Drawer tray, coin handling apparatus and coin handling system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11935372-B2
Application number	US-202117496821-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 8, 2021
Priority date	Oct 12, 2020
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a drawer tray provided in a coin handling apparatus storing a coin in a compartment of a drawer. The drawer tray includes: a placement unit where the drawer is placed; and a regulation unit that regulates a placement position of the drawer in the placement unit to a position. The regulation unit regulates the placement position of the drawer to a plurality of positions different from each other by disposition of the regulation unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A coin handling apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of storage units; and
a drawer tray for attachment of a drawer, the drawer tray comprising:
a placement table where the drawer is placed; and
a regulation member to regulate a placement position where the drawer is placed on or above the placement table, the regulation member including at least one of:
a horizontal position regulating member to regulate the placement position of the drawer in a horizontal direction, and
a height position regulating member to regulate the placement position of the drawer in a height direction, wherein

the placement position of the drawer is adjusted by a disposition of the regulation member,
the regulation member regulates a placement position of a first drawer to be a first position at which coins from the plurality of storage units are guided to a plurality of compartments provided in the placed first drawer, and
the regulation member regulates a placement position of a second drawer to be a second position at which coins from the plurality of storage units are guided to a plurality of compartments provided in the placed second drawer, a type of the second drawer being different than a type of the first drawer, and the second position being different from the first position.

2. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal position regulating member slides in the horizontal direction with respect to the placement table.

3. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the height position regulating member slides in the height direction with respect to the placement table.

4. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the regulation member closes a hole portion provided in a side surface of the drawer.

5. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the regulation member comprises a placement assisting member which is configured to be separable from the regulation member, and which adjusts the placement position of the drawer by being separated from the regulation member and being attached to the placement table.

6. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the placement assisting member prevents the drawer from being placed on or above the placement table in an orientation different from a predetermined orientation.

7. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the horizontal position regulating member comprises:
a bottom surface abutting portion on which a bottom surface of the drawer abuts when the drawer is placed on or above the drawer tray; and
a side surface abutting portion which abuts on a side surface portion of the drawer when the drawer is placed on or above the drawer tray, and

the placement assisting member has a height identical to a height of the bottom surface abutting portion.

8. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first drawer and the second drawer from each other in at least one of size, shape and/or height of the drawer, and/or size, shape and/or location of a compartment of the drawer.

9. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the placement table is provided with a mark that allows the regulation member to be aligned to the position in accordance with the type of the drawer.

10. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the drawer tray is attached to a coin handling apparatus,
the placement table comprises a first surface, and a second surface located on a side opposite to the first surface,
the first surface is provided with the regulation member in accordance with a drawer of a first type, and
the second surface is provided with the regulation member in accordance with a drawer of a second type.

11. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the horizontal position regulating member comprises:
a bottom surface abutting portion on which a bottom surface of the drawer abuts when the drawer is placed on or above the drawer tray, and
a side surface abutting portion which abuts on a side surface portion of the drawer when the drawer is placed on or above the drawer tray.

12. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the bottom surface abutting portion has a substantially square plate shape.

13. The coin handling apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the side surface abutting portion comprises a pair of erected portions and a bridge portion,
the pair of erected portions extend in a direction orthogonal to a plate-shaped main surface of the bottom surface abutting portion, and
the bridge portion connects upper ends of the pair of erected portions.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Sugahara Kazuma
• Kibihara Fumio

Classifications

• G07G1/0027 Primary

  Details of drawer or money-box · CPC title

• G07D9/02 Primary

  Change trays · CPC title

• G07D13/00

  Handling of coins or of valuable papers, characterised by a combination of mechanisms not covered by a single one of groups G07D1/00 - G07D11/00 · CPC title