JP2005174072A - Coin processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processing device which does not block entry of a coin, and can prevent ingress of a foreign material. <P>SOLUTION: The coin treatment device forms a holding space A to temporarily hold the coin put in from a money receiving/dispensing slot 2, and is provided with a hopper 21 at the bottom of which an aperture 22 leading to a device inside is prepared and a tray 23 which is prepared inside the holding space A and is rotary-movable to a lower position occluding the aperture 22 and an upper position opening it. A lever 27, which allows entry of the coins in an unbound state to the device inside and blocks the entry of an object whose shape is larger than the coins in the unbound state to the device inside, is prepared immediately below the tray 23. When the tray 23 moves from the lower position to the upper position, the lever 27 is raised toward the center of the holding space A, and when the tray 23 moves from the upper position to the lower position, the lever 27 is lowered. When the tray 23 stops at the lower position, the lever 27 is placed back to the original position immediately below the tray 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus incorporated in, for example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like.

  For example, a device for handling money such as an automatic cash transaction apparatus has a built-in coin processing device for performing deposit / withdrawal processing of coins. As a coin processing device, for example, as described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 below, a deposit / withdrawal port is provided at the top of the device to insert / discharge coins, and deposit / withdrawal is provided below the deposit / withdrawal port. Some holding spaces are provided for temporarily holding coins inserted from the mouth, and a rotating tray is provided in the holding space to close or open an opening leading to the inside of the apparatus. In such an apparatus, the tray is positioned downward and the opening is closed, so that coins inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port are received on the tray and held in the holding space, and the tray is rotated upward from below. By opening the opening, the held coin is dropped from the tray and taken into the apparatus through the opening.

  The coin processing apparatus as described above generally deals with loose coins, but foreign objects other than loose coins may be erroneously inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port. Even when a foreign object is inserted, if the foreign object is held on the tray and then dropped from the tray and taken into the apparatus in the same manner as a coin, the apparatus may be damaged. In particular, when a foreign object has a larger shape than a loose coin, the foreign object is clogged by a coin passage or a coin processing unit provided inside the apparatus, and the coin cannot be processed.

  In order to solve such a problem, in Patent Documents 2 and 3, a plurality of wire-like fall prevention members are provided immediately below the tray at intervals allowing the fall of coins in a loose state to be inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port. Even if a wrapping coin that is a foreign object other than a loose coin (a bar made by wrapping multiple coins with wrapping paper, etc.) is dropped from the tray when it is moved from below to above, it falls It is received by a blocking member to prevent entry into the apparatus. Further, in Patent Document 3, by providing a plurality of projecting pieces on the edge of the tray, the wrapping coins received by the fall prevention member are reliably placed on the tray when the tray rotates back from above. I try to transfer it.

JP 2001-325641 A Japanese Patent No. 2721142 Japanese Patent No. 3260233

  However, in Patent Document 2, when thin papers such as banknotes and receipts are inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port, the papers are received by the fall prevention member when the tray is moved upward from below. However, when the tray is moved from the upper side to the lower side, the paper is positioned on the trajectory of the rotation of the tray, so that it may be caught between the tray and the fall prevention member without being loaded on the tray. There is. Moreover, even if a protrusion piece is provided on the edge of the tray as in Patent Document 3, the corner of the paper received by the fall prevention member falls below the protrusion piece, or the paper is bent and more than the protrusion piece. If the sheet falls downward, the paper may be caught between the tray and the fall prevention member. When papers are bitten in this way, coins are difficult to fall into the opening, and the tray is difficult to rotate, thus preventing the coins from being taken into the apparatus.

  This invention solves the said problem, and the place made into the subject is providing the coin processing apparatus which can prevent the approach of a foreign material, without preventing taking in of a coin.

  In the present invention, a holding space for temporarily holding coins inserted from the deposit port is formed, a holding member provided with an opening leading to the inside of the apparatus, and a holding member provided in the holding space, and closing the opening. A rotating member that can rotate and move between a lower position that opens and an upper position that opens, and when the rotating member is in the lower position, the inserted coin is received and held on the rotating member, and the rotating member is moved to the upper position. In the coin processing device that drops the retained coins from above the rotating member and takes them into the device through the opening, the loose coins are allowed to enter the device in the vicinity of the opening, An entry preventing member is provided for preventing an object having a shape larger than the loose coin from entering the apparatus. When the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position, the entry blocking member is raised toward the center of the holding space, and when the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position, the entry blocking is performed. When the member is lowered and the rotating member stops at the lower position, the entry preventing member is returned to the original position in the vicinity of the opening.

  With the above configuration, after receiving and holding a foreign object having a shape larger than the loose coins inserted from the deposit port on the rotating member, the rotating member is moved from the lower position to the upper position and the entry blocking member is held. By raising toward the center of the space, the foreign matter can be lifted from the rotating member by the entry preventing member, and can be moved away from the locus on which the rotating member rotates. After that, when the rotating member is moved from the upper position to the lower position, the entry preventing member is lowered, and when the rotating member is stopped at the lower position, the entry preventing member is returned to the original position. Since the foreign matter is lifted by the entry preventing member during the movement of the rotating member, even if the inserted foreign matter is paper, the rotating member does not bite it between the entry preventing member and the rotating member. Can be placed on top. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the apparatus without hindering the coin from being taken into the apparatus.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, a support shaft that rotatably supports the base portion of the entry blocking member and a biasing member that biases the tip of the entry blocking member toward the center of the holding space are provided. ing. When the rotating member is positioned at the lower position, the entry preventing member is positioned immediately below the rotating member, and when the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position, the biasing force of the biasing member causes The tip of the entry blocking member is raised toward the center of the holding space, and when the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position, the rotating member pushes the entry blocking member downward, and the rotating member is moved to the lower position. When stopped, the entry blocking member is returned to its original position directly below the rotating member.

  When coins and papers are inserted from the deposit port and the coins and papers are held in the holding space in a state where the coins are superimposed on the papers, in the techniques of Patent Documents 2 and 3 described above, When the paper is moved from the lower position to the upper position, the paper is received by the fall-preventing member while the coin is superimposed on the paper, and at that time, if the number of coins is small, the paper becomes an obstacle. Thus, if the coins on the paper cannot be taken into the apparatus and the number of coins is large, there is a problem that the paper is pushed between the fall prevention members by the weight of the coin and enters the apparatus together with the coin. However, when the rotation preventing member is moved from the lower position to the upper position by rotating the entry preventing member up and down around the support shaft as described above, the tip of the entry preventing member is placed on the rotating member. Since the held paper is supported and lifted, the paper can be bent in a convex shape. For this reason, even if coins are superimposed on the paper, it is possible to slide the coins from the paper and take only the coins into the apparatus.

  Moreover, in one Embodiment of this invention, the approach prevention member is comprised from the thin board | plate material, and it is multiply arranged by the vicinity of an opening part so that a plate | board thickness direction may become perpendicular | vertical with respect to the falling direction of a coin. If it does in this way, a coin can be taken into the inside of an apparatus, without being caught by an approach prevention member, and a foreign object can be supported stably with an entrance prevention member, and can be raised.

  Moreover, in one Embodiment of this invention, the front-end | tip part of an approach prevention member is curved toward the upper direction. In this way, after the paper held on the rotating member is supported and lifted by the tip of the entry preventing member, it can be supported and lowered by the tip, so the rotating member is moved from the upper position to the lower position. When rotating, the rotating member easily enters under the paper, and the paper can be reliably placed on the rotating member.

  Moreover, in one Embodiment of this invention, the hollow is provided in the upper surface of the base part of an approach prevention member. When an annular foreign matter such as a rubber band or a linear foreign matter such as lint is introduced from the deposit port, the foreign matter can be hooked on the entry prevention member by raising the entry prevention member. Thus, by providing a recess on the top surface of the root portion, an annular or linear foreign matter caught on the entry prevention member can be retreated into the depression, and the foreign matter is caught between the entry prevention member and the rotating member. It is possible to prevent the rotational movement of the rotating member from being hindered.

  Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present invention, a holding space for temporarily holding coins inserted from the deposit port is formed, a holding member provided with an opening leading to the inside of the apparatus, and the holding space A rotating member which is provided and is rotatable to a lower position where the opening is closed and an upper position where the opening is opened, and when the rotating member is in the lower position, the inserted coin is received and held on the rotating member. Then, by moving the rotating member to an upper position, in the coin processing apparatus that drops the held coin from the rotating member and takes it into the apparatus through the opening, the inside of the apparatus of the coins in a loose state is located near the opening. An engagement groove for engaging an entry blocking member on the circumferential surface of the rotating member, and providing an entry blocking member that permits entry into the device and blocking entry of an object having a shape larger than a loose coin into the apparatus. The rotating member of Provided in the rolling along the direction. The entry preventing member is engaged with the engaging groove when the rotating member is located at the lower position, and from the engaging groove as the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position. It disengages and re-engages with the engaging groove as the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position.

  As described above, after receiving and holding a foreign object having a shape larger than that of the coin in a loose state inserted from the deposit port on the rotating member, the rotating member is moved from the lower position to the upper position, thereby rotating the foreign object. It can be dropped from above the member and received and held by the entry blocking member. After that, when the rotating member is moved from the upper position to the lower position, as the rotating member moves, the entry blocking member engages with the engaging groove of the rotating member. Even if it is a kind, the foreign material can be put on a rotating member, without biting between the rotating member and an approach prevention member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the apparatus without hindering the coin from being taken into the apparatus.

  According to the present invention, foreign matter having a shape larger than that of a loose coin is not caught between the entry blocking member and the rotating member, so that foreign matter can be prevented from entering the device without preventing the coin from being taken into the device. It is possible to prevent entry.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic structure of a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 100 is a coin processing device, and this device 100 is built in an automatic cash transaction apparatus and handles a coin C in a loose state. Reference numeral 1 denotes an inlet / outlet portion provided in the upper part of the apparatus 100. This depositing / exiting unit 1 temporarily holds the coin C to be deposited inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and then takes it into the apparatus 100 or temporarily receives the coin C to be dispensed conveyed from the inside. It can be taken out after being held. The detailed structure of the entrance / exit part 1 will be described later. Reference numeral 3 denotes a shutter that opens and closes to open or close the deposit / withdrawal port 2. 4 is a feeding unit that separates and sends coins C sent from the inlet / outlet unit 1 one by one, 5 is a foreign matter collecting unit that collects foreign matters having a shape smaller than the coin C, and 6 is sent from the feeding unit 4. A coin identifying unit 7 for identifying the authenticity or denomination of the incoming coin C, and 7 is a deposit conveying unit that conveys the coin C to be deposited to the stacker 8 according to denomination. The stacker 8 stores the coins C conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 7 by denomination. Reference numeral 9 denotes a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding coins C collectively. Reference numeral 11 denotes a transport belt that transports the coins C discharged from the stacker 8, and 12 denotes a path switching unit that switches the transport path of the coins C with each of the built-in flappers 13. Reference numeral 14 denotes a withdrawal conveyance unit that conveys the coin C to be withdrawn upward, and reference numeral 15 denotes a withdrawal identification unit that easily identifies the denomination of the coin C conveyed from the withdrawal conveyance unit 14. Reference numeral 17 denotes a coin collecting unit that collects forgotten coins C, rejected coins C, and the like, and 18 is a cartridge that sets coins C for replenishment.

  Next, a schematic operation of the coin processing apparatus 100 having the above configuration will be described. In the case of deposit processing for coins C, when a customer operates an operation panel (not shown) to instruct the start of deposit processing, the shutter 3 is opened and the deposit / withdrawal port 2 is opened. When a loose coin C is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, after a while, the shutter 3 is closed to close the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and the inserted coin C is temporarily held in the deposit / eject unit 1. Later, it takes in from the entrance / exit part 1 so that it may mention later. When the coin C is taken in, the feeding unit 4 separates the coins C one by one and conveys them to the coin identifying unit 6, and the coin identifying unit 6 performs authenticity determination and denomination determination of the coin C. At this time, the coin C identified by the coin identifying unit 6 is conveyed to the temporary holding unit 9. Then, when the identification of all the inserted coins C is completed, the deposit amount is calculated and the deposit amount is displayed on the operation panel. Here, when the operation panel is operated by the customer and the execution of deposit is instructed, all the coins C in the temporary storage unit 9 are sent to the withdrawal transport unit 14 through the path switching unit 12, and the upper part is moved by the withdrawal transport unit 14. And is taken into the inside again through the withdrawal identification part 15 and the inlet / outlet part 1. When the coin C is taken in, the feeding unit 4 again separates the coins C one by one and transports them to the coin identifying unit 6, and the coin identifying unit 6 determines the denomination of the coin C. At this time, the coin C identified by the coin identifying unit 6 is transported by the deposit transport unit 7 and stored in the stacker 8 by denomination. Then, when the storage of all the inserted coins C into the stacker 8 is completed, the deposit process is finished.

  On the other hand, in the case of the withdrawal process for coins C, when the operation panel is operated by the customer to instruct the withdrawal amount and the start of the withdrawal process, the coins C corresponding to the designated amount are stacked in the money type. 8 is discharged to the conveyor belt 11. Then, the coin C is transported by the transport belt 11 and sent to the path switching unit 12, and further sent from the path switching unit 12 to the withdrawal transport unit 14. Thereafter, the coin C is transported to the withdrawal identifying unit 15 by the withdrawal transporting unit 14, the denomination of the coin C is identified by the withdrawal identifying unit 15, and then the coin C is sent to the entrance / exit unit 1 temporarily. Hold on. When the identification of all the coins C to be withdrawn is completed, the amount of money to be withdrawn is calculated, and it is confirmed whether or not it matches the instructed amount. Here, if the withdrawal amount matches the instructed amount, the shutter 3 is opened to open the entrance / exit 2 and the coin C held in the entrance / exit portion 1 can be taken out. Thereafter, when all the coins C are taken out from the entrance / exit part 1 by the customer, the shutter 3 is closed and the withdrawal process is ended.

  2 and 3 are diagrams showing the detailed structure of the above-described entrance / exit part 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inlet / outlet portion 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a right side view of a tray provided in the entrance / exit portion 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lever provided in the entrance / exit portion 1. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a hopper fixed to the upper part of the coin processing apparatus 100. The hopper 21 forms a holding space A for temporarily holding coins C inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and an opening 22 is provided at the bottom to communicate with the inside of the apparatus 100. Reference numeral 23 denotes a tray provided in the holding space A. The tray 23 has an arc shape so as to be substantially continuous with the inner surface of the hopper 21, and a shaft portion 23b protruding from the side surface 23a as shown in FIG. 4 is rotatable to the hopper 21 as shown in FIG. It is supported. 2, 24a is a pulley connected to the shaft portion 23b of the tray 23, 24b is a pulley connected to the shaft of the motor 25, and 26 is a belt placed horizontally between the two pulleys 24a and 24b. When the pulleys 24a, 24b and the belt 26 are rotated forward by the forward rotation of the motor 25, the tray 23 moves from the lower position where the opening 22 is closed as shown by the solid line in FIG. It rotates and moves to an upper position that opens the opening 22 as shown by a two-dot chain line. Further, when the pulleys 24a, 24b and the belt 26 are rotated reversely by the reverse drive of the motor 25, the tray 23 rotates from the upper position in the L direction around the shaft portion 23b and moves to the lower position. The rotation direction and rotation angle of the tray 23 are detected by a slit 23c (shown in FIG. 4) provided on the side surface 3a of the tray 23 and an encoder (not shown). In the inlet / outlet section 1, the tray 23 is positioned at the lower position to receive and hold the coins C inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 on the tray 23, and the tray 23 is moved to the upper position to hold it. The coin C is dropped from the tray 23 and taken into the apparatus 100 through the opening 22.

  3 is a lever disposed in the vicinity of the opening 22. Two levers 27 are provided as shown in FIG. 5, and are connected to one base 27a. In this embodiment, the two levers 27 are formed so as to protrude vertically from the base portion 27a by bending one thin plate material. The distance between the two levers 27 is set so as to allow the coin C in the loose state to enter the apparatus 100 and prevent the object having a shape larger than the coin C in the loose state from entering the apparatus 100. . The distal end portion 27b of the lever 27 has an arc shape, and the diameter of the arc is set larger than the hole diameter so as not to be caught in the hole provided in the 5-yen coin or the 50-yen coin. ing. The tip 27b of the lever 27 is curved upward. A recess 27 d is provided on the upper surface of the base portion 27 c of the lever 27. Further, a hole 27 e is provided in the base portion 27 c of the lever 27. The support shaft 28 passes through the hole 27e of the base portion 27c and a hole (not shown) provided in the frame 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, so that the base portion 27c of the lever 27 is connected to the support shaft 28. The lever 27 is rotatably supported, and the lever 27 is disposed in the vicinity of the opening 22 so that the thickness direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3) is perpendicular to the falling direction D of the coin C. The frame 30 is fixed to the hopper 21.

  A coil spring 29 is hooked into a hole 27f (illustrated in FIG. 5) provided in the base 27a of the lever 27 and a hole (not shown) provided in the frame 30. The coil spring 29 urges the tip 27b of the lever 27 in a direction toward the center of the holding space A. For this reason, when the tray 23 is located at a lower position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 3, the lever 27 is pressed against the tray 23 and located immediately below the tray 27 as indicated by a solid line. At this time, the lever 27 is engaged with an engaging groove 23d (also shown in FIG. 4) provided on the peripheral surface of the tray 23 along the rotation directions R and L. The width of the engaging groove 23d is set to be slightly larger than the plate thickness of the lever 27. Further, when the tray 23 is located at the upper position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the lever 27 is rotated by the elastic force of the coil spring 29 to enter the holding space A as indicated by the two-dot chain line. To position.

  A solenoid 31 is fixed to the frame 30. The solenoid 31 vibrates the lever 27 via the plunger 31a and the actuator 32 shown in FIG. 2, and drops the residual coin C on the lever 27. Reference numeral 33 denotes a sensor that detects that an object such as a coin C has been inserted into the holding space A from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and reference numeral 34 denotes a sensor that detects that an object such as a coin C has been held on the tray 23.

  In the above configuration, the deposit / withdrawal port 2 constitutes an embodiment of the deposit port in the present invention. The hopper 21 constitutes an embodiment of the holding member in the present invention. The tray 23 constitutes an embodiment of the rotating member in the present invention. The lever 27 constitutes an embodiment of the entry blocking member in the present invention. The support shaft 28 constitutes an embodiment of the support shaft in the present invention. The coil spring 29 constitutes an embodiment of the biasing member in the present invention.

  6A to 9 are diagrams showing the operating state of the above-described entrance / exit portion 1. 6A to 7 show a case where a coin C and paper P are inserted, FIG. 8 shows a case where a wrapping coin H is inserted, and FIG. 9 shows a case where a coin C and a rubber band G are inserted. Show. In addition, a wrapping coin is a thing which wrapped the coin of several sheets with the wrapping paper etc., and was made into the rod shape.

  First, in FIG. 6A, a paper P such as banknotes or receipts having a larger shape than the loose coin C is mistakenly inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 together with the coin C in a loose state by the customer. As shown in (a), when the coin C is superimposed and held on the tray 23 positioned at the lower position, and the paper P is placed on the coin C, the coin C is placed inside the apparatus 100. When the motor 25 (FIG. 2) is driven to rotate in order to take in, the tray 23 rotates in the R direction as shown in FIG. 6A (b). As a result, the coins C held on the tray 23 fall from the tray 23 and are taken into the apparatus 100 through the levers 27 and the opening 22. At this time, as the tray 23 rotates in the R direction, the lever 27 moves away from the engaging groove 23d of the tray 23 and rises toward the center of the holding space A by the elastic force of the coil spring 29. Then, the paper P is supported and lifted by the tip 27b. When the tray 23 moves away from the lever 27 as shown in FIG. 6A (c), the lever 27 stops at the approximate center of the holding space A, and the trajectory of the paper 23 P rotationally moving at the leading end portion 27b. Hold away from above. Thereafter, only the tray 23 further rotates in the R direction, and when the tray 23 reaches the upper position as shown in FIG. 6A (d), the motor 25 stops driving and the tray 23 also stops.

  After the tray 23 stops at the upper position, when the motor 25 is driven in reverse to return the tray 23 to the lower position, the tray 23 rotates in the L direction as shown in FIG. 6B (e). When the tray 23 comes into contact with the lever 27, the tray 23 pushes the lever 27 downward as shown in FIG. 6B (f). At this time, the lever 27 is in pressure contact with the tray 23 by the elastic force of the coil spring 29. After a while, the lever 27 engages with the engaging groove 23 d of the tray 23, and the paper that is lifted by the tip 27 b of the lever 27 while the tray 23 moves in the L direction along the upper surface of the lever 27. Enter under P and scoop up paper P. When the tray 23 reaches the lower position as shown in FIG. 6B (g), the motor 25 stops driving, the tray 23 also stops, and the lever 27 also returns to the original position and stops. At this time, the paper P is put on the tray 23 without being caught between the tray 23 and the lever 27.

  6B (f), after the tray 23 pushes the lever 27 downward, the tray 23 does not enter under the paper P, so that the tray 23 can be moved as shown in FIG. 6B (h). In this case, since the lever 27 is engaged with the engaging groove 23d of the tray 23, the paper P is in contact with the tray 23, the lever 27, and the end of the paper P. Without being caught between the two, it is placed on the tray 23 as shown in FIG. 6B (g). Further, the fact that the lever 27 is pressed against the tray 23 by the elastic force of the coil spring 29 is also a factor for ensuring that the paper P is not caught between the tray 23 and the lever 27.

  Next, in FIG. 7, the customer erroneously inserts the paper P together with the coins C from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and the paper P is held on the tray 23 as shown in FIG. When the coin C is superimposed on P, when the motor 25 is driven forward, the tray 23 rotates in the R direction as shown in FIG. As a result, the paper P held on the tray 23 falls from the tray 23 with the coins C placed thereon and is received by the lever 27. At this time, the paper P is obstructed and the coin C cannot be taken into the apparatus 100. However, as the tray 23 rotates in the R direction, the lever 27 is moved into the holding space A by the elastic force of the coil spring 29. Since it rises toward the center and supports the paper P at the tip 27b and lifts it up, the paper P bends in a convex shape. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7C, when the tray 23 is separated from the lever 27 and the lever 27 stops at the approximate center of the holding space A, the coin C slides down from the paper P, and only the coin C is transferred. It is taken into the device 100 through the opening 22. At this time, if the lever 27 is vibrated by the solenoid 31 described above, the coin C slides from the paper P more reliably. Thereafter, the tray 23 moves to the upper position as shown in FIG. 6A (d), and the tray 23 moves from the upper position to the lower position as shown in FIGS. 6B (e) to (g). The lever 27 also returns to the original position, and the paper P is placed on the tray 23.

  Further, in FIG. 8, when the wrapping coin H is erroneously inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by the customer and the wrapping coin H is held on the tray 23 as shown in FIG. When forwardly driven, the tray 23 rotates in the R direction as shown in FIG. Thereby, the wrapping coin H held on the tray 23 falls from the tray 23 and is received by the lever 27. At this time, as the tray 23 rotates in the R direction, the lever 27 rises toward the center of the holding space A by the elastic force of the coil spring 29 and lifts the wrapping coin H. When the tray 23 reaches the upper position as shown in FIG. 8C, the motor 25 stops driving and the tray 23 also stops. At this time, the lever 27 stops substantially at the center of the holding space A, and supports the wrapping coin H on the root portion 27c side. Thereafter, when the motor 25 is driven in reverse to return the tray 23 to the lower position, the tray 23 rotates in the L direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the wrapping coin H is positioned on the trajectory of the rotational movement of the tray 23. Therefore, the tip of the tray 23 may come into contact with the wrapping coin H. Since the tray 23 pushes the lever 27 downward through the wrapping coin H, the wrapping coin H moves to the tip 27b side of the lever 27 as shown in FIG. go. For this reason, the tray 23 comes into direct contact with the lever 27 and pushes the lever 27 downward. After a while, the tray 23 moves in the L direction along the upper surface of the lever 27 and scoops up the wrapping coins H. Then, the tray 23 stops at the lower position, the lever 27 also returns to the original position, and the wrapping coin H is placed on the tray 23 (the state shown in FIG. 8A).

  In FIG. 9, when the rubber band G together with the coin C in a loose state is accidentally inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 by the customer and is held on the tray 23 as shown in FIG. Is rotated forward, the tray 23 rotates in the R direction as shown in FIG. As a result, the coins C held on the tray 23 fall from the tray 23 and are taken into the apparatus 100 through the levers 27 and the opening 22. At this time, as the tray 23 rotates in the R direction, the lever 27 rises toward the center of the holding space A by the elastic force of the coil spring 29, so that the lever 27 penetrates the rubber band G. Then hook the rubber band G. When the tray 23 reaches the upper position as shown in FIG. 9C, the motor 25 stops driving and the tray 23 also stops. At this time, the lever 27 stops at substantially the center of the holding space A, and the rubber band G caught on the lever 27 moves to the recess 27 d of the lever 27. Thereafter, the motor 25 is driven in reverse, the tray 23 rotates in the L direction, and when the tray 23 reaches the lower position as shown in FIG. 9D, the motor 25 stops driving, and the tray 25 23 also stops, and the lever 27 also returns to its original position and stops. At this time, the rubber band G does not move to the distal end portion 27b side of the lever 27 and remains caught in the recess 27d. After that, even if coins C and the like are again inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 and the tray 23 and the lever 27 move up and down, the rubber band G remains caught in the recess 27 d of the lever 27. In addition to the rubber band G, even when an annular foreign object such as a metal ring or a linear foreign object such as lint is introduced from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the foreign object is not removed from the lever 27 as described above. It remains caught in the recess 27d.

  According to the above, after receiving and holding on the tray 23 foreign matter such as paper P or wrapping coin H having a shape larger than the loose coin C inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, the tray 23 is moved upward from the lower position. By moving the lever 27 into the holding space A while moving to the position, the foreign matter can be lifted from the tray 23 by the lever 27 and away from the trajectory where the tray 23 rotates. Thereafter, when the tray 23 is moved from the upper position to the lower position and the lever 27 is lowered, and the tray 23 is stopped at the lower position, the lever 27 is moved to the original position directly below the tray 23. Since the foreign matter is lifted by the lever 27 while the tray 23 is moving, even if the foreign matter thrown in is the paper P, it is not bitten between the lever 27 and the tray 23. It can be placed on the tray 23. Therefore, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the device 100 without hindering the coin C from being taken into the device 100.

  In addition, when the coin C and the paper P are inserted from the deposit outlet 2 and the coin C and the paper P are held in the holding space A in a state where the coin C is superimposed on the paper P, the above-mentioned patent In the techniques of Documents 2 and 3, when the tray is moved from the lower position to the upper position, the paper P is received by the fall prevention member while the coin C is superimposed on the paper P, and at that time If the number of coins C is small, the paper P is in the way and the coins C on the paper P cannot be taken into the apparatus. If the number of coins C is large, the paper P is prevented from falling by the weight of the coins C. The problem of being pushed into between the members and entering the inside of the apparatus together with the coins C arises. However, when the tray 23 is moved from the lower position to the upper position by rotating the lever 27 up and down around the support shaft 28 as the center of rotation as in the above-described embodiment, the tray 23 is moved by the tip 27b of the lever 27. Since the paper P held on top is supported and lifted, the paper P can be bent in a convex shape. For this reason, even if the coin C is superimposed on the paper P, the coin C is slid down from the paper P as shown in FIG. 7C and only the coin C is taken into the apparatus 100. Is possible.

  Further, the lever 27 is formed of a thin plate material, and a plurality of the levers 27 are arranged in the vicinity of the opening 22 so that the plate thickness direction is perpendicular to the falling direction D of the coin C, whereby the coin C is hooked on the lever 27. It can be taken in the apparatus 100 without any change, and foreign matters such as paper P and wrapping coins H can be stably supported by the lever 27 and lifted.

  Further, by curving the front end portion 27b of the lever 27 upward, the paper P held on the tray 23 is supported and lifted by the front end portion 27b of the lever 27, and then supported and lowered by the front end portion 27b. Therefore, when the tray 23 is moved from the upper position to the lower position, the tray 23 can easily enter under the paper P, and the paper P can be reliably placed on the tray 23.

  Further, when an annular foreign matter such as a rubber band G or a linear foreign matter such as lint is introduced from the deposit outlet 2, the foreign matter can be hooked on the lever 27 by raising the lever 27. Further, by providing the depression 27d on the upper surface of the base portion 27c of the lever 27, the annular or linear foreign matter caught on the lever 27 can be retreated to the depression 27d, and the foreign matter is moved between the lever 27 and the tray 23. It is possible to prevent the tray 23 from interfering with the rotational movement of the tray 23.

  In the embodiment described above, when two levers 27 made of a thin plate material are provided as an entry preventing member that permits entry of loose coins C and prevents entry of objects having a shape larger than the coins C. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to this, for example, one or three or more levers made of a round bar, a wire, or the like may be provided in the vicinity of the opening 22. When only one lever is provided, as in the lever 35 shown in FIG. 10, if the rod-shaped member 36 is connected in parallel with the width direction of the lever 35 and partially widened, It is possible to stably support and lift foreign matters having a shape larger than C.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the lever 27 as an entry preventing member is provided directly below the tray 23, and the lever 27 is rotated up and down by the tray 23 and the coil spring 29 as an example. The present invention is not limited to this. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 11, for example, a lever 37 may be provided directly above the tray 23, and the lever 37 may be rotated up and down by gears 38 a and 38 b and a motor 39. Reference numeral 23 z shown on the tray 23 is an engagement groove for the lever 37 to enter and engage with the tray 23. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), after the coins C and paper P inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are held on the tray 23 positioned at the lower position, they are shown in FIG. 11 (b). When the tray 23 is moved in the R direction toward the upper position and the lever 37 is raised toward the center of the holding space A by the motor 39 and the gears 38a and 38b, the coin C falls from the tray 23. The paper P is taken into the apparatus 100 and the lever 37 is lifted up. Then, after the tray 23 arrives at the upper position, as shown in FIG. 11C, the tray 23 is moved in the L direction toward the lower position, and the lever 37 is lowered by the motor 39 and the gears 38a and 38b. 11D, the paper P is placed on the tray 23 without being caught between the lever 37 and the tray 23. In addition to the above, a lever provided directly below or directly above the tray 23 may be moved up and down using mechanical or electrical means at both ends without rotating around one end as a fulcrum.

  Moreover, although the case where the lever 27 as the entry blocking member is moved up and down is given as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention may be fixed without moving the lever 27 in addition to this. Good. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing an embodiment in this case. FIG. 12A (a) shows a state in which the coins C and paper P inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 2 are held on the tray 23 positioned at the lower position. The lever 27 is supported by the support shaft 28 and is fixed to the frame 30 by a fixing member 40. The lever 27 is engaged with an engagement groove 23 d provided on the peripheral surface of the tray 23. From this state, when the tray 23 is moved to the upper position, the coin C falls from above the tray 23 as shown in FIG. 12A (b), and passes between the levers 27 and the opening 22 into the apparatus 100. Although taken in, the paper P is received and held by the lever 27. At this time, the lever 27 is detached from the engaging groove 23 d of the tray 23. Then, after the tray 23 arrives at the upper position, when the tray 23 is moved to the lower position as shown in FIG. 12A (c), the front end of the tray 23 and the paper P are shown in FIG. 12A (d). At this time, since the lever 27 is reengaged with the engaging groove 23d of the tray 23, the paper P is not caught between the tray 23 and the lever 27. As shown in FIG. 12B (e), it is placed on the tray 23. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as paper P from entering the apparatus 100 without hindering the coin C from being taken into the apparatus 100.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, although the example which applied this invention to the coin processing apparatus 100 which is built in the automatic cash transaction apparatus and performs the deposit process and withdrawal process of a coin is given, this invention is other than this. In addition, for example, the present invention can be applied to a coin processing device built in an automatic ticket vending machine or the like, or a coin processing device that performs only coin deposit processing.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a coin processing apparatus. It is a top view which shows the detailed structure of the entrance / exit part provided in the coin processing apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the detailed structure of the entrance / exit part. It is a right view of the tray with which the same entrance / exit part is equipped. It is a perspective view of the lever with which the same entrance / exit part is equipped. It is a figure which shows the operation state of the entrance / exit part. It is a figure which shows the operation state of the entrance / exit part. It is a figure which shows the operation state of the entrance / exit part. It is a figure which shows the operation state of the entrance / exit part. It is a figure which shows the operation state of the entrance / exit part. It is a figure which shows other embodiment. It is a figure which shows other embodiment. It is a figure which shows other embodiment. It is a figure which shows other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

2 Deposit / Withdrawal Port 21 Hopper 22 Opening 23 Tray 23d Engaging Groove 27 Lever 27b Tip 27c Root 27d Depression 28 Support Shaft 29 Coil Spring 35 Lever 37 Lever 100 Coin Processing Device
A Holding space C Coin G Rubber band
P Paper H Packaging coins

Claims (6)

A holding space for temporarily holding coins inserted from the deposit port, a holding member provided with an opening leading to the inside of the apparatus, and a lower part provided in the holding space and closing the opening A rotating member that can rotate and move between a position and an open upper position, and when the rotating member is in the lower position, the inserted coin is received and held on the rotating member, and the rotating member is In the coin processing device that moves the coin to the upper position to drop the held coin from the rotating member and take it into the device through the opening,
Provided in the vicinity of the opening, including an entry blocking member that allows entry of loose coins into the device and prevents entry of objects having a shape larger than the loose coins into the device,
When the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position, the entry blocking member is raised toward the center of the holding space, and the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position. A coin processing device, wherein the entry preventing member is lowered when going, and the entry preventing member is returned to the original position in the vicinity of the opening when the rotating member stops at the lower position. The coin processing device according to claim 1,
A support shaft that rotatably supports a base portion of the entry blocking member;
A biasing member that biases the tip of the entry blocking member in a direction toward the center of the holding space;
When the rotating member is positioned at the lower position, the entry preventing member is positioned immediately below the rotating member, and when the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position, The tip of the entry preventing member is raised toward the center of the holding space by the urging force of the urging member, and the entry by the rotating member is performed when the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position. The coin processing apparatus, wherein the blocking member is pushed downward and the entry blocking member is returned to the original position immediately below the rotating member when the rotating member stops at the lower position. In the coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The entry preventing member is made of a thin plate material, and a plurality of coin blocking devices are arranged in the vicinity of the opening so that the plate thickness direction is perpendicular to the coin falling direction. In the coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A coin processing apparatus, wherein a tip portion of the entry blocking member is bent upward. The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A coin processing apparatus, wherein a depression is provided on an upper surface of a base portion of the entry preventing member. A holding space for temporarily holding coins inserted from the deposit port, a holding member provided with an opening leading to the inside of the apparatus, and a lower part provided in the holding space and closing the opening A rotating member that can rotate and move between a position and an open upper position, and when the rotating member is in the lower position, the inserted coin is received and held on the rotating member, and the rotating member is In the coin processing device that moves the coin to the upper position to drop the held coin from the rotating member and take it into the device through the opening,
An entrance blocking member provided in the vicinity of the opening, allowing entry of loose coins into the device, and preventing entry of objects having a shape larger than the loose coins into the device;
An engagement groove provided on the circumferential surface of the rotation member along the rotation direction and engaged with the entry blocking member;
The entry preventing member is engaged with the engaging groove when the rotating member is located at the lower position, and as the rotating member moves from the lower position to the upper position. The coin processing apparatus is disengaged from the engaging groove and re-engages with the engaging groove as the rotating member moves from the upper position to the lower position.

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