JP2010152922A - Money dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to easily take out money from a dispensing slot with his or her hand and to simply check the total amount of money dispensed to the dispensing slot at the same time. <P>SOLUTION: A money dispensing apparatus (a coin dispensing apparatus 1A and a bill dispensing apparatus 1B) dispenses coins or bills as needed from coin and bill storage parts by denomination. The dispensing apparatuses 1A, 1B are provided with dispensing slots 116, 216 for collecting discharged money (coins or bills) to a certain place to be taken out by a user's hand. The dispensing apparatuses 1A, 1B are constituted so as to dispense coins or bills by denomination successively at time intervals. In dispensing 9,999 yen in total for instance, one 5,000-yen note, four 1,000-yen notes, one 500-yen coin and four 100-yen coins, one 50-yen coin and four 10-yen coins, and one 5-yen coin and four 1-yen coins are successively dispensed to the dispensing slot at intervals of several seconds. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a money dispensing device that stores a plurality of denominations of money inside and discharges the money to a dispensing outlet as needed, such as a coin change machine and a bill change machine.

  Examples of the money dispensing device as described above include those described in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2.

  Patent Document 1 describes a coin dispensing device devised so that the total amount of coins discharged to a dispensing outlet can be quickly confirmed. The coin dispensing device includes a horizontally long rectangular dispensing outlet in plan view, and is configured such that coins are discharged to different portions of the dispensing outlet for each denomination (to be arranged in face value in the lateral direction of the dispensing outlet). Yes.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a coin deposit / withdrawal device having a structure in which coins to be discharged are collected at one place by an inclined guide surface so as to facilitate the removal of coins from a dispensing port by a user's hand. Is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-91758 (FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6 and abstracts, etc.) Utility Model Registration No. 2509366 ([0048] column, FIG. 1, FIG. 3 etc.)

  The conventional money dispensing device as described above has the following problems.

  First, the coin dispensing device of Patent Document 1 can quickly check the total amount of coins discharged to the dispensing outlet. However, since the coins are widely discharged to different locations of the payout port, it takes time to pick up and take out the coins at the payout port, and there is a problem in terms of ease of picking up.

  On the other hand, since the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus of Patent Document 2 includes a dispensing outlet having a structure for collecting released coins in one place, it is easy to take out coins manually from the dispensing outlet. However, since all denomination coins are collected in one place at a time, it is not easy to check the total amount of coins released.

  The total amount of money paid out from the money dispensing device should be accurate without confirmation. However, in a money dispensing device used as an automatic change machine at a supermarket cash register or the like, it is necessary to consider the fact that a staff member is instructed to have a customer confirm the amount of change.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and facilitates the removal of money from the payout port by the user, and at the same time simplifies the total amount of money discharged to the payout port at a glance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money dispensing device that can be confirmed at the same time.

  1st invention collects the money discharge | released by the money storage part which stores money according to money type, the discharge | release means which discharge | releases a required number of money according to a money type from this storage part, and this money discharged | released by this discharge | release means in one place. A payout opening for taking out by a user, and a control means for controlling the operation of the discharge means, wherein the control means discharges the coins of specific denominations sequentially at intervals. A money dispensing device that controls the discharging means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily take out the money from the payout port by the user's hand by the payout port that collects the released money in one place. In addition, it is possible to check the total amount of money easily at a glance, even if there is a payout outlet that collects the released money in one place by releasing it sequentially for each currency of a specific denomination. It becomes.

  The “user” referred to here may include a customer who receives the released money as well as a staff member who operates the apparatus.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit is configured as a coin dispensing device that uses coins as the coins, and the control means performs the following after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed since the release of coins of a specific denomination. The discharging means is controlled to discharge coins of a specific denomination.

  Each of the predetermined waiting times may be a fixed value (regardless of the number of coins discharged) or a value that varies according to the number of coins discharged.

  In a third aspect based on the second aspect, the control means controls the release means so that coins of denominations having the same number of digits of money are simultaneously released as coins belonging to the same specific denomination. is there.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the total time until all of the money has been released, without losing the ease of intuitively confirming the amount.

  According to a fourth invention, in the first invention, it is configured as a banknote dispensing device using a banknote as the money, and further includes a detecting means for detecting the removal of the banknote from the payout opening, and the control means is The discharge means is controlled so as to discharge the next specific denomination banknote after the elapse of a predetermined waiting time after the detection of the removal of the specific denomination banknote.

  The predetermined waiting time may be a fixed value (regardless of the number of banknotes released) or a value that varies according to the number of banknotes discharged.

  The fifth invention is a combination of the money dispensing device configured as the coin dispensing device of the second or third invention and the money dispensing device configured as the banknote dispensing device of the fourth invention.

  According to the fifth invention, even when both banknotes and coins are paid out, the banknotes released to the respective payout outlets can be easily taken out from the respective payout openings by the user's hand. And the total amount of coins can be easily confirmed at a glance.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to fifth aspects, the waiting time can be arbitrarily changed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the waiting time can be changed according to the individual circumstances and needs of the user, so that the convenience of the user can be achieved.

  In this case as well, the predetermined waiting time may be a constant value (regardless of the number of coins released) or a value that varies depending on the number of coins discharged. In other words, the value of the fixed waiting time may be changed, or the individual values of the waiting time that vary according to the number of coins to be discharged, the reference value, and the like may be changed.

  According to a seventh invention, in any one of the first to sixth inventions, the priority order of the release order between the specific denominations can be arbitrarily changed.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the priority can be changed according to the individual circumstances and needs of the user, so that the convenience of the user can be achieved. For example, the priority order may be (high value coin → low price coin) → (high price banknote → low price banknote) or (high price banknote → low price banknote) → (high price coin → low price coin).

  In an eighth invention according to any one of the first to seventh inventions, when the total number of money to be released by the releasing means is equal to or less than a predetermined reference number, the control means The discharging means is controlled so as to discharge money simultaneously.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the total number of money to be released is relatively small, the time until all the money has been released is minimized by simultaneously releasing all denominations of money. can do. In this case, for example, the predetermined reference number may be set to a number that does not hinder the confirmation of the total amount even if it is simultaneously discharged to the payout opening.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily check the total amount of money discharged to the payout outlet at a glance while facilitating the removal of the money from the payout opening by the user. Can do.

The block diagram which shows the money dispensing apparatus which combined the coin change machine and banknote change machine as one Embodiment of this invention with the system which combined with the control terminal further. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money dispensing apparatus (a coin change machine and a banknote change machine) shown in FIG. The principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the coin discharge | release means of the coin change machine shown in FIG. The schematic diagram which illustrates the payment pattern of the money in the money payment apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating another coin payout pattern replacing the coin payout pattern shown in FIG. 4.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a money dispensing apparatus according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration, operation, operational effects, and modifications of the present embodiment will be described in order.

[Constitution]
(1) Overall Configuration FIG. 1 shows an addition of a coin dispenser (coin dispenser) 1A and a bill changer (banknote dispenser) 1B as an embodiment of a coin dispenser according to the present invention. Further, an example of a system provided with a control terminal (for example, a POS register) T is shown.

  The coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B include control units (control means) C1 and C2, respectively, and these control units C1 and C2 are connected to each other. In addition, the control terminal T includes an operation unit t1 and a display unit t2, and a control unit C3 connected to the control unit C2 of the bill change machine 1B.

The coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B are respectively:
A currency accepting unit (a coin accepting port 114 and a bill accepting port 214) for accepting money (coins and bills) from the outside;
Currency identification means (coin identification sensor 101 and banknote identification sensor 201) for identifying the denomination of the accepted currency received from the receiving unit;
According to the identification result by this identification means, the money storage part (coin storage part 106 and banknote storage part 206) which accommodates a received money according to money type;
Release means (coin release means 108 and banknote release means 203a, 203b, 208) for releasing a necessary number of moneys from the money storage unit according to denomination; and a user who collects the money released by the release means in one place Are provided with a payout opening (a coin payout opening 116 and a banknote payout opening 216).

  The “user” referred to here may include a customer who receives the released money as well as a staff member who operates the apparatus.

  The control unit C3 of the control terminal T has a function of instructing the change machines 1A and 1B to issue change money. Then, the control units C1 and C2 of the coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B change the money stored in the storage units 106 and 206 based on the payout instruction from the control terminal T to the money of a specific denomination. Each discharge means is controlled so that the discharge is carried out sequentially at intervals.

Specifically, the control unit C1 of the coin change machine 1A (for example, as shown in the coin payout pattern P1; P3 in FIGS. 4 and 5), a predetermined waiting time t ₁ , from the release of coins of a specific denomination. t ₂ ; After the lapse of t _{5 to} t _9, the coin releasing means 108 is controlled so as to release the coin of the next specific denomination. In this case, the control unit C1 (for example, as shown in the coin payout pattern P1 in FIG. 4) is of the same denomination (500 yen and 100 yen, 50 yen and 10 yen, 5 yen and 1 yen). Coins can be controlled to be simultaneously released as coins belonging to the same “specific denomination”.

On the other hand, the bill change machine 1 </ b> B includes a detection unit S (FIG. 1) that detects taking out (withdrawing) bills from the payout opening 216. Then, the control unit C2 of the banknote change machine 1B (for example, as shown in the bill payout pattern P2 in FIG. 4) is elapsed since the detection of the predetermined waiting time t ₄ is taken out of bills of a particular denomination by the detecting means S The banknote discharge means 203a, 203b, 208 are controlled so that the banknote of the next specific denomination is discharged later.

In addition, the control units C1 and C2 of the coin change machine 1A and the bill change machine 1B (for example, as shown in FIG. 4), a predetermined waiting time t ₃ / t ₃ after the release of all coins / banknotes is completed. Each discharging means 108; 203a, 203b, 208 is controlled so that discharging of banknotes / coins is started after elapse of '.

  In addition, the control units C1 and C2 of the coin change machine 1A and the bill change machine 1B have the total number of coins and / or bills to be discharged by the discharge means 108; 203a, 203b, 208 respectively equal to or less than a predetermined reference number. In this case, the discharging means is controlled so as to simultaneously discharge all denomination coins and / or banknotes. In this case, for example, the predetermined reference number may be set to a number that does not hinder the confirmation of the total amount even if it is simultaneously discharged to the payout openings 116 and 216 (for example, five for coins) ( “Coin and / or banknote” means “at least one of coin and banknote”).

Here, the coin change machine ₁ </ b> A and the banknote change machine ₁ </ b> B are configured to be able to arbitrarily change the waiting times t _{1 to} t ₉ . In this case, each of the predetermined waiting times t _{1 to} t ₉ may be a fixed value (regardless of the number of coins released) or a value that varies depending on the number of coins discharged. Good. That is, the value of the fixed waiting time may be changed, and the individual values of the waiting time that vary according to the number of coins to be discharged and the reference value may be changed. Note that the length of the waiting times t _{1 to} t ₉ is determined in consideration of ease of confirmation and the like, but a few seconds is one standard.

  Moreover, 1 A of coin change machines and the banknote change machine 1B are comprised so that the priority regarding the discharge | release order between specific denominations can be changed arbitrarily. For example, the priority for the release order includes the payout patterns P1 (P3) and P2 in addition to the order of giving priority to the coin payout pattern P1 (P3) and the banknote payout pattern P2 in FIG. 4 (FIG. 5). The order in which the higher denomination is prioritized is also included.

The standby times t _{1 to} t ₉ and the change of the priority order are, for example, among the operation / display units 112 and 212 (FIG. 2) of the coin change machine 1A and the bill change machine 1B and the operation unit t1 of the control terminal T. It can be configured to be performed by an operation button or the like provided in at least one.

  Hereinafter, specific configurations of the coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B will be described in more detail.

(2) Configuration of Coin Change Machine As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin change machine 1 </ b> A includes a housing 110 having an operation / display unit 112 (FIG. 2) on the front upper surface. A coin receiving port 114 and a coin payout port 116 are provided at the front of the housing 110.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a coin feeding mechanism 102 for feeding coins received from the receiving port 114 in a single row is provided. A coin transport path 103 for transporting coins fed by the feeding mechanism 102 extends behind the feeding mechanism 102. In the middle of the conveyance path 103, a coin identification sensor 101 for identifying a denomination of a coin and a coin discharge unit 109 for discharging a reject coin described later are provided. An in-machine storage box 104 that stores discharged reject coins and the like is detachably attached to the casing 110 below the discharge unit 109.

  On the downstream side of the coin conveyance path 103, a denomination sorting unit 105 that sorts coins by denomination is provided. In addition, a coin storage unit 106 that stores the coins selected by the selection unit 105 in denominations, and a coin discharge unit 108 that selectively feeds out coins stored in the coin storage unit 106 and discharges them to the payout opening 116. Is provided. The recovered coins collected from the coin storage unit 106 are also discharged to the payout opening 116 in the same manner.

  The coin payout opening 116 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 collects the coins to be discharged (for example, by a guide surface inclined in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction) in one place, and provides them to be taken out (scraped out) by the user's hand. It is configured. Note that “collecting in one place” at the coin payout outlet 116 is a concept of collecting a plurality of coins so as to randomly overlap each other in the vicinity of the center of the coin payout outlet 116 (lined up without accidentally overlapping). Including the case.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a specific configuration example related to the coin discharge means 108 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the coin storage unit 106 includes denomination storage units 6 a to 6 f, but each storage unit 6 a to 6 f includes a plurality of storage bodies 60 arranged in a line in the front-rear direction. Have.
Each storage body 60 has a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the coin C to be stored, and stores a plurality of coins C in a stacked state.

  A first conveyor belt 80a is provided under each of the storage units 6a to 6f. Between each storage part 6a-6f and the 1st conveyance belt 80a, the conveyance path for conveying the coin C which advanced from the upstream housing | casing body 60 in order by self-weight in one row state is formed. The first conveyor belt 80a extends slightly forward from the storage units 6a to 6f. A second conveyor belt 80b is provided on the downstream side of the first conveyor belt 80a. The second transport belt 80b extends forward and upward from the front end portion of the first transport belt 80a and terminates at the rear upper portion of the coin payout outlet 16. A coin guide plate 88 is disposed above the second transport belt 80b.

  Further, a pin-shaped coin stopping means 82 for selectively stopping the progress of the coin C regardless of the operation of the first transport belt 80a is provided in front of each of the storage units 6a to 6f. The coin stop means 82 is driven up and down via a lever 84 by a solenoid or the like (not shown). The first and second conveyor belts 80a and 80b and the coin stop means 82 described above constitute the coin discharge means 108 for selectively feeding out the coin C from each of the storage portions 6a to 6f and discharging it to the payout opening 116. Has been. A sensor 86 that detects the passage of the coin C is provided on the downstream side of the stop means 82.

  Other specific configurations of the feeding mechanism 102, the discharge unit 109, the selection unit 105, and the like can be known or publicly known, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

(3) Configuration of Banknote Change Machine A banknote change machine 1B shown in FIG. 1 includes a casing 210 and an annular circumferential conveyance path 203a provided at a substantially central portion in the casing 210. In addition, a bill feeding unit 202, a bill storage unit 206, a bill release unit 208, a withdrawal rejection unit 204, and a bill collection cassette 207 are arranged in the casing 210 so as to surround the outer periphery of the circulation transport path 203a. ing.

  In addition, a banknote connection conveyance path 203b is formed for connecting the feeding unit 202, each storage section 206, the discharge unit 208, the withdrawal reject section 204, the recovery cassette 207, and the circulation conveyance path 203a. A banknote identification sensor 201 for identifying a denomination or the like of a banknote passing there is provided on the right side portion of the circulation transport path 203a. In addition, the path | route switching means (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance path 203a and each connection conveyance path 203b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance path 203a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front surface of the housing 210, a bill receiving port 214 corresponding to the feeding unit 202 and a bill paying port 216 corresponding to the discharging unit 208 are provided. The collection cassette 207 is detachably attached to the casing 210. Further, an operation / display unit 212 (FIG. 2) is provided on the upper surface of the front part of the housing 210.

  In FIG. 1, the feeding unit 202 is for introducing the deposited banknotes inserted into the receiving port 214 and feeding the banknotes to the circulation transport path 203 a side. Moreover, each banknote storage part 206 is for storing a banknote according to the classification according to the identification result by the identification sensor 201. Here, it is for 1000 yen banknotes, 5000 yen banknotes, and 3 million yen banknotes. The two storage units 206 are used separately. And the discharge | release unit 208 is for sending out the banknote sent in through the conveyance paths 203a and 203b from each accommodating part 206 to the payout opening 216. FIG.

  The above-described circulation transport path 203a, connection transport path 203b, and discharge unit 208 constitute banknote discharge means for discharging a necessary number of banknotes from the banknote storage section 206 according to the denomination (however, the banknote storage section 206 stores the banknotes). If a payout mechanism is provided, the mechanism can also be included in the bill discharge means).

  The discharge unit 208 collects the banknotes fed into the inside, and sends out a plurality of the stacked banknotes in a bundled state (in the case of a single sheet) so as to partially protrude to the outside. Thereby, the banknote payout opening 216 functions as a payout opening for collecting the banknotes discharged by the discharge means 203a, 203b, 208 at one place and taking them out (withdrawing) by the user.

  The withdrawal reject unit 204 is for storing “withdrawal reject banknotes” to be described later. The collection cassette 207 is for storing banknotes collected from each storage unit 206. The collection cassette 207 is also used to store “overflow bills” described later. The release unit 208 also serves as a deposit reject unit from which a “deposit reject bill” to be described later is released.

  It should be noted that well-known or well-known components can be used as specific configurations of the above-described feeding unit 202, each storage unit 206, discharge unit 208, withdrawal rejection unit 204, collection cassette 207, etc. Is omitted.

[Operation]
Next, a basic operation of the coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B and a specific operation (payout pattern) at the time of change payout will be sequentially described.

(1) Basic operation of coin change machine
(1-1) Deposit / Reject Operation In FIG. 1, coins thrown into the receiving port 114 are further fed in a line by the feed mechanism 102. The fed coins (accepting coins) are transported along the coin transport path 103, and the denomination and the like are identified by the identification sensor 101 in the middle.

  As a result, when there is a coin that cannot be denominated, the coin is discharged as a “reject coin” by the coin discharge unit 109 and stored in the in-flight storage box 104. Also, coins identified as being depleted in the coin storage unit 106 are also discharged as “overflow coins” by the coin discharge unit 109 and stored in the on-board storage box 104. In some cases, the reject coins discharged by the coin discharge unit 109 may be discharged to the payout opening 116.

  Other coins are sorted by the denomination sorting unit 105 and stored in the coin storage unit 106 by denomination. In the sorting process, the deposit coins are counted by a counting sensor (not shown) provided in the sorting unit 105, and the deposit amount is calculated based on the counted coins.

(1-2) Dispensing / Recovering Operation The coin change machine selectively feeds out coins of a specific denomination to be paid out from the coin storage unit 106 by the discharging means 108 and discharges them to the payout opening 116. The specific operation based on the present invention at the time of change change will be described in the item (3) below.

  Further, for example, when the business of one day is finished and it is desired to collect all the coins in the storage unit 106 or only the amount equivalent to the sales proceeds, the coins are paid out from the storage unit 106 by the discharging means 108. It can be discharged to the outlet 116 at once.

(2) Basic operation of banknote change machine
(2-1) Depositing Operation In FIG. 1, banknotes inserted into the receiving port 214 are fed out one by one from the feeding unit 202 to the circulating transport path 203a through the connection transport path 203b. A banknote (accepted banknote) fed out to the circulation conveyance path 203a is conveyed in the counterclockwise direction along the conveyance path 203a. The banknotes transported through the circular transport path 203a are identified by the identification sensor 201 during one round and stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit 206.

(2-2) Dispensing operation The banknote change machine delivers a change denomination of a specific denomination to be dispensed from the corresponding storage unit 206 to the circulation conveyance path 203a through the connection conveyance path 203b. The banknotes fed out to the circulation transport path 203a are transported in the clockwise direction along the circulation transport path 203a, and sent to the banknote discharge unit 208 through the connection transport path 203b. When a necessary number of bills of a specific denomination are fed, the discharge unit 208 sends out the bills in a bundled state (as it is in the case of a single bill) so as to partially protrude to the outside. And if it detects with the detection means S that the said banknote was extracted by the user's hand, it will pay out the change banknote of the following specific denomination by the same operation | movement.

  The specific operation based on the present invention at the time of change change will be described in the item (3) below.

(2-3) Collecting operation For example, when one day of business is over and you want to collect all the banknotes in the storage unit 206 or only the amount equivalent to the sales, the banknotes drawn out from the storage unit 206 are sequentially The bill collection cassette 207 can be accommodated from the circulation conveyance path 203a through the connection conveyance path 203b. In addition, even if one of the storage units 206 is full, when a corresponding denomination of banknotes is further received, the banknotes are collected as “overflow banknotes” from the circulation transport path 203a through the connection transport path 203b. It is stored in the cassette 207.

(2-4) Rejection operation When there is a banknote in the accepted banknote that cannot be denominated by the identification sensor 201 due to contamination or the like, the banknote is referred to as a “payment reject banknote” from the circulation transport path 203a through the connection transport path 203b. It is sent to the banknote discharge unit 208. Further, when there is a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification sensor 201 due to skew or the like among banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206, the banknote is connected and transported from the circulation transport path 203 a as a “withdrawal reject banknote”. The money is sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 204 through the path 203b.

(3) Specific action when paying out change (payout pattern)
Next, a specific operation at the time of change dispensing of the coin change machine 1A and the banknote change machine 1B will be described based on the money payout pattern illustrated in FIGS.

First, FIG. 4 shows a case where 9999 yen change is paid out in the order of coin payout pattern P1 → banknote payout pattern P2. In this case, after the lapse of the waiting time _{t 1} [one +100 yen four coins 500 yen coins] In the coin change machine 1A from being released to the payout opening 116, [50 yen coins one +10 yen four coins] is Then, after the waiting time t ₂ has elapsed, [one 5-yen coin + 1 + 1-yen coin] is discharged to the payout opening 116. Then, after the elapse of the waiting time t ₃ , [one 5,000-yen banknote] is discharged to the payout opening 216 in the banknote change machine 1B. Then, after the lapse of the standby time t ₄ after the 5,000 yen bill from the payout opening 216 is withdrawn, [four yen banknotes thousand] that is released to the dispensing opening 216.

FIG. 4 also shows a case where 9999 yen change is paid out in the order of the banknote payout pattern P2 → coin payout pattern P1 opposite to the above. In this case, after the waiting time t ₃ ′ has elapsed since the last four thousand yen bills were discharged to the payout opening 216 in the bill change machine 1B, the coin change machine 1A first [one 500 yen coin +100 4 yen coins] are discharged to the payout opening 116.

  On the other hand, FIG. 5 illustrates another coin dispensing pattern P3 instead of the coin dispensing pattern P1 of FIG. In the payout pattern P1 of FIG. 4, coins of denominations having the same amount of money are simultaneously released as coins belonging to the same “specific denomination”, whereas in the payout pattern P3 of FIG. Each type of coin is released as a separate “specific denomination” coin in sequence.

More specifically, after the lapse of the waiting time t ₅ [1 sheet 500 yen coin] In the coin change machine 1A from being released to the payout opening 116, [4 sheets 100 yen coin] is released into the dispensing opening 116, then after a further lapse of the waiting time _{t 6} [50 yen coins one] is released into the dispensing opening 116. Then, from the four 10 yen coins] After the lapse of the waiting time t ₇ is released to payout opening 116, [one 5 yen coin] after elapse following the waiting time t ₈ is released into the dispensing opening 116, then after a further lapse of the waiting time t ₉ [4 Like 1 yen coin] is discharged into the dispensing opening 116.

[Function and effect]
Next, the effect of this embodiment comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. According to the present embodiment, it is easy to take out money from the payout openings 116 and 216 by the user's hand by means of the coin payout outlet 116 and the bill payout outlet 216 that collect the discharged money (coins and banknotes) in one place, respectively. Can be. In addition, it is possible to easily check the total amount of money at a glance even at the outlets 116 and 216, which collect the released money in one place by releasing each specific denomination sequentially in time. It becomes possible to do. That is, it is possible to easily check the total amount of money discharged to the payout openings 116 and 216 at a glance while making it easy to take out the money from the payout openings 116 and 216 by the user.

  In that case, in the coin change machine 1A, coins of denominations with the same number of digits are simultaneously released as coins belonging to the same “specific denomination”, so that it is not so easy to confirm the amount of money intuitively. The total time until all the money has been released can be shortened without loss (FIG. 4). Furthermore, when the total number of coins (coins and / or banknotes) to be released is less than or equal to a predetermined reference number, all denominations (coins and / or banknotes) are released simultaneously, It is possible to minimize the time to complete the release of the money.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, according to the individual circumstances and needs of the user, the priority order for the release time between the waiting times t _{1 to} t ₉ and the specific denominations is changed, and the user The convenience can be aimed at.

[Modification]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the coin change machine (coin dispensing device) 1A and the banknote change machine (banknote dispensing device) 1B are separately configured and combined has been described. You may comprise as an integrated money change machine (money dispensing apparatus). Further, only one of the coin change machine 1A (coin dispensing apparatus) 1A and the banknote change machine (banknote dispensing apparatus) 1B can be used (in this case, the coin change machine 1A is used as the change machine). Is common).

  (2) The case of dispensing 5,000 yen bills and thousand yen bills in the bill change machine (banknote dispensing device) 1B has been described. However, as a bill of a specific denomination to be dispensed, a 2,000 yen bill may be further included. .

  (3) Although the case where the control units C1 and C2 of the coin change machine (coin dispensing apparatus) 1A and the banknote change machine (coin dispensing apparatus) 1B are each controlled as a control unit has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, when combining both 1A and 1B, any one of the control units C1 and C2 may control the operations of both 1A and 1B as control means. When the control terminal T is combined, the control unit C3 may control the operations of both 1A and 1B as control means.

1A coin change machine (coin dispensing device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Coin identification sensor 102 Coin feeding mechanism 103 Coin conveyance path 105 Denomination selection part 106 Coin storage part (money storage part)
108 Coin Discharge Unit 110 Case 112 Operation / Display Unit 114 Coin Receiving Port 116 Coin Payout C1 Control Unit (Control Unit)
1B Banknote change machine (banknote dispensing device)
201 bill identification sensor 202 bill feeding unit 203a orbiting conveyance path (discharge means)
203b Connection conveyance path (release means)
204 Withdrawal rejection unit 206 Banknote storage unit (money storage unit)
207 Bill collection cassette 208 Bill release unit (release means)
210 Case 212 Operation / Display Unit 214 Banknote Receiving Port 216 Banknote Discharge Exit S Detection Unit C2 Control Unit (Control Unit)
T Control terminal (POS register)
C3 Control unit (control means)

Claims (8)

A money storage section for storing money in denominations;
A discharging means for discharging the necessary number of money by denomination from the storage unit;
A payout opening for collecting the money released by the discharge means in one place and taking it out by a user;
Control means for controlling the operation of the discharge means;
With
The money dispenser characterized in that the control means controls the release means so as to sequentially release the money of specific denominations at intervals. While configured as a coin dispensing device using coins as the money,
2. The money according to claim 1, wherein the control means controls the releasing means to release a coin of a next specific denomination after elapse of a predetermined waiting time from the release of a coin of a specific denomination. Dispensing device.   3. The money dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control means controls the releasing means so that coins of denominations having the same amount of digits are simultaneously released as coins belonging to the same specific denomination. . While being configured as a banknote dispensing device using banknotes as the money,
It further comprises detection means for detecting the removal of banknotes from the payout opening,
The control means controls the discharge means so as to discharge a banknote of the next specific denomination after elapse of a predetermined waiting time after taking out of the banknote of a specific denomination is detected by the detection means. The money dispensing device according to claim 1. A money dispensing device configured as a coin dispensing device according to claim 2 or 3;
A money dispensing device configured as a bill dispensing device according to claim 4;
A money dispensing device characterized by combining the above.   The money dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the waiting time can be arbitrarily changed.   The money dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a priority order with respect to a discharge order between the specific denominations can be arbitrarily changed.   The control means controls the releasing means to simultaneously release all denominations of money when the total number of money to be released by the releasing means is a predetermined reference number or less. The money dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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