JPH0729065A - Drawer device and moisture supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain the reduction of the size and the weight of a device and the promotion of the efficiency of handling paper money by installing a moisture supplying device equipped with a porous body to hold moisture fixedly at the opened inner part of a drawer. CONSTITUTION:The drawer 26 of a drawer device 24 is provided fixedly with various kinds of box-form unit cases 29, 30 arranged detachably longitudinally and laterally in the form of a matrix in its opened inner part 28 together with one moisture supplying device 31. Then, various kinds of hard money and the paper money are stored separately in the recessed parts 32 of the unit cases 29, 30. Thus, since the installing space of the moisture supplying device 31 need not be arranged in the outside of the drawer device 24, this can contribute to the reduction of the size and the weight of the whole of the device 24 or an electronic cash register, etc. Further, since the moisture supply device 31 can be arranged in the vicinity of the paper money stored in the drawer 26, and in addition, the device 31 can be prevented from getting dry by a main body box 25, operation to handle the paper money as making a finger tip damp by the moisture of the device 31 can be executed always with the high efficiency.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer device used for storing money in an electronic cash register, and a water replenishing device for replenishing fingertips with water when handling bills and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general electronic cash register is a keyboard, a display or an R / J (Receipt / Journal).
It has a structure in which the main body of the register, in which a printer etc. is integrally formed, is integrally installed on the drawer device, and the product information input by operating the keyboard is displayed on the display or R /
It is designed to support sales operations such as output by printing with a J printer. Here, when carrying out sales operations with such an electronic cash register, cash and cash vouchers are to be handled, but this is to be put in and taken out from a drawer device that opens and closes in conjunction with a predetermined operation of a keyboard. Has become.

Therefore, as one conventional example of such a drawer device, an electronic cash register put to practical use by the present applicant will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
First, in the electronic cash register 1, as illustrated in FIG. 9, a main body box 4 of a drawer device 3 in which a drawer 2 is slidably housed protrudes forward from a main body housing 6 of a register main body 5. 6
A keyboard 7, displays 8 and 9, an R / J printer 10 and the like are integrally provided in the. In this electronic cash register 1, a circular recessed hole 11 is formed on the side of the upper surface of the main body box 4 of the drawer device 3 that projects forward from the front surface of the main body housing 6, and inside the recessed hole 11. A water replenishing device 13 is formed by detachably installing a disc-shaped sponge 12 having water retention property.

The drawer device 3 of the electronic cash register 1 has the drawer 2 formed in a flat box shape having an open top surface, and a rectangular opening 14 as shown in FIG. The main body box 4 is formed in a flat box shape. Therefore, by forming guide rails 15 and 16 and guide rollers 17 and 18 that slidably engage with the inner side surface of the main body box 4 and the outer side surface of the drawer 2, the main body box 4 is formed.
The drawer 2 is slidably arranged through the rectangular opening 14 in the interior of the. Furthermore, in this drawer device 3,
A flat box-shaped money case 19 having an open upper surface is detachably mounted inside the drawer 2, and a plurality of partition walls 20 are formed inside the opening in the money case 19 in the front, rear, left and right directions. As a result, a plurality of recesses 21 corresponding to the form of money or bills (both not shown) are provided in series.

Further, in the drawer device 3, as described above, the coil spring 22 for urging the drawer 2 forward in the main body box 4 and the drawer 2 urged by the coil spring 22 for the main body. A drawer lock 23 and the like that holds the box 4 in a closed state is provided in the rear of the inside of the main body box 4. Therefore, the drawer lock 23 of the drawer device 3 is connected to the CPU (Central Processor) in the register body 5 of the electronic cash register 1.
cessing unit) and other data control means (not shown), and the drawer 2 closed in the main body box 4 is opened in accordance with predetermined output data of the data control means.

In such a structure, when the electronic cash register 1 is used to support sales operations, when a store clerk manually inputs product data, price data, etc., the CPU 7 is operated based on these input data. Data control means such as the display of the displays 8 and 9 and R / J
The registration processing is sequentially executed by outputting various data by printing of the printer 10. Therefore, when the clerk who has completed the registration process inputs the closing process by the manual operation of the keyboard 7, the data control means such as the CPU executes the closing process based on the input data, and at the same time outputs the drawer opening signal to the drawer device 3. Will be output.

Then, the drawer lock 23 of the drawer device 3 which has received the drawer opening signal has the coil spring 2
Since the drawer 2 is released from the closing force against the resilience of the drawer 2, the drawer 2 is projected outward from the body box 4 by the resilience of the coil spring 22. By doing so, the recess 21 of the drawer 2 is exposed and coins and bills can be taken in and out freely, so that the transaction work can be performed by exchanging these moneys between the clerk and the customer.

In the electronic cash register 1, the sponge 12 of the hydration device 13 located on the main body box 4 of the drawer device 3 absorbs the moisture in advance, and the moisture of the sponge 12 causes the fingertip (not shown). ) Is moistened to improve the efficiency of work such as accounting for banknotes.

[0009]

In the electronic cash register 1 as described above, various bills, coins, etc. are put into and taken out of the recess 21 of the drawer 2 of the drawer device 3 so as to execute the accounting process. Thus, the work efficiency is improved by moistening the fingertips handling the banknotes with the water content of the sponge 12 of the water supply device 13.

However, in this electronic cash register 1, since the main body box 4 of the drawer device 3 is extended in front of the register main body 5 in order to install the water replenishing device 13, the whole thereof and the drawer device 3 are small and lightweight. It is not preferable because it is inhibited. Further, in this electronic cash register 1, when the drawer device 3 is projected from the main body box 4 for taking in and out cash, the hydration device 13 located on the main body box 4 is likely to be separated from the opened drawer 2. Therefore, the operability is deteriorated.

Further, in the electronic cash register 1, since the sponge 12 is always exposed, the sponge 12 needs to be rehydrated remarkably and the moisture needs to be replenished frequently. Staining of the sponge 12 due to adhesion of (not shown) also occurs. So, as a means to solve such a problem,
For example, it can be assumed that a cover (not shown) is detachably attached to the sponge 12, but this makes the operation of attaching and detaching the cover cumbersome and increases the work load, and there is a space for disposing the removed cover. If the store clerk forgets to wear the cover, the sponge 12 dries rapidly, which is not preferable.

[0012]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In a drawer device in which a drawer for storing bills and coins with an open top is slidably arranged inside a main body box with an open front, a hydration device equipped with a porous body for holding moisture is provided inside the opening of the drawer. It was fixedly installed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a water replenishing device in which a porous body that retains water is arranged inside a concave portion having an open upper surface formed in the main body case, the main body case is detachable at least inside the drawer opening. A mounting mechanism for mounting on.

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the water replenishing device having the porous body for holding water is fixedly provided inside the opening of the drawer, so that the installation space for the water replenishing device is provided outside the drawer device. There is no need, and furthermore, the hydration device can be arranged near the banknotes stored in the drawer, and further, the hydration device can be prevented from drying by the main body box.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the body case of the water replenishing device is detachably mounted at least inside the opening of the drawer by the mounting mechanism, so that an installation space is required outside the drawer device and the electronic cash register. In addition, it can be located near the banknotes stored in the drawer, and the drying of the porous body can be prevented by the main body box of the drawer device.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Regarding the drawer device 24 and the like illustrated in the present embodiment, the drawer device 3 described above as a conventional example.
The same parts and the like have the same names and reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drawer device 24 includes a main body box 25 having an open front surface.
A drawer 26 having an open upper surface is slidably arranged inside, and a small sub drawer 27 is slidably arranged on the right side of the bottom of the main body box 25.

Here, in the drawer 26 of the drawer device 24, various box-shaped unit cases 29 and 30 are arranged in a matrix in a front-rear direction and a left-right direction together with a single water replenishing device 31 in an opening 28 of the drawer device 24 so that they can be attached and detached. By being mounted on and fixedly installed, various coins 33 and bills 34 are individually stored in the recesses 32 of the unit cases 29 and 30. In other words, in this drawer device 24,
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the inside 28 of the opening of the drawer 26 is illustrated.
A square matrix unit 35, which is divided into “3 × 4” at equal intervals in the front, rear, left and right, is set, and each of the unit cases 29, 30 has a planar shape obtained by multiplying this one matrix unit 35 in the front, rear, left and right by an integer. And the hydration device 3
1 and 1 are formed.

Here, these unit cases 29, 3
2 and 4, each of the water replenishing device 31 and the water replenishing device 31 has a square convex portion 36 formed at the center of the matrix unit 35 on the bottom surface thereof.
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, the drawer 26 has a concave hole 37 formed in the bottom surface thereof at the center of the matrix unit 35. Therefore, this drawer device 24
Then, the concave hole 37 and the convex portion 36, which are the mounting mechanism, engages with each other in a detachable manner, so that each of the unit cases 29 and 30 and the water replenishing device 31 are connected to each other, as illustrated in FIG. Are arranged in a matrix form in the opening interior 28 of the drawer 26 in the front-rear and left-right directions, and are detachably mounted.

Since the unit case 29 has a square planar shape in which the matrix unit 35 is an integral multiple of "1 × 1" in the front, rear, left, and right directions, this is coin 3
It has an optimal shape for storing 3. Further, since the unit case 30 has a planar shape of a rectangular shape elongated in the front-rear direction obtained by multiplying the matrix unit 35 by “2 × 1” in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, the banknote 34 has the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The shape is ideal for storing. Furthermore, since the unit case 30 has a rectangular flat shape in the left-right direction that is an integral multiple of the matrix unit 35 as “1 × 2” in the front-rear and left-right directions, the banknote 34 has the longitudinal direction in the left-right direction. The shape is ideal for storing.

In the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, two steps 39 and 40 and a deep recess 41 are formed on the upper surface of the cubic body case 38. Are formed substantially coaxially, and a sponge 42, which is a porous body, is press-fitted into the recessed hole 41. Further, in the hydration device 31, the flat plate-shaped cover 43
Is supported by the support pins 44 protruding to both sides of the rear portion of the main body case 3
8 is rotatably supported by a shaft 8 and is fitted in the stepped portion 40 so as to be detachable so that the sponge 42 can be retracted and shielded.

Here, in the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, as illustrated in FIG. 6, a slit-like recessed hole 45 is vertically formed in the rear portion of the main body case 38. Concave grooves 46 are formed on the inner side surfaces of both sides of 45. The cover 43 is rotatably supported by the main body case 38 by fitting the support pins 44 into the concave grooves 46.
The cover 43 is slidably stored in the concave hole 45.

In the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, the concave hole 45 of the main body case 38 and the cover 43 are formed so that their entire lengths are substantially equal to each other. The cover 43 stored in the recessed hole 45 of the body case 38 does not project upward from the upper surface of the body case 38. Further, in this hydration device 31, a hemispherical recess 47 for engaging a fingertip (not shown) with the front edge of the cover 43 is provided at the central rear edge of the step 40 of the main body case 38. The front edge of the cover 43, which communicates with the recess 47, is rounded in the vertical direction.

The sub-drawer 27 used to store the high-value bills 34 in the drawer device 24 has a rectangular flat shape in the front-rear direction, like the unit case 30, as shown in FIG. Here, one concave portion 48, which is most suitable for storing the bill 34, is formed as a whole. Further, in the drawer device 24, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a sub drawer lock 49 is provided on the side of the sub drawer 27, and the sub drawer 2 is provided.
A number counter 50 is built in on the front right side of 7.

In such a construction, the drawer device 24 forms an electronic cash register (not shown) in combination with the register body (not shown), as in the drawer device 3 described as a conventional example. To support sales operations. In the drawer device 24, when the accounting process is executed in the above-mentioned sales operation, the drawer 26 is projected from the main body box 25 to handle the currency 33 and the bill 34.
By moistening the fingertip with the water previously impregnated in the sponge 42 of the water replenishing device 31 of No. 6, the work efficiency of handling the bill 34 and the like is improved.

Further, in the drawer device 24, since the water replenishing device 31 as described above is provided inside the drawer 26, it is possible to contribute to reduction in size and weight of the entire device and the electronic cash register. Further, in this drawer device 24, since the water replenishing device 31 is provided inside the drawer 26 that stores the banknote 34, the operation of handling the banknote 34 by moistening the fingertip with the water of the water replenishing device 31 is extremely high. It can be executed efficiently.

In the drawer device 24, the sponge 42 of the water replenishing device 31 holding water is covered by the cover 43.
Since both the main body box 25 and the main body box 25 are shielded from the outside, it is possible to reduce the drying of the sponge 42 and the work of replenishing water, and to remove dust (not shown) floating in the atmosphere. It is also possible to prevent the sponge 42 from being soiled due to the adhesion.

Since the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24 is equipped with the cover 43 for shielding the sponge 42 in order to reduce the drying of the sponge 42 as described above, the opening / closing operation thereof is complicated. Although it is supposed that there is, it is possible to prevent the drying of the sponge 42 together with the main body box 25 with high efficiency by closing the cover 43 at the time of continuous rest.
By opening 3 the sponge 4 in the main body box 25
2 can be easily prevented from drying.

In the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, the sponge 42 can be prevented from being dried by the main body box 25 even when the cover 43 is opened as described above. The sponge 42 is prevented from becoming unusable even if the user forgets to close it.

Further, in the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, the cover 43 shields the sponge 42 as described above, thereby preventing the bill 34 from being soiled due to leakage of the water. In particular, in the hydration device 31, since the recessed hole 41 of the main body case 38 in which the sponge 42 for retaining moisture is arranged is located at the bottom of the two step portions 39, 40, the bill 34 as described above is provided. The pollution of the is very effectively prevented. Moreover,
In this drawer device 24, since the sponge 42 can be replenished with water without the water replenishing device 31 being removed from the drawer 26, the bill 34 is prevented from being soiled when replenishing the sponge 42 with water. There is.

Further, in the water replenishing device 31 of the drawer device 24, since the opened cover 43 can be vertically stored in the recessed hole 45 in the rear portion of the main body case 38, the opened cover 43 projects upward and bills are drawn. Since the cover 43 stored in the main body case 38 does not protrude upward without hindering the handling of the drawer 34, in this state the drawer 26
Even if the cover is closed, the cover 43 does not collide with the main body box 25 of the drawer device 24.

Further, the drawer device 24 is selectively used in combination with the unit cases 29 and 30 and mounted on the drawer 26, so that the drawer device 24 can be used in foreign countries where the ratio of the types of currency 33 and bill 34 is different. Can also be accommodated. Moreover, the drawer device 24 is arranged at a position corresponding to the personal preference of the user by changing the arrangement of the unit cases 29 and 30 mounted on the drawer 26 and the hydration device 31 according to the desire of the user. Case 29,3
It is possible to perform accounting processing with high efficiency by arranging 0 and the hydration device 31.

In the drawer device 24 of this embodiment, as an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1, the hydration device 31 is fixedly provided inside the drawer 26, and the drawer device 24 described in claim 2 is modified. As an example, the water replenishing device 31 is detachably attached to the inside of the drawer 26 by the convex portion 36 and the concave hole 37. For example, as an example only of the invention described in claim 1, the above description is made. It is also possible to implement a drawer device (not shown) in which the hydration device and the drawer are integrally formed in advance.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. With regard to the drawer device 51 and the like illustrated in the present embodiment, the same parts as those of the drawer devices 3 and 24 and the like described as the conventional example or the first embodiment will be described in detail by using the same names and reference numerals. The description is omitted.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, the drawer device 51 of the electronic cash register 52 illustrated in the present embodiment has an upper surface inside a main body box 53 having the same occupied area as the register main body 5 and a front surface opened. Drawer 54 with an opening
Has a structure in which it is slidably arranged. Inside the drawer 54, a flat box-shaped money case 55 is detachably and integrally attached as a part thereof.
In the drawer device 51, the money case 5
By forming a plurality of partition walls 57 in the opening interior 56 of the opening 5 in the front, rear, left and right, a plurality of recesses 58 corresponding to the form of coins and banknotes (both not shown) are connected to the drawer 54.
A water replenishing device 59 is fixedly provided inside the drawer 54 by being detachably attached to the partition wall 57 of the money case 55.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 8, the water replenishing device 59 has a recess 61 formed in the main body case 62 with an open upper surface into which a sponge 60, which is a porous body, is press-fitted. The main body case 62 has a structure in which a lower surface and front and rear surfaces are opened, and a concave groove 63 is formed as a mounting mechanism that is removably engaged with the upper edge of the partition wall 57 of the drawer 54.

The drawer device 51 exemplified here is
Since the upper edge of the partition wall 57 is lower than the upper edge of the drawer 54, the water replenishing device 59 mounted here does not collide with the main body box 53.

With such a structure, in the drawer device 51 of the electronic cash register 52, when the accounting process is executed, the drawer 54 is projected from the main body box 53 to handle money or bills. By moistening the fingertip with the water that has been impregnated in advance in the sponge 60 of the replenishing device 59, the work efficiency of handling bills and the like is improved.

In the drawer device 51, since the water replenishing device 59 as described above is provided inside the drawer 54, it is possible to contribute to downsizing of the whole and the electronic cash register 52 and the like. Further, in this drawer device 51, since the water replenishing device 59 is provided inside the drawer 54 for storing the banknotes, the operation of handling the banknotes by moistening the fingertip with the water of the water replenishing device 59 is extremely efficient. Can be executed.

Since the drawer device 51 has a structure in which the sponge 60 of the water replenishing device 59 holding water is shielded from the outside by both the main body box 53, the drying of the sponge 60 is reduced. It is possible to reduce the replenishing work of the sponge 60 and prevent the sponge 60 from being soiled due to the adhesion of dust (not shown) floating in the atmosphere.

Since the sponge 60 can be replenished with water with the water replenishing device 59 removed from the drawer 54, the bill is prevented from being soiled when replenishing the sponge 60 with water. Moreover, this drawer device 51 can be equipped with the water replenishing device 59 at each of the numerous partition walls 57 formed vertically and horizontally inside the opening 56 of the drawer 54, so that it corresponds to the personal preference of the user. By arranging the hydration device 59 at the position, the accounting process can be executed with high efficiency.

Further, in the water replenishing device 59, the sponge 60 is exposed inside the main body box 53 of the drawer device 51. Therefore, there is a concern that the water flowing out from the sponge 60 may stain the bill. This can be easily eliminated by adopting as the sponge 60 a porous body that does not release water unless it is compressed.

In the drawer device 51 of the present embodiment, as an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1, a hydration device 59 is fixedly provided inside the drawer 54, and at the same time, in the invention described in claim 2. As an example, the water replenishing device 59 is detachably attached to the partition wall 57 of the drawer 54 by the concave groove 63. For example, as an example only of the invention described in claim 2, the water content as described above is provided. It is also possible to manufacture the replenishing device 59 as one independent device.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a drawer device in which a drawer for storing bills and coins with an open top is slidably arranged inside a main body box with an open front, a porous body for holding water is provided. Since the water replenishing device having the above is fixedly provided inside the opening of the drawer, there is no need to provide a space for installing the water replenishing device outside the drawer device, so that the entire drawer device or an electronic cash register, etc. It can contribute to weight reduction and further
Since the hydration device can be arranged near the banknotes stored in the drawer and the drying of the hydration device can be prevented by the main body box, the banknotes can be moistened by moistening the fingertips with the hydration device. This has the effect that the operation to be handled can be constantly executed with high efficiency.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a water replenishing device in which a porous body that retains water is arranged inside a recess formed in the upper surface of the main body case, the main body case is detachable at least inside the drawer opening. By providing a mounting mechanism to be mounted on, there is no need for an installation space outside the drawer device, the electronic cash register, etc., which can contribute to the reduction in size and weight of the drawer device, the electronic cash register, etc. Since it can be located near the banknotes stored in the drawer, and the drying of the porous body can be prevented by the body box of the drawer device, etc., the operation of handling banknotes by moistening the fingertips with water is highly efficient. It has an effect that it can be always executed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an assembly structure of a drawer device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating the internal structure of the drawer device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating a drawer in which a matrix unit is set inside an opening.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a mounting structure of a drawer and a unit case by a convex portion and a concave hole which are unit arrangement mechanisms.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a water supply device.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating the internal structure of the water supply device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an external appearance of an electronic cash register in which a hydration device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is attached to a drawer.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating the internal structure of the water supply device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of an electronic cash register including a drawer device according to a conventional example.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the assembly structure of the drawer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 24,51 Drawer device 25,53 Main body box 26,54 Drawer 28,56 Opening inside 31,59 Moisture supply device 33 Money 34 Banknote 36,37,63 Mounting mechanism 38,62 Main body case 42,60 Porous body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A drawer device in which a drawer for storing bills and coins with an open top is slidably arranged inside a main body box with an open front, wherein a water supply device having a porous body for holding water is provided. A drawer device fixedly provided inside the opening of the drawer. 2. A water replenishing device in which a porous body for holding water is arranged inside a recess formed in the main body case, the upper surface of which is open, and a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting the main body case at least inside the opening of the drawer. A hydration device characterized by being provided.