Printer for self-service equipment and self-service equipment
By installing a locking component on the printer door cover and using a specific tool to drive the moving part to release the latch, the problem of the printer door cover being easily opened is solved, thus achieving printer safety protection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423286177.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-30
AI Technical Summary
The printer doors of existing self-service equipment can be easily opened by unauthorized personnel, leading to the theft of printed paper and affecting normal use.
A locking assembly is installed on the printer door cover, which can only be opened with a specific external tool. It includes a moving part and an elastic part. The door cover has a first buckle that engages with the second buckle of the locking assembly. The external tool is inserted into the socket to drive the moving part to move and release the engagement.
It improves printer security, prevents unauthorized personnel from opening the cover, protects the printer from theft, and ensures normal operation.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a self-service equipment technical field especially a printer for self-service equipment and self-service equipment. BACKGROUND
[0002] Self-service equipment is mainly used for relieving the problem of heavy flow in business hall, improving efficiency, saving labor cost, and is mainly applied to bank, telecommunication, electric power, medical treatment, aviation, retail and the like.
[0003] In order to facilitate the user to obtain corresponding printing material when handling the business, the printer is generally arranged on the self-service equipment, and the printer door cover that can be opened and closed is arranged on the printer to facilitate the staff to carry out fault maintenance and consumable replacement such as replacement of printing paper. However, the safety of the current self-service equipment is not enough, and in the actual use process, the printer on the self-service equipment is opened and operated by some non-staff, and even the printing paper in the printer is taken away, which influences the normal use of the self-service equipment by other customers and brings inconvenience to the use of the user. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a printer for self-service equipment and self-service equipment, which can prevent non-staff from easily opening the printer door cover, thereby protecting the printer.
[0005] The technical scheme provided by the present application is as follows:
[0006] On the one hand, a printer for self-service equipment is provided, which comprises:
[0007] A shell is provided with an opening and a plug hole for inserting an external tool;
[0008] A door cover is movably arranged on the opening, the lower end of the door cover is rotatably connected with the shell, and the upper end of the door cover is provided with a first buckle,
[0009] A lock catch assembly comprises a moving part and an elastic part, the moving part is movably arranged in the shell along a predetermined direction and corresponds to the plug hole, the moving part is provided with a second buckle, one end of the elastic part is connected with the shell, and the other end is connected with the moving part;
[0010] In the locked state, the door cover closes the opening, and the first buckle is engaged with the second buckle; the external tool is inserted into the plug hole and drives the moving part to move, so that the second buckle is disengaged from the first buckle, and the door cover can be opened.
[0011] In some embodiments, the plug hole is a pin hole, and the external tool is a pin.
[0012] In some embodiments, the lock assembly further comprises a push block, which is arranged at one end of the moving piece close to the insertion hole.
[0013] In some embodiments, the lock assembly further comprises a lock body and a screw rod, the lock body is rotatably arranged in the shell, the lock body is provided with a lock hole corresponding to the insertion hole, one end of the screw rod is fixedly connected with the lock body, the other end of the screw rod is rotatably connected with the shell, and the screw rod extends along the moving direction of the moving piece, the moving piece is sleeved on the screw rod and is threadedly connected with the screw rod.
[0014] When the lock body rotates, the screw rod is driven to rotate, and the moving piece is driven to move along the screw rod when the screw rod rotates.
[0015] In some embodiments, a support is further included, which is arranged in the shell, and the moving piece is movably arranged on the support.
[0016] In some embodiments, the support comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, one side of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with the shell, and the first side plate and the second side plate are arranged on the two adjacent sides of the bottom plate.
[0017] In some embodiments, a limiting piece is fixedly arranged on the support, a limiting hole is arranged on the moving piece, the limiting hole extends along the moving direction of the moving piece, the limiting piece extends into the limiting hole and is movable in the extending direction of the limiting hole in the limiting hole.
[0018] In some embodiments, one end of the limiting piece away from the support is provided with a limiting part, the limiting part is located outside the limiting hole, and the size of the limiting part is greater than the size of the limiting hole.
[0019] In some embodiments, a torsional spring is further included, which is sleeved on a rotating shaft at which the door cover and the shell are rotatably connected, one end of the torsional spring is connected with the shell, and the other end of the torsional spring is connected with the door cover.
[0020] In another aspect, a self-service equipment is also provided, which comprises the printer for self-service equipment according to any one of the above embodiments.
[0021] The technical effect of the present application is that the first buckle is arranged on the door cover, the lock assembly is arranged on the shell, the first buckle can be clamped with the second buckle on the lock assembly, the door cover can be opened only by a specific external tool, non-working personnel cannot open the door cover, the printer is protected, non-working personnel cannot open the printer privately, and the use safety of the printer is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0022] The application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:
[0023] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a self-service equipment provided by specific embodiments of the application;
[0024] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the self-service equipment after the door cover is removed, as shown in the self-service equipment in
[0025] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the door cover and the lock catch assembly cooperating, provided by specific embodiments of the application;
[0026] Figure 4 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the self-service equipment, provided by specific embodiments of the application;
[0027] Figure 5 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the self-service equipment from another perspective, provided by specific embodiments of the application.
[0028] Explanation of the reference signs:
[0029] 100, housing; 110, opening; 120, insertion hole;
[0030] 200, door cover; 210, first buckle;
[0031] 300, lock catch assembly; 310, moving piece; 311, second buckle; 312, limiting shaft; 313, limiting hole; 320, elastic piece; 330, push block;
[0032] 400, bracket; 410, bottom plate; 420, first side plate; 430, second side plate; 440, limiting piece; 441, limiting part;
[0033] 500, torsion spring. Specific embodiments
[0034] In the following description, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the application. However, persons of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that embodiments of the application can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures, devices, circuits, and methods have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the application.
[0035] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application or the prior art, the specific embodiments of the application will be described below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only relate to some embodiments of the application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort, and other embodiments can also be obtained.
[0036] For the purpose of simplicity and clarity of the drawings, only the parts related to the application are shown in the drawings, and they do not represent the actual structure of the product. In addition, in order to make the drawings simple and easy to understand, in some drawings, only one of the components with the same structure or function is shown schematically, or only one of them is marked. In this document, "one" not only means "only one", but also means "more than one" situation.
[0037] It should be further understood that the term "and / or" used in the specification and claims of the present application means any combination of one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations, and includes these combinations.
[0038] In this document, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0039] In the embodiments shown in the drawings, the indications of direction, such as up, down, left, right, front, and back, etc. are not absolute but relative when describing the structure and movement of each component, and are not used to limit the direction of the actual use of the product.
[0040] In addition, in the description of the present application, ordinal numbers, such as "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish the description of the associated objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or order between the associated objects.
[0041] In one or more embodiments, the present disclosure provides a printer for a self-service device, and a lock catch assembly is provided on the printer to ensure that the printer door cover is not easily opened by non-staff, thereby playing a role in protecting the printer.
[0042] Reference is made to the drawings accompanying Figure 1 to the drawings accompanying Figure 3The printer for self-service equipment provided by the present disclosure comprises a housing 100, a door cover 200 and a lock catch assembly 300, the housing 100 is provided with an opening 110 and a hole 120 for inserting an external tool; the door cover 200 is movably arranged on the opening 110, the lower end of the door cover 200 is rotationally connected with the housing 100, and the upper end of the door cover 200 is provided with a first buckle 210; the lock catch assembly 300 comprises a moving piece 310 and an elastic piece 320, the moving piece 310 is movably arranged in the housing 100 along a preset direction and corresponds to the hole 120, the moving piece 310 is provided with a second buckle 311, one end of the elastic piece 320 is connected with the housing 100, and the other end of the elastic piece 320 is connected with the moving piece 310. In the locked state, the door cover 200 closes the opening 110, and the first buckle 210 is buckled with the second buckle 311; the external tool is inserted into the hole 120 and drives the moving piece 310 to move, so that the second buckle 311 is unbuckled with the first buckle 210, and the door cover 200 can be opened.
[0043] The front of the housing 100 is provided with the opening 110 for mounting the door cover 200, the printer core and the printer paper bin are mounted in the opening 110, the door cover 200 is movably mounted on the opening 110 of the housing 100, when the door cover 200 is closed on the opening 110, it can protect the printer core and the printing paper inside the printer, when the door cover 200 is opened, the operator can maintain the printer core or add printing paper.
[0044] The door cover 200 is provided with the first buckle 210, the number of the first buckles 210 on the door cover 200 can be one or more, preferably, two first buckles 210 are arranged on the door cover 200 at intervals. The lock catch assembly 300 is mounted in the housing 100, the lock catch assembly 300 cooperates with the first buckle 210 to lock the door cover 200, so that the door cover 200 cannot be opened. The lock catch assembly 300 comprises the moving piece 310 and the elastic piece 320, when the door cover 200 closes the opening 110, the moving piece 310 moves along a direction parallel to the door cover 200, for example, moves along a horizontal direction or moves along a vertical direction, the elastic piece 320 is connected with the moving piece 310, for resetting the moving piece 310 after moving, and keeping the second buckle 311 on the moving piece 310 buckled with the first buckle 210. Preferably, the end of the moving piece 310 connected with the elastic piece 320 can be provided with a limiting shaft 312 extending along a preset direction, the elastic piece 320 is a spring, and the elastic piece 320 can be sleeved on the limiting shaft 312 to limit the extension and contraction of the elastic piece 320.
[0045] The number of the second buckles 311 on the moving piece 310 is the same as that of the first buckles 210, and when the door cover 200 covers the opening 110 of the casing 100, the first buckles 210 and the second buckles 311 are buckled to fix the door cover 200 so that the door cover 200 cannot be opened. When the moving piece 310 moves, the second buckles 311 are separated from the first buckles 210, the first buckles 210 and the second buckles 311 are unbuckled, and the door cover 200 can be opened. For example, when the moving piece 310 moves in the horizontal direction, two second buckles 311 can be arranged on the moving piece 310 at intervals, the two second buckles 311 and the two first buckles 210 are buckled one by one, and when the moving piece 310 moves in the horizontal direction, the two second buckles 311 can be simultaneously unbuckled from the two first buckles 210. When the moving piece 310 moves in the vertical direction, two moving pieces 310 can be arranged, one moving piece 310 is arranged on one side wall of the casing 100, and the other moving piece 310 is arranged on the other side wall of the casing 100, and the two moving pieces 310 are oppositely arranged, one second buckle 311 is arranged on each moving piece 310, the two second buckles 311 and the two first buckles 210 are buckled one by one, and the two moving pieces 310 are simultaneously moved in the vertical direction to make the two second buckles 311 respectively separate from the corresponding first buckles 210, at this time, the door cover 200 can be opened.
[0046] In the embodiment, the movement of the moving piece 310 is driven by an external tool, and in order to facilitate the insertion of the external tool, the casing 100 is further provided with a insertion hole 120, one end of the moving piece 310 is arranged corresponding to the insertion hole 120, the moving piece 310 moves in the direction close to or away from the insertion hole 120, and the elastic piece 320 is arranged on the other end of the moving piece 310. The external tool is inserted into the casing 100 through the insertion hole 120 to drive the moving piece 310 to move. In the locking assembly 300, the door cover 200 can be opened only by a specific external tool, so that non-workers cannot open the door cover 200, which can protect the printer and avoid non-workers opening the printer privately, thereby improving the use safety of the printer.
[0047] In some embodiments, the insertion hole 120 is a pin hole, and an external tool required for opening the door cover 200 is a pin, which is inserted into the insertion hole 120 to push the moving piece 310 to move in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, so that the second buckle 311 is disengaged from the first buckle 210, and the door cover 200 can be opened. When the pin releases the moving piece 310, the moving piece 310 is reset under the action of the elastic piece 320, and when the door cover 200 is closed again, the first buckle 210 and the second buckle 311 can be automatically buckled. In this embodiment, the pin hole can be arranged at an inconspicuous position of the side of the shell 100, and the pin hole has a small aperture, which is not only relatively concealed, but also makes it difficult for non-staff to find the insertion hole 120, and a pin with a small diameter is required to be inserted into the insertion hole 120, so that ordinary tools cannot be inserted into the insertion hole 120, and the printer door cover 200 is not easy to open, so as to improve the security of the locking of the printer door cover 200.
[0048] Further, the lock assembly 300 further comprises a push block 330, which is arranged at one end of the moving piece 310 close to the insertion hole 120. The push block 330 is arranged at one end of the moving piece 310, which can shorten the length of the moving piece 310, and the cross-sectional area of the push block 330 can be smaller than that of the moving piece 310, so as to reduce the volume of the entire lock assembly 300. In this embodiment, the push block 330 and the moving piece 310 can be integrally formed; or the push block 330 and the moving piece 310 are respectively formed and then connected together by gluing or bolts, so as to reduce the molding difficulty of the moving piece 310.
[0049] In some embodiments, the lock assembly 300 further comprises a lock body and a lead screw, the lock body is rotatably arranged in the shell 100, the lock body is provided with a lock hole corresponding to the insertion hole 120, one end of the lead screw is fixedly connected with the lock body, the other end of the lead screw is rotatably connected with the shell 100, and the lead screw extends along the moving direction of the moving piece 310, the moving piece 310 is sleeved on the lead screw and is threadedly connected with the lead screw; when the lock body rotates, the lead screw rotates, and the lead screw drives the moving piece 310 to move along the lead screw when the lead screw rotates.
[0050] The lock body is arranged in the shell 100 and is rotatable relative to the shell 100, one end of the lock body can extend into the insertion hole 120 and the outer surface of the lock body is flush with the outer surface of the shell 100, a lock hole is arranged on the lock body, at this time, an external tool is a key matched with the lock hole, when the key is inserted into the lock hole and the key is rotated, the rotation of the lock body and the screw rod connected with the lock body can be controlled, the moving piece 310 is threadedly connected with the screw rod, when the screw rod is rotated, the moving piece 310 is driven to move linearly along the extension direction of the screw rod, so as to realize the uncoupling of the second clamping buckle 311 and the first clamping buckle 210, at this time, the door cover 200 can be opened. When the key is released, the moving piece 310 is reset under the action of the elastic piece 320, the moving piece 310 moves along the extension direction of the screw rod, when the moving piece 310 moves linearly on the screw rod, the screw rod is driven to rotate, so that the lock body is reset, so that the door cover 200 can be opened by the key next time the door cover 200 is closed.
[0051] In the embodiment, the rotation of the lock body is converted into the linear motion of the moving piece 310 by arranging the lock body and the screw rod, and the lock hole is arranged on the lock body, only the key matched with the lock body can drive the lock body to rotate, so that non-workers cannot open the door cover, and the safety of the printer is improved.
[0052] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the printer further comprises a support 400, the support 400 is arranged in the shell 100, and the moving piece 310 is movably arranged on the support 400. The support 400 is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the shell 100 and protrudes from the inner surface of the shell 100, the moving piece 310 is movably arranged on the support 400, and the support 400 can support the moving piece 310 to improve the stability of the moving piece 310. In the embodiment, the specific forming mode of the support 400 and the shell 100 is not limited, the support 400 and the shell 100 can be integrally formed, or can be separately formed and assembled together.
[0053] Further, as shown in Figure 4 , the support 400 comprises a bottom plate 410, a first side plate 420 and a second side plate 430, one side of the bottom plate 410 is fixedly connected with the shell 100, and the first side plate 420 and the second side plate 430 are arranged on the two adjacent sides of the bottom plate 410.
[0054] Specifically, the bottom plate 410 comprises a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side arranged in sequence, the first side is arranged opposite to the third side, and the second side is arranged opposite to the fourth side. The first side of the bottom plate 410 is arranged in abutment with the inner side wall of the shell 100. The first side plate 420 is arranged on the second side of the bottom plate 410. The second side plate 430 is arranged on the third side of the bottom plate 410. The fourth side of the bottom plate 410 is hollow and arranged opposite to the jack 120. The moving piece 310 is arranged on the bottom plate 410. One end of the moving piece 310 can extend out of the fourth side of the bottom plate 410, so that an external tool can pass through the jack 120 and drive the moving piece 310 to move.
[0055] Further, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the bracket 400 is fixedly provided with a limiting piece 440, and the moving piece 310 is provided with a limiting hole 313. The limiting hole 313 is arranged in extension along the moving direction of the moving piece 310. The limiting piece 440 extends into the limiting hole 313 and is movable in the extension direction of the limiting hole 313 in the limiting hole 313. The limiting piece 440 is arranged on the bottom plate 410 of the bracket 400. The limiting piece 440 extends into the limiting hole 313 on the moving piece 310. The cooperation between the limiting piece 440 and the limiting hole 313 can limit the moving track of the moving piece 310 and limit the moving distance of the moving piece 310. Specifically, one end of the limiting hole 313 is a first end, and the other end is a second end. When the moving piece 310 moves to the first end of the limiting hole 313 and contacts the limiting piece 440, the moving piece 310 stops moving. When the moving piece 310 moves reversely to the second end of the limiting hole 313 and contacts the limiting piece 440, the moving piece 310 stops moving. That is, the moving distance of the moving piece 310 is limited by the cooperation between the first end and the second end of the limiting hole 313 and the limiting piece 440.
[0056] Further, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the end of the limiting piece 440 away from the bracket 400 is provided with a limiting portion 441. The limiting portion 441 is located outside the limiting hole 313, and the size of the limiting portion 441 is greater than the size of the limiting hole 313. Specifically, the bottom end of the limiting piece 440 is connected with the bottom plate 410 of the bracket 400. The top end of the limiting piece 440 is provided with the limiting portion 441. The size of the limiting portion 441 is greater than the size of the limiting hole 313. The limiting portion 441 is located outside the limiting hole 313 and cannot pass through the limiting hole 313. That is, the moving piece 310 is located between the bottom plate 410 of the bracket 400 and the limiting portion 441. The bottom plate 410 and the limiting portion 441 can limit the moving piece 310 in the vertical direction to avoid the moving piece 310 from disengaging from the bracket 400, thereby improving the moving stability of the moving piece 310.
[0057] In some embodiments, as Figure 5As shown, the torsion spring 500 is sleeved on the rotating shaft of the door cover 200 and the shell 100, one end of the torsion spring 500 is connected with the shell 100, and the other end of the torsion spring 500 is connected with the door cover 200. The torsion spring 500 is arranged between the door cover 200 and the shell 100, when the second buckle 311 and the first buckle 210 are disengaged, the door cover 200 is automatically opened by the torsion spring 500, and the automatic opening of the door cover 200 is realized, so as to facilitate the operation of the staff.
[0058] The present disclosure also provides an embodiment of a self-service device, such as Figures 1 to 5 The self-service device comprises the printer for the self-service device of any of the above embodiments, and the self-service device also comprises a shell, the shell of the printer and the shell of the self-service device can be the same shell, that is, the core of the printer, the door cover 200 and the lock buckle assembly 300 can be directly arranged on the shell of the self-service device, so as to reduce the number of parts, reduce the volume and cost. When the door cover 200 is closed, the core of the printer and the paper bin are protected by the door cover 200, and the door cover 200 is not easy to be opened by non-staff, so as to play a role in protecting the printer on the self-service device.
[0059] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis, and the parts not described or recorded in detail in a certain embodiment can be referred to the related description of other embodiments.
[0060] It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as needed. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, which should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A printer for self-service equipment, characterized in that, include: A housing having an opening and a socket for inserting external tools; A door cover is closably mounted on the opening, the lower end of the door cover is rotatably connected to the housing, and the upper end of the door cover is provided with a first latch. A locking assembly includes a movable component and an elastic component. The movable component is movably disposed within the housing along a preset direction and corresponds to the insertion hole. The movable component is provided with a second buckle. One end of the elastic component is connected to the housing, and the other end is connected to the movable component. In the locked state, the door cover closes the opening, and the first buckle engages with the second buckle; an external tool is inserted into the socket and drives the moving part to move, causing the second buckle to disengage from the first buckle, and the door cover can be opened.
2. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The insertion hole is a pinhole, and the external tool is a pin.
3. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The locking assembly further includes a push block, which is disposed at one end of the movable member near the socket.
4. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking assembly further includes a lock body and a lead screw. The lock body is rotatably mounted on the housing and has a lock hole corresponding to the insertion hole. One end of the lead screw is fixedly connected to the lock body, and the other end of the lead screw is rotatably connected to the housing. The lead screw extends along the moving direction of the moving member, and the moving member is sleeved on the lead screw and threadedly connected to the lead screw. When the lock body rotates, it drives the lead screw to rotate, and when the lead screw rotates, it drives the moving part to move along the lead screw.
5. A printer for self-service equipment according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, It also includes a bracket, which is disposed within the housing, and the movable component is movably disposed on the bracket.
6. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bracket includes a base plate, a first side plate, and a second side plate. One side of the base plate is fixedly connected to the housing, and the first side plate and the second side plate are disposed on adjacent sides of the base plate.
7. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, A limiting member is fixedly provided on the bracket, and a limiting hole is provided on the movable member. The limiting hole extends along the moving direction of the movable member, and the limiting member extends into the limiting hole and is movable within the limiting hole along the extending direction of the limiting hole.
8. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The limiting member has a limiting part at one end away from the bracket. The limiting part is located outside the limiting hole, and the size of the limiting part is larger than the size of the limiting hole.
9. A printer for self-service equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a torsion spring, which is sleeved on a pivot shaft that rotatably connects the door cover and the housing, with one end of the torsion spring connected to the housing and the other end of the torsion spring connected to the door cover.
10. A self-service device, characterized in that, Including the printer for self-service equipment as described in any one of claims 1-9.