JP3349039B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register provided with a drawer comprising a drawer cabinet and a cash box having a money case with a bill holder and removably mounted in the drawer cabinet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic cash register having a product registration function, an accounting function and the like is provided with a drawer 10 shown in FIG.

The drawer 10 is composed of a drawer cabinet 1
1, the cash box 21 is mounted so as to be able to appear and disappear. The cash box 21 has a money case 31. Generally, the money case 31 is detachable. The money case 31 includes a plurality of bill storage units 32.
And a bill holder 41 is provided in all or a part of the bill storage units 32.

[0004] The bill holder 41 is rotatable around a support shaft (not shown) within a normal use opening angle range (lower limit angle to upper limit angle), and is urged by a spring 41S in a direction toward the lower limit angle. The banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 32 can be pressed in the state where the banknotes are held, and the banknotes can be inserted and removed when the banknotes are opened to the upper limit angle. The upper limit angle is held by a mechanical structure utilizing the urging force of the spring 41S, and is released by applying a forcible pressing force to the card holder 41 and urged by the spring 41S in the direction toward the lower limit angle again. can do.

[0005] Therefore, during the accounting process, the operator operates the bill holder 4 of the automatically opened money case 31 (32).
1 is held at the upper limit angle while being lifted, and the amount of money (banknote) deposited from the customer is stored or fishing (banknote) is taken out.
Thereafter, if the bill is released against the urging force of the spring 41S, the stored bills can be reliably pressed by the bill holder 41.

Although the drawer 10 is designed to store money, it is carefully managed, but sometimes it is mainly stolen by outsiders. High value bills are intensively targeted.

Thus, conventionally, an anti-theft device having a structure as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is provided. That is, the dummy bill Md is placed on the fixed electrode piece 83 provided on the dummy bill holder 80, and is pressed from above by the movable electrode piece 84 made of spring. Normally handled bills M are sequentially accommodated so as to cover the movable electrode pieces 84.

Accordingly, when an outsider who does not know the existence of the antitheft device opens the bill holder 41 to the upper limit angle and steals all the banknotes including the dummy banknotes Md stored in the banknote storage portion 32, the movable electrode When the piece 84 and the fixed electrode piece 83 come into contact with each other, an alarm for theft prevention such as sounding a buzzer can be made.

[0009]

Incidentally, since the dummy billboard 80 is often provided with a battery and a detection circuit, there are certain restrictions on the miniaturization of the dummy billboard 80.
It is easy to increase the size as the function is expanded, the performance is improved, and the quality is increased.

[0010] On the other hand, in the accounting process, the handling of, for example, cash vouchers, discount vouchers, coupons, and the like other than the banknotes M tends to greatly increase. Moreover, the bills are also stored in the banknote storage section 32 or the storage section (32) provided exclusively. Furthermore, there is a strong demand for miniaturization of the entire drawer. Therefore, the size of each bill storage unit 32 and the like must be minimized within a range allowed for handling the bills M and the like to be stored.

Thus, the anti-theft device having the conventional structure (80
Etc.) are becoming more difficult to adopt in terms of size.
Further, since the electrodes (83, 84) are easily seen from the outside due to unnaturalness such as a small number of stored banknotes M, the effectiveness of the anti-theft function is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic cash register capable of reducing the size of a drawer and reliably preventing theft.

[0013]

When the actual situation of the theft is analyzed, the bills are stolen by completely opening the bill holder without exception. It is said that there is no room to worry about the size of the opening angle of the bill holder at that time.

In view of this point, the present invention focuses on this point, and forms the bill holder so that it can be opened to a range exceeding the normal use opening angle range.
An alarm can be output on condition that the bill retainer has been opened to this abnormal opening angle, thereby achieving the above object.

More specifically, the invention of claim 1 is an electronic cash register including a drawer cabinet and a cash box having a money case with a bill holder and mounted in the drawer cabinet so as to be able to appear and disappear in the electronic cash register. The presser foot is formed so as to be openable to an abnormal opening angle exceeding the normal use opening angle range, and it is possible to detect that the card holder has been abnormally opened to the abnormal opening angle and to indicate that an abnormality has occurred when abnormal opening is detected. The alarm output is formed.

In this invention, when the bill holder is opened to the abnormal opening angle exceeding the normal use opening angle range, the abnormal opening is detected and, for example, an alarm is output to the outside. Only an outsider who has a high probability of stealing banknotes can be reliably warned, so that theft can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic cash register comprising a drawer cabinet, and a drawer comprising a money case with a bill holder and a cash box attached to the drawer cabinet so as to be able to appear and disappear. An abnormal opening detecting means for forming the presser foot to be openable to an abnormal opening angle exceeding the normal use opening angle range and detecting abnormal opening of the card holder at the abnormal opening angle; Alarm output means for outputting an alarm indicating that an abnormality has occurred is provided so as to prevent the bills stored in the money case from being stolen.

In this invention, the abnormal opening detecting means detects that the bill holder has been opened to the abnormal opening angle. It is not detected within the normal use open angle range. When the abnormal opening is detected, the alarm output means outputs, for example, an alarm to the outside. Therefore, in addition to providing the same operation and effect as the case of the first aspect of the present invention, the drawer can be handled more easily as compared with the conventional example, since it does not cause any trouble on the operation of the operator.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the abnormal opening detecting means detects that the abnormal opening angle has been released in association with the bill holder, and that the angle sensor has been activated. The electronic cash register includes a light-emitting device capable of emitting light at the same time, and a light-receiving device capable of receiving light emitted from the light-emitting device and generating and outputting an abnormal release detection signal.

In this invention, when the angle sensor detects the abnormal opening of the bill holder in association with the card holder, the light emitting device emits light and the light receiving device that receives the light generates and outputs an abnormal opening detecting signal. Therefore, in addition to providing the same operation and effect as in the case of the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form only a smaller angle sensor as a structure to be mounted in the bill storage unit, so that the storage space of the bill storage unit is secured. In addition, the drawer can be further miniaturized, and the abnormal opening detection signal can be fixedly and stably drawn regardless of the opening / closing movement of the cash box.

Further, the invention of claim 4 is an electronic cash register which is formed so that the alarm output means can output an alarm to the outside through a telephone line when the abnormal opening detection signal is received.

In this invention, when the alarm output means receives the abnormal release detection signal from the abnormal release detection means, it outputs an alarm to the outside through the telephone line. Therefore, claim 2
In addition to providing the same operation and effect as in the case of the invention of claim 3, it is possible to expect quick action by, for example, a police officer or the like, so that theft can be more reliably prevented.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This electronic cash register is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the card holder 41 formed of the control unit 60 and the input / output device 70 and formed in the drawer 10 so as to be openable to the abnormal opening angle θ2 exceeding the normal use opening range (θ0 to θ1) and abnormal. Opening detection means 50 and alarm output means (61, 62) are provided, and the money case 31 (32) is provided.
Is formed so as to prevent the banknotes stored in the banknotes from being stolen.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 60 includes a CPU 6
1, ROM 62, RAM 63, clock circuit 64, communication interface (I / F) 6 for LAN line 101
5, includes a communication interface (I / F) 66 and an input / output port (I / O) 67 for the ISDN line 102, and controls execution of well-known product registration, accounting processing, and the like. The respective drivers or controllers 71C to 74C are included in the control unit 60 for convenience of illustration.

The input / output device 70 comprises a scanner 71 for inputting a product code, a keyboard 72, a display 73, a printer 74 for printing a journal / receipt, and an automatic opening device 76 for the drawer 10.

The drawer 10 has a cash box 2 shown in FIG. 2C and a drawer cabinet 11 shown in FIG.
1 is mounted so that it can appear and close (open and close) in the X direction. A drawer opening mechanism 18 including a hook, an opening spring and the like is provided behind the bottom plate 15 shown in FIG.

That is, the automatic opening device 76 shown in FIG.
Then, when the solenoid forming a part thereof is excited, the hook comes off the cash box 21 and the opening spring pushes the cash box 21 to automatically open. If the cash box 21 is pushed in by hand, the closed state can be held by the hook.

The cash box 21 has the contents shown in FIG.
The money case 31 shown in (D) is detachably attached. The money case 31 is provided with a plurality of bill accommodating portions 32 and a coin accommodating portion 33, and a bill holder 41 is attached to the bill accommodating portion 32. Reference numeral 39 denotes a cover used when carrying the removed money case 31.

In this embodiment, the abnormal release detection means 50
2B, a plurality of light receivers 57 are attached to the bottom plate 15 shown in FIG. 2B via a stay 16 and a substrate 55 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 58 denotes a cable for extracting (transferring) the abnormal opening detection signal generated and output by each light receiver 57 to the control unit 60 side.

An optical opening 26 is provided in the back plate 25 of the cash box 21 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the light opening 26 directs light emitted from the light emitting device 56 attached to the money case 31 to the light receiving device 57 attached to the drawer cabinet 11. It is to make it possible.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 (D) and 5 (A) and 5 (B), the bill holder 41 allows the pivot mounting portion 42 to pivot on the support shaft 36 in the money case 31. The banknotes accommodated in the banknote storage section 32 can be pressed by a spring (not shown).

When the spring is lifted against the urging force of the spring, the normal use opening angle restricting portion 43 is locked by the locking portion 54P of the spring member 54. That is, the open state can be set in which the bill holder 41 is held at the upper limit angle θ1 of the normal use open angle range (θ0 to θ1). When a forcible pressing force is applied from this state, the bill is returned to the direction of the lower limit angle θ0 and the bill can be pressed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the spring portion 54S of the spring member 54 is elastically deformable as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5B and is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary mounting portion 42. The abnormal opening angle contact portion 44 thus formed is formed so as to be pressed by the locking portion 54P. That is, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the opening is made to be possible up to the abnormal opening angle θ2 exceeding the normal use opening angle range (θ0 to θ1).

The spring member 54 is fixedly mounted at the base end 54B inside the back plate 34 of the money case 31, and is covered with the upper plate 34U together with the support shaft 36 so as to be invisible from the outside.

Here, the abnormal release detection means 50 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of (number equal to the number of bill holders 41) angle sensors 51, light emitters 56, and light receivers 57 are formed to detect that each bill holder 41 has been opened to the abnormal opening angle θ2. can do. Reference numeral 59 shown in FIG. 3 is a battery.

That is, the angle sensor 51 includes a detection switch 51S having a pin 51P spring-biased in a protruding direction (leftward in FIG. 5A), and a detection unit 51D connected thereto via a cable 51C. Consists of The detection switch 51S is mounted on the mounting portion 54R of the spring member 54, the detection portion 51D is stored in a mounting box 38 provided on the outer mounting plate 37, and the cable 51C passes through the cable opening 35.

Accordingly, when the bill holder 41 changes from the state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG.
Since (54S) is pressed via the locking portion 54P and is elastically deformed, the pin 51P is pushed rightward in the drawing. As a result, the detection switch 51S performs a detection operation, and the detection unit 51D causes the corresponding light emitter 56 to emit light.

The emitted light passes straight through the light opening 26 provided in the back plate 25 of the cash box 21 shown in FIG. Therefore, the light receiver 57 indicates that the bill holder 41 has the abnormal opening angle θ2.
Generates and outputs an abnormal release detection signal when it is abnormally released.

Since the money case 31 is a combination of the light emitting device 56 and the light receiving device 57, even if the money case 31 moves in the X direction along with the opening and closing operation of the cash box 21, the light receiving device 5 on the stationary side can be used.
No. 7 can be detected reliably. The cable 58 can be fixedly pulled out.

The alarm output means is means for outputting an alarm to the effect that an abnormality has occurred when the abnormal release of the card holder 41 is detected.
ROM 62 and CP storing alarm output control program
U61 and is executed in ST12 of FIG.

That is, in this embodiment, when the abnormal release detection signal is received (YES in ST10), the ROM 62
The telephone number of the alarm destination (external) stored in (or the RAM 63) is read (ST11) and an alarm is output (ST12) via the communication interface 66 and the telephone line (ISDN line 102). Pressing a clear key on the keyboard 72 that cannot be easily determined by an outsider (ST
The process is continued until the answer of 13 is YES).

In this embodiment, since the main purpose is to prevent theft at night, the alarm output means (61, 6)
Although 2) is configured to output an alarm to the outside, the alarm output means (61, 62) is used to prevent theft during the day.
For example, the electronic cash register (60, 70) itself may be configured to generate a buzzer alarm by a buzzer circuit, display an alarm on the display 73, or drive the printer 74 to print an alarm. Further, an alarm may be output to a higher-level device such as another electronic cash register (60) or a store controller connected via the LAN line 101.

In the case of this embodiment, the drawer 10 is opened and the bill holder 41 is over the normal use opening angle range (θ0 to θ1) shown in FIGS. When released to the abnormal opening angle θ2, the abnormal opening angle contact portion 44 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotation mounting portion 42 forming a part of the bill holder 41 presses the locking portion 54P rightward in the drawing. Therefore, the spring member 54 (54S) is elastically deformed.

Then, the pin 51P is pushed in, the detecting switch 51S performs a detecting operation, and the light emitting device 56 is operated by using the battery 59 as a power source.
Emits light. This light emission goes straight into the light receiver 57 through the light opening 26. The light receiver 57 generates and outputs an abnormal opening detection signal. That is, the abnormal release detection means 50
Detects that the tag holder 41 has been abnormally opened.

This abnormal release detection signal is received (ST in FIG. 6).
If 10 is YES), the alarm output means (61, 62)
Reads out the telephone number of the alarm destination (external) (ST11) and outputs the alarm to the outside via the ISDN line 102 (S11).
T12). Therefore, since a police officer or the like can be called, it is possible to prevent theft.

As a part of the accounting process for merchandise registration, the operator places the bill holder 41 in the normal use angle range (θ
In the case of opening and closing within the range of 0 to θ1), the abnormal opening means 50 does not work, so that no trouble is caused.

According to this embodiment, however, the card holder 41 in the drawer 10 is set in the normal use opening range (θ0 to θ1).
The abnormal opening angle θ2 exceeds the abnormal opening angle θ2 and the abnormal opening detecting means 50 and the alarm output means (61, 6).
2) is provided so that it is possible to detect that the card holder 41 has been abnormally opened at the abnormal opening angle θ2 and to output an alarm indicating that an abnormality has occurred when abnormal opening is detected.
It is possible to reliably prevent alarms only to outsiders who are likely to steal banknotes, so that theft can be prevented, and there is no hindrance to the operator's work. is there.

The abnormal release detecting means 50 detects the
1, an angle sensor 51 for detecting that it has been opened to the abnormal opening angle θ2, a light emitting device 56 capable of emitting light when the angle sensor 51 performs detection operation, and receiving light emitted from the light emitting device 56 to receive light. Since it is composed of the light receiver 57 capable of generating and outputting the abnormal opening detection signal, the small angle sensor 5
Since only 1 (51S) can be formed as a structure to be mounted in the bill accommodating portion 32, the drawer 10 can be further miniaturized while securing the accommodating space of the bill accommodating portion 32.

Further, since the angle sensor 51 is covered with the upper surface plate 34U and formed so as to be hard to see from the outside, theft can be more reliably prevented.

Further, since the light emitting device 56 and the light receiving device 57 are opposed to each other via the light opening 26 of the cash box 21 (25), the abnormal opening detection signal can be more reliably obtained even when the drawer 10 is open. In addition to being able to generate and output, the cable 58 of the abnormal opening detection signal can be fixedly and stably pulled out regardless of the opening / closing movement of the cash box 21.

Further, due to the relationship between the spring member 54 (54P) and the rotary mounting portion 42 (43, 44), the bill holder 41 can be maintained at the upper limit angle θ1 and the abnormal opening angle θ2 due to the forced external force.
Since it is formed so that it can be opened to the maximum, further downsizing can be achieved and it can be realized at low cost.

Further, the alarm output means (61, 62)
Telephone line (102) when abnormal release detection signal is received
Is formed so as to be able to output an alarm to the outside through, for example, a quick response by a police officer or the like can be expected, so that theft can be more reliably prevented.

[0053]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to form the bill holder so that it can be opened to an abnormal opening angle exceeding the normal use opening angle range, and it is possible to detect that the bill holder has been abnormally opened at the abnormal opening angle. In addition, when an abnormal release is detected, the occurrence of an abnormality can be output as an alarm, so that only an outsider who has a high probability of stealing banknotes can be reliably alarmed, so that theft can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bill holder is formed so as to be openable to an abnormal opening angle exceeding the normal use opening angle range, and it is detected that the bill holder is abnormally opened to the abnormal opening angle. An abnormal opening detection means and an alarm output means are provided so that when an abnormal opening is detected, the occurrence of an abnormality can be output as an alarm, so that the same effect as in the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. Further, the drawer can be handled more easily as compared with the conventional example because it does not cause any trouble on the operation of the operator.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the abnormal opening detection means detects the opening within the abnormal opening angle in connection with the bill holder, and the angle sensor detects the operation. Since the light-emitting device is formed of a light-emitting device capable of emitting light in a short time and a light-receiving device capable of receiving the light emitted from the light-emitting device and generating and outputting an abnormal opening detection signal, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 2 can be obtained. In addition, since it is possible to form a structure in which only a smaller angle sensor is mounted in the bill accommodating portion, the drawer can be further miniaturized while securing the accommodating space of the bill accommodating portion, and a cable for an abnormal opening detection signal is provided. Irrespective of the opening and closing movements of the cash box.

Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 4, the alarm output means is formed so as to be able to output an alarm to the outside through a telephone line when an abnormal release detection signal is received. In addition to the same effects as in the invention of the third aspect, it is possible to expect a quick response by, for example, a police officer or the like, so that theft can be more reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is also an exploded perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a mounting state of a detection switch and a light emitter.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a mounting state of a light receiver.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view for explaining the opening operation of the bill holder.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an alarm output operation.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view for explaining a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the money case and the anti-theft device.

FIG. 9 is a side view for explaining the anti-theft device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Drawer 11 Drawer cabinet 15 Bottom plate 18 Drawer opening mechanism 21 Cash box 25 Back plate 26 Optical opening 31 Money case 32 Bill storage unit 33 Coin storage unit 34 Back plate 34U Top plate 41 Bill holder 42 Rotation mounting unit 43 Normal use Opening angle regulating unit 44 Abnormal opening angle contacting unit 50 Abnormal opening detecting means 51 Angle sensor 51S Detection switch 51C Cable 51D Detection unit 54 Spring member 54S Spring unit 56 Light emitting device 57 Light receiver 58 Cable 59 Battery 60 Control unit (electronic cash register) 61 CPU (alarm output means) 62 ROM (alarm output means) 63 RAM 67 I / O port 70 I / O device (electronic cash register) 71 Scanner 72 Keyboard 73 Display 74 Printer 76 Automatic opening device 80 Dummy Table 83 fixed electrode piece 84 movable electrode piece 101 LAN line 102 ISDN line (telephone line) .theta.2 abnormal opening angle

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-7-320150 (JP, A) JP-A-7-65235 (JP, A) JP-A-1-177676 (JP, A) JP-A-63-63 141198 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model 3-119288 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07G 1/00 321

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electronic cash register including a drawer cabinet and a cash box having a money case with a bill holder and being removably mounted in the drawer cabinet, wherein the bill holder is in a normal use open angle range. And formed to be openable up to an abnormal opening angle exceeding the abnormal opening angle, it is possible to detect that the card holder is abnormally opened to an abnormal opening angle, and to output an alarm indicating that an abnormality has occurred when abnormal opening is detected. An electronic cash register characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. An electronic cash register comprising a drawer comprising a drawer cabinet and a cash box having a money case with a bill holder and removably mounted in the drawer cabinet, wherein the bill holder is in a normal use open angle range. An abnormal opening angle exceeding an abnormal opening angle, an abnormal opening detecting means for detecting that the card holder has been abnormally opened to an abnormal opening angle, and an alarm output to notify the occurrence of an abnormality when the abnormal opening is detected. An electronic cash register, comprising: an alarm output unit configured to prevent the banknotes stored in the money case from being stolen. 3. An angle sensor for detecting that the abnormal opening is opened to the abnormal opening angle in connection with the bill holder, and a light emitting device capable of emitting light when the angle sensor operates. 3. The electronic cash register according to claim 2, further comprising: a light receiver that receives the light emitted from the light emitter and generates and outputs an abnormal opening detection signal. 4. The electronic cash register according to claim 2, wherein said alarm output means is formed so as to be able to output an alarm to the outside through a telephone line when said abnormal opening detection signal is received.