JP2013069133A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processor for preventing the damage of a drive transmission component even when the lock of a rotary member occurs.SOLUTION: The coin processor includes: a coin storage part configured to store a coin; a circular rotary member installed in the coin storage part, and configured to move the coin by rotating; a driving part configured to transmit power with which the rotary member rotates to the rotary member; and a power reception part formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary member, and configured to receive the power by linking to a power transmission member of the driving part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device, and more particularly, to a coin processing device including a rotating member that is provided in a coin storage unit that stores coins and rotates by receiving the power of a drive unit.

  A coin processing device is a device that manages coins in a register installed in, for example, a store. This coin processing device accepts coins in a lump, and then recognizes the coins of each coin to determine the denomination, and distributes and dispenses coins according to the determination result.

  Said coin processing apparatus has a coin storage part which accommodates a coin, for example in order to perform distribution of a coin, etc., and a circle-shaped rotation member which is provided in a coin storage part, and moves a coin by rotating. . The rotating member rotates by receiving power from the driving unit via a drive transmission component such as a gear.

JP 2011-108100 A

  By the way, since the rotating member is provided in the coin accommodating portion, an excessive load may act on the rotating member as the coin moves, for example, and an event may occur where the rotating rotating member is locked. Under such an event, a large load may be applied to drive transmission parts such as gears and fastening parts before the operation of the drive source stops, and the drive transmission parts may be damaged.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved device capable of preventing damage to a drive transmission component even when a rotating member is locked. It is in providing the made coin processing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to a certain aspect of the present invention, a coin storage unit that stores coins, a circular rotary member that is provided in the coin storage unit and moves the coins by rotating, A driving unit that transmits power for rotating the rotating member to the rotating member; and a power receiving unit that is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating member and receives the power by connecting to the power transmitting member of the driving unit. A coin processing device is provided.

  According to such a coin processing device, the power receiving portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member directly receives power from the connected power transmission member, so that a drive transmission component having low strength such as an idle gear or a fastening component is separately provided. It is not necessary to provide it. As a result, damage to the drive transmission component can be prevented.

  The drive unit may include a motor and a motor gear as the power transmission member fixed to the motor shaft, and the power receiving unit may be a gear unit that meshes with the motor gear.

  Further, a notch portion corresponding to the width of the motor gear portion may be formed on a side surface of the coin accommodating portion facing the motor gear, and the gear portion may be engaged with the motor gear at the notch portion.

  The coin can be accumulated on the upper surface of the rotating member, and the coin accommodating portion is formed to extend from the side surface in a direction facing the upper surface of the rotating member, and covers the gear portion. It is good also as having.

  Further, the rotating member may be provided obliquely so as to intersect the horizontal direction in the coin accommodating portion, and the motor gear may be engaged with the gear portion at the highest position in the vertical direction of the rotating member.

  The rotating member and the motor gear may be made of metal.

  Further, the power receiving portion is a pulley portion, the driving portion is a motor, a motor pulley fixed to the shaft of the motor, and the power transmission member stretched between the motor pulley and the pulley portion. It is good also as having this belt.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a coin processing device capable of preventing the drive transmission component from being damaged even when the rotation member is locked.

It is the schematic sectional view which looked at the coin processing device concerning a 1st embodiment from the front. It is the schematic sectional drawing which looked at the coin processing device concerning a 1st embodiment from the side. It is a block diagram of the money-type payment hopper which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an AA arrow line view of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale which expanded the part D of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which pays out the coin by a feeding bearing and a feeding arm. It is a schematic block diagram of the money-type payment hopper which concerns on a comparative example. It is a block diagram of the money-type payment hopper which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a BB arrow line view of FIG.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. First Embodiment>
(1-1. Configuration of Coin Processing Device)
The configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the coin processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment as viewed from the side.

  The coin processing device 1 accepts coins in a lump and then recognizes coins to determine the denomination. Thereafter, the coin processing device 1 sorts out coins for each denomination according to the determination result, and dispenses the sorted coins.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the coin processing device 1 includes a coin receiving unit 10, a coin feeding unit 20, a coin discriminating unit 30, a sorting conveyance path 40, a reject coin accommodating unit 50, and a denomination hopper. 60, a withdrawal gate 70, a coin dispensing box 80, a coin collection box 84, and a control unit 90.

  The coin receiving unit 10 is a part that receives a coin C to be inserted. The coin receiving unit 10 is located above the coin processing apparatus 1 and on the front side. The coin receiving unit 10 has an insertion slot 11 into which a coin C is inserted. The insertion slot 11 is wide open so that a large amount of coins C can be easily input. The coin C thrown into the coin receiving unit 10 falls to the coin feeding unit 20.

  The coin feeding unit 20 is located below the coin receiving unit 10 and feeds the coins C dropped from the coin receiving unit 10 one by one. For example, a rotating disk (not shown) is provided in the coin feeding unit 20. The coins C in the coin feeding unit 20 are moved by the centrifugal force when the rotating disk rotates and are fed to the coin discriminating unit 30 one by one.

  The coin discriminating unit 30 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the coin C fed from the coin feeding unit 20. The coin discriminating unit 30 has a sensor (not shown) for recognizing the coin C, and discriminates the true / false of the coin, the denomination, etc. based on the characteristics of the coin C detected by the sensor. The coin discriminating unit 30 transports the discriminated coin C to the sorting transport path 40.

  The sorting conveyance path 40 sorts and conveys the coins C based on the discrimination result by the coin discrimination unit 30. The sorting conveyance path 40 includes a reject port 41 located on the upstream side of the conveyance path and denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f located on the downstream side of the conveyance path. The coin C determined as not being a true coin by the coin determination unit 30 passes through the reject port 41. The coin C determined to be a true coin passes through the receiving ports 42a to 42f according to denomination.

  The reject coin accommodating unit 50 accommodates coins that have passed through the reject port 41. Below the reject port 41, a reject chute that guides the coin that has passed through the reject port 41 to the reject coin storage unit 50 is disposed (arranged along the route of the arrow R shown in FIG. 2). The reject coin storage unit 50 has a lid 51 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the coin processing device 1. When the lid 51 is opened, the operator can access the inside of the reject coin storage unit 50.

  The money type hopper 60 accommodates coins that have passed through the money type receiving ports 42a to 42f. In this embodiment, there are six denomination hoppers 60 (denomination hoppers 60a to 60f). As shown in FIG. 2, each of the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f is arranged as an example below the corresponding denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f. Between the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f and the denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f, coin dropping chutes for guiding the coins that have passed through the denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f to the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f are arranged (see FIG. 2). (Arranged at the route indicated by the arrow S). Further, the denomination hoppers 60 a to 60 f have means for feeding coins C one by one to the dispensing gate 70. The detailed configuration of the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f will be described later.

  The withdrawal gate 70 is provided in each of the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f, and branches the withdrawal destination of the coin C fed out from the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f. The withdrawal gate 70 has a withdrawal box duct 72 disposed on the route indicated by the arrow T in FIG. 1 and a coin collection box duct 74 disposed on the route indicated by the arrow U in FIG.

  The coin dispensing box 80 stores coins to be dispensed. The coin dispensing box 80 is provided at the tip of the dispensing box duct 72 and stores coins dropped from the dispensing box duct 72. The coin dispensing box 80 may have a plurality of small boxes that store coins by denomination.

  The coin collection box 84 stores coins to be collected. The coin collection box 84 is provided at the tip of the coin collection box duct 74 and stores coins that have fallen through the coin collection box duct 74.

  The control unit 90 controls the overall operation of the coin processing device 1. The control unit 90 includes a control unit that controls the operation of each component described above, and a storage unit that stores programs executed by the control unit and various data.

(1-2. Detailed configuration of withdrawal hopper by type)
The detailed configuration of the money-type dispensing hopper 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, since the structure of the money-type withdrawal hoppers 60a to 60f is the same, in the following, one money-type withdrawal hopper 60a (referred to as the money-type withdrawal hopper 60 for convenience of explanation) will be described as an example. To do.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the money-type dispensing hopper 60 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an AA arrow view of FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view in which the portion D in FIG. 3 is enlarged.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the money-type dispensing hopper 60 includes a tank unit 210 that is an example of a coin storage unit, a rotating disk 220 that is an example of a rotating member, a driving unit 230, a conveyance guide 240, and a gate 250. And a magnetic sensor 260.

  The tank unit 210 is a member that accommodates the coins C that have fallen from the denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f. The tank unit 210 can store a predetermined amount (for example, 2500) of coins C. A rotating disk 220 is provided in the lower part 212 of the tank unit 210, and the inner peripheral surface of the lower part 212 is formed in a shape along the outer periphery of the rotating disk 220 so that the rotating disk 220 can rotate. The lower part 212 of the tank part 210 has an oblique shape. Thereby, the coin C in the tank part 210 is easily collected in the part shown in FIG.

  The rotating disk 220 is a metal circular member disposed obliquely in the tank portion 210 so as to intersect the horizontal direction. Coins C that have fallen into the tank unit 210 are accumulated on the upper surface 220a of the rotating disk 220. The rotating disk 220 is rotatably supported by the shaft 221 and rotates to separate the coins C stored in the tank unit 210.

  A plurality of cylindrical through holes 222 (four through holes 222 in FIG. 4) corresponding to the outer shape of the coin C are formed in the rotating disk 220. The coin C in the tank unit 210 passes through the through hole 222. As described above, since the rotary disk 220 is disposed obliquely, the coin C easily passes through the through hole 222. The inner diameter of the through hole 222 is set according to the outer shape of the coin C in circulation.

  A conveying protrusion 223 (FIG. 5) is formed on the back surface of the rotary disk 220 and around the through hole 222. The transport protrusion 223 supports the coin C when the rotary disk 220 rotates. For this reason, the coin C supported by the conveyance protrusion 223 is conveyed in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating disk 220 in a predetermined direction (counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 4). In addition, the inner peripheral surface of the lower part 212 of the tank part 210 has a function to guide the coin C to be conveyed, so that the coin C does not go out of the money-type dispensing hopper 60.

  A gear portion 224 (FIG. 5), which is an example of a power receiving portion, is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating disk 220. The gear portion 224 is engaged with the motor gear 234 of the driving portion 230 at a notch portion 214 formed on the side surface of the lower portion 212. Thereby, it can suppress that the coin C accommodated in the tank part 210 contacts the gear part 224 and the motor gear 234, and can prevent that the coin C goes out of the tank part 210. FIG.

  The gear part 224 is covered with a covering part 216 (FIG. 5) formed so as to face the upper surface 220 a of the rotating disk 220 of the tank part 210. The covering portion 216 is formed so as to extend from the side surface of the lower portion 212 along the direction facing the upper surface 220a. Thereby, the coin C located on the upper surface 220a of the rotating disk 220 can be prevented from coming into contact with the gear portion 224.

  The driving unit 230 transmits a rotational driving force for rotating the rotating disk 220 to the rotating disk 220. The drive unit 230 includes a motor 232 and a motor gear 234 that is an example of a power transmission member. The motor gear 234 is fixed to the D-cut motor shaft of the motor 232, and movement in the axial direction is restricted.

  The motor gear 234 is engaged with the gear portion 224 of the rotating disk 220 at a notch 214 formed on a side surface of the lower portion 212 facing the motor gear 234 and corresponding to the width of the motor gear 234. Then, the motor 232 transmits the rotational driving force to the rotating disk 220 through the motor gear 234 and the gear portion 224 engaged with each other, and rotates the rotating disk 220.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the position where the motor gear 234 and the gear portion 224 are engaged is the highest position in the vertical direction of the rotating disk 220 arranged obliquely. In such a case, since the coin C conveyed by the rotating disk 220 moves vertically downward by its own weight, the coin C can be prevented from coming into contact with the motor gear 234 positioned above the rotating disk 220.

  The motor gear 234 is made of metal like the rotating disk 220. As a result, the strength of the motor gear 234 is increased, and even if an event occurs in which the rotating disk 220 is locked, damage to the motor gear 234 can be suppressed. Further, the number of teeth of the motor gear 234 is sufficiently smaller than the number of teeth of the gear portion 224 of the rotating disk 220. Thereby, it is possible to sufficiently reduce the speed without providing an idle gear between the motor gear 234 and the gear portion 224.

  The conveyance guide 240 is located below the rotary disk 220. The conveyance guide 240 forms a conveyance path 242 when the rotation disk 220 conveys the coin C together with the guide portion 223 and the rotation disk 220. The conveyance path 242 is formed in a space where one coin C can be conveyed. Further, since the motor gear 234 meshes with the gear portion 224 at the notch portion 214 as described above, the coin C in the transport path 242 can be prevented from contacting the motor gear 234, and the coins in the transport path 242 There is no possibility of going out of the money withdrawal hopper 60 from the notch 214. Further, since the conveyance guide 240 is also arranged obliquely like the rotary disk 220, the coin C in the conveyance path 242 is easily slid toward the gate 250 due to its own weight.

  The gate 250 is an opening for sending out coins C conveyed by the rotating disk 220 one by one. A feed-out bearing 252 and a feed-out arm 254 are provided on the downstream side of the gate 250 in the transport direction. The feeding arm 254 is movable around a fulcrum (not shown). The feeding arm 254 is pulled toward the feeding bearing 252 by a spring (not shown). At this time, the feeding arm 254 is kept at a constant distance from the feeding arm 254 by the movement restricting portion. As the feeding arm 254 having such a configuration moves, the coin C sandwiched between the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254 is fed out.

  The magnetic sensor 260 detects the coin C fed by the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254 in the transport path 242. The magnetic sensor 260 is provided outside the conveyance guide 240 and does not come into contact with the coin C in the conveyance path 242.

  The above-described dispensing gate 70 (FIG. 3) is disposed downstream of the magnetic sensor 260 in the transport direction. The dispensing gate 70 has a blade 76 for distributing coins to a dispensing box duct 72 or a coin collection box duct 74 at a branch point. The blade 76 is rotated between a position E and a position F shown in FIG. 3 by a driving source (not shown). When the blade 76 is positioned at the position F, the coin C that has passed through the magnetic sensor 260 falls into the coin dispensing box 80 (FIG. 1) via the dispensing box duct 72. When the blade 76 is positioned at the position E, the coin C falls to the coin collection box 84 (FIG. 1) via the coin collection box duct 74.

(1-3. Operation of coin processing device)
Next, an operation example of the coin processing device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. Note that the operation of the coin processing device 1 is executed by the control unit of the control unit 90. That is, a control part performs the operation | movement demonstrated below by running the program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part.

  When coins C are put into the coin receiving unit 10 in a lump, the inserted coins C fall to the coin feeding unit 20. The coin feeding unit 20 feeds the dropped coins C to the coin discriminating unit 30 one by one. The coin discriminating unit 30 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the fed coin C and conveys the discriminated coin C to the sorting conveyance path 40.

  The coin C determined as not being a true coin by the coin determining unit 30 is transported to the reject port 41 in the sorting transport path 40 and falls into the reject coin accommodating unit 50. On the other hand, the coin C determined to be a true coin is transported to the denomination receiving ports 42a to 42f in the sorting transport path 40 and falls to the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f.

Then, when dispensing coins, the following operations are performed.
First, the number of withdrawals and withdrawal destinations (coin dispensing box 80 or coin collection box 84) of each denomination are set by the control unit. The blade 76 of the withdrawal gate 70 is located at a position (position E or position F) corresponding to the set withdrawal destination.

  Thereafter, the motors 232 of the hoppers 60a to 60f by type rotate. As a result, drive is transmitted from the motor 232 to the gear portion 224 of the rotating disk 220 via the motor gear 234, and the rotating disk 220 rotates. As the rotary disk 220 rotates, the coin C accommodated in the tank unit 210 enters the through hole 222 of the rotary disk 220 and is supported by the transfer protrusion 223 on the transfer guide 240. Then, the coins C supported by the protrusions 223 during the rotation of the rotary disk 220 are conveyed to the gate 250 along the inner peripheral surface of the lower portion 212 of the tank unit 210.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the coin C transferred to the gate 250 is sandwiched between the supply bearing 252, the supply arm 254, and the transfer protrusion 223. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the feeding arm 254 moves in the direction of the arrow X, the coin C starts to move toward the magnetic sensor 260 side.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the center of the coin C moves to the magnetic sensor 260 side with respect to the imaginary line connecting the center of the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254, the feeding arm 254 is not shown. It moves in the direction of arrow Y by the spring. Then, with the movement of the feeding arm 254 in the direction of the arrow Y, the coin C is flipped off (drawn) and passes through the magnetic sensor 260. When the coin C passing through the magnetic sensor 260 is detected, the control unit counts that one coin has been paid out. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of feeding coins by the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254.

  When the blade 76 is positioned at the position F, the coin C that has passed through the magnetic sensor 260 falls into the coin dispensing box 80 via the dispensing box duct 72 and is stored in the coin dispensing box 80. . On the other hand, when the blade 76 is positioned at the position E, the coin C falls into the coin collection box 84 via the coin collection box duct 74 and is stored in the coin collection box 84. Then, when a predetermined number of coins are withdrawn, the operation of the coin processing device 1 ends.

(1-4. Effectiveness of coin processing equipment)
As described above, in the first embodiment, the gear portion 224 (corresponding to the power receiving portion) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating disk 220 is fixed to the motor gear 234 (which is connected to the power transmission portion). The power from the motor 232 is transmitted to the rotating disk 220. With this configuration, even if an excessive load is applied to the rotating rotating disk 220 and the rotating disk 220 is locked, it is possible to prevent damage to the drive transmission component between the rotating disk 220 and the motor 232.

  Below, the effectiveness of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated in detail, explaining the comparative example shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a money-type dispensing hopper 160 according to a comparative example. In the comparative example, the rotating disk 220 is fixed to a rotating shaft 293 with a disk gear 291 fastened by a fastening component (for example, a screw) 292, and rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating shaft 293. The disk gear 291 meshes with an idle gear 296 that is rotatably supported by the shaft 295. The idle gear 296 is also meshed with the motor gear 234. For this reason, the power of the motor 232 is transmitted to the rotating disk 220 via the motor gear 234, the idle gear 296, and the disk gear 291.

  In the configuration of the comparative example, if the rotating disc 220 that is rotating is locked, the idle gear 296, the shaft 295, the disc gear 291, the fastening component 292, etc., whose strength is weaker than that of the rotating disc 220, until the motor 232 stops. Excessive force acts. If the time until the motor 232 stops becomes longer, the drive transmission component may be damaged.

  On the other hand, in the first embodiment, since the gear portion 224 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary disk 220 is directly meshed with the motor gear 234, a drive transmission component having low strength such as an idle gear or a fastening component is used. Is no longer necessary. As a result, damage to the drive transmission component can be prevented and the number of components can be reduced. In addition, in the comparative example, a space for providing a drive unit is required below the money type dispensing hopper 160. However, in the first embodiment, since the motor 232 is disposed beside the rotating disk 200, the money type dispensing hopper 160 is provided. The space below the gold hopper 160 can be used effectively.

  Moreover, since the gear part 224 and the motor gear 234 are metal, the intensity | strength of the gear part 224 and the motor gear 234 becomes strong. For this reason, even if the disk 220 is locked and a load acts on the gear portion 224 and the motor gear 234, the gear portion 224 and the motor gear 234 can be prevented from being damaged.

  Further, the gear portion 224 and the motor gear 234 are engaged with each other at the notch portion 214 of the tank portion 210, whereby the coin C accommodated in the tank portion 210 can be prevented from contacting the gear portion 224 and the motor gear 234.

  Moreover, since the gear part 224 is covered with the coating | coated part 216 which opposes the upper surface 220a of the rotating disc 220, it can prevent that the coin C accumulate | stored on the upper surface 220a contacts the gear part 224. As a result, it is possible to prevent the disk 220 from being locked by the coin C coming into contact with the rotating gear portion 224.

  Further, the gear portion 224 and the motor gear 234 are meshed at the highest position in the vertical direction of the rotating disk 220 disposed obliquely (the motor gear 234 is positioned above the rotating disk 220 in the vertical direction). For this reason, the coin C conveyed by the rotating disk 220 can be prevented from contacting the motor gear 234.

  Furthermore, by forming the gear part 224 on the outer peripheral surface of the disk 220, the number of teeth of the gear part 224 becomes smaller than the number of teeth of the motor gear 234, so that the speed can be reduced without using an idle gear.

<2. Second Embodiment>
With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the configuration of the money-type dispensing hopper 60 according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a money-type dispensing hopper 60 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a view taken along arrow BB in FIG.

  In the first embodiment, the gear portion 224 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the disk 220 as a power receiving portion. However, in the second embodiment, a pulley portion 228 is formed instead of the gear portion 224. In the second embodiment, a motor pulley 236 is provided instead of the motor gear 234, and a belt 238 (corresponding to a power transmission member) is stretched around the pulley portion 228 and the motor pulley 236. Since the configuration other than the configuration described above is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the above configuration, the belt 238 rotates as the motor 232 (motor pulley 236) rotates, and the pulley unit 228 also rotates as the belt 238 rotates. Then, in conjunction with the rotation of the pulley unit 228, the rotating disk 220 also rotates.

  Also in the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, a drive transmission component with low strength such as an idle gear and a fastening component is not necessary. As a result, damage to the drive transmission component can be prevented. Moreover, the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of the motor 232 can be raised by using a belt like 2nd Embodiment.

  A pulley for adjusting the tension of the belt 238 may be provided between the motor pulley 236 and the pulley portion 228 and inside the belt 238.

<3. Summary>
As described above, the power receiving portion (gear portion 224, pulley portion 228) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary disk 220 of the coin processing device 1 is connected to the power transmission member (motor gear 234, belt 238) of the drive portion 230. Then, it receives power for rotating the rotating disk 220. Such a configuration eliminates the need for a drive transmission component with low strength such as an idle gear or a fastening component. As a result, damage to the drive transmission component can be prevented.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the above description, the power receiving portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary disk 220 of the money-type dispensing hopper 60, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, a power receiving portion may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of a rotating disk provided in the coin payout portion 20, and the power receiving portion may be connected to a power transmission member of a driving unit that drives the rotating disk. Even in such a case, the above-described effects are exhibited.

  In the above description, the rotating disk 220 is disposed obliquely in the tank unit 210. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rotating disk 220 may be disposed horizontally in the tank unit 210. Even in such a case, the above-described effects can be achieved by providing a gear portion and a pulley portion on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating disk 220.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin processing apparatus 60 Hopper according to money type 210 Tank part 212 Lower part 214 Notch part 216 Cover part 220 Rotating disk 220a Upper surface 221 Shaft 222 Through hole 223 Conveyance protrusion 224 Gear part 228 Pulley part 230 Drive part 232 Motor 234 Motor gear 236 Motor pulley 238 Belt 240 Transport guide

Claims (7)

A coin storage section for storing coins;
A circular rotating member that is provided in the coin accommodating section and moves the coin by rotating;
A drive unit that transmits power for rotating the rotating member to the rotating member;
A power receiving portion that is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating member and receives the power in connection with a power transmission member of the driving portion;
A coin processing apparatus comprising: The drive unit includes a motor and a motor gear as the power transmission member fixed to the shaft of the motor,
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power receiving portion is a gear portion that meshes with the motor gear. A notch portion corresponding to the width of the motor gear portion is formed on a side surface of the coin accommodating portion facing the motor gear,
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the gear portion meshes with the motor gear at the notch portion. The coin can be accumulated on the upper surface of the rotating member;
The coin processing device according to claim 3, wherein the coin storage portion is formed to extend from the side surface in a direction facing the upper surface of the rotating member, and has a covering portion that covers the gear portion. . The rotating member is provided obliquely so as to intersect the horizontal direction in the coin accommodating portion,
5. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the motor gear meshes with the gear portion at a highest position in a vertical direction of the rotating member.   The coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member and the motor gear are made of metal. The power receiving portion is a pulley portion,
The drive unit includes a motor, a motor pulley fixed to a shaft of the motor, and a belt as the power transmission member stretched around the motor pulley and the pulley unit. Item 2. A coin processing device according to item 1.

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