JP2624539B2 - Contact protection device for cash storage cassette - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] A cash storage cassette for replenishing and collecting cash in a cash handling device such as an ATM, a CD, a vending machine, etc. In a cash storage cassette of a type in which an internal memory such as cash height information provided in a control unit of the apparatus main body side is read, the contacts on the cash storage cassette side are protected, and the cassette is linked with the mounting operation of the cash storage cassette. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a contact protection device for a cash storage cassette in which the safety and the operability of the cash storage cassette are improved by exposing the contacts on the side of the device to the outside and connecting with the contacts on the device main body side. In the cash storage cassette provided with an internal memory such as cash position information read into the control unit of the main body and a contact connected to the internal memory, the cash The cassette includes a shutter that can be opened and closed to protect the contacts, a movable plate that opens and closes the shutter via a link arm, and a stopper that restrains the operation of the movable plate. When the cash storage cassette is set, the stopper of the cash storage cassette is released, and the movable plate slides, whereby the shutter is opened, the contact on the cassette side is exposed, and connected to the contact on the apparatus body side. It is characterized by the following.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a cash storage cassette for replenishing and collecting cash in an apparatus for handling cash, such as an ATM, a CD, and a vending machine. The present invention relates to a contact protection device for protecting a contact of an internal memory in a cash storage cassette of a type in which an internal memory such as cash amount information is read into a control unit of a device main body.

[Conventional technology]

Usually, in a device that handles cash, such as an ATM, a CD, and a vending machine, replenishment and collection of cash in this device are performed by a cash storage cassette.

Furthermore, in order to perform cash management in the device rationally,
It is necessary to store the cash position information in the cash storage cassette in the memory of the control unit of the apparatus main body.

Conventionally, when setting the cash storage cassette, the cash position information in the cash storage cassette is manually set in the apparatus, or while the cash is temporarily withdrawn from the cash storage cassette and collected again in the cash storage cassette, In this case, the information on the amount of cash is counted by the device itself.

However, in these methods, in order to confirm the amount of cash in the collected cash storage cassette, the cash must be recounted or a trade name such as a receipt or a journal is required.
It has been pointed out that there are many wastes, and it takes a long time to set up the cash storage cassette, and a problem such as a counting error due to a jam occurs.

Therefore, recently, in order to compensate for these drawbacks, the cash storage cassette is provided with an internal memory such as information on the height of the internal cash, and when the cash storage cassette is set on the apparatus main body side, the control unit on the apparatus main body side There is also proposed a method of reading these internal memories.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, when an internal memory such as cash amount information is incorporated in the cash storage cassette in this way, a cassette-side contact for connecting to a control unit of the apparatus main body is required. However, since it is exposed to the outside, there is a risk that a third party may read or rewrite the internal information, and it has been pointed out that there are problems such as contamination of the cassette side contacts and poor contact. I have.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cash storage cassette having an internal memory such as cash value information and a cassette-side contact connected to the internal memory. There is no danger that the inside information will be read or rewritten by a third party,
In order to prevent the contacts from becoming dirty, a shutter for protecting the cassette side contacts is provided. When the cash storage cassette is set on the apparatus main body side, the shutter is opened in conjunction with the setting operation, and the cash storage cassette is opened. Another object of the present invention is to provide a contact protection device in which the safety and operability of the cash storage cassette are significantly improved by connecting the contacts on the device main body side.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an internal memory 2 for storing cash amount information and the like read by a control unit 7 of the apparatus main body 4.
In the cash storage cassette 1 provided with the contacts 3 connected to the internal memory 2, the cash storage cassette 1 is provided with an openable / closable shutter 8 for protecting the contacts 3 and a link arm 9,
A movable plate 10 for opening and closing the shutter 8;
A stopper 11 for restraining the operation of the movable plate 10 is provided. When the cash storage cassette 1 is set on the apparatus main body 4 side, the stopper 11 of the cash storage cassette 1 is released, and the movable plate 10 slides. As a result, the shutter 8 is opened, and the contact 3 on the cassette side is exposed,
It is characterized in that it is connected to the contact 6 on the device body 4 side.

[Action]

As is apparent from the above configuration, in the cash storage cassette contact protection device according to the present invention, when the cash storage cassette is removed from the apparatus main body side, the cassette side contact is closed by the shutter, and the cassette side contact is set on the apparatus main body side. Then, in conjunction with the setting operation, the movable plate operates, the shutter is automatically opened, the contacts on the cassette side are exposed, and connected to the contacts on the apparatus main body side.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a contact protection device in a cash storage cassette according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are schematic configuration diagrams for explaining a state in which a cash storage cassette is set in the apparatus main body with time.
FIG. 1 shows a state before the cash storage cassette is set, FIG. 2 shows a state in the middle of setting, and FIG.

In FIG. 1, a cash storage cassette 1 used in the present invention has an internal memory 2 such as cash value information, and a cassette side contact 3 for reading the information of the internal memory 2 into a control unit of the apparatus main body. This cash storage cassette 1
The device body 4 such as ATM, CD, vending machine, etc.
An accommodation recess 5 for accommodating the cash accommodation cassette 1 is provided. In order to read the internal memory 2 of the cash accommodation cassette 1 described above, the contact 6 on the apparatus main body side connected to the contact 3 on the cassette side is provided with the accommodation recess 5. The contact 6 is connected to the control unit 7.

By the way, the present invention is characterized by a device configuration for protecting the contact points 3 in the cash storage cassette 1. That is, normally, the contact 3 is closed by the shutter 8 so as not to be exposed to the outside, and the contact 3 becomes dirty or the internal memory 2 is read by a third party via the contact 3. To prevent rewriting.

The shutter 8 is connected to a movable plate 10 via a link arm 9.
Can be slid up and down by a guide (not shown), but its operation is restricted by a stopper 11. The stopper 11 is rotatable around a shaft 12 and is urged by a coil spring 13 in a locking direction. A magnet 14 is attached to the stopper 11, and the stopper 11 releases the restrained state of the movable plate 10 by the magnetic attraction of the magnet 14 against the spring pressure of the coil spring 13. .

As described above, the cash storage cassette 1 according to the present invention is configured, and the stopper 15 and the magnet 15 and the pressing member 16 for operating the movable plate 10 are arranged on the apparatus main body 4 side with respect to the cash storage cassette 1. ing.

Accordingly, in the state shown in FIG. 2 in which the cash storage cassette 1 is further inserted into the storage recess 5 of the apparatus main body 4 from the state shown in FIG. 1, the magnet 15 provided at the upper edge of the storage recess 5 of the apparatus main body 4 is used. , Stopper 11 of cash storage cassette 1
The magnet 14 attached to the movable plate 10 is attracted, and as shown in FIG. At the lower end of the movable plate 10, a pressing member 16 attached to the wall surface of the housing recess 5 of the apparatus main body 4 is located. Then, when the cash storage cassette 1 is further pushed into the storage recess 5 of the apparatus main body 4 from the state shown in FIG. 2 to the state shown in FIG. 3, the movable plate 10 is moved upward by the pressing member 16. The shutter 8 is actuated to the position shown in FIG. 3 through the link arm 9 to expose the contact 3 of the cash storage cassette 1, and this contact 3
The contact 3 of the cash storage cassette 1 is automatically exposed in conjunction with the operation of setting the cash storage cassette 1 in the storage recess 5 of the apparatus main body 4. The internal memory 2 of the cash storage cassette 1 is read into the control unit 7 of the apparatus main body 4 by being connected to the contact 6 on the apparatus main body 4 side.

As described above, the cash storage cassette 1 according to the present invention has the shutter 8 for protecting the contact 3 of the cash storage cassette 1 and the shutter 8 linked to the setting operation of the cash storage cassette 1 in conjunction with the setting operation of the cash storage cassette 1. When the cash storage cassette 1 is detached from the apparatus main body 4, the contact 3 of the cash storage cassette 1 is closed by the shutter 8 so that the contact 3 can be surely protected. In conjunction with the operation of setting the cash storage cassette 1 on the apparatus main body 4 side, the connection between the contact 3 of the cash storage cassette 1 and the contact 6 on the apparatus main body 4 side is easily performed, and the operability is also improved. .

〔The invention's effect〕

As is clear from the above description, in the contact protection device for the cash storage cassette according to the present invention, in a state where the cash storage cassette is detached from the device main body side,
A shutter for protecting the cassette side contact is installed, the contact can be reliably prevented from being stained, and the internal memory of the cash storage cassette can be prevented from being rewritten or read by a third party through this contact. This has the effect of significantly improving the security of the cash storage cassette.

Further, in conjunction with the operation of setting the cash storage cassette according to the present invention on the apparatus main body side, a shutter which constantly protects the cassette side contact is automatically opened to expose the cassette side contact to the outside, and the apparatus main body side This makes it possible to read the internal memory of the cash storage cassette into the control unit of the device main body by connecting to the contacts of the cash storage cassette. It also has the effect that the properties are excellent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state before setting the cash storage cassette according to the present invention in the apparatus main body, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state in which the cash storage cassette is set in the apparatus main body, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state where the cash cassette is set on the apparatus main body side. In the drawing, 1 ... a cash storage cassette, 2 ... an internal memory, 3 ... a contact, 4 ... an apparatus main body, 5 ... a housing recess, 6 ... a contact, 7 ... a control unit, 8 ... a shutter, 9 ... Link arm, 10 ... Movable plate, 11 ... Stopper, 14,15 ... Magnet, 16 ... Pressing member.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An internal memory (2) for reading cash position information and the like read into a control unit (7) of an apparatus body (4), and a cash provided with a contact (3) connected to the internal memory (2). In the storage cassette (1), the cash storage cassette (1) has a shutter (8) that can be opened and closed to protect the contact (3), and the shutter (8) is opened and closed via a link arm (9). A movable plate (10) to be operated and a stopper (11) for restraining the operation of the movable plate (10) are provided. When the cash storage cassette (1) is set in the apparatus main body (4), the cash When the stopper (11) of the storage cassette (1) is released and the movable plate (10) slides, the shutter (8) is opened, the cassette-side contact (3) is exposed, and the apparatus body (4). Side contact (6) Contact protection device of the cash storage holder, characterized in that.