JP2020034959A - Coin processing device and coin processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a coin processing device and a coin processing system that can reliably remove a coin in a dispensing part simply by pulling out the dispensing part from the inside of a housing to a set withdrawal position, thereby reducing the workload on an operator.SOLUTION: A coin processing device 10 is housed inside a housing 12 and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, and includes: a dispensing part in which a plurality of coin storage spaces are formed so as to be arranged along a withdrawal direction (e.g. a return box 32 or a payment box 54); withdrawal position detection means 72 for detecting a withdrawal position of the dispensing part from the inside of the housing 12; setting means 74 for setting a set withdrawal position of the dispensing part from the inside of the housing 12 on the basis of information of a coin to be disposed to the dispensing part; and determination means 76 for determining whether or not the dispensing part has been withdrawn from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position on the basis of the detection result by withdrawing position detecting means 72.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device capable of paying out coins and a coin processing system provided with such a coin processing device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Various types of coin processing apparatuses that perform at least coin payout processing have been used. For example, in Patent Document 1, coins to be dispensed are stored for each denomination in a bin classified by denomination, and the coin is denominated by pulling out the extraction box from the inside of the housing to the near side. There is disclosed a coin processing device capable of taking out coins in a state of being sorted for each coin. In such a coin processing device, a plurality of coin storage spaces are formed in the take-out box so as to be arranged in the pull-out direction of the take-out box.

JP 2010-152824 A

  In the conventional coin processing device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, when an operator removes coins from the take-out box after coins are paid out to the take-out box, the operator places the take-out box out of the housing. I needed to pull it out completely. For this reason, even when coins are not stored in the coin storage space on the back side of the take-out box, the operator has to pull out the take-out box completely from the inside of the housing, which is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and it is possible to reliably remove the coins in the dispensing section simply by pulling out the dispensing section from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device and a coin processing system capable of reducing a load.

  The coin processing device of the present invention is housed inside the housing and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing, and a payout portion in which a plurality of coin storage spaces are formed so as to be arranged in a drawing direction, Withdrawal position detecting means for detecting the withdrawal position of the payout unit from inside the housing, and setting a withdrawal position of the payout unit from inside the housing based on information on coins to be paid out to the payout unit. Setting means for determining whether or not the dispensing section has been withdrawn from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawing position, based on a detection result by the withdrawing position detecting means. And

  According to such a coin processing device, based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the payout unit, the set drawer position of the payout unit from the inside of the housing is set, and the payout unit moves from the inside of the housing to the set drawer position. By judging whether or not the coin has been pulled out by the judging means, it is possible to reliably take out the coin in the payout portion simply by pulling out the payout portion from the inside of the housing to the set drawout position, thereby reducing the work load on the operator. be able to.

  In the coin processing device of the present invention, the setting unit sets the set withdrawal position to a position where all the coin storage spaces in the dispensing unit where coins are dispensed are exposed to the outside of the housing. Is also good.

  Further, each of the coin storage spaces formed in the payout section may correspond to each of a plurality of denominations of coins.

  The information on the coins to be paid out to the payout section includes information on the denomination of coins to be paid out to the payout section, information on the number of coins to be paid out to the payout section, and coins sent to the payout section. The information may include at least one of the information related to the coin storage space.

  The coin processing device of the present invention further includes a detection unit for detecting coins stored in each of the coin storage spaces of the payout unit, and the setting unit detects the set withdrawal position by the detection unit. Based on the result, all of the coin storage spaces in which coins are stored may be set at positions where they are exposed to the outside of the housing.

  The coin processing device of the present invention is capable of completing a coin payout process to the outside of the housing when the determination unit determines that the payout unit has been drawn from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position. A control unit that performs control to perform the control may be further provided.

  The coin processing device according to the present invention, when coins are dispensed to the dispensing unit, a notifying unit for notifying information that prompts an operator to withdraw the dispensing unit from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position. May be further provided.

  In this case, the notification by the notification unit may be stopped on condition that the determination unit determines that the payout unit has been pulled out from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position.

  The coin processing device of the present invention is characterized in that, when coins are dispensed to the dispensing section, after the dispensing section is withdrawn from the inside of the housing, the determination section determines that the dispensing section has been withdrawn to the set withdrawal position. And a notifying unit for notifying that the withdrawal operation of the payout unit is insufficient when the payout unit is returned to the inside of the housing in a state where the determination is not made.

  The coin processing device of the present invention may further include a display unit that displays a screen indicating the set withdrawal position set by the setting unit.

  The coin processing device according to the present invention may further include a regulating unit that regulates that the payout unit is further withdrawn than the set withdrawal position set by the setting unit.

  The coin processing system according to the present invention, wherein the payout unit is housed inside the housing and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing, and has a plurality of coin storage spaces formed so as to be arranged in a drawing direction, A coin processing device having a withdrawal position detecting means for detecting a withdrawal position of the payout unit from the inside of the housing, and a management device provided separately from the coin processing device and capable of communicating with the coin processing device, A coin processing system comprising: a setting unit configured to set a set withdrawal position of the dispensing unit from inside the housing based on information on coins to be dispensed to the dispensing unit in the coin processing device; and Determining means for determining whether or not the dispensing section has been withdrawn from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position in the coin processing device based on a detection result by the position detecting means. The features.

  According to such a coin processing system, based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the payout unit in the coin processing device, the set drawer position of the payout unit from the inside of the housing is set, and the set drawer position from the inside of the housing. By judging whether or not the dispensing section has been withdrawn by the determining means, it is possible to reliably remove the coin in the dispensing section by simply pulling out the dispensing section from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position in the coin processing device. The workload of the operator can be reduced.

  In the coin processing system of the present invention, when coins are dispensed to the dispensing unit in the coin processing device, the operator is prompted to withdraw the dispensing unit from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position. A notifying unit for notifying information may be provided in the management device.

  Further, in the coin processing device, when coins are dispensed to the dispensing unit, the dispensing unit is withdrawn from the inside of the housing, and then the dispensing unit is withdrawn to the set withdrawing position. Even if notifying means for notifying the information that the withdrawal operation of the payout unit is insufficient is provided in the management device when the payout unit is returned to the inside of the housing in a state where the determination is not made, Good.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the coin processing apparatus and the coin processing system of this invention, the coin in a dispensing part can be reliably taken out only by pulling out a dispensing part from the inside of a housing to a set withdrawal position, thereby reducing the work load of an operator. be able to.

1 is a top view of a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure when the inside of the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is seen from the front side. It is a block diagram which shows the structure when the inside of the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is seen from right side. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system in the coin processing device illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a state in which the return box is completely accommodated in the housing in the coin processing apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a state in which the return box is pulled out from the inside of the housing to a first pull-out position in the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a state in which the return box is pulled out from the inside of the housing to a second pull-out position in the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a state in which the return box is pulled out from the inside of the housing to a third pull-out position in the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a guidance screen displayed on the operation display unit of the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a guidance screen displayed on the operation display unit of the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a state where the dispensing box is completely housed in a housing in the coin processing apparatus illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a state where the dispensing box is pulled out from the inside of the housing to a second drawing position in the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 are views showing a configuration and the like of a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a top view of the coin processing device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration when the inside of the coin processing device shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the front side. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration when the inside of the coin processing device shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a coin processing device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12. On the upper surface of the housing 12, coins are inserted into the housing 12. Is provided. Specifically, the insertion section 20 has a supply hopper 22 and a supply hopper 24, and coins supplied to the supply hopper 22 from outside the housing 12 are sent to the supply hopper 24, and the coins are supplied to the supply hopper 24 by the supply hopper 24. It is adapted to be fed out into the body 12. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a deposit transfer section 26 is provided in an upper region inside the casing 12, and coins fed out of the casing 12 by the feeding hopper 24 are used for the deposit transfer section. 26 allows the sheets to be conveyed one by one in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In addition, the deposit transport unit 26 is provided with a deposit identification unit 27, so that the denomination, authenticity, damage, transport status, and the like of coins transported by the deposit transport unit 26 are identified by the deposit identification unit 27. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h is provided at a position downstream of the deposit identification unit 27 in the deposit transport unit 26. As shown in FIG. 3, a deposit reject coin chute 28a is provided below the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h, and a deposit reject unit 28b on which reject coins are accumulated below the deposit reject coin chute 28a. Is provided. Coins that could not be identified by the deposit identification unit 27 or coins that were identified as not normal coins by the deposit identification unit 27 are branched off from the deposit transport unit 26 by the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h to be rejected. The coin is sent to the coin chute 28a. The coins sent to the deposit reject coin chute 28a are sent to the deposit reject unit 28b by their own weight and are accumulated in the deposit reject unit 28b. The coin sent to the deposit reject unit 28b can be taken out by the operator from the front surface of the housing 12.

  Also, at a position downstream of the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h in the deposit transport unit 26, a 5-yen coin sorting unit 26a, a 1-yen coin sorting unit 26b, a 50-yen coin sorting unit 26c, a 100-yen coin sorting unit 26d, And a 10-yen coin sorting unit 26e are provided in order from the upstream side. In addition, an opening 26g for a 500-yen coin is provided at the downstream end of the deposit transfer section 26. Under each coin sorting section 26a-26e and opening 500g of 500 yen coin, a deposited coin chute 29 (see FIG. 3) is provided. The coins classified as 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, and 10 yen coin by the deposit identification unit 27 are branched from the deposit transfer unit 26 by the corresponding coin sorting units 26a to 26e. The coins are sent to the corresponding coin chute 29. When the coin identified by the deposit identification unit 27 is a 500-yen coin, the coin is sent to the deposited coin chute 29 corresponding to each of the coin sorting units 26a to 26e by the coin sorting units 26a to 26e. Instead, the money is sent to the 500-yen coin opening 26g at the downstream end of the money-receiving transport section 26, and the money-receiving coin chute 29 corresponding to the 500-yen coin opening 26g (the rightmost money deposit in FIG. 3). The coin is sent to the coin chute 29).

  As shown in FIG. 3, inside the housing 12, below the deposited coin chutes 29, one elongated depositing / reserving section 30 that is long in the front and back is provided. The depositing temporary holding section 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the payment temporary holding unit 30 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The deposit temporary holding section 30 is provided with a 5-yen coin holding area 30a, a 1-yen coin holding area 30b, a 50-yen coin holding area 30c, a 100-yen coin holding area 30d, a 10-yen coin holding area 30e, and a 500-yen coin holding area 30f. Are divided into six regions. Here, in each of the holding areas 30a to 30f, a 5 yen coin, a 1 yen coin, a 50 yen coin, and 100 Yen coins, 10 yen coins, and 500 yen coins are sent.

  As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the payment temporary holding unit 30 can move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 is located at a first position a directly below the deposited coin chute 29 and a second position directly above a storage unit 40 described later. , And a third position c, which is a position directly above the return box 32 described later. The first position a is located between the second position b and the third position c. A storage chute 36 and a return chute 34 are provided above the storage unit 40 and the return box 32, respectively, below the height level of the deposit escrow unit 30. Here, the depositing temporary holding unit 30 is configured to temporarily hold the coins sent from the deposited coin chute 29 at the first position a, from the deposited coin chute 29. Then, when the deposit temporary storage unit 30 moves from the first position a to the second position b or the third position c, the coins temporarily stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are stored in the storage chute 36 or returned. To the use chute 34.

  In addition, the storage chute 36 corresponds to each of the holding areas 30a to 30f of the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the 5-yen coin passing area, the 1-yen coin passing area, the 50-yen coin passing area, the 100-yen coin passing area, and the 10-yen coin passing area. It is divided into six passing areas consisting of a yen coin passing area and a 500 yen coin passing area. On the other hand, the return chute 34 has a first pass area through which the 5-yen coin and the 1-yen coin sent from the 5-yen coin storage area 30a and the 1-yen coin storage area 30b of the deposit temporary holding section 30, respectively, and the 50-yen coin The second passing area through which the 50-yen coin and the 100-yen coin sent from the holding area 30c and the 100-yen coin holding area 30d respectively passes, and the 10-yen sent from the 10-yen coin holding area 30e and the 500-yen coin holding area 30f, respectively. It is divided into three passing areas including a third passing area through which a yen coin and a 500 yen coin pass.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, below the return chute 34, one return box 32 which is elongated in the front and rear is provided. The return box 32 is configured so that the operator can take it out of the housing 12 by pulling it out from the front surface of the housing 12 to the near side (that is, by pulling it out to the left in FIG. 3). The return box 32 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the return box 32 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The return box 32 is divided into three areas including a first storage space 32a, a second storage space 32b, and a third storage space 32c. Here, a 5-yen coin and a 1-yen coin are sent from the first passage area of the return chute 34 to the first storage space 32a. Further, 50-yen coins and 100-yen coins are sent from the second passage area of the return chute 34 to the second storage space 32b. Further, 10-yen coins and 500-yen coins are sent from the third passage area of the return chute 34 to the third storage space 32c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a storage section 40 is provided at a lower portion in the housing 12. Although only one storage section 40 is shown in FIG. 2, the storage sections 40 are actually arranged along the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 2 in correspondence with the six passage areas of the storage chute 36. Six are provided for each denomination. The coins are stored in each storage unit 40 by denomination, and coins are fed out from each storage unit 40 by denomination. More specifically, each storage unit 40 stores coins sent from the depositing temporary holding unit 30 via the storage chute 36 by denomination, and feeds out the stored coins one by one. ing.

  The configuration of each storage section 40 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a coin storage section 40a is provided below each storage section 40. The storage portion 40a is provided with a pair of disk members 42 arranged substantially in parallel along a vertical plane (a plane parallel to the paper surface of FIG. 2), and the pair of disk members 42 is a shaft extending in the horizontal direction. It is freely rotatable around. Here, the interval between the pair of disk members 42 is larger than the diameter of the coin to be stored, and the coins are stored between the pair of disk members 42 and in an upper portion thereof. . A transport belt 44 is provided in a coin storage section 40a below the storage section 40, and coins are fed out one by one from the storage section 40a of the storage section 40 by the transport belt 44, and the fed coins are The sheet is conveyed in the upper right direction in FIG. Further, inside the storage unit 40, a withdrawal identification unit 48 for identifying a denomination, authenticity, correctness or the like of a coin is provided. More specifically, the coins conveyed by the conveyor belt 44 are identified by the withdrawal identification unit 48, and the identified coins are fed from the storage unit 40 to the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 described later by the conveyor belt 44. Has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, inside the housing 12, one withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 that is long in the front and back is provided next to the storage unit 40. The dispensing temporary holding unit 50 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and extends substantially horizontally. More specifically, the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The withdrawal temporary holding section 50 includes a 5-yen coin holding area 50a, a 1-yen coin holding area 50b, a 50-yen coin holding area 50c, a 100-yen coin holding area 50d, a 10-yen coin holding area 50e, and a 500-yen coin holding area 50f. Are divided into six regions. Here, in each of the storage areas 50a to 50f, a 5-yen coin, a 50-yen coin, a 100-yen coin, a 10-yen coin, and a 500-yen coin fed out of the storage section 40 corresponding to each denomination are respectively provided. Is sent.

  The withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 can move in a substantially horizontal direction inside the housing 12 as shown by an arrow in FIG. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 is located at a first position m adjacent to the storage unit 40 and at a position on the right side of the first position m in FIG. Between the second positions n. The upper and lower portions of the withdrawal temporary holding section 50 are open. In addition, a closing plate for closing the opening at the bottom of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 is provided below the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50. Here, such a closing plate closes a lower opening of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 at the first position m and a lower opening of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 at the second position n. It can move substantially horizontally between the closing position.

  A dispensing box 54 is provided below the dispensing temporary holding unit 50 at the first position m. A collection chute 58 is provided below the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 at the second position n, and a collection cassette 60 is provided below the collection chute 58. Here, when the closing plate retreats from the lower opening of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 at the first position m and the lower opening is opened, the closing plate is sent from each storage unit 40 to the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50. The deposited coins pass through the respective holding areas 50a to 50f of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 by their own weight and are sent to the withdrawal box 54. On the other hand, after the coins are reserved in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 50 at the first position m, when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 50 moves from the first position m to the second position n, the withdrawal temporary storage is performed. The coins temporarily stored in the unit 50 fall by their own weight and are sent to the collection chute 58. The coins sent to the collecting chute 58 fall by their own weight and are sent to the collecting cassette 60, and are stored in the collecting cassette 60 in a denomination mixed state.

  The dispensing box 54 is configured so that the operator can take it out of the housing 12 by pulling it out from the front surface of the housing 12 to the near side (that is, by pulling it out to the left in FIG. 3). The dispensing box 54 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and extends in a substantially horizontal direction. More specifically, the dispensing box 54 is elongated in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). The dispensing box 54 includes a 5-yen coin storage space 54a, a 1-yen coin storage space 54b, a 50-yen coin storage space 54c, a 100-yen coin storage space 54d, a 10-yen coin storage space 54e, and a 500-yen coin storage space 54f. It is divided into six areas. Here, in each of the storage spaces 54a to 54f of the withdrawal box 54, 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, and 10 yen coin are stored from the respective holding areas 50a to 50f of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50, respectively. Yen coins and 500 yen coins are respectively sent.

  In the present embodiment, the return box 32 and the payout box 54 are used as a payout unit for paying out coins to the outside of the housing 12. Such a payout portion is housed inside the housing 12 and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, and has a plurality of coin storage spaces formed so as to be arranged in the drawing direction.

  A control unit 70 for controlling each component of the coin processing device 10 is provided inside the housing 12 of the coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 70 is connected to the input unit 20, the payment transfer unit 26, the payment identification unit 27, the payment temporary storage unit 30, each storage unit 40, the payment temporary storage unit 50, and the like. . Information relating to the coin identification result by the deposit identification unit 27 and information relating to the coin identification result by the payment identification unit 48 provided in each storage unit 40 are sent to the control unit 70. Further, the control unit 70 controls these components by sending a command signal to the input unit 20, the deposit transport unit 26, the deposit temporary holding unit 30, each of the storage units 40, the dispensing temporary storage unit 50, and the like. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 70 is connected with a draw-out position detection unit 72, a setting unit 74, a determination unit 76, a detection unit 78, a regulation unit 80, and an operation display unit 90. The withdrawal position detecting means 72 detects the withdrawal position of the return box 32 and the withdrawal box 54 from inside the housing 12. The details of the configuration of the drawer position detecting means 72 will be described later. In addition, the setting unit 74 sets a setting withdrawal position of the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 based on information on coins paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54. The details of the setting method of the setting drawing position by the setting means 74 will be described later. Further, the judging means 76 judges whether or not the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 has been drawn from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position based on the detection result by the withdrawal position detecting means 72. The details of the function of the determination means 76 will be described later. The detecting unit 78 detects coins stored in the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c of the return box 32 and coins stored in the storage spaces 54a to 54f of the dispensing box 54. Details of the configuration of the detection unit 78 will be described later. Further, the restricting unit 80 restricts the return box 32 and the dispensing box 54 from being pulled out from the set withdrawal position set by the setting unit 74. Details of the configuration of such a regulation unit 80 will be described later. The operation display unit 90 is configured by, for example, a touch panel or the like. The operation display unit 90 performs processing such as a coin depositing process and a coin dispensing process in the coin processing device 10 and a coin type stored in each storage unit 40. Information such as the number of sheets and the amount of money is displayed. The operator can input various commands to the control unit 70 by operating the operation display unit 90. Note that each of the detection unit 78, the regulation unit 80, and the operation display unit 90 is not necessarily provided in the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment, but is provided in the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment. The installation of part or all of the regulation unit 80 and the operation display unit 90 may be omitted.

  Next, details of the configuration of the drawer position detecting means 72 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, a light emitting element 72a is provided at a position near the outlet of the return box 32 inside the housing 12 in a fixed position. The return box 32 is provided with three light receiving elements 72b, 72c and 72d. Specifically, a first light receiving element 72b is provided between the first storage space 32a and the second storage space 32b of the return box 32 in the depth direction of the housing 12 (that is, in the vertical direction in FIG. 3). In addition, a second light receiving element 72c is provided between the second storage space 32b and the third storage space 32c. Further, a third light receiving element 72d is provided further deeper than the third storage space 32c in the return box 32. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, when the return box 32 is completely housed inside the housing 12, the light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is not received by any of the light receiving elements 72b, 72c, 72d. . On the other hand, when the operator pulls out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 from the state shown in FIG. 5 and the first storage space 32a is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12, as shown in FIG. The light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the first light receiving element 72b. As described above, when the light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the first light receiving element 72b, the return box 32 is moved to the first extraction position where the first storage space 32a is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12. It is detected that the housing 12 has been pulled out from the inside.

  When the operator further pulls out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 from the state shown in FIG. 6, and the second storage space 32b is also completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12, as shown in FIG. The light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the second light receiving element 72c. As described above, when the light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the second light receiving element 72c, the second drawer such that the first storage space 32a and the second storage space 32b are completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12. It is detected that the return box 32 has been pulled out of the housing 12 to the position. When the operator further pulls out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 from the state shown in FIG. 7 and the third storage space 32c is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12, as shown in FIG. Thus, the light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the third light receiving element 72d. As described above, when the light emitted from the light emitting element 72a is received by the third light receiving element 72d, the first storage space 32a, the second storage space 32b, and the third storage space 32c are completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12. It is detected that the return box 32 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the third pull-out position.

  A light emitting element (not shown) is provided at a position near the outlet of the dispensing box 54 inside the housing 12 in a fixed position. The dispensing box 54 is provided with six light receiving elements (not shown) corresponding to the storage spaces 54a to 54f. The withdrawal position detection means 72 detects the withdrawal position of the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 based on the same principle as that of the above-described withdrawal position detection means 72 regarding the detection of the withdrawal position of the return box 32. Is available.

  Note that the draw-out position detecting means 72 is not limited to the one including the light emitting element 72a and the three light receiving elements 72b, 72c, 72d described above. As long as the withdrawal position of the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 can be detected, another structure may be used as the withdrawal position detecting means 72. Specifically, for example, a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are provided in the housing 12 near the outlet of the return box 32 so as to sandwich the return box 32, and each storage space of the return box 32 is provided. Light shielding plates may be provided at locations between 32a, 32b, and 32b and at locations further inside storage space 32b. In this case, when the return box 32 is completely housed inside the housing 12, the light emitted from the light emitting element is received by the light receiving element. In addition, when the return box 32 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to, for example, a first pull-out position as shown in FIG. 6, light emitted from the light emitting element is transmitted between the first storage space 32a and the second storage space 32b. It cannot be received by the light receiving element because it is blocked by the interposed light shielding plate, and thus, it is detected that the return box 32 has been pulled out to the first drawing position.

  Further, as still another example of the configuration of the withdrawal position detecting means 72, an encoder for detecting the moving amount (withdrawal amount) of the return box 32 or the dispensing box 54 from inside the housing 12 may be used. In this case, the amount of movement of the return box 32 or the dispensing box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 detected by the encoder corresponds to the above-described first withdrawal position, second withdrawal position, and third withdrawal position, respectively. When the predetermined amount of movement has been reached, it is detected that the return box 32 and the dispensing box 54 have been pulled out to the first withdrawal position, the second withdrawal position, and the third withdrawal position, respectively.

  The setting unit 74 sets the setting and withdrawal position of the return box 32 and the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 based on information on coins to be paid out to the return box 32 and the withdrawal box 54. Specifically, for example, when coins are paid out to the return box 32 and the coins are paid out only to the first storage space 32a of the return box 32, the setting means 74 is set to The first withdrawal position as shown in FIG. 6 is set as the set withdrawal position of the return box 32. Also, when coins are paid out to the return box 32, coins are paid out to the first storage space 32a and the second storage space 32b of the return box 32, or coins are paid out only to the second storage space 32b. In this case, the setting unit 74 sets the second withdrawal position as shown in FIG. 7 as the set withdrawal position of the return box 32 from inside the housing 12. When coins are paid out to the return box 32 and even one coin is paid out to the third storage space 32c of the return box 32, the setting means 74 sets the return box from inside the casing 12 A third drawing position as shown in FIG. 8 is set as the 32 setting drawing positions. The setting means 74 also sets the set withdrawal position of the withdrawal box 54 based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the withdrawal box 54 in the same manner as the method for setting the set withdrawal position of the return box 32 described above. It is supposed to.

  The setting method of the setting withdrawal position of the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 by the setting means 74 is not limited to the above-described method. That is, the setting unit 74 sets the setting withdrawal position of the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54. The information on the coins paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 is a coin storage space for storing coins sent to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 (the storage spaces 32a, 32b, 32c of the return box 32 or the like). The information is not limited to the information related to the storage spaces 54a to 54f) of the payment box 54. "Information on coins to be paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54" is information on the denomination of coins to be paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54, or coins to be paid out to the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54. May be used. A method for setting the setting and withdrawal positions of the return box 32 and the dispensing box 54 according to such a modification will be described later.

  The determination unit 76 determines whether the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54 has been drawn from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position based on the detection result by the withdrawal position detection unit 72. For example, when the set withdrawal position of the return box 32 is set to the first withdrawal position by the setting unit 74, the operator returns the return box 32 from the state where the return box 32 is housed inside the housing 12. When the withdrawal position detection means 72 detects that the return box 32 has reached the first withdrawal position as shown in FIG. 6, the determination means 76 determines that the return box 32 has been moved from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position. Judge that it was withdrawn. Then, when the determination unit 76 determines that the return box 32 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position, the control unit 70 performs a process of paying out coins to the outside of the housing 12 by the return box 32. Control is performed to enable completion. The control method by the control unit 70 will be described later. The control unit 70 performs the same control as that of the return box 32 with respect to the payment box 54.

  The detection unit 78 has a coin detection sensor such as a magnetic sensor provided at the bottom of each of the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c of the return box 32. Here, a plurality (specifically, three) of magnetic sensors are provided so as to correspond to the respective storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c. When a coin is stored in each of the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c, the coin detection sensor detects that a coin is stored in each of the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c. Similarly, the detection unit 78 has a coin detection sensor such as a magnetic sensor provided at the bottom of each of the storage spaces 54 a to 54 f of the dispensing box 54. The coins stored in 54f are detected by the detection unit 78. As described above, in the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the installation of the detection unit 78 can be omitted.

  The restricting unit 80 is configured by a stopper or the like that restricts the return box 32 and the dispensing box 54 from being pulled out from the set drawing position set by the setting unit 74. A plurality of such stoppers are provided corresponding to the respective storage spaces 32a, 32b, 32c of the return box 32 and the respective storage spaces 54a to 54f of the payment box 54. Then, for example, when the setting drawer position of the return box 32 is set to the first withdrawal position by the setting means 74, the operator can return the return box 32 by the stopper provided corresponding to the first storage space 32a. 6 cannot be further drawn out of the housing 12 from the first drawn-out position. As described above, the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment can omit the installation of the regulating unit 80.

  Next, the operation of the coin processing device 10 having such a configuration will be described below. The operation of the coin processing device 10 as described below is performed by the control unit 70 controlling each component of the coin processing device 10.

  First, the operation of coin deposit processing in the coin processing device 10 will be described. When coins are inserted into the insertion section 20 provided on the upper surface of the housing 12 by the operator, the coins are accumulated on the supply hopper 22. Then, coins are sent from the supply hopper 22 to the payout hopper 24, and the coins are fed out one by one from the payout hopper 24 to the deposit transfer section 26. The coin dispensed to the deposit transfer section 26 by the dispensing hopper 24 is identified by the deposit identification section 27 such as its denomination, authenticity, correctness, transport state, and the like. Here, coins identified as rejected coins by the deposit identification unit 27 and coins that cannot be identified by the deposit identification unit 27 are branched from the deposit transport unit 26 by the deposit reject coin sorting unit 26h. It is sent to the deposit reject coin chute 28a. Then, the coin sent to the deposit reject coin chute 28a is sent from the deposit reject coin chute 28a to the deposit reject unit 28b by dropping the coin by its own weight. The coins accumulated in the deposit reject unit 28b are taken out from the front of the housing 12 by the operator.

  On the other hand, coins identified as normal coins by the deposit identification unit 27 are branched from the deposit transport unit 26 by the corresponding coin sorting units 26a to 26e according to the denomination of the coin, and the corresponding deposits are made. It is sent to the coin chute 29. When the coin identified by the deposit identification unit 27 is a 500-yen coin, the coin is sent to the deposit coin chute 29 corresponding to the coin sorting units 26a to 26e by the coin sorting units 26a to 26e. Instead, the coin is sent to the 500-yen coin opening 26g provided at the downstream end of the deposit transport section 26, and is sent to the deposit coin chute 29 corresponding to the 500-yen coin opening 26g.

  After that, coins are sent from each deposit coin chute 29 to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by denomination. More specifically, when the deposit escrow unit 30 is located at the first position a in FIG. 2, the coin sorting units 26 a to 26 f are respectively stored in the holding areas 30 a to 30 f of the deposit escrow unit 30. 26e and the opening 26g for the 500 yen coin, 5 yen coin, 1 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 10 yen coin, and 500 yen coin are sent through each deposit coin chute 29. In this manner, coins are temporarily reserved by the denomination in the deposit temporary storage unit 30.

  Thereafter, when a coin return command is input to the control unit 70 from the operation display unit 90 by the operator, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 moves from the first position a to the third position c. Then, coins of each denomination are transferred from the holding areas 30a to 30f of the depositing temporary holding unit 30 to the first storage space 32a, the second storage space 32b, and the third storage space of the return box 32 via the return chute 34. 32c. At this time, a 5-yen coin and a 1-yen coin are stored in the first storage space 32a, a 50-yen coin and a 100-yen coin are stored in the second storage space 32b, and a 10-yen coin is stored in the third storage space 32c. And a 500-yen coin. Thereafter, when the operator pulls out the return box 32 from the front surface of the housing 12 to the front side, the operator can take out the coins stored in the return box 32 by denomination.

  Further, in a state in which coins are temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by denomination, when a command to confirm the deposit is input to the control unit 70 from the operation display unit 90, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 moves from the first position a to the second position b. Then, coins of each denomination are stored in each storage unit 40 via the storage chute 36 from each of the storage areas 30a to 30f of the depositing temporary storage unit 30 by denomination. In this way, the coin depositing process in the coin processor 10 is completed.

  Next, the operation of the coin dispensing process in the coin processing device 10 will be described.

  When the operator inputs a command to start a dispensing process from the operation display unit 90 to the control unit 70, coins are paid out from the storage unit 40 corresponding to the denomination of the coin to be dispensed, and the fed coins are fed out. Is sent to each of the holding areas 50a to 50f of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 after being identified by the withdrawal identification unit 48. At this time, the closing plate is retracted from the opening at the bottom of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50, and the opening at the bottom is opened. As a result, the coins sent to the respective holding areas 50a to 50f of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 pass through these holding areas 50a to 50f and are stored in the withdrawal box 54. At this time, 5-yen coins, 1-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, 10-yen coins, and 500-yen coins are stored in the storage spaces 54a to 54f of the dispensing box 54, respectively. Thereafter, the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the front of the housing 12 to the front side, so that the operator can take out the coins stored in the withdrawal box 54 by denomination.

  Next, the operation of coin collection processing in the coin processing device 10 will be described.

  When a command to start the collection process is input to the control unit 70 from the operation display unit 90 by the operator, coins are paid out from all the storage units 40, and the fed-out coins are identified by the withdrawal identifying unit 48. It is sent to each holding area 50 a to 50 f of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50. At this time, the opening at the bottom of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 50 is closed by the closing plate. Then, after the coin dispensed from each storage unit 40 is temporarily stored in the dispensing temporary storage unit 50, when the dispensing temporary storage unit 50 moves from the first position m to the second position n, the dispensing is performed. The coin temporarily stored in the gold temporary storage unit 50 falls by its own weight and is sent to the collection chute 58. The coins sent to the collecting chute 58 fall by their own weight and are sent to the collecting cassette 60, and are stored in the collecting cassette 60 in a denomination mixed state. Thereafter, by removing the collection cassette 60 from the inside of the housing 12, the coins stored in the coin processing device 10 can be collected together with the collection cassette 60.

  Next, the operation of extracting the coins paid out to the return box 32 by pulling out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 will be described in detail below.

  When the coin processing is performed in the coin processing apparatus 10, after the coins are temporarily reserved for the denominations in the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the operator returns a coin return instruction on the operation display unit 90 to the control unit 70. Is set, the setting means 74 sets the setting withdrawal position of the return box 32 from inside the housing 12 based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the return box 32. Here, as information of coins to be paid out to the return box 32, a coin storage space (specifically, a coin storage space for storing coins sent to the return box 32 based on the denomination of the coin identified by the deposit identification unit 27). , Information on each storage space 32a, 32b, 32c) is used. Specifically, when the denominations of all the coins identified by the deposit identification unit 27 are both or one of a 5-yen coin and a 1-yen coin, the coin is sent from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the return box 32. Since the collected coins are stored only in the first storage space 32a, the setting means 74 sets the first withdrawal position as the set withdrawal position of the return box 32. If the coin denomination identified by the deposit identification unit 27 includes both or one of a 50-yen coin and a 100-yen coin, the coin sent from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the return box 32 is The setting unit 74 sets the second withdrawal position as the set withdrawal position of the return box 32 because it is also stored in the second storage space 32b. When the coin type identified by the deposit identification unit 27 includes both or either a 10-yen coin and a 500-yen coin, the coin sent from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the return box 32 is The setting unit 74 sets the third withdrawal position as the set withdrawal position of the return box 32 because it is also stored in the third storage space 32c.

  Further, when a coin return command is input to the control unit 70 by the operator via the operation display unit 90, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 moves from the first position a to the third position c as described above. As a result, the coins temporarily held in the depositing temporary holding unit 30 are sent to the storage spaces 32a, 32b, 32c of the return box 32 and stored in these storage spaces 32a, 32b, 32c. Thereafter, a screen for prompting the operator to pull out the return box 32 from the front of the housing 12 as shown in FIG. At this time, the set drawing position of the return box 32 set by the setting means 74 is also displayed on the operation display section 90 as the target line in FIG. This allows the operator to know how far the return box 32 should be pulled out.

  When the operator pulls out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12, the position where the return box 32 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 is detected by the pull-out position detecting means 72. Then, when the operator pulls out the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawer position, the return box 32 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawer position based on the detection result by the drawer position detecting means 72. Is determined by the determining means 76. Here, when the return box 32 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position, the storage space in which coins are stored among the three storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12. Therefore, the operator can take out the coins stored in the storage space. Then, after taking out the coins from the storage spaces 32a, 32b, 32c, the operator pushes the return box 32 into the inside of the housing 12 to store it again inside the housing 12. At this time, if the return box 32 is stored again inside the housing 12 in a state where the return means 32 has not been determined to have been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position, the operation display The unit 90 displays a warning screen as shown in FIG. In a state where the return means 32 is not determined to have been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawer position by the determining means 76, a part of the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c storing coins is outside the housing 12. There is a possibility that the return box 32 has been returned to the inside of the housing 12 without being exposed to the wall. In this case, coins may remain in some of the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c of the return box 32. For this reason, in such a case, a warning screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the operation display section 90 to remind the operator to pull out the return box 32 from the front surface of the housing 12 to the set pull-out position. be able to. If it is not determined by the judging means 76 that the return box 32 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position, the return box 32 will remain in the housing even if the return box 32 is returned to the inside of the housing 12. The return box 32 may not be locked inside the body 12 and may slightly protrude forward from the front surface of the housing 12. In addition to the warning screen shown in FIG. 10 displayed on the operation display unit 90, a warning buzzer may sound or a warning message may flow. On the other hand, when it is determined by the determining means 76 that the return box 32 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position, and the return box 32 is stored again inside the housing 12, the coin return processing is completed. I do.

  In the present embodiment, a guidance screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the operation display unit 90 on condition that the return unit 32 is determined to be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position. Is switched to the original initial screen (standby screen), and the notification that prompts the operator to pull out the return box 32 from the front of the housing 12 is stopped. More specifically, the operator is prompted to pull out the return box 32 from the front of the housing 12 when the determination unit 76 determines that the return box 32 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position. Such notification may be stopped. Alternatively, after the return box 32 is determined to have been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position by the determination means 76, the return box 32 is moved The notification that prompts the operator to pull out from the front of the body 12 may be stopped.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the setting drawer position of the return box 32 from inside the housing 12 is set by the setting means 74, the return box 32 is drawn out from the set drawer position set by the setting means 74. This may be restricted by the restriction unit 80 such as a stopper. In this case, it is possible to prevent the operator from pulling out the return box 32 more than the set draw-out position, thereby shortening the time required for removing coins from the return box 32 more reliably. Will be able to

  Also, the operation of extracting the coins paid out to the withdrawal box 54 by pulling out the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 is the same operation as the operation of withdrawing the return box 32 from the inside of the housing 12 described above. Is performed. Specifically, when a coin dispensing process is performed in the coin processing device 10, the setting unit 74 determines a dispensing box from the inside of the housing 12 based on information of the coin dispensed to the dispensing box 54. The setting drawer position 54 is set. Thereafter, a screen that prompts the operator to pull out the dispensing box 54 from the front surface of the housing 12 is displayed on the operation display unit 90. At this time, the setting withdrawal position of the withdrawal box 54 set by the setting means 74 is also displayed on the operation display section 90. This allows the operator to know how far the withdrawal box 54 should be pulled out.

  When the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12, the withdrawal position of the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 is detected by the withdrawal position detecting means 72. When the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position, the withdrawal box 54 is moved from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position based on the detection result by the withdrawal position detecting means 72. It is judged by the judging means 76 that it has been drawn. Here, when the dispensing box 54 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position, the storage space in which coins are stored among the six storage spaces 54a to 54f is completely exposed to the outside of the housing 12. Therefore, the operator can take out the coins stored in the storage space. Then, after taking out the coins from the storage spaces 54a to 54f, the operator pushes the dispensing box 54 into the inside of the housing 12 to store it again inside the housing 12. At this time, if the withdrawal box 54 is again housed inside the housing 12 in a state where the judging means 76 has not determined that the withdrawal box 54 has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position, The operation display unit 90 displays a warning screen. In a state where the withdrawal box 54 has not been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position by the determination means 76, a part of the storage spaces 54 a to 54 f in which coins are stored is outside the housing 12. There is a possibility that the dispensing box 54 is returned to the inside of the housing 12 without being exposed, and in this case, coins may remain in a part of the storage spaces 54a to 54f of the dispensing box 54. Therefore, in such a case, by displaying a warning screen on the operation display unit 90, the operator can be again prompted to pull out the payment box 54 from the front surface of the housing 12 to the set drawing position. Further, after the withdrawal box 54 is retracted from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position to the set withdrawal position by the determination means 76 and then the withdrawal box 54 is stored in the housing 12 again, coins are dispensed. Processing is completed.

  According to the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, based on the information of the coins to be paid out to the payout section (specifically, the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54) from which the coins are paid out. Then, the setting and withdrawal position of the dispensing unit from inside the housing 12 is set by the setting unit 74, and the dispensing unit is withdrawn from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawing position based on the detection result by the withdrawal position detecting unit 72. The determination means 76 determines whether or not it has occurred. Thus, the operator can reliably take out the coins in the dispensing section only by pulling out the dispensing section from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position.

  More specifically, in a conventional coin processing device, when an operator removes a coin from the payout section after the coin is paid out to a payout section such as a return box or a payout box, the operator places the payout section in a housing. It had to be pulled completely out of the body. Specifically, even if the operator returns the payout section to the inside of the housing without completely pulling out the payout section from the inside of the housing, the coin payout process is not completed. For this reason, even when coins are not stored in the coin storage space on the back side of the dispensing section, the operator has to completely pull out the dispensing section from the inside of the housing, which is troublesome. On the other hand, in the coin processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, even if the payout unit is not completely pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, the payout unit is only pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawer position. Since the coins can be reliably removed, the work load on the operator can be reduced.

  In the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the control unit 70 determines whether the payout unit has been pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawer position by the determination unit 76. The control is performed so that the coin payout process to the outside of the unit 12 can be completed. Therefore, the coin payout process can be completed without completely pulling out the payout unit from the inside of the housing 12.

  Further, in the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when coins are paid out to the payout unit, the operator is prompted to pull out the payout unit from the inside of the housing 12 to the set drawing position. An operation display section 90 is provided as a notifying means for notifying the user of the information (see FIG. 9). In addition, a means other than the operation display unit 90 may be used as such a notification unit. For example, as another example of the notification means, a voice speaker or the like that notifies the operator by voice may be used. In addition, the notification by the notification means such as the operation display unit 90 is stopped on condition that the determination unit 76 determines that the payout unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position. In addition, after the payout unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 when the coin is paid out to the payout unit, the payout unit is set in a state in which it is not determined by the determination unit 76 that the payout unit has been pulled out to the set withdrawal position. When returned to the inside of the housing 12, information indicating that the withdrawal operation of the payout unit is insufficient is notified by notification means such as the operation display unit 90 (see FIG. 10). In addition, a screen showing the set drawing position set by the setting means 74 is displayed on the operation display section 90 (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

  The coin processing device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described mode, and various changes can be made.

  For example, the coin processing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the like can perform both the coin depositing process and the coin dispensing process, but the coin processing device according to the present embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. It will not be done. As another example of the coin processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, an apparatus that can only perform a deposit processing of coins or an apparatus that can perform only an output processing of coins may be used. Even in a coin processing device capable of performing only coin deposit processing, when the coin held in the deposit temporary holding unit is returned when the coin deposit processing is performed, the same structure as the return box 32 described above is used. Since a return box is used, the same operation as the above-described operation relating to the return box 32 of the coin processing apparatus 10 can be performed by applying the above-described principle of the present invention. Further, in a coin processing apparatus that can perform only coin dispensing processing, a dispensing box having the same configuration as the above-described dispensing box 54 is used. Therefore, by applying the above-described principle of the present invention, The same operation as the operation related to the dispensing box 54 of the coin processing device 10 can be performed.

  Further, in the coin processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the like, the return box 32 is divided into three regions including a first storage space 32a, a second storage space 32b, and a third storage space 32c. The coin processing device according to the embodiment is not limited to such a mode. For example, the return box 32 may be divided into six coin storage spaces so as to correspond to the respective holding areas 30a to 30f of the depositing temporary holding unit 30. In this case, one of the six withdrawal positions corresponding to each coin storage space may be set by the setting unit 74 as the set withdrawal position. Alternatively, the return box 32 is divided into six coin storage spaces, and the set withdrawal position is any of the three withdrawal positions including the above-described first withdrawal position, second withdrawal position, and third withdrawal position. The position may be set by the setting means 74.

  Further, the coin processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and the like is not used alone, but a coin processing system in which a coin processing apparatus 10 and a management device provided separately from the coin processing apparatus 10 are combined. May be used. Here, as a management device provided separately from the coin processing device 10, an upper terminal, a terminal unit, a mobile tablet terminal, a smartphone, and the like, which are communicably connected to the coin processing device 10, are used. When such a coin processing system is used, at least a part or all of the setting unit 74, the determination unit 76, and the operation display unit 90 as shown in FIG. It may be provided. For example, when coins are dispensed to a dispensing section such as the return box 32 or the dispensing box 54 in the coin processing apparatus 10, the operator is prompted to withdraw the dispensing section from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position. May be notified to the operator by the management device instead of the coin processing device 10. For example, a screen as shown in FIG. 9 may be displayed on a monitor or a touch panel of the management device. Further, in this case, the notification to the operator by the management device is stopped on condition that the determination unit 76 determines that the payout unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position in the coin processing device 10. Is done. In addition, when the coin is paid out to the payout unit in the coin processing device 10, after the payout unit is pulled out from the inside of the housing 12, it is not determined by the determining unit 76 that the payout unit has been pulled out to the set drawing position. When the dispensing unit is returned to the inside of the housing 12 in the state, information indicating that the dispensing operation of the dispensing unit is insufficient may be notified to the operator by the management device instead of the coin processing device 10. For example, a screen as shown in FIG. 10 may be displayed on a monitor or a touch panel of the management device. Further, a screen indicating the set drawing position set by the setting unit 74 may be displayed on a monitor or the like of the management device.

  In the coin processing apparatus 10 described above, the setting unit 74 sets the withdrawal position of the payout unit from the inside of the housing 12 based on information on the coins to be paid out to the payout units such as the return box 32 and the payout box 54. The information relating to the coin storage space in which coins sent to the payout unit are stored is used as such “information on coins to be paid out to the payout unit”. However, the coin processing device according to the present embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. In the coin processing device according to the modified example, as the `` information of coins to be paid out to the payout unit '', information on the denomination of coins to be paid out to the payout unit, and information on the number of coins to be paid out to the payout unit are used. Is also good. For example, when coins are stored in each coin storage space of the payout section, a predetermined number of coins are stored in a denomination mixed state in order from the coin storage space on the near side when viewed from the front of the housing. May be. In this case, if the number of coins to be paid out to the payout unit is small, the coins will be stored only in the coin storage space on the near side when viewed from the front of the housing, but the coins to be paid out to the payout unit When the number of coins is large, coins are also stored in the coin storage space on the back side when viewed from the front of the housing. Further, in this case, the setting unit 74 determines the setting and withdrawal position of the payout unit from the inside of the housing 12 based on information on the number of coins to be paid out to the payout unit such as the return box 32 and the payout box 54. Will be set.

  In the coin processing apparatus 10 described above, coins are stored for each denomination in the coin storage space of the payout section such as the return box 32 or the dispensing box 54. The device is not limited to such an embodiment. In the coin processing device according to the modified example, no coin denomination is assigned to each coin storage space of the dispensing unit, and when coins are stored in the dispensing unit, coins of a certain denomination from the front of the housing. The coins of the next denomination may be stored in the second coin storage space from the near side, with the coins being stored in the coin storage space closest to the viewer. A coin processing apparatus according to such a modification will be described with reference to FIGS. In describing a coin processing device according to a modified example as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the same components as those of the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals and described. Is omitted.

  In the coin processing device 10a according to the modified example as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the dispensing box 55 is divided into six storage spaces 55a to 55f, and the denomination of coins is stored in each of the storage spaces 55a to 55f. Not assigned. When only one type of coin is dispensed when the coin dispensing process is performed in such a coin processing device 10 a, the most recently stored coin is viewed from the front of the housing 12. Coins are stored in the space 55a. When coins of two denominations are dispensed, as shown in FIG. 11, coins are stored in two storage spaces 55a and 55b located on the near side as viewed from the front of the housing 12 for each denomination. Is stored in. Similarly, when coins of three or more denominations are dispensed, coins are stored in the storage spaces 55a to 55f in order from the near side as viewed from the front of the housing 12, for each denomination.

  Also, in the coin processing device 10a according to the modified example as shown in FIG. 11 and the like, when coins are paid out to the dispensing box 55, the inside of the housing 12 is Is set by the setting means 74. Specifically, for example, when coins of two denominations are dispensed, the setting withdrawal position of the dispensing box 55 is set to a position as shown in FIG. Then, when the operator pulls out the withdrawal box 55 from the inside of the housing 12, based on the detection result by the withdrawal position detecting means 72, whether the withdrawal box 55 has been drawn from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position. The determination is made by the determining means 76. Thus, the operator can reliably remove the coins in the dispensing box 55 simply by pulling out the dispensing box 55 from the inside of the housing 12 to the set withdrawal position.

  Further, as still another example, when the setting unit 74 sets the setting withdrawal position of the payout unit (for example, the return box 32 or the withdrawal box 54) from inside the housing 12, the setting unit 74 sets the setting withdrawal. The position may be set to a position where all coin storage spaces in which coins are stored are exposed to the outside of the housing 12 based on the detection result by the detection unit 78. As described above, the detection unit 78 detects coins stored in the storage spaces 32a, 32b, and 32c of the return box 32 and coins stored in the storage spaces 54a to 54f of the dispensing box 54. It has become. For this reason, the position where the coin storage space of the return box 32 or the dispensing box 54 where the coin is stored by the detection unit 78 is exposed to the outside of the housing 12 is set as the set withdrawal position. By simply pulling out the return box 32 or the pay-out box 54 from the inside of the housing 12 to the set draw-out position, the operator can reliably take out the coins in the return box 32 or the pay-out box 54.

  In the above description, the return box 32 and the dispensing box 54 are applied as the payout unit from which coins are paid out. However, the coin processing device according to the present embodiment is limited to such an aspect. There is no. As long as coins can be paid out of the housing, something other than the return box 32 and the payout box 54 may be used as the payout unit.

10, 10a Coin processing device 12 Housing 20 Input unit 22 Supply hopper 24 Feeding hopper 26 Receiving and transferring unit 26a to 26e Coin sorting unit 26g Opening for 500 yen coin 26h Receiving reject coin sorting unit 27 Receiving discriminating unit 28a Receiving reject coin chute 28b Deposit reject part 29 Deposit coin chute 30 Deposit temporary storage part 30a-30f Reservation area 32 Return box 32a-32c Storage space 34 Return chute 36 Storage chute 40 Storage part 40a Storage part 42 Disk member 44 Transport belt 48 Deposit identification part 50 Deposit Temporary Reservation Units 50a to 50f Coin Reservation Area 54 Dispensing Boxes 54a to 54f Storage Space 55 Dispensing Boxes 55a to 55f Storage Space 58 Collection Chute 60 Collection Cassette 70 Control Unit 72 Withdrawal Position Detecting Means 72a Light Emitting Elements 72b to 72d light receiving element 74 setting means 76 judging means 78 detecting section 80 regulating section 90 operation display section a first position b second position c third position m first position n second position

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A payout portion that is housed inside the housing and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing, and a plurality of coin storage spaces are formed so as to be arranged in the drawing direction,
Withdrawal position detection means for detecting a withdrawal position of the payout unit from inside the housing,
Setting means for setting a setting withdrawal position of the payout unit from inside the housing based on information of coins to be paid out to the payout unit,
Based on a detection result by the withdrawal position detection unit, a determination unit for determining whether or not the payout unit has been withdrawn from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position,
A coin processing device comprising:   2. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the set withdrawal position at a position where all of the coin storage spaces from which coins have been paid out in the payout unit are exposed outside the housing. 3.   The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein each of the coin storage spaces formed in the payout unit corresponds to each of a plurality of denominations of coins.   The information on the coins to be paid out to the payout section includes information on the denomination of coins to be paid out to the payout section, information on the number of coins to be paid out to the payout section, and coins sent to the payout section. The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the coin processing device includes at least one of information on the coin storage space. Further comprising a detection unit for detecting coins stored in each of the coin storage spaces of the payout unit,
The said setting means sets the said setting extraction | drawing-out position to the position where all the said coin storage spaces where coins are stored are exposed outside the housing | casing based on the detection result by the said detection part. The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   A control unit that performs control so that the coin payout process to the outside of the housing can be completed when it is determined by the determination unit that the payout unit has been pulled out from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position. The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:   2. A notifying means for notifying information to prompt an operator to pull out the payout portion from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position when coins are paid out to the payout portion. A coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The coin processing device according to claim 7, wherein the notification by the notification unit is stopped on condition that the determination unit determines that the payout unit has been pulled out from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position.   After the dispensing unit is withdrawn from the inside of the housing when coins are dispensed to the dispensing unit, the state is not determined by the determination unit that the dispensing unit has been withdrawn to the set withdrawal position. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify information indicating that the dispensing operation of the dispensing unit is insufficient when the dispensing unit is returned to the inside of the housing. Coin processing equipment.   The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a display unit that displays a screen indicating the set withdrawal position set by the setting unit.   The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a regulating unit that regulates that the payout unit is further withdrawn than the set withdrawal position set by the setting unit. A payout portion that is housed inside the housing and can be pulled out from the inside of the housing and has a plurality of coin storage spaces formed so as to be arranged in a drawing direction, and the payout from inside the housing. Coin processing device having a withdrawal position detecting means for detecting the withdrawal position of the section,
A management device provided separately from the coin processing device and capable of communicating with the coin processing device,
A coin processing system comprising:
Setting means for setting a setting withdrawal position of the dispensing unit from the inside of the housing, based on information on coins dispensed to the dispensing unit in the coin processing device;
Based on a detection result by the withdrawal position detection unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not the payout unit has been withdrawn from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position in the coin processing device,
A coin processing system comprising:   In the coin processing device, when coins are dispensed to the dispensing unit, the notifying means for notifying the operator of information that prompts an operator to withdraw the dispensing unit from the inside of the housing to the set withdrawal position is performed by the management unit. 13. The coin processing system according to claim 12, which is provided in an apparatus.   In the coin processing device, when the coin is dispensed to the dispensing unit, after the dispensing unit is withdrawn from the inside of the housing, it is determined by the determination unit that the dispensing unit is withdrawn to the set withdrawal position. The notifying means for notifying the information that the withdrawal operation of the dispensing unit is insufficient when the dispensing unit is returned to the inside of the housing in a state where the dispensing unit is not provided is provided in the management device. 13. The coin processing system according to item 12.

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