JP2005056349A - Drawer device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer device that enables a vertical stack of two drawers to be locked to a drawer cabinet by means of an inexpensive arrangement without providing two lock mechanisms vertically. <P>SOLUTION: A stopper piece 20 for interfering with the lower drawer 4 when the upper drawer 5 is drawn out while the lower drawer 4 and the upper drawer 5 are both situated in the storage position of the drawer cabinet 3 is provided at the bottom of the upper drawer 5 in such a manner as to protrude downward. The upper drawer 5 can be opened only when the lower drawer 4 is opened with the lock mechanisms unlocked. The vertical stack of drawers 4, 5 can thus be locked to the drawer cabinet 3 by means of the inexpensive arrangement without two lock mechanisms being provided vertically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a drawer apparatus for depositing and withdrawing money in connection with merchandise sales processing by a merchandise sales data processing apparatus such as a POS (Point of Sales) terminal.

  In general, inside a drawer (drawer) of a drawer device used for a POS terminal or the like, a coin storage part for storing coins and a banknote storage part for storing banknotes are provided. Such a drawer is normally locked by a lock mechanism and stored in the drawer housing of the drawer device, but the lock mechanism is activated by a signal from a tightening key or the like that is operated when the product sales process is finished. Is released, and the drawer is opened by receiving a force from a spring or the like built in the drawer device.

  In addition, a drawer apparatus having a configuration in which drawers are stacked in two upper and lower stages has been proposed in order to expand the storage space for bills and coins (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Further, in recent years, as shown in FIG. 8, a drawer device 101 having a structure in which drawers 101a and 101b are stacked in two upper and lower stages is arranged side by side with a coin depositing and dispensing device 102, so that a POS terminal (not shown) is formed on the upper portion. Has been proposed. Such a drawer apparatus 101 includes a lower drawer 101a for storing bills and the like, and an upper drawer 101b for storing gift certificates and the like. The upper drawer 101b stores gift certificates and the like without having to pull out the upper drawer 101b. A slit-shaped media slot S is provided so as to enable the above.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-348756

  By the way, according to the drawer apparatus 101 as shown in FIG. 8, since only the lower drawer 101a which accommodates a banknote etc. is enough for the drawer opened when goods sales processing is complete | finished, only the lower drawer 101a which accommodates a banknote etc. is sufficient. In many cases, a lock mechanism (not shown) is provided. This is because when a gift certificate is received, the gift certificate can be stored from the media slot S without opening the upper drawer 101b. That is, when the closing key of the POS terminal is operated, only the lower drawer 101a is opened.

  However, since the gift certificate is also a cash voucher having the same value as the banknote, it is necessary to take a security measure such as theft prevention, and it is conceivable to provide the upper drawer 101b with a lock mechanism equivalent to the lock mechanism of the lower drawer 101a. .

  However, there is a problem that providing the lock mechanism in two upper and lower stages in this way increases the cost.

  An object of the present invention is to bring drawers stacked in two upper and lower stages into a locked state with respect to the drawer cabinet with an inexpensive configuration without providing a lock mechanism in two upper and lower stages.

  The drawer device of the present invention is a box-shaped drawer cabinet having a front opening, a plurality of drawers stacked in the vertical direction, and provided in the drawer cabinet, and the drawer located in the lower layer is locked to the drawer cabinet The upper drawer is pulled out in a state where the lower drawer and the upper drawer are both located at the storage position. And a stopper piece that interferes with the lower drawer.

  Therefore, the upper layer drawer is opened with the simple structure of providing a stopper piece that interferes with the lower layer drawer at the bottom of the upper layer drawer, unless the lock mechanism of the lower drawer is unlocked and the drawer is opened. The configuration is not possible.

  According to the present invention, drawers stacked in two upper and lower stages can be locked with respect to the drawer cabinet with an inexpensive configuration without providing a lock mechanism in two upper and lower stages.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The drawer device according to the present embodiment is used by being connected to a POS terminal, and is applied to a drawer device used together with a coin deposit / withdrawal device.

  Here, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the drawer device 1 together with the coin depositing and dispensing device 2. FIG. The drawer device 1 according to the present embodiment is arranged side by side with the coin depositing and dispensing device 2 so that a POS terminal (not shown) can be placed on the upper portion. The coin deposit / withdrawal device 2 is connected to data control means such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the POS terminal, and pays out coins according to predetermined output data (change data) of the data control means. This is not different from any known apparatus, and will not be described here.

  Next, the drawer device 1 will be described. In the drawer-shaped drawer cabinet 3 which is a casing of the drawer apparatus 1 and has a front opening, a drawer 4 provided with a money case 4c (see FIG. 2) for storing banknotes, which can be stored and taken out, and a gift certificate and the like. A drawer 5 for storage is provided. The drawer cabinet 3 is configured such that the front face of the drawer 4 and the drawer 5 in the housed state are positioned on the extension line of the front face of the coin depositing and dispensing device 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the drawer 4 and the drawer 5 are provided so as to be stacked in two upper and lower stages to save space. Further, the drawer 5 is provided with a slit-shaped media slot 6 so that a gift certificate or the like can be stored without pulling out the drawer 5. Furthermore, the drawer 4 is provided with a key cylinder 7 that locks / unlocks the drawer 4 with respect to the drawer cabinet 3. Only the person having the key (not shown) can lock / unlock the drawer 4 with respect to the drawer cabinet 3. In other words, the key cylinder 7 locks / unlocks the drawer 4 with respect to the drawer cabinet 3 and functions as a lock unit that accepts only an operation by a specific operator. The locking means is not limited to the key cylinder 7 as described above, and may include various authentication devices such as a fingerprint.

  Although not particularly shown because of a known structure, a guide rail is formed on the inner surface of the drawer cabinet 3, and guide rollers are formed on the outer surfaces of the drawer 4 and the drawer 5. The drawer 4 and the drawer 5 can be pulled out and stored with respect to the drawer cabinet 3 by the action of the guide rail and the guide roller.

  In such a drawer apparatus 1, as in the conventional drawer apparatus, the drawer 4 is pulled out and opened in conjunction with the merchandise sales process based on key operations or the like at the POS terminal (the lock mechanism 8 (see FIG. 2) is locked). Is canceled).

  Here, the lock mechanism 8 for locking the drawer 4 in the closed state inside the drawer cabinet 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The lock mechanism 8 includes a hook-shaped lock arm 8 a provided on the bottom plate 3 a of the drawer cabinet 3 together with a coil spring 9 that biases the drawer 4 forward, and a hook portion provided on the back side in the storing direction of the drawer 4. 8b, and the lock arm 8a is locked when the lock arm 8a is hooked on the hook 8b.

  The lock mechanism 8 is connected to automatic lock releasing means 11 for releasing the lock of the lock mechanism 8. More specifically, a solenoid 10 is connected to the lock arm 8a constituting the lock mechanism 8, and the lock arm 8a is moved in the unlocking direction by operating the solenoid 10 based on output data based on key operations of the POS terminal. And the lock mechanism 8 can be unlocked.

  In addition, in the drawer device 1, in addition to the automatic unlocking means as described above, manual unlocking for unlocking the lock mechanism 8 by inserting and turning a drawer key (not shown) in the key hole of the key cylinder 7. Means are provided. The manual unlocking means is not different from the manual unlocking means of the conventional drawer device, and will not be described.

  Here, the drawer 5 will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper drawer 5 is viewed from above, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper drawer 5 is viewed from below. As shown in FIG. 3, in the drawer 5, various storage portions 5 a to 5 c are formed by finely dividing the inside thereof. The first storage portion 5a communicating with the media slot 6 stores gift certificates inserted through the media slot 6, and the second storage portion 5b adjacent to the first storage portion 5a stores bar silver or the like. The 3rd storage part 5c located in the back | inner side of the 1st storage part 5a and the 2nd storage part 5b stores the coin used when the coin depositing / dispensing device 2 cannot be used due to a failure or the like. It is. Reference numeral 5d denotes a handle that is gripped when the drawer 5 is pulled out.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of stopper pieces 20 are formed on the bottom of the drawer 5 so as to protrude downward. These stopper pieces 20 interfere with the lower drawer 4 when the upper drawer 5 is pulled out with both the lower drawer 4 and the upper drawer 5 positioned at the storage position of the drawer cabinet 3 (see FIG. 5). It is provided to do. The pair of stopper pieces 20 are provided at substantially the same interval as the width direction of the money case 4 c of the drawer 4.

  In such a configuration, when the lower drawer 4 and the upper drawer 5 are housed in the drawer cabinet 3 and the lock mechanism 8 is in the locked state, the operator grasps the handle 5d and pulls out the upper drawer 5. Even so, since the stopper piece 20 at the bottom of the drawer 5 contacts the lower drawer 4, the upper drawer 5 cannot be pulled out. In order for the operator to pull out the upper drawer 5, the lock mechanism 8 is unlocked by operating the key of the POS terminal, or the lock mechanism 8 is locked by inserting the drawer key into the key hole of the key cylinder 7 and turning it. Only when the lower drawer 4 is released from the drawer cabinet 3 after being released. As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the lock mechanism 8 is unlocked and the lower drawer 4 is released from the drawer cabinet 3, the stopper piece 20 on the bottom of the upper drawer 5 is not contacted with the lower drawer 4. There are no interfering members. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator can pull out the upper drawer 5 from the drawer cabinet 3 by grasping and pulling the handle 5d.

  Moreover, as a case where the upper drawer 5 is pulled out from the drawer cabinet 3, it is assumed that the coin of the drawer 5 is taken out when the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 cannot be used due to a failure or the like. Since the banknotes stored in the money case 4c of the lower drawer 4 are hidden by the upper drawer 5 withdrawn, the line of sight from the customer can be blocked, which is also effective in crime prevention.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the lock mechanism 8 of the lower drawer 4 is unlocked with a simple configuration in which the stopper piece 20 that interferes with the lower drawer 4 is provided at the bottom of the upper drawer 5. Thus, the drawer 5 located in the upper layer cannot be opened unless the drawer 4 is opened. Accordingly, the drawers 4 and 5 stacked in two upper and lower stages can be locked with respect to the drawer cabinet 3 with an inexpensive configuration without providing the lock mechanism 8 in two upper and lower stages.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the drawer apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention with a coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the internal structure of a drawer apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the drawer of the upper layer from upper direction. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the drawer of the upper layer from the downward direction. It is a vertical side view which shows the state in which the drawer of a lower layer and the drawer of an upper layer are accommodated in the drawer cabinet. It is a vertical side view which shows the state by which the drawer of the lower layer was pulled out and opened from the drawer cabinet. It is a vertical side view which shows the state by which the drawer of the upper layer was pulled out and opened from the drawer cabinet. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the conventional drawer apparatus with a coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Drawer apparatus, 3 ... Drawer cabinet, 4 ... Lower layer drawer, 5 ... Upper layer drawer, 6 ... Media slot, 8 ... Lock mechanism, 20 ... Stopper piece

Claims (2)

A box-shaped drawer cabinet with a front opening;
A plurality of drawers stacked vertically,
A locking mechanism that is provided in the drawer cabinet and locks the drawer located in a lower layer with respect to the drawer cabinet;
The lower drawer is provided when the upper drawer is pulled out with the lower drawer and the upper drawer being located at the storage position. A stopper piece that interferes with the drawer,
A drawer device comprising: The stopper pieces are provided in pairs at substantially the same interval as the width direction of the drawer.
The drawer device according to claim 1.

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