JP5294254B2 - Coin container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin storing container capable of facilitating recognition and counting of a stored amount and reducing the sound of coins hitting a wall surface while conveyed. <P>SOLUTION: The coin storing container 1 includes a container part 2 for storing the coins for respective kinds in a sectioned housing part, and a lid part 5 for covering the container part. A coin storing part 4 having a width corresponding to the diameter of the coin to be stored is sectioned into a length equivalent to the thickness of the coins when the unit number each of them are piled up by a partition plate 10 extending in the width direction. Since the coins are sectioned by the unit number each, the stored amount is easily recognized. Since the moving range of the coins is regulated, the sound of the coins hitting a wall while conveyed is reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin storage container that can be carried in a state where coins are stored by type, and particularly to a coin storage container that can prevent coins from being scattered when carried.

In the coin storage container used for the daily accounting business in the retail business or the like, as in the coin storage container 1 shown in FIG. Many of them are partitioned by the partition wall 3 into a size corresponding to the size of the coin (see FIG. 10 of Patent Document 1).
And many of such a coin storage container 1 is provided with the coin storage part 4 which has the width | variety according to the diameter of the coin accommodated, By stacking and accommodating a coin in the coin storage part 4, It can be easily counted.

In such a coin storage container, the lid 5 is rotatably provided on one side 2a of the container part 2 and the operation part 6 provided on the other end part of the container part 2 is operated, whereby the container part 2 is In many cases, the latching portion 7 provided and the latched portion 8 provided on the lid portion 5 are engaged and disengaged, and the lid portion 5 is opened and closed. In order to prevent displacement, a technique for providing a protrusion on the inner side of the lid 5 has been proposed (see FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-225440 A

However, in the coin storage container 1 described in Patent Document 1, when the counting operation is performed with the container part 2 placed on a plane, when the coin storage part 4 is not substantially full of coins, the coin storage part 4 The coins fall down or become slanted inside, and the amount of money stored cannot be grasped instantaneously.
In this state, when it is necessary to count the coins, the coins must be re-aligned and counted sequentially from the lowest order, so the counting work is complicated.

In addition, when there is a suitable space in the coin storage unit 4, since the coin hits the wall of the coin storage unit 4 during carrying, noise was intense.
Then, this invention aims at provision of the coin storage container which can grasp | ascertain and count the amount of accommodation easily, and can reduce the sound which a coin strikes on a wall surface during conveyance.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is a coin storage container that includes a container unit that stores coins by type in a partitioned storage unit, and a lid that covers the container unit, and is accommodated. When the coin accommodating part having a width corresponding to the diameter of the coin is divided into a length corresponding to the thickness of the coin when stacked for each unit number by a partition plate extending in the width direction, and when the lid part is closed, A protrusion having a height close to or substantially in contact with the upper end of the side wall of the coin accommodating portion is provided inside the lid, and a rib having a height close to or substantially in contact with the partition plate is provided on the protrusion. It is a feature .

The coin storage container according to claim 1 corresponds to the thickness of the coin when the coin storage portion formed in a width corresponding to the diameter of the coin is stacked by a partition plate for each unit number of five, ten, etc. Therefore, by counting the number of sections filled with coins, the amount of coins stored can be estimated approximately instantaneously.
In addition , even when the number of coins stored in the coin storage unit is small, it is possible to prevent the coins from falling down in the coin storage unit and to regulate the movement range of the coins. It is possible to prevent the coin from moving greatly, and to reduce the sound of the coin hitting the wall.

In particular, when the lid is closed, the coin storage area is regulated by the protrusions provided on the inner side of the lid portion and the side wall of the coin storage portion, so that the coin moves to another coin storage portion. Can be prevented.
Moreover, since the coin accommodating part is divided into the length corresponding to a unit number by the rib provided in the protrusion of the cover part, and the partition plate of the coin accommodating part, the number of coins accommodated in one compartment Even if it is less than the number of units to be accommodated in the section, it is possible to prevent movement to another section.
Thereby, even after carrying, the state where the coins are arranged for each type and divided for each unit number can be maintained.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, embodiment is not limited to the following forms, Other aspects are possible if the subject of this invention can be solved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coin storage container 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
This coin storage container 1 is used for daily accounting operations in retail business and the like, and can be rotated to a container part 2 for storing coins in a state of being classified by type and one side part 2a of the container part 2. And the lid portion 5 provided on the lid.

The container portion 2 is integrally formed with a lid portion 5 of a synthetic resin material, and the inside thereof is partitioned into a plurality of coin storage portions 4 by partition walls 3 extending in the vertical direction.
That is, a display portion 9 for displaying a trademark, a usage method of this product, and the like is provided in the rear end portion 2a located on the back side of the container portion 2, and 1 yen, 5 yen is provided in front of the display portion 9. Coin accommodating portions 4a, 4b, and 4c for accommodating coins with a small diameter such as 10 yen are provided, and coins with a large diameter such as 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen are accommodated in the remaining area. Coin accommodating portions 4d, 4f, and 4e are formed.

The partition wall 3 for forming these coin accommodating portions 4 reaches the rear end portion from the front end portion on the front side of the container 2, and the upper end portion thereof is at the same height as the opening edge portion of the container 2. Has reached.
As shown in FIG. 2, the coin accommodating part 4 formed by such a partition wall 3 has a width W corresponding to the diameter of the coin accommodated in each coin accommodating part 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e. Each of the coin storage portions 4 is a space and is divided into a plurality of sections by a partition plate 10 extending in the width direction.

A plurality of partition plates 10 are arranged at equal intervals, and each section partitioned by these partition plates 10 has a length corresponding to the thickness when coins are stacked for each unit number (for example, 10 sheets). Has M.
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper edge portion of the partition plate 10 projects upward from the opening edge portion of the container portion 2, and a concave depression 12 is provided in the middle portion of the upper edge. Yes. By inserting a finger into the recess 12, the coins stored in the compartment can be easily taken out.

Two ribs 13 are provided on the plate surface of the partition plate 10. Since the rib 13 can create a gap between the coins accommodated in the partition and the partition plate 10, it can be easily picked up even when coins are jammed in the partition. I can do it.
A convex portion 14 having a height corresponding to the diameter of the coin accommodated therein is extended at the bottom of each coin accommodating portion 4 (see FIG. 4), and when the lid is closed, the lid portion 5 By holding the coin between the convex portion 15 (described later) provided on the coin, it is possible to prevent the coin from being loose when carried (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 2, a lid portion 5 is rotatably provided at the rear end portion of the container portion 2 via a hinge 16, and an opening / closing operation provided on the lid portion 5 is provided at the front end portion. A locking portion 7 is provided that is locked and fitted into the portion 6.
Next, the configuration of the lid 5 will be described.

On the inner side of the lid portion 5, a protrusion 17 is extended at a position corresponding to the partition wall 3 of the container portion 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 17 is designed to have a height that is close to or substantially in contact with the partition wall 3 provided in the container 2 when the lid is closed. On both sides, ribs 18 are provided at positions corresponding to the partition plate 10 of the container part 2.

The rib 18 is designed to have a height close to or substantially in contact with the partition plate 10, and when the lid is closed in a state where coins are accommodated, the rib 18 and the container 2 are disposed as shown in FIG. The partition plate 10 can regulate the coin storage space.
In most of the coins on the market, the thickness of a unit number of coins convenient for counting (that is, the thickness of 5 coins and the thickness of 10 coins) is smaller than the diameter of the coins. The installation interval (that is, the length M of the receiving section 4) is also less than the coin diameter.

For this reason, even when the number of coins to be accommodated is small, it is possible to prevent the coins from falling over when the container 2 is placed horizontally or being moved while being carried and scattered to other accommodation compartments. .
An operation portion 6 for performing an opening / closing operation is provided on the front portion of the lid 5.
The operation unit 6 is integrally formed with the container 2 and the lid 5 and is rotatable with respect to the lid 5 via a thin hinge portion 6a.
The plate surface of the operation portion 6 is provided with a locking hole 6b. When the lid is closed, the locking portion 7 provided in the container portion 2 is locked and fitted. ing.

The use state of the coin container 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, when coins are put into the coin storage unit 4, the coins are stored in the coin storage unit 4 according to the size of the coins. At this time, in each coin storage unit 4, as shown in FIG. 8. In addition, the respective compartments are sequentially accommodated so as to become full. For sections that do not become full, the coin storage area is regulated by the ridges 17 provided inside the lid 5 and the partition wall 3 of the coin storage section 4, so that the fractional coins are positioned within the section. Be regulated.

Thus, even if the number of stored coins is small and the coin may move in the coin storage portion, the coin is locked to the partition plate 10 or the rib 18, and the coin falls down in a flat shape. Therefore, the number of coins stored in the section can be easily grasped.
When counting the total amount of money in the coin storage unit 4, the amount of storage can be calculated instantaneously by counting the number of fractional coins after counting the number of sections packed with coins.
When the coin storage container 1 is carried, the coin storage area is regulated by the ridges 17 provided inside the cover 5 and the partition wall 3 of the coin storage 4 by closing the cover. Thereby, it can prevent that a coin moves to another coin storage part during conveyance.

Moreover, since the movement range of a coin can be controlled by the partition plate 10 and the rib 18, it can prevent that a coin moves large at the time of carrying, and can reduce the sound which a coin strikes on a wall.
Even if the number of coins stored in one section is less than the number of units to be stored in the section, the coins will not move to another section due to impact during transportation. Thereby, even after carrying, the state where the coins are arranged for each type and divided for each unit number can be maintained.

In addition, in this embodiment, you may provide a scale as shown in FIG.
This scale displays a title indicating the type of coin (for example, 1 yen) at the top, and divides the title into 3 rows along the coin stacking direction. After the reference line p is opened, a scale line a having an interval corresponding to two coins and a scale line b having an interval corresponding to three coins are alternately arranged, and each scale is at its position. Corresponding amounts of money (for example, 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13,... N, n + 2, n + 2 + 3 when the title is 1 yen) are displayed.
In the second row in the center, after providing a reference line p ′ with an interval corresponding to two coins from the lower end, similarly, a scale line b corresponding to two coins and an interval corresponding to three coins. Are alternately arranged, and the respective amounts (2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14... N + 1, n + 1 + 2, n + 1 + 2 + 3) are displayed on the respective scales, and 3 In the column, the amount (5, 10, 15... N) corresponding to the position is displayed for each interval c corresponding to five coins from the lower end p ″ (n is a multiple of 5). ).

Thus, it is divided into three rows along the coin stacking direction, and a scale line a with an interval corresponding to two coins and a scale line b with an interval equivalent to three coins are displayed on the display portion of two rows. By arranging them alternately and calibrating the equivalent of 5 coins in the remaining one row, it becomes easy to count in units of 5 coins, 5 yen coins, 5 yen coins, 5 coin coins and 50 coins. It is also convenient for exchanging yen, five 100-yen coins and 500 yen.
The total amount of coins stored in the coin storage unit 4 can be grasped by stacking and storing coins from below and reading the display on the upper end of the stacked coins.

In the present embodiment, the movement space of the coins is regulated by providing the protrusions 17 and the ribs 18 on the lid portion 5, but the coins are also separated by the partition plate 10 disposed at every predetermined interval (M). Since the moving space can be restricted, the protrusions 17 or the ribs 18 are not necessarily provided.
In this case, it is possible to prevent the coins from moving by bringing the upper edge of the partition plate 10 close to the lid 5. However, considering the convenience in the operation of storing coins, the height of the partition plate 10 is set to the container. It is preferable that the space formed between the lid portion 5 and the height of the portion 2 is partitioned by the protrusions 18 and the ribs 18.

Next, the coin storage container 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the coin storage container 1 is incorporated in the tray 40 of the hand-held safe 100, and can be used by being removed from the tray 40 during counting work.
The safe 100 in which the coin storage container 1 is incorporated is a bottomed and uncovered box-shaped body made of a material having high fire resistance, and an opening is formed along the edge of the container 102 to store valuables or the like therein. A storage space 106 for storage is provided.

A tray 40 made of another member is placed on the opening edge of the container 102.
The tray 40 shields the storage space 106 and separates and stores coins, banknotes, and the like for each type, and a plurality of storage units are defined according to the size of the coins and banknotes. .

A bill holder 43 for receiving bills is provided with a bill holding member 43 via a torsion coil spring (not shown) provided at the upper edge of the tray 40.
The bill holding member 43 is formed by bending a thin wire, and is urged by a torsion coil spring to press the bill stored in the bill storage unit 41 from above. The bill presser member 43 is lifted upward against this biasing force, and a bill is inserted into the bill storage portion 41.

A narrow groove 44 is formed at the bottom of these storage parts 41. When taking out the banknote stored in the lowermost layer, it can be easily taken out by inserting a fingertip into the groove 44.
As shown in FIG. 10, a separate coin tray 50 is attached to the coin storage portion for storing coins.

This coin tray 50 constitutes the coin storage container 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention together with a coin tray lid 60 described later, and can receive coins by type in the partitioned storage section. Yes.
Specifically, among the compartmented compartments, the three rows of coin compartments 4 provided in the center are parts for facilitating counting of coins and have a width corresponding to the diameter of the coins to be accommodated. Then, the partition plate 10 extending in the width direction is divided into lengths corresponding to the thickness when coins are stacked, for example, every 10 sheets.

By comprising in this way, the amount of the coin accommodated can be grasped | ascertained instantaneously by counting the number of the divisions with which the coin was jammed. Further, even when the number of coins stored is small, it is possible to prevent the coins from falling in the coin storage unit 4. Moreover, since the movement range of a coin can be controlled with the partition plate 10, it can prevent that a coin moves large in the case of carrying, and can reduce the sound which a coin strikes on a wall.
Moreover, the recessed part 53 is provided in the edge part of these coin accommodating parts 4, and the access by the fingertip from the work space 54 is made easy.

When the coin tray 50 is taken out from the tray 40 and used, the outer wall surface from the front to the bottom is inclined or curved so that the coin tray 50 can be inclined downward.
A coin tray lid 60 is provided above the coin tray 50 so as to cover the coins stored in the storage unit from above (see FIG. 11).

On the inner side of the coin tray lid 60, a protrusion 17 is extended at a position corresponding to the partition wall 3 of the coin tray 50. The ridge 17 is designed to be high enough to engage with the partition wall 3 of the coin tray 50 when the lid is closed, and by covering the coin tray 50 with the coin tray lid 60, Coin misalignment when carrying a safe can be prevented.
Further, a protrusion 62 is provided at a corner of the coin tray lid 60, and the protrusion 62 is inserted into a corner of the coin tray 50, thereby preventing the lid from being removed during carrying.

The lid 103 is connected via a hinge 102b provided on the opening edge 102a of the container 102 so that the container 102 can be shielded with the tray 40 in which such a coin container 1 is incorporated. It is pivotally attached.
The lid 103 is provided with a recess 104 with a part of the upper surface recessed inside, and a grip 105 is rotatably attached via an attachment provided in the recess 104.

The grip portion 105 is made of a handle member shaped such that a hand can be inserted and gripped. By rotating the grip portion 105 upward, it is possible to carry the safe 100 during transportation.
When not in use, the grip portion 105 can be rotated downward to be accommodated in the recess 104 of the lid 103 so that it does not protrude from the upper surface of the lid 102. By comprising in this way, when not in use, it becomes compact, storage in a cupboard or drawer becomes easy, and stacking is also possible.

The safe 101 is provided with two types of locking means, a cylinder lock 20 and a dial lock 30.
Specifically, a locking piece 21 for the cylinder lock and a locking piece 31 for the dial lock are provided on the edge of the front side of the lid 103, and the container 102 is in a position corresponding to them. Stop grooves 22 and 32 are provided.
When the lid 103 is closed, the locking pieces 21 and 31 are inserted into and engaged with the locking grooves 22 and 32, and the locking states 20 and 30 are locked by the following mechanisms. .

The cylinder lock 20 is rotated by inserting a separate key into the keyhole 21 to switch the locking state between the locking piece 21 and the engaging groove 22.
The dial lock 30 switches the locked state between the locking piece 31 and the locking groove 32 by rotating the dial operation unit 33 according to a predetermined scale.
After unlocking both the locking means 20 and 30, the operating means 35 provided in the center of the front is operated so that the engaging means (not shown) provided in the locking grooves 22 and 32 is 21, 31 is released, the locking state between the locking pieces 21, 31 and the locking grooves 22, 32 is released, and the lid 102 is opened.

Such locking means 20 and 30 are provided in a portion where the center of the outer wall on the front side of the safe 1 is recessed. Specifically, a front member 10 that also serves as a decorative plate is attached to the front of the safe 1, and a key hole of the cylinder key 20, a dial operation unit 33 of the dial lock 30, and an operation lever 35 are provided on the front member 110.
The front member 110 is a rectangular plate member having a recess at a predetermined site, and the dial operation portion 33 and the like are provided in the recess.

The upper edge portion 111 and the lower edge portion 112 of the front member 110 are rail-shaped, and a cover member 113 is slidably attached to the end edge portions 111 and 112.
This cover member 113 is made of a transparent synthetic resin plate member, and is formed in a shape that covers the dial operation portion 33 when not in use and can be slid only during the dial operation to expose the dial operation portion 33. It is.

As described above, the edge portion of the front member 110 is formed into a rail shape, the cover member 113 is slidably attached thereto, and the cover member 113 is slid to cover or expose the dial operation unit 33. Therefore, when the dial is not in use, it is possible to prevent the dial from being inadvertently rotated by covering the dial operation part with the cover member.
For this reason, it is possible to avoid touching the dial in the unlocked state with the hand, so that the dial lock can be prevented from being locked unexpectedly, and it is effective that the dial cannot be opened or closed due to a forgotten dial number, etc. Can be prevented.

Further, by attaching the front member 110 having a concave portion at a predetermined position to the wall surface of the container 102 and providing the dial operation portion 33 in the concave portion, it is possible to effectively prevent the hand from touching the dial.
As described above, the dial operation portion 33 is provided in a portion recessed from the wall surface of the safe 100 and the side edge portion of the front member 110 is used as a rail portion to which the cover member 113 is slidably attached. The cover member 113 can be brought into sliding contact. Thereby, it can suppress that a structure protrudes from the wall surface of the safe 100, and can be made compact.

In this embodiment, the edge members 111 and 112 of the front member are used as rail members. However, the dial lock is directly provided on the wall surface of the safe 100, rail-like members are provided on both sides thereof, and the cover member is provided on the rail member. 113 may be attached.
Further, in this embodiment, the cover member 113 is made of a transparent member so that the position of the dial operation unit and the locked state can be easily grasped. However, the design may be improved by using an opaque member. .

In this case, the cover member 113 is configured to have a shape (for example, a “character shape” as in the present embodiment) in which the dial scale slightly appears when the dial operation unit 33 is covered with the cover member 113. Accordingly, the position of the dial operation unit 33 may be easily grasped, or the dial may be entirely hidden.
The safe 1 of the present embodiment is a hand-held safe provided with a gripping portion on the lid of the container, but it may be an installation-type safe without a gripping portion, or a dial lock may be provided on the door of the safe. However, it may be provided on the upper surface.

  The present invention can be applied not only to a coin storage container used alone but also to a coin storage container incorporated in any storage.

It is a perspective view which shows the coin storage container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the state which opened the said coin storage container. FIG. 3 is a front view in FIG. 2. It is AA arrow sectional drawing in the state which closed the lid | cover. In FIG. 4, it is an AA arrow directional cross-sectional view which shows the state which accommodated the coin. It is a BB line arrow sectional view showing the state where the lid was closed in the state where the coin was stored. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the said coin storage container. The example of the scale which can be displayed on a coin accommodating part is shown, (A) is a display of a 1 yen accommodating part, (B) is a display of a 10 yen accommodating part, (C) is a display of a 100 yen accommodating part. It is a perspective view which shows the safe in which the coin storage container which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention was integrated. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a coin storage container is integrated in the tray of the said safe. It is a perspective view which shows the cover part of the said coin storage container. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional coin storage container.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin storage container 2 ... Container part 3 ... Partition wall 4 ... Coin storage part 5 ... Cover part 6 ... Operation part 7 ... Locking part 9 ... Display Part 10 ... Partition plate 12 ... Recessed part 13 ... Rib 14 ... Convex part 15 ... Convex part 16 ... Hinge 17 ... Protrusion 18 ... Rib 20 ... Cylinder lock 21 ... locking part 22 ... locking groove 30 ... dial lock 31 ... locking part 32 ... locking groove 33 ... dial operating part 35 ... operating lever 40 ... Tray 41 ... Bill storage part 43 ... Bad holding member 44 ... Groove part 50 ... Coin tray 51 ... Storage part 52 ... Partition plate 53 ... Concave part 54. ..Work space 60 ... coin tray lid 61 ... lid pressing part 62 ... protruding part 100 ... safety 102 ... container 100 ... safety 102 · Container 103 ... cover 104 ... recess 105 ... grip part 106 ... storage space 110 ... front member 111 ... upper edge (rail member)
112 ... lower end edge (rail member)
113 ... Cover member

Claims (1)

A coin storage container (1) including a container part (2) for storing coins by type in a partitioned storage part, and a lid part (5) covering the container part (2),
The coin storage portion (4) having a width corresponding to the diameter of the coins to be stored is divided into lengths corresponding to the thickness of the coins when stacked for each unit number by the partition plate (10) extending in the width direction ,
When the lid (5) is closed, a ridge (17) having a height close to or substantially in contact with the upper end of the side wall (3) of the coin accommodating portion (4) is placed inside the lid (5). And a rib (18) having a height close to or substantially in contact with the partition plate (10) .

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