JP2017021611A - Money processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain security for being carelessly opened and so forth by making opening operation of a batch discharge door complicate or difficult.SOLUTION: A money processing device comprises: a batch discharge door 51 which is supported at a main body side 50, and moved between a closed state of an opening 50A and an open state thereof; a lock member 53 which is arranged in the batch discharge door 51 and moved between a locking position to engage with the main body side 50 and an unlocking position; a compression spring 56 which energizes the lock member 53 in the direction toward the locking position; an unlocking lever 54 which pushes the lock member 53 from the side of the locking position to move it to the unlocking position, and is capable of being operated from outside; a restriction lever 55 which is moved between a restriction position where movement of the unlocking lever 54 toward an unlocking direction is restricted and an opening position where movement of the unlocking lever 54 toward the unlocking direction is allowed, and capable of being operated from outside; and a compression spring 57 which energizes the restriction lever 55 in the direction toward the restriction position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a money processing machine installed in a self-store or the like operated by a user.

  In recent years, self-stores such as gas stations have become widespread. In such a store, the customer himself performs a refueling operation and a payment operation via a money handling machine. The money handling machine includes a container and an exterior part for customer service, and the exterior part is provided with a bill and coin slot, a change bill, and a coin outlet. The cash handling machine has a collective discharge unit with a door that collects coins as sales and coins for change in a batch, and is collected by the store clerk at the end of the business to prevent theft. . The collective discharge unit is provided with a lock structure for security.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a cover body that opens and closes a device housing portion for a security structure that houses a device by rotating, a lock button that has a lock claw that locks the opening of the cover body, and a lock button that can be operated up and down. A two-action type unlocking structure is described that includes a push-in type unlocking button that regulates the raising and lowering of the button, and an opening regulating screw that regulates the rotation of the cover body. In this open lock structure, the cover body is allowed to be opened by pushing up the lock button while pushing the lock release button after removing the release regulating screw using a tool. And when returning to a locked state, after closing a cover body, operation to push down a lock button is performed.

JP 2009-277744 A

  By the way, in consideration of an efficient arrangement position of the collective discharge unit, it is preferable to use a part of the coin payout tray unit. On the other hand, since the coin payout tray part is a part where customers other than the store clerk take out change from the tray, it is possible to touch the lock structure of the collective discharge part accidentally or intentionally at the time of taking out. It is required to adopt a double lock structure that cannot be released by this operation. In an embodiment that employs an opening restriction screw such as the opening lock structure described in Patent Document 1, the structure is complicated and the operation is complicated. Further, the two-action embodiment is a two-button push-in and push-up operation. It is easy to operate with only one hand and may be unlocked.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a money handling machine having a collective discharge door having a lock structure that is difficult to unlock.

  The present invention relates to a money processing machine having an opening provided on the main body side for collectively discharging accommodated coins, and is supported by the main body side and moves between the closed state and the open state. A discharge member; a lock member provided on the collective discharge door; and a lock member that moves between a lock position that engages with the main body side and an unlock position that releases the engagement; and a direction of the lock member toward the lock position. A first urging member that urges the locking member, a first operating member that can be operated from the outside, wherein the locking member is pushed from the side of the locking position and moved in the direction of the unlocking position, and the first operation. A second position operable from the outside, which moves between a restriction position for restricting movement of the member in the unlocking direction and an open position for releasing movement of the first operating member in the unlocking direction; The operation member and the second operation member are attached in the direction of the restriction position. It is characterized in that a second urging member that.

  According to the present invention, the second operating member is in the restricted position in the normal state, and even if the first operating member is operated in this state, it cannot be moved in the unlocking direction. On the other hand, when the first operating member is operated and moved to the open position, and the first operating member is operated in this state, the first operating member moves in the unlocking direction, and the lock member is pushed to the unlocking direction. Move. And in a state where the lock member has reached the unlocked position, the collective discharge door is allowed to be opened. Accordingly, the opening of the collective discharge door is not permitted unless the first operation member is moved without maintaining the state in which the second operation member is moved on the collective discharge door. It is not easy and security is maintained.

  In addition, the collective carry-out door has opposite sides, and includes a support portion that is rotatably supported on the one side and the lock side of the lock member on the opposite side. It is provided with. According to this configuration, the entire opening is opened when released.

  In addition, at least one of the main body side and the lock claw portion has a contact portion between the lock claw portion and the main body side along the rotation direction when the collective discharge door rotates toward the closed position. It is formed in a taper shape. According to this configuration, the locking member pushes the first operating member by the first urging member and returns in the locking direction, but can move independently in the unlocking direction separately from the first operating member. Therefore, when the collective discharge door is pushed in the closing direction, the lock member is pushed back in the unlocking direction while sliding on the tapered surface, so that the collective discharge door can be rotated to the closed position. Therefore, the collective discharge door can be brought into a closed state only by a simple operation of simply pushing it with one finger, for example.

  Further, the second operation member is provided with a restricting portion on one side and an operation piece portion on the other side with the rotation shaft interposed therebetween. According to this configuration, the release position can be set by an operation in the rotation direction.

  The first operating member includes a pair of restricted portions on both left and right sides orthogonal to the moving direction, and a pair of the second operating member is provided on both the left and right sides corresponding to the pair of restricted portions. It is characterized by. According to this configuration, the left and right second operation members are operated with two fingers, and in this state, both hands are required to further move the first operation member in the unlocking direction. Become.

  The first operation unit includes a pair of restricted portions on both left and right sides orthogonal to the moving direction, and a pair of the second operation members are provided on the left and right sides corresponding to the pair of restricted portions. Each of which is provided with a restricting portion on one side of the rotating shaft and an operating piece portion on the other side, and when the pair of operating piece portions are operated in directions close to each other, The part moves to the open position. According to this configuration, the first operation member can be moved in the unlocking direction by rotating the pair of operation pieces in the proximity direction.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make the opening operation of the collective discharge door complicated or difficult, and maintain security against unintentional opening.

It is an external view explaining the external appearance structure of the money processing machine which concerns on this invention. It is an external view explaining the external appearance structure of the exterior part of a money processor. It is an external view which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of a batch discharge part. It is a disassembled external view which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of a batch discharge part. It is a figure explaining opening and closing operation of a collective discharge part, (a) is the front view which looked at the collective discharge part in the locked state from the front, (b) is the side view. It is a figure explaining opening and closing operation of a collective discharge part, (a) is the front view which looked at the collective discharge part in an unlocked state from the front, (b) is the same front view just before a collective discharge part closes.

  In FIG. 1, a money handling machine 30 is installed as appropriate for a self-service store or self-use, and is used for a money payment process by the customer himself, and includes a front-facing exterior 10 and a rear container 20 on the front. ing. The exterior part 10 is provided with each part for performing the operation of taking out bills and coins paid out as bills and coins and changing operations so that the customer can operate as fee settlement. For example, in a mode in which the money handling machine 30 is installed at a self-service gas station, a charge corresponding to the amount of gasoline refueled by the customer himself is calculated and the amount is notified. Next, when the insertion of bills and coins is detected from the customer, the amount of money to be inserted is identified, settlement processing is performed, and if there is a change, the change is paid out. Or the aspect which receives payment of the amount of money required previously and provides the amount of oil supply according to the amount of money may be sufficient. Moreover, the exterior part 10 is provided with the below-mentioned structure part used for the various work which a salesclerk (administrator) performs.

  Since the container 20 is general, a detailed description thereof is omitted, but includes a banknote processing unit and a coin processing unit. That is, the container 20 includes a sorting unit that sorts banknotes and coins into denominations, a storage unit that stores them, a mechanism unit for receiving and dispensing banknotes and coins, and performs a settlement process and control of the mechanism unit. A control unit is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the exterior portion 10 includes a main body frame 1 such as a door portion having a predetermined shape, for example, a rectangle in a front view. On the front side of the main body frame 1, a bill insertion / dispensing port 2, a coin insertion port 3, a coin dispensing tray unit 4, a collective discharge unit 5, a code display unit 6 and an intercom unit 7 are arranged.

  The banknote insertion / payout opening 2 is disposed, for example, vertically, with a banknote insertion slot 21 and a banknote discharge outlet 22 adjacent to each other. The banknote insertion slot 21 carries the inserted banknote into the banknote processing section of the container 20 described above, and the banknote discharge outlet 22 carries out and pays out banknotes as fishing from the banknote processing section. Is. The coin insertion slot 3 has a hemispherical recess, and has a slit 31 into which a coin can be inserted at the bottom. The inserted coins are denominated in a known manner and stored in the coin processing unit for each denomination.

  The coin payout tray portion 4 communicates with the coin accommodating portion of the container 20 and is a portion from which coins as change are paid out. In this embodiment, the coin payout tray portion 4 is formed so as to protrude from the front and be in a tray shape. It is easy to take out change. The fishing coin payout process is performed by a coin processing unit in the container 20 as is well known, and when there is a change of payout, for example, the coin as a change is denominated from the coin storage part allocated for each denomination. Each is selected and carried out, and is paid out to the coin payout tray section 4.

  The collective discharge unit 5 is provided at the bottom of the coin dispensing tray unit 4 using a part of the configuration. An opening 50 </ b> A having a predetermined shape, for example, a rectangular shape is formed in the center of the bottom of the coin dispensing tray unit 4, and the opening 50 </ b> A is normally closed by the collective discharge unit 5. On the other hand, by operating the collective discharge unit 5 and opening the opening 50A, the coins in the coin storage unit of the container 20 are passed through the opening 50A of the collective discharge unit 5 by making a collective coin discharge instruction a condition. Discharge (collect) in a batch. Collective collection of stored coins is performed at the end of business, for example, to prevent theft at night. Details of the configuration of the collective discharge unit 5 will be described later.

  The code display unit 6 displays various states (for example, an abnormal state) of the money handling machine 30 as code information, and is normally closed with a lid and can be opened using a key held by a store clerk. ing. When the button 71 is pressed by a customer who does not know the operation method, the intercom unit 7 notifies the store clerk via wired or wireless communication, and requests or calls the store clerk for explanation.

  3 and 4, the collective discharge unit 5 uses a bottom portion of the coin dispensing tray unit 4, and is a component having an opening 50 </ b> A in the center of the bottom (hereinafter referred to as a main body side 50 (see FIG. 5)). And a plate-like discharge door portion 51 that opens and closes the opening 50A on the main body side 50 via a support portion 52 for rotation. On the discharge door portion 51, a plate-like lock member 53 that is slidable in one direction, in this embodiment, the front-rear direction (see FIG. 3) is supported. The lock member 53 is a member that performs locking and unlocking with the main body side 50 by sliding. Further, on the discharge door portion 51, a plate-like unlocking lever 54 (first operation member) for sliding the lock member 53 between the locking position and the unlocking position, and a sliding operation of the unlocking lever 54 And a pair of regulating levers 55 (second operating members). In this embodiment, the discharge door part 51 and each member 53-55 are comprised left-right symmetrically.

  The discharge door 51 has a plate-like rectangular shape in the present embodiment, and an appropriate rib 511 is erected at a symmetrical position, and a column 512 is erected at a right and left center. . Further, the discharge door portion 51 is formed with support portions 52 at both left and right ends on the rear end side, and supports the rotation shaft 521. Note that one of the support portion 52 and the rotation shaft 521 is rotatably supported by the edge of the opening 50 </ b> A on the main body side 50, whereby the discharge door portion 51 rotates around the rotation shaft 521. Thus, the opening / closing operation of the opening 50A is performed.

  The lock member 53 is supported by the discharge door 51 so as to be slidable within a certain range in the front-rear direction by a guide using the rib 511 or the like. The lock member 53 includes a plate portion extending in the front-rear direction, and is formed with a one-step bent portion 531 toward the lower side (the discharge door portion 51 side) at an appropriate position on the front side. A lock claw portion 532 having a predetermined dimension extends from the front side of the bent portion 531. On the other hand, on the rear side of the lock member 53, a pair of abutting portions 533 projecting from both the left and right sides are formed. A biasing member, for example, a compression spring 56 (FIG. 4) is interposed between the bent portion 531 and the column 512. The lock member 53 is biased forward by a compression spring 56. When the lock member 53 is urged forward by the compression spring 56, the lock claw portion 532 is pushed into the groove 502 (see FIG. 5B) on the main body side 50 at the position where the discharge door portion 51 is closed. Thus, it becomes a so-called locked state.

  A planar guide member 501 for guiding the lock claw 532 to the groove 502 is disposed in front of the groove 502 on the main body side 50. As shown in FIG. 5B, the guide member 501 is formed in a taper shape so that the surface in sliding contact with the lock claw portion 532 is gradually guided to the groove 502.

  The unlocking lever 54 has substantially the same left and right dimensions as the lock member 53 and is disposed so as to overlap the upper surface of the lock member 53. The unlocking lever 54 is slidable in the front-rear direction by a rib 511 and a lock member 53. The unlocking lever 54 has a plate portion extending in the front-rear direction, and an operation projecting piece 541 protruding upward by bending the front end up and down is formed. A piece 542 is formed, and an abutting piece 543 bent downward is formed at the right and left positions at the appropriate position on the rear side in the front-rear direction. The operation protrusion 541 is a part operated backward by the store clerk. The contact piece 543 comes into contact with the contact portion 533 of the lock member 53.

  When the unlocking lever 54 is slid rearward, the abutting piece 543 comes into contact with the abutting portion 533 and integrally slides the lock member 53 to the rear side. On the other hand, when the lock member 53 slides rearward relative to the unlocking lever 54, it is not restricted. That is, the lock member 53 engages and slides when the unlocking lever 54 slides in the unlocking direction, but is not restricted when it slides alone in the unlocking direction.

  Accordingly, when the upper surface of the discharge door 51 in the open state is pushed by hand in the closing direction, the tip of the lock claw 532 is in sliding contact with the surface of the guide member 501, that is, the lock member 53 contacts the discharge door 51. When the lock claw 532 is finally closed to a position facing the groove 502 while being slid rearward against the urging force of the compression spring 56, the lock claw 532 is urged by the urging force of the compression spring 56. Is pushed into the groove 502. In this way, the locking operation can be performed simply by pushing the upper surface of the discharge door portion 51 in the closing direction by hand.

  The regulating lever 55 is disposed symmetrically on the left and right sides with the unlocking lever 54 interposed therebetween. The regulation lever 55 has a rotation shaft 551 standing on the discharge door portion 51 and is rotatable around the rotation shaft 551. The restriction lever 55 has an operation piece part 552 on the rear side and a restriction part 553 on the front side across the rotation shaft 551.

  The restriction lever 55 is urged toward the unlocking lever 54 by an urging member interposed between the rib 511 and the appropriate position on the front side, for example, a compression spring 57, and abuts against the restriction part 553 in a free state. The pieces 542 interfere with each other. That is, when the unlocking lever 54 is slid rearward from the locking position, that is, when it is slid in the unlocking direction, the rear end 542a of the contact piece 542 comes into contact (interference) with the restricting portion 553, and the unlocking lever 54 slides. The operation (operation for unlocking) is regulated. On the other hand, when the pair of operation piece portions 552 are rotated in a direction close to each other against the urging force of the compression spring 57, the interference between the restriction portion 553 and the contact piece 542 is released. In such an interference release state, the unlocking lever 54 can be slid rearward from the locking position, that is, slid in the unlocking direction.

  When the restriction lever 55 is in the restriction position, the pair of operation piece portions 552 spreads in the direction in which the distal end sides are separated from each other, and from this state, the operation piece portions 552 are operated to be closed with two fingers. The restriction of the unlocking lever 54 can be released.

  Next, an operation from the locked state to the unlocked state and then an operation to return to the locked state will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are views based on the state in which the collective discharge unit 5 is viewed from the front (that is, the lower side of FIGS. 1 and 2).

(1) Locked state (Fig. 5)
The restriction lever 55 is in an unoperated state, that is, the restriction portion 553 is in the restriction position. In this state, the operation protrusion 541 of the unlocking lever 54 cannot be pushed backward. Accordingly, for example, the bottom of the coin payout tray portion 4 is touched with one hand, and it is not easy to perform the unlocking operation of the discharge door portion 51 in one hand and in a short time. In the normal state, the opening 50A is opened. It becomes extremely difficult to do.

(2) Operation from locked state to unlocked state (FIG. 6 (a))
When the store clerk closes (closes to) the operation piece 552 by holding the operation piece 552 of the pair of right and left restriction levers 55 with two fingers in the state of FIG. Against this, it rotates in the direction away from the unlocking lever 54 and shifts to the release position. While maintaining this state, the unlocking lever 54 can be unlocked by performing an operation of pushing the operation protrusion 541 backward with the finger of the other hand. The discharge door 51 is opened by further rotating the discharge door 51 around the rotation shaft 521 while maintaining this operation state. Therefore, collective collection of stored coins becomes possible.

(3) Operation to return (shift) to the locked state (FIG. 6B)
In the state where the discharge door portion 51 is unlocked, the operation (2) for unlocking is unnecessary, and both hands may be separated from the collective discharge portion 5. Then, for example, when the collective collection operation of the stored coins is completed through the collective collection code setting, the store clerk only needs to press the discharge door 51 in the direction to close the finger. When the discharge door portion 51 is rotated by this operation and approaches the closing position, the lock claw portion 532 is finally fitted into the groove 502 while slidingly contacting the tapered guide member 501.

  In the first embodiment, the regulation lever 55 is provided with a rotary shaft 551 and is of a rotary type. However, the second embodiment may be of a slide type. For example, a pair of sliding type regulating levers are configured to be slidable so as to be in contact with and separated from each other in the left-right direction, and the regulating levers are brought close to each other with two fingers against the urging direction in the separating direction. It is sufficient that a part of the abutment is in contact with the rear end 542a of the abutting piece 542 to restrict the backward movement. Note that the sliding direction may be left and right, front and rear, or diagonal, and may be slid in a curved line such as an arc. Furthermore, if the operating direction of the release lever 54 and the operating direction of the regulating lever 55 are different directions on the surface of the discharge door portion 51, it is preferable because the operation difficulty is increased accordingly.

  In the first and second embodiments, a pair of left and right regulating levers are employed. However, as the third embodiment, only one of the left and right sides may be used, or one may be used regardless of the installation location. Good.

  In the first and second embodiments, the operation of the restriction lever may be configured so that the restriction is released only within a certain range in the slide area, or the operation difficulty level may be secured. Further, instead of the guide member 501, a tapered shape may be adopted at the tip portion of the lock claw portion 532.

  In addition, the description of the above-described embodiment is an example in all respects, and should be considered not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Money processing machine 4 Coin delivery tray part 5 Collective discharge part 50 Main body side 50A Opening 501 Guide member (contact part)
502 Groove 51 Discharge door (collective discharge door)
52 Supporting part 53 Locking member 531 Bending part 532 Locking claw part 533 Abutting part 54 Unlocking lever (first operating member)
541 Operation protrusion 542 Contact piece 543 Contact piece 55 Control lever (second operation member)
551 Rotating shaft 552 Operation piece portion 553 Restricting portion 56, 57 Compression spring (first and second urging members)

Claims (6)

In the money processing machine having an opening provided on the main body side for discharging the contained coins in a lump,
A collective discharge door that is supported on the main body side and moves between the closed state and the open state;
A locking member that is provided on the collective discharge door and moves between a locking position that engages with the main body side and an unlocking position that releases the engagement;
A first biasing member that biases the locking member in the direction of the locking position;
A first operating member operable from outside to push the locking member from the side of the locking position and move in the direction of the unlocking position;
Operation from the outside that moves between a restriction position that restricts movement of the first operating member in the unlocking direction and an open position that releases movement of the first operating member in the unlocking direction. A possible second operating member;
A money processing machine comprising: a second urging member that urges the second operation member toward the restriction position.   The collective carry-out door has opposite sides, includes a support portion rotatably supported on the one side and the lock claw portion of the lock member on the opposite side. The money processing machine according to claim 1, wherein:   At least one of the main body side and the lock claw portion is such that a contact portion between the lock claw portion and the main body side when the collective discharge door rotates toward the closed position is tapered along the rotation direction. The money processor according to claim 2, wherein the money processor is formed in a shape.   The money processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second operation member includes a restriction portion on one side with a rotation shaft interposed therebetween and an operation piece portion on the other side.   The first operating member includes a pair of restricted portions on both the left and right sides orthogonal to the moving direction, and the second operating member is provided in a pair on the left and right sides corresponding to the pair of restricted portions. The money processor according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The first operation portion includes a pair of restricted portions on both right and left sides orthogonal to the moving direction,
The second operating member is provided in a pair on both the left and right sides corresponding to the pair of regulated parts, and includes a regulating part on one side and a manipulation piece part on the other side across the rotation shaft. The money processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the pair of operation pieces are operated in a direction approaching each other, the pair of restricting portions move to the open position. Machine.