JP2007164499A - Bill discriminating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill discriminating device capable of reducing a manufacture cost. <P>SOLUTION: A belt-like key metal fitting 19 with a locking hole for inserting a roughly U-shaped shackle of a padlock perforated thereon outwardly on the side wall 15 of the housing part 13 of a main body for housing a stacker 12. Also, a stopper 21 is provided so as to be freely moved forward and backward through the side wall 15 with the key metal fitting 19 as a guide such that the stacker 12 is locked and the locking hole is exposed at the position of being inserted to the housing part 13 and the stacker 12 is unlocked and the locking hole is concealed at the position of being separated from the housing part 13. In such a manner, since the key metal fitting 19 is not needed for the stacker 12, the stacker 12 can be used in common regardless of the necessity of a locking device 17 for the bill discriminating device 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote identification apparatus, and more particularly to a banknote identification apparatus that can identify and store a banknote inserted and loaded in a vending machine or the like and suppress theft of the stored banknote.

  Generally, in vending machines such as can juice and cigarettes, a coin insertion slot for inserting coins, a bill insertion slot for inserting banknotes, a return lever for returning inserted coins and banknotes, and a front door thereof, A coin return opening for taking out coins as change or coins to be returned is provided. These coin insertion slot and banknote insertion slot are formed integrally with a coin recognition device and a bill recognition device provided on the back surface of the front door, respectively.

  When a banknote is inserted into such a vending machine, the banknote identification device identifies the banknote, and if it can be correctly identified, the inserted banknote is stored in a stacker that stores banknotes provided inside, If it cannot be identified correctly, it is returned.

  At the time of maintenance such as when collecting banknotes stored in a vending machine, the front door of the vending machine is opened to expose the inside, and at the same time, the banknote identification device provided with the stacker is also exposed. At that time, since the vending machine is often installed outdoors, there is a risk that the banknote or the stacker storing the banknote is stolen.

  In order to prevent such a risk, when a stacker is mounted on the banknote identification device main body, the banknote identification is locked so that the stacker cannot be easily removed except during maintenance. An apparatus is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this banknote identification device, a key metal is provided on the main body of the banknote identification device and the stacker, and these key metal are locked together by connecting them with a padlock. An example of locking a stacker using such a padlock will be described below.

FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of a conventional banknote recognition device, and FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing a locked state of the conventional banknote recognition device.
As shown in FIG. 9, the conventional banknote recognition apparatus 100 includes a stacker 101 configured to be detachable from the main body, the stacker 101, and a side wall 102 of a storage unit that stores the stacker 101 in the main body of the banknote recognition apparatus 100. Are provided with key fittings 103 and 104, respectively. These key fittings 103 and 104 are provided with holes 105 and 106 that are aligned with each other when the stacker 101 is attached to the storage unit of the bill discriminating apparatus 100 main body.

In normal operation, as shown in FIG. 10, the stacker 101 is mounted in the storage unit of the bill recognition device 100 main body, and further, the substantially U-shaped padlock 107 is inserted into the holes 105 and 106 of the lock fittings 103 and 104. It is locked through a vine. Thereby, the detachable stacker 101 is fixed to the banknote recognition apparatus 100 main body, and cannot be detached from the banknote identification apparatus 100 main body unless the padlock 107 is unlocked. Thereby, even if the front door of the vending machine is left open during maintenance work, the risk of being stolen can be reduced.
Japanese Patent No. 3137161 (paragraphs [0093] to [0094], FIGS. 30 to 31)

  However, in the conventional banknote identification device, what needs the locking device as described above and what does not need it are required, so it is necessary to prepare two types for each of the stacker and the banknote identification device body. There is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the bill validator increases.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the banknote identification device which can reduce manufacturing cost.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a banknote recognition device in which a stacker for storing banknotes is provided so as to be detachable and lockable with respect to the main body, on the side wall of the storage section of the main body for storing the stacker. A band-shaped key fitting that protrudes outward and has a locking hole for inserting a substantially U-shaped vine of the padlock, and is provided to be movable forward and backward through the side wall using the key fitting as a guide, A stopper that locks the stacker at the insertion position to the storage portion and causes the locking hole to appear, and that unlocks the stacker and hides the locking hole at a release position from the storage portion; Is provided.

  According to such a banknote identification device, since the key metal is not necessary for the stacker, the stacker can be made common regardless of the necessity of the locking device for the banknote identification device. Thereby, since only one type of stacker has to be prepared, the manufacturing cost of the bill validator can be reduced.

  Since the banknote identification device of the present invention does not require a key metal for the stacker, the stacker can be shared regardless of the necessity of a locking device for the banknote identification device. Thereby, since only one type of stacker has to be prepared, the manufacturing cost of the bill validator can be reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to a vending machine such as can juice or cigarette.
First, the structure of a banknote identification device is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a banknote identification device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the locking device, and FIG. 3 is a partially broken perspective view showing an enlarged detail of the main part of the locking device. 4 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the bill validator.

This banknote identification device 10 is attached to the front door of a vending machine from the inside, and a banknote insertion slot for inserting banknotes is integrally provided on the upper back side in the state shown in FIG.
The banknote recognition device 10 is provided with a banknote recognition section 11 having a banknote insertion slot at the top, and a storage section 13 for storing the stacker 12 at the bottom. A stacker 12 is detachably attached to the storage unit 13. In other words, the stacker 12 has a configuration in which the lower portion thereof is detachably attached to the storage portion 13, and in a state where the stacker 12 is locked to the storage portion 13, the stacker 12 can swing around the locking portion. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper part can be raised. When the stacker 12 is attached to the storage unit 13, the upper portion of the stacker 12 is pushed into the storage unit 13, whereby the latches 14 provided on both upper side surfaces of the stacker 12 are locked to the edge of the side wall 15 of the storage unit 13. The stacker 12 is fixed to the banknote recognition apparatus 10 main body.

  When removing the stacker 12 from the storage portion 13, first, the latch operation portions 16 connected to the latches 14 are respectively moved inwardly, whereby the latches 14 are detached from the edges of the side walls 15. Subsequently, the stacker 12 can be removed from the storage portion 13 by causing the upper portion of the stacker 12 to be raised as it is and then removing the locking portion at the lower portion.

  In the banknote recognition apparatus 10, a locking device 17 is provided on the side wall 15 constituting the storage unit 13, and ribs 18 that cooperate with the locking device 17 are provided on both side surfaces of the stacker 12. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the locking device 17 includes a band-shaped key metal 19 that protrudes outward from the side wall 15 of the storage unit 13. The key metal 19 is fixed to the side wall 15 with screws, although not shown. In addition, a lock hole 20 is formed in the key fitting 19. The locking device 17 has a stopper 21 that is provided on the side wall 15 so as to be able to advance and retreat, with the key metal 19 as a guide.

  The stopper 21 has two beams 23 extending in parallel with the key fitting 19 interposed in the storage portion 13 through slits 22 provided on the side wall 15 of the storage portion 13, and free ends of the two beams 23, respectively. And a protrusion 24 to be formed. The two beams 23 are coupled by a coupling portion 25, and a guide hole 26 through which the key metal 19 penetrates is formed in the coupling portion 25. The beam 23, the protrusion 24, and the coupling portion 25 are integrally formed of a flexible resin such as plastic. Such a stopper 21 is arranged such that the free end of the beam 23 penetrates the slit 22 of the side wall 15 by a snap-fit structure by the protrusion 24. The protrusion 24 of the stopper 21 prevents the stopper 21 from falling off the slit 22.

  A spring 27 is provided between the side wall 15 and the stopper 21. The spring 27 urges the stopper 21 from an insertion position where the beam 23 is inserted into the storage portion 13 toward a separation position where the beam 23 is detached from the storage portion 13.

The operation of the banknote recognition apparatus 10 having the above configuration will be described.
First, the case where the locking device 17 is unlocked when collecting the banknotes stored in the stacker 12 will be described.

  The stopper 21 is urged by a spring 27 in a direction away from the storage portion 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 21 moves to the disengagement position, the locking state between the beam 23 and the rib 18 of the stacker 12 is released, and the protrusion 24 is locked to the side wall 15. At this time, the stopper 21 hides the locking hole 20 of the key metal 19. Further, when the latch operation portion 16 is operated with a finger, the latch 14 is retracted toward the inside of the stacker 12 in conjunction with this operation, and the latching between the latch 14 and the edge of the side wall 15 is released, and the stacker is released. 12 is in a state as shown in FIG. Thereby, since the upper part of the stacker 12 is opened, it can be collected by pulling out the banknotes stored in the stacker 12 at this stage. Alternatively, the stacker 12 can be removed from the storage unit 13 and carried to the accounting place while storing the banknotes, where the banknotes in the stacker 12 can be collected.

In the normal state such as when the vending machine is in operation, the banknote recognition apparatus 10 is locked with the stacker 12 on its main body. Next, the locking operation will be described.
FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing the locked state of the banknote identification device according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the locked device in the locked state, and FIG. 7 shows the details of the main part of the locked device in the locked state. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a cross section of the banknote recognition device in a locked state.

  As described above, the stopper 21 of the locking device 17 is biased outward by the spring 27 in a state in which the stacker 12 is mounted in the storage portion 13, so that the locking hole 20 of the key bracket 19 is hidden by the stopper 21. Has been. Here, when the stopper 21 is pushed into the storage portion 13 against the urging force of the spring 27, the locking hole 20 of the key metal 19 appears, so that a substantially U-shaped vine of a padlock is inserted into the locking hole 20. , Lock that padlock. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the stopper 21 is maintained in a state where it is pushed into the storage portion 13 by a substantially U-shaped vine of a padlock. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the pushed stopper 21 has the free end of the beam 23 engaged with the rib 18 of the stacker 12. However, it cannot be removed. Thereby, even if the clerk leaves the place with the front door of the vending machine opened, the stacker 12 in which banknotes are stored can be prevented from being stolen.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the banknote identification device by this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of a locking device. It is a partially broken perspective view which expands and shows the principal part detail of a locking device. It is a perspective view which shows the cross section of a banknote identification device. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the locked state of the banknote identification device by this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of the locking device of a locked state. It is a partially broken perspective view which expands and shows the principal part detail of the locking device of a locked state. It is a perspective view which shows the cross section of the banknote identification device of a locked state. It is an external appearance perspective view of the conventional banknote identification device. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the locking state of the conventional banknote identification device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote identification apparatus 11 Banknote identification part 12 Stacker 13 Storage part 14 Latch 15 Side wall 16 Latch operation part 17 Locking device 18 Rib 19 Key metal 21 Stopper

Claims (6)

In the banknote identification device provided with a stacker for storing banknotes detachably and lockable with respect to the main body,
A band-shaped key fitting that protrudes outwardly on the side wall of the storage portion of the main body for storing the stacker, and has a locking hole for inserting a substantially U-shaped vine of a padlock;
The key metal is used as a guide and is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat through the side wall. The stacker is locked at the insertion position in the storage portion and the locking hole is made to appear, and the stacker is released at the release position from the storage portion. A stopper that unlocks and conceals the locking hole;
It is provided with the banknote identification device characterized by the above-mentioned.   The stopper is formed at the free ends of the two beams extending in parallel with the key metal in between and the slits drilled in the side wall and extending into the storage portion. 2. A bill identifying device according to claim 1, further comprising: a projection portion for preventing the drop-off of the card and a guide hole which is formed in each beam coupling portion and through which the key metal is loosely inserted. .   In the stopper, the beam, the protruding portion, and the coupling portion are integrally formed of a flexible resin, and the free end of the beam is disposed through the slit on the side wall by a snap-fit structure by the protruding portion. The bill identifying device according to claim 2, wherein the bill identifying device is configured as described above.   The stacker has a rib that protrudes from a side surface that faces the side wall provided with the key fitting, and that is locked by the stopper when the stopper is at the insertion position to prevent detachment from the main body. The banknote identification device according to claim 1, wherein:   The banknote identification device according to claim 1, further comprising a spring disposed between the stopper and the side wall to urge the stopper from the insertion position toward the separation position. The banknote identification device according to claim 1, wherein the key metal is fixed to the side wall with a screw.

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