Global Patent Index - EP 2028978 B1

EP 2028978 B1 20130227 - AUTONOMOUS CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR SHOPS

Title (en)

AUTONOMOUS CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR SHOPS

Title (de)

AUTONOMES KASSENSYSTEM FÜR LÄDEN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME D'ENCAISSEMENT AUTONOME D'ARTICLES DANS LES MAGASINS

Publication

EP 2028978 B1 20130227 (FR)

Application

EP 07731367 A 20070426

Priority

  • FR 2007000711 W 20070426
  • FR 0603949 A 20060503

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007125200A1] The present invention relates to an autonomous checkout system (1) usable in shops, said system allowing the items to be first checked out and then bagged; comprising item checkout means (9), item receiving means (5) situated upstream of the checkout means, and storage means (13) situated downstream of the checkout means; which system is noteworthy in that the storage means comprise two storage compartments (23, 25), and in that the system (1) comprises a device (27) designed to orientate and convey the items either towards the first compartment or towards the second compartment, and to handle two customers simultaneously, allowing one customer to check out and convey his or her items to one of the compartments while another customer is bagging his or her previously checked-out items stored in the other storage compartment (23, 35), the device (27) comprising a conveyor belt (29) and rotation means (30) for orientating said conveyor belt (29) towards the first storage compartment (23) or towards the second storage compartment (25).

IPC 8 full level

A47F 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47F 9/048 (2013.01); G07G 1/0036 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007125200 A1 20071108; EP 2028978 A1 20090304; EP 2028978 B1 20130227; ES 2407145 T3 20130611; FR 2900554 A1 20071109; FR 2900554 B1 20101231; PT 2028978 E 20130507

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2007000711 W 20070426; EP 07731367 A 20070426; ES 07731367 T 20070426; FR 0603949 A 20060503; PT 07731367 T 20070426