Patent ID: 8960529
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G07B,G07D

Abstract:
1. A fare box for receiving and storing money paid as fares, comprising: a main body that has an electrical component storage provided inside and comprises a lockable lid in an upper portion thereof, wherein the electrical component storage opens upward when the lid is opened; a coin validating module that comprises a coin validator and a device side connector, and is detachably stored in the electrical component storage, wherein the coin validator determines whether a coin received from a coin acceptor is a true coin and identifies the denomination thereof, and the device side connector is provided in a downward-facing manner; a coin normal transportation passage that transports coins determined by the coin validator to be true to a cashbox; a bill normal receiving opening that opens on an outer face of the main body and receives a bill; a bill validating module that comprises a bill validator and a device side connector, and is detachably stored in the electrical component storage, wherein the bill validator determines whether a received bill is a true bill and identifies the denomination thereof, and the device side connector is provided in a downward-facing manner; a bill normal transportation passage that transports bills determined by the bill validator to be true to the cashbox; a control module that comprises a device side connector provided in a downward-facing manner, is detachably stored in the electrical component storage, and processes collection information on received bills and coins on the basis of the validating results of the coin validator and the bill validator; a power module that comprises a device side connector provided in a downward-facing manner, and is detachably stored in the electrical component storage, and supplies power at least to the coin validator, the bill validator and the control module; and electrical component connectors that comprise main body side connectors when the coin validator, the bill validator, the control module and the power module are inserted from above and stored in predetermined positions.