Goods conveyor belt

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As goods conveyor belt or cash band is called a conveyor belt , how often it at the checkout ( Goods cells treasury z). B. a supermarket . The goods are removed from the shopping cart or shopping cart and placed on the goods conveyor belt,

  • so that the cashier can process the goods quickly and easily
  • so that all goods are clearly arranged and theft is prevented
  • to be able to distinguish the goods of individual customers from one another.

In the goods conveyor belts that are widely used in retail, an automatic system with a light barrier is usually installed, which always switches the belt on exactly when a certain area in front of the checkout is free. The belt is then moved until new goods arrive in this area and can be processed by the cashier; here the price or a product identification number of the goods is determined manually or by means of a scanning device and processed in the cash register. Then there is a shelf or drawer in which the goods z. B. is temporarily stored during the payment process. Older checkout belts were operated by the cashier with a foot switch.

In order to separate the goods of individual customers from one another, a goods divider is usually placed on the belt.

See also

Conveyor belt