CN1689830B

CN1689830B - Engine casing and printer with locking mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN1689830B
Application number: CN 200510068967
Authority: CN
Inventors: 百濑勉; 小薮晃
Original assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Current assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Priority date: 2004-04-28
Filing date: 2005-04-27
Publication date: 2010-04-21
Anticipated expiration: 2025-04-27
Also published as: CN1689830A; JP2005313453A; JP4617709B2

Abstract

To provide a printer with a locking mechanism which can prevent roll paper in a POS terminal and product sales registration equipment from being easily taken out from the outside.

Description

Casing and the printer of deciding device with lock

Technical field

The present invention relates to stop the interior parts of casing by the locking device of easy removal, and be used in the locking device that being used on the equipment such as POS (point of sale) terminal, electronic cash register printed the printer of receipt, bill and valuable papers etc.

Background technology

In correlation technique, valuable papers comprises regulation character or identification character, as is printed on the bar code on the certain paper.These valuable paperses, for example train ticket, admission ticket and other security not necessarily need to make in advance.Correspondingly, can before accepting service or be given valency card voucher, client use PRN device (printer) or similar devices to print character.

U.S. Patent number 6,118,469 disclose a kind of gainer of can printing on the receipt paper produces to client's the sales check or the printer of receipt, in the service sales check or receipt are offered client to make client buying or accepting, on cradit note, write down simultaneously accounting information, selling price for example is to form copy.

Yet the printing valuable papers in the above-mentioned correlation technique or the PRN device of other security exist problem.For example, there is valency to appoint card or other security to be forged, the third party just can obtain paper (print media) for example blank receipt paper or cradit note from PRN device by unauthorized manner like this, prints on the paper that obtains with other PRN device then.Like this, PRN device itself is stolen (or by similar means acquisition) with regard to need preventing paper (print media).

Japan Patent publication number 5-325018A discloses a kind of merchandise sales recording equipment, as POS terminal, electronic cash register or be used to prevent the equipment that this type of unauthorized behavior takes place.This merchandise sales recording equipment is furnished with lid arrangement, from top receipt paper and cradit note cover is got up.

In this lid arrangement, can be connected to cradit note on the housing in openable mode with covering from the cradit note lid that last face shield gets up from the top receipt that receipt paper cover is got up, the locking device that can fix on the cradit note cover lock lock-out state also is provided.Locking device is by key lock and unblank.

Yet, because the locking device of the merchandise sales recording equipment in the above-mentioned correlation technique adopts mechanical lock method, use key or similar means, just need be lid arrangement of each equipment configuration and a key.

The other problem of the equipment in this correlation technique is that the 3rd people can see that from the appearance of equipment equipment is by key lock easily.The third party can also or pass through to use unwarranted (for example, illegal) by the acquisition key thereby the key that duplicates is opened locking device from POS terminal or merchandise sales recording equipment acquisition receipt paper or cradit note.Like this, just need a kind ofly can prevent this type of safer locking device of behavior without permission.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of casing that has locking device that can prevent that article are taken away easily in the casing, and can prevent to be installed in the printer that has locking device that the print media of printer is taken away easily from the outside.

To achieve these goals, according to the present invention, provide a kind of casing, it comprises:

Housing, its have with housing in the opening that communicates of the memory space that forms;

Lid, it is connected to housing, and can move between the primary importance and the second place, wherein at primary importance cover closing opening, opens opening at second place lid; And

Locking device, it is placed in the memory space and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

Wherein locking device is suitable for removing the locking to lid when receiving the signal of telecommunication.

Utilize this structure, the locked device of the article that are received is limited in the housing unit, and release realizes by the signal of telecommunication.Therefore, authorized person can need not contact casing with the locking device uncap, that is to say, is undertaken by signal of telecommunication mode.

Therefore, locking device can be controlled by remote control mode.This remote control control mode can prevent that the third party from taking the thing in the casing without permission away.

Preferably, housing and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

Actuator, it responds with the actuating Lock Part to the signal of telecommunication, thus cancellation is to the maintenance of engagement state.

Utilize this structure, can be by coming Lock Part is carried out remote control from outside input electrical signal.In addition, even fault has taken place actuator, still can keep the closure state of lid and housing.

Preferably, when being placed on the primary importance, lid can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside.

Utilize this structure, in case when lid is placed on the primary importance, just can prevent to cancel the not authorized behavior of engagement state from the casing outside by destroying locking device.This just can prevent that the third party from taking out in the casing easily and be received article.

According to the present invention, a kind of casing also is provided, comprising:

Casing, it comprises housing, and described housing comprises first space that is suitable for holding the printer that has cover piece, and described cover piece can cover second space that is suitable for holding print media;

Lid, it is connected on the housing and can moves between the primary importance and the second place, and in described primary importance, lid prevents that cover piece is moved to avoid second space to be opened, and in the described second place, lid allows cover piece to be moved to open second space; With

Locking device, it is set in first space and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

Remove locking when wherein locking device responds to the signal of telecommunication to lid.

Utilize this structure, just can stop by uncap and under unwarranted situation, take out printer or take out the behavior of print media by opening cover piece.

Preferably, housing and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

Actuator, its response signal of telecommunication actuation lock limiting-members is with the maintenance of cancellation to engagement state.

Preferably, when being accommodated in the memory space, printer can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside.

Preferably, printer comprises and is used for second parts that mobile cover piece is opened first parts in second space and is used for ejecting from printer print media.When being placed in primary importance, lid can cover first parts and second parts.

Utilize this structure, at least can stop following unwarranted (for example illegal) behavior: take out printer by uncap, under the situation that activates first parts, take out print media, perhaps under the situation that activates second parts, take out print media by ejecting print media by opening cover piece.

According to the present invention, a kind of printer also is provided, comprising:

Body, it has first space that is suitable for storing print media;

Cover piece, it is connected to body, so that cover first space;

Housing, it has second space, and described body is arranged in this second space;

Lid, it is connected to housing, and can move between the primary importance and the second place, and in described primary importance, lid prevents that cover piece from moving to avoid first space to be opened, and in the described second place, lid allows cover piece to be moved to open first space; With

Locking device, it is set in second space, and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

Preferably, housing and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

Preferably, when being in the memory space, body can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside.

Preferably, printer also comprises: first parts, and it can be operated with mobile cover piece and open first space; With second parts, it can be operated to eject print media from body.Lid covers first parts and second parts when being placed on the primary importance.

Preferably, printer is suitable for being electrically connected to outside drawer parts.Printer also comprises transmitter, and described transmitter is suitable for receiving the external signal of opening the drawer parts, and can operate the signal of telecommunication being sent to locking device and drawer parts in response to this external signal, thereby opens this drawer parts.

By this method, an external equipment for example main frame sends external signal, and printer main body receives this external signal, makes transmitter send the signal of telecommunication of opening the drawer parts.Locking device can be opened in this way.That is to say, there is no need to prepare signal of telecommunication system for opening locking device specially.

Preferably, when printer was printed on print media, print media was suitable for having financial value.

Utilize this structure, can prevent to take away without permission the conduct that is used for printing has valency to appoint the behavior of the print media of card.

Body, it has the space that is suitable for storing print media;

Cover piece, it is connected to body to cover described space;

Lid, it is connected to body, and can move between the primary importance and the second place, and lid prevents that cover piece from moving to avoid described space to be opened when described primary importance, and lid allows cover piece to be moved to open described space when the described second place; With

Locking device, it is set in the body and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

Utilize this structure, cover piece and chassis body can that is to say by external signal by release mutually, can carry out remote control.And because locking device is arranged on internal body, people can't see it from the printer main body outside, and print media can't be removed easily by unwarranted mode.

Preferably, locking device comprises: Lock Part, and it remains on primary importance with lid; And actuator, its when the signal of telecommunication is responded the actuation lock limiting-members with cancellation to the hold mode of lid.

Preferably, printer also comprises: can be operated the parts with the print media of being hit by a bullet out from body; And controller, its signal of telecommunication that can respond from external equipment makes the operation of described parts invalid.

Utilize this structure, print media just can not be hit by a bullet out from body easily.

Preferably, printer also comprises: first parts, thereby can being operated with mobile cover piece, it opens first space; With second parts, it can be operated so that print media is hit by a bullet out from body.Lid covers first parts and second parts when being placed on the primary importance.

Preferably, printer is electrically connected to outside drawer parts.Printer also comprises transmitter, and described transmitter is suitable for receiving the external signal of opening the drawer parts, and can respond this external signal and operate, and the signal of telecommunication is sent to locking device and drawer parts, thereby open the drawer parts.

Description of drawings

By the reference accompanying drawing desirable sample embodiment is described in detail, above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and advantage will be more obvious, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the casing of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 A is the plane to the rear board of the casing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 B is the plane to the bottom panel of the casing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 C is the expansion plane to the side panel of the casing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 A is the detailed plan view of bottom panel;

Fig. 3 B is the side view of bottom panel;

Fig. 3 C is the front view of bottom panel;

Fig. 3 D is the rearview of bottom panel;

Fig. 4 A is the side view of rear board;

Fig. 4 B is the rearview of rear board;

Fig. 4 C is the bottom view of rear board;

Fig. 5 A is the vertical view of side panel;

Fig. 5 B is the bottom view of side panel;

Fig. 5 C is the left side view to side panel;

Fig. 5 D is the right side view to side panel;

Fig. 6 A is the vertical view of lid of the casing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 B is the side view of lid;

Fig. 6 C is the front view of lid;

Fig. 6 D is the rearview of lid;

The fixed part that Fig. 7 A and 7B represent uses when being the casing of assembly drawing 1;

Fig. 8 A is the side view of the locking device in the casing of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 B is the vertical view of locking device;

Fig. 8 C is the front view of locking device;

Fig. 9 A is the perspective view of printer;

Fig. 9 B is the profile of the printer among Fig. 9 A;

Figure 10 A is a perspective view, how to illustrate the printer among Fig. 9 A is attached in the casing among Fig. 1;

Figure 10 B is a perspective view, printer among Fig. 9 A is shown is incorporated into state in the casing among Fig. 1;

Figure 11 is the circuit arrangement structure figure that expression comprises the print system of casing among Fig. 1 and the printer among Fig. 9 A;

Figure 12 A is a perspective view, illustrates according to a second embodiment of the present invention how the printer among Fig. 9 A to be attached in the casing;

Figure 12 B is a perspective view, printer among Fig. 9 A is shown is incorporated into state in the casing among Figure 12 A;

Figure 13 A is the perspective view according to the composite set that comprises printer and lid of third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 13 B is the cutaway view of the printer among Figure 13 A;

Figure 14 is the perspective view of the lid among Figure 13 A;

Figure 15 A is that lid among Figure 13 A is by the perspective view of the state after breaking;

Figure 15 B is the side view of the composite set of Figure 13 A;

Figure 16 is a perspective view, and the composite set among the constitutional diagram 13A how is described;

What Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B represented respectively is the unlock state of the lid among Figure 13 A and the perspective view of lock-out state;

Figure 18 is the schematic diagram that comprises the print system of the composite set among Figure 13 A;

Figure 19 is the circuit arrangement structure figure of the print system among Figure 18.

The specific embodiment

Embodiments of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, comprise having opening 37 and housing unit 30 that can contents according to the casing 10 of first embodiment, but the lid 20 that is attached thereto with unfolding mode can cover opening 37 and lid 20 and housing unit 30 is locked in mutually the locking device 60 of closed condition to small part.When closing the back at lid 20 when locked, locking device 60 is limited in the housing unit 30 being received thing.Locking device 60 is unblanked by the signal of telecommunication.

To shown in the 2C, housing unit 30 comprises bottom panel 31, rear board 41 and side panel 51 as Fig. 2 A.Locking device 60 comprises Lock Part 61 and the electromagnetic actuators of operating by the signal of telecommunication 71.Lock Part 61 links to each other with side panel 51, and electromagnetic actuators 71 links to each other with bottom panel 31.To the details of locking device 61 be described below.

Shown in Fig. 2 C, side panel 51 comprises central front panel 52, and

panel

53a and 53b have

lid coupling part

56a and 56b respectively, and links to each other with front panel 52 from both sides.Housing unit 30 roughly is rectangular parallelepiped shape substantially, and has upper shed 37.Housing unit 30 is by side panel 51 being linked to each other with bottom panel 31 after side panel 51 bending along the line again, then rear board 41 and bottom panel 31 and the panel 53a formation that links to each other with 53b.

To shown in the 3D, bottom panel 31 is parts of pallet shape as Fig. 3 A, by obtaining along the bending of sideline part.Bottom panel 31 is two bights and be partial to rearward position a little from the central authorities of longer sides line have four standing part 32a, 32b, 32c and 32d in plane 3A in front, and being received thing can be fixed on above them.Bottom panel 31 two bights in the back also has standing part 33a and 33b, and rear board 41 is fixed on above them.Standing part 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, 33a and 33b extend internally from the sideline part that bends and form the support shape.

Being used to tighten the top flat that hole 32a, the 32e, 32f, 32g and the 32h that are received thing pass four standing part 32a, 32b, 32c and 32d partly forms, like this, when observing from the direction of Fig. 3 C (just from the left side), they are symmetrical with respect to the center.Equally, being used to tighten the hole 33c of rear board 41 and 33d passes the top flat part of two standing part 33a being fixed together with rear board 41 and 33b and forms.Shown in the side view of Fig. 3 B-3D, for example macropore 32i, 32j, 32k, 32l, 32e and the 33f of screwdriver pass base plate and form under corresponding six hole 32e, 32f, 32g, 32h, 33e and 33f can to insert tightening tool.

Four screw 34a, 34b, 34c and 34d being used for fixing side panel 51, four screw 35a, 35b, 35c and 35d being used for fixing electromagnetic actuators 71, a dead eye 38 and four hole 36a, 36b, 36c and 36d that are used for the casing that assembles 10 of deciding device with lock is fixed to a certain position pass base plate at correspondence position and form.

To shown in the 4C, rear board 41 is the parts that are alphabetical L shaped shape as Fig. 4 A, and the part 42 that is curved shape is arranged at its top.Rear board 41 is formed with support section 43a and 43b, is used to support the rotating shaft of lid 20, also has hook 44a and 44b, and they are all crooked with outstanding in the same direction.

Being used for the axis hole 43c of supporting rotating shaft and end that 43d passes two support section 43a and 43b respectively forms.The hole 44c and the 44d that are used for fixing side panel 51 pass two hook 44a and 44b formation respectively.Base plate 48 is seen a part that forms alphabetical L shaped shape from the side, and has

breach

46a and 46b and fixing

hole

45a and 45b, and rear board 41 just can be fixed on the side panel 41 like this, to avoid standing part 33a and the 33b on the bottom panel 31.

Shown in Fig. 5 A to 5D, two

panel

53a and 53b on the side panel 51 are connected to front panel 52, form the carriage shape on plane.On side panel 51, four standing part 54a, 54b, 54c and 54d being used for fixing bottom panel 31 curve inwardly.

Two

panel

53a and 53b are formed with

coupling part

56a and 56b respectively, are used to connect lid 20.Coupling

part

56a and 56b inwardly withdraw, and withdrawal length equals to overlap with lid 20 thickness of the plate at position.Axis hole 58a and 58b

pass coupling part

56a and 56b and form, and the slotted hole 58c of arcuation and 58d

pass coupling part

56a and 56b and forming on as the position on the circle at center with axis hole 58a and 58b.Be used for fixing two fixing hole 59a of

rear board

41 and 59b passes panel 53a respectively and 53b forms in the position near their rear ends.

Four fixing hole 55a, 55b, 55c and 55b being used for fixing Lock Part 61 pass panel 53a and form.Crossbeam 57 is inwardly outstanding, like this and its Lock Part 61 of linking together just can't see from front panel 52 1 sides.

To shown in the 6D, two lid support section 21a of lid 20 and 21b (side plate) hole that is fixed penetrates, and crooked in the same direction as Fig. 6 A, and lid 20 is just consistent with the shape of side panel 51 like this.Lid 20 has a hook 22 at the position near front end, and rectangular hole 22a is arranged on it.The Lock Part 61 of hook 22 and housing unit 30 engages, so that lid 20 is in closed condition.

As shown in Figure 6A, axis hole 24a and 24b pass two lid support section 21a and 21b formation respectively.And, lid support section 21a and 21b with the position of the circle of slotted hole 58c and 58d correspondence on be formed with inwardly projection 25a and 25b,

lid coupling part

56a and 56b that slotted hole 58c and 58d pass side panel 51 (seeing Fig. 5 C and 5D) form.Hook 26a and 26b extend from the periphery of lid support section 21a and 21b, curve inwardly with scalariform.

Projection 25a and 25b respectively with the match opening/closing angle of incompatible restriction lid 20 of slotted hole 58a and 58b.Two hook 26a and 26b allow spring they self and the hook 44a of rear board 41 and 44b between stretch, to promote lid 20 along opening direction.

In addition, two projection 27a and 27b extend from the periphery of lid support section 21a and 21b.Described projection curves inwardly, and the periphery of the top board 28 of lid 20 is bent.Lid support section 21a and 21b and top board 28 are by fixed with each other.

The side plate of lid 20 is provided with hook 22, and described side plate is formed with wide portions 23, and this part is inwardly withdrawn, the thickness of withdrawal length and plate is the same substantially, like this, parallel with the outer surface of the panel 53a of side panel 51 when lid 20 is closed, hook 22 is guided to Lock Part 61 reliably.

The material of housing unit 30 and lid 20 is the steel plates that are about 1mm through the thickness of antirust processing.Perhaps, available sheet material also can be stainless steel substrates (perhaps suitable with it material), as long as have enough machinabilitys and intensity.In order to strengthen handling property, the ectoloph of lid 20 and housing unit 30 can and be handled sheet material by bent plate and form, to eliminate sharp edges and enough intensity is provided.

The design that has the casing 10 of locking device is not limited in the disclosed method of this embodiment.And casing 10 can also design according to the size and the shape that are received thing, also can design according to the part that is locked in closed condition by lid 20.

Below, description is had the assemble method of the casing 10 of locking device.

At first, electromagnetic actuators 71 (below more detailed description will be arranged) by from top with screw-driving to some position of bottom panel 31.

Then, standing part 54a, 54b, 54c and the 54d of side panel 51 be inserted into bottom panel 31 than in the breach of long side part and tighten to internally on the bottom panel 31 with screw 34a, 34b, 34c and 34d.Then, the base plate 48 of rear board 41 of seeing a part that forms alphabetical L from the side is by being inserted into screw on the standing part 33a and 33b that is tightened bottom panel 31 among hole 33e and the 33f, and the base plate that hole 33e and 33f pass bottom panel 31 forms.

Rear board 41 is by being inserted into axle 81 (seeing Fig. 7 A) among the fixing hole 59a and 59b of the hole 44c of hook 44a and 44b and 44d and side panel 51, and the mode of the locating snap ring of letter e shape being put among the groove 81a of assembled housing unit 30 inside is fixed on the side panel 51.

Then, Lock Part 61 (below more detailed elaboration will be arranged) is fixed to a certain position of the inner surface of panel 53a.Housing unit 30 has so just been finished.

Then, lid 20 as shown in Figure 6 is connected on the housing unit 30.For realizing connecting, the connected mode of lid 20 is to make lid support section 21a and 21b cover the lid coupling part 56a and the 56b of side panel 51, makes top board 28 cover the sweep 42 of rear board 41.

As for fixing means, lid 20 fixedly be by axle 81 is inserted among left hand axis hole 24a, 58a and 43c and right hand axis hole 24b, 58b and the 43d, and the locating snap ring of letter e shape is put into realized among the groove 81a of housing unit 30 inside that its central axis hole is that the support section 43a and the 43b that pass lid support section 21a and 21b,

lid coupling part

56a and 56b and rear board 41 form.Spring stretches between the hook 44a of the hook 26a of lid support section 21a and 21b and 26b and rear board 41 and 44b.So just finished the casing 10 that has locking device 60.

By the assemble method that has the casing 10 of locking device described above, in order to dismantle assembled casing 10, uncap 20 is also unscrewed screw by opening 37.

In order to lay down lid 20, be necessary to remove the locating snap ring of letter e shape and axle 81 is extracted from the inside of housing unit 30, thereby and remove the locating snap ring of letter e shape and extract axle 81 by same procedure rear board 41 and side panel 51 are separated from each other.

Therefore, all parts be mounted and be full of casing 10 housing unit 30 opening 37 and be fixed and state that lid 20 is closed and locks under, be difficult to have the casing 10 of locking device from the outside dismounting.

Similarly, locking device 60 is arranged in the housing unit 30, and making can not be from the outside directly contact locking device 60 of casing 10.Therefore, casing 10 can not be opened from the outside.

Lid 20 is pushed to opening direction by the spring that stretches between the hook 44a of the hook 26a of lid support section 21a and 21b and 26b and rear board 41 and 44b.Therefore, if locking device 60 is unlocked, lid 20 is opened in the scope that slotted hole 58c and the 58d of

lid coupling part

56a and 56b are allowed, and lid 20 is braked afterwards.As long as lid 20 is closed and locks, it just can not opened.Therefore, people can discern lid 20 and when lock.

Below, with reference to Fig. 8 A to 8C locking device 60 is described in detail.

Shown in Fig. 8 A, Lock Part 61 is connected on the inner surface of panel 53a of side panel 51.Lock Part 61 comprises: and the rotary hook 62 that engages of the hook 22 of lid 20, and keep with the bar 63 of the lock-out state of hook 22 and be fixed on brake 64 on the inner surface of panel 53a thereby be used to make rotary hook 62 to stop the rotation in a certain angle.Rotary hook 62 and bar 63 are supported rotatably on the inner surface of panel 53 by axle 66a and 66b respectively.

Be formed with claw 62b, hook 62c among the hole 22b that is inserted into hook 22 on the rotary hook 62, hook the spring 65a that can push rotary hook to unlocking direction above the hook woman 2c, and can be by withstanding the stop the rotation projection 62d of rotation of hook 62 of brake 64 when unlocking direction rotates at rotary hook 62.

One end of bar 63 is formed with hook 63b, and hook and can be centered on the spring 65b that axle 66b pushes close direction of rotation to by barre 63 on hook 63b.The other end of bar 63 is formed with breach 63a, is used to accept the brake 62a of rotary hook 62.An end that has hook 63b has aduncate compactor 63c equally.

Shown in Fig. 8 B, electromagnetic actuators 71 comprises the signal of telecommunication responded plunger 73 pushed to and be withdrawn into closes or the solenoid (electromagnetic switch) 72 of enable possition, the depression bar 76 of the L shaped shape that is assembled together by the end of axle 77 (seeing Fig. 7 B) by pivotal support, an end and plunger 73, and the plate 75 that links to each other with above-mentioned parts.

Axle 77 is pushed into and is fixed on the plate 75.Depression bar 76 is installed in the end of axle 77, and the locating snap ring of letter e shape is put in the groove 77.Depression bar 76 is by axle 77 pivotal support.Plate 75 has pin 74, and the end of spring 65b is fixed on the pin 74.Plate 75 also has the brake 75a by the part formation of bent plates 75, to prevent its excessive rotation when closing direction rotates at depression bar 76.

To describe the operating process of above-mentioned locking device 60 below in detail.

When lid 20 is lowered when closing housing unit 30 top that the hook 22 that forms in the end of lid 20 promotes the claw 62b of rotation hooks 62.The hole 22a of claw 62b final sum hook 22 engages.

At this moment, rotation hook 62 is urged downward the opening direction rotation, because it is promoted by spring 65a.Yet because bar 63 is promoted towards closing direction by spring 65b, the breach 63a of bar 63 accepts the brake 62 of rotation hook 62, and like this, Lock Part 61 just is locked into closed condition.

When Lock Part 61 was blocked, the compactor 63c that forms in the end of bar 63 was stopped at the state of the depression bar 76 that promotes electromagnetic actuators 71, and therefore the end of plunger 73 is pulled out.Simultaneously, spring 65b promotes compactor 63c to keep this state.

In order to open Lock Part 61, solenoid 71 returns the plunger 73 that is pulled out like this by signal of telecommunication operation.

After plunger 73 is returned, the compactor 63c of depression bar 76 catch bars 63.Like this, bar 63 is separated by the brake 62a from rotation hook 62, and rotation hook 62 is being promoted to rotate towards opening direction by spring 65a.Claw 62b is separated by the hole 22a from the hook 22 of lid 20, and lid 20 is opened.

When lid 20 was opened, rotation hook 62 was towards the opening direction rotation, because it is promoted by spring 65a, projection 62 is withstood brake 64 and therefore is stopped.At this moment, the breach 63a of bar 63 is stopped at and rotates the discontiguous state of brake 62a of hook 62.SBR is maintained to lid 20 and is closed again.

As long as solenoid 72 is used, the scheme that locking device 60 not only is confined in the present embodiment to be adopted.For example, carry out the Lock Part 61 of release by directly the operation of the plunger 73 that is caused by solenoid 72 being sent to rotation hook 62, but be not limited in this example.And the device that promotes lid 20, rotation hook 62 and bar 63 can be the similar device of cylinder or inner sealing air or gasoline.

The above-mentioned printer that has the casing of locking device below description is equipped with.

Shown in Fig. 9 A, printer main body 110 is equipped with: ejection door 112, and the part that is printed of coil paper (print media) 116 can be ejected by ejection door; As the printer lid 111 of cover piece, it can cover combined coil paper 116 and not cover ejection door 112; As the cover piece functional unit open button 113, be used to open pent printer lid 111, the cylinder 125 that links to each other with printer lid 111, it can be used as the infeed mean that ejects a part of coil paper 116; Drive the motor (not marking among the figure) of (rotation) cylinder 125; Be used to start the feeding button 114 of cylinder 125; And the indicator lamp 115 of the state of indication printer main body 110.

Shown in Fig. 9 B, the printing equipment 120 of printer main body 110 is equipped with the coil paper lid 121 that can join coil paper 116 in the main frame 123 coil paper bracing frame 122 and be installed in printer lid 111 the insides, and coil paper lid 121 can cover coil paper 116 from above.In addition, the thermal printer head 124 that is promoted by spring 130 is installed on a certain position relative with cylinder 125, automatically cut paper unit 126 be installed in ejection door 112 below.

The operation of printing equipment 120 is as follows.When cylinder 125 is pressed in the part of hot recording paper roll 116 on the printhead 124, just carry out and print.Simultaneously, cylinder 125 transmits the part of coil paper 116 towards ejection direction D.After printing is finished, be cut off between removable blade 128 that the part of coil paper 116 is driven by the motor 127 that is placed into by automatic cutter unit 126 and the fixed blade 129 on printer lid 111 1 sides.

The printer main body 110 that has above-mentioned printing equipment 120 by use, just might print such as valuable papers, train ticket or admission ticket, the bill that is equivalent to the receipt of sales check or similarly just comes into force after (drawing) information with it, and give client bill at record.

Although in this embodiment, printer main body 110 belongs to temperature (thermal) type, and print media is hot recording paper roll 116, but also can be stylus, ink jet type, laser type or the similar printer main body of executive logging (drawing) on a volume record paper, an independent record-paper etc.

Shown in Figure 10 A and 10B, comprise the casing 10 that has locking device and be placed on printer main body 110 in the casing 10 that has locking device according to the printer that has locking device 100 of present embodiment.Printer main body 110 be receiving record information and on the coil paper 116 that sucks the printer of executive logging, it has: ejection door 112, the part that coil paper 116 is recorded be mouthful ejection from then on; Be used for covering coil paper 116 and do not cover the printer lid 111 of ejection door 112; Be used for printer lid 111 is opened button 113 from what closed condition was opened; Be used to eject coil paper 116 a part cylinder 125 and be used for activating the feeding button 114 of cylinder 125.

The printer 100 that has locking device is placed in the housing unit 30 of the above-mentioned casing that has locking device 60 10, lid 20 and housing unit 30 lockings, thereby printer lid 111, open button 113 and feeding button 114 is covered by lid 20, printer lid 111 is closed.

The method that printer main body 110 is put in the casing 10 that has locking device is as follows.After lid 20 was opened, printer main body 110 was inserted into and is placed on standing part 32a, 32b, 32c and the 32d of bottom panel 31 by opening 37.

Printer main body 110 is by among macropore 32i, the 32j, 32k and the 32l that screw 118 are inserted into the base plate formation of passing bottom panel 31, and screw 118 tightened in the screw (not marking) that forms on the bottom of printer main body 110, thereby be fixed on the bottom panel 31.

In order to be installed to ad-hoc location having locking device and having the printer of deciding the casing 10 of device with lock, for example on the workbench, casing 10 can be by fixing hole 33a, the 33b, 33c and the 33d that on bottom panel 31, form and locking device be fixed on the workbench.

As shown in figure 11, print system 200 comprises: be contained in the printer main body 110 in the casing 10 that has locking device, the main frame (hereinafter referred to as main frame) that links to each other with printer main body by holding wire 203, the electromagnetic actuators 71 of a part that belongs to the locking device 60 of the casing 10 that has locking device, and near the drawer the casing 10 that has locking device (money case) 202.

Printer main body 110 comprises the transmitter 117 that can transmit the signal of telecommunication that is used to open drawer 202.Transmitter 117 has two output systems.Output system links to each other with drawer 202 by holding wire 203, and the another one output system links to each other by the solenoid 72 of the interior electromagnetic actuators 71 of holding wire 203 and the casing 10 that has locking device.Printer main body 110 receives power supply and carries out line operate from the outside.

When input operation was performed on main frame 201, main frame 201 sent recorded information to printer main body 110,202 command signal or similar information pull the drawer out.

If sending, main frame 201 opens the unlock command signal of drawer 202 (wherein having specified the output system of the transmitter 117 that links to each other with electromagnetic actuators 71), then transmitter 117 sends the solenoid 72 of unlocking signal to electromagnetic actuators 71, solenoid 72 is opened Lock Part 61, just lid 20 is opened from housing unit 30.

Similarly, open the unlock command signal of drawer 202 (wherein having specified the output system of the transmitter 117 that links to each other with drawer 202) if main frame 201 sends, transmitter 117 sends unlocking signal to drawer 202.Like this, drawer 202 just can be opened.Those of ordinary skill in the art will be understood that the unlock command signal that sends to printer main body 110 from main frame 201 is not limited in the signal of telecommunication, also can be order or other modes.

In order to draw the holding wire 203 that connects printer main body 110 (being installed in the casing 10 that has locking device) and main frame 201 and drawer 202, on the rear board 41 of casing 10, be formed with hole (not shown) with minimum necessary sized with locking device.Though the print system 200 according to present embodiment provides drawer 202 when print system 200 is used as POS system, drawer 202 is not essential, for example, and when not having cash to be exchanged.

First embodiment described above provides following at least these advantages:

(1) in the casing 10 that has locking device, when lid 20 was pent, the hook 22 of lid 20 and Lock Part 61 engaged.Like this, lid 20 and housing unit 30 just are locked in mutually under the closed condition under printer main body 110 is received and is fixed on situation in the housing 30.

Because the electromagnetic actuators one setter system is opened the solenoid 72 of Lock Part 61 when having pair signal of telecommunication to respond, be in charge of the people of this system, for example (but being not limited only to this), just do not need to contact the casing 10 that has locking device and uncap 20, that is to say, by sending first signal of telecommunication to printer main body 110 from main frame 201.

Therefore, can carry out remote control, might prevent that also the 3rd people from taking out from the casing 10 that has locking device at the following printer main body 110 of unwarranted situation.

(2) in case lid 20 and housing unit 30 are locked under the closed condition mutually, and Lock Part 61 just can not be opened, unless the solenoid 72 of electromagnetic actuators 51 is controlled by the signal of telecommunication.Therefore, even breaking down, solenoid 72 also can keep closed condition.

(3) locking device 60 comprises Lock Part 61 and electromagnetic actuators 71, and they all are placed in the housing unit 30.Therefore, in case lid 20 and housing unit 30 are locked under the closed condition under printer main body 110 is contained in state in the housing unit 30 mutually, attempt from casing 10 outsides just can be prevented from by destroying the behavior that locking device 60 carries out unwarranted release.That is to say, just can prevent that printer main body 110 from being taken out easily from the casing 10 that has locking device.

(4) printer 100 and the housing unit 30 that has a locking device is locked in together, like this, printer main body 110 just is placed in the casing 10 that has locking device, and lid 20 is closed and covers printer lid 111, opens button 113 and feeding button 114.Unless locking device 60 is opened, otherwise, just can not take out the coil paper 116 of putting into inside, perhaps by pressing the part that feeding button 114 ejects coil papers 116 by opening printer lid 111.This just can prevent to take out without permission the coil paper 116 that is placed in the printer main body 110.

(5) electromagnetic actuators 71 that belongs to locking device 60 parts of the printer 100 that has locking device links to each other with the transmitter 117 that is combined in printer main body 110 inside.After printer main body 110 received the unlock command signal from main frame 201, the solenoid 72 of electromagnetic actuators 71 was just controlled from the unlocking signal of transmitter 117 outputs, and like this, Lock Part 61 just is opened.That is to say, lid 20 can by not directly contact have the printer 100 of locking device and open by remote control mode.

The output system that is used for drawer 202 in two output systems of transmitter 117 is used to send unlocking signal (second signal of telecommunication) from printer main body 110 to electromagnetic actuators 71.Like this, just might open electromagnetic actuators 71, and not need to increase the transmitter (comprising outlet terminal) that is specifically designed to release for printer main body 110.

(7) lid 20 is stretched in the hook 26a of lid support section 21a and 21b and the hook 44a of 26b and rear board 41 and the spring between the 44b and pushes open direction to.Therefore, the lid 20 that just can not need support (for example using hand) to open just can be carried out maintenance work easily, for example changes coil paper 116 that is combined in the printer main body 110 or the blocking portion of removing coil paper 116.

Shown in Figure 12 A and 12B, be that above-mentioned printer main body 110 is contained in the casing 308 that has locking device according to the printer that has locking device 300 of second embodiment of the invention.

The casing 308 that has locking device comprises: have opening 304a, be used to hold the housing unit 304 of printer main body 110; The support frame (cover part) 301 that in the scope around the axle 309, opens and closes and be arranged on locking device 307 in the housing unit 304.

Support frame 301 is the carriage shape, comprises retainer 303 and arm 302.A wherein end of the arm 302 that two ends link to each other with support frame 301 is supported by the inner surface of housing unit 304, that is to say, is pivotally supported by axle 309.

The situation of locking device 307 is: the electromagnetic actuators 71 shown in Fig. 8 B is arranged on the basal surface 305 of housing unit 304, and one of arm 302 is provided with the Lock Part with Lock Part 61 broadly similars of first embodiment.Support frame 301 is opened and closed like this.

Back lid 306 is arranged on the rear portion of housing unit 304.Back lid 306 can cover connector or the like that is connected with holding wire or like, and when printer main body 110 was placed in the housing unit 304, the holding wire that is arranged on printer main body 110 rear sides was connected with described connector 110.

The printer 300 of deciding device with lock with casing 308 of deciding device with lock adopts and the print system of print system 200 broadly similars shown in Figure 11.

Therefore, if printer main body 110 is placed and is fixed in the housing unit 304, and support frame 301 is lowered into the front side, support frame 301 just covers the part of printer lid 111 so, opens button 113 and feeding button 114 and housing unit 304 and is locked under the state that seals substantially.

For realizing release, input operation is performed (seeing Figure 11) on main frame 201.The solenoid 72 of electromagnetic actuators 71 is by unlocking signal (second signal of telecommunication) operation, and this unlocking signal is exported from the transmitter 117 that is combined in the printer main body 110 according to the unlock command signal that sends to printer main body 110 from main frame 201.Like this, support frame 301 just is opened.

Second embodiment provides following at least advantage:

(1) in the printer 300 that has locking device, printer main body 110 is placed in the casing 308 that has locking device, support frame 301 and housing unit 304 are locked in closed condition, cover simultaneously printer lid 111 a part, open button 113 and feeding button 114.Like this, remove and non-lockingly to adorn 307 and be unlocked, combined coil paper just can not be removed by opening printer lid 111, and perhaps, a part of coil paper 116 just can not be ejected by pushing feeding button 114.Therefore, just might prevent under unwarranted situation, to take away the coil paper 116 that is combined in the printer main body 110.

(2) electromagnetic actuators 71 that belongs to locking device 307 parts of the printer 300 of deciding device with lock is connected with transmitter 117 in being combined in printer main body 110.After printer main body 110 received the unlock command signal from main frame 201, the solenoid 72 of electromagnetic actuators 71 was controlled by the unlocking signal that sends from transmitter 117 (second signal of telecommunication), and like this, support frame 301 is opened.That is to say, support frame 301 can by not directly contact have the printer 300 of locking device and open by remote control mode.

Configuration about first and second embodiment can be modified as follows:

The casing 10 that has a locking device can be transformed into outfit and almost can cover fully the lid 20 of housing unit 30 except the opening 37 with necessary minimum area.

The casing 10 that has a locking device can be equipped with housing unit 30 after transforming, housing unit 30 can be foundry goods, plastic components, perhaps as other likes of the integral part of bottom panel 31, rear board 41 and side panel 51.

The device of opening Lock Part 61 can adopt by electricity, Compressed Gas or alternate manner drive electric motor or actuator.

The printer 100 that has locking device can be equipped with the casing 10 of deciding device with lock that has lid 20 through transforming, lid 20 can be locked under the closed condition with housing unit 30, and except the ejection door 112 of printer main body 110, can almost completely cover printer main body 110.

Print system can be through transforming so that Lock Part 61 be opened by directly receiving unlocking signal (second signal of telecommunication) from main frame 201 in electromagnetic locking unit 71.

Lid 20 can only cover printer lid 111 after transforming, can prevent from like this to take coil paper 116 away by opening printer lid 111.Specifically, this modification in addition when printer main body 110 is not equipped with feeding button 114 also enough effectively.

Lid 20 can only cover printer lid 111 and feeding button 114 after transforming.This modification can prevent to take out coil paper 116 by opening printer lid 111, also can prevent to transmit coil paper 116 by pressing feeding button 114.

Various details the 3rd embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13A, printer main body 401 can be applied to, and for example (but being not limited in this) on the printer of POS system or similar devices, and is used for providing receipt.Printer main body 401 usefulness printheads 424 are gone up to carry out at coil paper (print media) and are printed.

Printer main body 401 is equipped with ejection door 412, the part of coil paper 416 ejects by ejection door 412, also be equipped with and cover built-in coil paper 416 as cover piece but do not cover the printer lid 411 of ejection door 412, what be used for opening pent printer lid 411 opens button 413, be used for ejecting the cylinder 425 of the part of coil paper 416, the motor (not shown) that is used for head roll 425, be used for activating the feeding button 414 of cylinder 425, be used to indicate printer main body 401 state indicator lamp 415 and be used for printer lid 411 is locked in the locking device 460 (seeing Figure 14) of closed condition.Provide bonnet 401a in the back of printer main body 401.

Printer main body 401 comprises the chassis body 404 that can hold coil paper 416, is connected the printer lid 411 that can open and close on the chassis body 404, and is contained in the printing equipment 420 in the chassis body 404.

Shown in Figure 13 B, printing equipment 420 is equipped with can be from the coil paper bracing frame 422 of following support coil paper 416, and the coil paper lid 421 that can cover coil paper 416 from above.

And the spring 430 that is arranged in the main body frame 423 is pushed thermal printer head 424 to cylinder 425, and like this, printhead 424 just can be printed on coil paper 416.

When cylinder 425 is pressed onto the part of coil paper 416 on the printhead 424, print and be performed.Simultaneously, cylinder 425 is along the part of ejection direction D feeding coil paper 416.After printing was finished, the part of coil paper 416 was placed to by the movable blades that motor 427 drove 428 of automatic cutter unit 426 and is arranged between the fixed blade 429 on printer lid 411 sides and is cut.

As shown in figure 14, locking device 460 comprises the lid frame 461 that is provided with electromagnetic actuators 470, and and the lid bar that engages of lid frame 461.

The electromagnetic actuators 470 that is provided with in lid frame 461 is equipped with solenoid 471.Solenoid 471 usefulness screw 471b (as Figure 15 A) are fixed on the lid frame 461.The plunger 474 and the trip lever 472 of solenoid 471 engage one another by spring catch 471a.Trip lever 472 and axle 473 joints of giving prominence to from lid frame 461.

Trip lever 472 can rotate along direction A around axle 473 by attract plunger 474 along the arrow direction.In the time of trip lever 472 and cam 464 joints, realize locking.

Axle 467a is inserted among the cam hole 464b, and cam 464 just obtains supporting like this.The section that the part that engages with axle 467a of cam hole 464b has alphabetical D shape so just can prevent cam 464 rotations.

Axle 467a is equipped with E ring (being two E rings in this example), and cam 464 just can not come off on direction of principal axis like this, and the bonding station of cam 464 and trip lever 472 just can not depart from.Axle 467a is supported by bearing 462a and 462c, and axle 467a is just supported rotationally like this.

Axle 467a is inserted among the hole 469a of lid bar 469.Equally, the section that has alphabetical D shape with axle 467a engaging portion of hole 469a so just can prevent 469 rotations of lid bar.

On the other hand, an axle 467b is inserted among the hole 469b of lid bar 469, and axle 467 links to each other with bearing 462b, and like this, a 467b is just supported rotationally.Axle 467b is equipped with the E ring, so just can not come off on direction of principal axis.

Spring 465 links to each other with the projection 472b of trip lever 472, and the hook portions 465a of spring 465 links to each other with an axle cut spring hook 466 on being arranged on lid frame 461.Spring 465 promotes trip lever 472 towards the direction of releasing plunger 474.

When the solenoid 471 that belongs to an electrolysis locking device part when plunger 474 by operation was attracted along the direction of arrow, trip lever 472 rotated along direction A around spools 473.Like this, trip lever 472 just separates with cam 464, and release is just realized.On the contrary, when plunger 474 is d/d, trip lever 472 by spring 465 towards the direction rotation opposite with direction A, like this, trip lever 472 just and cam 464 engage, so just realized locking.

Below, with reference to the assembling sequence of the perspective view 15A explanation locking device 460 after decomposing.

At first, solenoid 471 usefulness screw 471b are fixed on the lid frame 461.Then, axle 473 be inserted among the hole 472c of trip lever 472 and and E encircle 468 and be installed together.

Then, plunger 474 is mounted with respect to trip lever 472, and spring catch 471a is inserted among the 472d of hole, and like this, plunger 474 and trip lever 472 just are bonded with each other.

Then, spring 465 is hooked on projection 472b and the axle cut spring hook 466.Subsequently, the hole 469a and the bearing 462a of lid bar 469 are relative to each other positioned, and hole 469b and bearing 462b are relative to each other positioned.Axle 467a be inserted among hole 469a and the bearing 462a and and E encircle 468 and be installed together.

Axle 467a is inserted in the cam 464 then, and and E ring 468 be installed together in position near 464 liang of end surfaces of cam.Then, axle 467a be inserted among the hole 463c of bearing 462c and and E encircle 468 and be installed together.

Axle 467b be inserted into then among hole 469b and the bearing 462b and and E encircle 468 and be installed together.Like this, carry out installation process according to said sequence and just can finish locking device 460.Locking device 460 is fixed on the printer main body 401 from the back of lid frame 461 by screw 461a, has so just finished assembling process.

Shown in Figure 15 B, lid bar 469 is provided with reference to lock unit 460a by the bonnet 401a rotation from printer main body 401.

At this moment, lid bar 469 is provided with respect to lock cell 460a, with cover opening button 413 and feeding button 414.Because the height of lock cell 460a is that H2 is littler than the height H 1 of back lid 401a, if printer main body 401 is locked under this state, lid bar 469 just can not be slided by the rear side towards printer main body 401, therefore also just can not remove from printer main body 401.

Under this state, the people just can not handle and open button 413 or feeding button 414.And, as shown in figure 16, when locking device 460 is fixed on the printer main body 401, the I/F unit, for example connector 504 (will there be description the back) just can not be seen from the outside, and this just makes and can't touch connector 504 or send unwarranted signal.

By operate the solenoid 471 of electromagnetic actuators 470 from the instruction of main frame (back is called main frame) 501, can finish bonnet 401a mounting cover sub bar 469 easily, so just can open locking device 460 and set up the state that cam 464 and trip lever 472 are not bonded with each other from printer main body 401.

On the other hand, behind the bonnet 401a mounting cover sub bar 469 of printer main body 401, just can lock locking device 460 by the solenoid 471 of operating electromagnetic actuators 470 from the instruction of main frame 501.At this moment, cam 464 and trip lever 472 are bonded with each other, and lid bar 469 and lock cell 460a engage.By this structure, lid bar 469 just can not be removed from printer main body 401.

Shown in Figure 17 A, the printer 600 that has a locking device (just locking device 460) is finished (seeing Figure 17 A and 17B) by the lid frame 461 that is equipped with locking device 460 is moved and it is connected on the chassis body 404 towards the arrow direction.

Shown in Figure 16 and 18, connector 504 is arranged on printer main body 401 inside, so just can be connected with holding wire 503.Connector 504 comprises selected and be used for the connector 504a of signal exchange when being connected to main frame 501 by the signal that receives, when being connected to drawer 502 and electromagnetic actuators 470, be used for the connector 504b of signal exchange, and the connector 504c that when being connected to external power source, makes in supply power.

By with a signal line 503 main frame 501 being connected to connector 504a, signal just can be sent to printer main body 401 from main frame 501.

By with a signal line 503 drawer 502 being connected to connector 504b, signal just can be sent to drawer 502 from printer main body 401.And the structure of connector 504b can make its connecting pin (not shown) be divided, and signal also can be sent to electromagnetic actuators 470 from printer main body 401 like this.

On the other hand, by the external power source (not shown) is connected to connector 504c, just can provide power supply from the outside.

Shown in Figure 17 A, the printer 600 that has locking device is included in and carries out printer main body of printing 401 and the locking device 460 that locks printer main body 401 on the coil paper 416.

Locking device 460 comprises electromagnetic actuators 470, lid frame 461 and the lid bar 469 that links to each other with lid frame 461.Lid bar 469 comes cover opening button 413 and feeding button 414 like this towards the rotation of arrow direction.

When lid frame 461 was fixed on the chassis body 404, electromagnetic actuators 470 was incorporated into the inside of printer main body 401, so just can not see from the outside.And lid bar 469 is supported by axle 467a and 467b, that is to say, it can be on axle 467a and 467b (seeing Figure 14) or around they rear side sideway swivels forward from printer main body 401.

Shown in Figure 17 B, when locking device was operated, lock operation was realized by button 413 and the feeding button 414 of opening that tegmentum sub bar 469 covers.At this moment, lid bar 469 usefulness lock cell 460a locking.And as mentioned above, because afterwards the height H 1 of lid 401a is than the height H 2 big (seeing Figure 15 B) of lock cell 460a, lid bar 469 can not rotate towards the arrow direction.That is to say, under this lock-out state, open button 413 and feeding button 414 and just can not be handled from the outside easily.

As shown in figure 18, print system 500 is included on the coil paper 416 main frame 501 of carrying out the printer main body 401 printed, being connected with printer main body 401 with holding wire 503, the electromagnetic actuators 470 in locking device 460, and as the drawer 502 of the cash casket use of storage coin.

Drawer 502 comprises drawer device for opening 490, drawer 491 and box 492.Main frame can be opened drawer 502 by sending the drawer unlocking signal to drawer device for opening 490 via printer main body 401.

And main frame 501 can send the electromagnetism unlocking signal by the electromagnetic actuators in being combined in printer main body 401 470 and open locking device 460.

Holding wire 503 is used between main frame 501 and the printer main body 401 and the signal exchange between printer main body 401 and the drawer 502.

As shown in figure 19, the configuration of print system 500 can on main frame 501, carry out to the instruction of the type information of printer main body 401, open drawer 502 the drawer unlock command, open electromagnetic actuators 470 the electromagnetism unlock command, for feed controller 480 effectively/input operation of invalid switching command or near order, and to main frame 501 is carried out and these instructions are corresponding operation.

The drawer device for opening 490 that is used to control the drawer release links to each other with printer main body 401.Printer main body 401 is equipped with the electromagnetic actuators 470 that is used for controlling locking device 460, is used for being controlled at the feed controller 480 of the transmission operation on the coil paper 416, and is used for sending to electromagnetic actuators 470, feed controller 480 and drawer 502 transmitter 517 of the signals of telecommunication.

Transmitter 517 can send signal to three systems according to the instruction of transmitting from main frame 501.In these three systems, first system can open drawer 502, so that drawer 491 can be by sending the drawer unlocking signal to drawer device for opening 490 and being extracted out from box 492.

Second system can open locking device 460 by sending the electromagnetism unlocking signal to electromagnetic actuators 470, perhaps locks locking device 460 (seeing Figure 14).

The 3rd system can by from main frame 501 to feed controller 480 send feed arrangements effectively/invalid switching signal comes to switch between the effective status of feed arrangement and disarmed state.If feed controller 480 is switched to disarmed state (side of closing), coil paper 416 just can not be transmitted.In this case, just keep coil paper 416 can not be transmitted the halted state of (feeding), even feeding button 414 is controlled from the outside.

If main frame 501 sends the effective switching signal of feed arrangement to feeding controller 480, the feeding operation just is performed.Because feed controller 480 is carried out paper feeding operation,, also can carry out the feeding of paper even locking device 460 stops feeding button 414 to be controlled.

The operation of print system 500 and locking device 460 will be described below.

Shown in Figure 13 A and 13B, in printer main body 401, printhead 424 is printed on the part of coil paper 416, and when pressing feeding button 414 and belong to the cylinder 425 of infeed mean of feed arrangement with operation, the part that coil paper 416 is printed is along direction D feeding.At this moment, paper feeding state is by indicator lamp 415 indications.The part that coil paper 416 is printed ejects the outside by automatic cutter unit 426 cuttings and by ejection door 412.

Shown in Figure 18 and 19, in print system 500, when input operation was performed on main frame 501, signal was just passed to printer main body 401 from main frame.The transmitter 517 of this signal from be combined in printer main body 401 sends to electromagnetic actuators 470, feed controller 480 or drawer 502.

Sent to printer main body 401 if be used to open the unlock command signal of drawer 502 when specifying with output system that the drawer 502 of transmitter 517 links to each other from main frame 501, transmitter 517 just sends to drawer 502 to unlocking signal (second signal of telecommunication).Therefore, drawer device for opening 490 allows drawer 491 to be extracted out from box 492 with regard to executable operations.The coin or other article that are placed in the box 492 just can be removed.

If feed arrangement is effectively when the output system that link to each other with the feed controller 480 of transmitter 517 is appointed/invalid switching command signal sent to printer main body 401 from main frame 501, transmitter 517 just to feed controller 480 transmission feed arrangements effective/invalid switching signal.Therefore, feed controller 480 is operated allowing and is switched between the effective status of feed arrangement and disarmed state.Equally, if paper feeding command signal is sent to printer main body 401 from main frame 501, transmitter 517 just sends paper feeding signal to feed controller 480.Therefore, feed controller 480 is just operated to allow the paper feeding.

If electromagnetism unlock command signal is sent to printer main body 401 from main frame 501 when the output system that links to each other with the feed controller 480 of transmitter 517 is appointed, transmitter 517 just sends driving signal (second signal of telecommunication) to the solenoid 471 of electromagnetic actuators 470.

As shown in figure 14, when the solenoid 471 that belongs to an electrolysis locking device part was driven, plunger 474 was attracted.At this moment, trip lever 472 is rotated the direction of arrow A indication, and like this, cam 464 just separates from trip lever 472, that is to say that release is achieved.

Shown in Figure 17 A, after the release success, open button 413 and feeding button 414 and just can become as seen by the bonnet 401a of rotation (slip) lid bar 469 to printer main body 401.That is to say, open button 413 and feeding button 414 can be operated from the outside.Open button 413 by operation, open printer lid 411, thereby can change coil paper 416.By handling the part that feeding button 414 comes feeding coil paper 416 and ejects coil paper 416 by ejection door 412.

Shown in Figure 17 B,, open button 413 and feeding button 414 covers with regard to tegmentum sub bar 469 if lid bar 469 is turned to the front side by the bonnet 401a from printer main body 401.

If the lock instruction signal is sent to printer main body 401 from main frame 501 in this state, transmitter 517 does not just drive signal to solenoid 471 transmissions of electromagnetic actuators 470.Therefore, the activation of solenoid 471 just is stopped, and plunger 474 just is released.At this moment, along the direction rotation opposite with the arrow A direction, cam 464 just and trip lever 472 joints locks and just can realize (seeing Figure 14) trip lever 472 like this by the motive force of spring 465.

Lid bar 469 is made by metal materials such as iron, stainless steel or copper.The size of lid bar 469 makes it can cover opening button 413 and feeding button 414.In addition, the thickness of lid bar 469 is enough big, even make that applying bump from the outside can not be fractureed; That is to say that it has very high mechanical hardness.

Advantage independently below embodiment described above provides at least:

(1) owing to the locking device 460 that has the electrolysis locking device is arranged in the printer main body 401, the people just can not find out that printer main body 401 inside are provided with locking device 460 from the outside of printer main body 401.And the electrolysis locking device can be opened locking device 460 by the instruction from main frame 501 is responded.Have again since at the back lid 401a of printer main body 401 back than lock cell 460a height, in case locking device 460 is locked, lid bar 469 just can not be removed from printer main body 401.This just can prevent that the people from taking the coil paper 416 of printer main body 401 inside away easily.The printer 600 that has locking device so just is provided, and the coil paper 416 of not carrying out printing of its inside just can not be removed.

(2) because printer main body 401 inside are provided with feed controller 480, main frame 501 just can/invalid switching command effective to printer main body 401 transmission paper feedings.If it is invalid that the paper feeding is set in advance, just can not carry out the paper feeding.Therefore, the part of coil paper 416 just can not eject by ejection door 412.The printer 600 that has locking device so just can be provided, and the coil paper that does not also print 416 of its inner printer main body 401 inside just can not be taken out easily by the third party like this.

(3) because printer main body 401 is equipped with lid bar 469, and feeding button 414 tegmentum sub bars 469 cover, this just forbids that carrying out feeding from the outside operates.The printer 600 that has locking device so just can be provided, and its inner coil paper 416 just can not be taken away under unwarranted situation by the third party.

Though supported by axle 467a and 467b at the 3rd embodiment middle cover sub bar 469, the present invention is not limited in this situation.For example (but being not limited only to this) might cut off lid bar 469 and lid bar 469 remaining parts are supported by axle 467a.That is to say that the remaining part of lid bar 469 only provides in the side that button 413 and feeding button 414 are opened in existence.

This structure provides the advantage identical with the 3rd embodiment, allows to open button 413 and feeding button 414 is covered.In addition, the bearing 462b and the axle 467b that belong to the part of locking device 460 are not essential, and this has just reduced the number of parts and has simplified the structure.This just can provide the printer of deciding device with lock that has such locking device 460.

Though the material at the 3rd embodiment middle cover sub bar 469 is a kind of metal of high rigidity, the present invention is not limited in this situation.For example, lid bar 469 can be by being easy to molding and cheap again material such as plastics are made, as long as it has the hardness of certain level.

This embodiment just might form lid bar 469 by for example Unitarily molded mode, thereby cost, the advantage that provides the 3rd embodiment to be had simultaneously are provided.The printer of deciding device with lock that has this locking device 460 so just is provided.

Though locking device 460 is to operate by the solenoid 471 that use belongs to the part of electromagnetic actuators 470 in the 3rd embodiment, the present invention is not limited in this situation.For example, locking device 460 can be operated by using pneumatic cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or similar devices.

Though can cover opening button 413 and feeding button 414 at the 3rd embodiment middle cover sub bar 469, the present invention is not limited in this situation.For example, lid bar 469 can only cover feeding button 414 (that is to say, open button 413 and be not covered).

In this embodiment, when locking device 460 was blocked, even printer lid 411 is not opened yet when opening button 413 and being pressed, so coil paper 416 can not be taken out, because lid bar 469 has been pushed down printer main body 401.In addition, because feeding button 414 tegmentum sub bars 469 cover, just can not carry out paper feeding operation.Like this, just can obtain the advantage identical substantially with the 3rd embodiment.

Print system can be provided, and its inner electromagnetic actuators 470 directly receives unlocking signal (second signal of telecommunication) from main frame 501, and the electrolysis locking device is opened locking device 460.

Above invention has been described with reference to embodiment, but technical scope of the present invention is not limited in the scope described in the embodiment.Clearly, for those skilled in the art, can do various change or improvement to embodiment.Obviously, according to claims, changed in this way or improved embodiment is also included within the technical scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. casing comprises:

Housing, it has opening and memory space;

Lid, it is connected to housing, and can move between the second place that the primary importance and the lid of cover closing opening are opened opening; And

Locking device, it is arranged in the described memory space and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

Wherein locking device is in response to the locking of signal of telecommunication releasing to lid.

2. the casing described in claim 1, its middle shell and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

Actuator, thus it is in response to the maintenance of described signal of telecommunication actuation lock limiting-members cancellation to described engagement state.

3. casing as claimed in claim 1 wherein can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside when lid is placed in primary importance.

4. casing comprises:

Housing, this housing comprise first space that is suitable for holding the printer that has cover piece, and described cover piece can cover second space that is suitable for holding print media;

Lid, it is connected on the housing and can moves between the primary importance and the second place, and in described primary importance, lid prevents that cover piece from moving to avoid second space to be opened, and in the described second place, lid allows described cover piece to be moved to open second space; With

5. casing as claimed in claim 4, its middle shell and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

6. casing as claimed in claim 4 wherein can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside when printer is in first space.

7. casing as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

Printer comprises and is used for mobile cover piece with first parts of opening second space be used for ejecting from printer second parts of print media; And

When being placed on the primary importance, lid can cover in first parts and second parts.

8. printer comprises:

Body, it has first space that is suitable for storing print media;

Cover piece, it links to each other with body to cover first space;

Lid, it links to each other with housing, and can move between the primary importance and the second place, and when described primary importance, lid prevents that cover piece from moving to avoid first space to be opened, and when the described second place, lid allows cover piece to be moved to open first space; With

Locking device, it is set in second space and is suitable in the primary importance interlocks lid,

9. printer as claimed in claim 8, its middle shell and lid engage, and locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it keeps the engagement state of housing and lid; With

10. printer as claimed in claim 8 wherein can not directly touch locking device from the housing outside when body is in the memory space.

11. printer as claimed in claim 8 also comprises:

First parts, it can operate mobile cover piece to open first space; With

Second parts, it can be operated ejecting print media from body,

Cover in first parts and second parts when wherein lid is placed on the primary importance.

12. printer as claimed in claim 8, wherein:

Printer is suitable for being electrically connected to outside drawer parts; And

Printer also comprises transmitter, and described transmitter is suitable for receiving the external signal that is used to open the drawer parts, and can operate the signal of telecommunication being sent to locking device and drawer parts in response to described external signal, thereby opens the drawer parts.

13. printer as claimed in claim 8, wherein when printer was printed on print media, print media was suitable for having financial value.

14. a printer that is electrically connected to external device (ED), described printer comprises:

Body, it has the space that is suitable for storing print media;

Cover piece, it links to each other with body to cover described space;

Lid, itself and body link to each other and can move between the primary importance and the second place, and when described primary importance, lid prevents that cover piece from moving to avoid described space to be opened, and when the described second place, lid allows cover piece to be moved to open described space; With

Wherein locking device responds to the signal of telecommunication from external equipment and removes locking to lid.

15. printer as claimed in claim 14, wherein locking device comprises:

Lock Part, it remains on primary importance with lid; With

Actuator, its in response to described signal of telecommunication actuation lock limiting-members with cancellation to the maintenance of lid.

16. printer as claimed in claim 14 also comprises;

Can operate the parts of being hit by a bullet out from body with printed medium; With

Controller, it can respond to the signal of telecommunication from external equipment so that the operation of described parts is invalid.

17. printer as claimed in claim 14 also comprises;

First parts, it can operate mobile cover piece to open first space; With

Second parts, it can be operated so that print media is hit by a bullet out from body,

Cover first parts and second parts when wherein lid is placed on the primary importance.

18. printer as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

Printer is electrically connected to outside drawer parts;

19. printer as claimed in claim 14, wherein when printer was printed on print media, print media was suitable for having financial value.