JP2013008117A - Coin carrying device and coin payout device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin carrying device that can carry coins differing widely in external diameter or thickness, and whose carrying distance can be easily changed.SOLUTION: The coin carrying device includes: a coin guide passage which has right and left guide surfaces for guiding the peripheral surface of a coin and top and reverse guide surfaces for guiding the head and tail of the coin; a plurality of rotary disks which are arranged in predetermined order from an entrance to an exit of the coin guide passage, and rotate on axes of rotation substantially perpendicular to the top and reverse guide surfaces; and a plurality of coin pressing means which protrude into the coin guide passage, provided on the plurality of rotary disks respectively, and rotate on the corresponding axes of rotation to press the coin. Further, the coin carrying device includes a plurality of coin carrying units which each have a coin guide passage part formed by dividing the coin guide passage in its extension direction, and an abuttable end face provided corresponding to at least one of the entrance and exit thereof, and where the plurality of rotary disks are divisionally arranged.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin transport device that transports and releases coins that are sent one by one to a predetermined position, and a coin payout device that transports and discharges coins stacked one by one to a predetermined position. . Specifically, the present invention relates to a coin transport device and a coin payout device that are preferably used when processing a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters.

  Note that “coin” used in the present specification includes coins as currency, substitute money such as medals and tokens of game machines, and the like.

  There are a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters (that is, diameters) or thicknesses, and the coin processing device can handle these types of coins (that is, a plurality of denominations), so-called size-free. Various devices have been proposed in the past. For example, there are coin hopper devices disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 for coin feeding devices that separate and send coins in a stacked state one by one.

  In the devices disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a circular support shelf that protrudes in the center of the rotating disk is arranged on the upper surface of the rotating disk that is inclined upward, and the coins are locked radially from the supporting shelf side. The coin is pushed by the coin locking body while being supported by the support shelf, and is guided and sent out in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk by the coin receiving means arranged at a predetermined position. Patent Document 3 discloses an improved version of the coin hopper device of Patent Document 2.

  Generally, in a money change machine, a vending machine, a game machine, and the like, a coin sent out from a coin sending device may be transported to a predetermined position. For example, Patent Document 4 discloses a coin sending having a coin guide passage called an escalator. An apparatus is disclosed. Patent Document 5 discloses a coin lifting device using a spiral body (also referred to as a screw), and the coin lifting device also supports a plurality of denominations.

  However, in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 4, since the coins in the escalator are conveyed while the lower coins push the upper coins in an aligned state, they cannot cope with denominations having different outer diameters. That is, the inner dimension of the coin passage formed in the escalator must be compatible with the denomination to be transported, and the range of the coin outer diameter to be applied is small. For example, even if you try to transport a coin with a small outer diameter relative to the inner dimension of the coin path, the coin will not be properly aligned in the escalator and will be zigzag shaped, increasing the frictional resistance during transport and increasing the stability of the coin. Is difficult to transport and release. In addition, when coins with different thicknesses are mixed even if the outer diameter (diameter) is the same, the thickness of the coin path is set corresponding to the coin with the maximum thickness. The range is large, the lower end of the upper coin cannot be pushed up by the upper end of the lower coin, the upper end and the lower end overlap, and the coin cannot be moved in the coin path, so-called coin clogging occurs.

  Furthermore, in the apparatus of Patent Document 4, since coins cannot be conveyed unless there are coins in the hopper and escalator, the coins remain in the hopper and escalator, and the escalator is configured to remove the remaining coins. There is also a problem that the cover plate to be removed must be taken out and the coins inside must be taken out. Techniques for solving this problem have been proposed in the past. For example, in a coin delivery device disclosed in Patent Document 6, an open / close gate is provided on the side wall of a coin passage, and a hopper and a gate are provided via an open gate. Coins remaining in the escalator are discharged to the collection port.

  However, the improved apparatus of Patent Document 6 has a problem that all the coins inserted into the hopper cannot be transported to a predetermined position because the coins remaining in the escalator are discharged to the collection port. In other words, in order to transport a predetermined number of coins to a predetermined position, it is necessary to insert extra coins into the hopper in consideration of the number of remaining coins (that is, the number of coins to be ejected). Furthermore, there is a need for a collecting device for collecting the remaining coins, and there is a problem that the size of the device is increased to provide a collecting port.

  In the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 5, although it is easy to deal with denominations having different outer diameters or thicknesses, the larger the outer diameter of the coin, the easier the outer peripheral surface of the coin is detached from the outer peripheral surface of the helical body, and the larger the outer diameter. In the case of a diameter coin, the coin is caught between the spiral body and the guide passage, and so-called biting occurs. Therefore, in reality, it is necessary to replace the spiral body in accordance with the outer diameter of the coin, and there is a problem that the outer diameter range that can be handled is insufficient. Furthermore, since the spiral body slides the coin, there is a problem that it is easy to wear and the durability is inferior.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a new coin transport device that can handle coins of various denominations that have a wide range of outer diameters or thicknesses of coins that can be handled, and that is compatible with size free. If this new coin transport device is realized, for example, a coin payout device compatible with size free can be realized by combining with the coin delivery device of Patent Document 2.

  On the other hand, as described above, the coin transport device is used in a coin processing device such as a money changer, a vending machine, and a ticket vending machine, but various coin transport distances are required depending on the specifications of the coin processing device used. It is. Therefore, a coin transport device that can easily obtain a desired transport distance, in other words, a coin transport device that can easily change the transport distance is desired. This is because a coin payout device in which the coin payout position can be easily changed is realized.

European Patent Application No. 0957456 (FIGS. 1-7, pages 2-4) JP 2008-97322 A (FIG. 4, paragraph number 0006, paragraph numbers 0026 to 0028) JP 2009-70008 (FIG. 4, paragraph numbers 0051 to 0058) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-94575 (FIGS. 1 and 2, paragraph number 0011) Japanese Patent No. 3003410 (FIGS. 2 to 4, paragraph numbers 0007 and 0021) Japanese Patent No. 3206699 (FIG. 1, paragraphs 0022 to 0024)

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device that can transport a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses. It is to provide.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device having a wide range of outer diameters or thicknesses of coins that can be transported.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device that can discharge all the coins that have been sent out without remaining.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device that makes it unnecessary to collect residual coins.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device that can easily change the transport distance.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device that can be easily manufactured.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device capable of separating coins stored for a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses one by one and then transporting and paying them to a predetermined position. There is.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device having a wide range of outer diameter or thickness of coins that can be paid out.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device capable of paying out all the coins inserted into the coin sending device without remaining.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device that makes it unnecessary to collect residual coins.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device capable of easily changing the payout position.
Other objects of the present invention which are not specified here will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention is configured as follows.

  (1) The coin transport device in the first invention is a coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at the entrance and transporting them to the exit, and left and right guide surfaces for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin; A coin guide passage extending from the entrance to the exit, arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit, and A plurality of rotating disks that rotate around a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and a corresponding rotation axis that protrudes into the coin guide passage and is provided on each of the plurality of rotating disks. A plurality of coin pushing means for pushing the coin by circling, and one of a pair of adjacent rotating discs of the plurality of rotating discs rotates in the first rotation direction and the other is the 1st Rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the rolling direction, and the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk circulate while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference A rotation position of each of the one turntable and the other turntable, a coin guide passage portion formed by dividing the coin guide passage in its extending direction, and an inlet and an outlet of the coin guide passage portion And a plurality of coin transport units each having the rotating plate corresponding to the coin guide passage portion, the end surfaces being brought into contact with each other. It is a coin transport apparatus configured by connecting the plurality of coin transport units.

  In the coin transfer device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the coin guide passage extending from the entrance toward the exit, the plurality of turntables each having a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and the plurality of turntables And a plurality of coin pushing means provided respectively on the turntable. The coin guide passage has the left and right guide surfaces that guide the peripheral surface of the coin, and the front and back guide surfaces that respectively guide the front and back surfaces of the coin. The plurality of turntables are arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit of the coin guide passage. A plurality of coin pushing means protrude into the coin guide passage and push around the coin by circling around the corresponding rotation axis. One of the pair of adjacent rotating disks among the plurality of rotating disks rotates in the first rotating direction, and the other rotates in the second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. Then, the one rotating disk and the other rotating disk so that the coin pressing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pressing means of the other rotating disk rotate while maintaining the predetermined rotational phase difference. The respective rotation positions are set. The predetermined rotational phase difference is set so that, for example, a rotational position where the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk are substantially opposed to each other is obtained. As a result, the coin that has been pushed by the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk can be subsequently pushed by the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk. Therefore, the coins received at the entrance of the coin guide passage are sequentially pushed by the plurality of coin pushing means that circulate, and are moved toward the exit along the coin guide passage.

  In this way, the peripheral surface is guided by the left and right guide surfaces, and the coins guided on the front and back surfaces by the front and back guide surfaces are pushed by the coin pushing means that circulates around the rotation axis. When the coin is moved, the range of the outer diameter (diameter) or thickness of the coin that can be transported becomes wider. That is, since the coin pushing means protruding into the coin guide passage is disposed between the left and right guide surfaces, the distance between the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means is larger, and If the coin has an outer diameter (diameter) in a range smaller than the interval between the left and right guide surfaces, the coin is moved while being supported by one of the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means. It becomes possible. Accordingly, the outer diameter range of the coins that can be conveyed is widened. On the other hand, since the coins are pushed and conveyed one by one by the coin pushing means, the adjacent coins do not overlap in the coin guide passage. Therefore, even if the distance between the front and back guide surfaces is set wide, coin clogging does not occur.

  Furthermore, since the coin is pushed and conveyed by the lap of the plurality of coin pushing means, the coin remains as in the prior art device that pushes and conveys the upper coin with the lower coin. Absent. Therefore, it is not necessary to collect residual coins, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, all the coins that have been sent out can be discharged from the outlet of the coin guide passage without remaining.

  In addition, the coin conveying device is configured to match the coin guide passage portion formed by dividing the coin guide passage in the extending direction and the coin guide passage portion provided corresponding to an entrance or an exit of the coin guide passage portion. A plurality of coin transport units each having an end face and each having a rotating disk corresponding to the coin guide passage portion. And it comprises by abutting the said end surface and connecting these coin conveyance units.

  Therefore, the transfer distance in the coin transfer device can be changed by appropriately setting the number of the connected coin transfer units. Further, by preparing in advance a plurality of types of the coin transport units having different numbers of the rotating disks to be arranged and appropriately combining them, an arbitrary transport distance can be obtained stepwise. That is, the transfer distance can be easily changed by appropriately setting the type and number of the coin transfer units to be connected.

  In the present invention, the “front and back guide surfaces” include those substantially functioning as surfaces, and for example, linear bodies may be arranged in parallel to function as surfaces. Further, “rotation axis” means a straight line that becomes the center of rotation, and “circulates around the rotation axis” means that an object that is away from the rotation axis rotates around the rotation axis.

  (2) In a preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (1), a gear is coaxially arranged in each of the plurality of rotating disks, and each of the gears corresponds to the rotation. While rotating integrally with the board, the adjacent gears mesh with each other. In this case, the plurality of turntables rotate in synchronization with directions opposite to each other. In other words, the coin pushing means corresponding to the rotation axes adjacent to each other automatically conflict with each other, and all of these coin pushing means circulate synchronously. Therefore, there is an advantage that the functions of the rotation directions being contradictory and having an appropriate phase difference in the circulation can be easily realized with a simple structure.

  (3) In another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (2), a part of the tooth row of the gear corresponding to the end surface is formed on the end surface. It protrudes outward through the opening. In this case, there is an advantage that the adjacent gears can be meshed with each other via the tooth row protruding from the opening, and the coin transport units can be easily connected to each other.

  (4) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device of the present invention, in the coin transport device of the above (1), the end surface has a first end surface portion and the coin guide passage extends from the first end surface portion. And a second end face portion disposed at a position retracted along the present direction. In this case, since the end face is constituted by the first and second end face portions that are not on the same plane, the stress generated on the end face is in one plane with the end faces butting the coin transfer units connected to each other. There is an advantage that the mechanical strength of the connecting portion is increased without concentrating on the connection. Therefore, a connection strength that can sufficiently withstand the driving force transmitted by the meshing of the plurality of gears is ensured.

  (5) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (1), each of the plurality of coin transport units is separated from the coin transport unit adjacent to the end surface. A connection recess recessed in the direction and a connection protrusion protruding toward the coin transport unit adjacent to the end face, and the other of the connection recess included in one of the adjacent coin transport units. The connecting projections of the are fitted together. In this case, positioning is performed in a state in which the protrusion is fitted in the recess, and for example, there is an advantage that the plurality of coin transport units can be easily connected and fixed by using screws.

  (6) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (5), the connecting projection is formed in parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces. And the connecting recess has a concave surface following the convex surface. In this case, the convex surface and the concave surface are engaged in a state in which the protrusion is fitted in the concave portion, and is parallel to the front and back guide surfaces generated between the connection convex portion and the connection concave portion, In addition, since movement in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the coin guide passage is restricted, there is an advantage that positional deviation between the adjacent coin transport units can be suppressed.

  (7) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (5), the connection projections include a pair of held surfaces substantially parallel to the front and back guide surfaces. And a pair of holding surfaces for holding the held surface is provided in the connection recess. In this case, the held surface is held by the holding surface in a state in which the protrusion is fitted to the recess, and is perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces generated between the connection protrusion and the connection recess. Since the movement in the direction is limited, there is an advantage that the positional deviation between the adjacent coin transport units can be suppressed.

  (8) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to the above (1), at least each of the turntables corresponding to the end faces is a rotational position of the adjacent turntable. Has a mark for alignment. In this case, by arranging the alignment mark at a position corresponding to the predetermined rotational phase difference, the coin transport unit can be connected while aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark. For example, since the predetermined rotational phase difference is generated, there is an advantage that the coin transport unit can be more easily connected.

  (9) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (2) above, at least each of the turntables corresponding to the end faces has a rotational position of the adjacent turntable. The alignment mark is between a first mark arranged corresponding to a predetermined tooth of the gear and two predetermined adjacent teeth of the gear. 2nd mark arrange | positioned corresponding to a tooth bottom. In this case, by arranging the alignment mark at a position corresponding to the predetermined rotational phase difference, the coin transport unit can be connected while aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark. For example, there is an advantage that the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated.

  Further, since the positions of the first and second marks have a shift of at least 1/2 of the pitch of the gear (that is, half of the interval between two adjacent teeth), the first mark and the second mark If the gears are meshed so that they face each other, a 1/2 phase rotational phase difference can be generated. When the coin pushing means provided on the adjacent rotating plate reaches a substantially opposite position, the coin pushing direction downstream of the coin pushing means of the rotating plate located on the upstream side of the coin conveying direction. It is preferable that the coin pushing means of the turntable located at a position retracts by 1/2 pitch with respect to the rotation direction. This is because the coin moved by the coin pushing means on the upstream side is smoothly delivered to the coin pushing means on the downstream side. Therefore, there is an advantage that the coin is smoothly conveyed by generating a rotational phase difference of 1/2 pitch.

  (10) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to the above (9), each of the rotating plates having the alignment mark is arranged with the second mark. And a tooth insertion groove communicating with the tooth bottom. In this case, since the entire tooth bottom where the second mark is arranged is exposed through the tooth insertion groove, it is easy to mesh the gear when connecting the plurality of coin transport units. There are advantages. In other words, it is possible to smoothly mesh the gears.

  (11) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to the above (1), each of the plurality of turntables aligns the rotation positions of the adjacent turntables. It has a mark for use. In this case, since the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated by aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark, there is an advantage that the coin transport unit can be easily manufactured.

  (12) In still another preferable example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (2), the predetermined rotating disk is aligned with the rotational position of the adjacent rotating disk. Between the first mark arranged corresponding to the predetermined tooth of the gear corresponding to the rotating disk and the predetermined two teeth adjacent to the gear. And a second mark arranged corresponding to the existing tooth bottom. In this case, since the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated by aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark, there is an advantage that the coin transport unit can be easily manufactured.

  Further, since the positions of the first and second marks have a shift of at least 1/2 of the pitch of the gear (that is, half of the interval between two adjacent teeth), the first mark and the second mark If the gears are meshed so that they face each other, a 1/2 phase rotational phase difference can be generated. When the coin pushing means provided on the adjacent rotating plate reaches a substantially opposite position, the coin pushing direction downstream of the coin pushing means of the rotating plate located on the upstream side of the coin conveying direction. It is preferable that the coin pushing means of the turntable located at a position retracts by 1/2 pitch with respect to the rotation direction. This is because the coin moved by the coin pushing means on the upstream side is smoothly delivered to the coin pushing means on the downstream side. Therefore, the coin is smoothly transported by causing a rotational phase difference of 1/2 pitch.

  (13) In still another preferred example of the coin transport device according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (12), each of the rotating disks having the alignment marks is arranged with the second mark. And a tooth insertion groove communicating with the tooth bottom. In this case, as in the coin transport device of (10) above, the entire tooth bottom where the second mark is arranged is exposed through the tooth insertion groove, so that the plurality of coin transport units are connected. There is an advantage that the gears can be easily meshed with each other. In other words, it is possible to smoothly mesh the gears.

  (14) The coin transport device in the second invention is a coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at the entrance and transporting them to the exit, and left and right guide surfaces for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin; A coin guide passage extending from the entrance to the exit, arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit, and A plurality of rotating disks that rotate around a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and a corresponding rotation axis that protrudes into the coin guide passage and is provided on each of the plurality of rotating disks. A plurality of coin pushing means for pushing the coin by circling, and one of a pair of adjacent rotating discs of the plurality of rotating discs rotates in the first rotation direction and the other is the First It rotates in the second rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction, and the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk rotate while maintaining a predetermined rotation phase difference. The rotation positions of the one rotation disk and the other rotation disk are set, and each of the plurality of rotation disks has a positioning mark for aligning the rotation positions of the adjacent rotation disks. It is a transport device.

  In the coin transfer device according to the second aspect of the invention, the coin guide passage extending from the entrance toward the exit, the plurality of turntables each having a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and the plurality of turntables And a plurality of coin pushing means provided respectively on the turntable. The coin guide passage has the left and right guide surfaces that guide the peripheral surface of the coin, and the front and back guide surfaces that respectively guide the front and back surfaces of the coin. The plurality of turntables are arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit of the coin guide passage. A plurality of coin pushing means protrude into the coin guide passage and push around the coin by circling around the corresponding rotation axis. One of the pair of adjacent rotating disks among the plurality of rotating disks rotates in the first rotating direction, and the other rotates in the second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. Then, the one rotating disk and the other rotating disk so that the coin pressing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pressing means of the other rotating disk rotate while maintaining the predetermined rotational phase difference. The respective rotation positions are set. The predetermined rotational phase difference is set so that, for example, a rotational position where the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk are substantially opposed to each other is obtained. As a result, the coin that has been pushed by the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk can be subsequently pushed by the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk. Therefore, the coins received at the entrance of the coin guide passage are sequentially pushed by the plurality of coin pushing means that circulate, and are moved toward the exit along the coin guide passage.

  In this way, the peripheral surface is guided by the left and right guide surfaces, and the coins guided on the front and back surfaces by the front and back guide surfaces are pushed by the coin pushing means that circulates around the rotation axis. When the coin is moved, the range of the outer diameter (diameter) or thickness of the coin that can be transported becomes wider. That is, since the coin pushing means protruding into the coin guide passage is disposed between the left and right guide surfaces, the distance between the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means is larger, and If the coin has an outer diameter (diameter) in a range smaller than the interval between the left and right guide surfaces, the coin is moved while being supported by one of the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means. It becomes possible. Accordingly, the outer diameter range of the coins that can be conveyed is widened. On the other hand, since the coins are pushed and conveyed one by one by the coin pushing means, the adjacent coins do not overlap in the coin guide passage. Therefore, even if the distance between the front and back guide surfaces is set wide, coin clogging does not occur.

  Furthermore, since the coin is pushed and conveyed by the lap of the plurality of coin pushing means, the coin remains as in the prior art device that pushes and conveys the upper coin with the lower coin. Absent. Therefore, it is not necessary to collect residual coins, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, all the coins that have been sent out can be discharged from the outlet of the coin guide passage without remaining.

  Further, in the coin transport device, each of the plurality of turntables has the alignment mark that matches the rotation position of the adjacent turntable. Therefore, since the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated by aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark, the coin transport device can be easily manufactured.

  (15) The coin transport device in the third invention is a coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at the entrance and transporting them to the exit, and left and right guide surfaces for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin; A coin guide passage extending from the entrance to the exit, arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit, and A plurality of rotating disks that rotate around a rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and a corresponding rotation axis that protrudes into the coin guide passage and is provided on each of the plurality of rotating disks. A plurality of coin pushing means for pushing the coins by circling, and a gear arranged coaxially in each of the plurality of turntables and rotating integrally with the corresponding turntable. The adjacent gears mesh with each other so that one of the pair of adjacent rotating disks among the plurality of rotating disks rotates in the first rotating direction and the other rotates in the second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. And the one rotating disk and the other rotating disk so that the coin pressing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pressing means of the other rotating disk rotate while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference. Each of the predetermined rotation discs has an alignment mark for aligning the rotation positions of the adjacent rotary discs, and the alignment mark is provided on a predetermined tooth of the gear. It is a coin conveying apparatus including a first mark arranged correspondingly and a second mark arranged corresponding to a tooth bottom existing between two predetermined adjacent teeth of the gear.

  In the coin transport device according to a third aspect of the invention, the coin guide passage extending from the entrance toward the exit, the plurality of turntables each having a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces, and the plurality of turntables The plurality of coin pushing means provided on each of the rotating disks, and the gears arranged coaxially in each of the plurality of rotating disks. The coin guide passage has the left and right guide surfaces that guide the peripheral surface of the coin, and the front and back guide surfaces that respectively guide the front and back surfaces of the coin. The plurality of turntables are arranged in a predetermined order from the entrance to the exit of the coin guide passage. A plurality of coin pushing means protrude into the coin guide passage and push around the coin by circling around the corresponding rotation axis. The gear rotates integrally with the corresponding rotating disk, and the adjacent gears mesh with each other. Accordingly, one of the pair of adjacent rotating disks among the plurality of rotating disks rotates in the first rotating direction, and the other rotates in the second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction. Then, the one rotating disk and the other rotating disk so that the coin pressing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pressing means of the other rotating disk rotate while maintaining the predetermined rotational phase difference. The respective rotation positions are set. The predetermined rotational phase difference is set so that, for example, a rotational position where the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk and the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk are substantially opposed to each other is obtained. As a result, the coin that has been pushed by the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk can be subsequently pushed by the coin pushing means of the other rotating disk. Therefore, the coins received at the entrance of the coin guide passage are sequentially pushed by the plurality of coin pushing means that circulate, and are moved toward the exit along the coin guide passage.

  In this way, the peripheral surface is guided by the left and right guide surfaces, and the coins guided on the front and back surfaces by the front and back guide surfaces are pushed by the coin pushing means that circulates around the rotation axis. When the coin is moved, the range of the outer diameter (diameter) or thickness of the coin that can be transported becomes wider. That is, since the coin pushing means protruding into the coin guide passage is disposed between the left and right guide surfaces, the distance between the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means is larger, and If the coin has an outer diameter (diameter) in a range smaller than the interval between the left and right guide surfaces, the coin is moved while being supported by one of the left and right guide surfaces and the coin pushing means. It becomes possible. Accordingly, the outer diameter range of the coins that can be conveyed is widened. On the other hand, since the coins are pushed and conveyed one by one by the coin pushing means, the adjacent coins do not overlap in the coin guide passage. Therefore, even if the distance between the front and back guide surfaces is set wide, coin clogging does not occur.

  Furthermore, since the coin is pushed and conveyed by the lap of the plurality of coin pushing means, the coin remains as in the prior art device that pushes and conveys the upper coin with the lower coin. Absent. Therefore, it is not necessary to collect residual coins, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, all the coins that have been sent out can be discharged from the outlet of the coin guide passage without remaining.

  Further, in the coin transport device, each of the predetermined rotating disks has an alignment mark for aligning the rotation positions of the adjacent rotating disks. Therefore, since the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated by aligning the rotational position of the rotating disk with reference to the alignment mark, the coin transport device can be easily manufactured.

  The alignment mark is a first mark arranged corresponding to a predetermined tooth of the gear, and a first mark arranged corresponding to a tooth bottom located between two adjacent teeth adjacent to the gear. 2 marks. Since the positions of the first mark and the second mark have a shift of at least 1/2 of the pitch of the gear (that is, half of the interval between two adjacent teeth), the first mark and the second mark are relatively If the gears are engaged with each other, a 1/2 phase rotational phase difference can be generated. When the coin pushing means provided on the adjacent rotating plate reaches a substantially opposite position, the coin pushing direction downstream of the coin pushing means of the rotating plate located on the upstream side of the coin conveying direction. It is preferable that the coin pushing means of the turntable located at a position retracts by 1/2 pitch with respect to the rotation direction. This is because the coin moved by the coin pushing means on the upstream side is smoothly delivered to the coin pushing means on the downstream side. Therefore, the coin is smoothly transported by causing a rotational phase difference of 1/2 pitch.

  (16) In a preferred example of the coin transport device according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the coin transport device according to (15), each of the rotating disks having the alignment marks is the teeth on which the second marks are arranged. It has a tooth insertion groove communicating with the bottom. In this case, since the entire tooth bottom where the second mark is arranged is exposed through the tooth insertion groove, it is easy to mesh the gear when connecting the plurality of coin transport units. There are advantages. In other words, it is possible to smoothly mesh the gears.

  (17) A coin payout device according to the present invention is a coin delivery device that separates and feeds coins in a stacked state one by one, and a coin transport that receives the coin sent from the coin delivery device at the entrance and transports it to the exit A coin payout device for paying out coins to a predetermined place, wherein the coin delivery device is tilted upward at a predetermined angle with a holding bowl for holding coins in a stacked state, and The coin retained in the retaining bowl having a circular support shelf formed at the center of the upper surface, and having a plurality of coin engaging bodies that are equidistant and extend radially from the support shelf side in the circumferential direction. Are brought into surface contact with the holding surfaces between the plurality of coin locking bodies and received one by one, and are pushed by the plurality of coin locking bodies while being supported by the support shelf and the holding surface. A rotating disk, coin receiving means extending from the vicinity of the support shelf in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk, receiving the coins pushed by the rotating disk, and feeding the coins one by one in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk A coin payout device, wherein the coin transport device comprises any one of the coin transport devices described in (1) to (16) above.

  In the coin payout device according to the present invention, the coin delivery device is configured to hold the coins in a stacked state, incline upward at a predetermined angle, and the circular support shelf is formed at the center of the upper surface thereof. In addition, the rotating disk having the plurality of coin locking bodies that are equally spaced and extend radially from the support shelf side, and the coin that extends from the vicinity of the support shelf in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk. Receiving means; and driving means for rotating the rotating disk. The rotating disk rotated by the driving means receives the coins one by one by bringing the coins into surface contact with the holding surfaces between the plurality of coin locking bodies. Since the plurality of coin locking bodies extend radially from the support shelf side in the circumferential direction, a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters are received between the plurality of coin locking bodies. Then, the coin receiving means receives the coin pushed by the plurality of coin engaging members while being supported by the support shelf and the holding surface, and sends the coin to the outside in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk. Therefore, the coin delivery device can reliably deliver a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters even if they are put into the storage bowl.

  In addition, the coin transport device includes the coin transport devices (1) to (16). For this reason, as described in (1), (14) and (15) above, the range of the outer diameter (diameter) or thickness of the coins that can be transported is widened, and there are a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses. Can be transported. Further, the coins do not remain as in the prior art device that pushes and conveys the upper coin with the lower coin. Therefore, it is not necessary to collect residual coins, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Further, all the coins that have been sent out can be discharged from the outlet without remaining.

  Therefore, in the coin payout device of the present invention, it is possible to separate coins in a stacked state one by one for a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses and pay them out to a predetermined place. In addition, the outer diameter range of the payable coins is widened. Furthermore, it is not necessary to collect residual coins, and the processing efficiency can be increased. In addition, all the coins put into the holding bowl of the coin delivery device can be discharged from the outlet of the coin transport device without remaining.

  In the case where the coin transport device is composed of the coin transport device of (1), the payout position can be easily changed because the transport distance can be changed by appropriately setting the type and number of the coin transport units to be connected. .

  In the case where the coin transport device is composed of the coin transport devices of the above (14) and (15), the predetermined rotational phase difference can be generated by aligning the rotational position of the turntable with reference to the alignment mark. This makes it easy to manufacture the coin transport device.

  Further, when the coin transport device is composed of the coin transport devices of (2) to (13) and (16), the same effects as described in the above (2) to (13) and (16) are obtained. It is done.

  In the coin transport device according to the first invention, (a) a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses can be transported, (b) a wide range of outer diameters or thicknesses of coins that can be transported, (C) All the delivered coins can be released without remaining, (d) the collection of the remaining coins becomes unnecessary, and (e) the transport distance can be easily changed.

  In the coin transfer device according to the second and third inventions, (a) a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses can be transferred. (B) a range of outer diameters or thicknesses of coins that can be transferred. The effect is that (c) all coins that have been sent out can be released without remaining, (d) the collection of remaining coins is not required, and (e) that they can be easily manufactured.

  Further, in the coin payout device of the present invention, (a) coins stored for a plurality of types of coins having different outer diameters or thicknesses can be separated one by one and then conveyed to a predetermined position to be paid out. b) Wide range of outer diameter or thickness of coins that can be paid out, (c) All coins can be paid out without remaining coins, (d) No need to collect remaining coins The effect such as is obtained. Further, (e) an effect that the payout position can be easily changed, or (f) an easy production can be obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows the coin payout apparatus of Example 1 of this invention. It is a front view of the coin payout device of FIG. It is a side view of the coin payout device of FIG. It is a front view which shows the coin delivery apparatus which comprises the coin payout apparatus of FIG. 1, and the 1st coin conveyance unit of a coin conveyance apparatus. It is sectional drawing along the VV line of FIG. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view of the coin delivery apparatus of FIG. 4, and a 1st coin conveyance unit. It is the principal part disassembled perspective view which looked at the coin conveying apparatus which comprises the coin sending-out apparatus of FIG. 1 from the front side. It is the principal part disassembled perspective view seen from the back side which shows the coin conveying apparatus which comprises the coin sending-out apparatus of FIG. It is the top view seen from the back surface side which shows the top plate of the coin conveying apparatus which comprises the coin delivery apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the base part of the coin conveying apparatus which comprises the coin sending-out apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing along the XI-XI line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the 2nd coin conveyance unit of the coin conveyance apparatus which comprises the coin payout apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view of the 2nd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is a front view which shows the 3rd coin conveyance unit of the coin conveyance apparatus which comprises the coin payment apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the upper right side of the 3rd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the lower left side of the 3rd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is a front view which shows the driving force transmission mechanism of the coin payout apparatus of FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the driving force transmission mechanism of FIG. 17. FIG. 18 is a side view of the driving force transmission mechanism of FIG. 17. It is a front view of the state which removed the top plate for demonstrating operation | movement of the coin payment apparatus of FIG. FIG. 21 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 20. FIG. 22 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 21. FIG. 23 is a front view of the state in which the top plate is removed for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 and is a continuation of FIG. 22. FIG. 24 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 23. FIG. 25 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 24. FIG. 26 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 25. FIG. 27 is a front view of the state in which the top plate is removed for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 and is a continuation of FIG. 26. FIG. 28 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 27. FIG. 29 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 28. FIG. 30 is a front view of the state in which the top plate for explaining the operation of the coin payout device of FIG. 1 is removed, and is a continuation of FIG. 29. It is a front view which shows the 3rd coin conveyance unit of the coin conveyance apparatus which comprises the coin payment apparatus of Example 2 of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from the upper right side of the 3rd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the lower left side of the 3rd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the front side of the 2nd coin conveyance unit of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back side of the 2nd coin conveyance unit of FIG. The process which connects a 3rd coin conveyance unit to a 2nd coin unit is shown, (A) is a perspective view before a connection, (B) is a front view after a connection. The process which connects the 3rd coin conveyance unit to the 2nd coin unit, (A) is a front view of the state which removed the top plate before connection, (B) is the front view of the state which removed the top plate after connection It is. FIG. 3A is a perspective view and FIG. 2B is a front view showing alignment marks formed on a rotating disk. FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view for explaining a manufacturing process of the second coin transport unit of FIG. 12. It is a figure for demonstrating the preparation process of the 2nd coin conveyance unit of FIG. 12, and is a front view of two adjacent turntables.

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

  1, 2 and 3 show a coin payout device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This coin payout device 1 has a function of paying out coins stacked one by one to a predetermined payout position, and is roughly configured to include a coin sending device 10 and a coin transport device 20. The coin payout device 1 is capable of paying out a plurality of types (ie, denominations) of coins having different outer diameters (ie, diameters) or thicknesses, and functions as a so-called size-free coin payout device.

(Coin delivery device)
First, the coin sending device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The coin sending device 10 has a function of separating and sending out coins in a stacked state one by one, and a holding bowl 102 for holding a large number of coins, and an attachment for supporting and fixing the holding bowl 102 inclined upward. A base 104, a rotating disk 106 for sorting coins one by one, a driving means 108 for driving the rotating disk 106, a receiving means 112 for receiving coins from the rotating disk 106, and a coin dropping means 118 are provided.

(Holding bowl)
The holding bowl 102 has a function of holding a large number of coins in a stacked state and feeding them to the rotating disk 106. The storage bowl 102 projects forward (right side in FIG. 3) from the mounting base 104 and increases in depth as it approaches the rotating disk 106, in other words, the bottom wall 122 is inclined downward toward the rotating disk 106. The head portion 102 </ b> A, a coin insertion slot 102 </ b> B for inserting coins, and an exterior portion 102 </ b> C that is in close contact with the mounting base 104 and surrounds at least the lower outer periphery of the rotating disk 106.

  The inclination of the bottom wall 122 is an angle at which a coin can slide down to the rotating disk 106 side by its own weight. The head portion 102 </ b> A has a so-called saddle shape in which the rotating disk 106 side is opened, and an open end portion thereof is closely fixed to the mounting base 104. As shown in FIG. 5, a narrow vertical groove 124 is formed in front of the lower portion of the rotary disk 106 so that a dropped coin can easily stand. The vertical groove 124 is formed by a vertical wall 126 inclined to the rotary disk 106 side with respect to a perpendicular line substantially parallel to the rotary disk 106 formed following the exterior part 102C, the rotary disk 106, and the external part 102C. In this case, the distance between the upper surface of the rotating disk 106 and the vertical wall 126 of the holding bowl 102 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the minimum coin and 5 to 10 times the thickness of the maximum thickness coin. The interval is set to be wider toward the downstream side in the rotation direction. This is because the coin is stood and further tilted toward the rotating disk 106 so that the coin can be paid out by being locked to a coin locking body 128 described later until the last one.

  The exterior portion 102 </ b> C has a cylindrical ring shape, and is disposed close to the outer periphery of the rotating disk 106. Therefore, coins having different diameters are retained in a stacked state in the retaining bowl 102, slide down on the inclined bottom wall 122 due to their own weight, and are fed into the rotating disk 106. Further, the coins rotated by the rotating disk 106 are guided by the exterior portion 102C so as to remain on the rotating disk 106.

(Mounting base)
The mounting base 104 has a function of rotatably supporting the rotating disk 106 and fixing the storage bowl 102. The mounting base 104 includes two horizontal mounting bases 104A, a first mounting part 104B inclined with respect to the mounting base 104A, a second mounting part 104C extending vertically upward from the upper end of the first mounting part 104B, and a mounting base 104B. It includes support side walls 104L and 104R which are erected substantially at right angles to the mounting portion 104A. The mounting table portion 104A has a rectangular flat plate shape and is formed integrally with the supporting side walls 104L and 104R. The first mounting portion 104B has a flat plate shape and is inclined at an upward angle of about 60 degrees with respect to the mounting table portion 104A. The rotating disk 106 is disposed on the upward upper surface 104U side, and the driving means 108 is disposed on the rear surface side. Is installed. The inclination angle of the first mounting portion 104B is preferably in the range of 50 degrees to 70 degrees. This is because when the angle is smaller than 50 degrees, the coin C holding amount decreases, and when the angle is larger than 70 degrees, the coin easily falls from a coin locking body 128 described later. The second attachment portion 104C is formed integrally with the first attachment portion 104B and supports the coin transport device 20.

(Rotating disc)
The rotating disk 106 has a function of sorting the stacked coins having different outer diameters one by one and transporting them to the receiving means 112. The rotating disk 106 is a disc, and has a circular central protrusion 132 at the center, a ring-shaped holding surface 134 around the central protrusion 132, and a coin locking body 128 radially formed on the holding surface 134. Is disposed close to the upward upper surface 104U. The rotating disk 106 is inclined upward and rotated counterclockwise in FIG. It is preferable to form a hook-shaped protrusion 140 on the upper surface of the central protrusion 132 and thereby stir the coin.

  The outer periphery of the central protrusion 132 is a support shelf 136, the support shelf 136 is substantially perpendicular to the holding surface 134, and the amount of protrusion from the holding surface 134 is set lower than the thickness of the thinnest coin expected to be used. ing. The support shelf 136 has a function of holding only one coin on the holding surface 134 between the coin locking bodies 128. This is because two coins are not supported by the support shelf 136.

  The holding surface 134 has a function of holding a coin in surface contact with one surface of a coin whose peripheral surface is supported by the support shelf 136. The holding surface 134 is a ring-shaped flat surface formed on the outer periphery of the central protrusion 132 and is inclined about 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane.

  The coin locking body 128 is in contact with the circumferential surface of the coin and has a function of pushing the coin. The coin locking body 128 is a rib-like ridge formed in a fixed state radially at regular intervals with respect to the rotation axis of the rotary disk 106. In this embodiment, the coin locking body 128 has a trapezoidal trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and pushes the coin by the pushing edge 138 at the front end in the rotational direction. The pushing edge 138 extends vertically upward with respect to the holding surface 134, and the height from the holding surface 134 may be a height that can push the coin. However, when the height of the pushing edge 138 is low, the contact pressure per unit length when pushing the coin increases, so it is preferable that the pushing edge 138 be as high as possible. On the other hand, when the height of the pushing edge 138 is higher than a predetermined amount, the length of the climbing slope 142 for the receiving means 112 described later becomes long and the coin with the smallest diameter is pushed by the pushing edge 138. The coin having the smallest diameter is easily dropped from the coin receiving means 112. Therefore, it is preferable that the pushing edge 138 is formed as high as possible within a range in which the coin having the smallest diameter is pushed by the pushing edge 138 and is not pushed up by the riding slope 142. According to experiments, when a coin having a diameter of 20 mm or more is targeted, the height of the pushing edge 138 is preferably about 2 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rotation direction downstream edge 144 of the coin locking body 128 is a pushing edge so that the entire length of the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving body 145 constituting the coin receiving means 112 is simultaneously close to the holding surface 134. It is preferable to form it inclined with respect to 138. This is because when the coin receiver 145 comes close to the holding surface 134, no coin is sandwiched between the holding surface 134 and the coin receiver 145. The top portion 147 and the downstream edge 144 of the coin locking body 128 are formed on a stepped slope 149. One surface of the coin is held in surface contact with the holding surface 134 between the adjacent coin locking bodies 128. Therefore, the distance between the pushing edge 138 and the downstream edge 144 on the holding surface 134 is such that the support shelf 136 side is narrow and gradually expands toward the periphery of the rotating disk 106, and the holding surface 134 has a central protrusion 132. In contrast, it exhibits an inverted trapezoid. When one of the minimum diameter coins expected to be used is supported on the support shelf 136, the other minimum diameter coin is set not to be supported by the support shelf 136. In other words, the two coins having the smallest diameter are set so as not to come into surface contact with the holding surface 134 at a position close to the support shelf 136. This is to prevent two coins from being continuously paid out.

  The climbing slope 142 has a function of pushing up the end of the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving body 145 on the support shelf 136 side from the holding surface 134 along this end. As shown in FIG. 4, the climbing slope 142 is formed at a corner formed by the support shelf 136 and the pushing edge 138, and slopes from the holding surface 134 to the top 147 of the coin locking body 128, and has a minimum diameter. When coins are in contact with the support shelf 136 and the pushing edge 138, they are preferably formed in a triangular space formed by them. This is because, when the climbing slope 142 is too large, a part of the coin is placed on the climbing slope 142 in a state where the coin is guided to the receiving edge 146, and the coin easily falls from the receiving edge 146.

(Driving means)
The drive unit 108 has a function of rotating the rotary disk 106 at a predetermined speed. In the present embodiment, the driving means 108 includes an electric motor 152 and a speed reducer 154. A reduction gear 154 is fixed to the back surface of the first mounting portion 104B, and an output gear (not shown) of an electric motor 152 fixed to the reduction gear 154 is engaged with the input gear. An output shaft (not shown) of the speed reducer 154 passes through the first mounting portion 104B, and is tightly inserted and fixed in a fitting hole (not shown) in the center of the rotary disk 106.

  The driving means 108 has an overload prevention function. That is, when the driving means 108 is overloaded due to an abnormality such as a coin jam or the like, a reverse polarity current flows through the electric motor 152 by a control device (not shown), and the rotating disk 106 is reversely rotated. As a result, when the abnormality is resolved and the load state of the drive unit 108 becomes normal, the control device causes the rotary disk 106 to rotate forward again.

(Coin receipt means)
The coin receiving means 112 has a function of moving the coins that are divided and sent one by one by the rotating disk 106 in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk 106 and performing an escaping movement with respect to the coin locking body 128. In this embodiment, the coin receiving means 112 is a pentagonal plate body, the receiving edge 146 is formed with a straight receiving edge 146 facing the pushing edge 138, and the other end is movably supported by the floating support means 174. In addition, the coin receiving member 145 is urged toward the rotary disk 106 by a biasing means (not shown) at the intermediate portion.

  When the receiving edge 146 extends in a straight line from the vicinity of the support shelf 136 in the circumferential direction of the rotary disk 106 and is opposed to the pushing edge 138 (when a coin is positioned therebetween), the extension line of the edges is It is formed to make an acute angle. In other words, as shown in FIG. 4, the receiving edge 146 is offset upward with respect to the center of the rotary disk 106 and faces the entire length of the holding surface 134 in the circumferential direction.

  The floating support means 174 has a function of supporting the coin receiving means 112 so that the posture can be changed in any direction, up, down, left, and right within a predetermined range. Specifically, the coin receiving means 112 can move so as to get over the coin locking body 128 while being in contact with the climbing slope 142 and the position where the receiving edge 146 is close to the holding surface 134. The floating support means 174 has the same configuration as that of the above-described Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-97322), and the description of the specific configuration is omitted here.

(Coin dropping means)
The coin dropping means 118 has a function of dropping coins placed on the coins held in contact with the holding surface 134 so that the overlapping coins do not reach the receiving means 112. The coin dropping means 118 is disposed above the axis of the rotating disk 106 and relative to the periphery of the rotating disk 106. In other words, the coin dropping means 118 is at a position of about 2 o'clock with respect to the rotating disk 106, and as shown in FIG. 4, the coin dropping means 118 is moved forward and backward in a plane parallel to the holding surface 134 of the rotating disk 106. It is configured to be possible. The coin dropping means 118 has the same configuration as that of Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-97322) described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.

(Coin transport device)
Next, the coin transport device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19 and FIGS. 34 to 40. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the coin transport device 20 includes a coin guide portion 200 having a coin guide passage 210 extending from the inlet 202 toward the outlet 204, and a pair of coin pushers 504 </ b> A to 504 </ b> L and 506 </ b> A to 506 </ b> L. Are provided with a coin pushing mechanism 500 having first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L, a coin discharge means 230 and a coin payout detection sensor 240 arranged in the vicinity of the outlet 204. Further, the coin transport device 20 includes first to third coin transport units 21 to 23 that divide the coin guide passage 210 into three in the extending direction. In other words, the coin transport device 20 is configured such that the coin guide passage 210 is formed by connecting the first and third coin transport units 21 and 23 via the second coin transport unit 22. The entrance 202 of the coin guide passage 210 is provided at the lower part of the first coin transport unit 21, and the exit 204 is provided at the upper left side of the third coin transport unit 23.

(Coin guide)
The coin guide unit 200 includes a base body 300, a top plate 400 provided on the surface 302 of the base body 300, and an entrance guide member 450. On the surface 302 side of the base body 300, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 10, the first to twelfth turntables 502A supported rotatably around the first to twelfth rotation axes 332A to 332L. ˜502L are arranged. The first to twelfth rotation axes 332 </ b> A to 332 </ b> L are substantially perpendicular to the surface 302 of the base body 300.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the surface 302 of the base body 300 includes a first guide surface portion 222 and a second guide surface portion 224. The first guide surface portion 222 is parallel to the upward upper surface 104U of the first mounting portion 104B. In other words, the first guide surface portion 222 has an inclination angle of about 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane in the same manner as the holding surface 134 of the rotating disk 106. The second guide surface portion 224 is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane and intersects the first guide surface portion 222 at an angle of about 150 degrees. In other words, the first and second guide surface portions 222 and 224 have normals that intersect each other at an angle of about 30 degrees. A first curved surface portion 226 is formed between the first and second guide surface portions 222 and 224. In other words, the first and second guide surface portions 222 and 224 are smoothly connected via the first curved surface portion 226.

  The first and second rotation axes 332A and 332B are arranged on the first axis arrangement line 312 at a predetermined interval d1, and as seen from the side of the base body 300 as shown in FIG. They are arranged so as to intersect at a predetermined angle α (viewed from either one of left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 described later). In other words, the coin guide passages 210 are arranged so as to intersect at a predetermined angle α when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular to the extending direction of the coin guide passage 210 and substantially parallel to the surface 302 of the base body 300. Since the first rotation axis 332A is substantially perpendicular to the first guide surface portion 222 and the second rotation axis 332B is substantially perpendicular to the second guide surface portion 224, the angle α is about 30 degrees.

  The second to twelfth rotation axes 332B to 332L are substantially parallel to each other. The second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth rotation axes 332B, 332D, 332F, 332H, 332J, and 332L are arranged in a row at a predetermined interval d2 on the first axis arrangement line 312. The third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh rotation axes 332C, 332E, 332G, 332I, and 332K are arranged in a line at a predetermined interval d2 on the second axis arrangement line 314. In other words, among the second to twelfth rotation axes 332 </ b> B to 332 </ b> L, even numbers are arranged in a line on the first axis arrangement line 312, and odd numbers are arranged in a line on the second axis arrangement line 314. The The first and second axis array lines 312 and 314 are parallel to each other and arranged at a predetermined interval w. The third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh rotation axes 332C, 332E, 332G, 332I, 332K are the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth rotation axes 332B, 332D, It is offset by a predetermined distance s with respect to 332F, 332H, 332J. In other words, the second to twelfth rotation axes 332 </ b> B to 332 </ b> L are arranged in a zigzag shape (that is, a zigzag shape) along the extending direction of the coin guide passage 210.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a coin guide groove 406 extending from the inlet 202 toward the outlet 204 is formed on the back surface 404 side of the top plate 400. The coin guide groove 406 has a bottom surface 410 and first and second side surfaces 412, 414, and is fixed to the base body 300 in a state where the back surface 404 is superimposed on the front surface 302 of the base body 300. The width wg of the coin guide groove 406 is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the maximum diameter coin, and the depth dg (see FIG. 11) is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the maximum thickness coin. In other words, coins of a plurality of denominations having different diameters and thicknesses can be passed through the inside of the coin guide groove 406 while being guided by the bottom surface 410 and the first and second side surfaces 412 and 414. A width wg and a depth dg of the coin guide groove 406 are set. In other words, it is set so that coins that differ only in outer diameter (diameter) or thickness within a predetermined range can be conveyed.

  The first side surface 412 of the coin guide groove 406 is a curve formed by connecting a plurality of arcs with the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh rotation axes 332C, 332E, 332G, 332I, and 332K as centers. It is formed along 418. The second side surface 414 of the coin guide groove 406 has a plurality of arcs around the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth rotation axes 332B, 332D, 332F, 332H, 332J, 332L. It is formed along a curve 416 that is connected.

  A plurality of grooves 442 arranged at predetermined intervals between the first and second side surfaces 412 and 414 are formed along the coin guide groove 406 on the bottom surface 410 of the coin guide groove 406. The formation of the groove 442 reduces the contact area when the coin in the coin guide groove 406 contacts the front guide surface 216, so that the contact resistance when the coin moves in the coin guide passage 210 is reduced.

  The front surface 402 and the back surface 404 of the top plate 400 are substantially parallel to the front surface 302 of the base body 300 and are curved corresponding to the shape of the front surface 302 of the base body 300. The bottom surface 410 of the coin guide groove 406 has a second curved surface portion 228 that faces the first curved surface portion 226 of the base body 300.

  An annular groove 422 that prevents contact with the top plate 400 when coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L, which will be described later, circulate, is formed on the back surface 404 of the top plate 400 in the first to twelfth rotation axes 332A. To 332L. Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, on the back surface 404 of the top plate 400, alignment protrusions 432 are formed at positions corresponding to the third to twelfth rotation axes 332 C to 332 L, and the top plate 400 An alignment protrusion 434 is formed at a predetermined position on the periphery. The alignment protrusion 432 is inserted into an alignment hole 342 formed in third to twelfth support shafts 334C to 334L, which will be described later, and the alignment protrusion 434 is located at a predetermined position on the periphery of the surface 302 of the base body 300. Is inserted into the alignment hole 344 formed in the above. Thereby, the top plate 400 can be fixed in a state of being aligned with the base body 300.

  The coin guide passage 210 is constituted by the surface 302 of the base body 300, the bottom surface 410 of the coin guide groove 406 of the top plate 400, and the first and second side surfaces 412, 414. In other words, the surface 302 of the base body 300 functions as the guide surface 218 on the back of the coin guide passage 210, and the bottom surface 410 of the coin guide groove 406 of the top plate 400 functions as the front guide surface 216 of the coin guide passage 210. The first and second side surfaces 412 and 414 of the coin guide groove 406 of the top plate 400 function as the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 of the coin guide passage 210. In the coin guide passage 210, the circumferential surface of the coin introduced from the entrance 202 is the left and right guide surfaces 212, 214 of the coin guide passage 210 (that is, the first and second side surfaces 412, 414 of the coin guide groove 406). ). The front and back surfaces of the coin are guided by the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218 of the coin guide passage 210 (that is, the bottom surface 410 of the coin guide groove 406 and the front surface 302 of the base body 300).

  The inlet guide member 450 forms the inlet 202 of the coin guide passage 210 together with the top plate 400. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the inlet guide member 450 includes a substantially pentagonal attachment portion 452, a protrusion 456 extending from the attachment portion 452 toward the first rotation axis 332 </ b> A, and a support provided on the protrusion 456. And a disc body 454 rotatably supported on the shaft. The disc body 454 is disposed on the back surface side of the protrusion 456 so as to cover a recess 502Aa formed in a central portion of the first rotating disk 502A described later. As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 456 is arranged with its downward side surface 458 facing the coin delivery port 190 of the coin delivery device 10. The downward side surface 458 of the protrusion 456 has a function of guiding the peripheral surface of the coin sent out from the coin delivery port 190 and smoothly introducing the coin into the entrance 202 of the coin guide passage 210.

(Coin pushing mechanism)
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and 10, the coin pushing mechanism 500 includes first to twelfth rotary plates 502 </ b> A to 502 </ b> L that rotate around the first to twelfth rotation axes 332 </ b> A to 332 </ b> L. . The first to twelfth rotary disks 502A to 502L are rotatably supported by the first to twelfth support shafts 334A to 334L disposed on the base body 300. The first to twelfth support shafts 334A to 334L have a substantially cylindrical outer shape with the first to twelfth rotation axes 332A to 332L as the central axis, and have substantially the same diameter. The first turntable 502A has an outer shape that is substantially circular in plan view, and a circular recess 502Aa (see FIG. 6) is formed at the center. In other words, the first turntable 502A has an annular peripheral portion that protrudes in a direction parallel to the first rotation axis 332A. The second to twelfth rotary disks 502B to 502L have an outer shape that is substantially circular in plan view.

  The surface of the first turntable 502A has a substantially trapezoidal planar shape that bends and extends along the outer periphery of the first turntable 502A, and has a columnar outer shape protruding in a direction parallel to the first rotation axis 332A. A pair of coin pushers 504A and 506A having a shape are provided. The coin pushers 504A and 506A have side surfaces that are planes perpendicular to the rotation direction of the first rotating disk 502A, and the coins can be stably pushed by using the side surfaces as push surfaces. In particular, in the case of a coin having a small outer diameter (that is, diameter), a phenomenon that a coin is pinched between the coin pushers 504A and 506A and the coin guide passage 210 when the peripheral surface of the coin is removed from the push face (that is, bite). ) Will occur. By making the pushing surface a plane perpendicular to the rotation direction, there is an advantage that biting can be prevented. Further, the coin pushers 504A and 506A have a length in the rotation direction of the first rotating disk 502A that is relatively larger than the width in the direction perpendicular to the rotation direction, so that the machine is sufficient to push the coin. Strength and wear resistance. The coin pushers 504A and 506A are arranged opposite to each other with the first rotation axis 332A in the periphery of the first rotary board 502A. In other words, the coin pushers 504A and 506A are arranged on the first rotary board 502A. They are arranged symmetrically with respect to one rotation axis 332A. The coin pushers 504A and 506A function as first coin pusher that circulates around the first rotation axis 332A as the first turntable 502A rotates.

  Similar to the first turntable 502A, the surfaces of the second to twelfth turntables 502B to 502L have the same planar shape as the coin pushers 504A and 506A, and the second to twelfth rotation axes 332B to 332B. A pair of coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L having a columnar outer shape protruding in a direction parallel to 332L are provided. The coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L are arranged opposite to each other with the rotation axis lines 332B to 332L around the periphery of the turntables 502B to 502L. In other words, the coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L. Are arranged symmetrically with respect to the rotation axes 332B to 332L on the rotary plates 502B to 502L. The coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L function as second to twelfth coin push means that circulate around the rotation axes 332B to 332L as the turntables 502B to 502L rotate.

  The height of the coin pushers 504A, 504B, 506A, 506B functioning as the first and second coin push means (in other words, the protruding length from the surface of the turntable) is the third to twelfth coin push means. It is set large with respect to the height of the functioning coin pushers 504C to 504L and 506C to 506L. This is because, in order to convey a coin while changing the advancing angle of the coin, it is necessary to reliably push the coin even when the coin is inclined. The coin pushers 504C to 504L and 506C to 506L have the same height.

  The coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L may be formed integrally with the first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L, or the ones made separately are used to appropriately form the first to twelfth rotary plates. It can also be formed fixed to 502A to 502L. In this embodiment, they are integrally formed from the viewpoint of reducing manufacturing costs. The coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L may be columnar bodies, or may be a rotatable roller type in which a support shaft is covered with a cylindrical collar. In the case of the roller type, there is an advantage that the wear of the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L is suppressed and durability can be enhanced. Alternatively, it may be a column having a substantially oval (or oval) planar shape. In that case, since the coin is pushed toward the major axis direction of a substantially oval (or oval shape), the mechanical strength and durability against wear of the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L are improved. Can be increased.

  As described above, the second to twelfth rotation axes 332B to 332L are alternately arranged in a zigzag manner on the first and second axis arrangement lines 312 and 314. Coin pushers 504B corresponding to the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth rotation axes 332B, 332D, 332F, 332H, 332J, 332L disposed on the first axis array line 312; 504D, 504F, 504H, 504J, 504L and 506B, 506D, 506F, 506H, 506J, 506L constitute a first pusher group. Coin pushers 504C, 504E, 504G, 504I corresponding to the third, fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh rotation axes 332C, 332E, 332G, 332I, and 332K disposed on the second axis array line 314. , 504K and 506C, 506E, 506G, 506I and 506K constitute a second pusher group. The second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth turntables 502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, and 502L constitute a first turntable group, and the third, fifth, seventh, and third turntables. Ninth and eleventh turntables 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, and 502K constitute a second turntable group.

  Gears 522B to 522L functioning as driven gears for rotationally driving the rotary plates 502B to 502L are provided coaxially on the back surfaces of the second to twelfth rotary plates 502B to 502L, respectively. A through hole 508 is formed in the center of each of the second to twelfth rotary plates 502B to 502L and the gears 522B to 522L, and a bearing tube 336 having a shaft insertion hole 510 is inserted into the through hole 508 (FIG. 11). reference). Corresponding support shafts 334B to 334L are inserted into these shaft insertion holes 510, respectively. The gears 522B to 522L may be formed integrally with the second to twelfth turntables 502B to 502L, or may be formed separately and fixed to the turntables 502B to 502L by an appropriate method. it can. It suffices that the second to twelfth rotary disks 502B to 502L and the gears 522B to 522L can rotate integrally. In this embodiment, they are integrally formed from the viewpoint of reducing manufacturing cost and improving coaxial accuracy.

  The gears 522B to 522L are adjacent to each other. That is, the gear 522C meshes with the gears 522B and 522D. Similarly, the gear 522E meshes with the gears 522D and 522F, and the gear 522G meshes with the gears 522F and 522H. The gear 522I meshes with the gears 522H and 522J, and the gear 522K meshes with the gears 522J and 522L. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth turntables 502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, and 502L belonging to the first turntable group are counterclockwise. , And the third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh rotating disks 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I and 502K belonging to the second rotating disk group rotate clockwise. That is, the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and twelfth rotating disks 502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J and 502L belonging to the first rotating disk group, and the third belonging to the second rotating disk group. The fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh rotating disks 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I and 502K rotate in directions opposite to each other. Therefore, coin pushers 504B, 504D, 504F, 504H, 504J, 504L and 506B, 506D, 506F, 506H, 506J, 506L belonging to the first pusher group, and coin pushers 504C belonging to the second pusher group. , 504E, 504G, 504I, 504K and 506C, 506E, 506G, 506I, 506K circulate in directions opposite to each other.

  In a pair of adjacent ones of the second to twelfth rotary plates 502B to 502L, the coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L are arranged so as to maintain a predetermined rotational phase difference. For example, the coin pushers 504B and 506C and the coin pushers 506B and 504C are arranged so as to maintain a predetermined rotational phase difference in the adjacent second and third rotating disks 502B and 502C. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, when the plane P including the second and third rotation axes 332B and 332C is defined, the coin pusher that circulates when the coin pusher 504B that circulates reaches the plane P. Coin pushers 504B and 506C are arranged such that 506C reaches a position in front of plane P by a half of the gear pitch. Similarly, when the coin pusher 506B that circulates reaches the plane P, the coin pusher 506B so that the coin pusher 504C that circulates reaches a position in front of the plane P by ½ of the gear pitch. And 504C are arranged. The third turntable 502C and the fourth turntable 502D, the fourth turntable 502D and the fifth turntable 502E, the fifth turntable 502E and the sixth turntable 502F, the sixth turntable 502F and the seventh turntable 502G, the seventh Turntable 502G and eighth turntable 502H, eighth turntable 502H and ninth turntable 502I, ninth turntable 502I and tenth turntable 502J, tenth turntable 502J and eleventh turntable 502K, eleventh turntable The same applies to each of 502K and the twelfth rotating disk 502L.

  As described above, the coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L circulate around the corresponding ones of the second to twelfth rotation axes 332B to 332L in synchronism while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference. Moreover, among the coin pushers 504B to 504L and 506B to 506L, those having adjacent rotation axes circulate in opposite directions.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 17 to 19, a gear 612 having a spur gear portion 622 and a bevel gear portion 626 is coaxially provided on the back surface of the first rotating disk 502 </ b> A. A gear 614 having a spur gear portion 624 and a bevel gear portion 628 is provided coaxially on the back surface of the second rotating disk 502B gear 522B. The two gears 612 and 614 have the same shape, and the bevel gear portions 626 and 628 each have a cone angle of about 30 degrees. In other words, the bevel gear portions 626 and 628 each have a cone angle corresponding to the angle α formed by the first rotation axis 332A and the second rotation axis 332B.

  The bevel gear portion 626 of the gear 612 and the bevel gear portion 628 of the gear 614 mesh with each other. Therefore, the first and second turntables 502A and 502B rotate in directions opposite to each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the first turntable 502A rotates clockwise, and the second turntable 502B rotates counterclockwise. Accordingly, the coin pushers 504A and 506A and the coin pushers 504B and 506B circulate in opposite directions. Also in the first and second turntables 502A and 502B, the coin pushers 504A and 506B and the coin pushers 506A and 504B are arranged so as to maintain a predetermined rotational phase difference. As described above, the coin pushers 504A and 506B and the coin pushers 506A and 504B circulate around the first and second rotation axes 332A and 332B in synchronism with each other while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference. .

  As described above, the bevel gear portions 626 and 628 have a cone angle corresponding to the angle α formed by the first rotation axis 332A and the second rotation axis 332B. Therefore, the first and second rotating discs 502A are formed in a state where the angle α formed by the first and second rotation axes 332A and 332B is formed while the first and second gears 612 and 614 are simply engaged. , 502B can be rotationally driven.

  The spur gear portion 622 and the bevel gear portion 626 may be formed integrally, or may be formed separately and fixed to each other by an appropriate method. In this embodiment, they are integrally formed from the viewpoint of reducing manufacturing cost and improving coaxial accuracy. The same applies to the spur gear portion 624 and the bevel gear portion 628. The gear 612 can be formed integrally with the rotating disk 502A, and the gear 614 can be formed integrally with the gear 522B. When formed integrally, it is advantageous to reduce the manufacturing cost and increase the coaxial accuracy. In this embodiment, it is formed integrally. However, it is formed integrally by fixing them separately by an appropriate method. Of course, it is also possible. The first and second rotating disks 502A and 502B and the gears 612 and 614 may be configured in any manner as long as they can rotate together.

(Driving force transmission mechanism)
As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the driving force transmission mechanism 600 is provided coaxially with the gear 602 disposed on the back side of the rotating disk 106 of the coin delivery device 10, the gear 604 that meshes with the gear 602, and the gear 604. A gear 110 to which a torque limiter 611 is attached, a gear 606 that meshes with the gear 110, and a gear 608 that is provided coaxially with the gear 606 are included. The gear 602 is fixed to the rotating disk 106, and the gear 608 meshes with the spur gear portion 622 of the gear 612.

When the rotating disk 106 is rotated by the driving means 108 of the coin delivery device 10, the gear 602 rotates integrally with the rotating disk 106, and the rotational driving force is transmitted to the gear 612 via the gears 604, 610, 606 and 608. Is done. The gear 612 to which the rotational driving force is transmitted rotates, and the rotational driving force is transmitted to the gears 522B to 522L via the gear 614. As a result, all of the gears 612 and 614 and the gears 522B to 522L rotate, and all of the first to twelfth rotary disks 502A to 502L rotate.
The driving force transmission mechanism 600 is configured such that the rotating disk 106 of the coin delivery device 10 and the first rotating disk 502A of the coin transport device 20 have a predetermined rotational speed difference. That is, the rotational speeds of the rotating disk 106 and the first rotating disk 502A are set so that the first rotating disk 502A rotates 180 degrees every time the rotating disk 106 rotates 45 degrees. By setting the rotation speed in this way, when each of the eight pushing edges 138 of the rotating disk 106 cooperates with the coin receiving means 112 to send out coins, the coin pushing bodies 504A and 506A are fed out. Move to the optimal position to push each of the coins. In other words, all of the coins sent out by each of the eight pushing edges 138 included in the rotating disk 106 can be reliably pushed by either one of the coin pushing bodies 504A and 506A.

  Note that when the overload prevention function of the driving means 108 is activated and the rotating disk 106 is reversely rotated, the first to twelfth rotary disks 502A to 502L are also reversely rotated. When the first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L are reversely rotated, the coins in the coin guide passage 210 are pushed in the reverse direction by the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L. The pushed coins are conveyed from the outlet 204 toward the inlet 202, and a part of the coins is returned to the rotating disk 106 via the coin feeding outlet 190. Also in this case, since the optimum positional relationship between the rotary disk 106 and the first rotary disk 502A is maintained, the coins in the coin guide passage 210 are smoothly moved onto the rotary disk 106.

  A rotation shaft 604a of a gear 604 is connected and fixed to a central shaft 611a that is an input shaft of the torque limiter 611, and a fitting hole (not shown) of the gear 610 is formed on an outer peripheral surface 611b that is an output shaft of the torque limiter 611. Is inserted and fixed. As a result, when an excessive torque greater than or equal to a predetermined value is applied to the gear 604, the torque is interrupted and the gear 604 idles. In other words, when an excessive rotational resistance of a predetermined value or more is applied to the first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L due to the occurrence of coins in the coin transport device 20, the torque limiter 611 A rotational force is released between the input shaft and the output shaft so that the first to twelfth rotary disks 502A to 502L are not forcibly rotated. Accordingly, since an excessive load is not applied to the related parts, there is an advantage that damage to the parts is prevented and durability is improved. Further, since an excessive load is not applied, the required component strength is small, and there is an advantage that the component can be downsized and the entire apparatus can be downsized.

  As shown in FIG. 19, a rotation monitoring sensor 650 that monitors the rotation state of the first to twelfth rotary disks 502 </ b> A to 502 </ b> L is provided on the rotation shaft 606 a of the gear 606. The rotation monitoring sensor 650 includes an encoder disk 652 fixed to the lower end of the rotation shaft 606a and a transmission type photoelectric sensor 654. The encoder disc 652 is formed with a plurality of through holes (not shown) arranged at equal intervals along the periphery. The photoelectric sensor 654 includes a light projector (not shown) that emits light toward the through hole of the encoder disk 652 and a light receiver (not shown) that receives the light from the light projector and generates an electrical signal. Is done. When the first to twelfth turntables 502A to 502L rotate, the rotation monitoring sensor 650 outputs a pulse signal synchronized with the rotation angle. In other words, the rotation monitoring sensor 650 functions as a sensor that monitors the circulation state of the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L. By monitoring the state of this pulse signal, the operating state of the torque limiter 611 can be detected. That is, when the torque limiter 611 is inactive, a pulse signal having a predetermined cycle is output from the rotation monitoring sensor 650, and when the torque limiter 611 is in an operating state, a pulse signal having a cycle longer than the predetermined cycle is output from the rotation monitoring sensor. Since the output is 650, the non-operation / operation state of the torque limiter 611 can be detected by measuring the period of the pulse signal. When the torque limiter 611 is activated, the electric motor 152 is stopped and the rotation of the rotating disk 106 is stopped. As a result, the coin feeding from the coin sending device 10 is stopped and the coin is prevented from continuing to be supplied to the coin transport device 20 where the coin is biting, so that an unnecessary load is applied to the related parts. Can be prevented, and durability is improved.

  As the torque limiter 611, for example, a known one such as a torque limiter having a steel ball and a concave groove disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-263364 can be used, and in particular, a pair facing each other across the rotation axis. Those having a concave groove are preferred. In that case, the non-operating state of the torque limiter 611 (that is, the state in which the steel ball is locked in the concave groove) is generated at a rotation angle of 180 degrees. The rotational phase difference from the first 20 rotary plates 502A is maintained.

(Coin transport unit)
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the first coin transport unit 21 includes a first base portion 300A and a first top plate portion 400A provided on the first base portion 300A. As shown in FIG. 10, the first base portion 300A includes first to fourth rotation axes 332A to 332D and first to fourth rotation plates 502A to 502D. In other words, the first to fourth rotating axes 332A to 332D and the first to fourth rotating disks 502A to 502D are arranged in the first coin transport unit 21. 300 A of 1st base parts have the cover body 180, the 1st member 306A, and the 2nd member 308A which were formed integrally with the storage bowl 102. As shown in FIG.

  The cover body 180 has an inclined surface 181 formed in parallel with the upward upper surface 104U of the first attachment portion 104B, and an opening 188 is formed in the upper left portion of the cover body 180. A recess 182 having a peripheral wall 184 is formed around the opening 188, and a part of the recess 182 is further retracted to form a partial annular surface 186. The bottom surface 183 of the concave portion 182 is parallel to the upward upper surface 104U of the first mounting portion 104B of the mounting base 104. In other words, the bottom surface 183 has an inclination angle of about 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane in the same manner as the holding surface 134 of the rotating disk 106. . The depth of the recess 182 (in other words, the height of the peripheral wall 184) is set to be greater than the thickness of the thickest coin. A rotating disc 502A is disposed in the opening 188, and the above-described inlet guide member 450 is disposed in the upper right portion of the recess 182.

  The first member 306A of the first base portion 300A includes left and right divided portions 306Aa and 306Ab, and a part of the through hole 315 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in a state where these divided portions 306Aa and 306Ab are combined. . The second member 308A of the first base portion 300A has a flat plate-like first plate portion 308Aa and a pair of second plate portions 308Ab extending vertically from both side ends of the first plate portion 308Aa. The first plate portion 308Aa is provided with third and fourth support shafts 334C and 334D. A third support shaft 334C is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the third rotary plate 502C and the gear 522C, and a fourth support shaft 334D is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the fourth rotary plate 502D and the gear 522D. . An opening 308Ac is formed below the first plate portion 308Aa. The second member 308A is attached to the second attachment portion 104C by fixing the second plate portion 308Ab to the second attachment portion 104C. The second mounting portion 104C is provided with a second support shaft 334B that protrudes from the first plate portion 308Aa through the opening 308Ac. A second support shaft 334B is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the second rotating disk 502B, the gear 522B, and the gear 614. As shown in FIG. 5, a portion 104Ca that is bent in an L shape is formed at the upper end of the second attachment portion 104C, and in the state where the second member 308A is attached to the second attachment portion 104C, A space 308Ad is formed between the first plate portion 308Aa of the member 308A and the second attachment portion 104C of the attachment base 104. A part of the gear 614 is accommodated in the space 308Ad. The first member 306A of the first base portion 300A is fixed on the second member 308A with the lower portion thereof disposed on the partial annular surface 186.

  A first support shaft 334 </ b> A is provided at the upper left portion of the first mounting portion 104 </ b> B of the mounting base 104. The first support shaft 334 </ b> A is arranged to be coaxial with the opening 188 of the cover body 180 in a state where the cover body 180 (that is, the storage bowl 102) is attached to the attachment base 104. A first support shaft 334A is inserted into a shaft insertion hole (not shown) of the first rotating disk 502A and the gear 612. As a result, the first turntable 502A is disposed in the opening 188 of the cover body 180. Further, a gear 604 and a gear 608 are disposed on the first mounting portion 104 </ b> B of the mounting base 104.

  The first top plate portion 400A has a first coin guide groove portion 406A for forming a first coin guide passage portion 210A corresponding to the first to fourth rotation axes 332A to 332D. The second curved surface portion 228 described above is formed in the first top plate portion 400A. A groove 422 is formed in the first top plate portion 400A to prevent contact when the coin pushers 504A to 504D and 506A to 506D go around the first to fourth rotation axes 332A to 332D.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the 1st coin conveyance unit 21 has the connection part 251 for connecting the 2nd coin conveyance unit 22 to the upper end. In the connecting portion 251, the first member 306A of the first base portion 300A has an end surface 322A that functions as a butting surface when the first and second coin transport units 21 and 22 are connected. As shown in FIG. 6, the end surface 322A includes a first end surface portion 322Aa located at the upper left end of the first coin transport unit 21 and a second end surface portion 322Ab located at the upper right end of the first coin transport unit 21. Consists of. The second end surface portion 322Ab is disposed at a position retracted downward along the extending direction of the first coin guide passage portion 210A (in other words, the coin guide passage 210) with respect to the first end surface portion 322Aa. In other words, a step is formed between the first and second end face portions 322Aa and 322Ab. An opening 253 exposing the gear 522D is formed in the end surface 322A. A part of the tooth row of the gear 522 </ b> D protrudes to the outside through the opening 253.

  In the connecting portion 251, notched edges 252a and 252b are formed in the second member 308A of the first top plate portion 400A and the first base portion 300A. The cutout edges 252a and 252b are formed in an arc shape along the contact preventing portion of the coin pushers 504D and 506D in the groove 422, and extend upward and rightward from the arc-shaped portion. In other words, a part of the cutout edges 252a and 252b is formed along the periphery of the fourth rotating disk 502D. An outlet 211Aa of the first coin guide path portion 210A is formed between the notch edge 252a and the first member 306A.

  At the upper right end of the first member 306A of the first base portion 300A, a connecting projection 258 having a convex surface 326A that protrudes upward from the second end surface portion 322Ab and has a shape in which a column is cut away is provided. In other words, the connecting protrusion 258 protrudes toward the second coin transport unit 22 at the end surface 322A, and the convex surface 326A is formed in parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218 of the coin guide passage 210. . As shown in FIG. 6, the connecting protrusion 258 has a pair of held surfaces 327 </ b> A that are substantially parallel to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218. The connection protrusion 258 is formed with a screw insertion hole 259 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282 described later. A concave surface 324A is formed in the upper left corner of the first member 306A. The concave surface 324A has a shape that follows a convex surface 326B of the second coin transport unit 22 described later. Note that the convex surface 326A and the concave surface 324 do not necessarily have an arc shape in cross section perpendicular to the axis, and an appropriate shape can be selected.

  At the upper left end of the first coin transport unit 21, the first member 306A of the first base portion 300A is formed with a holding portion 254 that protrudes from the surface toward the first top plate portion 400A. A recess 255 is formed between the holding portion 254 and the second member 308A, into which a connection protrusion 268 of the second coin transport unit 22 described later can be inserted. A concave surface 324 </ b> A is disposed in the concave portion 255. In other words, the concave portion 255 has a concave surface 324A. In the concave portion 255, the inner surface of the holding portion 254 and the inner surface of the second member 306 </ b> A function as a pair of holding surfaces that hold the held surface 327 </ b> B of the protrusion 268 of the second coin transport unit 22 described later. In other words, the recess 255 is provided with a pair of holding surfaces that hold the held surface 327 </ b> B of the protrusion 268. In the first base portion 300A, the holding portion 254 of the first member 306A is formed with a screw insertion hole 256 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282, which will be described later, and in the upper left part of the second member 308A. A screw hole 257 into which the screw 282 can be screwed is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 12, 13, 34, and 35, the second coin transport unit 22 includes a second base portion 300B and a second top plate portion 400B provided on the second base portion 300B. It is out. In the second base portion 300B, fifth to tenth rotation axes 332E to 332J and fifth to tenth rotation disks 502E to 502J are arranged. In other words, the fifth to tenth rotation axes 332E to 332J and the fifth to tenth rotation plates 502E to 502J are arranged in the second coin transport unit 22.

  The second base portion 300B has a first member 306B and a second member 308B. The first member 306A of the second base portion 300B includes left and right divided portions 306Ba and 306Bb, and a part of the through hole 315 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in a state where these divided portions 306Ba and 306Bb are combined. . The divided portions 306Ba and 306Bb have the same shape, and the state shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 is obtained by rotating the divided portion 306Bb by 180 degrees with respect to the divided portion 306Ba. In this way, by making the divided portions 306Ba and 306Bb have the same shape, the types of molds necessary for production can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. The second member 308B is provided with fifth to tenth support shafts 334E to 334J. A fifth support shaft 334E is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the fifth rotating disk 502E and the gear 522E. Similarly, the sixth to tenth support shafts 334F to 334J are inserted into the shaft insertion holes 510 of the sixth to tenth rotating disks 502F to 502J and the gears 522F to 522J.

  The second top plate portion 400B has a second coin guide groove portion 406B for forming a second coin guide passage portion 210B corresponding to the fifth to tenth rotation axes 332E to 332J. Grooves 422 are formed in the second top plate portion 400B to prevent contact when the coin pushers 504E to 504J and 506E to 506J go around the fifth to tenth rotation axes 332E to 332J.

  As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, two screw insertion holes 354 and six screw insertion holes 365 are formed at predetermined positions in the first member 306B of the second base portion 300B. The second member 308B is formed with screw holes 356 at positions corresponding to the screw insertion holes 354 of the first member 306B, and screw holes at positions corresponding to the screw insertion holes 365 of the first member 306B. 366 is formed. In other words, with the first member 306B placed on the second member 308B, the screw insertion hole 354 and the screw hole 356 communicate with each other, and the screw insertion hole 365 and the screw hole 366 communicate with each other. Insertion holes 354 and 365 and screw holes 356 and 366 are arranged. In the second top plate portion 400B, screw insertion holes 364 are formed at positions corresponding to the screw insertion holes 365 formed in the first member 306B of the second base portion 300B. In other words, the screw insertion hole 364 and the screw insertion hole 365 are arranged so that the screw insertion hole 364 and the screw insertion hole 365 communicate with each other with the second top plate portion 400B placed on the second base portion 300B. Has been. By screwing the fixing screw 352 inserted into the screw insertion hole 354 of the first member 306B into the screw hole 356 of the second member 308B, the first member 306B is in a state where the divided portions 306Ba and 306Bb are combined. It is fixed to 308B. The fixing screw 362 inserted into the screw insertion hole 364 of the second top plate portion 400B is screwed into the screw hole 366 via the screw insertion hole 365 of the second base portion 300B, so that the second top plate portion 400B becomes the second top plate portion 400B. 2 It is fixed to the base portion 300B.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the second coin transport unit 22 has connection portions 261 </ b> A and 261 </ b> B for connecting the first and third coin transport units 21 and 23 to the upper and lower ends thereof. The connecting portions 261A and 261B are rotationally symmetric (that is, point symmetric) with respect to the target axis CP and have the same configuration. Therefore, only the connection unit 261A will be described, and the description of the connection unit 261B will be omitted.

  In the connection portion 261A, the first member 306B of the second base portion 300B has an end surface 322B that functions as a butt surface when the second and third coin transport units 22 and 23 are connected. The end surface 322B includes a first end surface portion 322Ba located at the upper left end of the second coin transport unit 22 and a second end surface portion 322Bb located at the upper right end of the second coin transport unit 22. The second end surface portion 322Bb is disposed at a position retracted downward with respect to the first end surface portion 322Ba along the extending direction of the second coin guide passage portion 210B (in other words, the coin guide passage 210). In other words, a step is formed between the first and second end face portions 322Ba and 322Bb. An opening 263 that exposes the gear 522J is formed in the end surface 322B. A part of the tooth row of the gear 522J protrudes to the outside through the opening 263.

  In the connection portion 261A, notched edges 262a and 262b are formed in the second member 308B of the second top plate portion 400B and the second base portion 300B. The notched edges 262a and 262b are formed in an arc shape along the contact preventing portion of the coin pushers 504J and 506J in the groove 422, and extend upward and rightward from the arc-shaped portion. In other words, a part of the notched edges 262a and 262b is formed along the periphery of the tenth rotating disk 502J. An outlet 211Ba of the second coin guide passage portion 210B is formed between the notch edge 262a and the first member 306B. In the connection portion 261B, an inlet 211Bb of the second coin guide passage portion 210B is formed between the notch edge 262a and the first member 306B.

  At the upper right end of the first member 306B of the second base portion 300B, a connecting projection 268 is provided that has a convex surface 326B that protrudes upward from the second end surface portion 322Bb and has a shape in which a cylinder is cut out. In other words, the connecting projection 268 protrudes toward the third coin transport unit 23 at the end surface 322B, and the convex surface 326B is formed in parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces 216, 218 of the coin guide passage 210. . As shown in FIG. 13, the connecting protrusion 268 has a pair of held surfaces 327 </ b> B that are substantially parallel to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218. The connecting protrusion 268 has substantially the same outer shape as the protrusion 265A of the first coin transport unit 21. The connection protrusion 268 is formed with a screw insertion hole 269 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282 described later. A concave surface 324B that is recessed in a columnar shape is formed at the upper left end of the first member 306B. The concave surface 324B has a shape that follows a convex surface 326C of the third coin transport unit 23 described later.

  At the upper left end of the second coin transport unit 22, the first member 306B of the second base portion 300B is formed with a holding piece 264 that protrudes from the surface to the second top plate portion 400B side and extends in a substantially L shape. Yes. Between the holding piece 264 and the second member 308B, there is formed a recess 265 into which a connection protrusion 278 of the third coin transport unit 23 described later can be inserted. A concave surface 324 </ b> B is disposed in the concave portion 265. In other words, the recess 265 has a concave surface 324B. In the recess 265, the inner surface of the holding piece 264 and the inner surface of the second member 306 </ b> B function as a pair of holding surfaces that hold a held surface 327 </ b> C of a protrusion 278 of the third coin transport unit 23 described later. In other words, the recess 265 is provided with a pair of holding surfaces that hold the held surface 327 </ b> C of the protrusion 278. In the second base portion 300B, the holding piece 264 of the first member 306B is formed with a screw insertion hole 266 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282, which will be described later, and in the upper left part of the second member 308B. A screw hole 267 into which the screw 282 can be screwed is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the third coin transport unit 23 includes a third base portion 300C, a third top plate portion 400C provided on the third base portion 300C, a coin ejection means 230, a coin The payout detection sensor 240 is included. As shown in FIG. 10, eleventh and twelfth rotation axes 332K and 332L and eleventh and twelfth turntables 502K and 502L are arranged in the third base portion 300C. In other words, the eleventh and twelfth rotation axes 332K and 332L and the eleventh and twelfth rotation disks 502K and 502L are disposed in the third coin transport unit 23. The third base portion 300C has a first member 306C and a second member 308C.

  A part of the through hole 315 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in the first member 306C of the third base portion 300C. The second member 308C is provided with eleventh and twelfth support shafts 334K and 334J. An eleventh support shaft 334K is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the eleventh rotating disk 502K and the gear 522K. A twelfth support shaft 334L is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 510 of the twelfth rotary disk 502L and the gear 522L.

  The third top plate portion 400C has a third coin guide groove portion 406C for forming a third coin guide passage portion 210C corresponding to the eleventh and twelfth rotation axes 332K and 332L. The third top plate portion 400C is provided with a groove 422 that prevents contact when the coin pushers 504K, 504L, 506K, and 506L go around the eleventh and twelfth rotation axes 332K and 332L.

  The third coin guide passage portion 210C is curved leftward about the twelfth rotation axis 332L, and extends substantially laterally toward the outlet 204 disposed on the left side. The region on the left side of the twelfth rotation axis 332L in the third coin guide passage portion 210C has a width wg that increases toward the exit 204 side. In other words, the third coin guide passage portion 210 </ b> C includes an exit passage region 220 having a coin guide surface 220 a that is inclined obliquely downward toward the exit 204. Thereby, it becomes easy to discharge | release a coin from the exit 204 toward diagonally downward.

  The third coin transport unit 23 has a connecting portion 271 for connecting the second coin transport unit 22 to the lower end thereof. In the connection portion 271, the first member 306 </ b> C of the third base portion 300 </ b> C has an end surface 322 </ b> C that functions as a butting surface when connecting the second and third coin transport units 22 and 23. The end surface 322 </ b> C includes a first end surface portion 322 </ b> Ca positioned at the lower right end of the third coin transport unit 23 and a second end surface portion 322 </ b> Cb positioned at the lower left end of the third coin transport unit 23. The second end surface portion 322Cb is disposed at a position retracted upward along the extending direction of the third coin guide passage portion 210C (in other words, the coin guide passage 210) with respect to the first end surface portion 322Ca. In other words, a step is formed between the first and second end surface portions 322Ca and 322Cb. An opening 273 that exposes the gear 522K is formed in the end surface 322C. A part of the tooth row of the gear 522 </ b> K protrudes to the outside through the opening 273.

  In the connection portion 271, notched edges 272a and 272b are formed in the second member 308C of the third top plate portion 400C and the third base portion 300C. The cut-out edges 272a and 272b are formed in an arc shape along the contact preventing portion of the coin pushers 504K and 506K in the groove 422, and extend downward and leftward from the arc-shaped portion. In other words, part of the cut-out edges 272a and 272b are formed along the periphery of the eleventh rotating disk 502K. Between the notch edge 272a and the first member 306C, an inlet 211Ca of the third coin guide passage portion 210C is formed.

  At the lower left end of the first member 306C of the third base portion 300C, a connecting projection 278 having a convex surface 326C that protrudes downward from the second end surface portion 322Cb and has a shape in which a column is cut away is provided. In other words, the protrusion 278 protrudes toward the second coin transport unit 22 on the end surface 322C, and the convex surface 326C is formed in parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218 of the coin guide passage 210. As shown in FIG. 16, the connecting protrusion 278 has a pair of held surfaces 327 </ b> C that are substantially parallel to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218. The connection protrusion 278 has substantially the same outer shape as the protrusions 265A and 275A of the first and second coin transport units 21 and 22. The connection protrusion 278 is formed with a screw insertion hole 279 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282 described later. A concave surface 324C recessed in a columnar shape is formed at the lower right end of the first member 306C. The concave surface 324C has a shape that follows the convex surface 326B of the second coin transport unit 22. The concave surface 324C has substantially the same shape as the concave surface 324B of the second coin transport unit 22.

  At the lower right end of the third coin transport unit 23, the first member 306C of the third base portion 300B is formed with a holding piece 274 that protrudes from the surface to the third top plate portion 400C side and extends in a substantially L shape. Yes. Between the holding piece 274 and the second member 308B, a recess 275 into which the connection protrusion 268 of the second coin transport unit 22 can be inserted is formed. A concave surface 324 </ b> C is disposed in the concave portion 275. In other words, the recess 275 has a concave surface 324C. In the recess 275, the inner surface of the holding piece 274 and the inner surface of the second member 306 </ b> C function as a pair of holding surfaces that hold the held surface 327 </ b> B of the protrusion 268 of the second coin transport unit 22. In other words, the recess 275 is provided with a pair of holding surfaces that hold the held surface 327 </ b> B of the protrusion 268. In the third base portion 300C, the holding piece 274 of the first member 306B is formed with a screw insertion hole 276 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a fixing screw 282, which will be described later, and in the lower right portion of the second member 308B. A screw hole 277 into which the screw 282 can be screwed is formed.

  The coin discharge means 230 includes a frame 231 for mounting components, a flip roller 232 (see FIG. 7) that elastically contacts the peripheral surface of the coin, a flip roller 232 that rotatably supports the spindle 239. And a torsion spring 234 that biases the turning lever 233 toward the outlet passage region 220 so that the flip roller 232 faces the outlet passage region 220 of the third coin guide passage portion 210C. The repelling roller 232 includes a stopper 235 for receiving and holding the rotating lever 233 at a stationary position facing the exit passage area 220. The frame 231 is provided with a downward U-shaped stopper 237 bent so as to be perpendicular to the surface thereof. One end of the torsion spring 234 is hooked in the groove of the stopper fitting 237, and the other end is hooked on the rotation lever 233. The flip roller 232 is exposed to the outlet passage region 220 of the third coin guide passage portion 210C through an arc-like flip roller slot 236 formed in the third top plate portion 400C. The coin releasing means 230 fixes the third coin transport unit by fixing the frame 231 to the twelfth support shaft 334L provided in the third base portion 300C with a screw (not shown) penetrating the third top plate portion 400C. 23 (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

  The coin payout detection sensor 240 is disposed so as to straddle the exit passage area 220 of the third coin guide passage portion 210 </ b> C immediately before the exit 204. The coin payout detection sensor 240 is a photoelectric sensor having a channel-shaped resin-made outer case 242 and having a projector built in one of the two columnar portions 244 and a photoreceiver built in the other, facing each other. . When the coin passes between the two columnar portions 244 in the exit passage region 220, the optical path is blocked, and the coins are detected one by one by the detection signal output based on the light path.

(Coin transport unit connection)
First, the case where the 2nd coin conveyance unit 22 and the 3rd coin conveyance unit are connected is demonstrated, referring FIG. 36 and FIG.

  When connecting the second coin transport unit 22 and the third coin transport unit 23, as shown in FIGS. 36A and 37A, the connecting portion 261A of the second coin transport unit 22 and the third coin transport The tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K are arranged so as to face the connection portion 271 of the unit 23 so that the above-described predetermined rotational phase difference is generated between the tenth turntable 502J and the eleventh turntable 502K. Adjust the rotation position. This position adjustment is performed by using the alignment mark MK provided on the tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K. In other words, the rotational positions of the tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K are adjusted based on the alignment mark MK.

  FIG. 38 shows the alignment mark MK of the tenth turntable 502J. The second to ninth turntables 502B to 502I, the eleventh and twelfth turntables 502K and 502L have the same alignment mark MK as the alignment mark MK for the tenth turntable 502J. For this reason, only the alignment mark MK of the tenth rotary disk 502J will be described here, and the description of the alignment marks MK of other rotary disks will be omitted.

  A gear 522J provided on the back surface side of the tenth rotating disk 502J has a tooth row TL composed of 18 teeth T1 to T18, and coin pushers 506J and 504J are arranged adjacent to the teeth T1 and T10. ing. In other words, the coin pushers 506J and 504J are arranged corresponding to the teeth T1 and T10. On the surface of the tenth rotary board 502, a pair of first marks M1 and M2 corresponding to the respective clockwise and counterclockwise rotation directions are formed on both sides of the coin pusher 506J, and both sides of the coin pusher 504J. Is formed with a pair of second marks M3 and M4 corresponding to the respective counterclockwise and clockwise rotation directions.

  The first marks M1 and M2 are disposed adjacent to the teeth T3 and T17 of the gear 522J, respectively. In other words, the first marks M1 and M2 are arranged corresponding to the teeth T3 and T17 of the gear 522J, respectively. The teeth T3 and T17 corresponding to the first marks M1 and M2 respectively have an interval of 2 pitches from the tooth T1 corresponding to the coin pusher 506J. The first mark M1 has an arrowhead-shaped planar shape indicating clockwise rotation, and the first mark M2 has an arrowhead-shaped planar shape indicating counterclockwise rotation.

  The second mark M3 is disposed adjacent to the root TD formed between the teeth T8 and T9 of the gear 522J, and the second mark M4 is adjacent to the root TD formed between the teeth T11 and T12 of the gear 522J. Are arranged. In other words, the second mark M3 is arranged corresponding to the root TD existing between the two teeth T8 and T9 of the gear 522J, and the second mark M4 is present between the two teeth T11 and T12 of the gear 522J. It arrange | positions corresponding to the tooth root TD. The tooth bottom TD corresponding to each of the second marks M3 and M4 has an interval of 3/2 pitch from the tooth T10 corresponding to the coin pusher 504J. The second mark M3 has an arrowhead-shaped planar shape indicating counterclockwise rotation, and the second mark M4 has an arrowhead-shaped planar shape indicating clockwise rotation.

  When the second and third coin transport units 22 are connected, as shown by arrows R1 and R2 in FIG. 37A, the tenth turntable 502J rotates counterclockwise and the eleventh turntable 502K rotates clockwise. Therefore, the rotational positions of the tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K are adjusted so that the second mark M3 of the tenth turntable 502J and the first mark M1 of the eleventh turntable 502K are opposed to each other. While maintaining this state, the projection 278 of the connection portion 271 is fitted into the recess 265 of the connection portion 261A, and the projection 268 of the connection portion 261 is fitted to the recess 275 of the connection portion 271 so that the third coin transport unit is fitted. 23 is pressed downward against the second coin transport unit 22, the gear 522 </ b> J of the tenth rotating plate 502 </ b> J and the gear 522 </ b> K of the eleventh rotating plate 502 </ b> K are engaged, and the end surface 322 </ b> B of the connecting portion 261 is the end surface of the connecting portion 271. The insertion is stopped upon contact with 322C (see FIGS. 36B and 37B). In other words, the end surfaces 322B and 322C function as the butting surfaces and are positioned in the vertical direction (in other words, the extending direction of the coin guide passage 210). At the same time, in the connecting portions 261 and 271, the fitting between the projection 268 and the recess 275 and the fitting between the recess 265 and the projection 278 cause the left and right (in other words, parallel to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218, In addition, positioning in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the coin guide passage 210 and front and rear (in other words, a direction perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218) are performed. That is, the convex surface 326B of the protrusion 268 is held by the concave surface 324C of the concave portion 275, and the convex surface 326C of the protrusion 278 is held by the concave surface 324B of the concave portion 265, thereby restricting movement in the left-right direction. Positioning is done. The pair of held surfaces 327B included in the protrusions 268 are held by the pair of holding surfaces included in the recesses 275, and the pair of held surfaces 327C included in the protrusions 278 are held on the pair of holding surfaces included in the recesses 265. As a result, the forward and backward movement is limited, and the forward and backward positioning is performed.

  In this state, the screw 282 inserted into the screw insertion hole 266 of the connection portion 261 and the screw insertion hole 279 of the connection portion 271 is screwed into the screw hole 267 of the connection portion 261A. Similarly, fixing screws 282 inserted into the screw insertion holes 276 of the connection portion 271 and the screw insertion holes 269 of the connection portion 261 are screwed into the screw holes 277 of the connection portion 271. Thereby, the second coin transport unit 22 is fixed to the first coin transport unit 21 (see FIG. 36). Since the diameters of the screw insertion holes 266 and 279 are slightly larger than the diameter of the fixing screw 282, the positions of the connection portions 261 and 271 can be finely adjusted.

  As described above, the tooth bottom TD corresponding to the second mark M3 has a 3/2 pitch interval from the tooth T10 corresponding to the coin pusher 504J, and the tooth T3 corresponding to the first mark M1 is the coin pusher 506J. 2 pitches from the tooth T1 corresponding to. For this reason, when the coin pusher 504J of the tenth turntable 502J and the coin pusher 506J of the eleventh turntable 502K have reached a position due to the rotational alignment of the tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K described above. Further, the coin pusher 506K moves backward by 1/2 pitch in the rotation direction with respect to the coin pusher 504J. In other words, the coin pusher 506K arrives at the predetermined position with a delay of 1/2 pitch with respect to the coin pusher 504J. Adjacent rotary disks 502J and 502K (that is, coin pushers 504J, 506J, 504K, and 506K that circulate around the adjacent rotation axes 322J and 322K) have such a rotational phase to thereby push the coin pusher 504J. The coin moved by the movement can be smoothly delivered to the coin pusher 506K. In other words, the coin pusher 504J can be smoothly transferred from the coin pusher 504J to the next coin pusher 506K.

  As shown in FIG. 38, since the diameter of the tenth rotating disk 502J is larger than the diameter of the root circle TDC formed by the tooth bottom TD, the tenth rotating disk 502J overhangs with respect to the tooth bottom. The same applies to the second to ninth turntables 502B to 502I and the eleventh and twelfth turntables 502K and 502L. Thereby, for example, as shown in FIG. 37 (B), when the gears 522J and 522K are engaged, the adjacent tenth and eleventh turntables 502J and 502K can be brought close to each other. The coin pushers 504J and 506J are arranged along the outer peripheral edge of the tenth rotary plate 502J, and the coin pushers 504K and 506K are arranged along the outer peripheral edge of the eleventh rotary plate 502K. 11. The closer the rotary discs 502J and 502K are, the closer the circular trajectory of the coin pushers 504J and 506J and the circular trajectory of the coin pushers 504K and 506K are, and the coins moved by the push of the coin pushers 504J and 506J The coin pushers 506K and 504K can be transferred more smoothly.

  Teeth insertion grooves 532 and 534 are formed at positions adjacent to the second marks M3 and M4 on the tenth rotating disk 502J, respectively. The tooth insertion grooves 532 and 534 have a planar shape that follows the tooth shape of the gear 522 and communicate with the tooth bottom TD corresponding to the second marks M3 and M4. In other words, the tooth insertion groove 532 is formed along a recess formed between the teeth T8 and T9 of the gear 522J, and the tooth insertion groove 534 is formed along a recess formed between the teeth T11 and T12 of the gear 522. Is done. Similar tooth insertion grooves 532 and 534 are also formed in the second to ninth turntables 502B to 502I and the eleventh and twelfth turntables 502K and 502L. The tooth insertion grooves 532 and 534 are formed to facilitate the production of the first to third coin transport units 21 to 23.

  For example, when the second coin transport unit 21 is manufactured, as shown in FIG. 39, the fifth to tenth rotating plates 502E to 502J are the fifth to tenth members provided on the second member 308B of the second base portion 300B. The shafts 334E to 334J are sequentially inserted. When the sixth turntable 502F is inserted into the sixth support shaft 334F after the fifth turntable 502E is inserted into the fifth support shaft 334E, the fifth turntable 502E rotates clockwise as shown in FIG. Since the sixth turntable 502F rotates counterclockwise, the fifth and sixth turntables 502E and 502F are arranged so that the second mark M4 on the fifth turntable 502E and the first mark M2 on the sixth turntable face each other. Adjust the rotation position. In this way, the sixth rotating disk 502F is inserted into the sixth spindle 334F while adjusting the rotation position. When the gear 522F of the sixth rotating disk 502F is meshed with the gear 522E of the fifth rotating disk 502E, the tooth T17 of the gear 522F is brought into contact with the gear 533E of the fifth rotating disk 502E via the tooth insertion groove 534 of the fifth rotating disk 502E. Engage. As a result, the gear 533E and the gear 533F can be easily meshed without being blocked by the overhanging fifth rotating disk 502E. The same applies to the case where the seventh to tenth rotary plates 502G to 502J are sequentially inserted into the corresponding seventh to tenth support shafts, and rotation between adjacent ones of the sixth to tenth rotary plates 502F to 502J is performed. A combination of the first marks M1, M2 and the second marks M3, M4 is appropriately selected according to the direction. The same applies to the first and third coin transport units 21 and 23.

  The case of connecting the first coin transport unit 21 and the second coin transport unit 22 is the same as the case of connecting the second coin transport unit 22 and the third coin transport unit. That is, while the gear 522D exposed from the opening 253 of the connecting portion 251 and the gear 522E exposed from the opening 263 of the connecting portion 261B are engaged, the protrusion 268 of the connecting portion 261B is inserted into the recess 255 of the connecting portion 251. Then, the protrusion 258 of the connection portion 251 is inserted into the recess 265 of the connection portion 261. When the gears 552D and 552E are meshed with each other, the fourth and fifth rotations are performed with reference to the alignment mark MK so that the above-described predetermined phase difference is generated between the fourth rotary plate 502D and the fifth rotary plate 502E. The rotational positions of the panels 502D and 502E are adjusted. While maintaining this state, when the second coin transport unit 22 is pressed downward against the first coin transport unit 21, the gear 522D of the fourth rotating plate 502D and the gear 522E of the fifth rotating plate 502E are engaged with each other, The notch edges 252a and 252b of the connection part 251 abut against the notch edges 262a and 262b of the connection part 261B, and the insertion is stopped. In other words, the notch edges 252a, 252b and 262a, 262b function as the butting surfaces for positioning. Further, screws (not shown) inserted into the screw insertion holes 256 of the connection portion 251 and the screw insertion holes 269 of the connection portion 261B are screwed into the screw holes 257 of the connection portion 251. Similarly, screws (not shown) inserted into the screw insertion holes 266 of the connection portion 261B and the screw insertion holes 259 of the connection portion 251 are screwed into the screw holes 267 of the connection portion 261B. As a result, the second coin transport unit 22 is fixed to the first coin transport unit 21.

  Thus, the first and third coin transport units 21 and 23 are connected via the second coin transport unit 22, and the states of FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 7 to 10 are realized. That is, the base body 300 is configured by the first to third base portions 300A to 300C, and the top plate 400 is configured by the first to third top plate portions 400A to 400C. First to third coin guide passage portions 210A to 210C are communicated to form a coin guide passage 210. 7, in the base body 300, the first members 306A to 306C of the first to third base portions 300A to 300C constitute the first member 306, and the first to third base portions 300A to 300C. The second members 308 </ b> A to 308 </ b> C constitute the second member 308.

  That is, the base body 300 has a structure in which the first member 306 is stacked on the second member 308, and the first member 306 has a through hole 315. The through hole 315 has a planar shape in which eleven circular holes having the same inner dimension are connected in a zigzag manner with a part thereof being overlapped, and as shown in FIG. It has the 1st opening 315a with a small internal dimension arrange | positioned at the surface side, and the 2nd opening 315b with a large internal dimension arrange | positioned at the back surface side. The back surface side of the through hole 315 is closed by the second member 308, and a recess 316 is formed in the base body 300.

  On the surface 302 side of the base body 300, the second to twelfth rotary disks 502B to 502L are accommodated in the first opening 315a, and the gears 522B to 522L are accommodated in the second opening 315b. In other words, the second to twelfth rotary disks 502B to 502L and the gears 522B to 522L are housed in the recess 316. The bottom surface 318 of the recess 316 is provided with third to twelfth support shafts 334C to 334L. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, a caulking portion 310 is formed at one end of each of the third to twelfth support shafts 334 </ b> C to 334 </ b> L, and the caulking portion 310 penetrates the second member 308 and the back surface of the base body 300. By caulking on the 304 side, the third to twelfth support shafts 334 </ b> C to 334 </ b> L are fixed to the base body 300.

  The surfaces of the first to twelfth turntables 502 </ b> A to 502 </ b> L are disposed so as to be substantially flush with the surface 302 of the base body 300. Therefore, the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L provided on the respective surfaces of the first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L protrude above the surface 302 of the base body 300. In other words, the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L project into the coin guide passage 210, respectively.

  The coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L projecting into the coin guide passage 210 circulate along with the rotation of the first to twelfth rotary plates 502A to 502L to push the coins in the coin guide passage 210. The pushed coin is moved in the coin guide passage 210 while being guided on the circumferential surface by the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 and guided on the front and back surfaces by the front and back guide surfaces 216 and 218. In this case, the range of the outer diameter (diameter) or thickness of the coin that can be transported is widened. That is, since the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L protruding into the coin guide passage 210 are disposed between the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214, the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 and the coin pushers 504A to 504L. 506A to 506L (in other words, larger than the interval generated between the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 and the trajectory of the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L orbiting). ) And a coin having an outer diameter (diameter) in a range smaller than the distance between the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214, and one of the left and right guide surfaces 212 and 214 and the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A. It is moved while being supported by ˜506 L, and can be conveyed. Accordingly, the outer diameter range of the coins that can be conveyed is widened. On the other hand, since coins are pushed and conveyed one by one by the coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L, adjacent coins do not overlap in the coin guide passage 210. Therefore, even if the distance between the front and back guide surfaces 212 and 214 is set wide, coin clogging does not occur. Therefore, the thickness range of the coins that can be conveyed is widened.

(Operation of coin dispensing device)
Next, the operation of the coin payout device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In actual operation, a large number of coins are held to the extent that they are piled up in the holding bowl 102. Here, in order to simplify the explanation, it is assumed that four coins C1 to C4 are held in the holding bowl 102.

  FIG. 20 shows a state in which the coins C1 to C4 are conveyed by the rotating disk 106 of the coin delivery device 10, and the coin C1 is placed on the four holding surfaces 134 of the eight holding surfaces 134 of the rotating disk 106. To C4 (C4 is not shown) are held. Each of the coins C <b> 1 to C <b> 4 is moved by being pushed by the coin locking body 128 of the rotating disk 106 that rotates counterclockwise, and the coin C <b> 1 approaches the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112.

  When the rotating disk 106 further rotates, as shown in FIG. 21, the coin C1 is pushed by the coin locking body 128 in contact with the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112 and moved in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk 106. The Then, in a state where the coin C1 is pushed out of the rotary disk 106, the coin C1 is stopped at a delivery position supported by the tip of the coin locking body 128 and the peripheral wall 184. When the coin pusher 504A that rotates in the clockwise direction comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the coin C1 at the delivery position, the coin C1 is pushed by the coin pusher 504A.

  As the first rotating plate 502A rotates, the coin C1 is pushed by the coin pusher 504A and the circumferential surface of the coin C1 is pushed against the circumferential wall 184 as shown in FIG. Then, the coin C1 is guided by the peripheral wall 184 and the left guide surface 212 of the coin guide passage 210 and moved upward, and is introduced into the coin guide passage 210 through the inlet 202. Further, the next coin C <b> 2 pushed by the coin locking body 128 of the rotating disk 106 contacts the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112.

  When the first turntable 502A further rotates, the coin C1 is continuously pushed by the coin pusher 504A, and the circumferential surface of the coin C1 is pressed against the right guide surface 214 of the coin guide passage 210 as shown in FIG. It is moved upwards. At this time, the coin pusher 506B approaches the coin C1 by the counterclockwise rotation of the second rotary disk 502B. Similarly to the case of the coin C1, the coin C2 pushed out of the rotating disk 106 by the coin engaging body 128 and the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112 is pushed by the coin pusher 506A and is thus surrounded by the peripheral wall 184. The peripheral surface is guided to move upward. The next coin C3 pushed by the coin locking body 128 of the rotating disk 106 approaches the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the coin pusher 506B contacts the coin C1 and pushes the coin C1, and the coin C1 is moved upward while being guided by the right guide surface 214 of the coin guide passage 210. The coin C2 pushed by the coin pusher 506A is introduced into the coin guide passage 210 through the inlet 202. The coin C3 is pushed by the coin locking body 128 in contact with the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112 and moved in the circumferential direction of the rotary disk 106.

  In the movement of the coin C1 from FIG. 22 to FIG. 24, the coin C1 is moved from the first guide surface portion 222 of the back guide surface 218 to the second guide surface portion 224, and the advance angle of the coin C1 is relative to the horizontal plane. It changes from about 60 degrees to about 90 degrees. At this time, the coin C1 is guided by the first curved surface portion 226 formed between the first and second guide surface portions 222 and 224 and the second curved surface portion 228 disposed so as to face the coin C1. Gradually changes, so that the coin C1 is smoothly moved in the coin guide passage 210.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 25, the coin C1 pushed by the coin pusher 506B is moved upward while being guided by the left guide surface 212 of the coin guide passage 210. The coin pusher 504C that circulates as the third rotary disk 502C rotates in the clockwise direction approaches the coin C1. The coin C2 pushed by the coin pusher 506A is moved upward while gradually changing the advancing angle by being guided by the first and second curved surface portions 226 and 228 as in the case of the coin C1. . The coin C3 pushed out of the rotary disk 106 is pushed by the coin pusher 504A. The next coin C4 pushed by the coin locking body 128 of the rotating disk 106 approaches the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 26, the coin C1 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 504C, the coin C2 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 504B, and the coin C3 is moved by the coin pusher 504A. It is moved upward by pushing. The coin C4 is pushed by the coin locking body 128 in contact with the receiving edge 146 of the coin receiving means 112 and moved in the circumferential direction of the rotary disk 106.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the coin C1 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 504E, and the coin C2 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 506C. The coin C3 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 506B, and the coin C4 is moved upward by the push of the coin pusher 506A.

  The state shown in FIG. 28 is caused by repeating the operation of the coin pushing mechanism 500 described above. When the twelfth turntable 502L further rotates counterclockwise from this state, the coin C1 pushed by the coin pusher 506L is guided to the right guide surface 214 of the coin guide passage 210 as shown in FIG. The position of the coin releasing means 230 is reached. When the coin C1 is further pushed by the coin pusher 506L, the coin C1 in contact with the flip roller 232 pushes up the turning lever 233 of the coin ejecting means 230 against the biasing force of the torsion spring 234, and enters the outlet 204. Move towards. When the maximum diameter portion of the coin C1 passes the flip roller 232, the rotation lever 233 returns downward due to the elasticity of the torsion spring 234, and the coin C1 is flipped toward the outlet 204 by the rotational force at that time. It is. As shown in FIG. 30, the coin C <b> 1 is detected by the coin payout detection sensor 240 immediately after being flipped and then discharged from the outlet 204. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated for the coins C2 to C4, whereby the coins C2 to C4 are discharged from the outlet 204.

  FIGS. 31 to 33 show a third coin transport unit 23A constituting the coin transport device in the coin payout device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the coin payout device 1 of the first embodiment, an outlet 204 is provided on the left side of the coin guide passage 210 so that coins are paid out toward the left side of the coin transport device 20. On the other hand, the third coin transport unit 23A shown in FIGS. 31 to 33 is provided with an outlet 204 on the right side of the coin guide passage 210 so that coins can be paid out toward the right side of the coin transport device 20. The third coin transport unit 23 is different from the third coin transport unit 23 in FIGS. The rest is the same as the third coin transport unit 23. Therefore, in FIGS. 31 to 33, the same or corresponding components as those of the third coin transport unit 23 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the third coin transport unit 23A, as shown in FIGS. 31 to 33, the third coin guide passage portion 210CA has an exit passage region 220A formed above the twelfth rotation axis 332L. The outlet passage area 220A is curved to the right and extends substantially laterally toward the outlet 204 disposed on the right. Also in the outlet passage area 220A, a coin guide surface 220a that is inclined obliquely downward toward the outlet 204 is formed in the same manner as the outlet passage area 220 shown in FIG.

The shape and arrangement of the coin ejection means 230 </ b> A are changed so as to match the right side arrangement of the outlet 204. That is, the flip roller 232A, the rotation lever 233A, the torsion spring 234A, the stopper 235A and the stopper 237A are the same as the flip roller 232, the rotation lever 233, the torsion spring 234, the stopper 235 and the stopper 237 of FIG. This corresponds to an arrangement that is substantially opposite to the left and right with respect to the symmetry axis. The same applies to the arc-shaped flip roller slot 236A formed in the third top plate portion 400C.
The third coin transport unit 23A has the same connection portion 271 as the third coin transport unit 23 of the first embodiment. Therefore, it can be connected to the second coin transport unit 22 in FIGS. 12 and 13. In other words, the third coin transport unit 23A can be used instead of the third coin transport unit 23 of the first embodiment. Therefore, if the third coin transport unit 23 and the third coin transport unit 23A are appropriately selected and used, the outlet 204 can be arranged on either the left or right side.

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In addition, this invention is not limited to said Example, A various change is possible. For example, the first and second coin transport units 21 and 23 may be connected via two or more third coin transport units 22. In this case, the coin transport distance can be adjusted. The first coin transport unit 21 is provided with rotation axes 332A to 332D and turntables 502A to 502D, and the second coin transfer unit 22 is provided with rotation axes 332E to 332J and turntables 502E to 502J. The third coin transport unit 23 is provided with rotation axes 332K and 332L and turntables 502K and 502L, respectively. The number of rotation axes and turntables arranged in the first to third coin transport units 21 to 23 is as follows. Changes can be made as appropriate. Thereby, since the length of a coin conveyance unit can be changed, the coin conveyance apparatus 20 of arbitrary length is obtained in steps by the combination of the coin conveyance unit from which length differs.

  Further, the rotary plates 502A to 502L are provided with a pair of coin pushers 504A to 504L and 506A to 506L. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, each of the rotary plates 502A to 502L is provided. One coin pusher can also be provided. However, it is preferable to provide two or more coin pushers on each of the turntables 502A to 502L in order to increase the conveyance efficiency.

  In the above-described embodiment, the alignment marks MK are provided on the second to twelfth rotary plates 502B to 502L. However, it is preferable to provide the same alignment mark MK on the first rotary plate 502A. Furthermore, the number of teeth of the gears 522B to 522L is not limited to 18 and can be changed as appropriate.

  The present invention can be suitably used for a coin processing device that processes coins such as coins and medals. For example, the present invention is preferably applied to a money changer, a vending machine, a ticket vending machine, a game machine, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin dispensing apparatus 10 Coin delivery apparatus 20 Coin conveyance apparatus 21 1st coin conveyance unit 22 2nd coin conveyance unit 23 3rd coin conveyance unit 23A 3rd coin conveyance unit 102 Reservation bowl 102A Head part 102B Coin insertion slot 102C Exterior part 104 Mounting base 104A Mounting base part 104B First mounting part 104C Second mounting part 104L, 104R Support side wall 104U Upward upper surface 106 Rotating disk 108 Driving means 110 Gear 111 Torque limiter 112 Receiving means 118 Coin dropping means 122 Bottom wall 124 Vertical groove 126 Vertical Wall 128 Coin locking body 132 Central protrusion 134 Holding surface 136 Support shelf 138 Pushing edge 142 Riding slope 140 Protrusion 144 Downstream edge 145 Coin receiving body 146 Receiving edge 147 Top 149 Stepped slope 152 Electric motor 154 Decelerator 156 Torque limiter 174 Floating support means 180 Cover body 181 Inclined surface 182 Recessed portion 183 Bottom surface 184 Peripheral wall 186 Partial annular surface 188 Opening 190 Coin outlet 200 Coin guide portion 202 Inlet 204 Exit 210 Coin guide passage 210A First coin guide passage Portion 210B Second coin guide passage portion 210C Third coin guide passage portion 210CA Third coin guide passage portion 211Aa, 211Ba Exit 211Bb, 211Cb Inlet 212 Left guide surface 214 Right guide surface 216 Front guide surface 218 Back guide surface 220 Exit passage region 220a Coin guide surface 220A Exit passage region 222 First guide surface portion 224 Second guide surface portion 226 First curved surface portion 228 Second curved surface portion 230, 230A Coin release means 231 Frame 232, 232A Roller 233, 233A Rotating lever 234, 234A Torsion spring 235, 235A Stopper 236, 236A Flip roller through hole 237, 237A Stopping bracket 239, 239A Rotating shaft 240 Coin payout detection sensor 242 Exterior case 244 Columnar portion 251 Connection portion 252a , 252b Notch edge 253 Opening 254 Holding part 255 Recessed part 256 Screw insertion hole 257 Screw hole 258 Projection part 259 Screw insertion hole 261A Connection part 261B Connection part 262 Holding piece 262a, 262b Notch edge 263 Opening 264 Holding piece 265 Recessed part 266 Screw Insertion hole 267 Screw hole 268 Projection part 269 Screw insertion hole 271 Connection part 272a, 272b Notch edge 273 Opening 274 Holding piece 275 Recess 276 Screw insertion hole 277 Screw hole 278 Projection part 279 Screw insertion hole 282 Screw 300 Base body 300A First base portion 300B Second base portion 300C Third base portion 302 Front surface 304 Back surface 306 First member 306A First member 306Aa, 306Ab Divided portion 306B First member 306Ba, 306Bb Divided portion 306C First member 308 Second member 308A Second member 308Aa First plate portion 308Ab Second plate portion 308Ac Opening 308Ad Space 308B Second member 308C Second member 310 Caulking portion 312 First axis arrangement line 314 Second axis arrangement line 315 Through hole 315a First opening 315b Second opening 316 Recess 322A, 322B, 322C End surface 322Aa, 322Ba, 322Ca First end surface portion 322Ab, 322Bb, 322Cb Second end surface portion 324A, 324B, 324C Concave surface 326A, 326B, 326C Convex surface 32 7A, 327B, 327C Holding surface 332A-332L First to twelfth rotation axis 334A-334L First to twelfth support shaft 336 Sleeve 342 Positioning hole 344 Positioning hole 352 Fixing screw 354 Screw insertion hole 356 Screw hole 362 Fixing screw 364 Screw insertion hole 365 Screw insertion hole 366 Screw hole 400 Top plate 400A First top plate portion 400B Second top plate portion 400C Third top plate portion 402 Front surface 404 Back surface 406 Coin guide groove 406A First coin guide groove portion 406B Second coin guide groove portion 406C Third coin guide groove portion 410 Bottom surface 412 First side surface 414 Second side surface 416 Curve 418 Curve 422 Groove 432 Positioning projection 434 Positioning projection 442 Groove 450 Entrance guide member 452 Attachment Part 454 Disc body 456 Protruding portion 458 Downward side surface 500 Coin pushing mechanisms 502A to 502L First to twelfth rotary disc 502Aa Recesses 504A to 504L, 506A to 506L Coin pushing body (coin pushing means)
510 Shaft insertion hole 522B to 522L Gear 532, 534 Groove 600 Driving force transmission mechanism 602, 604, 606, 608, 610 Gear 611 Torque limiter 611a Center shaft 611b Outer peripheral surface 612 Gear 614 Gear 622, 624 Spur gear portion 626, 628 Cap Gear portion 650 Rotation monitoring sensor 652 Encoder disk 654 Photoelectric sensor T1 to T18 Teeth TL Teeth row TD Tooth bottom TDC Tooth bottom circle MK Alignment mark M1, M2 First mark M3, M4 Second mark

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A coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at an entrance (202) and transporting them to an exit (204),
Left and right guide surfaces (212, 214) for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin, and front and back guide surfaces (216, 218) for guiding the front and back surfaces of the coin, respectively, from the entrance (202) to the exit A coin guide passage (210) extending towards (204);
A plurality of rotations arranged around a rotation axis (332A to 332L) arranged in a predetermined order from the inlet (202) to the outlet (204) and substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces (216, 218). A board (502A to 502L);
The coins are circulated around the corresponding rotation axes (332A to 332L) that protrude into the coin guide passage (210) and are respectively provided on the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L). A plurality of coin pushing means (504A to 504L, 506A to 506L) for pushing,
One of the pair of adjacent rotating disks (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) among the plurality of rotating disks (502A to 502L) rotates in the first rotation direction and the other (502B, 502D, 502F). , 502H, 502J, 502L) rotate in the second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) (504A, 504C, 504E, 504G, 504I, 504K, 506A, 506C, 506E, 506G, 506I, 506K) and the coin pushing means of the other rotating plate (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) (504B, 504D, 504F, 504H, 504J, 504L , 506B, 506D, 506F, 506H, 506J, 506L) and the other rotating disk so that the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) and the other rotating disk are rotated while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference. (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) are set,
A coin guide passage portion (210A, 210B, 210B) formed by dividing the coin guide passage (210) in the extending direction thereof, an entrance (211Bb, 211Cb) of the coin guide passage portion (210A, 210B, 210B), and Abuttable end faces (322A, 322B, 322C) provided corresponding to at least one of the outlets (211Aa, 211Ba), respectively, and corresponding to the coin guide passage portions (210A, 210B, 210B) A plurality of coin transport units (21, 22, 23) each having a turntable (502A to 502L) are disposed, and the end surfaces (322A, 322B, 322C) are abutted against each other and the plurality of coin transport units (21, 22, 23) is configured to be connected.   Gears (612, 614, 522B to 522L) are coaxially arranged in each of the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L), and each of the gears (612, 614, 522B to 522L) corresponds to the turntable (502A). The coin conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the coin conveying device is rotated integrally with the first gear (502L) and the adjacent gears (612, 614, 522B to 522L) are engaged with each other.   Part of the tooth row (TL) of the gears (522D, 522E, 522J, 522K) corresponding to the end faces (322A, 322B, 322C) is an opening formed in the end faces (322A, 322B, 322C). 253, 263, 273), and the coin conveying device according to claim 2.   The end surface (322A, 322B, 322C) is in the extending direction of the coin guide passage (210) with respect to the first end surface portion (322Aa, 322Ba, 322Ca) and the first end surface portion (322Aa, 322Ba, 322Ca). And a second end face portion (322Ab, 322Bb, 322Cb) disposed at a position retracted along the coin conveying device.   Each of the plurality of coin transport units (21, 22, 23) has a connection recess (dented in a direction away from the adjacent coin transport unit (21, 22, 23) on the end face (322A, 322B, 322C). 255, 265, 275) and connecting projections (258, 268, 278) protruding toward the adjacent coin transport unit (21, 22, 23) on the end face (322A, 322B, 322C). Then, the connection projections (258, 268, 278) of the other are fitted into the connection recesses (255, 265, 275) of one of the adjacent coin transport units (21, 22, 23). The coin transport device according to claim 1, which is combined.   The connection protrusions (258, 268, 278) have convex surfaces (326A, 326B, 326C) formed in parallel to an axis substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces (216, 218), and the connection recesses 6. The coin transport device according to claim 5, wherein (255, 265, 275) has a concave surface (324A, 324B, 324C) that follows the convex surface (326A, 326B, 326C).   The connection projections (258, 268, 278) have a pair of held surfaces (327A, 327B, 327C) substantially parallel to the front and back guide surfaces, and a pair of holdings holding the held surfaces The coin transport device according to claim 5, wherein a surface is provided in the connection recess (255, 265, 275).   Each of the rotating disks (502D, 502E, 502J, 502K) corresponding to at least the end faces (322A, 322B, 322C) aligns the rotational positions of the adjacent rotating disks (502D, 502E, 502J, 502K). The coin transport device according to claim 1, further comprising a mark (MK) for use. Each of the rotating disks (502D, 502E, 502J, 502K) corresponding to at least the end faces (322A, 322B, 322C) aligns the rotational positions of the adjacent rotating disks (502D, 502E, 502J, 502K). Mark (MK) for
The alignment mark (MK) includes first marks (M1, M2) arranged corresponding to predetermined teeth (T3, T17) of the gears (522D, 522E, 522J, 522K), and the gears ( 522D, 522E, 522J, 522K) and a second mark (M2) arranged corresponding to a tooth bottom (TD) existing between two adjacent predetermined teeth (T8, T9, T11, T12). The coin transfer device according to claim 2, including:   Each of the rotating disks (502B to 502L) having the alignment mark (MK) communicates with the tooth bottom (TD) where the second mark (M3, M4) is arranged. 534).   2. The coin transport device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of turntables (502 </ b> A to 502 </ b> L) has an alignment mark (MK) that matches the rotation position of the adjacent turntables (502 </ b> A to 502 </ b> L). Each of the predetermined rotating disks (502B to 502L) has an alignment mark (MK) for aligning the rotational position of the adjacent rotating disks (502B to 502L),
The alignment mark (MK) is a first mark (M1, M17) arranged corresponding to predetermined teeth (T3, T17) of the gears (522B-522L) corresponding to the rotating disks (502B-502L). M2) and a second mark (M3) arranged corresponding to a tooth bottom (TD) existing between two adjacent teeth (T8, T9, T11, T12) adjacent to the gear (522B to 522L). , M4).   Each of the rotating disks (502B to 502L) having the alignment mark (MK) communicates with the tooth bottom (TD) where the second mark (M3, M4) is arranged. 534). A coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at an entrance (202) and transporting them to an exit (204),
Left and right guide surfaces (212, 214) for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin, and front and back guide surfaces (216, 218) for guiding the front and back surfaces of the coin, respectively, from the entrance (202) to the exit A coin guide passage (210) extending towards (204);
A plurality of rotations arranged around a rotation axis (332A to 332L) arranged in a predetermined order from the inlet (202) to the outlet (204) and substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces (216, 218). A board (502A to 502L);
The coins are circulated around the corresponding rotation axes (332A to 332L) that protrude into the coin guide passage (210) and are respectively provided on the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L). A plurality of coin pushing means (504A to 504L, 506A to 506L) for pushing,
One of the pair of adjacent rotating disks (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) among the plurality of rotating disks (502A to 502L) rotates in the first rotation direction and the other (502B, 502D, 502F). , 502H, 502J, 502L) rotate in the second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the coin pushing means of the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) (504A, 504C, 504E, 504G, 504I, 504K, 506A, 506C, 506E, 506G, 506I, 506K) and the coin pushing means of the other rotating plate (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) (504B, 504D, 504F, 504H, 504J, 504L , 506B, 506D, 506F, 506H, 506J, 506L) and the other rotating disk so that the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) and the other rotating disk are rotated while maintaining a predetermined rotational phase difference. (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) are set,
Each of the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L) has a positioning mark (MK) for aligning the rotation positions of the adjacent turntables (502A to 502L). A coin transport device for receiving coins sent one by one at an entrance (202) and transporting them to an exit (204),
Left and right guide surfaces (212, 214) for guiding the peripheral surface of the coin, and front and back guide surfaces (216, 218) for guiding the front and back surfaces of the coin, respectively, from the entrance (202) to the exit A coin guide passage (210) extending towards (204);
A plurality of rotations arranged around a rotation axis (332A to 332L) arranged in a predetermined order from the inlet (202) to the outlet (204) and substantially perpendicular to the front and back guide surfaces (216, 218). A board (502A to 502L);
The coins are circulated around the corresponding rotation axes (332A to 332L) that protrude into the coin guide passage (210) and are respectively provided on the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L). A plurality of coin pushing means (504A to 504L, 506A to 506L) for pushing;
Gears (612, 614, 522B to 522L) that are coaxially arranged in each of the plurality of turntables (502A to 502L) and rotate integrally with the corresponding turntables (502A to 502L),
One of a pair of adjacent rotating disks (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) among the plurality of rotating disks (502A to 502L) with the adjacent gears (612, 614, 522B to 522L) engaged with each other. Rotates in the first rotation direction and the other (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) rotates in the second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) of the coin pushing means (504A, 504C, 504E, 504G, 504I, 504K, 506A, 506C, 506E, 506G, 506I, 506K) and the other rotating plate (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) The one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 504B, 504D, 504F, 504H, 504J, 504L, 506B, 506D, 506F, 506H, 506J, 506L) and the one rotating disk (502A, 502C, 502E, 502G, 502I, 502K) and the other rotational positions of the other rotating disk (502B, 502D, 502F, 502H, 502J, 502L) are set,
Each of the predetermined rotating disks (502B to 502L) has an alignment mark (MK) for aligning the rotational position of the adjacent rotating disks (502B to 502L), and the alignment mark (MK) A first mark (M1, M2) arranged corresponding to predetermined teeth (T3, T17) of the gears (522B to 522K) and a predetermined two adjacent to the gears (522D, 522E, 522J, 522K). A coin transfer device including a second mark (M2) arranged corresponding to a tooth bottom (TD) existing between two teeth (T8, T9, T11, T12).   Each of the rotating disks (502B to 502L) having the alignment mark (MK) communicates with the tooth bottom (TD) where the second mark (M3, M4) is arranged. 534). The coin transport device according to claim 15, further comprising: A coin delivery device that separates and feeds coins in a stacked state one by one, and a coin transport device that receives the coins sent from the coin delivery device at an entrance and transports them to the exit, In the coin payout device that pays out to
The coin delivery device is configured to hold a coin in a piled state, and is inclined upward at a predetermined angle, and a circular support shelf is formed at the center of the upper surface thereof, is equally spaced, and A plurality of coin locking bodies radially extending from the support shelf side in a circumferential direction, and the coins held in the holding bowl are brought into surface contact with the holding surfaces between the plurality of coin locking bodies and received one by one; And a rotating disk that is pushed by the plurality of coin locking bodies while being supported by the support shelf and the holding surface, and that extends in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk from the vicinity of the support shelf and is pushed by the rotating disk. Coin receiving means for receiving the coins and feeding them one by one in the circumferential direction of the rotating disk, and driving means for rotating the rotating disk,
A coin payout device comprising the coin transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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