JPS59231689A - Coin sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a coin sorting machine, and particularly to a coin sorting machine that stores coins sorted by type in a coin sorting passage C in a temporary holding section and takes and stores the held coins in a coin receiving storage section. Regarding machines. [Technical Background of the Invention and Problems with the Background Art] Conventionally, coin sorting machines have been known in which classified coins are temporarily held in a holding section and transferred to a receiving storage section through a receiving operation by an attendant. . The reason for providing the temporary storage section is to confirm the number of coins before storing them in the receiving storage section. In other words, coins collected from cashiers at the cashiers at Sunose Market, department stores, etc. are temporarily held in a coin sorting machine based on the number of coins and coins that the cashier wrote on the collection slip. After counting the coins while holding them in the storage section, and confirming that they match the calculated number and amount, the operator performs a loading operation and stores the hard 1Y in the loading storage section. By the way, when a large number of coins are brought to a coin sorting machine such as the one mentioned above, there is a limit to the number of coins that can be held. Once you have accumulated a number of coins (for example, 500 coins of one denomination),
After checking the count, the operation of taking in and storing it in the storage section is repeated. In such a process, if a coin jams or the like occurs during counting and results in an incorrect count, if the operator does not know this and stores the coins in the receiving storage section, the counted data and the contents of the slip may be mismatched. They no longer match. Therefore, it becomes necessary to count all the coins stored in the receiving storage section again. Furthermore, if sales proceeds from other cash registers have already been stored in the receiving storage section, it is difficult to distinguish between them and it is not possible to re-count and confirm. [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting machine that does not require re-counting the coins in the receiving storage section even if an accident such as coin jamming occurs in the coin sorting passage. [Summary of the Invention] The coin sorting machine of the present invention is configured to automatically transfer coins from the temporary holding section to the reject coin storage section when an abnormality occurs in the conveyance and sorting of coins. [Embodiments of the Invention] The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. The coin sorting machine has a hopper 11 on the top of the machine body 1 for feeding coins in batches, and a rotary disk 1b, as shown in Fig. 1 as a vertical front view and Fig. 2 as the same side view. Additionally, a coin supply section 1e is provided which feeds the coins inserted into the hole/e-1a one by one into the coin sorting passage 2. The classification passage 2 has one to several classification holes 3.3 depending on the model.
・ are arranged in both rows from small diameter to large diameter 1#:j, and a temporary coin storage section 4 is provided below the sorting hole 3゜3... The intake storage box 6 that constitutes the intake storage section 5 and the rejected cod? Tsukusufu is placed. Appropriate known technology can be adopted for the coin sorting passage 2 and the coin transport mechanism, for example, by pressing against the upper surface of the coin C on the passage surface 2e of the coin sorting passage 20,
A coin transfer belt 8' that is driven by a motor M2 and transfers coins C, and a coin transfer belt 8' that is driven by a motor M2 and that transfers coins C, and
It has a reference member 9 etc. that regulates the position of one side end and aligns the coin C- with the sorting hole 3 to achieve a reliable sorting function,
The coin C to be transferred is placed in a sorting hole 3°3 whose diameter matches the coin diameter.
When it reaches ..., it can be dropped downward through the hole. However, the configurations of the sorting passage 2 and the coin transfer means may be other configurations as long as they have the above functions. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the temporary storage chamber 4 (n1j) stores coins C sorted through the sorting holes 3, 3...
A bottom plate 10 receives a

[It is composed of left and right side plates 11A and JIB that cooperate with the bottom plate 10 to form a coin receiving space, and the bottom plate 1
Partition plates 12, 12, . . . are erected on top of the coin C corresponding to the number of coins A (six types in the embodiment). Therefore, for example, in the case of a single-function sorting machine in which only one type of coin C is dropped through a single sorting hole 3 and other coins are collected from the end of the coin sorting passage 2, both ends of the bottom plate 10 are used. It is better to have a partition plate 12°12 only. Shafts 13 , 13 are fixed to the center portions of the outer surfaces of the partition plates 12 , 12 that stand up on both ends of the bottom plate IO.
Both outer edges 12m and 12a of ゜12 are the shafts 13, 13
It has a protruding arc shape centered on . The shafts 13, 13 are connected to the end walls 14a, 14m of the machine frame 14.
rotatably supported by bearings 15, 15 provided in the
A pulley 16 is provided on one shaft 13, and the bottom plate 10 can be rotated left and right within a predetermined angle range from a forward/reverse motor M3 via a belt. Note that this method of driving may be performed by using gears, a crank mechanism, etc. in addition to using four torques and a pulley. Further, the rotation angle of the bottom plate 10 is controlled by
This is done by a keep cam 17 and a keep switch 18 provided on the other shaft 13. The side plates 11A and JIB have circular arc-shaped cross sections that conform to the shapes of the outer edges 12a and 12a of the partition plates 12 and 12, and extend further outward than the partition plates 12 and 12. These side plates 11A and 11B are connected to the lower edge 1 of the arms 19A, 19A and 19B, 19B whose bases are pivoted to the 1111+3.13.
1'A and 11'B are placed in contact with or close to the upper surface of the side edge of the bottom plate 10, and the bottom plate portions 20 and 20 are connected to the engaging end of the machine frame 14 so as not to descend any further. It is regulated by engagement, and is constantly biased by springs 21, 21 in the direction in which the stock A portion 2 (1, 20) engages with the machine frame 14. Therefore, the bottom plate 10 can be rotated in either direction. When I did,
Side plate 1 on the same side as the descending side 1ljl edge of the bottom plate 10
Openings 1'' A and B are formed between the lower ends of 1A and IIB, and the coins C accommodated on the bottom plate 10 are slid down on the bottom plate 10 and ejected from the openings A and B. It has become so. In this example, when the above-mentioned opening A or B is formed, the side plate 11A or JIB on that side moves slightly upward to make the opening larger, and in order to prevent coins C from accumulating, the valley side plate 11A , IIB are configured to rotate and retract in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the bottom plate 1o. That is, the configuration is the arm 19A on the one end side. 19BK lever! A, one end of 22B is the long hole 24
The other ends of these renos-22A and nB are connected by a common bin, and this bin 5
is pivoted to the other end of the lever n whose one end is pinned to the fixing member, and when one side plate 11A or IIB is pushed up when the bottom plate 100 times ntb, the levers 22A, 2'2B, 27 By connecting the other side plate 11B
Or IIA is also set to be raised. The storage box 6 and the reject card that make up the intake storage section 5 can be inserted into and removed from the lower part of the machine body 1, and the opening at the top of the storage box 6 is formed by rotating the bottom plate 10 of the temporary storage chamber 4. The upper opening of the reject box 7 is located opposite to the opening A Ill formed on the opposite side 1111. In the real IJ+17 example, the storage box 6 and the reject box 7 are installed on the road of one moving trolley, and the vehicle handle 29 T 2! J is movable on the floor to facilitate insertion and removal into a predetermined position W (lower part of the body 1). Note that the storage box 6 and the reject box 7
Of course, the temporary holding rooms are divided according to the number of 40 divisions. In the figure, "pu" is from classification holes 3, 3... to temporary holding room 4.
shoe that guides the coin C to each classification storage space), 3
] is a chute for transporting coins C from openings A and B formed at the lower part of the temporary storage chamber 4 to the respective openings of the storage box 6 and the reject box 7. Next, the effect of the above-mentioned Kogabunmjo will be explained. hard)! When the coin C supplied to the sorting passage 2 and transported by the transfer belt 8 reaches the sorting hole 3 corresponding to the diameter of the coin, it falls downward from the sorting hole 3. The fallen coins C fall through a chute between predetermined partition plates 32, 12, . In this way, the hard disks 9t and 9c sent one after another are sorted and held between the corresponding partition plates 12, 12, . . . . After the sorting work is completed, if you want to take the items into the storage box 6 and store them, start the motor M3 to the take-in side and rotate the bottom plate io from the state shown in Figure 4 to the right as shown in Figure 5 A. The right end of the bottom plate 1o is separated from the lower end 11'A of the side plate 11A, and gradually tilts while pushing up the lower end of the other side plate 11B. When the bottom plate 10 further rotates, it hits the inner end of the long hole U of the bin 21Z lever nB of the arm 19B, and this 1/' bar ρB is pushed up. As a result, the connecting end of the lever 27 is pushed up, so that the lever 22A on the other side is also pushed up, and the side plate 11A is also pulled up (FIG. 5B). As a result, the inclined lower end of the bottom plate lO and the lower end 11 of the side plate 11A
'A are thick (separated from each other), an opening A is formed, and through this opening A, the sorted coins C held between the partition plates 12, 12... on the bottom plate 10 can be stored all at once. Tsukusu 6
taken within. When the rotation of the bottom plate 10 reaches a predetermined angle by a keep cam 17 and a keep switch 18, the motor is stopped by the signal. Next, in the event of an accident such as coin jamming in the sorting aisle, it is necessary to reject the sorted coins C.
Motor M3 is rotated in the opposite direction to that shown in FIG. 6 (A) and (I3).
When the bottom plate 1o is rotated as shown in , and the bottom plate 1o is tilted in the opposite direction, the lever 22A is pushed up 1 to 1 to form the opening B, which causes the eject, J? It can be collected within Tsukusufu. To return the plate to its original state, rotate the motor M3 in the opposite direction to that described above. FIG. 7 shows the control system of the coin sorting machine described above. Central processing unit HBpu, memo +7 ROM, RA
A computer, for example, a microcomputer, includes an operation section 51, an abnormality detection section 52, a sensor section 53,
Based on the signals from the level switch 54, residual detection section 55, and keep switch 18, data processing is performed based on these signals, and control signals are given to the motor drive control section 57 and solenoid drive control section 58, and the display section 59 shows a part of the area of the memory RAM, and as shown in the figure, the number of coins held in the temporary holding section (strictly speaking, Sashimemo IJ I SM ~ 500 SM that stores coins that have passed through 53 and have not yet been transferred to the temporary holding section), and main memory IMM that stores the number of coins stored in the receiving storage section.
~500 MM h, various flags FLG 1-FL
Including G6. The power recovery flag FLG 1 is set when power is restored after a power outage. The sensor abnormality flag is set when an abnormality occurs in the sensor part 53. Other flags will be described later. The operation unit 51 includes a start switch 51a1 for instructing the start and stop of counting classification, a stop switch 5]b1 a clear switch 51 for clearing the count value in the memory.
It has c. The sensor part 53 is for determining the type of coin,
The contents of the submemory are increased according to the determination result. Further, in the case of an abnormal coin, a signal to that effect is given to an abnormality detection section 52, which will be described later. Furthermore, as long as the coin is in a position opposite the sensor portion 53, it continues to generate a signal indicating this fact. This signal is also given to the abnormality detection section 52. Level switch 54 detects coins on rotating disk lb. The residual detection section 55 detects coins remaining on the classification path 2 after the coin transfer belt 8' has stopped. It is designed to detect. Remaining coins occur, for example, in the case of deformed coins. The abnormality detection section 52 detects abnormalities such as coin jams. First, when the sensor part 53 continues to pass a coin for a predetermined period of time or more, and the level switch 54 detects the presence of a coin, the coin is jammed at the disk outlet, that is, jam 1.
It is determined that a jam has occurred, and the jam 1 flag FLG 3 is set. In addition, if coins remain on the sorting passage 2 after the transfer belt 8' is stopped, it is determined that the coins are jammed on the sorting passage, that is, jam 2, and the jam causes 7 lags F.
Set up LG4. Further, when the coin continues to be in the sensor part 530 position 1 for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the coin is jammed in the sensor part 53, that is, a jam 3, and a jam 3 flag FLG 5 is set. Furthermore, in the case of an abnormal coin, an abnormal coin flag FLG 6 is set. The display unit 59 includes submemories 18M to 5008M,
Displays the contents of main memory IMM~500MM. Further, when an abnormality occurs in flags FLG2 to FLG6, the details of the abnormality are displayed. The motor drive control section 57 controls the drive of the motors M1 to M3. Motor M1 drives rotating disk 1b and lead-out belt 8. Motor M2 drives coin transport belt 8'. Motor M3 rotates the temporary holding section. The solenoid rIIt movement control section 58 is an Ilenoid SDI
. It controls the drive of SD2. The solenoid SD I has a first stopper (not shown) protruding into the passage, and is connected to the upstream side of the sensor part 53 (the outlet passage 8 side).
Stop the coin. The solenoid SD2 is a second solenoid (not shown).
A stopper is made to protrude into the passage to stop the coins on the downstream side of the sensor part 53 (on the sorting passage 2 side). Solenoid) 4S
D1. SD2 and the first stopper and second stopper driven by these, together with the sensor part 53,
It is provided at the location indicated by the reference numeral 41 in FIG. 2, and for example, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 13935/1983 (written by the same applicant) can be used. FIG. 9 shows the Qth operation of the above coin sorting machine. First, put coins of a mixture of multiple denominations to be classified into the popper 1a, and then press the start switch 5 of the operation section 51.
1a is turned on (100). As a result, the sub memory SM, main memory MM, and each block flag FLG 1 to FL
G6 is reset. Furthermore, the rotation of the motor M2 causes the coin transfer belt 8' of the coin sorting passage 2 to rotate (
'101). Further, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the rotation of the motor M1 rotates the rotary disk 1b of the coin supply section 1c and the delivery belt 8 (102). The sensor part 53 detects the sent coin and determines the denomination (103). When a coin is stuck in the position of the sensor part 53 for a predetermined period of time or more, a jam is detected in the sensor part 53, that is, a jam 3, and the flag FLG 5 is set.
(104) and proceed to step 121. If it is determined that the coin is not Jam 3, but is not one of the expected denominations (currency of another country, counterfeit coin, deformed coin, etc.), an abnormal coin is detected and the abnormal coin flag FLG 6 is set. Set 105), Step 1
Proceed to step 20. If the coin is not an abnormal coin, add 1 to the counted value of the coin of the detected denomination, that is, the contents of the submemory (106)
. Next, a check system (107) checks whether the count value has reached a predetermined value, for example, 500 coins, for any denomination.
, if not reached, the process returns to step 103. When the predetermined number of sheets is reached, the motor M1 is stopped to stop the rotary disk 1b and the lead-out belt 8. As a result, the derivation of coins is stopped. Also, solenoid SD 1 is energized and the first stator? - protrudes into the aisle and stops the 500th and subsequent coins. After a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) has elapsed from the detection of the predetermined number of coins, it is assumed that all the coins on the sorting path 2 have been stored in the temporary storage section, and the transfer belt 8' is stopped by stopping the motor M2 (109 ). Next, the residual detection unit i6 determines whether or not there is residual passage, and if the coin is clogged on the sorting path, that is, jam 2 has occurred (110), Ji Yam 27 Lug FL
Set G4 and proceed to step 123. If jam 2 occurs and there is no jam C, motor M3 is rotated forward to take coins from the temporary storage section and store them in the storage section (1
11). Then, the count data for each denomination in the sub memory is added to the base n value for each denomination in the main memory (112),
The submemory is cleared (113). After that, solenoid Sl) 1 turns off and #i'1
The stone 1, e-, is evacuated from the passage (114), and the process returns to step 101. Thereafter, coins are counted and sorted in the same way as above. If an abnormal coin is detected in step 1 ( ) 5, the solenoid SD 2 is energized, the second stopper is made to protrude into the passage, and the downstream side of the sensor part 5:3 (sorting passage 2 side) The abnormal coin is stopped at (120). Next, as in step 108, the motor M1 is stopped and the solenoid SD I is energized (121).
Then, similarly to step 109, motor M2 is stopped (122). Next, the motor M3 is reversely rotated to store the coins in the temporary holding section 4 into the redirect ZEX 7 (123). This is to enable re-counting and re-classification by returning the coins in the temporary holding section. Next, all the sub-memories are cleared (124), and the solenoids SD1 and SD2 are turned off to evacuate the first and second stones A- from the passage (125'). Then, the flag is reset, the staff removes the cause of the abnormality, and
Take out Rejikuto Zex 7 and put a coin in it.
(126). Thereafter, when the start switch 51& is pressed (127), the process returns to step 101. If the coin is not detected in step 103, it is determined whether or not this state continues for a predetermined period of time or more.11
5) If the predetermined time has not been reached, it is next checked whether the stop switch 51b has been pressed, and if it has not been pressed, the process returns to step 103. In step 115, if the predetermined time or more has elapsed,
Next, based on the state of the level switch 54, it is checked whether jam 1, that is, a coin jam at the rotating disk outlet has occurred (118). When the level switch 54 is on, it is assumed that jam 1 has occurred, and the jam 1 flag F
Set LG3 and proceed to step 121. If the stop switch 51b is pressed in step 116 and if jam 1 has not occurred in step 117, a capture process 128 is performed. This is carried out when the coin feeding from the coin supply section is completed normally, and consists of the same processing as steps 108-114. Even in the middle of this import process, there is a jam 2.
When t occurs (110), the process moves to step 123. When the import process is completed normally, all operations are completed (129). Although not shown in the flowchart, the return flag FL
G 1 , and when the sensor abnormality flag FLG 2 is set, the coins in the temporary holding section are stored in the redirect section in the same manner as described above. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when an accident such as a coin jam occurs, the coins held in the temporary holding section are automatically returned, so only the coins need to be counted again. There is no need to re-count all the coins in the receiving storage section. Moreover, since the counting data is also added when the coins are stored from the temporary holding section to the receiving storage section, erroneous counting is eliminated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing a coin sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a temporary storage section, Figs. 4 and 5 (A), (B) and Figure 6 (A), (
B) is a diagram showing the operation of the temporary storage section, Figure 7 is a block diagram showing the control system of the coin sorter, Figure 8 is a memory jack showing a part of the memory area, and Figure 269 is a diagram showing the operation of the coin sorter. FIG. 2... Coin sorting aisle, 4... Temporary/holding room, 6...
・Storage 1 dock, 7... Redirect dock, ■)
...Computer, 52...Anomaly detection section, 57...
- Motor drive control unit, M3...Morph, C...Coin.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a coin sorting machine that sorts coins (C) of mixed denominations by passing them through a coin sorting passage (2), the coins classified in the coin sorting passage are temporarily stored by denomination. a temporary storage section (4) for receiving and storing coins released from the temporary storage section; A reject coin storage section (7) that receives coins discharged from the temporary storage section, and drives the coins held in the temporary storage section to be stored in the coin take-in storage section or the reject coin storage section. Drive part (M3)
and an abnormality detection unit (52) for detecting an abnormality in the conveyance and sorting of the coins, and an abnormality signal from the abnormality detection unit to cause the coins held in the temporary storage unit to be stored in the reject coin storage unit. A control unit (50,
57').