US2967015A

US2967015A - Rotary depository lock

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Publication number: US2967015A
Application number: US853530A
Authority: US
Inventors: Roland G Blauvelt
Original assignee: Diebold Inc
Current assignee: Diebold Nixdorf Inc
Priority date: 1959-11-17
Filing date: 1959-11-17
Publication date: 1961-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 1978-01-03

Description

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Tom: raced Sm ATTORNEY United States Patent- ROTARY DEPOSITORY LOCK Roland G. Blanvelt, Hamilton, Ohio, assignor to Diebold, Incorporated, Canton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed Nov. 17, 1959, Ser. No. 853,530

2 Claims. (Cl. 232-44) The present invention relates to a rotary depository lock, particularly a lock-obstructing means which prevents locking of a rotary cylinder against rotation, except until a depositor has checked the rotary depository interior to insure that deposited goods have been discharged.

The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 751,389, now US. Patent No. 2,921,735 issued January 19, 1960, for Rotary Depository, filed July 28, 1958, and assigned to Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company.

Conventional rotary depositories comprise a casing, a depository door pivoted in the front end of said casing and a depository cylinder rotatably journalled in said casing. Ordinarily, there are means interconnecting said cylinder and said depository door for rotatable reciprocation of said cylinder upon movement of said door. There are provided in the art numerous types of depository cylinder lock bolts which reciprocate between a depository cylinder casing and depository cylinder journalled therein. This locking movement prevents rotation of the cylinder, as well as opening of the depository door. Such depository cylinders conventionally have a depository receptacle therein defined by top and bottom horizontal plates intersecting a midportion of the depository cylinder and an inner safety door which may be hingedly mounted so as to intersect the top and bottom plates at the cylinder circumference adjacent the depository door. Conventionally, the depositor approaches the rotary depository, inserts and turns his key within the lock means, thus disengaging the lock bolt from the depository cylinder. Then, the depositor may open the depository door which causes rotation of the depository cylinder to horizontal receiving position. The inner safety door may then be pushed aside, while funds or the like are inserted into the depository receptacle. The depository door is closed and concomitantly the depository cylinder is rotated towards vertical-depositing position. The depositor may then turn the lock bolt and remove his key.

The instant invention is characterized in that lockobstructing means interconnect the inner safety door and the lock means to prevent locking of the depository cylinder and depository door, so long as the inner safety door remains open. Spring means are employed to accentuate opening of the inner safety door to depositing position and to retain the inner safety door in such position until it is closed manually by the depositor after depositing. Manifestly, the safety door because of its size cannot be so closed until the depository receptacle is cleared of the funds to be deposited. This effect requires that subsequent to depositing, by closing the depository door and rotating the cylinder, the depositor must re-open the depository door to close the inner safety door, thus insuring the depositors inspection of the depository receptacle, to see if all valuables have been deposited. As the inner safety door is closed, the obstructing means is moved from the lock bolt area and the depositor may conventionally lock the depository cylinder.

Accordingly, it is an object of invention to provide in a rotary depository obstructing means operatively connecting a depository receptacle closure member and the depository cylinder lock means to prevent locking of said cylinder except under prescribed conditions of normality.

Another object of invention is to provide means requiring apost-depositing inspection of a depository cylinder before locking of same.

Yet additional objects of invention will become apparent from the attached drawings and ensuing specification wherein: I

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a rotary depository casing with canted door cover and lock housing 14 appended thereto; 2 V

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse section of the lock housing, showing the locking bolt 30 seated in rotary depository cylinder;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section of the lock housing taken along section line 3--3 of Fig. 2, and showing yoke and talon means interconnecting the pin tumbler cylinder and locking bolt 30;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the rotary depository cylinder, from within the depository receptacle showing closed safety door 52 and in phantom obstructing plate 66 removed from lock bolt seat 74. i

Fig. 5 is a horizontal view of the rotary depository cylinder, taken from within the depository receptacle, showing open safety door 52 (partially fragmentary) and in phantom obstructing plate 66 obstructing bolt seat 74 so as to prevent movement of the locking bolt thereto;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary transverse section of the rotary depository cylinder showing safety door 52 in closed position, as in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary transverse section of the rotary depository cylinder, showing safety door 52 in open position, as in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 1, rotary depository casing 10 is shown as comprising side plates 16 and appended thereto canted door cover 12 and lock housing 14 which is secured by means of screws 36 or the like. Skirt-like bottom portion of casing 10 is designated as depository chute 40. Journal plates 38 fastened medially of side plate 16, support depository cylinder journal 44 (see Figs. 4-7).

As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, lock housing 14 encloses key plate 24 from which projects yoke 26. Yoke 26 connects with talon 28 and yoke and talon are pivoted by means ofstud to bracket 78. Talon 28 at its lower extremity is secured to locking bolt 30 which is transversely slidable in locking bolt support channel 32. As illustrated in Fig. 2, locking bolt 30 is thus movable into locking bolt seat 74 within depository cylinder 20, provided obstruction plate 66 is not interposed between rotary depository cylinder 20 and the casing side plate 16.

The unique lock bolt obstructing mechanism is illustrated more particularly in Figs. 4-7 wherein depository cylinder 20 is shown as comprising depository receptacle 46 defined by top horizontal plate 48, bottom horizontal plate 50 and safety door 52, having hinge 56 which is supported by pin 54.

In Figs. 4 and 6 safety door 52 is shown as in its closed position. Tnrnbuckle 60 interconnects safety door hinge 56 and cam 58 which is mounted upon journal 44. At the opposite end of cam 58 obstructing plate 66 is pivoted by means of stud 68, plate 66 being movable about pin 72 upon the exterior end of the cylinder. Flat spring 62 supported by screws 64 urges cam 58 to safety door closed position as in Fig. 4, as well as to safety door open position as shown in Fig. 5. Thus, the movement of the safety door 52 is both impeded and accentuated by this spring. When safety door 52 is opened to depositing position (parallel with the cylinder right end as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7), cam 58 urges obstruction plate 66 to obstructlocking bolt seat'74' in the end' of cylinder 20. Safety door 52, once opened to depositing position, is retained in such position by flat spring 62.

While bolt seat-'74 is thus obstructed locking boltf30 cannot be thrown and" therefore key, 22 cannot be removed; Since lock means 14'inoludemeans (not illustrated) for retaining a depositors key in keyplate 24' while locking bolt 30 is removed from seat-74, a depositor is'prevented 'from withdrawing his keywhile inner seat 74, the depository cylinder lockedand the depositorskey withdrawn.

Having thus described his'invention, but withoutlimitation to the specific construction herewith illustrated and described, applicantclaims herewith:

-I claim:

1. In a rotary depository of the type including a casing having receiving and deposit openings; a depository door pivoted in said receiving, opening; a depository cylinder; journalled in said casing for rotatable reciprocation upon movement of said depository door; and means ,operatively connecting said depository door and said cylinder; lock' means selectively preventing rotation of'said cylinder and, 30

thus, movement of said door; a depository receptacle within said cylinder defined by the ends of said cylinder, top and bottom horizontal platesintersecting a mid-portion of said cylinder and a safety door hingedly mounted so as to intersect said top and bottom plates at the cylinder circumference; and obstructing means attached to said safety door of said cylinder and pivoted on said journal of said cylinder, said obstructing means being movable upon opening of: saidzsafety door to, obstruct said lock means and thus prevent locking of said depository cylinder;

2. In a rotary depository o'fthe type including a casing; a depository'door pivoted at an end-ofrsaid casing; a de pository cylinder journalledrin said casing adjacent said depository door; and means operatively connecting said depository door and said cylinder for rotatable reciprocation of said cylinder upon opening and closing movement of said depository door; lock means selectively preventing rotation of said cylinder and, thus, movement of said door; a depository receptacle within said cylinder; a safety door hingedly mounted at the entrance tosaid depository receptacle; and obstructing means attached to said safety door of said cylinder and pivoted on said journal of said cylinder, said obstructing means comprising a cam connected to said safety door and attached to ajournal of said cylinder, and an obstruction plate pivoted upon said cam and movable thereby between said lock means and said depository cylinder.

Adams vAug. 30, 1949-