JP2562627B2 - Cassette type coin tube locking device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cassette-type coin tube locking device for locking a removable coin tube main body at a fixed position of a coin mechanism.

(B) Conventional Technology The coin mechanism, which is arranged in the vending machine and performs an operation related to the processing of coins, is provided with a coin tube for holding coins for change. As this coin tube, there has been conventionally known a cassette type coin tube in which a coin tube main body is detachable from the coin mechanism in order to easily perform change replenishment and maintenance and inspection of a coin payout mechanism section.

The coin mechanism is equipped with a locking device for holding the coin tube main body in order to hold this cassette type coin tube main body in the fixed position of the coin mechanism and then keep it from coming out of the fixed position. .

FIG. 6 shows a conventional locking device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-39181.

In FIG. 6, a tube latch 30 made of a flexible material is pivotally attached to a shaft 33 provided between a front plate 32 and a back plate (not shown) of a coin mechanism 31. A cassette tube main body 34, in which a plurality of coin holding tubes are arranged side by side, is attachable / detachable to / from the coin mechanism 31 via lower engaging portions 35, 35, and a locking hole is provided in a side wall portion of the tube latch 32 side. 36 are provided.

The short rod 37 of the tube latch 30 is a coin mechanism.
The coin tube body 34 is in contact with the side plate 38 of 31 and the locking piece 39 of the tube latch 32 is engaged with the locking hole 36, so that the coin tube main body 34 is locked and held so as not to be displaced from a fixed position.

To release the engagement of the tube latch 30, pull the operation piece 41 from the window 40 of the front plate 32, pull the locking piece 39 toward the side plate 38 side against the flexibility of the latch 30 itself, The engagement with the locking hole 36 is released. After that, the coin tube body 34 is removed from the coin mechanism 31.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-described conventional locking device, when the tube latch 30 is attached, the tube latch is attached to the shaft 33 provided between the front plate 32 and the back plate. To secure 30 in place, shaft 33 that passes through tube latch 30
It is necessary to sandwich between the front plate 32 and the back plate and fix the front plate 32 and the back plate with screws or the like.

Further, the elastic means for engaging the tube latch 32 with the locking hole 36 of the coin tube main body 34 needs to be provided separately from the attaching means of the tube latch 30 such as having the tube latch 30 itself. .

As described above, the conventional locking device has a problem that the mounting structure is complicated, and the number of assembling steps at the time of mounting is large and the mounting workability is poor.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve such a conventional problem, and has a simple structure, a reduced number of assembly steps, and an improved workability at the time of mounting. An object is to provide a stop device.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems To achieve this object, the locking device of the cassette type coin tube according to the present invention has an engaging hook projecting from the lower end of the tip and a coil spring of the upper part. A locking lever provided with a mounting part to which the lower end is mounted can be inserted between the upper and lower horizontal plates in the coin mechanism in a state where the coil spring is compressed, and the spring repulsion of the coil spring is compressed. It is equipped with a holding part that engages by being pressed horizontally to the lower horizontal plate by force and retains and retains, and also allows the tip to rotate in the vertical direction and retains and retains during rotation. , A plurality of coin holding tubes are arranged side by side on the top of the coin tube body that is detachable from the coin mechanism, and the coin tube body is mounted at a fixed position on the coin mechanism. It is characterized in that an engaging portion which engages with the hook of the locking lever when being worn is provided.

(E) Operation According to the above-mentioned configuration, the coil spring functions to hold the locking lever at the mounting position between the upper and lower horizontal plates, and at the same time, the locking lever engages and holds the protrusion of the coin tube body. It has the effect of giving elasticity to the stop lever, and the structure is simplified.

(F) Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a coin mechanism that performs an operation related to coin processing in a vending machine.

In FIG. 1, a coin receiving slot 2 is provided above the coin mechanism 1, and a coin discriminating section 3 for discriminating a coin inserted from the coin receiving slot 2 is provided below the coin receiving slot 2.

Further, a pair of upper and lower bosses 6A and 6B are provided on the lower side of the left and right side wall portions of the cassette type coin tube main body 5 in which a plurality of coin holding tubes 4 are integrally formed, respectively. Further, a pair of upper and lower fitting grooves 8 and 9 into which the above-mentioned bosses 6A and 6B are respectively fitted are cut out on both left and right side plates of the housing 1a of the coin mechanism 1, and the coin tube main body 5 is attached to the coin mechanism 1. It is removable.

Coins selected by the coin sorter 3 above the coin tube body 5 are distributed to the coin holding tube 4 of the coin tube body 5 mounted at a fixed position of the coin mechanism 1 and held as change. Below the coin tube body 5, there is provided a change-out mechanism 7 for paying out coins in the coin holding tube 4.

Next, a locking device for locking the coin tube body 5 mounted on the coin mechanism 1 in a fixed position will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2 which is a perspective view in which the locking device according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached, the protrusion 10 is provided on the upper portion of the coin tube main body 5 so as to serve as an engaging portion.
The hook of the locking lever 11 provided on the side of the coin sorter 3
By engaging 12 with each other, it is possible to hold the coin tube main body 5 installed at a fixed position so as not to come off.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 3, a hook 12 projects from the lower end of the locking lever 11, and an inner end 12a of the hook 12 is securely engaged with the protrusion 10 of the coin tube body 5. Slightly inward so that you can go to. The engaging portion 10a of the protrusion 10 is also inclined slightly inward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower part of the coil spring 13 is fitted in the upper part of the locking lever 11 toward the rear side, and a hole 14 as a mounting part for holding the coil spring 13 so as not to come off is provided in the vertical direction. It is provided in. This coil spring 13
When the locking lever 11 is attached via the coil spring 13 between the lower horizontal plate 15 and the upper horizontal plate 16 that vertically project from the side wall 3a of the coin sorter 3, the spring is engaged by the elastic force of the spring. It serves to hold the stop lever 11 at a predetermined mounting position and to give a downward biasing force to the locking lever 11 so that the protrusion 10 of the coin tube body 5 can be engaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, grooves 18 and 19 are formed on both left and right side walls of the rear portion of the locking lever 11,
At the time of mounting, the protrusions 20 formed in the vertical direction on the side wall 3a of the coin sorter 3 and the vertical plates 22 set up on the lower horizontal plate 15 are formed in the grooves 18 and 19 in the vertical direction. The ridges 21 are engaged with each other. This prevents the lever 11 from moving in the front-rear direction and allows the locking lever 11 to be mounted in a fixed position so as not to slip out. Further, the front groove walls 18a, 19a of these grooves 18, 19 of the locking lever 11 are the third
As shown in the figure, it has a sloped wall that opens upward,
The engagement lever 11 and the engagement lever 11 can be smoothly rotated upward in releasing the engagement. Therefore, the groove 18 and the protrusion 20, and the groove 19 and the protrusion 21 that are engaged with each other in the vertical direction and are fitted so as to be able to move a little freely at the upper position of the engaging portion are the locking lever 11 Is formed so as to rotatably support the upper and lower parts and to hold and hold the part.

The locking lever 11 having such a structure is attached to a fixed position on the side of the coin sorter 3 by fitting the coil spring 13 into the hole 14 and pushing the coil spring 13 between the upper and lower horizontal plates 15 and 16. At this time, the ridge 2 is inserted into the grooves 18 and 19 of the locking lever 11.
When 0 and 21 are engaged, the upper end of the coil spring 13 contacts the lower surface of the upper horizontal plate 16, and the elastic lever of the coil spring 13 presses and holds the locking lever 11 on the lower horizontal plate 15. Further, at this time, the locking lever 11 is vertically rotatable about a line connecting the grooves 18 and 19 as a spindle, and the tip of the locking lever 11 is rotated downward by the coil spring 13. Has been given.

Next, the operation of holding the coin tube main body 5 in a fixed position by using the locking lever 11 will be described.

First, in order to mount the coin tube body 5 on the coin mechanism 1, the left and right bosses 6B, 6B on the lower side of the coin tube body 5 are fitted into the fitting grooves 9, 9 on the lower side of the housing 1a of the coin mechanism 1, respectively. After that, the coin tube body 5 is rotated toward the coin mechanism 1. At this time, the front edge 12b of the locking cover 11 abuts on the rear edge 10b of the protrusion 10 protruding from the upper portion of the coin tube 3, but both the rear edge 10b and the front edge 12b are cut obliquely. Therefore, when the coin tube body 5 is further rotated to the coin mechanism 1 side, the locking lever 11 is pushed up against the coil spring 13 by being guided by the rear end edge 10b of the protrusion 10, and then the urging force of the coil spring 13 is exerted. By locking lever
The hook 12 of 11 engages the protrusion 10. As a result, the coin tube body 5 is locked and held at the fixed position of the coin mechanism 1. At this time, the bosses 6A, 6A on the upper side of the coin tube body 5 are fitted into the groove bottoms of the fitting grooves 8, 8 on the upper side of the housing 1a.

Next, the operation of releasing the engagement by the locking lever 11 and removing the coin tube body 5 will be described.

First, the hook lever 11 is pushed upward against the coil spring 13, and the hook 12 and the protrusion of the coin tube body 5 are protruded.
Unengage with 10. After that, if the coin tube body 5 is tilted to the front side and pulled up, the coin tube body 5
Can be removed from the coin mechanism 1.

As described above, the locking device has the function of the coil spring 13 to hold the locking lever 11 in a fixed position, and the locking lever.
It has a function to give a rotational biasing force to 11, and when attaching the locking lever as in the past, there is no need for a pin for pivotal support and a screw for attachment is unnecessary, so the attachment structure is simple Has been converted.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, in the present invention, the locking lever is press-fitted between the upper and lower horizontal plates in the coin mechanism via the coil spring, and the coil spring moves the locking lever up and down. It has both the function of being rotatable and held in a fixed position, and the function of giving a rotational biasing force for engaging with the engaging portion of the coin tube body. Therefore,
The structure is very simple, there is no need to pivotally attach the locking lever using a pivot shaft as in the past, and no screws are required for mounting. The workability in case of is greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin mechanism to which a cassette type coin tube locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the locking device attached to the coin mechanism, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the locking lever of the locking device, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the locking device, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the locking device seen from above, and FIG. 6 is a conventional locking device. It is a front view shown. 1 ... Coin mechanism, 3a ... Side wall, 5 ... Coin tube body, 6A, 6B ... Boss, 8, 9 ... Fitting groove, 10 ...
… Protrusion, 11 …… Locking lever, 12 …… Hook, 13 …… Coil spring, 14 …… Hole, 15 …… Lower horizontal plate, 16 …… Upper horizontal plate, 18,19 …… Groove, 20,21… … Ridge, 22 …… vertical plate.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Hideyuki Sanwa Inventor Hideyuki Sanwa 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 62-1090 (JP, A) Sho 60-39181 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A coin lever in a coin mechanism in a state in which a hook for engagement is projectingly provided at a lower end of a tip thereof, and an attaching portion for attaching a lower end of a coil spring is provided at an upper portion of the engaging lever when the coil spring is compressed. It can be inserted between the upper and lower horizontal plates, and the locking lever is pressed and contracted to the lower horizontal plate horizontally by the elastic force of the coil spring. The upper part of the coin tube main body is equipped with a holding part that allows the parts to rotate in the vertical direction and retains them even when they rotate A cassette type coin tut, characterized in that an engaging portion is provided which engages with the hook of the locking lever when the coin tube body is mounted at a fixed position of the coin mechanism. Department of locking device.