JP2010160562A - Apparatus for preventing slip of coin bar tray and apparatus for dispensing coin bar - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for preventing slip of a coin bar tray for preventing unintended slip of a coin bar tray during operation, and an apparatus for dispensing coin bars. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus 400 for preventing slip of a coin bar tray includes slide support units 320 for supporting a coin bar tray 310 slidably in a direction of inclination connecting a higher storage position P1 to a lower takeout position P2; a tray storage unit 300 having a plurality of slide support units 320 stacked vertically; a coin bar takeout bucket 210 vertically movably supported against the tray storage unit 300 on the takeout position P2 side of the slide support units 320; a lock means for preventing the coin bar tray 310 from sliding out from the storage position P1 to the takeout position P2 because of its own weight; and an unlock means for unlocking the lock means. The unlock means unlocks in two steps, i.e., unlocking on stopper surfaces 412, 422, and unlocking on lock surfaces 413, 423. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an anti-slip device for a bar tray and an apparatus for discharging a bar metal, which are configured internally in a money changer or a change machine.

  In general, a bar metal dispensing apparatus for dispensing a bar of a type in which a large number of coins are wrapped in a bar shape includes a plurality of bar metal trays in the vertical direction that store a number of bars as a type. . Further, the bar tray is slidably mounted in an inclined direction in consideration of the bar metal take-out property. When an clerk operates and slides the bar tray for refilling or inspection, the clerk unlocks the lock release lever of the corresponding bar tray to move the bar tray from the high side to the low side. It slides out and slides (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, when the clerk works inside the apparatus with the front unit opened, the clerk enters the limited narrow space inside the apparatus and works in an unstable posture, so workability is poor.

  Further, since the bar tray has a large weight and contains many bar bars, its own weight acts strongly on the downstream side in the tilt direction. For this reason, if the clerk hits an unlocking lever of a bar tray that is not intended by a person or hand during operation, or if you accidentally operate many unlocking levers that are lined up, The bar tray that does not work may slide down diagonally downward due to its own weight. For this reason, a stopper mechanism is provided that stops when the bar metal tray protrudes several tens of centimeters from the tray storage portion, and has a structure that does not drop even if the bar metal tray accidentally jumps out of the tray storage portion.

JP 2008-225667 A

  However, the bar tray only has a drop-off prevention means, and a staff member working in a limited narrow space is surprised and surprised when an unintended bar tray suddenly slides out. There was a problem. For this reason, the working environment has deteriorated in the internal work in which an unstable posture in the bar dispenser is forced. Therefore, it has been desired to improve the apparatus that does not cause a malfunction so that the worker can work with peace of mind by improving the working environment conditions.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bar tray preventing apparatus and a bar metal dispensing apparatus capable of preventing an unintended bar tray from slipping out during work inside the apparatus by an attendant.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a bar tray for storing a bar of a denomination in which a predetermined number of coins are packed in a bar shape, and a bar storage tray having a high storage position and a low level take-out. A slide support portion that freely slides in a tilting direction between the positions, a tray storage portion that includes a plurality of slide support portions in the vertical direction, and a tray storage portion on the take-out position side of the slide support portion. A bar for taking out a bar metal supported so as to be movable up and down, a lock unit for preventing the bar tray from sliding out from the storage position to the take-out position by its own weight, and a lock release unit for unlocking the lock unit , A bar tray configured to prevent slipping out, wherein the unlocking means is configured to release the lock in two stages of a first unlocking means and a second unlocking means. Characterized in that it is a Suberidashi prevention device of the tray.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the workability of the clerk by eliminating an erroneous operation on the bar tray, and to reduce the psychological burden on the clerk. In addition, a bar dispensing device can be obtained.

The principal part side view which shows the internal structure of a bar metal dispensing apparatus. The principal part side view which shows the locked state of the slip-out prevention apparatus of a bar metal tray. (A) is a principal part side view which shows the initial unlocking state of the anti-slip device for the bar metal tray, and (B) is a side view of an essential part showing the unlocking completion state of the anti-skid device for the bar metal tray. The principal part perspective view which shows the manual operation state at the time of lock release of the sticking out prevention apparatus of a bar metal tray. The control circuit block diagram of a bar metal dispensing device.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an anti-slip device 400 for the bar tray 310 in the bar dispenser 100, FIG. 1 is a side view of the main part showing the internal structure of the bar dispenser 100, and FIG. 3A is a side view of the main part showing the locked state of the apparatus 400, FIG. 3A is a side view of the main part showing the initial unlocking state of the anti-slip device 400 for the bar tray 310, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main part showing the operation state when the anti-skid device 400 of the bar tray 310 is unlocked.

  This bar metal dispensing apparatus 100 is used for an automatic transaction machine such as a money changer or a change machine for exchanging deposited money into a bar 10 (see FIG. 2). The bar 10 handled here is a wrapping coin in which, for example, 50 coins of the same denomination are overlapped and the outer periphery thereof is wrapped in a bar shape (cylindrical shape) with a sheet of paper or vinyl.

  The bar metal dispensing apparatus 100 is provided in a vertically long rectangular shape. In FIG. 1, a bar metal dispensing processing unit 200 is disposed on the left side, and a tray storage unit 300 is disposed on the right side. Among these, the bar metal dispensing processing unit 200 is the front surface on the operation surface side of the bar metal dispensing device 100, and the tray storage unit 300 is behind the bar metal dispensing device 100.

  The bar metal withdrawal processing unit 200 includes a bucket 210, a bucket lifting device 220, a discharge port 230, and a control unit 240.

  The bucket 210 has a box shape with an open upper surface, and the bucket 210 is opposed to the bar metal extraction side of the tray storage unit 300. The bucket 210 has a take-out mechanism 211 that takes out the bar 10 of a designated denomination from each bar tray 310 provided in the tray storage unit 300. 10 can be taken out from the upper surface opening 212 by the trader.

  The bucket lifting / lowering device 220 moves the bucket 210 up and down by a drive mechanism (not shown) so that the bar 10 with the specified money type can be taken out from the tray storage unit 300 side via the take-out mechanism 211. The bucket 210 is moved in the vertical direction so as to correspond to the upper discharge port 230 from which the bar 10 can be taken out.

  The discharge port 230 has an opening through which the bar 10 can be taken out at the upper portion of the apparatus corresponding to the bucket 210, and includes a shutter 231 that opens and closes the opening horizontally. The discharge port 230 is opened to allow the bar 10 to be taken out.

  That is, on the side of the bar withdrawal processing unit 200, a process of taking out the bar 10 of the designated denomination from the tray storage unit 300 side and delivering it to the discharge port 230 is executed. The withdrawal processing operation in the bar withdrawal processing unit 200 is controlled by a control unit 500 described later.

  The tray storage unit 300 includes a set of a bar metal tray 310 that stores the metal bars 10 of a denomination and a slide support unit 320 that supports the bar metal tray 310 so as to freely slide in an inclined direction. It is prepared and configured.

  The bar tray 310 has a box shape having a width and a length that allow a large number of bars 10 to be aligned and stored in parallel in the radial direction. Further, the rear upper surface of the bar metal tray 310 is open and serves as an opening (not shown) for loading bar metal. Further, the upper surface of the front end portion opens an outlet 311 (see FIG. 4) for taking out one bar 10 from above. The take-out mechanism 211 of the bucket 210 is taken out corresponding to the take-out port 311. Further, the lowering limit of the bar 10 is defined by the standing wall 312 on the front end side of the outlet 311.

  Further, an identification unit 313 is attached to the front center of the standing wall 312. The identification unit 313 stores information such as denomination as individual information regarding the bar tray 310 and is read by a reading unit (not shown) provided in the bucket 210.

  Further, the left and right side plates 314 of the bar tray 310 are provided with guide rails 315 extending horizontally outward from the upper ends of the side plates 314 in parallel with both sides. A guide roller 321 described later faces the lower surfaces of these guide rails 315.

  The bar metal tray 310 is disposed so as to be inclined forward and downward in consideration of the take-out property of the bar metal 10 from the front end side. The front end side of the bar metal tray 310 is the lower side in the tilt direction, and the rear end side is the higher side in the tilt direction. In this inclined state, the bar tray 310 is slidably supported by a guide roller 321 that supports the lower surface of the guide rail 315.

  A plurality of the guide rollers 321 are attached along the inclined direction of the bar tray 310 so as to protrude from the both side walls 301 of the tray storage unit 300 to the inner surface side. These guide rollers 321 are in contact with the lower surface of the guide rail 315. As a result, the bar tray 310 is supported by the guide roller 321 and smoothly slides between the higher storage position P1 and the lower extraction position P2 in the tilt direction.

Next, a bar tray preventing device 400 for preventing the bar tray 310 stored in the tray storage unit 300 from sliding out will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bar tray tray anti-slip device 400 includes a lock release lever 410 as a displacement allowing member and a lock restricting portion 420 as a displacement restricting member.

  The unlocking lever 410 is formed in a long bar shape, and the front side of the lever 410 is pivotally supported by a fulcrum shaft 411 protruding from the inner surface of one side wall 301 (see FIG. 4) of the tray storage unit 300. As a result, the lock release lever 410 uses the fulcrum shaft 411 as a rotation fulcrum, and when the front side is pressed, the rear side rotates in the vertical direction.

  In the free state where the unlocking lever 410 is not restricted in rotation, the rear side of the lever is lowered by its own weight. For this reason, a descent regulating member 322 serving as a displacement regulating position is provided on the lower facing surface of the lever rear side so as to stop at a rotation regulating position that regulates the rotation of the rear side of the lever. The lower surface on the rear side is received (see FIG. 3A).

  Further, the unlocking lever 410 has a downstream stopper surface 412 as a downstream stopper portion having a stopper function for preventing the bar tray 310 from sliding out, and a downstream having a lock function for locking the rotation of the lever. And a downstream lock surface 413 as a side lock portion.

  The downstream stopper surface 412 is formed in a step shape by cutting out the upper end surface of the lever rear end surface into a square shape, and the vertical surface of the lower end surface protruding rearward (higher in the inclined direction) of the step shape is the stopper. It corresponds to the surface. Here, an upstream stopper surface 422, which will be described later, is abutted and received from obliquely above.

  The downstream lock surface 413 has a horizontal cut-out upper surface of the stepped portion formed in the stepped shape on the rear side of the lever, which corresponds to the lock surface. It is made to contact | abut and it controls that the lever rear part side rotates upwards.

  The lock restricting portion 420 has an upstream side stopper portion having a stopper function for preventing the bar metal tray 310 from sliding out on the front end surface of the side surface extending member 421 protruding from the one side plate 314 of the bar metal tray 310. It has a stopper surface 422 and an upstream lock surface 423 as an upstream lock portion having a lock function for locking the rotation of the lock release lever 410.

  The upstream stopper surface 422 is formed in a step shape by cutting out the lower part of the front end surface of the side surface extending member 421 into a square shape, and is a vertical surface of the lower end surface that is recessed rearmost (the higher side in the inclined direction) of the step shape. Corresponds to the stopper surface. The upstream stopper surface 422 comes into contact with and is received by the downstream stopper surface 412 described above, so that the bar tray 310 is prevented from sliding out.

  The upstream lock surface 423 has a horizontal cut-out lower surface that is cut out in a stepped manner on the front end surface of the side surface extending member 421, and this upstream lock surface 423 is the downstream lock described above. By abutting on the surface 413 from above, the rotation of the lock release lever 410 is restricted.

  And between the opposing surfaces of the upstream stopper surface 422 and the downstream stopper surface 412 that face each other in the inclined direction, a first unlocking means that also serves as a locking means is configured. As shown in FIG. 2, the first unlocking means is in a locked state in which the bar tray 310 is prevented from sliding in the stopper state in which the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 facing each other in the inclined direction are in contact with each other. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the stopper release state in which the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 are separated from each other, the initial operation in which the upstream lock surface 423 and the downstream lock surface 413 are separated and become the first stage of unlocking is performed. It has been done.

  In addition, a second unlocking means as a unlocking means is configured between the opposing surfaces of the upstream lock surface 423 and the downstream lock surface 413 facing in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3A, the second unlocking means is configured such that when the rear side of the unlocking lever 410 is in the lower position and the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 are opposed to each other, the bar tray 310 is slid out. There is no lock. As shown in FIG. 3B from this locked state, when the rear side of the unlocking lever 410 is rotated to the upper position, the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 are not opposed to each other in the inclined direction, and the bar tray 310 can be slid out. It becomes a release state.

  In particular, the structure in which the upstream lock restricting portion 420 and the downstream unlocking lever 410 are opposed to each other for locking and unlocking includes an upstream stepped portion and a downstream stepped shape. The stepped portion with the stepped portion is efficiently meshed at one place. For this reason, when the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 are in contact with each other, the lock surfaces 423 and 413 are also in contact with or opposed to each other. Therefore, if the bar tray 310 is not pushed in and the lock surfaces 423 and 413 are not released, the lock release lever 410 is rotated and the stopper surfaces 422 and 412 cannot be released. Furthermore, since the lock release lever 410 is normally locked between the lock surfaces 423 and 413 and cannot be rotated, the lock release lever 410 is not rotated even if only the lock release lever 410 is operated.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 4, when the bar tray 310 is pushed obliquely upward so as to separate the stopper surfaces 422 and 412, the lock surfaces 423 and 413 are not opposed to each other, and the lock release lever An interlocking type unlocking structure constructed by two stages of unlocking that enables the rotation operation of 410 is constructed.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the bar metal dispensing apparatus 100.
As shown in the figure, the bar metal dispensing apparatus 100 includes a control unit 500, and a door opening / closing sensor that detects that a side door (not shown) that opens the inside of the bar metal dispensing apparatus 100 is opened and closed. An operation monitoring signal from an operation monitoring unit 510 that reads various types of monitoring information that has been read and written into information of a denomination determination sensor that determines the denomination is sent to the control unit 500. Moreover, the control unit 500 is electrically connected to the bar metal withdrawal processing unit 200 and controls this operation.

  Further, the bar dispensing device 100 includes an operation panel 520 and a banknote depositing unit 530 on the operation surface side, and the control unit 500 is electrically connected to the operation panel 520 and the banknote depositing unit 530. The operation panel 520 is provided as an input unit, and is provided on the upper surface of the housing. The operation panel 520 includes a display unit that prompts the user for operation guidance and an input unit that receives an input operation from the user. The banknote depositing unit 530 is a unit for depositing banknotes for exchange. The control unit 500 is provided as a control unit that controls the dispensing process of the bar, and controls the operation of the operation panel 520, the bucket 210, and the bill depositing unit 530.

  The control unit 500 is configured by a known microcomputer including a CPU 540, a ROM 550, a RAM 560, a communication unit 570, and the like. The communication unit 570 enables data communication with a cash center 580 that is a communication destination connected via a dedicated line. The ROM 550 stores in advance a computer program such as an exchange process for exchanging money from banknotes to bars. The CPU 540 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 550 and stores the control data so that the RAM 560 can read the control data.

Next, the processing operation of the bar tray preventive device 400 configured as described above will be described.
Each of the bar trays 310 stored in the tray storage unit 300 is in an inclined state with its own weight applied obliquely downward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the bar metal tray 310 is received by the downstream stopper surface 412 of the lock release lever 410 being brought into contact with the upstream stopper surface 422 of the bar metal tray 310. For this reason, the bar tray 310 is in a state of being restricted from sliding out by the lock release lever 410. The high position where the slide-out is restricted becomes the storage position P1 (see FIG. 1) and is waiting for the withdrawal.

  Therefore, in the storage position P1 where the bar tray 310 is restricted from sliding out, the stopper surfaces 412 and 422 are in a locked state in a stepwise manner in the inclination direction. Further, since the weight of the heavy metal tray 310 is applied to the lock portion, a stable locked state is maintained.

  In this way, when the clerk performs replenishment or inspection of the bar 10 in the locked state, a part of the body such as the hand or arm of the clerk hits the unlock lever 410 of the unintended bar tray 310 to release the lock. Even when an external force in the unlocking direction is applied to the lever 410, the lock state between the lock surfaces 423 and 413 is maintained, so the lock release lever 410 does not rotate and maintains the lock restriction state. Accordingly, the unintended bar tray 310 does not slide out suddenly. In addition, even when an external force such as vibration is applied, the structure is not adversely affected because the stable locked state is maintained, and the lock is not inadvertently released.

  As a result, during work inside the apparatus, the bar tray 310 pops out, and the clerk is not surprised whether the apparatus is erroneously activated. Therefore, the clerk can continue working with peace of mind inside the apparatus.

  Next, when unlocking the bar metal tray 310, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, when the center of the bar metal tray 310 is pushed obliquely upward with the fingertip of the right hand, the bar metal tray 310 is moved. The upstream stopper surface 422 formed on the metal plate 310 is separated from the downstream stopper surface 412, and the upstream lock surface 423 of the bar tray 310 is separated from the downstream lock surface 413 and is not opposed to the vertical direction. Thereby, the lock release lever 410 is allowed to rotate upward.

  At this time, since the first unlocking is performed by supporting and pushing the bar metal tray 310 by hand, the bar metal tray 310 that is not pushed in remains locked, and another lock release lever is accidentally set. Even if it touches 410, the bar metal tray 310 does not slide out.

  3B and FIG. 4, when the front end of the unlocking lever 410 is pushed down with the fingertip of the left hand, the rear end side of the unlocking lever 410 becomes a fulcrum. The shaft 411 is rotated upward about a fulcrum, and is displaced to a non-opposing upper position that does not contact the bar tray 310, and the lock on the bar tray 310 is released.

  Thereafter, when the right hand supporting the front end face of the bar tray 310 is released, the unlocked bar tray 310 slides out to the front extraction position P2 due to its own weight. The clerk performs a desired operation on the bar tray 310 that has slipped out.

  Note that when the lock release lever 410 is released from the pressing operation force of the clerk, the lock release lever 410 returns to its original position by its own weight (see FIG. 3A) and returns to the position corresponding to the lock. Therefore, when the clerk pushes and releases the bar tray 310, the stopper surfaces 412 and 422 and the lock surfaces 413 and 423 are again locked correspondingly, and the sliding of the bar tray 310 is restricted.

  The unlocking operation of the bar tray 310 has been described for the case where an attendant handles it. However, the unlocking operation at the time of automatic transaction in which the bar metal dispensing apparatus 100 is driven to perform the withdrawal processing of the bar 10 is also performed via the bucket 210. A similar two-stage unlocking operation is executed, and the predetermined amount of the bar metal tray 310 of the predetermined denomination stored in the tray storage unit 300 is pulled out from the storage position P1 to the extraction position P2, and the predetermined number of bar metals 10 are taken out. Is what you do.

  That is, the bucket 210 is driven by a pushing projection (not shown) that pushes the bar tray 310 backward when moving up and down, and a solenoid or the like that pushes down the front portion of the lock release lever 410 in the pushed state. Means (not shown) are provided. When the bucket 210 moves downward from the upper part, the denomination of the bar metal tray 310 and the presence or absence of the bar 10 are detected. When the bucket 210 moves upward from the lower part, the bar metal tray 310 is pulled out. At this time, the bar 10 is taken out. In a state where the bar tray 310 is pushed by the pushing projection (first unlocking), the unlocking lever 410 is rotated by the driving means (second unlocking), and the bucket 210 is further raised to bring the pushing state. Release the bar tray 310 by its own weight. As a result, the bar metal tray 310 protrudes to the bar metal extraction position, and the bar metal 10 can be extracted by the extraction mechanism 211.

  As described above, even if an attendant accidentally touches the unlocking portion of the bar tray 310 or operates the unlocking portion by mistake, the lock is not released, and the bar tray 310 can be prevented from slipping unintentionally. For this reason, the bar tray 310 is not suddenly slid out, and the working environment conditions inside the apparatus can be improved to ensure safety for the clerk and also reduce the psychological burden on the clerk. it can.

  The present invention relates to a change machine, a change machine, and other devices that handle bar metal in general.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Bar metal 100 ... Bar metal withdrawal apparatus 300 ... Tray storage part 310 ... Bar metal tray 400 ... Bar metal tray anti-slip device 410 ... Lock release lever 500 ... Control unit

Claims (3)

A bar metal tray for storing a bar of a denomination in which a predetermined number of coins are wrapped in a bar shape;
A slide support unit that freely supports the bar tray in a slanting direction between a high storage position and a low extraction position;
A tray storage section provided with a plurality of stages of the slide support section in the vertical direction;
A bar for taking out a bar metal supported on the tray storage part so as to be movable up and down on the take-out position side of the slide support part;
Lock means for preventing the bar tray from sliding from the stowed position to the take-out position due to its own weight;
Unlocking means for unlocking the locking means;
An anti-slip device for a bar tray configured to include:
The unlocking means is
An apparatus for preventing slippage of a bar tray, which is configured to be unlocked in two stages of a first unlocking means and a second unlocking means. The first unlocking means includes
An upstream stopper provided in the bar tray;
A downstream stopper portion that receives the upstream stopper portion on the downstream side in the inclined direction where the weight of the bar tray is applied is supported by the tray storage portion, and is displaced between the lock regulating side and the lock permissible side. A displacement tolerance member
The second unlocking means includes
An upstream lock portion provided in the bar tray;
When the upstream stopper portion is in a sliding-out restricted state of the bar tray that is received by the downstream stopper portion, the upstream lock portion opposes at a displacement regulating position with respect to the displacement allowing member, and the bar tray is The bar metal according to claim 1, comprising a downstream lock portion that releases a displacement restriction of the upstream lock portion and allows a displacement to the lock release side when pushed into a higher side in an inclined direction. Anti-slip device for trays. Input means for inputting withdrawal information of the bar;
Based on the withdrawal information input by the input means, control means for withdrawing a specified amount of bar money,
A bar metal dispensing apparatus comprising the bar metal tray anti-slip device according to claim 1.

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