JP2005228082A - Processing machine of coins - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processing machine 11 capable of removal of generation of a waiting time resulting from removal of full filling of a storing delivery part 19 of a specific kind of coins, when a large quantity of a specific kind of coins among a plurality of kinds of coins exist. <P>SOLUTION: The specific kind of coins from among the plurality of kinds of coins received into a coin receiving delivery part 31 are sent from a switching part 41 to an extraction part 62 and extracted. The residual kinds of coins are sent from the switching part 41 to a classification passage part 35c, classified by the kinds, and stored in the coin storing delivery part 19. Even when a large quantity of the specific kind of coins from among the plurality of kinds of coins exist, full filling of the storing delivery part 19 of the specific kind of coins is prevented by sending the specific kind of coins to the extraction part 62. Hereby, removal of generation of the waiting time resulting from removal of full filling of the storing delivery part 19 of the specific kind of coins is realized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing machine that performs processing for classifying and storing coins by type.

  Conventionally, for example, coin processing machines such as coin processing machines and medal processing machines that receive coins such as coins and gaming medals and sort and store them by type are known (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  For example, in a coin processor, a coin to be deposited is received by a coin receiving and sending unit, coins are sent one by one from the coin sending unit to an identification passage unit, and the coins identified as normal in this identification passage unit are classified. The coins are conveyed to the passage portion and classified according to the money type, and the coins classified in the classified passage portion are stored in the coin-type coin storage and feeding portion. Also, the coins stored in each coin storage and feeding section can be paid out one by one, used for dispensing coins, or sending coins to the packaging section provided in the coin sorting and storing machine to stack a predetermined number of coins It is possible to store it as a wrapped bar and collect coins in a separate collection box.

By the way, even if coins to be deposited are in a mixed state of multiple denominations and there are a large amount of coins of a specific denomination, all coins of all denominations to be sent are classified into the coin classification passage and coins of denomination Since it is stored in the storage and feeding section, the coin storage and feeding section that stores a large amount of coins of a denomination tends to be full. When this coin storage and delivery part is full, the coin classification and storage operation is temporarily stopped, coins are fed out from the full coin storage and delivery part, sent to the packaging part and stored as a bar, or in a separate collection box. When the coins can be collected and stored in the coin storage and feeding section, the coin classification and storage operation is resumed.
Japanese Patent No. 2857450 (2nd page, Fig. 4)

  As mentioned above, even if coins to be deposited are in a mixed state of multiple denominations and there are a large amount of coins of a specific denomination, all coins of all denominations to be deposited are sent to the coin sorting path for classification and gold In order to store in the coin storage and feeding part of the type, the coin storage and feeding part that stores a large amount of denominated coins is likely to be full, and once the coin storage and feeding part is full, the coin classification and storage operation is temporarily stopped, There is a problem that it is necessary to wait for the coins to be drawn out from the full coin storage and feeding unit until the coins can be stored in the coin storage and feeding unit.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and when there are a large number of specific types of coins among a plurality of types of coins to be accepted, the specific type of coin storage and feeding section is full. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing machine that can prevent the occurrence of waiting time and eliminate the waiting time that accompanies the full storage of the specific type of coin storage and feeding unit.

  The coin processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the coin accepting and sending unit accepts the coins and sends the received coins one by one, and the identification for conveying and identifying the coins sent from the coin receiving and sending unit. A passage section, a switching section provided downstream of the identification passage section, for switching the direction in which coins are sent between a sorting direction and a switching direction, and coins sent in the sorting direction through the switching section are classified by type. A classification passage section, a coin storage and feeding section that stores the coins classified in the classification passage section by type and enables the stored coins to be fed, and the coins sent in the switching direction through the switching section. A take-out unit that can be taken out, and the switching unit, and at least one type of coins among a plurality of types of coins received in the coin receiving / sending-out unit in the switching direction, and the remaining types of coins In which and a control unit for sending respectively to the classification direction.

  In this configuration, at least one of the plural types of coins received by the coin receiving and sending unit can be sent from the switching unit in the switching direction to be taken out from the taking out unit, and the remaining types of coins can be switched. In order to classify the coins according to the feed type in the classification direction and store them in the coin storage and feeding part, even if there are a large number of specific types of coins among the multiple types of accepted coins, the specific types of coins Is sent to the take-out part, so that a specific type of coin storage and feeding part is prevented from becoming full, and the waiting time associated with the release of the full type of coin storage and delivery part is eliminated. .

  The coin processing machine according to claim 2 is the coin processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the switching unit switches the first switching unit and the second switching as the switching direction in which coins are sent. A second switching unit that switches in the direction, and the take-out unit is capable of taking out coins sent in the first switching direction through the first switching unit. And a second take-out portion that can take out coins sent in the second switching direction.

  In this configuration, coins are sent from the first switching unit and the second switching unit of the switching unit in the first switching direction and the second switching direction, respectively, and the first switching direction and the second switching direction are sent. In order to make it possible to take out the coins sent to each from the first take-out part and the second take-out part, two kinds of coins are taken out separately into the first take-out part and the second take-out part, Even if there are a large amount of two types of coins, it can be handled.

  The coin processing machine according to claim 3 is the coin processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the take-out part has a bag body for storing coins.

  And in this structure, coins can be accommodated and taken out in the bag of an extraction part.

  The coin processing machine according to claim 4 is the coin processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the coins sent in the switching direction from the switching unit are received and a predetermined number of coins are stacked and packaged. A packaging part for forming the metal bars and feeding the formed metal bars is provided, and the take-out part has a metal bar take-out part for taking out the metal bars sent from the packaging part.

  In this configuration, coins sent in the switching direction from the switching unit are received in the packaging unit, and a bar is formed by stacking a predetermined number of coins in the packaging unit and is delivered from the packaging unit. Bars can be taken out from the bar outlets in the outlet.

  According to the coin processing machine of claim 1, at least one type of coins received from the coin receiving and sending unit is sent from the switching unit to the switching direction and can be taken out from the taking out unit, and the rest The coins of the type are sent from the switching unit to the classification direction and classified according to the type and stored in the coin storage and feeding unit, so even if there are a large number of specific types of coins among the multiple types of coins to be accepted, By sending the specific type of coins to the pick-up unit, it is possible to prevent the specific type of coin storing and feeding unit from becoming full, and to wait for the specific type of coin storing and feeding unit to become full. Time generation can be eliminated.

  According to the coin processing machine of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the coin processing machine of claim 1, the first switching direction and the first switching direction from the first switching unit and the second switching unit of the switching unit. In order to allow coins to be fed in the two switching directions respectively and to allow the coins sent in the first switching direction and the second switching direction to be taken out from the first take-out part and the second take-out part, respectively. Kinds of coins can be taken out separately into a first take-out part and a second take-out part, and even when there are a large amount of two kinds of coins, it can be dealt with.

  According to the coin processing machine of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin processing machine of the first or second aspect, the coins can be stored and taken out in the bag body of the take-out part.

  According to the coin processing machine of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the coin processing machine of any one of claims 1 to 3, the coins sent in the switching direction from the switching unit are received in the packaging unit, and this packaging A predetermined number of coins are stacked in the part to form a wrapped bar, and the bar fed from the packaging part can be taken out from the bar takeout part of the takeout part.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 3 to 6 show a coin processing machine. As the coin processing machine, a deposit process and a withdrawal process of coins C (shown in FIG. 7 and the like) as coins, a predetermined number of coins C are stacked. The coin processing machine 11 which performs the packaging process which forms the bar metal A as the bar metal which is the packaged wrapping coin, the storage process of the bar metal A, and the withdrawal process is shown.

  The coin processing machine 11 has a machine body 12, and a coin processing device 13 as a coin processing device for processing loose coins C is disposed in a left side area in the machine body 12, and a right side area in the machine body 12. A bar metal processing apparatus 14 is disposed as a bar metal processing apparatus for processing the bar A.

  The coin processing device 13 receives, in order from the upper side of the machine body 12, a coin processing unit 17 that accepts and identifies the separated coins C and classifies them according to the type including the money type, and the coins C classified by the deposit processing unit 17. Type-specific temporary storage units 18 that temporarily hold the coins, and coins that are stored when these coins C are stored in the temporary storage unit 18 and that can be fed out to the bar metal processing device 14 etc. A coin storage / feeding unit 19 as a class storage / feeding unit is disposed, and a coin C in a state of being fed out from the coin storage / feeding unit 19 in the central area of the machine body 12 at these side portions is dispensed to the outside of the machine body 12. A coin dispensing unit 20 is provided.

  The bar metal processing device 14 is provided with a wrapping portion 23 for wrapping a predetermined number of coins C stacked in the lower area of the machine body 12 to form a bar A and feeding the bar A to the front side. A plurality of bar metal tray groups 25a and 25b in which a plurality of bar metal trays 24 for receiving and feeding bar metal A from the front side in the upper region of the portion 23 are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction are arranged in a plurality of rows in the horizontal direction. For example, two rows are arranged side by side. Opposite to the front side of these bar metal tray groups 25a, 25b, there is a bar metal outlet 26 for withdrawing bar A from the fuselage 12, and below the bar metal outlet 26. A bar metal batch storage portion 27 for storing the bar A in a batch is provided on the side.

  Two rows corresponding to the two rows of the bar metal tray groups 25a and 25b are provided between the front side of the packaging portion 23 and the bar metal tray groups 25a and 25b and the bar metal outlet 26 and the bar metal batch storage portion 27. The bar metal conveying sections 28a and 28b are arranged, and the bar metal A can be transferred between the two bar metal conveying sections 28a and 28b to the upper side of the two bar metal conveying sections 28a and 28b. A bar delivery part 29 is provided. In the bar metal transport unit 28a corresponding to the bar metal tray group 25a in the right column, between the packaging unit 23, the bar metal tray group 25a, the bar metal delivery unit 29, the bar metal dispensing port 26 and the bar metal batch storage unit 27 Thus, the bar A can be conveyed. In the bar metal transport unit 28b corresponding to the bar metal tray group 25b in the left column, the bar metal A between the bar metal tray group 25b, the bar metal delivery unit 29, the bar metal dispensing port 26 and the bar metal batch storage unit 27 is used. Can be transported.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the deposit processing unit 17 receives a coin C inserted from the upper part of the machine body 12 and sends out the received coin C one by one as a coin receiving / sending unit. The coin receiving and sending unit 31 has a hopper 32 for receiving coins C inserted from the upper part of the machine body 12, and a supply disk 33 for sending the coins C received on the bottom surface of the hopper 32 by a predetermined amount by rotation. In addition, a rotating disk (first rotating disk) 34 is provided as a coin receiving and sending unit for receiving coins C fed from the supply disk 33 by a predetermined amount and sending them one by one by rotation.

  A coin passage 35 is provided for receiving and transporting coins C fed one by one from the rotating disk 34. The coin passage 35 is formed between the bottom plate 36 and the side plates 37 and 38 on both sides, and an identification passage portion 35a is formed from the left side to the right side along the front side of the fuselage 12 on the start end side. A switching passage portion 35b and a classification passage portion 35c are successively formed in order from the front side to the rear side of the airframe 12 on the downstream side of the portion 35a. Above the coin passage 35, a transport belt 39 is disposed as a transport means for transporting the coin C fed from the rotating disk 34 between the bottom plate 36 and the coin C. The rotational speed of the transport belt 39 is faster than the rotational speed of the rotary disk 34, and can be transported at intervals in the transport direction of the coins C sent out from the rotary disk 34 one by one.

  In the identification passage portion 35a, an identification portion 40 for identifying the coin C is provided. In the switching passage 35b, as a switching portion 41 for switching the conveying direction of an arbitrary coin C between a sorting direction on the sorting passage portion 35c side of the coin passage 35 and a switching direction branching from the coin passage 35, a reject coin or a damaged coin And coins for bag removal, etc. The first switching unit 41a that switches to the first switching direction as the switching direction, and the overflow coin C or packaging unit of the denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage unit 18 or the coin storage and feeding unit 19 A second switching portion 41b that switches the coin C or the like directly sent to 23 to the second switching direction as a switching direction is formed in order. The classification passage unit 35c is provided with a denomination classification unit 42 for classifying the coins C into denominations.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first switching portion 41 a has a switching hole 43 formed in the bottom plate 36, a switching roller 44 is disposed below the switching hole 43, and an upper side of the switching hole 43. A presser roller 45 that presses the transport belt 39 downward is provided. The switching roller 44 includes a rotating shaft 44a that is rotated by a driving unit such as a stepping motor (not shown), an eccentric member 44b that is fixed to the rotating shaft 44a, and a roller portion 44c that is rotatably provided around the eccentric member 44b. 7A and 7B, the upper surface of the roller portion 44c is substantially the same as the upper surface of the bottom plate 36 in a state where the large diameter portion of the eccentric member 44b is directed upward by the rotation of the rotating shaft 44a. As shown in FIGS. 7 (c) and 7 (d), the eccentric member 44b of the eccentric member 44b is supported by the rotation of the rotating shaft 44a. With the small diameter portion facing upward, the upper surface of the roller portion 44c is lowered from the bottom plate 36, and the coin C conveyed by the conveying belt 39 is lowered into the switching hole 43 and taken in. A sensor 46 for detecting the arrival and passage of the coin C and a stopper 47 for stopping the reject coin C are disposed on the bottom plate 36 upstream of the switching hole 43. The second switching part 41b includes only the switching hole 43, the switching roller 44, and the sensor 46.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, the classified coins C are transferred to the temporary storage unit 18 below the first switching unit 41 a, the second switching unit 41 b, and each denomination classification unit 42. The chutes 48 to be fed (the lower chute of the first switching part 41a is indicated by reference numeral 48a, and the lower chute of the second switching part 41b is indicated by reference numeral 48b) are respectively arranged. The lower chute 48a of the first switching portion 41a is provided with a reject chute 50 that guides the reject coin C to a reject box 49 that can be freely attached to and detached from the machine body 12, and is disposed in the chute 48a. The switching member 51 allows the fouling coins to be switched and sent to the temporary storage unit 18 respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the temporary holding unit 18 has holding cylinders 53 for temporarily holding the coins C fed by the respective chutes 48, and the holding cylinders 53 are disposed below the holding cylinders 53. A bottom member 56 having a bottom portion 54 that closes the lower surface and a discharge port portion 55 that opens the lower surface of the retaining cylinder 53 and discharges it downward is disposed. The retaining cylinder 53 and the bottom member 56 are moved by moving mechanisms 57 and 58, respectively. The airframe 12 is configured to be movable in the left-right direction. 3 holds the coin C in a state where the holding cylinder 53 is located at the holding position below the chute 48 and the bottom 54 of the bottom member 56 closes the bottom surface of the holding cylinder 53, and temporarily holds the coin C. Only the storage cylinder 53 moves to the storage position in the left direction, and the coin C in the storage cylinder 53 is discharged into the coin storage and feeding section 19 through the discharge port section 55 of the bottom member 56. When returning the retained coin C, the retaining cylinder 53 and the bottom member 56 move leftward together, and the discharge port portion 55 of the bottom member 56 is moved to the machine body 12 at the side position of the coin storage and feeding portion 19. On the other hand, only the bottom member 56 stops at a position moved onto the return box 59 that can be freely attached and detached, and only the retaining cylinder 53 moves to the return position in the left direction, and the coin C in the retaining cylinder 53 is transferred to the bottom member 56. Can be discharged to the return box 59 through the discharge opening 55 of the battery.

  As shown in FIG. 8, among the holding cylinders 53 of the temporary holding unit 18, the fouling coins branched by the first switching unit 41 a are received from the chute 48 a and temporarily held, and the holding cylinder 53 a is used as a first chute. The bag take-up chute 60 is integrally moved, and the upper end of the bag take-up chute 60 is arranged below the chute 48a in a state where the holding cylinder 53a is moved to the left storage position. At the same time, the lower end of the bag take-up chute 60 is disposed on the upper side of the bag mounting portion 61 provided on the front surface of the machine body 12, and when the coin C is taken out, the coin C identified and counted in the coin passage 35 is the first. The bag body W mounted on the bag mounting portion 61 can be taken out through the switching portion 41a, the chute 48a and the bag take-up side chute 60. The bag body W is configured as a first take-out portion 62a as a take-out portion 62 that allows the coin C sent in the first switching direction through the first switch portion 41a to be taken out of the machine body 12. .

  As shown in FIG. 9, among the holding cylinders 53 of the temporary holding section 18, the holding cylinder 53b that temporarily holds the coin C branched by the second switching section 41b has a packaging side chute 63 as a second chute. The upper end of the packaging chute 63 is disposed below the chute 48b with the retaining cylinder 53b moved to the left storage position. When the lower end is arranged above the receiving chute 64 arranged above the packaging part 23 and the coin C is taken out as a bar A, the coin C identified by the coin passage 35 is changed to the second switching part 41b, the packaging side chute. It is sent directly to the packaging part 23 through 63 and a receiving chute 64 so that it can be taken out as a bar A.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the coin storing and feeding unit 19 is provided for the overflow coin and for each denomination type coin, and accepts the coin C fed from the temporary storage unit 18 and stores it in a loose state. A coin storage box 65 (a coin storage box for overflow coins is indicated by reference numeral 65b), and the coin C stored in the coin storage box 65 is conveyed upward one side of the packaging unit 23 side. A feeding belt 66 is provided as feeding means for feeding one by one. A conveyor 67 for receiving the coin C to be fed out and transporting it forward or backward is provided along the front-rear direction on the side of the feeding position for feeding out the coin C from each coin storage and feeding section 19. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin C received in the front area from the central area is conveyed to the central area of the conveyor 67, or the coin C received in the rear area from the central area on the conveyor 67 is conveyed to the central area of the conveyor 67. The coin C is fed from the central area of the conveyor 67 to the packaging unit 23 by the feeding mechanism 68, and the coin C received on the conveyor 67 is forwarded and fed to the bulk coin dispensing unit 20 when dispensing the bulk coins. I am doing so. On the front side of the coin storage and feeding unit 19, a fouling coin storage box 69 for storing the fouling coins C classified by the first switching unit 41a and fed from the temporary storage unit 18 is detachably attached to the machine body 12. Yes.

  The bulk coin dispensing unit 20 has a transport box 71 that moves in the vertical direction in the front area of the conveyor 67, and the bottom of the transport box 71 is closed by a shutter 72 that can be opened and closed. The coin C conveyed forward from the conveyor 67 is received, and the coin C can be fed into the bulk coin dispensing box 73 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 12 at the raised position.

  A collection chute 74 is disposed below the transport box 71 in the lowered position, and a collection box 75 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 12 is disposed below the collection sheet 74. At the time of collecting the coins C, the coins C fed from the coin storage and feeding unit 19 can be collected in the collection box 75 through the conveyor 67, the transport box 71 with the shutter 72 open, and the collection chute 74.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the wrapping portion 23 is provided with a rotating disk (first disk) that receives coins C fed into the wrapping portion 23 from the second switching portion 41b of the coin passage 35, the coin storage and feeding portion 19, and the like. 2), and a packaging passage 83 for receiving the coins C fed one by one by the rotation of the rotary disk 81 and transporting them by the transport belt 82. In the downstream area of the packaging passage 83, there is provided a stacking portion 84 for sequentially stacking coins C fed from the packaging passage 83 upward from the lower side and stacking a predetermined number of coins C. . Three wrapping rollers 85 are disposed in the stacking portion 84, and the circumferential surface of the stacked coins C stacked with a predetermined number of sheets are sandwiched and rotated by the three wrapping rollers 85, so that the peripheral surface of the stacked coins C is rotated. By wrapping a wrapping paper (not shown), the wrapping paper is wound around the stacked coin C and the end of the wrapping paper is crimped to the end surface of the stacked coin C to form a bar A which is a wrapping coin.

  Below the stacking part 84, the bar A discharged from the packaging part 23 with its longitudinal direction (stacking direction) facing up and down is received and the longitudinal direction is parallel to the front surface of the machine body 12 and horizontally. A bar chute 86 that guides it to roll forward while being converted to a state of being oriented is disposed, and a horizontal transport unit 87 is disposed on the tip side of the bar chute 86, and on the horizontal transport unit 87 Further, a switching member 88 is provided for switching between discharge of the bar A from the horizontal transfer unit 87 to the front bar transfer unit 28a and discharge regulation. The lateral transfer unit 87 is provided with another bar storage unit for storing the bar A on the side of the machine body 12 of the coin processor 11, and transports the bar A to and from the bar storage unit. Used when

  Further, each of the bar metal transporting units 28a and 28b feeds the bar A in the same direction as the direction of the bar A sent out from the packaging unit 23 to the front side, that is, in a state where the longitudinal direction is parallel to the front surface of the machine body 12 and horizontally. A pair of endless bar metal transport belts 101 are provided as rotating bodies to be transported, and these bar metal transport belts 101 are stretched around the upper and lower rollers 102 and 103 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. On the peripheral surface of the belt 101, a plurality of bar metal support portions 104 are protruded as a bar metal support portion having a support surface 104 a for supporting the bar metal A. The bar metal transport belt 101 can be driven to rotate in one direction and the other direction by a driving means (not shown). When the bar metal transport belt 101 is rotated in one direction (hereinafter referred to as normal rotation), the packaging unit 23 and The opposite surface side 101a opposite to the front surface of the bar metal tray groups 25a and 25b rises, and the bar A sent out from the packaging part 23 through the bar metal chute 96 is received and placed on the support surface 104a of one bar metal support part 104. The opposite surface side 101a descends when the bar metal conveyor belt 101 rotates in the other direction (hereinafter referred to as reverse rotation), and the opposite surface is opposite to the opposite surface side 101a. Side 101b rises.

  An upper guide 105 is disposed facing the upper side of the bar metal conveyor belt 101 of each of the bar metal conveyor units 28a and 28b. The upper guide 105 allows the bar metal support unit 104 to rotate when the bar metal conveyor belt 101 is rotated forward. The bar A, which is placed on the support surface 104a and conveyed upward, is received between the bar metal conveying belt 101 and guided to the opposite surface side 101b opposite to the opposite surface side 101a of the bar metal conveying belt 101.

  A lower guide 106 is disposed opposite to the lower side of the bar metal conveying belt 101 of the bar metal conveying unit 28a, and the lower guide 106 allows the bar metal conveying belt 101 to pass through the bar metal chute 86 when the bar metal conveying belt 101 is reversed. The bar A to be fed is received between the bar conveyor belt 101 and the bar A to be transported while being pushed by the opposite surface 104b of the support surface 104a on which the bar A of the bar support 104 is placed and supported. Guide to the opposite surface side 101b opposite to the opposite surface side 101a of the conveyor belt 101.

  A bar delivery unit 29 for delivering the bar A between the two rows of bar transport units 28a, 28b is horizontally extending over the two rows of bar transport units 28a, 28b above the bar tray groups 25a, 25b. It is arranged so that the bar A can be transferred to either of the two rows of bar metal transfer units 28a, 28b. Above this bar metal delivery part 29, the bar metal A that has been conveyed upward by the bar metal support part 104 of the bar metal conveyance belt 101 is taken into the bar metal delivery part 29 at the position of each of the bar metal conveyance parts 28a, 28b. A delivery member 107 for delivering the bar A on the bar delivery part 29 to the bar support 104 of the bar conveyor belt 101 is provided.

  Further, each bar tray 24 of each bar tray group 25a, 25b is long corresponding to the front-rear direction of the machine body 12, and is the same direction as the bar A sent to the front side of the packaging part 23, that is, the bar A A plurality of metal bars A are stored in parallel in the front-rear direction with the longitudinal direction parallel to the front surface of the machine body 12 and oriented in the horizontal direction, and the metal bar A 24 is stored with the bar tray 24 being inclined downward. Move them forward and store them in an aligned state. At the front end of the bar tray 24, a support portion 111 that supports the front side of the front row of the metal bars A is raised, and this support portion 111 is formed by the pair of bar metal transport belts 101 of the respective bar metal transport portions 28a and 28b. It is formed in a width that does not interfere with the bar metal support part 104 and is capable of advancing and retreating between the bar metal support parts 104 of the pair of bar metal conveying belts 101. Each bar tray 24 is stored in a storage position (standby) in which the front end of the bar tray 24 is separated from the moving region of the bar support 104 of the bar conveyor belt 101 by a bar tray driving means (not shown). Position) and a front delivery position where the front end portion of the bar metal tray 24 enters the moving region of the bar metal support 104 of the bar metal conveying belt 101 is movable.

  Between each bar metal tray group 25a, 25b and each bar metal conveying part 28a, 28b, a stopper body 112 is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and this stopper body 112 corresponds to each bar metal tray 24. When the bar tray 24 is moved from the rear storage position to the front delivery position, the stopper body 112 rises and the stopper section 113 is moved to the frontmost bar A. By engaging and restricting the forward movement of the bar A stored in the bar tray 24, the bar A can be received from the bar conveyors 28a and 28b at the front end of the bar tray 24. A space is formed to do. The stopper portion 113 is provided corresponding to a part of the bar metal tray 24 in the width direction, and the bar metal tray 24 is provided with a groove into which the stopper portion 113 is inserted, so that the stopper portion 113 and the bar metal tray 24 interfere with each other. It is configured not to.

  When the bar A is stored in the bar tray 24, the bar A is placed above the bar tray 24 for storing the bar A that is placed on the bar support 104 and conveyed upward by the normal rotation of the bar conveyor belt 101. After stopping, the bar tray 24 is moved from the rear storage position to the front delivery position. At this time, the stopper 113 of the stopper body 112 moves the bar A stored in the bar tray 24 forward. A space for restricting the movement and allowing the bar A to be received at the front end of the bar tray 24 is formed, and the bar support 104 is moved downward by the reverse rotation of the bar transport belt 101. The bar A is transferred to the front end of the bar tray 24 and stored, and the bar tray 24 is returned from the front transfer position to the rear storage position. Further, when the bar A is taken out from the bar tray 24, the stopper body 112 is not actuated, but the bar tray 24 is moved from the rear storage position to the front delivery position, and the bar of the bar metal conveyor belt 101 that rotates in the forward direction. The bar support A 104 scoops up and takes out the bar A in the front row of the bar tray 24, and returns the bar tray 24 from the front delivery position to the rear storage position.

  In addition, the bar A that is transported from the opposite surface side 101a to the opposite surface side 101b through the upper guide 105 by the normally rotating bar metal conveyor belt 101 is selected for the bar metal outlet 26 and the bar metal batch storage portion 27. Incorporating members 117 and 118 are provided respectively.

  Also, in the space below the bar metal outlet 26 and the bar metal batch storage part 27, the bar conveyed from the opposite surface side 101a to the opposite surface side 101b through the lower guide 106 by the bar metal conveyor belt 101 which is reversed. A throwing chute 122 for throwing the gold A from a position where it has been raised to a predetermined height to the front side of the airframe 12 outside the airframe 12 is provided. This throwing chute 122 is inclined downward toward the outside of the machine body 12 and is in the same state as the direction of the bar A sent out to the front side of the packaging part 23 and is in the state of the bar A conveyed by the bar metal conveying part 28a. That is, the bar A having a longitudinal direction parallel to the front surface of the machine body 12 and oriented in the horizontal direction is received, and can be rolled out and thrown out in that state. At the entrance portion of the throwing chute 122, a passing position where the bar A, which moves up the opposite surface 101b by the reversing bar metal conveying belt 101, passes once above the throwing chute 122, and the reverse of the bar feeding belt 101. A take-in member 123 is provided that can be switched to a take-in position where the bar A that descends by switching from forward to forward is taken into the throwing chute 122. This throwing chute 122 serves as a metal bar take-out part that enables the coin C sent in the second switching direction through the second switching part 41b to be taken out of the machine body 12 from the packaging part 23 as a bar A. This is a bar extracting portion 124 of the present invention and is configured as a second extracting portion 62b as the extracting portion 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin processor 11 has a control unit 131 that controls the coin processor 11. The control unit 131 controls the first switching unit 41a and the second switching unit 41b of the switching unit 41, and at least one type of arbitrarily set of a plurality of types of coins C received by the coin processor 11 is used. The remaining types of coins C are stored and fed in the switching direction toward the bag W serving as the first take-out portion 62a or the change direction toward the bar metal take-out portion 124 serving as the second take-out portion 62b. Each has a function of sending in the classification direction toward the unit 19. The coin processor 11 operates as a type setting unit for setting a type to be taken out to the take-out unit 62 and a take-out setting unit for setting which one of the first take-out unit 62a and the second take-out unit 62b is to be taken out. A part 132 is provided.

  The coin processing machine 11 manages the portion of the coin C stored in the coin storage and feeding unit 19 out of the deposited coin C input at the time of deposit as the amount in the machine, and the first extraction unit 62a or the second extraction unit The amount of the coin C sent to 62b and taken out is managed as the cash on hand, and the total cash on hand and cash on hand are managed at the terminal (terminal) 133 connected to the coin processor 11 To do.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  3 to 5, in a normal depositing process for depositing coins C, the deposited coins C inserted into the hopper 32 are supplied to the rotating disc 34 by the rotation of the supply disc 33, and the coins C are supplied by the rotation of the rotating disc 34. The coins C are fed one by one to the coin passage 35, and the coins C fed into the coin passage 35 are conveyed at intervals, and the identification unit 40 identifies the coins C. The appropriate coin C passes through the first switching unit 41a and the second switching unit 41b, is sent to the money type classification unit 42, is classified into the money type, and is stored in the holding cylinder 53 of the temporary holding unit 18. The contaminated coin is branched by the first switching unit 41a and temporarily held in the holding cylinder 53a of the temporary holding unit 18 through the chute 48a. The unrecognizable reject coin is temporarily stopped by the stopper 47 of the first switching unit 41a, the switching member 51 is switched to the reject chute 50 side, and then the stopper 47 is retracted to resume the conveyance and the first switching unit. It branches at 41a and is sent to the reject box 49 through the switching member 51 and the reject chute 50 so that the reject coin can be taken out. The overflow coin C of the denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage unit 18 or the coin storage and feeding unit 19 is branched by the second switching unit 41b and temporarily stored in the storage cylinder 53b of the temporary storage unit 18 through the chute 48b.

  After completion of the identification and classification process for all the deposited coins C, the coins C stored in the respective holding cylinders 53 of the temporary holding unit 18 are stored in the respective coin storage and feeding units 19 and are not accepted. At the time of return, the coin C in the holding cylinder 53 of the temporary holding unit 18 is sent to the return box 59 so that the return coin C can be taken out.

  Further, in the bulk coin withdrawal process in which the coin C is withdrawn in a bulk state, the withdrawal is performed from the coin storage and feeding unit 19 of the denomination to be dispensed based on the withdrawal data input at the operation unit 132 or the terminal 133. A necessary number of withdrawal coins C are fed out and conveyed to a transport box 71 through a conveyor 67. The transport box 71 is raised and put into a bulk coin dispensing box 73 so that the withdrawal coin C can be taken out.

  Further, for example, when the amount of coins stored in the coin storage and feeding unit 19 of a certain denomination is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, the loose coins C are stored as the state of the bar A, or the storage of a certain denomination of the bar A When the amount becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount, a metal bar forming and storing process is performed in which the bulk coin C in the coin storage and feeding unit 19 of the corresponding denomination is stored in the bar tray 24 as the bar A.

  In this bar metal forming and storing process, the coin C is fed out from the coin storing and feeding part 19 of one corresponding denomination and fed into the rotating disk 81 of the packaging part 23 through the conveyor 67 and the feeding mechanism 68.

  In the packaging part 23, the coins C are sent one by one from the rotary disk 81 to the packaging passage 83, and the coins C are fed one by one from the packaging passage 83 to the stacking part 84, and the stacking part 84 starts from the lower side. A predetermined number of coins C are stacked one on top of the other. While this stacked coin C is sandwiched and rotated by three wrapping rollers 85, the wrapping paper is wound around the stacked coin C and the end of the wrapping paper is crimped to the end surface of the stacked coin C. A certain bar A is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bar A formed in the packaging unit 23 is received by the bar chute 86 and guided to the bar transport unit 28 a, and the bar A is placed on the bar support 104 of the bar transport belt 101. Deliver.

  The bar A loaded on the bar support 104 is transported to the upper bar tray group 25a by the normal rotation of the bar transport belt 101 of the bar transport unit 28a, and the corresponding denomination in the bar tray group 25a. Is stored in the metal bar tray 24. Alternatively, the bar A is transported to the upper part by the bar metal transport unit 28a and delivered to the bar metal delivery unit 29. The bar metal delivery unit 29 transports the bar A to the left bar metal transport unit 28b, and the left bar metal tray group. It is stored in a bar tray 24 of the corresponding denomination in 25b. Alternatively, the bar A is transported upward by one of the bar transport sections 28a and 28b, transported from the opposing surface 101a to the opposite surface 101b through the upper guide 105, and passes through the side of the bar metal outlet 26. Then, it is sent to the bar metal batch storage section 27 for storage.

  Further, at the time of the bar metal withdrawal process for withdrawing the bar A, the bar tray 24 of the denominations to be withdrawn one by one is rearward based on the withdrawal data input at the operation unit 132 or the terminal 133. It moves from the storage position to the front delivery position, the bar metal transport belt 101 rotates forward, and the bar metal support part 104 scoops up and takes out one bar metal A in the front row. When a plurality of bars A of the same denomination are to be withdrawn, the bar tray 24 is positioned at the delivery position as it is, and the bar A supporting section 104 scoops up the bar A and takes it out. When the necessary number of bars A are removed, the bar tray 24 is returned from the front delivery position to the rear storage position. When there is another denomination, the bar A is taken out by the same operation. The bar A conveyed to the upper part by the bar metal conveying belt 101 is conveyed from the opposite surface side 101a to the opposite surface side 101b through the upper guide 105, sent to the bar metal dispensing port 26, and the bar A can be taken out.

  In addition, a large amount deposit process when the deposited coin C is in a mixed state of a plurality of denominations and a large amount of specific denominations, for example, 100 yen coins, will be described.

  The operation unit 132 sets a 100-yen coin as a type that exists in large quantities, and sets a take-out method for picking up the 100-yen coin as a bag or taking it out as a bar A.

  When taking out by bag removal is set, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the bag takeout side chute 60 is moved between the chute 48a of the first switching portion 41a and the bag mounting portion 61 to The bag body W is attached to the attachment portion 61.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a) and FIG. 8 (b), the deposited coin C put into the hopper 32 is supplied from the supply disk 33 to the rotating disk 34, and the coin C is coined one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk 34. The coin C is sent out to the passage 35 and is identified by the identification unit 40 of the coin passage 35. As a result of the identification, the 100-yen coin is branched by the first switching unit 41a, and is stored in the bag body W through the chute 48a, the bag-collecting side chute 60, and the bag-mounting unit 61. The coins C of denomination pass through the first switching part 41a and are sent to the classification passage part 35c, are classified into denominations by the classification passage part 35c, and are stored in the respective coin storage and feeding parts 19.

  On the other hand, when taking out with the bar A is set, the packaging chute 63 is moved between the chute 48b and the receiving chute 64 of the second switching portion 41b as shown in FIG. 9 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b) and FIG. 9 (b), the deposited coin C put into the hopper 32 is supplied from the supply disk 33 to the rotating disk 34, and the coin C is coined one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk 34. The coin C is sent out to the passage 35 and is identified by the identification unit 40 of the coin passage 35. As a result of the identification, the 100-yen coin is branched by the second switching unit 41b and sent to the rotary disk 81 of the packaging unit 23 through the chute 48b, the packaging-side chute 63 and the receiving chute 64, and any other appropriate coins other than the 100-yen coin are used. The coins C of denomination pass through the second switching part 41b and are sent to the classification passage part 35c, are classified into denominations by the classification passage part 35c, and are stored in the respective coin storage and feeding parts 19.

  The coin C sent to the rotary disk 81 of the packaging unit 23 is a bar A which is stacked with a predetermined number of sheets as described above, and the bar A formed by the packaging unit 23 is used as a bar metal as shown in FIG. It is received by the chute 86 and guided to the bar metal transport unit 28a. By reversing the bar metal conveying belt 101 of the bar metal conveying part 28a, the bar A guided from the packaging part 23 through the bar metal chute 86 is received between the bar metal conveying belt 101 and the lower guide 106, and the bar of the bar metal supporting part 104 is received. While pushing the bar A on the opposite surface 104b to the support surface 104a on which the gold A is placed and supported, the bar A is conveyed from the opposite surface side 101a of the bar metal conveying belt 101 to the opposite opposite surface side 101b and raised.

  After the bar A that moves up the opposite surface 101b by the bar metal conveying belt 101 that is reversely moved is once passed above the throwing chute 122 by the take-in member 123, the bar metal conveying belt 101 is switched from reverse rotation to normal rotation. The bar A descending on the opposite surface 101b is taken into the throwing chute 122 by the take-in member 123, thrown out from the front side of the airframe 12 through the throwing chute 122, and collected on the front side of the airframe 12 Store in a box.

  The portion of the coin C stored in the coin storage and feeding unit 19 among the deposited coins C inserted at the time of depositing is managed as the in-flight amount, and the coin C sent to the bag W or taken out as the bar A The minutes are managed as cash on hand.

  FIG. 1 (c) shows a case where there are two kinds of deposits of 100 yen coins and 10 yen coins. In this case, one of 100 yen coins and 10 yen coins is used as a bag. This can be dealt with by taking a bag in W and taking out the other as a bar A.

  In this way, arbitrarily set types of coins C among the plurality of types of coins C to be received are sent from the switching unit 41 in the switching direction so that they can be taken out from the taking-out unit 62, and the remaining types of coins C can be taken out from the switching unit 41. In order to sort in the sorting direction according to the type of feed and store it in the coin storage and delivery unit 19, even if there are a large number of specific types of coins C among the multiple types of accepted coins C, the specific types of coins C are taken out. By sending it to the unit 62, it is possible to prevent the specific type of coin storage and feeding unit 19 from becoming full, and it is possible to eliminate the waiting time associated with the full cancellation of the specific type of coin storage and feeding unit 19.

  Further, the first switching unit 41a and the second switching unit 41b are provided as the switching unit 41, and the first extraction unit 62a that takes out the bag as the extraction unit 62 and the second extraction unit 62b that is extracted as the bar A, respectively. In order to be able to be taken out, the two types of coins C can be taken out separately into the first taking-out part 62a and the second taking-out part 62b, and even when there are a large number of two kinds of coins C, it is possible to cope.

  In addition, in the 1st extraction part 62a and the 2nd extraction part 62b of the extraction part 62, the form of taking out was different in the case of taking out the bag and in the case of taking out as the bar A, but as shown in FIG. The form to take out may be the same form of only bag removal, for example. Further, the number of the take-out portions 62 is three or more, and various take-out forms such as a bag take-out or a take-out as the bar A can be combined.

  Further, only one switching unit 41 may be used, and in this case, only one type of large amount of coins C is supported, but it is possible to switch between taking out a bag and taking it out as a bar A so that it can be taken out. The form to take out can be selected. Further, if the number of the switching units 41 is three or more, it is possible to deal with three or more types of large coins C.

  Further, the coin processing machine is not limited to the coin processing machine 11, but can also be applied to a medal processing machine that handles gaming medals as coins, and similar effects can be obtained.

1 shows a coin handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is an explanatory view when taking out a specific type of coins by bag removal, (b) is taking out a specific type of coins with a bar (C) is explanatory drawing in the case of taking out two specific types of coins with a bag remover and a bar. It is a block diagram of a coin processing machine same as the above. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of a coin processing machine same as the above. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of a coin processing machine same as the above. It is a left view which shows the internal structure of a coin processor same as the above. It is a right view which shows the internal structure of a coin processing machine same as the above. The first switching unit of the same coin handling machine is shown, (a) is a plan view of the state in which coins are sent in the sorting direction, (b) is a cross-sectional view in the state of sending coins in the sorting direction, and (c) is The top view of the state which sends a coin to a 1st switching direction, (d) is sectional drawing of the state which sends a coin to a 1st switching direction. The 1st switching part of a coin processing machine same as the above is shown, (a) is a front view at the time of holding coins temporarily, (b) is a front view at the time of sending coins to a bag. The 2nd switching part of a coin processing machine same as the above is shown, (a) is a front view at the time of holding coins temporarily, (b) is a front view at the time of sending coins to a packaging part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the coin processing machine of other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Coin handling machine as a coin handling machine
19 Coin storage and delivery section as a coin storage and delivery section
23 Packaging Department
31 Coin receiving and sending unit as a coin receiving and sending unit
35a Identification passage
35c Classification passage
41 Switching section
41a 1st switching part
41b Second switching part
62 Extraction department
62a First extraction part
62b Second extraction part
124 Bar metal outlet as the bar metal outlet
131 Control part A Bar as a bar metal C Coin as a coin W Bag

Claims (4)

A coin receiving and sending unit for receiving coins and sending received coins one by one;
An identification passage section for conveying and identifying coins sent out from the coin receiving and sending section;
A switching unit that is provided on the downstream side of the identification passage unit and switches the direction in which coins are sent between a sorting direction and a switching direction;
A classification passage section for classifying coins sent in the classification direction through this switching section;
A coin storing and feeding unit that stores coins classified by type in the classified passage unit and enables the stored coins to be fed;
A take-out section that enables taking out coins sent in the switching direction through the switching section;
A control unit that controls the switching unit and sends at least one type of coins among the plurality of types of coins received in the coin receiving and sending unit in the switching direction and the remaining types of coins in the classification direction, respectively. A coin processing machine characterized by that. The switching unit includes a first switching unit that switches to a first switching direction as a switching direction for sending coins, and a second switching unit that switches to a second switching direction,
The take-out section receives the coins sent in the second switching direction through the first take-out section and the second switching section that allow the coins sent in the first switching direction through the first switching section. The coin processor according to claim 1, further comprising: a second take-out unit that can be taken out. The take-out unit has a bag body for storing coins. It comprises a packaging unit that accepts coins sent in the switching direction from the switching unit, forms a bar metal that is stacked by stacking a predetermined number of coins, and sends out the formed bar metal,
The coin handling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the take-out part has a bar-use take-out part for taking out the bar-metal sent out from the packaging part.

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