JP3083743U - Vending machine anti-theft protection cover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an anti-theft protection cover for a vending machine in which goods and money in the vending machine are hard to be stolen and the vending machine is not easily destroyed. The vending machine includes a base member on which the vending machine is mounted, and pillar members fixed to the base member, and a beam member connecting upper ends of the pillar members. A frame member 23 surrounding the front door 21 except for a lower portion of the frame 11 with a gap, and a column member 34 on one side of the frame member 23, which is attached to the column member 34 via hinges 24-27 so as to be openable and closable. Front protection plate member 28 having opening windows 37a to 39a through which the portion 12, the money input unit 13 and the change receiving unit 14 are exposed, and the front protection plate member 28
And a lock mechanism 31 for fixing the column member 33 to the column member 33 on the other side of the frame member 23.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a protective cover for theft prevention of vending machines for soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, foods and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Vending machines are widely installed because they can sell juice, liquor, tobacco, liquor, etc. without labor costs. On the front side of this vending machine, there is a display section of a product having a selection button, a cash input section for putting coins and bills, etc., and subtracting the amount of money from the cash input section and the selected product for change. And a change receiving unit for issuing the change. These vending machines generally have a door on the front side, and the door is provided with the above.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, vending machines have no sales staff, and no one is present at night, and money or change received by customers may be stolen. In this case, since the surrounding case is made of a relatively thin iron plate, it is easily broken. For example, when stealing goods in addition to money, a bar-like object is inserted into the hinge part of the front door, and the door is pry open. Also, a crowbar is put in the cash input or change receiving part, and the part is pryed open to steal the money inside. Once destroyed by a crowbar, the vending machine cannot be repaired and cannot be used. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine anti-theft protection cover that makes it difficult for internal goods and money to be stolen and that the vending machine is not easily destroyed.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 1, which meets the above object, is an automatic vending machine having at least a commodity display section having a selection button for displayed commodities, a cash input section, and a change receiving section on the front side. An anti-theft protection cover attached to a machine, comprising: a base member on which the vending machine is mounted; a column member fixed to the base member; and a beam member connecting an upper end of the column member. A frame member surrounding the front door excluding the lower portion of the vending machine with a gap, and a frame member mounted on one of the pillar members of the frame member via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, A front side protection plate member having an opening window through which the money input section and the change receiving section are exposed, and a lock mechanism for fixing the front side protection plate member to a column member on the other side of the frame member. are doing.

The vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 2 is the vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 1, wherein the frame member has a front side of the vending machine. A side surface protection plate member that covers the portion is provided. The vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 3 is the vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 2, wherein the pillar and the beam each have an L-shaped cross section. It is made of chevron. The anti-theft protection cover for a vending machine according to claim 4 is the anti-theft protection cover for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the pillars of the frame member each have an angle-shaped material having an L-shaped cross section. The vending machine is used and one plate of each chevron is arranged to cover the side of the vending machine.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to the first aspect, wherein the lock mechanism comprises a column member of one of the frame members. In a state where the frame-side fixing plate with a through hole horizontally disposed with a gap therebetween and the front-side protective plate member are horizontally disposed and attached to an end of the front-side protective plate member, and the front-side protective plate member is closed, A door-side fixing plate having a through-hole substantially corresponding to a through-hole of each of the frame-side fixing plates, and a through-hole of each of the frame-side fixing plates and a through-hole of each of the door-side fixing plates are inserted. In the locked state, the tip of the rod member is fitted into the rod member which can be fixedly arranged in a part thereof, and in the locked state, the screw member is screwed into the female screw formed in the frame side fixing plate. , The base is A male screw member having a polygonal cross section; and a cylindrical member fixed to the frame-side fixing plate and covering the base of the male screw member screwed to the female screw with a gap.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of an anti-theft protection cover of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 5A and 5B are detailed explanatory views of a section B in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 6A to 6C are detailed explanatory views of a section C in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a male screw member used for the lock mechanism, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a tool for turning the male screw member.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a vending machine anti-theft protection cover 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is used to steal products of a vending machine 11 and money disposed inside the vending machine 11. It is a device that prevents On the front side of the vending machine 11, for example, a merchandise display unit 12 having a selection button for displayed merchandise, a cash input unit 13, a change receiving unit 14, and a discharge unit 15 for purchased merchandise are provided. The two panels 16, 17, the back panel 18, the ceiling panel 19, and the bottom panel 20 of the vending machine 10 have an iron plate structure to form a single box. An input section 13 and a change receiving section 14 are provided.

The vending machine anti-theft protection cover 10 covers the front door 21 and the front sides of both side panels 16 and 17 excluding the lower part of the vending machine 11. A base member 22 to be mounted, a frame member 23 fixed to the base member 22, a front-side protective plate member 28 attached to one of the frame members 23 via hinges 24 to 27 so as to be openable and closable, It has side surface protection plate members 29 and 30 provided on both sides of the frame member 23 and a lock mechanism 31 for locking the front side protection plate member 28 to the other side of the frame member 23. Hereinafter, these will be described in detail.

The base member 22 is made of a thick iron plate, and has cutouts 22 a and 22 b at the center on both sides as shown in FIG. 4, and is wider than the bottom panel 20 of the vending machine 11. It is sufficiently wider than the width and is anchored together with the four legs 32 of the vending machine 11. On both sides of the base member 22, column members 33 and 34 made of angle iron (an example of an L-shaped cross-section) at a small distance (for example, 10 to 20 mm) from both sides of the vending machine 11. It is erected. The upper ends of the pillars 33 and 34 are connected by a beam 35 also made of angle iron, and the beam 35 is positioned 10 to 20 mm above the ceiling panel 19 of the vending machine 11 so that the pillars 33 and 34 The length is fixed. The reason why the pillars 33 and 34 and the beam 35 are arranged with a gap from the vending machine 11 is to enable the door 21 on the front side of the vending machine 11 to be opened and closed. . As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, diagonal support members 36 each having a lower end fixed to the rear end on both sides of the base member 22 are provided on the backs of the pillars 33 and 34, respectively. The frame member 23 including the pillar members 33 and 34, the beam member 35, and the oblique support member 36 and surrounding the vending machine 11 is configured. In addition, it is arrange | positioned so that one board part of each angle iron which comprises the pillar materials 33 and 34 may face, and the other board part may face back.

One side of a front side protection plate member 28 is provided at a portion of the frame member 23 except for a lower portion of one of the pillar members 34 via hinges 24 to 27 so as to be openable and closable. A lock mechanism 31 is provided on the other side of the front side protection plate member 28. The front side protection plate member 28 is made of a thick (about 3 to 4 mm) stainless steel plate, and has opening windows 37a to 39a on the front side for exposing the commodity display section 12, the money insertion section 13 and the change receiving section 14. . The opening windows 38a and 39a that expose the cash input unit 13 and the change receiving unit 14 are the same as or slightly smaller in width and width of the cash input unit 13 and the change receiving unit 14, respectively, and are easily used. A bur-shaped object cannot be inserted into the periphery of the 14. Note that the merchandise discharge section 15 below the vending machine 11 is exposed without the front side protection plate member 28 being covered. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, side protection plate members 29 and 30 are provided on the side surfaces of the frame member 23. The side protection plate members 29 and 30 are made of an iron plate of about 3 to 4 mm, the front ends of which are welded to the column members 33 and 34, the lower ends thereof are welded to the base member 22, and the diagonal support members 36 are partially welded. It is fixed by welding.

The lock mechanism 31 for fixing the other side of the front side protection plate member 28 to the frame member 23 is as shown in FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) and FIGS. 6 (A), 6 (B) and 6 (C). In addition, frame-side fixing plates 38 and 39 with through holes 37 horizontally arranged with a gap in one of the column members 33 of the frame member 23, and a front-side protection plate member whose ends are bent at a right angle. When the front-side protection plate member 28 is closed, the through-holes 40 substantially correspond to the through-holes 37 of the frame-side fixing plates 38 and 39 when the front-side protection plate member 28 is closed. Door-side fixing plates 41 and 42 having a through hole, and a rod member 43 capable of passing through the through-hole 37 of each frame-side fixing plate 38 and 39 and the through-hole 40 of each door-side fixing plate 41 and 42. I have. At the top of the rod member 43, a stopper portion 44 having an enlarged diameter portion is provided. When the rod member 43 is inserted into the through holes 37 and 40 as shown in FIG. The rod member 43 does not fit any more on the upper side surface. In this state, the front protection plate member 28 is fixed to the frame member 23.

As shown in FIG. 6B, assuming that the distance from the upper surface of the door-side fixing plate 42 to the center position of the frame-side fixing plate 39 is m, as shown in FIG. A recess 45 is provided at a distance m from the lower end surface of the stopper portion 44 of the member 43. The frame-side fixing plate 39 is thicker than the frame-side fixing plate 38, and has a female screw 46 formed in the center of the front side thereof so as to be inserted to the through hole 37. A male screw member 47 as shown in FIG. The male screw member 47 has a pointed portion 48 at the tip, a male threaded portion 50 of about M10 up to the pointed portion 48 and the stopper portion 49 having a hexagonal cross section, and the base portion 51 is an example of a polygonal cross section. It has a certain cross-sectional triangle. Further, on the front side of the frame-side fixing plate 39, there is provided a cylindrical member 52 into which a male screw member 47 screwed into the female screw 46 is screwably fitted, and covers the base 51 of the male screw member 47 with a gap. ing. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the male screw member 47 is rotated by a handle 54 having a fitting hole 53 having a triangular cross section at the rod end into which the base 51 of the male screw member 47 prepared in advance is fitted, the tip of the male screw member 47 is rotated. Of the rod member 43 is prevented from moving upward. When the male screw member 47 is turned by the handle 54 and the tip of the male screw member 47 is removed from the recess 45, the rod member 43 moves upward, the lock mechanism 31 is released, and the front-side protection plate member 28 is moved to the hinge position. It is designed to open via 24-27.

As described above, when using the anti-theft protection cover 10 of the vending machine, the base member 22 is attached together with the base of the leg 32 of the vending machine 11, and the front side of the vending machine 11 Of the frame member 23. In this state, since there is a small gap with the frame member 23, the door 21 on the front side of the vending machine 11 can be opened and closed. One of the front side protection plate members 28 covering the vending machine 11 is attached to the frame member 23 via hinges 24-27, and the other is attached to the frame member 23 via the lock mechanism 31, The width and height of the merchandise display section 12, cash input section 13, and change receiving section 14 of the machine 11 are substantially equal or have opening windows 37a to 39a which are reduced to a small extent. The portion 12 can be seen through the opening window 37a, and the cash input unit 13 and the change receiving unit 14 can be used through the opening windows 38a and 39a. The outside of the periphery of these windows is covered with the front side protection plate member 28. It is difficult to pry open with a crowbar. Further, since the side surface of the door 21 of the vending machine 11 is covered with the frame member 23 and the side surface protection plate members 29 and 30, it is difficult to pry the door 21 with a crowbar.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the number of hinges may be different or one hinge may be used. Further, as the lock mechanism, another structure can be used as long as one side of the front side protection plate member can be substantially locked to the frame member. Further, the shape of the opening window will be changed according to the vending machine, and if there is a necessary push button or the like, the number of opening windows can be increased. In the above-described embodiment, the anti-theft protection cover of the vending machine is used.However, in order to prevent the vending machine from being stolen, the panel on the front side of the vending machine has no product display portion. Since only a money input unit and a money receiving unit are provided, a front side protection plate member (for example, made of a medium-thick plate such as stainless steel) for protecting the front of the automatic money changer is provided with a money input unit and a money input unit. Opening windows through which the money exchange receiving parts are exposed will be provided. One side of the front side protection plate member is rotatably attached to a frame member (for example, angle iron) surrounding the front side of the automatic changer using a hinge, and the other side of the front side protection plate member is locked. And a lock mechanism capable of unlocking. Also, a side protection plate member can be attached so that the front door of the automatic money changer is not broken by a bar or the like.

[0016]

[Effect of the invention]

 The anti-theft protection cover for a vending machine according to the first to fifth aspects has a base member on which the vending machine is mounted, a column member fixed to the base member, and a beam connecting the upper end of the column member. A frame member that surrounds the front door excluding the lower part of the vending machine with a gap, and a frame member that is attached to one side of the frame member via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, Since it has a front-side protection plate member having an opening window from which the money input portion and the change receiving portion are exposed, and a lock mechanism for fixing the front-side protection plate member to the column member on the other side of the frame member, It becomes difficult to pry open the door of the vending machine with a bar member, and also it becomes difficult to pry open the merchandise display section, cash input section and change receiving section, and it is possible to prevent money and goods from being stolen from the vending machine .

In particular, in the vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to the second aspect, the frame member is provided with a side surface protection plate member that covers the front side of the vending machine. Furthermore, it becomes difficult to pry open the bar from the side by inserting it between the door and the vending machine. In the protective cover for theft prevention of a vending machine according to the third aspect, the column member and the beam member are each formed of an angle-shaped member having an L-shaped cross section, so that the overall strength is increased and the plate portion is required. Locations (eg, the gap between the door and the vending machine body) can be covered. 5. The protective cover for theft prevention of a vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the pillars of the frame member are each an angled member having an L-shaped cross section, and one plate of each angled member is vending automatically. Since the frame is arranged so as to cover the side of the machine, the frame has a box shape, so that the front side protection plate member and the side surface protection plate member can be easily attached.

[0018] In the protective cover for theft prevention of a vending machine according to the fifth aspect, the lock mechanism includes a frame-side fixing member having a through hole horizontally arranged with a gap in one of the column members of the frame member. A door having a through-hole substantially aligned with a through-hole of each frame-side fixing plate when the front-side protection plate member is closed and attached horizontally to the plate and at an end of the front-side protection plate member. A side fixing plate, a rod member having a recess in a part, and a rod member in a locked state, which can be fixedly arranged in a state where the through hole of each frame side fixing plate and the through hole of each door side fixing plate are inserted. The tip is fitted into the recess of the frame, screwed into the female screw formed on the frame-side fixing plate, and the base is fixed to the frame-side fixing plate with the male screw member processed into a polygonal cross section, and screwed into the female screw Male screw Since there is provided a cylindrical member that covers the base of the member with a gap, the lock is securely applied. Further, since the base of the male screw member for locking is covered by the cylindrical member, it is difficult to release the lock mechanism with a normal tool.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an anti-theft protection cover of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are detailed explanatory views of a portion B in FIG. 1;

FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (C) are detailed explanatory views of a portion C in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a male screw member used for a lock mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a tool for turning the male screw member.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: protective cover for theft prevention of vending machines, 11: vending machine, 12: merchandise display section, 13: cash input section, 14:
Change receiving unit, 15: Commodity discharging unit, 16, 17: Side panel, 18: Back panel, 19: Ceiling panel, 20: Bottom panel, 21: Door, 22: Base member, 22a, 22b:
Notch, 23: frame member, 24-27: hinge, 2
8: front side protection plate member, 29, 30: side surface protection plate member
31: Lock mechanism, 32: Leg, 33, 34: Column, 3
5: beam material, 36: oblique support member, 37: through hole, 3
8, 39: frame-side fixing plate, 37a to 39a: opening window, 40: through hole, 41, 42: door-side fixing plate, 43: rod member, 44: stopper portion, 45: recess, 46: female screw, 47: Male screw member, 48: pointed portion, 49: stopper portion, 50: male screw portion, 51: base, 52: cylindrical member, 53: fitting hole, 54: handle

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] An anti-theft protection cover attached to a vending machine having at least a commodity display section having a selection button for displayed commodities, a cash input section, and a change receiving section on a front side, wherein the vending machine is provided. A base member to be mounted,
A column member fixed to the base member, and a frame member having a beam connecting the upper ends of the column members and surrounding the door with a gap around a front door excluding a lower portion of the vending machine, A front-side protection plate member, which is openably and closably attached to a column member on one side of the frame member via a hinge, and has an opening window through which the commodity display section, the cash insertion section, and the change receiving section are respectively exposed; A lock mechanism for fixing the front-side protection plate member to the column member on the other side of the frame member. 2. The vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 1, wherein said frame member is provided with a side protection plate member for covering a front side portion of said vending machine. Characteristic Vending machine anti-theft protection cover. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein said pillar member and said beam member are each formed of an angled member having an L-shaped cross section. Anti-theft protection cover. 4. The vending machine anti-theft protection cover according to claim 1, wherein each of said column members of said frame member is formed with an angled member having an L-shaped cross section. A vending machine anti-theft protection cover, wherein one plate portion is arranged so as to cover a side portion of the vending machine. 5. The protective cover for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said locking mechanism is provided on a side of the frame member having a through-hole horizontally arranged with a gap in one of the column members of the frame member. A fixing plate, which is horizontally disposed and attached to an end of the front side protection plate member, and in a state where the front side protection plate member is closed, a through hole substantially corresponding to a through hole of each of the frame side fixing plates. A door-side fixing plate having a hole, a rod member which can be fixedly arranged in a state where the through-holes of the respective frame-side fixing plates and the through-holes of the respective door-side fixing plates are inserted, and a part having a hollow. In the locked state, the tip part fits into the recess of the rod member and is screwed into a female screw formed in the frame-side fixing plate, and the base part is formed into a polygonal cross-section by a male screw member and the frame-side fixing part Adhered to the board And a cylindrical member that covers the base of the male screw member with a gap with the female screw with a gap therebetween.