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US8960409B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8960409-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213401466-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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The invention relates to a transport unit for conveying items to a scanning unit or a self-service cash register system with a belt conveyor for transporting the items in a transport direction and with a marking unit assigned to the belt conveyor for identifying placement areas open for the placement of items on an item placement surface of the belt conveyor, where a detection unit is assigned to the belt conveyor for detecting a rear edge of the items, and a control unit cooperates in such a manner with the marking unit and the detection unit, and a restricted area not open for the placement of items is formed between a front placement surface, and a rear placement surface where the front face of said area, is defined by the rear edge of the item assigned to the front placement area.
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What is claimed is: 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…
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- What does patent US8960409B2 cover?
- The invention relates to a transport unit for conveying items to a scanning unit or a self-service cash register system with a belt conveyor for transporting the items in a transport direction and with a marking unit assigned to the belt conveyor for identifying placement areas open for the placement of items on an item placement surface of the belt conveyor, where a detection unit is assigned …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Widmaier Dominik, Wincor Nixdorf Int Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07G1/0045. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).