JPH04188292A - Paper money housing cassette for automatic paper money teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate a collection processing and to improve robbery preventing property by fitting the lock lever of an upper lid lock means to a closed upper lid so as to lock this upper lid and blocking the release of the upper lid lock means by a spare lock means. CONSTITUTION:An upper lid 15 is provided to normally close an opening part and to open this opening part only when a paper money housing cassette 10 is set to a device. When pulling out the paper money housing cassette 10 set to the device in the state of opening the upper lid 15, a lock lever 21 is abutted to the upper lid 15, and a slide lever 17 is regulated in vertical movement by shafts 18a and 18b. The roller 16 can not be detached from a groove part 26b of a key 26 so that the paper money cassette 10 can not be pulled out. A slide lever 24 is provided to prevent the roller 16 from moving to right by applying illegal work using a driver or the like in the case of the single cassette closing the upper lid, and it is necessary to save this slide lever 24 upward in order to open the upper lid. Thus, the paper money housing cassette facilitating the collection processing and having the high robbery preventing property can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a banknote storage cassette in a banknote automatic teller machine used in financial institutions and the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the bill depositing and dispensing machine;
This is a teller machine for depositing and withdrawing money.

In the figure, 1 is a Tellaro unit that is equipped with a bill deposit slot and a bill discharge port and that delivers bills to the teller; 2
3 is a recognition unit that is equipped with a banknote discrimination unit and recognizes the authenticity, fitness, denomination, number of denominations, etc. of the banknotes to be processed; 3 is a banknote storage cassette or eject case for storing deposited banknotes and withdrawal banknotes; Safe unit with 4
is a depositing and dispensing unit that includes a bill stacking section and a bill dispensing section and deposits and withdraws bills from each cassette of the safe unit 3.

Cash management such as filling and collecting banknotes into the banknote storage cassette of the safe unit 3 is performed manually by a bank employee.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional example of this type of banknote storage cassette.

As shown in the figure, the banknote storage cassette 5 has an open opening 6 through which banknotes are transferred to and from the main body of the apparatus, and banknotes 7 are filled and collected through this opening.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Here, the automatic banknote deposit/withdrawal machine in an automated teller machine (ATV) that is directly operated by the customer transports banknotes to the ATM corner inside the bank, or transfers the banknotes to the ATM installed at a location other than the bank.
It is necessary to transport banknotes to

Additionally, during holiday operations, there is a need to outsource this banknote transportation.

However, according to the prior art having the above-mentioned configuration, the opening of the banknote storage cassette is in an open state, so there is a problem that there is no theft prevention property.

In view of the above problems, the present invention normally closes the opening and opens the banknote storage cassette only when it is set in the device, and only a specific staff member can store banknotes even when the banknote storage cassette is not set in the device. To provide a banknote storage cassette which has a configuration capable of loading and collecting banknotes, makes it easy for a specific clerk to load and retrieve banknotes, and has excellent theft prevention properties.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention closes the opening so that it can be opened and closed, locks the closed state of the bracket when the banknote storage cassette is alone, unlocks it when it is set in the device, and stores banknotes when the top lid is opened. Lock the cassette to the device side.

Also, a door is provided that can be opened and closed with a key even when the opening is closed.

That is, the present invention provides a front door for loading banknotes in a banknote storage cassette of an automatic banknote deposit/dispensing machine that has an opening for transferring banknotes to and from the device main body side and stores deposited banknotes and withdrawal banknotes. a locking means for the front door using a key, a top cover of the opening that can be opened and closed by sliding movement, and a top cover that is provided with a fitting part on the top cover, and a lock lever is fitted to the fitting part to lock the closed state of the top cover. a locking means; an auxiliary locking means for preventing release of the top lid locking means; a key means for unlocking the auxiliary locking means when the bill storage cassette is set in a mounting position on the device side; and an auxiliary locking means using the key means. A cassette locking means is provided for locking the banknote storage cassette to the apparatus side when the position of the fitting part moves due to the sliding movement of the top cover in the released state and the fitting of the lock lever is prevented. do.

Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a plurality of the auxiliary locking means.

[For production]

With the above configuration, in the present invention, when the banknote storage cassette is alone, the lock lever of the top lid locking means fits into the top lid in the closed state to lock the top lid.

The auxiliary locking means can prevent the upper lid locking means from being released.

Since the key means for releasing the auxiliary locking means operates only when the bill storage cassette is set in the mounting position on the device side, the top cover cannot be unlocked when the bill storage cassette is alone.

Therefore, the staff member releases the auxiliary locking means by setting the banknote storage cassette in the mounting position on the device side, and in this state, slides the top cover by hand to open it.

After the top cover slides, the position of the fitting portion moves and the lock lever is prevented from fitting, so that the bill cassette is locked toward the device by the cassette locking means. Therefore, since the banknote storage cassette is always set in the device when the top cover is open, there is no room for tampering. This lock is released by returning the top cover to the closed position so that the lock lever can fit into the fitting hole. That is, when the bill storage cassette is taken out of the device, the top lid is always closed.

In addition, as mentioned above, when the banknote storage cassette is alone, the top lid is always locked, so there is no room for tampering here either.

Furthermore, if the operating state of the upper lid locking means is locked by a plurality of auxiliary locking means, it will be safer.

Note that loading and collecting banknotes in the banknote storage cassette in such a locked state can be easily performed by a specific staff member by opening the front door with a key.

〔Example] Examples will be described below according to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of this embodiment. First, the external perspective view of FIG. 2 will be explained.

In the figure, 10 is a banknote storage cassette, 11 is an opening for transferring banknotes to and from the main body of the device, 12 is a front door for loading banknotes, 13 is a lock for the front door, and the lock 13 is a key 14
It can be opened and closed by

15 is the upper lid of the opening 11, and the supranuclear IE 15 is divided into two parts at a fulcrum 15c into a main body 15a and a support part 15b. First, it is pulled out by hand in the direction of arrow A, and a limiter (not shown) is hooked on the support part 15b. When you release your hand, the main body 1
5a falls down under its own weight.

Next, the locking mechanism of the upper lid 15 will be explained using FIG. 1.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the locking mechanism of the first embodiment of the present invention as described above, and this locking mechanism is installed on the inner wall 10a facing the front door 12. As shown in FIG.

This locking mechanism includes: a top lid locking means that fits and locks a lock lever on the top lid in a closed state; an auxiliary locking means that prevents release of the top lid locking means; and a key means that releases the auxiliary locking means. The cassette locking means for locking the banknote storage cassette to the device side is an interlocking locking mechanism.

First, inside the banknote storage cassette 10, a slide lever 17 equipped with a roller 16 is connected to shafts 18a and 18b fixed to the banknote storage cassette 10 and a hole 17a.

17b, and is pulled in the direction of arrow B by the force of a spring (not shown).

A long hole 17c is provided at the end of the slide lever 17, and the lever 19, which is engaged with the long hole 17c, is interlocked with a lock lever 21 via a link 20.

The lock lever 21 is regulated to move up and down, and its upper end fits into the notch 15d (fitting part) of the upper lid 15.
5 (top lid locking means).

The slide lever 24 equipped with the roller 23 has a long hole 24a,
24b and the shaft 25 fixed to the banknote storage cassette 10.
a and 25b so that it can move only in the vertical direction, and is pulled in the direction of arrow C by the force of a spring (not shown) (auxiliary locking means).

The key 26 is fixed to the frame 27 of the safe unit, and when the banknote storage cassette 1 is set in the lower unit, it enters the banknote cassette 1 and is placed on the line that operates the rollers 16 and 23. key means)
.

The key 26 has a slope 26a that abuts against the rollers 16 and 23 to guide the locus of movement, and a groove 26a that fits into the roller 16. Here, when the top lid 15 is slid open, the lock lever 21 is prevented from fitting into the notch 15c of the top 1115, so that the slide lever 17 is prevented from sliding to the left, and the groove portion 26a is prevented from sliding to the left.
The roller 16 fitted into the groove 26a cannot be removed from the groove 26a (cassette locking means).

FIGS. 3(1) to 3(3) are side sectional views showing the operation of this embodiment.

When the bill storage cassette 10 is set in the safe unit 3 shown in FIG. 5, the roller 16 first hits the slope 26a of the key 26, and the slide lever 17 is lifted upward.
Then, the roller 23 also hits the slope of the key 26, and the slide lever 24 is also lifted upward (FIG. 3(1)).

When the banknote storage cassette 10 is pushed further in, the roller 16 goes up the slope 26a of the key 26, and then fits into the groove 26b. The roller 16 is placed on the end face of the groove of the key 26, and the slide lever 17 is placed on the end face of the groove of the key 26, and the slide lever 17
0 to the right, and further slide to the right while pushing up the roller 16. At this time, the slide lever 17 is restricted to movement only in the left direction due to the shapes of the shaft 18a and the hole 17a (FIG. 3(2)).

When the bill storage cassette 10 hits a stopper (not shown) and reaches the set position, the slide lever 17 reaches the rightmost end within the bill storage cassette 10, and the lock lever 21 is lowered to the lowest position by the links 19 and 20. At this time, the lock lever 21 comes off from the notch 15c of the upper cover 15.
15 can be slid and moved (Figure 3 (3)).

When this state is reached, the upper cover 15 is pulled out by hand to open the opening 11.

Next, the banknote storage cassette 10 is opened with the top lid 15 open.
When trying to pull it out, the lock lever 21 butts against the top cover 15 and the slide lever 17 cannot slide to the left. The slide lever 17 is restricted vertically by the shafts 18a and 18b, and the roller 16 cannot be removed from the groove 26b of the key 26, so that the banknote cassette 10 cannot be pulled out.

When the slide lever 24 was used as a single banknote storage cassette, the roller 16 was moved to the second position due to unauthorized manipulation using a screwdriver or the like.
The roller 16 prevents movement in the right direction in the figure.
In order to push the slide lever 24 to the right, it is necessary to release the slide lever 24 upward.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention,
This is provided with a second auxiliary locking means for locking the operating state of the top lid locking means when the banknote storage cassette 10 is alone.

That is, 31 is a key that cuts the rack, 32 is a gear that meshes with the rack, 33 is a link connected to the gear 32,
34 is a lock lever connected to the link 33; 35 is a slide lever 1 so as to overlap with the lock lever 34;
This is a retaining portion formed protruding from 7. As a result, in the bill storage cassette alone, even if the keyhole of the key 26 is tampered with, the slide lever 17 will not move to the right.

Its action is as follows.

By setting the banknote storage cassette 10, the gear 32
rotates clockwise. The rotated gear 32 pulls the link 33, rotates the lock lever 34 clockwise, and lowers the hatched portion in the figure downward.

The hatching part of this lock lever 34 is the slide lever 1.
Since it overlaps with the engaging portion 35 of No. 7, the slide lever 17 cannot be slid to the right in the figure unless it is completely lowered.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, the present invention provides a banknote storage cassette for a banknote automatic teller/dispensing machine that has an opening for transferring banknotes to and from the device main body and stores deposited banknotes and withdrawal banknotes. A front door for loading, means for locking the front door with a key, a top cover of the opening that can be opened and closed by sliding movement, and a fitting part provided on the top cover, and a lock lever is fitted to the fitting part to close the top cover. an upper lid locking means for locking the upper lid locking means, an auxiliary locking means for preventing release of the upper lid locking means, and when the banknote storage cassette is set in the mounting position on the device side,
a key means for releasing the auxiliary link means, and when the position of the fitting part is moved by the sliding movement of the top cover in a state in which the auxiliary lock means is released by the key means and the fitting of the lock lever is blocked, the device Since a cassette locking means for locking the banknote storage cassette is provided on the side, the opening can be opened and closed freely, and this closed state can be locked when the banknote storage cassette is alone, and unlocked when it is set in the device. When the top lid is opened, the banknote storage cassette can be locked to the device side. In addition, even when the opening is closed, bills can be filled from the front door, which can be opened and closed with a key.9
Collection processing is possible.

As a result, the opening is normally closed and opened only when the banknote storage cassette is set in the device, and even when the banknote storage cassette is not set in the device, only a specific staff member can load and collect banknotes. This has the effect of providing a banknote storage cassette that is easy for the clerk to load and collect banknotes and has excellent theft prevention properties.

Furthermore, if the auxiliary locking means is provided in multiple stages, it is possible to obtain even higher theft prevention performance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of the same embodiment, and Figs. 3 (1) to (3) are side sectional views showing the operation of the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a schematic side sectional view showing the structure of a bill depositing and dispensing machine, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 11... Opening 12... Front door 13... Lock 15... Top lid 15c... Notch 16... Roller 17... Slide lever 21... Lock lever 23... Roller 24... ...Slide lever 26...Key patent applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Agent: Patent attorney Takashi Kanakura Tomb 1 ()shi! :t4
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a banknote storage cassette of an automatic banknote deposit/dispensing machine that has an opening for transferring banknotes to and from the device main body and stores banknotes for deposits and banknotes for withdrawal, a banknote storage cassette for loading banknotes is provided. A front door, a means for locking the front door with a key, a top cover of the opening that can be opened and closed by sliding movement, a fitting part provided in the top cover, and a lock lever is fitted to the fitting part to lock the closed state of the top cover. an auxiliary locking means for preventing release of the upper lid locking means; a key means for releasing the auxiliary locking means when the banknote storage cassette is set in a mounting position on the apparatus side; A cassette locking means is provided for locking the banknote storage cassette to the apparatus side when the locking means is released and the position of the fitting portion is moved by the sliding movement of the upper lid to prevent the locking lever from fitting. Features a bill storage cassette for automatic bill deposit and withdrawal machines. 2. The banknote storage cassette for a banknote automatic teller machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of said auxiliary locking means are provided.