JP2004192475A - Coin management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the discrimination of the balance of change prepared money from the sales amount and the instruction of the amount of bills to be exchanged to coins for the use as the change prepared money of the next day only by putting coins recovered from a register at the end of business of one day. <P>SOLUTION: This coin management device for counting and managing coins comprises a plurality of coin delivery parts for delivering coins, a receipt part for counting the received coins, a data storage part for storing the amount of the delivered coins, and an arithmetic part for performing a calculation on the basis of the amount of the delivered coins and the amount of the received coins. The arithmetic part calculates and outputs the amount regarded as a part of the sales amount in the register on the basis of the amount of the coins delivered to be housed in the register and the amount of the coins recovered and received from the register. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin management device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in stores that sell goods and services, a coin depositing and dispensing machine is provided to manage change reserves required for cash sales. Generally, a cash register is provided at a checkout station in a store, and a cashier or the like in charge of the checkout of the store stores cash received from a customer as money in the register machine and needs cash as change. Cash is taken out of the cash register and handed over to the customer. Most of the change is coins, and in order to prevent the change from occurring and the receipt of money from the customer from being delayed, coins of each denomination, that is, one yen, are provided in advance as change reserves. After counting coins, five-yen coins, ten-yen coins, fifty-yen coins, hundred-yen coins, and five hundred-yen coins, the coins are sorted and stored in the register machine (for example, Patent Document 1). reference.).
[0003]
In this case, since the operation of counting and managing loose coins, that is, coins that are separated one by one, is a time-consuming operation, managing the change reserve using the coin depositing and dispensing machine. That is, a predetermined amount of change reserve is paid out. In the coin depositing and dispensing machine, a plurality of denominations of loose coins can be deposited at a time, and a plurality of denominations of different types of coins can be mixed in the dispensing of a required amount of change reserve. It is supposed to be paid out.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-44924
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine, change reserves could not be properly managed. However, when paying out the change reserve, only the specified number of coins and the required number of coins will be paid out for each denomination, so even if you use the conventional coin deposit and withdrawal machine, For example, by sorting coins into one denomination and paying them out, it is possible to realize the task of sorting out and paying out coins as required change reserves.
[0006]
However, when the day's business at the store ends and the change fund stored in the register machine is collected, the remaining cash reserve prepared at the start of the operation and the day-to-day sales proceeds are stored in the register machine. And are mixed.
[0007]
At the end of a business day, part of the change reserve prepared with coins at the start of business is replaced by banknotes. This bill needs to be exchanged at a bank or the like and returned to coins for business the next day. Therefore, when cash is collected from the register machine, it is necessary to sort the collected cash according to the counting result, which is troublesome.
[0008]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to distinguish the remaining balance of the change reserve from the sales amount only by depositing coins collected from the cash register machine at the end of a business day, and An object of the present invention is to provide a coin management device capable of indicating the amount of money to be exchanged from bills to coins for use as a change reserve of the day.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, in the coin management device of the present invention, it is a coin management device that counts and manages coins, a plurality of coin dispensing units that dispenses coins, a depositing unit that counts deposited coins, and the dispensing unit. A data storage unit for storing the amount of coins, and an operation unit for performing an operation based on the amount of the fed-out coins and the amount of the received coins. Based on the amount of coins paid out and the amount of coins collected and deposited from the cash register, an amount considered to be a part of the sales proceeds in the cash register is calculated and output.
[0010]
In another coin management device of the present invention, a coin management device that performs counting and management of coins, a plurality of coin payout units that pay out coins, a deposit unit that counts deposited coins, and the fed coins A data storage unit for storing the amount of coins paid out and an operation unit for performing an operation based on the amount of the fed coins and the amount of the deposited coins. The operation unit is fed out to be stored in a register machine. Based on the amount of coins collected and the amount of coins collected and deposited from the register machine, the amount of coins collected as banknotes among the coins stored in the register machine is calculated and output.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a coin management device provided in a store according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0013]
As shown in the figure, the store 11 is provided with register machines 12a to 12d for counting sales and storing sales and the like. The number of the register machines 12a to 12d may be singular or plural, and can be set arbitrarily. Here, the store 11 is, for example, a store such as a convenience store, a supermarket, a department store, or a restaurant such as a restaurant or a coffee shop, but any store that sells products and services. Is also good.
[0014]
When the customer who visits the store 11 purchases a product or service sold in the store 11 and pays for the cash, the register machines 12a to 12d take charge of the cash settlement operation such as a cashier in the store 11. This device is operated by a user to input the price as the sales amount of goods and services, to total the total sales amount, and to store the cash received from the customer as the payment amount. The person in charge takes out cash required as change from the register machines 12a to 12d and hands it to the customer. In this case, the coins are sorted by denomination and stored in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d.
[0015]
Further, the register units 12a to 12d may function as POS terminals in a so-called POS (Point of Sales) system. In this case, not only the sales amount but also sales information such as product items for each product or service purchased by the customer is input to the register machines 12a to 12d. In this case, the store 11 is provided with a store computer 13 for counting sales information and sales amounts input to the plurality of register machines 12a to 12d provided in the store 11. The store computer 13 is connected to the register devices 12a to 12d via a LAN (Local Area Network) 14, and each time the sales information or the sales amount is input to the register devices 12a to 12d, the store information or the sales amount is input. The amount is collected, and sales information and sales amount of the entire store 11 are totaled.
[0016]
Further, the store computer 13 is connected to a head office computer 16 via a communication line 15. The headquarters computer 16 is connected via a communication line 15 to a store computer 13 disposed in each of the plurality of stores 11, collects sales information and sales amount of each store 11, and stores sales information of all stores 11. Aggregate information and sales amount. Thereby, the headquarters computer 16 can grasp the stock status of the product in each store 11 and calculate the item, quantity, and the like of the product to be newly purchased. The information calculated or calculated by the head office computer 16 can be used for store guidance and the like.
[0017]
The store 11 is provided with a change management device 17 as a coin management device. The change management device 17 stores and manages change funds set in the register machines 12a to 12d of the store 11. That is, a change reserve for several days required for business in the store 11 is stored in the change management device 17, and the person in charge of the store 11 sends the necessary amount of change preparation from the change management device 17 as necessary. The money can be dispensed and set in the register machines 12a to 12d.
[0018]
Further, the person in charge collects the change reserve remaining in the register machines 12a to 12d and deposits the change reserve into the change management device 17. Then, when the collected change reserve is deposited, the change management device 17 counts the collected change reserve, and based on the difference between the first change-out change collected and the collected change reserve. Perform payment processing. The change funds can be managed in units of the register machines 12a to 12d, and the person in charge of managing each of the register machines 12a to 12d can adjust and change the change reserve for each of the register machines 12a to 12d in charge. Can manage.
[0019]
The change management device 17 is connected to a monitoring center 19 via a communication line 18. The monitoring center 19 collects the operation information of the change management device 17 via the communication line 18 and replenishes when the change reserve is insufficient, and monitors when the change management device 17 is attacked by robbery or the like. I do.
[0020]
The change reserve includes 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins, and 1,000-yen, 2,000-yen and 5,000-yen coins. You need a banknote. There are six kinds of coins, and the number of coins to be prepared is 50 to 100 per general register machine depending on the kind of coins, and it takes time and effort to manage the coins. On the other hand, in the case of banknotes, it is sufficient to prepare about 10 to 20 thousand yen banknotes and several 2,000 yen banknotes and 5,000 yen banknotes per general register machine, so it takes time to manage. There is no. Therefore, in order to reduce the cost of the change management device 17, it is desirable that the bills as change funds be managed manually and the coins only be managed by the change management device 17.
[0021]
Thus, in the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the change management device 17 manages only coins.
[0022]
As shown in the figure, the change management device 17 has a deposit port 21 for depositing coins collected from the register machines 12a to 12d and coins to be newly refilled into the change management device 17, and the change management device 17 has received money from the deposit port 21. When a coin cannot be discriminated as a valid coin, a reject port 22 for returning the coin and a coin of a necessary amount from a change reserve stored in the change management device 17 are registered in the register. It has a dispensing port 23 for dispensing for setting on the machines 12a to 12d.
[0023]
Further, in order to execute these processes and operate the change management device 17, a display 24 including a CRT, a liquid crystal display, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, a function key, a numeric keypad, etc. are provided on the front of the change management device 17. , An operation key 25, a card slot 26 for receiving and reading an ID card possessed by the person in charge, and a receipt port 27 for printing and issuing the operation result and the like. The display 24 and the operation keys 25 may be integrally formed as a touch panel.
[0024]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 2, the change management device 17 includes a control unit 31, a data storage unit 32, a display unit 33, an operation unit 34, a card reading unit 35, and a transmission unit 36, which also function as a calculation unit in terms of functions. , A monitoring unit 37 and a coin unit 38 as a depositing unit. Here, the control unit 31 is composed of a microcomputer or the like having arithmetic means such as a CPU and an MPU and various I / O units (interfaces), and controls the operation of the change management device 17 in a comprehensive manner. The data storage unit 32 includes storage means such as a magnetic disk and a semiconductor memory, and stores various data. Further, the display unit 33 controls the operation of the display 24, and causes the display 24 to display guidance for operation of the change management device 17, a result of counting, and the like. Then, the operation unit 34 receives an input from the operation keys 25, and the card reading unit 35 reads data stored in the ID card inserted into the card receiving slot 26. Further, the transmission unit 36 transmits the operation status of the change management device 17 and the balance of the stored coins to the monitoring center 19 via the communication line 18. Further, the monitoring unit 37 detects that the change management device 17 has been pryed open by being attacked by a robber or the like, or that abnormal vibration has occurred. The coin section 38 counts the number of coins received from the deposit port 21 or counts stored coins and pays them out to the dispensing port 23.
[0026]
Next, the coin section 38 of the change management device 17 having the above configuration will be described.
[0027]
FIG. 3 is a first perspective view showing a configuration of a coin unit of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 3, the coin section 38 has a deposit hopper 41, and coins deposited in the deposit port 21 of the change management device 17 are put into the deposit hopper 41. At the lower part of the deposit hopper 41, there is provided a deposit pay-out section 42 for separating and paying out coins which have been collectively deposited one by one.
[0029]
Here, the coins fed one by one from the deposit feeding section 42 are placed on the deposit transport path 43. A first sensor 44 is provided at the entrance of the deposit transfer path 43, and detects that coins have been placed on the deposit transfer path 43 from the deposit feeding section 42. Then, in accordance with the detection result of the first sensor 44, control of the payout operation in which the deposit payout unit 42 pays out coins is performed. That is, when the first sensor 44 detects that a coin has been placed on the deposit carrying path 43, the paying-out operation of the deposit pay-out unit 42 is temporarily stopped, and the interval at which the next coin is placed is fixed. To If the first sensor 44 does not detect that a coin has been placed on the deposit conveyance path 43 even if the depositing and dispensing section 42 performs a dispensing operation, it is determined that the coin is jammed, and the depositing and dispensing section 42 is determined. It is controlled to perform an operation for clearing a jam of coins.
[0030]
When the first sensor 44 detects that a coin has been placed on the depositing conveyance path 43, the tracking operation is performed until the coin is conveyed to the corresponding coin stacking unit described later.
[0031]
Next, the coins placed on the deposit transfer path 43 are conveyed on the deposit transfer path 43, and the coin checker 45 disposed downstream of the first sensor 44 in the deposit transfer path 43. pass. The check unit 45 determines the denomination of the coin based on the external dimensions of the passing coin, the presence or absence of a hole (hole), magnetic material detection, and the like. At this time, the coins are scratched or rusted (rust), so the denomination cannot be discriminated as a valid coin, or a plurality of coins are unreeled at a constant interval in the depositing and dispensing part 42 and are unreeled. If it is not possible to correctly determine the denomination, or if it is something other than coins and the denomination cannot be determined, the check unit 45 determines that it should be rejected.
[0032]
Subsequently, the coin whose denomination is determined by the check section 45 is transported from the deposit transport path 43 to the sorting transport path 46. In the sorting transport path 46, coins are sorted while being transported to a predetermined coin stacking unit, that is, a coin stacking unit or a reject port 22 according to a denomination, in accordance with the determination result of the check unit 45.
[0033]
A second sensor 47 is provided at the entrance of the sorting conveyance path 46. The second sensor 47 detects that coins and the like that have passed the check section 45 have been transported reliably. From the check section 45 to the second sensor 47, not only valid coins, but also abnormal coins determined to be rejected and non-coins other than coins are conveyed. Therefore, a second sensor 47 is provided to detect that the coin or something other than the coin has been reliably conveyed.
[0034]
A reject blade 48 as a first blade is disposed downstream of the second sensor 47 in the sectioned conveyance path 46. When a coin or the like determined by the check unit 45 to be rejected arrives, the reject blade 48 operates to open the sorting conveyance path 46. As a result, coins and the like conveyed along the sectioned conveyance path 46 and determined to be rejected are guided to the reject chute 49 and discharged from the reject port 22 of the change management device 17. When the check section 45 determines the denomination as a valid coin, the reject blade 48 closes the reject chute 49. As a result, the coins conveyed on the sectioned conveyance path 46 pass over the reject blade 48 and are further conveyed to the rear of the sectioned conveyance path 46.
[0035]
Further, a third sensor 50 is provided downstream of the reject blade 48. Note that, of the coins conveyed on the sorting conveyance path 46, all coins passing through the reject blade 48 and reaching the third sensor 50 have been determined by the check section 45 as valid coins. . Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the output of the discrimination result by the check section 45, the passage of the coins detected by the third sensor 50 is detected by the third sensor 50, so that the coins discriminated by the check section 45 as legitimate coins are reliably sorted and conveyed. It can be confirmed that the paper is being conveyed on the road 46.
[0036]
Subsequently, the valid coins pass through the third sensor 50, are sorted on the sorting transport path 46 according to the denomination determined by the check section 45, and are stacked in the corresponding coin stacking section. Here, a description will be given of a case where six types of coins normally distributed in Japan, that is, one yen coin, five yen coin, ten yen coin, fifty yen coin, one hundred yen coin, and five hundred yen coin are classified. .
[0037]
On the downstream side of the third sensor 50, a hole 51 is formed for dropping a one-yen coin having the smallest diameter. The hole 51 is set to be larger than the diameter of one yen coin and smaller than the diameter of the next smallest fifty yen coin, so that only one yen coin among the six types of coins falls into the hole 51.
[0038]
Then, five types of coins other than the one-yen coin pass through the hole 51 without falling, and are further transported downstream on the sorting transport path 46.
[0039]
Downstream of the hole 51, a second blade 52 is provided. In the second blade 52, only ten-yen coins are sorted and fall. That is, when a coin determined as a ten-yen coin by the check part 45 passes through the third sensor 50, the second blade 52 is opened after a predetermined time, and the corresponding ten-yen coin is dropped from the sorting transport path 46. .
[0040]
Further, a hole 53 is formed on the downstream side of the second blade 52, and the hole 53 is set to be larger than the diameter of the fifty yen coin and smaller than the diameter of the next largest five yen coin. Therefore, only fifty-yen coins are sorted and fall from the hole 53.
[0041]
Further, a hole 54 for dropping a five-yen coin is formed downstream of the hole 53. The hole 54 is set to be larger than the diameter of the five-yen coin and smaller than the diameter of the next largest one-yen coin, and only the five-yen coin is sorted and falls from the hole 54.
[0042]
On the downstream side of the hole 54, a hole 55 for selecting and dropping a one hundred yen coin is formed, and further on the downstream side of the hole 55, a hole 56 for selecting and dropping a five hundred yen coin is formed. ing.
[0043]
Thus, the six types of coins fall from the sorting transport path 46 in the order described above. Thus, coins can be sorted by denomination and discharged to a predetermined position by dropping the coins from the sorting transport path 46 in a predetermined order based on the denomination. Then, the ejected coins can be inserted into the position of the dispensing cassette 77 according to the order of the denominations arranged in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d. For this reason, the coin section 38 of the change management device 17 according to the present embodiment arranges coin stacks of denominations in a specific order, sorts denominations accordingly, and drops them. In this case, utilizing the characteristics of the coins, the holes 51, 53 to 56 are formed in the sorting conveyance path 46 by sorting in the order of smaller diameter, and sorting by the second blade 52 is combined as necessary. A chute for guiding coins to the coin stacking section for the selected denomination and a coin stacking section for the corresponding denomination are arranged below the sorting transport path 46.
[0044]
Thus, the number of expensive second blades 52 used can be reduced. In the present embodiment, a second blade 52 for sorting ten-yen coins is arranged at one place in the sorting conveyance path 46, and the diameter of the coins is selected to sort the other five denominations. Holes 51, 53 to 56 having sizes corresponding to the order of size, that is, one-yen coin, fifty-yen coin, five-yen coin, one hundred-yen coin, and five hundred-yen coin are formed in the sorting transport path 46. . The coins of each denomination falling from the sorting transport path 46 can be paid out to the respective coin accumulating sections through a chute having a simple structure.
[0045]
Subsequently, the arrangement of the coin stacking unit for each denomination will be described.
[0046]
In the present embodiment, the coin accumulating section is composed of six coin accumulating sections divided by denomination, and the six coin accumulating sections are located on the right side and the left side in the conveying direction below the divided conveying path 46 in the conveying direction. It is arranged separately. In this case, a one-yen coin stacker 57, a five-yen coin stacker 58, a fifty-yen coin stacker 59, and a 500-yen coin stacker 60 are arranged on the right side in the transport direction from the upstream. In addition, on the left side in the transport direction, from the upstream, as a coin accumulation unit, a ten-yen coin accumulation unit 61 and a hundred-yen coin accumulation unit 62 are arranged in this order.
[0047]
By the way, generally, ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins are used in large quantities as change. One-yen coins also use a large amount, but they are smaller in size and smaller in size than ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins.
[0048]
Therefore, by arranging only two types of coin accumulation units 61 and 62 of ten-yen coin and one hundred-yen coin on the left side toward the sorting transport path 46, the accumulation of coins of other denominations is twice or more. Capacity can be secured. Then, each of the one-yen coin accumulator 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, the five hundred-yen coin accumulator 60, the ten-yen coin accumulator 61, and the hundred-yen coin accumulator 62 is separately transported. The road 46 is connected to a chute described later.
[0049]
That is, the hole 51 for dropping the one-yen coin in the sorting conveyance path 46 and the one-yen coin stacking part 57 are connected by the one-yen chute 63, and the one-yen coin passing through the hole 51 passes through the one-yen chute 63. The coins are accumulated in the one-yen coin accumulation unit 57. Similarly, the five-yen coin accumulator 58 is connected to the hole 54 by a five-yen chute 64, and the ten-yen coin accumulator 61 is connected to the opening of the second blade 52 by a ten-yen chute 65. The portion 59 is connected to the hole 53 by a fifty-yen chute 66, the one hundred yen coin accumulating portion 62 is connected to the hole 55 by a one hundred yen chute 67, and the five hundred yen coin accumulating portion 60 is connected to the hole 56 by a five hundred yen chute 68. Are linked.
[0050]
By the way, of the shoots, the five-yen chute 64 and the fifty-yen chute 66 are arranged crossing each other. However, the five-yen coin accumulating part 58 and the fifty-yen coin accumulating part 59 are adjacent to each other, and the sorting holes of the sorting transport path 46 are also different from the fifty-yen coin hole 53 and the five-yen coin hole 54. Are next to each other. Therefore, even if the five-round chute 64 and the fifty-round chute 66 cross each other, they can be configured with a simple structure.
[0051]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the sorting method of the sorting conveyance path 46 is based on sorting using holes utilizing differences in the outer diameter of coins, and only ten-yen coins are sorted using blades. The coin stackers are arranged on the left and right sides in the transport direction of the section transport path 46. As a result, it is possible to increase the accumulated capacity of ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins that are frequently used as change, and it is possible to connect the sorting unit of the sorting transport path 46 with a simple chute structure at a low cost. In addition, it is possible to provide a highly reliable denomination coin accumulation unit.
[0052]
In the present embodiment, a blade and a hole using the difference in outer diameter of coins are used as means for sorting coins in the sorting transport path 46. For example, coins of all denominations are used. A blade may be used as a sorting means. However, since relatively expensive blades are frequently used, the cost of the section conveyance path 46 increases.
[0053]
Below the one-yen coin accumulator 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, the five hundred-yen coin accumulator 60, the ten-yen coin accumulator 61, and the one-hundred-yen coin accumulator 62, A coin dispensing unit as a coin dispensing unit corresponding to each is provided.
[0054]
That is, a one-yen coin withdrawal unit 69 is provided below the one-yen coin accumulation unit 57, and a five-yen coin withdrawal unit 70 is provided below the five-yen coin accumulation unit 58. A fifty-yen coin withdrawal unit 71 is arranged below the yen coin accumulation unit 59, and a five hundred yen coin withdrawal unit 72 is arranged below the five hundred yen coin accumulation unit 60. A ten-yen coin withdrawal unit 73 is provided below the coin stacking unit 61, and a hundred-yen coin withdrawal unit 74 is provided below the hundred-yen coin stacking unit 62. The ten-yen coin dispensing unit 73 and the hundred-yen coin dispensing unit 74 are not shown in FIG. 3, but are shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later.
[0055]
The coins are accumulated in the one-yen coin accumulator 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, the five hundred-yen coin accumulator 60, the ten-yen coin accumulator 61, and the hundred-yen coin accumulator 62. When dispensing coins, the corresponding one-yen coin withdrawal unit 69, five-yen coin withdrawal unit 70, fifty-yen coin withdrawal unit 71, and five hundred-yen coin withdrawal unit 72, ten coins The coins of the corresponding denomination are paid out one by one by the yen coin withdrawal unit 73 and the one hundred yen coin withdrawal unit 74, and the required number of coins is paid out.
[0056]
A dispensing guide plate 75 is arranged below the coin dispensing portion of each denomination. Coins dispensed for dispensing from the coin dispensing portion of each denomination are discharged onto a dispensing guide plate 75. The dispensing guide plate 75 rotates from a position 75a to a position 75b around a rotating shaft 76, and guides coins fed from the respective coin dispensing sections in a required direction.
[0057]
A dispensing cassette 77 and a storage box 78 are provided below the dispensing guide plate 75. Here, when the dispensing guide plate 75 is at the position 75a, coins dispensed from the respective coin dispensing sections are guided in the direction of the dispensing cassette 77 and stored in the dispensing cassette 77. . On the other hand, when the dispensing guide plate 75 is at the position 75b, the coins dispensed from the respective coin dispensing sections are stored in the storage box 78.
[0058]
The dispensing cassette 77 is provided with a storage section as a denomination storage section corresponding to each coin dispensing section. That is, the one-yen coin storage part 79, the five-yen coin storage part 80, the ten-yen coin storage part 81, the fifty-yen coin storage part 82, and the one-hundred-yen coin storage in the order of denomination from the front of the dispensing cassette 77 in FIG. A unit 83 and a 500-yen coin storage unit 84 are provided.
[0059]
The coin stacking units of the denominations are arranged on the right side in the conveying direction of the sorting conveyance path 46, such as a one-yen coin stacker 57, a five-yen coin stacker 58, a fifty-yen coin stacker 59, and a 500-yen stacker. The coin stacking unit 60 is provided, and a ten-yen coin stacking unit 61 and a hundred-yen coin stacking unit 62 are provided on the left side in the conveying direction of the sorting conveyance path 46. A dispensing guide plate 75 is provided between the coin stacks of the denominations arranged in two rows, that is, between coin dispensing units attached to the lower part of the coin stacks of the denominations. ing.
[0060]
Here, the positions of the ten-yen coin dispensing unit 73 and the hundred-yen coin dispensing unit 74 will be described for reference.
[0061]
FIG. 4 is a second perspective view showing a configuration of a coin part of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a first perspective view showing a configuration of a dispensing cassette of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a second perspective view showing the structure of a dispensing cassette of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of a storage box of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view.
[0062]
In FIG. 4, in order to show the arrangement of the ten-yen coin withdrawal unit 73 and the hundred-yen coin withdrawal unit 74, a one-yen coin accumulation unit 57, a five-yen coin accumulation unit 58, and a fifty-yen coin accumulation unit 59, In addition, the one-yen coin withdrawal unit 69, the five-yen coin withdrawal unit 70, and the fifty-yen coin withdrawal unit 71 are omitted, and the ten-yen coin accumulation unit 61, the hundred-yen coin accumulation unit 62, and the five hundred yen The coin accumulating unit 60, the ten-yen coin dispensing unit 73, the hundred-yen coin dispensing unit 74, and the 500-yen coin dispensing unit 72 can be visually checked.
[0063]
For example, the ten-yen coins accumulated in the ten-yen coin accumulation part 61 are fed out one by one by the ten-yen coin dispensing part 73 and are paid out in the direction indicated by the arrow A. Then, the ten-yen coin paid out in the direction shown by the arrow A falls on the dispensing guide plate 75, and the dropped ten-yen coin is guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the direction shown by the arrow F, and dispenses. It is stored in the ten-yen coin storage unit 81 of the cassette 77.
[0064]
Similarly, the hundred-yen coins accumulated in the hundred-yen coin accumulating unit 62 are fed out one by one in the direction indicated by the arrow B by the one-hundred-yen coin dispensing unit 74, and are indicated by the arrow H by the dispensing guide plate 75. In the dispensing cassette 77 and stored in the one-hundred-yen coin storage unit 83. In addition, the coins are accumulated in the one-yen coin accumulation part 57, the five-yen coin accumulation part 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulation part 59, and the five hundred yen coin accumulation part 60 arranged on the right side in the conveying direction of the sorting conveyance path 46. The same applies to one yen coin, five yen coin, fifty yen coin and five hundred yen coin.
[0065]
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the 500-yen coins accumulated in the 500-yen coin accumulation unit 60 are fed out one by one in the direction shown by the arrow C by the 500-yen coin withdrawal feeding unit 72, It is guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the direction indicated by the arrow I, and is stored in the 500 yen coin storage section 84 of the dispensing cassette 77. Similarly, the one-yen coin, five-yen coin, and fifty-yen coin accumulated in the one-yen coin accumulator 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, and the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, which are omitted in FIG. , Are guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the directions indicated by arrows D, E, and G, respectively, and are one coin storage unit 79, five coin storage unit 80, and fifty coin storage unit 82 of the dispensing cassette 77. , Respectively.
[0066]
The dispensing guide plate 75 is illustrated as a single plate for easy understanding of the flow of coins, but guides coins of each denomination along the directions indicated by arrows D to I. Therefore, a partition plate is provided between the directions indicated by the arrows D to I so as to reliably guide each coin to each coin storage portion of the dispensing cassette 77.
[0067]
On the other hand, when all the coins stored in the coin stacking unit of each denomination are stored in the storage box 78, for example, when the change management device 17 is settled, the dispensing guide plate 75 is rotated by the rotating shaft. It rotates from position 75a to position 75b around 76. The coins accumulated in the denomination-type coin accumulating units are fed out one by one by a denomination-type coin dispensing and dispensing unit disposed below each coin accumulating unit, and the dispensing guide plate located at the position 75b. It is guided by 75 and is stored in the storage box 78 while being guided in the direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrows D to I, that is, to the left in the transport direction.
[0068]
By the way, the dispensing cassette 77 can be pulled out from the dispensing port 23 of the change management device 17 by the handle 85. Further, a lid (lid) 86 having a key (key) 99 is attached to the dispensing cassette 77, and after being pulled out from the dispensing port 23, the lid 86 is closed as shown in FIG. The stored coins can be carried without falling. Note that the storage box 78 can also be pulled out of the change management device 17 by the handle 87.
[0069]
Next, the reject blade 48 will be described.
[0070]
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a reject blade according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0071]
In this case, the coins are transported on the sectioned transport path 46 from the near side to the far side in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the reject blade 48 is rotatably supported by a shaft 90 and opens and closes a reject hole 91 formed in the sorting conveyance path 46. Normally, it is opened by the urging force of a spring 92 attached to one end of a rotating handle 90a connected to the shaft 90. When it is determined that the conveyed coin is a legitimate coin to be accepted as a result of the discrimination by the check unit 45, an electromagnet-type actuator 93 having a magnet is operated, and the other of the rotating handle 90a is actuated. The end is sucked downward in FIG. 8 to rotate the shaft 90 in the opposite direction, and the reject hole 91 is closed by the reject blade 48. Thereby, the coin can pass over the reject blade 48 and proceed to the downstream side of the sorting transport path 46.
[0072]
As described in FIG. 3, the second sensor 47 and the third sensor 50 are provided before and after the reject blade 48. The second sensor 47 and the third sensor 50 determine whether the reject blade 48 is operated in accordance with the result of the determination by the check unit 45 and whether the valid coin and the other coins are correctly classified. It is confirmed.
[0073]
Next, the operation of the reject blade 48 by the electromagnet type actuator 93 based on the outputs of the check section 45, the second sensor 47, and the third sensor 50 will be described.
[0074]
FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the reject blade according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0075]
First, the check unit 45 outputs a determination signal 101 indicating that the first coin is a valid coin to be accepted. Then, when the first coin passes through the second sensor 47, the second sensor 47 outputs a passing signal 102. Then, the magnet of the electromagnet type actuator 93 is excited as shown by the pulse 103 in synchronization with the passing signal 102. As a result, the reject blade 48 closes the reject hole 91, and the first coin advances to the downstream side of the sorting transport path 46. Then, the first coin passes through the second sensor 47 and then passes through the third sensor 50 within a predetermined time. Thus, since the third sensor 50 outputs the passing signal 104, it is understood that the reject blade 48 has correctly classified the first coin, which is a valid coin.
[0076]
On the other hand, the check unit 45 outputs a determination signal 105 indicating that the second coin is not a valid coin to be accepted. Then, when the second coin passes through the second sensor 47, the second sensor 47 outputs a passing signal 106. However, since it is determined that the second coin is not a valid coin to be accepted, the magnet of the electromagnetic actuator 93 is not excited. Therefore, the second coin does not fall from the reject hole 91 and does not proceed to the downstream side of the sorting conveyance path 46. Therefore, since the second coin does not pass through the third sensor 50 even after the predetermined time has passed after passing through the second sensor 47, the third sensor 50 does not output any signal.
[0077]
In this way, it is possible to confirm whether or not a valid coin and other coins are correctly classified.
[0078]
By the way, the transport section for transporting coins is configured independently of the deposit transport path 43 and the section transport path 46. Further, coins are transported in the deposit transport path 43 and the section transport path 46 by transport belts driven by independent drive devices, respectively. In this case, the conveyance belt presses and conveys the coins while pressing the coins toward the conveyance path.
[0079]
Next, operations of setting change to the register machines 12a to 12d and collecting change in the store 11 using the change management device 17 will be described.
[0080]
FIG. 10 is a first diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a second diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a third diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a third diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 and FIG. 14 are a fifth diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 and FIG. 16 are a seventh diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a display and operation of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Eighth diagram showing keys, FIG. 18 shows a book FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the movement of cash in a register machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 19 is a ninth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a tenth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment, FIG. 21 is an eleventh diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a first diagram showing a receipt issued from the change management device in the embodiment, FIG. 23 is a second diagram showing a receipt issued from the change management device in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A twelfth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 25 is a third diagram showing a receipt issued from the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[0081]
Here, a description will be given from the preparation before opening the store to the replacement of a person in charge of payment settlement work such as a cashier during the business, and the closing after closing the store.
[0082]
First, preparations before opening the store will be described.
[0083]
In this case, the cash in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d has been emptied the day before. Therefore, it is necessary to set a change reserve in the register machines 12a to 12d before opening.
[0084]
First, the person in charge A at the time of opening the store inserts his ID card into the card receiving slot 26 of the change management device 17. The change management device 17 reads the inserted ID card, reads out the name of the person in charge A “Hanako” from the read contents, and designates the register machine in charge on the display 24 as shown in FIG. To be displayed.
[0085]
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the register 24 such as a “food register”, a “pharmaceutical register”, a “clothing register”, a “miscellaneous goods register”, a “home appliance register” is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. If there is a registered register machine, the name of each of 12a to 12d, and if there is a registered register machine, "other cash registers" are displayed corresponding to the positions of the function keys 25a to 25f. In the present embodiment, the operation keys 25 include function keys 25a to 25f, ten keys 25g, and a start / stop key 25h. The register machine to be assigned is designated by the function keys 25a to 25f. However, when the number of the register machines is large, the number of the register machine may be designated by using the numeric keypad 25g. .
[0086]
Here, when the person in charge is “Miscellaneous goods cash register”, when the person in charge A presses the function key 25d, a handling menu screen is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. In this case, the person in charge A is in charge of the register machine 12a as a miscellaneous goods cash register. Then, the person in charge A selects the handling menu. Note that the menu includes “set withdrawal”, “individual withdrawal”, “clerk payment”, “clerk inquiry”, and “clerk settlement”.
[0087]
By the way, "set withdrawal" is an operation in which coins of each denomination are paid out by a designated number of coins set in advance, respectively, and when change is newly set in the register machines 12a to 12d before opening a store or the like. Used for In the present embodiment, it is assumed that “set dispensing” includes “set dispensing 1” and “set dispensing 2”. For example, "set withdrawal 1" is normally used, but if a busy day is expected on a specific day or the like, "set withdrawal 2" is selected. In the “set withdrawal 2”, the designated number of coins of each denomination set in advance is set to be larger than the “set withdrawal 1”, and the number of change reserves depends on the busy business situation. You can choose.
[0088]
The "individual withdrawal" is an operation for designating the number of coins of each denomination each time and paying out the coins, and is used, for example, when replenishing change during the course of business when shortage occurs.
[0089]
Further, "clerk deposit" is an operation of depositing the change management device 17 while counting coins and the like in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d. For example, when change is excessive during business, for example, It is used, for example, when depositing some coins in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d into the change management device 17.
[0090]
The “inquirer inquiry” is an operation of displaying the operation history of the payment and the payment, and printing the receipt on the receipt. It is possible to check the progress of payment and payment during a specific period.
[0091]
In addition, the “clerk settlement” means that after collecting all coins in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d, depositing the coins into the change management device 17 while counting them, the person in charge in the current business first starts. This is an operation for summing up and paying out all payout and depositing operations after dispensing the change reserve, and is used, for example, when the work of the person in charge of the day has finished.
[0092]
Then, when the person in charge A presses the function key 25a corresponding to "set withdrawal 1" from the handling menu shown in FIG. 11, a confirmation of the number of payouts is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. . In the present embodiment, the number of payouts set as “set withdrawal 1” is 20 one-yen coins, ten five-yen coins, thirty ten-yen coins, ten fifty-yen coins, There are 45 100-yen coins and 7 500-yen coins. When the day is a busy day, when the person in charge A presses the function key 25b corresponding to “set withdrawal 2”, a setting of a number different from “set withdrawal 1” is displayed. Then, if the breakdown of the number of payouts displayed on the display 24 is sufficient, the person in charge A presses the start / stop key 25h.
[0093]
Next, when the start / stop key 25h is pressed, the change management device 17 starts a payout operation according to the breakdown of the number of payouts. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the display 24 indicates that payout is in progress. Further, in the coin section 38, after the dispensing guide plate 75 is set at the position 75a, the one-yen coin accumulation section 57, the five-yen coin accumulation section 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulation section 59, the five hundred-yen coin accumulation section 60, and the ten-yen coin accumulation section The coins accumulated in the coin accumulating unit 61 and the hundred-yen coin accumulating unit 62 are converted into the corresponding one-yen coin dispensing unit 69, five-yen coin dispensing unit 70, and fifty-yen coin dispensing unit 71, respectively. The coins are fed out while counting by the five hundred yen coin dispensing part 72, the ten yen coin dispensing part 73, and the one hundred yen coin dispensing part 74, and the set number of coins is paid out. Store in each coin storage unit.
[0094]
Subsequently, when the dispensing of the predetermined number of sheets is completed, as shown in FIG. 14, "Please remove the dispensing cassette" is displayed on the display 24, and the contents of the current dispensing process are connected to the control unit 31. The stored data is stored in the data storage unit 32.
[0095]
Next, the person in charge A pulls out the dispensing cassette 77 from the dispensing port 23 of the change management device 17 in accordance with the displayed instruction, and takes out a receipt on which a breakdown of the number of payouts issued from the receipt port 27 is printed. Personnel A keeps the receipt as a record.
[0096]
The dispensing cassette 77 can be withdrawn from the change management device 17 as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, a lid 86 is attached to the dispensing cassette 77, and a key 99 is attached to the lid 86. As shown in FIG. 6, the coin storage unit of the denomination cassette in which the dispensed coins are stored is closed when the lid 86 is closed, so that the coins do not drop even if they are carried.
[0097]
Then, the person in charge A carries the dispensing cassette 77 containing the coins to the register machine 12a, opens the lid 86, takes out the coins, and stores them in the drawer of the register machine 12a. At this time, the paid out coins are sorted into denomination coin storage units by denomination, and the one-yen coin storage unit 79, the five-yen coin storage unit 80, the ten-yen coin storage unit 81, and the fifty-yen coin storage unit 82, a hundred-yen coin storage unit 83 and a five-hundred-yen coin storage unit 84 are stored in the change storage unit of the drawer of the register machine 12a for each denomination.
[0098]
Generally, the change storage units in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d are arranged in a line in front of the drawers. Since the coin storage units of the denominations of the dispensing cassette 77 are arranged in a line, coins can be easily transferred from the dispensing cassette 77 to the change storage units of the register machines 12a to 12d.
[0099]
In this way, change preparation before the opening of the store is completed. Then, when the store is opened, the person in charge A uses this change reserve to perform the payment settlement business.
[0100]
Next, a description will be given of the operation of replacing the payment settlement business in the middle of business, that is, the operation of replacing the payment settlement business in the register machines 12a to 12d with another person in charge.
[0101]
Conventionally, when a person in charge is replaced, the person taking over the work, the person in charge A who has been performing the work so far, and the person in charge B who takes over the work are present together, counting all cash in the register machine 12a, Check your balance. At this time, the balance is the sum of the change reserve prepared before the opening of the store and the sales from the opening of the store until the handover. In this case, by operating the register machine 12a, the total sales from the opening of the store until that time can be output. However, it is necessary for two persons in charge of taking over to count and check the cash together, which takes a great deal of time, and in the meantime, the payment operation in the register machine 12a is stopped. Will also cause trouble.
[0102]
When the change management device 17 according to the present embodiment is used, there is no need for two persons to collectively count cash, and there is no need to stop the payment processing in the register machine 12a.
[0103]
The person in charge B, who has newly taken over the payment settlement business, withdraws the change reserve used by himself from the change management device 17. Note that the operation of dispensing the change reserve is the same as the case of the person in charge A, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0104]
Then, the person in charge B brings the dispensing cassette 77 containing the change reserve, goes to the place where the register machine 12a is arranged, and carries out the work with the person in charge A. At this time, the person in charge A operates the register machine 12a, and issues a receipt on which the sales amount is printed. Then, all the cash of the sales money and the change reserve money stored in the cash register 12a is extracted and emptied.
[0105]
Subsequently, the person in charge B opens the withdrawal cassette 77 brought by him, stores the change reserve in the empty register machine 12a, and starts the payment settlement business.
[0106]
In this way, the takeover of the payment settlement business in the register machine 12a is completed. Therefore, the stoppage time of the cash settlement operation in the register machine 12a is only the time for the person in charge A to withdraw cash from the register machine 12a and the time for the person in charge B to store the change reserve from the dispensing cassette 77 in the register machine 12a. .
[0107]
On the other hand, the person in charge A brings the cash raised from the cash register 12a and the receipt printed with the sales amount issued from the cash register 12a to the place where the change management device 17 is provided. Then, only the coins of the cash are deposited into the change management device 17 and settled.
[0108]
Next, the procedure of the settlement by the person in charge A will be described.
[0109]
First, the person in charge A inserts his ID card into the change management device 17 and selects “Miscellaneous goods cash register” on the display 24 as shown in FIG. Subsequently, when "clerk payment" is selected on the display 24 as shown in FIG. 11, "Please deposit all coins" is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. You.
[0110]
Then, the person in charge A puts all coins out of the cash raised from the cash register 12a into the deposit opening 21 of the change management device 17, and presses the start / stop key 25h. Subsequently, the change management device 17 displays "counting" on the display 24 as shown in FIG. 16, and starts counting coins. When the coins inserted into the deposit port 21 become empty and the counting of all coins is completed, a message "Please remove the withdrawal cassette" is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG.
[0111]
By the way, when coins are left at hand, the coins are inserted into the deposit port 21 again, and when the start / stop key 25h is pressed, the coins can be additionally counted. When the counting of all coins is completed, the person in charge A presses the function key 25f corresponding to the end of counting.
[0112]
Here, the movement of cash in the register machine 12a will be described.
[0113]
First, at the start of business, the person in charge A stores the change reserve in the cash register 12a. Here, as shown in FIG. 18, it is assumed that a change reserve and a change bill reserve are stored. In this case, coins as change reserves and 1,000-yen bills as change reserves were stored in the register machine 12a.
[0114]
Then, when the payment settlement business is started, the sales amount is deposited into the cash register 12a, and the bills and change are paid out. When the cash settlement operation is completed, a change reserve, a change bill reserve, and a sales amount are stored in the register machine 12a, but the change settlement operation and the change amount of the change bill reserve are started. The same as when However, the change was that all change funds at the start of the payment settlement business were coins, but at the end of business, they would be bills and coins. Similarly, the bill reserve (thousand-yen bills) will be bills other than the thousand-yen bill and 1,000-yen bills at the end of the payment settlement operation.
[0115]
On the other hand, the sales amount is 0 at the start of the payment settlement business, but is an amount according to the sales amount, and is constituted by bills and coins. In the settlement of the register machine 12a, the change management device 17 receives a mixture of the change balance (coins) and the sales (coins) at the end of the settlement operation.
[0116]
At the end of counting, when a message as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display unit 24, when the corresponding function key 25f is pressed, the change management device 17 determines the settlement amount that has been counted this time. From the amount of money paid out as change reserve at the time of the start of the payment settlement business, the money is returned to the change balance (coins) returned by coins and the sales (coins), and further, from the register machine 12a remaining at hand. Calculate the change balance (banknote) among the raised banknotes. Then, these calculation results are printed on a receipt and issued.
[0117]
Here, the settlement amount is represented by the following equation (1).
Settlement amount = Sales (coins) + Change balance (coins) ... Equation (1)
On the other hand, the change reserve (coins) is represented by the following equation (2).
Change reserve (coin) = change balance (banknote) + change balance (coin) ... Equation (2)
The change balance (banknote) is represented by the following equation (3).
Change Balance (Bill) = Change Reserve (Coins)-Change Balance (Coins)
= Change reserve (coin)-(payment amount-sales amount (coin)) ... formula (3)
The change balance (banknote) is an integral multiple of 1,000 yen.
[0118]
Here, assuming that the sales amount (coins) is 0 to 999 yen, the change balance (banknote) is represented by the following equation (4).
Change balance (banknote) = INT [｛Change reserve (coins)-
(Payment amount -999) $ / 1000] x 1000 ... Equation (4)
Here, INT (x) is a function that gives only the integer part of x.
[0119]
Further, the sales amount (coins) is represented by the following equation (5).
Sales (coins) = Settlement amount-Change reserve (coins)
= Settlement amount-(Change reserve (coins)-Change balance (banknotes))
= Settlement amount + (Change remaining (banknote)-Change reserve (coin)) ... Equation (5)
The change balance (coins) is expressed by the following equation (6).
Change Balance (Coins) = Change Reserve (Coins)-Change Balance (Bills) ... Equation (6)
For example, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the change fund is 8,870 yen. Then, assuming that the settlement amount is 2981 yen, the change balance (banknote) is substituted into Expression (4),
Change balance (banknote) = INT [{8870-(2981-999)} / 1000] x 1000
= INT (6889) x 1000
= 6000
And the proceeds (coins) are substituted into equation (5),
Sales (coins) = 2981 + 6000-8870
= 111
And the change balance (coins) is substituted into equation (6),
Change balance (coins) = 8870-6000
= 2870
It becomes.
[0120]
This calculation result is displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. Here, the settlement amount is indicated as a settlement coin. Further, the reserve for the bill and the sales amount can be input using the numeric keypad 25g.
[0121]
First, a cursor is displayed in the field of the reserve for fishing bills, and when the person in charge A inputs the amount by using the numeric keypad 25g and presses the start / stop key 25h, the amount is entered as the amount of the reserve for fishing bills. Move to the sales column. Then, when the person in charge A inputs the amount and presses the start / stop key 25h, the value is input as the amount of the sales.
[0122]
Subsequently, when the bill reserve and the sales amount are input, a screen as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed on the display 24, and an instruction to press the function key 25f corresponding to the end of the settlement is issued. In the present embodiment, the reserve for the bill is 10,000 yen and the sales are 78111 yen.
[0123]
If the input needs to be corrected, the person in charge A can make the correction input by pressing the function keys 25a and 25b corresponding to the reserve for the bill or the sales.
[0124]
Finally, these results are printed on the receipt and issued from the receipt port 27, and an instruction shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the display 24, and the processing ends.
[0125]
Here, as shown in FIG. 22, the payment result, the breakdown of the counted coins, the breakdown of the bills at hand calculated from the input results and the counting results are printed on the receipt.
[0126]
Then, the person in charge A gives the receipt and the bill at hand (in this case, 94,000 yen) to a person in charge of the store 11 such as a store manager, and completes the work. The error is subtracted from the change fund.
[0127]
In this way, the settlement of the person in charge A can be performed away from the register machine 12a, so that the settlement work of the cash register 12a is not hindered. In addition, since the change having a large number can be counted by the change management device 17, the bill A having a small number can be counted by the person in charge A himself during the waiting time during the counting of coins, so that an efficient settlement is performed. be able to.
[0128]
Further, the same processing is performed when the person in charge B ends the payment settlement work. In this case, the settlement result is printed on the receipt as shown in FIG.
[0129]
In the case where individual or clerk withdrawals are made during the payment settlement business, those results are also included in the settlement results.
[0130]
When the one-day business in the store 11 ends in this way, the person in charge of the store 11 closes the sales of the store 11 on the day. In this case, the daily sales of the entire store 11 can be totalized by operating the register machines 12a to 12d or the store computer 13.
[0131]
First, when closing the change management device 17, a card possessed by the person in charge is inserted into the card receiving slot 26. Then, a screen as shown in FIG. 24 is displayed on the display 24. As shown in FIG. 24, the person operating the card 11 is recognized as the person in charge of the store 11, and the operation menu is also different from that of the person in charge.
[0132]
"Payment", "payment", and "payment" are operations for operating the register machines 12a to 12d, and are used when performing work on behalf of a person in charge. “Replenishment / collection” is an operation for replenishing or collecting change reserves stored in the change management device 17. Further, the “inquiry setting” is used to inquire the operation history of the change management device 17 by day or by person in charge, and to set various settings, for example, the set number of “set withdrawal 1” and “set withdrawal 2”. And operations such as registration of a person in charge. "Close" is an operation for closing the process of the day.
[0133]
Here, it is assumed that there are only two persons in charge of the payment settlement business, the person in charge A and the person in charge B. If the result of the settlement of the person in charge A and the person in charge B is as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the person in charge presses the function key 25f corresponding to "close" to change the change. The device 17 issues a receipt as shown in FIG.
[0134]
As shown in FIG. 25, the settlement result is a total of the settlement for each of the register machines 12a to 12d. The total of the coins is the sum of the coins for each of the register machines 12a to 12d, but the sum is different from the sum of the coins. In the present embodiment, the total sales (coins) of the person in charge A (111 yen) and the person in charge B (952 yen) is 1063 yen, and when the sales amount exceeds 1,000 yen, the change balance (1000 yen) is used. Coins).
[0135]
Similarly, in the bill breakdown, 1000 yen is transferred from the sum of change balance (bank bill) to the sum of sales. When the sales proceeds are put together in this process, they can be collected by banknotes.
[0136]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the change of the day is completed only by collecting the cash from the register machines 12a to 12d after the business day ends and depositing the coins in the register machines 12a to 12d into the change management device 17. A distinction can be made between the balance of the reserve and the sales.
[0137]
Further, it is possible to indicate the amount of change reserve money that must be exchanged for coins at banks or the like instead of banknotes.
[0138]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.
[0139]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the balance of the change reserve and the sales amount can be distinguished only by depositing coins collected from the register machine at the end of the business day, and The amount to be exchanged from bills to coins can be indicated for use as daily change reserves.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a coin management device provided in a store according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a first perspective view showing a configuration of a coin unit of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a second perspective view showing a configuration of a coin unit of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a first perspective view showing a configuration of a dispensing cassette of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a second perspective view showing the configuration of the dispensing cassette of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a storage box of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a reject blade according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a time chart illustrating an operation of a reject blade according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a first diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a second diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a third diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a fourth diagram illustrating the display and the operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a fifth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a sixth diagram illustrating a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a seventh diagram illustrating a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is an eighth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the movement of cash in a cash register machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a ninth diagram illustrating a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a tenth diagram illustrating a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is an eleventh diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a first diagram illustrating a receipt issued from the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a second diagram illustrating a receipt issued from the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 24 is a twelfth diagram showing a display and operation keys of the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 25 is a third diagram illustrating a receipt issued from the change management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
12a, 12b, 12c, 12d register machine
17 Change management device
31 Control unit
32 Data storage unit
38 coins
69 One Yen coin withdrawal unit
70 Five-yen coin withdrawal section
71 Fifty yen coin withdrawal section
72 500 yen coin withdrawal section
73 yen coin withdrawal section
74 yen coin withdrawal section

Claims (2)

(A) a coin management device for counting and managing coins,
(B) a plurality of coin feeding sections for feeding coins;
(C) a depositing unit for counting the deposited coins,
(D) a data storage unit for storing the amount of the fed coin;
(E) an operation unit that performs an operation based on the amount of the fed coin and the amount of the deposited coin,
(F) The arithmetic unit is regarded as a part of the proceeds of the cash register machine based on the amount of coins paid out to be stored in the cash register machine and the amount of coins collected and deposited from the cash register machine. A coin management device for calculating and outputting the amount to be paid. (A) a coin management device for counting and managing coins,
(B) a plurality of coin feeding sections for feeding coins;
(C) a depositing unit for counting the deposited coins,
(D) a data storage unit for storing the amount of the fed coin;
(E) an operation unit that performs an operation based on the amount of the fed coin and the amount of the deposited coin,
(F) the calculating unit, based on the amount of coins paid out to be stored in the register machine and the amount of coins collected and deposited from the register machine, among the coins stored in the register machine, A coin management device for calculating and outputting the amount of money collected as bills.

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