Patent ID: 7614544

Claim:
An intermediate cash box, comprising: a housing; a flap arrangement pivotably mounted in the housing, the flap arrangement forming a receiver space for coins in an idle condition, the coins being released into a path created through a controlled pivoting of the flap arrangement, the path leading to one of a return and a cash box, the flap arrangement including two flaps arranged in a V-shaped manner in the idle condition, each flap including a pivotably mounted guide lever having a guide path, the guide path guiding a movement of the corresponding flap; a drive; and a rotatably mounted movement transmission element driven by the drive, the element being in an active connection with the guide levers so that a movement of the drive is transmitted onto one of the guide levers for a pivoting movement, wherein the element includes a first engagement arrangement engaging with one of the guide levers for the pivoting movement for a forced opening of the corresponding flap, and wherein the element includes two arms, one of the two arms pressing on the corresponding guide lever to open the respective flap.