EP0420163B1 - Banknote dispensing device - Google Patents

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EP0420163B1
EP0420163B1 EP90118416A EP90118416A EP0420163B1 EP 0420163 B1 EP0420163 B1 EP 0420163B1 EP 90118416 A EP90118416 A EP 90118416A EP 90118416 A EP90118416 A EP 90118416A EP 0420163 B1 EP0420163 B1 EP 0420163B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for issuing banknotes and / or printed documents according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • Self-service devices in the banking and savings bank sector are becoming increasingly important because these devices are also available to customers outside of conventional counter opening hours.
  • multi-purpose devices are now also known, which in addition to banknotes or account statements also issue printed check forms and offer other services.
  • the devices intended for issuing banknotes and / or printed receipts have at least one output slot on the operating side, through which the receipts, banknotes or the like are conveyed to the outside.
  • Each dispensing slot can be closed from the inside for both safety and environmental reasons, in such a way that the slot is covered with recesses by a controllable slide. Above all, this locking mechanism should also ensure effective protection against vandalism, cf. EP-A-0 333 124.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to improve the locking mechanism for devices of the type mentioned in such a way that opening the dispensing slot is practically impossible even in the case of gross use of force.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 show the back of a housing wall 1 for a device with two output slots 2, 3, through which banknotes and / or printed receipts can be issued.
  • a locking mechanism in the form of a slide 4 is provided on this rear side and can be moved back and forth between an open position and a closed position.
  • the slider 4 has two slot-like recesses 5, 6 which are adapted in size and shape to the discharge slots 2, 3 and which are congruent with the discharge slots 2, 3 in the open state and in one opposite the discharge slots 2, 3 in the closed state, as shown in FIG. 2 offset position.
  • an attachment piece 7 is provided which is rigidly connected to the slider 4 and is mechanically coupled to an eccentrically mounted drive element 8 in such a way that the slider 4 during a rotary movement of the drive element 8 between one of the two dead center positions and a middle position can be moved from a locked position into an open position and vice versa.
  • the drive element 8 consists of an eccentric disc, which is guided in a slot-like recess 9 of the extension piece 7, which runs parallel to the discharge slots 2, 3.
  • the drive element 8 is driven by a rotary magnet 10 which is flanged to the eccentric disk coaxially to the axis of rotation.
  • both the slot-like recesses 5, 6 of the slider 4 and the dispensing slots 2, 3 are sharply chamfered in the respective inlet areas.
  • a plurality of guide pins 11 are provided, which engage in respectively assigned guide slots 12 in the slide 4.

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On the operating side of the device, there is at least one issuing slot, which is assigned in spatial terms a controllable closing mechanism in the form of a slide arranged movably on the rear side of the issuing slot and having at least one slot-like adaptation matched to the issuing slot. The closing mechanism consists of an extension piece (7) which is connected rigidly to the slide and which is coupled mechanically to an eccentrically mounted drive element (8), in such a way that, in the event of a rotational movement of the drive element (8), the slide (4) is movable between one of the two dead-centre positions and a middle position out of a blocking position into an opening position, and vice versa. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Gerät zur Ausgabe von Banknoten und/oder bedruckten Belegen nach den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for issuing banknotes and / or printed documents according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Selbstbedienungsgeräte im Banken- und Sparkassenbereich gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung, weil diese Geräte auch außerhalb der herkömmlichen Schalteröffnungszeiten für den Kunden zur Verfügung stehen. Neben bekannten Geldausgabeautomaten und kundenbedienbaren Kontoauszugsdruckern sind mittlerweile auch Mehrzweckgeräte bekannt, die neben Banknoten bzw. Kontoauszügen auch bedruckte Scheckformulare ausgeben und sonstige Dienstleistungen anbieten. Die für die Ausgabe von Banknoten und/oder bedruckten Belege bestimmten Geräte weisen an der Bedienseite wenigstens einen Ausgabeschlitz auf, über den die Belege, Banknoten oder dergleichen nach außen befördert werden. Jeder Ausgabeschlitz ist sowohl aus Sicherheits- als auch aus Umweltgründen von innen verschließbar, derart, daß der Schlitz durch einen steuerbaren Schieber mit Aussparungen verdeckt wird. Dieser Schließmechanismus soll vor allem auch einen wirksamen Schutz gegen Vandalismus gewährleisten vgl. EP-A-0 333 124.Self-service devices in the banking and savings bank sector are becoming increasingly important because these devices are also available to customers outside of conventional counter opening hours. In addition to known automated teller machines and customer-operated account statement printers, multi-purpose devices are now also known, which in addition to banknotes or account statements also issue printed check forms and offer other services. The devices intended for issuing banknotes and / or printed receipts have at least one output slot on the operating side, through which the receipts, banknotes or the like are conveyed to the outside. Each dispensing slot can be closed from the inside for both safety and environmental reasons, in such a way that the slot is covered with recesses by a controllable slide. Above all, this locking mechanism should also ensure effective protection against vandalism, cf. EP-A-0 333 124.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, den Schließmechanismus für Geräte der eingangs genannten Art so zu verbessern, daß ein Öffnen des Ausgabeschlitzes auch bei grober Gewaltanwendung praktisch unmöglich ist.The present invention is therefore based on the object to improve the locking mechanism for devices of the type mentioned in such a way that opening the dispensing slot is practically impossible even in the case of gross use of force.

In DE-A-36 21 447 dient ein endloses Band als Antrieb für einen Verschlußschieber. Weiterhin sind schwenkbare Klappen bekannt (z.B. EP-A-0 089 785, DE-C1-37 37 882).In DE-A-36 21 447 an endless belt serves as a drive for a slide gate. Swivel flaps are also known (e.g. EP-A-0 089 785, DE-C1-37 37 882).

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe ergibt sich erfindungsgemäß durch die kennzeichnenden Merkmale des Anspruchs 1. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved according to the invention by the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous further developments are specified in the subclaims.

Im folgenden wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Dabei zeigen

  • FIG 1 eine schematisch dargestellte Schließvorrichtung gemäß der Erfindung in einer Rückansicht,
  • FIG 2 eine Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung gemäß FIG 1 in teilweiser Schnittdarstellung.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show
  • 1 shows a schematically illustrated locking device according to the invention in a rear view,
  • 2 shows a side view of the device according to FIG. 1 in a partial sectional view.

Die FIG 1 und 2 zeigen die Rückseite einer Gehäusewand 1 für ein Gerät mit zwei Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3, über die Geldscheine und/oder bedruckte Belege ausgegeben werden können. An dieser Rückseite ist ein Schließmechanismus in Form eines Schiebers 4 vorgesehen, der zwischen einer Öffnungsstellung und einer Schließstellung hin- und herbewegbar ist. Der Schieber 4 weist zwei in Größe und Form den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 angepaßte schlitzartige Aussparungen 5, 6 auf, die im Öffnungszustand deckungsgleich zu den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 und im Schließzustand, wie in FIG 2 dargestellt, in einer gegenüber den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 versetzten Position verlaufen. Längs der quer zu den schlitzartigen Aussparungen 5, 6 verlaufenden Symmetrieachse des Schiebers 4 ist ein mit dem Schieber 4 starr verbundenes Ansatzstück 7 vorgesehen, das mit einem exzentrisch gelagerten Antriebselement 8 derart mechanisch gekoppelt ist, daß der Schieber 4 bei einer Drehbewegung des Antriebselements 8 zwischen einer der beiden Totpunktstellungen und einer Mittelstellung aus einer Sperrstellung in eine Öffnungsstellung bewegbar ist und umgekehrt. Das Antriebselement 8 besteht aus einer Exzenterscheibe, die in einer langlochartigen, parallel zu den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 verlaufenden Aussparung 9 des Ansatzstückes 7 geführt ist. Angetrieben wird das Antriebselement 8 durch einen Drehmagnet 10, der koaxial zur Drehachse an der Exzenterscheibe angeflanscht ist. Beim Bestromen des Drehmagneten 10 dreht die Exzenterscheibe in Pfeilrichtung um 90°, wobei das Ansatzstück 7 zusammen mit dem Schieber 4 eine Linearbewegung nach oben ausführt, bis die schlitzartigen Aussparungen 5, 6 des Schiebers 4 den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 deckungsgleich gegenüberstehen. Die Rückbewegung des Schiebers 4 aus dieser Öffnungsstellung in die Schließstellung erfolgt nach Abschaltung des Magnetstromes automatisch über eine im Drehmagnet integrierte Spiralfeder, die den Schieber wieder in die Ausgangsstellung bei geschlossenen Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 zurückzieht. Auf diese Weise werden die Ausgabeschlitze 2, 3 auch bei Ausfall der Stromversorgung automatisch geschlossen. Die Exzenterscheibe befindet sich in der Schließstellung des Schiebers 4 in einem der beiden Totpunkte, so daß ein verschieben des Schiebers 4 von außen auch bei Gewaltanwendung praktisch unmöglich ist.1 and 2 show the back of a housing wall 1 for a device with two output slots 2, 3, through which banknotes and / or printed receipts can be issued. A locking mechanism in the form of a slide 4 is provided on this rear side and can be moved back and forth between an open position and a closed position. The slider 4 has two slot-like recesses 5, 6 which are adapted in size and shape to the discharge slots 2, 3 and which are congruent with the discharge slots 2, 3 in the open state and in one opposite the discharge slots 2, 3 in the closed state, as shown in FIG. 2 offset position. Along the axis of symmetry of the slider 4 running transversely to the slot-like recesses 5, 6, an attachment piece 7 is provided which is rigidly connected to the slider 4 and is mechanically coupled to an eccentrically mounted drive element 8 in such a way that the slider 4 during a rotary movement of the drive element 8 between one of the two dead center positions and a middle position can be moved from a locked position into an open position and vice versa. The drive element 8 consists of an eccentric disc, which is guided in a slot-like recess 9 of the extension piece 7, which runs parallel to the discharge slots 2, 3. The drive element 8 is driven by a rotary magnet 10 which is flanged to the eccentric disk coaxially to the axis of rotation. When energizing the rotary magnet 10 rotates the eccentric disc in the direction of the arrow by 90 °, the extension piece 7, together with the slide 4, executing a linear movement upwards until the slot-like recesses 5, 6 of the slide 4 are congruent with the discharge slots 2, 3. The return movement of the slide 4 from this open position into the closed position takes place automatically after switching off the magnetic current via a spiral spring integrated in the rotary magnet, which pulls the slide back into the starting position with the closed discharge slots 2, 3. In this way, the output slots 2, 3 are automatically closed even if the power supply fails. The eccentric disc is in the closed position of the slide 4 in one of the two dead centers, so that it is practically impossible to move the slide 4 from the outside even when using force.

Zur besseren Zentrierung der Banknoten und/oder Belege an den Ausgabeschlitzen 2, 3 sind sowohl die schlitzartigen Aussparungen 5, 6 des Schiebers 4 als auch die Ausgabeschlitze 2, 3 in den jeweiligen Einlaufbereichen stark angeschrägt. Zur möglichst exakten Führung des Schiebers 4 an der Gehäuserückwand 1 sind mehrere Führungsstifte 11 vorgesehen, die in jeweils zugeordnete Führungsschlitze 12 im Schieber 4 eingreifen.For better centering of the banknotes and / or receipts at the dispensing slots 2, 3, both the slot-like recesses 5, 6 of the slider 4 and the dispensing slots 2, 3 are sharply chamfered in the respective inlet areas. To guide the slide 4 as precisely as possible on the rear wall 1 of the housing, a plurality of guide pins 11 are provided, which engage in respectively assigned guide slots 12 in the slide 4.

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  1. Device for dispensing banknotes and/or printed documents, particularly cheque forms, statements of account or the like, having at least one dispensing slot (2, 3) which is situated on the operating side of the device and which has spatially associated with it a controllable closing mechanism in the form of a slide (4) arranged movably on the rear side of the dispensing slot and having at least one slot-like cutout (5, 6) matching the dispensing slot (2, 3), characterized by an extension piece (7) which is rigidly joined to the slide (4) and is mechanically coupled to an eccentrically mounted drive element (8) in such a manner that, when the drive element (8) makes a rotary movement between one of the two dead centre positions and a middle position, the slide (4) can be moved out of a locking position to an open position, and vice versa.
  2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the drive element (8) consists of an eccentric disc which is guided in a cutout (9) provided in the extension piece (7) and extending as an elongated hole parallel to the dispensing slot (2, 3).
  3. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized by a rotary magnet (10) which is rigidly coupled to the drive means (8) and whose rotary movement triggers a linear movement of the slide (4) into the open position, and by a return spring which is mechanically coupled to the rotary magnet (10) or to the drive element (8) in such a manner that, on the deactivation of the rotary magnet (10), the slide (4) returns to its position of rest or locking position.
  4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slide (4) has a plurality of guide slots (12), which extend in the direction of movement, to receive guide pins (11).
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