AN INK-STAINING ANTI-THEFT CASH BOX
First Claim
1. An ink-staining anti-theft cash box mounted in a housing of a mainframe of an apparatus for receiving each bill being delivered from a bill passage in said housing and pressed by a bill presser unit of said mainframe, said ink-staining anti-theft cash box comprising a cash box, an ink cartridge, an anti-theft security module and a locking mechanism, wherein:
- said cash box comprises a box body detachably mountable to a joining surfaces of said housing of said mainframe, said box body comprising an accommodation chamber, an opening defined in a front side thereof in communication with said accommodation chamber and facing toward said bill presser unit of said mainframe and a mounting hole located in a top side thereof in communication with said accommodation chamber, and a pressure plate movably mounted in said accommodation chamber and adapted for bearing each said bill being received from said mainframe;
said ink cartridge is mounted in said mounting hole of said box body, comprising a cartridge body, at least one ink holder accommodated in said cartridge body, and an actuator controllable to cause said at least one ink holder to eject an unfading ink onto each said bill that is received in said box body;
said anti-theft security module is mounted in said box body, comprising a trigger unit disposed adjacent to said opening of said box body opening for detecting separation of said cash box from said joining surfaces of said housing of said mainframe and triggering said actuator of said ink cartridge to cause said at least one ink holder to eject said unfading ink;
said locking mechanism is mounted in said box body, comprising a control unit and an operating unit operable to drive said control unit to enable said trigger unit of said anti-theft security module in such a manner that if said locking mechanism is not unlocked according to the normal unlocking procedure and said cash box is separated from said housing of said mainframe by force, said anti-theft security module is enabled to trigger said ink cartridge, causing said at least one ink holder to ink-stain each said bill in said box body with said unfading ink.
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Abstract
An ink-staining anti-theft cash box includes cash box mounted mainframe of bill acceptor, automatic vending machine or service kiosk and defining accommodation chamber, front opening and top mounting hole, ink cartridge including cartridge body mounted top mounting hole of mainframe, a plurality of ink holders accommodated cartridge body and actuator adapted for triggering ink holders, anti-theft security module with trigger unit mounted cash box, locking mechanism including control unit and operating unit operable drive control unit in locking or unlocking trigger unit. If cash box removed from mainframe by force without unlocking locking mechanism according normal unlocking procedure, trigger unit of anti-theft security module trigger actuator of ink cartridge, forcing respective ink holders to ink-stain storage bills in box body with unfading ink, causing bills lose their market value or transaction capabilities, deterring criminals to limit their criminal acts and enhancing security level of cash box.
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1. An ink-staining anti-theft cash box mounted in a housing of a mainframe of an apparatus for receiving each bill being delivered from a bill passage in said housing and pressed by a bill presser unit of said mainframe, said ink-staining anti-theft cash box comprising a cash box, an ink cartridge, an anti-theft security module and a locking mechanism, wherein:
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said cash box comprises a box body detachably mountable to a joining surfaces of said housing of said mainframe, said box body comprising an accommodation chamber, an opening defined in a front side thereof in communication with said accommodation chamber and facing toward said bill presser unit of said mainframe and a mounting hole located in a top side thereof in communication with said accommodation chamber, and a pressure plate movably mounted in said accommodation chamber and adapted for bearing each said bill being received from said mainframe; said ink cartridge is mounted in said mounting hole of said box body, comprising a cartridge body, at least one ink holder accommodated in said cartridge body, and an actuator controllable to cause said at least one ink holder to eject an unfading ink onto each said bill that is received in said box body; said anti-theft security module is mounted in said box body, comprising a trigger unit disposed adjacent to said opening of said box body opening for detecting separation of said cash box from said joining surfaces of said housing of said mainframe and triggering said actuator of said ink cartridge to cause said at least one ink holder to eject said unfading ink; said locking mechanism is mounted in said box body, comprising a control unit and an operating unit operable to drive said control unit to enable said trigger unit of said anti-theft security module in such a manner that if said locking mechanism is not unlocked according to the normal unlocking procedure and said cash box is separated from said housing of said mainframe by force, said anti-theft security module is enabled to trigger said ink cartridge, causing said at least one ink holder to ink-stain each said bill in said box body with said unfading ink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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