JP2019083073A - Currency processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a coin processing device capable of cleaning a sensor while achieving a reduction of the number of components.SOLUTION: The currency processing device includes: a passage sensor 34 that is installed at a passage port 32 through which a coin passes, and that detects a coin passing through the passage port 32; a main body part 42 having a first opening 44a and a second opening 45a into which the coin having passed through the passage port 32 is introduced; a gate 50 that is rotatably provided for the main body part 42, and that selectively introduces the coin having passed through the passage port 32 into either one of the first opening 44a and the second opening 45a; a cleaning member 61 that is rotatably provided for the main body part 42, and that cleans the passage sensor 34; and a cam 111 that rotates the gate 50 via a gate link 88 to selectively introduce the coin having passed through the passage port 32 into either one of the first opening 44a and the second opening 45a by means of the gate 50 and rotates the cleaning member 61 via a cleaning link 99 to cause the cleaning member 61 to clean the passage sensor 34.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device.

  Conventionally, a sensor cleaning mechanism is known which automatically cleans an optical sensor with a brush to prevent erroneous recognition of the optical sensor and the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a conventional sensor cleaning mechanism, the brush is normally retracted to the retracted position separated from the optical sensor, but when cleaning is performed, the brush is moved from the retracted position to the abutting position abutting on the optical sensor The brush cleans the optical sensor, and then the brush is returned from the contact position to the retracted position and retracted.

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-152158

  However, in such a conventional sensor cleaning mechanism, a dedicated drive unit such as a solenoid needs to be separately provided to reciprocate the brush between the retracted position and the abutting position. The accompanying increase in cost and upsizing of the apparatus may be a problem.

  Therefore, this invention aims at provision of the coin processing apparatus which can clean a sensor, achieving reduction of a number of parts.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a passage sensor installed at a passage through which a coin passes and detecting a coin passing through the passage, and a first opening into which coins passed through the passage are introduced. A main body having a portion and a second opening, and the coin which is rotatably provided on the main body and has passed through the passage opening is selectively provided to any one of the first opening and the second opening. The guiding gate, the cleaning member rotatably provided on the main body, and the cleaning member for cleaning the passage sensor, and the gate being rotated via the gate link, the coin having passed through the passage opening is moved by the gate And a cam for selectively guiding the cleaning member to one of the first opening and the second opening and rotating the cleaning member through a cleaning link to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member. It is characterized by

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a coin processing device capable of cleaning the sensor while reducing the number of parts.

It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a coin processing device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front perspective view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear perspective view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The payment rotation state of a gate is shown. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state in the middle of rotation from the payment rotation state of a gate to a collection | recovery rotation state is shown. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The collection | recovery rotation state of a gate is shown. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The cleaning member shows the state in a 2nd retraction | saving position. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The cleaning member shows the state in a 2nd retraction | saving position. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The cleaning member shows the state in a 1st retracted position. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The cleaning member shows the state in a 1st retracted position. It is a front view which shows the payment distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state in the middle of rotation from a collection | recovery rotation state of a gate to a payment rotation state is shown.

  A coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment includes a deposit port 11 into which deposited coins are inserted from the outside of the device, and an identification unit 12 that identifies and counts coins drawn out from the deposit port 11. It is possible to take out the coin which has been identified as unacceptable by the identification unit 12 and classified as unacceptable by the identification unit 12 and which is guided to one side by the acceptance unit 13 based on the identification result of the identification unit 12. And a deposit reject port 14 for feeding out.

  In addition, the coin processing device 10 is an overflow distribution unit 16 that distributes the coin, which is identified as acceptable by the identification unit 12 and guided to the other by the deposit distribution unit 13, in two directions based on the identification result of the identification unit 12. An overflow storage box 17 for storing a coin which is identified as an acceptable and non-reflowable overflow coin by the identification unit 12 and guided to one side by the overflow distribution unit 16; Storage distribution unit 18 that distinguishes coins guided to the other by overflow distribution unit 16 according to denomination, and payment storage unit 19 of a denomination that stores coins distributed by storage distribution unit 18 respectively. And.

  Furthermore, the coin processing device 10 separates the coins one by one from the corresponding one of the dispensing storage unit 19 and counts them while counting out, and the counting and dispensing unit 21 of the type of money and the coins dispensed by the counting and dispensing units 21. Are arranged in two directions, a withdrawal box 23 for storing coins guided to one side by the withdrawal distribution unit 22, and a coin guided to the other by the withdrawal distribution unit 22. And a recovery box 24 for The overflow storage box 17, the dispensing box 23 and the collection box 24 are detachably provided to the coin processing device 10. The dispensing box 23 is provided at a position facing the outside of the apparatus, and the overflow storage box 17 and the collection box 24 are provided inside the apparatus covered by the door.

  The coin processing device 10 performs, for example, the following processing.

[Payment processing]
When the execution operation of the deposit process is input, the control unit 25 of the coin processing device 10 separates the coins inserted into the deposit port 11 one by one by the deposit port 11 and draws out the coin, and the identification unit 12 identifies Let Then, the coin that has been identified as an acceptable and refundable coin by the identification unit 12 is transported to the storage distribution unit 18 by the deposit distribution unit 13 and the overflow distribution unit 16 and distributed by the storage distribution unit 18 It stores in the payment storage part 19 of a kind. Further, the deposit distribution unit 13 causes the deposit reject port 14 to transport the coin that has been identified as unacceptable by the identification unit 12 to the deposit reject port 14. Further, the coin that has been identified by the identification unit 12 as a coin that can be accepted and can not be circulated is conveyed by the overflow distribution unit 16 to the overflow storage box 17. The coins transported to the deposit reject port 14 can be taken out of the machine.

[Payment return processing]
After the deposit process, when the return operation is input, the control unit 25 causes the dispensing and distributing unit 22 to guide the coins from the dispensing and storing unit 19 of the denomination to the dispensing box 23. After that, the control unit 25 causes the corresponding dispensing unit 19 to count out the corresponding coins of the same kind and the same number as the deposited coins received in the depositing process while counting them out by the corresponding counting and dispensing unit 21. The delivery box 23 is transported. The coins transported to the dispensing box 23 can be taken out of the machine.

[Payment processing]
When the operation input of the number of withdrawals by money type is performed and the execution operation of the payment process is input, the control unit 25 causes the payment distribution unit 22 to use the coins from the payment storage unit 19 of denominations. A state of guiding to the dispensing box 23 is set. After that, the control unit 25 causes the corresponding dispensing unit 19 to count out the input number of dispensed coins of the denomination while counting out the corresponding counting and feeding unit 21, and the dispensing and distributing unit 22 dispenses the coins. It is transported to the box 23. The coins transported to the dispensing box 23 can be taken out of the machine.

[Collection processing]
When the operation input of the denomination to be collected is performed and the execution operation of the collection process is input, the control unit 25 collects the coins from the payment storage unit 19 of the denomination by the payment distribution unit 22. In the state of guiding to the box 24. Thereafter, the control unit 25 causes the coins of the denomination to be collected to be dispensed from the corresponding dispensing storage unit 19 while being counted by the corresponding counting and dispensing unit 21 and to be transported to the collection box 24 by the dispensing and distribution unit 22. . The coins transported to the collection box 24 can be taken out of the machine.

  The coins fed out from the payment storage unit 19 of the denomination by the counting delivery unit 21 of the denomination are conveyed by the common delivery conveyance path 31 and introduced to the dispensing and distributing unit 22 shown in FIGS. . As shown in FIG. 2, an end of the delivery conveyance path 31 on the side of the dispensing and distributing unit 22 is a passage port 32 through which a coin passes. The passage opening 32 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the coin passes with the center axis lined up in the vertical direction.

  The passage opening 32 is formed in the withdrawal determining module 33 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and as shown in FIG. A plurality of, specifically three, passage sensors 34 are provided for detecting passing coins. Each of the plurality of passage sensors 34 has a pair of elements 35 and 36, one of which is a light emitting element and the other of which is a light receiving element, as shown in FIG. And it is an optical transmission type sensor which detects the presence or absence of a coin by light reception. One element 35 is disposed above the passage 32, and the other element 36 is disposed below the passage 32.

  The dispensing and distributing unit 22 has a distribution space 41 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 in which the passage port 32 is opened. The distribution space portion 41 is formed inside the main body portion 42 including the above-described payment determination module 33. The distribution space portion 41 is formed to be wider than the passage port 32 in the width direction of the passage port 32 as shown in FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. On the lower side of 41, a dispensing chute 44 for transporting coins to the dispensing box 23 shown in FIG. 1 and a recovery chute 45 for transporting coins to the recovery box 24 shown in FIG. 1 are provided side by side.

  The dispensing chute 44 is provided with an opening 44 a (first opening) at the upper end opening in the distribution space 41 at a position shifted from the vertically downward direction of the passage port 32, and the recovery chute 45 is An opening 45 a (second opening) at the upper end opening in the distribution space 41 is provided vertically below the passage port 32. The coin having passed through the passage opening 32 is introduced into the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45 both of which constitute the main body 42. The main body 42 has a wall 46 extending vertically upward from an end position opposite to the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 of the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45, and from the wall 46 The side of the openings 44a and 45a is the distribution space portion 41.

  Below the passage opening 32 of the distribution space 41, a plate-like gate 50 is provided. The gate 50 has a plate-like gate main body 51 and a support shaft 52 fixed to one end side of the gate main body 51. The support shaft 52 of the gate 50 is horizontally disposed between the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45, and is rotatably supported by the main body 42. Thus, the gate 50 is rotatably provided on the main body 42. A fan-shaped pivoting plate 53 is fixed to the support shaft 52 of the gate 50, and a plurality of, specifically, three slits 54 to 56 are formed in the pivoting plate 53 on the opposite side of the support shaft 52. ing. The main body portion 42 is provided with two light transmitting sensors 57 and 58 that detect the pivot position of the gate 50 by detecting the slits 54 to 56 of the pivot plate 53.

  The gate 50 is positioned closer to the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 than the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 in a state where the gate 50 extends obliquely upward from the support shaft 52 and approaches the wall 46 as shown in FIG. As a result, the coin falling through the passage opening 32 is introduced into the opening 44a without being introduced into the opening 45a. In this state, the gate 50 is located on the side of the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45, closes the opening 45a, and turns into a dispensing rotating state in which the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 is opened. When the gate 50 is in the dispensing rotating state, the sensor 57 on the wall portion 46 side of the sensors 57 and 58 is in a light transmitting state by the slit 55 in the middle, and the sensor 58 on the opposite side to the wall portion 46 is The light is blocked by the pivot plate 53.

  Further, the gate 50 extends vertically upward from the support shaft 52 as shown in FIG. 9 and is positioned closer to the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 than the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45 in a state along the wall 46 As a result, the coin falling through the passage opening 32 is introduced into the opening 45a without being introduced into the opening 44a. In this state, the gate 50 is located on the side of the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44, closes the opening 44a, and is in a recovery rotation state in which the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 is opened. When the gate 50 is in the recovery rotation state, as shown in FIG. 9, the sensor 57 is in the light shielding state by the rotation plate 53, and the sensor 58 is in the light transmission state by the slit 56 farthest from the wall portion 46.

  The gate 50 is in the dispensing rotating state shown in FIG. 7 at the time of dispensing processing described above, guides the coin that has passed through the passage port 32 to the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44, and at FIG. The coin is passed through the passage port 32 and guided to the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45 in the recovery rotation state shown in FIG. That is, the gate 50 selectively guides the coin having passed through the passage opening 32 to any one of the opening 44 a and the opening 45 a.

  In the distribution space portion 41, a cleaning member 61 for cleaning the plurality of passage sensors 34 provided in the passage port 32 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning member 61 is provided on the other end opposite to the cleaning head 62 consisting of a brush, a member main body 63 supporting the cleaning head 62 at one end, and the cleaning head 62 of the member main 63. And a support shaft 64. The cleaning member 61 is rotatably supported by a support member 67 in which the support shaft 64 is provided on the opposite side of the distribution space 41 from the wall 46 of the main body 42. The cleaning member 61 extends to the inside of the distribution space portion 41 in a state of being rotatably supported by the support member 67, and arranges the cleaning head 62 in the distribution space portion 41.

  As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 or FIG. 11 to FIG. 12, the cleaning member 61 rotates around the support shaft 64 to all the passage sensors 34 provided with the cleaning head 62 at the passage port 32. Contact them and rub them clean. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, when the cleaning head 62 passes through the passage 32 from the top to the bottom, the cleaning head 62 enters the passage 32 and then contacts the lower element 36 to mainly contact the lower element 36. As it passes through the passage 32 from the bottom to the top as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 12, after it enters the passage 32, it contacts the upper element 35 and mainly contacts the upper element. Rub 35 to clean it.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a link arm 71 is fixed to the support shaft 52 of the gate 50 at one end in the lengthwise direction, and the link arm 71 extends from the support shaft 52 in the direction of the wall 46 . On the other end side of the link arm 71 in the longitudinal direction, a long hole 72 elongated in the longitudinal direction is formed. The link arm 75 inserts the insertion shaft 76 provided at one end in the length direction of the long hole 72, whereby the link arm 75 is engaged with the link arm 71 so as to be interlocked. The link arm 75 is supported by the main body portion 42 at a support shaft 77 provided in the middle in the length direction, and is rotatable around the support shaft 77. A connecting shaft 81 is provided at the other end of the link arm 75 in the longitudinal direction, and the link arm 75 is provided with a follower roller 82 that rotates about the connecting shaft 81.

  In the link arm 75, as shown in FIG. 7, a locking hole 83 is formed between the support shaft 77 and the connecting shaft 81, and the locking hole 83 locks one end of the spring 85. The spring 85 extends upward from the link arm 75 and the other end is locked to the locking member 86 of the main body 42. The spring 85 biases the follower roller 82 side higher than the support shaft 77 of the link arm 75. The link arm 71, the link arm 75, the follower roller 82, and the spring 85 constitute a gate link 88 interlocked with the gate 50.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the member main body 63 of the cleaning member 61, an insertion shaft 90 is provided between the support shaft 64 and the cleaning head 62, and in this insertion shaft 90, the link arm 91 has a length It is engaged at one end of the direction. A long hole 92 long in the length direction is formed at one end of the link arm 91 in the length direction, and the insertion shaft 90 is inserted into the long hole 92. Thus, the cleaning member 61 is engaged with the link arm 91 in an interlockable manner. The link arm 91 is supported by the main body 42 at a support shaft 93 provided at the middle in the length direction, and is rotatable around the support shaft 93. A connecting shaft 94 is provided at the other end of the link arm 91 in the longitudinal direction, and the link arm 91 is provided with a follower roller 95 that rotates about the connecting shaft 94.

  A locking member 96 is fixed to the link arm 91 between the support shaft 93 and the connecting shaft 94, and the locking member 96 locks one end of the spring 97. The spring 97 extends downward from the link arm 91 as shown in FIG. 7, and the other end is locked to the locking member 98 of the main body 42. The spring 97 urges the follower roller 95 side of the support arm 93 of the link arm 91 downward. The link arm 91, the follower roller 95, and the spring 97 constitute a cleaning link 99 interlocked with the cleaning member 61.

  On the side opposite to the gate 50 of the gate link 88 and on the side opposite to the cleaning member 61 of the cleaning link 99, the gate 50 is rotated via the gate link 88 and the cleaning member 61 via the cleaning link 99 A cam 111 is provided to rotate. The cam 111 has a gate cam portion 112 for rotating the gate 50 through the gate link 88, and a cleaning cam portion 113 for rotating the cleaning member 61 through the cleaning link 99. These are integrally provided. It is done. The cam 111 is fixed to a rotating shaft 116 of a cam motor 115 shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 attached to the main body 42, and is driven by the cam motor 115 to rotate integrally with the rotating shaft 116.

  The gate cam portion 112 is in contact with the follower roller 82 of the gate link 88 from the upper side at the outer peripheral portion as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. At the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, as shown in FIG. 7, the gate 50 is positioned on the side of the opening 45a in contact with the follower roller 82 to open the opening 44a in a dispensing rotating state. A first open area 121 is provided to perform a first open operation of introducing the coin having passed through the opening 44a into the opening 44a.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7-8 and FIG. 9 on the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, the follower roller 82 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 85 to open the gate 50 from the opening 45a side. A first switching area 122 for performing a first switching operation to rotate to the 44 a side is provided adjacent to the first open area 121. That is, when the first switching area 122 of the gate cam portion 112 pushes the follower roller 82 against the biasing force of the spring 85, the link arm 75 pivots about the support shaft 77 to raise the insertion shaft 76. Then, the link arm 71 engaged with the insertion shaft 76 at the long hole 72 pivots around the support shaft 52 so as to raise the long hole 72. As a result, the gate 50 integrally including the support shaft 52 is separated from the wall 46 and pivoted along the vertical, resulting in a recovery pivot state.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the outer periphery of the gate cam portion 112 is maintained in the state where the follower roller 82 is pushed down as described above, and the gate 50 is positioned on the opening 44a side. A second open area 123 is provided adjacent to the first switching area 122. The second open area 123 performs a second open operation to open the 45a and keep the coin having passed through the passage opening 32 introduced into the opening 45a.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 14 to FIG. 7, the follower roller 82 is raised by the biasing force of the spring 85 to rotate the gate 50 from the opening 44 a side to the opening 45 a side on the outer periphery of the gate cam portion 112. A second switching area 124 for performing a second switching operation to cause the second switching area is provided adjacent to the second open area 123. That is, when the second switching area 124 of the gate cam portion 112 raises the follower roller 82 by the biasing force of the spring 85, the link arm 75 pivots about the support shaft 77 to lower the insertion shaft 76. Then, the link arm 71 engaged with the insertion shaft 76 at the long hole 72 rotates about the support shaft 52 so as to lower the long hole 72, and the gate 50 integrally including the support shaft 52 is attached to the wall 46 Rotate close to incline.

  The cleaning cam portion 113 is in contact with the follower roller 95 of the cleaning link 99 from the lower side at the outer peripheral portion thereof as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and FIGS. 12 to 14, the outer circumferential portion of the cleaning cam portion 113 is in contact with the follower roller 95 to separate the cleaning member 61 from the passage sensor 34 to the first retracted position. A first retraction area 131 for performing a first retraction operation to be positioned is provided.

  Further, on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113, the follower roller 95 is pushed up against the biasing force of the spring 97 to rotate the cleaning member 61 from the first retracted position shown in FIG. 9 as shown in FIG. A first cleaning area 132 for performing a first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61 is provided adjacent to the first retraction area 131. The cleaning member 61 is rotated by the first cleaning area 132 to a second retracted position opposite to the first retracted position with respect to the passage sensor 34. That is, when the first cleaning area 132 of the cleaning cam portion 113 pushes the follower roller 95 against the biasing force of the spring 97, the link arm 91 pivots about the support shaft 93 to lower the elongated hole 92. Then, the cleaning member 61 engaged with the elongated hole 92 at the insertion shaft 90 rotates so as to lower the cleaning head 62 about the support shaft 64. Thus, the cleaning head 62 passes from the top to the bottom while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34 and cleans the plurality of passage sensors 34.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cleaning roller 61 is maintained on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113 in the state where the follower roller 95 is pushed up as described above. A second retracting area 133 is provided adjacent to the first cleaning area 132 for performing a second retracting operation to position the lower second retracting position away from the first retracting position.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 12, the follower roller 95 is lowered by the biasing force of the spring 97 to the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113 to move the cleaning member 61 from the second retracted position to the first retracted position. A second cleaning area 134 for performing a second cleaning operation of rotating the cleaning member 61 to clean the passage sensor 34 is provided adjacent to the second withdrawal area 133. That is, when the second cleaning area 134 of the cleaning cam portion 113 depresses the follower roller 95 by the biasing force of the spring 97, the link arm 91 pivots about the support shaft 93 to raise the elongated hole 92. Then, the cleaning member 61 engaged with the elongated hole 92 at the insertion shaft 90 rotates so as to raise the cleaning head 62 around the support shaft 64. Thus, the cleaning head 62 passes from the bottom to the top while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34 and cleans the plurality of passage sensors 34.

  Then, when the cam 111 makes one rotation in the first direction which is the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 7 to 14, the gate cam portion 112 firstly follows the first open area 121 as the follower roller 82 as shown in FIG. And the first switching area 122 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82 as shown in FIG. 8 and then the second switching The open area 123 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is brought into the recovery rotation state. Meanwhile, the cleaning cam portion 113 brings the first retraction area 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, and positions the cleaning member 61 at the first retraction position separated from the passage sensor 34.

  Here, the reason why the sensor 57 is in the light transmitting state and the sensor 58 is in the light blocking state at all rotation positions of the cam 111 is that the gate cam portion 112 makes the first open area 121 the follower roller 82 as shown in FIG. The sensor 57 is in the light transmitting state by the middle slit 55 and the sensor 58 is in the light shielding state by the rotating plate 53. Therefore, when the sensor 57 is in the light transmission state and the sensor 58 is in the light transmission state, the controller 25 causes the gate cam 112 to bring the first open area 121 into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is dispensed. It determines that it is in a rotating state.

  Then, from this state, while the cams 111 make one rotation in the first direction, when both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. Is determined to be in contact with the follower roller 82, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. However, it is determined that the second open area 123 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is in the recovery rotation state.

  When the cam 111 is further rotated in the first direction in the one rotation, cleaning is performed in a state where the gate cam portion 112 abuts the second open area 123 on the follower roller 82, that is, in a state where the gate 50 is recovered and pivoted. The cam portion 113 brings the first cleaning area 132 into contact with the follower roller 95 as shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, and passes the cleaning head 62 from the top to the bottom while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the second retraction area 133 is brought into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning head 62 is separated from the plurality of passage sensors 34 in the opposite direction to the first retraction position. Position at the second retracted position.

  Here, from the state in which the sensor 57 is in the light blocking state and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 25 is in a state where both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, after the cleaning cam portion 113 determines that the first cleaning area 132 is in contact with the follower roller 95 and both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. It is determined that the cleaning cam portion 113 is in a state in which the second retraction area 133 is in contact with the follower roller 95 until both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light transmission state. At this time, specifically, the slit 54 brings the sensor 57 into the light transmission state, and the slit 55 brings the sensor 58 into the light transmission state.

  When the cam 111 is further rotated in the first direction in the one rotation, cleaning is performed in a state in which the gate cam portion 112 abuts the second open area 123 on the follower roller 82, that is, in a state in which the gate 50 is in a recovery rotation state. The cam portion 113 brings the second cleaning area 134 into contact with the follower roller 95 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 12 and passes the cleaning head 62 from the bottom to the top while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the first retraction area 131 is brought into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning head 62 is positioned at the first retraction position.

  Here, from the state where both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. 11, the cleaning cam portion 113 is turned on when both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. If it is determined that the second cleaning area 134 is in contact with the follower roller 95, as shown in FIG. It is determined that the cleaning cam portion 113 is in a state in which the first retraction area 131 is in contact with the follower roller 95. At this time, specifically, the slit 56 brings the sensor 58 into a light transmitting state.

  When the cam 111 further rotates in the first direction in the one rotation, the cleaning cam portion 113 brings the first retraction area 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, that is, positions the cleaning head 62 at the first retraction position. In this state, the gate cam portion 112 brings the second switching area 124 into contact with the follower roller 82 as shown in FIG. 14 to turn the gate 50 toward the dispensing rotation state, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. As described above, the first open area 121 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is put into a dispensing rotation state.

  Here, from the state where the sensor 57 is in the light blocking state and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. 13, when both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. The cleaning cam portion 113 determines that the first retraction area 131 is in contact with the follower roller 95. From this state, as shown in FIG. When in the light transmitting state, it is determined that the gate cam portion 112 is in a state in which the first open area 121 is in contact with the follower roller 82.

  As described above, during one rotation of the cam 111, the first opening operation, the first switching operation, the second opening operation, the first cleaning operation, the second retraction operation, the second cleaning operation, the first retraction operation, the second The operation is performed in the order of the switching operation. As a result, the cam 111 rotates the gate 50 via the gate link 88, and selectively guides the coin having passed through the passage opening 32 to either the opening 44a or the opening 45a by the gate 50. The cleaning member 61 is rotated via the cleaning link 99 so that the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61. Further, the cleaning cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 at a timing when the gate 50 of the gate cam portion 112 is rotated. Furthermore, the cleaning cam portion 113 is moved by the cleaning member 61 only when the gate cam portion 112 guides the coin whose gate 50 passes through the passage opening 32 to the opening 45a which is one of the opening 44a and the opening 45a. The passage sensor 34 is cleaned.

  The control unit 25 controls the rotation of the cam 111 by the cam motor 115 based on the detection results of the sensors 57 and 58. In the control unit 25, for example, at the time of the above-described deposit / return process and withdrawal process, as shown in FIG. 7, the sensor 57 on the wall 46 side is in a light transmitting state, and the sensor 58 on the opposite side It is in the state. Therefore, at the time of deposit return processing and dispense processing, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first open area 121 into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is in the dispense rotating state. In this state, the gate 50 guides the coin which has been fed out from the dispensing storage unit 19 by the counting and dispensing unit 21 and passed through the passage port 32 to the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 and is discharged into the dispensing box 23. At this time, the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 brings the first retraction area 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning member 61 is positioned at the first retraction position.

  The control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the first direction (one direction) by the cam motor 115 when performing the collection process after the above-described deposit / return process or after the payment process, and during this rotation, as shown in FIG. After the sensors 57 and 58 are both in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. 8 and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state with the sensor 57 in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. As a result, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the second open area 123 into contact with the follower roller 82, and brings the gate 50 into a recovery rotation state.

  That is, when setting the gate 50 in the dispensing rotation state to the recovery rotation state, the control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the first direction to move the gate 50 from the opening 45a side to the opening 44a side. Position. In this state, the gate 50 guides the coin, which has been fed out by the counting and feeding part 21 from the payment storage part 19 and passed through the passage port 32, to the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45 and released into the collection box 24. Also at this time, the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 brings the first retraction area 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning member 61 is positioned at the first retraction position.

  The control unit 25 can selectively execute the following cleaning switching mode and non-cleaning switching mode when performing deposit return processing or withdrawal processing after the above-described recovery processing.

  At the time of execution of the cleaning switching mode, the control unit 25 causes the cam motor 115 to further rotate the cam 111 in the first direction, and during this rotation, as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 11, both of the sensors 57 and 58 are in a light transmitting state, and then, as shown in FIG. 12, both of the sensors 57 and 58 are in a light blocking state, and then, as shown in FIG. The sensor 58 is in the light transmission state as it is, then both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. 14 and then the sensor 57 is in the light transmission state as shown in FIG. Then, the cam motor 115 is stopped. Thereby, after the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 cleans the passage sensor 34 in both directions by the cleaning member 61, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first open area 121 into contact with the follower roller 82 Set 50 as the dispensing rotation state.

  That is, when setting the gate 50 in the recovery rotation state to the dispensing rotation state, the control unit 25 further rotates the cam 111 in the first direction in the cleaning switching mode, and the cleaning sensor 61 passes the passage sensor 34. The gate 50 is positioned from the side of the opening 44a to the side of the opening 45a to be in a dispensing rotating state. In this pay-out rotation state, the gate 50 guides the coin which has been fed from the pay-out storage unit 19 by the counting and delivery unit 21 and passed through the passage port 32 to the opening 44 a of the pay-out chute 44. Let out.

  At the time of execution of the non-cleaning switching mode, the control unit 25 causes the cam motor 115 to rotate the cam 111 in the second direction opposite to the first direction, and during this rotation, as shown in FIG. After the light source 58 is in the light shielding state, as shown in FIG. 7, when the sensor 57 is in the light transmitting state while the sensor 58 is in the light shielding state, the cam motor 115 is stopped. As a result, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first open area 121 into contact with the follower roller 82, and brings the gate 50 into a payout rotation state. That is, the control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the second direction, which is the opposite direction to the first direction, in the non-cleaning switching mode, when the gate 50 in the recovery rotation state is put into the dispensing rotation state. Then, without cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61, the gate 50 is positioned from the side of the opening 44a to the side of the opening 45a to be in a dispensing rotating state. In this pay-out rotation state, the gate 50 guides the coin which has been fed from the pay-out storage unit 19 by the counting and delivery unit 21 and passed through the passage port 32 to the opening 44 a of the pay-out chute 44. Let out.

  Here, the control unit 25 can change and set the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed while performing the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode, in accordance with the operation input to the operation unit (not shown). For example, if the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed is set to 0 while performing the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode, cleaning is always performed when switching the gate 50 from the recovery rotation state to the dispensing rotation state. The switching mode will be executed. In addition, for example, when the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed during the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode is set to one, the cleaning switching is performed each time the gate 50 is switched from the recovery rotation state to the dispensing rotation state. The mode and the non-cleaning switching mode are alternately performed.

  According to the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment described above, the cam 111 rotates the gate 50 via the gate link 88, and the coin having passed through the passage opening 32 is opened by the gate 50 through the opening 44a and the opening The cleaning member 61 is rotated via the cleaning link 99 while being selectively guided to any one of the portions 45 a, and the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61. Therefore, by using the cam 111 and the cam motor 115 for driving the cam 111 also as the gate 50, a dedicated cam or drive unit for driving the cleaning member 61 becomes unnecessary, and the number of parts can be reduced while the cleaning member is used. The passage sensor 34 can be cleaned 61. Further, since the passage sensor 34 can be cleaned in conjunction with the switching of the gate 50, the frequency of cleaning can be increased. Therefore, the passage sensor 34 can be maintained in a cleaner state than in the conventional case, and erroneous recognition of the passage sensor 34 can be prevented.

  In addition, since the cam 111 has a structure including the gate cam portion 112 for rotating the gate 50 and the cleaning cam portion 113 provided integrally with the gate cam portion 112 and rotating the cleaning member 61, the structure of the cam 111 is It can be simplified. Therefore, the number of parts and the cost can be further reduced.

  Further, since the cleaning cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 at a timing when the gate 50 of the gate cam portion 112 is rotated, dust, metal powder, etc. generated when the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61 Scattering within the device 10 can be suppressed.

  Further, the cleaning cam portion 113 cleans the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61 only when the gate cam portion 112 is at a position to guide the coin passing through the passage 32 to the opening 45 a. Thus, dust, metal powder and the like generated when cleaning the passage sensor 34 can always be introduced into the opening 45a, and the introduction into the other opening 44a can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the cam 111 is rotated once, the gate cam portion 112 positions the gate 50 on the opening 45a side to perform the first opening operation to open the opening 44a, and then the gate cam portion 112 opens the gate 50 to the opening 45a. A first switching operation is performed to rotate the side from the side to the opening 44a side, and then, a second opening operation is performed in which the gate cam portion 112 positions the gate 50 to the opening 44a side and opens the opening 45a. The cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 from the first retraction position to the second retraction position, and performs the first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61. Thereafter, the cleaning cam portion 113 is the cleaning member 61 Perform a second retraction operation to position the second sensor at a second retraction position separated from the passage sensor 34 on the opposite side to the first retraction position, and then the cleaning cam portion 113 The sweep member 61 is rotated from the second retraction position to the first retraction position to perform the second cleaning operation of cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61, and thereafter the cleaning cam portion 113 cleans the cleaning member 61 from the passage sensor 34 A first retracting operation is performed to position the gate 50 at the first retracted position, and then, the gate cam portion 112 performs a second switching operation to rotate the gate 50 from the opening 44 a side to the opening 45 a side. Therefore, with the gate 50 always opening the opening 45a, the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61, and dust, metal powder and the like generated at the time of cleaning can always be introduced into the opening 45a. The introduction into the opening 44a can be suppressed.

  Further, the control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the first direction to position the gate 50 from the opening 45 a side to the opening 44 a side, and further rotates the cam 111 in the first direction, The cleaning sensor 61 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61, and the cleaning switching mode in which the gate 50 is positioned from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side, and the cam 111 is rotated in the first direction to open the gate 50 After positioning from the 45 a side to the opening 44 a side, the gate 111 is rotated without rotating the cam 111 by the cleaning member 61 by rotating the cam 111 in the second direction opposite to the first direction. Since it is possible to selectively execute the non-cleaning switching mode in which the position is set from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side, the frequency of cleaning can be adjusted.

  Here, in this embodiment, the positions of the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 may be interchanged. In this case, the cleaning cam portion 113 cleans the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61 only when the gate cam portion 112 is in a position to guide the coin passing through the passage 32 to the opening 44a. Dust, metal powder or the like generated when cleaning the passage sensor 34 at 61 can always be introduced into the opening 44a, and the introduction into the opening 45a can be suppressed.

  The cleaning member 61 is preferably a brush, but may be another cleaning member such as a cleaning sheet.

  Further, the passage sensor 34 may not only detect passage of the coin but also detect the diameter of the coin to determine the denomination of the coin.

  Further, the coin processing device 10 takes out the coin guided to one side by the dispensing and distributing unit 22 to the outside of the machine instead of the dispensing box 23 for storing the coins guided to one side by the dispensing and distributing unit 22. It may be one having a dispensing port which can feed out as much as possible.

  In addition to the dispensing and distributing unit 22 for distributing coins to the dispensing box 23 and the collection box 24, the overflow distributing unit 16 and the like for distributing the deposited coins to the dispensing storage unit 19 and the overflow storage box 17, etc. The invention can be applied to other distribution units in the apparatus 10.

  In the above, as an embodiment of the coin processing apparatus, the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus for depositing and dispensing coins has been described as an example, but the coin processing apparatus is an apparatus for dispensing only coins and only depositing of coins. It may be any of a device to perform, a device to dispense only bills and coins, a device to deposit only bills and coins, and a device to deposit and dispense bills and coins.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a passage sensor installed at a passage through which coins pass and detecting a coin passing through the passage, and a first opening and a second opening into which coins having passed through the passage are introduced. A main body having: a gate, and a gate which is rotatably provided in the main body and selectively guides a coin having passed through the passage opening to either the first opening or the second opening, and the main body A cleaning member, which is rotatably provided on the part to clean the passage sensor, and the gate is rotated via the gate link, and the coin having passed through the passage opening is moved by the gate to the first opening and the coin. And a cam for selectively guiding the cleaning member to one of the second openings and rotating the cleaning member via a cleaning link to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member.

  According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the cam is provided integrally with a gate cam portion for rotating the gate via the gate link, and the gate cam portion, and the cleaning member is provided via the cleaning link And a cleaning cam portion to be rotated.

  According to a third aspect, in the second aspect, the cleaning cam portion rotates the cleaning member at a timing when the gate of the gate cam portion is rotated.

  According to a fourth aspect, in the second or third aspect, the cleaning cam portion is any of the first opening portion and the second opening portion in which the gate passes through the passage opening by the gate cam portion. It is characterized in that the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member only when the guide member is at a position leading to one side.

  According to a fifth aspect, in any one of the second to fourth aspects, the gate cam portion performs a first opening operation of positioning the gate on the second opening side and opening the first opening. A first opening area, a second opening area for performing a second opening operation for opening the second opening with the gate positioned on the first opening side, and the gate from the second opening side A first switching area for performing a first switching operation to pivot to the first opening side, and a second switching to perform a second switching operation to pivot the gate from the first opening to the second opening The cleaning cam portion includes a first retraction region for performing a first retraction operation for positioning the cleaning member at a first retraction position separated from the passage sensor, and the cleaning member as the passage sensor A second retraction position spaced apart from the first retraction position A second retraction area for performing a second retraction operation to be positioned, and a first cleaning operation for rotating the cleaning member from the first retraction position to the second retraction position to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member A second cleaning area for performing a second cleaning operation of rotating the cleaning member from the second retraction position to the first retraction position and cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member; The cam has a first opening operation, a first switching operation, a second opening operation, a first cleaning operation, a second retraction operation, a second cleaning operation, and the cam rotates during one rotation. The operation is performed in the order of the first retraction operation and the second switching operation.

  According to a sixth aspect, in the fifth aspect, the control device further includes a control unit that controls the rotation of the cam, and the control unit rotates the cam in one direction to move the gate to the second opening side. And the cam is further rotated in one direction to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member, and the gate is moved from the first opening side to the second opening side. In the cleaning switching mode to be positioned at the two opening side, the cam is rotated in one direction, and after the gate is positioned from the second opening side to the first opening side, the cam is reversed. Selectively execute the non-cleaning switching mode in which the gate is positioned from the first opening side to the second opening side without cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member. It is characterized by being possible.

  According to the first aspect, the cam causes the gate to pivot through the gate link, and selectively guides the coin having passed through the passage opening to either the first opening or the second opening by the gate. At the same time, the cleaning member is rotated via the cleaning link to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member. Therefore, when the gate and the cleaning member share the cam and the drive unit such as the motor for driving the cam, a dedicated cam or drive unit for driving the cleaning member becomes unnecessary, and the number of parts is reduced. The cleaning member can clean the passage sensor. Further, since the passage sensor can be cleaned in conjunction with the switching of the gate, the frequency of cleaning can be increased. Therefore, the passage sensor can be maintained in a cleaner state than in the conventional case, and false recognition of the passage sensor can be prevented.

  According to the second aspect, the cam has a structure including the gate cam portion for rotating the gate and the cleaning cam portion provided integrally with the gate cam portion and rotating the cleaning member, so the structure of the cam is simplified. Can be Therefore, the number of parts and the cost can be further reduced.

  According to the third aspect, the cleaning cam portion rotates the cleaning member by shifting the timing of rotating the gate of the gate cam portion, so that dust, metal powder, etc. generated when the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member Scattering within the device can be suppressed.

  According to the invention of the fourth aspect, the cleaning cam portion is only at a position where the gate cam portion guides the coin passing through the passage opening to one of the first opening and the second opening. In order to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member, dust, metal powder or the like generated when the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member can always be introduced to either one of the first opening and the second opening, The introduction to the other side can be suppressed.

  According to the fifth aspect, when the cam is rotated once, the gate cam portion performs the first opening operation of positioning the gate on the second opening side and opening the first opening, and then the gate cam portion Perform the first switching operation to rotate from the second opening side to the first opening side, and then the second opening operation to open the second opening with the gate cam positioned the gate to the first opening side After that, the cleaning cam portion rotates the cleaning member from the first retraction position to the second retraction position, and performs the first cleaning operation to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member, and then the cleaning cam portion cleans the cleaning member The second retraction operation is performed to position the second sensor at the second retraction position separated from the passage sensor on the opposite side to the first retraction position, and thereafter, the cleaning cam portion moves the cleaning member from the second retraction position to the first retraction position Rotate and pass by the cleaning member A second cleaning operation for cleaning the sensor is performed, and thereafter, a first retracting operation is performed to position the cleaning member at the first retracted position where the cleaning member is separated from the passage sensor. A second switching operation of rotating from the part side to the second opening side is performed. Therefore, with the gate always opening the second opening, the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member, and dust, metal powder, etc. generated at the time of cleaning can always be introduced into the second opening, The introduction into one opening can be suppressed.

  According to the sixth aspect, the control unit rotates the cam in one direction after the gate is positioned from the second opening side to the first opening side by rotating the cam in one direction. And the cleaning switching mode in which the gate is positioned from the first opening side to the second opening side while rotating the cam in one direction and the gate to the second opening After positioning from the side to the first opening side, the cam is rotated in the reverse direction, and the gate is positioned from the first opening side to the second opening side without cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member. Since it is possible to selectively execute the non-cleaning switching mode to be performed, the frequency of cleaning can be adjusted.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 coin processing apparatus, 25 control part, 32 passage opening, 34 passage sensor, 42 main body, 44a opening (first opening), 45a opening (second opening), 50 gate, 61 cleaning member, 88 gate Link, 99 cleaning link, 111 cam, 112 gate cam portion, 113 cleaning cam portion, 121 first opening area, 122 first switching area, 123 second opening area, 124 second switching area, 131 first retraction area, 132 first opening area One cleaning area, 133 second evacuation area, 134 second cleaning area

The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus capable of cleaning the sensor while reducing the number of parts.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention , there is provided a detection sensor for detecting money , a gate for switching the transport destination of money having passed through the detection sensor , and a switching operation of the gate characterized in that it comprises a cleaning member for cleaning the sensor.
According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the detection sensor detects a coin, the gate is rotatably provided, and the cleaning member is interlocked with the rotational movement of the gate. It is characterized by rotating and cleaning the detection sensor.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling apparatus capable of cleaning the sensor while reducing the number of parts.

Claims (1)

A passage sensor installed at a passage through which coins pass and detecting coins passing through the passage;
A main body having a first opening and a second opening into which coins having passed through the passage opening are introduced;
A gate provided rotatably on the main body and selectively guiding a coin having passed through the passage opening to one of the first opening and the second opening;
A cleaning member provided rotatably on the main body and cleaning the passage sensor;
The gate is pivoted through the gate link, and the coin having passed through the passage opening is selectively guided by the gate to any one of the first opening and the second opening, and the cleaning member is And a cam which is rotated via a cleaning link to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member.

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