JPH023352Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to an electronic cash register counter used in supermarkets and the like.

``Prior Art'' In recent years, electronic cash registers installed at checkout locations such as supermarkets include, in addition to keyboards, barcode scanners that scan and read barcodes printed or affixed to products. It is provided. This type of electronic cash register allows clerks to perform various tasks while facing customers. (Refer to Publication No. 1) is known. According to this, a barcode scanner is placed between a store clerk and a customer, a keyboard is placed below the clerk's side of this barcode scanner, and a product that the customer purchases is placed on one side of the barcode scanner. On the other side, a carrying-out mounting table is disposed on which a shopping cart containing the scanned products is placed, and a carrying-out mounting table is placed on the other side, on which a shopping cart containing scanned goods is placed.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' By the way, in the above-mentioned electronic cash register, the clerk takes out the items one by one from the shopping cart carried by the customer, passes them over a barcode scanner, and then takes them out. The task of placing items in a shopping cart and operating the keyboard must be performed in the same position. However, in the conventional electronic cash register mentioned above,
Because the loading platform and the loading platform were placed in a straight line with the barcode scanner in between, the loading platform was placed at a distance from the clerk, and as a result, the barcode scanner was placed on the loading platform. This method has disadvantages in that it is difficult to take out the products in the shopping cart, especially the products placed at the bottom of the shopping cart, and the workability when scanning the products is poor.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash register counter with improved workability.

``Means for Solving Problems'' The present invention consists of a keyboard that a store clerk operates while facing the customer, and a bar located on the customer side of the keyboard that scans and reads barcodes provided on products. In an electronic cash register having a code scanner, a loading stage is provided on one side of the barcode scanner on which a basket containing products to be scanned by the barcode scanner is placed. , a carrying-out mounting table is provided on the other side of the barcode scanner on which a basket containing the scanned products is placed, and the carrying-in mounting table is arranged closer to the keyboard than the carrying-out mounting table. It is characterized by

``Function'' The store clerk can perform various tasks while facing the customer, and the store clerk can easily take out products from the basket placed on the loading table while in the position where the store clerk operates the keyboard. becomes possible.

"Embodiments" Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C are diagrams showing the external configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, 1 is a keyboard, which includes function keys 1a consisting of various keys such as a subtotal key and a current total key, a numeric keypad 1b for inputting various numerical values, and product information (preset for each product). (product name, unit price, etc.)
As shown in the figure, it is arranged in a position where store clerk A can easily operate it while facing customer B. A barcode scanner 3 is disposed on the customer B side of the keyboard 1 and reads barcodes of products that pass through the upper surface of the reading window 3a. On one side of this barcode scanner 3 are the products that customer B brought to purchase, namely:
A loading stage 5a is provided on which a shopping cart 4a containing products to be scanned by the barcode scanner 3 is placed, and on the other side of the barcode scanner 3, the products after being scanned are placed. A carry-out mounting table 5b is provided on which the shopping cart 4b to be stored is placed. A shopping cart 4 is placed on the carrying-in mounting table 5a and the carrying-out mounting table 5b.
Guide rails 6, 6 and 7, 7 are provided, respectively, for guiding a, 4b in the directions indicated by arrows in the figure.
In this case, the loading stage 5a is the unloading stage 5b.
It is placed closer to keyboard 1 than the store clerk A.
The height of the carry-in table 5a is lower than that of the carry-in table 5b. And guide rails 6,6
The height of the upper end of the shopping cart 4a placed thereon matches the top surface of the barcode scanner 3, and the guide rails 7, 7 have cutouts 7a near the barcode scanner 3. , 7a are formed, and the shopping cart 4 is placed on these notches 7a, 7a.
When placing item b, one side of the top edge of the shopping cart 4b matches the height of the top surface of the barcode scanner 3,
Moreover, the shopping cart 4b is arranged to be in a diagonal state. On the other hand, 8a is a clerk's side display, and 8b is a customer's side display.These displays show information when a product is registered using the barcode scanner 3 or by operating the preset key 1c. Displays the product name and price, and also displays the total amount, etc. Further, 9 is a printing device, which is composed of a receipt printing section 9a and a journal printing section 9b. Also, in Figure 1 B, 10
11 is a coin case, 11 is a banknote case, 12 is an accessory case, and 13 is a control unit. The printing unit 9, coin case 10, banknote case 11, and accessory case 12 are moved to the end of the loading table 5b for carrying out. It's becoming possible. Note that 14 is a guide stopper that restricts the movement of the shopping cart 4a when the store clerk A pulls the shopping cart 4a toward the front.

In the above configuration, the shopping cart 4a containing the products to be purchased by the customer B is placed on the guide rail 6 of the carry-in table 5a, and moved in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure to a position where it faces the store clerk A. Moving. Next, at a position facing customer B, clerk A sequentially takes out the products in the shopping cart 4a, passes them over the reading window 3a of the barcode scanner 3, and places them in the shopping cart 4b. Thereby, the barcode of each product is scanned and read by the barcode scanner 3. In this way, all products are registered and transferred to the shopping cart 4b.

Next, FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining a case in which two store employees work in the above-described embodiment. In these figures, keyboard 1
is used as a checker, and includes a printing section 9, a coin case 10, a bill case 11, and an accessory case 12.
is moved to the end of the carry-out table 5b, and the cashier keyboard 15 is placed on the coin case 10. Two clerks operate the checker keyboard 1 and the cashier keyboard 15 separately.

According to the embodiment described above, the carry-in table 5a is arranged close to the keyboard 1, so that the shopping cart placed on the carry-in table 5a can be placed on the carry-in table 5a while the store clerk A is in a position to operate the keyboard 1. The product can be easily taken out from inside 4a. In addition, a shopping cart 4a placed on the guide rails 6, 6
The height of the upper end matches the top surface of the barcode scanner 3, and the shopping cart 4b is placed on the notches 7a of the guide rails 7, 7.
is in a diagonal state, and one side of its upper end matches the height of the top surface of the barcode scanner 3, so the series of steps is to take out the product from the shopping cart 4a, scan it, and transfer it to the shopping cart 4b. The work can be done extremely smoothly. Furthermore, if the customer has few products to purchase, he or she may place the products directly on the loading stage 5a, but since the loading stage 5a is provided with guide rails 6, 6, for example, Shopping cart 4 that is placed on the floor during shopping and its bottom gets dirty
a does not come into direct contact with the loading stage 5a, which is very hygienic, and even when a spherical product that is easily rolled is placed, there is no fear of it rolling off the loading stage 5a. do not have.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the present invention, the product to be scanned by the barcode scanner is placed on one side of the barcode scanner that scans and reads the barcode provided on the product. A carrying-in mounting table is provided on which the loaded basket is placed, an carrying-out mounting table is provided on the other side of the barcode scanner, and a carrying-out placing table is provided on the other side of the barcode scanner, and the carrying-in placing table is placed on the carrying-out table. Because it is placed closer to the keyboard operated by store clerks than the loading table, store clerks can perform various tasks while facing customers. It is possible to easily take out products from the basket placed on top of the basket, and therefore the workability when scanning products is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 A, B and C are plan, front and side views showing the external configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 2 A and B are for explaining the case where the same embodiment is operated by two people. FIG. 1...Keyboard, 3...Barcode scanner, 4a, 4b...Shopping cart, 5a...Placement table for carrying in, 5b...Placement table for carrying out, 6, 7...Guide rail, A...Salesperson, B ……client.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An electronic cash register having a keyboard operated by a store clerk while facing a customer, and a barcode scanner disposed on the customer side of the keyboard to scan and read barcodes provided on products. A carry-in stage is provided on one side of the barcode scanner on which a basket containing products to be scanned by the barcode scanner is placed, and a loading stage is provided on the other side of the barcode scanner. , an electronic system comprising: a carrying-out mounting table on which a basket containing the scanned products is placed; and the carrying-in mounting table is arranged closer to the keyboard than the carrying-out mounting table. Counter for cash register.