JP2008033791A - Coin-shaped member transfer apparatus and coin-shaped member using apparatus in which the transfer apparatus is installed - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin-shaped member transfer apparatus allowed to be applied to apparatuses such as a token payment machine to be used for a game machine, a change payment apparatus for a parking charge adjusting machine in a parking lot and token payment machine for medals to be charged in order to adjust a parking charge, capable of reducing cost by reducing driving mechanisms and suited to miniaturization. <P>SOLUTION: A posture conversion part leads a coin-shaped member sent in a fallen state from a sender to a lifter in an erected state while rotating the coin-shaped member around a horizontal axis, the lifter lifts coin-shaped members of erected states in a line, an exit member formed on the upper end exit of the lifter rotates each coin-shaped member of an erected state around a vertical axis and sends the coin-shaped member from an exit part, and coin-shaped members are successively moved through the posture conversion part, the lifer and the exit member by action force pressed by the coin-shaped members sent from the sender. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin-like member transfer device configured such that coin-like members of a storage portion are sent to a sending portion one by one by rotation of a sending rotor, and the sent coin-like members are transferred to a predetermined place by a lift device. In addition, the present invention relates to a coin-like member use device incorporating this coin-like member transfer device.

As a prior art, there is one in which a medal transport device 20 is incorporated in a medal lending machine 20a provided in the gaming machine 10, and the medal transport device 20 includes a sending mechanism 30 that sends out medals one by one in a lying posture, and a sending mechanism. A standing mechanism 40 that changes the medal sent from 30 from the lying posture to a standing posture, and a feeding mechanism 50 that lifts the medal and puts it directly into the slot while maintaining the medal sent from the standing mechanism 40 in the standing posture. I have. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-110775 A

  The thing of this patent document 1 is the screw member 54 of the raising mechanism 50, the feed member 35 of the delivery mechanism 30, and the standing mechanism 40 via the several gear respectively linked by the drive of the motor of the drive mechanism 60. The blade member 44 is rotated, and there are many gear mechanisms that transmit the drive of the motor in order to rotate them synchronously, and there is a problem that the cost is high and it is difficult to reduce the size.

  The present application relates to a transfer device for transferring coin-shaped members such as medals and coins upward by a lift device and transporting them to a predetermined place, waiting in a state where coin-shaped members are accumulated in the lift device, The coin-shaped member is sequentially transferred by a drive command, and is applied to a device that can achieve an intended function. This equipment includes a medal dispenser for use in game machines installed at a predetermined game center, a change payout device for a parking fee settlement machine in a parking lot, and a medal that is inserted to settle the parking fee. There are parking medal payers that you receive when you enter the car park. The present invention provides a coin-shaped member transfer device suitable for these devices. In this case, the drive mechanism is reduced to reduce the cost, and a transfer device suitable for downsizing is provided. .

  In the coin-shaped member transfer device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the coin-shaped members of the housing portion are placed one by one in a lying state by the rotation of the feeding rotor formed at the bottom of the coin-shaped member housing portion by forming a plurality of separation holes. A delivery device for delivering to a delivery unit, a lift device for transferring coin-like members upward in a row in an upright state, and a posture of a lying-down coin-like member delivered from the delivery device in an upright state for the lift device A coin-shaped member transfer device provided with a posture changing portion to be introduced into an inlet portion of the lower portion and an outlet member for sending out the coin-shaped member that has lifted the lift device in a predetermined direction. The coin-shaped member that enters in a state moves along the left and right action surfaces and rotates around the horizontal axis so that the coin-shaped member is introduced from the outlet portion to the lower inlet portion of the lift device while rotating up around the horizontal axis. The lift device is configured to be transferred upward in a single row arrangement with coin-like members upright, and the outlet member has a left-right action of the coin-like member rising in an upright state from the outlet at the upper end of the lift device. It is configured to be sent out from the exit portion in a standing state while rotating about a vertical axis by moving along a plane, and a preceding coin-like member sent from the sending device is pushed by a coin-like member for subsequent sending The coin-shaped member is in a relationship of sequentially moving the posture changing unit, the lift device, and the outlet member by an acting force.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the coin-shaped member transfer device according to the first aspect, the outlet member rotates at the upper end of the lift device in a state where the inlet of the outlet member corresponds to the outlet of the lift device. It is possible to change the direction of the outlet portion of the outlet member by being attached to be possible.

  3rd invention is the structure which introduce | transduces a coin-shaped member from the exit part of the said exit member to the discharge port of the coin-shaped member provided in the front surface of the apparatus, Comprising: The transfer apparatus of the coin-shaped member of 1st invention or 2nd invention This is a device using a coin-shaped member incorporated in the device.

  In the first invention, the coin-shaped member in a lying state that is sent out from the sending device is changed into a standing state by the posture changing portion and is introduced into the lower entrance of the lift device. Then, in the lift device, the coin-shaped members are moved upward in a standing arrangement state, and at the exit member, the coin-shaped members rising from the upper exit of the lift device are moved along the left and right action surfaces. By doing so, it is configured to be sent out from the outlet portion in a standing state while rotating about the vertical axis. In this case, the acting force for the coin-shaped member to pass through the posture changing portion and rise in the lift device and be sent out from the outlet member pushes the preceding coin-like member sent from the sending device by the coin-like member for subsequent sending. Because of the acting force, the posture changer, lift device, and exit member do not require a drive device for transferring the coin-like member, and the drive mechanism can be reduced to reduce costs and transfer suitable for downsizing. The device can be provided.

  In the second invention, in addition to the effect of the first invention, the outlet member is rotatably attached to the upper end portion of the lift device, so that the direction of the outlet portion of the outlet member can be changed to a predetermined position. In the case where the transfer device of the present invention is installed in a device used for payment or payment of a parking fee installed in a parking lot, etc., by changing the sending direction of the coin-like member, it can be adapted to the built-in state. Since the direction of the outlet portion of the outlet member can be determined, flexibility in attachment can be achieved.

  In the third invention, the transfer device having the effects of the first invention and the second invention is provided by a medal payer used in a game machine installed in a game center or the like, or a parking fee settlement machine in a parking lot. The present invention is suitable for devices such as a change dispensing device and a parking medal dispenser that is received when a medal to be inserted to settle the parking fee enters the parking lot.

The coin-shaped member transfer device according to the present invention feeds the coin-shaped members of the housing portion one by one in a lying state by the rotation of a feeding rotor formed with a plurality of separation holes and arranged at the bottom of the coin-shaped member housing portion. A feeding device that sends the coin-shaped member upward, and a lift device that moves the coin-shaped member upward in a row in a standing state. A coin-shaped member transfer device provided with a posture changing portion to be introduced into the lower inlet portion and an outlet member for sending out the coin-like member that has lifted the lift device in a predetermined direction, wherein the posture changing portion is in a lying state The coin-shaped member entering at the right and left is moved along the left and right working surfaces, and is rotated from the horizontal axis as a center, and is introduced from the outlet portion to the lower inlet portion of the lift device in a standing state. The lift device is configured to be transferred upward in a state in which coin-shaped members are erected, and the outlet member is configured such that the coin-shaped member that rises from the outlet at the upper end of the lift device rises left and right. Is configured to be sent out from the outlet portion in a standing state while rotating about a vertical axis by moving along the axis, and the action of pushing the preceding coin-like member sent from the sending device by the coin-like member for subsequent sending This is a relationship in which the coin-shaped member sequentially moves the posture changing portion, the lift device, and the outlet member by force.
Examples of the invention are described below.

  The present invention provides a parking lot with a medal dispenser used in a game machine installed in a game center or the like, a change dispensing device for a parking fee settlement machine in a parking lot, and a medal to be inserted to settle a parking fee. The present invention relates to a coin-shaped member transfer device that can be applied to a device such as a parking medal dispenser that is received when entering.

  In the present invention, the coin-shaped member is a coin (yen coin) which is a general currency, a specific coin (yen coin value) which is not a general currency but is applied as a monetary value within a specific area, a game machine The coin-shaped member is described as a circular medal in the following examples. In addition, the thin piece is a general term including a prepaid card and other cards as well as a valuable card for receiving a supply of game medals as well as including a banknote, and the material of the banknote or the card is not limited. .

  In devices such as the game machine and parking medal payout device, a coin, which is a currency, or the thin piece is inserted into the input port of these devices to receive a medal payout. Further, in the parking fee settlement machine, a yen-shaped coin as a currency and the flakes are thrown into the slot of the parking fee settlement machine at the time of settlement, and necessary change is received. In this case, the medals receiving port and the change receiving port vary depending on the device and are formed at a position that is easy for the customer to use or arousing the game mind. Therefore, from the medal storage unit or the change storage unit provided at the lower part of the device. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer medals or change to the medal payout opening or change payout opening at the top of the device. The present invention provides a coin-shaped member transfer device applicable to such a case. Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention in which a coin-shaped member is a circular medal will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a schematic explanation of a medal transfer device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the relationship between a sending rotor and a sending part of a coin-like member sending device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a coin according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a coin-shaped member feeding device including a medal backflow prevention device portion according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the medal backflow prevention device according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the delivery rotor according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a partial side view of the delivery rotor according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal front view of the lower part of the lift device according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a side view of the posture changing portion at the lower portion of the lift device according to the present invention, FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the posture changing portion at the lower portion of the lift device according to the present invention, and FIG. The perspective view explaining the composition of the outlet member provided in the upper part of the lift device concerning , 13 is a side view showing a mounting portion of the top and the outlet member of the lifting device according to the present invention in partial cross-section, FIG. 14 is a plan view of FIG. 13.

  The medal transfer device 300 according to the present invention includes a sending device 3 that sends out medals one by one, a lift device 303 that lifts and conveys the medals 100 discharged from the sending device 3 toward the medal payout opening of the device, A posture changing unit 40 is provided for converting the medal 100 sent from the sending device 3 in a horizontal state (inclined state) into a standing state (standing state) and introducing it into the lift device 303. The medal 100 ascending the lift device 303 is introduced from the outlet 86 of the outlet member 80 at the upper end of the lift device 303 directly or via a shooter into the medal payout port of the device.

  The medal transfer device 300 is incorporated in the device, but the delivery device 3 and the lift device 303 are accommodated in the device, and the lift device 303 is vertically extended along the back side of the front plate of the device. Is arranged. The medal delivery device 3 is fixed in the device with screws or the like. Since the medal 100 in the storage container (hopper) 5P, which will be described later, is charged with static electricity due to the operation of the medal delivery device 3, in order to release the static electricity, the medal 100 is electrically connected to the conductive member in the storage container (hopper) 5P. The metal wire is attached to the metal wall in the device by a conductive screw, and this static electricity escapes.

  The medal sending device 3 has the following configuration. That is, the bottom part fixed in the apparatus is composed of a base member 4 made of a synthetic resin, and the base member 4 is made of a synthetic resin that forms an accommodating portion 5 that accommodates approximately 2000 circular medals 100. A storage container (hopper) 5 </ b> P is detachably attached to the base member 4 by screws or other locking devices. The storage container (hopper) 5P has openings 5A and 5B on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, and the lower surface opening 5B has a substantially circular shape. On the base member 4 corresponding to the lower surface opening 5B, a synthetic resin delivery rotor 7 having a plurality of separation holes 10 is disposed, and the delivery rotor 7 is an electric motor device attached to the lower side of the base member 4. 8 is attached to the tip of the rotary shaft 9. With this configuration, the delivery rotor 7 is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating portion 5. The electric motor device 8 includes an electric motor 8A and a transmission mechanism 8B that is a combination of a plurality of gears rotated by the electric motor 8A, and rotates the rotary shaft 9 at a predetermined rotational speed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, the delivery rotor 7 attached to the distal end portion of the rotating shaft 9 of the electric motor device 8 has a peripheral surface close to the circular wall 4 </ b> A formed on the upper surface of the base member 4. And is configured to rotate in the R direction by the electric motor device 8 inside the circular wall 4A. A rotor guide ring 20 is provided so as to cover the upper surface periphery and the peripheral surface of the delivery rotor 7 with a slight gap between the upper surface periphery and the peripheral surface of the delivery rotor 7. The rotor guide ring 20 forms a circular wall 20A above the circular wall 4A, is placed on the base member 4 so as to surround the circular wall 4A, and the peripheral flange portion is spaced from the base member 4. The base member 4 is held at a predetermined position by the locking claw portions 21 formed at a plurality of positions. The storage container (hopper) 5P is a base member with the lower surface opening 5B of the storage container (hopper) 5P fitted inside the circular wall 20A of the rotor guide ring 20 above the delivery rotor 7. 4 is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the delivery rotor 7 has a disk shape in which a plurality of separation holes 10 (the illustrated one has five separation holes 10) are arranged at substantially equal intervals on a concentric circle. The separation hole 10 has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and penetrates the sending rotor 7 up and down in a circular shape, and the upper peripheral edge extends in a downwardly inclined manner toward the downstream side in the rotation direction R. Surface 11 is formed. Further, an open outlet 10A that faces the periphery of the delivery rotor is formed at the lower peripheral edge of each separation hole 10, and a streamline type that extends to the periphery of the delivery rotor 7 is formed downstream of the open outlet 10A in the rotation direction R. An extruded wall 12 is formed.

  On the upper surface of the base member 4, a sending portion 13 for the medal 100 is formed at a portion where the circular wall 4 </ b> A surrounding the sending rotor 7 is cut. On the upper surface of the base member 4, a conical delivery guide pin 26 is provided on a rotation locus corresponding to the separation hole 10 at an inner position corresponding to the delivery portion 13. For this reason, a circular space 27 around the rotation shaft 9 is formed between the lower surface of the delivery rotor 7 and the base member 4 so that the delivery guide pins 26 do not collide.

  With this configuration, the medal 100 in the storage container (hopper) 5P is separated one by one and sequentially enters the separation hole 10 by the rotation of the sending rotor 7, and the medal 100 that has entered the bottom of the separating hole 10 is sent to the sending rotor. 7, while being slid on the upper surface of the base member 4 by the rotation of the base member 4, it is pushed out from the opening 10 </ b> A to the outside of the feeding rotor 7 by the pushing wall 12 and enters the feeding portion 13 formed on the upper surface of the base member 4. For this reason, the delivery rotor 7 functions as a payout board.

  A passage detection unit CK that detects the passage of the medal 100 is provided at the entrance of the sending unit 13 at a position where the medal 100 pushed outward from the sending rotor 7 first passes. The passage detection unit CK includes a movable body 16 that reciprocates when the medal 100 passes, and a detection switch unit 23 that operates when the movable body 16 operates.

  As for the passage width T0 of the inlet portion of the delivery section 13, one wall forming the passage width T0 is constituted by the movable body 16. Specifically, the passage width T0 is formed at a distance between an action portion (roller 16A described later) of the movable body 16 with which the medal 100 abuts and a fixed portion 15 arranged corresponding to the movable body 16, and this passage width. T0 has an interval slightly smaller than the diameter of the medal 100, and the fixed portion 15 and the movable body 16 are arranged.

  The fixed portion 15 is located on the front side in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7 at the inlet portion of the delivery portion 13 corresponding to the movable body 16 and has a mountain shape so as to form a passage width T0 between the stationary portion 15 and the movable body 16. Projecting from the upper surface of the base member 4, a gently curved guide surface 15 B is formed from the chevron protruding portion 15 A toward the front side in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7, and the medal 100 delivered from the delivery rotor 7. Is guided to the entrance of the delivery section 13 along the guide surface 15B. The fixing portion 15 can be made of metal such as stainless steel in consideration of wear resistance.

  The movable body 16 is positioned in front of the fixed portion 15 in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7 and is provided in a state of being biased by the return action spring 17 so as to be pressed by the medal 100. Yes. The movable body 16 has a substantially V-shaped or L-shaped movable arm 19 whose central portion is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion 18 below the upper wall of the base member 4, as shown in FIG. A shaft 19A erected on one arm side of the movable arm 19 passes through an arc-shaped slit 4S formed in the upper wall of the base member 4, and a cylindrical roller 16A attached rotatably to the penetrating shaft 19A is sent out. Facing the portion 13, the other arm side of the movable arm 19 acts as an operating portion 16 </ b> B of the detection switch portion 23 provided on the lower side of the base member 4. One end of the movable arm 19 is pulled by the pulling force of the spring 17 held by the base member 4, and in this state, the roller 16 </ b> A of the movable body 16 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the medal 100 between the fixed portion 15. The interval is maintained.

  2 and 3, the detection switch unit 23 is an optical switch composed of a light emitting unit 24 and a light receiving unit 25, and is a state before the movable arm 19 is rotated by the medal 100 (referred to as a standby state). Then, the operating part 16B of the movable arm 19 is in a state of blocking the light path that reaches the light receiving part 25 from the light emitting part 24.

  The medal 100 that has entered the bottom of the separation hole 10 with the rotation of the delivery rotor 7 collides with the delivery guide pin 26. Since the movement of the medal 100 is prevented by this collision, the medal 100 enters the lower side of the sending rotor 7 and is pushed by the pushing wall 12 as the sending rotor 7 rotates. 7 is moved outwardly, comes into contact with the inclined surface 15B on the inner side of the fixed side wall 15, is pushed by the pushing wall 12 and is pushed out while rotating. The medal 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 enters the delivery unit 13, contacts the roller 16 </ b> A, and rotates the movable body 16 against the pulling force of the spring 17. That is, the medal 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 advances while pushing the roller 16A against the pulling force of the spring 17 to the state of the roller 16A1, and when the diameter portion of the medal 100 passes, The roller 16A of the movable body 16 which is restored by the pulling force is blown off in the direction of the delivery outlet 14 over the peak portion of the fixed side wall 15. The bounced medal 100 is delivered from the delivery outlet 14. As a result, high-speed sending such that six medals are continuously sent out per second can be performed, and a stable detection operation can be performed in the passage detection unit.

  In this way, the movable arm 16 rotates in the direction of the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 against the pulling force of the spring 17 when the medal 100 abuts against the roller 16A, so that the movable arm 19 in the standby state is placed. The operation unit 16B is out of the state of blocking the light path from the light emitting unit 24 to the light receiving unit 25, and the light from the light emitting unit 24 reaches the light receiving unit 25. By the operation of the light receiving unit 25, a counting unit (not shown) of a control unit provided in the device operates to count that one medal 100 has passed.

  Thus, since the medals 100 are sent one by one with the rotation of the sending rotor 7, the movable body 16 can be rotated to count the number of passing medals 100 each time. For this reason, if a predetermined number of medals 100 to be sent out in accordance with the unit amount used in one game by the player is set in advance, when the count value reaches this predetermined number, the control unit If it is configured to stop the rotation of the electric motor device 8, a stable delivery operation can be obtained.

  The medal 100 delivered from the delivery outlet 14 in a water state (in a lying state) is introduced into the medal transfer device 300 through the posture changing unit 40. Although the orientation of the medal sending device 3 installed in the device can be arbitrarily set, in the embodiment, the medal sending device 3 is installed in the device so that the sending outlet 14 of the medal 100 faces sideways as shown in FIG. Installed. In this configuration, medals 100 that are delivered one by one in a horizontal state (in a lying state) from the delivery outlet 14 are introduced in a horizontal state (in a lying state) into an inlet portion 45 formed in the center of the posture changing unit 40, and the medal The posture change unit 40 changes the posture from the horizontal state (slung state) to the vertical state (standup state) so that the flat part of either one of the front and back sides of the lift 100 faces the front. It is introduced into the lower entrance.

  Next, the configuration of the posture changing unit 40 will be described. An inner diameter T1 of the posture changing portion 40 is slightly larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and has a horizontal cylindrical diameter that is larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and not more than 1.5 times the diameter thereof. A pair of projecting walls 41 and 42 having a triangular cross section (or mountain shape) projecting so that the respective apex portions approach each other are formed long in the horizontal direction. The pair of triangular projecting walls 41 and 42 are arranged such that the vertex ridge portions 41A and 42A form convex curved surfaces and are opposed to each other in a separated state, and enter the posture changing unit 40 in a horizontal state. The upper surface 43 of the protruding wall 41 on the side facing the upper and lower surfaces and the lower surface 44 of the protruding wall 42 are in a substantially parallel state with an interval S1 on the horizontal extension line.

  This interval S1 is larger than the thickness of the medal 100 and is not more than 1.5 times the thickness. As a result, a horizontal entrance 45 of the posture changing unit 40 into which the medal 100 enters is formed at the center of the posture changing unit 40 by this interval S1. The vertical dimension of the inlet portion 45 is the interval S1, and the width (left-right dimension) of the inlet portion 45 is the inner diameter T1 of the posture changing portion 40. The entrance portion 45 is disposed corresponding to the delivery outlet 14, and the medals 100 delivered one by one in a horizontal state from the delivery outlet 14 are introduced in a horizontal state into the entrance portion 45 formed in the central portion of the posture changing portion 40.

  In addition, the vertical surface 47, which is the other surface of the protruding wall 41, and the vertical surface 48, which is the other surface of the protruding wall 42, are in a substantially parallel state with an interval S2 on the extension line in the vertical direction. It is. The interval S2 is approximately twice the thickness of the medal 100, and the outlet 46 of the posture changing unit 40 is opened in a vertical state at the center of the interval S2. As a result, the outlet 46 is positioned in the vertical direction rotated approximately 90 degrees with respect to the horizontal inlet 45, and its vertical dimension (height) is the inner diameter T1, and its horizontal dimension (width or thickness) is It is larger than the thickness of the medal 100 and not more than 1.5 times the thickness.

  The outlet portion 46 of the posture changing unit 40 is in a communication arrangement with the lower inlet portion 49 of the lift device 303, and the size of the lower inlet portion 49 of the lift device 303 is the outlet portion 46 of the posture changing portion 40. Accordingly, the medal 100 is smoothly introduced from the outlet 46 of the posture changing unit 40 to the inlet 49 of the lower part of the lift device 303.

  The interval S2 on the outlet side of the posture changing unit 40 is formed to be considerably wider than the interval S1 on the inlet side, as described later, when the medal 100 that has entered the inlet 45 is centered on the horizontal axis in the posture changing unit 40. This is to ensure an operation for smoothly moving to the outlet 46 while rotating (clockwise in FIGS. 10 and 11).

  In the posture changing unit 40, the medal 100 entered in a horizontal state (in a lying state) from the inlet 45 is changed to a vertical state (standing state) and introduced from the outlet 46 into the inlet 49 of the lower part of the lift device 303. It works like that. For this reason, the upper surface 43 of the projecting wall 41 and the lower surface 44 of the projecting wall 42 are gradually inclined or curved from the back side of the inlet portion 45 toward the outlet portion 46 in a direction alternately intersecting in front view 50A. , 50B.

  The medal 100 that has entered the entrance 45 of the posture changing unit 40 comes into contact with the left and right side portions of the medal 100 near the tops of the operation surfaces 50A and 50B, and slides on the left and right operation surfaces 50A and 50B from there. , 50B, the outlet portion while rotating around the vertex ridge line portions 41A, 42A of the projecting walls 41, 42 around the horizontal axis (clockwise rotation in FIGS. 10 and 11) in the posture changing portion 40. In the vertical state (stand-up state) rotated about 90 degrees toward 46, it is introduced from the outlet portion 46 to the inlet portion 49 at the lower part of the lift device 303.

  The lift device 303 is arranged so that the medals 100 are transported upward in a single row arrangement state in which the upper medals 100 are placed on the periphery of the lower medals 100 in a state where the medals 100 stand in a vertical state (standing state). A vertical passage 303 </ b> T is formed in which straight grooves 303 </ b> C into which the peripheral edges located on the left and right sides of the medal 100 are fitted are formed in the vertical direction. As a specific configuration, as shown in FIG. 9, linear grooves 303 </ b> C are arranged in the length direction of the base member 303 </ b> A in the left and right portions of the base member 303 </ b> A that is long in the vertical direction, and the front opening of the base member 303 </ b> A is formed. Covered by the front plate 303B. The base member 303A is formed by extrusion molding or the like, and the left and right grooves 303C are slightly larger than the thickness of the medal 100, larger than the thickness of the medal 100, and not more than 1.5 times the thickness. As a result, in a state where the medals 100 are in a vertical state (standing state), the medals 100 are transferred upward in a single row arrangement state in which the upper medals 100 are placed on the periphery of the lower medals 100. Since the front plate 303B is transparent, the state of the medal 100 in the lift device 303 can be seen through from the front surface of the lift device 303 and can be confirmed.

  With such a configuration, the medals 100 that are continuously sent out one by one from the medal sending device 3 change the posture of each medal 100 by the acting force of pushing the preceding medals 100 sent earlier with the medals 100 that are sent later. The parts 40 are sequentially introduced into the inlet 49 at the lower part of the lift device 303. As shown in FIG. 1, the introduced medals 100 are arranged in a row in which the upper medals 100 are placed on the periphery of the lower medals 100 in a state where each medal 100 stands in a vertical state in the lift device 303. The lower medal 100 is raised (lifted up) by the acting force by pushing up the upper medal 100, and the medal 100 is kept upright by the outlet member 80 at the upper part of the lift device 303. In the state rotated about 90 degree | times, it is sent out from the exit part 86 of the exit member 80. FIG. The medal 100 delivered from the exit 86 is introduced directly or via a shooter into the medal payout port of the device. In this case, the parts corresponding to the diameter of the medal 100 are always pushed and transferred, and the transfer becomes stable.

  In the present invention, the lower entrance portion 49 of the lift device 303 is provided with a curved corner portion 51 that opens sideways in order to communicate with the exit portion 46 of the posture changing portion 40, and each of the coin-like members 100 moves. In this arrangement, the center line of the posture changing section 40 serving as a passage matches the center line of the lift device 303 including the corner section 51. For this reason, the movement of the coin-like member 100 entering the entrance portion 49 of the lift device 303 from the posture changing portion 40 is smooth, and the medal 100 introduced in a vertical state to the entrance portion 49 is shown in FIGS. As shown, the left and right central portions of the lift device 303 are raised in the vertical direction while maintaining the standing posture. In this way, the coin-like member 100 that moves up the lift device 303 from the sending unit 13 of the sending device 3 through the posture changing unit 40 is always transferred by pressing the diameter-corresponding portion of the coin-like member 100, The transfer becomes stable. In order to perform such an operation with less resistance, a rotation roller 52 is provided in a slightly exposed state on the outer medal passage surface of the corner portion 51 so as to rotate in contact with the medal 100 moving there. Yes.

  In the embodiment, in order to reduce the movement resistance of the medal 100 that passes through the curved corner portion 51 and to enable smooth passage, the two rotating rollers 52A and 52B are arranged close to each other as the rotating roller 52. ing. As shown in FIG. 8, the two rotating rollers 52A and 52B are arranged close to each other so that the circumferential surface of the medal 100 simultaneously contacts the two rotating rollers 52A and 52B. is doing. As a result, the medal 100 introduced in a vertical state to the entrance portion 49 remains smoothly in the curved corner portion 51 with the rotation of the two rotating rollers 52A and 52B. It is possible to pass through and lift the lift device 303 vertically. For this reason, even when the outlet 46 of the posture changing unit 40 and the lift device 303 are arranged close to each other to reduce the size, stable medal conveyance can be performed.

  Further, as described above, in the sending device 3, the medal 100 sent as the sending rotor 7 rotates rotates while pushing the roller 16 </ b> A against the pulling force of the spring 17, and the diameter portion of the medal 100 passes. When this occurs, the roller 16A is restored by the pulling force of the spring 17 and is blown off in the direction of the delivery outlet 14. For this reason, the coin-shaped member 100 that always protrudes from the delivery unit 13 and passes through the delivery unit 13 at a position on the delivery outlet 14 side of the roller 16A of the movable body 16 relative to the time when the diameter portion of the medal 100 passes. In addition, a medal backflow prevention device 55 that operates to repeatedly retract and protrude from the sending unit 13 is provided.

  In the medal backflow prevention device 55, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the backflow prevention member 56 projects from the delivery unit 13 by a spring 58. Specifically, on the lower side of the lower wall of the delivery part 13, the backflow preventing member 56 is supported so that the shaft support part 56 </ b> B at one end thereof is rotatable on the lower side of the upper wall of the base member 4. In the state of being biased upward by the coil spring 58 supported by the spring support portion 57 provided in FIG. 4, the check portion 56 </ b> A at the tip of the backflow prevention member 56 passes through the slit 59 on the bottom wall of the sending portion 13 and sends it out. Projecting to the portion 13. The check portion 56A forms an inclined guide surface 56C that is gradually inclined upward from the rear toward the front toward the feeding direction of the coin-like member 100 that moves the sending portion 13 toward the sending outlet 14. ing.

  With such a configuration, the backflow prevention member 56 is normally biased upward by the coil spring 58 and abuts on the lower side of the upper wall of the base member 4, and the check portion 56 </ b> A at the tip protrudes from the delivery portion 13. Yes. As the delivery rotor 7 rotates, the medals 100 are delivered one by one, and the medals 100 move toward the delivery outlet 14 while pushing away the roller 16A of the movable body 16. Since the distance between the upper wall and the lower wall of the delivery part 13 is slightly larger than the thickness of the medal 100, the tip part of the medal 100 toward the delivery outlet 14 is in contact with the inclined guide surface 56C, and the check part 56A is The coil spring 58 is pushed down against the urging force. For this reason, the sent medal 100 passes while the check portion 56A is pushed down on the lower surface thereof.

  Normally, a plurality of medals 100 are sent out in a continuous state, but the check portion 56A is formed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the medals 100 so as to perform a retracting and protruding operation for each subsequently sent out medal 100. It is arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to the space | interval part. This prevents the medal 100 from flowing backward (moving in the returning direction) for each medal 100 to be sent out.

  In the lift device 303, a plurality of medals 100 are stored in a single row arrangement state in which the upper medals 100 are placed on the periphery of the lower medals 100. A load is applied. In order to reduce the load by suppressing the lowering of the medal 100 in the lift device 303, a lowering suppression device 70 for the medal 100 is provided in the lower part of the lift device 303 close to the inlet 49. The descending deterrence device 70 allows the medal 100 to rise in the lift device 303 and prevents the medal 100 from descending in the lift device 303, and can also be referred to as a one-way clutch.

  The lowering suppression device 70 (one-way clutch 70) can be in various forms, but the illustrated one is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion 74 on a support member 72 attached to the back side of the base member 303A. The rubber roller 71 passes through the base member 303A and keeps the flat portion of the standing medal 100 in the lift device 303 in a pressed state. The rubber roller 71 is biased so that the rubber roller 71 presses and presses the flat portion of the standing medal 100 in the lift device 303 by a coil spring 73 having one end locked to the base member 303A and the other end locked to the shaft support portion 74. is doing. Therefore, the shaft support portion 74 is in a state of being fitted in the laterally elongated hole 75 of the support member 72 so as to be movable in the lateral direction. In addition, the rubber roller 71 includes a clutch mechanism (not shown) that rotates in the forward direction by the medal 100 that moves up in the lift device 303 but does not rotate in the reverse direction by the medal 100 that moves in the lift device 303. Yes. As one of the clutch mechanisms, there is a one-way clutch mechanism provided for preventing reverse rotation of the spool shaft of the fishing reel. Instead, a gear provided on the side surface of the rubber roller 71 against the reverse rotation of the rubber roller 71. It is also possible to adopt a mechanism (also referred to as a latch mechanism) in which the claw is caught in the gear roller and the rubber roller 71 rotates forward without the claw being caught in the gear.

  Of the medals 100 stored in a line in the lift device 303, the lower one medal 100 is held in a state in which the lowering is prevented by the rubber roller 71 by the lowering suppression device 70 (one-way clutch 70). Therefore, the medal 100 in the corner portion 51 of the entrance portion 49 is prevented from being loaded with the medal 100 stacked above it, and the transfer of the medal 100 fed to the entrance portion 49 from behind is stable. It becomes.

  Corresponding to the outlet 303X at the upper end portion of the lift device 303, there is provided an outlet member 80 for changing the direction of the medal 100 that has risen substantially vertically in the standing state toward the front that is substantially horizontal. It has been. In this case, in the lift device 303, the medal 100 is transferred upward in a posture in which either the front or back plane part is directed to the front surface.

  In the present invention, the outlet member 80 allows the posture of the medal 100 to be transferred upward in the lift device 303 in an upright state to rotate around a substantially vertical axis and to be sent out in any direction.

  As a mechanism suitable for achieving this function, the exit member 80 introduces the medal 100 that has been raised from the lift device 303 in a standing state by basically the same function as the posture changing unit 40, and Working surfaces 80A and 80B are formed for rotating about a substantially vertical axis. Hereinafter, the configuration of the outlet member 80 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The inner diameter T1 of the outlet member 80 is slightly larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and has a vertical cylindrical diameter that is larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and not more than 1.5 times the diameter of the medal 100. Thus, a pair of projecting walls 81 and 82 having a triangular cross section (or a mountain shape) projecting so that the apexes are close to each other are formed long in the vertical direction. The pair of triangular projecting walls 81 and 82 have their apex ridge portions 81A and 82A formed in a convex curved surface so as to be opposed to each other in a separated state, and stand up into the outlet member 80 (vertical state). The side surface 83 of the protruding wall 81 on the side facing the front and back surfaces of the entering medal 100 and the side surface 84 of the protruding wall 82 are in a substantially parallel state with an interval S1 on the vertical extension line. The apex angle α of the projecting walls 81 and 82 having a triangular cross section is approximately 90 degrees.

  This interval S1 is larger than the thickness of the medal 100 and is not more than 1.5 times the thickness. As a result, the vertical entrance portion 85 of the exit member 80 into which the medal 100 enters is formed at the central portion of the exit member 80 by this interval S1. And the minimum thickness (front-rear dimension) of the inlet part 85 is this space | interval S1, and the width | variety (left-right dimension) of this inlet part 85 is the internal diameter T1. The inlet portion 85 is disposed corresponding to the outlet 303 </ b> X at the upper end of the lift device 303, and the medals 100 that are sent one by one from the outlet 303 </ b> X of the lift device 303 in a vertical state are formed in the central portion of the outlet member 80. It is introduced in a vertical state (standing state).

  The outlet member 80 stands up from the outlet portion 86 formed on the upper side surface when the medal 100 that has entered the inlet portion 85 in a vertical state (standing state) is rotated by approximately 90 degrees in the vertical state (standing state). It is sent out in the state. For this reason, as in the posture changing portion 40, the side surfaces 83 of the projecting walls 81 and the side surfaces 84 of the projecting walls 82 have operating surfaces 80A and 80B that are gradually inclined or curved upward from the back side of the inlet portion 85. The outlet members 80 are formed so as to intersect with each other when viewed from the outer peripheral wall surface.

  With such a configuration, the medals 100 that are successively sent out one by one from the medal sending device 3 are configured so that each of the medals 100 is in a posture by the action force that the preceding medals 100 sent out are pushed by the subsequent sending medals 100. It passes through the conversion part 40 in order and is introduced into the inlet part 49 at the lower part of the lift device 303. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the introduced medal 100 is such that each medal 100 is in a vertical state (standing state) and the upper medal 100 is placed on the periphery of the lower medal 100 in the lift device 303. In a state where the riders are in a row, the lower medal 100 is lifted up by the action force to push up the upper medal 100 by the acting force, and the lower entrance portion of the outlet member 80 provided on the upper portion of the lift device 303. It is sent to 85. In this case, the parts corresponding to the diameter of the medal 100 are always pushed and transferred, and the transfer becomes stable.

  The medal 100 that has entered in a vertical state (stand-up state) from the lower entrance portion 85 of the outlet member 80 comes into contact with the right and left sides of the medal 100 in the vicinity of the entrance of the operating surfaces 80A and 80B. In the outlet member 80 along the inclination of the operating surfaces 80A and 80B, the vertical surfaces (stands up) are formed between the apex ridges 81A and 82A of the projecting walls 81 and 82 along the inclination of the operating surfaces 80A and 80B. In the standing state rotated approximately 90 degrees, guided by the guide upper surface 87 to the outlet portion 86, and directly from the outlet portion 86 or through the shooter. It is introduced at the medal payout opening of the equipment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the medal 100 is continuously sent out one by one from the medal sending device 3, and the medal 100 is pushed by the preceding medal 100 that has been sent first. It is delivered from the outlet part 86 through the outlet member 80 in order. In this case, the parts corresponding to the diameter of the medal 100 are always pushed and transferred, and the transfer becomes stable. Further, the driving device for transferring the medal 100 is only the electric motor device 8 of the medal sending device 3, and driving devices such as the gear change mechanism 40 and the gear mechanism of the lift device 303 become unnecessary, and the number of driving mechanisms is reduced. The cost can be reduced and a transfer device suitable for downsizing can be provided.

  The posture changing unit 40 and the lift device 303 are rotationally driven by an electric motor 8A of the medal delivery device 3 like an introduction device 304 and a spiral body 340 shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-021452, for example, filed by the present applicant. In this case, the outlet member 80 may be attached to the upper end portion of the lift device 303.

  As described above, the pair of triangular projecting walls 81 and 82 have their apex ridges 81A and 82A formed in a convex curved surface and opposed to each other. The gap forms the inlet portion 85 of the outlet member 80. Therefore, the medal 100 does not need to enter along the interval S1 if the medal 100 enters the entrance portion 85 so that the substantially central portion (diameter corresponding portion) of the medal 100 corresponds to the vertex ridge portions 81A and 82A. For this reason, the state in which the medal 100 enters the entrance portion 85 is arbitrarily selected as long as it is within the range from the case where the medal 100 enters along the interval S1 to the case where the medal 100 enters in a state of substantially 90 degrees crossing the interval S1. it can.

  In a state in which the medal 100 enters along the interval S1, the medal 100 contacts the vicinity of the entrance of the operation surfaces 80A and 80B, and is sent out while being rotated approximately 90 degrees as described above. In the state where the medal 100 enters so as to intersect the interval S1 by approximately 90 degrees, the medal 100 abuts on the operation surfaces 80A, 80B (near the exit) or does not abut against the guide upper surface 87. It will be in the state guided to the exit part 86. FIG. Further, in the state where the medal 100 enters at these intermediate positions, the medal 100 comes into contact with the intermediate portions of the operation surfaces 80A and 80B. For this reason, since the angle range in which the medal 100 rotates within the outlet member 80 varies depending on the position of entering the outlet member 80, the outlet member 80 is set to the upper part of the lift device 303 on the axis of the lift device extension. By rotating, the direction of the medal 100 delivered from the outlet portion 86 of the outlet member 80 can be selected.

  Therefore, if it is set as the attachment structure which can rotate and attach the exit member 80 to the upper end of the lift apparatus 303, the sending direction of the medal 100 sent from the exit member 80 can be determined arbitrarily. Therefore, it is possible to attach a medal guide chute (or a medal guide rod) to be led out to a medal payout opening provided on the front surface of the device, and it can be applied to various devices.

  As an attachment structure of the outlet member 80 to the upper end of the lift device 303, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a screw hole 303 </ b> F into which the attachment screw 90 is screwed is formed in the attachment portion 303 </ b> E of the upper end of the lift device 303. An arcuate slit 89 is formed in the outward flange 88 formed at the lower end portion of the member 80, and the mounting screw 90 is screwed into the screw hole 303F of the mounting portion 303E through the arcuate slit 89. The outlet member 80 is fixed to the upper end of the lift device 303 with the head pressing the outward flange 88.

  Therefore, in order to adjust the direction of the outlet portion 86 of the outlet member 80 to a predetermined position, the outlet member 80 rotates on a substantially horizontal plane with respect to the mounting portion 303E of the lift device 303 with the mounting screw 90 loosened. The outlet member 80 is fixed at a predetermined position by tightening the mounting screw 90 at the predetermined position. With this configuration, the outlet member 80 can be attached at any position by 360 degrees.

  Note that the structure for attaching the outlet member 80 to the upper end of the lift device 303 is not limited to the above, and the lift 85 can be connected to the outlet 303X of the lift device 303 in a state where the inlet 85 of the outlet member 80 corresponds to the lift device 303. If the outlet member 80 is attached so as to be rotatable with respect to the attachment portion 303E at the upper end of the device 303, the attachment position can be similarly changed and adjusted.

  The transfer device 300 of the present invention is suitable as a transfer device for coin-like members installed in equipment used for payment or payment of a parking fee installed in a parking lot. In other words, when entering the parking lot, the driver gets a medal loan while getting on, and when leaving the parking lot, the driver puts in the medal and clears and receives change, This is effective as a mechanism for lifting the medal or change to a position where the medal or change can be easily received.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be conceived without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and include various embodiments related thereto.

It is a front view of schematic explanation of a medal transfer device concerning the present invention. (Example 1) It is a top view which shows the relationship between the sending rotor and sending part of the coin-shaped member sending apparatus which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a side view which shows the structure of the passage detection part which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a fragmentary sectional view of the coin-shaped member sending device containing the medal backflow prevention device part concerning the present invention. (Example 1) It is an expanded sectional view of the medal backflow prevention device concerning the present invention. (Example 1) It is a back side perspective view of the delivery rotor which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a partial side view of the delivery rotor which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a vertical front view of the lower part of the lifting apparatus according to the present invention. (Example 1) It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. (Example 1) It is a side view of the attitude | position change part of the lower part of the lifting apparatus which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a back surface perspective view of the attitude | position change part of the lifting apparatus lower part which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) (Example 1) It is a perspective view explaining the composition of the outlet member of the upper part of the lift device concerning the present invention. (Example 1) It is a side view which shows the upper part of the lift apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the attaching part of an exit member in a partial cross section. (Example 1) FIG. 14 is a plan view of FIG. 13. (Example 1)

Explanation of symbols

3. Medal delivery device 4 .... Base member 4A ... Circular wall 5 .... Medal receiving part 5A ... Upper surface opening 5B ... Lower surface opening 5E ... Entrance opening 5P ... Storage containers (hoppers)
5X: Overflow outlet 7 ... Delivery rotor 8 ... Electric motor device 9 ... Rotary shaft 10 ... Separation hole 13 ... Delivery part 14 ... Delivery outlet 16 ... Movable Body 16A ... Roller 16B ... Actuator 20 ... Rotor guide ring 23 ... Detection switch 24 ... Light emitter 25 ... Light receiver 40 ... Posture changer 41 ... Triangular Projecting wall 42 ... Triangular projecting wall 43 ... Upper surface of projecting wall 41 44 ... Lower surface of projecting wall 42 45 ... Entrance part of posture changing part 46 ... Exit part of posture changing part 47・ ・ ・ Longitudinal surface 48 of the projecting wall 41 ・ ・ ・ Longitudinal surface of the projecting wall 49 ・ ・ ・ Entrance part 50 </ b> A of the lift device 50 .. Working surface 50 </ b> B .. Working surface 51. Rotating roller 52A ... Rotating roller 52B ... Rotating roller 55 ... Meda Backflow prevention device 56 ... Backflow prevention member 57 ... Spring support 58 ... Spring 80 ... Outlet member 81 ... Triangular protruding wall 82 ... Triangular protruding wall 83 ... Upper surface of the projecting wall 81... Lower surface of the projecting wall 82 85... Entrance portion of the outlet member 86... Exit portion of the outlet member 88. Mounting screw 300 ·· Medal transfer device 303 ·· Lift device 303E · · Lifting device mounting portion 303F · · Screw hole 303X · · Lifting device outlet 303C · · Groove 303T · · · Vertical passage CK ··· Coin shape Member passage detector

Claims (3)

  A sending device that forms a plurality of separation holes and feeds the coin-like members of the receiving portion to the sending portion one by one in a lying state by rotation of a sending rotor disposed at the bottom of the receiving portion of the coin-like member; A lift device that transfers the coin-shaped member that is sent out from the delivery device into a standing state and introduces it into the lower entrance of the lift device. The coin-shaped member transfer device having an outlet member that sends out the coin-shaped member that has lifted the lift device in a predetermined direction, wherein the posture-changing unit is configured such that the coin-shaped member that enters in a lying state has left and right working surfaces. Is moved from the outlet portion to the inlet portion in the lower part of the lift device while rotating about a horizontal axis, and the lift device is formed of a coin-shaped member. The outlet member is configured to be moved upward in a standing one-row arrangement state, and the outlet member is vertically moved by moving coin-like members rising from the outlet at the upper end of the lift device along the left and right action surfaces. The coin-shaped member is configured to be sent out from the exit portion in an upright state while rotating about the axis, and the coin-shaped member is moved in the posture by the acting force of pushing the preceding coin-shaped member sent from the sending device by the coin-like member for subsequent sending. The coin-shaped member transfer device is characterized in that the conversion unit, the lift device, and the outlet member are sequentially moved.   The outlet member can be pivoted and attached to the upper end of the lift device in a state in which the inlet of the outlet member corresponds to the state of communication with the outlet of the lift device. The coin-shaped member transfer device according to claim 1, wherein:   3. A coin, wherein the transfer device according to claim 1 or 2 is incorporated in a device, and a coin-shaped member is introduced from an outlet portion of the outlet member into a payout opening of a coin-shaped member provided on the front surface of the device. Equipment using a shaped member.

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