JPS6222934Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Field of the invention This invention is applicable to, for example, a banknote storage box for storing inserted banknotes in an automatic teller machine or an automatic money changer in banking business, or a banknote storage box for storing inserted banknotes in a vending machine. Regarding a cash box such as a coin storage box for storing banknotes and coins, more specifically, the money slot of the above-mentioned cash box is opened when the cash box is set in the device main body, and is opened when the cash box is removed from the device main body. This invention relates to a cash box locking device that is closed and locked.

(b) Background of the invention As mentioned above, the structure of opening and closing the shutter of the cash box in conjunction with setting and removing the cash box from the main body of the device was developed, for example, in the 1980s.
There is a structure described in Publication No. 41917.

The conventional structure described above has a contact piece that contacts each other and a magnet piece with a folded magnet on the main body side and the shutter side of the cash box, and the cash box is set in the device main body. When the shutter is opened by the magnet piece and the other contact piece coming into contact with each other,
When removing the cash box, the shutter is closed by the attraction resistance of the magnet attracting the contact piece, and then the magnet and the contact piece are removed by resisting the attraction force of the magnet and removing the cash box. It is configured to separate.

With this structure, if a foreign object is caught between the magnet and the contact piece, the attraction force of the magnet will be lost, so you can remove the cash box with the shutter open, and you can also touch the top surface of the shutter with your fingers or If you use a small tool such as a screwdriver to press the cash box harder than the attraction force of the magnet and remove the cash box, you can open the shutter.Furthermore, if you pull out the cash box forcefully, the magnet and the other contact piece will separate. Since the cash box can be removed with the shutter in the open state and the cash box can be removed with the shutter in the open state, there is a problem in that it is easy to commit fraudulent acts.

(C) Purpose of the invention This invention provides a swingable regulating arm outside the storage section of the cash box, and uses a unique structure to restrict the swinging position of this regulating arm to ensure that the shutter is closed. To provide a cash box locking device in which a cash box cannot be removed from a main body of the device unless the cash box is locked.

(d) Structure of the invention This invention provides a shutter in the coin slot of the cash box, a lock for locking the shutter on the rear side of the cash box in the loading direction, and a storage area for the cash box on the main body side. A regulating arm is provided which can swing from a front position to a position outside the storage part, and when this regulating arm is positioned in front of the storage part, it unlocks the lock of the cash box set in the storage part and also releases the lock of the cash box set in the storage part. This cash box locking device is characterized in that the regulating arm is provided with a key that restricts the swinging position of the arm.

(E) Function of the device This device, when the cash box is set in the storage section of the main body, swings the regulating arm to the front position of the storage section, then unlocks the cash box and locks the shutter. By unlocking the shutter and allowing the shutter to open, and by locking the regulating arm and restricting its swinging position, it is possible to prevent unauthorized removal of the cash box by the regulating arm while the cash box is set. Furthermore, when the cash box is removed, the shutter is closed and locked, and after the shutter is locked, the restriction arm is released to allow the cash box to be removed.

(f) Effect of the invention According to this invention, the cash box cannot be removed unless the restriction arm is released after the shutter of the cash box is locked. Unauthorized acts of removal are reliably prevented. Enables reliable cash management.

(g) Example of the invention An example of the invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a locking device for a cash box for storing coins.A cash box 1 has a rectangular external shape, and a top surface forms a coin slot 2, and this coin slot 2 is provided with a shutter 3. ing.

The coin slot 2 mentioned above is located about 2/3 on the top of the cash box 1.
A slide groove for the shutter 3 is formed along the left and right sides of this mouth edge by upper mouth edge members 4, 4 and lower mouth edge members 5, 5, and this groove The shutter 3 can be pulled out along the rear end side in the direction in which the cash box 1 is set into the main body.

The above-mentioned shutter 3 has a middle section that is connected to the hinge 6 by the hinge 6.
It is configured to be folded, and the front end and rear end are respectively bent upward to form upright pieces 7, 7.

The upright piece 7 at the tip is provided so as to come into contact with stoppers 8, 8 which are connected to the upper lip members 4, 4, and these stoppers 8, 8 allow the shutter 3 to be moved to the open position. is regulated.

A lock 9 is provided at the upper position on the rear end side surface of the cash box 1 in the setting direction, and the rotor 1 of this lock 9
0 locks the shutter 3 from closing by engaging with a notch 11 formed at a position facing the rotor 10 when the shutter 3 is closed.

In addition, the above-mentioned lock 9 allows insertion and removal of a key, which will be described later, only when the shutter 3 is locked, and when the shutter 3 is unlocked by rotating (unlocking) the inserted key. At the key position, a lock is used in which the key cannot be removed.

On one side of the lower surface of the shutter 3 at a position away from the coin slot 2, there is a lever 12 for operating the switch.
is pivotally connected by a pin 13, and the lever 12 is biased by a spring 14 so that its free end can move upward.

When the shutter 3 is closed, the free end of the lever 12 comes into contact with the lower surface of the shutter 3, and when the shutter 3 is opened, the lever 12 contacts the lower surface of the shutter 3, which is formed at a corresponding position on the lever 12. A switch protruding upward from the notch 15 and provided on the main body side is operated.

4 and 5 show the main body 16 in which the above-mentioned cash box 1 is set, and a storage section 17 in which the cash box 1 is stored.
has a door 18 on the front and is surrounded by a frame 19.

The storage section 17 is provided so that three cash boxes 1 can be set in parallel, and each setting position is partitioned by partition members 20.
Furthermore, the presence of the partition members 20 prevents fraudulent activity in which the set cash box 1 is turned sideways and removed.

At the back of each set position of the storage section 17 mentioned above,
Switch 21 for detecting the setting of cash box 1
. . . and a magnetic catch 22 for regulating the set position.Furthermore, on the upper surface of the top plate 23, there is a lever for operating the switch of the cash box 1 when the cash box 1 is set at each set position. 12...
Switches 24 operated by the lever 12 are provided at positions corresponding to the cash box 1, and the switches 24 detect that the cash box 1 is set at each set position in the storage section 17.

As shown in FIG. 6, a notch 25 is formed in the top plate 23, and the lever 12 operates the switch 24 through this notch 25.

A pivot shaft 2 is attached to the upper vertical plate 26 at the front part of the storage section 17 described above through bearing members 27, 27.
8 is constructed, and regulating arms 29 are pivotally attached to this pivot 28 for each set position.

The above-mentioned regulation arm 29 is formed in a U-shape,
The open end of the arm 29 is pivotally connected to the aforementioned pivot 28, and can swing from the front position of the set cash box 1 to a position that does not hinder the removal of the upper cash box 1. A position regulating plate 30 is connected to one end, and this position regulating plate 3
0 has notches 31, 31 formed in two places,
By fitting the free end of a leaf spring 32, one end of which is fixed to the vertical plate 26, into this, the set cash box 1 is regulated to the front position and the upper position.

Cash box 1 with the above-mentioned regulation arm 29 set
When the lower edge 3 of the regulating arm 29 swings toward the front of the
3 is located below the position of the lock 9, and furthermore,
The shutter 3 is provided so that it can be pulled out from a portion above the lower edge 33 (inside the regulating arm 29).

As shown in FIG. 7, the above-mentioned regulating arm 29
A key 34 is provided inside the lower edge 33 of the key 34, a half-moon-shaped ring 35 is fixed to the key 34, and the other end of a chain 36 whose one end is fixed to the lower edge 33 is fixed to the key 34. connected.

Further, the above-mentioned chain 36 is attached in such a direction that when the regulating arm 29 is in the front position of the cash box 1 set, it can move in the up, down, left and right directions, but cannot move in the front and back direction.
Further, the key 34 can be rotated within a range allowed by the ring body 35 described above.

Note that the lock 9 can be locked and unlocked by this rotation.

The locking device for the cash box 1 constructed as described above is used in the following manner.

That is, when setting the cash box 1 in the main body 16, the shutter 3 is closed and the cash box 1 is set with the lock 9 locked.

The switch 21 detects the setting of the cash box 1, and the magnetic catch 22 attracts the side surface of the cash box 1 to fix the position.

Next, the upper regulating arm 29 is swung downward, and the key 34 attached to the regulating arm 29 is inserted into the lock 9 of the cash box 1 and rotated to unlock it.

Note that since this key 34 can only be removed in the locked position, the key 34 remains inserted in the unlocking process described above.

When the shutter 3 is unlocked by the lock 9 in this manner, the shutter 3 is manually pulled out by the staff member, and the pulled out shutter 3 is moved to the regulating arm 29.
It passes through the inside of the frame, is bent in two by the hinge 6, and hangs down.

When the shutter 3 is completely opened, the switch operation lever 12 moves upward and operates the upper switch 24, so that completion of setting the cash box 1 is detected.

Note that in the above set, the key 34 is in the lock 9.
Since the regulating arm 29 remains inserted into the cash box, the regulating arm 29 cannot move upward, and therefore, the shutter 3 of the cash box 1 remains open and cannot be pulled out.

On the other hand, when removing the set cash box 1,
First, close shutter 3. When the key 34 is rotated to lock the lock 9, the key 34 can be removed from the lock 9, and by this removal, the regulating arm 29 can be avoided upward.

Then, remove the cash box 1. After this removal, an attempt is made to unlock the lock 9 of the cash box 1 with the key 34 of the regulating arm 29, but since the key 34 is movable in one plane due to the chain 36, the cash box 1
If the length from front to back is longer than the installation position of the key 34, the lock 9 cannot be unlocked.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view of the cash box, FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away side view of the cash box, FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away front view of the cash box, and FIG. Figure 4 is a front view of the main body, Figure 5 is A-A in Figure 4.
6 is a partial plan view, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the regulating arm. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Cash box, 2...Coin slot, 3...Shutter, 9...Lock, 16...Main body, 17...Storage section, 28...Pivot, 29...Regulation arm, 34...
...Key, 36...Chain.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A shutter is provided in the coin slot of the cash box, a lock is provided on the rear side of the cash box in the loading direction, and a lock is provided on the side of the rear end of the cash box, and the front side of the storage section of the cash box is provided on the main body side. A regulating arm is provided that can swing from a position outside the storage section to a position outside the storage section, and when this regulating arm is positioned in front of the storage section, it unlocks the lock of the cash box set in the storage section and also releases the lock on the cash box set in the storage section. A cash box locking device with a key on the regulating arm that restricts the swinging position.