EP1004103A1 - Collecting device for time clock with standpost structure - Google Patents

Collecting device for time clock with standpost structure

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EP1004103A1
EP1004103A1 EP98942745A EP98942745A EP1004103A1 EP 1004103 A1 EP1004103 A1 EP 1004103A1 EP 98942745 A EP98942745 A EP 98942745A EP 98942745 A EP98942745 A EP 98942745A EP 1004103 A1 EP1004103 A1 EP 1004103A1
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coins
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Rodolphe Bonamy
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Axalto SA
Parkeon SAS
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Schlumberger Systemes SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/24—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for parking meters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/06—Coin boxes

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  • the present invention relates to a coin collecting device for a parking meter with terminal structure.
  • the invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of securing the storage and collection of coins in a parking meter.
  • French patent application No. 97/10446 describes a parking meter operating with coins and having a structure in the form of a stepped terminal.
  • a particularly important element of this parking meter is the collection device, commonly called piggy bank, which is the place where all the money contained in the parking meter is provisionally stored and which must be regularly emptied during collections by authorized agents. .
  • piggy bank the collection device
  • This very sensitive area therefore requires a high degree of protection concerning the security of the currency, both in terms of the storage of the coins and their evacuation.
  • the mobile piggy bank is a box into which the coins fall. When the box is full, the authorized collecting agent extracts it from the parking meter and replaces it with a vacuum.
  • a pay-as-you-go ticket machine receives coins in a defined area, generally in the form of a funnel, called a hopper, open in its lower part in order to allow the evacuation of money when collecting the ticket machine. .
  • the collecting agent hangs an empty collection container, the transfer cassette, on or under the device, and, by opening a hatch, transfers the coins from the parking meter to the cassette transfer.
  • the hatch is located in the lowest part of the hopper so that the transfer is carried out by gravity.
  • this collection function could just as easily be imagined in the same way with another energy than that of gravity, by suction for example.
  • the collecting agent closes the hatch and unhooks the full cassette from the parking meter. It will only have to empty it at its deposit.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the object of the present invention is to propose a coin collecting device for a parking meter with terminal structure, which would make it possible to collect coins by evacuation outside of the parking meter, possibly using a transfer cassette.
  • the solution to the technical problem posed consists, according to the present invention, in that said device comprises, on the one hand, a hopper for storing said coins, having an outlet opening, and, on the other hand, a means of evacuation of parts, movable between a first position, said closed position, in which said evacuation means closes the outlet opening of the hopper, and a second position, said open position, in which the outlet opening of the hopper is cleared to allow the transfer of coins outside the parking meter.
  • the two constituent elements of the device of the invention namely the hopper and the means of evacuation mobile, are sort of folded inside the structure at the terminal of the parking meter, while they are deployed in the open position, the parts collection outlet being offset to the outside of the structure itself. 'parking meter.
  • an advantage of the device, object of the invention is that the outlet opening of the hopper can be placed in the center of the parking meter, which makes its fraudulent accessibility almost impossible.
  • said evacuation means is a drawer placed under said hopper and comprising an inclined duct having an inlet orifice and an evacuation orifice, such as in the open position of said drawer, said inlet orifice is in communication with the outlet opening of the hopper, said discharge orifice allowing the transfer of the coins outside the parking meter.
  • the collection of coins outside the parking meter can be carried out by any means, however the invention provides for the device of the invention that it also includes a container for collecting coins, called cassette- transfer, comprising a movable opening hatch, intended to put said transfer cassette into communication with said discharge means in the open position.
  • cassette- transfer comprising a movable opening hatch, intended to put said transfer cassette into communication with said discharge means in the open position.
  • the evacuation means is a movable drawer
  • the opening door of the transfer cassette is fixed to said drawer, and that the opening of said hatch brings the movable drawer into the open position and, simultaneously, puts the transfer cassette into communication with the discharge orifice of the inclined conduit.
  • the hopper includes a system for cleaning coins. It is observed, in fact, that when the outlet opening of the hopper is clear, no piece falls, whatever the shape and size of the opening, this because the pieces form domes in the hopper, domes that must be permanently broken, because as soon as a dome is broken that another is reformed immediately after.
  • an advantageous characteristic of the device according to the invention is that it is arranged inside a double-walled shielding, the parts being stored in an internal structure to resist vandalism, itself enclosed in a structure external, in steel for example, ensuring protection. The vacuum between the two walls allows the need for additional shielding plates.
  • the device of the invention comprises a system for locking the movable means for evacuating parts, placed in the center of said double-walled shielding, which makes access from outside to said audit very difficult. Lock system.
  • Figure 1 is a side sectional view of a collection device according to the invention, drawer in the closed position.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional side view of the collection device of Figure 1, drawer in the open position.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cleaning system of the device of FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a locking system of the drawer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the coin collecting device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is intended to equip a parking meter with terminal structure, of the type described in the aforementioned French patent application. These measures The purpose of collecting is to be able to transfer the coins, for example into a container, such as a transfer cassette.
  • said collection device includes a hopper 10 for storing coins from a selector and a pre-collection stage, not shown.
  • the hopper 10 In the lower part, the hopper 10 has an outlet opening 1 1 through which the parts must flow at the time of collection.
  • the collecting device of the invention also comprises a means 20 for evacuating the coins which, in the embodiment shown, is a drawer placed under the hopper 10 storage and comprising an inclined conduit 21 having an orifice 21 1 inlet and an orifice 212 for evacuation.
  • the drawer 20 is movable between two extreme positions.
  • a first position called the closed position, represented in FIG. 1
  • the slide 20 closes the opening 11 of the hopper outlet 10. This is the rest position of the device in which the coins are piled up in the storage hopper 10 awaiting the next collection. It can be observed that in this position, the slide 20 is somehow folded under the hopper 10, this in all compatibility with the terminal structure of the parking meter.
  • a second position known as the open position, shown in FIG. 2
  • the opening 11 of the hopper outlet 10 is released and placed in communication with the inlet opening 21 1 of the inclined conduit 21, the opening 212 output allowing the transfer of coins outside the parking meter.
  • said transfer cassette 30 includes a movable opening hatch 31, intended to put the transfer cassette 30 into communication with the drawer 20 in the open position. More specifically, it can be seen in FIG. 1 that when the drawer 20 is in the closed position, the opening hatch 31 closes the transfer cassette.
  • the hatch 31 is fixed to the drawer 20, then, by a translational movement in the direction of the arrow F in FIG. 1, the drawer 20 is brought to the open position and, simultaneously, the hatch 31 is opened thus putting the transfer cassette 30 into communication with the outlet orifice 212.
  • the coins can then flow directly by gravity from the storage hopper 10 into the transfer cassette 30.
  • the opening hatch 31 is pushed back, bringing the drawer 20 back to the closed position, and again closing the transfer cassette 30. It will be noted that at no time is the interior of the transfer cassette accessible.
  • FIGs 1, 2 and 3 there is shown a system for cleaning the coins in the storage hopper 10. As was mentioned above, this system aims to break the domes formed by the piled parts and which oppose their flow.
  • Said cleaning system comprises a pendulum 41 which is a steel rod passing through all the heap of coins in the hopper 10 and articulated at one end 41 1.
  • a rod 42 of operation on which is mounted a handle 43 allows an agent collector, from outside the parking meter, to oscillate the pendulum 42 in the middle of the coin domes and therefore to evacuate the currency at the bottom of the hopper 10.
  • the collection device is placed in a double-walled shield comprising a wall internal 51, not very resistant to vandalism, and an external wall 52 of steel ensuring protection.
  • the void about 10mm thick existing between the two walls 51, 52 can be filled by accommodating additional armor plates, adapted according to the evolution of vandalism attacks on the ground.
  • the opening 11 for exit from the hopper 10, as well as the pile of coins, are located in the center of the parking meter, and, consequently, distant from the external walls, which makes it very difficult any attempt at fraudulent access.
  • This locking system comprises a bolt 61 and a locking stop 62.
  • the bolt 61 is movable between a locked position (solid line) and an unlocked position (broken line), the movement of said bolt being controlled by a key (not shown) passing through the transfer cassette 30.

Abstract

A coin-emptying device for a column-shaped slot machine. A hopper (10) is provided for storing coins and having an outlet opening (11). A coin-discharge drawer (20) is movable between a "closed" first position in which the drawer closes the outlet opening (11) of the hopper (10), and an "open" second position in which the outlet opening (11) of the hopper is cleared so as to enable coins to be transferred from the machine to the outside.

Description

DISPOSITIF DE COLLECTE POUR UN COLLECTION DEVICE FOR A
HORODATEUR A STRUCTURE EN BORNETERMINAL HORODATOR
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de collecte de pièces de monnaie pour un horodateur à structure en borne.The present invention relates to a coin collecting device for a parking meter with terminal structure.
L'invention trouve une application particulièrement avantageuse dans le domaine de la sécurisation du stockage et de la collecte des pièces de monnaie dans un horodateur.The invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of securing the storage and collection of coins in a parking meter.
La demande de brevet français No 97/ 10446 décrit un horodateur fonctionnant avec des pièces de monnaie et présentant une structure en forme de borne étagée. Un élément particulièrement important de cet horodateur est le dispositif de collecte, appelé couramment tirelire, qui est l'endroit où est stocké provisoirement tout l'argent contenu dans l'horodateur et qui doit être régulièrement vidé au cours des collectes effectuées par des agents habilités. Cette zone très sensible nécessite donc un haut degré de protection concernant la sécurité de la monnaie que ce soit au niveau du stockage des pièces qu'à celui de leur évacuation.French patent application No. 97/10446 describes a parking meter operating with coins and having a structure in the form of a stepped terminal. A particularly important element of this parking meter is the collection device, commonly called piggy bank, which is the place where all the money contained in the parking meter is provisionally stored and which must be regularly emptied during collections by authorized agents. . This very sensitive area therefore requires a high degree of protection concerning the security of the currency, both in terms of the storage of the coins and their evacuation.
D'une manière générale, il existe deux grandes catégories de dispositifs de collecte : les dispositifs par tirelire mobile et les dispositifs par cassette-transfert.In general, there are two main categories of collection devices: mobile piggy bank devices and cassette transfer devices.
La tirelire mobile est une boîte dans laquelle tombent les pièces de monnaie. Lorsque la boîte est pleine, l'agent collecteur habilité l'extrait de l'horodateur et la remplace par une vide.The mobile piggy bank is a box into which the coins fall. When the box is full, the authorized collecting agent extracts it from the parking meter and replaces it with a vacuum.
Au contraire, un horodateur à cassette-transfert reçoit les pièces de monnaie dans une zone définie, généralement en forme d'entonnoir, appelée trémie, ouverte dans sa partie basse afin de permettre l'évacuation de la monnaie lorsqu'on collecte l'horodateur. Quand la trémie est pleine, l'agent collecteur accroche un récipient de collecte vide, la cassette-transfert, sur ou sous l'appareil, et, par l'ouverture d'une trappe, transfère les pièces de monnaie de l'horodateur vers la cassette-transfert. Généralement, la trappe est située dans la partie la plus basse de la trémie afin que le transfert soit effectué par gravité. Cependant, cette fonction de collecte pourrait tout aussi bien être imaginée de la même façon avec une autre énergie que celle de la pesanteur, par aspiration par exemple. Le transfert étant terminé, l'agent collecteur referme la trappe et décroche la cassette pleine de l'horodateur. Il n'aura plus qu'à la vider à son dépôt.On the contrary, a pay-as-you-go ticket machine receives coins in a defined area, generally in the form of a funnel, called a hopper, open in its lower part in order to allow the evacuation of money when collecting the ticket machine. . When the hopper is full, the collecting agent hangs an empty collection container, the transfer cassette, on or under the device, and, by opening a hatch, transfers the coins from the parking meter to the cassette transfer. Generally, the hatch is located in the lowest part of the hopper so that the transfer is carried out by gravity. However, this collection function could just as easily be imagined in the same way with another energy than that of gravity, by suction for example. When the transfer is complete, the collecting agent closes the hatch and unhooks the full cassette from the parking meter. It will only have to empty it at its deposit.
Ces deux catégories de dispositifs de collecte s'appliquent bien aux horodateurs comportant une tirelire incorporée dans un boîtier faisant saillie par rapport au pied, le changement de la tirelire mobile ou le transfert par cassette s'effectuant par le dessous dudit boîtier.These two categories of collection devices apply well to parking meters comprising a piggy bank incorporated in a housing projecting relative to the base, the change of the mobile piggy bank or the transfer by cassette being effected from below said housing.
Toutefois, dans le cas d'un horodateur en forme de borne, le transfert de la monnaie devant se faire par gravité, il est difficile, voire impossible, de placer une cassette-transfert sous la trémie. Aussi, le problème technique à résoudre par l'objet de la présente invention est de proposer un dispositif de collecte de pièces de monnaie pour un horodateur à structure en borne, qui permettrait d'effectuer la collecte des pièces par évacuation à l'extérieur de l'horodateur au moyen, éventuellement, d'une cassette-transfert. La solution au problème technique posé consiste, selon la présente invention, en ce que ledit dispositif comporte, d'une part, une trémie de stockage desdites pièces de monnaie, présentant une ouverture de sortie, et, d'autre part, un moyen d'évacuation des pièces, mobile entre une première position, dite position fermée, dans laquelle ledit moyen d'évacuation obture l'ouverture de sortie de la trémie, et une deuxième position, dite position ouverte, dans laquelle l'ouverture de sortie de la trémie est dégagée de manière à permettre le transfert des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur.However, in the case of a terminal-shaped parking meter, the transfer of money having to be done by gravity, it is difficult, if not impossible, to place a transfer cassette under the hopper. Also, the technical problem to be solved by the object of the present invention is to propose a coin collecting device for a parking meter with terminal structure, which would make it possible to collect coins by evacuation outside of the parking meter, possibly using a transfer cassette. The solution to the technical problem posed consists, according to the present invention, in that said device comprises, on the one hand, a hopper for storing said coins, having an outlet opening, and, on the other hand, a means of evacuation of parts, movable between a first position, said closed position, in which said evacuation means closes the outlet opening of the hopper, and a second position, said open position, in which the outlet opening of the hopper is cleared to allow the transfer of coins outside the parking meter.
Ainsi, en position fermée, les deux éléments constitutifs du dispositif de l'invention, à savoir la trémie et le moyen d'évacuation mobile, sont en quelque sorte repliés à l'intérieur de la structure en borne de l'horodateur, alors qu'ils se trouvent déployés en position ouverte, la sortie de collecte des pièces étant déportée vers l'extérieur de la structure même de l'horodateur. Comme on le verra en détail plus loin, un avantage du dispositif, objet de l'invention, est que l'ouverture de sortie de la trémie peut être placée au centre de l'horodateur, ce qui rend son accessibilité frauduleuse quasiment impossible.Thus, in the closed position, the two constituent elements of the device of the invention, namely the hopper and the means of evacuation mobile, are sort of folded inside the structure at the terminal of the parking meter, while they are deployed in the open position, the parts collection outlet being offset to the outside of the structure itself. 'parking meter. As will be seen in detail below, an advantage of the device, object of the invention, is that the outlet opening of the hopper can be placed in the center of the parking meter, which makes its fraudulent accessibility almost impossible.
Selon un mode de réalisation particulier de l'invention, ledit moyen d'évacuation est un tiroir disposé sous ladite trémie et comportant un conduit incliné présentant un orifice d'entrée et un orifice d'évacuation, tels qu'en position ouverte dudit tiroir, ledit orifice d'entrée est en communication avec l'ouverture de sortie de la trémie, ledit orifice d'évacuation permettant le transfert des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, said evacuation means is a drawer placed under said hopper and comprising an inclined duct having an inlet orifice and an evacuation orifice, such as in the open position of said drawer, said inlet orifice is in communication with the outlet opening of the hopper, said discharge orifice allowing the transfer of the coins outside the parking meter.
La collecte des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur peut être effectuée par tout moyen, toutefois l'invention prévoit pour le dispositif de l'invention qu'il comporte également un récipient de collecte des pièces de monnaie, dit cassette-transfert, comportant une trappe d'ouverture mobile, destinée à mettre en communication ladite cassette-transfert avec ledit moyen d'évacuation en position ouverte.The collection of coins outside the parking meter can be carried out by any means, however the invention provides for the device of the invention that it also includes a container for collecting coins, called cassette- transfer, comprising a movable opening hatch, intended to put said transfer cassette into communication with said discharge means in the open position.
Plus précisément, dans le cas où le moyen d'évacuation est un tiroir mobile, il est prévu, selon l'invention, que, le tiroir étant en position fermée, la trappe d'ouverture de la cassette-transfert est fixée audit tiroir, et que l'ouverture de ladite trappe amène le tiroir mobile en position ouverte et, simultanément, met en communication la cassette- transfert avec l'orifice d'évacuation du conduit incliné.More specifically, in the case where the evacuation means is a movable drawer, it is provided, according to the invention, that, the drawer being in the closed position, the opening door of the transfer cassette is fixed to said drawer, and that the opening of said hatch brings the movable drawer into the open position and, simultaneously, puts the transfer cassette into communication with the discharge orifice of the inclined conduit.
Conformément à un autre aspect de l'invention, la trémie comporte un système de débourrage des pièces de monnaie. On constate, en effet, que lorsque l'ouverture de sortie de la trémie est dégagée, aucune pièce ne tombe, quelles que soient la forme et les dimensions de l'ouverture, ceci du fait que les pièces forment des dômes dans la trémie, dômes qu'il faut casser en permanence, car sitôt un dôme est cassé qu'un autre se reforme immédiatement après. Enfin, une caractéristique avantageuse du dispositif conforme à l'invention est qu'il est disposé à l'intérieur d'un blindage à double paroi, les pièces étant stockées dans une structure interne pour résister au vandalisme, elle-même enfermée dans une structure externe, en acier par exemple, assurant la protection. Le vide existant entre les deux parois permet au besoin de loger des plaques de blindage supplémentaires.According to another aspect of the invention, the hopper includes a system for cleaning coins. It is observed, in fact, that when the outlet opening of the hopper is clear, no piece falls, whatever the shape and size of the opening, this because the pieces form domes in the hopper, domes that must be permanently broken, because as soon as a dome is broken that another is reformed immediately after. Finally, an advantageous characteristic of the device according to the invention is that it is arranged inside a double-walled shielding, the parts being stored in an internal structure to resist vandalism, itself enclosed in a structure external, in steel for example, ensuring protection. The vacuum between the two walls allows the need for additional shielding plates.
On peut alors envisager pour le dispositif de l'invention qu'il comprend un système de verrouillage du moyen mobile d'évacuation des pièces, placé au centre dudit blindage à double paroi, ce qui rend très difficile l'accès par l'extérieur audit système de verrouillage.We can then envisage for the device of the invention that it comprises a system for locking the movable means for evacuating parts, placed in the center of said double-walled shielding, which makes access from outside to said audit very difficult. Lock system.
La description qui va suivre en regard des dossiers annexés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, fera bien comprendre en quoi consiste l'invention et comment elle peut être réalisée.The description which follows with regard to the attached files, given by way of nonlimiting examples, will make it clear what the invention consists of and how it can be implemented.
La figure 1 est une vue de côté en coupe d'un dispositif de collecte conforme à l'invention, tiroir en position fermée.Figure 1 is a side sectional view of a collection device according to the invention, drawer in the closed position.
La figure 2 est une vue de côté en coupe du dispositif de collecte de la figure 1 , tiroir en position ouverte.Figure 2 is a sectional side view of the collection device of Figure 1, drawer in the open position.
La figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un système de débourrage du dispositif des figures 1 et 2. La figure 4 est une vue de côté d'un système de verrouillage du tiroir montré aux figures 1 et 2.FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cleaning system of the device of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is a side view of a locking system of the drawer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Le dispositif de collecte de pièces de monnaie montré aux figures 1 et 2 est destiné à équiper un horodateur à structure en borne, du type de celui décrit dans la demande de brevet français précité. Ce dispositif de collecte a pour objet de pouvoir transférer les pièces de monnaie par exemple dans un récipient, tel qu'une cassette-transfert.The coin collecting device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is intended to equip a parking meter with terminal structure, of the type described in the aforementioned French patent application. These measures The purpose of collecting is to be able to transfer the coins, for example into a container, such as a transfer cassette.
A cet effet, ledit dispositif de collecte comporte une trémie 10 de stockage des pièces de monnaie en provenance d'un sélecteur et d'un étage de pré-encaissement, non représentés. En partie inférieure, la trémie 10 présente une ouverture 1 1 de sortie par où doivent s'écouler les pièces au moment de la collecte.To this end, said collection device includes a hopper 10 for storing coins from a selector and a pre-collection stage, not shown. In the lower part, the hopper 10 has an outlet opening 1 1 through which the parts must flow at the time of collection.
D'autre part, comme l'indiquent les figures 1 et 2, le dispositif de collecte de l'invention comporte également un moyen 20 d'évacuation des pièces qui, dans le mode de réalisation représenté, est un tiroir disposé sous la trémie 10 de stockage et comportant un conduit incliné 21 présentant un orifice 21 1 d'entrée et un orifice 212 d'évacuation.On the other hand, as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the collecting device of the invention also comprises a means 20 for evacuating the coins which, in the embodiment shown, is a drawer placed under the hopper 10 storage and comprising an inclined conduit 21 having an orifice 21 1 inlet and an orifice 212 for evacuation.
Le tiroir 20 est mobile entre deux positions extrêmes. Dans une première position, dite position fermée, représentée sur la figure 1 , le tiroir 20 obture l'ouverture 1 1 de sortie de la trémie 10. C'est la position de repos du dispositif dans laquelle les pièces de monnaie s'entassent dans la trémie 10 de stockage en attente de la prochaine collecte. On peut observer que dans cette position, le tiroir 20 est en quelque sorte replié sous la trémie 10, ceci en toute compatibilité avec la structure en borne de l'horodateur. Dans une deuxième position, dite position ouverte, représentée sur la figure 2, l'ouverture 1 1 de sortie de la trémie 10 est dégagée et mise en communication avec l'orifice 21 1 d'entrée du conduit incliné 21 , l'orifice 212 de sortie permettant le transfert des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur. C'est la position de collecte du dispositif dans laquelle les pièces s'écoulent par gravité de la trémie 10 vers l'extérieur via le conduit incliné 21 dont le rôle est donc de déporter la sortie de la trémie 10 à l'extérieur de l'horodateur. Bien entendu, pendant la collecte, le tiroir 20 fait saillie par rapport à la structure en borne, toutefois, cette position n'est que provisoire. Les pièces de monnaie s'écoulant ainsi hors de l'horodateur peuvent être recueillies dans un récipient 30 de collecte, dit cassette- transfert. Ainsi que le montrent les figures 1 et 2, ladite cassette- transfert 30 comporte une trappe 31 d'ouverture mobile, destinée à mettre en communication la cassette-transfert 30 avec le tiroir 20 en position ouverte. Plus précisément, on peut voir sur la figure 1 que lorsque le tiroir 20 est en position fermée, la trappe 31 d'ouverture obture la cassette-transfert. Pour effectuer la collecte, on fixe la trappe 31 au tiroir 20, puis, par un mouvement de translation dans le sens de la flèche F de la figure 1 , on amène le tiroir 20 en position ouverte et, simultanément, on ouvre la trappe 31 mettant ainsi en communication la cassette-transfert 30 avec l'orifice 212 d'évacuation. Les pièces de monnaie peuvent alors s'écouler directement par gravité de la trémie 10 de stockage jusque dans la cassette-transfert 30. Lorsque la collecte est terminée, la trappe 31 d'ouverture est repoussée, ramenant le tiroir 20 en position fermée, et obturant à nouveau la cassette-transfert 30. On remarquera qu'à aucun moment l'intérieur de la cassette-transfert est rendu accessible.The drawer 20 is movable between two extreme positions. In a first position, called the closed position, represented in FIG. 1, the slide 20 closes the opening 11 of the hopper outlet 10. This is the rest position of the device in which the coins are piled up in the storage hopper 10 awaiting the next collection. It can be observed that in this position, the slide 20 is somehow folded under the hopper 10, this in all compatibility with the terminal structure of the parking meter. In a second position, known as the open position, shown in FIG. 2, the opening 11 of the hopper outlet 10 is released and placed in communication with the inlet opening 21 1 of the inclined conduit 21, the opening 212 output allowing the transfer of coins outside the parking meter. It is the collecting position of the device in which the parts flow by gravity from the hopper 10 outwards via the inclined conduit 21, the role of which is therefore to deport the outlet of the hopper 10 outside the 'parking meter. Of course, during collection, the drawer 20 projects relative to the terminal structure, however, this position is only temporary. The coins thus flowing out of the parking meter can be collected in a collection container 30, called transfer cassette. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, said transfer cassette 30 includes a movable opening hatch 31, intended to put the transfer cassette 30 into communication with the drawer 20 in the open position. More specifically, it can be seen in FIG. 1 that when the drawer 20 is in the closed position, the opening hatch 31 closes the transfer cassette. To carry out the collection, the hatch 31 is fixed to the drawer 20, then, by a translational movement in the direction of the arrow F in FIG. 1, the drawer 20 is brought to the open position and, simultaneously, the hatch 31 is opened thus putting the transfer cassette 30 into communication with the outlet orifice 212. The coins can then flow directly by gravity from the storage hopper 10 into the transfer cassette 30. When the collection is complete, the opening hatch 31 is pushed back, bringing the drawer 20 back to the closed position, and again closing the transfer cassette 30. It will be noted that at no time is the interior of the transfer cassette accessible.
Sur les figures 1 , 2 et 3, est représenté un système de débourrage des pièces de monnaie dans la trémie 10 de stockage. Comme cela a été rappelé plus haut, ce système a pour but de casser les dômes formés par les pièces entassées et qui s'opposent à leur écoulement.In Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is shown a system for cleaning the coins in the storage hopper 10. As was mentioned above, this system aims to break the domes formed by the piled parts and which oppose their flow.
Ledit système de débourrage comprend un pendule 41 qui est une tige d'acier traversant tout l'amas de pièces dans la trémie 10 et articulé à une extrémité 41 1. Une tringle 42 de manoeuvre sur laquelle est montée une poignée 43 permet à un agent collecteur, depuis l'extérieur de l'horodateur, de faire osciller le pendule 42 au milieu des dômes de pièces et donc d'évacuer la monnaie en fond de trémie 10.Said cleaning system comprises a pendulum 41 which is a steel rod passing through all the heap of coins in the hopper 10 and articulated at one end 41 1. A rod 42 of operation on which is mounted a handle 43 allows an agent collector, from outside the parking meter, to oscillate the pendulum 42 in the middle of the coin domes and therefore to evacuate the currency at the bottom of the hopper 10.
On peut voir sur les figures 1, 2, et 4 que le dispositif de collecte est placé dans un blindage à double paroi comprenant une paroi interne 51 , peu résistante au vandalisme, et une paroi externe 52 en acier assurant la protection. Le vide d'environ 10mm d'épaisseur existant entre les deux parois 51 , 52 peut être comblé en y logeant des plaques de blindage supplémentaires, adaptées en fonction de l'évolution des attaques de vandalisme sur le terrain.It can be seen in Figures 1, 2, and 4 that the collection device is placed in a double-walled shield comprising a wall internal 51, not very resistant to vandalism, and an external wall 52 of steel ensuring protection. The void about 10mm thick existing between the two walls 51, 52 can be filled by accommodating additional armor plates, adapted according to the evolution of vandalism attacks on the ground.
On constatera que, dans cette structure, l'ouverture 11 de sortie de la trémie 10, ainsi que l'amas de pièces, se trouvent au centre de l'horodateur, et, par conséquent, éloignés des parois extérieures, ce qui rend très difficile toute tentative d'accès frauduleuse. Dans le même souci, on peut voir plus spécialement sur la figureIt will be noted that, in this structure, the opening 11 for exit from the hopper 10, as well as the pile of coins, are located in the center of the parking meter, and, consequently, distant from the external walls, which makes it very difficult any attempt at fraudulent access. In the same concern, we can see more specifically in the figure
4, que le tiroir 20 est muni d'un système de verrouillage placé au centre du blindage à double paroi, donc quasiment inaccessible. Ce système de verrouillage comprend un pêne 61 et une butée 62 de verrouillage. Le pêne 61 est mobile entre une position verrouillée (trait continu) et une position déverrouillée (trait discontinu), le mouvement dudit pêne étant commandé par une clé (non représentée) traversant la cassette-transfert 30. 4, that the drawer 20 is provided with a locking system placed in the center of the double-walled shielding, therefore almost inaccessible. This locking system comprises a bolt 61 and a locking stop 62. The bolt 61 is movable between a locked position (solid line) and an unlocked position (broken line), the movement of said bolt being controlled by a key (not shown) passing through the transfer cassette 30.

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1 - Dispositif de collecte de pièces de monnaie pour un horodateur à structure en borne, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif comporte, d'une part, une trémie (10) de stockage desdites pièces de monnaie, présentant une ouverture (1 1) de sortie, et, d'autre part, un moyen (20) d'évacuation des pièces, mobile entre une première position, dite position fermée, dans laquelle ledit moyen (20) d'évacuation obture l'ouverture (1 1) de sortie de la trémie (10), et une deuxième position, dite position ouverte, dans laquelle l'ouverture (1 1) de sortie de la trémie est dégagée de manière à permettre le transfert des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur.1 - Device for collecting coins for a parking meter with terminal structure, characterized in that said device comprises, on the one hand, a hopper (10) for storing said coins, having an opening (1 1) of outlet, and, on the other hand, a means (20) for evacuating the parts, movable between a first position, known as the closed position, in which said means (20) for evacuation closes the outlet opening (1 1) of the hopper (10), and a second position, called the open position, in which the opening (1 1) of the hopper outlet is cleared so as to allow the transfer of coins outside the parking meter .
2 - Dispositif selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen d'évacuation est un tiroir (20) disposé sous ladite trémie (10) et comportant un conduit incliné (21) présentant un orifice (21 1) d'entrée et un orifice (212) d'évacuation, tels qu'en position ouverte dudit tiroir (20), ledit orifice (21 1) d'entrée est en communication avec l'ouverture (1 1) de sortie de la trémie (10), ledit orifice (212) d'évacuation permettant le transfert des pièces de monnaie à l'extérieur de l'horodateur. 3 - Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte également un récipient (30) de collecte des pièces de monnaie, dit cassette-transfert, comportant une trappe (31) d'ouverture mobile, destinée à mettre en communication ladite cassette-transfert (30) avec ledit moyen (20) d'évacuation en position ouverte. 4 - Dispositif selon les revendications 2 et 3, caractérisé en ce que, le tiroir (20) étant en position fermée, la trappe (31) d'ouverture de la cassette-transfert (30) est fixée audit tiroir, et en ce que l'ouverture de ladite trappe (31) amène le tiroir (20) mobile en position ouverte et, simultanément, met en communication la cassette-transfert (30) avec l'orifice (212) d'évacuation du conduit incliné (21). 5 - Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la trémie (10) comporte un système de débourrage des pièces de monnaie.2 - Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said discharge means is a drawer (20) disposed under said hopper (10) and comprising an inclined conduit (21) having an orifice (21 1) inlet and a orifice (212) for evacuation, such that in the open position of said drawer (20), said orifice (21 1) for entry is in communication with the opening (1 1) for exit from the hopper (10), said orifice (212) for evacuation allowing the transfer of coins outside the parking meter. 3 - Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it also comprises a container (30) for collecting coins, said transfer cassette, comprising a flap (31) of movable opening, intended placing said transfer cassette (30) in communication with said evacuation means (20) in the open position. 4 - Device according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that, the drawer (20) being in the closed position, the hatch (31) for opening the transfer cassette (30) is fixed to said drawer, and in that the opening of said hatch (31) brings the movable drawer (20) to the open position and, simultaneously, puts the transfer cassette (30) into communication with the orifice (212) for evacuating the inclined conduit (21). 5 - Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hopper (10) comprises a system for cleaning the coins.
6 - Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit système de débourrage comprend un pendule (41) traversant la trémie6 - Device according to claim 5, characterized in that said cleaning system comprises a pendulum (41) passing through the hopper
(10) et articulé à une extrémité (411) et une tringle (42) de manoeuvre dudit pendule (40) autour de ladite extrémité (41 1).(10) and articulated at one end (411) and a rod (42) for operating said pendulum (40) around said end (41 1).
7 - Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce qu'il est disposé à l'intérieur d'un blindage à double paroi (51 , 52).7 - Device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it is arranged inside a double-walled shield (51, 52).
8 - Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un système (61 , 62) de verrouillage du moyen (20) mobile d'évacuation des pièces, placé au centre dudit blindage à double paroi (51, 52). 9 - Dispositif selon les revendications 3 et 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit système (61 , 62) de verrouillage est commandé par une clé traversant la cassette-transfert (30). 8 - Device according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises a system (61, 62) for locking the means (20) movable for evacuating parts, placed in the center of said double-walled shielding (51, 52). 9 - Device according to claims 3 and 8, characterized in that said locking system (61, 62) is controlled by a key passing through the transfer cassette (30).
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