JP4795052B2 - Self-checkout terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-checkout terminal that enables self-checkout by a customer.

  In recent years, various user interfaces for executing merchandise sales data processing have been placed in locations where customers can operate, provide information to customers, and issue receipts to customers, enabling self-checkout by customers. Development of an out terminal is underway (Patent Document 1). As various user interfaces, for example, a product code reading unit such as a barcode reader, a display unit for displaying information, an input unit for inputting information, for example, a settlement enabling settlement such as a coin and banknote depositing and dispensing device And a receipt printer are prepared. In addition, a product basket mounting table is disposed on one side of the payment terminal configured as described above, and a weighing device including a weighing pan and a temporary table on which products are temporarily mounted is arranged on the other side. It is usual to have it. In order to facilitate customer use, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3, the scale device is formed with a bag holding portion by a holding arm that holds a shopping bag.

  An example of such a conventional self-checkout terminal will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 5, the self-checkout terminal 1 includes a settlement terminal 2, a bag hanging base 3, and a scale device 4. The payment terminal 2 has a housing 6 in which a product basket mounting table 5 for mounting a basket (not shown) containing products to be purchased by a customer protrudes from the left side. Various user interfaces are provided in the housing 6 of the payment terminal 2. That is, a barcode scanner 7 as a product code reading unit is arranged on the left side, a printer cover 8 and a monitoring camera 9 are arranged on the right side, and a payment is made between these barcode scanner 7 and the printer cover 8 and the monitoring camera 9. A card reading unit 10 and a numeric keypad 11 are arranged. The barcode scanner 7 is a vertical scanner that functions as a product code reading unit that reads a product code attached to a product. The printer cover 8 is provided with a receipt issuing port 12. A receipt printer (not shown) is built in the back side of the printer cover 8, and a receipt (not shown) printed by the receipt printer is issued from the receipt issuing port 12. The monitoring camera 9 is disposed above the printer cover 8. The card reader 10 establishes wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (not shown) and reads / writes information from / to the non-contact IC card. As an example, the non-contact IC card can store and save electronic money having a value equivalent to cash. As another example, the contactless IC card stores and stores an identification number for identifying a debited bank account. Used. The numeric keypad 11 is used for inputting a personal identification number when making a settlement with a non-contact IC card.

  An LCD 13 as a display unit having a liquid crystal display panel is attached to the housing 6. The LCD 13 has a touch panel 14 as an input unit on its display surface. The housing 6 is provided with a coin slot 15 and a coin payout outlet 16 on the left side. In addition, a bill insertion slot 17 and a bill dispensing outlet 18 are disposed at the upper right position on the front surface of the base housing. Further, a display pole 19 for displaying the current state of the self-checkout terminal 1 is erected from the rear surface of the housing 6. The display pole 19 has a light emitting portion 20 that selectively emits blue and red light at the tip.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the scale device 4 functioning as the bag hanging base 3. The scale device 4 is configured by a scale pan 22 provided on the top of the scale housing 21, and a bag holder 23 attached to the scale pan 22. The scale device 4 has a mounting table 25 on its upper surface. The bag holder 23 is attached to the mounting table 25. Therefore, when viewed from the bag holder 23, the weighing pan 22 constitutes a pedestal. That is, a pole-shaped arm support portion 26 is erected at the rear center portion of the mounting table 25, and a temporary mounting table 27 for mounting an article is fixed to the upper end of the arm support portion 26. The temporary placing table 27 has a flat upper surface and is a table used for temporarily placing products after the barcode is read by the barcode scanner 7 of the payment terminal 2.

  A pair of holding arms 28 and a hook 29 are attached to the lower surface of the temporary table 27. That is, the arm attachment tool 30 is fixed to the both ends of the lower surface of the temporary placing table 27. These are fixed by various fixing methods such as screwing and adhesive fixing. A holding arm 28 is embedded in each of the arm attachments 30. In addition, a hook attachment 31 is fixed at the center of the lower surface of the temporary table 27. This fixing is performed by various fixing methods such as screwing and adhesive fixing. A hook 29 is embedded in the hook attachment 31.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the shopping bag 32 as a storage bag is held by the holding arm 28. The holding arm 28 includes, for example, a plastic bag 32 such as a plastic bag provided to a customer in a supermarket or the like, that is, an opening 33 and a pair of handles 34 protruding from the opening 33, and these handles 34 are provided on both sides. In order to hold the shopping bag 32 folded so as to be positioned, the pair of handles 34 are held in a skewered state. In addition, the plastic bag 32 is formed with a pair of ears 36 that are positioned between the pair of handles 34 and can be removed by the perforation 35. The hook 29 is inserted through the hooking hole 37, thereby holding the shopping bag 32 together with the holding arm 28.

  The self-checkout terminal 1 configured in this way is operated by the customer himself. That is, the customer places the shopping basket 38 containing the products to be purchased on the product basket mounting table 5 and takes out the products one by one and registers them. This product registration can be done by holding a product with a barcode and reading the barcode with the barcode scanner 7, reading the barcode of the product with a hand scanner (not shown), or a product without a barcode. For example, it is executed by selecting and inputting on the screen displayed on the LCD 13. The products for which registration has been completed are sequentially put into the shopping bag 32, and the total weight thereof is measured by the scale device 4. As a result, since the weight of each product is input in the memory in advance, the total weight of the registered products is obtained by adding the weight of each product, and the total weight actually measured by the measuring device 4 A comparison is made to check whether there is any fraud. Thereafter, payment is made by cash using the coin insertion slot 15, the coin payment outlet 16, the banknote insertion slot 17, and the banknote payment outlet 18, and in the case of a credit card, payment is made using a card reader (not shown). When such an operation is being performed, if the operation method is unknown or if it is desired to cancel the registration halfway, the “call clerk” button provided on the keyboard is pressed. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately deal with matters that were not anticipated in the operation of the self-checkout terminal 1.

JP 2004-086728 A Japanese Patent No. 2552996 JP-A-6-270925

  In general, in the self-checkout terminal 1, the payment terminal 2, the bag hanging table 3 and the weighing device 4 are things, but such a payment terminal 2, the bag hanging table 3 and the weighing device 4 are: Each device is configured as an independent device, and is arranged linearly as necessary, or arranged in an arc shape around the position of the customer to be used. The payment terminal 2 has a housing 6 on which a product basket mounting table 5 for placing a shopping basket containing products to be purchased by a customer protrudes from the left side. The table 5 is formed so as to protrude from one side of the housing 6 and has an instability that the settlement terminal 2 is inclined when a heavy shopping basket is placed thereon. This shopping basket can weigh as much as 80 kg. On the other hand, the settlement terminal 2 has a self-checkout terminal 1 which is connected to the bag holder 3 and the scale device 4 in sequence, and each is formed independently of each other, and therefore is in use. There is a possibility that the position shifts and the positionability is poor.

  In a self-checkout terminal in which a product basket mounting table is fixed on one side of a payment terminal operated by a customer and a weighing device having a weighing pan and a temporary mounting table on which a product is temporarily placed is arranged on the other side A self-checkout terminal in which a connection bar protruding toward the scale device is fixed to the bottom surface of the settlement terminal, and a bottom plate on which the scale device is placed is fixed to the connection bar.

  A bottom plate connected via a connecting bar is fixed to the side of the payment terminal, and a scale device is placed on the bottom plate. Therefore, a large weight is placed on the product basket mounting table provided on one side of the payment terminal. Even if a shopping basket is placed and a load is applied, the balance device is fixed on the other side, so the weight distribution is not biased on the left and right of the payment terminal, and the stability of the payment device can be ensured. Since the settlement terminal and the scale device are fixedly connected to each other by the connecting bar and the bottom plate, their relative positions do not change during use.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 1, the self-checkout terminal 41 includes a settlement terminal 42, a bag hanging base 43, and a scale device 44. The payment terminal 42 has a housing 46 in which a product basket mounting table 45 for mounting a bag (not shown) containing products to be purchased by a customer protrudes from the left side. Various user interfaces are provided on the housing 46 of the payment terminal 42. That is, a barcode scanner 47 as a product code reading unit is arranged on the left side, a printer cover 48 and a monitoring camera 49 are arranged on the right side, and a settlement is made between these barcode scanner 47, the printer cover 48 and the monitoring camera 49. A card reading unit 50 and a numeric keypad 51 are arranged. The barcode scanner 47 is a vertical scanner that functions as a product code reading unit that reads a product code attached to a product. The printer cover 48 is provided with a receipt issuing port 52. A receipt printer (not shown) is built in the back side of the printer cover 48, and a receipt (not shown) printed by the receipt printer is issued from the receipt issuing port 52. The monitoring camera 49 is disposed above the printer cover 48. The card reading unit 50 establishes wireless communication with a non-contact IC card (not shown) and reads / writes information from / to the non-contact IC card. As an example, the non-contact IC card can store and save electronic money having a value equivalent to cash. As another example, the contactless IC card stores and stores an identification number for identifying a debited bank account. Used. The numeric keypad 51 is used for inputting a personal identification number when making a settlement with a non-contact IC card.

  An LCD 53 as a display unit having a liquid crystal display panel is attached to the housing 46. The LCD 53 has a touch panel 54 as an input unit on its display surface. The housing 46 is provided with a coin insertion port 55 and a coin payout outlet 56 on the left side thereof. In addition, a bill insertion slot 57 and a bill dispensing outlet 58 are arranged at the upper right position on the front surface of the base housing. Further, a display pole 59 for displaying the current state of the self-checkout terminal 41 is erected from the rear surface of the housing 46. The display pole 59 has a light emitting portion 60 that selectively emits blue and red light at the tip.

  Thus, the basic structures of the bag mount 43 and the scale device 44 are the same. That is, a weighing pan 62 is provided on the upper portion of the weighing housing 61, and a pole-shaped arm support portion 63 is erected on the rear portion of the weighing pan 62. A temporary stand 64 to be placed is fixed. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of mounting holes 66 are formed in the substrate 65 of the temporary mounting table 64, and a holding arm 68 is inserted into the mounting holes 66 by inserting a coupler 67 using screws or bolts. Is attached. Then, a flat top plate 69 that conceals the head of the coupler 67 is fixed on the upper surface of the substrate 65. The holding arm 68 is attached in this manner to the bag hanging base 43, and the holding device 68 is not attached to the weighing device 44.

  The bag hanging base 43 and the scale device 44 formed in this way have their housings formed in a fan shape having a small width on the front side and a large width on the back side, and are arranged side by side with the payment terminal 42. In this state, consideration is given to being positioned in an arc shape centered on the customer standing in front of the payment terminal 42.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a connection bar 70 (see FIG. 4) formed in a channel shape is fixed to the bottom surface of the housing 46 of the settlement terminal 42. That is, approximately half of the connecting bar 70 is located on the bottom surface of the housing 46 of the settlement terminal 42, and approximately half projects sideways. A bottom plate 71 is fixed to the protruding portion of the connecting bar 70. That is, the bottom plate 71 is formed with a notch 72 into which the connecting bar 70 is inserted and a fixing piece 73 that is joined to the connecting bar 70 and fixed with screws or the like. Such notches 72 and fixing pieces 73 are formed on both sides of the bottom plate 71. On the bottom plate 71 fixed to the settlement terminal 42 in this way, a scale device 44 to which a holding arm 68 is attached and serves as a bag hanging base 43 is placed. The scale device 44 is placed so as not to be displaced by being fitted into an edge portion 74 formed upright on the outer peripheral portion of the bottom plate 71.

  Further, the connecting bar 70 can be fixed to the bottom surface of the scale device 44 which is the bag hanging base 43 as well as the bottom surface of the settlement terminal 42, and another bottom plate 71 is fixed to the fixed connecting bar 70. Then, another weighing device 44 is placed and fixed on the bottom plate 71. In this manner, the settlement terminal 42, the bag hanging base 43, and the scale device 44 are sequentially fixedly arranged.

Therefore, in use, even if an unbalanced load is applied to the payment terminal 42 by placing a shopping basket having a weight as large as 80 kg on the product basket mounting table 45 of the payment terminal 42, the bag hanging table 43 is placed on the other side. Since the load of the weighing device 44 is applied, the settlement terminal 42 does not tilt and is stable. Further, since the settlement terminal 42, the bag hanging base 43, and the scale device 44 that are connected to each other are fixedly coupled to each other by the connecting bar 70 and the bottom plate 71, the respective installation positions do not go out of order, and for a long period of time. A state without positional deviation can be maintained.

It is a perspective view which shows the embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of a temporary stand part. It is a partial exploded perspective view. It is a perspective view of a connection bar. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional self-checkout terminal. It is a perspective view of the bag hanging device. It is a perspective view of the state which hung the shopping bag.

Explanation of symbols

41 Self-checkout terminal, 42 Payment terminal, 44 Weighing device, 45 Commodity table, 62 Weighing pan, 64 Temporary table, 70 Connecting bar, 71 Bottom plate

Claims (2)

  In a self-checkout terminal in which a product basket mounting table is fixed on one side of a payment terminal operated by a customer and a weighing device having a weighing pan and a temporary mounting table on which a product is temporarily placed is arranged on the other side A self-checkout terminal, wherein a connection bar protruding toward the scale device is fixed to the bottom surface of the settlement terminal, and a bottom plate on which the scale device is placed is fixed to the connection bar. A coupling portion for coupling and fixing the coupling bar is formed on both sides of the bottom plate, and the coupling bar protruding from the settlement terminal is fixed to one coupling portion, and another coupling bar is coupled to the other coupling portion. 2. The self-checkout terminal according to claim 1, wherein the other bottom plates are connected to each other.

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