EP1331615B1 - Safety money box for public telephones - Google Patents

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EP1331615B1
EP1331615B1 EP01967361A EP01967361A EP1331615B1 EP 1331615 B1 EP1331615 B1 EP 1331615B1 EP 01967361 A EP01967361 A EP 01967361A EP 01967361 A EP01967361 A EP 01967361A EP 1331615 B1 EP1331615 B1 EP 1331615B1
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cashbox
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Dámaso MARTIN GOMEZ
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    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/0001—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof
    • E05B47/0012—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with rotary electromotors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/06—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents
    • E05B47/0603—Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents the detent moving rectilinearly
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B17/00—Accessories in connection with locks
    • E05B17/0054—Fraction or shear lines; Slip-clutches, resilient parts or the like for preventing damage when forced or slammed
    • E05B17/0058—Fraction or shear lines; Slip-clutches, resilient parts or the like for preventing damage when forced or slammed with non-destructive disengagement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B63/00—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics
    • E05B63/14—Arrangement of several locks or locks with several bolts, e.g. arranged one behind the other
    • E05B63/143—Arrangement of several locks, e.g. in parallel or series, on one or more wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C9/00—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing
    • E05C9/04—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing with two sliding bars moved in opposite directions when fastening or unfastening
    • E05C9/041—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing with two sliding bars moved in opposite directions when fastening or unfastening with rack and pinion mechanism

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  • the present invention relates to a cashbox for public telephones that has been specially designed and structured in order to avoid the fraudulent extraction of the collection of the telephone, both by violation of the cashbox itself and by improper operation of its means of locking.
  • the invention is of application in the field of public telephony, specifically within the ambit of devices for the collection of coins, tokens or any other means of payment that is defined.
  • This cashbox is frequently subjected to fraudulent actions by drills, blowtorches or any other means of perforation. This is the reason why this type of device is usually manufactured with high-strength materials and equipped with a security lock.
  • FR 2 536 109 A1 discloses an anti-theft device with a very thick door, a locking mechanism having an off-centre cylinder, a cap for covering the mechanism, a toothed pinion cooperating with a rack, a latch and a means of immobilisation of the latch driven in an extension travel over a length greater than that of the locking mechanism of the door as application to cash equipment coin boxes for public telephones.
  • the cashbox that the invention proposes resolves in a fully satisfactory manner the problem outlined above and for this its characteristics are based on the use, for the cashbox body, of a dual casing defined by an internal enclosure and another external, between which a chamber is established that allows the interposing of different types of elements such as metal bands, rods, balls, bars or any other means that is considered opportune to prevent the violation of the cashbox and subsequent removal of the collection deposited therein.
  • the system for opening the enclosure of the cashbox basically comprises a bolt operated by means of a key of those termed "ball keys", and a system for blocking said bolt, with the special particularity that this blocking system is inside the enclosure of the cashbox and is therefore inaccessible, it being impossible to open the door of the cashbox no matter how much the key of the bolt is manipulated.
  • This system of blocking the bolt is achieved by means of a motor or any other means of operation that is considered opportune, a pawl and a worm screw, operatively coupled.
  • the operation of the blocking system will be activated after the validation of an access code via the telephone keypad. Notwithstanding, such operation can be implemented by any other means that is considered opportune, since it is simply a question of sending a certain electric signal to the electro-mechanism.
  • the type of blocking key employed permits that when the bolt is blocked and it is attempted to actuate the key, the " loose" turning of said key occurs when the maximum force for opening is surpassed.
  • the cashbox proposed is constituted by means of an internal casing (1) and an external casing (2), enclosing the first one, that define between each other a cavity (3) wherein are housed the elements that are considered appropriate for establishing a certain level of protection against perforation of the cashbox and subsequent removal of the collection deposited in its interior.
  • metal bands, rods, balls, bars, abrasive elements or any other means can be included that are considered opportune for preventing the action of conventional means of perforation.
  • the cashbox incorporates a central key (4) that acts simultaneously on two guides (5), opposite each other, provided with respective racks (6), being associated to each of these guides a pair of bolts (7) for blocking the door (8) of the cashbox over the mouth of the body thereof, in correspondence with four points relatively close to its corners.
  • an electro-mechanism (9) collaborates which, through a blocking element (10) immobilizes the bolts (7) in the closed position, so that in said position the withdrawal of said bolts (7) proves impossible no matter how much it is attempted to actuate the central key (4), since on surpassing a level of force in the operation thereof and as is habitual, the latter disengages from the guides (5), through a system of balls rotating "loosely" without transmitting any movement.
  • a lateral key (11) collaborates that also acts to block the bolts (7) operable through the main key (4).
  • the collection personnel will operate the key (4) of the door (8) of the cashbox, after which it will be possible to remove said door leaving it suspended by a single hinge (12), particularly visible in figure 4, as a supporting element.
  • the motor that works the blocking system (9) would receive no power supply and the final result would be that the blocking pins (10) would remain in the initial position, impeding the movement of the bolts (7).

Description

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cashbox for public telephones that has been specially designed and structured in order to avoid the fraudulent extraction of the collection of the telephone, both by violation of the cashbox itself and by improper operation of its means of locking.
The invention is of application in the field of public telephony, specifically within the ambit of devices for the collection of coins, tokens or any other means of payment that is defined.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the public telephones that accept coins as means of payment, there is an internal cashbox wherein the collection is deposited until it is recovered by the personnel authorized for this purpose.
This cashbox is frequently subjected to fraudulent actions by drills, blowtorches or any other means of perforation. This is the reason why this type of device is usually manufactured with high-strength materials and equipped with a security lock.
However the use of the mentioned materials, besides making the cashbox significantly more expensive, does not signify an adequate degree of protection since the perforation operations are merely hindered and their occurrence is not prevented, since as it is a matter of a rigid element, this can finally be perforated by a drill, blowtorch or any other means of those commonly used for such an end. In like manner security locks can also be forced.
FR 2 536 109 A1 discloses an anti-theft device with a very thick door, a locking mechanism having an off-centre cylinder, a cap for covering the mechanism, a toothed pinion cooperating with a rack, a latch and a means of immobilisation of the latch driven in an extension travel over a length greater than that of the locking mechanism of the door as application to cash equipment coin boxes for public telephones.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Aspects of the invention are disclosed in independent claim 1.
The cashbox that the invention proposes resolves in a fully satisfactory manner the problem outlined above and for this its characteristics are based on the use, for the cashbox body, of a dual casing defined by an internal enclosure and another external, between which a chamber is established that allows the interposing of different types of elements such as metal bands, rods, balls, bars or any other means that is considered opportune to prevent the violation of the cashbox and subsequent removal of the collection deposited therein.
On the other hand the system for opening the enclosure of the cashbox basically comprises a bolt operated by means of a key of those termed "ball keys", and a system for blocking said bolt, with the special particularity that this blocking system is inside the enclosure of the cashbox and is therefore inaccessible, it being impossible to open the door of the cashbox no matter how much the key of the bolt is manipulated.
This system of blocking the bolt is achieved by means of a motor or any other means of operation that is considered opportune, a pawl and a worm screw, operatively coupled. Preferably, the operation of the blocking system will be activated after the validation of an access code via the telephone keypad. Notwithstanding, such operation can be implemented by any other means that is considered opportune, since it is simply a question of sending a certain electric signal to the electro-mechanism.
The type of blocking key employed permits that when the bolt is blocked and it is attempted to actuate the key, the " loose" turning of said key occurs when the maximum force for opening is surpassed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
To complete the description that is being made and for the purpose of assisting in a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, in accordance with a preferred example of practical embodiment thereof, as an integral part of said description, the same is accompanied with a set of drawings in which by way of illustration and not restrictively, the following has been represented:
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic representation in front elevation of the enclosure of a security cashbox for public telephones implemented in accordance with the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows a profile in cross-section of the cashbox represented in the preceding figure.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross-section in plan view of the same cashbox, according to the cut along line A-B of figure 1.
  • Figure 4 shows, finally, another cross-section in plan view of the cashbox, in this case according to the cut along line C-D of figure 1.
    • PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
    In the light of the figures mentioned it can be seen how the cashbox proposed is constituted by means of an internal casing (1) and an external casing (2), enclosing the first one, that define between each other a cavity (3) wherein are housed the elements that are considered appropriate for establishing a certain level of protection against perforation of the cashbox and subsequent removal of the collection deposited in its interior. In this sense and as has already been mentioned, in said cavity (3) metal bands, rods, balls, bars, abrasive elements or any other means can be included that are considered opportune for preventing the action of conventional means of perforation.
    Thanks to this double wall of the cashbox an effective protection is achieved against perforation of the enclosure as well as a reduction in the technical requirements of the material that constitutes each of the two cases (1-2), for a same level of protection.
    Complementarily and from the point of view of opening the cashbox incorporates a central key (4) that acts simultaneously on two guides (5), opposite each other, provided with respective racks (6), being associated to each of these guides a pair of bolts (7) for blocking the door (8) of the cashbox over the mouth of the body thereof, in correspondence with four points relatively close to its corners.
    With the bolts (7) an electro-mechanism (9) collaborates which, through a blocking element (10) immobilizes the bolts (7) in the closed position, so that in said position the withdrawal of said bolts (7) proves impossible no matter how much it is attempted to actuate the central key (4), since on surpassing a level of force in the operation thereof and as is habitual, the latter disengages from the guides (5), through a system of balls rotating "loosely" without transmitting any movement.
    With the electro-mechanism (9) a lateral key (11) collaborates that also acts to block the bolts (7) operable through the main key (4).
    Having an electromechanical device that works the blocking system of the bolt makes it possible for the removal of the collection contained in the cashbox to be controlled or be initiated from the element that collects the coins, tokens or similar means of payment, with the increased security that this implies. Thus, any authorization mechanism validated from this collector element, like an access code or similar procedures for example, will imply the actuation of the blocking mechanism of the bolt.
    Once the blocking is withdrawn and by means of a purpose-designed handle, the collection personnel will operate the key (4) of the door (8) of the cashbox, after which it will be possible to remove said door leaving it suspended by a single hinge (12), particularly visible in figure 4, as a supporting element.
    In the event that the access code introduced were not validated, the motor that works the blocking system (9) would receive no power supply and the final result would be that the blocking pins (10) would remain in the initial position, impeding the movement of the bolts (7).
    In this situation and as already mentioned, when operating the key (4) the maximum force allowed for this type of ball key would be surpassed, and the turning of said key would be "loose", rendering impossible the withdrawal of the bolt.
    Since the blocking system is internal to the enclosure of the cashbox and is therefore inaccessible, it will not be possible to open the door of the casing no matter how much one manipulates the key of the bolt or any other element.

    Claims (6)

    1. Security cashbox for public telephones, with the body thereof constituted by means of two casings (1) and (2), one internal and another external, between which a cavity is established, characterised in that said cavity comprises interposed elements or means for enhancing the degree of resistance of the double wall of the cashbox against the different method of perforations.
    2. Security cashbox for public telephones, according to claim 1, characterised in that the said cashbox further comprises bolts (7) for blocking the door (8) to the internal casing (1) in the closed position, which are operable by means of a central key (4), are assisted by a motor-driven blocking system (9), materialised in an electro-mechanism that activates in turn in a pin (10) or any other mechanism of blocking the mentioned bolts (7) in the closed position for these last items.
    3. Security cashbox for public telephones, according to claim 2, characterised in that the key (4) for operating the bolts (7) it is a ball lock so that when a force is applied thereto that surpasses a predetermined value with the bolts (7) in the blocked position, the key disengages from the bolts (7) and turns "loosely" rendering impossible the transmission of force.
    4. Security cashbox for public telephones, according to claim 3, characterised in that the door (8) is connected with the internal case (1) through a hinge (12) from which said door is suspended when the withdrawal of the bolts (7) takes place.
    5. Security cashbox for public telephones, according to claims 2 and 3, characterised in that while the opening key (4) is of external access, the electro-mechanism (9), that is to say the motor-driven system for blocking/unblocking of the bolts (7), is entirely inside the case (1).
    6. Security cashbox for public telephones, according to preceding claims, characterised in that the operation of the electro-mechanism (9) for unblocking the bolts (7) takes place through an internal mechanism of validation, either by validation of an access code or any other validation system.
    EP01967361A 2000-09-26 2001-09-11 Safety money box for public telephones Expired - Lifetime EP1331615B1 (en)

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    ES200002325A ES2166344B1 (en) 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 SECURITY SPREAD FOR PUBLIC TELEPHONES.
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    PCT/ES2001/000343 WO2002027673A1 (en) 2000-09-26 2001-09-11 Safety money box for public telephones

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