JP2013069133A5

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Publication number: JP2013069133A5
Application number: JP2011207392A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-09-22
Publication date: 2014-03-27
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-22

Description

従来の硬貨処理装置は、回転部材を硬貨収容部内に設けているため、例えば硬貨の移動に伴い回転部材に過大な負荷が作用し、回転中の回転部材がロックする事象が発生することがある。かかる事象の下では、駆動源の動作が停止するまでに、ギアや締結部品等の駆動伝達部品に大きな負荷が作用してしまい、駆動伝達部品が損傷する恐れがある。
In the conventional coin processing apparatus , since the rotating member is provided in the coin accommodating portion, for example, an excessive load acts on the rotating member as the coin moves, and an event may occur in which 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.

硬貨判別部３０は、硬貨繰り出し部２０から繰り出した硬貨Ｃの真偽、金種等の判別を行う。硬貨判別部３０は、硬貨Ｃを認識するセンサ（不図示）を有し、センサで検出した硬貨Ｃの特徴に基づいて、硬貨の真偽、金種等を判別する。硬貨判別部３０は、判別した硬貨Ｃを選別搬送路４０に搬送する。本実施例では、真と判断した硬貨を真貨ともいうこととする。
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. In this embodiment, a coin determined to be true is also referred to as a true coin.

出金ゲート７０は、金種別ホッパ６０ａ〜６０ｆの各々に設け、金種別ホッパ６０ａ〜６０ｆから繰り出した硬貨Ｃの出金先を分岐する。後述する図３に示すように、出金ゲート７０は、図１の矢印Ｔで示すルートに配置した出金箱ダクト７２と、図１の矢印Ｕで示すルートに配置した硬貨回収庫ダクト７４と、を有する。
The withdrawal gate 70 is provided in each of the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f, and branches the withdrawal destination of the coin C paid out from the denomination hoppers 60a to 60f. As shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later, the withdrawal gate 70 includes 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. Have.

回転ディスク２２０は、タンク部２１０内に水平方向に交差するように斜めに配置した金属製の円形状の部材である。つまり、回転ディスク２２０は、タンク部２１０の下部２１２の形状に沿って配置されている。したがって、上述の通り、タンク部２１０の下部２１２が斜めの形状をしているので、回転ディスク２２０もタンク部２１０内に斜めに配置している。回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａには、タンク部２１０に落下した硬貨Ｃが集積される。回転ディスク２２０は、回転可能に軸２２１に支持され、回転することによりタンク部２１０に収容した硬貨Ｃを移動させて分離する。
Rotating disk 220 is a circular member made of metal that is disposed obliquely so as to intersect the horizontal direction in the tank 210. That is, the rotating disk 220 is arranged along the shape of the lower part 212 of the tank unit 210. Therefore, as described above, since the lower part 212 of the tank part 210 has an oblique shape, the rotating disk 220 is also arranged obliquely in the tank part 210. 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 a shaft 221 and rotates to separate the coins C stored in the tank unit 210.

回転ディスク２２０は、硬貨Ｃの外形に対応した筒状の複数の貫通孔２２２（図４では４つの貫通孔２２２）を形成している。貫通孔２２２の形状は、円形である。タンク部２１０内の硬貨Ｃは、貫通孔２２２を通過する。上述したように回転ディスク２２０が斜めに配置されているので、硬貨Ｃが貫通孔２２２を通過しやすくなる。貫通孔２２２の内径は、流通している硬貨Ｃの外形に応じて設定する。
The rotating disk 220 has a plurality of cylindrical through holes 222 (four through holes 222 in FIG. 4) corresponding to the outer shape of the coin C. The shape of the through hole 222 is circular. 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.

ギア部２２４は、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａに対向するように形成した被覆部２１６（図５）によって覆っている。この被覆部２１６は、下部２１２の側面から、上面２２０ａに対向する方向に沿って延びるように形成している。被覆部２１６は、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａとの隙間が、硬貨Ｃの厚みよりも狭くなるように形成されている。これにより、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａ上に位置する硬貨Ｃが、被覆部２１６と回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａとの隙間に入り込むことが無いので、硬貨Ｃがギア部２２４に接触することを防止できる。
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. 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. The covering portion 216 is formed such that the gap between the rotating disk 220 and the upper surface 220a is narrower than the thickness of the coin C. Thereby, since the coin C located on the upper surface 220a of the rotating disc 220 does not enter the gap between the covering portion 216 and the upper surface 220a of the rotating disc 220, the coin C can be prevented from coming into contact with the gear portion 224. .

搬送ガイド２４０は、回転ディスク２２０の下方に位置している。搬送ガイド２４０は、搬送用突起２２３及び回転ディスク２２０と共に、回転ディスク２２０が硬貨Ｃを搬送する際の搬送路２４２を形成している。搬送路２４２は、硬貨Ｃを一枚搬送できるスペースが出来るように形成している。また、前述したようにモータギア２３４は切り欠き部２１４でギア部２２４と噛み合っているため、搬送路２４２内の硬貨Ｃがモータギア２３４に接触することを防止できると共に、搬送路２４２内の硬貨が、切り欠き部２１４から金種別出金ホッパ６０の外に出ることが無い。また、搬送ガイド２４０を、回転ディスク２２０と同様に斜めに配置しているため、搬送路２４２内の硬貨Ｃは、自重によりゲート２５０に向かって滑りやすくなる。つまり、搬送ガイド２４０を斜めに配置していることから、搬送路２４２内の硬貨Ｃを確実にゲート２５０に搬送することが出来る。
The conveyance guide 240 is located below the rotary disk 220. The conveyance guide 240 forms a conveyance path 242 along with the conveyance protrusion 223 and the rotation disk 220 when the rotation disk 220 conveys the coin C. The conveyance path 242 is formed so as to have 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 disposed obliquely like the rotary disk 220, the coins C in the conveyance path 242 are easily slid toward the gate 250 due to their own weight. That is, since the conveyance guide 240 is disposed obliquely, the coin C in the conveyance path 242 can be reliably conveyed to the gate 250.

ゲート２５０は、回転ディスク２２０により搬送する硬貨Ｃを一枚ずつ送り出すための開口である。ゲート２５０は、タンク部２１０の下部２１２の鉛直方向の最も低い位置に形成している。ゲート２５０の搬送方向下流部には、繰り出しベアリング２５２と、繰り出しアーム２５４とを設けている。繰り出しアーム２５４は、不図示の支点を中心に移動可能である。スプリング（不図示）により、繰り出しアーム２５４を繰り出しベアリング２５２側に引っ張っている。この際、繰り出しアーム２５４は、移動規制部によって、繰り出しアーム２５４との距離を一定に保っている。かかる構成の繰り出しアーム２５４の移動に伴い、繰り出しベアリング２５２と繰り出しアーム２５４の間に挟まれる硬貨Ｃを、繰り出す。
The gate 250 is an opening for sending out coins C conveyed by the rotating disk 220 one by one. The gate 250 is formed at the lowest position in the vertical direction of the lower portion 212 of the tank portion 210. A delivery bearing 252 and a delivery 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 maintains 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.

また、ギア部２２４は、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａに対向する被覆部２１６によって覆われている。被覆部２１６は、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａとの隙間が、硬貨Ｃの厚みよりも狭くなるように形成されている。これにより、回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａ上に位置する硬貨Ｃが、被覆部２１６と回転ディスク２２０の上面２２０ａとの隙間に入り込むことが無いので、上面２２０ａに集積する硬貨Ｃがギア部２２４に接触することを防止できる。この結果、硬貨Ｃが回転中のギア部２２４に接触してディスク２２０がロックすることを防止できる。
The gear portion 224 is covered with a covering portion 216 that faces the upper surface 220 a of the rotating disk 220 . The covering portion 216 is formed such that the gap between the rotating disk 220 and the upper surface 220a is narrower than the thickness of the coin C. As a result, the coin C located on the upper surface 220a of the rotating disk 220 does not enter the gap between the covering portion 216 and the upper surface 220a of the rotating disk 220, so that the coin C accumulated on the upper surface 220a contacts the gear portion 224. Can be prevented. As a result, the coin C can be prevented from coming into contact with the rotating gear portion 224 and locking the disk 220.

Claims

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.

Wherein on the side facing the motor gear of the coin accommodating section, notches corresponding to the width of the Motagi A is formed,
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. .

Said rotating member, disposed obliquely Me in the coin accommodating section,
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.

6. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a lower part of the coin accommodating part is formed obliquely, and a gate for feeding out the coin is provided at the lowest position in the vertical direction of the lower part.

The coin processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the coin is fed out from a lowest position in the vertical direction of the lower part.

The coin processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the rotating member includes a protrusion that conveys the coin on one side, and the coin is conveyed by the protrusion.

The rotating member and the motor gear is characterized in that it is made of metal, the coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2-8.

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.