JP5476348B2 - Drawer device - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a drawer apparatus.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the drawer apparatus provided with the drawer which can accommodate a banknote, a coin, a gift certificate, etc. is known. Such a drawer apparatus is installed and used at a cash register counter or the like together with a POS terminal, for example.

  As such a drawer device, with the drawer opened, a coin storage case is detachably mounted on the upper part of the banknote storage section for storing the large banknotes so that the stored large banknotes are not touched by the customer's eyes. There is something.

  However, in the conventional technology, when storing a large amount of banknotes in the banknote storage unit, it is necessary to remove the coin storage case covering the banknote storage unit. By this removal, the entire large amount of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit is exposed. As a result, the crime prevention property is lowered.

The drawer device of the embodiment includes a cabinet, a first drawer, a paper storage member, and a first coin storage member. The first drawer is attached to the cabinet so as to be openable and closable. The paper storage member includes a first paper storage portion having a bottom portion and a wall extending upward from the bottom portion and capable of storing a paper medium used for settlement of a commercial transaction, and the first drawer Is provided. The first coin storage member is capable of storing coins, and is detachably attached to the paper storage member at a position covering the first paper storage unit from above, and the first coin storage member is connected to the first paper storage unit. An insertion opening having a size capable of inserting a paper medium is formed between the wall and the wall. Further, the first paper storage portion is partitioned from each other by a partition wall that extends along the width direction of the first drawer perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the first drawer and forms the wall. A plurality of first coin storage members are provided side by side in the opening / closing direction, and the first coin storage member forms the insertion port between the partition wall.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a drawer device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the drawer device according to the embodiment, and is a diagram illustrating a state in which the first drawer is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the drawer apparatus according to the embodiment, and shows a state in which the first drawer and the second drawer are opened and the front coin storage case is removed. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the drawer device according to the embodiment, and is a diagram illustrating a state in which the first and second drawers are opened and all the coin storage cases are removed. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a part of the first drawer according to the embodiment and is a view showing a state in which the second drawer is opened. FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the drawer device according to the embodiment, and is a view illustrating the inside of the cabinet in a state where the first and second drawers are opened. FIG. 7 is a side view showing the first drawer and the coil spring according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the cabinet according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a coin storage case according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a money case according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a part of the first drawer according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a banknote tray according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a perspective view illustrating the cash box according to the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a drawer apparatus according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, for the sake of convenience, the opening direction of the first drawer 3 of the drawer device 1 is the X direction, the width direction of the first drawer 3 is the Y direction, and the height direction of the first drawer 3 is Z. It is written as direction. These X direction, Y direction, and Z direction are orthogonal to each other. The width direction of the first drawer 3 is a direction orthogonal to the opening direction of the first drawer 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the drawer device 1 includes a cabinet 2 and a first drawer 3 that is attached to the cabinet 2 so as to be opened and closed (can be moved in and out). For example, a host device (not shown) such as a POS terminal is placed on the cabinet 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the first drawer 3 is exposed by being opened. The first drawer 3 includes a plurality of coin storage cases 4 that can store coins, and a money case 5 in which the coin storage cases 4 are detachably mounted. A plurality (specifically, two) of coin storage cases 4 are provided along the opening / closing direction of the first drawer 3. The coin storage case 4 is a coin storage member. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the money case 5 is exposed when the coin storage case 4 is removed. The money case 5 can store a paper medium used for settlement of a commercial transaction, and is a paper storage member and a first storage unit. The paper medium is a bill or a gift certificate.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first drawer 3 includes a bill tray 6 as a second drawer. The bill tray 6 is attached to an attachment portion 7 provided in the first drawer 3 so as to be openable and closable (can enter and exit). The mounting portion 7 includes a money case 5 and a cash box 8 as a base member to which the money case 5 is fixed, and is configured in a box shape with a front opening. The inside of the bill tray 6 is exposed by being opened. The bill tray 6 is a second storage unit.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first drawer 3, specifically the banknote tray 6, is provided with a shaft 10 that constitutes a part of the lock portion 9. The lock unit 9 locks the first drawer 3 to the cabinet 2 so as to be unlockable, and locks the bill tray 6 to the mounting unit 7 so as to be unlockable. The lock unit 9 has an engagement / disengagement mechanism (not shown) provided inside the cabinet 2 in addition to the shaft 10. The engagement / disengagement mechanism is movable against the urging force of the movable hook that can be engaged / disengaged with the shaft 10, the lock spring that urges the movable hook in a direction in which the movable hook engages the shaft 10, and And an actuator for detaching the hook from the shaft 10. The actuator is, for example, a solenoid. In a state where the movable hook is engaged with the shaft 10, the bill tray 6 is locked to the mounting portion 7, and the first drawer 3 is locked to the cabinet 2. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a coil spring 11 as a biasing member that biases the first drawer 3 in the opening direction is provided inside the cabinet 2. The rear end portion of the coil spring 11 is supported by a spring support portion 2 h (FIG. 6) provided in the cabinet 2. The coil spring 11 is in a compressed state when the first drawer 3 is locked to the cabinet 2, and presses the first drawer 3, specifically the rear end of the cash box 8, forward. ing. The coil spring 11 is an opening portion that opens the first drawer 3 when the lock of the first drawer 3 with respect to the cabinet 2 by the lock portion 9 is released.

  In the above structure, a control circuit (not shown) that receives an open signal from a host device such as a POS terminal drives the actuator to disengage the movable hook from the shaft 10. Thereby, it is pushed by the coil spring 11 and the first drawer 3 is opened. In this state, the bill tray 6 can be pulled out in the opening direction. When the first drawer 3 including the bill tray 6 is pushed from this state, the movable hook engages with the shaft 10 in the process, and the first drawer 3 and the bill tray 6 are locked in the closed state.

  Hereinafter, each part of the drawer apparatus 1 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the cabinet 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a front opening. The cabinet 2 has a bottom wall 2a, a pair of left and right side walls 2b, a rear wall 2c, and an upper wall 2d. An opening 2e is provided on the front surface of the cabinet 2, and the first drawer 3 is inserted into the opening 2e. Rails 2f are provided on the pair of side walls 2b, and the first drawer 3 is supported by these rails 2f so as to be slidable along the opening / closing direction.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the coin storage case 4 has a plurality (specifically, three) of coin storage units 4a that can store coins. The coin storage part 4a is a third storage part. The coin storage part 4 a is provided in parallel along the width direction of the first drawer 3. The coin storage part 4a has a concave shape with respect to the upper surface of the coin storage case 4, and opens upward. In the present embodiment, since two coin storage cases 4 are provided as described above (see FIG. 2), a total of six coin storage portions 4a are provided. By providing a plurality of coin storage portions 4a in this way, it is possible to store coins by denomination in each coin storage portion 4a. A flange 4 b is provided at the upper edge of the coin storage case 4, and the coin storage case 4 is attached to the money case 5 by the flange 4 b being supported by the money case 5. Hereinafter, for convenience, the rear coin storage case 4 of the two is also referred to as a rear coin storage case 4A, and the front coin storage case 4 is also referred to as a front coin storage case 4B.

  4A of back side coin storage cases are the positions which cover the back side 1st paper storage part 5a from the upper part among the 1st pair of front and back 1st paper storage parts 5a (refer FIG. 4) provided in the money case 5 later. The money case 5 is detachably attached. On the other hand, the front coin storage case 4B is detachable from the money case 5 at a position covering the front first paper storage portion 5a of the pair of front and rear first paper storage portions 5a provided on the money case 5. It is attached to. In the present embodiment, the rear coin storage case 4A corresponds to a first coin storage member, and the front coin storage case 4B corresponds to a second coin storage member.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the money case 5 has a plurality (specifically, two) of first paper storage portions 5a that can store banknotes, gift certificates, and the like as paper media. The first paper storage unit 5a opens upward. In the present embodiment, for example, one first paper storage unit 5a has a high-price banknote (for example, 1) among the banknotes that can be used in commercial transactions at a store where the drawer device 1 is installed. 10,000 yen bills) are stored, and gift certificates are stored in the other first paper storage portion 5a.

  Specifically, the first paper storage portion 5a has a bottom wall (bottom portion) 5b and a peripheral wall 5c extending upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 5b. The interior of the money case 5 is divided back and forth by a partition wall 5d erected on the bottom wall 5b and a partition wall 5e positioned in front of the partition wall 5d. The partition walls 5 d and 5 e are erected on the bottom wall 5 b and extend along the width direction of the first drawer 3. The partition walls 5d and 5e are formed with a height lower than that of the peripheral wall 5c, and the front partition wall 5e is formed with a height lower than that of the rear partition wall 5d. The front and rear portions of the front partition wall 5e are the first paper storage portion 5a. That is, the bottom wall (bottom part) 5f of the first paper storage unit 5a is constituted by the bottom wall 5b of the money case 5, and the peripheral wall 5g of the first paper storage unit 5a is the peripheral wall 5c of the money case 5 and the partition wall. 5d and 5e. The peripheral wall 5g is a wall extending upward from the bottom wall 5f in the first paper storage portion 5a. Thus, a plurality of first paper storage portions 5 a are provided side by side with the partition wall 5 e and aligned in the opening / closing direction of the first drawer 3. The first paper storage unit 5a is located below the coin storage unit 4a. The plurality of first paper storage portions 5 a are covered with a plurality of coin storage cases 4. Here, the partition walls 5 d and 5 e are ribs in other words, and increase the rigidity of the money case 5.

  The rear partition wall 5d contacts the rear end portion of the rear coin storage case 4A to position the rear coin storage case 4A. Further, the front portion (front wall) of the peripheral wall 5c comes into contact with the front end portion of the front coin storage case 4B to position the front coin storage case 4B.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 11, an insertion slot 12 is formed between the partition wall 5 e and the rear coin storage case 4 </ b> A attached to the money case 5. The insertion port 12 has a slit shape whose longitudinal direction is the width direction of the first drawer 3. The insertion slot 12 is sized such that, for example, a high-priced bill can be inserted as a paper medium into the rear first paper storage portion 5a of the two front and rear first paper storage portions 5a. In other words, even if the rear coin storage case 4A is attached to the money case 5 and the rear first paper storage portion 5a is covered with the rear coin storage case 4A, the rear coin storage case 4A is covered with the rear coin storage case 4A. An expensive bill can be inserted into one paper storage unit 5a. The insertion slot 12 is covered with a front coin storage case 4B attached to the money case 5 (see FIG. 2). In other words, the insertion slot 12 is a media slot. The insertion slot 12 and the first paper storage section 5a on the rear side are not limited to those for high-priced banknotes, and can insert and store paper media such as banknotes and gift certificates other than high-price banknotes. There may be.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a bar metal storage portion 5h for storing bar metal is provided in the money case 5 on the rear side of the rear partition wall 5d. Further, support portions 5 i that support the flange 4 b of the coin storage case 4 are provided on the left and right upper edge portions of the peripheral wall 5 c of the money case 5. The money case 5 is detachably attached to the upper portion of the money storage case 5 by the support portion 5i.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the banknote tray 6 has a plurality (specifically, two) of second paper storage portions 6a that can store banknotes or the like as paper media. The second paper storage unit 6a opens upward. In the present embodiment, for example, in one of the second paper storage units 6a, a banknote that is not a high-priced banknote among banknotes that can be used for commercial transactions in a store where the drawer device 1 is installed (for example, a 5000 yen bill) And other 2000 bills (for example, 1000 yen bills) are stored in the other second paper storage unit 6a.

  Specifically, the bill tray 6 includes a bottom wall 6b, a front wall 6c, a pair of left and right first side walls 6d, a pair of left and right second side walls 6e, and a rear wall 6f. Open upward. The front wall 6c is connected to the front end portion of the bottom wall 6b. The pair of left and right first side walls 6d are erected on the left and right ends of the bottom wall 6b and connected to the front wall 6c. The pair of left and right second side walls 6e are erected at the left and right end portions of the bottom wall 6b, and are connected to the rear end portions of the pair of left and right first side walls 6d. The rear wall 6f is erected at the rear end portion of the bottom wall 6b. The height of the second side wall 6e is lower than that of the first side wall 6d. The width between the pair of left and right second side walls 6e is smaller than the width of the pair of left and right first side walls 6d. With this structure, the rear portion of the bill tray 6 is configured with an engaging portion 6i having a small height and width with respect to a portion including the pair of left and right first side walls 6d. In other words, the height of the first side wall 6d is higher than that of the second side wall 6e. By doing in this way, the 2nd paper storage part 6a has a function which interrupts | blocks the eyes | visual_axis to the 2nd paper storage part 6a when the banknote tray 6 is open | released.

  And the inside of bill tray 6 is divided into two right and left by the partition wall 6g standingly arranged by the bottom wall 6b. Each portion divided into left and right by the partition wall 6g is a second paper storage portion 6a. That is, a plurality of second paper storage portions 6 a are provided side by side with the partition wall 6 g and aligned in the width direction of the first drawer 3. Moreover, the support part 6h is provided in the rear wall 6f of the banknote tray 6, and the axis | shaft 10 (refer FIG. 5) is provided in this support part 6h. The second paper storage unit 6a is located below the first paper storage unit 5a. That is, at least a part of the bill tray 6 is located below the money case 5, and the bill tray 6 is located at a position overlapping the money case 5 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the cash box 8 has a bottom wall 8a, a pair of left and right side walls 8b, and a rear wall 8c, and opens upward and forward. The pair of left and right side walls 8b are erected on the left and right ends of the bottom wall 8a. The rear wall 8c is formed in a stepped structure and is erected at the rear end portion of the bottom wall 8a.

  At the rear end portion of the cash box 8, an opening 8d is provided across the rear wall 8c and the bottom wall 8a. The opening 8d is formed in a size that allows the support 6h and the shaft 10 of the bill tray 6 to pass through. The pair of left and right side walls 8b are provided with engaging portions 8e extending in the front-rear direction, and the engaging portions 8e are slidably supported by the rail 2f. A locking portion 8f is provided at the rear end portion of the engaging portion 8e, and the locking portion 8f is locked to a stopper portion 2g (see FIG. 8) provided at the front end portion of the rail 2f. This prevents the opened first drawer 3 from dropping from the cabinet 2.

  As described above, the cash box 8 has the money case 5 fixed to the upper portion thereof to constitute the mounting portion 7 (see FIG. 4). The money case 5 is fixed to the cash box 8 by fixing means such as fitting, adhesion, screwing, and integral molding.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the mounting portion 7 mounts the banknote tray 6 between the money case 5 and the bottom wall (bottom portion) 8a so as to be opened and closed. The bill tray 6 is placed on the bottom wall 8a of the mounting portion 7 (cash box 8). And by sandwiching the engaging part 6i of the banknote tray 6 between the bottom wall 8a and the money case 5, the banknote tray 6 is supported, and the banknote tray 6 is restricted from tilting more than specified (FIG. 4, FIG. 5). A first side wall 6 d of the bill tray 6 is inserted between the side wall 8 b of the cash box 8 and the money case 5. Further, a stopper 5j (see FIG. 5) as a restricting portion protruding from the lower surface of the bottom wall 5b of the money case 5 is adapted to lock the inner surface of the rear wall 6f of the opened bill tray 6. . By the stopper 5j, the mounting portion 7 regulates the falling of the opened bill tray 6 from the mounting portion 7.

  In the drawer device 1 having the above configuration, when an open signal is received from the host device, the movable hook driven by the actuator is detached from the shaft 10, and the coil spring 11 pushes the first drawer 3 out of the cabinet 2. The first drawer 3 is opened (FIG. 2). Thereby, since the coin storage part 4a is exposed, it becomes possible for the user to put coins into and out of the coin storage part 4a. In this state, the user grasps the front wall 6c of the bill tray 6 and pulls out the bill tray 6 in the opening direction, thereby opening the bill tray 6 and exposing the second paper storage portion 6a (FIG. 6). ). Thereby, it becomes possible for the user to put in and out banknotes with respect to the second paper storage unit 6a. At this time, the first paper storage portion 5a is exposed by removing the coin storage case 4 from the money case 5 regardless of whether the bill tray 6 is opened or closed (FIGS. 3 and 4). Thereby, it becomes possible for the user to put in and out banknotes and gift certificates with respect to the first paper storage unit 5a. Thus, in this embodiment, the coin storage part 4a, the 1st paper storage part 5a, and the 2nd paper storage part 6a are mutually movable.

  Next, when the user pushes the front wall 6c of the banknote tray 6 in the closing direction from the above state, the banknote tray 6 enters the mounting portion 7 and is closed. When the front wall 6c of the bill tray 6 is further pushed in the closing direction, the front end of the mounting portion 7 (cash box 8) is pushed against the rear surface of the front wall 6c of the bill tray 6, and finally the first drawer 3 is accommodated in the cabinet 2, and the first drawer 3 and the bill tray 6 are locked in the closed state. As described above, the storage of the bill tray 6 in the mounting portion 7 and the storage of the first drawer 3 in the cash box 8 can be performed by a single operation.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the rear coin storage case 4A is detachably attached to the money case 5 at a position covering the rear first paper storage portion 5a from above. Then, the rear coin storage case 4A forms an insertion port 12 having a size capable of inserting a large amount of bills into the rear first paper storage unit 5a between the partition wall 5e as a wall. Therefore, when storing a large amount of banknotes in the first paper storage section 5a on the rear side, there is no need to remove the rear coin storage case 4A, so the first paper storage section 5a on the rear side is the rear coin storage case. The state covered with 4A is maintained. Therefore, it is possible to improve crime prevention by suppressing the high bills stored in the first paper storage unit 5a on the rear side from touching the eyes of the customer.

  Further, in the present embodiment, even when one coin storage case 4 is removed to expose the first paper storage portion 5a below the paper storage case 5 and a paper medium is taken in and out of the first paper storage portion 5a. The other first paper storage portion 5a is covered with the other coin storage case 4 from above. Therefore, it is possible to suppress crimes and prevent the banknotes and gift certificates stored in the other first paper storage unit 5a from touching the customer's eyes.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the 1st paper storage part 5a is divided mutually by the partition wall 5e which extends along the width direction of the 1st drawer 3, and comprises the surrounding wall 5g, and is the 1st drawer 3 Are provided side by side in the opening and closing direction. And the rear side coin storage case 4A forms the insertion port 12 between the partition walls 5e. Therefore, the insertion port 12 can be formed with a relatively simple configuration.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the money is stored at a position where the front coin storage case 4B covers the first paper storage portion 5a located in the opening direction of the first drawer 3 in the partition wall 5e forming the insertion port 12. The case 5 is detachably mounted and covers the insertion port 12. Therefore, it can suppress that the insertion port 12 touches a customer's eyes, and can improve crime prevention.

  In the present embodiment, the rear coin storage case 4 </ b> A and the front coin storage case 4 </ b> B have a plurality of coin storage portions 4 a that are provided side by side in the width direction of the first drawer 3 and can store coins. Therefore, a plurality of types of coins can be stored in denominations.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the banknote tray 6 provided in the 1st drawer 3 has the 2nd paper storage part 6a which can be located under the 1st paper storage part 5a, and can accommodate a paper medium. Further, a coin storage unit 4a is located above the first paper storage unit 5a. That is, the storage part which stores the media used for the settlement of commercial transactions such as coins, banknotes, and gift certificates is provided in three upper and lower stages. Therefore, the installation area of the drawer device 1 can be reduced without reducing the storage amount of coins and banknotes compared to a structure in which the storage unit has two or less stages.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the mounting part 7 with which the money case 5 was provided in the upper part is mounting | wearing the banknote tray 6 so that opening and closing is possible between the money case 5 and the bottom wall (bottom part) 8a. Therefore, by opening the banknote tray 6, it is possible to insert and remove banknotes and the like in the banknote tray 6 relatively easily. Further, when the bill tray 6 is not used, the bill tray 6 is kept in a closed state, thereby preventing the bills stored in the second paper storage unit 6a from touching the customer's eyes and preventing crime. Can be increased.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the money case 5 has the some 1st paper storage part 5a, and the banknote tray 6 has the some 2nd paper storage part 6a. Therefore, a plurality of types of banknotes can be stored in denominations.

  As described above, according to the embodiment, the crime prevention property of the drawer device 1 can be enhanced.

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

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Drawer apparatus 2 ... Cabinet 3 ... 1st drawer 4A ... Back side coin storage case (1st coin storage member)
4B ... Front coin storage case (second coin storage member)
4a ... Coin storage part 5 ... Money case (paper storage member)
5a ... 1st paper storage part 5e ... Partition wall 5f ... Bottom wall (bottom part)
5g ... Perimeter wall (wall)
6 ... Bill tray (second drawer)
6a: Second paper storage unit 7: Mounting unit

JP-A-11-86133

Claims (5)

Cabinet,
A first drawer mounted to the cabinet so as to be openable and closable;
A paper storage provided in the first drawer, having a first paper storage portion having a bottom portion and a wall extending upward from the bottom portion and capable of storing a paper medium used for settlement of a commercial transaction Members,
A size capable of storing coins, detachably mounted on the paper storage member at a position covering the first paper storage portion from above, and inserting the paper medium into the first paper storage portion. A first coin storage member that forms an insertion opening between the first coin storage member and the wall;
Equipped with a,
The first paper storage portions are partitioned from each other by partition walls extending along the width direction of the first drawer perpendicular to the opening / closing direction of the first drawer and constituting the wall. There are several in line with the direction,
The first coin storage member forms the insertion port between the partition wall and the first coin storage member.
Drawer device. The first paper storage body is capable of storing coins and covers the first paper storage portion located in the opening direction of the first drawer in the partition wall forming the insertion slot. detachably mounted, drawer device of claim 1, further comprising a second coin accommodating member which covers the insertion opening on. The drawer device according to claim 2 , wherein the first coin storage member and the second coin storage member each have a plurality of coin storage portions that are arranged in the width direction and can store coins. 2. A second drawer provided in the first drawer, the second drawer being provided below the first paper storage section and having a second paper storage section capable of storing the paper medium. 4. The drawer device according to any one of 3 . The drawer device according to claim 4 , wherein the first drawer has a mounting portion in which the paper storage member is provided at an upper portion and the second drawer is mounted to be openable and closable between the paper storage member and a bottom portion.

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