EP2498231B1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Übergabe von Münzen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Übergabe von Münzen Download PDF

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EP2498231B1
EP2498231B1 EP12153637.9A EP12153637A EP2498231B1 EP 2498231 B1 EP2498231 B1 EP 2498231B1 EP 12153637 A EP12153637 A EP 12153637A EP 2498231 B1 EP2498231 B1 EP 2498231B1
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Christian Starke
Thorsten Neumann
Axel Grimm
Stig Goepel
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Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH
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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
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
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    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20—Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/24—Managing the inventory of valuable papers
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  • the invention relates to a device for transferring coins according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a method for transferring coins according to the preamble of patent claim 4.
  • a device for transferring coins from a supply cassette mobile supply device to a coin receiving module a checkout station in which the supply cassette for transferring the coins via a means for releasable connection (locking device) in a fixed coin transfer to the module Münzübergabeposition be locked.
  • a through opening can be released by actuating a closure element of the supply cassette, so that the coins stored in a coin store of the supply cassette can be transferred into a coin input of the coin receiving module. Since the coin storage of the supply cassette from a single lockable Space exists, a release of the passage opening leads to a complete emptying of the supply cassette.
  • the known supply cassette thus serves exclusively for filling a single coin receiving module.
  • a device for transferring coins from a mobile supply device to a coin receiving module comprises a single coin storage in the mobile supply device, wherein coins can be handed over in portions in response to a demand request to a coin input of the coin receiving module.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a device and a method for transferring coins from a mobile supply device to a coin receiving module in such a way that a plurality of coin receiving modules can be supplied with coins in an effective manner.
  • the device according to the invention has the features of claim 1.
  • the particular advantage of the device according to the invention is that only a single mobile supply device is required for the supply or filling of a number of coin receiving modules. This reduces the logistical effort, since, for example, several coin receiving modules of cash register systems need only be filled by means of a single mobile supply device, depending on demand.
  • the basic idea of the invention is to provide a coin store of the mobile To design or control supply device such that, depending on demand freely selectable or predetermined portions of coins from the mobile supply device in the coin receiving module can be transferred.
  • the current coin stocks are stored in at least one stock data store.
  • the device according to the invention are assigned at Münzübergabe between the mobile supply device and the coin receiving module of the same control unit, which are connected via a communication interface and thus allow a data comparison on the current coin stocks in these units.
  • an inquire of the current coin inventory of the mobile service facility by an operator facilitates the decision as to how many more coin receiving modules can be filled without having to refill the mobile service facility at a coin dispensing station.
  • the mobile supply device has adjusting means, so that a portioned delivery or transfer of coins is ensured in each case to the coin receiving modules.
  • the coin storage of the mobile supply device may have a supply storage and a storage memory, which are connected via an adjusting means designed as a lock unit, so that a group of coins are transferred from the storage memory into the supply storage by operating the lock unit.
  • the number of storage and / or supply memory the number of deliverable coin portions is specified.
  • the inventive method has the features of claim 4.
  • the particular advantage of the method according to the invention is that with little effort a supply or filling of a plurality of Münzabilitymodulen is ensured by means of a single mobile supply device. Due to the fact that the coin stock data of the units involved in the transfer of coins are always updated, a revision-proof coin transfer is guaranteed, by means of which the current coin stocks can always be determined and traceability of the coin supply is ensured.
  • corresponding stock data stores of the building units involved are adjusted during coin transfer. For example, if the contents of a provision memory of the mobile supply device is emptied by transfer to a coin input of the coin receiving module, by counting the received coins in the
  • Coin receiving module to be checked whether the stock of coins of the storage memory designated by the inventory data memory of the mobile supply device is correct.
  • the mobile supply device is completely filled with coins when it is connected to a coin dispensing station.
  • a plurality of storage devices of the mobile supply device can each be filled with the predetermined number of coins.
  • the mobile supply device thus has an initial coin stock, which makes it possible to fill a plurality of coin receiving modules by sequentially emptying the coin store or the storage memory.
  • the number of coin receiving modules to be filled may correspond to the number of storage chambers or storage memories of the coin store in the supply cassette.
  • the device according to the invention or the system according to the invention is preferably used for the revision-proof supply of coin receiving modules 1 from cash register systems, self-service terminals or the like with coins.
  • the coins are transported from a central coin dispensing station 3 (cash office) to a number of different coin receiving modules 1, 1 ', 1 "by means of a mobile supply device, namely a supply cassette 2.
  • the coin receiving modules 1, 1', 1" can be used, for example, in a common coin dispensing module Sales room (supermarket) can be arranged.
  • the coin receiving modules 1, 1 ', 11 may also be positioned at different locations / buildings.
  • the supply cassette 2 has a plurality of coin stores 4, 5, which are filled after connecting the supply cassette 2 to the coin dispensing station 3 by means of a detachable connection means each having a predetermined number of coins.
  • the supply cassette 2 can, for example, have a first coin store 4 designed as a store for storage, which is connected to the coin delivery station 3 in a first coin transfer position via an opening, not shown, to the coin input 2 ', which is arranged on an upper side 16 of the supply cassette 2. If the coin input opening is in an open position, the predetermined number of coins are transferred from the coin dispensing station 3 into the stock memory 4 and / or in the supply memory 5 connected in the vertical direction under the same and via a coupling device 15, see arrow direction F1.
  • the amount of coin can be transferred directly into the supply memory 5.
  • the storage 4 can be filled by dispensing a further portion of coins (amount of coins).
  • corresponding control means are provided for bringing the coupling device 15 in a closed or open position.
  • a control unit 6 of the coin dispensing station 3 is connected to a control unit 7 of the supply cassette 2 via a communication interface.
  • a coin transfer routine which includes the control of closure parts of the device (closure device) for releasably connecting the coin dispensing station 3 with the supply cassette 2 and the coupling device of the supply cassette 2
  • the coin stock data is transferred from the coin dispensing station 3 to the supply cassette 2
  • the transferred coin stocks are then stored in an inventory data store of the supply cassette 2.
  • the control unit 7 of the supply cassette 2 can be designed, for example, as a microcontroller, to which a corresponding program memory or stock data memory is assigned.
  • the supply cassette 2 via a known per se known means for releasably connecting the supply cassette 2 with the coin input of the Münzabilitymoduls 1, 1 ', 1 "coupled to the corresponding Münzabilitymodul 1, 1', 1" or spent in a fixed and detachable second Münzübergabeposition ,
  • the supply cassette 2 with an underside 17 thereof is preferably at an upper side of the coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 ", wherein by opening a closure element of the supply cassette 2, a passage opening to a trough-shaped coin input 8 of the Münzabilitymoduls 1, 1', 1" produced becomes.
  • the closure element may be formed as a pivoting flap, which automatically falls due to its own weight in the trough-shaped coin input 8 and thus clears the way for the stockpiled in the supply memory 5 coins for transfer to the Münzabilitymodul 1, 1 ', 1 "
  • the purpose of the provision store 5 is arranged vertically below the store 4 and provided with a lower closable exit opening
  • the closure element is arranged on a lower side of the supply cassette 2 or the supply store 5.
  • the supply cassette 2 is latched or latched in the second coin transfer position the coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 "attached.
  • control unit 7 of the supply cassette 2 in the second coin transfer position is coupled via a communication interface to a control unit 9 of the coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 "in order to ensure a data comparison between the interconnected units 1, 1', 1" and 2 ,
  • inventory data of the building units 1, 1 ', 1 "or 2 are preferably updated or calculated.
  • protocol data of the coin transfer or identification data of the building units 1, 1 ', 1 "or 2 can be determined or exchanged and stored, so that each building unit 1, 1', 1" or 2, namely the coin dispensing station 3, of the supply cassette 2 as well as the Münzabilitymodulen 1, 1 ', 1 "be assigned different identification data, so that the storage of data allows traceability to the effect of which unit communicates with which other unit 1, 1', 1" and 2 and which Münz hamper has passed.
  • the staging memory 5 is preferably automatically filled by moving the coupling device 15 into an open position with the quantity of coins stored in the accumulator 4 that it is ready for further emptying on another coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 ".
  • the transferred coins are counted by means of a counting device of the coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 "(step 13), so that the transferred amount of coins can be checked for compliance with the requested amount of coins.
  • an acknowledgment signal 14 is sent to the control unit 7 of the supply cassette 2 so that the stock data memory of the supply cassette 2 is reduced by the number of transferred coins or the stock data memory of the receiving coin receiving module 1, 1 ', 1 "is correspondingly increased.
  • the identification data of the units are exchanged via the communication interface. If no agreement was found, an error message is issued, so that a Authorized operator can check the coin transfer process immediately or later.
  • the number of coin storages 4, 5 corresponds to the number of possible coin transfers to identical or different coin receiving modules 1, 1 ', 1 " If the supply cassette 2 has a separating device, a certain number of coins can be handed over depending on the demand requirement, wherein the supply cassette 2 can have only one single coin store.
  • the electrical connection can be made by a cable or plug connection or via a radio link.

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