EP0627712A1 - Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und Speichern von zur Bezahlung in eine Ausgabevorrichtung eingeführten Gegenständen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und Speichern von zur Bezahlung in eine Ausgabevorrichtung eingeführten Gegenständen Download PDF

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EP0627712A1
EP0627712A1 EP94201453A EP94201453A EP0627712A1 EP 0627712 A1 EP0627712 A1 EP 0627712A1 EP 94201453 A EP94201453 A EP 94201453A EP 94201453 A EP94201453 A EP 94201453A EP 0627712 A1 EP0627712 A1 EP 0627712A1
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Maurice Fillod
Jean-Marc Peccoux
Jean-Pascal Delay
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  • the present invention relates to a device capable of sorting, transporting and storing objects, such as coins, introduced as payment in a device for distributing products or services.
  • the invention can be applied to distributors of consumable products, or of services rendered to users, in exchange for payment, in the form of a transport ticket or a ticket. vehicle parking.
  • Vending machines of this type are by definition placed in public places and are therefore likely, given the relatively large sums of money they contain, to be subjected to acts of vandalism, from the outside, aimed at steal the cash stored in the ATM.
  • Distributors are generally designed to resist such acts of vandalism, by their mechanical design and the materials used. This results in a relatively imposing overall structure by the size and the weight.
  • distributors are also liable to acts of fraud, aimed at obtaining the counterpart (in products or services) free of charge, either by not introducing currency and by blocking the device or by introducing counterfeit coins or objects, which may nevertheless trigger the delivery mechanism for the corresponding product or service.
  • Specific means are used to defeat or attempt to defeat these maneuvers, in particular by providing distributors with counterfeit detection systems or non-compliant objects and / or means of protection for the central unit controlling the entire operation of the dispenser.
  • the latter may also be subjected to fraudulent actions, on the part of persons having access to the interior of the distributor, for maintenance operations or of repair.
  • a first type of known device successively has a coin input, intended for pre-recognition of the object introduced, and the output of which is connected to a selector whose role is to sort the coins recognized as such, according to their value.
  • the output of the selector is connected to a first conduit leading to a bowl opening out to the outside of the device, and to a second conduit connected to means for placing on hold, called pre-collection.
  • the part at the outlet of the selector is directed to the bowl when it is not recognized as compliant, or directed to the pre-collection when it is recognized as compliant.
  • Pre-collection is likely to direct the coins, either to the bowl in the event of cancellation by the user, or to permanent storage means (piggy bank) of coins, when the product or service has been given to the user.
  • This known device is relatively rudimentary, and therefore has in this respect reduced operating methods, in particular in the sense that it does not make any change.
  • the user must therefore have the exact sum corresponding to the product or service rendered. This results in an important limitation for the user, which therefore reduces the possibilities of application.
  • a second type of distributor is known, capable of making change, without recycling the latter.
  • This type of device is similar to the first type of device described above, with the exception that it further comprises storage means in the form of a reserve, of coins intended for the return of money and opening into the bowl.
  • this second type of known device nevertheless has a significant disadvantage in that it requires the filling of the reserve, which implies a significant down payment.
  • This filling requires the use of labor, which increases the cost of operating the device, and also increases the risk of fraud when filling the reserve.
  • the reserve is generally exhausted relatively quickly, except to provide for frequent filling and / or provide a reserve of large capacity, which only aggravates the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • a third type of known device capable of making change, has been designed with means allowing the recycling of said change.
  • This third type of device comprises substantially the same components as the second type without recycling, except that the queue (or an orienter) is likely to direct the coins, either to the bowl, or to the piggy bank, or to temporary means of storing money, called recycling dispensers, and itself capable of directing the coins either to the piggy bank or to the bowl using an orienteer.
  • the coins sent to the piggy bank are those which cannot be recycled, for example the most valuable coins; coins are also directed from the queue to the piggy bank when the recycling dispenser is full.
  • the recycling distributor has organs allowing the temporary storage of parts, classified according to their value.
  • recycling distributors comprising a sort of hopper provided with an orifice at its base opposite which is provided a disc comprising housings in the plane of the disc, and capable of receiving said parts, which are thus removed. This has the disadvantage of having to change discs for any change in the type of part.
  • Recycling distributors comprising either a series of vertical tubes in each of which is placed a type of part, or a series of co-axial carousels, along an axis parallel or perpendicular to the direction of transport of the parts.
  • the most common type of carousel is one in which the carousels are arranged along a common vertical axis.
  • This type of carousel dispenser although being advantageous in certain respects, nevertheless presents the major drawback of being complex and bulky, since the different carousels are superimposed on each other, and this is all the more truer than the addition of an additional carousel, made necessary for example by the creation of a new type of coin, increases the total height of the money chain.
  • Recycling distributors with vertical tubes or carousels have the common disadvantage of allowing visual and physical access to the money stored in the distributor, directly and without protection.
  • the dismantling of the recycling distributor and its various organs therefore allows direct access to the stored money, with the possibilities of fraud already mentioned.
  • Another difficulty of known recycling distributors is linked to the return of change, in the event of an overpayment by the user, by the introduction of a relatively large number of low-value coins (for example 10 cents) then supplemented by a high-value coin (for example 10 francs), the user having realized that he did not have the full sum in 10-cent coins. It is necessary to give change to the user, and the optimal solution is to give the user his own coins first.
  • the concept of change of money rests on an important principle, namely that the money returned to the user must be mainly constituted not to say completely of his own coins, as far as possible . And this pursues a double purpose.
  • the first goal is to return the user his own parts in the event of cancellation at the last moment of his order.
  • the second goal is to avoid storing false coins possibly introduced by a fraudster, and to return correct coins to the latter, in addition to the product or service for the value considered. This would amount to the fraudster "laundering" counterfeit money with the obvious financial consequences for the operator. For example, a transport ticket worth 5 francs, and it is assumed that the fraudster introduces 4.50 francs in false coins and a 20 franc coin to complete.
  • the distributors are subject to specific specifications, in particular in terms of operation. It is desirable that the quantity of coins likely to be stored is relatively large in order to allow the return of change to the user, in the best conditions and without having to resort to replenishments frequent and therefore costly, in parts, in order to avoid user dissatisfaction and / or financial loss for the operator given the lack of use resulting from a device which is not likely to give change . Also, it is important that those responsible for maintenance or repairs can have access to the mechanism, without having to completely disassemble the dispenser, and thus increase the labor costs resulting from these maintenance and / or repair operations. . In addition, users are generally sensitive to the speed of operation of a device and the waiting time should be minimized.
  • the present invention aims to provide a device capable of sorting and storing coins, introduced into a dispenser, and capable of performing a pre-recognition, sorting the coins, and routing them to the temporary storage means or the definitive storage means or the change-over container, depending on the operating needs, of the dispensing device, in conditions aimed at remedying the drawbacks mentioned above.
  • a first object of the invention is to provide such a device that does not allow visual and physical access to the coins during the disassembly of the various elements constituting the dispensing apparatus, with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, the possibilities of fraud.
  • a second object of the invention is a device making it possible to return change, with recycling of the latter, with a return threshold as low as possible, and ensuring the return of the coins which have just been inserted by the user. , in order to avoid any operation aimed at "laundering" counterfeit money.
  • a third object of the invention is to prevent the condition, accidentally or fraudulently of the dispensing device in a condition such that the reserve of coins is completely evacuated to the bowl.
  • a fourth object of the invention is a device capable of accepting a wide range of coins, and also modular, so as to be able to accept modifications and adaptations of the money tracking system in the event of a change in tariff, introduction of new parts on the market or other modifications, without affecting the capacity of the dispensing device or its size.
  • a fifth object of the invention resides in a dispensing device capable of storing a large quantity of recycled parts, for example up to 2,400, while ensuring the recycling of a large number of types of parts, for example up to ten different types, and retaining a degree of simplicity of design, operation and accessibility to the various bodies in order to carry out maintenance and / or repair operations.
  • the device for sorting and storing objects such as coins introduced as payment in a distributor of products or services, of the type comprising a coin inlet connected to a selector capable of sorting said objects, the output of said selector being connected to a bowl and to means of waiting (queue) themselves capable of directing said objects, either to said bowl, or to final storage means (piggy bank ) of said objects, either to a removable recycling distributor capable of temporarily storing said objects, and of directing them either towards said bowl, or towards said piggy bank, said recycling distributor comprising at least two vertical tubes, is characterized in that it includes means capable of preventing visual and physical access to the interior of said tubes, when the latter are in place.
  • the device comprises emptying means capable of directing the objects (parts) contained in the tube (intended to be dismantled) towards the piggy bank.
  • emptying means capable of directing the objects (parts) contained in the tube (intended to be dismantled) towards the piggy bank.
  • the device advantageously includes means capable of authorizing disassembly only one tube at a time.
  • the queue comprises a rotating barrel in which the waiting parts are likely to be housed, and the tubes are arranged in a circle centered on said barrel.
  • the queue also includes a plate on which the barrel is fixed, said plate being capable of being covered by a cover and said plate being disposed at the top of a chest containing said recycling distributor . This prevents access to any part of the parts path.
  • the device preferably comprises means allowing the barrel to be emptied from the queue, during disassembly and access to said barrel, for example by removing the cover.
  • the device comprises orienting means at the outlet of the recycling distributor, comprising a hopper provided at its base with an opening into which two conduits open respectively connected to the bowl and to the piggy bank, the orienter comprising a shutter capable of block one of the conduits alternately, under the effect of actuating means, so that the flap, in normal position, closes access to the bowl (the access conduit to the piggy bank being open, independently of the electric state of the coin chain.
  • the device also advantageously comprises means for discharging the pieces one by one from the tubes, comprising a sliding pusher associated with a cam driven by a motor, the whole being integral with said tube.
  • each tube is radially movable between a first locked position, and a second disassembly position, offset radially towards the inside of the circle formed by the tubes, and said means able to allow disassembly only of one tube.
  • both comprise a drum provided with an axial groove and of shape complementary to the tube to be dismantled and capable of receiving the latter at least in part.
  • the means for automatically emptying the tubes during disassembly comprise a lug disposed on the pusher and able to penetrate a groove provided on the fixed base relative to which the said tube, said pusher and said associated motor moves, so that in position ready to dismantle the tube, that is to say offset radially towards the axis of rotation of the drum, the lug arranged on the pusher is in abutment against the final shoulder of the groove provided on the base and maintains the pusher in the open position of the tube, which used to connect the base of the tube to the total discharge opening of the parts contained in the tube, which are then routed to the piggy bank, the orienting means then being in position such that access to the bowl is closed. It is understood that a disassembled tube is then necessarily empty.
  • the device of the invention successively comprises a coin inlet 10 provided with a slot 11 adapted to receive a coin 12 inserted (arrow f).
  • the entry of parts 10 comprises, in a manner known per se and not shown, means for pre-recognition of the object introduced, in order to allow the elimination of non-conforming objects.
  • the entry of parts is carried out in the embodiment described and claimed in French patent application No. 9,301,307, filed on February 5, 1993 in the name of the applicant.
  • the coin inlet 10 is provided with an outlet 13 opening into a currency selector 14, known per se and not shown in detail, and the main role of which is to sort the coins introduced according to their type, and route the latter, by means of a neck 15, to queuing means, called "queue".
  • the queue 16 comprises a barrel 17 mounted for rotation about a vertical axis 18, and disposed inside a box 19 comprising a plate 20 and a cover 21.
  • the plate 20 is preferably of general shape square and the cover 21 is of parallelepipedal shape with a square base.
  • the box enclosing the queue 16, forming a rectangular block, as best shown in Figure 5, is disposed at the top of a rectangular chest 22 whose square base and of dimension substantially equal to that of the plate 20 of the queue 16.
  • the trunk 22 is centered, as well as the queue 16, on the axis of rotation 18.
  • the plate 20 of the queue 16 is fixed to the upper wall 23 of the trunk 22 by attachment points 24 ( Figure 5).
  • the trunk 22 comprises a series of vertical tubes capable of each receiving a type of coin, and constitute what is commonly known as the recycling distributor.
  • the tubes, bearing the references 25 to 34, are arranged in a circle, centered on the axis of rotation 18 of the barrel 17 of the queue 16, as best shown in FIG. 2 where the respective positions of the barrel and the tubes are shown in detail. Only the tube 25 is shown in Figure 1, it being understood that the device can comprise at least two tubes, and up to ten tubes for example. Note that, according to the example of ten tubes shown, these are grouped by two groups of five, leaving a space in the form of a ring sector between each group, in an arc of a circle, as shown in Figures 2 and 4 for example.
  • the base 37 ( Figure 3) of the trunk 22 is provided with a circular orifice 38.
  • the orifice 38 is centered on the axis of rotation 18.
  • the base 37 of the trunk 22 containing the recycling dispenser also comprises a second series of two openings, having a quadrangular shape and of slightly larger dimension, in diametral section, to the largest of the admissible parts.
  • the openings of the second series bear the references 48 and 49 respectively.
  • the drum 95 is mounted for rotation about the axis of rotation 18, and has an axial groove in the general shape of a semicircle and of a size such that the groove is capable of receiving, at least in part , a tube.
  • the axial groove 96 is of a size such that it receives half of said tube. The latter is therefore offset axially, with respect to the other tubes, towards the axis of rotation 18.
  • the orifice 38 opens into a hopper 50, the lower opening 51 of which opens into two conduits 52 and 53 respectively.
  • the conduit 52 opens into a conduit 54 leading to means for definitive storage of coins and hereinafter called piggy bank ( reference 55).
  • the other conduit 53 leaving the hopper 50 opens into a bowl 56 intended for the return of change and the evacuation of objects to the outside of the device in return for the user.
  • the conduit 54 connecting the piggy bank 55 and the first conduit 52 from the hopper 50 is extended in its upper part to the base 37 of the base 22 and opens in the upper part opposite the opening 48 ( Figures 1 and 4) itself being in the extension of the chute 35.
  • the opening 49 which is an extension of the trough 36, is connected to the conduit 53.
  • the bowl 56 is also connected, by an opening opening into the second conduit 53 (also opening into the hopper 50), to a conduit not shown connected to an evacuation channel 58 opening at the base of the selector 14 and intended to evacuate the objects, in particular coins, introduced by the user and return to the latter for the reason that these do not comply, in which case, the service or product is not distributed and the money introduced by the user must be returned to it, at the level of the bowl 56.
  • the entry of parts 10 in accordance with the patent application mentioned above is also connected to the evacuation channel 58, in order to allow evacuation and the return to the user of objects considered to be non-compliant, within the framework of the pre-recognition operations carried out by the entry of parts 10, and in a known manner.
  • the queue 16 includes the barrel 17.
  • the latter consists of a toroidal piece, of substantially square section, and comprising a series of parallelipipedic housings, arranged in the plane of the axis of rotation 18 of the barrel 17, such as the housing 60, part of which is shown and inside which is shown a part 61.
  • the barrel 17 is capable of containing 36 parts in 36 corresponding dwellings. The parts are routed inside the corresponding housings 60 of the barrel 17, via a slot 62, provided on the upper face of the cover 21, and directly above the duct 15 connecting the parts selector 14 ( FIG. 1) and the queue 16.
  • the slot 62 is of complementary shape and dimension to the cross section of the housings 60, in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 18, and also in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of travel of the parts, from the selector 14 towards the queue 16.
  • the parts 61 rest and slide on the plate 20 of the queue 16, on sliding sectors ( two sectors 63 and 64 being represented only for reasons of clarity).
  • Each sector is associated with a hatch respectively 65 and 66, of general shape allowing the evacuation of the part located in the housing arranged opposite the hatch, in a downward vertical direction.
  • Each hatch is associated with a recycling distributor tube, so that each hatch is arranged facing and substantially along a diameter, in a radial direction, in the plane of the plate 20, so that a part leaving the housing 60 , passes through the corresponding hatch and ends in the corresponding tube (25 to 34).
  • the plate 20 thus comprises a first series of hatches, each corresponding to a tube, ie a total of ten hatches in the example shown, and a second series of two hatches, one of which is intended for the evacuation of the parts by the chute 35 towards the piggy bank, and the other hatch is intended for the direct evacuation of the coins from the queue 16 towards the bowl 56, via the hopper 50.
  • the barrel is rotated, by control means known in themselves and connected to the central unit of the dispensing apparatus, and continued until the corresponding housing, containing a part of known and determined value, arrives opposite a hatch corresponding to a tube determined for this type of parts, and means actuation, described below, open the normally closed hatch, to allow the evacuation of the part to the corresponding tube, or to the evacuation chute 35 to the piggy bank 55, or the evacuation from the workpiece by a chute to the bowl 56 via the hopper 50.
  • the actuating means allowing the doors to be closed and opened consist, with reference to FIG. 5, of an arm oscillating between a closed position of the door and a retracted position where the door is open.
  • the passage from one to the other of the positions is carried out under the action of an electromagnet, for example controlled by the central unit.
  • an electromagnet for example controlled by the central unit.
  • to each tube corresponds a sliding sector, a hatch, an arm for closing / opening the hatch, and an electromagnet referenced respectively 700 and 701 in FIG. 5, where only part of each of the elements.
  • the device of the invention as shown in the other figures in fact comprises ten tubes, two conduits, twelve sectors, twelve hatches and twelve electromagnets.
  • the orienter and the hopper 50 capable of directing the parts at the outlet of the recycling distributor (tube 25 to 34), either to the bowl 56 via the conduit 53, or towards the piggy bank 55 via the conduit 52 (then 54, FIG. 1).
  • the lower part of the hopper is provided with an opening 51 opening into one or other of the conduits 53 or 52.
  • a shutter 70 is provided and rotatably mounted on an axis 71, in a direction transverse to the 'axis of rotation 18, corresponding to the vertical direction of the movement of parts.
  • the shutter 70 is movable between a first position where it closes the conduit 53 leading to the bowl, the conduit 52 leading to the piggy bank then being open, and a second position for which the shutter 70 closes the conduit 52 (leading to the piggy bank 55 ) and thus leaving free access to the conduit 53 towards the bowl 56.
  • the passage from one to the other of the positions of the flap 70 is carried out using a mechanism described below.
  • a link 78 is rotatably mounted outside the hopper 50 and along an axis parallel to the axis of rotation 71 of the flap 70.
  • One end of the link is provided with a light 81 capable of cooperating with a lug integral with the shutter.
  • the light 81 has a profile such that the flap is capable of taking two positions for which the lug is placed at one or the other of the ends of the long profile of the cutout 81.
  • the flap 70 closes the conduit 53 leading to the bowl and thus, the flap is in position such that any coin falling into the hopper is directed into the piggy bank.
  • the second position 70 ′ corresponds to the second position of the flap for which the latter closes the conduit 52 leading to the piggy bank, that is to say that any part falling into the hopper is then directed towards the bowl.
  • the double arrow g shows the rotational movement in alternating oscillation of the link 78, between the two extreme positions of the flap 70 and 70 'respectively.
  • the end of the link provided with the cutout 81 forms a substantially 90 ° return, so that the linkage has a general shape of L, the small branch being made up of the part of the link where the cutout is provided. 81.
  • the other end of the link 78, on the other side of the axis of rotation 79, is able to cooperate with the lower end of an arm 72 provided at the lower end with a vertical rod 73 and suitable to move parallel to itself along a vertical axis.
  • the rod 73 passes through an opening 74 the base 37 and protrudes beyond the latter.
  • the double arrow f (FIG. 7) shows the two possible directions of translation of the rod 73, that is to say up or down.
  • Rod 73 is provided, in its part projecting from the base 37, with a tab 75 arranged at a right angle, in the direction of the vertical axis 18 of rotation of the drum 95.
  • the distal end of the tab 75 is provided with a lug , preferably cylindrical, bearing the reference 76, and of complementary shape of a housing 77 provided in the drum 95.
  • the distal end 72A, of the arm 72 disposed at the lower end of the rod 73 is capable of bearing against the corresponding end of the link 78.
  • the rod 73 can be moved in translation (arrow h in FIG. 7) between a first position in bold lines where the end 72A of the arm 72 bears against the end of the link 78 and therefore causes the rod 78 to rotate to the position shown in FIG. 6 in solid lines where the flap 70 closes access to the bowl, and connects the hopper 50 to the conduit 52 connected to the piggy bank.
  • the downward movement of the rod 73 is caused by the operator, and in doing so, the lug 76 leaves its housing 77 provided in the drum 95, and the latter is therefore likely to be rotated, still by the operator , in order to release the tubes as will be explained below.
  • the shutter 70 is positioned manually, whatever the electrical state of the circuit, and also note that the position of the lug 76 and its height is such that for any angular position of the drum 95 other than that where the housing 77 is arranged opposite the lug 76, the lug is pushed back, and therefore the rod 73 downwards since the lug bears on the base of the drum 95.
  • a spring 75A is provided under the lug 75 so as to cause a restoring force on the lug 75 and push it upwards, so that as soon as the housing 77 is facing the lug 76, the lug and the lug, and the rod 73 are spontaneously moved upwards, to come into the position shown in fine lines in FIG. 7, for which the flap is capable of assuming one or the other of the positions, as a function of electromagnetic commands associated with the distributor's central unit.
  • Figure 8 is shown in detail and in longitudinal section, the upper part of a tube, such as the tube 25 provided at its upper end 25A, with a plug 85 comprising a disc 86 extended on its periphery by a flange 87A arranged at right angles to the disc 86, the flange 87A being formed and of such dimensions that they can be threaded onto the upper end of the tube 25 and fixed in a tamper-proof manner on the tube 25.
  • the upper disc 86 is provided, on the side of its face opposite the tube 25, with a mass portion 87B comprising a through opening 88, and opening out on either side of the disc 86.
  • the opening 88 is in the general form of a slot and at trapezoidal cross section, and whose dimensions are such that the slot 88 allows the passage of a part 89.
  • the part 89 shown in Figure 8 is being passed through the slot 88, in a substantially vertical plane. Once the part has passed the opening 88 opens into the tube 25 and takes a position similar to the position 89 ′ shown, and finally, the part continuing its movement, by gravity, comes to be placed at the top of the stack of parts 90 and take position 89 ''.
  • Optical sensors are arranged in the mass part 87B, and on either side of the slot 88.
  • the optical sensors 90 and 91 are connected to the central unit, in a manner known per se, by wire connections 92 and 93. The sensors make it possible to follow at any time the passage of the parts issuing from the queue 16 and opening into each tube.
  • each tube is provided with a stopper such as the stopper 85 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • the trapezoidal shape, in cross section, of the insertion slot 88 allows, on the one hand, the descent of the part in the best conditions, whatever its original position when it leaves queue 16 and on the other hand, taking into account the narrowed part facing the inside of the tube, to prevent any attempted fraudulent removal of the parts contained in the tube 25.
  • the device of the invention makes it possible to prevent the person responsible for maintenance and / or repair, from seeing the parts contained in the entire device, and in particular in the queue for waiting or recycling distributor (tubes).
  • the box 21 covers the plate 20, which itself is fixed to the upper wall 23 of the trunk 22 containing the recycling distributor tubes.
  • the base 37 of the trunk 22 is itself inviolably connected, either to the piggy bank 55 or to the bowl 56.
  • the assembly offers from the slot 11 of the entry of coins 10, up to the bowl or the case, a compact set that does not show the coins and the sums of money they contain.
  • the invention offers a mechanical barrier to access to the parts contained in the various organs of the device of the invention.
  • the device of the invention comprises means capable of allowing the complete emptying of the barrel 17 of the queue, so that any intervention on the queue does not can only be carried out when the barrel is empty.
  • Automatic emptying of barrel 17 is carried out whatever the electrical or electronic state of the device. For example, a crank first causes the opening of the hatch connecting the barrel to the piggy bank, and then causes the barrel to rotate, so as to successively place each coin receiving housing opposite the hatch located opposite the chute 35 and connected directly to the piggy bank 55.
  • each housing capable of containing a room is emptied of its content and the coins go directly into the piggy bank 55, where they are by definition inaccessible.
  • the piggy bank is in fact made up of an inviolable container and having an extremely high resistance to vandalism.
  • the security of the device is further enhanced to the extent that the person responsible for maintenance or carrying out repairs, in order to have access to the tubes, must first open the cover 21 preceded by the emptying of the barrel 17 , and then separate the plate 20 from the upper part 23 of the trunk 22 containing the recycling distributor tubes. Once the plate 20 has been removed, the person still does not have access to the interior of the tubes, since the latter are made integral with the base 37 of the trunk 22, and their upper part is closed in a tamper-resistant manner by the plug 85 ( Figures 8 and 9).
  • Figures 10 and 11 are similar to Figures 3 and 4, except that one of the tubes and the means associated drain (and described later) is offset axially, in a plane perpendicular to the axis 18 and this, towards said axis of rotation 18.
  • the tubes are mounted on an assembly carrying the general reference 99 and capable of sliding on the base 37 of the trunk 22 containing the recycling distribution tubes.
  • the tubes are capable of sliding between a first ex-centered position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, for example, and a position radially offset towards the inside of the drum 95.
  • the assembly 99 associated with each tube and arranged at its base is provided with mechanical means such as two tabs arranged laterally on each side of the 'assembly 99, and capable of sliding in a complementary groove provided in the base 37 of the trunk 22.
  • each tube is made integral with the base 37, and therefore with the trunk 22, by the engagement of the tabs lateral in the corresponding grooves.
  • the length of the grooves and of the legs is such that the displacement in radial translation of the assembly 99 carrying each tube along a given length, in order to arrive at the position of the tube 30 of FIG. 11, is sufficient to disengage the legs from the corresponding grooves .
  • the person responsible for maintenance can then grasp the tube, by the upper plug 85 and by a simple pull upwards, lift the tube and the associated assembly 99.
  • the extraction of another tube can only take place by rotating the drum 95 so as to place the axial groove 96 opposite the tube to be dismantled.
  • the invention ensures total emptying of each tube, before its extraction from the trunk 22.
  • the emptying of each tube is carried out in the direction of the piggy bank 55 and this, without direct intervention by the person responsible for maintenance, as described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C, also showing the means of 'evacuation of the coins one by one, related to the operation of the device while returning money to the user.
  • the device comprises means capable of preventing any attempt at picking aimed at taking the pieces from the tube in an offset position prior to its extraction. These means are described in relation to FIGS. 16, 17 and 18.
  • FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C show the lower part of a tube, and the assembly 99 associated, for a position for discharging parts at the base of the tube.
  • the assembly 99 disposed at the base of the tube 30 comprises on the one hand, a sleeve 100 receiving the base of the tube 30, and on the other hand, a housing 101 on which an electric motor 102 rests whose axis 103 is secured to a cam 104 provided with a lug 105 capable of engaging in a corresponding recess provided in a part 106 of a slide 107, the latter comprising on the side opposite to the part 106, a plate 108, capable of slide on the surface of the base 37.
  • a space corresponding to the thickness of the blade 108 of the slide 107 is provided under the sleeve 100 in the position shown in FIG.
  • the parts 109 accumulated in the tube 30, are retained at the base of the sleeve 100, by the blade 108 of the slide 107, which itself rests in part on the surface of the base 37, integral with the trunk 22.
  • the end of the blade 108, on the side opposite to the motor 102 and the cam 104, is shaped according to an arc 110, of complementary shape area to the type of parts contained in the tube 30.
  • the assembly 99, and the associated tube 30 is made integral of the base 37, by lateral tabs capable of engaging in grooves 113 and 114 of complementary shape and provided in the base 37.
  • the tabs (shown and described later) are co-linear in the plane of the drawing.
  • the evacuation of the coins one by one is carried out as follows. Starting from the position shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the motor 102 is then supplied, which causes the rotation of the cam 104 and therefore the displacement, to the left of FIG. 12A, of the solid part 106 of the slide 107 , which therefore causes the blade 108 to move to the left, until the part, at the base of the stack of parts 109 contained in the tube 30, rests directly on the base 37. More precisely, in this position shifted to the left of the slide 107, the part enters inside the notch in a circular arc 110. Note that in this position the slide 107 and the part at the base of the stack of parts are at same level and both rest on the upper surface of the base 37.
  • optical sensor assembly 90/91 arranged at the top of the tube on the plug 85, and the inductive sensor 112 arranged at the base of the tube makes it possible to provide the central unit of information at all times on the movement of the parts, and the content of each tube which contains only one type of given parts.
  • the tube (and the associated assembly 99) is capable of being translated parallel to the base 37 (in a radial direction relative to the axis of rotation 18), the direction of translation being symbolized in the figure 13A by arrow i. Arrived in the position offset radially towards the axis of rotation 18, as shown with regard to the tube 30 and the assembly 99 in FIG. 11.
  • the slide is provided with a projecting spar carrying the reference 119, in reality two spars 119 and 119 ′ arranged on either side.
  • the ends of the longitudinal members 119 and 119 ', on the side of the axis 18 of the drum 95 are capable of abutting on a shoulder 125 provided at the centripetal end of a recess 126 provided on the edge of the base 37, of the side of the opening 38.
  • two recesses 126 and 126 'respectively, and two shoulders 125 and 125' respectively FIG. 12B, the slide capable of pushing the parts is in the position of maximum centripetal extension.
  • the tube and the assembly 99 are in the normal use position.
  • the operator after dismantling the queue, and in order to have access to one of the tubes, must rotate the drum 95, so that the longitudinal or axial notch 96 provided on said drum, is arranged opposite a tube, so as to be able to translate said tube towards the notch and thus allow its extraction.
  • the rotation of the drum is not possible as long as the lug 76 ( Figure 7) is disposed in the housing 77 provided on the drum 95.
  • the operator first pushes back downward the rod 73 which thus passes from the position in fine lines to its position in bold lines (FIG.
  • the pieces falling through the opening 38 end up at the hopper 50, then are routed through the conduits 52 and 54 towards the piggy bank 55.
  • the device of the invention also constitutes a kind of mechanical memory making it possible to detect the disassembly of the tubes, since the slider 107 is necessarily moved to a given position when the tube is translated for disassembly. The tube cannot be reassembled if the slide is not in the opening position of the orifice 38.
  • the device of the invention also comprises a means allowing the drum to be placed in the correct position, during disassembly, and in particular of the removal of the box 19 from the queue.
  • the drum 95 is provided at its upper part with a lug, capable of cooperating with an additional housing provided on the plate 20 of the queue 16 (more precisely, on the face of the plate facing the drum) the positions respective of the upper lug of the drum and of the plate housing are such that it is only possible for the operator to replace the plate 20 in the correct position if the lug provided on the upper part of the drum 95 is placed opposite the corresponding housing.
  • the drum during its replacement (after intervention on the tubes) has been translated so that the lug 76 ( Figure 7) enters the housing 77, so as to return the drum to the correct axial position.
  • the notch 96 is arranged opposite one of the evacuation tubes provided on the device. Therefore, the drum 95 is in an adequate and well defined position.
  • the lug disposed on the upper part of the drum 95 allows the operator to arrange the plate 20 of the queue, in the correct position.
  • the lug provided in the upper part constitutes a locating means with a view to reassembling the queue.
  • the device comprises, as shown diagrammatically in FIG. 15, means making it possible to check and ensure that the parts, the rendering of which has been ordered, have reached the bowl.
  • These means consist of a piezoelectric sensor disposed at the bottom of the bowl and capable of triggering a signal as soon as the latter contains the coins.
  • the piezoelectric sensor is also associated with the central unit of the device so as to be able to deactivate the money chain, or to trigger an alarm, when the cash return outlet has been blocked inadvertently, such as for example resulting from an act of vandalism.
  • the piezoelectric sensor has the reference 200.
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 the following describes the means making it possible to prevent any attempt at vandalism aimed at removing the parts contained in a tube offset radially, and ready to be lifted upwards, for removal.
  • These means are intended to prevent any picking operation aimed at removing the parts contained in the tubes.
  • These means comprise an element 130 in the general shape of a U and extending downward the drum 95, that is to say in the direction of the bowl. More specifically, the U-shaped part 130 protrudes from the opening 38 inside the hopper and is arranged so as to extend downward, that is to say towards the hopper, the tube placed inside of the axial groove 96 for the extraction of said tube.
  • the drum 95 and more precisely its rotation hub 131, is fixed on the free end of a radial tongue 132 (interrupting the circular opening 38 communicating with the bowl).
  • the anti-picking element 130 has two side walls 135 and 136, parallel to each other and parallel to the axis of rotation 18 of the drum 95. More precisely, the walls lateral 135 and 136 are provided substantially in the extension of the axial groove 96 for receiving the tubes.
  • a transverse connection panel 137 is provided between the side panels 135 and 136. The transverse panel 137 is arranged frontly with respect to the drum and facing and near the vertical wall of the hopper, as shown more particularly in the figure 16.
  • Additional sensors optical, ultrasonic or other mechanical devices can be provided, making it possible, by scanning, for example, to ensure that the outlet chute of the parts is free of any object capable of hindering the output of the parts towards the bowl.
  • the drum has two parts, namely an upper part 95A and a lower part 95B, of smaller diameter.
  • Figures 12B, 13B and 19 show a top view of an embodiment of the anti-fraud device, intended to optimally close the gap between the front end of each assembly 99 carrying a tube and the wall inside of the groove 96 provided on the lower part 95B of the drum 95.
  • the front end (facing the axis 18) of the support base of the assembly 99 is provided with projecting elements 140, 141 and 142 (forming a sort of comb) of complementary shape to the axial grooves provided on the inner face of the main groove 96, arranged on the lower part 95B.

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