JP7187854B2 - Coin storage device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a coin roll storage device, and more particularly to a coin roll storage device for storing a coin roll in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed into a bar shape.

For example, in supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., a money handling device called an automatic change machine is generally connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal. The money handling device identifies and stores inserted money, and dispenses the corresponding amount of money when a payment command is given from the POS terminal.

Among this type of money handling apparatus, there is known one provided with a coin roll storing apparatus. The coin-roll storing device stores a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination stacked and packed in a bar shape. The coin roll of the same kind as the coin handling machine is taken out and replenished to the money handling machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-293422 A

By the way, in the above-described coin-roll storage device, generally, a storage tray having a storage portion for storing the coin-rolls is retractably stored in the housing. Therefore, although the storage tray can store coin rolls, it cannot store non-roll metal objects other than coin rolls, such as coins, banknotes, or receipts. I could not say it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin-roll storage device capable of improving convenience.

A coin-roll storage device according to the present invention has a rectangular casing having a front opening and a storage section for storing coin-rolls in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed in a bar shape. and a storage tray stored in the casing through the front opening so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, wherein the storage tray is separated from the storage section on the front side. and has a free space portion for storing non-roll metal objects other than the coin roll.

Further, in the coin-roll storage device of the present invention, the free space section includes a concave space base having an upper opening formed thereon, and a sheet-like lid for opening and closing the upper opening of the space base. It is characterized by

In the coin-roll storage device of the present invention, the rear end of the lid is detachably attached to the rear edge of the upper opening, and the front end swings up and down to open the upper opening. It is characterized by opening and closing.

Further, according to the present invention, in the coin-roll storage device described above, the lid portion is made of a resin material having optical transparency.

Further, in the coin-roll storage device of the present invention, the casing includes a restricting member that restricts the lid portion from swinging upward when the storage tray is stored in the casing. characterized by

According to the present invention, the free space provided on the front side of the storage tray so as to be separated from the storage section stores non-roll metal objects other than the coin rolls, thereby improving convenience. Effective.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system to which a coin roll storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the coin-roll storage device shown in FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the coin-roll storage device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the storage tray shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the rail mechanism shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the right rail mechanism shown in FIG. 5. FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an enlarged main part of the rail mechanism on the right side shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing the action of the inner guide portion in the inner roller shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an enlarged main part of the rail mechanism on the right side shown in FIG. 10A and 10B are explanatory views showing the action of the outer guide portion in the outer roller shown in FIGS. 6 and 9. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the coin-roll storage device with the storage tray shown in FIG. 2 slid forward. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing the front portion of the storage tray shown in FIGS. 4 and 11. FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an enlarged main part of the coin-roll storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the coin-roll storage device shown in FIG. 11 with the cover omitted. 15 is a bottom view schematically showing the main part of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 14 from below. 16 is a bottom view schematically showing the main part of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 14 from below.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a coin-roll storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money handling system to which a coin roll storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The money handling system 1 exemplified here is installed, for example, in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and is connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal (not shown), which is a high-level device. It constitutes a cash register system that manages and stores items. The money handling system 1 has a money handling machine 2 having a change dispenser 2a for handling coins and a bill dispenser 2b for handling banknotes placed on the coin roll storage device 10 of the present embodiment.

2 and 3 respectively show the coin-roll storage device 10 shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 being a perspective view and FIG. 3 being an exploded perspective view. The coin-roll storage device 10 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 stores, as a reserve, coin-rolls for replenishing the change machine 2a of the money handling apparatus 2. As shown in FIG. Here, a coin roll is a stack of a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination and packed in a bar shape, and is configured as one handling unit. The coin roll storage device 10 is a coin roll in which a predetermined number (for example, 50) of 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, and 500-yen coins are stacked and packed into a bar shape. (1-yen coin roll, 5-yen coin roll, 10-yen coin roll, 50-yen coin roll, 100-yen coin roll, 500-yen coin roll).

Such a coin-roll storage device 10 comprises a housing 20 and a storage tray 30 . The housing 20 includes a box-shaped base 21 having openings on the front and top surfaces, and a cover 22 formed to cover an opening 21a on the top surface of the base 21 (hereinafter also referred to as top opening). By covering the upper opening 21a of the base 21 with the cover 22, a rectangular parallelepiped housing 20 having an opening (hereinafter also referred to as a front opening) 20a (see FIG. 11) on the front surface is configured.

The storage tray 30 is a box shaped so as to be able to enter the housing 20 through the front opening 20a, and is provided in the housing 20 via a rail mechanism 40 as shown in FIG. Here, the rail mechanism 40 will be described first.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rail mechanism 40 is a pair of left and right rails. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the two rail mechanisms 40 approaching each other will be referred to as the inner side, and the directions away from each other will be referred to as the outer side. A description of the rail mechanism 40 is omitted.

The rail mechanism 40 is an elongated member whose longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction, and as shown in FIG.

The outer rail 41 is formed by processing sheet metal, for example, and includes an outer side wall portion 411 extending vertically, an outer upper wall portion 412 extending horizontally inward from the upper end edge portion of the outer side wall portion 411, An outer lower wall portion 413 horizontally extending inward from the lower end edge portion of the outer side wall portion 411 is integrally formed. The outer rail 41 has the outer surface of the outer side wall portion 411 attached to the inner surface of the left and right side walls of the housing 20 , that is, the inner surface of the left and right side walls of the base 21 .

The inner rail 42 is formed by processing sheet metal, for example, and includes an inner side wall portion 421 extending vertically, an inner upper wall portion 422 extending horizontally outward from the upper end edge of the inner side wall portion 421, An inner lower wall portion 423 horizontally extending outward from the lower end edge portion of the inner side wall portion 421 is integrally formed. The outer surface of the inner side wall portion 421 of the inner rail 42 is attached to the outer surface of both left and right sides of the storage tray 30 .

As shown in FIG. 7, the inner roller 43 is rotatably supported around its central axis by passing through a through hole 421a formed in the inner side wall portion 421 at the rear end portion of the inner rail 42. , and can roll on the outer lower wall portion 413 of the outer rail 41 . At the central portion of the inner roller 43, there is formed an inner guide portion 45 which is made of a resin material such as polyacetal and protrudes outward. As shown in FIG. 8, the outer end 45a of the inner guide portion 45 is close to the inner surface of the outer side wall portion 411 of the outer rail 41 and slides on the inner surface when the storage tray 30 slides. is.

As shown in FIG. 9, the outer roller 44 is rotatably supported around its central axis by passing through a through hole 411a formed in the outer side wall portion 411 at the front end portion of the outer rail 41. It can roll on the inner lower wall portion 423 of the inner rail 42 . At the central portion of the outer roller 44, there is formed an outer guide portion 46 which is made of a resin material such as polyacetal and protrudes inward. As shown in FIG. 10, the inner end portion 46a of the outer guide portion 46 is close to the outer surface of the inner side wall portion 421 of the inner rail 42 and slides on the outer surface when the storage tray 30 slides. is.

With such a configuration, the rail mechanism 40 allows the inner rail 42 to move in the front-rear direction with respect to the outer rail 41 . As shown in FIG. 11, the storage tray 30 is slidable in the front-rear direction through the front opening 20a of the housing 20. As shown in FIG.

Such a storage tray 30 comprises a storage portion 31 , a free space portion 32 and a regulation portion 33 . The storage unit 31 is for storing a predetermined type of coin roll at a predetermined position, and is constructed by combining a plurality of units 311 to 314 .

The storage units 31 are arranged in order from the front side (front side) to the rear side (back side) in the sliding direction of the storage tray 30, with a first unit 311 on the left side of the front row and a second unit 312 on the middle row. and a third unit 313 and a fourth unit 314 in the rear row. The second unit 312 and the third unit 313 are arranged side by side in the middle row.

As shown in FIG. 4, etc., the first unit 311 is provided with four storage pockets 311a to 311d capable of storing coin rolls from the front to the rear. are provided with four storage pockets 311a to 311d. The second unit 312 is provided with four storage pockets 312a to 312d capable of storing coin rolls from the front to the rear. 312d are provided four times. The third unit 313 is provided with four storage pockets 313a to 313d capable of storing a coin roll from the front to the rear. Other storage pockets 313b to 313d can store, for example, 1-yen coin rolls or 5-yen coin rolls. The fourth unit 314 is provided with six storage pockets 314a to 314f capable of storing rolled coins from left to right. can store a 500-yen coin roll, and two storage pockets 314c and 314d on the center side can store a 50-yen coin roll. The rightmost storage pocket 314f can store a 1-yen coin roll, and the second storage pocket 314e from the right can store a 1-yen coin roll or a 5-yen coin roll.

The free space section 32 is provided on the right side of the first unit 311 while being separated from the storage section 31 . The free space section 32 is for storing tickets such as banknotes and gift certificates, and non-bar metal objects other than coin rolls such as stamps. As shown in FIG. is configured with The space base 321 has a concave shape with an upper opening 321a formed thereon. The lid portion 322 is made of, for example, a resin material such as polypropylene, and is in the form of a light-transmissive sheet. A rear end portion 322a of the lid portion 322 is detachably fastened to a rear end edge portion 321b of an upper opening 321a of the space base portion 321 via a fastening member 323 such as a screw, and the front end portion 322b is swingable up and down. By moving, the upper opening 321a is opened and closed. The front end portion 322b of the lid portion 322 is preferably arranged on the upper surface of the front edge portion 321c when closing the upper opening 321a by the weight of the lid portion 322 itself. A notch 322c is formed in the central portion of the front end portion 322b of the lid portion 322 to allow insertion of a finger.

The restricting portion 33 is formed by processing a metal plate material such as sheet metal, for example, and as shown in FIG. It is provided so as to protrude (laterally). More specifically, the restricting portion 33 is provided at a location inside the housing 20 even when the storage tray 30 is slid forward. As shown in FIG. 13, the restricting portion 33 has a separation distance d from the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the base 21 constituting the housing 20, which is the smallest coin (1-yen coin) among the coins handled. It is assumed that the size is equal to or less than the thickness.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the housing 20 shown in FIG. 11 with the cover 22 omitted. As shown in FIG. 14, the housing 20 is provided with a regulating member 50 and a lock mechanism 60 .

The regulating member 50 is a long flat plate-like member provided in a manner straddling between the front end portions of the left and right side wall portions of the base 21 of the housing 20 . The restricting member 50 is arranged above the free space portion 32 and restricts the lid portion 322 from swinging upward when the storage tray 30 is slid backward to be stored in the housing 20 . (see Figure 4).

The lock mechanism 60 is provided on the rear side of the bottom surface of the base 21 . This lock mechanism 60 includes a latch 61 and a ratchet 62, as shown in FIG. The latch 61 is a member that is rotatable around a latch rotation shaft 611 provided in the center, and prevents the engaged portion 35 provided on the storage tray 30 from entering. A permissive locking groove 612 is formed. The ratchet 62 is a member arranged to the right of the latch 61 and extending rearward from a ratchet rotating shaft 621 provided in front. The ratchet 62 is provided rotatably about a ratchet rotating shaft 621 as its axis. The ratchet 62 is always urged to rotate leftward in FIG. 15 by a ratchet spring (not shown) and is partially engageable with the latch 61 .

In such a lock mechanism 60, when the storage tray 30 slides backward, the latched portion 35 enters and presses the latching groove 612, thereby rotating the latch 61 clockwise in FIG. , and the ratchet 62 to be locked. This restricts the storage tray 30 stored in the housing 20 from sliding forward. When the lock mechanism 60 is locked in this manner, the tip of the sensing member 63 attached to the ratchet 62 is interposed between the light emitting element 641 and the light receiving element 642 of the optical sensor 64 and the light emitting element 641 emits light. It shields the emitted light and causes the photosensor 64 to be turned off. As a result, the optical sensor 64 sends an off signal to a control unit (not shown) to output that it is in the locked state.

By the way, when an opening command is given from the POS terminal, the lock mechanism 60 drives an actuator 65 such as a solenoid. 16, in the lock mechanism 60, the ratchet 62 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. is unlocked. In this case, the tip of the sensing member 63 is removed from between the light emitting element 641 and the light receiving element 642 of the optical sensor 64, so that the light emitted from the light emitting element 641 can be received by the light receiving element 642. Turn on the sensor 64 . As a result, the optical sensor 64 sends an ON signal to the controller to output that it is in the unlocked state.

When the lock mechanism 60 is thus unlocked, the storage tray 30 can be slid forward. When the storage tray 30 is slid forward, the latch 61 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 16 so that the open end 612a of the locking groove 612 faces forward. Although not shown in the figure, when the actuator 65 stops driving thereafter, the ratchet 62 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 16 by the ratchet spring. By engaging with 61 , the tip of sensing member 63 is held in a posture separated from optical sensor 64 . In other words, in the lock mechanism 60, the optical sensor 64 can be turned off only when it is locked.

According to the coin-roll storage device 10 having the above-described configuration, the restricting portions 33 are provided in the upper region of the rail mechanism 40 so as to protrude outward (laterally) from the left and right sides of the storage tray 30. , the distance d between the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the base 21 constituting the housing 20 is equal to or less than the thickness of the smallest coin (1-yen coin) among the coins handled. Intrusion can be restricted, thereby preventing coins from entering the housing 20 .

According to the coin roll storage device 10, the end portion 45a of the inner guide portion 45 of the inner roller 43 is in contact with the inner surface of the outer side wall portion 411 of the outer rail 41, and the end portion 46a of the outer guide portion 46 of the outer roller 44 is in contact with the inner surface. Since the inner side wall portion 421 of the rail 42 is in contact with the outer surface of the inner side wall portion 421, the inner guide portion 45 and the outer guide portion 46 prevent the storage tray 30 from moving laterally when the storage tray 30 slides in the longitudinal direction. can be regulated so that the storage tray 30 can be slid smoothly.

According to the coin-roll storage device 10, the storage tray 30 is provided on the front side so as to be partitioned from the storage section 31, and has the free space section 32 for storing non-roll metal articles other than the coin-roll. , non-rod hardware can be stored, and convenience can be improved.

The free space portion 32 includes a concave space base portion 321 having an upper opening 321a formed thereon, and a sheet-like lid portion 322 for opening and closing the upper opening 321a of the space base portion 321. The end portion 322a is detachably attached to the rear edge portion 321b of the upper opening 321a, and the front end portion 322b swings up and down to open and close the upper opening 321a. can be easily replaced. Furthermore, since the lid portion 322 is made of a resin material having optical transparency, stored items in the free space portion 32 can be visually recognized even when the upper opening 321a is closed. Furthermore, when the storage tray 30 is stored in the housing 20, the regulating member 50 provided in the housing 20 regulates the upward swinging of the lid portion 322, so that the upper opening 321a is opened. It is possible to suppress

According to the coin-roll storage device 10, the optical sensor 64 can be turned off only when the lock mechanism 60 is in the locked state. It is possible to avoid that the light sensor 64 is turned off before the light is turned on.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

In the above-described embodiment, the restricting portion 33 is provided so as to protrude outward (laterally) from the left and right sides of the storage tray 30. However, in the present invention, the restricting portion is provided in the housing. may be Further, the restricting portion does not have to be processed from a metal plate material, and may be formed from a resin material or the like. When it is made of a resin material or the like, it may be configured such that a part of it slides on the side portion of the housing or the side portion of the storage tray.

In the above-described embodiment, the inner guide portion 45 is provided on the inner roller 43 and the outer guide portion 46 is provided on the outer roller 44. However, in the present invention, the guide portions are arranged so that the storage tray extends along the front-rear direction. It suffices that the storage tray can be restricted from moving in the left-right direction when it is slid by pressing, and it may be provided in the restricting portion, or may be provided in another location.

10 Coin Roll Storage Device 20 Case 20a Front Opening 21 Base 22 Cover 30 Storage Tray 31 Storage Part 311 First Unit 311a to 311d Storage Pocket 312 Second Unit 312a to 312d Storage Pocket 313 Third Unit 313a to 313d Storage Pocket 314 4 units 314a to 314f storage pocket 32 free space part 321 space base part 321a upper opening 322 lid part 33 regulation part 40 rail mechanism 41 outer rail 42 inner rail 43 inner roller 44 outer roller 45 inner guide part 46 outer guide part 50 regulation member

Claims (3)

a rectangular parallelepiped housing having a front opening on the front;
a storage tray having a storage unit for storing a coin roll in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed in a bar shape, and stored in the housing through the front opening so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction; In a coin roll storage device comprising
The storage tray is provided on the front side in a manner separated from the storage section, and has a free space section for storing non-bar metal objects other than the coin rolls ,
The free space portion is
a concave space base having an upper opening formed thereon;
a sheet-like lid portion whose rear end portion is detachably attached to the rear edge portion of the upper opening of the space base portion, and whose front end portion swings up and down to open and close the upper opening;
with
A coin roll storage device , wherein the front end of the lid portion is arranged on the upper surface of the front edge portion of the upper opening when the upper opening is closed by the weight of the lid portion itself . 2. The coin-roll storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the lid portion is made of a resin material having optical transparency. 3. The housing according to claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a restricting member that restricts the lid from swinging upward when the storage tray is stored in the housing. The described coin roll storage device.

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