JP2000235677A - Housing structure of automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost, simplify structure, reduce a space and improve crime preventing property by informing outside of the generation of an alarm through a communication means and turning on an electrical magnetic means in the case that the state variation of a first detection means is detected. SOLUTION: Through the use of some means, an outer door 21 is opened. At this time, a first detector 39 is turned from an on-state to an off-state; a second detector 23 holes an on-state; a control part detects the door 21 is not opened by a private key. This is regarded as the generation of an abnormal state, and the generation of abnormality in a main device is reported to an external monitoring center, etc., through a board for external communication. An electrical magnetic material 45 arranged at the peripheral of an inner door 31 is turned on to make the door 31 adsorbed to a frame. Magnetic force by this magnetic material magnetizes also the surface of the door 31 to adsorb the hand tool of a thief to make it extremely difficult to continue a destroying behavior.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an anti-theft housing structure for electronic equipment such as an automatic transaction apparatus and a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines installed in financial terminals such as ATMs of banks and securities companies, supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., or unmanned management type parking lots for automatically controlling the entry and exit of vehicles. In recent years, the number of installed automatic devices such as automatic payment machines has been increasing due to the improvement of customer service by reducing labor costs and extending business hours. Such ATMs and other financial terminal devices have cash and securities certificates, vending machines installed in supermarkets and convenience stores have goods and cash, and automatic devices such as automatic payment machines have cash and cards. Are stored in an internal storage unit until the manager collects them. In recent years, services such as 24-hour services, nighttime services, and unmanned use have become normal, and are stored in internal storage units.
Thefts targeting such goods, cash and cards have occurred. Besides, not only theft by duplicate forgery,
Increasingly, violent crimes involving the use of tools and power tools to destroy the body itself, including the locks and covers of automatic equipment, have made them more and more careless.

[0003] In order to cope with such a situation, conventionally, the lock of the door of the automatic device is made to have a strong structure that is hard to break, or the number of locks of the door is increased to make it difficult to open. The alarm sounds immediately upon opening, or the entire device or the opening / closing part of the device is covered with a strong protector as disclosed in JP-A-1-305499, or the entire back of the device is protected as shown in FIG. Covered with
As shown in FIG. 8, a part of the vicinity of the contents storage section such as cash or securities is covered with a strong protector, or as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-272453, until the destruction reaches the contents storage section. In order to prolong the time or make it difficult, the materials, materials, thickness,
Various anti-theft measures have been taken to enhance the mechanical strength of the structure.

[0004]

However, even if the door lock is made robust or the number of locks is increased, the door can be easily broken and opened without difficulty by using stronger tools. Yes, and even if the alarm sounds, it is easy to remove goods, cash, cards, etc. until security guards, managers, police, etc. arrive, so any measures will surely prevent theft. I couldn't do that. In addition, it has been pointed out that such measures are inevitable to increase the size and cost of the apparatus. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a low-cost, simple-structure, space-saving, and high security device.
In addition, by prolonging the act of trying to open and open the door provided on the automatic equipment from the outside, the time required for guards, managers, police, etc. to arrive will be earned, and theft of the contents will be minimized. This is to provide a housing structure for carrying out.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1 is an automatic transaction apparatus having a double-structured opening / closing door for storing cash, valuables, or articles, which is rotatably attached to a main body. First detecting means for detecting opening / closing of the outer door, second detecting means for detecting lock / unlock of the key of the outer door, and installed or embedded in the inner surface of the inner door; It is configured to include an electric magnetic means provided around a part or a peripheral portion of the inner door, and a communication means for communicating with the outside.

When the second detection means indicates that the outer door is in a locked state, when the state change of the first detection means is detected, the occurrence of an alarm is notified to the outside through the communication means, and the electric type is detected. The magnetic means is turned on.

According to the present invention, when an abnormal state occurs, the occurrence of an alarm is notified to the outside through a communication means, the electric magnetic means is turned on, the inner door is attracted to the housing frame, and the inner door surface layer is magnetically attached. Can be magnetized.

A second aspect of the present invention is provided with switching means for switching between a maintenance mode and an operation mode, wherein when the second detection means indicates that the outer door is locked in the operation mode, the state of the first detection means is changed. An alarm processing operation is performed only when a change is detected.

According to the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the alarm processing can be executed only when an abnormal state is detected.

A third aspect of the present invention is configured such that when the second detection means indicates that the outer door is locked, the switching means is made inoperable.

According to the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, when in the alarm state, the switching means can be made inoperable to prolong the vandalism.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention. That is, on the front surface of the housing, there is an operation surface 1 configured in a substantially L shape. On the vertical side of the L-shaped operation surface 1, cash, payment,
A subject display panel 2 displaying currently available subjects, such as balance inquiry, bookkeeping, transfer, transfer, etc., and a passbook insertion slot 3 for a customer to record transaction contents such as transaction date and transaction amount in a passbook. And a magnetic card insertion slot 4 for reading a magnetic card as a customer's transaction medium. Further, on the horizontal surface side of the L-shaped operation surface 1, operation items are displayed on a display panel, and an operation unit 5 for input operation by a customer, coin insertion / deposit for coin deposit / refund. It comprises a payout port 6 and a bill insertion / payout port 7 for depositing and paying out bills, and a customer stands at the front of the apparatus and performs necessary transaction operations using these components.

On the other hand, an outer door 21 which is opened and closed by a specialized staff is provided on the back surface of the main body for replenishment and exchange of cash and slips, repair of equipment, inspection at the time of failure, and the like. Usually, for the above-mentioned purpose, the door is opened and closed by a dedicated person using a dedicated key using a keyhole 22 provided at the center left end of the surface of the outer door 21. At this time, the locked / unlocked state of the key is detected by the second detector 23 built in the keyhole 22, and is constantly monitored by the control unit 9. Further, a first detector 39 for detecting the opening and closing of the outer door is provided in such a manner that it cannot be touched from the outside.

FIG. 2 is a view from the back of the main body.
1 is shown open. The configuration is divided into an upper stage and a lower stage, and a management operation panel 33 is located in the upper stage. As described above, the management operation panel 33 is operated by a professional person for replenishment and replacement of cash and slips, repair of equipment, inspection at the time of failure, and the like. In addition, there is a function of monitoring the operation state, and the remaining amount of cash is displayed for each of banknotes of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen. Also,
The remaining amount of coins is also displayed for each coin, and is used for the purpose of replenishing necessary bills and coins as needed.

Further, the management operation panel 33 has means for switching between the maintenance mode and the operation mode, and the operator switches using the management operation panel 33. Further, when the second detector 23 is in the locked state, the management operation panel 33 cannot perform any operation by, for example, shutting off the supply of power. Further, a journal printer 34 for printing the transaction contents and the date and time of occurrence on a journal paper, and a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card inserted from the magnetic card insertion slot 4 are used to obtain account information such as a personal identification number, an account number, and an account name of a customer. , A passbook printer 37 for recording transaction date and time, transaction details, and the like in the customer's passbook inserted from the passbook insertion slot 3, and a passbook issuance for issuing a new passbook when the passbook is updated. Machine 36.

At the bottom, there is another door, the inner door 31.
The inner door 31 is normally opened and closed by a dedicated staff using a keyhole 32 provided at the center left end of the surface of the inner door 31 with a dedicated key.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the inner door 31 is opened. Inside the inner door 31, valuable items such as cash and securities and important items are stored. The inside left side is configured with a bill storage unit 41, and the inside right side is configured with a coin storage unit 42.
The inner door 31 uses a 3.2 mm steel sheet. This is intended to further increase the strength by increasing the thickness of the outer door 21 as compared with the outer door 21 and to make the outer door 21 easier to break by making the thickness of the outer door 21 intentionally different from that of the outer door 21 so that the outer door 21 can be easily broken. The purpose is to detect an alarm, detect an intruding vandalism from outside early, and prolong the subsequent acts. FIG.
Illustrates an example of an electric magnetic body provided inside the inner door 31. In this example, an example in which the inner door 31 is disposed around the inner side is illustrated. In addition, the arrangement of the electric magnetic material is not limited to the peripheral part as in this example, but the effect is impaired even if it is arbitrarily arranged by the inner door and the internal structure such as the right side or the central part. There is no.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a device configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention. The handling subject display panel 2 that displays the subjects that can be handled by the customer, the first detector 39 that detects the opening and closing of the outer door 21, the second detector 23 that detects the locked / unlocked state of the keyhole 22, An operation unit 5 for operating transaction data, deposits, refunds, etc., a management operation panel 33 used by a maintenance person or a dedicated person for operation management, a journal printer 34, a card reader 35 for reading personal authentication of a customer, a passbook issuance Machine 36, passbook printer 37,
A bill storage unit 41, a coin storage unit 42, an external communication board 38 for notifying an external monitoring center or the like of the state of the apparatus, and an electric magnetic body 4 provided inside the inner door 31.
5 and a control unit 9 (not shown) for controlling these.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a series of maintenance work, replenishment work of bills, coins, and the like is completed, a maintenance person or a specialized staff closes the inner door 31 and locks using the keyhole 32. Next, the operation mode is switched from the maintenance mode to the operation mode using the management operation panel 33. next,
The outer door 21 is closed and locked using the keyhole 22. At this time, the first detector 39 is turned on when the outer door 21 is closed, and is turned on when the second detector 23 is locked using the keyhole 22. In a normal state, the outer door 21 is opened by a dedicated key using the keyhole 22 at the next maintenance work. However, if a destructive operation for theft occurs, the outer door 2 using a dedicated key using the keyhole 22 is used.
1, rather than opening the outer door 21 using any means.
Can be opened. At this time, the first detector 39 changes from the on state to the off state, and the second detector 23 maintains the on state, and the control unit 9 detects that the first detector 39 is not opened by the dedicated key. This is regarded as the occurrence of an abnormal state, and an external monitoring center or the like is notified through the external communication board 38 that an abnormality has occurred in the apparatus. At the same time, the electric magnetic body 45 disposed around the inner door 31 is turned on, and the inner door 31 is attracted to the frame. The magnetic force generated by the magnetic material also has a magnetic force on the surface of the inner door 31. In response to a thief using a hand tool to destroy the inner door 31, the hand tool is moved to the inner door 31. The act of causing the door to be broken from the outside and attempting to open it is prolonged, making it extremely difficult to continue the vandalism.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
For a stolen person who attempts to destroy the apparatus for the purpose of plundering and plunders cash and securities, the hand tool is attracted to the housing, making it extremely difficult to continue the destruction. Forcing a burglar to perform these difficult acts, intended to be destructive, would prolong the work, resulting in more time for security guards, managers, police, etc. to arrive from external monitoring centers. It has the effect of preventing theft of contents as much as possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of the front surface of an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the automatic transaction apparatus with an outer door opened when viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the automatic transaction apparatus in a state where an inner door is opened as viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a mounting diagram of the electric magnetic body viewed from the inside of the inner door.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of abnormality processing detection / processing.

FIG. 7: Conventional example 1

FIG. 8: Conventional example 2

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: operation panel 2: handling subject display panel 3: passbook insertion slot 4: magnetic card insertion slot 5: operation unit 6: coin insertion / payment exit 7: bill insertion / payment exit 21: outer door 22: keyhole 23: second Detector 31: inner door 32: keyhole 33: management operation panel 34: journal printer 35: card reader 36: passbook issuing machine 37: passbook printer 38: external communication board 39: first detector 41: bill storage Part 42: Coin storage part 45: Electric magnetic body

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic transaction device having a double-structured opening / closing door for storing cash, valuables, or articles, wherein a first opening / closing door rotatably attached to a main body detects opening / closing of an outer door. Detecting means; second detecting means for detecting lock / unlock of a key of the outer door; installed or embedded in the inner surface of the inner door; An electric magnetic means provided, and a communication means for performing communication with the outside, wherein when the second detection means indicates that the outer door is in a locked state, a state change of the first detection means is detected. In such a case, an automatic transaction apparatus is characterized in that the occurrence of an alarm is notified to the outside through a communication means and the electric magnetic means is turned on. And a switching means for switching between a maintenance mode and an operation mode, wherein when the second detection means indicates that the outer door is in a locked state in the operation mode, a state change of the first detection means is detected. 2. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the alarm processing operation is performed only when the automatic transaction is performed. 3. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the second detection means indicates that the outer door is in a locked state, the switching means is made inoperable.