Organizing the cash register space competently and efficiently is an important task. After all, the throughput of the store, the convenience for buyers and sellers, and the degree of protection of cashiers from attacks depend on this. IN modern stores self-service cashiers' workplaces, where customers pay for goods, are usually equipped.
There are several types of cash registers:
- Without conveyor. Usually small in size, with a small storage.
- With one conveyor belt. In this case, the length of the conveyor, the size of the drives and other boxing parameters may vary depending on the model.
- With two transport belts. Double box saves space trading floor and allows two cashiers to be there at the same time and, accordingly, quickly serve two customers. Best suited for stores with a large customer flow.
Also, cash registers are sometimes classified according to the size and purpose of the stores for which they are best suited:
- For minimarkets with a small area, small models are also used (up to 1.6 m in length and no more than 1 m in width), without a conveyor. The same equipment is installed in discount stores.
- For supermarkets, it is important to use longer structures (from 2 m), because Here, consumers, as a rule, use not only a shopping cart, but also a trolley, and it is necessary to create sufficient checkout capacity and convenient “entrances” to it. Typically, supermarket boxes are equipped with a transport belt, a large storage area and a shopping separator.
- The next largest retail outlets are hypermarkets. The boxes for them are even longer, with a wide conveyor, a shopping separator, and one or two high-capacity storage units.
- For retail outlets For the “Cash&Carry” format, the options described in the previous paragraph are suitable, only when choosing, you must also take into account that the cashier must be provided with access to the cart to pay for large items directly in it.
- Cash registers for construction hypermarkets (DIY) are produced taking into account the fact that the work here is carried out with massive, heavy, oversized goods.
What else to consider when choosing?
- The dimensions of the sales area dictate their requirements for the parameters of purchased boxes (length, width) and their quantity.
- The design of the equipment must be combined with the overall style and color scheme of the room.
- Durability of the structure, strength, wear resistance, repairability, ease of maintenance.
- Convenience for the seller and comfort for buyers.
- Safety. In stores with lockers that are closed on all sides, spontaneous attacks on employees are much less common.
- The presence or absence of the possibility of placing additional devices.
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One of the main irritants for shoppers in a store is the queue. Queue at the cash register- this is something that can affect the profitability of a store, no less than the range of goods or the attitude of the staff towards the buyer. Waiting in line in front of the checkout can force the buyer to go to a nearby store, where prices may be higher and the selection is smaller, but there is no need to waste precious time.
For successful work For a self-service store of any format, a prerequisite is the correct selection checkout area equipment. The dominant position here is occupied by cash registers. It is necessary to approach the device carefully store checkout area so that the passage of customers is not too slow and queues are not created.
Cash registers for stores can be divided into a number of categories - for minimarkets, supermarkets, hypermarkets, "Cash&Carry" format stores. In order to select the required model cash box, it is necessary to take into account the format of the store and its specialization. The main characteristics are the length of the working surface, wide or narrow storage, the presence or absence of a conveyor, its length and width, a special soft coating for selling goods in glass containers.
Nowadays, not only the convenience and speed of customer service, but also a beautiful, stylish design are of great importance. cash box. For a small self-service store with an area of 100-300 sq.m, small-sized equipment with a length of 1400-1800 mm with narrow storage units or straight work surface. For supermarkets with an area of 700 to 3000 sq.m. boxes with high throughput: with a long conveyor, a wide, capacious storage with a shopping separator. Supermarket cash registers should be designed to serve several customers at a time: while one is just placing goods on the conveyor, another is making payments with the cashier, and the third is packing the purchased goods.
In hypermarkets with high traffic cash registers with conveyor should be even longer. Hypermarkets are self-service stores with a universal range of food and non-food products. The average volume of purchases in them is quite high. And therefore, checkout boxes must have high throughput, with a wide conveyor, rollers or a conveyor in the drive, increased strength and wear resistance. The Cash&Carry format requires a wide, low conveyor and a capacious storage device, as well as free access for the cashier to the cart to check out the goods directly in it.
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The utility model is aimed at simplifying the delivery, storage and assembly of cash register boxes, increasing their service life, increasing the convenience of the checkout area for cashiers and customers, improving the working conditions of the cashier, and increasing the speed and quality of customer service. This technical result is achieved by the fact that the cash register box contains two hollow cabinets of different widths connected by a wall, a cabinet lid, a tabletop consisting of a display table, a cashier’s table and a storage unit, equipped with a protective profile. In this case, the cash box is equipped with a frame in the form of a welded structure made of a rectangular profile, placed between the table top and the cabinets with the possibility of fixing the mentioned elements on it. Each hollow cabinet consists of two interconnected posts, a panel and a base, the base of each cabinet being made of a corrosion-resistant material. The base of each cash register cabinet is made of shaped profile stainless steel and has elements for fastening to the floor. The protective profile of the tabletop is made of two-component PVC. The tabletop laying out table is equipped with a conveyor equipped with sensors for automatically stopping or starting the conveyor belt. The cashier's desk has cutouts for a multifunctional cash register system, a cash drawer and peripheral equipment, as well as holes for the bus connector for external cash register devices.
The claimed utility model relates to trade equipment and can be used in various self-service stores.
A cash register box is known, containing vertical elements connected by side corner elements, a storage unit for goods and a rectangular connecting insert, as well as a lid for placing cash register(RU 26909 U1, 01/10/2003).
A cash register box is also known, containing two vertical cabinets, a storage unit for goods and a connecting insert, which are connected to each other by fastening elements, and the storage unit for goods is divided into a working zone and two additional zones in which a roller table and a scanner are mounted (RU 28001 U1, 03/10/2003).
The disadvantages of the known cash registers are inconvenience and difficulty of maintenance, low degree of automation, and lack of protection of the surfaces of the cash registers.
The closest known analogue is a cash register box containing two vertical hollow cabinets connected by a connecting wall, a cabinet lid, as well as a table top consisting of a display table, a scanner housing and a storage device, and equipped with a plastic bumper along its side (RU 31934 U1, 10.09.2003).
The disadvantages of this design include inconvenience in transporting parts, installing and assembling equipment before operation, difficulty in operation, and low comfort of working conditions for the cashier.
The objective of the claimed utility model is to create a functional and convenient table for a cashier to work - a cash box, which allows you to make the cash register area more ergonomic and as convenient as possible for both the cashier and the buyer.
The solution to this problem provides a technical result consisting in simplifying the delivery, storage and assembly of cash register boxes, increasing their service life, increasing the convenience of the checkout area for cashiers and customers, improving the working conditions of the cashier, increasing the speed and quality of customer service.
The essence of the utility model is that the cash register box contains two hollow cabinets of different widths connected by a wall, a cabinet lid, a tabletop consisting of a display table, a cashier's table and a storage unit, equipped with a protective profile, while it is equipped with a frame in the form of a welded structure made of a rectangular profile placed between the table top and the cabinets with the possibility of fixing the mentioned elements on it, wherein each hollow cabinet consists of two racks, a panel and a base connected to each other, and the base of each cabinet is made of a corrosion-resistant material.
In a particular case of execution, the base of each cash register cabinet is made of a shaped stainless steel profile and has elements for fastening to the floor.
The protective profile of the tabletop is made of two-component polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
The tabletop laying out table is equipped with a conveyor equipped with sensors for automatically stopping or starting the conveyor belt.
In another special case, cutouts are made in the cashier's desk for a multifunctional cash register system, a cash drawer and peripheral equipment, as well as holes for the bus connector of external cash box devices.
Figure 1 shows general view the cash box in the assembled state, Fig. 2 is a general view of the cash box in a disassembled state, Fig. 3 shows a table top element - the cashier's table.
Cash box contains a tabletop 1, two hollow cabinets 2 of different widths, which are interconnected by a connecting wall 3, as well as a cabinet cover 4, which is placed on a base with a larger width.
The tabletop 1 consists of three separate elements: a display table 5, a cashier's table 6 and a storage unit 7 and is equipped with a two-component PVC profile 8. A conveyor equipped with sensors for automatically stopping or starting the conveyor belt (not shown) can be mounted on the display table 5.
Each hollow pedestal 2, in turn, consists of two racks 9, a panel 10 and a base 11, connected using fasteners (not shown). All of the above mentioned elements are mounted on a universal frame 12, which is presented in the form of a welded structure made of a rectangular profile and is placed between the tabletop 1 and the cabinets 2.
The cabinet, which has a large width, is equipped with a shelf 13, fixed between two racks 9 and a panel 10.
In the cashier's table 6, cutouts 14 can be made for a multifunctional cash register system and peripheral equipment, a cutout 15 for a cash drawer, as well as holes for the bus connector of external cash box devices (not shown).
Assembling the cash box involves connecting the racks 9, the panel 10 and the base 11 of each of the cabinets. Three elements of the tabletop are fixed to the frame 12: display table 5, cashier's table 6 and storage 7, as well as the cover 4 of the cabinet. Then frame 12 is lowered onto the assembled pedestals connected by wall 3.
The collapsible design of the proposed cash box allows all parts to be compactly placed, packaged and prepared for transportation, simplifies loading and unloading operations, reduces the risk of mechanical damage to the product and makes it easy to replace damaged (faulty) components.
In addition, this design makes it possible to assemble cash registers with storage units and display tables of different lengths and widths (depending on the store format), which allows you to select optimal solution for stores of different layouts.
The universal frame, on which all the elements of the cash box are attached, allows you to assemble tables both left-handed and right-handed.
The bases of the cabinets, made of stainless steel, give special rigidity to the structure and protect the product from moisture and chemicals used when cleaning floors.
A two-component PVC protective profile encircles the entire perimeter of the tabletop, except for the middle part on the cashier’s side. It not only performs a decorative function, but also protects the table from mechanical damage, thereby extending the service life of the cash register.
The presence of cutouts in the cashier's desk allows for the installation of a multifunctional cash register system (POS system, front-facing system), cash drawer and other peripheral equipment (barcode scanner, weighing system, magnetic card reader, etc.), which ensures frontal seating for the cashier , which reduces fatigue and speeds up the process of releasing goods and paying customers.
The cash box is used as follows. The buyer approaches from the front side of the cash register and places the goods on the display table. Next, the goods are moved using a conveyor or manually by a cashier for scanning and end up in a storage unit, from where they are collected by the buyer after payment. At the same time, the display of the multifunctional cash register system displays the current amounts of goods during scanning and the total amount.
As a result of the creation of the claimed utility model, a functional and convenient table for cashier work has been created - a cash box, which provides a technical result consisting in simplifying
delivery, storage and assembly of cash registers, increasing the service life of cash registers, increasing the convenience of the checkout area for cashiers and customers, improving the working conditions of the cashier, increasing the speed and quality of customer service.
1. A cash box containing two hollow cabinets of different widths connected by a wall, a lid of the cabinet, a table top consisting of a display table, a cashier’s table and a storage unit, equipped with a protective profile, characterized in that it is equipped with a frame in the form of a welded structure made of a rectangular profile placed between the table top and the cabinets with the possibility of fixing the mentioned elements on it, each hollow cabinet consists of two racks, a panel and a base connected to each other, and the base of each cabinet is made of a corrosion-resistant material.
The invention relates to commercial equipment and can be used in various stores, such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, and other similar trading enterprises self-service.
A known checkout box contains a tabletop equipped with three zones located in accordance with the order of movement of purchased goods. The first zone is used for displaying goods by the buyer and, as a rule, contains a conveyor, the second zone is used to pay for goods, and the third zone is intended for packing paid goods into bags. The tabletop is mounted on stands and other supporting elements, which serve as holders for the cash register control panel and drawers used by the cashier. The tabletop is limited around the perimeter by a closed supporting frame made of aluminum or hard plastic and divided into component parts of a given length (EP 2194820, A47F 9/04, 2011).
The disadvantages of this cash box are the limited possibilities of use, the presence of numerous holders around the box for various items, and the lack of cabinets in which the necessary items could be placed. In addition, there are disadvantages such as the complexity of manufacturing and assembly, including manufacturing and assembly of the frame. The complexity of assembly, as a rule, negatively affects such required quality actively used equipment, such as maintainability, since repairs and replacement of parts usually require at least partial dismantling of the equipment.
A known cash box contains a box-shaped commodity chamber with a side on which an upper horizontal polymer bumper is fixed, consisting of a display table and a storage unit connected in series, installed on vertical hollow box-shaped bases containing corner elements and lower bumpers, a table top located at the side of the chamber for a cash register. The lower polymer fenders are made convex and contain internal longitudinal air cavities. The specified cash desk contains a control panel for calling the service technician, alarm and emergency shutdown (RU 93244 U1, A47F 9/02, 2009).
A disadvantage of the known cash register box is that when using a cash register box of the type described, many difficulties arise in terms of their production and/or assembly. Currently, production takes place on a case-by-case basis according to the customer's specifications on a separate production line and this increases the cost and production time of the checkout box due to the numerous requests for the manufacture of the checkout box in accordance with the individual requirements of the client.
In addition, currently, the assembly of a cash register requires the involvement of a qualified technical specialist with specialized knowledge and a specific set of tools. This is inconvenient when it is necessary to equip new store or re-equip an existing one inexpensively and in the shortest possible time.
The closest analogue of the claimed checkout box is a checkout box containing a tabletop with a product display area sequentially located on it, which has a conveyor, a barcode reading area from the product and a product storage area, while the tabletop is installed on support pedestals, one of which is designed to be placed on her cash register. The tabletop is fixed to the supporting pedestals by means of a device made in the form of a frame made by welding a rectangular profile. The tabletop is also equipped with a protective device - a bumper located along its perimeter (RU 51841 U1, A47F 10/00, 2005).
The known cash box can be delivered to the store in disassembled form, which simplifies the delivery of retail equipment, and the assembly process can be carried out directly in the store.
The disadvantages of the known box are the complexity and labor intensity of assembling this cash box. This is mainly due to the use of a massive welded frame onto which the tabletop is attached, after which the frame is installed on the cabinets and secured to the cabinets. The large dimensions of the frame, as well as its weight, further increase the complexity of the assembly process of this cash box. In addition, it is impossible to modify and assemble cash registers of different sizes, because in each specific case it is necessary to make a frame of a given size. Dismantling and repairing the box turns out to be extremely difficult.
It should be noted that during the production and/or assembly of cash registers of the described type, a large number of problems arise due to the fact that, on the one hand, such devices have great demand, which determines the requirement of versatility necessary in the production of any equipment in large quantities. On the other hand, often the client has individual requirements for the cash register, namely, he wants the listed areas to be of a certain shape, color, size, depending on the customer’s requests.
As a result, due to numerous requests for the production of checkout boxes according to individual customer requirements, production now takes place case by case in accordance with the customer's specifications on a separate production line. Obviously, this affects the cost and production time of the box.
In addition, currently, to assemble a cash register, it is necessary to involve a technician with specialized knowledge and a certain set of tools. This is inconvenient when you need to quickly equip a new store or re-equip an existing one inexpensively and in the shortest possible time.
Thus, there was a need for new universal design solutions that would allow quickly and without extra costs install a cash box using standard components, adapted to the individual requirements of the customer. Moreover, this should be a design that is easier to assemble, which requires fewer tools and less qualified technical personnel.
The technical objective of the claimed invention is to simplify the assembly of the cash register box at the workplace without the involvement of qualified personnel and to reduce the time of its assembly.
The technical result of the invention is to simplify the design of the cash box, making it easier to assemble the cash box, and the ability to assemble the box in accordance with the individual requirements of the client.
The technical result is ensured by the fact that in a cash register box containing a tabletop with a product display area with a conveyor, a scanner area for reading the barcode of the product and a product storage area located sequentially on it, two support pedestals, one of which is configured to accommodate a cash register on it, device for fixing the table top on the cabinets and bumpers, the device for fixing the table top on the cabinets is made in the form of profiles with a C-shaped cross-section, the upper part of each profile forms a side, and the lower part of the C-shaped profile has a base, while the outer side of each C The A-shaped profile in the middle part has a groove for securing the bumper in it, and on the inside, the C-shaped profile has a step-shaped recess under the side and four sequentially located grooves, which, depending on the installation location of the C-shaped profile, serve to accommodate fasteners or technical means of the conveyor zone or scanner zone for reading a barcode, or storage zone of a cash register unit, each C-shaped profile is made with internal cavities located along its entire length, and the profiles are installed on the outer and inner sides of the table top, the end sides of which are equipped with protective end elements .
In addition, in the cash box, in the first groove of the C-shaped profile installed in the conveyor area, there is a conveyor support frame with a support mounted on a stepped recess; in the second groove, a conveyor belt tensioning system is installed, while the frame is equipped with a protrusion, which is fixed in the third groove, which has a fixing vertical projection.
In addition, the curved edge of the lower closing panel of the conveyor is fixed in the fourth groove in the checkout box.
In addition, in the cash register, a scanner for reading a barcode is fixed in the first and fourth grooves of the C-shaped profile by means of threaded fasteners.
In addition, in the cash register box in the storage area, in the first groove of the C-shaped profile, the upper limb of the storage device is located.
In addition, in the cash register, the profile side has a trapezoidal shape.
In addition, the cash register box has recesses on the side walls for securing various accessories.
In addition, the recesses are made in the form of grooves located horizontally and parallel to each other.
In addition, in the cash box in the upper corner of the first groove of the C-shaped profile and in the partition separating the fourth groove from the corresponding cavity - from the side of the cavity, additional recesses are made for attaching the end elements to the C-shaped profile.
In addition, in the cash register, the supporting pedestals are made in the form of boxes, and their open parts face each other.
In the particular case of execution in a cash register, the cabinets are equipped with shelves or drawers for the convenience of the cashier.
The essence of the invention is illustrated by drawings, where
Fig.1 shows a general view of the cash register,
Fig.2 - cash box, side view,
Fig.3 is a cross-sectional view of III-III of Fig.2,
Fig. 3a shows an enlarged image of the mounting location of the conveyor frame and the profile of the cash box countertop,
Fig.4 is a cross-sectional view of the cash register IV-IV of Fig.2,
Fig. 4a is an enlarged image of the mounting location of the drive and profile,
Fig. 5a shows the central area of the scanner without additional elements,
Fig. 5b shows a cross section of the central zone;
Fig.6 is a cross-section of the profile used in the manufacture of the cash register box.
The listed drawings show a checkout box according to the invention, which extends in the horizontal direction from the end of the conveyor to the end of the storage unit, the location of which is determined by the direction of movement of the goods in the store (usually we are talking about a supermarket or hypermarket).
The cash box contains a table top 1, on which a conveyor zone 1a is located in a horizontal sequence, which starts from the front end and goes into the scanner zone 1b, and a storage zone 1c, which ends at the rear end of the cash box (see Fig. 1). The table top 1 is supported by a support 2, consisting of two pedestals 20 and 21, located close to the front and rear ends of the cash register. Cabinets 20 and 21 are made in the form of boxes with cavities located opposite each other, which can be supplemented with shelves or drawers for the convenience of the cashier. The cashier is located in the space between the tables 20, 21 (in the same place where the scanner area 1b is located), where there is space for a chair or cashier's chair.
The cabinet 20 is only partially occupied by the tabletop 1. The conveyor 10, having a smaller width than the rest of the tabletop 1, leaves space on the cabinet 20 to accommodate a cash register (not shown) and other standard electronic payment equipment, such as payment terminals bank cards on a magnetic basis or on microchips (not shown in the drawing).
On the horizontal side surfaces of the table top 1 (see Fig. 1), according to the invention, profiles 3 (3", 3”, 3”) are installed, which in cross section (in a plane perpendicular to the X axis) have the shape of the letter “C”. Profiles 3, attached to cabinets 20, 21, form the load-bearing support for tabletop 1.
On the cashier's side, two 3" and 3" profiles are installed along the conveyor 1a and storage 1c, respectively. On the opposite side, i.e., on the buyer's side, one 3"" profile is provided along the entire length of the table top 1.
The cross section of the profile 3, shown in detail in Fig. 6, has the shape of the letter "C" with the inner side 34 facing the inside of the tabletop 1, and the outer side 31. The profiles 3 have a mirror arrangement on the tabletop 1. According to the invention, on both sides Tabletops 1 use the same type of profile 3, which allows for universal use during assembly.
The profile 3 has a flat bottom base 30, equipped with a groove 30a, for securing it to the support pedestals 20, 21 by placing threaded connections 30b in the groove 30a, schematically shown in Fig.3. These connections, in addition to direct fastening of the profile 3 to the pedestals 20, 21, can be used in areas not in contact with the supporting pedestals 20, 21, for attaching accessories at the individual request of the client, such as holders for packages (not shown in the drawings).
The outer surface 31 of the profile 3, that is, the surface on the customer's or cashier's side, has a slightly convex shape and in its middle part has a rectangular groove 31a for securing the bumper 31b. 31b bumpers are usually made of plastic in different colors depending on customer requirements.
The upper part of the profile 3, located on the opposite side of the lower base 30, is a trapezoidal bead 32. The slanted sides 32c of the bead are provided with recesses 32a through which various accessories 32b are mounted onto the bead 32, such as, for example, holders for a PIN code entry device or, as shown in FIG. 1, supports for attaching a clear plastic partition between the customer. and cashier, etc. Most often, such accessory mounts are placed on the 3" profile on the customer side in the scanner area 1b. The recesses 32a are made in the form of grooves located on the side walls 32c of the side. The corresponding protruding parts of the desired accessory are inserted into the recesses 32a, which is thus attached to board 32 on top.
Under the bead 32 on the inner side 34 of the profile 3 there are four grooves: the first upper 35, the second groove 36, the third groove 37 and the fourth groove 38 (Fig. 6), sequentially located from top to bottom with a cross section in the shape of a quadrangle. These grooves serve to accommodate threaded fasteners or working units of the countertop 1 of the cash register box, which will be discussed below.
The vertical extent of the inner side 34 of the profile 3 starts from a stepped recess 33 formed between the bead 32 and the innermost side 34. The height of the inner side 34 of the profile in practice determines the space available for the placement of said operating elements, namely the conveyor belt 10 of the conveyor area 1a, the scanner for reading the barcode 11 in zone 1b and the drive 12 in the third zone 1c of the package of the paid product.
Figure 3 and Figure 3a show a sectional view of the conveyor area 1a. This zone is equipped with a conveyor belt 10, stretched in the shape of a ring between rollers 10c along the horizontal axis of rotation. In order to maintain tension on the conveyor belt 10, tension systems of a generally known type are used (not shown in detail in the drawings). They are placed inside the tape and attached to the second groove 36, which is larger in size than the other three grooves. A support frame 10a for the conveyor belt 10 of a conventional shape having a projection 10a" is mounted on the inner side 34 of the profile 3 and on the stepped recess 33, and the projection 10a" is inserted into the groove 37. The groove 37 has a projection 37a mounted in a vertical direction parallel to the inside profile 34, which partially covers the opening of the groove 37 to prevent accidental displacement of the projection 10a" of the conveyor frame 10a.
The groove 38 is used to install the folded edge 10b" of the lower conveyor cover panel 10b, as well as to insert threaded fasteners for fixing the scanner.
Figure 5a and Figure 5b show a support 13 for a product barcode scanner, which defines the central area of the table top and provides a location 13a for mounting electronic equipment and scanner components. This space consists of a rigid frame made of metal profiles with two transverse crossbars 13b, located perpendicular to the X axis, connecting, respectively, fragments of profiles 3" and 3"" with a single profile 3", separating the scanner area 1b from the conveyor area 1a and the storage area 1c . The crossbars 13b (see Fig. 5a) have projections 13c with threaded holes for fastening to the profiles 3 using bolts that are inserted into the first groove 35 and the fourth groove 38 of the profiles 3.
Figures 4 and 4a show a cross-section of the third zone of the tabletop 1, the storage zone 1c. This zone consists of a storage 12 into which goods already registered at the cash register are placed, which are then manually moved to the edge of the cash register by a cashier or a second conveyor. The drive 12 is secured by means of a groove 35 into which the upper limb of the drive 12a, specially profiled to ensure optimal fixation, is inserted. The storage device 12 can be made of different shapes and sizes by bending a sheet of metal.
Profile 3 has cavities 39 that facilitate the design of the profile, which are located along its entire length. In particular, such a cavity 39 is located in the lower part of the profile 3 between the groove 30a of the base 30 and the groove 38 located on the inner side 34 of the profile 3. In the partition 40 separating the groove 38 from the cavity 39, a recess 39a is made for inserting threaded connections (screws) , which connect the profiles 3 with the end elements 4, forming the ends of the cash register box. A similar recess 39b is located at an angle in the second groove 36 of the inner profile part 34 and is adjacent to the groove 35.
The end elements 4 are usually made of plastic. Profiles 3 are made of metal, preferably aluminum, and cabinets 20, 21 are made of bent sheet steel.
The cash box is used as follows. The buyer approaches from the outside of the checkout box and places the goods on the conveyor zone 1a of tabletop 1. Next, the goods are moved using the conveyor 12 or manually by the cashier to scan the barcode and end up in the storage area 1c, from where they are picked up by the buyer after paying for the goods.
The proposed checkout box provides numerous advantages, in particular the special shape of the profile 3 with the presence of a significant number of fasteners, specially designed and universally suitable for assembly using a single standard mounting kit, which is cut to the required size and represents the basic element for constructing the checkout box.
The inventive profile shape allows you to easily change the shape and dimensions of the cash register box in accordance with the individual requirements of the customer, while the assembly process becomes easier and faster, since the presence of various recesses and grooves for fastenings allows you to avoid a significant part of specialized work, such as perforation and welding, which necessary when assembling cash registers, currently known designs.
For example, often the client has individual requirements for the cash register, namely, he wants the listed areas to be of a certain shape, color, size, depending on the customer’s requests.
The claimed invention makes it possible to achieve such results when making a custom-made cash register (size, color, accessories) using standard components, which, in turn, reduces the cost of installation and equipment design. Therefore, there is no longer any need to operate different production lines for different customers.
In addition, if it is necessary to replace any part of the tabletop, without involving a specialist, it is enough to unfasten the profiles and replace the worn-out part of the cash register box with a new one, securing it through the profiles using threaded connections. Making profiles with cavities makes the profiles light, which greatly facilitates the process of assembling the cash register box.
At the same time, the presence of recesses made in the upper part of the profile 3 allows you to easily and quickly, without fasteners and threaded fasteners, install various accessories, such as dividing partitions or a device holder for entering a PIN code. The conveyor support is also installed without the use of threaded fasteners, but simply by fastening it into the appropriate groove.
The claimed invention makes it possible to significantly reduce the assembly time of the cash register box. The checkout box of this design can be easily assembled on site, since its component parts are attached to each other by means of a groove connection. The end elements of the cash register box are securely fixed using screws that are screwed into the profile with ready-made recesses, and therefore can be mounted with minimal effort.
The bumpers are installed in a groove, with the possibility of their removal, so that if necessary they can be quickly removed and replaced, in case of damage or just for replacement appearance cash box.
The description describes the cash register in its usual, most commonly used form.
1. A checkout box containing a table top with a product display area with a conveyor, a scanner area for reading a barcode of a product and a product storage area located sequentially on it, two support pedestals, one of which is configured to place a cash register on it, a device for securing the table top to cabinets and bumpers, characterized in that the device for fixing the table top on the cabinets is made in the form of profiles with a C-shaped cross-section, the upper part of each C-shaped profile forming a side, and the lower part of the C-shaped profile having a base, with the outer side of each C-shaped profile in its middle part has a groove for securing a bumper in it, and on the inside of the C-shaped profile there is a step-shaped recess under the upper part and four sequentially located grooves, which, depending on the installation location of the C-shaped profile, serve for placing in them fasteners or technical means of a conveyor zone or a scanner zone for reading a barcode, or a storage zone, each C-shaped profile is made with internal cavities located along its entire length, while the profiles are installed on the outer and inner sides of the tabletop, end sides which are equipped with end elements.
2. The checkout box according to claim 1, characterized in that in the first groove of the C-shaped profile installed in the conveyor area, a conveyor support frame with a support mounted on a stepped recess is fixed, and in the second groove a conveyor belt tension system is fixed, while the frame is equipped with a protrusion, which is fixed in the third groove, which has a fixing vertical protrusion.
3. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that the curved edge of the lower closing panel of the conveyor is fixed in the fourth groove of the profile.
4. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that the scanner for reading the barcode is fixed in the first and fourth grooves of the C-shaped profile by means of threaded fasteners.
5. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that in the storage area, in the first groove of the C-shaped profile, the upper limb of the storage device is located.
6. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that the profile side has a trapezoidal shape.
7. Cash box according to claims 1 and 6, characterized in that there are recesses on the side walls for attaching various accessories.
8. Cash register according to claim 7, characterized in that the recesses are grooves located horizontally and parallel to each other.
9. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that in the upper corner of the second groove of the C-shaped profile and in the partition separating the fourth groove from the corresponding cavity - from the cavity side, there are recesses for attaching the end elements to the C-shaped profile.
10. Cash box according to claim 1, characterized in that the supporting pedestals are made in the form of boxes, and their open parts face each other.
11. Cash register according to claim 10, characterized in that the cabinets are equipped with shelves or drawers.
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The invention relates to commercial equipment, can be used in self-service retail establishments and is aimed at simplifying the installation, dismantling and reinstallation of a cash register. The checkout box contains a tabletop with a product display area, a scanner area and a product storage area located sequentially on it, two support pedestals, one of which is configured to place a cash register on it, a device for securing the tabletop to the pedestals and bumpers. The device for fixing the table top to the cabinets is made in the form of profiles with a C-shaped cross section. The top of each C-profile forms the bead, and the bottom of the C-profile forms the base. The outer side of each C-shaped profile in its middle part has a groove for fastening the bumper in it, and on the inside of the C-shaped profile there is a step-shaped recess under the upper part and four sequentially located grooves, which, depending on the installation location of the C-shaped profile serve to accommodate fasteners or technical means of a product display area or a scanner area, or a storage area. Each C-shaped profile is made with internal cavities located along its entire length. The profiles are installed on the outer and inner sides of the tabletop, the end sides of which are equipped with end elements. 10 salary f-ly, 9 ill.
Servicing cash registers.
Cash box ( workplace cashier), depending on the configuration, may be equipped with a conveyor belt, in some cases even two, or may simply have a tray for goods, along which customers themselves move the goods.
The conveyor belt is equipped with an electric drive, which is controlled by the cashier in automatic, semi-automatic, or manual mode.
Like any equipment, the conveyor belt tends to break. There are three common ways to solve this problem.
Method 1.
The company has a mechanic Petrovich who knows everything, can do everything and, in principle, can repair the conveyor belt of the cash register box. From repair experience, I can say that most of these repairs end in the fact that after such repairs the cash box works, but as a rule, with the elements for the safe operation of the conveyor belt disabled. Manufacturers of conveyor belts try to take this factor into account; protection elements are installed in places that are difficult for the average person to access. For example, on the gearbox of a drum engine, the most loaded gear is made of plastic; in case of a critical situation, the gear is simply cut off, and the object that turned out to be the cause of the jamming gets off with minor bruises and injuries. However, I have encountered the results of unfortunate repairmen who manage to turn these gears out of iron without thinking about the safety of operation. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the mechanic Petrovich has only a set of standard spare parts (wire, fuse, automation, etc.) and in the absence of the necessary spare parts for repairs, he will contact the head of the enterprise with a proposal to find these parts, otherwise the conveyor belt won't work. Now it’s a headache for the manager where to find and how to deliver the necessary part, to negotiate a guarantee in case what was sent is not what the locksmith Petrovich wanted.
Pros.
You don’t have to pay for repairs after the fact; in addition, you increase the speed of repairs significantly. If possible, your specialist will repair broken equipment in the shortest possible time in case of a minor breakdown.
Repair speed. Practical response time to an application is 3-5 minutes.
Cons.
Lack of non-standard parts in stock that are needed for repairs. As a result, an increase in repair time.
If the conveyor belt is seriously damaged, the intervention of a third-party, highly specialized specialist is required.
Method 2.
Look for the first office you come across that repairs cash registers and contact them. You can now type in the search service line “Repair of cash registers<Ваш город>", and you will find out how many companies are repairing cash registers in your city. It should be noted that employees of these enterprises travel only prepayment, which you yourself understand is not always realistic. For example: on-site diagnostics (2-3 hours) -> estimate (0.5-2 hours) -> Receiving an invoice for payment (0.1-1 hour) -> Payment (1-48 hours (for example, you received an invoice in 18-00 Friday)) ->Repair (1-48 hours (for example, you paid the bill, but the payment fell on the weekend). The disadvantages of such repairs include the speed of repair and the fact that the repair is done with advance payment - then it is screwed into the repair everything is to the maximum, and this is not related to the greed of the company providing repairs, it is simply the so-called insurance for unforeseen circumstances. For example: there are two breakdowns in the conveyor belt, but the second breakdown can be seen only after repairing the first breakdown, as a result the mechanic will make the repair, and the conveyor belt. will not work, despite the fact that the scope of work was completed in full according to the estimate.
Pros.
Savings on scheduled maintenance.
Cons.
When asked by a representative of the repair service about the model of the cash register, the clarification over the phone may take a little longer; in fact, the repairman goes to the site without even imagining what he will have to face, which means the likelihood that the repairman will have to come twice greatly increases.
In most cases, work proceeds according to the formula “Money in the morning, chairs in the evening,” or a cash payment, usually in black cash, which no sensible manager of a repair organization will give cash register mechanics at the facility.
Method 3.
Conclude a contract for the maintenance of the cash register box. In this case, having a contract in hand, the company providing repairs first carries out the repairs, and only then does payment take place. The problem is that the executing company, as a rule, signs an agreement on the terms of constant payment for maintenance (quarterly, semi-annual, annual). Any commercial enterprise has as its goal to make a profit, and will not simply keep an employee who repairs conveyor belts.
Cons.
The biggest disadvantage is, of course, the payment for periodic maintenance; you will pay for maintenance, regardless of whether your cash box was broken or not.
Pros.
A mechanic will come to you who will professionally diagnose your cash register, give recommendations, and monitor the technical condition of the equipment. As a specialist, he will know where and what is connected to you and who to contact in this or that case.
For the Customer.
Method 1 essentially equivalent Method 3 and is the most acceptable option in economic terms.
Method 2 Before making an application for repair of the conveyor belt, be sure to make sure that the fungus is cocked ( A mushroom is called an emergency switch, made in the shape of a mushroom cap, usually in bright red colors. The principle of operation of the fungus is that by pressing the cap the tape stops, but to cock the fungus, you need to turn the cap of the fungus clockwise. An approximate view of the fungus in the photo below
other electrical appliances are working at the cash register; the cleaning lady did not accidentally unplug the conveyor belt control unit from the socket. If you are unable to perform the above steps, be sure to check how much it will cost to call a mechanic, in your case, to plug a working conveyor belt control unit into the outlet at the cash register. This is exactly the amount such simple actions will cost you.
For the performer.
Let’s say you are the manager of an enterprise, you have an employee at your enterprise who is knowledgeable in electronics, electrical engineering, and has the appropriate electrical safety group to work as part of a team in electrical installations up to 1000V.
Try to make estimates for work and agree on them in writing in advance.
Refuse to sign estimates for the readiness of the product. Such estimates are fraught with pitfalls. Real case. A mechanic came out to diagnose it and it turned out the pedal was broken. You have issued an invoice - restoring the functionality of the cash register. When installing the pedal, it turned out that the drum motor was already more than 14 years old, and it had simply been “sucked” of oil. When turned on for a short time, the motor works perfectly, but after connecting the pedal, due to lack of lubrication, the gearbox simply melted after a day of operation. Since the estimate was signed for the readiness of the product, the question arose about replacing the drum motor at the expense of the contractor. If the estimate had been signed for replacing the pedal, visiting a mechanic, and making diagnostics, then there would not have been such a problem.
Documents generated by 1C are not a work report; reduce the number of items in the work completion certificate to a minimum. And attach an estimate to the act of completed work (an arbitrary act written out in accordance with the form of the contractor’s enterprise or another document with detailed description work performed and materials used).
We check whether the drum motor is “sucking” oil through the wire. A characteristic feature is the oil on the drum motor connector coming to the control unit. The approximate leakage time can be indirectly estimated by the rigidity of the cable from the drum motor to the control unit. Directly near the drum motor, the wire is very stiff and can simply break when bent, and the further away from the drum motor the rigidity of the wire does not change, the more time the drum motor “sucks.” If the cable running from the drum motor to the connector on the control unit has lost its flexibility by more than 50% of its length, then the oil in the drum motor simply needs to be topped up!!!
We hand over (accept) work.
We place a tie made of two-liter Pepsi bottles or a 10-15 kg load on the conveyor belt; the belt must move on its own, otherwise the repair is not completed.
Be sure to check the operation of all control keys. Attention!!! In case of integrity violation protective film covering the keys, even newly replaced keys can fail within 3-4 months.
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