JP2004265066A - Coin managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a structure and reduce a cost of a device by eliminating a conveyance path for overflow which has been conventionally necessary. <P>SOLUTION: When carrying out input handling of a coin inputted from an input slot, a dispensing guide plate 75 is turned to a position 75b guiding the coin to a recovery box 78. When it is detected that a number of accumulated coins in coin accumulating parts 57-62 has reached a specific value on the basis of a count value per denomination by a coin detecting part 45 during input handling, input handling is continued and coins are accumulated in the coin accumulating parts 57-74 while dispensing coins by a coin dispensing part from the corresponding coin accumulating part and recovering them in the recovery box 78. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin management device for counting and storing coins, and dispensing the stored coins.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional coin management device.
In this figure, coins inserted into the deposit opening 300 are separated and fed out one by one, and are conveyed rightward as viewed in the drawing by a conveying path 302.
A check section 301 is provided on the transport path 302, and coins conveyed from the deposit port 300 are discriminated by the check section 301 as to denomination or authenticity.
[0003]
Coins determined to be false or denominated by the check section 301 are conveyed to the reject section 304 via the reject conveyance path 303 as reject coins and returned.
Acceptable coins determined to be true by the check section 301 are counted, distributed to a plurality of temporary holding sections 305, and temporarily stored by denomination.
Below each temporary holding unit 305, there is provided a coin accumulating unit 307 corresponding to a denomination which has a coin feeding unit for feeding coins one by one at the time of withdrawal, and the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 305 are Normally, coins are accumulated in the coin accumulation unit 307 by denomination.
[0004]
A dispensing cassette 308 is provided below the coin accumulating unit 307. The dispensing cassette 308 is configured to divide coins fed by the coin feeding unit from the coin accumulating units 307 one by one at the time of dispensing according to denomination. The coins are dispensed by extracting the dispensing cassette 308 from the inside thereof.
In such a coin management device, if any one of the coin accumulation units 307 provided for the denomination is full of coins, the coins in the temporary holding unit 305 cannot be stored. In this case, the coins in the temporary holding unit 305 are discharged onto the transport path 306 by a switching unit (not shown), transported rightward in the drawing by the transport path 306, and stored in the overflow recovery box 309. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-195631 (paragraph
[0003]
FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, a transport path for overflow is necessary, and generally, this type of transport path includes a transport belt, a pulley that supports the transport belt, a motor for driving the belt, and a rotational force of this motor applied to the pulley. Since it is constituted by a transmission mechanism or the like, there is a problem that the structure is complicated and the device becomes expensive.
[0007]
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention is provided corresponding to the coin denomination, a cash inlet for inserting coins to be deposited, a denomination unit that discriminates denominations of coins, and counts coins for each denomination, A plurality of coin accumulators for accumulating coins counted by the checker unit by denomination, and a coin dispenser provided at the bottom of each coin accumulator, for dispensing coins accumulated in the coin accumulator one by one; A coin dispensing cassette for storing coins dispensed and discharged by each coin dispensing section for dispensing, and a collection box for storing coins dispensed and discharged by each coin dispensing section for collection. In the coin management device described above, the coin discharging positions of the respective coin feeding sections are arranged so as to be arranged in a straight line, and the dispensing cassette and the collection box are arranged below the coin discharging position, and the coin discharging position is determined. And the withdrawal cassette and the A dispensing guide plate that can be rotated between the box and the box is provided, and when performing a deposit process of coins inserted into a deposit port, the dispensing guide plate is rotated to a position for guiding coins to the collection box. During the dispensing process, when it is detected that the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating unit has reached a specified value based on the count value for each denomination by the check unit, the coin dispensing unit is moved from the corresponding coin accumulating unit. And depositing coins in a coin accumulating unit while paying out coins and collecting the coins in the collection box.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a coin management device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of the first embodiment. Before describing FIG. 1, FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a store installation according to the embodiment.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a store, and the store 11 is provided with register machines 12 a to 12 d for counting sales and storing sales proceeds, but the number is not limited to the four shown in FIG. It is possible to set one or two or more arbitrary numbers depending on the scale or the like.
[0011]
The store 11 may be, for example, a convenience store, a store such as a supermarket or a department store, or a restaurant such as a restaurant or a coffee shop. However, any store that sells products or provides paid services may be used. It may be.
When the customer who visits the store purchases a product or receives a service and performs payment of the payment, the cashiers 12a to 12d operate a cashier or the like to operate the cashier and sell the price of each product or service. Is a device for summing up the total sales amount by inputting as "." And storing cash received as payment from a customer.
[0012]
In this case, if it is necessary to pay the change to the customer, the person in charge of the cashier or the like takes out the cash sorted and stored in the drawers (drawers) of the register machines 12a to 12d and sends the change to the customer. hand over.
Note that the register machines 12a to 12d may function as POS terminals in a so-called POS (Point of Sales) system.
[0013]
In this case, not only the sales amount but also sales information such as product items for each product or service purchased by the customer is input to the register machines 12a to 12d.
Then, a store computer 13 for counting the sales information and sales amounts input to the register machines 12a to 12d is installed in the store.
The store computer 13 is connected to the register machines 12a to 12d via a LAN (Local Area Network) 14, and collects the sales information and the sales amount each time the sales information and the sales amount are input to the register machines 12a to 12d. Then, the sales information and sales amount of the whole store are totaled.
[0014]
Further, the store computer 13 is connected to a head office computer 16 via a communication line 15 such as a public network, and the store computer 13 installed in each of the plurality of other stores 11 also has a communication line. 15, sales information and sales amount of each store are collected from the store computer 13, and sales information and sales amounts of all stores are totaled.
[0015]
Thereby, the headquarters computer 16 can grasp the stock status of the products in each store 11 and calculate the items, quantities, etc. of the products to be newly purchased. Further, the information calculated or calculated by the headquarters computers 16 is It can be used for store guidance.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a change management device as a coin management device installed in the store 11. The change management device 17 stores and manages change reserves set in the register machines 12a to 12d.
[0016]
That is, the change reserve for several days required for business in the store 11 is stored in the change management device 17, and the person in charge of the store issues the necessary change reserve from the change management device 17 as necessary. Money is set on the register machines 12a to 12d.
In addition, the person in charge collects the change reserve remaining in the register machines 12a to 12d at the end of the work and deposits it into the change management device 17.
[0017]
Then, when the collected change reserve is deposited, the change management device 17 counts the change reserve, and performs a settlement process based on the difference between the change reserve initially dispensed and the collected change reserve. Do.
The change funds can be managed on a register machine basis, and the change funds can be settled and managed for each of the register machines 12a to 12d.
[0018]
Further, the change management device 17 is connected to a monitoring center 19 via a communication line 18, and the monitoring center 19 collects the operation status of the change management device 17 via the communication line 17, and the change reserve is insufficient. It performs replenishment (payment) in the case and monitoring when the change management device 17 is attacked by a robbery or the like.
The change reserves required at the store 11 include a one-yen coin, a five-yen coin, a ten-yen coin, a fifty-yen coin, a hundred-yen coin, and a hundred-yen coin, a thousand-yen bill, a 2,000-yen bill, and a five-yen coin. There is a thousand yen bill.
[0019]
There are six kinds of coin denominations, and depending on the denomination, the number of coins to be prepared is 50 to 100 for one general register machine, which takes time and effort to manage. It is sufficient to prepare about 10 to 20 thousand yen, and several 2,000 yen and 5,000 yen, so that there is no trouble.
Therefore, in order to reduce the cost of the change management device 17, it is desirable that the bills as change reserves be managed manually and that only coins be managed by the change management device 17.
[0020]
Thus, in the present embodiment, a case where the change management device 17 manages only coins will be described.
As shown in the figure, the change management device 17 is a deposit port 21 for receiving coins collected from the register machines 12a to 12d and coins to be newly refilled into the change management device 17, and a case where the change cannot be determined as a valid coin. A reject port 22 for returning the coins, and a dispensing port 23 for paying out a necessary amount from the change reserve stored in the change management device 17 to the register machines 12a to 12d. ing.
[0021]
Further, in order to execute these processes and operate the change management device 17, a display unit 24 such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display, or an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, a function key and a numeric keypad are provided on the front surface of the change management device 17. For example, an operation key unit 25, a card receiving port 26 for receiving an ID card possessed by a person in charge, and a receipt port 27 for issuing a receipt on which results such as deposit, withdrawal, and settlement are printed are provided. ing.
[0022]
The display unit 24 and the operation key unit 25 may be integrally configured as a touch panel.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the change management device 17.
As shown in this figure, the change management device 17 includes a control unit 31, a data storage unit 32, a display control unit 33, an operation control unit 34, a card reading unit 35, a transmission unit 36, a monitoring unit 37, and a coin processing unit 38. Have.
[0023]
Here, the control unit 31 is composed of a microcomputer having arithmetic means such as a CPU and an MPU, and various I / F (interface) units, and controls the overall operation of the change management device 17 as a whole.
The data storage unit 32 includes storage means such as a magnetic disk and a semiconductor memory, and is used to store various data for change management.
[0024]
The display control unit 33 functions to control the operation of the display unit 24 and display the guidance of the operation of the change management device 17, the counting result, and the like on the display unit 24.
The operation control unit 34 receives an input of a key of the operation key unit 25 and outputs an input signal to the control unit 31.
The card reader 35 reads data recorded on the ID card inserted into the card slot, and the transmitter 36 transmits data such as the operating status of the change management device 17 and the balance of the stored coins to a communication line. 18 to the monitoring center device 19.
[0025]
The monitoring unit 37 detects when the change management device 17 is opened by being attacked by a burglary or the like, or when abnormal vibrations occur. The detection result is notified to the transmission unit 36 and is transmitted to the transmission unit 36 via the communication line 18. It is transmitted to the monitoring center 19.
The coin processing section 38 has a function of counting and storing coins inserted from the deposit port 21 and counting and paying out stored coins, which will be described below with reference to FIG.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing unit 38 has a deposit hopper 41, and coins that are collectively inserted from the deposit port 21 of the change management device 17 are received by the deposit hopper 41.
At the lower part (bottom) of the deposit hopper 41, a separating and dispensing part 42 for separating and dispensing coins one by one is arranged, and coins are dispensed one by one from the deposit hopper 41 to the deposit conveying path 43 by the separating and dispensing part 42. It is.
[0027]
A first sensor 44 is disposed at the entrance of the deposit transfer path 43 to detect coins fed to the deposit transfer path 43. The coins are separated according to the detection result of the first sensor 44. The coin feeding operation of the feeding unit 42 is controlled.
That is, when the first sensor 44 detects that a coin has been paid out onto the deposit carrying path 43, the coin feeding operation of the separating / feeding unit 42 is temporarily stopped, and the interval between the coin to be fed next is made constant. .
[0028]
If the first sensor 44 does not detect that a coin has been fed onto the deposit transfer path 43 even if the separation / feeding unit 42 performs a coin feeding operation, the separation / feed unit 42 determines that the coin is jammed. It is controlled to perform an operation for clearing a jam of coins.
The coin fed out on the deposit transfer path 43 is conveyed on the deposit transfer path 43, and passes through the check section 45 disposed downstream of the first sensor 44 in the deposit transfer path 43.
[0029]
The check unit 45 determines the denomination of the coin based on the outer diameter of the passing coin, presence or absence of a hole, magnetic material detection, and the like, and the coin whose denomination is determined is regarded as a valid coin that can be deposited. Count.
In addition, coins cannot be discriminated correctly due to scratches or rust on the coins, cannot be discarded at regular intervals due to separation and dispensing, and cannot be discriminated correctly when a plurality of coins are consecutively dispensed, or because they are other than coins. If the seed cannot be determined, the checker 45 determines that the coin is a coin to be rejected.
[0030]
The coins passing through the check section 45 are transported from the deposit transport path 43 to the sorting transport path 46.
A second sensor 47 is arranged at the entrance of the sorting transport path 46. From the check section 45 to the second sensor 47, not only valid coins to be deposited but also coins to be rejected are provided. Since the coins are conveyed, the second sensor 47 detects that these legitimate coins, coins to be rejected, and the like have been conveyed without fail.
[0031]
A reject blade 48 is disposed as a first blade downstream of the second sensor 47 in the sorting transport path 46. When a coin or the like determined by the check section 45 to be rejected arrives, the reject blade 48 is rejected. The blade 48 operates to open the reject chute 49, thereby guiding coins and the like to be rejected conveyed on the sorting conveyance path 46 by the reject chute 49 and discharging the coins from the reject port 22 of the change management device 17. .
[0032]
When a legitimate coin whose denomination has been determined by the check unit 45 has arrived, the reject blade 48 closes the reject chute 49 so that coins conveyed on the sectioned conveyance path 46 are rejected by the reject chute 49. And then transported further downstream.
Downstream of the reject chute 49, a third sensor (pass sensor) 50 is provided, and a legitimate coin whose denomination is determined is output after a predetermined time has passed since the discrimination result is output by the check section 45. The passage is confirmed by the detection by the third sensor 50.
[0033]
The coins that have passed through the third sensor 50 are sorted on the sorting transport path 46 according to the denomination determined by the check unit 45, and are stacked in a coin stacking unit described later.
Here, a description will be given of a case where six types of coins normally distributed in Japan, that is, one yen coin, five yen coin, ten yen coin, fifty yen coin, one hundred yen coin, and five hundred yen coin are classified. .
[0034]
On the downstream side of the third sensor 50, a hole 51 is formed for dropping a single-diameter coin having the smallest diameter. It is set smaller than the outer diameter of the coin, so that only one yen coin out of the six types of coins falls from the hole 51.
Coins other than one-yen coins pass through the holes 51 without falling, and are conveyed further downstream on the sectioned conveyance path 46.
[0035]
A sorting blade 52 as a second blade is arranged downstream of the hole 51, and only the ten-yen coin is sorted and dropped by the sorting blade 52.
That is, when the coin determined to be ten yen by the check unit 45 passes through the third sensor 50, the sorting blade 52 is opened after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the ten yen coin falls from the sorting conveyance path 46. ing.
[0036]
A hole 53 is formed on the downstream side of the sorting blade 52. The hole 53 is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the fifty yen coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the next largest five yen coin. Only coins are sorted and fall from the holes 53.
A hole 54 is formed on the downstream side of the hole 53. The hole 54 is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the five-yen coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the next largest hundred-yen coin. Can be selected and dropped from the hole 54.
[0037]
A hole 55 is formed on the downstream side of the hole 54, and the hole 55 is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the one hundred yen coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the five hundred yen coin. Through the hole 55.
Further, a hole 56 is formed downstream of the hole 55, and the hole 56 is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the 500 yen coin, and the 500 yen coin falls from the hole 56. I have.
[0038]
As described above, in the present embodiment, one sorting blade 52 for sorting ten-yen coins is disposed in the sorting conveyance path 46, and the diameter of the coins is sorted in order to sort coins of the other five denominations. By forming holes 51, 53 to 56 of sizes corresponding to the order of one yen coin, fifty yen coin, five yen coin, one hundred yen coin, five hundred yen coin, respectively, in the sorting conveyance path 46. Thus, six types of coins are dropped from the sorting transport path 46, whereby coins can be sorted by denomination, and the number of expensive sorting blades 52 used is reduced.
[0039]
The coins of each denomination dropped from the sorting transport path 46 are accumulated in six coin accumulation units 57 to 62.
The six coin stackers 57 to 62 are disposed below the sectioned conveying path 46 so as to be divided into a right side and a left side in the conveying direction. From the side, a one-yen coin stacker 57, a five-yen coin stacker 58, a fifty-yen coin stacker 59, and a 500-yen coin stacker 60 are arranged in this order. A yen coin stacking unit 61 and a hundred yen coin stacking unit 62 are arranged in this order.
[0040]
By the way, in general, ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins are used in large quantities as change.
One-yen coins are also expensive to use, but the amount is small compared to ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins, and their outer diameter is also small, so they are one-yen coins compared to ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coin stackers 61 and 62. The small number of coin stackers 57 can stack a sufficient number of coins.
Therefore, by arranging the two types of coin accumulation units 61 and 62 of the ten-yen coin and the one-hundred-yen coin on the left side toward the sorting transport path 46, the accumulation capacity more than twice as large as the coin accumulation units of other denominations is provided. So that they can be secured.
[0041]
These coin stackers 57 to 62 and the sorting transport path 46 are connected by a chute.
That is, the hole 51 for dropping the one-yen coin in the sorting transport path 46 and the one-yen coin accumulation part 57 are connected by the one-yen chute 63, and the one-yen coin passing through the hole 51 passes through the one-yen chute 63. The coins are ejected from the upper part to the coin accumulation part 57 and accumulated.
[0042]
Similarly, the five-yen coin accumulator 58 is connected to the hole 54 by a five-yen chute 64, the ten-yen coin accumulator 61 is connected to the opening of the sorting blade 52 by a ten-yen chute 65, and the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59 is The fifty-yen chute 66 is connected to the hole 53, the hundred-yen coin accumulator 62 is connected to the hole 55 by a hundred-yen chute 67, and the fifty-yen coin accumulator 60 is connected to the hole 56 by a fifty-yen chute 68. I have.
[0043]
Of these shoots, the five-yen chute 64 and the fifty-yen chute 66 are arranged crossing each other.
This is because the five-yen coin accumulating unit 58 and the fifty-yen coin accumulating unit 59 are adjacent to each other, and the sorting holes of the sorting transport path 46 are also the fifty-yen coin holes 53 and the five-yen coin holes 54. Are 50,000 coins and a 50 yen coin accumulating unit 58 and a 50 yen coin accumulating unit, respectively. It can be integrated in the unit 59.
[0044]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the sorting of coins in the sorting transport path 46 is basically performed by holes utilizing the difference in outer diameter of coins, and only ten-yen coins are sorted by blades. .
Then, the coin stackers are arranged on the left and right sides in the transport direction of the sectioned transport path 46.
[0045]
As a result, the accumulated capacity of ten-yen coins and hundred-yen coins, which are frequently used as change, is increased, and is connected to the sorting section of the sorting conveyance path 46 with a simple chute structure to provide a low-cost and highly reliable denomination. It realizes an integrated structure.
The lower part (bottom) of the one-yen coin accumulation part 57, the five-yen coin accumulation part 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulation part 59, the five hundred yen coin accumulation part 60, the ten-yen coin accumulation part 61, and the one hundred yen coin accumulation part 62 Are provided with coin feeding sections 69 to 74 corresponding to the respective coin feeding sections.
[0046]
That is, a one-yen coin feeding unit 69 is provided below the one-yen coin stacking unit 57, and a five-yen coin feeding unit 70 is provided below the five-yen coin stacking unit 58.
Similarly, the lower part of the fifty-yen coin accumulating part 59 has a fifty-yen coin feeding part 71, the lower part of the five hundred yen coin accumulating part 60 has a five hundred yen coin feeding part 72, and a lower part of the ten-yen coin accumulating part 61. A ten-yen coin feeding unit 73 and a hundred-yen coin feeding unit 74 are provided below the hundred-yen coin stacking unit 62, respectively.
[0047]
Although the ten-yen coin feeding unit 73 and the hundred-yen coin feeding unit 74 are not shown in FIG. 1, they are shown in FIG. 4 described later.
When a withdrawal is required from each of the coin stackers 57 to 62, the coins are fed one by one from each of the coin stackers 57 to 62 by the coin feeding units 69 to 74, and the coins are fed via a cash cassette to be described later. The number is paid out.
[0048]
A dispensing guide plate 75 is disposed below the coin feeding sections 69 to 74 along the coin feeding sections 69 to 74, and coins fed from the coin storage sections 57 to 62 by the coin feeding sections 69 to 74. Is discharged onto the dispensing guide plate 75.
The dispensing guide plate 75 rotates around the rotation shaft 76 and changes the angle from the position 75a to the position 75b, and guides the coins discharged by the respective coin feeding sections 69 to 74 in a required direction. .
[0049]
Below the dispensing guide plate 75, a dispensing cassette 77 and a collection box 78 for coin collection are arranged side by side so as to be adjacent to each other. When the dispensing guide plate 75 is at the position 75a, coins are fed out. The coins ejected by the parts 69 to 74 are guided and stored in the direction of the dispensing cassette 77, and when the dispensing guide plate 75 is switched to the position 75b, the coins ejected by the coin dispensing parts 69 to 74 are It is guided and stored in the direction of the dispensing cassette 77.
[0050]
The inside of the dispensing cassette 77 is divided into the number of denominations of coins, and as shown in FIG. 1, the one-yen coin storage part 79, the five-yen coin storage part 80, and the ten-yen coin storage part are arranged in this order from the near side as shown in FIG. 81, a fifty-yen coin storage part 82, a one hundred yen coin storage part 83, and a five hundred yen coin storage part 84 are formed.
As described above, the coin stackers 57 to 62 have the one-yen coin stacker 57, the five-yen coin stacker 58, the fifty-yen coin stacker 59, and the 500-yen coin stacker 60 arranged on the right side. A ten-yen coin stacker 61 and a hundred-yen coin stacker 62 are arranged on the left side.
[0051]
The dispensing guide plate 75 is disposed below the coin stacking units 57 to 60 and 61 and 62 arranged in two rows.
Here, the positions of the ten-yen coin feeding unit 73 and the hundred-yen coin feeding unit 74 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view with a part of FIG. 1 removed, showing a one-yen coin stacker 57, a five-yen coin stacker 58, a fifty-yen coin stacker 59, a one-yen coin feeder 69, and a five-yen coin The dispensing section 70 and the fifty-yen coin dispensing section 71 are omitted so that the arrangement of the ten-yen coin accumulating section 61, the hundred-yen coin accumulating section 62, and the ten-yen coin dispensing section 73 and the hundred-yen coin dispensing section 74 can be understood. ing.
[0052]
As shown in the figure, the ten-yen coins accumulated in the ten-yen coin accumulation part 61 are fed out one by one by the ten-yen coin feeding part 73 and are discharged in the direction indicated by the arrow A.
The ejected ten-yen coin falls onto the dispensing guide plate 75, is guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the direction of arrow F, and is stored in the ten-yen coin storage part 81 of the dispensing cassette 77.
[0053]
Similarly, the hundred-yen coins accumulated in the hundred-yen coin accumulation unit 62 are fed out one by one by the hundred-yen coin feeding unit 74, and are discharged in the direction shown by the arrow B.
The ejected one hundred yen coin falls onto the dispensing guide plate 75 and is guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the direction of the arrow H to be stored in the one hundred yen coin storage part 83 of the dispensing cassette 77.
[0054]
The 500-yen coins stored in the 500-yen coin accumulating section 60 are fed out one by one by the 500-yen coin feeding section 72 and discharged in the direction shown by the arrow C, and the released 500-yen coins are discharged. Is dropped on the dispensing guide plate 75, guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the direction of arrow I, and stored in the 500 yen coin storage section 84 of the dispensing cassette 77.
The one-yen coin, five-yen coin, and fifty-yen coin accumulated in the one-yen coin accumulator 57, five-yen coin accumulator 58, fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, and five hundred-yen coin accumulator 60 omitted in FIG. The same applies to yen coins.
[0055]
That is, the one-yen coin accumulator 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, and the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59 are fed one by one by the one-yen coin feeder 69, the five-yen coin feeder 70, and the fifty-yen coin feeder 71. The one-yen coin, the five-yen coin, and the fifty-yen coin fall onto the dispensing guide plate 75, and are guided by the dispensing guide plate 75 in the directions of arrows D, E, and G, respectively, so that the The coins are stored in the yen coin storage 79, the five-yen coin storage 80, and the fifty-yen coin storage 82, respectively.
[0056]
The dispensing guide plate 75 is shown as a single plate for easy understanding of the flow of coins. However, since coins of each denomination are guided in the directions indicated by arrows D to I, the dispensing guide plates 75 are indicated by arrows. A partition plate is provided between each of the directions D to I so that coins of each denomination can be reliably guided to the corresponding coin storage units 79 to 84 of the dispensing cassette 77.
On the other hand, for example, when all the coins accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 of each denomination are stored in the collection box 78 in order to settle the change management device 17, the dispensing guide plate 75 is rotated by the rotating shaft. It rotates from position 75a to position 75b around 76.
[0057]
Then, the coins accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 of the denominations are fed out one by one by the respective coin feeding units 69 to 74 and are discharged onto the dispensing guide plate 75. It is guided by 75 in the direction opposite to the arrows D to I, that is, to the left in the transport direction, and stored in the collection box 78.
5 and 6 are perspective views of the dispensing cassette 77, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the collection box 78.
[0058]
As shown in FIG. 5, a handle 85 is provided on the dispensing cassette 77, and can be withdrawn from the dispensing port 23 of the change management device 17 by holding the handle 85.
Further, a lid 86 provided with a key 99 is attached to the dispensing cassette 77, and after being pulled out from the dispensing port 23, the stored coin is carried without dropping by closing the lid 86 as shown in FIG. You can do it.
[0059]
The collection box 78 also has a handle 87 as shown in FIG. 7, and can be pulled out from the cash outlet 23 of the change management device 17 with the handle 87.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the reject blade 48.
As shown in the figure, coins are conveyed on the sectioned conveyance path 46 from the near side to the back side in the figure.
[0060]
The reject blade 48 is instructed to be rotatable by a shaft 90, and opens and closes a reject hole 91 provided in the sorting transport path 46.
Normally, the reject blade 48 is urged to open the reject hole 91 by a spring 92 attached to one end of a rotating handle 90 a provided on the shaft 90, but is a valid coin to be accepted by the check section 45. Is determined, the electromagnet type actuator 93 having the magnet is driven, and the other end of the rotary handle 90a is sucked downward against the spring 92, so that the shaft 90 is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotation direction by the bias of the spring 92. It turns, and the reject blade 48 closes the reject hole 91.
[0061]
As a result, the coins conveyed on the sectioned conveyance path 46 pass over the reject blade 48 and are conveyed downstream of the sectioned conveyance path 46.
As described above, the reject blade 48 operates according to the determination result of the check section 45. The second sensor 47 and the third sensor determine whether the valid coin and the coin to be rejected are correctly classified by the reject blade 48. Confirmed by 50.
[0062]
The second sensor 47 and the third sensor 50 are disposed before and after the reject blade 48 as described with reference to FIG. 1, and then, the check unit 45, the second sensor 47, and the third The relationship between the output of the sensor 50 and the operation of the reject blade 48 by the electromagnetic actuator 93 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the reject blade 48. First, when it is determined that the coin sent to the check unit 45 is a valid coin to be accepted by the check unit 45 (referred to as a first coin), a signal 101 indicating the determination result is output, Then, when the first coin passes through the second sensor 47, the second sensor 47 outputs a passing signal 102.
[0063]
In synchronization with the passing signal 102, the magnet of the electromagnet type actuator 93 is excited by the pulse 103, whereby the reject blade 48 closes the reject hole 91, and the first coin is transported to the downstream side of the section transport path 46. You.
If the first coin passes through the third sensor 50 within a predetermined time after passing through the second sensor 47, the third sensor 50 outputs a passing signal, so that the reject blade 48 is a valid coin. It can be seen that a certain first coin was correctly classified.
[0064]
Next, when it is determined that the coin sent to the checkout unit 45 is not a valid coin to be accepted by the checkout unit 45 but a rejected coin (referred to as a second coin), the determination result is obtained. Is output.
Here, since the second coin is determined to be rejected, the magnet of the electromagnet type actuator 93 is not excited, so the reject blade 48 opens the reject hole 91, whereby the second coin drops from the reject hole 91. As a result, the sheet is not conveyed to the downstream side of the section conveyance path 46.
[0065]
Therefore, since the first coin does not pass through the third sensor 50 even after a predetermined time has passed after passing through the second sensor 47, the third sensor 50 does not output a signal.
In this way, it is possible to confirm whether the valid coins and the other coins to be rejected have been correctly classified.
[0066]
In the present embodiment, the transport means for transporting coins is constituted by the deposit transport path 43 and the section transport path 46.
The deposit conveyance path 43 and the section conveyance path 46 are independent of each other, and coins are conveyed while being pressed against and pressed against a conveyance surface by a conveyance belt driven by an independent driving device.
[0067]
Next, setting of change to the register machines 12a to 12d in the store 11 using the change management device 17 and collection of change will be described.
FIGS. 10 to 17, FIGS. 19 to 21, and 24 show the display unit 24 and the operation key unit 25 of the change management device 17, FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the cash movement of the cash register machine, and FIG. 23 and 25 are diagrams showing examples of receipts issued from the change management device 17. FIG.
[0068]
In the present embodiment, a description will be given from preparations before opening a store to replacement of a person in charge of a payment settlement operation such as a cashier in the middle of business and closing after closing the store.
First, the preparation before opening the store will be described. Here, it is assumed that the cash in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d is emptied the day before, and the change reserve is set in the register machines 12a to 12d before the opening of the store. .
[0069]
Then, when the person in charge a at the time of opening the store inserts his ID card into the card receiving slot 26 of the change management device 17, the information recorded on the ID card is read by the card reading unit 35, and the read content is read. Recognizes the name of the person in charge a "Hanako OO" and displays on the display unit 24 a screen for guiding the user to specify the register machine in charge.
[0070]
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the names of the register machines 12 a to 12 d such as “food register”, “medicine register”, “clothing register”, and “home appliance register” registered in the display unit 24 in advance. If there is another registered register machine, "other cash register" is displayed corresponding to the positions of the function keys 25a to 25f of the operation key unit 25.
[0071]
In the present embodiment, the operation key unit 25 includes function keys 25a to 25f, a numeric keypad 25g, and a start / stop key 25h, and a register machine to be assigned is designated by the function keys 25a to 25f. However, when there are many register machines, it is also possible to assign a number to the register machine and designate the number with the numeric keypad 25g.
[0072]
The person in charge a designates the register machine he is in charge of, for example, “miscellaneous goods cash register” by pressing the function key 25d. This “miscellaneous goods cash register” is herein referred to as a register machine 12a.
By specifying the register machine, a handling menu screen is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
[0073]
The handling menu screen shows “Set withdrawal”, “Individual withdrawal”,
There are "Staff payment", "Staff inquiry", and "Staff settlement".
Here, "set withdrawal" refers to a mode in which coins of each denomination are paid out by a specified number of coins set in advance, and a change reserve is newly set in the register machines 12a to 12d before opening. The “set withdrawal” is provided with “set withdrawal 1” and “set withdrawal 2”. For example, normally, “set withdrawal 1” is used. Depending on the particular day when busy is expected like a holiday, or the situation of open bills during business, specify "set withdrawal 2" in which the number of coins of each denomination is set more than "set withdrawal 1" Is possible.
[0074]
"Individual withdrawal" is a mode in which the person in charge a designates and pays out the number of coins of each denomination each time, and is mainly used when replenishment due to shortage of change during the course of business. Is done.
"Receiver deposit" is a mode in which the change management device 17 counts and deposits coins in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d. For example, when the change reserve becomes excessive during the course of business, the register machine is used. It is used when depositing coins in the drawers 12a to 12d into the change management device 17.
[0075]
The “inquirer inquiry” is a mode in which the change reserve is set in the change management device 17, and the operation history of the current operation of paying out and receiving money is displayed and printed on a receipt. It is possible to refer to the status, the date, and the progress of payment and payment on a specific day or period by designating the date.
In the “clerk settlement”, after all coins in the drawers of the register machines 12a to 12d are collected, counted and deposited by the change management device 17, the person in charge a first prepares the change in this business. In this mode, after the money is dispensed, all the subsequent payouts and operations are totaled and settled. For example, this mode is executed when the work of the person in charge a is completed.
[0076]
When the person in charge a sees the handling menu screen and presses the function key 25a corresponding to “set withdrawal 1”, a confirmation screen for the number of payouts shown in FIG.
In the example shown in the figure, the number of coins to be paid out set in the “set withdrawal 1” is 20 for 1 yen coin, 10 for 5 yen coin, 30 for 10 yen coin, and 10 for 50 yen coin. There are 45 one hundred yen coins and seven five hundred yen coins.
[0077]
If the current day is a busy day such as a holiday and the person in charge a presses “set withdrawal 2”, the number of sheets set differently from “set withdrawal 1” is displayed.
When the payout number displayed on the display unit 24 is sufficient, when the person in charge a presses the start / stop key 25h, the change management device 17 displays a breakdown of the number of coins to be paid out set in “set withdrawal 1”. The payout operation according to the start is started.
[0078]
In this operation, first, as shown in FIG. 13, a display indicating that the dispensing is being performed is displayed on the display unit 24, the coin processing unit 38 sets the dispensing guide plate 75 to the position 75a, and then the one-yen coin accumulation unit 57, the five-yen coin accumulator 58, the fifty-yen coin accumulator 59, the five hundred-yen coin accumulator 60, the ten-yen coin accumulator 61, and the hundred-yen coin accumulator 62 correspond to the coins, respectively. The one-yen coin feeding part 69, the five-yen coin feeding part 70, the fifty-yen coin feeding part 71, the five hundred yen coin feeding part 72, the ten-yen coin feeding part 73, and the one-yen coin feeding part 74 are fed one by one. The set number of coins is dispensed into the one-yen coin storage part 79, the five-yen coin storage part 80, the ten-yen coin storage part 81, the fifty-yen coin storage part 82, the hundred-yen coin storage part 83, Each is stored in the one hundred yen coin storage unit 84.
[0079]
Thereafter, the contents of the current payout process are stored in the data storage unit 32 by the control unit 31, and a display is displayed on the display unit 24 prompting the removal of the dispensing cassette 77 as shown in FIG.
In accordance with this display, the person in charge a pulls out the dispensing cassette 77 from the dispensing port 23 of the change management device 17, prints a breakdown of the number by a printer (not shown), and retrieves the receipt issued from the receipt port 27.
[0080]
Person in charge a keeps this receipt as a record.
As described with reference to FIG. 5, a lid 86 provided with a key 99 is attached to the dispensing cassette 77, and coin storage units 79 to 84 of the dispensing cassette 77 in which the dispensed coins are stored by denomination. As shown in FIG. 6, the lid 86 is closed when the lid 86 is closed, so that coins do not fall out even if the dispensing cassette 77 is carried.
[0081]
The person in charge a carries the dispensing cassette 77 to the register machine 12a, opens the lid 86, and transfers coins to the drawer of the register machine 12a.
In general, the change storage units in the drawer of the register machine 12a are arranged in a horizontal line in front of the drawer, and the coin storage units 79 to 79 of the denomination cassette 77 storing coins by denomination. Since the coins 84 are also arranged in a line, coins can be easily transferred from the dispensing cassette 77 to the change storage unit of the register machine 12a.
[0082]
The same applies to the register machines 12b to 12d.
In this way, the change preparation before the opening of the store is completed, and after the opening of the store, the person in charge a uses this change reserve to execute the payment settlement business for the customer.
Next, a description will be given of a handover in a case where the person in charge of the payment operation is replaced by the cash register 12a during business hours.
[0083]
Conventionally, when a person in charge is changed, the person taking over the work is replaced by a person a who has been performing the work and a person b taking over the work, and all cash in the register machine 12a is counted and the balance is counted. Was confirmed.
The balance at this time is the sum of the change reserve prepared before opening the store and the sales amount from the opening of the store until the handover.
[0084]
In this case, by operating the register machine 12a, the total of the sales from the opening of the store to the time of the handover is output. However, since the persons in charge of the handover a and b collect and carry out the cash counting and confirmation, it takes a great deal of time. In addition to that, the customer has to stop the payment processing in the register machine 12a during that time, which is annoying to the customer.
[0085]
When the change management device 17 of the present embodiment is used, there is no need for the two persons a and b to count and check cash together, and it is not necessary to stop the cash settlement business in the register machine 12a.
That is, the person in charge b who newly takes over the payment settlement business withdraws the change reserve used by himself from the change management device 17. The dispensing process is the same as in the case of the person in charge a, and a description thereof will be omitted.
[0086]
The person in charge b brings the withdrawal cassette 77 containing the change reserve, goes to the place where the register machine 12a is arranged, and carries out the work with the person in charge a.
At this time, the person in charge a until then operates the register machine 12a to issue a receipt on which the sales up to the time of the handover are printed, and the sales and change reserve stored in the drawer of the register machine 12a. Withdraw all the cash such as.
[0087]
Subsequently, the person in charge b opens the dispensing cassette 77 brought by him, transfers the change reserve to the empty drawer of the register machine 12a, and starts the payment settlement business.
In this way, the takeover of the cash settlement business in the cash register machine 12a is completed. According to this, the stoppage time of the cash settlement business in the cash register machine 12a is determined by the time for the person in charge a to withdraw cash from the cash register machine 12a and the person in charge. b is only the time for transferring the change reserve from the dispensing cassette 77 to the register machine 12a, so that the takeover becomes easy and the trouble for the customer can be minimized.
[0088]
Then, the person in charge a goes to the place where the change management device 17 is installed with the cash raised from the cash register 12a and the receipt printed with the sales amount issued from the cash register 12a, and removes only coins from the cash. The cash is sent to the cash processing unit 38 of the change management device 17 to perform settlement.
The procedure of the settlement by the person in charge a at this time will be described.
[0089]
First, the person in charge a inserts his ID card into the card slot 26 of the change management device 17, and the information recorded on the ID card is read by the card reading unit 35, and the screen shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 24.
When the person in charge a selects “Miscellaneous goods cash register” while viewing this screen, the screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the display unit 24, and here, the person in charge a selects “Staff settlement”.
[0090]
As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, a screen for prompting the user to deposit all coins is displayed on the display unit 24. In view of this, the person in charge a puts all coins into the deposit port 21 and starts / When the stop key 25h is pressed, a display indicating that counting is being performed is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
The discrimination and counting of the inserted coins are performed in the check section 45, and the counted coins are accumulated in the coin accumulation sections 57 to 62 according to denomination.
[0091]
When the counting of the coins inserted into the deposit port 21 is completed, a screen indicating that the counting is completed is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
At this time, if the coins are left at hand, the coins can be inserted into the deposit port 21 and the start / stop key 25h can be pressed again to perform additional counting.
[0092]
When the counting of all coins is completed, the person in charge a presses the function key 25f corresponding to the end of counting.
Here, the movement of cash in the register machine 12a will be described.
At the start of business, the person in charge a sets a change reserve and a change bill reserve in the register machine 12a.
[0093]
Here, as shown in FIG. 18, it is assumed that a coin is set as a change reserve and a 1,000-yen bill is set as a change bill reserve.
When the payment operation is started, the sales amount is paid to the register machine 12a, and the bills and change are paid out.
By repeating this, when the payment settlement operation is completed, the change reserve, the change bill reserve, and the sales are stored in the register machine 12a.
[0094]
In this case, the amount of the change reserve and the change amount of the change bill reserve in the register machine 12a are the same as when the payment settlement business was started. On the other hand, at the end of the payment settlement business, the change reserve becomes coins and banknotes, and similarly, at the end of the payment settlement business, the change reserve becomes 1,000 yen bills and 1,000 yen. It becomes a banknote other than.
[0095]
On the other hand, the sales amount was “0” at the time of starting the payment operation, but becomes an amount according to the sales at the end of the payment operation, and the sales amount becomes bills and coins.
In the settlement by the register machine 12a, the change balance (coins) and the sales (coins) of the change settlement business that have ended are settled in the change management device 17 in a mixed manner.
Then, at the end of the counting, the screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display unit 24, and when the person in charge a presses the function key 25f corresponding to the end of the counting, the change management device 17 displays the settlement amount counted this time, At the start of the payment settlement business, the disbursed amount paid out as change reserve is decomposed into change balance (coins) returned by coins and sales (coins), and further, banknotes withdrawn from the register machine 12a remaining at hand. Among them, the amount of change balance (banknote) is calculated, the calculation result is printed on a receipt by a printer (not shown), and issued from the receipt port 27.
[0096]
The settlement amount in this case is expressed by the following equation (1).
Settlement amount = Sales (coins) + Change balance (coins) ... Equation (1)
On the other hand, the change reserve (coins) is expressed by the following equation (2).
Change reserve (coin) = change balance (banknote) + change balance (coin) ... Equation (2)
The change balance (banknote) is expressed by the following equation (3).
[0097]
Change Balance (Bill) = Change Reserve (Coins)-Change Balance (Coins)
= Change Balance (Coins)-(Settlement Amount-Sales (Coins))
... Equation (3)
The change balance (banknote) is an integral multiple of 1,000 yen.
Here, assuming that the sales amount (coins) is 0 to 999 yen, the change balance (banknote) is represented by the following equation (4).
[0098]
Change balance (banknote) = INT [｛Change reserve (coins)-
(Settlement amount -999) $ / 1000]
× 1000 ・ ・ ・ Equation (4)
However, INT (x) is a function that gives only an integral multiple of x.
The sales amount (coins) is represented by the following equation (5).
[0099]
Sales (coins) = Settlement amount-Change reserve (coins)
= Settlement amount-(Change reserve (coins)-Change balance (banknotes))
= Settlement amount + (Change balance (banknote)-Change reserve (coins))
... Equation (5)
Further, the change balance (coins) is represented by the following equation (6).
[0100]
Change Balance (Coins) = Change Reserve (Coins)-Change Balance (Bills) ... Equation (6)
For example, in the present embodiment, assuming that the change reserve (coins) is 8870 yen and the settlement amount is 2981 yen, the change balance (banknote) is substituted into Expression (4).
Change balance (banknote) = INT [{8870- (2981-999)}
/ 1000] × 1000
= INT (6889) x 1000
= 6000
And the proceeds (coins) are substituted into equation (5),
Sales (coins) = 2981 + 6000-8870 = 111
It becomes. Furthermore, the change balance (coins) is substituted into equation (5),
Change balance (coins) = 8870-6000 = 2870
It becomes.
[0101]
This calculation result is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
Here, the settlement amount is displayed as a settlement coin.
On the display screen of the display unit 24, a guidance is provided to input the reserve amount and the sales amount with the numeric keypad 25g.
In this case, the cursor is displayed in the field of the reserve for the bill, and after looking at the cursor, the person in charge a inputs the amount with the numeric keypad 25g and presses the start / stop key 25h, and the input is determined as the reserve for the bill. , The cursor moves to the column of sales.
[0102]
Here, when the person in charge a presses the start / stop key 25h after inputting the amount again using the numeric keypad 25g, the input is confirmed as the sales amount.
When the input of the reserve for the bill and the sales is completed in this way, a screen in which the reserve for the bill and the sales are added is displayed on the display unit 24 as shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which 10,000 yen is displayed as the input fishing tag reserve and 78111 yen is displayed as sales.
[0103]
When the input needs to be corrected, the person in charge a can perform the correction input by pressing the function key 25a or 25b corresponding to the reserve for the bill or the sales amount.
On this screen, a message prompting the user to press the function key 25h corresponding to the end of settlement is displayed. When the person in charge a presses the function key 25h, the receipt is printed by a printer (not shown), As shown in FIG. 21, as shown in FIG. 21, a screen prompting the user to extract the receipt is displayed on the display unit 24, and the person in charge a takes out the receipt.
[0104]
As shown in FIG. 22, the payment result, the breakdown of the counted coins, the input result, and the breakdown of the bill at hand calculated from the counting result are printed on the receipt.
The person in charge a gives this receipt and the bill at hand (94,000 yen in this example) to the manager of the store 11 such as the store manager, and completes the work.
The error is subtracted from the change fund.
[0105]
As described above, the person in charge a can perform the settlement by the change management device 17 at a place away from the cash register 12a, and thus does not hinder the payment settlement work in the cash register 12a.
In addition, since the change a large number of coins, that is, coins, is counted by the change management device 17, and the small number of bills can be counted by the person in charge a while counting coins by the change management device 17, it is efficient. It is possible to perform a reasonable settlement.
[0106]
Note that the same processing is performed when the person in charge b ends the payment settlement work.
In this case, the settlement result is printed on the receipt as shown in FIG.
Also, if individual or clerk withdrawals are made during the settlement process, those results will also be included in the settlement results.
When the one-day business in the store 11 ends in this way, the person in charge of the store 11 closes the sales on the day.
[0107]
In this case, the total can be obtained by operating the register machines 12a to 12d or the store computer 13 of the entire store 11.
First, when tightening the change management device 17, when the ID card possessed by the person in charge is inserted into the card receiving slot 26, the information recorded on the ID card is read by the card reading unit 35, and based on the read contents, The screen shown in FIG. 24 is displayed on the display unit 24.
[0108]
As shown in this figure, the person operating the card or the information is recognized as the person in charge of the store 11, and the operation menu is also different from that of the person in charge.
“Payout”, “Payment”, and “Payment” on this screen are operations for operating the register machines 12a to 12d, and are modes used when performing work on behalf of a person in charge.
[0109]
“Replenishment / collection” is a mode for replenishing and collecting change reserves stored in the change management device 17. This mode is used to make inquiries by persons, set various types of settings, for example, the number of “set withdrawal 1” and “set withdrawal 2”, and register a person in charge.
[0110]
"Close" is a mode for closing the processing of the day. For example, it is assumed that only two persons, a and b, are in charge of performing the payment service, and the settlement results of the persons in charge a and b are shown in FIG. In the case where the contents are as shown in FIG. 23 and the person in charge presses the function key 25f corresponding to the "tighten", the change management device 17 prints the contents shown in FIG. Issued from the receipt port 27.
[0111]
As shown in the figure, the settlement result is a total of the individual settlements of the register machines 12a to 12d, and the breakdown of coins is the sum of the coin breakdown for each register machine, and the breakdown is simply the sum of each. Is different.
In this embodiment, the sales amount (coins) is 1063 in total of 111 yen for the person in charge a and 952 yen for the person in charge b. Coins).
[0112]
By the way, in the operation of the change management device 17 described above, change reserves for several days required for business in the store 11 are input from the deposit opening of the change management device 17, and discrimination and counting of denominations and the like are performed. When the coins are accumulated in the coin accumulating units 57 to 62, the coins collected from the register machines 12a to 12d are inserted through a deposit port at the time of settlement or the like, and discrimination and counting of denominations and the like are performed. The processing in the case where the information is accumulated in the storage 62 corresponds to the deposit processing when considered from the change management apparatus 17 side.
[0113]
In such a depositing process, the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 can be grasped based on the counted value of coins for each denomination by the check unit 45 for denomination discrimination. .
The number of coins that can be accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62, that is, the number of coins that can be accumulated, is determined by the size of each of the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 and the accumulated denomination. It is possible to know whether the coin accumulation unit is full (full) or near full (close to full).
[0114]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a prescribed value (prescribed number) is set in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 according to the number of coins that can be accumulated.
The specified value is, for example, the number of near full coins of the coin stackers 57 to 62 or a slightly smaller number.
During the depositing process, the dispensing guide plate 75 is rotated to change the angle to a position 75b, and during the depositing process, the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating units 57 to 62 is counted by the coin checking unit 45 for each denomination. When it is detected that the number of coins stacked in any one of the coin stackers 57 to 62 has reached the specified value, the coins from the coin stacker that has reached the specified value correspond to the coin feeding units 69 to 74. The coins are fed out one by one by the coin feeding unit, and are stored in the collection box 78 by the dispensing guide plate 75.
[0115]
This prevents the coin stackers 57 to 62 from overflowing, and allows the deposit processing to be continued without interrupting the deposit processing.
According to the first embodiment described above, when the coin accumulating unit that accumulates coins by denomination detects that the number of coins accumulated has reached the specified value by the count value for each denomination of the check unit, Since the coins are fed one by one from the coin stacker by the coin feeder, and guided and stored in the collection box by the rotatable payout guide plate 75 having a simple structure, a transport path for overflow is unnecessary. Thus, the structure can be simplified and the price of the device can be reduced.
[0116]
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 26 is a side view of a main part of the second embodiment, in which a coin accumulating section 57 and a coin dispensing section 69 for a one-yen coin are shown as a coin accumulating section and a coin dispensing section. The coin stacking units 58 to 62 and the coin feeding units 70 to 74 have the same structure.
[0117]
As shown in the figure, the coin stacking section 57 in the present embodiment is provided with a detection sensor 110 for detecting the full storage height of the coins stored in the storage section 57.
The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.
Also in this embodiment, as described above, the dispensing guide plate 75 is rotated to change the angle to the position 75b during the depositing process, and the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating units 57 to 62 is determined by the checking unit 45 during the depositing process. Monitoring by the count value of coins for each denomination, when detecting that the number of coins accumulated in any of the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 has reached the specified value, the coins are collected from the coin accumulation unit that has reached the specified value. The coins are fed out one by one by the corresponding coin feeding units 69 to 74 and stored in the collection box 78 by the dispensing guide plate 75. In the depositing process, coins discharged from above the coin stacking units 57 to 62 are coins. There is a case where the paper is unbalancedly stored in the accumulation part.
[0118]
In such a case, if the deposit processing is continued even though the number of coins accumulated has not reached the specified value, coins are further stacked on the biased stored coins and overflow from the coin accumulation units 57 to 62. It will lead to the situation of getting lost.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, even when the number of coins stored in the coin stacking units 57 to 62 based on the count value of the check unit 45 does not reach the specified value during the payment processing, the detection sensor 110 detects the full state. Then, the deposit processing is temporarily stopped, the coin is fed out one by one from the coin stacking section by the coin feeding section, and guided to the collection box 78 by the payment guide plate 75 to be stored.
[0119]
As a result, the number of coins in the corresponding coin stacking unit decreases, and the depositing process is restarted after the detection sensor 110 becomes lower than the height at which the coin is fully detected.
According to the above-described second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and even when coins are stored in a biased state in each coin accumulation unit, the coins are removed from the coin accumulation unit. Can be prevented from overflowing.
[0120]
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
FIGS. 27A and 27B are diagrams showing a configuration of a main part of the third embodiment. FIG. 27A is a side view, and FIG. 27B is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.
Here, the coin stacking section 57 and the coin feeding section 69 for a one-yen coin are shown as a coin stacking section and a coin feeding section, but the coin stacking sections 58 to 62 and coin feeding sections 70 to 74 of other denominations are also shown. It has a similar structure.
[0121]
As shown in the drawing, the coin stacking section 57 in the present embodiment is provided with a detection sensor 110 for detecting the full stacking height of the coins stored in the stacking section 57. The feeding section 69 has a disk 111 rotated by a motor (not shown).
The disc 111 is provided with a plurality of recesses 112 corresponding to the diameters of coins to be fed out as shown in FIG. 2B, and when the disc 111 rotates in a certain direction, the coins in the coin accumulating portion 57 are moved to the respective recesses. 112.
[0122]
A notch (not shown) is formed in each of the recesses 112, and coins in each of the recesses 112 are fed out to the lower side of the disk 111 by rollers (not shown) at predetermined positions during rotation, and a dispensing guide plate 75.
The disk 111 is also rotatable in the predetermined direction, that is, in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction. When the disk 111 is rotated in the opposite direction, coins are not fed out from the recess 112.
[0123]
The other configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment.
In such a configuration, even though the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 based on the count value of the check unit 45 does not reach the specified value during the payment processing, the coins are unevenly accumulated and detected. When the sensor 110 detects the full state, the disc 111 in the coin feeding section of the corresponding coin stacking section is rotated a predetermined number of times in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction without stopping the dispensing process.
[0124]
At this time, the coins in the concave portion 112 are not fed out and rotate as they are with the disk 112, so that the coins at the bottom of the coin accumulating portion are agitated due to the unevenness of the surface of the coin in the concave portion 112, whereby the coins are unevenly accumulated in the coin accumulating portion. Coins are leveled and the height is reduced.
If the detection sensor 110 still detects the full state after the predetermined number of rotations, the disk 111 is further rotated a predetermined number of times in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction so that the coins are leveled.
[0125]
In addition, even though the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulation units 57 to 62 based on the count value of the check unit 45 does not reach the specified value during the deposit processing, the detection sensor 110 is full due to the uneven accumulation of coins. Is detected, without stopping the dispensing process, continue rotating the disk 111 in the coin feeding section of the corresponding coin stacking section in the direction opposite to the dispensing direction until the detection sensor 110 does not detect the full state, The rotation of the disk 111 may be stopped when the detection is stopped.
[0126]
According to the third embodiment described above, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and even if coins are accumulated in a biased state in each coin accumulation unit, the dispensing process is stopped. Thus, an effect that coins can be prevented from overflowing from the coin accumulating unit without performing the operation is obtained.
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.
[0127]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a method in which a coin feeding unit provided at a lower portion of a coin stacking unit for stacking coins by denomination and a dispensing cassette and a collecting box arranged side by side below these coin stacking units. A rotatable dispensing guide plate is arranged, and when it is detected by the count value for each denomination of the check section that the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating section has reached a specified value during the deposit processing, the corresponding coin accumulating section The coins are fed out one by one by a coin feeding unit, and are guided and stored in a collecting box by a rotatable payout guide plate having a simple structure.
[0128]
For this reason, a transport path for overflow is not required, and the structure can be simplified and the cost of the apparatus can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of setting a store according to the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a dispensing cassette.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a dispensing cassette.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a collection box.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a reject blade.
FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operation of the reject blade.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device;
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing cash movement of a cash register machine.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device;
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt issued from the change management device.
FIG. 23 shows an example of a receipt issued from the change management device 17.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a display unit and an operation key unit of the change management device.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of a receipt issued from the change management device.
FIG. 26 is a side view of a main part of the second embodiment.
FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part according to the third embodiment;
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional coin management device.
[Explanation of symbols]
21 Deposit
41 Deposit hopper
42 Separation feeding section
43 Payment transfer path
45 Checking Department
46 Sorted transport path
57-62 Coin accumulation unit
69-74 coin feeding section
75 Dispensing guide plate
77 Withdrawal cassette
78 Collection Box
110 detection sensor
111 disk
112 recess

Claims (3)

A deposit port for inserting coins to be deposited,
A separating and feeding unit for separating and feeding coins inserted from the deposit port one by one;
A coin-checking unit that discriminates the denomination of coins sent from the separation and feeding unit and counts coins for each denomination;
A plurality of coin accumulating units provided corresponding to denominations of coins and accumulating coins counted by the check unit by denomination,
A coin feeding unit provided at the bottom of each coin stacking unit to feed coins stacked in the coin stacking unit one by one;
A withdrawal cassette for storing coins paid out and released by each coin payout unit for withdrawal by denomination,
In a coin management device having a collection box for collecting coins fed out and discharged for collection by each coin feeding unit,
The coin dispensing positions of the coin dispensing sections are arranged so as to be aligned on a straight line, and the dispensing cassette and the collecting box are arranged below the coin dispensing position, and the coin discharging position, the dispensing cassette, Provide a rotatable payment guide plate between the collection box,
When performing a deposit process of coins inserted into the deposit port, the dispensing guide plate is rotated to a position for guiding coins to the collection box,
During the dispensing process, when it is detected that the number of coins stacked in the coin stacking unit has reached a specified value based on the count value for each denomination by the check unit,
A coin management device, wherein coins are fed out from a corresponding coin stacker by a coin feeder and collected in the collection box to continue depositing processing and stack coins in the coin stacker. In claim 1,
A sensor for detecting the stacking height of coins accumulated in the coin stacking unit is provided in each coin stacking unit,
In the state where the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating unit has not reached the prescribed value during the depositing process, when the detection sensor detects that the coins have reached a certain height, the depositing process is temporarily stopped, and A coin management device, wherein coins are fed from a coin accumulating unit by a coin feeding unit and collected in the collection box. In claim 1,
A sensor for detecting the height of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating unit is provided in each coin accumulating unit,
In each coin payout unit, a coin is provided so that coins are fed out one by one from the coin stacking unit when rotated in a certain direction, and coins are not fed out when rotated in the opposite direction,
In the state where the number of coins accumulated in the coin accumulating unit does not reach the prescribed value during the depositing process, when it is detected that the coin has reached a certain height by the detection sensor, in the coin feeding unit of the corresponding coin accumulating unit. A coin management device wherein a coin is stirred by rotating a disk in a reverse direction so as to lower the height of coins in a coin accumulation unit.

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