JP2022001990A - Sales data processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a sales data processor that can be integrated without compromising the usability of a payment terminal.SOLUTION: A sales data processor, which can be changed to a first use form in which an operation of registering a product is performed by a clerk and a second use form in which the operation is performed by a purchaser, is provided with a display unit, a main unit, an operation unit, and a bracket. The display unit displays information for an operator. The main unit supports the display unit. The operation unit is integrally provided with at least one of the main unit and the display unit, and receives at least the operation from the operator. The bracket is attached to a side surface of the main unit, comprising two rotating shafts located in crossed or twisted positions to allow a payment terminal for payment of the registered product to be rotated in a way that its front and back and top and bottom are inverted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a sales data processing apparatus.

Conventionally, sales data processing corresponding to both the usage form as a normal POS (Point of Sales) terminal in which a store clerk (casher) registers a product and the usage pattern as a self-POS terminal in which a purchaser himself registers a product. There is a device. Such a sales data processing device includes a mode suitable for each usage pattern, and one of the modes is selected and operated. The sales data processing device as described above is installed on a checkout counter located between the standing position of the cashier and the aisle for customers, with the display unit and the operation unit facing in the direction according to the usage pattern.

Here, in recent years, a payment terminal is often connected to a sales data processing device. A payment terminal is a device for performing cashless payment using a credit card or electronic money. Conventionally, the payment terminal is placed directly on the checkout counter or placed on a support base attached to the checkout counter, and is not integrated with the sales data processing device (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

For convenience of installation, maintenance, usability, etc., it is desired to integrate the POS terminal and the payment terminal. However, if it is simply integrated, when the usage pattern as a self-POS terminal and the usage pattern as a normal POS terminal are exchanged, the orientation of the sales data processing device is changed while the payment terminal is directed toward the purchaser. It is inconvenient because it cannot be changed.

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a sales data processing device that can be integrated without impairing the usability of the payment terminal.

The sales data processing device of the embodiment can be changed into a first usage mode in which the store clerk performs the operation of registering the product and a second usage mode in which the purchaser performs the operation, and is a display unit. , A main body, an operation unit, and a bracket. The display unit displays information for the operator. The main body supports the display. The operation unit is integrally provided in at least one of the main body unit and the display unit, and receives at least the operation from the operator. The bracket consists of a payment terminal for making payments for registered goods, including two axes of rotation located at crossed or twisted positions to allow for alternating front-back and up-down rotations. , It is attached to the side of the main body.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the appearance and installation state of a sales data processing device being used as a self-POS terminal in an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the appearance and installation state of a sales data processing device being used as a normal POS terminal operated by a cashier. FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional side view for showing the internal structure of the main body portion. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the rotary table. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sales data processing device is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 1 and turned upside down. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the payment terminal is rotated around the X-axis from the state shown in FIG. 5 and the display unit and the operation unit are directed toward the customer passage side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the bracket. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm portion is rotated around the X axis from the state shown in FIG. 7.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the sales data processing device 100 will be described. The sales data processing device 100 of the present embodiment corresponds to the first and second usage embodiments. The first usage mode is a mode in which the POS terminal is operated as the first mode in which the clerk (casher) registers the product to be sold. The second usage mode is a mode in which the POS terminal is operated as a second mode in which the purchaser registers the product to be purchased by himself / herself. The POS terminal during operation in the first mode is referred to as a normal POS terminal, and the POS terminal during operation in the second mode is referred to as a self-POS terminal.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the appearance and installation state of the sales data processing device 100 being used as a self-POS terminal in the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of the appearance and installation state of the sales data processing device 100 being used as a normal POS terminal operated by a cashier.

In the following description, a Cartesian coordinate system composed of X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis will be used. In the figure, the direction indicated by the arrow is the positive direction. The X-axis direction is the width direction (or the left-right direction in the figure) of the sales data processing device 100. Further, the Y-axis direction is the depth direction, and the direction from the front to the back in the figure is the positive direction. Further, the Z-axis direction is the height direction (or the vertical direction) of the sales data processing device 100, the Z-axis positive direction is the upward direction, and the Z-axis negative direction is the downward direction.

The sales data processing device 100 includes a main body 110, a display 120 with a touch panel, a bracket 130, and a rotary table 140. The sales data processing device 100 is mounted on the upper surface 211 of the table 210. A pair of tables 220 and 230 are provided on both sides of the table 210. The table 220 is for placing the shopping cart 300. The stand 230 is provided, for example, as a place for bagging registered products.

The height of the upper surfaces 221,231 of the pedestals 220 and 230 is lower than the height of the upper surfaces 211 of the pedestals 210. The height difference between the upper surfaces 221,231 and the upper surface 211 is set to a value that alleviates the height difference from the edge of the shopping cart 300 on the table 220 to the upper surface 211 of the table 210.

Here, the front side of the table 210 in FIG. 2 is the passenger passage, and the back side of the table 210 is the standing position of the cashier. Also in FIG. 1, the passage of the customer who is the operator of the sales data processing device 100 as the self-POS terminal is in front of the table 210. Therefore, the customer passage is fixed regardless of the change in the usage pattern of the sales data processing device 100.

The main body 110 includes a control unit, a reading unit 111, a printing unit 112, and the like. Further, the main body 110 supports the display 120 with a touch panel.

The display 120 with a touch panel includes a liquid crystal panel 121 and a touch panel 122. The liquid crystal panel 121 is an example of a display unit, and displays information for an operator by characters, images, and the like. The touch panel 122 is an example of an operation unit, and receives operations related to product registration, payment, and the like from an operator. The control unit controls each unit (display 120 with touch panel, reading unit 111, printing unit 112, etc.) of the sales data processing device 100, and also performs sales data processing such as product registration and payment.

The bracket 130 supports the payment terminal 400. The payment terminal 400 is a device that performs payment processing for the price of a product in cooperation with the sales data processing device 100.

The payment terminal 400 includes a display unit 401, a keypad 402, and a card insertion slot 403. The display unit 401 is, for example, a liquid crystal display and displays information for customers. The keypad 402 accepts, for example, the input of numbers 0 to 9, and accepts the input of a personal identification number or the like. The card insertion slot 403 accepts the insertion of a credit card or the like. The payment terminal 400 displays the payment amount acquired from the sales data processing device 100 on the display unit 401, reads information such as a credit card inserted from the card insertion slot 403 with a built-in reader, and inputs a password as a key. Accepted by pad 402. As a result, the payment terminal 400 cooperates with the sales data processing device 100 to perform credit card payment of the product price and the like.

Here, among the faces of the payment terminal 400, the face on which the display unit 401 and the keypad 402 are provided is directed to the operator (customer) who makes the payment. Therefore, in the following description, the display unit The surface provided with the 401 and the keypad 402 is the front surface of the payment terminal 400.

Further, since the payment terminal 400 is operated by the customer in either the first or second usage mode, the payment terminal 400 is installed facing the customer aisle side in either usage mode. The bracket 130 is attached to the side surface of both side surfaces of the main body portion 110 on the right side when viewed from the customer in the second usage mode (that is, the right side surface of the main body portion 110 in the second usage mode). There is.

The turntable 140 is for changing the direction of the sales data processing device 100, and enables the sales data processing device 100 to rotate in the opposite direction. For this purpose, the rotary table 140 rotatably supports the main body 110 and the display 120 with a touch panel mounted on the main body 110 about the height direction of the sales data processing device 100.

FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional side view for showing the internal structure of the main body portion 110. The reading unit 111 is an example of an operating unit and includes a reading window 501 and a scanner 502. The reading window 501 constitutes a part of the housing of the main body 110.

The scanner 502 reads the symbol attached to the product through the reading window 501. Here, the symbol is a code shown by an image such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code, and records information that enables identification of a product such as a product code. The scanner 502 may be read by infrared rays, or may be, for example, an image sensor.

The printing unit 112 includes a roll support unit 503, a printing head 504, a platen roller 505, and a paper ejection port 506. The roll support portion 503 rotatably supports the roll paper, which is a roll of strip-shaped paper. The roll paper rotates in response to the paper drawer.

The platen roller 505 is rotated by a driving force of a motor or the like, and pulls out and conveys the paper sandwiched between the platen roller 505 and the print head 504. The print head 504 is, for example, a thermal head, and prints on a portion sandwiched between the print head 504 and the platen roller 505 of paper. The thermal head includes minute heating elements arranged in an aligned manner, and forms an image by energizing the heating elements according to image data. The paper ejection port 506 is an opening through which the printed paper is ejected.

Here, the reading window 501 and the paper ejection port 506 of the sales data processing device 100 are an operator for registering products (a cashier if the product is being used as a normal POS terminal, and the customer himself / herself if the product is being used as a self-POS terminal). ) Is directed to the standing position. Therefore, in the following description, the side provided with the reading window 501 and the paper ejection port 506 is referred to as the front side of the sales data processing device 100. FIG. 1 shows a form in which the front side of the sales data processing device 100 faces the customer aisle, and FIG. 2 shows a form in which the back side of the sales data processing device 100 faces the customer aisle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the rotary table 140. The rotary table 140 includes a first sheet metal 141, a second sheet metal 142, a third sheet metal 143, and a shaft 144. The first sheet metal 141 is fixed to the upper surface 211 of the base 210 by screwing or the like. The bottom surface of the sales data processing device 100 is fixed to the second sheet metal 142 by screwing or the like. The shaft 144 is rotatable with respect to the second sheet metal 142, and supports the second sheet metal 142 rotatably with respect to the first sheet metal 141. The third sheet metal 143 is a spacer located between the first sheet metal 141 and the second sheet metal 142, and reduces friction due to rotation of the second sheet metal 142 with respect to the first sheet metal 141 to facilitate rotation.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the sales data processing device 100 is rotated on the table 210 and the back side of the sales data processing device 100 is directed toward the customer passage from the state of use as the self-POS terminal shown in FIG. 1 (upside down). It is a perspective view which shows the state (a state). The rotation at this time is due to the rotary table 140, and the axis of rotation is parallel to the Z-axis direction. Further, due to this rotation, the display unit 401 and the keypad 402 of the payment terminal 400 face from the customer standing position side to the cashier standing position side.

Further, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the payment terminal 400 is rotated around the X-axis from the state shown in FIG. 5 and the display unit 401 and the keypad 402 are directed toward the customer passage side. The rotation at this time is due to the bracket 130, and the axis of rotation is parallel to the X-axis direction. Due to this rotation, the display unit 401 and the keypad 402 of the payment terminal 400 face the aisle side for customers, but in this state, they are upside down.

Then, when the payment terminal 400 is further rotated so as to be turned upside down from the state shown in FIG. 6, it becomes the state of use as a normal POS terminal operated by the cashier as shown in FIG. The rotation at this time is due to another rotation axis included in the bracket 130, and this rotation axis is parallel to the thickness direction of the payment terminal 400 (the Z'axis direction described next with reference to FIG. 7).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the bracket 130. This state corresponds to the state shown in FIG. Here, a second Cartesian coordinate system composed of the X'axis, the Y'axis, and the Z'axis, which is different from the Cartesian coordinate system shown by the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis, is shown by a two-point chain line.

As the payment terminal 400 in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the payment terminal 400 has a vertically long and thin rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 1 and the like. The Z'axis indicates the thickness direction of the payment terminal 400. The X'axis indicates the width direction of the payment terminal 400. The Y'axis indicates the vertical direction of the payment terminal 400. In FIG. 7, the X axis and the X'axis are parallel to each other.

The bracket 130 includes a side plate 610, a rotation support portion 620, an arm portion 630, and a terminal holding portion 640. The terminal holding portion 640 is formed in a shape that grips the payment terminal 400 from the back surface, and includes a flat surface portion 641, a holding portion 642, a notch portion 643, and a relief hole 644.

The flat surface portion 641 is along the back surface of the payment terminal 400. The pressing portion 642 protrudes from the four corners of the flat surface portion 641 and presses the side surface of the payment terminal 400. The notch portion 643 exposes the side portion of the payment terminal 400 so that it can be easily grasped when the payment terminal 400 is attached or detached. The relief hole 644 allows the rubber legs provided on the back surface of the payment terminal 400 to escape.

The side plate 610 is attached to either the left or right side surface of the main body 110 of the sales data processing device 100. In the present embodiment, in the state of use as the self-POS terminal shown in FIG. 1, it is attached to the side surface of the main body 110 on the right side when viewed from the customer who is the operator.

The rotation support portion 620 rotatably connects the arm portion 630 to the side plate 610. The rotation is a rotation about an axis parallel to the X-axis direction. Here, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm portion 630 is rotated around the X axis from the state shown in FIG. 7.

Further, the rotation support portion 620 includes a configuration for stopping rotation. The configuration for the rotation stopper is a well-known configuration using, for example, a washer or a nut. The configuration for rotation stop imparts the desired frictional force to the rotation here. The minimum magnitude of the frictional force is such that the payment terminal 400 supported by the bracket 130 does not rotate to the extent that it receives an operation for payment processing. Further, the frictional force is such that the terminal holding portion 640 can be rotated even if the frictional force is large when a force in the direction of rotating the arm portion 630 is applied to the terminal holding portion 640.

The arm portion 630 projects from the side plate 610 and the rotation support portion 620 along the X-axis direction, and is connected to the side plate 610 by the rotation support portion 620 so that the arm portion 630 can freely rotate around the axis parallel to the X-axis direction. Has been done. The terminal holding portion 640 is attached to the tip end portion of the arm portion 630 so that it can freely rotate around an axis parallel to the Z'axis direction, which is the thickness direction of the terminal holding portion 640.

As shown in FIG. 8, the terminal holding portion 640 further includes a spacer 645 and a rotation shaft 646. The spacer 645 is a part having a shape like a thin box or a frame, and is fixed to the back surface side of the flat surface portion 641 and interposed between the spacer 645 and the arm portion 630 to form a predetermined gap between the two.

The rotation shaft 646 is a shaft parallel to the Z'axis, and the spacer 645 is rotatably connected to the arm portion 630. As a result, the terminal holding portion 640 can freely rotate about the Z'axis with respect to the arm portion 630.

As mentioned above, the bracket 130 is configured to include two rotating shafts (ie, rotating shafts 646 and rotating supports 650) located (or intersecting) in twisted positions, thereby making the payment terminal. The 400 allows rotation in which the front, back and top and bottom are switched.

Here, an example of dimensional setting for making the payment terminal 400 rotatable around the above two axes will be described.

The minimum length of the arm portion 630 is such that the settlement terminal 400 gripped by the terminal holding portion 640 can rotate about the thickness direction. That is, the length of the arm portion 630 is larger than the maximum value of the distance from the center of rotation of the payment terminal 400 (rotational axis 646) to the outer circumference of the payment terminal 400.

The specific value of the length of the arm portion 630 is set according to the positional relationship between the payment terminal 400 and the rotation axis 646 in the X'Y'plane. For example, if the rotation axis 646 is located at the center of the payment terminal 400 in the width direction and the center in the vertical direction, the length of the arm portion 630 is equal to or greater than the distance from the center of the payment terminal 400 to the four corners.

Further, the bracket 130 positions the lower end portion of the payment terminal 400 at a position higher than the bottom surface of the main body portion 110. For this purpose, the bracket 130 is at a position where the height from the bottom surface of the main body 110 is larger than the maximum value of the distance from the center of rotation of the payment terminal 400 (rotation axis 646) to the outer circumference of the payment terminal 400. Supports the payment terminal 400.

The specific dimension of the holding height of the payment terminal 400 by the bracket 130 is set according to the positional relationship between the payment terminal 400 and the rotation shaft 646 in the X'Y'plane, as in the above example. For example, as in the above example, if the rotation shaft 646 is located at the center of the payment terminal 400 in the width direction and the center in the vertical direction, the distance from the rotation shaft 646 to the bottom surface of the main body 110 is the payment terminal. It can be set to be more than half of the length (vertical dimension) of 400. However, in the setting, the payment terminal 400 is used with the position fixed so as to be slanted with respect to the upper surface 211 of the stand 210, and the credit card can be inserted into the card insertion slot 403 at the lower end of the payment terminal 400. It is preferable to further consider providing a space for this.

The arm portion 630 and the spacer 645 are hollow members and are used as passages for cables connecting the payment terminal 400 and the sales data processing device 100.

In such a configuration, the sales data processing device 100 (see FIG. 2) as a normal POS terminal in the first usage mode registers a product by receiving an operation of a cashier on the reading unit 111 or the touch panel 122. .. The payment process of the registered product is performed by the payment terminal 400. The sales data processing device 100 transmits the payment amount, which is the price of the product, to the payment terminal 400. The payment terminal 400 displays the payment amount received from the sales data processing device 100 on the display unit 401, reads information such as a credit card inserted from the card insertion slot 403 with a built-in reader, and inputs a personal identification number by the customer. The operation is accepted by the keypad 402. As a result, the payment terminal 400 cooperates with the sales data processing device 100 to perform credit card payment of the product price and the like.

Further, the sales data processing device 100 (see FIG. 1) as a self-POS terminal in the second usage mode registers a product by receiving an operation of the customer himself / herself by the reading unit 111 or the touch panel 122. The payment process of the registered product is performed by the payment terminal 400. The sales data processing device 100 transmits the payment amount, which is the price of the product, to the payment terminal 400. The payment terminal 400 displays the payment amount received from the sales data processing device 100 on the display unit 401, reads information such as a credit card inserted from the card insertion slot 403 with a built-in reader, and inputs a personal identification number by the customer. The operation is accepted by the keypad 402. As a result, the payment terminal 400 cooperates with the sales data processing device 100 to perform credit card payment of the product price and the like.

The state of changing the usage pattern of the sales data processing device 100 will be described below. For example, in order to use the sales data processing device 100 (see FIG. 1) used as a self-POS terminal as a normal POS terminal (see FIG. 2), first, the front and back of the sales data processing device 100 are reversed. It is rotated around the Z axis by the turntable 140.

As a result, the sales data processing device 100 is in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the payment terminal 400 faces the cashier standing position side and is not in a state where it can be operated by the customer. Therefore, next, the payment terminal 400 is rotated together with the arm portion 630 around the X axis.

As a result, the sales data processing device 100 is in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the payment terminal 400 is upside down and has not reached a state where the operation can be accepted. Therefore, next, the payment terminal 400 is rotated around the Z'axis, which is the thickness direction thereof. As a result, the payment terminal 400 is in a state where it can accept the operation from the customer as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the embodiment, the payment terminal 400 can be integrated into the sales data processing device 100, and the orientation of the payment terminal 400 can be easily changed according to the two usage patterns without removing the payment terminal 400. It is possible. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide the sales data processing device 100 that can be integrated without impairing the usability of the payment terminal 400.

Although the payment for handling cash is not described in the above embodiment, the handling of cash is possible by installing a well-known change machine, drawer or safe connected to the sales data processing device 100 on the stand 210 or the like. be.

Further, in the implementation, the bracket 130 may be configured to be selectively attached to both side surfaces of the main body portion 110. This makes it possible to select the position of the payment terminal 400 according to the store policy and the like.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

100 ... Sales data processing device 110 ... Main body unit, 111 ... Reading unit (example of operation unit), 112 ... Printing unit 120 ... Display with touch panel 121 ... Liquid crystal panel (example of display unit), 122 ... Touch panel (example of operation unit) )
130 ... Bracket 140 ... Rotary table, 141-143 ... 1st to 3rd sheet metal, 144 ... Axis 210 ... stand, 211 ... Top 220 ... stand 221 ... Top 230 ... stand 231 ... Top 300 ... Shopping basket 400 ... Settlement Terminal, 401 ... Display, 402 ... Keypad, 403 ... Card insertion slot 501 ... Reading window, 502 ... Scanner, 503 ... Roll support,
504 ... Print head, 505 ... Platen roller, 506 ... Paper ejection port 610 ... Side plate, 620 ... Rotation support part, 630 ... Arm part, 640 ... Terminal holding part 641 ... Flat part, 642 ... Holding part, 643 ... Notch part , 644 ... Relief hole,
645 ... Spacer, 646 ... Rotating shaft, 650 ... Rotating support

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-187078

Claims (5)

It is a sales data processing device that can be changed to a first usage mode in which a store clerk performs an operation for registering a product and a second usage mode in which the purchaser performs the operation.
A display unit that displays information for the operator, and
The main body that supports the display and
An operation unit provided integrally with at least one of the main body unit and the display unit and receiving at least the operation from the operator.
A payment terminal for making payments for registered goods is configured to include two rotation axes located at crossed or twisted positions to allow the front-back and top-bottom rotations of the main body. With the bracket attached to the side of the part,
A sales data processing device equipped with. The sales data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is attached to the right side surface of the main body portion in the second usage mode. The sales data processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bracket positions the lower end portion of the payment terminal at a position higher than the bottom surface of the main body portion. Claims 1 to support the payment terminal at a position where the height of the bracket from the bottom surface of the main body is larger than the maximum value of the distance from the rotation center of the payment terminal to the outer periphery of the payment terminal. The sales data processing device according to any one of 3. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is attached to the bottom surface of the main body portion, enables rotation of the main body portion in the reverse direction, and further includes a rotary table for supporting the main body portion. Sales data processing equipment.

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