JP4238762B2 - Bill recognition device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote identification device, and more particularly, a banknote that is installed in a vending machine and that recognizes and stores a banknote that has been inserted, and can prevent the stored banknote from being stolen due to destruction of a banknote insertion slot. The present invention relates to an identification device.

  In vending machines that can handle banknotes, a banknote identification device is installed. When a banknote is inserted, the banknote identification device recognizes it, and if it can be correctly identified, the inserted banknote is It is stored in a bill storage provided inside, and is returned when it cannot be correctly identified.

  Vending machines are usually installed outdoors and the like. In particular, the banknote recognition device is a place where bills of high denomination are stored, and the banknote insertion slot is the front door of the vending machine. In recent years, there has been a frequent occurrence of vandalism for the purpose of theft. In general, the narrow bill insertion slot is opened with a bar, for example, and the frontage is widened, and the stored bills are extracted therefrom. Is desired.

In response to such needs, a banknote recognition device has been known that has improved antitheft so as not to approach the banknotes stored therein even if vandalism is performed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). According to this banknote identification device, the reinforcing plate having a bent portion is provided so as to cover the banknote storage, and when an external force is applied to the banknote insertion slot, the reinforcing plate bends and part of it covers the banknote storage. In this way, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage are protected.
JP 2001-209852 A (paragraph numbers [0010] to [0011], FIG. 1)

  However, in the conventional banknote recognition device, the banknote insertion slot can be widened relatively easily by destructive action such as by a bar, and if the slot widens widely, the reinforcing plate that collapses to cover the banknote storage However, since the vandalism can be easily performed, there is a problem that the anti-theft property is not sufficient.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the banknote identification device which enabled it to suppress the breadth of the front-end | tip of a banknote insertion port with respect to the destructive action by a bar | burr.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in the banknote recognition apparatus for identifying and storing the inserted banknote, the banknote conveyance path is arranged inside the banknote guide opening provided at the banknote entrance. There is provided a bill discriminating device characterized in that it is connected to each other and at least one of them includes first and second reinforcing plates made of a spring material.

  According to such a bill recognition device, the bill guide port is reinforced by the first and second reinforcing plates of the spring material connected to each other, so that a bar or the like is inserted from the bill guide port. Even if the frontage is widened by opening it, if a bar-like object is pulled out from the bill guide opening, the deformed first and second reinforcing plates are restored to their original shapes by their spring characteristics. The frontage will be restored to its original state. For this reason, it is difficult to destroy the banknote guide opening, and even if it is destroyed, it will take a long time to be destroyed. it can.

  Since the banknote identification device of the present invention can be configured by adding at least one of the first and second reinforcing plates made of a spring material, the advantage of enhancing the anti-theft property is relatively low cost. There is.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the entire bill validator according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a bill entrance portion, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a frame of the bill validator, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reinforcing plate, FIG. 5 is a view showing a method of joining the reinforcing plates, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a bill inlet portion.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote recognition device includes a frame 1 attached to the inside of a front door of a vending machine, a banknote inlet 2 that is attached to the frame 1 and takes in banknotes, and the banknote inlet 2. And a banknote storage 3 for accumulating and storing the banknotes identified by the banknote identification section. In the illustrated banknote recognition apparatus, the banknote inlet 2 is disposed at the lower part of the vertically long frame 1 in particular because of the installation space on the vending machine side to which the banknote is attached. The bill identifying unit is arranged at the lower part, and the bill storage 3 is arranged at the upper part.

  The banknote inlet part 2 has a horizontally long banknote guide opening 4 at the center of the front. Inside the banknote guide port 4, as shown in a cross-section in FIG. 2, guide plates 5 and 6 are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other so as to form a banknote transport path in the banknote inlet 2. The guide plate 6 located on the lower side is formed in a draining structure at a portion connected to the banknote guide port 4, drains rainwater that has entered through the banknote guide port 4, and does not adsorb banknotes inserted by the rainwater. The bill is in line contact with the bill.

  In the middle of the bill conveyance path, a take-in roller 7 for taking in a bill inserted from the bill guide port 4 is provided. The banknote taken in by this take-in roller 7 is handed over to the banknote identification part installed in the frame 1 in the back. In addition, when the inserted banknote cannot be identified by the banknote identification unit, the banknote is reversely fed from the banknote identification unit, conveyed by the take-up roller 7 driven in reverse, and returned from the banknote guide port 4. Is done.

  In the banknote inlet 2, reinforcing plates 8 and 9 are arranged above and below the banknote guide opening 4. These reinforcing plates 8 and 9 are for improving the anti-theft property against a destructive action caused by a bar or the like, and are coupled to the frame 1 together with the guide plates 5 and 6 in the banknote inlet portion 2. Next, the connection of the reinforcing plates 8 and 9 to the frame 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 1 is formed in a box shape by bending a sheet metal in four directions, and an opening 10 is formed in the sheet metal on the front side to which the bill inlet portion 2 is attached. Since the left and right and lower pieces of the opening 10 are in the vicinity of the bent portion of the sheet metal, they have relatively high rigidity, but the upper side has low rigidity, and external force from the banknote inlet 2 On the other hand, since the upper side of the opening 10 is extended and bent, the reinforcing piece 11 is formed integrally with the frame 1 to increase the rigidity.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing plates 8 and 9 described above are provided for such a frame 1. The upper reinforcing plate 8 is formed by bending a U-shaped sheet metal, and has a central base portion 12 and arm portions 13 at both ends thereof. On the other hand, the lower reinforcing plate 9 also has a frame fixing portion 15, a connecting portion 16 and an external force absorbing portion 17 integrally with the central base portion 14. Here, at least one of the reinforcing plates 8 and 9 is formed of a spring material. In this embodiment, the lower reinforcing plate 9 is formed of a spring material.

  The upper reinforcing plate 8 has a central base portion 12 fixed to the reinforcing piece 11, and the lower reinforcing plate 9 is fixed to the lower end portion of the frame 1 by the frame fixing portion 15. The arm portion 13 and the connecting portion 16 of the reinforcing plate 9 are coupled to each other by a screw 18.

  Thereby, for example, when a bar is inserted into the banknote guide opening 4 of the banknote inlet 2 to widen the frontage, the upper end of the bar is structurally maintained at the upper reinforcement plate 8 by the effect of the beam. It is locked and the bar lever fulcrum rests on the lower reinforcing plate 9. Here, when the bar inserted into the bill guide port 4 is pushed down, the reinforcing plate 9 of the lower spring material is deformed, and if the bar is returned to its original shape, the deformed reinforcing plate 9 has its original shape due to its spring property. Because it is restored, the frontage will not remain wide. Therefore, it is very difficult to widen the front edge of the banknote guide opening 4 and take out the banknotes stored in the banknote storage in the back thereof, thereby improving the anti-theft performance.

  In order to attach such reinforcing plates 8 and 9 to the frame 1, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the reinforcing plates 8 and 9 are assembled with the guide plates 5 and 6 sandwiched therebetween and are connected to each other by screws 18. The Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the reinforcing plate 8 is fixed to the frame 1 by fixing the central base portion 12 to the reinforcing piece 11 with screws 19. Next, the protrusion 21 formed on the upper side of the cover 20 is inserted into the hole 22 of the frame 1 and locked. Finally, the screw 23 is passed through the hole formed in the lower flange portion of the cover 20, The screw 23 is used to fix the frame 1 together with the reinforcing plate 9.

  Next, in the banknote identification device of this embodiment, since the banknote inlet 2 is provided at the lower part of the frame 1 and the banknote storage 3 is installed at the upper part of the frame 1, the side wall of the frame 1 is detachable. There is a risk that the banknote storage 3 attached to the frame 3 will fall off due to the attachment of the side wall of the frame 1 being widened by the destructive action by the bar. When the banknote storage 3 falls, the banknote stored in the banknote storage 3 approaches the banknote guide opening 4. Therefore, in this banknote identification device, even if the side wall of the frame 1 is widened by a destructive action and the attachment portion of the banknote storage 3 is removed, the banknote storage 3 is prevented from falling.

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing the banknote storage and the fall prevention unit, FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view showing details of part A in FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the banknote storage, and FIG. It is a figure explaining the attachment or detachment state of a store | warehouse | chamber.

  Although not shown in FIG. 7, the banknote storage 3 is provided with a receiving plate for receiving the banknote 24 therein, and a spring is arranged at the center on the back side so as to urge the receiving plate toward the front side. I have to. The front face of the banknote storage 3 is opened, and a plurality of protrusions 25 protruding inward are provided on the front side edges of the left and right side walls. Thereby, the banknote identified by the banknote identification part is conveyed to the front of the banknote storage 3, and is accumulated and stored therein by pushing it into the banknote storage 3. When the bill 24 is pushed in at its center, both left and right ends of the bill 24 go over the protrusion 25, and after the push is released, the bill 24 is biased by a spring from the inside, Both left and right ends are sandwiched between the receiving plate and the protrusion 25 and are held in the banknote storage 3. Thereby, the banknote 24 is accumulated and stored in the banknote storage 3.

  On both side walls on the upper side of the banknote storage 3 are provided protruding portions 26 protruding outward. Correspondingly, as shown in detail in FIG. 8, a fall prevention metal fitting 27 that receives the protruding portion 26 when the attachment of the banknote storage 3 is removed is fixed to the side wall of the frame 1 by screws 28. Yes. Even if the side wall of the frame 1 is widened due to the destructive action, this position is provided at a place where the influence is difficult to occur, that is, above the frame 1 away from the attachment position of the banknote inlet 2.

  The fall prevention metal fitting 27 receives the protruding portion 26 when the banknote storage 3 is dropped, but swings the banknote storage 3 when collecting the banknote 24 in the banknote storage 3. In contrast, it has a structure that does not interfere with this. That is, the fall prevention metal fitting 27 is extended so that the fixed part 29 fixed to the side wall of the frame 1 and the lower end part thereof are bent inward so as to be positioned below the protruding part 26 of the banknote storage 3. There is nothing in the front-rear direction that is positioned so as to hinder the movement trajectory drawn by the protruding portion 26 of the banknote storage 3 by the swinging operation of the banknote storage 3.

  Here, in order to attach the banknote storage 3 to the frame 1, a guide 31 integrally formed on the lower side wall of the banknote storage 3 is inserted into the frame 1 with the banknote storage 3 being inclined. On the guide pin 32 provided so as to protrude inward on the side wall of the frame 1, the banknote storage 3 is erected in that state, and the upper part of the banknote storage 3 is pushed into the frame 1. At this time, the latch portion 33 projecting from the side wall of the banknote storage 3 so as to be able to advance and retreat is pushed into the frame 1 while being pushed inward by a locking portion 34 formed by bending the side wall edge of the frame 1 inward. enter. When the latch portion 33 gets over the locking portion 34, the latch portion 33 spreads outward and is locked to the locking portion 34, and the banknote storage 3 is attached to the frame 1 as shown in FIG.

  When the upper part of the banknote storage 3 is pushed into the frame 1, the protruding part 26 of the banknote storage 3 passes above the receiving part 30 of the fall prevention metal fitting 27, and the banknote storage 3 is in the frame 1. When it is attached to, it is located above without contacting the receiving part 30.

  When the banknotes stored in the banknote storage 3 are collected, the two release operation portions 35 provided on the back surface are picked up with fingers. Thus, in conjunction with the operation, the latch portion 33 is retracted toward the inside of the banknote storage 3 and detached from the locking portion 34, and as shown by the chain line in FIG. Can tilt. Thus, since the banknote storage 3 inclines, the upper end part is pulled out from the flame | frame 1, Therefore The banknote 24 accommodated from it can be collect | recovered now easily.

  Thus, when the banknote storage 3 is attached to and detached from the frame 1, the protrusion 26 of the banknote storage 3 moves as indicated by the arrow 36 in FIG. There is no. Further, even if the side wall of the frame 1 is widened due to the vandalism and the engagement state between the guide 31 and the guide pin 32 is released, the protruding portion 26 of the banknote storage 3 is received by the fall prevention metal fitting 27, so that the banknote The storage 3 does not fall, and the stored banknote 24 does not approach the banknote guide opening 4.

  In the above embodiment, although the banknote identification device in which the banknote inlet portion 2 is attached to the lower portion of the frame 1 has been described in detail, the banknote identification device in which the banknote inlet portion 2 is attached to the upper portion of the frame 1 is described. However, even if the reinforcing plates 8 and 9, at least one of which is made of a spring material, are attached so as to reinforce the bill guide port 3, for example, the same effect can be obtained with respect to the destructive action by the bar.

It is a general-view perspective view which shows the whole banknote identification device by this invention. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of a banknote inlet part. It is a perspective view which shows the flame | frame of a banknote identification device. It is a perspective view which shows the flame | frame and reinforcement board of a banknote identification device. It is a figure which shows the coupling | bonding method of a reinforcement board. It is a disassembled perspective view of a banknote inlet part. It is a front view which shows a banknote storage and a fall prevention part. It is the elements on larger scale which show the detail of the A section of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of banknote storage. It is a figure explaining the attachment or detachment state of a banknote storage.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame 2 Banknote inlet part 3 Banknote storage 4 Banknote guide port 5,6 Guide plate 7 Taking-in roller 8,9 Reinforcement plate 11 Reinforcement piece 12 Central base part 13 Arm part 14 Central base part 15 Frame fixing part 16 Connection part 17 Absorption of external force Part 18 Screw

Claims (5)

In the banknote identification device that identifies and stores the inserted banknotes,
While arrange | positioning so that a banknote conveyance path may be pinched | interposed inside the banknote guide opening provided in the banknote inlet part, at least one is equipped with the 1st and 2nd reinforcement board comprised with the spring material. The banknote identification apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said 1st and 2nd reinforcement board is comprised around the opening part of the flame | frame to which the said banknote inlet part is attached, It is comprised so that the rigidity of the said flame | frame may be improved. Banknote recognition device.   The first and second reinforcing plates are used in a state where the banknote inlet is positioned below and a banknote storage for storing the identified banknote is positioned above the banknote inlet. The bill recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the lower side is made of a spring material.   A fall-preventing metal fitting for preventing the bill storage from coming off due to deformation of the frame and falling toward the bill entrance at a position away from the bill entrance of the frame to which the bill storage is attached. The banknote identification device according to claim 3, further comprising: The drop-preventing metal fitting receives a protruding portion that protrudes inward from both side walls of the frame and protrudes on a side wall of the banknote storage that falls, and the protrusion and the protruding portion are attached to and detached from the frame. 5. The banknote recognition apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a receiving part configured not to interfere.

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