KR102317777B1 - Unmanned store system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned store system implemented so as to realize efficient management of sales products by obtaining optimal stability for product sales even without an employee who sells products. The unmanned store system comprises a store booth forming an internal space for displaying products.

Description

Unmanned store system {UNMANNED STORE SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to an unmanned store system, and more particularly, to an unmanned store system implemented so as to realize efficient management of merchandise for sale by securing optimal stability for merchandise sales without an employee selling merchandise.

Recently, the distribution industry and convenience stores are considering the application of an unmanned store system to reduce labor costs and operating costs.

The unmanned store system refers to a series of devices or systems that, when a customer orders and pays for a desired product, a separate robot is operated unmanned and releases the product.

An unmanned store system in the form of an automated facility can provide the effect of low cost and high efficiency and various operating methods.

Therefore, it is expected that the spread of the unmanned store system will gradually spread.

On the other hand, the existing unmanned store system is only a small vending machine type commonly encountered in the market, and such a system cannot satisfy various solutions of unmanned store technology.

Recently, due to the low cost and high efficiency of the unmanned store system, unmanned stores are gradually spreading. Accordingly, there are problems such as impossible to manage product information such as order and stock, difficulty in warehousing products, and difficult security problems.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the process of derivation of the present invention, and it cannot be said that it is necessarily a known technique disclosed to the general public before the filing of the present invention. .

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-0007912

One aspect of the present invention provides an unmanned store system implemented so as to realize efficient management of sales products by securing optimal stability for product sales even without an employee selling the products.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The unmanned store system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a store booth that forms an internal space for displaying products.

In one embodiment, an unmanned store system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one display stand installed in the store booth to display products on sale; at least one freezer installed in the store booth to store ice cream or frozen food; and a self-checkout counter installed in the store booth for the product purchaser to pay for the product purchased by the product buyer.

In one embodiment, the self-checkout counter includes: a checkout shelf installed in a store booth;

a plastic bag provided on the shelf of the checkout counter for the purchaser to store the product; a barcode reader provided at the checkout counter for the purchaser to identify the amount information of the product purchased by the purchaser; It is installed on the shelf of the checkout counter, and after checking the amount information of the product through the identification information input through the barcode reader, the amount information of the product is output to the buyer through the display installed on the front side, and the buyer puts a credit card on the front end Self-Calculator that pays the amount corresponding to the amount of the confirmed product when inserted through the provided credit card reader; and a bill input device installed to receive bills for payment of goods from the purchaser.

In an embodiment, the display stand may include at least one multi-stage shelf unit for placing or accommodating products for sale.

In one embodiment, the multi-stage shelf unit, the shelf bottom formed in the form of a square plate; a curved moving plate connected to and installed on the bottom of the shelf and exposed in the shear direction from the bottom of the shelf while drawing a round curve downward as the user pulls it; and a linear moving housing connected to the upper side of the curved moving plate and being moved along the upper side of the curved moving plate in a flat shape as the user pulls it and exposed in the shear direction from the curved moving plate; may include; have.

In one embodiment, the shelf bottom, the bottom body formed in the form of a square flat plate; a curved sliding groove formed in a circular depression downward in a "U" shape from the upper portion of the floor body so that the lower portion of the curved moving plate is seated and moved while drawing a curve; a slider seating groove extending in the front-rear direction along the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove; and fastening protrusions respectively protruding from the front end side and the other side wall of the curved sliding groove.

In one embodiment, the curved moving plate is formed in the form of a square plate, the lower portion of the plate body is formed to be rounded to the lower side corresponding to the shape of the curved sliding groove so that it can be seated in the curved sliding groove; a handle installed at the front end of the plate body to grip when the user pulls the plate; a curved slider installed at the lower rear end of the plate body in order to be engaged with and installed in the slider seating groove to move forward and backward along the slider seating groove; a protrusion movement guide groove formed to extend in a curved shape along one side and the other side of the plate body while facing the fastening protrusion so that the fastening protrusion is seated and moved; and the opposite surfaces form the same polarity to each other so that the fastening protrusions seated in the protrusion movement guiding grooves can be brought into close contact with each other in the front end direction of the protrusion movement guiding grooves, so as to move away from each other by magnetic repulsive force. a plurality of magnetic bodies seated along the protrusion movement guide groove while pushing the

In an embodiment, the bottom of the shelf may further include a fastening roller connected to and installed on the front end of the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove.

In one embodiment, the fastening roller is formed in the form of a polygonal pillar and is seated in a front end seating groove formed at the front end of the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove, the roller body being seated so that the upper side is exposed to the upper side of the front end seating groove ; an attachment magnet installed on each side of the roller body so as to be magnetically attached to a magnetic fastening belt installed along the bottom surface of the curved moving plate; and roller support protrusions protruding from one side and the other side of the roller body so as to support the roller body in the front end seating groove.

In one embodiment, the magnetic fastening belt is formed to extend in the front-rear direction along the bottom surface of the plate body while facing the fastening roller, and as the plate body moves in the front-rear direction along the curved sliding groove, the front-rear direction When moving together with the fastening roller, each side of the fastening roller is attached and separated in order while the fastening roller rotates in close contact, and when the movement of the plate body stops, the fastening roller and A fastened state of the may be maintained.

According to one aspect of the present invention described above, by minimizing the number of employees selling or managing goods, it is possible to provide the effect of operating an unmanned store at low cost and high efficiency.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and various effects may be included within the range apparent to those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an unmanned store system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of other systems necessary for the luck of the unmanned store system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing the self-checkout counter of FIG. 1 .
4 to 6 are views showing a multi-stage shelf according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0023] Reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein with respect to one embodiment may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, it should be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the detailed description set forth below is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention, if properly described, is limited only by the appended claims, along with all scope equivalents to those claimed. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the various aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an unmanned store system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an unmanned store system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a store booth 100 .

The store booth 100 forms an internal space for displaying products, and at least one display stand 200 , at least one freezer 300 , and a self-checkout counter 400 are installed in the internal space, A door 110 for lifting is provided.

The unmanned store system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration may further include at least one display stand 200 , at least one freezer 300 , and a self-checkout counter 400 . .

The display stand 200 is formed as a mechanism for placing and displaying items, such as a shelf, and is installed in the store booth 100 to display items being sold.

In one embodiment, the display stand 200 may include at least one or more multi-stage shelf units 500 to be described later with reference to FIG. 4 or less to place or store products for sale.

At least one freezer 300 is installed in the store booth 100 to store ice cream or frozen food.

The self-checkout counter 400 is installed in the store booth 100 for the product buyer to pay for the product he or she has purchased.

In one embodiment, the self-checkout counter 400 is connected to the unmanned store management server 20 through the network N for the implementation of the unmanned store system according to the present invention to provide overall information (eg, merchandise) of the unmanned store. inventory, store power consumption or CCTV video, etc.), and may also be connected to the manager terminal 30 used by the manager to manage the store from the outside through the network (N).

The unmanned store system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above can operate the unmanned store at low cost and high efficiency by minimizing the number of employees selling or managing goods.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the self-checkout counter of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the self checkout counter 400 includes a checkout shelf 410 , a plastic bag 420 , a barcode reader 430 , a self calculator 440 , and a bill inserting device 450 .

The checkout counter shelf 410 is installed in the store booth 100 , and a plastic bag 420 , a barcode reader 430 , a self-calculator 440 , and a bill input device 450 are installed.

The plastic bag 420 is provided on the checkout shelf 410 for the purchaser to put the product.

The barcode reader 430 is provided at the checkout counter to identify the price information of the product the buyer has purchased, and transmits the identified identification information to the self calculator 440 .

The self calculator 440 is installed on the checkout shelf 410 and connected to the unmanned store management server 20 through the network N to transmit and receive data, and products through identification information input through the barcode reader 430 . After checking the amount information of the product, the amount information of the product is output to the purchaser through the display 441 installed on the front side, and the purchaser inserts the credit card through the credit card reader 442 provided in the front end or the banknote input device ( When a bill is inserted through 450), an amount corresponding to the amount of the checked product is paid, a receipt for the payment amount is output through the receipt output device 443, and when a change is generated for the amount of the inserted bill, the bill The corresponding amount is discharged through the change outlet 452 formed in the input device 450 .

The banknote input device 450 is installed to receive banknotes for payment of goods from the purchaser through the input port 451 .

The self-checkout counter 400 having the configuration as described above may further include a camera 460 for CCTV in order to identify the movement of customers using the checkout counter.

The self-checkout counter 400 having the above-described configuration is easy to use and, even when there is no clerk, guides the customer to pay for the product he or she wants to purchase, thereby making it possible to build an unmanned store.

4 to 6 are views showing a multi-stage shelf according to the present invention.

4 to 6 , the multi-stage shelf unit 500 includes a shelf bottom 510 , a curved moving plate 520 , and a linear moving storage box 530 .

The shelf bottom 510 is formed in the form of a rectangular flat plate, and the curved plate 520 is connected to the upper side so that it can slide in the front and rear directions.

The curved moving plate 520 is connected to the upper part of the shelf bottom 510 and is exposed in the shear direction from the shelf bottom 510 while drawing a round curve downward as the user pulls it, and the linear moving storage box at the top ( 530) is connected and installed to enable forward and backward sliding.

The linear moving storage box 530 is connected to the upper side of the curved moving plate 520 so as to be able to slide in the front and rear directions, and moves along the upper side of the flat curved moving plate 520 as the user pulls it. and is exposed in the shear direction from the curved moving plate 520 .

In one embodiment, the linear movement storage box 530, a handle 531 for the user to grip is installed at the front end, along the upper surface of the curved moving plate 520, a straight sliding groove 521 which is formed to extend in the front and rear direction. ) and a sliding protrusion 532 for sliding movement in the front-rear direction along the straight sliding groove 521 may be installed along the lower side.

In the multi-stage shelf unit 500 having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 5 , the curved plate 520 and the linearly moved storage box 530 are exposed from the shelf bottom 510 in a curved direction or a linear direction, respectively. As a result, it is possible not only to make it easier for the customer to take out the product stored in the linear moving storage box 530, but also to store the product in a narrow space, thereby improving the efficiency of storage.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the shelf bottom 510 includes a bottom body 511 , a curved sliding groove 512 , a slider seating groove 513 , and a fastening protrusion 514 .

The bottom body 511 is formed in the form of a square flat plate, and the lower portion of the plate body 521 is seated in a curved sliding groove 512 formed on the upper portion and slides in the front-rear direction.

The curved sliding groove 512 is formed to be rounded downwardly in a "U" shape from the upper portion of the bottom body 511 so that the lower portion of the curved moving plate 520 is seated and moved while drawing a curve, and the front end one side and the other side The fastening protrusion 514 is formed to protrude.

The slider seating groove 513 is bent in a circle corresponding to the curvature of the curved sliding groove 512 along the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove 512 so that the curved slider 523 is interlocked and installed so that it can slide and move in the front-rear direction. is formed by extending

The fastening protrusion 514 is inserted into the protrusion movement guide groove 524 so as to slide along the protrusion movement guide groove 524 so as to protrude from one side and the other wall surface of the front end of the curved sliding groove 512 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , the curved plate 520 includes a plate body 521 , a handle 522 , a curved slider 523 , a protrusion movement guide groove 524 , and a plurality of magnetic materials 525 .

The plate body 521 is formed in the shape of a square flat plate, and is rounded downward to correspond to the shape of the curved sliding groove 512 so that the lower part can be seated in the curved sliding groove 512 to form the curved sliding groove 512 . It slides along, a handle 522 is installed at the front end, a curved slider 523 is installed on the lower side, and a protrusion movement guide groove 524 is formed along one side and the other side.

The handle 522 is installed at the front end of the plate body 521 so as to be gripped when the user pulls the plate.

The curved slider 523 is engaged with the slider seating groove 513 and is installed to move in the front-rear direction along the slider seating groove 513 and at the same time prevent the plate body 521 from being separated from the bottom body 511. It is installed at the lower rear end of the plate body 521 so as to

The protrusion movement guide groove 524 is formed to extend in a curved shape along one side and the other side of the plate body 521 while facing the fastening protrusion 514 so that the fastening protrusion 514 can be seated and moved. Along the lower end of the protrusion 514, a plurality of magnetic bodies 525 are arranged in a row and spaced apart from each other.

The magnetic body 525 has opposite surfaces to form the same polarity so that the fastening protrusion 514 seated in the protrusion movement guide groove 524 can be in close contact with the protrusion movement guide groove 524 in the front end direction. They are seated along the protrusion movement guide groove 524 while pushing each other away from each other by the magnetic repulsive force.

That is, the magnetic body 525 has a rear end direction of the protrusion movement guide groove 524 by the fastening protrusion 514 that moves in the rear end direction of the protrusion movement guide groove 524 as the plate body 521 is exposed in the front end direction. They move by being close to each other.

Accordingly, a force is generated to return the fastening protrusion 514 back to the front end direction of the protrusion movement guide groove 524 by the repulsive force between the respective magnetic bodies 525, so that the customer or the like takes out the product. ), even when there is no separate operation, the plate body 521 can be automatically moved back to the inside of the floor body 511 and accommodated.

In one embodiment, the shelf bottom 510 as described above may further include a fastening roller 515 .

The fastening roller 515 is connected to the front end of the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove 512 so that it can rotate while being magnetically fastened to the magnetic fastening belt 526 .

In one embodiment, the fastening roller 515 may include a roller body 5151 , an attachment magnet 5152 , and a roller support protrusion 5153 .

The roller body 5151 is formed in a polygonal column shape and is seated in a front end seating groove (not shown in the drawing for convenience of explanation) formed at the front end of the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove 512, the upper side of the front end seating groove It is seated so as to be exposed upward, and an attachment magnet 5152 is installed on each side.

The attachment magnets 5152 are installed on each side of the roller body 5151 so as to be magnetically attached to the magnetic fastening belt 526 installed along the bottom surface of the curved moving plate 520 .

The roller support protrusion 5153 is formed to protrude from one side and the other side of the roller body 5151 to support the roller body 5151 in the front end seating groove.

In one embodiment, the magnetic fastening belt 526 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction along the bottom surface of the plate body 521 while facing the fastening roller 515 , and the plate body 521 has a curved sliding groove 512 . When moving together in the forward and backward directions along the When stopped, the fastened state with the fastening roller 515 is maintained to prevent the stopped plate body 521 from moving.

In one embodiment, the magnetic fastening belt 526 forms a plurality of nodes formed with front and rear widths corresponding to each side of the fastening roller 515 , and each node is magnetically attached to the attachment magnet 5152 . The magnets 526a for this may be individually installed.

The above-described embodiments are for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the above-described embodiments pertain can easily transform into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through this specification is indicated by the claims described below rather than the above detailed description, and it should be construed to include all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents. .

10: Unmanned store system
100: store booth
200: display stand
300: freezer
400: self checkout
500: multi-stage shelf unit

Claims (3)

a store booth forming an interior space for displaying products;
at least one display stand installed in the store booth to display products on sale;
at least one freezer installed in the store booth to store ice cream or frozen food; and
a self-checkout counter installed in the store booth for the product buyer to pay for the product he or she has purchased;
The self-checkout counter,
checkout shelves installed in store booths;
a plastic bag provided on the shelf of the checkout counter for the purchaser to store the product;
a barcode reader provided at the checkout counter for the purchaser to identify the amount information of the product purchased by the purchaser;
It is installed on the shelf of the checkout counter, and after checking the amount information of the product through the identification information input through the barcode reader, the amount information of the product is output to the buyer through the display installed in the front, and the buyer puts a credit card on the front end Self-Calculator that pays the amount corresponding to the amount of the confirmed product when inserted through the provided credit card reader; and
Includes; a bill input device installed to receive bills for payment of goods from the buyer;
The display stand,
At least one multi-stage shelf unit for placing or storing products for sale is provided,
The multi-stage shelf unit,
Shelf bottom formed in the form of a square plate;
a curved moving plate connected to and installed on the bottom of the shelf and exposed in the shear direction from the bottom of the shelf while drawing a round curve downward as the user pulls it; and
It is connected to the upper side of the curved moving plate, and is moved along the upper side of the curved moving plate in a flat shape as the user pulls it, and a linear moving receiving box exposed in the shear direction from the curved moving plate; includes,
The shelf bottom is
The bottom body is formed in the form of a square plate;
a curved sliding groove formed in a circular depression downward in a "U" shape from the upper portion of the floor body so that the lower portion of the curved moving plate is seated and moved while drawing a curve;
a slider seating groove extending in the front-rear direction along the bottom surface of the curved sliding groove; and
Includes; fastening protrusions respectively protruding from the front end wall and the other side wall of the curved sliding groove;
The curved moving plate,
a plate body formed in the shape of a square flat plate, the plate body being rounded downward to correspond to the shape of the curved sliding groove so that the lower part can be seated in the curved sliding groove;
a handle installed at the front end of the plate body to grip when the user pulls the plate;
a curved slider installed at the lower rear end of the plate body in order to be engaged with and installed in the slider seating groove to move in the front-rear direction along the slider seating groove;
a protrusion movement guide groove formed to extend in a curved shape along one side and the other side of the plate body while facing the fastening protrusion so that the fastening protrusion is seated and moved; and
The opposite surfaces form the same polarity to each other so that the fastening protrusions seated in the protrusion movement guiding grooves can be brought into close contact with each other in the front end direction of the protrusion movement guiding grooves, so as to move away from each other by the magnetic repulsive force. A plurality of magnetic bodies seated along the protrusion movement guide groove while pushing; including, an unmanned store system.
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