JP2009098714A - Furniture and commodity sales system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide furniture capable of being used for a sales system wherein a price is settled in a check-out counter, allowing sure takeout of a selected commodity, and allowing suppression of production cost by simplifying an internal structure, and to provide a use article sales system using the furniture. <P>SOLUTION: This furniture 1 has: a display rack 4 of various kinds of commodity samples 5; selection buttons 6; columns 8 storing various kinds of commodities; commodity carry-out devices 9 each installed such that it performs carry-out operation when the commodity is selected by the selection button 6 about each of the columns; and commodity takeout ports 10 each provided in the rear face or a side face of a main body 2 such that the commodity carried-out by the commodity carry-out device 9 can be taken out. The columns 8 are vertically provided over a plurality of stages, and the takeout port 10 is provided in each the stage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fixture and a product sales system for a salesperson to take out and sell a product such as a cigarette selected by a purchaser at a cashier counter in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  In general, in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, for example, for cigarettes and other items, the display of cigarettes and other items in the vicinity of the cashier counter or behind the salesperson for age restrictions There are many face-to-face sales methods in which fixtures such as cases are installed, salespersons take out products according to purchaser's orders, and receive the price in exchange for the products.

  However, since there are many tobacco brands in the above sales method, it is difficult to identify these products, it is difficult for salespersons to find the corresponding products, and the picking work is cumbersome and sometimes they are ordered verbally. As a result, there is a problem that the salesperson makes a mistake such as mistaking the product.

  Therefore, the present inventor has installed the product in parallel with the checkout counter, and the purchaser presses the product selection button on the front to select the corresponding product selected at the product outlet provided on the back or side. This has led to the development of a product take-out fixture that can be taken out, for example, by which a salesperson in the checkout counter can definitely take out and sell the corresponding product, and a product sales system using the fixture.

  In this case, as in the case of an ordinary vending machine or the like, when there is only one outlet for the product regardless of the multi-stage column inside the main body, the outlet is at a position above the column. This requires a transport means such as an elevator mechanism for transporting the product pushed out from the column to the outlet, which complicates the internal mechanism of the main body and increases the cost. Also, if one outlet is at a lower position in the lower part of the main body, the salesperson must bend every time the product is taken out, and this bending action increases, increasing the burden on the salesperson. Become.

  The present invention also solves the above-mentioned problems in the above-mentioned furniture for taking out products such as cigarettes and the product sales system, and does not require a transport means such as an elevator mechanism and facilitates the product selected by the purchaser by the salesperson. It can be taken out.

  The present invention is a fixture for solving the above-described problems, a display shelf for a plurality of types of product samples provided on the front surface of the main body, a product selection button provided on the front surface of the main body corresponding to each of the product samples, A column for storing a plurality of types of merchandise, a merchandise unloading device that is arranged for each of the columns and that performs a carry-out operation when selected by the selection button, and a merchandise carried out by the merchandise unloading device can be taken out A product outlet provided on the back or side of the main body, wherein the product storage column is provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the outlet is provided for each stage. To do.

  In the above-mentioned fixture, the outlet of each stage has a receiving portion that protrudes from the back surface or the side surface of the main body for each stage in which columns for storing a plurality of products are arranged side by side. can do.

  In addition, the product sales system of the present invention is configured such that the furniture of the present invention is parallel to a cashier counter in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and the selection button is placed on the purchaser's passage side through the cashier counter. When the purchaser who passes in front of the cashier counter selects the product to be purchased by operating the selection button, the merchandise is taken out by the product delivery device to the outlet. Is taken out and processed for sale.

  According to the fixture of the present invention, when the purchaser operates the selection button for the product on the front, the selected product can be carried out to the outlet provided for each column of the column in the main body on the back or side. For this reason, there is no need for transport means such as an elevator mechanism for transporting the product unloaded from the column inside the fixture to the outlet, the internal structure can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, according to the product sales system of the present invention using the above-mentioned furniture, the salesperson in the checkout counter can definitely take out and sell the product selected by the purchaser, and unify the sales volume and sales amount. Can be tabulated. Moreover, the salesperson does not necessarily have to bend greatly at the time of taking out the product, the rate of the bending action can be reduced, and the work burden on the salesperson can be suppressed.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

  FIG.1 and FIG.2 is a schematic perspective view from the front and back which shows the Example of the goods sales system whole using the fixture for goods extraction of one Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a front view of the same fixture, FIG. 4 is a rear view of the fixture, and FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fixture.

  In the fixture 1 of this embodiment, the commodity to be sold is cigarette, and a door 3 that closes the front opening is provided on the front surface of the main body 2 housing the cigarette. There is provided a display shelf 4 in which tobacco product samples 5 of a plurality of types of brands that are products to be sold are arranged in a plurality of stages. The product sample 5 is formed of a sheet or the like on which a pattern of the surface of a cigarette as a product to be sold is printed, and is held and displayed with its surface facing the front. The front surface of the display shelf 4 is covered with a transparent resin panel cover.

  The display shelf 4 has a selection button 6 for selecting a product to be purchased by pressing together with a lamp for displaying the price of the product and whether it can be sold or sold out, corresponding to each product sample 5. Is provided. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, in addition to the selection button 6, a determination button 7 for determining selection of a product by the selection button 6 is provided at a predetermined position on the front surface of the main body. Is correct, the selection is determined, and the selection button 6 can be pressed again and again until the determination button 7 is pressed.

  In the main body 2, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, a column 8 for storing a plurality of brands of cigarettes 20 which are products to be sold is stacked for each brand in a plurality of stages (in the case of the figure). Are arranged in parallel on the left and right on the shelf plates of each stage. For each column 8 of each stage, a product unloading device 9 capable of unloading the cigarettes 20 of the accommodated products one by one is provided at the bottom.

  The product carry-out device 9 of each column 8 is composed of a known carry-out mechanism including a roller and chain driven by a motor, a pusher for pushing out the cigarette 20, and the like by pressing the selection button 6 and the decision button 7 By selecting and determining a product, that is, a cigarette, the product carry-out device 9 for the column 8 in which the corresponding brand of cigarette is accommodated is activated, and the lowermost tobacco 20 stacked in the column 8 is removed. It is provided so as to push backward from the shelf and perform a predetermined unloading operation. That is, each of the product carry-out devices 9 is controlled by the control unit so as to carry out a product carry-out operation for the product column 8 selected and determined corresponding to the pressing operation of the selection button 6 and the decision button 7. Although not shown, the control unit is normally provided in the main body 2.

  An outlet 10 for taking out the cigarette 20 that is a product carried out by the product carrying-out device 9 is provided on the back surface of the main body 2 for each stage of the column 8 provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages. Thus, as described above, the cigarette 20 of the product pushed backward by the product carry-out device 9 can be directly carried out to the outlet 10.

  In the case of the figure, the outlet 10 of each stage has an oblique tray shape that projects obliquely downward from the back surface of the main body 2 for each stage in which a plurality of columns 8 for storing products are arranged side by side. Two receiving portions 11 are provided, and the cigarettes 20 of the products carried out by the product carrying-out device 9 are received by the common receiving portions 11 for each stage.

  The receiving portion 11 in the outlet 10 is not limited to the one in the shape of an oblique saucer as shown in the figure, but is a product such as a cigarette 20 to be carried out such as a horizontal saucer shape or a concave groove shape. Anything can be received. Further, the take-out port 10 may be an take-out port in which the receiving part 11 is not provided, and the product protrudes from the opening on the back surface or the side surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixture 1 having the above configuration is arranged in parallel with a cashier counter 12 in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and the purchaser who passes the cashier counter 12 through the front having the selection button 6. On the side of the aisle, the outlet 10 is installed toward the inside of the cashier counter 12, the cashier counter 12, and the salesperson side in the cashier counter. On the upper surface of the cashier counter 12, there is an input unit 13 for reading the bar code of the cigarette 20 and other products and for inputting other information, and the end of the cashier counter 12 stores money. Or a register main body 14 for performing calculations based on information obtained by the input unit 13 or the like.

  Sales of products such as cigarettes in the furniture 1 are performed as follows. When the purchaser who passes in front of the checkout counter 12 wants to purchase cigarettes, as indicated by the arrow, first, the cigarettes to be purchased from the product sample 5 in the display shelf 4 in front of the furniture 1 are displayed. Select a product sample 5, press the selection button 6 corresponding to the product sample 5, and if necessary, press the decision button 7 if there is no mistake in the selected product to purchase. Select and determine the brand of tobacco. Then, the product carrying-out device 9 of the column 8 corresponding to the cigarette selected and determined as described above from the multiple columns 8 in the main body 2 is operated by the control unit provided in the main body 1, and the column 8 Of the cigarettes 20 housed in a stacked state, the lowermost tobacco is pushed backward and carried out to the take-out port 10 provided on the back surface of the main body 2, particularly to the receiving part 11.

  Therefore, the salesperson takes out the cigarette 20 of the product carried out to the outlet 10, processes it as it is with other purchased products as it is, and receives and settles the product price from the purchaser together with the other purchased products. Complete sales.

  Therefore, according to the merchandise sales system using the fixture 1, the fixture 1 is different from a normal vending machine in that it does not require a bill, a coin slot, and a money identification device, and it is carried out by the merchandise carry-out device 9. A transport means such as an elevator mechanism for transporting the finished product to the outlet 10 is not required, the overall configuration can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be kept low. In addition, the sales volume and sales amount can be centralized together with other products. In addition, when taking out the product, not only does the mistake in taking out the product occur, but the salesperson can always take out the product without much bending, and the rate of bending action can be reduced, increasing the burden on the salesperson. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, the product outlet 10 is not the back of the main body 2 as shown in the figure, but is provided on the side surface of the main body 2 for each stage of the column 8 provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages. In this case, it can be carried out in the same manner as described above by installing the front face having the selection button 6 on the purchaser's passage side and the outlet 10 on the register counter 12 or the salesperson side.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the commodity to be sold has been mainly described as cigarettes, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the sale of other various goods such as alcoholic beverages, various beverages, and batteries. . It can also be used at stores other than supermarkets and convenience stores.

It is a schematic perspective view from the front which shows the example of the whole goods sales system using the fixture of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view from the back same as the above. It is a front view of the fixture same as the above. It is a rear view of the same fixture. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the same fixture same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Furniture, 2 ... Main body, 3 ... Door, 4 ... Display shelf, 5 ... Product sample, 6 ... Selection button, 7 ... Decision button, 8 ... Column, 9 ... Product delivery apparatus, 10 ... Extraction port, 11 ... Receipt Part, 12 ... cashier counter, 13 ... input part, 14 ... main part of register, 20 ... cigarette.

Claims (3)

  A display shelf for multiple types of product samples provided on the front surface of the main body, a product selection button provided on the front surface of the main body corresponding to each of the product samples, a column for storing multiple types of products in the main body, A product unloading device that is arranged for each column and performs an unloading operation when a product is selected by the selection button, and an unloading of a product provided on the back or side of the main body so that the product unloaded by the product unloading device can be taken out. A fixture comprising an outlet, wherein the column is provided in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the outlet is provided for each stage.   The outlet of each stage has a receiving portion that protrudes from the back surface or side surface of the main body for each stage in which a plurality of columns for storing merchandise are juxtaposed side by side. The fixture according to 1.   The furniture according to claim 1 or 2 is installed in parallel with a checkout counter, the selection button is placed on the purchaser's passage side, and the outlet is inside the checkout counter. A merchandise sales system in which a salesperson takes out and sells a product to be taken out to a take-out port by a product carry-out device when a user selects a product to be purchased by operating a selection button.

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