JP2002032851A - Coin rod opening device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small coin rod opening device, facilitating the opening work of a coin rod and being incorporative in a cash register such as a POS terminal. SOLUTION: The coin rod opening device comprises a device body 1 having a rod metal insertion guide hole 2 and a cutter mounting hole 3 corresponding to the guide hole, a cutter mounting member 4 to be inserted into the cutter mounting hole 3, and a cutter 5 to be supported by the cutter mounting member 4. The space sectional area of the guide hole 2 is formed larger than the sectional area of a rod metal 30, and the cutter 5 is arranged so that its edge 5a is protruded into a cavity portion of the guide hole 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin-roll opening device, and more particularly to a coin-roll opening device that can be incorporated into a device for depositing and dispensing money such as a POS terminal.

[0002]

[Prior Art] At department stores or superstores,
Payment after shopping is performed using a calculator called a cash register. This cash register contains:
An openable / closable drawer device for storing cash and the like is provided. The inside of the drawer device is divided into a plurality of storage sections by partitions, and bills or coins are stored in each storage section by type. As a result, the clerk can easily put money in and out, and the cashier work is performed quickly.

In recent years, cash information has been sent to a computer by using a cash register and selling information collected separately for each item and various information generated at a stage of purchase, delivery, and the like.
POS, a system that processes, processes, and transmits information that can be effectively used by each department according to its purpose
The system is widely used and the cash register is
It is used as a POS terminal.

[0004] In the cashier operation using the POS terminal, if coins are insufficient as change, spare coins are taken out. Usually, these spare coins are made of a plurality of coins such as vinyl and paper. And is formed in a rod shape. These packages are not torn to the extent that they are slightly twisted or bent by hand so as not to be damaged during handling such as transportation. For this reason, the package was peeled by hooking a cutout provided on the package with a nail, or a cut was made in the package using a tool such as scissors or a cutter.

However, this conventional method has the following problems. First, it takes time to disassemble the coins, which reduces the efficiency of the cash register operation. Second, when tools are used, work such as tool management is required. Third, in order to disassemble the coins, there is an example in which the coins are beaten to a POS terminal or a cash register, and the coins are broken or damaged.

For this reason, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-63281 proposes a cash register 100 incorporating a coin-roll opening mechanism. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cash register 100
00, a mounting table 102 for mounting the bar 200 along the opening / closing direction H of the drawer 101.
And a cutter 103 for opening the packaging material of the bar 200,
A push button 104 is provided for operating the cutter 103 so as to abut the bar 200. FIG. 6 (b)
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a coin-roll opening mechanism incorporated in the cash register 100.

[0007] This operation will be described. If there is a shortage of coins in the drawer 101, the type of coin bar 2
00 is placed on the mounting table 102, and the drawer 101 is opened and closed while pressing the push button 104 in the downward direction I in FIG. 6B. Then, the blade of the cutter 103 provided at the tip of the push button 104 comes into contact with the packaging material on the side surface of the coin bar 200, and the packaging material of the coin bar 200 is cut by opening and closing the drawer 101, and the coin bar 200 is opened. Is done.

[0008]

However, the above example has the following disadvantages. First, if you suddenly run out of coins that you did not expect to run out,
It is not necessary to set the coin bar on the mounting table to carry out the work of putting and taking out money, but it is necessary to open and close the drawer for the opening work, which hinders quick cash registering work. In addition, when only one type of coins can be set on the mounting table and two or more types of coins are insufficient at the same time, the above-described opening operation must be performed by the number of types of the insufficient coins. In addition, it is not possible to carry out quick cashier operations.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to improve the disadvantages of the prior art, and in particular, to easily open a bar, and to open a bar which is small and can be incorporated into a cash calculator such as a POS terminal. Its purpose is to provide a device.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an apparatus body having a guide hole for inserting a bar is opposed to a side surface of the bar inserted into the guide hole. A cutter fixed to a predetermined portion of the inner wall surface of the guide hole. The guide hole has a spatial sectional area larger than that of the bar, and the cutter is arranged such that the blade of the cutter faces the cavity of the guide hole.

[0011] Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the user inserts the bar into the guide hole, abuts the side surface of the bar against the cutter provided inside the guide hole, and connects the bar to the cutter. By moving in the direction of the blade, the packaging of the bar can be opened. Therefore, it can be opened with a simple operation, and a cutter can be provided inside the guide hole for inserting the bar.
It becomes easy to incorporate into an S terminal or the like. As a result, the cashier operation can be sped up. Also, the cutter
Since it remains inside the guide hole and is not exposed to the outside, it is possible to safely open the bar.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an apparatus main body having a guide hole for inserting a bar rod and a cutter mounting hole provided corresponding to the guide hole, and a cutter mounting member to be inserted into the cutter mounting hole. And a cutter supported by the cutter mounting member. The guide hole has a configuration in which the space cross-sectional area is larger than the cross-sectional area of the bar, and the cutter is disposed such that the blade portion of the cutter projects into the cavity of the guide hole.

[0013] Therefore, in the invention according to claim 2, the user inserts the bar into the guide hole, and the side surface of the bar is supported by the cutter mounting member inserted from the cutter mounting hole. By bringing the bar into contact with the protruding cutter and moving the bar in the direction of the blade of the cutter, the packaging of the bar can be opened. Therefore, it is sufficient if the cutter can be opened by a simple operation and the cutter is provided so as to protrude into the hollow portion of the guide hole for inserting the bar.
It can be formed in a small size and can be easily incorporated into a POS terminal or the like. As a result, the cashier operation can be sped up. Further, since the cutter stays inside the guide hole and is not exposed to the outside, it is possible to safely perform the opening work of the bar.

Further, when the cutter is spilled or broken, the cutter mounting member can be taken out of the cutter mounting hole and the cutter can be replaced. Therefore, the cutter can be easily replaced, and since there is no need to replace the cutter inside the guide hole, it is possible to suppress the danger involved in replacing the cutter.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In the above described bar opening device, a configuration is adopted in which the cutter is disposed so that the blade of the cutter is perpendicular to the axis of the bar inserted into the guide hole.

For this reason, according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to having the same function as that of the first or second aspect of the present invention, the rod inserted by the user into the guide hole is rotated, Circumferential cuts can be made in the gold packaging. Thereafter, the user can cut the packaging by holding the left and right sides of the cut centered by hand and folding the bar so as to widen the cut. Therefore,
Since the bar can be easily and quickly opened without searching for the cut by the cutter and removing the package from the cut, the cash register operation can be sped up.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bar-bar opening device of the first, second or third aspect, the guide hole has a circular cross-sectional shape in space. Therefore, the invention according to claim 4 has the same function as the above-described invention according to claim 1, 2, or 3, and furthermore, since the shape of the guide hole and the shape of the bar are the same, the bar It can be easily inserted into the guide hole, and can speed up cashier operations.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the first, second, and third aspects.
The bar opening device according to 3 or 4, wherein the guide hole is formed such that the opening of the guide hole is lower than the bottom surface of the guide hole.

For this reason, the invention according to claim 5 has the same function as that of the invention described in claims 1, 2, 3, or 4, and after the bar is opened, the bar is disassembled inside the guide hole. When the coin is left inside the guide hole, the coin slides down the inner wall of the guide hole and comes out to the opening of the guide hole, thereby preventing the coin from being left inside the guide hole. Can be.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 (a) is a sectional view of a bar opening device 10 according to the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the POS system (point-of-sales
ystem), that is, each terminal (POS terminal 20) of a system (point-of-sale information management system) that collects, accumulates, and analyzes sales information for each point-of-sale / single item by connecting a computer in the store and an electronic automatic reading register )
It is mounted and used (see FIG. 1A). However,
The coin-roll opening device 10 is not limited to being attached to the POS terminal 20.

FIG. 1B shows a coin-roll opening device 1 attached to the POS terminal 20 shown in FIG. 1A.

The metal bar opening device 10 includes an apparatus main body 1 in which a guide hole 2 for inserting a metal bar 30 and a cutter mounting hole 3 provided in correspondence with the guide hole 2 are formed. A cutter mounting member 4 to be inserted and a cutter 5 supported by the cutter mounting member 4 are provided.

The spatial sectional area of the guide hole 2 is formed to be larger than the sectional area of the bar 30, and the cutter 5 is arranged such that the blade 5 a of the cutter 5 projects into the cavity of the guide hole 2. Have been.

Hereinafter, this will be described in detail.

The apparatus main body 1 of the bar opening device 10 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped sheet metal. That is, the device main body 1
Is hollow. Since the apparatus main body 1 is made of sheet metal, the rigidity is increased, and even when a bar 30 having a predetermined hardness collides, damage to the apparatus main body 1 can be suppressed. However, the apparatus main body 1 is not limited to a sheet metal or a hollow member. Further, as described above, the apparatus main body 1 is formed so as to be incorporated into the POS terminal 20 or the like. That is, for example, a screw hole (not shown) for incorporating a POS terminal is formed on the outer periphery of the apparatus main body 1.

At the center of a predetermined surface of the apparatus main body 1,
A guide hole 2 for inserting the bar 30 is formed. As shown in FIG. 1A, the predetermined surface is a surface located on the front surface of the POS terminal 20 when the apparatus main body 1 is attached to the POS terminal 20 described above. That is, one of the side surfaces of the apparatus main body 1.

Here, the coin bar 30 is a bundle of coins formed by stacking a plurality of coins in a bar shape and wrapping them in a wrapping material. For example, 100 coins of 10 yen are stacked and wrapped in a round bar shape with paper or a synthetic resin film. The wrapping material is designed not to be torn by a slight twist or bend by hand so as not to be damaged during handling such as transportation.

The above-described guide hole 2 is formed from a predetermined surface of the apparatus main body 1 to a predetermined location inside. Specifically, the depth of the guide hole 2 is desirably about one-fourth of a commonly used bar. This is because when the bar 30 is inserted into the guide hole 2, the bar 30
In order not to go too far inside. However, the depth of the guide hole 2 is not limited to this.

The guide hole 2 has a circular cross section in space and is larger than the bar 30. Therefore, the guide hole 2 is formed in a circular cross-section that is larger than the largest 500-yen coin among the coins currently used. However, this guide hole 2
Is not limited to a circle.

Further, the guide hole 2 has an inner wall surface. That is, the inner wall surface is formed by an inner bottom surface having the same shape as the opening and serving as the bottom surface of the guide hole 2 and an inner surface connecting the inner bottom surface and the opening. That is,

The guide hole 2 has an opening formed below the bottom surface. Specifically, the guide hole 2 is formed at an angle of 30 ° with respect to the bottom surface of the apparatus main body 1. However, the inclination of the guide hole 2 is not necessarily limited to 30 °.

A cutter mounting hole 3 is formed in the apparatus main body 1 corresponding to the guide hole 2. The cutter mounting hole 3 is formed on one of the side surfaces adjacent to the surface on which the guide hole 2 is formed in the apparatus main body 1. More specifically, FIG.
A cutter mounting hole 3 is formed above the right side surface.

The cutter mounting hole 3 is formed parallel to the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1 from the surface where the cutter mounting hole 3 is formed to the opposite surface. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the depth of the cutter mounting hole 3 is longer than the diameter of the guide hole 2 described above. Specifically, the cutter mounting hole 3 is formed from a predetermined surface of the apparatus main body 1 where the cutter mounting hole 3 is formed.
The guide hole 2 extends to the tangent of the inner surface farthest from the predetermined surface.

The cutter mounting hole 3 and the guide hole 2 partially interfere with each other. That is, the guide hole 2 and the cutter mounting hole 3 are connected and formed inside the apparatus main body 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2A, two-thirds of the depth from the opening of the guide hole 2 described above.
At a position at a depth of about and above the guide hole 2,
The lower portion of the cutter mounting hole 3 interferes, and the guide hole 2 and the cutter mounting hole 3 communicate with each other.

Further, this cutter mounting hole 3 is
As shown in (c), the space cross-sectional shape is substantially rectangular.
In the lower part of the cutter mounting hole 3, a cutter insertion groove 3a through which a later-described cutter 5 is inserted is formed. As shown in FIG. 2A, the cutter insertion groove 3a is formed so as to pass through the guide hole 2 described above.
The cutter mounting member 4 is inserted into the cutter mounting hole 3 as described above.

The cutter mounting member 4 is formed in a shape corresponding to the cutter mounting hole 3. That is,
It is a rod-shaped body with a rectangular cross section. The cutter mounting member 4 is made of ABS resin, so that the cutter 5 is embedded and supported. Specifically, a cutter mounting groove (not shown) is formed along the longitudinal direction of the cutter mounting member 4. Thus, the cutter 5 can be relatively easily attached or detached by sliding the cutter 5 into the cutter attachment groove.

The cutter 5 includes a cutter mounting member 4.
Is formed shorter than the length. The cutter 5 is attached along the longitudinal direction of the cutter attachment member 4. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3A, the cutter 5 is attached with the blade portion 5a facing downward.

Then, the cutter mounting member 4 to which the cutter 5 is mounted is inserted into the cutter mounting hole 3 of the apparatus main body 1 shown in FIG. At this time, the blade 5a of the cutter 5 attached to the cutter mounting member 4 is turned downward, and the cutter 5 is inserted into the cutter insertion groove 3 of the cutter mounting hole 3.
Insert according to a. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the cutter mounting member 4 is mounted on the apparatus main body 1 in this manner.
Shown in

Next, the bar opening device 10 according to the present embodiment is described.
The procedure for opening the packaging of the coin bar 30 by attaching the POS terminal 20 to the POS terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present apparatus 1 is used by being attached to the lower part of the front surface of the POS terminal 20 so that the guide hole 2 is exposed on the front surface.

First, the user inserts the coin bar 30 in the direction of C in FIG. That is, one end of the bar 30 is held by hand, inserted at an angle of about 30 ° from the guide hole 2 on the front surface, and inserted until it stops at the back. At this time, 30
About 1/4 of the whole is inserted.

Next, a cut is made in the package of the coin bar 30. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5B, the bar 30 is lightly pushed down in the direction D, that is, downward, and the side surface of the bar 30 is brought into contact with the cutter 5. Then, the bar 30 is rotated left or right while the side surface of the bar 30 is in contact with the blade 5a of the cutter 5 (arrow E). Thus, the notch 31 is cut into the packaging of the bar 30 by the cutter.

After that, the bar 30 is pulled out from the guide hole 2 and both ends of the bar 30 are gripped by the left and right hands around the cut 31 formed in the bar 30. Then, the both ends of the bar 30 are extended in the directions of F and G shown in FIG.
Push down to break 0.

By doing so, the packaging of the coin bar 30 is easily cut, and the coin bar 30 can be disassembled and separated into a plurality of coins 32 as shown in FIG. . Therefore, when cash for change is insufficient during the cash registering operation, it is possible to easily and quickly open the wrapping of the coin 30 and separate the coin 30 into the coin 32 by using the present apparatus. As a result, cash registering operations can be performed quickly.

Further, since the cutter 5 is provided inside the guide hole 2 of the apparatus main body 1, the blade is not exposed, and
0 can be safely opened, and since other tools such as scissors are not used, there is no need to manage other tools for opening, and the cashier operation can be further speeded up.

Further, when the cutter 5 is spilled or broken, the cutter mounting member 4 can be taken out from the side of the apparatus main body 1 and the cutter 5 can be replaced, and there is no need to replace the cutter 5 inside the guide hole 2. Cutter 5
Can be performed easily and with reduced risk.

Further, when making a cut in the packaging of the bar 30 by rotating the bar 30 one turn while keeping the blade of the cutter 5 on the bar 30, the packaging of the bar 30 is completed. It will be completely cut. Then, the coin 32 at the cut end of the coin bar 30 falls into the guide hole 2.

In such a case, the guide hole 2
Is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the coin bar 30, so that the cut coin does not become jammed inside. In addition, since the guide hole 2 is formed such that the opening is lower than the bottom surface, the cut coin 32 slides down to the opening side, and the coin 32 is moved to the guide hole 2 by hand. Can be taken out without entering.

Here, in the above embodiment, the cutter mounting hole 3 is formed in the guide hole 2 in the side surface of the apparatus main body 1.
Although the case where it was formed on the surface next to the surface on which was formed was exemplified, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. The cutter mounting hole 3 may be formed on another surface, for example, on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1.

In the above embodiment, the apparatus main body 1
In the illustrated example, the cutter mounting hole 3 is formed, and the cutter mounting member 4 having the cutter 5 mounted thereon is inserted into the cutter mounting hole 3 so that the cutter 5 projects into the guide hole 2. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. The cutter 5 may be directly mounted in the guide hole 2 without forming the cutter mounting hole 3 in the apparatus main body 1. Even in this case, since the bar 30 can be opened inside the guide hole 2, the opening operation of the bar 30 can be performed safely as described above.

[0052]

As described above, according to the coin-roll opening device of the present invention, the apparatus main body in which the coin-insertion guide hole is formed, and the cutter fixed to the predetermined position on the inner wall surface of the guide hole. The guide hole is formed so that the spatial sectional area of the guide hole is larger than the sectional area of the bar, and the cutter is disposed so that the blade of the cutter faces the hollow portion of the guide hole. The bar can be opened by inserting and rotating the bar in contact with the cutter inside the guide hole on the side of the bar, and grasping both ends of the bar to break it. Can be separated into coins. Therefore, the device can be configured with a simple structure, and furthermore, the bar can be disassembled by a simple operation. In addition to this, there is an unprecedented excellent effect that the cashier operation can be performed quickly and the cashier operation can be made more efficient.

In the case where the apparatus main body is provided with a cutter mounting hole corresponding to the guide hole, and a cutter mounting member inserted into the cutter mounting hole and a cutter supported by the cutter mounting member are provided. When the cutter spills or breaks, the cutter mounting member can be removed from the main body of the apparatus and the cutter can be replaced, so that the cutter can be easily replaced and the cutter can be replaced inside the guide hole. Therefore, there is an excellent effect that the danger at the time of replacing the cutter is suppressed.

Further, when the guide hole is formed so that the opening of the guide hole is lower than the bottom of the guide hole, the guide hole is opened when the bar is cut inside the guide hole. Since the inclined bar is inclined downward, the cut bar or the separated coin slides down toward the opening and the user separates without the cut portion staying inside the guide hole. There is an excellent effect that coins can be obtained, and the cashier operation can be made more efficient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a POS terminal in which a bar opening device is incorporated, and FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view of the bar opening device. It is.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a device main body of the coin-roll opening device disclosed in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view and FIG.
2 (b) is a top view of FIG. 2 (a) viewed from the direction A, and FIG. 2 (c) is a side view of FIG. 2 (a) viewed from the direction B.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the cutter mounting member disclosed in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 (a) is a plan view, and FIG. 3 (b) is a side view.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the coin-roll opening device disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for opening the bar using the bar opening device disclosed in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of inserting a bar into the bar opening device, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of making a cut in the packaging of the bar, and FIG. ) Is an explanatory view showing an operation of opening the wrapping of the bar, and FIG.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which opened the coin-roll and separated into coins.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a cash register provided with a coin-roll opening mechanism according to a conventional example. FIG. 6 (a) is a perspective view of the cash register, and FIG. 6 (b) shows the coin-roll opening mechanism. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Guide hole 3 Cutter mounting hole 4 Cutter mounting member 5 Cutter 10 Rod opening device 20 POS terminal 30 Rod 5a Blade part

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body having a guide hole for inserting a metal bar, and a cutter fixed to a predetermined position on an inner wall surface of the guide hole facing a side surface of the metal bar inserted into the guide hole, A space cross-section of the guide hole is formed to be larger than a cross-sectional area of the bar, and the cutter is disposed such that a blade of the cutter faces a cavity of the guide hole. Opening device. 2. An apparatus main body having a guide hole for inserting a metal rod and a cutter mounting hole provided corresponding to the guide hole, a cutter mounting member inserted into the cutter mounting hole, and the cutter mounting. And a cutter supported by a member, wherein the guide hole has a spatial sectional area larger than the sectional area of the bar bar, and the blade of the cutter projects into the cavity of the guide hole. A bar opening device characterized by being arranged as follows. 3. The bar-bar opening device according to claim 1, wherein the cutter is disposed so that a blade portion of the cutter is perpendicular to an axis of a bar inserted into the guide hole. 4. The bar opening device according to claim 1, wherein the guide hole has a circular sectional shape. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide hole is formed such that an opening of the guide hole is lower than a bottom surface of the guide hole.