JPH03246793A - POS terminal counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the outer appearance and to smoothly read a commodity by attaching a POS terminal in accordance with the unit storage part of a counter and holding a display part and a scanner and providing a scanner box attached to the counter side of the display part. CONSTITUTION:A POS terminal unit 11 is attached to a unit storage part 4 opened to the front and above of a counter 1. Slide racks 13 and 14 are attached between side plates 12 facing each other of the POS terminal unit 11, and a printer 15, etc., are placed, and an attaching frame 19 whose upper face approximately coincides with a top plate 5 of the counter 1 is placed on side plates 12. A display part 24 arranged in the center at the rear of the attaching frame 19 and a scanner box 28 which holds a scanner 30 and is attached to the counter side on either of both sides of the display part 24 are provided between side plates 12. Thus, the outer appearance is improved and the commodity is smoothly read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a POS terminal counter suitable for use in relatively high-end specialty stores, etc., and particularly relates to a POS terminal counter in which a POS terminal is embedded in the counter. .

2. Description of the Related Art In general, specialty stores and the like have counters for packaging products, and POS terminals are placed on these counters. As a result, part of the counter's flat workbench becomes a dedicated area for the upwardly protruding POS terminal, which becomes an obstacle to product packaging work and creates a large POS terminal between store staff and customers. , communication between the two parties is inhibited.

For this reason, it is common practice to embed the printer, drawer, etc. of the POS terminal inside the counter, excluding the display section.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In order to embed a part of a POS terminal in a counter, a manufacturer of electronic equipment such as a POS terminal must manufacture a dedicated counter. However, manufacturing counters is a specialty of furniture manufacturers and the like, and it is quite difficult for manufacturers of electronic equipment to manufacture counters.

Further, in large stores, etc., counters may already be installed, and when changing to a counter with an embedded POS terminal, there is a problem in that the existing counter must be discarded.

Furthermore, when using a scanner, the position of the POS terminal and the position of the counter top cannot be matched, and as a result, the scanner is often located in a position that is difficult to work with. Become.

Means for Solving the Problems: A counter in which a unit storage section opened at the front and upward is formed, a side plate having a width dimension matched to the unit storage section, and a shelf provided between the side plates to hold a printer. a mounting frame mounted on the side plate with its top surface substantially aligned with the top plate of the counter; a display unit disposed at the center of the rear of the mounting frame; and a scanner held between the side plates. and a scanner box attached to either side of the display section on the counter side.

A furniture manufacturer, etc. can manufacture a counter with a unit storage area that opens on the front and top, and an electronic equipment manufacturer can separately manufacture a POS terminal including a printer, etc. to match the unit storage area of the counter. This allows division of labor in areas of expertise, resulting in a good product overall.Moreover, by setting the dimensions of the mounting frame, the top surface can be flattened to approximately match the top of the counter. Therefore, it can be made to have a good appearance, and the scanner can be installed at a position close to the counter no matter where the POS terminal is located, so that the product reading work can be performed smoothly.

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

First, the counter 1 has a U-shaped side plate part 2 on the side and rear side, a bottom plate 3 is integrally provided on the bottom surface, and a top plate 5 is provided except for a unit storage part 4. ing.

A vertical intermediate plate 6 and a horizontal shelf board 7 are provided, and a plurality of unit component storage sections 8 are formed by these. Moreover, a plurality of storage shelves 9 for storing things are formed on the upper part of the bottom plate 3. In addition, the top plate 5
A tape cutter 10 is disposed on one side of the front side.

Next, a POS terminal unit 11 is attached to the unit storage section 4. 20 The POS terminal unit 11 is formed into a unit based on side plates 12 facing each other, and between these side plates 12 there is a sliding shelf 1 as a shelf that slides in the front and back direction.
3.14 is installed. The upper sliding shelf 1
3, a printer 15 as a terminal component is placed, and the slide shelf 14 below is equipped with a CPU and an F.
Terminal parts of a main body case 17 provided with a DD and a drawer 18 are placed. The dimensions of these terminal components are determined so that they can be stored in the unit component storage section 8 without any gaps.

Furthermore, a mounting frame 19 is placed on the side plate 12, the upper surface of which substantially coincides with the top plate 5 of the counter 1. The mounting frame 19 may be integrated with the side plate 12 after assembly, but its shape is set according to the shape of the counter 1. On the front side, there is a receipt (
(not shown).

Further, a keyboard 21 is mounted on the mounting frame 19 so that its upper surface substantially coincides with the top plate 5 of the counter 1.
A keyboard storage recess 22 is formed in which the keyboard is embedded. Furthermore, a horizontally long opening 23 is formed at the rear of the mounting frame 19, and a unitized display section 24 is attached to the center of this opening 23. The display section 24 has an operator display section 25 and a customer display section 26 embedded therein so as to form a ■-shape. The operator display section 25 and the customer display section 26 are connected to an angle adjustment mechanism 27.
The angle of inclination can be freely adjusted. That is, the case 34 of the display section 24 is formed with a recess 35 in the shape of a 7-shape, and the upper ends of the recess 35 are fixed to rotatable support shafts 36 and 37, respectively, along the surface of the recess 35. Liquid crystal displays 38 and 39 are provided so as to be freely raised and lowered. On the other hand, an angle adjustment dial 40.41 with a part exposed is provided on the upper surface of the case 34, and between this angle adjustment dial 40.41 and the support shaft 36°37,
The support shaft 3 is adjusted by the force from the angle adjustment dials 40 and 41.
6.37 rotates, but a gear interlocking mechanism is provided in which the gear ratio is set so that the angle adjustment dial 40.41 does not rotate due to the force from the support shaft 36.37.

Therefore, the tilt angles of the liquid crystal displays 38 and 39 can be individually and arbitrarily adjusted.

A scanner box 28 and a telephone box 29, which are formed in the same shape, are arranged on both sides of the display section 24. These scanner box 28 and telephone box 29 can be arranged on either side of the display section 26, and the scanner box 28 and the telephone box 29 can be arranged on either side of the display section 26.
8 is attached to the top plate 5 side of the counter 1 in a selected position. An installation recess 31 on which a scanner 30 is placed is formed on the upper surface of the scanner box 28, and a cord reel (not shown) for the scanner 30 is provided inside the scanner box 28. It is being Similarly, the telephone box 2
9 has an installation recess 33 on which the handset 32 is placed.
A code reel (not shown) for the handset 32 is provided in the telephone box 29.
is provided.

In such a configuration, the counter 1 is manufactured by a furniture manufacturer etc. as having a unit storage section 4, and the counter 1 is
The terminal unit 11 is manufactured by an electronic device manufacturer. Therefore, since each product is manufactured in its own field of expertise, the finished product is of good quality. Therefore, the unit storage section 4
If the dimensions of the counter 1 and the dimensions of the side plate 12 are accurately controlled, and there are slight changes in height depending on the type of counter 1, the shape of the mounting frame 19 can be changed to create a product with a flat top surface. is completed.

Therefore, the appearance is good and there are no protrusions, so
This system is suitable for specialty stores that handle luxury goods, and also
Packaging work, etc. can be performed on the top plate 5 of the counter 1 as a workbench without any obstacles.

In addition, since the counter 1 is formed with a unit parts storage part 8 that matches the terminal parts, it is possible to reinstall the drawer 18 and main body case 19 into the unit parts storage part 8 adjacent to the printer 15. It is something that can enhance functionality. Therefore, the layout of the terminal components can be changed quite freely as necessary.

Further, since the printer 15 is attached to the slide shelf 13, it can be easily pulled out to the front with a light force, thereby facilitating paper replenishment and maintenance. Moreover, if the printer 15 is capable of printing slips, it can be pulled out to the front to print slips, thereby providing easy-to-use conditions with simple pushing and pulling operations that do not require force.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a counter in which a unit storage section that opens on the front and upper sides is formed, a side plate whose width dimension matches the unit storage section, and a printer that is provided between the side plate and holds the printer. a mounting frame mounted on the side plate with its top surface substantially aligned with the top plate of the counter; a display unit disposed at the center behind the mounting frame between the side plates; and a scanner. and a scanner box attached to the counter side on either side of the display section, so that furniture manufacturers etc. can manufacture counters with unit storage sections that open at the front and upwards. , an electronic device manufacturer can separately manufacture a POS terminal including a printer etc. to match the unit storage part of the counter, and this allows
Because we are able to divide our labor in our areas of expertise, the overall product quality is good.Moreover, by setting the dimensions of the mounting frame, the top surface can be flattened to roughly match the top of the counter. It has the advantage of providing a good appearance, allowing the scanner to be mounted close to the counter no matter where the POS terminal is located, and allowing smooth product reading work.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a display section. 1... Counter, 4... Unit storage section, 5...
Top plate, 8...Unit parts storage section, 11...POS
Terminal unit, 12... side plate, 13... shelf,
15...Printer, 19...Mounting frame, 28.
...Scanner box applicant Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A counter with a unit storage area opened on the front and upwards, a side plate whose width matches the unit storage area, a shelf provided between the side plates to hold the printer, and a top plate of the counter whose top surface is the top plate of the counter. a mounting frame mounted on the side plate so as to be substantially aligned with the side plate, a display section disposed at the rear center of the mounting frame between the side plates, and a scanner held on either side of the display section. A POS terminal counter comprising, on the other hand, a scanner box attached to the counter side.