Drawer and accounting equipment

Abstract

To mitigate losses to stores due to robberies. [Solution] The drawer 100 has a housing 101 and a drawer 102. The drawer 102 is housed in the housing 101. The drawer 102 stores accounting cash. In response to a first instruction, the drawer 102 is pulled out of the housing 101 with at least a portion of the accounting cash stored in a first area that is visible from the outside when pulled out from the housing 101. In response to a second instruction, the drawer 102 is pulled out of the housing 101 with at least a portion of the cash stored in a second area that is restricted from being visible from the outside when pulled out from the housing 101.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a drawer and an accounting device.

Background Art

[0002] In stores that handle cash, accounting may be performed using accounting devices such as cash registers and POS (Point Of Sale) terminals. For example, a store clerk receives cash equivalent to the price of goods from a customer and stores it in the drawer of the accounting device for safekeeping. Also, when there is change, the clerk takes out the cash for the change from the drawer and hands it to the customer.

[0003] As a technology related to drawers, for example, an electronic cash register that installs a dedicated drawer for high-denomination banknotes and aims to improve security has been proposed. Also, for example, during business hours, it notifies when money is stolen while the operator's attention is distracted, and during closing hours such as holidays or at night, an anti-theft device that can notify when the drawer is opened or the cash register is moved has been proposed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Robbery incidents targeting the cash handled in stores may occur. If the drawer is handed over in response to a robber's demand and all the cash in the drawer is taken out by the robber, the damage will be significant.

[0006] In one aspect, the present case aims to reduce the damage to stores caused by robbers. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] One design provides a drawer having a housing and a drawer. The drawer is housed in the housing and stores accounting cash, and is pulled out of the housing in response to a first instruction, with at least a portion of the accounting cash stored in a first area that is visible from the outside when pulled out from the housing, and is pulled out of the housing in response to a second instruction, with at least a portion of the cash stored in a second area that is restricted from being visible from the outside when pulled out from the housing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to one aspect, it is possible to reduce the damage to stores caused by robbery. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This figure shows an accounting device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] This figure shows the drawer portion of the first embodiment in a state where it is stored in the housing portion. [Figure 3] This figure shows the state in which the drawer portion of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the first instruction. [Figure 4] This figure shows the state in which the drawer portion of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the second instruction. [Figure 5] This figure shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer portion of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the first instruction. [Figure 6] This figure shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer portion of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the second instruction. [Figure 7] This figure shows the drawer portion of the second embodiment in a state where it is stored in the housing portion. [Figure 8] This figure shows the state in which the drawer portion of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the first instruction. [Figure 9]This figure shows the state in which the drawer portion of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the second instruction. [Figure 10] This figure shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer portion of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the first instruction. [Figure 11] This figure shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer portion of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in accordance with the second instruction. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] The following description of this embodiment will be made with reference to the drawings. Note that each embodiment can be implemented by combining multiple embodiments within a reasonable scope. [First Embodiment] The first embodiment involves a cashier's drawer concealing banknotes in the event of a robbery at a cash-using establishment such as a supermarket, convenience store, or restaurant.

[0011] Figure 1 shows an accounting device according to the first embodiment. The accounting device 10 is a device used to process payments for goods in stores such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants. The accounting device 10 is, for example, a cash register or a POS terminal. The accounting device 10 includes a control device 20, a scanner 30, a printer 40, and a cash drawer 100.

[0012] The control device 20 is a device that controls the entire accounting device 10. The control device 20 is, for example, a tablet terminal with a stand. The control device 20 displays the operation screen of the accounting device 10 on its display and accepts input from the touch panel. The accounting device 10 may also have input devices such as a keyboard, and the control device 20 may accept input from such input devices. The scanner 30 reads the barcode of the product and notifies the control device 20. The printer 40 prints a receipt according to instructions from the control device 20.

[0013] The drawer 100 is a storage compartment for storing accounting cash used for merchandise accounting. The drawer 100 is configured by having a drawer section 102 for storing accounting cash stored in the housing section 101. The drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to an instruction from the control device 20. Also, the drawer section 102 is pushed in by an operator in a state where it is pulled out from the housing section 101, and is then stored in the housing section 101.

[0014] For example, the drawer section 102 is biased in the direction of being pulled out from the housing section 101 and is locked by a locking mechanism so as not to be pulled out from the housing section 101. When the locking mechanism of the drawer section 102 is released in response to an instruction from the control device 20, the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 by an elastic force. Also, when the drawer section 102 is pushed all the way into the housing section 101, the locking mechanism operates and the drawer section 102 is stored in the housing section 101.

[0015] For example, in merchandise accounting, the scanner 30 reads the barcode of the merchandise purchased by the customer by the operation of the store clerk in the store and notifies the control device 20 of the read information. The control device 20 displays information such as the price of the merchandise notified from the scanner 30, and when it receives an input indicating that the reading of the barcode of all the merchandise to be purchased has ended, it instructs the drawer 100 to pull out the drawer section 102. The store clerk receives the price of the merchandise from the customer and stores the received cash in the drawer section 102. The control device 20 receives an input of the amount of cash received from the customer, calculates and displays the amount of change. The store clerk takes out the amount of cash for the change from the drawer section 102 and hands it to the customer. The store clerk pushes the drawer section 102 into the housing section 101 for storage. Then, the control device 20 causes the printer 40 to print a receipt showing the breakdown of the price of the merchandise, the total amount of the price, the amount of change, etc.

[0016] With such an accounting device 10, merchandise accounting in the store is carried out. Here, there may be a robbery incident targeting the cash in the drawer 100. If all the cash in the drawer 100 is taken out by the robbers, the damage will be great.

[0017] Therefore, in the first embodiment, the control device 20 is provided with instructions to pull out the drawer 102 from the control device 20 to the drawer 100, including a first instruction used during accounting and a second instruction used in emergencies such as robbery. For example, the control device 20 displays a button on its operation screen for sending the first instruction to the drawer 100 and a button for sending the second instruction to the drawer 100, and sends an instruction to the drawer 100 corresponding to the button pressed on the touch panel. Alternatively, for example, the control device 20 may send the first instruction to the drawer 100 when the accounting key on the keyboard is pressed, and send the second instruction to the drawer 100 when the emergency button on the keyboard and the accounting key are pressed.

[0018] In response to the second instruction, the drawer 102 is pulled out of the housing 101 with at least a portion of the cash for accounting stored in a second area where visibility from the outside is restricted when it is pulled out from the housing 101. This allows the drawer 100 to conceal at least a portion of the cash for accounting from being discovered by a robber. Alternatively, in response to the first instruction, the drawer 102 is pulled out of the housing 101 with at least a portion of the aforementioned cash stored in a first area where it is visible from the outside when it is pulled out from the housing 101. This allows the cashier to handle all of the cash for accounting in the drawer 100 at the time of payment.

[0019] Next, the operation of the drawer unit 102 will be explained. Figure 2 shows the drawer portion of the first embodiment in a state where it is stored in the housing portion. In the example of Figure 2, a cross-sectional view of the drawer 100 is shown with the drawer portion 102 stored in the housing portion 101. Note that in the cross-sectional view of the drawer 100, only the upper surface of the housing portion 101 is shown.

[0020] The drawer section 102 is box-shaped with an open top. The top of the drawer section 102 is completely covered by the top surface of the housing section 101. At the bottom of the drawer section 102 are coin storage sections 102a, 102b and banknote storage section 102c. The coin storage sections 102a, 102b and the banknote storage section 102c are separated by a partition plate. The coin storage sections 102a and 102b are areas provided for storing coins. The coins in the coin storage sections 102a and 102b are not shown in the illustration. The banknote storage section 102c is an area provided for storing banknotes 50. The banknote storage section 102c is located in the opposite direction to the direction in which the drawer section 102 is pulled out (drawer direction) relative to the coin storage sections 102a and 102b. The banknotes 50 are at least one example of some cash.

[0021] Furthermore, the drawer section 102 has movable divider plates 103 and 104 above the banknote storage section 102c. The movable divider plates 103 and 104 are divider plates that are driven in response to instructions from the control device 20 and divide the banknote storage section 102c. The drawer 100 drives the movable divider plates 103 and 104 by controlling, for example, an electromagnet, a spring, a motor, etc.

[0022] The movable partition plates 103 and 104 are positioned parallel to the bottom of the drawer section 102 when the drawer section 102 is stored in the housing section 101. The movable partition plate 103 extends from the rotation axis in the direction of the drawer. The movable partition plate 104 extends from the rotation axis in the opposite direction to the drawer.

[0023] Figure 3 shows the state in which the drawer section of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in response to the first instruction. In response to the first instruction, the drawer 100 drives the movable partition plate 104 to divide the banknote storage section 102c and pulls out the drawer section 102.

[0024] The movable partition plate 104 rotates to form a wall so that it is perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer section 102 when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in accordance with the first instruction, thereby dividing the banknote storage section 102c into areas 111 and 112.

[0025] Region 111 is the area of ​​the banknote storage section 102c on the side in the direction of withdrawal relative to the wall formed by the movable partition plate 104. Region 111 is an example of the first region. Banknotes 50 are stored in region 111. When the movable partition plate 104 forms the wall, it moves the banknotes 50 to region 111. For example, the movable partition plate 104 moves the banknotes 50 to region 111 on the side in the direction of withdrawal by rotating from a state where it extends on the opposite side of the withdrawal direction to the withdrawal direction. Region 112 is the area of ​​the banknote storage section 102c on the opposite side of the withdrawal direction relative to the wall formed by the movable partition plate 104.

[0026] When the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the first instruction, a portion of the upper part of the drawer section 102 is covered by the upper surface of the housing section 101, on the side opposite to the direction of pulling out. In other words, a portion of the upper part of the drawer section 102 on the side in the direction of pulling out is not covered by the upper surface of the housing section 101. Therefore, the inside of the drawer section 102 can be seen from the side in the direction of pulling out.

[0027] Furthermore, the movable partition plate 103 is positioned parallel to the bottom of the drawer section 102 when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in accordance with the first instruction. The movable partition plate 103 does not obstruct the line of sight from the pulling direction to the area 111 when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in accordance with the first instruction. As a result, when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in accordance with the first instruction, the banknotes 50 are stored in the area 111 which is visible from the outside.

[0028] Figure 4 shows the state in which the drawer section of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in response to the second instruction. In response to the second instruction, the drawer 100 drives the movable partition plate 103 to divide the banknote storage section 102c and pulls out the drawer section 102.

[0029] When the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the second instruction, the movable partition plate 103 rotates to form a wall perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer section 102, dividing the banknote storage section 102c into regions 113 and 114. Region 113 is the region of the banknote storage section 102c on the side of the wall formed by the movable partition plate 103 in the direction of the drawer. Region 114 is the region of the banknote storage section 102c on the opposite side of the wall formed by the movable partition plate 103 in the direction of the drawer. Region 114 is an example of the second region. Banknotes 50 are stored in region 114. When the movable partition plate 103 forms a wall, it moves the banknotes 50 to region 114. For example, the movable partition plate 103 rotates from a state extending in the direction of the drawer to a direction opposite to the direction of the drawer, thereby moving the banknotes 50 to region 114 on the opposite side of the drawer.

[0030] When the drawer 102 is pulled out from the housing 101 in response to the second instruction, the upper part of the drawer 102 is covered by the upper surface of the housing 101, including the upper part of area 114, on the opposite side of the pulling direction. In other words, the inside of the drawer 102 is visible from the pulling direction side, but area 114 is not visible from the top of the drawer 100. Furthermore, when the drawer 102 is pulled out from the housing 101 in response to the second instruction, the movable partition plate 103 forms a wall that blocks the line of sight from the pulling direction to area 114. As a result, area 114 is not visible from the pulling direction side. Therefore, when the drawer 102 is pulled out from the housing 101 in response to the second instruction, the banknotes 50 are stored in area 114, which is restricted from external visibility.

[0031] Furthermore, when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in accordance with the first instruction, the movable partition plate 103 does not obstruct the line of sight from the pulling direction to the overlapping portion between area 114 and area 111 shown in Figure 3. Next, the appearance of the drawer 100 when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 will be described.

[0032] Figure 5 shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer section of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in response to the first instruction. When the inside of the drawer section 102, which has been pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the first instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the coin storage sections 102a, 102b and area 111 are visible. Also, when the inside of the drawer section 102, which has been pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the first instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the movable partition plate 104 is visible as the back wall.

[0033] As a result, the drawer 100 allows the cashier to handle the coins stored in the coin storage sections 102a and 102b and the banknotes 50 stored in the area 111 by pulling out the drawer section 102 in response to the first instruction.

[0034] Figure 6 shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer section of the first embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in response to the second instruction. When the inside of the drawer section 102, which has been pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the second instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the coin storage sections 102a, 102b and area 113 are visible. Also, when the inside of the drawer section 102, which has been pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the second instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the movable partition plate 103 is visible as the back wall of the drawer section 102.

[0035] Thus, when the drawer 102 is pulled out from the housing 101 in response to the second instruction, the area 114 where the banknotes 50 are stored is located behind the movable partition plate 103 and is therefore not visible from the outside. As a result, even if the drawer 100, which has been pulled out from the housing 101 in response to the second instruction, is handed over to a robber at their request, it is possible to prevent the robber from taking the banknotes 50. Therefore, the drawer 100 can prevent the theft of banknotes 50, which are of higher value than coins, and reduce the damage to the store caused by robbery.

[0036] Furthermore, when the drawer section 102 is pulled out from the housing section 101 in response to the second instruction, the movable partition plate 103 forms a wall that blocks the line of sight from the drawer direction to the area 114. This allows the drawer 100 to quickly prepare the area 114. Here, the movable partition plate 103 rotates to form a wall so that it is perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer section 102. This allows the drawer 100 to make the movable partition plate 103 appear to a robber as the back wall of the drawer section 102, preventing suspicion that the banknotes 50 are being hidden. Also, when the movable partition plate 103 forms a wall, it moves the banknotes 50 to the area 114. This allows the drawer 100 to quickly hide the banknotes 50.

[0037] [Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment, in response to the second instruction, the banknotes 50 stored in the banknote storage section 102c were moved to the area 114 where visibility was restricted, and the drawer section 102 was pulled out. However, if there are no banknotes in the drawer, a robber may suspect that the banknotes have been hidden somewhere. Therefore, the drawer in the second embodiment has a cash compartment for holding at least some of the cash, and the movable partition plate moves the cash compartment to the second area when the drawer section is pulled out from the housing in response to the second instruction and forms at least a part of the wall. In the second embodiment, a drawer included in an accounting device similar to the accounting device 10 of the first embodiment will also be described.

[0038] Figure 7 shows the drawer portion of the second embodiment housed within the housing. The drawer 200 of the second embodiment is configured with a drawer portion 202 for storing accounting cash housed within the housing portion 201. In the example shown in Figure 7, a cross-sectional view of the drawer 200 is shown with the drawer portion 202 housed within the housing portion 201. Note that in the cross-sectional view of the drawer 200, only the upper surface of the housing portion 201 is shown.

[0039] The drawer section 202 is box-shaped with an open top. The top of the drawer section 202 is completely covered by the top surface of the housing section 201. At the bottom of the drawer section 202 are coin storage sections 202a, 202b, banknote storage section 202c, and a retractable section 202d. The coin storage sections 202a, 202b, banknote storage section 202c, and retractable section 202d are separated by partition plates. The partition plate separating the coin storage section 202b from the banknote storage section 202c, and the partition plate separating the banknote storage section 202c from the retractable section 202d, are lower than the partition plate separating the coin storage sections 202a and 202b.

[0040] The coin storage sections 202a and 202b are areas provided for storing coins. The coins in the coin storage sections 202a and 202b are not shown in the illustration. The banknote storage section 202c is an area provided for storing banknotes. The banknote storage section 202c is an example of the first area. The banknote storage section 202c is located in the opposite direction to the direction in which the drawer section 202 is pulled out (drawer direction) relative to the coin storage sections 202a and 202b.

[0041] The banknote storage section 202c stores banknotes 60. A banknote holder 70 is placed on top of the banknotes 60. The banknote holder 70 is an example of a cash holder. The banknote holder 70 is a box for storing banknotes. Banknotes 71 are stored in the banknote holder 70. The banknotes 71 are an example of at least some cash. The banknote holder 70 also has a metal fitting 72 for securing the banknotes 71. By securing the banknotes 71 between the metal fitting 72 and the bottom of the banknote holder 70, it becomes easy for the store clerk to take out and put in the banknotes 71. It is preferable that the total amount of banknotes 60 is less than the total amount of banknotes 71.

[0042] The retraction section 202d is the area where the banknote holder 70 retracts when the drawer section 202 is pulled out from the housing section 201 in accordance with the second instruction. Note that the retraction section 202d is an example of the second area. The retraction section 202d is located in the opposite direction to the drawer direction relative to the banknote storage section 202c.

[0043] Furthermore, a movable partition plate 203 is provided on the inner side of the upper surface of the housing portion 201. The movable partition plate 203 is driven in response to instructions from the control device of the accounting device and is a partition plate that forms part of the wall separating the banknote storage portion 202c and the retractable portion 202d. The drawer 200 drives the movable partition plate 203 by controlling, for example, an electromagnet, a spring, a motor, etc. When the drawer portion 202 is stored in the housing portion 201, the movable partition plate 203 is positioned parallel to the bottom of the drawer portion 202. The movable partition plate 203 extends in the direction of the drawer from the axis of rotation such that a portion of it is positioned on the drawer side of the banknote holder 70.

[0044] Figure 8 shows the state in which the drawer portion of the second embodiment has been pulled out from the housing portion in response to the first instruction. In response to the first instruction, the drawer 200 pulls out the drawer portion 202 in the pulling direction from the state shown in Figure 7.

[0045] When the drawer 202 is pulled out from the housing 201 in accordance with the first instruction, a portion of the upper part of the drawer 202 is not covered by the upper surface of the housing 201 on the side facing the drawer. Therefore, the inside of the drawer 202 can be seen from the side facing the drawer.

[0046] Furthermore, the movable partition plate 203 is positioned parallel to the bottom of the drawer unit 202 when the drawer unit 202 is pulled out from the housing unit 201 in accordance with the first instruction. When the drawer unit 202 is pulled out from the housing unit 201 in accordance with the first instruction, the movable partition plate 203 does not obstruct the line of sight from the pulling direction to the banknote storage unit 202c. As a result, when the drawer unit 202 is pulled out from the housing unit 201 in accordance with the first instruction, the banknotes 71 are stored in the banknote storage unit 202c, which is visible from the outside.

[0047] Figure 9 shows the state in which the drawer section of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in response to the second instruction. In response to the second instruction, the drawer 200 drives the movable partition plate 203 to pull out the drawer section 202.

[0048] The movable partition plate 203 rotates so that it is perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer section 202 when the drawer section 202 is pulled out from the housing section 201 in accordance with the second instruction. As a result, the movable partition plate 203 rotates from its position extending in the direction of the drawer to the opposite direction of the drawer, moving the banknote holder 70 to the opposite side of the drawer. Furthermore, the movable partition plate 203 prevents the banknote holder 70 from moving toward the drawer direction when the drawer section 202 is pulled out, thereby storing the banknote holder 70 in the retraction section 202d. The partition plate and the movable partition plate 203 that separate the banknote storage section 202c and the retraction section 202d form a wall that separates the banknote storage section 202c and the retraction section 202d.

[0049] When the drawer 202 is pulled out from the housing 201 in response to the second instruction, the upper part of the drawer 202 is covered by the upper surface of the housing 201, including the upper part of the retractable section 202d, on the opposite side of the pulling direction. In other words, the inside of the drawer 202 is visible from the pulling direction side, but the retractable section 202d is not visible from the top of the drawer 200. Furthermore, when the drawer 202 is pulled out from the housing 201 in response to the second instruction, the movable partition plate 203 forms part of a wall that blocks the line of sight to the retractable section 202d from the pulling direction. As a result, the retractable section 202d is not visible from the pulling direction side. Therefore, when the drawer 202 is pulled out from the housing 201 in response to the second instruction, the banknotes 71 are stored in the retractable section 202d, which is restricted from external visibility.

[0050] Next, we will describe the appearance of the drawer 200 when the drawer section 202 is pulled out from the housing section 201. Figure 10 shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer portion of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing portion in response to the first instruction. When the inside of the drawer portion 202, which has been pulled out from the housing portion 201 in response to the first instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the coin storage portion 202a and the banknote compartment 70 are visible. In addition, when the inside of the drawer portion 202, which has been pulled out from the housing portion 201 in response to the first instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the coin storage portion 202b, which is not shown, is also visible.

[0051] As a result, the drawer 200 allows the cashier to handle coins stored in coin storage sections 202a and 202b and banknotes 71 stored in banknote holder 70 by pulling out the drawer section 202 in response to the first instruction. In addition, the drawer 200 can improve the convenience of handling banknotes 71 by securing them with metal fittings 72.

[0052] Figure 11 shows the appearance of the drawer when the drawer section of the second embodiment is pulled out from the housing section in accordance with the second instruction. When the inside of the drawer section 202, which has been pulled out from the housing section 201 in accordance with the second instruction, is viewed from the pulling direction side, the coin storage section 202a, the coin storage section 202b (not shown), and the banknote storage section 202c are visible. Also, when the inside of the drawer section 202 is viewed from the pulling direction side, the wall formed by the partition plate and the movable partition plate 203 that separate the coin storage section 202b and the banknote storage section 202c is visible as the back wall of the drawer section 202.

[0053] Thus, when the drawer unit 202 is pulled out from the housing unit 201 in response to the second instruction, the retracted section 202d, which houses the banknote holder 70 containing the banknotes 71, is located behind the wall formed by the movable partition plate 203 and is therefore not visible from the outside. As a result, even if the drawer unit 202 pulls out the drawer 200 from the housing unit 201 in response to the second instruction and hands it over to the robber at their request, it is possible to prevent the robber from taking the banknotes 71.

[0054] Here, if the drawer 202 is pulled out from the housing 201 in response to the second instruction, the banknotes 60 stored in the banknote storage section 202c are visible from the outside. This prevents the drawer 200 from being suspected by a robber of hiding the banknotes 71 somewhere. Furthermore, the drawer 200 can reduce the damage to the store caused by a robber by having the robber take out banknotes 60 of a smaller denomination than the total amount of banknotes 71.

[0055] Although embodiments have been illustrated above, the configurations of each part shown in the embodiments can be replaced with others having similar functions. Furthermore, other arbitrary components or processes may be added. Moreover, any two or more configurations (features) from the embodiments described above may be combined. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0056] 10 Accounting device 20 Control device 30 Scanners 40 Printers 50, 60, 71 banknotes 70 banknote compartment 72 Metal fittings 100,200 drawers 101,201 Enclosure 102,202 Drawer section 102a, 102b, 202a, 202b Coin storage section 102c, 202c Banknote compartment 103, 104, 203 Movable partition plates 111,112,113,114 area 202d Evacuation Section

Claims

1. The housing and, A drawer unit is housed in the aforementioned housing and stores accounting cash, and when it is pulled out from the housing in response to a first instruction, it is pulled out with at least a portion of the accounting cash stored in a first area that is visible from the outside, and when it is pulled out from the housing in response to a second instruction, it is pulled out with at least a portion of the cash stored in a second area that is restricted from external visibility, A drawer with a drawer.

2. The aforementioned drawer section is box-shaped with an open top, and is pulled out from the housing section in accordance with the second instruction such that the upper part of the second region is covered by the housing section. The drawer further includes a movable partition plate that, when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the first instruction, does not obstruct the line of sight from the direction in which the drawer is pulled out to the second area, and when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the second instruction, forms at least a part of a wall that obstructs the line of sight from the direction in which the drawer is pulled out to the second area. The drawer according to claim 1.

3. The movable partition plate is positioned parallel to the bottom of the drawer when the drawer is stored in the housing and when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the first instruction, and rotates to be perpendicular to the bottom of the drawer when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the second instruction, thereby forming at least a part of the wall. The drawer according to claim 2.

4. The movable partition plate moves at least a portion of the cash to the second area when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the second instruction and forms at least a portion of the wall. The drawer according to claim 2.

5. The drawer further has a cash compartment for holding at least a portion of the cash, The movable partition plate moves the cash holder to the second area when the drawer is pulled out from the housing in accordance with the second instruction and forms at least a part of the wall. The drawer according to claim 4.

6. At least some of the aforementioned cash is in the form of banknotes. The aforementioned cash holder has a metal fitting for securing the banknotes. The drawer according to claim 5.

7. A drawer having a housing section and a drawer section that is stored in the housing section and stores accounting cash, and which, in response to a first instruction, is pulled out of the housing section with at least a portion of the accounting cash stored in a first area visible from the outside, and which, in response to a second instruction, is pulled out of the housing section with at least a portion of the cash stored in a second area where visibility from the outside is restricted, A control device that transmits the first instruction and the second instruction to the drawer, An accounting device having the following features.

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