JPH09112128A - Security closure equipment of portable type cashbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take a measure for security by closing a lid automatically when a cashbox is taken out, regarding security closure equipment of a portable type cashbox used for an automatic fare receiving machine. SOLUTION: A cam 1 is fitted to a fare receiving unit 20 by a collar 4 and a cam shaft 5, while a spring 2 is fixed to the unit 20 with one end thereof fitted to the cam 1 and the other to a spring hook 3, and a pin stopper 7 is also fitted to the unit. A cashbox 9 has a coin throw-in port 9a and a cashbox lid 11 is so fitted as to be slidable thereon between frames 9b and 9c of the cashbox. A pin 6 and a ball catch 8a are fitted to the lid 11, while ball catches 8a' and 8b on the other side are fitted to the cashbox 9 side. When the cashbox 9 is inserted into the unit 20 along guide rollers, the pin 6 strikes on the cam 1, makes the ball catches 8a and 8a' open, moves to the stopper 7 and opens the lid 11. When the cashbox 9 is taken out, the lid 11 is closed by the pin 6 and the cam 1 and the ball catches 8a and 8a' are joined, so that the lid be locked. Therefore an access into the cashbox is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a security opening / closing device for a portable safe, which is installed in an automatic toll collector that operates by inserting coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been realized a system that employs an automatic toll collection machine, which does not have a toll collector, when collecting tolls on toll roads. Stopped at the toll booth,
Unmanned collection of charges is made by inserting coins into the toll collection machine.

In such an automatic toll collection machine, the inserted coins are automatically guided to and stored in the safe set in the toll collection machine. The lid of the coin slot is manually opened and set in the toll collection machine, and when the coin-containing safe is taken out from the collection machine, the lid is manually closed after it is taken out. In such a safe, the lid of the safe was opened after taking it out, so it was necessary to pay attention to security.

[0004]

As described above, in the safe used in the conventional automatic toll collection machine, the lid of the coin slot is opened when the coin is set in the collection box, and the lid is closed when the coin is taken out. Since the operation is performed manually and the coins in the safe can be intentionally taken out in the process of taking out the safe, it is a security problem, and this measure has been desired.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention prevents the coins stored in the safe from being intentionally taken out in the process of taking out the safe from the toll collection machine, and the lid of the slot is automatically opened when the safe is inserted into the collection machine. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a security opening / closing device for a portable safe in which the lid is automatically fully closed and locked when it is taken out and security measures are taken.

[0006]

Accordingly, the present invention provides
(1) An opening / closing lid that is slidably mounted on a coin insertion slot of a safe inserted into a toll collection unit on a toll road to open and close the coin insertion slot; a pin protruding above the opening / closing lid; It is attached near the safe insertion slot of the receiving unit, and when the safe is inserted, it abuts against the pin and slides the opening / closing lid in the opening direction. After completion of the slide, it rotates to pass the pin and return to the original position by the spring. Then, when the safe is taken out, the cam mechanism comes into contact with the pin again and slides the opening / closing lid in the closing direction, and after the completion of the sliding, the cam mechanism rotates through the pin and returns to the original position by the spring; A first locking portion which is provided on the safe side and is coupled to and locked by the locking member on the safe side when the opening / closing lid closes the input port; And a second locking portion that locks the opening / closing lid by coming into contact with the first locking portion when the input port is opened, the security opening / closing device for a portable safe. provide.

(2) Further, in the above-mentioned (1), the first locking portion is a magnetic body, and the safe-side locking member and the second locking corresponding to the first locking portion. There is also provided a security opening / closing device for a portable safe in which the part is made of a magnet.

According to the present invention, according to the above-mentioned means (1), when the safe is inserted into the safe insertion opening of the toll collection unit, the pin fixed to the opening / closing lid comes into contact with the cam of the cam mechanism. The pin is pushed by the cam by the force of inserting the safe, and the opening / closing lid gradually slides in the opening direction as the safe moves. When further inserted, the first locking portion attached to the opening / closing lid comes into contact with the second locking portion on the safe side,
Lock the open / close lid. After that, the pin passes through the cam by the rotation of the cam mechanism, moves in the opening direction, the safe is completely inserted and the opening / closing lid is opened, and the cam mechanism also returns to the original position by the force of the spring.

When taking out the safe, the pin contacts the cam mechanism as the safe is pulled out from the toll collection unit,
The cam of the cam mechanism pushes the pin, the first locking part and the second locking part are separated by the force as the safe moves, the pin is further pressed, and the opening / closing lid gradually slides in the closing direction. . Further, when the safe is pulled out, the first locking portion attached to the opening / closing lid is connected to the corresponding locking portion on the safe side, and the opening / closing lid is locked in the closed state. At the same time, the pin passes through the cam by the rotation of the cam of the cam mechanism and moves in the closing direction,
The cam mechanism also returns to the original position by the spring force, and in this state, the safe is completely taken out of the toll collection unit with the opening / closing lid closed and locked.

Further, in (2), the first locking member is made of a magnetic material, the safe side locking member corresponding to the first locking portion and the second locking member are made of magnets. When the opening / closing lid is closed, the first locking portion is coupled with a locking member made of a magnet for locking, and when the opening / closing lid is inserted into the safe and opened, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are inserted. The locking portion is held by magnetic force, and the opening / closing of the opening / closing lid can be reliably held.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a security opening / closing device for a portable safe according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a safe.
FIG. 4 is a B-B sectional view thereof. In these figures,
Reference numeral 20 denotes an automatic toll collection unit, 1 is a cam rotatably attached to a cam shaft 5 via a collar 4, and the cam shaft 5 is fixed to the unit 20 by a nut 12. One end of a spring 2 is attached to the camshaft 5, and the other end of the spring 2 is attached to a spring hook 3 fixed to a unit 20 with a bolt / nut 13. The mechanism including these 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 is entirely covered by a cam cover 10 so that a pin 6 described later can move, and the cover 10 is fixed to a unit 20. or,
As will be described later, a pin stopper 7 that serves as a stopper for the pin 6 and a safe 9 slide on the unit 20, and the unit 2
A guide roller 21 is provided so that the guide roller 21 can be inserted into 0.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a safe, which has a slot 9a for inserting coins,
Safe lids 11 that have frames 9b and 9c at both ends and that cover the input port 9a are slidably provided. A pin 6 is fixed to the safe lid 11 so as to project. 8a is a ball catch fixed to the safe lid 11, and 8a 'is provided on the safe 9 side at a position corresponding to this, and in the present embodiment, 8a is a magnetic material and 8a' is a magnet.
Further, 8b is also provided at the rear end of the deposit opening 9a of the safe 9, and is composed of a magnet. It should be noted that either 8a or 8a 'may be a magnet, and when 8a is a magnet, 8b is a magnetic material.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the case where the safe is inserted and set in the automatic fee collection unit in such a configuration,
(A) is a state before the safe is inserted, (b) is a state in which the pin 6 comes into contact with the cam 1 and the lid 11 is opened in the middle of the insertion,
(C) is a state in which the pin 6 pushes the cam 1 to open the lid 11 during insertion, (d) is a state at the moment when the safe is completely inserted, (e) is a state in which the safe is completely inserted and the lid 11 is opened. , Cam 1 has returned to the initial position. In addition, in these figures, the openings are shown by hatching.

First, the operation of setting the safe in the fee collection unit will be described with reference to FIG. First,
As shown in (a), the ball catches 8a, 8 of the safe 9 are shown.
a'is released and the unit 20 is connected to the guide roller 21.
When it is inserted along, the safe 9 is gradually inserted as shown in (b), and the pin 6 projects so that it comes into contact with the cam 6, and when further inserted, the cam 1 is supported by the spring 2, so , The pin 6 is pushed by the cam 1 and gradually slides the safe lid 11 in the opening direction so that the ball catch 8a attached to the safe lid 11 is magnetized to the ball catch 8b attached to the safe 9 side. Latched by suction force.

When the ball catch 8a is latched by 8b, the spring force of the spring 2 causes the ball catch 8a,
Since the force required for the latching force of 8b is larger, even if the safe 9 is further inserted, the cam 1 is pushed by the pin 6 and rotates clockwise as shown in (c), and when the cam 1 rotates 90 °. As shown in (d), the pin 6 moves to the opposite side of the cam 1,
When the safe 9 is pushed as it is, the pin 6 is disengaged from the cam 1, and the pin 6 is latched by the pin stopper 7 fixed to the unit 20 side, stopped, and slid together with the safe lid 11.
Is completely opened and the opening 9a of the safe 9 is opened. At this moment, the cam 1 returns to the initial state by the action of the spring 2 as shown in (e).

6A and 6B are explanatory views when the safe is taken out from the automatic fee collection unit. FIG. 6A is the same state as FIG. 5E, the safe is set, and FIG. When the pin 6 comes into contact with the cam 1 and the ball catches 8a and 8b are separated from each other, (c) further pulls out the safe, pushes the pin 6, and the cam 1 pulls out the frame 9 of the safe.
(c) shows a state in which the safe is completely rotated and (d) shows the state in which the safe 1 is completely pulled out and the cam 1 is rotated by 90 °.

Next, the operation of taking out the safe from the fee collection unit will be described with reference to FIG. First,
In (a), the safe is completely inserted and set. When the safe 9 is pulled out, the lid 11 of the safe 9 moves as it is, and the pin 6 comes into contact with the cam 1. However, one side of the cam 1 cannot be rotated by the frame 9c of the safe, and when the safe 9 is pulled as it is, the pin 6 is pushed by the cam 1 as shown in (b), the ball catches 8a and 8b are separated, and the lock is released. The safe lid 11 is slid along with the pin 6 and gradually moves in the closing direction.

When the safe 9 is further pulled, the flange 9c of the safe 9 gradually moves, the pin 6 moves together with the lid 11, and the lid 11 is closed. The part that guides one side of the cam 1 is notched as shown by 9c ', and the cam 1
Is rotated by being pushed by the pin 6 as shown in (c). At the same time, the ball catch 8a on the lid 11 side is attracted and locked by the magnetic force 8a '.

When the safe is pulled out as it is, the cam 1 rotates counterclockwise by 90 ° as shown in (d), the pin 6 comes out to the side opposite to the cam 6 again, and then the spring 2 restores the original state. In this state, the safe 9 can be pulled out with the lid 11 completely closed and locked.

According to the above embodiment, when the safe 9 is inserted into the automatic fee collection unit 20, the safe lid 11 is automatically opened and set in the safe 9, and also when the safe 9 is pulled out. Make sure 11 is closed and locked.
When opening and closing the lid 11 of the safe 9, the lid 11
A pin 6 is provided on the lock mechanism, and the pin 6 is pushed and slid by the cam 1. Further, the cam 1 is a unit 2 of the safe 9.
The L-shaped cam mechanism is provided with a return spring 2 so that the portion that pushes the pin is free when insertion into 0 and removal is completed. In addition, stainless steel was used for the surface of these materials, and the strength as a component was secured by cutting out.

In this embodiment, one of the ball catches 8a, 8a ', 8b is made of a magnetic material and the other is made of a magnet. However, these ball catches are not only attracted by a magnetic force but also other things. It is also possible to adopt the known mechanical lock mechanism of.

According to the embodiment described above, the lid 1 of the safe 9 is used when the safe 9 is taken out from the automatic fee collection unit.
Since 1 is automatically closed and locked, intentional removal of coins in the safe 9 is prevented, and security is secured.

[0023]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the opening / closing lid that slides openably and closably on the coin slot of the safe, the pin provided on the opening / closing lid, the cam mechanism provided on the toll collection unit, the opening / closing Since the first locking part provided on the lid and the second locking part provided on the safe side are provided, the opening / closing cover, which is the outlet for the stored money, is always locked when the safe is taken out. There is. Further, since the safe is not completely taken out until the opening / closing lid is closed and locked, access to the safe is prevented, and security of the safe is ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a security opening / closing device for a portable safe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the safe in the security opening / closing device of the portable safe according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation at the time of inserting the safe in the security opening / closing device of the portable safe according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
Is a state before the safe is inserted, (b) is a state where the pin and the cam are in contact with each other during the safe is inserted, (c) is a state where the cam is rotated during the safe is inserted, (d) is a state where the safe is completely inserted,
(E) shows the state where the safe is completely inserted and the cam is returned to the original position.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of an action at the time of taking out the safe in the security opening / closing device for the portable safe according to the embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a state in which the safe is inserted, (b) is a state in which the pin and the cam are in contact with each other during taking out the safe, (c) is a state in which the cam is rotated during taking out the safe, and (d) is a state in which the safe is completely taken out. The state that the lid is closed and the cam is returned to the original position is shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cam 2 Spring 3 Spring Cover 5 Cam Shaft 6 Pin 7 Pin Stopper 8a, 8b Ball Catch 9 Safe 10 Cam Cover 11 Safe Lid 20 Unit 21 Guide Roller

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing lid that is slidably mounted on a coin insertion slot of a safe that is inserted into a toll collection unit on a toll road and that opens and closes the insertion slot; and a pin that projects from the opening / closing lid; It is attached near the safe insertion slot of the toll collection unit, contacts the pin when the safe is inserted, slides the opening / closing lid in the opening direction, and rotates after the slide is completed to pass the pin and return it to the original position by the spring. And a cam mechanism that abuts against the pin again when the safe is taken out, slides the opening / closing lid in the closing direction, rotates after the completion of sliding to pass the pin, and returns to the original position by a spring; A first locking portion provided on the opening / closing lid, which locks when the opening / closing lid closes the input port, and is coupled to the locking member on the safe side; The opening / closing lid includes a second engaging portion that abuts against the first engaging portion when the opening opening is opened and engages the opening / closing lid. apparatus. 2. The first locking portion is a magnetic body, and the safe-side locking member and the second locking portion corresponding to the first locking portion are magnets. The security opening / closing device for a portable safe according to claim 1.