Shopping basket

Abstract

To provide a shopping basket that enables smooth shopping even when the shopping basket is held in the hand.SOLUTION: A shopping basket according to the embodiment includes a bottom part, side part, an opening, and a housing part. The bottom part supports an article. The side part rises from the bottom part, forms an article accommodating space to accommodate the article with the bottom part, and has an opening that is connected to the article accommodating space. The housing part is adjacent to the opening and towers horizontally from the side part to the bottom part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to a shopping basket. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there are POS (Point Of Sales) systems in which mobile terminals are used to register products in retail stores such as supermarkets. In this POS system, the mobile terminal registers products by capturing images of the products with a built-in camera. The mobile terminal is attached to a shopping cart that transports the products, or is held by the customer. However, when registering products while holding a shopping basket in one hand, it is necessary to shift the shopping basket in order to operate the mobile terminal in the other hand, making it difficult to carry out shopping smoothly. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-114159 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] An object of the present invention is to provide a shopping basket that allows smooth shopping even when the shopping basket is held in the hand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the shopping basket of this embodiment comprises a bottom surface, a side surface, an opening, and a storage section. The bottom surface supports merchandise. The side surface stands upright from the bottom surface and forms a merchandise storage space with the bottom surface to store merchandise, and has an opening communicating with the merchandise storage space. The storage section is adjacent to the opening and stands upright from the side surface in a horizontal direction relative to the bottom surface. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0006] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a shopping basket according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a storage section according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which a mobile terminal is attached to a shopping basket according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a shopping basket according to a second embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a container according to a second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a container according to a second embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a container according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0007] (First embodiment) Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0008] (First embodiment) 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a shopping basket 1 according to a first embodiment. The shopping basket 1 is composed of an opening 10 and a storage section 11.

[0009] The shopping basket 1 is a container for storing products. The shopping basket 1 is composed of a bottom portion 2 and side walls 3 standing upright from the four sides of the bottom portion 2. The bottom portion 2 and the side walls 3 of the shopping basket 1 form a space for loading products.

[0010] The opening 10 is a window for allowing the camera of a mobile terminal to capture the space formed by the side wall 3 and the bottom surface 2. The opening 10 is formed in a part of the side wall 3, and a transparent plate-like member is fitted into the opening 10. Note that the opening 10 may simply be a cutout where no transparent member is fitted into it.

[0011] The storage section 11 is a container that stores a mobile terminal. The container 11 is formed in a position adjacent to the opening 10. The storage section 11 is formed by a side wall portion 111 and a bottom surface portion 112, for example, as shown in FIG. 2. The storage section 11 is formed facing outward from a space that is formed inside the shopping basket 1 and stores products. Therefore, the storage section 11 is formed in a position that allows the mobile terminal to be fixed on the outside of the shopping basket 1.

[0012] The housing section 11 is composed of, for example, a bottom surface section 112 that supports a mobile terminal, and a side wall section 111 that stands up from the bottom surface section 112 toward the opening section 10. Therefore, the housing section 11 forms an opening that faces the opening section 10.

[0013] In this embodiment, since the storage section 11 is connected to the side wall section of the shopping basket 1, the side wall section 111 stands upright from three sides of the bottom section 112, but it may stand upright from four sides of the bottom section 112.

[0014] The following describes a procedure for attaching a mobile terminal to the shopping cart 1 and registering a product. Note that, although the present embodiment describes an example in which a customer's mobile terminal is used, the store may lend out a mobile terminal to the customer for use.

[0015] A mobile terminal that functions as a POS is stored in the shopping basket 1. The mobile terminal is stored in the storage section 11 with the side of the mobile camera where the lens is not exposed facing an opening formed in the storage section 11.

[0016] By storing the mobile terminal according to the above procedure, the mobile terminal stored in the storage section 11 is stored in a position where part of the mobile terminal hangs over the opening 10, as shown in Figure 3, for example, so that it is possible to project an image of the inside of the shopping basket 1 through the opening 10.

[0017] When an item is put into the shopping basket 1, the mobile terminal captures an image of the item put in through the opening 10, recognizes the type of item from the image, and registers the recognized item.

[0018] By adopting the above-mentioned configuration, even if the shopping basket 1 is used in a form in which the customer holds it directly in his / her hand, smooth product registration is possible.

[0019] Second embodiment In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. The housing unit for housing the mobile terminal in the second embodiment includes an extendable arm portion.

[0020] 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a shopping basket 1 according to the second embodiment. The shopping basket 1 of the second embodiment includes an opening 10 and a storage section 20.

[0021] The storage section 20 is used to attach the mobile terminal to the shopping basket 1. The storage section 20 secures the mobile terminal by sandwiching the mobile terminal between a first clamping section 22 and a second clamping section 24 (described later), for example, and attaches the mobile terminal to the shopping basket 1. The storage section 20 is formed at a position adjacent to the opening 10.

[0022] The storage unit 20 has a configuration as shown in Figures 5 to 6. The storage unit 20 is made up of a leg portion 21, a first clamping portion 22, a second clamping portion 23, a handle 24, an arm portion 25, and a rod portion 26.

[0023] The legs 21 support the storage section 20. The legs 21 are connected to the side wall section 3 of the shopping basket 1. In this embodiment, the legs 21 are formed as separate legs 21a and 21b, but they may be formed integrally.

[0024] The first clamping portion 22 cooperates with the second clamping portion 23 to clamp the mobile terminal. The first clamping portion 22 or the second clamping portion 23 has a contact surface for clamping the mobile terminal. One of the first clamping portion 22 or the second clamping portion 23 slides away from the other and slides toward the other to clamp the mobile terminal. Note that the contact surfaces of the first clamping portion 22 and the second clamping portion 23 may be formed with unevenness to prevent slipping.

[0025] Handle 24 assists the clamping by first clamping portion 22 and second clamping portion 23. Handle 24 is connected to the sliding portion of the clamping portions. For example, when handle 24 is connected to second clamping portion 23 as shown in FIG. 5, the customer grasps handle 24 and performs an operation to move second clamping portion 23 away from first clamping portion 22.

[0026] The arm portion 25 suspends the first clamping portion 22 and the second clamping portion 23. The arm portion 25 incorporates a rod portion 26. The rod portion 26 slides the connected clamping portions. The rod portion 26 incorporates an elastic body such as a spring and is extendable and contractible. The arm portion 25 is connected to the first clamping portion 22. The arm portion 25 is connected to the second clamping portion 23 via the rod portion 26.

[0027] The storage section 20 moves between two positions: a position where the arm portion 25 and the second clamping portion 23 are in contact as shown in Figure 5 (hereinafter referred to as the first position), and a position where the rod portion 26 is exposed and the second clamping portion 23 is separated from the first clamping portion 22 as shown in Figure 6 (hereinafter referred to as the second position).

[0028] Next, a description will be given of the operation of clamping the mobile terminal in the storage section 20. A customer using the shopping basket 1 to which the storage section 20 is attached grasps the handle 24.

[0029] After gripping handle 24, the customer moves handle 24 in a direction away from first clamping portion 22 in order to move second clamping portion 23 to the second position. At this time, rod portion 26 built into arm portion 25 extends so as to follow the customer's operating direction.

[0030] After moving second clamping portion 23 to the second position, the customer places the mobile terminal, indicated by the dashed line, between first clamping portion 22 and second clamping portion 23, as shown in Fig. 7. After placing the mobile terminal, the customer releases handle 24, and first clamping portion 22 moves toward the first position due to the spring attached inside rod portion 26. As a result, the mobile terminal is clamped between first clamping portion 22 and second clamping portion 23.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the shopping basket 1 can be smoothly registered even if the shopping basket 1 is held by the customer. In addition, in this embodiment, the distance between the first clamping portion 22 and the second clamping portion 23, which is the space for accommodating the mobile terminal, can be adjusted to fit the size of the mobile terminal used by the customer.

[0032] The present invention can be modified in various ways in addition to the above-described embodiment. The bottom surface 112 of the storage unit 11 in the first embodiment may have an inclined surface. The inclined portion provided on the bottom surface 112 of the storage unit 11 is formed so as to become lower from the side wall portion 111a constituting the storage unit 11 toward the space formed by the bottom surface and the side wall portion of the shopping basket 1.

[0033] Furthermore, the storage section 11 and the storage section 20 in the first and second embodiments may be connected to a rail that slides in parallel with the standing direction of the side wall section of the shopping basket 1.

[0034] Although several 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 forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 10...Opening 11…Storage section 20…Storage section

Claims

1. A bottom portion and a side portion that stands upright from the bottom portion, forms a product storage space with the bottom portion to store products, and has an opening that communicates with the product storage space; a storage section adjacent to the opening and standing upright horizontally from the side section to the bottom section; A shopping basket equipped with:

2. 2. A shopping basket according to claim 1, wherein a transparent member is fitted in the opening of said side wall.

3. A bottom portion and a side portion that stands upright from the bottom portion, forms a product storage space with the bottom portion to store products, and has an opening that communicates with the product storage space; a first clamping member adjacent to the opening, a second clamping member cooperating with the clamping portion to clamp, an arm connecting the first clamping member and the second clamping member, and a storage portion having a rod built into the arm and sliding in a direction parallel to the bottom portion; A shopping basket equipped with:

4. 4. A shopping basket according to claim 3, wherein a transparent member is fitted in the opening of said side wall.

5. 4. A shopping basket according to claim 3, wherein the storage portion has a rod incorporating an elastic body.

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