JPS6222935Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Field of the invention This invention is. For example, in banking, there are banknote storage boxes that store inserted banknotes in automatic deposit machines and automatic money exchange machines, and cash boxes such as coin storage boxes that store inserted banknotes and coins in automatic vending machines. This invention relates to a locking mechanism for a shutter that opens the money slot of the cash box described above when the cash box is set in the main body of the machine, and closes it when the box is removed from the main body of the machine.

(b) Background of the invention As mentioned above, there is a structure that opens and closes the shutter of the cash box in conjunction with the setting and removal of the cash box from the main body of the device.
There is a structure described in Publication No. 52-41917.

This structure has contact pieces that touch each other on the main body side and the shutter side of the cash box, and a magnet is attached to one of these contact pieces, and the cash box is set in the device main body. When removing the cash box, the shutter is opened by the contact between the magnet and the other contact piece, and when the cash box is removed, the shutter is opened by the adsorption resistance of the magnet attracting the other contact piece. Closed,
Thereafter, by removing the cash box against the attraction resistance of the magnet, the magnet and the other contact piece are separated.

In such a configuration, if a foreign object is caught between the magnet and the other contact piece, the attraction force of the magnet will be lost, so the cash box can be removed with the shutter open, and the top surface of the shutter can be removed. You can open the shutter by pushing down with your finger or a small tool such as a screwdriver more strongly than the attraction force of the magnet to remove the cash box. Furthermore, if you pull the cash box out strongly, the magnet will come into contact with the other one. Since the pieces come off and the shutter can be removed with the shutter open, and the cash box can be taken out with the shutter open, there is a problem in that it is easy to commit fraudulent acts.

(c) Purpose of the invention This invention provides a unique opening/closing member on the shutter and a unique operating lever on the main body to open and close the shutter.If the shutter is not securely closed, the cash box will be removed from the main body of the device. To provide a shutter lock mechanism for a cash box that cannot be removed.

(d) Structure of the invention This invention provides an opening/closing member having an inclined surface on the closing direction side of the shutter and a locking surface on the opening direction side on the shutter that opens and closes the money slot of the cash box. At a position corresponding to the opening/closing member on the main body side for inserting and removing the cash box, extending in the setting direction of the cash box,
An operating lever is pivotally mounted to the opening/closing member to swing in a distance direction using the intermediate portion as a fulcrum, and a locking piece that engages and disengages from a locking surface of the opening/closing member is attached to the tip of the operating lever, and a locking piece is attached to the rear end of the operating lever. , a shutter lock for a cash box in which holding pieces are arranged in a row so that the holding pieces slide into contact with the outer surface of the cash box to maintain the engaged state of the locking pieces while the shutter is closed; It is characterized by being a mechanism.

(e) Function of the invention This invention works by setting the cash box on the main body side.
The locking piece of the operation lever is guided by the slope of the opening/closing member of the shutter and engages with the locking surface to open the shutter.Furthermore, when removing the cash box, by pulling out the cash box, The shutter is closed when the locking piece of the operating lever pulls the locking surface of the opening/closing member, and at the same time, the holding piece of the operating lever comes into sliding contact with the outer surface of the cash box, preventing the operating lever from swinging and locking the shutter. By maintaining the engaged state of the locking piece, the engagement of the locking piece is maintained while the shutter is closed.

(f) Effect of the invention According to this invention, even if the locking piece of the operating lever is lifted from the outside to disengage it from the locking surface on the shutter side, the holding piece of the operating lever prevents this. . Therefore, the engagement between the locking piece and the locking surface cannot be released until the shutter is completely closed. As a result, the shutter can be closed securely and the cash box can be taken out, ensuring reliable cash management. Can be done.

In addition, after the shutter is closed, the holding piece comes off from the outer surface of the cash box, allowing the operating lever to swing and allowing the locking piece to move, allowing it to lightly disengage from the locking surface. be able to.

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

The drawings show the shutter lock mechanism of a cash box for storing banknotes.
has a rectangular appearance, and a lid 2 is provided on one side so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge 3. This lid 2 is opened when taking out banknotes stored therein, and is normally locked with a lock 4. It's been locked. The door is unlocked using a key held by the staff member.

A money slot 5 is formed on the top surface of the cash box 1,
A shutter 6 is provided in the coin slot 5 so that it can be opened and closed.

The above-mentioned shutter 6 is formed of a plate spring material, and a sliding plate 7 is fixed to the top surface of its tip.

Receiving plates 9, 9 are fixed via spacers 8, 8 to the lower surface side of both mouth edges of the coin slot 5 in the direction in which the shutter 6 opens and closes, and the receiving plates 9, 9 and the coin slot 5 are Sliding grooves 10, 10 for the shutter 6 and the sliding plate 7 are formed by the lower surface of the mouth edge.

An upright piece 11 is connected to the rear end side of the sliding plate 7, and an opening/closing member 12 for the shutter 6 is fixed to the inside of the upright piece 11 so as to be narrower than the width of the upright piece 11. .

This opening/closing member 12 has an inclined surface 13 on the side in the closing direction of the shutter 6, and a locking surface 14 consisting of a vertical surface on the opening direction side. When the shutter 6 is removed or removed, the shutter 6 is opened and closed by an operating mechanism provided on the main body of the device.

A notch step portion 15 is formed on the side edge of the sliding plate 7 that corresponds to the lid body 2 side, and this notch step portion 15 is formed in a position hidden from the mouth edge of the coin slot 5.

A lock pawl 16 is provided at a position corresponding to the notch step 15 when the above-mentioned sliding plate 7 closes the money slot 5.

The above-mentioned lock pawl 16 is pivotally attached to the receiving plate 9 by a pin 17, and when the free end of the leaf spring 18, one end of which is fixed to the aforementioned lid body 2, presses the lock pawl 16, the lock pawl 16 is rotated. is biased toward the notch step portion 15 side. Therefore, when the shutter 6 is closed, the lock pawl 16 engages with the notch step 15 of the sliding plate 7, thereby locking the shutter 6.

Further, the aforementioned lid body 2 is provided with a leaf spring 19 for opening the aforementioned lock pawl 16, and when the lid body 2 is opened by an attendant, this leaf spring 19 comes into contact with the lock pawl 16 and releases it. Move it towards the notch step part 1.
Disengage from 5.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a locking plate spring, which engages with a locking portion of the device main body to lock the cash box 1 when the cash box 1 is attached to the device main body.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a handle, which is used when setting and removing the cash box 1 and when transporting it.

4 to 6 show the main body side of the device where the above-mentioned cash box 1 is set, and the main body 22 is the above-mentioned cash box 1.
This storage part 23 is formed by a fixed wall 24 and a frame plate 25 fixed to the side surface of the fixed wall 24, into which the cash box 1 is inserted from the side.

An operating lever 27 extending in the setting direction of the cash box 1 is located at the center position on the upper surface side of the upper plate 26 of the storage section 23, and the intermediate portion of this operating lever 27 is pivoted to a pin 28 installed in the width direction. The operating lever 27 swings in the distance direction relative to the cash box 1 when the cash box 1 is placed.

A locking piece 29 is provided on the tip side of the above-mentioned operating lever 27 and is formed by bending a plate spring.
are arranged in series, and are also bent on the rear end side to form a holding piece 30.
, and the operation lever 27 is connected to the leaf spring 3.
1 to maintain a horizontal posture.

The aforementioned locking piece 29 is connected to the opening/closing member 12 of the shutter 6.
The retaining piece 30 engages with the locking surface 14 of the shutter 6 to close the shutter 6 when the cash box 1 is removed by the main body 22, and the aforementioned retaining piece 30 prevents coin insertion when the shutter 6 is being closed. The locking piece 29 and the locking surface 14 are brought into sliding contact with the upper surface of the lip of the mouth 5, and prevent the swinging of the operating lever 27 to prevent the locking piece 29 from coming off the locking surface 14. When the shutter 6 is held in engagement and the shutter 6 is completely closed, it is disengaged from the upper surface of the cash box 1 to allow the operating lever 27 to swing.

Note that a panel plate 32 is stretched over the front surface of the top plate 26, so that the configuration of the above-mentioned operating lever 27 is hidden.

A lock lever 33 is located on the outer side of the fixed wall 24, and this lock lever 33 is connected to the pin 34.
The hook 35 at the tip is fixed by the wall 2
4 through the notch (not shown) formed in the storage section 2.
3 and is biased toward the storage portion 23 by a spring 36.
A solenoid 37 is connected to the rear end of the lock lever 33, and the solenoid 37 operates to move the hook 35 out of the storage portion 24.

A lock 38 is provided on the panel plate 32 on the front side of the fixed wall 24, and the tip of the rotary plate 39 operated by the lock 38 enters and exits through a notch 40 formed in the fixed wall 24. It is set in.

The above-mentioned rotating plate 39 is normally located in the notch 40, and when the cash box 1 is set in the storage section 23 in this state, the locking plate spring 20 of the cash box 1 is engaged with the inside of the rotating plate 39. , the setting of this cash box 1 is locked.

To release this lock, the staff member unlocks the lock 38 using the key in his or her possession.
Since the rotary plate 39 retreats from the notch 40, it is disengaged from the locking leaf spring 20, allowing the cash box 1 to be removed.

In the shutter lock mechanism constructed in this way, when setting the cash box 1 in the main body 22 as shown in FIG. fully open or half open) and insert it into the storage section 23 to set it.

At this time, if the shutter 6 is not fully opened, the locking piece 29 of the operating lever 27 and the inclined surface 1 of the opening/closing member 12
3 and is further pushed in, the locking piece 29, which is formed by a plate spring, avoids the upper part and then falls toward the locking surface 14 side. Thereafter, the upright piece 11 comes into contact with the edge of the panel board 32, and the shutter 6 is completely released by this contact.

When cash box 1 is set at the set position,
The locking leaf spring 20 engages with the rotary plate 39 of the lock 38, and the hook 35 of the lock lever 33 engages with a locking hole (not shown) provided on the side of the cash box 1, so that the cash box 1 is locked. be done.

When the cash box 1 is locked in this way, the cash box 1 enters the banknote storage state, and the banknotes are conveyed to the upper surface side of the money slot 5 by an appropriate conveying means, and are also conveyed by an appropriate pushing means. It is then pushed into the cash box 1 and stored.

When the banknote storage in the cash box 1 becomes full, it is detected by an appropriate detection means and the staff is notified, and at the same time, the solenoid 37 operates to close the lock lever 33.
Draw and unlock cash box 1.

Note that the above-mentioned solenoid 37 may be configured to be operated by scanning an attendant switch.

Then, the lock 38 is unlocked with a key held by the attendant, and the rotary plate 39 is moved outward from the notch 40.

Therefore, the cash box 1 is disengaged from the locking leaf spring 20, and the lock by the leaf spring 20 is released, allowing the cash box 1 to be removed.

To remove the cash box 1, hold the handle 21 and pull out the cash box 1 from the storage section 23. At this time, the locking piece 29 of the operating lever 27 and the locking surface 14 of the opening/closing member 12 of the shutter 6 are already engaged. Since the shutter 6 is in the closed state, the shutter 6 is closed by the above-mentioned withdrawal.

In closing the shutter 6 described above, the holding piece 30 of the operating lever 27 comes into contact with the lip of the coin slot 5 and prevents the operating lever 27 from swinging, so the cash box 1 must be pulled out forcefully. However, the engagement between the locking piece 29 and the locking surface 14 will not come loose, and even if you intentionally try to pry up the locking piece 29 from the outside, it will be blocked by the holding piece 30, and the shutter 6 will be locked. It is not possible to remove the cash box 1 without doing so.

When the shutter 6 is completely closed, the lock pawl 1
6 engages with the notch step 15 of the sliding plate 7, and the shutter 6 is locked in its closed state. When the shutter 6 is locked, the holding piece 30 of the operating lever 27 has reached a position where it is removed from the top surface of the cash box 1, so the swinging of the operating lever 27 is allowed, and therefore the cash box 1 is locked. Piece 29 and locking surface 1
4, the locking piece 29 moves upward and is disengaged, allowing the cash box 1 to be removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a plan view of a partially cutaway sectional view of the cash box, Fig. 2 is a front view of the partially cutaway sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the cash box. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the partially cut-out cross section of the main body of the device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the partially cut-out cross-section,
FIG. 6 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 7 is a partial front view showing a state in which a cash box is set in or removed from the main body of the device. 1... Cash box, 5... Money slot, 6... Shutter, 12... Opening/closing member, 13... Inclined surface, 14
... Locking surface, 22 ... Main body, 27 ... Operation lever, 28 ... Pin, 29 ... Locking piece, 30 ... Holding piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A shutter for opening and closing the money slot of a cash box is provided with an opening/closing member having an inclined surface on the closing direction side and a locking surface on the opening direction side of the shutter, At a position corresponding to the opening/closing member on the side of the main body into which the cash box is inserted and removed, an operating lever is pivotally mounted, extending in the direction of setting the cash box, and swinging in the distance direction relative to the opening/closing member with the intermediate portion as a fulcrum. A locking piece that engages and disengages from the locking surface of the opening/closing member is provided at the tip of the locking piece, and a locking piece that engages and disengages from the locking surface of the opening/closing member is placed at the rear end, and the holding piece slides into contact with the outer surface of the cash box while the shutter is closed. A shutter lock mechanism for a cash box in which holding pieces are arranged in a relative position to maintain an engaged state.