JP2010152825A - Coin depositing/dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact coin depositing/dispensing device reducing production cost, and dispensing coins from a removable box by denomination. <P>SOLUTION: The coin depositing/dispensing device 10 includes: a deposited coin temporarily holding part 30 temporarily holding coins inserted from the outside into a casing 12 by denomination; and a coin storing/feeding part 40 storing the coins sent from the deposited coin temporarily holding part 30 by denomination and dispensing the stored coins by denomination. The coin depositing/dispensing device 10 also includes a removable box 54, which stores by denomination the coins directly sent from the deposited coin temporarily holding part 30 and coins fed by denomination from the coin storing/feeding part 40, the box being taken out from the outside of the casing 12 with the coins sorted by denomination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus that performs coin deposit / withdrawal processing, and in particular, can reduce the manufacturing cost and downsize the apparatus, and is also classified into denominations from a withdrawal box The present invention relates to a coin deposit and withdrawal device that can take out coins.

  Conventionally, various types of coin deposit / withdrawal apparatuses that perform coin deposit / withdrawal processing are known. For example, in Patent Document 1, coins taken from the outside of the housing are classified into denominations by a classification passage, and coins classified into denominations are temporarily stored in a plurality of temporary holding units for each denomination. There is disclosed a coin sorting machine that holds and selectively sends coins temporarily held in each temporary holding unit to a denomination coin storage and feeding unit or a return box.

  In the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1, when depositing a coin, the coin received in the deposit coin receiving unit is temporarily retained in the temporary retention unit, and then a deposit confirmation command for the deposited coin is issued. When it is made, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit is sent to the denominated coin storage and feeding unit. On the other hand, when a command for returning the deposited coin is issued in a state where the coin is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit is returned to the return box (see FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1). The operator can take out the coins stored in the return box. Here, coins of various denominations are sent to the return box in a mixed state.

  Moreover, in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1, when the coins are dispensed, the coins fed into the money type from the coin-type coin storage and feeding unit are the coin dispensing box (in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1). The box can be taken out of the coins stored in the coin dispensing box. Here, coins of various denominations are sent to the coin dispensing box in a mixed state.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-228079

  However, in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1, as described above, a return box to which return coins are sent when coins are deposited and a coin dispensing box to which withdrawal coins are sent when coins are dispensed. Are separately provided, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus becomes high or the apparatus itself becomes large due to the provision of two boxes. In addition, return coins at the time of depositing coins and count classification coins at the time of counting and classifying coins are sent to the return box with each denomination mixed, so these return coins and count classification coins Cannot be taken out of the return box by denomination. Moreover, since there are two boxes, a return box and a coin dispensing box, as a box for taking out coins, there is a problem that the operator may be wondering which box to pull out from the housing, and the operability is poor. was there.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and instead of providing two boxes (a return box and a withdrawal box), a single take-out box that serves both as a return box and a withdrawal box is provided. As a result, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the apparatus can be reduced in size, and since the coins are stored in this take-out box in a state of being separated into denominations, they can be taken out in a state of being separated into denominations. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus capable of taking out coins from a box.

  The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a housing and a temporary depositing / holding unit that is provided inside the housing and temporarily holds the coins that are inserted from the outside of the housing into different types of money. And a coin storage and feeding unit that is provided inside the housing and stores coins sent from the deposit temporary storage unit by denomination and delivers the stored coins by denomination, and directly from the deposit temporary storage unit. That can be taken out from the outside of the housing in a state in which the coins sent out in accordance with the money type and the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding section are classified according to the money type, and the coins are classified according to the money type And a box.

  According to such a coin depositing / dispensing device, a withdrawal box that can be taken out from the outside of the housing in a state in which the coins are classified according to denominations is provided, and the coins can be directly taken out from the deposit temporary holding unit to the withdrawal box. This coin can be divided into denominations and stored in the take-out box, and coins can be sent from the temporary deposit storage unit to the coin storage and delivery unit, and the coins drawn out by denomination from this coin storage and delivery unit It can be divided into types and stored in the extraction box. For this reason, a return box to which return coins are sent when coins are deposited and a withdrawal box to which withdrawal coins are sent when coins are dispensed can be used in a single box (withdrawal box). By this, instead of providing two boxes (return box and withdrawal box), it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus by providing one withdrawal box that also serves as a return box and a withdrawal box. In addition, the apparatus can be miniaturized. Further, since the coins are accommodated in the withdrawal box in a state of being classified by denomination, the coins can be taken out from the withdrawal box in a state of being classified by denomination.

  In the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to the present invention, the coins that are stored in the withdrawal box in accordance with the money type are deposit / return coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, and the coin processing mode is output. In the gold mode, it is preferably a withdrawal coin.

  In addition, the coins that are directly sent from the deposit temporary storage unit and are stored in the withdrawal box in accordance with the money type are the deposit return coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, and the coin processing When the mode is the counting classification mode, it is preferably a counting classification coin.

  At this time, if the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, the coin is temporarily stored in the deposit temporary holding unit and then sent to the withdrawal box as a deposit return coin, and the coin processing mode is counted. In the case of the classification mode, it is more preferable that the classification mode coins are sent to the withdrawal box without being held by the deposit temporary holding unit.

  In the coin depositing and dispensing device of the present invention, the coin depositing and dispensing device further comprises a locking unit for locking the take-out box, and a control unit for controlling the locking unit, the control unit at the time of dispensing coins, The coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding part are sent to the take-out box locked by the locking part, and when the coins are normally dispensed from the coin storage and feeding part to the take-out box, the locking is performed. Unlocking the take-out box by the lock unit, and when the coins are not normally withdrawn from the coin storage / feed-out unit to the take-out box, the lock unit locks the take-out box after performing a predetermined operation. It is preferable to perform control so as to cancel.

  In this case, it is preferable that the said predetermined operation regarding the time of the coin payment in the said control part is changing the processing mode of the coin in the said control part from error payment mode to error cash return mode. Further, the predetermined operation relating to the coin withdrawal time in the control unit may be a mode change by a predetermined authority. In addition, a display unit for displaying a processing status of coins may be further provided, and the predetermined operation related to the coin dispensing time in the control unit may be to display an error on the display unit. .

  In the coin depositing / dispensing device of the present invention, the coins fed from the coin storage and feeding unit are classified into denominations and temporarily held, and the coins are sent from the collecting and temporarily holding unit. And a collecting unit for collecting coins, wherein the control unit is configured to collect the coins fed from the coin storage and feeding unit by the collecting and temporarily holding unit when collecting coins. Temporarily hold the coins, and when the coins are normally collected, the coins temporarily held in the collection temporary holding unit are sent to the collecting unit, and when the coins are not normally collected, the temporary collection is performed. It is preferable to perform control such that coins temporarily held in the holding unit are sent to the take-out box.

  According to the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the present invention, instead of providing two boxes (return box and withdrawal box), a manufacturing cost is reduced by providing one withdrawal box that also serves as a return box and a withdrawal box. In addition, the apparatus can be reduced in size, and coins can be taken out from the take-out box in a state of being classified by denomination.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 7 is a figure which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a top view showing the configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a side view of the coin deposit and withdrawal apparatus shown. FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation content of the coin withdrawal process in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 shows the operation content of the coin collecting process in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart to show. FIG. 7 shows a schematic flow of coins when the coin processing mode in the control unit is the deposit mode, the count classification mode, the withdrawal mode, and the collection mode in the coin deposit and withdrawal device shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing shown.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 12, and a coin insertion slot 20 is provided on an upper surface 12 b of the casing 12. A supply hopper 22 and a feeding hopper 24 are respectively provided in the upper part of the housing 12, and coins thrown into the insertion port 20 on the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12 are sent to the supply hopper 22. The coins are fed to the feeding hopper 24. Further, the feeding hopper 24 is connected to a conveying portion 26 extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and coins accommodated in the feeding hopper 24 are fed one by one to the conveying portion 26, and the coins are fed one by one in the conveying portion 26. It is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In addition, a deposit identifying unit 27 is provided in the transport unit 26, and the coins fed from the feeding hopper 24 to the transport unit 26 are identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 as to denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a deposit reject coin sorting unit 26 h is provided at a location downstream of the deposit identifying unit 27 in the transport unit 26. Further, a deposit reject coin chute (not shown) is provided below the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h, and a deposit reject unit (not shown) in which the reject coins are accumulated below the deposit reject coin chute. Z). Coins that have been identified as reject coins by the deposit identifying unit 27 and coins that could not be identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 are sent from the transport unit 26 to the deposit reject coin chute by the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h. Coins are sent from the deposit reject coin chute to the deposit reject portion by dropping due to their own weight. The coins accumulated in the deposit reject unit can be taken out by the operator from the front surface 12a of the housing 12.

  Further, at a location downstream of the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h in the transport unit 26, a 5-yen coin sorting unit 26a, a 1-yen coin sorting unit 26b, a 50-yen coin sorting unit 26c, a 100-yen coin sorting unit 26d, and A 10-yen coin sorting unit 26e is provided in order from the upstream side. In addition, an opening 26g for 500 yen coins is provided at the downstream end of the transport unit 26. And the deposit coin chute | shoot 28 is each provided below each coin selection part 26a-26e and the opening 26g for 500 yen coins. The coins selected as the 5-yen coin, 1-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin and 10-yen coin by the depositing identification unit 27 are respectively received from the transport unit 26 by the corresponding coin-sorting units 26a to 26e. It is sent to the chute 28. In addition, when the coin identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 is a 500 yen coin, the coin is sent to the deposited coin chute 28 corresponding to the coin sorting unit 26a to 26e by each coin sorting unit 26a to 26e. Instead, it is sent to a 500-yen coin opening 26g at the downstream end of the transport unit 26, and a deposit coin chute 28 (the right-most deposit coin chute in FIG. 3) corresponding to this 500-yen coin opening 26g. 28).

  Inside the housing 12, one deposit temporary holding unit 30 is provided below each deposit coin chute 28. The deposit temporary storage unit 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (left-right direction in FIG. 3). This temporary deposit storage unit 30 includes a 5-yen coin holding area 30a, a 1-yen coin holding area 30b, a 50-yen coin holding area 30c, a 100-yen coin holding area 30d, a 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and a 500-yen coin holding area 30f. It is divided into six areas. Here, 5 yen coin holding area 30a, 1 yen coin holding area 30b, 50 yen coin holding area 30c, 100 yen coin holding area 30d, 10 yen coin holding area 30e, and 500 yen coin holding area 30f are respectively 5 From the yen coin sorting section 26a, the 1 yen coin sorting section 26b, the 50 yen coin sorting section 26c, the 100 yen coin sorting section 26d, the 10 yen coin sorting section 26e, and the 500 yen coin opening 26g through the deposit coin chute 28, 5 Yen coins, 1 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins, and 500 yen coins are sent.

  As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the temporary depositing unit 30 can move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is a first position a that is a position directly below the deposit coin chute 28, directly above a coin storage and delivery unit (recycle unit) 40 described later. It is possible to move between a second position b, which is the position of the first position, and a third position c, which is a position directly above the partition frame body 50 which will be described later. Here, the first position a is located between the second position b and the third position c. Further, below the height level of the deposit temporary storage unit 30, a coin storage / feeding part chute 36 and a direct conveyance chute 34 are provided above the coin storage / feeding part 40 and the partition frame 50, respectively. Here, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 is configured to temporarily hold the coins sent from the deposit coin chute 28 at the first position a and from the deposit coin chute 28. Then, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 moves to the second position b or the third position c, and the coins temporarily stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are used for the coin storage and feeding unit chute 36 or for direct conveyance. It is sent to the chute 34.

  The chute 36 for coin storage and feeding portion and the chute 34 for direct conveyance are respectively a 5-yen coin holding region 30a, a 1-yen coin holding region 30b, a 50-yen coin holding region 30c, and a 100-yen coin holding of the deposit temporary holding unit 30. Corresponding to the area 30d, the 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and the 500-yen coin holding area 30f, the 5-yen coin passing area, the 1-yen coin passing area, the 50-yen coin passing area, the 100-yen coin passing area, the 10-yen coin passing area , It is divided into six passing areas composed of 500 yen coin passing areas.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a coin storage / feeding-out unit 40 is provided in the lower part of the housing 12. Although only one coin storage / feeding part 40 is shown in FIG. 2, the coin storage / feeding part 40 actually corresponds to the six passage areas of the chute 36 for the coin storage / feeding part and is orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 2. Six are provided for each denomination along the direction. The coins are stored in the respective coin storage and feeding sections 40 in denominations, and the coins are fed out from the respective coin storage and feeding sections 40 in denominations. More specifically, each coin storing and feeding unit 40 stores the coins sent from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 via the coin storing and feeding unit chute 36 by denomination and also stores one stored coin. It comes to pay out one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a coin storage portion 40 a is provided at the bottom of each coin storage and feeding section 40. The storage portion 40a is provided with a pair of disk members 42 arranged substantially parallel along a vertical plane (a plane parallel to the paper surface of FIG. 2), and the pair of disk members 42 are rotatable. Yes. Here, the distance between the pair of disk members 42 is larger than the diameter of the coins to be stored, and coins are stored between the pair of disk members 42 and in the upper part thereof. . A first conveying belt 44 having a width larger than the distance between the pair of disk members 42 is stretched between the pair of disk members 42, and the first conveying belt 44 is rotated in the clockwise direction of FIG. 2, the pair of disk members 42 around which the first conveying belt 44 is stretched also rotate in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 2, and the first conveying belt 44 and the pair of disk members 42 By the operation, the coin is stirred between the pair of disk members 42. The coins stored in the storage portion 40a are transported one by one upward by the first transport belt 44, and transferred from the first transport belt 44 to the second transport belt 46. Then, the coins are further conveyed one by one upward by the second conveyor belt 46 so that the coins are fed out one by one from the feeding chute 47 at the upper end of the second conveyor belt 46 to the outside of the coin storage and feeding section 40. It has become. Each coin storage / feeding unit 40 is provided with a withdrawal identifying unit 48 for identifying the denomination of the coins fed out from the coin storage / feeding unit 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the withdrawal identification unit 48 is provided in the middle of the coins being transported upward by the second transport belt 46, and the coins being transported upward by the second transport belt 46. Identification of denomination, damage, authenticity, etc. is performed.

  The coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are sent to a partition frame 50 provided next to the coin storage and feeding unit 40 in the lower part of the housing 12. The partition frame body 50 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the partition frame 50 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The upper and lower surfaces of the partition frame 50 are opened, and the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding section 40 are sent to the partition frame 50 through the openings on the upper surface of the partition frame 50. Yes. Further, the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 to the transport chute 34 are also sent to the partition frame body 50 through the opening on the upper surface of the partition frame body 50.

  The partition frame 50 is divided into six areas including a 5-yen coin area 50a, a 1-yen coin area 50b, a 50-yen coin area 50c, a 100-yen coin area 50d, a 10-yen coin area 50e, and a 500-yen coin area 50f. Yes. Here, in the 5-yen coin area 50a, the 1-yen coin area 50b, the 50-yen coin area 50c, the 100-yen coin area 50d, the 10-yen coin area 50e, and the 500-yen coin area 50f, a plurality of coins are paid out according to denomination. 5 coins, 1 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins, and 500 yen coins are sent from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 of the above. In addition, the 5-yen coin area 50a, the 1-yen coin area 50b, the 50-yen coin area 50c, the 100-yen coin area 50d, the 10-yen coin area 50e, and the 500-yen coin area 50f pass through the 5-yen coin directly in the chute 34 for conveyance. Area, 1 yen coin passage area, 50 yen coin passage area, 100 yen coin passage area, 10 yen coin passage area, 500 yen coin passage area, 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 10 yen Yen coins and 500 yen coins are sent respectively. Thus, the partition frame 50 classifies the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 and the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 via the direct conveyance chute 34 into denominations. It has become. It should be noted that the upper and lower surfaces of each coin region 50a to 50f are opened.

  The partition frame body 50 can move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. More specifically, a partition frame drive unit 51 (see FIG. 4) that moves the partition frame 50 in a substantially horizontal direction is provided. The partition frame drive unit 51 moves the partition frame 50 into a coin. It can be moved between a first position m where coins are fed from the storage and feeding section 40 and the direct conveyance chute 34 and a second position n that deviates substantially horizontally from the first position m. ing.

  A bottom plate 52 for closing the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame 50 is provided below the partition frame 50. The bottom plate 52 is composed of six areas including a 5-yen coin area 50a, a 1-yen coin area 50b, a 50-yen coin area 50c, a 100-yen coin area 50d, a 10-yen coin area 50e, and a 500-yen coin area 50f. It is comprised so that the opening of all the lower surfaces of may be plugged up. Similarly to the partition frame body 50, the bottom plate 52 can also move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12. More specifically, a bottom plate driving unit 53 (see FIG. 4) for moving the bottom plate 52 in a substantially horizontal direction is provided. The bottom plate driving unit 53 is configured to separate the bottom plate 52 from the first frame m. It can be moved between a first position p below the body 50 and a second position q below the partition frame body 50 at the second position n. Here, when the partition frame 50 is in the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is in the first position p, the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame 50 is blocked by the bottom plate 52, Coins will be temporarily held. Further, the partition frame body 50 and the bottom plate 52 move in the horizontal direction in synchronization, the partition frame body 50 moves from the first position m to the second position n, and the bottom plate 52 moves from the first position p to the first position p. Even when moved to the position q of 2, the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame 50 remains closed by the bottom plate 52, and coins are temporarily held in the partition frame 50. The partition frame body 50 and the bottom plate 52 constitute a collection temporary storage unit that divides the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 into denominations and suspends them temporarily.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an extraction box 54 is provided below the bottom plate 52 at the first position p. The take-out box 54 is configured such that the operator can take out the case 12 by pulling it out from the front surface 12a of the case 12 toward the front side (by pulling it leftward in FIG. 3). The take-out box 54 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the take-out box 54 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (left-right direction in FIG. 3). The take-out box 54 is composed of a 5-yen coin receiving area 54a, a 1-yen coin receiving area 54b, a 50-yen coin receiving area 54c, a 100-yen coin receiving area 54d, a 10-yen coin receiving area 54e, and a 500-yen coin receiving area 54f. It is divided into two areas. Here, the 5-yen coin storage area 54a, the 1-yen coin storage area 54b, the 50-yen coin storage area 54c, the 100-yen coin storage area 54d, the 10-yen coin storage area 54e, and the 500-yen coin storage area 54f are divided into partitions, respectively. 5 yen coin area 50a, 1 yen coin area 50b, 50 yen coin area 50c, 100 yen coin area 50d, 10 yen coin area 50e, 500 yen coin area 50f to 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen Coins, 100-yen coins, 10-yen coins, and 500-yen coins are sent.

  Further, the take-out box 54 is provided with a locking portion 55 that locks the take-out box 54 by, for example, a solenoid. When the extraction box 54 is locked by the locking unit 55, the operator cannot take out the extraction box 54 from the front surface 12 a of the housing 12.

  In addition, when the partition frame 50 is in the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is in the second position q, each denomination fed out from each coin storage and feeding section 40 to the partition frame 50 in denomination Coins and coins of each denomination sent from the respective coin passage areas of the direct conveyance chute 34 to the partition frame body 50 pass through the respective coin areas 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50 and are directly taken out. It will be accommodated in each coin accommodation area 54a-54f of the box 54.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a recovery portion chute 56 for sending coins to a recovery portion 58 described later is provided below the bottom plate 52 at the second position q. Coins sent from the partition frame 50 to the collecting portion chute 56 are accommodated in the collecting portion 58. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the collecting portion chute 56 collectively receives coins from the coin regions 50 a to 50 f of the partition frame 50, and the collecting portion chute 56 to the collecting portion 58. The coins of each denomination are sent in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 is provided with a control unit 60 for controlling each component of the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10. More specifically, the control unit 60 includes a supply hopper 22, a feeding hopper 24, a transport unit 26, a deposit identification unit 27, a deposit temporary storage unit 30, and a casing 12 provided in the upper part of the casing 12. The first conveyor belt 44, the second conveyor belt 46, the withdrawal identification unit 48, the partition frame driving unit 51, the bottom plate driving unit 53, and the locking unit 55 of the coin storage and feeding unit 40 provided below the It is connected. Here, the coin identification results by the deposit identifying unit 27 and the withdrawal identifying unit 48 are sent to the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 includes the supply hopper 22, the feeding hopper 24, the transport unit 26, and depositing. Control signals are sent to the temporary storage unit 30, the first conveyance belt 44, the second conveyance belt 46, the partition frame drive unit 51, the bottom plate drive unit 53, and the locking unit 55, respectively.

  In addition, an operation unit 62, a display unit 64, and an interface 66 are connected to the control unit 60. The operation unit 62 and the display unit 64 are provided on the front surface 12 a and the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12. Here, various commands can be given to the control unit 60 when the operator operates the operation unit 62. In addition, the control unit 60 causes the display unit 64 to display the storage status and processing status of coins in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10. Further, the interface 66 allows the control unit 60 to send and receive signals to and from the host device.

  The control unit 60 is provided with a card reading unit 68 for reading ID information such as an ID card carried by the operator. The card reading unit 68 is provided on the front surface 12 a and the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12. The ID information of the operator's ID card read by the card reading unit 68 is sent to the control unit 60, and the control unit 60 is based on the ID information of the ID card read by the card reading unit 68. The operator's authority is checked.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 which consists of the above structures is demonstrated below. In addition, operation | movement of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 shown below is performed when the control part 60 controls each component of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10. FIG. FIG. 7 shows a schematic flow of coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, the count classification mode, the withdrawal mode, and the collection mode in the control unit 60.

  First, the operation of the coin deposit process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 will be described. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to set the coin processing mode to the deposit mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing mode Is instructed in the deposit mode, the coin deposit processing operation as shown below is performed. When performing the coin deposit process, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame drive unit 51 and the bottom plate drive unit 53 to place the partition frame body 50 at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 to the second position in advance. It is located at position q. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  After the coin processing mode is changed to the deposit mode in the control unit 60, when coins are thrown into the slot 20 provided on the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12 by the operator, the coins are accumulated in the supply hopper 22. The Then, coins are fed from the supply hopper 22 to the feeding hopper 24, and coins are fed from the feeding hopper 24 to the transport unit 26 one by one. The coins fed to the transport unit 26 by the feeding hopper 24 are identified by the depositing identification unit 27 such as denomination, correctness, true / false. Here, the coin identified as the reject coin by the deposit identifying unit 27 or the coin that could not be identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 is transferred from the transport unit 26 to the deposit reject coin chute by the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h. The coin is sent from the deposit reject coin chute to the deposit reject portion by dropping due to its own weight. The coins accumulated in the deposit reject unit are taken out from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 by the operator.

  On the other hand, the coins identified as normal coins by the deposit identifying unit 27 are sent from the transport unit 26 to the respective deposited coin chutes 28 by the corresponding coin sorting units 26a to 26e according to the denomination of the coin. It is done. When the coin identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 is a 500 yen coin, the coin is sent to the deposited coin chute 28 corresponding to the coin sorting unit 26a to 26e by each coin sorting unit 26a to 26e. Instead, it is sent to a 500 yen coin opening 26g provided at the downstream end of the transport section 26 and sent to the deposit coin chute 28 corresponding to the 500 yen coin opening 26g.

  Thereafter, the coins are sent from each deposit coin chute 28 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 according to the denomination. More specifically, when the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is located at the first position a in FIG. 2, the 5-yen coin storage region 30a, 1-yen coin storage region 30b, 50 yen of the temporary payment storage unit 30. A coin holding area 30c, a 100 yen coin holding area 30d, a 10 yen coin holding area 30e, and a 500 yen coin holding area 30f are respectively added to a 5 yen coin sorting section 26a, a 1 yen coin sorting section 26b, and a 50 yen coin sorting section 26c, 100 yen coin sorting section 26d, 10 yen coin sorting section 26e, 500 yen coin opening 26g through each deposit coin chute 28, 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 500 Yen coins are sent. In this manner, the coin is temporarily held in the money type by the deposit temporary holding unit 30.

  Thereafter, when the operator issues a command for returning the deposited coin using the operation unit 62, or when a command for returning the deposited coin is issued from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, The temporary deposit storage unit 30 moves from the first position a to the third position c. From the 5-yen coin holding area 30a, the 1-yen coin holding area 30b, the 50-yen coin holding area 30c, the 100-yen coin holding area 30d, the 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and the 500-yen coin holding area 30f. The coins of each denomination are sent to the respective coin areas 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50 at the first position m via the direct conveyance chute 34 according to the denomination. Here, since the partition frame body 50 is located at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is located at the second position q, the coins sent to the coin regions 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50. Passes through the partition frame 50 and is sent as it is to the respective coin storage areas 54a to 54f of the take-out box 54 as it is. In this way, the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the transport chute 34 pass through the partition frame 50 and are sent directly to the take-out box 54, and the coins are returned to the take-out box 54. As a denomination. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator can take out the deposit return coins stored in the withdrawal box 54 according to the denomination.

  In addition, when the operator issues an instruction to confirm the deposit of the deposited coin using the operation unit 62 in a state where the coin is temporarily retained by the deposit temporary storage unit 30, or the interface 66 is connected from the host device. When the deposit confirmation of deposit coins is instructed to the control unit 60, the deposit temporary storage unit 30 moves from the first position a to the second position b. From the 5-yen coin holding area 30a, the 1-yen coin holding area 30b, the 50-yen coin holding area 30c, the 100-yen coin holding area 30d, the 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and the 500-yen coin holding area 30f. The coins of each denomination are sent to each coin storage and delivery unit 40 via the coin storage and delivery part chute 36 by denomination. In this way, the coin depositing process in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 is completed.

  Next, the operation of the coin counting / classifying process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 will be described. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to set the coin processing mode to the counting / classifying mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing is performed. When a command is issued to set the mode to the counting and classification mode, the operation of counting and classifying coins as shown below is performed. When performing the coin counting and classification process, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame drive unit 51 and the bottom plate drive unit 53 to place the partition frame body 50 at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 in advance. It is located at the position q of 2. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  In the control unit 60, after the coin processing mode is changed to the counting and classification mode, when an operator inserts a coin to be counted and classified by money type into the insertion slot 20 provided on the upper surface 12b of the housing 12. The coins are accumulated in the supply hopper 22. Then, coins are fed from the supply hopper 22 to the feeding hopper 24, and coins are fed from the feeding hopper 24 to the transport unit 26 one by one. The coins fed to the transport unit 26 by the feeding hopper 24 are identified by the depositing identification unit 27 such as denomination, correctness, true / false. In this way, the deposit identification unit 27 counts the number of coins for each denomination.

  Here, the coin identified as the reject coin by the deposit identifying unit 27 or the coin that could not be identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 is transferred from the transport unit 26 to the deposit reject coin chute by the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h. The coin is sent from the deposit reject coin chute to the deposit reject portion by dropping due to its own weight. The coins accumulated in the deposit reject unit are taken out from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 by the operator.

  On the other hand, the coins identified as normal coins by the deposit identifying unit 27 are sent from the transport unit 26 to the respective deposited coin chutes 28 by the corresponding coin sorting units 26a to 26e according to the denomination of the coin. It is done. When the coin identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 is a 500 yen coin, the coin is sent to the deposited coin chute 28 corresponding to the coin sorting unit 26a to 26e by each coin sorting unit 26a to 26e. Instead, it is sent to a 500 yen coin opening 26g provided at the downstream end of the transport section 26 and sent to the deposit coin chute 28 corresponding to the 500 yen coin opening 26g.

  Thereafter, the coins are sent from each deposit coin chute 28 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 according to the denomination. More specifically, when the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is located at the first position a in FIG. 2, the 5-yen coin storage region 30a, 1-yen coin storage region 30b, 50 yen of the temporary payment storage unit 30. A coin holding area 30c, a 100 yen coin holding area 30d, a 10 yen coin holding area 30e, and a 500 yen coin holding area 30f are respectively added to a 5 yen coin sorting section 26a, a 1 yen coin sorting section 26b, and a 50 yen coin sorting section 26c, 100 yen coin sorting section 26d, 10 yen coin sorting section 26e, 500 yen coin opening 26g through each deposit coin chute 28, 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 500 Yen coins are sent. In this manner, the coin is temporarily held in the money type by the deposit temporary holding unit 30.

  Thereafter, when the operator issues a command for determining the coin count classification using the operation unit 62, or when a command for determining the coin count classification is issued from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the deposit is made. The temporary storage unit 30 moves from the first position a to the third position c. From the 5-yen coin holding area 30a, the 1-yen coin holding area 30b, the 50-yen coin holding area 30c, the 100-yen coin holding area 30d, the 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and the 500-yen coin holding area 30f. The coins of each denomination are sent to the respective coin areas 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50 at the first position m via the direct conveyance chute 34 according to the denomination. Here, since the partition frame body 50 is located at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is located at the second position q, the coins sent to the coin regions 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50. Passes through the partition frame 50 and is sent as it is to the respective coin storage areas 54a to 54f of the take-out box 54 as it is. In this way, the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the transport chute 34 are sent directly to the take-out box 54 through the partition frame 50, and the coins are denominated in the denomination box 54 by denomination. Be contained. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the take-out box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the front side, the operator can take out the coins stored in the take-out box 54 by denomination. In this way, the coin counting / classifying process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 is completed.

  Next, the operation | movement of the coin withdrawal process in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is demonstrated using the flowchart shown in FIG. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to change the coin processing mode to the withdrawal mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing is performed. When a command is issued to set the mode to the withdrawal mode, a coin withdrawal process as shown below is performed. When performing the coin withdrawal process, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body drive unit 51 and the bottom plate drive unit 53 to place the partition frame body 50 at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 in advance. It is located at the position q of 2. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  In the control unit 60, after the coin processing mode is set to the withdrawal mode, the coins stored in the storage portion 40a are transported one by one upward by the first transport belt 44 in each coin storage and feeding unit 40, Coins are transferred from the first conveyor belt 44 to the second conveyor belt 46. Then, the coins are further conveyed one by one upward by the second conveyor belt 46, and the coins are fed one by one from the feeding chute 47 to the outside of the coin storage and feeding unit 40. At this time, the coin type, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the coin are identified by a withdrawal identification unit 48 provided on the second conveyor belt 46.

  Thereafter, the coins fed out of the coin storage and feeding unit 40 from the feeding chute 47 are sent to the partition frame 50 at the first position m. At this time, since the bottom plate 52 is in the second position q and the bottom surface of the partition frame body 50 is opened, the coins sent to the partition frame body 50 pass through the partition frame body 50 and are taken out as they are. 54. In this way, the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are directly sent to the take-out box 54 locked by the lock unit 55, and the coins are stored in the take-out box 54 as denomination coins according to denomination. . Here, since the take-out box 54 is locked by the lock part 55 and the operator cannot take out the take-out box 54 immediately, the take-out box 54 functions as a so-called temporary holding part. .

  As shown in STEP 1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, in the control unit 60, after the coins of the number of denominations to be withdrawn are fed from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 and sent to the take-out box 54, A determination is made as to whether or not the coin has been withdrawn normally. The determination as to whether or not the coin has been normally dispensed is made based on, for example, the coin identification result by the dispensing identification unit 48 provided in the coin storage and delivery unit 40.

  When the control unit 60 determines that the coin has been dispensed normally, the control unit 60 controls the locking unit 55 to release the locking of the take-out box 54 as shown in STEP 2 of the flowchart. Further, as shown in STEP 3 of the flowchart, the display unit 64 displays a guide for extracting the extraction box 54. Thereafter, the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the near side, so that the operator can take out the withdrawal coins stored in the withdrawal box 54 by denomination. Then, as shown in STEP 4 of the flowchart, when the operator resets the take-out box 54 inside the housing 12, the coin dispensing process in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 is completed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined by the control unit 60 that coins have not been dispensed normally, an error display regarding the authorized person handling is made on the display unit 64 as shown in STEP 5 of the flowchart. Specifically, the display unit 64 displays “Error has occurred. An error has occurred during withdrawal. Please call an attendant. An authorized person card or PIN must be entered.” Note that a normal operator does not have an authorized person card and does not know a password, and only a predetermined authorized person has an authorized person card or knows a password. It has come to be.

  Thereafter, a predetermined authorized person arrives at the place where the coin depositing / dispensing device 10 is installed, and the authorized person card is read by the card reading unit 68 or a personal identification number is input by the operation unit 62 as shown in STEP 6 of the flowchart. In this case, as shown in STEP 7 of the flowchart, the coin processing mode in the control unit 60 is changed from the withdrawal mode to the error cash return mode.

  Thereafter, as shown in STEP 8 of the flowchart, in the error cash return mode, the control unit 60 controls the locking unit 55 to release the locking of the extraction box 54. Further, as shown in STEP 9 of the flowchart, the display unit 64 displays a guide for extracting the extraction box 54. Thereafter, the predetermined authorized person pulls out the take-out box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the near side, so that the predetermined authorized person can take out the coins stored in the withdrawal box 54 in denomination as error cash. It becomes like this. Then, as shown in STEP 10 of the flowchart, when the take-out box 54 is reset in the housing 12 by a predetermined authority, the predetermined authority performs an error cash return process. More specifically, a predetermined authorized person inserts a coin related to the error cash into the insertion slot 20 of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 and causes the deposit identifying unit 27 to identify and count the coin, and stores it in each coin storing and feeding unit 40 according to the denomination. Let However, in this case, the control unit 60 does not update the coin storage / feeding unit 40 and the amount of coins in the housing 12, and the number of coins withdrawn for each denomination is stored in each coin storage / feeding unit 40. Check if it has been returned. In this way, the error cash return process by the predetermined authority is completed.

  Next, operation | movement of the collection process of the coin in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is demonstrated using the flowchart shown in FIG. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to set the coin processing mode to the recovery mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing mode Is instructed to be in the recovery mode, the following coin recovery operation is performed.

  When the coin collecting process is performed, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body driving unit 51 and the bottom plate driving unit 53 so that the partition frame body 50 is positioned at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is set to the first position. Is located at position p. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  In the control unit 60, after the coin processing mode becomes the collection mode, the coins stored in the storage portion 40a are transported one by one upward by the first transport belt 44 in each coin storage and feeding unit 40. Coins are transferred from the first conveyor belt 44 to the second conveyor belt 46. Then, the coins are further conveyed one by one upward by the second conveyor belt 46, and the coins are fed one by one from the feeding chute 47 to the outside of the coin storage and feeding unit 40. At this time, the coin type, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the coin are identified by a withdrawal identification unit 48 provided on the second conveyor belt 46.

  Thereafter, the coins fed out from the feeding chute 47 to the outside of the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are sent to the partition frame body 50 at the first position m by denomination. At this time, the bottom plate 52 is in the first position p, and the opening on the bottom surface of the partition frame 50 is closed by the bottom plate 52, so that the coins sent to the partition frame 50 are separated by this partition frame 50. It will be temporarily suspended. Thus, in the coin collecting process, the partition frame body 50 and the bottom plate 52 serve as a temporary storage unit.

  After the coins of the number of denominations to be collected are fed from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 and sent to the partition frame 50, as shown in STEP 1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. A determination is made as to whether or not the coin has been successfully collected. The determination as to whether or not the coins have been normally collected is made based on, for example, the result of identifying the coins by the withdrawal identifying unit 48 provided in the coin storage and feeding unit 40.

  When the control unit 60 determines that the coins have been normally collected, the partition frame body driving unit 51 moves the partition frame body 50 from the first position m to the second position n as shown in STEP 2 of the flowchart. By moving the coin, the coin temporarily held by the partition frame 50 and the bottom plate 52 is sent to the collecting portion chute 56. At this time, the bottom plate 52 is moved from the first position p to the second position q in synchronization with the partition frame 50 by the bottom plate driving unit 53, and then reaches the second position q and then the first position again. By returning to p, the opening of the bottom face of the partition frame 50 in the second position n is opened, and the coin is sent to the collecting portion chute 56 by dropping due to its own weight. As another method of sending coins to the collecting portion chute 56, the bottom plate 52 remains stopped at the first position p, and only the partition frame 50 is moved from the first position m to the second position n. By moving, a coin may fall onto the collecting portion chute 56 by its own weight from the opening on the bottom surface of the partition frame 50. The coins of each denomination are sent in a mixed state from the collecting portion chute 56 to the collecting portion 58, and the coins of each denomination are accommodated in the collecting portion 58 in a mixed state as shown in STEP 3 of the flowchart. In this way, the coin collecting process in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 is completed.

  On the other hand, when the control unit 60 determines that the coins are not normally collected, as shown in STEP 4 of the flowchart, the partition plate body 50 remains stopped at the first position m, and the bottom plate drive unit 53, the bottom plate 52 is moved from the first position p to the second position q, thereby opening an opening on the bottom surface of the partition frame 50 at the first position m. As a result, the coins temporarily held by the partition frame 50 and the bottom plate 52 are sent to the take-out box 54 by denomination.

  Thereafter, as shown in STEP 5 of the flowchart, the control unit 60 controls the locking unit 55 to release the locking of the extraction box 54. In addition, as shown in STEP 6 of the flowchart, the display unit 64 displays guidance for extracting the extraction box 54. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the take-out box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator can take out the coins stored in the take-out box 54 by denomination. Then, as shown in STEP 7 of the flowchart, the operator resets the take-out box 54 inside the housing 12, and, as shown in STEP 8 of the flowchart, the operator deposits / withdraws the coins taken out from the take-out box 54. It is inserted into the inlet 20 of the apparatus 10. The coins inserted into the insertion slot 20 of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 are stored in each coin storage / delivery unit 40 according to denomination. In this way, the operation in the case where the coins are not normally collected in the control unit 60 ends.

  When the control unit 60 determines that the coins are not normally collected, instead of performing the operations shown in STEP 4 to STEP 8 in the flowchart, STEP 5 in the flowchart of FIG. A predetermined operation as shown in STEP 7 may be performed. In this case, an error cash return process is performed by a predetermined authority.

  As described above, according to the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the withdrawal box 54 that can be taken out from the outside of the housing 12 in a state in which the coins are classified by money type is provided, and the deposit temporary holding unit The coins can be sent directly from the coin 30 to the take-out box 54 and can be stored in the take-out box 54 according to the denomination, and the coins can be sent from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the coin storage and feeding unit 40. The coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 into the denominations can be classified into denominations and stored in the take-out box 54. For this reason, a return box to which return coins are sent when coins are deposited and a withdrawal box to which withdrawal coins are sent when coins are dispensed can be used in a single box (withdrawal box 54). Thus, instead of providing two boxes (return box and withdrawal box), the manufacturing cost of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 is reduced by providing one withdrawal box 54 that also serves as a return box and a withdrawal box. In addition, the apparatus can be miniaturized. Further, since the coins are accommodated in the withdrawal box 54 in a state of being classified according to denomination, the coins can be taken out from the extraction box 54 in a state of being classified according to the denomination.

  At this time, the coins classified and stored in the withdrawal box 54 are deposit return coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, and the coin processing mode is the withdrawal mode. Is a withdrawal coin.

  Further, in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the coins that are sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and stored in the withdrawal box 54 by denomination are stored in the deposit mode. In some cases, it is a deposit return coin, and in the case where the coin processing mode is the counting classification mode, it is a counting classification coin. Note that “send coins“ directly ”from the temporary deposit storage unit 30 to the withdrawal box 54” means that the coins issued from the temporary deposit storage unit 30 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit, etc. That is, it is sent as it is to the take-out box 54 without being stored in a part or the like.

  Moreover, in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, when coins are dispensed, the coins fed from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are directly sent to the take-out box 54 locked by the locking unit 55. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, when the withdrawal of coins from the coin storage and delivery unit 40 to the withdrawal box 54 is normally performed, the locking of the withdrawal box 54 by the locking unit 55 is released, and the withdrawal of the coins is performed. When it is not normally performed, a control is performed so as to release the locking of the take-out box 54 by the locking unit 55 after performing a predetermined operation.

  Here, the predetermined operation includes changing the coin processing mode in the control unit 60 from the withdrawal mode to the error cash return mode (see STEP 7 in the flowchart of FIG. 5). The predetermined operation includes a mode change by a predetermined authority (see STEP 6 in the flowchart of FIG. 5). The predetermined operation includes causing the display unit 64 to display an error (see STEP 5 in the flowchart of FIG. 5).

  Moreover, in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as shown to the flowchart of FIG. 6, the control part 60 makes the partition frame body 50 the coin withdrawn from the coin storage and feeding part 40 at the time of collection | recovery of a coin. After the coins are temporarily retained by the bottom plate 52 and the coins are normally collected, the partition frame body 50 is moved by the partition frame body drive unit 51 to move the coins temporarily retained to the collection unit 58. When the feeding and coins are not normally collected, the bottom plate driving unit 53 moves the bottom plate 52 to perform control such that the temporarily held coins are sent to the take-out box 54 locked by the locking unit 55. It is like that.

  At this time, the control unit 60 positions the partition frame body 50 at the first position m by the partition frame drive unit 51 and positions the bottom plate 52 at the first position p by the bottom plate drive unit 53. The coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are temporarily held by the partition frame body 50 and the bottom plate 52, and then the partition frame body drive unit 51 moves the partition frame body 50 from the first position m to the second position n. Control is performed such that the coins temporarily held by moving are sent to the collection unit 58.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described mode, and various changes can be made. 8 and 9 show the configuration of a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to a modification of the present invention. Here, FIG. 8 is a front view of a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to a modification, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus shown in FIG.

  The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10a shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is different from the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 except for the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit and the direct conveyance chute. It has the composition of. In the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10a shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the same parts as those in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 shown in FIGS.

  In the coin deposit / withdrawal device 10a according to the modified example, as shown in FIG. 8, instead of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 10 as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, from the partition frame 31a and the bottom plate 31b. The temporary deposit storage unit 31 is used. Hereinafter, the details of the configuration of the partition frame 31a and the bottom plate 31b of the deposit temporary storage unit 31 will be described.

  Coins sent from the coin sorting sections 26 a to 26 e and the 500-yen coin opening 26 g to the deposit coin chute 28 are sent to the partition frame 31 a of the deposit temporary storage section 31. The partition frame 31a has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the partition frame 31a is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 9). The upper and lower surfaces of the partition frame body 31a are opened, and the coins sent from each deposit coin chute 28 are sent to the partition frame body 31a through the opening on the upper surface of the partition frame body 31a. Yes.

  The partition frame 31a is divided into six areas including a 5-yen coin area, a 1-yen coin area, a 50-yen coin area, a 100-yen coin area, a 10-yen coin area, and a 500-yen coin area. Here, in the 5-yen coin area, the 1-yen coin area, the 50-yen coin area, the 100-yen coin area, the 10-yen coin area, and the 500-yen coin area, the 5-yen coin, 1-yen coin, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, 10-yen coins, and 500-yen coins are sent. In this way, the partition frame 31a is configured to classify the coins sent from each deposited coin chute 28 into denominations. It should be noted that the upper and lower surfaces of each coin region in the partition frame 31a are opened.

  The partition frame 31a can be moved in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. More specifically, a partition frame drive unit (not shown) for moving the partition frame 50 in a substantially horizontal direction is provided, and this partition frame drive unit moves the partition frame body 31a into a deposit coin chute. It is possible to move between a first position a that is directly below 28 and a second position b that is directly above the coin storage and feeding section 40.

  In addition, in the temporary deposit section 31, a bottom plate 31b for closing the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame 31a is provided below the partition frame 31a. The bottom plate 31b has openings on all lower surfaces of the six regions including the 5-yen coin region, 1-yen coin region, 50-yen coin region, 100-yen coin region, 10-yen coin region, and 500-yen coin region of the partition frame 31a. Is configured to block. Similarly to the partition frame 31a, the bottom plate 31b can also move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12. More specifically, a bottom plate drive unit (not shown) for moving the bottom plate 31b in a substantially horizontal direction is provided, and this bottom plate drive unit moves the bottom plate 31b to the partition frame 31a at the first position a. Between the first position d below the second position b, the second position e below the partition frame 31a at the second position b, and the third position f off the right from the first position d. Can be moved with. Here, when the partition frame body 31a is at the first position a and the bottom plate 31b is at the first position d, the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame body 31a is blocked by the bottom plate 31b, and the partition frame body 31a Coins will be temporarily held. Further, the partition frame body 31a and the bottom plate 31b are synchronously moved from the first positions a and c to the left, the partition frame body 31a is moved from the first position a to the second position b, and the bottom plate 31b is moved. When the first frame d is moved from the first position d to the second position e, the opening on the lower surface of the partition frame 31a remains blocked by the bottom plate 31b, and coins are temporarily held in the partition frame 31a. It will continue to be done.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a direct conveying chute 34 is provided below the bottom plate 31b at the first position d. The direct conveyance chute 34 passes the 5-yen coin corresponding to the 5-yen coin area, 1-yen coin area, 50-yen coin area, 100-yen coin area, 10-yen coin area, and 500-yen coin area of the partition frame 31a. It is divided into six passing areas consisting of an area, a 1 yen coin passing area, a 50 yen coin passing area, a 100 yen coin passing area, a 10 yen coin passing area, and a 500 yen coin passing area.

  Here, when the partition frame body 31a is at the first position d and the bottom plate 31b is at the second position e or the third position f, coins are sent from the deposited coin chutes 28 to the partition frame body 31a. When this is done, the coin passes directly through the partition frame 31a and is sent directly to each coin passage area of the transport chute 34.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10a which consists of a structure as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 is demonstrated below. In addition, operation | movement of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10a shown below is performed when the control part 60 controls each component of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10a. Further, the coin dispensing process and the collection process are substantially the same as the operation of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS.

  First, the operation of the coin depositing process in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10a will be described. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to set the coin processing mode to the deposit mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing mode Is instructed in the deposit mode, the coin deposit processing operation as shown below is performed. In addition, in description of the operation | movement of the coin depositing process shown below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the operation | movement same as the operation | movement of the coin depositing process in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. When the coin depositing process is performed, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body drive unit of the partition frame body 31a of the deposit temporary storage unit 31 and the bottom plate drive unit of the bottom plate 31b, so that the partition frame body 31a is first set in advance. And the bottom plate 31b is positioned at the first position d. Further, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body drive unit 51 and the bottom plate drive unit 53, so that the partition frame body 50 is positioned at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is positioned at the second position q in advance. Keep it. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  After the coin processing mode is changed to the deposit mode in the control unit 60, when coins are thrown into the slot 20 provided on the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12 by the operator, the coins are accumulated in the supply hopper 22. The Thereafter, the coins are sent from the supply hopper 22 to the respective deposit coin chutes 28 via the feeding hopper 24 and the transport unit 26. Thereafter, coins are sent from each deposit coin chute 28 to the partition frame 31a of the deposit temporary storage unit 31 according to the denomination. At this time, the bottom plate 31b is in the first position d, and the opening on the bottom surface of the partition frame body 31a is closed by the bottom plate 31b, so that the coins sent to the partition frame body 31a are separated by this partition frame body 31a. It will be temporarily suspended.

  Thereafter, when the operator issues a command for returning the deposited coin using the operation unit 62, or when a command for returning the deposited coin is issued from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, The bottom plate drive part moves the bottom plate 31b from the first position d to the second position e or the third position f. As a result, the opening of the bottom surface of the partition frame body 31a is opened, and the coins temporarily held in the respective coin areas of the partition frame body 31a are partitioned at the first position m via the direct conveyance chute 34. It is sent to each coin area 50a-50f of the frame 50 in denomination. Here, since the partition frame body 50 is located at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is located at the second position q, the coins sent to the coin regions 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50. Passes through the partition frame 50 and is sent as it is to the respective coin storage areas 54a to 54f of the take-out box 54 as it is. In this way, the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit 31 to the transport chute 34 pass through the partition frame 50 and are sent directly to the withdrawal box 54, and the coins are deposited and returned to the withdrawal box 54. As a denomination. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator can take out the deposit return coins stored in the withdrawal box 54 according to the denomination.

  Further, when the operator issues an instruction to confirm the deposit of the deposited coin by the operation unit 62 while the coin is temporarily retained in the deposit temporary storage unit 31 or the interface 66 from the host device. When a command for confirming the deposit of the deposited coin is made to the control unit 60, the partition frame body 31a is moved from the first position a to the second position b by the partition frame driving unit. Coins temporarily held by the partition frame 31a and the bottom plate 31b are sent to the chute 36 for coin storage and feeding part. At this time, the bottom plate 31b is moved from the first position d to the second position e in synchronization with the partition frame 31a by the bottom plate driving unit, and then reaches the second position e and then again the first position d. The opening of the bottom surface of the partition frame 31a at the second position b is opened, and the coin is sent to the coin storage and feeding portion chute 36 by dropping due to its own weight. As another method of sending coins to the chute 36 for coin storage and feeding part, the bottom plate 31b remains stopped at the first position d, and only the partition frame 31a is moved from the first position a to the second position. By moving to b, the coin may fall to the chute 36 for the coin storage and feeding portion by its own weight from the opening on the bottom surface of the partition frame 31a. In this manner, each denomination is determined from the 5-yen coin area, 1-yen coin area, 50-yen coin area, 100-yen coin area, 10-yen coin area, and 500-yen coin area of the partition frame 31a of the temporary deposit section 31. Coins are sent to each coin storage and delivery unit 40 via the coin storage and delivery part chute 36 according to denomination. In this way, the coin depositing process in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10a is completed.

  Next, the operation of the coin counting / classifying process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10a will be described. When the operator instructs the control unit 60 to set the coin processing mode to the counting / classifying mode by the operation unit 62 or from the host device to the control unit 60 via the interface 66, the coin processing is performed. When a command is issued to set the mode to the counting and classification mode, the operation of counting and classifying coins as shown below is performed. In the description of the operation of the coin counting and sorting process shown below, the description of the same operation as the operation of the coin counting and sorting process in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is omitted. When performing the coin counting and classification process, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body drive unit of the partition frame body 31a of the deposit temporary storage unit 31 and the bottom plate drive unit of the bottom plate 31b, so that the partition frame body 31a is previously 1 and the bottom plate 31b is positioned at the second position e or the third position f. Further, the control unit 60 controls the partition frame body drive unit 51 and the bottom plate drive unit 53, so that the partition frame body 50 is positioned at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is positioned at the second position q in advance. Keep it. At the start of operation, the take-out box 54 is locked.

  In the control unit 60, after the coin processing mode is changed to the counting and classification mode, when an operator inserts coins into the insertion slot 20 provided on the upper surface 12 b of the housing 12, the coins are accumulated in the supply hopper 22. Is done. Thereafter, the coins are sent from the supply hopper 22 to the respective deposit coin chutes 28 via the feeding hopper 24 and the transport unit 26. Here, the coins fed to the transport unit 26 by the feeding hopper 24 are identified by the deposit identifying unit 27 such as denomination, correctness, true / false. In this way, the deposit identification unit 27 counts the number of coins for each denomination.

  Thereafter, coins are sent from each deposit coin chute 28 to the partition frame 31a of the deposit temporary storage unit 31 according to the denomination. At this time, the bottom plate 31b is at the second position e or the third position f, and the opening of the bottom surface of the partition frame body 31a is open, so that the coins sent to the partition frame body 31a remain as they are. And is sent directly to the transport chute 34. More specifically, coins of each denomination from each coin region of the partition frame body 31a to each coin region 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50 at the first position m via the direct conveyance chute 34. Sent to money type. Here, since the partition frame body 50 is located at the first position m and the bottom plate 52 is located at the second position q, the coins sent to the coin regions 50a to 50f of the partition frame body 50. Passes through the partition frame 50 and is sent as it is to the respective coin storage areas 54a to 54f of the take-out box 54 as it is. In this way, the coins sent directly from the partition frame 31a to the transport chute 34 pass through the partition frame 50 and are sent directly to the take-out box 54. Is done. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the take-out box 54 from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 to the front side, the operator can take out the coins stored in the take-out box 54 in denominations. In this way, the coin counting / classifying process in the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10a is completed.

  As described above, according to the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10a as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode in the control unit 60, the coin is temporarily retained by the deposit temporary retaining unit 31. After that, when the coin processing mode is the counting classification mode, the coin is sent to the extraction box 54 as a counting classification coin without being held in the deposit temporary holding unit 31. Be able to.

  10 and 11 show the configuration of a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to another modification of the present invention. Here, FIG. 10 is a front view of a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to another modification, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Compared with the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10b shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 omits the partition frame body 50, the bottom plate 52, the collection unit 58, and the collection unit chute 56. The only difference is that the take-out box 54 is arranged at a position directly below the transport chute 34 and the feed chute 47, and the rest is substantially the same as the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. It has a configuration. In the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10b shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the same parts as those in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.

  In the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10b shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, coins sent from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 directly to the transport chute 34 by denomination, or coins fed out from each coin storage and delivery unit 40 by denomination Are stored in the respective coin storage areas 54a to 54f of the take-out box 54 by being divided into denominations. The take-out box 54 is configured such that the operator can take out the housing 12 by pulling it out from the front surface 12a of the housing 12 toward the front side (by pulling it leftward in FIG. 11).

  Next, operation | movement of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10b which consists of a structure as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 is demonstrated below. Note that the coin depositing and counting classification process is substantially the same as the operation of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS.

  In the operation of the coin dispensing process in the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10b, the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding unit 40 are sent directly to the take-out box 54 locked by the locking unit 55. Here, when the coin is normally dispensed, the locking of the take-out box 54 by the locking portion 55 is released. On the other hand, when the dispensing of coins is not normally performed, control is performed so as to release the locking of the take-out box 54 by the locking unit 55 after performing a predetermined operation. Here, the predetermined operation is the same as the predetermined operation as shown in STEP 5 to STEP 7 in the flowchart of FIG.

  Moreover, since the collection | recovery part is not provided in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10b shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the operation | movement of a collection process is not performed.

  According to the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10b shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the installation of the partition frame 50, the bottom plate 52, the collecting unit 58, and the collecting unit chute 56 is omitted, and therefore the manufacturing cost of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 10b is omitted. As well as reducing the size of the apparatus. Further, since the take-out box 54 can be arranged directly below the conveying chute 34 and the feeding chute 47, the height level of the take-out box 54 compared to the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. Thus, the workability of pulling out the extraction box 54 from the housing 12 can be further improved for the operator.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement content of the coin withdrawal process in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement content of the collection process of the coin in the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. In the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, it is explanatory drawing which shows the schematic flow of a coin when the processing mode of the coin in a control part is the depositing mode, the count classification mode, the withdrawal mode, and the collection mode. It is a front view of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the other structure in this invention. It is a side view of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the further another structure in this invention. It is a side view of the coin deposit and withdrawal apparatus shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a, 10b Coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 20 Input port 22 Supply hopper 24 Feeding hopper 26 Conveyance part 27 Receipt identification part 28 Deposit coin chute 30 Deposit temporary storage part 31 Deposit temporary storage part 31a Partition frame 31b Bottom plate 34 Direct conveyance chute 36 Coin storing and feeding part chute 40 Coin storing and feeding part 40a Storage part 42 Disk member 44 First transport belt 46 Second transport belt 47 Feeding chute 48 Withdrawal identification part 50 Partition frame body 51 Partition frame body drive part 52 Bottom plate 53 Bottom plate drive unit 54 Unloading box 55 Locking unit 56 Recovery unit chute 58 Recovery unit 60 Control unit

Claims (9)

A housing,
A deposit temporary holding unit that is provided inside the casing and temporarily stores coins that are input from the outside of the casing into different types of money;
A coin storage and feeding unit that is provided inside the housing, stores coins sent from the deposit temporary holding unit in denominations and feeds out the stored coins in denominations;
The housing in which the coins sent directly from the deposit temporary holding unit and the coins fed out from the coin storing and feeding unit are classified according to the denomination and the coins are classified according to the denomination A take-out box that can be taken out of
A coin depositing and dispensing device characterized by comprising:   The coins that are stored in the withdrawal box by denomination are the deposit return coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, and the withdrawal coins when the coin processing mode is the withdrawal mode. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   Coins that are sent directly from the deposit temporary storage unit and are stored in the withdrawal box in accordance with the money type are deposit return coins when the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, and the coin processing mode is 2. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus is a counting classification coin when in the counting classification mode.   When the coin processing mode is the deposit mode, the coin is temporarily stored in the deposit temporary storage unit and then sent to the withdrawal box as a deposit return coin, and the coin processing mode is the counting classification mode. 4. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus is configured to be sent to the withdrawal box as counting classification coins without being held in the deposit temporary holding unit. A locking part for locking the extraction box;
A control unit for controlling the locking unit;
Further comprising
The control unit is configured to send coins fed from the coin storage and feeding unit to the take-out box locked by the locking unit when coins are dispensed, and coins from the coin storage and feeding unit to the take-out box When the withdrawal of the coin is normally performed, the locking of the take-out box by the locking portion is released, and when the withdrawal of the coin from the coin storing and feeding portion to the take-out box is not performed normally, a predetermined operation is performed. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein control is performed so as to release the locking of the take-out box by the locking part.   6. The coin according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined operation relating to coin withdrawal in the control unit is to change a coin processing mode in the control unit from a withdrawal mode to an error cash return mode. Deposit / withdrawal equipment.   6. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined operation related to coin dispensing in the control unit is a mode change by a predetermined authority. A display unit for displaying the processing status of coins;
The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined operation relating to coin dispensing in the control unit is to display an error on the display unit. A collection temporary holding unit that divides the coins drawn out by denomination from the coin storage and feeding unit into denominations and temporarily holds them,
A collection unit for collecting coins, wherein coins are sent from the collection temporary holding unit, and
Further comprising
When the coin is collected, the control unit temporarily holds the coins fed out from the coin storing and feeding unit by the collection temporary holding unit, and when the coins are normally collected, the control unit temporarily holds the coins. Control is performed to send the temporarily held coin to the collecting unit, and to send the coin temporarily held in the collecting temporary holding unit to the take-out box when the coin is not normally collected. The coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 8.

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