WO2008152063A1

WO2008152063A1 - Sales automat, particularly parking permit automat

Info

Publication number: WO2008152063A1
Application number: PCT/EP2008/057307
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kenneth Aubrey; Erwin Braukmann
Original assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Priority date: 2007-06-14
Filing date: 2008-06-11
Publication date: 2008-12-18
Also published as: DE112008001190A5

Abstract

The invention relates to a sales automat, particularly a parking permit automat (10), comprising a columnar housing (20) having a side bounding housing cover (21) and a strongbox (30) partitioned therein in which a safe (31) is located. Because the housing cover (21) has a plurality of flat formed cover parts (22 to 26), the cover parts (22, 23) bounding the strongbox (30) on the outside being mounted independently of the other cover parts and separately replaceable, vandalism damage caused by break-in or theft attempts from the cash box can be repaired at the lowest potential cost.

Description

description

Vending machine, in particular parking ticket machine

The invention relates to a vending machine, in particular parking ticket machines, according to the preamble of Patentanspru ^¬ Ches. 1

Publicly available vending machines are known, for example, as merchandise or ticket vending machines, to which cigarettes, confectionery or drinks or tickets, stamps or parking tickets can be obtained. Despite the use of cashless means of payment, such as cash cards, cash payment in the form of coins and banknotes is still prevalent. The cash introduced into a vending machine is, after checking for authenticity and value, loaded in a cash dispenser located in the vending machine, which is emptied at more or less regular intervals, for example during maintenance. Depending on the change in the cash flow, a sometimes larger amount of cash accumulates, which is often the target of criminal acts. An attempt is made to reach the cash register by force and to open it or to steal it altogether.

From the DE product publication "SITRAFFIC SITY 5: The new parking ticket machine", published by Siemens AG, 2005, order no. E10003-A800-W19-V2, a generic car park machine is known which protects against vandalism and theft The housing is smooth-flattened and the doors are sealed off by a system with multiple mechanical frictional connection as well as with Zymy locksmiths.The housing openings are protected with impact-resistant covers.The coin box is doubly secured and for the art trade and the cash box compartment se ^¬ parate doors are provided. However represent the coverable and sealable openings in the housing of Parkscheinauto- are a security risk because they form a ^promising starting point for burglary tools.

European Patent Application EP 1 626 377 A1 discloses a vending machine with an internal structure which has a security area in which a cash register for receiving coin and / or paper money is arranged, and a housing surrounding the internal structure. In that the housing is substantially closed, and at least part of the housing can be moved between a closed position in which the security area is not accessible from the outside and a release partition in which the security area is accessible from the outside with access to the terminal. an increased level of protection against break-ins is offered.

The known embodiments of vending machines, however, have in common that in the event of violent break-ins or attempts to break open, parts of the machine are damaged which must be replaced in order to restore the functionality and the external appearance of the machine. For the duration of repairs of such vandalism damage the parking ticket machine is not available for users, while it leads to the operator to a loss of revenue and high Repa ^¬ raturkosten.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a generic vending machine on which vandalism damage caused by break-ins or theft attempts of the cash-point can be remedied as inexpensively as possible.

The object is erfmdungsgemaß solved by a vending machine of the type mentioned above with the features stated in the characterizing part of claim 1. By the Gehausemantel has a plurality of flat-shaped shell parts, which are each mounted separately replaceable independently of other shell parts, only really damaged shell parts must be replaced. Depending on the degree of multipartite gene training the Gehausemantels be damaged in breakouts or attempts to break only individual shell parts, so that, for example, not the entire Gehausemantel is replaced. The invention is based on the assumption that the location of a vault protecting and enclosing the cash register is known when a break-in attempt is made. Accordingly, according to the invention, the safe deposit compartment outside outwardly limiting casing parts are mounted separately exchangeable independently of each other casing parts. As a result, the jacket parts most likely to be damaged in a break-up attempt - and only these - are easily and quickly replaceable, so that the external appearance and the operability of the vending machine can be quickly and inexpensively restored after such vandalism damage. The replacement of large shell parts or the entire shell jacket, which are damaged only in a slightly extended location, can be avoided by the present invention. The invention thus assumes that attempts to break up vending machines as such can not be avoided, but their damage to the casing by a multi-part training of the same - especially in the field of safe deposit - are limited in terms of extent. In known vending machines, the Gehausemantel, apart from front ^¬ seen covers for access openings ms automaton M- nere, large planar shell parts that extend well beyond the critical areas of the vault - sometimes over several sides surrounding and the entire housing ^¬ high engaging.

In an advantageous embodiment of the inventive vending machine, the vault compartment is limited by a lower shell part and by a removable vault cover, the lower shell part having a vault opening through which the vault compartment is accessible and which is closed by the vault cover. By arranging the safe deposit box in a lower part of the vending machine, an ergonomically favorable posture results for a person passing through a cash register. The sheath base and the Safe deposit covers represent, so to speak, intended break-up areas, since they limit the safe deposit to the outside. If damaged, these parts can be replaced separately and independently of other shell parts of the housing, allowing easy and quick repair of damaged parts.

The safe deposit cover is preferably limited in its height to the safe deposit box. The jacket lower part can also be designed in several parts and have a covering part which is limited to the height of the safe deposit box. This increases the number of shell parts that do not need to be damaged during a break-up attempt with the aim of a safe opening and thus do not need to be replaced.

In a preferred embodiment of the vending machine according to the invention, a jacket upper limits a technical compartment with technical functional components arranged therein to the outside and is arranged above the jacket lower part which, in addition to the safe compartment, also delimits an energy compartment with a voltage source arranged therein for the energy supply of the functional components to the outside. The sheath base is independent of the upper shell part, which does not limit the vault ^¬ fold outward, separately replaceable. For example, it is not necessary first to remove the top of the jacket to be able to disassemble a damaged jacket bottom.

In an advantageous embodiment of the erfmdungsgemaßen vending machine, the sheath base on a Energiefach- opening, through which the energy compartment accessible from the outside and which is closed by a removable energy compartment cover. Thus, a change of the voltage source, such as a discharged battery can be done by a separate Energiefachoff- tion with energy coverage, through which there is no access to the safe deposit box. With the energy compartment cover, a further housing part has thus been created which, in the event of a break-up attempt, has the aim of accessing the treehouse. was allowed to remain undamaged, as the criminal energy will focus on the vault coverage.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention erfmdungsgemaßen vending machine safe deposit inside the housing is divided down by a console carrying the vault and up through a resting on the vault intermediate floor. This compartment of the safe deposit box in the housing interior denies access to the safe deposit box from the adjacent technical compartment or the energy compartment and thus directs attempts to break open onto the caseback parts which directly border the safe deposit box.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the vending machine according to the invention, the jacket upper part has a tech- nikfachoffnung, through which the technology compartment accessible from the outside and which is closed by a removable technical compartment cover, the housing having a Gehausemantel upwardly enclosing Gehausedach, and wherein the Technical compartment with functional components, jacket top, technical compartment cover, intermediate floor and housing roof are designed as removable mounting unit. In the event of a departure ^¬ versuchs via the jacket shell or by the technology specialist ^¬ cover these parts can also be replaced separately or with major damage as well as

Function components the entire assembly unit to be replaced. As a result, a quick repair of such a damaged vending machine is achieved.

In a further preferred embodiment of the inventive vending machine, the housing has a Gehausemantel down the final housing floor, on which the console is mounted on a stub structure. This provides a self-supporting internal structure that supports the safe and the entire upper assembly unit from ^¬. The Gehausemantel thus comes to no supporting function, so that its shell parts are easily replaced separately. In another advantageous embodiment of the inventive vending machine the safe has a lockable interior door with a wall thickness of at least 40 mm. Such a strong interior door must neither be opened nor damaged after opening the tras- sor compartment cover with simple breaking tools.

In a further preferred embodiment of the vending machine of the erfmdungsge- reasonably safe comprises a closable outer door, which is hinged to the safe and locked in a closed state ge ^¬ access to the inner door. This is an additional safeguard if the safe compartment cover has been successfully broken to avoid direct access to the interior of the safe. Since the outer door hinged on the safe itself is also separately interchangeable, this protective measure adds to the inventive concept of a large number of housing parts which can be replaced independently of each other and simply exchanged.

An exemplary embodiment as well as further advantages of a vending machine according to the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings, in which

1 shows a perspective view of a erfmdungsge- mäß parking ticket machines,

2 shows an exploded view of the parking ticket machine according to FIG. 1,

are shown.

According to FIG. 1, a parking ticket machine 10 according to the invention has a columnar housing 20, which is designed as a freestanding four-sided prism and is provided for anchoring on a foundation pedestal (not shown). The housing 20 is bounded laterally by a four-sided Gehausemantel 21 to the outside. The Gehausemantel 21 is above by a Gehausedach 27 and below to the foundation base hm closed by a housing floor 28. On a side facing a user of the parking ticket machine 10 or a service person front of the housing 20, a safe deposit box cover 23 a arranged thereunder energy compartment cover 24 and an overlying technique cover are positioned 26 to close corresponding Zugriffsoffnungen the jewei ^¬ time divided in Gehauseinneren compartments. The Gehausemantel 21 has a jacket lower part 22 and a jacket upper part 25 arranged above it, which form the side walls and the rear wall of the housing 20.

With reference to FIG. 2, in an upper part of the housing 20 there is a technical compartment 50 in which technical functional components for the operation of the parking ticket machine 10 are arranged. These include a Prüfeinπchtung for Munz- money and / or banknotes, a reader for reading money cards, a printing unit for printing on paper, a transmitting / receiving unit for wireless communication with a car ^¬ matenzentrale or with portable terminals and electronic data processing means. The technical compartment 50 is accessible through a technical compartment opening 26 'in the jacket upper part 25. The technical compartment cover 26 is designed as a swivel door and comprises a user interface with insertion slots for coins, banknotes and money cards, with a display for messages or tariff information, with control buttons and with an output compartment for parking tickets and change.

The parking ticket machine 10 according to the invention has a self-supporting construction with a support structure 44 mounted on the housing floor 28, on the upper side of which a console 43 is arranged. The console 43 carries the safe 31 on the upper side of an intermediate bottom 45 rests. The technical compartment 50 with the functional components arranged therein forms with the jacket upper part 25, the technical compartment cover 26, the housing roof 27 and the intermediate floor 45 a removable assembly unit. Between the intermediate bottom 45 and the console 43, the safe deposit 30 extends, in which the vault 31 is arranged for a cash register. The vault 31 comprises on its front side an internal door 32 which has a wall thickness of at least 40 mm. The interior door 32 can be locked to protect against unauthorized access to the cash register. Also hinged to the vault 31 is a safe outside door 33, which can be closed by a second locking system and prevents access to the internal door 32 in the closed state.

Between the console 43 and the housing floor 28 there extends an energy compartment 40 in which a voltage source for supplying power to the functional components arranged in the technology compartment, for example an accumulator or a battery, is arranged.

The structure of the housing 20 of the inventive ticket machine 10 can be seen in the exploded view of FIG 2. The pπsmenformige housing 20 forming the outer skin of the freestanding Parkschemauto- 10 has a multi-part encircling Gehausemantel 21 which is closed from above by a Gehausedach 27 and from below through the housing floor 28. The Gehausemantel 21 has substantially a sheath lower part 22 and an overlying Mantel- upper part 25, which are formed open to the front to the Technikfachoffnung 26 ', the Tresorfachoffnung 23' and the Energiefachoffnung 24 'to form. The openings are ent ^¬ speaking closed by a removable art cover 26, a removable cover 23 as well as a safe deposit box by a likewise removable cover energy 24th All parts of the housing shell 21 are mounted separately and independently of other shell parts interchangeable.

Erfmdungsgemaß the safe deposit 30 is limited to the outside by the lower shell 22 and the vault cover 23. The vault compartment cover 23 is adapted in its height to the dimension of the vault compartment 30. In the case of a break-up attempt with the aim of gaining access to the vault 31, the safe deposit cover 23 and possibly the casing bottom 22 will be damaged with a high probability. Without replacement of other parts, these can be easily replaced so that the external appearance and function of the parking ticket machine 10 can be restored inexpensively, quickly and easily. Other, undamaged parts of the housing jacket 21 may remain mounted. Spare parts costs and repair costs as well as the revenue loss during the repair remain extremely low.

Unlike shown in FIG 2, the sheath base 22 may also be formed in two parts by being separated at the height of the console 43. The severed upper part of the casing base 22 thus only disguises the safe deposit box 30, so that the housing area probably damaged during a break-up attempt can be kept to a minimum.

Overall, therefore, the parts of the vault 31 damaged by a break-up or burglary attempt are simply exchangeable around the vault 31 due to the constructional design of the parking ticket machine 10 according to the invention, in particular disassembly of other supporting housing or structural parts is not required. Only the optionally affected area of the housing shell 21 must be replaced, with a disassembly of other parts of the housing shell 21, in particular a decrease in the upper technology area, is not necessary.

Claims

claims

A vending machine, in particular parking ticket machine (10), comprising a columnar housing (20) with a laterally bound Gehausemantel (21) and with a divided therein vault (30), in which a vault (31) is arranged, characterized in that the Gehausemantel (21) has a plurality of flat-shaped jacket parts (22 to 26), wherein the safe deposit box (30) outwardly bounding shell parts (22, 23) are mounted separately exchangeable independently of each other shell parts.

2. Vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vault compartment (30) by a lower shell part (22) and by a removable vault cover (23) is limited, wherein the lower shell part (22) has a Vault (23 ') through which the Vault (30 ) accessible through the vault cover (23).

3. Vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the safe deposit cover (23) is limited in its height to the safe deposit box (30).

4. Vending machine according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a jacket upper part (25) a technical compartment (50) with therein arranged technical functional components outwardly be ^¬ limits and above the jacket lower part (22) is arranged, which next to the safe deposit box (30) also an energy compartment (40) with a voltage source arranged therein for the energy supply of the functional components is limited to the outside.

5. Vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the jacket lower part (22) has a Energiefachoffnung (24 ') through which the energy compartment (40) accessible from the outside and which is closed by a removable energy compartment cover (24).

6. Vending machine according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the safe deposit box (30) within the housing down through a vault (31) supporting bracket (43) and to oben ben by a on the vault (31) resting Zwischenbo- (45) is divided.

7. Vending machine according to one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the jacket upper part (25) has a Technikfachoffnung (26 '), through which the technology compartment (50) from the outside and accessible through a removable technical compartment cover (26) is closed, wherein the housing (20) has a Gehausemantel (21) upwardly enclosing Gehausedach (27), and wherein the technical compartment (50) with functional components, jacket top (25), technical compartment cover (26), intermediate bottom (45) and housing roof (27) as a detachable mounting unit are formed.

8. Vending machine according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the housing (20) has a Gehausemantel (21) down to final housing floor (28) on which the console (43) via a support structure (44) is mounted.

9. Vending machine according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the safe (31) has a verπegelbare Innentur (32) with a wall thickness of at least 40 mm.

10. vending machine according to claim 9, wherein the vault (31) has a closable outer door (33) which is hinged to the vault (31) and in a closed state access to the Innentur (32) blocks.