JP4238748B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine that prevents the theft of banknotes stored in a bill validator.

  Of the parts subject to destruction of the vending machine, the most attacked part is the bill validator placed on the outer door of the vending machine. A bill validator was attached to the inner side surface of the outer door via a box-shaped attachment member to be taken out (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-10-208131

  However, in a conventional vending machine, a tool such as a bar or the like is pierced into the bill insertion slot and pushed to the bill storage part of the bill validator, and the bill insertion slot is widened with a tool such as a bar, and the bill There was a situation where banknotes stored in the bill validator were stolen by tricks such as picking out banknotes from data.

  An object of this invention is to provide the vending machine which can prevent the theft of the banknote accommodated in the bill validator arrange | positioned in the inner surface of an outer door in view of the said situation.

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides an inner surface of the outer door via an attachment member provided with a bill insertion slot exposed on the outer surface of the outer door. In a vending machine with a bill validator attached thereto, a reinforcing member having an insertion hole through which a bill is inserted is interposed between the mounting member and the bill validator, and the attachment member side of the insertion hole is formed narrow. On the other hand, the building validator side is formed wide .

The vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, Oite to the claim 1, wherein the locking portion is formed in the mounting member, by the reinforcing member comes into contact with the locking portion, the reinforcement The member resists an external force applied from the bill insertion slot.

  In the vending machine according to the present invention, a reinforcing member having an insertion hole through which a bill is inserted is interposed between the mounting member and the bill validator. It is possible to prevent the banknotes stored in the bill burr from being stolen by a technique such as pushing the bill insertion slot to the bill storage part, spreading the bill insertion slot with a tool such as a bar, and pinching the bill from the bill validator with a tool such as tweezers. There is an effect.

  In addition, the attachment member side of the insertion hole is formed narrow, while the bill validator side is formed wide, so that it is difficult to steal bills stored in the bill validator from the bill insertion port even using a mouth such as tweezers. Even if a reinforcing member is interposed between the mounting member and the bill validator, the bill validator can easily accommodate bills.

  By forming a locking part on the mounting member and the reinforcing member abuts on the locking part, the reinforcing member resists the external force applied from the banknote insertion slot, so that even if a tool such as a bar is inserted into the bill insertion slot, There is an effect that data is not damaged.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  1 is a front view showing the appearance of the vending machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the vending machine, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal perspective view showing the peripheral configuration of the bill validator attached to the outer door, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view showing a peripheral configuration of the bill validator shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an external view of the reinforcing member shown in FIGS. FIG. 7 is a side view in which a part of the reinforcing member shown in FIG. 6 is cut away.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vending machine 1 includes a main body cabinet 2 and an outer door 3 that is supported on the main body cabinet 2 so as to be opened and closed. A transparent lighting plate 4 is fitted on the front surface of the outer door 3, and the display room 6 is defined by the lighting plate 4 and an inner door 5 attached to the inner surface of the outer door 3 so as to be opened and closed. It is made. The exhibition room 6 displays a product sample 7 of products sold by the vending machine, and the lighting panel 4 is provided with a selection button 8 associated with the product sample. For this reason, the user of the vending machine 1 can select a product while referring to the product sample 7.

  In the vicinity of the display room 6 of the outer door 3, a handle 10, a coin insertion slot 20, a bill insertion slot 30, a money amount indicator 40, and a return lever 50 are arranged. The handle 10 releases the locked state of the outer door 3 locked to the main body cabinet 2 and shifts the outer door 3 to a state in which the outer door 3 can be opened. The handle 10 has a built-in lock mechanism (not shown). The locked state of the door 3 is maintained. The coin insertion slot 20 communicates with the coin mechanism 21 disposed on the inner side surface of the outer door 3 and is a part that receives coins. A receiving opening 22 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the bill insertion slot 30 is disposed on the front surface of the attachment member 31. The attachment member 31 has a box shape with the rear surface open. When the attachment member 31 is attached to the inner side surface of the outer door 3, the bill insertion slot 30 is opened from the rectangular hole 3 a formed in the outer door 3. Expressed in The bill insertion slot 30 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin such as plastic and is attached by being fitted into the attachment member 31. A transparent plastic plate 32 is rotatably attached slightly above the opening of the bill insertion slot 30. The plate 32 covers the opening of the banknote insertion slot 30 by its own weight and prevents intrusion of dust and rainwater from the outside of the vending machine 1, while rotating the plate 32 to the front side so that the banknote insertion slot 30 is opened. If exposed, it becomes possible to insert a bill.

  A bill validator 34 is attached to the attachment member 31 with a reinforcing member 33 interposed. When the bill validator 34 identifies the inserted banknote and identifies it as a legitimate banknote, the bill validator 34 stacks and stores the banknote inside the bill validator 34 (the banknote storage unit 35), while identifying it as not a legitimate banknote. The bill is returned to the outside of the bill validator 34 (outside the vending machine 1). A bill insertion slot 34 a that accepts bills of the bill validator 34 protrudes from the bill validator 34.

  The reinforcing member 33 protects the bill validator 34 and has a sufficient thickness (for example, about 6 mm). In addition, the reinforcing member 33 has a U-shape so as to be combined with the shape of the bill insertion slot 34 a protruding from the bill validator 34. The upper end portion 33a of the U-shaped reinforcing member 33 is in contact with the hook-shaped locking portion 31a formed on the mounting member 31, while the mounting portion 33b extending from the lower portion of the reinforcing member 33 is formed on the mounting member. Screwed to the attachment portion 31b. For this reason, even if a tool such as a bar is inserted through the bill insertion slot 30 from the outside of the vending machine 1, the upper end portion 33 a of the reinforcing member 33 and the locking portion 31 a formed on the attachment member 31 are in contact with each other. Since it contacts and resists external forces, the bill validator 34 is not damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the reinforcing member 33 is formed with an insertion port 36 through which a bill is inserted into the bill validator 34 from the bill insertion port 30 disposed in the attachment member 31. For this reason, the bill inserted from the outside of the vending machine 1, that is, from the bill insertion slot 30, is received by the bill validator 34 via the insertion slot 36.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the shape of the insertion opening 36 is formed so that the attachment member 31 side is narrow (for example, about 6 mm), while the building validator 34 side is wide (for example, about 10 mm). It is. For this reason, it becomes difficult to take out a banknote with tools, such as tweezers, from the banknote insertion slot 30, and it is possible to prevent the banknote from being stolen.

  The money amount display 40 displays the total amount of coins received from the coin insertion slot 20 into the coin mechanism 21 and banknotes received from the bill insertion slot 30 into the bill validator 34, and currency exceeding the price of the product to be sold. Is pressed, it becomes effective to press the selection button 8.

  The return lever 50 is a part for inputting a sales stop command, and returns the accepted money and change to the return port 22. If the bill validator 34 does not have a return function, coins equivalent to the accepted banknotes are paid out from the coin mechanism 21 and returned to the return port 22.

  In the vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the reinforcing member 33 having the insertion port 36 through which the bill is inserted is interposed between the attachment member 31 and the bill validator 34. Although the bill validator 34 is protected, the bill validator 34 is moved away from the bill insertion slot 30 and a tool such as a bar is inserted into the bill insertion slot 30 and pushed to the bill storage part of the bill validator 34. It is possible to prevent the banknote stored in the bill validator 34 from being stolen by a technique such as spreading the mouth 30 with a tool such as a bar and picking out the bill from the bill validator 34 with a tool such as tweezers.

  Moreover, since the attachment member 31 side of the insertion hole is formed narrow, and the bill validator 34 side is formed wide, it is possible to make it difficult to steal bills stored in the bill validator 34 from the bill insertion slot 30. Even if the reinforcing member 33 is interposed between the bill validator 34 and the bill validator 34, the banknotes can be prevented from being jammed.

  Since the engaging portion 31a formed on the mounting member 31 and the upper end portion 33a of the reinforcing member 33 come into contact with each other, the reinforcing member 33 resists the external force applied from the bill insertion slot 30, so that a tool such as a bar can be inserted into the bill insertion slot. The bill validator 34 will not be damaged even if it is inserted into 30.

  Since the vending machine 1 installed indoors has a crime deterrent, it is not necessary to consider the destruction of the vending machine for the purpose of stealing banknotes. For this reason, it is also possible to remove the reinforcing member 33 and operate the vending machine. When the reinforcing member 33 is removed, the anti-theft property is lowered, but it becomes easier to insert banknotes than when the reinforcing member 33 is interposed.

  Further, the anti-theft property of the vending machine 1 can be improved by replacing the attachment member 31 and interposing the reinforcing member 33 with respect to the already installed vending machine 1.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention is useful for preventing the theft of banknotes accommodated therein, and is particularly suitable for vending machines installed outdoors.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of a vending machine. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a vending machine. It is a vertical perspective view which shows the periphery structure of the bill validator attached to the outer door. It is a vertical side view which shows the periphery structure of the building validator attached to the outer door. It is an enlarged side view which shows the periphery structure of the bill validator shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the reinforcement member shown in FIGS. It is sectional drawing of the reinforcement member shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 3 Outer door 3a Hole 30 Bill insertion slot 31 Mounting member 31a Locking part 31b Mounting part 33 Reinforcement member 33a Upper end part 33b Mounting part 34 Bill validator 34a Bill insertion slot 36 Insertion slot

Claims (2)

In the vending machine in which the bill validator is attached to the inner side surface of the outer door via the mounting member provided with the bill insertion port that is exposed on the outer surface of the outer door,
A reinforcing member formed with an insertion hole through which a bill is inserted is interposed between the mounting member and the bill validator, and the mounting member side of the insertion hole is formed narrow, while the bill validator side is formed wide. Vending machine characterized by that. Forming a locking portion on the mounting member;
The vending machine according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing member resists an external force applied from the bill insertion slot when the reinforcing member comes into contact with the locking portion.

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