JP4362505B2 - Cash drawer with drawer lockout prevention function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash drawer having a drawer closing prevention mechanism, and is particularly suitable for a cash drawer for a cash register or a POS (Point of Sale) device, and the coin case is caught in the cash drawer to close the drawer. The present invention relates to a cash drawer that can be avoided.

  A cash drawer (hereinafter abbreviated as “drawer”) is incorporated and operated in a cash register or a POS device. The drawer is usually divided into a coin case in which a coin is placed in a drawer and a money case in which a bill, a gift certificate or the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as a bill) is placed. The coin case is on the front side of the drawer, and the money case is on the back side of the drawer, but in some cases, banknotes may be stored below the coin case. In any case, the coin case has a plurality of pockets for individually storing one yen, ten yen, fifty yen, one hundred yen, and five hundred yen coins, and the plurality of pockets are usually integrated from the drawer. Detachable (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in mass merchandising stores such as supermarkets, the use of drawers is severe, and there is an environment in which minor mistakes are frequently made artificially. Based on this minor mistake, there may be a serious loss of sales opportunities such as operation stoppage.

  For example, in a conventional drawer, if the user misplaces a coin case that has been removed from the drawer and then placed in the drawer again, the drawer will close due to the coin case being caught by something in the drawer. There is a case. Hereinafter, this failure example will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which a coin case is set in the drawer in an incorrect arrangement, that is, an example in which the coin case is set upside down.

  In FIG. 9, the drawer 100 is configured such that the drawer 120 can be inserted and removed through an opening 110 a provided at the front end of the main body case 110. The drawer 120 is partitioned into a coin case storage area 120a on the front side and a money storage area 120b on the back side. A coin case 130 is detachably set in the coin case accommodation area 120a. As will be described later, the coin case 130 includes a plurality of pockets 130a arranged in the horizontal direction (left-right direction). When the number of pockets 130a is six, for example, all six are integrated, and a plurality of, for example, two, for example, three sets of three pockets are integrated. Further, the pocket 130a is provided with a slope 131 on the front side (in the rear side because it is set in the reverse direction by mistake) in order to make it easy to take out the coins contained therein. Ingenuity has been made.

  In any case, the coin case 130 has flanges 132 and 133 at least at the front upper end and the rear upper end, respectively. On the other hand, flanges 132 and 133 may be placed on the front wall 122 that forms the coin case storage area 120a and the upper ends of the partition wall 123 that partitions the coin case storage area 120a and the money storage area 120b, respectively. It has been made possible.

  Here, the drawer 120 may be put into the main body case 110 while the coin case 130 is set with the front and back reversed by mistake. When the drawer 120 is about to be pulled out, the front end side (the back side in the state shown in FIG. 9) of the coin case 130 may slightly rise in the coin case accommodation area 120a. Then, a part of the coin case 130 is bitten by the top plate 111 and the partition wall 123 provided in the upper part in the main body case 110, and the drawer 120 cannot be pulled out, that is, the drawer 120 is closed. There is.

  Once the drawer 120 is in a confined state, it is necessary to disassemble or destroy the drawer 100 to restore it, causing a great deal of damage in operation.

JP2004-110279

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cash drawer that can prevent the drawer from being closed with a simple structure.

  A cash drawer according to the present invention is a cash drawer having a drawer and a main body case for storing the drawer, and is applied to a cash drawer in which a coin case for receiving a coin is detachably disposed in the drawer. Further, it is provided with a close prevention means for preventing the main body case from being closed. The closing prevention means prevents the drawer from being stored in the main body case when the coin case is placed in the drawer in the wrong direction.

  In the cash drawer according to the present invention, the drawer has a coin case accommodation area for receiving the coin case on the front side, and the coin case accommodation area can support a part of the coin case placed thereon. Parts are provided. A part of the coin case and one of the support portions are provided with a hole or a notch, and the other is provided with a protrusion that can be fitted into the hole or the notch, and the hole or the notch and the protrusion are installed. When the coin case is correctly placed in the coin case receiving area, the hole or notch and the projection fit each other, and when the coin case is placed in the wrong orientation, By setting the case so that the case is lifted and a part of the case comes into contact with the main body case, the case functions as the anti-locking means.

  In the cash drawer according to the present invention, a part of the coin case is configured by flanges provided at the upper ends of at least the left and right sides of the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the coin case, and the support portion is stored in the coin case. The front wall forming the area and the left and right side walls may be composed of at least the left and right side walls. In addition, the hole or the notch is provided on one of the flange and the upper end of the side wall, and the protrusion that can be fitted in the hole or the notch is provided on the other.

  In the cash drawer according to the present invention, the drawer has a money storage area behind the coin case storage area, and the coin case storage area and the money storage area are partitioned by a partition wall. A part of the coin case includes flanges provided on at least the front and rear upper ends of the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the coin case, and the support portion includes a front wall that forms the coin case accommodation area, and left and right side walls. The partition wall may be composed of at least the front wall and the partition wall. And the said hole or notch is provided in one of the upper ends of the said flange, the said front wall, and the said partition wall, and the said protrusion which can be fitted in the said hole or notch is each provided.

  In the cash drawer according to the present invention, the coin case has pockets arranged in the left-right direction, and is composed of a plurality of divided cases having one or more pockets, and a part of the coin case includes front and rear of the divided case, It is composed of flanges respectively provided at the upper ends of at least the left and right sides of the left and right sides, and the support part is a front wall forming the coin case accommodation area, and at least the left and right side walls of the left and right side walls, In order to support two adjacent flanges in the adjacent divided cases, it may be configured with a support plate erected in the coin case accommodation area. Then, the hole or the notch is provided on one of the flange, the side wall, and the upper end of the support plate, and the projection that can be fitted in the hole or the notch is provided on the other.

  In the cash drawer according to the present invention, the drawer has a money storage area behind the coin case storage area, and the coin case storage area and the money storage area are partitioned by a partition wall, It has a pocket arranged in the left-right direction, and is composed of a plurality of divided cases having one or more pockets, and a part of the coin case is provided at the front and back of the divided case and at least the front and rear upper ends of the left and right sides. It is comprised by the flange and the said support part may be comprised by the front wall and the said partition wall at least among the front wall which forms the said coin case accommodation area, the side wall on either side, and the said partition wall. The hole or notch is provided on one of the upper ends of at least one of the flange, the front wall, and the partition wall, and the protrusion that can be fitted in the hole or notch is provided on the other.

  According to the present invention, a cash register or a POS device including any one of the above cash drawers is provided.

  The cash drawer according to the present invention can be easily noticed by the user when the coin case is set in the wrong direction. Even if the drawer is stored in the main body case without noticing it, the cash drawer has a simple structure. Since the drawer itself cannot be stored, the conventional problems can be avoided.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cash drawer (hereinafter abbreviated as “drawer”) according to the present invention, with a drawer partially pulled out.

  In FIG. 1, the drawer 1 includes a main body case 10 and a drawer 20. The drawer 20 can be taken in and out through an opening 10 a provided at the front end of the main body case 10. The drawer 20 is divided into a coin case storage area 20a on the front side and a money storage area 20b on the back side for storing banknotes, gift certificates, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as banknotes). A coin case 30 is set in the coin case accommodation area 20a. Here, the coin case 30 is composed of two sets of cases (divided cases) 30A and 30B in which three pockets 30a arranged in the lateral direction (left-right direction) are integrated. All pockets may be integrated as one case. Further, when the coin case is composed of a plurality of cases, the number of pockets in each case may not be the same. As described above, the pocket 30a in the present embodiment is also formed to have the inclined portion 31 (see FIG. 2) on the front side in order to make it easy to take out the stored coins.

  Here, the money storage area 20b is divided into a plurality of bill storage areas 25a such as 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen by a plurality of partition plates 25 extending in the front-rear direction (depth direction). . In some cases, each banknote storage area 25a is provided with a banknote presser (not shown). The bill presser is pivotally supported on the back side so that it can be rotated in the vertical direction with the drawer 20 substantially pulled out, and is normally biased in the closing direction by a spring or the like.

  The case 30A will be described with reference to FIG. 2 as well. The case 30A has flanges 33 at the upper end of the front part and the upper ends of both the left and right sides. Hereinafter, the flange at the upper end of the front portion may be referred to as a front flange, and the flanges at the upper ends on both the left and right sides may be referred to as side flanges. On the other hand, flanges 33 can be placed on the front wall 22 forming the coin case accommodation area 20a and the upper ends of the left and right side walls 24, respectively. The coin case storage area 20 a and the money storage area 20 b are partitioned by a partition wall 23.

  As can be understood from the above description, in the present embodiment, the coin case accommodation area 20 a is formed by the front wall 22, the left and right side walls 24, and the partition wall 23.

  In particular, the present embodiment is characterized in that the drawer having the above-described configuration is provided with a closing prevention means for preventing the drawer 20 from closing in the main body case 10. In short, the closing prevention means according to the present invention prevents the drawer 20 from being stored in the main body case 10 when the coin case 30 is placed in the coin case accommodation area 20a of the drawer 20 in the wrong direction. .

  A specific configuration of the confinement prevention unit will be described below.

  In the coin case storage area 20a, the support plate 26 is erected so as to be interposed between the two sets of cases 30A and 30B, and the side flanges 33 of the cases 30A and 30B are placed on the upper end of the support plate 26. I can do it. Moreover, the flanges 33 on both the left and right sides of the cases 30A and 30B are provided with holes (or notches) 33a, respectively, and the corresponding upper end of the side wall 24 and the upper end of the support plate 26 are fitted into the holes 33a. Possible protrusions 24-1 and 26-1 are provided. Further, as apparent from FIG. 2, when the cases 30A and 30B are correctly set in the coin case storage area 20a, the upper ends of the cases 30A and 30B and the upper ends of the partition walls 23, that is, the upper ends of the money storage areas 20b. Are almost flush with each other. This is realized by appropriately setting the heights of the front wall 22, the side wall 24, and the support plate 26 that form the coin case accommodation area 20a.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the protrusion 26-1 of the support plate 26 and the hole 33a of the side flange 33 in the case 30A when the case 30A is correctly set in the coin case accommodation area 20a. Such a relationship is the same for the hole 33a of the other side flange 33 and the protrusion 24-1 of the side wall 24 in the case 30A. When the cases 30A and 30B are both set in the state of FIG. 3, as described above, the upper ends of the cases 30A and 30B and the upper end of the partition wall 23 are substantially flush with each other. There is no problem in taking in and out the drawer 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, it is assumed that the case 30 </ b> A of the coin case 30 is set in the coin case accommodation area 20 a with the front and back reversed by mistake. In this case, the side flange 33 of the case 30A is placed on the protrusion 26-1 of the support plate 26, and the case 30A is lifted upward as a whole. This is the same between the protrusion 24-1 provided at the upper end of the side wall 24 and the side flange 33. In order to make such a state, when the installation position of the hole 33a of the side flange 33 and the protrusion 26-1 of the support plate 26 is set with the case 30A facing backwards and forwards, the hole and the protrusion Positions that do not fit together. In other words, the installation position of the hole 33a of the side flange 33 and the protrusion 26-1 of the support plate 26 is a position deviated from the intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the case 30A, that is, a position closer to the rear as shown, or the opposite side. It is necessary to set the position closer to the front. Of course, the same applies to the hole 33a of the side flange 33 and the protrusion 24-1 provided at the upper end of the side wall 24. As a result, the front flange 33 of the case 30 </ b> A (positioned on the back side because the front and rear sides are reversed in FIG. 5) is significantly raised above the upper end of the partition wall 23. In such a state, since the front side (actually the rear side) of the case 30A is not supported, the case 30A is likely to rattle with the protrusion 26-1 as a fulcrum. In such a state, the user can easily recognize that the case 30A has been set in error. Even if this recognition is not made, the front flange 33 of the case 30A protrudes from the opening 10a of the main body case 10 and collides with the main body case 10, so that the drawer 20 cannot be stored in the main body case 10. Thereby, the user can recognize that the case 30A has been set by mistake.

  As described above, in the coin case accommodation area 20a, in order to stabilize the state when the coin case 30 is accommodated, at least the support portion (front wall 22) that supports the upper end of the coin case 30 and the upper ends of the left and right sides. And side walls 24, support plates 26). In addition, protrusions 24-1 and 26-1 are provided at the upper ends of the side wall 24 and the support plate 26, respectively, and a hole 33 a is provided in the side flange 33 of the coin case 30 corresponding thereto.

  Below, the modification of the said embodiment is demonstrated. In the above embodiment, the rear upper end of the coin case 30 has no flange, and therefore the rear portion of the coin case 30 is not supported, but a flange is provided at the upper rear end of the coin case 30 so that it extends over the entire length of the upper end of the partition wall 23. You may make it support by providing a notch (step). Including such a case, the coin case flange has a total of four locations on the front and rear and left and right, two on the front and rear, two on the left and right, or four on the front and rear What is necessary is just to be provided in a location.

  Since bills may be stored below the coin case 30, it is desirable not to provide inclinations or protrusions in this space in the coin case storage area 20 a.

  When the flanges are provided on the left and right sides of at least the coin case (each case in the case of a plurality of cases) as in the above embodiment, holes or recesses (including notches) are provided in the left and right flanges of the coin case, Protrusions are provided on the corresponding support portions. The height of the protrusion is the height at which the coin case is lifted up and hits the edge of the opening of the main body case so that the drawer cannot be accommodated in the main body case when the coin case is set in the reverse direction. These holes or recesses and protrusions may be provided on both the left and right sides of the coin case, or may be provided on either one. The shape of the hole or recess (including the notch) and the protrusion is not limited to the shape shown in the above embodiment. Two or more holes or recesses (including notches) and protrusions may be provided on one side. In contrast to the above, a protrusion may be provided on the flange of the coin case, and a hole or a recess (including a notch) may be provided in the corresponding support portion.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In another embodiment, a flange is provided on at least the front and rear upper ends of a coin case, and at least one of the flanges is provided with a relationship between the above-mentioned hole or recess (including a notch) and a protrusion.

  6 and 7, this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment as follows.

  A flange 33 is provided not only at the upper end of the front and left and right sides of the coin case 30 but also at the upper end of the rear, and notches 33a (holes or recesses may be provided) at a plurality of locations (four in this case) of the rear flange 33 of the rear upper end. ). On the other hand, in the coin case storage area 20a, not only the front wall 22 (see FIG. 2) and the side wall 24 (see FIG. 1), but also the upper end of the partition wall 23 that partitions the coin case storage area 20a and the money storage area 20b. In FIG. 5, a notch (step) 23-1 is formed except for a region corresponding to the notch 33a, and the flange 33 can be placed on the notch 23-1. In other words, the portion other than the notch 23-1 at the upper end of the partition wall 23 becomes a protrusion 23-2 that can be fitted into the notch 33 a of the flange 33.

  FIG. 7 shows one case 30 </ b> A in the case where the coin case 30 including the six pockets 30 a is configured with two sets of cases, as in the embodiment described above.

  On the other hand, FIG. 8 shows a case where the coin case 30 including the six pockets 30a is constituted by one case.

  In such an embodiment, even if the coin case 30 is composed of a plurality of cases, it is not necessary to provide the support plate 26 between them as described in the previous embodiment. In any case, the action and effect for preventing the closing of the drawer by the notch (hole or recess) and the projection are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Both FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 have flanges 33 at four locations on the front, rear, left and right of the coin case 30, but the flanges only need to be at least on the front and rear of the coin case 30. In this case, holes or recesses (including notches) are provided in the front and rear flanges 33 of the coin case 30, and protrusions are provided on the corresponding support portions. When the coin case 30 is set upside down by mistake, the height of the protrusion hits a part of the main body case 10 when the coin case 30 is lifted and stores the drawer 20, and the drawer 20 is accommodated in the main body case 20. It is the height that makes it impossible. The hole or the recess may be provided not only in the rear flange but also only in the front flange or in both the front and rear flanges. The shape of the hole or recess (including the notch) and the protrusion is not limited to the shapes shown in FIGS. Two or more of these holes or recesses (including notches) and protrusions may be provided on one side of the front and rear. 6 and 7, a protrusion may be provided on the flange 33 of the coin case 30, and a hole or a recess (including a notch) may be provided in the corresponding support portion.

  In addition to the cash drawer as described above, according to the present invention, there are provided a cash register and a POS device provided with various types of cash drawers as described above.

  The present invention can be applied to the entire POS usage environment in which the cash drawer as described above is mounted and to the cash register alone (non-POS environment).

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cash drawer according to the present invention, with a drawer partially pulled out. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the AA line portion of FIG. 1 when the coin case is correctly set in the coin receiving area in the cash drawer shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the portion shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a case where a coin case is set in the coin receiving area in the cash drawer shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the BB line portion of FIG. 4 in the case where a coin case is set in the coin receiving area in the cash drawer shown in FIG. 4 by mistake. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the cash drawer according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the coin case shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the coin case shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the closing of the drawer in the conventional cash drawer.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash drawer 10 Main body case 20 Drawer 20a Coin case accommodation area 20b Money accommodation area 22 Front wall 23 Partition wall 24 Side wall 24-1 Protrusion 26 Support plate 26-1 Protrusion 30 Coin case 30A, 30B Case 30a Pocket 31 Inclined part 33 Flange 33a hole

Claims (7)

In a cash drawer having a drawer and a main body case for storing the drawer, in which a coin case for storing coins is detachably disposed in the drawer,
A closing prevention means for preventing the drawer from closing in the main body case ;
The closing prevention means prevents the drawer from being stored in the main body case when the coin case is disposed in the drawer in the wrong direction.
The drawer has a coin case accommodation area for receiving the coin case on the front side thereof, and the coin case accommodation area is provided with a support part on which a part of the coin case can be placed and supported. A hole or a notch is provided on one of the support portions, and a protrusion that can be fitted into the hole or the notch is provided on the other, and the installation position of the hole or notch and the protrusion is determined according to the coin. When the case is correctly arranged in the coin case receiving area, the hole or notch and the projection fit each other, and when the coin case is arranged in the wrong direction, the coin case is lifted by the projection. By setting so that a part of the case comes into contact with the main body case, it acts as the anti-locking means. Cash drawer, characterized in that. A part of the coin case is constituted by flanges provided at the upper ends of at least the left and right sides of the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the coin case, and the support part is a front wall forming the coin case accommodation area. Each of the left and right side walls, and the flange or the upper end of the side wall is provided with the hole or notch, and the other is provided with the projection that can be fitted into the hole or notch. The cash drawer according to claim 1 , wherein: The drawer has a money storage area behind the coin case storage area, the coin case storage area and the money storage area are partitioned by a partition wall, and a part of the coin case is a part of the coin case. It is composed of flanges respectively provided on at least the front and rear upper ends of the front and rear and the left and right sides, and the support portion includes at least the front wall forming the coin case housing area, the left and right side walls, and the partition wall. The flange is constituted by a front wall and the partition wall, and the hole or notch is provided on one of the upper ends of the flange, the front wall and the partition wall, and the projection which can be fitted in the hole or notch is provided on the other. The cash drawer according to claim 1 . The coin case has pockets arranged in the left-right direction and is composed of a plurality of divided cases having one or more pockets, and a part of the coin case is at least on both the left and right sides of the front and rear sides of the divided case. The support portion is composed of a flange provided at each upper end, and the support portion is adjacent to at least the left and right side walls of the front wall and the left and right side walls forming the coin case accommodation area in the adjacent divided case. A support plate erected in the coin case receiving area to support two flanges, the hole or notch on one of the flange, the side wall and the upper end of the support plate, and the hole on the other The cash drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions that can be fitted into the notches are provided. The drawer has a money storage area at the back of the coin case storage area, the coin case storage area and the money storage area are partitioned by a partition wall, and the coin case has pockets arranged in the left-right direction. A plurality of split cases having one or more pockets, and a part of the coin case is configured by flanges provided at the upper ends of at least the front and rear sides of the front and rear sides of the split case; Is composed of at least the front wall and the partition wall among the front wall, the left and right side walls forming the coin case accommodation area, and the partition wall, and at least one of the flange, the front wall, and the partition wall The hole or notch is provided on one of the upper ends of the protrusion, and the protrusion that can be fitted in the hole or notch is provided on the other. Cash drawer of claim 1, wherein the door. Cash register having a cash drawer according to any one of claims 1-5. POS apparatus having a cash drawer according to any one of claims 1-5.

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