JP3498189B2 - Locker for coin locker - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a locker for a coin locker. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lock device for a coin locker of this type is rotated and returned by passing down a coin in the middle of a guide flow path for coins leading to a coin slot, and is operated by a key locking operation. A locking means for engaging a locking pin provided on the rotating locking lever to prevent the locking lever from rotating; and a locking coin held in a rotating position by the last coin to be inserted. A lock restricting lever is provided so as to release the rotation inhibition of the coin. On the other hand, the number of coins to be used is set in the lower part of the guide drop channel of the coin, and the key is locked and rotated by the key in conjunction with the lock body. A type using a plurality of coins in which pins of a coin collecting lever for dropping and collecting all inserted coins are provided so as to be able to come and go is known . [0003] For example, a coin locker that can be used for one coin, for example, 100 yen, has no problem.
In the case of a 300-yen coin locker in which three yen coins are set, one 100-yen coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot, and the coin falls downward from the upper part of the coin's induced fall channel, The lock restricting lever having one end intervening in the guided fall channel is momentarily rotated. The rotation posture of the locking restriction lever is such that the locking means integral with the locking lever also rotates,
The locking pin provided on the locking lever rotated by the key is momentarily disengaged from the locking means, and the locking lever becomes rotatable in the locking direction. If the key is operated in a timely manner by catching the movement of the momentarily rotating locking means, the locking lever, which should be prevented from rotating, may rotate and the lock body B may be locked. Therefore, there is a serious problem that a coin locker for 300 yen is illegally used for 100 yen for a predetermined time. An object of the present invention is to provide a locker for a coin locker that can rationally prevent unauthorized use at a fee lower than a set fee. [0007] The configuration of the present invention that solves the problems of the prior art is that the coin is rotated and returned in the middle of the coin's guide flow path leading to the coin slot by flowing down the coin. And a locking means for locking the locking lever provided on the locking lever of the lock body B which is rotated by the locking operation of the key b to prevent the locking lever from rotating. And a lock restricting lever configured to release the lock prevention of the lock lever is provided, and the number of coins to be used is set in the lower part of the coin guide fall channel, and the key is set. b in conjunction with the lock body B which is locked and rotated by
In a coin locker locking device using a plurality of coins provided with pins of a coin collecting lever for dropping and collecting all the inserted coins, the locking restricting lever is moved up and down two steps in the middle of the coin's guiding fall channel. And each locking restriction lever has the locking means for engaging a locking pin provided on the locking lever, and the lower locking restriction lever and one locking means are connected by a connecting rod. The upper lock restricting lever is held in the rotational position by the coin inserted last, and the lower lock restricting lever is held in the rotational position by the coin inserted second from the last. The rotation of the locking lever in the locking direction is allowed only when the rotation posture is simultaneously maintained by the inserted coin. An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of an airframe incorporating a locking and unlocking mechanism, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the lock body A in a neutral position, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the lock body B in a locking lever unlock prevention position, FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a state in which the lock body A is pulled out of the machine body and a state in which the lock body B is pulled out, FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway rear view showing a locked state, and FIG. 7 is a left side view,
8 is a left side view with a part cut away, FIG. 9 is a left side view with a part cut away showing a flow of coins, FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing a coin collection lever portion, and FIG. 11 is a relationship between a lock restricting lever and a coin. FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a lock restricting lever and a coin, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the present locking device. Reference numeral 1 denotes a body provided with a locking and unlocking mechanism and the like. A coin (for example, a 100 yen coin) 2 having a prescribed diameter is allowed to be inserted into the upper part of the front plate 1a of the body 1, and a 100 yen coin is provided. There is provided a coin slot 4 provided with a check means 3 for preventing insertion of other coins. The check means 3 is provided at a right angle on the back side of the front plate 1a, and is arranged so as to be convertible on an upper part of a frame 5 having a slit structure communicating with the coin slot 4.
When a coin of a specified diameter, for example, a 500-yen coin is set to be used, the coin is replaced with a check means for a 500-yen coin. When a coin having a specified diameter is inserted, the coin is turned downward while guiding the coin between the coin guide edge surface 3a provided inside the check means 3 and a coin is formed on the frame 5. The coin guiding lever 6 is inserted into the guided falling path 7 for coins. The coin guiding lever 6 automatically returns by the action of the balance weight 8. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, the number of coins to be used is set and adjusted, and the tip of a pin 9 for dropping and collecting coins is interposed at the lower part of the coin guide / fall channel 7 so as to be able to advance and retreat. Have been. The pin 9 is detachably provided on one side edge of a coin collection lever 10 provided on one lower side of the frame 5, and the pin 9 is provided at an appropriate interval in the vertical direction of the coin collection lever 10. For example, when the pin 9 is screwed into the uppermost screw hole 11, two coins are used and the middle screw hole 11 is attached to the plurality of screw holes 11 formed. When the pin 9 is attached to the screw hole, the use of three coins is set.
Is set to use four coins. The other side edge of the coin collection lever 10 is supported by the frame 5 by a shaft 12 and the coin collection lever 10 is always turned outward between the frame 5 and the coin collection lever 10. Movement, in particular, a spring 13 is provided for urging the pin 9 to rotate in a direction to withdraw the pin 9 from the inside of the guide drop channel 7 of the coin. Further, a connecting piece 1 directed outwardly near the pivot of the coin collecting lever 10.
4 is integrally formed, and the connecting piece 14 is connected to an end of an advancing / retracting rod 15 of a cylinder lock B provided below the front plate 1a of the body 1. This cylinder lock B
The locking and unlocking of the locker main body can be performed by the insertion and rotation operation of the key b, and the advance / retreat rod 15 is moved outward as shown by the solid line in FIG. The coin advancing to the right on the paper surface, the key b is pulled out of the cylinder lock B, and retreats to the left on the paper surface. The coin recovery lever 10 is rotated outward by the action of the sprocket 13 as shown by the imaginary line. Is released from the coin guide / fall channel 7 to release coins that are prevented from falling by the pins 9 and the coins are stored in a coin storage box (not shown).
It is configured so that it is collected down the stream. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7, a rotating rod 16 having the reciprocating rod 15 elastically slidably mounted thereon.
Then, the base of the arc-shaped lock lever 18 which comes out of the hole 17 formed in the frame body 5 and engages with and disengages with the locker body, that is, locks or unlocks, and the base of the lock lever 19 are fixed. A locking pin 20 is provided at the tip of the locking lever 19, and a connecting rod 21 is provided at an upper end of the locking lever 19.
And a lower end of the connecting rod 21 is pivotally supported on the lower end of the frame 5, and a part of the coin insertion slot 4 is closed at the time of rotation. connect.
In the drawing, reference numeral 23 denotes a spring for giving a quick motion to the rotation of the lock lever 18 and the lock lever 19. On the other hand, as is apparent from FIGS. 2 to 5 and FIGS. 11 and 12, the coin rotates and returns to the side surface of the frame 5 corresponding to the coin-induced fall channel 7 by passing the coin. The lock restricting levers 24 and 25 are vertically supported 26 and 27 at an appropriate distance from each other, and
The outer ends of the coins 4 and 25 are inserted into the guide fall channel 7 for coins so as to be able to come and go freely. In addition, the upper lock restriction lever 2
4 is rotated integrally with the shaft 26, and the locking lever 1 is rotated.
Locking step 2 which can be disengaged by a locking pin 20 provided at the upper end of the step 9
8 is provided at the lower part of the inner end. Further, an inner end of the lower lock restricting lever 25 and an inner end of an operating lever 30 having one end loosely fitted to the upper shaft 26 are connected by a connecting rod 31 and the operating lever 31
The outer end of a locking lever 33 that forms a locking step 32 at the lower portion of the inner end, which is integrally linked with the locking pin 20 of the locking lever 19, is supported by the shaft 26.
The locking levers 29 and 33 have the same shape and the same size so that they can rotate integrally with the separate locking restriction levers 24 and 25. [0013] The above-described configuration shows a locking and unlocking configuration according to claim 1. Next, the operation will be described. In this embodiment, three 100-yen coins are used. 30
It shows a zero-yen coin locker, and a key b is inserted into a cylinder lock B as shown in FIG. First, when a 100-yen coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 4, the coin flows down the guided fall flow path 7 and rotates while passing through the lock restricting lever 24 while abutting on the lock restricting lever 24 of the upper stage. Is further lowered while rotating the lock restricting lever 25, and the coin is stopped by the pin 9 of the coin collecting lever 10 to stop flowing down. At this time, the lock restricting lever 24,
25 instantaneously returns to the old state, but the upper lock restriction lever 2
When the lock lever 29 is instantaneously rotated upward together with the lock lever 4, the lock pin 32 of the lock lever 19 is attached to the lock step 32 of the lock lever 33 that is interlocked with the lower lock restriction lever 25.
Is in the engaging position, so that unauthorized use is completely prevented as in the prior art. When the second coin is inserted, this coin is prevented from flowing down by the first coin as shown in FIG. 11, and is brought into contact with the tip of the lower locking restriction lever 25 to rotate it. Maintain the rotation posture. This maintains the upward turning posture of the locking lever 33 via the connecting rod 31 and the action lever 30, and releases the engagement relationship between the locking lever 19 and the locking pin 20. However, at this time, the locking lever 2 interlocked with the lock restricting lever 24 in the upper stage
9 still prevents the locking lever 19 from rotating in the locking direction. And when you insert the third coin,
As shown in FIG. 2, while the third coin is prevented from flowing down by the second coin, the third coin comes into contact with the tip of the upper locking restriction lever 24 and rotates it to maintain its rotating posture. When the locking lever 29 integrally formed with the locking lever 29 is rotated upward to release the engagement with the locking pin 20, the locking lever 19 is rotated in the locking direction by the rotation of the key b, and the locking lever 18 is rotated. Is inserted into the locker body to complete the locking.
When the key b is removed from the cylinder lock B in this state, the advance / retreat rod 15 of the cylinder lock B is moved to the left on the paper by the action of the struts as shown in FIG. , The pin 9 that has intervened in the guided fall channel 7 for coins is retreated, and the three coins fall under their own weight and are stored in the coin storage box. Next, the structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. A cylinder lock 3 operated by a key a is provided beside a coin slot 4 provided on the front plate 1a of the body 1.
4 is provided. By inserting the key a into the cylinder lock 34, a central first cut 35 shown in FIG. 1, a second cut 36 inclined to the left side by 45 ° from the first cut 35, and a 45 ° to the first cut 35 shown in FIG. A rod 38 is provided which pivots so as to fit the third cut 37 inclined to the right side of the paper, and a key a is set in a state where the cylinder lock 34 is set at the position of each of the first, second, and third cuts 35, 36, 37. Can be pulled out. As shown in FIG. 6, the inner end of the rod 38 of the cylinder lock 34 protrudes outward from the upper end surface of the body 1 so that the refracting tip approaches the inside of the front plate of the rocker body. An operation panel 40 integrally formed with the joint pieces 39 is fixed. In the drawing, reference numeral 41 denotes a protrusion provided on the inner surface of the front plate 1a, the lower end of which protrudes downward from the lower end surface of the body 1 and engages with the front plate of the rocker body.
The body 1 is mounted on the locker body by the projecting pieces 41 and the engaging pieces 39. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the engagement piece 39 is formed integrally with the operation panel 40 so as to be eccentric to the left from the center of the rod 38.
On the left side of the paper perpendicular to the center axis of the engagement piece 39, a bulging portion 42 integral with the operation panel 40 is formed, and the bulging portion 42 is provided with an operation pin 43 perpendicular to the panel surface. Reference numeral 44 in FIGS. 2 to 4 denotes the front plate 1.
a long switching lever suspended vertically so as to be slidable in the vertical direction in parallel with the plate surface of FIG. 3a, and an operation pin 43 provided on the operation panel 40 at one upper end of the switching lever 44. Is formed into a horizontal notch recess 45 into which the key is inserted, and a circular portion 46a larger than the diameter of the cylinder lock B operated by the key b is formed below the switching lever 44.
And a keyhole-shaped hole 46 linearly connecting a small-diameter circular portion 46b which engages with the cylinder lock B and prevents the cylinder lock B from being pulled out, and an intermediate portion of the switching lever 44 above the hole 46. A concave step surface 47 for allowing the locking lever 19 and the locking pin 20 to rotate, and a locking pin 2 of the locking lever 19 which is provided continuously below the concave step surface 47 in a wide width and is in the locking position.
In this embodiment, a step portion 48 is formed to engage with the “0”. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the cylinder lock A is located at the position of the first cut 35 by the key a, and the engaging piece 39 of the operation panel 40 is in a vertical position. In this state, the action pin 43 provided on the bulging portion 42 of the action board 40 is fitted into the center of the cutout recess 45 of the switching lever 44, and the small-diameter circular portion 46b of the keyhole-shaped hole 46 is formed. A cylinder lock B is connected halfway. Therefore, the engagement piece 39
And the protruding piece 41 are engaged with the front plate of the locker main body, the body 1 is fixed to the locker main body, and the cylinder lock B
Cannot be removed, and the lock lever 19 is maintained in a normal use state in which the lock lever 19 can be rotated in the locking and unlocking directions by the key b. The conventional one also has this function. FIG. 3 shows that the cylinder lock A is in the position of the second cut 36 by the rotation operation of the key a, the operation panel 40 is rotated rightward on the paper surface, and the engagement piece 39 thereof is inclined rightward. The posture is shown. At this time, the switching lever 44 rises through the notch recess 45 due to the rotational displacement of the action pin 43,
A state in which the lower cylinder lock B is fitted to the small-diameter circular portion 46b, and the locking pin 20 of the locking lever 19 in the locking position is engaged with the step portion 48 of the switching lever 44, so that the cylinder lock B cannot be unlocked. It is in. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the cylinder lock A is set at the position of the third cut 37 by the key a, and the engagement piece 39 is turned leftward on the paper surface so as to be immersed below the upper end of the machine body 1.
The switching lever 44 is lowered to fit the lower cylinder lock B to the keyhole-shaped circular portion 46a having a large diameter without fleet.
This enables the cylinder lock B to be independently removed and the body 1 to be removed. In this state, when the user loses the key b, the cylinder lock B is replaced with a new one, or the entire body 1 is replaced in order to prevent unauthorized use. I have. According to the configuration of the present invention as described above,
The following effects can be obtained. (A) In a locker for a coin locker using a plurality of coins, lock restricting levers are arranged in two stages, upper and lower, in a guide flow path for coins. Since the lock lever is operated, either one of the locking means can prevent the rotation of the locking lever, and the locking can only be performed when the locking posture is simultaneously maintained by the coins into which the locking restriction levers are inserted. The lever can be turned in the locking direction, and illegal use of a locker requiring a plurality of coins by inserting one coin can be rationally prevented. (B) Delete

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of an airframe incorporating a locking and unlocking mechanism. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the lock body A in a neutral position. FIG. 3 is a rear view in which the lock body B is in an unlocking prevention position of a locking lever. FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a state where the lock body A is withdrawn from the machine body and the lock body B is withdrawn. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway rear view showing a locked state. FIG. 6 is a right side view partially cut away. FIG. 7 is a left side view. FIG. 8 is a left side view partially cut away. FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway left side view showing the flow of coins. FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing a coin collecting lever portion. FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a locking restriction lever and a coin. FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a locking restriction lever and a coin. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the present locking device. [Description of Signs] A Lock body B Cylinder lock a Key b Key 1 Airframe 1a Front plate 2 Coin 3 Checking means 3a Coin guide edge 4 Coin insertion slot 5 Frame 6 Coin guide lever 7 Guide fall channel 8 Balance weight 9 Pin 10 Coin recovery lever 11 Screw hole 12 Shaft 13 Sprocket 14 Connecting piece 15 Retracting rod 16 Rotating rod 17 Hole 18 Lock lever 19 Locking lever 20 Locking pin 21 Connecting rod 22 Coin insertion prevention lever 23 Spring 24 Locking restriction lever 25 Locking limit lever 26 Shaft 27 Shaft 28 Locking step 29 Locking lever 30 Working lever 31 Linking rod 32 Locking step 33 Locking lever 34 Cylinder lock 35 Cut 36 Cut 37 Cut 38 Rod 39 Engagement piece 40 Working panel 41 Projecting piece 42 Swelling part 43 Working pin 44 Switching lever 45 Notch recess 46 Hole 46a Circular part 46b Circular part 47 Concave step 48 step portion

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-186394 (JP, A) JP-A-48-24799 (JP, A) JP-A-58-92095 (JP, A) 20495 (JP, U) JP-A 61-37585 (JP, U) JP-A 58-27456 (JP, U) JP 1-15116 (JP, B2) JP 49-8360 (JP, B1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 35/00 G07F 17/10

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A lock which is rotated and returned by the passing of a coin in the middle of a guided falling flow path of a coin leading to a coin slot, and is rotated by a locking operation of a key b. The locking lever is provided with a locking means for engaging with a locking pin provided on a locking lever of the main body B to prevent rotation of the locking lever. A lock restricting lever is provided to release the rotation inhibition of the coin. On the other hand, the number of coins to be used is set in the lower part of the guide drop channel of the coin, and the lock is linked to the lock body B which is locked and rotated by the key b. Then, in a locking device of a coin locker using a plurality of coins provided with pins of a coin collection lever for dropping and collecting all the inserted coins, the locking restriction lever is set in the middle of the coin's induced fall channel. Two upper and lower tiers, each with locking system The locking lever has the locking means for engaging with the locking pin provided on the locking lever, and the lower locking restriction lever and one of the locking means are connected by a connecting rod, and the upper locking restriction lever is the last. The rotation posture is held by the coins inserted into the coin, and the rotation posture is held by the coin inserted into the lowermost locking restriction lever from the last coin, and the rotation is performed by the coins into which both locking restriction levers are inserted. A locking device for a coin locker, wherein the locking lever is allowed to rotate in the locking direction only when the posture is maintained at the same time.