height on the control box frame 203. As shown in FIG. 8, the third fan 216, a part of the connection board 219, the expansion board 220, and the power supply unit 222 are arranged at a portion where the height of the control box frame 203 is high, and a tip portion where the height is low. It is positioned higher than. On the other hand, the HDD 214 and the power supply protection device (UPS) 223 are arranged in a portion where the height of the control box frame 203 is low and is positioned at a position lower than the height of the control box frame 203.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the keyboard unit, the display unit, the printer unit, and various covers (front cover, side cover, back cover 111) are mounted on the main body frame on which the control box frame 203 is mounted. It is.
The POS terminal 101 is configured such that each part is supported by a main body frame 152. That is, the main body frame 152 is a flat frame structure, and has a second step portion 153 that makes the height of the tip side lower than the height of other portions. A control box frame 203 is accommodated in such a main body frame 152. The keyboard 102 and the bill holder 103 are integrated as a keyboard unit 154 and are fixed to the upper surface portion of the second step portion 153. On the far right side, the displays 104 a and 104 b for the operator and the customer side are integrated as a display unit 155 and fixed to the upper surface of a portion of the main body frame 152 that is not the second step portion 153. The printer 105 is configured as a printer unit 156 and is fixed to the upper surface of a portion of the main body frame 152 that is not the second step portion 153 and adjacent to the display unit 155. Further, the front surface, both side surfaces, and the back surface of the main body frame 152 are covered by a front cover 157, a pair of left and right side covers 158, and the back cover 111 described above, which are detachably attached to the front surface, the back surface, and both side surfaces, respectively. It has been broken.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 3, it has been described above that the first ventilation hole 151 is formed on the left side surface of the POS terminal 101 and on the right side surface as viewed from the back surface, near the back surface. As shown in FIG. 10, the first ventilation hole 151 is formed at a rear position of the left side cover 158.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, various connectors 210 are arranged on the back surface of the controller 201. Therefore, various connectors (not shown) are connected to these connectors 210, and connectors (not shown) connected to these connectors 210 protrude from the back surface of the controller 201. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an arrangement space for a connector (not shown) in which the back cover 111 protrudes from the back surface of the controller 201 is provided. Since the back cover 111 is formed so that the side surface shape seen from the side surface of the POS terminal 101 protrudes in an arc shape, such an arc-shaped protruding portion becomes a connector arrangement space (not shown).

  FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the keyboard unit 154, the display unit 155, the printer unit 156, and the control box frame 203 are attached to the main body frame 152. FIG. 12 is a right side view showing a state where the keyboard unit 154, the control box frame 203, and the front cover 157 are attached to the main body frame 152 to which the display unit 155 and the printer unit 156 are attached. The control box frame 203 is mounted from the rear of the main body frame 152 so that the step 205 is positioned on the second step 153 of the main body frame 152. The control box frame 203 can be pulled out with respect to the main body frame 152.

  FIG. 13 is a right side view showing a state in which the keyboard unit 154 and the front cover 157 are attached to the main body frame 152 to which the control box frame 203 is attached and the display unit 155, the printer unit 156, and the back cover 111 are attached. FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, when the control box frame 203 is attached to the main body frame 152, the keyboard unit 154 and the front cover 157 are attached to the main body frame 152. Further, although not shown in FIG. Is attached to the main body frame 152, thereby completing the POS terminal 101.

  FIG. 14 is a right side view showing the completed POS terminal 101.

  10 to 13 show a state in which the control box frame 203 is attached in a state where no hardware components 204 are attached to the main body frame 152. The control box frame 203 in a state where all or a part of the hardware component 204 is attached to the frame 152 is attached.

  In such a configuration, according to the POS terminal 101 of the present embodiment, the sheet 112 can be positioned between the back cover 111 and the back panel 113, and the message 121 described on one message sheet 112b is displayed. Can be provided to customers. At this time, since the back cover 111 and the back panel 113 are formed over substantially the entire width of the back surface of the POS terminal 101 facing the customer, the message sheet 112b is similarly positioned over the entire width of the back surface of the POS terminal 101. Can do.

  Here, the message sheet 112b can be easily attached to the back panel 113 simply by being sandwiched together with the PET film sheet 112a between the six holding projections 120a to 120f constituting the sheet holding unit 120 and the inner peripheral surface of the back panel 113. can do. At this time, since the two sheets 112 are curved along the arc shape of the back panel 113, a restoring force acts, and attempts to restore the book shape. In particular, the restoring force of the PET film sheet 112a is strong. Accordingly, the message sheet 112b is pressed against the inner peripheral surface of the back panel 113 by the restoring force of the PET film sheet 112a, and is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the back panel 113. As a result, the message sheet 112b is attached to the back panel 113 in a clean state without slack.

  The message 121 described in the message sheet 112b can be easily created, for example, at a store where the POS terminal 101 is installed. For this reason, the message 121 transmitted from the store side can be provided to the customer by a simple method.

  Furthermore, since the power supply unit 222 is housed in the left space 207 of the control box frame 203 so as to be located on the back side, it is necessary to release heat generated by the power supply unit 222 serving as a heat source from the left space 207. It is the first fan (not shown) and the first exhaust opening 202 that are arranged on the back wall of the left space 207 of the control box frame 203 that is responsible for this exhaust heat. That is, the first fan generates an air flow from the front to the rear in the left space 207 of the control box frame 203 and exhausts heat from the first exhaust opening 202 to the outside of the controller 201. Thereafter, the air flow accompanied by the heat exhausted to the outside of the controller 201 is bent at a right angle by the exhaust passage 122 formed in the back cover 111, and is formed at the rear position of the left side cover 158. Further, the air is exhausted to the outside of the POS terminal 101 through the first ventilation hole 151. Therefore, the high-temperature exhaust flow is exhausted from the left side surface of the POS terminal 101, and it is possible to avoid the exhaust flow from moving toward the customer. Moreover, by adopting such an exhaust passage, the width of the message sheet 112b can be secured over substantially the entire width of the POS terminal 101, and the message can be transmitted more effectively to the customer. .

1 is a perspective view showing a POS terminal as viewed from the front side as an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows a POS terminal from the back side. It is an exploded perspective view showing a POS terminal, a back cover, a PET film sheet, a message sheet, and a back panel as viewed from the back side with the back cover removed. It is the perspective view which looked at the back cover from the outside. It is the perspective view which looked at the back panel from the inner side. It is the perspective view which looked at the back panel, the message sheet, and the PET film sheet from the inside. It is the perspective view which looked at the back cover from the inside. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a controller of a POS terminal (a hardware component housed in a control box frame). It is a perspective view of a control box frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which attaches a keyboard unit, a display unit, a printer unit, and various covers (a front cover, a side cover, a back cover) with respect to the main body frame with which the control box frame was mounted | worn. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which mounts a keyboard unit, a display unit, a printer unit, and a control box frame with respect to a main body frame. It is a right view which shows the state which mounts a keyboard unit, a control box frame, and a front cover with respect to the main body frame with which the display unit and the printer unit were mounted. It is a right view which shows the state which mounts a keyboard unit and a front cover with respect to the main body frame with which the control box frame was mounted | worn and the display unit, the printer unit, and the back cover were mounted | worn. It is the whole right view.

Explanation of symbols

102: Keyboard, 104: Display (104a: Display for operator, 104b: Display for customer), 105: Printer, 111: Back cover, 112: Sheet (112a: PET film sheet, 112b: Message sheet), 112a : PET film (PET film sheet), 113: Back panel, 114: Back part, 120: Sheet holding part, 122: Exhaust passage, 152: Main body frame, 153: Second step part, 157: Front cover, 158: Side cover, 203: Control box frame, 204: Hardware component, 205: Step part, 222: Power supply unit

Claims (6)

In the product sales data processing device,
A back surface portion having an arc surface formed by projecting a side surface shape in an arc shape from the side surface direction of the device;
Inside, an arcuate inner circumferential surface along the arcuate surface of the rear portion, and a sheet holding portion for holding the sheet is held by the sheet holding portion along the arc-shaped inner peripheral surface a back panel made of a resin having a freely mounted is translucent detachable from the back portion with the seat that,
Merchandise sales data processing apparatus comprising: a.   The said sheet | seat holding | maintenance part is formed of the holding | maintenance protrusion currently formed so that the predetermined distance from the inner peripheral surface of the said back panel may be opposed to the said inner peripheral surface. Product sales data processing equipment.   The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the holding protrusion is formed on a lower piece of the back panel. The holding projection is also formed on the upper piece of the back panel,
The sheet is directed toward the back panel by the holding projections formed on the lower and upper pieces of the back panel;
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 3.   The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a PET film is overlapped on the back surface of the sheet and is held by the holding protrusions formed on a lower piece and an upper piece of the back panel. The back panel is formed with a connecting claw for fitting the back panel to the back part by fitting into a connecting hole formed in the back part of the device.
The holding projection formed on the upper piece of the back panel is formed integrally with the connection claw,
The merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to claim 4.

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