JPH07262296A - Commodity data input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relieve the burden and fatigue of an operator in the inputting work of commodity data. CONSTITUTION:In a commodity data input device where the reading window 2 of a scanner optically reading commodity data attached to a commodity is formed in the front, a scanner main body 5 where a keyboard 3 performing the key input of commodity data is provided on the upper part of the reading window 2 is erected between a first placing surface where a shopping basket storing article for which commodity data is not inputted is placed and second placing surface where a shopping basket storing the the commodity for which commodity data is already inputted is placed and the commodity data of a pertinent commodity is inputted in the process that the commodity is moved from the shopping basket on the first placing surface to the shopping basket on the second placing surface, the keyboard 3 is provided on the upper part of the reading window 2 of the scanner and on the side of the first placing surface.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product data input device equipped with a stationary scanner and a keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A horizontally long check counter is provided on the front surface of a stationary scanner having a keyboard on its upper part, and a product is taken out from a shopping basket placed on one side of the check counter and placed on the other side of the check counter. In the case of a product that cannot be affixed with a barcode, put it in the shopping basket placed and pass the barcode of the product through the front of the reading window of the scanner in this process to enter product data such as the price of the product.
There is a product data input device in which the classification, price, etc. of the product are input by a keyboard.

When data is read by a scanner, when a barcode of a product is applied to a laser beam emitted downward from the reading window, the product moves until the product is moved to the front of the reading window as human psychology. Although the speed is decreased to face the reading window, after moving in front of the reading window, the moving speed becomes faster and the moving locus tends to become rough. This is to move the product whose data has been read to the shopping basket quickly and to read the data of the next product quickly. For this reason, the center of the irradiation range of the laser beam from the reading window is set in the moving direction of the product from the front direction of the reading window so that the product data can be reliably read before the product is moved to the front of the reading window. Some are slightly tilted upstream.

[0004]

In such a case, it is convenient for the operator to stand near the front side of the scanner in the upstream side in the moving direction of the product. Generally, the operator visually confirms whether product data is attached to this product rather than the actual input operation of product data, and where the product data of this product is attached to the product. In many cases, he / she is involved in product data entry work while unconsciously focusing on the work. Therefore, the operator often takes out a product for which product data has not yet been input from the shopping basket on the first mounting surface (upstream side) while visually checking the product data. The operation of key-in the product data using the keyboard is less frequent than the operation of optically reading the product data attached to the product by the scanner. In many cases, the operator is often placed in front of the keyboard. However, when storing a product for which product data has already been input in the shopping basket placed on the second mounting surface (downstream side), be careful not to visually check the product data. It can be easily done without paying.
Further, the work of optically reading the product data attached to the product by the scanner is more frequent than the work of key-inputting the product data, so that the operator can easily learn it,
Once the product data has been visually confirmed, it can be easily performed without paying too much attention.

For these reasons, the position of the shopping basket is also determined according to the position where the operator stands. However, since the keyboard is fixed on the top of the scanner body,
When using the keyboard, the operability of the keyboard deteriorates if the operator approaches one side from the front of the scanner body according to the position of the shopping basket, and if the operator prioritizes the operability of the keyboard and stands in front of the scanner body. The read workability of the product data and the workability of taking the product in and out of the shopping basket are deteriorated. In any case, you have to work in an unnatural posture. In addition, as another cause, the operability of the keyboard may be deteriorated due to a difference in dominant hand or physique of the operator or a habit of the operator. Although this keyboard is rarely used, there are about 20 to 30% of all products such as radish and green onion that are hard to pack because it is difficult to package, so if you continue working for a long time the keyboard There is a problem that fatigue increases with the use of.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a reading window of a scanner for optically reading product data attached to a product is formed on the front surface, and a keyboard for inputting product data is read by the keyboard. The scanner body provided above the window has a first mounting surface on which a shopping basket for storing products for which product data has not been input is placed and a shopping basket for storing products for which product data has already been input. Standing between the second placing surface to be placed and the product in the process of transferring the product from the shopping basket on the first placing surface to the shopping basket on the second placing surface. In the product data input device for inputting product data, the keyboard is provided above the reading window of the scanner and on the side of the first mounting surface.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the keyboard provided on the first placement surface side is provided so as to be movable upward of the reading window.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the scanner body and the keyboard are arranged based on the general habits of the operator in the operation of inputting the product data. Moreover, since the shopping basket containing the products for which product data has not been entered can be placed below the keyboard, the operator's product can be maintained without damaging the space for placing the shopping basket. It is possible to reduce the fatigue load in the data input work.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to make an adjustment based on the individual difference of the operator.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 shown in FIG. 5 is a horizontally long check counter. A scanner (not shown) is housed in front of the check counter 1, a reading window 2 of the scanner is formed on the front face of the upper part, and a keyboard 3 and a display 4 are provided on the upper part. A scanner body 5 holding and is fixedly provided. The display 4 is tilted toward the customer side, and the display 6 provided on the keyboard 3 is tilted toward the operator side. The check counter 1 also has a shopping basket 7 in which products (not shown) are stored.
And a shopping basket 8 into which the products of the shopping basket 7 are transferred. That is, the check counter 1 includes a first placement surface A on which a shopping basket 7 for storing products for which product data has not been input is placed and a shopping basket 8 for storing products for which product data has already been input. The scanner main body 5 is composed of the second mounting surface B to be mounted.
Is erected between the first mounting surface A and the second mounting surface B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the scanner body 5 has a support base 9 on the upper part thereof, and the keyboard 3 is held on the support base 9. Therefore, the support base 9 is provided with a support portion 10 for supporting the keyboard 3 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the check counter 1 and fixed at an arbitrary position. That is, on the back surface of the keyboard 3, there are two protrusions 1 that are engaging protrusions arranged in the left-right direction.
1 are formed in parallel with each other, and a sliding plate 12 is fixed to the tips of these protruding pieces 11. The support portion 10 is formed to have an engaging recess for slidably fitting and holding the sliding plate 12 at an arbitrary position with a predetermined frictional force, that is, a laterally elongated groove shape of the front opening. Further, the scanner body 5 is provided with a support portion 13 for supporting the keyboard 3 together with the support base 9 so as to be movable in the width direction (front-rear direction) of the check counter 1 and fixed at an arbitrary position. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, at the lower part of the support base 9, two projecting pieces 14 which are engaging protrusions having a cross section which is long in the front-rear direction and which is L-shaped are formed in parallel. The support portion 13 is formed to have a rail-like shape that serves as an engaging recess for holding the protruding pieces 14 slidably and freely fixed in a desired position with a predetermined frictional force.

In such a structure, the reading window 2 of the scanner is located slightly above the shopping baskets 7 and 8, so that the laser beam from the reading window 2 is emitted slightly downward. The laser beam has a certain irradiation range in the left-right direction, but the center of the irradiation range is tilted slightly to the right from the front as described above. In response to this,
The shopping basket 7 in which the products whose data can be read is stored is placed on the right side of the check counter 1, and the shopping basket 8 into which the products can be transferred is not the left end of the check counter 1 but the front of the reading window 2. It is arranged nearby. Therefore, the operator determines a standing position in the left-right direction by selecting a position suitable for facilitating the putting in and taking out of the goods into and from the shopping baskets 7 and 8 and facilitating the facing of the goods to the reading window 2. Next, the support part 1 is aligned with the position in the left-right direction.
The sliding plate 12 is slid with respect to 0 to determine the horizontal position of the keyboard 3. Further, depending on the height and arm length of the operator or the position in the front-back direction in which the operator stands, the protrusion 14 is slid on the support portion 13 to move the keyboard 3 together with the support base 9 in the front-back direction and fix it at an arbitrary position. To do.

In this state, the merchandise taken out from the right shopping basket 7 is transferred to the left shopping basket 8 and, in this process, the bar code of the product is faced to the reading window 2 to register the merchandise data. To be done. The data of the product to which the barcode cannot be attached is registered by operating the keyboard 3, but the position of the keyboard 3 in the left-right and front-back directions can be freely adjusted according to the standing position of the operator and the physique or habit of the operator. , The operability of the keyboard 3 can be improved without impairing the workability of loading and unloading products into and from the shopping baskets 7 and 8 and the workability of reading product data.
It is possible to reduce operator fatigue.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the reading window of the scanner for optically reading the product data attached to the product is formed on the front surface, and the keyboard for keying the product data is located above the reading window. The scanner body provided has a first mounting surface on which a shopping basket for storing products for which product data has not been input is placed and a first mounting surface on which a shopping basket for storing products for which product data has already been input is placed. It stands upright between the second loading surface and the product data of the product in the process of transferring the product from the shopping basket on the first loading surface to the shopping basket on the second loading surface. In the product data input device to input,
Since the keyboard is provided above the reading window of the scanner and on the side of the first mounting surface, the scanner body and the keyboard are arranged based on the general habit of the operator in the operation of inputting the product data. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the operator's fatigue and fatigue in the work of inputting product data, and it is possible to place a shopping basket containing products for which product data has not been input yet below the keyboard, so that shopping can be performed. It is possible to reduce the fatigue load in the operation of inputting product data by the operator without damaging the space for placing the basket.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the keyboard provided on the first placement surface side is provided so as to be movable upward of the reading window, further adjustment based on individual differences of the operator is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scanner body showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the scanner body showing a position adjustment state of the keyboard.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the scanner body with a partial cross section.

FIG. 4 is a front view in which a part of the upper portion of the scanner body is shown in section.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the overall structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Reading window 3 Keyboard 5 Scanner body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A scanner body in which a reading window of a scanner for optically reading product data attached to a product is formed on the front surface and a keyboard for keying product data is provided above the reading window. Of the first placing surface on which the shopping basket containing the products for which no data has been entered is placed and the second placing surface on which the shopping basket containing the items for which product data has already been entered are placed In a product data input device that is installed upright in the middle and inputs product data of the product in the process of transferring the product from the shopping basket on the first mounting surface to the shopping basket on the second mounting surface. A commodity data input device, wherein the keyboard is provided above a reading window of the scanner and on the side of the first mounting surface. 2. The product data input device according to claim 1, wherein a keyboard provided on the first placement surface side is provided so as to be movable upward of the reading window.