COLLECTIVE-COIN CHARGING PORT COVER OPENING/CLOSING STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATIC CHANGE CHARGING/DISPENSING MACHINE AND AUTOMATIC CHANGE CHARGING/DISPENSING MACHINE

• Main Authors: AKITA MOTOHARU, KASHIMOTO KAZUTOYO, HAGIWARA HIDEAKI, KASAHARA HISAYUKI, HIGUCHI NAOYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 27.04.2017
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING; PHYSICS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collective-coin charging port cover opening/closing structure for an automatic change charging/dispensing machine which enables one-handed lock release to open a collective-coin charging port, as well as confirmation of lock release by appearance or feel, and also to provide an automatic change charging/dispensing machine equipped with such a structure.SOLUTION: A collective-coin charging port cover opening/closing structure for an automatic change charging/dispensing machine comprises: a housing of the automatic change charging/dispensing machine, the housing including a collective-coin charging port into which a plurality of coins can be charged collectively; a collective-coin charging port cover swingably attached to the housing to open/close the collective-coin charging port; a locking portion for locking the collective-coin charging port cover when the collective-coin charging port is closed; and at least one biasing portion mounted to the housing to bias the collective-coin charging port cover in an opening direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】片手でロックを解除し硬貨一括投入口を開くことができると共に、見た目や感触でロック解除を確認できる自動釣銭入出金機の硬貨一括投入口カバーの開閉構造および自動釣銭入出金機を提供すること。【解決手段】複数枚の硬貨を一括投入可能な硬貨一括投入口を有する自動釣銭入出金機の筐体と、前記硬貨一括投入口を開閉させるよう前記筐体に揺動可能に取り付けられた硬貨一括投入口カバーと、前記硬貨一括投入口を閉じた状態に前記硬貨一括投入口カバーをロックするロック部と、前記筐体に設けられて前記硬貨一括投入口カバーを開く方向に付勢する少なくとも１つの付勢機構部とを備える自動釣銭入出金機の硬貨一括投入口カバーの開閉構造。【選択図】図１