JP7636926B2 - Coin deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a currency deposit and withdrawal device.

Conventionally, semi-self-service accounting machines, self-checkout machines, and other currency deposit and withdrawal devices that incorporate a banknote deposit and withdrawal device and a coin deposit and withdrawal device have been used. In such currency deposit and withdrawal devices, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device may be pulled out of the housing for coin replenishment, maintenance, and the like.

When the banknote deposit/withdrawal device or the coin deposit/withdrawal device are pulled out of the housing, if both the banknote deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device are accidentally pulled out and positioned outside the housing, the center of gravity may shift outside the housing and the coin deposit/withdrawal device may tip over. To prevent such inconvenience, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that prevents both the banknote deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device from being pulled out of the housing.

However, the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 is complex and has many missing parts, and because it is installed internally, installation and maintenance of the functions are thought to be cumbersome.

The problem that this invention aims to solve is to prevent a currency deposit and withdrawal device from tipping over with a structure that is easy to install and maintain.

A currency deposit and withdrawal device according to an embodiment includes a housing which is a box-shaped container, a banknote deposit and withdrawal device which is built into the housing and can be pulled out from a storage position which is a fixed position when stored to a position protruding outside the housing, a coin deposit and withdrawal device which is built into the housing and can be pulled out from a storage position which is a fixed position when stored to a position protruding outside the housing and is disposed close to the banknote deposit and withdrawal device, and a first pressing section which is attached to the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis which is approximately perpendicular to a pull-out direction of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device and to an arrangement direction of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and moves between a first position and a second position as the first pressing section rotates, the first pressing section being in contact with a surface of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device protruding from the housing in the pull-out direction and which presses a surface downstream in the pull-out direction of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device which is in a storage position at the second position, and a first pressing section which is in contact with a surface of the coin deposit and withdrawal device protruding from the housing in the pull-out direction and which presses a surface downstream in the pull-out direction of the coin deposit and withdrawal device which is in a storage position at the second position and a stopper having a second pressing portion pressing a surface downstream in the pull-out direction of the coin deposit and withdrawal device in a position where the stopper is located , the stopper being a member having a pair of protruding portions protruding upward and downward, the protruding portions being located downstream in the pull-out direction from the axis, one of the protruding portions functioning as the first pressing portion and the other functioning as the second pressing portion, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device being located side by side one above the other, the downstream surface in the pull-out direction of a lower device of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device being located downstream in the pull-out direction of the lower device, the downstream surface in the pull-out direction of a lower device of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device being located downstream in the pull-out direction of a lower device of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device being located

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of a semi-self-service accounting machine 100 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door 12 of the main body 1 is opened to expose the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner members 53, 63 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6 are housed. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 is pulled out from the main body 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner member 63 of the coin depositing and dispensing device 6 is pulled out from the main body 1. As shown in FIG.

The embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of a semi-self-service accounting machine 100 according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, the front (front face), right side face, and top face of the semi-self-service accounting machine 100 are visible. The front face is the face that a customer faces when operating the machine. The depth direction (direction from the front face to the rear face) of each device (semi-self-service accounting machine 100, banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5, coin deposit/withdrawal device 6) is sometimes referred to as the front-to-rear direction. The direction perpendicular to the height direction and depth direction of each device is referred to as the width direction.

The semi-self-service accounting machine 100 of this embodiment is an example of a currency deposit and withdrawal device. The semi-self-service accounting machine 100 is configured to include a main body unit 1, a display operation unit 2, a printer 3, a payment terminal 4, a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5, and a coin deposit and withdrawal device 6. The semi-self-service accounting machine 100 is a device that allows a customer to operate the machine himself to make payments for products registered in a sales data processing device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) device operated by a store clerk, and is also called a semi-self-service register.

The main body 1 is an example of a housing, and is a box-shaped container that houses a banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and a coin deposit/withdrawal device 6. A display operation unit 2, a printer 3, and a payment terminal 4 are installed on the top surface of the main body 1.

The display operation unit 2 includes a display device 21 and an operation device 22, and further includes a built-in control unit 20. The control unit 20 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory). The control unit 20 functions as various functional units by the CPU executing programs stored in a storage device such as ROM, and provides overall control of each unit (the display operation unit 2, the printer 3, the payment terminal 4, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6, etc.) of the semi-self-service accounting machine 100.

The display device 21 is, for example, a liquid crystal panel that displays information for the operator. The operation device 22 is, for example, a touch panel that is superimposed on the display device 21 and accepts operations according to the display content of the display device 21.

The printer 3 prints and issues receipts and the like based on information received from the control unit 20. The payment terminal 4 transmits and receives information to and from the control unit 20 to perform cashless payments such as credit card payments and electronic money payments.

The main body 1 has a coin slot 11 that opens upward and accepts inserted coins on the top surface where the display operation unit 2 is provided. The main body 1 also has a door 12 for opening and closing the main body 1 on the side (front) where the display operation unit 2 faces. The door 12 also has openings 13, 14, and 15. The opening 13 exposes the deposit port 51 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5. The opening 14 exposes the withdrawal port 52 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5. The opening 15 exposes the withdrawal port 62 of the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the state in which the door 12 of the main body 1 is open to expose the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6. The banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 stores banknotes received through the deposit port 51, and pays out banknotes as change from the withdrawal port 52 based on information received from the control unit 20.

The bill deposit/withdrawal device 5 is divided into an inner 53 and an outer 54. The inner 53 is the main part of the bill deposit/withdrawal device 5 and includes a portion for storing bills. The outer 54 is a cover that covers all sides of the inner 53 except for the front. The inner 53 is supported by rails provided on the inside of the outer 54 and is configured to be removable from the outer 54. This protects the inner 53 from the outer 54. The authority to remove the inner 53 from the outer 54 is set in stages according to the responsibilities of the store clerk. The inner 53 is held within the outer 54 by an electromagnetic lock or the like, and the inner 53 can be removed from the outer 54 to an extent according to the authority, for example, by inputting a store clerk ID via the display operation unit 2.

The banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 is built into the main body 1, and the inner 53 can be pulled out from a storage position, which is the fixed position when stored, to a position protruding outside the main body 1. The pulling direction is the depth direction (front-to-back direction) of the main body 1. The inner 53 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 shown in Figure 2 is located in the storage position.

The coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 stores coins received through the deposit port 61 that opens upward, and dispenses coins as change to the withdrawal port 62 based on information received from the control unit 20. Coins inserted through the coin insertion port 11 are carried to the deposit port 61 by a guide unit (not shown).

The coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is divided into an inner 63 and an outer 64. The inner 63 is the main part of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6, and includes a portion for storing coins. The outer 64 is a cover that covers all sides of the inner 63 except for the front. The inner 63 is supported by rails provided on the inside of the outer 64, and is configured so that it can be inserted into and removed from the outer 64. This protects the inner 63 from the outer 64. The authority to remove the inner 63 from the outer 64 is set in stages according to the responsibilities of the store clerk. The inner 63 is held within the outer 64 by an electromagnetic lock or the like, and the inner 63 can be pulled out of the outer 64 to an extent according to the authority, for example, by inputting a store clerk ID via the display operation unit 2.

The coin deposit and withdrawal device 6 is built into the main body 1, and the inner member 63 can be pulled out from a storage position, which is the fixed position when stored, to a position where it protrudes outside the main body 1. The pulling direction is the depth direction (front-to-back direction) of the main body 1. The inner member 63 of the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6 shown in Figure 2 is pulled out and protruding.

The coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is disposed adjacent to the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5. More specifically, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 of this embodiment is disposed in a position where its upper surface faces the lower surface of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5. In other words, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is located below the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5. In other words, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 are aligned in the height direction (up and down direction) of the main body 1.

The main body 1 is provided with a lock 16 that fixes the door 12 in a closed position. The lock 16 is locked and unlocked with a key from the outside of the door 12 (the side visible in Figure 1).

The semi-self-service accounting machine 100 further includes a stopper 7. The stopper 7 is located between the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6. The stopper 7 is also provided on the front side of the main body 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the inner members 53, 63 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 are stored. As shown in Figure 3, the main body 1 has shelves 17, 18 inside, with the shelf 17 supporting the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the shelf 18 supporting the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6. The shelves 17, 18 are fixedly provided to the side walls of the main body 1. The inner members 53, 63 are pulled out so as to protrude from the front of the main body 1, leaving the outer members 54, 64 on the shelves 17, 18. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 is pulled out from the main body 1. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the inner member 63 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is pulled out from the main body 1.

The shaft 71 is the rotation axis of the stopper 7, and the stopper 7 can rotate freely around the shaft 71. The stopper 7 is attached to the side wall of the main body 1 by the shaft 71.

The axis 71 is approximately parallel to the width direction of the main body 1. In other words, the axis 71 is approximately perpendicular to the withdrawal direction of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 and the arrangement direction of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6. The axis 71 is also located near the opening of the main body 1, that is, on the side closer to the door 12.

The stopper 7 has two protrusions 72, 73 on the front side. One of the protrusions, 72, protrudes upward, that is, toward the side where the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5 is located. This protrusion 72 is an example of a first pressing part, and acts on the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 5. The other protrusion 73 protrudes downward, that is, toward the side where the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6 is located. This protrusion 73 is an example of a second pressing part, and acts on the coin deposit and withdrawal device 6.

In the semi-self-service accounting machine 100 configured in this way, the stopper 7 prevents the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 from being withdrawn at the same time. The operation of the stopper 7 is described below.

The stopper 7 moves between a first position and a second position as it rotates around the shaft 71. The stopper 7 shown in Figures 3 and 4 is in the first position, and the stopper 7 shown in Figure 5 is in the second position.

When the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 is pulled out from the main body 1 from the state shown in FIG. 3 (see FIG. 4), the surface of the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 protruding from the main body 1 along the pull-out direction (i.e., the bottom surface) comes into contact with the protruding portion 72 of the stopper 7. This prevents the stopper 7 from rotating. In this state, the protruding portion 73 presses the surface downstream in the pull-out direction (i.e., the front surface) of the inner member 63 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 in the storage position. In this state, the inner member 63 fits into the recess between the protruding portion 73 and the shaft 71. This prevents the inner member 63 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 from moving in the pull-out direction.

When the inner member 63 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is pulled out from the main body 1 from the state shown in FIG. 3 (see FIG. 5), the stopper 7 moves from the first position to the second position. In this state, the surface of the inner member 63 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 protruding from the main body 1 along the pull-out direction (i.e., the upper surface) comes into contact with the protruding portion 73 of the stopper 7. This prevents the stopper 7 from rotating. In this state, the protruding portion 72 presses the downstream surface in the pull-out direction (i.e., the front surface) of the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 in the storage position. In this state, the inner member 53 fits into the recess between the protruding portion 72 and the shaft 71. This prevents the inner member 53 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 from moving in the pull-out direction.

In this way, in the semi-self-service accounting machine 100 of this embodiment, when one of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 is pulled out from the main body 1, the other is held down by the stopper 7 and cannot be pulled out. Therefore, according to this embodiment, both the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 can be prevented from protruding outside the main body 1. As a result, according to this embodiment, the stopper 7, which has a structure that is easy to install and maintain, can prevent the semi-self-service accounting machine 100 from tipping over.

In this embodiment, the semi-self-service accounting machine 100 is an example of a currency deposit/withdrawal device, but in practice, the currency deposit/withdrawal device may be a self-checkout device (also called a self-register) in which sales data registration and settlement are performed by the customer himself/herself. In addition, the currency deposit/withdrawal device may be another device that has the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 built in.

In addition, in this embodiment, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 are arranged in the up-down direction (height direction), but in practice, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 may be arranged in any direction, for example, the arrangement may be in the left-right direction (width direction of the device). Even when the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6 are arranged in the width direction of the device, the stopper 7 is located between the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6, and in this case the axis 71 of rotation of the stopper 7 is approximately parallel to the height direction. Furthermore, in this case, one of the two protrusions 72, 73 protrudes to the left and the other protrudes to the right.

In addition, in this embodiment, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 is located above the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6, but in practice, the up-down relationship may be reversed. In other words, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 5 may be located below the coin deposit/withdrawal device 6.

In addition, in this embodiment, the stopper 7 is provided on the side wall of the main body 1, but it may be attached to another part of the main body 1 (such as the shelf board 17).

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims.

100...Semi-self-service accounting machine (currency deposit and withdrawal device),
1 ... main body,
11...Coin slot,
12: Door, 13-15: Opening, 16: Lock,
17, 18…Shelf board,
2 ... display operation unit, 20 ... control unit, 21 ... display device, 22 ... operation device,
3. Printer,
4 ... payment terminal,
5 ... bill deposit and withdrawal device,
51 ... deposit port, 52 ... withdrawal port, 53 ... inner, 54 ... outer,
6 ... coin deposit and withdrawal device,
61 ... deposit port, 62 ... withdrawal port, 63 ... inner, 64 ... outer,
7... stopper, 71... shaft, 72, 73... protrusions.

JP 2013-114349 A

Claims (4)

A housing which is a box-shaped container;
a banknote deposit and withdrawal device that is built into the housing and can be pulled out from a storage position that is a fixed position when stored to a position protruding outside the housing;
a coin depositing and dispensing device that is built into the housing, can be pulled out from a storage position that is a fixed position when stored to a position protruding outside the housing, and is disposed adjacent to the banknote depositing and dispensing device;
a mechanism for moving the bill deposit/withdrawal device between a first position and a second position by rotating the bill deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the bill deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device are drawn out;
a first pressing portion that, at the first position, comes into contact with a surface along a pull-out direction of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device protruding from the housing, and that, at the second position, presses a surface downstream in the pull-out direction of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device that is in a storage position;
a second pressing portion that, at the second position, contacts a surface along the withdrawal direction of the coin depositing and dispensing device that protrudes from the housing, and, at the first position, presses a surface downstream in the withdrawal direction of the coin depositing and dispensing device that is in a storage position;
A stopper having
Equipped with
the stopper is a member having a pair of protruding portions protruding upward and downward, the protruding portions being located downstream of the shaft in the pull-out direction, one of the protruding portions functioning as the first pressing portion and the other functioning as the second pressing portion,
The bill deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device are arranged vertically next to each other,
Of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device, a surface of a lower device on the downstream side in the withdrawal direction is located downstream in the withdrawal direction of a surface of an upper device on the downstream side in the withdrawal direction;
When neither the banknote deposit and withdrawal device nor the coin deposit and withdrawal device is pulled out, the upper protrusion is positioned with a predetermined gap between it and a downstream surface of the upper device in the pull-out direction,
A currency deposit and withdrawal device , wherein the dimension of the specified gap corresponds to a distance along the withdrawal direction that the upper protrusion moves when the lower device is withdrawn and the stopper rotates . The currency depositing and dispensing device according to claim 1 , wherein the coin depositing and dispensing device is disposed in a position where an upper surface of the coin depositing and dispensing device faces a lower surface of the paper money depositing and dispensing device. the shaft is located between the banknote deposit and withdrawal device and the coin deposit and withdrawal device,
The first pressing portion protrudes toward a side where the banknote deposit and withdrawal device is present,
The currency depositing and dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second pressing portion protrudes toward a side where the coin depositing and dispensing device is present. The banknote deposit/withdrawal device and the coin deposit/withdrawal device are comprised of a main part of the device and a cover covering the main part, the cover supports the main part so that it can be inserted and removed, and the main part can be pulled out of the housing while leaving the cover inside the housing. A currency deposit/withdrawal device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

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