Scanning device for self-service point of sale system in supermarket, has scanning modules swingable and/or removable from scanner unit so that article not detected by scanner unit is detected by operator through scanning modules

摘要

The device (1) has a scanner unit (2) incorporating scanning modules (7, 8, 9, 11), which are aligned in different directions, for optical detection of codes at an article (6) in a scanning plane. A transport unit (3) comprises a band shaped conveyor (5) and passes the articles through a scanning area (4) contained in the scanner unit. The scanning modules are swingable and/or removable from the scanner unit so that the article not detected by the scanner unit is detected by the operator through swingable and/or removable scanning modules.