JPH0380382A - Merchandise data reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve service for a customer who purchases a large amount of merchandise by forming a read window at a carrier path, and providing a scanner at a cart guide on one side. CONSTITUTION:Plan view shows a state where an empty cart 2 is sent to the deliver-out side of the carrier path 1 and the customer 18 sends the cart 2 in which the merchandise are housed to the deliver-in side of the carrier path 1. At such a state, goods data is read with the scanner 9 in a process that the goods in the cart 2 pass the front plane of the read window 8 and are housed in the cart 2 at the deliver-out side. Thereby, the service for the customer who purchases a large amount of merchandise can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product data reading device for reading data on products sold in, for example, supermarkets.

Prior Art Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 6, two soccer tables 50.5
1, a keyboard 53 and a display 54 facing the checker side are provided on the casing of the scanner 52, and a cash register 55 is provided on the side of the soccer table 51.
The data of the product is read by the scanner 52 in the process of passing the product taken out from the basket 56 placed on one soccer table 50 over the reading window 57 of the scanner 52 and storing it in the basket on the other soccer table 51. There is a product data reading device that does this.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a soccer table 58
A scanner 60 with a reading window 59 on the front is provided in the center of the scanner 6o, and a keyboard 62 with a display 61 facing the operator and a display 63 facing the customer are provided on the top of the scanner 6o. A cash register 64 is arranged on one side of the soccer table 58, and the products taken out from the basket 56 placed on one side of the soccer table 58 are passed through the reading window 59 of the scanner 60.
There is a product data reading device that reads the data of the product with a scanner 60 during the process of storing the product in a basket 56 placed on the other side of the soccer table 58 through the front surface of the product.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since baskets have a small storage capacity for products, customers must carry multiple baskets when purchasing large quantities of products. In addition, some stores lend customers carts with baskets attached to them, which can reduce the customer's effort when selecting products, but when checking out the baskets are removed from the carts, After all, it is necessary to read the product data while moving the products from one basket to another, and it is also troublesome to return the cart to its original position after unloading the basket.

Means for Solving the Problem A conveyance path is provided that has a pair of cart guides that movably guide both sides of a cart in which products are stored facing each other, and a reading window is formed on the front surface facing inward of this conveyance path. One of the cart guides was provided with a scanner located above the cart inside the transport path.

An empty cart is guided to the carry-out side of the conveyance path by a cart guide, a cart containing products is guided by the cart guide to the carry-in side of the conveyance path, and the goods taken out from the cart located on the carry-in side are guided to the carry-out side. The data of the product can be read by a scanner during the process of storing it in the located cart, which can improve the service for customers who purchase large quantities of products. By sending out the empty carry-out side cart outside the conveyance path and handing it over to the customer, and moving the empty carry-in cart to the carry-out side of the conveyance path, carts can be circulated sequentially as part of checkout operations. ,
Furthermore, the scanner can be positioned above the cart inside the transport path, which allows the scanner to approach the checker side and pass the product in front of the reading window with a small movement; By placing the display on the loading side of the conveyance path, the data of the previously read product can be confirmed on the display, approximately on the line of sight that searches for the next product to be read from the cart located on the loading side. As a result, eye fatigue can be alleviated without significantly changing the direction of the line of sight, thereby improving work efficiency in the store.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. , 1 is a transport path determined to have a length to continuously transport two carts 2. This conveyance path 1 connects the lower ends of opposing cart guides 3 and 4 with a connecting plate 5, and connects one side of the cart guides 3 and 4 with an inverted U that is higher than the height of the cart 2.
They are connected by a letter-shaped vibro. One cart guide 3 has the length of two carts 2, but the other cart guide 4 has a short length. A columnar support 7 is fixed to the center of one of the cart guides 3, and this support 7 has a scanner 9 having a reading window 8 on the front, a checker display 10, and a customer display. 11 is attached to the scanner 9, and a keyboard 12 is held at the top of the casing of the scanner 9. Further, an extension surface 13 extending from one end of the connecting plate 5 has a stand 1 on which a cash register 14 is placed.
5 is placed. The scanner 9 is located inside the transport path 1 and above the cart 2. moreover,
The display device 10 is located on the loading side of the scanner 9 and is held by the support body 7.

In such a configuration, FIG. 2 shows a state in which an empty cart 2 is sent to the discharge side of the conveyance path 1, and a customer 18 sends a cart 2 containing products to the carry-in side of the conveyance path 1.

In this state, the products in cart 2 on the carry-in side are
16, the product data is read by the scanner 9 during the process of passing through the front side of the reading window 8 and being stored in the cart 2 on the carry-out side. For products that do not have data such as barcodes attached, input is made using the keyboard 12. On the other hand, the customer 18 who is currently paying the bill moves to the cashier 17 and waits for payment, and when the customer 18 has finished checking out all the items in one cart 2, the customer 18 receives the total amount charged by the cashier 17. After payment, the cart 2 sent out from the delivery side of the transport path 1 is picked up by the checker 16 and moved to a predetermined packaging location. After this, the checker 16
The empty cart 2 on the carry-in side is sent to the carry-out side of the conveyance path 1, and waits for the next customer 18 to send the cart 2 containing goods to the carry-in side of the conveyance path 1. Therefore, the carts 2 can be sequentially circulated as part of the checkout operation. Further, the cart 2 for taking out products and the cart 2 for storing products are continuous in the conveyance path 1, and the scanner 9, keyboard 12, and display 10 are located inside the conveyance path 1 without interfering with the conveyance of the cart 2. Since the product can be moved closer to the checker 16 with a small movement, the product can be passed in front of the reading window 8 or the keyboard 12 can be operated, thereby reducing the labor of the checker 16. It can be reduced. Furthermore, the checker 16 needs to confirm the location of the product when taking out the product from the cart 2 on the carry-in side rather than when storing the product in the cart 2 on the carry-out side after reading the product data. By arranging the display device 10 on the loading side of the scanner 9,
The data of the previously read product can be confirmed on the display 10 on the extension line of the line of sight searching for the next product to be read from the cart 2 located on the carry-in side, and this allows the user to greatly change the direction of the line of sight. This also reduces eye strain and improves the efficiency of checkout operations.

Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is constructed as described above, an empty cart is guided by a cart guide to the carry-out side of the conveyance path, and a cart containing products is guided by the cart guide to the carry-in side of the conveyance path. The scanner can read the data of the product taken out from the cart located on the side and stored in the cart located on the delivery side, thereby improving the service for customers who purchase large quantities of products. In addition, after reading the product data, the unloading cart containing the products is sent out of the transport path and handed over to the customer, and the empty loading cart is moved to the unloading side of the transport path. Carts can be circulated sequentially as part of the outgoing process, and the scanner can be positioned above the cart inside the transport path, allowing items to pass in front of the reading window with small movements. Furthermore, by placing the display device on the input side of the conveyance path rather than the scanner, the data of the previously read product can be displayed on the line of sight that searches for the next item to be read from the cart located on the input side. This can be confirmed using a display, which reduces eye fatigue without significantly changing the direction of the line of sight, and has the effect of improving the efficiency of checkout operations. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 1 is a perspective view, Figure 2 is a plan view, Figure 3 is a perspective view with the cash register omitted, Figure 4 is a front view of the conveyance path, Figure 5 is a side view of the conveyance path, and Figure 6 is a side view of the conveyance path. The figure is a perspective view showing a conventional example, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another conventional example, and FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A conveyance path having a pair of cart guides that movably guide both sides of a cart containing products, and a reading window formed on the inward front surface of this conveyance path. A product data reading device comprising a scanner located above the cart inside a conveyance path and provided approximately in the center of one of the cart guides. 2. The product data reading device according to claim 1, wherein the display device for displaying the product data is located closer to the input side of the conveyance path than the scanner.