EP0121710B1 - Insert for cash tills - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to an insert for a cash drawer for receiving cash, notes and the like, in the form of a trough-like, open-topped receptacle, which is divided into several compartments by vertical longitudinal and transverse walls and contains a hold-down device for holding down notes in at least one compartment , wherein parallel to the sliding direction of the cash drawer standing longitudinal walls are formed as between the transverse walls in the receptacle from above and provided with locking and anchoring elements partial walls.

Such a drawer insert is known from US-A 2 681 730, usually consists of plastic and can be taken as a whole from the cash drawer e.g. be removed from a cash register, for example to keep the cash holdings elsewhere at the end of a business day. By dividing it into several compartments that are variable in size, the drawer insert offers the possibility of arranging coins or banknotes or other banknotes according to different values or sizes, as is known for cash registers or for similar inserts in cash boxes. DE-A 2254968 describes a corresponding principle for normal drawers. The hold-down device is used in cash drawers to hold down bank notes in particular, since, as a result of their use, they usually do not lie smoothly one above the other and would take up too much space without the hold-down device. A hold-down device with two stable layers is known from DE-A 3 044 505.

In the known application, the hold-down device is mounted on the insertable longitudinal part walls, so that a change in the compartment width requires a corresponding change in a bearing axis to be held between the longitudinal part walls for the respective hold-down device.

It is the object of the invention to provide a construction which is as simple as possible and which can also be used by inexperienced persons, for use in cash drawers, with which it is possible to adapt the compartments to a wide variety of needs or distributions of note sizes or coin sizes without complicating them Storage of hold-down devices must be accepted.

For an application of the type mentioned at the outset, this object is achieved according to the invention in that a guide rail for displaceably holding the respective hold-down device is arranged on a transverse wall.

With this type of use, a large number of different compartment sizes as well as division into different numbers of compartments is possible, because if the longitudinal part walls between the transverse walls can be inserted at different mutual distances, it is possible to create compartments of different widths and their width by adjusting the longitudinal part walls to vary, even if such compartments are equipped with a hold-down device. This can be moved and adjusted accordingly on its guide rail. Overall, the invention thus results in a modular system with which an adaptation to the most varied of needs when accommodating paper and coin money can be carried out.

The insert is advantageously further developed such that a plurality of rows of latching openings running in the transverse direction are provided in the bottom of the receptacle in a grid-like manner between the transverse walls for receiving latching elements provided on the lower edges of the longitudinal partial walls.

This further development ensures that the longitudinal part walls are immovably fixed on their lower edges when inserted into the receptacle according to the grid-like distribution of the latching openings, for which purpose a small additional force must be exerted when inserting from above in order to engage the latching elements provided on the lower edges of the longitudinal part walls in to lock the locking openings. The grid-like distribution of the latching openings also makes it possible to construct compartments between the individual transverse walls of the receptacle, which do not necessarily have to be aligned in the longitudinal direction, but can also be offset from one another.

In addition, the respective longitudinal partial wall can have an anchoring projection at at least one end of its upper edge, the transverse walls then being provided with cutouts on their upper edges for receiving these anchoring projections.

This development is characterized by particular simplicity, because it is not necessary to provide vertical grooves in the transverse walls, into which the longitudinal part walls are to be inserted exactly from above, but it is sufficient to insert the respective longitudinal part wall into the receptacle in such a way that its latching elements are included the locking openings. In this case, by slightly tilting the inserted longitudinal partial wall, the associated recess can easily be found, into which the upper anchoring projection is then inserted.

The longitudinal part walls can also be provided with an anchoring projection on their front or rear edge. This is particularly expedient where the guide rail for the hold-down devices is arranged. Since such a guide rail suitably sits near the upper edge of the receptacle, a transverse row of recesses is then provided in the transverse wall provided with the guide rail, which recesses serve for receiving anchoring projections arranged on the rear edges of longitudinal partial walls.

The transverse walls of the receptacle can also be at least partially constructed like the longitudinal walls, i.e. they can have insertable transverse part walls provided with latching and anchoring elements, to which latching openings in the bottom of the receptacle are assigned in a grid-like manner in at least one row in the longitudinal direction of the receptacle. In this way, variable compartment sizes can also be realized in the longitudinal direction of the drawer insert.

The respective hold-down device advantageously has a hold-down arm which can be pivoted on a holder guided on the guide rail and which is pulled into an upper removal position by means of a tension spring connected to the holder in the hold-down position and when swiveling upwards after overcoming an unstable position.

This design of the hold-down device considerably simplifies the insertion and removal of notes of value, because the hold-down arm is springily drawn into its hold-down position, but snaps into its upper removal position when it swings upward after overcoming the unstable position. In this way, one-handed operation of a cash drawer is also possible when removing or inserting paper money.

The guide rail for slidably holding the respective hold-down device can run on its transverse wall over the entire width of the drawer insert. The number of hold-down devices can be varied if the guide rail has a section which enables hold-down devices to be attached. For example, if it has a specific profile on which the hold-down devices are to be anchored, a section, expediently at the end of the guide rail, can be designed such that the respective hold-down device can be attached to the guide rail and can then be pushed onto the complete profile of the guide rail . The guide rail can also be arranged at a distance from the side wall of the receptacle, so that it then does not extend over the entire width of the receptacle. In this case, the hold-down devices are then simply pushed onto the free end of the guide rail within the receptacle and brought to the location provided for them.

The guide rail does not necessarily have to have a predetermined holding profile. For example, it can also be designed as a round rod, provided that the holding-down devices e.g. to be pivoted on yourself.

• Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht auf den Schubladeneinsatz,
• Fig. 2 den Schnitt 11-11 nach Fig. 1,
• Fig. 3 den Schnitt 111-111 nach Fig. 1 und
• Fig. 4eine steckbare Längswand für den Schubladeneinsatz.

An embodiment of a drawer insert according to the invention is described below with reference to the figures. Show it:

• 1 is a plan view of the drawer insert,
• 2 shows the section 11-11 of FIG. 1,
• Fig. 3 shows the section 111-111 of Fig. 1 and
• Fig. 4 is a pluggable longitudinal wall for the drawer insert.

1 shows a drawer insert 10 which is rectangular in plan view and has vertical side walls 11 and 12, a front wall 13 and a rear wall 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the front wall 13 slopes downwards, so that this results in a trough shape which is known per se for drawer inserts of this type. There are also fixed transverse walls 15 and 16 which, together with pluggable longitudinal walls 17 and 18, have the same design as one another and with fixed longitudinal walls 19 and 20 form several compartments 21 for accommodating coins. There are also two pluggable transverse walls 22 and 23 with which two compartments 24 and 25 are formed. By removing the pluggable transverse wall 22, a large compartment can also be formed, which can be enlarged even further by removing the transverse wall 23.

The rear part of the drawer insert 10 is divided into several further compartments 26 by pluggable longitudinal walls 27 and is used to accommodate banknotes or checks. In each of these compartments, a hold-down 28 is arranged to be described. One of the compartments 26 has larger dimensions and contains two hold-down devices 28.

In the bottom of the drawer insert, locking openings 29, 30 and 31 are provided, with which the pluggable walls 17, 18, 27 can lock by means of locking lugs provided on their lower edges, which are described in more detail below. The hold-down devices 28 can each be moved in total on a guide rail 32 in the transverse direction of the drawer insert 10, so that they can be brought into any position within a bill compartment 26 which is formed in each case. The guide rail 32 is integrally formed on the rear wall 14 of the drawer insert 10, as can be seen particularly clearly in FIG. 2.

To hold the pluggable longitudinal walls 17, 18, 27, the transverse walls 15, 16, 22, 23 are provided with recesses 33 on their upper edges, into which corresponding upper projections 34, 35 of the longitudinal walls are inserted when they are inserted into the drawer insert 10 from above are inserted and fixed with the locking openings 29, 30, 31 provided in the bottom. In addition, the front wall 13 is provided with recesses 36 on its upper edge, into which protrusions 37 of the front longitudinal walls 17 which taper to a point corresponding to the oblique course of the front wall 13 are inserted when these are inserted into the drawer insert 10.

The rear longitudinal walls 27 are provided on their vertical rear edge with projections 38, which are indicated in FIG. 1 and are inserted into recesses 39 in the rear wall 14, since the guide rail 32 is arranged above them.

This results in an overall rigid construction, the individual compartments 21, 24, 25, 26 according to the distribution of the locking openings 29, 30, 31 and the recesses 33, 36, 39 can be realized in different sizes, the position of the hold-down device 28 is adjustable within the compartments 26 in the transverse direction.

The pluggable transverse walls 22 and 23 also have projections 40 and 41 at the ends of their upper edges, with which they are inserted into corresponding recesses 42 and 43 of the fixed longitudinal walls 19, 20 and the side wall 12 when they are inserted into the drawer insert 10 from above will. In this case, latching lugs 44 are also provided on their lower edges, with which they latch in corresponding latching openings 45, one of which is indicated in FIG. 3.

Fig. 2 shows the section 11-11 of Fig. 2 to illustrate the contour of the drawer insert 10 and the inserted longitudinal walls 17, 18 and 27. It can be seen that the fixed transverse walls 15 and 16 on their back with additional curved Wall parts 46 are provided, through which the compartments 21 and 26 (Fig. 1) receive a curved shape similar to the shape as formed by the front wall 13 on its front. The additional wall parts 46 can be thin-walled surfaces which, for example, with the fixed transverse walls 15 and 16 are glued.

FIG. 2 also shows how the pluggable longitudinal walls 17, 18 and 27 are provided with projections 34, 35, 37, 38 in order to stabilize their position relative to the transverse walls 15, 16 and the front wall 13 and the rear wall 14 . The locking lugs on the lower edges of the longitudinal walls 17, 18 and 27 are integrally formed on these. It can be seen that the respective longitudinal wall has three elongated recesses 52 on its lower edge, by means of which two fingers 51 are formed, which protrude beyond the lower edge of the respective longitudinal wall and carry latching lugs 50 there, which have the respective latching opening 29, 30, 31 latch, the edges of this opening being designed to run obliquely in accordance with the shape of the detents 50.

As a result of this design, the fingers 51 have spring properties, so that when the respective longitudinal wall 17, 18, 27 is removed, they can slide along the oblique edges of the latching openings 29, 30, 31 and are thereby compressed. The locking lugs 50 are provided with further oblique edges which cause the fingers 51 to be compressed when the respective longitudinal wall 17, 18, 27 is inserted into the drawer insert 10 from above.

The construction of a hold-down device 28 is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the latter has the shape of an angled arm 55 which, in the position shown in solid lines in FIG. 2, rests with its front, downwardly angled end 56 on money or notes of value which are accommodated in the respective compartment 26. The arm 55 can be pivoted upward in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 and then reaches the raised position shown in dash-dot lines there. The position corresponds to a snap position, which is automatically achieved when the arm 55 is raised manually to such an extent that its rear part, which is articulated at 57 to a holder 58, reaches approximately a horizontal position. For this purpose, a spring 59 is used, which is stretched between the holder 58 and the arm 55 and pulls the arm 55 into the position shown in FIG. 2. However, if it is pivoted upward and an unstable position approximately corresponding to the horizontal position of the arm 55 is overcome, the spring 59 pulls the arm 55 into the snap position shown in broken lines in FIG. 2. It is then possible to remove banknotes or banknotes present in a compartment 26 without the respective hold-down device 28 always having to be held in its upper position.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holder 58 is fork-shaped, and the arm 55 is articulated to the fork parts 61 of the holder 58 with a correspondingly configured fork 60. For this purpose, the arm 55 can be provided with pins, not shown, which are integrally formed on it and are mounted in corresponding openings in the fork parts 61 of the holder 58.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 58 is provided with an upper and a lower edge 62, 63, which increases its stability and, according to FIG. 1, can have a cross section to be taken from the rear to the front. At the rear end of the holder 58, a section with a U-profile opening downward is provided, one leg of which also has a web 64 projecting to the rear. The U-profile and the web 64 are designed such that the holder 58 can be placed on the guide rail 32 already described and can be displaced in the longitudinal direction thereof without being tilted upwards or downwards. For placement on the guide rail 32, a recess 70 is provided in the latter, which can be seen in FIG. 1 at its right end. All hold-down devices 28 with their holders 58 can be inserted into this recess and then pushed onto the guide rail 32. Then longitudinal walls 27 can then be inserted into the drawer insert 10.

FIG. 3 shows the section III-III from FIG. 1. It can be seen that the transverse wall 16 is provided with upper recesses 33, which have already been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and which serve the pluggable longitudinal walls 18 to fix at their top edges. Similar recesses 33 are also provided in the transverse wall 15, as has already been explained.

The pluggable transverse wall 23 has the lower locking lugs 44, which are seated in a locking opening 45. These elements are constructed in the same way as elements 29, 30, 31 and 50 to 52 already described.

Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal wall 27 as an individual illustration to better illustrate the on her Bottom edge 68 provided locking lugs 69 with their two inclined surfaces. It can also be seen that the upper edge of the longitudinal wall 27 has a curved recess 71, which serves for more convenient handling of the hold-down device 28. The longitudinal wall 27 is first inserted into the drawer insert 10 with its rear projection 38 into an opening 39 in the rear wall 14 of the drawer insert 10 and then pressed downward, so that the locking lugs 69 enter a locking opening 31 in the bottom of the drawer insert 10. During this snap-in movement, the projection 35 on the upper left corner of the longitudinal wall 27 is then inserted into the recess 33 of the transverse wall 16 correspondingly assigned to it.

Claims (10)

1. An insert for a till drawer to receive coins, notes and the like, in the form of a through- shaped receptacle (10) which is open at the top and is divided into a number of compartments (21, 24, 25, 26) by vertical longitudinal and transverse partitions (17, 18, 19, 20, 27; 13, 14, 15, 16, 22,23) and, in at least one compartment (26), contains a hold-down device (28) for holding down notes, longitudinal partitions (17, 18, 27) which extend parallel to the direction of displacement of the till drawer being formed as longitudinal partial partitions which are adapted to be inserted into the receptacle between the transverse partitions (13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23) from above and are provided with catching and anchoring elements (34, 35, 38, 50), characterized in that a guide rail (32) is provided on a transverse partition (14) for displaceable mounting of the hold-down device (28).

2. An insert according to claim 1, characterized in that a number of rows of catching apertures (29, 30, 31) extending transversely are provided in the form of a screen in the bottom of the receptacle between the transverse partitions (13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23) to receive catching elements (50) provided at the bottom edges of the longitudinal partial partitions (17, 18, 27).

3. An insert according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the respective longitudinal partial partition (17, 18, 27) has an anchoring projection (34, 35) at least at one end of its top edge; the transverse partitions (13, 15, 16) are formed with recesses (33, 36) at their top edges to receive said anchoring projections (34, 35); and the transverse partition (14) provided with the guide rail (32) is formed with a transversely extending row of recesses (39) serving to receive anchoring projections (38) provided at the rear edge of longitudinal partial partitions (27).

4. An insert according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that catching elements (50) are provided at the bottom edge of each wall in each case in the form of two downwardly projecting fingers (51) with catching noses (50) formed at their bottom ends, the catching surfaces thereof which are remote from one another being spaced apart by an amount corresponding to the catching apertures (29, 30, 31) provided in the bottom of the receptacle, said noses being formed by three parallel recesses (52) in the respective longitudinal partial partition (17,18, 27).

5. An insert according to claim 4, characterized in that catching apertures (29, 30, 31) extend through the bottom and diverge downwardly to correspond to the angled catching surfaces of the catching noses (50).

6. An insert according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner transverse partitions of the receptacle are also at least partially formed as insertable transverse partial partitions (22, 23) having catching and anchoring elements (41, 42, 44) associated with which in the bottom of the receptacle catching apertures (45) are provided in the form of a screen in at least one row in the longitudinal direction of the receptacle.

7. An insert according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide rail (32) has a portion (70) which enables hold-down devices (28) to be fitted.

8. An insert according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hold-down device (28) has a hold-down arm (55) which is pivotable on a holder (58) guided on the guide rail (32), said arm (55) being pulled by a tension spring (59) connected to the holder (58) into the hold-down position and on upward pivoting, after passing through an unstable position, into a top withdrawal position.

9. An insert according to claim 8, characterized in that the holder (58) is placed with a downwardly open U-section onto the guide rail (32) which together with the back wall (14) forms an upwardly open U-section guide rail (32).

10. An insert according to claim 9, characterized in that the holder (58) has a rearwardly extending web (64) which fits under the guide rail (32).

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