JP7392316B2 - Drawer equipment and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a drawer device used in an electronic device such as an electronic register, and an electronic device equipped with the drawer device.

For example, as described in Patent Document 1, a drawer device for an electronic cash register has a structure in which a drawer part is retractably stored in a drawer case and a plurality of money storage parts are provided in the drawer part. Are known.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-185159

This type of drawer device has a movable panel rotatably provided on the front of the drawer, and when the drawer is stored in the drawer case, the movable panel is rotated and placed in a vertical position. When the drawer part is pulled out, the movable panel is rotated toward the front side and is arranged so as to be tilted toward the front side.

However, in such an electronic cash register drawer device, when the drawer is stored in the drawer case, the movable panel is arranged vertically, so the movable panel on the front of the drawer does not move the drawer. It is easily visible from the operator's perspective when operating the drawer, which poses a security problem.

The problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a drawer device with high security and an electronic device equipped with the drawer device.

The present invention includes a drawer main body provided with a predetermined opening, a drawer part housed in the drawer main body so as to be drawn out from the opening, and a drawer part attached to the drawer part or a part of the drawer part. and a front plate provided to close the opening when the drawer is in a stored state stored in the drawer main body, and a recess formed in the upper surface of the drawer main body. A mobile terminal, further comprising: a plurality of the placing portions are provided along the width direction of the opening of the drawer main body, and the plurality of placing portions have recessed portions having different shapes. a first placing section for placing an article thereon, and a second placing section for placing an article different from the mobile terminal, and the front plate is arranged in a direction in which the drawer section is pulled out. The drawer main body is provided in a forward tilted position inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the drawer body, and both side parts and the upper end of the opening of the drawer main body are respectively inclined at the same angle as the front plate of the drawer part. This is a drawer device characterized by the following.

According to this invention, crime prevention can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an electronic register to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a side view of the electronic register shown in FIG. 1; 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the electronic register shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the electronic register shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the electronic register shown in FIG. 1 in a state where the printer cover is erected and the opening of the printer section is opened. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of the electronic register shown in FIG. 5. FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts showing an opening of the printer section shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of essential parts of the printer cover rotation holding mechanism shown in FIG. 5 in an exploded manner. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the electronic register shown in FIG. 6, showing a state in which the rotation holding mechanism of the rotation holding mechanism is released by the printer cover release mechanism; FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drawer section of the drawer device is pulled out in the electronic cash register shown in FIG. 1; 11 is a side view of the electronic register shown in FIG. 10. FIG.

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an electronic register will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.
This electronic register includes a device case 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. This equipment case 1 includes a lower case 2 and an upper case 3, and is formed into a substantially box shape by the lower case 2 and upper case 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lower case 2 includes a bottom plate portion 2a and a pair of side plate portions 2b provided upright on both sides of the bottom plate portion 2a except for the rear end, These are integrally formed from synthetic resin. In this case, leg portions 2c are provided at each of the four corners of the lower surface of the bottom plate portion 2a. The upper case 3 includes a case body 4 disposed on the lower case 2 and a register case 5 protruding from the case body 4, which are integrally formed of synthetic resin. There is.

As a result, in the device case 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lower case 2 and the case body portion 4 of the upper case 3 form a drawer case 6, which is the drawer body of the drawer device. The drawer case 6 is provided with a first opening 6a open on the front surface (right side in FIG. 3), and is configured such that a drawer portion 7 is retractably housed inside. In this case, the case body portion 4 of the upper case 3 is formed into a substantially rectangular box shape with an open bottom.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this case main body 4 has an upper surface on the rear side such that the rear end (the left end in FIG. 2) is higher than the front end (the right end in FIG. 2). It is sloped upwards. For this reason, the case main body part 4 is arranged above the pair of side plates 2b of the lower case 2, with the upper surface of the rear side inclined upward to the rear, and the rear end part is arranged on the bottom plate part 2a. It is configured as follows.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the register case section 5 of the upper case 3 has a short length in the front-back direction, which is about 2/3 of the length in the front-back direction of the case body section 4, and a short length in the front-back direction. The length in the left-right direction perpendicular to the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the case main body 4, and the case body 4 is formed into a substantially rectangular box shape that is open at the bottom.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the register case section 5 is provided on the rear side of the case body section 4 in a rearward upwardly inclined state, excluding the front side and both sides of the case body section 4. It is being Therefore, the register case portion 5 is provided such that the front rising surface 5a and the rear rising surface 5b are inclined forward and parallel to each other.

In this case, the case body portion 4 has a rear rising surface 4c inclined at the same angle as the rear rising surface 5b of the register case portion 5, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Further, the case main body portion 4 is formed with a flat upper surface 4a located forward of the register case portion 5. A tray recess 4b for placing small items such as a writing instrument is provided on the placement surface 4a in correspondence with the front of a keyboard section 8, which will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the register case section 5 has a front rising surface 5a protruding above the mounting surface 4a of the case main body 4 and the mounting surface 4a of the case main body 4 in a stepped shape. It is formed. The front rising surface 5a of the register case section 5 is inclined at an inclination angle of, for example, about 15 degrees so that the upper side thereof protrudes toward the front of the case main body section 4 and the lower side thereof bites into the register case section 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the register case section 5 is provided with a keyboard section 8, a panel section 9, and a printer section 10. The keyboard section 8 is used to input and register information such as sales data, and is equipped with various keys necessary for payment such as a numeric keypad, a calculation key, a registration key, and a print key. It is located on the front right side. In this case, a communication section 12 is provided below the keyboard section 8 for performing wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) with a mobile terminal 11 to be described later.

As shown in FIG. 1, the panel section 9 includes a lock section 9a for locking and unlocking the electronic register, and is disposed on the upper surface of the register case section 5 on the rear side of the keyboard section 8. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the printer unit 10 prints information such as sales data inputted using the keyboard unit 8 on a recording paper 13 and issues the receipt from an output port 14. It is arranged on the left side of the keyboard section 8 and panel section 9 in the section 5 .

Incidentally, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the upper case 3 includes a mounting section 15 that is a mounting table on which the mobile terminal 11 is mounted. This mounting section 15 includes a first support section 16 that locks one end 11a side of the mobile terminal 11, and a second support section 17 that supports the back surface of the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11. We are prepared.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the first support part 16 has an inclined surface 16a, which is arranged so that the back surface of the one end 11a side of the mobile terminal 11 is in contact with the one end 11a of the mobile terminal 11. It is a substantially V-shaped groove having a contact surface 16b. This first support portion 16 is provided on the left side of the mounting surface 4a located on the front side of the case body 4, that is, on the front end side of the mounting surface 4a corresponding to the front of the printer section 10. It is formed longer than the length of the terminal 11 in the transverse direction (width direction) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the second support part 17 is provided at a higher position than the first support part 16, and is an extension of the inclined surface 16a of the first support part 16 in the direction of inclination. The other end 11b of the mobile terminal 11 is provided on the front end of the printer section 10 in the register case section 5 with which the other end 11b of the portable terminal 11 is placed in contact. As a result, the mobile terminal 11 is tilted at an inclination angle of 20° to 30°, preferably 25°, so that the second supporting part 17 side is higher due to the first supporting part 16 and the second supporting part 17. It is arranged so as to be inclined at an inclination angle θ1 of about .

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the mobile terminal 11 is placed on the placing part 15 at an angle by the first support part 16 and the second support part 17, the printer A space 18 is formed between the front rising surface 5a of the register case section 5 corresponding to the section 10 and the mounting surface 4a of the case main body section 4. In this case, when the one end 11a of the mobile terminal 11 is locked to the first support part 16 and the back surface of the other end 11b side is supported by the second support part 17, the other end 11b side is It is arranged without reaching the discharge port 14 of the printer section 10 and without blocking the discharge port 14.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the top surface of the printer unit 10 is smaller than the inclination angle θ1 of the mobile terminal 11, which is inclined by the first support part 16 and the second support part 17. It is inclined at an inclination angle, for example, an inclination angle θ2 of about 10°. Therefore, the discharge port 14 of the printer unit 10 is not blocked by the mobile terminal 11 even if the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 is placed above the discharge port 14.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the top surface of the printer unit 10 has an inclination angle θ2 of the mobile terminal 11 which is arranged to be inclined by the first support part 16 and the second support part 17. It is inclined at an inclination angle smaller than the angle θ1 (θ2<θ1). Therefore, even if the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 is placed above the discharge port 14, the printer unit 10 can be expanded rearward between the top surface of the printer section 10 and the back surface of the mobile terminal 11. A gap is provided through which the recording paper 13 discharged from the discharge port 14 is sent out.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the printer section 10 includes a recording paper storage section 20 that stores the recording paper 13 wound into a roll, and a recording paper 13 stored in the recording paper storage section 20. A printing unit 21 that prints information such as sales data, a discharge port 14 that discharges the recording paper 13 printed by the printing unit 21, and an opening/closing cover that opens and closes the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage unit 20. The printer includes a printer cover 22 and an opening button 23 for opening the printer cover 22.

In this case, the printing unit 21 includes a print head 21a and a platen roller 21b, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the print head 21a holds the recording paper 13 between them. The recording paper 13 is configured to print information such as sales data on the recording paper 13 while being pressed against the platen roller 21b.

That is, the print head 21a is provided inside the front edge of the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The platen roller 21b is provided on the lower surface of the front end portion of the cover body 24 (described later) of the printer cover 22 in a state where the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 is closed, and is arranged so as to approach and face the print head 21a. It is configured.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the discharge port 14 is in a state where the front edge of the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 and the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 are closed. The printer cover 22 is provided at a location straddling the front end of a cover body 24 (described later), corresponding to the print head 21a of the print unit 21 and the platen roller 21b. Also in this case, when the mobile terminal 11 is supported by the first support part 16 and the second support part 17, the discharge port 14 is located at the other end of the mobile terminal 11 on the second support part 17 side. 11b so as not to be blocked.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 9, the printer cover 22 includes a cover main body 24 that opens and closes the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 provided in the printer section 10 of the register case section 5, and a cover body 24 that opens and closes the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 provided in the printer section 10 of the register case section 5. A rotational holding mechanism 25 that rotatably holds the main body 24, and a release mechanism that releases the holding of the cover main body 24 by the rotational holding mechanism 25 when the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 is opened and the cover main body 24 is fully opened. 26, and a holding mechanism 27 that holds the cover main body 24 in an upright state when the holding of the cover main body 24 by the rotation holding mechanism 25 is released by the release mechanism 26.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the rotation holding mechanism 25 is provided on the rear side (left side in FIG. 4) of the lower surface of the cover body 24 when the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 is closed. A pair of arm portions 28 are inserted into the upper case 3 from the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20, and a pair of arm portions 28 are inserted into the upper case 3 in correspondence with the pair of arm portions 28 inserted into the upper case 3. a pair of holding shafts 29 provided at the inner ends of the pair of arm portions 28 and a pair of bearing portions 30 rotatably held by the pair of holding shafts 29 within the recording paper storage portion 20, respectively. It is equipped with.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, each of the pair of arm portions 28 is inserted into the upper case 3 from the lower surface of the cover body 24 with the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 closed. The second arm 28b extends from the inner end of the first arm 28a toward a holding shaft 29 provided on the rear inner surface of the upper case 3.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the pair of holding shafts 29 are provided on the rear inner surface of the upper case 3 so as to correspond to the rear end portions of the second arms 28b of the pair of arm portions 28. It is provided between each pair of guide ribs 34a of a pair of guide portions 34, which will be described later. The pair of bearings 30 have respective shaft holes 30a in which the pair of holding shafts 29 are rotatably disposed, and are provided at the rear end portions of each second arm 28b corresponding to the pair of holding shafts 29. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the release mechanism 26 opens the cover body 24 in a fully open state in which the cover body 24 held by the rotation holding mechanism 25 opens the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 and stands up. 24 is configured to release the holding of the cover body 24 by the rotational holding mechanism 25 when the cover body 24 rotates in the opening direction under an external force larger than the holding force of the rotational holding mechanism 25.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the release mechanism 26 is configured such that the cover body 24 rotates around the pair of holding shafts 29 to open the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 and stand up. A pair of fulcrum abutting portions 31 that abut the edge of the second opening 20a when fully open, and a pair of holding shafts 29 that are removably inserted into each of the shaft holes 30a of the pair of bearing portions 30. and a pair of notches 33 for making it easier to elastically deform the pair of notches 32 and the pair of shaft holes 30a so as to spread them apart.

In this case, the pair of fulcrum abutting portions 31 are provided at locations on the cover body 24 side of each second arm 28b of the pair of arm portions 28, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. As a result, the release mechanism 26 rotates when the cover main body 24 in a fully open state that is erected by opening the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 receives an external force larger than the holding force of the rotation holding mechanism 25. , the pair of arm portions 28 rotate about the pair of fulcrum contact portions 31 as fulcrums, and the pair of holding shafts 29 are configured to separate from each shaft hole 30a of the pair of bearing portions 30 through the pair of notches 32. has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the holding mechanism 27 is in a released state in which the pair of holding shafts 29 are detached from each shaft hole 30a of the pair of bearings 30 through the pair of notches 32 by the release mechanism 26. , a first contact point P1 where the lower end portion 24a of the cover body 24 abuts against the rear rising surface 5b of the register case portion 5, and each first arm 28a of the pair of arm portions 28 is connected to the second opening of the recording paper storage portion 20. The cover main body 24 is configured to be held upright at two points: a second contact point P2 that contacts the rear edge of the portion 20a from above.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the printer cover 22 is rotated and held by the rotation holding mechanism 25 when the cover main body 24 is in the fully open state with the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 opened and upright. When released, there is a first release state in which the cover body 24 is held at two points in an upright state by the holding mechanism 27, and in this first release state, the cover body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction by receiving an external force. In this case, the cover main body 24 is detached from the printer section 10 of the register case section 5.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the notch 32 of the release mechanism 26 holds the holding shaft 29 when the cover body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction from the fully open state in which the second opening 20a is opened. It is formed at a position where it can be removed from the shaft hole 30a of the bearing section 30. That is, when the cover main body 24 is in an upright state, the notch 32 extends from the shaft hole 30a of the bearing section 30, in which the holding shaft 29 is disposed, to the end surface of the second arm 28b, which is the outer periphery of the bearing section 30. It is provided. In this notch portion 32, the notch width on the side closer to the shaft hole 30a is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the holding shaft 29, and the notch width on the end face side of the second arm 28b, which is the side far from the shaft hole 30a, is held It is formed to be inclined so as to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft 29.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the notch 33 is formed so that when the holding shaft 29 passes through the notch 32, the notch width of the notch 32 and the inner diameter of the shaft hole 30a are expanded. This is to facilitate elastic deformation of the notch 32 and the shaft hole 30a, and is provided at a location of the bearing portion 30 located on the opposite side of the notch 32, that is, at the inner peripheral portion of the shaft hole 30a.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, in the bearing part 30, when the holding shaft 29 passes through the notch part 32 and is inserted into the shaft hole 30a, the notch width of the notch part 32 and the inner diameter of the shaft hole 30a are The cut portion 33 facilitates elastic deformation so that the holding shaft 29 is gradually pushed out, and when the holding shaft 29 is fitted into the shaft hole 30a, it is configured to elastically return and hold the holding shaft 29. .

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the holding shaft 29 is inserted through the notch 32 from the shaft hole 30a and removed from the shaft hole 30a against the holding force against the holding shaft 29, The notch 33 facilitates elastic deformation so that the notch width of the notch 32, which is smaller than the outer diameter of the holding shaft 29, and the inner diameter of the shaft hole 30a are rapidly expanded, and the holding shaft 29 is notched. It is configured to be inserted through the portion 32 and removed from the shaft hole 30a.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the recording paper storage section 20 includes a pair of bearing sections 30 provided on the pair of arm sections 28, respectively, for guiding them to the pair of holding shafts 29. A pair of guide portions 34 are provided. Each of the pair of guide portions 34 includes a pair of guide ribs 34a provided along the vertical direction on the rear inner surface of the upper case 3, and the holding shaft 29 is provided between the pair of guide ribs 34a.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the pair of guide portions 34 are arranged such that each second arm 28b of the pair of arm portions 28 is connected to the second opening of the recording paper storage portion 20 when the cover main body 24 is in an upright state. When inserted into the upper case 3 through the portion 20a, the pair of bearing portions 30 are placed between each pair of guide ribs 34a in the pair of guide portions 34, and the pair of bearing portions 30 are inserted into the upper case 3 while guiding the pair of bearing portions 30 in the vertical direction. is configured to be moved to

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the pair of guide portions 34 move the pair of bearing portions 30 in the vertical direction with the pair of bearing portions 30 disposed between each pair of guide ribs 34a. The notch portions 32 of the pair of bearing portions 30 are configured to correspond to the pair of holding shafts 29. Thereby, the pair of holding shafts 29 are configured to be fitted into the respective shaft holes 30a of the pair of bearings 30 by being inserted into and passing through the pair of notches 32.

The opening button 23 of the printer cover 22 is a push button provided on the left front side of the upper surface of the printer section 10 of the register case section 5, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6. This opening button 23 is configured to press one end 35a of an opening lever 35 provided inside the printer section 10 when pressed from above. In this case, the opening lever 35 is configured to swing vertically about a fulcrum shaft 35c provided at its intermediate portion.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the printer cover 22 is pushed from above by the opening button 23 on the one end 35a side of the opening lever 35, and the opening lever 35 swings in the vertical direction about the fulcrum shaft 35c. Then, when the other end 35b of the opening lever 35 is pushed up, the cover body 24 is pushed up by the other end 35b pushed up, and the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 is opened. It is configured.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, when the printer cover 22 is in the fully open state in which the cover body 24 opens the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 and stands up, the cover body 24 opens the second opening 20a. Stands up at a position rearward from the rear of 20a. That is, the rear rising surface 5b of the register case section 5 located in the printer section 10 has its upper side inclined toward the front. For this reason, the cover main body 24 in the upright state is configured to stand up with a slight inclination toward the rear relative to the state in which it is perpendicular to the device case 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when the printer cover 22 is in the first release state, the rotational holding by the rotational holding mechanism 25 is released, and the lower end 24a of the cover body 24 is positioned at the rear of the recording paper storage section 20. The first contact point P1 that contacts the rear rising surface 5b of the register case section 5 located at The cover main body 24 is configured to be held and erected at two points, a second contact point P2 that contacts from above. Therefore, the printer cover 22 can be easily removed from the printer section 10 by simply lifting the cover body 24 when in the first release state.

Further, when the cover main body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction by receiving an external force in the first released state shown in FIG. The cover body 24 rotates about the lower end 24a of the cover body 24 at the first contact point P1 as a fulcrum, and each second arm 28b of the pair of arm parts 28 touches the edge of the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20. By climbing over the cover body 24, the cover body 24 is configured to be in a second released state in which it is detached to the rear of the printer unit 10.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the drawer part 7 in the drawer case 6 of the drawer device of the equipment case 1, the front plate 7a located on the drawer side opens the first opening part 6a of the drawer case 6. It is formed so as to be inclined forward from the bottom surface of the drawer case 6 toward the direction in which the drawer part 7 is pulled out when the drawer case 6 is closed.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the drawer part 7 in the drawer case 6 has an inclination angle such that the front plate 7a located on the drawer side is difficult to see from the operator's line of sight when the drawer part 7 is pulled out. For example, it is formed on an inclined surface inclined at an inclination angle θ3 (see FIG. 2) of 15°. Further, both sides of the first opening 6a of the drawer case 6 located on the side from which the drawer 7 is pulled out, that is, the front ends of the pair of side plates 2b of the lower case 2 are connected to the front plate 7a of the drawer 7. They are inclined at the same angle of inclination θ3.

Inside the drawer section 7, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a plurality of money storage sections 36 are provided. These plurality of money storage sections 36 store banknotes and coins by denomination, and the plurality of coin storage sections 36a are arranged on the front side of the drawer section 7, and the plurality of coin storage sections 36a are arranged on the rear side of the drawer section 7. A plurality of bill storage sections 36b are arranged. In this case, the plurality of money storage sections 36 are integrally formed in the drawer section 7.

Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the overall thickness of the drawer section 7 becomes thinner than when the plurality of money storage sections 36 are provided separately. Further, the front inner surface of the plurality of money storage sections 36 corresponding to the front plate 7a of the drawer section 7, that is, the plurality of coin storage sections 36a, is inclined at the same inclination angle θ3 as the front surface plate 7a of the drawer section 7. . Furthermore, paper pressers 36c for pressing the stored banknotes are provided in the plurality of banknote storage units 36b on the rear side of the drawer unit 7, respectively.

Next, the operation of such an electronic register will be explained.
When using this electronic register, first, the lock section 9a of the panel section 9 is unlocked. In this state, the mobile terminal 11 is placed on the placement part 15 which is a placement stand of the upper case 3. At this time, one end 11a of the mobile terminal 11 is locked to the first support part 16 of the mounting part 15, and the other end 11b of the mobile terminal 11 is locked to the first support part 16 of the mounting part 15. It is supported by the support part 17 of No. 2.

In this case, when the one end portion 11a of the mobile terminal 11 is locked to the first support portion 16 of the mounting portion 15, the back surface of the one end portion 11a side of the mobile terminal 11 is aligned with the slope of the first support portion 16. One end portion 11a of the mobile terminal 11 contacts the contact surface 16b of the first support portion 16 while being placed in contact with the surface 16a. As a result, one end portion 11a of the mobile terminal 11 is stably locked to the first support portion 16 of the mounting portion 15.

Further, the other end portion 11b of the mobile terminal 11 is supported by the second support portion 17 on the register case portion 5. At this time, the second support part 17 is provided on the front end of the printer part 10 in the register case part 5 at a higher position than the first support part 16, and the inclined surface 16a of the first support part 16 is The extension line in the inclination direction is defined as a tangent line, and the other end 11b side of the back surface of the mobile terminal 11 is placed in contact with the second support part 17 . Thereby, the mobile terminal 11 is arranged to be inclined at an inclination angle θ1 of about 25° so that the second support portion 17 side is higher due to the first support portion 16 and the second support portion 17.

Therefore, the mobile terminal 11 is stably placed on the mounting section 15 with the first support section 16 and the second support section 17 tilting so that the second support section 17 side is higher. be done. As a result, even if the mobile terminal 11 is arranged at an angle due to the first support part 16 and the second support part 17, the mobile terminal 11 can be operated satisfactorily, and the printer part 10 and the keyboard part 8 The printer section 10 can print well without getting in the way, and the keyboard section 8 can perform input operations well.

In addition, this mobile terminal 11 allows wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) between the electronic register and the mobile terminal 11 by means of a communication section 12 provided below the keyboard section 8 of the register case section 5. It will be done. Furthermore, in this state, a space 18 is formed between the front rising surface 5a of the register case section 5 corresponding to the printer section 10 and the mounting surface 4a of the case main body section 4.

Therefore, the space 18 allows the mobile terminal 11 to be tilted and placed in a stable state, and since both sides of the mobile terminal 11 corresponding to the space 18 can be easily pinched, the mobile terminal 11 can be attached and detached. In addition to improving the performance, small items such as writing instruments can be placed on the placement surface 4a of the case main body 4 located in the space 18.

Furthermore, at this time, since the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 does not reach the discharge port 14 of the printer section 10, the mobile terminal 11 is arranged so as not to block the discharge port 14 of the recording paper 13 in the printer section 10. There is. In this case, the other end 11b of the mobile terminal 11 may be placed above the discharge port 14.

In this way, this mobile terminal 11 has one end 11a locked to the first support part 16 of the mounting part 15, and the other end 11b of the mobile terminal 11 to the register case part 5 which is the mounting part 15. Since it is simply supported by the second support section 17 on the front end of the printer section 10 in the printer section 10, it can be easily and favorably placed on the mounting section 15. Further, the mobile terminal 11 can be easily and simply removed from the mounting section 15 by simply lifting both sides in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Therefore, this portable terminal 11 has good operability in attaching and detaching.

Next, a case will be described in which sales data is registered while the mobile terminal 11 is placed on the placing unit 15.
In this case, first, the user inputs information such as sales data by operating keys on the keyboard section 8 of the register case section 5. Then, the user operates the registration key to register information such as sales data, and operates the print key. Then, the printing unit 21 of the printer unit 10 prints information such as sales data on the recording paper 13, and the printed recording paper 13 is discharged from the discharge port 14 and issued as a receipt.

That is, when the printing unit 21 prints information such as sales data on the recording paper 13, the rolled recording paper 13 stored in the recording paper storage unit 20 is connected to the print head 21a of the printing unit 21. The printing head 21a prints information such as sales data on the recording paper 13 while pressing the recording paper 13 against the platen roller 21b. The printed recording paper 13 is discharged from the discharge port 14 of the printer section 10.

At this time, the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 placed on the mounting section 15 has not reached the discharge port 14 of the printer section 10, so the discharge port 14 of the printer section 10 is blocked by the mobile terminal 11. Never. Therefore, the printed recording paper 13 is properly discharged upward from the discharge port 14. In this case, even if the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 is placed above the ejection port 14, the recording paper 13 ejected from the ejection port 14 is ejected without causing a paper jam.

In other words, the inclination angle θ2 of the upper surface of the printer unit 10 is smaller than the inclination angle θ1 of the mobile terminal 11 which is inclined by the first support part 16 and the second support part 17 (θ2<θ1). It is sloping. Therefore, even if the other end 11b side of the mobile terminal 11 is arranged above the discharge port 14, a gap is provided between the top surface of the printer section 10 and the back surface of the mobile terminal 11, which widens toward the rear. Due to this gap, the recording paper 13 discharged from the discharge port 14 is smoothly fed out without causing a paper jam.

When the recording paper 13 is issued as a receipt in this manner and the recording paper 13 runs out and the recording paper 13 is to be replaced, the printer cover 22 is opened by operating the opening button 23 of the printer section 10. That is, when the opening button 23 is operated, the opening button 23 pushes down the one end 35a side of the opening lever 35, so the opening lever 35 rotates around the fulcrum shaft 35c, and the other end 35b of the opening lever 35 is rotated. Push up the cover body 24 of the printer cover 22. As a result, the cover main body 24 opens to open the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20, and a new recording paper 13 is stored in the recording paper storage section 20 through the opened second opening 20a.

At this time, since the pair of bearings 30 provided on the pair of arms 28 of the rotation holding mechanism 25 in the printer cover 22 are rotatably held by the pair of holding shafts 29 in the upper case 3, these pair A pair of arm portions 28 rotate about the holding shaft 29 as a fulcrum. Along with this, the cover main body 24 rotates and stands up. In this state, the pair of bearing parts 30 are supported by the pair of holding shafts 29, that is, the pair of holding shafts 29 are fitted into the pair of shaft holes 30a, and the pair of fulcrum abutting parts of the release mechanism 26 are 31 comes into contact with the edge of the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20.

Thereby, the cover main body 24 stands up on the printer section 10 in a stable state. Further, the cover main body 24 is positioned rearward of the rear portion of the second opening 20a, and stands up with a slight inclination toward the rear relative to the state perpendicular to the device case 1. This also prevents the cover body 24 from inadvertently rotating in the closing direction, and allows the cover body 24 to stand up on the printer unit 10 in a stable state. In this state, the rolled recording paper 13 is inserted into the recording paper storage section 20 from the second opening 20a and arranged. Thereafter, when the cover body 24 is rotated in the closing direction, the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20 is closed by the cover body 24.

At this time, the platen roller 21b provided on the cover body 24 approaches and faces the print head 21a of the printer section 10. Further, at this time, the discharge port 14 for discharging the recording paper 13 is provided so as to straddle the cover main body 24 and the printer section 10, corresponding to the print head 21a of the print section 21 and the platen roller 21b.

By the way, when the cover body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction from the fully open state in which the cover body 24 is upright, by receiving an external force larger than the holding force of the rotation holding mechanism 25, the second opening of the recording paper storage section 20 opens. The cover main body 24 rotates on a lever principle using the pair of fulcrum abutting parts 31 of the release mechanism 26 that are in contact with the edges of the part 20a as fulcrums, and the pair of holding shafts 29 pass through the pair of notches 32 to from the shaft hole 30a. That is, the notch width of the notch portion 32 on the side closer to the shaft hole 30a is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the holding shaft 29, and the notch width on the end face side of the second arm 28b, which is the side farther from the shaft hole 30a, is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the holding shaft 29. It is formed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the holding shaft 29.

Therefore, when the holding shaft 29 is inserted through the notch 32, the notch 32 and the shaft hole 30a are formed in the notch provided in the bearing 30. 33, it is elastically deformed and pushed apart. That is, when the holding shaft 29 is detached from the shaft hole 30a, the holding shaft 29 is easily elastically deformed by the notch part 33 so as to spread the shaft hole 30a and the notch part 32, and the holding shaft 29 is removed from the shaft hole 30a. It separates from the hole 30a through the notch 32. As a result, the printer cover 22 enters the first released state.

In this first released state, the cover body 24 is held in an upright state by the holding mechanism 27. That is, the holding mechanism 27 has a first contact point P1 where the lower end 24a of the cover main body 24 contacts the rear rising surface 5b of the register case section 5, and a first contact point P1 where each first arm 28a of the pair of arm sections 28 contacts the recording paper storage. The cover main body 24 is held in an upright position at two points: a second contact point P2 that contacts the rear edge of the second opening 20a of the section 20;

Therefore, the printer cover 22 will not be damaged even if the cover main body 24 rotates in the opening direction under an external force larger than the holding force of the rotational holding mechanism 25, and the holding mechanism 27 will hold the cover main body 24 in the first position. It is held well at two points: the contact point P1 and the second contact point P2. Thereby, the printer cover 22 will not fall off from the upper case 3 even if the holding shaft 29 comes off the shaft hole 30a of the bearing section 30.

Therefore, in this first released state, not only is the printer cover 22 easy to handle, but the printer cover 22 does not get in the way and does not interfere with the operation of the printer unit 10. Further, in this first released state, the printer cover 22 can be easily removed from the printer section 10 by simply lifting the cover body 24.

Further, when the cover main body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction under the influence of an external force in the first released state, the cover main body 24 separates from the printer section 10 of the register case section 5 and enters the second released state. That is, when the cover body 24 further rotates in the opening direction in response to an external force in the first release state, the cover body 24 at the first contact point P1 that is in contact with the rear rising surface 5b of the register case portion 5 The cover body 24 rotates about the lower end 24 a as a fulcrum, and each second arm 28 b of the pair of arm portions 28 passes over the edge of the second opening 20 a of the recording paper storage section 20 . As a result, the printer cover 22 enters the second released state.

In this second released state, the cover main body 24 is detached to the rear of the printer section 10. Therefore, the printer cover 22 will not be damaged even if the cover body 24 is further rotated in the opening direction by an external force in the first released state, and the cover body 24 will be detached to the rear of the printer unit 10. Printer cover 22 is removed from printer unit 10.

When attaching the printer cover 22 that has been removed in this way to the printer section 10, first, with the cover body 24 upright, insert the second arm 28b into the recording paper storage section 20, and then insert the second arm 28b into the recording paper storage section 20 so that the pair of bearings The portion 30 is disposed between each pair of guide ribs 34a in the pair of guide portions 34. In this state, the pair of bearing parts 30 are moved in the vertical direction while being guided by the pair of guide parts 34, so that each notch part 32 provided in the pair of bearing parts 30 corresponds to the pair of holding shafts 29, respectively. .

In this state, the pair of holding shafts 29 are respectively inserted through the pair of notches 32 and pushed into the shaft holes 30a of the pair of bearings 30. Thereby, the pair of bearing parts 30 are held by the pair of holding shafts 29. Therefore, even if the printer cover 22 is removed, it can be easily attached to the printer section 10. At this time, the cover main body 24 is located behind the rear part of the second opening 20a of the recording paper storage section 20, and is attached to the printer section 10 in an upright state with the second opening 20a open. .

On the other hand, when the printer unit 10 prints information such as sales data on the recording paper 13 and the printed recording paper 13 is discharged from the discharge port 14 and issued as a receipt, the drawer case 6 of the drawer device 6 The drawer part 7 is pulled out from inside. At this time, the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7 is formed to be inclined forward from the bottom surface of the drawer case 6 toward the direction in which the drawer part 7 is pulled out when closing the first opening 6a of the drawer case 6.

That is, the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7 is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle θ3 in a direction in which the upper side projects forward and the lower side recedes, so that the operator's line of sight when operating the drawer part 7 is This makes it difficult to see from the outside, thereby providing excellent security and making it possible to prevent theft. In this case, both sides of the first opening 6a of the drawer case 6, that is, the front ends of the pair of side plates 2b of the lower case 2 are also inclined at the same angle of inclination θ3 as the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7. , it becomes difficult to see from the operator's side, making it even more excellent in crime prevention and making it possible to prevent theft.

Moreover, when the drawer part 7 is pulled out from inside the drawer case 6, the plurality of money storage parts 36 in the drawer part 7 are exposed to the outside, so that money can be transferred. In this case, the front inner surface of the coin storage section 36a arranged on the front side in the drawer section 7 in the money storage section 36 is inclined at the same inclination angle θ3 as the front plate 7a of the drawer section 7, so that the coin storage section 36a is arranged on the front side in the drawer section 7. When taking out coins from inside the portion 36a, the coins can be taken out well along the slope of the inner surface of the coin storage portion 36a.

Further, since the banknotes stored in the banknote storage section 36b arranged on the rear side of the drawer section 7 are held down by the paper presser 36c, it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being accidentally scattered. In this case, since the money storage section 36 is integrally formed with the drawer section 7, the entire drawer section 7 is By reducing the thickness, the drawer case 6 and the device case 1 can be made thinner as a whole.

By the way, in the equipment case 1 of this electronic register, the front side and the rear side of the drawer case 6 formed by the lower case 2 and the case main body 4 of the upper case 3 are parallel to each other with the front side and the rear side inclined toward the front. It is formed. As a result, the device case 1 has improved appearance and design.

Further, in this equipment case 1, the rear side of the upper surface of the case main body 4 is inclined upward toward the rear, and the register case portion 5 is provided on this inclined upper surface. This also improves the appearance and design of the device case 1. Further, the register case portion 5 is formed such that a front rising surface 5a and a rear rising surface 5b are inclined toward the front and are parallel to each other. This also improves the appearance and design of the device case 1.

In this case, the device case 1 is such that the length of the register case section 5 in the front-back direction is as short as about 2/3 of the length of the case body section 4 in the front-back direction, and the register case section 5 is placed on the top of the case body section 4. A flat mounting surface 4a is provided on the case main body 4 located in front of the register case section 5, and small items such as writing instruments can be placed on this mounting surface 4a. It can be placed on.

In addition, in this device case 1, the upper surface of the register case section 5 is sloped upward at the rear like the upper surface on the rear side of the case main body section 4, so that the appearance and design are improved and the register The various keys of the keyboard section 8 provided on the upper surface of the case section 5 are easier to see, and key operability is improved.

As described above, according to this electronic cash register drawer device, there is a drawer case 6 which is a drawer main body provided with a first opening 6a, and a drawer is stored in the drawer case 6 so that it can be pulled out from the first opening 6a. a drawer section 7; and a front plate provided as a part of the drawer section 7 and so as to close the first opening 6a when the drawer section 7 is in the stored state stored in the drawer case 6. 7a, and the front plate 7a is provided so as to be tilted forward, so that the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7 can be made difficult to see from the operator, thereby improving security. can.

Further, in this electronic cash register drawer device, both sides of the first opening 6a of the drawer case 6, that is, the front ends of the pair of side plates 2b of the lower case 2 are inclined at the same angle as the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7. By doing so, similarly to the front plate 7a of the drawer portion 7, both sides of the front side of the drawer case 6 can be made difficult to see from the operator, and this also improves security.

Further, in this electronic register drawer device, a plurality of money storage sections 36 are provided in the drawer section 7, and among these plurality of money storage sections 36, a plurality of money storage sections 36 corresponding to the front plate 7a of the drawer section 7 are provided. Since each inner surface of the plurality of coin storage sections 36a, which is the storage section 36, is inclined at the same angle of inclination as the front plate 7a of the drawer section 7, when taking out coins from inside the coin storage section 36a, Coins can be taken out well along the slope of the inner surface of 36a.

Furthermore, in this electronic register drawer device, the plurality of money storage sections 36 are integrally formed with the drawer section 7, so that when the plurality of money storage sections 36 are provided separately from the drawer section 7, In comparison, the thickness of the entire drawer portion 7 can be made thinner, and thereby the drawer case 6 and the equipment case 1 can be made thinner as a whole.

In the embodiment described above, among the plurality of money storage sections 36 provided in the drawer section 7 in the drawer case 6, the coin storage section 36a is arranged on the front side of the drawer section 7, and the bill storage section 36b is arranged on the front side of the drawer section 7. Although the case has been described in which the banknote storage sections 36b are arranged on the rear side of the drawer section 7, the present invention is not limited thereto. It's okay.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the case where the front plate 7a of the drawer part 7 is formed integrally with the drawer part 7 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the front plate 7a is formed separately and the drawer is The structure may be such that it is attached to the front end of the section 7.

Further, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the holding shaft 29 is provided on the upper case 3 side, and the bearing portion 30 having the shaft hole 30a and the notch portion 32 is provided on the cover main body 24 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a structure may be adopted in which the bearing portion 30 is provided on the upper case 3 side and the holding shaft 29 is provided on the cover main body 24 side.

Further, in the embodiments described above, the case where the present invention is applied to an electronic cash register is described, but the present invention does not necessarily have to be an electronic cash register, but can be applied to any electronic device as long as it is equipped with a drawer device. be able to.

Although one embodiment of this invention has been described above, this invention is not limited to this, but includes the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.
Below, the inventions described in the claims of the present application will be additionally described.

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The invention according to claim 1 provides a drawer main body provided with a predetermined opening, a drawer part housed in the drawer main body so as to be able to be drawn out from the opening part, and a drawer part attached to the drawer part or a front plate provided as a part of the drawer and so as to close the opening when the drawer is in a stored state stored in the drawer main body, the front plate This drawer device is characterized in that it is provided in a forward-leaning position.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the drawer device according to claim 1, both sides of the opening of the drawer main body are inclined at the same angle as the front plate of the drawer part. This is a drawer device.

The invention according to claim 3 is the drawer device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of money storage sections are provided in the drawer section, and among the plurality of money storage sections, the drawer device is provided with a plurality of money storage sections. The drawer device is characterized in that each inner surface of the plurality of money storage sections corresponding to the front panel of the drawer section is inclined at the same angle of inclination as the front panel of the drawer section.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the drawer device according to the third aspect, wherein the plurality of money storage sections are integrally formed with the drawer section.

The invention according to claim 5 is an electronic device characterized by comprising the drawer device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

1 Equipment case 2 Lower case 3 Upper case 4 Case main body 4a Placement surface 5 Register case portion 5a Front rising surface 5b Rear rising surface 6 Drawer case 6a First opening 7 Drawer portion 7a Front plate 10 Printer portion 11 Mobile terminal 11a One end 11b Other end 12 Communication section 13 Recording paper 14 Ejection port 15 Placement section (placement table)
16 First support portion 16a Inclined surface 16b Contact surface 17 Second support portion 18 Space portion 20 Recording paper storage portion 20a Second opening portion 21 Printing portion 22 Printer cover 23 Opening button 24 Cover body 25 Rotation holding mechanism 26 Release Mechanism 27 Holding mechanism 28 Arm portion 28a First arm 28b Second arm 29 Holding shaft 30 Bearing portion 30a Shaft hole 31 Fulcrum contact portion 32 Notch portion 33 Notch portion 34 Guide portion 34a Guide rib 36 Money storage portion 36a Coin storage portion 36b Bill storage section 36c Paper presser P1 First contact point P2 Second contact point

Claims (6)

a drawer body provided with a predetermined opening;
a drawer part housed in the drawer main body so as to be able to be drawn out from the opening part;
A front that is attached to the drawer part or provided as a part of the drawer part and is provided so as to close the opening part when the drawer part is in a stored state stored in the drawer main body. A face plate,
a mounting portion including a recess formed on the upper surface of the drawer main body;
Equipped with
A plurality of the mounting portions are provided along the width direction of the opening of the drawer main body,
The plurality of placing parts include a first placing part for placing a mobile terminal in which the shape of the recessed part is different from each other, and a second placing part for placing an article different from the mobile terminal. and,
The front plate is provided so as to be tilted forward at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction in which the drawer part is pulled out,
Both sides and an upper end of the opening of the drawer main body are each inclined at the same angle as the front plate of the drawer.
A drawer device characterized by: The drawer device according to claim 1,
A plurality of money storage sections are provided in the drawer section, and among the plurality of money storage sections, each inner surface of the plurality of money storage sections corresponding to the front plate of the drawer section is connected to the front panel of the drawer section. Slanted at the same angle as the front plate,
A drawer device characterized by: The drawer device according to claim 2,
The plurality of money storage units are integrally formed with the drawer unit,
A drawer device characterized by: The drawer device according to claim 1 ,
The position of the end of the first mounting part on the front plate side in the recessed part and the position of the end of the second mounting part on the front plate side of the recessed part substantially match.
A drawer device characterized by: The drawer device according to claim 4 ,
The position of the end of the recess of the first mounting part on the side opposite to the front plate side, and the position of the end of the recess of the second mounting part on the side opposite to the front plate side. and are different,
A drawer device characterized by: comprising the drawer device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ;
An electronic device characterized by:

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