JP2010146178A - Coin recovery auxiliary tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simply configured coin recovery auxiliary tool which is universally used for a coin storage cassette for easily performing an operation to recovery coins stored in the coin storage cassette by leaving a portion of coins, and for setting the number of coins to be left to an arbitrary number. <P>SOLUTION: A coin recovery auxiliary tool 1 is configured to be used when recovering coins stored in a coin storage cassette 71 having a cassette body 71a in which coins are stored and a cover body 71b covering one side of the cassette 71a freely openably and closeably, while leaving a portion of those coins. After the coin recovery auxiliary tool is mounted, when it is energized to a direction in which the cover body is closed, the coins stored in the cassette body 71a are pressurized to the internal wall face of the cassette body 71a so as to be supported by the coil recovery auxiliary tool. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device disposed in a vending machine, and in particular, is a coin recovery aid that is detachably attached to a coin storage cassette of a coin processing device, and the coins stored in the coin storage cassette are The present invention relates to a coin collection aid that can collect some coins.

  A conventional vending machine is equipped with a coin processing device (not shown) that recognizes the inserted coins and stores them in denominations, and pays out the stored coins as change (FIG. 6, Patent Document 1). Refer to FIG.

This conventional coin processing apparatus is provided with a coin storage cassette composed of a plurality of coin tubes for storing coins as change in a stacked manner. The coin storage cassette is detachably attached to the main body of the coin processing apparatus.
In addition, an opening is formed for each coin tube at the upper end in the vertical direction of the coin storage cassette attached to the coin processing device, and the user (customer) of the vending machine inputs through this opening. The coins to be automatically supplied into the coin tube as change (see FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2).

In addition, in order to collect each coin stored in the coin tube of the coin storage cassette, after removing the coin storage cassette from the coin processing device, the coin storage cassette is tilted to open each coin tube through each opening. The coins are discharged and collected. At the time of this collection, some of the coins stored in each coin tube are changed into each coin tube as change for the next sale. You need to leave each.
Therefore, when collecting coins, as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b), the lid 71b of the coin storage cassette 71 is opened and the coins (not shown) stored in the cassette body 71a are opened. After exposing the coins, the cassette main body 71a is tilted in a state where the coins to be left in the cassette main body 71a are directly held by a hand (not shown), so that the desired number of coins held is left as change.
FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a conventional operation of collecting coins, and in particular, FIG. 15 (a) is a view of a coin storage cassette that is being removed from a coin processing device and whose lid is being opened. It is a conceptual side view and FIG.15 (b) is a conceptual perspective view of this coin accommodation cassette.
In addition, the code | symbol 71e of Fig.15 (a) shows the axis | shaft 71e arrange | positioned at the cover body 71b, and the code | symbol 71d shows the hole which is formed in the lower end part of the cassette main body 71a, and supports the axis | shaft 71e. The lid 71b is rotatably supported on the cassette body 71a by the engagement between the hole 71d and the shaft 71e.

  Conventionally, as a coin storage cassette for collecting coins stored in a coin storage cassette by tilting the coin storage cassette, a vertically long opening is formed on the side surface of the coin storage cassette, and this vertical storage is performed when the coin storage cassette is tilted. The peripheral edge of the accommodated coin exposed from the opening is directly pressed with a finger so that a desired number of coins are left as change (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 of Patent Document 1). ).

  Further, conventionally, the coins that are normally urged on the side surface of the coin storage cassette in the direction of the outer periphery of each coin tube and that protrude into the coin tube by pressing with a finger are accommodated in the coin tube. There has been proposed a coin storage cassette provided with a button to be pressed and supported on the inner peripheral surface of an opposing coin tube. When the above-described button is pressed with a finger when tilting the coin storage cassette, a predetermined number of coins including coins pressed and supported by the button can be left as change (FIGS. 3 to 3 of Patent Document 2). 7).

  In addition, in the method of collecting coins stored in the coin storage cassette, in addition to the method of recovering coins by defeating the coin storage cassette as described above, an automatic recovery function provided in the coin processing device is used, As a result, there is a method in which coins in each coin tube are discharged and collected from the lower end of each coin tube one by one. However, in this method, since coins are collected one by one from each coin tube, the entire collection time for collecting a plurality of coins becomes long, and the collection operation is complicated.

JP 05-174222 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-333118

  By the way, in the conventional coin storage cassette which collects coins by defeating the coin storage cassette as described above, it is difficult to press the coin or the button to be left with a hand or a finger. The work of collecting the remaining coins, leaving some of them, was complicated.

  Moreover, in the conventional coin storage cassette which collects coins by defeating the coin storage cassette, it is necessary to form an opening or a button in the coin storage cassette. Therefore, the structure is complicated, and no existing opening or button is formed. No opening or button can be added to the coin storage cassette.

  Moreover, in the conventional coin processing apparatus in which buttons are provided in the coin storage cassette, the number of coins to be left is limited to the positions of the buttons arranged in advance, so that only a predetermined number of coins can be left.

  In view of the circumstances described above, the present invention can easily perform the operation of collecting the coins stored in the coin storage cassette while leaving a part of the coins, and making the number of remaining coins an arbitrary number. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin collection assisting tool that is general-purpose with respect to a coin storage cassette and has a simple structure.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a coin collection assisting tool of the present invention includes a cover body of a coin storage cassette including a cassette body that stores coins and a cover body that covers one side of the cassette body so as to be freely opened and closed. An elastic body fitted to an inner peripheral wall surface, and when the lid on which the elastic body is fitted is urged in a closing direction, the elastic body allows the coins accommodated in the cassette body to be inserted into the cassette body. It is characterized by being pressed and supported toward the inner peripheral wall surface.

  The coin collection assisting tool of the present invention is an elastic body that is fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface of the lid of the coin storage cassette, and when the elastic body is biased in a direction to close the lid, Because the elastic body presses and supports the coins stored in the cassette body toward the inner peripheral wall surface of the cassette body, the coins are pressed compared to when the coin or button is pressed with a hand or finger. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the operation of collecting the coins stored in the coin storage cassette while leaving a part of the coins, and by changing the fitting position of the elastic body. Since the number of coins to be left can be set to an arbitrary number and is fitted into the coin storage cassette, it has a simple structure and can be fitted into an existing coin storage cassette, so that it is highly versatile.

  Hereinafter, the Example of the coin collection | recovery assistance tool of this invention is explained in full detail.

Coin collection | recovery auxiliary tools 1-5 of the 1st Example of this invention are fitted by the cover body 71b of the coin accommodation cassette 71, as shown in FIG.
FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state in which the coin recovery assisting tool of the first embodiment of the present invention is fitted in a coin storage cassette, and shows a state in which the lid of the coin storage cassette is opened. It is. 1 to FIG. 14 described later, the same parts as those in FIG. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
As shown in FIG. 1, the coin storage cassette 71 includes a cassette body 71a for storing coins K1, K2, K3, and K4 (not shown) and a lid body 71b that covers one side 71c of the cassette body 71a so as to be freely opened and closed. It has. Of these, the lid 71b is rotatably supported by the cassette body 71a.

The coin storage cassette 71 has a plurality of coin tubes 73 to 77.
Among these, the coin tube 73 is formed by the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a and the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b.
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the lid 71b of the coin storage cassette 71 is opened. However, when the coin storage cassette 71 is mounted on a device body (not shown) of a coin processing device (not shown), the lid body is shown. 71b is mounted in a closed state. Further, the lid 71b is closed in a state where the coin storage cassette 71 is mounted on the apparatus main body of the coin processing apparatus.
In the state where the lid 71b is closed, one side 71c of the cassette body 71a is covered with the lid 71b, and the coin K1 is formed by the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a and the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid body 71b. The cylindrical coin tube 73 which accommodates is formed. Therefore, when this coin storage cassette 71 is attached to the main body of a coin processing device in a vending machine (not shown), when the user of the vending machine inserts coins, the opening of the coin tube 73 is opened. The coin can be accommodated in the coin tube 73 via 72. The inserted coins are stacked and accommodated in the coin tube 73 from the bottom surface (not shown).
When the coin storage cassette 71 is mounted on the apparatus main body of the coin processing apparatus, the lid 71b is covered with the apparatus main body, and one side of the cassette main body 71a on which the lid 71b is disposed. The surface opposite to 71c is exposed as a part of the outer surface of the coin processing device. For the detailed structure of the coin storage cassette 71 and the coin processing device, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-63640.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the coin 71 is stored in the coin tube 73 when the lid 71b of the coin storage cassette 1 is opened, approximately half of the outer peripheral surface of the stored coin is stored in the coin. Exposed from cassette 71.

  When the lid 71b of the coin storage cassette 1 is closed, the outer peripheral surface of the coin stored in the cassette body 71a is covered with the lid 71b, and the coin is stored in the cylindrical coin tube 73. It becomes.

The configuration of the coin tubes 74 to 77 is the same as the configuration of the coin tube 73 described above. In FIG. 1, the reference numerals of the inner peripheral wall surfaces 73a and 73b forming the coin tubes 74 to 77 and the reference numerals of the openings 72 of the coin tubes 74 to 77 are omitted.
Further, in this embodiment, the coin tube 73 and the coin tube 75 accommodate a coin K1 (for example, a 10 yen coin), the coin tube 74 accommodates a coin K2 (for example, a 50 yen coin), and the coin tube 76 is a coin. K3 (for example, a 100 yen coin) is accommodated, and the coin tube 77 is assumed to accommodate a coin K4 (for example, a 500 yen coin). In addition, each inner diameter S1 (FIG. 8A) of the coin tubes 73 to 75 is formed according to each outer diameter R1 of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 to be accommodated.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the coin collection aids 1 to 5 are elastic bodies that are fitted to the respective inner peripheral wall surfaces 73 b of the lid body 71 b of the coin storage cassette 71.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the coin recovery aid of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 (a) is a conceptual front view of the coin recovery aid, and FIG. 2 (b) is the coin recovery aid. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the coin collection assisting tool 1 includes a first surface 1 a facing the inner peripheral wall 73 b of the lid 71 b forming the coin tube 73 (FIG. 1), and a side opposite to the first surface 1 a. And a second surface 1b formed on the surface.
In addition, the distance between the 1st surface 1a and the 2nd surface 1b, ie, the thickness of the coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 1, is about 1 mm thru | or 2 mm. Moreover, the elastic body which is the coin collection | recovery assistance tool 1 is formed with the silicon rubber or soft resin, for example.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the first surface 1a and the second surface 1b are both formed in a substantially semicircular arc shape in the same manner as the inner peripheral surface 73b of the lid 71b. .
Moreover, as for this coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 1, the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 1d is formed in the both ends 1c of the 1st surface 1a.
In addition, the outer diameter D1 of the coin collection assisting tool 1 is formed to be slightly larger than the inner diameter S1 (FIG. 8A) of the coin tube 73 (D1> S1).

  Moreover, the coin collection | recovery assistance tools 2-5 shown in FIG. 1 are the structures similar to the above-mentioned coin collection assistance tools 1. FIG. However, the outer diameters D1 (see FIG. 2 (a)) of the coin collection assisting tools 2-5 are larger than the inner diameters S1 according to the inner diameters S1 (see FIG. 8 (a)) of the coin tubes 74-77, respectively. It is formed slightly larger.

The coin collection aids 1 to 5 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are individually formed, but these coin collection aids are integrally formed and then separated into a desired size for use. You can also.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual perspective view showing one elastic body used when making the coin recovery aid of FIG. 1 separately. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating one elastic body shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the elastic body in the upper part of FIG. 4, and the left side of the elastic body in the lower part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a front view of the elastic body on the lower right side of FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the single elastic body 11 includes a group 13 including a plurality of coin collection aids 1, a group 14 including a plurality of coin collection aids 2, and a plurality of elastic bodies 11. The group 15 including the coin collection assisting tool 3, the group 16 including the plurality of coin recovery assisting tools 4, and the group 17 including the plurality of coin collecting assisting tools 5 are integrally formed.
4 is parallel to the direction along the longitudinal direction of each of the coin tubes 73 to 77 when the lid 71b (FIG. 1) to which each of the coin collection auxiliary tools 1 to 5 is fitted is closed. Direction. Further, the X direction in FIG. 4 is perpendicular to the Y direction, and the coin tubes 73 to 77 are arranged when the lid 71b (FIG. 1) on which the coin collection assisting tools 1 to 5 are fitted is closed. It is a direction parallel to the direction of being.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the elastic body 11 has a cut groove 11c formed between the coin collection aid 1 in the group 13 and the coin collection aid 1 in the same group 13 adjacent thereto. Has been.
Moreover, also about each coin collection | recovery assistance tool 2-5 in the groups 14-17, similarly to each coin collection assistance tool 1 in the group 13, between coin collection assistance tools in the same groups 14-17 adjacent to each other. In addition, a cut groove 11c is formed respectively.

Further, the elastic body 11 is formed with a hole 11b facing at least one end of each cutout groove 11c. The holes 11b are formed between the adjacent groups 13 and 14, between the groups 14 and 15, between the groups 15 and 16, and between the groups 16 and 17. .
Further, the elastic body 11 includes grooves between the groups 13 and 14 adjacent to each other, between the groups 14 and 15, between the groups 15 and 16, and between the groups 16 and 17. 11a is formed, and the above-described hole 11b is disposed on each groove 11a.

Further, the cut grooves 11c of the groups 13 to 17 are formed at intervals corresponding to the respective plate thicknesses of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 accommodated in the coin tubes 73 to 77, respectively.
For example, each cut groove 11c in the same group 13 is one in which the group 13 is provided with the coin collection assisting tool 1, and this coin collection assisting tool 1 is a lid that forms a coin tube 73 that accommodates the coin K1. Since it is fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of 71b, the distance between the cut groove 11c and the cut groove 11c in the same group 13 adjacent to the cut groove 11c is a height obtained by stacking a predetermined number of coins K1, in other words, a coin. The distance is a predetermined multiple of the plate thickness of K1. In this embodiment, the interval between each cut groove 11c in the group 13 and the cut groove 11c in the same group 13 adjacent thereto is set to a height obtained by stacking five coins K1.
In addition, each cut groove 11c in the same group 14, each cut groove 11c in the same group 15, each cut groove 11c in the same group 16, each cut groove 11c in the same group 17 are also in the same group 13 described above. Similarly to the cut grooves 11c, the intervals between the cut grooves 11c in the groups 13 to 17 and the cut grooves 11c in the same group adjacent to the cut grooves 11c and K2 are accommodated in the coin tubes 73 to 77, respectively. , K1, K3, and K4 denominations are set to a height obtained by stacking a predetermined number of coins each having a numerical value displayed in FIG.

From such a single elastic body 11, first, the group 13 composed of the coin collection aids 1 is taken out.
In order to take out the group 13, the group 13 and the group 14 are separated as shown by AA in FIG. At this time, since the groove 11a is formed between the group 13 and the group 14, it may be separated along the groove 11a, so that the group 13 and the group 14 can be easily separated. Further, since the hole 11b is formed on the groove 11a, the group 13 and the group 14 can be more easily separated from each other by the hole 11b.

Next, one coin collection aid 1 is taken out from the group 13 taken out as shown in FIG.
For example, as shown by BB in FIG. 6 and CC in FIG. 6, if the coin collection assisting tool 1 to be taken out and each coin collection assisting tool 1 adjacent thereto are separated, as shown in FIG. Two coin collection aids 1 can be taken out.
At this time, since the cut groove 11c is formed between the coin recovery assisting tools 1 adjacent to each other, it is only necessary to cut the cut coins along the cut groove 11c. Easy.
Furthermore, since at least one end of the cut-out groove 11c faces the hole 11b, the coin recovery aids 1 adjacent to each other can be more easily separated from each other by the hole 11b.

  Moreover, also when isolate | separating each coin collection | recovery assistance tool 2-7, each group 13-17 is each separated from the group adjacent to this, and one coin collection assistance tool 2-7 in this group 13-17 is this. What is necessary is just to cut | disconnect from the adjacent coin collection | recovery auxiliary tools 2-7. Moreover, what is necessary is just to cut | disconnect along the cut groove | channel 11c or the groove | channel 11a similarly to the coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 1 mentioned above in that case.

  5 to 7 described above are conceptual diagrams showing a procedure for separating the coin recovery aid of FIG. 1 from one elastic body shown in FIG. In particular, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the groups on both sides are separated from each other along AA in FIG. Further, in particular, FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the coin recovery aids on both sides are separated from each other along BB and CC in FIG. 6 and the coin recovery aids in FIG. 1 are separated.

  Next, the operation | movement which fits each coin collection auxiliary | assistant tool shape | molded one by one shown in FIG. 2 to each inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cover body 71b which forms the coin tubes 73-77, and the coin tubes 73-77 are formed. The operation | movement removed from each inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cover body 71b to perform is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in order to fit the coin collection aid 1 (FIG. 2) to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b forming the coin tube 73, both ends 1c of the coin collection aid 1 of FIG. Is held between the fingers, the first surface 1a is brought into contact with the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b, and then the finger is released. Then, since the coin collection assistance tool 1 is an elastic body, the coin collection assistance tool 1 is fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b.

Further, in order to remove the coin collection auxiliary tool 1 fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b from the inner peripheral wall surface 73b, it is pinched with fingers so as to sandwich the both ends 1c, whereby the first surface 1a is pinched by the inner peripheral wall surface 73b. Just pull away from it.
In addition, since the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 1d is formed in the both ends 1c of the fitted coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 1 as shown in FIG.8 (b), there is a clearance gap between the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 1d and the inner peripheral wall surface 73b. The gap is formed, and it is easy to pinch both ends 1c of the coin collection assisting tool 1 and pull the first surface 1a away from the inner peripheral wall surface 73b, so that the stored coin holder 1 can be removed from the inner peripheral wall surface 73b. Easy.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, although the coin collection | recovery assistance tools 2-5 are each fitted by each inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cover 71b which forms the coin tubes 74-77, the coin collection assistance tools 2-5 are each attached. The fitting operation is the same as the above-described fitting operation of the coin recovery aid 1. Moreover, the removal operation | movement of the fitted coin collection | recovery auxiliary tools 2-5 is the same as the removal operation | movement of the accommodation coin holder 1 mentioned above.

Further, when the coin collection aids 1 to 5 are respectively fitted to the inner peripheral wall surfaces 73b of the lid 71b forming the coin tubes 73 to 77, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8B, Coins K1, K2, and K1 that are stacked on the top among the coins that the coin collection aids 1 to 5 leave in the coin tubes 73 to 77 when the fitted lid 71b is closed. , K3 and K4 are fitted at positions facing the outer peripheral surfaces (hereinafter simply referred to as “fitting positions”).
For example, when the coin tube 73 is made of transparent resin and the scale indicating the number of stored coins is formed on the lid 71b, if the desired number of coins K1 remaining in the coin tube 73 is 40 coins Fit the coin recovery aid so that the upper part of the coin recovery aid 1 comes to the position of the scale “40” visible from the inner peripheral surface 73b of the lid 71b corresponding to the coin K1 accommodated in the 40th piece of tube 73 Put on.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the coin collecting auxiliary tool of FIG. 2 is mounted on a coin storage cassette, and FIG. 8 (a) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid is opened. 8 (b) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which an elastic body, which is a coin recovery aid, is urged in the direction in which the lid is closed, and FIG. 8 (c) is for pushing the lid by hand. It is reference conceptual sectional drawing which shows a mode that it is performing by the operation | movement which closes a cover body by this.
As shown by an arrow E in FIG. 8A, the coin collection assisting tool 1 closes the lid 71b fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b (see FIG. 8C). Then, as shown in FIG.8 (b), the elastic body which is this fitted coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 1 is urged | biased in the direction which closes the cover body 71b. Further, by the biased elastic body, the coin K1 accommodated in the cassette body 71a facing the elastic body is pressed toward the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a, and the pressed coin K1 is It is supported by the second surface 1b of the coin collection auxiliary tool 1 and the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a.
Further, the cassette body 71a is tilted while maintaining the state where the coin K1 is pressed and supported. Then, the coin K1 stacked and accommodated above the pressed and supported coin K1 can be discharged from the coin tube 73 through the opening 72 to collect the coin K1, and the pressed and supported coin. The coin K1 stacked between K1 and the coin K1 and the bottom surface (not shown) of the coin tube 73 can be left in the cassette body 73 forming the coin tube 73.

  Moreover, since the coin collection auxiliary tools 2 to 5 also press and support the coins K2, K1, K3, and K4 facing the fitting position, similarly to the above-described coin collection auxiliary tool 1, this state is maintained. When the coin storage cassette 71 is tilted, the coins K2, K1, K3, K4 stacked and stored above the pressed and supported coins K2, K1, K3, K4 are opened from the coin tubes 74 to 77 to the openings. 72, the coins can be collected by being discharged, and stacked between the pressed and supported coins K2, K1, K3, K4 and the coins and the bottom surfaces (not shown) of the coin tubes 74 to 77. The coins K2, K1, K3, and K4 that are being used can be left in the coin tubes 74 to 77, respectively.

As described above, according to the present invention, after the coin collection aids 1 to 5 are mounted, when the coin collection aids 1 to 5 are biased in the direction of closing the lid 71b, the coin collection aid 1 ˜5, the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 accommodated in the cassette body 71a are pressed and supported toward the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a.
The coin collection aids 1 to 5 are elastic bodies that are fitted to the respective inner peripheral wall surfaces 73b of the lid body 71b of the coin storage cassette 71, and close the lid body on which the elastic body is fitted. When biased in the direction, the elastic body presses and supports the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4 accommodated in the cassette body 71a toward the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a. It is what.
In order to urge the elastic body which is the coin collection aids 1 to 5 in the closing direction of the lid 71b, the lid 71b is closed by pushing the lid 71b by hand as shown in FIG. 8C. That's fine. Moreover, when performing this urging | biasing, you may hold | suppress any position of the cover body 71b. Therefore, as compared with the case where the coin is directly pressed by the hand or finger or the button is pressed as in the conventional case, the range of pressing by the hand is widened, so that the work of pressing and supporting the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4 is supported. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the operation of collecting the stored coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4 while leaving some of the coins.

  Further, since the lid 71b of the coin storage cassette 71 is usually formed from a synthetic resin such as plastic, it is difficult to deform. Therefore, the coin collection auxiliary tools 1 to 5 can press the outer peripheral surfaces of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 as uniformly as possible as compared with the case where the coins are pressed by hand or the buttons are pressed. The operation of pressing and supporting the coin is simplified.

  Moreover, since the coin collection auxiliary tools 1-5 of this embodiment are fitted on the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cassette body 71a, it is necessary to form an opening or a button in the coin storage cassette 71 as in the prior art. Therefore, the structure is simple.

Moreover, since the coin collection auxiliary tools 1-5 of this embodiment are fitted on the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cassette body 71a, it is necessary to form an opening or a button in the coin storage cassette 71 as in the prior art. If the coin collection assisting tools 1 to 5 are fitted to an existing coin storage cassette having no opening or button, each coin K1, K2, K1, K3 stored in the existing coin storage cassette , When collecting K4, some of the coins can be left.
Therefore, it can be said that these coin collection aids 1 to 5 are general-purpose coin collection aids 1 to 5 for the coin storage cassette.

  Moreover, since the coin collection | recovery assistance tools 1-5 of this Example are fitted by the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the cassette main body 71a, it is not necessary to form a button in the coin accommodation cassette 71 like the past, Therefore, the number of remaining coins is not limited to the position of the button. Moreover, the insertion position of the coin collection | recovery assistance tools 1-5 can also be changed arbitrarily. Therefore, an arbitrary number of coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 can be left in the coin tubes 73 to 77 of the coin storage cassette 71, respectively.

  In addition, the coin collection auxiliary tool 1 of this embodiment can collect and collect a plurality of coins in the coin tube 73 through the opening 72 by tilting the cassette body 73a. Compared to the case where coins stored in the coin tubes 73 are discharged one by one from the lower ends of the coin tubes 73 and collected, as in the case where the recovery function is activated, the coins are stored in the coin tubes 73. In addition, the entire collection time for collecting a plurality of coins can be shortened, so that the collection operation is simple. The coin collection aids 2 to 5 are the same as the coin collection aid 1.

Moreover, the coin storage cassette 71 has coin tubes 73 to 77 respectively formed by the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b and the inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a. A certain elastic body is fitted to each inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid body 71b that forms the respective coin tubes 73 to 77, and each of the fitted elastic bodies is closed via the lid body 71b. The coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 accommodated in the cassette body 71a that forms the coin tubes 73 to 77 are urged in the direction by the biased elastic bodies. 77 is pressed and supported toward each inner peripheral wall surface 73a of the cassette body 71a forming each of 77.
Conventionally, when there is a large difference in the number of coins stacked on the coin tubes 73 to 77, it has been difficult to press a coin or press a button directly with a hand or finger, but with the coin recovery aid of this embodiment, The elastic bodies fitted to the coin tubes 73 to 77 through the lid 71b can be collectively urged.
Therefore, as compared with the conventional case, the work of collecting the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4 accommodated in the coin tubes 73 to 77 while leaving some of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4. Becomes easier.

  Further, each of the coin collection aids 1 to 5 of this embodiment is formed with a cut groove 11c or a hole 11b for separating adjacent coin collection aids from each other. Therefore, the operation of separating the coin recovery aids adjacent to each other by the cut groove 11c or the hole 11b is simplified.

  In addition, in the coin collection assistance tools 1-5 of the first embodiment described above, no protrusion is formed on the second surface 1b, but the coin collection assistance tool of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. A protrusion may be formed on the second surface 1b.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the structure of a coin recovery aid according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 9 (a) is a conceptual front view of the coin recovery aid, and FIG. It is a conceptual perspective view of this coin collection auxiliary tool. 9, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
As shown in FIG. 9, the coin recovery assisting tool 21 of the second embodiment of the present invention is formed with a protrusion 22 for pressing the coin K1 on the second surface 1b facing the coin K1.

When the coin collection assisting tool 21 of the second embodiment is fitted to the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b forming the coin tube 73 as shown in FIG. After pinching with a finger and pressing the first surface 1a against the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b to contact the inner peripheral wall surface 73b, the finger may be released. Further, when removing the fitted coin collecting aid 22 from each inner peripheral surface 73b of the lid 71b, the protrusion 22 is pinched with fingers from both sides, and thereby the first surface 1a can be pulled away from the inner peripheral wall surface 73b. That's fine.
If the protrusions 22 can be pinched in this way, the coin collection aid 21 can be fitted or removed without pinching both ends 11c of the coin collection aid 1, so the coin collection aid of the first embodiment. Compared to 1, the operation of fitting or removing the coin recovery aid is easier.

  Furthermore, since the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 1d is formed in the 1st surface 1a in both ends 1c of the coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool 21, and the clearance gap is formed between the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 1d and the internal peripheral wall surface 73b, The operation of removing the fitted coin collection auxiliary tool 21 from the inner peripheral wall surface 73b is further facilitated by the gap.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a state in which the coin collection assisting tool of FIG. 9 is mounted on a coin storage cassette, and particularly FIG. 10 (a) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid is opened. 10 (b) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing an elastic body which is a coin recovery aid in the direction of closing the lid, and FIG. 10 (c) is a diagram illustrating the urging of the lid by pushing the lid by hand. It is a reference conceptual sectional view showing how it is performed by the closing operation.
As shown by arrow E in FIG. 10 (a), the lid 71 on which the coin recovery assisting tool 21 of the second embodiment is fitted is closed (see FIG. 10 (c)), whereby the lid 71b is interposed, The elastic body which is the coin collection auxiliary tool 21 is urged in the direction in which the lid 71b is closed. Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, the surface 22a of the protrusion 22 of the elastic body presses the outer peripheral surface of the coin K1, and the coin K1 is supported by the surface 22a and the inner peripheral wall surface 73a. Since this coin K1 is pressed and supported by a stronger force as compared with the case where the entire second surface 1b is pressed as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the coin recovery aid of the second embodiment is used. According to 21, compared to the coin recovery aid 1 of the first embodiment, the operation of recovering the stored coins K1 while leaving a part of the coins K1 becomes easier.
In order to leave the part of the coins, it is necessary to fit the coin collection assisting tool 21 to the fitting position on the inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the lid 71b. It is the same as auxiliary tools 1-5.

  In addition, each of the coin collection aids 1 to 5 (FIG. 1) of the first embodiment described above is assumed to be separated from each other, and the same applies to the storage coin holder 21 of the second embodiment. However, the coin collection auxiliary tool of the present invention may be one in which the coin holders 1 to 5 are integrally formed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the structure of a coin recovery aid according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 11 (a) is a conceptual bottom view of the coin recovery aid, and FIG. It is a conceptual perspective view of this coin collection auxiliary tool.
As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), the coin collection assistance tool 31 of the third embodiment includes coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 one by one. The coin collection aids 1 to 5 are integrally formed with each other.

The coin collecting auxiliary tool 31 of the third embodiment can be made by cutting the coin holders 1 to 5 from one elastic body 11 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 without separating them from each other.
Further, this cutting may be performed according to a desired number of coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 to be left in the coin tubes 73 to 77.

When the coin recovery assisting tool 31 of the third embodiment is fitted to the lid 71b, the coin recovery assisting tools 1 to 5 which are the constituent elements thereof are respectively connected to the lid 71b forming the coin tubes 73 to 77. As described in the coin collection aids 1 to 5 and 21 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, it is necessary to fit at the respective fitting positions on the inner peripheral wall surface 73b.
In the coin collection assistance tool 31 of the third embodiment, the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 which are constituent elements thereof are integrally formed with each other, so any one of the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 is used. If the insertion position is determined, the insertion positions of other accommodated coins are also automatically determined.
Therefore, in the coin collection assistance tool 31 of the third embodiment, when the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 are fitted to the inner peripheral wall surfaces 73b, the fitting position is determined for each coin collection assistance tool 1 to 5. And coin recovery aids 1-5 can be fitted.
Therefore, the coin collection auxiliary tool 31 of the third embodiment is easier to fit the coin collection auxiliary tools 1 to 5 than those of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the third embodiment. The coin collection aid 31 is preferable as a coin collection aid when the number of coins to be left in the coin tubes 73 to 77 is all determined.
Moreover, in the coin collection assistance tool 31 of the third embodiment, since the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 are integrally formed, the work of removing the fitted coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 from each inner peripheral wall surface 73b is also possible. It is simpler than the coin collection aids 1 to 5 and 21 of the first and second embodiments.

  Moreover, in the coin collection assistance tools 1-5, 21, and 31 of the first embodiment and the third embodiment, the coin collection assistance tools 1-5 are arranged one by one, but the coin collection assistance tool of the present invention. May comprise a desired number of coin recovery aids 1 to 5 and an elastic body integrally formed with these.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of a coin recovery aid according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. A top view of the elastic body is shown in the upper part of FIG. 12, and the elastic body is shown in the lower left part of FIG. It is the figure which showed the left side view and showed the front view of this elastic body in the lower stage right of FIG.
The coin collection assisting tool 41 of the fourth embodiment is attached so as to cover the coins exposed when the lid 71b is opened. Each coin collection assisting tool 1-5 includes a desired number of coin collection assisting tools 1-5. It is integrally formed.

  When this coin collection auxiliary tool 41 is attached, each coin collection auxiliary tool 1-5 positioned at the top in the Y direction (see FIG. 4) when the lid 71b is closed is respectively connected to the coin tube 73. Among the desired number of coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 to be left in -77, the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 that are stacked on the top are matched with the positions facing the outer peripheral surfaces. Install.

The coin collecting auxiliary tool 41 of the fourth embodiment can be made by cutting out a desired number of coin holders 1 to 5 without separating them from one elastic body shown in FIG.
The cutting from one elastic body 11 may be performed according to the desired number of coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 to be left in the coin tubes 73 to 77. As shown in FIG. Of course, the number of coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 left in the coin tubes 73 to 77 may be different from each other.

  In the coin collection assistance tool 41 of the fourth embodiment, the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 which are constituent elements thereof are integrally formed with each other, so that the fitting and removing work of the coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 is easy. Moreover, the coin collection assistance tool 41 of the fourth embodiment is preferable as a coin collection assistance tool when the number of coins to be left in the coin tubes 73 to 77 is all determined.

  Furthermore, since this coin collection assistance tool 41 has the desired number of coin collection assistance tools 1 to 5 arranged therein, the first to third implementations in which each coin collection assistance tool 1 to 5 is arranged one by one. Compared to the example coin collection aids 1 to 5, 21, and 31, the number of coins to be pressed and supported increases. Therefore, the coin collection auxiliary tool 41 can leave a desired number of coins as reliably as possible as compared with the coin collection auxiliary tools 1 to 5, 21, and 31 of the first to third embodiments.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14, the coin collection auxiliary tool 41 of the fourth embodiment was accommodated in each of the coin tubes 73 to 77 without closing the lid 71b when the lid 71b was opened. The coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4 can be recovered while leaving some of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, and K4.
In order to perform the collection without closing the lid 71b, the outer peripheral surface (not shown) of each coin K1, K2, K1, K3, K4 exposed when the lid 71b is opened is covered with the coin collection aid 41. At the same time, the coin collection assisting tool 41 is mounted so that the second surface 1b of each coin collection assisting tool 1-5 is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the coins K1, K2, K1, K3, K4. It is only necessary to press the tool 41 directly by hand and urge it in a direction to close the lid 71b, and to hold down the coin storage cassette 1 while maintaining this urging.
If it does in this way, coins K1, K2, K1, etc. which were stored in cassette main part 71a with elastic bodies which are coin collection auxiliary tools 1-5 like coin collection auxiliary tool 41 when lid 71b was closed. The outer peripheral surfaces of K3 and K4 are pressed and the coins are supported.
Note that FIG. 13 described above is a conceptual diagram illustrating one elastic body shown in FIG. 12, and a plan view of the elastic body is shown in the upper part of FIG. 13, and the elastic body is shown in the lower left part of FIG. 13. The left side view is shown, and the front view of the elastic body is shown on the lower right of FIG. FIG. 14 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state in which the coins stored in the coin storage cassette are recovered while leaving a part of the coins, using the coin recovery aid of FIG. Further, FIG. 14 also shows a state in which one end 11d of the coin collection auxiliary tool 41 is arranged along the edge of the cassette body 71a exposed when the lid 71b is opened. Thus, if the end 11d of the coin collection auxiliary tool 41 is arranged along the edge of the cassette body 71a exposed when the lid 71b is opened, the coin collection auxiliary tool 41 covering the remaining coins can be easily positioned. . A reference numeral 20 in FIGS. 12 to 14 is a scale formed on the first surface 1a of each coin collection auxiliary tool 1-5, and each coin tube 73-77 corresponding to each coin collection auxiliary tool 1-5. It is a numerical value which shows the number of accommodation coins.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state in which the coin recovery assisting tool of the first embodiment of the present invention is fitted in a coin storage cassette, and shows a state in which the lid of the coin storage cassette is opened. . It is a figure which shows the structure of the coin collection | recovery assistance tool of FIG. 1, Comprising: FIG. 2 (a) is a conceptual front view of this coin collection assistance tool, FIG.2 (b) is a conceptual perspective view of this coin collection assistance tool. It is a conceptual perspective view which shows one elastic body used when cut and making the coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool of FIG. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating one elastic body shown in FIG. 3, in which a top view of the elastic body is shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, and a left side view of the elastic body is shown in the lower part of FIG. The figure which showed the front view of this elastic body to the lower stage right of 4. FIG. The conceptual diagram which shows the procedure which separates the coin collection | recovery auxiliary tool of FIG. 1 from the elastic body of 1 sheet shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a procedure for separating the coin recovery aid of FIG. 1 from one elastic body shown in FIG. 3, and particularly FIG. 6 shows groups on both sides along AA of FIG. 5. The figure which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a procedure of separating the coin collection aid of FIG. 1 from one elastic body illustrated in FIG. 3, and particularly FIG. 7 is along BB and CC of FIG. The figure which shows a mode that the coin collection | recovery assistance tools of the both sides were cut away, and the coin collection assistance tool of FIG. 1 was made. FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the coin collection auxiliary tool of FIG. 2 is mounted on a coin storage cassette, and FIG. 8 (a) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened, and FIG. 8 (b). FIG. 8C is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which an elastic body, which is a coin recovery aid, is urged in the direction in which the lid is closed. FIG. FIG. 5 is a reference conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state where the operation is performed by an operation of closing the. It is a figure which shows the structure of the coin collection assistance tool of 2nd Example of this invention, Comprising: FIG.9 (a) is a conceptual front view of this coin collection assistance tool, FIG.9 (b) is this coin collection assistance. The conceptual perspective view of a tool. FIG. 10 is a view showing a state in which the coin collection assisting tool of FIG. 9 is mounted on a coin storage cassette, and FIG. 10 (a) is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened, and FIG. 10 (b). Is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing an elastic body that is a coin recovery aid in the direction of closing the lid, FIG. 10 (c) is an operation of closing the lid by pushing the lid by hand, Reference conceptual sectional drawing which shows a mode of going. It is a figure which shows the structure of the coin collection assistance tool of 3rd Example of this invention, Comprising: FIG. 11 (a) is a conceptual bottom view of this coin collection assistance tool, FIG.11 (b) is this coin collection assistance. It is a conceptual perspective view of a tool. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the coin collection assistance tool of 4th Example of this invention, Comprising: The top view of this elastic body is shown in the upper stage of FIG. 12, The left side view of this elastic body is the lower stage left of FIG. The figure which showed and showed the front view of this elastic body to the lower stage right of FIG. FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram illustrating one elastic body illustrated in FIG. 12, in which an upper plan view of FIG. 13 is a plan view of the elastic body, and a lower left side of FIG. 13 is a left side view of the elastic body; The figure which showed the front view of this elastic body to the lower stage right of 13. FIG. FIG. 14 is a conceptual perspective view showing a state in which the coins stored in the coin storage cassette are recovered while leaving a part of the coins, using the coin recovery aid of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which collect | recovers the conventional coins, Comprising: Fig.15 (a) is a conceptual side view of the coin accommodation cassette in the middle of removing the coin processing apparatus and opening the cover body. FIG. 15 (b) is a conceptual perspective view of this coin storage cassette.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 21, 31, 41 ... coin recovery aids 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 21, 31, 41 ... elastic body 11 ... one elastic body 11b ... hole 11c ... Cut groove 20 ... scale 22 ... projection 71 ... coin storage cassette 71a ... coin tube main body 71b ... lid 71c ... one side 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 of coin tube main body ... coin tube 73a ... cassette forming a coin tube Inner peripheral wall surface 73b of the main body ... Inner peripheral wall surface E of the lid that forms the coin tube ... Closing directions K1, K2, K3, K4 ... Coins

Claims (2)

Coin recovery used when collecting coins stored in a coin storage cassette including a cassette main body for storing coins and a lid that covers one side of the cassette main body so as to be openable and closable. An auxiliary tool,
After the coin collection assisting tool is mounted, when the cover body is biased in the closing direction, the coin collection assisting tool presses and supports the coins stored in the cassette body toward the inner peripheral wall surface of the cassette body. A coin recovery aid characterized by that. The coin storage cassette has a plurality of coin tubes formed by an inner peripheral wall surface of the lid and an inner peripheral wall surface of the cassette body,
The coin collection assisting tool is an elastic body, and is fitted to each inner peripheral wall surface of the lid that forms each coin tube, and is attached in a direction to close the lid on which the coin collection assisting tool is fitted. When pressed, the coin collection assisting tool supports and presses each coin stored in the cassette body forming each coin tube toward each inner peripheral wall surface of the cassette body forming each coin tube. The coin collection assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the coin collecting assisting tool is made.

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