JP2010138653A - Portable safe - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly portable safe corresponding to individual users by permitting a user to appropriately change the inclination angle of a coin counter according to the state of use of the portable safe by the user to allow convenient use of the coin counter and permitting the user to change the size of an opening to an interior of the safe through adjustment of the inclination angle of the coin counter. <P>SOLUTION: The portable safe 1 has a top lid 3 installed openably/closably by using a hinge 4, and a tray-like coin counter 5 is housed in the upper stage of a body 2. When the upper lid is opened, the coin counter can be kept inclined at an optional angle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a tray-shaped coin counter is stored in a hand-held safe, and when the upper cover of the safe is opened, the coin counter can be tilted at an arbitrary angle so as to be convenient for the user. It is a thing.

  A hand-held safe whose upper lid is opened and closed by a hinge for collecting and receiving money has a wide range of uses and is used in various places.

  Also, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, so-called coin counters in which a tray is divided into storage units according to the type of coins are widely used for storing and delivering coins.

  And as shown in patent documents 3 and 4, there is one in which a tray-like coin counter is detachably stored in the upper part of the main body of a hand-held safe.

Alternatively, one end of a tray-shaped coin counter stored in the upper part of the main body of the hand-held safe is connected to the upper lid so that it can be rotated, and when the upper lid is opened, the coin counter moves the upper surface of the main body in conjunction with the opening angle of the upper lid. Some have been made to slide and tilt.
JP-A-11-154258 JP 2002-216215 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-34979 JP 2004-52320 A

  However, if the coin counter is detachably stored in a hand-held safe, remove the coin counter from the cabinet and place it in an appropriate place when using the hand-held safe, or use it with the coin counter on the top. In that case, the coin counter had to be lifted up by hand each time the lower bills were taken in and out, and in any case it was unusable.

  In addition, if one end of the coin counter is pivotally connected to the upper lid, and the coin counter slides and tilts in conjunction with the opening angle of the upper lid when the upper lid is opened, it depends on the opening angle of the upper lid. Since the inclination angle of the coin counter is fixed and cannot be arbitrarily adjusted, the coin counter cannot be set at a desired angle according to the user's preference. Therefore, responding to requests to change the inclination angle of the coin counter as appropriate, or to change the size of the opening to the inside of the cabinet by sliding the coin counter, depending on the type of coin counter and the place where the handheld safe is used. Can not.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to appropriately adjust the inclination angle of the coin counter in the hand-held safe according to the use situation of the user at that time. In addition to making the coin counter easier to use, the size of the opening to the inside of the cabinet can be adjusted by adjusting the tilt angle of the coin counter, providing a handy safe that is easy to use according to the user It is to be.

  In order to achieve the above object, the hand-held safe according to the present invention is a hand-held safe whose upper lid is openable and closable by a hinge. A tray-shaped coin counter is housed in the upper part of the main body, and the upper lid is opened. Sometimes, the coin counter is tilted and held at an arbitrary angle.

  Another aspect of the present invention is such that, in addition to the above invention, the angle at which the coin counter is tilted and held is variable.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above invention, the upper cover is provided with a plurality of locking portions of the coin counter, and the coin counter can be engaged with the locking portion. Is provided.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described invention, an angle member is rotatably attached to the coin counter, and the angle member is slidably disposed inside the upper lid. Is.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above invention, an angle member is rotatably attached to the coin counter, a magnet is attached to the angle member, and the angle member is attached to the upper lid by the magnet. It is possible to fix to a desired location inside.

  Since the coin counter has a variable tilt angle, the angle of the coin counter can be changed appropriately according to the usage situation of the user when using the hand-held safe, so that coins can be received and arranged quickly. In addition, the size of the opening in the cabinet can be adjusted by adjusting the tilt angle of the coin counter, so that it becomes a handy safe that is easy to use depending on the user.

An embodiment of the hand-held safe of the present invention will be described.
In a hand-held safe whose upper lid can be opened and closed by a hinge, a tray-shaped coin counter is stored in the upper part of the main body, and when the upper lid is opened, the coin counter is tilted and held at an arbitrary angle. Like that.

  A coin counter that divides the tray into an arbitrary shape fits in the upper part of the main body of the hand-held safe. When the upper lid is opened, the coin counter automatically rises and tilts in conjunction with the opening of the upper lid, or manually locks a part of the coin counter to the inside of the upper lid, etc. Can be tilted and held.

  Preferably, the angle at which the coin counter is tilted and held is variable. By providing a plurality of coin counter locking locations on the inner side of the upper lid or making the locking position changeable, the locking position of the coin counter can be changed and the holding angle can be changed.

  Preferably, a plurality of locking portions of the coin counter are provided on the upper lid, and an engaging portion capable of engaging with the locking portion is provided on the coin counter. If it does in this way, the latching place with respect to the upper cover of a coin counter can be changed, and therefore the inclination angle can be changed.

  Preferably, an angle member is attached to the coin counter so as to be rotatable, and the angle member is slidably disposed inside the upper lid. If it does in this way, the attachment position to the inner side of the upper cover of an angle material can be changed by sliding the angle material inside the upper cover, and the inclination angle of the coin counter can be changed.

  In addition, an angle member is preferably attached to the coin counter so as to be rotatable, and a magnet is attached to the angle member so that the angle member can be fixed to a desired position inside the upper lid by the magnet. . If it does in this way, a coin counter can be inclined to arbitrary angles by changing the adsorption | suction location to the upper cover of an angle material.

  Next, an embodiment of the hand-held safe according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper lid of the hand-held safe of the present invention is opened. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an angle member of the hand-held safe of FIG.

  The hand-held safe 1 of the present invention includes a main body 2 and an upper lid 3, and the upper lid 3 can be opened and closed by a hinge 4. The main body 2 stores a coin counter 5.

  An angle member 6 is attached to the coin counter 5 so that the angle can be varied. And then. The angle member 6 is slidably fixed to the inner side of the upper lid 3 by a set screw 7.

  Next, an example of the angle member 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The angle member 6 has an L shape with an obtuse cross section as shown in the figure, and both ends are bent to form support portions 8 that rotatably support the coin counter 5. The coin counter 5 is screwed so as to be rotatable with respect to the angle member 6 by using eight small holes 9. Instead of screwing, small protrusions may be formed on both side surfaces of the coin counter 5 and the small protrusions may be inserted into the small holes 9.

The side in contact with the inner side of the upper lid 3 of the angle member 6 is formed in accordance with the shape in which the central portion of the upper lid 3 is recessed inward in the illustrated example. And the long hole 10 for the set screw 7 which stops the angle material 6 to the upper cover 3 so that sliding is possible is formed. When the set screw 7 is loosened, the angle member 6 can slide with respect to the inner side of the upper lid 3 through the long hole 10, and when the set screw 7 is tightened, the angle member 6 is fixed to the inner side of the upper lid 3.
Further, the opposite side (the lower side in FIG. 2) of the angle member 6 is a receiving portion 11 that comes into contact with the bottom surface of the coin counter 5.

The long grooves 12 formed on both sides of the long hole 10 are for escaping the heads of the screws 13 protruding inside the upper lid 3 and stopping the handle on the front side. However, if the width of the long groove 12 is set to the size of the head of the screw 13, when the angle member 6 is slid, the head of the screw 13 slides in the long groove 12, and the angle member 6 becomes the long groove 12. There is an effect that it can be moved smoothly in parallel. Further, the shape of the angle member 6 is an example, and the shape of the angle member 6 can be appropriately changed depending on the shape of the inner side of the upper lid 3.
Note that the main body 2 and the upper lid 3 can be locked by the key 14 as in the case of a normal hand-held safe.

Next, a method for using the hand-held safe of this embodiment will be described.
The lock of the key 13 is released, and the upper lid 3 is opened at an arbitrary angle from the main body 2 with the hinge 4 as a support shaft. Since the coin counter 5 is fixed to the inner side of the upper lid 3 by the angle member 6, as the upper lid 3 is opened, the coin counter 5 is slid so that an opening 15 into the cabinet is formed on the side opposite to the hinge 4 of the main body portion 2. It rotates with the support part 8, and inclines so that it may stand up gradually.

  At this stage, the inclination angle of the coin counter 5 can be changed by loosening the set screw 7 and sliding the angle member 6 with respect to the inside of the upper lid 3. When the coin counter 5 has a desired tilt angle, the set screw 7 is tightened to fix the angle member 6 to the inside of the upper lid 3. Thereby, the coin counter 5 can be set with an inclination angle according to the preference of the user of the hand-held safe. When the coin counter 5 has an inclination angle of a certain level or more, the bottom surface of the angle member 6 near the support portion 8 comes into contact with the receiving portion 11 of the angle member 6 and does not rotate any more. The inclination angle can be changed by changing the fixed position of the inner side of. Further, the coin counter 5 can be used in a stable state by the coin counter 5 coming into contact with the receiving portion 11.

  When the upper lid 3 is closed after the hand-held safe is used, the coin counter 5 can be rotated with respect to the angle member 6 by the support portion 8. 3 can be closed. However, in consideration of the convenience of the next user, the fixing position of the angle member 6 on the inner side of the upper lid 3 may be returned to the initial position.

  In the above embodiment, the magnet is attached to the surface facing the inner side of the upper lid 3 of the angle member 6, and the inner side of the upper lid 3 is formed of a material that can be adsorbed by the magnet. It may be fixed. If it does in this way, the coin counter 5 can be inclined to arbitrary angles by changing the adsorption | suction location to the upper cover 3 of the angle material 6. FIG.

  Next, another embodiment of the hand-held safe of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a hand-held safe of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of a locking member attached to the upper lid of the hand-held safe of FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG.

  Since the basic structure of the hand-held safe is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of the same reference numerals will be omitted, and different parts will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the coin counter 5 accommodated in the hand-held safe 1 of the present embodiment has small cylindrical locking pins 16 formed on both sides of the coin counter 5. Further, on both sides inside the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1, there are disposed engaging members 18 in which a plurality of engaging grooves 17 that engage with the locking pins 16 of the coin counter 5 are formed.

  Next, an example of the engaging member 18 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The engaging member 18 is formed by bending a plate material, and has a shape in which the central portion 20 is higher than the upper and lower portions 19 as shown in FIG. Then, the engaging member 18 fixes the direction in which the central portion 20 does not contact the inner side of the upper lid 3, that is, the surface opposite to the central portion 20 of the upper and lower portions 19 to the inner side. The engagement member 18 shown in FIG. 4 shows what the hand-held safe 1 is attached to the right side when viewed from the front (opposite to the hinge 4). Note that the one attached to the right side and the one attached to the left side are opposite in the direction in which the central portion 20 is raised by one step, but the vertical direction with respect to the engagement groove 17 is the same.

  The central portion 20 has a plurality of engaging grooves 17, and is connected to the engaging grooves 17. An insertion portion 21 is formed on the upper side, and a storage groove 22 is formed on the lower side in the opposite direction to the engaging groove 17. A communication groove 23 is formed. The widths of the engagement groove 17, the insertion portion 21, the storage groove 22, and the communication groove 23 are such that the engagement pins 16 of the coin counter 5 can be inserted.

  The engaging member 18 is disposed so as to face both sides inside the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1. The right and left engaging pins 16 of the coin counter 5 can be inserted into the communicating groove 23 from the right and left inserting portions 21 of the opposing engaging member 18. Further, the interval between the left and right central portions 20 of the opposing engagement members 18 is slightly wider than the width of the coin counter 5, and the engagement pins 16 are connected to the storage grooves 22 and the engagement grooves 17 through the communication grooves 23. It can be moved freely.

Next, a method of using the handheld safe 1 of this embodiment will be described.
First, when the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1 is closed, the coin counter 5 is horizontally stored in the main body 2 as shown by a dotted line in FIG. In this state, the engagement pin 16 of the coin counter 5 is engaged with the storage groove 22 of the engagement member 18. The storage groove 22 of the engaging member 18 is positioned below the communication groove 23 when the upper lid 3 is closed, and the coin counter 5 is stored in the main body 2 horizontally.

  When the upper cover 3 of the hand-held safe 1 is opened from such a state, the coin counter 5 has the engagement pin 16 engaged with the storage groove 22 of the engagement member 18 as shown in FIG. Tilt while sliding in conjunction with opening. Even in this state, the hand-held safe 1 can be used, but by sliding the engagement pin 16 of the coin counter 5 in the communication groove 23 and engaging the engagement pin 16 with an arbitrary engagement groove 17, The user can adjust and hold the coin counter 5 to his / her preferred inclination angle as shown by a two-dot chain line.

  The coin counter 5 can be pulled out of the insertion portion 21 by moving the engagement pin 16 upward in the communication groove 23, and the coin counter 5 can be removed from the hand-held safe 1 as needed. It can be easily removed.

  In the illustrated example, the engagement groove 17 has four steps, but the number of steps is arbitrary, and at least one step is sufficient. If the engagement groove 17 has one stage, the groove for engaging the engagement pin 16 together with the storage groove 22 becomes two stages, and the coin counter 5 can be held at two inclination angles.

  Next, another embodiment of the hand-held safe of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing the hand-held safe of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the locking member. FIG. 8 is a side view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG.

  Since the basic structure of the hand-held safe is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of the same reference numerals will be omitted, and different parts will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the coin counter 5 housed in the hand-held safe 1 of this embodiment has a hook-shaped engagement portion 24 formed on the back surface of the coin counter 5. Further, a locking member 25 in which an L-shaped locking portion 25 ′ that engages with the engaging portion 24 of the coin counter 5 is formed in a plurality of stages is attached to the inside of the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1.

Next, a method for using the hand-held safe of this embodiment will be described.
First, when the upper lid 3 of the handheld safe 1 is closed, the coin counter 5 is horizontally stored in the upper part of the main body 2 as shown by a dotted line in FIG.

  From this state, the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1 is opened. In the case of this embodiment, the coin counter 5 remains horizontally stored in the main body 2 even when the upper lid 3 is opened. In this state, the user lifts the coin counter 5 and hooks the engaging portion 24 of the coin counter 5 to the engaging portion 25 ′ at an arbitrary position of the engaging member 25 inside the upper lid 3, so that the user can As shown in FIG. 6, the coin counter 5 can be adjusted and held at a desired inclination angle.

  In the case of this embodiment, the coin counter 5 is not interlocked with the movement of the upper lid 3, so that the coin counter 5 can be made the same size as the opening of the main body 2 and the hand-held safe 1 is small. Even so, there is a feature that a large coin counter 5 can be used. Moreover, the latching | locking part 25 provided in the inner side of the upper cover 3 should just be two or more steps.

  Next, another embodiment of the hand-held safe of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a hand-held safe according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an essential part of the hand-held safe shown in FIG.

  Since the basic structure of the hand-held safe is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of the same reference numerals will be omitted, and different parts will be described below.

  In the hand-held safe 1 of this embodiment, slide grooves 26 are formed on both sides of the upper lid 3. Then, both sides of the coin counter 5 can be fixed at any position of the slide groove 26 by a set screw 27. The sliding groove 26 is formed at a position where the coin counter 5 is horizontally stored in the upper part of the main body 2 when the upper lid 3 is closed.

Next, a method of using the handheld safe 1 of this embodiment will be described.
First, when the upper lid 3 of the handheld safe 1 is closed, the coin counter 5 is horizontally stored in the upper part of the main body 2 as shown by a dotted line in FIG.

  When the upper lid 3 of the hand-held safe 1 is opened from such a state, the coin counter 5 is fixed to the upper lid 3 with a set screw 27 as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Tilt to stand up while sliding. Even in this state, the hand-held safe 1 can be used, but the coin counter 5 adjusts the inclination angle by loosening the set screw 27 and moving the set screw 27 along the slide groove 26, and then tightening the set screw 27 to By fixing the counter 5 with respect to the slide groove 26, the user can adjust and hold the coin counter 5 at his / her preferred inclination angle as shown by a two-dot chain line.

  When closing the top lid 3, the set screw 27 is loosened, and the set screw 27 is moved along the slide groove 26 so that the coin counter 5 approaches the hinge 4 side, and the coin counter 5 is returned to the initial position. When the upper lid 3 is closed, the coin counter 5 is stored horizontally on the upper part of the main body 2 as indicated by a dotted line.

  Next, another embodiment of the hand-held safe according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a hand-held safe according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an attachment member of the hand held safe of FIG.

  Since the basic structure of the hand-held safe is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of the same reference numerals will be omitted, and different parts will be described below.

  In the hand-held safe 1 of the present embodiment, an attachment member 28 is attached to the coin counter 5 so that the angle can be changed. And then. The attachment member 28 is slidably fixed inside the upper lid 3 by a set screw 29.

  Next, an example of the attachment member 28 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the mounting member 28 is formed by bending a plate-like member so that both ends thereof are opposed to each other, and a cylindrical convex portion 31 to be inserted into each of the long holes 30 of the coin counter 5 is formed on the opposed surfaces. It is.

  Two slide grooves 32 are formed in parallel on the side in contact with the inside of the upper lid 3 of the attachment member 28. The attachment member 28 is slidably fixed to the upper lid 3 by a set screw 29. When the set screw 29 is loosened, the attachment member 28 can be slid with respect to the inside of the upper lid 3 by the slide groove 31, and when the set screw 29 is tightened, the attachment member 28 is fixed to the inside of the upper lid 3.

  And the convex part 31 of the attachment member 28 comprised as mentioned above is slidably engaged so that it may be inserted from the outer side with respect to the long hole 30 formed in the both sides of the coin counter 5. FIG. That is, the coin counter 5 is slidable with respect to the attachment member 28 through the long hole 30, and the attachment member 28 is slidable with respect to the upper lid 3 through the slide groove 32.

Next, a method of using the handheld safe 1 of this embodiment will be described.
First, when the upper lid 3 of the handheld safe 1 is closed, the coin counter 5 is horizontally stored in the upper part of the main body 2 as shown by a dotted line in FIG.

  When the upper lid 3 of the handheld safe 1 is opened from such a state, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Even in this state, the hand-held safe 1 can be used, but the coin counter 5 adjusts the inclination angle by loosening the set screw 29 and moving the mounting member 28 by the slide groove 26, and then tightening the set screw 29 to By fixing the counter 5, the user can adjust and hold the coin counter 5 to his / her preferred inclination angle as shown by a two-dot chain line.

When closing the top lid 3, the set screw 27 is loosened, the attachment member 28 is returned to the original position, and the coin counter 5 is returned to the initial position. When the upper lid 3 is closed, the coin counter 5 is stored horizontally on the upper part of the main body 2 as indicated by a dotted line.
In this embodiment, by forming the long hole 30 in the coin counter 5, the storage position is adjusted when the coin counter 5 is stored in the hand-held safe 1, so that the coin counter 5 is substantially the same size as the opening of the main body 2. It is possible.

  The hand-held safe of the present invention can be applied to any hand-held safe as long as the upper lid is of a type. The lock mechanism of the safe can be of various types that have been used in the past, or may have no lock mechanism at all. A conventional coin counter can be used, and the internal structure of the coin counter can be arbitrarily selected.

It is a perspective view of the state which opened the upper cover of the hand-held safe of this invention. It is a perspective view of the angle material of the hand held safe of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of the hand-held safe of this invention. It is a perspective view of the latching member attached to the upper cover of the hand held safe of FIG. It is a top view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG. It is a side view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG. The other example of the hand-held safe of this invention is shown, (A) is sectional drawing, (B) is a front view of a locking member. It is a side view of the coin counter of the hand held safe of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of the hand-held safe of this invention. It is a principal part perspective view of the hand held safe of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of the hand-held safe of this invention. It is a perspective view of the attachment member of the hand held safe of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hand carry safe 2 Main-body part 3 Top cover 4 Hinge 5 Coin counter 6 Angle material 7 Set screw 8 Support part 9 Small hole 10 Long hole 11 Receiving part 12 Long groove 13 Screw 14 Key 15 Opening part 16 Locking pin 17 Engaging groove 18 Engagement Joint member 19 Upper / lower part 20 Central part 21 Insertion part 22 Storage groove 23 Communication groove 24 Engagement part 25 Locking member 25 'Locking part 26 Slide groove 27 Set screw 28 Mounting member 29 Set screw 30 Long hole 31 Convex part 32 Slide groove

Claims (5)

  In a hand-held safe whose upper lid can be opened and closed by a hinge, a tray-shaped coin counter is stored in the upper part of the main body, and when the upper lid is opened, the coin counter is tilted and held at an arbitrary angle. A hand-held safe characterized by being made.   The hand-held safe according to claim 1, wherein an angle at which the coin counter is tilted and held is variable.   3. The coin cover is provided with a plurality of engaging portions of the coin counter, and the coin counter is provided with an engaging portion capable of engaging with the engaging portion. Handbag safe as described in   The hand-held safe according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an angle member is rotatably attached to the coin counter, and the angle member is slidably disposed inside the upper lid. .   An angle member is rotatably attached to the coin counter, a magnet is attached to the angle member, and the angle member can be fixed to a desired location inside the upper lid by the magnet. The hand-held safe according to claim 1 or 2.

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