Patent ID: 8960409
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A transport unit for conveying items to a scanning unit of a self-service cash register system comprising: a belt conveyor for transporting the item in a transport direction; a marking unit assigned to the belt conveyor to simultaneously identify a front placement area and a rear placement area upstream of the scanning unit in the transport direction, and open for the placement of items on an item placement surface of the belt conveyor; a detection unit assigned to the belt conveyor configured to detect a rear edge of an item on the item placement surface, as viewed in the transport direction; and a control unit configured to cooperate with the marking unit and the detection unit to identify a restricted area of the belt conveyor that is between the front and rear placement areas, the restricted area being off-limits to item placement; wherein a front face of said restricted area, as viewed in the transport direction, is defined by the rear edge of the item assigned to the front placement area.