EP0531265A1 - Caisse comptoir libre service comprenant une paire de dispositifs de distributeurs de sacs pourvus d'un balayeur avec moniteur correspondant ainsi qu'une caisse enregistreuse s'y rapportant - Google Patents

Caisse comptoir libre service comprenant une paire de dispositifs de distributeurs de sacs pourvus d'un balayeur avec moniteur correspondant ainsi qu'une caisse enregistreuse s'y rapportant Download PDF

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EP0531265A1
EP0531265A1 EP92830464A EP92830464A EP0531265A1 EP 0531265 A1 EP0531265 A1 EP 0531265A1 EP 92830464 A EP92830464 A EP 92830464A EP 92830464 A EP92830464 A EP 92830464A EP 0531265 A1 EP0531265 A1 EP 0531265A1
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Angelo Cappi
Renato Rimondi
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F9/00—Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02—Paying counters
    • A47F9/04—Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores

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  • the present invention relates to check-out counters for supermarkets, and in particular a check-out counter comprising a pair of devices for dispensing and opening bags taken from a reel, said devices being provided with balance and scanner with relevant monitor, as well as a third scanner or cash register interposed between the bag-dispensing devices, each device being associated to a pair of series connected conveyor belts, the second of which is linked to the balance of the respective bag-dispensing device.
  • Such known devices also comprise a scanner connected to a balance so as to allow the supermarket customer, besides putting into bags the items he purchased, to carefully scan such items so that he should stay at the check-out counter only and exclusively for a time strictly necessary to pay the bill.
  • a check-out counter which incorporates a pair of devices for dispensing and opening plastic bags from a continuous web reel each provided with scanner and monitor, as well as a third scanner and/or cash register to be operated by the cashier, which is connected to said scanners.
  • the check-out counter according to the present invention offers the advantage to allow the customer to hand directly over to the cashier the items he was unable to scan and that the cashier can thus enter either by a pen scanner or manually by the cash register connected to the scanners.
  • check-out counters Another advantage offered by the check-out counters according to the present invention is that a single staff can give the necessary assistance to two different customers, with a consequent saving of personnel and of installation room.
  • the check-out counter consists of a central desk 1 for the cashier, interposed between two parallel side counters 2, 2' which are simultaneously available to two different customers.
  • the desk 1 of known kind, comprises a cash register 3 with underlying cash, as well as a pen scanner, if any.
  • Counter 2 comprises a scanner 4, provided with monitor 5, by which the customer can enter the items he purchased and carried there by means of the shopping cart 7.
  • hopper 8 Next to scanner 4 is placed the hopper 8, through which customer 6 can let fall into the underlying open bags the items he has already entered.
  • a bag dispensing device of the kind illustrated in the above mentioned European Patent Application No. 90830545. Such a device is also provided with balance according to the teachings of the a.m. European Patent Application.
  • hopper 8 At the other side of hopper 8 there is a collecting station 9 wherein gather bags 10 filled with the items purchased by customer 6 and ready to be taken away by him after he has paid the relevant bill. Between scanner 4 and the relevant monitor 5 is placed the conveyor belt 11 on which customer 6 can put the items he was not able to enter by scanner 4. Such items will be finally conveyed, through conveyor belt 11, to cashier operator 12 who will enter them either by a pen scanner or by hand by means of the cash register 3.
  • conveyor belt 13 In line with conveyor belt 11 there is a second conveyor belt 13 on which the customer may place the items he prefers not to bag, because of their particularly fragile nature or their bulkiness. Such items, however, have already been duly entered by customer 6 by means of scanner 4 and therefore, when conveyor belt 13 begins moving in the direction of the arrow, the items will slide directly onto the set of rollers 14 to collect into end station 15, requiring no intervention on the part of cashier 12. The customer can finally take away such items from station 15 after paying the total bill to cashier 12.
  • Conveyor belt 13 unlike conveyor belt 11, is integral with the bagging device located under hopper 8, and therefore weighs upon the relevant balance.
  • the structure of conveyor belt 13 is practically the same as that of the set of rollers being part of the device which is the subject matter of the a.m. European Patent Application No. 91830474.2. Thanks to this arrangement, the items already entered by customer 6 are subjected to a further weight check. If the weight detected by the balance upon which rests belt 13 tallies with the weight detected by the scanner, the item will be duly billed and will proceed towards the collecting station 15.
  • counter 2' On the left of cashier 12 there is counter 2' which is parallel and structurally identical to counter 2. Customer 6' can thus use counter 2' while customer 6 is using the facing counter 2, after carrying the purchased items by cart 7'.
  • Scanner 4', hopper 8', conveyor belts 11' and 13' are structured exactly like scanner 4, hopper 8 and conveyor belts 11, 13 incorporated in counter 2, and do not need therefore to be described any further.
  • cashier 12 occupies a central position and has both hopper 8 and hopper 8' within reach. The cashier will thus be able to easily insert in such hoppers the items she has entered and conveyed to her by customers 6 and/or 6' through conveyor belts 11 and/or 11'. In this manner cashier 12 can adequately help both customer 6 and customer 6' in accordance with the spirit of the present invention.
  • the customer finds scanner 4 activated and uses it for entering the first item whose bar code is passed over the scanner. If this succeeds in reading such bar code, monitor 5 transmits this information to customer 2 who introduces the item into hopper 8 in such a way that it is placed in the underlying bag kept open by the bag dispensing device. As such device weighs upon a balance, it detects the actual weight of the item entered by scanner 4, and the weights are compared to each other. If both weights concur, scanner 4 is reactivated for the entry of the subsequent item, otherwise one will proceed as is described hereunder.
  • Conveyor belt 13 weighs too upon the balance incorporated in counter 2, whereby in this case too the actual weight of the item purchased and entered by the customer is detected. The actual weight thus detected is compared to the one detected by scanner 4 and if both weights concur scanner 4 is reactivated for the entry of a subsequent item.
  • the customer will depress a suitable pushbutton switch whereby the filled bag is closed and its overall weight is rechecked.
  • a new bag will be detached from the reel and put under hopper 8 so that customer 2 can insert therein the other items he has purchased and entered.
  • monitors 5, 5' A contrivance to further assist customers in the completion of their purchases at the cash point is to furnish them with appropriate information by means of monitors 5, 5'.
  • monitors 5, 5' being interconnected with the bag dispensing devices and the relevant scanners, as well as with the conveyor belts, are an integral part of a check-out and control system capable to supply customers with all the necessary instructions.
  • monitors moreover, being also connected with desk 1 of cashier 12, enable a supplementing of information and a better relationship between the cashier and the customers.

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EP92830464A 1991-09-05 1992-09-02 Caisse comptoir libre service comprenant une paire de dispositifs de distributeurs de sacs pourvus d'un balayeur avec moniteur correspondant ainsi qu'une caisse enregistreuse s'y rapportant Withdrawn EP0531265A1 (fr)

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ITMI912353A IT1251551B (it) 1991-09-05 1991-09-05 Mobile cassa per supermercati incorporante una coppia di dispositivi erogaborse provvisti di scanner con relativo monitor, nonche' un registratore di cassa ad essi collegato.
ITMI912353 1991-09-05

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DE9400590U1 (de) * 1994-01-14 1994-03-10 Potrafke Kassentischsysteme GmbH, 45525 Hattingen Doppel-Kassentisch für Selbstbedienungsläden
EP0628274A1 (fr) * 1993-06-08 1994-12-14 A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.r.l. Caisse de sortie pour supermarchés
EP0638883A3 (fr) * 1993-07-06 1995-03-22 Jean-Pierre Bauduin Caisse de sortie double pour supermarchés
US5492199A (en) * 1994-01-21 1996-02-20 Tec Corporation Checkout device
US5560450A (en) * 1994-01-21 1996-10-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Tec Self-scanning checkout device
FR2732876A1 (fr) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-18 China Jacques Meuble de caisse de magasin
US6547040B2 (en) * 2001-04-02 2003-04-15 Ncr Corporation Self-service checkout system with RFID capability
GB2435935A (en) * 2006-03-07 2007-09-12 Stewart Stewart & Sons Ltd Weighing machine and bag dispenser
EP2213208A1 (fr) * 2009-01-30 2010-08-04 Rasec Systeme bi-fonctionnel d'enregistrement et de paiement de marchandises
US7967112B2 (en) 2006-12-02 2011-06-28 Royston, LLC. Check stand with a two belted input and a slidable scanner
WO2012173490A1 (fr) * 2011-06-15 2012-12-20 Smart Innovation As Système et procédé de tri d'articles
WO2016190831A1 (fr) * 2015-05-25 2016-12-01 Ulusoy Gökhan Système permettant de fournir un emballage automatique d'un produit
WO2017137898A1 (fr) * 2016-02-09 2017-08-17 Peoplepos Ltd. Système de caisse double

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EP0396218A1 (fr) * 1989-05-04 1990-11-07 Sonoco Products Company Système caisse-comptoir ergonomique pour supermarchés et industries de vente
WO1990013873A1 (fr) * 1989-05-12 1990-11-15 Trinics Ab Dispositif servant a manier des marchandises marquees d'un prix code
EP0403670A1 (fr) * 1989-06-20 1990-12-27 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft Facturation et caisse de sortie pour produits de supermarchés
EP0484300A1 (fr) * 1990-11-02 1992-05-06 A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.r.l. Dispositif pour délivrer des sacs plastiques pour supermarchés comprenant des appareils d'enregistrement des achats

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EP0396218A1 (fr) * 1989-05-04 1990-11-07 Sonoco Products Company Système caisse-comptoir ergonomique pour supermarchés et industries de vente
WO1990013873A1 (fr) * 1989-05-12 1990-11-15 Trinics Ab Dispositif servant a manier des marchandises marquees d'un prix code
EP0403670A1 (fr) * 1989-06-20 1990-12-27 Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme Aktiengesellschaft Facturation et caisse de sortie pour produits de supermarchés
EP0484300A1 (fr) * 1990-11-02 1992-05-06 A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.r.l. Dispositif pour délivrer des sacs plastiques pour supermarchés comprenant des appareils d'enregistrement des achats

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EP0628274A1 (fr) * 1993-06-08 1994-12-14 A.W.A.X. PROGETTAZIONE E RICERCA S.r.l. Caisse de sortie pour supermarchés
EP0638883A3 (fr) * 1993-07-06 1995-03-22 Jean-Pierre Bauduin Caisse de sortie double pour supermarchés
DE9400590U1 (de) * 1994-01-14 1994-03-10 Potrafke Kassentischsysteme GmbH, 45525 Hattingen Doppel-Kassentisch für Selbstbedienungsläden
EP0663171A1 (fr) * 1994-01-14 1995-07-19 POTRAFKE KASSENTISCHSYSTEME GmbH Caisse de sortie double pour supermarchés
US5492199A (en) * 1994-01-21 1996-02-20 Tec Corporation Checkout device
US5560450A (en) * 1994-01-21 1996-10-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Tec Self-scanning checkout device
EP0664529A3 (fr) * 1994-01-21 2000-01-26 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha Dispositif d'enregistrement en sortie d'articles à lecture en libre-service
FR2732876A1 (fr) * 1995-04-12 1996-10-18 China Jacques Meuble de caisse de magasin
US6547040B2 (en) * 2001-04-02 2003-04-15 Ncr Corporation Self-service checkout system with RFID capability
GB2451598A (en) * 2006-03-07 2009-02-04 Stewart Stewart & Sons Ltd Weighing machine and bag dispenser
GB2435935A (en) * 2006-03-07 2007-09-12 Stewart Stewart & Sons Ltd Weighing machine and bag dispenser
GB2451598B (en) * 2006-03-07 2009-04-15 Stewart Stewart & Sons Ltd Method of weighing luggage
GB2435935B (en) * 2006-03-07 2010-06-23 Stewart Stewart & Sons Ltd Weighing Machine And Bag Dispenser
US7967112B2 (en) 2006-12-02 2011-06-28 Royston, LLC. Check stand with a two belted input and a slidable scanner
EP2213208A1 (fr) * 2009-01-30 2010-08-04 Rasec Systeme bi-fonctionnel d'enregistrement et de paiement de marchandises
FR2941604A1 (fr) * 2009-01-30 2010-08-06 Rasec Systeme bi-fonctionnel d'enregistrement et de paiement de marchandises
WO2012173490A1 (fr) * 2011-06-15 2012-12-20 Smart Innovation As Système et procédé de tri d'articles
WO2016190831A1 (fr) * 2015-05-25 2016-12-01 Ulusoy Gökhan Système permettant de fournir un emballage automatique d'un produit
WO2017137898A1 (fr) * 2016-02-09 2017-08-17 Peoplepos Ltd. Système de caisse double
US10621835B2 (en) 2016-02-09 2020-04-14 Peoplepos Ltd. Dual checkout system

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