JP2022006754A - Money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a money processor that can efficiently drive-control a storage unit while inhibiting cost increase.SOLUTION: A coin processor 10 includes: a storage unit 62 that temporarily stores coins and is movable among a loading position, a storing position and a returning position; a distance measurement sensor 67 capable of measuring a distance from a predetermined reference position to the storage unit 62 in a direction of movement of the storage unit 62; and a control unit 141 that calculates a current position of the storage unit 62 based on a measurement of the distance measurement sensor 67.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a money processing apparatus.

Money processing that classifies the deposited money into single denomination money and denomination mixed pollution money, temporarily stores the classified money in the storage section, and stores the temporarily stored money in the storage section. The device is known.

The coin processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a storage unit for temporarily storing coins. The storage unit is configured to be horizontally movable between three positions: a loading position that accepts normal coins, a storage position that delivers the loaded coins to the coin storage unit, and a return position that delivers the loaded coins to the coin return unit. ing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-21135

By the way, the position detection of the storage unit is generally performed by interrupters provided corresponding to the loading position, the accommodation position and the return position, respectively. For example, the storage unit has the loading position and the accommodation position. If the interrupter cannot detect the position of the reservoir due to a stop during the period, an initial operation to move the reservoir horizontally to a place where the interrupter can detect the position is required, which may increase the processing time. rice field.

It is also conceivable to expand the position detection range of the storage unit by adding interrupters, but there is a problem that cost increase is unavoidable because the number of parts increases and the assembly cost increases with the addition of interrupters. there were.

Therefore, there arises a technical problem to be solved in order to provide a money processing device capable of efficiently driving and controlling the storage unit while suppressing an increase in cost, and an object of the present invention is to solve this problem. And.

In order to achieve the above object, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention stores money and has a storage unit that can move between a plurality of positions and the storage unit from a predetermined reference position in the moving direction of the storage unit. It is provided with a distance measuring means capable of measuring the distance to the distance, and a control unit for calculating the current position of the storage portion based on the measured value of the distance measuring means.

According to this configuration, since the approximate current position of the storage unit can be specified regardless of the position of the storage unit, the drive control of the storage unit can be performed efficiently and at low cost.

Further, in the money processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the control unit moves the storage unit from the current position to a predetermined position in the shortest distance.

According to this configuration, since the storage unit is directly moved from the current position to a predetermined position without going through an arbitrary home position or the like, the drive control of the storage unit can be efficiently performed.

Further, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a plurality of position detecting means for detecting that the storage unit has reached each position, and the control unit is one of the plurality of positions of the storage unit. When the position detecting means detects that one has been reached, the distance from the reference position stored in advance to the position reached by the reservoir and the reference position measured by the distance measuring means to the reservoir. It is preferable to calculate the correction value which is the difference from the distance of.

According to this configuration, the measurement error of the measured value of the distance measuring means is calculated in advance as the correction value based on the known distance from the reference position to the position detecting means, so that the measurement error of the measured value of the distance measuring means is calculated in advance. Can be offset by the correction value to accurately control the drive of the storage unit.

Further, in the money processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the control unit determines that the distance measuring means has a defect when the correction value exceeds a predetermined allowable range.

According to this configuration, by determining whether or not the correction value exceeds a predetermined allowable range, it is possible to determine a malfunction of the distance measuring means without separately preparing a dedicated instrument or the like, so that an accident caused by a sensor defect can be determined. Can be prevented.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a money processing apparatus capable of efficiently and low-cost drive control of a storage unit.

The schematic diagram which shows the structure of the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the main part of the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, and is the figure which shows the state which coins are temporarily stored in the storage part. It is a perspective view of the main part of the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, and is the figure which shows the state which the coin is delivered from the storage part to the coin accommodating part. It is a perspective view of the main part of the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, and is the figure which shows the state which the coin is delivered from the storage part to the coin return part. It is a perspective view of the main part of the coin processing apparatus which is one Embodiment of the money processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, and is the figure which shows the state which the coin is delivered from the storage part to the coin storage delivery part. The plan view which shows typically the arrangement relation of the storage part, the position sensor and the distance measurement sensor which are located at the loading position, the accommodation position or the return position. The plan view which shows typically the arrangement relation of the storage part, the position sensor and the distance measurement sensor which are located between the loading position, the accommodation position or the return position. Block diagram of the main part of the money processing device.

The coin processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, when the number, numerical value, quantity, range, etc. of the components are referred to, the number is limited to the specific number unless it is explicitly stated or the principle is clearly limited to the specific number. It is not a thing, and it may be more than or less than a specific number.

In addition, when referring to the shape and positional relationship of components, etc., unless otherwise specified or when it is considered that it is not clearly the case in principle, those that are substantially similar to or similar to the shape, etc. are used. include.

In addition, the drawings may be exaggerated by enlarging the characteristic parts in order to make the features easy to understand, and the dimensional ratios and the like of the components are not always the same as the actual ones. Further, in the cross-sectional view, hatching of some components may be omitted in order to make the cross-sectional structure of the components easy to understand.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 integrally collects coins into a predetermined number of packaging units together with a coin processing unit 11 that processes loose coins (hereinafter, simply referred to as “coins”) which are coins. It is provided with a coin-roll processing unit 12 that performs processing related to coins (packaging coins).

[Coin processing unit]
The coin processing unit 11 performs a coin depositing unit 21 that processes coins deposited from the outside and a storage process that receives and stores coins from the coin depositing unit 21, and makes it possible to take out the stored coins to the outside. It is equipped with a coin storage and withdrawal unit 22 for withdrawal.

The coin deposit unit 21 is a deposit hopper 31 in which coins are inserted from the outside and the inserted coins are separated and fed out one by one. A deposit transfer unit 33 that identifies and counts false, denomination, and positive losses, and an openable and closable deposit reject guide unit that guides coins identified as false, that is, unacceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32, from the deposit transfer unit 33. A deposit reject unit 35 for accommodating coins guided from the deposit transport unit 33 by the deposit reject guide unit 34 is provided.

The deposit reject portion 35 has a box shape and can be removed from the upper unit 42 by being pulled out from the upper unit 42 of the apparatus main body 41 of the coin processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 to the front of the apparatus. The deposit reject unit 35 is loaded with the upper unit 42 pushed into the base housing 43 installed on the building floor of the apparatus main body 41, and the coins guided by the deposit reject guide unit 34 shown in FIG. 1 are inserted. By accommodating and removing from the upper unit 42, the accommodated coins can be taken out to the outside. The upper unit 42 is connected to the base housing 43 so as to be retractable in front of the device.

The coin deposit unit 21 guides the coins identified as true, that is, acceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32, from the deposit transport unit 33 by the opening / closing type discharge guide unit 51 and the discharge guide unit 51, which guides the coins to fall from the deposit transport unit 33. A discharge unit 52 for discharging the coins to the outside is provided.

A storage bag (not shown) is attached to the discharge unit 52 from the outside, and the coins guided by the release guide unit 51 are discharged into the attached storage bag. Here, when performing the local bag removal process of storing the set number of coins of the set denomination from the coins inserted in the deposit hopper 31 in the storage bag, the identification result of the deposit identification counting unit 32 is used as the basis for the identification result. The discharge guide unit 51 guides the set number of coins of the set denomination to the discharge unit 52 equipped with the storage bag, and the deposit reject guide unit 34 rejects coins other than the set denomination and coins exceeding the set number. Guide to section 35. By attaching another storage bag to the deposit reject portion 35, it is possible to take out coins other than the set denomination and coins exceeding the set number of coins.

The coin deposit unit 21 includes an openable / closable packaging guide unit 55 that guides the coins identified as true, that is, acceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32, from the deposit transport unit 33. The coins guided by the packaging guide unit 55 are conveyed to the coin-roll processing unit 12. Here, when performing a local packaging process in which coins of a set denomination are packaged into coins from among the coins inserted into the deposit hopper 31, a packaging guide is performed based on the identification result of the deposit identification counting unit 32. The unit 55 guides coins of the set denomination to the coin-roll processing unit 12, and the deposit reject guidance unit 34 guides coins other than the set denomination to the deposit reject unit 35. The coin-roll processing unit 12 collects and packages coins sent from the coin processing unit 11 by a predetermined number of packaging units (for example, 50).

The coin deposit unit 21 temporarily receives a storage guide unit 61 that guides the coins identified as acceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32 to fall from the deposit transport unit 33, and a coin that is guided by the deposit transport unit 33 by the storage guide unit 61. It is provided with a storage unit 62 for storing. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 62 includes storage division units 63a to 63f for each denomination for storing coins of a single denomination, and storage division units 63g for contaminated coins for storing contaminated coins in a mixed denomination. It is equipped with.

The storage guide unit 61 shown in FIG. 1 is provided linearly along the device front-rear direction of the deposit transport unit 33, and the side closest to the package guide unit 55 is an openable type to deposit and transport contaminated coins of all denominations. It is configured to drop from 33 and guide it to the storage section 62, and on the opposite side of the packaging guide section 55, it is a sorting hole type that is always open, and normal coins that are not contaminated are deposited from the deposit transport section 33 in order from the one with the smallest diameter. Drop it and guide it to the storage unit 62.

In accordance with the above-mentioned distribution order of the storage guide unit 61, the storage unit 62 has a storage division unit 63g for storing dirty coins and storage division units 63a and 50 for storing normal coins of 1 yen, as shown in FIG. Storage division unit 63b for storing normal yen coins 63b, storage division unit 63c for storing normal coins of 5 yen, storage division unit 63d for storing normal coins of 100 yen, storage division unit 63e for storing normal coins of 10 yen The storage division portions 63f for storing normal coins of 500 yen are arranged linearly in this order from the front side to the rear side of the device.

The storage section 62 is shown in which the integrated storage section main body 64 forming the side wall portion of the storage section sections 63a to 63g, the bottom plate 65 forming the bottom portion of the storage section sections 63a to 63g, and the storage section main body 64 are horizontally moved. It includes a main body drive motor (not shown) and a bottom plate drive motor (not shown) that horizontally moves the bottom plate 65.

In the storage unit 62, the loading position is vertically below the storage guide unit 61 shown in FIG. 1, and the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65 are located at this loading position as shown in FIG. The guided coins are classified into storage divisions 63a to 63g and accepted. That is, the storage unit 62 stores the normal coins deposited in the deposit hopper 31 in the storage division units 63a to 63f of each denomination according to the denomination, and stores the contaminated coins in the storage division unit 63g.

The coin deposit unit 21 includes a coin storage unit 71 for storing coins classified into storage division units 63a to 63g by the storage unit 62. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin storage unit 71 moves the storage unit main body 64 to the side storage position while the storage unit 62 holds the bottom plate 65 at the loading position, whereby the storage division units 63a to 63g. Store coins that fall from the assorted state.

The coin storage section 71 is from a storage cassette 71g shown in FIG. 3 for storing dirty coins falling from the storage section 63g, a storage cassette 71a for storing 1-yen normal coins falling from the storage section 63a, and a storage section 63b. A storage cassette 71b for storing normal coins of 50 yen that falls, a storage cassette 71c for storing normal coins of 5 yen that falls from the storage division 63c, and a storage cassette that stores normal coins of 100 yen that fall from the storage division 63d. 71d, a storage cassette 71e for storing normal coins of 10 yen falling from the storage division 63e, and a storage cassette 71f for storing normal coins of 500 yen falling from the storage division 63f are located from the front side to the rear side of the device. They are arranged in a straight line in order.

The storage cassettes 71a to 71g constituting the coin storage unit 71 are each box-shaped, and are connected to the base housing 43 of the device main body 41 shown in FIG. 2 so as to be able to be pulled out to the front of the device. It is individually and detachably loaded in the portion 72. After the storage cassettes 71a to 71g are loaded into the storage drawer 72, when the storage drawer 72 is pushed into the base housing 43, coins falling from the storage unit 62 can be stored. Further, the storage cassettes 71a to 71g can be individually taken out by being removed from the storage drawer portion 72 after the storage drawer portion 72 is pulled out from the base housing 43. The coin storage unit 71 may store coins collectively by mixing denominations without classifying the coins by denomination.

The coin deposit unit 21 includes a coin return unit 75 in which the storage unit 62 classifies the coins into storage division units 63a to 63 g and returns the stored coins to the outside so that they can be taken out. In the coin return unit 75, after the storage unit 62 moves the bottom plate 65 and the storage unit main body 64 to the storage position, as shown in FIG. 5, only the storage unit main body 64 is further moved to the side return position. The coins that fall from the storage divisions 63a to 63g are stored in the classified state.

The coin return unit 75 includes a return division unit 75g shown in FIG. 3 for accommodating contaminated coins falling from the storage division unit 63g, a return division unit 75a for accommodating 1 yen normal coins falling from the storage division unit 63a, and a storage division unit. Return division section 75b for accommodating 50 yen normal coins falling from 63b, return division section 75c accommodating 5 yen normal coins falling from storage division section 63c, and 100 yen normal coins falling from storage division section 63d. The return division unit 75d for accommodating, the return division unit 75e for accommodating normal coins of 10 yen falling from the storage division unit 63e, and the return division unit 75f for accommodating normal coins of 500 yen falling from the storage division unit 63f are on the front side of the device. They are arranged in a straight line in this order from the to the rear.

The coin return section 75 is box-shaped and is integrally provided with return section sections 75a to 75g. The coin return unit 75 is pulled out from the base housing 43 shown in FIG. 2 to the front of the device and removed from the base housing 43. The coin returning unit 75 accommodates coins from the storage unit 62 in a state of being loaded in the base housing 43, and is removed from the base housing 43 so that the stored coins can be taken out to the outside. The coin return unit 75 may collectively store coins by mixing denominations without classifying them by denomination.

The coin storage / withdrawal unit 22 shown in FIG. 3 includes a coin storage / withdrawal unit 81 in which the storage unit 62 classifies the coins into the storage division units 63a to 63f and stores the stored coins to the outside so that the coins can be withdrawn. As shown in FIG. 6, the coin storage feeding unit 81 moves the bottom plate 65 to the side storage position while the storage unit 62 holds the storage unit main body 64 at the loading position, whereby the storage division unit 63a to Coins falling from 63f are stored in the classified state so that they can be withdrawn.

The coin storage feeding unit 81 is a withdrawal hopper 81a for storing 1-yen normal coins falling from the storage division 63a so that they can be withdrawn to the outside, and 50-yen normal coins falling from the storage division 63b are withdrawn to the outside. Withdrawal hopper 81b that can be stored to the outside, normal coins of 5 yen that fall from the storage division 63c can be withdrawn to the outside. Withdrawal hopper 81d that can be withdrawn, normal coins of 10 yen that fall from the storage division 63e can be withdrawn to the outside, and normal coins of 500 yen that can be withdrawn from the storage division 63f. The withdrawal hoppers 81f, which are stored so that they can be withdrawn to the outside, are arranged linearly in this order from the front side to the rear side of the device.

Therefore, each of the coin storage feeding units 81 has withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of different denominations for storing coins of a single denomination to the outside, and the storage unit 62 is used in the deposit hopper 31. The coins that have been deposited and stored in the storage divisions 63a to 63f by denomination can be stored in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the denomination of the coin storage delivery unit 81 while the coins are divided by denomination. It has become.

That is, the storage unit 62 can selectively switch the storage destination of the stored coins to the coin storage feeding unit 81, the coin storage unit 71, and the coin return unit 75. When the storage destination is set to the coin storage feeding unit 81, the storage unit 62 divides the stored coins into denominations and stores them in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of each denomination.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, the coin deposit section 21 is provided with position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c and a distance measurement sensor 67. FIG. 7A is a schematic view of a part of the coin depositing portion 21 shown in FIG. 3 as viewed from a plane, to which the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c and the distance measuring sensor 67 are added. FIG. 7B is a schematic view of a part of the coin depositing portion 21 shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from a plane, to which the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c and the distance measuring sensor 67 are added. 7 (c) shows the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c and the distance measurement sensor 67 added to the schematic view of a part of the coin deposit section 21 shown in FIG. 5 as viewed from a plane.

The position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other along the moving direction of the storage unit 62. The position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c detect whether or not the storage unit 62 is located within the detection range of the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c. The position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c are, for example, photo interrupters, optical sensors, microswitches, and the like. In the following, the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c are composed of an LED and a phototransistor arranged vertically separated from each other and opposed to each other, and the current changes due to the presence or absence of a light-shielding object located between the LED and the phototransistor. A case where a phototransistor for detecting an object is used will be described as an example.

Specifically, the position sensor 66a is arranged on the side of the coin storage feeding portion 81 when viewed from a plane, and an interrupt plate having a width of about 5 mm provided on the side of the storage portion 62 is a position sensor. The position sensor 66a detects whether or not the storage unit 62 is located at the loading position depending on whether or not the light is blocked by interrupting between the LED of 66a and the phototransistor. Similarly, the position sensor 66b is arranged on the side of the coin storage unit 71 when viewed from a plane, and the position is determined by whether or not the interrupt plate of the storage unit 62 blocks the light of the LED of the position sensor 66b. The sensor 66b detects whether or not the storage unit 62 is located at the storage position. Further, the position sensor 66c is arranged on the side of the coin return unit 75 when viewed from a plane, and the position sensor 66c depends on whether or not the interrupt plate of the storage unit 62 blocks the light of the LED of the position sensor 66c. Detects whether or not the storage unit 62 is located at the return position.

In the present embodiment, the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c move horizontally as the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65 are substantially integrated, so that only the storage unit main body 64 of the storage units 62 is targeted for detection. However, the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65 may be the detection targets, respectively.

The distance measurement sensor 67 is, for example, in the moving direction of the storage unit 62 (left-right direction on the paper in FIG. 8) based on the time until the light emitted from the light source is reflected by the side surface of the storage unit 62 and received. Although it is a phase difference distance measuring type distance measuring sensor that measures the distance from the reference position to the storage unit 62, it may be a distance sensor of another type. In the following, a case where the reference position in the distance measurement of the storage unit 62 is set to the installation position of the distance measurement sensor 67 will be described as an example, but the reference position is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the distance measurement sensor 67 measures the distance from the storage unit 62 to the side surface of the storage unit main body 64 facing the distance measurement sensor 67, but each of the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65. You may measure the distance to each side.

On the side of the withdrawal hopper 81a opposite to the withdrawal hopper 81b, the storage division portion 63g is moved to the side storage position while the storage portion 62 holds the storage portion main body 64 at the loading position. A dirty cassette 82 g for storing dirty coins falling from the surface is provided, and on the opposite side of the withdrawal hopper 81f to the withdrawal hopper 81e, the scrutiny hopper 83h as a coin storage unit for storing coins during the scrutiny process described later. Is provided.

The withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h are detachably incorporated into the withdrawal withdrawal unit 85 connected to the base housing 43 of the apparatus main body 41 shown in FIG. 2 so as to be able to be withdrawn in front of the apparatus. ing. The withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f can store coins that fall from the storage divisions 63a to 63f of the storage unit 62 when the withdrawal withdrawal unit 85 is pushed into the base housing 43.

The withdrawal hopper 81a pays out the stored coins one by one while counting the coins stored in the lower counting feeding unit 91a, and the withdrawal hopper 81b similarly pays out the stored coins in the lower counting feeding unit 91b. The withdrawal hopper 81c similarly feeds the stored coins at the lower counting feeding section 91c, and the withdrawal hopper 81d similarly feeds the stored coins at the lower counting feeding section 91d, and the withdrawal hopper The 81e similarly pays out the stored coins at the lower counting feeding unit 91e, and the withdrawal hopper 81f similarly pays out the stored coins at the lower counting feeding unit 91f. The scrutiny hopper 83h counts and pays out the stored coins while identifying the denomination by the lower identification counting feeding unit 93h. That is, the coin storage feeding unit 81 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins.

The withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h are composed of one common belt conveyor whose bottom is not shown. This belt conveyor is driven by the feeding drive motor 301 shown in FIG. 9 and rotates.

The counting feeding units 91a to 91f open and close a feeding drive motor 301, a belt conveyor driven by the feeding drive motor 301, a gate (not shown) that regulates and allows the movement of coins sent out by the belt conveyor, and a gate. The feeding solenoids 302a to 302f are provided, and counting sensors 303a to 303f that detect the presence or absence of coins and count the number of coins passing through the gate. The counting feeding unit 91a is the feeding solenoid 302a and the counting sensor 303a, the counting feeding section 91b is the feeding solenoid 302b and the counting sensor 303b, the counting feeding section 91c is the feeding solenoid 302c and the counting sensor 303c, and the counting feeding section 91d is the feeding solenoid 302d. The counting feeding unit 91e includes a feeding solenoid 302e and a counting sensor 303e, and the counting feeding unit 91f includes a feeding solenoid 302f and a counting sensor 303f, respectively.

The identification counting feeding unit 93h opens and closes a feeding drive motor 301, a belt conveyor driven by the feeding drive motor 301, a gate (not shown) that regulates and allows the movement of coins sent out by the belt conveyor, and a gate. It is provided with a payout solenoid 302h and an identification counting sensor 303h that counts the number of coins while identifying the denomination of coins passing through the gate.

The gates of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h are opened by driving the corresponding payout solenoids 302a to 302f and 302h to allow the passage of coins, and the corresponding payout solenoids 302a to 302f, When the drive of 302h is stopped, it becomes a closed state and the passage of coins is restricted.

The counting feeding units 91a to 91f and the identification counting feeding unit 93h switch the rotation speed of the feeding drive motor 301 of the belt conveyor constituting the bottoms of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h, or stop between rotations. The time interval for continuously feeding coins with the gate open (one coin is It is possible to switch (the time interval from the time the coin is paid out until the next coin is paid out).

The withdrawal hopper 81a is provided with the residual detection sensor 304a shown in FIG. 9 for detecting the residual coins inside the withdrawal hopper 81a. Similarly, the withdrawal hopper 81b has the residual detection sensor 304b on the withdrawal hopper 81c. Residual detection sensor 304c, withdrawal hopper 81d has residual detection sensor 304d, withdrawal hopper 81e has residual detection sensor 304e, withdrawal hopper 81f has residual detection sensor 304f, and scrutiny hopper 83h has residual detection. Sensors 304h are provided respectively.

The fouling cassette 82 g is detachably provided on the withdrawal withdrawal unit 85 shown in FIG. The contaminated cassette 82 g can store coins that fall from the storage division 63 g of the storage unit 62 when the withdrawal withdrawal unit 85 is pushed into the base housing 43 after being loaded into the withdrawal withdrawal unit 85. .. Further, the contaminated cassette 82 g is removed from the withdrawal withdrawal and withdrawal portion 85 after the withdrawal withdrawal and withdrawal portion 85 is withdrawn from the base housing 43, so that the stored coins can be taken out to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin storage withdrawal unit 22 includes a coin withdrawal transfer unit 101 for transporting coins drawn out while counting from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h, and a coin withdrawal transfer unit 101. The coin withdrawal unit 102 that accommodates the coins transported in, the withdrawal reject information unit 103 that guides the coins that are determined to be unsuitable for withdrawal stored in the coin withdrawal unit 102, and the withdrawal reject. The guide unit 103 includes a withdrawal reject unit 104 for accommodating coins guided from the coin withdrawal unit 102.

The coin withdrawal section 102 has a box shape and is pulled out from the storage drawer section 72 of the device main body 41 shown in FIG. 2 to the front of the device and can be removed from the storage drawer section 72. The coin withdrawal section 102 stores coins in a state of being loaded in the storage drawer section 72 pushed into the base housing 43, and is removed from the storage drawer section 72 so that the stored coins can be taken out to the outside. Will be.

The withdrawal reject portion 104 has a box shape, is pulled out from the storage drawer portion 72 in front of the device, and is removable from the storage drawer portion 72. The withdrawal reject unit 104 stores and stores coins guided from the coin withdrawal unit 102 by the withdrawal reject guide unit 103 in a state of being loaded in the storage drawer unit 72 pushed into the base housing 43. By removing it from the drawer portion 72, the stored coins can be taken out to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the counting feeding portions 91a to 91f of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the identification counting feeding portions 93h of the scrutiny hopper 83h are arranged linearly in the front-rear direction of the device, and these coins are fed out. A belt conveyor type payout side transport path 111 constituting the coin withdrawal transport section 101 is provided in front of the direction. Further, the coin withdrawal transport unit 101 receives coins from the end of the payout side transport path 111 opposite to the scrutiny hopper 83h and transports the coins in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the payout side transport path 111. A side transport path 112 is provided. The withdrawal side transport path 112 extends from the payout side transport path 111 in the direction of the fouling cassette 82 g.

The payout side transport path 111 will be rotationally driven by the transport drive motor 306 shown in FIG. 9, and the payout side transport path 112 will be rotationally driven by the transport drive motor 307 shown in FIG. The payout side transport path 111 and the payout side transport path 112 transport coins at the same constant transport speed. The payout side transport path 111 and the payout side transport path 112 can switch the coin transport speed by switching the rotation speeds of the transport drive motors 306 and 307.

The coin withdrawal transfer unit 101 includes a roller 113 at the end of the withdrawal side transfer path 112 opposite to the payout side transfer path 111, and a roller 113 for breaking the overlap of coins being conveyed in the withdrawal side transfer path 112. It is provided with a withdrawal identification counting unit 114 that performs denomination identification and counts coins that pass between the side transport path 112 and the roller 113 and are unwound one by one from the withdrawal side transport path 112. Based on the identification result of the withdrawal identification counting unit 114, the coin withdrawal unit 102 accommodates the coins to be withdrawn, and the withdrawal reject guide unit 103 further collects coins unsuitable for withdrawal of the coin withdrawal unit 102. It may be accommodated in the withdrawal reject unit 104.

A belt conveyor type return-in / lower transport path 121 is provided between the withdrawal-side transport path 112 and the fouling cassette 82 g in parallel with the withdrawal-side transport path 112, and the withdrawal-side transport path 112 and the return-in / lower transport are provided. The coins being conveyed to and from the withdrawal side transport path 112 from the payout side transport path 111 toward the withdrawal identification counting unit 114 are driven by the distribution solenoid 308 shown in FIG. 9 to withdraw. A swingable scrutiny gate 122 is provided that swings toward the side transport path 112 to move it to the return-in / lower transport path 121.

The return-in / lower transport path 121 is rotationally driven by the transport drive motor 311 shown in FIG. 9, and transports coins at the same constant transport speed as the pay-out side transport path 111 and the withdrawal-side transport path 112. The transport speed of coins in the return-in / lower transport path 121 can be switched by switching the rotation speed of the transport drive motor 311. The return lower transport path 121 is provided with a residual detection sensor 312 as shown in FIG. 9 for detecting residual coins.

On the upper side of the return-in / lower transport path 121, a belt conveyor-type return-in vertical transport path 123 for transporting the coins conveyed in the return-in / lower transport path 121 upward is provided.

The return-in vertical transport path 123 is rotationally driven by the transport drive motor 314 shown in FIG. 9, and transports coins at the same constant transport speed as the return-in / lower transport path 121. The transport speed of coins in the return vertical transport path 123 can be switched by switching the rotation speed of the transport drive motor 314. The return vertical transport path 123 is provided with a counting sensor 315 shown in FIG. 9 for counting coins at the terminal position.

A belt conveyor type return-in top transport path 125 is provided above the feed-side transport path 111 in parallel with this, and the return-in top transport path 125 receives and transports coins from the return-in vertical transport path 123. The return-in top transport path 125 is rotationally driven by the transport drive motor 317 shown in FIG. 9, and transports coins at the same constant transport speed as the return-in vertical transport path 123. The transport speed of coins in the return-in top transport path 125 can be switched by switching the rotation speed of the transport drive motor 317.

On the opposite side of the return transfer path 125 from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f, the swingable return gate 126a to distribute the coins being transported by the return transfer path 125 to the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h. 126f is provided. The return gates 126a to 126f swing toward the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f by driving the corresponding ones of the return solenoids 321a to 321f shown in FIG. 9, while exiting when the drive is stopped. It swings to the opposite side of the gold hoppers 81a to 81f.

When the return gate 126a is driven by the return solenoid 321a shown in FIG. 9 and swings toward the withdrawal hopper 81a, the return gate 126a stores the coins conveyed in the return upper transfer path 125 in the withdrawal hopper 81a, while the return solenoid 321a. When the drive of the coin is stopped and swings to the opposite side to the withdrawal hopper 81a, the coins conveyed in the return-in top transport path 125 are not stored in the withdrawal hopper 81a, and the withdrawal hopper is more than the withdrawal hopper 81a. Move to the 81b side.

Similarly, the return gate 126b is driven by the return solenoid 321b and swings toward the withdrawal hopper 81b to store coins in the withdrawal hopper 81b, and the return gate 126c is driven by the return solenoid 321c to withdraw. By swinging to the hopper 81c side, coins are stored in the withdrawal hopper 81c, and the return gate 126d is driven by the return solenoid 321d and swings to the withdrawal hopper 81d side to store coins in the withdrawal hopper 81d. The return gate 126e is driven by the return solenoid 321e and swings toward the withdrawal hopper 81e to store coins in the withdrawal hopper 81e, and the return gate 126f is driven by the return solenoid 321f to drive the withdrawal hopper 81f. By swinging to the side, coins are stored in the withdrawal hopper 81f.

The return-in top transport path 125 stores coins that were not stored in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f at the return gates 126a to 126f in the scrutiny hopper 83h from the terminal position. The return-in top transport path 125 is provided with a residue detection sensor 322 shown in FIG. 9 for detecting the residue of coins.

At the intermediate position of the payout side transport path 111, coins that are fed out from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81c that store coins of three denominations on the small diameter side by the counting payout portions 91a to 91c and are conveyed by the payout side transport path 111 are placed. The small diameter side intermediate gate 131, which swings toward the coin storage feeding section 81 to feed out to the bar metal processing section 12 side shown in FIG. 1, and the withdrawal hoppers 81d to 81f for storing coins of three denominations on the large diameter side. With the large-diameter intermediate gate 132, which is fed out from the coins fed out from the counting feeding portions 91d to 91f and conveyed in the feeding side transport path 111, by swinging the coins toward the coin storage feeding section 81 side to the bar metal processing section 12 side. Is provided. The large-diameter intermediate gate 132 swings the coins fed from the scrutiny hopper 83h by the withdrawal withdrawal section 85 and conveyed by the payout side transport path 111 toward the coin storage and delivery section 81, thereby causing the coin-rolling section. Pay out to the 12 side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing unit 11 is provided with a control unit 141 that controls the entire coin processing device 10 and a power supply unit 142 that supplies power to the coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 9, the coin processing device 10 is provided with an operation unit 145 that receives an operation input of an operator and a display unit 146 that displays a display toward the operator.

[Climbing Gold Processing Department]
The Climbing Gold Processing Unit 12 receives the coins paid out from the Coin Storage and Withdrawal Unit 22 and wraps them in units of a predetermined number of packaging units (collected number of coins) to form a coin-rolled coin. Climbing gold withdrawal that accepts coins from the packaging unit 201, the coin-limbing gold storage unit 202 that stores the coin-limbing gold produced by the packaging unit 201, and the packaging unit 201 and the coin-limbing gold storage unit 202 so that they can be taken out and withdrawn. It is provided with a unit 203.

The packaging section 201 is fed from the withdrawal hopper of any one of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage withdrawal section 22 by the corresponding ones of the counting payout sections 91a to 91f. The coins conveyed to the bar metal processing unit 12 at the small diameter side intermediate gate 131 or the large diameter side intermediate gate 132 are received and packaged. Further, the packaging unit 201 receives and packages the coins fed from the scrutiny hopper 83h by the identification counting feeding unit 93h and transported to the bar metal processing unit 12 by the feeding side transport path 111 and the large diameter side intermediate gate 132. .. Further, the packaging unit 201 receives and wraps the coins that have been unwound from the deposit hopper 31 and guided to the coin-roll processing unit 12 by the packaging guide unit 55.

Here, the coin processing apparatus 10 performs automatic packaging processing when the amount of coins in any of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f exceeds the packaging standard value which is a predetermined amount. In this automatic packaging process, coins are fed out from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f whose coin amount exceeds the packaging standard value and which corresponds to the counting feeding units 91a to 91f, and the feeding side transport path 111 is performed. And the small diameter side intermediate gate 131 or the large diameter side intermediate gate 132, the coins conveyed to the bar metal processing unit 12 are received and packaged by the packaging unit 201.

Further, in the local packaging process for packaging the coins inserted in the deposit hopper 31, the coin processing device 10 rejects coins other than the specified denomination from the coins inserted in the deposit hopper 31 by the deposit reject guide unit 34. While guiding the coins to the unit 35, the coins of the designated denomination will be guided to the coin-roll processing unit 12 by the packaging guide unit 55, and the packaging unit 201 will guide the coins thus guided by the packaging guide unit 55. Receive and wrap.

The packaging unit 201 receives coins from the coin processing unit 11, counts the accepted coins while identifying the denomination, and pays out the coins by the number of packaging units (50 sheets). A stick is made by accumulating a number of coins in a wrapping unit, winding a wrapping paper made of paper or a resin film, cutting the wrapping paper, and then crimping the extra lengths of the wrapping paper on both sides in the collecting direction so as to roll inward. It is equipped with a coin collection and packaging unit 212, which is made of gold.

The packaging unit 201 is a coin-rolling distribution transporting unit 213 manufactured by the coin collecting and packaging unit 212 and distributing and transporting the downwardly drawn coins in three directions, and a first direction in the coin-rolling distribution transporting unit 213. An automatic time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 214 for storing the coins distributed to the Climbing Gold, and a local time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 215 for storing the Climbing Gold distributed in the second direction by the Climbing Gold Distribution Transport Unit 213. It is equipped with. The automatic time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 214 stores fractional coins in which coins less than the number of packaging units are packaged in the automatic packaging process, and the local time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 215 packages in the local packaging process. Stores a fractional coin wrapping a number of coins less than the number of units.

Both the automatic time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 214 and the local time-fraction Climbing gold storage unit 215 are box-shaped and are pulled out from the device main body 41 to the front of the device and removed. Both the automatic time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 214 and the local time-fraction Climbing Gold storage unit 215, in a state of being loaded in the apparatus main body 41, accommodate the fractional Climbing Gold distributed by the Climbing Gold distribution transport unit 213, and are used as an apparatus. By removing it from the main body 41, the stored fractional bar can be taken out to the outside.

The Climbing Gold Withdrawal Unit 203 includes a Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 that receives and raises and lowers the Climbing Gold distributed in the third direction opposite to the coin processing unit 11 by the Climbing Gold Distributing Transport Unit 213. .. The Climbing Gold distributed in the third direction by the Climbing Gold Sorting Transport Unit 213 is a normal Climbing Gold produced by packaging coins other than fractional Climbing Gold, that is, coins of the number of packaging units. The Climbing Gold Withdrawal Unit 203 receives the lower Climbing Gold Discharge Port 222 for discharging the Climbing Gold carried by the Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 and the Climbing Gold withdrawal Lift 221. It is provided with an upper Climbing Gold withdrawal port 223 that can be taken out and stored to the outside, and a Climbing Gold batch storage unit 224 that can take out and store the Climbing Gold conveyed by the Climbing Gold withdrawal lift 221.

The lower Climbing Gold Discharge Port 222 is provided facing the outside and discharges the Climbing Gold received from the Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 toward a receiving box (not shown). The upper bar withdrawal port 223 is provided facing the outside, and the bar withdrawn from the bar withdrawal lift 221 can be taken out and accommodated. The Climbing Gold batch storage unit 224 has a box shape and is pulled out from the device main body 41 and removed. The Climbing Gold Collective Storage Unit 224 stores the Climbing Gold received from the Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 in a state of being loaded in the device main body 41, and is removed from the Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 to take out the stored Climbing Gold to the outside. It will be possible.

The Climbing Gold Storage Unit 202 receives the Climbing Gold transported by the Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 and transports it in the direction of the Climbing Gold Processing Unit 11. Climbing Gold Storage Lift 232 that receives and transports upwards, Climbing Gold Storage Main Body 233 that receives and stores the Climbing Gold that has been transported by Climbing Gold Storage Lift 232 and classifies it by denomination, and Climbing Gold Storage Main Body 233. Climbing gold payout unit 234 is provided for paying out to the bar coin withdrawal lift 221 while counting the coins according to the denomination. The Climbing Gold Withdrawal Lift 221 receives the Climbing Gold paid out from the Climbing Gold Storage Main Body 233 at the Climbing Gold Feeding Unit 234 and distributes it to the upper Climbing Gold Withdrawal Port 223 and the Climbing Gold Collective Storage Unit 224.

The coin processing device 10 is in a standby state in which a shutter (not shown) of the deposit hopper 31 is closed, the storage unit 62 is emptied, and both the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65 are positioned at the loading positions shown in FIG. It has become. Further, in this standby state, the scrutiny gate 122 is in a state of transporting coins from the payout side transport path 111 to the withdrawal identification counting unit 114 on the withdrawal side transport path 112.

[Payment processing]
When the operation input for executing the deposit process is made to the operation unit 145, the control unit 141 opens the shutter of the deposit hopper 31. When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) that coins have been inserted into the deposit hopper 31, the control unit 141 closes the shutter of the deposit hopper 31 and separates the coins one by one by the deposit hopper 31 into the deposit transport unit 33. While the coins are fed and transported by the deposit transport unit 33, the deposit identification counting unit 32 identifies and counts the authenticity, denomination, and correct / loss.

The coins identified as false, that is, unacceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32 are guided from the deposit transport unit 33 by the deposit reject guide unit 34 and accommodated in the deposit reject unit 35.

On the other hand, the coins identified as acceptable by the deposit identification counting unit 32 are guided from the deposit transport unit 33 by the storage guide unit 61, and both the storage unit main body 64 and the bottom plate 65 are located at the loading positions. Classify into and store.

The storage section 62 contains contaminated coins of all denominations in the storage section 63g, normal coins of 1 yen in the storage section 63a, normal coins of 50 yen in the storage section 63b, and 5 yen in the storage section 63c. A normal coin of 100 yen is stored in the storage division unit 63d, a normal coin of 10 yen is stored in the storage division unit 63e, and a normal coin of 500 yen is stored in the storage division unit 63f.

Then, when it is determined that all the coins in the deposit hopper 31 have reached the deposit reject unit 35 or the storage unit 62, the control unit 141 determines from the identification result of the deposit identification counting unit 32 that the denomination of the deposit coins that can be accepted. The number of coins is displayed on the display unit 146, and the operation unit 145 is in a state of accepting the selection input of either the accept operation or the cancel operation, and the deposit process is completed.

[Payment storage processing]
After the deposit processing, when the consent operation is input to the operation unit 145, the control unit 141 determines whether or not the coin storage and feeding unit 81 is performing the coin feeding processing.

When the coin storage feeding unit 81 is performing the coin feeding processing, the coin storage processing in the coin storage feeding unit 81 is prohibited. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 141 moves the storage unit main body 64 to the side storage position while holding the bottom plate 65 at the loading position, so that the storage division unit 63a A storage unit storage process is performed in which coins falling from ~ 63 g are stored in the coin storage unit 71 in the classified state.

By the storage section storage process, the storage cassette 71g stores the contaminated coins that fall from the storage section 63g, and the storage cassette 71a stores the 1-yen normal coins that fall from the storage section 63a and drops from the storage section 63b. The storage cassette 71b stores 50 yen normal coins, the storage cassette 71c stores 5 yen normal coins that fall from the storage division 63c, and the storage cassette 71d stores 100 yen normal coins that fall from the storage division 63d. The storage cassette 71e stores normal coins of 10 yen that are stored and falls from the storage division 63e, and the storage cassette 71f stores normal coins of 500 yen that fall from the storage division 63f. After that, the control unit 141 returns the storage unit main body 64 to the loading position shown in FIG. 3, and ends the storage unit storage process, that is, the deposit storage process.

On the other hand, if the coin storage and feeding unit 81 has not performed the coin feeding processing at the time when the consent operation is input to the operation unit 145 after the deposit processing, the control unit 141 will perform the storage classification of the denomination of the storage unit 62. The amount of coins stored in the units 63a to 63f and the amount of coins stored in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the denomination of the coin storage feeding unit 81 are added to the denomination to obtain the total value of the denomination. calculate. Further, the total value of the polluted coins is calculated by adding the coin amount of the polluted coins stored in the storage division portion 63 g and the coin amount stored in the polluted cassette 82 g. Then, the control unit 141 compares the total value of each denomination with the preset upper limit value of each denomination, and compares the total value of the polluted coins with the preset upper limit value of the polluted coins.

That is, the control unit 141 adds the coin amount of the storage division unit 63a and the coin amount of the withdrawal hopper 81a to calculate the total value of the coin amount of the normal coin of 1 yen, and the total value is the normal coin of 1 yen. Compare with the upper limit of the amount of coins. Further, the control unit 141 adds the coin amount of the storage division unit 63b and the coin amount of the withdrawal hopper 81b to calculate the total value of the coin amount of the normal coin of 50 yen, and the total value is the normal coin of 50 yen. Compare with the upper limit of the coin amount of. Similarly, the control unit 141 calculates the total value of the coin amount of the normal coin of 5 yen, compares this with the upper limit of the coin amount of the normal coin of 5 yen, and determines the coin amount of the normal coin of 100 yen. Calculate the total value, compare this with the upper limit of the coin amount of the normal coin of 100 yen, calculate the total value of the coin amount of the normal coin of 10 yen, and use this as the upper limit of the coin amount of the normal coin of 10 yen. Compare with the value, determine the total value of the coin amount of the normal coin of 500 yen, and compare this with the upper limit of the coin amount of the normal coin of 500 yen. Further, the control unit 141 includes the amount of coins stored in the storage division unit 63g for contaminated coins in the storage unit 62 and the amount of coins stored in the contaminated cassette 82g for contaminated coins in the coin storage withdrawal unit 22. Is added to calculate the total value, and this total value is also compared with the upper limit set for dirty coins.

Here, the maximum storage allowance is preset in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the soiled cassette 82 g. Therefore, the full value, which is the maximum storage amount that can store 1 yen normal coins in the withdrawal hopper 81a without any problem, is set as the upper limit of the coin amount of 1 yen normal coins in the withdrawal hopper 81a. Further, the full value, which is the maximum storage amount that can store 50 yen normal coins in the withdrawal hopper 81b without any problem, is set as the upper limit of the coin amount of 50 yen normal coins in the withdrawal hopper 81b. The same applies to a normal coin of 5 yen, a normal coin of 100 yen, a normal coin of 10 yen, and a normal coin of 500 yen. For dirty coins, based on the ratio of the number of coins distributed in the market, assuming that dirty coins are generated at this ratio, the full value, which is the maximum storage amount of coins that can be stored in the dirty cassette 82 g without problems, is set as the upper limit of the coin amount. Has been done. Alternatively, the full value, which is the maximum storage capacity for storing 500-yen coins having the maximum size in the polluted cassette 82 g without any problem, is set as the upper limit of the coin amount of the polluted coins.

Then, when the total value of the indexed coin amount by denomination exceeds the upper limit even for any one denomination, the control unit 141 is in a state of prohibiting the coin storage process in the coin storage and feeding unit 81, as described above. After performing the storage processing, the coins of the storage division 63g are stored in the storage cassette 71g, the coins of the storage division 63a are stored in the storage cassette 71a, the coins of the storage division 63b are stored in the storage cassette 71b, and the coins of the storage division 63c are stored. Is stored in the storage cassette 71c, the coins in the storage division 63d are stored in the storage cassette 71d, the coins in the storage division 63e are stored in the storage cassette 71e, and the coins in the storage division 63f are stored in the storage cassette 71f. After that, the control unit 141 returns the storage unit main body 64 to the loading position shown in FIG. 3, and ends the storage unit storage process, that is, the deposit storage process.

That is, when the control unit 141 stores the coins stored in the storage unit 62 according to the classification in the coin storage / withdrawal unit 22 in the classified state, the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage / withdrawal unit 22 and If any of the contaminated cassettes 82g exceeds the full storage capacity, which is the maximum storage capacity, the coins stored in the storage unit 62 according to the classification are kept in the classified state and are different from the coin storage and withdrawal unit 22. It is stored in the storage unit 71. In other words, the control unit 141 has any of the total values of the coin amounts of the storage division units 63a to 63f of the denomination of the storage unit 62 and the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the denomination of the coin storage and feeding unit 81. When even one denomination exceeds the upper limit, the coins stored in the storage unit 62 are stored in the coin storage unit 71.

After the deposit processing, when the consent operation is input to the operation unit 145, the coin storage / withdrawal unit 22 has not performed the coin feeding process, and the coin amount and coin storage / withdrawal for each denomination of the storage unit 62 described above are not performed. The total value of each denomination with the amount of coins of each denomination of the denomination 22 does not exceed the upper limit for any denomination, and the amount of contaminated coins in the storage unit 62 and the amount of contaminated coins in the coin storage withdrawal unit 22 When the total value with the coin amount does not exceed the upper limit value, the control unit 141 is in a state of allowing the coin storage process in the coin storage feeding unit 81, and the storage unit main body 64 is loaded as shown in FIG. The bottom plate 65 is moved to the side storage position while being held in the position, and the coins that fall from the storage divisions 63a to 63g are stored in the coin storage feeding section 81 and the dirty cassette 82g in the classified state. Performs storage processing such as feeding part.

Due to this coin storage and feeding process, the dirty cassette 82 g drops the polluted coins that fall from the storage compartment 63 g, and the withdrawal hopper 81a drops the 1-yen normal coins that fall from the storage compartment 63a from the storage compartment 63b. The withdrawal hopper 81b withdraws 50 yen normal coins, the withdrawal hopper 81c withdraws 5 yen normal coins, and the withdrawal hopper 81d withdraws 100 yen normal coins from the storage division 63d. The withdrawal hopper 81e stores the normal coins of 10 yen falling from the storage division 63e, and the withdrawal hopper 81f stores the normal coins of 500 yen falling from the storage division 63f.

After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 141 returns the bottom plate 65 to the loading position, and ends the coin storage and feeding unit storage process, that is, the deposit storage process. Here, the control unit 141 prohibits the coin feeding process of the coin storage feeding section 81 after the coin storage feeding section and the like storage process is started until the coin storage feeding section and the like storage process is completed. .. Then, when the storage process of the coin storage and feeding section and the like is completed, the coin feeding and feeding process of the coin storage and feeding section 81 is allowed.

[Payment return processing]
After the deposit processing, when a cancel operation is input to the operation unit 145, the control unit 141 moves only the storage unit main body 64 after moving the bottom plate 65 and the storage unit main body 64 to the storage position, as shown in FIG. Further, the coins are moved to the side return position, and the coins falling from the storage division units 63a to 63g are stored in the coin return unit 75 in the classified state.

That is, the defaced coins falling from the storage division 63g are returned, the division unit 75g returns the 1-yen normal coins falling from the storage division 63a, and the division 75a returns the normal coins of 50 yen falling from the storage division 63b. The return section 75b returns a normal coin of 5 yen falling from the storage section 63c. The return section 75c returns a normal coin of 100 yen falling from the storage section 63d. The return section 75d drops a normal coin of 100 yen from the storage section 63e. The return division section 75e stores the normal coins of 10 yen, and the return division section 75f stores the normal coins of 500 yen that fall from the storage section 63f. After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 141 returns the bottom plate 65 and the storage unit main body 64 to the loading position, and ends the return process. In this state, the coin return unit 75 is removed from the base housing 43 shown in FIG. 2, and the stored coins are taken out to the outside.

[Automatic packaging processing]
The control unit 141 is a near-full value in which the coin amount of each of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage and feeding unit 81, that is, the coin amount of each denomination is set for each denomination after the completion of the above-mentioned storage processing of the coin storage and feeding unit and the like. Compare with. When the coin amount of any of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f exceeds the corresponding near full value, the control unit 141 pays out the coins from the coins exceeding the near full value of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f toward the coin processing unit 12. The payout process is performed to reduce the amount of coins stored in the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f exceeding the near full value to an amount exceeding the predetermined value and lower than the near full value. At this time, the number of packaging units or the number of multiples thereof is fed out by the corresponding ones of the counting feeding units 91a to 91f. Then, the coins drawn out from the coin storage feeding section 81 are packaged in the coin-roll processing section 12.

For example, if the amount of 1-yen normal coins stored in the withdrawal hopper 81a exceeds the near-full value set for the 1-yen normal coins after the coin storage and feeding section is completed, the payout side The transport path 111 is in a state of transporting the coins fed from the withdrawal hopper 81a toward the small diameter side intermediate gate 131, and the small diameter side intermediate gate 131 processes the coins fed by the payout side transport path 111 with a bar. As a state of paying out to the unit 12, the coins are counted from the withdrawal hopper 81a by the number of packaging units or a multiple of the number of packaging units, and the coin amount of 1 yen normal coins stored in the withdrawal hopper 81a. Is lower than the near full value by more than the predetermined value. Then, the coins drawn out from the withdrawal hopper 81a are conveyed to the coin-roll processing unit 12 and packaged in the packaging unit 201. The same applies to the withdrawal hopper 81b and the withdrawal hopper 81c.

Further, for example, when the coin amount of the normal coin of 100 yen stored in the withdrawal hopper 81d exceeds the near full value set for the normal coin of 100 yen after the completion of the storage process such as the coin storage feeding portion, The payout side transport path 111 is in a state of transporting the coins fed from the withdrawal hopper 81d toward the large diameter side intermediate gate 132, and the large diameter side intermediate gate 132 is the coins conveyed through the payout side transport path 111. The coins are fed out from the withdrawal hopper 81d to the bar metal processing unit 12 side by the counting feeding unit 91d by the number of packaging units or a multiple of the number of coins, and the coins are normally stored in the withdrawal hopper 81d for 100 yen. Make the amount of coins below the near full value by more than the specified value. Then, the coins drawn out from the withdrawal hopper 81d are conveyed to the coin-roll processing unit 12 and packaged in the packaging unit 201. The same applies to the withdrawal hopper 81e and the withdrawal hopper 81f.

In the packaging unit 201, the coins received from the coin processing unit 11 are counted by the coin identification counting unit 211, and the coins of the number of packaging units (50 sheets) are delivered to the coin accumulation packaging unit 212, and the coin accumulation packaging unit 212 is described in this way. The coins of the number of wrapping units paid out are collected, and the wrapping paper is wrapped around the coins, and both sides of the wrapping paper are crimped to form a bar. That is, the packaging unit 201 collects and packages the coins unwound from the coin storage and feeding unit 81 by the feeding process.

When the amount of coins stored in any one of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage and payout unit 81 exceeds the near full value, the control unit 141 pays out coins from the withdrawal hopper that exceeds the near full value. At the same time, the coins drawn out in this feeding process are packed in the packaging unit 201.

Then, the coins produced by the coin collection and packaging unit 212 are transferred to the coin-roll distribution and transportation unit 213, the coin-roll withdrawal lift 221 of the coin-roll withdrawal unit 203, and the coin-roll storage and transportation of the coin-roll storage unit 202. It is conveyed by the part 231 and the bar metal storage lift 232 and stored in the bar metal storage main body 233 by denomination. Here, when the coin-roll of the corresponding denomination of the coin-roll storage main body 233 is full, the coin-roll produced by the coin collection and packaging section 212 is transferred by the coin-roll distribution transport section 213 and the coin-roll withdrawal lift 221. It is stored in the Climbing Gold batch storage unit 224.

If the coin amount of the coins stored in the plurality of withdrawal hoppers among the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f exceeds the near full value after the completion of the coin storage feeding section and the like, the control unit 141 will eventually be used. After starting the payout process for one denomination, wait until all the payout coins are sent to the coin collection and packaging unit 212 and are packaged, and then start the payout process for the next denomination. When all the drawn coins are sent to the coin collection and packaging unit 212 and packaged, the process of starting the feeding process for the next denomination is repeated, and the coins are packaged one by one. In that case, for example, among the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f, the withdrawal processing is performed in order from the one with the largest coin amount. On the contrary, among the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f, the withdrawal processing may be performed in order from the one with the smallest coin amount.

Then, the amount of coins in all the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage and payout unit 81 is in a state of exceeding a predetermined value from the near full value, and all the coins paid out from the coin storage and payout unit 81 become coins. When the coins are stored in the coin storage main body 233 or the coin batch storage 224, the control unit 141 ends the automatic packaging process.

As the automatic packaging process, in addition to the process performed when the coin amount of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f becomes larger than the packaging standard value as described above, the automatic packaging process depends on the amount of coins stored in the coin-roll processing unit 12. There is also a process of paying out coins from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and transporting them to the coin-roll processing unit 12 to produce coins.

In this case, coins are automatically withdrawn from the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and processed for coin-rolling within a range in which the amount of coins of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f does not fall below a predetermined reference value which is the minimum value required for operation. It is conveyed to the unit 12 to produce a coin-roll. For example, the coins of this denomination are determined from the change in the storage amount of the coins by denomination in the coin-roll processing unit 12, and the coins of this denomination are transferred from the coin processing unit 11 to the coin-roll processing unit 12. To make a coin-roll.

Here, even if the coin processing apparatus 10 is executing the automatic packaging process and is in the process of paying out coins from the coin storage feeding unit 81, the above-mentioned deposit processing and deposit storage processing are performed in parallel with this. Is possible. Then, during the feeding process of feeding coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process, the control unit 141 prohibits the coin storage feeding section and the like for storing coins in the coin storing feeding section 81 as described above. Therefore, the storage unit storage process for storing the coins in the storage unit 62 in the coin storage unit 71 is performed. That is, the control unit 141 performs a feeding process of paying out coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process and a storage section storing process of storing coins in the coin storage section 71 in the deposit storage process in parallel.

On the other hand, when the coin is not being fed out from the coin storage payout unit 81, the control unit 141 is in a state of allowing the coin storage payout unit and the like to store the coins in the coin storage payout unit 81 as described above. Therefore, when the automatic packaging process is not in progress, the coin storage payout section and the like for storing the coins in the storage section 62 in the coin storage payout section 81 are performed in the deposit storage process. That is, at the time of the feeding process of feeding coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process, the control unit 141 stores the coins in the coin storage section 71 by the storage section 62 in parallel with the feeding process in the deposit storage process. On the other hand, except for the feeding process, the storage section 62 performs the coin storage feeding section and the like for storing the coins in the coin storage feeding section 81.

It should be noted that during the feeding process of feeding coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process, when the storage section storing process of storing the coins of the storage section 62 in the coin storage section 71 is performed, the storage cassette of the coin storage section 71 is performed. When the coin amount reaches the maximum storage amount in any of 71a to 71g and is in a full state, the control unit 141 waits for the end of the automatic packaging process and stores the coins in the storage unit 62 in the coin storage feeding unit 81. Performs storage processing such as coin storage and feeding section. Further, the coin amount has reached the maximum storage amount in any of the storage cassettes 71a to 71g of the coin storage unit 71, and the coin amount has reached the maximum storage amount. When is in a full state when the maximum storage amount is reached, the control unit 141 is in a state of not accepting the selection operation of the payment process to the operation unit 145.

Alternatively, during the feeding process of feeding coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process, when the storage section storing process of storing the coins of the storage section 62 in the coin storage section 71 is performed, the storage cassette of the coin storage section 71 is performed. When the coin amount reaches the maximum storage amount in any of 71a to 71g and is in a full state, the control unit 141 displays the fact on the display unit 146 and sounds a warning sound, and the storage cassette reaches the maximum storage amount. Encourage the user to replace 71a-71g with an empty storage cassette. After the storage cassette is replaced by the user, the control unit 141 performs a storage unit storage process for storing the coins in the storage unit 62 in the coin storage unit 71. By doing so, it becomes possible to exchange the storage cassettes 71a to 71g in parallel with the coin feeding process in which the coins are fed out from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the automatic packaging process.

[Coin withdrawal processing]
When a withdrawal processing operation including the number of coin types to be withdrawn to the operation unit 145 is input, the control unit 141 starts with the corresponding denomination of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f of the coin storage and feeding unit 81. The coins are drawn out and transported to the coin withdrawal unit 102.

For example, when the coin to be withdrawn contains a normal coin of 1 yen, the coin is withdrawn from the withdrawal hopper 81a by the counting payout unit 91a by the number of withdrawals, and the payout side transport path 111 and the withdrawal side transport path 112. The coins are counted while being identified by the withdrawal identification counting unit 114, and then transported to the coin withdrawal unit 102. The same applies to the withdrawal hoppers 81b to 81f. Then, when the set number of coins of all denominations to be withdrawn is paid out, the control unit 141 ends the coin withdrawal process.

After that, the coin withdrawal unit 102 is removed from the storage drawer unit 72 of the apparatus main body 41, and the stored coins are taken out to the outside. That is, the coin withdrawal unit 102 withdraws the coins drawn out by the payout process of the coin storage payout unit 81 so that the coins can be taken out to the outside. Here, in the coin withdrawal process, when the withdrawal identification counting unit 114 detects coins of a denomination not included in the coins to be withdrawn or coins exceeding the number of withdrawn coins, the control unit 141 determines. All the coins stored in the coin withdrawal unit 102 are stored in the withdrawal reject unit 104 by the withdrawal reject guide unit 103, and the coin withdrawal process is repeated.

Even if the coin processing apparatus 10 is in the process of executing the coin withdrawal process and is in the process of paying out the coins from the coin storage payout unit 81, the above-mentioned deposit process and the deposit / receipt process are performed in parallel with the coin processing device 10. It is possible. Then, in the coin withdrawal process, during the payout process of paying out coins from the coin storage payout section 81, the control unit 141 prohibits the coin storage payout section and the like for storing coins in the coin storage payout section 81 as described above. Therefore, the storage unit storage process for storing the coins in the storage unit 62 in the coin storage unit 71 is performed. That is, the control unit 141 performs a payout process of paying out coins from the coin storage payout unit 81 in the coin withdrawal process and a storage section storage process of storing coins in the coin storage section 71 in the deposit storage process in parallel.

On the other hand, when the coin is not being fed out from the coin storage payout unit 81, the control unit 141 is in a state of allowing the coin storage payout unit and the like to store the coins in the coin storage payout unit 81 as described above. Therefore, when the coin withdrawal process is not in progress, the coin storage payout section and the like for storing the coins in the storage section 62 in the coin storage payout section 81 are performed in the deposit storage process. That is, during the coin withdrawal process, the control unit 141 stores the coins in the coin storage section 71 by the storage unit 62 in parallel with the deposit / receipt process during the payout process of paying out the coins from the coin storage payout section 81. While the storage unit is stored, the storage unit 62 performs a storage process such as a coin storage and feeding section for storing coins in the coin storage feeding section 81, except during the feeding process.

In the coin withdrawal process, during the payout process of paying out coins from the coin storage payout section 81, the coin storage section 71 is stored when the coins of the storage section 62 are to be stored in the coin storage section 71. When the coin amount reaches the maximum storage amount in any of the cassettes 71a to 71g and is in a full state, the control unit 141 waits for the completion of the coin withdrawal process and transfers the coins of the storage unit 62 to the coin storage feeding unit 81. Performs storage processing such as the coin storage feeding part to be stored.

Further, the coin amount has reached the maximum storage amount in any of the storage cassettes 71a to 71g of the coin storage unit 71, and the coin amount has reached the maximum storage amount. When is in a full state when the maximum storage amount is reached, the control unit 141 is in a state of not accepting the selection operation of the payment process to the operation unit 145.

Further, the control unit 141 performs a feeding process of paying out coins from the coin storage feeding section 81 in the coin withdrawal process and a storage section storing process of storing coins in the coin storage section 71 in the deposit storage process in parallel. In this case, when the coins of all denominations to be withdrawn are paid out in the respective set number, the coin withdrawal process is completed and the coins stored in the coin withdrawal unit 102 can be taken out to the outside. Then, the coin withdrawal unit 102 is removed from the storage drawer unit 72 of the apparatus main body 41, and the stored coins are taken out to the outside. In this state, when the control unit 141 is in a full state in which the coin amount reaches the maximum storage amount in any of the storage cassettes 71a to 71g of the coin storage unit 71, the control unit 141 notifies the display unit 146 to that effect. It is displayed and a warning sound is sounded to urge the user to replace the storage cassettes 71a to 71g that have reached the maximum storage capacity with empty storage cassettes. After the storage cassette is replaced by the user, the control unit 141 performs a storage unit storage process for storing the coins in the storage unit 62 in the coin storage unit 71. By doing so, the storage cassettes 71a to 71g can be exchanged in parallel with the process of removing the coin withdrawal portion 102 from the storage drawer portion 72 of the apparatus main body 41 and taking out the stored coins to the outside. It will be possible.

[Scrutiny processing]
When the scrutiny process operation to perform the scrutiny process (reintuition process) is input to the operation unit 145, the control unit 141 causes the display unit 146 to display the selection screen of the denomination to be scrutinized, and the operation unit 145. Wait for the selection operation of one denomination or multiple denominations or all denominations to.

For example, when a selection operation for selecting all denominations as the scrutiny target is input, the control unit 141 first drives the payout drive motor 301 to be common to the bottoms of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f and the scrutiny hopper 83h. While rotating the belt conveyor, the transport drive motors 306, 307, 311, 314, and 317 are driven to drive the feed side transport path 111, the withdrawal side transport path 112, the return-in / lower transport path 121, the return-in vertical transport path 123, and the return-in. The upper transport path 125 is rotated.

In this state, the control unit 141, for example, moves the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f from the withdrawal hoppers 81f on the upstream side in the transport direction of the payout side transport path 111 to the withdrawal hoppers 81f, 81e, 81d, 81c, 81b, 81a. The amount of coins, which is the amount of money, is scrutinized in the order of. On the contrary, the withdrawal hoppers 81a, 81b, 81c, 81d, 81e, and 81f may be inspected in this order.

First, in order to scrutinize the withdrawal hopper 81f as a scrutiny target, the control unit 141 starts the outbound processing of the scrutiny process, drives the payout solenoid 302f of the counting payout unit 91f of the withdrawal hopper 81f, and causes the counting payout unit 91f. The gate is opened and coins are continuously fed one by one to the feeding side transport path 111 while checking the feeding with the counting sensor 303f.

As a result, the withdrawal hopper 81f feeds the coins inside the coins one by one from the counting feeding section 91f to the paying side transport path 111, transports the coins through the payout side transport path 111 and the withdrawal side transport path 112, and at the inspection gate 122. It is moved from the withdrawal side transport path 112 to the return-in / lower transport path 121, transported by the return-in / lower transport path 121, the return-in vertical transport path 123, and the return-in upper transport path 125, and stored in the scrutiny hopper 83h.

By performing the above-mentioned payout and transport, finally, all the coins stored in the withdrawal hopper 81f to be scrutinized are withdrawn from the counting payout unit 91f, and the withdrawal hopper 81f remains empty. The detection sensor 304f detects that all the coins stored in the withdrawal hopper 81f have been moved to the scrutiny hopper 83h by the counting sensor 303f, the residual detection sensor 312, the counting sensor 315 and the residual detection sensor 322. When it is detected, the drive of the payout solenoid 302f of the counting payout unit 91f of the withdrawal hopper 81f is stopped, the gate of the counting payout unit 91f is closed, and the outbound processing is completed.

Next, the control unit 141 starts the return process of the scrutiny process, drives the return solenoid 321f corresponding to the withdrawal hopper 81f to be scrutinized, swings the return gate 126f toward the withdrawal hopper 81f, and at the same time. By driving the feeding solenoid 302h of the identification counting feeding unit 93h of the scrutiny hopper 83h, the gate of the identification counting feeding unit 93h is opened, and coins are continuously one by one while the denomination identification and counting are performed by the identification counting sensor 303h. , It is fed to the feeding side transport path 111.

As a result, the scrutiny hopper 83h feeds the coins inside the coins one by one from the identification counting feeding unit 93h to the feeding side transport path 111 while identifying and counting them with the identification counting sensor 303h, and feeds the coins to the paying side transport path 111 and the withdrawal side. It is transported by the return 112, moved from the withdrawal side transport path 112 to the return lower transport path 121 by the scrutiny gate 122, and is transported by the return lower transport path 121, the return vertical transport path 123, and the return upper transport path 125, and is withdrawn. The return gate 126f swinging toward the hopper 81f returns the withdrawal hopper 81f to be scrutinized.

Here, when the identification counting sensor 303h detects a different denomination coin that is not a denomination to be stored in the withdrawal hopper 81f to be scrutinized, the different denomination coin is issued on the upstream side of the withdrawal hopper 81f. Since it is stored in the gold hoppers 81a to 81e, the control unit 141 of the return solenoids 321a to 321e at the timing according to the transport speed of the coins based on the timing when the different denomination coins are detected by the counting sensor 315. Of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e, the corresponding ones of the return gates 126a to 126e are swung toward the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e by driving the ones corresponding to the different denomination coins. Store in the proper denomination. After that, the control unit 141 stops the drive of the return solenoids 321a to 321e corresponding to the different denomination coins at the timing corresponding to the transport speed of the coin, and the return gates 126a to 126e of the return gates 126a to 126e. The coins corresponding to the different denomination coins are swung to the opposite sides of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e, and the coins are returned to the withdrawal hopper 81f at the return gate 126f and stored.

By performing the above-mentioned feeding and transporting, finally, all the coins stored in the scrutiny hopper 83h are fed out from the identification counting feeding unit 93h, and the residual detection sensor 304h detects that the scrutiny hopper 83h is empty. Then, when the identification counting sensor 303h, the residual detection sensor 312, the counting sensor 315, and the residual detection sensor 322 detect that all the coins stored in the scrutiny hopper 83h have moved to the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f. , The control unit 141 completes the return route processing, and determines the amount of coins in the withdrawal hopper 81f to be scrutinized from the identification and counting results of the identification counting sensor 303h. After that, the remaining withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e are similarly inspected in the order of withdrawal hoppers 81e, 81d, 81c, 81b, 81a, and the coin amount is determined.

When the identification counting sensor 303h detects a different denomination coin that is not a denomination to be stored in the withdrawal hopper to be scrutinized during the scrutiny process of any of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e, the control unit 141 controls. When different denomination coins should be stored in the withdrawal hopper on the upstream side of the object to be scrutinized in the coin transport direction of the return transfer path 125, as described above, at the timing according to the coin transport speed. The return solenoids 321a to 321d that correspond to the different denomination coins are driven, and the return gates 126a to 126d that correspond to the different denomination coins are placed on the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81d. The coins of different denominations are shaken and stored in the appropriate denomination of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81d. After that, the control unit 141 swings the return gates 126a to 126d corresponding to different denomination coins to the opposite side of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81d at the timing according to the coin transport speed. Again, the coins are stored in the return gates 126b to 126e to be scrutinized and the withdrawal hoppers 81b to 81e to be scrutinized.

Further, when the different denomination coin has a withdrawal hopper on the downstream side of the object to be scrutinized in the coin transport direction of the return feed transfer path 125, the control unit 141 has a return gate 126a at a timing corresponding to the coin transport speed. The denomination to be scrutinized out of ~ 126e is swung to the opposite side of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e, and at the timing according to the coin transport speed, this difference among the return gates 126b to 126f. The coins corresponding to the denomination coins are swung toward the withdrawal hoppers 81b to 81f, and the different denomination coins are stored in the withdrawal hoppers 81b to 81f of the appropriate denomination. After that, the control unit 141 swings the return gates 126a to 126e to be scrutinized toward the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e at the timing according to the coin transfer speed, and adjusts to the coin transfer speed. At the timing, the coins corresponding to different denomination coins among the return gates 126b to 126f are swung to the opposite side of the withdrawal hoppers 81b to 81f, and the coins are scrutinized again among the return gates 126a to 126e. The target items are stored in the items to be scrutinized by the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81e. When the different denomination coin is stored in any of the withdrawal hoppers 81a to 81f whose coin amount has already been determined, the control unit 141 adds the number of different denomination coins to the already determined coin amount.

[Moving control of storage unit]
The control unit 141 needs to acquire the position information of the current position of the storage unit 62 in advance in order to horizontally move the storage unit 62 to any of the loading position, the accommodating position, and the return position. In the following, detecting the arrival of the storage unit 62 at any of the loading position, the accommodating position, and the returning position by using the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c is referred to as "position detection", and is referred to as a distance measurement sensor described later. It is distinguished from "position detection" in which the current position of the storage unit 62 is detected by using 67.

When the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c can detect the current position of the storage unit 62, for example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the interrupt plate of the storage unit 62 blocks the light of the LED of the position sensor 66a. When the position is located, the position sensor 66a detects the arrival of the storage unit 62 at the loading position. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 7B, when at least the storage unit main body 64 of the storage unit 62 is located at a position where the LED light of the position sensor 66b is shielded, the position sensor 66b accommodates the storage unit 62. Detects arrival at a position. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, when at least the storage unit main body 64 of the storage unit 62 is located at a position where the LED light of the position sensor 66c is shielded, the position sensor 66c is in the return position of the storage unit 62. Detects arrival at.

On the other hand, when the current position of the storage unit 62 cannot be detected by the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the storage unit 62 stops between the loading position and the accommodation position. If the storage unit 62 is stopped between the storage position and the return position, as shown in FIG. 8B, the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c determine the position of the storage unit 62. Cannot be detected.

When the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c cannot detect the current position of the storage unit 62 in this way, the distance measurement sensor 67 measures the distance from the distance measurement sensor 67 to the storage unit 62, and the control unit 141 measures the distance. By comparing the measured value of the measurement sensor 67 with the distance from the distance measurement sensor 67 stored in advance to the loading position, the accommodating position, and the return position, and grasping the approximate current position of the storage unit 62, the storage unit 62 Position is detected.

When detecting the position of the storage unit 62, the distance measurement sensor 67 is used instead of the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c to detect that the storage unit 62 reaches any of the loading position, the accommodating position, and the returning position. It is also possible to do.

However, although the position detection by the distance measurement sensor 67 is excellent in that the current position of the storage unit 62 can be grasped in a global manner over the entire movement range of the storage unit 62 by one unit, the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c Since the processing speed tends to be slower than that of the above, it is preferable to combine the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c with the distance measurement sensor 67, whereby the drive control of the storage unit 62 can be efficiently and highly reliable. It can be realized.

Next, the control unit 141 derives the moving direction of the storage unit 62 from the positional relationship between the current position of the storage unit 62 and the desired position of the movement destination, and moves the storage unit 62 in the shortest distance. In addition, "moving in the shortest distance" means that while the storage unit 62 is moving from the current position to a desired position, it does not go through a predetermined standby position (for example, a home position such as a loading position) in a short time. Means to move directly.

For example, when the storage unit 62 located at the loading position as shown in FIG. 7A is horizontally moved to the accommodation position as shown in FIG. 7B, the position sensor 66a detects the current position of the storage unit 62. Then, the control unit 141 derives the moving direction of the storage unit 62 from the relative positional relationship between the current position of the storage unit 62 and the position of the movement destination, and drives the main body drive motor and the bottom plate drive motor. Start moving the reservoir 62 toward the lateral accommodation position (to the left on the paper in FIG. 7).

Then, when the position sensor 66b detects that the front end of the storage unit 62 in the traveling direction has reached the accommodation position, the control unit 141 stops after driving the main body drive motor and the bottom plate drive motor for a predetermined time (buffer time). Let me. As a result, the storage unit 62 can be moved to the storage position in a state where the storage unit 62 substantially coincides with the upper part of the coin storage unit 71.

Further, when the storage unit 62 located between the loading position and the accommodating position as shown in FIG. 8A is horizontally moved to the accommodating position as shown in FIG. 7B, the control unit 141 measures the distance. Comparing the measured value of the sensor 67 with each distance from the known distance measurement sensor 67 to the loading position, the accommodating position and the returning position, it is determined that the current position of the storage unit 62 is between the loading position and the accommodating position. After calculation, the moving direction of the storage unit 62 is derived from the relative positional relationship between the current position of the storage unit 62 and the position of the destination, and the main body drive motor and the bottom plate drive motor are driven to drive the storage unit 62. Start moving towards the lateral containment position.

Then, when the position sensor 66b detects that the front end of the storage unit 62 in the traveling direction has reached the accommodation position, the control unit 141 drives the main body drive motor and the bottom plate drive motor for a predetermined buffer time and then stops. As a result, the storage unit 62 can be moved to the storage position in a short time in a state where the storage unit 62 substantially coincides with the upper part of the coin storage unit 71. Further, since the position of the storage unit 62 can be detected without adding a sensor, the drive control of the storage unit 62 can be efficiently performed without increasing the number of parts or excessively increasing the assembly cost. ..

The moving speed of the storage unit 62 may be changed according to the moving direction of the storage unit 62. For example, the moving speed of the storage unit 62 in which coins are stored is set in the storage unit 62. It may be set to be slower than the movement speed in the unset state.

Further, the buffer time from the detection of the front end of the storage unit 62 in the traveling direction by the position sensors 66a, 66b, 66c to the stop of the storage unit 62 may be changed according to the movement direction of the storage unit 62, for example. The buffer time when the storage unit 62 moves at a low speed with the coins stored may be set longer than the buffer time when the storage unit 62 moves at a high speed without storing the coins.

Further, since the distance measurement sensor 67 may cause a measurement error in the measurement value of the distance measurement sensor 67 due to the fluctuation of the air density according to the change in the ambient temperature, the measurement value of the distance measurement sensor 67 is corrected. Is preferable. Hereinafter, the case where the storage unit 62 is located at the loading position will be described as an example, but the same applies to the storage position or the return position.

First, when the storage unit 62 is in a stationary state and the position sensor 66a detects the storage unit 62, the distance measurement sensor 67 measures the distance (distance before correction) of the storage unit 62 from the distance measurement sensor 67.

The control unit 141 compares the pre-correction distance measured by the distance measurement sensor 67 with the distance (reference distance) of the storage unit 62 from the distance measurement sensor 67 at the pre-stored loading position, and the difference between them (correction value). ) Is calculated.

Then, the control unit 141 can accurately calculate the current position of the storage unit 62 by reflecting the correction value on the measured value of the distance measurement sensor 67, and the reliability of the drive control of the storage unit 62 can be improved. Can be improved.

Further, when the above-mentioned correction value exceeds a predetermined allowable range (for example, ± 1 cm), it is considered that the distance measurement sensor 67 has a defect, and the control unit 141 displays the fact on the display unit 146. A warning sound is sounded to urge the user to perform maintenance on the distance measurement sensor 67. As a result, it is possible to prevent an accident caused by a sensor defect without separately preparing a dedicated instrument for determining a defect of the distance measurement sensor 67.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the stop positions of the storage unit 62 are set to three locations, the loading position, the storage position, or the return position, has been described as an example, but the storage unit 62 has two stop positions. It may be, or it may be four or more.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case where the current position of the storage unit 62 stopped between the loading position and the accommodation position or between the accommodation position and the return position is detected by using the distance measurement sensor 67 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is also applicable to the case where the current position of the storage unit 62 stopped outside the loading position or the outside of the return position is detected by using the distance measurement sensor 67.

Further, in the present embodiment, the coin processing device for processing coins has been described as an example as the money processing device, but the present invention can also be applied to a banknote processing device for processing banknotes. For example, in a banknote processing device that seals loose banknotes to create small banknotes, then classifies the small banknotes by denomination and stores them in the small banknote storage, one bundle of small banknotes is received and used as a denomination. It is conceivable to apply the present invention to a mechanism for horizontally moving to a corresponding small bundle storage and delivering small bundle bills.

Further, the present invention can be modified in various ways other than the above as long as it does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention, and it is natural that the present invention extends to the modified ones.

10 ・ ・ ・ Coin processing equipment (money processing equipment)
62 ・ ・ ・ Reservoir 66a to 66c ・ ・ ・ Position sensor (position detection means)
67 ・ ・ ・ Distance measurement sensor (distance measuring means)
141 ... Control unit

Claims (4)

A storage unit that can store money and move between multiple positions,
A distance measuring means capable of measuring the distance from a predetermined reference position to the reservoir in the moving direction of the reservoir, and a distance measuring means.
A control unit that calculates the current position of the storage unit based on the measured value of the distance measuring means, and a control unit that calculates the current position of the storage unit.
A money processing device characterized by being equipped with. The money processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit moves the storage unit from the current position to a predetermined position in the shortest distance. Further provided with a plurality of position detecting means for detecting that the storage unit has reached each position,
When the position detecting means detects that the storage unit has reached any one of the plurality of positions, the control unit moves from the pre-stored reference position to the position reached by the storage unit. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a correction value which is a difference between the distance and the distance from the reference position measured by the distance measuring means to the storage portion is calculated. The money processing device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit determines that a defect has occurred in the distance measuring means when the correction value exceeds a predetermined allowable range.

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