CZ75196A3 - Apparatus for acceptance, transport and storage of valuable articles - Google Patents

Description

Technical field

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for receiving, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one transportation means and at least one transportation container which can be placed both in the delivery point and in the transportation vehicle. .

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Known devices for taking over, transporting and storing large cash consist of a series of transfer points, mostly transfer locks, which are basically safes provided with a pair of opposing doors, the transfer locks being installed both in the objects from which the cash is weighed - such as department stores, supermarkets, etc., as well as banks that transfer cash.

The cash is deposited in a shipping container which is inserted through an internal door into a transfer lock, from which it is picked up by an outside door security officer. The transport container is then loaded into an armored car and this is done until the armored car is filled with transport containers, which are then inserted through the external door into the bank's passage. From there the transport containers are then lifted through the inner door by the bank's staff.

While the armored car crew is in radio contact with the headquarters, the known devices do not allow the movement of cash transported to be monitored independently of the car crew.

Therefore, when an armored car is attacked, an alarm is issued with a long delay, especially in cases where the car's crew is directly involved in theft, which cannot be ruled out in practice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The aforementioned drawbacks are eliminated by a device for taking over, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one means of transport and at least one transport container, which can be placed in both the delivery point and the means of transport. according to the invention, characterized in that each delivery point and each transport means are provided with a tracking unit with interconnecting contacts which correspond to the contacts of an identification unit arranged on each transport container, all monitoring units being connected to a control unit arranged in the headquarters.

The device allows continuous control of cash flow, while any deviation from a predetermined procedure can immediately trigger an alarm and thus minimize the delay between the occurrence of an emergency and its detection.

Since the individual objectives of the means of transport can be determined at random during the collection process by generating random numbers, it is impossible to draw up a timetable for the movement of the means of transport or to divulge such a plan due to the dishonesty of the transport operator.

The delivery points can be realized by a variety of known means. In a preferred embodiment, the transfer point is formed by a transfer passage with a pair of opposing doors.

The interconnection of the monitoring units with the control unit can be realized by radio lines and / or fixed lines and / or via satellite.

In order for the transport containers to be stacked, it is advantageous if the interconnecting contacts are also arranged on the upper side of the transport containers.

In order to further increase the reliability of the operation of the device, it is advantageous if the external door of the transfer locks is provided with a remote control device for locking the lock.

According to a preferred embodiment, the monitoring unit is a single-chip microcomputer, the identification unit is a transponder with a programmable memory, and the control unit is a personal computer.

Overview of the drawings

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings in which: FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the device according to the invention. FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device according to the invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The device for receiving, transporting and storing large cash according to FIG. 1 consists of two delivery points 21. Both delivery points 21 are formed by a passage I, one delivery pass I being located in a supermarket 10 from which the cash is to be regularly weighed and the second pass filter is located at the bank 11 in which the cash is to be deposited. ·

The passage gates are basically safes provided on opposite sides with a door and located in the building in such a way that the internal doors are accessible to the relevant staff of the institution located in the building, eg supermarket and bank and the external doors 12 are accessible to security staff cash cash. A monitoring unit 3 formed by a single-chip microcomputer is arranged in both pass-through passages 1. Each monitoring unit 3 is provided with interconnecting contacts 4 which correspond to the contacts 5 of the identification unit 6 which is part of each container 7 for storing the transported cash. The identification unit 6 consists of a programmable memory transponder.

The same monitoring unit 3 with interconnecting contacts 4, which is located in the transfer passages 1, is also located in the transport means 2, which in this case is an armored car.

In order to be able to store the transport containers 7 on top of one another, the interconnecting contacts 4 can also be arranged on the top side of the transport containers 7, which ensures the connection of the respective monitoring unit 3 to the transport containers 7 arranged in multiple layers.

All monitoring units 3, both in the pass-through passages and in the transport means 2, are connected via radio lines 14 to the control unit 8 in the headquarters 9. The control unit 8 is a personal computer. The interconnection can also be realized in addition to the radio network via fixed lines or via satellite. The external doors 12 of the transfer passages 1 are provided with a remote control device 11 for locking the lock.

The device works as follows:

Authorized supermarket workers 10 deposit cash, for example from the daily sales of the supermarket 10, in the shipping container 7 and in the programmable memory of the identification unit 6 all important data on the shipping container 7 is stored, e.g. registration number, recipient and sender address, content, date and time, account numbers, etc.

The closed transport container 7 is then inserted into the pass-through passage 10 of the supermarket 10 so that the contacts 5 of the identification unit 6 of the transport container 7 are connected to the interconnecting contacts 4 of the monitoring passage 3 of the pass-through passage f. the control unit 8 in the central office 9 data stored in the identification unit 6. The dispatcher in the central office 9 instructs the crew of the vehicle 2 to pick up a particular transport container 7 from a particular forwarding pass through the radio lines 14 and the respective monitoring unit 3 to increase the safety of transportation chosen randomly by generating random numbers. The code of the selected travel destination is displayed on the display 15 of the vehicle crew. As soon as the crew arrives at the designated destination, it informs the control center 9 of the arrival and the control unit 8 at the control center 9 sets identical control codes. to lock the lock. The monitoring unit 3 in the supermarket 10 sends information about the correct driver code to the control unit 8 in the central unit 9, which, after checking it, permits the opening of the external door 12 of the forwarding filter 1 of the supermarket. 4 of the monitoring unit 3 in the transport means 2, whereby the contents and the number of the transport container 7 are reported to the control unit 8 in the headquarters 9. In the case of non-observance of the time limit, e.g. at a time when it was not allowed to be manipulated. Thereafter, the crew requests a further target, and it is decided at headquarters 9 whether or not the limit for the given transport vehicle is exceeded and the next target is determined accordingly.

Analogously, the procedure for transferring filled shipping containers 7 to the transfer passage 1 of the bank 11 is analogous.

The device can be supplemented by monitoring the transport means 2 via the GPS satellite station 16 (see Fig. 2). The movement of vehicles can then be monitored on the map.

The transfer point 21 may, in addition to the transfer passages 10 described in the exemplary embodiments, be formed by any known means which are aqueous for this purpose, e.g. a conventional safe, a closable room, but even a mere pedestal for accommodating the shipping container 7.

Claims (6)

PATENT CLAIMS 1. Apparatus for receiving, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one means of transport and at least one transport container, which can be placed in both the delivery point and the means of transport, characterized by characterized in that each delivery point (21) and each transport means (2) are provided with a monitoring unit (3) with interconnecting contacts (4) corresponding to the contacts (5) of the identification unit (6) arranged on each transport container (3). 7), wherein all the monitoring units (3) are connected to a control unit (8) arranged in the central unit (9). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer point (21) is formed by a transfer passage (1) with a pair of opposing doors. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the connection contacts (4) are also arranged on the upper side of the transport containers (7). Device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the monitoring units (3) are connected to the control unit (8) in the central office (9) by radio links (14) and / or fixed lines and / or via satellite. Device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the external door (12) of the transfer passages (1) is provided with a remote control device (13) for locking the lock. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monitoring unit (3) consists of a single-chip microcomputer, the identification unit (6) consists of a programmable memory transponder and the control unit (8) consists of a personal computer.