JP2003109060A - Device for paying bar of coin - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bar of coins paying device capable of being made smaller without ripping wrapping paper for a bar of coins. SOLUTION: This bar of coins paying device 10 has a cassette 11 for a bar of coins for housing bars of coins in one line over a plurality of steps. The bars 2 of coins in the cassette 11 for bars 2 of coins are respectively energized toward a feeding side by a spring, and a feeding member 12 is provided at the feeding side of each cassette 11 for bars of coins in a rotatable way. The feeding member 12 is of an almost semicircle shape at a cross-section while its inner diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the bar 2 of coins, has a side wall part 23a that can house the bars 2 of coins and an opening part 23b that can house/release the bars 2 of coins, with the rotation center of the feeding member 12 almost coinciding with the axial center of the bar 2 of coins housed in the feeding member 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin-roll payout device used in a cash processing system or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a coin dispenser used in a cash processing system or the like, coins are dispensed by accumulating coins from a shelf-shaped cassette in which coins are stored in a row in a tray. ing. FIG. 4 shows such a conventional coin-roll dispensing device.

In FIG. 4, a coin-roll dispensing device 1 has a rack portion 4 in which a cassette 3 in which coin coins 2 are stored in a row is formed in a shelf shape. Spring 5 for each cassette 3
Is provided, and the bar 5 is pressed forward by this spring 5. A claw-shaped lever 7 is rotatably provided in front of each cassette 3. This lever 7 is a coin
Is to pay out. A tray 6 is provided in front of the rack section 4 so as to be able to move up and down by an elevator mechanism.

When paying out the coin bar 2, the tray 6 is moved by the elevator mechanism and positioned in front of the cassette 3 of the coin bar 2 to be paid out. After that, the pawl-shaped lever 7 is rotated counterclockwise to lift up the bar metal 2 at the most front position and roll it down into the receiving tray 6. By repeatedly rotating the lever 7, a desired number of coins 2 are stored in the tray 6. When paying out the coin bar 2 of another denomination, the tray 6 is positioned in front of the cassette 3 of the denomination by the elevator mechanism, and the coin bar 2 is operated by the same operation as described above.
Is stored in the saucer 6. When the storage of the coin bar 2 in the saucer 6 is completed, the saucer 6 is moved to the uppermost position and the shutter 8 at the customer entrance is opened.
Open so that the operator can remove the coin 2.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional coin-roll dispensing device, since the claw-shaped lever is rotated to feed the coins one by one, the claws of the rotating lever are the coin-rolls. There was a risk that it could get caught on the side and the coin wrapping paper could break. When the wrapping paper is torn, coins are scattered in the device, which causes the device to be damaged.

Further, since a space for the locus of rotation of the claw-shaped lever has to be secured between the cassettes, the height of the rack portion becomes high and the apparatus becomes large.
Alternatively, there is a problem that the number of cassettes arranged in the apparatus having a fixed height is reduced, and the amount of coined coins stored is reduced.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a coin bar dispenser for feeding out coin bars one by one from an end of a cassette slidably accommodating the coin bars. A side wall that is rotatably provided in the coin-roll feeding section and has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the coin-metal and has a semicircular cross section that can accommodate the coin-roll and an opening that can accommodate / discharge the coin-roll. A semi-cylindrical feeding member is provided, and the rotation center of the feeding member and the axial center of the coin bar housed in the feeding member are substantially coincident with each other.

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, when the coin bar is paid out, the coin bars in the cassette are housed one by one in the payout member, and the payout member rotates so that the coin bar is opposite to the storage position. Released to the side. Since the feeding member has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape and its outer diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the bar, it is not necessary to provide a space between the cassettes and the number of cassette stages can be increased. . Further, since the claw-shaped member does not come into contact with the coin bar in particular, the wrapping paper for the coin bar does not break.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a coin-roll dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a coin-roll dispensing device 10 according to the present embodiment is arranged in a horizontal direction or a substantially horizontal direction, and a coin-metal cassette 11 for storing a coin metal 2 and a coin-metal cassette 11 are vertically arranged. A rack section 28 having a plurality of stages is provided. The coin-roll cassette 11 is provided in a vertically packed state as compared with the conventional device. The coin-roll cassette 11 stores coin-rolls 2 arranged side by side in one row.
Is urged to the left by the spring 5 in the forward direction.

In the present embodiment, the coin-roll cassette 11 is provided in a substantially horizontal state, and the coin-roll 2 is biased by the spring 5, but the coin-roll cassette 11 is placed with the coin-roll feeding side on the left side in the drawing down. The spring 5 can be dispensed with by providing it in the inclined state and moving the coin bar in the cassette to the feeding side by its own weight. A feeding member 12 is rotatably provided in front of each coin-roll cassette 11. The detailed description of the feeding member 12 will be described later.

A moving belt 13 is rotatably arranged by pulleys 14 and 15 above the space in which each coin bar cassette 11 is provided, and similarly, a moving belt 1 is also below.
6 is rotatably arranged by pulleys 17 and 18. A moving member 19 is fixed to the belts 13 and 16, and a detecting sensor 20 is provided on the moving member 19 at a position corresponding to each coin-roll cassette 11. The detection sensor 20 detects the presence or absence of the coin 2 in each coin cassette 11.

A tray 21 is provided in front of each coin-roll cassette 11 so as to be vertically movable by an elevator (not shown). The elevator, by the control means not shown,
The saucer 21 is moved up and down so that it can be stopped at positions facing the coin-roll cassettes 11, respectively. A shutter 22 is provided so as to be openable and closable above the tray 21 at a position facing the uppermost coin-roll cassette 11. An inclination member 29 is attached to the tray 21 and moves up and down together with the tray 21. The tilting member 29 guides the coin 2 fed from the coin cassette 11 to the tray 21.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the feeding member 12.
In FIG. 2, the feeding member 12 has a tubular portion 23 having a shape in which the side surface of the tube is divided in half, and the rotary shaft 2 is provided on both side surfaces.
4, 25 are provided, and a gear 26 is attached to one rotating shaft 24. The cylindrical portion 23 has an inner diameter that allows the coin bar 11 to be just accommodated therein, and is slightly larger (about 0.5 to 1.5 mm) than the outer diameter of the coin bar 2. Tubular part 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes a side wall portion 23a and an opening portion 23b, and the opening portion 23b has a size such that the coin bar 2 can just enter and leave.

Since the coin bar 2 has a different diameter depending on the coin type, the inner diameter of the tubular portion 23 of the feeding member 12 of the coin bar cassette 11 differs depending on the coin type of the coin bar 2 accommodated in the coin bar cassette 11. The axial center of the coin bar 2 that has entered the tubular portion 23 and the rotary shafts 24 and 25 are substantially aligned.

In the present embodiment, the feeding member 12 divides the side surface of the cylinder into approximately half and forms the side wall portion 23a and the opening portion 23b. However, if the coin bar 2 can be inserted into and removed from the opening portion 23b, the side surface of the cylinder is formed. Is not limited to dividing in half. In other words, if the restrictions on the number of coin-roll cassettes 11 and the outer shape of the apparatus can be satisfied, the diameter of the feeding member 12 is set to be large, and for example, about one third of the side surface of the cylinder is cut out to open the opening 23b.
Can also be

The gear 26 attached to the rotary shaft 24 is rotated by transmitting a driving force from a driving source (not shown). A drive source may be provided for each coin-roll cassette 11, but a drive source may be provided in the tray 21 to provide the tray 21.
The gear (not shown) of the drive source and the gear 26 of the feeding member 12 may be meshed with each other when each is moved to each coin-roll cassette 11.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be further described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the embodiment, and is shown so that the operation proceeds from the upper stage to the lower stage. In FIG. 1, when a payment instruction is sent from the host device to the coin-roll payout device 10, a device control unit (not shown) recognizes the denomination and the quantity to be paid, drives the elevator, and hits the pan 21. The coin bar 2 of the denomination to be stored is moved to the front of the coin bar cassette 11.

A coin-roll cassette 11 shown in FIG. 3 stores coins of 500-yen coins, and the feeding member 12 is shown in cross section. In FIG. 3, before paying out the coin bar 2,
As shown in (a), the feeding member 12 is located on the side of the coin bar 2 in which the side wall portion 23a of the tubular portion 23 is housed. When the saucer 21 is positioned in front of the coin-roll cassette 11,
As shown in FIG. 3B, the feeding member 12 is rotated counterclockwise by a drive source (not shown).

When the feeding member 12 rotates about 180 degrees, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the bar 2 adjacent to the feeding member 12 is opened by the pressing force of the spring 5 to form the opening 23b.
To enter the tubular portion 23. When the coin-roll cassette 11 is provided so as to be inclined, the coin-roll 2 will enter the tubular portion 23 through its opening 23b under its own weight.

As shown in FIG. 3 (d), the feeding member 12 continues to rotate in the state where the coin bar 2 is accommodated, and returns to the initial position. At this time, the opening 23b of the feeding member 12 is located on the side of the tray 21.
As shown in (e), the user rides on the inclined member 29 from the opening 23b by its own weight, falls by the inclination of the inclined member 29, and enters the tray 21.

The stop position of the feeding member 12 is set to the opening 23b.
Is set to a position slightly downward from a position facing right side, the coin bar 2 in the feeding member 12 can more reliably get on the tilting member 29 by its own weight. And coin money 2
Even after the feeding is completed, the feeding member 12 may be stopped at a position where the opening 23b faces slightly downward from the position facing right side.

When the coin bar 2 is further fed from the same cassette 11, the rotation of the feeding member 12 is repeated again. Further, when the coin bar 2 of another denomination is to be paid out after this, the pan 21 is positioned by the elevator in front of the coin bar cassette 11 in which the coin bar 2 of that denomination is stored, and the above-described rotation operation of the payout member 12 is performed. I do.

When the bar 2 of the designated denomination and the amount of money is delivered to the receiving tray 21, the receiving tray 21 is lifted up to the outlet of the upper part of the apparatus by the elevator. After that, the shutter 22 is opened, and the operator takes out the coin bar 2 in the tray 21. Thus, the feeding operation of the coin bar 2 is completed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the payout member 12 having the cylindrical portion 23 is used for paying out from the coin bar cassette 11, the wrapping paper for the coin bar 2 is not broken. Since there is no need to make a large gap in the vertical direction between the coin-roll cassette 11 and the coin-roll cassette 11,
Can the height of a device with the same number of cassettes be lowered,
Alternatively, if the devices are of the same height, the number of cassettes can be increased.

In the above-described embodiment, the axial center of the bar 2 inserted into the cylindrical portion 23 and the rotary shafts 24 and 25 of the feeding member 12 are substantially aligned with each other. The weight and moment of inertia can be reduced, and the power required to rotate the feeding member 12 can be reduced.

Further, the feeding member 12 is integrated with the coin-roll cassette 11, and when not in operation, the side wall portion 23a of the cylindrical portion 23.
Constitutes one wall of the coin-roll cassette 11, and has a function of preventing the coin-roll 2 from spilling from the cassette 11. Thereby, for example, the coin-roll cassette 11 can be carried.

In the above-described embodiment, the initial position of the feeding member 12 is the position on the side of the coin bar 2 in which the side wall 23a is housed, but the opening 23b may be on the side of the coin bar 2. With this configuration, the coin bar 2 is in the initial state and the feeding member 1
It has entered into the cylindrical portion 23 of 2 and is about 18
The bar 2 can be fed out by rotating the feeding member 12 by 0 degree.

Even at this time, the bar member 2 is attached to the feeding member 12.
Although a pressing force is applied by the spring 5 for urging, the feeding member 12 does not rotate because the pressure acts substantially in conformity with the center of rotation. Therefore, the mechanism and control for maintaining the stop position of the feeding member 12 can be simplified.

Further, although the rotation direction at the time of feeding is the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 in the above-mentioned embodiment, it may be rotated in the opposite direction to feed. Further, take out the coin-roll cassette 11 from the coin-roll dispenser 10,
Since it is possible to store the predetermined coin bar 2 individually, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in the coin bar accommodating work.

[0031]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when a coin bar is paid out, the coin bars in the cassette are housed one by one in the payout member, and the payout member is rotated to rotate the bar. The gold is ejected to the opposite side of the storage position. Since the feeding member has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape and its outer diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the bar, it is not necessary to provide a space between the cassettes and the number of cassette stages can be increased. . Further, since the claw-shaped member does not come into contact with the coin bar in particular, the wrapping paper for the coin bar does not break.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a coin-roll dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a feeding member.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional coin-roll dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 coin 10 coin payout device 11 coin-roll cassette 23 Cylindrical part 23a Side wall 23b opening

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin-roll dispensing device that dispenses coins one by one from an end portion of a cassette that slidably accommodates coins, wherein the coin-roll dispenser of the cassette is rotatably provided and has an inner diameter. A substantially semi-cylindrical feeding member having a side wall portion having a substantially semicircular cross section larger than the outer diameter of the rod housing and capable of accommodating / discharging the coin metal, and rotating the feeding member The coin-roll dispensing device, wherein the center and the axial center of the coin-roll housed in the feeding member substantially coincide with each other. 2. The initial position of the feeding member is located on the side of the coin bar where the side wall of the feeding member is fed.
The described coin dispenser. 3. The rod according to claim 1, wherein an initial position of the feeding member is located on the side of the coin bar on which the opening of the feeding member is fed, and the coin bar is accommodated in the feeding member. Money disbursement device.