JPS5816228B2 - Cash replenishment cassette device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cassette device for replenishing cash such as coins used in automatic ticket vending machines, automatic currency exchange machines, etc.

For example, in an automatic currency exchange machine, when replenishing the machine with coins used for exchange, the cassette safe containing the replenishment coins is inserted and set into the upper blade of the hopper on the machine side, and the shutter at the upper opening of this hopper is set. By opening the shutters at the bottom of the cassette safe, the coins in the cassette safe are allowed to fall into the hopper, but in order to prevent unauthorized removal of the stored coins from the hopper and the cassette safe, By installing locks on the hopper side and the cassette safe side, and connecting the key corresponding to the lock on the hopper side to the cassette safe side and the key corresponding to the lock on the cassette safe side to the hopper side with a chain etc., these can be achieved. The structure is such that unlocking to allow each key to open the shutters on the cassette safe side and the hopper side is impossible unless the cassette safe is completely inserted into the machine, and the cassette safe cannot be removed from the machine. The cassette safe cannot be taken out of the machine unless both the safe and hopper shutters are closed and locked using each key.

However, with a device like this that has locks and keys on both the hopper side and the cassette safe side, it is necessary to unlock and lock the two locks when setting and removing the cassette safe. When there is an urgent need to replenish cash, this operation is very important.

In view of this, the present invention provides a device that can achieve the same purpose with a single lock, and the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

In the figure, 1 is a cassette safe inserted into a frame 2 on the machine side, and has a shutter 3 on the bottom that also serves as a bottom plate that can be freely moved in and out. Coins can be stored in this safe outside the machine. The shutter 3 is opened by pulling it out a required amount, and coins are stored with the opening facing upward.

Numeral 4 is a lock provided on the front of the cassette safe 1, which is locked and unlocked by a key 5 connected to the machine side with a chain. This lever engages in the cut groove of the shutter 3 and restricts the shutter from being pulled out, and in the unlocked state, the lever 6 is in the horizontal force direction as shown by the solid line in the figure, and the lever is is engaged in a cut groove provided in the frame 1, making it possible to take out the shutter 3, but making it impossible to take out the cassette safe 1 outside the machine.

γ and 7' are attached to the machine frame 2 by means of plates that fill the space between the cassette safe 1 and the frame 2.

Guide pieces 8 and 8' are provided on both sides of the cassette safe 1 and have downward recesses on their lower surfaces.

9 and 9' are rollers that correspond to the guide pieces 8 and 8', respectively, and are pivotally connected to the frame 2, and when the cassette safe 1 is set in the machine as shown, each of the rollers corresponds to the guide pieces 8 and 8'. Each guide piece 8 fits into the recess of 8 to regulate the position of the cassette safe, but during the process of inserting the cassette safe into the machine, each guide piece 8
, 8' ride on the respective rollers 9, 9', thereby lifting the front part of the cassette safe.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a coin supply hopper, which is formed integrally with the frame 2 in the embodiment, but may be formed separately.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a shutter for opening and closing the upper opening of the hopper 10, and a protrusion 12 is provided on the upper surface of one end of the shutter, and as the shutter 3 on the cassette safe 1 side moves, the protrusions 13 and 14 provided on the bottom surface of the shutter are moved. The hopper moves its shutter 3 by colliding with any force.

The shutter 11 on one side is made to follow.

Note that the protrusion 12 is attached to the shutter on the safe side, and the protrusions 13 and 14 are attached to the shutter on the safe side.
may be provided on the shutter 11 on the hopper side.In short, it is sufficient that both shutters 3 and 11 are temporarily connected when the cassette safe 1 is inserted into the machine. It is necessary to take measures such as separately providing a protrusion corresponding to the protrusion 13 serving as an unlocking piece for opening the lock levers 15, 15' on the shutter 3 on the safe side.

Furthermore, among the protrusions 13 and 14, the single protrusion 13 serves as an unlocking piece for unlocking the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side, and is provided at both ends with respect to the direction of closing movement of the shutter 3. Slopes are formed that widen from the front to the rear, and the lock levers 15, 15'
Pins 16 and 16' are installed upward at the free ends of the pins 16 and 16', respectively, and are opposed to each other on their circumferential surfaces.

The lock levers 15 and 1s' are pivotally mounted on the support plate 17 so as to face each other, and their mutual opening degrees can be changed.The free ends are hook-shaped, and the cassette safe 1 is set in the machine and the shutter 3 of the safe is closed, each pin 16° 16' comes into contact with the slope of the unlocking piece 13, and the lock lever is activated.
In the position where 15°15' is open, each lock lever 1
Although the hook-shaped portions at each free end of 5° 15' are spaced apart from the retaining piece 18 provided on the lower surface of the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side, it is not possible to draw the cassette safe 1 out of the machine or to remove the shutter 3. When the unlocking piece 13 is separated from the pins 16 and 16' and the opening degree of the lock levers 15 and 15' is narrowed by the force of the spring 19, the hook-shaped portion of the lock lever engages with the retaining piece 18. However, this engagement restricts the opening movement of the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side.

20 and 20' are limit pins that limit the opening of the lock levers 15 and 15' beyond a certain level, and are mounted on the support plate 17.

The embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, and when coins are supplied through the hopper 10, the coins are stored and inserted into the frame 2 of the locked cassette safe 1.

In this case, since the lever 6 of the lock 4 is directed downward, the insertion movement of the cassette safe 1 can be carried out without any hindrance by this lever.

Also, in the process of inserting the cassette safe 1, the unlocking piece 1'3 protruding from the bottom surface of the shutter 3 passes through the part where the protrusion 12 on the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side exists. Pieces 8 and 8' are rollers 9
, 9', and as a result, the front part of the cassette safe 1 is lifted together with the shutter 3, so that the unlocking piece 13 does not collide with the protrusion 12, and the insertion of the cassette safe is carried out without any hindrance.

The insertion operation of the cassette safe can be completed by restricting the insertion movement of the safe by fitting the rollers 9 and 9' into the recesses of the guide pieces 8 and 8', respectively. This means that the cassette safe has been positioned at a predetermined stable position.

In addition, in the final stroke of insertion of the cassette safe, the inclined surface of the unlocking piece 13 comes into contact with the respective pins 16 and 16' of the lock levers 15 and 15', so that the levers 15 and 15' are spring-loaded as the cassette safe is inserted. The engaging piece 18 of the hook-shaped portion of each free end of the lever is pushed open against the force of 19.
The agreement on is broken.

In this state, the lock 4 is unlocked by using the key 5.

Therefore, the lever 6 is rotated to a horizontal position, and the shutter 3 is unlocked, but on the other hand, the cassette safe itself cannot be pulled out of the machine due to the lever's engagement with the groove in the frame 2.

In this state, the shutter 3 is pulled out toward the outside of the machine. In this case, the lock levers 15, 15' are
The hook-shaped portion of the hopper 10 and the engaging piece 16 of the shutter 11 of the hopper 10
During the process of pulling out the shutter 3, the unlocking piece 13 of the shutter collides with the protrusion 12 of the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side, causing the shutter 1 to be released.
1 follows the withdrawal movement of the shutter 3, and eventually the inner shutters are both opened, and the coins stored in the cassette safe 1 fall into the hopper 9, and coins are replenished.

When pulling out the cassette safe 1, the shutter 3 is first pushed in, and the protruding piece 14 on the back side of this shutter abuts against the protrusion 12, so as the shutter 3 is pushed in and moved, the shutter 11 on the hopper 10 side follows, and both The shutter will also be closed.

After these shutters are closed, when the lock 4 is operated with the key 5 and the lever 6 is rotated to the downward position, the lever is released from the groove of the frame 1 and the cassette safe 1
can be pulled out from the frame 1, and instead, the lever 6 is held in the groove of the shutter 3, making it impossible to pull out the shutter.

In other words, the cassette safe 1 has been locked.

In this situation, you will be able to withdraw the cassette safe.

However, since the shutter 3 remains attached to the cassette safe 1, the unlocking piece 13 of the shutter 3 moves to the pin 16.1 of the lock lever 15°15' as the safe is pulled out.
6', and therefore to the lock levers 15, 15' of the unlocking piece 13.

The push-opening action on the lever is no longer applied, and the double-ended lever is rotated in the closing direction by the force of the spring 19, and the hook-shaped portion at the tip of the lever engages with the retaining piece 18 of the shutter 11 on the hopper side, thereby causing the shutter to close. It becomes impossible to open the country.

In the process of pulling out the safe set safe, the guide piece 8,
8' rides on the rollers 9, 9' and the cassette safe 1
As one end is pushed up, the unlocking piece 13 of the shutter 3 on the fully bent side is pushed up into the hopper 1 during the process of pulling out the safe.
It does not get caught on the protrusion 12 of the shutter 11 on the 0 side.

In this way, the cassette safe is pulled out in a locked state, and by pulling out the cassette safe, the shutter 11 of the hopper 10 is brought into a locked state.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible not only to prevent cash such as coins from being illegally taken out from the cassette safe and the hopper, but also to lock and unlock the shutter on the hopper side. This is done automatically by insertion, so there is no need for a separate lock and key.
This makes the device cheaper, and at the same time reduces the number of locking and unlocking operations.It can be used in machines such as currency exchange machines that require relatively frequent replenishment of coins and other cash, or when emergency replenishment is required. In addition, in the case of machines such as vending machines that use many types of keys, it is difficult to store and use the keys, but in this respect, the number of keys can be reduced. Since the lock on the cassette safe side locks the shutter on the safe and the lock on the machine side of the cassette safe can be performed using the lock provided on the cassette safe, there is no need to provide a special locking device for the machine side of the cassette safe, which makes the device simpler. It has the effect of becoming

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view with a portion cut away, and FIG. 3 is a partial plan view. 1... Cassette safe, 10... Supply hopper, 11... Shutter, 15.15'
...Lock lever 118...Engagement piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. By engaging with the engaging piece provided on the opening/closing shutter at the upper end of the cash supply hopper on the machine side and restraining the opening of the shutter, by inserting the removable cash supply cassette safe into the machine side. Lock lever 1 which is pushed open to allow the shutter of the hopper to be opened.Lock lever 1 is provided on each of the shutters that connects the shutter on the cassette safe side and the shutter on the hopper side when the cassette safe is inserted into the machine side. Locking and unlocking are performed by an engaging member consisting of a protrusion or a protrusion, and a key provided on the machine side of the cassette safe, and by unlocking, the shutter of the cassette safe is released from the safe. This cash replenishment cassette is characterized by being equipped with a lock that allows the shutter to be taken out, and at the same time, when the shutter is unlocked, connects the safe to the machine side, making it impossible to withdraw the safe from the machine.