JPH08329309A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a coin processor which prevents a coin from standing and securely pays money even when the length of a storage part is increased. CONSTITUTION: This device is equipped with a bottom plate 27 which opens and closes the bottom surface opening part 26c of a storage cylinder 26, a pusher 46 for money payment which discharges coins K stacked in the storage cylinder 26, one by one, sensors 66a dn 66b which detects the coins K discharged by the pusher 46, a lever 29 which falls the coins K by opening the bottom surface opening part 26a of the storage cylinder 26 by operating the bottom plate 27 separating 1st and 2nd division parts constituting the storage part unless the sensors 66a and 66b detect the coins K during the operation of the pusher 46, and conveyance means 12, 13, and 21 which convey the coins K fallen from the bottom surface opening part 26a of the storage cylinder 26 and sends them in the storage cylinder 26 again.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing device applied as, for example, a circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine for reusing deposited coins for dispensing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine is provided with a denomination storing box for deciding a deposited coin and storing it according to a denomination. This type-of-denomination storage has a method of storing coins in a non-aligned loose state and a method of storing coins in a columnar aligned state.

The denomination-based storage for storing coins in a non-aligned loose state does not require the coins to be aligned, and the coins can be stored in an extremely convenient manner. Further, the denomination-based storage for storing coins in a columnar alignment state is provided with a cylindrical storage cylinder, and the coins are stacked in a columnar shape and stored in an aligned state. Therefore, the dispensing mechanism becomes simple and the coin processing device becomes inexpensive.

[0004]

However, since the denomination-based storages to be stored in a non-aligned loose state need to be counted and delivered at the time of withdrawal, a delivery device is required. Furthermore, in order to prevent counting errors, it is necessary to provide a separating mechanism at the exit portion for counting to form a gap between adjacent coins, and to provide a coin agitating mechanism in the coin storage section to prevent a bridge or jam. Coin handling equipment tends to be expensive.

Further, a coin processing device provided with such a coin type storage box becomes large in size, and in particular, the depth dimension cannot be reduced, which is an obstacle to the demand for miniaturization.
On the other hand, in the case of a coin-type storage box that is stored in a storage cylinder in a columnar alignment state, there is no need for a separation mechanism or a stirring mechanism as compared with a storage system that is stored in a loose state, and there is a demand for cost reduction and miniaturization. Suitable.

However, since the coins are dropped from the opening at the upper end of the storage cylinder into the storage cylinder and accumulated in order, the coins fall in the standing position and the standing of coins occurs in the storage cylinder. There is.

If such coins stand up, the coins cannot be accumulated in an aligned state, and when the coin is dispensed, the coin cannot be dispensed, which is an obstacle. Therefore, in order to prevent the coin from standing by tilting the standing coin, it is performed to vibrate the storage cylinder or incline the storage cylinder.

However, this method does not completely prevent the coin from standing, although some effects can be obtained. In particular, recently, the storage capacity of the coin processing device has been increased, and when the length of the storage cylinder is increased, the phenomenon of coin standing becomes more likely to occur. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device capable of preventing a coin standing phenomenon and reliably dispensing coins even if the length of a storage cylinder is increased.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a storage part for accommodating coins to be inserted, which has a bottom opening, and the storage part. An opening / closing body for opening and closing a bottom opening of the container, a discharging means for discharging coins stacked and accumulated in the storing section one by one between the opening / closing body and the storing section, and discharged by this discharging means. Detecting means for detecting coins, and drive means for activating the opening / closing body to open the bottom opening of the storage portion and drop coins when the detecting means does not detect the coins when the discharging means operates. And a transporting means for transporting coins dropped from the bottom opening of the storage portion and feeding them again into the storage portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage portion for accommodating and storing coins to be inserted, which has a bottom opening and is composed of first and second divided portions which are divided into two along the coin stacking direction. And an opening and closing body that opens and closes the bottom opening of this storage section,
Ejection means for ejecting coins stacked and accumulated in the accommodating portion one by one between the opening / closing body and the accommodating portion, a detecting means for detecting coins ejected by the ejecting means, and a detecting means for detecting the coins. When the means does not detect the coin during the operation of the discharging means, the opening / closing body is operated to open the bottom opening of the storage unit to drop the coin, and the first storage unit. And a second driving means for separating the second dividing portion from each other, and a conveying means for conveying a coin dropped from the storage portion and feeding it again into the storage portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of storage sections for accommodating coins to be inserted and having a bottom opening section, a plurality of opening / closing bodies for opening and closing the bottom opening sections of the storage sections, and the opening / closing sections thereof. A plurality of ejecting means for ejecting coins stacked and accumulated in the accommodating section one by one between the body and the accommodating section, a single drive source for driving the ejecting means, and the ejecting section. Detecting means for detecting the coins to be discharged, and when the detecting means does not detect the coins when the discharging means operates, the opening / closing body is operated to open the bottom opening of the storage portion and drop the coins. It is provided with a driving means and a conveying means which conveys the coins dropped from the storage portion by driving the driving means and sends the coins to the storage portion again.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of first and second divided portions which have a bottom opening portion and which are divided into two along the coin stacking direction, and which store a plurality of coins to be stacked and stored. Storage parts, opening and closing bodies that open and close bottom openings of these storage parts, and are inserted and removed between the opening and closing bodies and the storage part,
Ejecting means for ejecting the coins stacked and accumulated in the storage section one by one, a single drive source for driving these ejecting means, a detecting means for detecting the coins ejected by the ejecting means, and this detecting means. When the discharging means does not detect the coin, the opening / closing body is operated to open the bottom opening of the storage portion to drop the coin, and the first and second storage portions of the storage portion. It is provided with a second driving means for separating the second dividing portion, and a conveying means for conveying a coin dropped from the bottom opening of the storage portion and feeding it again into the storage portion.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the detecting means detects the coins ejected one by one from the storage portion by the operation of the ejecting means, and when the coins are not detected during the operation of the ejecting means. By operating the opening / closing body to open the bottom opening of the storage unit and dropping the coin, the coin is again sent to the storage unit by the transporting means and stored.
Prevents coins from standing up inside the storage part and enables good withdrawal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the bottom opening of the storage section is opened, at the same time, the first and second divided sections forming the storage section are separated from each other, so that the coins in the storage section can be further separated. Make sure you can fall more reliably.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of discharging means are driven by a single drive source, so that the structure is simplified. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the bottom opening of the storage section is opened, the first and second divided sections forming the storage section are separated from each other, and the plurality of discharging means are driven by a single drive source. By doing so, the coin in the storage portion can be dropped more reliably and the structure can be simplified.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram showing a coin processing machine. Reference numeral 11 in the figure denotes a processing machine main body, and a rotatable depositing / dispensing port portion 1 is provided on a front side upper surface portion of the processing machine main body 11. A pay-out part 2 is provided below the pay-in / pay-out port 1, and a pay-out belt 3 is opposed to the bottom opening of the pay-out part 2. A sorting and conveying belt 21 is connected to the rear side of the feeding belt 3, and a coin inspection section 4 is provided on the coin carrying side of the sorting and conveying belt 21.

In the lower part of the sorting / conveying belt 21, a guide 17, a batch temporary holding unit 14, and a plurality of storing units 25a of denominations as storage units are sequentially arranged in the traveling direction of the selecting / conveying belt 21. 25f is provided. A withdrawal lateral conveyor 12 is provided below the plurality of money type storage boxes 25a to 25f. The carry-out side of the withdrawal lateral conveyor 12 is connected to the feeding section 2 via a withdrawal lateral conveyor 13 extending upward, and is also connected to the overflow box 15 via a conveyor 15a. The batch temporary stacking unit 14 is connected to the overflow box 15 via a guide 18.

The sorting and conveying belt 21 and the guide 1 are also provided.
7, batch temporary holding unit 14, and a plurality of denomination-based storage 2
A selection gate mechanism 5 including gates 22a to 22h is provided between the gates 5a to 25f.

Therefore, at the time of depositing, the coin K is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 1, and the inserted coin K is dropped to the feeding section 2 by the rotation of the deposit / withdrawal port 1. The coins K that have fallen are aligned and fed one by one by the feeding belt 3 and a reverse roller (not shown), and are conveyed to the coin inspection section 4 by the sorting and conveying belt 21. The coins K that have been inspected by the coin inspection section 4 are further carried to the selection gate section 5 by the selection and conveyance belt 21 and accumulated in the batch temporary holding section 14 by opening the gate 22h.

Further, counterfeit coins, foreign currencies, uninspectable coins, etc. are sent to the return vertical conveyor 16 via the guide 17 by opening the gate 22g, and the return vertical conveyor 16 travels to deposit and withdraw coins. Returned to 1.

When the transaction is established, the batch temporary holding section 14 is rotated to drop the coin K on the withdrawal horizontal conveyor 12. The coin K is sent to the payout vertical conveyor 13 and is conveyed to the payout unit 2 by the payout vertical conveyor 13. The coin K that has entered the feeding section 2 is again conveyed to the coin inspection section 4 by the feeding belt 3 and the sorting and conveying belt 21, and is inspected.
The coins K that have been inspected are conveyed to the sorting unit 5, and are sorted by opening and closing the sorting gates 22a to 22f based on the result of the coin inspection.
The coins K sorted by the sorting gates 22a to 22f are accumulated in the denomination-based storages 25a to 25f under the coins.
The coins that have exceeded the storage capacity of the storages 25a to 25f pass through the sorting gate 22h, are collected in the batch temporary holding section 14, and are put into the overflow box 15 via the guide 18.

When the transaction is not established, the batch temporary holding section 14 is rotated, dropped on the horizontal payment conveyor 12, and conveyed to the feeding section 2 via the vertical conveyor 13. The coins conveyed to the feeding section 2 pass through the coin inspection section 4, the sorting gate 22g, the guide 17, and the return vertical conveyor 16
It is returned to the coin deposit / withdrawal port 1 via.

On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal of money, the money storage 25
A predetermined number of coins K are paid out from a to 25f. Storage 2
The coins K dispensed from 5a to 25f are conveyed to the payout unit 2 by the dispensing horizontal conveyor 12 and the dispensing vertical conveyor 13. The coin K that has entered the feeding unit 2 is fed by the feeding belt 3
Also, it is checked whether or not a predetermined amount of money has been withdrawn by being transferred to the public inspection department 4 by the selection and transfer belt 21 and the selection gate 22.
The coin is dispensed to the coin deposit / withdrawal port 1 via the return vertical conveyor 16.

Next, the above-mentioned denomination-based storages 25a to 25
f will be described in detail. FIG. 1 shows storage boxes 25a to 25 by denomination.
The structure of f is shown. In the following description, each of the denomination-based storages 25a to 25f are formed in the same manner,
The money type storage box 25 will be described as a representative.

A sorting gate 22 is provided below the sorting / conveying belt 21 above the denomination storing box 25, and is swingably connected to a rotary solenoid 24 via a coupling 23.

The denomination-based storage box 25 is provided with a coin storage cylinder 26 as a storage portion, and a coin receiving port at the upper end thereof has a chamfered portion 26a on its inner peripheral surface for facilitating receipt of the coin K.
And the bottom opening 26 is formed at the lower end.
have c.

The bottom opening 26c of the storage cylinder 26 is also provided.
A bottom plate 27 as an opening / closing body is slidably provided on the base plate 27, and an upper end of a lever 29 is connected to one end of the bottom plate 27 via a pin 28. The lower side of the lever 29 is swingably supported by a shaft 30, and a roller 31 is attached to the lower end of the lever 29. The roller 31 is biased by a spring 33 so as to come into contact with the cam 32. The cam 32 is attached to a cam shaft 34.

A withdrawal pusher 46 as an ejecting means is inserted / extracted between the bottom opening 26a of the storage cylinder 26 and the bottom plate 27.
A lever 48 is connected via a pin 47 attached to the upper part of the right end of 6.

The lever 48 is swingably attached by a shaft 49 and is biased by a spring 52 so that a roller 50 attached in the middle of the lever 48 contacts a cam 51. The cam 51 is attached to the shaft 53.

On the lower side of the storage cylinder 26, a detector 66 as a detection means for optically detecting and counting the coins K dropped from the bottom opening 26c of the storage cylinder 26.
a and 66b are provided.

FIG. 3 shows a drive mechanism for the bottom plate 27 and the dispensing pussy 46. The bottom plate 27 and the dispensing pussy 46 are provided for each storage cylinder 26, but only one is shown in the figure.

Reference numeral 36 in the drawing denotes a drive motor as a drive source,
The drive motor 36 is connected to the cam shaft 34 via gears 35, 35. The bottom plate 27 of each storage cylinder 26 is opened and closed by the drive of the drive motor 36.

In the figure, 55 is a drive motor as a single drive source, and this drive motor 55 is connected to the cam shaft 53 via gears 54, 54. By driving the drive motor 55, the dispensing pusher 46 of each storage cylinder 26 is operated.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism of the lever 29 connected to the bottom plate 27. That is, reference numeral 56 in the drawing denotes a direct acting solenoid, and this direct acting solenoid 56
The plunger 56a is connected to a stopper pin 59 via a link 57 and an L-shaped lever 58, and is biased by a spring 60 in the direction in which the pin 59 comes out.

Turn on the power source of the direct acting solenoid 56.
Stopper pin 59 "out" by "off"
Perform "ON" operation. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism of a lever 48 connected to the dispensing pusher 46.

That is, the plunger 61a of the direct acting solenoid 61 is connected to the stopper pin 64 via the link 62 and the L-shaped lever 63, and is biased by the spring 65 in the direction in which the pin 64 comes out.

Turn on the power source of the direct acting solenoid 61.
Stopper pin 64 "out" by "off"
Perform "ON" operation. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the storage cylinder 26 and a drive mechanism for separating the storage cylinder 26.

The storage cylinder 26 is divided into a rear side cylinder portion 67 and a front side cylinder portion 68 along the stacking direction of the coins K, that is, in the vertical direction. The upper end portion of the front side cylindrical portion 68 is attached to the upper end portion of the rear side cylindrical portion 67 by the bracket 7.
It is rotatably attached via 0 and a pin 69.

A joint fitting 71 is attached to the middle portion of the outer peripheral surface of the front side cylindrical portion 68. Further, a substantially U-shaped bracket 72 is attached to an intermediate portion of the outer peripheral surface portion of the rear side cylindrical portion 67, and a shaft 77 is attached between both ends of the bracket 72. One ends of links 74, 74 are rotatably attached to the shaft 77, and a link 73 in the horizontal direction and a link 78 in the vertical direction are provided between the other ends of the links 74, 74 via a shaft 76. It is connected. The link 73 is connected to the joint fitting 71, and the link 78 is connected to the plunger 80a of the direct acting solenoid 80. The direct acting solenoid 80 is attached to an attaching portion 72a formed integrally with the bracket 72. The shaft 76 is biased upward by a spring 81.

FIG. 7 shows the upper side of the denomination-based storage cylinder 25, in which a sorting and conveying belt 21 and a gate 22 are provided, and a guide plate 26b for guiding the coins K to be inserted therein is provided. Has been.

Next, the operation of the money type storage box 25 will be described. The coins K fed out one by one by the coin feeding unit 2 are conveyed to the sorting unit 5 by the sorting and conveying belt 21. The sorting section 5 has a sorting gate 22, and the coin inspection section 4 determines the denomination, so that the coins K are accumulated in the corresponding storage cylinder 26.
When it comes to the position corresponding to the predetermined sorting gate 22, the sorting gate 22 is opened and guided to the coin storage cylinder 26.

At the time of dispensing, the dispensing motor 55 is rotated to rotate the shaft 53 to excite the direct acting solenoid 61 of the corresponding storage cylinder 26 and retract the stopper pin 64.
The lever 48 is oscillated by the roller 50 which is in contact with the cam 53, and the withdrawal pusher 46 is reciprocally moved through the notch 48a at the other end of the lever 48 and the pin 47, so that one coin from the lowermost coin K is transferred. Withdraw money one by one.

At this time, the photo sensors 66a and 66b
The coins K to be dispensed are counted, and if the coins K are not dispensed even when the dispensing pusher 46 is operating, it is determined that a coin standing has occurred in the storage cylinder 26, The direct-acting solenoid 61 is de-energized, the stopper pin 64 is taken out, and the operation of the dispensing pusher 46 is stopped.

Then, the drive motor 36 for operating the bottom plate 27
Drive the cam 32 to rotate the direct drive solenoid 56
Is excited, the stopper pin 59 is retracted, the lever 29 is swung by the roller 31 and the spring 33 that are in contact with the cam 32, the bottom plate 27 is moved to the right, and the bottom opening 26c is opened. At the same time, the direct-acting solenoid 80 for opening and closing the cylinder is excited, and the toggle mechanism constituted by the links 73, 74, 74 swings the front cylinder 68 around the pin 69 to rotate the rear cylinder 67. Away from. As a result, the coins in the storage cylinder 26 are lifted and jammed, and all the coins in the storage cylinder 67 are completely dropped onto the horizontal conveyor 12 below.

When the sensor 66a, 66b completes the drop confirmation, the direct-acting solenoid 56 is de-excited, the pin 59 is taken out, the bottom plate 27 is held in the closed state, and the motor 36 is stopped, and at the same time, the cylinder opening / closing cylinder is opened. The dynamic solenoid 80 is de-excited, and the front cylinder 68 is returned to its original position by the biasing force of the spring 81.

The coins K dropped on the horizontal conveyor 12 are conveyed to the feeding section 2 by the vertical conveyor 13, and the sorting gate belt 5 is fed from the feeding section 2 by the sorting / conveying belt 21 through the coin inspection section 4.
The transfer operation is carried out to the storage cylinder 26 at the sorting gate 22, and the suspended dispensing operation is performed.

[0047]

As described above, the present invention provides claim 1.
According to the above description, the detecting means detects the coins discharged one by one from the storage portion by the operation of the discharging means, and when the discharging means does not detect the coins,
The opening / closing body is operated to open the bottom opening of the storage unit and the coin is dropped, and the coin is again fed into the storage unit by the transporting unit for storage, so that the coin standing in the storage unit is surely prevented. It is highly reliable, has a high capacity, and has the effect of reducing the number of staff calls.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the bottom opening of the storage portion is opened, the first and second divided portions constituting the storage portion are separated from each other at the same time. Can be reliably dropped.

Further, according to the third aspect, since the plurality of discharging means are driven by the single driving source, the structure can be simplified. Moreover, the thing of Claim 4 is,
When the bottom opening of the storage portion is opened, the first and second divided portions forming the storage portion are separated from each other, and the plurality of discharging means are driven by the single drive source. It is possible to surely drop and structural simplification.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a money-type storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a coin processing device including the denomination-based storage of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a drive mechanism of the denomination-based storage of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bottom plate opening / closing mechanism of the denomination-based storage shown in FIG. 1.

5 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism of a withdrawal pusher of the money type storage box of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism for the first and second division parts of the denomination-based storage box of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an upper structure of the denomination-based storage case of FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ... Sorting gate section, 12 ... Dispensing horizontal conveyor (conveying means), 13 ... Dispensing vertical conveyor (conveying means), 21 ... Sorting conveyor belt (conveying means), 22a to 22g ... Sorting gate, 25 ... Storing by type Storage, 26 ... Coin storage cylinder (storage section), 27 ... Bottom plate (opening / closing body), 29, 48 ... Lever (driving means), 32, 43, 51 ... Cam (driving means), 46
… Withdrawal pusher (discharging means).

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Tadashi Onizuka 70 Yanagimachi, Sachi-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Yanagimachi Factory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit having a bottom opening for accumulating and storing coins to be inserted, an opening / closing body for opening and closing the bottom opening of the storage unit, and an insertion / removal unit between the opening / closing body and the storage unit. And discharging means for discharging the coins stacked and accumulated in the storage portion one by one, detecting means for detecting the coins discharged by the discharging means, and the detecting means for detecting the coins when the discharging means operates. When not, driving means for operating the opening / closing body to open the bottom opening of the storage unit to drop coins, and transporting coins dropped from the bottom opening of the storage unit,
A coin handling device, comprising: a transporting means for feeding the coin into the storage portion again. 2. A storage part having a bottom opening and comprising first and second divided parts divided into two along the stacking direction of coins, for storing and storing coins to be inserted, and a storage part of this storage part. An opening / closing body that opens and closes the bottom opening, a discharging unit that discharges coins that are inserted and withdrawn between the opening and closing unit and the storage unit and that are stacked and accumulated in the storage unit, and discharged by the discharging unit. Detecting means for detecting coins, and a first means for operating the opening / closing body to open the bottom opening of the storage portion and dropping coins when the detecting means does not detect the coins when the discharging means operates. Drive means and second drive means for separating the first and second divided portions of the storage portion, and a transport means for transporting coins dropped from the storage portion and feeding them again into the storage portion. Coins characterized by being equipped Processing equipment. 3. A plurality of storage units having bottom face openings for accumulating and storing coins to be inserted, a plurality of opening / closing bodies for opening / closing the bottom face openings of these storage units, and the opening / closing bodies and the storage unit. A plurality of ejecting means for ejecting coins stacked and accumulated in the accommodating section one by one, a single drive source for driving these ejecting means, and detecting coins ejected by the ejecting means And a driving means for activating the opening / closing body to open the bottom opening of the storage portion to drop the coin when the detecting means does not detect the coin when the discharging means operates. A coin processing device comprising: a transporting unit that transports a coin dropped from the storage unit by driving the unit, and transports the coin again to the storage unit. 4. A plurality of storage sections for accommodating and depositing coins to be inserted, the first and second division sections having a bottom opening and being divided into two along the stacking direction of coins. Opening / closing bodies for opening / closing the bottom opening of the unit, discharging means for discharging coins stacked and accumulated in the storing section one by one between the opening / closing bodies and the storing section, and driving these discharging means. A single drive source, a detecting means for detecting coins discharged by the discharging means, and a detecting means for detecting the coins when the discharging means does not detect the coins, the opening / closing body is operated to operate the storage section. A first driving means for opening the bottom opening of the container to drop the coin, a second driving means for separating the first and second divided parts of the storage part, and a drop from the bottom opening of the storage part. Carry the coins that are
A coin handling device, comprising: a transporting unit that sends the coin into the storage unit again.