JP2000187744A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify and standardize the structure of a coin processor. SOLUTION: The coin processor 21 is provided with a coin slot 22, a coin passage 23, a coin inspecting sensor 25, a coin inspection part 24, a sorting gate 26 for sorting authentic coins and false coins, a coin holding part 28, a storing gate 29, a safe 30, a return gate 31, a coin return port 27, and a coin return passage 23. Authentic coins of various denominations out of coins fed from the slot 22 are stored mixed in the holding part 28 in the feeding order of coins, the denominations of coins are stored in the coin inspection part 24 in the feeding order, coins to be stored in the safe 30 and coins to be returned are determined by the coin inspection part 24, and the coins to be stored in the safe 30 are stored in the safe 30 by opening the gate 29 and the coins to be returned are returned to the return port 27 by opening the gate 31 in accordance with the determination. Since only one coin storing part 28 and only one storing gate 29 are required and the necessity of a denomination dividing gate is eliminated, the structure of the coin processor can be simplified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple coin processing apparatus used for pay phones, vending machines, game machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional simple coin processing apparatus will be described below.

[0003] A conventional coin processing device is shown in FIG.
A coin slot 2 for coins 1, a coin passage 3 connected to the coin slot 2, a check sensor provided on a side wall of the passage 3, and an electronic check connected to the check sensor Part 4
A sorting gate 5 for genuine and fake coins provided downstream of the check sensor, a denomination sorting gate 6 provided on the genuine side of the sorting gate 5, and a denomination sorting gate 6 Connected to the first outlet and for example 10
A first holding unit 7 in which yen coins are arranged in series one by one;
A first storage gate 8 provided on the bottom surface of the end of the first storage unit 7, a first return gate 10 provided at the end of the first storage unit 7, and a first return gate 10; It has a coin return port 11 provided downstream and a safe 9 connected to the first storage gate 8.

Although not shown, a denomination sorting gate 5 is provided.
A second holding unit connected to a second outlet provided separately from the first outlet and having, for example, 100-yen coins arranged in series one by one; and a second holding unit provided on the terminal bottom surface of the second holding unit. And a second return gate provided at the end of the second storage section, and a return passage connecting the counterfeit side exit of the sorting gate 5 and the return port 11 to provide a false return. The coins can be returned from the return port 11. FIG. 4 shows the storage opening 11 of the coin 1 in the safe 9 as viewed from below the coin processing device.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional coin processing device, the holding unit,
A storage gate is required, and the denomination sorting gate needs to be able to sort only genuine coins, so that the structure is very complicated. Also, when many foreign coins can be used, the types of coin processing devices have increased and it has been necessary to design many types of coins.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of simplifying the structure and standardizing the structure.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a coin processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a coin insertion slot and a coin passage connected to the coin insertion slot. A check sensor provided on the side wall of the passage, a check unit connected to the check sensor, a sorting gate for true and false goods provided downstream of the check sensor, and a check gate for the sorting gate. A coin holding unit provided downstream of the genuine coin side and coins are arranged in series one by one, a storage gate provided on the bottom end surface of the holding unit, and a safe provided in connection with the storage gate A return gate provided at the end of the holding section, a coin return port provided downstream of the return gate, and a coin return path connecting the counterfeit side exit and return port of the sorting gate. , Many kinds of coins inserted from the slot The coins that are genuine coins are mixed and stored in the holding section in the order of their insertion, and the type of coins are stored in the checking section in the order of insertion, and the coins to be stored in the safe and the coins to be returned are determined by the checking section. According to this determination, coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion are stored in the safe by opening the storage gate, and coins to be returned are opened in the return gate and returned to the return port.

As described above, among the coins inserted from the insertion slot, coins of various kinds are genuine coins, which are mixed and stored in the holding section in the order of insertion, and the coin type is stored in the check section in the order of insertion. In addition, coins to be stored in the safe and coins to be returned are determined by the checkout department, and coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion according to this determination are opened in the storage gate, stored in the safe and returned to the return gate. The coins are opened and returned to the return port, so that only one coin holding section and one storage gate are required, and a conventionally required denomination sorting gate is not required. For this reason, the coin processing device can be simplified. Also, if it is determined by the cashier to be counterfeit,
It is returned to the return port through the return passage from the sorting gate for speculative and fake coins.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing apparatus comprising: a coin insertion slot; a coin passage connected to the coin insertion slot; a coin sensor provided on a side wall of the passage; A check section connected to the sensor, a coin holding section provided downstream of the check section and coins arranged one by one in series, and a storage gate provided on the bottom end surface of the holding section; A safe provided in connection with this storage gate,
Equipped with a return gate provided at the end of the holding section and a coin return port provided downstream of this return gate, various kinds of coins inserted from the insertion port are mixed and held in the holding section in the order of insertion At the same time, the type of coins is stored in the checking section in the order of insertion, and coins to be stored in the safe and coins to be returned are determined by the checking section, and coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion according to this determination are stored in the storage gate. The coins to be stored in a safe and opened are opened and a return gate is opened to return the coins to a return slot.

As described above, various types of coins inserted from the insertion slot are mixed and stored in the holding unit in the order of insertion, and the types of coins are stored in the check unit in the order of insertion and the coins to be stored in the safe. And the coin to be returned are determined by the checkout department,
According to this determination, coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion are stored in the safe by opening the storage gate, and coins to be returned are opened in the return gate and returned to the return port. Similarly, only one coin storage unit and one storage gate are required, and a denomination sorting gate, which is conventionally required, is not required. For this reason, the coin processing device can be simplified. Also, various types of coins may include counterfeit coins.Since these counterfeit coins are returned from the holding department through the return gate as coins to be returned, A sorting gate and a return passage for returning counterfeit money are not required, and the structure can be greatly simplified.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the inside of a coin processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 21 includes a coin insertion slot 22, a coin passage 23 provided in connection with the coin insertion slot 22,
A check magnetic sensor (check sensor) 25 provided to substantially oppose both side walls of the passage 23, an electronic check unit 24 connected to the check magnetic sensor 25, and a check sensor 25.
And fake coin distribution gate 26 provided downstream of
A coin storage portion 28 is provided downstream of the sorting gate 26 on the genuine coin side, and coins are arranged in series one by one. A storage gate 29, a safe 30 connected to the storage gate 29, a return gate 31 provided at the end of the holding unit 28, and a coin return port 27 provided downstream of the return gate 31. , Coin return path 3 connecting the fake coin side exit of the sorting gate 26 and the return port 27
2 is provided.

In the coin processing apparatus 21, only three types of coins A, B, and C can be used, for example. Further, the holding unit 28 holds coins A, B, and C, which are various kinds of genuine coins, among the coins inserted through the insertion slot 22 in a mixed manner. The check section 24 stores the types of coins A, B, and C held in the holding section 28 in the order of insertion, and stores the safe 30
The coins to be stored and the coins to be returned are determined.

Next, the operation of the coin processing apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

A coin A is inserted from the insertion slot 2 and is
, And then passes through a check section 24 for discriminating between a true coin and a false coin. Then, when passing through the downstream check magnetic sensor 25,
A change in the magnetic flux of the check magnetic sensor 25 is detected, and the detected change is compared with the waveform of a genuine coin. In the case of counterfeit coins, the sorting gate 26 for genuine coins and counterfeit coins does not operate, and the counterfeit coins are dropped in front of the drawing and returned to the return port 2 through the return passage 32 shown by the arrow D in FIG.
Returned to 7. When passing through the check section 24, if it is a genuine coin, the sorting gate 26 operates to drop the coin to the back of the drawing and hold it in the holding section 28. Next, if the inserted coin is also a genuine coin, the coin is held in the holding unit 28 via the sorting gate 26.

In FIG. 1, coins which are genuine coins are denoted by A, B, A,
A state in which three types are reserved in the order of C, B, and A is shown.
When coins are held in the holding unit 28, a pay phone,
In a vending machine, a game machine, or the like, the used money is stored in the safe 30 by opening the storage gate 29 in the order of A, B, A, C, B, and A by the storage gate 29. At this time, coins to be stored in the safe 30 in the order of insertion according to the determination of the check section 24 are stored in the safe 30 by opening the storage gate 29, and coins to be returned are opened in the return gate 31 and returned to the return opening 27.

Further, when the inserted coins are left, it is necessary to return the coins. The return lever 31 is not shown, but is operated by a solenoid or the like in the depth direction of the drawing.
The coin is returned in the direction of arrow D. In FIG. 1, 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes an opening / closing lid. By opening the opening / closing lid 33, coins in the passage 23 can be returned to the return opening 27 via the return passage 32.

As described above, according to this embodiment, only one coin holding unit 28 and one storage gate 29 are required, and a denomination sorting gate which has been conventionally required is not required.
For this reason, the coin storing and returning operation can be realized by the coin holding unit 28 and the storage gate 29, and the coin processing device can be simplified.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of a coin processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processing device 21 includes a coin insertion slot 22, a coin passage 23 provided in connection with the coin insertion slot 22,
A check magnetic sensor (check sensor) 25 provided to substantially oppose both side walls of the passage 23, an electronic check unit 24 connected to the check magnetic sensor 25, and the check unit 24.
A coin storage portion 28 having a substantially rectangular shape in which coins are arranged in series one by one and a storage gate 29 provided at the end bottom surface of the storage portion 28 and a storage gate 29 A safe 30 is provided in connection with the vehicle, a return gate 31 provided at the end of the holding unit 28, and a coin return port 27 provided downstream of the return gate 31.

In this coin processing apparatus 21, only three types of coins A, B and C can be used, for example. In addition, the holding unit 28 stores various types of coins A,
B and C are mixed and held. In this case, the coins of various types may include not only true coins but also false coins. Checking Department 2
4 are various types of coins A held in the holding unit 28,
The types of B and C are stored in the order of insertion, and coins to be stored in the safe 30 and coins to be returned are determined.

Next, the operation of the coin processing apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

A coin A is inserted from the insertion slot 2, and the
, And then passes through a check section 24 for discriminating between genuine and fake coins. Then, when passing through the downstream check magnetic sensor 25,
The change of the magnetic flux of the check magnetic sensor 25 is detected, this is compared with the waveform of a genuine coin, the type of genuine coin and the fake coin are discriminated, and the order of the genuine coin and the fake coin is stored in the microcomputer and stored in the storage unit 2
8 in the order of loading.

When the vending machine, the game machine and the like are used, the reserved coins are stored in the safe 30 by the storage gate 29 in the order of A and B. At this time, coins to be stored in the safe 30 in the order of insertion according to the determination of the check section 24 are stored in the safe 30 by opening the storage gate 29, and coins to be returned are opened in the return gate 31 and returned to the return opening 27. That is, since the next is a counterfeit, the storage gate 29 does not operate, the return gate 31 operates, and only the counterfeit returns from the return port 27 in the direction of arrow E. Although this return structure is not shown, it has a function of stopping the next coin as well as the function of the storage gate 29.

Here, coins C and B are further stored,
If the last A coin remains, just like the counterfeit coin,
The operation is returned from the return port 27 in the direction of arrow E by the operation of the return gate 31.

As described above, according to this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, only one coin holding portion 28 and one storage gate 29 are required, and the denomination sorting gate, which has been conventionally required, is provided. It becomes unnecessary. For this reason, the coin storing and returning operation can be realized by the coin holding unit 28 and the storage gate 29, and the coin processing device can be simplified. Also,
Although various types of coins may include counterfeit coins, the counterfeit coins are also returned as coins to be returned from the holding unit 28 through the return gate 31 through the return port 27. A distribution gate for returning true and false coins and a return passage for returning false coins are not required, and the structure can be greatly simplified.

[0027]

According to the coin processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, among the coins inserted from the insertion slot, various types of coins, which are genuine coins, are mixed and stored in the storing section in the order of insertion. In the order of insertion, the type of coins is memorized in the cashier, and coins to be stored in the safe and coins to be returned are determined by the cashier, and the coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion are opened according to this determination. The coins to be stored in the safe and returned should be opened to the return gate and returned to the return slot, so only one coin storage unit and one storage gate are required.
In addition, a denomination sorting gate which has been conventionally required becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the coin processing device can be simplified, and downsizing and cost reduction can be realized.

According to the coin processing apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, various types of coins inserted from the insertion slot are mixed and stored in the holding section in the order of insertion, and the type of coins is determined in the order of insertion. The coins to be stored in the safe and the coins to be stored in the safe and the coins to be returned are determined by the check unit, and coins to be stored in the safe in the order of insertion should be stored in the safe by opening the storage gate and returned according to this determination Since the coins are configured to be opened to the return gate and returned to the return port, only one coin holding section and one storage gate are required as in the first aspect of the invention, and a denomination sorting gate conventionally required. Becomes unnecessary. For this reason, the coin processing device can be simplified. Also, various types of coins may include counterfeit coins, but these counterfeit coins are returned from the holding section through the return gate as returnable coins. A sorting gate and a return passage for returning counterfeit money are not required, and the structure can be greatly simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the inside of a coin processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of a coin processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of a conventional coin processing device.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 coin processing device 22 input port 23 passage 24 check section 25 check magnetic sensor 26 sorting gate 27 return port 28 storage section 29 storage gate 30 safe 31 return gate 32 return path

Continuing on the front page (72) Bunmichi Nakamichi 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Takato Sasaki 5-10-27 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Anritsu Corporation

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A coin insertion slot, a coin passage provided in connection with the coin insertion slot, a check sensor provided on a side wall of the passage, and a check section connected to the check sensor. When,
A sorting gate for genuine and fake coins provided downstream of the check sensor, a coin holding unit provided downstream of the genuine side of the sorting gate and coins being arranged in series one by one; A storage gate provided at the bottom of the end of the storage unit, a safe provided in connection with the storage gate, a return gate provided at the end of the storage unit, and a coin provided downstream of the return gate. A return port, and a return path for coins connecting the counterfeit side exit of the sorting gate and the return port, and among the coins inserted from the input port, coins that are many types of genuine coins in the order of insertion. The coins are stored in the holding unit and stored in the checking unit in the order of insertion, and the coins to be stored in the safe and the coins to be returned are determined by the checking unit. In the safe in the order of insertion Coin handling machine the coins to be paid is characterized in that the coins to be returned as well as stored in the safe opening the housing gate is configured to be returned to the return slot open the return gate. 2. A coin insertion slot, a coin passage provided in connection with the coin insertion slot, a check sensor provided on a side wall of the passage, and a check section connected to the check sensor. When,
A coin holding section provided downstream of the check section and in which coins are arranged in series one by one, a storage gate provided on the bottom end surface of the holding section, and a connection gate provided to the storage gate. A safe, a return gate provided at the end of the holding section, and a coin return port provided downstream of the return gate, wherein the various types of coins inserted from the input port are stored in the order of insertion. The coins are held in a mixed manner and stored in the checking section in the order of insertion, and the coins to be stored in the safe and the coins to be returned are determined by the checking section, and the order of insertion is determined according to the determination. A coin processing apparatus, wherein coins to be stored in the safe are stored in the safe by opening the storage gate, and coins to be returned are opened to the return gate and returned to a return slot.