JPH039084Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <<Industrial field of application>> This invention relates to the structure of a money storage box for a cash register.

《Prior art》 The money storage box of a cash register is withdrawn every time money is transferred or received.However, the money storage box of a cash register that has been commonly used in the past has only one box, and it is used only for small amounts. When handling coins, the entire box is pulled out and the high-value coins stored inside are exposed to customers.
There were some undesirable problems in terms of money management and crime prevention.

In order to solve this problem, the coin storage box is divided into a coin storage box and a bill storage box, and when the amount handled is less than 500 yen, only the coin storage box is pulled out and the bill storage box is not pulled out. Structure (Utility Model 58-)
108592) has been proposed.

<<Problem to be solved by the invention>> When a cash register is provided with multiple money storage boxes in this way, if it has a normal structure, it is necessary to provide a drawer mechanism and a locking mechanism for each box separately. arise. A structure for pulling out and locking a plurality of boxes using one pull-out mechanism, one locking mechanism, and a pair of locking protrusions was disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1986-
Although disclosed in Publication No. 39796, in this structure,
Even if there is a difference in the withdrawal amount between boxes,
The structure is such that two boxes are pulled out and locked at the same time, and it is impossible to pull out one of the boxes while the other is locked.

This invention has multiple money storage boxes,
A more rational structure of a money storage box and the withdrawal and locking of the box in a cash register that allows a box for low denomination coins to be withdrawn while the box for high denomination coins is locked to the main body according to the amount handled. The challenge is to provide structure.

<<Means for Solving the Problems>> In the cash register of this invention, the money storage box is composed of a regular use box 3a and a high value box 3b. The common use box 3a is attached to the cash register main body 1 so as to be pulled out forward in the same manner as in the conventional structure, and has a pull-out mechanism 4a of the box and a locking mechanism 5a that locks the box to the main body 1 at its push-in end. It is provided.

And the high-value box 3b is the regular use box 3.
A, the high-value box 3b is selectively locked to the main body 1 and the common use box 3a. An auxiliary locking mechanism 6 is provided.

<<Operation>> In the above structure, if the auxiliary locking mechanism 6 locks the high-value box 3b to the main body 1 side and gives a pull-out command to the common use box 3a, the common use box 3
A is pulled out by the pull-out mechanism 4a, but the large-value box 3b remains locked to the main body 1 side.
And high-value box 3b in regular use box 3a
The storage section will be pulled out empty. On the other hand, if the transaction amount is large,
The auxiliary locking mechanism 6 locks the high-value box 3b to the common use box 3a and gives a command to draw out the common use box 3a. At this time, the high-value box 3b is pulled out together with the regular-use box 3a.

<<Example>> Next, an example shown in the drawings will be described. 1st
In the figure and FIG. 2, 1 is the main body of the cash register;
3a is a regular use box, 3b is a high-value box, 4
Reference numeral a designates a pull-out mechanism for the regular-use box, 5a a locking mechanism for the regular-use box, 6 an auxiliary locking mechanism, A a solenoid for pulling out the regular-use box, and B a solenoid for pulling out the high-value box. The regular use box 3a is divided into a storage area for each denomination of currency less than the maximum denomination and a storage area for a high-value box 3b, and the high-value box 3b is attached to the storage area so that it can be pulled out backwards. There is.

The pull-out mechanism 4a of the common use box is composed of a compression spring 8 mounted between the back plate of the common use box 3a and the back plate of the main body 1, which is compressed when the common use box 3a is pushed in and accumulates elastic energy. When the locking mechanism 5a is released, the common use box 3a is pushed out by the energy.

The locking mechanism 5a is for locking and disengaging the regular use box 3a from the main body 1, 9 is a support pin implanted in the main body 1, 10 is a swinging arm pivoted to the support pin 9, and 11 is a swinging arm. 10 is a locking claw formed at the tip of one arm 10a, 12 is a spiral spring that biases the swinging arm 10 counterclockwise in the figure, and 12 is a spiral spring formed at the tip of the other arm 10b of the swinging arm 10. It is pivotally connected to the operating rod of solenoid A by a rod 13. Reference numeral 14 denotes a locking part provided on the back plate of the regular use box 3a. When the regular use box 3a is pushed into the main body 1, the locking part 14 abuts against the inclined part 15 of the locking pawl 11 and pushes it up. When the push-in end is reached, the locking pawl 11 and the locking portion 14 are engaged, and the common use box 3a is locked.
Then, when the solenoid A is energized, the swing arm 10 rotates to the right in the diagram to disengage the locking pawl 11 and the locking portion 14, and the service box 3a is moved by the biasing force of the spring 8. being pushed out.

The auxiliary locking mechanism 6 provided in the high-value box 3b locks the lever 17 by swinging a dog-shaped lever 17 pivoted on a pin 16 implanted in the back plate of the box 3b. The notch 19 provided in the partition plate 18 of the regular use box 3a and the main body 1
21 is a spiral spring that biases the lever 17 counterclockwise in the figure, and 22 is a spiral spring that biases the lever 17 counterclockwise in the figure.
7 and the operating rod of solenoid B. That is, when only the solenoid A is energized, the lever 17 of the auxiliary locking mechanism 6 is engaged with the notch 20 on the main body side by the biasing force of the spring 21, and the lever 17 and the notch 1 on the service box side are engaged.
Since the engagement with 9 is disengaged, the regular use box 3a
When only the sole is pulled out and both solenoids A and B are energized, the lever 17 of the auxiliary locking mechanism 6
is in the state shown in the second figure, and the lever 17 is engaged with the notch 19 on the side of the regular use box, and the engagement between the lever 17 and the notch 20 on the main body side is disengaged. drawn out. Note that the high-value box 3b is not provided with a pull-out mechanism, and the auxiliary locking mechanism 6 selectively engages the high-value box 3b with the main body 1 or the regular use box 3a. Even if only the high-value box 3b is excited, only the high-value box 3b will not be drawn out.

Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of control in the cash register of the present invention. When the total sales are calculated according to a predetermined procedure and the deposited amount is keyed in, the deposited amount is the highest amount. It is determined in step 23 whether the deposit amount is less than or above the monetary unit (for example, 10,000 yen), and if the deposit amount is less than the highest monetary unit, only solenoid A is energized in step 24 and the regular box 3a is only is drawn out. If the deposit amount is equal to or greater than the highest monetary unit, solenoids B and A are energized in this order in step 25, and the large amount box 3b is pulled out together with the regular use box 3a.

After you have finished sending and receiving money, push the regular use box 3a into the large amount box 3b.
is housed in the main body 1, and is locked to the main body 1 by releasing the excitation of the solenoid B.

<<Effects of the invention>> According to the invention described above, in a cash register equipped with a regular box in which low-denomination coins are stored and a large-value box that is withdrawn only when necessary, it is possible to control the withdrawal and locking of the two boxes. 1
Since this can be done with one pull-out mechanism and two locking mechanisms, the structure of the device is simplified.
In addition, the high-value box cannot be drawn out unless two solenoids are energized at the same time, and the situation where only the high-value box is pulled out is physically completely prevented, so high-value banknotes can be managed more safely. Furthermore,
Since the box for high-value items is stored inside the regular-use box, the state of the box being pulled out is constant regardless of whether the box for high-value items is pulled out, and the customer does not feel uncomfortable, and the box for high-value items is not pulled out. In this case, the compartment for high-value banknotes in the regular use box appears empty, making it more effective for crime prevention. Furthermore, there are no disadvantages, such as a structure with two upper and lower boxes, in which the drawer stroke of the lower box becomes longer or that it becomes troublesome to take money in and out of the lower box.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cash register with only the common use box pulled out, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the internal mechanism, and Fig. 3 is a control flowchart. In the figure, 1 is the main body, 3a is a regular use box, 3b is a high-value box, 4a is a box drawer mechanism,
5a is a locking mechanism for the regular box, 6 is an auxiliary locking mechanism, and A and B are solenoids.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with a common use box 3a for storing low-denomination coins and a high-value box 3b for storing high-value coins.
A locking mechanism 5a for locking is provided, and
A high-value box 3b is accommodated in a regular-use box 3a so as to be able to be pulled out relatively rearward, and an auxiliary locking mechanism 6 is provided for selectively locking the high-value box 3a to the main body 1 and the regular-use box 3a. A cash register machine characterized by: