Cash Storage Apparatus Orientation Locking Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cash storage apparatuses lack a flexible and secure mechanism for transitioning between horizontal and vertical orientations, compromising ease of use and security when handling cash storage cases and open/close covers.
Innovation Solution
A cash storage apparatus with a housing that can be oriented horizontally or vertically, featuring a lock mechanism that individually secures the cash storage case and open/close cover, and an open/close mechanism using rotators to release locking, allowing for independent operation of the cash storage case and open/close cover based on orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a lock mechanism is provided to secure the cash storage case and open/close cover, then security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lock mechanism for the cash storage case and the lock mechanism for the open/close cover into a single integrated lock mechanism. This unified structure uses one locking body that can simultaneously or independently lock both the cash storage case and the open/close cover, reducing the number of separate locking components while maintaining security for both elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock mechanism is designed with multi-functionality to perform multiple locking operations. The single locking body can lock the cash storage case when it is in the closed position, and can also lock the open/close cover when it is in the closed position. This universal locking capability eliminates the need for separate lock mechanisms for each component, simplifying the overall device structure while ensuring comprehensive security.
2Reliability
If the cash storage case and open/close cover are locked together, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lock mechanism is segmented into functionally independent locking paths. Although unified in structure, the locking body can engage with either the cash storage case or the open/close cover independently. This segmentation allows the user to lock only the necessary component - either the cash storage case alone, the open/close cover alone, or both together - providing operational flexibility while maintaining security through the unified locking structure.
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AI summary
A cash storage apparatus including a housing which is arranged in a horizontal orientation state where a surface from which a cash storage case is pulled out or pushed out serves as a front surface, or in a vertical orientation state where this front surface serves as an upper surface, an open/close cover which is provided to be positioned on a portion of an upper surface or undersurface of the housing when the housing is in the horizontal orientation state and is opened frontward when the housing is in the vertical orientation state, a lock mechanism which individually locks the cash storage case and the open/close cover, and an open/close mechanism having a rotator which releases locking of the cash storage case by the lock mechanism when rotating in one direction and releases locking of the open/close cover by the lock mechanism when rotating in a reverse direction.