JPS6230147Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention is a device for closing a bill insertion slot in a vending machine, a currency exchange machine, an automatic teller machine, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a "vending machine, etc."). This invention relates to a closing device for a bill insertion slot in a vending machine, etc., which closes the bill insertion slot with a shutter and locks the shutter when the machine is backed up.

It was first developed in 1973 as a closing device for this type of banknote insertion slot.
- Publication No. 32090 is disclosed, but the closing device disclosed therein cannot release the locked shutter unless the bill insertion stand of the bill validating device is pressed at right angles to the shutter with the bill insertion slot closed. . For this reason, in the case of a vending machine where the door on the customer service side is opened to one side, when the door on the customer service side is closed, the shutter of the bill insertion slot does not touch the bill insertion table at right angles, so the lock mechanism cannot be unlocked. I can't close the door. This can be solved by retracting the bill validator, closing the door, and then pushing the bill validator in. However, this operation is troublesome, and if the bill validator is not retracted, the banknote There was a risk that the shutter would hit the insertion slot and damage them.

The present invention aims to eliminate such drawbacks.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings. A door 1 provided with a customer service surface is supported on one side by a main body 2 so that it can be opened on one side. Main body 2
The inside is equipped with a bill validating device 3, a printing device, a coin mechanism, etc. Banknote validating device 3 is connected to door 1
It has a banknote insertion stand 4 integrally on the side and can be pulled out to the rear. A bill insertion slot 5 is provided in the door 1, and a bill insertion stand 4 projects from the bill insertion slot 5 toward the customer service side. This bill insertion slot 5 has a sufficient width so that the bill insertion stand 4 does not hit the side plates 6, 6 of the bill insertion slot 5 when the door 1 is opened and closed. Bifurcated swing levers 7, 7 are pivotally supported on both side plates 6, 6 of the banknote insertion slot 5 by pins 8, 8. These swing levers 7, 7 have one lever hanging down, a shaft 9 spanning the free end of the other lever, and a roller 10 inserted into and supported by this shaft 9, and this roller 10 is placed on the side of the bill validator 3 It is urged by springs 11, 11 to rotate to. Between the swing levers 7, 7 and the side plates 6, 6, plate spring locking members 13, 13 having pins 12, 12 at their free ends projecting toward the side plates 6, 6 are fixedly provided.
The locking members 13, 13 have their free ends pressed toward the bill insertion slot 5 side by the pivot levers 7, 7 when the pivot levers 7, 7 are pivoting toward the bill validating device 3, and the locking members 13, 13 are pivoted. When the movable levers 7, 7 are pivoted toward the customer service side, the free ends are moved away from the pivot levers 7, 7 to the outside of the bill insertion slot 5. Holes 15, 15 for the pins 12, 12 to enter and exit from the banknote insertion slot 5 side are bored in the side plates 6, 6. Furthermore, a triangular shutter 16 for closing the banknote insertion slot 5 is provided between the side plates 6, 6.
is pivotally supported by a shaft 17. This shutter 16
is rotated around the shaft 17 by a spring 18,
The free end contacts the upper edge 19 of the bill insertion slot 5 to close the bill insertion slot 5. When the shutter 16 closes the banknote insertion slot 5, the pins 12, 12
It has locking portions (holes) 20, 20 where it is located. Flat surface 1 on the customer service side of this shutter 16
6' has a notice affixed to it that says, ``Banknotes cannot be used at this time.'' Reference numeral 21 denotes a cover plate provided on the front side of the banknote validating device on the side of the banknote insertion stand, which covers the gap on the side of the banknote insertion stand when the banknote validating device is moved forward.

In such a configuration, when the bill validating device is retracted, the shutter 16 is rotated by the spring 18 to close the bill insertion slot 5 as shown in FIG. 2, and the locking member 13, 13 is pushed toward the bill insertion slot 5 side by the swing levers 7, 7, and the pins 12, 12 are engaged with the locking portions 20, 2 of the shutter 16.
0, and this shutter 16 is fixed. When the banknote validating device is moved forward from such a state, the roller 10 is pushed by the banknote insertion stand 4 and pushed to the lower surface of the banknote insertion stand 4 just before the banknote insertion stand 4 hits the shutter 16, so that the swing lever 7, 7 is rotated away from the locking members 13, 13, the pins 12, 12 of the locking members 13, 13 are retreated from the locking portions 20, 20 of the shutter 16, and the shutter 16 is made rotatable. Thereafter, when the banknote validating device is further advanced, the shutter 16 is pushed by the banknote insertion stand 4, rotates around the shaft 17, and is pushed into the lower side of the banknote insertion stand 4. When the banknote validating device is completely pushed in, the sides of the banknote insertion stand 4 are shielded by the rollers 10 and the cover plate 21. When the banknote validating device is moved backward from the fully advanced state, as the banknote insertion stand 4 moves away from the shutter 16, the shutter 16 is rotated around the shaft 17 by the spring 18 to close the banknote insertion slot 5. . After the bill insertion table 4 is separated from the shutter 16, the bill insertion table 4 is further retreated, so that the roller 10 is separated from the bill insertion table 4. As a result, the swing levers 7, 7 are rotated by the spring 11, so that the locking members 13, 7 are rotated by the swing levers 7, 7.
13 is pressed and the pins 12, 12 are moved to the shutter 16
Push the pins 12, 12 into the locking parts 20, 20 of the shutter 16 to fix the shutter 16. Therefore, even if a customer tries to push the shutter 16 open from the customer service side, the shutter 16 will not open.

In addition, when opening the door 1 with the banknote validating device 3 kept moving forward, when the roller 10 leaves the corner of the banknote insertion stand, the swing levers 7, 7 rotate and the pins of the locking member 13 are rotated. 12, 12 are locked to the locking portions 20, 20 of the shutter 16 to fix the shutter 16. On the other hand, when closing this door, the roller 10 first hits the corner of the bill insertion stand 4 and is pushed downward, so that the swing levers 7, 7 are separated from the locking members 13, 13, and the locking levers 7, 7 are released from the locking members 13, 13, member 13,
13 pins 12, 12 are disengaged from the locking portions 20, 20 of the shutter 16, making the shutter 16 freely rotatable. When the door 1 is further closed, the roller 10 moves along the lower surface of the bill insertion table 4, the shutter 16 hits the corner of the bill insertion table 4, is pushed down, and rotates around the shaft 17 to insert the bill. It is pushed into the underside of the stand 4. Even if the door is closed while the banknote validator is kept moving forward, the same way as when the banknote validator is moved back and forth,
The shutter lock mechanism can be automatically unlocked.

In the embodiment, the rollers 10 are inserted through the shaft 9, but the rollers 10 do not have to be for smoothing the movement of the swing levers 7, 7. Moreover, although the roller 10 is pushed into the lower side of the bill insertion table 4, it may be configured to be pushed upward.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, even if the shutter does not touch the bill insertion table at right angles, the locking mechanism of the shutter can be unlocked and the shutter can be opened automatically.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the opening/closing device for a bill insertion slot in a vending machine or the like according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG.
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line B--B in FIG. 1. 1: Door, 3: Banknote validation device, 4: Banknote insertion stand,
5: Bill insertion slot, 6, 6: Side plate, 7, 7: Swing lever, 9: Shaft, 12, 12: Pin, 13, 13:
Locking member, 16: Shutter, 20, 20: Locking portion (hole).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A banknote insertion stand 4 provided at the front end of the banknote validating device 3 is provided in a banknote insertion slot 5 provided on the customer service surface so that the banknote insertion stand 4 can move forward and backward. In a closing device for a bill insertion slot in a vending machine or the like in which the bill insertion slot is closed by a shutter 16 rotatably provided nearby, a shutter 16 pivotably pivoted on both side plates 6 of the bill insertion slot 5 is used. A shaft 9 is spanned over one end of the swinging lever 7, and a locking member 13 having a pin 12 that is pushed by the other end of the swinging lever 7 and protrudes toward the banknote insertion slot 5 is fixed to the side plates 6. Shutter 1
6, locking portions 20 are provided on both side plates 6, with which the pin 12 of the locking member 13 locks when the shutter 16 closes the banknote insertion slot 5, and the banknote insertion stand 4 is inserted into the banknote insertion slot. When the shaft 9 of the swing lever 7
is pressed by the bill insertion table 4 and the shaft 9 is placed in contact with the bottom surface of the bill insertion table 4, thereby separating the pin 12 of the locking member 13 from the shutter 16 and making the shutter 16 freely rotatable. When the bill insertion stand 4 is taken out of the bill insertion slot 5, the pin 12 of the locking member 13 is pushed toward the shutter 16, and the pin 12 is locked in the locking portion 20 of the shutter 16, and the shutter 16 is opened. A closing device for a bill insertion slot in a vending machine, etc., which is characterized by a locking mechanism.