JPH07286457A - Locking device for money boxes - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a locking device such as a money box that can prevent theft of money and that is hard to break. [Structure] A part of the side plate 2 is provided with a key hole 22 into which a key can be inserted and an opening 21 having a lid 7 that can be opened and closed. Inside the side plate 2, there is provided a lock plate 10 movable between a position where the lid 7 is locked and a position where the lid 7 is retracted from the locked position. A cam surface 11b is formed in the lock plate 10 so as to face the keyhole 22 and extend obliquely, and the lock plate 10 is moved from the locked position to the retracted position by engaging the key with the cam surface 11b. To do. Further, the lock plate is provided with a blocking portion 11a that engages with a key other than the specific shape to block the movement of the lock plate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locking device such as a coin box provided in a shrine or temple.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a conventional offering box is a wooden box provided with a blind so that the inside cannot be seen directly. And a padlock or the like was attached to the opening / closing door to prevent the theft of money.

[0003]

Such a conventional offering box is not a problem when the staff is resident near the offering box, but at a shrine or the like which is unmanned at night, the offering box is destroyed. The theft was constant. To solve this problem, some steel boxes are equipped with a rotation lock type lock. However, with such a configuration, a thief opens a keyhole with a driver or the like, and the lock is disabled, so that the key and the money box must be replaced each time. The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems existing in such a conventional technique, and an object thereof is to provide a locking device such as a money box which can prevent the theft of money and which is hard to break the lock. To provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in a locking device such as a coin box of the present invention, an opening having a key hole into which a key can be inserted and a lid that can be opened and closed is provided in a part of a side plate. And a position where the lid is locked inside the side plate,
A lock plate that can move between the lock position and the retracted position is provided, and the lock plate has a cam surface that faces the key hole and extends obliquely. The plate is configured to be moved from the locked position to the retracted position, and further, the lock plate is provided with a blocking portion that engages with a key other than a specific shape and blocks the movement of the lock plate.

Further, in the locking device of the present invention, such as the coin box, the cam surface and the blocking portion are provided on the inner edge of the cut groove. Further, in the locking device such as the coin box of the present invention, the lock plates are a plurality of lock plates arranged in parallel, and a member corresponding to the key groove is provided between the lock plates.

[0006]

[Operation] Therefore, in claim 1, since it is not necessary to unlock the lock by inserting the key into the keyhole and pressing the key to rotate the key, the risk of breaking the lock is reduced even if the key is opened with a screwdriver or the like. To do. Also, the risk that the money will be stolen is reduced.

According to the second aspect, the cam surface and the blocking portion can be easily formed on the lock plate, and the structure is simple.
In claim 3, the lock plate and the member between the lock plates,
The locking / unlocking configuration can be easily realized in one place.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a locker for a coin box embodying the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the money offering box 1 has a pillar 1a at the bottom thereof, and the pillar 1a is embedded in a concrete base or the like so that the money offering box 1 is fixed at a predetermined position. It The offering box 1 comprises a metal rear side plate 2, a front side plate 3, a roof 4, a ceiling plate 5 and a bottom plate 6, and has a lock inside thereof.

The keyhole 22 is transparently provided on the upper portion of the rear side plate 2, and the keyhole 22 is covered with a removable cover 25 as shown in FIG. An offer opening 21 as an opening is transparently provided in the lower part of the rear side plate 2, and the offer outlet 21 is detachably closed with a lid 7 made of metal. The inner plate 8 is welded and fixed to the inner surface of the lid 7, and the U-shaped lock arm 9 is welded and fixed to the inner plate 8. The front side plate 3 has a coin offering port 23 on the side surface.

The upper horizontal plate 15 and the lower horizontal plate 16 are welded and fixed to the inner side surface of the rear side plate 2 with a space vertically provided therebetween.
The upper lateral plate 15 is composed of a pair of outer plates 15a and a spacer 15b for holding a space between both outer plates 15a, and a key insertion port 19 communicating with the keyhole 22 between both outer plates 15a.
Are formed. The fixing grooves 15c and 16c are formed on both outer side plates 1.
5a and the center of the lower horizontal plate 16 are formed. The fixed vertical plate 14 as a member corresponding to the groove of the key has the fixed groove 15
It is narrowly inserted into c and 16c and welded and fixed to both outer side plates 15a. The long holes 17 and 18 are provided in both outer plates 15 a of the upper horizontal plate 15 and the lower horizontal plate 16 so as to be transparent on both sides of the vertical plate 14.

The pair of lock plates 10 are vertically movably inserted into the long holes 17 and 18, and a notch 11 is formed obliquely downward from one side edge thereof. Notch 1 on cam surface 11b
The blocking portion 11a is formed at the inner edge of the upper portion of the cutout 1 and at the tip of the inner edge of the lower portion of the cut 11. The lock portion 12 and the regulating portion 13 are formed on the lower ends of both lock plates 10 so as to project.
The lock portion 12 enters between the arm 9 of the lid 7 and the inner plate 8 as the lock plate 10 moves downward, and locks the lid 7 so that it cannot be removed. The restriction portion 13 engages with the rear end edges of the elongated holes 17 and 18 to hold the posture of the lock plate 10 in an upright state, that is, a lockable state. The front edge of the lock plate 10 is also engaged with the front edge of the elongated holes 17 and 18 to hold the lock plate 10 in the upright state. The protrusion 10a is formed on the upper rear end of the lock plate 10, and the protrusion 10a engages with the upper surface of the lateral plate 15a to hold the upper plate 10 in the locked position.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the key 30 is composed of a key piece 31 and a key piece 32, and these key pieces 3 are usually used.
1, 32 are stored separately and combined at the time of use. The key 30 can enter the keyhole 22. The handle portions 36 of the key piece 31 and the key piece 32 have substantially the same shape, and are overlapped when they are combined. Male and female slopes 31a and 32a are formed at the facing portions of the key pieces 31 and 32, and the combined state is maintained by the meshing thereof. A notch 35 as a groove of the key is formed at substantially the center of the key 30, and the notch 35 corresponds to the vertical plate 14. Slot 33,
34 is provided in the key 30 on both sides of the notch 35, and the long holes 33 and 34 are respectively provided in the lock plate 10.
Corresponding to the blocking portions 11a.

Next, a method of opening and closing the lid 7 using a key will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described based on. Normally, the lock plate 10 is arranged at the lower position by its own weight, and the protrusion 10a is held at that position by the engagement with the lateral plate 15a. In this state, the lock portion 12 is located inside the arm 9 of the lid 7, and the lid 7 cannot be removed outward.

To release the lock, the key pieces 31 and 32 are united and the key 30 is inserted into the keyhole 22. By this insertion, the key 30 is inserted into the key insertion opening 19 of the horizontal plate 15. At this time, the vertical plate 14 enters the notch 35, and the entry of the key is not blocked. The tip of the key 30 is a notch 1 in the lock plate 10.
It contacts the cam surface 11b of No. 1 and pushes up the lock plate 10 by the cam action. As the lock plate 10 rises, the blocking portion 11a of the notch 11 enters into the long holes 33, 34 of the key 30 and the lock plate 1
A rise of 0 is not blocked and is allowed. As the lock plate 10 rises, the lock portion 12 separates from the lock arm 9 of the lid 7,
The lid 7 is unlocked, and the lid 7 can be removed from the money offer outlet 21. Therefore, the offer in the offer box 1 can be collected.

The positions of the fixing grooves 15c and 16c of the horizontal plates 15 and 16 and the positions of the long holes 17 and 18 are appropriately changed for each money offering box 1. Therefore, the positions of the vertical plate 14 and the lock plate 10 are also changed. Therefore, the key 30 is at the position of the notch 35,
A specific shape is used in which the positions of the long holes 33 and 34 match the positions of the vertical plate 14 and the lock plate 10. Therefore, if the above-mentioned positions are different for each of the offering boxes 1, the lock can be unlocked only by the key dedicated to the offering box. That is, unless the blocking portion 11a and the long holes 33 and 34 are aligned with each other, the lock plate 10 cannot be lifted, and the vertical plate 14 and the cut 3 are formed.
If 5 does not match, the key 30 cannot be inserted.

As described above, in the coin box 1, when the key 30 is inserted into the key hole 22, the lock plate 10 is lifted and the lock is released. Therefore, since it is not necessary to rotate the key 30, the possibility of breaking the lock is reduced even if the lock is opened with a screwdriver or the like. Also, the risk that the money will be stolen is reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and may be embodied by making the following arbitrary changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(1) The handle portions 36 of the key pieces 31 and 32 are made of permanent magnets. In this case, the key pieces 31, 3
The two can be easily combined by the attractive force of the permanent magnet, and are not separated during use, which is convenient.

(2) The number of lock plates 10 and vertical plates 14 should be changed appropriately. (3) The lock plate 10 is configured to be locked and unlocked by moving horizontally. In the case of such a configuration, a spring for urging the lock plate 10 toward the lock position side is required.

(4) Instead of the vertical plate 14, use a bar extending vertically. (5) Omit the vertical plate 14. Therefore, the blocking of the unlocking is performed only by the blocking portion 11a.

In addition to the technical idea described in the claims, the technical idea grasped in each of the embodiments will be described below. (1) A key in which a pair of key pieces is separably united.

In the case of such a configuration, if the key pieces are stored by different persons, the offering box cannot be opened independently, and the strictness of management is maintained. (2) A side plate that forms the outer shell of the money offering box and has a keyhole and a money offering outlet, and a lid that can be opened and closed at the money offering outlet,
The lock plate is supported on the inner side surface of the side plate so as to be vertically movable, locks the lid so that it cannot be opened at the lower position, and is provided on the lock plate so as to correspond to the key hole, and allows the lid to be opened at the upper position. By including the cam surface and the blocking portion and inserting the key into the key hole, the cam action based on the engagement of the key and the cam surface imparts a moving force to the lock plate to the unlocked position, and the blocking portion A locking device configured to prevent the lock plate from moving to a locked position by engaging with a key.

According to this structure, claim 1 will be described later.
An effect similar to that of can be obtained. Reimbursement box ... In this specification, the reimbursement box includes a money box or the like that stores money.

[0025]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following excellent effects. That is, according to claim 1, the lock is released by inserting and pressing the key into the key hole, and it is not necessary to rotate the key.
The risk that the lock will be broken even if you try to pry it open with a screwdriver is reduced. Also, the risk that the money will be stolen is reduced.

In the second aspect, the cam surface and the blocking portion can be easily formed on the lock plate, and the structure is simple.
In claim 3, the lock plate and the member between the lock plates,
The locking / unlocking configuration can be easily realized in one place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a locking device of a coin box embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same. (A) shows a locked state, in which the key is in contact with the cam surface. (B) Shows a state where the lock is released by the key.

FIG. 3A is a plan view of a key. (B) Similarly, it is a front view of the key. (C) It is an AA sectional view in a figure. (D) It is BB sectional drawing in (a) figure.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of one key piece. (B) It is a left side view of the key piece. (C) It is a top view of the key piece which makes a pair with the key piece shown to (a). (D) It is a left side view of the key piece.

FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view of a lock device in which a vertical plate and a horizontal plate are fixed. (A) Similarly, it is a perspective view from the key insertion port side of the lock device which fixed the vertical board and the horizontal board.

FIG. 6 (a) is a front view of a offering box embodying the present invention. (B) It is a right side view of the offering box.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of a offering box embodying the present invention. (B) It is a bottom view of the same offering box.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a donation box embodying the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a support column is attached to the offering box.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Side plate, 7 ... Lid, 10 ... Lock plate, 11 ... Notch, 11
a ... Blocking portion, 11b ... Cam surface, 14 ... Vertical plate (member corresponding to key groove), 15 ... Upper horizontal plate, 16 ... Lower horizontal plate, 1
7, 18 ... Long hole, 21 ... Senegal exit (opening), 22 ... Key hole, 30 ... Key, 33, 34 ... Long hole, 35 ... Notch (key groove).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A part of the side plate is provided with a key hole into which a key can be inserted and an opening having an openable / closable lid, and the inside of the side plate is provided between a position where the lid is locked and a position where the lock is released. A movable lock plate is provided, and the lock plate has a cam surface facing the key hole and extending obliquely, and the key inserted from the key hole engages the cam surface to retract the lock plate from the lock position. A donation box that is configured to be moved to a position and further includes a blocking portion that is provided on the lock plate to prevent the lock plate from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position by engaging with a key having a shape other than a specific shape. Locking device for etc. 2. The locking device for a money box or the like according to claim 1, wherein the cam surface and the blocking portion are provided on an inner edge of the cut groove. 3. The lock plates are a plurality of lock plates arranged in parallel, and a member corresponding to a key groove is provided between the lock plates.
Alternatively, a locking device such as a coin offering box according to claim 2.