Unit drawer device and medium processing device

Abstract

To further reliably regulate withdrawal of an entire unit.SOLUTION: There is provided a unit drawer device including a slider that, when a unit is partially pulled out from a cover, engages with a stopper provided on the unit to restrict the unit from being pulled out from that state, in which the slider is detachably attached to a predetermined position of the cover and has a slider-side positioning portion; the cover has a cover-side positioning portion, and the slider is attached to a predetermined position on the cover while being positioned by the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion, and when the slider is removed from the predetermined position on the cover, an entire unit can be pulled out from the cover.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a unit extraction device and a media processing device.

Background Art

[0002] There is a unit extraction device including a unit and a cover covering the unit, and the unit can be pulled out from the cover, for example, during maintenance work of the unit. In such a unit extraction device, in order to prevent the entire unit from being easily pulled out from the cover, for example, once locked (i.e., restricted from being pulled out) during the process of pulling out the unit from the cover, and if further force is applied to pull out the unit from there, the lock is released and the entire unit can be pulled out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the conventional unit extraction device, there is a problem that the lock may be easily released depending on how the force is applied, and the user may inadvertently pull out the entire unit from the cover.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a unit extraction device and a media processing device that can more reliably regulate the extraction of the entire unit.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To solve such problems, the unit extraction device of the present invention includes a cover, a unit that can be pulled out from the cover, and a slider that is provided on the cover and locks with a stopper provided on the unit in a state where the unit is partially pulled out from the cover, thereby restricting the extraction of the unit from this state. The slider is detachable at a predetermined position of the cover and has a slider-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching to the cover. The cover has a cover-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching the slider. The slider is attached to a predetermined position of the cover in a state where it is positioned by the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion. When the slider is removed from the predetermined position of the cover, it becomes possible to pull out the entire unit from the cover.

[0007] Further, the media processing device of the present invention includes a cover, a unit that can be pulled out from the cover and performs processing related to media, and a slider that is provided on the cover and locks with a stopper provided on the unit in a state where the unit is partially pulled out from the cover, thereby restricting the extraction of the unit from this state. The slider is detachable at a predetermined position of the cover and has a slider-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching to the cover. The cover has a cover-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching the slider. The slider is attached to a predetermined position of the cover in a state where it is positioned by the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion. When the slider is removed from the predetermined position of the cover, it becomes possible to pull out the entire unit from the cover.

[0008] In this way, in the unit extraction device and the media processing device of the present invention, when the unit is partially pulled out from the cover, the slider and the stopper are locked, so that it is possible to reliably restrict the further extraction of the unit (that is, the extraction of the entire unit).

Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, a unit drawing-out device and a medium processing device capable of more reliably regulating the drawing-out of the entire unit can be realized.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] [1. Configuration of the Cash Register] As shown schematically in FIG. 1, the cash register 1 according to the first embodiment is operated in a form called self-checkout, for example, and is installed at the checkout (so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

[0013] This cash register 1 is mounted on a pedestal (not shown) and installed at a height that is easy for customers to operate. Hereinafter, the side facing the customer is defined as the front of the cash register 1, the opposite side as the rear, and further, the upper side, lower side, left side, and right side as seen from the customer are defined as the upper side, lower side, left side, and right side of the cash register 1, respectively. Also, the vertical direction of the cash register 1 is defined as the height direction, and the horizontal direction as the width direction.

[0014] The cash register 1 is composed of a POS register device 2 arranged on the upper side and a cash processing device 3 arranged on the lower side. Further, the cash processing device 3 is composed of a banknote processing device 5 provided on the left side and a coin processing device 6 provided on the right side. Here, the banknote processing device 5 is provided on the left side and the coin processing device 6 is provided on the right side, but the banknote processing device 5 and the coin processing device 6 can be arranged on either the left or right side.

[0015] The POS register device 2 is a device that reads the barcodes of each item, displays the total amount of each item, and prompts the customer to pay the price. Also, the POS register device 2 instructs the cash processing device 3 to perform deposit processing for the price and withdrawal processing for change.

[0016] The banknote processing device 5 is a part that performs processing related to banknotes, and has a banknote deposit slot where banknotes are deposited, a banknote discrimination unit that discriminates banknotes, a banknote conveyance unit that conveys banknotes, a banknote storage for storing banknotes by denomination, and a banknote withdrawal slot for withdrawing banknotes, etc.

[0017] The coin processing device 6 is a part that performs processing related to coins, and in the front part 6F, it has a coin deposit slot 7 where coins are deposited, a coin withdrawal tray 8 for storing coins to be withdrawn, and a reject tray 9 for returning reject coins that cannot be deposited, etc. Also, inside the coin processing device 6, a coin conveyance unit for conveying coins, a coin discrimination unit for discriminating coins, and a coin storage for storing coins by denomination are provided.

[0018] In addition to FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, in this coin processing apparatus 6, a portion 6B (FIG. 2) excluding the front portion 6F is housed in the cover 10. The front portion 6F and the portion 6B housed in the cover 10 (hereinafter referred to as the housed portion) are the mechanical unit 11 (FIG. 2) of the coin processing apparatus 6, and mechanical parts such as the above-described coin conveyance unit, coin discrimination unit, and coin storage are provided in this mechanical unit 11. That is, the mechanical unit 11 is the portion that performs processing related to coins.

[0019] In the coin processing apparatus 6, as shown in FIG. 2, the mechanical unit 11 can be pulled forward from the cover 10. By pulling the mechanical unit 11 forward, the housed portion 6B can be exposed for maintenance, or the mechanical unit 11 can be removed from the cover 10 for replacement. Hereinafter, the pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 will be described in detail.

[0020] [2. Pulling out of the mechanical unit] FIGS. 2 and 3 show the coin processing apparatus 6 in a state where a part of the mechanical unit 11 is pulled forward from the cover 10. Note that FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the coin processing apparatus 6 in a state where a part of the mechanical unit 11 is pulled out, as viewed from the bottom side of the coin processing apparatus 6.

[0021] The housed portion 6B of the mechanical unit 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. On the other hand, the cover 10 has a box shape with an open front surface that covers the housed portion 6B. Here, among the entire cover 10, the portion that covers the upper surface of the housed portion 6B is called the cover upper surface portion 20U, the portion that covers the rear surface, which is the end surface in the direction opposite to the pulling-out direction, is called the cover rear surface portion 20E, the portion that covers the bottom surface and serves as the base is called the cover bottom surface portion 20B, the portion that covers the right side surface, which is one side surface in the width direction, is called the cover right side surface portion 20R, and the portion that covers the left side surface, which is the other side surface in the width direction, is called the cover left side surface portion 20L. Note that, for example, the cover upper surface portion 20U, the cover right side surface portion 20R, and the cover left side surface portion 20L are integrated.

[0022] In addition to FIGS. 2 and 3, as shown in FIG. 4, which is an enlarged view of the front end portion of the corner between the right side surface 20R and the bottom surface 20B of the cover, a guide plate 21 extending in the front-rear direction from near the front end to the rear end is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface at the lower portion of the right side surface 20R of the cover. Similarly, a guide plate 21 extending in the front-rear direction from near the front end to the rear end is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface at the lower portion of the left side surface 20L of the cover. Here, the distance between the inner surface of the right side surface 20R of the cover and the inner surface of the left side surface 20L of the cover is approximately twice the length in the left-right direction (width direction) of the guide plate 21 and is longer than the length in the left-right direction (i.e., width) of the housing portion 6B of the mechanical unit 11. In other words, for the cover 10, the distance between the left guide plate 21 and the right guide plate 21 is approximately the same as the length in the left-right direction of the housing portion 6B of the mechanical unit 11.

[0023] On the other hand, for the mechanical unit 11, a slide plate 30 extending in the front-rear direction from near the front end to near the rear end is provided so as to protrude from the lower portion of the right side surface of the housing portion 6B. Similarly, a slide plate 30 extending in the front-rear direction from near the front end to near the rear end is provided so as to protrude from the lower portion of the left side surface of the housing portion 6B. The left and right slide plates 30 provided on the mechanical unit 11 have lengths (i.e., widths) in the left-right direction that are approximately the same as those of the left and right guide plates 21 provided on the cover 10, and are arranged so as to face the lower surfaces of the left and right guide plates 21, respectively.

[0024] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the mechanical unit 11 is provided with a protrusion 31 protruding from the right side surface at the rear end of the lower part of the right side surface of the storage part 6B (see FIGS. 2 and 3) (that is, behind the right slide plate 30). This protrusion 31 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction, the length in the left-right direction (that is, the width) is about the same as that of the slide plate 30, and the length in the up-down direction (that is, the height) is shorter than the interval between the guide plate 21 of the cover 10 and the cover bottom surface portion 20B. Further, a roller 32 that can rotate in the front-rear direction with the left-right direction (width direction) as the rotation axis direction is provided at the rear part of the protrusion 31. The roller 32 has a diameter that is about the same as the interval between the guide plate 21 of the cover 10 and the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and the outer peripheral portion is provided so as to protrude from the upper surface, the bottom surface, and the rear surface of the protrusion 31. Although not shown, the mechanical unit 11 is similarly provided with a protrusion 31 having a roller 32 at the rear end of the lower part of the left side surface of the storage part 6B (that is, behind the left slide plate 30).

[0025] In the mechanical unit 11, the left and right protrusions 31 are inserted between the left and right guide plates 21 provided on the cover 10 and the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and at this time, the left and right rollers 32 provided on the left and right protrusions 31 are respectively accommodated between the left and right guide plates 21 and the cover bottom surface portion 20B.

[0026] When the storage part 6B is pulled out from the cover 10, the mechanical unit 11 can be smoothly pulled out by sliding while the left and right slide plates 30 are in contact with the lower surfaces of the left and right guide plates 21 of the cover 10, and can also be smoothly pushed into the cover 10 from the pulled-out state.

[0027] In addition, when the left and right rollers 32 provided on the mechanical unit 11 pull out almost the entire part of the mechanical unit 11 from the cover 10, they come into contact with the left and right guide plates 21 provided on the cover 10 to receive the load of the mechanical unit 11. As a result, the mechanical unit 11 can be smoothly pushed back into the cover 10 from the state where almost the entire part is pulled out.

[0028] Furthermore, when the storage part 6B of the mechanical unit 11 is pulled out from the cover 10, finally, the left and right rollers 32 pass forward from between the left and right guide plates 21 provided on the cover 10 and the cover bottom surface part 20B, so that the entire storage part 6B is pulled out from the cover 10 and can be removed from the cover 10. The mechanical unit 11 is pulled out as described above.

[0029] As described above, in the coin processing device 6, for example, when replacing the mechanical unit 11, the entire mechanical unit 11 can be removed from the cover 10 by pulling it out from the cover 10. On the other hand, since the mechanical unit 11 has a considerable weight, if the entire mechanical unit 11 is carelessly pulled out from the cover 10, a situation may occur where the mechanical unit 11 falls from the pedestal and is damaged.

[0030] Therefore, in the coin processing device 6, when a part of the storage part 6B of the mechanical unit 11 is pulled out, the pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 can be restricted so that it cannot be pulled out further.

[0031] Specifically, in the coin processing device 6, by attaching the slider 40 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 to the cover 10 as shown in FIG. 5, the pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 can be restricted. Incidentally, the attachment position of the slider 40 shown in FIG. 5 is referred to as the slider attachment position. Hereinafter, the restriction of the pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 will be described in detail.

[0032] [3. Regulation of Pulling Out of Mechanical Unit] As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the slider 40 is attached to the right end of the front end side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface part 20B. Although not shown in the figure, the slider 40 is also attached to the left end of the front end side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface part 20B.

[0033] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the slider 40 attached to the right end of the front side of the upper surface of the cover bottom portion 20B (i.e., the slider for the right side) is generally long in the front-rear direction as a whole, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a length in the left-right direction (i.e., width) similar to that of the protrusion 31 of the mechanical unit 11. It is composed of a front portion 40F, a rear portion 40B, and an intermediate portion 40C located between them. The front portion 40F has a length in the vertical direction (i.e., height) similar to that of the protrusion 31, and further, a roller 41 that can rotate in the front-rear direction with the left-right direction (width direction) as the rotation axis direction is provided on the front portion 40F. The diameter of the roller 41 is smaller than that of the roller 32 provided on the protrusion 31, and the outer peripheral portion is provided so as to protrude from the upper surface and the front surface of the front portion 40F.

[0034] Furthermore, on a predetermined position at the left end of the lower surface of the front portion 40F of the slider 40 (i.e., the left end portion on the inner side in the width direction), a convex portion 42 protruding from the lower surface is provided. Although omitted in the figure, this convex portion 42 is also provided at a predetermined position at the right end of the lower surface of the front portion 40F (i.e., the right end portion on the outer side in the width direction). Incidentally, the left and right convex portions 42 provided on the front portion 40F of the slider 40 function as positioning portions when attaching the slider 40 to the slider attachment position shown in FIG. 5, which will be described in detail later.

[0035] Also, the positions of the lower surfaces of the rear portion 40B and the intermediate portion 40C of the slider 40 are one step higher than the lower surface of the front portion 40F. Furthermore, a through hole 43 penetrating in the vertical direction is provided in the intermediate portion 40C.

[0036] Incidentally, although the figure is omitted, the slider 40 attached to the left end of the front side of the upper surface of the cover bottom portion 20B (i.e., the slider for the left side) has a shape symmetrical to that of the slider 40 for the right side.

[0037] On one hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover bottom surface portion 20B has a shape in which the right end side front end portion 20BR as the one end side front end portion, which is the front end portion in the drawing-out direction on one end side (right end side) in the width direction, and the left end side front end portion 20BL (omitted in FIG. 4) as the other end side front end portion, which is the front end portion in the drawing-out direction on the other end side (left end side) in the width direction, protrude forward more than the portion located between them. The right end side front end portion 20BR and the left end side front end portion 20BL of the cover bottom surface portion 20B each have a length in the front-rear direction of about half of the slider 40 and a length in the left-right direction of about the same as that of the slider 40.

[0038] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, recesses 22 are provided at predetermined positions at the left and right ends of the upper surface of the right end side front end portion 20BR of the cover bottom surface portion 20B. The recess 22 provided at the left end reaches the left side surface of the right end side front end portion 20BR. In other words, the recess 22 at the left end is provided from the left end of the upper surface of the right end side front end portion 20BR to the left side surface (that is, provided at the left end portion on the inner side in the width direction). The left and right recesses 22 are portions that fit with the left and right convex portions 42 provided on the slider 40 for the right side, and specifically, although will be described later, function as positioning portions when attaching the slider 40 to the slider attachment position shown in FIG. 5.

[0039] Furthermore, screw holes 23 are provided behind the left and right recesses 22 on the cover bottom surface portion 20B. Here, the distance from the left and right recesses 22 to the screw holes 23 is about the same as the distance from the left and right convex portions 42 of the slider 40 to the through holes 43. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, behind the left and right recesses 22, a step portion 24 that is one step higher than the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion 20B is provided so as to cover the screw holes 23. This step portion 24 is a part of the cover right side surface portion 20R, and a through hole 25 that is connected to the screw holes 23 is provided.

[0040] Although not shown, similarly, recesses 22 are provided at the left and right ends of the upper surface of the left end side front end portion 20BL of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and screw holes 23 are further provided behind the left and right recesses 22.

[0041] Here, the attachment method for attaching the right slider 40 to the right end of the front side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface 20B will be described in detail. First, the storage portion 6B of the mechanical unit 11 removed from the cover 10 is inserted into the cover 10, and as shown in FIG. 2, a state is set in which a part of the storage portion 6B is inserted into the cover 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the protrusion 31 provided on the right side surface of the storage portion 6B is located sufficiently behind the slider attachment position of the right slider 40 on the cover bottom surface 20B.

[0042] Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the operator inserts the slider 40 into the gap provided between the slide plate 30 provided on the right side surface of the storage portion 6B and the right end side front end portion 20BR of the cover bottom surface 20B located below the slide plate 30. As a result, the slider 40 moves backward in the direction opposite to the drawing-out direction of the mechanical unit 11 while sliding on the right end side front end portion 20BR of the cover bottom surface 20B.

[0043] Here, the operator visually observes the left concave portion 22 provided on the right end side front end portion 20BR of the cover bottom surface 20B and the left convex portion 42 provided on the slider 40 that moves backward on the right end side front end portion 20BR from the lower surface side of the cover bottom surface 20B, and pushes in the slider 40. At this time, by slightly lifting the mechanical unit 11 while pushing in the slider 40, the bottom surface of the mechanical unit 11 is separated upward from the cover bottom surface 20B, so that the concave portion 22 of the cover bottom surface 20B and the convex portion 42 of the slider 40 are more visible. Then, when the operator recognizes by visual observation and the sense of touch of the hand that the convex portion 42 of the slider 40 is fitted into the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side, the pushing-in of the slider 40 is terminated.

[0044] At this point, as shown in FIG. 5, the slider 40 has been pushed in to the slider attachment position on the cover bottom surface 20B. In this way, the operator can easily position the slider 40 at the slider attachment position by fitting the convex portion 42 of the slider 40 into the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side.

[0045] When the slider 40 is in the slider mounting position in this way, the middle portion 40C of the slider 40 is located on the stepped portion 24 of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and the through hole 43 of the middle portion 40C, the through hole 25 of the stepped portion 24, and the screw hole 23 of the cover bottom surface portion 20B are connected in the vertical direction.

[0046] In addition, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a positioning protrusion 26 is provided, for example, between the left and right concave portions 22 and the screw hole 23 of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and a positioning hole 44 is provided behind the convex portion 42 on the lower surface of the front portion 40F of the slider 40. As shown in FIG. 5, when the slider 40 moves to the slider mounting position, the protrusion 26 of the cover bottom surface portion 20B may be fitted into the hole 44 of the slider 40. In this way, the slider 40 can be more reliably positioned at the slider mounting position.

[0047] After positioning the slider 40 at the slider mounting position in this way, the operator inserts a screw Sc (FIG. 5) from above through the through hole 43 (FIG. 4) of the middle portion 40C and the through hole 25 (FIG. 4) of the stepped portion 24 into the screw hole 23 (FIG. 4) of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, thereby fixing the slider 40 to the slider mounting position of the cover bottom surface portion 20B. At this time, since the stepped portion 24, which is a part of the cover right side surface portion 20R, is fixed to the cover bottom surface portion 20B, the cover right side surface portion 20R and the cover bottom surface portion 20B are also fixed.

[0048] In addition, when the upper part of the middle portion 40C of the slider 40 is blocked by the slide plate 30 of the mechanical unit 11, the mechanical unit 11 may be moved in the front-rear direction so that the notch portion 33 (FIG. 2) provided at a predetermined position of the slide plate 30 is located above the middle portion 40C.

[0049] The left slider 40 can also be attached to the cover bottom surface portion 20B in the same attachment method as the right slider 40. In this way, the sliders 40 are attached to both the left and right ends of the front end side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion 20B. At this time, the slider 40 is located in front of the protrusion 31 of the mechanical unit 11 (that is, the tip in the pulling-out direction).

[0050] When the mechanical unit 11 is pulled forward from the cover 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the front ends of the left and right protrusions 31 of the mechanical unit 11 come into contact with the rear ends of the rear portions 40B of the left and right sliders 40 attached to the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and further, the mechanical unit 11 cannot be pulled forward any more.

[0051] In this way, in the coin processing device 6, by attaching the slider 40 to the cover 10, the pulling-out of the mechanical unit 11 can be restricted.

[0052] Also, in the coin processing device 6, when the mechanical unit 11 is pulled out to the maximum within the range where it can be pulled out from the cover 10, the rollers 41 provided on the left and right sliders 40 come into contact with the left and right slide plates 30 provided on the mechanical unit 11 to receive the load of the mechanical unit 11. Thereby, the mechanical unit 11 can be smoothly pushed back into the cover 10 from the state where it is pulled out to the maximum within the pull-out range.

[0053] In addition, in the coin processing device 6, by removing the slider 40 from the cover 10, the entire mechanical unit 11 can be pulled out from the cover 10. Since the removal method of the slider 40 at this time is the reverse procedure of the attachment method, the description is omitted.

[0054] [4. Summary and Effects] As described so far, in the present embodiment, the coin processing apparatus 6, which is an example of a unit extraction device and a medium processing device, includes a cover 10, a mechanical unit 11 which is an example of a unit that can be pulled out from the cover 10, and a protrusion 31 which is an example of a stopper provided on the mechanical unit 11 and is locked (contacted) with the cover 10 in a state where the mechanical unit 11 is partially pulled out from the cover 10, and a slider 40 that restricts the pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 from this state is provided.

[0055] Furthermore, the slider 40 is detachable from a predetermined position (i.e., the slider mounting position) of the cover 10 and has a convex portion 42 which is an example of a slider-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching to the cover 10. On the other hand, the cover 10 has a concave portion 22 which is an example of a cover-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching the slider 40 to the slider mounting position.

[0056] Furthermore, the slider 40 is attached to the slider mounting position of the cover 10 in a state where it is positioned by fitting the convex portion 42 as the slider-side positioning portion into the concave portion 22 as the cover-side positioning portion.

[0057] Also, when the slider 40 is removed from the cover 10, the coin processing apparatus 6 is configured such that the entire mechanical unit 11 can be pulled out from the cover 10.

[0058] In this way, in the coin processing apparatus 6 of the present embodiment, when the mechanical unit 11 is partially pulled out from the cover 10, the slider 40 and the protrusion 31 as the stopper come into contact with each other, thereby restricting the further pulling out of the mechanical unit 11 (that is, the pulling out of the entire mechanical unit 11). Thus, according to the coin processing apparatus 6 of the present embodiment, the pulling out of the entire mechanical unit 11 can be more reliably restricted.

[0059] In addition, the coin processing device 6 is provided with a concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side and a convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side at a position visible from the lower surface side of the cover bottom surface portion 20B. Thus, when an operator attaches the slider 40 to the slider attachment position on the cover bottom surface portion 20B, the convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side can be fitted into the concave portion 22 while visually observing the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side and the convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side.

[0060] Specifically, for example, the slider 40 for the right side is adapted to be attached to the right end of the front end side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and a convex portion 42 is provided at the left end of the lower surface of the front portion 40F (i.e., the left end portion on the inner side in the width direction). On the other hand, in the cover bottom surface portion 20B, the right end side front end portion 20BR as one end side front end portion protrudes forward (i.e., the drawing direction of the mechanical unit 11), and a concave portion 22 is provided from the left end of the upper surface to the left side surface of the right end side front end portion 20BR (i.e., at the left end portion on the inner side in the width direction of the right end side front end portion 20BR).

[0061] By doing so, when the operator attaches the slider 40 for the right side to the right end of the front end side of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, the slider 40 is pushed backward on the right end side front end portion 20BR, and the convex portion 42 provided at the left end of the lower surface of the slider 40 and the concave portion 22 provided at the left end of the upper surface of the right end side front end portion 20BR are visually observed from the lower surface side of the cover bottom surface portion 20B, and the convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side can be fitted into the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side.

[0062] Thereby, in the coin processing device 6, the slider 40 can be easily and surely positioned, and the workability at the time of attaching the slider 40 can be improved.

[0063] [5. Other Embodiments] [5-1. Other Embodiment 1] In the above-described embodiment, the operator pushes the slider 40 backward on the right front end portion 20BR of the cover bottom surface portion 20B. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, a wall portion 100 extending upward from the left side surface may be provided at a position that does not conceal the recess 22 on the left side surface (i.e., the left end portion on the inner side in the width direction) of the right front end portion 20BR. In this way, when the operator pushes the slider 40 backward on the right front end portion 20BR, it is possible to prevent the slider 40 from coming off to the left side of the right front end portion 20BR and falling, and the slider 40 can be easily and surely pushed to the slider mounting position.

[0064] Similarly, a wall portion 100 may be provided at the left front end portion 20BL of the cover bottom surface portion 20B.

[0065] [5-2. Other Embodiment 2] In the above-described embodiment, the recess 22 is provided at the right front end portion 20BR on the cover bottom surface portion 20B side, and the convex portion 42 is provided on the slider 40 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a convex portion may be provided on the cover bottom surface portion 20B side, and a recess may be provided on the slider 40 side.

[0066] Moreover, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, which is a side view of the right front end portion 20BR and the slider 40 for the right side as viewed from the left side, an upward △ mark MB, which is an example of a mark, may be provided on the left side surface of the right front end portion 20BR instead of the recess 22, and a downward △ mark MU, which is an example of a mark, may be provided on the left side surface of the front portion 40F of the slider 40 instead of the convex portion 42.

[0067] In this case, the operator can position the slider 40 by aligning the △ mark MU of the slider 40 with the △ mark MB of the right front end portion 20BR. Similarly, △ marks MB and MU may be provided on the left front end portion 20BL of the cover bottom surface portion 20B and the slider 40 for the left side. Note that marks having a shape different from the △ marks MB and MU may be provided as long as they can serve as marks.

[0068] [5-3. Other Embodiment 3] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the operator positions the slider 40 by visually observing the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side and the convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side and fitting the convex portion 42 into the concave portion 22. However, this is not the only way. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a circular hole 101 indicating the front end position of the slider 40 when the slider 40 is at the slider mounting position may be provided on the upper surface of the front end portion 20BR on the right end side.

[0069] In this case, the operator visually observes the concave portion 22 on the cover 10 side and the convex portion 42 on the slider 40 side and fits the convex portion 42 into the concave portion 22. At this time, the operator can confirm that the slider 40 is at the slider mounting position by visually observing that the front end of the slider 40 is located in the vicinity behind the hole 101 provided on the upper surface of the front end portion 20BR on the right end side.

[0070] In FIG. 5, two holes 101 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. However, this is not the only way. Only one hole 101 may be arranged, or instead of the hole 101, a mark such as a straight line extending in the left-right direction may be drawn on the upper surface of the front end portion 20BR on the right end side.

[0071] [5-4. Other Embodiment 4] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the cover 10 has a box-shaped configuration including a cover upper surface portion 20U, a cover rear surface portion 20E which is an example of a cover end surface portion, a cover bottom surface portion 20B, a cover right side surface portion 20R which is an example of a cover one side surface portion, and a cover left side surface portion 20L which is an example of a cover other side surface portion. However, for example, the cover 10 may have a shape in which the cover rear surface portion 20E is omitted. Also, in the above-described embodiment, the slider 40 is attached to the left and right sides of the coin processing device 6. However, this is not the only way. For example, the slider 40 may be attached to either the left or the right side.

[0072] [5-5. Other Embodiment 5] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to the coin processing device 6 which is an example of the unit extraction device and the medium processing device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to various unit extraction devices and medium processing devices as long as they are unit extraction devices and medium processing devices capable of extracting a unit from a cover. For example, it can also be applied to a banknote processing device 5 that handles banknotes as a medium. It can also be applied to a coin processing device or a banknote processing device incorporated in a cash register that operates in a form different from the cash register 1. Furthermore, it can also be applied to a medium processing device that handles a medium other than coins and banknotes as a medium.

[0073] [5-6. Other Embodiments 6] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the present invention is applicable to embodiments in which any combination of some or all of the above-described embodiments and the above-described other embodiments, or embodiments in which a part is extracted.

Industrial Applicability

[0074] The present invention can be widely used in coin processing devices, banknote processing devices, etc. that can extract a unit from a cover.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0075] 1... Cash register, 5... Banknote processing device, 6... Coin processing device, 6F... Front part, 6B... Storage part, 10... Cover, 11... Mechanical unit, 20U... Upper surface part of cover, 20B... Bottom surface part of cover, 20BR... Front end part on the right end side, 20BL... Front end part on the left end side, 20E... Rear part of cover, 20R... Right side surface of cover, 20L... Left side surface of cover, 21... Guide plate, 22... Recess, 30... Slide plate, 31... Protrusion, 32, 41... Roller, 40... Slider, 40F... Front part, 40B... Rear part, 40C... Intermediate part, 42... Convex part, 100... Wall part, 101... Hole, MU, MB... △ mark.

Claims

1. A cover, A unit that can be pulled out from the cover, A slider that is provided on the cover and restricts the pulling out of the unit from a state where the unit is partially pulled out in the pulling-out direction from the cover by locking with a stopper provided on the unit, and comprising, The slider, is detachable from the slider mounting position of the cover and has a slider-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching to the slider mounting position, The cover, has a cover-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching the slider, The slider, is attached to the slider mounting position in a state of being positioned at the slider mounting position by the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion, When the slider is removed from the cover, the entire unit can be pulled out from the cover. A unit drawing device characterized by the above.

2. The slider-side positioning portion is one of a concave portion and a convex portion, The cover-side positioning portion is the other of the concave portion and the convex portion, The slider is positioned at the slider mounting position by fitting the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion. The unit drawing device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. The slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion are marks, The slider is positioned at the slider mounting position by aligning the positions of the marks of the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion. The unit drawing device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

4. The slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion are provided at positions where they can be visually observed. The unit drawing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that.

5. The unit has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, The cover has a cover upper surface portion covering the upper surface of the unit, a cover bottom surface portion covering the bottom surface of the unit, a cover end surface portion covering the end surface of the unit in the direction opposite to the drawing direction, a cover one side surface portion covering one side surface in the width direction orthogonal to the drawing direction of the unit, and a cover other side surface portion covering the other side surface in the width direction of the unit. The stopper is, One is provided at each of the lower end of one side surface of the unit and the lower end of the other side surface of the unit. The slider is, One is attached to each of one end side in the width direction of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion and the other end side in the width direction of the upper surface of the cover bottom surface portion. The slider attached to the cover bottom surface portion is located ahead of the stopper in the drawing direction. When the unit is pulled out in the drawing direction, the stopper comes into contact with the slider, and thus the unit can no longer be pulled out further. The unit drawing device according to claim 4, characterized in that.

6. The cover bottom surface portion is, One end side tip portion, which is the tip portion in the drawing direction at one end side in the width direction, and the other end side tip portion, which is the tip portion in the drawing direction at the other end side in the width direction, protrude in the drawing direction more than the portion located between the one end side tip portion and the other end side tip portion. The slider is, It moves to the slider mounting position by being pushed in the direction opposite to the drawing direction on the one end side tip portion, and also moves to the slider mounting position by being pushed in the direction opposite to the drawing direction on the other end side tip portion. The cover-side positioning portions are respectively provided at the tip portion on the one end side and the tip portion on the other end side. The unit drawing device according to claim 5, characterized in that.

7. The slider-side positioning portion is provided at an end portion on the inner side in the width direction of the slider. The cover-side positioning portions are provided at end portions on the inner side in the width direction of each of the tip portion on the one end side and the tip portion on the other end side. The unit drawing device according to claim 6, characterized in that.

8. Wall portions extending upward are provided at end portions on the inner side in the width direction of each of the tip portion on the one end side and the tip portion on the other end side. The unit drawing device according to claim 7, characterized in that.

9. The cover-side positioning portions are also provided on the upper surfaces of each of the tip portion on the one end side and the tip portion on the other end side. The unit drawing device according to claim 7, characterized in that.

10. A cover, A unit that is pullable out from the cover and performs processing on a medium, A slider that is provided on the cover and restricts the pulling out of the unit from a state where the slider is locked to a stopper provided on the unit in a state where the unit is partially pulled out from the cover. Comprising, The slider, Is detachable from a predetermined position of the cover and has a slider-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching to the cover. The cover, Has a cover-side positioning portion that serves as positioning when attaching the slider. The slider, Is attached to a predetermined position of the cover in a state of being positioned by the slider-side positioning portion and the cover-side positioning portion. When the slider is removed from a predetermined position of the cover, it becomes possible to pull out the entire unit from the cover. A media processing apparatus characterized by this.

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