JP2012043339A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processor which is small in size and capable of effectively and speedily separating coins into two kinds, a large diameter coin and a small diameter coin, and avoiding erroneous separation even when a plurality of coins are continuously inserted.SOLUTION: A coin processor comprises: a first coin passage 41 that is curved in whole and includes a first guide 21a which is arranged on one side wall of the passage and has a concave shape; and a second coin passage 42 which includes a rail 13 inclined downwardly with respect to a downstream and has a space 12 formed on another side wall of the passage opposite to the first guide 21a and between the rail 13 and a second guide 14 arranged above a coin rolling surface of the rail 13. The coin processor can separate coins by combining: first separation means for separating the coins, which slide on the inclined surface 21b to fall, by using an inclined surface 21b that is arranged above the first guide 21a and receives the coins falling through the first coin passage 41, and second separation means for separating the coins rolling on the rail 13 by using the rail 13 and the space 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to selection of coins (including substitute coins (tokens), game medals, and the like), and more particularly to a coin processing apparatus that selects coins based on a difference in the outer diameter of the coins.

  Generally, the coin processing apparatus is provided with an outer diameter sorting unit that sorts at least two kinds of outer diameter coins. Conventionally, two kinds of outer diameter coins, a large diameter coin and a small diameter coin, There are those that are dropped and sorted, and those that are rolled and rolled on the rail in an inclined posture.

  For example, as disclosed in JP-A-48-57697, the former coin is dropped and selected when one of the large-diameter coin and the small-diameter coin falls. When the coin is received on the slope, the coin changes its position by sliding down along the slope, and when the coin that has slipped down reaches the landing point, the coin is larger than the outer diameter of the smaller coin. Only the small-diameter coin is guided to a lower-diameter coin sorting space below in a space having a width smaller than the outer diameter of the outer diameter, and the large-diameter coin is rolled in a passage extending from the landing point.

  In addition, the latter coins are selected by rolling on the rails in a tilted posture, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-173913, the small-diameter coins on the wall surface on the side in contact with the tilted coins. Forming a recess having a width slightly larger than the outer diameter of the large-diameter coin and smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter coin, and when the two types of coins roll to reach the recess, only the small-diameter coin is in the recess. By tilting it further, it is dropped from the rail and dropped, and the large-diameter coin rolls on the rail without changing its posture.

JP-A-48-57697 JP 2006-173913 A

  By the way, the one that drops and sorts coins may cause the wrong sorting that the small diameter coins bounce back at the landing point and rolls on the rail where the large diameter coins roll without falling into the small diameter coin sorting space. In order to prevent this, there is a problem in that the landing point needs to be devised and the configuration of the apparatus becomes complicated.

  In addition, when a coin is rolled and selected on a rail in a tilted posture, when a plurality of coins are continuously inserted, the small-diameter coin does not fall into the recess and moves on the rail in the same manner as the large-diameter coin. There is a risk of misclassification of rolling, and in order to eliminate this, it is necessary to lengthen the rail that rolls the coins, which increases the size of the device, which increases the coin sorting time. There was a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention can efficiently sort quickly into two types of small and large-diameter coins and small-diameter coins, and even when a plurality of coins are continuously inserted, it can be erroneously sorted. An object is to provide a coin processing device that is not.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a coin processing device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a coin receiving port, and a convex shaped first provided on a side wall of one passage communicating with the coin receiving port and constituting a passage. A first coin passage including the one guide and having a curved entire path, and an inclined rail which is communicated with the first coin passage and is inclined downward with respect to the downstream for rolling the coin; Formed between the inclined rail and the second guide formed above the rolling surface of the inclined rail on the side wall of the passage which is opposite to the side wall communicating with the first guide, of the side walls constituting the passage. A second coin passage having a space, a small diameter coin outlet communicating with the downstream end of the first coin passage and below the space, and a large diameter coin communicating with the downstream end of the second coin passage. Falling vertically from the coin entrance Among the coins that fall while sliding on the inclined surface of the upper part of the first guide that receives the coins, the small-diameter coin outlet having a smaller outer diameter than the distance between the rolling surface of the inclined rail and the second guide is used. The first sorting means for guiding a large-diameter coin having an outer diameter larger than the distance between the rolling surface of the inclined rail and the second guide to the second coin passage, and rolling the coin rail. Of the coins, the large-diameter coin supported by the first guide and the second guide is guided to the large-diameter coin outlet, and is not supported by the second guide and is not supported by the first guide. A combination with a second sorting means for guiding the small-diameter coins to be brought down into the space to the small-diameter coin outlet is performed.

  According to the present invention, among the coins received from the coin inlet into the coin passage, the small-diameter coins are distributed to the small-diameter coin outlets while dropping, and even if the small-diameter coins are not distributed during the fall, they are moved downstream on the inclined rail. Even if it invades, only the large-diameter coin is guided to the large-diameter coin outlet while maintaining the predetermined inclination posture by the first guide, the second guide, and the inclined rail, and the small-diameter coin does not maintain the predetermined inclination posture. Is surely guided to the small-diameter coin outlet or discharged to the outside of the device to prevent the small-diameter coin from entering the large-diameter coin outlet. Because it can be sorted into two types, small-diameter coins, the coin processing is smaller and faster than before, and even when multiple coins are inserted continuously, there is no mis-sorting Providing equipment It can be.

The schematic perspective view of the coin processing apparatus 100 of one Example of this invention. The schematic front view which shows the main body 10 of the coin processing apparatus 100 of one Example of this invention. The AA cutting part end elevation in FIG. FIG. 3A is an exploded view showing a state where the cover 20 is removed from the main body 10. The AA cut part end elevation in Drawing 2 showing signs that small diameter coin S passes vertical passage 41. The AA cut part end elevation in Drawing 2 showing signs that small diameter coin S passes vertical passage 41. The AA cut part end elevation in Drawing 2 showing signs that small diameter coin S falls to small diameter coin exit 50. The schematic front view of the main body 10 which shows a mode that the small diameter coin S falls from the inclination channel | path 42. FIG. The schematic front view of the main body 10 which shows a mode that the small diameter coin S falls from the inclination channel | path 42. FIG. The schematic front view of the main body 10 which shows a mode that the small diameter coin S stops in the inclination channel | path 42. FIG. The AA cut part end elevation in Drawing 2 showing signs that large diameter coin L passes vertical passage 41. The AA cut part end elevation in Drawing 2 showing signs that large diameter coin L passes vertical passage 41. The AA cutting part end view in Drawing 2 showing signs that large-diameter coin L reached rail 13.

  Hereinafter, the form of one Example of the coin processing apparatus of this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings.

  A coin processing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is a device that sorts coins having two types of diameters (see FIG. 2 and the like) of a large-diameter coin L and a small-diameter coin S, and includes a main body 10 and an abbreviation of the front of the main body 10. A cover 20 that covers the entire surface in an openable and closable manner and is rotatably supported with respect to the main body 10 via a shaft (not shown) is mainly configured. The cover 20 is expanded by an operation of a return lever (not shown) outside the apparatus, and FIG. 1 shows a state where the cover 20 is expanded from the main body 10.

  Further, the coin processing device 100 includes a disc receiving port 30, a coin passage 40 that guides coins inserted from the coin receiving port 30 downstream, and a small-diameter coin outlet 50 provided below the middle of the coin passage 40. And a large-diameter coin outlet 60 provided at the downstream end of the coin passage 40.

  The coin receiving port 30 is surrounded by the passage wall surfaces 10 a, 10 b, 10 c on the main body 10 side and the passage wall surface 20 a on the cover 20 side when the cover 20 is closed with respect to the main body 10, and above the coin processing device 100. And a hole formed at the upstream end of the coin passage 40.

The coin passage 40 includes a vertical passage 41 that guides coins inserted from the coin receiving port 30 vertically downward, and an inclined passage 42 that communicates downstream of the vertical passage 41 and inclines so as to roll the coins downstream. The coin is selected by guiding the small diameter coin S to the small diameter coin outlet 50 and guiding the large diameter coin L to the large diameter coin outlet 60.
The configurations of the vertical passage 41 and the inclined passage 42 will be described in detail later.

  The small-diameter coin outlet 50 is provided from the lower side of the vertical passage 41 to the lower side of the inclined passage 42. With the cover 20 closed with respect to the main body 10, the small-diameter coin outlet 50 and the small-diameter coin outlet 50 It is a hole that is surrounded by the partition plate 11 that separates the large-diameter coin outlet 60 and the passage wall surface 20b on the cover 20 side and is formed below the coin processing apparatus 100.

  The large-diameter coin outlet 60 is provided at the downstream end of the inclined passage 42, and in a state where the cover 20 is closed with respect to the main body 10, the passage wall surfaces 10 f and 10 g on the main body 10 side, the partition plate 11, and the cover 20 side. The hole is surrounded by the passage wall surface 20 b and is formed at the downstream end of the inclined passage 42 below the coin processing apparatus 100.

  As described above, the coin receiving port 30, the coin passage 40, the small-diameter coin outlet 50, and the large-diameter coin outlet 60 are formed by a space provided between the main body 10 and the cover 20.

  Next, the configuration of the vertical passage 41 and the inclined passage 42 that are the outer diameter selection unit of the coin processing apparatus 100 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing the main body 10 of the coin processing apparatus 100 and shows a state where the cover 20 is removed. 2 indicate the outlines of the large-diameter coin L and the small-diameter coin S that roll in the coin passage, respectively.

  3A is a cross-sectional end view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 in a state in which the cover 20 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 10, and FIG. 3B is a state in which the main body 10 and the cover 20 are disassembled from FIG. Show.

The vertical passage 41 includes a concave wall surface 12 recessed in a side surface on the main body 10 side (a surface facing one plane of coins falling in the vertical passage 41), and a side surface on the cover 20 side (inside the vertical passage 41). A path curved in the direction of the side of the path is formed by the convex portion 21 that is projected on the other plane of the falling coin.
The curved passage is not limited to a curved shape having a bow shape, and may be a continuous straight line including a fold or a combination of a curved line and a straight line.

  A rail 13 constituting the lowermost portion of the vertical passage 41 and the lower surface of the inclined passage 42 is formed in the main body 10 and is provided to be inclined downward with respect to the downstream of the inclined passage 42. The falling coins are caused to roll downstream of the inclined passage 42.

  An inclined wall surface 12a is formed at the lower part of the concave wall surface 12 over the rail 13, and the lower end of the coin falling from the coin receiving port 30 comes into contact with the inclined portion 21b, which is the upper part of the convex portion 21, so that the coin After moving from the lower side to the main body 10 side and changing the posture, it is further brought into contact with the inclined wall surface 12a, and the lower side of the coin is moved to the cover 20 side to be put on the rolling surface of the rail 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the concave wall surface 12 and the first guide 21 a extending from the top of the convex portion 21 are provided toward the downstream of the inclined passage 42, and of these, the concave shape A second guide 14 is formed on the top of the shape wall surface 12.

  The first guide 21a and the second guide 14 are formed from the end of the inclined passage 42 to the downstream side, while the concave wall surface 12 has the wall surface 15 as an end, and the inclined passage 42 downstream of the end portion. The wall surface is formed with a planar wall 16 consisting of a plane.

  The distance between the second guide 14 and the rolling surface of the rail 13 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter coin L as shown by the arrow X in FIG. And it is arrange | positioned keeping a fixed distance so that it may become a value larger than the small diameter coin S, and as shown by the arrow Y of FIG. 2, further than the outer diameter of the small diameter coin S downstream from the position of the wall surface 15. A small value is set.

  Further, a lever wall 22 is provided on the passage wall surface of the inclined passage 42 on the cover 20 side so as to be rotatably supported by a shaft and biased toward the concave wall surface 12 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the inclined passage 42. The lever 22 pushes the coin passing through the inclined passage 42 to the concave wall surface 12.

  Next, a method for selecting the large-diameter coin L and the small-diameter coin S by the above-described coin processing apparatus 100 will be described, and the configuration will be described in more detail.

  First, a method for distributing the small-diameter coin S passing through the coin passage 40 to the small-diameter coin outlet 50 will be described.

  4A, FIG. 4B, and FIG. 4C are diagrams showing how the small-diameter coin S inserted from the coin receiving port 30 falls from the rail 13 to the small-diameter coin outlet 50 after falling down the vertical passage 41 and dropping out from the rail 13. It is an AA cutting part end view in FIG.

  5A, FIG. 5B, and FIG. 5C show that the small-diameter coin S enters the inclined passage 42 from the end portion of the vertical passage 41 without falling into the small-diameter coin outlet 50, and enters the inclined passage 42 from the inclined passage 42. FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of the main body 10 showing a state in which the main body 10 falls or stops in the inclined passage 42.

  When the small-diameter coin S is inserted into the coin receiving port 30, the lower end of the inclined portion 21b abuts, and the posture is changed while sliding on the inclined portion 21b as shown in FIG. 4A.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lower end of the small-diameter coin S whose posture is changed abuts against the inclined wall surface 12a and slides on the inclined wall surface 12a, and the flat surface on the cover 20 side of the small-diameter coin S is the inclined portion 21b. Or it falls, contacting the 1st guide 21a.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the lower end of the small-diameter coin S reaches the rail 13, the cover 20 side plane on the small-diameter coin S comes into contact with the first guide 21 and falls to the concave wall surface 12 side. Tilt. At this time, since the diameter of the small-diameter coin S is smaller than the distance indicated by the arrow X shown in FIG. 2, the plane on the main body 10 side above the small-diameter coin S is not supported by the second guide 14, and further on the concave wall surface 12 side. The posture is inclined to deviate from the rail 13 and fall to the small diameter coin outlet 50.

  When the small-diameter coin S enters the inclined passage 42, the small-diameter coin S is tilted toward the concave wall surface 12 by the first guide 21a, so that it rolls on the rail 13 in the inclined posture state. As shown to FIG. 5A, it slips down from the inclined wall surface 12a and the rail 13, and falls to the small diameter coin exit 50. FIG.

  Further, even if the inclined passage 42 is moved while the inclined posture is maintained, the lever 22 shown in FIG. 1 or the like is pushed toward the concave passage 12, so that the small diameter coin S is maintained in the inclined posture. However, it moves in the downstream direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the small-diameter coin S collides with the wall surface 15 and falls into the small-diameter coin passage 50 below.

  Furthermore, even if it tries to enter the inclined passage 42 further downstream without colliding with the collision surface 15, as shown in FIG. 5C, the lower portion extended from the second guide 14 at the position of the arrow Y shown in FIG. It collides with 14 a and is sandwiched between the lower part 14 a and the downstream end of the rail 13 or the partition plate 11 and stops in the inclined passage 42. The small-diameter coin S stopped in the inclined passage 42 is dropped downward and discharged to the outside of the apparatus by expanding the cover 20 by an operation from a return lever (not shown) outside the apparatus.

  Therefore, in the coin processing apparatus 100, when the small-diameter coin S is continuously inserted, the traveling direction of the small-diameter coin S to the inclined passage 42 is changed by the collision of the front and rear coins, and the downstream direction of the inclined passage 42 Even if it moves to the small diameter coin S, the small diameter coin S can be reliably dropped to the small diameter coin outlet 50 or discharged to the outside of the apparatus to prevent entry into the large diameter coin outlet 60.

  Next, a method for distributing the large-diameter coin L passing through the coin passage 40 to the large-diameter coin outlet 60 will be described.

  6A, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6C show the state until the large-diameter coin L inserted from the coin receiving port 30 falls down the vertical passage and reaches the rail 13, along the AA cut portion end face in FIG. FIG.

  When the large-diameter coin L is inserted into the coin receiving port 30, the lower end of the inclined portion 21b comes into contact, and the posture is changed while sliding on the inclined portion 21b as shown in FIG. 6A.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the lower end of the large-diameter coin L whose posture is changed abuts against the inclined wall surface 12a and slides on the inclined wall surface 12a, and the plane on the cover 20 side of the large-diameter coin L is inclined. It falls while contacting the part 21b or the first guide 21a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the lower end of the large-diameter coin L reaches the rail 13, the cover 20 side plane on the large-diameter coin L comes into contact with the first guide 21 and moves toward the concave wall surface 12 side. And tilted down. At this time, since the diameter of the large-diameter coin L is slightly larger than the arrow X shown in FIG. 2, the plane on the main body 10 side on the large-diameter coin L comes into contact with the second guide 14 and the rail 13 and the first The guide 21 and the second guide 14 roll into the inclined passage 42 while the state is restricted to the inclined posture.

  The large-diameter coin L guided in the inclined passage 42 is pressed toward the concave wall surface 12 by the lever 22 shown in FIG. 1, but is supported by the rail 13, the first guide 21, and the second guide 14. As it is, it rolls down on the rail 13 and falls to the large-diameter coin outlet 60.

  As described above, in the present invention, among the coins received from the coin receiving port into the coin passage, the small-diameter coin is distributed to the small-diameter coin outlet while dropping, and even if the small-diameter coin is not distributed during the fall, Even when entering the downstream, only the large-diameter coin is guided to the large-diameter coin outlet by holding the predetermined inclination posture by the first guide, the second guide and the inclined rail, and does not maintain the predetermined inclination posture. The small diameter coin is surely guided to the small diameter coin outlet or discharged to the outside of the apparatus to prevent the small diameter coin from entering the large diameter coin outlet.

  Therefore, even in a short coin passage, it can be reliably sorted into two types of large-diameter coins and small-diameter coins, so that it is smaller than before and the sorting speed is improved. It is possible to provide a coin processing device that is not erroneously sorted even when it is inserted.

  In addition, in the said Example, although described as what sorts into two types of coins of the large diameter coin L and the small diameter coin S, in fact, the width | variety of the coin receiving port 30 is made into an upper limit, and the rail 13 and 2nd The outer diameter coins whose lower limit is a value slightly larger than the distance X between the two guides 14 are allotted to the large diameter coin outlet 60, while the distance X between the rail 13 and the second guide 14 is the value. Is the upper limit, and all the outer diameter coins whose lower limit is the value of the distance Y between the rail 13 and the upper portion 14a of the second guide 14 at the downstream end of the inclined passage 42 are distributed to the small diameter coin outlet 50.

  Therefore, for example, it is possible to design to distribute 500-yen coins and 10-yen coins to the large-diameter coin outlet 60 and to distribute 100-coin coins and 50-yen coins to the small-diameter coin outlet 50.

  In the case of further sorting, the distance between the second guide 14 and the rolling surface of the rail 13 is appropriately set by communicating the coin receiving port of another coin processing device with each coin outlet of the above coin processing device. By doing so, it is possible to sort one after another.

  Moreover, it cannot be overemphasized that the coin processing apparatus in the said Example is not limited to the said shape, and the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the concave wall surface 12 is provided on the passage side wall on the main body 10 side between the rail 13 and the second guide 14. However, the concave wall surface 12 is not limited to the concave shape, Or a space.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Coin processing apparatus 10 Main body 11 Partition plate 12 Concave-shaped wall surface 12a Inclined wall surface 13 Rail 14 Second guide 14a Lower part of second guide 15 Wall surface (collision surface)
16 plane wall 20 cover 21 convex portion 21a first guide 21b inclined portion 22 lever 30 coin receiving port 40 coin passage 41 vertical passage 42 inclined passage 50 small diameter coin outlet 60 large diameter coin outlet

Claims (1)

A coin processing device for selecting a plurality of coins by utilizing a difference in outer diameter,
A coin entry point,
A first coin passage that is curved in its entirety, including a convex first guide that communicates with the coin receiving port and that is provided on one of the passage side walls constituting the passage;
A passage side wall that communicates with the first coin passage and includes an inclined rail that is inclined downward with respect to the downstream for rolling the coin, and communicates with the first guide among the passage side walls constituting the passage. A second coin passage having a space formed between the inclined rail and a second guide formed above the rolling surface of the inclined rail on the side wall of the passage opposite to
A small-diameter coin outlet communicating with the downstream end of the first coin passage and communicating below the space;
A large-diameter coin outlet communicating with the downstream end of the second coin passage,
Out of the coins falling while sliding on the inclined surface of the upper part of the first guide that receives the coins falling vertically from the coin receiving port, the distance between the rolling surface of the inclined rail and the second guide is outside. First sorting means for dropping a small-diameter coin having a small diameter to a small-diameter coin outlet and guiding a large-diameter coin having an outer diameter larger than the distance between the rolling surface of the inclined rail and the second guide to the second coin passage. When,
Of the coins rolling on the coin rail, the large-diameter coin supported by the first guide and the second guide is guided to the large-diameter coin outlet, and is not supported by the second guide. A coin processing apparatus, comprising: a second sorting unit that guides the small-diameter coin that is brought down into the space by the first guide to a small-diameter coin outlet.

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