Settlement apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10395485-B2
Application number	US-201816152496-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2018
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019

Abstract

A settlement apparatus includes a case body; a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed at the bottom surface portion thereof, wherein the money placement surface is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement portion is located across a center of the case body in the width direction thereof to slide the deposited coin on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A settlement apparatus comprising:
a case body;
a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin;
a coin depositing/dispensing device, provided in the case body, which stores the deposited coin received through the coin inserting slot and dispenses the stored coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed, wherein
the money placement surface is formed on a bottom of the money placement portion such that the money placement portion is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement surface of the money placement portion is formed horizontally, and
the money placement portion is arranged across a center of the case body in the width direction and the deposited coin is slid on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot in the width direction.

2. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bill inserting slit, wherein
the coin inserting slot and the bill inserting slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

3. The settlement apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a bill dispensing slit, wherein
the coin inserting slot and the bill dispensing slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

4. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a bill inserting slit, wherein
the bill inserting slit is provided below the concaved shape money placement portion in a height direction of the settlement apparatus.

5. The settlement apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a display/operation unit, wherein
the display/operation unit is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a scanner, wherein
the scanner is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the scanner is provided between the display/operation unit and the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

8. A settlement apparatus comprising:
a case body;
a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin;
a coin depositing/dispensing device, provided in the case body, which stores the deposited coin received by the coin inserting slot and dispenses the stored coin;
a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface at a bottom surface thereof connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement surface of the money placement portion is formed horizontally, wherein the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed; and
a coin dispending dish, provided below the coin inserting slot and the money placement portion of the case body, which receives coin dispensed from the coin depositing/dispensing device.

9. The settlement apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a bill inserting slit, wherein
the coin inserting slot and the bill inserting slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

10. The settlement apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a bill dispensing slit, wherein
the coin inserting slot and the bill dispensing slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

11. The settlement apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a bill inserting slit, wherein
the bill inserting slit is provided below the concaved shape money placement portion in a height direction of the settlement apparatus.

12. The settlement apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a display/operation unit, wherein
the display/operation unit is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a scanner, wherein
the scanner is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the scanner is provided between the display/operation unit and the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

Assignees

• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Susaki Akiko
• Shishido Norifumi

Classifications

• G07D11/14

  Inlet or outlet ports · CPC title

• G07D1/00

  Coin dispensers (devices delivering paper currency G07D11/00) · CPC title

• G07D11/16

  Handling of valuable papers (within containers G07D11/13) · CPC title

• G07G1/0018 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means · CPC title

• G07D11/009

  Depositing devices · CPC title