JP2980994B2 - Cash register drawer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register drawer for storing money.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a cash register drawer device in which a money case for storing money is provided in a drawer housing so as to be able to be drawn out, and the money case is opened at the same time as cash register closing processing. Exist. This type of device is generally provided with a stop mechanism for temporarily stopping the opened money case in a half-open state. This stop mechanism is a mechanism for storing coins in front of the money case and banknotes in the back to prevent the money case from being opened until the banknotes are seen by customers, and is important for preventing theft. Play a role.

Here, as an example of such a money case stopping mechanism, a protrusion formed on the lower surface of the money case is applied to a U-shaped leaf spring attached to the drawer housing when the money case is half-opened. A structure having a contact structure is disclosed in JP-A-63-187391. That is, the leaf spring is mounted on the drawer housing in a cantilevered state so that the mountain-shaped portion is positioned on the movement locus of the protrusion, and is bent in the same direction as the movement direction of the protrusion. The mounting position of the leaf spring is a position at which the protrusion of the money case at the half-open position interferes. With such a structure, when the money case is opened at the same time as the register closing process, the protrusion contacts the leaf spring, and the money case is kept in a half-open state. In this state, coins are put in and taken out of the money case. When bills need to be taken in and out, the cashier further pulls out the money case by hand from this state, and the bill stored in the back of the money case can be taken out.

As another conventional example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
JP-A-131708 discloses a structure in which a riding member is formed on a part of a rail of a money case that slides on a bearing attached to a drawer housing.
No. 1309 discloses a structure in which a stepped portion is formed on a part of a rail of a money case that slides on a bearing attached to a drawer housing. In such a structure, when the money case is opened, the running portion rides on the bearing or the stepped portion collides with the bearing, so that the money case is kept in a half-open state. Then, when it is necessary to open the money case to the fully opened state, the cashier pulls out the money case by hand.

Further, as another conventional example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-31595 discloses a structure in which a rail for guiding a roller rotatably attached to a money case is provided on a drawer housing, and two stepped portions are sequentially formed on a part of the rail. It has been disclosed. In such a structure, when the money case is opened, the roller gets over one stepped portion, is decelerated, and is stopped by the other stepped portion, whereby the money case is kept in a half-open state. Then, when the cashier pulls out the money case by hand, the money case is fully opened.

[0006]

However, any structure has a drawback that the money case can easily be fully opened by pulling out the money case held in a half-open state by hand. For this reason, a person who intends to rob money stored in the drawer from the beginning can easily rob a banknote that is more expensive than a coin, which is inconvenient for crime prevention.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A money case is provided in the drawer housing so that it can be pulled out, and a locking part for locking the closed money case, a release part for unlocking the money case by this locking part, and a money case in the opening direction are attached. And an open part for biasing, and it is urged in one direction and attached to the money case so as to be displaceable.
-During the opening movement of the case, it interferes with a part of the drawer housing at the half-open position of the money case and biases at this interference position.
The interference part that cancels the interference by displacing in the opposite direction, and the interference part that is connected to this interference part
A half-open position lock unit having an operation unit exposed to the outside for receiving an operation of displacing in the opposite direction is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a lock lever is attached to a side surface of the money case so as to be rotatable in a vertical plane, and an interference portion is provided at an end on the back side of the money case with the rotation fulcrum of the row lever as a center. The half-open position lock portion according to the first aspect of the present invention is formed by forming an operation portion at an end on the near side.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at the same time as the cash register closing process, the lock of the money case to the drawer housing is released by the release portion, and the money case is released by the release portion. Then, the interference part of the half-open position lock unit attached to the money case interferes with the drawer housing, and the money case is temporarily stopped in the half-open state. At this time, since the interference portion interferes with the drawer housing, the money case is not fully opened even if pulled by hand, which contributes to crime prevention. Thus, in order to make the money case fully open, the operation unit may displace the half-open position lock unit to cancel the interference of the interference unit with the drawer housing. At this time, the operation unit is provided on the half-extended money case side, so that the operability is good for a person who knows the existence of the half-open position lock unit.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the money case is opened, the interference portion of the lock lever interferes with the drawer housing,
The money case is kept half open. When the lock lever is rotated by operating the operation unit, the interference of the interference unit with the drawer housing is released, and the money case is opened to the fully opened state. At this time, since the operation unit is located on the front side of the money case, the operation for rotating the lock lever is improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A drawer housing 2 having a flat housing shape having an opening 1 in the front is provided, and a money case 3 is housed in the drawer housing 2 so as to be able to be pulled out. That is, on both side walls inside the drawer case 2, case side rails 4 are formed horizontally toward the opening 1, and rollers 5 rolling on the case side rails 4 are moved by the rollers 5 of the money case 3. It is rotatably mounted on both rear sides. Also, rails 6 are formed on both sides of the money case 3, and a housing-side roller 7 that holds these rails 6 is rotatably attached to the drawer housing 2 close to the opening 1. Further, at both ends of the rear part of the money case 3, anti-vibration rollers 8 which are in contact with the side walls of the drawer housing 2 are rotatably mounted. The money case 3 has a coin case 3a on the front side and a bill case 3 on the back side.
b are formed respectively.

Next, a locking portion 9 for locking the money case 3 to the drawer housing 2 in a closed state, and a releasing portion 10 for releasing the locking of the money case 3 by the locking portion 9. Are provided. That is, a locking claw 11 is attached to the back surface of the money case 3, and a locking body 12 for hooking the locking claw 11 is rotatably attached to the drawer housing 2 around a support shaft 13. I have. The locking body 12 is provided with a biasing portion (not shown) for applying a biasing force in the direction of engagement with the locking claw 11, and the locking portion 9 is configured here. A movable iron core 15 of a solenoid 14 is connected to a free end of rotation of the locking body 12, and the release portion 10 is configured here. further,
The drawer housing 2 has the closed money case 3
An open spring 16 is mounted as an open portion that is kept in a compressed state with the back surface of the device.

An engagement hole 17 is formed in one of the housing-side rails 4 so as to be close to the opening 1, and the money case 3 is formed in the engagement hole 17 at a half-open position of the money case 3. An engaging half-open position lock portion 18 is provided. That is, on one side of the money case 3, an elongated lock lever 20 is attached rotatably about a fulcrum 19. The lock lever 20 has an engagement hole 1 at one end located on the back side of the money case 3.
An engaging claw 21 is formed as an interference portion that engages with the engaging member 7, and an operating portion 22 that protrudes in the horizontal direction is formed at the other end of the supporting point 19. The end of the engaging claw 21 has a curved surface 2
1a. And, between the engagement pawl 21 side of the fulcrum 19 of the lock lever 20 and the upper side of the money case 3 above the fulcrum 19,
The spring 23 is stretched in an extended state. Therefore, the lock lever 20 is urged to rotate in a direction in which the engagement claw 21 moves upward.
Is configured to contact the lower surface of the housing-side rail 4. Further, an upper rotation restricting pin 24 for restricting the rotation of the lock lever 20 in a direction in which the engagement claw 21 moves upward, and a rotation of the lock lever 20 in a direction in which the engagement claw 21 moves downward. Downward rotation restricting pin 25 for restricting operation
Are formed to protrude from the side surface of the money case 3.

The drawer housing 2 has a stopper 26 for preventing the money case 3 from slipping out of the opening 1 by interfering with a part of the money case 3 which has been fully opened. It is located nearby.

In such a configuration, the solenoid 14 (not shown) is simultaneously closed with an electronic cash register (not shown).
When the movable iron core 15 is retracted, the locking body 12 rotates about the support shaft 13. Thereby, the engagement of the locking body 12 with the locking claw 11 is released, and the money case 3 is urged by the urging spring 14 to be opened.

At this time, the lock lever 20 is
3 is urged to rotate upward. Therefore, the engaging claw 21 of the lock lever 20 is
, Slides on the lower surface of the housing side rail 4 and engages with the engaging hole 17 at the half-open position of the money case 3. As a result, the money case 3 stops at the half-open position and is kept in the half-open state. This state is shown in FIGS. In this state, only the coin case 3a is opened, so that the cashier takes out the coin from the coin case 3a and exchanges money with the customer. At this time, since the engaging claws 21 are engaged with the engaging holes 17, even if the coin case 3 is forcibly pulled out, the coin case 3 is not opened, which contributes to crime prevention.

On the other hand, when the exchange of bills is also required for the transfer of money, the operation unit 22 is pushed up to rotate the lock lever 20. Then, the engagement of the engagement claw 21 with the engagement hole 17 is released, and the money case 3 is further opened by the extension force of the biasing spring 14. The opened money case 3 collides with the retaining stopper 26 and is fully opened, so that the bill can be taken out from the bill case 3b. At this time, since the operation unit 22 is located on the front side of the money case 3, the operation unit can be easily reached from the position of the cashier. Further, since the operation unit 22 is located on the side surface of the money case 3, the operation unit 22 can be naturally pushed up without unnaturally bending the extended hand. Moreover, in the state where the palm is vertical, the operation of raising the object is more natural and easier to apply force than the operation of lowering the object.
Operation can be performed without difficulty. Therefore, when the money case 3 in the half-open position is fully opened,
Very natural and good operability is obtained.

Note that, even if the operability when the money case 3 is fully opened is natural and good, the operation is facilitated only by a cashier or the like who knows how to operate the half-open position lock portion 18. . Therefore, it is still difficult for a person who does not know how to operate the half-open position lock portion 18 to fully open the money case 3. Therefore, even if the operability when fully opening the money case 3 is natural and good, the effect of crime prevention is not diminished.

To close the fully opened money case 3, the money case 3 is pushed in by hand. Then, the engaging claw 21 of the lock lever 20, whose upward rotation has been restricted by the upward rotation restricting pin 24, slides on the corner of the housing-side rail 4 or the engaging hole 17, etc., when the curved surface 21 a slides on the corner. It again enters the lower surface of the housing side rail 4. Then, the locking claw 11 is locked to the locking body 12 so that the money case 3 is locked.
Is fixedly stored in the original position.

In implementation, the half-open position lock portion 18 may be displaced in parallel without rotating.
Further, the configuration may be such that the direction of displacement of the half-open position lock portion 18 is not limited to the vertical direction but is a horizontal direction or the like.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the half-open position lock portion having the interference portion that interferes with a part of the drawer housing at the half-open position of the money case and the operation portion exposed to the outside is biased in one direction. The money case cannot be pulled out of the half-open position by hand unless the half-open position lock is operated, so that it can contribute to crime prevention. Since the half-open position lock portion has the money case side, it is possible to improve the operability when the money case at the half-open position is fully opened, and therefore, it is possible for a cashier or the like to know the existence of the half-open position lock portion smoothly. It has effects such as being able to contribute to transactions.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a lock lever is attached to a side surface of the money case so as to be rotatable in a vertical plane, and an interference portion is provided at an end on the back side of the money case centering on the rotation fulcrum of the row lever. The operation part is formed at the end on the near side to form the half-open position lock part according to the first aspect of the present invention. Therefore, since the operation part is located on the near side of the money case, the operation part is moved from the position of the cashier to the operation part. It is easily reachable, and the operation section is located on the side of the money case, so that a natural operation feeling can be obtained. Therefore, operability when the money case in the half-open position is fully opened is improved. And the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a half-open position lock mechanism with a money case being half-opened, showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall cross-sectional plan view showing a state in which a money case is closed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view showing a half-open position locking mechanism with the money case closed.

FIG. 5 is an overall plan view showing a state in which the money case is half-opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 2 drawer housing 3 money case 9 locking part 10 releasing part 16 opening part 18 half-open position lock part 19 rotation fulcrum 20 lock lever 21 interference part 22 operation part

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A drawer housing, a money case that can be pulled out from the drawer housing, a locking portion that locks the money case in a closed state, and a money case that is locked by the locking portion. A release portion for releasing the lock and an opening portion for urging the money case in an opening direction are provided, and the opening is urged in one direction to be displaceably attached to the money case.
During the opening movement of the money case, it interferes with a part of the drawer housing at the half-open position of the money case.
To cancel the interference by displacing in the opposite direction to the biasing direction.
And an interference part connected to the interference part and disposing the interference part.
A cash register drawer device, comprising: a half-open position lock portion having an operation portion exposed to an external portion for receiving an operation of displacing in a direction opposite to the urging direction of the cash register. 2. A lock lever is attached to a side surface of the money case so as to be rotatable in a vertical plane, and an interference portion is provided at a rear end of the money case around a rotation fulcrum of the lock lever. The half-open position lock portion is formed by forming an operation portion in the portion .
Drawer device key Yasshurejisuta.