JP2593711Y2 - Coin sorter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin sorting apparatus for sending coins, which are collectively inserted, one by one to a coin passage by a rotating disk having an inclined posture , identifying the coins in the coin passage, and classifying the coins by denomination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional coin sorting apparatus, for example, an apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-251989 is known.

[0003] This has a rotating disk and a coin passage having an inclined posture, a pair of sprockets and an endless chain are provided at the back of the coin passage, and engagement pins of the endless chain are extended forward at predetermined intervals to protrude forward. ing. A single groove is formed in the coin passage along the transport direction, and the engaging pin projects forward through this groove .

[0004] A coin discriminating section is provided in the middle of the coin passage, and a plurality of coin discriminating sections are provided further downstream at predetermined intervals.
(Also referred to as a coin classification gate unit) . The coin discriminating section, minute岐片is provided periphery of the branch piece coin
A branch that supports the lower edge of the rim, and this branch is fixed to the lower part.
Having a support portion extending upward from the front side of the holding passage (coin
There is an endless chain behind the passage
Since the support is provided on the front side of the passage,
You. ). When the coin that you want to diverge is transported, move the diverging piece forward to move the diverging section and support section forward.
By moving the coin , the coin is dropped and sorted. Therefore, the coins are facing upward with the lower edge of the periphery
The coin surface falls to the coin sorting section in an unrestricted state and is separated.
You.

[0005]

As described above, the conventional coin sorting apparatus relies on the free fall of coins for branching coins.
Therefore, it is difficult to branch coins reliably. Toes
And the branch of the branch piece moves forward and the coin falls down
The coin is not restrained by the lower edge of the periphery and the face of the upward coin
The coin falls under its own weight in
The lower period is not constant and the fall time is not constant. Thus, for example, coins to be falling, not completely fall in the coin sorting unit, there is clogging in the coin sorting section. Moreover, the coins to be dropped ends up passing through the coin sorting unit, downstream of the coin
There is a case where it gets into the separation section and causes misclassification.

[0006] Moreover, because it is relying on free fall a branch of hard currency, can not be performed reliably branch If you do not slow down the transport speed. Further, a single groove is opened throughout the coin passage, and foreign matter may enter the mechanism and cause a failure.

[0007] The present invention is intended to such has been made in view of the coin also increase the conveying speed of coins in hard貨通path
It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin sorting device that can stably and surely sort and prevent a failure due to entry of a foreign object or the like into a coin passage.

[0008]

According to the present invention, coins inserted in a lump are separated one by one by a rotating disk 12 having an inclined posture.
In the coin sorting device that sends out the coin to the passage 21 and identifies the coin by the coin passage 21 and classifies the coin into denominations, the coin passage 21
One side is touched and the coin is transported in an upward inclined posture
Guides the lower edge of the conveyed coin
A guide member 26 having a guide edge 28
Belt surface that guides the upward coin surface facing the coin
, The belt surface with a gap larger than the diameter of the largest coin
Bell that has a plurality of projections 43 provided on the
42, a denomination determining means 91 for determining the denomination of the coin conveyed by the belt 42, and a downstream side from the denomination determining means 91.
Is opened in Oite the passage face 27, coins received being conveyed
A plurality of receiving holes 92, 93 and 94 which are being input, the respective receiving hole 9
Rotates shaft coin passage downstream side against the 2,93,94
Capable provided downstream the busy Ide coin the receiving hole 92, 93, 94
And coin passage of the receiving holes 92 , 93 , 94
Open the improved flow side and receive coins into the receiving holes 92, 93, 94
A rotatable distribution member 95 in the blocking position, the sorting unit
Formed when the distributing member 95 is turned to the blocking position.
A notch 97 for avoiding collision with the belt 42;
Each of the sorting members 95 is provided in correspondence with the sorting member 95, and based on the determination result by the denomination determining means 91, the closing position of the sorting member 95 is determined.
Is provided with each drive means 98 for rotating the position to the shut-off position .

[0009]

According to the present invention, coins fed by the rotating disk 12 are fed to the belt surface of the belt 42 and the passage surface of the guide member 26 .
It is received in the space surrounded by the portion 27, the guide edge 28, and the two protrusions 43 of the belt 42, and is conveyed in the coin passage 21 while being pressed mainly by the rear protrusion 43. And a coin passage
The coins conveyed through 21 are denominated by the denomination determining means 91. At the positions of the receiving holes 92, 93, 94 which do not correspond , the coins are sorted.
The member 95 is in the closing position for closing the receiving holes 92, 93, 94.
Te, coins are passed, the appropriate receiving holes 92 and 93, reaches the 94, that is forcibly received within shielding蔽apertured receiving holes through which Ru sorting member 95 is located at position 92, 93, 94 .

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention is applied to a circulation type coin receiving / dispensing machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and a coin receiving port 2 serving as a deposit port and a dispensing port is opened at an upper front side of the operator side of the airframe 1, and an upper surface is provided inside the coin receiving port 2. A coin trough-shaped coin receiving part 3 having an opening is provided, and at the bottom of the coin receiving part 3, a discharge port 5 opened and closed by a shutter 4 is opened and a reception port 6 is opened at a side part. I have.

Below the coin receiving section 3, there is provided a storing and dispensing section 11 for storing and discharging coins discharged from the discharge port 5 one by one. The storage and dispensing portion 11 is formed of a rotating disk 12 pivotally supported in an inclined manner, and a hopper 13 for storing coins between the rotating disk 12 so as to cover the surface side of the rotating disk 12. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rotating disk 12 is slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, that is, coins are
The surface to be mounted is attached to the rotating shaft 14 with an upward inclined posture ,
By a drive mechanism 51 described later, the coin is rotated forward (in the direction of the solid arrow in the drawing) when coins are dispensed, and is rotated in the reverse direction (in the direction of the broken line arrow in the drawing) when coins are cleared. A recess 16 having a width larger than the diameter of the largest diameter coin to be processed via the step 15 is formed at the peripheral edge of the surface of the rotating disk 12. In the concave portion 16, a plurality of long holes 17 long in the rotation direction are formed so as to penetrate along a concentric circle, and the interval between the long holes 17 is larger than the diameter of the maximum diameter coin to be processed.

On the back side of the rotating disk 12, a leaf spring 18 is attached to an edge of each slot 17 in the forward rotation direction.
A pin protruding from the surface of the rotating disk 12 through an elongated hole 17 to 18
19 is installed. And pin 19 is a rotating disk
When the coin is almost jammed during the rotation of the pin 12, the pin 19 retreats from the front surface of the rotating disk 12 to the rear surface side, and the jam of the coin can be eliminated. The tip of the pin 19 has a chamfer on the reverse rotation side.
20 is formed between the ejecting piece 32 to be described later and the pin 19 at a position passing through the ejecting piece 32 when the rotating disk 12 is rotated in the reverse direction to release the jam of the coin. This is for dropping the coin into the hopper 13 without biting the coin.
The amount of protrusion of the pin 19 from the surface of the rotating disk 12 (pin 19
Is set to be smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin, and the coins will not be scraped up in an overlapping state.

Above the rotary disk 12, a coin passage 21 for receiving and transporting coins fed from the rotary disk 12 is provided in series. The coin passage 21 includes an introduction passage portion 22 connected to the upper portion of the rotating disk 12 and rising and tilting, and the introduction passage portion 22.
And a folded passage portion 24 which is folded upward in an arc from the end of the classified passage portion 23.
And the sorting passage portion 23 connected to the end of the folded passage portion 24.
Delivery passage 25 that is conveyed from the upper region of the coin to the coin receiving unit 3
It is composed of

The respective passage portions 22 to 25 of the coin passage 21 are:
It is formed by a guide member 26 disposed in the same inclined state as the rotating disk 12. The guide member 26 includes a passage surface portion 27 on which the surface of the coin is conveyed in a contact state, and a passage surface portion 27.
A guide edge 28 for guiding the lower edge of the coin is formed at the lower edge of the coin. A table on which the coins of the rotating disk 12 are placed
The coin is in the same inclined position (shown in FIG. 3) as the
Carry the coin with its back side in contact so that
Sent. In addition, at the end of the guide member 26 facing the rotating disk 12, an introduction surface 30 protruding to the rear surface side via the inclined surface 29 of the passage surface 27 is provided on the same surface as the surface of the rotating disk 12,
An introduction portion 31 is formed between the introduction surface portion 30 and a coin transport belt 42, which will be described later, and is wider than the gap between the other passage surface portion 27 and the belt to facilitate the introduction of coins. Further, the guide member 26
An ejection piece 32 for taking the coin scraped up by the rotating disk 12 into the coin passage 21 is continuously provided on a guide edge 28 of the rotating disk 12, and the ejecting piece 32 is provided on the surface of the concave portion 16 of the rotating disk 12 by a coin. Are formed at intervals in which the pins 19 cannot pass, and a passage groove 33 through which the pin 19 passes is formed.

A transport means 41 for transporting coins along the respective passage portions 22 to 25 of the coin passage 21 is provided. The transport means 41 is formed by an endless coin transport belt. The coin transport belt 42 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 43 at intervals larger than the diameter of the largest diameter coin to be processed along the side facing the guide member 26, and described later disposed facing the rotating disk 12. And a plurality of other guide pulleys 45 of the second drive transmission member 62. Then, the coin transport belt 42 transports the coins in the coin path 21 by rotating forward (in the direction of the solid line arrow in the figure) by the drive mechanism 51 described later, and the coin transport speed is the payout speed of coins fed out by the rotating disk 12. It is slightly faster.

In the introduction section 31, the distance d1 between the rotary disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 is set slightly larger than the thickness of the thickest coin to be processed, and
12 and a protrusion 43 formed on the belt surface of the coin transport belt 42
Is set to be smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin, so that the coin picked up by the pin 19 of the rotating disk 12 (if it is a normal coin) is conveyed by the protrusion 43 of the coin conveying belt 42. Meanwhile, it is taken into the coin passage 21. In addition, the passage of the guide member 26 other than the introduction section 31
Distance d3 between the road surface portion 27 and the belt surface portion of the coin transport belt 42
Is set slightly smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin, so that when the coin surface taken in the coin passage 21 passes through the introduction section 31 and reaches the introduction passage section 22, the coin transport belt 42
The guide member 26 is conveyed while being guided while being lightly pressed against the passage surface 27 side of the guide member 26 by the tilt surface portion , so that the identification by the identification portion 91 described later is reliable.

Next, FIGS. 4 and 5 show a driving mechanism 51 of the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42. FIG. A drive motor 52 that can be driven forward and reverse is disposed below the rotating disk 12, and a pulley 54 attached to a drive shaft 53 of the drive motor 52,
A drive transmission belt 57 is stretched between a pulley 56 attached to a rotating shaft 55 rotatably supported above the rotating disk 12.

A gear 58 is attached to the rotating shaft 55,
The gear group 59 is meshed with the gear group 58, and the gear group 59 is meshed with the gear 60 attached to the rotating shaft 14 of the rotating disk 12. Therefore, the rotating disk 12 is rotated forward and backward by the forward and reverse rotation drive of the drive motor 52.

A first drive transmission member 61 and a second drive transmission member 61
It is constituted by a drive transmission member 62 and a spring 63,
A one-way clutch mechanism 64 that transmits only the forward rotation of the rotation shaft 55 to the coin transport belt 42 is attached.

The first drive transmission member 61 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a fitting hole 65 that fits into the rotation shaft 55, and protrudes helically in the forward rotation direction from an end surface facing the second drive transmission member 62. An engaging portion 67 having a step 66 is formed. A through hole 68 is formed in the peripheral surface of the first drive transmission member 61 so as to penetrate the fitting hole 65. A tip of a pin 69 pressed into the through hole 68 is formed in the rotation shaft 55 along the axial direction. Into the elongated groove 70. The first drive transmission member 61 rotates forward and reverse integrally with the rotation shaft 55 by fitting the pin 69 and the long groove 70,
The pin 69 is movable in the axial direction within a range in which the pin 69 moves in the long groove 70, and is urged by the spring 63 in the direction of the second drive transmission member 62.

The second drive transmission member 62 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a fitting hole 71 fitted into the rotation shaft 55, and has an end face facing the first drive transmission member 61 in a direction opposite to the forward rotation direction. An engaging portion 73 having a stepped portion 72 projecting helically is formed, and the pulley portion 44 around which the coin transport belt 42 is wound is formed on the peripheral surface. And the second drive transmission member
62 is rotatably attached to the rotation shaft 55 so as not to move in the axial direction.

When the drive motor 52 is rotated forward,
The first drive transmission member 61 rotates forward with the rotation shaft 55, and the first drive transmission member 61 is urged toward the second drive transmission member 62, so that the first drive transmission member 61 and the second drive transmission member 61 are rotated. Since the engaging portions 67 and 73 of the 62 are engaged with each other, the forward rotation of the first drive transmission member 61 is transmitted to the second drive transmission member 62, and
The forward rotation of the drive transmission member 62 is transmitted to the coin transport belt 42. On the other hand, when the drive motor 52 is
The first drive transmission member 61 rotates in the reverse direction integrally with the first drive transmission member 61. However, the engagement portions 67 and 73 between the first drive transmission member 61 and the second drive transmission member 62 do not engage with each other, and only the first drive transmission member 61 is 63, and reversely rotates while moving in the axial direction so as to move away from the second drive transmission member 62.
Is not transmitted, and the coin transport belt 42 does not rotate backward.

As described above, when the drive motor 52 is rotated forward, the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 rotate forward and coins are fed and transported, but when the drive motor 52 is rotated reversely. The rotating disk 12 is reversed and the coin transport belt 42
Will not move. That is, while the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 are driven by the single drive motor 52, coins in the coin passage 21 are prevented from flowing backward during the bite release operation.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a return port 82 is formed at the lower end of the hopper 13 of the storage and delivery section 11 so as to be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 81. A chute 83 is provided, and a lower end of the collection chute 83 communicates with a lifting bucket device 84. The lifting bucket device 84 includes a bucket 85 having an open side edge for storing coins and the like.
Is provided so as to be able to move up and down by a belt (not shown). The bucket 85 receives coins or foreign matter from the collecting chute 83 through the receiving port 86a, and the bucket 85 rises and the discharging port 86b
The coins or foreign substances are discharged onto the returned coin transport belt 87 from above. The returned coin transport belt 87 is configured to transport the received coin or foreign matter to the receiving port 6 of the coin receiving unit 3.

The introduction passage portion 22 of the coin passage 21 is provided with a material type sensor for discriminating the suitability of the carried-in coins, the suitability of the coins, the kind of coins, and the like, as a denomination judging means formed by an image sensor or the like. An identification unit 91 is provided.

Also, the sorting passage portion 23 of the coin passage 21 is arranged at intervals on the downstream side in the order of 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 1 yen.
Receiving holes 92 for classifying 00-yen and 500-yen coins are respectively opened, and receiving holes 93 for classifying overflow coins, and receiving holes for classifying reject coins and collected coins.
94 are respectively opened.

Each receiving hole 92, 93, 94 is provided with a distributing member 95 for opening and closing the receiving hole 92, 93, 94.
Is supported by the guide member 26 so that the upstream side of the coin passage 21 is opened by the support shaft 96, and the coin passage is formed by closing the receiving holes 92, 93, 94 and opening the receiving holes 92, 93, 94. It is rotatable between a blocking position for blocking 21. Each distributing member 95 is formed with a notch 97 that avoids abutment with the coin transport belt 42 when rotating to the blocking position. Spindle of each distribution member 95
The 96 rotary solenoid 98 as the driving means each
People are connected. Then, based on the signal identified by the identification unit 91, when the corresponding coin passes through the receiving holes 92, 93, 94, the sorting member 95 is rotated to the cut-off position, and through the sorting member 95 It is forcibly dropped into the opened receiving holes 92, 93, 94.

As shown in FIG. 10, on the back side of each receiving hole 92, a chute 101 communicating with a temporary holding section 111 described later is provided. As shown in FIG. 11, on the back side of the receiving hole 93, a coin transport conveyor described later is provided.
A chute 102 communicating above 121 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 12, on the back side of the receiving hole 94, a chute 103 communicating with a reject coin storage box 123 described later is provided.

At the lower end of each chute 101, a temporary storage section 111 for temporarily storing coins in a stacked state is provided. Each of the temporary holding portions 111 is formed of a cylindrical temporary holding frame 112 for holding coins in piles, and the temporary holding frame 112 is moved by a driving means (not shown) in a direction orthogonal to the coin conveying direction of the coin passage 21 (FIG. 9). (To the right).

Below the temporary holding frame 112, a dispensing coin storage / ejection unit 113 is detachably mounted on the machine body 1 in a cassette system, and the dispensing coin storage / ejection unit 113 is provided in each receiving hole 92.
In correspondence with the above, there is provided a storage cylinder portion 114 of a denomination for storing various types of coins in a stack by denomination. Each storage tube 11
4 is configured as a discharge section, and the discharge section is provided between each temporary holding frame 112 and each storage cylinder section 114.
5 is provided, and the ejection plate 115 is moved forward and backward by a driving means (not shown) in a direction orthogonal to the coin conveying direction of the coin passage 21 (to the left in FIG. 9). Then, the ejection plate 115 moves to the left in FIG. 9 and the temporary holding frame 112 moves to the right in FIG.
2 with the ejection plate 115
The uppermost coin in the storage cylinder 114 is discharged to the right in FIG.

Each storage cylinder portion 114 of the dispensing coin storage / ejection portion 113
Inside, support members 116 for supporting the stacked coins are provided so as to be vertically movable, and the coins are stacked and supported by the respective support members 116. Each of the support members 116 is detachably connected to a drive mechanism 117 from a vertical guide groove (not shown) of the storage cylinder portion 114 so as to be lifted and lowered, respectively. Is raised to bring the top coin into contact with the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 112, and at the time of deposit, the coin held in the temporary holding frame 112 is received at the time of payment approval and is lowered and stored in the storage cylinder 114. Let it.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, one side of the upper part of the dispensing coin storage / ejection unit 113 is provided with a coin transport conveyor 12.
The coin transport conveyor 121 is provided with a coin dispensed from the dispensed coin storage / ejection section 113 on the ejection plate 115, a coin ejected from the temporary holding section 111, and a receiving hole. The overflow coin discharged from 93 via the chute 102 is received and transported to the storage and dispensing section 11 or a coin collection box 125 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, at the lower end of the chute 103, a reject coin storage box 123 for receiving and storing reject coins or collected coins through the receiving hole 94 and the chute 103 is arranged.

A coin collection box 125 is disposed on one side of the dispensed coin storage / ejection section 113 and the reject coin storage box 123. The coin collection box 125 is detachable in the machine body 1 and is used for coin transportation. The coins discharged from the conveyor 121 are received and stored. In the coin collection box 125, there is provided a delivery conveyor 126 for transporting the stored coins to the storage and delivery section 11.

Next, in FIGS. 8 and 13, reference numeral 131 denotes a coin replenishment cassette. The coin replenishment cassette 131 is located in the upper part of the body 1 and is removably mounted. A plurality of cylindrical refill coin storage units 132 formed on the lower surface are formed.
The coins ejected collectively from the lower surface openings are guided by a chute (not shown) and supplied to the coin conveyor 121.

1 coin, 5 yen, 10 coins
Replenishment coin storage for storing coins of a denomination with a large amount of withdrawal in each of the replenishment coin storage units 132 for separately storing a predetermined number of yen, 50 yen, 100 yen and 500 yen coins, for example, 50 coins respectively. A plurality of units 132 are provided. For example, a supplementary coin storage unit 132 for 1-yen coin, 10-yen coin, and 100-yen coin is provided.
Are provided two by two, and one replenishment coin storage unit 132 for other denominations is provided.

A release means, for example, a shutter 133 is provided at an opening on the lower surface of each replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 so as to be openable and closable along a groove-shaped guide groove (not shown). One end of each of the shutters 133 protrudes from one side in the mounting direction of the coin replenishment cassette 131, and the protruding end of each of the shutters 133 is formed with an engaging portion 134 which is bent upward. The springs 135 are urged by springs 135 in a direction to close the lower opening of the refill coin storage unit 132.

A drive means for each shutter 133, for example, a solenoid, is provided along the position where the coin replenishment cassette 131 is mounted.
136 are provided in the body 1, and the engagement piece 138 provided on the plunger 137 of each solenoid 136 is engaged with the engagement portion 134 of each shutter 133 by mounting the coin replenishment cassette 131, and the shutter is activated by the excitation operation of the solenoid 136. 133 is open to the public. Each of the solenoids 136 is
It is driven based on a coin decrease signal from each of the coin decrease detection sensors (not shown) for detecting the respective decrease of the coins.

A handle 139 is provided at one end of the coin replenishment cassette 131, and a lid 140 for closing the upper opening of each replenishment coin storage unit 132 is provided. It is designed to be attached.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the deposit processing will be described.

The shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is automatically opened based on the deposit instruction operation of the machine operator, and the operator inserts the deposited coin into the coin receiving section 3 from the coin receiving slot 2. Upon detecting the insertion of the coin, the shutter is automatically closed. Immediately thereafter, the shutter 4 at the bottom of the coin receiving unit 3 is automatically opened, and the coin is discharged from the discharge port 5 to the hopper 13 of the storage and delivery unit 11. discharge. After the release, the shutter 4 closes and the shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 opens.

The coins stored in the storage and dispensing section 11 are rotated discs.
With the rotation of 12, the coin passage 21 is spaced one by one by pins 19 protruding from the periphery of the rotating disc 12 at predetermined intervals.
It is paid out. The coins fed to the coin passage 21 are fed one by one between the projections 43 of the coin transport belt 42 , and the guide member 26 is moved by the belt surface of the coin transport belt 42.
While being lightly pressed against the passage surface portion 27, it is conveyed along the guide edge portion 28 to the introduction passage portion 22 and the classification passage portion 23. One
In other words, the coin transporter opposing the passage surface 27 of the guide member 26
The belt surface of the belt 42 guides the transport of the coin surface.
Because

The coins conveyed to the introduction passage section 22 and the classification passage section 23 are identified by the identification section 91, and based on the signal identified by the identification section 91, the corresponding denomination coin corresponds to the corresponding denomination. When passing through the receiving hole 92, the liquid is dropped into the receiving hole 92 opened through the distribution member 95 rotated to the blocking position.
In addition, the storage cylinder portion 114 of the denomination coin storage and dispensing portion 113 for each denomination.
If the full stack of coins is detected,
The coin of the denomination is similarly dropped into the receiving hole 93.

The coin dropped into each receiving hole 92 is shot
The coins guided by the denominations 101 are temporarily stored in a temporary storage section 111 for each denomination in a stacked state, and the coins dropped into the receiving hole 93 are discharged onto the coin transport conveyor 121 through the chute 102 and are temporarily stored.

The coin identified as an inappropriate coin by the identification unit 91 comes off the coin transport belt 42 near the end of the delivery passage 25 of the coin passage 21 and is guided by the guide edge 28 and rolls under its own weight. And returned to the coin receiving section 3.

The rotating disk 12 remaining in the storage and delivery section 11
The collection of the residue that is not sent out is performed by opening the opening / closing plate 81 at the lower end of the hopper 13 and discharging the same from the return port 82 to the bucket 85 of the lifting bucket device 84 at the collection chute 83, and the coins or coins discharged from the collection chute 83. The bucket 85 that has received the foreign matter rises and discharges coins or foreign matter onto the return coin transport belt 87 from the discharge port 86b, and returns the coin or foreign matter to the coin receiving unit 3 by the return coin transport belt 87. The coin receiving unit 3 closes the shutter 4 immediately after the deposited coin is discharged to the storage and delivery unit 11 and opens the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 again. The coins and the residues returned from the storage and dispensing section 11 can be taken out at any time.

When the deposit is accepted, that is, when the deposit approve button is operated, the coins held in the respective temporary holding sections 111 are retracted by the withdrawal plate 115 and the support member 116 is lowered, so that the coins to be deposited and stored are dispensed. The coins are piled up and stored in the storage tube 114 of the exit portion 113, and the overflow coins on the coin transport conveyor 121 are discharged and stored in the coin collection box 125 by driving the coin transport conveyor 121.

When the deposit is not accepted, that is, when the deposit return button is operated, the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding section 111 are discharged to the coin transport conveyor 121 by moving the temporary holding frame 112. The coins released from the temporary holding unit 111 and the overflow coins held on the coin transport conveyor 121 are transported to the storage and delivery unit 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121, and are delivered from the storage and delivery unit 11 to pass through the coin passage 21. The coin is conveyed and returned to the coin receiving section 3 from the end of the delivery passage section 25.

Next, the dispensing process will be described.

Based on the input of a withdrawal money value (amount or denomination and the number of sheets) and a withdrawal operation command, the coins stacked and stored in the storage cylinder portion 114 of the withdrawal coin storage and dispensing section 113 are thrown out of the ejection plate 115. Are sequentially discharged onto the coin transport conveyor 121. The coin transport conveyor 121 is driven in a state where the dispensing of the coin of the dispensed money value is completed. The coins thrown out on the coin transport conveyor 121 are transported to the storage and delivery unit 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121,
The coin is fed out of the storage / feeding unit 11 and is conveyed through the coin passage 21. The coin conveyed in the coin passage 21 is identified by the identification unit 91, and the denomination and the denomination constituting the dispensed coin value designated by the denomination and the number of coins discharged from the dispensed coin storage and ejection unit 113. It is checked whether it matches the number of coins. The coin identified by the identification unit 91 as being appropriate for dispensing is ejected to the coin receiving unit 3 from the end of the delivery passage unit 25.

The abnormal coin identified as abnormal by the identification section 91 is dropped from the receiving hole 94 and stored in the reject coin storage box 123 in the special coin storage section of the reject coin storage box 123 through the chute 103. Then, coins of the denomination collected as abnormal coins in the dispensing operation are dispensed again, and the discrimination unit 91 checks the denomination and the number of coins, and is ejected to the coin receiving unit 3.

Then, after a predetermined time from the end of the dispensing operation of the dispensed coins (after a predetermined time when all the dispensed coins are sent to the coin receiving section 3), the denomination and the number of coins which have been specified are specified. it is opened hard貨受yield mouth 2 of the shutter on condition that matches the denomination and coins number of sheets constituting a monetary value, it is possible to take out the dispensing coins. Further, after removal of dispensing coins, hard貨受yield mouth 2 of the shutter is closed at a predetermined time, it is returned to the standby state.

Next, coin replenishment processing will be described.

Each storage cylinder portion 114 of the dispensing coin storage and ejection portion 113
When the number of coins in any of the storage cylinders 114 decreases from the predetermined amount, the number of the storage cylinders 114 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 attached to the body 1 (or attached as necessary) is reduced. The shutter 133 of one of the replenishment coin storage units 132 of the corresponding denomination is driven by the solenoid 136, and the replenishment coins stored in the replenishment coin storage unit 132 are discharged at once, guided by a chute (not shown), and fed to the coin transport conveyor.
Supplied on 121.

The coins supplied to the coin transport conveyor 121 are transported to the storage and delivery section 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121,
The coin is fed out from the storage and delivery unit 11 to the coin passage 21 and is recognized by the identification unit.
Shot from the corresponding denomination receiving hole 92 identified by 91
It is refilled and stored in the storage cylinder 114 through 101. At this time, the ejection plate 115 is retracted, and the coins are stored in the storage tube 114 without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage frame 112.

The coin discriminated as an abnormal coin by the discriminating section 91 is stored in the reject coin storing box 123 in the abnormal coin dedicated storage section of the reject coin storage box 123 through the chute 103 through the receiving hole 94.

When replenishing coins of a denomination provided with a plurality of replenishment coin storage units 132 for storing coins of the same denomination in the coin replenishment cassette 131, the coins are discharged in a preset order. It has become.

As for the coins replenished from the coin replenishment cassette 131, the amount of coins stored in the storage cylinder 114 is added to the already stored amount of coins, and the money is managed, as in the case of the deposit processing. .

Further, the coins in the storage cylinder portion 114 of a certain denomination in the dispensing coin storage and dispensing section 113 are reduced below a predetermined amount, and the replenished coins of the reduced denomination are already discharged from the coin replenishment cassette 131. If necessary, send out the coin return box 125
126 is driven, and the coins stored in the coin collection box 125 are conveyed to the storage and dispensing unit 11, fed out from the storage and dispensing unit 11 to the coin passage 21, identified by the identification unit 91, and The storage cylinder part through the chute 101 from the seed hole 92
Refilled in 114. At this time, denomination coins for which the storage cylinder portion 114 has been detected to be full are discharged from the receiving hole 93 to the coin transport conveyor 121 through the chute 102 and returned from the coin transport conveyor 121 to the coin collection box 125.
The abnormal coin is stored from the receiving hole 94 through the chute 103 in the abnormal coin storage section of the reject coin storage box 123.

In the depositing and dispensing processes, forgotten coins, such as deposited coins returned to the coin receiving portion 3 and dispensed coins dispensed to the coin receiving portion 3, are stored in the storage and dispensing portion 11. After passing through the passage 21, the coin is stored in the reject coin storage box 123 from the receiving hole 94 through the chute 103 (normal coins are stored in the normal coin storage unit, and abnormal coins are stored in the abnormal coin storage unit).

In addition, each storage cylinder 114
The amount of coins entering and leaving the coin collecting box 125 is calculated by a control device (not shown) and stored in the storage unit, and the amount of coins in the machine body 1 is managed. In addition, coin refill cassette
The amount of coins stored in the coin storage 131 is not managed by the amount of money, and data management as to whether the coins in each of the replenishment coin storage units 132 have been discharged or not discharged is performed.

Next, the coin collecting process in the body 1 will be described.

The coins stored in the dispensing coin storage / ejection unit 113 are sequentially ejected to the coin transport conveyor 121 by the ejection plate 115, and are transported to the storage / delivery unit 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121. The coins stored in the coin collection box 125 are fed to the storage / feeding unit 11 by the delivery conveyor 126. The coins sent to the storing and feeding unit 11 are fed to a coin passage 21,
The coin is stored in the reject coin storage box 123 through the chute 103 from the receiving hole 94 while the denomination and the number are discriminated by the identification section 91.

In this way, all the coins other than the coins remaining in the coin replenishment cassette 131 in the machine body 1 are collected and stored in the reject coin storage box 123 (normal coins are stored in the normal coin storage section, and abnormal coins are stored in the special coin storage section. The rejected coin storage box 123, which has been calculated and clarified by calculating the number and amount of coins by denomination and the total amount of the collected and stored coins, is taken out of the machine body 1.

Next, the rotation driving operation of the rotating disk 12 will be described. In normal operation, the rotating disk 12 is rotated forward by the forward rotation of the drive motor 52, and the coins in the hopper 13 pass through the coin passage.
It is fed out to 21. When a coin is almost jammed during the rotation of the rotating disk 12, the pin supported by the leaf spring 18
19 retreats from the front surface of the rotating disk 12 to the rear surface side, and coin jamming is eliminated.

Further, if the rotating disk 12 does not rotate forward due to the biting of coins, the discriminating section 91 does not detect the coin for a predetermined time even if the rotating disk 12 is rotating forward, and the coin is stored in the hopper 13. Is detected, based on those detection conditions,
The drive motor 52 is reversed, the rotating disk 12 is reversed,
Coin jams and inability to pay out coins are eliminated. Furthermore, when collecting foreign substances that are not sent out by the rotating disk 12 during the deposit processing,
With the opening and closing plate 81 of the hopper 13 as a detection condition, the drive motor 52 repeats normal rotation and reverse rotation, and the rotating disk 12 repeats normal rotation and reverse rotation, thereby reliably discharging foreign matter.

When the drive motor 52 rotates in the reverse direction, the rotating disk
Although the coin 12 rotates in the reverse direction, the coin transport belt 42 does not rotate in the reverse direction by the one-way clutch
In the above embodiment, when the coins temporarily stored, dispensed coins, and replenished coins are discharged to the coin transport conveyor 121, the coin transport conveyor 121 may be stopped, and the coins may be discharged. In this case, the coins may be driven intermittently so that the coins are evenly placed on the coin conveyor 121.

The replenishment coin storage section 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 does not need to be provided corresponding to the storage cylinder section 114 of the dispensing coin storage and ejection section 113. The refill coin storage unit 132 may be used.

Further, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 can be set or changed in a denomination as appropriate. Further, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is a single denomination. You can also.

In the above-described embodiment, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is configured to stack coins. However, it is not always necessary to form a cylinder for stacking coins neatly. Storage section.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the solenoid 136 of the driving means for driving the shutter 133 of the discharging means of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is provided in the body 1, but it is provided in the coin replenishment cassette 131 and the coin replenishment cassette 131 is provided. The solenoid 136 can be electrically connected to the fuselage 1 by a connector or the like by mounting it on the fuselage 1.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the coin deferred opening 2 has been the deposit port and dispensing port and the common cash slot, Ru can also be formed separately from the deposit port and dispensing port, respectively.

[0076]

[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention, coins are formed by a rotating disk.
The coins delivered to the passage are passed through the passage surface of the guide member and the coins.
Upward coins facing the inner edge and the passage surface of the guide member
A belt surface of the belt for guiding the can surface, and conveyed in the coin passage receiving in a space surrounded by the two projections of the belt, a coin being conveyed is opened through the corresponding sorting member in this constrained state because it was that-out <br/> in force classified into the receiving hole, even by increasing the conveying speed of coins in hard貨通path coin
Can be stably and reliably classified, and the occurrence of a failure due to entry of a foreign object or the like into a coin passage can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a coin sorting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the rotating disk of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the coin passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the coin passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine to which the coin sorting apparatus of the embodiment is applied.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8 of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 8 of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 8 of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 8 of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the coin replenishment cassette of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 Rotating disk 21 Coin passage 26 Guide member 27 Passage surface 28 Guide edge 42 Belt 43 Projection 91 Identification part 92, 93, 94 Reception hole 95 Distribution member 97 Notch 98 98 Rotary solenoid as drive means

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07D 3/00-3/16

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] [Claim 1 wherein A mass loading by coins, and sent to the coin passage one by one by the rotating disk of the inclined position, the coin passage
In the coin sorting device that sorts the coins according to denomination after the identification, the coin passage is contacted with one side of the coin and the coin is tilted upward.
Guides the path surface to be conveyed and the lower edge of the coin to be conveyed
A guide member having a guide edge portion for guiding the upward coin surface of the coin facing the passage surface portion.
At the belt surface, wider than the diameter of the largest coin
Conveys coins with multiple protrusions provided on the belt surface
A belt and determining denomination determining means for denomination of the coin being conveyed by the belt, are opened to the passage surface at a downstream side of the denomination determining means, a plurality of receiving coins is being accepted to be transported And a rotation axis around the downstream side in the coin path with respect to each of the receiving holes .
Rotatably in provided, of passing the receiving hole busy Ide coins downstream
Open the coin passage upstream side of the closed position and the receiving hole to
A rotatable distribution member to the blocking position for receiving a coin into the receiving hole, formed in the sorting member, the rotation of the blocking position of the distribution member
A notch portion for avoiding collision with the belt and a corresponding one of the distributing members, and each distributing member is placed in the closed position based on the determination result by the denomination determining means.
Coin sorting apparatus characterized by comprising a respective driving means for causing rotational position in location or blocking position.