JP7422613B2 - Splash prevention equipment - Google Patents

Description

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act applies. Delivered to the food section on the 1st basement floor of Fukuya Hatchobori Main Store on May 25, 2020.

The present invention relates to a droplet prevention device that prevents store staff and customers from spraying each other in supermarkets, drug stores, etc.

Infectious diseases such as colds and influenza are known to be transmitted through droplets scattered by coughs and sneezes, and when paying for shopping at supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., employees and customers can spray droplets onto each other. There was a need for something that could prevent this.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a droplet prevention device that prevents splashes between store staff and customers.

In order to achieve the above object, a droplet prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 includes a stand and a droplet guard supported by the stand, and the droplet guard is arranged in front of the face of a POS terminal operator. It has a main body frame and a panel suspended from the main body frame, and can be extended laterally by connecting the extension frame from which the extension panel can be hung to the main body frame. Features.

The droplet prevention device according to the invention according to claim 1 includes a stand and a droplet guard supported by the stand, the droplet guard is arranged in front of the face of a POS terminal operator, and a main body frame; It has a panel suspended on the main body frame, and can be extended laterally by connecting the extension frame from which the extension panel can be hung to the main frame, so depending on the placement of the POS terminal, it can be used as a splash guard. By extending the POS terminal to the side, even if the POS terminal operator moves to the side, it is possible to prevent splashing between the POS terminal operator and the customer.

(a) is a side view of the vicinity of a checkout counter showing an embodiment of the splash prevention device of the present invention, (b) is a front view of the same, and (c) is a plan view of the same. It is a perspective view of the same splash prevention tool. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the extension and contraction part of the pillar of the stand of the same splash prevention device. . It is a perspective view showing the installation procedure of the same splash prevention device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the installation procedure of the droplet prevention device (continuation of FIG. 4-1). FIG. 4-2 is a perspective view showing the installation procedure of the droplet prevention device (a continuation of FIG. 4-2). FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the procedure for installing the droplet prevention device (continuation of FIG. 4-3). FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the procedure for installing the droplet prevention device (a continuation of FIG. 4-4). (a) is a side view of the vicinity of a checkout counter showing a modification of the splash prevention device of the present invention, (b) is a front view of the same, and (c) is a plan view of the same. (a) is a plan view of a lateral extension of the splash guard of the same splash prevention device, and (b) is a front view of the same. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how to attach the lateral extension of the splash guard.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. 1 to 3 show one embodiment of a droplet preventer 5 of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a checkout counter 6 in a store such as a supermarket or drug store. A scanner (POS terminal) 8 is installed in the central part of the store, through which a store clerk (POS terminal operator) 3 picks up a product in the shopping cart, reads the barcode of the product, and registers the product. The customer pays the bill himself using a payment machine (POS terminal) 9 installed downstream of the table 7, and the clerk 3 stands behind the scanner 8 and only registers the product. A droplet prevention device 5 is installed on the table 7 to prevent the store clerk 3 and the customer from spraying each other with droplets.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the splash prevention device 5 includes a stand 1 having a pair of pillars 4 and 4 and installed on a table 7, and a splash guard 2 supported by the stand 1.
The stand 1 has a lower member 10 and an upper member 11, as shown in FIG. The lower member 10 has a base plate 12 and a pair of lower pillars 4a, 4a standing on the base plate 12 with an interval substantially equal to the width of the scanner 8. The lower columns 4a, 4a are formed of round metal pipes, and an intermediate ring 13 is attached to the upper end portions of the lower columns 4a, 4a. Further, the upper portions of the pair of lower pillars 4a, 4a are connected by a connecting plate 14.
The upper member 11 has U-shaped upper pillars 4b, 4b whose lower ends are free ends, and a droplet guard attachment part 15 attached to the connecting part of the upper part of the upper pillars 4b, 4b. The upper pillars 4b, 4b are formed of round pipes that are slightly thinner than the lower pillars 4a, 4a, and a plurality of screw insertion holes 16 are formed at intervals in the vertical direction on one side of the lower part. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper columns 4b, 4b have their lower parts inserted into the lower columns 4a, 4a, and the screws 17 screwed into the intermediate ring 13 are inserted into one of the screw insertion holes 16, and the screws 17 are inserted into the screws 17. The tip is brought into contact with the inner surface of the upper column 4b and pressed against the lower column 4a. In this way, the column 4 of the stand 1 is configured to be expandable and retractable with the lower column 4a and the upper column 4b, and by selectively passing the screw 17 through one of the plurality of screw insertion holes 16 and tightening it, the column 4 The length can be adjusted in stages.
The droplet guard attachment part 15 has a U-shaped cross section with the lower side open, and the upper end of the droplet guard 2 is fitted into the droplet guard attachment part 15 from below and fixed with a screw 18 (Figure 4-3 (see (f)).
As shown in Fig. 2, a steady rest 19 is fitted and attached to the upper pillars 4b, 4b, and the lower part of the splash guard 2 is fixed to the steady rest 19 with a screw 20 (see Fig. 4-5 (i)). ), which prevents the splash guard 2 from swinging.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stand 1 has a base 21 that is fixed to the scanner 8 as described later, and the base plate 12 of the stand 1 is stacked on the base 21 and screwed to the base 21 with screws 22 from above. By doing so, it is attached on the table 7. A fall prevention fitting 23 is attached to the top of the pillar of the scanner 8, and a connecting plate 14 provided between the pillars 4 of the stand 1 is fixed to the fall prevention fitting 23 with screws 24 to prevent the stand 1 from falling. It is prevented.

As shown in FIG. 2, the splash guard 2 has a main body frame 25 formed of a square metal pipe, and a panel 27 fixed to the main body frame 25 with screws 26 and suspended from the main body frame 25. The panel 27 is made of a transparent thin resin plate. The splash guard 2 has a front part 28 and side parts 29a and 29b connected to both left and right sides of the front part 28 so as to form an obtuse angle with the plane part 28. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the droplet guard 2 is placed in front of the face of the store clerk 3 by adjusting the length of the pillar 4 of the stand 1 according to the height of the store clerk 3.

Next, the installation procedure of the present droplet prevention device 5 will be explained. First, as shown in FIG. 4-1(a), remove the resin plate 30 attached to the lower part of the scanner 8. Next, there are plates 32a and 32b that are divided into front and rear halves, which are provided to hide the gap between the scanner 8 and the hole 31 drilled in the table 7 for the scanner 8 to pass through. Remove screw 33 and remove. After that, as shown in FIG. 4-1(b), replace the removed plate 32b with the base 21 in which the female screw hole 34 for attaching the stand 1 is formed, and attach the screw 33 removed earlier to the lower part of the scanner 8. Secure from the inside. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-1(c), the fall prevention fitting 23 is fixed with a screw 36 using the hole 35 formed in the upper part of the scanner 8.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4-2(d), the intermediate ring 13 is inserted into the upper end of the lower columns 4a, 4a, and the lower member 10 of the stand 1 is stacked on the base 21 with its base plate 12 attached earlier. and fix it with screws 22 from above. Further, the connecting plate 14 is fixed to the fall prevention fitting 23 with screws 24 from the front.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3(e), the panel 27 is attached to the main body frame 25 with screws 26 to assemble the splash guard 2. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3(f), the upper end of the droplet guard 2 is fitted into the droplet guard mounting portion 15 of the upper member 11 of the stand 1 from below and fixed with the screw 18. Next, as shown in FIG. 4-3(g), the screw 20 passed through the hole 37 formed in the panel 27 is screwed into the steady rest 19 to temporarily fix the steady rest 19 to the panel 27.
Next, as shown in Figure 4-4(h), insert the upper columns 4b, 4b of the stand upper member 11 into the lower columns 4a, 4a of the stand lower member 10, so that the splash guard 2 is at the desired height. Align the screw 17 of the intermediate ring 13 with the screw insertion hole 16 of either of the upper columns 4b, 4b while adjusting as follows, and tighten the screw 17 by hand. Once the height is determined, tighten the screw 17 further with a tool. Fix it (2 places on the left and right).
Finally, as shown in FIG. 4-5(i), the steady rests 19, 19 temporarily fixed to the panel 27 are pushed into the upper pillars 4b, 4b, and fixed by tightening the screws 20.

5 to 7 show modified examples of the splash prevention device 5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, a checkout machine 9 is installed adjacent to the back of the table 7 on the downstream side of the cashier counter 6, and the clerk 3 registers the product by reading the barcode of the product with a scanner 8. After that, the user moves to the downstream side and uses the payment machine 9 to settle the price. The splash prevention device 5 has a downstream side surface portion 29b of the splash guard 2 extended laterally so that it can prevent splashes even when the clerk 3 moves to the payment machine 9 side. Incidentally, the registration of the product using the scanner 8 and the payment of the price using the payment machine 9 may be shared between two clerks 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lateral extension of the splash guard 2 includes an extension frame 38 and an extension panel 39 fixed to the extension frame 38 with screws 26 and suspended. A frame 38 is attached to the tip of the main body frame 25 by connecting it with a connecting tool 40. The connector 40 is a long member with a U-shaped cross section, and is fitted from the rear so as to straddle the main body frame 25 and the extension frame 38, and is attached to the main body frame 25 and the extension frame 38 with screws 41. It is fixed. The panel 27 of the main body of the splash guard 2 and the extension panel 39 are overlapped at their side edges so that there is no gap.

As described above, the present droplet prevention device 5 includes the stand 1 and the droplet guard 2 supported by the stand 1, and the droplet guard 2 is placed in front of the face of the POS terminal operator (clerk) 3. Since it can be extended laterally, depending on the arrangement of the POS terminal (scanner 8, payment machine 9, etc.), the droplet guard 2 can be extended laterally, allowing the POS terminal operator 3 to move laterally. Even if you move, you can prevent droplets from spreading between you and your customers.
The splash guard 2 has a main body frame 25 provided at the top and a panel 27 suspended from the main body frame 25. An extension panel 39 is attached to an extension frame 38, and the extension frame 38 is attached to the main body frame 25. Since the splash guard 2 can be extended laterally by connecting first, the droplet guard 2 can be easily extended laterally if necessary, which is convenient.

Further, the present droplet prevention device 5 includes a stand 1 and a droplet guard 2 supported by the stand 1. The droplet guard 2 is placed in front of the face of the POS terminal operator 3, and the stand 1 has a base 21 and a telescopic column 4, and the base 21 is placed and fixed on a table 7 on which a POS terminal 8 is installed, and by expanding and contracting the column 4, the droplet guard 2 is Since the height is adjustable, by adjusting the height of the droplet guard 2 according to the height of the POS terminal operator 3, it is possible to ensure that the POS terminal operator (clerk) 3 and the customer are protected from each other's droplets. can be prevented. Since the base 21 of the stand 1 is not placed on the floor, it does not obstruct traffic.
The stand 1 includes a lower member 10 having a pair of lower pillars 4a, 4a erected on a base (base plate) 12, and a droplet guard 2 on the upper part of the U-shaped upper pillars 4b, 4b whose lower ends are free ends. The upper member 11 has a mounting portion 15, and the upper pillars 4b and 4b are inserted and fixed into the lower pillars 4a and 4a to make the pillar 4 expandable and retractable, making it easy to manufacture and assemble. The height of the guard 2 can also be easily adjusted.

In addition, the present droplet prevention device 5 has a base 21 that is placed on the table 7 on which the POS terminal (scanner) 8 is installed, and since the base 21 is fixed to the POS terminal 8, it can be mounted on the table 7. It can be easily installed without machining the holes.
Further, the present droplet prevention device 5 has a fall prevention fitting 23 that is attached to the POS terminal 8, and by fixing the stand 1 to the fall prevention fitting 23 with screws 24, it can be stably installed while preventing it from falling.
Further, in the present splash prevention device 5, a swing stopper 19 is provided on the stand 1, and by fixing the lower part of the splash guard 2 to the swing rest 19 with a screw 20, swinging of the droplet guard 2 can be prevented.
The droplet guard 2 has a front part 28 and side parts 29a and 29b connected to both left and right sides of the front part 28, so that even when the customer is standing in a position laterally shifted from the front of the store clerk 3, the droplet can be sprayed. can be prevented.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The specific shapes of the stand and the droplet guard can be changed as appropriate depending on the shape and arrangement of the POS terminal. The stand may be one that places the base on the floor. The specific structure for making the droplet guard extendable laterally is arbitrary; for example, the frame provided on the upper part of the droplet guard may be telescoping in the same way as the pillars, so that it can be expanded and contracted. The POS terminal is not limited to a scanner, and includes any POS terminal, and may be, for example, a POS cash register, a tablet terminal, or the like.

1 Stand 2 Splash guard 3 Store clerk (POS terminal operator)
4 Pillar 5 Splash prevention device 7 Table 8 Scanner (POS terminal)
21 base

Claims (1)

A stand and a droplet guard supported by the stand, the droplet guard is placed in front of the face of a POS terminal operator, and has a main body frame and a panel suspended from the main body frame, A splash prevention device characterized in that it can be extended laterally by connecting an extension frame from which an extension panel can be hung to the main frame .

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