JP3640717B2 - Cash register system with money handling machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cash register system equipped with a money handling machine that throws out change based on the cash register calculation result and stores money paid by a customer at a convenience store, etc. The present invention relates to a cash register system that enables a degenerate operation when it becomes necessary to manually pay change and store a customer's payment manually.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Recently, cashiers at convenience stores and other stores have been equipped with money handling machines that have a function to deposit sales and a function to withdraw changes from the storage unit in the machine. Register and the cash register system that calculates the difference between the amount received from the customer and the purchase amount, throws the amount of change as change, hands it to the customer and ends the transaction Has been.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in the money handling machine as described above, if a trouble occurs in the machine for some reason and the machine goes down, the deposit / withdrawal operation cannot be performed at all, the cash register must be closed, and the cash register operation is stopped and the customer is stopped. Will cause a great deal of trouble.
[0004]
On the other hand, there is a problem that the stored money is not sufficiently protected when a burglar or the like enters, and the amount of damage increases.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made with the object of making it possible to urgently deposit and withdraw cash even when the machine goes down, and to eliminate inconvenience to customers. Based on the calculation result of a register for calculating sales in a store. In response to a change dispensing instruction, the change money is thrown out, and in a cash register system equipped with a money handling machine that identifies and stores the money paid by the customer, it can be attached to or removed from the front side of the money handling machine. A currency storage unit that is irrelevant to the dispensing of change money of the money handling machine and storage of the received money, detection means for detecting the withdrawal or withdrawal of the money storage unit, and manual operation with a key. The key means for invalidating the detection by the detection means, and when the money storage part is removed or pulled out without being operated, an abnormality is detected by detection of the detection means. In that allowed and a fault notifying means for. As a result, a predetermined amount of money is stored in the money storage unit in advance, and in the unlikely event that the money handling machine breaks down and the deposit / withdrawal process becomes impossible, the money storage unit stores cash and takes out change. By doing so, it is possible to perform degenerate operations corresponding to customers. When the money storage unit is removed or pulled out without operating the key means, this is detected by the detection means, and an abnormality is notified by the abnormality notification means.
[0006]
Further, the money storage part can be pulled out from the machine body, provided with a locking means for preventing the money storage part from being pulled out, and provided with pushing means for pushing out the money storage part when the lock means is released. A key means that forms a bottom plate that constitutes the bottom portion so that the bottom plate can be rotated, and can release the locking of the bottom plate when the money storage unit is pulled out by a key operation when the change of the money handling machine becomes impossible. 3. When the lock means is released in a state where the key means is not locked, the money storage part is pulled out and the bottom part is rotated to disperse the cash inside. According to this, if a burglar invades, the lock is released without using the key, and the money storage unit is pushed out to open, so that the bottom of the money storage unit is moved downward. Rotating and cash inside drops Then, are scattered in the vicinity, let panic the robbery, it is possible to assume the measures after the next to the clerk to the gap. In this case, if the number of the banknote stored in the money storage unit is recorded, even if the robber collects the banknote and escapes, it can be used for the investigation.
[0007]
Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided detection means for detecting an insertion state of the money storage unit, and when the detection means detects that the lock means is released without the key operation and the money storage part is pushed out. It is designed to issue an alarm. According to this, the occurrence of an emergency can be quickly notified to others, and damage can be prevented.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0009]
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 as a money handling machine is provided on one side of a cash register stand 1, and a coin depositing / dispensing machine is provided at an upper position on the other side. The machine 3 is arranged, and the POS register 4 is arranged on the upper surface of the cash register stand 1, and the case where it is configured to be used as a cash register of a store such as a convenience store is shown.
[0010]
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 has a banknote depositing / dispensing port 6 that is opened on the upper front side of the machine body 5 and a banknote dispensing / dispensing port 7 that is opened immediately below the banknote depositing / dispensing port 7.
[0011]
The coin depositing / dispensing machine 3 has a coin depositing slot 8 and a coin dispensing slot 9 that are located on the upper front side and open, and the POS register 4 has a group of operation keys 10, a staff display unit 11, as is well known. It includes a customer display unit 12, a cash placing unit 13 for temporarily placing cash received from the customer at a position visible to the customer, a receipt issuing port 14, and the like. Reference numeral 15 denotes a counter.
[0012]
FIG. 2 shows a schematic side view of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 in a vertical side view. Following the banknote depositing port 6, a conveyance path 17 comprising a belt 16 and rollers for conveying deposited banknotes in the horizontal direction is arranged. An identification conveyance path 19 having a deposit identification portion 18 for identifying the denomination, correctness, etc. of the deposited banknote is formed by belts 20 and 21 following the inner end thereof, and the end of the identification conveyance path 19 is vertical. The direction is changed and continues to the vertical conveyance path 22.
[0013]
The belt 21 at the upper end position of the vertical conveying path 22 is wound around a pulley 23 near the dispensing port 7 and folded back. It releases to and accumulates. In addition, 26 is a receiving part for preventing the banknote to be dispensed from popping out.
[0014]
In the machine body 5 immediately below the dispensing unit 25, a money storage unit 27, which will be described later, has a storage unit 28 for 10,000 yen bills, a storage unit 29 for thousand yen bills, and a 5000 yen bill in the lower position. A storage section 30 is provided for each. Further, a branching claw 31 for branching and transporting banknotes to the dispensing unit 25 and a branching claw 32 and 33 for the storage units 28 and 29 are provided in the middle of the vertical transport path 22.
[0015]
The 10,000 yen banknote storage unit 28 receives incoming banknotes P between the blades of the impeller 34 and accumulates and stores them in a stack, and stores 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen banknotes. The parts 29 and 30 are for winding and storing banknotes. Since these storage parts 29 and 30 have the same configuration, only the upper part will be described, and the lower storage part 30 will be given a reference numeral.
[0016]
That is, it has a rotating drum 35 that is driven to rotate forward and backward and around which bills are wound, and two types of belts 36 and 37 are wound around the circumferential surface of the rotating drum 35, and one of the belts 36 and 37 is wound. 36 is wound around the winding shaft 40 from the pulley 38 at the upper part of the banknote entrance through the intermediate pulley 39, and the other belt 37 is wound up from the pulley 41 at the lower part of the banknote entrance through the intermediate pulleys 42 and 43. It is wound around the shaft 44.
[0017]
Therefore, when storing bills, the rotary drum 35 is driven to rotate forward (clockwise in FIG. 2), and the bills fed between the pulleys 38 and 41 are sandwiched between the belts 36 and 37 so that the circumference of the rotary drum 35 is increased. When the banknotes are sequentially wound around and stored and the banknotes are dispensed, the rotary drum 35 is driven in reverse to feed the banknotes sandwiched between the belts 36 and 37 from between the pulleys 38 and 41.
[0018]
The above-mentioned parts are driven by a motor (not shown), and the rotary drums 35, 35 are adapted to receive rotation transmission by the engagement / disengagement of the clutch when retracted or extended, and the operation is controlled by the control part 45. .
[0019]
The money storage unit 27 has a drawer structure with an open upper surface that is pushed out to the front surface of the machine body 5, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an outer frame portion 46 that constitutes four rounds, and the outer frame portion 46. An inner box frame 47 that fits inside, and a coin C of 10,000 yen banknote P ₁ , 5,000 yen banknote P ₂ , thousand yen banknote P ₃ , 1 yen to 500 yen as shown in FIG. Partition plates 48, 48, 48... Are divided, and a bottom plate 49 is provided on the lower surface, and a predetermined amount of cash is stored in advance for each change in each of the divided areas. Then, it is locked to the body 5 by a locking means 50 described later.
[0020]
The bottom plate 49 is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 51 at a rear position of the outer frame portion 46, and a free end 49a on the front side is rotated downward by its own weight as shown in FIG. The inner box frame 47 is configured such that the bottom of the inner box frame 47 is removed during the rotation.
[0021]
A rack 52 is provided in the front-rear direction on the outer surface on one side in the front-rear direction of the outer frame portion 46, and a pinion 54 on the shaft of a pulley 53 that is pivotally attached to the machine body 5 is engaged with the rack 52. As shown in FIG. 7, a belt 56 having one end connected to a spiral spring mechanism 55 provided on the inner side of the machine body 5 is wound around the pulley 53, and the belt 56 folded back by the pulley 53 is wound around the pulley 53. The other end is fixed to a belt fixing portion 57 of the inner box frame 47, and constitutes an extruding means that gives the inner box frame 47 a forward behavior.
[0022]
Supporting pieces 58, 58 are provided on both sides of the front outer frame part 46, and are supported by the inner box frame 47 through the support parts 59, 59 so as to be slidable with respect to the inner box frame 47. Has a length over the entire length of the inner box frame 47 in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the inner box frame 47 by springs 60, 60 so that the support pieces 58, 58 are given a forward habit. Yes.
[0023]
Protruding portions 61 and 61 projecting outward are provided on both sides of the front end portion of the bottom plate 49, and the projecting portions 61 and 61 are placed on the upper surfaces of the front end portions of the support pieces 58 and 58, thereby free ends 49 a of the bottom plate 49. Is supported to form the bottom of the inner box frame 47. The front ends of the protrusions 61 and 61 are formed with abutting portions 62 and 62 that hang downward, and the tips 58a of the support pieces 58 and 58 are attached to the abutting portions 62 and 62 with the springs 60 and 60 attached thereto. It is in contact with the force.
[0024]
A key means 70 is provided at the lower front end of the outer frame portion 46. The key means 70 has an elliptical cam member 64 that can be converted from a horizontal posture to a vertical posture by inserting and rotating a key 63, and the cam member 64 includes the lower surface of the outer frame portion 46 and the cam member 64. The outer frame portion 46 is provided between a stopper member 65 which is supported by an unillustrated support means and a spring and is supported so as to be movable up and down.
[0025]
The stopper member 65 has stopper portions 66 and 66 that rise upward at both ends, and the stopper portions 66 and 66 are engaged with and disengaged from engaging portions 67 and 67 that hang down from the lower surfaces of the rear ends of the support pieces 58 and 58. When the stopper member 65 is in the lowered position, that is, when the cam member 64 is converted to the vertical posture by the key 63, the stopper members 65 are not in the raised position without preventing the support pieces 58 and 58 from moving forward. That is, when the cam member 64 is in the horizontal position, the engaging portions 67 and 67 of the support pieces 58 and 58 are left behind by hitting the stopper portions 66 and 66. That the support pieces 58, 58 are left unsupported means that the protrusions 61, 61 of the bottom plate 49 are not supported, and the free end 49a of the bottom plate 49 is rotated downward by its own weight, and the bottom comes out. means.
[0026]
The lock mechanism 50 has a handle 68 for placing a finger when the inner box frame 47 is pulled out, and when the handle 68 is put on and pulled forward, the upper engaging claw 69 is engaged with the engaging portion 5a on the body 5 side. The inner box frame 47 is unlocked and the inner box frame 46 is automatically pushed out by the pushing means. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes a stopper provided at the upper end of the inner box frame 47, which abuts against a stopper abutment 72 on the side of the machine body 5 when the inner box frame 47 is pulled out to define a pull-out limit. When the stopper 71 comes into contact with the stopper abutment 72, the horizontal shaft 51 that pivotally supports the bottom plate 49 is set so as to be slightly out of the outer frame portion 46 as shown in FIG.
[0027]
First detecting means (switch SW ₁ ) for detecting that the inner box frame 47 is in the retracted state is provided on the outer frame portion 46 side, and the cam member 64 is in the vertical position by the key 63, that is, the stopper member. Second detecting means (switch SW ₂ ) for detecting that 65 is in the lowered position is provided on the machine body 5 side, and is connected to an alarm circuit in the store or a notification circuit that is connected to a security company or the like.
[0028]
And the when the second detecting means SW ₂ is turned on, i.e., the first detecting means SW ₁ is the inner box in the bottom plate 49 be opened inner box frame 47 is rotated city like conditions of a money receiving portion Even if the frame 47 is pulled out, an emergency signal is not transmitted. When both the first and second detection means SW ₁ and SW ₂ are operated, an emergency signal is transmitted and an alarm is issued by the alarm or a notification to the security company. It has been made. Therefore, even if the inner box frame 47 is protruded for the degenerate operation when the money handling machine is down, no warning signal is issued.
[0029]
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
[0030]
A predetermined amount of cash (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen banknotes, and 1 to 500 yen coins required in advance in the inner box frame 47 of the money storage unit 27 before operation. ). At this time, it is desirable to record the banknote number. In this way, the key 63 is inserted into the key means 70, the cam member 64 is set in a horizontal posture, and the stopper member 65 is placed at the raised position. Then, the key 63 is removed.
[0031]
On the other hand, in an ordinary cash register operation, when a clerk inserts a bill into the deposit slot 6, it is loaded by driving the conveyance path 17 and is sent to the identification conveyance path 19. If the bill is 10,000 yen bill, the branch claw 32 to the storage unit 28 is switched and sent to the storage unit 28, and if it is a thousand yen bill, the branch claw 33 to the storage unit 29 is switched to the storage unit 29. In addition, if it is a 5,000-yen bill, it is fed into the storage unit 30 from the end of the vertical conveyance path 22.
[0032]
In the case of withdrawal, banknotes (thousand yen, 5,000 yen banknotes) required from each storage unit 29, 30 are dispensed from the POS register 4 according to a change dispensing instruction, and are dispensed to the withdrawal unit 25 for withdrawal. It can be taken out from the gate 7.
[0033]
If the machine goes down for some reason and loses the cash register function, the key 63 is inserted to convert the cam member 64 into a vertical posture, and after the stopper member 65 is lowered, the finger is placed on the handle 68 of the money storage portion 27. When the lock means 50 is unlocked, the inner box frame 47 is pushed out by the entrainment force of the spiral spring mechanism 55, and the manual deposit / withdrawal processing as a cash register operation is continued using banknotes and coins stored therein. It is possible to prevent the customer from waiting at the cash register.
[0034]
On the other hand, if a store clerk or a robber tries to open the money storage unit 27 by pushing the handle 68 of the lock means 50 when the clerk is pushed into a robber or the like and cash is forced, the inner box frame 47 is pushed out. The engaging portions 67, 67 of the support pieces 58, 58 hit the stopper portions 66, 66 of the stopper member 65 immediately before the inner box frame 47 is pushed out by the means, and the progress of the support pieces 58, 58 is stopped. Only the inner box frame 47 protrudes. As a result, when the forward end of the inner box frame 47 is reached, the protruding portions 61 and 61 of the bottom plate 49 are disengaged from the tips 58a of the support pieces 58 and 58, and the free end 49a of the bottom plate 49 is rotated downward to enter a bottomed state ( 6 and 9), the cash stored in the inner box frame 47 falls and scatters around. The robber can take appropriate action, such as an emergency call or alarm operation, turn on an alarm lamp, or any other necessary action while paying attention to collecting the fallen cash. Even if the scattered cash is taken away, the banknotes in the storage units 28, 29, and 30 in the machine body 5 cannot be taken out from the outside, so that the damage amount can be minimized. If the number of the banknote stored in the money storage unit 27 is recorded, it can be used for later investigation.
[0035]
Since the switch S ₁ is detecting means during extrusion operation of the money storage unit 27 is activated alarm means is activated, it is possible to notify the occurrence of early emergency.
[0036]
FIG. 10 shows a modification in which the money storage unit 27 is installed at the lower front portion of the machine body 5 and the money storage unit 27 is installed in the vertical position. In this case, the space 73 below the dispensing unit 25 can be used as a storage unit for rejected banknotes. Since the other components are the same as those in FIG. 2, the same reference numerals are given to the main members common to them, but in FIG. 10, 74 is a sensor for detecting that the money storage unit 27 has been removed. The detection signal of the sensor 74 can be input to the alarm means 75 to issue a predetermined alarm.
[0037]
When the inner box frame 47 is stored, if the inner box frame 47 is pushed against the winding force of the spiral spring mechanism 55, the belt 56 is pulled out and the spiral spring mechanism 55 is charged, and the inner box frame 47 is pushed. At the end, the engaging claw 69 of the locking mechanism 50 engages with the engaging portion 5a of the machine body 5 and is locked.
[0038]
Further, considering that the clerk leaves the cash register, it is optional to provide a lock for locking the lock mechanism 50 of the money storage unit 27 with another key. Further, when cash is forced by being pushed into a burglar or the like, the key 63 is inserted into the key means 70 and rotated to take the cash from the money storage unit 27. The cam member 64 may be converted into a horizontal posture and the bottom may be removed immediately before the inner box frame 47 is completely pushed out.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a money storage unit for storing cash that is not used for ordinary deposits and withdrawals is attached to a part of the body of the money handling machine, Even if the money handling machine goes down for some reason, it is possible to urgently perform the deposit / withdrawal process using the cash in the money storage unit, thereby preventing the customer from waiting at the cash register.
[0040]
Further, as in claim 2, if the bottom is pulled out and the internal cash is scattered when the money storage part is opened, it is possible to save time for the robber to pick up the cash and to urge the robber, Appropriate action can be taken in the gap.
[0041]
Furthermore, if an emergency signal is issued when the money storage part is opened as in claim 3, an alarm is issued as soon as a burglar or the like is forced to cash, and the robber can be repelled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the money handling machine (banknote depositing and dispensing machine) in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a money storage portion in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the money storage part is protruded for use.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of protruding when a burglar is invaded.
FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the money storage unit in a stored state.
8 is a schematic side view showing a state of FIG. 5 when protruding.
9 is a schematic side view showing a state of the protrusion shown in FIG.
FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the installation position of the money storage unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Cash register 2 Banknote deposit and withdrawal machine (money handling machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Coin depositing / withdrawing machine 4 POS register 5 Machine body 6 Banknote depositing slot 7 Banknote dispensing slot 18 Deposit identification part 19 Identification conveyance path 22 Vertical conveyance path 25 Withdrawal part 27 Money storage part 28,29,30 Storage part 46 Outer frame part 47 Inner box frame 49 Bottom plate 50 Locking means 51 Horizontal shaft 52 Rack 54 Pionine 55 Spiral spring mechanism 58 Support piece 61 Protruding part 62 Abutting part 63 Key 64 Cam member 65 Stopper member 66 Stopper part 67 Engaging part 70 Key means

Claims (3)

In a cash register system equipped with a money processing machine that receives a change dispensing instruction based on a calculation result of a register that calculates sales in a store and that receives change money and identifies and stores the money paid by a customer, A money storage unit that is detachably attached to or pulled out from the front side of the money handling machine and is irrelevant to throwing out the change money of the money handling machine and storing the paid money, and the withdrawal or withdrawal of the money storage unit. Detection means for detecting the key means, key means for invalidating detection by the detection means by manual operation with a key, and detection of the money storage portion when the key storage section is removed or pulled out without being operated. A cash register system comprising a money handling machine, comprising abnormality notification means for notifying abnormality. The money storage part is provided so as to be able to be drawn out from the machine body, and has a lock means for preventing the money storage part from being pulled out, and has an extruding means for pushing out the money storage part when the lock means is released. The bottom plate constituting the bottom portion of the key is formed so as to be rotatable, and the lock of the bottom plate can be released when the money storage unit is pulled out by a key operation when the change of the money handling machine becomes impossible or the like becomes impossible. 2. A means is provided, and when the lock means is released in a state where the key means is not locked, the money storage portion is pulled out and its bottom portion is rotated to disperse the cash inside. Cash register system equipped with a money handling machine. A detection means for detecting an insertion state of the money storage section; a detection means for an operation state of the key; and a pushing means for pushing out the money storage section when the lock means is released, the key of the key means 3. The money handling machine according to claim 1, wherein an alarm is issued when the detecting means detects that the lock means has been released without operation and the money storage portion has been pushed out by the pushing means. Cash register system.

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