SK38896A3 - Device for taking over, transporting and storing valuables - Google Patents

Description

Equipment for taking over, transporting and storing valuables

Technical field

The invention relates to a device for taking over, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one transportation means and at least one transportation container, which can be placed both in the delivery location and in the transportation vehicle .

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Known devices for taking over, transporting and storing large amounts of cash consist of a series of delivery points, most of them handheld passages, which are basically safes equipped with a pair of oppositely arranged doors, these handheld passages being installed both in the objects from which the cash is weighed. . department stores, supermarkets, etc., and on the other hand, in banks where cash is transferred.

The cash is deposited in a shipping container, which is inserted through an internal door into a transfer lock, from which it is taken out by an outside door by a security guard responsible for transport. The transport container is then loaded into an armored car and is thus proceeded until the armored car is filled with transport containers, which are then inserted through the external door into the transfer passage of the respective bank. From there, the transport containers are then removed through the inner door by the bank's staff.

While the armored car crew is in radio contact with the headquarters, the known devices do not allow tracking of the movement of transported cash independently of the car crew.

Therefore, when an armored car is forfeited, the alarm is only issued with a long delay, especially in cases where the car's crew is also directly involved in the theft, which cannot be ruled out in practice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The aforementioned deficiencies are eliminated by a device for taking over, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one means of transport and at least one transport container, which can be placed in both the delivery point and the means of transport. according to the invention, characterized in that each delivery point and each transport means are equipped with a monitoring unit with interconnecting contacts corresponding to the contacts of the identification unit located on each transport container, all monitoring units being connected to a control unit located in headquarters.

The device allows continuous control of cash flow, while any deviation from a predetermined procedure can immediately trigger an alarm and thus minimize the time interval between the occurrence of an emergency and its detection.

Since the individual means of transport can be determined at random during the collection by generating random numbers, it is impossible to draw up a timetable for the movement of the means of transport or to divulge such a plan due to the dishonesty of the transport operator.

The delivery points can be realized by a variety of known means. In a preferred embodiment, the transfer point is formed by a transfer passage with a pair of oppositely arranged doors.

The interconnection of the monitoring units with the control unit can be effected by radio and / or fixed lines and / or via satellite.

In order to stack the transport containers it is advantageous if the interconnecting contacts are also located on the upper side of the transport containers.

In order to further increase the reliability of the operation of the device, it is advantageous if the external door of the transfer passages is equipped with a device with a remote control for locking the lock.

According to a preferred embodiment, the monitoring unit is a single-chip microcomputer, the identification unit is a programmable memory transponder, and the control unit is a personal computer.

Overview of the figures in the drawing

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the device according to the invention, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the device according to the invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The device for taking over, transporting and storing the large cash of FIG. 1 consists of two transfer points 21. Both transfer points 21 are formed by a passage 1, one transfer passage 1 being located in a supermarket 10 from which the cash is to be regularly weighed and the other transfer passage 1 is located in a bank 11 into which flat cash deposited.

The transfer passages 1 are basically safes provided on the opposite sides with a door and placed in the building in such a way that the inner door is accessible to the respective employees of the institution located in the building, e.g. a supermarket and a bank, and the exterior door 12 is accessible to security staff to carry cash. A monitoring unit 3, consisting of a single-chip microcomputer, is disposed in the two handoff gaps 1. Each monitoring unit 2 is provided with interconnecting contacts 4 which correspond to the contacts 5 of the identification unit 6 which is part of each container 2 for storing the transported cash. The identification unit 6 is constituted by a programmable memory transponder.

The same tracking unit 2 ^with interconnecting contacts 4 as located in the transfer passages 1 is also located in the vehicle 2, which in this case is an armored car.

In order to be able to stack the transport containers 7 on top of one another, the interconnecting contacts 4 can also be arranged on the top side of the transport containers 2 / which ensures the connection of the respective monitoring unit 2 ^{with the} stacked transport containers 2.

All monitoring units 3, both in the transfer passages 1 and in the transport means 2, are connected via radio lines 14 to the control unit 8 in the headquarters 9. The control unit 8 is a personal computer. The link may be; also implemented in addition to the radio network via fixed lines or via satellite. The external doors 12 of the transfer passages 1 are equipped with a remote control device 13 for locking the lock.

The device works as follows:

Authorized employees of the supermarket 10 deposit cash, e.g. from the daily sales of the supermarket 10, to the shipping container 7 and to the programmable memory of the identification unit 6. all important data about the shipping container 7, e.g. registration number, consignee and sender address, content data, date and time, account numbers, etc.

The closed transport container 7 is then inserted into the transfer pass 1 of the supermarket 10 so that the contacts 5 of the identification unit 6 of the transport container 7 are connected to the connection contacts 4 of the monitoring passage 3 of the transfer pass 1 of the supermarket 10. the screen 8 of the control unit 9 in the central data stored in the identification unit 6 in the central dispatcher 9 issued by the radio links 14 and of the tracking unit 2 ^{in the} transport means 2 instruct the crew of the transport vehicle 2 to pick up a transportation container 7 of the delivery of certain pass filter first Targets are chosen randomly by means of random number generation to increase transport safety. The code of the selected travel destination is shown to the crew of the vehicle 2 in the display 15. As soon as the crew reaches the intended destination, they inform the headquarters 9 about their arrival and the control unit 8 sets the same control codes in the headquarters that allow the external door 12 of the passage 1 to unlock the device 13 to block the lock. The monitoring unit 2 in the supermarket 10 sends information about the correct driver code to the control unit 8 in the central unit 9, which, after checking, permits the opening of the external door 12 of the transfer passage 1 of the supermarket 10. the interconnection contacts 4 of the monitoring unit 2 ^{in the} transport means 2, whereby the contents and the number of the transport container 7 are reported to the control unit 8 in the central unit 9. in the case of a forfeiture, etc., an alarm is sounded, as well as in the case of removal of the shipping container 7 at a time when it was not allowed to be handled. Thereafter, the crew will request an additional duty, and it is decided at headquarters 9 whether or not the limit for the transport vehicle is exceeded, and the next duty is determined accordingly.

Analogous to the procedure for transferring the filled shipping containers 7 to the transfer passage 2 of the bank 11.

The device can be supplemented by monitoring the transport means 2 via the GPS satellite station 16 (see Fig. 2). The movement of vehicles can then be monitored on the map.

The transfer point 21 may be in addition to the transfer passages! 2) as described in the examples, consisting of any known means suitable for this purpose, e.g. standard safe, lockable room, but also just a pedestal for placing a shipping container 2 ·

Claims (6)

1. Apparatus for taking over, transporting and storing valuable items, in particular large cash, comprising at least one delivery point, at least one means of transport and at least one transport container, which can be placed both in the delivery point and in the means of transport, characterized in that each transfer point (21) and each means of transport (2) are provided with a monitoring unit (3) with interconnecting contacts (4) corresponding to the contacts (5) of the identification unit (6) located on each transport container ( 7), wherein all the monitoring units (3) are connected to a control unit (8) located in the central (9). Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer point (21) is formed by a transfer passage (1) with a pair of oppositely arranged doors. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interconnecting contacts (4) are also located on the upper side of the transport containers (7). Device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the monitoring units (3) are connected to the control unit (8) in the central unit (9) by radio links (14) and / or fixed lines and / or via satellite. Device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the external door (12) of the transfer passages (1) is provided with a remote control device (13) for locking the lock. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monitoring unit (3) consists of a single-chip microcomputer, the identification unit (6) consists of a programmable memory transponder and the control unit (8) consists of a personal computer.