CA2201654C - Check out stand with telescoping take-away conveyor - Google Patents

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CA2201654C
CA2201654C CA002201654A CA2201654A CA2201654C CA 2201654 C CA2201654 C CA 2201654C CA 002201654 A CA002201654 A CA 002201654A CA 2201654 A CA2201654 A CA 2201654A CA 2201654 C CA2201654 C CA 2201654C
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Charles W. Lindstrom
Erland F. Russell
Bradley D. Bradshaw
Paul D. Thompson
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G21/00Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors
    • B65G21/10Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors movable, or having interchangeable or relatively movable parts; Devices for moving framework or parts thereof
    • B65G21/14Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors movable, or having interchangeable or relatively movable parts; Devices for moving framework or parts thereof to allow adjustment of length or configuration of load-carrier or traction element
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47FSPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F9/00Shop, bar, bank or like counters
    • A47F9/02Paying counters
    • A47F9/04Check-out counters, e.g. for self-service stores

Abstract

A check out stand (20) having a telescoping take-away conveyor (26) extending between a front module (22) and a rear module (24). Retraction of the telescoping take-away conveyor (26) allows an area located beneath the leading end of the conveyor to be exposed. The exposed area can support a single bag (85) for bagging groceries and other items. If the telescoping take-away conveyor (26) isretracted only a limited amount, the single bag (85) may be inserted between theleading end of the telescoping take-away conveyor (26) and the trailing end of the scanner (32). The telescoping take-away conveyor (26) utilizes a friction roller (66) that permits the powered roller (60) for the telescoping take-away conveyor (26).

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1. A check out stand comprising:
a front module;
a rear module spaced from the front module; and a telescoping take-away conveyor defining a conveying surface and attached to one of the front module, and the rear module the telescoping take-away conveyor comprising:

a conveyor base that is attached to the one of the front module and the rear module;

a slide tray that is movable relative to the conveyor base; and a continuous belt extending between the conveyor base and the slide tray and defining the conveying surface;

the conveyor base and the slide tray being arranged and configured such that movement back and forth of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base expands and lengthens the conveying surface so that the conveying surface extends toward and away from the other of the front module and the rear module.
2. The check out stand of Claim 1, further comprising a scanner located at an end of the front module closest to the rear module.
3. The check out stand of Claim 1, wherein a first force is required to slide the slide tray along the conveyor base;
and wherein the telescoping take-away conveyor further comprises:

a powered roller mounted transverse to one of the conveyor base and the slide tray;

first and second idler rollers, the first idler roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the one of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the second idler roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and slide tray;

a friction roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and the slide tray, a second force being required to rotate the friction roller; and a continuous belt wrapped in tension around the powered roller, the first and second idler rollers, and the friction roller in such a manner that the continuous belt maintains its tension about the powered roller, the first and second idler rollers, and the friction roller as the slide tray slides relative to the conveyor base;

the force differential between the first and second forces being such that rotation of the powered roller causes rotation of the continuous belt about the powered roller which, unless an outside force acts on the slide tray, causes retraction and extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base, thereby extending the telescoping take-away conveyor toward and away from the other of the front module and the rear module.
4. The check out stand of Claim 3, wherein the friction roller comprises:
an axle;
a bearing around the axle;

a roller surface around the bearing; and a repositionable bushing capable of applying pressure to the bearing, the pressure impeding rotation of the roller surface about the axle.
5. The check out stand of Claim 3, further comprising a mechanical stop that limits extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base.
6. The check out stand of Claim 5, wherein the mechanical stop precludes extension of the slide tray once the telescoping conveyor has reached the one of the front module and the rear module.
7. The check out stand of Claim 3, further comprising a linkage that is selectively attachable between the other of the front module and the rear module and the telescoping conveyor.
8. The check out stand of Claim 7, further comprising a scanner located at the end of the front module closest to the rear module, and wherein the one of the front module and the rear module is the rear module and the linkage comprises a transition plate hinged from the end of the scanner located closest to the telescoping conveyor.
9. The check out stand of Claim 8, wherein the end of the telescoping conveyor closest to the front module comprises a slot, and the transition plate comprises a flange for extending into the slot.
10. The check out stand of Claim 3, further comprising a mechanical stop that permits extension of the telescoping conveyor and selectively stops retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the front module and rear module.
11. The check out stand of Claim 10, wherein the mechanical stop comprises a solenoid mounted on a first of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the solenoid comprising a stop bracket that is selectively operable between an in position in which the retraction of the telescoping conveyor is not stopped between the front and rear modules, and an out position in which retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the front and rear modules is stopped at an intermediate position.
12. The check out stand of Claim 11, wherein the mechanical stop further comprises a rotatable cam mounted on the second of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the rotatable cam configured to roll over the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is extending, and engage the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is retracting, the engagement of the rotating cam with the stop bracket causing the telescoping take-away conveyor to stop at the intermediate position.
13. The check out stand of Claim 1, further comprising a motor connected between the fixed portion and the translatable portion, operation of the motor automatically extending or retracting the telescoping conveyor.
14. The check out stand of Claim 1, wherein the telescoping conveyor comprises:
a conveyor base mounted to the rear module;
a slide tray slidably mounted along the conveyor base, a first force being required to slide the slide tray along the conveyor base;

a powered roller mounted transverse to one of the conveyor base and the slide tray;
a friction roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and the slide tray, a second force being required to rotate the friction roller; and a continuous belt wrapped in tension around the powered roller and the friction roller in such a manner that the continuous belt maintains its tension about the powered roller and the friction roller as the slide tray slides relative to the conveyor base;
the force differential between the first and second forces being such that rotation of the powered roller causes rotation of the continuous belt about the powered roller which, unless an outside force acts on the slide tray, causes retraction and extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base, thereby extending the telescopic take-away conveyor toward and away from the other of the front module and rear module.
15. A check out stand comprising:
a front module;
a rear module;
a take-away conveyor received within one of the rear module and the front module and extendible toward and away from the other of the rear module and the front module; and a motor connected to the takeaway conveyor and the one of the rear module and the front module, the motor being configured and arranged for automatically extending or retracting the take-away conveyor from a first position in which the take-away conveyor is spaced from the other of the front module and the rear module and a second position in which the take-away conveyor extends to adjacent to the other of the front module and the rear module.
16. A check out stand comprising:
a front module;
a rear module; and a telescoping take-away conveyor attached to one of the front module and the rear module, the telescoping take-away conveyor being capable of expanding and lengthening to extend toward and away from the other of the front module and the rear module, whereby the telescoping conveyor is reconfigurable from a first position in which the telescoping take-away conveyor is spaced from the other of the front module and the rear module, and a second position in which the telescoping take-away conveyor extends to adjacent to the other of the front module and the rear module, the telescoping conveyor comprising:
a conveyor base mounted to the rear module;
a slide tray slidably mounted along the conveyor base, a first force being required to slide the slide tray along the conveyor base;
a powered roller mounted transverse to one of the conveyor base and the slide tray;
a friction roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and the slide tray, a second force being required to rotate the friction roller; and a continuous belt wrapped in tension around the powered roller and the friction roller in such a manner that the continuous belt maintains its tension about the powered roller and the friction roller as the slide tray slides relative to the conveyor base;
the force differential between the first and second forces being such that rotation of the powered roller causes rotation of the continuous belt about the powered roller which, unless an outside force acts on the slide tray, causes retraction and extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base, thereby extending the telescoping take-away conveyor toward and away from the other of the front module and the rear module.
17. The check out stand for claim 16, wherein the friction roller comprises:
an axle;
a bearing around the axle;
a roller surface around the bearing; and a repositionable bushing capable of applying pressure to the bearing, the pressure impeding rotation of the roller surface about the axle.
18. The check out stand of Claim 16, further comprising a mechanical stop that limits extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base.
19. The check out stand of Claim 18, wherein the mechanical stop precludes extension of the slide tray once the telescoping conveyor has reached the front module.
20. The check out stand of Claim 16, further comprising a linkage that is selectively attachable between the other of the front module and the rear module and the telescoping conveyor.
21. The check out stand of Claim 20, further comprising a scanner located at the end of front module closest to the rear module, and wherein the one of the front module and the rear module is the rear module and the linkage comprises a transition plate hinged from the end of the scanner located closest to the telescoping conveyor.
22. The check out stand of Claim 21, wherein the end of the telescoping conveyor closest to the front module comprises a slot, and the transition plate comprises a flange for extending into the slot.
23. The check out stand of Claim 16, further comprising a mechanical stop that permits extension of the telescoping conveyor from the first position to second position and selectively stops retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions at a third position.
24. The check out stand of Claim 23, wherein the mechanical stop comprises a solenoid mounted on a first of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the solenoid comprising a stop bracket that is selectively operable between an in position in which the retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions is not stopped, and an out position in which retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions is stopped at the third position.
25. The check out stand of Claim 24, wherein the mechanical stop further comprises a rotatable cam mounted on the second of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the rotatable cam configured to roll over the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is extending, and engage the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is retracting, the engagement of the rotating cam with the stop bracket causing the telescoping take-away conveyor to stop at the third position.
26. A check out stand comprising:
a front module;
a rear module;
a take-away conveyor received within one of the rear module and the front module and extendible toward and away from the other of the front module and the front module, from a first position in which the take-away conveyor is spaced from the other of the front module and the rear module and a second position in which the take-away conveyor extends to adjacent to the other of the front module and the rear module; and a mechanism that automatically extends the take-away conveyor from the first position to the second position, the mechanism comprising:
a continuous belt at least a part of which forms a conveying surface for the conveyor; and a powered roller operable to rotate the continuous belt, the operation of the powered roller serving to automatically extend the conveyor from the first position to the second position.
27. A telescoping conveyor comprising:
a conveyor base;
a slide tray slidably mounted along the conveyor base, a first force being required to slide the slide tray along the conveyor base;

a powered roller mounted perpendicular to and on one of the conveyor base and the slide tray;
a friction roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and the slide tray, a second force being required to rotate the friction roller; and a continuous belt wrapped in tension around the powered roller and the friction roller in such a manner that the continuous belt maintains its tension about the powered roller and the friction roller as the slide tray slides relative to the conveyor base;
the force differential between the first and second force being such that rotation of the powered roller causes rotation of the continuous belt about the powered roller which, unless an outside force acts on the slide tray, causes retraction and extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base.
28. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 27, further comprising:
first and second idler rollers, the first idler roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the one of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the second idler roller mounted parallel to the powered roller and on the other of the conveyor base and slide tray; and the continuous belt wrapped in tension around the powered roller, the first and second idler rollers, and the friction roller in such a manner that the continuous belt maintains its tension about the powered roller, the first and second idler rollers, and the friction roller as the slide tray slides relative to the conveyor base.
29. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 27, wherein the friction roller comprises:
an axle;
a bearing around the axle;
a roller surface around the bearing; and a repositionable bushing capable of applying pressure to the bearing, the pressure impeding rotation of the roller surface about the axle.
30. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 27, further comprising a mechanical stop that limits extension of the slide tray relative to the conveyor base.
31. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 27, further comprising a mechanical stop that permits extension of the telescoping conveyor from the first position to second position and selectively stops retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions at a third position.
32. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 31, wherein the mechanical stop comprises a solenoid mounted on a first of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the solenoid comprising a stop bracket that is selectively operable between an in position in which the retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions is not stopped, and an out position in which retraction of the telescoping conveyor between the first and second positions is stopped at the third position.
33. The telescoping conveyor of Claim 32, wherein the mechanical stop further comprises a rotatable cam mounted on the second of the conveyor base and the slide tray, the rotatable cam configured to roll over the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is extending, and engage the stop bracket when the stop bracket is in the out position and the telescoping take-away conveyor is retracting, the engagement of the rotating cam with the stop bracket causing the telescoping take-away conveyor to stop at the third position.
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