JP2014021739A - Money bar storing machine, money bar management device and pos system with money bar storing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money bar storing machine which allows a user to easily set and collect money bar coins at a checkout lane in a shop while improving security.SOLUTION: The money bar storing machine includes a drawer body, a money bar housing case detachably mounted in the drawer body having multiple money bar holders in which denominations of money bar coins to be stored are set, and money bar detection means provided for each of the money bar holders for detecting that money bar coins are stored in the money bar housing case. The money bar housing case has a housing case lid and a locking mechanism. When the money bar housing case is removed from the drawer body, the money bar housing case is maintained closed with the housing case lid and by the locking mechanism.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a bar storage device, a bar management device, and a POS system including the bar storage device.

POS terminal unifies the automatic change machine that deposits and withdraws sales proceeds, and the bar storage machine that can store multiple bar metal coins that are packed in a certain number of coins of the same denomination. A POS system for controlling the POS is already known.
By introducing such a POS system consisting of an automatic change machine, a bar storage machine and a POS terminal into a checkout lane of a store where many customers visit, such as a mass retailer, for example, a clerk and a customer Money can be transferred smoothly between the two. Further, when there are not enough coins in the automatic change machine, it is possible to take out the denominated bar metal coins from the bar storage machine in the same lane and replenish the automatic change machine.

  However, when setting a bar metal coin to the bar metal storage machine, the person in charge must carry the bar metal coin alone to the bar metal storage machine and set it. Further, when collecting the bar metal coins from the bar metal storage machine, the person in charge has to take out the bar metal coins from the bar metal storage machine, which is very complicated and troublesome.

JP 2007-233920 A

  Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bar stock storage machine that can be easily set and collected in a checkout lane of a store, is easy to use, and has improved security. It is.

  A bar stock storage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a drawer main body, and a bar metal storage case having a plurality of bar metal holders that are detachably attached to the drawer main body and in which the types of bar metal coins to be stored are set. And a bar metal detecting means provided corresponding to each of the bar metal holders and detecting that a bar metal coin is stored in the bar metal storage case.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a POS system including a bar storage device according to an embodiment. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the POS terminal of the system. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the automatic change machine of the system. The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the bar metal storage machine of embodiment. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the same bar money storage machine. The perspective part which shows the external appearance of the bar metal storage case removed from the bar metal storage machine. The block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the locking mechanism of the storage case cover in the same bar metal storage case. The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the bar management apparatus of embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a bar metal storage machine, a bar metal management apparatus, and a POS system including the bar metal storage machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a POS system 1 introduced in one checkout lane. As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic change machine 3 and a bar storage 4 are connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 2 that performs sales processing of merchandise sales data via a communication interface. System 1 is built.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the POS terminal 2. The POS terminal 2 includes a POS control unit 21 mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a memory unit 22 having a ROM (Read Only Memory) area and a RAM (Random Access Memory) area. Also, via an input / output device such as a keyboard 23A, a scanner 23B, an operator display 23C, a customer display 23D, a receipt printer 23E, etc., a host communication interface 24 for managing data communication with the host device, and an automatic change machine interface 25 An automatic change machine controller 26 for controlling the connected automatic change machine 3 and a bar storage unit controller 28 for controlling the bar storage unit 4 connected via the bar storage interface 27 are provided.

  When data related to a product purchased by a customer is input via the keyboard 23A or the scanner 23B, the POS control unit 21 performs sales processing on the sales data of the product in the memory unit 22. Further, information such as the product name and price of the product is displayed on the operator display 23C and the customer display 23D. The POS control unit 21 repeats the above process every time data relating to a product is input. When the closing key operation for declaring the end of registration is performed, the POS control unit 21 calculates the total amount of the commercial transaction with the customer based on the sales data of the merchandise processed, and the operator display 23C and the customer display Displayed on the display 23D. In this state, when data on the deposit amount is input via the keyboard 23A, the POS control unit 21 calculates a change amount by subtracting the total amount from the deposit amount. Then, the change amount is displayed on the operator display 23C and the customer display 23D, and print data of the purchase receipt is created and output to the receipt printer 23E to print and issue the purchase receipt.

  Further, the POS control unit 21 provides change data to the automatic change machine controller 26. The automatic change machine controller 26 manages the balance data of the automatic change machine 3 (the number and total amount of coins stored in the coin storage unit 34 for each denomination). From the amount data, the number of denominations required for change is determined. Then, data indicating the number of payouts by denomination is transmitted as change data from the automatic change machine interface 25 to the automatic change machine 3.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the automatic change machine 3. The automatic change machine 3 functions as a deposit / withdrawal machine that deposits sales and changes.

  The automatic change machine 3 includes a coin insertion slot 31 into which a coin such as sales proceeds is inserted, and a coin payment outlet 37 into which a coin as change is paid out. In addition, the automatic change machine 3 is a gold that can store a plurality of coins divided into 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin, and 500-yen coin denomination. A type of coin storage unit 34 is provided. The automatic change machine 3 further includes an interface 39 for coin transfer means 32, input coin sorting unit 33, change coin dispensing unit 35, coin dispensing unit 36, dispensed coin counting unit 38, and POS terminal 2.

  The coin transport means 32 transports the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 31 to the input coin sorting unit 33. The input coin sorting unit 33 sorts the input coins transported by the coin transport means 32 into denominations and stores them in the coin storage unit 34 of the same denomination. In addition, the number of coins stored in the coin storage unit 34 is transmitted to the POS terminal 2 via the interface 39.

  The change coin dispensing unit 35 causes coins as change to be dispensed from the coin storage unit 34 based on the change data received from the POS terminal 2 via the interface 39. The coin dispensing means 36 dispenses the coins dispensed by the change coin dispensing unit 35 to the coin dispensing outlet 37. The payout coin counting unit 38 counts the number data of coins paid out by the change coin paying unit 35 by denomination and transmits the count data to the POS terminal 2 via the interface 39.

  The bar metal storage machine 4 stores and stores a plurality of denominations of bar metal coins for replenishment of coins to the automatic change machine 3 which is a deposit and withdrawal machine. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an external configuration of the bar storage device 4 according to the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the bar storage device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bar storage device 4 includes a drawer 42 that can be pulled out from the front surface of the casing 41, and the casing 41 and the drawer 42 constitute a drawer body. A metal bar storage case 43 is detachably mounted inside the drawer body. When the bar metal storage case 43 is attached to the drawer body, an electromagnetic lock (not shown) is automatically applied, and the bar metal storage case 43 cannot be removed unless there is a lock release command from the POS terminal 2. Yes.

  The bar metal storage case 43 is composed of a storage case main body 43a in which a bar metal holder 45 for storing bar metal coins is formed, and a storage case lid 43b that covers the bar metal holder 45 of the storage case main body 43a. . The storage case main body 43a includes a plurality of bar metal holders 45 for storing a plurality of bar metal coins 44 one by one in the front and rear rows. Each bar metal holder 45 has a predetermined horizontal width and vertical length respectively corresponding to each type of bar metal coin 44, and a semicircular shape with a predetermined depth in cross section at both ends excluding the central portion in the vertical direction. It has a shape that is a dent of the shape, and can store one bar metal coin of each preset denomination. The central portion in the vertical direction of each bar holder 45 is cut out in a rectangular shape that is deeper than the semicircular dents at both ends and larger than the lateral width at both ends. By lifting the gold coin 44, the bar metal coin 44 stored in the bar holder can be taken out. Incidentally, in the vicinity of each bar holder 45, the denomination stored in each holder is clearly shown.

  Each bar holder 45 includes a bar sensor 46 (see FIG. 5) as a bar detector for detecting that a set type of bar coin is stored in each holder. Is provided. Each bar metal sensor 46 is, for example, an optical sensor, and outputs an OFF signal in a state where the bar metal coin 44 is not stored in the corresponding bar metal holder 45, and the bar metal coin 44 of the set denomination is stored in the sensor. When the light is blocked, an ON signal is output. The bar sensor 46 may be a weight sensor, for example, instead of an optical sensor.

  LED elements 47 are attached to the upper surface of the storage case main body 43a in a one-to-one correspondence with the respective bar holders 45. Each LED element 47 is notified by turning on or blinking in response to a notification command for specifying the bar metal holder 45 when the bar metal coin 44 of the set denomination is stored in the corresponding bar metal holder 45. This notification command is output from the POS terminal 2, which is a host machine, when the automatic change machine 3 needs to replenish the denomination of the bar metal coin 44 stored in the bar holder 45.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bar metal storage machine 4 includes an interface 50 with the POS terminal 2, a drawer 42 to which the bar metal storage case 43 is detachably mounted, and a drawer opening for automatically opening the drawer 42. A mechanism 49 is provided. The interface 50 supplies the drawer driving signal received from the POS terminal 2 to the drawer opening mechanism 49. The drawer opening mechanism 49 supplied with the drawer driving signal opens the drawer 42 to the front side of the housing 41. The electromagnetic lock (not shown) between the drawer 42 and the bar storage case 43 can be released from the POS terminal 2 by an unlock command. Further, the interface 50 takes in a signal from a bar sensor 46 provided in each bar holder 45. Then, the acquired sensor signal is transmitted to the POS terminal 2. Further, the interface 50 selectively supplies a notification command signal received from the POS terminal 2 to each LED element 47. The LED element 47 to which the notification command signal is supplied lights up or blinks. Reference numeral 48 denotes an electromagnetic lock as a lock mechanism for the storage case lid 43b in the bar metal storage case 43. When the bar metal storage case 43 is removed from the drawer 42 of the bar metal storage machine 4, the storage case cover 43b is The electromagnetic lock 48 is always locked.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the metal bar storage case 43 removed from the bar metal storage machine 4, and FIG. 7 shows an electromagnetic lock 48 as a lock mechanism of the storage case lid 43 b in the metal bar storage case 43. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the metal case storage case 43 is configured such that the storage case lid 43 b is always locked by the electromagnetic lock lock 48 when it is taken out from the drawer 42 of the metal bar storage machine 4. Therefore, when collecting the bar metal coins, the storage case lid 43b of the removed bar metal storage case 43 is always locked, and the person in charge does not directly touch the bar metal coins during the recovery.

  Next, the electromagnetic lock 48 will be described with reference to FIG. The electromagnetic lock 48 is operated by a power source (not shown), and includes a solenoid 48a fixed to the storage case body 43a side, a round bar-shaped locking shaft 48c slid by the solenoid 48a, and a storage case lid 43b side. The lock plate 48b is fixed and has a hole into which the locking shaft 48c can be inserted. Reference numeral 51 denotes an opening formed on the upper surface of the storage case main body 43a and into which the lock plate 48b is inserted. During normal use when the bar metal storage case 43 is mounted on the drawer 42 of the bar metal storage machine 4, the lock by the electromagnetic lock 48 is released, and the bar metal coins are put into and out of the bar metal storage case 43. You can do it freely. On the other hand, when the bar metal storage case 43 is collected from the drawer 42 of the bar metal storage machine 4 and the bar metal coin is recovered, the bar lock is locked by the electromagnetic lock 48, and the person in charge directly touches the bar metal coin. I can't.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the bar metal management device 6. This bar metal management device 6 is usually installed in a backyard in a store or the like, and stores a management device main body 61 having a plurality of storage units in which the bar metal storage cases 43 removed from the bar metal storage machine 4 are stored. It comprises a display unit 62 that counts and displays the denomination, number, amount, etc. of the bar metal coins of the bar metal storage case 43. When the bar metal storage case 43 is stored in the storage unit of the bar metal management device 6, the denomination, number, amount, etc. of the bar metal coins in the bar metal storage case 43 are counted, and the counting results And the bar metal coin information from the POS terminal 2 to which the bar metal storage case 43 was connected. As a result of the verification, if there is no error in the counting result and the bar metal coin information, no warning is given, but if there is a difference in the amount of money, an alarm is issued from the bar metal management device 6 or the POS terminal 2 to notify the operator etc. To do. Further, even when the metal rod storage case 43 is not stored in the metal rod management device 6 within a predetermined time after being removed, an alarm is similarly issued to notify the operator or the like. The bar metal management device 6 is provided with a connector (not shown) that can be connected to the bar metal storage case 43 on the outside, and when the bar metal coin is replenished to the bar metal storage case 43, the bar metal storage case 43 is connected to the bar metal management device 6 through this connector, the electromagnetic lock 48 of the storage case lid 43b in the bar metal storage case 43 is unlocked, and the bar of the bar metal coin is located near the bar metal management device 6. The gold storage case 43 can be replenished.

  As described above, according to the bar metal storage machine of the present embodiment, the bar metal storage case in which the bar metal coins are stored is detachably attached to the bar metal storage machine, and the bar metal storage case is When removed from the gold storage machine, the bar metal storage case is always locked, so that the person in charge does not touch the bar metal directly when refilling and collecting the bar metal coins in the checkout lane. Can be improved. Moreover, the replenishment work of the bar metal coins to the bar metal storage case can be carried out not in the checkout lane but in the backyard with the bar metal management device.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope of the present invention and the gist thereof, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 POS system 2 POS terminal 3 Automatic change machine (withdrawal / withdrawal machine)
4 Bar storage device 6 Bar management device 41 Case (drawer body)
42 drawer (drawer body)
43 Bar metal storage case 43a Storage case main body 43b Storage case lid 46 Bar metal sensor (bar metal detection means)
48 Electromagnetic lock (lock mechanism)

Claims (4)

The drawer body,
A metal bar storage case that has a plurality of metal bar holders in which a denomination of a metal bar coin that is detachably mounted and stored in the drawer body is set;
A bar metal detecting means provided corresponding to each of the bar metal holders to detect that a bar metal coin is stored in the bar metal storage case;
A bar storage machine equipped with.   The bar metal storage case is provided with a storage case lid and a lock mechanism. When the bar metal storage case is removed from the drawer body, the bar metal storage case is closed by the storage case cover and the lock mechanism. 2. The metal bar storage machine according to claim 1, wherein the bar metal storage machine is held in a state. In the bar management device provided in the backyard of the store,
Displays the storage unit for storing the metal storage case removed from the metal storage unit, the denomination and amount of the metal bar of the metal storage case stored in the storage unit, and the amount verification result with the POS terminal. A display unit,
A bar metal management device that stores and manages the bar metal storage case removed from the bar metal storage machine in the storage unit. A POS terminal for processing sales of product sales data;
A depositing and dispensing machine that deposits sales and changes,
A bar storage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 2,
POS system with

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