JP2023044203A - Storage device and electronic register - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a money storage device that cannot be carelessly removed and can ensure safety, and an electronic register including the same.SOLUTION: A storage device comprises: a housing 2; a coin storage part 11 that is movable between a storage position where it is stored in the housing 2 and an exposed position where it is exposed to the outside from the housing 2; and a holding mechanism 25 that, when the coin storage part 11 is located at the exposed position, holds the coin storage part 11 inseparably from the housing 2, and according to a release operation performed by a user, releases the holding of the coin storage part 11 to allow the coin storage part 11 to be separated from the housing 2. Consequently, the coin storage part 11 cannot be carelessly removed, and safety can be ensured. The release operation of the holding mechanism 25 allows the coin storage part 11 to be removed from the housing 2, which is convenient.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act. Released on May 20th and June 2nd, 2021 at 5 stores that are members of the Koenji Shopping District Association. 3. Released on July 2, 2021 at a pre-explanatory meeting for market research (1-8-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). Released at 25 stores that are members of the Soshigaya Shopping District Promotion Association on July 5, July 7 to July 9, 2021

The present invention relates to a storage device used for electronic equipment such as an electronic register, a cabinet, and the like, and an electronic register including the same.

As a storage device, for example, in a money storage device of an electronic cash register, as described in Patent Document 1, there is known a structure in which a storage portion called a drawer is arranged to be able to be pulled out in a housing in which a register main body is mounted. It is

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This type of storage device is configured such that the storage portion is automatically pushed out of the housing by the opening device, and is housed in the housing when the pushed storage portion is pushed into the housing. In this case, the storage section can be removed from the housing by further pulling it out in the pushed-out state.

In such a storage device, if the storage portion is pushed out from the housing, if the storage portion is pulled out carelessly, the storage portion can be removed from the housing. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a storage device and an electronic cash register having the storage device, in which the storage portion cannot be removed carelessly and safety can be ensured.

The present invention comprises a housing, a storage section movable between a storage position stored in the housing and an exposed position exposed to the outside from the housing, and a storage section positioned at the exposure position. a holding mechanism for holding the storage unit inseparably from the housing when the storage unit is in the case, and releasing the holding of the storage unit in response to a release operation by a user so that the storage unit can be separated from the housing. and a storage device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent careless detachment and ensure safety.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an electronic register to which the invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a side view of the electronic register shown in FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electronic register shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the rear side; 2 is a cross-sectional view of the money storage device in the electronic cash register shown in FIG. 1, taken along the line AA. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the open/close lid of the money storage device in the electronic cash register shown in FIG. 1 is opened; FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the banknote storage unit and the coin storage unit are removed from the housing in the money storage device shown in FIG. 5 ; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the banknote storage section is stored in the opening/closing lid in the money storage device shown in FIG. 5; 6 shows a coin storage part of the money storage device shown in FIG. 5, (a) is its perspective view, and (b) is its side view. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the money storage device shown in FIG. 5 taken along line BB. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing an overturn prevention device in the money storage device shown in FIG. 4; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the overturn prevention device in the money storage device shown in FIG. 9 in a state where the opening/closing cover is open; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a main part of a holding mechanism in the money storage device shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a holding mechanism in the money storage device shown in FIG. 12; FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the main part of the holding mechanism in the money storage device shown in FIG. 12, cut along the CC arrows. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main portion of the holding mechanism of the money storage device shown in FIG. 14, showing a state in which the holding of the coin storage portion by the holding portion is released; FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the main part of the holding mechanism in the money storage device shown in FIG. 12, cut along the line DD. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a main portion of the holding mechanism of the money storage device shown in FIG. 16, showing a state in which the holding of the coin storage portion by the holding portion is released; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the essential parts of the holding mechanism of the money storage device shown in FIG. 9 , showing a state in which the banknote storage section is tilted forward and downward from the substantially horizontal lower limit position; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a main part of a positioning portion of the money storage device shown in FIG. 9; FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of a main part showing a meshing position between a rack part and a gear part in the alignment part of the money storage device shown in FIG. 19;

An embodiment of an electronic register to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 20. FIG. In the following description, the near side as viewed from the user who operates the electronic cash register is "front", the far side is "rear", the left side is "left", the right side is "right", the upper side is "upper", and the lower side is is described as "lower", and rotation in both directions is called rotation.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this electronic cash register also functions as a money storage device 1 and has a housing 2. As shown in FIGS. The housing 2 is formed in a vertically elongated substantially box shape whose length in the vertical direction is longer than the length in the front-rear direction. The upper surface of the housing 2 is formed as an inclined surface that is inclined forward and downward.

As shown in FIG. 1, a key input section 3 and a main display section 4 are provided on the right side of the inclined upper surface of the housing 2, and a printer cover 5, a recording paper exit 6, and a slide switch 7 are provided. and are provided on the left. In this case, the main display section 4 is arranged on the upper right side of the upper surface of the housing 2 . The key input unit 3 is arranged in about two-thirds of the area on the right side of the upper surface of the housing 2 except for the main display unit 4 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the printer cover 5 covers the printer (not shown), and is arranged on the left side of the upper surface of the housing 2 except for the lower side. A recording paper exit 6 is provided on the lower side of the printer cover 5 on the upper surface of the housing 2 . The slide switch 7 switches between various modes such as power supply, settlement, setting, and registration, and is arranged in a narrow range between the recording paper exit 6 on the upper surface of the housing 2 and the lower side of the upper surface. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, an opening 2d that communicates the inside of the housing 2 with the outside is formed below the inclined surface on the front surface of the housing 2, and the opening 2d can be opened and closed. An opening/closing lid 8, which is a movable body, is provided. The opening/closing lid 8 has a closed position (see FIG. 2, etc.) for closing the opening 2d and an open position (see FIG. 5, etc.) for opening the opening 2d. ) and a release position (see FIG. 18, etc.) so as to be vertically rotatable (turnable).

When the opening/closing lid 8 is in the open position, it extends substantially horizontally forward from the housing 2, and the horizontal movement direction of the free end of the opening/closing lid 8 accompanying the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 is the front-rear direction (free end movement direction). Further, when the opening/closing lid 8 is at the release position, the opening 2d is opened and the free end portion of the opening/closing lid 8 is positioned below the open position and extends forward and downward from the housing 2 .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a rear plate 9, which is a rear portion, is attached to the rear surface of the housing 2. As shown in FIGS. The rear plate 9 has an upper portion formed on an inclined surface 9a which is inclined downward, and an auxiliary display portion 9b for a customer is provided on the inclined surface 9a. A battery cover 9c is provided on the lower portion of the back plate 9. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the housing 2 is formed so that the length (thickness/depth) in the front-rear direction on both left and right sides is relatively small. Both the left and right sides of the opening/closing lid 8 and the left and right sides of the back plate 9 provided on the back surface of the housing 2 are provided with inclined portions 2a. As a result, the front and rear portions of the left and right sides of the entire money storage device 1 are drawn inward, so that the front and rear dimensions of the left and right sides of the housing 2 are the same as those of the housing 2. It is smaller than the front-rear dimension of the left and right center portions, and is formed so that the thickness of both side portions appears thin as a whole.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, inside the housing 2, a banknote storage section 10 as a first storage section and a coin storage section 11 as a second storage section are stored. . As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote storage unit 10 stores banknotes and cash vouchers by denomination, and is divided into a plurality of storage units arranged in the left-right direction. A banknote presser 10a is provided in the section. The banknote storage unit 10 is configured separately from the opening/closing lid 8, and is arranged on the inner surface of the opening/closing lid 8. As shown in FIG. is configured as follows. As shown in FIG. 8, the coin storage unit 11 stores coins by denomination, and is divided into a plurality of storage units arranged in the left-right direction. is configured as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the banknote storage unit 10 stands up within the housing 2 while being arranged on the inner surface of the opening/closing lid 8 when the opening/closing lid 8 is positioned at the closed position and closed. and is configured to be in the stowed position. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the banknote storage unit 10 is in a state in which the open/close lid 8 is rotated downward from the closed position and opened (positioned at the open position). It is arranged in the lower part of the housing 2 together with the opening/closing lid 8 in a substantially horizontal state, and positioned at the exposed position. The banknote storage unit 10 is locked to the opening/closing lid 8 by hooks provided at the front end portions of the left and right side surfaces of the opening/closing lid 8 . The bill storage unit 10 can be removed from the open/close lid 8 by removing these hooks by the user when the open/close lid 8 is in the open position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coin storage part 11 is arranged at the rear side storage position in the upper stage in the housing 2 when the opening/closing cover 8 is closed. 5, 6 and 9, the coin storage unit 11 is located in front of the housing 2 and above the banknote storage unit 10 when the opening/closing lid 8 is open. It is arranged at an exposed position and configured to be exposed to the outside of the housing 2 .

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the opening/closing lid 8 is formed in a shape that protrudes forward from the housing 2 when closed, and the banknote storage section 10 is located inside the protruded portion. configured to be stored. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a first rotating body 13 is provided to project upward from the lower end of each of the left and right ends of the opening/closing lid 8 . The first rotating body 13 is configured to rotate together with the opening/closing lid 8 around a first support shaft 12 provided inside the housing 2 . The first support shaft 12 extends in the left-right direction.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 and 9, the opening/closing lid 8 is rotatably supported by the first support shaft 12 at the central portion of the first rotating body 13. , along with the first rotating body 13, between the above-described open position and closed position, and the free end of the opening/closing lid 8 moves vertically and back and forth accordingly. ing. 7 and 11, the first support shaft 12 and the first rotating body 13 are provided with a torsion spring 8a, and the open/close lid 8 is moved to the open position by the spring force of the torsion spring 8a. (release position side), that is, to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. Note that the torsion spring 8a may be omitted, in which case the opening/closing lid 8 can be opened by the user. A notch portion 31 is formed in each of the left and right side wall portions of the opening/closing lid 8 . Each notch 31 is positioned at the upper end of the rear end of the side wall of the opening/closing lid 8 when the opening/closing lid 8 is in the open position, and is formed to have a downward convex shape. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, 7, and 9, the first rotating body 13 is formed in a semicircular shape and provided on the opening/closing lid 8. As shown in FIGS. The first rotating body 13 is configured to branch and transmit the rotating motion associated with the opening and closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8 into two systems by means of a cam groove 13a and a gear portion 13b, which will be described later. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the first rotating body 13 is branched by a cam groove 13a to prevent the housing 2 from overturning, and is branched by a gear portion 13b to operate the coin storage portion 11 as described above. It is configured to branch into two systems, that is, a second system for sliding between the retracted position and the exposed position, so that the rotational movement of the first rotating body 13 is transmitted to the two systems.

As shown in FIG. 8, support members 14 are fixed to the left and right ends of the coin storage portion 11, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 9, these left and right support members 14, 14 are provided with guide grooves 15, 15 provided on both left and right sides in the housing 2 along the front-rear direction of the housing 2. Each is arranged so that it can slide inside. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, two rollers 14b rolling in the guide groove 15 are rotatably provided at the rear portion of each support member 14. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 10 and 11, a rack portion 14a having a plurality of teeth aligned in the front-rear direction is provided at the lower portion of the support member 14 other than the front end portion and the rear end portion. ing. The rack portion 14 a of the support member 14 is configured such that a plurality of teeth thereof mesh with the gear portion 13 b of the first rotating body 13 of the opening/closing lid 8 .

As a result, when the first rotating body 13 rotates with the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8, the coin storage section 11 is arranged such that the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 meshes with the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13. is interlocked with the rotating motion of the first rotating body 13, and the support member 14 is guided along the guide groove 15 of the housing 2 and moves, thereby sliding in the front-rear direction of the housing 2. ing. Further, the gear portion 13b is configured to be selectively shiftable between an engaged state in which it is engaged with the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and a disengaged state in which the engagement with the plurality of teeth is released, according to a user's operation. ing.

In addition, the money storage device 1 is provided with an overturn prevention device 16, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 13. FIG. The overturn prevention devices 16 are provided at the left and right ends of the lower end of the housing 2, respectively. It is provided with a prevention member 17 and an interlocking mechanism 18 that converts the rotational motion accompanying the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8 into a linear motion and transmits it to the fall prevention member 17 to rotate the fall prevention member 17 . Although the number of overturn prevention devices 16 is two in this embodiment, it is arbitrary.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the fall prevention member 17 is a substantially fan-shaped flat plate, and the fan-shaped pivot is attached to a third support shaft 19 provided on the lower surface of the housing 2. , and the third support shaft 19 extends vertically. The fall prevention member 17 is configured to be rotatable in the front-rear direction about the third support shaft 19 between a retracted position shown in FIGS. 4 and 10 and a projecting position shown in FIGS. ing. In addition, the fall prevention member 17 is provided with a leg portion 17a on the lower surface of one end portion located on the front side of the housing 2 in the circular arc portion at the tip of the fan shape. Thus, the fall-preventing member 17 is configured to move the leg portion 17a from the lower end portion of the housing 2 in the front-rear direction so that it appears and disappears when it rotates about the third support shaft 19 .

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the interlocking mechanism 18 includes a first rotating body 13 that rotates in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8, and rotates according to the rotation of the first rotating body 13. It has a second rotating body 20 and a slide body 21 that moves linearly in the front-rear direction of the housing 2 in conjunction with the second rotating body 20 to rotate the fall prevention member 17 .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10 to 12, the first rotating bodies 13 are provided at the left and right ends of the opening/closing lid 8, and the respective first rotating bodies 13 are provided in the housing 2. It is rotatably supported by the first support shaft 12 . The first rotary member 13 is provided with a cam groove 13a for branching the rotary motion of the opening/closing cover 8 to the first system, which prevents the housing 2 from overturning, of the two systems. The cam groove 13a is curved in a spiral shape over a portion close to the first support shaft 12 and a portion away from the first support shaft 12 .

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the second rotating body 20 is a substantially fan-shaped flat plate, and is disposed below the first rotating body 13. The core of the fan is the housing. It is rotatably supported by a second support shaft 22 provided on the body 2 . The second support shaft 22 extends in the left-right direction parallel to the first support shaft 12 . A first pin 23 movable in the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 is provided at the upper end, which is one of both ends of the fan-shaped arc portion of the second rotating body 20. A second pin 24 rotatably connected to the slide body 21 is provided at the other lower end.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the first pin 23 rotates vertically along the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 which rotates according to the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8. is configured as As a result, the second rotating body 20 rotates about the second support shaft 22 as the first pin 23 rotates vertically as the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 rotates. configured to move.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, when the opening/closing lid 8 is in the closed position, the first pin 23 is located at a position in the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 close to the first support shaft 12. It is configured to be positioned slightly above the second support shaft 22 . Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the first pin 23 rotates downward away from the first support shaft 12 along the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 when the opening/closing cover 8 is opened. , and is configured to be at substantially the same height position as the second support shaft 22 .

In this case, the first pin 23 is formed with the cam groove 13 a of the first rotating body 13 so that the vertical movement amount is smaller than the rotating amount of the first rotating body 13 . When the opening/closing lid 8 is closed, the first pin 23 is configured to rotate upward along the cam groove 13a in the opposite direction to the above. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, when the open/close lid 8 is at the released position, the first pin 23 contacts the edge of the cam groove 13a, thereby rotating the open/close lid 8 further downward from the released position. is prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the second pin 24 is rotatably attached to substantially the middle portion of the slide body 21 extending in the front-rear direction. The second pin 24 rotates in the longitudinal direction of the housing 2 when the second rotating body 20 rotates about the second support shaft 22 by rotating the first pin 23 in the vertical direction. It is configured to move the slide body 21 linearly in the front-rear direction.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the amount of movement of the second pin 24 in the front-rear direction is the same as the amount of movement of the first pin 23 in the vertical direction, and is smaller than the amount of rotation of the first rotating body 13. is configured to be For this reason, the second rotating body 20 is configured so that its rotational force (rotational torque) is greater than the rotational force (rotational torque) of the first rotating body 13 .

10 to 13, the front end portion 21a of the slide body 21 is rotatably connected to a portion of the fall prevention member 17 near the third support shaft 19. As shown in FIGS. The third support shaft 19 extends vertically. The slide body 21 is supported by a guide (not shown) provided on the housing 2 so as to be movable (slidable) in the front-rear direction, and is supported by a stopper (not shown) provided on the housing 2 . Thus, the range of movement of the slide body 21 in the front-rear direction is defined as a predetermined range. When the second pin 24 moves in the front-rear direction due to the rotation of the second rotating body 20, the slide body 21 moves in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the second pin 24, and the front end portion 21a of the slide body 21 moves. rotates the fall-preventing member 17 about the third support shaft 19 in the front-rear direction between the retracted position and the projected position.

10 to 13, the front end portion 21a of the sliding member 21 is connected to a portion of the fall prevention member 17 located near the third support shaft 19. Even if the sliding length of the slide body 21 is short, the amount of rotation of the fall prevention member 17 is increased. For this reason, the fall-preventing member 17 has a large amount of pivotal movement in the front-rear direction of the leg portion 17a provided on the outer peripheral portion, and the leg portion 17a protrudes greatly toward the front side of the housing 2 from the front lower portion of the housing 2. is configured as

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the fall prevention member 17 is connected to a portion of the fall prevention member 17 where the front end 21a of the slide body 21 is located near the third support shaft 19. A force (rotational torque) required to rotate the fall prevention member 17 is relatively large. On the other hand, the rotational torque of the second rotating body 20 is larger than the rotational torque of the first rotating body 13, and the large rotational torque of the second rotating body 20 causes the slide body 21 to slide. The slide of 21 reliably rotates the fall prevention member 17 around the third support shaft 19 .

The money storage device 1 also has a pair of holding mechanisms 25 as shown in FIGS. 6, 12 and 13 . Each holding mechanism 25 prevents the open/close lid 8 from rotating below the open position, thereby allowing the gear portion 13b and the rack portion 14a to rotate when the coin storage portion 11 is positioned at the exposed position. By maintaining the meshing state in which the two are meshed with each other, the coin storage unit 11 is held inseparably from the housing 2, and the open/close lid 8 is rotated downward from the open position in response to the release operation by the user. By permitting, the engagement between the gear portion 13b and the rack portion 14a is released, thereby allowing the coin storage portion 11 to be separated from the housing 2. As shown in FIG. Note that the numbers of the holding mechanisms 25 and the notches 31 are arbitrary.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the holding mechanism 25 includes a holding portion 27 that prevents the opening/closing lid 8 from rotating below the open position, and a holding portion 27 that prevents the opening/closing lid 8 from rotating. A holding releasing member 26 integrally provided with a releasing button portion 28 for releasing the holding is provided. When viewed from the side of the housing 2 , the holding release member 26 is generally formed in a substantially Z shape, and is arranged inside the side portion of the housing 2 along the front-rear direction of the housing 2 .

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a release button portion 28 is provided on the front upper portion of the holding release member 26, and a holding portion 27 is provided on the rear lower portion. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the holding release member 26 is rotatably attached to the housing 2, and has a vertically extending shaft portion 29 and a release button portion 28 outside the housing 2. and a spring member 30 that is a biasing member that biases the holding portion 27 toward the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 while biasing the holding portion 27 toward the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 . The shaft portions 29 are provided at upper and lower portions of the center of the holding release member 26 in the front-rear direction, and are rotatably attached to bearing portions 29 a provided on the inner surface of the side portion of the housing 2 . The shaft portion 29 is rotatably fitted in the bearing portion 29a.

As shown in FIG. 13, the spring member 30 is a leaf spring, and is formed in an elongated band shape in the front-rear direction of the holding release member 26 . In this case, the spring member 30 is configured such that the front end portion contacts the inner surface of the release button portion 28 side, and the rear end portion contacts the locking portion provided on the inner surface of the holding release member 26 located on the holding portion 27 side. is configured to As a result, the front end of the spring member 30 urges the release button portion 28 toward the outside of the housing 2 around the shaft portion 29 , and the rear end of the spring member 30 pushes the holding portion 27 to the side wall portion of the open/close lid 8 . configured to bias toward.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the release button portion 28 is urged from the inside of the housing 2 toward the outside by the spring force of the spring member 30, and the release button portion 28 is provided on the side surface of the housing 2. It is configured to be pushed out into the hole 2b (see FIG. 2). The holding portion 27 is configured to be pushed into a notch portion 31 provided in the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 by the spring force of the spring member 30 when the opening/closing lid 8 is in the open position.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 16, when the holding portion 27 is pushed into and engaged with the notch portion 31, the holding portion 27 is positioned at the holding position, and the open/close lid 8 is positioned at the substantially horizontal state rather than at the open position. It is configured to regulate the rotational position of the open/close lid 8 so that it does not rotate downward.

Note that the rotation of the open/close lid 8 above the open position is not restricted (restricted) by the holding portion 27 and the notch portion 31 . As described above, the holding mechanism 25 including the holding portion 27 maintains the meshing state in which the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 of the opening/closing lid 8 and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a mesh with each other. , the amount of rotation of the open/close lid 8, that is, the amount of rotation of the gear portion 13b.

15 and 17, the release button portion 28 is pushed against the spring force of the spring member 30 to release the holding release member 26 from the button hole 2b of the housing 2 (see FIG. 2). When pushed into the body 2, it rotates about the shaft portion 29 against the spring force of the spring member 30 and is positioned at the holding release position. The opening/closing lid 8 is configured to be released from the inside of the notch 31 to release the inhibition of rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 downward from the open position.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the holding portion 27 of the holding release member 26 is disengaged from the notch portion 31 of the opening/closing lid 8, so that the locking of the opening/closing lid 8 is released. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, it is configured to rotate further forward and downward from the open position about the first support shaft 12 .

Further, when the open/close lid 8 in the release position shown in FIG. 18 is rotated by the user's operation so as to be pulled up and positioned in the open position, the inclined portion (not shown) of the holding portion 27 is moved as shown in FIG. ) rides on the side wall of the opening/closing lid 8 and slides, and once positioned at the holding release position, as shown in FIG. Thus, downward rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 from the open position is automatically restricted.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the coin storage unit 11 is positioned above the banknote storage unit 10 and exposed forward from the housing 2 when the opening/closing lid 8 is open. configured to be located. In the coin storage unit 11, the blocking of the opening/closing lid 8 from the open position by the holding portion 27 of the holding release member 26 is released, and the opening/closing lid 8 is moved from the open position as shown in FIG. 19 and 20, the rearmost tooth of the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 is positioned at the release position. By disengaging from the gear portion 13b, the teeth of the rack portion 14a and the teeth of the gear portion 13b are disengaged.

That is, when the holding portion 27 of the holding release member 26 releases the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 downward from the open position, the coin storage portion 11 moves from the opening position to the opening/closing lid position as shown in FIG. 8 is rotated downward by the spring force of the torsion spring 8a, and in conjunction with the rotation of the opening/closing cover 8, the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 rotates to pull out the rack portion 14a forward. The rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b are disengaged from the state shown in 20, and can be removed (separated) from the housing 2. As shown in FIG.

As described above, when the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 with respect to the housing 2 reaches a certain amount of rotation corresponding to the open position of the opening/closing lid 8, the holding portion 27 is engaged with the notch portion 31 of the opening/closing lid 8. , the amount of rotation of the open/close lid 8 is regulated so as not to exceed a certain amount of rotation (so as not to rotate further downward from the open position), thereby maintaining the meshing between the gear portion 13b and the rack portion 14a. be. In addition, the restriction on the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 due to the engagement of the holding portion 27 with the opening/closing lid 8 is released as the blocking of the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 downward from the open position by the holding portion 27 is released. As a result, the gear portion 13b can rotate so as to disengage the rack portion 14a, so that the coin storage portion 11 can be separated from the housing 2. As shown in FIG.

By the way, this money storage device 1 is constructed such that the removed coin storage portion 11 is again installed in the housing 2 so as to be interlocked with the opening/closing lid 8 . That is, in the money storage device 1, when the coin storage unit 11 is housed in the housing 2 again and the gear portion 13b shifts from the released state to the meshed state according to the user's operation, the coin storage unit 11 is adjusted to a predetermined appropriate storage position, the meshing positions of the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 and the teeth of the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 are adjusted to a predetermined appropriate meshing position. An alignment portion 33 is provided for alignment.

In the coin storage part 11, when the rack part 14a is pulled out by rotating the gear part 13b of the first rotating body 13 with the rotation of the opening/closing cover 8, the rack part 14a and the gear part 13b are disengaged. Therefore, it is necessary to align the meshing position between the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b by the positioning portion 33 to the proper meshing position when the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b are housed in the housing 2 again. If the meshing position between the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b does not match the proper meshing position, the coin storage portion 11 is not located at the proper storage position in the housing 2 and contacts the opening/closing lid 8 and the housing 2. This is because the opening/closing lid 8 cannot be closed by doing so.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the positioning portion 33 is provided integrally with the first rotating body 13, and rotates according to the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8. It is configured to rotate in response to. Further, the alignment portion 33 abuts on the rear end portion of the coin storage portion 11 when the coin storage portion 11 is stored in the housing 2 , so that the rack portion 14 a of the support member 14 and the first rotating body 13 are aligned. It is configured so that the meshing position with the gear portion 13b is adjusted to an appropriate position.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the positioning portion 33 allows the coin storage portion 11 to be pushed into the housing 2 while the meshing position between the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b is adjusted to the proper meshing position. When the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 is engaged, the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 move rearward and mesh with the teeth of the gear portion 13b, thereby causing the gear portion 13b to rotate together with the first rotating body 13. As a result, it is configured to gradually move away from the rear end of the support member 14 as the first rotating body 13 rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the positioning portion 33 is arranged to move the first rotating body 13 when the gear portion 13b rotates together with the first rotating body 13 due to the movement of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14. , the opening/closing lid 8, which is in the release position tilted forward and downward, is rotated in the upward direction, and the banknote storage section 10 is arranged in the open position in a substantially horizontal state. there is

Next, the case of using the money storage device 1 of such an electronic register will be described.
The money storage device 1 has a vertically long box shape when the opening/closing lid 8 is closed. In this case, since the inclined portions 2a are formed on both sides of the opening/closing lid 8 and on both sides of the back plate 9, respectively, the length of both sides of the housing 2 in the front-rear direction is small, and the thickness of the housing 2 is reduced. looks thin.

Further, in this state, the banknote storage section 10 and the coin storage section 11 are stored in the housing 2 . That is, the banknote storage unit 10 is arranged inside the opening/closing lid 8 and stored in the housing 2 in an upright state together with the opening/closing lid 8 . The coin storage unit 11 is housed in the rear part of the housing 2 while being arranged at the upper level in the housing 2 .

In this state, when the opening/closing lid 8 is opened, the opening/closing lid 8 is rotated about the first support shaft 12 to be arranged in the lower stage in the housing 2 and positioned at the open position. At this time, the banknote storage section 10 is arranged in a substantially horizontal state within the opening/closing lid 8, and the coin storage section 11 is pulled out to the front side in the upper stage of the housing 2 and arranged. That is, the banknote storage unit 10 is arranged to protrude forward from the housing 2 while rotating together with the opening/closing lid 8 . The coin storage unit 11 is pulled forward from the housing 2 and positioned at an exposed position in the upper stage of the housing 2 located above the banknote storage unit 10 .

Further, when the opening/closing lid 8 is opened, the first rotating body 13 provided on the opening/closing lid 8 rotates about the first support shaft 12 provided on the housing 2 . Along with this, the banknote storage section 10 rotates around the first support shaft 12 together with the opening/closing lid 8 . At this time, the rotating motion of the first rotating body 13 is branched into two systems: a first system for preventing the casing 2 from falling over and a second system for sliding the coin storage portion 11 .

In this case, when the rotating motion of the first rotating body 13 is branched and transmitted to the second system, the rack portion 14a meshing with the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 causes the first rotating body 13 to rotate. It slides to the front side in the housing 2 in accordance with the moving motion. That is, the rack portion 14 a is provided on the support member 14 , and the support member 14 is guided by the guide groove 15 of the housing 2 in a substantially horizontal state and slides toward the front side of the housing 2 .

As a result, the banknote storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 are arranged so as to be exposed to the outside from inside the housing 2 . At this time, the center of gravity of the entire housing 2 moves forward due to the bill storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11, and the housing 2 becomes unstable. Therefore, when the banknote storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 are exposed from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside in this way, the rotation operation of the first rotation body 13 is branched and transmitted to the first system. In this case, the fall prevention member 17 of the fall prevention device 16 rotates in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the open/close lid 8 , and the leg portion 17 a of the fall prevention member 17 protrudes to the front lower portion of the housing 2 . As a result, it is possible to prevent the casing 2 from overturning in an unstable state.

That is, when the opening/closing cover 8 is opened and the first rotating body 13 rotates around the first support shaft 12, the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13 branches to the first system of the overturn prevention device 16. be. In this case, when the first rotating body 13 rotates around the first support shaft 12, the interlocking mechanism 18 interlocks with the rotating motion of the first rotating body 13 to convert the rotary motion into linear motion. The fall prevention member 17 is rotated.

That is, the interlocking mechanism 18 includes a first rotating body 13 that rotates together with the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8, a second rotating body 20 that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the first rotating body 13, and the second rotating body 20 that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the first rotating body 13. A slide body 21 that linearly moves in the front-rear direction of the housing 2 in conjunction with the rotating body 20 to rotate the fall prevention member 17 is provided. Therefore, when the opening/closing cover 8 is opened, the first rotating body 13 rotates around the first support shaft 12, and the second rotating body 20 rotates along with the rotation of the first rotating body 13. It rotates around the axis 22 .

At this time, the first pin 23 of the second rotating body 20 moves downward from the first support shaft 12 along the cam groove 13a of the first rotating body 13, and the downward movement of the first pin 23 In conjunction with this, the second rotating body 20 rotates around the second support shaft 22 . As the second rotating body 20 rotates, the second pin 24 moves forward of the housing 2 . As a result, the second pin 24 of the second rotating body 20 linearly moves the slide body 21 toward the front of the housing 2 .

Due to the linear movement of the slide body 21, the fall prevention member 17 rotates about the third support shaft 19, and the leg portion 17a protrudes forward from the lower portion of the housing 2. As shown in FIG. At this time, since the one end 21a of the slide body 21 is connected to the vicinity of the third support shaft 19 of the overturn prevention member 17, even if the slide length of the slide body 21 is short, the leg portion 17a of the overturn prevention member 17 can be maintained. length of rotational movement is increased. Therefore, the leg portion 17a of the falling prevention member 17 protrudes to the front side of the housing 2 with a sufficient length, and the housing 2 can be prevented from falling forward.

That is, since the tipping prevention member 17 is connected to the tipping prevention member 17 where the one end 21a of the slide body 21 is located near the third support shaft 19, the rotation force (rotational torque) of the tipping prevention member 17 is reduced. is greater, the rotational torque of the second rotating body 20 is greater than the rotational torque of the first rotating body 13 . Therefore, the slide body 21 is slid by the large rotational torque of the second rotating body 20, and the slide of the slide body 21 reliably rotates the fall prevention member 17, thereby moving the leg portion 17a of the fall prevention member 17 into the housing. It protrudes in front of the body 2 with a sufficient length.

Next, a case will be described in which the banknote storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 are removed from the opening/closing lid 8 and the housing 2, respectively, and the money inside each of the banknote storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 is totaled.
In this case, the banknote storage section 10 is arranged in the opening/closing lid 8 which is arranged in the open position in a substantially horizontal state in the lower part of the housing 2. The banknote storage section 10 can be removed from the opening/closing lid 8 by removing the provided hook by the user.

Further, when the opening/closing lid 8 is in the open position, the holding portion 27 of the holding mechanism 25 is pushed into the notch portion 31 provided in the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 by the spring force of the spring member 30 . At this time, when the holding portion 27 is pushed into the notch portion 31 of the opening/closing lid 8 and engages with it, the opening/closing lid 8 is prevented from rotating below the open position, and the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 is controlled. regulate.

In this state, when removing the coin storage unit 11 from the housing 2 , the user pushes the release button 28 of the holding release member 26 exposed to the outside from the button hole 2 b of the housing 2 to the spring force of the spring member 30 . Push against. Then, the holding release member 26 rotates about the shaft portion 29 against the spring force of the spring member 30, and the holding portion 27 is released from the notch portion 31 of the opening/closing lid 8, so that the holding portion 27 is released. The blocking of the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 below the position is released.

At this time, the blocking of the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 by the holding portion 27 is released, so that the opening/closing lid 8 rotates further downward from the open position about the first support shaft 12 by the spring force of the torsion spring 8a, and is released. located in position. If the torsion spring 8a is omitted, the opening/closing lid 8 is rotated to the release position by the user's operation. In addition, when the opening/closing lid 8 is at the release position, the banknote storage part 10 can be easily removed from the opening/closing lid 8 because the opening/closing lid 8 is tilted forward downward more than when the opening/closing lid 8 is at the open position.

At this time, the coin storage section 11 can be taken out substantially at the same time. That is, when the holding portion 27 is released from preventing the opening/closing lid 8 from rotating and the opening/closing lid 8 is positioned at the release position, the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 and the gear of the first rotating body 13 The engagement with the teeth of the portion 13b is disengaged.

That is, when the opening/closing lid 8 rotates downward from the open position, the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 rotates with the rotation of the opening/closing lid 8, and the rack portion 14a moves toward the front side of the housing 2. pulled out. As a result, the teeth of the rack portion 14 a and the teeth of the gear portion 13 b are disengaged, and the user can remove the coin storage portion 11 from the housing 2 . As described above, the user can tally the money in each of the bill storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 .

Next, a case of mounting the banknote storage unit 10 and the coin storage unit 11 inside the housing 2 will be described.
In this case, the user places the banknote storage unit 10 inside the opening/closing lid 8 positioned at the release position, and locks the banknote storage unit 10 to the opening/closing lid 8 with the hook. In this state, the user inserts the support member 14 provided in the coin storage part 11 into the guide groove 15 in the housing 2 to arrange the coin storage part 11 in the upper part of the housing 2 .

Then, the user brings the rack portion 14 a of the support member 14 closer to the gear portion 13 b of the first rotating body 13 provided on the open/close lid 8 . At this time, the user brings the rear end portion of the coin storage portion 11 closer to the alignment portion 33 provided on the first rotating body 13 and abuts it. Then, the meshing positions of the teeth of the rack portion 14a of the support member 14 and the teeth of the gear portion 13b of the first rotating body 13 are adjusted to proper positions.

In this state, when the user pushes the coin storage portion 11 together with the support member 14 into the rear portion of the housing 2, the rear end portion of the coin storage portion 11 is pressed against the positioning portion 33, and the rack portion of the support member 14 is pushed. The teeth of 14 a mesh with the teeth of gear portion 13 b of first rotating body 13 . As a result, the first rotating body 13 rotates together with the gear portion 13b against the spring force of the torsion spring 8a due to the movement of the rack portion 14a accompanying the pushing operation of the coin storage portion 11. As shown in FIG. That is, the rack portion 14a moves to the rear portion in the housing 2, and meshes with the rack portion 14a to rotate the gear portion 13b.

At this time, the positioning portion 33 gradually separates from the rear end portion of the coin storage portion 11 as the first rotating body 13 rotates, and the coin storage portion 11 is arranged at the upper stage in the housing 2 . At this time, since the first rotating body 13 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the gear portion 13b, the open/close lid 8, which has been positioned at the release position, is pulled up and placed at the open position. That is, when the gear portion 13b rotates due to the movement of the rack portion 14a, the first rotating body 13 rotates about the first support shaft 12 together with the opening/closing lid 8, thereby rotating the opening/closing lid 8 to the open position. Let

At this time, the inclined portion (not shown) of the holding portion 27 protruding toward the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 is pressed against the side wall portion of the rear end portion of the opening/closing lid 8, and the inclined portion of the holding portion 27 is opened and closed. After sliding on the side wall of the lid 8 , the holding part 27 is pushed into the notch 31 of the side wall of the opening/closing lid 8 . As a result, the holding portion 27 prevents the opening/closing lid 8 from rotating below the open position.

In this state, when the user rotates the open/close lid 8 upward to close it, the open/close lid 8 rotates about the first support shaft 12 together with the first rotating body 13 to close the opening 2 d on the front surface of the housing 2 . It is closed and latched to the upper hook portion 2c in the housing 2. As shown in FIG. At this time, the banknote storage section 10 arranged in the opening/closing lid 8 rotates together with the opening/closing lid 8 to stand up within the housing 2 . At this time, the first rotating body 13 rotates together with the opening/closing lid 8, and the rack part 14a moves to the rear part of the housing 2 by the gear part 13b rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the first rotating body 13. Then, the coin storage part 11 is arranged in the upper rear portion of the housing 2 .

At this time, as the first rotating body 13 rotates together with the opening/closing lid 8, the interlocking mechanism 18 converts the rotating motion into a linear motion and rotates the anti-falling member 17 in the direction opposite to that described above. Let That is, when the open/close lid 8 is closed, the first rotating body 13 rotates about the first support shaft 12 in the direction opposite to the above-mentioned direction, and in conjunction with the rotation of the first rotating body 13, the second rotating body 13 rotates. The rotating body 20 rotates about the second support shaft 22 in a direction opposite to that described above.

At this time, the first pin 23 of the second rotating body 20 moves upward from the first support shaft 12 along the cam groove 13 a of the first rotating body 13 in a direction approaching the first support shaft 12 . Therefore, the second rotating body 20 rotates around the second support shaft 22 , and the second pin 24 moves rearward of the housing 2 as the second rotating body 20 rotates.

Then, the second pin 24 of the second rotating body 20 linearly moves the slide body 21 to the rear of the housing 2, and the slide body 21 moves the fall prevention member 17 about the third support shaft 19 in the opposite direction to the above. , and the leg portion 17a is pulled downward from the front side of the housing 2. As shown in FIG. At this time, even if the sliding length of the slide body 21 is short, the moving length of the leg portion 17a of the anti-falling member 17 becomes long. Therefore, even if the leg portion 17 a of the anti-falling member 17 protrudes to the front side of the housing 2 with a sufficient length, it is stored in the lower portion of the housing 2 .

In this case as well, the tipping prevention member 17 is connected to the tipping prevention member 17 where the one end 21a of the slide body 21 is located near the third support shaft 19, so that the rotation force of the tipping prevention member 17 ( Even if the rotational torque) increases, the rotational torque of the second rotating body 20 is greater than the rotational torque of the first rotating body 13 . For this reason, since the slide body 21 is slid by the large rotational torque of the second rotating body 20, the sliding of the slide body 21 reliably rotates, and the leg portion 17a of the anti-falling member 17 is pushed from the front side of the housing 2. Stores well underneath.

As described above, according to the money storage device 1, the housing 2 and the coin storage portion movable between the storage position stored in the housing 2 and the exposed position exposed to the outside from the housing 2. 11 (storage portion), and when the coin storage portion 11 is positioned at the exposed position, the coin storage portion 11 is inseparably held in the housing 2, and the coin storage portion 11 is released in response to the release operation by the user. The holding mechanism 25 for releasing the holding to make the coin storage part 11 separable from the housing 2 prevents the coin storage part 11 from being carelessly removed, thus ensuring safety against theft. can ensure the integrity of the

That is, in this money storage device 1, the holding mechanism 25 can hold the coin storage portion 11 in the housing 2, and the holding mechanism 25 is released to release the holding of the coin storage portion 11, thereby opening the coin storage portion. 11 can be removed from the housing 2 . Therefore, since the coin storage part 11 cannot be removed carelessly, it is possible to secure safety against theft prevention, and the coin storage part 11 can be removed from the housing 2 by releasing the holding mechanism 25 . So it's easy to use.

In this case, in this money storage device 1, the holding mechanism 25 includes a holding portion 27 for holding the coin storage portion 11 inseparably from the housing 2, and the holding portion 27 holds the coin storage portion 11 by the user. The coin storage part 11 can be held in the housing 2 by the holding part 27 of the holding release member 26 by providing the holding release member 26 having the release button part 28 for releasing according to the release operation. Also, the coin storage unit 11 can be removed from the housing 2 by releasing the holding of the coin storage unit 11 by the holding unit 27 by releasing the release button 28 of the holding release member 26 .

Therefore, in the money storage device 1, the holding portion 27 of the holding release member 26 can reliably hold the coin storage portion 11 in the housing 2, thereby ensuring safety against theft. Further, since the holding of the coin storage part 11 can be released by a simple operation of pressing the release button part 28 of the holding release member 26, the holding release work is simple and the coin storage part 11 can be easily removed from the housing 2. can be removed.

In the money storage device 1, the holding mechanism 25 urges the shaft portion 29 for rotatably attaching the holding release member 26 to the housing 2 and the release button portion 28 toward the outside of the housing 2. , and a spring member 30 that is a biasing member that biases the holding portion 27 to the holding position for holding the coin storage portion 11 inseparably from the housing 2 . By rotating the holding/releasing member 26 about the shaft portion 29 , the holding portion 27 of the holding/releasing member 26 can reliably hold the coin storage portion 11 in the housing 2 .

In this case, in this money storage device 1 , when the release button portion 28 of the hold release member 26 is pushed toward the inside of the housing 2 against the spring force of the spring member 30 , the hold release member 26 is released around the shaft portion 29 . is rotated to release the holding of the opening/closing lid 8 by the holding portion 27, the holding of the coin storage portion 11 by the holding portion 27 can be easily released by the releasing operation of the release button portion 28.例文帳に追加As a result, the coin storage unit 11 can be easily removed from the housing 2, which is convenient.

Further, in this money storage device 1, an opening 2d is formed in the housing 2 for communicating the inside of the housing 2 with the outside, and the opening 2d is further provided with an opening/closing lid 8. The coin storage unit 11 is positioned at the exposed position in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid 8 and positioned in the storage position in conjunction with the closing operation of the opening/closing lid 8, so that the coin storage unit 11 is moved to the housing 2 in response to the opening operation of the opening/closing lid 8. Since the inside can be well exposed to the outside, coins can be well stored in and taken out of the coin storage unit 11, and the coin storage unit can be built into the housing 2 according to the closing operation of the open/close lid 8. 11 can be stored compactly and favorably.

Further, the money storage device 1 has a plurality of teeth aligned in the alignment direction of the stored position and the exposed position, and is connected to the rack portion 14a provided in the coin storage portion 11 and the opening/closing lid 8. A gear that meshes with a plurality of teeth of 14a and transmits the rotational movement of the opening/closing lid 8 to the coin storage section 11 via the rack section 14a, thereby moving the coin storage section 11 between the storage position and the exposed position. By further including the portion 13 b , the coin storage portion 11 can be reliably and favorably moved by opening and closing the open/close lid 8 .

Further, in this money storage device 1, when the amount of rotation of the open/close lid 8 with respect to the housing 2 reaches a predetermined amount of rotation, the holder 27 is engaged with the open/close lid 8 to open and close. By restricting the amount of rotation of the lid 8 so as not to exceed the specific amount of rotation, the meshing state between the gear portion 13b and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a is maintained. 2, when the gear portion 13b and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a are engaged with each other, the coin storage portion 11 can be held so as not to be removed.

Further, in this money storage device 1, the regulation of the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid 8 by the engagement of the holding portion 27 with the opening/closing lid 8 is released in response to the release operation by the user, so that the gear portion 13b becomes the rack portion. The coin storage part 11 can be separated from the housing 2 by being rotatable so as to be disengaged from the plurality of teeth of 14a, so that the coin storage part 11 can be easily and reliably separated from the housing 2. can be removed.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the opening/closing lid 8 rotates vertically on the front surface of the housing 2 to open and close has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may make it open and close by rotating in a direction. In this case, it may be a one-sided opening that opens and closes only on one side, or a double-opening that opens and closes on both sides. In the embodiment, the movable body is the opening/closing lid 8, but the movable body is movable between a first position where a part is in contact with or stored in the housing 2 and a second position away from the housing 2. Other suitable movable bodies may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the interlocking mechanism 18 is configured to convert rotary motion into linear motion has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gear mechanism using gears such as bevel gears, for example. It may be a structure using

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the alignment part 33 is in contact with the rear surface of the coin storage part 11 when the coin storage part 11 is stored in the housing 2. 11, or together with the rear surface of the coin storage portion 11, the rear end of the support member 14 (some member) including the rack portion 14a may be abutted.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the disengagement between the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b is performed by removing the teeth at the rear end of the rack portion 14a from the gear portion 13b. You can go with it. That is, (a) the gear portion 13b is provided on the first support shaft 12 by a spline connection so as to be movable in the axial direction of the first support shaft 12 and not to rotate, and the gear portion 13b is biased by an urging member such as a spring. 1 The supporting shaft 12 is urged to one side in the axial direction, and the gear portion 13b and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a are maintained in meshing state by cooperation of the urging portion and the stopper. . Further, by applying the operation force of the release operation portion operated by the release operation by the user to the gear portion 13b, the gear portion 13b is moved on the first support shaft 12 in the axial direction against the biasing force of the biasing portion. By moving to the other side, meshing between the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b is released. In this state, the user can pull out the coin storage unit 11 located at the exposed position together with the rack unit 14a from the housing 2 to separate it. Further, in this case, the urging portion and the stopper as the holding portion and the release operation portion function as a holding mechanism, and when the coin storage portion 11 is positioned at the exposed position, the coin storage portion 11 is removed. It functions to hold the coin storage unit 11 inseparably in the housing 2 and to release the holding of the coin storage unit 11 in response to a release operation by the user so that the coin storage unit 11 can be separated from the housing 2 .

Alternatively, the disengagement between the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b may be performed, for example, as follows. That is, (b) the upper portion of the guide portion that guides the rack portion 14a so as to be movable in the front-rear direction is placed with respect to the housing 2 at a first position where the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a mesh with the gear portion 13b, and at a plurality of and a second position (above the first position) where the teeth of the gear portion 13b can be disengaged from the gear portion 13b. The biasing portion and the guide portion cooperate to maintain the meshing state in which the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b are meshed with each other. Further, by applying an operation force of the release operation portion operated by the release operation by the user to the upper portion of the guide portion, the upper portion of the guide portion is moved to the second position against the biasing force of the biasing portion. , the engagement between the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a and the gear portion 13b can be released. In this state, if the user pulls out the coin storage unit 11 positioned at the exposed position upward while moving it together with the rack portion 14a, the gear portion 13b is disengaged from the plurality of teeth. , the coin storage unit 11 can be separated from the housing 2 . Further, in this case, the urging portion and the guide portion as the holding portion, and the release operation portion function as a holding mechanism, and when the coin storage portion 11 is positioned at the exposed position, the coin storage portion 11 is placed in the housing. It functions to hold the coin storage unit 11 inseparably from the body 2 and to release the holding of the coin storage unit 11 in response to a release operation by the user so that the coin storage unit 11 can be separated from the housing. As described above, the holding portion holds one of the gear portion and the rack portion so as to maintain the state of meshing between the gear portion and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion, thereby making the storage portion inseparable from the housing. The storage device is configured such that the storage unit can be separated from the housing by canceling the meshing state between the gear unit and the plurality of teeth by the holding unit in response to a release operation by the user. Of course, other suitable configurations may be adopted in this respect.

In each of the above cases (a) and (b), the opening/closing lid 8 is positioned at the open position, and the gear portion 13b and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a are in a state of meshing with each other. and when the gear portion 13b and the plurality of teeth of the rack portion 14a are disengaged from each other, the alignment portion 33 is in the open position. In addition, it is provided so as to contact at least one of a certain member including the rack portion 14 a and the coin storage portion 11 .

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the support member 14 is fixed to the coin storage portion 11, but the coin storage portion 11 is detachably attached to the support member 14, and a lock for locking the coin storage portion 11 to the support member 14 is provided. and a release operation unit for releasing the lock of the coin storage unit 11 by the lock unit according to a user's release operation. In this case, the lock portion as the holding portion and the release operation portion function as a holding mechanism, and when the coin storage portion 11 is positioned at the exposed position, the coin storage portion 11 cannot be separated from the housing 2. It functions to hold the coin storage unit 11 and release the holding of the coin storage unit 11 in accordance with a release operation by the user so that the coin storage unit 11 can be separated from the housing 2 . Further, in this case, for example, the lock portion is configured by a hook or the like, is provided in one of the coin storage portion 11 and the support member 14, and is engaged with the other of the coin storage portion 11 and the support member 14. , and a released state in which the engagement with the other of the coin storage portion 11 and the support member 14 is released according to a user's releasing operation.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the notch portion 31 is formed in the side wall portion of the opening/closing lid 8 , but may be formed in both the opening/closing lid 8 and the banknote storage portion 10 so as to be continuous with each other. As a result, when the opening/closing lid 8 is positioned at the open position, the holding portion 27 is engaged with both the notch portion 31 of the opening/closing lid 8 and the notch portion of the banknote storage portion 10, thereby forming a storage portion. The bill storage unit 10 is held inseparably from the opening/closing lid 8, and the holding of the bill storage unit 10 is released in response to a release operation (pressing operation of the release button unit 28) by the user, and the bill storage unit 10 is moved to the housing 2. may be separable from

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case of application to the money storage device 1 of an electronic register has been described, but the present invention does not necessarily have to be the money storage device 1, but an electronic device in which drawers as storage portions are stacked in multiple stages. It can also be applied to cabinets and the like. Variations of the embodiments described above may be combined as appropriate.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes the invention described in the claims and the scope of equivalents thereof.
The invention described in the claims of the present application will be additionally described below.

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The invention according to claim 1 comprises a housing, a storage portion movable between a storage position stored in the housing and an exposed position exposed to the outside from the housing, and When the storage unit is in the position, the storage unit is inseparably held in the housing, and the storage unit is separable from the housing by releasing the holding of the storage unit in response to a release operation by a user. and a holding mechanism for holding the storage device.

The invention according to claim 2 is the storage device according to claim 1, wherein the holding mechanism includes a holding part for holding the storage part inseparably from the housing, and the storage part by the holding part. and a release button portion for releasing the holding of the storage device according to the user's release operation.

The invention according to claim 3 is the storage device according to claim 2, wherein the holding mechanism comprises a shaft portion for rotatably attaching the holding release member to the housing, and a release button portion for attaching the release button portion to the housing. and a biasing member that biases the holding portion toward the outside of the housing and biases the holding portion to a holding position for holding the storage portion inseparably from the housing. It is a device.

The invention according to claim 4 is the storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the housing has an opening communicating between the inside of the housing and the outside, and the opening is formed in the housing. The apparatus further comprises an opening/closing lid that opens and closes, wherein the storage portion is positioned at the exposed position in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening/closing lid, and is positioned in the storage position in conjunction with the closing operation of the opening/closing lid. storage device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the storage device according to the fourth aspect, a rack portion provided in the storage portion has a plurality of teeth aligned in the direction in which the storage position and the exposure position are arranged. , which is connected to the open/close lid and meshes with the plurality of teeth of the rack portion, and transmits the rotational movement of the open/close lid to the storage portion via the rack portion, thereby moving the storage portion to the storage position; and a gear portion that moves between the exposed position.

The invention according to claim 6 is the storage device according to claim 5, which cites claim 2 at least. By holding one of the gear portion and the rack portion, the storage portion cannot be separated from the housing, and the gear portion and the plurality of teeth are separated from each other by the holding portion in response to the release operation by the user. The storage device is characterized in that the storage section can be separated from the housing by canceling the maintenance of the meshing state.

The invention according to claim 7 is the storage device according to claim 6, wherein the holding portion to the opening and closing lid is attached to the opening and closing lid when the amount of rotation of the opening and closing lid with respect to the housing reaches a predetermined amount of rotation. By restricting the amount of rotation of the open/close lid so as not to exceed the certain amount of rotation by the engagement of the above, the meshing state between the gear portion and the plurality of teeth is maintained, so that the storage portion can move to the above It becomes impossible to separate from the housing, and in response to the release operation by the user, the restriction on the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid due to the engagement of the holding portion with the opening/closing lid is released, so that the gear portion can move to the plurality of gear portions. The storage device is characterized in that the storage section can be separated from the housing by being rotatable so as to disengage the mesh with the teeth of the housing.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic cash register comprising the storage device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the storage device can store money.

1 money storage device 2 housing 2a inclined portion 2b button hole 2d opening 3 key input portion 4 main display portion 5 printer cover 6 recording paper discharge port 7 slide switch 8 open/close lid 9 back plate 10 banknote storage portion 10a banknote holder 10b side wall portion REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 coin storage unit 12 first support shaft 13 first rotating body 13a cam groove 13b gear portion 14 support member 14a rack portion 15 guide groove 16 overturn prevention device 17 overturn prevention member 17a foot portion 18 interlocking mechanism 19 third support shaft 20 third 2 Rotating Body 21 Slide Body 22 Second Support Shaft 23 First Pin 24 Second Pin 25 Holding Mechanism 26 Holding Release Member 27 Holding Part 28 Release Button Part 29 Shaft Part 29a Bearing Part 30 Spring Member 31 Notch Part 33 Alignment Part

Claims (8)

a housing;
a storage unit movable between a storage position stored in the housing and an exposed position exposed to the outside from the housing;
When the storage portion is located at the exposed position, the storage portion is held inseparably from the housing, and the holding of the storage portion is released in response to a user's release operation to remove the storage portion. a holding mechanism for making it separable from the housing;
A storage device comprising: The storage device of claim 1, wherein
The holding mechanism includes a holding portion for holding the storage portion inseparably from the housing, and a release operation portion for releasing the holding of the storage portion by the holding portion in response to a release operation by the user. A storage device, comprising: a holding release member having: In the storage device according to claim 2,
The holding mechanism includes a shaft portion that rotatably attaches the holding release member to the casing, and a release operation portion that biases the release operation portion toward the outside of the casing, and separates the storage portion from the casing. and an urging member that urges the holding portion to a holding position for holding the storage device in an unusable state. In the storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The housing has an opening that communicates between the inside of the housing and the outside,
further comprising an opening/closing lid that opens and closes the opening,
The storage device is characterized in that the storage portion is positioned at the exposed position in conjunction with an opening operation of the opening/closing lid, and is positioned in the storage position in conjunction with a closing operation of the opening/closing lid. In the storage device according to claim 4,
a rack portion provided in the storage portion, the rack portion having a plurality of teeth aligned in the direction in which the storage position and the exposure position are aligned;
It is connected to the opening/closing lid, meshes with the plurality of teeth of the rack portion, and transmits the rotational movement of the opening/closing lid to the storage portion via the rack portion, thereby moving the storage portion to the storage position. A storage device, further comprising: a gear portion that moves between the exposed position and the exposed position. In the storage device according to claim 5 citing at least claim 2,
The holding portion holds one of the gear portion and the rack portion so as to maintain the state of meshing between the gear portion and the plurality of teeth, thereby making the storage portion inseparable from the housing. and the storage section can be separated from the housing by releasing the maintenance of the meshing state between the gear section and the plurality of teeth by the holding section in accordance with the release operation by the user. A storage device characterized by: In the storage device according to claim 6,
When the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid with respect to the housing reaches a predetermined amount of rotation, the engagement of the holding portion with the opening/closing lid prevents the amount of rotation of the opening/closing lid from exceeding the predetermined amount of rotation. By restricting to , the meshing state between the gear portion and the plurality of teeth is maintained, so that the storage portion cannot be separated from the housing, and the opening and closing is performed in response to the release operation by the user. By releasing the restriction on the amount of rotation of the open/close lid due to the engagement of the holding portion with the lid, the gear portion can rotate so as to disengage the plurality of teeth, thereby A storage device, wherein a storage section can be separated from the housing. An electronic cash register comprising the storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage device can store money.

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