Supermarket self-service machine
By installing reinforcing plates and a cover structure inside the supermarket self-checkout machine, the problem of insufficient support strength of the plastic casing was solved, improving the stability and service life of the equipment, as well as enhancing its protective performance and ease of assembly and disassembly.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-20
AI Technical Summary
Early supermarket self-checkout machines had insufficient plastic casing strength, leading to unstable operation and long-term use causing casing deformation and screw hole cracking, affecting equipment installation and service life.
Reinforcing plates and cover structures are installed inside the casing, and electrical components are fixed by bolts to prevent the equipment from directly contacting the plastic casing. Metal reinforcing plates and covers are used in conjunction with the plastic casing to improve support strength and buffer the weight and vibration load of the equipment.
Significantly improves equipment operational stability and service life, enhances protective performance, enables quick disassembly and flexible maintenance, and the combination of metal and plastic materials strengthens the overall strength of the casing.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a self-checkout machine technical field, concretely relates to a supermarket self-service machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the modern commercial environment, supermarket self-checkout machines are increasingly becoming the core equipment of supermarkets and other retail places due to their convenient and efficient characteristics. With the iteration of technology and the upgrading of user needs, higher standards are required for the performance and structural design of the equipment.
[0003] Early checkout machine housings generally use high-strength metal materials. Such materials can provide reliable physical protection for internal core devices such as code scanners and printers. However, metal housings have the significant disadvantage of being heavy. To meet the lightweight design requirements and multi-scenario applications, some places have gradually adopted plastic materials as the shell material for checkout machines.
[0004] However, the supporting strength of plastic materials is relatively limited. When installing internal devices such as code scanners and printers, if the devices are directly fixed to the inner wall of the plastic housing through buckles or bolts, the gravitational load or vibration load generated during device operation will be directly transmitted to the housing body. Under long-term stress, it is easy to cause local deformation of the inner wall of the housing, cracking of the screw holes, and even cause the entire shell to twist, thereby causing the device to loosen, the code scanning position to deviate, and in severe cases, the overall service life of the device to be shortened. SUMMARY
[0005] Therefore, the utility model provides a supermarket self-service machine, which installs a structural member for supporting and installing internal devices in the housing, avoids direct contact between the internal devices and the plastic shell, so that the gravitational load of the device does not directly act on the housing, fundamentally solves the industry problem of insufficient supporting strength of the plastic housing, and significantly improves the stability and service life of the device.
[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a supermarket self-service machine, which includes a housing and an electrical device installed inside the housing, characterized in that: a reinforcing plate is installed on the front inner side wall of the housing through bolts, various components of the electrical device are installed on the reinforcing plate through bolts, a cover is further provided on the reinforcing plate, and the surface of the cover is connected to the rear inner side wall of the housing through bolts, so that the cover is connected to the housing and the reinforcing plate at the same time, the fixation is stronger, the electrical device includes a power supply arranged in the cover, the power supply is installed inside the cover, so that the electrical device is connected to the housing through the design of the cover and the reinforcing plate, thereby buffering and protecting the gravitational force of the electrical device and the small amplitude vibration load generated during operation, preventing the load from directly acting on the housing, and improving the stability and strength of the electrical device during supporting.
[0007] The inside of the enclosure is connected by bolts to a U-shaped fixing frame. The U-shaped structure of the fixing frame wraps around the surface of the power supply, thus protecting the power supply.
[0008] Two protective plates extend from both sides of the enclosure, and the two protective plates are set perpendicular to the enclosure, so that the two protective plates perpendicular to the enclosure can protect the power supply. Together with the fixing frame, they can achieve double protection and further improve the protection performance.
[0009] The protective plate is equipped with a connecting plate at its end. The connecting plate is bolted to the reinforcing plate, allowing the connecting plate and the reinforcing plate to be disassembled from each other, which facilitates the maintenance and repair of electrical components.
[0010] A support strip extends from the bottom of the enclosure and is set perpendicular to the enclosure. The bottom of the power supply is attached to the support strip. By attaching the bottom of the power supply to the support strip, the support strip can support the bottom of the power supply, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the power supply.
[0011] The bottom of the inner wall of the housing has an integrally formed protrusion. The support bar abuts against the upper end of the protrusion, so that the protrusion supports the support bar, and thus supports the power supply.
[0012] The connecting plate, protective plate, and cover are integrally molded, which improves the overall strength of the cover.
[0013] The reinforcing plate includes a support plate located below the inner wall of the housing. Multiple extension strips are provided around the support plate, and the extension strips are installed on the inner wall of the housing by screws. The barcode scanner and printer in the electrical components are installed on the support plate by bolts, and the barcode scanner and printer are located between the cover and the support plate, so that the cover and the support plate wrap around the barcode scanner and printer to cover and protect them.
[0014] The reinforcing plate also includes a fixing plate. Circuit boards and wiring components in the electrical components are mounted on the surface of the fixing plate. The fixing plate is also bolted to the inner wall of the housing. The connecting plate is bolted to both sides below the fixing plate, which connects the connecting plate, fixing plate and housing together. This allows for disassembly and assembly of the whole, making it more flexible and easier to disassemble.
[0015] The fixing plate, support plate, and cover are all made of metal, preferably aluminum alloy. Since the casing is made of plastic, the strength of the casing is improved by combining the metal and plastic materials.
[0016] In summary, compared with the prior art, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
[0017] 1. When this utility model is used, by adding structural components inside the casing to support the installation of internal equipment, direct contact between the internal equipment and the plastic casing is avoided, so that the gravity load of the equipment will not be directly applied to the casing. This fundamentally solves the industry problem of insufficient support strength of plastic casings and significantly improves the stability and service life of the equipment.
[0018] 2. When this utility model is in use, the two protective plates perpendicular to the cover protect the power supply, and together with the fixing frame, they achieve double protection, further improving the protective performance.
[0019] 3. When using this utility model, a split bolt connection design is adopted to realize quick assembly and disassembly of the reinforcing plate assembly and the housing.
[0020] 4. When this utility model is used, the strength of the casing is improved by combining metal and plastic materials. Attached Figure Description
[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front view of the casing structure of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the rear view of the casing structure of this utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 For the present utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the middle casing;
[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cover of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 For the present utility model Figure 1 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point A in the middle.
[0026] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 100, housing; 101, protrusion; 200, cover; 201, protective plate; 202, support bar; 203, mounting bracket; 204, connecting plate; 300, printer; 301, circuit board; 302, barcode scanner; 303, power supply; 400, mounting plate; 500, support plate; 501, extension bar. Detailed Implementation
[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the following will be described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of this utility model. Figures 1-5 The technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model are clearly and completely described herein. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the described embodiments of this utility model are within the protection scope of this utility model.
[0028] According to one embodiment of the utility model, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 The utility model provides a supermarket self -service machine, including the casing 100 and the electrical device of installing in the inside of casing 100, and the electrical device is various electronic equipment in self -service checkout machine, and the front inner side wall of casing 100 is provided with the reinforcing plate through bolt installation, and various components in electrical device are bolted on the reinforcing plate respectively, and the cover 200 is further arranged on the reinforcing plate, and part of components in electrical device is located inside the cover 200, and the surface of cover 200 is connected with the rear inner side wall of casing 100 through bolt, so that cover 200 is connected with casing 100 and reinforcing plate simultaneously, and the fixing is stronger, and the electrical device includes power supply 303 arranged in cover 200, by installing power supply 303 inside cover 200, so that cover 200 can cover power supply 303 to achieve the protection effect, so as to avoid the direct connection of electrical device and casing 100 through the design of cover 200 and reinforcing plate, and then the gravity of electrical device and the small amplitude vibration load generated during operation are buffered and protected, so as to prevent the load from directly acting on casing 100, thereby solving the industry problem of insufficient support strength of plastic casing 100, and significantly improving the stability and service life of equipment operation.
[0029] According to Figure 1 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 The inside of cover 200 is connected with fixing frame 203 through bolt, fixing frame 203 is U-shaped structure, and the U-shaped structure of fixing frame 203 wraps power supply 303, so that cover 200 and U-shaped fixing frame 203 cover and protect power supply 303.
[0030] Specifically, two protection plates 201 are arranged on both sides of cover 200, and the two protection plates 201 are arranged vertically with cover 200, so that the two protection plates 201 cooperate with cover 200 to protect power supply 303, and realize double protection with fixing frame 203, further improve the protection performance.
[0031] Specifically, the end of protection plate 201 is provided with connecting plate 204, and the connecting plate 204 is bolted on the reinforcing plate, so that the connecting plate 204 and the reinforcing plate can be disassembled, facilitating the maintenance and repair of electrical device.
[0032] Further, the connecting plate 204, the protection plate 201 and the cover 200 are integrally formed, and the structure design of integral forming makes the structure stability of cover 200 stronger, and improves the overall strength of cover 200.
[0033] According toFigure 1 、 Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, the bottom of the cover 200 is provided with a support strip 202, which is arranged vertically to the cover 200 and extends to the direction of the reinforcing plate. The bottom of the power supply 303 is attached to the support strip 202, so that the support strip 202 can support the bottom of the power supply 303, improving the stability and reliability of the power supply 303.
[0034] Specifically, the inner wall of the shell 100 is provided with an integrally formed protrusion 101 at the bottom. The support strip 202 abuts the upper end of the protrusion 101, so that the protrusion 101 supports the support strip 202, and further supports the power supply 303, thereby further improving the stability and reliability of the power supply 303.
[0035] According to Figure 3 As shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 10, the bottom of the cover 200 is provided with a support strip 202, which is arranged vertically to the cover 200 and extends to the direction of the reinforcing plate. The bottom of the power supply 303 is attached to the support strip 202, so that the support strip 202 can support the bottom of the power supply 303, improving the stability and reliability of the power supply 303.
[0036] Specifically, the reinforcing plate further includes a fixed plate 400. The circuit board 301 and other components in the electrical device are installed on the surface of the fixed plate 400. The fixed plate 400 is also installed on the inner wall of the shell 100 by bolts. The connecting plate 204 is installed on the lower side of the fixed plate 400 by bolts. A plurality of through holes are formed around the surface of the fixed plate 400. The through holes of the fixed plate 400 are correspondingly arranged at the threaded holes of the inner wall of the shell 100. The fixed plate 400 is installed by inserting the screws through the through holes of the fixed plate 400 and into the threaded holes. The surface of the connecting plate 204 is provided with insertion holes corresponding to the through holes of the fixed plate 400. When the connecting plate 204 is installed, the screws are inserted through the insertion holes of the connecting plate 204 and the through holes of the fixed plate 400, and then the screws are screwed into the threaded holes of the shell 100, so that the connecting plate 204, the fixed plate 400 and the shell 100 are connected together. The whole is disassembled and installed, which is more flexible and convenient to disassemble.
[0037] Further, the fixing plate 400, the support plate 500 and the cover body 200 are all metal materials, since the shell 100 is a plastic material, by the cooperation of the metal material and the plastic material, the strength of the shell 100 is improved, and the fixing plate 400, the support plate 500 and the cover body 200 are preferably aluminum alloy materials, so that the material strength is high, at the same time, it is also more light, convenient to install, and the heat dissipation performance is also higher.
[0038] It should be noted that the shell 100 can be placed on the ground by a vertical type, the shell 100 is installed in a vertical support through bolts, and the shell 100 can be installed on the hook through a hanging type installation method, bolts are installed on the wall, and the shell 100 is hung on the hook of the wall, and the shell 100 can be installed on a small support through bolts, and the small support can be placed on the desktop, so that three installation methods can be provided to adapt to different application scenarios.
[0039] The above is the preferred embodiment of the present application, it should be pointed out that, for those skilled in the technical field, without departing from the principle of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, these improvements and refinements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A supermarket self-service machine, comprising a casing (100) and electrical components installed inside the casing (100), characterized in that: The inner wall of the housing (100) is provided with a reinforcing plate, and various components of the electrical device are mounted on the reinforcing plate. The reinforcing plate is also provided with a cover (200). The electrical device includes a power supply (303) disposed in the cover (200). The cover (200) is used to cover the power supply (303) to achieve a protective function.
2. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the cover (200) is connected to a fixing frame (203) by bolts. The fixing frame (203) is wrapped around the surface of the power supply (303) and is used to install and fix the power supply (303).
3. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Two protective plates (201) are provided on both sides of the cover (200), and the two protective plates (201) are used to wrap and protect the electrical components.
4. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The end of the protective plate (201) is provided with a connecting plate (204), which is mounted on the reinforcing plate by bolts.
5. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the cover (200) is provided with a support strip (202), and the bottom of the power supply (303) is attached to the support strip (202). The support strip (202) is used to support the bottom of the power supply (303).
6. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom of the inner wall of the housing (100) is provided with a protrusion (101), and the support bar (202) abuts against the upper end of the protrusion (101). The protrusion (101) is used to support the support bar (202).
7. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting plate (204), the protective plate (201), and the cover (200) are integrally formed structures.
8. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The reinforcing plate includes a support plate (500), and the barcode scanner (302) and printer (300) in the electrical components are mounted on the support plate (500), and the barcode scanner (302) and printer (300) are located inside the cover (200).
9. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The reinforcing plate also includes a fixing plate (400), which is used to fix the circuit board (301) in the electrical device, and the connecting plate (204) is installed on both sides below the fixing plate (400) by bolts.
10. A supermarket self-service machine as described in claim 9, characterized in that: The fixing plate (400), the support plate (500), and the cover (200) are all made of metal.