JP2015060340A - Coin falling mechanism of coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin falling mechanism of coin processor which eliminates coin clog by falling coins when it is difficult to fall coins in an inclined state due to a positional relationship of plural coins on a coin transport belt transporting coins fallen from a coin hopper horizontally, thereby eliminating change discharge failure.SOLUTION: A coin falling mechanism of coin processor comprises: a coin transport belt 105; a substrate 108 and a side plate 109 for forming a horizontal transport path 10A with the coin transport belt 105. The coin falling mechanism further comprises a coin falling member 11 for forming coin release space S1 for moving the inclined coin 12 in a direction of width W of the horizontal transport path 10A. The coin falling member 11 has a head 11a and a shaft 11b, and has a mushroom shape.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin collapsing mechanism of a coin processing device, and in particular, it is difficult to tilt a coin in a tilted state due to the positional relationship of a plurality of coins with a coin transport belt that horizontally transports a coin dropped from a coin hopper. Also in this case, the present invention relates to a coin defeating mechanism of a coin processing apparatus suitable for quickly defeating a tilted coin to eliminate clogging of coins and eliminating a change discharge failure.

  A configuration of a main part of a conventional coin processing device and a configuration of a general conventional coin collapse mechanism employed therein will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, one housing side plate of the coin processing device is removed and the internal structure thereof is shown. Normally, the coin processing apparatus 100 includes, for example, a 10-yen hopper 101, a 100-yen hopper 102, a 500-yen hopper 103, and a 50-yen hopper 104 sequentially in a row from the left side in FIGS. Each coin hopper 101-104 has a coin outlet at its lower part. Further, below each coin hopper 101-104, a coin transport belt 105 (horizontal transport portion) that proceeds in the direction D1 is disposed. The direction D1 is a direction in which coins discharged from the coin discharge ports of the coin hoppers 101 to 104 are conveyed. Note that the coin transport belt 105 includes a vertical transport unit 105A connected to a coin discharge port 106 for discharging change in a vertical portion at the right end. When coins as change are discharged from any one of the coin hoppers 101 to 104, the discharged coins fall on the coin transport belt 105 and are transported by the coin transport belt 105 in the direction D1 in the figure. The At that time, the coin that has fallen on the coin transport belt 105 does not fall down with a certain probability and moves on the coin transport belt 105 in a tilted (or standing) state. When such an inclined wheel state occurs, the coin is not discharged as change and a problem occurs. In addition, the coins that are tilted cause clogging of the coins, resulting in a problem of poor change discharge, which is a problem. For this purpose, it is necessary to quickly defeat the coin in which the inclined wheel state has occurred and transport it without delay so as to be in time for the change discharge timing.

  The coin transport belt 105 is formed as an annular member including the horizontal transport portion and the vertical transport section 105A described above. Between the roller R1 at the lower left end and the roller R3 at the upper right end, the other rollers R2, R4, R5, etc. It is wound in a loop based on the support. Any one of the rollers is configured as a drive rotor, and the coin transport belt 105 moves in a clockwise direction as indicated by an arrow. The horizontal conveyance portion of the coin conveyance belt 105 is set between the rollers R1 and R2. The vertical conveyance unit 105A is set between the roller R2 and the roller R3. The other part of the coin conveyor belt 105 is a return part that moves in the opposite direction. In addition, another annular belt 107 is provided at the position of the vertical conveyance unit 105A. The belt 107 is wound around a loop route formed by the rollers R2, R6, R7, and is supported by a plurality of other rollers (R3, etc.), and the position of the movement is set. The belt 107 moves counterclockwise as indicated by an arrow. The vertical conveyance unit 105A is in contact with the belt 107, and the vertical conveyance unit 105A and the belt 107 sandwich the coin and move it upward.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, on the coin transport belt 105, in the coin transport route set by the substrate 108 and the side plate 109, for example, coin depressing bars 110, 111, 112 are arranged at three locations. It was. All of the three coin collapse bars 110 to 112 are arranged so as to be bridged from the substrate 108 to the side plate 109 at a predetermined height position from the arrangement position of the coin transport belt 105 and intersect the substrate 108 at an acute angle. It is provided to do. The coin collapse bar 110 is disposed between the 10 yen hopper 101 and the 100 yen hopper 102, the coin collapse bar 111 is disposed between the 100 yen hopper 102 and the 500 yen hopper 103, and the coin collapse bar 112 is the 500 yen hopper. 103 and 50 yen hopper 104 are installed.

  According to the coin defeating rods 110 to 112, when the coin moves on the coin transport belt 105 while tilting (or standing), when the coin defeating rod 110 to 112 is hit, the upper portion of the coin is placed on the substrate 108. Since the lower portion of the coin is moved in the transport direction D1 by the movement of the substrate transport belt 105, the coin is largely inclined and the coin can be quickly defeated. As a result, the tilted state of the coin is quickly eliminated.

  In addition, as another conventional technique of the coin collapse mechanism, there is a coin collapse mechanism disclosed in Patent Document 1. This coin defeat mechanism has a coin defeat member having a required three-dimensional shape installed so as to reach the side plate from the substrate at a required position of the coin transport route, and defeats the coin tilted by this coin defeat member. I have to. The shape of the coin collapse member has an inclined surface of a required angle on the surface located upstream in the coin conveying direction, and when a coin that moves with an inclined ring hits the inclined surface, the coin moves along the inclined surface. Is configured to defeat.

JP 2011-3047 A

  Each of the coin collapse rods 110 to 112 shown in FIG. 7 and the coin collapse member disclosed in Patent Document 1 is extremely effective for defeating one coin in the tilted state. However, since the plurality of coins are normally discharged from the coin hoppers 101 to 103 and the like at the time of change discharge, the plurality of coins are conveyed on the coin conveyance belt 105 almost simultaneously. For this reason, the states as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 occur with a certain probability. The state shown in these drawings is a state in which a coin 201 in a tilted (or standing) state is conveyed and a coin 202 in a collapsed state is being conveyed near the lower portion of the coin 201. The coin 202 exists in the position which controls the movement of the lower part side of the coin 201 in a tilted state. For this reason, even if the coin 201 in a tilted state hits the coin defeating rod 111 and the upper portion of the coin 201 is restrained on the substrate 108 side, the forces F1 and F2 are generated at the contact portions of the two coins 201 and 202. As a result, the coin 201 is pressed against the substrate 108 as indicated by the force F3, and the coin 202 is further pressed against the side plate 109 or a metal fitting or the like installed around the inside thereof as indicated by the force F4. In this way, the movement of the lower portion of the coin 201 is restricted for the coin 202, and as a result, the coin is pushed against the substrate 108 side by the coin defeat bar 111 and locked, and the coin 202 is also restricted by the coin 201. There is a situation in which the coins 201 and 202 stay in the place and cannot move, or a situation that takes time for the coin 201 to fall down occurs. Therefore, the coin 201 cannot be discharged as change at all or cannot be discharged at an appropriate timing, which raises a big problem of insufficient change. A similar problem occurs when there is a coin 203 that has fallen in a state of being inclined with respect to the coin 201 instead of the coin 202 that has fallen. The coin collapse member disclosed in Patent Document 1 also has the same problem as described above due to the positional relationship of coins when a plurality of change coins are conveyed.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems when it is difficult to defeat a coin in a tilted state due to the positional relationship of a plurality of coins with a coin transport belt that horizontally transports a coin dropped from a coin hopper. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin defeating mechanism for a coin processing device that can be quickly defeated to eliminate clogging of coins and eliminate poor change discharge.

  The coin defeat mechanism of the coin processing device according to the present invention is configured as follows in order to achieve the above object.

  A coin defeating mechanism (corresponding to claim 1) of a first coin processing device is a coin processing device comprising a coin transport belt and a substrate and a side plate that form a horizontal transport path together with the coin transport belt. It is comprised so that the coin fall part which forms the coin escape space moved in the width direction of a horizontal conveyance path may be provided.

  In the coin defeating mechanism of the above coin processing device, when the coin transport belt transports a plurality of coins dropped from the coin hopper in the horizontal direction, one coin is in a tilted state and under the tilted coin When one coin is present lying down, a coin defeating part for forming a coin escape space is provided as a coin defeating member for defeating a tilted coin, so that an inclined coin and a lying coin The locked state is canceled, and the tilted coin can be reliably and quickly defeated.

  In the above configuration, the coin collapse mechanism (corresponding to claim 2) of the second coin processing device is preferably configured such that the coin collapse section is configured to attach the coin attached to the substrate of the horizontal conveyance path and tilted to the coin escape space. It is a coin collapsing member having a coin contact portion for escaping. In this configuration, the coin inversion portion is a coin inversion member attached to the substrate in a horizontal conveyance path formed by the coin conveyance belt, the substrate, and the side plate, and has a coin contact portion at the head.

  In the above configuration, the coin collapse mechanism (corresponding to claim 3) of the third coin processing device is preferably a protruding member having a conical portion at the head, the conical portion and the side plate. A coin escape space is formed between the two. In this configuration, the coin tilting member formed as the protruding member is preferably a bowl shape as an overall shape, has a head portion and a shaft portion, and the head portion is preferably formed as a conical portion. The conical portion of the coin collapse member has a shape protruding from the substrate, and a coin escape space is formed between the conical portion and the side plate.

  In the above-described configuration, preferably, the tip portion of the conical portion has a curved shape that guides the inclined coin to the coin escape space. Features. In this configuration, it becomes possible to smoothly move the coins in the tilted state by rounding the tip of the conical portion.

  In the above configuration, the coin collapse mechanism (corresponding to claim 5) of the fifth coin processing device is preferably configured so that the coin collapse member has a coin escape space between the side plate and the coin transport belt. It is a hook-shaped member to be formed.

  In the above configuration, the coin collapse mechanism (corresponding to claim 6) of the sixth coin processing device is preferably configured so that the coin collapse member has a coin contact portion on the upstream surface and the downstream surface of the horizontal conveyance path. It is a member provided with the head which has, It is characterized by forming a coin escape space between a head and a side plate.

  The coin collapse mechanism (corresponding to claim 7) of the seventh coin processing device preferably provides the coin collapse portion by deforming at least one of the shape of the substrate and the shape of the side plate in the above configuration. It is characterized by that. If it is a structure which has a coin escape space as a member which defeats a coin, the part which exhibits the same effect | action can be implement | achieved by deform | transforming the shape of a board | substrate, a side plate, or both.

  In the above configuration, the coin flipping mechanism (corresponding to claim 8) of the eighth coin processing device is preferably a comb-shaped member in which the coin flipping portion is arranged from the upper side to the lower side above the coin transport belt. It is characterized by being. Even if it is a comb-shaped member, a coin escape space can be made and the same coin defeating action can be produced.

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited.
In a coin processing device configured to have a horizontal transport path formed of a coin transport belt, a substrate, and a side plate, the coin transport belt transports a plurality of coins dropped from a coin hopper in the horizontal direction, and for example, one coin Coin tilting part that forms a coin escape space for moving the tilted coins in the width direction of the horizontal conveyance path when the coin is in a tilted state and there is one coin lying under the tilted coins Since the inclined coins can be reliably and quickly defeated, the locked state can be eliminated, and the coins can be prevented from being jammed by quickly defeating the coins and the change in discharging can be eliminated.

It is a perspective view which shows the specific structure of the principal part of the coin fall mechanism of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the principal part of the coin collapse mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view for demonstrating notionally the coin collapse mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the other Example of the head of a coin fall member. It is a perspective view which shows the coin fall member based on 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the example of the structure of the principal part of the conventional coin processing apparatus, and the conventional general coin fall mechanism employ | adopted there. It is a perspective view which shows the shape and arrangement | positioning structure of a coin fall mechanism shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary top view for demonstrating the coin retention problem which arises with the conventional coin fall mechanism. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments (examples) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-3, 1st Embodiment of the coin fall mechanism of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is described.

  The basic configuration of the coin processing apparatus to which the coin collapse mechanism according to the present invention is applied is the same as the configuration of the conventional apparatus described with reference to FIGS. That is, the configuration of the coin processing device is the same as the configuration described in FIG. 6 and FIG. Accordingly, in the description related to FIGS. 1 to 3, the same reference numerals are given to the substantially same elements as those described in FIGS. 6 and 7.

  In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, portions of a 100 yen hopper 102 and a 500 yen hopper 103 in the coin processing apparatus 100 are shown. In FIG. 1, a coin transport route 10 is formed below these hoppers 102 and 103. The coin conveyance route 10 is formed by a substrate 108 and a side plate 109 arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and a coin conveyance belt 105 formed in a lower region between the substrate 108 and the side plate 109. The coins for change released from the coin outlets of the 100-yen hopper 102 and the 500-yen hopper 103 fall on the coin conveyance belt 105 of the coin conveyance route 10. The dropped coin moves in the transport direction D1 by the coin transport belt 105.

  In the coin transport route 10, the conventional coin collapse rods 110 and 112 described above are installed on the upstream side of the 100-yen hopper 102 and the downstream side of the 500-yen hopper 103 as an example for convenience. The coin collapse rods 110 and 112 are respectively spanned from the substrate 108 to the side plate 109 and arranged at an angle that makes an acute angle with respect to the surface of the substrate 108. Further, between the 100-yen hopper 102 and the 500-yen hopper 103, a coin defeating member 11 based on the coin defeating mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention is provided. This coin-turning member 11 is preferably a substantially “茸 -shaped” pin-shaped (or hook-shaped member) member having a head portion 11a as an overall shape. In FIG. 1, the shaft portion 11 b of the coin flipping member 11 is hidden by the substrate 108 and is indicated by a broken line. Only the head portion 11a of the coin collapse member 11 is shown protruding from the substrate 11b. The coin defeat member 11 is provided such that the head portion 11a protrudes from the surface of the substrate 108 toward the coin transport route 10 side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coin transport route 10 is formed of a horizontal transport route (horizontal transport path) 10A and a vertical transport route (vertical transport path) 10B. In the horizontal conveyance route 10A, the coin conveyance belt 105 is disposed in the horizontal direction, and in the vertical conveyance route 10B, the coin conveyance belt 105 is disposed in the substantially vertical direction. The vertical conveyance route 10B corresponds to the above-described vertical conveyance unit 105A. The vertical coin conveyance belt 105 is provided so as to sandwich the coin together with a separately provided belt, and is arranged to convey the coin to the location of the coin discharge unit 106. FIG. 2 shows a state in which a plurality of coins 12 discharged from the coin discharge port 102a of the 100-yen hopper 102 have fallen onto the coin transport belt 105 and are being transported in the direction D1. One coin among the plurality of coins 12 is in a tilted state. On the surface of the substrate 108 on the side of the horizontal conveyance route 10 </ b> A, the head portion 11 a of the coin collapse member 11 protrudes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal conveyance route 10 </ b> A of the coin conveyance route 10 is formed by the substrates 108 and side plates 109 on both sides and the coin conveyance belt 105. In the illustrated content of FIG. 3, a part 109 a of the side plate 109 is notched for the convenience of explanation. The coin flipping member 11 with the head portion 11a protruding from the substrate 108 into the horizontal transfer route 10A is not in a state of being spanned over the entire width W from the substrate 108 to the side plate 109, but only the portion of the head portion 11a. It is arranged in a state protruding from 108. Therefore, a space S <b> 1 is formed between the head 11 a of the coin collapse member 11 and the side plate 109. In other words, by using the coin collapse member 11 having the head 11a as the coin collapse means, the coin 12 for passing the coin 12 in the direction of the width W in the horizontal conveyance route 10A of the coin conveyance route 10, that is, a coin A coin escape space S1 for “escape” 12 is formed. Note that the coin escape space S1 is formed not only between the head portion 11a and the side plate 109 but also between the head portion 11a and the coin transport belt 105. Thus, for example, when one coin 12 is tilted and a plurality of fallen coins 12 are generated around it, the plurality of coins 12 are locked, and the plurality of coins 12 are retained. Occurrence can be eliminated.

  In the first embodiment, the head portion 11a of the coin collapse member 11 preferably has slope portions 11a-1 and 11a-2 on both sides in the coin transport direction D1, as shown in FIGS. And having a flat portion 11a-3 at the top. When viewed from above, the shape of the head portion 11a is substantially trapezoidal with the substrate 108 side as the base. In addition, the shape of the head 11a is not limited to this. For example, the shape of a cone part, the shape of a truncated cone part, etc. may be sufficient.

  According to the coin inversion mechanism having the above configuration, the coin escape space S1 is formed on the coin conveyance belt 105 in the horizontal conveyance route 10A by using the coin inversion member 11 having the above shape and arrangement configuration. Even when a plurality of coins 12 in a state where one coin tilts and at least one coin falls around it, the upper part of the tilted coin comes into contact with the slope portion 11a-1. Since the upper part of the coin is moved toward the coin escape space S1, it is possible to prevent the plurality of coins 12 from being clogged and locked and to stay. The slope portion 11a-1 of the head portion 11a of the coin collapse member 11 functions as a coin contact portion that guides the coin to the coin escape space S1.

  FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the head of the coin collapse member 11. Only the head 21 is shown, and the shaft portion is not shown. The head 21 is not flat at the top, has a sharp tip 21a, and is formed such that the left and right sides and the slopes on the upper and lower sides are curved. One inclined surface portion 21b located on the upstream side in the horizontal conveyance route 10A functions as a coin contact portion.

  Furthermore, the head of the coin defeating member 11 can be formed in a conical shape. The coin collapse member 11 is formed as a protruding member having a conical portion at the head. The curved surface on the upstream side of the conical portion in the horizontal conveyance route 10A functions as a coin contact portion.

  FIG. 5 shows a coin collapse member based on the coin collapse mechanism according to the second embodiment. The coin defeat member 31 is a rod-like member as a whole, the base portion 31A is made of a metal material, and the portion 31B from the substantially central portion to the tip portion is made of a deformable resin material, rubber material, or the like. The tip portion 31C of the coin defeat member 31 is not made as a bowl-shaped member, but is simply formed in a conical shape. The coin defeating member 31 is arranged so that the base 31A is attached to the inside of the substrate 108 side, and the portion 31B from the center to the tip is projected from the substrate 108 into the horizontal transfer route 10A. A coin escape space S <b> 1 is created between the tip 31 </ b> C of the coin collapse member 31 and the side plate 109. When the tilted coin hits the portion 31B of the coin knocking member 31 by using the coin knocking member 31 described above, the portion 31B contacted by the coin is pushed and deformed to the downstream side, and the hit coin is displaced into the coin escape space. Move to S1. According to the coin defeating member 31, it is possible to reliably prevent a state in which the coins are clogged and stay due to a plurality of coins being conveyed.

  Further, as described above, the coin collapse mechanism according to the present invention is characterized by using a coin collapse member that can create the coin escape space S1 in the horizontal conveyance route 10A of the coin conveyance route 10 of the coin processing device. It is also possible to use an interdigital member that is disposed from the upper side to the lower side at the upper position of the coin transport belt 105 and that forms a coin escape space between the substrate 108 and the side plate 109.

  Furthermore, as a modified example of the coin collapse mechanism, a deformed portion is formed so as to protrude at a predetermined position of at least one of the substrate 108 and the side plate 109 described above, and is equivalent to the head portion 11a of the coin collapse member 11 and the like. It can also be configured to have a function.

  The configurations, shapes, sizes, and arrangement relationships described in the above embodiments are merely schematically shown to the extent that the present invention can be understood and implemented, and the numerical values and the compositions (materials) of the respective components Is just an example. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

  The coin collapsing mechanism of the coin processing device according to the present invention is applied to a coin processing device such as an automatic ticket vending machine, and ensures the clogging of coins on the coin transport route when a plurality of coins are discharged simultaneously at the time of change discharge. It is used to prevent change, improve change discharge failure, and change change smoothly.

10 Coin transport route 10A Horizontal transport route (horizontal transport route)
10B Vertical transport route (vertical transport route)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Coin fall member 11a Head part 11a-1 Slope part 11a-2 Slope part 11a-3 Flat part 11b Shaft part 12 Coin 21 Head 21a Tip 21b Slope part 31 Coin fall member 31A Base part 31B The part from the center part 31C Tip part 100 Coin processing device 101 10 yen hopper 102 100 yen hopper 103 500 yen hopper 104 50 yen hopper 105 Coin transport belt 105A Vertical transport part 106 Coin discharge part 107 Belt 108 Substrate 109 Side plate 109a Notch part 110 Coin depressing rod 111 Coin Tumble stick 112 Coin tumble bar 201 Coin 202 Coin 203 Coin D1 Transport direction W Width S1 Coin escape space R1-R7 Roller

Claims (8)

  In a coin processing apparatus comprising a coin transport belt, and a substrate and a side plate that form a horizontal transport path together with the coin transport belt, a coin fall section that forms a coin escape space for moving tilted coins in the width direction of the horizontal transport path A coin defeating mechanism for a coin processing device.   2. The coin according to claim 1, wherein the coin collapse portion is a coin collapse member that has a coin contact portion that is attached to the substrate of the horizontal conveyance path and that allows the inclined coin to escape in the coin escape space. Coin defeat mechanism of processing equipment.   3. The coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the coin collapsing member is a protruding member having a conical portion at a head, and forms the coin escape space between the conical portion and the side plate. Coin defeat mechanism.   The coin tipping mechanism of a coin processing device according to claim 3, wherein a tip portion of the conical portion has a curved shape that guides the inclined coin to the coin escape space.   3. The coin inversion member of the coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the coin inversion member is a hook-like member that forms a coin escape space between the side plate and the coin transport belt. 4. .   The coin defeat member is a member having a head having the money contact portion on the upstream surface and the downstream surface of the horizontal conveyance path, and the coin escape space between the head and the side plate. The coin defeating mechanism of the coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein:   The coin inversion mechanism of the coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin inversion portion is provided by deforming at least one of the shape of the substrate and the shape of the side plate.   2. The coin inversion mechanism of a coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin inversion part is a comb-like member arranged on the upper side of the coin transport belt from the upper side to the lower side.

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