JPH0546149Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Summary] A shielding plate is provided to cover the gap created between the opened double-hung lid plate and the storage box in conjunction with the opening of the double-hung lid plate, thereby preventing foreign objects from falling into the gap. prevent.

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bulk cash processing system for transporting and dispensing cash in bulk, and particularly relates to the structure of a carrier box.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic deposit and withdrawal systems for automatically dispensing and storing cash and the like have been put into practical use in order to streamline operations in financial institutions and the like.

A linear motor conveyance device is used in this system to convey cash, checks, certificates, etc. at high speed to a teller position remote from a teller counter and perform transaction processing.

Also, POS (Point Of Sales) at department stores, etc.
2. Description of the Related Art Linear motor transport devices have been put into practical use in systems and the like, in which price tags, cash, credit cards, etc. are loaded onto a carrier box and transported to a location away from a sales floor for transaction processing.

In such a transport device, it is desired that the operator be able to transfer and receive the loaded items from either the left or right side of the carrier box.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in the configuration diagram of the bulk cash processing system in Figure 6, each counter 1 that interacts with customers is equipped with a teller machine (hereinafter referred to as OTM: Online Tellers Machine) that performs deposit/withdrawal processing, withdrawal processing, closing processing, etc. ) 2. A deposit machine 3 for depositing cash, a bookkeeping machine 4 for recording deposits and withdrawals in a passbook, and a carrier box station 5 for transporting cash, checks, etc. are provided, and commands from these counters 1 and OTM 2 are provided. Automatic cash dispensing device 7 that automatically disburses cash at
An automatic cash storage device 8 for automatically storing cash from each station 5 and a teller console 9 having various cash management functions are connected via a conveyance path 6.

The carrier box that travels on the transport path 6 uses a linear motor system in this configuration, so the carrier box itself does not have any power, but an induction motor is fixed at a predetermined position on the transport path 6. A stator 10 corresponding to the side is provided, and a linear motor control section 11 controls the traveling of the carrier box.

Control of all the devices described above, including the linear motor control section 11, is performed by a system control section 12.

The operation of this system will be explained below.A teller receives cash and a passbook from a customer at counter 1, counts the amount, records the amount in the passbook using bookkeeping machine 4, and returns it to the customer. Cash is manually loaded into a carrier box waiting at station 5 of No. 1, and the details of the transaction are notified to system control section 12 from OTM 2.

When the travel button of the carrier box is pressed, the carrier box travels along the conveyance path 6, reaches the automatic cash storage device 8, and stores cash therein.

Alternatively, the teller who has received cash and a bankbook from the customer at the counter 1 sets the bankbook in the bookkeeping machine 4, inserts cash into the deposit machine 3, operates the OTM 2, and notifies the system control unit 12 of the transaction status.

Then, the deposit machine 3 discriminates and counts the cash according to the command from the system control unit 12, records the amount in the passbook of the bookkeeping machine 4, the passbook is returned to the customer, and the cash is kept waiting at the station 5 of the deposit machine 3. The cash is loaded onto a carrier box, travels along the conveyance path 6, reaches the automatic cash storage device 8, and is automatically stored.

On the other hand, when the OTM 2 issues a cash payment command to the system control unit 12, the system control unit 12 commands the automatic cash dispensing device 7 to pay cash, and at the same time commands the linear motor control unit 11,
Send the carrier box to the automated teller machine 7,
Cash is transported from the automatic teller machine 7 to the OTM 2.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 7a, the carrier box 13 applied to a system having such a configuration includes a storage box 14 for storing cash, etc., and a storage box 14 that is divided into two parts so that an operator can operate it from either the left or right side. Double-opening lid plates 15a and 15b that cover the opening, an opening mechanism 16 that opens the double-opening lid plates 15a and 15b to a position opposite to both side plates of the storage box 14, and a double-opening lid plate 15a and 15b that depend on the opening mechanism 16. It is equipped with a lifting mechanism 17 that raises the storage box 14 to a predetermined position in conjunction with the opening of the lid 15b, and a base 18 at the bottom.
, a secondary conductor plate 19 hanging down from the center of the base plate 18, and wheels 20, 20 provided on both sides of the base plate 18 for traveling on the conveyance path 6 as shown in the enlarged perspective view of FIG. ' and 20'' are provided.

As shown in the perspective view in FIG.
3 wheels 20 and 20', and wheel 2
0'', the carrier box 13 contacts both sides of the conveyance path 6 from the inside, and travels without coming off the conveyance path 6.

Traveling is performed by the thrust generated by the interaction between the traveling magnetic field generated by energizing the stator 10 and the eddy current induced in the secondary conductor plate 19 of the carrier box.

The carrier box 13 is placed on the transport path 6 at the station 5 so as not to disturb the transfer of the loaded items and the running of other carrier boxes.
It is designed to rise to a predetermined position.

When the carrier box 13 is raised to a predetermined position, the double-opening lid plates 15a and 15b are opened outward, and at the same time, the storage box 14 is further raised in order to facilitate the transfer of the loaded items. ing.

Opening mechanism 1 for such double-opening lids 15a and 15b
6 and the lifting mechanism 17 of the storage box 14 are summarized in Section 9.
This will be explained with reference to the partial side view of the figure and the operation explanatory diagrams of FIGS. 10a and 10b.

A support plate 22 is provided on the base plate 18 of the carrier box 13 with a gap in front and behind the storage box 14, and the double-opening lid plate 15a is biased in the opening direction by the support plate 22 and a spring (not shown). and 15b are connected by a link that constitutes the lid opening mechanism 16.

On the other hand, the storage box 14 also has a lifting mechanism 17 on the support plate 22.
It is connected to the support plate 22 by links constituting.

Four sets of these links are provided on the front, rear, left and right sides of the support plate 22, but only the front left side is shown in FIG.

That is, the lid opening mechanism 16 includes an L-shaped first link 23 that rotatably supports the front edge of one (left) 15a of the double-opening lid plate, and a second link 23 that rotatably supports the rear edge of the double-opening lid plate. It consists of a link 24.

The double-opening lid plate (hereinafter referred to as the lid plate) is always biased in the opening direction by a spring means (not shown), and when the lid plate 15a is in the closed state against the bias, the first link 23 is not supported. It is engaged and locked by a stopper 25 provided on the plate 15a.

Therefore, when the carrier box 13 is raised to a predetermined position at the station 5 and unlocked by a lock release means (not shown) provided in the station, the cover plate 15a is opened as shown in FIGS. 10a and 10b.
rotates around the support shaft 26 of the first link 23 and the support point 27 of the second link 24, and opens until it becomes parallel to the side plate of the storage box 14, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the lifting mechanism 17 for the storage box 14 is provided on the back surface of the support plate 22 as shown in FIG.
A fourth link 29 has one end rotatably locked to the third link 28, and one end rotatably locks to the other end of the fourth link 29, and the other end is rotatably locked to the third link 28. A fifth link is rotatably locked to the storage box 14 at a fulcrum 31, and further has an intermediate portion rotatably supported on the support plate 22 at the fulcrum 32; The lever 33 has a bent tip so as to press the third link 28 when the amount of rotation in the direction exceeds a predetermined value.

Therefore, the lifting mechanism 17 does not operate in the state shown in FIG. 10a, and when the state shifts from the state shown in FIG. rotate counterclockwise to the fourth
The fifth link 30 is connected to the fulcrum 3 via the link 29 of
Rotate clockwise around 2.

Due to the rotation of this fourth link 29, the storage box 1
4 rises as shown by arrow B depending on the fulcrum 31.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As explained above, the carrier box moves up the station, and as soon as the lid plate opens, it moves up further. There was a problem in that a gap was created as shown in Figure 1, where foreign objects such as pencils and paper clips could fall and cause problems.

[Means for solving problems]

As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the present invention includes a storage box 34 for storing objects to be transported, a double-opening lid plate 35a, 35b that covers the storage box 34, and
An opening mechanism 36 opens the double-opening lid plates 35a, 35b to a position facing both side plates of the storage box 34, and the storage box 34 is opened in conjunction with the opening of the double-opening lid plates 35a, 35b by the opening mechanism 36. The lifting mechanism 37 that raises the lid to a predetermined position and the opened double-opening lid plates 35a and 3
5b and the storage box 34 are provided with shielding plates 38a and 38b that shield the gap created between the storage box 5b and the storage box 34 in conjunction with the opening of the double-opening lid plates 35a and 35b.

[Effect]

When the lid is opened, the gap is closed by the shielding plate, which prevents foreign objects from falling.

〔Example〕

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.

Identical parts are designated by the same reference numerals throughout the figures.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the carrier box 39 in the present invention has wheels 20,
20′, 20″ and a storage box 34 for storing objects to be transported on a base plate 18 provided with a secondary conductor plate 19;
A double-opening lid plate 35 that covers the storage box 34
a, 35b, an opening mechanism 36 that opens the double-opening lid plates 35a, 35b to a position facing both side plates of the storage box 34, and a double-opening lid plate 35 that depends on the opening mechanism 36.
A lifting mechanism 37 that raises the storage box 34 to a predetermined position in conjunction with the opening of the lids 35a and 35b prevents foreign matter from falling into the gap created between the storage box 34 and the double-opening lid plates 35a and 35b that have been opened. Shielding plate 3 to prevent
8a and 38b are provided to open and close in conjunction with the opening of the double-opening lid plates 35a and 35b.

That is, as shown in the same figure and FIG.
5b are rotatably attached to first support plates 40 erected at both ends of the base plate 18 at fulcrums 41, respectively.

A second support plate 4 is provided at the center of the base plate 18.
2 is erected, and a first link 43 is rotatably supported by a fulcrum 44.

The first link 43 and the cover plates 35a, 35b are rotatably connected by a second link 45.

Further, a pin 46 is implanted in the left cover plate 35b.

In the carrier box 39 having such a configuration,
When the carrier box moves up the station and stops at a predetermined position, the pin 46 of the cover plate 35b engages with the slit of the engagement member 47 indicated by the two-dot chain line on the station side.

Then, the engagement member 47 starts rotating, and the pin 46
is pressed and rotated in the direction of arrow C, and the cover plate 35b is opened about the fulcrum 41 until it becomes parallel to the side plate of the storage box 34 as shown in the figure.

As the lid is opened, the first link 43 rotates in the direction of arrow C via the second link 45 on the left, and simultaneously opens the lid plate 35a via the second link 45 on the right. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3a, the lifting mechanism 37 of the storage box 34 includes a third support plate 48 erected on the left side of the base plate 18, and a third support plate 48 with one end connected to the third support plate 48. It also includes two third links 49 whose other ends are rotatably attached in parallel to the storage box 34, and a pin 50 provided at one end of the first link 43.

Therefore, when the cover plate 35b is opened as shown in FIG. The storage box 34 is raised by pushing up the link 49.

As described above, the gap created between the lid plates 35a and 35b and the storage box 34 by opening them is covered by opening the shielding plates 38a and 38b as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4a, in the initial state, the shielding plates 38a and 38b are in close contact with both sides of the storage box 34, and the opening/closing mechanisms 51a and 51b are provided on both sides of the lower part of the storage box 34, and the shielding plates 38a and 38b are in close contact with both sides of the storage box 34. 34 is automatically opened as shown in FIG. 3B, or automatically closed as it is lowered.

In FIG. 5, an opening/closing mechanism 51 on the front side of the shielding plate 38a is shown.
Although only part a is shown, the opening/closing mechanism includes shielding plates 38a and 3.
They are provided symmetrically before and after 8b.

The opening/closing mechanism 51a includes a support member 53 that is attached to the bottom of the storage box 34 and rotatably supports the lower end 38a' of the shielding plate 38a on a fulcrum 52, and a supporting member 53 that is attached to the bottom of the storage box 34 and rotatably supports the lower end 38a' of the shielding plate 38a.
and a coil spring 56 that is stretched between pins 54 and 55 protruding from the support member 53 and biases the shielding plate 38a in the direction of arrow D, and the base plate 18 (not shown).
It consists of a pin 57 protruding from a fourth support plate erected at the top.

In the initial state, the pin 57 is located apart from the opening/closing mechanism 51a as shown in FIG. When the housing box 34 further rises by contacting the bent portion, the pin 57 presses the bent portion against the urging force of the coil spring 56, and the shielding plate 38a begins to rotate about the fulcrum 52.

When the center line of the coil spring 56 crosses the fulcrum 52, the shield plate 38a opens until it hits the cover plate 35a due to the bias of the coil spring 56, as shown in FIG.

On the contrary, when the storage box 34 is lowered and the cover plate 35a is closed as shown by the arrow F, the shield plate 38a is also gradually closed by being pushed by the cover plate 35a, and when the center line of the coil spring 56 crosses the fulcrum 52, It is closed by the bias of the coil spring 56.

In this way, the shielding plates 38a and 38b are connected to the cover plate 3.
It opens and closes automatically in conjunction with the opening and closing of 5a and 35b to prevent foreign objects from falling into the gap.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, by applying the carrier box of the present invention to a cash bulk processing system, foreign objects such as pencils and paper clips will not fall into the gap between the opened lid plate and the storage box, thereby preventing equipment failure. It can be prevented and reliability can be improved, which has great economic and industrial effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view of the carrier box of the present invention.
Figures 2 a and b are side views with only the opening mechanism removed from Figure 1, Figures 3 a and b are side views with only the lifting mechanism removed from Figure 1, and Figures 4 a and b are shielding plates. Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged side view showing the opening/closing mechanism and operation of shielding plates a and b, Fig. 6 is a configuration diagram of a bulk cash processing system to which the present invention is applied, Fig. 7 7a is a perspective view showing the structure of the carrier box, FIG. 7b is an enlarged view of section A in FIG. 7a, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the conveyance path, FIG. Figures a and b are conventional open lids;
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the operation of the lifting mechanism. In the figure, 1 is a counter, 2 is an OTM, 5 is a station, 6 is a conveyance path, 7 is an automatic cash dispensing device, 8 is an automatic cash storage device, 9 is a console, 1
0 is a stator, 11 is a linear motor control unit, 12
13, 39 are carrier boxes, 14, 34 are storage boxes, 15a, 15b, 35
a, 35b are double-opening lid plates, 16, 36 are opening mechanisms, 17, 37 are lifting mechanisms, 18 are base plates, 1
9 is the secondary conductor plate, 20, 20', 20'' are wheels,
21 is a bent portion, 22 is a support plate, 23 is a first link, 24 is a second link, 25 is a stopper, 26
is a support shaft, 27, 31, 32, 41, 44, 52 are fulcrums, 28 is a third link, 29 is a fourth link, 30 is a fifth link, 33 is a lever, 38
a, 38b are shielding plates, 40 are first support plates, 42
is a second support plate, 43 is a first link, 45 is a second link, 46, 50, 54, 55, 57 are pins, 47 is an engaging member, 48 is a third support plate, 49
is the third link, 51a and 51b are the opening/closing mechanisms, and 5
3 is a support member, and 56 is a coil spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A carrier box for storing objects to be transported in a storage box and transporting them along a transport path 6, comprising a storage box 34 for storing objects to be transported, and a box divided into two parts that covers the storage box 34. double-opening lid plates 35a, 35b;
a lid opening mechanism 36 that opens the lid to a position facing both side plates of No. 4; and the double-opening lid plate 35 that is operated by the lid opening mechanism 36.
a lifting mechanism 37 that raises the storage box 34 to a predetermined position in conjunction with the opening of the lids 35a and 35b; A carrier box characterized by being provided with shielding plates 38a and 38b that are shielded in conjunction with opening of the lid plates 35a and 35b.