JP2008299568A - Coin storage management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin storage management device suitable for the refilling management of change coins to a change dispenser and the storage management of coins overflowing from the change dispenser when it is used integrally with the change dispenser by automatically judging whether or not there is any stored change reserve fund whose money bar length is insufficient. <P>SOLUTION: A coil spring 9 is arranged at a lever sensor 81 side of a coin pocket 30, and the laminate direction end face of a money bar coin A4 is pressed to a direction opposite to the coin pocket 30. The laminate direction end face of the money bar coin A4 is stored on a coin pocket 30 at a position separated from a lever 80 for detection, and any detection signal is not output from the lever sensor 81. Therefore, it is possible to surely detect the shortage of the laminate direction length. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin storage management device for storing and managing a bar metal coin in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed in a bar shape, and in particular, it is used integrally with a change dispenser and the like, and a change reserve The present invention relates to a coin storage management device that detects whether or not there is an item having a short bar length.

  In recent years, cashiers such as supermarkets and convenience stores have a change dispenser that can be connected to a host device such as a point-of-sale (POS) system to reuse coins received together with the banknote processing device as change. Has been introduced.

  In general, the change dispenser is a coin storage function that automatically takes inserted coins inside and stores them in a coin storage, and transmits the deposit information to an external host device. In accordance with a change payout request from an external host device, it has a change payout function of sending deposit information of the stored coins and paying out the corresponding amount as coins from the stored coins. In other words, the volume of the change dispenser can be reduced by having a recycling function of reusing deposited coins as paid out coins.

  In this type of change dispenser, if all coins of a specific denomination are dispensed inside, it is not possible to dispense change at the cash register even during business hours. For this reason, by storing a set of coins of the same denomination in a bar shape in a drawer separate from the change dispenser for each cash register, the change coins can be stored as a change reserve. It becomes possible to replenish easily and surely when there is a shortage.

  However, when managing such bar metal coins, it is necessary to store a predetermined number of bar metal coins at the time of opening the store in a predetermined position and periodically check the excess or deficiency thereof. In addition, when the cashier staff was changed, it was necessary to check not only the inside of the change dispenser but also the remaining amount of the stored bar metal coins.

  For example, the change replenishment management system proposed in Patent Literature 1 and the like can accurately manage and store the correspondence between the taken-out bar metal coin and the rose coin replenished for change. It is like that.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional change replenishment management system.
This change replenishment management system includes a bar storage 101, a coin change machine 102, and a POS register 103, and has control units 101a, 102a, and 103a, respectively. Among them, the control unit 101 a of the bar storage 101 is connected to the control unit 102 a of the coin change machine 102, and the control unit 102 a of the coin change machine 102 is connected to the control unit 103 a of the POS register 103. The bar metal storage 101 has three bar metal drawers 104 to 106 that are provided so as to be able to be drawn forward with respect to the storage body. Each of the bar metal drawers 104 to 106 is provided with a plurality of bar metal storage units capable of storing one bar metal coin of a specific denomination.

  For example, each of the upper / middle / lower bar metal drawers 104 to 106 has eight storage units for 1 yen / 10 yen / 100 yen bar metal coins, and 5 yen / 50 yen / 500 yen bar metal. Two storage units for coins are provided. The storage posture of the bar metal coins in each storage unit is a horizontal orientation in which the axis of the bar metal coins is orthogonal to the direction in which the bar metal drawers 104 to 106 are pulled out. Moreover, the bar metal storage 101 has bar metal presence / absence detection means 107 for detecting the presence or absence of bar metal coins for each bar metal storage part of the bar metal drawers 104 to 106. The control unit 101a of the bar storage 101 has a function as a detection result transmission unit that transmits a detection result by the bar presence / absence detection unit 107 to the control unit 102a of the coin change machine 102.

  Further, on the front surface of the main body of the bar metal storage 101, a display for displaying the state of FULL (full) / EMPTY (out of stock) of the bar metal coins of each denomination based on the detection result by the bar metal presence / absence detection means 107. A panel is provided.

  When the bar drawers 104 to 106 that have been drawn out of the bar storage unit 101 are manually pushed, the bar presence / absence detecting means 107 detects the presence or absence of bar metal coins for each bar storage unit of the bar drawers 104 to 106. In addition to identifying the diameter of the bar metal coins stored and the presence or absence of the center hole, whether or not the bar metal coins present in each storage unit are of the denomination that should be stored Can be detected.

The coin change machine 102 includes an insertion slot 102b, an identification unit 102c, a selection unit 102d, a denomination storage unit 102e, and a payout port 102f. Therefore, when the loose coins obtained by unwrapping the take-out bar coins are inserted into the insertion slot 102b of the coin changer 102, the rose coins identified by the identification means 102c from the control unit 102a of the coin changer 102. The number of denominations and the number of coins are compared with the denomination and number of the extracted bar metal coins specified based on the detection result of the bar metal presence / absence detecting means 107 in the bar metal storage 101, thereby determining the correspondence between the two It is possible to accurately manage the correspondence between the taken-out bar metal coins and the rose coins replenished for change.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-85332 (paragraph numbers [0011] to [0024], FIG. 1 and the like)

  By the way, when the bar metal storage 101 is used for replenishing coins to the change dispenser and storing bar metal coins, not only the deficient coins are taken out from the bar metal storage 101 but also the deficient bar metal coins themselves. Must be added at the same time and stored in the bar storage 101. It is also assumed that coins overflowing from the change dispenser are stored in the bar storage 101.

  For that purpose, before each bar metal drawer 104-106 is pushed into the bar metal storage 101, whether or not the correct bar metal coin is stored in each bar metal storage part (storage pocket) of the bar metal drawers 104-106. Therefore, it was necessary to detect it quickly. In addition, when an inappropriate denomination of bar metal coins is stored in each bar storage unit, the information to that effect is accurately detected and notified to the cashier staff, and the bar metal coins are taken in and out. It was necessary to reliably store history information about the.

  In addition, in the device for checking the denomination and number of the bar metal coins stored as described above, only a part of the bar metal coins opened when refilling the coins to the change dispenser is used, and the remaining coins are It was also necessary to store in a packaged state (that is, a state in which the bar length was insufficient). It is easy to visually determine that the bar metal coin in such a state is shorter than the original bar metal length, but the conventional apparatus automatically detects the bar metal coin that the bar metal length is insufficient. As a result, it was impossible to accurately manage the replenishment change coins.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and automatically determines whether there is a shortage of the bar length in the stored change reserve, It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin storage management device suitable for replenishment management of change coins to a change dispenser and storage management of coins overflowing from the change dispenser when used integrally.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, in a coin storage management apparatus for storing and managing a bar metal coin in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed in a bar shape, the bar metal coin is 1 A storage tray having a plurality of coin pockets stored one by one, first sensor means arranged at the back position of the storage tray for each coin pocket, and detecting the presence or absence of the bar metal coins, and the bar metal coins In the coin pocket corresponding to the stacking direction, the second sensor means disposed in at least one of the coin pockets, and the detection result of the bar metal coin by the first and second sensor means And a management means for managing the bar metal coins stored in the storage tray, wherein the first sensor means discriminates the denomination of the bar metal coins, and the second sensor means By The coin-roll coin storing management apparatus characterized by determining the stacking direction length is provided.

  According to such a coin storage management device, for each coin pocket, the first sensor means is disposed at the back position of the storage tray, and the second sensor means is disposed at the end of the coin pocket. The presence / absence of coins, the denomination and the length can be discriminated. In particular, it is possible to detect a bar metal coin having a short length.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine that the length of the bar metal coins stored in each storage tray is insufficient, and to improve the accuracy of bar metal management.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coin storage management device according to an embodiment.
The coin storage management device includes a drawer 2 that has a flat upper surface and can be pulled out from the front surface of a storage housing (bar stocker) 1. Inside the drawer 2, a storage tray 5 having coin pockets 30 to 39 for storing a plurality of bar metal coins one by one, a banknote / gift certificate pocket 40 and the like is disposed. Among these, the coin pockets 30 to 34 and 35 to 39 are respectively formed on the surface of the storage tray 5 as a semicircular recess having a predetermined horizontal width and vertical length and a predetermined depth in cross section.

  In FIG. 1, coin pockets 30 to 39 for storing ten bar metal coins in the vertical direction of the storage tray 5 in a state where the drawer 2 is pulled out from the storage housing 1 to about one third. Only one banknote / gift voucher pocket 40 is shown. Here, each of the five coin pockets 30 to 34 on the right side stores one bar metal coin (ten-yen bar coin) in which a predetermined number (usually 50) of 10 yen coins are wrapped in a bar shape. Each of the central five coin pockets 35 to 39 stores one bar metal coin (100 yen bar coin) in which 50 100 yen coins are wrapped in a bar shape. Further, a light emitting display device having display lamps 6a to 6n respectively corresponding to a plurality of coin pockets is disposed on the front surface of the drawer 2. The display lamps 6a to 6n display and manage two-color light emitting diodes (LEDs) so that even when the drawer 2 is in a closed state, the storage state of the bar metal coins can be visually confirmed. Can do.

  An automatic change machine (not shown) is placed on the upper surface of the storage housing 1. Further, a notch 2a having a predetermined width is formed on the front right side of the drawer 2 so that bills and gift certificates can be inserted into the bill / gift certificate pocket 40 of the storage tray 5 without pulling out the drawer 2. Yes.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing an example of a storage tray having a plurality of coin pockets.
In FIG. 2, the lower side corresponds to the front side of the storage tray 5, that is, the drawer side of the drawer 2. In addition to the coin pockets 30 to 39 and the banknote / gift certificate pocket 40 described in FIG. 1, the storage tray 5 stores bar metal coins (single bar coins) in which 50 1-yen coins are packed in a bar shape. Five coin pockets 41 to 45, rose coin pockets 46 to 49, another banknote / gift voucher pocket 50 placed behind the banknote / gift voucher pocket 40, five yen bar coin, fifty yen bar coin, five Coin pockets 51 to 53 for storing one hundred yen bar-shaped coins are arranged. Further, a coin management circuit (see FIG. 10 to be described later) or the like is disposed on the back surface of the storage tray 5 in a portion 54 surrounded by a one-dot chain line.

  The storage tray 5 is provided with a coin pocket that can store 5 coin bars of 1 yen, 10 yen, and 100 yen each, such as coin pockets 41 to 45, 30 to 34, 35 to 39. ing. This is because, in each transaction requiring change, the number of change is assumed to be in the range of 0-4. On the other hand, when 5 yen, 50 yen, and 500 yen coins are changed, only 0 to 1 change is used in one transaction. Accordingly, the five-yen bar-shaped coin, the fifty-yen bar-shaped coin, and the five hundred-yen bar-shaped coin are configured to be stored one by one in the respective coin pockets 51 to 53 of the storage tray 5.

Here, the coin types stored in the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a coin size and the like stored in each coin pocket in the storage tray of FIG.

  Figure 3 shows six types of bar metal coins currently distributed in Japan (one-yen bar-shaped coins, five-yen bar-shaped coins, ten-yen bar-shaped coins, fifty-yen bar-shaped coins, one hundred-yen bar-shaped coins, five hundred yen The bar-shaped coin diameter, pocket diameter, and presence / absence of the center hole are shown in a table. Note that the diameter of each bar metal coin is about 0.4 mm larger than the diameter of the actual coin to be packaged in consideration of the thickness of the packaging material (paper, resin film, etc.).

  Each coin pocket 30-39, 41-45 in which each bar metal coin is stored is formed so that the pocket diameter is about 0.4 mm larger than the bar metal coin diameter. Therefore, for example, the coin pockets 41 to 45 having a pocket diameter of 20.8 mm can store only a one-bar coin having a bar metal coin diameter of 20.4 mm. This is because, for the coin pockets 41 to 45, all the bar metal coins other than the one-yen coin cannot be stored correctly because the diameter of the bar metal coin is too large.

  Further, the six kinds of coins are different in a thickness range of 1.5 to 2.0 mm. Therefore, the lengths in the vertical direction of the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53 are also the number of stacked coins between different denominations of the bar metal coins according to the thickness dimension of the stacked coins of the bar metal coins. It is designed to be larger than the thickness dimension of the stacked coins of bar metal coins within a range not exceeding the difference in thickness dimension of the minute.

  4A and 4B are views showing a state in which a bar metal coin is properly stored in a coin pocket, where FIG. 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow V1-V1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a view showing two examples of a state in which an inappropriately shaped bar metal coin is stored in a coin pocket, and (A) is a cross-sectional view of the coin pocket cut in the short direction; (B) is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the coin pocket in the longitudinal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when an appropriate one-yen stick-shaped coin A is stored in the coin pocket 41 (or 42 to 45) of the storage tray 5, the one-yen stick coin A contacts the entire pocket bottom surface. It will be in the state. However, even when trying to store a bar-shaped coin having a large diameter such as a ten-yen bar-shaped coin B, as shown in FIG. 5A, it floats up from the bottom surface of the pocket of the storage tray 5 and is improperly stored. It becomes a state.

  Further, when an appropriate ten-yen stick-shaped coin is stored in the coin pocket 30 of the storage tray 5 (or the same for 31 to 34), as with the single-yen stick coin A shown in FIG. It will be in the state. However, if the coin diameter is smaller than that of a 10-yen coin but an attempt is made to store a 50-yen bar-shaped coin C or the like having a large thickness per coin, as shown in FIG. The vertical length of the coin pocket 30 is insufficient with respect to the thickness dimension of the number of stacked coins of the bar-shaped coins C, and one end of the 50-yen bar-shaped coins C protrudes from the upper surface of the storage tray 5 and is inappropriate. The storage state is reached.

  Thus, when distinguishing a some bar metal coin by the shape of each coin pocket 30-39,41-45 of a coin storage management apparatus, for example, about 1 yen stick-shaped coin A, the surface shape of the coin pocket 41-45 However, as long as the diameter does not exceed the difference in diameter from the 50-yen coin having a diameter of 21.4 mm, it is only necessary to have a lateral width larger than the diameter dimension of 20.4 mm. By doing so, it is easy to visually confirm that the bar metal coins other than the one-yen bar-shaped coin A are in an inappropriate storage state ((A) in FIG. 5) or by a magnetic sensor, a lever sensor, or the like described later. Can be determined.

Next, magnetic sensors arranged in the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, 51 to 53 of the coin storage management device will be described.
6A and 6B are diagrams showing the positional relationship between the magnetic sensor of the coin pocket and the bar metal coin, wherein FIG. 6A is a diagram showing the state of storing the normal bar metal coin, and FIG. 6B is a shortage of the bar metal length. It is a figure which shows the state which is a bar metal coin, and the length can be discriminate | determined, (C) is a figure which shows the state where length discrimination is impossible.

  In the storage tray 5, the magnetic sensor 7 is disposed at the back position of the coin pocket 30 and in the center in the longitudinal direction of the coin pocket 30, and according to the strength of the magnetic field formed by the magnetic sensor 7, the coin pocket The presence or absence of bar metal coins stored in 30 is detected. Here, as shown in FIG. 6A, when a ten-yen bar-shaped coin A which is a regular bar metal coin is stored in the coin pocket 30, the magnetic lines of force of the magnetic sensor 7 change at a predetermined rate. It is detected that regular bar metal coins are stored.

Consider a case where a ten-yen bar-shaped coin A made up of 50 10-yen coins is opened and only about 25 halves are replenished to the change dispenser as 10-yen coins for change.
For example, it is assumed that the bar metal coin A1 whose bar length is shortened by the remaining coins is stored in the coin pocket 30 at a position as shown in FIG. In this case, it is possible to detect a shortage of the length in the stacking direction of the bar metal coin A1 based on the change rate of the magnetic force lines of the magnetic sensor 7.

  However, in the same manner, when the bar metal coin A1 whose bar metal length is shortened is stored in the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the coin pocket 30, as shown in FIG. In the magnetic sensor 7, the magnetic field lines change at a predetermined rate as in the case of the ten-yen bar-shaped coin A which is a regular bar-shaped coin.

  That is, even if the magnetic sensor 7 is provided in each coin pocket of the storage tray 5, the lack of the length in the stacking direction may or may not be detected depending on the position where the bar metal coin is stored. In addition, as in the case of the magnetic sensor 7 shown in FIG. 6, when the coin pocket 30 is arranged at the center in the longitudinal direction, the length of the opened bar metal coin is two thirds of the regular length. If so, it is impossible to detect a shortage in the stacking direction length of the bar metal coins stored in any position.

  Next, apart from the magnetic sensor 7 (first sensor means) for detecting the presence or absence of bar metal coins, second sensor means are provided in the coin pockets 30 to 39, and the stacking direction length of the bar metal coins is determined. A detection method will be described.

  7A and 7B are diagrams showing a coin pocket provided with a pair of lever sensors, wherein FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a state in which a regular bar metal coin is stored, and FIG. 7B is a diagram of a bar metal coin having a short bar metal length. It is a figure which shows the accommodation state.

  Here, slits 5a and 5b having a predetermined width are formed on both end sides of the coin pocket 30 corresponding to the stacking direction of the bar metal coins, so that the detection lever 80 protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the coin pocket 30 therefrom. A pair of left and right lever sensors 81 and 82 are provided. When a ten-yen bar-shaped coin A, which is a regular bar coin, is stored in the coin pocket 30, the detection levers 80 of the left and right lever sensors 81 and 82 are both as shown in FIG. It is pushed down in contact with the stacking direction end. At this time, the magnetic force lines of the magnetic sensor 7 are not only changed at a predetermined rate by the ten-yen bar-shaped coin A, but also detection signals are output from the two lever sensors 81 and 82. Therefore, it is detected that regular bar metal coins are stored in the coin pocket 30.

  Now, after opening the 10-yen coin A consisting of 50 10-yen coins and refilling the change dispenser with a few 10-yen coins as change 10-yen coins, Suppose that it is returned to the pocket 30. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the bar metal coin A2 is displaced and stored on the left end side of the coin pocket 30, the detection lever 80 of the left lever sensor 81 is largely pushed down. The detection lever 80 of the right lever sensor 82 is hardly pushed down. Accordingly, the magnetic field lines of the magnetic sensor 7 change at a predetermined rate by the ten-yen bar-shaped coin A, and the detection signal is output from only one of the two lever sensors 81 and 82, so that the stored bar metal coin A2 is 10 It can be determined that the coin is a yen coin and the stacking direction length is shorter than a regular one.

  As described above, when the coin pocket 30 stores the regular-length ten-yen bar-shaped coin A or the bar metal coin A2 having a reduced bar metal length, the coin pocket 30 of the coin pocket 30 is stored in any case. In the magnetic sensor 7 arranged at the center in the longitudinal direction, the lines of magnetic force similarly change at a predetermined rate. The length of the bar can be detected in accordance with the presence / absence of detection signals from the two lever sensors 81 and 82 as the second sensor means.

  By the way, in the case of a bar metal coin in which 50 coins are wrapped in a bar shape, the bar metal coin may be returned to the storage tray 5 and stored again in a state where the length of the bar metal coin is reduced to about two thirds by opening. Many are seen. In that case, when a bar metal coin shorter than the bar metal coin A2 shown in FIG. 7B is stored in the central portion of the coin pocket 30, no detection signal is output from either of the two lever sensors 81 and 82. If two lever sensors 81 and 82 are provided in each of the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53, the cost increases.

Next, a method for determining the length in the stacking direction of the bar metal coins by arranging the lever sensor 81 only at one end of the coin pocket 30 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a coin pocket provided with a lever sensor only on one side, (A) and (C) are views showing a storage state in which the length of the bar can be detected, and (B) is a bar. It is a figure which shows the accommodation state which cannot detect length.

  In the storage tray 5, the magnetic sensor 7 is arranged at the back position of the coin pocket 30 and at the center in the longitudinal direction of the coin pocket 30. A second sensor is formed such that a slit 5a having a predetermined width is formed on the left end side of the coin pocket 30 corresponding to the stacking direction of the bar metal coins, and the detection lever 80 projects from the bottom surface of the coin pocket 30 therefrom. As a means, a lever sensor 81 is provided. Compared with the bar metal coin A <b> 2 in FIG. 7B, a shorter bar metal coin A <b> 3 is stored in the coin pocket 30 in the coin pocket 30.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the bar metal coin A3 is stored in the central portion of the coin pocket 30, the detection lever 80 of the lever sensor 81 can hardly be pushed down. That is, the bar metal coin A3 is detected by the magnetic sensor 7 disposed in the central portion of the coin pocket 30 in the longitudinal direction, and no detection signal is output from the lever sensor 81, so that the bar metal coin A3 has a regular length. It can be determined that it is insufficient.

  However, as shown in FIG. 8B, when the bar metal coin A3 is displaced and stored on the left end side of the coin pocket 30, the detection lever 80 of the lever sensor 81 is largely pushed down, and the detection signal is transmitted. Is output. Therefore, when the magnetic sensor 7 is arranged at the center of the coin pocket 30 in the longitudinal direction, the bar metal coin A3 can detect an insufficient length in the stacking direction depending on the storage position in the coin pocket 30, It will not be possible.

  Therefore, in FIG. 8C, the magnetic sensor 7 is displaced and arranged on the end side where the lever sensor 81 of the coin pocket 30 is not arranged. In this way, when the bar metal coin A3 is stored in a position where the detection lever 80 of the lever sensor 81 is pushed down, the change in the magnetic lines of force in the magnetic sensor 7 is reduced. Therefore, even if a detection signal is output from the lever sensor 81, it can be determined from the identification signal from the magnetic sensor 7 that the bar metal coin A3 is short of the regular length.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a storage tray provided with a biasing means in a coin pocket.
Here, the coil spring 9 is disposed on the lever sensor 81 side of the coin pocket 30, and the end surface in the stacking direction of the bar metal coin A <b> 4 is pressed in the direction opposite to the coin pocket 30. In the coin pocket 30, the bar metal coin A <b> 4 is stored at a position where the end portion in the stacking direction is away from the detection lever 80, and no detection signal is output from the lever sensor 81. Accordingly, it is possible to reliably detect a shortage of the length in the stacking direction.

  In addition, by tilting the bottom surface of the coin pocket 30, the bar metal coin A4 stored in the coin pocket 30 is forcibly moved from the end where the lever sensor 81 is disposed toward the other end. It may be.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a coin management circuit applied to the coin storage management device of the present invention.
The coil sensors 7a to 7n are arranged at the back positions of the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53, respectively, and are metal detectors that detect general metals and distance measuring devices that measure relative distances between metals. Similar to a proximity sensor device that determines the presence or absence of metal at a close position, for example, a magnetic coil 71a to 71n that forms a magnetic field in a recess, and an oscillation that is connected to the magnetic coils 71a to 71n and includes a capacitor, an active element, etc. Control circuits 72a to 72n and level detection circuits 73a to 73n are provided. The coil sensors 7a to 7n detect the presence or absence of the bar metal coins by storing the bar metal coins in the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53, respectively. The denomination is identified and detected based on the change rate of the magnetic field lines generated in the denomination. The level detection circuits 73 a to 73 n perform level detection by comparing the output waveforms of the magnetic coils 71 a to 71 n with reference values, and output the detection results to the arithmetic control circuit 90.

  Lever sensors 8a to 8n that detect end portions in the stacking direction of the bar metal coins are arranged at any one of the end portions of the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53. For example, the lever sensors 8a to 8n The detection result is output to the arithmetic control circuit 90 via the level detection circuits 81a to 81n.

  The thermistor 9 a is a temperature measuring unit that is fixed at a predetermined position such as the center of the storage tray 5 and measures the internal temperature of the storage housing 1. The temperature signal from the thermistor 9a is output to the temperature correction circuit 9b, and a correction signal for correcting the detection result of the bar metal coins by the coil sensors 7a to 7n is output to the arithmetic control circuit 90.

  The calculation control circuit 90 performs correction calculation on the detection results in the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53 by the correction signal from the temperature correction circuit 9b. The storage circuit 91 stores the presence / absence of a bar metal coin and the desorption history of the bar metal coin detected by sensor means such as the coil sensors 7a to 7n and the lever sensors 8a to 8n for each coin pocket.

  When performing the correction calculation based on the measured temperature in the thermistor 9a, it is preferable to normally provide temperature measuring means in the vicinity of each of the magnetic coils 71a to 71n to correct the detection result of individual bar metal coins. However, in this case, for example, by storing the temperature distribution characteristics of each part of the storage housing 1 in advance in the storage circuit 91 or the like, the internal temperature serving as a reference for the storage housing 1 is measured at only one location, and the temperature correction circuit 9b. The correction value corresponding to the arrangement of the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, 51 to 53 can be determined by the arithmetic and control circuit 90 with respect to the correction signal from. This eliminates the need to provide a plurality of temperature detection means according to the size of the storage tray 5, and thus ensures accuracy such as denomination determination according to the material of the bar metal coin in the level detection circuits 73a to 73n. In addition, product costs can be reduced.

  The tray open / close detection circuit 92 is a circuit that detects whether or not the storage tray 5 is pulled out from the storage housing 1 by the drawer 2, and includes oscillation control circuits 72a to 72n of the coil sensors 7a to 7n, lever sensors 8a to 8n, The detection result is output to the storage circuit 91. When the drawer 2 is closed, the bar metal coins stored in the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, 51 to 53 of the storage tray 5 are not attached or detached. Therefore, when the tray open / close detection signal is received and the drawer 2 is closed, there is no inconvenience even if the oscillation control circuits 72a to 72n and the lever sensors 8a to 8n are turned off, thereby suppressing wasteful power consumption. it can.

  In this case, while the drawer 2 is opened, the desorption history of the bar metal coin is stored in the storage circuit 91. Further, when the drawer 2 is closed, the storage state is determined, and the stored contents of the storage circuit 91 can be accurately retained thereafter.

  Note that it is possible to notify the host POS system or the like of the bar metal storage state stored in the storage circuit 91. By doing so, the coin storage management device used integrally with the change dispenser enables continuous monitoring of replenishment management of change coins to the change dispenser and storage management of coins overflowing from the change dispenser. As a result, maintenance becomes easy and the cause of troubles can be solved and necessary countermeasures can be quickly implemented.

  The light emitting display device 6 includes display lamps (hereinafter referred to as LEDs 6 a to 6 n) provided corresponding to the coin pockets 30 to 39, 41 to 45, and 51 to 53, and is arithmetically controlled via a display control circuit 93. The circuit 90 is connected. The LEDs 6a to 6n are light emitting diodes that emit light by switching between two colors, for example, green and red, and the presence or absence of bar metal coins detected by the coil sensors 7a to 7n and the lever sensors 8a to 8n, the length in the stacking direction, Further, lighting control is performed as follows by the display control circuit 93 according to the denomination and the like.

First, when an appropriate bar metal coin is stored in the coin pocket, the corresponding LED emits green light.
Secondly, if only one remaining bar metal coin (near empty) can be stored, such as 1 yen, 10 yen, or 100 yen coin, the corresponding LED is green. Flashes and emits light.

  Third, an appropriate number of bar metal coins, that is, those having an appropriate thickness dimension are stored in the coin pocket, or bar metal coins other than the appropriate denomination are stored in the coin pocket. In the case, the corresponding LED emits red light.

  Fourthly, when a foreign substance or the like enters the coin pocket and the signals from the coil sensors 7a to 7n and the signals from the lever sensors 8a to 8n are different from each other, or when the sensor function is broken, If the detection result is not output normally, the corresponding LED flashes red and emits light.

  Fifth, when no bar metal coin is stored in the coin pocket, the corresponding LED does not emit light.

It is a perspective view which shows the coin storage management apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a top view which shows an example of the storage tray which has a some coin pocket. It is a figure which shows the coin size etc. which are accommodated in each coin pocket in the storage tray of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the bar metal coin appropriately in the coin pocket, Comprising: (A) is a top view, (B) is V1-V1 arrow sectional drawing, (C) is V2-V2 arrow sectional drawing. is there. It is a figure which shows two examples of the state in which the bar metal coin of the improper shape was accommodated in the coin pocket, Comprising: (A) is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the coin pocket in the transversal direction, (B) is a long coin pocket It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected in the direction. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the magnetic sensor of a coin pocket, and a bar metal coin, Comprising: (A) is a figure which shows the accommodation state of a regular bar metal coin, (B) is a bar metal coin with insufficient bar metal length. FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a state in which the length can be determined, and FIG. 5C is a diagram showing a state in which the length cannot be determined. It is a figure which shows the coin pocket which provided a pair of lever sensor, Comprising: (A) is a figure which shows the accommodation state of a regular bar metal coin, (B) is the accommodation state of the bar metal coin with which the bar metal length was insufficient. FIG. It is a figure which shows the coin pocket which provided the lever sensor only in one side, Comprising: (A), (C) is a figure which shows the accommodation state which can detect bar metal length, (B) is detection of bar metal length. It is a figure which shows the storage state which cannot be performed. It is a figure which shows the storage tray which provided the urging means in the coin pocket. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the coin management circuit applied to the coin storage management apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the conventional change replenishment management system.

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1 Storage case (bar stocker)
2 Drawer 5 Storage tray 6 Light emitting display device 6a-6n Indicator lamp 7 Magnetic sensor 7a-7n Coil sensor 8a-8n, 81, 82 Lever sensor 30-39, 41-45, 51-53 Coin pocket 40, 50 Ticket pocket 46-49 Rose coin pocket

Claims (9)

In a coin storage management device for storing and managing a bar metal coin in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packed in a bar shape,
A storage tray having a plurality of coin pockets in which the bar metal coins are stored one by one;
1st sensor means which is arrange | positioned in the back surface position of the said storage tray for every said coin pocket, and detects the presence or absence of the said bar metal coin,
A second sensor means disposed on at least one of the coin pockets corresponding to the stacking direction of the bar metal coins;
Management means for managing the bar metal coins stored in the storage tray based on the detection results of the bar metal coins by the first and second sensor means;
With
The coin storage management device, wherein the first sensor means determines the denomination of the bar metal coin and the second sensor means determines the stacking direction length of the bar metal coin.   The surface shape of the coin pocket is longer than the thickness dimension of the stacked coins of the bar metal coins in a range not exceeding the difference in thickness dimension of the stacked coins between the different denominations of the bar metal coins. The coin storage management device according to claim 1, wherein the coin storage management device has a thickness.   2. The coin storage management according to claim 1, wherein the second sensor means is a lever sensor that detects the length of the bar metal coin by contacting an end of the bar metal coin in the stacking direction. apparatus.   The second sensor means is disposed on both end sides of the coin pocket corresponding to the stacking direction of the bar metal coins, and detects a shortage in the stacking direction length of the bar metal coins. The coin storage management apparatus according to claim 1.   The first sensor means is disposed at a rear position of the storage tray and is displaced to an end portion side of the coin pocket where the second sensor means is not disposed, and the bar is inserted into the coin pocket. The coin storage management device according to claim 1, wherein the coin storage management device is a magnetic sensor that detects the presence or absence of the bar metal coin when the coin is stored.   In the storage tray, biasing means for pressing the end face in the stacking direction of the bar metal coins toward the other end side where the second sensor means is not arranged at one end in the coin pocket. The coin storage management device according to claim 1, wherein the coin storage management device is provided.   7. The coin storage management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the biasing means is a coil spring.   The storage tray has an inclined bottom surface so that the bar metal coins stored in the coin pocket are moved from the end where the second sensor means is disposed toward the other end. The coin storage management device according to claim 1, wherein the coin storage management device is configured.   The management means includes a light emitting display device that turns on or off according to the presence or absence of the bar metal coins detected by the first and second sensor means, the length in the stacking direction, and the bar metal length. The coin storage management device according to claim 1, wherein

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