JP2002175557A - Coin throw-in port device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin throw-in port device of an automatic vending machine which can optionally be switched and set so that no 500-yen coin can not be thrown in. SOLUTION: The coin throw-in port device has a coin throw-in port 5 having a laterally long rectangular opening hole A which is provided in the front of a door and has its long side and short side determined according to the diameter and thickness of a 500-yen coin so that the 500-yen coin can be thrown in and a restriction plate 7 which is provided on the rear side of the coin throw-in port 5 so that it can be displaced vertically through external operation when the door is opened, and the restriction plate 7 has an oblong hole Aa of the same size with the coin opening hole A of the coin throw-in port 5 which allows the 500-yen coin to be thrown in at the position facing the opening hole A of the coin throw-in port 5 when the restriction plate 7 is displaced upward and a short hole B which has its long side shorter than the opening hole A of the coin throw-in port 5 and prevents only the 500-yen coin from being thrown in at the position facing the opening hole A of the coin throw-in port 5 when the restriction plate is displaced downward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin slot device of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Thefts in vending machines show signs of increasing while changing means and methods. In recent years, theft using particularly a modified 500 yen coin has occurred. For this reason, vending machines that cannot use 500 yen coins are installed.

[0003] However, a vending machine that cannot use a 500 yen coin not only misses a sales opportunity for a product,
It may invite users away, and 50 depending on the installation environment.
There is a need for a vending machine that can arbitrarily set the use of zero yen coins.

As a conventional coin slot apparatus of a vending machine, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-40973.

Hereinafter, a coin slot device of the conventional vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 17 shows a coin slot apparatus of a conventional vending machine.

In FIG. 17, reference numeral 1 denotes a door provided on the front of the vending machine main body, 2 denotes a coin insertion slot having an opening for coin insertion provided in the door 1, and 3 denotes a coin sorter for checking coins. The device 4 is a guide chute for guiding coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 2 to the coin sorting device 3, and is attached to the back surface of the door 1.

The operation of the coin slot device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The coins inserted through the coin slot 2 of the door 1 are guided by the guide chute 4 and enter the coin sorting device 3 for accepting merchandise sales and paying out change.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since the opening of the coin slot 2 is a hole having a width for receiving all coins, all the inserted coins are sent to the coin sorting device 3. There was a problem that it was not possible to regulate to not accept only specific coins because it was guided and sold.

The present invention solves the conventional problems,
A first object is to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can be arbitrarily switched and set so as not to insert a specific coin.

In addition to the first object, a second object is to provide a coin coin slot device of a vending machine for displaying to a purchaser that a specific coin is currently unusable.

[0012]

In order to achieve the first object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided with a diameter and a thickness of a coin having a maximum diameter provided on a front surface of a door and capable of using a long side and a short side respectively. A coin insertion slot having a rectangular opening hole capable of inserting coins of the maximum diameter according to the above, and when the door is opened, it can be displaced in a direction perpendicular to the long side of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened. A regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin slot, wherein the regulating plate is capable of inserting the coin having the maximum diameter into a position facing the opening hole of the coin slot when displaced to one side. A slot having the same size as the opening of the coin slot, and displacing the other side to oppose the opening of the coin slot to prevent insertion of only the coin having the maximum diameter. Having short holes each having a longer side shorter than the opening hole of the mouth A.

[0013] In the above configuration, the vending machine administrator (operator) opens the door and places the regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot on one side perpendicular to the long side of the opening of the coin insertion slot. If it is fixed in a displaced state, there is a slot on the back side of the coin slot opposite to the opening of the coin slot, and the slot has the same size as the opening of the coin slot. The coin with the largest diameter inserted from a coin slot by a person (usually, the diameter of the coin increases as the value of the coin increases. At present, a Japanese coin is equivalent to a 500 yen coin). Can pass through holes and use coins of maximum diameter.

Further, countermeasures against a fake coin of the same size as the largest diameter coin have not been taken, and there is a possibility that the fake coin may cause damage. If the plate has been displaced to the other side perpendicular to the long side of the opening of the coin slot and fixed, the opening of the coin slot is located at a position opposite to the opening on the back side of the coin slot. Because there are short holes in the regulating plate with shorter longer sides, even if a vending machine user tries to insert a coin with the largest diameter into the coin slot, the diameter of the coin with the largest diameter is longer than the short hole in the regulating plate. The coin having the largest diameter cannot pass through the short hole of the regulating plate because it is larger than the side (dimension in the longitudinal direction), and cannot be completely inserted into the coin insertion slot. As a result, the user of the vending machine knows that the maximum diameter coin is unusable, pulls out the maximum diameter coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin slot from the coin slot, and uses another coin Or give up the use of vending machines.

Therefore, there is provided an operation of providing a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can be arbitrarily switched so as not to insert a specific coin.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle provided on the front surface of a door, into which a coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted in accordance with the diameter and thickness of the coin having the longest and shortest sides, respectively. A coin slot having an opening hole, and a regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin slot so as to be displaceable in a long side direction of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened, The regulating plate is a slot having the same size as the opening hole of the coin insertion slot, which enables the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion port when displaced to one side. When the regulating plate is displaced to the other side, the opening of the coin slot and the slot of the regulating plate are displaced in the long side direction of the opening, and the coin slot is The length of the hole where the opening hole and the long hole of the regulating plate overlap is the maximum diameter. It is made shorter than the diameter of the coin.

In the above configuration, the vending machine administrator (operator) opens the door and places the regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot on one side in the long side direction of the opening of the coin insertion slot. If the coin has been displaced and fixed, there is a slot on the back side of the coin slot opposite to the opening of the coin slot that has the same size as the opening of the coin slot. The coin with the largest diameter inserted from the coin slot (usually, the larger the value of the coin, the larger the diameter of the coin. At present, a Japanese coin is equivalent to a 500 yen coin) is a long hole in the control plate. And the largest diameter coin can be used.

In addition, countermeasures against falsified coins of the same size as the largest diameter coins have not been taken, and there is a possibility that the coins may be damaged by the falsified coins. If the plate has been displaced to the other side of the long side of the opening of the coin slot and fixed, the opening of the coin slot and the slot of the regulating plate will be in the long side of the opening. In this case, the length of the hole where the opening of the coin slot and the slot of the regulating plate overlap is shorter than the diameter of the coin with the largest diameter. Even if a coin is to be inserted into the coin slot, the coin having the largest diameter hits the end of the slot of the regulating plate, cannot pass through the slot of the regulating plate, and cannot be completely inserted into the coin slot. As a result, the user of the vending machine knows that the maximum diameter coin is unusable, pulls out the maximum diameter coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin slot from the coin slot, and uses another coin Or give up the use of vending machines.

Therefore, the present invention has an effect of providing a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can be arbitrarily switched and set so as not to insert a specific coin.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle which is provided on the front surface of the door and in which coins having the maximum diameter can be inserted according to the diameter and thickness of the coin having the longest and shortest sides, respectively. A coin insertion slot having an opening hole, and being provided perpendicular to the opening hole near one end of the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion port so as to be rotatable by an external operation when the door is opened. A regulating rod having a columnar shape, wherein the regulating rod is
When the coin has a notch at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when rotated to a predetermined rotation position and allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted, and when rotated to a position other than the predetermined rotation position, Only the coin having the maximum diameter is prevented from being inserted.

In the above configuration, the vending machine administrator (operator) opens the door and rotates the columnar regulating rod provided near one end of the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion slot to a predetermined rotation position. If it is fixed in the state where it has been made, there is a notch of the regulating rod that allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at the position opposite to the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion slot, so the vending machine user The coin with the largest diameter inserted from the coin slot (usually, the coin diameter increases as the value of the coin increases.
Yen coins correspond to this. ) Can pass through the notch of the control rod, and a coin with the largest diameter can be used.

In addition, countermeasures against falsified coins of the same size as the largest diameter coin have not been taken, and there is a possibility of damage due to falsified coins. If the rod is rotated and fixed at a position other than the predetermined rotation position (preferably, a position inverted by 180 degrees from the predetermined rotation position), the rod may be close to one end of the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion slot. Since the column-shaped regulating rod provided in the coin has penetrated the coin passage behind the coin slot, even if the user of the vending machine tries to insert the largest diameter coin into the coin slot, The coin hits the regulating rod behind the coin slot and cannot be completely inserted inside the coin slot. As a result, the user of the vending machine knows that the maximum diameter coin is unusable, pulls out the maximum diameter coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin slot from the coin slot, and uses another coin Or give up the use of vending machines.

Therefore, the present invention has an effect of providing a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can be arbitrarily switched and set so as not to insert a specific coin.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle which is provided on a front surface of a door and in which a coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted according to a diameter and a thickness of a coin having a maximum diameter which can be used for a long side and a short side. A coin insertion slot having an opening hole, and a rotation restricting lid provided on the back side of the coin insertion port so as to be rotatable around a central portion of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened. The rotation restricting lid, when rotated to a first predetermined rotation position, allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted into a position facing the opening of the coin insertion slot; When the coin is rotated to a second predetermined rotation position at a position 90 degrees from the first predetermined rotation position, the coin has a maximum diameter at a position opposed to the opening hole of the coin insertion slot. From the opening of the coin slot, which only prevents coins from being inserted And has a cross-shaped hole intersecting crosswise long side becomes short short holes.

In the above configuration, a vending machine administrator (operator) opens the door, and the rotation restricting lid provided on the back side of the coin slot so as to be rotatable around the center of the opening of the coin slot. Is rotated to the first predetermined rotation position, and the cross-shaped hole of the rotation restricting lid having the same size as the opening hole of the coin slot is provided at a position opposite to the opening hole on the back side of the coin slot. Because of the long hole, the coin having the largest diameter inserted from the coin insertion slot by the user of the vending machine (usually, the diameter of the coin increases as the monetary value increases.
At present, Japanese coins are equivalent to 500 yen coins. ) Can pass through the long hole of the cross-shaped hole of the rotation control lid, and a coin having a maximum diameter can be used.

In addition, countermeasures against falsified coins of the same size as the largest diameter coin have not been taken, and there is a possibility of damage due to falsified coins. If the regulating lid is rotated and fixed at a second predetermined rotation position 90 degrees from the first predetermined rotation position, the coin is inserted at a position opposite to the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion slot. Since there is a short hole in the cross-shaped hole of the rotation control lid whose long side is shorter than the opening hole of the mouth, even if a vending machine user tries to insert a coin with the maximum diameter into the coin slot, Because the diameter is larger than the long side (longitudinal dimension) of the short hole of the cross-shaped hole of the rotation restricting lid, the coin with the maximum diameter cannot pass through the short hole of the cross-shaped hole of the rotation restricting lid, and the inside of the coin slot is Can not completely enter. Thereby, the user of the vending machine knows that the coin of the maximum diameter is unusable,
Pull out the largest diameter coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin slot, try to use another coin,
You will give up the use of vending machines.

Therefore, the present invention has an effect of providing a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can be arbitrarily switched and set so as not to insert a specific coin.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:
The state of the regulating plate according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the regulating rod according to the third aspect of the invention, or the rotation regulating lid according to the fourth aspect of the invention is such that coins having a maximum diameter are inserted. Detecting means for detecting whether the state is possible, and display means for displaying and guiding a vending machine user whether or not a coin having a maximum diameter can be used based on the detection result of the detecting means. It is a thing.

In the above construction, the state of the regulating plate comprising the regulating plate according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the regulating rod according to the third aspect of the invention or the rotation regulating lid according to the fourth aspect of the invention is maximized. When a coin of a diameter is ready to be inserted, the detecting means detects this, and the display means informs the user of the vending machine of the coin of the maximum diameter (usually, the coin diameter increases as the value of the coin increases. .Current,
For Japanese coins, a 500 yen coin is equivalent to this. ) Can be used to indicate that it is possible to use it. Conversely, if the state of the regulating means is such that the insertion of a coin with the maximum diameter is impossible (a state that prevents the insertion of a coin with the maximum diameter), the detection means Is detected, and the display means guides the user of the vending machine that the coin having the maximum diameter is unusable.

Therefore, the user of the vending machine (the product purchaser) can look at the display on the display means without actually checking whether or not the coin having the largest diameter passes through the coin slot. In addition, the present invention has an effect of being able to know the currently set coin regulation state, and to provide a coin coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which displays to a purchaser that a specific coin is currently unusable.

[0031]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot apparatus of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are operation state diagrams of the main part viewed from the arrow Z in FIG.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 5 denotes a coin insertion slot having a coin insertion opening A (an opening through which a 500-yen coin can be penetrated in the present embodiment) provided on the front surface of the door 1, and an opening on the back side. A screw hole 6 is provided above and below the hole A. Reference numeral 7 denotes a long hole Aa (in this embodiment, a hole through which a 500-yen coin can pass) and a short hole B (in this embodiment, a hole through which a 500-yen coin cannot pass) having the same dimensions as the coin slot 5. This is a regulating plate having a vertically long mounting slot 8 at the upper and lower positions sandwiching the long hole Aa and the short hole B, and bending the upper end at the operation handle 9.

The distance between the mounting slot 8 of the regulating plate 7 and the slot Aa is the same as the distance between the screw hole 6 of the coin slot 5 and the opening A. The interval between Aa and short hole B is equal to the length of mounting long hole 8 in the longitudinal direction. Screw 1
Numeral 0 is fixed in the screw hole 6 of the coin slot 5 through the mounting slot 8 of the regulating plate 7.

The coin slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has a long side and a short side which are provided on the front surface of the door 1 according to the diameter and thickness of a 500-yen coin which is the largest diameter coin which can be used. Horizontal (horizontal direction) where 500 yen coins can be inserted
Coin slot 5 having a long rectangular opening hole A, and door 1
And a regulating plate 7 provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5 so as to be displaceable in a direction (vertical direction) perpendicular to the long side of the opening hole A by an external operation when the coin is opened. When displaced to the (upward) side, a slot Aa having the same size as the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 that enables insertion of a 500-yen coin at a position facing the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5, and the other end At the position facing the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 when displaced to the (downward) side, there are short holes B each having a longer side shorter than the opening A of the coin insertion opening 5 that prevents insertion of only 500 yen coins. Things.

The operation of the coin slot device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When the handle 9 of the regulating plate 7 is lifted while adjusting the screw 10, the slot Aa of the regulating plate 7 and the coin slot 5 are removed.
And the coins inserted pass through the opening A and the slot Aa and enter the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 in a coin receiving state of a normal sale. Become.

Next, when the handle 9 of the regulating plate 7 is lowered while adjusting the screw 10, the short hole B is located at a position where the short hole B overlaps the opening hole A of the coin insertion slot 5, and the short hole B penetrates the short hole B 100.
Only the yen, 50 yen, and 10 yen coins enter the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 so that a specific coin (500 yen coin) is not accepted.

As described above, in the coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the administrator (operator) of the vending machine opens the door 1 and sets the regulation provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5. When the plate 7 is displaced to one side (upward) perpendicular to the long side of the opening A long in the side (horizontal direction) of the coin insertion slot 5 and fixed by the screw 10, the coin insertion slot is used. Since the slot A of the regulating plate 7 having the same size as the opening A of the coin slot 5 is located at a position opposite to the opening A on the back side of the coin 5, the coin is inserted from the coin slot 5 by the user of the vending machine. 50
A 0 yen coin can pass through the slot Aa of the regulating plate 7, and a 500 yen coin can be used.

Also, a modified 500 of the same size as a 500 yen coin
The countermeasures against yen coins have not been taken, and there is a possibility that the coins will be damaged by the altered 500 yen coins. The administrator of the vending machine opens the door 1 and places the regulating plate 7 in the opening hole of the coin slot 5. A
Is fixed to the other side (downward) side perpendicular to the long side with the screw 10, the coin insertion slot 5 is located at a position opposite to the opening A on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5. Since there is a short hole B of the regulating plate 7 whose longer side is shorter than the opening hole A, even if the user of the vending machine tries to insert a 500 yen coin into the coin slot 5, the diameter of the 500 yen coin is reduced. Is larger than the long side (dimension in the longitudinal direction) of the short hole B, the 500-yen coin cannot pass through the short hole B of the regulating plate 7 and cannot be completely inserted into the coin insertion slot 5. As a result, the user of the vending machine knows that the 500 yen coin is unusable and tries to insert the coin into the coin slot 5.
A 0-yen coin is withdrawn from the coin slot 5 and another coin such as a 100-yen coin is tried to be used or the use of the vending machine is abandoned.

Therefore, by moving the regulating plate 7 up and down, the width of the coin passage behind the coin insertion slot 5 is changed, and the specific coin (500 yen coin) is inserted so that the specific coin (500 yen coin) is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can arbitrarily switch and set whether or not the insertion is restricted.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot apparatus of a vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of a coin slot apparatus of the vending machine according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are operation state diagrams of the main part viewed from the arrow Y in FIG.

5 to 8, reference numeral 5 denotes a coin insertion slot having a coin insertion opening A (an opening through which a 500-yen coin can pass in this embodiment) provided on the front surface of the door 1, and an opening on the back surface. A screw hole 6 is provided above and below the hole A. 11 is provided with a slot Ab having the same dimensions as the coin slot 5, and has a slot 12 for mounting that is long in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) at the upper and lower positions sandwiching the slot Ab. This is a regulation plate provided on the operation handle 13.

The distance between the mounting slot 12 of the regulating plate 11 and the slot Ab is the same as the distance between the screw hole 6 of the coin slot 5 and the opening A. Slot 1
The longitudinal dimension of 2 is set equal to the dimensional difference between the 500 yen coin and the 100 yen coin. The screw 10 is fixed in the screw hole 6 of the coin insertion slot 5 through the mounting elongated hole 12 of the regulating plate 11.

The coin slot apparatus of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has a long side and a short side provided on the front surface of the door 1 according to the diameter and thickness of a 500-yen coin which is a maximum-diameter coin which can be used. Horizontal (horizontal direction) where 500 yen coins can be inserted
Coin slot 5 having a long rectangular opening hole A, and door 1
A regulating plate 11 provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5 so as to be displaceable in the long side direction of the opening hole A by an operation from the outside when the coin is opened.
The regulating plate 11 is a coin that enables a 500-yen coin to be inserted at a position facing the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 when displaced to one side (the right side when viewed from the inside of the door 1). It has a long hole Ab having the same size as the opening hole A of the input port 5, and the regulating plate 11
Is displaced to the other side (to the left as viewed from the inside of the door 1), the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 and the slot Ab of the regulating plate 11 are displaced in the long side direction of the opening A, and coins are inserted. Opening hole A of mouth 5
The length of the hole where the restriction plate 11 and the long hole Ab overlap is 5
It is shorter than the diameter of a 00 yen coin.

The operation of the coin slot device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The regulating plate 11 is moved to the door 1 while adjusting the screw 10.
When sliding to the right (from the outside of the door 1 to the left) when viewed from the inside, the slot Ab of the regulating plate 11 and the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 are overlapped, and the inserted coin is opened. A, the coin is passed through the elongated hole Ab, enters the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4, and enters a coin receiving state for normal sale.

Next, the regulating plate 11 is adjusted while adjusting the screw 10.
To the left as viewed from inside door 1 (right as viewed from outside door 1)
When sliding, one of the openings A of the coin slot 5 is closed by the slot Ab of the regulating plate 11, and a coin (100) that can pass through one of the openings A of the coin slot 5 that is not closed. Only the yen, 50 yen, and 10 yen coins) enter the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 in a restricted state in which a specific coin is not accepted.

As described above, according to the coin slot apparatus of the vending machine of the present embodiment, the administrator (operator) of the vending machine opens the door 1 and sets the regulation provided on the back side of the coin slot 5. When the plate 11 is displaced and fixed to one side (the right side when viewed from the inside of the door 1) in the long side direction of the opening A of the coin slot 5, the opening at the back side of the coin slot 5 is fixed. At the position facing the hole A, there is a slot Ab of the regulation plate 11 having the same size as the opening hole A of the coin slot 5, so that the coin of the maximum diameter inserted from the coin slot 5 by the user of the vending machine is used. A certain 500-yen coin can pass through the long hole Ab of the regulating plate 11,
A 00 yen coin can be used.

Also, a modified 500 of the same size as a 500 yen coin
The countermeasures against yen coins have not been taken, and there is a possibility that the coins will be damaged by the altered 500 yen coins. The vending machine administrator opens the door 1 and places the regulating plate 11 in the opening hole of the coin slot 5. A is displaced to the other side in the long side direction of A (to the left as viewed from the inside of the door 1), and the coin insertion slot 5
Of the opening A of the coin slot 5 and the slot Ab of the coin slot 5 are shifted from each other in the long side direction of the opening A, and the length of the hole where the slot Ab of the coin slot 5 and the slot Ab of the regulating plate 11 overlap. Is shorter than the diameter of the 500 yen coin,
If you try to insert a 00 yen coin into the coin slot 5,
A zero-yen coin hits the end of the long hole Ab of the regulating plate 11 and cannot pass through the long hole Ab of the regulating plate 11, and cannot be completely inserted into the coin slot 5. As a result, the user of the vending machine knows that the 500-yen coin is unusable, pulls out the 500-yen coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin insertion slot 5 from the coin insertion slot 5, and obtains another 100-yen coin. Try to use a coin or give up the use of vending machines.

Therefore, by moving the regulating plate 11 right and left, the width of the coin passage behind the coin insertion slot 5 changes, and the specific coin (500 yen coin) is inserted so that the specific coin (500 yen coin) is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can arbitrarily switch and set whether or not the insertion is restricted.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of a coin slot apparatus of a vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are operation state diagrams of the main part viewed from the arrow W in FIG.

In FIG. 10 to FIG. 11, reference numeral 5 denotes a coin insertion slot having a coin insertion opening A (an opening through which a 500-yen coin can pass in the present embodiment) provided on the front surface of the door 1, and an opening on the back surface. A screw hole 6 is provided above and below the hole A. 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a regulating rod made of a round steel material formed by cutting a part of the center into a concave shape (notch C), and 15 denotes a holder made of a resin material and having an inner diameter that encloses the regulating rod 14.

One end of the opening A of the coin slot 5 and the regulating rod 1
4 is held by the holder 15 at a position corresponding to the notch C, and is fixed to the screw hole 6 with the screw 10. Control rod 1
The depth condition of the notch C of 4 is a depth that does not block the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 when held at one end of the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5. Further, when the regulating rod 14 is rotated by 90 ° to 270 °, it is necessary to have a depth that partially closes the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5.

The coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has a long side and a short side which are provided on the front surface of the door 1 according to the diameter and thickness of the 500-yen coin which is the largest usable coin. Coin opening 5 having a rectangular opening hole A into which a 500-yen coin can be inserted, and one end of the opening hole A on the back side of the coin opening 5 so as to be rotatable by an external operation when the door 1 is opened. A column-shaped regulating rod 14 provided in close proximity to and perpendicular to the opening A. The regulating rod 14 is provided with a 500-yen coin at a position facing the opening A of the coin slot 5 when rotated to a predetermined rotation position. It has a notch C that allows
When rotated to a position other than the predetermined rotation position, only the 500 yen coin is prevented from being inserted.

The operation of the coin slot device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

Loosen the mounting screw 10 of the holder 15 and
When the notch C of the regulating rod 14 is set at a position where the opening A of the coin insertion slot 5 is not closed, the inserted coin passes through the opening A and enters the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4. It is in a state of accepting coins for normal sale.

Next, when the notch C of the regulating rod 14 is set at a position to close the opening A of the coin slot 5, the coin slot 5 is set.
A specific coin (a 500-yen coin) in which only one coin such as a 100-yen coin that can pass through the other of the opening hole A and enters the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 ) Will not be accepted.

As described above, in the coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the vending machine administrator (operator) opens the door 1 to open the coin opening slot A on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5. When the column-shaped regulating rod 14 provided near one end is fixed in a state of being rotated to a predetermined rotation position,
Since the notch C of the regulating rod 14 that allows the insertion of a 500-yen coin is provided at a position opposite to the opening hole A on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5, the user of the vending machine can use the coin insertion slot 5.
The 500-yen coin inserted from the above can pass through the notch of the regulating rod 14, and the 500-yen coin can be used.

Also, a modified 500 having the same size as a 500 yen coin
There is no countermeasure against the yen coin, and there is a possibility that the coin will be damaged by the altered 500 yen coin. The administrator of the vending machine opens the door 1 and moves the regulating rod 14 to a position other than the predetermined rotation position ( Preferably, when it is fixed in a state of being rotated by 180 degrees from a predetermined rotation position), a column-shaped restriction provided near one end of the opening A on the back side of the coin insertion slot 5 is provided. Since the rod 14 has entered the coin passage behind the coin slot 5, the user of the vending machine can
If you try to insert 0 yen coin into coin slot 5, 500 yen
When the yen coin hits the regulating rod 14 behind the coin slot 5,
The coin cannot be completely inserted inside the coin slot 5. Thereby, the user of the vending machine knows that the 500-yen coin is unusable, and pulls out the 500-yen coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin slot 5, from the coin slot 5.
Attempt to use another coin, such as a 100 yen coin, or give up the use of vending machines.

Thus, by rotating the regulating rod 14, the width of the coin passage behind the coin insertion slot 5 changes, and the specific coin (500 yen coin) is inserted so that the specific coin (500 yen coin) is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can arbitrarily switch and set whether or not there is regulation.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot apparatus of a vending machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment. 14 and 15 show FIG.
FIG. 3 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow X in FIG. 3.

12 to 15, reference numeral 16 denotes a coin insertion opening A (500 in the present embodiment) provided on the front surface of the door 1.
A coin slot having an opening hole through which a yen coin can pass), and a thread groove 16a is provided on the outer periphery. Reference numeral 17 denotes a long hole Ac having the same size as the coin slot 16 (a hole through which a 500-yen coin can pass through in this embodiment), and a short hole D (50 in this embodiment).
This is a rotation restricting lid in which holes (a hole through which a zero-yen coin cannot pass) are arranged in a cross shape, and has a screw groove 17a that fits into the screw groove 16a of the coin insertion slot 16.

The coin slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has a long side and a short side which are provided on the front surface of the door 1 according to the diameter and thickness of a 500-yen coin which is the largest usable coin. Coin opening 16 having a rectangular opening hole A into which a 500-yen coin can be inserted, and a coin opening 16 rotatable around the center of the opening hole A by an external operation when the door 1 is opened. And a rotation regulating cover 17 provided on the back side of the coin insertion opening 16 of the coin insertion slot 16 when the rotation regulating cover 17 is rotated to the first predetermined rotation position.
Opening hole A of coin insertion slot 16 enabling insertion of 0 yen coin
A hole Ac of the same size as that of FIG.
The long side is shorter than the opening A of the coin insertion slot 16 that prevents the insertion of only 500 yen coins at a position facing the opening A of the coin insertion slot 16 when rotated to the second predetermined rotation position at the position of 0 degrees. It has a cross-shaped hole that crosses in a cross shape to be a short hole D.

The operation of the coin slot apparatus of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When the screw groove 17a of the rotation restricting cover 17 is completely screwed into the screw groove 16a of the coin insertion slot 16 completely, the opening hole A with the coin insertion slot 16 and the long hole Ac of the rotation restriction cover 17 are obtained.
Are superimposed on each other, and the inserted coin passes through the opening hole A and the elongated hole Ac, enters the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4, and is in a coin receiving state for normal sale.

Next, when the rotation angle of the rotation restricting lid 17 is loosened by 90 ° from the state in which the rotation restricting lid 17 is completely closed, the short hole D of the rotation restricting lid 17 becomes a position overlapping with the opening hole A of the coin slot 16, Only coins such as 100-yen coins penetrating the opening hole D enter the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 so that a specific coin (500-yen coin) is not accepted.

As described above, in the coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the administrator (operator) of the vending machine opens the door 1 to open the central portion of the opening A of the coin insertion slot 16. The rotation restricting cover 17 provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot 16 so as to be rotatable around the first rotation position (the screw groove 16a of the coin insertion slot 16 is completely inserted into the screw groove 17a of the rotation restriction cover 17 to the end). (The tightened position), the rotation restricting cover 17 of the same size as the opening A of the coin slot 16 is located at a position opposite to the opening A on the back side of the coin slot 16. Since there is a long hole Ac of the cross-shaped hole,
A 500-yen coin, which is the largest-diameter coin inserted by the user of the vending machine from the coin insertion slot 16, can pass through the long hole Ac of the cross-shaped hole of the rotation regulating lid 17, and can use a 500-yen coin.

Also, a modified 500 having the same size as a 500 yen coin
The countermeasures against the yen coins have not been taken, and there is a possibility that the coins may be damaged by the altered 500 yen coins. The administrator of the vending machine opens the door 1 and moves the rotation control lid 17 to the first predetermined rotation position. In the case where the coin has been fixed in a state of being rotated to a second predetermined rotation position at a position 90 degrees from the above (a state in which the rotation angle is loosened by 90 ° from a state in which the rotation restricting lid 17 is completely closed), the coin insertion slot A rotation restricting lid 1 having a longer side shorter than the opening A of the coin insertion slot 16 at a position opposite to the opening A on the back side of the coin 16.
7, there is a short hole D having a cross shape. Even if the user of the vending machine tries to insert a 500 yen coin into the coin slot 16, the diameter of the 500 yen coin is Since it is larger than the long side (dimension in the longitudinal direction) of the short hole D, 50
A zero-yen coin cannot pass through the short hole D of the cross-shaped hole of the rotation control lid 17 and cannot be completely inserted into the coin insertion slot 16. Thereby, the user of the vending machine knows that the 500-yen coin is unusable, pulls out the 500-yen coin that was going to be inserted inside the coin insertion slot 16 from the coin insertion slot 16, and removes the 500 yen coin, Attempt to use another coin or give up the vending machine.

Therefore, by rotating the rotation restricting lid 17, the width of the coin passage behind the coin insertion slot 16 is changed, and the specific coin (500 yen coin) is inserted so that the specific coin (500 yen coin) is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine, which can arbitrarily switch between setting and not setting.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 16 is a sectional view showing a main part of a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

In FIG. 16, reference numeral 5 denotes a coin insertion slot having a coin insertion opening A (an opening through which a 500-yen coin can pass in the present embodiment) provided on the front surface of the door 1, and a coin insertion opening A on the rear surface. Screw holes 6 are provided at upper and lower positions. Reference numeral 7 designates a long hole Aa having the same size as the coin slot 5 and a short hole B (a hole through which a 500-yen coin cannot pass in this embodiment) provided in parallel, and a vertical position sandwiching the long hole Aa and the short hole B. This is a regulating plate having an elongated mounting hole 8 in the vertical direction, and having an upper end bent and provided to the operation handle 9.

The distance between the mounting slot 8 of the regulating plate 7 and the slot Aa is the same as the distance between the screw hole 6 of the coin slot 5 and the opening A. The interval between Aa and short hole B is equal to the length of mounting long hole 8 in the longitudinal direction. Screw 1
Numeral 0 is fixed in the screw hole 6 of the coin slot 5 through the mounting slot 8 of the regulating plate 7.

The present embodiment is directed to a detecting means which is attached to the coin slot device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment below the regulating plate 7 and outputs a signal when it is located below the regulating plate 7. 18 and display means 19 for guiding the user of the vending machine that the 500-yen coin is unusable when the detection means 18 is outputting a signal.

In other words, detecting means 18 for detecting whether the state of the regulating plate 7 is in a state in which a 500-yen coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted based on the vertical position of the regulating plate 7.
And display means 19 for displaying and guiding the user of the vending machine whether or not a 500 yen coin can be used based on the detection result of the detection means 18.

The operation of the coin slot device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When the handle 9 of the regulating plate 7 is lifted while adjusting the screw 10, the slot Aa of the regulating plate 7 and the coin slot 5 are removed.
The opening coins A are overlapped, and the inserted coins pass through the opening coins A and the long holes Aa and enter the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 so as to be in a state of accepting coins for normal sale. .

Next, when the handle 9 of the regulating plate 7 is lowered while adjusting the screw 10, the short hole B is located at a position where the short hole B overlaps with the opening hole A of the coin insertion slot 5, and only coins penetrating the short hole B are moved. It is in a restricted state in which a specific coin that enters the coin sorting device 3 via the guide chute 4 is not accepted. The detecting means 18 detects that the regulating plate 7 has been lowered, and the display means 19 displays the specific coin (50
0 coin) cannot be used.

As described above, the coin insertion slot device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment uses the detecting means when the state of the regulating plate 7 is such that a 500-yen coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted. 18 detects this and the display means 19 guides the user of the vending machine that the 500 yen coin can be used, and conversely, the state of the regulating plate 7 indicates that the 500 yen coin cannot be inserted. In the case of (a state in which insertion of a 500 yen coin is hindered), the detecting means 18 detects this and the display means 19 displays and guides the user of the vending machine that the 500 yen coin is unusable.

Therefore, the user of the vending machine (goods purchaser) can view the display on the display means 19 without actually checking whether or not the 500 yen coin passes through the coin slot 5. Thus, it is possible to know the currently set coin regulation state, and to provide a coin coin slot device of a vending machine which indicates to a product purchaser that a specific coin (500 yen coin) is currently unusable. .

Note that even if the display means 19 displays two types of indications indicating that a 500-yen coin can be used and cannot be used depending on the state of the regulating plate 7, the display means 19 only displays when the regulating plate 7 is in the regulated state.
A display indicating that a 00 yen coin cannot be used may be displayed.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that
Detecting means 18 for detecting whether the state of the regulating plate 7 is in a state in which a 500-yen coin having a maximum diameter can be inserted based on the vertical position of the regulating plate 7; Although a display means 19 for displaying and guiding a user of a vending machine whether or not a 500-yen coin can be used has been added, the present invention may be applied to the second to fourth embodiments.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the longest side and the shortest side provided on the front surface of the door have the maximum diameter corresponding to the diameter and thickness of the maximum usable coin, respectively. A coin slot having a rectangular opening hole into which coins can be inserted, and on the back side of the coin slot so as to be displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the long side of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened. Provided with a regulating plate, wherein the regulating plate, when displaced to one side, allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot. A long hole of the same size as the opening hole, longer than the opening hole of the coin insertion port, which displaces only the coin having the maximum diameter at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion port when displaced to the other side. Since each side has a short hole, By automatically moving the coin, the passage width of the coin on the back side of the coin slot will change, so that the insertion of specific coins can be arbitrarily switched and set to restrict or prevent the insertion of specific coins Coin input device of the machine can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle in which the longest and shortest sides of the coin having the largest diameter can be inserted according to the diameter and thickness of the largest coin which can be used. A coin slot having an opening hole, and a regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin slot so as to be displaceable in a long side direction of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened, The regulating plate is a slot having the same size as the opening hole of the coin insertion slot, which enables the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion port when displaced to one side. When the regulating plate is displaced to the other side, the opening of the coin slot and the slot of the regulating plate are displaced in the long side direction of the opening, and the coin slot is The length of the hole where the opening hole and the long hole of the regulating plate overlap is the maximum diameter. By moving the regulating plate to the left and right, the width of the coin passage behind the coin slot will change because the coin is shorter than the diameter of the coin, and the specific coin is inserted so that the specific coin is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine, which can arbitrarily switch between setting and not setting.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle which is provided on the front surface of a door and in which a coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted in accordance with the diameter and thickness of the coin having the longest and shortest sides respectively usable. A coin insertion slot having an opening hole, and being provided perpendicular to the opening hole near one end of the opening hole on the back side of the coin insertion port so as to be rotatable by an external operation when the door is opened. A regulating rod having a columnar shape, wherein the regulating rod is
When the coin has a notch at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when rotated to a predetermined rotation position and allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted, and when rotated to a position other than the predetermined rotation position, Since only the coins of the maximum diameter prevent insertion, by rotating the regulating rod, the passage width of the coin behind the coin insertion slot changes, so that a specific coin is not inserted, so that the specific coin is not inserted. It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can arbitrarily switch and set whether or not the insertion is restricted.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangle in which a coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted in accordance with the diameter and thickness of the coin having the longest and shortest sides, respectively, which is provided on the front surface of the door and can be used. A coin insertion slot having an opening hole, and a rotation restricting lid provided on the back side of the coin insertion port so as to be rotatable around a central portion of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened. The rotation restricting lid, when rotated to a first predetermined rotation position, allows the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted into a position facing the opening of the coin insertion slot; When the coin is rotated to a second predetermined rotation position at a position 90 degrees from the first predetermined rotation position, the coin has a maximum diameter at a position opposed to the opening hole of the coin insertion slot. From the opening of the coin slot, which only prevents coins from being inserted Since it has a cross-shaped hole that crosses in a cross shape where the long side is a short hole, by rotating the rotation control lid, the width of the coin passage behind the coin insertion slot will change, and It is possible to provide a coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which can arbitrarily switch and set whether or not to insert a specific coin so that coins are not inserted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the state of the regulating plate according to the first or second aspect, the regulating rod according to the third aspect, or the rotation regulating lid according to the fourth aspect. Is a detecting means for detecting whether the coin of the maximum diameter can be inserted, and to the user of the vending machine whether or not the coin of the maximum diameter can be used based on the detection result of the detecting means Since it is provided with a display means for displaying and guiding, the user of the vending machine (the product purchaser) does not have to actually check whether or not the coin having the largest diameter passes through the coin insertion slot. In addition, the present invention provides a coin coin insertion slot device of a vending machine which allows the user to know the currently set coin regulation state by looking at the display on the display means, and displays to the purchaser that the specific coin is currently unusable. be able to.

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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the coin slot device of the vending machine according to the embodiment;

3 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow Z in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow Z of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of a coin slot device of the vending machine according to the embodiment;

7 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow Y in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow Y of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow W in FIG. 10;

FIG. 11 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow W in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a main part of a coin insertion slot device of the vending machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from an arrow X in FIG. 13;

15 is an operation state diagram of a main part viewed from the arrow X in FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of a main part of a coin slot device of a vending machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of a coin slot apparatus of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 coin slot 7 regulating plate 11 regulating plate 14 regulating rod 16 coin slot 17 rotation regulating lid 18 detecting means 19 display means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A coin insertion slot provided on the front surface of a door and having a rectangular opening hole into which a coin having the maximum diameter can be inserted in accordance with the diameter and thickness of the coin having the maximum diameter which can be used for the long side and the short side, respectively. A mouth, and a regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot so as to be displaceable in a direction perpendicular to a long side of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened; When displaced to the side of the coin slot, the slot having the same size as the opening hole of the coin slot, which enables the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at a position facing the opening hole of the coin slot, on the other side. Automatically comprising a short hole having a longer side shorter than the opening hole of the coin insertion slot, which prevents insertion of only the coin having the maximum diameter at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when displaced. Coin slot device of vending machine. 2. A coin insertion slot having a rectangular opening hole in which a coin having the maximum diameter, which is provided on the front surface of the door and whose long side and short side can be used according to the diameter and thickness of the maximum diameter coin, respectively, can be inserted. A mouth, and a regulating plate provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot so as to be displaceable in a long side direction of the opening hole by an external operation when the door is opened, and the regulating plate is provided on one side. The coin insertion slot has a slot having the same size as the opening hole of the coin insertion slot, which enables insertion of the coin having the maximum diameter at a position opposed to the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when displaced, and the regulating plate is provided. When displaced to the other side, the opening of the coin slot and the slot of the regulating plate are shifted in the long side direction of the opening, and the opening of the coin slot and the regulating plate are The length of the hole where the long hole overlaps is shorter than the diameter of the coin having the maximum diameter. A coin slot device for an automatic vending machine according to claim. 3. A coin insertion slot having a rectangular opening hole which is provided on the front surface of the door and in which a coin having the maximum diameter matching the diameter and thickness of the coin having the longest and shortest sides respectively usable can be inserted. Mouth, comprising a column-shaped regulating rod provided perpendicular to the opening hole near one end of the opening hole on the back side of the coin slot so as to be rotatable by an external operation when the door is opened, The regulating rod has a notch at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when rotated to a predetermined rotation position to allow insertion of the coin having the maximum diameter, and at a position other than the predetermined rotation position. A coin insertion slot device for a vending machine characterized in that when rotated, only the coin having the maximum diameter is prevented from being inserted. 4. A coin insertion slot provided on the front surface of a door and having a rectangular opening hole into which a coin having the maximum diameter matching the diameter and thickness of a coin having a maximum diameter that can be used is used. A mouth, a rotation regulating lid provided on the back side of the coin insertion slot so as to be rotatable around the center of the opening hole by an operation from the outside when the door is opened, When the coin is rotated to the predetermined rotation position of 1, the coin opening of the coin slot becomes the long hole of the same size as the opening hole of the coin opening that enables the coin of the maximum diameter to be inserted at a position facing the opening hole, The coin insertion, which prevents insertion of only the coin having the maximum diameter at a position facing the opening hole of the coin insertion slot when rotated to a second predetermined rotation position which is 90 degrees from the first predetermined rotation position. Cross which becomes a short hole whose longer side is shorter than the opening hole of the mouth A coin slot device for an automatic vending machine characterized by having a crossed cross-shaped hole in the. 5. The state of the regulating plate according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the regulating rod according to the third aspect of the invention or the rotation regulating lid according to the fourth aspect of the invention is such that a coin having a maximum diameter is inserted. Detecting means for detecting whether the state is possible, and display means for displaying and guiding a vending machine user whether or not a coin having a maximum diameter can be used based on the detection result of the detecting means. A coin insertion slot device for a vending machine, characterized in that: