JPH0714066A - Commodity sale data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve one-person selling operation and two-person selling opera tion in operation efficiency in a commodity sale data processor where a con veyor device which carries commodities in order to a position on the way com municating from a commodity carry- in part to a commodity carry-out part and a bar code scanner which scans and reads the bar codes of the commodities are arranged. CONSTITUTION:This data processor is provided with a unit arranging mechanism 8 which slidably supports and arranges the conveyor device 3 at a position adjacent to one of the commodity carry-in part 2 and commodity carry-out part 5 and also arranges the bar code scanner 4 freely detachably at a position adjacent to the other, and only equipment that a sales clerk uses is arranged at the periphery of the sales clerk.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product sales data processing device used for a checkout counter or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A product sales data processing device such as a checkout counter is a conveyor device for sequentially carrying products on a top surface of a slender soccer stand which communicates from a product carry-in section to a product carry-out section, and a bar code of the product is read and scanned. Bar code scanners are sequentially arranged, and an electronic cash register is arranged near the product carry-out section of the soccer table.

In such a merchandise sales data processing device, one salesperson operates both a bar code scanner and an electronic cash register by one salesperson.
Both the bar code scanner and the electronic cash register can be handled by a two-person sales operation in which a dedicated store clerk operates each.

For example, in the case of executing a one-person sales operation with this product sales data processing device, when a customer places a shopping basket on a product carrying-in section of a soccer table and sequentially places products on a conveyor device, the conveyor is used. The device will transport the goods to the position of the bar code scanner. Therefore, with this bar code scanner, one store clerk scans the bar code of the product and scans it to register the product data.
Products for which such product data registration processing has been completed are sequentially loaded into an empty shopping cart that is installed in advance in the product unloading section.

At this time, since the merchandise data input by the bar code scanner as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register and registered, the registration and transfer of all the merchandise are completed. The store clerk moves from the position facing the bar code scanner to the position facing the electronic cash register to perform the accounting process.

When performing a two-person sales operation with this product sales data processing device, a dedicated store clerk is placed at a position facing the bar code scanner and a position facing the electronic cash register. These clerk will execute the registration processing by the bar code scanner and the accounting processing by the electronic cash register, respectively.

Here, in such a product sales data processing device, generally, after the accounting process is completed, the customer transfers the shopping basket storing the products to the position of the workbench at another place, and the product of the shopping basket is stored there. However, there is a problem in that the work burden on the customer is great and the overall space efficiency and work efficiency are low. Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, in the commodity sales data processing device which the applicant of the present invention has proposed and put into practical use in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-32111, etc.,
It has a structure in which an automatic bagging device is arranged in the product unloading section.

In this product sales data processing device, a basket stand, a belt conveyor, a bar code scanner, and an automatic bagging device, which serve as a product carry-in section, are sequentially arranged, and are placed near the bar code scanner and behind the belt conveyor. It has a structure with an electronic cash register. By doing this, in this product sales data processing device,
It is an indispensable requirement that a store clerk be located near the automatic bagging device, but since a bar code scanner, an electronic cash register, and an automatic bagging device are arranged around this one store clerk, it is extremely efficient. It is possible to carry out one-person sales operations.

[0009]

In the product sales data processing apparatus as described above, a basket stand, a belt conveyor, a bar code scanner, and an automatic bagging device are sequentially arranged in series, and an electronic cash register is provided in the vicinity of the bar code scanner. By arranging, the one-person sales business can be executed with high efficiency.

However, in such a merchandise sales data processing device, it is an essential requirement that a store clerk be located near the automatic bagging device as described above. Therefore, a bar code scanner or an electronic cash register is provided around this store clerk. It is also an essential requirement to place such items. For this reason, in this product sales data processing device, the occupancy area of the store clerk is set to be extremely small in order to improve the work efficiency of the one-person sales work as described above. Is extremely difficult to carry out.

For example, in the product sales data processing device in which the automatic bagging device is arranged in the product carry-out part as described above, only the electronic cash register is arranged in the vicinity of the automatic bagging device, and the product carry-in part is separated from the electronic cash register. It may be possible to place a bar code scanner in the vicinity of, but with this, it is difficult to carry out a one-person sales operation even though a two-person sales operation can be performed.

[0012] Therefore, the Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
In the product sales data processing device of JP-A 4-239996, a bar code scanner is slidably attached to the side edge of the conveyor device, so that the movement range of one store clerk can be reduced when executing a one-person sales operation. The work load is reduced by reducing the work load, and when the two-person sales work is performed, the area occupied by the two store employees is increased to improve work efficiency.

However, in such a merchandise sales data processing device, the operability is low even if the bar code scanner is actually located in the middle of one belt conveyor. It is desirable that the carry-out conveyor is located independently.

Therefore, in the commodity sales data processing device of the above publication, since the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor are independently arranged on the left and right of the movable bar code scanner, the effective length ratio of the two belt conveyors connected in series is set. It can be changed freely. For this reason, the checkout counter has a very complicated belt conveyor structure, which hinders productivity, size reduction, and weight reduction.

[0015]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In a product sales data processing device in which a conveyor device for sequentially carrying products to a position communicating from a product carry-in part to a product carry-out part and a bar code scanner for reading and scanning a bar code of a product are arranged. A unit arranging mechanism for slidably supporting the conveyor device and arranging the bar code scanner at a position adjacent to one of the product carry-in part and the product carry-out part, and detachably disposing the bar code scanner at a position adjacent to the other. Was set up.

[0016]

[Operation] When performing a one-person sales business, by placing the bar code scanner and the product carry-out section in the vicinity of one store clerk, the range of movement of this store clerk is reduced and the work load is reduced. In the case of performing a two-person sales operation, the product carry-in section, the barcode scanner, and the belt conveyor are arranged in the vicinity of the first store clerk, and the belt conveyer is installed around the second store clerk. By arranging the product carry-out section close to each other, the belt conveyor can be arranged between the two store employees who have only the equipment used by them around, so that the area occupied by the two store employees can be secured sufficiently. This can contribute to the improvement of work efficiency.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the checkout counter 1 which is the product sales data processing device is, for example, as shown in FIGS.
As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, the basket placing table 2 which is a product loading section, the belt conveyor 3 which is a conveyor device, the bar code scanner 4 and the automatic bagging device 5 which is a product unloading section are connected in accordance with the moving direction of the customer. In addition, an electronic cash register 7 is arranged behind a soccer table 6 including the automatic bagging device 5, the bar code scanner 4, the belt conveyor 3, the basket table 2 and the like.

The checkout counter 1
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the belt conveyor 3 and the bar code scanner 4 are formed in a unit, and are placed on a single support base 8 and standing walls 9 at the left and right ends.
Located in between. Here, the belt conveyer 3 is slidably mounted on a roller conveyer 10 provided in two rows at the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the support base 8, and the bar code scanner 4 is provided in a gap of the roller conveyer 10. It is vertically removable.

Therefore, in the checkout counter 1, the belt conveyor 3 is slidably supported and is arranged at a position adjacent to one of the basket placing table 2 and the automatic bagging device 5, and is erected on the other side. A unit arranging mechanism for removably arranging the bar code scanner 4 at the above position is formed by the roller conveyor 10 and the support base 8 having the standing wall 9.

Further, the main body power source 1 is provided on the bottom of the support base 8.
1 is arranged, and the main body power source 11 and the drive unit 12 of the belt conveyor 3 are extendable and retractable curl cords 13.
Connected by. Further, connection connectors 14 and 15 connected to the main body power source 11 are provided near the left and right ends of the upper surface of the support base 8, and are detachably connected to one of the connection connectors 14 and 15. A connection connector 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the barcode scanner 4.

In the checkout counter 1, the bar code scanner 4 has a structure in which a display 18 and a keyboard 19 are provided upright on the front edge of the upper surface of a stationary scanner body 17, and The cash register 7 is the device body 2 installed on the drawer 20.
1, a keyboard 22, a display 23 for a store clerk and a customer, and an R / J printer 24 are integrally provided.

In such a structure, in this checkout counter 1, it is essential that the clerk 25, 27 is located in the vicinity of the automatic bagging device 5 fixedly arranged at the end of the soccer table 6 as a product carry-out section. Since this is a requirement, it is desirable that the bar code scanner 4 be located in the vicinity of the automatic bagging device 5 in order to reduce the movement range of the store clerk 25 when executing a one-person sales operation. When performing sales operations, the barcode scanner 4 is moved away from the automatic bagging device 5 in order to secure a sufficient occupation area for the two store employees 26, 27, and the vicinity of the basket table 2 serving as a product carry-in section. It is desirable to be located at.

Therefore, in this checkout counter 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 2 (a), and 3, both the electronic cash register 7 and one store clerk 2 are used.
When carrying out a one-person sales operation operated by 5, the belt conveyor 3 and the bar code scanner 4 are sequentially arranged from the basket stand 2 to the automatic bagging device 5, and the bar code scanner 4 and the electronic cash register 7 are connected. When carrying out a two-person sales operation in which each of the staffs is operated by a dedicated store clerk 26, 27, as shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (b), automatic bagging from the basket stand 2 is performed. Barcode scanner 4 up to device 5
And the belt conveyor 3 are sequentially arranged.

Therefore, when the checkout counter 1 is used to carry out a one-person sales operation, as shown in FIG. 1A, the belt conveyor 3 and the bar code scanner are preliminarily provided from the basket stand 2 to the automatic bagging device 5. Place 4 and 1 in sequence,
One clerk 25 waits for sales at one position facing the barcode scanner 4 and the electronic cash register 7.

In this state, the customer 28 places the shopping basket 29 on the basket stand 2 which is a product carry-in section, sequentially takes out the products (not shown) from the shopping basket 29 and places them on the belt conveyor 3. Place. Then, this belt conveyor 3
Since the merchandise is transferred to the position of the bar code scanner 4, the store clerk 25 reads and scans the bar code (not shown) of the merchandise by the bar code scanner 4 to perform registration processing of the merchandise data. The product for which the data registration process has been completed is stored in a simple bag (not shown) by the automatic bagging device 5 and carried out.

At this time, since the merchandise data input by the bar code scanner 4 as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register 7 for registration processing, the registration processing and transfer for all merchandise are performed. The completed clerk 25
The electronic cash register 7 executes the accounting process for the customer 28, and the customer 2 who has completed this accounting process
8 will bring back the simple bag carried out by the automatic bagging device 5.

On the other hand, when the checkout counter 1 is used to carry out a two-person sales business, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the bar code scanner 4 from the basket stand 2 to the automatic bagging device 5 is previously set. The belt conveyor 3 and the
The two store clerks 26 and 27 stand by for sales operations at a position facing the barcode scanner 4 and a position facing the electronic cash register 7.

Therefore, when the customer 28 places the shopping basket 29 on the basket stand 2 which is the product carry-in section in such a state,
The first store clerk 26 sequentially takes out the merchandise from the shopping basket 29, performs the merchandise data registration process by the barcode scanner 4, and places the merchandise on which the registration process is completed on the belt conveyor 3. Then, since the product is transferred to the position of the automatic bagging device 5 by this belt conveyor 3, the second store clerk 27 stores the transferred product in the simple bag and carries it out. .

At this time, the merchandise data input by the bar code scanner 4 as described above is sequentially transmitted to the electronic cash register 7 for registration processing, so that the first store clerk 26 does not process all merchandise. When the registration process and the transfer are completed, the second store clerk 27 will execute the accounting process for the customer 28 at the electronic cash register 7, and the customer 28 who has completed this accounting process will be I will bring back the simple bag I brought out.

In the case of executing the sales work by two persons in this way, while the second store clerk 24 is performing the accounting process in the electronic cash register 7, the first store clerk 24 makes the barcode. The scanner 4 can execute the registration process of the next product of the customer 28.

As described above, in the checkout counter 1, when executing a one-person sales business, the bar code scanner 4, the electronic cash register 7, and the automatic bagging device 5 are used by one clerk. Since it can be arranged close to the periphery of 25, the moving range of the clerk 25 can be reduced to reduce the work load.

In the check-out counter 1, when carrying out a two-person sales business, the basket stand 2, the bar code scanner 4, and the belt conveyor 3 are arranged near the first store clerk 26. At the same time, since the belt conveyor 3, the electronic cash register 7, and the automatic bagging device 5 can be arranged in the vicinity of the second store clerk 27, only the equipment used by each of the two store clerk 26, 27 can be used. Since the belt conveyor 3 for transferring the goods can be arranged between the two store employees 26, 27, the area occupied by the two store employees 26, 27 can be sufficiently secured. It can contribute to the improvement of work efficiency.

In this checkout counter 1, since it is an essential requirement that the shop assistants 25 and 27 are located in the vicinity of the automatic bagging device 5 fixedly arranged as the product unloading section as described above, this automatic Although the bar code scanner 4 can be freely attached to and detached from the bagging device 5 to execute the sales work under the one-person system and the two-person system with high efficiency, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Since it can be applied to various product sales data processing devices in which it is essential that a clerk be located in the product carry-out section, for example, an electronic cash register is fixedly provided without providing an automatic bagging device in the product carry-out section. A product sales data processing device (not shown) or the like can be implemented.

[0034]

Industrial Applicability As described above, the present invention sells products in which a conveyor device for sequentially transporting products and a bar code scanner for reading and scanning the bar codes of the products are arranged at positions communicating with the product carry-in section to the product carry-out section. In the data processing device, the conveyor device is slidably supported and arranged at a position adjacent to one of the product carry-in part and the product carry-out part, and the bar code scanner is detachably arranged at a position adjacent to the other. By providing a unit arranging mechanism, the bar code scanner and the product carry-out section are placed in the vicinity of one store clerk to perform a one-person sales operation, thereby reducing the movement range of this clerk. The work load can be reduced, and when carrying out a two-person sales operation, the product carry-in section, bar code scanner, and belt are placed around the first store clerk. By placing the conveyor belt and the product carry-out section in the vicinity of the second store clerk, the belt conveyer is placed between the two store clerk who placed only the equipment used by them in the periphery. Therefore, there is an effect that the area occupied by the two store staff can be sufficiently secured and the work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 illustrates an external view of a checkout counter, which is an embodiment of a product sales data processing device of the present invention, (a) is a plan view when executing a one-person sales business, and (b) is two people. It is a top view in the case of carrying out the sales business of the system.

FIG. 2 illustrates the internal structure of a checkout counter,
(A) is a longitudinal rear view exemplifying a case where a one-person sales business is executed, and (b) is a longitudinal rear view exemplifying a case where a two-person sales business is executed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a checkout counter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 product sales data processing device 2 product carry-in part 3 conveyor device 4 bar code scanner 5 product carry-out part 8 unit placement mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product sales data processing device comprising a conveyor device for sequentially carrying products and a bar code scanner for reading and scanning the bar codes of the products at a position communicating with the product carry-in section to the product carry-out section. A unit placement mechanism for slidably supporting the bar code scanner and arranging the bar code scanner in a position adjacent to one of the product carry-in section and the product carry-out section and in a position adjacent to the other in a detachable manner. Product sales data processing device characterized by: