JP2000194915A - Safe for coin collection for automatic vending machine and stand type automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a safe capable of being made a sealed structure to avoid a danger in crime prevention by providing a shutter closing an opening part and an energizing means energizing the shutter in the direction of closing the opening part. SOLUTION: The opening part 11 whose area is slightly larger than a chute 6 connected to a coin processor is formed on the top surface 10A of a safe 10. On the lower side (inner side of the safe 10) of the surface 10A, a plate- shaped shutter 12 which covers the part 11 and whose external form is rectangular is attached along the longitudinal direction of the surface 10A in a slidable way. A notch part 31 whose area is slightly larger than the part 11 is formed on the shutter 12. Tension coil springs 13 as an energizing means are arranged on the under side of the shutter 12. The springs 13 are parallelly arranged in a sliding direction in the neighborhood of a side 12A being parallel with the sliding direction of the shutter 12 in a sliding direction and energize the shutter 12 in a closing direction (direction of the arrow 32).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin collection safe used for a vending machine such as a vending machine, and more particularly to a coin collection safe having an improved security function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic ticket vending machine is provided with a banknote handling machine and a coin handling machine. Banknotes input by customers are counted by the bill handling machine, and coins are counted by the coin handling machine.
These coins are temporarily held in the holding unit, and when a change is required, they are paid out from the banknote handling machine or the money handling machine.

[0003] When the second customer starts a transaction, the banknote is recognized as having completed the transaction of the previous customer and the bills are stored in a safe and the coins are stored in a hopper. Here, the change bill is paid out from a safe of the bill processing device, and the coin is paid out from a hopper built in the coin processing device. For this reason, the hopper of the coin processing device functions as a safe for circulating coins. A safe for collecting coins for each denomination is provided below the coin processing device, and when a certain amount of coins is stored in the hopper, the coins are discharged to the coin collection safe. Thus, the coin processing device can continue to operate.

On the other hand, coins discharged to a coin collection safe are collected by a maintenance person or a manager. For example,
In an automatic ticket vending machine used for station services, it is collected by a station staff who handles cash payments.

[0005] In an automatic ticket vending machine, which is installed in a station building and has only a customer service surface outside the station building, maintenance and inspection of a banknote handling device and a coin processing device, and collection of money are performed in the station building. be able to. However, there are many stations having such a structure that the maintenance and thriftation cannot be performed in the station building. In particular, the automatic fare checkers that adjust the fare due to the spread of the automatic ticket gates are often arranged immediately before the automatic ticket gates outside the station building, and are rarely arranged inside the station building.

[0006]

However, in this case,
The maintenance and inspection of the coin processing device and the collection of coins must be performed in a place where a customer with an automatic payment machine passes and the collection of coins has a security risk. Therefore, if a safe with an open top is used, as in the case of installing inside a station building, and coins are collected for each denomination, and a safe is used that locks all at once, there is no danger in crime prevention. difficult.

[0007] In order to avoid the danger of crime prevention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin collection safe that can be of a sealed structure, and to provide a coin collection safe that can be locked in a sealed state. And

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin collecting safe for a vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. Has at least one surface 10A with an opening 11 configured to allow the coin to enter therethrough;
Shutter 12 for closing opening 11; shutter 12
Means 13 for urging the opening 11 in a direction to close the opening 11
And characterized in that:

When the opening of the coin collection safe is closed by a shutter by operating the urging means, the coin collection safe can be made to have a sealed structure. It is desirable that the surface other than the surface where the opening is opened be closed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin collecting safe for a vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the shutter is operated against the urging force of the urging means. First locking means for locking in an open state; and first releasing means for releasing locking of the first locking means and enabling the shutter to close the opening. It is characterized by having.

If the coin collecting safe is incorporated in a vending machine and the shutter is locked in an open state by the first locking means of the coin collecting safe, the coin is collected from the opening into the coin collecting safe. can do. When the coin collection safe is collected from the vending machine, the locking of the first locking means is released by the first release means, and the force against the urging force of the urging means acting on the shutter is removed. , The shutter can be closed, and by the shutter urged by the urging means,
By closing the opening, the coin collection safe can be made to have a sealed structure. Here, the open state of the shutter means a state in which the shutter is opened without closing the opening. The movement of removing the coin collection safe from the vending machine and the movement of the first release means for releasing the locking of the first locking means are linked, while the movement of incorporating the coin collection safe into the vending machine is as follows. First
Should be configured so as not to interfere with the release means. Also,
It is preferable that the first locking means is locked by an operation of opening the shutter.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin collecting safe for a vending machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the shutter is locked in a closed state. 2 locking means; and second releasing means for releasing the locking of the second locking means and enabling the shutter to open the opening.

By locking the shutter in the closed state by the second locking means, the coin collecting safe can be maintained in a closed structure. For example, in a safe place where a coin collection safe can be opened,
The lock of the second locking means is released, the shutter opens the opening, and the coin collection safe can be opened.
The closed state of the shutter refers to a state in which the shutter closes the opening. It is preferable that the second locking means be locked by the operation of closing the shutter. As an opening means for opening the opening, a knob or the like may be attached to a portion exposed outside the shutter in order to open the shutter by hand.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stand-type vending machine, comprising: a coin collecting safe according to any one of the first to third aspects; and a hopper for storing the inserted coin. And a coin processing device for counting inserted coins and paying out necessary change.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A coin processing device 2, a bill processing device 3, a printing machine 4, and a coin collection safe of the present invention for collecting coins are provided in a housing 1 of a vending machine as a stand-type vending machine of the present invention. Safe 10 as
A safe section 5 for storing coins (see FIG. 2) is attached, and a chute 6 (FIG. 2) for discharging coins from the coin processing device 2 for each denomination.
And a guide 8 (see FIG. 4) for closing the shutter 12 (see FIG. 2) of the safe 10 when the safe 10 is removed from the vending machine. . The housing 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long vertically. The safe section 5 is a tray 5A attached so as to be able to be pulled out from the housing 1.
And a safe 10 (not shown in FIG. 1) which is detachably installed on the tray 5A and collects coins for each denomination.

Next, the safe 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially broken bottom view in which the lower surface 10B of the safe 10 is partially broken. The upper surface 10A of the safe 10 has a slightly larger area than the chute 6 having a rectangular horizontal section connected to the coin processing device 2 (not shown in FIG. 2).
An opening 11 which is a rectangle substantially similar to the rectangle of the cross section of FIG. Below the upper surface 10A (inside the safe 10), a plate-shaped shutter 12 covering the opening 11 and having a rectangular outer shape is attached in parallel with the upper surface 10A, and slides along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface 10A. It is configured to be possible.

The chute 6 is a passage through which coins collected and sent from a hopper (not shown) pass. The exit of the chute 6 is arranged right above the opening 11 with a slight vertical gap. I have. The shutter 12 has a notch 31 having a slightly larger area than the opening 11 and having a shape substantially similar to the rectangular shape of the opening 11. The shutter 12 has the opening 11
When is opened, the notch 31 is located at a position overlapping the opening 11. When the shutter 12 closes the opening 11, the opening 11 is located at a position immediately adjacent to one side 11 </ b> B of the side 11 </ b> B in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the shutter 12. In FIG. 2, the notch 31 is at the latter position. Therefore, the length of the side 12A of the shutter 12, which is arranged to face the one side 11A of the opening 11 perpendicular to the side 11B, is longer than twice the length of the side 11A.

Below the upper surface 10A of the safe 10 and further below the shutter 12, a tension coil spring 13 as an urging means of the present invention is disposed. The tension coil spring 13 is connected to the side 1 parallel to the sliding direction of the shutter 12.
In the vicinity of each of 2A, it is arrange | positioned in parallel with the said sliding direction. Further, the side extension coil spring 13 urges the shutter 12 in the closing direction (the direction of arrow 32 in FIG. 2). One end 13A of the tension coil spring 13 is
3 is connected. The protruding plate 33 is installed on the lower surface of the shutter 12, and is opened in the opening direction of the shutter 12 (arrow 3 in FIG. 2).
2 in the opposite direction) near the end of the side 12C.
The other end 13B of the tension coil spring 13 is connected to the safe 10
Is connected to the protruding plate 34 installed inside the side surface 35 (inside the safe 10).

When the shutter 12 is in the closed state, the side 31A of the notch 31 which is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the shutter 12 and which is closer to the opening 11 has The shutter 12 has an elongated plate-like knob 12B.
And is formed in a direction protruding from the opening 11 to the outside of the safe 10. Therefore, after releasing the locking of the first locking mechanism described later, the shutter 12 in the closed state is moved by the arrow 3 by manually moving the knob 12B.
The shutter 12 can be opened by sliding in the direction opposite to 2.

Below the upper surface 10A of the safe 10, there is provided a first locking mechanism 51 as first locking means of the present invention for fixing the shutter 12 in an open state. First
The locking mechanism 51 is located at the center of the opening direction end of the shutter 12, and is provided with a pin 14 erected at a right angle to the shutter 12 toward the inside of the safe and the hook 1 engaged with the pin 14.
It is configured to include a plate-like lever 15 having 5A.

The lever 15 penetrates a substantially central portion of the lever 15 perpendicularly to the lever 15 and has an upper surface 10A below the upper surface 10A.
A is attached to a fixing pin 37 that is set up vertically to A. Further, the lever 15 is
It is rotatably mounted in a horizontal plane. Lever 15
Is pushed by the pin 14 which moves in the opposite direction to the arrow 32,
By rotating counterclockwise in FIG. 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as counterclockwise), the hook 15 </ b> A engages with the pin 14. When the lever 15 rotates counterclockwise while the hook 15A and the pin 14 are engaged, the hook 15
A is disengaged from the pin 14. Also, lever 15
Are urged by a tension coil spring 16 to rotate clockwise in FIG. 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as clockwise).

The clockwise rotation width of the lever 15 is regulated by the stopper 17. When the lever 15 rotates clockwise, the tip of the lever 15, that is, the hook 15 A is connected to the pin 14.
The rotation is stopped at the position where it engages with. This position is also a position where the longitudinal center line of the lever 15 substantially coincides with the longitudinal center line of the upper surface 10A of the safe 10. Lever 15
After the engagement of the lever 15 with the pin 14 and the disengagement of the lever 15 and the pin 14 completely, the lever 15
Is returned to the stop position by the pulling action of the pulling coil spring 16 and the restricting action of the stopper 17.

A pin 18 protrudes from an end 15B of the lever 15 opposite to the hook 15 so as to protrude from an arc-shaped groove 38 formed on the upper surface 10A of the safe 10 so that the head comes out of the safe 10. Have been. Pin 18 is tray 5A
The safe 10 installed in the safe 1 (see FIG. 1) is moved from the safe portion 5 (see FIG. 1) of the housing 1 (see FIG. 1) to an arrow 39 in FIG.
Guide 8 of the safe section 5 described later when the
(See FIG. 4) to rotate counterclockwise.

Similarly, a pin 19 for fixing the shutter 12 in a closed state, a plate-shaped lever 20 having a hook 20A for engaging the pin 19 at the tip, a tension coil spring 21, a stopper 22, The second locking means of the present invention including the fixing pin 40
A locking mechanism 52 is provided below the upper surface 10 </ b> A of the safe 10 and at the center of the closing direction end of the shutter 12. The second locking mechanism 52 is disposed and substantially point-symmetric with respect to the first locking mechanism 51 with respect to the center point of the upper surface of the safe 10. However, the lever 20 has no component corresponding to the pin 18 of the lever 15.

The lever 20 is rotatable about a fixed pin 40 in a horizontal plane. Then, the lever 20 is pushed by the pin 19 that moves in the direction of the arrow 32 and rotates counterclockwise, so that the hook 20A is engaged with the pin 19. When the lever 20 rotates counterclockwise while the hook 20A and the pin 19 are engaged, the hook 20
A is disengaged from the pin 19. Further lever 20
Is urged to rotate clockwise by a tension coil spring 21.

The clockwise turning width of the lever 20 is regulated by a stopper 22. When the lever 20 turns clockwise, the lever 20 is turned at a position where the tip of the lever 20, that is, the hook 20A is engaged with the pin 19. Stop motion. This position is a position where the longitudinal center line of the lever 20 substantially coincides with the longitudinal center line of the upper surface 10A of the safe 10. After the engagement between the lever 20 and the pin 19 is completed and the engagement between the lever 20 and the pin 19 is completely disengaged, the lever 20 is moved to the stop position by the tensioning action of the tension coil spring 21 and the regulating action of the stopper 22. Return to

As shown in FIG. 3, the back surface 10D of the safe 10
A key body 23 is attached to the center of the lower part of the key. FIG.
Is a front view of the safe 10 with a part of the front 10C broken away,
FIG. 3 is a view in which a shutter 12, a tension coil spring 13, and the like are omitted. The key body 23 has a plate-shaped link 23A in the shape of a “<” in the inside of the safe, and a key (not shown) is inserted into a key insertion slot (not shown) of the key body 23 and rotated. This allows the link 23A to rotate in the same direction. At one end of the link 23A, a pin 42 is erected at right angles to the link 23A.

A fixing pin 41 is attached at a right angle to the back surface 10D of the safe 10 in the center of the upper surface of the back surface 10D inside the safe. An elongated plate-like link 24 is attached to the fixing pin 41.
Are rotatably mounted around the fixing pin 41.
The second release means of the present invention includes the key body 23, the key, the link 23A, and the link 24. The fixing pin 41
It is located substantially at the center of the link 24. An elongated groove 43 is formed at one end of the link 24, and a pin 4 is formed in the groove 43.
2 are engaged, and the link 23A is connected to the link 24. When the link 23A rotates, the pin 42 slides in the groove 43, and the link 24 moves around the fixing pin 41,
A rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of A.

When the key is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3, the link 23A rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3, and the link 24 rotates clockwise in FIG. When the link 24 rotates clockwise in FIG.
3 is an arrow 44 in FIG.
Move in the direction of. The end 24A of the link 24 is indicated by an arrow 44
When the lever 20 moves in the direction of, the lever 20 comes into contact with the end 20B (see FIG. 2) opposite to the hook 20A, moves the end 20B in the direction of arrow 44, and moves the hook 20A in the direction opposite to arrow 44. Move. Therefore, the hook 20A and the pin 19 (see FIG. 2) are disengaged from each other.
Is manually moved in the direction opposite to the arrow 32 in FIG. 2 to open the shutter 12. Thereafter, the key can be pulled out by rotating the key clockwise in FIG.

The safe section 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a cutaway view of the safe portion 5 viewed from above the housing 1 in a vertically downward direction, and FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the housing 1 viewed from the back surface direction of the housing 1. Tray 5A (see Fig. 5)
Is inserted into the safe 5 in the direction of arrow 45 (see FIG. 4). The hollow portion of the safe section 5 into which the tray 5A is inserted forms a safe room 5B, and a frame 5C is provided above the entrance side of the safe room 5B. A guide base 7 is attached to the lower side of the frame 5C. The first releasing means of the present invention includes the guide base 7 and the pin 18.

The guide base 7 includes an upper plate 7A having a projection plate 7D, and a lower plate 7B having a stopper 7E and a projection 7C, which are arranged in close contact with the lower side of the upper plate 7A. You. The vertically elongated plate-like projection plate 7D is vertically attached to the upper plate 7A, and is installed so as to protrude upward on the side of the upper plate 7A on the inner side of the vault (opposite to the entrance of the vault). A horizontally elongated plate-like stopper 7E is vertically attached to the lower plate 7B on the side surface of the lower plate 7B on the entrance side of the vault, and is arranged to protrude downward. The substantially columnar projection 7C is fixed to the lower surface of the lower plate 7B vertically to the lower plate 7B.

A mainly plate-like guide 8 having a hole 8A in which the projection 7C is fitted is disposed below the lower plate 7B. The guide 8 is fixed to the lower plate 7B by a mounting plate 8B fitted to the protrusion 7C and positioned below the guide 8 so as to be rotatable about a protrusion 7C in a horizontal plane. A horizontally elongated plate-shaped baffle plate 8D is attached to a side surface of the guide 8 on the entrance side of the safe room, protruding vertically below the guide 8 and below the guide 8. On the side of the back of the safe room of the guide 8, a vertically elongated plate-shaped protruding plate 8C is provided.
It is attached to the guide 8 so as to project vertically upward. The baffle plate 8D is parallel to the stopper 7E, and is located on the safe room entrance side with respect to the stopper 7E.

The projecting plate 8C and the projecting plate 7D are located outside the frame 5C in the horizontal direction and deeper than the frame 5C in the safe room.
E and the baffle plate 8D are positioned horizontally outside the frame 5C.
It is located closer to the vault entrance.

The stopper 7E of the guide base 7 regulates the rotation width (rotation width) of the guide 8. The guide 8 does not rotate clockwise in FIG. 4 beyond the state shown in FIG. 5 because the baffle plate 8D hits the stopper 7E. The guide 8 has one end connected to the protruding plate 8C and the other end connected to the protruding plate 7D, and is urged in the direction of the stopper 7E, that is, clockwise in FIG.

When the tray 5A is inserted into the safe room 5B in the direction of arrow 45 in FIG. 4, when the head of the pin 18 of the safe 10 comes into contact with the baffle plate 8D of the guide 8, the guide 8 is turned upside down in FIG. Turn clockwise to escape. Since the head of the pin 18 passes below the stopper 7E, it does not hit the stopper 7E. Therefore, the pin 18 can pass through the guide 8 as it is and proceed to the back as it is, and the tray 5A
B is stored. The guide 8 which has been rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 and has escaped is now rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 9 immediately after the pin 18 has passed, and comes to the position shown in FIG. And the baffle plate 8D is restricted by the stopper 7E, so that the guide 8 stops rotating.

When the tray 5A is pulled out of the safe 5B, the head of the pin 18 of the safe 10 is opposite to the side of the baffle plate 8D of the guide 8 which is provided when the safe 10 is inserted into the safe. 4 and the pin 18 is connected to the guide 8 in FIG.
The baffle plate 8D of the guide 8 is prevented from rotating by the action of the stopper 7E, and the pin 18 is pushed by the guide 8 in the direction opposite to the drawing direction.

At this time, the movement of the pin 18 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The pin 18 moves in the arc groove 38 from the end 38A to the end 38B. This movement of the pin 18 moves the pin 18 away from the guide 8 (see FIG. 4),
The interference between the guide 8 and the guide 8 is eliminated, and the safe 10 can be pulled out of the housing 1. At this time, the lever 15 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2 with the movement of the pin 18, so that the hook 15 </ b> A and the pin 14 are disengaged, and the shutter 12 is closed by the urging force of the tension coil spring 13. The opening 11 is closed.

Next, a procedure for attaching the safe 10 to the housing 1 and collecting the same will be described. The key is inserted into the key insertion slot of the key body 23, and rotated in the left direction in FIG. 3 (the person facing the key insertion port on the back of the safe 10 rotates the key clockwise) to unlock the link 24. Rotates, and the engaged state between the pin 19 and the lever 20 is released. Next, when the user pulls the knob 12B and slides and opens the shutter 12 in the direction opposite to the arrow 32 in FIG. 2, the pin 14 and the lever 15 are engaged, and the shutter 12 is locked in the open state.

Then, the key is rotated in the right direction in FIG. 3 (the above-mentioned person rotates the key in the left direction) to lock the key, and the tray 5A is sequentially charged from the back for 50 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen. A safe for yen is set, and the tray 5A is stored in the housing 1. At this time, the pin 18 of each safe hits the baffle plate 8D of the guide 8, but the guide 8 is rotated by the pin 18 in the direction opposite to the regulation direction, so that the tray 5A can be pushed into the housing 1. . Pin 18 is guide 8
, The guide 8 returns to the original restriction position shown in FIG.

When the collected coins are finally collected, an alternative safe 10 is prepared and the tray 5A is placed in the safe room 5
Pull out from B. At this time, pin 1 of safe 10 to be collected
Reference numeral 8 denotes the baffle plate 8D of the guide 8 of the housing 1, and the baffle plate 8D whose movement is restricted by the stopper 7E moves the pin 18 to release the shutter 12 from the open state. Further, at this time, the shutter 12 is slid and closed by the urging force of the tension coil spring 13, and the lever 20 is closed.
Engages the pin 19 to hold the shutter 12 in the closed state. For this reason, the shutter 12 cannot be opened from the outside of the sealed safe 10 without using a key. The alternative safe 10 is set on the tray 5A, and the recovered safe 10 is carried into the station building. The safe 10 transported into the station building is opened using a key, and the collected coins are
And a series of operations ends.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the coin collecting safe is provided with the shutter and the urging means, the shutter is closed by the urging means and the opening of the coin collecting safe is closed. The coin collection safe can be sealed. Therefore, for example, even if a coin collection safe is taken out from a vending machine installed at a place where customers come and go, the coins cannot be visually recognized from the user, and the coin collection safe is removed from the place where the vending machine is installed. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the danger of crime when transporting to a safe place.

If the coin collecting safe is further provided with a first locking means and a first releasing means, the shutter is locked in an open state by the first locking means and installed in the vending machine. In this state, the coin is passed through the opening, collected in the coin collection safe, and when removed from the vending machine, the first releasing means releases the locking of the first locking means by a removal operation. In this way, the force against the urging force of the urging means acting on the shutter can be removed, and the opening can be closed by the shutter by the urging force of the urging means. Thus, when the coin collection safe is taken out of the vending machine, it is ensured that the coin collection box has a sealed structure, and the risk of crime prevention can be avoided.

If the second locking means and the second releasing means are provided, the shutter is locked in the closed state by the second locking means, and coins are collected when the shutter is taken out of the vending machine. The vault is maintained in a closed structure, for example, after the coin collection vault is moved to a safe place,
By releasing the locking of the second locking means, the shutter can be opened and the opening can be opened. For example, the second key
If a part of the unlocking means is stored separately, it is difficult to unlock the second locking means even if the coin collection safe is stolen. Can be more reliably avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway bottom view of a safe stored in the automatic ticket vending machine of FIG. 1 with a part of a shutter cut away.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway front view of a portion of the safe of the automatic ticket vending machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial plan sectional view showing the vicinity of a guide portion attached to a housing of the automatic ticket vending machine.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial front sectional view showing the vicinity of a guide portion attached to a housing of the automatic ticket vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 housing 2 coin processing device 3 bill processing device 4 printing machine 5 safe section 5A tray 5B safe room 5C frame 6 chute 7 guide base 7A upper plate 7B lower plate 7C projection 7D projection plate 7E stopper 8 guide 8A hole 8B mounting plate 8C Projection plate 8D Baffle plate 9 Tension coil spring 10 Safe 10A Upper surface 10B Lower surface 10C Front 10D Back surface 11 Opening 11A, B side 12 Shutter 12A Side 12B Knob 12C Side 13 Tension coil spring 13A, 13B One end 14 Pin 15 Lever 15A 15 Lever Extension coil spring 17 Stopper 18, 19 Pin 20 Lever 20A Hook 20B End 21 Extension coil spring 22 Stopper 23 Key body 23A Link 24 Link 31 Notch 31A, 31B Side 32 Arrow 33, 34 Protrusion Plate 35 side 37 fixed pin 38 arc groove 38A, B end 39 arrow 40 the fixing pin 41 fixing pin 42 pin 43 groove 44 arrow 45 arrow 51 first locking mechanism 52 second locking mechanism

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opening configured to enter the coin from a hopper for storing the inserted coin; at least one surface having an opening; a shutter closing the opening; and Urging means for urging the opening in a direction to close the opening; a coin collection safe of a vending machine. 2. A first locking means for locking the shutter in an open state against a biasing force of the biasing means;
2. A vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising first releasing means for releasing the locking of said locking means and enabling said shutter to close said opening. Safe for collecting coins. 3. A second lock for locking the shutter in a closed state.
Locking means; and second releasing means for releasing the locking of the second locking means and enabling the shutter to open the opening. 3. The safe for collecting coins of a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. A coin collection safe according to claim 1, further comprising: a hopper for storing the inserted coins, counting the inserted coins, and obtaining a necessary change. A coin processing device for dispensing coins; a stand-type vending machine.