JP2010218167A - Coin ejector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attach a base unit part and a coin container part to a frame part reliably and easily. <P>SOLUTION: A convex-shaped base unit part fixing convex part 216 for fixing a base unit part is provided to a coin container fixing lever 21 used for fixing the coin container part, which is provided to a frame part. This convex shape engages with a base unit part fixing concave part shape 427 on the base unit part side, by being pressed with the biasing force that acts on the coin container fixing lever 21 when the coin container part is not attached, and the base unit part is fixed. Using the coin container fixing lever 21, both the coin container part and the base unit part can be fixed on the frame part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention comprises a coin container part for storing coins to be thrown out, a base unit part having a mechanism for throwing out a predetermined number of coins, and a frame part for holding the base unit part, and an assembling operation The present invention relates to a coin dispensing device that can assemble and disassemble the coin container portion and the base unit portion on the frame portion, and in particular, it is easy to reliably assemble the base unit portion and the coin container portion to the frame portion. The present invention relates to a coin dispensing device that can be used.

  Conventional coin dispensing devices are used inside a slot machine, money changer, vending machine, etc., and are used to pay out a predetermined number of coins, and are formed in a box shape that opens upward. The coins received from above are stored in the coin container portion.

  Also, the base unit portion, which is the main body portion, located below the coin container portion has a built-in mechanism for carrying the stored coins through the opening at the bottom of the coin container portion and throwing out a predetermined number of coins. . For example, the throwing mechanism is configured by a base plate having a rotating disk or the like that rotates by a motor drive, takes coins one by one into a plurality of openings, and dispenses them, and a base frame that holds the rotating disk. At the same time, coins in the opening are thrown out.

  The coin container is attached and fixed to the upper part of the main body of the coin dispensing device. Further, since the coin container is frequently attached to and detached from the main body, a coin dispensing device having a configuration in which the coin container can be easily attached and detached is desired.

  In Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the base plate (hopper mounting portion) of the device main body 6 is located on the far side from the person who attaches / detaches the hopper 2 (coin container) to the device main body 6 (main body portion). ) 8 is provided with a protrusion (locking portion) 14, and the hopper 2 is provided with a hook member 12.

  First, when the assembly operator attaches the hopper 2, the hook member 12 on the other side of the hopper 2 is hooked on the protruding portion 14 of the apparatus main body 6, and then the front side of the hopper 2 is pulled down to the flange 13 of the hopper 2. In the fixing means 26, the hook piece 18 that is constantly urged by the spring 24 is engaged, and the hopper 2 is fixed to the base plate 8 of the apparatus main body 6. The hook piece 18 is supported on the base plate 8 so as to be rotatable by a shaft portion 20.

  Next, when the assembly operator removes the hopper 2 from the apparatus main body 6, the operation piece 17 integrated with the hook piece 18 is pulled toward the front side against the biasing force of the spring 24, and the shaft portion 20 When rotated, the flange 13 of the hopper 2 is released from the engagement of the hook piece 18. Thereafter, when the front side of the hopper 2 is pulled up, the hook member 12 on the other side of the hopper 2 is separated from the protrusion 14 of the apparatus main body 6, and the hopper 2 can be detached from the apparatus main body 6.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-326418 (FIG. 2)

  However, in the coin dispensing apparatus exemplified in Patent Document 1, a base plate in which one end of a spring 24 for urging the hook piece portion 18 of the fixing means 26 that detachably fixes the hopper 2 is attached to the apparatus main body 6. 8 is fixed to the spring retaining rod 23 on the back surface, and the other end is fixed so as to bias the hook member 12 of the apparatus main body 6. The hook member 12 is rotatably supported by the shaft portion 20 on the front side of the assembly body of the apparatus main body 6. Therefore, one end of the spring 24 is attached to the member related to the base plate 8, and the other end is attached to the member related to the apparatus main body 6.

  For this reason, first, the base plate 8 is fixed to the upper surface of the apparatus main body 6 with screws or the like, and then the spring 24 is attached. In this fixed state, the apparatus main body 6 is turned upside down to resist its biasing, One end of the spring 24 had to be hung on the spring stopper rod 23 and the other end had to be hung on the hook member 12. For this reason, there is a problem that assembly is very troublesome.

  The present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin dispensing device that can easily and reliably assemble a base unit portion and a coin container portion to a frame portion. And

  The present invention comprises a coin container part for storing coins to be thrown out, a base unit part having a mechanism for throwing out a predetermined number of coins, and a frame part for holding the base unit part, and an assembling operation A coin dispensing device capable of assembling and disassembling the coin container part and the base unit part on the frame part, and a coin container fixing lever for use in fixing the coin container part provided in the frame part, A base unit portion fixing portion having a convex or concave shape is provided, and this convex or concave shape is pressed by a biasing force that acts on the coin container fixing lever when the coin container portion is not attached, so that the base unit portion side The base unit part can be fixed to the frame, and after fixing the base unit part to the frame part and assembling, the coin container is fixed. Bar using at least, the coin container portion, by attaching to these frame portions and the base unit part, is obtained by solving the above problems.

  Here, a wedge-shaped piece is formed at the tip of the base unit portion that is on the side of the assembling operator when assembled to the frame portion, and at the time of the assembling, the tip becomes a pivotable turning fulcrum that moves up and down. The lower surface ridge line of the base unit portion can be mounted on the mounting surface of the frame portion located on the other side of the assembling operator, and the mounting surface and the lower surface ridge line are configured, and the swivel is performed during the assembly. Accordingly, the wedge-shaped piece is lowered, and the inclined surface of the wedge-shaped piece contact surface of the wedge-shaped piece is configured to come into contact with a part of the coin container fixing lever. With the turning of the part, the inclined surface can push and spread the coin container fixing lever.

  Further, when the base unit portion is assembled and fixed to the frame portion by the turning, a coin container fixing lever on the frame portion side and an uneven portion into which the base unit portion fits each other can be provided.

  Furthermore, a locking piece is formed at the tip of the coin container, and when assembling the coin container to the base unit, the tip of the coin container on the assembling operator side becomes a pivotable pivot that can move up and down. The engaging portions of the coin container portion are configured to engage with the engaging portions of the frame portion located on the other side of the assembling operator so that the engaging portions of the coin container portion can be engaged with each other. By configuring the locking piece contact surface of the inclined surface to contact a part of the coin container fixing lever, the locking piece contact surface becomes the coin container fixing lever together with the turning of the coin container portion by the contact. Can be spread out.

  Furthermore, at least one pair of rotation fulcrums extending inward is provided at both ends of the coin container fixing lever, and the coin container fixing lever is supported rotatably on the base frame, and a spring is provided on the surface of the base frame. The coin container fixing lever is provided with a downwardly extending working arm that contacts the spring, and a gap through which a coin can pass is formed between the rotating fulcrum and the working arm. be able to.

  According to the coin dispensing device of the present invention, the base unit portion can be fixed and assembled to the frame portion by the coin container fixing lever for use in fixing the coin container portion provided in the frame portion. By using the coin container fixing lever, the coin container part can be fixed and assembled on the frame part, and therefore, the base unit part and the coin container part can be reliably and easily assembled to the frame part.

  Furthermore, when assembling the base unit portion to the frame portion, the frame portion located on the far side of the assembling worker so that the tip of the base unit portion on the assembling worker side becomes a pivoting pivot that can move up and down. The lower surface ridge line of the base unit portion is placed on the placement surface. In addition, a wedge-shaped piece is provided at the tip, and the tip can be lowered by turning to widen the coin container fixing lever. Further, the base unit portion fixed to the coin container fixing lever can be fixed. The convex or concave shape of the portion fits into the concave or convex shape of the base unit portion fixing portion provided in the coin guide, and the base unit portion is fixed by the urging force acting on the coin container fixing lever. For this reason, work such as screwing does not occur, it can be easily assembled, the base unit can be fixed even when the coin container is not attached, and there is no fear of dropping off.

  Also, when the coin container portion is assembled to the base unit portion, the frame portion located on the other side of the assembling worker is arranged so that the tip of the coin container portion on the assembling worker side is a pivotable pivot that moves up and down. The engaging part of the coin container part is engaged with the engaging part. When the coin container portion is assembled, the coin container portion is provided with a locking piece. Therefore, when the coin container portion is turned and the locking piece descends, the inclined surface of the locking piece is locked. The one contact surface comes into contact with a part of the coin container fixing lever on the base unit side, so that the coin container fixing lever can be pushed and widened, and the upper surface of the locking piece is the inner wall surface of the coin container fixing lever. The coin container portion is fixed by the urging force that substantially contacts the tip and acts on the coin container fixing lever. Therefore, similarly to Patent Document 1, no operation such as screwing occurs, and the coin container portion can be easily assembled.

  Furthermore, as explained above, the base unit portion when the coin container portion is not mounted and the coin container when the coin container is mounted are fixed only by the coin container fixing lever, which is excellent in terms of cost. .

  Furthermore, since the spring for generating the urging force for the coin container fixing lever is housed in a recess provided in the surface portion of the base frame, the spring is against the frame part and the coin container part of the base unit part. Can be installed regardless of the assembled state. Therefore, unlike the coin-throwing apparatus exemplified in Patent Document 1, there is no troublesome work of turning the main body of the coin-throwing apparatus (the apparatus body 6 of Patent Document 1) upside down and hooking it up easily. Assembly is possible.

  Also, the biasing force acts on the working arm extending downward from the approximate center of the coin container fixing lever, so that the coin container fixing lever formed of resin is easily deformed like a bow, and the rotation fulcrum extending outward is Although it is easy to come off from the base frame, it can be prevented from coming off from the base frame by providing a rotation fulcrum extending inward.

  In addition, since there is enough space between the working arm and the rotation fulcrum extending inward to allow coins to pass through, it is assumed that the coins stored in the coin container spilled when the coin container was removed. However, the coin does not stay between the coin container fixing lever and the base frame, and the trouble that the coin container fixing lever cannot fix the coin container when the coin container is mounted can be prevented.

1 is an external perspective view of a coin dispensing device showing an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. The exploded view which decomposed | disassembled the coin throwing-out apparatus of the said embodiment into the principal part. Sectional drawing which looked at the vertical cross section containing straight line A1-A2 in FIG. 1 from the near side to the other side In the coin dispensing device of the embodiment, the perspective view of the base unit portion and the frame portion illustrated with the coin container portion removed and the rotating disk removed upward. Schematic plan view of the base unit of the coin dispensing device of the embodiment as viewed from above. The perspective view of the coin container fixing lever with which a frame part is provided in the coin dispensing device of the embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the assembly | attachment start state of the assembly fixing mechanism of a base unit part using the coin container fixing lever with which the flame | frame part of the said embodiment is equipped. The wedge-shaped piece provided at the tip of the base unit and the operation of the upper surface of the coin container fixing lever, showing the first stage state (the start state) from the start state to the assembly completion state. Enlarged sectional view Expanded sectional view of the second stage Expanded sectional view of the third stage Enlarged sectional view of the fourth stage (completion of assembly) Sectional drawing which shows the assembly | attachment start state of the assembly fixing mechanism of a coin container part using the coin container fixing lever of the frame part in the said embodiment. Enlarged cross section of the periphery showing the operation of the locking piece provided at the lower end of the coin container and the coin container fixing lever, showing the first stage state (the start state) from the start state to the completion of assembly. Figure Expanded sectional view of the second stage Expanded sectional view of the third stage (completion of assembly)

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a coin dispensing device showing an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the coin dispensing device of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the vertical cross section containing straight line A1-A2 in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the coin dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a coin container 3 that stores coins inserted from above, a rotating disk 41, and the like, and is loaded from the bottom of the coin container 3 A base unit 4 (FIG. 2) that throws out a predetermined number of stored coins while counting, and a frame unit 2 that holds the base unit 4 inside a slot machine, a change machine, a vending machine, or the like. Outlined.

  The coin container unit 3 is generally composed of a coin container 30 that stores coins and a chute 31 that is a path for discharging coins overflowing from the coin container 30 to another container (not shown). The base unit 4 is arranged at the bottom of the coin container 30 and has a rotating disk 41 that throws out the coins that are taken in along with the rotation, a guide in the circumferential sliding direction of the coins taken into the rotating disk 41, and A coin guide 42 that regulates the clearance of the coin payout slot, a drive motor 43 as a drive device that rotationally drives the rotary disk 41, a counting device 5 that counts coins thrown out as the rotary disk 41 rotates, It is generally composed of a discharge plate 44 for regulating the width in the vicinity of the coin discharge port and a base plate 40 on which these are placed. Further, the frame part 2 is generally constituted by a base frame 20 holding the base unit part 4 and a coin container fixing lever 21 for fixing the coin container part 3.

  The coin container 30 has a box shape that opens upward, and a cylindrical opening 301 is formed at the bottom. The cylindrical opening 301 at the bottom of the coin container 30 is formed with substantially the same diameter as the cylindrical opening 421 formed on the upper surface of the coin guide 42, and the coins inserted into the coin container 30 are the coin lower part 302 and the coin container. The rotating disk 41 is gradually supplied through a cylindrical opening 301 at the bottom of 30 and a cylindrical opening 421 on the upper surface of the coin guide 42.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the base unit portion 4 and the frame portion 2 illustrated in a state where the coin container portion 3 is removed and the rotating disk 41 is removed upward in the coin dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment.

  First, the base frame 20 has the base plate 40 mounted on a surface inclined by approximately 45 ° with respect to the horizontal plane. Further, a coin guide 42 and a discharge plate 44 are fixed on the upper surface of the base plate 40, and a coin sliding surface 401 and a coin payout opening 402 are formed. Among these, the coin sliding surface 401 is formed in a circular shape substantially equal to the rotating disk 41 by the coin guide 42 inner peripheral surface 422. In the present embodiment, the rotary disk 41 has six openings 412 larger than the coin size.

  Further, on the back surface of the base plate 40, as shown in FIG. 3 described above, a drive motor 43 for rotating the rotary disk 41 is held, and the motor shaft 431 of the drive motor 43 is as shown in FIG. It protrudes from the center of the coin sliding surface 401 on the upper surface of the base plate 40. The rotating disk 41 is supported by the motor shaft 431 so that the back surface thereof is substantially in contact with the coin sliding surface 401, covers the coin sliding surface 401, and is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow A by the drive motor 43. It has become so.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the base unit portion 4 of the coin dispensing device of this embodiment as viewed from above.

  In this figure, the rotating disk 41 is mounted and assembled on a coin guide 42 of the base unit portion 4. In the rotating disk 41, the coins taken into the individual openings 412 from the coin container 30 with the front surface or the back surface being parallel to the coin sliding surface 401 are moved along with the rotation of the rotating disk 41. And the side surface of the coin slides along the circumferential direction of the rotating disk 41 with the coin side surface contacting the inner peripheral surface 422 of the coin guide 42.

  The coin payout port 402 forms a continuous surface with the coin sliding surface 401, and the coin payout port 402 is opened from the opening 412 at the position of the coin payout port 402 as the rotary disk 41 rotates, as shown in FIG. As shown by arrow B, the coin is allowed to pass when the coin is thrown out of the coin dispensing device 1 in the centrifugal direction from the coin sliding surface 401. At this time, the coin passes through a space 413 described later.

  The rotating disk 41 is generally configured in a substantially disk shape, and the circumference of the rotating disk 41 is set such that a plurality of circular openings 412 each having a diameter larger than that of the coin pass through the front and back of the rotating disk 41. They are arranged side by side. When the rotary disk 41 rotates in a state where the coin in the coin container 30 is taken in by the opening 412, the coin comes into contact with the coin sliding surface 401 and the side surface of the coin is in contact with the inner peripheral surface 422 of the coin guide 42. In the state of contact, the coin sliding surface 401 is slid in an arc shape.

  In addition, on the back surface of the rotating disk 41, there is a space 413 where coins taken into the opening 412 can be led out to the coin payout port 402 side positioned in the centrifugal direction of the rotating disk 41 with respect to the coin sliding surface 401. Is formed. This space 413 is formed along with each opening 412 in the rotary disk 41. When the coin taken into the opening 412 reaches a position facing the coin payout opening 402 as the rotating disk 41 rotates, the coin moves toward the coin payout opening 402 via the space 413 due to centrifugal force. And the state of the coin 6 shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.

  Here, the counting device 5 includes a detection lever (not shown) having a detection roller 51 at the tip, and the detection roller 51 is located at the boundary between the coin sliding surface 401 and the coin payout port 402 from the upper surface of the base plate 40. Also, it protrudes upward and is biased in the direction of narrowing the interval W between the boundary portions. Each time the coin is led out from the opening 412 to the coin payout port 402 side through the space 413 on the back side of the rotating disk 41, the detection roller 51 moves against the biasing force. Accordingly, the detection lever (not shown) also swings. By detecting the number of swings of the detection lever (not shown), the number of coins thrown out can be counted.

  In addition, since the interval W between the detection roller 51 and the discharge plate 44 is normally set to be smaller than the diameter of the coin, the detection roller 51 is biased as described above, so that the centrifugal force is applied. Coins are derived until the state of the coin 6 shown in FIG. The coins are led out in the centrifugal direction of the rotating disk 41 from this state due to the action of the pushing portion 414 formed on the back surface of the rotating disk 41. That is, the pushing portion 414 (also referred to as “fin”) on the back surface of the rotating disk 41 pushes the coin 6 in the state shown in FIG. 5 in the direction of arrow B and resists urging the detection roller 51 via the coin 6. The distance W between the detection roller 51 and the discharge plate 44 is increased. As a result, the coin 6 is led out to the coin discharge port 402, and is subsequently thrown out of the coin dispensing device 1 from the coin discharge port 402.

  As described above, the coin dispensing device 1 causes the coin 6 taken in from the upper surface side of the rotating disk 41 through the opening 412 to rotate the rotating disk 41 through the space 413 on the back surface side of the rotating disk 41. Along with it, it can be thrown out one by one.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the coin container fixing lever 21 provided in the frame unit 2 in the coin dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment.

  In the coin dispensing device 1 having the above configuration, the coin container fixing lever 21 is rotatably supported on the base frame 20 by the rotation fulcrum 211 extending inward and the rotation fulcrum 212 extending outward. ing. Further, the working arm 213 extending downward from the substantially central portion of the coin container fixing lever 21 abuts on the spring 22 housed in the recess 202 provided on the surface portion of the base frame 20, so that the direction C in FIG. Is being energized.

  Generally, since the coin container fixing lever 21 is molded of resin, when an urging force is applied to the action arm 213 disposed at a substantially central portion, the coin container fixing lever 21 is easily deformed like a bow, and is provided at both ends of the coin container fixing lever 21 and provided outside. The rotation fulcrum 212 extending in the direction falls to the inside and is easily detached from the base frame 20. In the present embodiment, both the rotation fulcrum 211 extending inward and the rotation fulcrum 212 extending outward are provided in order to prevent the rotation fulcrum from shifting, but only the rotation fulcrum 211 extending inward is provided. It does not matter.

  Furthermore, a sufficient space 219 is provided between the working arm 213 and the rotation fulcrum 211 extending inward to allow coins to pass therethrough. This prevents coins stored in the coin container 30 from spilling into the frame portion 2 and staying between the coin container fixing lever 21 and the base frame 20 when the coin container 30 is removed. If coins remain between them, the coin container fixing lever 21 may not be able to fix the coin container 30 to the base frame 20 when the coin container 30 is mounted.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembly start state of the assembly fixing mechanism of the base unit unit 4 using the coin container fixing lever 21 provided in the frame unit 2 of the present embodiment. FIGS. 8 to 11 show the wedge-shaped piece 423 provided at the tip of the base unit 4 and the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214 sequentially showing the state of each stage from the start state to the completed assembly state. It is an expanded sectional view of these circumferences (area of circle illustration of Drawing 7) showing operation.

  When the assembling worker attaches the base unit portion 4 to the frame portion 2, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the base unit portion 4 is placed on the base unit placement surface 203 provided inside the base frame 20 on the bottom surface of the base plate. A ridge line 403 is placed, and this ridge line 403 becomes a turning fulcrum, and is assembled while turning in the D direction.

  Here, in the base unit portion 4, a wedge-shaped piece 423 is provided at the tip of the coin guide 42 on the other end side of the base plate lower surface ridge line 403. Further, in the frame part 2, the wedge-shaped piece 423 is fitted into the base unit part fixing part tip 215 (FIGS. 8 to 11) of the coin container fixing lever 21 in the assembled state, and the base unit part 4 Is fixed to the frame portion 2.

  The wedge-shaped piece tip 424 is provided at a position where it does not come into contact with the upper surface 214 of the coin container fixing lever urged in the direction C in FIG. Further, in the wedge-shaped piece 423, the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 connecting the wedge-shaped piece tip 424 to the wedge-shaped piece end face 426 is configured by a smooth curve or straight line so as to contact the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214. It is configured. Therefore, during the turning, the wedge-shaped piece tip 424 is caught by the upper surface 214 of the coin container fixing lever, and the turning is not delayed.

  As described above, when the base unit lower surface ridge line 403 is used as a rotation fulcrum and the base unit portion 4 is rotated in the direction of arrow D, the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 first contacts the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214. 7 and FIG. 8 are obtained. Here, in FIG. 8 of the enlarged view, the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 is in contact with the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214.

  When the base unit portion 4 further turns, as shown in FIG. 9, the coin container fixing lever 21 is pushed and spread against the urging force in the C direction acting on the coin container fixing lever 21, and the coin unit The container fixing lever upper surface 214 is in contact with the wedge-shaped one end surface 426.

  At this time, the base unit portion fixing portion tip 215 provided on the coin container fixing lever 21 is provided at a position where it does not contact the wedge-shaped piece tip 424, and when the base unit portion 4 further turns, As shown in FIG. 10, the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 is configured to come into contact with the base unit portion fixing portion distal end 215.

  When the base unit portion 4 is further rotated in a state where the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 is in contact with the base unit portion fixing portion distal end 215, the C direction biasing force acting on the coin container fixing lever 21 is similarly applied. Accordingly, the coin container fixing lever 21 is pushed and spread, and finally, as shown in FIG. 11, the base unit portion fixing portion tip 215 gets over the wedge-shaped one end surface 426, and the base unit portion fixing convex portion 216 is formed. The base unit portion 4 is fixed to the frame portion 2 by the urging force in the C direction which is fitted in the base unit portion fixing concave portion 427 provided on the upper surface of the wedge-shaped piece 423 and works on the coin container fixing lever 21.

  In one embodiment of the present proposal, the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214 is pushed out from the wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 while being in contact with the wedge-shaped piece end surface 426, and then the base unit portion fixing portion tip 215 is wedge-shaped piece contact surface. The wedge-shaped piece contact surface 425 and the wedge-shaped piece end surface 426 are in contact with the base unit fixing portion tip 215 without contacting the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214, A configuration in which the container fixing lever 21 is expanded may be used.

  Next, FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembly start state of the assembly fixing mechanism of the coin container unit 3 using the coin container fixing lever 21 of the frame unit 2 in the present embodiment. 13 to 15 show the operation of the locking piece 304 and the coin container fixing lever 21 provided at the lower end of the coin container 30 sequentially showing the state of each stage from the start state to the assembly completion state. FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the periphery (region shown in FIG. 12) shown.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11, after the base unit portion 4 is assembled to the frame portion 2, the coin container portion 3 is assembled to the base unit portion 4.

  When the assembling operator attaches the coin container 3 on the base unit part 4, first, as shown in FIG. 12, the base frame is provided so that the engaging convex part 303 provided at the lower end of the coin container 30 can turn. It will be engaged with the engagement recessed part 201 provided in the upper end. Further, after the engagement, the coin container portion 3 is assembled on the base unit portion 4 while turning in the E direction using the engagement portion as a fulcrum.

  Here, in the coin container part 3, a locking piece 304 is provided on the other end side of the engaging convex part 303. Further, in the frame portion 2, the locking piece 304 is fitted into the coin container fixing lever 21 in the assembled state, and the coin container portion 3 is fixed to the frame portion 2.

  The locking piece tip 305 is provided at a position where it does not come into contact with the upper surface 214 of the coin container fixing lever when the coin container fixing lever 21 fixes the base unit portion 4. Further, a locking piece contact surface 306 connecting the locking piece tip 305 and the locking piece end surface 307 is configured by a smooth curve or straight line, and is configured to contact the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214. Therefore, when turning in the E direction as described above, the leading end 305 of the locking piece is caught by the upper surface 214 of the coin container fixing lever, and the turning is not delayed.

  When the engaging convex portion 303 at the lower end of the coin container 30 and the engaging portion of the engaging concave portion 201 at the upper end of the base frame are pivoted as described above, first, the locking piece contact surface 306 is fixed to the coin container. The lever comes into contact with the upper surface 214 of the lever, and a state as shown in FIGS. Here, in FIG. 13 of the enlarged view, the locking piece contact surface 306 is in contact with the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214.

  When the coin container part 3 further rotates in a state where the coin container fixing lever 21 fixes the base unit part 4, the C-direction biasing force acting on the coin container fixing lever 21 is resisted, The coin container fixing lever 21 is pushed open.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the coin container fixing lever upper surface 214 gets over the locking piece end surface 307, and finally the locking piece upper surface 308 is stored inside the coin container fixing lever 21 as shown in FIG. The coin container 30 is fixed to the frame portion 2 when the top end portion 308 of the inner wall surface 218 of the coin container fixing lever 21 substantially contacts the locking piece upper surface 308.

  Here, when the coin container portion 3 is further assembled as described above in the state where the base unit portion 4 is assembled to the frame portion 2 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the base unit is formed by the coin container portion 3 by the assembly. The portion 4 is pressed, and the base unit fixing protrusion 216 and the base unit fixing recess 427 are configured to have a gap indicated by reference numeral S1 in FIG. At this time, the base unit portion 4 is fixed by being sandwiched between the coin container portion 3 and the frame portion 2. The gap S1 has no gap as shown by the reference S0 in FIG. 11 after the base unit portion 4 is assembled and before the coin container portion 3 is assembled. It becomes a state.

  On the other hand, when the coin container part 3 is assembled, the base unit part fixing convex part 216 and the base are fixed before the locking piece upper surface 308 substantially contacts the tip of the inner wall surface 218 of the coin container fixing lever 21. If the unit portion fixing recess 427 is fitted and the gap S1 is not present, the coin container 30 may not be sufficiently fixed to the frame portion 2.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the base unit portion 4 is fixed to the frame portion 2 by fitting the uneven shape of the portion on the coin container fixing lever 21 side and the uneven shape of the portion on the base unit portion 4 side. The The coin container portion 3 is also fixed to the frame portion 2 by fitting the concavo-convex shape of the portion on the coin container fixing lever 21 side and the uneven shape of the portion on the coin container portion 3 side.

  Here, as for the uneven | corrugated shape which mutually fits as mentioned above, which is concave shape and which is convex shape is not specifically limited. Also, the urging force for fitting the concave and convex shapes to each other is not particularly limited. Like the spring 22 of the present embodiment, the coin container fixing lever 21 or a spring provided around the coin container fixing lever 21 may be used, or an elastic force possessed by any member constituting the coin container fixing lever 21 may be used. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin throwing apparatus 2 ... Frame part 20 ... Base frame 201 ... Engagement recessed part 203 ... Base unit mounting surface 21 ... Coin container fixing lever 214 ... Coin container fixing lever upper surface 215 ... Base unit part fixing part front-end | tip 216 ... Base Unit part fixed convex part 3 ... Coin container part 30 ... Coin container 301 ... Cylindrical opening 302 ... Coin flow lower part 303 ... Engaging convex part 304 ... Locking piece 305 ... Locking piece tip 306 ... Locking piece contact surface 307 ... Locking piece end surface 308 ... Locking piece upper surface 4 ... Base unit portion 402 ... Coin payout port 403 ... Base plate lower surface ridge line 41 ... Rotating disk 412 ... Opening 42 ... Coin guide 423 ... Wedge shaped piece 424 ... Wedge shaped piece tip 425 ... Wedge-like piece contact surface 426 ... Wedge-like piece end surface 427 ... Base unit fixing recess 43 ... Drive mode Motor 431 ... motor shaft 44 ... discharge plate 5 ... counting device 6 ... Coin

Claims (5)

A coin container portion for storing coins to be thrown out, a base unit portion having a mechanism for throwing out a predetermined number of coins, and a frame portion for holding the base unit portion. A coin dispensing device capable of assembling and disassembling a coin container part and a base unit part on a frame part,
In the coin container fixing lever for use in fixing the coin container part provided in the frame part, a base unit part fixing part having a convex or concave shape is provided,
This convex or concave shape is a shape that can be fitted into the shape of the base unit portion by pressing with a biasing force acting on the coin container fixing lever when the coin container portion is not attached, and the base unit portion can be fixed. Yes,
A coin dispensing apparatus, wherein after a base unit portion is fixed and assembled to a frame portion, the coin container portion is assembled to the frame portion and the base unit portion using at least the coin container fixing lever. A wedge-shaped piece is formed at the tip of the base unit portion that becomes the assembly operator side when assembled to the frame portion,
At the time of assembly, the bottom ridge line of the base unit part can be placed on the placement surface of the frame part located on the far side of the assembly operator so that the tip becomes a pivotable pivot that moves up and down. , Configure these mounting surface and lower surface ridge line,
At the time of the assembly, the wedge-shaped piece is lowered with the turning, and the inclined surface of the wedge-shaped piece contact surface of the wedge-shaped piece is configured to contact a part of the coin container fixing lever. 2. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined surface pushes and expands the coin container fixing lever as the base unit turns by the contact.   When the base unit portion is assembled and fixed to the frame portion by the turning, a coin container fixing lever on the frame portion side and an uneven portion into which the base unit portion fits each other are provided, respectively. Item 3. A coin coin dispensing device according to item 1 or 2. While forming a locking piece at the tip of the coin container,
When assembling the coin container part to the base unit part, the frame part located on the other side of the assembling worker is arranged so that the tip of the coin container part on the assembling worker side becomes a pivoting pivot that can be moved up and down. In the joint portion, the engaging portions of the coin container portion can be engaged with each other so that these engaging portions are configured,
The locking piece contact surface of the inclined surface of the coin container portion is configured to come into contact with a part of the coin container fixing lever at the time of the assembly, so that the locking is performed together with the turning of the coin container portion by the contact. The coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the one contact surface pushes and spreads the coin container fixing lever. At both ends of the coin container fixing lever, at least a pair of rotation fulcrums extending inward is provided, and the base container frame is rotatably supported while supporting the coin container fixing lever.
On the surface of the base frame, there is a recess for storing the spring,
The coin container fixing lever is provided with a downwardly extending working arm that contacts the spring,
The coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a gap through which a coin can pass is formed between the rotation fulcrum and the working arm.

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