JP2001101503A - Burglarproof device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly reliable burglarproof device for a vending machine which can be improve a surely in burglarproof property by making its opening/ closing door to be hardly pry opened and, even when the pry open of the door becomes possible, prolonging the time required for completing the opening of the door. SOLUTION: An opening/closing door 2 is rotatably fitted to the front face of the cabinet 1 of a vending machine with hinge mechanisms and a burglarproof cover 22 which covers the tap 21 between the side edge section on the freely turning end side of the door 2 and the side edge section of the cabinet 1 facing the side edge section of the door 2 is provided on the door 2. In addition, an auxiliary burglarproof cover 23 which coves the cover section 22b of the cover 22 is provided on the external side section of the cabinet 1 and a reinforcing section 23c which constitutes a part of the cover 23 is extended into the cabinet 1 and coupled with the internal side section of the cabinet 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine antitheft device provided in a vending machine as a countermeasure for preventing theft or mischief.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines for mechanically selling various products are often installed on streets and the like, and are often managed unattended. For this reason, they may encounter theft or mischief at night or the like.

A vending machine is provided with a box-shaped cabinet having an opening in the front, and an opening / closing door pivotally mounted on the front of the cabinet via a hinge mechanism, and a predetermined product is placed inside the cabinet. Are stored, and the opening / closing door is locked to the cabinet by a lock mechanism.

[0004] There is a slight gap between the cabinet and the opening / closing door. For this reason, when such a vending machine is installed on a street or the like and is managed unattended, a bar-like object such as a bur is placed in the gap. The gap may be pryed open, breaking the lock mechanism, opening the door, and stealing money or goods in the cabinet.

Therefore, in recent years, the gap between the cabinet and the opening / closing door is covered and concealed by a burglarproof cover made of a steel plate or the like, and the burglarproof cover prevents insertion of a rod-shaped object into the gap. Preventive measures are being taken to prevent them from being broken open.

[0006]

However, if the gap between the cabinet and the opening / closing door is simply covered with the anti-theft cover, the anti-theft cover is also deformed by a bar-shaped object such as a crowbar, and the vending machine is relatively easily sold. The machine is broken open.

As a countermeasure against theft, the purpose can be sufficiently achieved by prolonging the time required for prying open the door rather than completely preventing the destruction of the door and cabinet. Conventionally, the structure of the prevention is lacking in robustness, and it can be broken open in a relatively short time. Incidentally, according to the anti-theft standards of vending machines, the time required for prying is determined to be 5 minutes or more.

Further, a vending machine may be subjected to a destructive action such as cutting a hinge pin of a hinge mechanism rotatably supporting the opening / closing door and forcibly opening the opening / closing door. It is a fact that conventional structures cannot cope with such vandalism.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and it is an object of the present invention to make it difficult to forcibly pry the opening / closing door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reliable anti-theft device for a vending machine which can surely enhance the anti-theft property.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing door is provided on a front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine so as to be rotatable via a hinge mechanism. An anti-theft cover having a cover that covers a gap between a side edge of the open / close door on the free end side and a side edge of the cabinet facing the cover is provided on the door, and the cover of the anti-theft cover is further provided. An auxiliary anti-theft cover is provided on the outer side of the cabinet, and a part of the auxiliary anti-theft cover extends inside the cabinet and is connected to the inner side of the cabinet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing door is provided on a front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable. An anti-theft cover having a cover that covers the gap between the cabinet and the side edge portion of the anti-theft cover is provided on the opening / closing door, and the cover is deformed toward the outside of the cabinet inside the cover of the anti-theft cover. It is characterized in that an engaging body which is sometimes displaced integrally with the cover and engages with the side edge of the cabinet is attached.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing door is provided on the front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable. A locking mechanism is provided between the cabinet and the cabinet to prevent movement of the door with respect to the front side of the cabinet and to allow only the pivoting operation of the door with the hinge mechanism as a fulcrum.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing door is provided on a front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable. A locking mechanism is provided between the cabinet and the cabinet to prevent movement of the door with respect to the front side of the cabinet, permitting only the pivoting operation of the door with the hinge mechanism as a fulcrum, and a pivot fulcrum end of the door. A burglarproof cover having a cover for covering a gap between the side edge of the side and the side edge of the cabinet facing the side is provided.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows the entire appearance of a vending machine. The vending machine includes a box-shaped cabinet 1 having an open front, and an opening / closing door 2 provided at an opening at the front of the cabinet 1. The upper and lower portions of one side edge of the opening / closing door 2 are pivotally attached to the cabinet 1 via hinge mechanisms 3 and 4.

A sales port 5 and a ventilation port 6 are formed at the lower part of the door 2, and on the front of the door 2, a display 7 of a product for sale, a selection button 8 for selecting a product, and a bill are inserted. Bill insertion slot 9, coin insertion slot 10 for inserting coins, change return lever 11, change return port 12,
An opening / closing handle 13 and the like are provided.

The opening / closing handle 13 has a keyhole 14 and is normally pushed into a recess formed in the opening / closing door 2 so as to be substantially flush with the front surface of the opening / closing door 2. When the lock is released by unlocking the lock, the handle 13 projects forward of the opening and closing door 2 to enable its operation, and when the handle 13 is pushed into the recess and locked with a key, the pushed state is maintained. Has become.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the handle 13 is provided inside the side edge of the opening / closing door 2 on the side of the free rotation end, that is, on the side opposite to the side where the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4 are arranged.
A key angle 17 interlocked with the key angle is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction. A support plate 18 is provided inside the side plate 1 a of the cabinet 1, and an engaging body 19 is attached to the support plate 18 in correspondence with the key angle 17, and the opening and closing door 2 is opened and closed by the engaging body 19 and the key angle 17. The lock mechanism 20 is configured.

The engaging members 19 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the support plate 18, and are supported such that their tips protrude forward of the opening of the cabinet, respectively, as shown in FIG. An engagement groove 19a is formed. In the key angle 17, engagement holes 17 a are formed in upper and lower portions corresponding to the respective engagement bodies 19, and in a closed state in which the door 2 is closed to the front surface of the cabinet 1,
The tip of the engagement body 19 is the engagement hole 17a of the key angle 17.
, The engaging groove 19a engages with the edge of the engaging hole 17a, and the door 2 is locked to the cabinet 1 by this engagement.

Then, the handle 13 is unlocked,
When the handle 13 is protruded from the front surface of the opening / closing door 2 and rotated, the key angle 17 moves upward in conjunction with the handle 13, and this movement causes the engagement groove 19 a of the engagement body 19 and the key angle 17 to move. Is disengaged from the engaging hole 17a, so that the opening of the front surface of the cabinet 1 can be opened by rotating the door 2 forward in this state.

As shown in FIG. 2, there is a slight gap between the side edge of the open / close door 2 at the time of closing and the side edge of the front surface of the cabinet 1 facing the side edge. The gap 21 is covered with a burglar cover 22 made of, for example, a steel plate as viewed from the outside of the vending machine.

The anti-theft cover 22 is formed in an L-shaped section having a mounting portion 21a and a cover portion 22b, extends from the upper portion to the lower portion of the cabinet 1, and the mounting portion 21a is mounted and fixed to the inner surface of the door 2. , A cover 22b faces the side surface of the cabinet 1, and the cover 21b
Is obscured.

The cover 22b of the antitheft cover 22
Is further covered with an auxiliary antitheft cover 23 made of, for example, a steel plate attached to the cabinet 1. This auxiliary anti-theft cover 23 is, as shown in FIGS.
And a main part 2 extending integrally from one side edge of the main part 23a.
A cover portion 23b spaced apart from and facing the front surface of the main portion 3a;
The reinforcement portion 23c extends integrally from the other end edge of the main portion 23a and is spaced apart from the back surface of the main portion 23a to form a substantially S-shaped cross section. The main portion 23a contacts the outer surface of the side plate 1a of the cabinet 1, The cover portion 22b of the antitheft cover 22 is covered by a cover portion 23b facing the main portion 23a, and the reinforcing portion 23c
Extends inside the cabinet 1 and is in contact with the support plate 18.

The main part 2 of the auxiliary anti-theft cover 23
A rectangular hole 25 is formed in 3a, and a large-diameter circular hole 26 is formed in the cover portion 23b so as to face the rectangular hole 25.
A small circular hole 27 is formed in c.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a square root bolt.
Is composed of a head 29, a screw shaft portion 30, and a corner portion 31 formed at the base of the screw shaft portion 30. The cross section of the corner portion 31 has a square shape corresponding to the square hole 25 in the auxiliary antitheft cover 23. Has become. The square root bolt 28 is formed from the circular hole 26 of the covering portion 23b to the square hole 25 of the main portion 23a, the side plate 1a and the support plate 18 of the cabinet 1, and the reinforcing portion 23.
c, the head 29 contacts the main part 23a, the corner part 31 fits in the main part 23a square hole 25, and the tip of the screw shaft part 30 is on the outer surface side of the reinforcing part 23c. A nut 34 is screwed to the projecting portion of the screw shaft portion 30 via a spring washer 33, and the auxiliary anti-theft cover 23 is fixed to the cabinet 1 via a square root bolt 28 by tightening the nut 34. Further, the reinforcing portion 23c of the auxiliary antitheft cover 23 extending inside the cabinet 1 by tightening the nut 34 is firmly joined to the support plate 18, and the reinforcing portion 23c reinforces the side edge portion of the cabinet 1.

In such a configuration, since the gap 21 between the cabinet 1 and the door 2 is covered and concealed by the cover portion 22b of the antitheft cover 22, a bar-like material such as a bur is inserted into the gap 21. This makes it difficult to pry open the door 2.

Further, since the cover 22b of the antitheft cover 22 is covered and concealed by the cover 23b of the auxiliary antitheft cover 23, the cover 22b of the antitheft cover 22 may be forcibly deformed with a bar-like material such as a crowbar. It will be difficult.

The square root bolt 28 fixing the auxiliary anti-theft cover 23 to the cabinet 1 has a corner 31 fitted into the square hole 25 of the main part 23a, and therefore, from the circular hole 26 of the cover part 23b. Even if a screwdriver or the like is inserted into the head 29 of the bolt 28 to loosen the square root bolt 28, the operation becomes difficult.

Further, the auxiliary anti-theft cover 23 is forcibly deformed by using a bar-like material such as a bar, and
Even in the case where it becomes possible to insert the rod-shaped object into the gap 21 by forcibly deforming the cabinet 2, the side edge of the cabinet 1 is reinforced by the reinforcing portion 23 c of the auxiliary anti-theft cover. , It is difficult to deform the side edge portion, and it is difficult to break the lock mechanism 20 and pry open the door 2.

Therefore, if the user tries to forcibly open the door, the time required for the opening is lengthened, and as a result, the wrongdoing can be terminated.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, a burglarproof cover 22 attached to the door 2 has an attachment portion 22a and a cover portion 22b. And a locking member 36 having a U-shaped cross section is integrally provided inside the L-shaped cross section. The locking member 36 has a hook-shaped locking portion 36a extending from the inner surface of the door 2 into the opening of the cabinet 1 and bending in an L-shape. A receiving portion 18a formed by bending the edge of the plate 18 into an L shape is provided.

When the cover portion 22b of the antitheft cover 22 is deformed so as to be inclined with respect to the side surface of the cabinet 1, the locking member 36 inside the cover member 22b is displaced integrally with the cover plate 22b and the locking portion 36a is moved. It intervenes inside the receiving portion 18a provided on the side edge of the cabinet 1.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 5B, a bar 37 such as a bur is inserted into the inside of the cover 22b of the antitheft cover 22, and the cover 22b is forced to open outward. When it is deformed, the locking body 36 is displaced integrally with the cover portion 22b, and the locking portion 36a
Intervenes inside the receiving portion 18a, and this intervention causes the covering portion 22 to intervene.
b is prevented from being pushed further, and the locking portion 36a
Intervening inside the receiving portion 18a locks the opening / closing door 2 with respect to the cabinet 1, thereby making it difficult to forcibly open the opening / closing door 2, and prolonging the time required for opening even if the opening is possible. Can be.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show a third embodiment. In this embodiment, anti-theft means is provided on the pivot point side of the door 2. That is, the antitheft cover 40 is attached inside the side edge of the cabinet 1 on the side where the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4 are arranged. The antitheft cover 40 has a plate shape extending from the upper part to the lower part in the cabinet 1, is attached to a support plate 41 inside the cabinet 1 via a screw 42, and one side edge of the cover part is bent like a step. 43.

The cover 43 of the antitheft cover 40 extends from the inside to the outside through a gap 44 between the side edge of the pivot 2 of the door 2 and the side edge of the cabinet 1 opposed thereto. The gap 44 is covered by the cover 43.

As shown in FIG. 7, the anti-theft cover 40 has locking holes 45 at its upper and lower portions, respectively.
A locking body 46 is attached to the inner surface of the
A locking mechanism 47 is constituted by the locking body 46.

The locking member 46 includes a mounting portion 46a and a locking portion 46b.
The mounting portion 46 a is fixed to the door 2, and the locking portion 46 b projects in the width direction of the door 2.

Under the condition that the door 2 is closed to the front of the cabinet 1, the locking portion 46b is
When the opening / closing door 2 rotates forward with the hinge pin 50 of the hinge mechanism 3 or 4 as a fulcrum, the locking portion 46 b is inserted from the locking hole 45 into the locking hole 45. It escapes and comes off.

In such a configuration, the gap 44 between the side edge of the cabinet 1 and the side edge of the door 2 on the rotation fulcrum side of the door 2 forms the cover 43 of the antitheft cover 40.
Therefore, it is difficult to insert a bar-like object such as a bur into the gap 44 to pry open the door 2.

The hinge pins 50 of the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4
And the door 2 is forcibly opened by opening the door 2 by engaging the locking portion 46 b of the locking body 46 attached to the door 2 with the locking hole 45 of the antitheft cover 40. It will be difficult. That is, when the hinge pin 50 is broken to open the door 2, the door 2 is moved to the front of the cabinet 1. When the door 2 is rotated about the hinge pin 50 as a fulcrum, the locking portion 46b of the locking body 46 comes out of the locking hole 45 of the anti-theft cover 40 and the engagement is released. 2 is moved forward of the cabinet 1, the engagement between the locking portion 46 b of the locking body 46 and the locking hole 45 of the antitheft cover 40 is maintained as it is, so that it is difficult to open the door 2. Becomes Even if the hinge pin 50 is cut, the locking portion 46b of the locking body 46
And the locking hole 45 of the antitheft cover 40 prevents the door 2 from falling forward.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4 rotatably supporting the opening / closing door 2 include a base plate 49 and a hinge pin 50 attached to the base plate 49. The plate 49 is fixed to the upper surface of the cabinet 1, and the base plate 49 of the lower hinge mechanism 4 is fixed to the bottom surface of the cabinet 1, and the door 2 is fixed via hinge pins 50 attached to these base plates 49.
The upper and lower portions are rotatably supported.

In the fourth embodiment, the locking pins 51 are attached to the base plates 49 of the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4, respectively.
Penetrates the ceiling plate of the cabinet 1 and protrudes inward therefrom, and the locking pin 51 of the lower hinge mechanism 4 protrudes upward from the inner bottom surface of the cabinet 1.

Locking members 52 are attached to the upper and lower portions of the inside of the door 2 in correspondence with the locking pins 51, and a locking mechanism 47 is formed by the locking pins 51 and the locking members 52.
Is configured.

A notch 52a is formed in the locking body 52,
When the door 2 is closed to the front of the cabinet 1, the notch 52a of the locking body 52 engages with the locking pin 51 to prevent the door 2 from moving forward. When the door 2 rotates about the hinge pins 50 of the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4 as a fulcrum, the notch 52a is detached from the locking pin 51 and the rotation is allowed.

In this configuration, similarly to the third embodiment, when the hinge pins 50 of the hinge mechanisms 3 and 4 are broken and the door 2 is forcibly moved forward to open. Engagement of the notch 52a of the locking body 52 attached to the opening / closing door 2 with the locking pin 51 attached to the base plate 49 of the hinge mechanism 3, 4 prevents its forward movement. Therefore, opening of the door 2 becomes difficult.

Even if the hinge pin 50 is cut, the notch 52a of the locking body 52 and the locking pin 5 of the hinge mechanisms 3, 4
1 prevents the door 2 from falling forward.

Incidentally, a cylindrical collar may be rotatably mounted on the outer periphery of the locking pin 51 in order to smoothly engage and disengage with the locking body 52.

As shown in FIG. 11 as a fifth embodiment, a locking plate 54 having an L-shaped cross section is attached to the inside of the side edge of the cabinet 1 instead of the locking pin 51. The notch 52a of the locking body 52 of the door 2 is engaged with the locking plate 54, and the forward movement of the door 2 is prevented by this engagement. It is also possible to constitute so that only the operation of turning around the fulcrum 50 is permitted.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention,
This makes it difficult to forcibly open the opening and closing door, and even if the opening is possible, the time required for the opening can be prolonged. Therefore, the anti-theft property can be surely enhanced and the vending machine can be safely managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a lock mechanism of the opening and closing door according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view showing an auxiliary antitheft cover according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a burglarproof cover and a locking body according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cabinet 2 ... Opening / closing door 3, 4 ... Hinge mechanism 21 ... Gap 22 ... Burglar cover 22b ... Covering part 23 ... Auxiliary anti-theft cover 23b ... Covering part 23c ... Reinforcing part 36 ... Locking body 40 ... Burglarproof cover 43 ... Covering Part 44: Gap 46: Locking body 47: Locking mechanism 50: Hinge pin 51: Locking pin 52: Locking body

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opening / closing door is provided on the front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable. A side edge of the opening / closing door on a free end and a side edge of the cabinet opposed thereto. An anti-theft cover having a cover that covers and conceals a gap between the anti-theft cover is provided on the opening / closing door, and an auxiliary anti-theft cover that covers the cover of the anti-theft cover is provided on the outside of the cabinet. A vending machine antitheft device characterized in that the part extends inside the cabinet and is connected to the inside part of the cabinet. 2. A vending machine cabinet is provided with a pivotable opening / closing door via a hinge mechanism on a front surface thereof, and a side edge of the pivoting free end side of the door and a side edge of the cabinet opposed thereto. An anti-theft cover having a cover that covers and conceals the gap between the cover and the door is provided on the opening and closing door. Inside the cover of the anti-theft cover, the cover is integrally formed with the cover when the cover is deformed toward the outside of the cabinet. An antitheft device for a vending machine, wherein an engaging body that is displaced and engages with a side edge of a cabinet is attached. 3. An open / close door is provided on a front surface of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable. A hinge is provided between the open / close door and the cabinet at a pivot point where the hinge mechanism of the open / close door is disposed. An anti-theft device for a vending machine, further comprising a locking mechanism for preventing movement of the door with respect to the front side of the cabinet and allowing only a pivoting operation of the door with the hinge mechanism as a fulcrum. 4. An openable / closable door is provided at the front of a cabinet of a vending machine via a hinge mechanism so as to be rotatable, and between the openable door and the cabinet at a pivot point where the hinge mechanism of the open / close door is disposed. A locking mechanism is provided to prevent movement of the opening / closing door with respect to the front side of the cabinet, to allow only the turning operation of the opening / closing door with the hinge mechanism as a fulcrum, and to provide a side edge on the rotation fulcrum end side of the opening / closing door An antitheft device for a vending machine, characterized in that the antitheft device is provided with a burglar cover having a cover for covering a gap between the cabinet and a side edge of the cabinet facing the burglar.