JP2006164204A - Unpowered device for preventing theft of cash or like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems wherein sensor-based security systems do not function sufficiently on quick crimes where criminals flee before guards and police arrive, such as ATM removal by heavy machinery and large safe removal by many persons; functions of direct actions on criminals other than alarming are limited to moderate actions, such as smoke screens, owing to continuous risk of malfunction and are ineffective in preventing the crimes; and security devices are very expensive. <P>SOLUTION: A device has a mechanism configured to unseal a container containing a malodorous substance by energy of falling. Since the malodorous substance facilitates tracking after a crime and makes stolen bills and securities difficult to use, the mere statement that the device is installed can provide a high security effect. The device has no electric mechanisms and keeps the mechanism from falling by simple harmonic motion such as an earthquake to extremely reduce malfunction. The mechanism is simple and inexpensive to make. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a crime prevention device that protects a device such as a large-sized safe, an ATM, a CD machine, etc., which is a stationary type and has cash securities therein, from being taken away or destroyed.

  The current crime prevention system uses a method of detecting an abnormality by an electrical signal such as a sensor. After detecting an abnormality, it rings a bell and reports it to a security company. Some devices have a function of generating smoke and disturbing intruders.

  In a system that detects anomalies using sensors, it takes several to tens of minutes for security guards to arrive at the site after detecting the anomaly. For this reason, a large number of people carry out safes, etc. It is difficult to respond to crimes.

  In order to solve 0003, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2001-067556 proposes the idea of blowing off odorous substances to the criminals after detection by a sensor, but electrical systems include malfunctions due to electromagnetic waves such as truck radio, earthquakes and lightning strikes. Such a natural phenomenon can also cause malfunction, so that it is difficult to install a device that sprays a liquid that leaves a trace in a place where general daily work or the like is performed.

  With regard to 0004, a method of taking a visual field with odorless smoke instead of off-flavor substances has been implemented, but it is not effective for carrying out by heavy machinery. In addition, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2000-93224 proposes a method of releasing off-flavor substances in a container such as a trunk where cash or the like is stored, not in a place where general business is performed. There is a risk of malfunction. Furthermore, the unit price of an apparatus having a complicated mechanism is high, and it is economically expensive to attach to hundreds of thousands of ATM machines already installed.

  There is a dish-like table with a higher edge than the center at the top of the space where cash and securities such as large safes and ATM machines are stored. A device with a mechanism for dropping the contents and opening the container containing the substance is installed. As a result, the off-flavor substance inside the container is sprinkled on the cash or the like by the lateral G due to tilting by heavy machinery or the like when carrying out, or acceleration / deceleration of the loaded vehicle or right / left turn.

  Since the device of the present invention is a device that uses only gravity and acceleration, it does not malfunction due to electromagnetic waves and power. Furthermore, since a container or weight is placed on a support base having a high edge, it does not fall by simple vibration such as an earthquake, and malfunction is extremely unlikely to occur compared to conventional techniques.

  Since the device of the present invention generates a strange odor when it is tilted, the escape vehicle is filled with the bad odor and not only makes it difficult to escape, but also facilitates tracking by police dogs and residents reports.

  Even if the escape is successful, the smell that soaks into natural fibers such as paper cannot be easily removed, and notifications from nearby residents can be expected, and the use of stolen banknotes and securities becomes difficult.

  By displaying a display board or the like clearly indicating the above effects on the outside, it is possible to prevent destruction by heavy machinery.

  Since the mechanism of the present invention is extremely simple, it can be miniaturized, and can be installed inside an already operating ATM machine or the like. For the same reason, it is easy to spread because the unit price is low.

Hereinafter, the crime prevention device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the attached surface.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a security device according to the present invention, which is opened by the weight of the container itself. FIG. 2 is a top view excluding the upper part of the fixture and the connecting thread, and the broken line is the cross-sectional position of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of a device for opening a container by the weight of a weight, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the container.

The apparatus is installed by fixing the fixtures a and e at the upper part of the cash storage part of a safe or ATM machine.
In FIG. 1, a container d in which a strange odor substance is enclosed in a hollow part d-3 is made of a metal having a high density such as copper for opening by its own weight, and is sealed by a seal body d-2. The container d is connected to the fixture a by a connecting thread b having a length that can fall from the support c.
In FIG. 4, a weight h placed on the support base f is connected to a seal body i-2 that seals the container i with a connecting thread g.
The support bases c and f attached to the fixtures a and e have a smooth structure in which the center part is lower than the edge part and smooth so that the container d and the weight h do not fall due to vibration caused by an earthquake or the like. By adopting this structure, the position of the container is maintained at the center even if vibration due to an earthquake occurs due to inertial force and gravity.

3 and 5 are sectional views of the container. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the one end b-2 of the sealing body d-2 is lifted and opened by the tension of the connecting thread b caused by the drop of the container d, and the other end b-1 is fixed to the end of the container. A method of inclining the container and dropping the encapsulated liquid d-3 is presented. Further, in the embodiment of FIG. 5, there is presented a method in which the connecting thread g peels off the sealing body 2 and drops the liquid i-3 encapsulated by the tension generated by the drop of the weight h.
In addition to the opening method, a method of breaking the seal body by tension, a method of pulling out the stopper, or a method of damaging the container itself can be considered.

The off-flavor substance enclosed is not specified in the present invention. For example, if you use a tear system such as bromoacetone, it cannot be taken away and the crime prevention effect is high, but there is also the danger of harming nearby residents. Therefore, a substance that produces a generally known odor rather than preventing crime by its odor itself, and that facilitates citizens' notifications during escape, storage, and use is considered appropriate. This can be a mercabtan based on gas odor or a skatole known on stool odor.
In addition, it is effective to add a dye or a curing agent indicating that a stolen banknote or security is a stolen item when in use, and the crime prevention effect is further enhanced if both odorous substances are standardized.

It can be used in all fields that have movable storage such as large safes and ATM machines.

These are the side views in the whole figure of the apparatus which opens by the weight of the container itself among this invention. The device of the present invention is fixed to the upper part of a container in which banknotes / securities are stored by a fixture a. [Fig. 6] is a top view of the fixture with its upper part and connection thread removed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a container containing a strange odor substance. These are the side views in the whole figure of the apparatus which opens a container with the weight of weight among this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a container containing a strange odor substance.

Explanation of symbols

a Fixing tool b Connecting thread c Support stand d Container e Fixing tool f Support stand g Connecting thread h Weight i Container

Claims (4)

An anti-theft device for cash or the like, which has a mechanism that opens the container by its own weight when the container drops from the support stand and drops the enclosed liquid. An anti-theft device for cash or the like having a mechanism for opening a container containing liquid by its weight and dropping contents when a weight placed on a support base falls. The liquid to be enclosed is a liquid with a specific odor and a solution containing a gas with odor, or a dye or a curing agent added to it. The support base on which the container or weight is placed has a smooth surface, has an edge portion higher than the center portion, and has a function of preventing erroneous fall due to vibration.

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