JP2002008099A - Packed coin throwing-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packed coin throwing-out device capable of memorizing accurately the quantity of packet coins stored in a machine, and controlling the throwing out based on the memorized content. SOLUTION: In this packed coin throwing-out device, an in-machine existing amount memory means is renewed based on the throwing out of the packed coins by a packed coin throwing-out means, and the in-machine existing amount is controlled based on the memorized content in the memory means. The device is characterized by being equipped with a packed coin counting means 36 for counting the packed coins stored in a packed coin storage part 11, an in-storage part existing amount memory means for memorizing the quantity of the packed coins counted by the counting means, classifying into each kind of money, and a control part for operating the packed coin counting means at a prescribed timing to count the packed coins in the packed coin storage part, allowing the in-storage part existing amount memory means to memorize the counted result, and executing output control based on the memorized content in the in-storage part existing amount memory means when the packed coins are thrown out by the packed coin throwing-out means 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packaging coin dispensing apparatus for stacking a predetermined number of coins and dispensing packaging coins packaged in a bar shape, and more particularly to a packaging coin suitable for use in an automatic money changing machine. It relates to an ejection device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a packaging coin dispensing device for dispensing packaging coins, there is a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2591168.

[0003] In the apparatus described in this publication, a cassette for storing packaged coins in a radially aligned state is loaded into a machine body in a forwardly inclined posture, and the package is packed by a discharging means from an outlet formed at the tip of the cassette. The coins were pushed out one by one to be thrown out.

At the time of ejection, it is checked whether or not a wrapped coin is present at the leading end of the cassette. If it is, the ejection operation is performed, and if not, the cassette is sequentially ejected from another cassette. Was moved, and a designated number of wrapped coins were to be thrown out.

[0005] Further, in such a package coin dispensing apparatus,
The wrapped coins are manually loaded, and the number or amount of the loaded wrapped coins is manually input by denomination, and the input quantity is stored in the denomination as the amount of the wrapped coins in the apparatus. At the same time, every time a coin of the denomination is thrown out, the amount of money is subtracted and updated and stored.

[0006] When such a package coin dispensing apparatus is used in a bank or the like, the amount of money taken out to be loaded into each apparatus in order to manage the movement of cash in the bank is managed in a cash room. Had been done. Then, when checking the balance at the end of a business day, etc., the amount of cash in each device is checked based on the amount of money.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the quantity of the wrapped coins refilled in the cassette depends only on the data input manually, so that if there is an error in the input, the error remains. However, there is a problem in that the player enters the dispensing operation without noticing that the dispensing operation cannot be performed on the way, or the amount of money and the cash do not match, which causes a miscalculation.

[0008] In addition, the wrapped coins carried for replenishment in the body must be refilled in the cassette, and when the cassette is full, the surplus wrapped coins must be brought back to the cashroom, and the refilling operation is troublesome. Met.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, if the extra wrapped coins C that have not been accommodated in the cassette are returned to the vacant space in the body 1 as shown in FIG. Two problems arise.

[0010] When the number or the amount of the wrapped coins brought for loading is completely input by the input means,
The in-flight money and the number of wrappable coins actually loaded in the cassette will not match, and the wrapped coins will be empty in the middle of the one that entered the ejection operation based on the in-flight money, There is a problem that it cannot be thrown out. For example, if the cassette becomes empty during the dumping after the exchange is specified by the automatic money changer and the transaction is interrupted, the items that had been thrown out must be collected and recovery work is required Problem.

When the number or the amount of the wrapped coins actually loaded in the cassette is input by the input means, there is no problem that the transaction is interrupted in the middle as in the case of, for example, at the end of the business day. Even if the amount of money is checked in order to check the balance, there is a problem that the amount of money different from the cash actually present in each device is checked, which causes a difference.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has a structure in which the in-machine amount and the storage unit amount are individually stored to control the ejection of wrapped coins. Uses the storage amount in the storage unit and automatically counts the storage amount in the storage unit by the counting means, and the investment is specified to be more than the actual amount that can be thrown out and the transaction is interrupted. There is no packaging coin dispenser.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of wrapped coin storage units for storing wrapped coins arranged in denominations, and a wrapper for ejecting wrapped coins in these storage units. Coin dispensing means, input means for inputting the number of wrapped coins to be stored in the body, in-machine cash amount storing means for storing the number of wrapped coins input by the input means for each denomination, In the wrapped coin dispenser for updating the in-flight cash amount storage means based on the ejection of the wrapped coins by the dispensing means and managing the in-flight cash amount based on the storage contents of the storage means, Packaging coin counting means for counting the number of packaged coins stored, storage amount storage unit for storing the number of packaging coins counted by the counting means for each denomination, and a predetermined time for the packaging coin counting means. The packing coins in the wrapped coin storage unit are counted, the counting result is stored in the storage unit storage amount storage unit, and the storage unit storage amount is stored when the wrapped coins are ejected by the wrapped coin ejection unit. And a control unit for performing ejection control based on the storage contents of the means.

The predetermined timing for operating the packaged coin counting means may be an opening / closing timing of a door which is opened / closed for loading / refilling the packaged coins.

If the comparing means for comparing the storage contents of the storage unit in-store amount storage means and the in-flight amount storage means and the notifying means for notifying that the comparison result by the comparison means does not match, the inconsistency may be obtained. This is preferable because the situation can be clearly notified.

The apparatus further comprises a reserve storage means for storing the number of packaged coins inputted by the input means separately from the in-flight storage means, and reads out the stored contents of the reserve storage means at the time of the first loading. If the information is stored in the in-flight storage means, the trouble of inputting the same quantity each time can be omitted, and an input error can be prevented.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the interior of the present invention applied to an automatic money changer for handling bills, wrapped coins and loose coins with the back door opened from the rear side. The packaged coin processing unit 3 and the bill processing unit 4 are built in parallel inside the body 1, and the loose coin processing unit 5 is provided above the bill processing unit 4, and the input means 2 is provided on the back surface thereof. .

The input means 2 includes a display unit 6, an operation unit 7, and the like. A viewing window 9 for allowing the display unit 6 to be seen from the outside when the door is closed is provided on the rear door 8 of the body 1. Is provided.

On the front side (right side in FIG. 1) of the body 1, an operation display section 10 operated by a customer is provided.
The operation display unit 10 has a touch panel, a display unit, and the like as usual.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of a wrapped coin processing apparatus applied to the wrapped coin processing section 3, and is a machine body 1
Are provided in multiple stages in a forwardly inclined posture, and a dispensing unit 1 constituting a wrapped coin dispensing means 14 is provided on the front end side thereof.
5 is provided to be able to move up and down freely.

The cassette 13 constituting the storage section 11
As shown in FIG. 3, one of which is a partially cutaway perspective view, has a width capable of storing the wrapped coins C in a radially aligned state, and an upper surface of a required area in a rear portion thereof is opened. And an opening 16 for loading the wrapped coin, and an upper surface of the tip portion is formed as an outlet 17 having a size that allows at least one wrapped coin C to escape upward.
The lowering limit of the wrapped coin C is defined by the standing wall 18 on the front end side of 7.

A pair of left and right slits 20 are formed in the bottom plate 19 including the upright wall 18 in the area of the outlet 17. An upper surface plate 21 extends from the rear end of the cassette 13 and its end is bent downward. This is used as a handle 22 when the cassette 13 is loaded.
Notches 23 indicating the denomination of the wrapped coins C stored in the cassette 13 are formed in two portions by specifying the installation position.

The left and right side plates 24, 24 of the cassette 13
Are formed intermittently in the front-rear direction of the cassette 13 in the vicinity of each other. The length of this one detection hole 25 is set so as to straddle the three wrapped coins C, and the joint 26 between the detection holes 25 is made as small as possible.

The guide rails 27 supporting the cassette 13 have a shallow upward U-shape in cross section so that the bottom plate 19 and the lower portions of the side plates 24 of the cassette 13 are slidably fitted. These guide rails 27 are fixed to a machine frame 28 fixed in the body 1 in a forwardly inclined posture, and a stopper 29 projecting from a side plate 24 near the front end of the cassette 13 is The mounting position of the cassette 13 is determined by contacting the front end stopper 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, cassettes 13, 13,...
A door 31 which can be opened and closed at the time of loading and unloading is provided so as to be openable and closable, and a pressing plate 32 of a size capable of covering the arrangement range of all the cassettes 13, 13. The pantograph 33 is urged in the expansion direction by a spring (not shown). A switch SW for detecting opening and closing of the door 31 is provided on the machine frame 28 corresponding to the upper position of the door 31. The door 31 can be opened and closed after the rear door 8 of the body 1 is opened.

On the pressing plate 32, a detecting piece 34 that can fit into the notch 23 corresponding to the notch 23 formed at the rear end of the cassette 13 is mounted at a position unique to the cassette. The detection piece 34 is a cassette 13 of the denomination type.
When a change in the size of the cassette 13 occurs, the pressing plate 32 is previously provided with a predetermined pitch so that the screw holes 35, 35.
Are drilled.

Therefore, when cassettes 13, 13... Are mounted on the respective guide rails 27, 27, and cassettes for different denominations which should not be mounted in predetermined places when the door 31 is closed are mounted, Since the notch 23 of 13 and the detection piece 34 do not match, the pressing plate 32 is pushed back, and it is possible to know that there is an incorrect loading. So has the pressing plate 32 is provided with a sensor S ₁ for detecting it when retracted against the spring bias, are made to inform the abnormal loading by the detection signal.

On the other hand, reflection type sensors S ₂ , S which detect the presence or absence of the wrapped coin C in the cassette 13 are provided on the machine frame 28 at a position corresponding to the outlet 17 at the front end of the cassette 13.
₂ … are arranged.

The guide rails 27, 27,.
Are provided on the side surfaces of the cassettes 13, 13... Mounted on the cassettes 13, 13,.

This wrapped coin counting means 36 is
8, guide rods 37, 37 installed in parallel with the guide rail 27, and sliders 38, slidably fitted to the upper and lower guide rods 37, 37.
38, a sensor support member 39 having upper and lower ends fixed to the sliders 38, 38, and a reflection supported by the sensor support member 39 at a position corresponding to each of the cassettes 13, 13,. Type sensors S ₃ , S ₃ …
Pulleys 4 provided at the front and rear lower portions of the machine frame 28
2 and the lower pulley 40 is fixed, and the one pulley 40 is rotationally driven to rotate the belt 42, and the sensor support member 39 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
And a motor 43 that slides in the direction of the arrow, and a timing sensor (not shown) is provided on a rotating shaft 44 of the motor 43.

By the way, in the embodiment shown in FIG.
The upper two cassettes 13 are for 500 yen coins.
The cassette 13 for 10 stages is for 10 yen coins, the cassette 13 for the next 4 stages is for 100 yen coins, the next 2 stages is 1 yen, the next 1
The stage is 5 yen, and the next stage is for 50 yen coins. The cassette for the 500 yen coin is formed slightly thicker than the cassette for other denominations.

In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, two cassettes 13, 13 are loaded side by side.

The counting operation by the wrapped coin counting means 36 is performed as shown in FIG. 6A and 6B illustrate the case of a large-diameter coin, and FIGS. 6C and 6D illustrate the case of a small-diameter coin.

At the time of counting, the belt 42 is rotated by the activation of the motor 43, and the sensor support member 39 is moved via the sliders 38, 38 to the lowest position of the leading end of the cassettes 13, 13,... (See FIGS. 6A, 6C). moves from b position) upward projecting from the respective sensors S ₃ extends to the end face of the wrapped coin C through the detection hole 25 of the cassette 13.

The sensor output is turned on in the light-shielding range a due to the end face of the wrapped coin C, and is turned off in the light-transmitting range b from the end face of the wrapped coin C until it is shielded by the end face of the next wrapped coin C. 6 (B), (D)
A pulse-like waveform shown in FIG.

At this time, the denomination of the wrapped coin C stored in the cassette 13 is known in advance at the position where the cassette 13 is loaded. The light time is measured, and the presence or absence or the number of wrapped coins C is determined from the time of the denomination stored in advance. Further, it is also possible to determine the presence of different kinds of wrapped coins from the difference in the light shielding range a.

The light-shielding pulse d by the joint 26 of the detection holes 25 of the cassette 13 is judged and selected based on the difference in length.

The wrapped coins C of six in the cassette 13 by the sensor S ₂ for packaging coin presence sensing the end position of the cassette 13 and the sensor S ₃ in the case of FIG. 6 in this manner (A)
Is counted, and in FIG. 6C, the presence of seven wrapped coins C is similarly counted.

The discharge unit 15 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the view corresponding to the arrow A, a block 46 fixed on the outer surface of one side frame 45a of the frame 45 constituting the projecting unit 15 slides on a guide rod 47 fixed vertically to the machine body 1. The lifting unit is freely inserted and guided, and the other side is brought into contact with a guide rail 48 fixed to the body 1 via rollers 49, 49 so that the ejection unit 15 is moved up and down while maintaining a horizontal posture. Has become.

On the other hand, a belt 52 is wound between pulleys 50 and 51 pivotally supported on the upper and lower portions of the machine frame 1, and the belt 52 is fixed to a belt fixing portion 53 provided on the block 46 of the ejection unit 15. And the lower pulley 51 is rotated by a motor 54, so that the ejection unit 15 is moved up and down. A positioning sensor (not shown) for stopping the ejection unit 15 at a position corresponding to each cassette 13 is appropriately provided.

On the side of the frame 45 of the ejection unit 15 facing the cassettes 13, 13,..., An ejection lever 55 and a push-up mechanism 56 are independently provided corresponding to the left and right cassettes 13, 13, respectively. It is provided to be driven.

That is, an intermediate frame 45c is provided at the center of a required range on the side facing the cassette 13 between the left and right side frames 45a and 45b of the frame 45 of the ejection unit 15;
Between the side frames 45a, 45b and the intermediate frame 45c, the shafts 57, 5 of the ejection levers 55, 55 for the left and right cassettes 13, 13.
7 are provided rotatably on the same axis, respectively.
The ejection levers 55, 55 are located at positions corresponding to the slits 20, 20 of the cassettes 13, 13 of these shafts 57, 57.
Are fixed to each other on the left and right sides.

The ejection lever of the illustrated embodiment has two ejection levers 55 and 55 symmetrically on the diameter line, and ejects one wrapped coin C by rotating the shaft 57 by 180 °. In any case, the turning radius R of the ejection lever 55 is set so as not to interfere with the cassette 13 at the upper stage of the cassette 13 to be ejected, but to interfere with the cassette 13 at the lower stage.

Each of the shafts 57, 57 is
The belts 59, 5 are fixed by motors 58, 58 fixedly supported on the inner surfaces below the left and right side frames 45a, 45b of the frame body 45.
9, and is independently and rotationally driven. S ₄ and S ₄ are sensors for detecting the positions of the ejection levers 55 and 55.

As shown in FIG. 5, the push-up mechanism 56 has a push-up member 60 which is moved forward and backward at an inclination angle equal to the forward inclination angle of the cassette 13, and the push-up member 60 is provided at the front end of the cassette 13. A push-up surface 60a, a side plate 60b, and an upper plate 60c that contact and push the same.
And a long hole 61 in the longitudinal direction of the side plate 60b.
A pin 62 projecting from the intermediate frame 45c and a shaft 64 of the gear 63 are fitted into the long hole 61, and the push-up member 6 is guided by the pin 62 and the shaft 64 as a guide.
0 is supported to move forward and backward.

The operating mechanism for moving the push-up member 60 forward and backward includes a rack 65 (helical rack) in which the gear 63 (helical gear) is formed on the lower surface of the upper plate 60c of the push-up member 60 in the illustrated example. The gear 63 has a worm 67 on the output shaft of a motor 66 mounted on the frame 45.
The worm gear 68 is meshed with the worm gear 68. Even if the push-up member 60 is moved forward and backward by driving the motor 66 and the motor 66 is stopped in a state where the cassette 13 is pushed up, the push-back member 60 is not pushed back by the engagement of the worm 67 and the worm gear 68. Absent.

A normal spur gear may be provided on the shaft of the worm gear 68, and the gear 63 may be meshed with a normal rack as a spur gear. In addition to the gear transmission, a crank mechanism, a lever mechanism, or the like may be used.

In the frame 15 of the ejection unit 15,
In the same manner as in the prior art, there is formed a storage section 70 for receiving the package coin C picked up by the ejection lever 55 from above the guide member 69, and the package coin C to be ejected is ejected at a position above the guide member 69. A diameter discriminating rocking plate 71 for checking whether or not the denomination is a denomination is provided, and the amount of rocking when the rocking plate 71 is rocked by the packaging coin c is detected by a rotary encoder 72. It is supposed to. The sensors S ₅ to determine the presence or absence of coins hole is provided in its lower position.

A wrapping coin outlet 73 is opened on the upper surface of the front part of the machine frame 1, and the outlet 73 is always provided with a shutter 74.
The ejection unit 15 opens the shutter 74 at the highest position (standby position) indicated by a chain line in FIG.
Can be taken out.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram. The control unit 75 includes a comparison control unit 76 and a notification control unit 77.
As shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 78 has a storage unit for denominations of banknotes, loose coins, and wrapped coins, and stores in-machine cash amount for storing the number of wrapped coins C input by the input unit 2 for each denomination. A storage unit (cassette) storage unit 80 for storing the number of packaging coins C counted by the packaging coin counting unit 36 for each denomination, and a reserve storage unit 81 for storing reserves. The counting means 36 is activated when the switch SW detects the opening / closing of the above-mentioned door 32, which is opened for loading or replenishing the packaging coins C, for example, so that the packaging coins C, C,. Is counted, and the counting result is stored in the storage unit in the storage unit 80, and the control of the wrapping coin processing unit 3 through the control unit 75 is performed based on the stored contents. That is,
When designating the currency exchange contents, only the selectable buttons for the number of coins that can be thrown out can be selected based on the storage contents (remaining amount of each denomination) in the storage unit in the storage unit 80, and the wrapping coins exceeding the remaining amount are selected. Control that is not specified is performed. .

The reserve money storage unit 81 stores the input means 2
Is stored in a reserve (shown in FIG. 11) separately from the in-flight storage unit 79, and the stored contents are read out from the reserve storage unit 81 at the time of the first loading of the packaging coins. This is stored in the in-flight storage unit 79. By doing so, the trouble of inputting the same quantity every time can be saved, and an input error can be prevented.

The notification control unit 77 compares the contents stored in the in-flight storage unit 79 with the contents stored in the storage unit in storage unit 80 by the counting means 36, and the comparison results do not match. In this case, the information is displayed on the display unit 6 through the notification control unit 77 (FIG. 9) to notify the operator, and the presence of the wrapped coins not stored in the cassettes 13, 13. Like that.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

After the packaging coins C of a predetermined denomination are stored in the cassette 13 in a radially aligned state, the rear door 8 of the machine body 1 and the door 31 of the machine frame 28 are opened, and guide rails of each stage corresponding to the denomination are opened. Are loaded with cassettes 13, 13,. As a result, each cassette 13 is connected to the guide rail 2.
Due to the inclination of 7, the stoppers 29 and 30 are lowered to a position where they come into contact with each other, stopped, and loaded at a predetermined position.

Next, when the door 31 is closed, the switch SW detects that the door 31 has changed from the open state to the closed state, and the fact that the door 31 has been opened and closed is temporarily stored in the storage unit 78. The detection piece 34 of the pressing plate 32 on the inner surface of the door 31 is fitted into the notch 23 at the rear end of the cassette 13 and closed. If a different cassette 13 is loaded, the notch 23 of the cassette 13 does not align with the detecting piece 34, so that the pressing plate 32 is pressed against the spring and the pantograph 33 is pressed.
Retracted by reducing informs the loading error of the cassette 13 by detecting the movement sensor S ₁ it is.

When all the cassettes 13, 13... Are properly loaded and the loading of bills other than wrapped coins and loose coins is completed, the operator operates the operation unit 7 of the input means 2 to display the display unit 6 as shown in FIG. The replenishment money input screen is displayed, and by inputting the number or the number of the wrapped coins, bills, and loose coins loaded by operating the operation unit 7, or one of the amounts, the other is automatically input, and the total amount is input. Is also automatically entered and displayed. When the input of the replenishment money is completed, the input content is stored in the in-flight cash storage unit 79.

When the loading of the currency and the input of the quantity of the loaded currency are completed and the door 8 of the machine body 1 is closed, the completion of the loading operation is detected by a door detecting switch (not shown), and the automatic counting of the wrapped coins C is started. . The start of the automatic counting is based on the fact that the opening and closing of the door 31 of the wrapped coin processing unit 3 is performed by the storage unit 78.
This is performed based on the information stored in the.

At the time of automatic counting of the wrapped coins C, the wrapped coin counting means 36 is activated to count the number of wrapped coins C in the cassettes 13, 13,... This is stored together with the quantity of the in-flight storage unit 79 manually stored by the operator as shown in FIG. That is, the number of coins and the amount of money are displayed for each denomination as the amount of money of the wrapped coin stored in the in-flight money storage unit 79 as “amount of money”, and the counting result counted by the wrapped coin counting means 36 is referred to as “the counting result”. The number and amount are displayed for each denomination.

At this time, the comparison controller 7 of the controller 75
The in-flight storage unit 79 and the in-storage storage unit 80 are compared by the function of 6, and if the numbers are different, the control unit 7
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the display of “counting mismatch” and the display of mismatched denominations are highlighted by the function of the notification control unit 77 of FIG. Surrounding.)

Since the normal processing can be performed even if the counts do not match, only the in-flight storage memory 79 and the storage high storage 80 are informed that they do not match, and the apparatus enters the standby state. However, depending on the setting, a setting may be made so that the apparatus does not enter the standby state when the counts do not match.

In the standby state, when selecting the exchange contents, only the selectable number of selectable buttons can be selected based on the storage contents (remaining amount of each denomination) of the storage unit in the storage unit 80, and the remaining number is selected. Control is performed so that the number of wrapped coins larger than the quantity is not selected and designated. When the dispensing command based on the predetermined denominations and quantities are designated is input, wrapped coin C is present by the sensor S ₂ is located in the cassettes 13, 13 of the outlet 17 the cassette 13 Is detected, and the cassette 13 storing the packaging coins of the denomination to be dispensed is determined based on the denomination information of each stage determined in advance, and the motor 54 is driven to dispose the cassette 13 at the standby position. The output cassette 15 descends along the guide rod 47 by the rotation of the belt 52 to the position of the cassette 13 in which the denomination wrapping coins to be thrown are stored.

At this time, when the wrapping coins C of the denominations to be thrown are stored in a plurality of cassettes 13, the coins are sequentially thrown from the lowermost cassette 13 of the group, and every time the cassette 13 becomes empty. The process moves to the cassette 13 one level higher. When the wrapped coin C is also present in the cassette 13 immediately below the cassette 13 to be thrown out, the motor 66 of the push-up mechanism 56 is activated and the push-up member 60 is moved through the worm 67, the worm gear 68, the gear 63, and the rack 65. It moves obliquely upward using the long hole 61, the pin 62, and the shaft 64 as guides, and pushes up the pushing surface 60 of the pushing member 60.
a comes into contact with the front end of the cassette 13 and pushes it back out of the radius of rotation of the ejection lever 55 (the state of FIG. 5B).

Next, the ejection lever 55 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 5B by the motor 58, and the packaging coin C positioned at the outlet 17 of the cassette 13 is rotated one turn by 180 °.
The book is picked up and moved onto the guide member 69. 180 ° rotation of the dispensing lever 55 is determined stop position by the sensor _{S 4.}

The wrapped coin C moved onto the guide member 69 passes while pushing up the diameter discriminating rocking plate 71, and the amount of rocking of the rocking plate 71 is detected by the rotary encoder 72, and an appropriate denomination is made. wrapped coins whether it is checked, also be checked by the sensor S ₅ be whether perforated coin. Thereafter, the wrapped coin C is moved into the storage section 70 and stored.

When the packaging coins C of the denomination to be dispensed are ejected into the storage section 70 by the number of coins to be ejected, the ejection unit 15 moves up to the highest position, where the shutter 74 is opened to take out. Then, the wrapping coin C is taken out from 17.

[0067] during the dispensing, when the cassette 13 just below the dispensing target cassette 13 is empty, the push-up mechanism 56 by the sensor S ₂ detects the absence wrapped coin does not operate, the dispensing lever 55 Is the slit 2 of the empty cassette
It passes through 0 and 20 and turns.

Therefore, when packaging coins C of the same denomination are stored in a plurality of cassettes 13, the number of times of operation of the lifting mechanism 56 is minimized by sequentially ejecting from the lowermost cassette 13 of the group. Can be suppressed.

The ejection of the wrapped coin C proceeds, and the cassette 1
When it becomes necessary to replenish the packaging coins C in 3, 13,..., Bring an appropriate amount of packaging coins from the cash room and, similarly to the above-described loading, the rear door 8 of the body 1 and the door 3 of the machine frame 28.
When 1 is opened and the replenishment of the wrapped coins C and the number of refilled coins are input by the input means 2, the automatic counting by the wrapped coin counting means 36, the in-machine storage memory 79 by the comparison control unit 76 and the storage in the storage unit are performed. The comparison of the units 80 is performed, and when the comparison result indicates that the quantities are different, the function of the notification control unit 77 displays “count mismatch”.

When loading wrapped coins, banknotes, and loose coins, any one of the number, the number, and the amount of the loaded coins is input on the replenishment money input screen shown in FIG. When loading the quantity of money, as shown in FIG. 11, the denomination, the quantity, and the amount of money input in advance are stored in the reserve storage unit 81 of the storage unit 78 as reserves to be used each time, and packaging is performed. When coins, bills, and loose coins are loaded, the stored contents can be read from the reserve storage unit 81 and set as replenishment, and stored in the in-flight storage unit 79.

The automatic counting by the wrapped coin counting means 36 may be started at an arbitrary timing by operating a predetermined counting start button.

[0072]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the in-machine height and the storage space are separately stored,
The control of the dispensing of wrapped coins is based on the stored contents of the storage amount in the storage unit. Especially, the storage amount in the storage unit is automatically counted and stored by the wrapped coin counting means, so it can be actually thrown out. The inconvenience of a transaction being interrupted due to an instruction to dispose of a large amount of money or more is resolved, and the wrong number of wrapped coins that can be stored in the storage unit is brought to the machine. However, it is possible to manage the in-flight balance in the cabin without returning to the cash room.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the amount of money in the storage section is automatically counted by the wrapping coin counting means at the timing when the door which is opened and closed for loading and refilling of wrapping coins is opened and closed. It is possible to more strictly manage the storage amount in the storage section.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the storage unit in-store high storage means and the in-machine high-storage storage unit are compared, and if the results do not match, the fact is notified. It is possible to quickly and surely know the existence of unpacked wrapped coins.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided reserve storage means for storing the quantity input by the input means separately from the in-flight storage means, and at the time of the first loading, the reserve storage means is provided. Since the stored contents are read out and stored in the in-flight storage means, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of inputting the same quantity to the input means every time, and to prevent an input error from occurring.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a rear door of an automatic money changer which is one of application examples of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing one of cassettes constituting a storage unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view corresponding to the view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

5 is a view corresponding to the view taken in the direction of arrows BB in FIG. 4, wherein (A) is a cross-sectional view when the push-up mechanism is not operated and (B) is a cross-sectional view when the push-up mechanism is operated.

FIGS. 6A to 6D are explanatory views of the operation of the packaged coin counting means.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the in-machine and storage unit in-store high storage means.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a display screen of a counting result by the packaged coin counting means.

FIG. 10 is an exemplary view showing a display screen of a breakdown of replenishment money.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of a display screen for a breakdown of reserves.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 2 Input means 3 Wrapping coin processing part 11 Wrapping coin storage part 13 Cassette which comprises a wrapping coin storage part 14 Wrapping coin ejection means 15 Ejection unit 17 Exit 25 Detection hole 28 Machine frame 31 Machine frame door 34 Detection Piece 36 packaged coin counting means 39 sensor support member 55 ejection lever 56 push-up mechanism

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kosaku Kayahara 1-3-1 Shimoteno, Himeji-shi, Hyogo Glory Industries Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E001 AA01 BA01 CA03 DA10 EA03 EA06 EA07 EB08 EB14 FA34 FA44 FA63

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of wrapping coin storage units for storing wrapping coins arranged in denominations, wrapping coin discharging means for discharging wrapping coins in these storage units, and the number of wrapping coins stored in the machine body. Input means for inputting the number of wrapped coins input by the input means, storing means in the machine for storing the quantity of wrapped coins by denomination, and the amount of wrapped coins in the machine based on the dispense of wrapped coins by the wrapped coin discharging means. In a packaged coin dispensing apparatus that updates the storage unit and manages the in-machine amount based on the storage content of the storage unit, a packaged coin counting unit that counts packaged coins stored in the packaged coin storage unit, The storage unit in the storage unit for storing the number of packaging coins counted by the counting unit for each denomination, and the packaging coin counting unit is operated at a predetermined timing to count the packaging coins in the packaging coin storage unit. A storage unit that stores the counting result in the storage unit storage amount storage unit, and a control unit that performs a discharge control based on the storage content of the storage unit storage amount storage unit when the wrapped coin is discharged by the wrapped coin discharging unit. A packaging coin dispensing device characterized by having a tool. 2. The packaged coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined timing for operating the packaged coin counting means is an opening / closing timing of a door which is opened / closed for loading / refilling the packaged coins. 3. A comparison means for comparing the stored contents of the storage unit in-store amount storage means and the in-flight storage amount means, and a notifying means for notifying when the comparison results by the comparison means do not match. The package coin dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. A reserve storage means for storing the number of packaged coins inputted by said input means separately from said in-flight storage means, and reads out the stored contents of said reserve storage means at the time of initial loading. The package coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the package coin dispensing device is configured to be stored in the in-flight high-level storage means.