JP2023011817A - Cash processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cash processing apparatus that can facilitate operation of depositing coins in a coin insertion section for a coin change machine after the coins are aligned.

SOLUTION: A cash processing apparatus comprises: a housing; a coin insertion section disposed in the housing to receive inserted coins; and a coin placing section which is disposed in the housing and formed in a concave shape having on a bottom surface part a coin placing surface on which the coins received by the coin insertion section in deposit processing are temporarily placed, the coin placing surface connecting to the coin insertion section in the width direction of the housing, and which can slide the coins placed on the coin placing surface toward the coin insertion section. The coin placing section is located across a central part in the width direction of the housing.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

Patent Law Article 30, Paragraph 2 application filed The 50th Supermarket Trade Show 2016 Tokyo Big Sight Date February 10-12, 2016

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law http://toshibatec. co. jp/page. jsp? id=5555 Publication date February 8, 2016

Applied for Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act RETAILTECH JAPAN 2016 Tokyo Big Sight Date March 8-11, 2016

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Place of sale Avy Co., Ltd. (1-5-1 Heisei-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture) Date of sale April 19, 2016

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a money processing device.

Conventionally, POS (Point Of Sales) terminals and the like used in supermarkets and the like are provided with an area for temporarily placing and checking money received from customers before putting it away in a drawer. Such an area is called Ginmidai or Kensendai. By providing such an area, the store clerk can avoid troubles when giving and receiving money, and can perform quick and accurate cash register operations.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, supermarkets and the like use self-checkout devices (self-checkouts) that allow customers to make their own payments without relying on store clerks. A self-checkout is provided with a coin inserting section capable of accepting a plurality of coins at once so that a customer can complete the coin inserting operation at one time.

By the way, some customers who use the self-checkout as described above, at the time of payment, place the coins in their wallet on a flat area or the like on the self-checkout, and then insert the desired coins into the coin slot. A customer exists.

In such a usage, the customer needs to place the coins side by side on a flat area such as a self-checkout counter for confirmation, and then pick up the desired coin and insert it into the coin slot. For this reason, a flat area that is as large as possible is required even as the size of the device is reduced.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is possible to easily perform the work of inserting the coins into the coin inserting section after placing them side by side for checking, and to secure a wide area for placing the coins. It is to provide a simple money processing device.

A money processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a housing, a coin inserting unit provided in the housing for receiving the inserted coin, and a coin inserted in the coin inserting unit provided in the housing for deposit processing. It has a recessed shape having a coin placing surface on which the coin is placed on the bottom surface, and the coin placing surface is connected to the coin inserting portion in the width direction of the housing, and is placed on the coin placing surface. a coin placing portion capable of sliding a coin placed thereon toward the coin inserting portion; The distance between the part and the side end of the housing closest to the coin placing part and the distance between the coin insertion part and the other side end of the housing closest to the coin insertion part It is smaller than the length of the depth of the coin placing section.

1 is a front view showing the appearance of a self-checkout device according to an embodiment; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the payment terminal with the door opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the self-checkout device as viewed from above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the vicinity of the coin slot. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the settlement terminal viewed from the left side. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the self-checkout device. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing functions related to payment processing. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of settlement processing.

Exemplary embodiments of the money processing device will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment will explain an example in which a self-checkout device, in which a customer himself/herself performs product registration and payment, is applied as a money processing device. Moreover, this embodiment demonstrates the example which applied the coin change machine as a coin accommodating part. It should be noted that deposit processing refers to processing for depositing coins into a coin change machine in conjunction with settlement processing. Also, the deposit process refers to the process of depositing coins such as a change reserve into a coin change machine. In addition, money is used as a general term for coins and bills, or when one of coins and bills is unspecified. That is, a money handling device refers to a device that handles coins or bills, or both.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a self-checkout device 100 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the self-checkout device 100 includes a payment terminal 1, a basket shelf 2, and a bagging shelf 3. As shown in FIG. The settlement terminal 1 includes a deposit/withdrawal unit 4, a reading unit 5, a display operation unit 6, and a control unit 7 (see FIG. 6) that controls each unit.

The payment terminal 1 has a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 . The first housing 11 has a door 111 that can be opened and closed. The door 111 rotates vertically around the hinge portion 111a. The first housing 11 accommodates therein a banknote change machine 41 and a coin change machine 42 (both of which are shown in FIG. 2) that constitute the deposit/withdrawal section 4 . The second housing 12 accommodates the controller 7 inside.

The reading unit 5 includes a scanner 50 that reads the appearance of the product and a code (such as a bar code) attached to the product in order to identify the product. The reading unit 5 also includes a printer 51 that prints a receipt related to the merchandise sales data processing executed by the control unit 7 . The printer 51 issues the ejected receipt from the receipt issuing port 51b. The issued receipt is supported from below by the receipt discharge table 51a. The receipt discharge table 51a is a convex portion projecting from the front surface 11a standing on the first housing 11 toward the front side in the depth direction. Further, the reading unit 5 has a card reader 52 for reading credit cards related to the settlement processing executed by the control unit 7 . Settlement processing refers to processing related to payment for products purchased by customers.

The display operation section 6 includes a monitor 61 and a touch panel 62 . The monitor 61 displays images under the control of the control section 7 . The touch panel 62 is provided on the surface of the monitor 61 and outputs information based on the position touched by the operator to the control section 7 .

The basket placing shelf 2 is a storage stand used as a place for placing the basket when the product in the basket is taken out and held over the reading unit 5 . The basket holder shelf 2 is provided on one side of the settlement terminal 1. - 特許庁

The bagging shelf 3 is a table for packing scanned products. The bagging shelf 3 is provided on the other side of the payment terminal 1 (opposite side of the basket storage shelf 2).

Here, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the settlement terminal 1 with the door 111 opened. As shown in FIG. 3 , the door 111 of the first housing 11 is rotated upward to open the inside of the first housing 11 and expose the banknote change machine 41 and the coin change machine 42 . The banknote change machine 41 and the coin change machine 42 are stacked and stored in the first housing 11 , and the banknote change machine 41 is positioned below the coin change machine 42 .

The banknote change machine 41 determines whether the taken banknotes are correct or not, stores genuine coins, and dispenses banknotes as change. A coin change machine 42 determines whether the coins taken in are correct or not, stores them, and dispenses coins as change. The banknote change machine 41 and the coin change machine 42 inform the control unit 7 of the amount of money stored. Further, the banknote change machine 41 and the coin change machine 42 receive communication from the control unit 7 of the amount of money to be dispensed as change.

The control unit 7 comprehensively controls each unit (the deposit/withdrawal unit 4, the reading unit 5, and the display operation unit 6) provided in the payment terminal 1. FIG. The control unit 7 acquires code information from the reading unit 5 . The control unit 7 also outputs information to be displayed on the monitor 61 of the display/operation unit 6 and acquires information on operations performed by the operator from the touch panel 62 . Further, the control unit 7 grasps the deposit to the deposit/withdrawal unit 4 and instructs the deposit/withdrawal unit 4 to withdraw.

Here, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the self-checkout device 100 as viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 3, the first housing 11 includes a coin placing portion 70 for placing coins and a coin slot for depositing coins into the coin change machine 42 on one end side of the upward plane portion 11b. An input portion 421 is provided. The coin insertion part 421 receives inserted coins. The coins received by the coin insertion section 421 are stored in the coin change machine 42 which is a coin storage section.

In addition, the first housing 11 (cash deposit/withdrawal unit 4) includes a tray-shaped coin ejection unit 422 and a reject tray 423, a banknote insertion unit 411 and a A paper money discharge part 412 which is a discharge part is provided in order in a stepped manner. That is, the surface on which the coin insertion part 421 is provided is the upper stage, the surface on which the coin ejection part 422 and the reject tray 423 are provided is the middle stage, and the surface on which the bill insertion part 411 and the bill ejection part 412 are provided is the lower stage. be. By arranging various inlets and outlets in a stepped manner in this way, all the inlets and outlets can be seen from the far side to the front.

The coin ejector 422 is a tray for receiving coins ejected from the coin changer 42 . The reject tray 423 is a tray for receiving coins (rejected coins) such as deformed coins, foreign coins, and counterfeit coins that should not be accommodated in the coin changer 42 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the coin ejector 422 is provided at the opposite end of the settlement terminal 1 in the width direction where the coin inserter 421 is provided. As described above, the coin insertion part 421 and the coin ejection part 422 are provided so as to be offset in the height direction, the width direction, and the depth direction, respectively. ing. Note that the reject tray 423 is arranged in line with the coin discharge section 422 below the coin insertion section 421 .

The banknote insertion part 411 is a slot for receiving banknotes to be deposited into the banknote change machine 41 . The customer puts the sorted banknotes into the coin inserting portion 411 so as to drop them from above. The banknote insertion part 411 receives the inserted banknotes. The banknote received by the banknote insertion part 411 is stored in the banknote change machine 41 . The banknote discharge unit 412 is a discharge port for supporting banknotes discharged from the banknote change machine 41 . The banknotes to be changed are transported upward from the banknote change machine 41, and the transported banknotes are supported by the banknote discharge unit 412 and stopped. Bills are dispensed from the bill change machine 41 in this way. The customer receives the dispensed banknotes.

In addition, LEDs 43 to 46 are provided near each of the coin input unit 421, the coin ejection unit 422, the reject tray 423, the banknote input unit 411, and the banknote ejection unit 412 for notifying operation procedures and errors. there is Note that the locations where the LEDs 43 to 46 are provided are not particularly limited as long as they are in the vicinity of each part. Also, the number and arrangement of the LEDs 43 to 46 are not particularly limited.

Next, the configurations of the coin insertion portion 421 and the coin placement portion 70 and the configuration of the vicinity will be described. Here, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the appearance of the vicinity of the coin slot 421. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin slot 421 has a funnel-shaped inclined surface 421a that descends from the outside toward the inside, and a hole 421b that is provided at the bottom of the inclined surface 421a. The hole 421b is a hole for dropping a coin that has slid down the inclined surface 421a into the coin changer 422. As shown in FIG. 2, the hole 421b is a vertically elongated hole when viewed from the customer standing in front of the payment terminal 1. As shown in FIG. The dimension in the longitudinal direction of the hole 421b is larger than the diameter of the largest 500 yen coin, and the dimension in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the hole 421b is set to the extent that a plurality of coins can be stacked and passed through. . With such a configuration, the coin slot 421 can collectively accept a plurality of coins.

The hole 421b has a shape in which the length in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coin slides toward the coin insertion section 421 is longer than the length in the direction in which the coin slides toward the coin insertion section 421 . Ideally, the hole 421b is an elongated hole whose longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the direction in which the coin is slid toward the coin slot 421. However, the longitudinal direction of the hole 421b does not necessarily have to It does not have to be a direction perpendicular to the direction of sliding toward the input part.

In addition, the door 111 of the first housing 11 has, on the plane portion 11b, a coin placing portion 70 that is arranged in a row in the width direction of the settlement terminal 1 with respect to the coin inserting portion 421 . The coin placing section 70 is generally called a checking table or a coin checking table. The coin placing unit 70 is for the customer to take out money from the wallet and arrange it in order to visually confirm the money to be used for payment when the payment processing of the payment terminal 1 is performed. The coin placing section 70 is located in the central portion of the first housing 11 . Also, the coin slot 421 is located on one side of the first housing 11 in the width direction from the central portion of the first housing 11 . The coin placing portion 70 is provided extending from the central portion of the first housing 11 to the side opposite to the coin insertion portion 421 .

More specifically, the coin stacking portion 70 has a concave shape that is slightly recessed downward from the flat portion 11b. A face 71 is provided. The coin placement surface 71 is a flat surface on which coins are temporarily placed. In addition, the coin stacking portion 70 includes guide walls 72 that form three peripheral portions of the coin stacking surface 71 . The guide wall 72 is a surface that descends from the flat portion 11b toward the coin placement surface 71 . Note that the coin placement surface 71 is not limited to a planar shape, and may be curved in a concave shape. Further, the planar portion 11b may be provided with an edge surrounding three sides of the coin placing surface 71 projecting upward, and the concave coin placing portion 70 may be formed by recessing downward from the upper end of the edge. In this case, the coin placement surface 71 may be positioned above the flat portion 11b, flush with the flat portion 11b, or positioned below the flat portion 11b. In this case, the edge may be an edge that continuously surrounds the coin stacker 70 . Also, the edge may be an edge that intermittently encloses the coins from the coin stacking portion 70 to the extent that the coins do not spill out. Note that the coin placement surface 71 is formed to have approximately the same size as the coin placement portion 70 .

By the way, the customer may want an indication of where the coin placed in the wallet should be placed on the coin placing portion 70 . Therefore, in the embodiment, a sheet 71 a made of plastic or metal is attached to the coin placement surface 71 . The surface of the sheet 71a is applied with a low-friction coating such as fluorine processing. Therefore, the coins placed on the sheet 71a easily slide on the sheet 71a.

The sheet 71a is attached to prevent the coin stacking portion 70 from being soiled or damaged by the placed money. Further, the surface of the sheet 71a is provided with a display for explaining how the coin stacking portion 70 is used. In the embodiment, as an example of a guide indicating that the coin placement section 70 is a region for placing coins, characters 71b of "coin", a drawing 71c of a coin, and a drawing of an arrow 71d are displayed on the surface of the sheet 71a. ing. That is, the characters 71b of "coin" and the figure 71c of the coin are messages indicating that the coin placing portion 70 is the area for placing coins. A diagram of an arrow 71d is a message showing the customer how to slide a coin on the sheet 71a in the direction of the arrow, which is the direction of money insertion. Note that when the sheet 71 a is attached to the coin mounting surface 71 , the coin mounting surface 71 is the surface of the sheet 71 a.

The guide may be printed on the coin placement surface 71 of the coin placement section 70 or displayed directly on the coin placement surface 71 . Further, the guide may be displayed on the coin placement surface 71 so as to be projected onto the coin placement surface 71 from above. The coin placement surface 71 has a color that is greatly different from the color of the coins placed on the coin placement surface 71, or a color that allows the coins placed on the coin placement surface 71 to be clearly recognized (for example, gray). ). Specifically, the coin placement surface 71 is formed in a color different from the silver color of 1-yen, 50-yen, 100-yen, and 500-yen coins, and the copper color of 5-yen and 10-yen coins. Therefore, the customer distinguishes the coins placed on the coin placement surface 71 from the coin placement surface 71 and recognizes them. Therefore, the customer can easily visually confirm whether or not there is a misplaced coin on the coin placing surface 71 .

It should be noted that not all of the characters 71b, FIG. 71c, and arrow 71d are necessary. 71a is printed. Instead of attaching the sheet 71a to the coin placement surface 71, the characters 71b, the coin figure 71c, and the arrow 71d may be printed directly on the coin placement surface 71 (to form a guide portion).

The coin slot 421 has four inclined surfaces 421a. The first inclined surface 421a is an inclined surface 421a1 that is connected to a coin placement surface 71, which will be described later. The inclined surface 421a1 is inclined downward in the direction in which the coin is slid. The second inclined surface 421a is an inclined surface 421a2 provided on the opposite side of the inclined surface 421a1. The inclined surface 421a2 is inclined downward from the side opposite to the inclined surface 421a1 (that is, inclined downward toward the side opposite to the direction in which the coin is slid). Both the third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface are inclined surfaces connected to the first inclined surface 421a1 and the second inclined surface 421a2, and extend downward in a direction orthogonal to the coin sliding direction. Inclined. The third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface 421a are provided at positions facing each other.

The coin slot 421 is formed in a square shape by the first inclined surface 421a1, the second inclined surface 421a2, the third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface 421a. The first inclined surface 421 a 1 , the second inclined surface 421 a 2 , the third inclined surface, and the fourth inclined surface 421 a each form an inclined surface that descends toward the central portion of the coin insertion portion 421 . That is, the coin inserting portion 421 has four sloped surfaces that slope downward toward the central portion of the coin inserting portion 421 . The coin slot 421 has a hole 421b in the center. The hole 421b communicates with each inclined surface.

In addition, the length K of the second inclined surface 421a2 in the inclined direction is longer than the length J of the first inclined surface 421a1 in the inclined direction. That is, the length J of the first inclined surface 421a1 in the inclined direction is shorter than the length K of the second inclined surface 421a2 in the inclined direction. In other words, the second inclined surface 421a2 is formed to a position higher than the first inclined surface 421a1. Therefore, the coin that slides on the coin placement surface 71 and is conveyed to the coin insertion portion 421 and then slides down the first inclined surface 421a1 jumps over the hole 421b and is conveyed to the second inclined surface 421a2 side. However, there is no fear that the coin will jump over the second inclined surface 421a2 and fly out, and the coin will slide down the second inclined surface 421a2 toward the hole 421b.

A coin that slides on the coin placement surface 71 is received by an inclined surface 421 a provided in the coin insertion portion 421 . A coin that has slid down the inclined surface 421 a falls into the hole 421 b and is stored in the coin changer 422 .

Note that the coin inserting portion 421 has a color that is significantly different from the coin placing portion 70 and the first housing 11, a color that emphasizes the coin inserting portion 421, or a color that allows the coin inserting portion 421 to be clearly recognized. (for example, orange). Therefore, the customer can easily visually confirm the position of the coin slot 421 .

In addition, the coin stacking portion 70 includes a plurality of dust removal holes 70b on the upstream side of the coupling portion 421c of the coin stacking surface 71 in the coin sliding direction. The dust drop hole 70b drops dust and the like attached to the coin. The dust removal hole 70b is formed by arranging long holes in a staggered manner in the coin sliding direction (that is, the direction of the arrow 71d). Therefore, a coin sliding in the direction of the arrow 71d is less likely to get caught in the elongated hole. The sheet 71a is attached up to a position in front of the dust removal hole 70b, and is not attached to a position that hides the dust removal hole 70b.

In addition, it is desired to deposit a coin that slides on the sheet 71a and is inserted into the coin insertion portion 421 so as not to be caught in the hole 421b and clogged. For this reason, in the embodiment, the hole 421b is formed such that the longitudinal direction of the hole intersects the coin sliding direction (that is, the direction of the arrow) (in the embodiment, the direction perpendicular to the coin sliding direction). It is By forming the hole 421b in such a direction, the largest coin slides on the sheet 71a, is carried to the coin insertion part 421 by a finger, passes through the connecting part 421c, and slides down the inclined surface 421a toward the hole 421b. Since the longitudinal dimension of the hole 421b is larger than the diameter of a 500-yen coin, the coin does not get stuck in the vicinity of the hole 421b.

Even if the sliding direction of the coin is not perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the hole 421b, it can be deposited without clogging near the hole 421b as long as it intersects the longitudinal direction of the hole 421b at a certain angle.

The guide wall 72 is provided on the edge of the coin placement surface 71 excluding the side connected to the coin insertion portion 421 . The guide wall 72 protrudes upward from the coin placement surface 71 and supports the side portion of money (especially coins) placed on the coin placement surface 71 . In addition, such a guide wall 72 is formed as a part of the first housing 11 .

On the other hand, the coin insertion part 421 has a planar connection part 421c that continues from the inclined surface 421a at a position that is connected to the coin placing surface 71 . That is, the coin insertion part 421 and the coin placement surface 71 are connected. Needless to say, when the coin placing surface 71 is curved in a concave shape, the connecting portion 421c is molded according to the shape. Here, the coin insertion part 421 and the coin mounting surface 71 are connected to each other means that the coin insertion part 421 and the coin mounting surface 71 are connected by a substantially flat plane, for example. Note that even when the coin insertion portion 421 and the coin placement surface 71 are connected to each other by a surface that includes a slightly uneven surface, the concept of the coin insertion portion 421 and the coin placement surface 71 being connected is included. In addition, since the coin can be slid from the coin placing surface 71 to the coin insertion part 421, it is included in the concept of connection.

Further, the coin stacking portion 70 formed in a recessed shape on the door 111 of the first housing 11 can be used to print the receipt of the printer 51 when the door 111 is rotated upward to open the inside of the first housing 11 . It is provided at a position that interferes with the discharge table 51a. The depth of the recessed portion of the coin placing portion 70 is set to a depth that can avoid collision with the receipt discharge table 51a (that is, a depth greater than the length of the receipt discharge table 51a).

Next, in order to prevent the customer from forgetting to take the change coin ejected to the coin ejector 422, the customer wants to make the coin ejector 422 easier to see. In addition, in order to confirm that the customer has forgotten to take out the change coins, it is desirable to use an image of the vicinity of the coin ejection part 422 photographed from above by a camera (not shown) so that it is easy to confirm that the customer has forgotten to take out the coins. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the vicinity of the coin placing portion 70 of the first housing 11 is part of the first housing 11 so that the coin ejecting portion 422 can be easily seen by a camera (not shown) or a customer. is set back. Furthermore, an LED 47 (see FIG. 6), which is an irradiation section that emits light, is provided below the coin placing section 70 and above the coin ejection section 422 in the first housing 11 . The LED 47 emits light to illuminate the coin ejection portion 422 when the coin of change is ejected to the coin ejection portion 422 .

That is, in FIG. 4 , the first housing 11 has a front surface 11 e on the front side of the coin stacker 70 along the width direction of the first housing 11 . The length in the width direction of the first housing 11 of the front surface 11 e is substantially equal to the length in the width direction of the first housing 11 of the coin placing section 70 . Further, the first housing 11 has a front surface 11 f on the front side of the coin insertion part 421 along the width direction of the first housing 11 . The front surface 11e is located on the far side in the depth direction of the first housing 11 from the front surface 11f. Further, the front surface 11e is located on the far side in the depth direction of the first housing 11 with respect to the edge 422a of the coin ejection portion 422 on the front side in the depth direction of the first housing 11 . Therefore, the camera located above the self-checkout apparatus 100 captures all or at least part of the coin ejection section 422 located below the coin stacking section 70 because the front surface 11e is notched from the front surface 11f. can do. Therefore, by checking the image captured by the camera when the LED 47 illuminates the coin ejector 422, it is possible to check whether or not the customer has forgotten to take the change coins.

The payment terminal 1 also includes a sensor 73 (see FIG. 6) that is a detection unit that detects objects (wallets, coins, etc.) placed on or around the coin placement surface 71. I have. Examples of the sensor 73 include an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an image sensor, and the like. The optical sensor is arranged, for example, so that the optical axis of the optical sensor crawls along the coin mounting surface 71, and it is determined that there is an object on the coin mounting surface 71 when the optical axis is blocked. The magnetic sensor is arranged, for example, at a position on the back side of the coin mounting surface 71, and determines that there is an object on the coin mounting surface 71 when metal is detected. The image sensor is arranged, for example, above the coin mounting surface 71 and determines that there is an object on the coin mounting surface 71 by image recognition.

4, A to G indicate the length of each part of the first housing 11. As shown in FIG. A is the distance between the left end 11h of the first housing 11 and the end 70a on the opposite side in the width direction of the first housing 11 from the connecting portion 421c of the coin placing portion 70 with the coin insertion portion 421; indicates B indicates the length in the width direction of the first housing 11 of the coin platform 70 . C indicates the length of the coin slot 421 in the width direction of the first housing 11 . D is an end portion 421d of the first housing 11 on the opposite side in the width direction from the connecting portion 421c of the coin insertion portion 421 and the coin placing portion 70, and a right end portion 11g (the other side end) of the first housing 11. part) indicates the distance between E indicates the length of the coin stacker 70 in the depth direction of the first housing 11 . F indicates the length of the coin slot 421 in the depth direction of the first housing 11 . G indicates the length of the first housing 11 in the width direction. Further, H indicates the central portion in the width direction of the first housing 11 . Note that A is the length of the side end of the first housing 11 that is closest to the coin stacking portion 70 . Also, D is the length of the side end of the first housing 11 closest to the money slot 421 . Further, the length F of the coin insertion portion 421 in the depth direction of the first housing 11 is longer than the length E of the coin placement portion 70 in the depth direction of the first housing 11 .

Here, in order for the customer using the self-checkout to check the coins before inserting them into the coin inserting unit 421, the coin placing unit 70 can easily perform the work of arranging the coins and inserting them into the coin inserting unit of the coin changer. Is required. Therefore, in the embodiment, the length (B) in the width direction of the first housing 11 of the coin placing section 70 and the length (C) in the width direction of the first housing 11 of the coin insertion section 421 are combined. The length (B+C) is 70% or more of the length (G) in the width direction of the first housing 11 . Also, the distance between the end 70a of the first housing 11 on the opposite side in the width direction from the connecting portion 421c of the coin placing portion 70 and the coin insertion portion 421 and the left end 11h of the first housing 11 ( A) and the connecting portion 421c between the coin insertion portion 421 and the coin placing portion 70 are located between the end portion 421d on the opposite side in the width direction of the first housing 11 and the right end portion 11g of the first housing 11. All the distances (D) are smaller than the length (E) of the coin stacking portion 70 in the depth direction.

Further, the coin slot 421 is provided on the right side (one side) of the first housing 11 in the width direction from the central portion H. The coin insertion part 421 is connected to the coin placement surface 71 in the width direction of the first housing 11 at a position on the right side of the central part H. In other words, the coin insertion portion 421 is connected to the coin placement portion 70 in the width direction of the first housing 11 at a position on the right side of the central portion H. The coin placing portion 70 is formed to extend from the central portion H to the side opposite to the coin insertion portion 421 from this connected position. That is, the coin stacking portions 70 are formed on both sides across the center portion H in the width direction of the first housing 11 , and are provided in a size that spans the center portion H. As shown in FIG. That is, the money slot 421 is positioned on one side of the widthwise central portion H of the first housing 11 , and the coin stacking portion 70 is positioned at a position including the widthwise central portion H of the first housing 11 . Further, it is provided so as to extend from the money slot 421 to the opposite side of the central portion H in the width direction of the first housing 11 .

As described above, in the embodiment, the coin stacking portion 70 can be provided to be large in the width direction of the first housing 11 and also to be large in the depth direction. After confirming the arranged coins, it is possible to insert them into the connected coin inserting part 421.例文帳に追加Specifically, the customer can take out the money (coins) to be used for payment from the wallet and line them up on the coin placement surface 71 of the coin placement unit 70 when performing the payment processing of the payment terminal 1 . . In addition, the customer can slide the aligned coins toward the coin insertion portion 421 on the coin placement surface 71 in the direction of the arrow 71d, and insert the coins into the coin insertion portion 421 for payment. In this embodiment, the width direction of the first housing 11 is large and the depth direction is also large to some extent. 421 can be easily performed. At this time, the guide wall 72 of the coin stacking portion 70 prevents the coin from falling from the coin stacking surface 71 by supporting the side portion of the coin.

Next, the top-bottom and front-rear positional relationships of the receipt issuing port 51b, the coin stacking unit 70, the coin ejecting unit 422, the bill inserting unit 411, and the bill ejecting unit 412 will be described. That is, since the settlement terminal 1 is operated by the customer, the receipt issuing port 51b, the coin stacking unit 70, the coin ejecting unit 422, the banknote inserting unit 411, the banknote ejecting unit 412, etc. are provided as a whole in order to improve operability. It is necessary to be able to see from the customer. Therefore, in the embodiment, the arrangement relationship between the upper and lower parts and the front and rear parts is set as follows. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the first housing 11 viewed from the left side in FIG. In FIG. 5, the dotted lines are imaginary lines showing the configuration of the parts that are hidden by the housing or the like and cannot actually be seen.

The planar front surface 11a of the upper portion of the first housing 11 is provided with a receipt issuing port 51b for issuing a receipt R on which contents (product information, payment information, etc.) based on payment processing are printed. The receipt R is issued rightward in FIG. Also, the receipt discharge table 51a is a convex portion that protrudes from the first housing 11 to the front side in the depth direction of the first housing 11 (the right side in FIG. 5). The receipt discharge table 51a supports the receipt R immediately after being issued from the receipt issuing port 51b from the lower side to the upper side.

Further, the coin stacking portion 70 is formed on the flat surface portion 11b below the receipt issuing port 51b and on the front side of the first housing 11 in the depth direction from the receipt issuing port 51b. Here, a receiving surface for receiving a receipt R issued from the front surface 11a located at a high position is desired. Therefore, the settlement apparatus 1 issues the receipt R facing the coin placement surface 71 . Therefore, the tip of the receipt R issued from the receipt issuing port 51b and passed over the receipt discharge table 51a soon comes into contact with the coin placing surface 71 of the coin placing portion 70 to receive the receipt R. This coin placing portion 70 serves as a receiving surface for the receipt R. As shown in FIG. Note that the coin inserting portion 421 is also formed on the same plane portion 11b as the coin placing portion 70. As shown in FIG.

Also, the length L1 from the hinge portion 111a to the receipt issuing port 51b and the length L2 from the hinge portion 111a to the central portion of the coin placing portion 70 in the depth direction of the first housing 11 are substantially the same. Therefore, when the door 111 is rotated upward, the receipt discharge table 51a and the coin stacking portion 70 are positioned to interfere with each other. The receipt discharge table 51a fits into the recessed portion of the coin stacking portion 70 and does not collide with each other.

The coin ejection portion 422 is formed on the flat portion 11 c below the coin stacking portion 70 and on the front side of the first housing 11 in the depth direction from the coin stacking portion 70 . The banknote insertion part 411 and the banknote ejection part 412 are arranged side by side in the plane part 11 d below the coin ejection part 422 and on the front side of the first housing 11 in the depth direction from the coin ejection part 422 . The banknote insertion part 411 is formed on the front side of the first housing 11 in the depth direction from the banknote discharge part 412 .

In this manner, the receipt issuing port 51b, the coin placing section 70, the coin discharging section 422, the banknote input section 411, and the banknote discharging section 412 are formed in a substantially stepped shape from the top to the bottom of the first housing 11. be. Therefore, the customer can see the receipt issuing port 51b, the coin placing section 70, the coin ejecting section 422, the bill inserting section 411, and the bill ejecting section 412 as a whole. In addition, since coins are more frequently dispensed to customers as change than banknotes, the coin ejection unit 422 is located above the banknote ejection unit 412 . Also, the banknote slot 411 at the bottom is formed to open upward. The banknote insertion unit 411 receives banknotes that the customer has inserted downward from above. Therefore, the customer can easily perform the deposit operation. Moreover, the banknote discharge part 412 is formed so that it may open upward. The banknote discharge unit 412 discharges the banknotes dispensed from the banknote change machine 41 upward from below. Therefore, the customer can easily receive the dispensed banknotes. Note that the receipt issuing port 51b, the coin stacking portion 70, the coin ejecting portion 422, the bill inserting portion 411, and the bill ejecting portion 412 are formed stepwise downward in this order, and are gradually formed toward the front in the depth direction in this order. It is not necessarily required to be formed in a stepped shape.

Next, the hardware configuration of the self-checkout device 100 will be explained. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the self-checkout device 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the payment terminal 1 includes a control section 7, an I/O device control section 81, and a communication I/F . A communication I/F (interface) 82 connects the device to the bagging shelf 3 so as to be communicable. The I/O device control unit 81 connects the bill change machine 41, the coin change machine 42, the LEDs 43-47, the scanner 50, the printer 51, the card reader 52, the monitor 61, the touch panel 62, and the sensor 73 to the control unit .

On the other hand, the bagging shelf 3 further includes an I/O device control section 31 , a communication I/F 32 and a scale 33 . A weighing scale 33 weighs the articles placed on the bagging shelf 3 . A communication I/F (interface) 32 communicably connects the device to the settlement terminal 1 . That is, the I/O device control section 31 connects the weighing scale 33 to the control section 7 via the communication I/Fs 32 and 82 . The weighing scale 33 measures the weight of the articles on the bagging shelf 3 for the purpose of fraud prevention.

The control unit 7 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The ROM stores various computer programs executed by the CPU and various data. RAM temporarily stores data and computer programs when the CPU executes the computer programs. The control unit 7 comprehensively controls each unit by developing a computer program read from the ROM by the CPU into the RAM and executing the program.

The computer program executed by the self-checkout apparatus 100 of the present embodiment can be stored as files in an installable format or an executable format on a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). ) or other computer-readable recording medium.

Also, the computer program executed by the self-checkout apparatus 100 of this embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and provided by being downloaded via the network. Also, the computer program executed by the self-checkout apparatus 100 of this embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

Also, the computer program executed by the self-checkout apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may be configured to be pre-installed in a ROM or the like and provided.

Next, among various types of processing executed by the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 of the self-checkout apparatus 100, payment processing, which is a characteristic function of this embodiment, will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing functions related to payment processing, and FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of payment processing.

In the payment processing, the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 implements an irradiation means 91 and a notification means 92 as functional units as shown in FIG. 7 by following a computer program.

The irradiation means 91 emits light by causing the LED 47 to emit light in accordance with the timing of dispensing of the coin change machine 42 .

When the sensor 73 detects an object (wallet, coin, etc.) placed on or around the coin placement surface 71 after the payment is completed, the reporting means 92 reports to that effect. do.

Payment processing will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, first, the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 executes product registration processing (step S1).

Here, the product registration processing will be described. When a customer holds an image encoded with a product code over the scanner 50, the scanner 50 reads the code and outputs the product code. When the scanner 50 outputs the product code, the control unit 7 refers to a PLU (Price Look Up) file stored in the storage unit of the device itself or an external device connected online, for example. The PLU file is a file in which the product name, price, etc. are recorded, for example, in the form of a table in association with the product code.

Next, the control unit 7 obtains information associated with the product code read by the scanner 50 from among the information recorded in the PLU file. These pieces of information are recorded as product information, and the price of the product is added to the purchase price. This completes product registration.

Next, when the customer completes product registration and packaging (Yes in step S2), the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 performs payment processing (step S3). If the customer has not completed the product registration process (No in step S2), the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 returns to the product registration process (step S1).

Here, settlement processing will be described. When the control unit 7 of the settlement terminal 1 receives an operation for proceeding to settlement from the customer, the monitor 61 displays the sum of the prices of the registered commodities. Along with this, the control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 starts accepting the payment operation by the customer.

In the case of cash settlement, the control unit 7 calculates the difference (change) from the price when the banknote insertion unit 411 of the banknote change machine 41 and the coin insertion unit 421 of the coin change machine 42 receive money. When there is change, the control unit 7 dispenses change from the bill discharge unit 412 of the bill change machine 41 and the coin discharge unit 422 of the coin change machine 42 .

Here, the control unit 7 (illumination means 91) of the settlement terminal 1 illuminates the LED 47 in accordance with the timing of dispensing to the coin ejection unit 422 of the coin change machine 42 (step S4). By illuminating the LED 47 in accordance with the timing of dispensing of the coin change machine 42 in this manner, it is possible to prevent the customer from forgetting to remove the coin ejected to the coin ejector 422 .

In addition, the control unit 7 (informing means 92) of the settlement terminal 1, at the stage when the payment by the customer is completed (an example of the state in which the deposit processing is completed), controls the When an object (wallet, coin, etc.) placed in the camera is detected (Yes in step S5), the fact is reported (step S6). The fact is a message or the like indicating that the user has forgotten to pick up the object. The notification method includes voice, screen display, outputting a signal to an attendant terminal (not shown), and the like. As a result, it is possible to prevent the customer from leaving a wallet or coins on or around the coin placement surface 71 . If the control unit 7 (informing unit 92) of the settlement terminal 1 does not detect an object (wallet, coin, etc.) (No in step S5), the process proceeds directly to step S7. In addition to the stage at which the customer's payment is completed, the state in which the payment processing is completed includes the stage at which the payment processing is completed and the state in which the human detection sensor stops detecting a person after the customer's payment is completed.

The control unit 7 of the payment terminal 1 ends one transaction upon completion of payment (Yes in step S7), and shifts to a state of waiting for the start of the next transaction (step S1).

As described above, according to the settlement apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, after placing a coin on the coin placing surface 71 of the coin placing portion 70 , the customer slides the desired coin on the coin placing surface 71 . The coin can be inserted into the coin inserting portion 421 by pressing the button. Therefore, the customer does not need to pick up the desired coin from the coins placed side by side on the coin placing surface 71 for confirmation and insert it into the coin inserting portion 421. into the coin inserting portion 421 of the coin changer 42 can be easily performed.

In addition, in the embodiment, the distance between the coin placing portion 70 and the side end portion 11h of the first housing 11 closest to the coin placing portion 70 and the coin inserting portion 421 and the first housing closest to the coin inserting portion 421 11 is smaller than the length E of the depth of the coin stacking portion 70 . Therefore, it is possible to secure a large area for the coin placing portion 70 on the flat portion 11b of the payment terminal 1 .

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

For example, although the coin placement surface 71 has been described as being a flat surface in the embodiment, it is not limited to this. For example, the coin placement surface 71 may be an uneven surface that repeats unevenness in a direction orthogonal to the coin sliding direction. In this case, since the contact surface between the coin and the coin placement surface 71 is reduced, the coin easily slides on the coin placement surface 71 .

Also, in the embodiment, an example in which the payment terminal 1, which is a self-checkout device 100 for customers to register products and make payments by themselves, is applied as a money processing device has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a money processing device, a checkout machine installed in a semi-self checkout lane and used for payment processing by a customer after product registration by a store clerk may be applied.

Further, in the embodiment, a ticket vending machine (ticket issuing machine) that issues food tickets for restaurants, a fare adjustment machine for a parking lot or a station, an automatic vending machine, or the like can also be applied as the money processing device.

Moreover, the embodiment has explained an example in which the coin change machine 42 is applied as the money deposit device and the money deposit/withdrawal device. However, not limited to this, the banknote change machine 41 may be applied as a money depositing device and a money depositing/dispensing device.

In addition, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin placement section 70 is connected to the left side of the coin insertion section 421, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, when the coin inserting section 421 is arranged on the left side, the coin placing section 70 may be connected to the right side of the coin inserting section 421 .

Reference Signs List 1 payment device 11 housing 41 bill change machine 42 coin change machine 47 irradiation section 51a convex section 70 coin placement section 71 coin placement surface 73 detection section 91 irradiation means 92 notification means 111 door 411 bill insertion section 412 bill discharge section 421 coin insertion unit 422 coin ejection unit

JP 2015-156138 A

A money processing device according to an embodiment is a money processing device used for payment processing by a customer, and includes a housing including a deposit/withdrawal unit for storing coins and dispensing the stored coins, and a width direction of the housing. A coin insertion part provided at a position on one side of the central part for inserting coins, and a coin placement surface provided in the housing for temporarily placing coins, a coin stacking portion which is connected to a position in line, extends from the coin input portion to the opposite side across the central portion in the width direction of the housing, and is provided in a long shape in the width direction; settlement means for accepting and processing inserted coins , wherein the coin placing portion has a hole in the coin placing surface, and the coin inserting portion and the housing closest to the coin inserting portion. and the distance between the coin stacking portion and the other side end of the housing closest to the coin stacking portion are both smaller than the length of the depth of the coin stacking portion, It is characterized by

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a housing;
a coin insertion unit provided in the housing for receiving inserted coins;
a concave coin placement portion provided in the housing and having a coin placement surface on a bottom portion for temporarily placing a coin received by the coin insertion portion;
with
the coin slot is located on one side of the widthwise central portion of the housing,
The coin placing portion is provided so as to be connected to the coin inserting portion in the width direction of the housing, and to extend from the coin inserting portion to the opposite side of the central portion in the width direction of the housing. It is possible to slide the coin placed on the placement surface toward the coin insertion part,
A money processing device characterized by: The distance between the coin placement part and the side end of the housing closest to the coin placement part and the distance between the coin insertion part and the other side end of the housing closest to the coin insertion part are , both of which are smaller than the length of the depth of the coin placing portion,
The money processing device according to claim 1, characterized by: The total length of the coin slot in the width direction of the housing and the length of the coin stacking part in the width direction of the housing is 70% or more of the width of the housing. ,
3. The money processing device according to claim 2, characterized by: The coin insertion part is formed in a color different from that of the housing and the coin placement part,
The money processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: a housing;
a receipt issuing port provided in the housing for issuing a receipt printed with details based on settlement processing of the traded product;
a concave coin placement portion provided directly below the receipt issuing port of the housing and including a coin placement surface for temporarily placing coins to be stored in the coin storage portion for deposit processing;
with
An edge of the coin stacker on the front side in the depth direction of the housing is positioned on the front side in the depth direction of the housing from the receipt issuing port,
A money processing device characterized by: a protrusion projecting from the housing toward the front side in the depth direction of the housing near the receipt issuing port and supporting the receipt issued from the receipt issuing port from below;
a door that includes the coin holder and is rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the housing for opening and closing the interior of the housing;
The coin stacking portion is provided at a position where the concave portion interferes with the convex portion when the door is rotated upward to open the interior of the housing. The depth of the concave portion is set to a depth that can avoid collision with the convex portion.
6. The money processing device according to claim 5, characterized by: a housing;
a coin insertion unit provided in the housing for receiving inserted coins;
A recessed coin holder provided in the housing, connected to the coin insertion section in the width direction of the housing, and having a coin mounting surface on a bottom surface for temporarily mounting a coin received by the coin insertion section. and
a coin receiving/dispensing device provided in the housing for storing coins received by the coin input unit;
a coin ejection unit that receives the coins dispensed from the coin depositing/dispensing device;
a banknote insertion unit provided in the housing for receiving inserted banknotes;
a banknote deposit/withdrawal device provided in the housing for storing banknotes received by the banknote insertion unit;
a banknote discharge unit that receives banknotes dispensed from the banknote depositing/dispensing device;
with
The coin ejecting part is provided below the coin inserting part and the coin stacking part, the bill inserting part and the bill ejecting part are provided below the coin ejecting part, and the bill inserting part and the bill ejecting part face upward. is open to
A money processing device characterized by: The banknote insertion unit receives banknotes inserted from above,
The banknote discharge unit discharges the banknotes dispensed from the banknote depositing/dispensing device with the banknotes facing upward.
The money processing device according to claim 7, characterized by: a receipt issuing port provided above the coin insertion portion and the coin placement portion of the housing for issuing a receipt related to merchandise sales processing;
9. The money processing device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by: The receipt issuing port is located on the depth side of the housing relative to the coin placement section and the coin insertion section, and the coin placement section and the coin insertion section are positioned in the depth direction of the housing relative to the coin discharge section. and the coin ejector is located on the innermost side in the depth direction of the housing relative to the banknote ejector and the banknote inserter.
The money processing device according to claim 9, characterized by: a housing;
a coin insertion unit provided in the housing for receiving inserted coins;
a concave coin placement portion provided in the housing and having a coin placement surface on a bottom portion for temporarily placing a coin received by the coin insertion portion;
with
The coin loading section is connected to the coin loading section in the width direction of the housing, and the coin placed on the coin loading surface can be slid toward the coin loading section,
A guide indicating a coin placement area is displayed on the coin placement surface,
A money processing device characterized by: A guide indicating a direction in which a coin is slid toward the coin inserting portion is displayed between the coin inserting portion and a guide indicating the coin placing area of the coin placing surface of the coin placing portion. has been
12. The money processing device according to claim 11, characterized by: a housing;
a coin insertion unit provided in the housing for receiving inserted coins;
a concave coin placement portion provided in the housing and having a coin placement surface on a bottom portion for temporarily placing a coin received by the coin insertion portion;
with
The coin loading section is connected to the coin loading section in the width direction of the housing, and the coin placed on the coin loading surface can be slid toward the coin loading section,
The coin insertion part has four inclined surfaces that descend from the four sides of the square toward the center of the square, including a surface that is connected to the coin placement surface, and the inserted coin is positioned at the center of the square. and a hole for
The length in the direction of inclination of the inclined surface connected to the coin mounting surface is shorter than the length in the direction of inclination of the inclined surface located on the opposite side of the inclined surface connected to the coin mounting surface.
A money processing device characterized by: a detection unit that detects an object placed on the coin placement surface;
a notification means for notifying when an object placed on the coin placement surface is detected by the detection unit after the deposit process is completed;
The money processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising: The coin placement surface is formed in a color different from the color of the coin temporarily placed on the coin placement surface.
The money processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that: The money processing device is a checkout device for customers to make their own payments.
16. The money processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized by:

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