JP2019159821A - Coin processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To avoid inconvenience such as leakage of coins from a clearance of a passage by a simple constitution when a large number of coins are fed to a dispensing port.SOLUTION: The coin processing device includes a coin carry-out device 4, a front exterior member 100, a coin guide part 441, and a sheet member 442 softer than the coin guide part 441. The coin guide portion 441 includes a lower plate portion 441a extending from an edge of a dispensing port 100 b in the front exterior member 100 toward a main body 99 side, and a pair of side plate portions 441b connected to the lower plate portion 441a. The sheet member 442 includes a pair of side plate fixing portions 442a fixed to the pair of side plate portions 441b and a pair of main body side extension portions 442d connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions 442a to protrude toward the main body 99 side from the pair of side plate portions 441b to fill a gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the main body 99.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device capable of discharging coins to a dispensing port.

  Generally, an automatic payment machine, a vending machine, a ticket machine, etc. are provided with a coin processing device. The said coin processing apparatus is provided with the function to send out the coin in a coin container to the payment port of the apparatus front as change (for example, refer patent document 1).

  A coin dispensing unit for collecting the coins fed to the dispensing port is attached to an edge of the dispensing port on the front panel of the apparatus. The user takes out the coins in the coin dispensing unit as change.

JP 2010-9256 A

  By the way, the said coin processing apparatus may be equipped with the coin continuous discharge | emission function which sends out the said coin in the said coin container sequentially to the said withdrawal port irrespective of change. In this case, a large number of coins accumulate in the coin dispensing unit.

  The coin continuous discharge function is a function for an administrator for collecting the coins in the coin container. The coin continuous discharge function is a convenient function for the manager because it does not require an operation of taking out the coin container from the main body.

  When a large number of coins are delivered to the withdrawal port and an operation for taking out the coins from the coin dispensing unit is delayed, a large number of the coins stay in a passage connected to the withdrawal port in the main body. In this case, there is a possibility that inconveniences such as leakage of the coin from the gap of the passage or overflow from the passage may occur. It is desired that such inconveniences can be avoided in the coin processing apparatus.

  Further, from the viewpoint of downsizing the apparatus and reducing the manufacturing cost, it is desirable to avoid inconveniences such as leakage of the coin from the gap of the passage with a simple configuration as much as possible.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device that avoids inconveniences such as leakage of a coin from a gap in a passage when a large number of coins are sent to a dispensing port with a simple configuration as much as possible.

  A coin processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a coin container, a coin carry-out device, a front exterior member, a coin guide portion, and a sheet member. The coin container is provided in the main body and accommodates a plurality of coins. The coin carry-out device is provided in the main body and sends out the coin in the coin container to the front side of the device. The front exterior member is a member that is attached to the main body, forms an exterior in front of the apparatus, and is formed with a withdrawal port for the coins fed out from the coin carry-out device. The coin guide portion extends from the lower edge of the withdrawal port of the front exterior member to the main body side, and is connected to the lower plate portion and from both sides of the withdrawal port to the main body side. A pair of side plates projecting from the coin, and guiding the coins fed out from the coin carry-out device to the withdrawal port. The sheet member is connected to a pair of side plate fixing portions fixed to the pair of side plate portions and the pair of side plate fixing portions, and extends to the main body side from the pair of side plate portions. It has a pair of main body side projecting portions that fill the gaps between them, and has flexibility.

  A coin processing device according to another aspect of the present invention includes the coin container, the coin carry-out device, the front exterior member, the coin guide unit, and a flexible sheet member. The sheet member includes a pair of side plate fixing portions, a pair of side plate extensions, and a connecting portion. The pair of side plate fixing portions are portions fixed to the pair of side plate portions. The pair of side plate extension portions are connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions and project upward from the pair of side plate portions to form a pair of side walls facing each other together with the pair of side plate portions. The connecting portion is continuous with the pair of side plate extensions.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when many coins are sent out to a payment port, it becomes possible to provide the coin processing apparatus which avoids inconveniences, such as the said coin leaking out from the clearance gap of a channel | path, by simple structure as much as possible. .

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an automatic settlement machine including a coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit in the coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view of a coin dispensing unit in the coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the inner coin dispensing unit in the coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inner coin dispensing unit in the coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a side view of a coin dispensing unit in the coin processing device according to the second embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[First Embodiment: Automatic Checkout Machine 1000]
As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 according to the first embodiment constitutes a part of an automatic settlement machine 1000. The automatic settlement machine 1000 includes a coin processing device 10 and a banknote processing device 20. In FIG. 1, a part of the automatic checkout machine 1000 is not shown.

  In FIG. 1, a portion surrounded by a thick broken line is the coin processing device 10, and a portion surrounded by a thick dashed line is the banknote processing device 20. In addition, in FIG. 1, the coin processing apparatus 10 and the banknote processing apparatus 20 are arrange | positioned in the state in which each one overlaps front and back.

  Further, the automatic settlement machine 1000 also includes a control device 5 common to the coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 20 (see FIG. 2). In FIG. 1, a part of the automatic checkout machine 1000 is drawn with a virtual line (two-dot chain line).

  The coin processing device 10 collects the coins 9 inserted into the coin insertion unit 11 into the main coin container 30 or the reserve coin container 39, and the coins 9 in the main coin container 30 to the coin dispensing unit 43 as change. And a coin dispensing function for discharging.

  Similarly, the banknote handling apparatus 20 collects a banknote inserted into the banknote entrance 61 into a banknote container (not shown), and a banknote delivery function discharges the banknote in the banknote container to the banknote entrance 61 as change. With.

  An automatic checkout machine 1000 shown in FIG. 1 includes a coin insertion unit 11, a coin dispensing unit 43, and a banknote entrance 61 on each of a first front surface 101 and a second front surface 102 on the opposite side. The first front surface 101 and the second front surface 102 are also device fronts of the coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 20, respectively.

[Coin processor 10]
As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 includes two coin receiving devices 1, a coin loading device 2, three coin depositing / dispensing devices 3, a spare coin container 39, a coin unloading device 4, and 2. Two coin dispensing units 43.

  The coin carry-in device 2, the three coin deposit / withdrawal devices 3, the spare coin container 39 and the coin carry-out device 4 are provided in the main body 99 of the automatic settlement machine 1000. The main body 99 of the automatic payment machine 1000 is also the main body of each of the coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic checkout machine 1000 includes two front exterior members 100 attached to the main body 99. The two front exterior members 100 are members constituting the exterior of the first front surface 101 and the second front surface 102.

  For example, it is conceivable that the front exterior member 100 is a metal member. The front exterior member 100 has a depositing port 100a and a dispensing port 100b. The two front exterior members 100 are also members that form the exterior of the coin processing device 10 and the banknote processing device 20.

  One of the two coin insertion portions 11 is attached to the front exterior member 100 that forms the first front surface 101, and the other is attached to the front exterior member 100 that forms the second front surface 102.

  In the following description, the outer surface forming the first front surface 101 or the second front surface 102 and the outer surface 100x in the front exterior member 100 are referred to as the outer surface 100x, and the inner surface facing the main body 99 is referred to as the inner surface 100y ( (See FIG. 2). The outer surface 100x and the inner surface 100y are also a front surface and a back surface of the front exterior member 100, respectively.

  The coin insertion portion 11 is attached to a portion of the front exterior member 100 where the deposit port 100a is formed. The deposit port 100a is an opening that penetrates the front exterior member 100 from the outer surface 100x to the inner surface 100y.

  The coin 9 thrown into the portion on the outer side surface 100x side of the front exterior member 100 in the coin throwing portion 11 passes through the deposit port 100a by its own weight to the portion on the inner side surface 100y side of the front exterior member 100 in the coin throwing portion 11. Moving.

  Each of the coin deposit / withdrawal devices 3 includes a main coin container 30 that can accommodate a plurality of coins 9 and a coin discharge device 33 that discharges the coins 9 from the main coin container 30. The main coin container 30 is divided into a first storage chamber 31 and a second storage chamber 32 by a partition wall 310.

  Since the coin processing apparatus 10 includes the three main coin containers 30, the coin processing apparatus 10 includes three first storage chambers 31 and three second storage chambers 32. The first storage chamber 31 has a larger volume than the second storage chamber 32. The three first storage chambers 31 and the three second storage chambers 32 each store a predetermined type of coin 9.

  In the following description, the coins 9 stored in the first storage chamber 31 are coins that are used more frequently as change than the coins 9 stored in the second storage chamber 32. The type of the coin 9 is determined according to the use of the automatic settlement machine 1000 and the area where the automatic settlement machine 1000 is installed.

  For example, the coins 9 stored in the first storage chamber 31 are 1-yen coins, 10-yen coins, and 100-yen coins, and the coins 9 stored in the second storage chamber 32 are 5-yen coins, 50-yen coins, and It is thought that it is a 500 yen coin. Of course, the type of the coin 9 accommodated in each of the first accommodation chamber 31 and the second accommodation chamber 32 is not limited to this.

  The coin receiving device 1 includes a coin inserting unit 11 and a coin identifying device 12. The coin identification device 12 identifies the type of the coin 9 that is inserted into the coin insertion unit 11. For example, the coin identifying device 12 determines one or more of the size, weight, and material of the coin 9, and identifies the type of the coin 9 according to the determination result. The coin identifying device 12 transmits the identification result of the type of the coin 9 to the control device 5.

  The coin carry-in device 2 is inserted into the coin insertion unit 11 and conveys the coin 9 that has passed through the coin identification device 12 to a predetermined carry-in position P0. In the present embodiment, the coin carry-in device 2 conveys the coin 9 to a plurality of carry-in positions P0 corresponding to the type of the coin 9.

  The plurality of carry-in positions P <b> 0 are positions above the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32 and the one spare coin container 39 in the three main coin containers 30.

  For example, it is conceivable that the coin carry-in device 2 is a belt conveyor. In this case, the coin carry-in device 2 includes an unsupported carry-in belt 21 that is rotatably supported and a carry-in motor 22 that rotates the carry-in belt 21.

  When the carry-in motor 22 rotates forward, the carry-in belt 21 conveys the coin 9 thrown into one of the two coin throw-in parts 11 to the carry-in position P0. Similarly, when the carry-in motor 22 rotates in the reverse direction, the carry-in belt 21 conveys the coin 9 thrown into the other of the two coin throw-in portions 11 to the carry-in position P0.

  The carry-in belt 21 is arranged along a plurality of carry-in positions P0. The carry-in belt 21 is in contact with the upper surface of the coin 9 and transports the coin 9 while sliding on the transport plate 24.

  The coin carry-in device 2 further includes a plurality of gate mechanisms 23 corresponding to the plurality of carry-in positions P0. Each of the gate mechanisms 23 includes a shutter 231 disposed at the carry-in position P0 and an actuator 232 such as a solenoid for displacing the shutter 231.

  The shutter 231 is a member that is displaceable between a closed position that closes an opening formed in the transport plate 24 and an open position that releases the opening. The actuator 232 temporarily displaces the shutter 231 from the closed position to the open position in accordance with a control signal from the control device 5.

  When the carry-in belt 21 transports the coin 9 and the shutter 231 above the first storage chamber 31 is opened, the coin 9 falls into the first storage chamber 31 through the opening of the transport plate 24.

  Similarly, when the carry-in belt 21 conveys the coin 9 and the shutter 231 above the second storage chamber 32 is opened, the coin 9 falls into the second storage chamber 32 through the opening of the transport plate 24. .

  Similarly, when the carry-in belt 21 conveys the coin 9 and the shutter 231 above the reserve coin container 39 is opened, the coin 9 falls into the reserve coin container 39 through the opening of the transport plate 24.

  The coin discharge device 33 discharges the coins 9 from the main coin container 30 one by one as change. Each of the coin discharge devices 33 includes a first rotary plate 331 that forms the bottom of the first storage chamber 31, a second rotary plate 332 that forms the bottom of the second storage chamber 32, and the first rotary plate 331 and the second rotary plate 332. And a rotating plate driving mechanism 330 that rotates the rotating plate. The rotary plate drive mechanism 330 includes a discharge motor 330a and a discharge gear mechanism 330b (see FIG. 2).

  The first rotating plate 331 is rotatably supported at the bottom of the first storage chamber 31 of the main coin container 30. The second rotating plate 332 is rotatably supported at the bottom of the second storage chamber 32 of the main coin container 30.

  The rotating plate drive mechanism 330 rotates the first rotating plate 331 and the second rotating plate 332. That is, the first rotating plate 331 and the second rotating plate 332 rotate when a rotational force is transmitted from the discharge motor 330a through the discharge gear mechanism 330b.

  Discharge gear mechanism 330b includes a first one-way clutch and a second one-way clutch (not shown). The first one-way clutch rotates the first rotating plate 331 only in the first rotation direction, and the second one-way clutch rotates the second rotating plate 332 only in the second rotation direction.

  The rotary plate drive mechanism 330 rotates the first rotary plate 331 in the first rotation direction, whereby the coins 9 in the first storage chamber 31 are discharged to the coin carry-out device 4 one by one. The rotary plate driving mechanism 330 rotates the second rotary plate 332 in the second rotational direction, whereby the coins 9 in the second storage chamber 32 are discharged to the coin carry-out device 4 one by one.

  The coin carry-out device 4 conveys the coin 9 discharged from one or both of the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32 to the coin dispensing unit 43 as change. That is, the coin carry-out device 4 sends out the coin 9 in the main coin container 30 to the first front face 101 side or the second front face 102 side.

  For example, it is conceivable that the coin carry-out device 4 is a belt conveyor. In this case, the coin carry-out device 4 includes an unsupported carry-out belt 41 that is rotatably supported and a carry-out motor 42 that rotates the carry-out belt 41.

  When the carry-out motor 42 rotates forward, the carry-out belt 41 carries the coin 9 to one of the two coin dispensing units 43. Similarly, the carry-out belt 41 conveys the coin 9 to the other of the two coin dispensing units 43 by the reverse and forward rotation of the carry-out motor 42.

  One of the two coin payout portions 43 is attached to the front exterior member 100 that forms the first front surface 101, and the other is attached to the front exterior member 100 that forms the second front surface 102.

  The coin dispensing unit 43 is attached to the edge of the dispensing port 100 b in the front exterior member 100. The withdrawal port 100b is an opening that penetrates the front exterior member 100 from the outer surface 100x to the inner surface 100y.

  The coin 9 conveyed to the portion on the inner surface 100y side of the front exterior member 100 in the coin dispensing unit 43 by the coin unloading device 4 passes through the dispensing port 100b by its own weight and is outside the front exterior member 100 in the coin dispensing unit 43. Move to the side of the side surface 100x.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 5 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 52, a secondary storage device 53, a communication device 54, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling apparatus 20 also includes a banknote transport mechanism 63. The banknote transport mechanism 63 can transport a banknote inserted into the banknote entrance 61 to the banknote container. Furthermore, the banknote transport mechanism 63 can transport a part of the banknote in the banknote container to the banknote entrance 61 as change.

  Furthermore, the banknote processing apparatus 20 is also provided with the banknote identification device 64 provided in the conveyance path | route of the said banknote in the main body 99 (refer FIG. 1). The banknote identification device 64 identifies the type of banknote conveyed in the main body 99 after being inserted into the banknote entrance 61. The banknote identification device 64 transmits the identification result of the banknote type to the control device 5.

  The CPU 51 executes a computer program stored in the secondary storage device 53. Thereby, CPU51 operate | moves as the coin deposit control part 51a, the banknote deposit control part 51b, the change amount calculation part 51c, the coin withdrawal control part 51d, and the banknote withdrawal control part 51e.

  The RAM 52 is a computer-readable volatile storage device. The RAM 52 temporarily stores the computer program executed by the CPU 51 and data output and referred to in the process of the CPU 51 executing the computer program.

  The secondary storage device 53 is a computer-readable non-volatile data storage device. The secondary storage device 53 can store the computer program and various data. For example, a flash memory or an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) may be adopted as the secondary storage device 53.

  The communication device 54 executes communication with a host device (not shown) according to a predetermined communication protocol. The CPU 51 exchanges data with the host device through the communication device 54.

  The coin deposit control unit 51 a acquires the identification result of the type of the coin 9 from the two coin identification devices 12 and controls the carry-in motor 22 of the coin carry-in device 2. Further, the coin deposit control unit 51 a transmits the identification result of the type of the coin 9 to a predetermined host device through the communication device 54.

  Specifically, the coin deposit control unit 51a rotates the carry-in motor 22 in the direction corresponding to the acquisition destination of the identification result of the type of the coin 9. Furthermore, the coin deposit control unit 51a controls the actuator 232 in a direction to open the shutter 231 at the carry-in position P0 corresponding to the identification result of the type of the coin 9. Thereby, the coin 9 falls into the first storage chamber 31 or the second storage chamber corresponding to the identification result of the type of the coin 9.

  However, when full of the first storage chamber 31 or the second storage chamber 32 corresponding to the identification result of the type of the coin 9 is detected, the coin deposit control unit 51a opens the shutter 231 corresponding to the reserve coin container 39. Control the actuator 232 in the direction. Thereby, the coin 9 falls into the reserve coin container 39.

  For example, a level sensor (not shown) may be provided in each of the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32. In this case, the level sensor detects whether or not the coins 9 are stacked up to a predetermined full level for each of the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32.

  It is also conceivable that the coin deposit control unit 51a counts the cumulative number of coins 9 that are carried into the first storage chamber 31 and the second storage chamber 32, respectively.

  The banknote deposit control unit 51b acquires a banknote type identification result from the banknote identification apparatus 64 included in the banknote processing apparatus 20, and controls a motor included in the banknote transport mechanism 63. Further, the banknote deposit control unit 51 b transmits the identification result of the banknote type to the host device through the communication device 54.

  In the following description, among the first front face 101 and the second front face 102, the banknote entrance 61 serving as the insertion slot for the banknote whose type has been identified by the coin identifying apparatus 12 or the banknote identifying apparatus 64 that has identified the type of the coin 9. One of the sides on which the money exists is referred to as a deposit side front.

  The change amount calculation unit 51c acquires the type of the coin 9 and the type of the banknote from the two coin discriminating devices 12 and the bill discriminating device 64, and calculates the deposit amount. Further, the change amount calculation unit 51c receives the settlement amount from the host device, and calculates the difference between the deposit amount and the settlement amount as a change amount. Further, the change amount calculation unit 51c sets the type and number of bills for change corresponding to the change amount and the type and number of coins 9 for change.

  The coin dispensing control unit 51d determines the discharge motor 330a to be operated and the rotation direction thereof according to the type of the change coin 9 set by the change amount calculation unit 51c. Further, the number of revolutions of the discharge motor 330a is controlled according to the number of change coins 9 set by the change amount calculation unit 51c.

  Further, the coin dispensing control unit 51d rotates the discharge motor 330a in a direction corresponding to the deposit side front. As a result, the coin 9 for change is discharged to the coin dispensing unit 43.

  The banknote withdrawal control unit 51e controls a motor and an actuator included in the banknote transport mechanism 63 in accordance with the type of change banknote set by the change amount calculation unit 51c. Thereby, the banknote for change is discharged to the banknote entrance 61.

  By the way, the coin processing apparatus 10 is provided with a coin continuous discharging function that sequentially and sequentially sends the coins 9 in the main coin container 30 to the coin dispensing unit 43 regardless of change. In this case, a large number of coins 9 accumulate in the coin dispensing unit 43.

  For example, the coin withdrawal control unit 51d executes the coin continuous discharge control when it is detected that a predetermined special start operation has been performed on an unillustrated manager operation unit. The special start operation includes an operation of designating one of the three first storage chambers 31 or one of the three second storage chambers 32 as a target storage chamber.

  In the coin continuous discharge control, the coin dispensing control unit 51d rotates the carry-out motor 42 corresponding to the target storage chamber in a direction corresponding to the target storage chamber until a predetermined end event occurs.

  For example, the first example of the end event is that the target storage chamber is detected to be emptied by a coin sensor (not shown). Further, the second example of the end event is that the carry-out motor 42 has rotated by the number of rotations corresponding to the cumulative carry-in number counted for the target storage chamber by the coin deposit control unit 51a.

  By performing the coin continuous discharge control, the coin carry-out device 4 sequentially sends out the coins 9 in the three main coin containers 30 to the first front face 101 side or the second front face 102 side regardless of change. It is possible.

  The coin continuous discharge function is a function for an administrator for collecting the coins 9 in the main coin container 30. The coin continuous discharge function is a convenient function for the manager because it does not require an operation of taking out the main coin container 30 from the main body 99.

  When a large number of coins 9 are sent to the coin dispensing unit 43 by the coin continuous dispensing function, if the operation of taking out the coins 9 from the coin dispensing unit 43 is delayed, many coins 9 are connected to the dispensing port 100b in the main body 99. Stay in the passage. In this case, there is a possibility that inconveniences such as the coin 9 leaking out from the gap of the passage or overflowing from the passage. It is desired that such inconvenience can be avoided in the coin processing device 10.

  Further, from the viewpoint of making the coin processing device 10 compact and reducing the manufacturing cost, it is desirable to avoid inconveniences such as the coin 9 leaking from the gap of the passage with a simple configuration as much as possible.

  The coin processing device 10 includes a coin dispensing unit 43 that can avoid inconveniences such as leakage of coins 9 from the gaps of the passages with a simple structure as much as possible when a large number of coins 9 are sent to the dispensing port 100b.

[Coin dispensing unit 43]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the coin dispensing unit 43 includes an inner coin dispensing unit 44 and an outer coin dispensing unit 45.

  The inner coin dispensing part 44 is a part on the inner surface 100 y side of the front exterior member 100 in the coin dispensing part 43. The outer coin dispensing part 45 is a part on the outer surface 100 x side of the front exterior member 100 in the coin dispensing part 43.

  The outer coin dispensing part 45 is a hard member made of synthetic resin attached to the edge of the dispensing port 100 b in the front exterior member 100.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the outer coin dispensing unit 45 has a coin receiving unit 45 a that stores coins. Furthermore, the outer coin dispensing part 45 also has a movable cover part 45b that can open and close the opening above the coin receiving part 45a. A user or an administrator opens the movable cover portion 45b and takes out the coin 9 from the coin receiving portion 45a.

  In the present embodiment, the outer coin dispensing unit 45 is a transparent member. Thereby, the said user or the said administrator can visually recognize the coin 9 in the coin receiving part 45a. As a result, the fact that the outer coin dispensing unit 45 is transparent contributes to preventing the user or the manager from forgetting to take the coin 9 in the coin receiving unit 45a.

  It is also conceivable that the movable cover portion 45b is a transparent member and the coin receiving portion 45a is a member of an opaque color such as yellow or orange that makes the coin 9 easy to stand out.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the inner coin dispensing part 44 includes a coin guide part 441 and a sheet member 442. The coin guide portion 441 is a hard member made of synthetic resin attached to the edge of the withdrawal port 100 b in the front exterior member 100.

  The coin guide portion 441 has a lower plate portion 441a and a pair of side plate portions 441b. The coin guide unit 441 guides the coin 9 sent out from the carry-out belt 41 of the coin carry-out device 4 to the withdrawal port 100b.

  The lower plate portion 441a is formed to project from the lower edge of the dispensing port 100b in the front exterior member 100 to the main body 99 side. The lower plate portion 441 a is inclined obliquely upward from the front exterior member 100 toward the lower portion of the carry-out belt 41.

  That is, the lower plate portion 441a is inclined obliquely downward from the lower portion of the carry-out belt 41 toward the withdrawal port 100b. Therefore, the coin 9 sent out from the carry-out belt 41 of the coin carry-out device 4 falls on the lower plate portion 441a and further slides down on the lower plate portion 441a by its own weight. Thereby, the coin 9 passes through the withdrawal port 100b and further moves into the coin receiving part 45a.

  The pair of side plate portions 441b are connected to the lower plate portion 441a, and are formed to project from the edges on both sides of the dispensing port 100b in the front exterior member 100 toward the main body 99 side. In the present embodiment, the lower plate portion 441a protrudes toward the main body 99 rather than the pair of side plate portions 441b.

  The pair of side plate portions 441b prevents the coin 9 from spilling out from the lower plate portion 441a. The inside of the coin guide portion 441 is a part of a passage connected to the withdrawal port 100 b in the main body 99.

  As described above, the coin guide portion 441 is a hard member. Therefore, in order to prevent interference between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the frame 99a of the main body 99, the pair of side plate portions 441b is arranged with a gap between the frame 99a of the main body 99. The size of the gap is determined in consideration of dimensional tolerances of various members such as the coin guide portion 441 and the front exterior member 100.

  The number of coins 9 sent out as change by the coin carry-out device 4 is not large. Therefore, when the coin carry-out device 4 sends out the coin 9 as change, the coin 9 does not stay in the coin guide portion 441. In this case, there is no inconvenience that the coin 9 leaks out from the gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the frame 99a of the main body 99 or overflows from the coin guide portion 441.

  On the other hand, when a large number of coins 9 are sent out to the dispensing port 100b by the coin continuous discharge control, if the operation of taking out the coins 9 from the coin receiving unit 45a of the coin dispensing unit 43 is delayed, many coins 9 are received by the coin receiving unit. It stays in 45a and the coin guide part 441.

  When the coin 9 stays in the coin guide portion 441, the coin 9 leaks from the gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the frame 99a of the main body 99, or overflows from the coin guide portion 441. There is a fear.

  The sheet member 442 prevents the coin 9 from leaking out from a gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the frame 99a of the main body 99 and overflowing from the coin guide portion 441.

  The sheet member 442 is thinner than the pair of side plate portions 441b and has flexibility. Therefore, the sheet member 442 is softer than the coin guide portion 441. For example, the sheet member 442 is a sheet-like member mainly composed of polyethylene terephthalate.

  The sheet member 442 is an opaque member. For example, it is conceivable that the sheet member 442 is a black member.

  The sheet member 442 includes a pair of side plate fixing portions 442a, a pair of side plate extensions 442b, a connecting portion 442c, and a pair of main body side projecting portions 442d. The sheet member 442 is a member obtained by bending a flat sheet-like member.

  The pair of side plate fixing portions 442a, the pair of side plate extensions 442b, and the pair of main body side projecting portions 442d are formed along the vertical direction. On the other hand, the connecting portion 442c is formed along the horizontal direction.

  The pair of side plate fixing portions 442a are portions fixed to the pair of side plate portions 441b. For example, the pair of side plate fixing portions 442a is fixed to the pair of side plate portions 441b with an adhesive or a screw.

  The pair of side plate extension portions 442b are connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions 442a and project upward from the pair of side plate portions 441b. The pair of side plate extensions 442b form a pair of side walls that face each other together with the pair of side plate portions 441b. That is, the pair of side plate extension portions 442b are portions that extend upward on both side walls of the passage of the coin 9 formed by the pair of side plate portions 441b.

  In the present embodiment, the pair of side plate extensions 442b have different shapes. The shape of each of the pair of side plate extensions 442b is determined according to the shape of the opposing portion of the main body 99. Therefore, it is conceivable that the shape of the pair of side plate extensions 442b is the same.

  The connecting portion 442c is a portion that continues to the pair of side plate extension portions 442b. The connecting portion 442c is a reinforcing portion that prevents the pair of side plate extension portions 442b from being deformed outward by the pressure received from the coins 9.

  The lower plate portion 441a, the pair of side plate portions 441b, the pair of side plate extension portions 442b, and the connecting portion 442c form a wall surrounding the withdrawal port 100b.

  In the present embodiment, the sheet member 442 further includes an inner surface fixing portion 442e that is continuous with the connecting portion 442c. The inner side surface fixing portion 442e is formed along the vertical direction.

  The inner surface fixing portion 442e is a portion that is fixed to the upper portion of the dispensing port 100b on the inner surface 100y of the front exterior member 100. For example, the inner surface fixing portion 442e is fixed to the inner surface 100y of the front exterior member 100 with an adhesive or a screw.

  The inner surface fixing portion 442e more reliably prevents the pair of side plate extension portions 442b from being deformed outward by the pressure received from the coin 9.

  Moreover, as FIG. 4 shows, the banknote identification device 64 is arrange | positioned above the main body 99 side with respect to the payment port 100b. The bill identifying device 64 includes an optical device 64a such as a camera for photographing bills.

  If light outside the coin processing device 10 passes through the dispensing port 100b and enters the optical device 64a, the bill recognition device 64 may erroneously recognize the bill. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 442c is also a light shielding portion that blocks a path from the dispensing port 100b toward the optical device 64a.

  In the present embodiment, a part of the connecting portion 442c protrudes toward the main body 99 side from the pair of side plate extension portions 442b.

  The pair of main body side protruding portions 442d are portions that are continuous with the pair of side plate fixing portions 442a and protrude to the main body 99 side from the pair of side plate portions 441b. The pair of main body side projecting portions 442d fills a gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the main body 99.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the pair of main body side projecting portions 442 d fills a gap between the pair of side plate portions 441 b and the frame 99 a of the main body 99.

  The pair of main body side overhang portions 442d prevent the coin 9 from leaking from the gap between the pair of side plate portions 441b and the frame 99a of the main body 99.

  The sheet member 442 is a flexible member having flexibility. Therefore, even if the pair of main body side projecting portions 442d contact the frame 99a of the main body 99, the sheet member 442 is damaged, or the front exterior member 100 cannot be correctly attached to the main body 99. Does not occur.

  In FIG. 6, the speaker 81 included in the coin processing apparatus 10 is indicated by a virtual line. The speaker 81 outputs an alarm sound or a message sound. The speaker 81 is provided on the main body 99 side with respect to the front exterior member 100. For example, the speaker 81 is attached to the inner side surface 100 y of the front exterior member 100.

  A plurality of holes 442 f smaller than the coin 9 are formed in the pair of side plate extensions 442 b of the sheet member 442. Thereby, the sound output from the speaker 81 easily propagates out of the coin processing apparatus 10 through the plurality of holes 442f and the withdrawal port 100b.

  In addition, the exterior member of the coin processing apparatus 10 is required to have high waterproof properties. Therefore, the front exterior member 100 is not formed with a dedicated hole for propagating the sound output from the speaker 81 to the outer surface 100x side.

  Further, since the diameter of the hole 442f is smaller than the diameter of the coin 9, the coin 9 does not leak out of the sheet member 442 through the hole 442f.

  In the present embodiment, the pair of side plate extensions 442b are portions that do not block the path from the dispensing port 100b to the optical device 64a in the sheet member 442. On the other hand, the hole 442f is not formed in the connecting portion 442c. As described above, the connecting portion 442c is a portion that blocks a path from the dispensing port 100b toward the optical device 64a.

  As described above, when the coin processing device 10 is employed, when a large number of coins 9 are sent out to the dispensing port 100b, the coins 9 leak from the gaps in the passage, or the coins 9 are the coin guides. Occurrence of an inconvenient situation such as overflow from 441 can be avoided.

  In addition, an extremely simple configuration in which the sheet member 442 is added to the coin guide portion 441 can avoid occurrence of an unfavorable situation such as leakage of the coin 9.

  It is also easy to improve an existing curing processing apparatus that does not include the sheet member 442 by adding the sheet member 442 without replacing components such as the coin guide portion 441.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a coin processing device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The coin processing apparatus according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the sheet member 442 of the coin processing apparatus 10 is replaced with a sheet member 442P.

  The sheet member 442P has a configuration in which the pair of side plate extensions 442b is omitted from the sheet member 442. Similarly to the sheet member 442, the sheet member 442P includes a pair of side plate fixing portions 442a, a connecting portion 442c, and a main body side protruding portion 442d.

  In the sheet member 442P, the connecting portion 442c is connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions 442a. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the connecting portion 442 c is a plate shape that is partially bent. The connecting portion 442c of the sheet member 442P also serves as a light shielding portion that blocks a path from the dispensing port 100b toward the optical device 64a.

  When the height from the lower plate portion 441a of the pair of side plate portions 441b in the coin guide portion 441 is sufficiently high, the sheet member 442P may be employed.

[Third Embodiment]
The coin processing device according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the coin processing device 10, but the hole 442 f is omitted from the sheet member 442.

  In the case where it is not particularly required to easily propagate the sound of the speaker 81 to the outer surface 100x side of the front exterior member 100, this embodiment may be employed.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the sheet member 442 of the coin processing apparatus 10, a plurality of holes 442f are formed in both of the pair of side plate portions 441b.

  However, it is also conceivable that a curing processing apparatus including a sheet member 442 in which a plurality of holes 442f smaller than the coin 9 is formed only in one of the pair of side plate portions 441b is employed as the fourth embodiment.

[Fifth Embodiment]
In the sheet member 442 of the coin processing apparatus 10, a plurality of holes 442f are formed in the pair of side plate portions 441b.

  However, it is also conceivable that a curing processing apparatus including a sheet member 442 in which a plurality of holes 442f smaller than the coin 9 are formed in the connecting portion 442c is employed as the fifth embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the banknote recognition device 64 including the optical device 64a is disposed at a position on an extension line of a path from the dispensing port 100b toward the first side plate extension portion that is one of the pair of side plate extension portions 442b.

  In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 442c is a portion of the sheet member 442 that does not block the path from the withdrawal port 100b to the optical device 64a. On the other hand, the hole 442f is not formed in at least the first side plate extension portion of the pair of side plate portions 441b. The first side plate extension is a portion that blocks a path from the dispensing port 100b toward the optical device 64a.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Coin receiving apparatus 2: Coin carrying-in apparatus 3: Coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 4: Coin carrying-out apparatus 5: Control apparatus 9: Coin 10: Coin processing apparatus 11: Coin insertion part 12: Coin identification apparatus 20: Bill processing apparatus 21: Carry-in belt 22: Carry-in motor 23: Gate mechanism 24: Transport plate 30: Main coin container 31: First storage chamber 32: Second storage chamber 33: Coin discharge device 39: Preliminary coin container 41: Transport belt 42: Transport motor 43 : Coin dispensing unit 44: Inner coin dispensing unit 45: Outer coin dispensing unit 45a: Coin receiving unit 45b: Movable cover unit 51: CPU
51a: Coin deposit controller 51b: Bill deposit controller 51c: Change amount calculator 51d: Coin withdrawal controller 51e: Bill withdrawal controller 52: RAM
53: secondary storage device 54: communication device 61: bill entrance / exit 63: bill transport mechanism 64: bill recognition device 64a: optical device 81: speaker 99: main body 99a: frame 100: front exterior member 100a: deposit port 100b: withdrawal Mouth 100x: Outer surface 100y: Inner surface 101: First front surface 102: Second front surface 231: Shutter 232: Actuator 310: Partition 330: Rotating plate drive mechanism 330a: Discharging motor 330b: Discharging gear mechanism 331: First rotating plate 332 : Second rotating plate 441: coin guide portion 441a: lower plate portion 441b: side plate portion 442, 442P: sheet member 442a: side plate fixing portion 442b: side plate extension 442c: connecting portion 442d: main body side overhanging portion 442e: inner side surface Fixed part 442f: Hole 1000: Automatic settlement machine

Claims (8)

A coin container that is provided in the body and accommodates a plurality of coins;
A coin carry-out device that is provided in the main body and sends out the coin in the coin container to the front side of the device;
A front exterior member attached to the main body, forming an exterior of the front of the apparatus, and forming a withdrawal port for the coins fed out from the coin unloading apparatus;
A pair of side plates extending from the lower edge of the withdrawal port to the main body side of the front exterior member and the side plates extending from the both side edges of the withdrawal port to the main body side. A coin guide for guiding the coins fed from the coin carry-out device to the withdrawal port,
The pair of side plate fixing portions fixed to the pair of side plate portions and the pair of side plate fixing portions are extended to the main body side than the pair of side plate portions to fill a gap between the pair of side plate portions and the main body. A coin processing apparatus comprising: a pair of main body side projecting portions and a flexible sheet member. The sheet member is
A pair of side plate extensions that are connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions and project upward from the pair of side plate portions to form a pair of side walls facing each other together with the pair of side plate portions;
The coin processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a connecting portion connected to the pair of side plate extension portions. A coin container that is provided in the body and accommodates a plurality of coins;
A coin carry-out device that is provided in the main body and sends out the coin in the coin container to the front side of the device;
A front exterior member attached to the main body, forming an exterior of the front of the apparatus, and forming a withdrawal port for the coins fed out from the coin unloading apparatus;
A pair of side plates that extend from the lower edge of the withdrawal port to the main body side of the front exterior member and that extend from the both side edges of the withdrawal port to the main body side. A coin guide for guiding the coins fed from the coin carry-out device to the withdrawal port,
A sheet member having flexibility,
The sheet member is
A pair of side plate fixing portions fixed to the pair of side plate portions;
A pair of side plate extensions that are connected to the pair of side plate fixing portions and project upward from the pair of side plate portions to form a pair of side walls facing each other together with the pair of side plate portions;
A coin processing apparatus comprising: a connecting portion connected to the pair of side plate extensions. An optical device provided in the main body;
The sheet member is an opaque member,
4. The coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the lower plate portion, the pair of side plate portions, the pair of side plate extension portions, and the connecting portion form a wall that surrounds the periphery of the dispensing port.   The coin processing device according to claim 4, further comprising a transparent coin receiving portion that is attached to an edge of the withdrawal port on an outer side surface of the front exterior member that forms the front of the device and stores the coins. A speaker provided on the main body side with respect to the front exterior member;
No hole is formed in a portion of the pair of side plate extensions and the connecting portion of the sheet member that blocks a path from the dispensing port to the optical device, and a plurality of other portions smaller than the coin are formed. The coin processing device according to claim 4, wherein a hole is formed.   The said sheet | seat member further has an inner surface fixing | fixed part connected to the said connection part, and is fixed to the upper part of the said withdrawal opening in the inner surface facing the said main body of the said front exterior member. The coin processing apparatus of any one of these.   The said coin carrying-out apparatus can send out the said coin in the said coin container sequentially to the said apparatus front side irrespective of change, The said one side of Claim 1-7. Coin processing device.

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