EP2303056B1 - Transport container, in particular for storing securities - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a transport container, which is suitable for storage and transport of notes of value. Such banknotes are, for example, banknotes, checks or vouchers. The transport container comprises a container body with at least one storage area for storing the notes of value and at least one handle connected to the container body. The handles are used in particular as a transport handle. To transport the container, a person can grasp with one hand in or through a handle opening of the transport handle. Transport containers for transporting notes of value, which have a handle for transport, are for example from the document WO 01/29786 A1 known.

For easy carrying, it makes sense to arrange the grip leg of the handle connected to the container in a center of gravity plane or in a plane parallel to the center of gravity plane near the center of gravity. This allows a relatively simple and comfortable carrying of the container. For many applications, it is desirable to be able to simultaneously lift and carry two containers with one hand without further aids. From the document DE 201 18 843 U1 a divisible transport container is known, in which the two parts of the transport container can be jointly covered by the common embracing of two support brackets connected to the sub-containers. These sub-containers require that Provide latching elements by which the two sub-containers are connected together to allow a common transport of the sub-container.

From the document US 4,117,914 A is a generic container with a fold-up and swivel handle known. In a first grip position of the case is worn as a single case and in a moved to the first grip position second grip position of the case can be worn with one handbag with another case.

From the document DE 875 959 C is known a collector box, which has a pull-out and fold-out handle. To carry the box, the handle is pulled out, and to pull the box, the handle is unfolded. The box can not be worn single-handedly or together with another box with one hand.

The object of the invention is to provide a transport container which is easy to transport both individually and with another transport container.

This object is achieved by a transport container having the features of patent claim 1 and by an arrangement with two transport containers. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

By a transport container with the features of claim 1, the transport container can be carried and transported with one hand both comfortable as a single container and together with at least one other container. By the displacement of the handle relative to the container body, it is in particular possible to arrange the handle in a first transport position for transport as a single transport container and in a different from the first transport position second transport position for transport together with a second transport container. For this purpose, a simple displacement of the handle on the holding element and / or with the holding element, so that assembly work to change the position of the handle are not required.

It is advantageous to provide a handle that has two gripping arms and a gripping bar connecting the handle bar. The grip bar preferably connects one end of each grip leg with each other. The other end of each handle bar is connected via the connecting element with the container body respectively. In particular, the connecting element engages in an opening provided in the container body or a guide provided in the container body. As a result, a grip opening limited by gripping arms, the gripping bar and the container body can be generated in a simple manner, by means of which a person carrying the container can grasp the gripping bar with one hand. In other embodiments, handles with only one gripping leg and / or several gripping bars, in particular with a gripping leg and with an engagement element providing an annular element, can be provided. In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the handle is designed as a bow handle transport handle.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the handle is designed as a bow handle transport handle. Such a bow handle is easy hot and affordable, offers good wear properties as a transport handle and is relatively easy to connect to the container body via simple fasteners.

Further, the handle is disposed in a recess provided in the container body. The recess may be provided in an end face of the transport container, wherein the end face of the transport container substantially is arranged orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the container body. It is according to the invention, if at least one connection point between the handle and container body is arranged in the recess and the handle protrudes from the recess at least in a transport position, so that at least a part of the handle opening protrudes from the recess. As a result, a person can easily reach through the handle opening for transporting the container and attack an area of a handle bar with his hand.

The longitudinal axis of the container body extends in a substantially vertical arrangement of the longitudinal axis of the transport container through the focal plane of the filled and / or unfilled transport container. In this case, the focal plane of the filled and / or unfilled transport container can run substantially parallel to the underside and / or top of the transport container in installation position of the transport container in an ATM. In an arrangement of the transport container in installation position whose longitudinal axis is arranged horizontally.

It is particularly according to the invention when the handle in a first rest position does not protrude from the recess provided in the container body and that the handle protrudes from this recess in a first transport position, so that an engagement opening formed by the handle in the focal plane or in a plane parallel to the focal plane is arranged near the center of gravity. It is particularly according to the invention when the engagement opening in the first transport position in the focal plane or is arranged in a plane parallel to the focal plane first plane near the center of gravity and that the engagement opening is arranged in a second transport position in a plane parallel to the focal plane second plane, wherein the second plane a distance to the center of gravity plane or a greater distance to the focal plane than the parallel first plane Has. The parallel second plane is preferably arranged between the center of gravity plane and the underside of the container body.

The transport container can preferably be arranged in a slide-in frame. The bottom of the container body is arranged in the arrangement of the transport container in the drawer frame substantially in a horizontal plane and connected to the handle on the connecting element end face of the container body is arranged substantially vertically. The transport container is at least easily pulled out of the drawer frame by means of the handle. If the handle can be folded into the depression provided in the container body, then the handle is folded into the insertion frame at least after the insertion of the container, so that then a relatively small space requirement for the transport container has to be provided.

Furthermore, it is provided a return element, which exerts on the handle a restoring force at least in the first transport position or in the rest position. Such a return element may for example be a spring which exerts a suitable spring force on the handle. Further, it is advantageous to move the handle together with the connecting element, wherein the connecting element preferably engages in at least one guide rail. In particular, the handle and the connecting element or the connecting element and the container body can form a slide control for moving the handle. For example, the handle from the first transport position is displaceable together with the at least one connecting element in the third state. The at least one connecting element preferably engages in at least one guide rail and / or guide groove. The connecting element may be at least one engaging element projecting from the handle. The engagement member may be fixed or rotatable connected to the handle or integrally formed on the handle.

Furthermore, it is advantageous to then arrange the focal plane of the transport container vertically when the transport container is arranged in a transport position. In particular, this is advantageous if the transport container is carried by a person on the handle. In the transport position, the handle arranged in the first or second transport position projects upwards out of the end face of the container body.

It is particularly advantageous if a fixing arrangement is provided for holding the handle in the second transport position. The fixing arrangement may include a latching element, in which a part of the handle and / or the at least one locking element is latched in the second transport position in the second transport position. This can cause an unwanted return of the handle in the first transport position and in the rest position are avoided.

Another aspect of the invention relates to an arrangement with two transport containers according to the invention, in which the transport containers are arranged such that one of the at least four longitudinal sides of the first container is arranged opposite one of the at least four longitudinal sides of the second transport container. The handles of the transport containers are displaceable over the at least one respective connecting element to the opposite longitudinal side of the respective other transport container, so that the distance between the handles in the second transport position relative to the first transport position is reduced. Preferably, the distance between the handles is reduced such that the handles can be grasped together by a person with one hand. This allows the person to comfortably transport two containers at the same time with one hand. Furthermore, it is advantageous to arrange the transport containers, each with one longitudinal side, preferably with their lower sides, opposite one another. Then the handles can each be moved to this longitudinal side, or to the bottom of the transport container. The bottom of the transport container is usually carried out stably, since the respective transport container with the bottom in a drawer frame, preferably in a arranged in a safe deposit box ATM slot or in a slot formed by the vault, inserted and is designed to be robust. The handle is arranged in each case displaceably on the front side of the respective transport container. For easy carrying the transport container transport containers are arranged such that the front side with the handle respectively Top of the stationary transport container forms when it is arranged in a transport position in which the underside of the transport container is arranged vertically in the installed position. Thus, the transport container can be placed on the front side opposite the end with the handle. If the transport containers each standing on their front page standing with their relative to their mounting position in an ATM undersides arranged opposite, a person with one hand comfortably grip both handles at a shift of the respective handle to the bottom of the respective transport container. The focal plane of the two transport containers is at least in empty or gleichmaßig filled Tran sports containers in the plane between the opposite longitudinal sides, so that the two transport containers of the arrangement can be worn comfortably and easily.

Each of the transport containers of the arrangement can be developed advantageously with the features specified above for a single transport container.

Banknotes, vouchers and / or tickets for means of transport or events are especially valuable.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description which, in conjunction with the accompanying figures, the invention using an exemplary embodiment explained in more detail.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Transportbehälters zum Transport von Wertscheinen für einen Geldautomaten in Einbäulage mit eingeklapptem Griff;

Figur 2

eine Seitenansicht des Behälters nach Figur 1 mit in eine erste Transportposition aufgeklapptem Handgriff;

Figur 3

einen Längsschnitt eines Abschnitts des Transportbehälters nach den Figuren 1 und 2 mit dem in die erste Transportposition ausgeklappten Griff;

Figur 4

den Längsschnitt nach Figur 3 mit eingeklapptem Griff;

Figur 5

einen Abschnitt von zwei zum gleichzeitigen Transport aneinanderliegenden Transportbehältern, wobei ein Abschnitt jedes Transportbehälters im Längsschnitt dargestellt ist und wobei die Griffe jeweils in eine zweite Transportposition verschoben sind; und

Figur 6

eine perspektivische Außenansicht eines Abschnitts der Transportbehälter der Anordnung nach Figur 5.

Show it:

FIG. 1

a perspective view of a transport container for the transport of banknotes for an ATM in Einbäulage with folded handle;

FIG. 2

a side view of the container after FIG. 1 with unfolded in a first transport position handle;

FIG. 3

a longitudinal section of a portion of the transport container after the FIGS. 1 and 2 with the folded out in the first transport position handle;

FIG. 4

the longitudinal section after FIG. 3 with folded handle;

FIG. 5

a portion of two contiguous transport containers for simultaneous transport, wherein a portion of each transport container is shown in longitudinal section and wherein the handles are each shifted to a second transport position; and

FIG. 6

an external perspective view of a portion of the transport container of the arrangement according to FIG. 5 ,

In FIG. 1 is shown a perspective view of a transport container 10 for the transport of notes, which can be used in an ATM. With the help of such a transport container 10 notes of value are transported from a central office to the ATM and the ATM to another ATM or to the control center. The transport of such transport container 10 is preferably carried out by a security transport company. Usually, the value-transporting company exchanges at least two of these transport container 10 when changing the transport container 10 of an ATM, wherein a person must carry the at least two to be used in the ATM transport container 10 from a vehicle to the vault of the ATM and after an exchange of the transport container 10, the at least two from the vault of the ATM removed transport container 10 must bear back to the vehicle. These known transport containers have a handle that allows a comfortable and safe carrying a Traneportbehälters in one hand. The invention is based on the finding that it is advantageous to carry at least two transport containers 10 in one hand in order to make the transport of the transport containers 10 efficient by the person. Such a closed transport container 10 is also referred to as cassette or transport cassette.

In FIG. 1 the transport container 10 is shown in the installed position, ie, the longitudinal axis of the transport container 10 is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane in which the transport container 10 in the illustration after FIG. 1 is arranged. The transport container has a container body 12, in which a recess 14 is provided in an end face 15 of the container body 12, in which a handle 16 is arranged. In FIG. 1 the handle 16 is shown in a folded position. The handle 16 has two gripping arms, 18, 20. Each one end of the gripping arms 18, 20 is connected via a gripping web 22 to the respective other end of the gripping arms 18, 20. The remote from the handle web 22 ends of the gripping arms 18, 20 are connected to a respective connection point 24, 26 with the container body 12 and allowed pivoting of the handle 16 in the in FIG. 2 shown position. The handle legs 18, 20 and the handle bar 22 form an engagement opening 28. The top of the transport container 10 is formed as a lid and can be opened to remove bills from the transport container 10 or to fill the transport container. The removal of notes of value and the filling of the transport container 10 with notes of value preferably takes place in a central band, for example a Landesbank.

The transport container 10 further has two side walls 30, 31, in which guide rails and latching elements are integrally formed. The guide rails are used for insertion and positioning of the transport container 10 in a slide-in frame, which is provided in the vault of the ATM for receiving transport containers 10. Two lateral guide rails formed on the side wall 30 are designated by the reference numerals 32, 33. Further is at least outside of the side wall 30 and preferably also opposite to the side wall 31 each have a projecting locking cam 34 into which engages a preferably acted upon by a spring force locking element upon insertion of the transport container 10 in the drawer frame. When snapping engages at least a portion of the locking element behind the locking cam 34. This or after the latching of the transport container 10 is locked in the insertion frame. To remove the transport container 10 from the insertion frame, the engagement of the locking element in the locking cam 34 must be solved.

The cross-section of the gripping legs 18, 20 and the handle bar 22 are substantially rectangular, with the gripping bar having rounded edges and preferably an anti-stick coating to increase the wearing comfort. The connection points 24, 26 are in the in FIG. 1 shown installation position of the transport container 10 and in the folded state of the handle 16 in the upper half of the recess 14 in the container body 12 is arranged. The folded state of the handle 16 is also referred to as rest position. In the in FIG. 1 shown installation position of the transport container 10 in the drawer frame the notes of value are preferably arranged standing on its longitudinal edge.

In FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal section of the transport container 10 with a first transport position unfolded handle 16 shown. In the transport container 10, a stacking space 36 is provided for storing the notes of value. The stacking space 36 extends from a feed and / or take-off opening, which preferably in the region of the end face 15 opposite end face is provided, to the pressure plate of a transfer carriage, not shown. With a drive unit of the transfer carriage along the longitudinal axis of the transport container 10 is displaceable, so that the stacking space 36 can be increased and decreased as needed. In the lower region of the transport container 10, an arrangement with so-called rotating bottom strap is provided. These bottom straps are drivable. On the bottom strap stacked in the stacking space 36 of the transport container 10 to a stack notes of value are arranged standing on their long sides. By driving the bottom straps, depending on the direction of rotation of the revolving bottom straps, at least the lower regions of the notes of value standing thereon with their longitudinal sides can be displaced. Preferably, the transport container 10 is formed so that the supply and / or removal opening can be released and closed. Through the supply and / or removal opening notes of value can be fed into the stacking space 36 and located in the stacking space 36 notes of value can be removed from this. An unillustrated height stop is provided in the cover of the transport container 10, at least in the region of the supply and / or removal opening, in order to be able to position the banknotes relatively accurately, at least in the area of the supply and / or removal opening.

At the connection points 24, 26 each have a connecting element 38 is provided, which engages laterally from the end of each grip leg 18, 20 by a respective laterally provided in the recess 14 guide rail. The guide rail is formed in the present embodiment in the manner of a slot. The connecting element 38 has a laterally from the end of the handle leg 20th protruding preferably cylindrical portion which projects through the guide rail 40 and at the opposite end of the handle leg 20 has a lever 39, which is not connected to the cylindrical portion of the end of the lever 39 with one end of a spring 42 is engaged. The spring 42 is formed in the present embodiment as a coil spring 42 and is used as a tension spring. The other end of the coil spring is connected to an abutment 44. Both the cylindrical portion and the lever 39 of the connecting element 38 are rigidly connected to each other and rigidly connected to the end of the handle leg 20. Preferably, the connecting element 38 is formed integrally with the gripping limb 20. When unfolding the handle 16 in the in FIG. 3 shown first transport position, the spring 42 is tensioned and exerts a restoring force on the handle 16 in the retracted position of rest.

The handle 16 can be moved over the guide rail 40 to the lower end of the guide rail 40 in a second transport position. In the second transport position, the connecting element 38 and the handle 16 has a smaller distance to the undersides 46 of the transport container 10 than in the in FIG. 3 shown first transport position. Upon movement of the handle 16 from the first transport position to the second transport position, the spring 42 is further tensioned.

In FIG. 4 is the in FIG. 3 shown longitudinal section of a portion of the transport container 10 is shown with the handle 16 folded. Preferably, in this handle position the spring 42 biased so that the handle 16 is held in the retracted position of rest. The engaged with the container body 12 at the connection point 24. End of the handle leg 18 has another not shown connecting element which engages in a laterally provided in the recess 14 guide rail. This connecting element has no lever in this embodiment. Furthermore, this connecting element is not engaged with a spring. In other embodiments, however, this provided at the junction 24 connecting element may be formed in the same manner as the connecting element 38 and a lever which is in engagement with a spring which also exerts a restoring force on the handle 16 in the folded-in rest position.

In FIG. 5 are two transport containers 10a, 10b dargestelle, which are arranged so that they lie with their lower sides 18 to each other, wherein the longitudinal axes of the containers 10a, 10b are arranged substantially vertically. Same elements of in conjunction with the FIGS. 1 to 4 described transport container 10 and in FIG. 5 shown transport containers 10a, 10b are designated by the same Bezugszeiehenziffer and with the letter a for the transport container 10a and the letter b for the transport container 10b. The end faces 15a, 15b thus form when wearing the top of the arrangement of the two transport containers 10a, 10b. Both the handle 16a and the handle 16b are unfolded, wherein each handle 16a, 16b has been rotated only by an angle less than 90 ° from the respective rest position. The handles 16a, 16b are each displaced into the second transport position, so that the Verbiridungselemente 38a, 38b respectively to the end of the guide rails 42a, 42b are shifted. As a result, the grip webs 22a, 22b of the handles 16a, 16b are approached so far that an adult person can easily grasp both handles with one hand. In addition, a connecting and / or locking element may be provided to connect the handles 16a, 16b together and to hold the handles 16a, 16b in the deployed second position. Alternatively, the containers may lie against one another with their tops or another longitudinal side, in which case the handles are preferably displaced in the second position in the direction of the top side or the other longitudinal side. In the present embodiment, the handles 16a, 16b are designed as bow grips. In other embodiments, however, other handle shapes may also be used, having, for example, only one grip bar connected to the container body 12a, 12b. The respective handle 16a, 16b is arranged in the respective first transport position in or near the center of gravity of the respective container 10a, 10b, so that in this first transport position, the handle 16a, 16b each of the individual containers 10a, 10b can comfortably wear individually and in the second Transport position towards the common center of gravity of two adjacent containers are pushed out.

In FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a portion of the transport containers 10a, 10b of the arrangement according to FIG. 5 shown.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10, 10a, 10b

transport container

12, 12a, 12b

container body

14, 14a, 14b

deepening

16, 16a, 16b

Handle

18, 20

grip legs

22

Connecting bridge

24, 26

junction

28

engagement opening

29

top

30, 31

Side wall

32, 33

guide rail

34

locking cam

36

stacking space

38

connecting element

39

lever

40

Long hole

42

feather

44

thrust bearing

Claims (15)

1. Transporting container, in particular for storing notes of value,
   having a container body (12, 12a, 12b), which has at least one storage region (36, 36a, 36b) for storing the notes of value,
   and having a handle (16, 16a, 16b) which is connected to the container body (12, 12a, 12b), wherein
   the handle (16, 16a, 16b) and the container body (12, 12a, 12b) are connected by at least one connecting element (38, 38a, 38b),
   the handle (16, 16a, 16b) is arranged in a displaceable manner in relation to the container body (12a, 12b) via the connecting element (38, 38a, 38b), and
   the handle (16, 16a, 16b) is arranged in a depression (14, 14a, 14b), which is provided in the container body,
   the handle (16, 16a, 16b) in a rest position does not project out of the depression (14, 14a, 14b), and the handle (16, 16a, 16b) in a first transporting position projects out of the depression (14, 14a, 14b), and therefore an engagement opening (18, 18a, 18b) formed by the handle (16, 16a, 16b) is arranged in the centre-of-gravity plane or in a plane parallel to the centre-of-gravity plane,
   wherein the engagement opening (18, 18a, 18b) in the first transporting position is arranged in the centre-of-gravity plane, and the engagement opening (18, 18a, 18b) in a second transporting position is arranged in a plane parallel to the centre-of-gravity plane, characterized
   in that a restoring element (42, 42a, 42b) subjects the handle (16, 16a, 16b) to a restoring force at least into the first transporting position or into the rest position.
2. Transporting container according to Claim 1, characterized in that the handle (16, 16a, 16b) is a transporting handle designed in the form of a bow-type handle.
3. Transporting container according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the depression (14, 14a, 14b) is provided in an end side (15, 15a, 15b) of the container body (12, 12a, 12b), wherein the end side (15, 15a, 15b) is arranged essentially orthogonally in relation to the longitudinal axis of the container body (12, 12a, 12b).
4. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the longitudinal axis of the container body (12, 12a, 12b), in the case of the longitudinal axis being arranged essentially vertically, runs through the centre-of-gravity plane of the filled and/or non-filled transporting container (10, 10a, 10b).
5. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the centre-of-gravity plane of the filled and/or non-filled transporting container (10, 10a, 10b) runs essentially parallel to the underside and/or upper side of the transporting container (10, 10a, 10b).
6. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the parallel plane is arranged between the centre-of-gravity plane and the underside of the container body (12, 12a, 12b).
7. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transporting container (10, 10a, 10b) can be arranged in a push-in frame, and in that the underside of the container body (12, 12a, 12b) is arranged essentially horizontally and an end side (15, 15a, 15b) of the container body (12, 12a, 12b), said end side being connected to the handle (16, 16a, 16b) via the connecting element (38, 38a, 38b), is arranged essentially vertically, wherein the transporting container (10, 10a, 10b) can be pulled out of the push-in frame with the aid of the handle (16, 16a, 16b).
8. Transporting container according to Claim 11, characterized by the provision of a spring (42, 42a, 42b) for generating the restoring force.
9. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle (16, 16a, 16b) can be displaced out of the first transporting position, together with the at least one connecting element (38, 38a, 38b), into the second transporting position.
10. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one connecting element (38, 38a, 38b) engages in at least one guide rail (40, 40a, 40b) and/or guide groove.
11. Transporting container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the centre-of-gravity plane of the transporting container (10, 10a, 10b), in a transporting position of the transporting container (10, 10, 10b), is arranged vertically, and in that the handle arranged in the first or second transporting position projects upwards out of an end side of the container body.
12. Arrangement having two transporting containers (10a, 10b) each according to one of the preceding claims, characterized
    in that one side (46a) of the first transporting container (10a) and one side (46b) of the second transporting container (10b) are arranged opposite one another, and
    in that the handle (16a, 16b) of each transporting container (10a, 10b) can be displaced in the direction of the opposite side (48a, 48b) of the respectively other transporting container (10a, 10b) via the at least one respective connecting element (38a, 38b).
13. Arrangement according to Claim 12, characterized in that there is a reduction in the distance between the handles (16a, 16b) following displacement of the handles (16a, 16b) towards the opposite side (48a, 48b) of the other transporting container (10a, 10b) in each case.
14. Arrangement according to Claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the distance between the handles (16a, 16b) can be reduced such that a person can use one hand to grip around the handles (16a, 16b) together.
15. Arrangement according to one of Claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the transporting containers (10a, 10b) have their undersides (48a, 48b) arranged opposite one another.

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