JPH03215717A - electronic fare scale - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To weight a product, register its sale, and to store cash at the same place and to reduce the installation space and to improve the operability by providing a counter pan which covers the top surface of a main body case coupled with a load cell provided at the peripheral part of the main body case. CONSTITUTION:The main body case 1 is placed on the top surface, etc., of a display rack and used for counter sales, but the actually required installation area is substantially only the floor area of the counter pad 3, so the case is extremely small. The product is placed on the counter pan 3 and then the load of the product is put in partial charge of four load cells 2; and the weighed value is displayed on a store-side display part 5 and a customer-side display part 9 and also inputted to a memory 9. Then when the cash is received, an operation part 7 is operated to open a cash drawer 10 and the cash is stored. Thus, the weighing and cash reception are performed at the same place, so high efficiency is obtained. Consequently, the installation space of the scale is reduced and the operability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to electronic fare scales used at department stores and supermarkets.

Conventional technology Generally speaking, weighing scales are placed in sales floors where products that require weighing are displayed, but in the actual buying and selling of products, cash registers are used because money is also transferred and received. It becomes necessary. Therefore, in conventional face-to-face sales floors, weighing scales and cash registers are usually placed separately. Providing the weighing scale and the cash register separately in this way requires installation space, which makes it impossible to effectively utilize the sales area.

Additionally, in some cases, it may not be possible to reasonably arrange the respective installation positions due to the layout of the sales floor, etc., and the work of weighing products and the work of transferring and receiving cash must be done in separate locations. Sometimes.

For this reason, a system in which scales are stacked on top of a drawer is used.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since an integrated drawer and scale is essentially a stack of independent products, its height becomes large and it becomes difficult to use it for face-to-face sales. , it becomes an obstacle between customers and store staff, making it difficult to conduct smooth face-to-face sales.

Means for Solving the Problem Load cells are arranged around the periphery of the main body case, a saucer is provided which is connected to these load cells and covers the upper surface of the main body case, and a drawer is drawn out toward the front at an intermediate position of the main body case. A cash drawer is freely disposed, and a display section and an operation section are disposed on the circumferential surface of the main body case.

Effect: Therefore, the floor space required for installation is essentially the projected floor area of the saucer or the main body case, which allows weighing of products, registration of sales, and storage of cash to be carried out in the same place. The installation space can be greatly reduced, the overall height can be made almost the same as that of a single drawer, and various operability can be improved.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, a main body case 1 is provided which is formed flat with a rectangular planar shape close to a square and a constant height, and load cells 2 are disposed at each of the four corners of this main body case 1. A saucer 3 is provided which is connected to these load cells 2 and which has substantially the same planar shape as the main body case 1 and covers the main body case 1.

Next, a store side display section 5 is disposed on a side surface of the main body case 1, that is, above the front side surface 4, and an operation section 7 having a keyboard 6 is disposed on the right side. ing. In addition, the rear side surface 8 of the main body case 1
A customer-side display section 9 is provided.

Further, the main body case 1 is provided with a cash drawer 10 which is located under the store side display section 5 and is opened toward the front so that it can move forward and backward. This cash drawer 10
is located inside the load cell 2, and a control section 11 is disposed inside the main body case 1 at a position where the cash drawer 10 is not located.

In such a configuration, the main case 1 is placed on the top surface of a display shelf and used for face-to-face sales between store staff and customers, but the actual installation area required is substantially the floor of the saucer 3. Since only the area is required, it is extremely small. and,
When a product is placed on the tray 3, the four load cells 2 share the load and weigh the product.The measured value is displayed on the store side display section 5 and the customer side display section 9 and is input into a memory (not shown). do.

When money is to be given or received, the operator operates the operation unit 7 to open the cash drawer 10 and store the money.

Therefore, weighing and receiving and receiving money are carried out at the same place, making it extremely efficient.

Also, the store staff is less fatigued.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes load cells arranged around the periphery of the main body case, a saucer connected to these load cells and covering the upper surface of the main body case, and a saucer disposed at an intermediate position of the main body case. Since the cat drawer is disposed on the front side so that it can be freely pulled out, and the display section and operation section are disposed on the circumferential surface of the main body case, the floor space required for installation is substantially the same as the floor space of the saucer or the floor surface of the main body case. As a result, product weighing, sales registration, and cash storage can be done in the same place, and the installation space can be extremely reduced, and the total height is almost the same as that of a single trolley. It has the advantage that it can be formed without any problems, and various operability can also be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being an exploded perspective view and FIG. 2 being a plan view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Main body case, 2...Load cell, 3...Saucer, 5, 9...Display section, 7...Operation section, 1o...
Cash drawer applicant: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. I-107

Claims (1)

[Claims] Load cells are respectively arranged around the periphery of the main body case, a saucer is provided which is connected to these load cells and covers the upper surface of the main body case, and a cash drawer is arranged at an intermediate position of the main body case so as to be freely drawn out toward the front side. An electronic fare scale characterized in that a display section and an operation section are arranged on the circumferential surface of the main body case.