JP2004362393A - Cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize easy replacement of a winding pulley while the state that a printer cover assembling the winding pulley remains closed as it is in a cash register. <P>SOLUTION: The cash register includes a printer 31, a sheet storage unit 33 in which a sheet P to be sent to this printer is contained, the printer cover 11 openably covering the printer and the sheet storage unit, a platen 35 opposed to the printer, and the winding pulley 36 for winding a journal sheet printed by the printer. The printer cover 11 has an opening 13 replaceable with the winding pulley 36 in the state that the printer cover is closed and a pulley holder 14 capable of holding the winding pulley 36 from this opening 13. The cash register has a second cover 21 capable of opening/closing the opening 13. The cash register also has an operating member 41 for opening the printer cover 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cash register incorporating a take-up pulley for winding roll paper.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In some cash registers, the roll paper is replaced after the printer cover is opened and the journal printer unit is tilted backward (for example, see Patent Document 1). The journal printer unit is provided with a take-up pulley for winding roll paper (journal paper) after printing.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-48258
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, as shown in FIG. 11, a take-up pulley 112 for journal paper may be incorporated into a platen arm 111 having a platen roller 105. In the figure, P is a roll paper, 101 is a cash register main body, 102 is a printer cover, 103 is a receipt printer, 104 is an auto cutter, 107 is a printer chassis, 108 is a roll paper storage unit, and 109 is a take-up motor. .
As described above, in the case of the structure in which the take-up pulley 112 is incorporated into the platen arm 111, the roll paper must be opened after the printer cover 102 is opened and a two-stage operation of tilting the platen arm 111 backward is not performed. It is troublesome because P cannot be exchanged.
[0005]
Therefore, it is conceivable to incorporate a take-up pulley into the printer cover in order to facilitate the exchange of the roll paper, but in such a case, the exchange of the take-up pulley becomes troublesome.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily replace a take-up pulley in a cash register with a printer cover incorporating the take-up pulley closed.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 is
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG.
A printer 31, a paper storage unit 33 for storing paper P to be sent to the printer, an openable printer cover 11 covering the printer and the paper storage unit, a platen 35 facing the printer, A cash register including a take-up pulley 36 for winding the journal paper.
An opening 13 is formed in the printer cover 11 so that the take-up pulley 36 can be replaced with the printer cover closed, and a pulley holding unit that can hold the take-up pulley 36 from the opening 13. 14 is provided,
A second cover 21 is provided to open and close the opening 13.
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the printer cover is closed and the second cover provided at the opening is removed, the journal paper take-up pulley can be easily replaced from the opened opening to the pulley holding portion. it can.
[0009]
The invention described in claim 2 is
The cash register according to claim 1, wherein
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4,
An operation member 41 for opening the printer cover 11 is provided.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the printer cover is opened by operating the operation member, so that the printer cover can be easily opened.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 3 is:
The cash register according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:
For example, as shown in FIGS.
The operation member 41 is attached to a printer chassis 32 that supports the printer 31.
[0012]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation member is attached to the printer chassis, the operation member has excellent support rigidity, and the opening operation of the printer cover can be guaranteed.
[0013]
The invention described in claim 4 is
The cash register according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
For example, as shown in FIG.
An outer peripheral groove 52 is formed at an end of a shaft member 51 that rotatably supports the printer cover 11, and a claw member 202 that engages with the outer peripheral groove is provided.
[0014]
According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, since the pawl member is engaged with the outer peripheral groove at the end of the shaft member for rotating the printer cover, the shaft member serving as the rotation fulcrum of the printer cover is prevented from coming off. Further, the shaft member can be easily attached and detached by the elastic deformation of the claw member.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the embodiment, the cash register includes a cash register main body 2 mounted on a drawer 1 as shown in FIG. On the cash register main body 2, various input keys 3 are provided at almost half of the cash register, a money amount display 4 is provided at the upper right, and a printer cover 11 is provided at the upper left so as to be opened and closed by hinge connection at the rear. . As shown in FIG. 2, the printer cover 11 is located up to the back of the cash register main body 2, and the money amount display section 5 is provided on the side.
[0016]
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram when the cash register main body 2 is partially broken. In the cash register main body 2, a portion covered by the printer cover 11 is provided with a receipt printer 31 as shown in FIG. A roll paper storage unit 33 which is provided on the chassis 32 and is a paper storage unit is formed. An automatic cutter 34 is provided on the receipt printer 31. Further, a platen roller 35 is provided on a front end surface of the printer cover 11.
As shown in FIG. 10, the printer cover 11 is provided with a writing table 12 on a front end thereof, and a large opening 13 is formed from a portion away from the writing table 12 backward to a rear end. Have been. The winding pulley 36 can pass through the large opening 13.
[0017]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 (a view in a state where the printer chassis 32 and the auto cutter 34 shown in FIG. 3 are covered with the cash register main body 2), on the right rear side of the roll paper storage unit 33 shown in FIG. A winding motor 37 is provided, and 38 is a battery lid.
On the left and right sides of the opening 13 of the printer cover 11, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7 and 11, a pulley holding portion 14 for inserting the take-up pulley 36 from above and supporting the pulley is provided. Is formed.
[0018]
The printer cover 11 is rotatable around a shaft member 51 hingedly connected to the cash register main body 2 at the rear, and opens upward when a push button 41 as an operation member for opening the printer cover is pressed.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 10, a push button 41 is disposed on the cash register main body 2 in front of the printer cover 11, and the push button 41 is integrally formed as shown in FIG. Is provided on one end of the lever portion 42. The lever portion 42 has a push-up portion 43 on the other end portion, and has a boss portion 44 protruding laterally at an intermediate portion. In the boss portion 44, as shown in FIG. 6, the lever portion 42 is rotatably attached to the printer chassis 32 having excellent rigidity. The push-up unit 43 is located on the side of the roll paper P and the receipt printer 31, as shown in FIG.
[0019]
Further, on the printer cover 11, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a transparent journal cover 21 is provided as a second cover.
The journal cover 21 is overlaid on the printer cover 11 so as to cover the opening 13, and has a notch 22 at a front end corresponding to the writing table 12, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8. Is formed. An insertion piece 23 is formed at the rear end of the journal cover 21. The insertion piece 23 is inserted into the rear end of the opening 13 so that the journal cover 21 is overlaid on the printer cover 11.
[0020]
FIG. 9 shows an end supporting structure of the printer cover 11, and an outer peripheral groove 52 is formed at the left end of the shaft member 51 which is hinged to the cash register main body 2 at the rear of the printer cover 11, as shown in FIG. Have been. The distal end of a claw member 202 formed integrally with a resin in a small window 201 formed at the rear left corner of the cash register main body 2 is engaged with the outer peripheral groove 52.
In this manner, the engagement of the claw member 202 with the outer peripheral groove 52 at the end of the shaft member 51 prevents the shaft member 51 serving as a rotation fulcrum of the printer cover 11 from coming off. The attachment and detachment of the shaft member 51 can be easily performed by the elastic deformation of the claw member 202.
[0021]
In the above, when the printer cover 11 is closed and the platen roller 35 provided on the front end surface thereof is placed on the receipt printer 31 with the sheet P interposed therebetween, the platen roller 35 is fixed on the receipt printer 31 by a locking means (not shown). It becomes. Such a platen setting state is detected by a sensor (not shown), and thereafter, desired receipt printing is performed by the receipt printer 31.
[0022]
Next, how to use the above cash register will be described.
When the printer is used only for issuing receipts, the take-up pulley 36 is not used, so that the printer cover 11 can be opened and the roll paper P can be replaced.
That is, after the fixed state of the platen roller 35 on the receipt printer 31 is released by a predetermined key input operation, when the push button 41 is pressed, the push-up portion 43 at the other end of the lever portion 42 causes the front end portion of the printer cover 11 to move. Is pushed up. Then, the roll paper P can be easily replaced by lifting the printer cover 11 by hand and tilting it backward.
[0023]
Then, when winding up as a journal, the journal cover 21 is removed while the printer cover 11 is kept closed, and then the winding pulley 35 is incorporated into the opened opening 13 of the printer cover 11.
That is, FIG. 7A shows a state in which the journal cover 21 is removed and the opening 13 of the printer cover 11 is opened, and the take-up pulley 35 is inserted from the opening 13 and held by the pulley holding unit 14. Let it. This state is shown in FIG.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, the leading end of the roll paper P is wound around the take-up pulley 35. After that, the journal cover 21 is put on the printer cover 11 again.
[0024]
As described above, predetermined writing is performed on the writing table 12 on the paper P printed by the receipt printer 31. At this time, the take-up pulley 35 takes up the journal paper in synchronization with the paper feed of the receipt printer 31 by driving the take-up motor 37.
In this manner, the journal paper is wound up.
[0025]
When returning to use only for receipt issuance, the journal cover 21 is removed, the take-up pulley 35 is removed from the opening 13 of the printer cover 11, and then the journal cover 21 is overlaid on the printer cover 11 again.
For reference, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the printer cover 31 on which the take-up pulley 35 is mounted is opened and tilted backward.
[0026]
In the above embodiment, the second cover (journal cover) is transparent, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be opaque and colored.
Further, in the embodiment, the operation member for opening the printer cover is a push button, but may be a lever type or an electric type.
Further, when a receipt printer and a journal printer are provided, the printer cover covers both of these printers. The printer cover may be provided with a second cover (journal cover) only on the journal printer side. Alternatively, a second cover (journal cover) having a size visible to both printers may be provided.
Further, the shape of the printer cover and the second cover (journal cover) and the like are also arbitrary, and it goes without saying that the specific detailed structure and the like can be appropriately changed.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the invention, by removing the second cover with the printer cover closed, the journal paper take-up pulley can be easily exchanged from the opened opening to the pulley holding portion.
[0028]
According to the second aspect of the invention, since the printer cover is opened by operating the operation member, the advantage that the printer cover can be easily opened is obtained in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect of the invention. .
[0029]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation member is attached to the printer chassis, in addition to the effects obtained by the first or second aspect, the operation member has excellent support rigidity, and This has the advantage that the opening operation of the cover can be guaranteed.
[0030]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the pawl member is engaged with the outer peripheral groove of the end of the shaft member for rotating the printer cover, the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention. In addition to the effects obtained by the above, the shaft member serving as the pivot of the printer cover is prevented from coming off, and the shaft member can be easily attached and detached by the elastic deformation of the claw member.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a cash register to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a view of the cash register of FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear side.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a printer portion of the cash register of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing a state where a printer cover on which a take-up pulley is mounted is opened.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operation member for opening the printer cover.
6 is a main part bottom view showing a mounting portion of the operation member of FIG. 5;
FIGS. 7A and 7B are plan views showing a printer cover portion with a second cover removed, where FIG. 7A shows a state where a take-up pulley is not mounted, and FIG. 7B shows a state where a take-up pulley is mounted. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a single product state of a second cover.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing an end support structure of the printer cover.
FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a state where journal paper is wound around a take-up pulley with a second cover removed.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a printer structure in which a take-up pulley is incorporated in a platen arm having a platen roller as a comparative example of a cash register.
[Explanation of symbols]
P paper (roll paper)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drawer 2 Cash register main body 11 Printer cover 12 Writing table 13 Opening 14 Pulley holding part 21 Second cover (journal cover)
22 notch 23 insertion piece 31 printer 32 printer chassis 33 paper storage (roll paper storage)
35 platen 36 take-up pulley 37 take-up motor 41 operating member 42 lever portion 43 push-up portion 44 boss portion 51 shaft member 52 outer peripheral groove 202 claw member

Claims (4)

A printer, a paper storage unit for storing paper to be sent to the printer, an openable printer cover for covering the printer and the paper storage unit, a platen facing the printer, and a journal paper printed by the printer. A cash register comprising a take-up pulley to take;
In the printer cover, while forming an opening that allows the take-up pulley to be replaced with the printer cover closed, a pulley holding unit that can hold the take-up pulley from this opening is provided.
A cash register, comprising: a second cover capable of opening and closing the opening. The cash register according to claim 1, further comprising an operation member for opening the printer cover. 3. The cash register according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is attached to a printer chassis supporting the printer. 4. An outer peripheral groove is formed at an end of a shaft member that rotatably supports the printer cover, and a claw member that engages with the outer peripheral groove is provided. The cash register according to the item.

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