JP2003030709A - Automatic teller machine for coin - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic teller machine for coins of which the cost is reduced and which is totally miniaturized. SOLUTION: The automatic teller machine for coins is provided with a money type sorting part to sort received coins into money types and storage feeding parts 76A to 76F by every money type to store the coins sorted into money types by the money type sorting part respectively, feeds the stored coins from the storage feeding parts 76A to 76F by every money type for payout and external diameter selecting parts 97A to 97F to select coins except the ones of proper money types among the coins to be fed from the external diameters are provided on the respective storage feeding parts 76A to 76F by every money type.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a return type coin depositing / dispensing machine that sorts and counts deposited coins and stores the stored coins and uses the stored coins for dispensing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a coin depositing / dispensing machine used in a financial institution such as a bank has a coin depositing section into which depositing coins are collectively inserted and a coin depositing section into which the coins are deposited. Feeding section for feeding and feeding by a coin, a coin identifying section provided on the feeding section for identifying the authenticity and denomination of coins, and a denomination sorting for categorizing the coins identified by the coin identifying section into denominations. Section, a temporary storage section for temporarily storing the coins sorted by the denomination sorting section, and coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage section for these denominations can be stored respectively. Some coins have a storing / feeding unit of a coin type capable of feeding coins to the dispensing port.

In such a coin depositing / dispensing machine, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-240998 discloses a method for determining whether or not an appropriate coin has been dispensed from the storing and dispensing section for each denomination at the time of dispensing. , Which detects the magnetic properties of the coins to be dispensed are disclosed.

[0004]

However, as described above, the magnetic sensor for detecting the magnetic properties of the coins fed out is expensive and the magnetic sensor for detection is expensive.
There is also a problem in that the cost increases because the magnetic sensors must be provided in the storing and feeding units of all denominations.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin depositing / dispensing machine which can reduce costs.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a denomination sorter for sorting deposited coins into denominations, and the denomination. And a storage unit for storing coins for storing coins distributed by the distribution unit, wherein the coins stored from the storage unit for storing coins are dispensed for dispensing. Each of the denomination-based storing and feeding units is characterized by being provided with an outer diameter sorting unit that sorts coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination among the fed coins by outer diameter.

In this way, the outer diameter selection section provided in each of the denomination-based storing and feeding sections sorts the coins fed from the storing and feeding section from coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination from the outer diameter. Thus, in order to select coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination, the outer diameter sorting unit that sorts coins according to their outer diameter is used, so that the cost is reduced compared to the case of using a magnetic sensor. be able to.

A coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the outer diameter sorting section has a sorting hole for dropping a coin having a diameter smaller than that of a coin of an appropriate denomination.

As described above, since the outer diameter sorting section has the sorting hole for dropping the coin having a diameter smaller than that of the coin of the proper denomination,
Coins with a smaller diameter than coins of an appropriate denomination are selected from the selection hole and fall. Such a selection hole is inexpensive and can reduce the cost as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

A coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is
The coin according to claim 2 is characterized in that coins dropped in the sorting hole are sorted again by the denomination sorting unit.

As described above, by reallocating the coins dropped in the selection holes by the denomination sorting unit, it is possible to automatically store the different denomination coins in the proper denomination storage unit.

The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is
The thing of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 WHEREIN: The said outer diameter selection part is a pair of wall part which controls passage of a coin with a diameter larger than the coin of a proper denomination, and the path | route between these wall parts. And a coin detection sensor for detecting passage of coins in the section.

As a result, the passage of a coin having a diameter larger than that of a coin of an appropriate denomination is regulated by the pair of wall portions, and at this time, the coin detecting sensor passes the passage portion between the pair of wall portions. Is not detected, the passage restriction of large-sized coins is detected. Such a pair of walls is inexpensive, and the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

A coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is
The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4, wherein when the coin passing sensor does not detect passage of a coin in the passage portion while the coin is being dispensed by the storage dispensing unit, the dispensing of the coin by the storage dispensing unit is stopped. It is characterized in that the notification is given while it is caused.

As described above, when the coin detection sensor does not detect the passage of coins during the delivery of coins by the storage / delivery unit, the delivery of the coins by the storage / delivery unit is stopped and there is an abnormal delivery. Notify to that effect. Then, the operator can easily recognize the feeding abnormality from this notification, and can immediately eliminate the coin whose passage is restricted between the pair of wall portions.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A coin depositing / dispensing machine, which is an embodiment of a coin depositing / dispensing machine of the present invention, will be described below with reference to the drawings. The arrow X direction in each drawing indicates the operator side, that is, the front side (front side). Further, in the following, “front” is the operator side, “rear” is the opposite side to the operator, and left and right are the left and right when viewed from the operator side.

This money depositing / dispensing machine is arranged below the teller counter of a financial institution such as a bank, and can be used in common by two operators such as left and right tellers. 1 is used exclusively by any one of the operators, and as shown in FIG. 1, a banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11 for performing various processes relating to banknotes such as depositing, storing, collecting, and dispensing banknotes, and a coin The coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 that performs various processes relating to coins such as depositing, storing, collecting, and dispensing is integrally provided.

The coin depositing / dispensing section 12 is mainly arranged in the upper part of the machine body 10, and the bill depositing / dispensing section 11 and a part of the coin depositing / dispensing section 12 are arranged in the lower part of the machine body 10 more than the coin depositing / dispensing section 12. It is arranged so as to project forward. The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 11
Can be pulled out to the front side of the machine body 10, and a withdrawal key 13 for locking and unlocking these with respect to the machine body 10 is provided on the front side of the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 11.

In the money depositing and dispensing machine, the operation section 14 and the processing state in which the operation of each processing is inputted by the left and right operators on the left and right sides on the front (front) side of the upper surface of the machine body 10 are directed upward. Is provided, and a display panel 16 for displaying a processing guide menu, a processing state, a processing result, and the like is provided only on the right side. The operation unit 14 and the display lamp unit 1
5 and the display panel 16 are shared by the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 and the bill depositing / dispensing unit 11.

Further, a coin deposit / withdrawal port 17 for depositing coins into the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12 is provided at the center in the left / right direction slightly rearward of the front surface of the machine body 10, and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit is provided. Lower part of 12, that is, banknote deposit / withdrawal section 11
On the side, a saucer insertion opening 18 is provided which is recessed from the front to the rear. The saucer is inserted into the saucer insertion port 18, and the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 dispenses coins into the saucer thus inserted into the saucer inserting port 18. A coin reject port 19 for returning a reject coin is provided at a position adjacent to the saucer insertion port 18.

On the upper surface of the portion of the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 11 that projects to the front side of the coin deposit / withdrawal section 12, the banknotes are delivered from the inside of the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 11 to the center in the left-right direction on the most front side. A banknote dispensing port 20 is provided, and a banknote dispensing port 21 in which a banknote to be deposited is set by an operator is provided after the banknote dispensing port 20. A shutter 22 for opening and closing the bill outlet 20 is provided.
Is provided. Here, at a lateral position of the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 11 adjacent to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21, a coin vault 2 which is a part of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12.
3 is provided. The coin vault 23 is for storing coins and is attachable to and detachable from the machine body 10.
An eject key 23a for locking and unlocking the coin vault 23 is provided on the front side of the coin vault 23. A power switch 27 is provided on the lower front surface of the bill depositing / dispensing unit 11.

The banknote depositing / dispensing section 11 deposits and stores the banknotes set in the banknote depositing port 21 with the longitudinal direction thereof in the left-right direction, and stores the banknotes as needed. Each processing for banknotes such as a withdrawal processing for withdrawing money to the withdrawal port 20 is performed.

The coin depositing / dispensing section 12 which is a main part of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 2, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 includes a coin depositing unit 30 into which depositing coins are deposited, and a dispensing transport unit 31 that dispenses and transports the coins deposited in the coin depositing unit 30 one by one. And the feeding / conveying unit 31
A coin identification unit 32 provided above and for identifying the authenticity and denomination of coins is provided above the coin identification unit 32.

The coin depositing section 30 is located substantially in the center of the front part of the coin depositing / dispensing section 12 in the left-right direction and just below the coin depositing port 17 shown in FIG. 1 and receives the deposited coins. It has a rotating disk 34 that rotates horizontally, and further has a drive mechanism unit (not shown) that is provided below the rotating disk 34 to rotate it.

The feeding / conveying unit 31 has a coin identification passage 35 horizontally extending tangentially and laterally from the rotary disc 34 on the front side of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 and on the left side of the rotary disc 34. The coin discriminating passage 35 is formed between the wall portions 35a, 35a which are vertically erected.

Further, the feeding / conveying unit 31 has, on the coin discriminating passage 35 side of the rotating disc 34, a gap regulating member 37 for separating the coins sent to the coin discriminating passage 35 side by the centrifugal force of the rotating disc 34 one by one. In addition, the coins separated and fed out one by one by the gap forming member 37 are provided on the upper side of the coin discriminating passage 35 and pressed against the coins from the upper side to the rotary disc 34 along the coin discriminating passage 35. It has a conveyor belt 38 that conveys in the opposite direction.

The coin discriminating section 32 is provided at an intermediate position in the conveying direction of the coin discriminating passage 35, and discriminates the authenticity and denomination of coins passing through it as described above. As is well known, the coin discriminating unit 32 is, for example, a coin diameter discriminating unit using an optical sensor, a coin material discriminating unit using a magnetic sensor, a coin thickness discriminating unit, a coin surface pattern discriminating unit, and a coin surface contamination state discriminating unit. , A peripheral edge serration of coins and an appropriate combination thereof.

At the end of the coin discriminating passage 35 opposite to the rotary disc 34, a reject / temporary storage sorting gate 40 for selecting coins according to the discriminating result of the coin discriminating section 32 is provided. This reject / temporary storage distribution gate 4
0 drops coins from the coin identification passage 35 and selectively switches the falling direction of the coins to one of the front side and the rear side. The coins distributed to the front are sent to the coin reject port 19 described above, It is taken out by the operator. On the other hand, the coins distributed to the rear are sent to the temporary storage unit 42 described later. here,
The reject / temporary storage distribution gate 40 has a coin discriminating unit 3
The coins identified as false coins including the unidentifiable coins in 2 are guided to the coin reject port 19, and the coins identified as true coins are guided to the temporary storage unit 42.

The temporary storage unit 42 is a unit for temporarily storing true coins among the coins identified by the coin identification unit 32 in a denomination mixed state in a batch, and is provided in substantially the entire height range of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12. In addition, the coin depositing / dispensing portion 12 has a shape extending in the front-rear direction. Temporary storage unit 42
Is a pair of wall portions 43, which are arranged along the front-rear direction and the up-down direction and at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.
43, a portion disposed between the wall portions 43, 43 forms a bottom portion of the temporary storage portion 42, and a conveyor type conveyor belt 44 shown in FIG. 3, and a portion disposed between the wall portions 43, 43 It has a deposit guide wall portion 45 that forms the front portion of the storage portion 42.

The deposit guide wall portion 45 is inclined so that it is located on the lower side toward the rear side, and the coins sorted to the rear side by the reject / temporary storage sorting gate 40 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 4.
The second conveyor belt 44 is guided. The transport belt 44 is
The rear side is inclined so as to be positioned on the upper side, and coins inserted through the deposit guide wall portion 45 are rotated to be conveyed backward and upward.

Further, the temporary storage section 42 is provided with a conveyor belt 44.
A gap regulating roller 47 is provided at an upper position on the rear side. The gap regulation roller 47 breaks the stack of coins in the stacked state, which is transported backward by the transport belt 44, by rotating it so that the lower part moves forward, and separates the stacked coins one by one to feed it back. Here, the clearance regulating roller 47 and the transport belt 44 are the common motor 4 disposed in the space below the rear part formed by the inclination of the transport belt 44.
8 is driven via a plurality of gears 49.

Further, the temporary storage section 42 is provided with the conveyor belt 4
A gate stopper 51 is provided on the rear side of the gap regulation roller 47 of FIG. When the gate stopper 51 is turned on, the stopper member 52 comes into a closed state in which the stopper member 52 is close to the conveyor belt 44 and restricts backward movement of coins on the conveyor belt 44 beyond the stopper member 52. Further, when the gate stopper 51 is turned off, the stopper member 52 at the leading end is separated from the conveyor belt 44, and is in an open state that allows the coins on the conveyor belt 44 to move rearward from the stopper member 52.

Here, when the gate stopper 51 is turned on, the coins are gradually accumulated on the side of the gap regulating roller 47 by the rotating conveyor belt 44, and then when the gate stopper 51 is turned off. The movement of coins at one time may cause a jam or the like on the gap regulating roller 47. For this reason, the temporary storage unit 42 has a belt striking mechanism 54 for striking the conveyor belt 44 from below.

The belt striking mechanism 54 is used for the conveyor belt 4
It is arranged in front of the gap regulation roller 47 of 4,
A belt hitting pusher 55 that hits the upper side of the conveyor belt 44 from below, and a belt hitting solenoid (belt hitting drive unit) 56 that reciprocates the belt hitting pusher 55 up and down.
And have. The belt striking pusher 56 has a flat plate portion 5 whose side striking the conveyor belt 44 is parallel to the conveyor belt 44.
The belt striking solenoid 56 reciprocates the flat plate portion 57 with a short stroke in a direction orthogonal to the flat plate portion 57.

Behind the above-mentioned temporary storage section 42, as shown in FIG. 2, at a position above the coin depositing / dispensing section 12, from the conveyor belt 44 of the temporary storage section 42 to the gate stopper 51.
There is provided a transport unit 59 that transports the coins that have been sent backward beyond the distance to the rear and then turns the coins to the right to transport the coins. The transport unit 59 has a coin passage 60 that extends rearward on the rear side and the left side of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12, and further extends rightward.
Is formed between the wall portions 60a, 60a which are vertically erected.

The transport section 59 is a bent shape for transporting the coins, which have been separated and fed out of the temporary storage section 42 one by one, to the upper side of the coin passage 60 along the coin passage 60 while pressing from above. It has a conveyor belt 61 of.

A coin discriminating portion 63 for discriminating the denomination of coins passing through is provided in the portion of the transport portion 59 along the front and rear of the coin passage 60, in proximity to the temporary storage portion 42. Since the coin discriminating unit 63 basically discriminates the denomination of coins which have already been discriminated as true and false by the coin discriminating unit 32, for example, the coin diameter discriminating using an optical sensor. Means etc. are used.

In the portion of the transport section 59 along the front and rear of the coin passage 60, behind the coin discriminating section 63, a storage sorting gate (sorting on the depositing side) for sorting coins according to the discrimination result of the coin discriminating section 63 and the like. Part) 65 is provided. The storage distribution gate 65 is in a state in which coins are conveyed in the coin passage 60 as they are beyond the storage distribution gate 65, and the coin passage 60.
The coin can be selectively switched to one of the states in which coins are dropped, and the coins dropped from the coin passage 60 are guided to the right. The coin thus guided to the right is sent to a return conveyance path 67 described later. That is, the storage distribution gate 65 can guide the coins fed from the temporary storage unit 42 to the return transportation path 67. Here, the storage distribution gate 65 causes the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42 at the time of deposit to be dropped from the coin passage 60 when returned by the operator's operation, and dropped when stored by the operator's operation. Without being guided, the coin passage 60 is guided to the denomination sorter 68 which will be described later.

The denomination sorter 68 is provided to extend in the left-right direction at a position which is an upper part and a rear part of the coin depositing / dispensing part 12, and sorts the coins dispensed from the temporary storage part 42 into denominations. It is a thing.

The denomination sorting unit 68 has a coin sorting passage 70 continuous with the coin passage 60 of the transport unit 59, and a transport belt 71 for transporting coins while pushing the coins from above along the coin sorting passage 70. The coin sorting passage 70 is provided between the wall portions 70a, 70a provided vertically. In the coin sorting passage 70, sorting holes 72A to 72F for sorting the transported coins according to denominations and dropping the coins are arranged in the ascending order of coin diameter, and the sorting holes 72A to 72F pass immediately before the sorting holes. Coin detection sensor 7 for detecting coins
3 are arranged correspondingly. And the coin detection sensor 73
The difference in the number of coins passing through adjacent ones of the adjacent ones is counted as the number of coins classified into one of the classification holes 72A to 72F located between them.

Below each of the sorting holes 72A to 72F, coins sorted by the denomination sorter 68 can be stored, and the stored coins can be fed out to a dispensing port 75 described later. Various types of storage and feeding section 76A ~
76F is provided. Specifically, below the sorting hole 72A closest to the temporary storage portion 42 is a storage feeding portion 76A for storing a 1-yen coin that is dropped from the sorting hole 72A. A storage feeding unit 76B for storing a 50-yen coin dropped from the sorting hole 72B is provided on the lower side, and a storage unit for storing a 5-yen coin dropped from the sorting hole 72C is provided on the lower side of the sorting hole 72C adjacent thereto. Below the sorting hole 72D adjacent to the feeding portion 76C, a storage feeding portion 76D for storing 100-yen coins dropped from the sorting hole 72D is provided next to the sorting hole 72D.
The lower side of E is dropped from this sorting hole 72E 10
A storage feeding unit 76E for storing the yen coins is provided below the sorting holes 72F adjacent to the storage feeding unit 76F for storing the 500-yen coins dropped from the sorting hole 72F.

The storing / feeding units 76A to 76F of these denominations
In the gap between the temporary storage section 42 and the temporary storage section 42, the storing and feeding section 76A is provided.
The coins, which have substantially the same configuration as those of 76 to 76F, are fed from the temporary storage unit 42 and are sorted to the right by the storage sorting gate 65 that is located in front of the denomination sorting unit 68 in the transport direction. The above-described return transport path 67 that can be returned to is provided. Here, the storage sorting gate 65 and the return transport path 67 configure a coin return unit 77 that returns the coins delivered from the temporary storage unit 42 to the dispensing port 75.

The storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return conveying path 67 for each type of money are provided in a substantially entire height range of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 in the vertical direction, and moreover, the coin depositing / dispensing unit 1 is provided.
2 has a shape extending in the front-rear direction. as a result,
The storing and feeding units 76A to 76F for each denomination are arranged in parallel with each other and are also in parallel with the temporary storage unit 42. Further, the return conveyance path 67 is arranged on the side (specifically, left side) of the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F for each denomination in parallel with the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F. Further, the storing / feeding units 76 A to 7 A of the return transport path 67 for each denomination
On the side opposite to 6F, the storing and feeding section 76A of these denominations
~ 76F and the return conveyance path 67 in parallel with the temporary storage section 42
Are arranged. Here, the storing and feeding section 76A for each denomination
The ~ 76F and the return conveyance path 67 are all arranged in parallel with their positions in the front-rear direction and the height direction being aligned.

The storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return conveying path 67 for each denomination have substantially the same shape, and are arranged along the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, respectively, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. Pair of walls 8
0 and 80, and the portion disposed between the wall portions 80 and 80 forms the bottom portion. The conveyor type conveyor belt 81 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and the portion disposed between the wall portions 80 and 80 are the rear portion. And a rear wall portion 82 (see FIG. 4 showing the return conveyance path 67, and FIG. 5 showing the storing and feeding portion 76A as an example). Here, the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F for each denomination and the transport belt 81 of the return transport path 67 are simultaneously driven by the same drive source.

The rear wall portion 82 is inclined so that the rear side is located on the upper side toward the rear side, and the storing and feeding portions 76A to 76F according to the denomination are selected.
In, the coins dropped by corresponding ones of the sorting holes 72A to 72F are guided onto the conveyor belt 81.

In the return transport path 67, a wall 80 on the side of the storage distribution gate 65 is provided with a discharge port 83 through which coins dropped by the storage distribution gate 65 are discharged. Coins are discharged from 83 onto the conveyor belt 81.

The conveyor belt 81 in each of the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return conveying path 67 for each denomination,
The front side is inclined so as to be positioned on the upper side, and the sorting holes 72A to 7F are provided in the storing and feeding portions 76A to 76F for each denomination.
From 2F, the coin discharged from the discharge port 83 is rotated in the return conveyance path 67 to be conveyed in front of and above the coin depositing / dispensing section 12.

Further, the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F according to denominations are used.
The return conveyance path 67 has a gap regulation roller 85 at an upper position on the front side of the conveyance belt 81. The gap regulation roller 85 collapses the stack of coins in the stacked state that is transported forward by the transport belt 81 by rotating so that the lower portion moves backward, and separates them one by one to feed them forward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return conveying path 67 for each denomination are located in front of the gap regulating roller 85 (not shown in FIG. 6) of the conveying belt 81. , Passages 87A to 87F, 87 extending along the conveyor belt 81, and conveyor belts 88 provided on the respective upper sides of the passages 87A to 87F, 87 for conveying coins while pressing the coins from above.
And have. These conveyor belts 88 are all driven by the same motor at the same time.

The passage portion 87A of the storage / delivery portion 76A is provided between the wall portions 90A and 90A which are vertically erected, and the storage / delivery portion 7 is provided.
The passage portion 87B of 6B has wall portions 90B and 90B which are vertically installed.
The passage portion 87C of the storing and feeding portion 76C is provided between the wall portions 90C and 90C which are vertically provided. Further, the passage portion 87D of the storage / delivery portion 76D is provided between the wall portions 90D and 90D which are vertically installed, and the passage portion 87E of the storage / delivery portion 76E is provided between the wall portions 90E and 90E which are vertically installed. The passage portion 87F of the portion 76F is provided between the wall portions 90F and 90F that are vertically provided, and the passage portion 87 of the return conveyance path 67 is provided between the wall portions 90 and 90 that is vertically provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the passage portion 87 is formed.
A feeding port 89 for feeding a coin is formed by the front end portions of A to 87F and 87 and the front end portion of the conveyor belt 88.

The wall portion 90 in the storage / feeding portion 76A.
A space between A and 90A, that is, the width of the passage portion 87A, a space between the wall portions 90B and 90B in the storing and feeding portion 76B, that is, the width of the passage portion 87B, and a wall portion 9 in the storing and feeding portion 76C.
The distance between 0C and 90C, that is, the width of the passage portion 87C, the distance between the wall portions 90D and 90D in the storage feeding portion 76D, that is, the width of the passage portion 87D, the distance between the wall portions 90E and 90E in the storage feeding portion 76E, that is, the passage portion 87E. And the interval between the wall portions 90F and 90F in the storing / feeding portion 76F, that is, the width of the passage portion 87F are set so that only coins of different denominations having a diameter larger than that of the coins to be stored cannot pass. In addition, the wall portions 90, 9 in the return conveyance path 67
The interval between 0s, that is, the passage portion 87 is set so that coins of all denominations can pass through.

That is, the wall portion 90 of the storing and feeding portion 76A.
A and 90A regulate the passage of coins (50 yen, 5 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen and 500 yen) with a diameter larger than 1 yen coins by opening a space slightly larger than the 1 yen coin that is the coin to be stored. Then, the wall portions 90B and 90B of the storage feeding portion 76B
Is a coin with a diameter larger than that of the 50 yen coin (5
Yen, 100 yen, 10 yen and 500 yen) are restricted. Further, the wall portions 90C, 90C of the storing and delivering section 76C are provided with a space slightly larger than the 5 yen coin, which is the coin to be stored, so that a coin having a diameter larger than that of the 5 yen coin (100 yen, 1
The passage of 0 yen and 500 yen) is regulated, and the storing and delivering section 76 is provided.
The wall portions 90D and 90D of D regulate the passage of coins (10 yen and 500 yen) having a diameter larger than that of the 100-yen coin by making a space slightly larger than the 100-yen coin, which is the coin to be stored. Further, the wall portion 90E of the storing and feeding portion 76E,
90E regulates passage of coins (500 yen) having a diameter larger than that of the 10-yen coin by opening a space slightly larger than the 10-yen coin, which is the coin to be stored, and the wall parts 90F, 90F of the storing-feeding part 76F are stored. The passage of counterfeit coins having a diameter larger than that of the 500-yen coins is restricted by opening a space slightly larger than the 500-yen coins that are the target coins. Here, the storage / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return transport path 67 for each denomination are configured such that the transport belt 88 is simultaneously driven by a common motor.

In addition, the storing / feeding units 76A-76 for each denomination.
F and the return conveyance path 67 are the passage portions 87A to 87F, 8
7 have gate stoppers 91 respectively. As shown in FIG. 7, when the gate stopper 91 is turned on, the stopper member 92 at the tip thereof is provided with passage portions 87A to 87F, 87.
To the closed state that restricts the forward movement of the coins on the passage portions 87A to 87F and 87 beyond the stopper member 92 (in FIG. 7, the storage feeding portion 76B is shown as an example). Further, when the gate stopper 91 is turned off, the stopper member 92 at the tip retracts from the passage portions 87A to 87F, 87 to allow the coins on the passage portions 87A to 87F, 87 to move forward of the stopper member 92. To open.

In addition, the storing / feeding units 76A-76 for each denomination.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the storing and feeding parts 76B to 76F for storing coins excluding the smallest diameter coin among F, a passage part 87B is provided in the case where coins of different denominations are erroneously mixed.
The payout selection holes (selection holes) 94B to 94F for dropping only coins having a diameter smaller than that of the coins to be stored in the to ~ 87F are formed between the gate stopper 91 and the delivery port 89.

That is, in the storing and delivering section 76B, a withdrawal selection hole 94B which has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the 50-yen coin which is the object coin to be stored and which allows a coin having a diameter smaller than the 50-yen coin (1-yen coin) to drop is provided. The storing and delivering section 76C is provided with withdrawal selection holes 94C each having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the 5 yen coin, which is the coin to be stored, and for dropping coins (1 yen and 50 yen coins) having a diameter smaller than the 5 yen coin. Has been. In addition, the storing and delivering portion 76D has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the 100-yen coin, which is the coin to be stored, and has a smaller diameter than the 100-yen coin (1
Withdrawal selection hole 9 for dropping yen, 50 yen and 5 yen coins
4D is the coin to be stored in the storing and delivering section 76E.
A withdrawal selection hole 94E, which has a diameter slightly smaller than that of a yen coin and allows a coin (1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, and 100 yen coin) with a diameter smaller than a 10-yen coin to drop, is stored in the storage delivery unit 76F. Coins with a diameter slightly smaller than the 500-yen coins, which are smaller than the 500-yen coins (1 yen, 50 yen, 5
Withdrawal selection holes 94F for dropping yen, 100 yen and 10 yen coins are provided respectively.

As shown in FIG. 7, in each of the pay-out units 76A to 76F for each type of money, a light emitting element 95a for detecting coins is provided between each of the pay-out selection holes 94B to 94F and the corresponding gate stopper 91. Coin detection sensors 95A to 95F including the light receiving element 95b are provided. A chute guide 96 for guiding coins falling from the withdrawal selection holes 94B to 94F is provided below the withdrawal selection holes 94B to 94F.

The storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the return conveying path 67 for each type of gold have the same position in the front-rear direction and the height direction of the respective outlets 89, and are closer to the gate stopper 91 side than the respective outlets 89. Corresponding feeding port 8
Coin detection sensors 98A to 98 including a light emitting element 98a and a light receiving element 98b for detecting coins fed from the coin 9.
F and 98 are provided. Here, the withdrawal selection hole 9
As shown in FIG. 6, 4B to 94F correspond to coin detecting sensors 95B to 95F and coin detecting sensor 98B, respectively.
To 98F, corresponding coin detection sensors 95B to 95F and coin detection sensors 98B to 98 are provided.
Based on the detection of F, the coin drop from the corresponding one of the withdrawal selection holes 94B to 94F is detected.

That is, if the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95B is not detected by the coin detection sensor 98B, it is determined that the coin has dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94B, and the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95B is the coin. Detection sensor 9
When it is detected in 8B, it is determined that this coin has not dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94B. Similarly, the coin detection sensor 95
If the coin detected by C is not detected by the coin detection sensor 98C, it is determined that this coin has dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94C, and the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95C is detected by the coin detection sensor 98C. This coin is the withdrawal selection hole 9
It is judged that it has not fallen from 4C. Similarly, the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95D is the coin detection sensor 98D.
If the coin is not detected by the coin detecting sensor 94D, it is determined that the coin has fallen from the withdrawal selecting hole 94D. When the coin detected by the coin detecting sensor 95D is detected by the coin detecting sensor 98D, the coin is dropped from the withdrawing selecting hole 94D. Judge not to. Similarly, if the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95E is not detected by the coin detection sensor 98E, it is determined that this coin has dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94E, and the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95E is the coin detection sensor. When it is detected at 98E, it is determined that this coin has not dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94E. Similarly, if the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95F is not detected by the coin detection sensor 98F, it is determined that this coin has dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94F, and the coin detected by the coin detection sensor 95F is the coin detection sensor. When it is detected at 98F, it is determined that this coin has not dropped from the withdrawal selection hole 94F.

Here, the pair of wall portions 90A, 90A and the coin detecting sensor 95A, which are provided in the storing and delivering portion 76A,
98A constitutes an outer diameter sorting unit 97A that sorts coins other than coins of a proper denomination (1-yen coins) among the coins fed from the storing and feeding unit 76A by the outer diameter, and is provided in the storing and feeding unit 76B. The pair of wall portions 90B and 90B, the coin detection sensors 95B and 98B, and the withdrawal selection hole 94B have an outer diameter of coins other than coins of appropriate denomination (50-yen coins) among the coins delivered from the storage delivery unit 76B. An outer diameter sorting unit 97B for sorting is configured. In addition, a pair of wall portions 90C and 90C provided in the storing and feeding portion 76C, and a coin detection sensor 95.
C, 98C and withdrawal selection hole 94C
Of the coins fed from C, coins other than coins of appropriate denomination (5 yen coins) are arranged by the outer diameter to form an outer diameter sorting portion 97C, and a pair of wall portions 90 provided in the storing and feeding portion 76D.
The D, 90D, the coin detection sensors 95D, 98D, and the withdrawal selection hole 94D are outer diameters that select coins other than coins of appropriate denomination (100-yen coins) out of the coins delivered from the storage delivery unit 76D by the outer diameter. It constitutes the sorting unit 97D. Further, the pair of wall portions 90 provided on the storage and delivery portion 76E.
E, 90E, coin detection sensors 95E, 98E, and withdrawal selection hole 94E are outer diameters for selecting coins other than coins of appropriate denomination (10-yen coins) out of the coins delivered from the storage delivery unit 76E by the outer diameter. The pair of walls 90F and 90F, the coin detection sensors 95F and 98F, and the withdrawal selection hole 94F, which constitute the sorting unit 97E and are provided in the storing and delivering unit 76F, are made of proper money among the coins delivered from the storing and delivering unit 76F. An outer diameter sorting unit 97F that sorts coins other than seed coins (500 yen coins) by the outer diameter is configured.

As a result, the storing / feeding units 76A to 7 for each denomination are selected.
Outer diameter sorting section 97 for sorting out coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination among fed coins by outer diameter on 6F.
A to 97F are provided, and outer diameter selection sections 97B to 97 are provided.
F has sorting holes 94B to 94F for dropping coins having a smaller diameter than coins of an appropriate denomination, coin detection sensors 95B to 95F and coin detection sensors 98B to 98F for detecting the fall of coins in the sorting holes 94B to 94F. is doing. Further, the outer diameter selection sections 97A to 97F are wall sections 90A to 90F for restricting passage of coins having a diameter larger than that of coins of an appropriate denomination, and the wall section 9.
It has coin detection sensors 95A to 95F for detecting the passage of coins at 0A to 90F.

Below the pay-out storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and all feeding ports 89 of the return transport path 67, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 7, there is provided a coin transport path 101 having a conveyor type forward / reverse rotatable transport belt 100 capable of guiding the coins fed from these to the temporary storage section 42 and the coin vault 23. . This coin transport path 1
Reference numeral 01 is along the left-right direction, and as a result, is parallel to a direction orthogonal to the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F of the denominations, the return conveyance path 67, and the temporary storage unit 42. The coins transported to the temporary storage section 42 side in the coin transport path 101 are transferred from the coin transport path outlet 102 formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the wall portion 43 of the temporary storage section 42 shown in FIG. 3 to the temporary storage section 42. Will be released to. As shown in FIG. 7, coins guided by the chute guides 96 provided below the withdrawal selection holes 94B to 94F are dropped onto the coin transport path 101.

Further, the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F for each denomination
And at a front position slightly below all the feeding ports 89 of the return transport path 67, a chute guide for opening the saucer insertion opening 18 and guiding the coins to the saucer 105 inserted in the saucer insertion opening 18 is provided. 103 is provided, and the lower end portion of the chute guide 103 serves as the above-mentioned dispensing port 75 for dispensing coins.

Then, the storing / feeding units 76A to 76 for the respective denominations are used.
Between the F and all the delivery ports 89 of the return conveyance path 67 and the chute guide 103, the storage unit 76A for each type of denomination is provided.
˜76F and a payout side gate (payout side sorting section) 104 for selectively guiding the coins fed from the return carrying path 67 to either the payout port 75 or the coin carrying path 101. . That is, the state of the pay-out side gate 104 shown by a solid line in FIG. 7 is a state in which the coin is guided to the pay-out port 75 without being guided to the coin transport path 101, and the pay-out side gate 104 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In this state, the coin is guided to the coin transport path 101 without being guided to the dispensing port 75.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the opposite side of the coin carrying path 101 from the temporary storage section 42, the above-mentioned coin batch safe 23 for storing the coins carried on the coin carrying path 101 is provided. That is, the coin transport path 10 is provided on the front side of the end of the coin transport path 101 opposite to the temporary storage section 42.
There is provided a safe guide section 106 that receives coins from 1 and guides them to the coin vault 23.
On the lower side of 06, a coin coin safe 23 is provided in front of the coin transport path 101.

Here, the coin transport path 101 is the temporary storage section 4
By being connected to the intermediate position in the front-rear direction of 2, the temporary storage part 42 projects forward from the coin transport path 101 on one end side of the coin transport path 101, while on the other hand, from the coin transport path 101. Is also provided with a coin vault 23 at the front, and the coin insertion portion 30 described above is provided between them. That is, although not shown, a drive mechanism unit for driving the rotary disc 34 of the coin insertion unit 30 and the like are arranged between them.

Each process of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 described above will be described.

[Deposit process (before deposit is confirmed)] When a coin to be deposited by the operator is inserted into the coin deposit port 17 and the operation unit 14 is input to execute the "deposit process", a control unit (not shown) deposits a coin. The rotating disk 34 and the conveyor belt 38 of the unit 30 are driven. Then, the coins separated one by one from the rotating disk 34 by the gap regulating member 37 are conveyed by the conveyor belt 38, and the reject / temporary storage sorting gate is generated based on the discrimination result of the coin discriminating section 32 in the middle thereof. 40
The coins are sorted by (see the deposit processing route indicated by the bold line in FIG. 8). That is, the coins identified as false coins including unidentifiable coins are dropped into the coin reject port 19, and the coins identified as true coins are dropped into the temporary storage unit 42. At this time, in the temporary storage section 42, the gate stopper 51
Is closed, the conveyor belt 44 is driven, and the belt striking pusher 55 of the belt striking mechanism 54 is reciprocated. This prevents the coins from concentrating on the deposit guide wall portion 45 side due to the driving of the transport belt 44 while restricting the movement of the coins to the downstream side from the temporary storage portion 42 by the gate stopper 51, and further The tapping mechanism 54 prevents the coins from being concentrated on the gap regulating roller 47 side. That is, the coins are stored in the temporary storage unit 42 on average.

Then, once all the coins have been paid out from the rotary disc 34 and fed into either the coin reject port 19 or the temporary storage unit 42, the control unit causes the coin discriminating unit 32 to discriminate the discrimination result. Display on the machine. When the operator inputs a deposit confirmation operation to the higher-level machine or the operation unit 14 from the display of the higher-level machine, the control unit carries out a "storage process" described later. On the other hand, when the operator inputs the deposit cancel operation to the host machine or the operation unit 14,
The control unit will perform a "return process" described later.

When the "payment process" operator inputs the execution of the "payment process" to the host computer or the operation unit 14,
The control unit sets the payout side gate 104 to guide the coins fed from the feeding port 89 to the chute guide 103, drives the conveyor belt 81 and the conveyor belt 88, and controls opening / closing of each gate stopper 91 individually. Thus, the coin feeding sensors 76A to 76F generate coins of the required number of coins, respectively.
F, 98A to 98F, while being counted, it is fed from the feeding port 89 and discharged from the dispensing port 75 of the chute guide 103 to the tray 105 inserted in the tray insertion port 18 (see the dispensing processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 9). .

At this time, if a coin of a different denomination is mixed in any of the storing and feeding parts 76A to 76F, it cannot pass through the wall portions 90A to 90F if it is a coin of a large denomination. The control unit detects the fact that the coin detection sensors 95A to 95F do not detect passage of coins even though the gate stopper 91 is opened during the coin delivery by the storage and delivery units 76A to 76F. In this case, the control unit temporarily stops the delivery of the coins, that is, the dispensing process by the storage and delivery units 76A to 76F, so that the rotations of the conveyor belt 81 and the conveyor belt 88 are temporarily stopped, and the operator has an abnormality in dispensing. Therefore, the display panel 1 displays (notification) that the work of excluding coins of different denominations will be performed.
6.

On the other hand, in the case of a small-diameter coin of different denomination, it will be dropped from any of the withdrawal selection holes 94B-94F, and the coin detection sensors 95A-95F, 98A-98.
When this is found from the detection result of F, the control unit dispenses a required number of coins by feeding out more coins for the different denomination coins. On the other hand, withdrawal selection holes 94B-9
The coins that fall from any of the 4th floors are shot guide 9
Since it is guided by 6 and falls on the coin transport path 101, the control unit controls the coin detection sensors 95A to 95F, 9A.
When coins of different denominations are detected from the detection results of 8A to 98F, the coins are conveyed to the temporary storage section 42 side through the coin conveyance path 101 and the "storage process" described below is performed. That is, the coins which have been dropped through the withdrawal selection holes 94B to 94F are transferred to the coin transport path 10.
1 is transferred to the temporary storage unit 42, and is transferred from the temporary storage unit 42 to the denomination sorting unit 68 in the same manner as the “storage processing” described later, and the sorting holes 72A to 72F of the denomination sorting unit 68 are used. It is sorted again and stored in one of the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F of an appropriate denomination. Further, at this time, like the "storage process" described later, the coin discriminating unit 63 discriminates the denomination, but from the discrimination result of the coin discriminating unit 63, non-true coins such as fake coins were mixed. In that case, immediately stop the device and display an error. At this stop, non-genuine coins such as fake coins remain on the downstream side of the storage sorting gate 65 and the upstream side of the denomination sorting unit 68, so that the operator can smoothly remove them. In this case, the temporary storage unit 42 does not store the temporary storage (that is, the gate stopper 51 remains in the open state), and the coins are continuously conveyed to the coin discriminating unit 63 and the denomination sorting unit 68.

"Receiving Process" When the deposit confirmation operation is input in the above "depositing process", the control unit controls the payout side gate 1
The coin fed from the feeding port 89 to the coin feeding path 1
01, the conveyor belt 44, the conveyor belt 61, the conveyor belt 71, the conveyor belt 81, and the conveyor belt 100 are driven (the conveyor belt 100 is driven toward the coin vault 23), and the gate stopper 51 is also provided.
Is opened, and all the gate stoppers 91 of the storing and feeding parts 76A to 76F are closed, and the return conveyance path 6 is opened.
The gate stopper 91 of No. 7 is opened. Then, by appropriately controlling the switching timing of the storage distribution gate 65 based on the discrimination result of the coin discriminating unit 63, the coins fed out from the temporary storage unit 42 are distributed. That is, coins that cannot be stored in the storing and delivering units 76A to 76F, for example, overflow coins that cannot be stored in the storing and delivering units 76A to 76F, old coins when two types of old and new are in circulation, fall into the return transport path 67. Then, the coins are stored in the coin safe 23 from the return conveyance path 67 through the coin conveyance path 101. On the other hand, other coins are sent to the denomination sorting unit 68,
It is dropped from the corresponding one of the classification holes 72A to 72F.
As a result, the coins dispensed from the temporary storage unit 42 are stored in the denominations corresponding to the denomination-based storage and delivery units 76A to 76F (see the storage processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 10).

The identification result of the coin identifying unit 32 in the deposit process, the determination result of the coin identifying unit 63 in the storing process and the detection result of the coin detecting sensor 73, the coin detecting sensors 95A to 95F in the dispensing process, 98A-9
Based on the detection result of 8F and the like, the control unit determines that the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 12
The amount of coins stored in each of the storing / feeding units 76A to 76F and the coin vault 23 of each coin type is substantially known.

[Arrangement / Counting Processing] In processing such as separating specified coins from coins of a plurality of coins mixed,
When the operator inserts coins into the coin deposit opening 17 and inputs the execution of the “sorting and counting process” to the operation unit 14, the control unit (not shown) drives the rotary disc 34 of the coin insertion unit 30 and the conveyor belt 38. . Then, the coins separated from the rotating disc 34 by the gap regulating member 37 are conveyed by the conveying belt 38, and the coin discriminating unit 3 in the middle thereof is conveyed.
Based on the identification result of No. 2, the reject / temporary storage allocating gate 40 allocates (see the deposit processing route indicated by a thick line in FIG. 8). That is, coins that are identified as fake coins including unidentifiable coins and coins other than denominations that are targeted for sorting and counting are dropped into the coin reject port 19, and coins that are identified as denominations for sorting and counting for true coins are temporarily stored. The part 42 is dropped. Also at this time, as in the deposit process, the gate stopper 51 is turned on in the temporary storage unit 42 and the transport belt 4 is turned on.
4 is driven, and the belt striking pusher 55 of the belt striking mechanism 54 is reciprocated.

Then, when all the coins are once fed out from the rotary disc 34 and fed into either the coin reject port 19 or the temporary storage section 42, the control section outputs the identification result of the coin identification section 32 to a higher order not shown. Display on the machine. When the operator inputs a rearrangement counting completion confirmation operation to the higher-level machine or the operation unit 14 from the display of the higher-level machine, the control section performs the "return processing" described later.

"Return Process" When the operator inputs a deposit cancel operation to the higher-level machine or the operation unit 14 based on the display of the higher-level machine as a result of the "payment processing", and the "rearrangement counting process" is completed. When the operator inputs a rearrangement counting completion confirmation operation to the higher-level machine or the operation unit 14 from the display of the higher-level machine to the effect, the control unit causes the coins fed out from the payout side gate 104 from the delivery port 89 to shoot the guide 10.
3, the conveyor belt 44, the conveyor belt 6
1. The conveyor belt 81 and the conveyor belt 88 are driven.
At the same time, the gate stoppers 91 of the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F for each denomination are all closed, and the return conveyance path 6
Only the gate stopper 91 of 7 is opened, and further, the storage sorting gate 65 is set to a state in which all coins are dropped into the return conveyance path 67. As described above, coins delivered one by one from the temporary storage unit 42 fall from the storage sorting gate 65 while being discriminated by the coin discriminating unit 63, and from the delivery port 89 of the return conveyance path 67 via the chute guide 103. It is discharged to the tray 105 (see the return processing route indicated by the bold line in FIG. 11).

"Payment Port Replenishment Processing" Storage Feeding Units 76A-7
If one of the coins on the 6th floor becomes smaller, the operator can perform the above "payment processing" and "storage processing".
Are simultaneously executed to replenish the coins (see the deposit processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 8 and the storage processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 10).

[Safe deposit processing] When all the coins of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 are collected, when the operator inputs the execution of the "safe deposit processing" to the host machine or the operation unit 14, the control unit outputs the coin. The gold side gate 104 is set in a state of guiding the coins fed from the feeding port 89 to the coin transport path 101, and the transport belt 81, the transport belt 88, and the transport belt 100 are driven (the transport belt 100 is directed toward the coin vault 23). Drive), storing / feeding unit 76A for each denomination
By opening all the gate stoppers 91 to 76F, all the coins are fed out from the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F of each denomination, and the coin conveying path 101 is provided at the payout side gate 104.
The coins are stored in the coin safe box 23 along the coin transport path 101 while being guided to (see the safe collection processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 12). After that, the coin vault 23 is removed from the machine to collect coins.

"Scrutinizing process" First, as an example, all the coins (1 yen coins) stored in the storing / feeding unit 76A are once fed out and temporarily stored in a temporary storage place other than the storing / feeding unit 76A, while the storing / feeding is performed. A case will be described in which a detailed examination process is performed to determine the number of stored coins by returning the determined number of coins to the unit 76A.

Here, as described above, the discrimination result of the coin discriminating unit 32 in the depositing process, the discriminating result of the coin discriminating unit 63 in the storing process and the detection result of the coin detecting sensor 73, and the coin in the dispensing process. Detection sensor 95A-
Based on the detection results of 95F and 98A to 98F, the control unit
The amount of coins stored in each part of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 is substantially known, and the temporary storage location is changed in accordance with the number of stored coins in the storing and delivering unit 76A recognized before the close inspection process.

That is, when the close-up processing is performed on the storage-feeding unit 76A, if the number of stored storage recognized before the close-up processing for the storage-feeding unit 76A is equal to or less than the preset predetermined number, the storage-feeding unit 76A is operated. When all the coins are paid out, and the paid-out coins are temporarily stored only in the temporary storage section 42, while the number of stored sheets recognized before the close-up processing for the storage and delivery section 76A is larger than the predetermined number set in advance, All the coins in the storage / delivery unit 76A are dispensed, and the dispensed coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42 and the return transport path 67. It should be noted that the predetermined number is set to a number that allows good feeding and the like. Specifically, the amount of coins stored in the temporary storage unit 42 is 100 for 500-yen coins and 1 for other coins.
The number of coins is 60, and since the coin transport path outlet 102 from the coin transport path 101 that discharges coins to the temporary storage section 42 is located at substantially the center of the storage space of the temporary storage section 42, it has the largest size. Corresponding to the 500-yen coins, the predetermined number is set to 50, which is half the storage amount.

Specifically, when the close-up processing is performed on the storage / feeding unit 76A, the number of stored sheets recognized before the close-up processing for the storage / feeding unit 76A is equal to or less than a preset predetermined number (50 sheets). When the operator inputs to the upper-level machine or the operation unit 14 during the close-up processing of the storage and delivery unit 76A, the control unit causes the coins delivered from the delivery side gate 104 from the delivery port 89 to the coin transport path 101. In addition to the guide state, the conveyor belt 81, the conveyor belt 88, and the conveyor belt 100 are driven (the conveyor belt 1
00 is driven in the direction of the temporary storage unit 42), the temporary storage unit 42
Drive the conveyor belt 44 of the gate stopper 5
1 is closed, and further, only the gate stopper 91 of the storing and feeding section 76A of the storing and feeding sections 76A to 76F is opened. As a result, all the coins stored in the storing and delivering section 76A are temporarily stored in the temporary storing section 42, and the storing and delivering section 76A becomes empty. Next, the control unit opens the gate stopper 51 and closes the gate stopper 91 of the storage and delivery unit 76A. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 42
Coins are fed from the coin dispenser, and the dispensed coins are sent to the denomination sorter 68 while being discriminated by the coin discriminating unit 63 and dropped from the corresponding sorting holes 72A. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 4
The coin fed out from No. 2 is stored in the storing / feeding unit 76A (see the first scrutinizing processing route indicated by a thick line in FIG. 13). As described above, all the coins that can be stored are stored in the storage unit 7.
When stored in 6A, the number of coins stored in the storing and delivering section 76A is determined by the discrimination result of the coin discriminating section 63 and the detection result of the coin detecting sensor 73. Even if coins of different denominations are mixed, the denomination sorting unit 68 sorts the classification holes 72A to 72A.
It will be dropped from its 72F counterpart.
On the other hand, from the discrimination result of the coin discriminating unit 63, when non-true coins such as fake coins are mixed, the apparatus is immediately stopped and an error is displayed. At this stop, non-genuine coins such as fake coins remain on the downstream side of the storage sorting gate 65 and the upstream side of the denomination sorting unit 68, so that the operator can smoothly remove them.

When the close-up processing is performed on the storage / delivery section 76A, the number of stored sheets recognized before the close-up processing for the storage / feed-out section 76A is a predetermined number (50 sheets) set in advance.
If it exceeds the limit, when the operator inputs to the higher-level machine or the operation unit 14 during the close-up processing of the storing and delivering unit 76A, the control unit causes the payout side gate 104 to move out of the delivery port 8.
The coin fed out from 9 is brought into a state of being guided to the coin transport path 101, and the transport belt 81 and the transport belt 88 are provided.
While driving the conveyor belt 100 (the conveyor belt 100 is driven in the direction of the temporary storage portion 42), the gate stopper 51 of the temporary storage portion 42 is opened, and further, the storage feeding portions 76A to 76F and the return transportation path 67 are provided. Among them, only the gate stopper 91 of the storing / feeding unit 76A is opened, and the storing / sorting gate 65 is in a state of guiding the coins to the return transport path 67. And the coin detection sensors 95A to 95
F, 98A to 98F, the storing and feeding unit 76 until the number of coins exceeding the predetermined number is fed from the feeding port 89.
The gate stopper 91 of A is opened, and all the fed coins are temporarily stored in the return transportation path 67 via the coin transportation path 101 and the temporary storage section 42.

When it is detected that the number of coins exceeding the predetermined number has been fed out from the feeding port 89, the control section
Close the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering section 76A,
When all the paid-out coins are temporarily stored in the return conveyance path 67, the gate stopper 51 of the temporary storage section 42 is closed, and the storage and supply sections 76A to 76F and the return conveyance path 67 are closed.
Of these, only the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering section 76A is opened again. As a result, the remaining coins, that is, the coins recognized as the predetermined number of coins, are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42 via the coin transport path 101. As a result, all the coins stored in the storage / delivery unit 76A are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42 and the return transport path 67, and the storage / delivery unit 76A becomes empty. Next, the control unit opens the gate stopper 51 of the temporary storage unit 42 and closes the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering unit 76A. As a result, coins are dispensed from the temporary storage unit 42, and the dispensed coins are determined by the coin discriminating unit 63 while discriminating the dispensed coins.
8 and drop it from the corresponding sorting hole 72A. As a result, similarly to the above, the coins dispensed from the temporary storage unit 42 are stored in the storage delivery unit 76A (see the second scrutiny processing route indicated by the thick line in FIG. 14). In this case, the handling of fake coins is the same as above. Here, the gate stopper 91 of the return conveyance path 67 is opened in accordance with the start of the payout of coins from the temporary storage section 42 to the denomination sorting section 68, and the coins temporarily stored in the return conveyance path 67 are stored. From the return transport path 67 via the coin transport path 101 to the temporary storage section 42.
Gradually add to. As described above, when all the storable coins are stored in the storing and delivering unit 76A, the number of coins stored in the storing and delivering unit 76A is determined by the discrimination result of the coin discriminating unit 63 and the detection result of the coin detecting sensor 73. Determine.

The same applies to the case where the close-up processing is performed on the storing and delivering section 76B, that is, the 50-yen coin.
Specifically, for the detailed examination process of the above-mentioned storing and delivering section 76A,
The storage / delivery portion 76A is provided in the storage / delivery portion 76B, and the sorting hole 72A is provided.
Can be read as a classification hole 72B and a 1-yen coin as a 50-yen coin.

Similarly, in the case where the close-out processing is performed on the storing and delivering section 76C, that is, the 5-yen coin, the above-mentioned storing and delivering section 76C is used.
For the scrutinizing process of A, the storing and feeding unit 76A is changed to the storing and feeding unit 7
6C, the sorting hole 72A into the sorting hole 72C, the 1 yen coin 5
It should be replaced with a yen coin, and the storage and feeding section 76
D, that is, when performing the close-up processing on 100-yen coins, in comparison with the close-up processing of the above-mentioned storage and delivery section 76A, the storage and delivery section 76A is placed in the storage and delivery section 76D, the sorting hole 72A is in the sorting hole 72D, and one yen coin is 100 You should read each as a coin. In the case where the close-up processing is performed on the storing and delivering unit 76E, that is, the 10-yen coin, the above-described storing and delivering unit 76
For the scrutinizing process of A, the storing and feeding unit 76A is changed to the storing and feeding unit 7
6E, the sorting hole 72A into the sorting hole 72E, 1 yen coin 1
It should be read as a 0-yen coin, and the storing and feeding unit 7
When performing a detailed examination process on 6F, that is, a 500-yen coin, in comparison with the detailed examination process of the above-mentioned storage and delivery unit 76A, the storage and delivery unit 76A is placed in the storage and delivery unit 76F, the sorting hole 72A is in the sorting hole 72F, and the 1-yen coin is 500 yen. You should read each as a coin.

Here, the above-mentioned detailed examination processing can be modified as follows. For example, the storage feeding unit 76A will be described as an example. When the close-up processing is performed on the storage feeding unit 76A, the number of stored sheets recognized before the close-up processing of the storage feeding unit 76A is set to a predetermined number (50).
If the number of sheets is less than or equal to the above, the same as above is performed, and the storing and feeding unit 76A
When the number of stored coins that has been recognized before the close inspection process is larger than the preset number of coins, the fed coins may be temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42 and the coin transport path 101.

In this case, when the number of stored sheets which has been recognized before the close-up processing for the storing and delivering section 76A is larger than the predetermined number, the gate stopper 5 of the temporary storage section 42 is used.
1 is kept in the closed state, and the storing and feeding parts 76A to 7A
By opening only the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering section 76A in the gate stopper 91 of the 6F and the return conveying path 67, the coins up to the predetermined number are delivered from the storing and delivering section 76A, and the delivery is completed. Then, the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering section 76A is closed, and all the delivered coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storing section 42 via the coin transport path 101. And the coin transport path 1
After stopping 01, the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering unit 76A is opened to temporarily store all the coins exceeding the predetermined number in the coin transport path 101. At this time, at least one of forward rotation and reverse rotation is performed in the coin transport path 101 within a range where coins do not fall into the temporary storage section 42, so that a coin is not used up on the coin transport path 101. Try to collect them. For example, from the viewpoint of preventing the coins from falling into the temporary storage unit 42, the conveyor belt 100 is rotated in the direction in which the coins are conveyed to the coin vault 23 side so that the coin vault 23 side of the coin conveyance path 101 is effectively used. After the above, the coins are dispensed from the temporary storage section 42 via the denomination sorting section 68 into the storing and delivering section 76.
Return to A. Then, during this returning, the coin conveyance path 101 is driven at an appropriate timing to add coins to the temporary storage section 42.

Further, the above may be combined. That is, for example, when the storing and feeding unit 76A is described as an example,
When performing the close-up processing with respect to the storing / feeding unit 76A, if the number of stored sheets recognized before the close-up processing with respect to the storing / feeding unit 76A is greater than a predetermined number (50) set in advance,
The paid-out coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 42, the return transportation path 67, and the coin transportation path 101.

In this case, the gate stopper 5 of the temporary storage section 42 is used when the number of stored sheets which has been recognized before the close inspection process for the storing and delivering section 76A is larger than a predetermined number.
1 is in the open state, and the storing and feeding parts 76A to 76F
In addition, by opening only the gate stopper 91 of the storing and delivering section 76A in the gate stopper 91 of the return transport path 67, a part (for example, half) of the coins exceeding the predetermined number is transferred from the storing and delivering section 76A. After feeding, after this feeding, the gate stopper 91 of the storing and feeding section 76A is once closed, and all the fed coins are temporarily stored in the return transport path 67 via the coin transport path 101 and the temporary storage section 42. Next, the gate stopper 51 of the temporary storage unit 42 is closed and the gate stopper 91 of the storage feeding unit 76A is opened, and the predetermined number of coins are fed from the storage feeding unit 76A, and the storage feeding unit 7 is operated.
The gate stopper 91 of 6A is closed, and all the fed coins are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 4 via the coin transport path 101.
Temporarily store in 2. Then, after stopping the coin transport path 101, the gate stopper 91 of the storing and feeding section 76A is opened to temporarily store all the coins exceeding the predetermined number in the coin transport path 101. At this time, in the same manner as described above, at least one of forward rotation and reverse rotation is performed on the coin transport path 101 within a range in which coins do not drop into the temporary storage section 42 so that the coins are evenly accumulated on the coin transport path 101. To do. After that, the coins are dispensed from the temporary storage unit 42 and the storage delivery unit 76A is delivered via the denomination sorting unit 68.
Return to. Then, during this returning, the coin transport path 101 is driven at an appropriate timing to temporarily store the coins.
The coin is added to 2, and the gate stopper 91 of the return conveyance path 67 is opened at an appropriate timing to open the temporary storage section 42 from the return conveyance path 67 via the coin conveyance path 101.
Add a coin to.

According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine of the above-described embodiment, in the coin depositing / dispensing section 12, the outer diameter sorting sections 97A-97F provided in each of the storing and delivering sections 76A-76F of the denomination, When the withdrawal processing is performed, the storing and delivering section 76A to 7A
Of the coins delivered from 6F, coins other than coins of appropriate denomination are selected from the outer diameter. Thus, in order to select coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination, the outer diameter selection units 97A to 97F that select coins by their outer diameters are used. Can be reduced.

Further, the outer diameter sorting sections 97B to 97F are provided with the withdrawal sorting hole 9 for dropping coins having a diameter smaller than that of coins of an appropriate denomination.
Since it has 4B to 94F, coins having a smaller diameter than coins of an appropriate denomination are selected from the selection holes 94B to 94F and fall. Such selection holes 94B to 94F are inexpensive, and the cost can be surely reduced as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

In addition, at the time of dispensing processing, the selection holes 94B-9
The coins dropped at 4F are transported by the coin transport path 101 and the temporary storage unit 42 and sorted by the denomination sorting unit 68 again, so that the different denomination coins of the appropriate denominations among the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F are stored. It can be automatically stored in things.

Furthermore, during withdrawal processing, the passage of coins having a diameter larger than that of coins of an appropriate denomination is regulated by the wall portions 90A to 90F, and at this time, the coins pass between the passage portions 87A to 87F. Coin detection sensors 95A to 95F for detecting coins
Does not detect the passage of coins, it detects the passage restriction of large-diameter coins. Such wall portions 90A to 90F are inexpensive and can reliably reduce the cost as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

In addition, the storing and delivering section 7 during the withdrawal process
While the coins are being dispensed by 6A to 76F, each passage portion 87
The coins of A to 87F are detected by the coin detection sensors 95A to 95A.
When it is not detected by F, the feeding of coins by the storing and feeding units 76A to 76F is stopped and the operator is informed by the display panel 16 that there is a feeding abnormality. Then, the operator can easily recognize the feeding abnormality from this notification, and can immediately eliminate the coins whose passage is restricted by the wall portions 90A to 90F. In addition, in the present embodiment, the storing and delivering section 76A is not provided with a withdrawal sorting hole, but it is of course possible to provide a similar withdrawing sorting hole in the storing and delivering section 76A. The hole has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the 1-yen coin, which is the coin to be stored, so that a false coin or a foreign object having a smaller diameter than the 1-yen coin is dropped.
Then, the fake coins and the foreign matter that have been dropped, the coin transport path 101,
The coin is conveyed to the coin discriminating section 63 via the temporary storage section 42,
After the coin discriminating unit 63 discriminates the denomination, when the discrimination result reveals that the coin is a false coin or a foreign substance, the control unit (not shown) immediately stops the apparatus and displays an error. At this stop, the fake coins and foreign matters remain on the downstream side of the storage sorting gate 65 and the upstream of the denomination sorting unit 68, so that the operator can smoothly remove them.

[0097]

As described in detail above, the first aspect of the present invention
According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine described, in the outer diameter selection unit provided in each of the storing and feeding units of each denomination, coins other than coins of a proper denomination among coins fed from the storing and feeding unit are transferred from the outer diameter. Select. Thus, in order to select coins other than coins of an appropriate denomination, the outer diameter sorting unit that sorts coins according to their outer diameter is used, so that the cost is reduced compared to the case of using a magnetic sensor. be able to.

According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine of claim 2 of the present invention, since the outer diameter sorting section has the sorting hole for dropping the coin having a smaller diameter than the coin having the proper denomination, the coin having the proper denomination is provided. Smaller coins are sorted and fall through the sorting holes. Such a selection hole is inexpensive, and the cost can be surely reduced as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine of the third aspect of the present invention, the coins dropped in the sorting holes are sorted again by the denomination sorting unit to store different denomination coins in an appropriate denomination. It can be automatically stored in the feeding section.

According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the passage of the coin having a diameter larger than that of the coin of the appropriate denomination is restricted by the pair of wall portions, and at this time, the pair of walls. Since the coin detection sensor for detecting coins passing through the passage between the parts does not detect the passage of coins, the passage restriction of large-diameter coins is detected. Such a pair of wall portions is inexpensive, and the cost can be surely reduced as compared with the case where a magnetic sensor is used.

According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the passage of the coin in the passage portion is not detected by the coin detecting sensor during the dispensing of the coin by the storing / delivering portion, the coin by the storing / delivering portion is detected. The feeding is stopped and the fact that there is a feeding abnormality is notified. Then, the operator can easily recognize the feeding abnormality from this notification, and can immediately eliminate the coin whose passage is restricted between the pair of wall portions.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coin depositing / dispensing machine as an embodiment of a coin depositing / dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an internal structure of a coin depositing / dispensing portion in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a temporary storage section of a coin depositing / dispensing section in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a return conveyance path of a coin depositing / dispensing section in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a storing and feeding section of a coin depositing / dispensing section in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a storing and feeding section of a coin depositing / dispensing section in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged side cross-sectional view showing a storing and feeding section of a coin depositing / dispensing section in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a depositing processing route of a coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a withdrawal processing route of a coin withdrawal / withdrawal unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a storage processing route of a coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a return processing route of a coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a safe collecting processing route of a coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a first inspection processing route of a coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a second scrutiny processing route of the coin depositing / dispensing unit in the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

68 denomination sorter 76A to 76F storage and feeding section 87A-87F passage section 90A-90F wall 94B to 94F withdrawal selection hole (selection hole) 95A-95F coin detection sensor 97A-97F Outer Diameter Sorting Section

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A denomination sorting unit that sorts deposited coins into denominations, and a denomination storage unit that stores the coins categorized by the denomination sorting unit. In a coin depositing / dispensing machine that dispenses the coins stored from the storing / feeding unit for each denomination for dispensing, each of the storing / delivering units for each denomination has a coin other than a coin of an appropriate denomination among the coins to be dispensed. A coin depositing / dispensing machine, which is provided with an outer diameter sorting unit that sorts coins by outer diameter. 2. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer diameter sorting section has a sorting hole for dropping a coin having a diameter smaller than that of a coin of an appropriate denomination. 3. The coins dropped in the sorting hole are sorted again by the denomination sorting unit.
The described coin depositing / dispensing machine. 4. The outer diameter selection unit includes a pair of wall portions for restricting passage of coins having a diameter larger than that of coins of an appropriate denomination, and a coin detection for detecting passage of coins in a passage portion between the wall portions. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a sensor. 5. The coin feeding by the storing and feeding unit is stopped and a notification is given when the passage of the coin in the passage unit is not detected by the coin detection sensor during the feeding of the coin by the storing and feeding unit. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4, wherein.