JP2001351137A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processor capable of surely selecting a denomination in addition to minimizing the increase of a cost. SOLUTION: A selection means 22 has gate type selection parts 82a, 82b for guiding coins toward a housing means from a received money carrying means 15 by opening and closing a gate 81 and hole type selection parts 84c to 84f for selecting the coin by selection holes 83, where coin diameters which can pass through the holes are decided, and guiding it toward the housing means. Thus, concerning a coin of a denomination which easily generates erroneous selection in the selection by the holes 83 is surely selected by the parts 82a and 82b and concerning a coin of a denomination which is hard to generate erroneous selection in the selection by the holes 83, it is selected by the parts 84c to 84f.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing machine that stores true coins after discriminating and counting inserted coins and uses the stored coins for, for example, change.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, information terminals for flowing various information in convenience stores and the like have been arranged. This information terminal not only provides information only, but also allows the purchase of a product. For discriminating and counting the inserted coins for purchasing such goods, the coins are sorted and stored according to denomination, and a coin processing machine that uses the stored coins for change, for example, is attached to the information terminal. Are being used.

[0003] The applicant of the present invention has filed a patent application for a coin processing machine most suitable for attaching to such an information terminal.
It has already been disclosed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-20789). This coin processing machine, when coins are inserted in the purchase of goods, after that, sorts the inserted coins and confirms the amount of deposit, but by shortening the time during this time, the time required for product purchase is reduced. It is an excellent thing that can be shortened.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned coin processing machine, in order to sort the coins inserted by denomination, sorting holes according to the diameter of the coins are arranged for all denominations in order from small-diameter denominations. However, it has been considered to use a sorting mechanism similar to the conventional one in which a corresponding coin is dropped in these sorting holes. However, in such a conventional sorting mechanism, a lightweight 1-yen coin does not fall into a corresponding sorting hole but falls into a downstream sorting hole, or a 5-yen coin has a diameter difference from a 100-yen coin. Due to the small size, the diameter difference from the sorting hole must be reduced, and as a result, there is a problem of incorrect sorting that it falls into the sorting hole on the downstream side without falling at the sorting hole for 5 yen coins. Has occurred and the need to ensure sorting has arisen. On the other hand, if cost is ignored, sorting can be performed reliably, but it is natural that the cost increase must be minimized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing machine capable of reliably performing denomination sorting while minimizing an increase in cost.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a coin processing machine according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a deposit transporting means for receiving coins inserted from outside the machine and transporting them one by one; Discriminating means for discriminating coins conveyed by the depositing means, exclusion means for eliminating fake coins from the depositing means based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means, and denomination of true coins based on the discrimination result of the discriminating means. And sorting means for sorting the coins sorted by the depositing means, and storing means for storing coins sorted by the sorting means by denomination, wherein the sorting means opens and closes a gate to receive the deposit. A gate-type sorting unit that guides coins from the transporting means toward the storage unit, and a hole-type sorting unit that sorts coins at a sorting hole having a determined coin diameter and guides the coins toward the storing unit. It is characterized.

As described above, the sorting means for sorting true coins into denominations and distributing them from the depositing means is provided by a gate type sorting unit for guiding coins from the depositing means to the storage means by opening and closing the gate. It combines with a hole-type sorting unit that sorts coins in sorting holes with a determined coin diameter and guides the coins toward the storage means. For this reason, coins of denominations that are likely to be erroneously sorted by the sorting hole are reliably sorted by the gate-type sorting unit, and coins of a denomination that are unlikely to be erroneously sorted by the sorting hole are sorted by the hole-type sorting unit. It becomes possible to sort.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the coin processing machine according to the first aspect, wherein the sorting means is arranged such that the gate-type sorting section is arranged on an upstream side in a coin transporting direction by the depositing and transporting means. The hole-type sorting unit is arranged on the downstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit.

As described above, the gate-type sorting unit is arranged on the upstream side in the coin conveying direction by the depositing conveying unit, and the hole-type sorting unit is arranged on the downstream side in the coin conveying direction by the depositing conveying unit. After the coins of the denomination tend to occur in the upstream gate-type sorting unit, the coins of the remaining denominations are sorted in the hole-type sorting unit on the downstream side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the coin processing machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the gate-type sorting unit includes a gate-type sorting unit for a lightest coin and a coin having the smallest diameter difference. At least one of the gate-type sorting units for one of them is provided, and as the hole-type sorting unit, the hole-type sorting units for all the remaining coins are located upstream in the coin transport direction by the depositing transport unit. It is characterized in that coins are arranged in ascending order of coin diameter from the side.

As described above, at least one of the gate-type sorting unit for the lightest coin and the gate-type sorting unit for one of the coins having the smallest diameter difference is provided as the gate-type sorting unit. Therefore, at least one of the lightest coin and the coin with the smallest diameter difference, which are likely to cause erroneous sorting, can be reliably sorted by the gate-type sorting unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processor according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the gate-type sorting section includes a gate-type sorting section for 1-yen coins, A gate-type sorting unit for a yen coin is provided, and as the hole-type sorting unit, a hole-type sorting unit for a 50-yen coin, and a hole-type sorting unit for a 100-yen coin, in order from the upstream side in the coin transport direction. It is characterized in that a hole-type sorting unit for 10-yen coins and a hole-type sorting unit for 500-yen coins are provided.

As described above, the gate type sorting section for the lightest 1-yen coin, the 5-yen coin with the smallest diameter difference between the coins and the 1
A gate type sorting unit for 5 yen coins out of 00 yen coins is provided, and a hole type sorting unit for 50 yen coins,
The hole-type sorting unit for 0-yen coins, the hole-type sorting unit for 10-yen coins, and the hole-type sorting unit for 500-yen coins are provided, which is most suitable for use in Japan.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the depositing and conveying means conveys the coin in an inclined state or an upright state. Features.

When coins are conveyed in an inclined state by the depositing means as described above in order to reduce the width of the depositing means, coins which are liable to be erroneously sorted are more remarkably erroneously sorted. Is more remarkably performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the coin processing machine according to the fifth aspect, gate direction urging means for urging coins conveyed by the depositing conveyance means in the direction of the gate, And a selecting hole direction urging means for urging in the direction of the selecting hole.

Thus, the coins conveyed in an inclined state by the deposit conveying means are urged toward the gate by the gate direction urging means, so that when the gate is opened, the coins are surely pushed by the gate direction urging means. It will be sorted through the open gate. Similarly, when coins conveyed in an inclined state by the depositing conveyance means reach the corresponding selection holes, they are urged by the selection hole direction urging means in the direction of the selection holes, so that the coins pass through the selection holes without fail and are sorted. Will be done.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The coin processing machine according to this embodiment determines whether the inserted coin is true or false, determines whether the true coin is valid or not, and further performs counting.
Then, based on the result of the discrimination, the coins discriminated as fake coins (hereinafter, referred to as fake coins) and the indistinguishable coins are returned, while the coins discriminated as true coins (hereinafter, referred to as true coins) are returned as dirty coins. The coins discriminated (hereinafter referred to as “dirty coins”) and the coins discriminated as overflow coins (hereinafter referred to as “overflow coins”) whose capacity cannot be stored by denomination are collectively stored, and among the coins discriminated as true coins, Coins (hereinafter, referred to as positive coins), which are discriminated as positive coins and excluding overflow coins, are stored by denomination. in addition,
This is a circulation type that uses the stored regular coins at the time of withdrawal. Note that the left side in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is the front side of the body, and the front and rear in the following is the front and rear of the body.

First, the overall structure of a coin processor will be described with reference to FIGS. A slot 11 through which coins C are inserted from outside the body 10 is formed at an upper portion and a front end of the body 10. The insertion slot 11 receives coins C from the outside of the machine body 10 while restricting the insertion of the coins C one by one. Input port 1
A dispensing port 12 for dispensing or returning coins C so that the coin C can be taken out from the inside of the body 10 to the outside of the body 10 is provided at a front end portion of the body 10 below 1.

At the lower part of the slot 11, there is provided a deposit pay-out section 14 for continuously feeding coins C inserted into the slot 11 one by one at predetermined intervals. Deposit delivery unit 1
At the rear side of the machine 4, a pay-in transfer section (pay-in transfer means) 15, which is disposed horizontally toward the rear of the machine body 10 and transfers coins C inserted into the input port 11 and fed out by the pay-in / pay-out section 14 one by one. Is provided.

At the upstream of the coin transport section 15 in the coin transport direction (the front side in the machine body 10), the deposit transport section 1
A discriminating unit (discriminating means) 16 for discriminating the authenticity of the coin C conveyed in 5 from the magnetic property and the like, discriminating the true and false of the coin, and counting the coin is arranged.

Also, a discriminating unit 16 in the deposit transfer unit 15
On the downstream side in the coin transport direction (rear side in the machine body 10), based on the determination result of the determination unit 16, an elimination unit (exclusion) that eliminates a fake coin, an indistinguishable coin, an overflow coin, and a dirty coin from the deposit transport unit 15 Means) 18 are arranged. Below the elimination unit 18, there is provided an exclusion sorting unit 19 for sorting the coins C eliminated by the elimination unit 18. That is, the dispensing port 12 is provided on the front side of the body 10 of the exclusion sorting unit 19, and the coins C that have been introduced are collectively disposed below the exclusion sorting unit 19 without being classified. Collective storage safe to store (collective storage means)
20 are provided. This collective storage safe 20 is detachable from the machine body 10.

On the downstream side of the coin transport section 15 in the coin transport direction from the rejection section 18 (rear side in the machine body 10), the coins are discriminated as true coins by the discrimination section 16 and are not rejected by the rejection section 18. A sorting unit (sorting means) 22 for sorting and sorting denominations of denominations is provided.

A storage unit (storage means) 23 for storing coins C denominated by the denomination unit 22 by denomination is provided below the selection unit 22. The storage section 23 has storage cylinders 24a to 24f for each denomination,
4a to 24f, the coins C from the sorting unit 22 are stored from above, while the stored coins C can be fed out from below. In addition, according to this configuration, the sorting unit 22
The coins C sorted by denomination are not temporarily stored so that they can be returned to the withdrawal port 12, and are directly stored in the storage unit 2.
3

A pay-out guide passage 26 for guiding the coin C fed from the storage section 23 is provided below the storage section 23. The payout guide passage 26 receives and guides only the coin C fed from the storage unit 23.

A dispensing transfer having a receiving member (receiving member) 27 and an elevating mechanism 28 (see FIG. 20) for elevating the receiving member 27 between the delivery guide passage 26 and the collective storage safe 20. A section (dispensing / transporting means) 29 is provided. The dispensing / transporting unit 29 receives only the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 from the feeding guide passage 26 by the receiving tray member 27 descending to the predetermined lower receiving position, and receives the received coin C to the predetermined upper feeding position. The member 27 is lifted and conveyed to the outlet 12. Here, the dispensing transfer section 29
Is designed to raise and lower the pan member 27 in the vertical direction.

On the front side of the machine body 10 of the dispensing transfer section 29, a dispensing distributing section 31 for distributing coins C received from the receiving tray member 27 to the dispensing port 12 and the collective storage safe 20 is provided.

Next, the configuration and operation of each section will be described in more detail.

"Inlet" As shown in FIG.
Extends obliquely rearward and downward from the front end and upper portion of the body 10, and moves by its own weight of the coin C inserted in the body 10 in a posture in which the axis extends in the left-right direction. I will guide you. The insertion slot 11 has a cross-sectional area that allows only one coin C inserted in the above posture to pass through, and as a result, coins C are inserted one by one by the user.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end of the insertion port 11 is formed between a pair of forming plates 33 and 34 for passing the coin C between each other so as to sandwich both sides in the axial direction. , One forming plate 34 has the forming plate 3
4 and projecting into the inlet 11 through the inlet 1
While restricting the insertion of coins C from outside the aircraft via
A stopper 35 is provided which allows coins C to be inserted from outside the machine through the insertion port 11 by being retracted from the inside of the insertion port 11. This stopper 35 is driven by a latching solenoid 36.

Further, a coin detection sensor 38 for detecting the presence or absence of a coin C at a predetermined position in the insertion slot 11 is provided at a position deeper than the stopper 35 in the insertion slot 11. The insertion coin detection sensor 38 emits light into the insertion slot 11 through sensor holes 39 formed in the pair of forming plates 33 and 34, respectively, and emits light emitted from the light emitting element 38a. A light receiving element 38b capable of receiving light through the opening 11, and detects the presence or absence of the coin C from the light receiving state of the light receiving element 38b.

Here, the pair of forming plates 33 and 34 have their lower portions inclined at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the vertical when viewed from the front of the body 10 as shown in FIG. As a result, the lower part of the insertion slot 11 is also inclined at this angle, and the coin C is allowed to pass through the coin C with its radial direction inclined at this predetermined angle.

"Payment Feeding Portion" As shown in FIG. 4, the payment feeding portion 14 is disposed adjacent to a lower portion of one forming plate 33 forming the input port 11 and a lower side of the other forming plate 34, and A rotating disk 41 in contact with the one forming plate 33, a feeding motor 42 for driving the rotating disk 41, and a feeding motor 4
2 and a support plate 43 for supporting the support plate 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rotating disk 41 is disposed in contact with the forming plate 33 with its axial direction orthogonal to the forming plate 33. As a result, the axial direction of the rotating disk 41 is changed. The coin C is guided in the slot 11 in the axial direction.

The rotating disk 41 has a plurality of concave portions 45 on the forming plate 33 side in the axial direction and on the outer peripheral side in the radial direction, in which coins C can be accommodated, radially around the axis of the rotating disk 41 (FIG. Specifically, four) are formed.
These recesses 45 are arranged on the same plane as the inlet 11, and a space 46 defined by the forming plate 33 is
It has the same thickness as. These concave portions 45 are inclined at the same predetermined angle as the insertion port 11 when viewed from the front of the body 10 as shown in FIG.

The recesses 45 are respectively provided in the input ports 11
Only one coin C inserted through the slot 11 can be received and accommodated in a posture guided by the insertion slot 11 (that is, a state in which the rotating disk 41 and the central axis are parallel).

The rotating disk 41 is driven to rotate in the direction of moving the upper portion of the body 10 from front to back. Then, at a predetermined rotation position where the concave portion 45 is positioned on the insertion port 11 side, the coins C inserted one by one through the input port 11 are stored and stored in the concave portion 45 by their own weight, while The coin C stored in the concave portion 45 is transferred to the deposit transport portion 15 by its own weight at a predetermined rotation position where the concave portion 45 is positioned. At this time, the concave portion 45 pays out the coin C in the radial direction with the rotating disk 41 and the central axis parallel to each other.

Here, an arc portion 47 slightly protruding forward in the rotation direction is formed on the outer peripheral side of the concave portion 45 of the rotating disk 41 on the rear side in the rotation direction. The coin C is prevented from coming out of the recess 45. On the other hand, the front side in the rotating direction of the concave portion 45 of the rotating disk 41 is substantially along the radial direction, so that when the coin C is transferred to the depositing / conveying portion 15, the coin C comes out of the concave portion 45 smoothly. I have.

In the above-described depositing and dispensing section 14, while the dispensing motor 42 is driven to rotate the rotating disk 41,
Only one coin C passing through the insertion slot 11 is stored in the concave portion 45 located at the upper predetermined position, and when the concave portion 45 faces rearward in the body 10, the stored coin C is fed out to the deposit transfer section 15. In the meantime, the next concave portion 4 in the rotation direction
When only one coin C is stored in 5 and the recessed portion 45 also faces the rear of the machine body 10, the stored coin C is fed out to the deposit transfer section 15. In this manner, the continuously inserted coins C are separated one by one, and the adjacent recesses 4 are separated.
The coins C are sequentially fed while leaving an interval determined by the interval between the five and the rotation speed of the rotating disk 41.

"Payment Conveying Portion" As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the payment carrying portion 15 is arranged parallel to the axial direction of the rotating disk 41 and extends rearward in the machine body 10 with a guide bottom plate portion 49; A transport guide member 51 having a guide side plate portion 50 that is arranged orthogonally to the guide bottom plate portion 49 and extends rearward in the body 10. Here, the guide side plate 5
5 is also inclined at the same predetermined angle as the slot 11 and the recess 45 when viewed from the front of the body 10 as shown in FIG.

Then, the guide bottom plate portion 49 is mounted on the rotating disc 41.
Of the coin C drawn out from the concave portion 45 of the guide side plate 50 in contact with the outer peripheral portion in the radial direction.
Is a guide surface 52 on the guide bottom plate portion 49 side, and the rotating disk 4
One coin in the axial direction (thickness direction) of the coin C unreeled from one recess 45 is brought into contact with and guided. That is, the coin C guided in this manner also receives the insertion slot 11 and the recess 45 when viewed from the front of the body 10.
Similarly to the above, it is inclined at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the vertical. Note that the coin C may not be transported in such an inclined state, but may be transported in an upright state.

Further, the deposit transfer section 15 includes a guide side plate section 50.
A transport drive unit 54 is provided on the side of the guide bottom plate 49.
The transport drive section 54 is provided with a pulley 55 disposed on one end of the transfer guide member 51 and a pulley 56 disposed on the other end side of the transport guide member 51. The transport belt 58 includes an endless transport belt 57, a pulley 55 on the side of the depositing and dispensing section 14, a transport motor 58 for rotating the pulley 55, and a leaf spring 59 for supporting the transport motor 58.

The axis of the pulley 56 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the extension surface of the guide bottom plate 49, and the position of the pulley 56 is fixed. On the other hand, the transport motor 58
The axis of the pulley 55 fixed to the drive shaft 60 is basically arranged in a direction orthogonal to the extension surface of the guide bottom plate 49.

The transport belt 57 hung on the pulleys 55 and 56 is basically arranged in parallel in the length direction of the guide side plate 50 while leaving a predetermined gap from the guide side plate 50. Then, the transport belt 57 moves the coin C while sliding on the guide surface 52 by contacting another surface portion in the thickness direction of the coin C. The coin C conveyed in this manner is also inclined at the same predetermined angle as the slot 11 and the recess 45 when viewed from the front of the machine body 10, so that the coin conveyance unit 15
Is transported in a state where it is inclined at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the vertical.

Here, the leaf spring 59 is attached to the upper portion of the transport motor 58, and is disposed so as to extend toward the guide side plate portion 50. Fixed. As a result, the transport motor 58 is driven by the elastically deformable
Is supported so that the distance to the guide surface 52 can be changed. In addition, the transport motor 58 is pressed by the coin C interposed between the transport belt 57 and the guide surface 52 in the direction in which the pulley 55 is separated from the guide surface 52 when the coin C is transported. The pulley 55 is urged by the urging force 59 in a direction to approach the guide surface 52.

In the above-described deposit transfer section 15, the transfer motor 5
When the transport belt 8 is driven, the transport belt 57 rotates, and the transport belt 57 presses the coins C fed from the depositing / delivery section 14 against the guide surface 52 of the transport guide member 51 while the transport guide member 51 is pressed by the frictional force. Move along 51. At this time, the lower outer peripheral surface of the coin C is supported by the guide bottom plate portion 49. Then, the transport belt 57 sandwiches the coin C fed from the deposit feeding unit 14 between the guide surface 52 and the coin C.
The coin C deforms the leaf spring 59 via the transport belt 57, the pulley 55 and the transport motor 58, and as a result, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the distance between the guide surface 52 and the pay-out section 14 of the conveyor belt 57 is automatically adjusted according to the thickness of the coin C.

[Exclusion Unit] The exclusion unit 18 is provided in accordance with FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, an opening 62 formed in the guide side plate portion 50 of the transport guide member 51, and an opening / closing plate 63 capable of closing the opening 62, the gate 64 constituted by these is opened and closed. The coin C is removed from the deposit transfer section 15 by the sorting section 19
It is a gate type to guide to.

The opening / closing plate 63 has a transport guide member 5 at its upper part.
It is rotatably supported about an axis parallel to the extending direction of the shaft 1 and can be fitted into the opening 62 to close it. The elimination unit 18 includes a coil spring 65 that urges the opening and closing plate 63 in a direction to open the opening 62, and a latching solenoid (exclusion driving unit) 66 that is always in contact with the opening and closing plate 63 by the urging force of the coil spring 65. And The latching solenoid 66 connects the opening / closing plate 63 to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a closed position for fitting into the opening 62 to form the same plane as the guide surface 52 of the guide side plate portion 50, and a lower portion from the opening 62 to the opposite side to the deposit carrying portion 15 as shown in FIG. The opening 62 is opened to be separated, and the opening 62 is switched to an open position where the opening 62 is communicated with the rejecting sorting unit 19.

Further, the elimination unit 18 is provided with a gate-direction urging unit that urges the coin C conveyed by the deposit transfer unit 15 toward the gate 64 at a position corresponding to the gate 64 in the coin transfer direction in the deposit transfer unit 15. A member (gate direction urging means) 68 is provided.

The gate-direction urging member 68 is a leaf spring made of a synthetic resin whose position is fixed on the upstream side in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport section 15 and which is inclined so that the downstream side approaches the gate 64 side. As shown in (1), the coin C interposed between the open / close plate 63 and the closed state is elastically deformed in the opposite direction to the guide surface 52 to urge the coin C in the direction of the guide surface 52, that is, in the direction of the gate 64. .

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the gate 64 is opened, the coin C is surely passed through the gate 64 and dropped to the elimination sorting section 19 by the urging force of the gate direction urging member 68. is there. At this time, the coin C is dropped in a posture in which the axis line is along the lateral direction of the machine body 10 in the same manner as in the transport state by the deposit transport unit 15. Of course, if the gate 64 is not opened, the gate direction biasing member 68
As shown in FIG. 7, the coin C is allowed to pass through its own elastic deformation. Note that the state in which the gate 64 is closed in the rejection unit 18 is set to a standby state.

[Excluded Distributing Unit] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the excluded distributing unit 19 includes the coin C removed by the removing unit 18.
Guide passage 70 that receives the coin C and guides the coin C to the dispensing port 12 by its own weight, an exclusion branch passage 71 branched from the exclusion guide passage 70, and a exclusion guide passage 70 provided at a branch position of the exclusion branch passage 71. A state in which the coin C is guided from the exclusion guide passage 70 to the exclusion branch passage 71 to be introduced into the collective storage safe 20, and a state in which the coin C is guided from the exclusion guide passage 70 to the dispense branch passage 71 without being guided to the exclusion branch passage 71. As a result, there is provided an exclusion distribution mechanism (exclusion distribution means) 72 for distributing the coin C to the dispensing port 12 and the collective storage safe 20.

The exclusion guide passage 70 has a first passage portion 73 extending slightly vertically downward from the lower portion of the exclusion portion 18, and extends obliquely forward and downward in the body 10 from the first passage portion 73. A second passage portion 74 that communicates with the metal mouth 12;
The bulk storage safe 2 which is arranged on the extension line below the passage 73.
Leads to zero.

Here, the exclusion portion 18 connects the axis of the body 1 to the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71.
The coin C is dropped in a posture along the horizontal direction at 0. For this reason, the width of the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71 in the left-right direction in the body 10 may be any value as long as the coin C can pass in a posture along the axis in this direction. Is greater than the thickness of the largest coin C and smaller than the diameter of the smallest coin C,
Preferably, the width is constant.

The exclusion distributing mechanism 72 includes an exclusion guide passage 70.
At the boundary between the first passage portion 73 and the rejection branch passage 71, and the bottom surface 74a of the second passage portion 74 of the rejection guide passage 70.
And a latching solenoid (distribution driving means) 77 for moving the distribution plate 76 in the lateral direction of the machine body 10 and inserting and removing the same with respect to the boundary portion.
And

In a state where the distribution plate 76 is inserted into the boundary portion by the latching solenoid 77,
The coin C dropped from the exclusion section 18 due to the blockage of the exclusion branch passage 71 passes through only the exclusion guide passage 70 by its own weight and is dropped into the dispensing port 12.

On the other hand, when the distribution plate 76 is pulled out of the boundary by the latching solenoid 77, the first passage portion 73 of the elimination guide passage 70 and the elimination branch passage 71 are vertically communicated with each other, and the exclusion is performed. The coin C dropped from the portion 18 passes through the first passage portion 73 and the rejection branch passage 71 by its own weight and is guided to the collective storage safe 20. Of course, at this time, the shape of each part is determined so that the falling coin C is not erroneously guided to the second passage part 74.

Here, the collective storage safe 20 is formed with a receiving opening 79 for receiving coins C falling from the exclusion branch passage 71 at an upper portion thereof, and the receiving opening 79 is provided with a body of the collective storage safe 20. 10 and is locked in the closed state in conjunction with the removal from the
There is provided a shutter (not shown) which is unlocked and opened in conjunction with the mounting on the body 10. In addition, Aircraft 1
0 is provided with a lock device (not shown) for locking the collective storage safe 20 to the machine body 10, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sorting section 22 includes a gate type sorting section 82 that guides coins C from the deposit transport section 15 to the storage section 23 when the gate 81 opens and closes.
a, 82b, and hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f for sorting coins C in sorting holes 83 in which the diameter of coins that can pass through are mechanically determined and guiding them toward the storage unit 23. And
All gate-type sorting units 82a and 82b are arranged on the upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15, and all hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f are arranged on the downstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15. I have.

Specifically, at the most upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport section 15, a gate type sorting section 82a for the lightest coin, that is, a one-yen coin, of coins of all denominations to be stored is provided. Adjacent to the downstream side of the gate type sorting section 82a, one coin of coins of the smallest diameter difference among coins of all denominations to be stored (5 yen coin and 100 yen coin), specifically 5 yen Gate type sorting unit 82 for coins
b is provided.

Further, on the downstream side of the gate-type sorting unit 82b, hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f for all the remaining coins of all the denomination coins to be stored are arranged in the coin transporting direction by the depositing transport unit 15 in the coin transport direction. The coins are arranged in ascending order of the coin diameter from the upstream side. That is, a hole-type sorting unit 84c for a 50-yen coin adjacent to the downstream side of the gate-type sorting unit 82b is
A hole-type sorting unit 84d for a 100-yen coin adjacent to the downstream side of the hole-type sorting unit 84c, and a hole-type sorting unit 84e for a 10-yen coin adjacent to the downstream side of the hole-type sorting unit 84d, A hole-type sorting unit 84f for a 500-yen coin is provided adjacent to the downstream side of the hole-type sorting unit 84e.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, each of the gate-type sorting units 82a and 82b has the same configuration as that of the rejecting unit 18, and has an opening formed in the guide side plate 50 of the transport guide member 51. A gate 81 having an opening 86 and an opening / closing plate 87 capable of closing the opening 86.
Is opened and closed, coins C are received from the deposit transfer section 15 into the storage section 2.
Guide 3

The opening / closing plate 87 has an upper portion provided with the transport guide member 5.
It is rotatably supported about an axis parallel to the extension direction of the shaft 1 and fits into the opening 86 so that it can be closed. Further, the gate-type selection units 82a and 82b are provided with a coil spring 88 for urging the opening / closing plate 87 in a direction to open the opening 86, and a latching solenoid (sorting) which is always brought into contact with the opening / closing plate 87 by the urging force of the coil spring 88. (Driving means) 89. Latching solenoid 89
FIG. 11 shows a closed position where the opening / closing plate 87 is fitted into the opening 86 as shown in FIG. 10 to form the same plane as the guide surface 52 of the guide side plate 50, and the lower part from the opening 86 as shown in FIG. A latching solenoid (selection drive means) 89 for switching the opening 86 to an open position where the opening 86 is communicated with the storage section 23 by separating the opening 86 to the opposite side with respect to the deposit transfer section 15; I have.

Further, the sorting unit 22 urges the coins C conveyed by the deposit transfer unit 15 toward the gate 81 at positions corresponding to the respective gates 81 in the coin transfer direction in the deposit transfer unit 15. A direction urging member (gate direction urging means) 91 is provided.

The gate direction urging member 91 is a leaf spring made of a synthetic resin whose position is fixed on the upstream side of the coin transport section 15 in the coin transport direction and which is inclined so that the downstream side approaches the gate 81 side. The coin C interposed between the open / close plate 87 and the closed state is elastically deformed in the opposite direction to the guide surface 52 as shown in FIG.
, Ie, in the direction of the gate 81.

Then, as shown in FIG.
Is opened, the coin C at the position of the gate 81 surely passes through the gate 81 by the urging force of the gate-direction urging member 91, and the coin C located immediately below the guide passage 67 provided for the denomination is removed. Through the storage unit 23. At this time, the coin C is dropped in a posture in which the axis is along the horizontal direction of the machine body 10 in the same manner as the transport state by the deposit transport section 15, but before the coin C reaches the storage section 23, the guide passage 67.
The posture is changed so that the axis is vertically aligned with a guide member (not shown). Of course, if the gate 81 is not opened,
The gate direction urging member 91 allows the coin C to pass by being elastically deformed by itself as shown in FIG.

In the gate-type sorting unit having such a configuration, the gate-type sorting unit 82a for 1-yen coins includes the gate 81
The coin C passing through the gate 81 is dropped only into the storage cylinder 24a for the 1-yen coin disposed immediately below the coin C, and the gate-type sorting unit 82b for the 5-yen coin removes the coin C passing through the gate 81. The coin is dropped only on the storage cylinder 24b for the five-yen coin disposed immediately below.

In the above, for convenience, the respective configurations of the gate-type sorting units 82a and 82b have been described using the same reference numerals, but the size and the like will differ depending on the diameter of the coins C to be sorted. In addition, gate type sorting units 82a and 82b
Are in a standby state when the gate 81 is closed.

The hole sorters 84c to 84f are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 13, each has a sorting hole 83 formed in the guide side plate portion 50 of the transport guide member 51, and the coin C is received from the depositing transport unit 15 through the sorting hole 83 by the storage unit 23. It is to guide.

The sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting unit 84c on the most upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15 is 50
The hole diameter is set to allow passage of only coins smaller than the outer diameter of the yen coin, and the sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting unit 84d on the downstream side is set.
Is a hole diameter that allows the passage of only coins smaller than the outer diameter of a 100-yen coin, and the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84e on the downstream side of the hole has a diameter of only a coin smaller than the outer diameter of a 10-yen coin. The hole diameter of the hole-type sorting unit 84f on the downstream side of the hole-type sorting unit 84f is set so as to allow only coins having an outer diameter of 500 yen or less to pass.

Further, the sorting unit 22 urges the coin C conveyed by the deposit transport unit 15 toward the sorting hole 83 at a position corresponding to the sorting hole 83 in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport unit 15. A direction biasing member (selection hole direction biasing means) 92 is provided.

As in the case of the gate direction urging member 91 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the sorting hole direction urging member 92 has a fixed position on the upstream side in the coin conveying direction in the depositing / conveying section 15 and the sorting hole 92 on the downstream side. A leaf spring made of a synthetic resin inclined so as to be close to the side is elastically deformed in a direction opposite to the guide surface 52 by a coin C interposed between the guide surface 52 of the guide side plate portion 50 as shown in FIG. Coin C
In the direction of the guide surface 52, that is, in the direction of the sorting hole 83.

Then, as shown in FIG.
Is located at the position of the sorting hole 83,
The coin C reliably passes through the selection hole 83 by the urging force of the selection hole direction urging member 92 corresponding to the selection hole 83, and falls into the storage portion 23 via the one immediately below the denomination guide passage 67. Let me do. At this time, the coin C is transferred to the deposit transfer section 1.
Similarly to the transporting state of FIG. 5, the axis is dropped in a posture in which the axis extends along the lateral direction of the body 10, but before reaching the storage unit 23, the posture is such that the axis is vertically extended by the illustrated guide member of the guide passage 67. To change. Of course, if it is impossible to pass through the selection hole 83, the selection hole direction urging member 92 is
The coin C is allowed to pass through its own elastic deformation as shown in FIG.

In the above, for convenience, the respective structures of the hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f have been described with the same reference numerals, but the size of the sorting holes 83 differs depending on the diameter of the coin C to be sorted. become.

The hole-type sorting units 84c to 84 having the above-described configurations are used.
At f, the hole-type sorting unit 84c for a 50-yen coin drops the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84c only into the storage cylinder 24c for the 50-yen coin immediately below the coin C, The hole-type sorting unit 84d for a 100-yen coin drops the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84d only into the storage cylinder 24d for the 100-yen coin immediately below the coin-type sorting unit 84d. The hole-type sorting unit 84e drops the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84e only into the storage cylinder 24e for the 10-yen coin immediately below it, and the hole for the 500-yen coin The type sorting unit 84f transfers the coin C passing through the sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting unit 84f to a coin
The coins are dropped only into the storage cylinder 24f for 00 yen coins.

[Storage Unit] As shown in FIG. 14, the storage unit 23 has all of the above-mentioned storage tubes 24a to 24f built therein and can be attached to and removed from the machine body 10 by an input / output safe 94.
And a dispensing section (see FIG. 18) 95 for dispensing from the deposit / withdrawal safe 94 loaded into the body 10.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the in-and-out safe 94 has a box 96 and a lid 97 which are connected to each other so as to be rotatable around one side, and the box 96 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The lid 97 has a shape in which one side of the box is removed, and the lid 97 has a shape that closes this side. That is, when the lid 97 is fitted into the box 96, the inside of the in / out safe 94 is closed to the outside, and when the lid 97 is rotated away from the box 96, the inside of the in / out safe 94 is opened to the outside. Let it.

In the box 96, the sorting unit 2
A storage-side opening 100 is formed to allow the coins C denominated in 2 to pass through and house the coins inside, and on the opposite side, a pay-out opening 101 that allows the stored coins C to be fed out.
Are formed. Specifically, the storage-side opening 100 is formed in the upper plate portion 102 which becomes the upper side at the time of loading into the machine body 10, and the feeding-side opening portion 101 is formed in the lower plate portion 103 which becomes the lower side when loading into the machine body 10. ing.

The input / output safe 94 has one end communicating with the storage opening 100 and the other end communicating with the payout opening 101 so that the coin C can be moved up and down in the axial direction. The storage cylinders 24a to 24f of the above-described denominations are arranged so as to be parallel to each other on the same plane. That is, similarly to the sorting order of the sorting unit 22, the storage cylinder 24 for 1-yen coins is sequentially arranged from one side.
a, a storage cylinder 24b for 5-yen coins, a storage cylinder 24c for 50-yen coins, a storage cylinder 24d for 100-yen coins, a storage cylinder 24e for 10-yen coins, and a storage cylinder 24f for 500-yen coins are provided. I have.

Each of the storage tubes 24a to 24f is attached to the first member 105 attached to the bottom 104 of the box 96 (see FIG. 16), and is attached to the lid 97 so as to be detachable from the first member 105. And a second member 106.
One end of the first member 105 communicating with the storage-side opening 100 and the other end of the first member 105 communicating with the feeding-side opening 101 are both cylindrical cylindrical portions 107 and 108. An intermediate portion 109 between the two has a semi-cylindrical shape arranged on the bottom side of the box body 96. The second member 106 forms a cylindrical shape with the intermediate portion 109 by fitting the lid 97 to the intermediate portion 109 of the first member 105 in a state where the lid 97 is closed with respect to the box 96, and forms the lid 97 with the box 96 and the intermediate portion 1 of the first member 105
09, and the inside of the first member 105 is opened.

Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the in / out safe 94 is provided between the inside of the upper plate portion 102 of the box 96 and the storage tubes 24a to 24a.
24f, there is provided a sliding opening / closing type storage side shutter 111 which can be opened and closed with the storage side opening 100 opened and closed with the storage side opening 100 fully closed. Inside of the part 103 and the storage tube 24a ~
A slide opening / closing type feeding shutter 112 which can open and close the feeding opening 101 and locks the feeding opening 101 in a fully closed state is also provided between the feeding shutter 112 and the shutter 24f.

The storage-side opening 100 is located at the bottom 1 of the box 96.
04 while being formed so as to be biased toward the side
Are formed at positions away from the bottom 104 of the box 96. The storage-side shutter 111 closes the storage-side opening 100 by sliding toward the bottom 104, and opens the storage-side opening 100 by sliding away from the bottom 104. Conversely, the delivery-side shutter 112 opens the delivery-side opening 101 by sliding toward the bottom 104, and closes the delivery-side opening 101 by sliding away from the bottom 104.

The storage-side shutter 111 and the extension-side shutter 112 are connected via a link mechanism 114. The link mechanism 114 includes a link arm 115, a first connection shaft 116 attached to one end of the link arm 115, a second connection shaft 117 attached to the other end of the link arm 115, and a link arm 1.
A third connecting shaft 118 mounted at an intermediate position of No. 15;
A spring member (not shown) for urging the link arm 115 is provided. The first connecting shaft 116 is rotatably connected to the elongated hole 121 formed in the storage-side shutter 111 and is movably connected along the bottom portion 104.
The third connection shaft 118 is rotatably connected to the box body 96 in a state where the connection shaft 117 is rotatably connected to the elongated hole 122 formed in the feeding side shutter 112 and movably along the bottom portion 104. Is done. Note that an input receiving portion 123 is formed between the first connection shaft 116 and the third connection shaft 118 of the link arm 115.

As a result, the link arm 115 of the link mechanism 114 rotates about the third connecting shaft 118, and as shown in FIG. 16, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are simultaneously closed simultaneously. 18, or the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are simultaneously opened as shown in FIG. Note that a spring member (not shown) is a storage-side shutter 1.
11 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are urged in the closing direction.

FIGS. 16 and 19 show the lid 97.
As shown in FIG. 5, the storage-side shutter 1 is brought into contact with the contact piece 125 on the movement side in the opening direction of the storage-side shutter 111 in the closed state.
A lock mechanism 126 for regulating the movement of the opening 11 in the opening direction is provided. The lock mechanism 126 includes a contact piece 125 of the storage-side shutter 111 at a lock portion 127 at one end.
Locking member 128 which can contact the
It has a connection shaft 129 for rotatably connecting the other end of the cover 28 to the lid 97, and a spring member (not shown) for urging the lock member 128.

As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 19, the lock mechanism 126 is rotated by the urging force of a spring member (not shown) so that the lock member 128 brings the lock portion 127 closer to the contact piece 125. As a result, the storage-side shutter 111 is locked in the closed state.
When the shutter 11 is locked in the closed state, the feeding-side shutter 112 connected via the link mechanism 114 is also locked in the closed state. On the other hand, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The lock member 128 is rotated so as to separate the lock portion 127 from the contact piece 125 against the urging force of a spring member (not shown), thereby unlocking the storage-side shutter 111 and allowing its opening operation. When the storage-side shutter 111 is unlocked in this manner, the link mechanism 11
The feeding shutter 112 connected via the shutter 4 is also unlocked, and the opening operation is permitted.

As shown in FIG. 17, the machine body 10 is formed with a loading section 132 into which the access safe 94 is loaded.
As shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, when the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded into the loading portion 132, the loading portion 132 enters the loading / unloading safe 94, and the inclined portion 133 presses the intermediate portion of the lock member 128 downward. Then, the lock member 128 is rotated against the urging force of a spring member (not shown), and as a result, a lock operation member 134 for unlocking the storage-side shutter 111 and the extension-side shutter 112 by the lock member 128 is released.
Is provided.

On the other hand, when removing the in / out safe 94 from the loading section 132, the lock operating member 134 is
By releasing from the position 4, the pressing of the intermediate portion of the lock member 128 is released, the lock member 128 is rotated by the urging force of the spring member, and the storage-side shutter 111 and the extension-side shutter 112 are locked by the lock member 128.

As shown in FIG. 18, when the input / output safe 94 is loaded into the loading section 132,
The storage-side shutter 111 is inserted into the inner side of the housing 111 by pressing the link arm 115 against the input receiving portion 123 of the link arm 115 at its distal end to press the link arm 115 against the urging force of a spring member (not shown). Further, an opening / closing member 136 for opening the feeding-side shutter 112 to the fully opened position is provided.

The opening / closing member 136 is connected to the loading section 1
When removing the entry / exit safe 94 from the
As a result, the pressing on the link arm 115 is released, and the link arm 115 is rotated by the urging force of a spring member (not shown), so that the storage-side shutter 111 and the extension-side shutter 1 are rotated.
12 is closed until it is fully closed.

Here, as shown in FIG.
4 is loaded into the loading section 132 at the timing after the lock of the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 by the lock operating member 134 is performed.
The opening / closing member 136 starts the opening operation of the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112. Conversely, when the input / output safe 94 is taken out from the loading portion 132, the opening / closing member 136 is opened. Shutter 1
11 and the retracting side shutter 112 by the lock operation member 134 at the timing when the shutter 112 is fully closed.
The locking operation of the shutter 1 and the feeding side shutter 112 is started.

As described above, the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are unlocked and opened in synchronization with the loading of the input / output safe 94 into the machine body 10, while the input / output safe 94 is opened from the machine body 10. Closed and locked in conjunction with removal.

The lock operating member 134 and the opening / closing operating member 136 are inserted into the input / output safe 94 when the input / output safe 94 is loaded into the machine body 10 to unlock the storage-side shutter 111 and the feed-side shutter 112 and open the safe. On the other hand, when the safe 94 is taken out, it is pulled out of the safe 94 and the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are closed and locked.

When the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded in the loading section 132, the open / close safe 100 is opened.
Coins C from the sorting unit 22 through the storage tubes 24a to 24-2
4f is received from the upper cylindrical portion 107 in the first member 105 and stored in an accumulated state.

Although not shown, the body 10 is provided with a lock device for locking the loaded in / out safe 94 to the body 10, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key. . Although not shown, the lock 94 is also provided with a lock device that locks the box 96 with the lid 97 closed, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key. .

Here, when coins C are to be taken in and out of the in / out safe 94 removed from the machine body 10, for example, as shown in FIG.
When the lid 97 is rotated and opened with respect to the box 96, the first member 105 on the box 96 side moves the lid 9 from the first member 105.
The second member 106 on the seventh side is separated, and the intermediate portion 109 of the first member 105 is opened. Thereby, the intermediate portion 109
The coins C can be put in and taken out of the first member 105 from the open portion of the intermediate member 109, and the coins C are accumulated in, for example, the cylindrical portion 108 and the intermediate portion 109 from the open portion of the intermediate portion 109. On the other hand, when the coin C is put in and taken out, the second member 106 is fitted to the first member 105 by closing the lid 97 to form a cylinder.
As a result, the coin C does not drop out even if it is carried.

As shown in FIG. 16, the storage cylinders 24a to 24f for each denomination and the delivery side opening 101 are shifted in the horizontal direction in a state where a part of the storage cylinders 24a to 24f are partially overlapped. A support bottom plate 110 is provided below 24f (above the shutter 112 on the delivery side) so as not to overlap with the opening 101 on the delivery side. The coins accumulated in the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f are supported on the support bottom plate 110.

Further, since the lock member 128 is attached to the lid 97, when the lid 97 is opened with respect to the box 96, the lock member 128 is separated from the storage shutter 111 and the storage shutter 111 by the lock mechanism 126. In addition, the lock of the delivery shutter 112 is released.
Therefore, after the lid 97 is opened, the storage-side shutter 111
It is also possible to manually open the feeding-side shutter 112 and to insert and take out the coin C from either the storage-side opening 100 or the feeding-side opening 101.

As shown in FIG. 18, the dispensing section 95 is a dispensing section for dispensing coins C one by one from the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f of the deposit / withdrawal safe 94 loaded in the loading section 132 from the sorting section 22. An operation member 137 is provided. That is, the feeding operation member 137 is provided corresponding to each of the denomination storage tubes 24a to 24f, and enters the denomination storage tubes 24a to 24f from the side to be stored in the denomination storage tubes 24a to 24f. By pushing out the lowest one of the coins C supported by the support bottom plate 110 to the side, the coin C
From the delivery-side opening 101 into the delivery guide passage 26.

[0100] As shown in FIG.
A storage-side coin detection sensor 1 that detects a coin C to be introduced into each denomination storage cylinder 24a to 24f of the input / output safe 94.
38 and the storage cylinders 24a to 24f for each denomination of the access safe 94.
And a payout-side coin detection sensor 139 for detecting each of the coins C fed from the coin. Further, the withdrawal unit 95
Is a storage cylinder 2 for each denomination, as shown in FIGS.
A near-full sensor 140 for detecting near-full of each of 4a to 24f and a near-end sensor 141 for detecting each near-end are provided. The near full sensor 140 and the near end sensor 141 detect whether or not there is a coin C based on whether or not the coin C stored in each of the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f is pressed.

"Payout Guide Passage" As shown in FIG. 1, the payout guide passage 26 is provided immediately below the entry / exit safe 94.
The coins C fed out of the respective denomination storage tubes 24a to 24f of the input / output safe 94 and falling under their own weight are guided collectively to the front side of the machine body 10.

"Dispensing and Conveying Section"
As shown in FIG. 21, the tray member 27 for receiving coins C fed from the storage portion 23 and guided by the feed guide passage 26, an elevating mechanism 28 for lifting and lowering the tray member 27, A guide wall 144 is provided on the front side of the body 10 so as to face the front.

The elevating mechanism 28 is disposed vertically and the guide hole 1 on the rear side of the
45, and a guide shaft 146
Pulleys 147 and 148 disposed substantially adjacent to the upper and lower ends of the pulleys, respectively.
And a timing belt 149 partially fixed to the pan member 27 and a lifting motor 150 for driving an upper pulley 147.

That is, when the pulley 147 rotates by the drive of the elevating motor 150, the timing belt 149 and the pulley 148 also rotate, and the receiving member 27
It goes up and down along 46. Here, at a position near the pulley 147, the receiving member 27 raised to a predetermined upper feeding position is provided.
The upper position detection sensor 152 for detecting the
Are provided with lower position detection sensors 153 for detecting the tray member 27 lowered to a predetermined lower receiving position.

The pan member 27 has a bottom 153 inclined so that the front side (one side) of the body 10 is downward, and the bottom 153 is in a lateral direction other than the downwardly inclined side of the bottom 153 (ie, the left side of the body 10). , Right side and rear side), the fall prevention wall 154 is erected, and as a result, the bottom 15
The downwardly inclined side of 3 is an opening 155 that opens to the front side of the body 10. Further, a plurality of convex portions 157 protruding forward are formed at intervals at the distal end portion of the receiving member 27 on the lower inclined side of the bottom portion 153, that is, on the opening portion 155 side. As a result, these convex portions 157 A recess 158 is formed between adjacent ones.

The guide wall 144 is provided on the bottom 15 of the pan member 27.
3, the opening 15 of the pan member 27
The coin 5 is vertically erected at a position where the coin 5 is closed to restrict the coin C from falling from the bottom 153 in a facing state. That is,
The pan member 27 rises and descends along the guide wall 144 in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and the opening 155 is opened at the upper extended position where the bottom 153 is separated from the guide wall 144, so that the bottom 153 is closed. The coin C is naturally dropped on the downward inclined side by its own weight, and is introduced into the dispensing distribution unit 31 disposed on the front side of the body 10.

Here, the guide wall 144 is provided with the receiving member 27.
Are formed over the entire range of elevation of the pan member 27 at intervals, and as a result, between adjacent ones of these convex sections 160, the convex sections 157 of the pan member 27 are formed. The concave portion 161 into which
It is formed over the entire range of elevating the pan member 27. That is, the tray member 27 and the guide wall 144 are formed in a concave and convex shape to be fitted to each other.

As shown by a solid line in FIG. 20, the dispensing / transporting section 29 receives the coin C fed from the storage section 23 through the feeding guide path 26 at the lower receiving position and opens the coin 15 at the opening 15.
5 is received at the pan member 27 closed by the guide wall 144. When the tray member 27 is raised, the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144 during the lifting, and the coin C is prevented from falling. Then, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 20, when the guide wall 144 is located at the upper extended position where the guide wall 144 is eliminated, the opening 155 of the pan member 27 is opened, and the guide wall 1 is opened.
The coin C is allowed to fall naturally from the upper part of 44 to the front, that is, to the dispensing and distributing part 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153. Note that the dispensing / transporting section 29 is in a standby state when the tray member 27 is at the lower receiving position.

The “dispensing distributing section” is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 22, the coin C received from the dispensing transport unit 29 is dispensed by being formed obliquely forward and downward in the body 10 from the upper end position of the guide wall 144 and leading to the dispensing port 12. Withdrawal guide passage 163 leading to the mouth 12
A collecting branch passage 164 that branches downward from an intermediate position of the dispensing guide passage 163; and a coin C in the dispensing guide passage 163.
And a dispensing distribution mechanism (dispensing distributing means) 165 for distributing the payment to the dispensing port 12 and the collective storage safe 20. Here, through the dispensing distributing unit 31, the dispensing transfer unit 29
Receives the coins C fed from the storage unit 23,
5 is led to the dispensing port 12 without passing through.

The dispensing guide passage 163 is disposed on a first passage portion 167 formed obliquely forward and downward in the body 10 from the upper end position of the guide wall 144, and is disposed on an extension of the first passage portion 167. Second passage portion 16 leading to cash outlet 12
8 and the recovery branch passage 164 is
It extends vertically downward from between the passage 167 and the second passage 168 and communicates with the collective storage safe 20.

Here, since a large amount of various kinds of coins C are thrown into the dispensing guide passage 163 and the collection branch passage 164 from the dispensing transport section 29 at a time, the lateral width of the machine body 10 is The width of the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71 is larger than the width of the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71.

The dispensing distribution mechanism 165 is connected to the dispensing guide passage 1
A distribution plate 170 is provided between the first passage portion 167 and the second passage portion 168 in the boundary between the dispensing guide passage 163 and the recovery branch passage 164. This distribution plate 170
Is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 171 of the body 10 that extends in the left-right direction at the end on the second passage portion 168 side. The distribution plate 170 is disposed on an extension of the bottom surface 167a of the first passage portion 167 and the bottom surface 168a of the second passage portion 168 by a latching solenoid (distribution driving means) (not shown), so that the first passage portion 167 is formed. And the second passage portion 16
And the second passage portion 168 (see FIG. 20).
Rises to the bottom surface 168a of the second passage portion 168.
Is switched to a recovery state (a state shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 20) in which the first passage portion 167 and the recovery branch passage 164 communicate with each other.

Here, the coin C dropped from the receiving member 27 of the dispensing and transporting section 29 in the dispensing state passes only through the dispensing guide passage 163 due to its own weight and is dispensed from the dispensing port 1.
It is dropped to 2. Note that this dispensing state is a standby state of the dispensing distribution mechanism 165.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned collection state, the dispensing transfer section 2
The coin C dropped from the tray member 27 of No. 9 passes through the collecting branch passage 164 from the first passage portion 167 of the dispensing guide passage 163 due to its own weight and is dropped into the collective storage safe 20.

Here, the collective storage safe 20 has the receiving opening 79, the exclusion branch passage 71 of the exclusion sorting section 19, and
The coins C falling from the dispensing and sorting unit 31 are passed through and the coins C falling from the collection branch passage 164 of the dispensing and sorting unit 31 are also passed through and stored inside. Similarly, the dispensing port 12 accepts the coin C falling from the exclusion guide passage 70 of the exclusion sorting unit 19 and the dispensing guide passage 163 of the dispensing sorting unit 31.
Also accepts coins C falling from

Next, the overall operation of the coin processing machine having the above configuration will be described for each processing. "Payment processing" When the deposit amount is input to a higher-level machine (not shown) such as a multimedia terminal connected to this coin processing machine,
In response to this, a deposit process is performed (see a thick arrow in FIG. 23). That is, when a coin C is inserted into the insertion slot 11 by the user, a control unit (not shown) controls the depositing and dispensing unit 14 based on the detection of the coin C by the insertion coin detection sensor 38.
And the transport motor 58 of the deposit transport section 15 are driven. Then, the coins C to be deposited, which have been inserted into the insertion slot 11, are sequentially accommodated one by one in the concave portions 45 of the rotating disk 41 of the depositing and dispensing section 14, and one coin is deposited on the depositing and transporting section 15 at a predetermined interval. It is paid out one by one.

The coins C fed out one by one from the depositing and dispensing section 14 are transported by the transporting belt 57 of the depositing and transporting section 15 while being guided by the transport guide member 51 to the machine body 1.
0 is transported toward the rear. During the transport by the deposit transport unit 15, the discrimination of the coin C and the denomination counting are performed by the upstream discriminating unit 16, and based on the discrimination result, the elimination unit 18 downstream of the discriminating unit 16 generates the false coin. , Indistinguishable coins,
Eliminate overflow and dirty coins. In the case where the coin is discriminated as a fake coin or the coin is indistinguishable, the discriminating unit 16 does not count the coin as a counting target,
On the other hand, if it is determined that the coin is an overflow coin or a dirty coin, the determination unit 16 sets the coin as a counting target.

More specifically, the control unit releases fake coins, indistinguishable coins, overflow coins, and dirty coins only when the target coin is aligned with the gate 64 of the rejection unit 18 in the standby state. This causes the gate-direction urging member 68 to urge it and drop it from the deposit transfer unit 15 to the exclusion guide passage 70 of the exclusion sorting unit 19. And
If the coin C to be dropped is a fake coin or a non-discriminable coin from the discrimination result of the discriminating unit 16, the coin C is inserted into the exclusion guide passage 70 by inserting the sorting plate 76 of the exclusion sorting unit 19 into the exclusion guide. The liquid is dropped into the outlet 12 through the first passage portion 73 and the second passage portion 74 of the passage 70 (see a thick broken arrow in FIG. 23). On the other hand, if the coin C to be dropped is an overflow coin or a dirty coin from the discrimination result of the discriminating unit 16, the coin C is removed from the sorting plate 7 of the rejecting sorting unit 19.
6 is dropped from the rejection guide passage 70 to the lump-box safe 20 via the first passage portion 73 and the rejection branch passage 71 of the rejection guide passage 70 (see a thick chain line arrow in FIG. 23). The overflow coin is a denomination coin of a denomination that cannot be stored in the storage unit 23, and therefore naturally depends on the storage state of the storage unit 23 at that time.

On the other hand, the positive coins not rejected by the rejection unit 18 are transported further backward by the deposit transport unit 15.
Then, during this transport, the sorting unit 22 sorts the coins C according to each denomination (see thick solid line arrows in FIG. 23).

That is, when the positive coin is a one-yen coin, the gate 8 of the gate-type sorting unit 82a in the standby state
1 is released in a state where only the 1-yen coin is aligned, and the 1-yen coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 91 to pass through the gate 81;
It is stored in the storage tube 24a of the storage part 23. When the positive coin is a five-yen coin, the gate 81 of the gate-type sorting unit 82b in the standby state is opened in a state where only the five-yen coin is in the same position. The coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 91 to pass through the gate 81 and is stored in the storage tube 24b of the storage portion 23.

Further, when the positive coin is a 50-yen coin, the 50-yen coin is urged by the gate-direction urging member 92 to pass through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting section 84c. It is stored in the storage tube 24c. In addition, one positive coin
If the coin is a 00-yen coin, the 100-yen coin is urged by the gate-direction urging member 92 to pass through the selection hole 83 of the hole-type selection section 84d, and is stored in the storage cylinder 24d of the storage section 23.

Further, when the positive coin is a 10-yen coin, the 10-yen coin is urged by the gate-direction urging member 92 to pass through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting section 84e. It is stored in the storage tube 24e. In addition, 5 coins
If the coin is a 00-yen coin, the 500-yen coin is urged by the gate-direction urging member 92 to pass through the selection hole 83 of the hole-type selection unit 84f, and is stored in the storage tube 24f of the storage unit 23.

The control unit calculates the amount of money stored in the storage unit 23 by the determination unit 16 based on the determination of the denomination of the coin C determined as a true coin and the counting result during the current payment processing. Is displayed on a display unit (not shown). In addition,
When a banknote handling machine for depositing and withdrawing banknotes is connected,
The deposit amount is displayed on the display unit together with the deposit amount of the bill processing machine.

The user inputs an operation to approve the deposit amount from the deposit amount displayed on the display unit by using an enter button (not shown) of the operation unit, or cancels the transaction without accepting the deposit amount. An operation is input by a cancel button of an operation unit (not shown), and an input is made to one of the confirmation button and the cancel button. Upon receiving this input, the control unit ends the payment processing.

During the above-mentioned deposit processing, the dispensing port 12
When the removed coin is removed, the user causes the removed coin removed from the dispensing port 12 to be re-inserted into the slot 11 as necessary. Note that the coin C re-inserted into the insertion slot 11 will be discriminated and sorted again during the depositing process before the depositing process is completed.

When the deposit amount output from a higher-level device such as a multimedia terminal is larger than the deposit amount based on the result of the determination by the determination unit 16, the control unit does not accept the input even if the input is made on the confirm button. The payment processing is not terminated.
Then, a display prompting for additional insertion of the deposit coin is made on the display unit. Thereby, the user inserts additional coins into the insertion slot 11 as needed. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Since the coin C additionally inserted into 1 is before the payment processing is completed, the discrimination and sorting are performed in the payment processing.

If the input is made to the cancel button, the coin C of the same amount as the deposited coin is dispensed in the same manner as the dispensing process described later.

[Payment Processing] At the end of the above-mentioned payment processing, if an operation of approving the payment amount is input by a confirmation button of an operation unit (not shown), the payment amount output from a higher-level device such as a multimedia terminal is displayed. If the difference is smaller than the deposit amount based on the discrimination result of the discriminating unit 16 at the time of the depositing process and the difference includes the coin portion, the controller executes a dispensing process of dispensing the coin portion of the difference.

In other words, the control section counts out only the required number of coins C from the required denominations of the storage cylinders 24a to 24f of the denominations of the storage section 23 by the feeding side coin detection sensor 139 and feeds out one by one. . Then, these storage tubes 24a
The coin C which has been unwound from 24f is fed via the unwinding guide passage 26 to the receiving position at the lower receiving position of the dispensing and transporting unit 29 in the standby state, and the receiving member 27 in which the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144. Coin C is stored.

When the control section determines that the correct number of coins C has been paid out by the storage section 23 from the detection result of the payout side coin detection sensor 139, the last coin C is detected by the payout side coin detection sensor 139. After that, at the timing when the tray member 27 is securely reached, the lifting / lowering motor 150 is driven to raise the tray member 27. And the saucer member 27
Rises in a state in which the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and at a timing from slightly before being located at the upper extended position above the upper end of the guide wall 144 to being located at the upper extended position, the opening 155 is opened. Is released, and the coin C is fed to the dispensing and sorting unit 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153. Then, the dispensing distributing unit 31 causes all the coins C to be dispensed to the dispensing port 12 by the distributing plate 170 of the dispensing distributing mechanism unit 165 in a standby state (see a thick solid arrow in FIG. 24).

Here, if the control unit determines from the detection result of the payout coin detection sensor 139 that the correct number of coins C has not been paid out by the storage unit 23, the last coin C is supplied to the payout coin detection sensor 139. At the timing when it reaches the tray member 27 reliably,
Is driven to raise the receiving tray member 27, and the distributing plate 170 of the dispensing and distributing mechanism 165 in the standby state of the dispensing and distributing unit 31 is turned to the collection state. Then, the tray member 27 rises in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and is a timing from a little before being located at the upper extension position above the upper end of the guide wall 144 to being located at the upper extension position. The opening 155 is opened and the bottom 1
The coin C is fed to the dispensing and sorting unit 31 at an inclination of 53. Then, the dispensing distributing unit 31 collects all coins C in the collective collection safe 20 by the distributing plate 170 of the dispensing distributing mechanism unit 165 in the collected state (see a thick solid line arrow in FIG. 25). And
Thereafter, the dispensing distributing mechanism 165 is returned to the standby state, and the dispensing process is restarted from the beginning.

As described above, in the dispensing process, coins to be dispensed are temporarily stored in the receiving member 27, and are conveyed to the dispensing port 12 when dispensing is possible, whereas when the dispensing is impossible, the collective storage safe 20 is used. It is stored in.

"Loading process"
If any of 26f is detected by the near-end sensor 141 as a state of shortage of coins, the control unit will display that fact on the display unit. Then the clerk enters and leaves the safe 9
4 is exchanged for an input / output safe 94 pre-filled with coins C.

It is to be noted that the clerk inserts the coin C of the deficit denomination into the slot 1
A loading process for resolving a shortage of coins in the storage unit 23 is also possible in the same manner as the loading and depositing process from 1 (see a thick solid line arrow in FIG. 23).

[Recovery Processing] All coins C in the body 10 are collected by taking out the in / out safe 94 and the collective storage safe 20 from the body 10.

It is also possible to store all coins C in the input / output safe 94 in the collective storage safe 20 and collect them in the following manner. That is, when an instruction is input to the collection button of the operation unit (not shown), the control unit causes all the coins C to be paid out from all the storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 23, and dispenses by the payment transfer unit 29. It is transported to the distribution unit 31. At this time, the dispensing distribution mechanism unit 165 of the dispensing distribution unit 31
Is rotated to bring it into a collecting state. And
The pan member 27 rises in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and at a timing from slightly before being located at the upper extended position above the upper end of the guide wall 144 to being positioned at the upper extended position, The opening 155 is opened, and the coin C is fed to the dispensing and sorting unit 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153.
Then, the dispensing distributing unit 31 collects all coins C in the collective collection safe 20 by the distributing plate 170 of the dispensing distributing mechanism unit 165 in the collected state (see a thick solid line arrow in FIG. 25). In this way, all coins C in the storage section 23 are collected in the collective collection safe 20. When the coins C are collected in excess of the amount that can be transported by the tray member 27, the coins are, of course, transported a plurality of times, each of the amount that can be transported.

According to the coin processing machine described above, the following effects can be obtained. The coins C stored in the denominations are stored as a dispensing transfer unit 29 for storing the coins C stored in the storage unit 23 capable of being fed out from the lower part while moving the coins C up and down and transferring the coins C to the outlet 12. Part 23
Since the so-called elevator type is used, which receives the coin C fed out from the tray by the tray member 27 and raises and lowers the tray member 27, it is not necessary to tilt the coin C in the front-rear direction of the body 10, and Can also reduce the angle. Therefore, the length of the body 10 in the front-rear direction can be reduced. Therefore, the airframe 10
Can be further downsized.

[0138] The dispensing / conveying section 29 guides the coin C fed from the storage section 23 to the dispensing port 12 without passing through the receiving / conveying section 15, so that the time required for dispensing can be reduced. When dispensing and collecting coins in the lump-sum collection safe 20 in a lump, the dispensing / conveying section 29 dispenses the coin C fed from the storage section 23 from the dispensing guide passage 163 without passing through the deposit / conveyance section 15. The collection branch passage 16 in the mechanism section 165
4 can be led to the collective storage safe 20. Therefore, the time required for collection in such a case can be reduced.

When the rejection unit 18 rejects the coin C discriminated as a foul coin by the discrimination unit 16 as well as the coin C discriminated as a dirty coin from the deposit conveyance unit 15, the rejection distribution mechanism unit 16
5, the fake coin is dispensed from the dispensing port 1 only through the exclusion guide passage 70.
Second, the soiled coins can be sorted to the collective storage safe 20 via the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71, respectively. Therefore, the dirty coin can be stored without being reused.

In order to remove the fake coins and the dirty coins from the deposit transfer section 15 to the common elimination guide path 70 by the removing section 18 once, it is necessary to remove the fake coins and the dirty coins from the deposit transfer section 15 separately. As a result, the length required for the exclusion can be shortened, and as a result, the length of the deposit transfer section 15 can be shortened.

The coins C sorted by denomination in the sorting unit 22 are
Since it is stored in the storage unit 23 without being temporarily stored so that it can be returned, a mechanism for temporary storage is not required. Therefore, the body 10 can be made more compact.

Since the dispensing / transporting section 29 raises and lowers the pan member 27 vertically, the length of the machine body 10 in the front-rear direction can be minimized. Therefore, the body 10 can be made more compact.

The received coin C is stored in one of the storage side openings 1.
00, and has an input / output safe 94 that allows the stored coin C to be fed out from the opposite payout side opening 101,
Since the in / out safe 94 is detachable from the body 10, the coin C can be collected by removing the in / out safe 94 from the body 10. Instead, the in / out safe 94 filled with a predetermined amount of coins C in advance can be recovered. The coin C can be filled only by loading the safe 94. Therefore, the time required for collecting and filling the coin C can be reduced.

A storage-side shutter 111 that opens and closes the storage-side opening 100 and can be locked in a fully closed state, and a delivery-side shutter 112 that opens and closes the delivery-side opening 101 and can be locked in a fully closed state. Therefore, even if the coin C is taken out of the machine body 10 for collection or the coin C is prepared outside the machine body 10 for filling, the storage side opening is Part 100
Can be locked in the fully-closed state, and the delivery-side shutter 112 can be locked in the fully-closed state on the delivery-side opening 101, thereby preventing a security problem from occurring.

When the safe 94 is taken out of the machine, the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are closed and locked in conjunction with this, so that the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are forgotten to be closed. Locking and forgetting to lock can be prevented. Further, when the input / output safe 94 is loaded into the machine body 10, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 11
Since the lock of 2 is released and opened, it is possible to prevent the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 from being forgotten to be opened or to be unlocked.

The opening / closing operation member 136 provided on the body 10
And the feeding operation member 137 is connected to the body 10 of the access safe 94.
Is inserted into the input / output safe 94 to release the locks of the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 and open them, while the input / output safe 94 is pulled out of the input / output safe 94 when it is removed from the body 10. Since the storage-side shutter 111 and the supply-side shutter 112 are closed and locked, the storage-side shutter 111 and the supply-side shutter 112 can be opened / closed and locked / unlocked mechanically. Therefore, use of an electric component having a short life can be suppressed.

The storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are connected to each other through a link mechanism 114, and open and close in conjunction with each other. Therefore, the mechanism for opening and closing them is simplified. Can be.

Since the input / output safe 94 has the storage cylinders 24a to 24f of the denominations for accumulating the coins C, the coins C can be efficiently stored by the denomination, and as a result, the input / output safe 94 itself can be made compact. .

In the storage cylinders 24a to 24f, when the first member 105 is filled with coins C with the second member 106 removed, for example, when the first opening 105 of the first member 105 is opened.
When the cylindrical portion 108 on the 01 side is set to the lower side, the cylindrical portion 108
Has a cylindrical shape, so that the coins C can be guided and satisfactorily accumulated along the entire circumference. In addition, since the cylindrical portion 107 that receives coins from the storage side opening 100 while being loaded into the body 10 has a cylindrical shape, when coins C are stored in the body 10 via the storage side opening 100, ,
The coins C can be guided along the entire circumference without being caught by the dividing surface or the like, and can be satisfactorily accumulated.

Even if coins C are inserted into the insertion slot 11 one after another, only one coin C enters the recess 45 at a predetermined rotation position of the rotating disk 41, and the recess 45 is positioned at another predetermined rotation position. Then, only one coin C is transferred from the concave portion 45 to the deposit transfer section 15. Therefore, the interval between the inserted coins C can be made good. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily perform the discrimination and the sorting after the input. In addition, since the rotary disk 41 on which the concave portion 45 is formed is merely rotated, it can be made simple and compact.

The rotating disk 41 allows the coin C to enter and exit the recess 45 by its own weight, so that a driving source for feeding out the coin C is unnecessary. Therefore, it can be made simpler and more compact.

Since the recess 45 allows the coin C to enter and exit in the radial direction with the central axis line parallel to the rotating disk 41, the rotating disk 41 and the coin C can be aligned in the thickness direction. As a result, it is possible to minimize the space required for the movement of the coin C accompanying the rotation of the rotating disk 41. Therefore, it can be made simpler and more compact.

Since a plurality of concave portions 45 are radially formed in the rotating disk 41, the rotating speed of the rotating disk 41 can be reduced as compared with a rotating disk having one concave portion 45, and the quietness can be improved.

The transport motor 58 of the deposit transport section 15 is supported so that the distance between the pulley 55 and the guide surface 52 for guiding the coin C can be changed.
When the coin C is thick, the pulley 55 is pushed by the coin
When the coin C is thinner, the pulley 55 is brought closer to the guide surface 52 by the coin C. Therefore, the interval between the pulley 55 and the guide surface 52 can be automatically set to an interval according to the thickness of the coin C.

Since the leaf spring 59 supporting the transport motor 58 biases the pulley 55 in the direction to approach the guide surface 52, the structure for biasing can be simplified.

A sorting section 22 for sorting true coins into denominations and sorting the coins from the deposit transport section 15, a gate-type sorting section for guiding the coin C from the deposit transport section 15 to the storage section 23 by opening and closing the gate 81, The coin C is combined with a hole-type sorting unit that sorts coins C through a sorting hole 83 with a determined coin diameter and guides the coin C toward the storage unit 23. Specifically, the gate-type sorting unit 82a for the lightest 1-yen coin and the gate-type sorting unit 82b for the 5-yen coin of the 5-yen coin and the 100-yen coin with the smallest diameter difference between the coins are provided. Be provided,
Hole-type sorting unit 84c for 50-yen coin, hole-type sorting unit 84d for 100-yen coin, and hole-type sorting unit 84e for 10-yen coin
And a hole-type sorting section 84f for a 500-yen coin. For this reason, for coins C of denominations that are likely to be erroneously sorted in the sorting by the sorting holes 83, the gate type sorting unit 82
a, 82b, the coins C of the denomination which is hard to cause erroneous sorting in the sorting by the sorting holes 83 are hole-type sorting units 8;
It becomes possible to sort at 4c to 84f. Therefore, it is possible to reliably perform the denomination selection while minimizing the cost increase.

All the gate-type sorting units 82a and 82b are arranged on the upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15, and all the hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f are located on the downstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15. Since they are arranged, one of the lightest coins and the coins with the smallest diameter difference which are liable to be erroneously sorted is reliably sorted by the gate-type sorting units 82a and 82b on the upstream side for denomination coins. After that, the coins of the remaining denominations are sorted by the hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f on the downstream side. Therefore, denomination sorting can be performed more reliably.

Since the coin C conveyed in the inclined state by the deposit conveying section 15 is urged in the direction of the gate 81 by the gate direction urging member 91, when the gate 81 is opened, the coin is conveyed by the gate direction urging member 91. C is surely selected after passing through the gate 81 in the open state. Similarly, the deposit transfer section 15
When the coin C conveyed in an inclined state reaches the corresponding sorting hole 83, the coin C is urged by the sorting hole direction urging member 92 in the direction of the sorting hole 83, and is thus reliably passed through the sorting hole 83 and sorted. Will be. Therefore, even when coins C are transported in an inclined state by the deposit transport unit 15 in order to reduce the width of the deposit transport unit 15 in the lateral direction, denomination sorting can be performed more reliably. In addition, if the coin C is transported in the inclined state by the deposit transport unit 15 as described above in order to reduce the width of the deposit transport unit 15, the coins C that are likely to be erroneously sorted will more remarkably cause erroneous sorting. By providing the gate direction urging member 91 and the sorting hole direction urging member 92, the effect that the denomination can be reliably performed becomes more remarkable.

The dispensing / transporting section 29 has a bottom 153 in which the receiving member 27 is inclined so that one side thereof is directed downward, and the bottom 153 of the coin C is provided on the lower inclined side of the bottom 153 of the receiving member 27. The guide plate 144 has a guide wall 144 which is opposed to the guide wall 144 so as to prevent the tray member 27 from falling down. The tray member 27 is moved up and down along the guide wall 144.
The coin C is stored in a state where the coin C is guided up and down by the guide 44, and the coin C is naturally dropped by its own weight to the lower inclined side of the bottom 153 at a position separated from the guide wall 144. Therefore, by adopting a mechanism for moving the pan member 27 up and down, it is possible to further reduce the size of the body 10 and to simplify the mechanism by eliminating the need for a mechanism for rotating the pan member 27.

Since the fall prevention wall 154 is provided upright in a lateral direction other than the downwardly inclined side of the bottom 153 of the pan member 27,
The coin C can be moved up and down without falling.

Since the receiving member 27 and the guide wall 144 are formed in a concave and convex shape to be fitted to each other, a linear portion in the gap between the receiving member 27 and the guide wall 144 can be reduced. It is possible to prevent the coin C from being pinched or the coin C from falling from this gap.

[0162]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the coin processing machine described above, a sorting unit that sorts true coins by denomination and sorts them from the depositing conveyance unit, a gate type sorting unit that guides coins from the depositing conveyance unit to the storage unit by opening and closing the gate, It is combined with a hole-type sorting unit that sorts coins in sorting holes with fixed coin diameters and guides them to storage means. For this reason, coins of denominations that are likely to be erroneously sorted by the sorting hole are reliably sorted by the gate-type sorting unit, and coins of a denomination that are unlikely to be erroneously sorted by the sorting hole are sorted by the hole-type sorting unit. It becomes possible to sort. Therefore, it is possible to reliably perform the denomination selection while minimizing the cost increase.

According to the coin processing machine of the second aspect of the present invention, the gate type sorting section is disposed on the upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport means, and the hole type sorting section is disposed on the downstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport means. Since the sorting unit is arranged, coins of denominations that are likely to be misselected are surely sorted by the gate type sorting unit on the upstream side, and the coins of the remaining denominations are sorted by hole type on the downstream side. Will be sorted out. Therefore, denomination sorting can be performed more reliably.

According to the coin processor of the third aspect of the present invention, as the gate type sorting section, the gate type sorting section for the lightest coins and the gate type sorting section for one of the coins having the smallest diameter difference. Since at least one of the sorting units is provided, at least one of the lightest coins and the coins with the smallest diameter difference that are liable to be erroneously sorted is reliably checked by the gate type sorting unit. Can be sorted out.

According to the coin processor of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the gate-type sorting unit for the lightest 1-yen coin, and the 5-yen coin and the 100-yen coin with the smallest diameter difference between the coins. 5
A gate-type sorting unit for yen coins is provided, and 5
Because a hole type sorting unit for 0 yen coin, a hole type sorting unit for 100 yen coin, a hole type sorting unit for 10 yen coin, and a hole type sorting unit for 500 yen coin are provided, Ideal for use in Japan.

According to the coin processing machine of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when coins are conveyed in an inclined state by the money receiving and conveying means as described above in order to reduce the width of the money receiving and conveying means, coins which are liable to be erroneously sorted are produced. Since misselection occurs more remarkably, the effect that the denomination can be surely performed becomes more remarkable.

According to the coin processing machine of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the coin conveyed in an inclined state by the deposit conveying means is urged toward the gate by the gate direction urging means. Then, the coins are surely passed through the open gate and sorted by the gate direction urging means. Similarly, when coins conveyed in an inclined state by the depositing conveyance means reach the corresponding selection holes, they are urged by the selection hole direction urging means in the direction of the selection holes, so that the coins pass through the selection holes without fail and are sorted. Will be done. Therefore, when coins are conveyed in an inclined state or when coins are conveyed in an upright state in order to reduce the width of the money receiving and conveying means, denomination sorting can be performed more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing an entire configuration of a coin processor according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is another side sectional view schematically showing the entire configuration of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a deposit feeding unit and a deposit transport unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, showing a deposit payout unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a front sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3 showing a deposit transport section of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a transport state of thin coins. .

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 showing a deposit transport section of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a transport state of a thick coin; .

FIG. 7 shows a state in which coins are not removed in the removing unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a front sectional view, (b) is a plan view.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which coins are removed in a removing unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a front sectional view, (b) is a plan view.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an exclusion sorting unit and a dispensing sorting unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 10A and 10B show a state where coins are not sorted in the gate type sorting unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 10A is a front sectional view and FIG. 10B is a plan view.

FIGS. 11A and 11B show a state where coins are sorted in a gate type sorting unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 11A is a front sectional view and FIG. 11B is a plan view.

FIG. 12 is a front sectional view showing a state where coins are not sorted in the hole sorter of the coin processor according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front sectional view showing a state where coins are sorted in the hole type sorting unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an open / close safe of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in an open state.

FIG. 16 is a side sectional view of an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a side cross-sectional view of an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a coin is being loaded into a loading section.

FIG. 18 is a side cross-sectional view of an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state after loading into a loading section.

FIG. 19 is a partial front cross-sectional view of an entry / exit safe of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a side sectional view showing a dispensing transfer unit and a dispensing distributing unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a dispensing and conveying unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a dispensing distribution unit and a dispensing transport unit of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a side sectional view schematically showing an entire configuration of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a flow route of coins in a depositing process and a loading process is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 24 is a side sectional view schematically showing the entire configuration of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the flow route of coins for dispensing processing (normal dispensing) is indicated by a bold line. Indicated by

FIG. 25 is a side sectional view schematically showing the entire configuration of a coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein a coin flow route in a dispensing process (when an abnormality occurs) and a collecting process; Is indicated by a bold line.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Airframe 15 Depositing and Conveying Unit (Depositing and Conveying Means) 16 Discriminating Unit (Determining Means) 18 Rejecting Unit (Excluding Means) 22 Separating Unit (Selecting Unit) 23 Storage Unit (Containing Unit) 81 Gate 82a, 82b Gate Type Separating Unit 83 Sorting Holes 84c to 84f Hole-type sorting section 91 Gate direction urging member (gate direction urging means) 92 Sorting hole direction urging member (selection hole direction urging means) C coin

(72) Inventor Katsuyuki Miyamoto 1-12-6 Higashi Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo Inside Lorell Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Atsushi Uchida 666 Unane 666-7 Unane, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture F term in Makina Engineering (reference) 3E001 AA04 AA07 AA08 AB03 AB05 BA01 CA10 DA04 EA02 EA05 EA06 EA07 EA09 EB08 FA02 FA06 FA07 FA22 FA23 FA33 FA37 FA38 FA43 FA44 FA45 FA47 FA48 FA52 FA58 FA59 FA63 FA69 FA77 3E002 EA05 BA04

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A depositing means for receiving coins inserted from outside the machine and transporting the coins one by one; a discriminating means for discriminating coins conveyed by the depositing conveying means; An exclusion unit for removing coins from the depositing and conveying unit; a sorting unit for sorting true coins into denominations based on a result of the discrimination by the discriminating unit and distributing the coins from the depositing and conveying unit; In a coin processing machine having storage means for storing coins, the sorting means is a gate type sorting unit for guiding coins from the deposit transfer means to the storage means by opening and closing a gate, and a coin diameter that can pass therethrough. A coin sorting machine for sorting coins in a predetermined sorting hole and guiding the coins to the storage means. 2. The sorting means, wherein the gate-type sorting unit is arranged on the upstream side in the coin conveying direction by the depositing and conveying means, and the hole-type sorting unit is arranged on the downstream side in the coin conveying direction by the depositing and conveying means. The coin processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the coin is processed. 3. The gate-type sorting unit includes at least one of a gate-type sorting unit for a lightest coin and a gate-type sorting unit for one of coins having the smallest diameter difference. 3. The hole-type sorting unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein all the remaining coin-type sorting units for coins are arranged in ascending order of coin diameter from the upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit. The coin processing machine as described. 4. A gate-type sorting unit for 1-yen coins and a gate-type sorting unit for 5-yen coins are provided as the gate-type sorting unit, and the hole-type sorting unit is an upstream side in the coin transport direction. In order from the beginning, a hole-type sorting unit for a 50-yen coin, a hole-type sorting unit for a 100-yen coin, a hole-type sorting unit for a 10-yen coin, and 500
The coin processor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a hole-type sorting unit for a yen coin. 5. The coin processing machine according to claim 1, wherein said depositing and conveying means conveys the coin in an inclined state or an upright state. 6. A coin conveyed by said depositing conveyance means,
The coin processing machine according to claim 5, further comprising a gate direction urging means for urging in the direction of the gate, and a sorting hole direction urging means for urging in the direction of the sorting hole.