JPS5812628B2 - Paper retainer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a holder for banknotes, etc., which is replaceably provided in a drawer box of a cash register or the like.

Drawer boxes for storing money, checks, slips, etc., such as cash registers and small safes, are conventionally made of metal plates, and the drawer boxes are used to sort and store banknotes, checks, slips, etc., as well as coins. The compartments are typically made by welding together metal plates of various sizes.

Here, the banknote (slip, check, etc.) storage compartment is equipped with a banknote holder to prevent the banknotes from flying out from the compartment, but this banknote holder is usually made of relatively thick wire held in a predetermined shape. The part of this wire holder that comes into contact with banknotes is covered with plastic.

The retainer is provided with a spring, the force of which biases the retainer toward a position in which it holds the bill within the compartment and prevents it from flying out.

One of the problems with these conventional types of drawer boxes and bill holders is that they require a lot of welding to fabricate.

Welds often break during use, and if they do, especially if the weld at the joint between the bill holder attachment and the drawer box breaks, the entire drawer box must be replaced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a low cost drawer box with a replaceable paper retainer.

Another object of the present invention is that the present invention can be manufactured by injection molding of plastic material, therefore, the manufacturing cost is low, and when the banknote holder is damaged, there is no need to replace the entire drawer box and banknote holder. To provide a drawer box and a banknote holder designed so that only the banknote holder can be easily removed.

The present invention therefore relates to a replaceable banknote holder for a drawer box, which holder is equipped with a bracket for removably fixing the banknote holder in a compartment of the drawer box, and with a banknote lever. Be prepared.

The lever arrangement has a first end pivotally connected to the bracket arrangement and a second end for contacting the bill in the compartment.

the bracket device has a resilient device, and the lever device has a device at the first end thereof that cooperates with the resilient device;
This cooperation brings the second end of the lever arrangement into elastic contact with the banknote in the compartment, so that the second end holds the banknote in the compartment.

The explanation will be given below according to the drawings.

As seen in FIG. 1, a paper/bill holder, generally designated 10, is provided within the bill storage compartment 12 of the drawer box 14.

The drawer box also has a hardening storage compartment 16.

The drawer box may be mounted within a drawer of a cash register or the like, or alternatively, the drawer box itself may be constructed as a drawer.

As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote holder 10 consists of a bracket device 18 and a paper lever device 20.

Bracket fixture 18 has leg portions 22 that fit within vertically aligned recesses 24 formed in end wall 26 of drawer box 14.

Recess 24 is defined by two walls 28 and 30 extending from end wall 26 .

These walls are mutually aligned and substantially parallel to end wall 26.

The walls 28, 30 are slightly tapered to match the taper of the leg portions 22.

At the lower end of the leg part there is a protrusion 32, as seen in FIG.
A projection is provided which removably fits within a notch 34 in the end wall 26 to retain the bracket arrangement within the compartment 12.

If the bill holder is damaged and is not replaced, the bracket device 18 can be pulled out in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 by inserting a screwdriver into the notch 34 and pushing the protrusion 32 out of the notch. After this, a new bill holder is inserted into the compartment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bracket arrangement 18 also has a pair of spaced apart parallel arms 36 and 38.

The arms extend perpendicularly from the leg portions 22.

A resilient device, in the form shown, a leaf spring 40, also extending perpendicularly from the leg portion, is formed between the arms 36,38.

Arm 36. 38・, and the top surface of the leaf spring 40, the second
As you can see, they are in the same plane.

This surface is set below the top edge of the compartment 12, thus preventing the drawer box 14 from interfering with the bracket installation when entering and exiting the cash register or other office equipment cabinet.

The free ends of the arms 36,38 are provided with aligned holes for receiving the bill lever arrangement 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a banknote lever device 20
is equipped with a banknote lever 42.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, the lever 42 is provided with slots at a first end thereof, which slots allow the pair of arms 4
4 and 46 and cam portion 48 are formed.

Arms 44 and 46 each have an outwardly extending bar 50;
The rods are axially aligned with each other and rotatably fit into holes in arms 36 and 38 of bracket fixture 18 such that bill lever fixture 20 is rotated into bracket fixture 1.
It is pivoted on 8.

To install the bill lever fixture, arms 44 and 46 are bent toward each other and arm 36 of bracket fixture 18 is bent.
and 38 away from each other, thus aligning the rod 50 with the hole in the bracket fixture, and loosening all of their arms.

The cam portion 48 of the bill lever equipment 20 is the bracket equipment 1
8, the free end 52 of the bill lever 42 elastically pushes the bill 54 in the compartment 12, as shown in FIG. The bill lever 42 pushes elastically into a first position where it is pressed and into a second position where it is moved out of the compartment, as shown in FIG.

To effect the camming of the bill lever arrangement 20, the leaf spring 40 has a segment 56 oriented at an angle as shown in FIG. 2a.

In the illustrated embodiment a is the leaf spring 40 of the bracket arrangement 18.
is in a relaxed state, it is 53 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 3, the angle between flat sides 58 and 60 of cam portion 48 is 70 degrees.

These flat sides are perpendicular to the cross-diameter in the longitudinal axis of the bar 50, and are connected by curved surfaces 62, FIG. It has become.

When the bill lever arrangement 20 is in the position of FIG. 2, the leaf spring 40 tends to surround the bill lever 42 clockwise in FIG.

Therefore, by elastically pushing the lower end 52 of the banknote lever 42,
It is brought into contact with the bottom 64 of the compartment 12.

As the stacking height of the banknotes 54 increases as shown in FIG. 3, the elastic force created by the cooperation of the leaf spring 40 and the cam portion 48 also increases.

When lifting the lever 42 to the outside of the compartment 12, lift the lever 42 until it reaches a dead center where the radius of the curved surface 62 contacts the segment 56 of the leaf spring 40, and then move the bill lever counterclockwise from the dead point. 42, the elastic cam action of the leaf spring 40 causes the bill lever 42 to be enclosed in the position shown, i.e., where the side surface 60 contacts the segment 56 of the leaf spring, and access to the compartment 12 is now restricted. It becomes possible.

Arms 44 and 46 have shoulders 47 (FIG. 1) perpendicular to the plane of lever 42.

These shoulders abut against the tops of the arms 36, 38 of the bracket arrangement 18 when the bill lever 42 is moved to the position of FIG.

The vibrations of the bill lever that occur when it is moved into the second position as shown in FIG. 4 are damped by the cooperation of shoulder 47 and arms 36,38.

After taking bills into and out of the compartment 12, turn the bill lever 42 clockwise in FIG.
2 clockwise until the lever 42 reaches the position shown in FIG.

Bracket fixture 18 is made of a hard material, such as acetal plastic, and bill lever fixture 20 is made of a hard material, such as DuPont nylon, although other suitable materials may be used.

Reinforcement lip 6 on the underside of the arm 36 and 38 of the bracket equipment 18
6,68 are provided.

Furthermore, reinforcing ribs 70, 72 are provided on the lower surface of the banknote lever device 20 in order to reduce the amount of plastic material used and to obtain strength.

A reinforcing rib 76 is also provided on the lower surface of the plate spring 40.

Bracket arrangement 18, bill lever arrangement 20, and drawer box 14 may be fabricated by well-known plastic molding methods such as pressure molding, ram injection molding, or screw injection molding.

The molded bracket equipment 18 and banknote lever equipment 20 can be installed in the drawer box as they are without any further processing.

With such a configuration, a low-cost drawer box and banknote holder can be made, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced compared to the conventional method.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a drawer box having a bill storage compartment and a coin storage compartment and a bill holder according to the invention installed in the storage compartment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG.
The bill lever equipment is shown pivoted to the bracket equipment. FIG. 3 is the same cross-sectional view as FIG. 2, and shows how the cam equipment of the banknote lever and the plate blade of the bracket work together to elastically press down the banknotes in the compartment. FIG. 4 is a portion of the same cross-sectional view as FIG. 2, showing the bill lever arrangement in a position allowing access to the compartment. 10...Banknote holder. 12...Banknote storage compartment, 14...Drawer box, 18...Bracket equipment, 20...
・Equipped with banknote lever, 22... Leg part, 24...
... recess, 26. ...End wall, 28, 30
...Wall, 32...Protrusion, 34...
...Notsuchi, 36, 38...Arm, 40...
...Plate spring, 42...Banknote lever, 44, 46
...Arm, 47...Shoulder, 48...
・Cam part, 50... Rod, 52... Free end, 54... Bill 56... Segment, 58, 60... Flat side. , 62...
Curved surface, 66.68, 70, 72.76... Reinforcement rib.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bill holder for a drawer box having at least one bill storage compartment with a recess in the end wall, equipped with a bracket for removably attaching the holder to the recess, the bracket device having a first end. a banknote lever device which is pivotally mounted and whose second end is in contact with a sheet of paper in the compartment, a leaf spring is provided on the bracket device, and a cam portion is provided at the first end of the banknote lever device; The cam portion and the leaf spring may cooperate to elastically bias the second end to a first position where the bill is elastically pressed, thereby retaining the bill within the compartment; resiliently biasing the second end to a second position for disengaging the bill from the end; and further comprising a pair of axially aligned bars with the bill lever arrangement extending on opposite sides thereof for rotation of the bars. a pair of spaced apart parallel arms having axially aligned holes for freely receiving banknotes, the bracket device being provided with a pair of spaced apart parallel arms for pivotally mounting the banknote lever device to the bracket device; retainer.