JPH1040442A - Paper money insertion port for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a paper money insertion port capable of preventing an insertion port cover from being easily turned over by wind and suppressing the intrusion of rain water or dust by allowing a magnet to attract a metallic part fixed to the lower end of the insertion port cover suspended by its weight. SOLUTION: The paper money insertion port is constituted of an outer door, an insertion port frame arranged in the front of the outer door and capable of covering the periphery of an insertion hole, a bearing part fitted to the frame, the insertion port cover 13 supported by the bearing part, the metallic part 14 fixed on the lower end of the cover 13, and the magnet 15 arranged on a position opposed to the metallic part 14. Since the metallic part 14 is attracted to the magnet 15 in a stand-by state, the cover 13 suspended by its weight is not turned over. In the case of inserting paper money, a customer is required only to apply rotational moment for separating the metallic part 14 from the magnet 15 in addition to conventional operation and then the cover 13 is restored to the stand-by state by its weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill insertion slot of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine for selling products such as cans and bottles is equipped with or can be equipped with a bill validator in consideration of customer convenience, and has a bill insertion slot in an outer door. Or can be worn.

[0003] An example of a bill insertion slot of the above-mentioned conventional vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
Is a front view of a conventional vending machine, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a back surface of an outer door of the conventional vending machine, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of the conventional vending machine.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show a bill insertion slot of a conventional vending machine. In the figure, 1 is the main body of the vending machine,
Reference numeral 2 denotes an outer door which is located on the front surface of the main body 1 and one of which is rotatably supported by a hinge 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a coin slot provided on the front surface of the outer door.

[0005] Reference numeral 5 denotes an upper coin passage.
And the coin sorting device 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a lower coin passage for guiding coins discharged from the coin sorting device 6 to a coin return port 8.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a bill validator, which is a bill accepting unit (not shown). Reference numeral 10 denotes an insertion hole provided in the outer door, reference numeral 11 denotes an insertion port frame provided around the insertion hole, an inside thereof is an opening 11a, and a bearing 12 is formed at an upper portion.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an insertion cover which is rotatably supported by the bearing 12. The bill accepting section is the insertion slot 10 and the opening 1
It penetrates into the front surface of the outer door 2 through 1 a and the insertion lid 13.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

When a customer purchases a commodity with coins, coins inserted from the coin slot 4 are guided to the coin sorting device 6 through the upper coin passage 5, and in the case of genuine coins, a certain amount is fed to the coin sorting device 6. , And in the case of a counterfeit coin, it is discharged to the coin return port 8 through the lower coin passage 7.

[0010] On the other hand, when purchasing goods with bills, the customer lifts the insertion opening 13 and inserts it into the bill accepting portion of the bill validator 9. In the case of a bill, the difference between the inserted amount and the price of the commodity is discharged from the coin sorting device 6, reaches the coin return port 8 through the lower coin passage 7, and is provided to the customer.

An insertion cover 13 rotatably supported by a bearing portion 12 provided on the insertion frame 11 hangs down by its own weight, and covers the opening 11 inside the insertion frame 11 to cover the bill validating device 10 or the like. The inside of the outer door 2 is protected from water and dust.

[0012]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional construction, since the insertion opening 13 is suspended by its own weight, the insertion opening 13 is turned up by the wind blown from below or from the side, so that the insertion opening 13 is out of the bill identification device 10 and the opening 11a. There is also a drawback that rainwater and dust enter the door 2.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is difficult for the insertion palate to be turned up by the wind. Therefore, the automatic vending machine which can prevent the intrusion of rainwater and dust into the bill discriminating apparatus and the inside of the outer door. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill insertion slot of a machine.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since the insertion cover 13 is rotated in the forward direction from the front surface, the insertion cover 13 cannot be opened and closed when a vending machine is installed in front of and behind a thin support such as a support of a shutter. Had the disadvantage that

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a bill insertion slot of a vending machine which can insert a bill even if there is an obstacle in front of the bill insertion slot.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this object, a vending machine according to the present invention has a bill insertion slot provided with an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, and an insertion hole located in front of the outer door. An insertion port frame covering the periphery of the bearing, a bearing portion provided on the insertion frame, an insertion port lid supported by the bearing section, and a metal portion fixed to the lower end of the insertion port lid,
And a magnet provided at a position facing the metal part.

Also, an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, and a vertically elongated bearing portion provided in the insertion opening frame. And an insertion pawl pivotally supported by the bearing portion, and a projection provided on the insertion port frame and arranged in front of and behind the insertion palate.

Also, an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, an upper bearing portion and a lower bearing portion provided in the insertion opening frame. , An insertion palate, and an upper rotation shaft and a lower rotation shaft provided on the insertion palate.

The outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion opening frame, and an insertion opening cover. Have been.

An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion opening frame, an insertion opening cover, And an elastic means for urging the insertion palate.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a vending machine according to the present invention, a metal portion fixed to the lower end of an insertion cap which is hung down by its own weight is attracted to a magnet, so that the insertion cap may be turned up by wind. Disappears.

Further, since the insertion palate is pivotally supported by a vertically elongated bearing, when the insertion palate is lifted to open the insertion palate, it moves upward and does not face the projection back and forth. , Which allows forward rotation. For the blowing of the wind, the projected area of the insertion lid in the direction of inflow of the wind is small, so that there is no buoyancy just to lift the insertion lid,
The insertion palate cannot be rotated forward by the entrained wind because the insertion palate abuts the projection, so that the insertion palate is not opened.

In addition, the lower end of the insertion cap is supported by the lower bearing during standby, and the rotation of the insertion cap shifts the shaft support position to the upper bearing, so that the rotational moment for rotating the insertion cap is rotated. Scalar and vector change,
Regarding the behavior of the human hand that can respond to this change, the insertion palate continues to rotate with the upper shaft supported by the upper bearing, but momentary movement in one direction such as wind blowing It does not rotate against force.

Also, since the insertion mouth slides up and down along the groove inside the insertion mouth frame, the customer lifts the insertion mouth during operation, and hangs down by its own weight during standby to cover the insertion hole, Even for spraying, the force to lift the insertion palate is only friction between the air and the insertion palate, but because the working surface on the insertion palate and the air inflow direction are almost the same, very little is generated,
The palate cannot be lifted. Therefore, the bill validator is protected from rainwater, dust and the like, and since there is nothing protruding from the front, it can be opened and closed even if there is an obstacle.

Further, since the insertion cap is forcibly moved to a position covering the insertion hole by the elastic means, the sliding direction can be freely configured, and furthermore, rainwater and dust can be reliably shut off.

[0026]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 denotes a metal portion made of metal on the side facing the bill validator 9 and is fixed to the lower end of the insertion cover 13. A magnet 15 is fixed to the insertion opening frame 11 at a position facing the metal portion 14 in a standby state.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

In the standby state, the metal cover 14 is attracted to the magnet 15 so that the insertion cap 13 which is suspended by its own weight is not turned up by the wind.

When a customer inserts a bill, the same operation as that of the related art can be performed as long as a rotational moment enough to separate the metal portion 14 and the magnet 15 is first applied. Restores to the standby state.

As described above, the bill insertion slot of the vending machine of this embodiment has the outer door 2, the insertion hole 10 provided in the outer door 2,
An insertion opening frame 11 located on the front surface of the outer door 2 and covering the periphery of the insertion hole 10, a bearing portion 12 provided in the insertion opening frame 11, and a bearing portion 1.
An insertion cover 13 pivotally supported by 2, a metal portion 14 fixed to the lower end of the insertion cover 13, and a magnet 15 provided at a position facing the metal portion 14.

Therefore, in the standby state, the insertion cover 13 does not turn up due to the blowing of the wind, so that rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the bill validator 9 and the outer door 2, and the usability is not much different from the conventional one. , Do not bother customers.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 16 denotes a vertically long slot-shaped bearing portion, and reference numeral 17 denotes a projection provided at a position below the insertion opening frame 11 and in front of and behind the insertion opening lid 13 in a standby state. From the rear to the rear.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. When the customer inserts the bill, the insertion cover 13 is supported by the vertically long slot-shaped bearing portion 16 so that the insertion cover 13 is lifted to open the insertion cover 13 as in the conventional case. , And move upward, disappearing from the front and rear with respect to the protrusion 17, and can be rotated forward, and the same operation as that of the related art can be performed.

After the bill is inserted, the insertion cap 13 rotates downward around the bearing portion 16 by its own weight and collides with the projection 17, but the urged insertion cap 13 rises up the inclination of the projection 17, and Beyond, it falls by its own weight and enters a standby state.

In this state, when the wind is blown, the projection area of the insertion cap 13 in the direction of the flow of the wind is small, so that there is no buoyancy just enough to lift the insertion cap 13 and the wind caused by the wind The rotation of the insertion palate 13 in the forward direction becomes impossible because the insertion palate 13 abuts on the projection 17, so that the insertion palate 13 is not opened.

As described above, the bill insertion slot of the vending machine of this embodiment has the outer door 2, the insertion hole 10 provided in the outer door 2,
An insertion slot frame 11 located on the front surface of the outer door 2 and covering the periphery of the insertion slot 10;
6, an insertion cover 13 pivotally supported by the bearing portion 16, and a projection 17 provided on the insertion frame 11 and arranged in front of and behind the insertion cover 13.

Therefore, in the standby state, the insertion lid 13 and the projection 17 come into contact with each other even when the wind blows up.
The insertion palate 13 does not turn up, and therefore the bill validator 9
In addition, rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the door and the outside door 2, and the usability is not so different from the conventional case, so that customers are not confused.

Embodiment 3 Next, a third embodiment of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 18 denotes an upper bearing provided on the insertion opening frame 11, and reference numeral 19 denotes a lower bearing.
Reference numeral 20 denotes an insertion palate having an upper rotation shaft 21 at an upper portion and a lower rotation shaft 22 at an intermediate portion in parallel with the upper rotation shaft 21.

The lower bearing 19 has a cutout shape having an open portion on the front diagonal, and the upper bearing 20 has a radius defined by the distance between the upper rotating shaft and the lower rotating shaft with the lower bearing as the center. It is a long hole with a part of the locus of the circle as the center line.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. In the standby state, the lower rotating shaft 22 is supported by the lower bearing 19.

When a customer inserts a bill, the insertion palate 20
Rotates about the lower bearing portion 19 and the upper rotating shaft 21
Moves from the front to the rear of the upper bearing portion 18. When the upper rotation shaft 21 reaches the rear end of the upper bearing portion 18, the rotation about the lower bearing portion 19 ends, and instead, the rotation about the rear end of the upper bearing portion 18 is performed.

At this time, since the lower bearing portion 19 is opened obliquely above the front surface, the lower rotating shaft 22 rotates around the upper rotating shaft 21 as it is to expose the bill receiving portion 9a.

When wind is blown in the standby state, the vector of the wind force for rotating the insertion cover 20 about the lower rotation axis 22 is not effective for rotation about the upper rotation axis 21, and the bill accepting portion 9 a and the like do not. There is no exposure. Also, it is considered that the chance that the wind changes its vector conveniently in this embodiment is very small.

As described above, the bill insertion slot of the vending machine of this embodiment has the outer door 2, the insertion hole 10 provided in the outer door 2,
An insertion opening frame 11 which is located on the front surface of the outer door 2 and covers the periphery of the insertion hole 10, an upper bearing portion 18 and a lower bearing portion 19 provided on the insertion opening frame 11, an insertion opening cover 20, and an insertion opening cover 20. The vending machine comprises an upper rotation shaft 21 and a lower rotation shaft 22 and a bill insertion slot. Therefore, the insertion palate shifts its pivotal support position from the lower bearing portion 19 to the upper bearing portion 18, so that the scalar and vector of the rotational moment for rotating the insertion palate change, and the human hand can respond to this change. On the other hand, the insertion palate 20 continues to rotate with the upper rotating shaft 21 supported by the upper bearing portion 18, but does not rotate with respect to an instantaneous force in one direction such as blowing of wind. .

Therefore, rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the bill validator 9 or the outer door 2. (Embodiment 4) Next, a fourth embodiment of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 23 denotes an insertion slot frame, in which grooves 24 are provided on both sides, and the inside thereof has an opening 23a.
Thus, the inside and outside of the outer door 2 communicate with each other through the insertion hole 10.
Behind the opening 23a, the bill accepting portion 9a of the bill validator 9
Is installed. Reference numeral 25 denotes an insertion palate, and grooves 24 are provided on both sides.
Is gripped. Reference numeral 25a denotes a handle provided on the insertion palate 25.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. In the standby state, the insertion port cover 25 is placed on the lower frame of the insertion port frame 23 with both sides being gripped by the grooves 24. In this state, the insertion palate 25 covers the opening 23a.

When a customer inserts a bill, the user holds the handle 26 and lifts the insertion cover 25 to expose the bill accepting portion 9a. However, the bill is vertically lifted because both sides are gripped by the groove 24. When the handle 26 is released, the insertion palate 25 falls under its own weight and returns to the standby state.

As described above, the bill insertion slot of the vending machine of this embodiment has the outer door 2, the insertion hole 10 provided in the outer door 2,
An insertion opening frame 23 located on the front surface of the outer door 2 and covering the periphery of the insertion hole 10, a groove 24 provided in the insertion opening frame 23,
And 5.

Therefore, the insertion cover 25 is
In order to slide up and down along the inner groove 24, the customer lifts the insertion cover 25 during operation, and hangs down by its own weight during standby to cover the insertion hole 10. The lifting force is only the friction between the air and the surface of the insertion palate 25. However, since the working surface on the insertion palate 25 and the inflow direction of the air are almost the same, very little force is generated.
I can't lift 5.

Thus, the bill validator 9 is protected from rainwater, dust, and the like, and there is no projecting front, so that it can be opened and closed even if there is an obstacle.

(Embodiment 5) Next, a fifth embodiment of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the same components as those of the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 27 denotes a spring as an elastic means for urging the insertion cover 25 in a direction covering the insertion hole 10.

The operation of the bill insertion slot of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. In the standby state, the insertion lid 25 is urged in a direction to close the insertion hole 10 and is placed on the lower frame of the insertion port frame 23 with both sides being gripped by the grooves 24. In this state, the insertion palate 25 covers the opening 23a.

When the customer inserts the bill, the user holds the handle 26 and pulls down the insertion cover 25 to expose the bill accepting portion 9a. However, since the both sides are gripped by the grooves 24, the bill descends vertically. When the handle 26 is released, the insertion cover 25 rises due to the elasticity of the spring 27 and returns to the standby state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the bill insertion slot of the vending machine has the outer door 2, the insertion hole 10 provided in the outer door 2,
An insertion opening frame 23 located on the front surface of the outer door 2 and covering the periphery of the insertion hole 10, a groove 24 provided in the insertion opening frame 23,
5 and a spring 27 as elastic means for urging the insertion palate 25.

Therefore, since the insertion lid 25 is forcibly moved to the position covering the insertion hole 10 by the spring 27, the sliding direction can be freely configured, and furthermore, rainwater and dust can be reliably shut off.

[0066]

As described above, the present invention provides an outer door,
An insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a bearing provided in the insertion opening frame, an insertion opening supported by the bearing, and an insertion opening Since the metal part fixed to the lower end and the magnet provided at a position facing the metal part constitute the bill insertion slot of the vending machine, in the standby state, the insertion mouth lid does not turn up due to blowing of wind, Therefore, rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the bill validator or the outer door, and the usability is not so different from the conventional one, so that customers are not confused.

Further, the present invention provides an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, and a vertically elongated hole provided in the insertion frame. -Shaped bearing portion, an insertion cover supported by the bearing portion, and a projection provided in front of and behind the insertion cover provided on the insertion frame, constitute a bill insertion opening of a vending machine. Even if wind blows, the insertion palate and the projections abut, so the insertion palate does not turn up, so that rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the bill validator or the outer door, and the usability is not much different from the conventional one , Do not bother customers.

Further, the present invention provides an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, an upper bearing provided in the insertion frame, and A lower bearing,
Since the insertion mouth, the upper rotation axis and the lower rotation axis provided in the insertion mouth constitute the bill insertion port of the vending machine,
Since the insertion palate shifts its pivotal support position from the lower bearing to the upper bearing, the scalar and vector of the rotational moment that rotates the insertion palate change, and the human hand can respond to this change. The insertion lid is supported by the upper rotating shaft at the upper bearing portion and continues to rotate, but does not rotate with respect to a one-way instantaneous force such as wind blowing. Therefore, rainwater and dust do not enter the inside of the bill validator or the outer door.

Further, the present invention provides an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion frame, Since the bill mouth of the vending machine is composed of the bill mouth and the bill mouth, the bill mouth slides up and down along the groove inside the billet frame. Hangs down by its own weight to cover the insertion hole, and the force that lifts the insertion palate only by friction between the air and the insertion palate against the blowing of wind, but the working surface on the insertion palate and the air inflow direction Since they are almost the same, only a few occur and the insertion palate cannot be lifted. Therefore, the bill validator can be protected from rainwater, dust and the like, and since there is nothing protruding from the front, it can be opened and closed even if there is an obstacle.

Also, the present invention provides an outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion opening frame, Since the insertion palate and the spring as an elastic means for biasing the insertion pawl constitute the bill insertion port of the vending machine, the insertion pawl is forcibly moved to a position covering the insertion hole by the spring. The sliding direction can be freely configured, and furthermore, rainwater and dust can be reliably shut off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a vending machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the back of the outer door of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a bill insertion slot of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 Metal part 15 Magnet 16 Bearing part 17 Projection 18 Upper bearing part 19 Lower bearing part 20 Insert lid 21 Upper rotary shaft 22 Lower rotary shaft 23 Insert slot 23a Opening 24 Groove 25 Insert lid 26 Handle 27 Spring

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a bearing provided in the insertion opening frame, and a shaft provided in the bearing. A bill insertion slot of a vending machine including a supported insertion cap, a metal part fixed to the lower end of the insertion cap, and a magnet provided at a position facing the metal part. 2. An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion port frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion port, and a vertically long slot-shaped bearing provided in the insertion port frame. A bill insertion slot for a vending machine, comprising: an insertion cover pivotally supported by a bearing portion; and a projection provided in front of and behind the insertion cover provided on the insertion frame. 3. An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, an upper bearing portion and a lower bearing portion provided in the insertion opening frame. A bill insertion slot of a vending machine comprising an insertion mouth, an upper rotating shaft and a lower rotating shaft provided on the insertion mouth. 4. An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion opening frame, and an insertion opening cover. A vending machine bill insertion slot. 5. An outer door, an insertion hole provided in the outer door, an insertion opening frame located in front of the outer door and covering the periphery of the insertion hole, a groove provided in the insertion opening frame, an insertion opening cover, A bill insertion slot for a vending machine, comprising an elastic means for biasing the insertion slot.