JPH0739015Y2 - Coin storage box for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is detachably inserted into a storage box storage case installed inside a vending machine, and when inserted, the shutter opens to store coins. The present invention relates to a coin storage box with a shutter for a vending machine in which the shutter is closed when removed and is locked in a closed state.

[Prior Art] FIGS. 6A and 6B are plan views of a conventional coin storage box A, in which a hinge 1 provided at one upper end of a main body case (not shown) is attached to a lid case 2. One end is pivotally attached, and the lid case 2 is locked to the main body case by a cylinder lock 3 provided at the other end of the lid case 2.

A coin receiving port 4 is provided on the upper wall 2a of the lid case 2,
A shutter 5 whose one end is pivotally attached to the lower surface of the upper wall 2a of the lid case 2.
A receiving opening releasing projection 6 that bends upward is provided at the other end of the receiving opening releasing projection 6 that protrudes upward from an arcuate guide hole 7 provided in the upper wall 2a.

Then, when the coin storage box A is attached to the storage box storage case in the vending machine, the guide 6 (not shown) provided in the storage box storage case hits the receiving opening releasing projection 6 and the shutter 5 moves to the first position. 6 Rotate in the direction of the arrow in (a),
The receiving port 4 is opened (see FIG. 6B).

Then, the coins thrown into the vending machine are temporarily stored in the coin storage box A after passing through the coin inspection machine.

When the coin storage box A is removed from the storage box storage case, the shutter 5 returns to the state shown in FIG.
A shutter locking mechanism (not shown) provided inside the coin storage box A locks the shutter with the coin receiving opening closed, thereby preventing money from being taken out from the coin storage box without permission.

A vending machine money collector, commonly called a root salesman, patrols each vending machine, collects the coin storage box in which money is stored, and attaches a new empty coin storage box to the vending machine. To be

The coin storage box in which money is stored is collected with the shutter closed, and the person in charge unlocks the coin storage box to collect the sales amount of the vending machine.

Therefore, the root salesman cannot take out the money without permission during the patrol.

However, since the shutter 5 rotates to open and close the receiving opening of the coin storage box A, the length dimension L and the width dimension B of the upper wall 2a of the coin storage box A become large, and therefore the coin storage box A However, there is the following problem due to the large volume.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

There are various shapes and sizes of vending machines, and the shapes and sizes of products for sale are not constant.

Therefore, many vending machines do not have a space for accommodating a large coin storage box A with a shutter, and there is a problem that the use of the coin storage box A with a shutter is limited to a specific type of vending machine.

The present invention aims to solve the above problems, and provides a coin storage box with a shutter that can be attached to a vending machine having a small space.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a stopper for stopping a protrusion in a storage box accommodating case installed in a vending machine, and a coin storage box that is detachably inserted into the storage box accommodating case. And a coin receiving opening which is opened in the direction of closing the coin receiving opening, and is pushed by the protrusion stopping stopper when the coin receiving opening is closed, and the coin receiving opening is opened and removed. In a coin storage box for a vending machine, which is provided with a shutter that closes the coin receiving opening when the coin is closed and is locked in a closed state, a guide for moving and guiding the shutter parallel to the inner wall surface of the coin storage box. A member is provided, the shutter is provided with a long groove and a return projection, and the other end of the shutter lever, one end of which is pivotally attached to the storage box, has the other end of the shutter lever that comes into contact with the projection stop stopper. And a shaft portion that engages with the long groove, and an engaging lever that is pivotally attached to the storage box and is urged in a direction in which the tip engages with the shutter in the closed position, and is pivotally attached to the storage box. The engaging lever can be rotated between a pushing position for pushing the engaging lever in a direction opposite to the biasing direction and a non-pressing position for separating from the engaging lever. A push lever that is pushed to the position is provided.

[Action]

The operation of the coin storage box for a vending machine configured as described above is as follows.

(Installed on the vending machine) The shutter urged in the direction that closes the coin opening closes the entrance, but when installing the coin storage box for the vending machine in the storage box storage case, the shutter lever The projection for receiving the opening of hits the stopper for stopping the projection,
The shutter lever rotates, the shutter having a long hole that engages with the shaft portion of the shutter lever moves, and the coin receiving opening opens.

(Removed from the vending machine) As the money collector opens the vending machine and pulls out the coin storage box, the shutter moves along the guide member in the biased receiving port closing direction, and the shutter closes the receiving port. After that, it is locked in the closed state.

Therefore, during the round collection of the coin storage box,
Coins cannot be taken out from the coin storage box without permission.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The same parts as those of the conventional coin storage box are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. _{1 is} an exploded perspective view of the coin storage box A ₁ , FIG. 2 is a plan view of the coin storage box A ₁ , and FIG. 3 is a side view of the coin storage box A ₁ with a body case 8 having an opening at the top. One end of a lid case 9 is pivotally attached to a hinge 1 provided on the upper part of one side, and a cylinder lock 3 is provided on the other end of the lid case 9.

The lid case 9 has a peripheral wall 10b provided around an upper wall 10a and has a lower opening, a lower case 11 that is inserted into the upper case 10 to form a lower wall, and is attached to the upper surface of the upper case 10. 3 and the cover 12. The assembled spacer 51 and the cover 12 are assembled, and after being assembled, they are integrally coupled by means such as spot welding at a position indicated by a symbol W in FIG.

On the upper wall 12a of the cover 12, a peripheral wall 12b fitted to the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10b of the upper case 10, a coin receiving opening 13, and an arc-shaped guide having a smaller radius of curvature than the conventional arc-shaped guide hole 7. Hole 14
Is drilled.

The upper case 10 is provided with a coin receiving port 15 having the same shape as the coin receiving port 13, a shaft hole 16, and an arc-shaped elongated hole 17 centered on the shaft hole 16.

The shutter lever 18 includes an L-shaped upper lever 19 having an inlet opening projection 6 that is bent upward at one end, and a lower lever 20 having a shaft portion 21 protruding downward at one end.
A support shaft 23 whose middle part is inserted into the shaft hole 16 and whose both ends are fixed to holes 22 provided at the other ends of the upper and lower levers 19 and 20, respectively.
And a shaft 25 fixed at a hole 24 provided in the middle of the upper and lower levers 19 and 20 with the middle part inserted into the arc-shaped elongated hole 17.

Two rod-shaped guide members 26, both ends of which are fixed to the opposing peripheral walls 10b of the upper case 10, are inserted into two guide holes 28 provided in the shutter 27, and the shutter 27 and one peripheral wall 10b.
A spring 29 for winding the guide member 26 is attached between (the peripheral wall 10b farther from the receiving port 15).

Therefore, the shutter 27 is provided so as to be movable along the guide member 26, and is biased in the direction of closing the receiving port 15.

A long groove 30 is provided on the upper surface of the shutter 27 at a right angle to the moving direction of the shutter 27, and the shaft portion 21 is fitted in the long groove 30.

On the lower surface of the shutter 27, a vertical groove 31 parallel to the moving direction of the shutter 27 and a return projection 49 formed in a sawtooth shape on one side wall surface of the vertical groove 31 are provided. A plurality of engagement recesses 32 are formed on the side wall (see FIG. 5 (A)).

The opening of the engaging recess 32 is inclined in the direction toward the opposite side of the receiving port 15.

The lower case 11 is provided with a coin receiving hole 33 and an arc-shaped guide hole 34, and a shaft 36 provided at one end of a pushing lever 35 is pivotally attached to the lower case 11 on the upper surface of the lower case 11, A shaft 37 provided at the end is inserted into the guide hole 34.

The shaft 36 projects below the lower case 11, and an end shaft 50 having a groove 50a into which the tip of the set key can be fitted is attached to the lower end, and when the lid case 9 is opened, the end part is pressed by the set key. The push lever 35 can be rotated by rotating the shaft 50.

One end of a spring 38 is locked to the shaft 37, and the other end of the spring 38 is locked to a locking shaft 39 provided on the lower surface of the lower case 11.

The push lever 35 is biased in a direction in which the shaft 37 moves to both ends of the guide hole 34, and when the push lever 35 becomes substantially parallel to the moving direction of the shutter 27, the push lever 35 moves to the lower case 11. It abuts the stopper 40 provided.

An engaging lever 41, one end of which is pivotally attached to the upper surface of the lower case 11, is provided with an engaging projection 42 at the tip thereof, and one end of a spring 44 wound around a shaft 43 provided on the upper surface of the lower case 11 is connected to the upper case 10. Surrounding wall
It is pressed against the inner surface of 10b and the other end is pressed against the engagement lever 41.

Therefore, the engagement lever 41 is biased in a direction away from one side wall of the vertical groove 31 having the engagement recess 32, and when pushed by the pushing lever 35, one side of the vertical groove 31 is resisted against the biasing force. Is pressed against the side wall.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage box storage case B installed inside the vending machine, in which a coin receiving port 45 is provided on the upper surface, and a protrusion is provided on the upper side of the opening 46 into which the coin storage box A ₁ is inserted. Recess
47 is provided, and a projection stopping stopper 48 is provided in the back of the projection passing recess 47.

It will now be described with reference to the action of the vending machine coin accommodating box A ₁ which is constructed as described above in FIG. 5 (a) to (e).

(Attached to the vending machine) As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the coin storage box A ₁ collected from the vending machine has a push lever 35 in a non-pushing position substantially parallel to the moving direction of the shutter 27. Therefore, the engagement projection 42 engages with the engagement recess 32, the shutter 27 moves in the closing direction biased along the guide member 26, and the coin receiving port 13 is closed.

After unlocking the cylinder lock 3 and opening the lid case 9 to collect coins, the end shaft protruding from the lower surface of the lower case 11
By rotating the set key 50 from the outside, the pushing lever 35 is set to the pushing position as shown in FIG.

The pushing lever 35 rotated to the pushing position pushes the engaging lever 41, the engaging projection 42 is separated from the side wall of the vertical groove 31 having the engaging recess 32, and the engaging projection 42 and the engaging recess 32. The engagement with is released and the shutter 27 can be moved.

The lid case 9 of the coin storage box A ₁ that has been set is closed and the cylinder lock 3 is locked.

The locked coin storage box A ₁ is inserted into the storage box storage case B of the vending machine by the money collector.

When the shutter 27 is in a position to close the receiving port 13,
The receiving opening releasing projection 6 can pass through the projection passing concave portion 47, the coin storage box A ₁ is inserted into the storing box storing case B as it is, and the receiving opening releasing projection 6 becomes the projection stopping stopper 48 during the insertion. When abutting and further inserted, the shutter lever 18 is pushed by the projection 48 for stopping the projection 6 for receiving opening, and the shutter 27 rotates along the guide member 26 on the opposite side of the receiving opening 13. Shutter 27 that moves to open the entrance 27
By the movement of, the return projection 49 hits the push lever 35, the push lever 35 rotates clockwise in FIG. 5 (c) to return to the non-push position, and the push lever 35 is released from the push. The engaged lever 41 thus brought into contact with the side wall of the vertical groove 31 by the urging force of the spring 44 (see FIG. 5D).

When the coin storage box A ₁ is completely inserted into the storage box storage case B, the shutter 27 is fully opened to accept coins (see FIG. 5 (e)).

(Removed from the vending machine) As the money collector opens the vending machine and pulls out the coin storage box A ₁ from the storage box storage case B, the shutter 27 follows the guide member 26 in the biased direction of closing the inlet 13. The engaging projection 42 when the shutter 27 closes the receiving opening 13.
Engages with the engaging recess 32, and the shutter 27 is held in the closed state.

Therefore, during the round collection of the coin storage box,
Coins cannot be taken out from the coin storage box A ₁ without permission.

As described above, since the shutter moves in the direction of opening and closing the receiving opening by the rotation of the shutter lever, it is sufficient if the area is sufficient to close the receiving opening. Since the coin storage box can be provided at a position where it does not interfere with the movement, the horizontal area of the coin storage box may be about twice as large as the receiving area.

Therefore, the coin storage box of the present invention can be widely attached to various types of vending machines, including vending machines having a small internal space.

Further, when a plurality of engagement recesses are provided as in the present invention, the engagement projection is engaged with the engagement projection even when the receiving opening is not completely closed, so that the shutter is prevented from being released. Therefore, the anti-theft effect is great.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the volume (horizontal area) of the coin storage box can be made smaller, so that the automatic type of each model including the vending machine with a narrow internal space can be used. Widely applicable to vending machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 (a) to (e) show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a coin storage box, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the coin storage box, and FIG. A side view of the coin storage box, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage box storage case into which the coin storage box is inserted, and FIGS. 5 (a) to (e) are operation explanatory views of the coin storage box, and FIG. )-(B) are plan views for explaining the operation of the conventional coin storage box. A, A ₁ …… Coin storage box, B …… storage box storage case, 3…
… Cylinder lock, 6 …… Reception opening release protrusion, 8 …… Main body case, 9 …… Lid case, 10 …… Upper case, 11 …… Lower case, 12 …… Cover, 13,15,33 …… Receiver Inlet, 17 ... Arc-shaped long hole, 18 ... Shutter lever, 21 ... Shaft, 26 ... Guide member, 27 ... Shutter, 29 ... Spring, 30 ... Long groove, 31
…… Vertical groove, 32 …… Engagement recess, 34 …… Guide hole, 35 …… Push lever, 40 …… Stopper, 41 …… Engagement lever, 42 ……
Engagement protrusion, 45 ... coin receiving port, 47 ... protrusion passing recess, 48 ... protrusion stopping stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A coin storage box which is detachably inserted into the storage box storage case, wherein a stopper for stopping a projection is provided in the storage box storage case internally provided in the vending machine, and a coin receiving opening opened at an upper portion of the coin storage box. And is pushed in a direction to close the coin receiving opening, and is pushed by the projection stopping stopper when it is attached to the storage box storage case to open the coin receiving opening. When the coin is received, the coin receiving opening is received. In a coin storage box for a vending machine provided with a shutter that closes an entrance and is locked in a closed state, a guide member that guides the shutter to move in parallel to an inner wall surface of the coin storage box is provided, and A long groove and a return projection are provided, and one end of the shutter lever pivotally attached to the storage box is provided with the other end of the shutter lever, which is brought into contact with the projection stop stopper, and the shaft which is engaged with the long groove. And an engaging lever that is pivotally attached to the storage box and is urged in a direction in which a tip end engages with the shutter in the closed position; and an engaging lever that is pivotally attached to the storage box and urges the engagement lever in the opposite direction. And a push lever that is rotatable to a non-push position that is separated from the engagement lever, and that is pushed to the non-push position when abutting the return projection of the shutter. A coin storage box for vending machines characterized by being provided.