JPH0725481U - Checkout lane - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a checkout lane that allows a customer to easily perform a scanning operation with both hands. [Structure] A soccer table 2 having a bar code scanner 4 for customer operation connected to an accounting machine operated by a clerk is provided, and the scanning light of the bar code scanner 4 is located on the soccer table 2 at a position within the field of view of the clerk. The luggage loading surface 11 is provided at a position outside the range.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a checkout lane used when a customer inputs a product information of a product to be sold to a customer by a bar code scanner and a clerk performs an accounting based on the input result.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Recently, for example, in a store such as a supermarket, as shown in FIG. 5, a stationary bar code scanner 21 is provided on a sucker stand 20, and the customer can register the product information to be sold with the bar code scanner 21. In some cases, a sales method is adopted in which the salesclerk accounts based on the registration result.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 There is a space underneath the top plate of a conventional soccer table to store items used by store staff, but this space is closed to customers and cannot be used by customers. There are a lot of shoppers who have luggage at stores, but if you put other luggage on the sacker stand 20, it will be a hindrance to the location of the luggage because it interferes with the operation of registering product information. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out the scanning operation while holding the luggage, or place the luggage on the floor, which causes a problem that service for the customer is deteriorated.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention provides a soccer table having a bar code scanner for customer operation, which is connected to an accounting machine operated by a clerk, and scans the bar code scanner on the soccer table at a position within the field of view of the clerk. The baggage loading surface was provided so that it would not be exposed to the light.

[0005]

[Action]

 By placing the luggage on the luggage placement surface, it is possible for the customer to easily perform the scanning operation with both hands. Moreover, since the scanning light of the barcode scanner is not blocked by the luggage, it is possible to register the product information of the products passed through the reading surface side of the barcode scanner without omission. In addition, the items on the luggage loading table can be monitored by the clerk to determine whether the items are items in the store or personal items of the customer.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a table, and laterally long soccer tables 2 are provided on both sides of the table 1. Each of these soccer tables 2 is provided with a bar code scanner 4 for registering product information with the customer 3 himself. The table 1 is provided with two sets of POS terminals 6 as accounting machines operated by the clerk 5, and a display 7 shared by the clerk 5 and the customer 3 for each soccer table 2. The POS terminal 6 has a drawer (not shown), an R / J (receipt / journal) printer (not shown) that outputs information from each bar code scanner 4, and a keyboard 8.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, two columns 9 are erected upright near the front edge of the center of the upper surface of the soccer table 2, and a scanner body 10 is integrally formed on the columns 9. The bar code scanner 4 is formed on the scanner body 10. The reading surface of the bar code scanner 4 is directed to the upper surface. Then, on the upper surface of the soccer table 2, a luggage mounting surface 11 located directly below the scanner body 10 is formed. Further, since the opening 12 is formed between the two columns 9 which are separated from each other, the periphery of the luggage placement surface 11 is open so as to be in the view of the clerk 5.

In such a configuration, when the clerk 5 sets the POS terminal 6 in the registration mode, the customer 3 individually takes out the products in the cart 13 and registers the product information with the bar code scanner 4. When the product information registered by the barcode scanner 4 and the product data retrieved from the PLU file (not shown) match, the registration process of the product information of one product is completed. Product information such as product name, unit price, and price at this time is displayed on the display unit 7. The registered products are put into a cart 14 placed on the downstream side of the soccer table 2. When the registration process for one customer 3 is completed, the clerk 5 presses a cash total key (not shown) on the keyboard 8 to issue a receipt printed by the R / J printer and open the drawer. The clerk 5 waits for the settlement of the customer 3. After the customer 3 pays the bill, the customer or the next customer moves the empty cart 13 from the upstream side of the soccer table 2 to the downstream side. The next customer places the carried cart 13 on the upstream side of the soccer table 2 and registers the product information as described above.

When the customer 3 has a package when registering the product information as described above, the package 15 is placed on the package mounting surface 11 as shown in FIG. It is possible to easily perform the canning operation. Further, since the scanning light of the bar code scanner 4 goes upward, it is not blocked by the luggage 15. As a result, it is possible to register the product information of the products that have passed through the reading surface side of the barcode scanner 4 without omission. Further, the clerk 5 can monitor the luggage 15 on the luggage placement table 11 to determine whether it is a product in the store or a personal property of the customer.

Next, a modified example of the luggage placement surface 11 will be described. In FIG. 4 (a), a bar code scanner 4 is embedded on the upper surface side of the soccer table 2, a pillar 16 is erected at the center of the upper surface of the soccer table 2 toward the front edge side, and on the upper side of the pillar 16 on the front side. The load carrying surface 17 is formed so as to project and load the load 15. 4B, a vertical scanner body 19 for holding the barcode scanner 4 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the soccer table 2, and the luggage 15 is placed above the scanner body 19 so as to project toward the front side. The luggage mounting surface 17 is formed. This makes it possible to achieve the same purpose as that of the above-mentioned embodiment. In this case, it is possible to prevent the luggage 15 from dropping from the luggage placement surface 17 by providing the guards 18 on at least the left and right sides of the luggage placement surface 17 and the front edge on the back side.

[0011]

[Effect of device]

 The present invention provides a soccer table having a bar code scanner for customer operation, which is connected to an accounting machine operated by a clerk. Since the luggage loading surface is provided in a position where it is not present, placing the luggage on the luggage loading surface allows the scanning operation by the customer to be performed easily with both hands, and the scanning light from the barcode scanner is Since it is not blocked by baggage, it is possible to register the product information of products that have passed the scanning surface side of the barcode scanner without omission. Since it is possible to determine whether the product is a product of the customer or a personal property of the customer, it is possible to prevent fraudulent registration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a soccer table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a usage state.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a soccer table.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a modified example of a soccer table.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional soccer table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Soccer table 4 Bar code scanner 5 Clerk 6 Accounting machine 11 Luggage placement surface

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A soccer table having a bar code scanner for customer operation, which is connected to an accounting machine operated by a clerk, is provided, and a scanning light of the bar code scanner is located on the soccer table at a position within the field of view of the clerk. A check-out lane that is equipped with a luggage loading surface at a position that does not reach.