JP5857630B2 - Cashier counter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cashier counter.

In retail stores such as supermarkets, shopping using a shopping cart is widely performed. The customer places the shopping cart on the loading platform of the shopping cart, puts the product in the shopping cart, and finally goes to the cashier counter for accounting.
In the conventional cash register counter, the top plate is installed at a lower position than the loading platform of the shopping cart in the upstream portion of the product registration device provided in the cash register counter, and the shopping cart is placed on the shopping cart. It is comprised so that a shopping cart can be advanced to the position (position where the hand of the store clerk who operates a register | resistor reaches) the position which a shopping cart comes above the top plate of a cash register counter (for example, refer patent document 1). As a result, the customer can perform accounting without taking the shopping cart down from the shopping cart.

JP-A-8-7021

  In this case, as described above, when the customer moves the shopping cart to a predetermined position upstream of the product registration device provided in the cash register counter, the store clerk operates the cash register (product registration device) to operate the shopping cart. Since it is in the stage of product registration processing for the products in the store, the customer leaves the shopping cart and the products in it to the store clerk, and walks downstream to receive the product registered and pay for the product. There are many things that go away. As a result, after the merchandise registration process is completed, an empty shopping cart is left in a predetermined position in the upstream portion, which is an obstacle for the next customer. For this reason, the store clerk operating the cashier has to reach out to move the shopping cart downstream, or to ask the customer to move the shopping cart downstream, It was difficult to quickly account for customers.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the shopping cart from being left on the upstream side from the position where the commodity registration device of the checkout counter is disposed. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and in a cashier counter provided with a basket stand on which a shopping cart can be placed at the time of product registration.
Restricting means for restricting the shopping cart from being placed above the upper surface of the basket placing table on the upstream side of the installation position of the product registration device in a state where the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart , On the downstream side of the installation position, adjacent to the product registration device, supported by the end of the cashier counter, and without the restriction means, the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart so that the upper side of the shopping cart And a lower side basket cradle having a space that can be arranged in a lower side, and a height of an upper surface of a top plate of the downstream side cradle stage is lower than a bottom portion of the cargo bed of the shopping cart .
As a result, in the state where the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart, the customer does not have the shopping cart positioned above the upper surface of the basket placing table in the upstream portion from the installation position of the product registration device, and the customer himself The upper shopping cart is placed on the basket rack in the upstream portion. Thereby, since an empty shopping cart comes to be located in front of the customer, the customer can inevitably be urged to move in the downstream direction together with the empty shopping cart. Further, by providing a basket stand in the upstream portion, it is possible to place a shopping cart of a customer who does not use a shopping cart as it is.
Further, the present invention provides a cashier counter equipped with a basket placing table on which a shopping cart can be placed at the time of product registration.
Restricting means for restricting the shopping cart from being placed above the upper surface of the basket placing table on the upstream side of the installation position of the product registration device in a state where the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart, On the downstream side of the installation position, adjacent to the product registration device, supported by the end of the cashier counter, and without the restriction means, the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart so that the upper side of the shopping cart A lower-side basket placing table having a space that can be disposed on the lower-side basket placing table, and a height of an upper surface of a top plate of the downstream-side basket placing table is lower than a bottom portion of the loading platform of the shopping cart. As for the stand, the rear end of the shopping cart mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart operates the product registration device more than the customer side of the product registration device. And it is provided with an offset to be positioned to the author of the operation position side.

Further, in the above checkout counter, placement platform the lower stream side basket, the commodity registration apparatus than the customer side of the rear end of the shopping cart mounted on the bed of the cart is the product registration device It is provided by being offset so as to be arranged on the operation position side of the operating operator.
Thereby, the shopping cart in the downstream portion is arranged at a position closer to the operator, and even when the product that has been registered is placed in the shopping cart placed in the shopping cart located in the downstream portion, the operator Can be put without reaching.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the cash register counter, at least one of an upstream part and a downstream part of the top plate of the basket cradle is adjustable in height. And
Thus, the height can be adjusted, so that even when the shopping cart to be used is changed and the height from the floor surface to the bottom of the loading platform of the cart is changed, it is possible to respond quickly.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the shopping cart from being left on the upstream side of the position where the merchandise registration device of the checkout counter is disposed.

It is the front view, side view, and top view which show the external appearance of the cash register counter by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the external appearance of the shopping cart utilized when a customer shop. FIG. 5 is a layout view when a shopping cart is in an upstream portion of a cashier counter. FIG. 6 is a layout view when the shopping cart is in the downstream portion of the checkout counter. It is a figure which shows the attachment structure of an auxiliary stand. It is a top view which shows the modification of a cash register counter.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view, a side view, and a top view showing an appearance of a cashier counter 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cash register counter 1 is a facility used for accounting for products purchased by customers in a retail store such as a supermarket, and includes a product registration device (register) 10 and a basket table 20. 1, the figure which looked at the cashier counter 1 from the direction which becomes the standing position side of the salesclerk who operates the goods registration apparatus 10 is made into the front view.

  The merchandise registration apparatus 10 is an apparatus operated by a store clerk to perform merchandise registration processing, which is work for specifying a customer's purchased merchandise, and includes a barcode reading unit 101, a display unit 102 with a touch panel, a customer side display unit 103, a key An input unit 104, a settlement processing receipt printing unit 105, a card reading unit 106, a controller 107, and the like are provided.

  The barcode reading unit 101 is a device that optically reads a barcode attached to a product.

  The display unit 102 with a touch panel displays information on the product (for example, product name, unit price, total amount, etc.) whose barcode is read by the barcode reading unit 101, various soft keys, etc. It is a device that detects touch input to a key. The soft key is, for example, a numeric key for inputting the number of purchases when purchasing the same product, a preset product designation key for specifying a product without a barcode, and the like.

  The customer-side display unit 103 is a device that displays information about the product whose barcode is read by the barcode reading unit 101, and its screen is oriented in a direction that is visible to the customer.

  The key input unit 104 is a keyboard for performing various inputs.

  The settlement processing receipt printing unit 105 is a device that issues a settlement processing receipt that is printed as a bar code of the settlement information of the transaction for each transaction. The settlement information is, for example, the total price of purchased products or an identification number for identifying each transaction. The customer takes the receipt for the settlement process and goes to a settlement apparatus installed at a location different from the cashier counter 1, and the store clerk or the customer himself / herself operates the settlement apparatus to obtain the barcode for the settlement process receipt. Have the checkout device read. Thereby, when the settlement information is the total price of the purchased product, the settlement apparatus can grasp the total price of the purchased product for the transaction. Further, when the settlement information is a transaction identification number, based on this identification number, the settlement apparatus can obtain information on the total amount of purchased products for the transaction from the product registration apparatus 10 via the network. The product price is paid according to the total price of the purchased product thus obtained. Note that a two-dimensional code may be printed on the payment processing receipt instead of the barcode.

  The card reading unit 106 is a device that reads information recorded magnetically or electronically on a membership card, for example.

  The controller 107 is a device (computer) that controls the barcode reading unit 101, the display unit 102 with a touch panel, the customer side display unit 103, the key input unit 104, the payment processing receipt printing unit 105, and the card reading unit 106. .

  The basket placing table 20 is used to temporarily place a shopping cart containing a customer's purchased product during the product registration process performed by the product registration device 10, in order to place the shopping cart. The top plate 201 having a substantially rectangular shape, the leg 202 (upstream leg 202A, downstream leg 202B) for supporting the top 201 from the lower side in the vicinity of its longitudinal end, and the top 201 on the downstream side The auxiliary base 203 attached to the downstream leg 202B and the back plate 204 covering the back side (the back side in FIG. 1) of the basket placing base 20 and the like.

  The basket table 20 is installed so that the longitudinal direction of the top plate 201 is in the direction of the flow line Z of the customer. The starting point side of the flow line Z is upstream and the end point side is downstream, and the customer moves along the flow line Z from the upstream toward the downstream.

  FIG. 2 is a side view showing an appearance of a shopping cart 50 used when a customer makes a purchase. The shopping cart 50 includes a carriage unit 51 in which a front wheel 51A and a rear wheel 51B are connected by a support 51C, and a column unit that is connected to the rear end of the support 51C and is erected substantially upward from the upper side of the rear wheel 51B. 52, and a loading platform 53 that protrudes forward from the upper portion of the column 52 and supports the shopping cart 60 from below and can be accommodated. Let H be the height from the floor surface to the bottom of the loading platform 53.

  Here, in the cashier counter 1 of FIG. 1, the heights of the top plate 201 and the auxiliary table 203 of the basket placing table 20 are set as follows based on the height H of the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50. Yes.

  That is, the height H1 from the floor surface to the top surface of the top plate 201 of the basket cradle 20 is higher than the height H of the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50. Therefore, when the shopping cart 50 is brought close to the basket cradle 20 in the upstream portion of the cash register counter 1, the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 comes into contact (contact) with the top surface 201 of the basket cradle 20. Thus, the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 cannot ride on the top plate 201 of the basket table 20 (FIG. 3).

Therefore, a customer who has come to the cashier counter 1 from the merchandise display area in the store to pay for the merchandise is in a state where the shopping cart 50 is still placed on the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50, the designated position A (see FIG. The shopping cart 50 cannot be brought close to the basket cradle 20 so that the shopping cart is arranged on the top view 1), and the shopping cart is lowered from the loading platform 53 by one's hand to the designated position A of the top board 201. It needs to be moved. As a result, since the empty shopping cart 50 is left in front of the customer after the shopping cart is moved, it is expected that the customer inevitably performs an operation of moving the shopping cart 50 to the downstream side. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the shopping cart 50 from being left on the upstream side of the cashier counter 1.
In FIG. 3, the top plate 201 and the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 come into contact with each other after the shopping cart 50 has entered the basket table 20 to some extent. The top plate 201 may be in contact with the tip of the loading platform 53 or the vicinity of the bottom of the shopping cart 50. As a result, the customer using the shopping cart 50 cannot bring the shopping cart 50 close to the cart table 20 so that the shopping cart is placed at the designated position A (see the top view of FIG. 1) of the top board 201. Can be grasped immediately.

  The store clerk takes out a product from the shopping cart placed at the designated position A of the top board 201 and registers the product purchased by the customer using the product registration device 10.

  On the other hand, the height H <b> 2 from the floor surface to the upper surface of the auxiliary platform 203 of the basket placing table 20 is lower than the height H of the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50. Therefore, when the shopping cart 50 is brought close to the basket cradle 20 in the downstream portion of the cashier counter 1, the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 does not contact (abut) the upper surface of the auxiliary platform 203 of the basket cradle 20. The loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 can ride on the auxiliary platform 203 of the basket platform 20 (FIG. 4).

  Therefore, the customer who drops the shopping cart from the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 as described above at the upstream portion of the cashier counter 1 advances the empty shopping cart 50 to the downstream side, and the loading platform 53 further moves to the auxiliary platform 203. The shopping cart 50 can be brought close to the car rack 20 so as to be placed at the designated position B (see the top view of FIG. 1).

  The store clerk mounts a new shopping cart on the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 moved in this manner, and puts the product for which the product registration has been completed into the shopping cart. In this way, the product registration process is performed.

In addition, the auxiliary | assistant stand 203 of the cage | basket stand 20 is offset and provided in the standing position side of a store clerk with respect to the top plate 201, as FIG. 1 shows. Thereby, the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 can be brought closer to the store clerk side, and the store clerk can easily put the shopping cart for the product for which the product has been registered on the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the product registration device 10 is installed on the downstream side of the top plate 201, so that the auxiliary base 203 and the product registration device 10 are adjacent to each other. For this reason, the distance between the designated position B of the auxiliary table 203 and the store clerk is reduced, and it becomes easier for the store clerk to place the shopping cart for the product for which the product has been registered on the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to

  For example, the shopping cart 50 may not be allowed to approach the basket table 20 by the back plate 204 of the basket table 20 coming into contact with the front wheels 51A of the shopping cart 50. Further, in FIG. 3, when the height of the top plate 201 is set lower than the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50, the side end of the top plate 201 at the side end where the shopping cart 50 enters. Further, a partition-like member for preventing the shopping cart 50 from entering may be arranged to prevent the shopping cart 50 from entering the top plate 201.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the auxiliary base 203 is attached to the downstream leg 202B by an L-shaped frame 209, and the L-shaped frame 209 selectively uses a plurality of screw holes. The height may be variable. Further, the upstream portion of the top plate 201 may have a variable height with the same configuration as the auxiliary base 203. Thereby, even if the shopping cart 50 utilized by a store changes, the height of the top plate 201 or the auxiliary stand 203 can be adjusted suitably, and can respond.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be configured as a register counter in which the auxiliary table 203 extends to the standing position of the store clerk and the settlement device 70 is installed in the extended portion.

  Further, a cautionary note for instructing the customer to place the shopping cart 50 close to the basket placing table 20 as shown in FIG.

Moreover, the merchandise registration apparatus 10 may have the function of a settlement apparatus. In this case, payment using electronic money, for example, may be performed without using a payment processing receipt. Furthermore, you may install a drawer in the lower part of the top plate 201. FIG.
In the above-described embodiment, the bottom of the loading platform 53 of the shopping cart 50 is in contact with the top plate 201, so that the loading platform 53 (shopping basket) of the shopping cart 50 is in the designated position A of the top plate 201 (see the top view in FIG. 1). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the shopping cart 50 is provided with two parallel support members for supporting the shopping cart 60, and the shopping cart is provided between the two branch members. It is conceivable to put the shopping cart 60 on the shopping cart 50 so that folding pieces provided on two opposite sides at the upper edge of the shopping cart 60 are engaged with the support member. In this case, since the shopping cart 60 itself is exposed and moved by the shopping cart 50, the top plate 201 is positioned at a height where the top plate 201 and the shopping cart 60 are in contact with each other. is necessary.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash register 10 ... Merchandise registration apparatus 20 ... Basket placing table 101 ... Bar code reading part 102 ... Display part with a touch panel 103 ... Customer side display part 104 ... Key input part 105 ... Receipt printing part for payment processing 106 ... Card reading part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 107 ... Controller 201 ... Top plate 202 ... Leg part 203 ... Auxiliary stand 204 ... Back plate 50 ... Shopping cart 51 ... Carriage part 52 ... Supporting part 53 ... Loading platform 60 ... Shopping basket 70 ... Checkout device

Claims (4)

In a cashier counter equipped with a basket cradle capable of placing a shopping cart during product registration,
In a state where the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of a shopping cart, a regulation means for regulating the shopping cart so that it cannot be disposed above the upper surface of the basket placing table on the upstream side of the installation position of the product registration device ;
On the downstream side of the installation position of the product registration device, adjacent to the product registration device, supported by the end of the cash register counter, and without being provided with the restricting means, in a state mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart. A downstream basket cradle having a space in which the shopping cart can be arranged above the upper surface;
Have
The cashier counter according to claim 1, wherein a height of an upper surface of a top plate of the downstream basket cradle is lower than a bottom portion of the cargo bed of the shopping cart . In a cashier counter equipped with a basket cradle capable of placing a shopping cart during product registration,
In a state where the shopping cart is mounted on the loading platform of a shopping cart, a regulation means for regulating the shopping cart so that it cannot be disposed above the upper surface of the basket placing table on the upstream side of the installation position of the product registration device;
On the downstream side of the installation position of the product registration device, adjacent to the product registration device, supported by the end of the cash register counter, and without being provided with the restricting means, in a state mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart. A downstream basket cradle having a space in which the shopping cart can be arranged above the upper surface;
Have
The height of the upper surface of the top plate of the downstream basket placing table is lower than the bottom of the loading platform of the shopping cart,
In the downstream basket cradle, the rear end of the shopping basket mounted on the loading platform of the shopping cart is arranged closer to the operation position of the operator who operates the product registration device than the customer side of the product registration device. So that it is offset
A cashier counter characterized by that. Placement platform the lower stream side basket is placed into the operator's operation position side to the rear end of the shopping cart mounted on the bed of the cart to operate the product registration device than the customer side of the commodity registration device The register counter according to claim 1 , wherein the register counter is provided so as to be offset. The cage stand of the top plate are all at least one of the upstream and downstream portions from the installation position of the goods registration device is that it is adjustable construction height from claim 1, characterized in claims 3 2. A cashier counter according to item 1.

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