JPS6126998Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for reading barcodes attached to products.

(2) Background of the technology Generally, in market stores, etc., the total amount of charges for the products that the purchaser puts in a designated product storage basket is settled in one lump sum at the payment counter. In recent years, barcodes have been attached to each product, and the well-known worldwide symbol for barcodes is JAN (Japanese
Article Number) etc. On the other hand, scanning-type readers are being installed at checkout offices to optically read the barcode of each product to obtain numerical information, character information, etc. regarding the product. This optical scanning type reader consists of a laser beam scanning system, a reading circuit, etc., and various reading systems have been developed and put into practical use.

Therefore, in market stores etc.
When adopting a barcode reading device, it is an issue to improve the efficiency of barcode reading work.

(3) Prior Art and Problems Figure 1 shows a conventional barcode reading device. A barcode reading device 1 that emits laser scanning light for barcode reading is built into a housing 2, and a transparent window 3 is provided on the top surface of the housing 2 to transmit the laser scanning light upward. There is. Basket mounting stands 5 and 6 are provided on both sides of the casing 2, respectively, on which the product storage baskets 4 are placed. A cashier operator at a market store places a basket containing products on one basket placement table 5 and places an empty basket on the other basket placement table 6. Next, the product with the barcode attached is taken out from the basket and the product is placed in the translucent window 3.
Either it is placed on the upper surface of the transparent window 3 or it is moved horizontally on or above the upper surface of the transparent window 3. At this time, the laser scanning light emitted from the barcode reading device 1 passes through the transparent window 3 and is irradiated onto the barcode of the product.
The reflected light is sent to the barcode reading device 1 and the barcode is read. When the barcode reading work for all products is completed in this way, the basket containing the product is removed from the basket mounting table 6, and the empty basket is transferred from one basket mounting table 5 to the other basket mounting table 6. Then, another basket containing the product is placed on the basket mounting table 5.

Take out the product from one basket and pass it through the transparent window 3.
In order to efficiently carry out a series of operations from the time of placing the basket to the other basket, the height of the top surface of the housing 2 is set to the height of the top surface of the basket mounting bases 5 and 6. It is set higher than the height of the basket.
However, because of this configuration, when transferring an empty basket from one basket mounting table to the other basket mounting table, the housing becomes an obstacle, reducing the efficiency of the basket transfer operation. This problem has arisen.

(4) Purpose of the invention In view of the above-mentioned problems with the conventional device, the present invention can improve the efficiency of empty basket transfer operations without reducing the efficiency of product transfer and barcode reading operations. The purpose is to provide a barcode reading work device.

(5) Structure of the invention According to the invention, the above object is to provide a placement area for a product storage basket at each end and to enable horizontal movement of the basket from one placement area to the other placement area. A first light-transmitting window is provided approximately in the center of the basket mounting table.
An optical scanning barcode reading device is provided below the first light-transmitting window, and a product slide plate equipped with a second light-transmitting window is provided above the first light-transmitting window at a position higher than the height of the basket. This is achieved by providing a barcode reading device that transmits scanning light emitted from the barcode reader through a first light-transmitting window above a second light-transmitting window.

(6) Embodiment of the invention Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 of the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a basket mounting table, and at both ends thereof are mounting areas 10a and 10 for product storage baskets 11, respectively.
b, and the upper surface of the basket mounting table 10 is formed flat so that the basket 11 can be moved horizontally from one mounting area to the other mounting area.

A first light-transmitting window 12 is formed approximately in the center of the upper surface of the basket mounting table 10. This first transparent window 12 can be fitted with transparent glass, transparent plastic, or the like. A well-known laser beam scanning barcode reading device 13 is provided below the first light-transmitting window 12.
is provided. This barcode reader 1
3 emits laser scanning light toward the upper side of the first light-transmitting window 12.

A product slide plate 15 having a second light-transmitting window 14 is provided above the first light-transmitting window 12 . Second
Translucent window 14 can be fitted with transparent glass, transparent plastic, or the like. The product slide plate 15 is integrally provided in a cantilevered manner on a side plate 16 extending upward from the side surface of the basket mounting table 10, and the height of the product slide plate 15 is higher than the height of the basket 11 on the basket mounting table 10. It is also set in a high position. Therefore,
The basket 11 can pass under the product slide plate 15 and move from one placement area to the other placement area.

When performing barcode reading work using the barcode reading work device having the above configuration, the basket 11 containing the product is placed on one placing area, for example, the placing area 10a, of the basket placing table 10, and the Placement area 1
Place an empty basket (not shown) on 0b, then take out the product from the basket 11, place the product in the second transparent window with the barcode attached to the product facing the second transparent window 14. It is placed on the light window 14 or passed on or above the second light-transmitting window 14 . At this time, the laser scanning light emitted from the barcode reading device 13 passes through the first transparent window 12 and the second transparent window 14, reaches the barcode of the product on the second transparent window 14, and is reflected. Light is sent to barcode reader 13. By moving the laser scanning light at high speed in the direction in which the barcodes are arranged, character information, numerical information, etc. of the barcodes are read. These character information, numerical information, etc. can be displayed by electronic display, printed display, or other means.

Products whose barcodes have been read are placed in area 1.
It is moved to the basket on 0b. Since the product slide plate 14 is located at a higher position than the height of the basket 11 on the basket mounting table 10, the barcode reading position of the product is approximately located on the substantially arc-shaped product movement path from one basket to the other basket. I will do it. Therefore, the work of reading barcodes of products can be carried out efficiently. Further, since the product slide plate 14 serves as a reference surface that roughly regulates the barcode reading position of the product, barcode reading accuracy is improved.

When the barcode reading of all the products in the basket 11 is completed and all the products are transferred to the other basket, the basket containing the products is removed from the placement area 10b and becomes empty. Basket 11 is placement area 1
The basket is moved from above 0a onto the mounting area 10b along the upper surface of the basket mounting table 10. The basket 11 is placed in the mounting area 10b.
Since the baskets 11 are moved along the shortest route, the work of replacing the baskets 11 becomes extremely efficient. Further, here, the product slide plate 15 is provided in a cantilevered manner on the side plate 16, and the basket passage on the lower side of the product slide plate 15 is open to the cashier operator side.
The cash register operator can easily move the basket 11 with his/her hand on the basket 11.

Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the aspect of the above embodiment. For example, even if the center portion of the top surface of the basket mounting table is recessed, the intended purpose of the present invention can be achieved. Furthermore, the optical scanning barcode reading device itself may be of any type.

(7) Effect of the invention As is clear from the above explanation, this invention
The feature is that the basket can pass under the translucent window, so it is possible to move the basket without reducing the efficiency of moving the product or reading the barcode attached to the product. The efficiency of replacement work can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional barcode reading device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a barcode reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10 is a basket mounting table, 10a, 10b
is a mounting area, 11 is a basket, 12 is a first transparent window, 13
14 represents a second transparent window, and 15 represents a product slide plate. 〓〓〓〓〓

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A first light-transmitting window is provided approximately in the center of a basket mounting table which has a mounting area for a product storage basket at both ends and enables horizontal movement of the basket from one mounting area to the other mounting area. , a product slide board having an optical scanning barcode reader provided below the first light-transmitting window, and having a second light-transmitting window above the first light-transmitting window at a position higher than the height of the basket. A barcode reading work device comprising: a scanning light beam emitted from the optical scanning type barcode reading device through the first light-transmitting window and transmitting the scanning light above the second light-transmitting window.