JP2014052706A - Rolled coin management device and rolled coin management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rolled coin management device and a rolled coin management system, in which a rolled coin can be taken out only when necessary.SOLUTION: The rolled coin management device includes: a drawer having a blocking wall, provided for each groove part for housing a rolled coin, for blocking the rolled coin from being taking out, a lock mechanism for locking the blocking wall, and a lock mechanism driving part for locking or releasing the lock of the lock mechanism; and a storage part for housing the drawer. The rolled coin management device releases the lock of the lock mechanism by driving the lock mechanism driving part when a rolled coin payment instruction is received from a body device.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a bar management apparatus and a bar management system.

  In a money management device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal, it is possible to grasp how much cash is currently stored in the terminal, and the amount of money that is grasped and the cash that is actually stored exactly match. It is important that

  Therefore, the money management device wraps a predetermined number of coins, a main body for calculating and managing deposits and changes, a bill management device for storing and managing banknotes, a coin management device for storing and managing coins, and coins. A bar metal management device that stores and manages so-called bar metal, and is configured to calculate the number and total amount of each denomination.

  When a specific coin is insufficient, the operator takes out the missing bar from the bar management device, opens it, and puts it into the coin management device.

  However, if the bar is made available at any time, the bar may be lost.

  In this regard, a technique has been proposed in which a wireless tag is attached to a bar and the type and quantity of the bar are detected by a wireless tag reader / writer.

  However, this technique still leaves the possibility of theft of a bar.

Japanese Patent No. 4841461

  Therefore, there is a need for a bar metal management device and bar metal management system that can extract a bar metal only when necessary.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an embodiment of the present invention includes a blocking wall that is installed in each groove portion that stores a bar metal, blocks the bar metal from being taken out, a lock mechanism that locks the blocking wall, and a lock mechanism There is provided a bar metal management device including a drawer including a lock mechanism driving unit that locks or unlocks a storage unit, and a storage unit that stores the drawer.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a money management device provided with a bar metal management device. It is an external appearance perspective view of a bar metal management device. It is an external appearance perspective view of the bar management device in the state where a drawer was pulled out. It is front sectional drawing of a groove part. It is side surface sectional drawing of a groove part. It is a front view which shows the positional relationship of a groove part and a blocking wall. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of a groove part and a prevention wall. It is a front view which shows the case where a prevention wall is pushed down. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the case where a prevention wall is pushed down. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a money management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a money management apparatus.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment of a bar metal management device and bar metal management system is described in detail using a drawing.

  The bar metal management device according to the present embodiment is installed in each groove portion that stores a bar metal, and includes a blocking wall that blocks the removal of the bar, a lock mechanism that locks the blocking wall, and a lock that locks or unlocks the lock mechanism. A mechanism drive unit, and a storage unit for storing the drawer.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a money management apparatus 1 including a bar management apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a money management apparatus 1 such as a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal stores banknotes, stores a banknote management apparatus 13 that counts and manages the quantity of each denomination of banknotes, stores coins, and stores coins. The coin management device 12 that counts and manages the quantity for each denomination and a sensor 41, and the sensor 41 is used to determine the quantity for each denomination of coins (hereinafter referred to as bar metal) packaged in a predetermined number for each denomination. The total amount of cash stored is calculated from the outputs of the banknote management device 13, the coin management device 12, and the bar management device 20, and is displayed on the display 11D. And a main body device 11.

  When the money management device 1 is a POS terminal, the main device 11 calculates change from the sales amount and the deposit amount.

  The main unit 11 also includes a denomination table 11A that stores the quantity for each denomination.

  The banknote management device 13 is connected to the main body device 11. The banknote management device 13 includes a banknote insertion hole and a banknote discharge hole, stores the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion hole for each denomination, and transmits the quantity of the inserted banknotes for each denomination to the main body device 11. .

  The coin management device 12 is connected to the banknote management device 13. The coin management device 12 includes a coin insertion hole and a coin discharge hole, stores the coins inserted from the coin insertion hole for each denomination, and stores the banknote management device 13 for the quantity of the inserted coins for each denomination. To the main device 11 via

  Therefore, the main unit 11 can calculate the total deposit amount from the outputs of the banknote management device 13 and the coin management device 12.

  The main device 11 calculates the change by subtracting the sales amount from the deposit amount. The main device 11 further calculates the number of denominations to be paid as change and instructs the coin management device 12 and the banknote management device 13 to withdraw money. When transmitting the withdrawal instruction, the main body device 11 subtracts the quantity for each denomination to be withdrawn from each quantity in the denomination table 11A.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the bar metal management device 20. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the bar management device 20 with the drawer 21 pulled out.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bar management device 20 includes a drawer 21 that stores the bar and a storage unit 20 </ b> A that stores the drawer 21.

  The drawer 21 includes a horizontal groove portion 23 </ b> A that stores a bar metal in the width direction of the drawer 21, and a vertical groove portion 23 </ b> B that stores a bar metal in the drawer direction of the drawer 21. Hereinafter, the horizontal groove portion 23A and the vertical groove portion 23B are collectively referred to as the groove portion 23. The drawer 21 is provided with blocking walls 30 that prevent the removal of the bar metal at both longitudinal ends of the groove 23.

  FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the groove 23. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the groove 23. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the groove 23 includes a sensor 41 on the bottom surface inside the groove. For example, a magnetic sensor or an optical sensor can be used as the sensor 41.

  The magnetic sensor outputs a voltage corresponding to the type of metal due to a change in magnetic flux. Coins have a different metal composition for each denomination. Accordingly, the bar management device 20 can determine the presence and denomination of the bar based on the output of the magnetic sensor.

  The optical sensor includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light receiving element receives light from the light emitting element reflected by the bar and outputs a voltage corresponding to the intensity of the light. Therefore, if the storage position for each denomination of the bar metal is determined, the bar metal management device 20 can determine the presence / absence of the bar metal and the denomination based on the output of the optical sensor.

  The groove portion 23 further includes a cutter 40 at the center in the longitudinal direction. The cutter 40 has teeth 43 in the direction of the bar to be stored. The cutter 40 includes an elastic member 42 that urges the cutter 40 upward, and is attached to the groove portion 23 so as to be vertically rotatable.

  When the bar is stored in the groove 23, the cutter 40 rotates downward and does not damage the packaging of the bar.

  When the bar is taken out from the groove 23, the cutter 40 damages the packaging of the bar. Therefore, it becomes easy to take out the coin from the bar.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing the positional relationship between the groove 23 and the blocking wall 30. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the positional relationship between the groove 23 and the blocking wall 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the groove portion 23 locks the elastic member 31 that urges the blocking wall 30 upward, the locking mechanism 32 that prevents the blocking wall 30 from being pushed down, and the locking mechanism 32. Alternatively, a lock mechanism drive unit 33 for releasing the lock is provided.

  The blocking wall 30 is displaced upward because the locking mechanism 32 is normally locked. Therefore, the operator cannot take out the bar metal stored in the groove 23.

  FIG. 8 is a front view showing a case where the blocking wall 30 is pushed down. FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a case where the blocking wall 30 is pushed down.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the bar management device 20 receives the unlocking instruction from the main body device 11, it drives the locking mechanism driving unit 33 to displace the locking mechanism 32 in the direction of the arrow X <b> 1 and locks it. To release.

  Since the lock is released, the operator can push down the blocking wall 30 in the direction of the arrow X2 and take out the bar.

  The main unit 11 also stores the presence or absence of a bar for each groove 23 in the denomination table 11A. Accordingly, the main body device 11 determines the denomination of the coin that is lacking, and unlocks only the groove portion 23 that stores the bar of this denomination.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the money management apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 10, the money management device 1 includes a main body device 11, a banknote management device 13, a coin management device 12, and a bar metal management device 20.

  The main unit 11 includes an arithmetic device 67 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage device 68 such as a memory and a hard disk drive, and a communication interface (hereinafter referred to as I / F) 66 for performing communication. .

  The main body device 11 is connected to the banknote management device 13 and the controller 69 which is a host device via the communication I / F 66.

  The bar management device 20 includes a control unit 62 such as a CPU, a storage device 63 such as a memory and a hard disk drive, a communication I / F 61 that performs communication, a sensor 41, a drawer sensor 65 that detects opening and closing of the drawer 21, A locking mechanism driving unit 33 that locks and unlocks the locking mechanism 32 of the blocking wall 30 for each groove 23.

  The detection of the bar metal stored in the drawer 21 is performed every time the drawer 21 is opened and closed, and the detection result is transmitted to the main body device 11 via the banknote management device 13.

  When the bar is withdrawn from the drawer 21, opened and inserted into the coin management device 12, the coin management device 12 transmits the denomination and number of coins to the main body device 11 via the banknote management device 13. The denomination table 11A is updated.

  The main body device 11 determines whether or not the denomination and the number of the dispensed bar are the same as the denomination and the number of coins inserted into the coin management device 12, and if it cannot be determined that it is an error The notification is transmitted to the controller 69 which is the parent device of the main device 11.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the money management apparatus 1. In FIG. 11, an example using two sensors 41 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in step 801, the bar management device 20 determines whether one accounting has been completed. If the bar management device 20 determines that one transaction has not been completed, it returns to step 801, and if it determines that one transaction has ended, it proceeds to step 802.

  In step 802, the bar management device 20 determines whether a bar metal withdrawal instruction has been received from the main body device 11.

  The main device 11 updates the denomination table every time one transaction is completed based on the output from the coin management device 12. The denomination table 11A stores the quantity for each denomination. When the denomination table 11A is updated, the main body device 11 determines whether the quantity of each coin is equal to or less than a threshold value. The main device 11 determines the presence or absence of a bar for a denomination whose coin quantity is equal to or less than a threshold value. When the bar of this denomination is present in the bar metal management device 20, a withdrawal instruction from the groove 23 in which the bar is stored is transmitted to the bar metal management device 20.

  If the bar management device 20 determines that a bar metal withdrawal instruction has been received from the main unit 11, the process proceeds to step 803. If not, the bar management unit 20 returns to step 801.

  The bar management device 20 drives the lock mechanism drive unit 33 of the designated groove 23 to release the lock of the lock mechanism 32, and returns to Step 801.

  As described above, the bar metal management device 20 according to the present embodiment locks the bar wall 30 for storing the bar bar, the blocking wall 30 installed for each of the groove parts 23 to block the bar bar from being taken out, and the blocking wall 30. A drawer 21 including a lock mechanism 32 that locks and unlocks the lock mechanism 32, and a storage unit 20 </ b> A that stores the drawer 21. When the bar metal management device 20 receives a bar metal withdrawal instruction from the main body device, the bar metal management device 20 drives the lock mechanism driving unit 33 to unlock the lock mechanism 32.

  Therefore, the bar can be taken out only when necessary, and the loss of the bar can be effectively prevented.

  Although several embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

11: Main body device 12: Coin management device 13: Bill management device 20: Bar money management device 30: Blocking wall 21: Drawer 41: Sensor

Claims (6)

A blocking wall that is installed in each groove portion that stores the bar metal and prevents the bar metal from being taken out, a lock mechanism that locks the blocking wall, and a lock mechanism drive unit that locks or unlocks the lock mechanism. With drawer,
A storage unit for storing the drawer;
A bar metal management device. The blocking wall is
The bar metal management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bar metal management device is provided at both longitudinal ends of the groove.   A denomination table that stores the quantity of each denomination of coins is provided, and when the quantity falls below a threshold, when the withdrawal instruction is received from the main body device that sends the withdrawal instruction of the denomination of this denomination, The bar metal management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the lock mechanism driving unit of the groove for storing the bar metal is driven to unlock the lock mechanism. The groove is
The bar metal management apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a cutter that damages the packaging of the bar metal when the bar metal is taken out. A denomination table that stores a quantity for each denomination, and when the quantity falls below a threshold, a main body device that sends a withdrawal instruction for the denomination of this denomination;
A blocking wall that is installed in each groove portion that stores the bar metal and prevents the bar metal from being taken out, a lock mechanism that locks the blocking wall, and a lock mechanism drive unit that locks or unlocks the lock mechanism. A bar management that includes a drawer and a storage unit that stores the drawer, and when the withdrawal instruction is received, the lock mechanism driving unit of the groove unit that stores the bar metal is driven to unlock the lock mechanism Equipment,
Bar metal management system with The blocking wall is
The bar metal management system according to claim 5, provided at both longitudinal ends of the groove.

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