Patent ID: 8556181

Claim:
A device for registering goods at a self-service cash register system comprising: a conveying device configured to convey goods in a predefined conveying direction, the conveying device including a first conveyor belt and a third conveyor belt each having a support surface, a second conveyor belt at least partially arranged over the support surface of the first and third conveyor belts, the second conveyor belt configured to support goods seated thereon for conveying the goods in the conveying direction, the second conveyor belt surrounds both the first and the third belts; and at least one scanning device locally fixed at the conveying device configured to register machine-readable codes furnished for the goods and affixed thereto, the scanning device arranged after the first belt and before the third belt in the conveying direction, and including at least one source for emitting optical radiation towards the conveying device, and at least one detector for both receiving the radiation reflected from the goods lying on the conveying device and generating a signal matching the intensity of the reflected radiation; wherein the second conveyor belt is a net with openings extending in directions orthogonal to each other with individual opening sizes smaller than the machine-readable codes and is configured to permit the passage of optical radiation therethrough from the source; wherein the first and the third conveyor belts are configured to circulate around rollers to guide the second belt around the scanning device; wherein the first, second, and third conveyor belts are configured to move at identical speeds and are in a common plane extending in the conveying direction; and wherein the device is operable to register the goods by reading the machine-readable codes affixed to the goods by the scanning device through the net as the goods are conveyed in the conveying direction.