JP2005165595A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure theft prevention in a cash dispenser even against a way using a tool such as a pinch bar or metal cutting shear. <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine includes: a front wall panel 11 to be the front wall of an outer door 10, which is arranged in the front area of an operation panel 20; and a banknote processor 14a which is arranged at a part inner than the operation panel 20. When money is thrown in through an operation opening 11a which is formed in the front wall panel 11 of the outer door 10, money reception is processed by the banknote processor 14a. The machine is constituted to be thick by attaching a reinforcing board 22 at a position to be the front area of the banknote processor 14a on the operation panel 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a money processing device is disposed on a portion located on the inner side of the front panel, and when money is inserted, the money processing device performs a money receiving process. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vending machine that takes into account the anti-theft property of a money processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, in vending machines that handle money, various considerations have been given to theft of money. For example, a reinforcing plate is provided between the banknote insertion port of the banknote handling device and the banknote storage unit so as to face the extension line of the banknote insertion port, and when external force is applied from the banknote insertion port, the banknote storage unit is A cover is provided.

  According to this vending machine, when something like a screwdriver is pushed in from the banknote slot, the reinforcing plate falls over and covers the banknote, so that the anti-theft property of the banknote can be improved. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-209852 A

  By the way, in recent years, it has come to be seen that the front panel is broken by a tool such as a bar or a hammer, and the money processing apparatus is taken out. In the case of such a technique, when the bill is covered with the reinforcing plate, it is not useful at all, and the damage amount to be suffered at one time is also great.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of ensuring the anti-theft property of a money processing device even for a technique using a tool such as a bar or a cutting tool.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is arranged such that a money processing device is disposed at a portion on the inner side of the front panel, and when money is inserted, the money processing device. In the vending machine configured to perform the deposit process according to the above, a position that is a front area of the money processing apparatus on the front panel is configured as a thick plate.

  In addition, the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention includes a front wall panel serving as a front wall of the outer door in a front area of the front panel, and a money processing device at a position on the inner side of the front panel. In the vending machine in which the money processing device performs the money-receiving process when money is inserted through the operation opening formed in the front wall panel of the outer door, the front panel of the money processing device The position which becomes a front region is configured by a thick plate.

  The vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described claim 1 or 2, the vending machine is configured as a thick plate by attaching a reinforcing plate to the front panel.

  A vending machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the second aspect described above, wherein a front panel is disposed at a position on the inner side of the front wall panel, and the operation opening peripheral edge of the front wall panel is provided. A flange is formed on the part toward the front panel.

  According to the vending machine according to the present invention, since the position that becomes the front region of the money processing apparatus is configured as a thick plate, the front panel can be easily rolled even when a tool such as a bar or a gold cutter is used. There is no fear of being raised or easily torn, and the anti-theft property of the money handling apparatus can be improved.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 conceptually shows a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine illustrated here sells products stored in the main body cabinet 1, and includes an outer door 10 on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1. The outer door 10 covers the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 and is disposed at one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed. The front surface of the outer door 10 is covered with a front wall panel 11 made of a thin metal plate having a thickness of about 1 mm.

  The front wall panel 11 of the outer door 10 is provided with a configuration required for selling products such as a product sample display unit 12, a product take-out port 13, a bill input port 14, a coin input port 15, a display unit 16, and the like. It is.

  The merchandise sample display unit 12 is used to make a merchandise sample corresponding to the merchandise stored in the main body cabinet 1 visible to the outside. The merchandise sample display section 12 forms a window hole 12a in the front wall panel 11, and the window hole 12a is formed into a transparent window. It is configured by covering with a plate 12b. Although not clearly shown in the figure, the window plate 12b is individually provided with push buttons that are turned ON when selecting a product for each product sample.

  The product outlet 13 is an opening for taking out the product stored in the main body cabinet 1 to the outside when the product is paid out.

  The bill insertion slot 14 is an opening through which a user inserts bills. As shown in FIGS. 2-5, the banknote inserted through this banknote slot 14 is processed suitably in the banknote processing apparatus 14a. The banknote processing device (money processing device) 14a identifies whether or not the banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 14 is legitimate, and takes the banknote identified as legitimate into the inside, while damaging or counterfeiting, etc. For this reason, banknotes that could not be identified as regular banknotes are returned. Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 14a functions so that this may be returned, when the return lever 17 is operated immediately after a banknote is inserted. In addition, the banknote insertion port 14 of the banknote processing apparatus 14a functions also as a banknote return port at the time of returning a banknote.

  The coin slot 15 is an opening through which a user inserts coins. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 15 are appropriately processed in the coin processing device 15a. The coin processing device 15a identifies whether or not the coin inserted through the coin insertion slot 15 is legitimate and takes the coin identified as legitimate into the inside, while being legitimate for reasons such as damage or forgery. Coins that could not be identified as things are returned. Further, the coin processing device 15a functions to return the coin if the return lever 17 is operated immediately after the coin is inserted. Incidentally, the coins taken into the inside by the coin processing device 15a as normal are collected in a coin collection box (not shown). Moreover, when returning the coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 15, it is performed through a coin return slot 18 (see FIG. 1) provided in the lower part of the outer door 10.

  The display unit 16 is for displaying various information necessary for selling products, such as the amount of money input by the user, the amount of change, and the like, and is configured by a liquid crystal display, for example. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 2-5, in this Embodiment, the display part 16, the banknote processing apparatus 14a, and the coin processing apparatus 15a are the inside of the operation panel 20 (front panel) with the outer door lock 19 among the structures mentioned above. It is integrated as a single operation unit in advance by attaching to the side. The operation panel 20 is a thin metal plate having a thickness of about 1 mm. The display screen of the display unit 16, the bill insertion port 14 of the bill processing device 14 a, the operation handle 19 a of the outer door lock 19, through individual openings, The display part 16, the banknote processing apparatus 14a, the coin processing apparatus 15a, and the outer door lock 19 are hold | maintained on the inner side in the aspect which the coin insertion slot 15 of the return lever 17 and the coin processing apparatus 15a is exposed outside, respectively. The front surface of the operation panel 20 is covered with a decorative panel 21 made of a thin metal plate having a thickness of about 1 mm. In addition, the code | symbol 14b in FIG. 4 is an attachment metal for attaching the banknote processing apparatus 14a to the operation panel 20. FIG.

  This operation unit is attached to the inner side of the front wall panel 11 in a manner facing an operation opening 11 a provided at the other side edge of the outer door 10. The operation opening 11a of the front wall panel 11 includes a display screen of the display unit 16, a bill insertion port 14 of the bill processing device 14a, an operation handle 19a of the outer door lock 19, a return lever 17 and a coin insertion port 15 of the coin processing device 15a. It has a vertically long shape that is formed so as to include visibility and operability from the outside. Moreover, the flange 11b is provided in the peripheral part of the operation opening 11a over the perimeter. The flange 11 b is formed from the peripheral edge of the operation opening 11 a toward the operation panel 20 in order to suppress entry of foreign matter into the gap between the front wall panel 11 and the operation panel 20.

  Further, in the vending machine, the reinforcing plate 22 is attached to a portion that is a front area of the banknote processing device 14a on the front surface of the decorative panel 21. The reinforcing plate 22 is composed of a metal plate that is sufficiently thicker than the operation panel 20 and the decorative panel 21, specifically, a metal plate having a plate thickness of about ** mm. It is provided in such a manner as to cover the space between the door lock 19. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, square holes 22 a are provided at appropriate positions of the reinforcing plate 22, and bolt insertion holes (not shown) are provided in the decorative panel 21 and the operation panel 20, respectively. After the square root bolt 23 is inserted into the square hole 22a from the front side of the plate 22, the nut 24 is screwed into the insertion end portion, so that the reinforcing plate 22 is attached to the front surface of the decorative panel 21. As is clear from FIG. 5, the flange 11 b provided at the peripheral edge of the operation opening 11 a described above has a length larger than the thickness of the reinforcing plate 22 and is reinforced from the front surface of the front wall panel 11. The front surface of the plate 22 does not protrude.

  According to the vending machine configured as described above, the position that is the front region of the banknote processing device 14a is configured as a thick plate by the reinforcing plate 22, so even when a tool such as a bar or a cutting blade is used. There is no possibility that the decorative panel 21 or the operation panel 20 is easily lifted up or easily cut off. As a result, it becomes difficult to take out the banknote processing device 14a from the vending machine, and the anti-theft property can be remarkably improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, a vending machine having an operation opening 11a in the front wall panel 11 of the outer door 10 in the front region of the banknote handling apparatus 14a is illustrated. For example, FIG. If the reinforcing plate 22 is attached to the front region of the banknote handling apparatus 14a as in the modification, and the front region is further covered with the front wall panel 11 of the outer door 10, the bill processing is performed. The anti-theft property of the device 14a is further improved.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although only the site | part used as the front area of the banknote processing apparatus 14a is comprised in a thick board, the site | part used as the front area of the coin processing apparatus 15a is also comprised in a thick board. It doesn't matter.

  Furthermore, although the reinforcing plate 22 is attached from the front surface of the operation panel 20 which is the front panel, the same effect can be expected even if the reinforcing plate 22 is attached to the inner surface of the operation panel 20.

It is the perspective view which showed notionally the vending machine which is embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged front view which shows the principal part of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is an expansion disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is an expanded sectional side view which shows the principal part of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the reinforcement board and square root bolt which are applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a principal part enlarged front view which shows the vending machine which is a modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 10 Outer door 11 Front wall panel 11a Operation opening 11b Flange 12 Goods sample display part 12a Window hole 12b Window board 13 Goods outlet 14 Banknote inlet 14a Banknote processing apparatus 15 Coin inlet 15a Coin processing apparatus 16 Display part 17 Return lever 18 Coin return port 19 Outer door lock 19a Operation handle 20 Operation panel 21 Cosmetic panel 22 Reinforcement plate 22a Square hole 23 Square root bolt 24 Nut

Claims (4)

In a vending machine in which a money processing device is disposed at a site on the inner side of the front panel, and when money is inserted, the money processing device performs a money receiving process.
A vending machine characterized in that a thick plate is used as a front area of the money processing apparatus on the front panel. A front wall panel serving as a front wall of the outer door is provided in a front area of the front panel, while a money processing device is disposed on a portion on the inner side of the front panel, and formed on the front wall panel of the outer door. In a vending machine adapted to perform deposit processing by the money processing device when money is inserted through the operation opening,
A vending machine characterized in that a thick plate is used as a front area of the money processing apparatus on the front panel.   The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is configured to be a thick plate by attaching a reinforcing plate to the front panel.   The front panel is disposed at a portion on the inner side of the front wall panel, and a flange is formed on the peripheral edge of the operation opening of the front wall panel toward the front panel. Vending machine.

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