JPH0219888Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a safe, and is mainly used in a banknote storage section in a vending machine for tickets and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in banknote handling devices such as automatic vending machines, in order to take out banknotes from a locked safe, the safe door is unlocked using a key, the safe door is opened outward, and then the banknotes are removed inside the safe. This is done by moving the stored banknote storage case to the front of the safe body. In addition, when storing the banknote storage case deep inside the safe, in order to correctly receive the banknotes moved by the cash storage device,
It was necessary to confirm that the bill storage case was set at a predetermined position at the rear of the safe body.

[The problem that the idea attempts to solve]

In conventional safes used in banknote handling devices, it is necessary to open and close the safe door and move the banknote storage case stored inside the safe body separately in the front and rear directions, making handling the safe a hassle. It takes. Additionally, if the banknote storage case that has been moved forward is not correctly set in the specified position at the rear of the safe, it will not be able to receive the banknotes that are moved downwards by a cash collecting device such as a vending machine. Since it cannot be stopped, there is an inconvenience that troubles occur in the banknote handling device.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional inconveniences, and its purpose is to move the bill storage case inside the safe body to the bill retrieval position and the bill storage device in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door of the safe. The banknote storage case can be automatically moved to a position for accepting banknotes from the banknotes, and only banknotes can be quickly removed from the banknote storage case to the outside of the safe body without having to take out the banknote storage case that has been moved to the banknote removal position from within the safe body. The purpose is to provide a safe that can be taken out and is convenient to handle.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, in this invention, the safe door is attached to the lower edge of the opening on the front of the safe main body so as to be rotatable in the front and back direction, and the safe door is mounted horizontally on the inner surface of the safe door and is housed inside the safe main body. The front surface of the movable banknote storage case is rotatably connected to both ends of the connecting member, and the banknote storage case has a top surface abutment that abuts the top surface of stored banknotes at the upper end of both side walls in the width direction. A contact piece is formed, and an opening for taking out banknotes is formed between the upper edge of the front side and the upper ends of both side walls, and a banknote holding member for holding stored banknotes is provided in the banknote storage case. provided,
Between the bottom wall of the banknote storage case and the banknote holding member,
A biasing means for biasing the banknote holding member in a direction to abut the upper surface contact piece is provided, and a stopper for regulating the forward position of the banknote storage case is provided on the front side wall of the safe body, so that the banknote storage case is configured as a safe. ing.

In the banknote storage case, horizontal rail members attached to the outer surfaces of both side walls are moved horizontally by guide members fixed to the inner surfaces of the side walls of the safe body slightly above the rail members. It is preferable.

[Effect]

When the lock is released and the safe door is opened forward around the lower pivot joint, the bill storage case connected to the inner surface of the safe door by the connecting member automatically moves in conjunction with the opening of the safe door. It is moved forward within the safe body and stopped at a predetermined position regulated by a stopper provided on the front side wall of the safe body. Therefore, bills can be taken out from the opening formed on the front surface of the bill storage case. Further, when the safe door is closed, the bill storage case is moved to the rear of the safe main body by the connecting member and automatically returned to its original position below the money receiving device. Therefore, the banknotes that have been moved to the lower side of the cash collecting device are reliably stored in the banknote storage case by the cash collecting device.

The banknote storage case has top abutment pieces that come into contact with the top surfaces of stored banknotes at the upper ends of both side walls in the width direction, and a banknote holding member provided inside the banknote storage case that is connected to the top abutment pieces. By being biased in the direction of contact with the banknote storage case, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage case are always held in a state of being sandwiched between the upper surface abutting piece of the banknote storage case.

Moreover, the opening for taking out bills is formed on the upper edge of the front side of the bill storage case, so when bills are stored in the bill storage case, they can be taken out by simply pulling them out from the opening on the front side of the bill storage case. be able to.

Furthermore, since the banknote holding member is urged by the urging means in the direction of contacting the upper surface contact piece,
Banknotes are always held at the top edge of the banknote storage case,
It can be taken out from a fixed height position.

Furthermore, since the banknote holding member is provided in the banknote storage case and the urging means for urging the banknote holding member is also provided between the bottom wall of the banknote storage case and the banknote holding member, the banknote holding member By holding the banknotes, the horizontal movement of the banknote storage case is not hindered, and the banknotes can be held securely.

〔Example〕

1 to 3 show an embodiment of this invention, in which a safe A is provided below a cash collecting device B behind a vending machine for tickets and the like.

The safe A includes a safe main body 1, a safe door 3 attached to the lower edge of the front opening of the safe by a hinge 2 so as to be rotatable in the front and back direction, and a safe main body 1 that is slightly narrower than the safe main body 1 in width. Inside in front and back direction (Fig. 1 left and right direction)
It mainly consists of a banknote storage case 4 that can be moved.

A U-shaped catch 5 fixed on the inner surface of the safe door 3
A U-shaped receiving seat 6 fixed to the front surface of the banknote storage case 4 has both ends of a connecting member 7 formed in an inverted U-shape that rotates in a vertical plane by horizontal shafts 8 and 9, respectively. freely held. The safe door 3 has a lock holder 10 attached to its inner surface, and a coin lock 11 with a keyhole connected to the lock holder 10 is exposed on its outer surface. A knurling knob 12 for use is provided.

The banknote storage case 4 has a horizontal rail member 1 on the lower side of the outer surface of both side walls 4a that protrudes slightly below the bottom wall 4b and contacts the inner surface of the bottom wall 1b of the safe body 1.
3 and 13 are attached by screws 14. The side wall 1a of the safe body 1 slightly above each rail member 13, or one side wall 1a and the side wall 1 of another device
A guide member 17 is attached to 5 by a screw 16. When the safe door 3 is opened, the connecting member 7
The banknote storage case 4 is moved forward through the
The stopping position is regulated by an L-shaped stopper 19, which is attached to the outer surface of the front side wall 1a of the safe body 1 with a screw 18 and has one end bent at right angles to the inside of the safe body 1.

The banknote storage case 4 has side walls 4a on both sides in the width direction,
An upper surface contacting piece 4 that contacts the upper surface of both longitudinal sides of the stored banknote C at the upper end portion of 4a.
c, 4c are formed, and the space between these upper surface contact pieces 4c, 4c serves as a supply port through which banknotes C supplied downward from the money collecting device B pass. In addition, the front surface d of the banknote storage case 4 is
The height is slightly lower than both side walls 4a, 4a in the width direction, and the upper surface contact piece 4 of the side walls 4a, 4a is
An opening for taking out banknotes is formed between the banknotes c and 4c.

Inside the banknote storage case 4, a banknote holding member 21 that holds banknotes C supplied from the cash collecting device B is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction. This banknote holding member 21 includes a spring 20 mounted between the bottom wall 4b of the banknote storage case 4 and the banknote holding member 21,
20, it is biased so as to come into contact with the inner surfaces of upper surface contact pieces 4c, 4c formed at the upper ends of the respective side walls 4a, 4a. Reference numeral 24 denotes a U-shaped spring mounting seat fixed to the bottom wall 4b of the banknote storage case 4, and the springs 20, 20 that bias the banknote holding member 21 are located at the intermediate portion between the banknote holding member 21 and the spring mounting seat 24. is wound around the cylindrical spring support 25 a required number of times.
Moreover, on the upper surface of both widthwise ends of the banknote holding member 21, banknote supports 22, 22 are attached by screws 23, 23, respectively, to the portions facing the upper surface abutting pieces 4c, 4c of the banknote storage case 4. .

Bill C inserted into the bill receiving slot of a vending machine
is a state in which one of both ends of the banknote C is held between the conveyor belts 26 and 27 and moved to the bottom of the money collecting device B, and the leading end in the moving direction is aligned by a stopper 28 provided at this part. The movement will be stopped. The banknotes C whose movement has been stopped are moved downward by the pushing member 29 provided in the money receiving device B (see FIG. 3), and the banknotes are passed through the supply port of the banknote storage case 4, which is slightly smaller than the size of the banknotes C. The top contact pieces 4c, 4 of the banknote storage case 4 are pushed into the storage case 4 and resist the urging force of the springs 20, 20.
The banknotes are delivered to the banknote holding member 21 that has been moved downward from c.

When the pushing member 29 moves upward after being moved downward, the banknote C on the banknote holding member 21 is moved by the spring 20,
20, the banknote C is moved upward while in contact with the pushing member 29, and both peripheral parts of the banknote C held by the banknote supports 22, 22 on the top surface of the banknote holding member 21 are brought to the top surface of the banknote storage case 4. Contact pieces 4c, 4
The upward movement is stopped when it comes into contact with the lower surface of c. In this stopped state, the banknote holding member 21
The banknotes C supplied above are reliably held on both sides in the longitudinal direction by the banknote supports 22, 22 and the upper surface abutting pieces 4c, 4c of the banknote storage case 4 facing the banknote supports 22, 22.

The banknotes C conveyed to the lower side of the money receiving device B are repeatedly pushed into the banknote storage case 4 by the pushing member 29.
When supplied inside, the banknote support 2 of the banknote holding member 21
A plurality of supplied banknotes C are held between the banknotes 2 and 22 and the upper contact pieces 4c and 4c.

Next, the operation of the device will be explained.

Unlock coin lock 11 and press knob 1
When the safe door 3 is rotated around the hinge 2 by 2,
The bill storage case 4 connected to the inner surface of the safe door 3 via the connecting member 7 is moved forward as shown by the arrow P and stopped at the position shown by the imaginary line where the front wall 4d is stopped by the stopper 19. be done. During this movement, the direction of the force that the banknote storage case 4 receives from the connecting member 7 changes continuously as the safe door 3 is opened. Since the vertical movement is restricted by the guide member 17, the safe can be smoothly moved along the bottom wall 1b of the safe body 1.

When the banknote storage case 4 moves to the position regulated by the stopper 19 and stops, the plurality of banknotes C held within the banknote storage case 4
is also moved to the same position. In this state, the banknotes C in the banknote storage case 4 are
The top surface of the banknote C emerges from between c.
The side surface of the stacked banknotes C is exposed through an opening for taking out banknotes formed at the upper end of the front surface d of the storage case 4.

Therefore, the upper surface of the banknote C protruding from between the upper surface abutting pieces 4c, 4c can be
Press the banknote holding member 21 with two fingers to release the springs 20 and 2.
When the banknote C moves slightly downward against the urging force of 0, the top surface of the banknote C is released from the holding action by the top surface abutting pieces 4c, 4c. In this state, when the tip of the thumb is inserted from the side of the stacked banknotes C, the four fingers pressing on the top surface of the banknote C and the tip of the thumb are inserted from the side of the banknote C. The plurality of banknotes C gripped with the thumb can be taken out very easily from the banknote takeout opening formed at the upper end of the front surface d of the banknote storage case 4.

When some of the stored banknotes C are taken out, the banknotes C remaining on the banknote holding member 21 are moved by the upper surface contacting pieces 4c and 4c by the urging force of the springs 20, 20.
4c, and is in a state where both peripheral parts in the longitudinal direction are held. Therefore, by repeating the same take-out operation as described above, all the banknotes stored in the banknote storage case 4 can be taken out from the banknote storage case 4 very efficiently.

Furthermore, when the open safe door 3 is closed, the bill storage case 4 is moved to the rear inside the safe main body 1 by the connecting member 7, and when it is just finished closing, it is returned to its original position under the money receiving device B. automatically returned to position.
Therefore, before closing the safe door 3, it is not only possible to omit the trouble of checking whether the bill storage case 4 is correctly returned under the money receiving device B, but also to simply open and close the safe door 3. With this simple operation, it is possible to accurately position the banknote storage case 4 that is moved in the front-back direction.

Note that when you want to detect that the bill storage case 4 has been moved to a predetermined position below the payment device B and issue an operation command to other device parts of the vending machine,
A micro switch 31 may be attached to a mounting plate 30 fixed to the outside of the back surface of the safe A.

[Effect of idea]

This idea is structured as described above, so
This produces the following effects.

In the safe according to claim 1, when the safe door is opened and closed in the front and back direction centering on the lower end pivoting part, the bill storage case connected to the inner surface of the safe door by the connecting member moves in conjunction with the opening of the safe door. Not only does it automatically stop when its front surface comes into contact with the stopper provided on the front side wall of the safe, but it also automatically moves to the bill receiving position when the safe door is closed. can be stopped automatically.

Further, the banknotes stacked in the banknote storage case are held by the banknote holding member which is urged upward by the urging means and are pressed against the upper surface abutting pieces of the banknote storage case, so that the banknotes are pressed against the upper surface contact pieces of the banknote storage case on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes. Since the peripheral portion is held, it is moved to the same position as the banknote storage case.

Therefore, in this state, if you press the top surface of the banknote that is protruding from between the two top contact pieces of the banknote storage case with multiple fingers other than your thumb, the top of the banknote holding member that is biased upward will be pressed. The banknotes are moved slightly downward against the biasing force of the biasing means and are separated from the top contact piece, so that the banknotes are stacked through the banknote ejection opening formed on the upper edge of the front side of the banknote storage case. By inserting the thumb into the side surface of the banknote, the plurality of banknotes held between the thumb and a finger other than the thumb that is pressing the top surface of the banknote can be taken out from the banknote removal opening very easily. can. In addition, the bill holding member that is urged upward by the biasing means automatically holds the bill that is left without being taken out between the two upper contact pieces at both longitudinal sides. Therefore, by repeating the above-mentioned take-out operation as necessary, all stored banknotes can be taken out very efficiently from the banknote storage case that has been moved to the front of the safe body and stopped.

In the safe according to claim 2, horizontal rail members are attached to the outer surfaces of both side walls of the banknote storage case, and the guide member is fixed to the inner surface of the side walls of the safe body slightly above the rail members. The banknote storage case can be smoothly moved back and forth in conjunction with opening and closing of the safe door.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of this invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 1 viewed from the right side. 1... Safe body, 1a... Side wall, 3... Safe door, 4... Bill storage case, 4a... Side wall, 4d
...Front surface, 7...Connecting member, 13...Rail member, 17...Guiding member, 19...Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. The safe door is attached to the lower edge of the opening on the front of the safe body so as to be rotatable in the front and back direction, and is housed inside the safe door and inside the safe body so that it can be moved horizontally. The front surface of the banknote storage case is rotatably connected to both ends of the connecting member, and the banknote storage case has top abutment pieces that come into contact with the top surface of stored banknotes at the upper ends of both side walls in the width direction. At the same time, an opening for taking out banknotes is formed between the upper end edge of the front side and the upper ends of both side walls, and a banknote holding member for holding the stored banknotes is provided in the banknote storage case, A biasing means is provided between the bottom wall of the banknote storage case and the banknote holding member for urging the banknote holding member in the direction of contacting the upper surface contact piece, and the banknote storage case is mounted on the front side wall of the safe body. A safe, characterized in that a stopper is provided for regulating the forward position of the safe. 2. The bill storage case is a registered utility model in which a horizontal rail member attached to the outer surface of both side walls is moved horizontally by a guide member fixed to the inner surface of the side wall of the safe body slightly above the rail member. A safe as set forth in claim 1.