JP3076537B2 - Auxiliary lock device for fee settlement machines, etc. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary lock device for preventing a cash storage unit or the like of a vending machine or a parking lot charge adjusting machine from being opened or damaged by violence.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Access to a cash storage unit of a charge settlement machine is blocked by an opening / closing door disposed in front of the cash settlement unit. The opening / closing door is blocked by a main locking device. Violent theft cases are still on the rise. Therefore, it has been proposed to additionally use a rectangular frame-shaped band locking means as an auxiliary locking device to surround the charge calculator main body and the entire opening / closing door.
The band locking means includes a fixed frame portion fixed to the charge calculator main body, a first movable frame portion pivotally attached to one end of the fixed frame portion and rotatable in the enclosing release direction, and the other end of the fixed frame portion. a second movable frame portion pivotally attached to the first movable frame portion, the lock unit being provided on the first movable frame portion,
The second movable frame portion is provided with a catch for engaging and disengaging a hook plate connected to the rotor of the lock unit.

However, in this auxiliary lock device,
Since the belt-shaped locking means is attached to only one place, the obtained anti-theft effect has its own limit. Further, when a tool such as a bur is inserted into the gap between the belt-shaped locking means and the charge calculator main body, the band-shaped locking means itself may be violently broken and removed without opening the lock unit. Furthermore, after rotating the first movable frame portion and the second movable frame portion in the encircling establishment direction,
Since it is necessary to insert a key into the rotor of the lock unit and turn the rotor to engage the hook plate with the receiving member, there are problems such as two-step operation and complicated operation.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary lock device for a charge adjusting machine or the like which is excellent in operability because the locking operation is performed with one touch, and has an enhanced anti-theft effect. is there. Another object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary lock device in which a load on a side wall plate of a charge calculator main body or the like is reduced when the band lock means is mounted. Still another object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary lock device which can set the band lock means at an arbitrary position without having to perform machining such as drilling on the body of the fee settlement machine when mounting the band lock means. To provide. Other objects of the present invention will be set forth in the following description.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 comprises upper and lower two band locking means 2 surrounding an upper part and a lower part of a charge settlement machine main body 1 and the like. Fixed frame portion 2A fixed to the
A first movable frame portion 2B pivotally attached to one end of the second movable frame portion 2B and rotatable in the enclosure release direction, and a second movable frame portion 2C pivotally attached to the other end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the enclosure release direction. For surrounding maintenance, the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C are automatically locked when the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C rotate in the direction in which the surrounding is established. Charge settlement machine, etc. in which snatch lock means 5 is provided in obi lock means 2
Auxiliary lock device, the top surface of the charge settlement machine body 1
The guard plate 6 is provided so as to abut the fixed frame portion 2A.
The lower surface of the edge of the guard plate 6 to be fixed to the fixed frame portion 2A,
At the edge of the guard plate 6 located on the side of the second movable frame portion 2C
When the support plate 7 is pivoted and rotated to the position where the surroundings are established, the second position is possible.
The moving frame portion 2C is placed on the support plate 7.

An auxiliary locking device according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises one or two upper and lower band locking means 2 surrounding the main body 1 of the fee settlement machine, and the band locking means 2 is a leg of the main body 1 of the price calculator. 10 or a fixed frame portion 2A fixed to a fixed post 12 fixed to the installation floor surface 11, a first movable frame portion 2B pivotally attached to one end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the surrounding release direction, and fixed. A second movable frame portion 2C pivotally attached to the other end of the frame portion 2A and rotatable in the encircling release direction, when the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C rotate in the enclosing direction. The band locking means 2 is provided with a snatch lock means 5 for maintaining the surroundings, which automatically locks the gap between the distal ends of the first movable frame part 2B and the second movable frame part 2C.

In the auxiliary locking device according to the third aspect of the present invention,
In addition to the above-described structure of the invention of claim 2 , the fixing post 12 is formed by a vertical screw rod, and the vertical through hole 1 of the fixing frame portion 2A is formed.
3, the fixing post 12 is penetrated, and the fixing frame portion 2A is fixed by two upper and lower position setting nuts 14 screwed to the fixing post 12.

[0008] The snatch lock 5 for maintaining the surroundings is
Bracket plate fixed to the tip of first movable frame portion 2B
15 and a receiver fixed to the protruding end of the bracket plate 15
The rod 16 and a base fixed inside the second movable frame portion 2C are provided.
Plate 17 and a locking groove 19 with which the receiving rod 16 is disengaged.
And the base end is pivotally connected to the base plate 17 by the first pivot 20.
The fitted lock lever 18 and the locking groove 19 are
To bias the lock lever 18 to rotate in the direction of
1 spring 21 and a second pivot 23 parallel to the first pivot 20.
The lock groove of the lock lever 18 is pivotally attached to the base plate 17.
When the receiving rod 16 is engaged with the locking projection 19,
4 engages with the stopper receiving portion 25 at the base end of the lock lever 18.
The stop lever 22 and the stop protrusion 24 are engaged with the stop receiving portion 25.
The second spring 2 for urging the stop lever 22 to rotate in the direction of engagement
6 and the base end is pivotally attached to the base plate 27 by the third pivot 27.
The tip pushes the tip of the stop lever 22 to stop the stopper.
Kick lever 28 that disengages the wake 24 from the restraint receiving portion 25
The fixed body 30 is mounted on the base plate 27 and the rotor 3
A lock in which a cam plate 32 for operating the kick lever 28 is connected to 1
And the front unit 29.

In the auxiliary lock device according to the present invention, the band lock means 2 is mounted by selecting a portion which hinders the access to the cash storage unit of the fee settlement machine main body 1 or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C of the band lock device 2 are in the encircling position, and the ends of both are held in a connected state by the snatch lock device 5. In order for the administrator of the parking lot to take out the cash from the fee settlement machine main body 1 or the like, it is necessary to release the surrounding by the band lock means 2.

As shown in FIG. 12, the second movable frame portion 2C
When the key 37 is inserted into the key hole of the rotor 31 from the operation hole 33 on the lower surface side of the and the key 37 is turned in a predetermined direction, the operation cam plate 23 rotates integrally with the rotor 31 and pushes the tip end of the kick lever 28. . The kick lever 28 rotated clockwise around the third pivot 27 pushes the tip of the stop lever 22. As a result, the stop lever 22 rotates clockwise around the second pivot 23 against the bias of the second spring 26, and the stop projection 24 of the stop lever 22 separates from the stop receiving portion 25 of the lock lever 18. . Therefore, the lock lever 18 is
The spring 21 rotates clockwise about the first pivot 20, and pushes the receiving rod 16 out of the lock groove 19 of the lock lever 18 during the rotation. This allows the second
The lock of the first movable frame portion 2B with respect to the movable frame portion 2C is released, and the second movable frame portion 2C is centered on the hinge 4 and the first movable frame portion 2B is centered on the hinge 3 and the fixed frame portion 2A.
And the surroundings of the fee settlement machine body 1 etc. are released.

After the cash is taken out, the operation cam plate 32 is returned to the standby position by the key 37, and then the key 37 is removed from the lock unit 29 in advance. When the second movable frame portion 2C and the first movable frame portion 2B are rotated around the hinges 3 and 4 in the direction in which the surroundings are established, the receiving rod 16 locks the lock lever 18 at the end of rotation as shown in FIG. The lock lever 18 rotates against the first spring 21 in the counterclockwise direction around the first pivot 20 against the inner peripheral surface of the groove 19 against the first spring 21. When the lock lever 18 rotates to a predetermined angle, the stop lever 22 rotates counterclockwise by a predetermined angle about the second pivot 23 by the bias of the second spring. By this rotation, the stop projection 24 of the stop lever 22 causes the lock lever 1 to move.
8, the rotation of the lock lever 18 stops in a state where the receiving rod 16 is drawn deep into the locking groove 19. Since the tip end of the stop lever 22 pushes the tip end of the kick lever 28, the kick lever 28
As shown in (3), it rotates counterclockwise around the third pivot 27 until it comes into contact with the operation plate 32 at the standby position. When the receiving rod 16 is engaged with the locking groove 19 of the lock lever 18 as described above, the second movable frame portion 2C
, The first movable frame portion 2B is locked, and the band lock means 2 is maintained at a position surrounding the main body 1 of the fee settlement machine or the like.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 14, the lock unit 29 faces a keyhole of a rotor 31. FIG.
The operation hole 33 is a lower plate portion of the second movable frame portion 2C,
It is installed at a position close to the side of the charge settlement machine
You. A flat L-shaped fixed frame portion 2A of the band locking means 2,
A first U-shaped movable frame portion 2B and a second L-shaped planar
Each of the movable frame portions 2C is formed by joining rectangular metal pipes, and a hinge 3 for pivotally connecting the first movable frame portion 2B to the fixed frame portion 2A, and a second movable frame portion 2C to the fixed frame portion 2A.
The hinges 4 for pivoting are all flat hinges.
The fixed frame part 2A is attached to the fee settlement machine body 1 etc.
This is performed by using a fixing plate 38 in which a nut 39 is welded to a metal strip. An insertion hole 41 for a bolt 40 is formed in the side wall plate 1a of the charge settlement machine main body 1 or the like. The fixing plate 38 has a nut 39 for increasing the strength.
Instead of welding, the entire plate thickness can be increased, and a screw hole can be formed directly in the fixing plate 38.

A guide plate 42 is provided at the base end of the first movable frame portion 2B so as to protrude into an end opening of the fixed frame portion 2A.
At the base end of the second movable frame portion 2C, a guide plate 43 that protrudes into another end opening of the fixed frame portion 2A protrudes to reinforce the pivotally attached portion. Guard plate 6 made of a hard metal plate
Are welded to the upper surface of the fixed frame portion 2A on two sides. The support plate 7 is connected to one side of the guard plate 6 by a hinge 8 composed of a flat hinge, and when the surrounding position is established, the second movable frame portion 2C is placed on the support plate 7. Therefore, the second
The load of the movable frame portion 2C is applied to the upper surface of the charge adjusting machine main body 1 and the like via the support plate 7 and the guard plate 6, and the burden on the side wall plate of the charge adjusting machine main body 1 and the like is eliminated. .

A wall panel 9 made of a rigid metal plate is stretched between the upper and lower two band locking means 2 in order to protect the side wall plate of the toll settlement machine body 1 from violent destruction. Considering the convenience of storage and transportation of the auxiliary lock device,
It is desirable that the wall panel 9 be of an on-site assembly type using screws or the like. The first spring 21 of the snatch lock means 5 is formed of a torsion coil spring, the coil portion is fitted on the first pivot 20, one linear end 21a abuts on the base plate 17,
The other straight end 21 b is hooked on the right end of the tip of the lock lever 18. Therefore, the lock lever 18 is urged to rotate clockwise in FIG.

The second spring 26 of the snatch lock means 5 is also formed of a torsion coil spring, the coil portion is fitted on the second pivot 23, one linear end 26a contacts the base plate 17, and the other linear end 26b Is hooked on the right side of the base end of the stop lever 22. Therefore, the stop lever 22 is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG.
The base plate 17 is provided with a slot 44 into which the base end of the stop lever 22 enters, and when the rotation of the lock lever 18 is stopped, the base end of the stop lever 22 contacts the left inner end surface 44a of the slot 44. I have. The bracket plate 15 is fixed to the first movable frame portion 2B by welding. The base plate 17 is fixed to the second movable frame portion 2C by screws 45. The lock unit 29 has the fixed main body 30 fitted in the through hole 46 of the bent plate portion 17 a of the base plate 17, and is fixedly fastened by a nut 47. As the lock mechanism of the lock unit 29, a known mechanism such as a pin tumbler lock mechanism can be appropriately selected and used. As the hinges 3 and 4, instead of flat hinges, back hinges can be used as shown in FIGS. As a result, it becomes impossible to remove the shaft pin from the outside and the security is further improved.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the fixing post 12 is constituted by a vertical threaded rod, and the lower end of the vertical threaded rod is fixedly welded to the connecting plate 34. It is fixed to the leg 10 of the fee settlement machine main body 1 and the like via the same. The leg 10 is of a height-adjustable type. The threaded rod of the leg 10 is fitted into a through hole 35 at the base end of the connecting plate 34, and the connecting plate 34 is Secured to the body. In the right place of the fixed frame part 2A, fixed post 1
The fixing frame portion 2A is fixed by two upper and lower positioning nuts 14, 14 after the height position of the fixing frame portion 2A is adjusted by appropriately moving and adjusting the height position. The lower end of the vertical threaded rod can be bent horizontally and welded to the leg 10. The fixing post 12 can also be fixed to an installation floor 11 such as a charge settlement machine using an anchor member or the like.

[0017]

The auxiliary locking device according to the first aspect of the present invention
Is a guard plate 6 which is in contact with the upper surface of the fee settlement machine body 1 or the like.
Is provided, and the lower surface of the edge of the guard plate 6 facing the fixed frame portion 2A is fixed to the fixed frame portion 2A. Therefore, the insertion of a tool into the gap between the band lock means 2 and the charge calculator main body 1 and the like is accurately prevented, The band lock means 2 is strong against violent destruction of itself. Further, the support plate 7 is pivotally attached to the edge of the guard plate 6 located on the side of the second movable frame portion 2C, and the second movable frame portion 2C is placed on the support plate 7 when rotated to the surrounding establishment position. ,
The load on the side wall plate of the charge calculator body 1 and the like is correspondingly reduced, and the reinforcement processing cost of the charge calculator body 1 and the like is reduced.

The auxiliary lock device according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises one or two upper and lower band lock means 2 surrounding the charge settlement machine main body 1 and the like, and the fixed frame portion 2A of the band lock means 2 is connected to the charge calculator main body. Since it is fixed to the fixed post 12 fixed to the leg 10 or the installation floor 11, no load is applied to the side wall plate of the charge calculator main body 1 and the like when the band lock means 2 is mounted, and the charge calculator main body 1 and the like Reinforcement processing costs are greatly reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to perform machining such as drilling on the fee calculation machine main body 1 and the like, there is no problem of damage to the paint coating of the price calculator main body 1 and the like due to machining and rusting corrosion caused thereby.

In the auxiliary locking device according to the third aspect of the present invention , the fixing post 12 is formed of a vertical screw rod, and the fixing post 12 is passed through the vertical through hole 13 of the fixing frame portion 2A. Two position setting nuts 14
As a result, the fixing frame portion 2A is fixed, so that the band lock means 2 can be arbitrarily set at a position optimal for theft prevention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of an auxiliary lock device for a charge settlement machine or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which two upper and lower band lock means connected by a wall panel are in a surrounding established position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a first movable frame portion and a second movable frame portion of each band locking means of the auxiliary locking device have been rotated to a surrounding unlocking position.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of band locking means used in the auxiliary locking device.

FIG. 4 is a more detailed partially cutaway plan view of the band locking means.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an auxiliary locking device in which a guard plate is mounted on the upper band locking means.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the guard plate.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the guard plate.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7, showing a state in which the first movable frame portion and the second movable frame portion of the band lock device are separated, and the snatch lock device is at an unlocking position.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 7, showing a state in which the first movable frame portion and the second movable frame portion of the band lock unit are coupled to each other, and the snatch lock unit is in a locked position.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the snatch lock unit.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an example of a back hinge used in the auxiliary lock device.

FIG. 16 is a mounting view of the rear hinge.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of an auxiliary locking device according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the band locking means is in an enclosing position.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a lower portion of a charge adjusting machine or the like using the auxiliary lock device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charge settlement machine main body 2 Band lock means 2A Fixed frame part of band lock means 2B First movable frame part of band lock means 2C Second movable frame part of band lock means 3 Hinge 4 Hinge 5 Snatch lock means for surrounding maintenance 6 Guard plate 7 Support plate 8 Hinge 9 Wall panel 10 Feet adjuster leg 11 Feet adjuster installation floor 12 Fixing post 13 Fixed frame part through hole 14 Position setting nut 15 Bracket plate 16 Receiving rod 17 Base plate 18 Lock lever 19 Lock groove 20 First pivot 21 First spring 22 Suppression lever 23 Second pivot 24 Suppression projection 25 Suppression receiving part 26 Second spring 27 Third pivot 28 Kick lever 29 Lock unit 30 Fixed body 31 Rotor 32 Operation cam Plate 33 Operation hole

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-7-302364 (JP, A) JP-A-8-282277 (JP, A) JP-A 4-39257 (JP, U) JP-A 1-1114767 (JP , U) Registered utility model 3006608 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 65/00-65/02 E05G 1/00 G07F 5/00-9/10 102

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An upper and lower band locking means 2 surrounding an upper part and a lower part of a charge settlement machine main body 1 and the like, and the band lock means 2 is fixed to a charge calculator main body etc. 1 with a fixed frame portion 2A.
A first movable frame portion 2B pivotally attached to one end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the encircling release direction; and a second movable frame portion pivotally attached to the other end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the enclosing release direction. When the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C rotate in the direction in which the surroundings are established, the space between the first movable frame portion 2B and the tip of the second movable frame portion 2C is automatically set. Enclosed snatch lock means 5 to be locked to band lock means 2
In the auxiliary lock device for the charge adjustment machine, etc.
A guard plate 6 to be in contact with the upper surface of the computer main body 1 is provided.
The lower surface of the edge of the guard plate 6 facing the fixed frame portion 2A is fixed to the frame.
Fixed to the portion 2A and located on the side of the second movable frame portion 2C.
The support plate 7 is pivotally attached to the edge of the guard plate 6 and is positioned at the surrounding position.
When rotated, the second movable frame portion 2C is placed on the support plate 7.
An auxiliary lock device for a charge settlement machine or the like. 2. The method of claim 1] becomes the fee settlement machine body such as one from one or two upper and lower band lock means 2 surrounding, band lock means 2
Is fixed to a fixed post 12 fixed to a leg 10 or an installation floor 11 of the charge calculator main body 1 or the like 1.
A first movable frame portion 2B pivotally attached to one end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the encircling release direction; and a second movable frame portion pivotally attached to the other end of the fixed frame portion 2A and rotatable in the enclosing release direction. When the first movable frame portion 2B and the second movable frame portion 2C rotate in the direction in which the surroundings are established, the space between the first movable frame portion 2B and the tip of the second movable frame portion 2C is automatically set. An auxiliary lock device for a charge calculator or the like, wherein a snatch lock means 5 for maintaining surroundings to be locked is provided in the belt lock means 2. 3. The fixing post 12 is formed by a vertical screw rod, and the fixing post 12 is inserted into the vertical through hole 13 of the fixing frame portion 2A.
3. The auxiliary locking device according to claim 2 , wherein the fixing frame portion 2 </ b> A is fixed by two upper and lower position setting nuts 14 screwed to the fixing post 12.