JPH058694U - Multi-cassette box - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Even if the customer's payment methods are diversified, the location of multiple types of valuable media has been clarified to improve the handling performance of valuable media. [Structure] A cash box in which a valuable medium for transactions is compartmentally stored in an apparatus body and opened and closed, and a valuable medium of the same type as a valuable medium according to a payment type that allows valuable transactions is provided in the apparatus body. A multi-cash box that is provided with a plurality of cash boxes to be housed and has an opening / closing means for opening and closing one of the plurality of cash boxes corresponding to the payment type of money at the time of the valuable transaction. Is characterized by.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a cash box internally configured in an electronic cash register used in various stores such as supermarkets, and more particularly to a multi-cash box with improved operability and security of staff. ..

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 FIG. 7 shows an example of a cash box 72 installed in the electronic cash register 71. This cash box 72 is handled by being allowed to be pulled out from the front of the cash register 71, and the inside of this cash box 72 is As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a coin storage section 81 for storing low-value coins, a banknote storage section 82 for storing high-value banknotes, and a slip storage section 83 for storing slip sheets are formed therein. It is stored separately.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in recent years, payment methods have been diversified such as allowing card transactions and dollar transactions in addition to cash transactions.If such payment methods are diversified, cash / cards can be stored in one cash box. Or, because there are mixed types of valuable media such as yen and dollars that can be traded, the storage space is restricted, it is confusing when handling valuable media, and when a person in charge pulls out a cash box, a valuable transaction Valuable media other than the media were exposed to the outside, which was not desirable for crime prevention. Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a multi-cash box that improves the handling performance of valuable media by clarifying the locations of multiple types of valuable media even if the payment methods of customers are diversified.

[0004]

The present invention is a cash box in which a valuable medium for transaction is compartmentally stored in a device body and opened and closed, and the device body is adapted to a payment type that allows the valuable transaction. A plurality of cash boxes that store valuable media of the same type as the same valuable media are provided, and one of the plurality of cash boxes corresponding to the payment type of cash such as cash and valuable cards at the time of the valuable transaction is placed. It is characterized by being a multi-cash box having an opening / closing means for opening and closing in a specific manner.

[0005]

[Action]

 According to this invention, at the time of a valuable transaction, the opening / closing means identifies and opens one of a plurality of cash boxes corresponding to the type of payment of money, and opens the same as the type of payment stored in the opened cash box. Only certain valuable media of the type are exposed and allowed to be handled.

[0006]

[Effect of the device]

 Therefore, the clerk can clearly handle only the specific valuable medium corresponding to the exposed transaction, and even if the storage section of one cash box is exposed to the outside, the valuable medium stored in the other cash box is exposed. Is not exposed to the outside, which is suitable for crime prevention. Also, because each cash box is managed individually according to the type, a sufficient storage space can be secured, and the operability and security of staff can be surely improved. ..

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a multi-cash box installed in an electronic cash register. In FIG. 1, an electronic cash register 11 equipped with this multi-cash box has a device body 12 and a cash drawer 13 vertically stacked. The device main body 12 configured as above and arranged on the upper portion has a display 14 for displaying transaction data on the upper surface thereof, a slip ejection port 15 for ejecting a slip on which transaction contents are printed, and an input operation for transaction data. It has a keyboard 16 and a card reader 17 for reading and writing magnetic data of a transaction card. The cash drawer 13 described above is provided with two cash boxes 18, 19 dedicated to the cash cash box 18 and the card cash box 19, which are vertically stacked and allowed to be withdrawn from the front respectively. 19 is supported along a rail groove (not shown) provided inside the cash drawer 13 so as to be slidable from a front surface to an external drawing position and an internal storage position.

Of these, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper cash cash box 18 is provided with respective coin storage portions 20 for storing low-priced coins by dividing them into denominations on the front side of the upper open portion, Each banknote storage unit 21 for storing high-value banknotes by dividing them into denominations is provided on the back side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the card cash box 19 on the lower side is a certificate storage for storing a transaction certificate such as a card transaction slip or a seal stamp on one side (left side in the figure) of the upper surface open part. It has a section 22 and a card storage section 23 for storing transaction cards for fixed customers on the other side (right side in the figure).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the electronic cash register 11 having a multi-cash box. The CPU 41 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 42, and the control data is stored in the RAM 43. It is readable and stored with. The printer 44 prints transaction data at the time of card transaction on a slip sheet, and ejects the printed slip sheet from the slip outlet 15 after the card transaction is established. The cash cash box opening / closing mechanism 45 operates to move the cash cash box 18 in and out of the front of the cash drawer 13 based on a control signal of the CPU 41, and when transaction data is input through each input key of the keyboard 16. When the CPU 41 detects that it is a cash transaction, the CPU 41 outputs it to the opening / closing mechanism 45 and pulls out the cash cash box 18 from the front of the cash drawer 13 to allow the cash transaction. The card cash box opening / closing mechanism 46 is for operating the card cash box 19 in and out from the front of the cash drawer 13 based on a control signal of the CPU 41, and has entered transaction data through each input key of the keyboard 16. When the CPU 41 detects that it is a card transaction, the CPU 41 outputs it to the opening / closing mechanism 46 and pulls out the card cash box 19 from the front of the cash drawer 13 to allow the card transaction.

The handling operation of the electronic cash register equipped with the thus configured multi-cash box will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, when carrying out a valuable transaction using this electronic cash register 11, the clerk inputs the product name and price of the sales product purchased by the customer through each input key of the keyboard 16, and by this input operation, all the traded products are sold. When the registration of the transaction data is completed (steps n1 to n2), the CPU 41 calculates the total amount and displays it on the display unit 14. At this time, when the customer makes a cash transaction, the clerk receives the cash and the deposit amount. Perform cash transaction processing operations such as input operation (steps n3 to n6). Based on this cash input operation, the CPU 41 outputs to the cash cash box opening / closing mechanism 45 to cause the cash cash box 18 to project to the front, and clearly handles only the cash exposed in this upper surface open portion for transaction. It can be operated (step n7). Further, in the above-mentioned step n4, when a card transaction is carried out, when the customer inputs transaction data, the customer informs the staff member of the fact and inputs the transaction data, and the CPU 41 outputs the card cash box opening / closing mechanism 46 to the card cash box. The card 19 is projected to the front side, and each card is exposed at the open part of the top surface. The clerk can clearly take out the specific stored customer-specific card and read this card data with a card reader. (Steps n8 to n9). At this time, the transaction amount is reduced from the card data to be updated, the transaction data is printed by the printer 44, and a voucher on which the transaction contents are printed is issued to end the card transaction (step n10).

As described above, the clerk can distinctly handle one of the specific cash or the card corresponding to the exposed transaction, and even if the cash box storage unit is exposed to the outside, it can be used for other cash. The cash or card stored in the box is not exposed to the outside, which is suitable for crime prevention.Because it is managed individually for each cash box according to the type, sufficient storage space can be secured, and the handling and security of staff Will definitely improve.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-mentioned one embodiment, the multi-cash box of the present invention corresponds to the cash cash box 18 and the card cash box 19 of the embodiment, and the like, hereinafter, similarly. The means corresponds to the cash cash box opening / closing mechanism 45, the card cash box opening / closing mechanism 46, and the CPU 41 that controls and manages these, but the idea is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Absent.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the two cash boxes 18 and 19 are vertically stacked in two layers, but as shown in FIG. 6, the two cash boxes 61 and 62 are divided into left and right parts. You can also do it. It can also be used by dividing it into cash by country such as yen and dollar.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic cash register equipped with a multi-cash box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cash cash box of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the card cash box of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the electronic cash register of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the handling operation of the electronic money register of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of an electronic cash register equipped with a multi-cash box showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a conventional electronic cash register.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a conventional cash box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 ... Device main body 18, 19, 61, 62 ... Cash box 41 ... CPU 45, 46 ... Cash box opening / closing mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] A cash box in which a valuable medium for transactions is compartmentally stored in an apparatus body and is allowed to be opened and closed, and the apparatus body is classified according to a payment type that allows the valuable transaction. A plurality of cash boxes for storing valuable media of the same type as the valuable media are provided, and at the time of the valuable transaction, one of the plurality of cash boxes corresponding to the payment type of money is identified and opened / closed. A multi-cash box characterized by having means.