JP2010061510A - Money bar storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money bar storage device capable of surely storing money bars in cassettes in an aligned state. <P>SOLUTION: The money bar storage device includes: cassettes 50 arranged so that the front end side of one side of a length direction is lower than the rear end side and width directions are arranged along a lateral direction to receive money bars B; a money bar extraction means for extracting a money bar B from the front end side of each cassette 50; money bar holding mechanisms 80 each of which is arranged on the upper side of the cassette 50 so as to move up/down and move along the length direction of the cassette to hold the money bar B on the cassette 50 so as to hold it from the upper side in a moved-down state; and driving means each of which moves the money bar holding mechanism 80 along the length direction of the cassette 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar storage device for storing a bar.

As a metal bar storage device for storing metal bars, an apparatus that stores metal bars in advance in a cassette classified by metal type and selectively pays out the stored metal bars one by one (for example, see Patent Document 1) In addition, there is a device (see, for example, Patent Document 2) in which a loose coin is stored in advance, wrapped into a bar, and the bar is placed on a belt conveyor in a denominated manner so that it can be withdrawn and discharged. . In addition, when a bar is deposited, it is separated and identified one by one and stored in the money-type cassette from the front end side. A device for paying out and withdrawing money (see, for example, Patent Document 3), or storing rose coins in advance, wrapping them into a bar, and storing the bar from the front end side in a denomination cassette There is also a device (for example, see Patent Document 4). Furthermore, the coins that have been deposited and stored are packed into a bar, and this bar is stored in the denominated cassette from the front end side, and one bar at a time from the front end side of the corresponding cassette when dispensing. There is also an apparatus that pays out and withdraws money (see, for example, Patent Document 5).
JP-A-55-970 JP-A-57-150089 JP 7-21439 A JP-A-9-106468 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-228081

  In the bar metal storage device, when the bar metal is held in the cassette so that it can be withdrawn, and the bar metal is automatically replenished to the cassette, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 Since the bar metal is held on the belt conveyor, there is little stress applied to the bar metal, but there is a problem that the mechanism becomes large.

  In the devices disclosed in Patent Documents 3 to 5, when the bar is stored, the bar already stored is pushed back into the cassette, so that a new bar is stored on the front end side. The metal bars may rub against each other strongly, and this rubbing condition may cause the wrapping paper constituting the metal bars to be easily torn or may be broken and scattered into the apparatus as loose coins.

  In addition, in a device for storing a bar metal into a cassette and discharging a bar metal from the cassette at the front end side of the cassette, it is not possible to simultaneously deposit and withdraw the bar metal from the cassette. When a large amount of withdrawals continued, there was a shortage of bars in the cassette, and it was necessary to replenish the cassettes into the cassette, and there was a problem that the device could not withdraw during that period .

  On the other hand, it is possible to simultaneously receive and withdraw the bar from the cassette by storing the bar in the cassette from the rear end of the cassette and withdrawing the bar from the front end of the cassette. However, there is a problem of whether or not the bar metal can be stored in a well-aligned state when the bar metal is replenished to an empty cassette or a cassette with a small bar metal storage capacity. That is, in this case, the cassette is tilted so that the front end side is lower than the rear end side, the bar is received horizontally from the rear end side with a high height, and the bar is transferred to the front end side of the cassette by its own weight. It is conceivable to move and align and store, but when configured in this way, especially when replenishing empty cassettes or cassettes with a small amount of bar metal storage, the movement distance of the bar metal becomes longer, There is a possibility that the bar metal becomes slanted or vertical during rolling due to the packaging state of the bar metal or vibration generated during rolling, and cannot be stored in an aligned state.

  The present invention relates to a cassette in which the front end on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side and is arranged with the width direction along the horizontal direction in a posture along the width direction from the rear end side having a high height. An object of the present invention is to provide a metal bar storage device that can store gold bars in an aligned state in a cassette when gold is received, stored close to the front end side with a low height and can be taken out from the front end side. And

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the front end side on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side and the width direction is arranged along the horizontal direction so that the width direction extends from the rear end side. A cassette that accepts a bar in a posture along with it, a bar take-out means for taking out the bar from the front end side of the cassette, and can be moved up and down above the cassette and movable along the length of the cassette, A bar holding mechanism capable of holding the bar on the cassette so as to be held from the upper side in a lowered state, and driving means for moving the bar holding mechanism along the length direction of the cassette. It is a feature.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the bar holding mechanism is provided so as to be movable along the length direction of the cassette, and to be provided to be swingable up and down on the carrier. A first member disposed so as to restrict passage of the bar to the front and rear side in the lowered one side lowered state, the first member being provided so as to be vertically swingable, and in the one side lowered state And a second member arranged to restrict the passage of the bar to the front and rear other side in a lowered state on the other side lowered with respect to the first member, and the first member is in a raised one side state And the second member is allowed to pass through the bar and the second member is also allowed to pass through the bar.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the first member is disposed so as to restrict passage to the front side of the bar in the one-side lowered state, and the second member is the other It is characterized by being arranged so as to restrict passage to the rear side of the bar in the side-down state.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3, wherein when the first member swings downward relative to the carrier from an intermediate predetermined position, the first member is biased downward. And a biasing member that biases the first member upward to maintain the one-side raised state when the one-side lowered state is maintained and the upper side is swung from the intermediate predetermined position. It is said.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the first member that is in the one-side raised state is moved from the intermediate predetermined position when the bar holding mechanism is moved to the rear end side. It has a down conversion member that swings downward.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein, when the bar holding mechanism is moved to the rear end side, the lower conversion member and the urging member cause the one side lowering state to be brought into the one side lowering state. One member is provided with a retracting conversion member that swings the second member upward to allow passage of a bar.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the fourth to sixth aspects, the bar metal holding mechanism includes a bar metal already stored in the cassette when moving to the front end side. A contact portion is provided that swings the first member in contact with the first member in a lowered state to the upper side from the intermediate predetermined position.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the first member that is in the one-side-down state is moved when the bar holding mechanism moves to the front end side. An ascending conversion member is provided that swings upward from the intermediate predetermined position.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the bar metal holding mechanism can hold the bar metal from the upper side in the lowered state, the drive means is in such a state that the bar metal is held in this state. By moving the holding mechanism from the rear end side to the front end side along the length direction of the cassette, the front end side on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side and the width direction is arranged along the horizontal direction. On the other hand, when the bar is received in a posture along the width direction from the high rear end side, the bar is stored in the front end side with a low height and can be taken out from the front end side. Can be conveyed in a posture along the width direction of the sheet, and can be reliably stored in an aligned state.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, when the 1st member is made into the one side fall state, this 1st member will be arrange | positioned so that passage may be controlled to the front and back one side of a bar metal, Assuming that the other member descends with respect to the first member in the one-side descending state, the second member is disposed so as to restrict passage on the front and rear other side of the bar, and the bar is moved upward. It will be in the state hold | maintained so that it may hold, and a metal rod can be conveyed. When the first member is raised to one side, the first member permits the passage of the bar and the second member also permits the passage of the bar, thereby interfering with the bar. It becomes possible to move without. Therefore, the holding and releasing of the bar by the bar holding mechanism can be performed with a simple structure.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, it arrange | positions so that a 1st member may control passage to the front side of a bar metal in the one side downward state, and a 2nd member passes to the rear side of a bar metal in the other side downward state. Since it arrange | positions so that it may regulate, a 1st member is made into the one side fall state, and a 2nd member is raised with respect to a 1st member, A bar metal can be favorably received by a 1st member. When the second member is lowered from this state to the other-side lowered state, the bar is held in front and back, and can be transported satisfactorily. As described above, if only the second member is moved up and down, the bar metal can be received and conveyed satisfactorily, so that the bar metal holding mechanism can be further simplified.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the bar holding mechanism, the first member provided swingably with respect to the carrier provided to be movable along the length direction of the cassette has an intermediate predetermined value on the lower side. When it swings from the position, it is urged downward by the urging force of the urging member, and oscillates to the one-side lowered state by a so-called snap action and is maintained in the one-side lowered state. Further, when the first member swings upward from an intermediate predetermined position, the first member is biased to the upward side by the biasing force of the biasing member, and swings to the one side upward state by the snap action and is maintained in the one side upward state. Is done. Therefore, the one-side lowered state and the one-side raised state with respect to the first member and the swing biasing can be performed with a simple configuration.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first member that has been maintained in the one-side raised state by the urging force of the urging member during the movement to the rear end side of the bar metal holding mechanism is intermediately predetermined by the lowering conversion member. The first member is swung in the one-side lowered state by the urging force of the urging member, and is maintained in this state. Therefore, the first member can be lowered to one side in preparation for receiving the next bar.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the second member is retracted and converted with respect to the first member that is lowered to the one side by the lowering conversion member and the urging member when moving to the rear end side of the bar holding mechanism. The member is swung upward by the member to allow passage of the bar. Therefore, in preparation for receiving the next bar, the first member can be lowered to one side and the second member can be swung upward.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the bar holding mechanism moves to the front end side, the contact portion provided in the bar holding mechanism comes into contact with the bar already stored in the cassette and biases it. In order to swing the first member maintained in the one-side lowered state by the biasing force of the member to the upper side from the intermediate predetermined position, the first member swings to the one-side raised state by the biasing force of the biasing member. The state is maintained, and the second member and the bar are allowed to pass through. Thus, since the first member and the second member release the holding of the bar and allow the bar to pass by the bar already stored in the cassette, the bar already stored You can release the bar from the position corresponding to the number of gold.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the bar holding mechanism moves to the front end side, the first member that is maintained in the one-side lowered state by the urging force of the urging member is the intermediate predetermined position by the ascending conversion member. Thus, the first member is swung upward by one side by the urging force of the urging member and maintained in this state. Therefore, since the first member and the second member release the holding of the bar metal and allow the bar bar to pass therethrough, even if there is no bar metal already stored, The hold can be released.

  A bar metal storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the bar storage device 10 of the present embodiment is used by being attached to a coin depositing and dispensing machine 11.

First, the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 will be described.
As schematically shown in FIG. 2, the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 includes a depositing slot 15 into which loose coins are thrown in, and a separating and feeding unit 16 that separates and feeds the rose coins that are thrown into the depositing slot 15 one by one. A depositing conveyance unit 17 that conveys the loose coins fed out from the separation feeding unit 16, a deposit discrimination unit 18 that counts the coins being conveyed in the depositing conveyance unit 17, and a deposit discrimination unit 18 From the discrimination result, a reject unit 19 that removes non-true rose coins from the deposit transport unit 17, a reject transport unit 20 that guides the rejected coins from the deposit transport unit 17, and guidance by the reject transport unit 20 And a reject port 21 through which the loose coins are releasably discharged outside the machine.

  Further, the coin depositing / dispensing machine 11 includes a denomination sorting unit 22 that sorts rose coins, which are discriminated as true by the deposit discrimination unit 18 and are further transported downstream by the depositing transport unit 17, and a denomination sorting unit 22. Temporary denomination storage unit 23 for temporarily storing rose coins sorted by denomination in denomination, return transport unit 24 for guiding the rose coins temporarily stored in denomination temporary storage unit 23 for return, and return transport It has a return / withdrawal port 25 from which the loose coins guided by the section 24 are discharged so as to be taken out of the machine.

  Further, the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 stores the loose coins temporarily stored in the temporary denomination storage unit 23 by denomination and counts out the stored coins, and can be withdrawn. And a withdrawal transport unit 28 for guiding the rose coins withdrawn from the denomination storage / withdrawal unit 27 to the return withdrawal port 25, and a rose coin withdrawn from the denomination storage / withdrawal unit 27 as a bar It has a bar-making and conveying unit 29 that conveys toward the apparatus 10. The coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 has an operation unit 30, a control unit 31, and a display unit 32 that are shared with the bar metal storage device 10.

  Here, in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 11 described above, when a loose coin for depositing is inserted into the depositing port 15 and a start operation is input to the operation unit 30, the control unit 31 causes the rose in the depositing port 15. Coins are fed one by one to the depositing and conveying unit 17 by the separating and feeding unit 16 and conveyed by the depositing and conveying unit 17. The control unit 31 sends the coins identified as other than true by the deposit discrimination unit 18 while being transported by the deposit transport unit 17 to the reject port 21 by the reject transport unit 20, and sorts the coins while counting the coins identified as true. Sorted by the unit 22 and temporarily stored in the denomination temporary storage unit 23. When all the rose coins inserted into the deposit port 15 are sent to the reject port 21 or the denomination temporary storage unit 23, the control unit 31 outputs a discrimination result to the display unit 32. When the operator inputs a cancel operation to the operation unit 30 by looking at the discrimination result, the control unit 31 returns the coins temporarily stored in the denomination temporary storage unit 23 via the return transport unit 24. Return to On the other hand, when the operator sees the discrimination result and inputs an approval operation to the operation unit 30, the control unit 31 stores the coins temporarily stored in the denomination temporary storage unit 23 in the denomination storage / withdrawal unit 27.

  When a withdrawal operation is input to the operation unit 30, the control unit 31 causes the denomination and number of loose coins corresponding to the input from the denomination withdrawal storage unit 27 to be fed out to the withdrawal transport path 28, Withdrawal is made to the withdrawal / dispensing port 25 through the withdrawal / conveyance path 28.

  Further, in order to wrap the coins being stored in the denomination withdrawal storage unit 27, the control unit 31 divides the loose coins from the denomination withdrawal storage unit 27 by the bar metal creation transport unit 29 at an appropriate timing. It is conveyed to the storage device 10.

  The bar metal storage device 10 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 receives and stores the coins that have been transferred from the money-type withdrawal storage unit 27 by the bar metal creation and transfer unit 29 and temporarily stores the coins, and the storage unit 35. And a wrapping portion 36 that collects a predetermined number of coins separated and fed out from each other, wraps the wrapping paper, and crimps both ends of the wrapping paper to form a barb B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bar metal storage device 10 is arranged so as to extend left and right at the intermediate position of the machine body, and distributes the bar metal B sent out from the packaging portion 36 in a posture along the left and right direction. Therefore, a horizontal belt conveyor type sorting and conveying unit 37 that conveys in the left-right direction of the machine body, and an intermediate sorting unit 38 that distributes the metal rod B conveyed toward one end by the sorting and conveying unit 37 to the front side of the machine body at an intermediate position. The local clear box 39 for storing the bar B distributed to the front side of the machine body by the intermediate distribution unit 38 and the distribution transfer unit 37 without being distributed to the front side of the machine body by the intermediate distribution unit 38 A terminal distribution unit 40 that selectively distributes the bar B further conveyed to the side to the front side and the rear side of the body at one end of the distribution transport unit 37, and is distributed to the front side of the body by the terminal distribution unit 40. In-flight clear box for storing the bar B 41, a horizontal belt conveyor type rear conveyance unit 42 that conveys the bar B distributed to the rear surface side of the machine body by the terminal distribution unit 40 toward the rear surface of the machine body in a posture along the left-right direction, and a distribution conveyance unit 37 has a front guide portion 43 for guiding the bar B conveyed toward the other end side to the front side of the machine body.

  In addition, the bar metal storage device 10 is a horizontal belt conveyor type that accepts the bar B, which has been conveyed to the rear side of the machine body by the rear conveyance unit 42, in a posture along the left-right direction and conveys it in the direction opposite to the left-right direction of the machine body. The horizontal transport unit 45, the upstream distribution unit 46 that distributes the bar B of the horizontal transport unit 45 to the rear side of the machine body at the upstream position, and the bar that has been transported by the horizontal transport unit 45 without being distributed by the upstream distribution unit 46 The terminal guide 47 for guiding the gold B to the rear side of the machine at the terminal position, and the bar B guided to the rear side of the machine by the upstream sorting unit 46 and the terminal guide 47 are lifted and conveyed in a posture along the left-right direction. It has a pair of left and right ascending conveyance parts 48 having the elevator 49 shown in FIG.

  In addition, cassettes 50 that are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction are provided on the front side of each ascending transport unit 48. On the opposite side of each elevator 49 from the cassette 50, there is a storage distribution unit 51 that pushes the bar B, which has been conveyed by the elevator 49, to a selected one of the cassettes 50 in a plurality of stages by a pusher 51a. Is provided. All of the cassettes 50 receive the bar B pushed out from the ascending conveyance unit 48 by the storage distribution unit 51 from the higher receiving table 54 at the rear end of the rear side of the machine body in the horizontal direction. In all cassettes 50, the front end side on the front side of the body is inclined lower than the rear end side on the rear side of the body. As shown in FIG. 5, on the front surface side of the two rows of cassettes 50, as shown in FIG. (Bar metal take-out means) 53 is provided, and a vertical belt conveyor type for carrying the bar metal B taken out from the cassette 50 by the bar metal take-out portion 53 on the front side of the machine body of each bar metal take-out portion 53. The bar metal conveyance part 55 is provided. Here, each cassette 50 is of a denomination, and the same cassette 50 stores only the same type of bar B. For example, the uppermost cassette has a 1-yen coin bar, the second cassette from the top has a 5-yen coin bar, the third cassette from the top has a 10-yen bar, The fourth cassette stores 50 yen coin bars, the fifth cassette from the top stores 100 yen coin bars, and the bottom cassette stores 500 yen coin bars.

  Each bar metal transport part 55 is provided so as to cover the outer side of the vertical belt conveyor 57 and the vertical belt conveyor 57 having mounting pieces 56 formed obliquely with respect to the moving direction on the outside at equal intervals. A conveyance space forming unit 58. Then, the bar B that moves while being rolled with the inclination of the lifting member 52 by being lifted by the lifting member 52 in the forward state to the cassette 50 side of the bar extracting portion 53 is formed in the transport space forming portion 58. Then, the sheet is received in the transport space formed by the vertical belt conveyor 57 and the transport space forming unit 58 through the opening 58a, and is placed on the mounting piece 56 in the transport space. By moving the placing piece 56, the bar B placed on the placing piece 56 is moved up and down. In addition, the lifting member 52 of the bar metal take-out portion 53 is lowered while being retracted from the cassette 50 when lowered.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, one of the bar metal transport parts 55 receives a bar metal B whose lower part is transported by the sorting transport part 37 and guided to the front side of the machine body by the front guide part 43. 1 and is guided through a chute 61 to a discharge port 59 provided on the front surface of the machine body, and the bar B discharged from the discharge port 59 is shown in FIG. The receiving box 60 shown in FIG. That is, the bar B guided to the front side of the machine body by the front guide unit 43 is formed by the vertical belt conveyor 57 and the transport space forming unit 58 through the opening 58b formed in the transport space forming unit 58. It is received in the transfer space and placed on the mounting piece 56 in the transfer space. By moving the mounting piece 56 from below to the front and further upward, the bar B is similarly moved in the storage space, and the discharge port is opened through the opening 58c and the chute 61 formed in the transport space forming portion 58. Guide to 59.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an opening / closing member 62 that opens and closes an opening 58d formed in the transfer space forming portion 58 along the transfer space forming portion 58 is provided on the front side of the machine body of each bar metal transfer portion 55. A bar dispensing part 63 for storing the bar B is provided via the part 58d. That is, when the opening / closing member 62 opens the opening 58d and the bar B being lowered and conveyed by the mounting piece 56 of the bar metal conveying unit 55 reaches the opening 58d, the bar B is With the inclination of 56, it moves from the opening part 58d toward the bar metal dispensing part 63. Further, below each bar metal dispensing unit 63, an opening 58e is formed in the transfer space forming unit 58, and a bar metal batch storage unit 65 for storing the bar B is provided through the opening 58e. ing. That is, when the bar B that is being transported downward by the mounting piece 56 of the bar metal transport unit 55 reaches the opening 58e, the bar B is inclined from the opening 58e to the bar metal batch storage unit by the inclination of the mounting piece 56. It will move toward 65. The bar metal dispensing part 63 and the bar metal batch storage part 65 are in the form of a box that can be detached from the machine body.

  The bar metal storage apparatus 10 configured as described above stores, in the storage unit 35, coins of the same denomination that have been conveyed by the bar metal creation and conveyance unit 29 from any one of the denomination storage and withdrawal units 27 at an appropriate timing. Once accepted, the control unit 31 feeds the coins one by one from the storage unit 35 and sends them to the packaging unit 36, accumulates a predetermined number of sheets in the packaging unit 36, winds the wrapping paper, and crimps both ends of the wrapping paper. Let it be a bar B. When the bar B is created, the control unit 31 conveys and distributes the bar B by the distribution conveyance unit 37.

  For example, the bar B is transported to the front guide unit 43 side by the sorting transport unit 37, guided to the bar metal transport unit 55 by the front guide unit 43, and transported at the lower part of the bar metal transport unit 55. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, after the bar B is guided downward by the placing piece 56 of the vertical belt conveyor 57, it is guided upward on the front side of the machine body. When the bar B mounted on the mounting piece 56 moves to the position of the opening 58 c corresponding to the discharge port 59, it is guided to the discharge port 59 by the inclination of the mounting piece 56 and discharged from the discharge port 59.

  Further, for example, the bar B distributed to the rear conveyance unit 42 by the terminal distribution unit 40 is conveyed by the rear conveyance unit 42, and, as shown in FIG. 4, by the ascending conveyance unit 48 via the horizontal conveyance unit 45. It is transported and pushed out from the ascending transport section 48 by the storage sorting section 51 and stored in the corresponding denomination cassette 50.

  For example, when the control unit 31 receives a withdrawal command for the bar B, the bar bar B is taken out from the cassette 50 by the bar bar take-out unit 53 and is transported by the middle part and the upper part of the bar metal transport unit 55. Withdraw money to the bar money withdrawal unit 63. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the bar B is guided upward by the mounting piece 56 of the vertical belt conveyor 57 and then guided downward by the front side of the machine body, the bar mounted on the mounting piece 56 is used. B reaches the position of the opening 58d corresponding to the bar metal withdrawal part 63, and the bar B is guided to the bar metal withdrawal part 63. Alternatively, when the cassette 50 is full, the control unit 31 takes out the corresponding bar metal B from the cassette 50 by the bar metal take-out unit 53 and conveys it in the middle and upper part of the bar metal conveyance unit 55 to collect the bar metal batch storage unit 65. Store in. That is, when the bar B is guided upward by the placing piece 56 of the vertical belt conveyor 57 and then guided downward by the front side of the machine body, the bar B placed on the placing piece 56 is converted into the bar metal dispensing unit. In this case, the opening 58d is closed by the opening / closing member 62, so that the bar B is positioned at the opening 58d corresponding to the bar dispensing part 63. When it passes as it is and reaches the position of the opening 58e corresponding to the bar metal batch storage part 65, it is guided to the bar metal withdrawal part 63 by the receiving member 64 that always protrudes.

Next, the principal part of the bar metal storage apparatus 10 of this embodiment will be described.
The cassette 50 shown in FIG. 5 is arranged with the length direction facing the front-rear direction of the body, and the front end side (front side of the body) on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side (back side of the body) and the width. It is arranged along the direction along the horizontal direction (the left-right direction of the aircraft). A plurality of cassettes 50 having the same shape are arranged in a plurality of stages, specifically the same six as the denominations as shown in FIG.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the cassette 50 includes a rectangular bottom plate portion 70 arranged such that the front end side on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side and the width direction is set along the horizontal direction. The pair of side plate portions 71 rising vertically from both side edges in the width direction of the bottom plate portion 70, the front end plate portion 72 rising vertically from the front end edge portion of the bottom plate portion 70, and the upper edge portions of the side plate portions 71. And an upper plate portion 73 extending to the side. A notch 75 for allowing the lifting member 52 of the bar metal extraction part 53 to pass through is formed in the intermediate part in the width direction from the front end side of the bottom plate part 70 to the front end plate part 72.

  In addition, the cassette 50 is a posture in which the length direction (axial direction) of the bar B pushed out from the ascending conveyance unit 48 shown in FIG. From the receiving position of the rear end portion between the side plate portions 71 and on the bottom surface 70a of the bottom plate portion 70, the bar B is sequentially spaced from the front end plate portion 72 shown in FIG. They are in contact with each other and are stored in the cassette 50 in a state of being parallel to the length direction of the cassette 50.

  Further, the bar metal take-out part 53 moves the lifting member 52 forward and moves it from the bottom to the top in the cutout part 75, so that the front end of the bar metal B housed in the cassette 50 contacts the front end plate part 72. The bar B is lifted and transported to the bar transport unit 55 by its inclination, the lifting member 52 is moved backward from the cassette 50 and moved from the top to the bottom at a position away from the cassette 50, and the lifting member 52 is again moved forward. As a result of repeating the movement from the bottom to the top, the bars B stored in the cassette 50 are sequentially taken out one by one from the front end side.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a bar holding mechanism 80 that can be moved up and down is provided on the upper side of each cassette 50. The bar holding mechanism 80 moves these along the length direction of the cassette 50. The drive mechanism (drive means) 81 is connected.

  The drive mechanism 81 includes a slide shaft 85 that extends in parallel to the cassette 50 below the lowermost cassette 50, a slide block 86 that is slidably supported by the slide shaft 85, and an upper portion from the slide block 86. A holding plate 87 extending to each other, a pair of pulleys 88 disposed below both ends of the slide shaft 85, a drive belt 89 disposed in parallel to the slide shaft 85 by being hung on these pulleys 88, The motor 90 is connected to one pulley 88, and a part of the drive belt 89 is fixed to the slide block 86. Accordingly, the drive mechanism 81 reciprocates the slide block 86 and the holding plate 87 in the length direction of the cassette 50 by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 90.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the holding plate 87 extends vertically on the lateral sides of the cassettes 50 that are arranged in a multi-stage above and below, and extends to the respective cassettes 50 on the holding plate 87. 9 is attached with a bar metal holding mechanism 80 shown in FIG.

  The bar metal holding mechanism 80 is fixed to the holding plate 87 so as to extend toward the cassette 50, and forms a carrier 91 with the holding plate 87. The carrier main body 95 includes a carrier main body (support portion) 95. A receiving block (first member) 96 connected so as to extend rearward from the receiving block 96, and a holding block (second member) 97 connected to the receiving block 96 so as to extend rearward from the receiving block 96; have. Since the carrier main body 95 of all the bar metal holding mechanisms 80 is fixed to the holding plate 87, the carrier 91 composed of the holding plate 87 and the plurality of carrier main bodies 95 moves along the length direction of the cassette 50. It is provided as possible.

  The carrier body 95 is provided with a rotating shaft 100 along the width direction of the cassette 50, and the receiving block 96 is supported by the rotating shaft 100 so that the base end side thereof can rotate. The receiving block 96 extends in the left-right direction so as to connect the pair of left and right extending portions 101 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 extending rearward from the rotation shaft 100 and the rear ends of these extending portions 101. And a distal end connecting portion 102. The tip connecting portion 102 is formed so as to protrude below the extending portion 101.

  Here, the swinging range of the receiving block 96 is restricted by a stopper (not shown) so that the receiving block 96 swings up and down within a predetermined angle range while maintaining the posture of extending backward. When the receiving block 96 is in the one-side lowered state that is lowered to the lowest side, the front end connecting portion 102 is placed on the front side that is one side of the front and back of the bar B on the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50, as shown in FIG. In addition, it is arranged at a height that restricts the passage of the bar B. Further, when the receiving block 96 is in the one-side raised state where it has been raised to the uppermost side, as shown in FIG. 15, the tip connecting portion 102 is a height that allows passage of the bar B on the bottom surface 70 a of the cassette 50. Place it.

  Although not shown between the receiving block 96 and the carrier main body 95, the receiving block 96 swings below the carrier main body 95 from an intermediate predetermined biasing direction switching position (intermediate predetermined position). When it is moved, it is biased downward and maintained in the one-side lowered state, while when the receiving block 96 swings upward from the biasing direction switching position, it is biased upward to raise one side. An unillustrated receiving block biasing spring (biasing member) is provided to maintain the same. That is, the receiving block urging spring causes the receiving block 96 to perform a so-called snap action on the carrier body 95 up and down.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a rotation shaft 105 is provided along the width direction of the cassette 50 on the front end side of the extending portion 101 of the receiving block 96. The base end side is rotatably supported by the shaft 105. The holding block 97 extends in the left-right direction so as to connect a pair of left and right extending portions 106 extending further rearward than the receiving block 96 from the rotating shaft 105 and the rear end portions of these extending portions 106. And a leading end connecting portion 107. The distal end connecting portion 107 side and the distal end connecting portion 107 of the extending portion 106 are formed in a curved shape that protrudes below the opposite side of the extending portion 106 from the distal end connecting portion 107.

  Here, the rocking range of the holding block 97 is restricted by a stopper (not shown) so as to rock vertically within a predetermined angle range with a posture extending rearward with respect to the receiving block 96. When the holding block 97 is in the other side lowered state with respect to the receiving block 96 in the one side lowered state, the tip connecting portion 107 is connected to the bar metal on the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50 as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions to the rear side which is the other side before and after B at the height which controls passage of bar Further, when the holding block 97 is in the other side raised state that is raised with respect to the receiving block 96 that is in the one side lowered state, the tip connecting portion 107 is on the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50 as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions at the height which accept | permits the passage of the bar B.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, when the receiving block 96 is in the one-side raised state, the pressing block 97 can be attached to the cassette 50 even if it is in the most lowered state with respect to the receiving block 96. It arrange | positions at the height which accept | permits the passage of the bar B on the bottom surface 70a.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the carrier body 95 is provided with two rotating shafts 110 and 111 on the front and rear sides. An arm 112 is fixed to the receiving block 96 side of the rotating shaft 110 on the front side so as to extend rearward, and the front end side of the arm 112 protrudes toward the receiving block 96 and is provided on the side of the receiving block 96. An engagement pin 114 that engages with the engagement groove 113 is fixed. Further, an arm 115 is fixed so as to extend rearward on the opposite side of the front rotating shaft 110 from the receiving block 96, and the arm 115 protrudes to the opposite side of the receiving block 96 on the tip side. An operating pin 116 is fixed. As the operating pin 116 moves up and down, the arm 115, the rotating shaft 110, and the arm 112 provided integrally therewith rotate, and the engaging pin 114 fixed to the arm 112 moves up and down to move the receiving block 96. Move up and down.

  In addition, an arm 120 is fixed to the holding block 97 side of the rear rotating shaft 111 so as to extend rearward. An engagement pin 122 that engages with the engagement groove 121 is fixed. Also, an arm 123 is fixed so as to extend rearward on the opposite side of the rear rotating shaft 111 from the pressing block 97, and the arm 123 protrudes on the opposite side to the pressing block 97 on the tip side. An operating pin 124 is fixed. As the operating pin 124 moves up and down, the arm 123, the rotating shaft 111 and the arm 120 provided integrally with the operating pin 124 rotate, and the engaging pin 122 fixed to the arm 120 moves up and down to move the holding block 97. Move up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the bar holding mechanism 80 stops at a predetermined receiving position on the rear end side of the cassette 50 and receives the bar B from the storage distribution unit 51. When the bar holding mechanism 80 is moved to the rear end side, the operating pin 116 is lowered at a predetermined position before the receiving position by using the moving force to be in the one side raised state as will be described later. A rearward-lowering descending conversion member 130 is fixed, which swings the receiving block 96 below the biasing direction switching position. The descending conversion member 130 causes the receiving block 96 to be lowered to one side at a predetermined receiving position.

  Further, the cassette 50 has a receiving position with respect to the receiving block 96 that is lowered to one side by the lowering conversion member 130 and a receiving block biasing spring (not shown) when moving to the rear end side of the bar holding mechanism 80. As shown in FIG. 12, the operating pin 124 is lifted by using this moving force at a predetermined position in front, and the holding block 97 that has been lowered to the other side is swung upward as will be described later. A retreat conversion member 131 having a rearward rising shape that is in a state of rising on the other side is fixed. Note that the retracting conversion member 131 has a front-up shape, a middle portion parallel to the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50, and a rear portion having a back-down shape, and the bar holding mechanism 80 is in the receiving position. Sometimes the operating pin 124 is located on the middle part.

  As described above, when the bar holding mechanism 80 is in the receiving position shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the receiving block 96 is lowered to the lower side with respect to the carrier body 95 to receive the holding block 97. The other side is lifted up by swinging upward with respect to the block 96. In this state, when the bar B is discharged from the storage distribution part 51 onto the bottom surface 70a of the rear end portion of the cassette 50 in a posture along the width direction of the cassette 50, the bar B is moved forward by the inclination of the bottom surface 70a. , And contact the receiving block 96 through the lower side of the pressing block 97 and stop in a posture along the width direction of the cassette 50 (state shown in FIG. 13). The bar holding mechanism 80 stops at this receiving position when it is in a standby state. Further, a receiving position sensor (not shown) for detecting from the position of the holding plate 87 that the bar holding mechanism 80 is located at the receiving position is provided.

  Then, when the bar holding mechanism 80 moves to the front end side of the cassette 50 from the state in which the bar B is received in this way, at the initial stage, as shown in FIG. As a result, the presser block 97 descends and comes into contact with the bar B. As a result, the bar holding mechanism 80 is in a state where the receiving block 96 is lowered to the one side and the holding block 97 is lowered to the other side, and is lowered, and the bar B on the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50 is moved upward. It will be in the state to hold as it holds. In other words, the bar metal holding mechanism 80 holds the bar B from the upper side, and in other words, the bar metal holding mechanism 80 holds the bar B integrally from the upper side so as not to move relative to each other. It becomes. At this time, the bar B is in a three-point support state as viewed in the axial direction in which the front side is in contact with the receiving block 96, the rear side is in contact with the holding block 97, and the lower side is in contact with the bottom surface 70a. When the 80 cassette 50 is moved to the front end side, the cassette 50 is moved to the front end side in the three-point supported state. In other words, the bar metal B is moved by the bar metal holding mechanism 80 in a posture along the width direction of the cassette 50 without being staggered, skewed, or delayed with respect to the bar metal holding mechanism 80.

  Here, the receiving block 96 of the bar metal holding mechanism 80 comes into contact with the bar B already stored in the cassette 50 when the bar metal holding mechanism 80 moves to the front end side of the cassette 50, and is in a one side lowered state. A contact portion 133 that swings the receiving block 96 located above the biasing direction switching position is formed in the lower portion of the distal end connecting portion 102 on the rotating shaft 100 side.

  That is, when the bar holding mechanism 80 moves to the front end side of the cassette 50 while holding the bar B with the receiving block 96 in the lowering state on one side and the holding block 97 in the lowering state on the other side as described above, the holding is held. After the bar B is in contact with the rearmost one of the bar B already stored in the cassette 50, the contact portion 133 of the receiving block 96 is the end of the bar B already stored in the cassette 50. It abuts on the object and rides on the bar B using the moving force. As a result, the receiving block 96 is swung to the upper side of the urging direction switching position, and as shown in FIG. 15, the urging force of the receiving block urging spring is raised to one side. As a result, both the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 are separated from the bar B, and the receiving and pressing of the bar B are released. At this time, before the contact portion 133 contacts the last bar B, the bar B held by the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 comes into contact with the last bar B and stops. However, the holding block 97 on the rear side is swung upward by the metal bar B that is held, and moves to the front of the metal bar B. Note that when the bar holding mechanism 80 is located at the receiving position, the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 do not come into contact with the last one of the bar B already stored in the cassette 50. The storage space (full capacity) of the bar B is set. That is, the rear end portion of the storage space for storing the bar B of the cassette 50 is set in front of the receiving position.

  Further, when the bar 50 is moved to the front end side of the cassette 50, this movement is performed immediately before the bar B held by the bar holding mechanism 80 comes into contact with the front end plate portion 72 of the cassette 50. A lifting conversion member 135 shown in FIG. 16 having a front rising shape is fixed by using the force to raise the operating pin 116 and swing the receiving block 96 that has been lowered to one side above the biasing direction switching position. Has been.

  That is, when the bar holding mechanism 80 moves to the front end side of the cassette 50 while holding the bar B with the receiving block 96 in the lowering state on one side and the holding block 97 in the lowering side on the other side, the bar 50 is already stored in the cassette 50. In a state where there is no bar B, the ascending conversion member 135 lifts the operating pin 116 using the moving force of the bar holding mechanism 80 immediately before the held bar B contacts the front end plate portion 72. As a result, the receiving block 96 swings upward from the biasing direction switching position and is raised to one side by the biasing force of the receiving block biasing spring. As a result, the receiving block 96 and the pressing block 97 are both separated from the bar B, and the receiving and pressing of the bar B are released. Then, the bar B held by the bar holding mechanism 80 comes into contact with the front end plate 72 of the cassette 50 and stops. The bar holding mechanism 80 temporarily stops at the front end position after the operating pin 116 is lifted by the lift conversion member 135 and returns to the standby position on the rear end side. A front end position sensor (not shown) that detects the position at the front end position from the position of the holding plate 87 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the carrier main body 95 provided on the upper side of each cassette 50 has a magnetic body on the lower side and the upper side as shown in FIG. 9, except for the upper carrier main body 95 of the uppermost cassette 50. Sensors 140 and 141 are attached. The lower magnetic sensor 140 supported by the carrier body 95 detects magnetic data of the bar B stored in the cassette 50 immediately below. The upper magnetic sensor 141 supported by the same carrier main body 95 detects the magnetic data of the bar B stored in the upper cassette 50 immediately through a detection groove (not shown) formed in the bottom plate portion 70. That is, among the carriers 91, the carrier main body 95 excluding the upper carrier main body 95 of the uppermost cassette 50 is located between the upper and lower adjacent cassettes 50 and serves as a common support for these cassettes 50, and is adjacent to the upper and lower cassettes. One of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 for the bar B stored in the upper one of the matching cassettes 50 and the other lower side of the adjacent cassettes 50. The magnetic sensor 141 which is one of the upper side of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 for the metal bar B housed in the object is supported.

  Here, the lower magnetic sensor 140 of the carrier main body 95 provided immediately above the cassette 50 and the upper magnetic sensor 141 of the carrier main body 95 provided immediately below the same cassette 50 are mutually connected to the carrier main body 95. Are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50 between them, and detects magnetic data of the bar B stored in the cassette 50. A magnetic data detection unit (magnetic data detection means) 142 is configured. That is, the magnetic data detection unit 142 includes a pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 arranged so as to sandwich the bar B stored in the cassette 50 in the diameter direction.

  Note that only the lower magnetic sensor 140 is attached to the upper carrier body 95 of the uppermost cassette 50 and is opposed to the upper magnetic sensor 141 of the upper carrier body 95 of the second cassette 50 from the top. Thus, the magnetic data detection unit 142 that detects the bar B stored in the uppermost cassette 50 is configured.

  A lower carrier body 95A that constitutes the carrier 91 and only supports the magnetic sensor 141 extends from the holding plate 87 below the lowermost cassette 50. The lower carrier body 95A includes A magnetic sensor 140 is attached upward. The magnetic sensor 140 is opposed to the lower magnetic sensor 141 on the upper carrier body 95 of the lowermost cassette 50, and detects a bar B accommodated in the lowermost cassette 50. Configure.

  All the cassettes 50 have a receiving position for receiving the bar B from the storage sorting unit 51 by the bar holding mechanism 80 from the receiving position at the rear end that receives the bar B discharged from the storage sorting unit 51. As shown in FIG. 17, a receiving table portion 54 that is substantially parallel to the bottom surface 70 a of the cassette 50 and that is one step higher than the bottom surface 70 a is formed to the rear. A hole portion 146 shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is formed in the receiving base portion 54 so as to penetrate vertically from the receiving position to the front side. The reference magnetism can protrude from the hole portion 146 onto the receiving base portion 54. A member 150 is provided.

  A rotating shaft 151 is rotatably provided at a fixed position along the width direction of the cassette 50 on the lower side of the receiving table 54, and the reference magnetic member 150 is fixed to the rotating shaft 151. As shown in FIG. 17, the reference magnetic member 150 connects a pair of arcuate portions 152 that are concentrically arranged at positions different by 180 degrees and intermediate portions of the arcuate portions 152 in the circumferential direction. And a connecting plate portion 153. The reference magnetic member 150 is fixed to the rotating shaft 151 in one arcuate portion 152, and the center axis of the arcuate portions 152 on both sides is parallel to the rotating shaft 151.

  The reference magnetic member 150 is formed of the same material as the denomination of the bar metal B to be stored in the cassette 50 in which the reference magnetic member 150 is provided, and the outer diameter of the arcuate portion 152 is stored in the cassette 50. It has the same outer diameter as the B coin. That is, the reference magnetic member 150 provided in the cassette 50 for storing the 1-yen coin bar B is formed of the same material and the same diameter as the 1-yen coin. Similarly, the reference magnetic member 150 of the 5-yen bar cassette 50 has the same material and diameter as the 5-yen coin, and the reference magnetic member 150 of the 10-yen bar cassette 50 has the same material as the 10-yen coin. The reference magnetic member 150 of the 50-yen bar cassette 50 has the same diameter and the same material as the 50-yen coin, and the reference magnetic member 150 of the 100-yen bar cassette 50 has the same diameter as the 100-yen coin. The reference magnetic member 150 of the cassette 50 for a 500 yen bar is made of the same material and the same diameter as the 500 yen coin.

  Here, the reference magnetic member 150 is provided between the receiving position and the receiving position. Further, the reference magnetic member 150 has the same height from the bottom surface 70a to the center of the bar B on the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 20, the reference magnetic member 150 is retracted downward from the receiving base 54 of the cassette 50 as shown in FIGS. 18 and 20, or the receiving base of the cassette 50 is shown in FIGS. Or protrude from the portion 54 into the cassette 50. That is, as shown in FIGS. 17, 19, and 21, the detection state in which the direction connecting the pair of arcuate portions 152 intersects the receiving base 54 and protrudes from the receiving base 54, and FIGS. 18 and 20 As shown, the direction connecting the pair of arcuate portions 152 can be switched to a retracted state in which the direction is parallel to the receiving table 54 and retracts from the receiving table 54. The reference magnetic member 150 is urged by a reference magnetic member urging spring (not shown) so as to be maintained in the retracted state. An arm member 156 is fixed to the rotation shaft 151 along the radial direction. The arm member 156 has a roller 157 that is rotatable on the opposite side of the rotation shaft 151 in parallel with the rotation shaft 151.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 17, the position where the reference magnetic member 150 in the detection state is sandwiched in the diameter direction is detected by the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 of the magnetic data detection unit 142. The carrier 91 can place the magnetic data detection unit 142 at this adjustment position where the reference magnetic member 150 is provided. This adjustment position is provided between the receiving position and the receiving position, that is, between the receiving position and the storage space for storing the bar B. An adjustment position sensor (not shown) that detects from the position of the holding plate 87 that the magnetic data detection unit 142 of the bar metal holding mechanism 80 is located at the adjustment position is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 20, when the reference magnetic member 150 is in the retracted state, the arm member 156 protrudes rearwardly, and the receiving position is set so that the carrier body 95 positions the magnetic data detection unit 142 at the adjustment position. When it moves past and beyond, the operation inclined surface 160 formed on a part of the holding plate 87 abuts on the roller 157 of the arm member 156, and the arm member 156 is swung by the moving force so as to be integrated with the arm member 156. The provided reference magnetic member 150 is rotated from the retracted state. When the carrier 91 places the magnetic data detection unit 142 at the adjustment position and stops, the reference magnetic member 150 enters a detection state as shown in FIGS. 17, 19, and 21. On the contrary, when the carrier 91 moves from this state to, for example, the receiving position, a part of the operation inclined surface 160 of the holding plate 87 releases the contact of the arm member 156 with the roller 157 and the reference magnetic member biasing spring is applied. The arm member 156 is swung by the force to return the reference magnetic member 150 to the retracted state shown in FIGS. Note that the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 of the bar holding mechanism 80 are moved rearward from the receiving position, and immediately after the magnetic data detection unit 142 is positioned at the adjustment position, the cassette 50 is positioned behind the reference magnetic member 150. The receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 are positioned on the end side, and are set so as not to interfere with the protruding reference magnetic member 150.

  A buffer member 161 that protrudes slightly above the receiving base 54 is provided in the hole 146 of the receiving base 54. The buffer member 161 is biased upward by a spring, and alleviates the collision of the bar B released from the storage distribution part 51 to the receiving position with the receiving base part 54.

  In the bar metal storage device 10 having the above configuration, for example, when the bar B created by the packaging unit 36 is stored in the cassette 50 of the corresponding denomination, the control unit 31 is transported up by the pusher 51a of the storage distribution unit 51. The bar B is pushed out from the portion 48 and discharged to the receiving position at the rear end of the corresponding cassette 50. Then, the bar B moves the receiving base part 54 with the reference magnetic member 150 in the retracted state forward due to its inclination, falls to the bottom surface 70a of the cassette 50 that is one step lower than the receiving base part 54, and further moves forward. . At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the bar holding mechanism 80 waiting at the receiving position is in a one-side lowered state in which the receiving block 96 is swung downward with respect to the carrier body 95, and the holding block 97 is moved. Since the other side of the receiving block 96 is swung upward with respect to the receiving block 96, the bar B passes through the lower side of the holding block 97 and contacts the tip connecting portion 102 of the receiving block 96 as shown in FIG. 13. It stops in a posture along the width direction of the contact cassette 50.

  After the pusher 51a of the storage distribution unit 51 is operated as described above, the control is performed at a timing after the elapse of time when it is assumed that the bar B comes into contact with the receiving block 96 of the bar holding mechanism 80 at the receiving position. The unit 31 drives the motor 90 to move the holding plate 87 forward. Then, the bar holding mechanism 80 moves toward the front end side of the cassette 50, and at the initial stage, the operating pin 124 descends along the retracting conversion member 131, and the pressing block 97 descends by its own weight as shown in FIG. Then, it contacts the bar B. As a result, the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 of the bar holding mechanism 80 hold the bar B received from the upper side so that the bar B is moved forward, and the bar B is conveyed forward.

  When there is a bar B already stored in the cassette 50, the bar holding mechanism 80 that moves forward is the last of the bars B that are already stored in the cassette 50. After coming into contact with the tail, the contact part 133 of the receiving block 96 comes into contact with the last part of the bar B already stored in the cassette 50, and is swung upward as shown in FIG. As a result, the receiving block 96 is raised to one side by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring, and both the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 escape upward from the bar B, and the bar B is received and pressed. Is released.

  Further, when there is no bar B already stored in the cassette 50, the bar holding mechanism 80 that moves forward is immediately before the bar B that is held contacts the front end plate portion 72 of the cassette 50. As shown in FIG. 16, the operating pin 116 is lifted by the rising conversion member 135, the receiving block 96 is swung upward, and the receiving block urging spring is biased to one side, and the receiving block is moved upward. Both 96 and the holding block 97 escape upward from the bar B, and the receiving and pressing of the bar B are released. Then, the bar B held by the bar holding mechanism 80 comes into contact with the front end plate 72 of the cassette 50 and stops.

  When the holding plate 87 is detected by the front end position sensor, the control unit 31 determines that the bar holding mechanism 80 has reached the front end position, and stops and reverses the motor 90. Then, the holding plate 87 moves rearward, and the bar metal holding mechanism 80 also releases the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 upward from the bar B of the cassette 50 while keeping the receiving block 96 in the one side upward state. Move backwards in the same state.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the bar holding mechanism 80 that moves rearward is moved down by the lower conversion member 130 at a predetermined position before the receiving position, and the one side ascending state. The receiving block 96 is swung downward, and is lowered to one side by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring. At this time, in the bar holding mechanism 80, the operating pin 124 is lifted by the retracting conversion member 131, and the pressing block 97 is swung upward to enter the other side lifted state.

  When the holding plate 87 is detected by a receiving position sensor (not shown), the control unit 31 determines that the bar holding mechanism 80 has reached the receiving position, and stops the motor 90.

  As described above, the bar metal B is stored one by one by the bar metal holding mechanism 80 in one cassette 50. In addition, since only one bar B is stored in the same holding plate 87, all the bar holding mechanisms 80 operate in the same manner. A bar holding mechanism 80 holds the bar B and conveys it.

  In addition, when a height confirmation operation for confirming the height of normal bar metal for all cassettes 50 is input via the operation unit 30, the control unit (confirming means) 31 causes all the bar metal holding mechanisms 80 to operate. First, correction value calculation processing (calibration) is performed from the standby state where is at the receiving position.

  That is, first, the motor 90 is driven to move the holding plate 87 backward. Then, the holding plate 87 brings the operating inclined surface 160 into contact with the rollers 157 of the arm members 156 connected to all the reference magnetic members 150 as shown in FIG. And the reference magnetic member 150 provided integrally with the arm member 156 is rotated from the retracted state. Then, when the holding plate 87 is detected by the adjustment position sensor, the control unit 31 stops the motor 90, whereby the operation inclined surface 160 provided on the holding plate 87 is as shown in FIG. All the reference magnetic members 150 are set in the detection state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 17, the reference magnetic member 150 is disposed between the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 facing all the magnetic data detection units 142.

  In this state, the control unit 31 detects the magnetic data of the reference magnetic member 150 by all the magnetic data detection units 142. Here, the reference temperature data obtained by detecting the reference magnetic member 150 at the adjustment position when all the magnetic data detection units 142 are at the reference temperature is stored in the storage unit (not shown) for each magnetic data detection unit 142. This reference temperature data is compared with the detection data obtained by detecting the reference magnetic member 150 this time, and the amount of data shift (sensitivity change) due to temperature change is determined for each magnetic data detection unit 142. The calculated value is stored as a correction value in the storage unit for each magnetic data detection unit 142. This completes the correction value calculation process.

  Immediately after the correction value calculation process, the control unit 31 performs a head height confirmation process. That is, first, the motor 90 is driven to move the holding plate 87 forward. Then, the operation inclined surface 160 provided on the holding plate 87 releases the pressing of the arm member 156, and as shown in FIGS. 18 and 20, all the reference magnetic members 150 are biased by the reference magnetic member biasing springs. Then, the bar holding mechanism 80 goes beyond the receiving position, and the operating pin 124 is lowered along the retracting conversion member 131 as shown in FIG. The other side descends, and moves forward together with the receiving block 96 in the one side descending state.

  When there is a bar B stored in the cassette 50, the bar holding mechanism 80 moving forward moves the contact part 133 of the receiving block 96 to the end of the bar B already stored in the cassette 50. As a result, the receiving block 96 is raised to one side by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring as shown in FIG. Both the blocks 97 escape upward from the bar B.

  When there is no bar B already stored in the cassette 50, the bar holding mechanism 80 moving forward moves the operating pin 116 up by the up conversion member 135 as shown in FIG. Then, the receiving block 96 is swung upward, and the receiving block urging spring urges one side to rise, and both the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 move upward.

  When the holding plate 87 is detected by the front end position sensor, the control unit 31 determines that the bar holding mechanism 80 has reached the front end position, and stops and reverses the motor 90. Then, the holding plate 87 moves rearward, and all the bar metal holding mechanisms 80 keep the receiving block 96 in the one side raised state, that is, the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 are moved upward from the bar B of the cassette 50. Move backwards in the state of being escaped. As a result, all the bar metal holding mechanisms 80 move backward without contacting the bar B. At the time of the backward movement, as shown in FIG. 22, the magnetic data detection unit 142 passes the bar B between the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141. The magnetic data detector 142 detects the magnetic data of the bar B stored in the cassette 50. When the holding plate 87 is detected by a receiving position sensor (not shown), the control unit 31 moves the length of the cassette 50 so as to scan all the bars B existing in the storage spaces of all the cassettes 50. It is determined that all the magnetic data detection units 142 have moved once over the entirety and the bar holding mechanism 80 has reached the receiving position, and the motor 90 is stopped. If a mistake occurs in detection, the magnetic data detection unit 142 is moved a plurality of times once again, that is, over the entire length of the cassette 50.

  The control unit 31 compares the magnetic data detected by all the magnetic data detection units 142 with the reference magnetic data of the bar B stored in advance in the storage unit, and determines whether there is a normal bar or different denomination bar. Check the presence of gold and the amount of normal bar.

  In other words, the control unit 31 determines that one of the magnetic data detection units 142 is based on the fact that the distance between the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 is predetermined and the diameter of the normal bar is predetermined. The magnetic data detected by one magnetic sensor 140 corresponding to the distance between the sensor 140 and the detection target bar B, and the other magnetic sensor 141 corresponding to the distance between the other magnetic sensor 141 and the detection target bar B The detected magnetic data is verified as follows to determine whether it is a normal bar or a different denomination bar.

  Specifically, the control unit 31 sets the peak value of the magnetic data detected by one of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 for all the magnetic data detection units 142 to the pair of magnetic sensors 140, 141. 141, which is calculated from a predetermined distance between 141 and a predetermined diameter of the normal bar, and is compared with a predetermined magnetic distance between the one magnetic sensor 140 and the normal bar and the reference magnetic data according to the material of the normal bar. . At the same time, the peak value of the magnetic data detected by the other magnetic sensor 141 of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 is determined from the predetermined distance between the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 and the predetermined diameter of the normal bar. The determined magnetic sensor 141 is compared with the standard magnetic data according to the predetermined distance between the other magnetic sensor 141 and the normal bar and the material of the normal bar.

  The difference between the detected magnetic data of the bar B detected by one magnetic sensor 140 and the reference magnetic data of the one magnetic sensor 140 is within an allowable error range, and the bar B detected by the other magnetic sensor 141 is used. When the difference between the detected magnetic data and the reference magnetic data of the other magnetic sensor 141 is within the allowable error range, it is determined that the detected bar B is a normal bar, while in other cases, When the difference between the detected magnetic data of the bar metal B detected by one of the magnetic sensors 140 and 141 and the reference magnetic data exceeds the allowable error range, the detected bar B is a different denomination bar. Is determined. The number of peak values of detected magnetic data determined to be normal bars is counted as the count value of normal bars, while the number of peak values of detected magnetic data determined to be different types of bars is also different denominations. Count as the count of the bar.

  At this time, as described above, the control unit 31 determines the detection data of each magnetic data detection unit 142 based on the correction value obtained immediately before the confirmation operation and stored in the storage unit for each magnetic data detection unit 142. After the reference magnetic data for each magnetic data detection unit 142 is corrected and temperature compensation is performed, the detected magnetic data and the reference magnetic data are compared. That is, the reference magnetic data corrected by the correction value and the detected magnetic data are compared, or the value corrected by the correction value of the detected magnetic data is compared with the reference magnetic data.

  And the count value of the normal bar and the count value of the different denomination bar for each cassette 50, which are the confirmation results for all the cassettes 50 executed in parallel, are stored in the storage unit and the display unit 32. Will be displayed. Thereby, the head height confirmation process is completed.

  According to the bar metal storage device 10 of the present embodiment described above, the magnetic data detection unit 142 is connected to the cassette 50 by the carrier body 95 with respect to the bar B stored in parallel in the length direction of the cassette 50. The magnetic data of each bar B is detected by moving in the length direction. Then, the control unit 31 compares the reference magnetic data of the bar metal B stored in advance with the detected magnetic data of each bar B detected by the magnetic data detection unit 142, whether there is a normal bar or not, Check for the presence of seed bars and the amount of normal bars. Thus, since the magnetic data of each bar B is detected, it is possible to detect whether the bar is a normal bar or a different denomination bar, and the accuracy of high inspection can be improved.

  Further, since the magnetic data detection unit 142 is configured by a pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 arranged so as to sandwich the bar B stored in the cassette 50 in the diameter direction, the detected magnetic data of each bar B is detected. Can be detected more accurately. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately detect whether the bar is a normal bar or a different denomination bar, and the accuracy of high inspection can be further improved.

  The carrier body 95 is disposed between the adjacent cassettes 50 and is common to the cassettes 50. The common carrier body 95 is used for the bar B stored in one of the adjacent cassettes 50. Supporting one magnetic sensor 140 of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 and one magnetic sensor 141 of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 for the bar B stored in the other of the adjacent cassettes 50. Therefore, the number of support parts that support the magnetic sensor can be reduced, and the number of parts and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, the control unit 31 converts the magnetic data detected by one magnetic sensor 140 of the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141 and the magnetic data detected by the other magnetic sensor 141 into the pair of magnetic sensors 140 and 141. The reference magnetic data according to the predetermined distance between the one magnetic sensor 140 and the normal bar metal and the material of the normal bar metal, and the other magnetic field, which are calculated from the predetermined distance between them and the predetermined diameter of the normal bar metal By comparing with the reference magnetic data corresponding to the predetermined distance between the sensor 141 and the normal bar and the material of the normal bar, it is determined whether the detected bar B is a normal bar or a different denomination bar. In order to confirm, it is possible to confirm whether the bar is a normal bar or a different denomination bar based on the diameter and material of the bar B. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately detect whether the bar is a normal bar or a different denomination bar, and the accuracy of high inspection can be further improved.

  Further, the control unit 31 arranges the magnetic data detection unit 142 at a predetermined adjustment position by the carrier body 95, detects the magnetic data of the reference magnetic member 150 by the magnetic data detection unit 142, and detects the magnetic data detection unit 142. A correction value of data or a correction value of reference magnetic data is obtained. Then, the control unit 31 corrects the detection data or the reference magnetic data of the magnetic data detection unit 142 based on this correction value, and the presence / absence of a normal bar, the presence / absence of a different denomination bar, and the normal bar Check the headroom. Therefore, even if the detection level of the magnetic data detection unit 142 changes due to a temperature change, temperature compensation can be performed, and whether the bar is a normal bar or a different denomination bar can be accurately detected. .

  Further, since the predetermined adjustment position where the reference magnetic member 150 is provided is provided between the receiving position for receiving the bar B of the cassette 50 and the storage space for storing the bar B, it is outside the receiving position. The apparatus can be downsized as compared with the case where it is provided in the apparatus.

  Further, when the carrier body 95 moves to the adjustment position, a part of the carrier body 95 comes into contact with the roller 157 of the arm member 156 and swings it, and the reference magnetic member 150 is rotated to be in a detection state. . When the carrier main body 95 moves from the adjustment position, the carrier main body 95 releases the contact of the arm member 156 with the roller 157 and swings it, and the reference magnetic member 150 is rotated to enter the retracted state. To do. Therefore, since the reference magnetic member 150 is switched between the detection state and the retracted state by using the moving force of the carrier body 95, a dedicated drive source and drive mechanism for this switching are not necessary, and the cost can be reduced. Can do.

  In addition, since the reference magnetic member 150 is formed of the same material as the denomination of the bar metal B to be stored in the cassette 50, accurate correction data can be created by an easy process.

  Further, when the control unit 31 confirms the amount of normal bar in the cassette 50, the carrier body 95 is placed at the adjustment position to obtain a correction value immediately before that, and then the carrier body 95 is placed in the cassette 50. Since the bar B in the cassette 50 is detected by the magnetic data detection unit 142 at least once over the entire length direction, the amount of normal bar in the cassette 50 can be more accurately confirmed. it can.

  Further, since the bar holding mechanism 80 can hold the bar B from the upper side while being lowered, the carrier main body 95 can be held with the bar B held by the bar holding mechanism 80 in this manner. Is moved from the rear end side to the front end side along the length direction of the cassette 50, so that the front end side on one side in the length direction is lower than the rear end side and the width direction is arranged along the lateral direction. On the other hand, when the bar B is received in a posture along the width direction from the rear end side with a high height, the bar B is stored near the front end side with a low height and can be taken out from the front end side. Can be conveyed in a posture along the width direction of the cassette 50 and can be securely stored in an aligned state. In addition, since the carrier main body 95 that moves the magnetic data detection unit 142 and the drive mechanism 81 thereof can be shared with the carrier main body 95 that moves the bar-metal holding mechanism 80 and the drive mechanism 81, the cost can be reduced.

  Further, when the receiving block 96 is lowered to one side, the receiving block 96 is disposed so as to restrict passage on the front and rear sides of the bar B, and the holding block 97 is moved to the one side lowered state. When the other side is lowered with respect to the block 96, the holding block 97 is arranged so as to restrict the passage of the bar B to the other side before and after the bar B, and holds the bar B from the upper side. And the bar B can be conveyed. When the receiving block 96 is raised to one side, the receiving block 96 permits the passage of the bar metal B and the holding block 97 also allows the bar metal B to pass. It can move without interfering with B. Therefore, the bar metal B can be held and released by the bar metal holding mechanism 80 with a simple structure.

  Further, the receiving block 96 is arranged so as to restrict the passage to the front side of the bar metal B in the lowering state on one side, and the holding block 97 is arranged to restrict the passage to the rear side of the bar metal B in the lowered state on the other side. Therefore, the receiving block 96 can be received well by the receiving block 96 by setting the receiving block 96 to the one side lowered state and raising the holding block 97 relative to the receiving block 96. When the holding block 97 is lowered from this state to the other side lowered state, the bar B is held in front and back, and can be transported satisfactorily. Thus, if only the pressing block 97 is moved up and down, the bar metal B can be received and conveyed satisfactorily, so that the bar metal holding mechanism 80 can be further simplified.

  Further, the bar holding mechanism 80 has a receiving block 96 that is swingable with respect to a carrier body 95 that is movably provided along the length direction of the cassette 50, and the lower side of the receiving block 96 swings from an intermediate predetermined position. When it moves, it is urged downward by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring, and swings to a one-side lowered state by a so-called snap action and is maintained in the one-side lowered state. Further, when the receiving block 96 swings upward from an intermediate predetermined position, the receiving block 96 is urged upward by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring, and swings to the one side rising state by the snap action, and is one side rising state. Maintained. Therefore, the one-side lowered state and the one-side raised state with respect to the receiving block 96 and the swinging bias can be performed with a simple configuration.

  Further, when the bar holding mechanism 80 moves to the rear end side, the receiving block 96 that has been maintained in the one-side raised state by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring is lowered below the intermediate predetermined position by the lowering conversion member 130. As a result, the receiving block 96 is swung to the one side lowered state by the biasing force of the receiving block biasing spring and is maintained in this state. Therefore, the receiving block 96 can be lowered to one side in preparation for receiving the next bar metal B.

  Further, the holding block 97 is moved upward by the retracting conversion member 131 with respect to the receiving block 96 that is lowered by one side by the lowering conversion member 130 and the receiving block biasing spring when moving to the rear end side of the bar holding mechanism 80. And the bar B is allowed to pass through. Therefore, when the next bar B is prepared for receiving, the receiving block 96 can be lowered to one side and the holding block 97 can be swung upward.

  Further, when the bar metal holding mechanism 80 is moved to the front end side, the contact portion 133 provided in the bar metal holding mechanism 80 comes into contact with the bar metal B already stored in the cassette 50, and the receiving block biasing spring. The receiving block 96 that has been maintained in the one-side lowered state by the urging force is swung upward from the intermediate predetermined position, so that the receiving block 96 is swung to the one-side raised state by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring. This state is maintained and the bar B is allowed to pass along with the presser block 97. In this manner, the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 are released from the holding of the bar B by the bar B already stored in the cassette 50 and allow the bar B to pass therethrough. The holding of the metal bar B can be released at a position corresponding to the number of the metal bars B.

  Further, when the bar holding mechanism 80 moves to the front end side, the receiving block 96 that has been maintained in the one-side lowered state by the urging force of the receiving block urging spring is moved above the intermediate predetermined position by the ascending conversion member 135. As a result, the receiving block 96 is swung upward by one side by the biasing force of the receiving block biasing spring and is maintained in this state. Accordingly, since the receiving block 96 and the holding block 97 release the holding of the bar B and allow the bar B to pass therethrough, even if there is no bar B already stored, the corresponding position is maintained. The holding of the bar B can be released.

  When the control unit 31 confirms the amount of normal bar in the cassette 50, the carrier body 95 is placed at the adjustment position immediately before the correction value is obtained, and then the carrier body 95 is inserted into the cassette 50. The receiving block urging spring is moved by moving the receiving block 96 of the bar holding mechanism 80 to the upper side from the intermediate predetermined position by moving it to the front end side and by the contact of the contact portion 133 with the bar B or the ascending conversion member 135. As a result, the bar body B in the cassette 50 is detected by the magnetic data detection unit 142 while the carrier body 95 is moved to the rear end side of the cassette 50. Therefore, the bar metal holding mechanism 80 is released from the bar metal B using the operation necessary for the conveyance of the bar metal B by the bar metal holding mechanism 80, and in this state, the bar in the cassette 50 by the magnetic data detection unit 142 is released. Gold B can be detected.

  In the above description, the bar metal storage device 10 that is arranged in parallel with the coin depositing and dispensing machine and creates and stores the bar metal B from the loose coins has been described as an example. It is also applicable to a bar payment machine that performs only

It is a perspective view showing roughly a bar metal storage device of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows roughly the coin depositing and dispensing machine attached to the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the lower structure of the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the rear part structure of the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows the upper structure of the bar metal conveyance part in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows the lower structure of the bar metal conveyance part in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the bar metal holding | maintenance mechanism and drive mechanism in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cassette etc. in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the bar metal holding mechanism etc. in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the upper side which shows the bar metal holding mechanism in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the lower side which shows the bar metal holding mechanism in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the cassette and the metal bar holding | maintenance mechanism in a receiving position in the metal bar storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the cassette and the metal bar holding | maintenance mechanism in a receiving position in the metal bar storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the bar metal holding | maintenance mechanism ahead of the cassette and receiving position in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the bar metal holding | maintenance mechanism ahead of the cassette and receiving position in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the metal rod holding | maintenance mechanism in the cassette and front end position in the metal bar storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the cassette in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, the bar metal holding mechanism in an adjustment position, and a reference | standard magnetic member. It is a perspective view which shows the reference | standard magnetic member etc. in a receiving stand part and retracted state in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the reference | standard magnetic member etc. in a receiving stand part and a detection state in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the reference | standard magnetic member etc. in the receiving stand part and retracted state in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the reference | standard magnetic member etc. in the receiving stand part in a bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention, and a detection state. It is a perspective view which shows the detection condition by the magnetic data detection part in the bar metal storage apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Bar metal storage device 50 Cassette 53 Bar metal extraction part (Bar metal extraction means)
80 Bar metal holding mechanism 81 Drive mechanism (drive means)
91 Carrier 96 Receiving block (first member)
97 Presser block (second member)
130 Downward Conversion Member 131 Retraction Conversion Member 133 Contact Part 135 Upward Conversion Member B Bar

Claims (8)

A cassette in which a front end on one side in the length direction is lower than a rear end side and a bar is received in a posture along the width direction from the rear end side, arranged in a horizontal direction along the width direction;
A bar take-out means for taking out a bar from the front end side of the cassette;
A bar holding mechanism that can be moved up and down on the upper side of the cassette and movable along the length of the cassette, and that can hold the bar on the cassette from the upper side in a lowered state;
A bar metal storage device comprising drive means for moving the bar metal holding mechanism along the length direction of the cassette. The bar holding mechanism is
A carrier provided movably along the length of the cassette;
A first member provided on the carrier so as to be able to swing up and down, and arranged so as to restrict passage to the front and back sides of the bar metal in a lowered one-side lowered state;
The first member is provided so as to be able to swing up and down, and is disposed so as to restrict passage of the bar metal to the other side before and after the first member in the lowering state on the one side. A second member,
2. The bar metal storage device according to claim 1, wherein the first member is allowed to pass a bar metal in a raised one-side raised state, and the second member is also allowed to pass a bar metal. . The first member is arranged to restrict passage to the front side of the bar in the one side lowered state,
The bar metal storage device according to claim 2, wherein the second member is disposed so as to restrict passage to a rear side of the bar metal in the lowered state on the other side.   When the first member swings below the intermediate predetermined position with respect to the carrier, the first member is biased downward to maintain the one-side lowered state, and above the intermediate predetermined position. The bar metal storage device according to claim 2, further comprising a biasing member that biases the first member upward and maintains the one side upward state when the first member swings.   And a lowering conversion member that swings the first member in the one-side raised state downward from the intermediate predetermined position when the bar metal holding mechanism is moved to the rear end side. The bar metal storage device according to claim 4.   When the bar holding mechanism moves to the rear end side, the second member is swung upward with respect to the first member that is in the one-side lowered state by the lowering conversion member and the biasing member. 6. The bar metal storage device according to claim 5, further comprising a retracting conversion member that allows the bar metal to pass therethrough.   In the bar holding mechanism, when moving to the front end side, the first member that has been in the one-side lowered state by contacting the bar already stored in the cassette is positioned above the intermediate predetermined position. The bar metal storage device according to claim 4, further comprising a contact portion that is rocked.   The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an ascending conversion member that swings the first member that is in the one-side lowered state to an upper side than the intermediate predetermined position when the bar holding mechanism moves to the front end side. The bar metal storage device according to any one of 4 to 7.

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