JPH04256096A - Cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a drop without impairing appearance even if the upper and lower positions of a CPU part and a cash drawer are exchanged by providing rubber legs engagement holes for respective upper surfaces of the CPU part and the cash drawer. CONSTITUTION:A cash register is constituted of the CPU part 1, the cash drawer 2 and a mainbody part 14. Two groups of the rubber leg engagement holes 8a and 8b are formed on the upper surface of the cash drawer 2 and one group of the rubber leg engagement hole 8c on the surface of the CPU part 1 by recessed members 9. When the CPU part 1 is placed on the cash drawer 2, and even if the cash drawer 2 is placed on the CPU part 1 on the other hand, rubber legs are engaged into the engagement holes 8, the sense of unity with the mainbody 14 is obtained and dropping due to mutual shift can be prevented.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash register in which a main body is placed on top of a processor and a cash drawer which are stacked upside down.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows a conventional cash register. In the figure, 1 is a microprocessor unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU unit) having rubber feet 6, and 2 is a rubber unit on which the CPU unit 1 is placed. Cash drawer with legs 7, 14 is CPU
This is a main body section that is placed on the top surface of the unit 1 and includes a keyboard, a printer, a display section, etc.

Next, the operation will be explained. For example, when selling a product at a store, the operator first inputs the selling price of the product and the amount of money the customer is offering using the keyboard of the main unit 14. The CPU section 1 calculates the difference between these amounts and displays the result on the display section. The operator opens the cash drawer 2 so that the difference can be given to the customer as change. In addition, in such a cash register, for convenience of use, as shown in FIG.
The unit 1 and the cash drawer 2 may be used with the top and bottom reversed. By the way, in such a cash register, each of the rubber feet 6 and 7 is clearly visible from the outside, which detracts from the aesthetic appearance, and the overall height increases by the length of the rubber feet 6 and 7. There was a drawback that if something came into contact with the cash drawer 2, it would fall and cause damage. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, it has been proposed that the cash drawer 2 and the main body 14 holding the CPU section 1 are fixed with screws 13, and a small item storage area 11 is provided on the upper surface of the front part of the cash drawer 2. As a result, improvements in the above-mentioned aesthetic appearance and prevention of falling accidents have been achieved. However, in this case, there is a problem in that it is not possible to select whether the accessory storage area 11 is necessary or unnecessary. Furthermore, in the cash register shown in FIG. 8, when the CPU unit 1 is installed by shifting it backwards on the cash drawer 2 in order to provide the accessory storage area 11, it becomes as shown in FIG.
There was a danger that it would come off the top and fall.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional cash register is constructed as described above, when the CPU section 1 and the cash drawer 2 are interchanged vertically in use, the rubber feet 6 and 7 can be used to improve the aesthetic appearance. In addition to causing deterioration, falling and damage due to mutual displacement, there were also problems such as the need for storage space for small items and the inability to arbitrarily deal with unnecessary items.

[0005] This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even if the relative positions of the CPU section and the cash drawer are replaced, the aesthetic deterioration due to the rubber feet does not occur, and it is possible to prevent these falling accidents. In addition to preventing
To obtain a cash register in which a storage area for small items can be arbitrarily installed.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The cash register according to the present invention has one or more pairs of rubber feet of the cash drawer and the CPU section that are placed on the upper surfaces of the CPU section and the cash drawer. A pair of holes are provided for the rubber feet.

[0007]

[Function] By fitting the rubber feet of the cash drawer and CPU section into the rubber foot insertion holes of the present invention, these rubber feet are no longer visible from the outside, making the overall design neat and cohesive. The mutual horizontal displacement of the drawer and CPU section is restricted to prevent one from falling or being damaged. Moreover, by installing a plurality of sets of rubber foot insertion holes, it is possible to fix the position of the cash drawer and the CPU section in a horizontally shifted state, and a storage area for small items can be provided as desired.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a CPU section, 2 is a cash drawer, 3 is a keyboard constituting the main body section 14, 4 is a printer, 5 is a display section, 6 is a rubber foot of the CPU section 1, and 7 is a cash drawer 2. It has rubber feet, and these are almost the same as the conventional structure. Further, reference numerals 8a and 8b are two pairs of holes for inserting rubber feet, one at the front and the other at the rear, formed on the upper surface of the cash drawer 2, and these are made by a concave member 9 attached to the top plate portion 2a. Reference numeral 8c denotes one set (or more than one set) of rubber foot insertion holes formed on the top surface of the CPU section 1, which are used to insert the concave member 9 attached to the top plate section 1a.
made by. Reference numeral 10 denotes a decorative plate provided on the upper front surface of the cash drawer 2 for storing small items. The entire cash register is as shown in FIG. 5.

Next, the operation will be explained. First, since the original functions and operations of the cash register are the same as those of the conventional example, a redundant explanation thereof will be omitted here. On the other hand, Figure 1
In the state shown in FIG. 1, the rubber feet 6 are fitted into the front rubber foot insertion holes 8a, and the CPU section 1 and the cash drawer 2 are closely stacked on each other. Therefore, horizontal displacement of these CPU section 1 and cash drawer 2 with respect to each other is restricted. This provides a sense of unity with the main body portion 14 in terms of design and improves aesthetics. Further, it is possible to prevent one of the parts from falling or being damaged due to the above-mentioned misalignment. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, even when the positions of the CPU unit 1 and the cash drawer 2 are reversed, the rubber feet 7 of the cash drawer 2 fit into the rubber foot fitting holes 8c of the CPU unit 1. Therefore, the same effect as in the case of FIG. 1 can be obtained. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the rubber feet 6 of the CPU section 1 in the state shown in FIG. , this can be used as a storage area 11 for small items, and the same effect as in the case of FIG. 1 can be obtained. In this case, in order to improve the stability of the CPU section 1 and the main body section 14 on the cash drawer 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the cash drawer 2
A cover 12 that can support the rear of the CPU unit 1 at the rear of the
can also be fixed with screws 13.

0010

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to this invention, CP
One or more pairs of rubber foot fitting holes are provided on the upper surfaces of the U section and the cash drawer, into which the rubber feet of the cash drawer and CPU section placed thereon are fitted, so that the above-mentioned cash drawer and CPU
Even if the upper and lower positions of the parts are swapped, the cash register as a whole can have a sense of unity in its design, and it is possible to avoid accidents in which these parts easily shift from each other, causing one to fall or be damaged. In addition, the cash drawer and CPU section can be relatively displaced in the horizontal direction and their displacement positions can be stably maintained, and a storage area for small items can be created on the front upper surface of the cash drawer as needed, making it extremely practical and operational. It has the effect of producing products with excellent properties.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a cash register according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 with some aspects changed;

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the embodiment of FIG. 1 with a further partially modified aspect.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a modified example of the aspect of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cash register shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cash register shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cash register shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional cash register.

9 is a side view showing a modified example of the aspect of FIG. 8. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing another modified example of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a side view showing still another modified example of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Microprocessor section (CPU section) 2
Cash drawer 3 Keyboard 4 Printer 5 Display section 6 Rubber feet 7 Rubber feet 8a Rubber foot insertion holes 8b Rubber foot insertion holes 8c Rubber foot insertion holes

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A cash register comprising a main body having a keyboard, a printer, and a display, a processor having rubber feet, and a cash drawer on which the main body is placed and which are stacked upside down. The machine is characterized in that the upper surfaces of the processor section and the cash drawer are provided with one or more sets of rubber foot insertion holes into which the rubber feet of the cash drawer and processor section placed thereon are fitted. A cash register machine.