EP1302909A1 - Selbsttätige Wechselgeldausgabevorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1302909A1
EP1302909A1 EP01830640A EP01830640A EP1302909A1 EP 1302909 A1 EP1302909 A1 EP 1302909A1 EP 01830640 A EP01830640 A EP 01830640A EP 01830640 A EP01830640 A EP 01830640A EP 1302909 A1 EP1302909 A1 EP 1302909A1
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Luigi Antonelli
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D1/00—Coin dispensers

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  • the present invention relates essentially to the trade and particularly an automatic device able to be connected to a corresponding counter of a post office, travel agency, supermarket, as well as a cash-register of a shop, bar, pharmacy, etc., in order to deliver a correct change in coins, leaving only the duty to the cash clerk to give the change in notes.
  • Coin dispensers connected to cash-registers are nowadays known (for example in the United States). They have essentially the following characteristics:
  • the main object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks by reducing the waiting time at the counters, avoiding the mistakes by the cash clerk in taking coins, and facilitating the check of the change.
  • a second object of the invention is to provide a device which can be connected to all of the counters and cash-registers brought up to date for Euro or other currency.
  • a third object of the invention is to provide a coin dispenser which has a small size and is easy to use and reliable both in its operation and giving back the change coins.
  • the disclosed automatic change dispenser particularly for Euro, consists essentially of a device provided with at least one magazine 1 for each coin denomination, which device is connected to a counter or cash-register to receive information relative to the change to be dispensed and is able to select the correct number of coins among the available denominations to reach the necessary change.
  • the automatic dispenser calculates how many coins M of the denominations available in the magazines are necessary and immediately causes those coins to fall into a suitable lower collecting tray 2.
  • a first peculiar feature of the invention shown in Figure 1 is that the coins of each denomination are stacked into magazines 1 that are slightly inclined with respect to the vertical to reduce the weight of the stack resting on the lowest coin.
  • a second peculiar feature of the invention is that the stacks of coins M are placed side by side in pairs so that it is possible to dispense alternately coins M of two different denominations by the same actuator 3 I ⁇ 3 IV , thus reducing advantageously the overall dimensions and the number of components and simplifying considerably the construction of the whole apparatus ( Figures 2 and 3). It should be appreciated that the inclination of the magazines 1 also reduces the force necessary to dispense the lowest coin M.
  • each actuator includes a small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV rotating in a plane which is parallel to the plane of the stacked coins, i.e. orthogonal to the axis of magazines 1.
  • each small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV is located between two stacks of coins M placed side by side (Figs. 3 and 7A) so that the side rotation of the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV toward one stack exerts a force to the lowest coin that pushes it outside the stack and then the magazine 1 to a lower opening 4 in the resting plane of the coin.
  • the coin falls from such opening into the lower tray 2.
  • each small anchor is preferably driven by an electric motor 5 capable of rotating in both directions.
  • the motion is transmitted by a pinion P keyed on the axis of motor 5 and meshed with an arc of a circular crown gear 6 I ⁇ 6 IV which is integral with the corresponding small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV which of course rotates about the centre of rotation of such crown gear.
  • the amplitude of each arc of crown gear 6 I ⁇ 6 IV is such as to cause the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV to rotate enough to dispense coins M from the two relative stacks.
  • the shape and the dimension of the small anchors 3 I ⁇ 3 IV are such that, when a small anchor is at its maximum angle of rotation (limit stop), i.e. when the lowest coin M of a stack has been extracted and caused to fall into the lower tray 2, the stack of overlaying coins has at least three resting points on the same small anchor so as to prevent the coin resting directly on the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV from tilting and preventing in turn such small anchor from returning to its rest position between the two magazines 1 (Fig. 8).
  • the preferred disclosed embodiment provides that the extraction of coins M causes the same to shift along an arc of circumference and to slide on said resting plane surface. Therefore, it is preferable to arrange a projecting peripheral edge 7 able to keep the coin on the correct curved path.
  • the invention provides the use of optical sensors 8 which perform their functions through suitable holes 9 in the resting surface of each coin stack.
  • the detection of (metal) coins M is based on that the sensor receives a reflection signal if magazine 1 contains one or more coins, while the sensor does not receive any reflection signal if the magazine is empty.
  • such optical sensors are also used to check that the limit stop is reached by each small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV .
  • the crown gears 6 I ⁇ 6 IV integral with small anchors 3 I ⁇ 3 IV are used.
  • the sensors Under resting conditions, if the magazines contain coins, the sensors receive reflection signals of intermediate amplitude between a zero reflection value (no coin in the magazines) and a maximum reflection value in case of perfectly reflecting surface (mirror).
  • a mobile mirror surface is arranged integral with the relative small anchor so that, as soon as the latter begins to rotate toward one of the two associated magazines, the mirror surface rotates toward the optical sensor of the other magazine which receives under such conditions a maximum reflection signal.
  • the limit stop of the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV can easily be adjusted by stopping the motion as soon as the reflection signal detected by the sensor decreases because of the interruption of the mirror surface.
  • the return motion of the small anchor is controlled in the same way by reversing motor 5. In other words, the travel is proportional to the amplitude of the corresponding mirror surface.
  • the arc of the crown gears 6 I ⁇ 6 IV are chromium plated so as to provide a generally reflecting surface such as to give the maximum reflection to optical sensors 8.
  • grooves 10 are provided causing the amplitude of the reflection signal which is received by optical sensors 8 to be reduced significantly.
  • each pair has a magazine in "odd” position (1, 3, 5, 7) and a magazine in "even” position (2, 4, 6, 8).
  • the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV is rotated to the left by driving motor 5 which causes crown gear 6 I ⁇ 6 IV to rotate.
  • This initial motion causes the right optical sensor 8 (corresponding to the magazine in even position) to receive a maximum reflection signal as the generally specular surface of the arc of crown gear 6 I ⁇ 6 IV shifts and enters the "visual" field of optical sensor 8.
  • the signal of the left sensor is detected to check that at least one coin is present in the relative magazine.
  • the reflection signal has an intermediate value between a maximum value (specular surface) and a minimum or zero value corresponding to the total lack of coins in the magazine (the interior of which is dark). Therefore, if the left sensor receives a minimum or zero reflection signal, the motor is stopped as there are no coins to be dispensed, otherwise the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV continues rotating until the other (right) sensor receives a reflection signal whose value is lower than the maximum. In this way, as already described above, the coin is dispensed and the motor reverses its rotation direction to bring the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV , which at that moment is still underneath the stack of coins, back to its resting position.
  • the flow diagram of Figure 9 shows the operations carried out by the control software.
  • Still another advantage of the invention consists in that it is not necessary to check the precision with which the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV is brought to its resting position, as the small anchor is moved until the optical sensor of the adjoining magazine receives the maximum reflection signal before checking that the coin to be dispensed is really present in the magazine.
  • the crown gears 6 I ⁇ 6 IV are not complete discs. In particular, they have a missing portion directed to the small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV so that the optical sensors 8 are not covered at the resting position.
  • such missing portion ( Figures 5A ⁇ 5D and 7A ⁇ 7D) also allows the already described lower opening 4 to be free so that coin M can fall into the lower tray 2.
  • the edge of the crown gears 6 I ⁇ 6 IV determines the limit stop for the rotation of the small anchor and forms the end/beginning of the highly reflecting surfaces that interact with the optical sensors and are limited at the other end by grooves or slots 10.
  • each crown gear 6 varys as a function of the size of coins M, the positioning of optical sensors 8, as well as the shape of the small anchors 3 I ⁇ 3 IV that have different shapes.
  • the crown gears 6 I ⁇ 6 IV are different from one another even if they have the same pitch diameter and the same toothing. Since magazines 1 are slightly inclined to reduce the weight resting on the lowest coin to be dispensed, the coins lie on parallel, non-horizontal planes. Therefore, when one or only a few coins M remain in magazine 1, the coin in the lowest position could slide away into the lower tray 2, thus causing a mistake in the amount of coins to be dispensed and then troubles in the accounting of the cash.
  • the invention provides an elastic tongue or flat spring T for each magazine 1 able to prevent coins from falling accidentally.
  • semi-rigid flat spring is disposed perpendicular to the plane of the coin and is able to provide an elastic force which is sufficient to oppose to the small weight of the coin which is parallel to its resting plane.
  • spring T bends and generates a light downward thrust helping the coin to fall down (Figs. 6A ⁇ 6C).
  • each small anchor 3 I ⁇ 3 IV has a thickness which is equal to or lower than coins M in the relative magazines 1 so as to allow only one coin at a time to be dispensed.
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DE102007023678B4 (de) * 2007-05-22 2014-02-06 National Rejectors, Inc. Gmbh Münzauszahlvorrichtung
WO2018124879A1 (en) * 2016-12-28 2018-07-05 Suzo International (Nederland) B.V. Coin dispenser

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EP0680021A1 (de) * 1994-04-30 1995-11-02 National Rejectors Inc. GmbH Vorrichtung zur Erkennung des Füllstands in Tuben eines Münzgerätes
EP0690418A2 (de) * 1994-06-28 1996-01-03 National Rejectors Inc. GmbH Vorrichtung zum Auszahlen von Münzen aus einem oder mehreren Paar Münzstapeltuben
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WO2018124879A1 (en) * 2016-12-28 2018-07-05 Suzo International (Nederland) B.V. Coin dispenser
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