JP6436632B2 - Money transfer unit and product sales data processing unit - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a money transfer unit and a merchandise sales data processing unit.

  At the time of sales processing at a retail store or the like, money is transferred by paying banknotes and coins from a customer to a cashier as an operator. Conventionally, such money exchange between a customer and a cashier is often performed via a change tray. The change tray used for such money exchange is installed in the vicinity of a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal which is a merchandise sales data processing apparatus.

  On the other hand, the POS terminal is provided with a customer display for displaying information related to settlement such as the total payment amount to the customer. The customer confirms the display content of the customer display and pays bills and coins (money for settlement) to the change tray.

  Conventionally, the change receiving tray and the customer display provided on the POS terminal are generally installed at positions separated from each other.

  However, when the change tray and the customer display are separated as described above, the line-of-sight direction for confirming the total payment amount for the customer's customer display and the line-of-sight direction for the customer's change tray when paying money are different. It will be. As described above, when the line-of-sight direction with respect to the customer display and the line-of-sight direction with respect to the change tray are different, it is necessary for the customer to pay out the money in the up and down direction and the left and right direction. Heavy load.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a money transfer unit and a merchandise sales data processing unit capable of comfortably performing a payout operation of money by a customer.

The money transfer unit according to the embodiment displays a display device that displays information related to settlement transmitted from the merchandise sales data processing device, and money that is disposed below the display device and on the display surface side of the display device. The rotating member is rotatably fixed by a screw inserted in a money mounting portion for placement, a screw hole provided in the flat plate-shaped base member, and a long hole provided in the flat plate-shaped rotating member. A swivel mechanism that performs swivel adjustment between the display surface of the display device held by a fixed member standing on the top and the money placement portion provided in front of the display surface and provided on the rotating member If the provided on the fixed member, and vertical place longer vertical than the length of the horizontal length position of the display device, selectively to the long horizontal position the horizontal length is than the length of the vertical of the display device A selection member for disposing the display device; The display surface of the display device is along the longitudinal direction of the money placement unit and the width of the display surface is smaller than the longitudinal length of the money placement unit. Characteristic money transfer unit.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire checkout system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance mainly including a POS terminal unit. FIG. 3 is a perspective view exemplarily showing a mounting structure for a customer display and a change tray. 4A and 4B show the swivel rotation of the customer display and the change tray, wherein FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the time of facing, FIG. 4B is a clockwise time, and FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire checkout system 10 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a checkout system 10 that is a merchandise sales data processing system is roughly classified into a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 11 that is a merchandise sales data processing apparatus for performing a settlement process, and the POS terminal. 11, a product data input terminal device 12 connected via a communication network (not shown). The product data input terminal device 12 includes a barcode scanner 13 that reads a barcode as a code symbol. The product data input terminal device 12 is erected on a horizontally long table-shaped register table 16 on which the shopping basket 14 is placed.

  Here, an outline operation at the time of checkout by the one-person system of the checkout system 10 will be described. The customer C lined up in the checkout lane proceeds along the direction L, which is the direction of the sales work flow of the product (group) G he / she has put in the shopping basket 14.

  Thereby, for example, the operator O who is a store clerk causes the barcode scanner 13 to read each barcode of the products constituting the product (group) G. When the reading of all products composing the product (group) G is completed, the operator O issues a settlement instruction. When there is a payment instruction, the product data input terminal device 12 notifies the POS terminal 11 of the read product code (product code group) and the payment instruction.

  Next, the operator O inputs the deposit amount of the customer C to the POS terminal 11. When change is required, the POS terminal 11 pays out change, issues a receipt, and ends the process.

  Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the POS terminal 11 as a main component. As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 11 includes a touch panel display 21 configured as a liquid crystal display or the like provided with a touch panel, a printer 22 configured as a thermal printer, and a keyboard 23 on an upper portion. Yes. The POS terminal 11 is also connected to a coupon printer 25 that issues coupons.

  Further, the POS terminal 11 is a rectangular customer display which is a display device for displaying various information (product price, total payment amount, etc.) relating to the payment for the customer C who checks out on the right side of the lane in FIG. 24, and a change tray 26 which is a money placing part for temporarily storing cash (money related to settlement). In the change receiving tray 26, the change receiving portion 26a is formed in a concave shape, and the customer C who checks out on the right side of the lane pays money, and the operator O receives change for the customer C who checks out on the right side of the lane. It is for putting.

  Below the POS terminal 11 is provided a change machine unit 15 for inputting the deposit amount of the customer C to the POS terminal 11 and for paying out change according to an instruction from the POS terminal 11. The change machine unit 15 is provided with a coin insertion / dispensing unit 28 and a bill insertion / dispensing unit 29.

  The POS terminal 11 and the change machine unit 15 are mounted on a top plate of a rack 32 that serves as a cash register.

  Next, the mounting structure of the customer display 24 and the change tray 26 in the POS terminal 11 will be described in detail.

  Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view exemplarily showing the mounting structure of the customer display 24 and the change tray 26, FIG. 4 shows the swivel rotation of the customer display 24 and the change tray 26, and FIG. (B) is a diagram showing clockwise rotation, and (c) is a diagram showing counterclockwise rotation. As shown in FIG. 3, the customer display 24 and the change tray 26 include a swivel mechanism 50 for performing swivel adjustment of the display surface of the customer display 24 (adjustment of the orientation of the display surface in the left-right direction). . A money transfer unit 27 is formed mainly by the swivel mechanism 50, the customer display 24, and the change tray 26. The money transfer unit 27 and the POS terminal 11 constitute a product sales data processing unit.

  The swivel mechanism 50 includes a base member 51, a rotating member 52 including a customer display 24 and a change tray 26, and a support member 53. One end of the support member 53 is fixed on the top plate of the rack 32. The flat base member 51 is attached to the other end of the support member 53. On the other hand, the plate-shaped rotating member 52 is fixed to the base member 51 with screws 54 a and 54 b.

  A fixing member 52 c for fixing the customer display 24 is erected on the rotating member 52. The fixing member 52c has a hinge 52d serving as a rotation fulcrum, and the customer display 24 is rotatably held in the tilt direction (vertical direction) by the hinge 52d.

  In addition, the hinge 52d of the fixing member 52c can selectively arrange the rectangular customer display 24 horizontally or vertically as viewed from the customer C. Here, vertical installation is defined as an installation position in which the vertical length is longer than the horizontal length. Horizontal placement is defined as a placement position where the horizontal length is longer than the vertical length.

  Further, the change tray 26 is provided on the rotating member 52 at a position where it is not interfered with the customer display 24 provided on the fixed member 52c. However, it is desirable that the change receiving tray 26 and the customer display 24 be installed as close as possible to give a sense of unity. That is, the change receiving tray 26 is provided so as to be connected to the display surface of the customer display 24. As a result, the change tray 26 comes closer to the customer C who checks out on the right side of the lane, and the payment displayed on the customer display 24 when the customer C pays the change tray 26 with money. The layout is such that it is easy to confirm the payment amount, which is such information.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the base member 51 is provided with a pair of screw holes that receive the screws 54a and 54b at positions facing each other with the fixing member 52c of the rotating member 52 interposed therebetween. On the other hand, the rotating member 52 has a long hole 52a and a long hole 52b along the swivel direction of the customer display 24 and the change tray 26, and a circumference having a diameter connecting a pair of screw holes provided in the base member 51. Formed on top. The screws 54a and 54b inserted into the long holes 52a and 52b are fixed to the pair of screw holes of the base member 51 at positions where the rotating member 52 is movably held along the long holes 52a and 52b. Is done.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the customer display 24 and the change tray 26 can be integrally rotated in the swivel direction by the swivel mechanism 50 within the range of the long holes 52a and 52b.

  As described above, according to the embodiment, the customer display 24 and the change tray 26 are disposed on the swivel mechanism 50, and the swivel mechanism 50 can perform swivel adjustment integrally with the customer display 24 and the change tray 26. Therefore, while maintaining a compact structure, the display screen of the customer display 24 can be adjusted to an easy-to-view layout, and the operability of the customer with respect to the change tray 26 can be adjusted.

  Accordingly, the customer can easily confirm the display contents (information related to payment) on the customer display 24 at the time of payment, and pays the account while viewing the total payment amount that is information related to the payment displayed on the customer display 24. be able to. As a result, an extra load is not applied to the operation of the customer, the stress on the customer is reduced, and the time required for accounting is reduced.

  Thus, the merit of rotating the customer display 24 and the change tray 26 as one body is that the structure can be made compact even if the swivel mechanism 50 is added. For this reason, the above-described effects can be provided without breaking the layout relationship between the customer display 24 and the change tray 26. Further, the cost increase due to the addition of the swivel mechanism 50 can be minimized.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

11 Merchandise Sales Data Processing Device 24 Display Device 26 Money Placement Unit 27 Money Transfer Unit 50 Swivel Mechanism 52c Fixing Member

JP 2000-285315 A

Claims (5)

A display device for displaying information relating to the settlement transmitted from the merchandise sales data processing device;
A money placement unit for placing money, disposed below the display device and on the display surface side of the display device;
The screw is inserted into the screw hole provided in the flat plate-shaped base member and the long hole provided in the flat plate-shaped rotating member, and is fixed to be rotatable and held by the fixing member standing on the rotating member. A swivel mechanism that performs swivel adjustment between the display surface of the display device and the money placement portion provided in front of the display surface and on the rotating member;
The display is selectively provided in a vertical position where the vertical length of the display device is longer than a horizontal length and a horizontal position where the horizontal length of the display device is longer than the vertical length. A selection member to place the device;
With
In the case of the vertical position, the display surface of the display device is along the longitudinal direction of the money mounting portion, and the width of the display surface is smaller than the longitudinal length of the money mounting portion. Money transfer unit. The swivel mechanism also performs swivel adjustment together with the display unit and the money placement unit.
The money transfer unit according to claim 1. The fixing member holds the display device rotatably in a tilt direction .
The money transfer unit according to claim 2, wherein: The money placement unit is provided close to a lower end of the display device.
The money transfer unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A product sales data processing device for executing product sales data processing;
The money transfer unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is disposed in proximity to the commodity sales data processing device,
A product sales data processing unit comprising:

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