# US 10,121,303 B2 · Cashbox and self-service terminal device using cashbox

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- Number: US 10,121,303 B2
- Document ID: US10121303B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/891,168
- Filed: 2014-05-26
- Published: 2016-03-24
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-06-07
- Assignees: Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Fang Xu; Tao Gao; Shishui Zhang; Fengbo Xu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121303B2

## CPC

- G07D 11/12: Containers for valuable papers
- G07D 11/125: Secure containers
- G07F 7/04: by paper currency
- G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

A cashbox having a rectangular cuboid structure, wherein external walls of the cashbox comprise a left box wall (21) and a right box wall (22) arranged oppositely, a front box wall (24) and a rear box wall arranged oppositely, and a top wall (23) and a bottom wall arranged oppositely, wherein slots (26; 27) are respectively provided on two box walls which are of the external walls, arranged oppositely and parallel to an inserting direction of the cashbox, and both ends of each of the slots (26; 27) in the inserting direction are inserting openings.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cashbox for insertion in a self-service terminal device, the cashbox having a rectangular cuboid structure, wherein external walls of the cashbox comprise a left box wall (21) and a right box wall (22) arranged oppositely, a front box wall (24) and a rear box wall arranged oppositely, and a top wall (23) and a bottom wall arranged oppositely, wherein slots (26; 27) are respectively provided on two of the external walls arranged oppositely, and where the slot (26; 27) extend parallel to an inserting direction of the cashbox, and both ends of each of the slots (26; 27) open at the opposing edges of the respective external wall;
wherein the location of the two slots (26; 27) are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the inserting direction of the cashbox, to prevent reversed installation of the cashbox.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cashbox of claim 1, wherein one slot (26) of the two slots (26; 27) is arranged on the left box wall (21) and the other slot (27) of the two slots (26; 27) is arranged on the right box wall (22), and the location of the two slots (26; 27) on the left box wall (21) and the right box wall (22) are staggered in the direction perpendicular to the inserting direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cashbox of claim 1, wherein each of the opening of both ends of each of the slots (26; 27) has a tapered shape.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cashbox of claim 1, wherein handling recesses (25) configured for inserting and pulling the cashbox and formed by recessed regions are arranged on the external walls.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cashbox of claim 1, wherein a positioning notch (261; 271) or a retractable positioning pin is arranged on an upper or lower edge of each of the slots (26; 27).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A self-service terminal device comprising the cashbox (2) of claim 1, and further comprising a money recognizing mechanism (1), and a bracket (8) for installing the money recognizing mechanism (1) and the cashbox (2), wherein bar-shaped protrusions (86; 87) arranged on the bracket (8) are configured to slidably cooperate with the slots (26; 27).

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The self-service terminal device of claim 6, wherein one of a positioning notch (261; 271) and a retractable positioning pin is arranged on an upper or lower edge of each of the slots (26; 27), the other of the positioning notch (261; 271) and the retractable positioning pin is arranged on the bar-shaped protrusions (86; 87), and the positioning notch (261; 271) and the retractable positioning pin are configured to match with each other in a plugging manner or separate from each other.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The self-service terminal device of claim 6, wherein the bracket (8) comprises a left side wall (81), a right side wall (82), a bottom plate (84) and an intermediate baffle plate (85), the money recognizing mechanism (1) is located above the intermediate baffle plate (85) and between the left side wall (81) and the right side wall (82), the cashbox (2) is located below the intermediate baffle plate (85) and between the left side wall (81) and the right side wall (82), handling recesses (25) configured for inserting and pulling the cashbox (2) and formed by recessed regions are arranged on the left box wall (21) and the right box wall (22) of the cashbox (2), and collision-avoiding notches (811; 821) configured to avoid a collision with the handling recesses (25) are arranged on the left side wall (81) and the right side wall (82).

### Claim 9

A self-service terminal device, comprising a bracket (8), and a money recognizing mechanism (1) and a cashbox (2) inserted in the bracket (8), wherein two slots (26; 27) are arranged on the cashbox (2), and bar-shaped protrusions (86; 87) configured to slidably cooperate with the slots (26; 27) arranged on the bracket (8), the slots (26; 27) are located on two opposite walls of the cashbox(2) which are external walls of the cashbox (2), the slots (26;27) extend parallel to an inserting direction of the cashbox (2) and both ends of each of the slots (26;27) open at the opposing edges of the respective external wall, and the location of the two slots (26; 27) are staggered in a direction perpendicular to the inserting direction, to prevent reversed installation of the cashbox (2).