JP2009181294A - Coin depositing and dispensing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin depositing and dispensing machine capable of easily charging coins and preventing foreign matters from mixing. <P>SOLUTION: This machine includes a tray-shaped coin reception part 23, which receives coins to be charged on the upper face of a transaction port shutter 14, which opens and closes a transaction port. The coin reception part 23 includes an inclined face-shaped reception face 25 inclined in a horizontal direction, and a charge port 24 is formed at the top of the decreasing inclination of the reception face 25. The coins received by the coin reception part 23 are introduced along the decreasing inclination of the reception face 25 to the charge port 24, and charged from the charge port 24. Thus, the mixing of any foreign matter is prevented by the charge port 24 which limits the charge of coins to the small number of pieces, and the coins are easily charged even when the large quantity of the coins is to be paid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin depositing / dispensing machine capable of receiving coins inserted into a machine body through a transaction port and delivering coins taken out of the machine body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a coin deposit / withdrawal machine, a transaction port that is opened and closed by a transaction port shutter is provided on the upper surface on the front side of the machine body, and deposit coins can be inserted and withdrawal coins can be taken out through the transaction port. A coin receiving unit for receiving coins is disposed below the transaction port, and a coin feeding unit for feeding coins one by one to the deposit processing system is disposed below the coin receiving unit.

  When depositing, the coin opening shutter is opened and the coins inserted from the transaction slot are received in the coin receiving unit, the coins received in the coin receiving unit are discharged to the coin feeding unit, and one coin is collected by the coin feeding unit. It is configured so that the deposit processing system is paid out one by one. Further, at the time of withdrawal, the withdrawal coins paid out from the machine body are received in the coin receiving part, and the transaction slot shutter is opened so that the withdrawal coins in the coin receiving part can be taken out from the outlet.

  By the way, since the transaction port has a relatively large opening size that allows a user to easily take out the withdrawal coin, when inserting the deposit coin into the transaction port, for example, rubber bands, paper waste, etc. , Foreign matters such as tape are likely to be mixed, and abnormalities are likely to occur in the coin feeding portion and the deposit conveyance system due to these foreign matters.

  Therefore, the transaction port shutter that opens and closes the transaction port has a double structure of an upper shutter and a lower shutter that has an opening size that is smaller than the transaction port and restricts the insertion of deposited coins to a small number at a time. Only the upper shutter is opened and a lower shutter insertion port located at the closed position is made to appear, and the amount of coins to be inserted from the insertion port is limited to a small number, thereby preventing the entry of foreign matters. At the time of withdrawal, both the upper shutter and the lower shutter are moved to the open position so that coins can be taken out from the transaction port (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, the transaction port shutter that opens and closes the transaction port is formed with an insertion port that has a smaller opening size than the transaction port and restricts the insertion of deposited coins to a small number of coins, and this input port is opened and closed with the insertion port shutter. At the time of depositing, the entrance shutter is opened to open the entrance, and the number of deposited coins to be inserted from the entrance is limited to a small number, thereby preventing foreign matter from entering. At the time of withdrawal, the transaction port shutter is moved to the open position so that coins can be taken out from the transaction port (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A-10-334305 (page 6-7, FIG. 4-7) Japanese Patent No. 3673052 (page 8-11, FIG. 1-2)

  Coin depositing / dispensing machines can prevent foreign substances from entering by using a small-number-throw-in slot, but if the amount of coins to be deposited is large, only a small number of coins can be thrown in, resulting in a long transaction time. .

  Further, since the size of the insertion slot is limited, there is a problem that the operability at the time of coin insertion is poor.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the coin depositing and dispensing machine which can throw in a coin easily and can prevent mixing of a foreign material.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1 is provided with a transaction port for receiving coins to be inserted into the machine body and delivering coins to be taken out of the machine body, and a receiving surface for receiving coins on the upper surface. A coin receiving portion provided in an inclined surface inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and an insertion port into which coins guided along the inclination of the receiving surface of the coin receiving portion are inserted, and opens and closes the transaction port A transaction port shutter and transaction port shutter driving means for moving the transaction port shutter between a closed position for closing the transaction port and an open position for opening the transaction port are provided.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 is the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising coin detecting means for detecting the coin received on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter.

  A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to a third aspect is the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the second aspect, wherein the coin detecting means is a magnetic sensor provided on a receiving surface of the transaction port shutter.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4 is the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an insertion slot shutter for opening and closing the insertion slot of the transaction slot shutter, and an insertion slot shutter for opening and closing the insertion slot shutter. A drive unit; and a controller that opens the insertion port shutter by the insertion port shutter driving unit when the coin received on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter is detected by the coin detection unit. is there.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 5 is the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4, wherein the coin inserted into the machine body from the transaction port and the coin taken out from the machine body are received, and the received coin is received in the machine body. A coin receiving unit that can be loaded into the coin receiving unit, and a full detection unit that detects the fullness of the coin received in the coin receiving unit, and the control unit is provided on the receiving surface of the transaction shutter by the coin detecting unit. When the full detection means detects fullness in the state of detecting the accepted coin, the insertion opening shutter is closed by the insertion opening shutter driving means.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 6 is the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 5, wherein the coin receiving unit receives a coin to be inserted into the machine body and a coin to be taken out from the machine body, and a received coin. It is possible to move between a position for discharging the coin and a position for dropping the coin inserted from the insertion slot without receiving it.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, by accepting coins on the inclined receiving surface of the coin receiving portion provided on the upper surface of the transaction port shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, along the inclination of the receiving surface. Since a small number of coins can be introduced by guiding them to the insertion slot, even when the amount of coins to be deposited is large, coins can be easily inserted and foreign matters can be prevented from being mixed.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, the coin detecting means accepts the coin received on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter. It can be processed using coin detection information.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2, the coin detecting means is a magnetic sensor provided on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter. The coins received above can be detected reliably.

  According to the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4, in addition to the effects of the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 or 3, it is possible to prevent the entry of foreign matter by closing the slot of the transaction port shutter with the slot shutter. When coins received on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter are detected by the coin detection means, the input port shutter can be moved to open, and coins on the receiving surface can be inserted from the input port.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 4, in a state where the coin received on the receiving surface of the transaction shutter is detected by the coin detection means. When the coin receiving part that accepts coins inserted from the insertion slot is detected to be full, the insertion slot is closed by the insertion slot shutter to stop the coin insertion, and the coins in the coin receiving part are taken into the body during that time. It is possible to cope with the case where the amount of coins to be deposited is large.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 5, the coin receiving part is moved to a position where it is dropped without accepting the coin inserted from the slot. Therefore, the coins inserted from the insertion slot can be taken directly into the aircraft.

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

  FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11. A transaction port 13 and a transaction port shutter 14 for opening and closing the transaction port 13 are disposed at the front upper portion of the body 12 of the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11, and further, a coin receiving unit 15 is disposed below the transaction port 13. A coin feeding unit 16 is disposed below the coin receiving unit 15.

  The transaction port 13 is formed in such a size that a hand can be inserted and a coin paid out to the coin receiving unit 15 can be taken out.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the transaction port shutter 14 is formed in a size that can close the transaction port 13, and has a tray shape that accepts coins (indicated by symbol C in the figure) on the upper surface. A coin receiving portion 23 is formed, and an insertion port 24 for inputting a small number of sheets is formed in the vicinity of the rear side at the bottom of the coin receiving portion 23.

  The coin receiving unit 23 includes a front receiving surface 25 provided in an inclined surface shape that is inclined downward with respect to the horizontal direction from the front side of the transaction port shutter 14 toward the rear input port 24, and both sides of the transaction port shutter 14. From the rear side of the transaction port shutter 14 to the front input port 24 in the horizontal direction, and the receiving surfaces 26 on both sides provided in an inclined surface shape inclined downward with respect to the horizontal direction from the center toward the input port 24 in the horizontal direction And a rear receiving surface 27 provided in the shape of an inclined surface inclined downward.

  A magnetic sensor 28 as a coin detecting means for detecting coins received on the receiving surface 25 is disposed on at least the receiving surface 25 on the front side of the coin receiving unit 23. The magnetic sensor 28 may be disposed on the lower surface of the receiving surface 25 or may be embedded in the receiving surface 25.

  The insertion port 24 is formed in a slit-like shape at a position close to the rear portion of the transaction port shutter 14 and substantially perpendicular to the front receiving surface 25 of the coin receiving unit 23, and a coin surface is formed on the front receiving surface 25. Coins guided along the downward inclination of the receiving surface 25 in a parallel state can be received. The horizontal width of the slot 24 is formed so that the coins to be processed can be received one by one in the radial direction, and the vertical width is a small number of coins to be processed in the thickness direction, for example, about 2 to 5 sheets each. It is dimensioned to accept at a time.

  An input port shutter 29 for opening and closing the input port 24 is disposed at the input port 24 so as to be opened and closed. The input port shutter 29 is opened and closed between an open position where the input port 24 is opened and a closed position where the input port 24 is closed by driving an input port shutter driving means 30 (see FIG. 5) such as a solenoid or a motor. Moving.

  The transaction port shutter 14 is supported by the machine body 12 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is moved in the front-rear direction by the transaction port shutter opening / closing mechanism 32. The transaction port shutter opening / closing mechanism 32 includes a rack 33 attached to the lower surface of the transaction port shutter 14 along the front-rear direction, and a pinion 34 that meshes with the rack 33. The pinion 34 is used as a transaction port shutter drive unit. By rotating the transaction port shutter drive motor 35, the transaction port shutter 14 is moved between a closed position where the transaction port 13 is closed and an open position where the transaction port 13 is opened.

  A transaction slot frame 36 is disposed between the transaction slot 13 and the coin receiving unit 15.

  Further, the coin receiving portion 15 is formed in a semi-cylindrical receiving tray 38 and a disk-shaped end plate 39 that closes both ends of the receiving tray 38, and is formed in a horizontally long shape along the left-right direction of the machine body 12. ing. The coin receiving portion 15 is rotatable about the support shafts 40 at both ends, and receives the coins shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 by driving a coin receiving portion driving means 41 (see FIG. 5) such as a motor. The receiving position, the discharging position where the upper and lower surfaces are reversed and discharging the coin downward, and the retreat position where the coin inserted from the insertion port 24 shown in FIG. Move.

  The coin receiving unit 15 includes a coin receiving detection unit (not shown) that detects the coins in the coin receiving unit 15, and a full detection unit 42 that detects that the coin received in the coin receiving unit 15 is full (FIG. 5). Reference) is provided. As these detection means, for example, an optical sensor having a projector for projecting sensor light through a detection hole 43 formed in the end plate 39 and a light receiver for receiving light is used, and in the coin acceptance detection means, The sensor light is passed along the vicinity of the bottom surface of the coin receiving unit 15, and the presence / absence of coins in the coin receiving unit 15 can be detected by shielding and transmitting the sensor light. By passing the sensor light along the height position at which the coin is full and blocking the sensor light, it is possible to detect the fullness of the coin.

  Below the coin receiving part 15, a chute 45 that receives coins released by reversing the coin receiving part 15 and sends them to the coin feeding part 16 is disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the coin feeding unit 16 includes a rotating disk 48 and a hopper 49 that stores coins between the rotating disk 48 and the rotating disk 48.

  The rotating disk 48 is attached to a rotating shaft that is slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 by driving a motor (not shown). A plurality of pins (not shown) project at predetermined intervals along the vicinity of the periphery of the surface of the rotating disk 48, and when the rotating disk 48 rotates, the coins in the hopper 49 are picked up one by one by the pins and fed out.

  The hopper 49 is provided with a discharge gate 50 that can be opened and closed so that residual coins, foreign matters (clips, pins, rubber bands, dust, etc.) that cannot be fed out by the rotating disk 48 can be discharged.

  Further, a coin passage 53 for receiving and transporting coins fed one by one by the rotating disk 48 is connected to the upper part of the coin feeding section 16. The coin passage 53 includes an identification passage portion 54 connected to the upper portion of the rotary disk 48 and inclined upward and rearward, and a classification passage portion 55 extending substantially horizontally from the identification passage portion 54 toward the rear. A dispensing passage portion 56 that is folded back from the end of the classification passage portion 55 toward the front and reaches the coin receiving portion 15 is formed in order. An endless transport belt 57 that transports coins along these passage portions 54 to 56 is stretched.

  In the identification passage portion 54, an identification portion 58 configured by a material sensor, an image sensor, or the like for identifying the authenticity of a coin to be conveyed, a denomination or the like is disposed. In addition, the classification passage section 55 has a classification section 59 for classifying coins into denominations at intervals sequentially from the upstream side to the downstream side, a classification section 60 for classifying overflow coins when depositing, and classifying overflow coins during replenishment. A classification unit 61 and a classification unit 62 for classifying reject coins are provided.

  Also, below the denomination classification unit 59, a temporary holding unit 64 for temporarily holding coins in a stacked state according to the denomination is disposed, and under the temporary holding unit 64, a denomination coin storage unit 65 is provided. Is arranged. These coin storage units 65 can store coins and throw out coins from above, and store coins in piles.

  A conveyor conveyer 67 is disposed on the side of the coin storage unit 65. The transport conveyor 67 receives coins thrown out from the coin storage unit 65, coins released from the temporary storage unit 64, and overflow coins classified by the classification unit 60, and receives the coin feeding unit 16 or an overflow coin storage box 72 described later. Transport to.

  In addition, a reject box 71, an overflow coin storage box 72, a replenishment coin storage box 73, and a foreign matter recovery box 74 are arranged on the back of the machine body 12 in order from the upper side to the lower side. It is possible.

  The reject box 71 accepts reject coins classified by the classification unit 62.

  The overflow coin storage box 72 accepts the overflow coins classified by the classification unit 61 and accepts the overflow coins from the transport conveyor 67. A feeding port 76 is formed on the front surface of the overflow coin storage box 72, and a feeding mechanism 77 for feeding the stored coins from the feeding port 76 is disposed on the inner bottom of the overflow coin storage box 72.

  The replenishment coin storage box 73 is also used as a collection box, is formed in the same structure as the overflow coin storage box 72, and receives coins fed out from the overflow coin storage box 72. A feeding port 79 is formed on the front surface of the replenishing coin storage box 73, and a feeding mechanism 80 for feeding the stored coins out of the feeding port 79 is disposed on the inner bottom of the replenishing coin storage box 73.

  The foreign material recovery box 74 is formed in a box shape having an upper surface opened.

  Further, a transfer conveyor 82 is disposed from the bottom area of the machine body 12 to the front area of the machine body 12. The replenishment coins fed out from the replenishment coin storage box 73 are conveyed to the coin receiving unit 15, and the foreign matters discharged from the coin feeding unit 16 are conveyed to the foreign matter collection box 74.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 91 receives signals from the magnetic sensor 28 and the fullness detection unit 42, and controls the input port shutter driving unit 30, the transaction port shutter driving motor 35, and the coin receiving unit driving unit 41. To do.

  Then, when the control unit 91 detects the coin received on the receiving surface 25 of the transaction port shutter 14 by the magnetic sensor 28, the control unit 91 opens the input port shutter 29 by the input port shutter driving means 30, and the magnetic sensor 28 performs the transaction. In the state where the coins received on the receiving surface 25 of the mouth shutter 14 are detected, when the fullness detecting means 42 detects fullness, it has a function of closing the inlet shutter 29 by the inlet shutter driving means 30. Yes.

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

  First, the deposit process will be described.

  In the standby state of the coin depositing / dispensing machine 11, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the transaction port 13 and the insertion port 24 are respectively closed by the transaction port shutter 14 and the insertion port shutter 29, and the coin receiving unit 15 Is in a receiving position for accepting coins inserted from the slot 24.

  A magnetic sensor provided on the receiving surface 25 of the coin receiving unit 23 when a deposit command is given by the operator's depositing operation or when the operator inserts a coin into the coin receiving unit 23 on the upper surface of the transaction shutter 14. When the coin 28 is detected, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the input port shutter 29 is opened by the driving of the input port shutter drive means 30, and the input port 24 is opened. The transaction port shutter 14 is kept closed.

  Coins thrown into the coin receiving portion 23 on the top surface of the transaction port shutter 14 are guided toward the insertion port 24 along the downward inclination of the receiving surfaces 25, 26, 27 of the coin receiving portion 23. In particular, coins placed on the front receiving surface 25 with their coin faces parallel to each other are automatically limited from a small number of pieces to the inlet 24 while sliding down to the inlet 24 along the descending slope of the receiving surface 25. It is thrown into. If there is a large amount of coins thrown into the coin accepting section 23 and coins overlap before the slot 24 and are not thrown into the slot 24, it is possible to move the coins on the receiving surface 25 just by moving the overlapping coins a little. Combined with the action of the downward slope, the overlap is easily eliminated and coins can be inserted from the insertion slot 24.

  In this way, by accepting coins to the inclined receiving surface 25 of the coin receiving portion 23 provided on the upper surface of the transaction port shutter 14 that opens and closes the transaction port 13, the coins are inserted along the inclination of the receiving surface 25. Since a small number of coins can be inserted by guiding to 24, even when a large amount of coins are deposited, it is easy to insert coins and prevent foreign matter from being mixed.

  Further, when there is a deposit completion command or when the magnetic sensor 28 no longer detects the presence of a coin, the slot shutter drive means 30 is driven to close the slot slot 29 and close the slot 24. .

  Further, when the amount of coins to be deposited is large, the coin receiving unit 15 may become full during the deposit. In such a case, when the fullness of the coin receiving unit 15 is detected by the full detection means 42 in a state where the presence of coins is detected on the receiving surface 25 of the transaction port shutter 14 by the magnetic sensor 28, the input port shutter is detected. By driving the driving means 30, the insertion slot 24 is closed by the insertion slot shutter 29, and the subsequent insertion of coins is temporarily stopped. In the meantime, the coin receiving unit 15 is reversed to the discharging position to discharge the coin to the coin feeding unit 16, and then the coin receiving unit 15 is returned to the receiving position. Thus, the insertion port 24 can be opened and the coin can be restarted, so that it is possible to deal with a case where a large amount of coins are deposited.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, by moving the coin receiving part 15 to the retracted position, the coins inserted from the insertion slot 24 can be directly fed to the coin feeding part 16 without being received by the coin receiving part 15. Even if the amount of coins to be deposited is large, it is possible to continuously insert coins without temporarily stopping them.

  Then, the coins inserted from the insertion slot 24 are received by the coin receiving unit 15 and then released from the coin receiving unit 15 to be received by the coin feeding unit 16 or directly without being received by the coin receiving unit 15. Accept to 16. The coins received by the coin feeding unit 16 are fed one by one to the coin passage 53 and conveyed in the coin passage 53.

  The coins conveyed in the coin passage 53 are identified by the identification unit 58 and classified by the corresponding denomination classification unit 59 according to the identification result in the identification unit 58. Coins classified by denomination by the classification unit 59 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 64.

  The corresponding denominations after the number of coins that can be temporarily held by the temporary holding unit 64 of a certain denomination are stored as the overflow coins are classified by the classification unit 60, and then temporarily stored on the conveyor 67. Hold.

  When unidentifiable coins, fake coins, damaged coins, and the like are identified, they are transported to the end of the coin passage 53 and discharged to the coin receiving unit 15 at the receiving position as rejected coins.

  If the identifying unit 58 does not detect a coin for a predetermined time or longer, the coin feeding and sorting operation is stopped.

  At this time, if it is detected that foreign matter or the like that cannot be fed out to the coin feeding portion 16 is detected, the discharge gate 50 is opened to release the foreign matter or the like to the transport conveyor 82, and the upper conveyor coin 82 It is conveyed to the receiving part 15 and discharged.

  When rejected coins or foreign objects are returned to the coin receiving unit 15, the transaction slot shutter 14 is moved open by driving the transaction slot shutter drive motor 35 as shown in FIG. Is released. Therefore, the operator can take out reject coins, foreign matter, and the like of the coin receiving unit 15. Further, after the reject coin or foreign matter is taken out of the coin receiving unit 15, the transaction port shutter 14 is closed by the drive of the transaction port shutter drive motor 35, and the transaction port 13 is closed.

  Then, when the operator confirms whether the deposit is approved or not, and the deposit approval operation is performed, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 64 is stored in the coin storage unit 65 and temporarily held on the transport conveyor 67. The overflow coins are transported and stored in the overflow coin storage box 72 by the transport conveyor 67.

  On the other hand, when the deposit disapproval operation is performed, the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 64 are discharged to the transport conveyor 67 and are combined with the overflow coins temporarily held in the transport conveyor 67. These coins are transported to the coin feeding unit 16 by the transport conveyor 67, fed from the coin feeding unit 16 to the coin passage 53, transported to the end of the coin passage 53, and discharged to the coin receiving unit 15.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 2B, the transaction port shutter 14 is opened by opening the transaction port shutter 14 by driving the transaction port shutter drive motor 35. Therefore, the operator can take out the coins returned to the coin receiving unit 15. Further, after the coins returned to the coin receiving unit 15 are taken out, the transaction port shutter 14 is closed by moving the transaction port shutter drive motor 35 and the transaction port 13 is closed.

  Next, the withdrawal process will be described.

  In accordance with the withdrawal command, a required number of coins are thrown out onto the transport conveyor 67 from the coin storage unit 65 of the denomination corresponding to the withdrawal.

  The coins thrown out on the transfer conveyor 67 are transferred to the coin feeding unit 16 by the transfer conveyor 67, are fed out from the coin feeding unit 16 to the coin passage 53, and are identified by the identification unit 58.

  As a result of the identification, the coins identified as normal are conveyed to the end of the coin passage 53 and discharged to the coin receiving unit 15. The reject coins identified as abnormal are classified by the classification unit 62 and stored in the reject box 71.

  If the identification result identified by the identification unit 58 and the withdrawal information match, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the transaction slot shutter 14 is moved open by driving the transaction slot shutter drive motor 35 and the transaction slot is opened. Release 13 Therefore, the coins withdrawn to the coin receiving unit 15 can be taken out by the operator. Further, after the coins withdrawn to the coin receiving unit 15 are taken out, the transaction port shutter 14 is closed and moved by closing the transaction port shutter drive motor 35 to close the transaction port 13.

  In addition, by disposing an identification unit between the insertion port 24 and the coin receiving unit 15, and identifying the coins inserted from the insertion port 24 by the identification unit and receiving them in the coin receiving unit 15, the insertion port 24 The deposit transaction is completed at the stage when all the coins input from are received in the coin receiving unit 15, and after the transaction is completed, the coins in the coin receiving unit 15 are sent to the coin feeding unit 16 to perform storage work. Also good. With this configuration, the transaction can be completed when the coin is inserted into the insertion slot 24, so that the transaction can be completed quickly.

  Further, the coin detection means for detecting coins on the receiving surface 25 of the transaction port shutter 14 is not limited to a magnetic sensor, and an optical sensor that projects and receives detection light along the receiving surface 25 may be used.

It is a perspective view of a transaction port shutter and a coin receiving part of a coin depositing and dispensing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the transaction port shutter and coin receiving part of the same coin depositing and dispensing machine is shown, (a) is a sectional view at the time of depositing, (b) is a sectional view at the time of withdrawal. It is explanatory drawing in the case of taking in the coin thrown in from the insertion slot of a coin depositing / withdrawing machine same as the above into a coin feeding part. It is sectional drawing of a coin depositing and dispensing machine same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the control relevant to the transaction port shutter of a coin depositing and dispensing machine same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

11 Coin depositing and dispensing machine
12 Airframe
13 trading units
14 Transaction shutter
15 Coin receiving part
23 Coin receiving department
24 slot
25 Reception surface
28 Magnetic sensor as coin detection means
29 Shutter shutter
30 Slot shutter drive means
35 Transaction Port Shutter Drive Motor as Transaction Port Shutter Drive Means
42 Full detection means
91 Control unit

Claims (6)

A trading account that accepts coins to be thrown into the aircraft and delivers coins to be taken out of the aircraft;
A coin receiving portion provided on the upper surface is provided with a receiving surface for receiving coins and the receiving surface is formed in an inclined surface shape inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and coins guided along the inclination of the receiving surface of the coin receiving portion are provided. A transaction port shutter having an input port to be inserted and opening and closing the transaction port;
A coin depositing / dispensing machine comprising: a transaction port shutter driving means for moving the transaction port shutter between a closed position for closing the transaction port and an open position for opening the transaction port. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising coin detecting means for detecting coins received on a receiving surface of the transaction port shutter. The coin receiving and dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein the coin detecting means is a magnetic sensor provided on a receiving surface of the transaction port shutter. A slot shutter that opens and closes the slot of the transaction slot shutter;
A slot shutter driving means for opening and closing the slot shutter;
And a control unit configured to open the input port shutter by the input port shutter driving unit when the coin detecting unit detects the coin received on the receiving surface of the transaction port shutter. Item 2. A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to item 2 or 3. A coin receiving unit that accepts coins that have been thrown into the aircraft from the trading port and coins to be taken out of the aircraft, and that allows the accepted coins to be taken into the aircraft;
A full detection means for detecting the fullness of coins received in the coin receiving part,
When the full detection means detects that the coin is full in a state where the coin is received on the receiving surface of the transaction shutter by the coin detection means, the control section detects the full slot by the input shutter driving means. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 4, wherein the shutter is closed and moved. The coin receiving unit receives a coin to be inserted into the body and a coin to be taken out of the body, a position to release the received coin, and a position to drop the coin inserted from the insertion port without receiving it. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 5, wherein the coin depositing and dispensing machine is capable of moving to the coin.

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