EP2814006B1 - Bank-note cassette with a barb-shaped latching element - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cashbox comprising a receiving compartment for receiving a banknote stack and a pressure unit for exerting an opposing force directed counter to the direction of deposit of the notes of value. The pressure unit is accommodated in the receiving compartment and movable in the depositing direction and counter to the depositing direction, wherein the pressure unit comprises a locking element for holding the pressure unit in an end position. In the receptacle, a stationary first engagement member is provided, with which the locking element is in a locking position in engagement. By contrast, in an unlocking position, it is possible to move the pressure unit counter to the direction of deposition.

In the cash cassettes, in which the banknotes are added to the banknotes stacked on their edges, it is necessary that the banknote stack is kept constantly under a predetermined pressure, so that the banknotes can not tip over and secure feeding and / or removal is guaranteed. For this purpose, it is customary to provide a pressure unit in the receiving compartment, which biases the value note stack against the direction of deposit of the notes of value, that is to the opening, via which the notes of value can be mechanically fed in and removed.

For maintenance of the cashbox and / or for manually removing and supplying a value note stack, a lid of the cashbox can be opened. During maintenance or the feeding of a value note stack, the pressure unit is brought into an end position and held therein by means of a locking element. The end position is in this case in particular the opening for the mechanical feeding and / or removal of notes of value arranged opposite, so that the pressure unit is in this end position under a large voltage and the locking element must hold the pressure unit against the counterforce applied by this.

Cash cassettes with a locking element in a final position durable pressure units are for example from the documents US 4,113,140 A . US 2013/0026178 A1 and US 6,592,118 B2 known. All these known pressure units, it is common that the locking element can be easily inadvertently operated by the operator. As a result, the pressure unit jumps unexpectedly against the storage direction and can lead to injury to the operator.

It is an object of the invention to provide a cashbox in which the pressure unit can be reliably held in an end position.

This object is achieved by a cashbox having the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

According to the invention, the locking element and the first engagement element, in which the locking element engages in the locking position, are designed such that the locking element can only be moved from the locking position to the unlocked position, if the pressure unit previously at least a predetermined minimum distance beyond the end position was moved further in the storage direction. This ensures that the locking element, when the pressure unit is arranged in the end position and the locking element is arranged in the locking position, can not be moved unintentionally in the unlocked position. For this unlocking the pressure unit must first be moved against the counterforce of the pressure unit a little further in the storage direction. Only then can the unlocking, ie the movement of the locking element from the locking position to the unlocked position, take place. This therefore requires a conscious handling of the pressure unit. Accidental actuation of the locking element is reliably prevented.

The locking member preferably has a second engagement member complementary to the first engagement member, which is engaged with the first engagement member when the pressure unit is located at the end position and when the lock unit is in the lock position is. This second engagement element is preferably hook-shaped, preferably barb-shaped. This special shape has the consequence that a movement from the locking position to the unlocked position is not possible when the engagement between the first and the second engagement element consists. The intervention must first be solved by the pressure unit is moved by the predetermined minimum distance in the storage direction. Only then is an adjustment of the locking element from the locking position and the unlocked position possible.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the second engagement element encloses the first engagement element by at least 90 °, so that a secure hold is achieved.

The locking element is in particular pivotally attached to the pressure unit about an axis of rotation, wherein the locking element is pivoted when moving between the locking position and the unlocked position about this axis of rotation.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the first and second engagement elements contact each other when the pressure unit is located in the end position and when the locking element is disposed in the locking position, that is, when there is engagement between the two engagement elements, along a contact region, such contact region that is shaped by the contact pivoting of the locking unit is prevented. This has the consequence that only the contact must be solved by moving in the storage direction before the locking member can be pivoted and thus moved from the locking position to the unlocked position.

In particular, the contact region has a flat partial region, the normal normal vector of this partial region being directed orthogonally to the deposition direction. As a result, pivoting about the pivot axis is still reliably prevented with simple training.

Furthermore, it is advantageous that when the pressure unit is arranged in the end position and when the locking element is arranged in the locking position, the first engagement element between the rotation axis and the second engagement element is arranged. Thus, pivoting is reliably prevented during the procedure.

The first engagement element is formed as a recess on the side facing away from the receiving compartment of a bottom element of the cashbox. In particular, the engagement element is formed as a recess on an edge of the bottom element. The second engagement element encloses the bottom element preferably in the region of this edge and engages in the recess. Thus, a secure reliable fastening is achieved.

In particular, the cash box has an opening for the automatic feeding and / or removal of notes of value, wherein the end position is arranged at the end of the receiving compartment opposite this opening.

The locking element is in particular designed such that it is held by its gravity in the locked position and counter to the force of gravity, in particular manually, can be brought from the locking position to the unlocked position. This ensures that the engagement between the first and the second engagement element, and thus the holding of the pressure unit in the end position, automatically takes place when the pressure unit is moved to the end position.

The locking element has in particular a lever for manual actuation. By operating the lever, the locking element can be moved in a simple manner from the locking position to the unlocked position, unless it is prevented by the engagement of the locking element with the first engagement element.

The lever and the housing of the pressure unit are formed in a preferred embodiment such that the lever is actuated by the operator with the thumb, while with the other fingers of the same hand, the pressure unit, especially in a hollow, holds. This ensures easy ergonomic operation.

In particular, the pressure unit has a spring which biases the pressure unit counter to the direction of deposition for generating the counterforce. In particular, the more tension is applied to the spring the farther the impression carriage is moved in the depositing direction. Thus, the spring is the most tensioned when the pressure unit is arranged in the end position. In particular, the spring is a mainspring that allows a particularly compact design.

The second engagement element is arranged eccentrically relative to the central axis of the receiving compartment running in the depositing direction. This ensures that the second engagement element, which grinds over the bottom of the bottom unit of the cashbox, if the pressure unit is arranged outside the end position, can not come into contact with other centrally arranged elements of the cartridge bottom. Thus, an accidental snagging is prevented.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, which illustrates the invention with reference to embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying figures.

Figur 1

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung einer Geldkassette;

Figur 2

eine Draufsicht auf die Geldkassette nach Figur 1 bei ausgeblendetem Deckel;

Figur 3

eine Schnittdarstellung der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 und 2;

Figur 4

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung einer Andruckeinheit der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 bis 3;

Figur 5

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung der Andruckeinheit nach Figur 4 bei ausgeblendetem Gehäuse;

Figur 6

eine schematische, perspektivische Darstellung eines Verriegelungselements der Andruckeinheit nach den Figuren 4 und 5;

Figur 7

eine Seitenansicht des Verriegelungselements nach Figur 6;

Figur 8

eine Schnittdarstellung des Verriegelungselements nach den Figuren 6 und 7 entlang der Schnittlinie A-A aus Figur 7;

Figur 9

eine Schnittdarstellung eines Ausschnitts der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 in einem ersten Betriebszustand;

Figur 10

eine Schnittdarstellung eines Ausschnitts der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 in einem zweiten Betriebszustand;

Figur 11

eine Schnittdarstellung eines Ausschnitts der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 in einem dritten Betriebszustand;

Figur 12

eine Schnittdarstellung eines Ausschnitts der Geldkassette nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 in einem vierten Betriebszustand; und

Figur 13

eine Schnittdarstellung eines Ausschnitts einer Geldkassette gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform.

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FIG. 1

a schematic, perspective view of a cashbox;

FIG. 2

a top view of the cashbox after FIG. 1 with hidden lid;

FIG. 3

a sectional view of the cashbox after the FIGS. 1 and 2 ;

FIG. 4

a schematic perspective view of a pressure unit of the cashbox according to the FIGS. 1 to 3 ;

FIG. 5

a schematic, perspective view of the pressure unit according to FIG. 4 with the housing hidden;

FIG. 6

a schematic perspective view of a locking element of the pressure unit according to the FIGS. 4 and 5 ;

FIG. 7

a side view of the locking element according to FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 8

a sectional view of the locking element according to the FIGS. 6 and 7 along the section line AA FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 9

a sectional view of a section of the cashbox according to Figures 1 to 3 in a first operating state;

FIG. 10

a sectional view of a section of the cashbox according to Figures 1 to 3 in a second operating state;

FIG. 11

a sectional view of a section of the cashbox of Figures 1 to 3 in a third operating state;

FIG. 12

a sectional view of a section of the cashbox according to the figures 1 to 3 in a fourth operating state; and

FIG. 13

a sectional view of a section of a cashbox according to another embodiment.

In FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cashbox 10 is shown. The cashbox 10 includes a housing 12 having a first opening 14 for mechanically feeding and / or removing notes of value and a second opening 16 for manual access. The second opening 16 is in FIG. 1 closed by a lid 18. If the lid 18 is opened, notes of value can be manually fed and removed via the second opening 16 and / or a maintenance of the cash box 10 can be carried out.

In FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cashbox 10 is shown, wherein the lid 18 is hidden, so that the internal components are visible. FIG. 3 shows a sectional view through the cashbox 10. The cashbox 10 has a receiving compartment 20 for receiving a banknote stack. The notes of value of the note stack stand here with their edges on a floor unit 22 (cf. FIG. 9 ) of the cash box 10. The cash box 10 to be supplied notes of value are supplied via the first opening 14 by means of a stacking and / or separating module, not shown, and moved in a storage direction P1 within the receiving compartment 20. In the receiving compartment 20, a pressure unit 100 is provided, which in the storage direction P1 and against the storage direction P1 is movable. The construction of the pressure unit 100 will be described below in connection with FIGS FIGS. 4 to 11 explained in more detail.

The pressure unit 100 is used to exert a counter to the direction of deposit P1 directed counter-pressure on the recorded value stack, so as to prevent the notes of value from falling over. Thus, the value note stack is always kept under a certain pressure, so that a reliable supply and / or removal of notes of value is possible. In the Figures 2 and 3 is the value stack, which would actually be disposed between the opening 14 and the pressure unit 100, not shown to show the other components of the cashbox 10.

The more notes of value are supplied to the value note stack, the further the pressure unit 100 is moved against the counterforce applied by it in the depositing direction P1.

In FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the pressure unit 100 is shown. FIG. 5 shows a further schematic perspective view of the pressure unit 100, wherein the housing 102 of the pressure unit 100 is hidden, so that the internal components are visible. FIG. 8 shows an off-center sectional view through the pressure unit 100 and FIG. 7 a bottom view of a section of the pressure unit 100th

The pressure unit 100 has a first shaft 104 which is coupled to a second shaft 110 via a first gear 106 and a second gear 108 meshing with the first gear 106. At the two end portions of the second shaft 110, a gear 112 is disposed in each case, wherein these gears 112 mesh with in the depositing direction P1 on the sides of the cashbox 10 extending racks 30. When the first shaft 104 is rotated in a first rotational direction P2, the second shaft 110 rotates in a second direction of rotation P3 against the first rotational direction P2 via the coupling with the two toothed wheels 106, 108. Through the engagement between the gears 112 and the racks 30, the pressure unit 100 moves in this case in the direction of deposit P1.

Upon rotation of the first shaft 104 counter to the first direction, ie upon rotation in the second direction of rotation P3, the second shaft 110 rotates correspondingly in the first direction of rotation P2 and the pressure unit 100 moves within the receiving compartment 20 against the depositing direction P1.

On the first shaft 104, a spring unit 114 is arranged, which is designed such that its spring is increasingly tensioned upon rotation of the first shaft 104 in the first direction of rotation P2, so that the force applied via the spring unit 114 spring force is larger and opposite to the Deposit direction P1 acting counterforce is applied. When feeding notes of value to the receiving compartment 20, the pressure unit 100 is moved in the depositing direction P1. As a result, the first shaft 104 is rotated in the first direction of rotation P2. Conversely, the pressure unit 100 via the spring unit 114, when notes of value are removed, against the deposit direction P1 moves. Thus, the value note stack via the pressure unit 100 is automatically kept under pressure, so that a safe feeding and / or removal is possible.

Furthermore, the pressure unit 100 comprises a locking element 150, with the aid of which the pressure unit 100 is held counter to the counterforce applied by the pressure unit 100 during maintenance and / or manual feeding and / or removal of notes in an end position of the receiving compartment 20 opposite the opening 14 can be. The exact locking and in particular the release of the lock will be described in detail below in connection with the FIGS. 9 to 12 described.

In FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the locking element 150, in FIG. 7 a side view and in FIG. 8 a sectional view along the section AA FIG. 7 shown. The locking element 150 comprises two pins 152 with the aid of which the locking element 150 is mounted pivotably about an axis of rotation 160 on the housing 102 of the pressure unit 100. Further, the locking member 150 has a lever 154, the end portion 156 protruding from the housing 102, so that the locking member 150 can be pivoted by a manual operation of the lever 154 between a locking position and an unlocked position. The end region 156 in particular has a corrugation 158, so that slippage is prevented by the lever 154.

The locking element 150 and the housing 102 of the pressure unit 100 are in particular designed such that with the help of the thumb, a force in the direction of the arrow P7 can be exerted on the lever 154, wherein simultaneously with the other fingers of the same hand, the pressure unit 100 can be held. For this purpose, in particular a trough in the housing 102 is provided which ensures a corresponding secure, firm gripping and thus ergonomic handling. This ensures that even if the pressure unit 100 is under a high voltage, d. H. If the pressure unit 100 is moved far in the deposition direction P1 and thus the spring unit 114 applies a high force, the pressure unit 100 can still be safely held with one hand.

In addition, the locking element 150 has a second engagement element 170 which engages in a first engagement element 166 of the cashbox 10 for holding the pressure unit 100 in the end position. An end region 172 of the second engagement element 170 is in particular barb-shaped, in order thus, as in connection with FIGS FIGS. 9 to 12 described below, to reliably prevent unintentional release of the pressure unit 100 from the end position by unintentional actuation of the locking element 150.

In FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a section of the cashbox after the FIGS. 1 to 3 illustrated, wherein the pressure unit 100 is arranged in a singulation position, that is arranged in a position, in which the cashbox 10 can be operated on schedule and notes of value can be fed to and removed from the receiving compartment 20, wherein a counterforce is exerted on the recorded value-note stack by the pressure unit 100. At the in FIG. 9 shown operating state, the locking member 150 is disposed in an unlocked position in which the second engaging member 170 on the receiving compartment 20 side facing 180 of the bottom unit 22 of the cashbox 10 grinds and in this case is not engaged with any other element, so that the pressure unit 100 in the storage direction P1 and against the storage direction P1 can be moved.

As previously described, to maintain the cashbox 10 and / or to manually feed and / or retrieve a banknote stack, the lid 18 of the cashbox 10 is opened to allow manual access. During this manual access, the pressure unit 100 must be held in an end position as shown in FIG FIG. 10 is shown. The end position is in particular that position in which the pressure unit 100 is arranged at the end of the receiving compartment 20 opposite the opening 14.

At the in FIG. 10 shown operating state, the locking element 150 is disposed in a locking position in which the second engaging member 170 with the first engaging member 166 is engaged. This engagement prevents the pressure unit 100 from moving in the opposite direction to the deposition direction P1, as would otherwise occur due to the restoring force applied by the spring unit 114.

As long as the pressure unit 100 is not yet arranged in the end position, so for example in the in FIG. 9 As shown, the locking member 150 is disposed in the unlocked position. As soon as the pressure unit 100 has reached the end position and thus the contact between the surface 180 and the bottom unit 22 and the second engagement element 170 no longer exists, the locking element 150 automatically moves in the direction of the arrow P6 due to its gravity, so that the engagement between the first Engagement element 166 and the second engagement member 170 is formed automatically and thus the attachment can not be forgotten.

After the manual filling and / or emptying and / or manual maintenance have been completed, the pressure unit 100 must be unlocked again so that it can move out of the final position and the counterforce can be exerted on the recorded value note stack. For this purpose, the locking element 150 must be pivoted in the direction of the arrow P7 from the locking position to the unlocked position. At the in FIG. 10 In the state shown, a pivoting of the locking element 150 in the direction of the arrow P7 is not possible, since the barb-shaped, nose-shaped end region 172 of the second engagement element 170, which engages in the recess of the first engagement element 166, prevents a pivoting movement. The two engagement elements 166, 170 contact each other along a contact region 184, which prevents pivoting. This ensures that the locking element 150 will not be actuated unintentionally can and thus the pressure unit 100 would inadvertently snap back against the direction of deposit P1.

To solve the pressure unit 100 consciously, this must first from the in FIG. 10 shown end position to be moved by a small predetermined distance farther in the storage direction P1, as shown in FIG. 11 is shown. If the pressure unit 100 has been further moved so far in the deposition direction P1 that there is no contact between the engagement members 166, 170, the locking member 150 can be pivoted by operating the lever 154 in the direction P7 and thus moved from the locking position to the unlocked position ,

In FIG. 12 this state is shown, in which the pressure unit 100 is further held manually in relation to the end position even further displaced in the pressing direction P1 and the locking member 150 has also been moved manually from the locking position to the unlocked position. When this is done, the pressure unit 100 can be moved counter to the deposition direction P1 until its contact surface 190 is in contact with the value note stack. The second engagement element 170 now slides again on the surface 180 of the ground unit 22, so that a movement in the direction of deposit P1 and against the deposit direction P1 is possible.

In FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a section of a cashbox 10 according to another embodiment shown. In this further embodiment, the pressure unit 100 has a protrusion 192, which in contact with a projection 194 of the lid 18 of the cashbox stands when the pressure unit 100 is arranged in the end position and is trying to close the lid 18 sen. The contact between the protrusion 192 and the protrusion 194 prevents the cover 18 from being closed when the pressure unit 100 is located at the end position. This ensures that the operator unlocks the pressure unit 100 before it closes the lid 10 and the cash box 10 is put into operation.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

cashbox

12

casing

14, 16

opening

18

cover

20

receiving compartment

22

ground unit

30

rack

100

pressure unit

102

casing

104, 110

wave

106, 108, 112

gear

114

spring unit

150

locking element

152

pen

154

lever

156

end

158

knurl

160

axis of rotation

166, 170

engaging member

172

end

180

surface

184

contact area

190

contact surface

192

survey

194

head Start

P1 to P3, P6, P7

direction

Claims (15)

1. A cash box, comprising
   a receiving compartment (20) for receiving a value note stack, and
   a press-on unit (100) for exerting a counterforce directed opposite to the deposit direction (P1) of notes of value against the value note stack received in the receiving compartment (20),
   wherein the press-on unit (100) is movable in the deposit direction (P1) and opposite to the deposit direction (P1),
   wherein the press-on unit (100) comprises a locking element (150) for holding the press-on unit (100) in an end position, and
   wherein the locking element (150) in a locking position is engaged with a stationary first engagement element (166) of the cash box (10) and in an unlocked position enables movement of the press-on unit (100) opposite to the deposit direction (P1),
   wherein the locking element (150) and the first engagement element (166) are formed such that the locking element (150) can only be moved from the locking position into the unlocked position when the press-on unit (100) has previously been moved from the end position in the deposit direction (P1) by at least a predetermined minimum distance,
   characterized in that the first engagement element (166) is formed as a recess on the side of a bottom element (182) of the cash box (10) facing away from the receiving compartment (20).
2. The cash box (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking element (150) comprises a second engagement element (170) formed complementarily to the first engagement element (166), which second engagement element is engaged with the first engagement element (166) when the press-on unit (100) is arranged in the end position and when the locking element (150) is arranged in the locking position.
3. The cash box (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the second engagement element (170) is hook-shaped, in particular barbed hook-shaped.
4. The cash box (10) according to one of the claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the second engagement element (170) encloses the first engagement element (166) by at least 90°.
5. The cash box (10) according to one of the claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the locking element (150) is mounted to the press-on unit (100) so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation (160), and that the locking element (150) is pivoted about the axis of rotation (160) when moved between the locking position and the unlocked position.
6. The cash box (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the first engagement element (166) and the second engagement element (170), when the press-on unit (100) is arranged in the end position and when the locking element (150) is arranged in the locking position, contact each other along a contact area (184), wherein the contact area (184) is formed such that by the contact a pivoting of the locking element (150) is prevented.
7. The cash box (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the contact area (184) comprises a plane partial area, and that the normal vector of this partial area is directed orthogonally to the deposit direction (P1).
8. The cash box (10) according to one of the claims 5 to 7, characterized in that when the press-on unit (100) is arranged in the end position and when the locking element (150) is arranged in the locking position, the first engagement element (166) is arranged between the axis of rotation (160) and the second engagement element (170).
9. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first engagement element (166) is formed as a recess on the side of a bottom element (182) of the cash box (10) facing away from the receiving compartment (20) at an edge of the bottom element (182).
10. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cash box (10) has an opening (14) for the automatic feeding and/or removal of notes of value, and that the end position is at the end of the receiving compartment (20) opposite to this opening.
11. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking element (150) is held in the locking position by its gravity and is movable from the locking positon into the unlocked position opposite to its gravity, in particular manually.
12. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking element (150) comprises a lever (154) for manual actuation.
13. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lever (154) and a housing (162) of the press-on unit (100) are formed such that the lever (154) is actuatable by the operator with the thumb, while the operator holds the housing (162) of the press-on unit (100) with the other fingers of the same hand.
14. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the press-on unit (100) comprises a spring (114) which biases the press-on unit (100) opposite to the deposit direction (P1) for generating the counterforce.
15. The cash box (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second engagement element (170) is arranged eccentrically relative to the central axis of the receiving compartment (20) extending in deposit direction (P1).

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