JP2007133786A - Money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for eliminating failure such as the deterioration of reading precision by a bar code reader due to the influence of disturbing rays of light as the defect of a conventional money handling device into which a receipt used to be horizontally inserted since the inner bottom face of a receipt insertion recess is a horizontal face, and for preventing the stay of rainwater as failure which may be generated according to the improvement of the structure of the receipt insertion recess. <P>SOLUTION: This money handling device is provided with a sheet insertion recess 3 for accepting a sheet R arranged on the outside face of a device armored body 3, on the upper face of which a bar code BC including transaction relevant information is recorded, by inclining the top end of the sheet downward and a bar code reader 20 arranged at the upper part of the sheet insertion recess for scanning the bar code on the inserted sheet by emitting the rays of light for reading downward. The inner bottom of the sheet insertion recess is inclined downward to the inner depth part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a money handling apparatus having a function of performing processing such as paying out money based on transaction-related information included in a barcode by reading a barcode recorded on a sheet such as a receipt. .

In order to further reduce costs, a gas station that employs a self-fueling system often employs a system in which a single or a small number of settlement machines are installed separately for a plurality of fueling machines. In this refueling system, even if there is a change when a user performs a refueling operation after inserting money into the money slot of the refueling machine, no change is paid out from the refueling machine itself, and the refueling transaction The receipt which records the information necessary for specifying the contents of the information or the information related to money with a barcode is issued from the fueling machine. The change is paid out by a payment machine separately installed at a location separated from the fueling machine.
The user inserts a receipt into the receipt insertion slot of the checkout machine, and irradiates the barcode portion of the receipt with a laser beam for detection from a barcode reader arranged in the insertion slot. Get a reading. On the settlement machine side, the change is paid out to the payout port based on the change information read from the barcode on the receipt. In this way, the device configuration of the fueling device is simplified by providing a changer for each of the fueling devices, with the change being paid out by one unit common to a plurality of fueling devices or by a small number of the moneying devices. At the same time, the number of management steps can be reduced to reduce costs (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 8-119396 and 2005-47558).
FIG. 5A is an external view (front view) of the payment machine. This payment machine includes a door (exterior body) 101 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 100, and a receipt is inserted on the front surface of the door 101. A mouth (receipt insertion recess) 102, a banknote outlet 103, a coin outlet 104, a payout amount display unit 105, and the like are provided.
FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the receipt insertion slot and the barcode reader.
The receipt insertion port 102 is an insertion recess 110 formed in the door 101, and the inner bottom surface is a horizontal bottom plate 111. A transparent plate 112 is disposed on the ceiling surface of the receipt insertion slot facing the bottom plate 111, and a reading unit 115a of the barcode reader 115 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper side of the transparent plate 112. The reading unit 115a The laser beam L for reading from is transmitted through the transparent plate 112 and irradiated into the receipt insertion slot 102.
Since the bottom surface of the conventional insertion recess 110 is thus horizontal, the user inserts the receipt R horizontally along the horizontal bottom plate 111 and receives the barcode BC on the top surface of the receipt. .
However, since this settlement machine is installed outdoors, disturbance light such as sunlight and illumination light is likely to enter the insertion recess 110 from the direction of the arrow. In particular, since the disturbance light is applied to the barcode BC portion on the upper surface of the receipt in order to insert the receipt into the receipt insertion slot 102 in a horizontal posture, the reading performance by the barcode reader becomes unstable.
JP-A-8-119396 JP 2005-47558 A

As described above, it is configured to perform processing such as payout of money based on transaction-related information read by the barcode reader from the barcode recorded on the upper surface of the sheet such as a receipt inserted into the insertion recess. In the conventional money handling apparatus, since the inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess is a horizontal surface, the user inserts the receipt horizontally, and as a result, disturbance light against the laser beam for reading from the barcode reader. There is a problem that the reading performance is deteriorated due to superimposition of.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and a bar code due to the influence of ambient light, which is a disadvantage of a conventional money handling apparatus in which a receipt is inserted horizontally because the inner bottom surface of the receipt insertion recess is a horizontal plane. The object is to solve the problem of reduced reading accuracy by the reader.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure that can prevent the retention of rainwater, which is a problem that occurs with the improved structure of the receipt insertion recess.

To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 accepts a sheet which is disposed on the outer surface of the apparatus exterior body and has a bar code including transaction-related information recorded on the upper surface thereof, with the front end of the sheet inclined downward. A sheet insertion recess, a barcode reader disposed at the upper part of the sheet insertion recess, which emits reading light downward and scans the barcode on the inserted sheet, and pays money from the money outlet And a control means, wherein the control means operates the money payout apparatus based on the transaction related information read from the barcode by the bar code reader based on the transaction related information. A money handling device that controls the determined amount to be paid out from the money outlet, wherein the inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess is inclined downward toward the inner back. And butterflies.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, an inner drainage portion is provided in the inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess, and a drainage hole communicating with the inner drainage portion is provided on the outer side surface of the apparatus exterior body. It is characterized by having.

In the present invention, since the inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess is inclined downward toward the inner back portion, it is possible to solve the problem of deterioration in reading accuracy by the barcode reader due to the influence of ambient light.
In addition, an internal drainage part is provided at the back of the inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess, and a drainage hole communicating with the internal drainage part is provided on the outer side surface of the apparatus exterior body, thereby improving the structure of the receipt insertion recess. It is possible to prevent stagnation of rainwater, which is a problem that occurs with this.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
1A and 1B are a front view of a payment machine as a money handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a diagram showing an internal configuration in which a front door is opened. 2 is an enlarged view of the receipt insertion recess and the lower outer surface, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the receipt detection means, the receipt insertion recess and the barcode reader, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the rainwater drainage route.
As described in the background art, for example, the money handling apparatus according to this embodiment is described as an example of a settlement machine 1 that is installed separately from a fueling machine and dispenses change in a gas station that employs a self-fueling system.
As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the settlement machine (money handling device) 1 includes a door (device exterior body) 3 that can be opened and closed laterally on the front surface of the device body 2. A receipt insertion slot 4, a bill payout exit (money payout exit) 5, a coin payout exit (money payout exit) 6, a payout amount display section 7, and the like are provided.
Further, a receipt detection means (sheet) comprising a reflection type optical sensor for detecting the entry of the receipt (sheet) R in advance (before entering the reading area by the bar code reader) is located immediately above the receipt insertion opening 4. Detection means) 10 is arranged.
FIG. 1B shows the internal structure of the device main body 2 exposed when the door 3 is opened. A bar code reader 20 is arranged at a position corresponding to the position immediately above the receipt insertion port 4, and the bill payout outlet 5 is shown. A bill unit (money dispensing device) 21 for supplying bills for dispensing to the bill dispensing outlet 5 is disposed at a position corresponding to the inside of the coin dispensing outlet 5, and a coin dispensing outlet 6 is dispensed at a position corresponding to the inside of the coin dispensing outlet 6. A coin unit (money dispensing device) 22 for supplying coins for use is arranged. Further, control means (not shown) is arranged in the device main body 2.
The checkout machine 1 detects that the receipt R on which the barcode BC including transaction-related information such as the slip number, refueling date and time, and the amount of change is approaching the reading area is approaching the reading area. Then, based on the detection information, the operation of the barcode reader 20 is started, the reading laser beam L2 is emitted, and the scan mode in which the barcode can be scanned is entered. The control means operates each monetary dispensing device 21, 22 based on the transaction related information read from the barcode by the bar code reader 20, and determines the amount determined based on the transaction related information from each monetary outlet 5, 6. Control to pay out.

As shown in FIG. 3, the receipt insertion opening 4 includes a receipt insertion recess (sheet insertion recess) 30 formed on the front surface of the door 3, and the inner bottom surface of the receipt insertion recess 30 faces downward from the front side to the back side. The flat bottom plate 31 is inclined to the right. A transparent plate 32 is disposed on the ceiling surface of the receipt insertion opening 4 facing the bottom plate 31, and a reading unit 20a of the bar code reader 20 is disposed in the closet of the upper side of the transparent plate 32. The reading unit The laser beam L2 for reading from 20a passes through the transparent plate 32 and is irradiated into the receipt insertion port 4.
During scanning by the bar code reader 20, scanning laser light L2 as diffused light emitted from the reading unit 20a of the bar code reader is irradiated obliquely from above to below in the receipt insertion recess 30. Therefore, reading can be performed by inserting the receipt so that the barcode BC recorded on the upper surface of the receipt R issued from a fueling machine (not shown) reaches the irradiation region (reading region) of the laser beam L2.
In the present invention, since the flat bottom plate 31 inclined downward to the back side is provided on the inner bottom surface of the receipt insertion recess 30, when the user inserts the receipt R into the receipt insertion recess 30, the front end of the receipt faces downward. It will be inclined and inserted. If necessary, an indication such as “Please insert the receipt downward” is provided on the front surface of the door around the opening of the receipt insertion slot 4 to ensure that the insertion is inclined downward.
By inserting the receipt so as to incline downward toward the back in this way, when the receipt is gripped and inserted into the receipt insertion recess 30, the user's hand holding the receipt will receive the receipt insertion recess. The entrance of the location 30 is blocked, and external light such as sunlight and illumination light is prevented from entering the barcode BC portion on the upper surface of the receipt as disturbance light, and the reading laser light L2 from the barcode reader 20 is read. It is possible to prevent the reading accuracy from being deteriorated due to. In other words, the opening size of the receipt insertion recess 30 and the insertion of the receipt so that the user's hand holding the receipt shields the incident path of the extraneous light reaching the barcode BC on the upper surface of the receipt from the entrance of the receipt insertion recess 30. Set the tilt angle of the hour.
Further, since the insertion angle of the receipt is inclined downward from the horizontal plane, even if extraneous light is incident from the opening of the receipt insertion recess 30, the amount of light irradiated to the barcode portion BC is reduced, and the barcode reader Therefore, it is possible to prevent the reading accuracy from being lowered by the reading laser beam L2.

Next, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a rainwater drainage structure provided in the receipt insertion recess of the present invention.
A slit-like internal drainage 35 is provided at the back of the inclined bottom plate 31 located on the inner bottom surface of the receipt insertion recess 30. That is, a drainage portion 35 formed of a slit-like gap is provided between the back edge of the bottom plate 31 and the back wall 33 of the sheet insertion recess 30. Further, a rainwater guide plate 36 extending from the lower end portion of the rear wall 33 toward the front at a predetermined downward inclination angle is provided, and the front end edge of the rainwater guide plate 36 is integrated with the inner wall of the door 3. A drain hole 37 is formed in the portion of the door 3 corresponding to the position directly above the front edge of the rainwater guide plate 36 (see FIG. 2).
Therefore, even if rainwater enters the receipt insertion recess 30 of the settlement machine 1 installed outdoors, the rainwater flows to the back side along the bottom plate 31, and the rainwater guide is provided from the drainage portion 35 located at the back end. 36 moves forward through the upper surface, and is finally discharged from the drainage hole 37 to the outside of the machine.
For this reason, even if the bottom plate 31 of the receipt insertion recess 30 is inclined downward toward the back, rainwater does not accumulate due to the provision of the drainage structure, and the durability of the apparatus decreases due to dirt, rust, etc. There is no longer to do.
In addition, the structure for sheet detection by the money handling apparatus of the present invention includes not only a payment machine installed at a gas station, but also a mechanism for paying out money by holding a sheet with a barcode over a barcode reader. It can be applied to general money handling devices.

(A) And (b) is a front view of a payment machine as a money handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a diagram showing an internal configuration with a front door opened. The enlarged view of a receipt insertion recess and a lower outer surface. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of a receipt detection means, a receipt insertion recess, and a barcode reader. Sectional drawing which shows a rainwater drainage structure. (A) is an external view (front view) of a payment machine, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a receipt insertion opening and a barcode reader.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Checkout machine, 2 ... Equipment main body, 3 ... Door (apparatus exterior body), 4 ... Receipt insertion port, 5, 6 ... Each money payment exit, 7 ... Display part, 10 ... Receipt detection means, 20 ... Bar code reader , 21, 22 ... each money dispensing device, 30 ... sheet insertion recess, 31 ... bottom plate, 32 ... transparent plate, 33 ... back wall, 35 ... internal drainage part, 36 ... rainwater guide, 36 ... rainwater guide plate, 37 ... Drain hole.

Claims (2)

A sheet insertion recess that is disposed on the outer surface of the apparatus exterior body and has a bar code including transaction-related information recorded on the upper surface thereof; the sheet insertion recess that receives the sheet tip inclined downward; and an upper portion in the sheet insertion recess A barcode reader that scans a barcode on the sheet that is arranged and emits reading light downward, a money dispensing device that dispenses money from a money payment outlet, and a control unit,
The control means operates the money payout device based on the transaction related information read from the barcode by the bar code reader and pays out the amount determined based on the transaction related information from the money payout exit. A money handling device to control,
The money handling apparatus, wherein an inner bottom surface of the sheet insertion recess is inclined downward toward an inner back portion.   The internal drainage part is provided in the back part of the inner bottom face of the sheet insertion recess, and the drainage hole communicated with the internal drainage part is provided on the outer side surface of the apparatus exterior body. The money handling device described.

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