JP2015130141A - Packed coin pay-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packed coin pay-out device making a rotor rotate by a drive part on the basis of a rotational position of the rotor detected by a rotational position detection part so that a packed coin inside a recess part of the rotor can be returned to a storage part even when the packed coin remains in the recess part of the rotor in the case that the predetermined number of packed coins are dispensed from the storage part by the rotor.SOLUTION: A dispensing mechanism provided in a packed coin dispensing device rotates with a shaft center extending in an axial direction orthogonal to the inclination direction of the storage part as a center, and includes: a rotor 320 provided with at least two recess parts 324, each of which receives packed coin stored in the storage part one by one; a drive part 321 which makes the rotor 320 rotate with the shaft center as a center; and a rotational position detection part 350 for detecting a rotational position of the rotor 320.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wrapping coin dispensing apparatus for throwing out wrapping coins stored in a machine body out of the machine body.

  Conventionally, various types of wrapping coin dispensing devices for throwing out wrapping coins stored in a machine body out of the machine body have been used. As such a wrapping coin dispensing device, for example, those disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 are known.

Japanese Patent No. 3857001 JP 2002-109607 A US Pat. No. 7,111,754 US Pat. No. 7,571,833

  In the wrapping coin dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the wrapping coins are stored in a state of being aligned in one row in each of the plurality of storage portions provided to be aligned in the vertical direction. There is a problem that the amount of wrapping coins is small, and it takes time to replenish the wrapping coins in the storage portion. Moreover, in the wrapping coin dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the wrapping coin replenishing unit is attached to the back of the device main body, which increases the depth of the wrapping coin dispensing device, There was a problem that it was difficult to replenish packaging coins. Further, in the packaging coin dispensing device disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, an elevating unit that can be raised and lowered is provided to face each storage unit, and a dispensing lever that takes out the wrapping coins from each storage unit is an elevating unit. In order to increase the amount of wrapping coins stored in the entire device, it is necessary to reduce the interval between the storage units arranged in the vertical direction. Therefore, it is necessary to move the storage unit for storing the wrapping coins not to be thrown out. In this case, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost of the apparatus is increased and the dispensing speed of the wrapping coins from the storage unit is decreased. Moreover, in such a wrapping coin dispensing device, there is a possibility that the wrapping coin cannot be reliably thrown out of the storage portion by the dispensing lever depending on the diameter or length of the wrapping coin.

  Moreover, in the wrapping coin dispensing device disclosed in Patent Documents 3 and 4, the storage amount of the wrapping coin is large, but it is difficult to make the device compact, and the denomination of the wrapping coin to be stored changes. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to cope with the case where the diameter or length of the wrapping coin changes. In addition, such a packaging coin dispensing apparatus has a problem that it is difficult to replenish packaging coins.

  In addition, as in the packaging coin dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 3, as the dispensing mechanism for dispensing packaging coins from the storage unit, one or a plurality of recesses for receiving packaging coins are provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof. When the rotating body is used, when a predetermined number of packaging coins are thrown out of the storage unit by the rotating body, there is a problem that the packaging coins may remain in the recesses of the rotating body.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and since a rotation position detection unit for detecting the rotation position of the rotating body is provided, a predetermined number of wrapping coins are thrown from the storage unit by the rotating body. Even when wrapping coins remain in the recess of the rotating body when it is taken out, the rotating body is rotated by the driving unit based on the rotating position of the rotating body detected by the rotating position detecting unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a wrapping coin dispensing device that can return the wrapping coins in the concave portion of the body to the storage portion.

  The packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention has a low height level at the bottom surface, one by one for each of the wrapping coins stored on the bottom surface inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so as to be stacked in a direction rolling along the inclination of the bottom surface. A storage unit provided with a dispensing mechanism that dispenses from a side close to the location, a first detection unit that detects wrapping coins dispensed from the storage unit, and a control unit that controls the dispensing mechanism; The throwing mechanism rotates around an axis extending in the horizontal direction in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction of the storage portion, and has a recess for receiving the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion one by one. It has at least two rotating bodies, a drive unit that rotates the rotating body around the axis, and a rotational position detector that detects the rotational position of the rotating body. .

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, the rotating body may be provided with at least three of the recesses.

  In the packaging coin dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, in the dispensing mechanism, the drive unit is opposite to a normal rotation direction and a normal rotation direction that are directions in which the package coin is dispensed by the rotating body from the storage unit. The rotating body can be rotated in both directions of the reverse rotation direction, and the control unit can detect the rotational position of the rotating body detected by the rotational position detection unit and the first detection unit. The rotation direction of the rotating body may be controlled based on detection information.

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, the control unit rotates a rotating body in the normal rotation direction to dispense a predetermined number of packaging coins from the storage unit by the dispensing mechanism. The rotation is detected when the first detection unit detects that the wrapping coin has been thrown out from the rotary body and the rotation position detection unit detects that the rotary body is located at a first predetermined position. The rotating body may be rotated in the reverse direction, and then the rotating body may be stopped when the rotating position detecting unit detects that the rotating body is positioned at the second predetermined position.

  In this case, the control unit rotates the rotating body in the forward rotation direction, and when the wrapping coin is dispensed from the storage unit by the dispensing mechanism, the rotating body is positioned at a first predetermined position. When the rotation position detector does not detect that the rotation position is detected for a certain period of time, the rotation position detection unit is configured to rotate the rotation body in the reverse rotation direction and then position the rotation body at a second predetermined position. The rotating body may be stopped when it is detected.

  In the packaging coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention, a second detection unit that detects whether or not packaging coins are received in each of the recesses of the rotating body may be provided in the dispensing mechanism.

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, when one of the concave portions of the rotating body is positioned at the dispensing position where the packaging coin is to be dispensed from the concave portion at the rotational position of the rotating body, the concave portion precedes the concave portion. The shape and position of each of the recesses in the rotating body may be determined so that the other recesses do not receive wrapping coins from the storage unit.

  In the packaging coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the drive unit may be capable of changing a rotation speed of the rotating body.

  In the wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention, the control unit wraps the wrapping coin from the storage unit based on the rotation position of the rotating body detected by the rotation position detection unit and the detection information by the first detection unit. It is determined whether or not a discharge failure has occurred such that the discharge failure does not normally occur, and the number of times that the discharge failure has occurred in a predetermined period, a predetermined number of times of discharge, or a predetermined number of discharges is determined from a preset number of times. If it becomes larger, the rotational speed of the rotary body by the drive unit may be adjusted so as to reduce the rotational speed of the rotary body.

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, each of the recesses of the rotating body has one of the rotating bodies in a storage position where the packaging coins should be received in the recess from the storage portion in the rotation position of the rotating body. When the concave portion is positioned, the inner wall of the concave portion and the bottom surface of the storage portion may have a shape that is positioned on a substantially straight line.

  In the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the length of the rotating body along the axis may be greater than ½ of the maximum length in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coin to be dispensed. .

  In the wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention, the outer surface of the rotating body that comes into contact with the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion may be configured such that the distance from the axis changes. .

  In this case, the rotary body has a substantially polygonal side cross section, and each of the recesses may be provided at a position close to the apex of the substantially polygonal shape.

  In the packaging coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention, above the rotating body, the packaging coins stored in the storage unit are thrown out through the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body. A gate portion may be provided to prevent this.

  In this case, the gate portion may be movable so as to push the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins.

  At this time, the gate portion may swing about an axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction.

  Alternatively, the gate portion may swing about an axis extending in a substantially vertical direction.

  Alternatively, the gate portion may include a plurality of gate members that reciprocate independently from each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion.

  The gate portion may be moved in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body.

  In addition, an attachment member that can come into contact with the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion may be attached to the gate portion.

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, the inclination angle of the bottom surface of the storage unit with respect to the horizontal plane is within a range of 8 to 20 °, and the maximum static friction coefficient of the bottom surface of the storage unit with respect to the packaging coin is 0. The size may be within a range of .01 to 0.15.

  In the packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention, the storage unit includes a pair of side walls that form a storage area for the packaging coins therebetween, and at least one of the pair of side walls is packaged in the storage unit. You may be comprised as a door which can be opened and closed for taking in and out of a coin.

  In this case, the side wall configured as the door may be configured such that an operator can visually observe the inside of the storage unit.

  A storage area width adjusting member for adjusting the width of the storage area is detachably provided on at least one of the pair of side walls, and the storage area width adjusting member is A plurality of types of wrapping coins are prepared according to the length in the longitudinal direction, and the width of the storage area can be changed according to the type of the storage area width adjusting member provided on the side wall. It may be.

  In the wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention, as the rotating body, a plurality of types having different concave shapes according to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coin are prepared. It may be exchangeable to correspond to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit.

  The packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention has a low height level at the bottom surface, one by one for each of the wrapping coins stored on the bottom surface inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so as to be stacked in a direction rolling along the inclination of the bottom surface. A storage unit provided with a dispensing mechanism for dispensing from the side close to the location, and a packaging coin housing member that accommodates the packaging coins dispensed from the storage unit by the dispensing mechanism, and moves in the vertical direction And an elevating part that can be used.

  In the packaging coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention, the dispensing mechanism rotates around an axis extending in the horizontal direction in a direction perpendicular to the inclination direction of the storage unit and is stored in the storage unit. It has a rotating body provided with a recess for receiving coins one by one, and a drive unit that rotates the rotating body around the axis, and is stored in the storage unit above the rotating body. A gate portion may be provided so as to prevent the wrapping coins from being thrown out above the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body.

  In this case, the gate portion may be movable so as to push the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins.

  At this time, the gate portion may swing about an axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction.

  Alternatively, the gate portion may swing about an axis extending in a substantially vertical direction.

  Alternatively, the gate portion may include a plurality of gate members that reciprocate independently from each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion.

  The gate portion may be moved in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body.

  In the wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention, the storage portion includes a pair of side walls that form a storage region for wrapping coins therebetween, and at least one of the pair of side walls is a wrapping for the storage portion. You may be comprised as a door which can be opened and closed for taking in and out of a coin.

  The wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention further includes a housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are stored, and a housing door provided on the front surface or the back surface of the housing. The elevating part may be configured to be able to be pulled out integrally from the housing by opening the housing door.

  The packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention further includes a housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are accommodated, and a housing door provided on the front surface or the back surface of the housing. When the storage unit is pulled out from the housing by opening, the elevating unit may be retracted to a position that does not hinder the pulling-out operation of the storage unit in the vertical direction.

  The wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention further includes a housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are accommodated, and a housing door provided on a side surface of the housing, and opens the housing door. By opening the side wall configured as the door, the wrapping coins may be taken in and out of the storage unit.

  The packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention further includes a shutter for opening and closing a packaging coin outlet for taking out the packaging coins stored in the packaging coin housing member of the lifting unit when the lifting unit is in the upper position. You may have.

  The packaging coin dispensing device of the present invention has a low height level at the bottom surface, one by one for each of the wrapping coins stored on the bottom surface inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so as to be stacked in a direction rolling along the inclination of the bottom surface. A storage portion provided with a discharge mechanism for discharging from a side close to the location, and the discharge mechanism rotates about an axis extending in a horizontal direction that is orthogonal to the inclination direction of the storage portion. A rotating body provided with a recess for receiving the wrapping coins stored in the storing section one by one, and a driving section for rotating the rotating body about the axis, and above the rotating body Is provided with a gate portion so as to prevent the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion from being thrown out above the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body, Is stored in the storage section Packaging coins are characterized by being adapted unevenly pushed in the longitudinal direction of the wrapped coins.

  According to the wrapping coin dispensing device of the present invention, when a predetermined number of wrapping coins are thrown out of the storage unit by the rotating body, even if the wrapping coin remains in the recess of the rotating body, the rotational position detection is performed. By rotating the rotator by the drive unit based on the rotation position of the rotator detected by the unit, the wrapping coins in the recess of the rotator can be returned to the storage unit.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money-changing machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an internal structure when the upper door and lower door which were provided in the front surface of the outer housing | casing in the money change machine shown in FIG. 1 were each opened. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the money changer shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of a prior art as a comparative example. It is a top view which shows the structure of the coin insertion mechanism provided in the loose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by the AA arrow of the coin insertion mechanism shown in FIG. 7, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state before inclining a 1st coin supply part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by the AA arrow of the coin insertion mechanism shown in FIG. 7, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state after making the 1st coin supply part incline. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by the BB arrow of the coin insertion mechanism shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by CC arrow of the coin insertion mechanism shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the rose coin deposit and withdrawal device shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the rose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus in the money changer shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the detail of a structure of the some accommodating part and raising / lowering part in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows a state when the bridging phenomenon of a packaging coin has arisen in the vicinity of the dispensing mechanism in the storage part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other structure of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows further another structure of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a packaging coin is pushed by the attachment member attached to the gate part of the dispensing mechanism shown to FIG. 16D. It is a top view which shows the further modification of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the package coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the further modification of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the package coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the further modification of the throwing mechanism provided in each accommodating part of the package coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 16B is a side view of the dispensing mechanism shown in FIG. 16A. FIG. 16B is a side view of the dispensing mechanism shown in FIG. 16A. FIG. 15 is a side view showing an operation of throwing out the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion by the dispensing mechanism in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 15 is a side view showing an operation of throwing out the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion by the dispensing mechanism in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 15 is a side view showing an operation of throwing out the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion by the dispensing mechanism in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 15 is a side view showing an operation of throwing out the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion by the dispensing mechanism in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 and the like. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the some accommodating part and raising / lowering part in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 14 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the door of an accommodating part is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the door in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the 1st storage area width adjustment member for adjusting the magnitude | size of the width | variety of the storage area of each storage part in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the 2nd storage area width adjustment member for adjusting the magnitude | size of the width | variety of the storage area of each storage part in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of several types of rotary body in the dispensing mechanism provided in the accommodating part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the other kind of packaging coin dispensing apparatus in the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the multiple types of rotary body in the dispensing mechanism provided in the accommodating part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the control apparatus of the money changer shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the various patterns of the timing of the money type designation | designated of the withdrawal money in the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a table | surface which shows an example of the relationship between the luminescent color and light display pattern of a pair of left and right light emitting diodes provided in the money changer shown in FIG. 1 and the state of the money changer. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of the other structure of the money change machine by embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 33 are diagrams showing the configuration of the money changer according to the present embodiment. The money changer according to the present embodiment is installed in a lobby of a financial institution or the like, and is used for money change processing performed by a customer himself. More specifically, in the money changer according to the present embodiment, as the currency exchange process, the money exchanged with respect to the money type to be deposited is positively exchanged and the money is deducted. It is possible to carry out reverse exchange processing so that the denomination of money to be withdrawn with respect to the denomination of money is high. In addition, in the money change machine according to the present embodiment, when such a change process is performed, an operation may be performed in which money of the amount obtained by subtracting the exchange fee from the deposited money is withdrawn. In addition, the money changer according to the present embodiment, a new ticket with the same total amount as the deposited old ticket or an amount after deducting the exchange fee, or the same total amount as the deposited slip or The correct ticket with the exchange fee deducted will be withdrawn, or the official ticket (so-called new bill) with the same total amount as the deposited circulation ticket or the amount with the exchange fee deducted will be withdrawn. It may be.

[Overall configuration of money changer]
First, the overall configuration of the money changer according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the money changer according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a view when the upper door and the lower door provided on the front surface of the outer casing are opened in the money changer shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the money changer shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment has an outer casing 12 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and inside the outer casing 12 is a loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100. The rose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 are arranged in the horizontal direction. These loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100, loose bill deposit / withdrawal device 200, and wrapping coin dispensing device 300 can each be pulled out from the inside of outer casing 12 in the horizontal direction and taken out independently of the other devices. It can be done. Here, in this Embodiment, the banknote processing unit 50 which performs the money_receiving | payment process of a banknote and a payment process is comprised by the rose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200. FIG. Moreover, the coin processing unit 60 which performs the coin depositing / withdrawing process is constituted by the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300.

  Further, an upper door 14 and a lower door 16 are respectively provided on the front surface of the outer casing 12 of the money changer 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper door 14 can be opened upward from the closed state shown in FIG. 1, and the lower door 16 is opened sideways from the closed state shown in FIG. Can be done. Further, on both the left and right sides of the upper part of the upper door 14, light emitting diodes (LEDs) 90 as state notification units that notify the outside of the plurality of preset states of the money changer 10 by optical display, 92 is provided. The configuration and operational effects of such light emitting diodes 90 and 92 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment is connected to a loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, a loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200, and a wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300, respectively. , 200 and 300 are provided. A method for controlling each of the devices 100, 200, and 300 by the control device 20 will be described later. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation display part 40 which consists of touch panels etc. is provided in the upper door 14 of the money changer 10, and such an operation display part 40 is connected to the control apparatus 20 ( (See FIG. 3). The operation display unit 40 displays information related to the processing status of money and the amount of money in each of the devices 100, 200, and 300, and the operator operates the operation display unit 40 to give various commands to the control device 20. You can enter it. In addition, instead of providing the operation display unit 40 including a touch panel or the like in the money changer 10, a display unit including a monitor or the like and an operation unit including a keyboard or operation keys may be provided separately. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a card reader 42, a printer 44, and the like are connected to the control device 20 of the money changer 10. The card reader 42 authenticates the operator by reading an ID card or the like owned by the operator. In addition, the printer 44 functions as a printing unit that prints information related to the processing status of money, the amount of money, etc. in each of the apparatuses 100, 200, and 300, or information related to the exchange processing performed by the operator on a receipt or the like. Yes. Such a card insertion opening to the card reader 42 and a receipt outlet from the printer 44 are provided on the upper door 14 of the money changer 10 or the like.

  Although not shown, a small shelf may be provided in front of the money changer 10. By providing such a shelf, an operator such as a customer who wants to exchange money with the money changer 10 can temporarily place a bag or cash on the shelf, and the operator can use both hands to change the money changer 10. Since the operation can be performed, the convenience for the operator can be improved.

[About the configuration of the rose coin deposit and withdrawal device]
Next, the configuration of the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 in the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 4 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 in the money changer 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, and FIG. 5 is an internal configuration of the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. FIG. In addition, FIG. 6 is a side view which shows the internal structure of the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100a of a prior art as a comparative example. 7 to 11 are a top view and a longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of the coin insertion mechanism 110 provided in the loose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 102 and a coin insertion mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) for inserting coins from the outside to the inside of the casing 102. And a storing and feeding mechanism 130 for feeding and storing coins thrown into the housing 102 by the loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100 and feeding the stored coins one by one. Details of the configuration of the coin insertion mechanism 110 will be described later. The storage and feeding mechanism 130 forms a coin storage space 133 that stores coins between a rotating disk 132 that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction and rotated in an inclined posture, and a surface 132b of the rotating disk 132. And a cover member 134.

  In addition, a deposit transport unit 120 that transports the coins fed from the storage and feeding mechanism 130 one by one is provided in the upper part of the housing 102. The deposit transport unit 120 transports the coins by the deposit transport unit 120. An identifying unit 122 is provided for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, old and new, etc. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the identification unit 122 includes a true / false determination unit 122a, a fitness determination unit 122b, and a new / old determination unit 122c. The true / false determination unit 122a determines whether the coins deposited in the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 are genuine coins (genuine coins) or false coins (fake coins). ing. In addition, the correctness / loss determination unit 122b determines whether the coins deposited in the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 are of the correct coins or the lost coins. In addition, “damaged coin” refers to a coin whose surface is soiled by rust or dirt, a partially missing coin, a deformed coin, or the like. Further, the new / old discriminating unit 122c discriminates which type of coins deposited in the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is a new coin that is currently circulating and an old coin that is not currently circulating. It has become. Here, since the false coins, the loss coins and the old coins are not suitable for distribution in the market, they are stored in the body of the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 without being withdrawn from the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100. It is desirable.

  The deposit conveyance unit 120 is provided with an endless belt 120p. The endless belt 120p is stretched around a plurality of pulleys, and the endless belt 120p is circulated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 by a motor attached to one pulley. The endless belt 120p is provided with a plurality of protruding members (not shown) at equal intervals, and one coin is hooked on one protruding member, so that one coin is placed on the transport surface. It can be transported.

  In addition, a plurality (specifically six) storage and feeding mechanisms 150 are provided below the deposit conveyance unit 120 in the housing 102. Each storing and feeding mechanism 150 receives and stores coins from the deposit transport unit 120 via the chute 126 by the sorting unit 124 provided in the deposit transport unit 120 based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 122. It is like that. In addition, the deposit transport unit 120 is provided with a reject sorting unit 127 that is a reject coin sorting unit, and is determined to be a fake coin (fake coin) by the authenticity discrimination unit 122a of the identification unit 122. The coin is sent to a coin outlet 172, which will be described later, by a reject coin chute (not shown) by the reject sorting unit 127. Although not shown, a return part (reject part) for returning reject coins outside the machine body may be provided in the vicinity of the coin outlet 172 separately from the coin outlet 172. In this case, the coin determined to be a fake coin by the authenticity determination unit 122a of the identification unit 122 is sent as a reject coin to the return unit by the reject sorting unit 127 via the chute for reject coin. .

  Each storage and feeding mechanism 150 is configured to pay out coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 150 one by one. More specifically, each storage and feeding mechanism 150 stores coins between a rotating disk 152 that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction and is rotated in an inclined posture, and a surface 152 b of the rotating disk 152. And a cover member 154 that forms a coin storage space 153.

  Further, the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is provided with a coin outlet 172 for throwing out coins to the outside of the housing 102, and the coins fed out from the respective storage and feeding mechanisms 150 are coined into the housing 102. A withdrawal conveyance unit 170 for conveyance to the outlet 172 is provided. The withdrawal / conveying unit 170 is provided below each storing and feeding mechanism 150 and extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and the coins sent from the first withdrawal / conveying part 170a are coined. And a second withdrawal / conveying portion 170b to be conveyed to the outlet 172. Further, the dispensing conveyance unit 170 is configured by an endless belt 170p stretched around a plurality of pulleys. The endless belt 170p is circulated and moved in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. 4 by a motor attached to one pulley. The endless belt 170p is provided with a plurality of protruding members (not shown) at equal intervals, and one or more coins are hooked by the endless belt 170p so that one or more coins are hooked on the one protruding member. It can be transported.

  In addition, an overflow coin storage unit 180 is provided below the dispensing transport unit 170 in the housing 102. The overflow coin storage unit 180 is constituted by, for example, a collection box provided detachably with respect to the housing 102. The endless belt 170p circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 so that coins are sent from the first withdrawal conveyance portion 170a in the withdrawal conveyance portion 170 to the overflow coin storage portion 180. And when the overflow coin storage part 180 is comprised from the collection | recovery box, after coins are accommodated in the said collection | recovery box, a coin is collect | recovered with the collection | recovery box by pulling out a collection | recovery box to the near side from the housing | casing 102. Can be done.

  In the conventional bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 a as shown in FIG. 6, eight storage / feeding mechanisms 150 are provided in the casing 102 below the depositing / conveying unit 120. On the other hand, in the bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the two storage and feeding mechanisms 150 on the front side of the apparatus (that is, the left side in FIG. 6) out of the eight storage and feeding mechanisms 150 are removed and stored. An overflow chute 125 is provided in the area where the feeding mechanism 150 is removed. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the deposit conveyance unit 120 sorts coins sent to the overflow chute 125 separately from the sorting unit 124 that sorts coins sent to each chute 126 corresponding to each storing and feeding mechanism 150. An overflow sorting unit 123 is provided. Further, the lower end portion of the overflow chute 125 is positioned above the endless belt 170p of the dispensing conveyance unit 170. With such a configuration, the coins selected by the overflow sorting unit 123 among the coins conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 120 are sent to the endless belt 170p of the withdrawal conveyance unit 170 through the overflow chute 125. .

  In the conventional bulk coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100a as shown in FIG. 6, when the storage and feeding mechanism 150 corresponding to the denomination of the coin identified by the identification unit 122 is full, the coin is conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 120. The coins are fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 150 in the full state and fed onto the endless belt 170p of the dispensing transport unit 170. The endless belt 170p causes the coins to flow into the overflow coin storage unit 180. I was trying to send it. Then, when all the several coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 150 in the full state are sent to the overflow coin storage unit 180, the coin transport by the deposit transport unit 120 is resumed. However, in such a conventional bulk coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100a, since it is necessary to temporarily stop the conveyance of the coins by the deposit conveyance unit 120, there is a problem that the processing speed of the coins becomes slow.

  In contrast, in the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 of the present embodiment as shown in FIG. 4, when the storage and feeding mechanism 150 corresponding to the denomination of the coin identified by the identification unit 122 is full, the deposit is performed. Without stopping the transport of coins by the transport unit 120, the coins for which the storage and feeding mechanism 150 corresponding to the denomination is full are sorted by the overflow sorting unit 123, and the endless end of the withdrawal transport unit 170 by the overflow chute 125. The belt is sent on a belt 170p. And the coin sent on the endless belt 170p of the withdrawal conveyance part 170 by the overflow chute 125 is sent to the overflow coin storage part 180 by the endless belt 170p. In such a loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 of this embodiment, even when the storage and feeding mechanism 150 corresponding to the denomination of the coin identified by the identification unit 122 is full, the coin is conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 120. Since the coins can be sent to the overflow coin storage unit 180 without stopping, it is possible to prevent the processing speed of the coins from being lowered.

  The bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is provided with a control unit 190 that controls each component of the bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100. The configuration of the control unit 190 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 190 includes a coin insertion mechanism 110, a storage and feeding mechanism 130, a depositing and feeding mechanism 120, an identification unit 122, a storage and feeding mechanism 150, a withdrawal and feeding unit 170, etc. It is configured. Here, the coin identification result by the identification unit 122 is sent to the control unit 190. Further, the control unit 190 controls these components by sending command signals to the coin insertion mechanism 110, the storage and feeding mechanism 130, the depositing and feeding unit 120, the storage and feeding mechanism 150, the dispensing and feeding unit 170, and the like. It has become.

  Next, details of the configuration of the coin insertion mechanism 110 in the above-described bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 7 is a top view showing the configuration of the coin insertion mechanism 110 provided in the loose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are respectively shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coin insertion mechanism 110 taken along the line AA, FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coin insertion mechanism 110 shown in FIG. 7 taken along the line BB, and FIG. 11 is shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by CC arrow of the coin insertion mechanism 110. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, a coin insertion mechanism 110 for inputting coins from the outside to the inside of the casing 102 of the loose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100 is provided in a coin insertion slot provided on the upper surface of the casing 102. A first coin supply unit 111 provided to receive inserted coins and exclude foreign objects such as clips included in the received coins, and a second to receive coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111 Coin supply unit 115. Further, a coin conveyance path for sending coins received by the first coin supply unit 111 to the second coin supply unit 115 between the first coin supply unit 111 and the second coin supply unit 115. A chute 113 is provided.

  The 1st coin supply part 111 is comprised from the tray containing the 1st saucer part 111a and the 2nd saucer part 111b, and the coin thrown into the coin slot is received by this tray. . Here, the upper surface of the second saucer portion 111b is provided along a horizontal plane, whereas the first saucer portion 111a has a horizontal surface so that the upper surface extends obliquely downward toward the second saucer portion 111b. It is inclined with respect to. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the chute 113 is provided with a second saucer portion 111 b adjacent thereto. For this reason, the coin received by the first tray portion 111a is first sent to the second tray portion 111b, and is sent from the second tray portion 111b to the chute 113.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b are integrally rotatable around a shaft 111d extending in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b have a coin receiving position for receiving coins inserted into the coin slot as shown in FIG. 8, and a first receiving portion as shown in FIG. The coins received by the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b are rotated integrally with a coin feeding position at which coins received by the chute 113 are fed. Here, when no force is acting on the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b, the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b are as shown in FIG. It is located at the coin receiving position. Further, after the coins inserted into the coin slot are received by the first tray part 111a and the second tray part 111b, the operator manually integrates the first tray part 111a and the second tray part 111b. When the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b are moved to the coin feed position as shown in FIG. 9, the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b are moved to the coin feeding position as shown in FIG. The coins received in the second tray portion 111b are sent to the chute 113 by its own weight. In the present embodiment, the coin insertion mechanism 110 is not limited to a mode in which the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b are manually rotated about the shaft 111d. As an aspect of the coin insertion mechanism 110 according to the modification, a drive motor (not shown) that rotates the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b about the shaft 111d may be provided. Moreover, as another form, you may make it an operator send the coin currently received by the 1st saucer part 111a and the 2nd saucer part 111b to the chute | shoot 113 by hand.

  In the present embodiment, the edge of the first saucer portion 111a on the second saucer portion 111b side is slightly higher than the edge of the second saucer portion 111b on the first saucer portion 111a side. A step is provided between the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b. Thus, when the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b are moved to the coin feeding position as shown in FIG. Then, the coins received by the first saucer portion 111a are sent to the chute 113 via the second saucer portion 111b. This prevents the coins received in the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b from being sent to the chute 113 at a time and causing troubles such as clogging of coins. Will be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, each of the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b is provided with a plurality of holes 111c for removing foreign matter. The size of each hole 111c is smaller than the size of the coin to be processed by the loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100. Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a foreign matter receiving portion 112 for receiving foreign matter that has passed through the hole 111c is provided below the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the chute 113 has a first guide portion 113 a that constitutes the bottom surface of the coin conveyance path and a second guide portion 113 b that constitutes the top surface of the coin conveyance path. The coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111 to the chute 113 are conveyed so as to pass through the region between the first guide unit 113a and the second guide unit 113b, and are supplied to the second coin. It is sent to the unit 115. Here, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first guide portion 113 a constituting the bottom surface of the coin conveyance path is obliquely downward from the first coin supply portion 111 toward the second coin supply portion 115. It is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so as to extend. For this reason, the coin sent from the first coin supply unit 111 to the chute 113 is sent to the second coin supply unit 115 by its own weight. Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a wrapping coin conveyance regulating portion 113c is provided in the vicinity of the second guide portion 113b with a space from the first guide portion 113a. Here, the distance between the 1st guide part 113a and the wrapping coin conveyance control part 113c is smaller than the diameter of the coin which should be processed by the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100, The 1st coin supply part The coin sent from 111 to the chute 113 moves toward the second guide portion 113b while sliding on its own weight on the first guide portion 113a in a fallen state instead of standing. By providing such a wrapping coin conveyance regulation part 113c, even when the operator accidentally inserts the wrapping coin into the coin insertion slot of the loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100, such a wrapping coin is Since it cannot pass through the clearance gap between the 1st guide part 113a and the wrapping coin conveyance control part 113c, and it is caught by this wrapping coin conveyance control part 113c, a wrapping coin is the 2nd coin supply part 115 mentioned below. Can be prevented from being sent to. When the wrapping coin is caught by the wrapping coin conveyance regulation portion 113c, the operator can take out the wrapping coin by putting his hand into the coin slot.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the chute 113 is provided with a shutter 114 that can be selectively opened and closed to selectively prevent the transfer of coins from the first coin supply unit 111 to the second coin supply unit 115. It has been. Such a shutter 114 is located between the first guide part 113a and the second guide part 113b of the chute 113 as shown in FIG. As shown, it moves away from the coin transport path and moves to an open position that is located above the second guide portion 113b. When the shutter 114 is located at the closed position as shown in FIG. 8, the coin sent from the first coin supply unit 111 to the chute 113 is blocked by the shutter 114 and sent to the second coin supply unit 115. It will not be. The opening / closing operation of the shutter 114 is controlled by the control unit 190. Further, a coin passage detection sensor 113p (see FIG. 12) for detecting the passage of coins is provided in the vicinity of the shutter 114 in the chute 113.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the second coin supply unit 115 has a conveyor belt 115a stretched around a plurality of pulleys 115b, and the coins sent from the chute 113 to the second coin supply unit 115 are It can be received on the conveyor belt 115a. In addition, a drive motor (not shown) is connected to one pulley 115b among the plurality of pulleys 115b, and the pulley 115b connected to the drive motor is rotationally driven by the drive motor, thereby conveying the pulley. The belt 115a can circulate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Here, when the conveyor belt 115a circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, the coin sent from the chute 113 to the second coin supply unit 115 is conveyed to the right side in FIG. 11 on the conveyor belt 115a. As shown by the arrow in FIG. 11, the toner falls from the end of the conveyor belt 115 a and is sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130. Thus, the 2nd coin supply part 115 sends the said coin to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 as a coin feeding part by making force act on the coin sent from the 1st coin supply part 111. FIG. ing. Note that the second coin supply unit 115 that is sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 by applying force to the coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111 is limited to the one having the transport belt 115a. Absent. Any component other than the conveyor belt 115a can be used as the second coin supply unit 115 as long as it can be sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 by applying force to the coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111. It may be used.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, above the end of the transport belt 115a on the storage and feeding mechanism 130 side (that is, the right side in FIG. 11), coins from the second coin supply unit 115 to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are stored. A coin conveyance amount limiting member 116 for limiting the conveyance amount is provided. The coin transport amount limiting member 116 is made of, for example, an elastic body such as a plate-like urethane rubber (specifically, a material having flexibility), and the lower end portion of the coin transport amount limiting member 116 is the transport belt 115a. It is spaced slightly upward from the top surface. Since such a coin transport amount limiting member 116 is provided above the transport belt 115a, a large amount of coins on the transport belt 115a are drooped from the end of the transport belt 115a at a time, and a storage and feeding mechanism. It can be prevented from being sent to 130. Further, the coin transport amount limiting member 116 can swing between a position indicated by a solid line and a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11 around a shaft 116a. Thus, when the coins received on the conveyor belt 115a by the conveyor belt 115a are sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130, coins are placed between the side wall of the second coin supply unit 115 and the coin conveyance amount limiting member 116. Even when the coin is caught and does not fall from the transport belt 115a, the coin transport amount limiting member 116 is swung so that it is between the side wall of the second coin supply unit 115 and the coin transport amount limiting member 116. The coin that has been caught can be separated from the coin transport amount limiting member 116 and received on the transport belt 115a, or the coin can be dropped to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 side. Note that such swinging of the coin transport amount limiting member 116 is controlled by the control unit 190 of the loose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the first coin supply unit 111 detects coins received by the first tray part 111a and the second tray part 111b of the first coin supply part 111. A first residual detection unit 117 is provided. Further, the second coin supply unit 115 is provided with a second residual detection unit 118 for detecting coins received on the transport belt 115a of the second coin supply unit 115. By providing the first residual detection unit 117 and the second residual detection unit 118 as described above, the first coin after the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot is sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 by the coin insertion mechanism 110. Even when coins remain in the supply unit 111 and the second coin supply unit 115, such residual coins can be detected by the first residual detection unit 117 and the second residual detection unit 118. . The second coin supply unit 115 has a coin storage state detection unit 119 that detects this when the coins received on the transport belt 115a of the second coin supply unit 115 are full. Is provided. In addition, the storage and delivery mechanism 130 to which coins are sent from the second coin supply unit 115 also detects a coin storage state detection unit 138 that detects this when the coins stored in the storage and delivery mechanism 130 are full. Is provided.

  The control unit 190 provided in the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 performs the following control on the coin throwing mechanism 110. Specifically, when the coin stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 130 is not detected by the coin storage state detection unit 138, the transport belt 115a of the second coin supply unit 115 is shown in FIG. The coins that are driven so as to circulate in the clockwise direction and are received on the conveyor belt 115 a of the second coin supply unit 115 are sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130. On the other hand, when the coin storage state detection unit 138 detects that the coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are full, the transport belt 115a of the second coin supply unit 115 is stopped. By controlling the conveyor belt 115a by the control unit 190, the conveyor belt 115a performs the intermittent operation as described above even when a large amount of coins is inserted into the coin slot of the loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100. This prevents a large amount of coins from being sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 at a time. In this way, when the coins stored in the storage / feeding mechanism 130 are full, no further coins are sent to the storage / feeding mechanism 130, so that the coins overflow in the storage / feeding mechanism 130 and become clogged. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble.

  In addition, the control unit 190 sends the coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111 to the second coin supply unit 115 to the storage and feeding mechanism 130, and then feeds the transport belt 115 a to the storage and feeding mechanism 130. The drive of the conveyor belt 115a is controlled so as to circulate and move in a direction opposite to the direction (that is, the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11) for a predetermined time. Further, the control unit 190 restricts the coin that is in contact with the coin transport amount limiting member 116 when the transport belt 115a circulates in the direction opposite to the coin feeding direction to the storage and feeding mechanism 130. The coin conveyance amount limiting member 116 is swung around the shaft 116a so as to be separated from the member 116. Accordingly, when the coins received on the conveyor belt 115a by the conveyor belt 115a are sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130, coins are placed between the side wall of the second coin supply unit 115 and the coin conveyance amount limiting member 116. Even when the coin is caught and does not fall from the transport belt 115a, the coin transport amount limiting member 116 is swung by moving the coin transport amount limiting member 116, and the coin transport amount limiting member 116 The coins can be received away from 116 on the conveyor belt 115a, or the coins can be dropped to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 side.

  Further, the control unit 190 circulates and moves the conveyor belt 115a in a direction opposite to the feeding direction to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 for a predetermined time, and then feeds the conveyor belt 115a to the storing and feeding mechanism 130 (see FIG. 11). In the clockwise direction). As a result, the coins that are separated from the coin transport amount limiting member 116 and received on the transport belt 115 a can be sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130.

  When the coin storage state detection unit 119 detects that the coins received by the second coin supply unit 115 are full, the control unit 190 closes the shutter 114 and closes the first coin supply unit. The conveyance of coins from 111 to the second coin supply unit 115 is prevented. Thus, when the coins received by the second coin supply unit 115 are full, no coin is sent from the chute 113 to the second coin supply unit 115 by moving the shutter 114 to the closed position. As a result, it is possible to prevent the coins from overflowing from the second coin supply unit 115 and causing an error such as clogging. Further, the control unit 190 opens the shutter 114 when the first coin detection unit 117 detects that the first coin supply unit 111 receives a coin. Accordingly, after the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot are sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 by the coin insertion mechanism 110, the coins are transferred to the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b of the first coin supply unit 111. Even if it remains, coins can be sent from the first coin supply unit 111 to the second coin supply unit 115 via the chute 113.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin insertion mechanism 110 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated. When the operator inputs a command to start deposit processing of loose coins to the control unit 190 of the bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, the control unit 190 opens the shutter 114 provided on the chute 113. Further, the control unit 190 circulates and moves the transport belt 115a of the second coin supply unit 115 in the clockwise direction in FIG. When the operator inserts a coin into a coin insertion slot provided on the upper surface of the housing 102, the coin is received by the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b of the first coin supply unit 111. At this time, the foreign matter contained in the coin is sent to the foreign matter receiving portion 112 through the foreign matter removing hole 111c. Thereafter, the operator manually lifts the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b together to rotate about the shaft 111d, thereby moving the first saucer portion 111a and the second saucer portion 111b. When moved to the coin feeding position as shown in FIG. 9, the coins received by the first tray portion 111 a and the second tray portion 111 b are sent to the chute 113 by its own weight, and the second coin is supplied from the chute 113. Sent to the unit 115. The coins sent to the second coin supply unit 115 are received on the conveyor belt 115a, and the coins received on the conveyor belt 115a by circulating the conveyor belt 115a in the clockwise direction in FIG. From the end of the conveyor belt 115a, it falls as indicated by the arrow in FIG.

  When a predetermined time elapses after the coin passage detection sensor 113p provided on the chute 113 stops detecting the passage of coins, the first tray portion 111a and the second tray portion 111b of the first coin supply unit 111 receive the coins. The control unit 190 determines that the stored coin has been sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130. In this case, the control unit 190 closes the shutter 114 to prevent the coin from being conveyed from the first coin supply unit 111 to the second coin supply unit 115. At this time, the control unit 190 circulates the conveyor belt 115a in a direction opposite to the coin feeding direction to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 (that is, counterclockwise in FIG. 11) for a predetermined time. While controlling the driving of the transport belt 115a, the coin transport amount limiting member 116 is swung so that the coins contacting the coin transport amount limiting member 116 are separated from the coin transport amount limiting member 116. Thus, the coins caught between the side wall of the second coin supply unit 115 and the coin transport amount limiting member 116 can be separated from the coin transport amount limiting member 116 and received on the transport belt 115a. become able to. The control unit 190 circulates and moves the conveyor belt 115a in a direction opposite to the feeding direction to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 for a predetermined time, and then feeds the conveying belt 115a to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 (the timepiece in FIG. 11). Circulate again in the direction of rotation). As a result, the coins that are separated from the coin transport amount limiting member 116 and received on the transport belt 115 a are sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130.

  According to the coin insertion mechanism 110 described above, the first coin supply unit 111 is provided so as to receive the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot of the loose coin depositing and dispensing device 100 and to exclude foreign matters contained in the received coins. And a second coin supply unit 115 that receives coins sent from the first coin supply unit 111, and the second coin supply unit 115 is sent from the first coin supply unit 111. By applying a force to the coin, the coin is sent to a storage and feeding mechanism 130 as a coin feeding portion. As a result, foreign substances contained in the coins can be removed, and the coins can be sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 by the two-stage coin supply unit of the first coin supply unit 111 and the second coin supply unit 115. Therefore, even when a large amount of coins is inserted into the coin insertion slot, the coins can be reliably sent to the storage and feeding mechanism 130 without causing trouble such as clogging of coins.

  Moreover, the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a correct / loss determination unit 122b (see FIG. 12) that determines which type of coins is a correct coin or a lost coin. ing. As described above, “damaged coin” refers to a coin whose surface has been soiled by rust, dirt, etc., a partially missing coin, a deformed coin, and the like. In addition, the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is provided with a loss storage unit that stores the coins determined to be a loss by the correctness determination unit 122b. More specifically, at least one storage and feeding mechanism 150 among the plurality of storage and feeding mechanisms 150 each storing coins and feeding out the stored coins is used as the loss storage unit. In this case, when the coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are identified by the discriminating unit 122 and the correctness discriminating unit 122b determines that the coins are a loss, it is used as a loss storage unit. The sorting unit 124 corresponding to the storage / feeding mechanism 150 is sent to the storage / feeding mechanism 150 via the chute 126 from the deposit conveyance unit 120 and stored therein. And the loss coin stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 150 used as the loss storage unit is not recycled from the storage and feeding mechanism 150 at the time of withdrawal so that it is not reused as a withdrawal coin. . In addition, when recovering the coins stored in the storage / feeding mechanism 150 out of the machine, the coins may be paid out from the storage / feeding mechanism 150 and recovered.

  Instead of using at least one storage / feeding mechanism 150 among the plurality of storage / feeding mechanisms 150 as a debris storage unit, the overflow coin storage unit 180 may be used as a debris storage unit. In this case, when the coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are identified by the discriminating unit 122 and the correctness discriminating unit 122b discriminates that the coins are a loss, the overflow sorting unit 123 Is sent from the deposit conveyance unit 120 via the overflow chute 125 onto the endless belt 170 p of the withdrawal conveyance unit 170. The lost coins sent onto the endless belt 170p of the dispensing transport unit 170 by the overflow chute 125 are circulated and moved in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 to the overflow coin storage unit 180. Sent.

  In yet another aspect, at least one storage / feeding mechanism 150 out of the plurality of storage / feeding mechanisms 150 is used as a loss storage unit, and the amount of stored loss in the loss storage unit reaches a predetermined capacity. You may make it accommodate the loss coin which cannot be accommodated in the said loss coin storage part in the overflow coin storage part 180. FIG.

  In yet another aspect, when at least one storage / feeding mechanism 150 out of the plurality of storage / feeding mechanisms 150 is used as a loss storage unit, the control unit 190 collects the loss from the loss storage unit. It may be controlled to output information for prompting the operator. As an output unit that outputs such information, an operation display unit 40, light emitting diodes (LEDs) 90 and 92, an audio output device (not shown), or the like can be used. Specifically, when the output information is sent to the operation display unit 40, for example, a message “Open the housing door and collect the money stored in the money storage unit” appears on the operation display unit. 40, and an image showing the internal configuration of the money changer 10 is displayed on the operation display unit 40. In this image, the storage and feeding mechanism 150 used as the loss storage unit is highlighted with a different color or the like. Also, as shown in FIG. 12, a first setting unit 196 is connected to the control unit 190, and the first setting unit 196 has the amount of stored money in the lost money storage unit reaching a predetermined capacity. When this happens, information indicating that the recovery process of the lost coins is promoted to the operator from the lost currency storage unit, or lost coins that cannot be stored in the lost currency storage unit are stored in the overflow coin storage unit 180. It is supposed to set. Such setting by the first setting unit 196 is performed when the operator inputs setting contents to the control device 20 through the operation display unit 40.

  In addition, the control unit 190 controls to output information indicating that the recovery process of the coins is promoted to the operator from the coin storage unit when a predetermined condition is satisfied regardless of the method described above. May be. Here, there are various predetermined conditions as shown below. For example, the predetermined condition may be a case where the amount of stored money in the lost money storage unit reaches a predetermined capacity. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be a case where the amount of all money stored in the money changer 10 reaches a predetermined amount. Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be a case where the operating time of the money changer 10 reaches a predetermined time.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the storage and feeding mechanism 150 and the overflow coin storage unit 180 used as a loss storage unit are partitioned into a plurality of coin storage regions, and the loss coins are stored in each coin storage region by denomination. You may come to be. According to these technical features, since it becomes possible to divide the money stored in the money storage unit into denominations, there is an advantage that management of the money can be facilitated. Further, in another aspect, the storage and feeding mechanism 150 and the overflow coin storage unit 180 used as the loss storage unit can be partitioned into a plurality of coin storage regions. The second setting unit 197 (see FIG. 12) connected to the control unit 190 determines whether to store the denominated money in the region by denomination or in the detained currency storing unit in a denomination mixed state. It may be set. According to these technical features, since it becomes possible to select according to the usage mode whether to divide the money stored in the money storage part into a denomination or to be in a denomination mixed state, it is more flexible. There is an advantage that it can be operated.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the controller 190 is connected to a fitness determination method setting unit 198, and by this fitness determination method setting unit 198, the received coins in the fitness determination unit 122b are correct. You may change the method of discriminating what kind of money and a loss coin. Specifically, as described above, the loss coin refers to a coin whose surface is soiled by rust, dirt, etc., a partially missing coin, a deformed coin, etc. The factors discriminated by the fitness discrimination unit 122b are different. Specifically, a surface image of a coin is captured by the identification unit 122, and the surface image of the captured coin is compared with a surface image of a genuine coin as a reference stored in advance, thereby The degree of fouling, the degree of loss, and the degree of deformation are detected, and it is determined which type of the coin is a genuine coin or a damaged coin. Further, the coin loss is also determined by detecting the weight of the coin in the identification unit 122 and comparing the weight of the coin with the weight of the genuine coin as a reference. Further, whether or not the coin is deformed is determined by detecting the thickness of the coin in the identification unit 122, so that the coin is selected from the true coin and the loss coin based on the thickness of the coin. It is determined which type. In this way, the damage discriminating unit 122b discriminates whether the coins received by various discriminating methods are a genuine coin or a loss coin. It may be possible to change the method for discriminating coins or to change the threshold value between a genuine coin and a loss coin used for the discrimination.

  Further, as described above, a return unit (reject unit) is installed in the vicinity of the coin outlet 172 so that the coin determined to be a fake coin by the authenticity determination unit 122a of the identification unit 122 is sent as a reject coin. In such a case, the coin determined to be a loss by the damage determination unit 122b may be sent to such a return unit.

  According to the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 as described above, a loss coin that is not suitable for distribution in the market can be automatically separated from a genuine coin in the machine body, and the coin is dispensed with a rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus. 100 coins (specifically, storage and feeding mechanism 150 used as a coin storage unit and overflow coin storage unit 180) allow the coins to be thrown out of the body of the loose coin deposit and withdrawal device 100. Can be prevented.

  In addition, as described above, the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is of a new coin that is currently circulated or an old coin that is not currently circulated. A new / old discriminator 122c (see FIG. 12) is provided. Here, the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may be provided with an old coin storage unit that stores coins determined to be old coins by the new / old determination unit 122c. More specifically, at least one storage / feeding mechanism 150 among the plurality of storage / feeding mechanisms 150 each storing coins and feeding out the stored coins may be used as the old coin storage unit. In this case, when the coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are identified by the discriminating unit 122, when the old and new discriminating unit 122c discriminates that the coins are old coins, they are used as the old coin storage unit. The old coins are sent from the deposit conveyance unit 120 to the storage and feeding mechanism 150 via the chute 126 by the sorting unit 124 corresponding to the storage and feeding mechanism 150 and stored. Then, the old coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 150 used as the old coin storage unit are not recycled from the storage and feeding mechanism 150 at the time of withdrawal, so that they are not reused as a withdrawal coin. . In the case where the old coins stored in the storage and feeding mechanism 150 are collected outside the machine, the old coins may be paid out and collected from the storage and feeding mechanism 150.

  Instead of using at least one storage and feeding mechanism 150 among the plurality of storage and feeding mechanisms 150 as the old coin storage unit, the overflow coin storage unit 180 may be used as the old coin storage unit. In this case, when the coins fed out from the storage and feeding mechanism 130 are identified by the discriminating unit 122, if the old and new discriminating unit 122c discriminates that the coins are old coins, the overflow sorting unit 123 The money is fed from the deposit conveyance unit 120 to the endless belt 170 p of the withdrawal conveyance unit 170 through the overflow chute 125. Then, the old coins sent onto the endless belt 170p of the dispensing transport unit 170 by the overflow chute 125 are moved to the overflow coin storage unit 180 by the endless belt 170p circulating and moving in the clockwise direction in FIG. Sent.

  According to the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 as described above, old coins that are not suitable for distribution in the market can be automatically separated from new coins in the aircraft, and the old coins are separated into the coin coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus. The old coins are thrown out of the body of the bulk coin depositing / dispensing device 100 by being stored in the 100 machine bodies (specifically, the storage and feeding mechanism 150 used as the old coin storage unit or the overflow coin storage unit 180). Can be prevented.

  Further, the bulk coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 provided with the fitness judgment unit 122b and the old / new discrimination unit 122c is not used as a part of the money changer 10, but the bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 alone may be used as a depositing / withdrawing machine. Good. In this case, the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 used as a deposit / withdrawal machine stores the coins determined to be genuine by the damage determination unit 122b in the machine body and withdraws the stored true coins. On the other hand, the coin determined to be a loss by the correctness determination unit 122b is stored in the machine body, and the stored loss is disabled as a withdrawal coin. Also, the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 used as a depositing / dispensing machine stores the coins determined to be new coins by the new / old discriminating unit 122c in the body and can use the stored new coins as dispensing coins. On the other hand, the coins determined to be old coins by the new / old discriminating unit 122c are stored in the airframe, and the stored old coins cannot be used as the withdrawal coins.

[Regarding the configuration of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device]
Next, the structure of the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 in the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 in the money changer shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 13, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 202, and depositing is performed on the front surface (right side surface in FIG. 13) of the housing 202. A part 252 and a withdrawal part 260 are provided. The depositing unit 252 is provided with a depositing unit cover 252a and a bill feeding mechanism 252b. When the operator deposits a small number of bills into the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200, the bills are stacked in the depositing unit 252 in a stacked state. After setting, the banknote feeding mechanism 252b feeds banknotes one by one into the housing 202. In addition, when depositing a large amount of banknotes, a large amount of banknotes is set in the depositing unit 252 with the cover 252a opened upward, and then banknotes are fed into the housing 202 one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 252b. It has become. Moreover, the conveyance part 264 is provided in the housing | casing 202 of the rose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200, and this conveyance part 264 conveys the banknote advanced | fed in the housing | casing 202 one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 252b. It is like that. The conveyance unit 264 is provided with an identification unit 266 so that the bills fed into the housing 202 by the bill feeding mechanism 252b can be identified by the identification unit 266 as to the denomination, authenticity, correctness, old and new, and the like. It has become.

  In addition, a plurality of storage and feeding sections 270 are provided in the housing 202, and each storage and feeding section 270 is connected to the transport section 264. Each storing and feeding unit 270 stores banknotes by denomination. More specifically, based on the identification result by the identification unit 266, the banknotes fed into the housing 202 by the banknote feeding mechanism 252b are sent to each storage and feeding unit 270 by denomination by the transport unit 264. . In addition, each storing and feeding unit 270 can feed bills stored in the storing and feeding unit 270 one by one to the transport unit 264. Each storing and feeding unit 270 may be a tape reel type storing and feeding unit that winds the tape together with the banknote in a state where the banknote is sandwiched between a pair of tapes one by one as shown in FIG. A stacker type storing and feeding section (not shown) for storing and stacking the sheets may be used.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, a cassette mounting portion 280 to which the cash transport cassette 235 is detachably mounted is provided in the housing 202. The cassette mounting unit 280 is connected to the transport unit 264. When the cash transport cassette 235 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 280, banknotes can be sent from the transport unit 264 to the cash transport cassette 235, and the cash transport cassette The banknotes stored in 235 can be fed out to the transport unit 264. By pulling out such a cash transport cassette 235 from the housing 202, the banknotes can be collected together with the cash transport cassette 235.

  Further, the dispensing unit 260 is provided with a dispensing unit shutter 260a. After the banknotes are sent to the withdrawal unit 260, the operator can take out the banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal unit 260 by opening the withdrawal unit shutter 260a. Alternatively, the shutter 260a may be automatically opened after the withdrawal is completed.

[About the structure of the packaging coin dispensing device]
Next, the configuration of the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 in the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 14 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 in the money changer 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, and FIG. 15 is a plurality of storages in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 4 is a side view showing details of the configuration of a part 310 and an elevating part 380. FIG. 16A is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a dispensing mechanism 319 provided in each storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 14 and the like, and FIG. 16B is a packaging coin illustrated in FIG. FIG. 16C is a side view showing a state in which a wrapping coin bridging phenomenon occurs in the vicinity of the dispensing mechanism 319 in the storage unit 310 of the dispensing apparatus 300, and FIGS. 16C to 16H each show the packaging shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other various structural examples of the throwing mechanism 319 provided in each accommodating part 310 of the coin throwing apparatus 300. FIG. FIGS. 17 and 18 are side views of the dispensing mechanism 319 shown in FIG. 16A, respectively. FIGS. 19 to 22 are side views showing the operation of dispensing the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 by the dispensing mechanism 319 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the plurality of storage units 310 and the elevating unit 380 in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 14 and the like, and shows the state when the door 314 of the storage unit 310 is opened. FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the door 314 in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 23. FIGS. 25 and 26 are the packaging coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 for adjusting the width of the storage area of each storage unit 310 in 300. FIG. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a plurality of types of rotating bodies 320 in the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in the storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 14 and the like. FIG. 28 is a side view showing the internal configuration of another type of packaging coin dispensing device 300a in the money changer 10 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, and FIG. 29 is a diagram of the packaging coin dispensing device 300a shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the multiple types of rotary body 360 in the throwing-out mechanism 319a provided in the accommodating part 310. FIG. In addition, in FIGS. 14 to 29, the wrapping coins processed by the wrapping coin dispensing devices 300 and 300a are indicated by the reference symbol W. 20 to 22 and the like, the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 are not shown for simplification.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 302 and a plurality of (for example, six) housings provided in the housing 302 so as to be arranged along the vertical direction. It has the part 310 and the raising / lowering part 380 which can move to a perpendicular direction. Each storage unit 310 is provided with a dispensing mechanism 319 for dispensing the stored wrapping coins one by one from the side near the lower height level on the bottom surface 312. The elevating unit 380 includes a wrapping coin storage member 382 that stores the wrapping coins that are thrown out by the dispensing mechanism 319 of each storage unit 310, and a wrapping coin that is thrown out by the dispensing mechanism 319 of each storage unit 310. It has a dispensing wrapping coin detection unit 384 for detecting the above. In addition, on the upper surface of the housing 302, when the lifting unit 380 is in the upper position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 14), the wrapping coin throwout for taking out the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage member 382 of the lifting unit 380 is performed. A shutter 390 that opens and closes the outlet is provided. In addition, a control unit 370 that controls the dispensing mechanism 319 and the lifting / lowering unit 380 provided in each storage unit 310 is provided on the upper portion of the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300. Details of each component of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 19, each storage unit 310 rolls on the bottom surface 312 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane along the inclination of the bottom surface 312 (that is, the lower left direction in FIGS. 14 and 19). The wrapping coins are stored so as to be stacked. Here, “accommodating wrapping coins so as to be stacked in plural” may be stored in multiple stages on the bottom surface 312 depending on the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 or on the bottom surface 312. It may be stored in a state of being arranged in one row (one row), or there may be one wrapping coin. In addition, there are cases where they are stored regularly in an aligned state, and cases where they are stored in an irregular state while the directions of the wrapping coins are aligned. That is, it expresses that it is possible to stack and store wrapping coins in a plurality of stages, and does not necessarily limit the storage in a plurality of stages, but is not necessarily stored in an aligned state. This is not a limitation.

  In addition, the inclination angle of the bottom surface 312 of each storage unit 310 with respect to the horizontal plane is within a range of 8 to 20 °, and the maximum static friction coefficient of the bottom surface 312 of each storage unit 310 with respect to the wrapping coin is 0.01 to 0.00. The size is within the range of 15. As a result, the wrapping coins on the bottom surface 312 among the wrapping coins stored in each storage unit 310 are not stopped by the frictional force acting between the bottom surfaces 312, but by their own weight along the inclination of the bottom surface 312. It slides and rolls and comes to the throwing mechanism 319 side.

  In addition, each storage unit 310 has a pair of side walls that form a storage area for wrapping coins between them. As shown in FIG. 23, at least one of the pair of side walls has a storage unit 310. It is comprised as the door 314 which can be opened and closed for taking in / out the wrapping coin. Here, the side wall of the storage unit 310 configured as the door 314 is configured such that the operator can visually observe the inside of the storage unit 310, for example, a transparent member or a semi-transparent member. . Further, instead of the door 314 being made of a transparent member or a translucent member, the door 314 is provided with a slit, a hole, or the like, so that the operator can visually observe the inside of the storage unit 310. May be. As shown in FIG. 24, for example, two hinges (hinges) 316 are provided at the lower edge portion of the door 314, and the door 314 is attached to the side surface of the housing 302 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 by each hinge 316. It is attached to the door so that it can open and close. Thus, when the operator replenishes each storage unit 310 with packaging coins, the operator can insert the packaging coins into the storage units 310 from the side by opening the door 314.

  Further, the width of the storage area of the storage unit 310 is adjusted to at least one of the pair of side walls of the storage unit 310, specifically, the side wall opposite to the side wall configured as the door 314. A first storage area width adjustment member 317 and a second storage area width adjustment member 318 (see FIGS. 25 and 26) are provided detachably. Here, a plurality of types of storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 are prepared according to the length in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coin, and the storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 are stored depending on the type of the storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 provided on the side walls. The width of the storage area of the part 310 can be changed. The storage area width adjustment member for adjusting the width of the storage area of the storage unit 310 is not limited to the one shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, and there are three or more types of storage area widths. An adjustment member may be prepared. In the present embodiment, each storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing device 300 can store various denominations of packaging coins. By changing the type of the storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 attached to the side wall of the storage unit 310 corresponding to the denomination, the size of the storage area of the storage unit 310 is changed to the size of the wrapping coin to be stored. It becomes possible to make the size appropriate for the denomination.

  Further, instead of preparing a plurality of types of storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 according to the length of the wrapping coin in the longitudinal direction, one storage area width adjusting member is provided to be movable in the storage unit 310. It may be like this. In this case, the storage region width adjusting member is moved in the storage unit 310 along the width direction of the storage unit 310 (that is, in a direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. The size of the width of the area can be changed. As a result, even when the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 is changed, the storage region width adjusting member is moved in the storage unit 310 to change the gold after the change. The width of the storage area can be adjusted so that various types of wrapping coins are stored in the storage area of the storage unit 310, and it is easy to change the denomination of the wrapping coins stored in the storage part 310. Will be able to.

  As described above, each storage unit 310 is provided with a dispensing mechanism 319 for dispensing the stored wrapping coins one by one from the side close to the portion of the bottom surface 312 where the height level is low. Details of the configuration of the throwing mechanism 319 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16A to 18. The throwing mechanism 319 is centered on a rotation shaft 322 serving as an axis extending in the horizontal direction (that is, extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIGS. 14 and 15) perpendicular to the inclination direction of the storage portion 310. A rotating body 320 that rotates counterclockwise in FIGS. 14 and 15 is provided. Here, each rotating body 320 is provided with at least two recesses 324 (three in the example shown in FIGS. 14 to 27) for receiving the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 one by one. Further, the dispensing mechanism 319 includes a drive unit 321 (see FIG. 16A) that rotates the rotating body 320 around the rotating shaft 322, a rotational position detecting unit 350 that detects the rotational position of the rotating body 320, and the rotating body 320. A gate unit 330 that is provided above and prevents the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 from being thrown out above the rotary body 320 without entering the recess 324 of the rotary body 320. . Here, in each dispensing mechanism 319, the drive unit 321 is a forward rotation direction (that is, a counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 14 and 15) that is a direction in which the wrapping coin is thrown out from the storage unit 310 by the rotating body 320. The rotating body 320 can be rotated in both directions of the reverse direction (that is, the clockwise direction in FIGS. 14 and 15) which is the reverse direction to the normal direction. The drive unit 321 can change the rotation speed of the rotating body 320.

  As shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, three recesses 324 are provided in the rotating body 320 so as to be equally spaced in the rotation direction of the rotating body 320 around the rotating shaft 322, and the rotating body 320 is shown in FIG. 17. When one of the plurality of wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 is in the rotational position as shown in FIG. It has become. In addition, each recess 324 may be provided with an accommodation wrapping coin detection unit 329 that detects whether or not a wrapping coin is received in the recess 324. The accommodation wrapping coin detection unit 329 includes, for example, an optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and when the wrapping coin is received in the recess 324, the optical axis between the light emitting element and the light receiving element is blocked by the wrapping coin. This wrapping coin is detected.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, in the rotating body 320, the outer surface 326 that comes into contact with the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 changes the distance from the center of the rotating shaft 322 as an axis. It has a configuration. Specifically, the side section of the rotator 320 has a substantially polygonal shape (substantially triangular shape in the examples shown in FIGS. 17 and 18), and each recess 324 is provided at a position near the vertex of the polygonal shape. It has been. Here, when a large amount of wrapping coins are stacked and stored in the storage unit 310, the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 also contact the outer surface 326 of the rotating body 320. Depending on the storage state of the wrapping coin, each wrapping coin cannot move in the storage portion 310, and the wrapping coin may not be sent to the recess 324 even though the recess 324 of the rotating body 320 is empty. is there. On the other hand, the outer surface 326 of the rotating body 320 is configured such that the distance from the center of the rotating shaft 322 serving as the axis changes so that the rotating body 320 rotates around the rotating shaft 322. Sometimes the position of the wrapping coin that contacts the outer surface 326 also changes. Accordingly, the wrapping coins in the storage unit 310 can be agitated and fluidized, so that the wrapping coins can be sent to the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320.

  In addition, each recess 324 of the rotating body 320 has one rotating body 320 at the storage position (that is, the position shown in FIG. 17) where the wrapping coins are to be received by the recess 324 from the storage portion 310 at the rotation position of the rotating body 320. When two recesses 324 are positioned, the inner wall of the recess 324 (indicated by reference numeral 324a in FIG. 17) and the bottom surface 312 of the storage unit 310 are positioned on a substantially straight line. Thus, when the rotating body 320 is in the rotational position as shown in FIG. 17, one of the plurality of wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 is located at the lowest height level on the bottom surface 312. The wrapping coin is smoothly received in the recess 324.

  Further, when one concave portion 324 of the rotator 320 is located at the dispensing position where the wrapping coin is dispensed from the concave portion 324 at the rotational position of the rotator 320 as shown in FIG. The shape of each recess 324 in the rotating body 320 so that the other preceding recesses 324 do not receive the wrapping coins from the storage unit 310, that is, the other preceding recesses 324 are located below the bottom surface 312 of the storage unit 310. And the position is defined.

  Moreover, as shown to FIG. 16A, the length of the longitudinal direction of the rotary body 320 along the rotating shaft 322 is larger than 1/2 of the maximum length of the longitudinal direction in the packaging coin which should be thrown out. Thus, the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 can be reliably thrown out by the rotating body 320 without losing the balance with respect to the wrapping coins that are long in the longitudinal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, a gear 328 is provided on the rotating shaft 322 at the side of the rotating body 320, and the gear 328 rotates in synchronization with the rotating body 320. In addition, three detected members 352 are provided at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the rotating body that is coaxial with the gear 328 and located on the side, and each detected member 352 is detected on the radially outer side of the gear 328. A rotational position detector 350 is provided with a fixed position. The rotational position of the rotating body 320 is detected by such a rotational position detector 350 detecting each detected member 352. More specifically, the rotational position detector 350 includes, for example, an optical sensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and when each detected member 352 is positioned between the light emitting element and the light receiving element, The detected member 352 is detected by blocking the optical axis between the light receiving element and the detected member 352.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of types are prepared as the rotator 320 such that the shape of the recess 324 differs depending on the diameter of the wrapping coin. And the rotary body 320 of the throwing-out mechanism 319 provided in each storage part 310 is exchangeable so as to correspond to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coins stored in the storage part 310. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 27, five types of rotating bodies 320 are prepared such that the shape and size of the recesses 324 differ depending on the diameter of the wrapping coin. In addition, although the dimension of the external shape of each rotary body 320 is the same, the depth (represented by reference characters a _{1 to} a ₅ in FIG. 27) and the size of the width (referential symbol b ₁ in FIG. 27). ~b ₅ in the display) is set to be different from each other. Specifically, in each rotating body 320 shown in FIGS. 27A to 27E, the maximum distance from the center of the rotating shaft 322 to the outer surface 326 (that is, a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 27A to 27C). The size of the radius of the virtual circumscribed circle of the rotating body 320 shown in FIG. 2 is the same, but when the diameter of the wrapping coin is in the range of 14 mm to 19.5 mm, the depth of the recess 324 The rotating body 320 shown in FIG. 27A in which a ₁ is 19.7 mm and the width b ₁ is 22 mm is used, and the diameter of the wrapping coin is in the range of 19.5 mm to 23.5 mm. In the case of the size, the rotating body 320 shown in FIG. 27 (b) in which the depth a ₂ of the recess 324 is 23 mm and the width b ₂ is 26 mm is used, and the diameter of the wrapping coin is 23. Size in the range of 5mm to 27.5mm In this case, the rotating body 320 shown in FIG. 27C in which the depth a ₃ of the recess 324 is 26.4 mm and the width b ₃ is 30 mm is used, and the diameter of the wrapping coin is 27. when the size is in the range of .5mm~31mm are rotating member 320 shown in FIG. 27 as the size _{b 4} of the depth _{a 4} is 29.9mm width of the recess 324 is 34 mm (d) is When the diameter of the wrapping coin is within the range of 31 mm to 35 mm, the depth a ₅ of the recess 324 is 33.5 mm and the width b ₅ is 38 mm as shown in FIG. ) Is used. In FIGS. 27D and 27E, only the position of the concave portion 324 provided in the rotating body 320 is simply shown by a diagram for simplification, but actually, FIGS. 27A to 27C are used. The configuration is the same as the rotating body 320 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 27, the configuration of a plurality of types of rotating bodies 320 in which the shape of the recesses 324 differs depending on the size of the diameter of the wrapping coin is shown, but in this embodiment, the dimensions of the plurality of types of each recess 324 are shown. , The ratio of the width of the recess 324 to the diameter of the wrapping coin (dimensions indicated by reference characters b _{1 to} b ₅ in FIG. 27) is in the range of 1.0 to 1.7. Here, the size of the width of the concave portion 324 means a distance between a pair of opposing inner walls (a pair of inner walls extending substantially in parallel with an interval) in the concave portion 324 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the depth of the recess 324 to the diameter of the wrapping coin (the dimensions indicated by the reference signs a _{1 to} a ₅ in FIG. It is in the range of 8 to 1.5. Here, as shown in FIG. 27, the depth of the recess 324 is the wrapping coin contact surface on the heel side of the recess 324 in the radial direction from the center of the rotating shaft 322 of the rotating body 320 and the virtual circumscribing of the rotating body 320. It means the largest distance between the circles (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 27).

  As described above, a plurality of types of rotating bodies 320 are prepared such that the shape of the recesses 324 differs depending on the diameter of the packaging coins. The rotating body 320 is a packaging coin stored in the storage unit 310. It can be exchanged to correspond to the size of the diameter. For this reason, even when the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 is changed, the rotating body 320 in the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in the storage unit 310 is used as the wrapping coin. By exchanging for the thing provided with the recessed part 324 corresponding to a diameter, the change of the denomination of the wrapping coin accommodated in the accommodating part 310 can be respond | corresponded easily.

  In the present embodiment, when the rotator 320 is replaced, the throwing mechanism 319 including the rotator 320, the drive unit 321 and the gate unit 330 described later is integrally replaced. Also good. Alternatively, in another aspect, when the rotator 320 is replaced, the rotator 320 is detached independently from other members of the dispensing mechanism 319 including the drive unit 321, the gate unit 330 described later, and the like. It may be.

  In addition, a plurality of types of rotating bodies 320 as shown in FIGS. 27A to 27E are not prepared, but instead, one rotating body 320 capable of changing the dimensions of the recess 324 is used. It may be. Specifically, a detachable member such as a spacer can be detachably attached to each concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320. By attaching the detachable member to each concave portion 324, the width of the concave portion 324 can be increased. The depth may be reduced. Moreover, in the specific example of another aspect, the contact surface with a wrapping coin may be a structure which can move with a screw | thread etc.

  The gate unit 330 is provided above the rotating body 320, and the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 are thrown out above the rotating body 320 without entering the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320. It comes to prevent. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, when the gap between the upper surface of the storage unit 310 and the rotating body 320 is closed by the gate unit 330, a large amount of wrapping coins is stored in the storage unit 310. It is possible to prevent the wrapping coins from being thrown out to the lifting / lowering unit 380 side through the gap between the upper surface of the rotating body 320 and the rotating body 320.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a swing shaft 332 as an axis extending in the horizontal direction is provided on the upper portion of the gate portion 330, and the gate portion 330 swings around the swing shaft 332. It can be moved. A mechanism for swinging the gate unit 330 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 16A, a gear 340 is provided above the gear 328 so as to mesh with the gear 328, and the gear 340 is rotated about a rotation shaft 342 by a drive unit 321. Further, the gears 328 and the gears 340 are respectively provided on the outer peripheries of the gears 328 and 340 so that the gears 328 rotate with the gears 340 when the gears 340 rotate. In this way, the rotating body 320 is rotated by the drive unit 321 via the gears 340 and 328. A cam 344 is provided on the side surface of the gear 340, and the cam 344 rotates around the rotation shaft 342 in synchronization with the gear 340. As shown in FIGS. 16A to 18, the cam 344 has a substantially square cross section, and when the cam 344 rotates around the rotation shaft 342, each apex portion of the cam 344 is a side surface of the gate portion 330. 17 and 18 are intermittently pushed from the left side in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, so that the gate portion 330 has a position indicated by a solid line and a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 17 and FIG. Oscillate in between. For simplification, the tooth shapes of the gears 328 and 340 are omitted in the drawing.

  As described above, the gate portion 330 swings around the swing shaft 332 extending in the horizontal direction in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body 320, and thus the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310. Is in contact with the gate portion 330, the wrapping coin is pushed by the gate portion 330. As described above, although a large amount of wrapping coins are stacked and stored in the storage unit 310, depending on the storage state of the wrapping coins in the storage unit 310, each wrapping coin is stored in the storage unit 310. It becomes impossible to move, and the wrapping coins may not be sent to the concave portion 324 even though the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320 is empty. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the wrapping coins in contact with the gate unit 330 are pushed by the gate unit 330, so that the position of the wrapping coins in the storage unit 310 is also changed. Since the wrapping coin can be agitated and fluidized, the wrapping coin can be sent to the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320. The swing angle of the gate 330 around the swing shaft 332 is 7 ° as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, for example.

  Further, depending on the storage state of the wrapping coins in the storage unit 310, even if the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 are in contact with the gate unit 330, even if the gate unit 330 swings, the gate unit 330 pushes it. The packaged coins and other packaged coins in the storage unit 310 may not move smoothly in the storage unit 310. For example, in the storage unit 310, the wrapping coins are in a state as shown in FIG. 16B, and a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 16B) wrapping coins are the so-called bridge phenomenon between the bottom surface 312 of the storage unit 310 and the gate unit 330. In this case, even if the gate portion 330 swings, the four wrapping coins bridged between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the gate portion 330 do not collapse, and the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320 Cannot send wrapping coins. Such a phenomenon often occurs due to the distance between the bottom surface 312 of the storage unit 310 and the surface of the gate unit 330 on the side where the wrapping coins contact, the diameter of the wrapping coins, and the like. For this reason, in case such a trouble occurs, the packaging in the gate portion 330 can be changed so that the distance between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the surface of the gate portion 330 on the side where the packaging coin contacts can be changed. One or a plurality of attachment members 334 that can come into contact with the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 can be detachably attached to the surface on which the coins come into contact. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16A, a plurality of mounting holes are provided on the surface of the gate portion 330 on the side where the wrapping coins are in contact with each other along the direction in which the rotating shaft 322 of the rotating body 320 extends. The attachment member 334 can be attached to any one of the plurality of attachment holes.

  FIG. 16A shows an example in which the two attachment members 334 are attached to the gate part 330 so as to be bilaterally symmetrical in the width direction of the storage part 310, but the invention is not limited to such an example. As shown in FIG. 16C, one attachment member 334 may be attached to the gate portion 330 so as to be non-uniform in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310. Thus, when the attachment member 334 is attached to the gate part 330 so as to be non-uniform in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins stored in the storage part 310, the gate part 330 rotates in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body 320. When swinging about the shaft 322, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the mounting member 334 among the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 may be pushed unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. become able to. In this case, as shown in FIG. 16A, by attaching the two attachment members 334 to the gate portion 330 so as to be bilaterally symmetrical in the width direction of the storage portion 310, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the attachment members 334 are packaged. Compared to the case where the coins are pushed uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the coins, the wrapping coins are pushed in a direction twisted with respect to the width direction of the storage unit 310, so as shown in FIG. The wrapping coin bridging between the bottom surface 312 and the gate portion 330 can be broken down more reliably.

  In addition, as an attachment member attached to the gate portion 330, an attachment member 336 having a generally round shape as shown in FIGS. 16D and 16E is used instead of the attachment member 334 having a shape as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16C. May be used. Such an attachment member 336 can be freely moved in the width direction of the storage portion 310 along the guide rail 338. By positioning the mounting member 336 in the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the storage portion 310, the gate portion 330 is centered on the rotation shaft 322 in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body 320 as shown in FIG. 16E. , The wrapping coins in contact with the mounting member 336 among the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 can be pushed non-uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. . Also in this case, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the attachment member 336 are pushed in a direction twisted with respect to the width direction of the storage unit 310, so that the bottom surface of the storage unit 310 is shown in FIG. 16B. The wrapping coin bridging between 312 and the gate part 330 can be broken down more reliably.

  Further, as another example of the configuration of the throwing mechanism 319, instead of being able to attach the attachment member 334 and the attachment member 336 to the gate portion 330, the gate portion 330 is interlocked with the rotation operation of the rotating body 320. When swinging about the rotating shaft 322, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 among the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 are pushed non-uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. It may be a simple shape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16F, on the surface of the gate portion 330 on the side where the wrapping coins come in contact, in the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the storage portion 310, it protrudes toward the wrapping coin storage area side in the storage portion 310. Convex portion 330a may be provided. 16F is a top view illustrating a further modification of the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in each storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 14 and the like. In FIG. Only the wrapping coins in which the bridging phenomenon occurs between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the gate portion 330 are shown. When the gate portion 330 having a shape as shown in FIG. 16F is used, the gate portion 330 is stored in the storage portion 310 when the gate portion 330 swings around the rotation shaft 322 in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotating body 320. Among the wrapping coins, the wrapping coin that is in contact with the gate portion 330 can be pushed non-uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coin by the convex portion 330a of the gate portion 330. Also in this case, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 are pushed in a direction twisted with respect to the width direction of the storage portion 310, so that the bottom surface of the storage portion 310 is shown in FIG. 16B. The wrapping coin bridging between 312 and the gate portion 330 can be more reliably broken.

  As still another example of the configuration of the throwing mechanism 319, as shown in FIG. 16G, the gate unit 330 includes two gate members 330b and 330c provided so as to be arranged along the width direction of the storage unit 310. The gate members 330b and 330c may reciprocate independently of each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310. Specifically, each gate member 330b, 330c reciprocates between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position shown in FIG. 16G, and the two gate members 330b, 330c are alternately housed. The part 310 approaches the storage area side of the wrapping coins. 16G is a top view illustrating a further modification of the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in each storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 14 and the like. In FIG. Only the wrapping coins in which the bridging phenomenon occurs between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the gate portion 330 are shown. When the gate portion 330 including the two gate members 330b and 330c as shown in FIG. 16G is used, the gate members 330b and 330c are independent from each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310. When the reciprocating movement is performed, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate members 330b and 330c among the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 may be pushed unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. become able to. Also in this case, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 are pushed in a direction twisted with respect to the width direction of the storage portion 310, so that the bottom surface of the storage portion 310 is shown in FIG. 16B. The wrapping coin bridging between 312 and the gate portion 330 can be more reliably broken.

  As still another example of the configuration of the gate portion 330, as shown in FIG. 16H, the gate portion 330 is centered on a swing shaft 330d provided in the vicinity of the end portion in the width direction of the storage portion 310 and extending in a substantially vertical direction. It may be configured to swing along a substantially horizontal plane. Specifically, the gate portion 330 swings between the solid line position and the two-dot chain line position in FIG. 16H around the swing shaft 330d. 16H is a top view illustrating a further modification of the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in each storage unit 310 of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 illustrated in FIG. 14 and the like. In FIG. Only the wrapping coins in which the bridging phenomenon occurs between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the gate portion 330 are shown. When the gate portion 330 having the configuration shown in FIG. 16H is used, the gate portion 330 is stored in the storage portion 310 when it swings along a substantially horizontal plane about the swing shaft 330d extending in the substantially vertical direction. Among the wrapping coins, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 can be pushed unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. Also in this case, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 are pushed in a direction twisted with respect to the width direction of the storage portion 310, so that the bottom surface of the storage portion 310 is shown in FIG. 16B. The wrapping coin bridging between 312 and the gate portion 330 can be more reliably broken. Note that in the gate portion 330 as shown in FIG. 16H, a convex portion as shown in FIG. 330a may be provided. In this case, among the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310, the wrapping coins that are in contact with the gate portion 330 can be pushed more unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. .

  Moreover, as another example of the gate part 330, it is not limited to what was mentioned above, and the packaging coin accommodated in the accommodating part 310 can be pushed unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the said packaging coin. If possible, it can be set as the structure other than the aspect mentioned above. Further, the wrapping coins bridged between the bottom surface 312 of the storage portion 310 and the gate portion 330 are broken by pushing the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 non-uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins. The means is not limited to the gate portion 330, and is configured to push the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion 310 non-uniformly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins by other constituent members other than the gate portion 330. Also good.

  Moreover, the gate part 330 of the various aspects mentioned above is the wrapping coin accommodated in the storage part 310 for the purpose of destroying the wrapping coin bridged between the bottom face 312 of the storage part 310 and the gate part 330. However, when the gate part 330 performs such an operation, the wrapping coins are not moved between the bottom surface 312 of the storage part 310 and the gate part 330. The effect that bridge | bridging can be prevented beforehand is also obtained.

  The operation | movement which throws out the packaging coin accommodated in the accommodating part 310 by the throwing mechanism 319 which consists of structures as shown to FIG. 16A etc. is demonstrated using FIG. 19 thru | or FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, when one recessed portion 324 of the rotating body 320 is positioned at the storing position where the wrapping coins should be received in the recessed portion 324 from the storing portion 310 in the rotating position of the rotating body 320, the storing portion 310 stores the coin. Among the plurality of wrapping coins, one wrapping coin positioned at the lowest height level on the bottom surface 312 is smoothly received in the recess 324. Then, when the rotating body 320 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 19 by the driving unit 321 from the rotational position of the rotating body 320 as shown in FIG. 19, the rotating body 320 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 22 is reached through the position shown in FIG. 22, and the wrapping coins are thrown out from the recesses 324 of the rotating body 320 at this throwing position and sent to the wrapping coin storage member 382 of the elevating unit 380. It becomes like this.

  As shown by the arrows in FIG. 14, the elevating unit 380 can be moved up and down between a position facing the ejection mechanism 319 provided in each storage unit 310 and an upper position near the shutter 390. When the wrapping coins stored in the storage units 310 are thrown out by the dispensing mechanism 319, the elevating unit 380 moves to a position facing the dispensing mechanism 319. Further, as described above, the elevating unit 380 is disposed by the packaging coin storage member 382 that stores the packaging coins that are dispensed by the dispensing mechanism 319 of each storage unit 310 and the dispensing mechanism 319 of each storage unit 310. When the wrapping coins stored in each storage unit 310 are thrown out by the dispensing mechanism 319, the dispensing wrapping coin detection unit 384 detects the wrapping coins that are dispensed. After this wrapping coin is detected, it is stored in the wrapping coin storage member 382. The thrown-out coin detection unit 384 includes, for example, an optical sensor having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. This wrapping coin is detected by blocking the optical axis of the wrapping coin.

  In addition, a drive unit 372 for moving up and down the lifting unit 380 is provided at the lower part of the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300. In addition, a power harness 374 is connected to the drive unit 372, and power is supplied to the drive unit 372 of the package coin dispensing device 300 from another device in the money changer 10 by the power harness 374. . Further, when the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 is operated alone, a power source 376 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 15 may be provided instead of connecting the power harness 374 to the drive unit 372.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a housing door 304 (see FIG. 15) is provided on the front surface of the housing 302 of the wrapping coin dispensing device 300, and each storage unit 310 and the elevating unit 380 are connected to the housing door. By opening 304, the housing 302 can be pulled out in the horizontal direction. Note that the housing door 304 may be provided not on the front surface of the housing 302 but on the back surface.

  Further, in another aspect of the packaging coin dispensing device 300, each housing unit 310 and each lifting / lowering unit 380 are not pulled out from the housing 302 by opening the housing door 304, but each housing unit 310 is lifted / lowered. Apart from 380, it may be possible to pull out from the housing 302. In this case, when the housing 310 is pulled out of the housing 302 by opening the housing door 304, the elevating unit 380 can evacuate to a position that does not hinder the drawer operation of the housing 310 in the vertical direction. It has become.

  The housing door 304 may be provided on the side surface of the housing 302 instead of the front surface or the back surface of the housing 302. In this case, by opening the housing door 304 and opening the side wall that is configured as the door 314 (see FIG. 23) in the storage unit 310, the wrapping coins can be taken in and out of the storage unit 310. ing.

  Next, a method of controlling the drive unit 321 and the like that rotate the rotating body 320 of each dispensing mechanism 319 by the control unit 370 provided in the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 will be described below.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, in each dispensing mechanism 319, the drive unit 321 is the forward rotation direction (in FIG. 14 or FIG. 15) that is the direction in which the wrapping coin is thrown out from the storage unit 310 by the rotating body 320. The rotating body 320 can be rotated in both the counterclockwise direction) and the reverse direction (the clockwise direction in FIGS. 14 and 15) that is the reverse direction to the forward direction. 370 controls the rotation direction of the rotating body 320 based on the rotation position of the rotating body 320 detected by the rotation position detecting section 350 and the detection information by the throwing and wrapping coin detecting section 384.

  More specifically, the control unit 370 rotates the rotating body 320 in the normal rotation direction to throw out the wrapping coins from the storage unit 310 by the dispensing mechanism 319 so that a predetermined number of the wrapping coins are turned into the rotating body 320. When the rotation position detection unit 350 detects that the rotary body 320 is positioned at the first predetermined position while the throwing and wrapping coin detection unit 384 detects that the rotary body 320 is discharged from the It is designed to rotate in the reverse direction. Here, the first predetermined position means a position where the wrapping coin remains in one recess 324 of the rotator 320 after a predetermined number of wrapping coins are thrown out of the rotator 320. Specifically, it means a position as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the control unit 370 stops the rotating body 320 when the rotating position detection unit 350 detects that the rotating body 320 is located at the second predetermined position. Here, the second predetermined position refers to a position where the concave portion 324 in which the wrapping coin is received faces the storage portion 310 as shown in FIG. When the control unit 370 controls the driving unit 321 by the control method as described above, a predetermined number of wrapping coins are thrown out of the storage unit 310 by the rotating body 320 as shown in FIG. Even when the wrapping coin remains in the recess 324 of 320, the wrapping coin in the recess 324 can be returned to the storage unit 310 by reversing the rotating body 320, that is, control is performed in this way. Thus, when the wrapping coins in the storage unit 310 are collected, the wrapping coins that have entered the concave portion 324 of the rotating body once and are invisible from the storage unit 310 are collected in the storage unit 310. It is possible to collect all the wrapping coins that should be.

  Further, when the control unit 370 rotates the rotating body 320 in the normal rotation direction to throw out the wrapping coins from the storage unit 310 by the dispensing mechanism 319, the rotating body 320 is in the first predetermined position (see FIG. 22). ) Is not detected by the rotational position detector 350 for a certain period of time, the rotating body 320 is rotated in the reverse direction, and then the rotating body 320 is positioned at the second predetermined position (see FIG. 19). When the rotation position detector 350 detects this, the rotating body 320 is stopped. The reason why such control is performed in the control unit 370 will be described below. When the wrapping coins are thrown out of the storage unit 310 by the rotating body 320 of the dispensing mechanism 319, the wrapping coins are clogged by being caught in the rotating body 320 and the like, and the rotating body 320 does not rotate. There is. In such a case, the control unit 370 clogs wrapping coins in the rotating body 320 on the condition that the rotating position detecting unit 350 has not detected that the rotating body 320 is located at the first predetermined position for a certain period of time. Is determined, and the rotating body 320 is reversed to return to the second predetermined position as shown in FIG. Thereby, the clogging phenomenon of the wrapping coins in the rotating body 320 can be solved.

  Further, the control unit 370 prevents the packaging coins from being normally ejected from the storage unit 310 based on the rotational position of the rotating body 320 detected by the rotational position detection unit 350 and the detection information by the throwing-out packaging coin detection unit 384. It is determined whether or not a defective throwing has occurred. Then, the control unit 370 drives the drive unit 321 so as to decrease the rotation speed of the rotating body 320 when the number of occurrences of the ejection failure in the predetermined period, the predetermined number of times of ejection, or the predetermined number of ejections becomes larger than the preset number of times. The rotational speed of the rotator 320 is adjusted. As described above, when the throwing failure frequently occurs in the throwing mechanism 319, the rotation speed of the rotating body 320 is decreased to control the operation to reduce the frequency of the throwing failure occurring in the throwing mechanism 319. Part 370 can be performed.

  As described above, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 according to the present embodiment has one wrapping coin stored on the bottom surface 312 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so as to be stacked in a direction that rolls along the inclination of the bottom surface 312. A storage unit 310 provided with a discharge mechanism 319 for discharging from the side closer to the lower level on the bottom surface 312 and a package for storing the wrapping coins discharged from the storage unit 310 by the discharge mechanism 319. It has a coin storage member 382 and an elevating part 380 that is movable in the vertical direction. As described above, a plurality of wrapping coins are stored in the storage unit 310 so as to be stacked, and the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 are thrown out of the storage unit 310 by the dispensing mechanism 319 to be packed in the lifting unit 380. Therefore, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 has a large capacity and a compact configuration, has good operability, and improves the stability of the wrapping coin dispensing operation from the storage unit 310. Can be.

  Moreover, according to the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 of the present embodiment, the dispensing packaging coin detection unit 384 that detects the packaging coins dispensed from the storage unit 310 is provided, and the dispensing mechanism 319 includes: There are at least two recesses 324 that rotate around a rotation shaft 322 as an axis extending in the horizontal direction in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction of the storage unit 310 and receive the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 one by one. The rotary body 320 is provided, a drive unit 321 that rotates the rotary body 320 around the rotary shaft 322, and a rotational position detector 350 that detects the rotational position of the rotary body 320. Thus, since the rotation position detection part 350 which detects the rotation position of the rotary body 320 is provided, when a predetermined number of packaging coins are thrown out of the accommodating part 310 by the rotary body 320, this rotary body 320 is provided. Even when wrapping coins remain in the concave portion 324 of the rotating body 320, the rotating body 320 is rotated by the driving unit 321 based on the rotational position of the rotating body 320 detected by the rotational position detecting unit 350, thereby forming the concave portion of the rotating body 320. The wrapping coins in 324 can be returned to the storage unit 310.

  Further, according to the packaging coin dispensing device 300 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, as the rotating body 320, there are a plurality of types in which the shape of the recess 324 differs depending on the size of the diameter of the packaging coin. The rotating body 320 is replaceable so as to correspond to the diameter of the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310. Thus, even when the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 is changed, the rotating body 320 in the dispensing mechanism 319 provided in the storage unit 310 is replaced with the wrapping coin. By exchanging for the thing provided with the recessed part 324 corresponding to the diameter of, the change of the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage part 310 can be easily handled.

  In addition, the storage unit 310 includes a pair of side walls that form a storage area for wrapping coins therebetween, and at least one of the pair of side walls adjusts the width of the storage area of the storage unit 310. The first storage area width adjusting member 317 and the second storage area width adjusting member 318 are detachably provided. In addition, a plurality of types of storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 are prepared according to the length in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coin, and the storage area is adjusted depending on the type of storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 provided on the side wall. The width of the storage area 310 can be changed. Thus, even when the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 is changed, the storage area width adjusting members 317 and 318 attached to the side wall of the storage unit 310 are replaced. Thus, the size of the width of the storage area can be adjusted so that the changed wrapping coin of the denomination is stored in the storage area of the storage unit 310, and the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 It becomes possible to easily cope with the change.

  The packaging coin dispensing device 300 shown in FIGS. 14 to 27 has an aspect in which a dispensing mechanism 319 having a rotating body 320 provided with three recesses 324 is installed in each storage unit 310. It is not limited to such an aspect. As the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus according to the modified example of the present invention, a wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a in which a dispensing mechanism 319a having a rotating body 360 provided with two recesses 364 is installed in each storage unit 310 may be used. . Hereinafter, the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a having such a configuration will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. In the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a as shown in FIG. 28, the same components as those in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 shown in FIGS.

  In the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a shown in FIG. 28, each storage unit 310 is provided with a dispensing mechanism 319a that dispenses the stored wrapping coins one by one from the side near the lower height level on the bottom surface 312. It has been. 28 is centered on a rotation shaft 362 as an axis extending in the horizontal direction (that is, extending in the direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 28) perpendicular to the inclination direction of the storage portion 310. A rotating body 360 that rotates counterclockwise is provided. Here, each rotating body 360 is provided with two recesses 364 that receive the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 one by one. Further, the dispensing mechanism 319a includes a drive unit (not shown) that rotates the rotating body 360 around the rotation shaft 362, a rotational position detection unit (not shown) that detects the rotational position of the rotating body 360, and a rotation. A gate unit 330 that is provided above the body 360 and prevents the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310 from being thrown out through the top of the rotating body 360 without entering the recess 364 of the rotating body 360. doing.

In the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a as shown in FIG. 28, similarly to the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 as shown in FIGS. 14 to 27, as the rotating body 360, the concave portion 364 is formed according to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coin. A plurality of types having different shapes are prepared. The rotating body 360 of the dispensing mechanism 319a provided in each storage unit 310 is replaceable so as to correspond to the diameter of the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit 310. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 29, five types of rotating bodies 360 are prepared such that the shape of the recesses 364 varies depending on the diameter of the wrapping coin. In addition, although the external dimensions of each rotary body 360 are the same, the depth (indicated by reference numerals c _{1 to} c ₅ in FIG. 29) and the size of the width (reference numeral d ₁ in FIG. 29) of the recess 364. ~d ₅ in the display) is set to be different from each other. Specifically, in each rotating body 360 shown in FIGS. 29A to 29E, the maximum distance from the center of the rotating shaft 362 to the outer surface 366 is the same, but the diameter of the wrapping coin is 14 mm to 19. When the size is within the range of 0.5 mm, the rotating body 360 shown in FIG. 29A is used in which the depth c ₁ of the recess 364 is 19.7 mm and the width size d ₁ is 22 mm. When the diameter of the wrapping coin is in the range of 19.5 mm to 23.5 mm, the depth c ₂ of the recess 364 is 23 mm and the width d ₂ is 26 mm. ) And the wrapping coin has a diameter in the range of 23.5 mm to 27.5 mm, the depth c ₃ of the recess 364 is 26.4 mm and the width d ₃ is such that 30mm 2 Rotator 360 is used as indicated by (c), when the diameter of the wrapped coin has a size within the range of 27.5mm~31mm the depth _{c 4} is 29.9mm width of the recess 364 sized d _{When the} rotating body 360 shown in FIG. 29 (d) in which ₄ is 34 mm is used and the diameter of the wrapping coin is in the range of 31 mm to 35 mm, the depth c ₅ of the recess 364 is 33.5 mm. the size _{d 5} of it width in the rotating member 360 shown in FIG. 29 (e) such that 38mm is used. In FIGS. 29A to 29E, only the position of the concave portion 364 provided in the rotating body 360 is simply shown by a diagram for simplification.

In FIG. 29, the configuration of a plurality of types of rotating bodies 360 in which the shape of the recesses 364 is different depending on the diameter of the wrapping coin is shown, but in this embodiment, the dimensions of each of the plurality of types of recesses 364 are shown. , The ratio of the size of the width of the recess 364 to the diameter of the wrapping coin (dimensions indicated by reference signs d _{1 to} d ₅ in FIG. 29) is in the range of 1.0 to 1.7. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the depth of the recess 364 to the diameter of the wrapping coin (the dimensions indicated by reference numerals c _{1 to} c ₅ in FIG. It is in the range of 8 to 1.5.

  As described above, a plurality of types of rotating bodies 360 are prepared in which the shapes of the recesses 364 differ according to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coins, and the rotating body 360 is a wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310. It can be exchanged to correspond to the size of the diameter. For this reason, even when the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310 in the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300a is changed, the rotating body 360 in the dispensing mechanism 319a provided in the storage unit 310 is replaced with the wrapping coin. By changing to the one provided with the concave portion 364 corresponding to the diameter, it becomes possible to easily cope with a change in the denomination of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit 310.

  Note that the packaging coin dispensing devices 300 and 300a shown in FIGS. 14 to 29 have a plurality of storage portions 310 arranged in a line along the vertical direction, but the packaging coin dispensing device according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to such a mode, and the storage unit combinations in which the plurality of storage units 310 are arranged in the vertical direction are arranged so that two or more rows are arranged in the width direction of the packaging coin dispensing device. It may be like this. In this case, the lifting / lowering unit 380 is configured to straddle the storage unit combinations arranged in two or more rows, and the wrapping coins thrown out from the storage units 310 of these storage unit combinations Or a plurality of wrapping coin storage members 382 and a plurality of lifting and lowering portions 380, and the wrapping coins thrown out from the respective storage portions 310 of these storage portion combinations. May be received by the corresponding wrapping coin storage member 382.

[Changing with a money changer]
Next, details of the currency exchange process by the currency exchange machine 10 having such a configuration will be described. First, the detail of the structure of the control apparatus 20 which performs such an exchange process is demonstrated using FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the control device 20 of the money changer 10 has a control part 22 that controls each component of the money changer 10, and the control part 22 contains the money to be dispensed. A withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24 for specifying the denomination is connected. When an operator such as a customer who wants to exchange money with the money changer 10 inputs the money type of the withdrawal money using the operation display unit 40, the withdrawal money type designation unit 24 designates the type of the withdrawal money. To be done.

  In the money changer 10 of the present embodiment, the control unit 22 designates the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 before depositing money, or designates the withdrawal denomination after depositing money. It is possible to switch whether the denomination is designated by the unit 24. Further, as shown in FIG. 30, a denomination designation timing setting unit 26 is connected to the control unit 22, and the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 is configured to withdraw money denomination designation unit before depositing money. Whether the denomination is specified by 24 or the denomination is specified by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24 after depositing money is set. In addition to the above settings, the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 designates the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 before depositing money, or dispenses money after depositing money. It is also possible to make a setting so that it can be selected for each exchange process whether the denomination is designated by the money denomination designation unit 24. Such setting by the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 is performed when an operator such as a clerk of a financial institution inputs setting contents to the control unit 22 of the control device 20 by the operation display unit 40 when the money changer 10 is introduced. Is to be done.

  FIG. 31 (a) is used for a case where the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 is set to designate the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 before depositing money. I will explain. While the transaction display screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40 in the standby state of the currency exchange machine 10, an operator such as a customer who wants to perform a currency exchange process using the currency exchange machine 10 can exchange money on the transaction selection screen. When the process is selected, a denomination designation screen for designating the denomination of money to be withdrawn is displayed on the operation display unit 40. Then, when such a denomination designation screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, if the operator inputs the denomination of the withdrawal money via the operation display unit 40, the withdrawal denomination designation unit 24 issues the withdrawal type. Designation of money denomination is performed. Thereafter, a money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40. When the operator performs a money depositing process while the money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, the money of the denomination designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 is withdrawn from the money changer 10. Is done. In this way, a series of exchange processing is completed. Such an exchange process is suitable when the operator recognizes in advance the amount of money to be deposited and the denomination of money to be withdrawn.

  Next, a flow chart shown in FIG. 31B shows a case where the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 performs setting so that the denomination is designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 after depositing money. Will be described. While the transaction display screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40 in the standby state of the currency exchange machine 10, an operator such as a customer who wants to perform a currency exchange process using the currency exchange machine 10 can exchange money on the transaction selection screen. When the process is selected, a money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40. Then, when the operator performs a money deposit process when the money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, the operation display unit 40 has a denomination designation screen for designating the denomination of the withdrawal money. It will be displayed. The denomination designation screen also displays the total amount of money deposited. Then, when such a denomination designation screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, if the operator inputs the denomination of the withdrawal money via the operation display unit 40, the withdrawal denomination designation unit 24 issues the withdrawal type. The denomination of the money denomination is specified, and the money of the denomination designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 is withdrawn from the money changer 10. In this way, a series of exchange processing is completed. Such an exchange process is suitable when the operator does not recognize in advance the amount of money to be deposited or the type of money to be dispensed. Specifically, for example, when a large amount of coins to be exchanged are converted into banknotes, if the operator does not know the total amount of a large amount of coins to be deposited, Before making the designation, it can be said that it is desirable to first deposit a large amount of coins into the money changer 10 and check the total amount of the coins, and to specify the denomination of the banknote corresponding to the total amount of the coins.

  Next, the denomination designation timing setting section 26 designates the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation section 24 before depositing the money, or the deposit money denomination designation section 24 after depositing the money. A case where setting for selecting the denomination is selected for each exchange process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. While the transaction display screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40 in the standby state of the currency exchange machine 10, an operator such as a customer who wants to perform a currency exchange process using the currency exchange machine 10 can exchange money on the transaction selection screen. When a process is selected, the operation display unit 40 displays a denomination designation timing selection screen. When the selection screen for denomination designation timing is displayed on the operation display unit 40, if the operator selects to specify the denomination of the withdrawal money before depositing money, the operation display unit 40 will be displayed. A denomination designation screen for designating the denomination of gold money is displayed. Then, when such a denomination designation screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, if the operator inputs the denomination of the withdrawal money via the operation display unit 40, the withdrawal denomination designation unit 24 issues the withdrawal type. Designation of money denomination is performed. Thereafter, a money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40. When the operator performs a money depositing process while the money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, the money of the denomination designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 is withdrawn from the money changer 10. Is done. On the other hand, when the selection screen of the denomination designation timing is displayed on the operation display unit 40, if the operator selects to designate the denomination of the withdrawal money after depositing money, the operation display unit 40 displays The deposit screen for money is displayed. Then, when the operator performs a money deposit process when the money deposit screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, the operation display unit 40 has a denomination designation screen for designating the denomination of the withdrawal money. It will be displayed. When the operator inputs the denomination of the withdrawal money using the operation display unit 40 while such a denomination designation screen is displayed on the operation display unit 40, the withdrawal currency denomination designation unit 24 issues the withdrawal type. The denomination of the money denomination is specified, and the money of the denomination designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 is withdrawn from the money changer 10. In this way, a series of exchange processing is completed.

  Thus, according to the money changing machine 10 of the present embodiment, the control unit 22 designates the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 before depositing money, or after depositing money. Since the denomination designation unit 24 switches whether the denomination is designated, the timing for designating the denomination of the money to be withdrawn is fixed before or after depositing money. Compared with a conventional change machine, it is possible to respond to the customer's request without changing the program of the control device 20 of the change machine 10, and it is flexible for the operator. As a result, convenience can be improved.

  Further, when the currency exchange machine 10 performs the currency exchange process, the currency exchange process is performed in such a manner that the money type to be dispensed is reduced with respect to the money type to be deposited, and the money exchange is performed. The operation display unit 40 allows the operator to select any one of the reverse exchange processes in which the denomination of money to be dispensed with respect to the denomination of money is high. May be. In this case, the denomination designation timing setting unit 26 deposits money for each of the exchange process type selected by the operator using the operation display unit 40 when the exchange process is the normal exchange process and the reverse exchange process. It is possible to set whether to specify the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24 before the payment, or to specify the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24 after depositing money. It has become.

  Moreover, as another aspect of the money changer 10 in the present embodiment, the control unit 22 performs money based on the type of exchange process (normal exchange process or reverse exchange process) selected by the operation display unit 40 by the operator. The money type designation unit 24 designates the denomination before depositing the money, or the money type designation unit 24 designates the money type automatically after depositing the money. It may be. Specifically, for example, when the type of exchange processing selected by the operation display unit 40 by the operator is the regular exchange processing, the control unit 22 uses the withdrawal money denomination designating unit 24 to denomination before depositing money. On the other hand, when the type of the exchange process selected by the operation display unit 40 by the operator is the reverse exchange process, the money type is designated by the withdrawal money type designation unit 24 after depositing money. Control is performed. Here, as a situation where the operator selects the normal exchange process as the type of exchange process by the operation display unit 40, the operator may know the amount of money to be deposited and the denomination of money to be dispensed. However, in such a case, the operator designates the denomination of money to be withdrawn first, so that, for example, the money changer 10 automatically calculates the required deposit amount, so that the operator can calculate it himself. It is possible to simplify the labor involved in the exchange process such as. On the other hand, as a situation where the operator selects reverse exchange processing as the type of exchange processing by the operation display unit 40, a case where a large amount of coins are exchanged into bills is considered. Often, the total amount of coins to be understood is unknown. For this reason, before specifying the denomination of the banknote to be withdrawn, the operator first deposits a large amount of coins into the money changer 10, confirms the total amount of the coins, and matches the total amount of these coins. It can be said that it is desirable to specify the denomination of the banknote. For this reason, it is possible to improve convenience for the user of the money changer 10 by changing the timing of specifying the type of money to be dispensed between the case where the currency exchange process is a normal currency exchange process and the case where the currency exchange process is a reverse currency exchange process. become able to.

  Further, as still another aspect of the money changer 10 in the present embodiment, in the standby state of the money changer 10 or at the start of the money change process, the money depositing operation and the denomination designation by the money denomination designation unit 24 Both of the operations may be accepted. In this case, when the money depositing operation is received first, the control unit 22 performs control such that the money type is designated by the withdrawal money type designation unit 24 after the money is deposited, On the other hand, when the money denomination specifying operation by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24 is received first, the denomination denomination specifying unit 24 specifies the denomination before the money is deposited. It comes to control. In this case, the denomination is designated by the withdrawal denomination designation unit 24 before depositing money by the deposit operation of money or the denomination operation of the withdrawal money, or the withdrawal is performed after depositing the money. Since it is possible to automatically switch whether the denomination designation unit 24 designates the denomination, convenience for the operator can be improved. Further, since it is not necessary to select the timing for specifying the denomination of the withdrawal money, the operator's exchange processing step can be reduced.

  By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the entire amount of the deposited money is exchanged for the money of the denomination specified by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24, but the number of the withdrawal coins for designating the number of money to be dispensed as the exchange money. A designation unit may be provided. Also, a plurality of denominations may be designated by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24, and the number of money to be dispensed may be designated by the withdrawal money number designation unit for each denomination.

  In addition, in a denomination configuration that minimizes the number of money to be withdrawn when the denomination is not designated by the withdrawal money denomination specifying unit 24, or in a preset denomination configuration Money may be withdrawn. In currency exchange processing, when money is dispensed with a denomination configuration that minimizes the number of money to be withdrawn, the number of banknotes and coins to be withdrawn and the number of wrapping coins may be minimized. Therefore, the cash in the money changer 10 can be efficiently operated, and convenience for the operator can be achieved.

  Further, it may be possible to set in advance the priority order of the denominations of the withdrawal money when the denomination designation is not performed by the withdrawal currency denomination specifying unit 24. In this case, the amount of money stored in the money storage unit that stores the money to be dispensed in the money changer 10 by denomination is increased by increasing the priority of the denomination of money that is withdrawn less frequently in the money changer 10 in the money changer 10. It is possible to lengthen the time until the vehicle becomes empty (empty state) or near empty state, and it becomes possible to efficiently operate the cash in the money changer 10 according to actual operation, and to the money changer 10 The frequency of money replenishment can be reduced.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 30, a customer information receiving unit 28 that receives customer information may be connected to the control unit 22. Specifically, an operator such as a customer who wants to exchange money with the money changer 10 inputs customer information through the operation display unit 40 or causes the card reader 42 to read an ID card owned by the operator. The customer information is received by the customer information receiving unit 28. In the case where such a customer information reception unit 28 is provided, the control unit 22 makes a withdrawal money denomination designation unit before depositing money based on the customer information received by the customer information reception unit 28. It is switched between designation of the denomination by 24 or designation of the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 after depositing money. In this case, based on the customer information, the denomination designation unit 24 designates the denomination before depositing the money, or the denomination denomination designation unit 24 selects the denomination after depositing the money. Since the designation can be automatically switched, convenience for the operator can be improved. Further, since it is not necessary to select the timing for specifying the denomination of the withdrawal money, the operator's exchange processing step can be reduced.

  In addition, as another aspect of the money changer 10 in the present embodiment, the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 designates the denomination at any time before depositing money and after depositing money. You may be able to. In this case, since the denomination can be designated at any time before depositing money and after depositing money, the flexibility of the operation becomes effective for the operator, and the convenience of the currency exchange machine 10 is improved. Can be improved.

  Further, in the money change machine 10 according to the present embodiment, when performing the reverse exchange process, the number of money to be withdrawn when the denomination is not designated by the withdrawal money denomination designating unit 24 is minimized. Money may be withdrawn with such a denomination composition. Specifically, when reverse exchange processing is performed in the money changer 10, money is deposited into the money changer 10 before a denomination of money to be withdrawn is designated as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When money is deposited into the money changer 10, the operation display unit 40 displays the total amount of coins deposited and the denomination configuration of the withdrawal money recommended by the money changer 10 (specifically, The denomination and number of coins that minimize the number of money to be displayed are displayed. When the operator presses the confirmation button on the operation display unit 40, money is withdrawn from the money changer 10 with the above denomination configuration. On the other hand, when the customer wants to designate the denomination of the money to be withdrawn, the operation display unit 40 can designate the denomination of the money to be withdrawn. According to such a money changer 10, it is possible to improve convenience when performing a reverse exchange process.

  Further, in the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment, when the denomination of money to be deposited in the exchange process is a preset denomination, the deposited money is returned to the outside of the aircraft without performing the exchange process. It may be possible to perform such operations. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the storing and feeding unit 270 of the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 from being immediately filled due to a large amount of banknotes having a small denomination in the exchange process. It becomes like this. In addition, when the denomination of money to be deposited in the exchange process is a preset denomination, the amount and number of money to be deposited in the exchange process can be limited for the money of the denomination. May be. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the storing and feeding unit 270 of the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 from immediately becoming empty due to a large amount of banknotes having a large amount of money being deposited in the exchange process. become.

  In the present invention, the money changer may be capable of depositing valuable media such as checks other than money and gift certificates. In this case, the money changer is provided with a valuable medium storage unit for storing the received valuable medium. In addition, the control unit 22 designates the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24 before depositing the valuable medium, or, after depositing the valuable medium, the control unit 22 selects the denomination by the withdrawal money denomination designation unit 24. It becomes possible to switch whether to specify.

[About the structure of the light emitting diode as the status display section]
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the change machine 10 is in any of a plurality of preset states on the left and right sides of the upper portion of the upper door 14 provided on the front surface of the outer casing 12 of the change machine 10. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) 90 and 92 are provided as status notification units for notifying the outside by light display. More specifically, a combination of a light color and at least one light display pattern of extinguishing, lighting, and blinking corresponding to each of a plurality of preset states in the money changer 10 is preset. The light emitting diodes 90 and 92 serving as state notification units indicate which state the currency change machine 10 is in a plurality of states set in advance in the light color and the light display pattern corresponding to the state. It is supposed to be. When the light display pattern is blinking, the blinking speed may be set.

  An example of the relationship between the emission color and light display pattern of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 and the state of the money changer 10 is shown in the table of FIG. As shown in FIG. 32, the change machine 10 is in a normal state, an abnormal state (error), a money storage unit for storing money deposited in the money changer 10 in denominations, and overflow money in a denomination mixture. A full state in which the amount of money such as a money storage unit to be filled is full, a near full state in which the amount of money in the money storage unit is a predetermined amount less than the full state, a money storage in which money to be dispensed in the money changer 10 is stored in denomination Empty state (empty state) in which the amount of money in the unit is empty, near empty state in which the amount of money in the money storage unit is larger by a predetermined amount than in the empty state, the state in which the money changer 10 is in use, and one change in the money changer 10 A state in which the processing time is in use for a long time exceeding a preset time, and the like. Although not shown in the table of FIG. 32, as another state of the money changer 10, a state in which the money changer 10 is out of operation hours, and the money deposited in the money change process includes a counterfeit ticket. Condition, etc. And as shown in FIG. 32, what combined the light emission color of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 and the pattern of a light display is preset corresponding to the various states of these money changers 10. FIG.

  Here, various means for detecting the state of the money changer 10 will be described below. As shown in FIG. 30, the control unit 22 includes a full state detection unit 32, a near full state detection unit 34, an empty state detection unit 36, and a near empty state detection unit 38 as means for detecting the state of the money changer 10. It is connected. Here, the full state detection means 32 detects that the money storage unit storing the received money according to denomination, such as the storage / feeding mechanism 150 and the storage / feeding unit 270, is full, The money storage unit stored by denomination mixing is detected to be full, and the state of the money changer 10 to be notified by the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 as the state notification unit is at least A state in which one money storage unit is detected to be full (full state) by the full state detection means 32 is included. The near-full state detecting means 34 detects that the amount of money in the money storage unit has become a near-full state that is a predetermined amount less than the full state. The state of the money changer 10 to be notified includes a state in which the near full state of at least one money storage unit is detected by the near full state detecting means 34.

  In addition, the empty state detection means 36 indicates that the amount of money in the money storage unit that stores the money to be dispensed by type of money, such as the storage and feeding mechanism 150, the storage and feeding unit 270, and the storage unit 310, has become empty. The state of the money changer 10 to be notified by the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 as the state notification unit is that the at least one money storage unit is in an empty state (empty state). The state detected by the detection means 36 is included. Further, the near empty state detecting means 38 detects that the amount of money in the money storage unit has become a near empty state with a predetermined amount greater than the empty state, and a light emitting diode 90 as a state notification unit, The state of the money changer 10 to be notified by 92 includes a state in which the near empty state of at least one money storage unit is detected by the near empty state detecting means 38.

  In the money changer 10 having such a configuration, a staff member of a financial institution or the like, from a place away from the money changer 10, emits colors and light emitted by the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 serving as a state notification unit provided in the money changer 10. By confirming the pattern of the light display, the state of the money changer 10 can be easily recognized, and when an error such as an abnormality occurs in the money changer 10, it can be dealt with immediately. Become.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the full state detection means 32 detects that the money storage unit for storing the deposited money in the denomination is full, or stores the money to be withdrawn in the denomination. When the empty state detection means 36 detects that the amount of money in the money storage unit to be executed is empty, the money changer 10 can perform either one of the forward exchange process and the reverse exchange process. Operation that cannot be performed may be performed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the money changer 10 from being completely stopped, thereby improving convenience for the operator and increasing the operating rate of the money changer 10.

  In addition, this Embodiment is not limited to the aspect in which what combined the luminescent color and light display pattern of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 corresponding to the various states of the money changer 10 is set. As another aspect in the present embodiment, only the emission colors of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 are set corresponding to the various states of the money changer 10, and the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 are preset with the money changer 10. It may be configured to indicate only one of a plurality of states by the color of light corresponding to the state. Further, as still another aspect of the present embodiment, only the light display patterns of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 are set to be turned off, lit, or flashing corresponding to various states of the money changer 10. Reference numerals 90 and 92 may indicate which state of the plurality of preset states of the money changer 10 only by a light display pattern corresponding to the state.

  Moreover, you may use the thing of the structure where several light emitting diodes were located in a line as a status notification part which notifies the state of the money changer 10 outside. In this case, as a light display pattern by the status display unit, in addition to turning off, turning on, and blinking, it is possible to set wave-like blinking that causes a plurality of light emitting diodes to emit light in order for a predetermined time. Also good.

  In the example shown in the table of FIG. 32, the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 disposed on the left and right sides of the money changer 10 have the same light emission color and light display pattern. The mode of optical display by each of the light emitting diodes 90 and 92 respectively arranged may be different.

  In addition, the light emitting diodes as the state notification unit are not limited to those disposed on the left and right sides of the upper part of the upper door 14 provided on the front surface of the outer casing 12 of the money changer 10. As another example, one light emitting diode as the state notification unit may be disposed on the upper portion of the outer casing 12 of the money changer 10.

  In addition to the light emitting diode, the status notification unit further includes a light emitting device of a type other than the light emitting diode, specifically, for example, a fluorescent panel, and the money changer 10 is preset in this light emitting device. It may be configured to notify the outside of the plurality of states by optical display. Alternatively, the state notification unit is composed of a light emitting device of a type other than the light emitting diode, so that the light emitting device notifies the outside of which state is one of a plurality of preset states by light display. It may be.

  Moreover, the state notification unit may notify which state the currency exchange 10 is in a plurality of preset states by sound in addition to the light display.

  In addition, a plurality of state notification units are provided corresponding to the bulk coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the bulk paper money depositing / dispensing device 200, and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 in the money changer 10, and each state notification unit corresponds. The device 100, 200, 300 may be notified by light display which state is among a plurality of preset states.

[How to operate banknote processing units and coin processing units of money changers]
As described above, the money changer 10 includes the outer casing 12 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and inside the outer casing 12 is a loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, a loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200, and a wrapping coin. Throwing devices 300 are provided in the horizontal direction. Here, the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 constitutes a banknote processing unit 50 that performs banknote depositing and dispensing processes. Moreover, the coin processing unit 60 which performs the coin depositing / withdrawing process is constituted by the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300. The loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200, and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 are each pulled out in the horizontal direction from the inside of the outer casing 12 to the front side independently of the other devices. Be able to.

  Here, in the money change machine 10 according to the present embodiment, either one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 does not exist, or one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 is present. Even when it doesn't work, you can exchange money. More specifically, in the money changer 10 according to the present embodiment, either one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 does not exist, or one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60. Even when the unit is not functioning, the currency exchange process that reduces the money denominated for the money denominated and the money denominated for the money denominated. It is possible to carry out reverse exchange processing so that the denomination of the money is high.

  Here, “any one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 does not exist” means that the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 are not accommodated in the outer casing 12. Say. Further, “any one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 does not function” means that the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 are accommodated in the outer casing 12 of the money changer 10, respectively. Is a state in which these processing units do not operate. In such a state, in order to prevent the user from injecting money by mistake, it does not work because the deposit port or withdrawal port of each unit or both the deposit port and withdrawal port are covered with a cover. It is preferable that it is such. In addition, as shown in FIG. 30, a unit operation setting unit 30 for setting for each unit whether or not to operate the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 is provided in the control device 20 of the money changer 10. When the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 are accommodated in the outer casing 12 of the money changer 10, respectively, the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 are respectively set by the unit operation setting unit 30. It does not function when the setting of not operating (in other words, the setting of the degenerate operation) is performed.

  According to the money changer 10 having such a configuration, when the money changer 10 is introduced (that is, when installed in a lobby of a financial institution or the like), the minimum necessary amount of the bill processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 is required. Only the unit can be accommodated in the outer housing 12 or only the minimum necessary unit can be made to function, and other units can be adapted to the requirements of the financial institution where the money changer 10 is installed. Units can be added or functioned. As a result, the money changer 10 can be operated flexibly, and the installation cost when the money changer 10 is introduced can be reduced.

  In the above description, in the money changer 10, either one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 does not exist, or one of the banknote processing unit 50 and the coin processing unit 60 functions. Although the aspect which can perform a money-exchange process even when not doing was demonstrated, the money-changing machine 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. In the money changer 10 according to another aspect of the present embodiment, either one of the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200, and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 is not present, or the loose coin depositing / dispensing device. Even when any one of the gold device 100, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200, and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 does not function, the exchange process may be performed. Further, either one of the loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100 and the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal device 200 does not exist, or any one of the loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100 and the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal device 200 functions. Even when not, it may be possible to perform a currency exchange process.

  At this time, the rose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 and the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 out of the three devices 100, 200, 300 are accommodated in the outer casing 12 when the money changer 10 is introduced. The coin depositing / dispensing device 100 and the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200 are configured to function, or the rose bill depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing / dispensing device 300 among the three devices 100, 200, 300 are the outer casing 12. It is particularly preferable that the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 function while being accommodated inside. In other words, it is preferable that the banknote processing unit 50 including the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 is always accommodated in the outer casing 12 and the banknote processing unit 50 functions. In this case, the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 or the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 can be prevented from being removed from the outer casing 12 or functioning. Moreover, in this case, it becomes possible to perform the currency exchange process between the bill and the coin in the money changer 10. That is, when the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 does not exist or does not function in the money changer 10, if the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 exists and functions, the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200 deposits loose bills. At the same time, it is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which wrapping coins having the same total amount and different denominations as the banknotes deposited are withdrawn by the wrapping coin dispensing device 300. Further, even when the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 does not exist or does not function, when the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 exists and functions, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 deposits and deposits the loose banknote. The exchange process in which rose coins with the same total amount and different denomination as rose bills are withdrawn by the rose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100, and rose coins deposited and deposited at the rose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100 Thus, it is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which rose banknotes having the same total amount and different denominations are withdrawn by the rose banknote deposit and withdrawal device 200.

  In such a money changer 10, the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 performs only the bulk coin dispensing process, or the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 performs only the bulk banknote depositing process. It may be. Even in this case, at least the rose banknotes are deposited in the rose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 and the rose coins or wrapping coins having the same total amount and the same denomination as the deposited rose banknotes are separated from the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 or the packaging coins. Exchange processing such as withdrawing money by the dispensing device 300 can be performed.

  Moreover, in the money-changing machine 10 of another aspect, even when the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 does not exist or the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 does not function, the exchange process may be performed. That is, even when the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200 does not exist or does not function in the money changer 10, if the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 exists and functions, the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 deposits loose coins. At the same time, it is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which the wrapping coins having the same total amount and the same denomination as the rose coins deposited are dispensed by the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300.

  In such a money changer 10, the rose coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 only performs deposit processing of rose coins, or the rose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 only performs withdrawal processing of rose banknotes. It may be. Even in this case, at least the rose coins are deposited in the rose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100, and the rose bills or wrapping coins having the same total amount and the same denomination as the deposited rose coins are separated from the rose bill deposit / withdrawal apparatus 200 or the wrapping coins. Exchange processing such as withdrawing money by the dispensing device 300 can be performed.

  Further, at the time of introduction of the money changer 10 or the like, only the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal device 200 out of the three devices 100, 200, 300 is accommodated in the outer casing 12, and the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal device 200 functions. The loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 may be removed from the outer casing 12 or may not function. Even in such a money changer 10, it is possible to exchange money between banknotes by the loose banknote deposit and withdrawal device 200. Further, in this case, the rose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 can be added or functioned in accordance with a request from a financial institution or the like where the money changer 10 is installed. Further, at the time of introduction of the money changer 10 or the like, only the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 out of the three devices 100, 200, 300 is accommodated in the outer casing 12, and the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 functions. The loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 may be removed from the outer casing 12 or may not function. Even in such a money changer 10, coins can be exchanged by the bulk coin deposit / withdrawal device 100. Further, in this case, the rose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 can be added or functioned in accordance with a request from a financial institution or the like where the money changer 10 is installed.

  As yet another modification, as shown in FIG. 33, in addition to the loose coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100, the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 200, and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300, a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banded paper is used. The money changer 10a additionally provided with a banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400 that throws out a banded banknote in which the banknote is banded may be used. In this case, inside the outer housing 12, the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the loose banknote depositing / dispensing device 200, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300, and the banded bill dispensing device 400 are provided so as to be arranged in the horizontal direction. In addition, in the money changer 10a as shown in FIG. 33, the banknote handling unit 50 is configured by the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 and the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  In the money changer 10a as shown in FIG. 33, either the banknote processing unit 50 or the coin processing unit 60 does not exist, or the banknote processing unit 50, as in the money changer 10 as shown in FIG. Even when one of the coin processing units 60 does not function, the forward exchange process and the reverse exchange process can be performed.

  Alternatively, in the money changer 10a as shown in FIG. 33, is there any device out of the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300, and the banded bill dispensing device 400? Or, even when some of the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100, the loose bill depositing / dispensing device 200, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300, and the banded bill dispensing device 400 do not function, the exchange process can be performed. It may be. First, when introducing the money-changing machine 10a as shown in FIG. 33 or the like, if the band-wrapped banknote dispensing apparatus 400 does not exist or does not function, as shown in FIG. Exchange processing equivalent to that of the money changer 10 can be performed. Further, in addition to the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400, there is no part of the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, the rose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200, or the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300, or the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, As described above, the currency exchange process can be performed even when some of the loose bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 do not function.

  Moreover, even when the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 does not exist or the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 does not function at the time of introduction of the money changer 10a as shown in FIG. Exchange processing can be performed. That is, even when the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 does not exist or does not function in the money changer 10a, the banded banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 400 exists and functions, so that the loose coins are deposited and deposited by the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100. It is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which the wrapping coins and banded banknotes having the same total amount as the rose coins and different denominations are dispensed by the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 and the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  Moreover, in the money change machine 10a of another aspect, even when the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 does not exist or the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 does not function, the money exchange machine 10a can perform the exchange processing. You may be able to. That is, even when the loose coin depositing / dispensing device 100 does not exist or does not function in the money changer 10a, the rose bills are deposited in the bulk bill depositing / dispensing device 200, and the total amount is the same and the denomination is different from the bulk bills deposited. It is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which the wrapping coin or the banded banknote is dispensed by the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 or the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  Further, in the money changer 10a of another aspect, even when the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 does not exist or the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 does not function, the money changer 10a can perform the currency exchange process. You may be able to. That is, even when the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 does not exist or does not function in the money changer 10a, the total amount is the same as the rose coin or the rose bill received from the loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100 or the loose bill deposit / withdrawal device 200. It is possible to perform a currency exchange process in which a banknote is dispensed by the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  Moreover, in the money change machine 10a of another aspect, the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 do not exist, or the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 and the packaging coin dispensing apparatus 300 do not function. Even in this case, it may be possible to perform the currency exchange process in the money changer 10a. That is, when the loose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 are not present or do not function in the money changer 10a, the rose banknote is deposited and deposited in the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200. However, it is possible to perform exchange processing such that the same banded banknote is dispensed by the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  Moreover, in the money-changing machine 10a of another aspect, the loose banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 do not exist, or the loose banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 300 do not function. Even in this case, it may be possible to perform the currency exchange process in the money changer 10a. That is, even when the rose money depositing / dispensing device 200 and the wrapping coin dispensing device 300 do not exist or do not function in the money changer 10a, the rose coins are deposited and deposited in the rose coin depositing / dispensing device 100. However, it is possible to perform exchange processing such that the same banded banknote is dispensed by the banded banknote dispensing apparatus 400.

  Moreover, in such a money changer 10a, the bulk coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 performs only one of the bulk coin depositing process and the withdrawal process, or the bulk bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 200 deposits a bulk bill. Only one of the processing or the withdrawal processing may be performed. Even in this case, for example, the rose bills are deposited in the rose bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 200, and the rose coins or banded bills having the same total amount and the same denomination as the deposited rose bills are separated from the rose coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 or the banded bills. Exchange processing such as withdrawing money by the dispensing device 400 can be performed.

  In the above description, the money changer 10 provided with three devices including the loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100, the loose banknote deposit / withdrawal device 200, and the packed coin dispensing device 300, the loose coin deposit / withdrawal device 100, and the loose bill deposit / withdrawal device. Regarding the money changer 10a provided with four devices including the device 200, the wrapping coin dispensing device 300, and the banded bill dispensing device 400, some processing units 50, 60 and some devices 100, 200, 300, Although various aspects have been described in which the currency exchange process can be performed even when the 400 does not exist or does not function, the above aspect is merely an example, and in the present embodiment, it is described in the scope of the utility model registration request. It is possible to use various types of money changers that cover the configuration of the money changer.

10, 10a Money changer 12 Outer casing 14 Upper door 16 Lower door 20 Control device 22 Control unit 24 Withdrawal money denomination designation unit 26 Denomination designation timing setting unit 28 Customer information receiving unit 30 Unit operation setting unit 32 Full state detection Means 34 Near full state detection means 36 Empty state detection means 38 Near empty state detection means 40 Operation display section 42 Card reader 44 Printer 50 Banknote processing unit 60 Coin processing units 90, 92 Light emitting diode 100 Rose coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 100a Coin depositing / dispensing device 102 Housing 110 Coin insertion mechanism 111 First coin supply part 111a First tray part 111b Second tray part 111c Foreign object removal hole 111d Shaft 112 Foreign substance receiving part 113 Chute 113a First guide part 113b 2nd guide part 113c Packaging coin conveyance regulation Part 113p Coin passage detection sensor 114 Shutter 115 Second coin supply part 115a Conveying belt 115b Pulley 116 Coin conveyance amount limiting member 116a Shaft 117 First residual detection part 118 Second residual detection part 119 Coin storage state detection part 120 Deposit conveyance part 120p endless belt 122 identification unit 122a authenticity determination unit 122b damage determination unit 122c new / old determination unit 123 overflow selection unit 124 selection unit 125 overflow chute 126 chute 127 reject selection unit 130 storage and feeding mechanism 132 rotating disk 132b surface 133 coin storage space 134 Cover member 138 Coin storage state detection unit 150 Storage feeding mechanism 152 Rotating disk 152b Surface 153 Coin storage space 154 Cover member 170 Withdrawal transport unit 170a First withdrawing transporting portion 170b Second withdrawing transport Minute 170p Endless belt 172 Coin outlet 180 Overflow coin storage unit 190 Control unit 196 First setting unit 197 Second setting unit 198 Damage determination method setting unit 200 Bulk paper money depositing / dispensing device 202 Case 235 Cash transport cassette 252 Depositing unit 252a Depositing unit cover 252b Bill feeding mechanism 260 Withdrawing unit 260a Withdrawing unit shutter 264 Conveying unit 266 Identification unit 270 Storage feeding unit 280 Cassette mounting unit 300, 300a Packaging coin dispensing device 302 Housing 304 Housing door 310 Housing Portion 312 Bottom 314 Door 316 Hinge
317 First storage area width adjustment member 318 Second storage area width adjustment member 319, 319a Throwing mechanism 320 Rotating body 321 Drive unit 322 Rotating shaft 324 Recess 324a Inner side wall 326 Outer surface 328 Gear 329 Accommodating packaging coin detection unit 330 Gate Portion 330a Protrusion 330b, 330c Gate member 330d Oscillating shaft 332 Oscillating shaft 334 Mounting member 336 Mounting member 338 Guide rail 340 Gear 342 Rotating shaft 344 Cam 350 Rotating position detecting unit 352 Detected member 360 Rotating body 362 Rotating shaft 364 Recessed 370 Control unit 372 Drive unit 374 Power supply harness 376 Power supply 380 Lifting unit 382 Packaging coin storage member 384 Dumping packaging coin detection unit 390 Shutter 400 Band-wrapped bill dispensing device

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Throwing out one wrapping coin stored in a direction that rolls along the slope of the bottom surface on the bottom surface that is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, one by one from the side of the bottom surface near the low level. A storage section provided with a mechanism;
A first detection unit for detecting wrapping coins dispensed from the storage unit;
A control unit for controlling the dispensing mechanism;
With
The throwing mechanism rotates around an axis extending in the horizontal direction in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction of the storage unit, and has at least two recesses for receiving the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit one by one. A packaging coin dispensing apparatus, comprising: a rotating body provided; a drive unit that rotates the rotating body around the axis; and a rotational position detection unit that detects a rotational position of the rotating body.   The wrapping coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least three of the recesses are provided in the rotating body. In the dispensing mechanism, the driving unit is configured to rotate the rotating body in both a normal rotation direction, which is a direction in which wrapping coins are thrown out from the storage unit by the rotating body, and a reverse rotation direction, which is opposite to the normal rotation direction. Can be rotated,
The packaging according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit controls the rotation direction of the rotating body based on the rotation position of the rotating body detected by the rotation position detecting unit and the detection information by the first detecting unit. Coin throwing device.   When the control unit is configured to rotate the rotating body in the forward rotation direction to throw out the wrapping coins from the storage unit by the dispensing mechanism, a predetermined number of wrapping coins are thrown out of the rotating body. Is detected by the first detection unit and when the rotation position detection unit detects that the rotation body is located at a first predetermined position, the rotation body is rotated in the reverse direction, and then The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 3, wherein the rotating body is stopped when the rotating position detecting unit detects that the rotating body is located at a second predetermined position.   When the control unit is configured to rotate the rotating body in the forward rotation direction and to throw out the wrapping coins from the storage unit by the dispensing mechanism, the rotating body may be positioned at a first predetermined position. When the rotation position detector does not detect the rotation position for a certain period of time, the rotation body is rotated in the reverse direction, and then the rotation position detection section detects that the rotation body is located at a second predetermined position. The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein the rotating body is stopped when struck.   The said throwing mechanism WHEREIN: The 2nd detection part which detects whether the wrapping coin is received in each said recessed part of the said rotary body is provided. Packaging coin dispensing device.   When one of the recesses of the rotating body is positioned at the dispensing position where the wrapping coin is to be dispensed from the recess at the rotational position of the rotating body, the other recess preceding the recess is packaged from the storage unit. The packaging coin dispensing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a shape and a position of each of the recesses in the rotating body are determined so as not to accept coins.   The packaging coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the driving unit is configured to be able to change a rotation speed of the rotating body.   The control unit has a throwing failure that prevents the wrapping coin from being thrown out normally from the storage unit based on the rotational position of the rotating body detected by the rotational position detection unit and the detection information by the first detection unit. And the rotational speed of the rotating body is reduced when the number of occurrences of the ejection failure in a predetermined period, a predetermined number of times of ejection, or a predetermined number of ejections exceeds a preset number of times. The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 8, wherein the rotational speed of the rotating body by the driving unit is adjusted so as to cause the driving unit to perform.   Each of the concave portions of the rotating body is located inside the concave portion when one of the concave portions of the rotating body is positioned at a storage position where a wrapping coin is to be received in the concave portion from the storage portion at the rotational position of the rotating body. The wrapping coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the wall and the bottom surface of the storage unit are shaped so as to be positioned on a substantially straight line.   The length of the said rotary body along the said axial center is larger than 1/2 of the maximum length of the longitudinal direction in the packaging coin which should be thrown out, It is any one of Claim 1 thru | or 10. Packaging coin throwing device.   The outer surface of the rotating body that comes into contact with the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit is configured to change the distance from the axis. Packaging coin throwing device.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 12, wherein a side cross section of the rotating body has a substantially polygonal shape, and each of the recesses is provided at a position close to a vertex of the substantially polygonal shape.   A gate portion is provided above the rotating body to prevent the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion from being thrown out above the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body. The packaging coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 14, wherein the gate portion is movable so as to push the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins.   The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 15, wherein the gate portion swings about an axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction.   The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 15, wherein the gate portion swings about an axis extending in a substantially vertical direction.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 15, wherein the gate portion includes a plurality of gate members that reciprocate independently from each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion.   The package coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein the gate portion moves in conjunction with a rotation operation of the rotating body.   The packaging according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein an attachment member capable of contacting the packaging coins stored in the storage portion can be attached to the gate portion. Coin throwing device.   The inclination angle of the bottom surface of the storage unit with respect to the horizontal plane is within a range of 8 to 20 °, and the maximum static friction coefficient of the bottom surface of the storage unit with respect to wrapping coins is within a range of 0.01 to 0.15. The packaging coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, The storage portion includes a pair of side walls that form a storage area for wrapping coins therebetween,
The packaging coin according to any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein at least one of the pair of sidewalls is configured as an openable / closable door for taking the packaging coin into and out of the storage unit. Throwing device.   The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 22, wherein the side wall configured as the door is configured such that an operator can visually observe the inside of the storage unit. A storage area width adjusting member for adjusting the size of the storage area width is detachably provided on at least one of the pair of side walls.
A plurality of types of storage area width adjusting members are prepared according to the length of the wrapping coin in the longitudinal direction, and the width of the storage area is increased depending on the type of the storage area width adjusting member provided on the side wall. The package coin dispensing device according to claim 22, wherein the wrapping coin dispensing device can be changed in size. As the rotating body, a plurality of types of different shapes of the concave portions are prepared according to the size of the diameter of the wrapping coin,
The wrapping coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 24, wherein the rotating body is replaceable so as to correspond to a diameter of the wrapping coin stored in the storage unit. Throwing out one wrapping coin stored in a direction that rolls along the slope of the bottom surface on the bottom surface that is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, one by one from the side of the bottom surface near the low level. A storage section provided with a mechanism;
An elevating part having a wrapping coin housing member for housing wrapping coins thrown out of the housing part by the throwing mechanism, and being movable in the vertical direction;
Wrapping coin dispensing device. The throwing mechanism is provided with a recess that rotates around an axis extending in a horizontal direction in a direction perpendicular to the inclination direction of the storage unit and receives the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit one by one. A rotating body and a drive unit that rotates the rotating body around the axis;
A gate portion is provided above the rotating body so as to prevent the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion from being thrown out above the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body. The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 26.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 27, wherein the gate portion is movable so as to push the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping coins.   29. The package coin dispensing device according to claim 28, wherein the gate portion swings about an axis extending in a substantially horizontal direction.   The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 28, wherein the gate portion swings about an axis extending in a substantially vertical direction.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 28, wherein the gate portion includes a plurality of gate members that reciprocate independently from each other toward the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion.   The wrapping coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 27 to 31, wherein the gate portion moves in conjunction with a rotation operation of the rotating body. The storage portion includes a pair of side walls that form a storage area for the wrapping coins between them,
33. The wrapping coin according to any one of claims 26 to 32, wherein at least one of the pair of side walls is configured as an openable / closable door for taking the wrapping coin into and out of the storage unit. Throwing device. A housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are stored;
A housing door provided on the front surface or the back surface of the housing;
Further comprising
The wrapping coin throwout according to any one of claims 26 to 33, wherein the storage portion and the elevating portion can be integrally pulled out from the housing by opening the housing door. apparatus. A housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are stored;
A housing door provided on the front surface or the back surface of the housing;
Further comprising
The open / close section can be retracted to a position that does not hinder the drawer operation of the storage section in the vertical direction when the storage section is pulled out from the casing by opening the casing door. The packaging coin dispensing device according to any one of 26 to 33. A housing in which the storage unit and the elevating unit are stored;
A housing door provided on a side surface of the housing;
Further comprising
The wrapping coin dispensing device according to claim 33, wherein the wrapping coin can be taken in and out of the storage portion by opening the housing door and opening the side wall configured as the door.   37. The shutter according to any one of claims 26 to 36, further comprising a shutter that opens and closes a wrapping coin outlet for taking out the wrapping coins stored in the wrapping coin storage member of the lift portion when the lift portion is in the upper position. The packaging coin dispensing device according to claim 1. Throwing out one wrapping coin stored in a direction that rolls along the slope of the bottom surface on the bottom surface that is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, one by one from the side of the bottom surface near the low level. A storage unit provided with a mechanism,
The throwing mechanism is provided with a recess that rotates around an axis extending in a horizontal direction in a direction perpendicular to the inclination direction of the storage unit and receives the wrapping coins stored in the storage unit one by one. A rotating body and a drive unit that rotates the rotating body around the axis;
A gate portion is provided above the rotating body so as to prevent the wrapping coins stored in the storage portion from being thrown out above the rotating body without entering the concave portion of the rotating body. And the said gate part is a packaging coin dispensing apparatus which pushes the packaging coin accommodated in the said accommodating part unevenly in the longitudinal direction of the said packaging coin.

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