Billing device

Abstract

To achieve size reduction of the whole device and reduction of manufacturing cost.SOLUTION: Provided is a charging device including: a box-like device main body 10 having a front wall opening 11a in a front wall part 11; a front door 20 provided for the device main body 10 so as to be swingable in a manner to open / close the front wall opening 11a; and a bill validator 36 that identifies an inserted bill to perform storage and dispensing. A power supply unit 31 that supplies a driving current to an electric component including the bill validator 36, and a control unit 32 that integrally controls operation of the electric component are installed inside the device main body 10. The bill validator 36 is installed on the rear surface side of the front door 20 in a manner to identify a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot 22 formed in the front surface of the front door 20 to perform storage and dispensing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a billing device, and more particularly to a stand-alone billing device. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional stand-alone billing device is proposed in Patent Document 1. The billing device proposed in Patent Document 1 is configured to include a device main body, a front door, and a bill validator.

[0003] The device main body is a rectangular parallelepiped housing with an opening on the front. The front door is swingably provided on the device main body in a manner to open and close the opening on the front of the device main body. The bill validator is a bill validator unit that identifies inserted bills and stores and pays them out, and is provided inside the device main body in a state that allows it to slide in the front-rear direction via a sliding mechanism such as a rail.

[0004] In such billing devices, a bill validator is usually stored in the device body, and an opening on the front side of the device body is closed by a front door. When a bill is inserted through a bill insertion slot formed on the side of the device body, the bill validator identifies the inserted bill and stores and pays out the bill.

[0005] On the other hand, in the above-mentioned charging device, when collecting banknotes stored in the bill validator, the front door is swung in the opening direction to open the opening at the front of the device main body, and the bill validator is slid forward so that it passes through the opening to collect the banknotes.

[0006] After the bills have been collected, the bill validator is slid backward to be stored inside the device body, and the front door is swung in the closing direction to close the front opening of the device body.

[0007] In such billing devices, the bill validator can be stored in the device body in close proximity to other electrical components such as the control unit and coin mechanism, thereby making the entire device more compact. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0008] [Patent Document 1] JP 2011-070637 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] In the billing device proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the bill validator is provided inside the device body via a sliding mechanism such as a rail, and this causes the following problems.

[0010] In other words, a dedicated space was required inside the main body of the device to place the slide mechanism, making it difficult to sufficiently miniaturize the entire device, and the slide mechanism, a component that is not actually related to the function of the billing device, was required, resulting in an increase in manufacturing costs as the number of parts increased.

[0011] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a billing device that can reduce the size of the entire device and the manufacturing costs. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the charging device of the present invention is a charging device comprising a box-shaped device main body having a front wall opening in a front wall portion, a front door that is swingably mounted on the device main body in a manner to open and close the front wall opening, and a bill validator that identifies, stores and dispenses inserted banknotes, wherein a power supply unit that supplies a driving current to electrical components including the bill validator, and a control unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the electrical components are installed inside the device main body, and the bill validator is installed on the rear side of the front door in a manner to identify, store and dispense banknotes inserted through a banknote insertion slot formed in front of the front door.

[0013] The present invention is also characterized in that, in the above-mentioned billing device, the power supply unit is installed on the rear wall portion of the device main body, and the control unit is installed on the side wall portion of the device main body on which the front door is pivotally supported.

[0014] The present invention is also characterized in that the above-mentioned billing device is provided with a display unit installed on an upper wall of the device body and displaying information in response to instructions given from the control unit, and an operation button provided on the front side of the display unit on the upper wall of the device body.

[0015] The present invention is also characterized in that, in the above-mentioned charging device, the bill validator is configured so that a storage cabinet for storing banknotes can be rotated toward or away from a main unit installed on the rear side of the front door, and is provided with a regulating member that regulates the amount of rotation of the storage cabinet in the direction away from the main unit, thereby preventing the storage cabinet from interfering with the device main body when the front door swings.

[0016] The present invention is also characterized in that the charging device is provided with a coin mechanism that is installed inside the device main body and identifies, stores, and pays out coins inserted through a coin insertion port formed in the upper wall of the device main body.

[0017] Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the charging device further comprises a coin return section provided on the front door for returning coins dispensed from the coin mechanism.

[0018] The present invention is also characterized in that the billing device further comprises a printer disposed on the rear side of the front door and which ejects printed receipts through a receipt ejection opening formed on the front surface of the front door.

[0019] The present invention is also characterized in that the billing device further comprises a drainage path for guiding water that has entered through the coin insertion slot to the front door that closes the front wall opening. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, a power supply unit that supplies drive current to electrical components including a bill validator that identifies, stores and dispenses inserted banknotes, and a control unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the electrical components are installed inside the device body, the bill validator is installed on the rear side of a front door that is swingably provided on the device body in a manner to open and close a front wall opening, and identifies, stores and dispenses banknotes inserted through a banknote insertion slot formed in the front of the front door, so that when banknotes stored in the bill validator are to be collected, it is only necessary to swing the front door in the direction to open it, and parts such as a slide mechanism as in the conventional method are not required, reducing the number of parts, and the bill validator can be installed in close proximity to the power supply unit, control unit, etc. Therefore, an effect is achieved in which the overall device can be made smaller and manufacturing costs can be reduced. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a billing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the billing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the billing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4]FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the front door shown in FIGS. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the front door shown in FIGS. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the front door shown in FIGS. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the billing device when the front door shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is swung in the opening direction. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the billing device when the front door shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is swung in the opening direction. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the state in which the regulating member shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 regulates the amount of rotation of the repository of the bill validator. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of the billing device when the front door shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is swung in the opening direction. [Figure 11] 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a slide member and a locking hook that constitute the billing device shown in FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a hinge pin constituting the billing device shown in FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing a cross section of a main part of the billing device shown in FIG. [Figure 14] 14 is an enlarged perspective view showing a cross section of a main part of the billing device shown in FIG. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a billing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a billing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a billing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is an enlarged perspective view showing a vertical cross section of a main part of the billing device shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the billing device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] <Embodiment 1> 1 to 3 are perspective views showing a billing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The billing device shown here is used as a stand-alone billing device in a room of a store or the like, and includes a device main body 10 and a front door 20.

[0024] The device main body 10 is a box-shaped housing having a front wall opening 11a over almost the entire area of ​​the front wall portion 11, and is configured by combining a flat bottom wall portion 12, a rear wall portion 13, and side walls 14, 15 which are made by appropriately processing steel plate or the like, with an irregularly shaped upper wall portion 16 made of a resin material or the like.

[0025] In the device body 10, a plurality of legs 12a are attached to the bottom wall 12, and a power supply unit 31, a control unit 32, a display unit 33, and an operation button 34 are provided.

[0026] The power supply unit 31 is configured by housing a power supply board and the like in a box, and is installed on the rear wall 13 inside the device main body 10. This power supply unit 31 supplies a driving current to the electrical components that make up the billing device.

[0027] The control unit 32 is configured by housing a control board and the like in a box, and is installed on the left side wall (hereinafter also referred to as the left side wall) 14 inside the device body 10. The control unit 32 comprehensively controls the operation of the above-mentioned electrical components according to programs and data stored in a storage unit (not shown).

[0028] The display unit 33 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is installed on the upper wall 16. To explain in more detail, the upper wall 16 is formed with an inclined surface 16a that gradually slopes downward toward the front, and the display unit 33 is installed in a manner that exposes it from a rectangular opening 16b formed in the inclined surface 16a. The display unit 33 is driven by a drive current supplied from the power supply unit 31, and displays various information in response to commands given from the control unit 32.

[0029] The operation buttons 34 are push buttons formed in a pair on the left and right sides of the flat portion on the front side of the inclined surface 16a of the upper wall portion 16. These operation buttons 34 are input means by which a user or the like performs operation input, and when pressed, notifies the control unit 32 of that effect. Incidentally, reference numeral 35 in Fig. 3 denotes a fuse box.

[0030] The front door 20 is a door body large enough to close the front wall opening 11a, and is made by appropriately processing a steel plate or the like. The front door 20 is provided on the left edge of the front wall opening 11a of the device body 10 in such a manner that it can swing around the central axis of the hinge pins 21 by a pair of upper and lower hinge pins 21 (see FIG. 12). In other words, the front door 20 is provided on the device body 10 in such a manner that it can swing around the central axis of the hinge pins 21 to open and close the front wall opening 11a. Note that only the upper hinge pin 21 is shown in the drawings.

[0031] Such a front door 20 is provided with a bill validator 36 and a restricting member 37. The bill validator 36 is a conventionally known bill identification unit that identifies inserted bills and stores and dispenses them. The bill validator 36 is driven by a drive current supplied from the power supply unit 31, and outputs the results of storing and dispensing the bills to the control unit 32.

[0032] Such a bill validator 36 is installed on the rear side of the front door 20 in a manner that identifies, stores, and pays out bills inserted through the bill insertion slot 22 formed on the front side of the front door 20.

[0033] Figures 4 to 6 respectively show the front door 20 shown in Figures 1 to 3, with Figure 4 being a perspective view showing a main part of the front door 20, and Figures 5 and 6 being perspective views of the front door 20. Note that Figures 4 to 6 show the front door 20 in a state in which it closes the front wall opening 11a.

[0034] 4 to 6, the regulating members 37 are made by processing sheet metal or the like, and are provided in a pair spaced apart from each other at the lower part of the rear side of the front door 20. In the explanation of the regulating members 37, the sides close to each other are also referred to as the inside, and the sides spaced apart from each other are also referred to as the outside.

[0035] Such a restricting member 37 is configured by integrally molding a restricting base portion 37a, a restricting inner extension portion 37b, a restricting inclined extension portion 37c, and a restricting outer extension portion 37d.

[0036] 4 in a manner spaced apart from the front door 20, and is appropriately bent. The end (front end in FIG. 4) of this regulating base 37a closest to the front door 20 is attached to the front door 20. The inner surface of such regulating base 37a faces the inner surface of the regulating base 37a of the other regulating member 37, and the distance therebetween is slightly larger than the width dimension of the bill validator 36.

[0037] The restricting inner extension portion 37b is a flat portion that is continuous with an upper portion of the end portion (rear end portion in FIG. 4) of the restricting base portion 37a that is farthest from the front door 20 and extends inward from the upper portion. The restricting inner extension portion 37b is inclined so as to gradually move away from the front door 20 as it goes upward.

[0038] The restrictive inclined extension portion 37c is a flat portion that is continuous with the inner end portion of the restrictive inner extension portion 37b and extends from the inner end portion in a manner that moves away from the front door 20. Like the restrictive inner extension portion 37b, the restrictive inclined extension portion 37c extends at an incline in a manner that gradually moves away from the front door 20 as it goes upward.

[0039] The inner surface of such a restrictive inclined extension portion 37c faces the inner surface of the restrictive inclined extension portion 37c of the other restrictive member 37, and the distance therebetween is smaller than the width dimension of the bill validator 36. The restrictive inclined extension portion 37c also protrudes upward more than the restrictive inner extension portion 37b, and the vertical extension length is greater than the vertical extension length of the restrictive inner extension portion 37b. Of the portion of the restrictive inclined extension portion 37c that protrudes upward more than the restrictive inner extension portion 37b, the extension end portion closest to the front door 20 is closer to the front door 20 than the restrictive inner extension portion 37b.

[0040] The restricting outer extension 37d is a flat portion that is continuous with the extending end of the restricting inclined extension 37c and extends outward from the extending end. The restricting outer extension 37d is inclined in a manner that is parallel to the restricting inner extension 37b and gradually moves away from the front door 20 as it moves upward. The restricting outer extension 37d is closer to the front door 20 than the restricting inner extension 37b on the upper side of the restricting inner extension 37b.

[0041] 5 and 6, the restricting member 37 having such a configuration is provided so that the bill validator 36 is disposed between another restricting member 37. More specifically, the pair of restricting members 37 are provided so that the bill validator 36 is disposed between the restricting bases 37a of each other.

[0042] As described above, the bill validator 36 is a conventionally known type, and as shown in Figures 7 and 8, a storage unit 36b for storing banknotes is configured to be rotatable toward and away from a main unit 36a installed on the rear side of the front door 20.

[0043] As described above, the distance between the regulating inclined extension portions 37c of the pair of regulating members 37 is smaller than the width dimension of the bill validator 36. Therefore, when the storage cabinet 36b rotates away from the main unit 36a, as shown in Figure 9, the regulating inner extension portion 37b abuts against the protrusion 36c formed on the side of the storage cabinet 36b, thereby regulating the amount of rotation of the storage cabinet 36b in the direction away from the main unit 36a.

[0044] As described above, the regulating outer extension portion 37d is closer to the front door 20 than the regulating inner extension portion 37b on the upper side of the regulating inner extension portion 37b, and is therefore positioned in the upper area of ​​the protrusion 36c that abuts against the regulating inner extension portion 37b, thereby preventing the storage cabinet 36b from being pulled out upward.

[0045] 10, when the storage cabinet 36b is rotated in a direction away from the main unit 36a with the front door 20 swung in the opening direction (forward), if the front door 20 is then swung in the closing direction (rearward), the storage cabinet 36b does not interfere with the device main body 10. In other words, the regulating member 37 prevents the storage cabinet 36b from interfering with the device main body 10 when the front door 20 swings.

[0046] In addition to the above configuration, the billing device has the following configuration: A flat guard plate 17 is provided on the bottom wall 12 of the device body 10 so as to protrude forward from the bottom wall 12. The guard plate 17 is a flat member provided so as to protrude forward from the entire front portion of the bottom wall 12, and covers the lower area of ​​the front door 20 that closes the front wall opening 11a.

[0047] 11, a slide member 23 is provided on the free end (the right end in FIG. 5) opposite to the end of the front door 20 journaled by the hinge pin 21 so as to be slidable along the vertical direction. The slide member 23 is an elongated member made by processing, for example, sheet metal, and has a longitudinal direction extending vertically. The slide member 23 is always positioned downward due to its own weight.

[0048] Such a slide member 23 has a U-shape when viewed from above, and a linking piece 24a of a key cylinder 24 provided on the front door 20 is inserted into a linking hole 23a formed on the left end face in Figure 11, thereby connecting to the key cylinder 24.

[0049] Here, the key cylinder 24 has a keyhole 24b exposed from the front of the front door 20, and when a specified key (not shown) is inserted into the keyhole 24b to perform the unlocking operation, the key cylinder 24 rotates counterclockwise around its own center axis when viewed from the front.

[0050] As a result, the slide member 23 slides upward when the key cylinder 24 rotates counterclockwise.

[0051] When the front door 20 is swung in the closing direction while sliding downward under its own weight, the tip of the locking hook 18 provided in a manner protruding forward from the right side wall portion (hereinafter also referred to as the right side wall portion) 15 of the device body 10 abuts against the upper edge of the rectangular locking hole 23b formed in the slide member 23 and slides slightly upward. The slide member 23 allows the locking hook 18 to relatively enter the rectangular locking hole 23b.

[0052] When the front door 20 closes the front wall opening 11a, the slide member 23 slides downward by its own weight, and the opening edge of the rectangular locking hole 23b and the locking hook 18 are locked, restricting the front door 20 from swinging in the opening direction. In this way, when the front door 20 closes the front wall opening 11a, the locking of the slide member 23 and the locking hook 18 automatically restricts the front door 20 from swinging in the opening direction.

[0053] In other words, when a specified key is inserted into the keyhole 24b of the key cylinder 24 and the front door 20 is operated to unlock, it swings in a manner that opens and closes the front wall opening 11a, and when the front wall opening 11a is blocked, the swinging is restricted so that the front wall opening 11a continues to be blocked.

[0054] As shown in Fig. 12, the pair of upper and lower hinge pins 21 that pivotally support the front door 20 are formed so that their vertical length L1 is greater than the distance L2 between the hinge pins 21 and the front surface of the front door 20. Note that Fig. 12 only shows the upper hinge pin 21, but the lower hinge pin 21 is similar.

[0055] In addition, the front door 20 has a portion 20L of the metal plate constituting the end (left end) pivoted to the hinge pin 21 bent, etc., so that when the front wall opening 11a is closed, it overlaps with a portion 14a of the metal plate constituting the front end of the left side wall 14 of the device main body 10, as shown in FIG. 13.

[0056] Furthermore, a portion 20R of the metal plate constituting the free end (right end) of the front door 20 is bent, etc., so that when the front wall opening 11a is closed, it covers the right face of the front end portion of the right side wall portion 15 of the device main body 10, as shown in FIG. 14.

[0057] According to the billing device of the first embodiment of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the power supply unit 31 that supplies a drive current to the electrical components including the bill validator 36 is installed on the rear wall 13 inside the device body 10, the control unit 32 that controls the overall operation of the electrical components is installed on the left wall 14 inside the device body 10, the bill validator 36 is installed on the rear side of the front door 20 that is provided so as to be able to swing in a manner to open and close the front wall opening 11a of the device body 10, and identifies, stores, and dispenses bills inserted through the bill insertion slot 22 formed on the front side of the front door 20, so that when collecting bills stored in the bill validator 36, it is only necessary to swing the front door 20 in the opening direction, and parts such as a slide mechanism as in the conventional system are not required, reducing the number of parts, and the bill validator 36 can be installed in close proximity to the power supply unit 31, the control unit 32, etc. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire device and the manufacturing costs.

[0058] According to the billing device, the regulating member 37 provided on the front door 20 regulates the amount of rotation of the storage cabinet 36b in the bill validator 36 in the direction away from the main unit 36a, thereby preventing the storage cabinet 36b from interfering with the device main body 10 when the front door 20 swings, thereby preventing damage to the storage cabinet 36b, etc.

[0059] According to the billing device, the guard plate 17 covers the lower area of ​​the front door 20 that blocks the front wall opening 11a, and when the front door 20 blocks the front wall opening 11a, a part 20L of the metal plate constituting the left end of the front door 20 overlaps with a part 14a of the metal plate constituting the front end of the left side wall 14 of the device body 10, and a part 20R of the metal plate constituting the free end of the front door 20 covers the right surface of the front end of the right side wall 15 of the device body 10, so that it is possible to prevent a malicious person from inserting a tool or the like into the gap between the device body 10 and the front door 20, and it is possible to improve theft prevention. In addition, because the guard plate 17 blocks the lower area of ​​the front door 20 that blocks the front wall opening 11a, it is possible to prevent a load from being applied to the front door 20 even if the device body 10 is lifted from below.

[0060] Moreover, since the vertical length L1 of the hinge pin 21 that supports the front door 20 is formed to be greater than the distance L2 between the hinge pin 21 and the front surface of the front door 20, it is possible to prevent the hinge pin 21 from being deformed and slipping out of the support portion of the front door 20, thereby improving theft prevention.

[0061] Furthermore, the slide member 23 provided on the free end side of the front door 20 is designed to slide vertically by its own weight and by the unlocking operation of the key cylinder 24, so even if the front door 20 closing the front wall opening 11a is deformed, the front wall opening 11a can be kept closed, which also improves the anti-theft performance.

[0062] <Embodiment 2> 15 to 17 are perspective views showing a billing device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention. The billing device shown as an example here is used as a stand-alone billing device indoors in a store or the like, and includes a device main body 40 and a front door 50.

[0063] The device main body 40 is a box-shaped housing having a front wall opening 41a over almost the entire area of ​​the front wall portion 41, and is configured by combining a flat bottom wall portion 42, a rear wall portion 43, and side wall portions 44, 45 which are made by appropriately processing steel plate or the like, with an irregularly shaped upper wall portion 46 made of a resin material or the like.

[0064] In such device body 40, a plurality of legs 42a are attached to the bottom wall 42, and a power supply unit 61 (see FIG. 18), a control unit 62, a display unit 63, an operation button 64, and a coin mechanism 65 are installed.

[0065] The power supply unit 61 is configured by housing a power supply board and the like in a box, and is installed on the rear wall 43 inside the device main body 40. This power supply unit 61 supplies a drive current to the electrical components that make up the billing device.

[0066] The control unit 62 is configured by housing a control board and the like in a box, and is installed on the left side wall portion (hereinafter also referred to as the left side wall portion) 44 inside the device body 40. The control unit 62 comprehensively controls the operation of the above-mentioned electrical components according to programs and data stored in a storage unit (not shown).

[0067] The display unit 63 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is installed on the upper wall 46. To explain in more detail, the upper wall 46 has an inclined surface 46a that gradually slopes downward toward the front, and the display unit 63 is installed in a manner that exposes it from a rectangular opening 46b formed in the inclined surface 46a. The display unit 63 is driven by a drive current supplied from the power supply unit 61, and displays various information in response to commands given from the control unit 62.

[0068] The operation buttons 64 are push buttons formed in a pair on the left and right sides of the flat portion on the front side of the inclined surface 46a of the upper wall portion 46. These operation buttons 64 are input means for a user or the like to perform operation input, and when pressed, notify the control unit 62 of that effect.

[0069] The coin mechanism 65 is a conventionally known coin identification unit that identifies inserted coins and stores and pays out the coins. The coin mechanism 65 is driven by a drive current supplied from the power supply unit 61, and outputs the results of coin storage and payout to the control unit 62.

[0070] Such a coin mechanism 65 is installed inside the device body 40 in a manner that identifies, stores, and pays out coins that are inserted through a coin insertion port 66 formed in the upper wall portion 46 and guided through a coin guide path 66a as shown in Figure 18.

[0071] The front door 50 is a door body having a size sufficient to close the front wall opening 41a, and is formed by appropriately processing a steel plate or the like. The front door 50 is provided on the left edge of the front wall opening 41a of the device body 40 in such a manner that it can swing around the central axis of a pair of upper and lower hinge pins (not shown). In other words, the front door 50 is provided on the device body 40 in such a manner that it can swing around the central axis of the hinge pins to open and close the front wall opening 41a.

[0072] Such a front door 50 is provided with a bill validator 67, a printer 68, and a coin return unit 69. The bill validator 67 is a conventionally known bill identification unit that identifies inserted bills and stores and pays them out. The bill validator 67 is driven by a drive current supplied from a power supply unit 61, and outputs the results of storing and paying out the bills to the control unit 62.

[0073] Such a bill validator 67 is installed on the rear side of the front door 50 in a manner that identifies, stores, and dispenses bills inserted through the bill insertion slot 52 formed on the front side of the front door 50.

[0074] Printer 68 is installed below bill validator 67 on the rear side of front door 50. Printer 68 is driven by a drive current supplied from power supply unit 61, and creates receipts by printing in response to commands given by control unit 62. The created receipts (printed receipts) are then discharged through receipt discharge port 53 formed on the front surface of front door 50.

[0075] The coin return section 69 is installed below the printer 68 on the rear side of the front door 50, and has a coin return tray 69a. The coin return tray 69a is formed in the front door 50 and is formed in a manner that penetrates the coin return opening 54 that is opened and closed by the coin return door 54a. Such a coin return section 69 allows coins paid out from the coin mechanism 65 to be placed on the coin return tray 69a and returned through the coin return opening 54.

[0076] In a billing device having such a configuration, a drainage path 70 is formed as shown in Fig. 18. The drainage path 70 is made of multiple metal plates and is formed in a manner that branches off from the path from the coin insertion slot 66 to the coin guide path 66a. This drainage path 70 guides water that has entered through the coin insertion slot 66 to the front door 50 that closes the front wall opening 41a. Note that multiple slit members 71 are formed in the path from the coin insertion slot 66 to the coin guide path 66a, and are formed to restrict coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 66 from entering the drainage path 70 and to allow them to enter the coin guide path 66a.

[0077] The billing device has the following configuration, similar to the billing device of the first embodiment described above. That is, a flat guard plate 47 is provided on the bottom wall 42 of the device body 40 so as to protrude forward from the bottom wall 42. This guard plate 47 is provided so as to protrude forward from the entire front portion of the bottom wall 42, and covers the lower area of ​​the front door 50 that closes the front wall opening 41a.

[0078] Although not shown in detail in the drawings, a slide member 55 is provided to be slidable in the vertical direction at the free end of the front door 50 opposite the end pivoted to the hinge pin. This slide member 55, like the slide member 23 described above, is an elongated member formed, for example, by processing a metal plate or the like, with the vertical direction being the longitudinal direction, and is always positioned downward due to its own weight.

[0079] Such a slide member 55 has a U-shape when viewed from above, and a connecting piece 56a of a key cylinder 56 provided on the front door 50 is inserted into the connecting hole formed in the slide member 55 to connect to the key cylinder 56.

[0080] Here, the key cylinder 56 has a keyhole 56b exposed from the front of the front door 50, and when a specified key (not shown) is inserted into the keyhole 56b to perform the unlocking operation, the key cylinder 56 rotates counterclockwise around its own center axis when viewed from the front.

[0081] As a result, the slide member 55 slides upward when the key cylinder 56 rotates counterclockwise.

[0082] When the front door 50 is swung in the closing direction while sliding downward under its own weight, the tip of the locking hook 48 provided in a manner protruding forward from the right side wall portion (hereinafter also referred to as the right side wall portion) 45 of the device body 40 abuts against the upper edge of the rectangular locking hole 55b formed in the slide member 55 and slides slightly upward. The slide member 55 allows the locking hook 48 to relatively enter the rectangular locking hole 55b.

[0083] When the front door 50 closes the front wall opening 41a, the slide member 55 slides downward by its own weight, and the opening edge of the rectangular locking hole 55b and the locking hook 48 are locked, restricting the front door 50 from swinging in the opening direction. In this way, when the front door 50 closes the front wall opening 41a, the locking of the slide member 55 and the locking hook 48 automatically restricts the front door 50 from swinging in the opening direction.

[0084] In other words, when a specified key is inserted into the keyhole 56b of the key cylinder 56 and the front door 50 is operated to unlock, it swings in a manner that opens and closes the front wall opening 41a, and when the front wall opening 41a is blocked, the swinging is restricted so that the front wall opening 41a continues to be blocked.

[0085] The front door 50 is supported by a pair of upper and lower hinge pins, and the length of the pins in the vertical direction is formed to be greater than the distance between the hinge pins and the front surface of the front door 50.

[0086] In addition, a portion of the metal sheet constituting the end (left end) supported by the hinge pin of the front door 50 is bent, etc., so that when the front wall opening 41a is closed, it overlaps with a portion of the metal sheet constituting the front end of the left side wall 44 of the device main body 40.

[0087] Furthermore, a portion of the metal sheet constituting the free end (right end) of the front door 50 is bent, etc., so that when the front wall opening 41a is closed, it covers the right face of the front end of the right side wall portion 45 of the device main body 40.

[0088] According to the billing device of the second embodiment of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the power supply unit 61 which supplies driving current to the electrical components including the bill validator 67 is installed on the rear wall 43 inside the device body 40, the control unit 62 which controls the overall operation of the electrical components is installed on the left wall 44 inside the device body 40, a coin mechanism 65 which identifies, stores and pays out coins inserted through a coin insertion slot 66 formed in the upper wall 46 is installed in the device body 40, and the bill validator 67 is installed on the rear side of the front door 50 which is swingably arranged to open and close the front wall opening 41a of the device body 40, and identifies, stores and pays out banknotes inserted through the banknote insertion slot 52 formed on the front of the front door 50. Therefore, when recovering banknotes stored in the bill validator 67, it is only necessary to swing the front door 50 in the opening direction, which eliminates the need for parts such as a slide mechanism as in the conventional case, reducing the number of parts, and the bill validator 67 can be installed in close proximity to the power supply unit 61, the control unit 62, etc. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the entire device and the manufacturing costs.

[0089] According to the billing device, the drainage path 70 guides water that has entered through the coin slot 66 to the front door 50 that blocks the front wall opening 41a, thereby preventing the water from dripping onto the power supply unit 61 and control unit 62 installed inside the device main body 40, thereby suppressing the occurrence of malfunctions, etc.

[0090] According to the billing device, the guard plate 47 covers the lower area of ​​the front door 50 that blocks the front wall opening 41a, and when the front door 50 blocks the front wall opening 41a, a part of the metal plate constituting the left end of the front door 50 overlaps with a part of the metal plate constituting the front end of the left side wall 44 of the device body 40, and a part of the metal plate constituting the free end of the front door 50 covers the right face of the front end of the right side wall 45 of the device body 40, so that it is possible to prevent a malicious person from inserting a tool or the like into the gap between the device body 40 and the front door 50, and it is possible to improve theft prevention. In addition, because the guard plate 47 blocks the lower area of ​​the front door 50 that blocks the front wall opening 41a, it is possible to prevent a load from being applied to the front door 50 even if the device body 40 is lifted from below.

[0091] Furthermore, since the vertical length of the hinge pin that supports the front door 50 is formed to be greater than the distance between the hinge pin and the front surface of the front door 50, the hinge pin can be prevented from being deformed and slipping out of the support portion of the front door 50, thereby improving theft prevention.

[0092] Furthermore, the slide member 55 provided on the free end side of the front door 50 is designed to slide vertically by its own weight and by the unlocking operation of the key cylinder 56. Therefore, even if the front door 50 blocking the front wall opening 41a is deformed, the front wall opening 41a can be maintained in a blocked state, which also improves the anti-theft performance.

[0093] Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this and various modifications can be made.

[0094] Although not specifically mentioned in the above-mentioned embodiment 1, when a coin insertion slot is formed in the upper wall portion 16 as in the billing device of embodiment 2, the coin insertion slot will be sealed, and a drainage path may be provided to guide water that has entered through the gap in the sealed coin insertion slot toward the front door 20 that closes the front wall opening 11a.

[0095] Although not specifically mentioned in the above-mentioned second embodiment, a restricting member may be provided on the front door as in the charging device of the first embodiment.

[0096] Although not mentioned in the billing devices of the above-mentioned embodiments 1 and 2, in the billing device of the present invention, it is preferable that a fastening member such as a screw is inserted from inside the device body into a fixing hole formed in the device body and fastened to a predetermined mounting portion. In this way, unless the front door is swung in the opening direction to open the front wall opening, the fastening member cannot be released, thereby improving theft prevention.

[0097] In the billing device of the above-mentioned embodiments 1 and 2, the power supply unit 31, 61 is installed in the rear wall portion 13, 43 of the device main body 10, 40, and the control unit 32, 62 is installed in the left side wall portion 14, 44 of the device main body 10, 40, but in the present invention, the power supply unit and the control unit are not particularly limited to being installed in any location inside the device main body. [Explanation of symbols]

[0098] 10, 40... device body, 11, 41... front wall portion, 11a, 41a... front wall opening, 12, 42... bottom wall portion, 13, 43... rear wall portion, 14, 15, 44, 45... side wall portion, 16, 46... upper wall portion, 17, 47... guard plate, 18, 48... locking hook, 20, 50... front door, 21... hinge pin, 22, 52... bill insertion port, 23, 55... slide member, 53... receipt ejection port, 54... coin return port, 3 1,61...power supply unit, 32,62...control unit, 33,63...display unit, 34,64...operation buttons, 36,67...bill validator, 36a...main unit, 36b...storage cabinet, 37...regulating member, 37a...regulating base, 37b...regulating inner extension portion, 37c...regulating inclined extension portion, 37d...regulating outer extension portion, 65...coin mechanism, 66...coin slot, 68...printer, 69...coin return unit, 70...drainage path.

Claims

1. a box-shaped device main body having a front wall opening in a front wall portion; a front door provided on the device body so as to be swingable in a manner to open and close the front wall opening; A bill validator that identifies inserted bills and stores and dispenses them. A billing device comprising: A power supply unit that supplies a drive current to the electrical components including the bill validator, and a control unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the electrical components are installed inside the device body, the bill validator is installed on the rear side of the front door in a manner to identify, store and pay out bills inserted through a bill insertion slot formed on the front surface of the front door, and a storage cabinet for storing bills is configured to be rotatable toward and away from a main unit installed on the rear side of the front door, A billing device characterized by having a regulating member that prevents the storage cabinet from interfering with the device main body when the front door swings by regulating the amount of rotation of the storage cabinet in the direction away from the main unit.

2. The power supply unit is installed on a rear wall of the device body, 2. The billing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is disposed on a side wall of the device body on the side where the front door is pivotally supported.

3. a display unit that is installed on an upper wall of the device body and displays information in response to a command given by the control unit; an operation button provided on a front side of the display unit on an upper wall portion of the device body; 3. The billing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

4. The charging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a coin mechanism that is installed inside the device body and identifies, stores, and pays out coins inserted through a coin insertion slot formed in an upper wall portion of the device body.

5. 5. The billing device according to claim 4, further comprising a coin return section provided on the front door for returning coins dispensed from the coin mechanism.

6. 6. The billing device according to claim 4, further comprising a printer disposed on the rear side of the front door and configured to discharge printed receipts through a receipt discharge port formed on the front surface of the front door.

7. 7. The charging device according to claim 4, further comprising a drainage path for guiding water that has entered through the coin insertion slot to the front door that closes the front wall opening.

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