JP6673627B1 - Product sales system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a showcase that can be used for self-sale during the daytime when a cashier has a clerk, and can be used for automatic sale during the nighttime when there is no clerk at the cashier. SOLUTION: A product display portion 8 provided inside a showcase body 7, a product takeout portion 10 provided on one side surface of the showcase body 7 and capable of taking out a product from the product display portion 8, and a show. An unmanned purchase control unit 12 provided on the other side surface of the case body 7 and having a function of selecting for purchasing a product in the product display unit 8 and a function of paying for the price of the selected product; A transport device 9 provided in the case body 7 and driven by the unattended purchase control unit 12 to transport the selected product, and a product provided on the other side surface side of the showcase body 7 and transported by the transport device 9. And a merchandise outlet for taking out the product. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a commodity sales system using the products for sale on display Cie Yokesu.

  Conventionally, stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day have become widespread. Such stores generally adopt a self-sales system in which a clerk sells a product selected by a customer at a cash register. However, according to such a self-sales method, the clerk must be working even in the nighttime when the number of customers is small, and there is a problem that it is difficult to secure the clerk and the labor cost increases.

On the other hand, vending devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are known. The vending device described in Patent Literature 1 includes a shelf on which a product is placed inclined downward and forward, a product take-out means positioned at the forefront of the shelf, and a lifting device positioned to be able to move up and down in front of the shelf. Moving the product to the front of the shelf on which the product to be purchased is displayed, and driving the product take-out means to move the product onto the lifting device, and the lifting device on which the product is placed. Is lowered to move the product to the product outlet. Further, the vending device described in Patent Document 2 drops a product displayed on a product display shelf inclined forward and downward onto a conveyor by a product dropping mechanism, and transports the dropped product to a product outlet by the conveyor. Let me. According to the vending system using such a vending apparatus, there is a great merit in that a 24-hour business is possible and a clerk is not required during all business hours.

JP-A-50-44000 JP-A-09-106476

  However, in the automatic vending system using the devices described in Patent Literatures 1 and 2, it is not possible for a customer to pick up displayed products. For this reason, it is difficult for the customer to confirm data such as the place of origin, weight, processing date, and the like of the product to be purchased.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in the case of operating 24 hours a day, in the night time zone, an automatic vending system that can solve the problem that it is difficult to secure the clerk and the labor cost is high is solved. It can be switched, and in the daytime when there is a clerk, it is easy for the customer to pick up the products displayed inside and check the production area, weight, processing date, etc., and increase the willingness to purchase It is an object of the present invention to provide a showcase that can be switched to a self-sales method and a product sales system using the showcase.

A product sales system according to the present invention, a product display unit provided inside the showcase body, a product takeout unit provided on one side surface of the showcase body and capable of taking out the product in the product display unit, An unmanned purchase control unit provided on the other side of the showcase main body, the unshown purchase control unit having a function of selecting to purchase a product in the product display unit and a function of paying for the selected product; A transport device provided in the case body and transporting the selected product driven by the unmanned purchase control unit, and a product provided on the other side surface of the showcase body and transported by the transport device. has a product take-out port for removable, the showcase provided with the showcase is installed, opposite to the one side of the showcase body region The self-selling area equipped with a cash register and the daytime time when the cashier has a clerk are opened to allow customers to enter and leave the self-selling area, and the nighttime time when the cashier does not have a clerk is An entrance that is closed to prohibit a customer from entering and exiting the self-selling area, and the other side of the showcase body is an area where the customer can walk and is an area other than the self-selling area. Which is characterized by

  The unmanned purchase control unit can be switched between a usable state and an unusable state.

  A merchandise selling system according to the present invention includes a showcase according to claim 1 or 2, a self-selling area in which the showcase is installed, the area facing the one side surface and including a cash register, and the cash register. It is open during the daytime when a clerk is present and allows customers to enter and exit the self-selling area, and is closed during the nighttime when there is no clerk at the cash register and prohibits customers from entering and exiting the self-selling area. And the other side faces an area other than the self-sales area, which is an area where the customer can walk.

  A merchandise sales system according to the present invention has a self-sales area in which a showcase according to claim 1 or 2 is installed, which is an area facing one side surface of the showcase main body and has a cash register, and a cashier at the cash register During the daytime there are open doors to allow customers to enter and exit the self-sales area, and at nighttime when there is no clerk at the cash register, there is a doorway that is closed and prohibits customers from entering and exiting the self-sale area. . For this reason, during the daytime hours when the clerk has a clerk at the cash register, the customer enters the self-sales area through the open doorway, removes the product in the product display from the product outlet, takes it to the cash register, and takes it to the cash register in a self-service manner. Can be purchased. The other side of the main body of the showcase is an area where the customer can walk and faces an area other than the self-selling area, and has an unmanned purchase control unit and a product outlet on the other side. Therefore, the customer can operate the unmanned purchase control unit from a position that does not enter the self-selling area and transport the product to be purchased to the product outlet by the transport device, even at night time when there is no clerk at the cash register The merchandise in the merchandise display can be purchased. In addition, it is possible to solve the problem that it is difficult to secure the clerk in the case of operating at night and the labor cost is increased.

It is a top view which shows the whole structure of a goods version sale system. It is the front view which looked at the showcase from the self-sales area side in which the product take-out part was provided. It is the front view which looked at the showcase from the side where a transparent board and an unmanned purchase control part were provided.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the product sales system of the present invention. In the merchandise selling system of the present invention, the area surrounded by the rectangular wall 1 is the self-selling area 2. In the self-sales area 2, a plurality of product display shelves 3 on which products are displayed, a cash register 4, and a showcase 5 are installed. The showcase 5 is installed so as to penetrate a part of the wall 1.

  In this merchandise sales system, during the daytime hours when the cashier 4 has a clerk, it is opened to allow customers to enter and leave the self-sales area 2, and at nighttime when there is no clerk at the cashier 4, it is closed and the customer is closed. A doorway 6 is provided to prohibit entry / exit to the self-sales area 2.

  The showcase 5 has a frame-shaped showcase body 7, and inside the showcase body 7, a product display section 8 on which products are displayed and a transport device 9 for transporting the product selected by the customer. Is provided.

  One side surface of the showcase main body 7 installed so as to penetrate the wall 1 faces the self-sales area 2. The other side surface of the showcase body 7 located outside the wall 1 is a region where the customer can walk and faces a region other than the self-sales region 2, for example, a sidewalk.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the showcase 5 as viewed from the self-sales area 2. A plurality of slide doors 10 are provided on one side of the showcase main body 7 facing the self-sales area 2, which is a product take-out section that can slide in the left-right direction. The customer in the self-selling area 2 slides the slide door 10 to open and can take out the product in the product display portion 8 from the open portion.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the showcase 5 installed through the wall 1 as viewed from outside the wall 1. On the other side of the showcase body 7 located outside the wall 1, a transparent plate 11 is provided that allows the products in the product display section 8 to be visually recognized. In place of the transparent plate 11, a product display plate on the surface of which a picture or picture of a product displayed in the product display unit 8 may be used.

  Further, on the side of the showcase body 7 where the transparent plate 11 is provided, an unmanned purchase control unit 12 and a product outlet 13 are provided. The transport device 9 is disposed between the transparent plate 10 and the product display section 8.

  The transport device 9 includes a traveling body 15 located on the lower side in the showcase 5 and moving in the left-right direction along the inner surface of the transparent plate 11. The traveling body 15 has a column 16 extending upward. Is provided. The support 16 is provided with a picking unit 17 that is slid in the up-down direction and driven in the front-rear direction to pick up a product displayed on the product display unit 8. The movement of the traveling body 15 in the left-right direction can be performed by, for example, driving wheels provided on the traveling body 15, and furthermore, the movement can be smoothly performed by providing the rails 14 extending in the left-right direction. Can be done.

  The unmanned purchase control unit 12 is a device having a function of selecting a product in order for a customer to purchase a product in the product display unit 8 and a function of paying for the price of the selected product. It has a mouth. The operation of the unmanned purchase control unit 12 drives the transport device 9.

  The unmanned purchase control unit 12 is provided so as to be switchable between a usable state and an unusable state. Specifically, in the case of a daytime period when there is a clerk at the cash register 4 and the showcase 5 is used for self-sale, the unmanned purchase control unit 12 is turned off and is in an unusable state. On the other hand, when there is no clerk at the cash register 4 and the showcase 5 is used for vending at night, the unmanned purchase control unit 12 is turned on and is in a usable state.

  The product take-out port 13 is arranged below the unmanned purchase control unit 12, and is configured to take out the product carried by the carrying device 9.

  With such a configuration, in this product sales system, it is possible to switch between a case where the showcase 5 is used for self-sale and a case where the showcase 5 is used for automatic sales.

  The use of the showcase 5 for self-sale is during the daytime hours when the clerk at the cash register 4 has a clerk. During this time, the entrance 6 is open and customers enter and exit the self-sales area 2 through the entrance 6. It is possible. Then, the customer can open the slide door 10 and take out the products in the product display section 8 or take out the products in the product display shelf 3 and bring those products to the cashier 4 and purchase them in a self-service manner. it can.

  On the other hand, the showcase 5 is used for vending during the night time when there is no clerk at the cash register 4, during which time the entrance 9 is closed and the customer enters and exits the self-selling area 2 through the entrance 6. It is forbidden to do so.

  When the showcase 5 is used for automatic vending, the customer uses the unmanned purchase control unit 12 to perform an operation of selecting a product to be purchased, a payment operation of payment for the selected product, and the like. When these operations are completed, the transport device 9 is operated, the selected product is transported to the product outlet 13 by the transport device 9, and the customer can take out the selected product from the product outlet 13.

  In this manner, the showcase 5 of the present invention can be used as a self-selling showcase in which customers can take out products in the product display unit 8 by themselves during the daytime hours when a clerk is at the cashier 4. It can also be used as a showcase for vending during the night hours when there is no clerk at the cash register 4.

  Therefore, during the daytime, the customer can confirm the data such as the place of origin, weight, and processing date of the product to be purchased, and the freshness of the product, thereby promoting the customer's willingness to purchase.

  On the other hand, in the night time zone, the customer can purchase the products displayed in the product display unit 8 by operating the unmanned purchase control unit 12. For this reason, in the nighttime when the number of customers decreases, it is possible to respond to the purchase request of the customer while suppressing an increase in the labor cost of the clerk.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wall 2 Self-selling area 3 Merchandise display shelf 4 Cash register 5 Showcase 6 Doorway 7 Showcase body 8 Merchandise display section 9 Transfer device 10 Slide door (product takeout section)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Transparent board 12 Unmanned purchase control part 13 Product take-out port 14 Rail 15 Traveling body 16 Post 17 Picking part

Claims (1)

A product display section provided inside the showcase body,
A product takeout unit provided on one side surface of the showcase body and capable of taking out products in the product display unit;
An unmanned purchase control unit provided on the other side of the showcase body and having a function of selecting to purchase a product in the product display unit and a function of paying for the selected product.
A transport device that is provided in the showcase main body and transports a selected product driven by the unmanned purchase control unit,
A product take-out port provided on the other side surface of the show case main body and capable of taking out a product carried by the carrying device,
The showcase is installed, a self-sales area with a cash register in an area facing the one side surface of the showcase body,
During the daytime when there is a clerk at the cash register, it is opened to allow customers to enter and leave the self-selling area, and at night when there is no clerk at the cash register, it is closed and customers enter and leave the self-selling area. Having an entrance and exit,
The merchandise selling system, wherein the other side surface of the showcase body faces an area other than the self-selling area, which is an area where a customer can walk.

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