JP2014044749A - Coin processor and storage/delivery unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin processor and a storage/delivery unit for facilitating the release or maintenance of coin jam.SOLUTION: A coin processor includes: a conveyance section 17 for conveying coins; a main body unit 37 having a mounting section; and a storage/delivery unit 35 mounted on the mounting section so as to be attachable/detachable for storing coins, and for delivering the stored coins to the conveyance section 17. The storage/delivery unit 35 includes a connector 45 at a surface side to be mounted on the mounting section, and the main body unit 37 includes a connector section 99 to/from which the connector 45 is attached/detached according as the storage/delivery unit 35 to be attached/detached to/from the mounting section moves in its attaching/detaching direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device that processes coins, and a storage and feeding unit.

  Conventionally, as a coin processing apparatus, there is a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus that is installed in a financial institution such as a bank and circulates and uses deposited coins as dispensing coins.

  In such a coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus, a configuration using a rotating disk that can accommodate coins of various diameters and thicknesses is known as a storing and feeding unit for storing and feeding out coins according to denomination. And in this kind of coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus, the conveyance part which conveys a coin, and a some accommodation | drawing delivery part are arrange | positioned by the front side of the base which upper part inclines to the back side. The storing and feeding unit has a rotating disk that rotates in an inclined posture in which the upper part is inclined to the back side, and a cover that forms a storing unit that stores coins between the rotating disk and the front side of the rotating disk. The coins are fed to the transport unit and the coins fed from the transport unit are stored.

  In this storage and feeding section, the rotating disk is rotatably attached to the base by fixing a bearing part or the like that rotatably supports the rotating disk to the base with a plurality of screws, and the cover is also fixed to the base with the plurality of screws. It is fixed to. Further, the upper surface of the cover is opened, and operations such as elimination of coin clogging are possible by inserting a hand into the storage unit from above. In some cases, the lower part of the cover can be opened in order to discharge foreign matter in the storage unit that cannot be drawn out by the rotating disk or to collect coins (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the storage and feeding part, the coins in the lower part in the storage part are picked up by the rotation of the rotating disk and fed out to the transport part. There are things to do. When a coin clogging occurs in this storage and feeding part, it is necessary to operate the clogged coin by inserting a hand into the storage part from the opening on the upper surface of the cover, especially when the amount of coins stored in the storage part is large. However, there is a problem that coin clogging cannot be easily resolved. In addition, there are cases where the lower part of the cover can be opened, but if the coin is released by opening the lower part of the cover, all coins in the storage part will be collected even if the coin jam is resolved Therefore, it cannot be used to eliminate coin clogging.

  In addition, when it is necessary to replace the rotating disk due to malfunction such as rotation failure or deformation, it is necessary to disassemble the rotating disk or parts necessary for replacing this rotating disk with respect to the base, and reassemble after replacement, There is a problem that maintenance is not easy.

International Publication No. 2007/034699 (pages 11-14, 33-34, FIGS. 1-2, 16)

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device and a storage and feeding unit that can easily release a coin jam and perform maintenance.

  A 1st aspect of this invention is related with a coin processing apparatus. A coin processing device according to this aspect includes a transport unit that transports coins, a main body unit having a mounting unit, and a detachably mounted to the mounting unit, and stores coins and feeds the stored coins to the transport unit. A storage and feeding unit. The storage and feeding unit has a connector on a surface side to be mounted on the mounting portion, and the main body unit is connected to the connector in accordance with the movement of the storage and feeding unit in the attaching / detaching direction when being attached to and detached from the mounting portion. Has a connector part to be attached and detached.

  In the coin processing device according to this aspect, the storage and feeding unit may include a storage unit that stores coins, and a rotating disk that transfers the coins in the storage unit to the transport unit by rotation.

  In this case, the storage and feeding unit includes a housing that forms the storage portion with the rotating disk, and a support body that integrally supports the rotating disk and the housing and is detachably mounted to the mounting portion. The connector may be provided on the support.

  Moreover, the coin processing apparatus which concerns on this aspect can be set as the structure provided with the holding means which hold | maintains the said storage and feeding unit with which the said mounting part was mounted | worn in a mounting state.

  The second aspect of the present invention relates to a storage and feeding unit that stores coins and feeds the stored coins. The storage and feeding unit according to this aspect includes a mounting surface that is detachably mounted to a mounting portion provided in the main body unit, and a mounting surface that is provided on the mounting surface side and that is attached to and detached from the mounting portion. And a connector that is attached to and detached from a connector portion provided in the main body unit along with the movement in the direction.

  According to the coin processing device of the present invention, the storage and feeding unit can be attached to and detached from the mounting portion of the main body unit. Therefore, the storage and feeding unit can be easily detached from the main body unit, and the release of coin clogging and maintenance can be facilitated. Furthermore, the connector can be automatically attached to and detached from the connector portion with the attachment and detachment of the storage and feeding unit, and the workability when the storage and feeding unit is attached and detached can be improved.

It is the perspective view which removed the storage and feeding unit of the coin processing apparatus which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which attached the accommodation feeding unit of the coin processing apparatus same as the above. It is the one part perspective view which looked at the mounting part and storage and feeding unit of a coin processing apparatus same as the above from the front side. It is the one part perspective view which looked at the same mounting part and storage feeding unit from the back side. It is the perspective view seen from the front side of the storage delivery unit same as the above. It is the perspective view seen from the back side of the storage delivery unit same as the above. It is the perspective view which removed the cover of the storage and feeding unit same as the above and was seen from the front side. It is a block diagram which abbreviate | omitted some coin processing apparatuses same as the above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the coin processing device 11 is a coin depositing and dispensing machine that deposits and dispenses coins. This coin processing device 11 has a machine body 12, and on the upper front side of this machine body 12 (the left side in FIG. 1 is the front surface), a transaction port 13 that functions as a deposit port for depositing coins and a withdrawal port for dispensing coins. Is formed. The transaction port 13 is provided with a shutter (not shown) that can be opened and closed.

  A receiving part 14 for receiving and storing coins is formed below the transaction port 13. The receiving unit 14 receives deposit coins and the like input from outside the machine body 12 into the transaction port 13, and accepts withdrawal coins and return coins paid out from the machine body 12 to the transaction port 13. A part of the bottom surface of the receiving unit 14 can be opened and closed, and the coin can be released downward by opening the receiving unit 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8, the upper portion in the airframe 12 is inclined to the rear side (the upper portion is inclined to the left side with respect to the vertical direction when viewed from the front surface of the airframe 12. ) A plate-like base 16 is disposed, and on the front side of the base 16, a transport unit 17 is disposed for transporting coins one by one. The transport unit 17 includes a transport path 18 in which coins move, and a transport belt 20 as a transport body stretched by a plurality of pulleys 19 so as to move along the transport path 18. The conveyance path 18 is formed at a predetermined height position with respect to the front surface of the base 16 by a passage constituting member 21 disposed on the front side of the base 16. The conveyor belt 20 is stretched by a plurality of pulleys 19 in a state of allowing a coin to be received between the conveyor path 18 and a surface facing the conveyor path 18 at a predetermined interval along the belt longitudinal direction. A protrusion 22 is provided as a coin holding part for each protrusion. And it is comprised so that a coin may be received and conveyed one by one between the protrusion 22 adjacent between the conveyance path 18 and the conveyance belt 20, and the belt longitudinal direction.

  The transport unit 17 includes a first transport unit 17a provided in the front-rear direction of the machine body 12, a second transport unit 17b provided in the front-rear direction above the first transport unit 17a, and the first transport unit. A third transport unit 17c that connects the rear ends of the section 17a and the second transport unit 17b is provided. Hereinafter, the direction in which coins are transported from the second transport unit 17b toward the third transport unit 17c and the first transport unit 17a is referred to as a deposit transport direction F1, and conversely, from the first transport unit 17a to the third transport unit 17a. The direction in which coins are transported toward the transport unit 17c and the second transport unit 17b is referred to as a dispensing transport direction F2.

  A transport path unit 23 that is detachable from the base 16 is connected to the front end of the second transport unit 17b. By this conveyance path unit 23, the conveyance path 18 is bent upward and connected to the receiving part 14 (transaction port 13), and the conveyance mechanism provided in the conveyance path unit 23 is connected to the front end of the second conveyance part 17b. The conveyed coin is configured to be sent to the receiving unit 14 (transaction port 13). The bent conveyance path unit 23 is used when the transaction port 13 and the receiving unit 14 are provided on the upper part of the machine body 12 like the coin processing apparatus 11 of the present embodiment. When the transaction port 13 and the receiving unit 14 are arranged in the section, a straight conveyance path unit is used, and the coins conveyed to the front end of the second conveyance section 17b pass through the linear conveyance path unit. It is comprised so that it may be sent to the receiving part 14 (transaction port 13) linearly.

  On the front side of the base 16, a feeding unit 25 connected to the front end position of the first transport unit 17a is disposed, and a rear side position and a second transport unit 17b of the first transport unit 17a from the feed unit 25 are disposed. A plurality of denomination storing and feeding units 26 connected to each other are arranged, and a temporary holding unit 27 connected to a position in front of the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 of the second transport unit 17b is arranged. The feeding unit 25, the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, and the temporary storage unit 27 are configured to store coins and feed the stored coins one by one to the transport unit 17.

  Among the coins transported in the transport unit 17, the corresponding coins are sorted and stored from the transport unit 17 to the feeding unit 25, the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, and the temporary holding unit 27 in the transport path 18 of the transport unit 17. A distribution mechanism 28 is provided. For example, the sorting mechanism 28 moves the sorting member forward and backward with respect to the transport unit 17 by driving a solenoid, thereby transferring the coins transported in the transport unit 17 to the feeding unit 25, the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, and the temporary storage unit 26. It is configured so as to be distributed to the holding unit 27 or to pass downstream of the transport unit 17 in the transport direction.

In addition, at least the denomination, authenticity, and correctness of the coins to be conveyed are identified between the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 and the temporary holding unit 27 of the second conveying unit 17b, and whether acceptance or withdrawal is permitted. An identification unit 31 for determination is provided.

  The feeding unit 25 is located below the receiving unit 14 and is configured such that coins discharged from the receiving unit 14 are guided by a chute (not shown). In the feeding unit 25, the foreign matter put together with the deposited coin is discharged and returned to the return port 32 provided on the front surface of the machine body 12.

  Further, the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 is configured by independent storing and feeding units 35. On the front side of the base 16, a mounting portion 36 to which the storage and feeding unit 35 is detachably mounted is formed corresponding to the arrangement position of the denomination storage and feeding portion 26. In the present embodiment, the feeding unit 25 and the temporary holding unit 27 do not adopt a configuration that is attached to and detached from the base 16, but the money type storing and feeding unit 26 is also used for the feeding unit 25 and the temporary holding unit 27. Similarly to the above, the storage and feeding unit 35 that can be attached to and detached from the base 16 may be used.

  The main body unit 37 is configured by the base 16, the transport unit 17, the transport path unit 23, the feeding unit 25, the temporary storage unit 27, the distribution mechanism 28, the mounting unit 36, and the like disposed on the base 16. Yes.

  Next, the storage and feeding unit 35 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The storage and feeding unit 35 is configured such that a coin is placed between the rotating disk 40 that rotates in an inclined posture in which the upper part is inclined to the back side so that the storage and feeding unit 35 is parallel to the front side of the base 16 and the front side of the rotating disk 40. The cover 42 that forms the storage unit 41 to be stored, and the conveyance guide 43 that is opposed to the upper area on the front side of the rotary disk 40 and guides the conveyance of coins between the rotary disk 40 and the transfer unit 17, and the rotary disk 40 are rotated. A motor 44 to be driven, a connector 45 for supplying power to the motor 44, a support body 46 for supporting these, and the like are detachably mounted on the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 by the support body 46.

  The rotating disk 40 is rotatable about a rotating shaft 49 protruding to the back side, and in the front peripheral area, the diameter dimension is larger than the diameter dimension of one coin and smaller than the diameter dimension of two coins. As a dimension, a coin joint surface 50 is formed that allows coin surfaces of coins to be joined. The coin joining surface 50 has a plurality of pick-up members 51 for picking up only one coin to be joined to the coin joining surface 50 in a radial direction at a predetermined pitch larger than the coin diameter in the circumferential direction. Has been placed. Further, an annular groove 52 is formed on the inner peripheral side of the coin joint surface 50 on the front surface of the rotary disk 40, and the coin surface is placed on the coin joint surface 50 with the pick-up member 51 on the inner peripheral side of the groove 52. A coin support portion 53 that supports only one coin to be joined is formed. Then, by rotating the rotating disk 40 in the feeding rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 7), the pick-up member 51 holds the coins one by one between the coin support part 53 and the upper area of the rotating disk 40. And is transferred to the conveyance guide 43 disposed in the upper area of the rotary disk 40 and pushed out toward the conveyance unit 17.

  A plurality of sensor holes 54 are formed on the coin joint surface 50 of the rotating disk 40 in correspondence with the positions of the pick-up members 51.

  The cover 42 is formed of a transparent resin material, and forms a storage portion 41 for storing coins between the front side of the rotary disk 40 and is attached to the support 46 so as to surround the rotary disk 40 in a rotatable manner. ing. On the upper surface of the cover 42, an opening 57 that opens an upper region of the storage portion 41 is formed. A hollow portion 42a for a handle is formed on the upper front side of the cover 42. When the storage and feeding unit 35 is held by hand, for example, a thumb of the hand is put on the hollow portion 42a of the cover 42 and the remaining fingers are covered. 42, the storage and feeding unit 35 can be stably held via the cover 42. When the storage and feeding unit 35 is attached to and detached from the base 16, the storage and feeding unit 35 is perpendicular to the base 16. It can be easily moved in the direction and can be easily attached and detached.

  Further, the conveyance guide 43 is attached to the support 46 in a state where the conveyance guide 43 is opposed to the coin joint surface 50 of the rotary disk 40 with a gap in which no coin enters, and the tip enters the groove 52. Yes. The coins picked up one by one between the pick-up member 51 and the coin support part 53 of the rotary disk 40 are received by the curved edge 60 of the transport guide 43 and guided to the transport part 17. ing.

  A fixed groove portion 61 as a fixed receiving portion is formed on the front side outer edge portion of the conveyance guide 43.

  Further, the support 46 has a bearing portion 64 that rotatably supports the rotating shaft 49 of the rotating disk 40, a motor mounting base 65 on which a motor 44 that rotationally drives the rotating disk 40 is mounted, Connector mounting bases 66 to which the connectors 45 connected to each other are attached are projected.

  The back surface of the support body 46 is formed as a reference surface 69 that is positioned and joined to the front side of the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, and a plurality of positioning members composed of tapered pins are formed in the upper area of the reference surface 69. A protrusion 70 is protruded, and a holding protrusion 72 having a bulging portion 71 at the tip is protruded in a lower area of the reference surface 69. The positioning protrusion 70, the holding protrusion 72, and the like protrude in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface 69.

  On the back surface of the support 46, sensor hole portions 73 are formed at two positions corresponding to one pitch in the rotation direction of the sensor hole portion 54 while facing the rotation region of the sensor hole portion 54 of the rotating disk 40. Has been.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 to which the storage and feeding unit 35 is detachably mounted will be described.

  The mounting portion 36 of the base 16 is formed with a front surface of the base 16 as a reference surface 81 on which the reference surface 69 of the support 46 of the storage and feeding unit 35 is joined and positioned. This reference surface 81 has an insertion opening through which a bearing portion 64, a motor 44 and a motor mount 65, a connector 45 and a connector mount 66, a holding projection 72, and the like project from the back surface of the support 46 of the storage and feeding unit 35 are inserted. 82 is formed, and a plurality of positioning hole portions 83 into which the positioning protrusions 70 protruding from the back surface of the support 46 are inserted are formed.

  A support piece 84 is bent at an inner edge portion of the insertion opening 82 of the base 16, and a bulging portion 71 at the tip of the holding projection 72 inserted into the insertion opening 82 is fitted and held in the support piece 84. A catch 85 is attached. The catch 85 has a pair of levers 86 whose ends are biased in a direction to close each other, and a roller 87 that is rotatably attached to the ends of the levers 86, and resists biasing between these rollers 87. Thus, the reference surface 69 of the support 46 is joined to the reference surface 81 of the base 16 at a position where the bulging portion 71 of the holding projection 72 is press-fitted and the bulging portion 71 slightly passes between the rollers 87. The support 46 is configured to be pulled toward the base 16 so as to maintain the state. The holding projection 72 and the catch 85 constitute holding means 88 that holds the storage and feeding unit 35 attached to the attachment portion 36 in the attached state.

A fixing for fixing the storage / feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36 on the front side of the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 located outside the conveyance guide 43 of the storage / feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36. Means 90 are provided. The fixing means 90 includes a shaft support member 91 attached to the base 16, a shaft portion 92 rotatably supported by the shaft support member 91, and a fixing member 93 protruding sideways from the shaft portion 92. ing. An operation lever 94 as an operation means is attached to the tip of the shaft portion 92. Then, with the storage and feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36, the operating lever 94 is moved in the fixing direction (FIG. 3).
By rotating in the clockwise direction, the fixing member 93 engages with the fixing groove 61 of the conveyance guide 43, and the storage / feeding unit 35 is fixed to the mounting portion 36 of the base 16. Further, by rotating the operation lever 94 in the fixing release direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3), the fixing member 93 is retracted from the fixing groove portion 61 of the conveyance guide 43, and the storage and feeding unit 35 is attached to the mounting portion of the base 16. Removable from 36. Thus, in the state where the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted on the mounting portion 36 and fixed by the fixing member 93, the coin joint surface 50 of the rotating disk 40 and the transport surface of the transport path 18 of the transport portion 17 coincide with each other and rotate. Coins can be fed from the disk 40 side to the transport unit 17. Since the fixing means 90 fixes the portion of the conveyance guide 43 that is the position where the coins are fed out from the rotating disk 40, the coins can be reliably fed out from the rotating disk 40 side to the conveying unit 17.

  On the upper side of the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, a main body that fits into the opening 57 of the cover 42 of the storage and feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36 and closes the opening 57, that is, the upper area of the storage portion 41 A side cover 96 is attached.

  A bracket 98 is attached to the back surface of the base 16, and a connector portion 99 that is connected to the connector 45 and supplies power to the motor 44 is attached to the bracket 98. The connector 45 and the connector part 99 face each other so that they can be connected to each other in accordance with the attaching / detaching direction of the storage / feeding unit 35 attached to / detached from the mounting part 36, and to the attaching / detaching direction of the storage / feeding unit 35 attached / detached to / from the attaching part 36. It is configured to be automatically attached / detached with the movement. Note that one of the connector 45 and the connector portion 99 is male and the other is female, but either may be male or female.

  In the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, sensor hole portions 101 are formed at two positions opposite to the two sensor hole portions 73 of the support 46, and each sensor hole portion 101 is passed through the back side of the mounting portion 36. A light emitting unit 102a and a light receiving unit 102b of a coin detection sensor 102, which is a residual detection sensor that detects coins in the storage unit 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35, are disposed. The coin detection sensor 102 includes a light emitting portion 102a that emits detection light into the storage portion 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35 through the sensor hole portion 101, and a sensor hole portion 101 from the storage portion 41 side of the storage and feeding unit 35. And a prism that is attached to the cover 42 of the storage and feeding unit 35 and that receives the detection light from the light emitting unit 102a and emits it toward the light receiving unit 102b. 102c (see FIG. 5).

  When the two sensor hole portions 54 of the rotating disk 40, the two sensor hole portions 73 of the support body 46, and the two sensor hole portions 101 of the base 16 face each other, If there is no coin, the detection light emitted from the light emitting unit 102a is received by the light receiving unit 102b through the prism 102c, the coin detection sensor 102 is in a translucent state, and the detection light is blocked by the coin existing in the storage unit 41. The coin detection sensor 102 is in a light shielding state. Further, even when the two sensor hole portions 54 of the rotating disk 40, the two sensor hole portions 73 of the support 46, and the two sensor hole portions 101 of the base 16 do not face each other, the coin detection sensor 102 is in a light shielding state. A rotary encoder (not shown) is connected to the rotating disk 40, and the positions of the two sensor hole portions 54 of the rotating disk 40 can be known by counting the output pulses. The timing can be known, and the presence or absence of coins can be detected by the coin detection sensor 102 by determining whether the light is transmitted or blocked at this light transmission timing.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, locking means 104 for locking the storage and feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36 in a fixed state is provided. The locking means 104 is mounted on the mounting portion 36 along with the locking of the cylinder lock 105 attached to the base 16, the key 106 that can be attached to and detached from the cylinder lock 105, and the locking and unlocking of the cylinder lock 105. A locking mechanism (not shown) for locking and unlocking the storage and feeding unit 35 in a fixed state is provided. The locking mechanism has, for example, a link mechanism that operates when the cylinder lock 105 is locked and unlocked, and the fixing member 93 of the fixing means 90 is held in a fixed position or attached to the mounting portion 36 via this link mechanism. The storage and feeding unit 35 thus fixed is directly fixed. The key 106 is owned and managed by an authorized administrator, or is managed by a key management machine or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the cover 42 of each storage and feeding unit 35 is slightly different depending on the location, but there is no functional change.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the feeding unit 25 and the temporary holding unit 27 include a rotating disk 40, a storing unit 41, a cover 42, and the like similar to the storing and feeding unit 35 of the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, Enables coin storage and coin payout. The upper surface of the cover 42 of the feeding portion 25 is opened, so that coins discharged from the receiving portion 14 can be received through the chute, and the upper surface of the cover 42 of the temporary holding portion 27 is also opened, so that coins can be received from above. And In the present embodiment, the feeding unit 25 and the temporary storage unit 27 do not employ the storage and feeding unit 35 that can be attached to and detached from the base 16, but the storage and feeding unit 35 may be employed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an overflow stacker 111 for storing overflow coins that cannot be stored in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 is disposed in the lower part of the machine body 12, and replenished coins and recovered coins are stored. A coin cassette 112 is arranged. Between the overflow stacker 111 and the coin cassette 112, a transport mechanism 113 for transporting the overflow stacker 111 and the coins fed out from the coin cassette 112 to the upper temporary holding unit 27 is disposed. Coins to be transported by the transport mechanism 113 are fed into the storage unit 41 from the upper surface opening of the cover 42 of the temporary storage unit 27.

  The overflow stacker 111 is provided with a belt 114 that feeds coins to the transport mechanism 113, and a collection cassette 115 that collects forgotten coins in the receiving unit. The coin cassette 112 is provided with a belt 116 for feeding out coins to the transport mechanism 113 and a reject box 117 for collecting reject coins.

  The first transport unit 17a includes a branching unit 118 for branching the overflow coins to the overflow stacker 111, a branching unit 119 for branching the forgotten coins to the recovery cassette 115, a branching unit 120 for branching the reject coins to the reject box 117, and A branching part 121 for branching the collected coins to the coin cassette 112 is provided.

  Next, the operation of the coin processing device 11 will be described.

  First, the entire processing operation of the coin processing device 11 will be described.

  During the deposit process, the shutter of the transaction port 13 is opened, the coins inserted from the transaction port 13 are received in the receiving unit 14, the shutter of the transaction port 13 is closed, and then the coins in the receiving unit 14 are transferred to the lower feeding unit 25. discharge.

  The coins in the feeding unit 25 are fed to the transport unit 17, transported in the dispensing transport direction F2 by the transport unit 17, and identified by the identification unit 31. Coins identified as acceptable are sorted and transferred from the transport unit 17 to the temporary storage unit 27. Coins identified as unacceptable are sent from the transport unit 17 to the accepting unit 14 and can be taken out from the accepting unit 14 by opening the shutter of the transaction port 13.

  If payment is approved after the processing until all coins put into the trading unit 13 are held or returned, the coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are stored in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 and cancelled. If it is done, the coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are returned.

That is, when the deposit is approved, the coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are fed out to the transport unit 17, transported in the deposit transport direction F1 by the transport unit 17, identified by the identification unit 31, and the identification result Based on the denomination storage and delivery unit 26 of the corresponding denomination, it is sorted and stored. The denomination coins that are depleted in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 are not stored in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, but are branched from the transport unit 17 by the branching unit 118 and stored in the overflow stacker 111.

  If canceled, the coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are fed out to the transport unit 17, transported in the deposit transport direction F 1 by the transport unit 17, and stored in the feed unit 25. After all the coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are moved to the feeding unit 25, the coins in the feeding unit 25 are fed to the transport unit 17 and transported in the dispensing transport direction F2 by the transport unit 17, and the transport unit It is sent from 17 to the receiving part 14. Coins can be taken out from the receiving unit 14 by opening the shutter of the transaction port 13.

  Further, at the time of the withdrawal process, the coins in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 of the denomination to be dispensed are fed to the transport unit 17, transported in the withdrawal transport direction F2 by the transport unit 17, and identified by the identification unit 31. Coins identified as being withdrawable are sent from the transport unit 17 to the receiving unit 14, and coins identified as being incapable of withdrawal are sorted from the transport unit 17 to the temporary storage unit 27 and retained.

  When coins that are identified as being non-withdrawable are sent to the temporary holding unit 27, after the coins from the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 have been paid out, the coins for withdrawal are sent to the receiving unit 14. The coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are fed out to the transport unit 17, transported in the deposit transport direction F1 by the transport unit 17, identified by the identification unit 31, and the coins identified as recognizable by the re-identification are the corresponding gold Coins stored in the type storage and feeding unit 26 and identified as being unpaid even by re-identification are branched by the branching unit 120 of the transport unit 17 and stored in the reject box 117.

  When coins for withdrawal are sent to the receiving unit 14, the coins can be taken out from the receiving unit 14 by opening the shutter of the transaction port 13.

  If the sensor detects that coins remain on the receiving unit 14 even after a predetermined time has passed since the shutter of the transaction port 13 was opened, the coin is determined to be forgotten, Collect forgotten coins. That is, after closing the shutter of the transaction port 13, the forgotten coins in the receiving unit 14 are discharged to the lower feeding unit 25. Forgotten coins in the feeding section 25 are fed to the transport section 17, transported toward the withdrawal transport direction F2 by the transport section 17, identified by the identification section 31, and then temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 27 forgetting to remove it. After confirming the denomination and number of coins, the coins are fed from the temporary storage unit 27 to the transport unit 17, branched by the branching unit 119 of the transport unit 17, and stored in the collection cassette 115.

  Further, during the replenishment process, the coins stored in the overflow stacker 111 or the coin cassette 112 are fed out to the transport mechanism 113 and transported to the temporary storage unit 27 by the transport mechanism 113. The coins in the temporary holding unit 27 are fed out to the transport unit 17, transported in the deposit transport direction F1 by the transport unit 17, identified by the identification unit 31, and denominated in the denomination of the corresponding denomination based on the identification result Sort and store in part 26. The denomination coins that are depleted in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26 are not stored in the denomination storing and feeding unit 26, but are branched from the transport unit 17 by the branching unit 118 and stored in the overflow stacker 111.

  Next, removal of the storage and feeding unit 35 will be described.

  In FIG. 2, the key 106 is inserted into the cylinder lock 105, the cylinder lock 105 is unlocked with the key 106, and the storage and feeding unit 35 is unlocked.

  The operation lever 94 corresponding to the storage and feeding unit 35 to be removed is rotated in the fixing release direction, and the fixing member 93 is retracted from the fixing groove 61 of the conveyance guide 43 of the storage and feeding unit 35 (see FIG. 3). Release the lock.

  By pulling the unlocked storage / feeding unit 35 in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the base 16, the holding projection 72 of the storage / feeding unit 35 is detached from the catch 85 of the base 16, and the connector 45 is detached from the connector 99 (see FIG. 4), the storage and feeding unit 35 can be removed from the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 (see FIG. 1).

  In the removed storage and feeding unit 35, the upper surface of the storage portion 41 that is closed by the main body side cover 96 is opened.

  If the removed storage / feeding unit 35 is a storage / feeding unit 35 that has been clogged with coins, the storage / feeding unit 35 is turned upside down on a container such as a tray, and the storage unit is opened from the upper surface opening of the cover 42. By discharging the coins in 41 into the container, coin clogging can be easily eliminated. After the coin clogging is eliminated, the coins discharged into the container are returned to the storage unit 41, and the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted again on the mounting unit 36 of the base 16 and returned. Alternatively, if the removed storage / feeding unit 35 is a storage / feeding unit 35 that has failed such as rotation failure or deformation of the rotating disk 40, the storage / feeding unit 35 is replaced with a normal storage / feeding unit 35.

  Further, since the detection surface of the coin detection sensor 102 attached to the base 16 is exposed through the sensor hole 101 by removing the storage and feeding unit 35, maintenance such as cleaning the detection surface of the coin detection sensor 102 is performed. Is possible.

  Next, mounting of the storage and feeding unit 35 will be described.

  By mounting the back side of the storage and feeding unit 35 toward the mounting part 36 of the base 16, first, as shown in FIG. The connector 45 or the like is inserted into the insertion opening 82 of the base 16, and then each positioning projection 70 on the storage / feeding unit 35 side is inserted into each positioning hole 83 on the base 16, and the holding projection on the storage / feeding unit 35 side 72 is inserted into the catch 85 of the base 16, and the reference surface 69 of the storage and feeding unit 35 comes into contact with the reference surface 81 of the base 16.

  In the mounted state of the storage and feeding unit 35, the storage and feeding are performed so that the joining state of the reference surface 69 of the storage and feeding unit 35 and the reference surface 81 of the base 16 is maintained by the engagement of the holding projection 72 and the catch 85. The unit 35 is pulled to the base 16 and temporarily held.

  As the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted, the connector 45 is automatically inserted and connected to the connector portion 99. Further, the cover 42 of the storage and feeding unit 35 and the main body side cover 96 of the base 16 are fitted to close the upper surface of the storage portion 41.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation lever 94 is rotated in the fixing direction, the fixing member 93 is engaged with the fixing groove 61 of the conveyance guide 43 of the storage / feeding unit 35, and the storage / feeding unit 35 is fixed to the base 16.

  The cylinder lock 105 is locked with the key 106 to lock the storage and feeding unit 35 in a fixed state, and the key 106 is removed from the cylinder lock 105.

  Further, in a state where the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted on the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, the rotating disk 40 can be rotated by supplying power to the motor 44 by connecting the connector 45 and the connector portion 99.

Furthermore, the detection surface of the coin detection sensor 102 attached to the back surface of the base 16 is connected to the back surface side of the rotating disk 40 through the sensor hole portion 101 of the base 16 and the sensor hole portion 73 of the support 46 of the storage and feeding unit 35. Oppositely, the presence or absence of coins in the storage portion 41 can be detected through the sensor hole 54 of the rotating disk 40 when the rotating disk 40 rotates.

  Thus, the rotary disk 40 and the cover 42 are integrally supported by the support body 46 to constitute the storage / feeding unit 35, and the storage / feeding unit 35 can be attached to and detached from the mounting portion 36 of the base 16. When the coin clogging occurs, the storage and feeding unit 35 is removed from the base 16 and the storage and feeding unit 35 is turned upside down so that the coin clogging can be easily eliminated. Further, in the event of failure such as rotation failure or deformation of the rotating disk 40, the failed storage / feeding unit 35 can be removed from the base 16 and replaced with a normal storage / feeding unit 35, which can be easily replaced. Therefore, the storage and feeding unit 35 can be easily detached from the base 16, and the release of coin clogging and maintenance can be facilitated.

  Further, by operating the operation lever 94, the storage and feeding unit 35 can be easily fixed and released by one touch via the fixing means 90. In particular, the fixing means 90 fixes the portion of the conveyance guide 43 that is the position for feeding coins from the rotating disk 40 to the base 16, so that the coins can be reliably fed from the rotating disk 40 side to the conveying unit 17. .

  Further, when the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted on the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, the storage and feeding unit 35 can be temporarily held by the holding means 88 until the storage and feeding unit 35 is fixed by the fixing means 90. Can be prevented from shifting and dropping, and the mounting workability can be improved.

  Further, the reference surface 81 on the front surface of the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 and the reference surface 69 on the back surface of the support 46 of the storage and feeding unit 35 are joined to each other, so that the position in the direction perpendicular to the front surface of the base 16 can be positioned. The positioning projection 70 protruding from the support 46 of the storage and feeding unit 35 is inserted into the positioning hole 83 provided in the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, and the position parallel to the front of the base 16 is set. Since the storage and feeding unit 35 is detachable because the storage and feeding unit 35 is detachable, the positions of the storage and feeding unit 35 are accurately mounted in the base 16 so that the coins can be stored and fed out reliably .

  Further, as the storage / feeding unit 35 is attached / detached, the connector 45 can be automatically attached / detached to / from the connector portion 99, so that the workability when the storage / feeding unit 35 is attached / detached can be improved.

  Further, in a state in which the storage and feeding unit 35 is mounted on the mounting portion 36 of the base 16, the storage portion 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35 is closed by the main body side cover 96 on the mounting portion 36 side and the cover 42 on the storage and feeding unit 35 side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent coins or foreign objects that are not stored from entering the storage unit 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35 during maintenance.

  In addition, since the cover 42 of the storage and feeding unit 35 is formed of a transparent material, the main body side cover 96 on the mounting portion 36 side and the cover 42 on the storage and feeding unit 35 side close the storage portion 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35. Even in this case, it is possible to easily confirm the state in the storage portion 41 of the storage and feeding unit 35.

  Also, by removing the storage and feeding unit 35, the detection surface of the coin detection sensor 102 attached to the base 16 is exposed through the sensor hole 101, and maintenance such as cleaning the detection surface of the coin detection sensor 102 is performed. Easy to do.

  Further, since the storage / feeding unit 35 mounted on the mounting portion 36 of the base 16 can be locked by the locking means 104 in a fixed state, the removal of the storage / feeding unit 35 can be restricted.

In addition, although the motor 44 is disposed as an electrical component in the storage and feeding unit 35, a coin detection sensor that detects a coin in the storage unit 41 may be disposed. Alternatively, the motor 44 may be disposed on the base 16 side without being disposed in the storage / feeding unit 35, and may rotate the rotating disk 40 of the storage / feeding unit 35 mounted on the base 16. In other words, the connector 45 may not be disposed in the storage and feeding unit 35.

  Moreover, although the positioning protrusion 70 and the holding protrusion 72 are provided in the storage and feeding unit 35 and the positioning hole 83 and the catch 85 are provided in the base 16, they may be provided in reverse.

  The fixing means 90 may be an electric drive means such as a solenoid, and the operation means may be a switch for operating the electric drive means.

11 Coin handling equipment
16 base
17 Transport section
35 Storage feeding unit
36 Mounting part
37 Main unit
40 rotating disc
41 compartment
42 Cover
45 connector
46 Support
69 Reference plane
70 Positioning protrusion
81 Reference plane
83 Positioning hole
88 Holding means
90 Fixing means
94 Control lever as control means
96 Body side cover
99 Connector section
102 Coin detection sensor
104 Locking means

Claims (5)

A transport unit for transporting coins, and a main unit having a mounting unit;
A storage and feeding unit that is detachably mounted on the mounting unit and stores coins and feeds the stored coins to the transport unit;
The storage and feeding unit has a connector on the surface side to be mounted on the mounting portion,
The main body unit has a connector part to which the connector is attached and detached as the storage and feeding unit moves in the attaching and detaching direction when being attached to and detached from the mounting part.
A coin processing apparatus. The storage and feeding unit includes a storage unit that stores coins, and a rotating disk that transfers the coins in the storage unit to the transport unit by rotation.
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1. The storage and feeding unit includes a housing that forms the storage portion with the rotating disk, and a support body that integrally supports the rotating disk and the housing and is detachably mounted to the mounting portion. Including
The connector is provided on the support;
The coin processing device according to claim 2. Holding means for holding the storage and feeding unit mounted on the mounting unit in a mounted state;
The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin processing device is a coin processing device. In the storing and feeding unit for storing coins and feeding out the stored coins,
A mounting surface that is detachably mounted on a mounting portion provided in the main unit;
A connector that is provided on the mounting surface side and that is attached to and detached from the connector portion provided in the main body unit as the mounting surface moves in the attaching and detaching direction when being attached to and detached from the mounting portion. A storage and feeding unit as a feature.

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