FR2570059A1 - INVIOLABLE SPEAKER, IN PARTICULAR FOR AUTOMATIC DISPENSER - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION CONCERNS A LOCKABLE PADLOCKED ENCLOSURE INTENDED TO CONTAIN AN AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTOR. IT INCLUDES SEVERAL METAL HOOKS 26 WELDED INSIDE A PIVOTING FRONT PANEL 18 AND INTENDED TO RECEIVE A TARGETTE 28 THREADED IN A SLIT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENCLOSURE 2. TWO HOUSINGS 32, 40, WELDED TO THE INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE, THE ENDS OF THE TARGETTE 28 AND THE PADLOCK 34 ARE INTENDED TO RECEIVE AND PROTECT FROM VANDALISM. FIELD OF APPLICATION: SERVICE STATION EQUIPMENT, ETC.

Description

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  The invention relates to apparatus

  lages, and in particular an improved chamber made of sheet metal, for service station or automatic dispenser for the automobile, for example an apparatus for distributing air, water, for cleaning by

  Vacuum cleaner to do yourself or other.

  So far, the station industry has

  service offered its customers, free of charge,

  defects in air distribution, water and / or cleaning using vacuum cleaners. These services were generally offered for the purpose of winning customers and their cost was generally included in a higher fuels and / or mechanical rate. However,

  since the real cost of fuels and

  the profit margins have been reduced to the point where managers or other operators of service stations have been forced to make a choice between continuing their activities

  with full benefits and conversion to free

  service. With this change, each manager or station operator was then also forced to choose between continuing to offer the previous benefits, or not, and also to decide how best to

could be insured.

  One solution to the previous problem was to provide these services to the customer in the form of a vending machine. In particular, the operator of the station can now buy vending machines such as those produced by the present Applicant, which the customer can access independently and which offer, at a fixed rate, air, air water or the provision of a cleaning vacuum cleaner. The farmer can now recover his investment in the provision of these benefits, without having to spend time on his

  personnel, and it also makes these services available.

  to its customers 24 hours a day, even when the

station is closed.

  However, as always with the

  Autopilots remaining unattended during

  any time, there is a risk of vandalism.

  It is therefore desirable to surround the apparatus with a

  appropriate tamper-proof enclosure that discourages vandalism

  ism. Although these speakers can become extremely

  the cost of equipment can become prohibitive and it is therefore desirable to design the enclosure in a way that

  attempted vandalism to discourage the vandal

  or allow the detection of his intervention by a station supervisor, the police, etc. Alternatively, the enclosure can be made to be portable so that the operator makes it available only

during opening hours.

  An example of such a portable apparatus is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,452,371. This describes an equipment enclosure that interacts cooperatively with a padlocked bolt to prevent access to a device. of distribution

  and a coin boot housed inside this

  girded. The latter is particularly shaped so that its lower surface has a recess for receiving the bolt and to house the padlock to prevent access by means of bolt cutters, etc. The present invention provides an improvement to

this structure.

  Despite the deterrent mechanisms of the previous compound, some vandals more experts have demonstrated the presence of an unforeseen flaw in the design

  of the locking device and in particular at the end

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  non padlocked mate of the bolt. We previously thought

  Although a cemented bolt would satisfy the needs of most operators, it was found that the previous enclosure failed to expose and allow access to the bent end.

  or pin of the bolt, using various tools.

  Although the configuration of the bolt makes it impossible to use hacksaws and the like, it has not been found to be sufficiently dissuasive for thieves equipped with portable grinders and who can access the end with pin. It therefore appeared necessary to redesign the enclosure to protect not only the padlock, but also the bolt, and realize the door to allow its mounting flush in

the enclosure.

  The invention has been developed for this purpose and it consists in forming a second inaccessible housing, opposite to the recessed housing receiving the padlock and intended to receive one end of the bolt, the other end being disposed inside the housing. lower housing and connected to a piece bent to

  right angle through the padlock. Each recess

  is also formed in a corner of the enclosure

  in order to be more resistant and, therefore,

  tif lock is now fully protected

vandalism.

  The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of non-limiting example and in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view partially broken away of a conventional portable automatic air distributor, controlled by parts the figure la is a perspective view

  the lower end of the bolt and its

  locking; Figure 2 is a front view of the enclosure according to the invention; and FIG. 3 is a section along the line

3-3 of Figure 1.

  The invention therefore relates to an inviolable enclosure

  lable perfected for vending machine. The in-

  cradle includes a hinged flush-mounted multi-section sheet metal body which can be secured by means of a bolt that can be inserted into the enclosure to engage a plurality of loops

  complementary devices arranged inside the enclosure.

  The latter has two housings protected to receive the bolt that can be inserted, and a padlock that fixes the first end of the bolt

  to the enclosure and a complementary locking element.-

  The dwellings protect the ends of the tarp from vandalism as well as the contents

  of the self-service apparatus and the coin container.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the enclosure according to the invention, in its application to a vending machine used in an automobile, and in particular to a tamperproof enclosure 2 intended to

  to enclose a self-service air compressor 4.

  A tubular support leg 6, associated with the chamber 2, comprises two lower wheels 8 and a handle that allow the operator of the service station to move the device to any desired location during business hours. and bring back the device

  in a locked room during closing hours.

  Since the set illustrated on

  Figure 1 relates to an automatic dispensing apparatus

  of air, it is associated with an air hose 12 connected

  corded to the compressor 4 disposed inside the

  2. The air hose 12 passes into a lower opening surrounded by a protective ring 14 mounted

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  in this opening and it is wound on a hook 16 protruding from below the chamber 2. However, as mentioned, instead of an air compressor 4, it is obvious that the enclosure can in other cases contain a vacuum cleaner, a

  water dispensing apparatus or the like.

  A counter 20 of parts is mounted on the rear face of the hinged front panel 18, flush mounted, of the chamber 2 and is housed in a separate chamber 21, with a box 22 with parts. In operation, a

  customer, after inserting one or more

  in the counter 18, turn an associated knurled knob (not shown) located on the front of the counter 18 so as to deposit the coin in the box 22 and

  thus actuate the compressor 4 for a predetermined duration

  finished and adjusted to suffice the customer to inflate the tires, fill the radiator, vacuum the vehicle, etc. Two loops or passers 26 receiving bolt are also mounted on one side of the rear face of the front cover 18 so that when the front cover 18 is closed, they engage with the bolt 28 when inserted by a slot in a housing 32 recessed in the bottom of the enclosure 2. Thus, the front panel 18 is fixed to the chamber 2 by means of the bolt 28 and the immovable hinge 30 mounted along the edge

opposite of the front panel 18.

  As mentioned in the aforementioned patent N 4,452,371, the housing 32 of the padlock is welded to the enclosure

  2 and forms an opening recessed in the bottom of the

  2 in order to receive the lower end of the bolt 28 and the padlock 34 which is mounted in a

  hole 36 of the lower end of this bolt.

  Despite the supposed inviolability of the described set

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  in the aforementioned patent and the use of a hardened metal for the bolt 28, the latter has however not proved inaccessible to vandals using portable grinders. Since the lug 38 of the bolt 28 remained exposed, it was possible to cut this lug 38 with a portable grinder.

  and thus release the bolt 28 and set

  covered the coin box 24 and its padlock (not shown).

  sented). It has therefore been conceived to add the second closed housing 40 to the upper part of the enclosure 2 and to remove the lug 38. Therefore, now, the

  28 is inserted through the slot of the lower housing

  32 and is received in the upper housing 40

  slot which is also welded into the interior

  2. The padlock 34 is fixed through the bolt 28 and a locking member 31 which is welded to

inside the dwelling 32.

  The recessed housing 40, as well as the housing 32 of the padlock, is formed of a folded tipped insert which is welded inside the enclosure

  2 by flanges 33 placed below the top of the

  2. It thus forms a closed cavity having a slot which is aligned with the loops 26 to receive the bolt 28. The recessed housing 32 and 40 thus protect the bolt 28 and the contents of the enclosure 2. It is necessary to note, by the way, that the 32 and 40 recessed dwellings are each mounted

  at an angle of the enclosure 2 in order to acquire a rigidity

  additionality. It should also be noted that the speaker is not intended to be impenetrable,

  but only to delay or discourage a potential vandal

  for a period of time sufficient for him to

  be detected by a station supervisor or other.

  Figure la represents the details of

  internal organs of housing 32 which include

  31 lock welded inside the housing

  32 back. An opening is formed through the

  31 so that, once the bolt 28 is inserted, the padlock 34 can be passed through the bolt 28 and the locking member 31. Since the locking element 31 is also protected by

  housing 32 indented, the vandal is defeated.

  Referring now to Figure 3 which is a section along the line 3-3 of Figure 1, on which we can see a number of louvers 3 air disposed relative to the recesses 40 and 32 recessed. We can also consider Figure 2 which is a front view showing the housing 32 and 40 and the compressor 4 shown in phantom. It is apparent from Figures 2 and 3 that the chamber 2 is essentially formed of three parts which are cut and folded in shape before being assembled

  and spot welded in the illustrated configuration.

  In particular, the enclosure 2 comprises a first portion which is folded to form the upper and right and left sides. The bottom and bottom are then formed in a second portion and the front panel 18 is formed in a third portion. In the presently preferred embodiment, a sheet of 2.032 mm thick is used and has been found to be sufficient against most forms of vandalism, while being readily capable of shaping without thinning or stretching in the areas of the vandals. various folds needed. To provide additional structural strength, two stiffeners 42 are formed in the bottom of the chamber 2 and the compressor 4 is attached to these stiffeners. Finally and because of the heat released by the compressor, the louvers 3 are formed in both sides to allow

  a circulation of air around the compressor 4.

  It goes without saying that many modifications

  can be made to the speaker described and

  felt without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (4)

  1. Tamper-proof enclosure, characterized in   it comprises a body (2) shaped of sheet metal   than to include at least one pivoting side (18) to allow access to the interior of the enclosure, an elongate bolt (28) having a first end having a hole (36) for receiving a padlock (34). ), first and second housings (32, 40) mounted within the enclosure and axially offset from said hinged side, each housing having a slot formed in one of its surfaces, the first housing forming a concave recess and enclosing a locking member (31) which can be aligned with the bolt, and the second housing being disposed within the enclosure, a plurality of loops (26) mounted on the hinged side and alignable with the first and second slits when the articulated side is closed, the bolt fixing the articulated side to the enclosure after this bolt has been inserted into the slot of the first housing, in the loops and in the slot of the second housing, the p first and second homes protecting   thus substantially vandalism the targette and the cade- nas.   2. Enclosure according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that each of the first and second housings consists of a formed sheet metal member which is welded to the enclosure.   3. Enclosure according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that each of the first and second dwellings   is formed at an angle of opposite sides of the enclosure.   4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized   characterized in that the locking member comprises a right angle element welded within the first housing.