JP2003016511A - Cash handling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cash handling machine that immediately notifies a prescribed manager when the cash handling machine is about to be stolen. SOLUTION: This cash handling machine for notifying an abnormal state is provided with an abnormality notifying device which has a vibration detection sensor having a magnetized rolling body 7 enclosed in a space 9 formed by a partition wall 13 made from non-magnetic material and a magnetic sensor 7 disposed on the partition wall 13, and a processing circuit 57 having an amplifier circuit 11 for amplifying an output signal of the vibration detection sensor and a transmitting circuit 12 for transmitting the amplified detection signal by radio, and notifies a preset receiver of the abnormal state of the cash handling machine through the transmitting circuit 12 when the vibration detection sensor of the abnormality notifying device 14 detects vibrations.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash handling machine. 2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines for soft drinks, tobacco and the like always have customer payouts and customer change in the machine.
In addition, automatic cash handling machines at banks always keep withdrawals and deposits in the machines. Such a vending machine or an automatic cash handling machine is herein referred to as a cash handling machine. In particular,
At night when traffic is cut off, cash in the cash box in the cash handling machine or the entire cash handling machine may be stolen. In order to prevent such theft, surveillance cameras or security guards are monitoring. [0003] However, the above technique has the following problems. The surveillance camera constantly monitors the cash handling machine, but cannot prevent theft before it occurs.
In addition, there is a problem that a security guard is stolen when he leaves the position of the cash handling machine. Therefore, there is a strong demand for a cash handling machine that immediately notifies a predetermined manager of the theft when the theft is about to be stolen. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cash handling machine which immediately informs a predetermined manager when the vehicle is about to be stolen. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a cash handling machine for notifying an abnormality, which is formed by a partition made of a non-magnetic material. Detection sensor having a magnetized rolling element sealed in a hollow space and a magnetic sensor disposed on the partition, an amplification circuit for amplifying an output signal of the vibration detection sensor, and transmission for wirelessly transmitting the amplified detection signal An abnormality notification device having a processing circuit having a circuit, and, when a vibration detection sensor of the abnormality notification device detects vibration, notifying an abnormality of the cash handling machine to a preset receiver via a transmission circuit. And According to the first invention, when the housing of the cash handling machine is moved from a predetermined position, or when the cash box attached to the housing is forcibly opened to take out cash, a large force is notified of abnormality. Since the abnormality notification device vibrates and operates, the rolling elements in the vibration detection sensor of the abnormality notification device move in the space, and the distance between the magnetic sensor and the rolling elements fluctuates, so that the output voltage of the magnetic sensor fluctuates. When the output voltage fluctuates, the transmitting circuit is operated to call a preset receiver to notify an abnormality of the cash handling machine. Thereby, since the abnormality of the cash handling machine can be detected, the cash in the cash box and the entire cash handling machine can be prevented from being stolen. FIG. 1 shows a cash handling machine 50 according to the present invention.
FIG. A cash box 52 for holding cash is attached in a housing 56 of the cash handling machine 50. The cash box 52 is attached with, for example, a rectangular abnormality notification device 14 of about 10 mm square and about 5 mm high. The abnormality notification device 14 is supplied with a predetermined voltage from an external power supply 53. The configuration of the abnormality notification device 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the vibration detection sensor 8 included in the abnormality notification device 14. FIG. The base 1 and the cover plate 2 each having a shape obtained by dividing the regular hexahedron into two parts are plastic molded products, and the joint surfaces thereof are provided with hemispherical recesses 3 and 4.
Is provided with a through hole 5 communicating with the bottom surface of. Through hole 5
Has a shape corresponding to the outer diameter of the magnetic sensor 6, and the magnetic sensor 6 is fitted in the through hole 5 with its detection end facing the recess 3. The rolling element 7 is a permanent magnet sphere. By joining the base 1 and the cover plate 2 in a state where the rolling element 7 is placed in the recesses 3 and 4, the rolling element 7 is formed by two recesses 3 and 4. It is enclosed in the space 9 to be formed. Sensor 6 is 5-10
The size is about mm square. FIG. 3 shows the vibration detection sensor 8.
Is shown as the main element. A processing circuit 57 including an amplification circuit 11 to which a built-in battery 55 and a timer 54 are connected, and a transmission circuit 12 for a mobile phone is connected to the vibration detection sensor 8. It is installed in. [0008] Abnormality notification device 1 having the above configuration
The operation and effect of No. 4 will be described. For example, the timer 54 is set in advance to a guard time set from 5:00 pm to 6:00 am, and the abnormality notification device 14 is operated. When the cash box 52 or the housing 56 of the cash handling machine 50 is touched, the abnormality notification device 14 vibrates, so that the rolling elements 7 in the vibration detection sensor 8 in the abnormality notification device 14 move in the vacant space 9, and As the distance between the sensor 6 and the rolling element 7 fluctuates, the output voltage of the magnetic sensor 6 fluctuates. When the output voltage fluctuates, the transmitting circuit 12 is operated to call a preset telephone. Thereby, the cash handling machine 50 that notifies a predetermined manager of the theft during the guard time is obtained. In addition to preventing theft during the guard time, the abnormality notification device 14 has the built-in battery 55, so that even if the cash handling machine 50 is carried away from a predetermined position and the power from the external power supply 53 is lost. Keep calling the preset telephone.
Thereby, the cash handling machine 50 and the location of the person who carried the cash handling machine 50 are determined. In this embodiment, the abnormality notification device 14 having the vibration detection sensor 8 for detecting the movement of the rolling element 7 in the space 9 as a main element is used. An abnormality notification device 41 having the vibration detection sensor 40 to be detected as a main element may be used. FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the configuration of the vibration detection sensor 40. The vibration detection sensor 40 is shown in FIG.
The rolling element 7 is positioned substantially at the center of the cavity 9 of the vibration detection sensor 8 described in the above, and the vacant space 9 is filled with a viscoelastic body 44 such as sponge until it comes into contact with the rolling element 7. When the partition 13 vibrates in the direction indicated by the arrow, the rolling element 7 vibrates in the direction indicated by the arrow in the viscoelastic body 44, and the vibration is detected by the magnetic sensor 6. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an abnormality notification device 41 using the vibration detection sensor 40 of FIG. 4, the differentiation circuit 10, the amplification circuit 11 in which the built-in battery 55 and the timer 54 are connected, and the transmission circuit 12 for a mobile phone. Is connected to the output side of the magnetic sensor 6, and these circuits formed into ICs are mounted on the base 1. An output voltage of the magnetic sensor 6 is differentiated by a differentiating circuit 10 to calculate an acceleration having a component in an arrow direction as a main component,
When the calculated acceleration fluctuates, the transmitting circuit 12 is operated to call a preset telephone. Although the abnormality notification device 41 detects acceleration in only one direction, the three vibration detection sensors 40 shown in FIG. 4 may be arranged in three directions at 90 degrees to each other to detect acceleration in three directions. . In this embodiment, the abnormality notifying device 14 is attached to the cash box 52.
0 may be directly attached to the housing 56. Thereby, the abnormality of the cash handling machine 50 including the theft of the entire cash handling machine 50 can be detected and notified, and it can be prevented. Also,
In the present embodiment, the guard time is set by the timer 54, but a service person who patrols the cash handling machine 50 may manually input and set an arbitrary time. In addition, a threshold value at the time of theft is provided for the vibration value detected by the vibration detection sensor 8, and when the vibration detection sensor 8 detects a vibration larger than the threshold value, it is determined that the cash handling machine 50 is abnormal, and is notified. You may do so. At this time, it is not necessary to specify the guard time by the timer 54. Further, in the present embodiment, the transmitting circuit 12 notifies the telephone as a transmitting circuit for a mobile phone, but the transmitting circuit 12 may notify a receiver such as a pager (registered trademark) or a wireless device. According to the present invention, there is provided a cash handling machine comprising: a vibration detecting sensor having a magnetized rolling element sealed in a space formed by a partition made of a non-magnetic material and a magnetic sensor disposed in the partition; An abnormality notification device having an amplification circuit for amplifying the output signal of the detection sensor and a processing circuit having a transmission circuit for wirelessly transmitting the amplified detection signal, when the vibration detection sensor of the abnormality notification device detects vibration. It is configured to notify the abnormality of the cash handling machine to a preset receiver via a transmission circuit. Thus, when the housing of the cash handling machine or the cash box attached to the cash handling machine is touched, the abnormality notification device vibrates, so that the rolling elements in the vibration detection sensor of the abnormality notification device move in the empty space,
The output voltage of the magnetic sensor fluctuates as the distance between the magnetic sensor and the rolling element fluctuates. When the output voltage fluctuates, the transmitting circuit is operated to call a preset receiver to notify an abnormality of the cash handling machine. This makes it possible to detect an abnormality of the cash handling machine, thereby preventing the cash in the cash box, theft of the cash handling machine as a whole, and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a vibration detection sensor. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an abnormality notification device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the vibration detection sensor. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the abnormality notification device. [Description of Signs] 1 ... base, 2 ... cover plate, 3,4 ... recess, 5 ... through hole, 6 ...
Magnetic sensor, 7: rolling element, 8, 40: vibration detection sensor,
Reference numeral 9: vacant space, 10: differentiation circuit, 11: amplification circuit, 12: transmission circuit, 13: partition wall, 14, 41: abnormality notification device, 44
... viscoelastic body, 50 ... cash handling machine, 52 ... cash box, 53 ...
External power supply, 54 ... Timer, 55 ... Built-in battery, 56 ...
Case, 57 ... Processing circuit.

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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A cash handling machine for notifying an abnormality, comprising: a magnetized rolling element (9) enclosed in a space (9) formed by a partition (13) made of a non-magnetic material. 7) and a vibration detection sensor (8, 40) having a magnetic sensor (6) disposed on the partition (13),
Amplifier circuit (1) that amplifies the output signal of the vibration detection sensor (8, 40).
1) and a transmission circuit for wirelessly transmitting the amplified detection signal
An abnormality notification device (14,
41), a receiver in which the abnormality of the cash handling machine is preset via the transmission circuit (12) when the vibration detection sensor (8, 40) of the abnormality notification device (14, 41) detects vibration. Cash handling machine characterized by notifying to.