JP2010181967A - Coin-depositing and dispensing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin-depositing and dispensing machine for shortening the reviewing processing for reviewing the opening stock of coins, inside a denomination-categorized dispensing storage part. <P>SOLUTION: In this coin-depositing and dispensing machine, denomination-categorized dispensing storage parts 52a to 52f are configured so as to vertically move to an upper side position immediately above and a lower position immediately below denomination-categorized temporary storage parts 38a to 38f, and is respectively provided with counting means 53a to 53f for counting the coins to be delivered. Furthermore, this coin depositing and dispensing machine is provided with a guidance means 55 for selectively guiding coins delivered, while being counted by the counting means 53a to 53f installed in the denomination-categorized dispensing storage parts 52a to 52f at the upper position to a conveying means 56 and any one of the denomination-categorized temporary storage parts 38a to 38f. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin depositing and dispensing machine.

  In a coin depositing and dispensing machine that has a withdrawal storage unit that categorizes deposited coins according to the type of money and stores them in a manner that allows withdrawals, there is one that can closely examine the amount of coins in the withdrawal storage unit of each type of money (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4034067

  In the above-described coin depositing and dispensing machine, there is a problem that it takes time to scrutinize each denomination when scrutinizing the amount of coins in the deposit storage unit for each denomination.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin depositing and dispensing machine that can shorten the time required for a scrutiny process for scrutinizing the amount of coins in a withdrawal storage unit for each type of money.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a deposit counting unit that counts coins that have been thrown into the throwing unit, and a sorting unit that sorts the coins counted by the deposit counting unit into denominations, A temporary storage unit of a denomination that can be horizontally moved to temporarily store the coins selected by the selection unit, and a return unit that accepts coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination in the first position so that the coins can be returned outside the machine; A denomination storage unit that receives and stores coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination in the second position, and receives coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination in the third position and stores the coins so that it can be withdrawn. In a coin depositing / withdrawing machine having a withdrawal storage unit of a denomination type and a conveying means for receiving coins fed from the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination type and transferring them to the withdrawal unit Part is the temporary storage part of the denomination in the third position Each has a counting means that can move vertically to an upper position immediately above and a lower position immediately below, and counts out coins to be fed, and each of the money-type withdrawal storage portions at the upper position It has a guide means for selectively guiding the coins fed out while being counted by the counting means to either the transport means or the temporary storage section of the denomination at the third position.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the counting means counts the coins fed out and can identify whether or not the denomination of the coins fed out is normal. It is said.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the guide means is constituted by a swinging gate means.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide means is configured such that the vertical position of the money-type withdrawal storage portion is a withdrawal height position for guiding coins to the transport means. Further, the position is adjusted to a temporary storage portion guide height position for guiding coins to the temporary storage portion of the denomination at the third position lower than the withdrawal height position.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the withdrawal storage unit of the money type is positioned at the upper position during the scrutiny processing of the withdrawal storage unit of the money type. The denomination temporary storage unit is positioned at the third position, and the coins fed out from the denomination withdrawal storage unit and counted by the counting unit are directly below the denomination by the guiding unit. Scrutinizing each denomination at the same time, and withdrawing the denomination of the denomination after the scrutinization count is withdrawn from the third position. The storage unit is positioned at the lower position, the temporary storage unit of the denomination is positioned at the third position again, and the coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination are stored immediately below the denomination of the denomination It is characterized by carrying out loading and storing at the same time for each denomination led to the department. There.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein when it is confirmed that the denomination of the coins fed out is abnormal at the end of the scrutiny count, temporary storage of the denomination is made. After the coin is returned to the return unit with the portion placed at the first position, the coins re-inserted into the insertion unit are selected by the selection unit while counting the coins by the deposit counting unit. After storing in the temporary storage unit, the temporary storage unit of the denomination is positioned at the third position, and is loaded and stored in the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination located at the lower position. Yes.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the money-type withdrawal mode is selected, the money-type withdrawal storage unit is set to the upper position. The denomination temporary storage unit is positioned at the third position, and the coins from the denomination storage unit are counted by the counting unit while the denomination temporary storage unit is stored. A withdrawal operation leading to the part, and after completion of the withdrawal operation, the temporary storage unit of the denomination is positioned at the first position, and the coin of the temporary storage unit of the denomination is returned to the return unit It is characterized in that it is discharged to the denomination collecting means attached to the.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 7, it has a confirmation means for detecting the attachment of the money type collection means to the return unit when the money type withdrawal mode is selected. Yes.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when depositing, coins thrown into the depositing unit are counted by the depositing counting unit, sorted by denomination by the sorting unit, and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit of the denomination, After that, when returning coins, the denomination temporary storage unit is positioned at the first position and delivered to the return unit. When storing coins in the denomination storage unit, When the temporary storage unit is positioned at the second position and is transferred to the denomination storage unit, when storing coins in the denomination withdrawal storage unit, the denomination temporary storage unit is used as the third storage unit. Positioned at the position, the money is transferred to the money-dispensing storage unit located at the lower position. Further, at the time of withdrawal, the withdrawal storage unit for each type of money at the upper position feeds out coins while counting by the counting means, the guiding means guides the delivered coins to the conveying means, and the conveying means It will be transported to the withdrawal part. Furthermore, when examining the coins of the money-type withdrawal storage unit, in the state where the money-type withdrawal storage unit is located in the upper position immediately above the temporary storage unit of the money type in the third position, The coins are fed out while being counted by the counting means, and the guiding means guides to the temporary storage section of the denomination at the third position, so that the amount of money in the denomination storage section is deliberated simultaneously. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time for the scrutiny processing for scrutinizing the amount of coins in the withdrawal storage unit for each type of money. In addition, it is possible to move up and down the money-type withdrawal storage unit, and each of the money-type withdrawal storage units is provided with a counting means, so that coins fed from the money-type withdrawal storage unit can be temporarily stored in the transport means and the money type. Since it is only necessary to provide guidance means for selectively guiding any of the storage units, it is possible to reduce the time for the scrutiny process with a simple configuration.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, since the counting means can discriminate | determine whether the denomination of the coins withdrawn is normal, it can respond when there exists abnormality in a denomination.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the guide means is constituted by the swinging gate means, the coins fed out from the money-type withdrawal storage unit can be selectively guided with a simple configuration. Can do.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the guide means moves the upper and lower positions of the money-type withdrawal storage unit to a withdrawal height position for guiding coins to the transport means, and lower than the withdrawal height position. Because it adjusts to the temporary storage part guide height position that guides coins to the temporary storage part of the denomination at the position, the coins paid out from the withdrawal storage part of the denomination can be selectively selected with a simple configuration Can be guided to.

  According to the invention of claim 5, during the scrutiny processing of the money-type withdrawal storage unit, the money-type withdrawal storage unit is located at the upper position and the money-type temporary storage part is located at the third position. In addition, the coins fed out from the money-type withdrawal storage unit and counted by the counting unit are guided to the temporary storage unit of the denomination by the guiding unit, and the scrutiny count is simultaneously performed. After completion, with the denomination temporary storage unit retracted from the third position, the denomination withdrawal storage unit is positioned at the lower position, and the denomination temporary storage unit is again positioned at the third position. In order to load and store coins from the temporary storage section of the denomination to the withdrawal storage section of the denomination at the same time, the coins paid out from the withdrawal storage section of the denomination by the scrutiny process It is possible to return to the withdrawal storage unit for each type of money.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when it is confirmed that there is an abnormality in the denomination of the coins fed out at the end of the scrutiny count, the temporary storage part of the denomination is positioned at the first position. After the coins are returned to the return unit, the coins re-entered into the input unit are counted by the depositing counting unit while being sorted by the sorting unit and stored in the denomination temporary storage unit, and then the denomination is temporarily stored. Since the portion is positioned at the third position and is loaded and stored in the withdrawal storage portion of the denomination located at the lower position, the coin can be stored again in the withdrawal storage portion of the appropriate denomination.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the denomination withdrawal mode is selected, the denomination withdrawal storage unit is located at the upper position, and the denomination temporary storage unit is located at the third position. In addition, while performing the withdrawal operation of guiding the coins from the withdrawal storage unit of the money type to the temporary storage unit of the money type by the guide means while counting with the counting means, and temporarily storing the money type after the withdrawal operation is completed. Since the coin is stored in the first position and the coin of the temporary storage unit of the denomination is discharged to the denomination collecting means attached to the return unit, the coin can be withdrawn in a state classified into the denomination.

  According to the invention according to claim 8, when the denomination withdrawal mode is selected, the confirmation unit detects the attachment of the denomination recovery unit to the return unit. It is possible to prevent coins from being released to the return unit from the denomination temporary storage unit.

It is a perspective view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the upper part structure of the coin depositing and dispensing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the chute | shoot of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage conveyance part of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the return part with which the return box of the coin deposit or withdrawal machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows the return part with which the money-type collection box of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is a top view which shows the chute | shoot of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the storage of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the raising / lowering part of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the gate vicinity of the coin depositing and dispensing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows a 1st guidance state, (b) shows a 2nd guidance state. It is a top view which shows the raising / lowering part, belt conveyor, etc. of the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the gate of the coin depositing and dispensing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a permeation | transmission front view which shows the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the gate vicinity of the modification of the coin depositing and dispensing machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows a 1st guidance state, (b) shows a 2nd guidance state. is there.

  A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is for counting and storing rose coins inserted from outside the machine, and storing them in denominations. As shown in FIG. A feeding portion (feeding portion) 10 is provided at the top. In addition, a touch panel type operation display unit 11 is provided on the front side of the upper part of the machine body so as to receive an operation input from the operator and display it to the operator.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coin throw-in / feed-out unit 10 includes a horizontally disposed rotating disk 12 and a substantially cylindrical side wall part 13 that rises vertically from the outer edge of the rotating disk 12 and is partially cut away. And a separation ring 14 provided in a notch portion of the side wall portion 13 with a gap corresponding to one coin between the rotating disk 12 and the rotating disk 12.

  If a loose coin is inserted into the coin insertion / feeding part 10 from the outside of the machine, and the rotating disk 12 rotates counterclockwise as shown in FIG. It is carried along the peripheral surface, separated one by one through a gap with the sorting ring 14, and sequentially fed out from the coin insertion / feeding part 10.

  At the coin feeding position of the coin insertion / feeding unit 10, a conveyance path 20 that guides the coins fed from the coin insertion / feeding part 10 in a line and a feed unit 21 that conveys the coins on the conveyance path 20 are provided. Yes.

  The conveyance path 20 includes a first passage portion 23 disposed along the tangential direction of the rotary disk 12 and along the longitudinal direction of the machine body, and an orthogonal direction (right and left sides of the machine body) from the opposite side of the rotary disk 12 of the first passage part 23. A second passage portion 24 extending in the direction) and a third passage portion 25 extending in the orthogonal direction (the longitudinal direction of the machine body) from the opposite side of the first passage portion 23 of the second passage portion 24. The first passage portion 23 is provided with a deposit counting portion 27 that counts while identifying the denomination of the coin being conveyed.

  In the second passage portion 24, a coin that can be dropped and guides the dropped coin so that it can be taken out of the machine, and a coin that is identified as being indistinguishable by the deposit counter 27 are dropped to the reject port 28. A reject unit 29 is provided. Coins that have fallen from the reject port 28 are guided to an outlet 30 on the front side of the machine body shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the third passage unit 25 is provided with a sorting unit 32 that sorts the coins counted by the deposit counting unit 27 into denominations. The sorting unit 32 is provided with the sort ports 32a to 32f of denominations capable of dropping coins arranged in the longitudinal direction of the machine body, which is the extending direction of the third passage unit 25. The sorting ports 32a to 32f are configured to drop coins from a small outer diameter, the most upstream sorting port 32a is a 1-yen coin, and the downstream sorting port 32b is a 50-yen coin. The downstream sorting port 32c is a 5-yen coin, the downstream sorting port 32d is a 100-yen coin, the downstream sorting port 32e is a 10-yen coin, and the downstream sorting port 32f is a 500-yen coin. Are to be dropped separately. Coin detection sensors 33a to 33f for detecting coins are provided immediately before the respective sorting openings 32a to 32f, and the sorting openings 32a to 32f are determined from the difference in the number of detected coin detection sensors 33a to 33f. The number of coins dropped from those between 32f is counted.

  The feed unit 21 transports the coins fed from the coin insertion / feeding unit 10 by pressing the coins against the transport path 20 from above, and the coins are first identified and counted by the deposit counting unit 27 during the transport. become. Then, the coins that could not be identified by the deposit counting unit 27 are dropped from the reject port 28 by the reject unit 29, and other coins correspond to the sort ports 32 a to 32 f of the denomination of the sort unit 32. Fall from what you do.

  A chute 34 shown in FIG. 3 is provided below the sorting ports 32a to 32f for guiding the coins sorted by the sorting unit 32 according to denomination. The chute 34 is integrally formed with square-shaped guide portions 34a to 34f of different types that open up and down and are aligned in the longitudinal direction of the body.

  Below the chute 34, there is provided a storing and conveying unit 35 shown in FIG. 4 for temporarily storing coins sorted by the sorting unit 32 and guided by the chute 34 according to denomination. The storage and conveyance unit 35 is horizontally movable in the left-right direction of the machine body, and as shown in FIG. 5, partition walls 36a to 36f each having a generally rectangular tube shape that opens up and down are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. It has the storage conveyance part main body 36 integrally formed, and the baseplate 37 also shown in FIG. 4 which can open and close the lower opening part of all the partition wall parts 36a-36f of the storage conveyance part main body 36. As shown in FIG. The storage and conveyance unit main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 can be horizontally moved independently of each other and can be horizontally moved integrally.

  Here, in the state shown in FIG. 4 in which the storage and conveyance unit main body 36 of the storage and conveyance unit 35 is located at the first position vertically below the selection ports 32a to 32f, the partition wall portions 36a to 36f are guided portions 34a to 34f. In contrast, the guide portions 34a to 34f are positioned one-on-one corresponding to the vertical direction, and the guide portions 34a to 34f are positioned one-on-one corresponding to the selection ports 32a to 32f. Therefore, in this state, the coin falling from the sorting port 32a is separated from the sorting wall portion 36a via the guide portion 34a, and the coin falling from the sorting port 32b is fed from the sorting port portion 32b via the guiding portion 34b. The partition wall 36c receives the falling coins via the guide 34c, the coin falling from the sorting port 32d via the guide 34d, and the partition wall 36d drops the coin falling from the sorting port 32e via the guide 34e. The partition wall 36e receives the coins falling from the sorting port 32f separately by the partition wall 36f via the guide 34f.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5, the storage and conveyance unit 35 in which the bottom plate 37 is in the closed state includes a temporary storage unit 38 a composed of the partition wall portion 36 a and the bottom plate 37, the partition wall portion 36 b and the bottom plate 37. A temporary storage section 38b configured by a partition wall section 36c and a bottom plate 37, a temporary storage section 38d configured by a partition wall section 36d and a bottom plate 37, and a partition wall section 36e. Are temporarily stored in a state where the coins are classified into denominations, in the temporary storage unit 38e configured by the bottom plate 37 and the temporary storage unit 38f configured by the partition wall unit 36f and the bottom plate 37. In addition, since the storage conveyance part 35 can move horizontally, the temporary storage parts 38a-38f according to money type can also move horizontally.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bottom plate 37 is opened vertically below the storage and conveyance unit 35, that is, the temporary storage units 38 a to 38 f located at the first position, and the coins are moved from the temporary storage units 38 a to 38 f at the first position. Is provided so as to be able to return to the outside of the machine. The return unit 40 is detachably provided with a return box 41 that receives coins from the temporary storage units 38a to 38f. As shown in FIG. 7, the return box 41 is not partitioned by denomination, and when the bottom plate 37 of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f located at the first position is opened, the return box 41 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f. Accept all the coins in a mixed denomination.

  Here, instead of the return box 41, a denomination collection box (denomination collection means) 43 shown in FIG. In the money type collection box 43, bottomed rectangular tube shaped collection parts 43a to 43f of a money type that opens only upward are formed so as to be lined up in the front-rear direction of the machine body while being attached to the return part 40. When the bottom plates 37 of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f located at the first position are opened, the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f are received by denomination. That is, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38a shown in FIG. 5 are collected in the collection unit 43a shown in FIG. 8, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38b are collected in the collection unit 43b, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38c are collected in the collection unit 43c, and the temporary storage unit 38d. The coins of the temporary storage unit 38e are received by the recovery unit 43d, and the coins of the temporary storage unit 38f are respectively received by the recovery unit 43f. Further, the return type 40 has a box type detection sensor for confirming whether the return box 41 is mounted as shown in FIG. 7 or the denomination collection box 43 is mounted as shown in FIG. (Confirmation means) 44 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9, guide types 45a to 45f of denominations that open up and down are integrally arranged in the front-and-rear direction of the fuselage below the storage and transport unit 35 located at the second position adjacent to the first position. The provided chute 45 is provided, and as shown in FIG. 10, the coin is received below the chute 45 and the return unit 40 from the temporary storage units 38a to 38f in the second position via the chute 45. A detachable storage 48 is provided for storing by denomination. As shown in FIG. 11, the storage 48 has integrally-shaped bottomed rectangular tubular storage portions 48 a to 48 f that open only upward, and are integrally formed side by side in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. As shown, when the bottom plates 37 of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f located at the second position are opened, the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f positioned at the second position are received in denomination. That is, the coins in the temporary storage unit 38a are stored in the storage unit 48a via the guide unit 45a, the coins in the temporary storage unit 38b are stored in the storage unit 48b through the guide unit 45b, and the coins in the temporary storage unit 38c are stored in the storage unit 48c. The coin of the temporary storage unit 38d is guided to the storage unit 48d via the guide unit 45d, the coin of the temporary storage unit 38e is guided to the storage unit 48e via the guide unit 45e, and the coin of the temporary storage unit 38f is guided to the storage unit 48c. Each is received separately in the storage portion 48f via the portion 45f. The storage 48 does not withdraw money.

  As shown in FIG. 12, an elevating part 51 that moves up and down in the vertical direction is provided at a position overlapping the temporary storage parts 38a to 38f located in the third position opposite to the first position of the second position in the horizontal direction. Is provided. The elevator 51 receives coins from the temporary storage portions 38a to 38f when it is at a lower position at a predetermined height just below the temporary storage portions 38a to 38f located at the third position as shown in FIG. And store in a denomination that can be withdrawn. As shown in FIG. 13, the lifting / lowering portion 51 is integrally formed with a bottomed rectangular tube-shaped dispensing storage portion 52 a to 52 f that opens upward and is aligned in the longitudinal direction of the machine body. In the state where the bottom plates 37 of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f located at the position of FIG. 12 are opened as shown in FIG. 12, the coins temporarily stored in these temporary storage units 38a to 38f are used for the withdrawal storage unit located immediately below. Accept by denomination at 52a-52f. That is, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38a are used for the withdrawal storage unit 52a, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38b are used for the withdrawal storage unit 52b, the coins of the temporary storage unit 38c are used for the withdrawal storage unit 52c, and the coins of the temporary storage unit 38d. Are received separately in the withdrawal storage unit 52d, the coins in the temporary storage unit 38e in the withdrawal storage unit 52e, and the coins in the temporary storage unit 38f in the withdrawal storage unit 52f, respectively.

  As described above, the denomination withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f can be located at the lower position directly below the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f at the third position. Vertical movement is possible between an upper position at a predetermined height above the reservoirs 38a to 38f.

  As shown in FIG. 13, at the bottom of the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f, a counting feeding unit (counting means) that feeds the stored coins in the direction of the chute 45 etc. while identifying and counting the denominations. ) 53a to 53f are provided separately. That is, the counting feeding unit 53a dispenses coins from the withdrawal storage unit 52a, the counting feeding unit 53b dispenses coins from the withdrawal storage unit 52b, the counting feeding unit 53c dispenses coins from the withdrawal storage unit 52c, and the counting feeding unit 53d dispenses. The coins in the money storage part 52d, the counting feeding part 53e identifies the coins in the withdrawal storage part 52e, the counting feeding part 53f identifies the coins in the withdrawal storage part 52f (in other words, the denomination is normal). Discriminating whether or not there is) and feeding out the designated number of sheets while counting.

  As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, when the elevating part 51 is in the upper position, a gate (guide means, gate) that guides coins fed out of the withdrawal storage parts 52 a to 52 f that are also in the upper position of the predetermined height. Means) 55 is provided on the chute 45 side of the elevating / lowering part 51 in the upper position, and the coins fed from the withdrawal storage parts 52a to 52f are received and conveyed to the chute 45 side of the gate 55. As shown in FIG. 16, the belt conveyor (conveying means) 56 is arranged to extend in the direction in which the dispensing storage portions 52 a to 52 f are arranged in parallel (the longitudinal direction of the machine body). On the front side of the machine body, there is provided a withdrawal portion 57 that accepts the coins conveyed by the belt conveyor 56 so as to be able to be taken out of the machine. The withdrawal unit 57 has a detachable withdrawal box 58. The withdrawal box 58 is not partitioned by money type, and coins fed simultaneously from the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are used as belt conveyors. It accepts in the state of denomination mixing collectively via 56.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the gate 55 has guides 55 a to 55 f each of which is of a denominated type and is juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, and is loosened as shown in FIG. A first guiding state of inclining and guiding the coins fed from the dispensing storage portions 52a to 52f in the upper position to the belt conveyor 56, and swinging greatly as shown in FIG. The coins fed out of the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f at the position are switched to the second guidance state in which the coins are guided to the temporary storage units 38a to 38f at the third position immediately below the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f. .

  When in the second guide state, the gate 55 causes the guide portion 55a to transfer the coins counted and fed from the withdrawal storage portion 52a to the temporary storage portion 38a and from the withdrawal storage portion 52b to the counting delivery portion. The coins counted and fed out at 53b are stored in the temporary storage unit 38b by the guide unit 55b, and the coins counted and fed out by the counting and feeding unit 53c from the withdrawal storage unit 52c are stored in the temporary storage unit 38c by the guide unit 55c. The coins counted and fed out from the part 52d by the counting and feeding part 53d are temporarily stored in the guiding part 55d by the guiding part 55d, and the coins counted and fed from the dispensing storage part 52e by the counting and feeding part 53e are temporarily stored by the guiding part 55e. In 38e, the coins counted and fed out by the counting and feeding unit 53f from the dispensing storage unit 52f are separately guided to the temporary storage unit 38f by the guide unit 55f.

  As described above, the gate 55 swings the coins fed out while counting by the payout storage units 52a to 52f of the denominations at the upper position by the counting and feeding units 53a to 53f, respectively, and the third belt conveyor 56 and the third Is selectively guided to any one of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the denominations at the position.

  Next, the control content by the control part 60 of the above coin depositing and dispensing machine 1 will be described together with the operation. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage conveyance part 35 makes the 1st position the standby position, the raising / lowering part 51 makes the lower side position the standby position, and the gate 55 makes the 1st guidance state the standby state. .

"Deposit processing"
When an operation for performing a deposit process is input to the operation display unit 11 when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion and feeding unit 10, the control unit 60 is in a state where the storage and conveyance unit 35 is positioned at the first position. The rotary disk 12 and the feed unit 21 shown in FIG. 2 are driven, and as a result, the coins input to the coin input / delivery unit 10 move along the transport path 20 in a row in a state where the coins are separated one by one. . Then, the coins are first identified and counted by the deposit counting unit 27, and the coins that could not be identified by the deposit counting unit 27 are dropped from the reject port 28 by the reject unit 29 and are shown in FIG. It will be guided to the take-out port 30 to be shown, and other coins will fall from the corresponding denominations of the sort ports 32a to 32f of the sort type 32. The coins dropped from the sorting unit 32 are temporarily stored in denominations in the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the storage and transport unit 35 in the first position shown in FIG. When a predetermined time elapses after the coins inserted into the coin insertion / delivery unit 10 disappear, the control unit 60 stops the rotary disk 12 and the feed unit 21 and ends the deposit process.

"Return processing"
After the completion of the depositing process, the control unit 60 displays the count result on the operation display unit 11. When a cancel operation that does not approve the depositing process is input to the operation display unit 11, the box type detection sensor 44. 6, on the condition that the return box 41 is mounted on the return unit 40, only the bottom plate 37 of the storage and transport unit 35 in the first position in the standby state is directed to the second position as shown in FIG. 6. By horizontally moving, the bottoms of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f at the first position are opened. Thereby, the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f are simultaneously delivered to the return box 41 of the return unit 40 immediately below in a denomination mixed state. The operator takes out the return box 41 from the machine body and receives the returned coins. After a predetermined time has elapsed after opening the bottoms of the temporary storage units 38a to 38f, the control unit 60 returns the bottom plate 37 to the standby position.

"First storage process"
When the approval operation for approving the deposit process is input to the operation display unit 11 after the deposit process is completed, the control unit 60 waits when the remaining amount of coins in the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f is large. Only the storage and transport unit body 36 of the storage and transport unit 35 in the first position in the state is moved horizontally to the second position as shown in FIG. Position and open these bottoms. As a result, the coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f and subjected to the deposit processing are classified into the denominations in the denomination storage units 48a to 48f of the depot 48 via the chute 45 immediately below the coins. It is stored at the same time as it is. Thereafter, the control unit 60 returns the storage and conveyance unit main body 36 to the standby position.

"Second storage process"
When an approval operation for approving the deposit process is input to the operation display unit 11 after the above deposit process is completed, the control unit 60 waits when the remaining amount of coins in the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f is small. The lift / lower part 51 in the lower position is in the second state while the storage / conveyance unit main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage / conveyance part 35 in the first position in the standby state are integrated. While the bottom plate 37 is stopped, the temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the third position by continuing to move the storage and conveyance unit main body 36 to the third position as shown in FIG. At the same time, these bottoms are opened. Thereby, the coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f and subjected to the depositing process are simultaneously stored in the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f immediately below the coins while being classified into the denominations. Thereafter, the control unit 60 returns the storage and conveyance unit 35 to the standby position.

"First withdrawal process"
When the amount of money or the number of denominations is input to the operation display unit 11 as a withdrawal process, and the denomination mixed withdrawal mode is selected and input, the control unit 60 drives the belt conveyor 56 and waits. Then, the elevating part 51 located at the lower position, that is, the withdrawal storage parts 52a to 52f is moved to the upper position as shown in FIGS. Then, in parallel with the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f located at the upper position, the set number of coins are discriminated and counted by the counting and feeding units 53a to 53f, and the set number of sheets are in the standby state and are in the first guiding state. A first withdrawal operation is performed in which the belt conveyor 56 is fed through the gate 55 and conveyed to the withdrawal unit 57 by the belt conveyor 56. Thereby, the coins fed out from the withdrawal storage units 52 a to 52 f are accommodated in the withdrawal box 58 of the withdrawal unit 57 by denomination mixing, and the operator takes out the coins from the withdrawal box 58. At the timing after the end of the first dispensing operation in which all the set coins are conveyed to the dispensing unit 57, the control unit 60 stops the belt conveyor 56 and puts the lifting unit 51 into the standby position. return.

"Second withdrawal process"
When the money amount or the number of money types is input to the operation display unit 11 as a withdrawal process, and the money type withdrawal mode is selected and input, the control unit 60 attaches the money type collection box 43 to the return unit 40. The operation display unit 11 is caused to display a guidance display for prompting the user. When the box type detection sensor 44 detects that the denomination collection box 43 is attached to the return unit 40, the control unit 60 is in the standby state and is located in the lower position, that is, the lifting unit 51, that is, the withdrawal storage. As shown in FIG. 18, after the parts 52 a to 52 f are moved to the upper position, the storage and transport body main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage and transport part 35 in the first position in the standby state, that is, the temporary storage part 38a to 38f are moved to the third position in the closed state of the bottom. Then, after swinging the gate 55 in the second guiding state, the control unit 60 identifies and counts the coins by the counting and feeding units 53a to 53f in parallel with the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f located at the upper position. However, a second dispensing operation is performed in which the set number of sheets is paid out in accordance with the denomination in parallel with the temporary storage units 38a to 38f in the third position immediately below through the gate 55.

  Then, at the timing after the end of the second dispensing operation in which all the set coins are delivered to the temporary storage units 38a to 38f, the control unit 60 stores the storage transport unit 35 in the third position. As shown in FIG. 19, the transport unit body 36 and the bottom plate 37 are integrally moved to the second position, the bottom plate 37 is stopped, and the storage and transport unit body 36 is moved to the first position. While moving 38a-38f to a 1st position, these bottom parts are open | released. As a result, the coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f and that have been subjected to the withdrawal process are collected by the denomination collection box 43 of the denomination recovery box 43 attached to the return unit 40 immediately below the coins. Will be delivered in the state of being classified by money type. Thereafter, the bottom plate 37 is returned to the first position and the elevating part 51 is returned to the lower standby position. Thereby, the coins drawn out from the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are accommodated in the money type collection box 43 of the return unit 40 in a state of being classified by money type, and the operator can remove coins from the money type collection box 43. Take out.

"Scrutinize"
When an operation for performing a scrutiny process is input to the operation display unit 11, the control unit 60 displays the elevating unit 51, that is, the withdrawal storage units 52 a to 52 f, which are in the standby state and located at the lower position, as shown in FIG. After moving to the upper position, the storage and transport body main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage and transport section 35 in the first position in the standby state, that is, the temporary storage sections 38a to 38f are moved to the third position. Move. And after swinging the gate 55 to the 2nd guidance state, the control part 60 parallels from the payment | withdrawal storage parts 52a-52f located in an upper position, and counts all the coins by the count feeding parts 53a-53f. While being identified and counted, the temporary storage portions 38a to 38f located at the third position directly below are fed out through the gate 55. That is, simultaneous deliberation of each denomination leads the coins counted and fed out by the counting feeding units 53a to 53f to the temporary storing units 38a to 38f of the denomination directly under the gate 55 from the denomination withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f. Count.

  Then, at the timing after the completion of the scrutiny count at which all coins are delivered from the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f to the temporary storage units 38a to 38f, the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are determined from the identification results of the counting feeding units 53a to 53f. When it is confirmed that no coin of a different denomination is mixed in any of 52f and there is no abnormality in the denomination, the control unit 60 moves to the third position as shown in FIG. The storage and conveyance unit main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage and conveyance unit 35 that have been located are integrally retracted to the second position, and in this state, the elevating unit 51, that is, the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are positioned at the lower position. After that, as shown in FIG. 22, the temporary storage units 38 a to 38 f are moved to the third position by moving the storage conveyance unit main body 36 again to the third position while the bottom plate 37 is stopped. Open these bottoms. As a result, the coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f and subjected to the scrutiny count are simultaneously delivered to the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f immediately below the coins while being classified into the denominations. In other words, the coins of the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f, which have been temporarily stored for scrutiny counting, are loaded and stored at the same time for each denomination that leads to the denomination withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f immediately below. Thereafter, the storage and conveyance unit main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage and conveyance unit 35 are moved to the first position and returned to the standby state.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed that coins of different denominations are mixed in any of the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f at the timing after the completion of the scrutiny count and there is an abnormality in the denomination. The unit 60 moves the storage and conveyance unit main body 36 and the bottom plate 37 of the storage and conveyance unit 35 in the third position integrally to the second position, and stops the bottom plate 37 and stores and conveys as shown in FIG. By further moving the part main body 36 to the first position, the temporary storage parts 38a to 38f are moved to the first position and the bottoms thereof are opened. Thereby, the coin which was temporarily stored by temporary storage part 38a-38f and contained the abnormality of a denomination is delivered to the return box 41 with which the return part 40 directly under it was mounted | worn. In addition, at the timing after the storage and conveyance unit 35 located at the third position moves to the second position, the elevating unit 51, that is, the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f is positioned at the lower position. Thereafter, the control unit 60 returns the bottom plate 37 to the first position, returns the storage and conveyance unit 35 to the standby state, and displays on the operation display unit 11 a display prompting insertion of the coins of the return box 41 into the coin insertion and feeding unit 10. Let it be done.

  Thereafter, when the box type detection sensor 44 detects that the return box 41 has been removed from the return unit 40 and the insertion of coins into the coin insertion / feeding unit 10 is detected, the control unit 60 performs the “payment process” described above. ”And“ second storage process ”. That is, the coins re-inserted into the coin insertion / delivery unit 10 are counted by the depositing counting unit 27 while being sorted by the sorting ports 32a to 32f of the sorting unit 32, and are classified into the denominations by the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f. Then, the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the third position, and are loaded and stored in the denomination withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f located at the lower position.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, at the time of depositing, the coins inserted into the coin loading and feeding unit 10 are counted by the depositing counting unit 27 and sorted by the sorting unit 32 into denominations. Will be temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 38a to 38f, and when coins are returned, the temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the denomination are located at the first position and delivered to the return unit 40, When coins are stored in the denomination storage units 48a to 48f, the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the second position and delivered to the denomination storage units 48a to 48f. When the coins are stored in the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f, the money-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the third position, and the money-type withdrawal storage is located at the lower position. It passes to the parts 52a-52f. Further, at the time of withdrawal, the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f of the money type at the upper position feed out coins while counting by the counting feeding units 53a to 53f, respectively, and the gate 55 feeds the fed coins to the belt conveyor. 56, the belt conveyor 56 is conveyed to the dispensing unit 57. Further, when coins in the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are scrutinized, the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are directly above the money-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f in the third position. The coins are fed while being counted by the counting and feeding sections 53a to 53f while being positioned at the upper position, and the gate 55 is guided to the temporary storage sections 38a to 38f of the denominations at the third position. At the same time, the amount of the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f is closely scrutinized. Therefore, it becomes possible to shorten the time of the scrutiny process for scrutinizing the amount of coins in the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f by type. In addition, the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f can be moved up and down, and each of the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f is provided with a counting and feeding unit 53a to 53f. Since it is only necessary to provide the gate 55 for selectively guiding the fed coins to either the belt conveyor 56 or the temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the denominations, the time required for the scrutiny processing can be reduced with a simple configuration. .

  Further, since the counting and feeding units 53a to 53f can identify whether or not the denomination of the coin to be fed is normal, it is possible to cope with the case where there is an abnormality in the denomination.

  In addition, since the gate 55 selectively swings and distributes the guide destinations of the coins, it is possible to selectively guide the coins fed out from the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f with a simple configuration. it can.

  Further, during the scrutiny processing of the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f, the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are positioned at the upper position and the money-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the third position. The coins counted and fed out by the counting and feeding sections 53a to 53f from the withdrawal storage sections 52a to 52f of the denomination are simultaneously guided to the temporary storage sections 38a to 38f of the denomination by the gate 55. And after the completion of the scrutiny count, the denomination withdrawal storage portions 52a to 52f are moved to the lower position in a state where the denomination temporary storage portions 38a to 38f are retracted from the third position. The coin-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f are again positioned at the third position, and coins from the money-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f are placed directly into the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f. Each gold to lead To perform the loading housing simultaneous, it can be returned to the dispensing housing portion 52a~52f of good denomination coins paid out from the dispensing housing portion 52a~52f denomination by examination process.

  In addition, when it is confirmed that there is an abnormality in the denomination of the coins that have been paid out at the end of the scrutiny count, the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the first position and the coins are returned. After being returned to the unit 40, the coins re-inserted into the coin insertion / feeding unit 10 are sorted by the sorting unit 32 while being counted by the deposit counting unit 27 and stored in the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f. The temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the type are positioned at the third position, and the coins are stored in the money storage units 52a to 52f of the denominations located at the lower position, so that the coins are stored in the appropriate denomination. It can be re-stored in the parts 52a to 52f.

  Further, when the denomination withdrawal mode is selected, the denomination withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are located at the upper position, and the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are located at the third position, While the coins from the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f are counted by the counting and feeding units 53a to 53f, the gate 55 performs a withdrawal operation that leads to the money-type temporary storage units 38a to 38f. After completion, the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are positioned at the first position, and the coins of the denomination temporary storage units 38a to 38f are discharged to the denomination collection box 43 attached to the return unit 40. Therefore, it is possible to withdraw coins in a state where the coins are classified according to denomination.

  In addition, when the denomination withdrawal mode is selected, the denomination detection box 44 detects the attachment of the denomination recovery box 43 to the return unit 40. The coins can be prevented from being discharged to the return unit 40 from the temporary storage units 38a to 38f.

  It should be noted that the coins drawn out while counting by the payout storage units 52a to 52f of the denomination at the upper position respectively by the counting payout units 53a to 53f are the belt conveyor 56 and the temporary storage unit of the denomination at the third position. As a configuration for selectively guiding to any of 38a to 38f, for example, the height positions of the money-type withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f may be adjusted.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 24, the guide path 65 a of the money type that opens to the counting feeding portions 53 a to 53 f side and the lower side in front of the coin feeding direction of the counting feeding portions 53 a to 53 f of the dispensing storage portions 52 a to 52 f. A guide member 65 formed with 65f is provided. Here, the guide member 65 is continuous with the belt conveyor 56 with the upper surface inclined downward and the guide paths 65a to 65f are respectively connected to the temporary storage units 38a to 38f of the denominations at the third position. Guidance can be made with coins classified by denomination. And, as shown in FIG. 24 (a), the upper and lower positions of the withdrawal storage units 52a to 52f of each type of money, the withdrawal height position for guiding coins to the belt conveyor 56 via the upper surface of the guide member 65, As shown in FIG. 24 (b), coins are fed out to the guide paths 65a to 65f of the guide member 65, which are lower than the withdrawal height position, and are in the third position via the guide paths 65a to 65f. It adjusts to the temporary storage part guide height position which guides a coin to these temporary storage parts 38a-38f.

  If comprised in this way, the vertical position of the raising / lowering part 51 containing the payment | withdrawal storage parts 52a-52f according to money type is lower than the withdrawal height position which guides a coin to the belt conveyor 56, and a withdrawal height position. Since it adjusts to the temporary storage part guide height position which guides a coin to the temporary storage part 38a-38f of the money classification in the position of 3, it is a simple structure, and the money-type withdrawal storage part 52a- The coins fed out from 52f can be selectively guided.

1 Coin depositing / dispensing machine 10 Coin loading / unloading section (input section)
27 Receipt counting part 32 Sorting part 38a-38f Temporary storage part 40 Return part 43 Money collection box (money collection means)
44 Box type detection sensor (confirmation means)
48a-48f storage part 52a-52f withdrawal storage part 53a-53f Count feeding part (counting means)
55 Gate (guide means, gate means)
56 Belt conveyor (conveying means)
57 withdrawal department

Claims (8)

A deposit counter for counting coins inserted into the input unit;
A sorting unit for sorting coins counted by the deposit counting unit into denominations;
A temporary storage unit of a denomination that can be horizontally moved to temporarily store coins selected by the selection unit;
A return unit that accepts coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination at the first position so that the coins can be returned outside the machine;
A denomination storage unit that receives and stores coins from the denomination temporary storage unit in the second position;
A denomination storage unit that accepts coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination in the third position and stores the coins in a manner that allows for withdrawal; and
In a coin depositing and dispensing machine having a conveying means for accepting coins fed out from the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination and conveying it to the withdrawal unit,
The denomination withdrawal storage unit is vertically movable to an upper position immediately above and a lower position immediately below the temporary storage unit of the denomination in the third position, and counting means for counting coins to be fed out Each has
Further, any of the coins that the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination at the upper position counts while counting by the counting unit is used as any of the transport unit and the temporary storage unit of the denomination at the third position. A coin depositing / withdrawing machine comprising a guide means for selectively guiding the crab.   2. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting means counts the coins to be fed and can identify whether or not the denomination of the coin to be fed is normal.   3. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the guiding means is constituted by a swinging gate means.   The guide means is arranged such that the upper and lower positions of the money-type withdrawal storage unit are located at a withdrawal height position for guiding coins to the transport means, and at the third position lower than the withdrawal height position. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin depositing and dispensing machine is adjusted to a temporary storage unit guide height position for guiding coins to a temporary storage unit of a type.   During the scrutiny processing of the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination, the withdrawal storage unit of the denomination is positioned at the upper position and the temporary storage unit of the denomination is positioned at the third position, and the denomination The coins fed out from the withdrawal storage unit and counted by the counting means are guided to the temporary storage section of the denomination by the guide means simultaneously with each denomination, and the completion of the examination count Thereafter, with the denomination-type temporary storage unit retracted from the third position, the denomination-type withdrawal storage unit is positioned in the lower position, and the denomination-type temporary storage unit is again set in the third position. The coins from the temporary storage unit of the denomination are placed in the position of the denomination, and the denominations are simultaneously loaded and guided to the denomination storage unit of the denomination. A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to any one of the above.   When it is confirmed that the denomination of the coins fed out is abnormal at the end of the scrutiny count, the denomination temporary storage unit is positioned at the first position and the coins are returned to the return unit. The coins re-introduced into the insertion unit after being returned to the depositing unit are sorted by the sorting unit while being counted by the depositing counting unit and stored in the temporary storage unit of the denomination, and then the temporary storage unit of the denomination The coin depositing / withdrawing machine according to claim 5, wherein the coin is placed in the third position and is loaded and stored in the money storing / dispensing portion located in the lower position.   Further, when the denomination withdrawal mode is selected, the denomination withdrawal storage unit is positioned at the upper position, and the denomination temporary storage unit is positioned at the third position, While performing the withdrawal operation of guiding coins from the withdrawal storage unit of the type to the temporary storage unit of the denomination by the guide unit while counting with the counting unit, and after the withdrawal operation, 7. The storage unit is positioned at the first position, and the coin of the temporary storage unit of the denomination is discharged to a denomination collecting unit attached to the return unit. A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1.   8. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 7, further comprising a confirming unit that detects attachment of the denomination type collecting unit to the return unit when the denomination type dispensing release mode is selected.

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