EP0173119B1 - Boîte à monnaie et distributeur automatique - Google Patents

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EP0173119B1
EP0173119B1 EP85109801A EP85109801A EP0173119B1 EP 0173119 B1 EP0173119 B1 EP 0173119B1 EP 85109801 A EP85109801 A EP 85109801A EP 85109801 A EP85109801 A EP 85109801A EP 0173119 B1 EP0173119 B1 EP 0173119B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/04—Coin chutes
    • G07F1/041—Coin chutes with means, other than for testing currency, for dealing with inserted foreign matter, e.g. "stuffing", "stringing" or "salting"
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/02—Sorting coins by means of graded apertures
    • G07D3/04—Sorting coins by means of graded apertures arranged on an inclined rail
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/06—Devices for stacking or otherwise arranging coins on a support, e.g. apertured plate for use in counting coins
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/04—Coin chutes
    • G07F1/047—Coin chutes with means for temporarily storing coins

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  • the invention relates to a coin store with a stacking container open at the top for coins lying one above the other and to a self-cashing machine with the one or more such coin stores.
  • the stacking container is a vertically standing stacking tube for coins. In this the coins are stacked on the lower, horizontal stack tube bottom. A slide can be moved on the stacked tube base, from which the bottom coin can be pushed out through a slot in the tube shell.
  • the known stacking tubes are only suitable for coins of the same dimensions (diameter and thickness) and are prone to failure both when stacking and when dispensing stacked coins. It is inevitable that a coin that has fallen into the stacking tube for stacking will occasionally get stuck in the stacking tube in a more or less steep position, thereby preventing proper continuation of the stacking process.
  • the coin If the coin is on the stacking tube floor, it can at best get into the correct, lying position by the next slide feed. However, it is not certain that the coins above it will follow. In any case, no coin is ejected with this slide feed, which interferes with the program sequence of the machine. Crooked, dirty or too thick coins, but also foreign objects can block the slide. Then the whole facility is no longer operational, the stack pipe would eventually "overflow". It has to be laboriously emptied and for this purpose usually even removed from the machine.
  • Another disadvantage of the known stacking tubes is that the lowest coin that was stacked last, but the lowest coin, is issued, since low-value coins or metal bodies (insofar as they pass the intended coin check) can be exchanged for more valuable coins when used in a coin-operated machine.
  • the construction of the machine makes it more difficult that the coin entry point is at the top and the coin discharge point at the bottom of the stacking tube. Vending machines with a small overall height cannot be implemented.
  • the stacking container is provided with a removable bottom at its lower end and approximately half closed at the upper end by an end wall.
  • a coil spring is arranged between the base and a movable pressure plate supporting the coins, so that the coins are pressed against the end wall.
  • a cap is rotatably mounted at the upper end of the container, the end face of which is approximately as large as the end wall face. The cap can be turned into a position in which its end face is above the end wall, so that the top coin is half exposed and can be stripped off.
  • the container In another position of the cap, the container is closed partly by the end wall and partly by the cap, so that the uppermost coin cannot fall out if the container is held at an angle or turned upside down.
  • the bottom In order to fill the container with coins, the bottom is removed, the spring and the pressure plate are removed, the coins and then the pressure plate and the spring are inserted and the bottom is replaced.
  • This coin storage is also only suitable for coins of the same diameter, and crooked coins can lead to disruptions in coin withdrawal. Because of the type of coin withdrawal and the cumbersome filling of the container, this coin store is not suitable for self-cashing machines. He is not meant to do that either; With such machines, the problem of preventing coins from falling out when the container is tilted or upside down does not arise.
  • the invention seeks to remedy this.
  • the invention as characterized in claim 1, solves the problem of creating a coin store of the type specified in the preamble of this claim, in which coins of different diameters can be stacked on top of one another without interference in the desired position, and of which the stacked coins, too if they are crooked, dirty or of different thicknesses, they are issued without any problems.
  • the coin entry and the coin delivery point of the coin store are at the same height, that the last inserted or last inserted coins are issued when the coin is issued, and that the coin store is even self-cleaning by foreign objects getting into it , but also exceptionally improperly lying or even jammed coins are ejected in the same way as properly stacked coins when lifting the stack carrier.
  • the self-cashing machine according to the invention has a guide which is particularly adapted to the coin store for the coins to be stored and for the coins issued by the coin store and those not to be stored by him. On this coin guide, foreign bodies are excreted before reaching the coin store, so that the coin feed cannot be improperly blocked.
  • FIG. 1 to 3 show an assembly of a self-cashing machine which, in its basic structure, consists of stacking containers 1 open at the top for coins 2, 3 lying one above the other, only one of which is shown, and a feed device for the coins 4, 45 to be stacked there is a guide wall 5 with a roller track 30 formed on a guide rail 6 for the coins 4 to be stacked, which fall through an opening 7 of the guide wall 5 into the stacking container 1.
  • the cavity 9 of the stacking container 1 is formed by a bore in a plastic block 10 (FIG. 2), but its cross section is not necessarily circular.
  • the stacking container 1 is arranged obliquely, inclined counterclockwise in FIG. 1 by the angle alpha to the vertical.
  • a plastic piston 11 which forms a stack carrier supporting the stacked coins 2, 3, is slidably mounted and secured against rotation in a manner not shown.
  • a drive device 12 for the piston 11 has a reversible geared motor 13 which is controlled by a control device 14 and drives a gearwheel 16 which engages in a part of the piston rod 17 which is designed as a toothed rack.
  • This angle gamma is dimensioned such that in the stacking container 1 each coin slides down on the upper piston surface 18 or on the uppermost one of the already stacked coins until it hits the inner surface of the stacking container 1 in its lowest possible position.
  • a coin raised by lifting the piston 11 over the upper end face 19 of the stacking container 1 then slides down on the coin lying below it or on the upper piston end face 18 and over the stacking container edge part 20.
  • the piston 11 is supported by a stationary spring 21, which is dimensioned such that its spring force increases by the amount by which the weight of a stacked coin 2, 3 acts on the piston 11 in the direction of its displacement when the piston 11 rotates the distance corresponding to the thickness of the coin is shifted downwards or decreases when it is shifted upwards by this distance.
  • the bias of the spring 21 is set so that in a central position of the piston 11, the spring force is opposite to the force with which the weight of the piston 11, the piston rod 17 and the coins 2, 3 supported by the piston 11 in the direction of displacement of the piston 11 acts.
  • the forces with which the weights mentioned act in the direction of displacement of the piston 11 are the components of gravity lying in the direction of displacement.
  • the dimensioned and preloaded spring 21 ensures that the gear motor 13 for lifting the piston 11 with the coins 2, 3 stacked on it practically only has to overcome the frictional forces that occur, regardless of the number of stacked coins 2, 3.
  • Coins of different sizes can be assumed in the dimensioning of the spring 21 and its prestressing from average values of the coin weight and the coin thickness.
  • the upper end face 19 of the stacking container 1 or plastic block 10 is parallel to the upper surface 18 of the piston 11.
  • the part of the end face 19 which is higher as a result of its inclination is provided with a recess 24, the bottom surface 25 of which is parallel to the upper piston surface 18 and away from the stacking container cavity 9 extends to the lower horizontal edge 27 of the opening 7 of the guide wall 5 for coins 4 to be stacked, which is arranged directly next to the stacking container 1 and is inclined in the same direction as this.
  • the guide rail 6 is arranged with a slope, which supports the coins 4, which are supported laterally on the guide wall 5, at a distance from the lower edge 27 of the opening 7 that is smaller than half the coin diameter.
  • the inclination of the guide wall 5 and the slope of the guide rail 6 are dimensioned such that the coins 4 to be stacked roll in the guide rail 6 and thereby slide on the guide wall 5, so that a coin which is no longer supported laterally in the region of the opening 27 1, as shown in broken lines in FIG. 1, tilts around the lower edge 27 of the opening 7 and falls on the top coin 3 in the stack of coins 2, 3, if necessary after briefly sliding on the bottom surface 25 of the depression 24 which acts as a guide surface by a lateral play of the coins 4 in the guide rail 6, which has a lateral guide part 29 which rises above the lower edge 27 of the opening 7.
  • the guide rail can have a slope of 20 0 , for example.
  • the rear edge 31 of the opening 7 in the running direction of the coins 4 rolling on the guide rail 6 is rounded to match the coins 4.
  • a coin 4 which is to tilt around the lower edge 27 of the opening 7, is simultaneously released on a larger edge part and prevents a horizontal pivoting of the coin 4, after which it no longer lies evenly against the lower edge 27 of the opening 7 and no longer would tip perfectly around it.
  • the upper edge of the opening 7 is straight and runs at a distance which is larger than the coin diameter by a tolerance amount, parallel to the surface 30 of the guide rail 6 on which the coins 4 roll.
  • a plate 32 which is sunk on the guide surface of the guide wall 5 and is provided with elongated holes 33, with which it hangs upwardly on pins 34, which are fixed in the guide wall 5.
  • This plate 32 which is known per se, prevents a coin, the area dimension of which in one direction exceeds the nominal diameter, from jamming in the opening.
  • an inductive probe 35 serving as a coin detector is sunk on the side of the inner surface of the stacking container 1 facing away from the guide wall 5.
  • the probe 35 is connected to the control device 14 which, when stacking coins, drives the geared motor 13 to lower the piston 11 as long as the probe 35 responds to a coin.
  • the probe 35 is arranged so that it no longer responds when the top surface of the uppermost, stacked coin 3 lies in or just below the plane of the bottom surface 25 of the recess 24.
  • a limit switch (not shown), connected to the control device 14, is provided, by means of which the direction of rotation of the geared motor 13 is reversed when the upper surface 18 of the piston 11 is at the level of the upper end face 19 of the stacking container 1 exceeds.
  • the probe 35 responds to a piece of metal 36 inserted into the piston 11, whereupon the geared motor 13 is switched off, similarly to the stacking of coins, when the upper piston surface 18 is in or just below the plane of the bottom surface 25 of the Well 24 lies.
  • a probe 37 responds to the metal piece 36 in the piston 11 in order to trigger the processes required in this state.
  • an inductive edge part 20 Arranged probe 39 which responds individually to the coins dispensed from the stacking container 1 and is connected to the control device 14 in order, if desired, to stop the upward movement of the piston 11 when one or a certain number of coins have been dispensed.
  • the coins issued are in a known manner depending on the position of a controllable coin not shown, z. B. at a coin machine, passed to a coin dispenser or in a cassette.
  • the edge part 20 is less inclined than the upper stacking container end face 19, which is parallel to the upper piston surface 18. This ensures that the probe 39 responds reliably even when a coin to be dispensed only begins to slide when the surface of the underlying coin or of the piston 11 is already raised above the upper stacking container end face 19.
  • a cover 41 has the effect that coins which, exceptionally, do not tip sufficiently precisely around the lower edge 27 of the opening 7 and therefore bounce back in the recess 24 or from the uppermost stacked coin 3 reach the stacking tube 1.
  • the cover 41 is connected by a hinge 42 to the guide wall 5 and can either leave a gap in the rest position, through which coins can be issued, or it can directly connect to the upper end face 19 of the stacking container 1 and be lifted for coin dispensing when coins are being stacked will.
  • a separate movement device controlled by the control device 14 a friction rod moved together with the piston 11 together with a stop limiting the lifting of the cover 41 or the mechanism shown in FIG. 1a with the two-armed angle lever 47, 48 which is on the Cover 41 is stored.
  • the lever arm 47 In the rest position shown, the lever arm 47 is vertical and is prevented from moving upwards by a stop 49.
  • the other arm 48 is supported on the cover 41a and reaches with a finger 50 into the stacking container cavity 9 in such a way that it does not prevent the stacking of coins.
  • the stack carrier 11 When the stack carrier 11 is raised, the uppermost 3 of the stacked coins first hits the finger 48a.
  • the lever 47, 48 is pivoted, its arm 47 and thus also the cover 41a is no longer prevented from moving upward.
  • the uppermost coin 3 then abuts the cover 41a. This is lifted until the top coin (3) slides down on the coin below it and over the edge of the stacking container 20. It has been shown that the cover 41a practically does not prevent the coin from sliding down with a light design. Because it carries out a pendulum movement, the force with which it tries to pivot into its rest position is low.
  • the guide wall 5 is provided with a second opening 44, which corresponds to the opening 7 but is dimensioned for smaller coins, and which belongs to a stacking container, not shown, which is designed and equipped in accordance with the stacking container 1, but is dimensioned for the smaller coins . From this figure it can also be seen that the smallest of the coins to be stacked in the stacking container 1, one of which is designated by 45, is supported by the guide wall 5 as it passes this opening 44 above its upper edge, so that it does not pass through this opening 44 can fall into the other stacking container, not shown.
  • the dimensioning rules given in the description apply when coins of different diameters are to be stacked, analogously for the largest or smallest diameter of these coins.
  • the outside rectangular stacking container 1 with a cylindrical stacking space 9 is easy to manufacture and easier to assemble than a stacking tube.
  • the cross-section of the stacking space is not necessarily circular, but can also have another shape which is suitable for supporting the coins in their inclined position at two opposing locations.
  • the stacking container could also stand vertically instead of at an angle, and when the stacking container is at an angle, the upper surface of the piston can also be perpendicular to its direction of displacement if it leads to a sufficiently steep inclination of the stacked coins.
  • an inclination of the upper piston surface that is sufficient even for poorly sliding coins is achieved in a structurally simple manner with a lower inclination of the stacking container 1.
  • This lower incline ensures that the stacked coins reliably follow a downward movement of the piston. This also applies analogously to the second embodiment described below.
  • the assembly of a self-cashing machine shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 and the variant according to FIG. 10 consists in its basic structure of an inclined stacking container 50 for coins 2, 3 and a coin feeder which leads the coins to be stacked to the stacking container opening 51 and has a runway 52 with a slope and a steep guide surface 53 which slides laterally on the rolling coins.
  • the stacking container 50 corresponds to the stacking container 1 from FIG. 1, the corresponding parts being designated with the same reference numbers 2, 3, 9, 11 to 13, 16 to 18 and 21.
  • the stacking container 50 is inclined at an acute angle delta with respect to the vertical a.
  • the upper end face 18 of the piston 11 forming the stack carrier is inclined with respect to the vertical a in the direction opposite to the inclination of the stack container 50 by an likewise acute angle epsilon.
  • the stacking container is cut off at the top parallel to the upper piston end face 18 and provided with a flange 55 which is in an opening 56 a wall 57 sits. Part of the side of this wall 57 facing away from the stacking container 50 forms the guide surface 53 (FIGS. 6, 8 and 5), and on this side of the wall 57 the runway 52 is formed by a projecting step 58 (FIG. 8).
  • the inclination of the stacking container 50, the inclination of the upper piston end face 18 and the guide surface 53 and the gradient of the runway 52 are dimensioned such that the coins to be stacked roll on the runway 52 and thereby slide on the guide surface 53, and that in the stacking container 50
  • the piston 11 When the piston 11 is lowered, the stacked coins follow it with as little friction as possible, and that a coin pushed out by lifting the piston 17 across the runway 52 on the coin stacked beneath it or on the upper piston face 18 and on the parallel to the guide surface, the step 58 continues downward surface 60 of the wall 57.
  • the runway 52 has an initial section adjoining the falling path 62 (FIG. 6), with an incline which serves to decelerate the coins and decreases steeply in the direction of travel 63.
  • a straight section adjoins this section, which leads to the lowest point of the edge of the stacking container opening 51.
  • the coils (not shown) of an inductive coin validator, also not shown, whose test result controls the piston drive 13 are arranged on the straight section.
  • a catching and braking element is arranged, which prevents the coin to be stacked from continuing to roll, and is formed by an extension 66 of the runway 52, which runs in an arc next to this edge part 64 and is offset radially outwards with respect to the stacking container opening 51, the surface of the wall 57 extending between this edge part 64 and the runway extension 66 forming a narrow, crescent-shaped guide surface 67 which laterally leads upwards on the runway extension 66 and which in the Level of the guide surface 53 is.
  • This coin is additionally guided on the outside of the last stacked coin lying in the plane of the guide surfaces 53 and 67 or, if the stacking container is empty, on the upper piston end face 18.
  • the surface 68 of the wall 57 adjoining the runway extension 66 lies in the plane of the surface 60 which continues the step 58 (FIGS. 6 and 8).
  • the coin A arriving on the runway 52 first slides on the guide surface 53, then - before it could tip over the line P1 - P2 additionally on a part of the upper surface of the last stacked coin 2 and already in its position B - before it bends the sheet P1 - P2 has completely exceeded - on more than half of the upper surface of the last stacked coin 2 and then in its position C partly on this coin surface and partly on the guide surface 67.
  • the coin then rolls back on the runway extension 66 and remains in front of the middle of the stand lower part of the stacking container opening 51, on which the roller track 52 has a short, concave section 70, in order to calm the coin there.
  • the runway extension 66 has the advantage that the coin does not bounce back like a stop, but instead loses its kinetic energy due to repeated rolling up and down.
  • an inductive probe 72 (FIG. 4) is arranged sunk in the container flange 55 directly next to the lowest point of the stacking container opening 51.
  • the probe 72 cooperates with a control device for the motor 13, not shown, to stop the downward movement of the piston 11 when stacking coins, if the upper surface of the uppermost coin lies in the plane of the guide surface 53 or if all have been dispensed stacked coins the upper piston face 18 lies in this plane.
  • a piece of metal 73 is inserted into the piston 11, which in addition to limiting the downward movement of the piston 11 can interact with another probe, not shown ( see 37 in Fig. 1).
  • Another probe 74 is sunk below the stacking container opening 51 on the surface of the flange 55 lying in the plane of the wall surface 53. It gives a signal to a control device, not shown, when a coin slides down this surface.
  • an easily foldable cover 76 can be arranged, which in the rest position abuts the edge of the runway section 70 facing away from the guide surface 53 and is convex towards the stacking container 50, the cover 76 also acting as a brake.
  • a switch member 78 of a coin switch is arranged below the lower edge of the wall 57 (FIGS. 8 and 9), which is pivotally mounted about an axis 79 and can be pivoted in two switch positions by means of a crank mechanism 80-87 (FIG. 9) , see. 6, 8 and 9.
  • the first switch position shown in dash-dotted lines forms an upper surface 90 of the switch member 78 an initial part of a second runway 91 parallel to the straight section of the runway 52, to which the surface 68 is assigned as a guide surface for the coins rolling on this runway 91 and a cover 93.
  • a side surface 92 of the switch element 78 lies in the plane of the surface 60 and 68 of the wall 57. If one at the stacking container opening 51 on the upper surface of a coin 2 or stacked in front of it If the coin lying on the upper piston surface 18 is pushed across the runway section 70 by lifting the piston 11, it slides down on the surface 60 of the wall 57. In the first (dash-dotted) position of the switch element 78, this coin reaches the upper surface 90 of the switch element 78, it rolls on this and further on the second runway 91 to a removal point (not shown) for returned coins.
  • the coin slides down on the side face 92 of the switch element 78 and falls into a coin collecting container (not shown) which is open at the top.
  • the switch 78 clears a fall path on the inclined plane 60, 92.
  • the runway 91, the wall 57 (guide surface 68), the cover 93 and a bar 98 form a covered channel 99 for coins to be returned.
  • the entrance of this coin return channel 99 is closed in the second (drawn-out) position of the switch element 78 by a locking element 94 which is firmly connected to the switch element 78. It is not possible to unauthorizedly collect coins from the coin collecting container (not shown) open at the top by turning the machine upside down and shaking so that coins on the surface 68 enter the coin return channel 99 and fall out through it. This is important if the machine is detachably mounted on a wall or used in a coin-operated telephone.
  • the switch member 78 is fixedly connected to a lever 80 (FIG. 9) on which a crank rod 81 engages, the crank (crank pin 82) of which can be driven by a reversible motor 83 via a gear pair 84, 85 and a slip clutch (not shown).
  • a crank rod 81 engages, the crank (crank pin 82) of which can be driven by a reversible motor 83 via a gear pair 84, 85 and a slip clutch (not shown).
  • a gear pair 84, 85 and a slip clutch not shown.
  • a coin toss lock is arranged on the drop path 62 of coins inserted, the locking bolt 95 of which extends through an opening 96 in the wall 57, cf. Fig. 8.
  • a cover 97 is installed at a distance of surface 53 adapted to the greatest coin thickness with play, which limits the falling path 62 of the inserted coins 100 on the side opposite surface 53, cf. 6 and 8.
  • the fall path 62 is limited, on the one hand, by a first part of the runway 52 and, on the other hand, by a lever 101 which extends obliquely downwards into the space between the walls 57 and 97 and is described in more detail below.
  • the locking bolt 95 is fastened to levers 102 which are seated on the shaft 103 of the output crank 104 of a double crank gear 104-110, the drive crank 105 of which is firmly connected to the switch element 78 (FIGS. 6 and 8).
  • the push rod 106 of this double crank mechanism 104-110 is connected to the cranks 104 and 105 by rotating joints 109 and 110 which can be displaced against the force of a spring 107 or 108 when the locking bolt 95 is blocked.
  • the springs 107, 108 give way, so that the switch member 78 can be driven by the switch drive 80-87 in both directions, even when the insertion lock is blocked, when the slip clutch (not shown) of the point machine 80 - 87 is set appropriately.
  • the tensioned springs 107, 108 cannot adjust the switch element rotated in one direction or the other about the axis 79 because the strongly reduced gear transmission 84/85 is self-locking.
  • the blocking of the locking bolt 95 can be caused by a coin passing the opening 96 when it is advanced or stopped by a foreign body previously pushed into the coin slot or a foreign body pushed into the coin slot.
  • the coin guide 52/53 has the advantage that foreign bodies do not find a hold on the steep guide surface 53 and on the (greatest) coin thickness, which is adapted to the (greatest) coin thickness and therefore narrow, the rolling track 52, but fall down over the step 58 and on the wall surface 60, the 52/53 coin guide is therefore self-cleaning. Faults caused by foreign bodies stuck between walls 57 and 97 are already remedied when a coin is inserted or pushed into the slot. As soon as the foreign body is pushed under the lower edge of the wall 97, it falls on the surface 53, over the step 58 and further down on the surface 60. Should a foreign body nevertheless get into the stacking container 50, it is easily ejected when the piston 11 is lifted to empty the stacking container 50. The malfunctions mentioned are therefore only temporary, they are automatically remedied by the normal operation of the machines.
  • the lever 101 (FIG. 6) is loaded by a weight 113, which holds it against a stop 114 in the rest position shown. Its fulcrum 115 is in the center of the arcuate course of the slope of the runway 52, which gradually decreases. The distance between the free end of the lever 101 and the runway 52 increases when the lever 101 is pivoted in the direction of coin movement 63. The largest of the coins to be stored pass lever 101 hend with and are held on the runway 52 and delayed. Smaller coins usually pass under lever 101, but are forced to follow runway 52 if necessary.
  • the functions of the lever 101 are important when a coin is inserted at a high speed, especially when it is reflected on the runway 52.
  • the runway extension 66 is formed on a component 118 which can be countersunk in the wall 57 such that its surface 119 following the runway extension 66 in the coin running direction 63 lies in the plane of the guide surface 53 of the wall 57.
  • the surface 120 of the wall 57 following this component 118 in the direction of coin movement 63 lies in this plane, on which a continuation 121 of the runway 52 is formed, which begins at the recessed position of the runway section 70.
  • the runway extension 66 acts as described above: a coin which has reached the stacking container opening 51 is braked and stopped at the runway extension 66 and can be stacked or lowered by lowering the piston 11 Lifting the piston 11 over the runway section 70 so that it slides on the previously stacked coin or on the upper piston surface 18 and further over the surface 60 and falls into the coin collecting container, not shown.
  • the coin switches with the switch member 78 and the second runway 91 are unnecessary. However, they could also be provided, in which case three forwarding routes are available.
  • the distance between the continuation 121 of the runway 52 and the second runway 91 would have to be dimensioned so large that the part of the surface 60 extending between them is sufficient to guide the largest coins laterally.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 10 can be expanded in such a way that the continuation 121 of the runway 52 leads past several openings, each of which leads into a stacking container for coins and to which a component 118 is assigned.

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1. Boîte à monnaie ou accumulateur de pièces, en particulier pour distributeurs à encaissement automatique, présentant un réceptacle d'empilement (1; 50) ouvert en partie haute, pour des pièces de monnaie superposées (2, 3), caractérisé par le fait qu'un support d'empilement (11), soutenant les pièces empilées (2, 3), peut être levé et abaissé dans le réceptacle d'empilement (1; 50) au moyen d'un dispositif d'entraînement réversible (12); et par le fait que la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11) est inclinée de telle sorte qu'une pièce, soulevée au-dessus de la cavité (9) du réceptacle d'empilement par soulèvement du support d'empilement (11), glisse vers le bas sur la pièce qui lui est sous-jacente, respectivement sur la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11), et sur une partie du bord de l'ouverture du réceptacle d'empilement.
2. Accumulateur de pièces selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le bord supérieur (19) d'au moins la partie de la paroi du réceptacle d'empilement qui s'engage autour de la moitié périphérique inférieure de la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11) s'étend parallèlement à cette face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11).
3. Accumulateur de pièces selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait qu'un détecteur de monnaie (35; 72), réagissant à la présence d'une pièce située dans l'ouverture du réceptacle d'empilement, est relié à un dispositif de commande (14) du dispositif (12) d'entraînement du support d'empilement (11), et ce dispositif de commande (14) est réalisé de façon qu'il entraîne le dispositif d'entraînement (12) lors de l'empilement de pièces, en vue d'abaisser le support d'empilement (11), tant que le détecteur de monnaie (35; 72) réagit.
4. Accumulateur de pièces selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que le support d'empilement (11) est préchargé par un ressort (21) qui prend appui stationnairement et dont Ja force élastique augmente, de la valeur dont le poids d'une pièce empilée (2, 3) agit sur le support d'empilement (11), dans le sens de coulissement de celui-ci, lorsque le support d'empilement (11) est abaissé de la distance correspondant à l'épaisseur de la pièce (2, 3), ou bien diminue respectivement lorsqu'il (11) est soulevé de cette distance; et par le fait que le ressort (21) est préchargé de telle sorte que, dans une position centrale du support d'empilement (11), la force élastique soit inversement égale à la force avec laquelle le poids du support d'empilement (11), y compris les parties (17) pouvant coulisser conjointement à ce dernier (11) et les pièces (2, 3) soutenues par ledit support dans cette position, agit dans le sens du coulissement du support d'empilement (11).
5. Accumulateur de pièces selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait qu'un capot (41a), qui obture au moins en partie haute l'espace nécessaire à l'amenée des pièces et, dans une position de repos, au moins la région marginale (20) du réceptacle d'empilement au-dessus de laquelle les pièces glissent vers le bas, peut être déplacé à une position libérant cette zone marginale (20) et est verrouillé, dans sa position de repos, par l'intermédiaire d'un levier de verrouillage à deux bras (47, 48) qui est monté pivotant sur ce capot (41a) et dont l'un (47) des bras est alors vertical et est empêché d'accomplir un mouvement ascendant, par l'intermédiaire d'une butée (49), l'autre bras (48) prenant appui sur le capot (41a) et s'engageant par un mentonnet (48a) dans la cavité (9) du réceptacle d'empilement, à travers une ouverture du capot (41 a), de telle sorte que, lors du soulèvement du support d'empilement (11), le mentonnet (48a) soit repoussé par la pièce (3) située le plus haut, le premier bras (47) soit ainsi déplacé par pivotement à l'écart de la butée (49), et le capot (41 a) soit ensuite soulevé par la pièce (3) située le plus haut, jusqu'à ce que celle-ci (3) ait glissé vers le bas sur la pièce qui lui est sous-jacente, respectivement sur la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11) (figure 1a).
6. Distributeur à encaissement automatique équipé d'au moins un accumulateur de pièces selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins un réceptacle d'empilement (1; 50) est disposé d'un côté d'une paroi pentue de guidage (5; 53) qui est destinée à des pièces à empiler, et sur l'autre côté de laquelle une glissière de guidage (6) ou une piste de roulement (52) s'étend en pente, la raideur de pente de la paroi de guidage (5; 53) et la pente respective de la glissière de guidage ou de la piste de roulement (6; 52) étant dimensionnées de façon que les pièces glissent avec appui latéral sur la paroi de guidage (5; 53), et roulent en étant respectivement soutenues sur la glissière de guidage ou sur la piste de roulement (6; 52); et par le fait que la paroi de guidage (5; 53) présente au moins une ouverture (7; 56) de passage de pièces, qui est associée au réceptacle d'empilement, respectivement dont chacune est associée à l'un des réceptacles d'empilement (1; 50).
7. Distributeur à encaissement automatique selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que le bord inférieur (27), de préférence horizontal, de l'ouverture de passage (7) associée au réceptacle d'empilement (1) s'étend à côté du bord supérieur de la cavité, respectivement de chaque cavité (9) d'un réceptacle d'empilement; et par le fait que la glissière de guidage (6) guide les pièces (4) avec jeu latéral et les soutient, au-dessous du bord inférieur (27) de l'ouverture de passage (7), à une distance qui est plus petite que la moitié du diamètre des pièces, de sorte qu'une pièce, qui n'est plus soutenue par la paroi de guidage (5) au voisinage de l'ouverture de passage (7), bascule autour du bord inférieur (27) de l'ouverture de passage (7) et tombe dans le réceptacle d'empilement (1) (figures 1 et 3).
8. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que l'ouverture de passage (7) pratiquée dans la paroi de guidage (5) est plus large que le diamètre des pièces et son bord (31), postérieur dans le sens de défilement des pièces (4) à empiler, s'étend avec une courbure adaptée au rayon de ces pièces.
9. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé par le fait que, au voisinage de la partie périphérique du réceptacle d'empilement (1) qui s'engage autour de la moitié inférieure des pièces (2, 3) accumulées en position oblique, le bord supérieur de la cavité (9) du réceptacle d'empilement se situe plus haut que dans la région restante, dans le sens de coulissement du support d'empilement (11); et par le fait que, dans cette région restante, le bord supérieur de la cavité (9) du réceptacle d'empilement se prolonge par une surface de glissement (25) qui s'étend jusqu'au bord inférieur (27) de l'ouverture (7) de la paroi de guidage (5) et est destinée à des pièces basculées autour de ce bord inférieur (27), ladite surface (25) s'étendant de préférence parallèlement à la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement, et présentant judicieusement des guides latéraux pour la monnaie basculée.
10. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par le fait que la face frontale supérieure (19) du réceptacle d'empilement (1) présente un renfoncement (24), dont la surface de fond (25) et dont les surfaces latérales forment, respectivement, la surface de glissement et des guides latéraux pour une pièce ayant basculé autour du bord inférieur (27) de l'ouverture (7) de la paroi de guidage (5).
11. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que la paroi (52, 53) de guidage des pièces se trouve dans un plan qui est au moins approximativement parallèle à la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement (11) du réceptacle d'empilement (50), préférentiellement disposé à l'oblique (figures 4 et 6).
12. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que la piste de roulement (52) est formée par un gradin (58) dépassant de la surface de guidage (53).
13. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisé par le fait que le système (52, 53) d'amenée de la monnaie comprend une partie initiale à pente décroissant dans le sens (63) de défilement des pièces, ainsi qu'un tronçon contigu sensiblement rectiligne, qui traverse la chambre de vérification d'un vérificateur de monnaie, jusqu'à l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement (50), et à l'extrémité duquel un dispositif (66, 67) de récupération et de freinage des pièces est installé à côté d'une région marginale de l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement (50), qui est antérieure dans le sens (63) du défilement des pièces.
14. Distributeur automatique selon l'une des revendications 11 à 13, caractérisé par le fait qu'un dispositif de récupération et de freinage, destiné à la pièce arrivant respectivement devant l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement, présente un prolongement (66) de la piste de roulement (52) qui s'étend, en arc de cercle, à côté d'au moins une partie de la moitié périphérique (64) de l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement occupant une position antérieure dans le sens (63) de défilement des pièces, prolongement (66) auquel, en vue du guidage latéral de la pièce roulant sur ce dernier (66), est associée une surface (67) de préférence en forme de croissant qui s'étend, dans le plan de la surface de guidage (53), entre le prolongement (66) de la piste de roulement et la partie périphéri que voisine (64) de l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement.
15. Distributeur automatique selon l'une des revendications 11 à 14, caractérisé par le fait que la piste de roulement (52) présente un renfoncement (70) dans la région inférieure de l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement, afin de stabiliser en position empilée la pièce qui arrive à cet endroit.
16. Distributeur automatique selon l'une des revendications 11 à 15, caractérisé par le fait qu'un organe mobile (78) d'un aiguillage à monnaie (78 - 87), disposé au-dessous de l'ouverture (51) du réceptacle d'empilement, forme dans une première position d'aiguillage un tronçon initial (90) d'une piste de roulement (90, 91) destinée à des pièces expulsées, par soulèvement du support d'empilement (11), transversalement au-dessus de la piste de roulement (52) du système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces, piste (90, 91) à laquelle est associée une surface de guidage (68) au moins approximativement parallèle à la face supérieure (18) du support d'empilement; et par le fait que, dans une seconde position, l'organe aiguilleur (78) libère un trajet permettant la chute des pièces expulsées du support d'empilement (11), transversalement au-dessus de la piste de roulement (52) du système (52,53) d'amenée des pièces.
17. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 16, caractérisé par le fait que la piste de roulement (91) se raccordant à l'organe aiguilleur (78) et destinée à des pièces expulsées par soulèvement du support d'empilement (11), dans la première position de l'organe aiguilleur (78), par l'intermédiaire de la piste de roulement (52) du système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces, et la surface de guidage (68) associée à cette piste (91), matérialisent des parties d'un canal fermé (91, 68, 93, 98) qui est destiné à des pièces devant être restituées, et dont l'entrée est obturée par un élément de verrouillage (94) dans la seconde position de l'organe aiguilleur (78).
18. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 16 ou 17, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe aiguilleur (78) est entraîné par une transmission (79 - 87) à manivelle dont la manivelle (82), dans chacune de ses positions de point mort, est appliquée (86/87) contre une butée et est reliée, par l'entremise d'un accouplement patinant, à un moteur réversible (83) qui, lors du mouvement de l'organe aiguilleur (78) de la seconde à la première position, entraîne un barrage (95) anti-introduction de monnaie dans la direction de verrouillage, et inversement, la force d'entraînement agissant sur ce barrage (95) anti-introduction de monnaie par l'intermédiare d'au moins un ressort (107, 108).
19. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 14, caractérisé par le fait que le prolongement (66) de la piste de roulement (52) peut être encaissé au-dessous du plan de la surface de guidage (53) du système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces et par le fait que le système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces; se poursuit par un guidage de monnaie (121, 119, 120), qui comprend une piste de roulement (121) se raccordant à la piste de roulement (52) du système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces, ainsi qu'une surface de guidage (119, 120) située dans le plan de la surface de guidage (53) dudit système (52, 53) d'amenée des pièces, de sorte que, lorsque le prolongement (66) de la piste de roulement (52) est encaissé, une pièce continue de rouler sur le guidage de monnaie (121,120) et qu'une pièce, capturée et freinée sur le prolongement (66) non encaissé, tombe par soulèvement du support d'empilement, par l'intermédiaire de la piste de roulement (52) du système d'amenée des pièces.
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