JP6605235B2 - Money storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money storage device used for a POS (point of sales) terminal or a cash register.

  The drawer of the money storage device is provided with a coin compartment on the front side and a bill storage part on the back side. When the closing key is operated after the sales are input in the cash register, the drawer lock mechanism of the money storage device is released and the drawer is released by receiving an elastic force. Conventionally, withdrawing drawers, all drawers must be opened all at once in order to prevent coins from being picked up frequently, to prevent high-value banknotes from being exposed to the human eye, and to alleviate the impact of pulling out drawers. What employ | adopted the 2 step | paragraph open | release apparatus which opens to the half-open position on the way to the opening of a main body case is not known (for example, patent document 1).

JP 2001-34836 A

  However, the two-stage opening device described in Patent Document 1 includes a long brake block on the back of the bottom surface of the drawer, and on the other hand, the brake block being pulled out is sandwiched from both side surfaces on the bottom plate of the case body. A structure including a pair of brakes for applying a force and a pair of coil springs for urging the pair of brakes in directions close to each other. Requires extra height dimension.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money storage device that can easily perform a half-opening operation of a drawer with a small and simple structure.

  The present invention provides a cash storage device that is capable of being pulled out of a main body case by releasing an elastic force and has a drawer having a cash drawer on the upper surface, and is supported by the back plate of the drawer, and is one of side plates of the main body case. A roller that is in contact with the roller in a biased state, and an inner surface of a side plate of the main body case that contacts the roller, and is attached to a position in the middle of the pulling direction, and has a wavy uneven portion in the pulling direction. And a stopper formed with.

  According to the present invention, the drawer receives the released elastic force and is pulled out from the main body case, thereby opening the money compartment. At this time, the drawing is stopped when the roller supported by the back plate fits into the concave portion of the wavy uneven portion of the stopper. Therefore, since the drawer can be stopped halfway in the half-open state, it is possible to prevent the front part of the drawer from colliding with the operator by mistake. Further, unlike the prior art, since a complicated mechanism is not used, the half-opening operation of the drawer is realized with a small and simple structure. In addition, it is preferable that the roller is in contact with the bottom plate of the side plate of the main body case, and the stopper is attached to the bottom plate of the side plate of the main body case.

  Further, the money storage case portion is formed by dividing a coin case and a bill case from the front side in the drawer direction, and the stopper is a position where the coin case of the drawer is pulled out from the main body case. Then, the roller is fitted into the recess. According to this configuration, since only the portion of the coin case is opened from the main body case, it is suitable for frequent use of coins, and it becomes possible to prevent crimes without touching expensive bills.

  The wavy uneven portion of the stopper includes a concave portion and convex portions before and after the concave portion. According to this configuration, by having the convex portions before and after the concave portion, the drawer stop state is stabilized.

  In addition, an urging force adjusting unit that adjusts an urging force of the roller to the side plate is provided. Since the urging force is related to the moving length of the drawer, it is possible to adjust the urging force so as to stop the drawer at a predetermined position.

  Further, a spacer having a predetermined thickness is provided between at least one of the front side and the rear side of the stopper in the pulling direction and the inner side surface of the side plate of the main body case. According to this configuration, the frictional force at the time of rolling of the roller can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the bulk with the side plate of the main body case through the spacer, so that the moving length of the drawer is stopped at a predetermined position. Adjustment can be made.

  In addition, an elastic force adjustment unit that adjusts the elastic force acting on the drawer is provided. According to this configuration, by adjusting the elastic force and changing the moving length of the drawer, the drawer is stopped at the coin case opening position even when the coin case is replaced with a different coin storage case. It becomes possible to adjust to.

According to the present invention, the half-opening operation of the drawer can be easily performed with a small and simple structure.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the money registration machine with which the money storage apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a roller part, (a) is a disassembled perspective view, (b) is side sectional drawing. It is a perspective view of a stopper. It is a schematic side view explaining the position with time of the roller rolling on the stopper. It is a side view which shows the structure which adjusts the frictional force of a stopper. It is a schematic plan view which shows the structure of an extrusion mechanism.

  In FIG. 1, a cash registering machine 100 includes a cash registering machine main body 1 and a money storage device 2 on which the cash registering machine main body 1 is placed. The cash register main body 1 has a numeric keypad for inputting the amount of sales merchandise, a keyboard 11 having various keys including a closing key operated when registration of merchandise sales is completed, and input contents, operation guide or necessary. A display 12 for displaying various information is provided.

  The money storage device 2 includes a main body case 3 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a drawer 4 inserted into the main body case 3. The main body case 3 has an opening on the front side (front surface), and the drawer 4 can be taken in and out of the inner space surrounded by the top plate 31, the bottom plate 32, the both side plates 33 and the back plate that cannot be seen in FIG. Has been. The drawer 4 has a box shape with an open upper surface, and includes a front plate 41, both side plates 42, and a back plate 43 (see FIG. 2A). On the upper surface of the drawer 4, a money storage case portion 44 for storing coins and banknotes is formed, or a separate case member having the same shape as the money storage case portion 44 can be installed. The money storage case section 44 is configured by dividing a coin case 441 for storing coins on the near side in the drawing direction indicated by an arrow X in the drawing and a bill case 442 for storing banknotes on the back side thereof. The coin case 441 and the bill case 442 are further divided in the left-right direction according to the types of coins and bills.

  Although not shown in the drawing, as is known, the drawer 4 is movable in the direction of the arrow X (and vice versa) with respect to the main body case 3. For example, the main body case 3 and the drawer 4 are, as is well known, guide rails (or slide rails) provided from one side to the other side, provided on one of the opposing side plates 33 and 42, respectively. And a roller that moves relative to each other while rolling along the guide rail.

  Next, the pushing mechanism 8 for pulling out the drawer 4 from the main body case 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The push-out mechanism 8 is provided in the main body case 3 and, for example, releases the elastic force and pushes the drawer 4 in the direction of the arrow X which is the drawing direction. The pushing mechanism 8 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 81, a lock portion 82, a spring 83, and a pushing spring 84. The electromagnetic solenoid 81 is provided with a rod 811 that protrudes and retracts, and operates according to an electric operation signal generated in response to an operation of a predetermined key of the keyboard 11, for example, a tightening key. The rod 811 is pulled in the immersion direction indicated by the arrow A against the biasing force.

  The lock portion 82 has a central portion that rotates forward and backward in the direction indicated by the arrow B and arm portions that extend on both sides. The arm portion on the base end side (the right side in FIG. 6) is engaged with the rod 811, and the center portion rotates as indicated by an arrow B in conjunction with the protruding and retracting operation of the rod 811. An engaging claw portion 821 is formed on the other end side of the lock portion 82. The engaging claw portion 821 locks the locking pin 45 as will be described later. The locking pin 45 is attached to the back plate 43 of the drawer 4. When the drawer 4 is pushed into the main body case 3, as shown by the solid line in FIG. In addition, the engaged state is maintained by the spring 83. The push-out spring 84 is supported such that the base end side is attached to the attachment portion 85 so as to expand and contract in the direction of the arrow X that is the pull-out direction. When the drawer 4 is pushed in, the push spring 84 is in contact with the back plate 43 and compressed as shown by the solid line. Then, as shown by the broken line in the figure, when the electromagnetic solenoid 81 is operated and the locking pin 45 is disengaged from the engaging claw portion 821, the elastic force of the pushing spring 84 is released to urge the back plate 43. Push out drawer 4. The pushing mechanism 8 is not limited to the electromagnetic type, and may be configured to be able to release the engagement with the locking pin 45 by a manual type.

  The drawer 4 receives the elastic force of the push spring 83 and starts moving in the direction of arrow A. As will be described later, the drawer 4 is a part of the coin compartment 441 of the money storage case 44 from the opening on the front side of the main body case 3. The camera stops at a position where it is exposed. Stopping at the midway position of the drawer 4 is realized by the roller portion 5 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back plate 43 of the drawer 4 and the stopper 6 (see FIG. 3) provided on the bottom plate 32 of the main body case 3. Is done.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the roller unit 5 includes a substrate 51 having a top plate 511 and both side plates 512 formed by bending both sides of the top plate 511, and the substrate 51. It has a mounting plate 52 that extends by bending the vertical edge of both side plates 512. The board 51 is screwed into the long hole 521 of the mounting plate 52 through the hole 431 of the back plate 43 of the drawer 4 via a fastener such as a bolt 58, that is, on the outer surface side of the back plate 43 (see FIG. 2B). It is attached.

  Between both side plates 512 of the substrate 51, a long swinging portion 53 is supported so as to be swingable. The swinging portion 53 has a ceiling surface 531 and a side surface 532 that are orthogonal to each other, and is attached to the side plate 512 of the substrate 51 via the rotation shaft 54 on the base end side (left side of FIG. 2B) of the side surface 532. It is pivotally supported. A roller 57 is pivotally supported on a shaft 571 erected on the side surface 532 at the distal end side of the swinging portion 53. An urging member such as a compression spring 56 is attached between the pivot shaft 54 and the shaft 571 of the swinging portion 53 and between the top plate 511 via the attachment portions 551 and 552. ing. The compression spring 56 brings the roller 57 into contact with the bottom plate 32 with a predetermined pressure.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the stopper 6 is formed of a long band-like resin or metal having a predetermined thickness. The stopper 6 is fixed by fastening both end portions 61 and 65 to the holes 3211 and 3221 of the bottom plate 32 with a fixture, for example, a bolt 71. The mounting direction of the stopper 6 is a direction in which the longitudinal direction is parallel to the drawing direction of the drawer 4 indicated by the arrow X. Further, the attachment position of the stopper 6 is a position that coincides with the movement locus when the roller 57 of the roller unit 5 is drawn, that is, a position that coincides with the roller 57 in the drawing direction indicated by the arrow X. By attaching the stopper 6 at the above position, the roller 57 rolls on the stopper 6 when the drawer 4 is pulled out. Note that the end portion 61 is on the side of the extrusion mechanism 8, and the roller 57 first passes when the drawer 4 is pulled out.

  The stopper 6 has a wavy uneven shape in a side view across the longitudinal direction between both end portions 61 and 65. That is, at a predetermined position of the stopper 6, for example, the central portion, at least a convex portion 62, a concave portion 63, and a convex portion 64 are formed in a wave shape along the longitudinal direction. The height direction dimension of the convex part 62, the concave part 63 and the convex part 64 is about several millimeters (mm), for example, about 2 to 3 mm, and the mechanism part is not used. The gap required for the arrangement of the stopper 6 can be made narrower than in the prior art.

  Next, the movement operation of the roller 57 over the stopper 6 over time will be described. First, in FIG. 4A, the pushing spring 84 is opened, and an elastic force acts on the drawer 4 so that the roller 57 starts moving from the start position P1 of the bottom plate 32 and rides on the end 61 of the stopper 6. Proceed while decelerating due to friction. Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the roller 57 proceeds while decelerating toward the convex portion 62, and gets over the convex portion 62 and fits into the concave portion 63 in FIG. 4C. The roller 57 loses the moving force to get over the next convex portion 64 from the concave portion 63 and stops. Since the concave portion 63 has a wave shape, the impact at the time of stopping is mitigated as compared with a wall surface or the like. The elastic force of the pushing spring 84 is adjusted and set in advance so that the roller 57 stops in a state where the roller 57 is fitted in the recess 63. This position corresponds to the midway position P2. That is, the position P2 corresponds to a position in which the coin case 441 of the money storage case portion 44 of the drawer 4 is exposed from the front opening of the main body case 3. By adopting the recess 63, the fluctuation of the drawer 4 is restricted at the position P2, and the stop position is stabilized.

  Here, in the case where the operation of the money processing is only a coin, the drawer 4 is closed by the operator after the operation is completed. On the other hand, when banknote depositing or change processing is required, the work is a process of further pulling out the drawer 4. 4D to 4E are diagrams when the operator manually pulls out, and the roller 57 passes over the convex portion 64 and proceeds to the position P3. The position P3 corresponds to the position where the drawer 4 is most pulled out. Then, after the work is finished, the drawer 4 is closed by the worker.

  In the present embodiment, it is necessary to set the drawer 4 so as to suitably stop at a midway position where only the coin case 441 is exposed. As a second embodiment, in FIG. 2, a long hole 521 is formed in the height direction of the back plate 43 and the distance between the roller 57 and the bottom plate 32 is adjusted, so that the contact force of the roller 57 to the bottom plate 32, By adjusting the frictional force, it is possible to adjust the stop of the drawer 4 to the position P2. The hole 431 may be a long hole in the height direction.

  As a third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the roller 57 can be adjusted to stop at the recess 63 by sandwiching the raising spacers SP <b> 1 and SP <b> 2 into at least one of the both end portions 61 and 65 of the stopper 6. It may be.

  As a fourth embodiment, in FIG. 3, a plurality of holes 3211 to 321 n and 3221 to 322 n may be provided so that the attachment positions of both ends 61 and 65 of the stopper 6 can be slidably adjusted in the pull-out direction. According to this, it becomes applicable when the coin case 441 is exchanged for a money storage case 44 having a different size.

  Further, as a fifth embodiment, in FIG. 6, a long hole 851 is provided so that the attachment position of the attachment portion 85 by a fastener such as a bolt can be adjusted in the arrow X direction, thereby adjusting the compression energy of the push spring 84. Further, the adjustment of the magnitude of the elastic force at the time of opening, that is, the initial momentum to the drawer 4 can be adjusted to stop in a state of being fitted in the recess 63.

  In the above-described embodiment, the stopper 6 is described as the wavy uneven portions 62, 64, and the convex portion 63. However, in addition to the shape shown in FIGS. It is good also as a convex part which has (ascending gradient, descending gradient). Alternatively, the end portion 61 to the convex portion 62 may be replaced with a flat plate shape in contact with the bottom plate 32, and may have a wave shape having a shape after the convex portion 64 at the position P2 (the front and rear of the convex portion 64 correspond to the corrugated wave shape). .

  In addition, the description of the above-described embodiment is an example in all respects, and should be considered not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Money storage apparatus 3 Main body case 4 Drawer 44 Money storage case part 441 Coin case 442 Banknote case 57 Roller 6 Stopper 62,64 Convex part 63 Concave part 521 Long hole (biasing force adjustment part)
SP1, SP2 Spacer 851 Long hole (elastic force adjusting part)

Claims (5)

In the money storage device provided with a drawer having a money storage case part that can be pulled out from the main body case by releasing the elastic force,
A roller supported by the drawer and in contact with the body case in a biased state;
A stopper that is attached to a position in the middle of the main body case in the pull-out direction and contacts the roller, and has a wavy uneven portion formed in the pull-out direction ,
The money storage device , wherein the wavy uneven portion of the stopper includes a concave portion and convex portions before and after the concave portion . The money storage case part is formed by dividing a coin case and a banknote case from the front side in the drawer direction,
2. The money storage device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper fits the roller into the concave portion at a position where the coin case of the drawer is pulled out from the main body case. 3. The money storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising an urging force adjusting unit that adjusts an urging force of the roller to the main body case . 4. The spacer according to claim 1 , further comprising a spacer having a predetermined thickness between at least one of the front side and the back side of the stopper in the pull-out direction and an inner surface of the main body case. Money storage device. The money storage device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic force adjustment unit that adjusts the elastic force acting on the drawer .

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