Adaptable Shopping Cart Payment Terminal Mounting Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shopping carts lack adaptability and intelligence, leading to inconsistent models and inadequate functionality in serving customers, stores, and product manufacturers, as they are not capable of being transformed to suit different types and sizes, thus failing to keep up with the trend of an intelligent society.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent payment terminal is designed to be installed on shopping carts, featuring a mounting assembly with a locking and hook structure for adjustable installation, an information acquisition module for product scanning, a control module for payment processing, and a power supply module with charging capabilities, allowing for adaptable and efficient payment operations across various cart sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a uniform customized shopping cart model is used, then the payment terminal can be consistently installed, but it cannot be adapted to different types and sizes of shopping carts
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate components: a mounting seat with locking structure for the handrail tube, and a separate hook structure for the hook rod. This segmentation allows each component to be independently adjusted and configured for different shopping cart types and sizes, improving adaptability without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is designed with universal adaptability to fit different types of shopping carts through its locking structure and hook structure. The same mounting assembly can be used across various shopping cart models, achieving both adaptability and simplified deployment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional shopping carts are used, then the structure is simple, but they lack intelligence and cannot perform payment functions
Solution Approach 1:
The payment terminal integrates multiple functions into a single device: information acquisition module for scanning goods, control module for payment processing, and power supply module for energy management. This merging provides intelligent payment functionality while consolidating complexity into one integrated unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The payment terminal serves multiple functions: acquiring goods information, processing payments, and managing power supply. This multi-functionality transforms traditional simple shopping carts into intelligent systems capable of complete payment operations.
3Productivity
If multiple shopping carts are stored, then storage efficiency improves, but charging multiple terminals becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The charging unit integrates both charging and power supply functions into a single module. When shopping carts are stored stacked, the power supply module of one cart can automatically charge terminals in other carts through this integrated system, enabling simultaneous charging of multiple terminals without complex external charging infrastructure.
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AI summary
An intelligent payment terminal installed on a shopping cart includes a mounting seat, an mounting assembly adapted to the shopping cart, an information acquisition module for acquiring goods information, a control module for making payment for the goods in the shopping cart, and a power supply module. The mounting assembly is arranged at a lower end of the mounting seat. The information acquisition module is arranged on a side wall of the mounting seat. The control module is arranged on an upper end of the mounting seat. The power supply module is arranged on the mounting seat. The power supply module is electrically connected to the control module. The control module is electrically connected to the information acquisition module. The intelligent payment terminal can be adapted according to the size of the shopping cart and is capable of a payment function.