JP2009230676A - Coin roll storage and coin roll managing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin roll storage capable of accurately, efficiently and surely performing supplying/collecting of coin rolls. <P>SOLUTION: The coin roll storage which is detachable from a coin roll management machine 1a includes a plurality of storage areas 20 each storing one coin roll, a lid 21 that can be opened or closed by sliding an upper part of the storage area, and a locking member 27 for locking the closed lid. Loading the coin roll storage into the coin roll managing machine releases the locking with the locking member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar metal storage and a bar metal management machine.

  In the conventional bar metal management machine, a bar metal drawer provided with a bar metal storage part for storing bar metal (a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination packed together in a bar shape) can be pulled out to the main body of the control machine. Attached and replenished / recovered bar metal as a change reserve by replenishing one bar at a time to the bar metal storage unit or collecting one bar at a time from the bar metal storage unit (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  It is possible to improve the efficiency by replenishing / collecting the bar metal in units of drawers instead of one bar at a time. However, simply removing the drawer from the main body of the drawer exposes the bar metal. Therefore, there was a risk of loss of the bar.

  In recent years, the operation of regularly replenishing / collecting money by entrusting replenishment / collection of money to a money handling machine to a security company or the like has become mainstream. The money handling machine has a bill cassette and a coin cassette, and a security company or the like transports the cassette and sets it in the money handling machine. The money handling machine pays out money from the set cassette and performs processing such as withdrawal.

However, since the money handling machine cannot store and pay out the bar metal, the bar metal coins are not cassetteized and cannot be replenished / recovered to a security company or the like. Even if the replenishment / recovery is entrusted, a staff member such as a security company manually replenishes / recovers the bar metal, and there is a problem in ensuring security.
JP 2006-285472 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bar metal storage and a bar metal management machine capable of accurately and efficiently replenishing / collecting bar metal while ensuring security.

  A bar metal storage according to an aspect of the present invention is a bar metal storage that is detachable from a main body of a bar metal management machine, and includes a plurality of storage areas each storing one bar metal coin, and above the storage area. A lid that can be opened and closed by sliding, and a locking member that locks the lid in the closed state, and the locking by the locking member is released by loading the main body of the bar management machine It is.

  The bar metal management machine according to one aspect of the present invention can be attached to and detached from the management machine main body and the management machine main body, and can be pulled out when mounted on the management machine main body. A plurality of storage areas to be stored, a lid body that can be opened and closed by sliding above the storage area, and a bar storage that has a locking member that locks the closed lid body, The lock by the locking member is released by loading the metal bar storage into the management machine main body.

  In the bar metal management machine according to one aspect of the present invention, the bar metal storage further includes an engagement portion that is movable between a lock position where the bar metal storage can be engaged with the management machine main body and a release position where the bar metal storage is not engaged. Preferably, the engaging portion is in the release position when the lid is closed, and is in the locked position when the lid is open.

  In the bar metal management machine according to one aspect of the present invention, the plurality of storage areas include at least one first storage area for storing a bar metal coin of a first denomination and the first denomination. It is preferable to include at least one second storage area for storing bar coins of different second denominations.

  In the bar metal management machine according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable to further include a detection unit that detects the denomination and number of bar metal coins stored in the bar metal storage.

  In the bar management machine according to the aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the bar management machine further includes a control unit that is provided with a detection result by the detection unit and can transmit the detection result to the outside.

  According to the present invention, the replenishment / recovery of bar metal can be performed efficiently and with security secured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a bar metal management machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bar management machine 1 has a main body 1a and cassettes 11 to 16 which are detachable with respect to the main body 1a and can be manually pulled out forward (in the horizontal vertical direction) when mounted. .

  Each of the cassettes 11 to 16 is provided with a plurality of bar metal storage areas 20 in which one bar metal coin of a specific denomination can be stored. The storage posture of the bar metal coins in each storage region 20 is a horizontal posture in which the axis of the bar metal coins is directed in the lateral direction perpendicular to the drawer direction (vertical direction) of the cassettes 11-16.

  For example, the upper cassettes 11 to 13 each store 1 yen bar coins, 5 yen bar coins, and 10 yen bar coins, and the lower cassettes 14 to 16 respectively include 50 yen bar coins and 100 yen bar coins. Coins and 500 yen bar coins are stored.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bar management machine 1 includes a detection unit 9 and a control unit 10. The detection unit 9 detects the number of bar metal coins stored in the cassettes 11 to 16. The control unit 10 can be connected to the outside of the bar manager 1 and can transmit the detection result of the detection unit 9 to the outside.

  A lock plate 30 is provided behind each cassette 11-16. The lock plate 30 is slidable in the longitudinal direction inside the main body 1a. The cassettes 11 to 16 are attached to and detached from the main body 1a. The structure of the lock plate 30 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each of the cassettes 11 to 16 includes a shutter 21, a detection piece 22, a pin insertion hole 23, a lock arm 24, and a detection hole 25. The position of the detection piece 22 is different for each of the cassettes 11 to 16.

  As shown in FIG. 4, U-shaped (or U-shaped) slide guide grooves 26 are provided on the top, front, and bottom of the cassette inner wall. A protrusion 21 a to be inserted into the groove 26 is provided at the end of the shutter 21, and the protrusion 21 a (shutter 21) slides along the groove 26. The shutter 21 can be stored in the bottom of the cassette. A locking member (locking member 27 in FIG. 6) for locking the shutter is provided inside the cassette.

  FIG. 4A shows the closed state of the shutter 21. When the shutter 21 is in a closed state, the bar metal coins stored in the cassette cannot be taken out.

  FIG. 4B shows a state in which the shutter 21 slides and is positioned at the bottom front of the cassette. By sliding the shutter 21 to the rear of the cassette from this state, the shutter 21 can be stored in the cassette bottom.

  The detection holes 25 are formed in the both side plates 29 of the shutter 21 over the entire front-rear direction. The detector 9 has a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit fixed to the main body 1a at positions facing each other with the cassette sandwiched from both sides. The light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged so that the optical axis passes through the detection hole 25.

  The number of bar metal coins stored in the cassette can be detected by transmitting / blocking light through the detection hole 25 when the cassette is pulled out and pushed in with the cassette mounted on the main body 1a.

  The cassette is mounted at a predetermined position of the main body 1a for each denomination. Therefore, the control part 10 can detect how many bar metal coins exist for every denomination from the position of the cassette which the detection part 9 detected the bar metal coins, and the number of bar metal coins.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lock plate 30 is provided with an arm hole 31, a detection hole 32, and a lock release pin 33.

  The position of the detection hole 32 is matched with the position of the detection piece 22 of the corresponding cassette. Therefore, since the detection piece 22 of the non-corresponding cassette and the detection hole 32 of the lock plate 30 are not aligned, the non-corresponding cassette is not mounted. That is, each cassette 11-16 is mounted | worn only in the predetermined corresponding | compatible position of the main body 1a.

  The arm hole 31 is provided at a position corresponding to the lock arm 24 of the cassette.

  FIG. 6 shows the correspondence of each part when the cassette is mounted on the main body 1a (lock plate 30). When the cassette is loaded into the main body 1 a, the detection piece 22 is fitted into the detection hole 32 of the lock plate, and the rear end wall of the cassette comes into contact with the lock plate 30. As shown in FIG. 6A, the release pin 33 passes through the pin insertion hole 23 and rotates the locking member 27 (clockwise in the figure). As a result, the shutter 21 is unlocked and can be slid.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when the shutter 21 slides, the lock arm 24 is raised by the return spring 28, and the position of the engagement portion 24 a of the lock arm 24 becomes the lock position where the lock plate 30 is engaged. As a result, the cassette can be attached (fixed) to the main body 1a (lock plate 30).

  FIG. 7 shows the correspondence of each part when the cassette is removed from the main body 1a (lock plate 30). As shown in FIG. 7B, when the shutter 21 is slid to the closed state, the lock arm 24 is pushed down, and the position of the engagement portion 24 a becomes a release position where the lock plate 30 is not engaged. As a result, the cassette can be removed from the lock plate 30.

  When the cassette is removed from the lock plate 30, the release pin 33 is removed from the pin insertion hole 23 as shown in FIG. As a result, the locking member 27 is rotated by a return spring (not shown) (counterclockwise in the figure) to lock the shutter 21.

  As described above, in the bar management machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the shutter 21 of the cassette can be opened only when mounted (loaded) on the main body 1a, and the cassette is removed from the main body 1a only when the shutter 21 is closed. Can do. That is, the replenishment / collection of the bar metal coin is performed by mounting / removing the cassette with the shutter closed.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to manually replenish / collect one bar metal coin at a time, and replenishment / collection can be performed in units of cassettes, so that security can be ensured and work efficiency can be improved. Further, since the cassette shutter is closed and locked when the cassette is transported, accurate replenishment / collection can be performed.

  The above-described embodiment is an example and should not be considered as limiting. For example, the control unit 10 may transmit the high-priced data in the bar management machine 1 to a security center (security company) via a network. A security company can grasp the necessary change reserve at a store. Further, since the shutter is closed when the cassette in the bar metal management machine is transported, the bar metal is not touched.

  Accordingly, security can be ensured, and replenishment / collection of bar metal coins as change reserves can be entrusted to a security company or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the lid that covers the upper part of the bar storage area of the cassette is the slidable shutter 21, but it may be a bellows type shutter. As shown in FIG. 8, a drive unit 82 for opening and closing the bellows type shutter 81 is provided inside the cassette. The drive unit 82 is, for example, a motor.

  The drive unit 82 can be driven by being supplied with electric power when the cassette is mounted on the main body 1a of the bar metal management machine 1. Opening / closing instruction means for giving a shutter opening / closing instruction to the drive unit 82 is provided in the cassette or the main body 1a. When an opening instruction is given through the opening / closing instruction means, the drive unit 82 winds up the bellows-type shutter 81. Further, a lock mechanism is provided that allows the cassette to be removed from the main body 1a by detecting that the bellows-type shutter 81 is closed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, each cassette 11-16 accommodates a bar metal coin by denomination, and it installs a cassette in the specific position of the main body 1a for every denomination by providing the detection piece 22 in a respectively different position. However, the detection piece 22 and the detection hole 32 may not be provided.

  In this case, the detection unit 9 can detect not only the number of bar metal coins stored in the cassette but also the denomination. For example, when the cassette is pulled out or pushed in, it is stored based on information on whether the light receiving unit receives light emitted from the light emitting unit and information on the position of the cassette relative to the main body 1a by the rotary encoder (displacement detecting means). Determine the denomination of the bar metal coin. This eliminates the need to mount a cassette at a specific position for each denomination.

  Further, a plurality of denominations of bar metal coins may be put in one cassette. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, three cassettes 17 to 19 can be mounted on the bar metal management machine 1, 1 yen bar metal coin and 5 yen bar metal coin are stored in the cassette 17, and 10 yen bar metal coin is stored in the cassette 18. The cassette 19 stores 100 yen bar metal coins and 500 yen bar metal coins. The bar metal management machine 1 can be made smaller than the case where cassettes are divided for each denomination.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a display panel 1b capable of displaying the number of bar metal coins in the cassette and the detection result of the denomination by the detecting unit 9 is provided on the front surface of the main body 1a of the bar metal management machine 1. Also good.

  The technical scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is an appearance perspective view of a bar metal manager concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the bar management machine concerning the embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the bar metal storage which concerns on the embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view at the time of the shutter closed state and shutter slide of the bar metal storage which concerns on the embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the lock board in the bar management machine concerning the embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the shutter latch release | release of the bar metal storage which concerns on the same embodiment, and mounting | wearing to a bar metal management machine main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows taking out from the shutter latching of the bar metal storage and the bar metal management machine main body which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the bar metal storage by a modification. It is an external appearance perspective view of the bar management machine by a modification. It is an external appearance perspective view of the bar management machine by a modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bar metal management machine 9 Detection part 10 Control part 11-19 Cassette 20 Bar metal storage area 21 Shutter 22 Detection piece 23 Pin insertion hole 24 Lock arm 25 Detection hole 26 Slide guide groove 27 Locking member 28 Return spring 29 Side plate 30 Lock Plate 31 Arm hole 32 Detection hole 33 Release pin

Claims (6)

It is a bar metal storage that can be attached to and removed from the bar metal management machine body.
A plurality of storage areas for storing one bar metal coin each;
A lid that can be opened and closed by sliding above the storage area;
A locking member for locking the lid in the closed state;
With
The bar metal storage, wherein the locking by the locking member is released by loading the main body of the bar metal management machine. The management machine itself,
It can be attached to and detached from the main body of the management machine, and can be pulled out when mounted on the main body of the management machine. A plurality of storage areas each for storing one bar metal coin, and an upper part of the storage area slide to open and close. A bar metal storage having a possible lid and a locking member for locking the lid in the closed state;
With
The bar metal management machine, wherein the lock by the locking member is released by loading the bar metal storage into the management machine main body.   The metal bar storage further includes an engaging portion that is movable between a lock position that allows engagement with the main body of the management machine and a release position that does not engage, and the engaging portion closes the lid. The bar metal management machine according to claim 2, wherein the state is in the release position, and the open state of the lid is in the lock position.   The plurality of storage areas store at least one first storage area that stores a bar metal coin of a first denomination and a bar metal coin of a second denomination different from the first denomination. The bar metal management machine according to claim 2, further comprising at least one second storage area.   The bar metal management machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a detection unit that detects a denomination and the number of bar metal coins stored in the bar metal storage.   The bar metal management machine according to claim 5, further comprising a control unit that is provided with a detection result by the detection unit and is capable of transmitting the detection result to the outside.

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