JP2020080056A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a coin processor capable of strictly and effectively managing cash balance even during overflow processing.SOLUTION: A coin processor includes a control part that switches an overflow switching gate 26d to an overflow storage 34b side as well as switching a storage return switching gate 26b to a coin return port 14 side upon receiving a denomination number instruction indicating a denomination and the number of denominations to be collected when performing an overflow process from a coin storage box 24, transports and holds a fixed number of coins to be counted from the coin storage box 24 to a temporary holding part 22, and controls the overflow process in which a process of transporting the coins held in the temporary holding part 22 to the overflow storage 34b is repeated when no transport error is present.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device capable of strictly and effectively managing the amount of money stored even during overflow processing.

  For example, in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal is generally connected to a money processing device as an automatic change dispenser. The money processing device has a coin processing device and a bill processing device. The coin processing device identifies the coins deposited by being inserted into the coin slot, sorts the coins identified as genuine coins by denomination by the coin allocator, and provides the coins provided for each denomination. The coins distributed to the storage are stored according to denomination. When a withdrawal command, which is a change withdrawal request, is given from the POS terminal, this money processing device causes a coin corresponding to the requested amount to be withdrawn from the corresponding coin storage, and the withdrawal transfer unit to reach the coin outlet. It is conveyed and paid out (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP, 2016-71662, A

  By the way, cash processing apparatuses are used in manned cash registers and unmanned cash registers (self cash register, semi self cash register) and the like. In the money processing apparatus, when a predetermined number or more of coins or banknotes are stored, it is determined that an overflow has occurred, an error message or the like is displayed on the display unit of the POS terminal, and the operation is stopped.

  In the banknote processing device, the face value of the banknote may be large, and a collection cassette is often provided, but in the coin processing device, the coin is often dispensed as change and reduced, and the face value is small. It is rare that an overflow storage is provided to collect coins that have overflowed.

  However, even if the coin processing device is in an overflow state, the deposited coin cannot be accepted and the operation is stopped. For this reason, it is preferable to provide an overflow box also in the coin processing device, but since there are many denominations of coins and the number of stored coins is large, if a conveyance error such as a jam of coins occurs, the inventory management becomes complicated. In addition, there is a problem that the overflow processing takes time because it is necessary to perform the close inspection processing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device that can strictly and effectively manage the inventory even during overflow processing.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, a coin processing device according to the present invention has a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a deposited coin, and a coin temporarily held by the temporary holding unit. A coin allocating section for allocating each denomination, a plurality of coin storages for storing the coins allocated by the coin allocating section for each denomination, and a coin feeding section provided in each coin storage, and a feeding section for feeding out coins, When performing the overflow process from the coin storage, the transfer overflow of the removable storage for storing the coins to be collected and the coins stored in the temporary storage unit is switched to the coin distribution unit and the coin return port. A coin processing device including a storage/return switching gate to perform, and a coin return/discharge unit having an overflow switching gate for switching transport of coins transported to the coin return port side to the coin return port and the overflow storage. When receiving an instruction of the number of denominations to be collected and the number of denominations to be collected when performing overflow processing from the coin storage, the overflow switching gate is switched to the overflow storage side, and the storage is returned. The switching gate is switched to the coin return port side, and the coins to be counted are conveyed from the coin storage to the temporary holding unit and held at a constant number of times, and when there is no conveyance abnormality, the coins are held at the temporary holding unit. It is characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling an overflow process for repeating the process of transporting coins to the overflow container.

  Further, the coin processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, is provided in the feeding unit, a first counting sensor for counting the coins to be fed, and provided in the overflow storage side passage in the coin return discharge unit, A second counting sensor for counting passing coins, wherein the control unit counts the number counted by the first counting sensor and the number counted by the second counting sensor for each overflow processing of the predetermined number of coins. It is determined whether or not and match, and when they match, the overflow processing of the remaining coins is repeated.

  Further, in the coin processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, the control unit updates the inventory amount of the coin storage unit when the coins stored in the temporary storage unit are conveyed to the overflow storage side. Is characterized by.

  Further, in the coin processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, when an abnormality occurs between the feeding unit and the temporary holding unit, after the restoration process, the storage return switching gate After switching to the coin distribution unit side and returning the coins held in the temporary holding unit to the coin storage, the overflow processing is restarted, and an abnormality occurs between the temporary holding unit and the overflow storage. In this case, after the recovery process, the storage/return switching gate is switched to the coin return port side, the coins held in the temporary holding unit are conveyed to the overflow storage, and then the overflow process is restarted.

  Further, in the coin processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, the first counting sensor has a coin identifying function, and the control unit stores the coin when the identification result by the first counting sensor is incorrect. The overflow switching process is restarted after the return switching gate is switched to the coin sorting unit side to return the coins held in the temporary holding unit to the coin storage.

  Further, the coin processing device according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the control unit updates the inventory amount of the coin storage when the coin is delivered by the delivery unit.

  Further, the coin processing device according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the control unit restarts the overflow process after the recovery process and the coins are transferred to an overflow container when a transfer abnormality occurs. And

  According to the present invention, the inventory management can be strictly and effectively performed even during overflow processing.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a money processing apparatus including a coin processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the money processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal structure of the coin processing device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin return and discharge unit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the configuration of the coin return and discharge unit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing the passage of coins in the coin return passage in the coin returning and discharging unit shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing the passage of coins in the coin discharge passage in the coin returning and discharging unit shown in FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an overflow processing procedure by the control unit of the coin processing device. FIG. 11: is a flowchart which shows the overflow processing procedure by the control part of the coin processing apparatus of a modification.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a coin processing device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 and 2 each show a money processing device 1 including a coin processing device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of the money processing device 1. 2 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the money processing apparatus 1.

  The money processing device 1 exemplified here is applied as an automatic change machine to which a POS (Point Of Sales) register device PR is connected as a higher-order device in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. And a bill processing device 40.

  3 and 4 show the coin processing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the coin processing device 10, and FIG. 4 is a coin processing device. It is a schematic diagram which shows the internal structure of 10 typically.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the coin processing device 10 has a coin processing device main body 10a that is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing, and the coin processing device main body 10a includes a coin slot 11 and an operation unit. The display unit 12, the coin dispensing port 13, the coin return port 14, and the detachable overflow container 34b are provided.

  The coin slot 11 is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the front end of the coin processing device body 10a, and is an opening for receiving the inserted coin into the coin processing device body 10a. The coin slot 11 functions as a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a deposit from a user such as a customer.

  The operation display unit 12 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the front end of the coin processing device body 10a, and has a display unit 12a and an operation unit 12b. The display unit 12a displays various kinds of information, and the operation unit 12b is an input means configured by, for example, a ten-key pad or the like to input various kinds of operations.

  The coin dispensing port 13 is provided on the left side of the front surface of the coin processing device body 10a. The coin dispensing port 13 is an opening for dispensing coins stored inside the coin processing device body 10a, and dispenses coins to a dispensing tray 15 attached to the coin processing device body 10a. . The coin return port 14 is provided on the front right side of the coin processing device body 10a. The coin return port 14 is an opening for returning coins. In addition, below the coin return port 14 and below the coin processing device body 10a, an overflow storage 34b as a removable coin recovery unit is mounted.

  A coin transfer mechanism 20 is provided inside the coin processing device body 10a. The coin transfer mechanism 20 includes a deposit transfer section 21, a temporary storage section 22, a coin sorting section 23, a coin storage 24, a withdrawal transfer section 25, and a switching gate group 26.

  The depositing/transporting section 21 transports coins that are loaded from the coin slot 11 and detected by a loading detection sensor (not shown), and is provided with a coin checking section 27. The coin inspection unit 27 determines the authenticity and denomination of coins.

  The temporary holding unit 22 temporarily holds the coins determined by the coin inspection unit 27 to be genuine coins. The coin sorting unit 23 sorts the coins, which have been held by the temporary holding unit 22 and then conveyed, by denomination. Note that the temporary holding unit 22 holds a predetermined number of coins to be collected during the overflow processing according to the denomination number instruction indicating the denomination and the number of coins, and then conveys the held coins to the overflow container 34b.

  The coin storage 24 is provided for each denomination and stores the coins sorted by the coin sorting unit 23. Each coin storage box 24 stores the inserted coins individually for each denomination. Further, each coin storage box 24 has a payout section 24a for paying out the stored coins to the payout transfer section 25. Further, the feeding unit 24a has a first counting sensor 24b for counting the coins to be fed.

  The withdrawal/conveyance unit 25 conveys the coins fed from the coin storage 24 toward the front. That is, the pay-out transfer unit 25 transfers the coins fed from the coin storage 24 forward toward the pay-out chute 28 communicating with the coin pay-out port 13.

  The switching gate group 26 includes a deposit switching gate 26a, a storage/return switching gate 26b, a withdrawal switching gate 26c, and an overflow switching gate 26d. The deposit switching gate 26a is provided on the downstream side in the transport direction of the deposit transport unit 21. The deposit switching gate 26a switches between transporting the coin transported by the deposit transport unit 21 to the temporary holding unit 22 and transporting the coin to the coin dispensing port 13.

  The storage/return switching gate 26b is provided on the downstream side of the temporary holding unit 22 in the transport direction. The storage/return switching gate 26b switches between sending the coins held by the temporary holding unit 22 to the coin sorting unit 23 and sending the coins to the coin return discharge unit 30 described later. The storage/return switching gate 26b is in a switching state in which the coins held by the temporary holding unit 22 are sent to the coin sorting unit 23.

  The coins held by the temporary holding unit 22 are transferred to the coin sorting unit 23 or the coin return/discharge unit 30 by a carrying means (not shown) such as a carrying belt or a carrying roller, and are not shown in reverse. The rollers convey the sheets one by one so that they do not overlap each other. Further, although the coin is in a transporting posture, it is transported in a sideways posture, that is, in a posture in which the central axis of the coin is substantially orthogonal to the transporting direction.

  The withdrawal switching gate 26c is provided on the downstream side of the withdrawal/conveyance unit 25 in the conveyance direction. The withdrawal switching gate 26c switches between transporting the coin transported by the dispensing transportation unit 25 to the coin dispensing port 13 side via the dispensing chute 28 and transportation to the temporary holding unit 22 side. The withdrawal switching gate 26c is normally switched to transport to the coin withdrawal opening 13 side.

  The overflow switching gate 26d is provided in the coin return and discharge unit 30 described later, and switches the coin conveyed from the storage/return switching gate 26b to the coin return port 14 side and the overflow storage 34b side. .

  5 to 7 each show the coin return and discharge unit 30 shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin return and discharge unit 30, and FIG. 6 is a coin return and discharge unit. It is a top view which shows the structure of 30, and FIG. 7 is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG.

  The coin return/discharge unit 30 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 constitutes the coin transport mechanism 20, and is provided with a coin return passage 31, a coin discharge passage 33, an overflow switching gate 26d, and a second counting sensor 37. I am doing it.

  In the coin return/discharge unit 30, after being conveyed rightward from the temporary holding section 22 by the conveying means and abutting on the storage/return switching gate 26b, the direction is changed in contact with the wall surface 29a of the conveying path 29 and forward. The coin C that is conveyed toward is introduced from the unit entrance 30a.

  The coin return passage 31 is formed in such a manner that it gradually inclines downward as it goes forward from the unit inlet 30a, and communicates with the coin return port 14. Although the coin return passage 31 is inclined downwardly, the coin C introduced from the unit inlet 30a falls freely as the center of gravity of the coin C collapses immediately after that, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. It is formed to the extent possible.

  The coin discharge passage 33 is formed in such a manner that it branches from a branch point 31a in the middle of the coin return passage 31 and extends rearward of the coin return passage 31 downward, and a coin discharge port is provided at a lower end portion thereof. 33a is provided. Although not shown in the drawing, the coin outlet 33a is open on the bottom surface of the coin processing device body 10a.

  Here, an overflow outlet sensor 34 is provided near the lower end of the coin discharge passage 33. The overflow outlet sensor 34 detects opening/closing of the coin outlet 33a. When the coin outlet 33a is closed by the lid 34a, a detection signal to that effect is given to the control unit 60, while When the discharge port 33a is opened, a detection signal to that effect is given to the control unit 60. When the coin discharge port 33a is opened, the overflow container 34b is installed so as to cover the coin discharge port 33a.

  The overflow switching gate 26d is provided at the branch point 31a between the coin return passage 31 and the coin discharge passage 33 so as to be swingable along the front-rear direction around the central axis of the gate shaft portion 35a extending along the left-right direction. is there. The overflow switching gate 26d swings along the front-rear direction to allow the coins C, which have circulated from the temporary holding section 22 to the coin return passage 31 through the unit inlet 30a, to pass toward the coin return opening 14 (FIG. 7 and the state shown in FIG. 8), and the second state in which the coin C flowing from the temporary holding section 22 to the coin return passage 31 through the unit inlet 30a passes through the coin discharge passage 33 from the branch point 31a ( The state shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 and the state shown in FIG. 9) are switched.

  In the normal state, the overflow switching gate 26d is held in the first state by the urging means not shown in the drawing, and when the actuator 36 such as a solenoid driven according to a command from the control unit 60 is driven. In addition, the second state is achieved by swinging forward against the biasing force of the biasing means. That is, the overflow switching gate 26d can be selectively switched between the first state and the second state according to a command given from the control unit 60.

  By the way, reference numerals 38a and 38b in FIG. 5 are a first state detecting section and a second state detecting section for detecting the state of the overflow switching gate 26d. The first state detection unit 38a is composed of, for example, an optical sensor, and when the overflow switching gate 26d is in the first state, the light shielding plate 35b attached to the overflow switching gate 26d blocks light from the light emitting unit. Is turned on to give an on signal to the control unit 60. The second state detection unit 38b is composed of, for example, an optical sensor and the like, and when the overflow switching gate 26d is in the second state, the light shielding plate 35b attached to the overflow switching gate 26d blocks light from the light emitting unit. Is turned on to give an on signal to the control unit 60.

  The second counting sensor 37 is installed in the vicinity of a point closer to the unit entrance 30a than the branch point 31a in the coin return passage 31, and the coin C introduced from the unit entrance 30a falls freely because the center of gravity collapses. A region passing by is defined as a detection region 39. The second counting sensor 37 detects the number of coins C passing through the detection area 39 and gives the detection result to the control unit 60.

  The banknote processing device 40 is installed side by side with the coin processing device 10, and is housed in the front of a banknote processing device body 40a, which is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a banknote depositing port 41 for inserting a banknote. A bill dispensing port 42 for dispensing the bills as change is formed. Further, a front part of the collection box 43 that is provided in a drawable state is exposed at the lower part of the front surface of the banknote processing device body 40a.

  The bill processing device 40 is a billing unit for introducing bills inserted from the bill depositing port 41 into the device, a dispensing unit for feeding bills to the bill dispensing port, a collection box 43, a discrimination for discriminating authenticity and denomination of bills. It has a banknote storage for storing banknotes for each section and denomination. The deposit unit, the dispense unit, the collection box 43, the discrimination section 46, and the banknote storage box 47 are connected by a banknote transport mechanism 48.

  The control unit 60 is a control unit that comprehensively controls the operation of each unit of the coin processing device 10 and each unit of the banknote processing device 40 in accordance with the programs and data stored in the storage unit 61. Note that the control unit 60 may be implemented by, for example, causing a processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program, that is, by software, or by hardware such as an IC (Integrated Circuit). Alternatively, it may be realized by using software and hardware together. It should be noted that the money amount 62 in the money processing apparatus 1 is stored in the storage unit 61 and is sequentially updated.

  The operation of the coin processing device 10 having the above configuration will be described. The coin inserted into the coin slot 11 receives the deposit permission command from the POS register device PR, is detected by the deposit detection sensor, and is then transported by the deposit transport unit 21, and is inspected by the coin inspection unit 27 for authenticity and denomination. To be judged. When the transported coin is a true coin, it is held in the temporary holding unit 22. On the other hand, when the transported coin is not a true coin, it is transported to the coin dispensing port 13 via the deposit switching gate 26a and returned to the dispensing tray 15.

  The coins stored in the temporary storage unit 22 are transported to the coin sorting unit 23, and are sorted by denomination while being transported rearward. The coins sorted by the coin sorting unit 23 are stored in the coin storage 24 according to the denomination.

  When a withdrawal command is given from the POS register device PR, coins of a denomination corresponding to the withdrawal command are delivered from an arbitrary coin storage box 24 and are forwarded by the withdrawal delivery section 25. The coin is dispensed from the coin dispensing port 13 to the outside of the coin processing device body 10a via the dispensing switching gate 26c.

  By the way, when there is a return instruction from the POS register device PR in a state where coins are held in the temporary holding unit 22, the coins are sent to the coin return/discharge unit 30 via the storage/return switching gate 26b.

  As described above, in the coin return/discharge unit 30, since the overflow switching gate 26d is normally held in the first state, the coins sent to the coin return/discharge unit 30 are, as shown in FIG. It is introduced into the coin return passage 31 from the entrance 30a, passes through the coin return passage 31 and is paid out from the coin return opening 14.

  The coins introduced from the unit entrance 30a are conveyed to the right from the temporary holding section 22 by the conveying means and come into contact with the storage/return switching gate 26b, and then come into contact with the wall surface 29a of the conveying path 29 to change the direction. Since it is conveyed toward the front, it passes through the unit inlet 30a while being in contact with the wall surface 29a and being decelerated.

  Then, due to the extension of the coin return passage 31, the coin passing through the unit entrance 30a passes through the detection area 39 of the second counting sensor 37 by free fall due to the collapse of the center of gravity. As a result, the passage speed of the coin in the detection area 39 of the second counting sensor 37 becomes higher than the passage speed of the coin in the unit entrance 30a immediately before the detection area 39.

<Overflow processing>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an overflow processing procedure by the control unit 60 of the coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 60 first determines whether or not the overflow container 34b is attached to the coin processing device 10 (step S110). The installation of the overflow container 34b is a state in which the overflow outlet sensor 34 detects that the coin discharge port 33a is opened. The overflow outlet sensor 34 may directly detect the overflow container 34b. When the overflow container 34b is not attached to the coin processing device 10 (step S110, No), this determination process is repeated.

  When the overflow container 34b is mounted on the coin processing device 10 (step S110, Yes), it is further determined whether the overflow process is all collection of all denominations or denomination designated collection (step S112).

  When the overflow process is the denomination number designated collection (step S112, denomination number designated collection), the control unit 60 conveys and holds a fixed number of coins from the coin storage 24 to the temporary holding unit 22, and The process of counting coins at the time of feeding by the 1 counting sensor 24b is started (step S114). In this case, the withdrawal switching gate 26c is switched to the temporary holding unit 22 side. The storage/return switching gate 26b is switched to the coin return port 14 side. Further, the overflow switching gate 26d is switched to the overflow storage 34b side.

  After that, the control unit 60 determines whether or not a conveyance abnormality has occurred (step S117). The conveyance abnormality is, for example, when the coin is jammed or it takes a predetermined time or more to convey the coin. When the conveyance abnormality does not occur (step S117, No), it is determined whether the holding is further completed, that is, whether a predetermined number of coins are all held in the temporary holding part 22 (step S118). .. When the holding is not completed (step S118, No), the process returns to step S117 to continue holding a certain number of coins in the temporary holding unit 22 and counting the coins.

  On the other hand, when the holding is completed (step S118, Yes), the process of carrying all the coins held in the temporary holding unit 22 to the overflow storage 34b is started (step S120). Then, at the timing when the transfer from the temporary holding unit 22 to the overflow container 34b is started, the coin amount held in the temporary holding unit 22 is subtracted from the current money amount to update the money amount (step S122).

  After that, the control unit 60 determines whether or not a conveyance abnormality has occurred (step S124). When the conveyance abnormality does not occur (No in step S124), it is further determined whether or not the number of sheets counted by the first counting sensor 24b and the number of sheets counted by the second counting sensor 37 match (step S126). .. If the numbers of sheets do not match (No in step S126), it is determined that the collection is not completed, the process proceeds to step S122, and the transfer process from the temporary holding unit 22 to the overflow container 34b is continued.

  On the other hand, when the numbers of sheets match (Yes in step S126), it is determined that the overflow processing of a certain number of sheets has been normally completed, and it is determined whether or not all the collections have been completed (step S128). If all the collections have not been completed (step S128), the process proceeds to step S114, the next fixed number of overflow processes are performed, and if all the collections are completed (step S128, Yes), this process is performed. To finish.

  In addition, when the conveyance abnormality occurs between the feeding unit 24a and the temporary holding unit 22 (step S117, Yes), the conveyance process of returning the coins on the conveyance path to the coin storage 24 by reset after the restoration process, Alternatively, a carrying process for returning the coins held in the temporary holding unit 22 to the coin storage 24 is performed (step S130), and the process proceeds to step S128. In this case, since the money amount for a fixed number of coins has not been updated, the coins are returned to the coin storage 24 and the overflow process is performed again.

  On the other hand, when a conveyance abnormality occurs between the temporary holding unit 22 and the overflow container 34b (step S124, Yes), the inventory amount for a certain number of coins has been updated, and therefore, after the recovery processing, the inventory is reset by resetting. The coin is carried to the overflow container 34b or the coin held in the temporary holding unit 22 is carried to the overflow container 34b (step S132), and the process proceeds to step S126.

  On the other hand, in step S110, if all denominations are all collected (step S112, all denominations are all collected), the coins in the coin storage 24 are fed from the feeding portion 24a, and the temporary holding portion 22 does not hold the coins. While being conveyed to the overflow container 34b, the first counting sensor 24b and the second counting sensor 37 start counting the number of fed coins and the number of passing coins, respectively (step S140).

  After that, the control unit 60 determines whether or not a conveyance abnormality has occurred (step S142). When the conveyance abnormality has not occurred (No in step S142), it is further determined whether the number of sheets counted by the first counting sensor 24b and the number of sheets counted by the second counting sensor 37 match (step S144). If the numbers do not match (No at step S144), the process proceeds to step S142 to continue the overflow process.

  If the numbers of sheets match (Yes in step S144), it is considered that the overflow processing has normally ended, and the money amount is updated, that is, the money amount is set to zero (step S148), and this processing is ended. To do.

  In addition, when a conveyance abnormality occurs (step S142, Yes), after the recovery process, the coins on the conveyance path are conveyed to the overflow container by reset, or the coins held in the temporary holding unit 22 are conveyed to the overflow container 34b. Processing is performed (step S146), and the process proceeds to step S144.

  In the above-described denomination number collection, the coin collection at the time of overflow is divided into a fixed number of coins, and it is determined whether or not the coins match each other (step S126). Since the check is performed, it is possible to rigorously and effectively manage the amount of money during overflow processing. In particular, even when a conveyance abnormality occurs, the chances of scrutinizing all the coins subject to overflow processing are reduced.

  Further, also in the case of all denominations all collection, since it is determined whether or not the numbers of coins match each other (S144), it is possible to effectively perform the inventory management at the time of overflow processing.

<Modification>
In this modification, the first counting sensor 24b has a coin identifying function. The coin identification function is for sensing the material and shape of the coin to determine the denomination and the authenticity of the denomination. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an overflow processing procedure by the control unit 60 of the coin processing device 10 of the modified example. In the following description of the modified example, only the points different from the overflow processing procedure shown in FIG. 10 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the denomination instruction collection, the first counting sensor 24b starts not only the counting of coins but also the denomination and authenticity of coins in step S114. Then, after that, it is determined whether or not the identification result by the first counting sensor 24b is correct (step S115). When the identification result is correct (step S115, Yes), the money amount is updated (step S116), and then the process proceeds to step S117. In FIG. 10, the amount of money is updated in step S122, but in the present modification, since the first counting sensor 24b has a coin identifying function, the amount of money is updated at the timing of paying out coins by the payout unit 24a. I'm trying to do it.

  Therefore, when the identification result is not correct (No in step S115), the coin is not updated in the inventory amount, is transported to the coin storage box 24 (step S131), and the overflow process is performed again.

  Further, when a conveyance abnormality occurs between the feeding section 24a and the temporary holding section 22 (step S117), since the coin has already been updated in inventory, the process proceeds to step S132 and the coin is conveyed to the overflow storage. To be done.

  On the other hand, in the case of collecting all denominations, in step S140, the first counting sensor 24b starts not only counting coins but also determining denominations and authenticity of coins. Then, in FIG. 10, the amount of money is updated in step S148, but in the present modification, since the first counting sensor 24b has a coin identification function, the amount of money is changed at the timing of paying out coins by the payout unit 24a. Update is performed (step S141).

  In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above-described embodiment and modification is a functional schematic, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of distribution/integration of each device and component is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part of them may be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage conditions. Can be configured.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing apparatus 10 Coin processing apparatus 10a Coin processing apparatus main body 11 Coin insertion opening 12 Operation display section 12a Display section 12b Operation section 13 Coin withdrawal opening 14 Coin return opening 15 Discharge tray 20 Coin transfer mechanism 21 Deposit transfer section 22 Temp Holding section 23 Coin sorting section 24 Coin storage section 24a Feeding section 24b First counting sensor 25 Disbursement transfer section 26 Switching gate group 26a Deposit deposit switching gate 26b Storage return switching gate 26c Disbursement switching gate 26d Overflow switching gate 27 Inspection section 28 Dispensing chute 29 Transport path 29a Wall surface 30 Coin return discharge unit 30a Unit entrance 31 Coin return passage 31a Branch point 33 Coin discharge passage 33a Coin discharge port 34 Overflow outlet sensor 34a Lid 34b Overflow warehouse 35a Gate shaft part 35b Light shield 36 Actuator 37 2nd counting sensor 38a 1st state detection part 38b 2nd state detection part 39 Detection area 40 Banknote processing device 40a Banknote processing device main body 41 Banknote deposit port 42 Banknote dispensing port 43 Collection box 46 Discrimination section 47 Banknote storage box 48 Banknote transport mechanism 60 Control unit 61 Storage unit 62 High inventory C coin PR POS register device

Claims (7)

A temporary holding unit for temporarily holding the deposited coins,
A coin sorting unit that sorts coins temporarily held by the temporary holding unit for each denomination,
A plurality of coin storages for storing coins sorted by the coin sorting unit according to denominations,
A feeding section provided in each coin storage and feeding out coins,
When performing overflow processing from the coin storage, a removable overflow storage for storing coins to be collected,
A storage and return switching gate that switches the transfer of the coins held in the temporary holding unit to the coin sorting unit and the coin return port,
A coin return discharge unit having an overflow switching gate that switches the transfer of coins transported to the coin return port side to the coin return port and the overflow storage,
A coin processing device comprising:
When performing an overflow process from the coin storage, when receiving an instruction of the number of denominations and the number of denominations to be collected, the overflow switching gate is switched to the overflow storage side, and the storage return switching gate is set to the above-mentioned. Switching to the coin return port side, the coins to be counted are conveyed from the coin storage to the temporary holding unit for a certain number of times and held, and when there is no conveyance abnormality, the coins held in the temporary holding unit are overflowed. A coin processing device comprising a control unit for controlling an overflow process for repeating a process of carrying a coin. A first counting sensor which is provided in the feeding section and counts coins to be fed;
A second counting sensor which is provided in the overflow storage passage in the coin returning and discharging unit and counts the passing coins;
Have
The control unit determines whether or not the number of coins counted by the first counting sensor and the number of coins counted by the second counting sensor for each overflow process of the fixed number of coins, and when they coincide, The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein overflow processing of the remaining coins is repeated.   The coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit updates the inventory amount of the coin storage when the coins stored in the temporary storage are conveyed to the overflow storage side. The control unit is
When an abnormality occurs between the feeding section and the temporary holding section, after the recovery processing, the storage return switching gate is switched to the coin sorting section side to store the coins stored in the temporary storage section in the coin storing section. After returning to the warehouse, restart the overflow process,
When an abnormality occurs between the temporary storage unit and the overflow storage, after the recovery process, the storage return switching gate is switched to the coin return port side, the coins stored in the temporary storage unit to the overflow storage. The coin processing device according to claim 3, wherein the overflow processing is restarted after being conveyed. The first counting sensor has a coin identification function,
When the identification result by the first counting sensor is incorrect, the control unit switches the storage return switching gate to the coin distribution unit side and returns the coins stored in the temporary storage unit to the coin storage. After that, the overflow processing is restarted, and the coin processing device according to claim 2.   The coin processing device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit updates the inventory amount of the coin storage when the coin is delivered by the delivery unit.   The coin processing device according to claim 6, wherein, when a conveyance abnormality occurs, the control unit restarts the overflow processing after the coin is transferred to the overflow storage after the recovery processing.

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