JP2621527B2 - Bill storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bill storage device assembled in a bill identification storage machine mounted on a vending machine (hereinafter also referred to as a vending machine) or the like.

[Conventional technology]

A banknote recognition and storage machine mounted on a conventional vending machine or the like is of a vertical type, and the longitudinal direction of stored banknotes in the banknote storage device is vertically oriented. To remove the stored bills, the lid of the front face of the bill storage device (for example, the inner surface of the door of a vending machine) is rotated by a lower fulcrum (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 64-5355 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-5099). ).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-described conventional technology, the longitudinal direction of the stored banknotes is oriented vertically and the entire banknote recognition and storage machine is vertical, so when installed on a door of a vending machine or the like, the door becomes thinner, There is an advantage that the product storage space of the vending machine is increased accordingly.

On the other hand, recent vending machines have a so-called arc panel shape in which a central portion of a door protrudes in a curved shape from the periphery thereof, and an increasing number of vending machines have attracted customers' attention and increased customer attraction. If the bill discriminating and storing machine installed substantially at the center of such an arc panel type door is arranged vertically as in the related art, the thickness of the door cannot be used effectively.

Therefore, a conventional example 1 shown in FIG. 12 in which the banknote is made horizontal by applying the above-mentioned document can be considered.
The storage unit 3 above the drive unit 2 and the identification unit 4 behind the storage unit 2 are provided with a common cover 91. The identification unit 4 is opened and closed every time the bill is collected, and the position of the sensor of the identification unit 4 is changed. There is a risk of misidentification. 13 is a multi-joint type in which the cover 93 of the storage unit 3 is connected to the cover 92 of the identification unit 4 by a hinge, and the operability of maintenance of the identification unit 4 is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storage device that can easily take out stored banknotes from the front surface of a storage unit that stores banknotes stacked vertically.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an outer box having an open front surface, a pushing position pushed into the outer box to store banknotes stacked vertically, and an opening of the outer box to take out the banknotes. A stacker provided in the outer box so as to be slidable between a withdrawal position where the stacker is pulled out from the front and the front is opened, and the stacker which is pushed into the pushing position in the direction of the withdrawal position and the stacker and A slide spring provided between the outer boxes, locking means for locking the stacker pushed into the pushing position against the urging force of the slide spring at the pushing position, and the stacker rotatably supported. The stacker is urged in the opening direction to close the front surface of the stacker when the stacker is at the pushing position and to open when the stacker is at the pulling-out position. Tacker is characterized by comprising a holding means for holding the closed position against the urging force of the opening direction of the lid in contact with the lid when it is pushed into the push position.

[Action]

In the present invention, when the locking of the locking means is released, the stacker is pushed to the pulled-out position by the urging force of the slide spring. As a result, the lid is released from being held in the closed position by contact with the holding means fixed to the outer box, and is rotated by the urging force to open the front surface of the stacker. As a result, the stacker is pushed out to the pull-out position and the front is opened, so that the stored banknotes can be taken out therefrom.

After removal, the lid is rotated to the closed position, the stacker is pushed in, and locked in the pushed position by the locking means, whereby the lid is held in the closed position by contact with the holding means fixed to the outer box. You.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a perspective left side view of the first embodiment, showing a situation where a latch lever is slightly removed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective left side view in which the latch lever of FIG. 1 is attached to a door of a vending machine or the like. 3 is a more detailed perspective left side view of FIG. 1 and shows the pushing position, FIG. 4 is a perspective right side view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. Is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is an operation view of FIG. 3, FIG. FIG. 10 is a left side view of the third embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a partial operation diagram of the fourth embodiment. Components having the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example and each drawing have approximately the same functions, and description thereof may be omitted below.

In FIG. 2 showing an attached state of the first embodiment, a bill discriminating and storing machine 6 includes a driving unit 2 and a storing unit 3 which sandwich a bill passage 1, a discriminating unit 4 and a guide port 5 behind the driving unit 2, and a bill inserting unit 7.
Connected to a door 8 of a vending machine or the like. The outer box 10 covering the storage section 3 and the identification section 4 is pivotally opened around the pins 44 and opened. Note that the front surface of the bill storage device is the inside surface, that is, the back surface of the door 8, and the front surface, the rear, the rear side, and the like as viewed from the storage device are hereinafter referred to as the back surface, the front direction, the front side, and the like as viewed from the vending machine.
On the front side of the storage section 3, there is a product storage space 9a,
At the front of the door is the bill insertion section 7, an operation section 9 for customers.
b, showcases 9c and 9d are provided.

FIG. 1 shows the storage section 3. In the storage section 3, a stacker 11 having a front opening is provided in an outer box 10 having a front opening so that the stacker 11 can be pulled out to the front. The stacker 11 is urged in the pull-out direction by a slide spring 12 stretched on the stacker 11. The stacker 11 holds the stored bills B
A spring 14 is provided which presses via 13.

On the front left side of the stacker 11, a latch lever 15 having a hook portion 15a and a finger hook portion 15b is rotatably supported by a screw-type fulcrum 16 provided on the stacker, and both ends are provided with a spring stopper 11a of the stacker 11. Locking spring 17 hooked on small hole of latch lever 15
Urged counterclockwise around the fulcrum 16 in the figure. The pin 18 fixed to the left side surface of the outer box 10 (shown in the drawing and not shown in the drawing) has a sliding amount s shown in FIG.
At this time, the hook portion 15a is urged and locked by the locking spring 16, and the latch lever 15 holds the locked position.
Therefore, in this state, even if the slide spring 12 is present, the stacker 11 cannot be pulled out of the outer box 10 even if it is pulled out by hand.

The lid 20 has a U-shape, and the middle side of the U-shape is the stacker 11.
The front end of the arm 20a on both sides of the U-shape can be closed. Urged counterclockwise around the fulcrum 16 in the figure. A sliding surface 20b is formed on at least one side of the arm 20a of the lid 20, and when the s is 0 or close to this, the sliding surface 20b comes into contact with the pin 18 and the lid 20 is
The lid 20 is kept in the closed position even if it is to be opened in step 1. Stacker 1
1 is pulled out enough and s increases, and the fulcrum 1 of the stacker 11
Only when 6 comes close to the pin 18 of the external appearance 10 does the pin 18 come off the sliding surface 20b, and the lid 20 is urged by the lid spring 21 to open.

Although the fulcrum 16 also serves as the fulcrum of the latch lever 15 and the lid 20 as described above, a fulcrum may be separately provided, and the pin 18 locks the hook 15a and engages with the sliding surface 20b. May be provided with separate pins.

FIGS. 3 to 7 show details of the first embodiment of FIG. 1, in which the stacker 11 is completely in the pushed-in position and
15 is in the locked position by the pin 18.

In these figures, the slide spring 12 is located not on the left side of FIG. 1 but on the right side, and the parts not described in FIG. 1 and FIG.

In these figures, a pair of rails 30 made of a synthetic resin or the like is fixed to the stacker 11 in order to smoothly pull out the outer box 10. The rail 30 has a U-shaped portion as shown in FIG. 6, and is provided so as to surround a pair of bent portions of the outer box 10 on the side of the bill passage 1, so that the stacker 11 can be pulled out smoothly. Two U-shaped fixing parts formed on both sides of the rail 30
The 31 claws 31a are fixed by being pulled into the holes 31b of the stacker 11,
The claws 31c of the stacker 11 are also used for fixing and positioning. The U-shaped end of the fixing portion 31 makes the stacker 11 slide smoothly on the upper surface of the outer box 10.

The above-mentioned spring stopper 11a is formed not on the stacker 11 directly but on the rail 30 to simplify the structure. The rear projection 11b, which does not catch the locking spring 17 and the lid spring 21, has the same shape as the spring stopper 11a, and the rail 30 is formed symmetrically in the front-rear direction to facilitate assembly. Goods can be used.

As shown in FIG. 4, one end of the slide spring 12 is hung on the cut-and-raised portion 32 of the stacker 11 which also has the function of fixing the fixing portion 31, and the other end is fixed by caulking to the outer box 10.
Multiplied by 18. The detachable screw 33 provided on the outer case 10 hits the cut-and-raised portion 32 at the rear of the stacker 11 and serves as a stopper that regulates the amount of withdrawal of the stacker 11 and stops. Stacker 11
To prevent the latch lever 15 from moving excessively and the lid 20
A cut-and-raised portion 34 for a stopper is provided so that is stopped at the closed position.

FIG. 7 shows the structure of a fulcrum 16 for one side of the lid 20 and the latch lever 15, a burring screw hole is formed in the extrusion portion of the stacker 11, and the fulcrum 16 having a male thread portion and the collar 35 are used. The arm 20a of the lid 20, the latch lever 15, and the latch spring 16 for the latch lever are assembled. The fulcrum 16 on the other side is colored
The arm 20a and the lid spring 17 are assembled without using 35.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface of the front part of the stacker 11 and the holding plate
A cutout 36 is provided at the front of the stack 13 so that the banknote B can be grasped from the drawn stacker 11 with a fingertip. Notches 37 on both sides of outer box 10 for open lid 20
There is.

On the front surface of the side wall of the outer case 10, there is provided a projection 41 extending to the outer case 40 of the drive unit 2, and a pin 42 is caulked. A latch 43 on the outer case 40 side can be locked. The outer box 10 is rotated about the pin 44 shown in FIG.

The operation method of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the operation diagram of FIG.

(A) shows a state in which the stacker 11 is at the pushing position and bills can be sequentially stored, and the bills have been collected and returned to the pushing position again. The hook portion 15a of the latch lever 15 is urged by the locking spring 17 to the pin 18 and locked at the locking position. Since the latch lever 15 is attached to the stacker 11 and the pin 18 is attached to the outer box 10, the stacker 11 is prevented from being pulled out of the outer box 10.

(B) If a finger is put on the latch lever 15 and pulled down against the locking spring 17, the hook portion 15a comes off the pin 18 and the slide spring 1
2 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 3), the stacker 11 starts to be pulled out of the outer box 10. At this time, the cut-and-raised portion 34 of the stacker 11 stops excessive movement of the latch lever 15. Stacker
When the arm 11 starts to be pulled out, the sliding surface 20b provided on the arm 20a of the lid 20 slides while hitting the pin 18, but the lid is not opened yet.

(C) With the stacker 11 further pulled out and the sliding surface 20b disengaged from the pin 18, the lid 20 approaches the state where it can be opened by being urged by the lid spring 21.

(D) When the stacker 11 is stopped by the stopper (the screw 33 and the cut-and-raised portion 32 in FIG. 5) and comes to the fully drawn position, the sliding surface 20b
Is completely separated from the pin 18, and the lid 20 is urged by the lid spring 21 to open.

Here, when the bill can be grasped and returned to the storage position again, (e) the lid 20 is rotated against the lid spring 21 in order to push the stacker 11 from the pulled-out position.

(F) The lid 20 is moved to a position where the sliding surface 20b is not obstructed by the pin 18.
Is rotated, the lid 20 is pushed in the pushing direction, and the stacker 11 is pushed. Actually, the lid 18 may be pushed while being rotated, and the pin 18 may slide on the arm 20a and ride on the sliding surface 20b.

(G) As the stacker 11 is pushed, the latch lever is
The rotation of the pin 15 also starts, and the pin 18 is about to be locked to the hook 15a. (A) If the hook is pushed further, the hook portion 15a is locked to the pin 18, and the latch lever 15 is held in the locked position by the locking spring 17 even if the hand is released, the stacker 11 is held in the pressed position, and the bills are stored. Return to possible.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the first embodiment is arranged upside down, and the lid 20 is opened by its own weight.
21 is unnecessary, and the closing direction by hand is opposite to that in the first embodiment.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 10 uses the lid 320 in which only the lid 20 is inverted in the first embodiment. The lid spring 21 is unnecessary, and the stacker 11 is provided so that the lid 320 is not obstructed by the driving unit 2. The amount of sliding of the bill is increased, but the bill is more easily gripped.

In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the lid 420 also serves as a latch lever, and the locking spring 417 is also used as a lid spring and a locking spring. Since the weight of the lid is also added to the latch lever, the locking spring 41
7 gets stronger. However, if it is arranged upside down as shown in FIG. 9, the locking spring 417 may be weak. Latch lever 15 in FIG.
And a stopper 434 corresponding to the cut-and-raised portion 34 for the stopper for the lid 20 is at the position shown in the figure. When the stacker 15 is pushed from the drawn-out position to the pushed-in position [(d) → (a)], the lid 420 is enlarged. After turning it to the right and pushing it in, turn it slightly to the left by the depth of the hook.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention as described above, since the stacker is pushed out of the opening of the outer box to the pulled-out position and the lid is opened and the front of the stacker is opened by the unlocking operation of the locking means, The banknotes stacked in the vertical direction and stored in the stacker can be taken out of the stacker with a single touch, and are suitable for use in vending machines or the like that store banknotes horizontally.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective left side view of the first embodiment, showing a situation where a latch lever is slightly removed, and FIG. 2 is a perspective left side view in which the latch lever of FIG. 1 is attached to a door of a vending machine or the like. 3 is a more detailed perspective left side view of FIG. 1 and shows the pushing position, FIG. 4 is a perspective right side view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. Is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3,
7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is an operation diagram of FIG. 3, FIG. 9 is a left side view of the second embodiment, FIG. 10 is a left side view of the third embodiment, FIG. 11 is a partial operation diagram of the fourth embodiment, FIG. 12 is a left side view of Conventional Example 1, and FIG. 13 is a left side view of Conventional Example 2. 3 ... storage part, 10 ... outer box, 11 ... stacker, 12 ... slide spring, 15 ... latch lever, 15a ... hook part, 1
6… fulcrum, 17,417… locking spring, 18… pin, 20,320,
420 ... lid, 20a ... arm, 20b ... sliding surface, 21 ... lid spring, B ... banknote.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An outer box having an open front surface, a pushing position to be inserted into the outer box to store bills stacked in a vertical direction, and a bill being pulled out from an opening of the outer box to take out the bill and opening forward. A stacker provided in the outer box so as to be slidable between the outer box and the stacker to be slid between the stacker and the outer box so as to urge the stacker pushed into the pushing position toward the pulling position. A slide spring, locking means for locking the stacker pushed into the pushing position against the urging force of the slide spring at the pushing position, and a stacker rotatably supported to be biased in the opening direction. A cover that closes the front surface of the stacker when the stacker is at the pushing position and opens when the stacker is at the pulling-out position; Bill storage apparatus comprising: a holding means for contact with the lid held in the closed position against the lid to the urging force of the opening direction when pushed.