JP4984871B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine equipped with a banknote identification device for identifying the authenticity of a banknote inserted from a banknote insertion slot, and particularly steals banknotes stored in the banknote identification apparatus by widening the banknote insertion slot. The present invention relates to a vending machine that suppresses acts.

  This type of vending machine has a main body cabinet for storing products in a cabinet whose front is open, and an outer door attached to the front of the main body cabinet so as to be openable and closable. A bill recognition device for identifying authenticity is attached. A banknote insertion slot is exposed on the front surface of the outer door, and a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot is taken in by the banknote transport mechanism through the banknote guide slot of the banknote identification device. The banknote recognition apparatus which took in the banknote scans the characteristic part of a banknote by the identification sensor which consists of a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor arrange | positioned in the middle of a banknote conveyance path | route. When the taken banknote passes the position of the identification sensor (scanning by the identification sensor is completed), the banknote transport mechanism is temporarily stopped to temporarily hold the banknote. A detection signal from the identification sensor is waveform-shaped and input to a banknote identification unit including a CPU. The bill discriminating unit compares the input signal from the discriminating sensor with a set value serving as a reference, and performs authenticity discrimination. When the authenticity determination result by the banknote recognition unit is “true”, the banknote transport mechanism unit is rotated forward to guide the banknote to the banknote storage box, and stacked and stored in the banknote storage box. On the other hand, when the authenticity determination result by the banknote recognition unit is “false”, the banknote transport mechanism unit is reversed and the banknote is returned to the banknote insertion slot. Further, when the return lever is operated during the temporary holding and a return command is input, the banknote transport mechanism is reversed to return the temporarily held banknote to the banknote insertion slot.

  The banknotes stacked and stored in the banknote storage box of the banknote identification device are periodically collected by the owner of the vending machine to prevent theft. However, in a vending machine equipped with a banknote identification device, there is no end to the act of destroying a vending machine aiming at a banknote stored in a banknote storage box. One of the criminal acts aimed at this banknote is to pierce the banknote insertion slot exposed on the front surface of the outer door to widen the entrance of the banknote insertion slot, destroy the banknote identification device peeked from there and steal the banknote It is.

  Therefore, a vending machine is known in which a bill insertion slot is not widened even if a bill or the like is inserted into the bill insertion slot (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this known vending machine, a reinforcing member is interposed between the bill insertion slot exposed to the outer door and the bill guide mouth portion of the bill recognition device. The reinforcing member is formed with an insertion hole through which a bill can pass so that the bill insertion port and the bill guide opening communicate. According to this known vending machine, the insertion hole of the reinforcing member does not expand even if a bar or the like is pierced into the banknote insertion slot, and the act of stealing the banknote by widening the slot of the banknote insertion slot can be suppressed. it can.

JP 2005-258699 A

  In the known vending machine described above, while the reinforcing member is interposed between the banknote insertion slot and the banknote guide opening of the banknote recognition device, it is possible to suppress the act of widening the banknote insertion slot using a bar or the like. Are better. However, although the opening of the bill insertion slot does not widen by the reinforcing member, the bill insertion slot that serves as a clue to pierce the bur or the like is still open, and therefore the act of piercing the bur or the like cannot be prevented. For this reason, there is a possibility that the reinforcing member may fall off when the action of scolding with a bar or the like is repeatedly performed. When the reinforcing member falls off in this way, the role of the reinforcing member is lost, so that the reinforcing member must be prevented from dropping off. As described above, in order to prevent the reinforcing member from falling off, it is necessary to firmly fix the reinforcing member. For this reason, not only the reinforcing member is solid, but also the counterpart member to which the reinforcing member is fixed must be solid. Therefore, in the known vending machine, there is a problem that the cost is increased because the design and the material of the mating member to which the reinforcing member is fixed must be changed in addition to the addition of the reinforcing member. In addition, since the reinforcement member is used to deal with the act of piercing a bill into the bill insertion slot, the thickness, material, and fastening method of the reinforcement member must be reviewed each time the theft occurs. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a vending machine capable of solving the above-described problems and blocking the access passage from the bill insertion slot to the bill recognition device to prevent theft of bills. There is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a bill insertion slot is provided in the outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet, and a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot is identified on the rear surface of the outer door. In the vending machine provided with the banknote recognition device, a communication hole is formed between the banknote insertion port and the banknote guide port of the banknote recognition device to communicate the banknote insertion port and the banknote conveyance path of the banknote recognition device. The anti-theft member is disposed, and the anti-theft member is locked to the structural member of the outer door, and when the lock is released by an external force, the anti-theft member falls by its own weight and is accessed from the banknote insertion port to the banknote guide port. It is characterized by closing .

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the anti-theft member has an inverted L-shape, and the L-shaped leg piece is caught by the banknote recognition device when dropped by its own weight. It is characterized by.

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According to the vending machine according to claim 1, a communication hole is formed between the banknote insertion slot and the banknote guide opening of the banknote recognition apparatus, and communicates the banknote insertion slot with the banknote conveyance path of the banknote identification apparatus. The anti-theft member is disposed, and the anti-theft member is locked to the structural member of the outer door, and when the lock is released by an external force, the anti-theft member falls by its own weight and is accessed from the banknote insertion port to the banknote guide port. by closing the, the action is performed that pierce and bar into the bill insertion slot widening the frontage of the bill insertion slot access path from the bill insertion slot into the bill guide opening for blocking the antitheft member. As a result, there is no clue to pierce the bill into the bill insertion slot, and the act of stealing the bill can be suppressed. In this way, in response to the act of widening the bill insertion slot and stealing the bill, the access path to the bill recognition device is blocked from the way of dealing with reinforcing the bill insertion slot as in the past, and the bill is stolen. By removing the clue, malicious intent can be lost. Furthermore, since the access path to the banknote identification device can be blocked by the weight of the anti-theft member, the act of stealing banknotes can be suppressed without significantly increasing the cost.

Further, according to the vending machine according to the second aspect , the anti-theft member can be held at the position for closing the bill insertion slot with a simple configuration.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine that sells canned beverages, plastic bottled beverages, and the like targeted by the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a mounting state of a bill validator, and FIG. 3 is a main portion of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the operating state of the anti-theft member.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a main body cabinet in which a product such as a can drink is accommodated in a cabinet surrounded by a heat insulating material, and the interior of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall. ing. In each of the product storage rooms, a product storage rack having a product delivery mechanism for storing products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles and discharging products by operating a product selection button at the lower end thereof is housed. In the lower part of each product storage chamber, a cooling / heating unit for cooling or heating each product storage chamber and storing the product stored in the product storage rack in a refrigerated / warmed state is disposed. Reference numeral 2 denotes an outer door mounted on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge 2a so as to be freely opened and closed. The upper area of the front surface of the outer door 2 is formed as a display chamber 4 covered with a transparent plate 3. In this display chamber 4, display stands 5 are mounted in three stages in the vertical direction, on which a plurality of product samples 6 corresponding to the products stored in the product storage rack are placed side by side. The transparent plate 3 is provided with a product selection button unit 7 at a position facing each display stand 5, and the product selection button unit 7 is arranged in a row on the left and right corresponding to each product sample 6 placed on the display stand 5. A plurality of product selection buttons 7a provided side by side. This product selection button 7a contains a sold-out lamp and a sellable lamp (not shown).

A customer service section 8 is provided at the right end of the lower part of the display chamber 4 in the outer door 2. The customer service section 8 has a coin slot 9, a bill insertion slot decorative frame 10, a change return slot 11, a merchandise outlet 12, and a return. The lever 13 and the display unit 14 are assembled. The outer door 2 is provided with a locking device 15 with a cylinder lock arranged in parallel with the customer service section 8. The locking device 15 locks the outer door 2 so as not to open from the closed position by locking the outer door 2 in a closed state so as to close the front surface of the main body cabinet 1. In FIG. 1, P is an advertisement panel display unit that displays an advertisement panel.

  Next, the banknote identification apparatus attached to the back surface of the outer door 2 corresponding to the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10 and the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view showing an attached state of the banknote identification device, and the front face of the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10 is exposed from a rectangular opening 21 formed in the outer door 2. The bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 is made of a synthetic resin such as plastic, and is secured to the front surface side of the mounting bracket 15 by engaging locking claws (not shown) formed on both left and right ends with the mounting bracket 15 described later. ing. A bill insertion slot 11 is formed in the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10, and a bill insertion slot door 12 that covers the bill insertion slot 11 is provided in the bill insertion slot decoration frame 10. The bill insertion slot door 12 has a shaft formed at the upper end thereof pivotally supported by the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 and is normally closed so as to cover the bill insertion slot 11, and has the lower end when the bill is inserted. It is comprised so that the banknote insertion slot 11 may be exposed by rotating to the front centering on an axis | shaft.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 14 denotes a bill identifying device attached to the back surface of the outer door 2 corresponding to the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10. The banknote recognition device 14 includes a banknote guide opening 141, a banknote recognition section 142, a banknote storage box 143, and the like. The banknote identification device 14 is fixed to the back surface of the outer door 2 with screws so that the banknote guide opening 141 faces forward. The banknote guide opening 141 forms the front end of the banknote transport path indicated by a one-dot chain line. The mounting bracket 15 to which the bill validator 14 is attached is made of a thin steel plate, and is formed in a box shape having a size capable of accommodating the bill validator 14 while releasing one surface (rear surface) as shown in FIG. The mounting bracket 15 is attached to a reinforcing bracket 22 fixed to the back surface of the outer door 2 with screws. This mounting bracket 15 constitutes a structural member of the outer door in claim 2. Further, an insertion hole 151 (see FIG. 3) is formed in the mounting bracket 15 at a position corresponding to the bill insertion slot 11 of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10. Here, reference numerals 13 and 13 in FIG. 3 denote locking claws formed on the left and right ends of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10, and the locking claws 13 and 13 are attached through the locking claw insertion holes 152 of the mounting bracket 15. The bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 is fixed to the mounting bracket 15 by being hooked on a flange (not shown) formed on the step portion 153 of the bracket 15. In this state, the insertion hole 151 and the bill insertion slot 11 are determined to coincide with each other.

Further, an anti-theft member (anti-theft means) 16 is interposed between the mounting bracket 15 and the bill identifying device 14. The anti-theft member 16 is a plate-like member made of a steel plate having a thickness of about 3 to 6 mm, and one leg side is bent into an L shape to form a leg piece 163. The anti-theft member 16 is formed with a communication hole 161 that communicates the bill insertion slot 11 of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 and the bill guide port 141 of the bill identification device 14 (see FIG. 3). The anti-theft member 16 is formed with a pair of dowels 162 that fit into a pair of left and right recesses 154 provided in the mounting bracket 15, and the pair of dowels 162 are fitted into the respective recesses 154 of the mounting bracket 15. Thereafter, the anti-theft member 16 is locked to the mounting bracket 15 with screws, so that the communication hole 161 of the anti-theft member 16 and the insertion hole 151 formed in the mounting bracket 15 coincide with each other. The width of the communication hole 161 of the anti-theft member 16 is smaller than the width of the insertion hole 151 so that the upper and lower edges of the communication hole 161 can be seen from the insertion hole 151 when viewed from the front side of the mounting bracket 15. It is determined that the bar comes into contact with the communication hole 161 when the bar or the like is stabbed.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 17 denotes a detection sensor (detection means) for detecting the position of the anti-theft member 16, and detects the movement of the anti-theft member 16 from the standby position (the state shown in FIG. 2) and outputs a detection signal. is there.

Next, attachment to the outer door 2 of the banknote identification device 14 is demonstrated. First, the anti-theft member 16 is inserted into the mounting bracket 15 from the back side of the mounting bracket 15. In this case, the dowel 162 of the anti-theft member 16 is fitted and positioned in the recess 154 of the mounting bracket 15, and in this state, the anti-theft member 16 is screwed to the mounting bracket 15 and held at the standby position. Next, the bill recognition device 14 is screwed to a predetermined position of the mounting bracket 15 to form an assembly of the bill recognition device. The assembly of the banknote identification device is put into the assembly line of the vending machine, and the banknote identification device 14 is integrally fixed to the back surface of the outer door 2 by screwing the mounting bracket 15 to the reinforcing bracket 22 in the outer door 2. The Thereafter, the locking claw 13 of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 is inserted into the locking claw insertion hole 152 of the mounting bracket 15 from the front side of the outer door 2 through the opening 21, and the locking claw 13 is inserted into the mounting bracket 15. Is hooked on the flange formed on the step portion 153. Thereby, the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 is integrally fixed to the outer door 2 (mounting bracket 15).

  Insert a bill into the vending machine assembled as described above, that is, rotate the bill insertion slot door 12 of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 forward from the front surface of the outer door 2 to expose the bill insertion slot 11, When a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 11 along the inclined guide surface of the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10, the banknote guide slot of the banknote recognition device 14 is inserted through the insertion hole 151 of the mounting bracket 15 and the communication hole 161 of the anti-theft member 16. Guided to part 141. When a banknote is detected by a banknote detection sensor (not shown) provided in the banknote guide opening 141 of the banknote identification device 14, the banknote transport mechanism operates to take in the banknote. And the banknote identification apparatus which took in the banknote is the characteristic apparatus of a banknote with the identification sensor which consists of a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, etc. arrange | positioned in the middle of a banknote conveyance path | route (it shows with a dashed-dotted line in FIG. 2) like a conventional apparatus. Scan. When the banknote passes the position of the identification sensor (scanning by the identification sensor is completed), the banknote transport mechanism is stopped and the banknote is temporarily held. A detection signal from the identification sensor is waveform-shaped and input to a banknote identification unit 142 including a CPU. The banknote recognition unit 142 compares the input signal from the identification sensor with a set value serving as a reference, and performs authenticity determination. When the authenticity determination result by the banknote recognition unit 142 is “true”, the banknote transport mechanism unit is rotated forward to guide the banknote to the banknote storage box 143 and stacked and stored in the banknote storage box 143. On the other hand, when the authenticity determination result by the banknote recognition unit 142 is “false”, the banknote transport mechanism is reversed and the banknote is returned to the banknote insertion slot 11. When the return lever is operated during the temporary holding and a return command is input, the banknote transport mechanism is reversed to return the banknote temporarily held to the banknote insertion slot 11.

When a bar or the like is stabbed into the bill insertion slot 11 of such a vending machine, the bar contacts the edge of the communication hole 161 of the anti-theft member 16 and an external force is applied to the anti-theft member 16. When the screw locking the anti-theft member 16 to the mounting bracket 15 is broken or dropped by this external force, the anti-theft member 16 is unlocked by the screw and descends by its own weight when the bar is pulled out (FIG. 4). The descending distance of the anti-theft member 16 is such that the leg piece 163 when the anti-theft member 16 is held at the standby position (the state shown in FIG. 2) and the anti-theft member 16 are lowered so that the leg piece 163 contacts the bill recognition device 14. It becomes the length (for example, L dimension) between the leg pieces 163 when in contact (in the state of FIG. 4). Thus, when the anti-theft member 16 is lowered, the communication hole 161 of the anti-theft member 16 is also lowered, and the communication position (access) between the bill insertion slot 11 of the bill insertion slot decorative frame 10 and the bill guide port 141 of the bill identification device 14 is accessed. Get out of the aisle). Here, the lowering distance (L dimension) is determined to satisfy L1 <L with respect to the width (for example, L1) of the insertion hole 151 of the mounting bracket 15, and when the anti-theft member 16 is lowered by this, the mounting bracket 15 The insertion hole 151 is closed. That is, banknote recognition is performed from the banknote insertion slot 11 when the anti-theft member 16 that has maintained the access path from the banknote insertion slot 11 of the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10 to the banknote guide slot 141 of the banknote identification device 14 is in communication. The access path to the bill guide port 141 of the device 14 is blocked. The movement of the anti-theft member 16 is detected by a detection sensor 17, and an alarm buzzer (alarm means) is activated based on a detection signal from the detection sensor 17 to give an alarm. Thus, in this vending machine, the bill insertion port 11 is closed with the anti-theft member 16 against the act of widening the bill insertion slot 11 and stealing the bill, that is, from the bill insertion slot 11 to the bill recognition device 14. It is possible to prevent the banknote identification device 14 from being destroyed by blocking the access path. In addition, by closing the banknote insertion slot 11 with an anti-theft member, it is possible to eliminate the clue to pierce the bar and issue an alarm to lose the malicious intent of stealing the banknote.

Next, a different embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the example shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the vending machine is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the structural members are referred to FIGS.
As shown in the figure, this vending machine includes a coin identifying unit 51, a bill identifying unit 52, a product dispensing mechanism unit 53, a cooling / heating control unit 54, a fluorescent light control unit 55, a remote control box setting keyboard 56, and a piezoelectric sensor 57. A main body control unit 58 and a solenoid 59. Reference numeral 7a denotes a product selection button of the product selection button unit 7 attached to the transparent plate 3 of the display chamber 4 shown in FIG.

  Here, the coin identifying unit 51 identifies the authenticity and denomination of the coin inserted into the coin slot 9 (see FIG. 1), and transmits a denomination signal to the main body control unit 58 in the case of a genuine coin. The bill identifying unit 52 constitutes the bill identifying unit 142 in the bill identifying apparatus 14 shown in FIG. 2, and determines the authenticity of the inserted bill and sends a genuine identification signal to the main body control unit 58. The product delivery mechanism unit 53 is a mechanism for carrying out the products selected by the product selection button 7a one by one from the product storage rack in the warehouse. The cold temperature control unit 54 is a control unit that controls the temperature of the product stored in the vending machine to a predetermined temperature, and the fluorescent light control unit 55 controls the turning on / off of the fluorescent light. It is a control unit. The setting keyboard 56 is an input device for performing various settings such as a product price displayed on the display unit 14 (see FIG. 1).

The piezoelectric sensor 57 is a sensor that detects an external force that attempts to widen the opening of the bill insertion slot 11 (see FIG. 2). The piezoelectric sensor 57 is embedded in the edge of the banknote insertion slot 11 of the banknote insertion slot decorative frame 10 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. It is detected and transmitted to the main body control unit 58 . The solenoid 59 is operated by an excitation / release signal transmitted from the main body control unit 58 based on a signal from the piezoelectric sensor 57 . Also in this embodiment, an antitheft member (not shown) similar to the antitheft member 16 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is provided, and this antitheft member (see FIGS. 2 and 3). A communication hole is provided between the mounting member 15 and the bill recognition device 14 (shown in FIG. 5) and allows passage of bills. The solenoid 59 is connected to the anti-theft member via a coil spring.

  The main body control unit 58 is a control unit that controls the entire vending machine. In particular, in this embodiment, the main body control unit 58 exchanges information between the piezoelectric sensor 57 and the solenoid 59, and opens the front of the bill insertion slot 11. The act of spreading and stealing the banknote is recognized based on the information from the piezoelectric sensor 57, the recognition result is transmitted to the solenoid 59, the anti-theft member is moved from the standby position, and the banknote of the banknote recognition device 14 is transferred from the banknote insertion slot 11. Control to block the access path to the guide port 141 is performed. In this embodiment, the piezoelectric sensor 57, the anti-theft member, and the solenoid 59 constitute an anti-theft means.

  When a bar or the like is stabbed into the bill insertion slot 11 of such a vending machine, the bar contacts the edge of the bill insertion slot 11 and pressure is applied. The pressure applied to the edge of the bill insertion slot 11 is detected by a piezoelectric sensor 57 embedded in the edge. That is, the piezoelectric sensor 57 generates an electrical signal corresponding to the external force. The electrical signal generated in the piezoelectric sensor 57 is transmitted to the main body control unit 58 as a detection signal. Based on the detection signal, the main body control unit 58 recognizes that the banknote recognition device 14 is being accessed via the banknote slot 11, and immediately transmits an excitation signal to the solenoid 59. The solenoid 59 is energized by the excitation signal from the main body control unit 58 to move the anti-theft member at the standby position. The movement of the anti-theft member closes the banknote insertion slot 11, that is, the access path from the banknote insertion slot 11 to the banknote guide port 141 of the banknote identification device 14 is blocked. Therefore, in this vending machine, the bill recognition device 14 is destroyed by blocking the access path from the bill insertion port 11 to the bill recognition device 14 in response to the act of widening the opening of the bill insertion port 11 and stealing the bill. Can be prevented. In addition, by closing the banknote insertion slot 11 with an anti-theft member, it is possible to eliminate the clue to pierce the bar and issue an alarm to lose the malicious intent of stealing the banknote. In addition, since the coil spring is interposed between the solenoid 59 and the anti-theft member, when the solenoid 59 is energized, the bar is stuck in the bill insertion slot 11 (the anti-theft member cannot be moved). In some cases, when the coil spring is extended, the solenoid 59 is completely sucked by the plunger to be held. Therefore, the solenoid 59 can prevent problems such as heat generation of the solenoid 59 that occurs when the suction is continued with the plunger stopped at a midway position.

  In this embodiment, the detection sensor 17 for detecting the movement of the anti-theft member 16 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. This is because a detection signal from the piezoelectric sensor 57 or an excitation signal transmitted from the main body control unit 58 to the solenoid 59 is used as a substitute for the detection signal of the detection sensor 17. That is, in this embodiment, the alarm buzzer (alarm means) is operated to alarm based on the detection signal from the piezoelectric sensor 57 or the excitation signal transmitted from the main body control unit 58 to the solenoid 59. Therefore, in this embodiment, the number of detection sensors 17 can be reduced.

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication hole 161 communicates between the bill insertion port 11 and the bill conveyance passage of the bill recognition device 14 between the bill insertion port 11 and the bill guide port portion 141 of the bill recognition device 14. The anti-theft member 16 is formed, and the anti-theft member 16 is locked to the structural member (mounting bracket 15) of the outer door 2, and when the lock is released by an external force, the bill is dropped by its own weight. When the access path from the insertion slot 11 to the banknote guide opening 141 is closed , a bill or the like is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 11 to widen the gap between the banknote insertion slot 11 and the banknote identification is made from the banknote insertion slot 11. suppress the act of eliminating the clue piercing the like access path to the bill guide opening 141 of the device 14 into the bill insertion slot 11 to cut off the antitheft member 16 bar steal bills It can be.

  In addition, although each embodiment mentioned above demonstrated the vending machine which mounted the banknote identification apparatus, this invention is applicable not only to a banknote but the apparatus which handles various cards.

1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows the attachment state of the banknote identification device which is the principal part of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows each structural member of FIG. It is the side view which showed the attachment state of the banknote identification device for demonstrating operation | movement of an anti-theft member. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the vending machine which shows different embodiment of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 2 Outer door 10 Banknote insertion slot decorative frame 11 Banknote insertion slot 12 Banknote insertion slot door 14 Banknote identification device 15 Mounting bracket 16 Anti-theft member (anti-theft means)
17 Detection sensor (detection means)
57 Piezoelectric sensor (pressure detection sensor)
59 Solenoid (Driver)
141 banknote guide opening 151 insertion hole 161 communication hole

Claims (2)

In a vending machine provided with a banknote insertion slot in an outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet, and provided with a banknote identification device for identifying a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot on the rear surface of the outer door, the banknote insertion slot And an anti-theft member in which a communication hole for communicating the bank note insertion port and the bank note conveying path of the banknote discriminating device is formed, and the anti-theft member is a structural member of the outer door. A vending machine characterized in that when the locking is released by an external force , the vending machine drops by its own weight and closes the access passage from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote guide opening . 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the anti-theft member has an inverted L shape, and the L-shaped leg piece is caught by the bill discriminating device when dropped by its own weight. .

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