JP5928369B2 - Change return box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a change return box that discharges change, a receipt, and the like, and a user inserts and removes a hand or a finger.

  Conventionally, a change return box that discharges change, receipts, etc., and a user inserts a hand or finger to take out the change return box has a large entrance with a front door that opens inward so that it can be easily removed from the outside. It is said that.

  In addition, the remote panel that sets various car wash modes for car wash machines installed at gas stations, etc. is configured to input a predetermined amount of money and set the car wash mode to receive change and receipt. In addition to receipts such as the amount of money and the amount of change, a receipt that prints out the details of the set car wash mode, commercials at the gas station, and the next discount service is discharged.

  In addition to receipts, receipts printed with car wash mode details, gas station commercials, and next discount services are longer. In addition, the receipt is simultaneously discharged into the change return box so that the change and the receipt can be taken out with one hand at a time. For this purpose, a receipt discharge port is provided in the back of the change return box so that all the receipts are discharged into the change return box so that the change and the receipt can be grasped and taken out at the same time.

  For example, the present applicant has already proposed a printer paper outlet that can easily take out even long printer paper (receipt), and that allows change and printer paper to be integrally taken out from the same outlet (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-57328 A

  By discharging printer paper (same as a receipt, hereinafter referred to as a receipt) into the change return box, the change and the receipt can be grasped together with one hand. However, if the change is a coin, a heavy coin will sink under the receipt, making it difficult to take out.

  Also, if the coin that has entered underneath is taken out together with the receipt, the receipt becomes messy, which is not preferable. In particular, receipts in car wash machines that print the contents of the car wash mode, gas station commercials, and the next discount service in addition to the receipt contents are longer, making the take-out operation more difficult. .

  Therefore, even when discharging a long receipt, it is desirable that the receipt is in a clean state and can be easily taken out together with the change, and the front door is pushed open with one hand, and the change and receipt are directly with that one hand. It is desirable that it can be easily taken out.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention is a change return box that discharges change and receipt and allows a user to insert a finger and take out the change. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a change return box for discharging change and receipt, and is provided with a change discharge device, a change discharge port, a change discharge portion, and a change outlet provided with a front door having an inward opening structure. The receipt discharge path is provided in the lower part of the change discharge part, and the receipt discharge port is provided below the change collection outlet.

  According to this configuration, since the receipt discharge port is provided below the change outlet, when the change is grasped by hand and taken out, the receipt on the lower side can be grasped at the same time. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a change return box in which change and a receipt can be easily taken out simultaneously without change being submerged.

  According to the present invention, in the change return box having the above-described configuration, the change discharge portion includes a first inclined portion that has a downward shape that defines a closed position of the front door by contacting a lower end portion of the front door, A bottom surface portion having a back-facing second inclined portion connected to one inclined portion is provided, and the receipt discharge path is formed as a passage substantially parallel to a lower portion of the bottom surface portion. According to this configuration, since the bottom portion near the center of the change take-out portion has a recessed shape, the change to be discharged can be accumulated in the center of the change take-out portion, and it is easy to take out all at once. Further, since the receipt discharge path is inclined upward toward the discharge port, the discharged receipt is sent obliquely upward, and the receipt can be easily grasped even by the hand holding the change.

  According to the present invention, in the change return box having the above-described configuration, the receipt discharge path includes a passage formed between the bottom surface portion and a second bottom surface portion provided below the bottom surface portion. The discharge port is characterized by comprising a bent portion bent and bent downward on the second bottom surface portion, and a notch opening portion provided on the bottom surface facing the upper side of the bent portion. According to this structure, since the lower side of the recipe discharge port is bent and bent, the hand for taking out the recipe is not damaged.

  According to the present invention, in the change return box having the above-described configuration, a rising portion protruding in a mountain shape is provided at a central portion in the width direction of the discharge path along the feeding direction of the receipt discharge path. According to this configuration, since the receipt is discharged while pushing up the central portion of the receipt slightly upward, curling of the receipt can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, even a long receipt can be easily taken out.

  According to the present invention, in the change return box having the above-described configuration, the rising portion has a terminal portion on the front side of the receipt discharge port, and is connected to the receipt discharge port through an outlet side inclined portion. It is characterized by doing. According to this configuration, the receipt can be taken out in a substantially parallel state from the receipt outlet, and can be drawn out in a clean state.

  According to the present invention, since the receipt discharge port is provided below the change outlet, when the change is grasped by hand and taken out, the receipt on the lower side can be grasped at the same time. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a change return box in which change and a receipt can be easily taken out simultaneously without change being submerged.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the change return box which concerns on this invention. It is an expanded sectional view showing the section structure of a receipt discharge way. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the receipt discharge port provided in the exit side of a receipt discharge path, and a rising part. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of a rising part and a receipt. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of the front door and the receipt discharge port which looked at the change return box from the front.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Moreover, the same code | symbol is used about the same structural member, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.

  The change return box 1 of the present embodiment is provided, for example, on a remote panel for setting the car wash mode of the car wash machine, and inserts banknotes and coins, selects and sets a desired car wash mode, and receives change and receipt. is there. To that end, as shown in FIG. 1, the frame body 11 is provided with a change discharge device 3, a change discharge port 31, a change discharge portion 2, and a change outlet 10 provided with a front door 7. A receipt discharge path 8 is provided. Reference numeral 6 denotes a telegraph cable including a power line and various signal lines.

  The receipt R is obtained by feeding a roll-shaped receipt paper 51 stored and supported in the receipt storage unit 5, printing receipt contents and other information, and cutting at a predetermined portion. 42, the printing unit 41 of the printing apparatus 4 prints various desired data, and is fed from the receipt feeding port 44 to the receipt discharge path 8.

  In addition, a receipt grip 43 that grips the receipt in a severable manner may be provided in front of the receipt feeding port 44. That is, the receipt discharge path 8 is a receipt insertion path from the receipt feeding port 44 to the receipt discharge port 9, and is a path for discharging the receipt R printed with predetermined information by the printing unit 41 from the change return box 1. is there.

  In addition to the receipt contents, the printing unit 41 prints various data such as car wash mode contents, gas station commercials, and next discount services. Therefore, the length of the receipt R to be fed becomes long. The receipt R on which the predetermined information is printed is discharged from the receipt discharge port 9 at the beginning, and when the user grasps and pulls the beginning, the receipt R is cut in a state of being cut through the receipt grasping portion 43. It can be pulled out.

  A front door 7 is provided at the change outlet 10 on the front side of the change discharge unit 2. The front door 7 has an inward opening configuration, and can be slid inside the change discharge portion 2 through a shaft support portion 70 as indicated by a dotted line in the drawing. Further, the change discharge unit 2 includes a first inclined portion 21a that is in a descending shape that the lower end portion 71 of the front door 7 abuts and defines the closed position of the front door 7, and a rear portion that continues to the first inclined portion 21a. The bottom part 21 which has the shape-like 2nd inclination part 21b is provided.

  That is, the front door 7 is configured to be openable and closable between a closed position 7A indicated by a solid line and an open position 7B indicated by a broken line with the shaft support portion 70 as a center. In the closed position 7A, the lower end portion 71 of the front door 7 abuts against the front end portion of the first inclined portion 21a that forms the bottom surface 21 on the entrance side, and the closed position 7A of the front door 7 is defined. Has been.

  In the present embodiment, the receipt discharge path 8 is provided as a separate path that is isolated from the change discharge unit 2. That is, the receipt discharge path 8 is provided below the bottom surface portion 21 of the change discharge portion 2. For example, a second bottom surface portion 22 having an inclined portion 22a provided below the first inclined portion 21a and an inclined portion 22b provided below the second inclined portion 21b is disposed. In other words, the receipt discharge path 8 is formed as a path substantially parallel to the lower portion of the bottom surface portion 21. Therefore, in a state where the user inserts his / her hand into the change discharging unit 2, the user only holds the change.

  The change discharge unit 2 has a recessed central portion where the first inclined portion 21a that is recessed and the second inclined portion 21b that is deeply connected are recessed, and the change is discharged from the change discharge device 3 into this depression. Change is deposited. That is, the change can be discharged from the change discharge port 31 so as to collect change in the central portion of the change discharge portion 2.

  Further, the receipt discharge port 9 is provided so as to be positioned directly in front of the closed front door 7. This configuration and the configuration of the receipt discharge path 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure of the receipt discharge path 8.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the receipt discharge path 8 is composed of a passage formed between a bottom surface portion 21 and a second bottom surface portion 22 provided below the bottom surface portion 21. The recette discharge port 9 includes a bent portion 22c bent and bent downward on the second bottom surface portion 22, and a notch opening 21c provided on the bottom surface portion 22 facing the upper side of the bent portion 22c. And formed from. If it is this structure, since the receptacle discharge port 9 is made into the shape bent and bent downward, there will be no protrusion and the hand which takes out the recipe R will not be damaged.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the bottom portion of the change portion 2 is recessed in the vicinity of the center, it is possible to collect the changed change in the center portion of the change discharge portion 2 and collectively. Easy to take out. Further, since the receipt discharge path 8 is inclined upward toward the receipt discharge port 9, the discharged receipt R is sent obliquely upward, and the receipt R can be easily grasped even by a hand holding the change. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, a rising portion 23 protruding in a mountain shape is provided at the central portion along the feeding direction of the receipt discharge path 8. This is provided in order to prevent the receipt R to be fed from curling or bending and to surely feed it to the receipt discharge port 9.

  For example, the rising portion 23 is provided on the second bottom surface portion 22 from the receipt feeding port 44 to the front of the receipt discharge port 9, and has an inlet-side inclined portion 23a and an outlet-side inclined portion 23b. Consists of protrusions.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when viewed from the receipt discharge port 9 side, the rising portion 23 is formed to project in a mountain shape at the center in the width direction. For this purpose, the receipt R fed through the receipt discharge path 8 is fed while maintaining the state where the central portion is pushed upward, both in the width direction and in the length direction. Will be difficult to curl.

  As described above, the change return box 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with the raised portion 23 protruding in a mountain shape at the center thereof along the feeding direction of the receipt discharge path 8. With this configuration, the receipt R is discharged while pushing up the central portion of the receipt R slightly upward, and thus curling of the receipt R can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, even a long receipt R can be easily taken out.

  Further, the rising portion 23 has a terminal portion on the front side of the receipt discharge port 9 and is connected to the receipt discharge port 9 through the outlet side inclined portion 23b. With this configuration, since no protrusion is formed at the receipt outlet 9, the receipt R can be taken out in a substantially parallel state without disturbing the feeding of the receipt R. That is, the receipt R can be pulled out in a clean state.

  The height of the raised portion 23 is about 2 mm. Further, the clearance of the receipt discharge path 8 is preferably such that the receipt R can be smoothly fed along a curved path. In the present embodiment, the clearance is set to about 6 mm at the entrance and about 4 mm at the exit. . The width of the raised portion 23 may be about half of the receipt R to be fed. When the width of the receipt R is 40 to 60 mm, a width of about 20 to 30 mm is preferable.

  For example, as shown in the schematic explanatory diagram of FIG. 4, when the width of the receipt R fed through the receipt discharge path 8 is L1, the rising portion 23 has a width L2 that is substantially half the length thereof, Its height H1 is about 2 mm. Further, an inlet side inclined portion 23a is provided on the upstream side of the receipt discharge path 8, and an outlet side inclined portion 23b is provided on the downstream side, so that the receipt R to be fed can be smoothly fed. .

  Next, the change taking-out operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view showing the positional relationship between the front door 7 and the receipt outlet 9 when the change return box 1 is viewed from the front.

  When the change return box 1 is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 5, the front door 7 is attached to the frame body 11, and the change discharge device 3 is disposed on the upper portion of the frame body 11. When the user takes out the change, the user inserts his / her hand through the change outlet 10 so as to push in the front door 7. Since the front door 7 is slidably mounted via the shaft support part 70, the front door 7 is slid toward the inside of the box by a user's pushing operation.

  Therefore, the hand of the user who has pushed in the front door 7 can grasp and take out the change discharged to the change discharge unit 2 in the box. When the hand holding the change is pulled out, the front door 7 that has been pushed in by the hand automatically swings to the closed position in synchronization with the movement of the hand.

  At this time, the receipt discharge port 9 is disposed directly under the front door 7 and the receipt R is discharged obliquely upward, so that the receipt R is located immediately below the hand to be drawn out. Even with the hand holding the change, the receipt R can be taken out using one finger, for example, one thumb.

  The length of the receipt R varies depending on the information to be printed, but it is about 80 mm for the receipt contents only, and up to about 400 mm when various data such as car wash conditions and the next discount service are printed in addition to the receipt contents. May be longer.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the leading portion of the receipt R is set to be about 10 mm when the shortest is about 80 mm. Therefore, in the case of the longest receipt R, it is about 330 mm from the receipt discharge port 9, but once it jumps out upward, it is discharged so as to be rounded downward, and from the receipt discharge port 9. It is possible to easily pull the rear end portion that is directed upward by grasping it with a finger.

  As described above, according to the change return box 1 according to this embodiment, since the receipt discharge port 9 is provided below the change outlet 10, when the change is grasped by hand, the lower side The receipt R appearing at the same time can be grasped at the same time. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a change return box 1 in which change and a receipt R can be easily taken out simultaneously without change being submerged.

  Moreover, the bottom surface of the change discharge portion 2 is a bottom surface portion 21 having a first inclined portion 21 a that is recessed and a second inclined portion 21 b that is upward, and the receipt discharge path 8 is formed below the bottom surface portion 21. By adopting a configuration in which a substantially parallel passage formed with the second bottom surface portion 22 to be provided, and a rising portion 23 protruding in a mountain shape at the center portion along the feeding direction of the receipt discharge path 8, The change can be easily taken out in a lump, and it becomes easier to grasp the receipt R that is discharged obliquely upward, effectively curling the receipt R, and even with a long receipt R, the change and the receipt R are easy at the same time. It becomes possible to take out.

  Further, the receipt discharge port 9 includes a bent portion 22c bent and bent downward on the second bottom surface portion 22, and a notch opening provided on the bottom surface portion 21 facing the upper side of the bent portion 22c. 21c, the recette discharge port 9 is an opening curved downward, and has neither a protruding portion nor an acute angle portion, so that the hand for taking out the recipe is not damaged.

  Therefore, the change return box according to the present invention is suitably applied to change return means for which the user is required to easily take out change and receipt with one hand.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Change return box 2 Change discharge part 3 Change return device 7 Front door 8 Receipt discharge path 9 Receipt discharge port 10 Change outlet 21 Bottom part 21a 1st inclination part 21b 2nd inclination part 21c Notch opening part 22 2nd bottom part 22a, 22b Inclined portion 22c Bending portion 23 Lifting portion 23a Inlet side inclined portion 23b Outlet side inclined portion 44 Receipt feeding port R Receipt

Claims (5)

A change return box for discharging change and receipt,
A change discharge device, a change discharge port, a change discharge portion, and a change outlet provided with a front door with an inward opening structure,
The front door can be opened and closed between a closed position for closing the change discharge portion and an open position for opening the change discharge portion, and a receipt discharge path is provided at a lower portion of the bottom portion of the change discharge portion ,
A change return box provided with a receipt outlet so as to be located below the change outlet and directly in front of the front door in the closed position . The bottom surface portion includes a first inclined portion that is in a downward shape that contacts a lower end portion of the front door and defines a closed position of the front door; , as well as have a, the receipt ejection path, exact change return box according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed as a substantially parallel path to the bottom of the bottom portion.   The receipt discharge path includes a passage formed between the bottom surface portion and a second bottom surface portion provided below the bottom surface portion, and the receipt discharge port is provided on a lower side provided on the second bottom surface portion. 3. A change return box according to claim 2, comprising: a bent portion bent in a bent manner; and a notch opening provided in the bottom portion facing the upper side of the bent portion.   The change return box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a raised portion protruding in a mountain shape at a central portion in a width direction of the discharge path along the feeding direction of the receipt discharge path. .   5. The change according to claim 4, wherein the rising portion has a terminal portion on the front side of the receipt discharge port, and is connected to the receipt discharge port through an outlet side inclined portion. Return box.

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