JP2022189162A - Coin processing device and money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To convey coins stably.SOLUTION: A coin processing device 4 is provided with a plurality of coin storage parts 30 having a storage space 31 that stores a coin CN and a discharge port 35 through which the coin CN stored in the storage space 31 is discharged, and a central conveyance part 22 that conveys the coin CN discharged through the discharge port 35. The coin storage parts 30 are arranged on both sides with the central conveyance part 22 interposed therebetween, and the coin storage parts 30 opposed to each other with the central conveyance part 22 interposed therebetween are different in a discharge angle Ar of the coin CN from the discharge port 35 to the central conveyance part 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a coin handling machine and a money handling machine, and is suitable for application to a money handling machine that handles money (that is, coins and banknotes), for example.

Conventionally, in relatively large-scale retail stores (for example, supermarkets, etc.), cash registers as money handling devices for handling banknotes and coins may be installed at a plurality of checkout counters where customers settle their accounts. This money handling device includes, for example, a banknote handling device for handling banknotes and a coin handling device for handling coins.

Among these, the coin processing device includes a coin input unit that feeds out the inserted coins one by one, a transport unit that transports coins, a recognition unit that identifies the denomination and authenticity of coins, and a storage unit that stores coins by denomination. It has a storage, a coin dispensing unit for dispensing change to the user, a returning unit for returning coins to the user, and the like. In this coin processing apparatus, coins sorted by denomination in the recognition section are stored in the storage when stored in the coin processing apparatus, and are stored in the return section when returned to the user. Also, this coin processing apparatus draws out coins to be dispensed to the user as change from the housing and conveys them to the coin dispensation unit.

In such a coin processing device, as shown in FIG. 12, the coin storage units 30 (coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E and 30F) for storing coins are distributed to the left and right. The depth is shortened, and between the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C arranged on the left side and the coin storage units 30D, 30E, and 30F arranged on the right side, a central conveying unit such as a belt conveying mechanism along the front-rear direction is provided. 22 are provided, coins are discharged from the left and right coin storage units 30 to a central conveying unit 22, and the central conveying unit 22 conveys the coins to a coin dispensing tray 28 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-198008

However, such a coin processing apparatus, as shown in FIG. 12, is a coin storage unit 30 arranged separately on the left and right sides, for example, coins CN (coins CN100 and CN10) are simultaneously transported from coin storage units 30C and 30D to the central transport unit 22. , there is a possibility that these coins CN100 and CN10 collide with each other on the central conveying section 22 and bounce off each other depending on the timing of the release and jump out to an unexpected place. In addition, since the coins CN are not stably discharged to the central conveying section 22, it may take longer than expected to convey the coins, causing a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and is intended to propose a coin handling apparatus and a money handling apparatus capable of stably conveying coins.

In order to solve this problem, the coin processing apparatus of the present invention provides a plurality of coin storage units having a storage space for storing coins and a discharge port for discharging the coins stored in the storage space, and discharges the coins from the discharge port. The coin storage units are arranged on both sides of the transport unit, and the coins from the discharge port to the transport unit are arranged between the coin storage units opposed to each other with the transport unit interposed therebetween. have different emission angles.

Further, in the money handling apparatus of the present invention, there are provided an operation unit for receiving operations related to coin processing, an insertion slot for inserting coins, a storage space for storing coins, and a discharge port for discharging coins stored in the storage space. a plurality of coin storage units having outlets, and a transport unit for transporting coins ejected from the ejection port, the coin storage units being arranged on both sides of the transport unit and facing each other with the transport unit interposed therebetween. The coin discharge angles from the discharge port to the transport part are made different between the storage parts.

As a result, the paths of the coins moving from the coin storage units facing each other across the transport unit to the transport unit can be prevented from overlapping each other, making it difficult for the coins to collide with each other.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the coin processing apparatus and money handling apparatus which can convey a coin stably are realizable.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of a money handling apparatus. The structure of a coin processing apparatus is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right side. It is a top view which shows the structure of a coin accommodating part. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing emission angles; It is a top view which shows a component of force. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a dispensing operation (1) at the time of payment; FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a payout operation (2). FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a payout operation (3). FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a payout operation (4). FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a payout operation (5). It is a top view which shows the structure of the coin accommodating part by other embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a conventional withdrawal operation at the time of withdrawal;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form (it is mentioned as embodiment below) for implementing invention is demonstrated using drawing.

[1. Overall configuration of money handling device]
As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling device 1 is generally formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and is roughly divided into a banknote handling device 2 handling banknotes, a coin handling device 4 handling coins, and a display/operation unit 11 . , and a receipt printer 12 . The banknote processing device 2 and the coin processing device 4 are housed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped housing 6 . This money handling apparatus 1 is operated by a cashier at a checkout counter (so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, for example, when a customer pays for a product that the customer wants to purchase. Hereinafter, the side of the money handling device 1 facing the user is referred to as the front side, and the opposite side is referred to as the rear side. Define and describe a side.

The control unit 8 is provided inside the housing 6 and has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., which are not shown. Various processes are performed by executing a predetermined program, and the entire money handling apparatus 1 is centrally controlled.

The banknote processing apparatus 2 takes in banknotes inserted from the banknote deposit port 9 by the operator and stores them in an internal banknote storage (not shown), and also feeds banknotes instructed by the control unit 8 from the banknote storage. , is dispensed as change from a banknote dispensing port 10.例文帳に追加

The coin processing device 4 takes in coins inserted from the coin slot 14A by the operator and stores them in the internal coin storage units 30 (coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E and 30F) (Fig. 3). At the same time, the coin instructed by the control section 8 is drawn out from the coin storage section 30 and is dispensed from the coin dispensation tray 28 as change. Incidentally, coins are made of metals such as nickel, copper, and aluminum, or alloys thereof, or combinations thereof, and are formed into thin plates, like ordinary coins.

The display operation unit 11 is configured as a so-called touch panel in which a touch sensor is combined with the surface of a display panel having a display function such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel. Under the control of the control unit 8, the display operation unit 11 displays various display screens such as the name of the recognized product, the amount of money, and the like. In response to this, the control unit 8 increases or decreases the quantity of the product, corrects the price, or the like.

The receipt printer 12 has a configuration similar to that of a general thermal printer, for example, and includes a holder that holds a roll of thermal paper, and a holder that transports the thermal paper pulled out from the roll. It has a transport mechanism and a thermal head for printing characters, figures, etc. on the thermal paper by heat. This receipt printer 12 prints the name of the recognized product, the amount of money, etc. on a receipt and discharges it.

[2. Configuration of coin handling device]
As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processing device 4 is mainly composed of a box-shaped housing 6, and performs cash-related transactions such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing with the user. For the convenience of drawing, FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing in which the internal configuration of the housing 6, such as members such as a transport guide that guides the coin while restricting its movement range, is omitted as appropriate. clearly shown.

The coin receiving portion 14 is provided near the front end portion of the upper surface of the housing 6, and is a portion for receiving coins inserted by the user. The coin receiving section 14 has a coin slot 14A arranged on the upper side into which coins are inserted, and a coin feeding section 14B arranged on the lower side thereof to feed out the coins. The coin slot 14A has a mortar shape with a wide upper side and a narrow lower side, and is wide open so that coins can be easily thrown in at once. A coin inserted into the coin slot 14A drops into the coin feeding portion 14B.

The coin feeding section 14B is positioned below the coin receiving section 14, and has a rotating disc provided therein. The coin feeding unit 14B moves the coins toward the outer circumference by the centrifugal force generated when the rotating disk rotates, separates the coins one by one, and delivers the coins to the coin feeding unit 15.例文帳に追加The coin delivery unit 15 has rollers that face each other vertically, and when coins are received from the coin delivery unit 14B, the rollers are rotated at a predetermined timing to deliver the coins to the coin discrimination unit 16 sequentially.

The coin discrimination unit 16 has various sensors (not shown) for recognizing features of coins, such as an image sensor and a magnetic sensor. The coin discriminating unit 16 recognizes the characteristics of the coin delivered from the coin delivering unit 15, discriminates the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the coin based on the characteristics, and presents the obtained discrimination result. Along with notifying the control unit 8 ( FIG. 1 ), the coin is handed over to the sorting and conveying unit 17 . At this time, the control unit 8 determines the destination of the coin.

The sorting/conveying section 17 has a generally horizontal conveying path along which coins are conveyed, and a reject hole 18 and six receiving holes 19 are provided along the conveying path. In FIG. 2, of the six receiving holes 19, only three, which are a part provided on the right side, are shown. The reject hole 18 is, for example, a coin discriminated as not genuine based on the coin discrimination result by the coin discriminating unit 16 in a deposit transaction, or a foreign object such as a foreign coin not to be handled or a medal of an amusement facility (hereinafter referred to as a reject coin). It is also called the part that selects the Each receiving hole 19 is a portion for sorting coins that have been identified as genuine (hereinafter also referred to as genuine coins) by denomination, and is 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen and 1 yen. Six denominations are assigned to each.

The reject hole 18 is provided with a sorting gate (not shown) that opens and closes under the control of the controller 8 . When the reject hole 18 is closed, the sort gate advances the coin along the sort conveyer 17, and when the reject hole 18 is open, the coin is dropped and ejected. Each receiving hole 19 is provided with a sorting gate (not shown) similar to the reject hole 18 .

With such a configuration, the sorting/conveying unit 17 sorts the coins under the control of the control unit 8 while conveying the coins received from the coin discriminating unit 16 along the conveying path. Specifically, the sorting/conveying unit 17 discharges the rejected coins that have been discriminated as not genuine among the coins from the reject hole 18, while the genuine coins that have been discriminated as genuine are accepted by the receiving holes 19 corresponding to their denominations. be discharged from

Below the reject hole 18, there is provided a reject chute 20 for advancing while guiding the ejected coin downward. On the other hand, below each receiving hole 19, a chute 21 is provided for advancing while guiding the ejected coin downward. Below each chute 21, six coin storage units 30 (coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E and 30F) shown in FIG. 3 are provided. Each coin storage portion 30 is assigned a denomination, as with each receiving hole 19 .

Below the reject chute 20 (FIG. 2) and between the coin storage sections 30A, 30B and 30C and the coin storage sections 30D, 30E and 30F (FIG. 3), a central transport section 22 is provided. The central transport section 22 is arranged in a range from the rear ends of the coin storage sections 30C and 30D to the lift withdrawal transport section 26 in the front-rear direction. The central conveying section 22 is composed of pulleys arranged at the front and rear end portions and an endless belt stretched around the pulleys so as to extend in the front and rear direction along the substantially horizontal direction. The central conveying section 22 rotates the pulley counterclockwise in FIG. 2B under the control of the control section 8 . Therefore, the central transport section 22 moves the upper surface of the endless belt forward toward the collection box 24 in the transport direction Dt. In the following, the thickness direction (vertical direction) along the thickness of the coin with the board surface in contact with the transport belt of the central transport unit 22 and the left-right direction perpendicular to the transport direction Dt are also referred to as the transport width direction Dw. call. In addition, the width of the central conveying portion 22 in the conveying width direction Dw is set to be less than twice the diameter of the largest coin, which is the coin with the largest diameter among the coins handled by the coin processing device 4 .

A collection box 24 is provided on the lower side near the front end of the central transport section 22 (FIG. 2). The collection box 24 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and stores rejected coins.

A lift withdrawal transportation unit 26 is provided on the front side of the central transportation unit 22. It is composed of a lift withdrawal transport section 26L. The lift disbursement conveying units 26R and 12L are each composed of a belt and a pulley that is arranged at an inflection point in the moving direction of the belt and stretched around the belt. The pulley is formed in a cylindrical shape with a central axis along the front-rear direction, and can rotate about the central axis. The belt is an endless belt having a predetermined length (that is, width) in the front-rear direction, and is stretched over pulleys so as to extend in the vertical direction as a whole. In such a configuration, the lift disbursement transport section 26 sandwiches the coin between the belt of the lift disbursement transport section 26R and the belt of the lift disbursement transport section 26L and transports the coin upward to the coin disbursement tray 28 .

The coin dispensing tray 28 is provided on the front surface of the housing 6, has an open upper surface, and is arranged so that the user can access it from the front surface. The coin disbursement tray 28 stores the denomination and number of coins transported from the lift disbursement transport unit 26 according to the amount of change.

In addition, a gate (not shown) is provided in the lift withdrawal transport section 26 . When a hole (not shown) on the coin transport path of the lift disbursement transport unit 26 is closed, this gate moves the coin along the lift disbursement transport unit 26 while opening the hole. If so, the coin is dropped and discharged to the collection box 24. - 特許庁

With such a configuration, the coin processing device 4 transports the coins that have dropped from the reject hole 18 to the central transport unit 22 forward toward the lift dispensing transport unit 26 by the central transport unit 22, drops them into the collection box 24, and stores them. Let On the other hand, the coin processing device 4 conveys the coins to be dispensed from the coin storage unit 30 to the central conveying unit 22 by the central conveying unit 22 forward toward the lift disbursement conveying unit 26, and lift dispensed coins. The transport unit 26 transports the coins to the coin dispensing tray 28 and dispenses them.

[3. Configuration of Coin Storage Unit]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the coin processing device 4, coin storage units 30A, 30B and 30C having substantially the same configuration are provided on the left side of the central transport unit 22 in one direction in the transport width direction Dw. They are arranged so as to be aligned along the front-rear direction from the front side toward the rear side. In the coin processing device 4, the coin storage units 30D, 30E, and 30F, which have substantially the same configuration as each other on the right side of the central transport unit 22 in the other direction in the transport width direction Dw, are arranged from the rear side to the front side. , are arranged to align along the front-rear direction. Below, the coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, and 30F are collectively referred to as the coin storage unit 30 as well.

30 A of coin storage parts and the coin storage part 30F are arrange|positioned in the mutually same position regarding the conveyance direction Dt. Therefore, the coin storage section 30A and the coin storage section 30F face each other in the left-right direction (transportation width direction Dw) with the central transport section 22 interposed therebetween. The coin storage units 30A and 30F are arranged at the same position with respect to the transport direction Dt, and face each other in the left-right direction (transport width direction Dw) with the central transport unit 22 interposed therebetween. , and this one set is also referred to as a facing storage unit set 29a.

The coin storage portion 30B and the coin storage portion 30E are arranged at the same position with respect to the transport direction Dt. Therefore, the coin storage unit 30B and the coin storage unit 30E face each other in the left-right direction (transport width direction Dw) with the central transport unit 22 interposed therebetween. The coin storage units 30B and 30E form a set of opposing storage units 29b.

Further, the coin storage portion 30C and the coin storage portion 30D are arranged at the same position with respect to the transport direction Dt. Therefore, the coin storage section 30C and the coin storage section 30D face each other in the left-right direction (transportation width direction Dw) with the central transport section 22 interposed therebetween. The coin storage units 30C and 30D form a set of facing storage units 29c. In this manner, the facing storage unit sets 29c, 29b, and 29a are arranged along the transport direction Dt from the rear side toward the front side. Hereinafter, the facing storage section sets 29a, 29b, and 29c are collectively referred to as the facing storage section set 29 as well.

The coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, and 30F are assigned the denominations of coins to be stored, respectively, 500-yen coin (coin CN500), 1-yen coin (coin CN1), and 100-yen coin. A ball (a coin CN100), a 10-yen coin (a coin CN10), a 5-yen coin (a coin CN5) and a 50-yen coin (a coin CN50) are stored inside. The coin CN500, the coin CN1, the coin CN100, the coin CN10, the coin CN5, and the coin CN50 are collectively referred to as the coin CN below.

The coin storage unit 30 has a hollow three-dimensional shape that has a predetermined polygonal shape when viewed from the front and a rectangular shape when viewed from the right, and has an opening with an open top. For this reason, each coin storage unit 30 keeps the coins of different denominations falling from the chute 21 (FIG. 2) sorted by denomination, and the storage space 31 (storage space 31A) inside the respective coin storage units 30 through the opening. , 31B, 31C, 31D, 31E and 31F).

Since the coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, and 30F are configured in substantially the same manner, the coin storage unit 30A will be described below as an example. The coin storage portion 30A is provided with a disk 32A that forms the bottom of the storage space 31. As shown in FIG. The coin storage unit 30A rotates the disk 32A under the control of the control unit 8 (FIG. 1), and the centrifugal force generated when the disk 32A rotates moves the coins CN500 toward the outer circumference and separates them one by one. and deliver the coin CN500 to the ejection mechanism 33A. The ejection mechanism 33A has rollers opposed to each other in the front and rear direction. When the coin CN500 is received from the disc 32A, the roller is rotated to eject the coin CN500 to the central transportation section 22 through the ejection path 34A and the ejection port 35A. . A discharge transport path 34A that guides the coin CN500 ejected by the discharge mechanism 33A to the central transport unit 22 is formed on the side of the central transport unit 22 with respect to the discharge mechanism 33A. A discharge port 35A, which is an opening that allows communication between the storage space 31A and the central transport section 22, is formed at the end of the discharge transport path 34A on the central transport section 22 side. The discharge port 35A is arranged above the upper surface of the transport belt of the central transport portion 22. As shown in FIG.

A storage transport path guide 40fA and a storage transport path guide 40bA are arranged on the front side and rear side of the discharge transport path 34A. The storage transport path guide 40fA is formed with a guide surface 40fSA (FIG. 4) which is a rectilinear rear end surface. The storage container transport path guide 40bA is formed with a guide surface 40bSA (FIG. 4) parallel to the guide surface 40fSA, which is a linear front end surface and faces the guide surface 40fSA in the front-rear direction with the discharge transport path 34A interposed therebetween. . The guide surface 40fSA and the guide surface 40bSA are spaced slightly wider than the diameter of the coin CN500 stored in the coin storage portion 30A, and the ejection angle Ara (described later) extends from the ejection mechanism 33A to the ejection port 35A. It is formed so as to extend linearly in the direction along the Hereinafter, the storage transport path guides 40fA and 40bA are collectively referred to as the storage transport path guides 40A, and the guide surfaces 40fSA and 40bSA are collectively referred to as the guide surfaces 40SA. The storage container transport path guide 40A guides the movement of the coin CN500 discharged from the storage space 31A to the central transport unit 22 by the guide surface 40fSA and the guide surface 40bSA.

Although the coin storage section 30A has been described above, the coin storage sections 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, and 30F are configured in substantially the same manner as the coin storage section 30A. That is, the coin storage unit 30A includes a storage space 31A, a disk 32A, a discharge mechanism 33A, a discharge transport path 34A, a discharge port 35A, and a storage transport path guide 40A. A mechanism 33B, a discharge transport path 34B, a discharge port 35B, and a storage transport path guide 40B are provided. The guide 40C, the coin storage part 30D, the storage space 31D, the disk 32D, the ejection mechanism 33D, the ejection transport path 34D, the ejection port 35D, and the storage transport path guide 40D, the coin storage part 30E, the storage space 31E, the disk 32E. , a discharge mechanism 33E, a discharge transport path 34E, a discharge port 35E, and a storage transport path guide 40E. Conveyance path guides 40F are arranged respectively.

In the following, the storage spaces 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D, 31E and 31F are also collectively referred to as the storage space 31, the discs 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E and 32F are also collectively referred to as the disc 32 and the ejection mechanism 33A. , 33B, 33C, 33D, 33E and 33F are also collectively referred to as discharge mechanism 33, and discharge channels 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D, 34E and 34F are collectively referred to as discharge channels 34 and discharge ports 35A, 35B. , 35C, 35D, 35E and 35F are also collectively referred to as a discharge port 35, and the storage transport path guides 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D, 40E and 40F are also collectively referred to as a storage transport path guide 40. The heights of all the outlets 35A, 35B, 35C, 35D, 35E and 35F with respect to the central transport section 22 are set to be the same.

[4. About emission angle]
Here, taking the coin storage portion 30A as an example of the coin storage portion 30 on one side in the transport width direction Dw (left-right direction) of the central transport portion 22, as shown in FIG. The angle of the traveling direction of a coin (not shown) that is conveyed through the discharge conveying path 34A and discharged to the central conveying section 22 (FIG. 3) when passing through the discharge port 35A with respect to the conveying width direction Dw is defined as the discharge angle. Call her Ara. The guide surface 40SA is inclined toward the transport direction Dt side (front side) with respect to the transport width direction Dw (horizontal direction) on the center transport portion 22 side (right side) rather than on the storage space 31A side (left side). . Therefore, the discharge angle Ara is inclined toward the transport direction Dt with respect to the transport width direction Dw.

On the other hand, taking the coin storage unit 30F as an example of the coin storage unit 30 on the other side in the transport width direction Dw from the central transport unit 22, the central transport unit 22 is transported along the discharge transport path 34F along the guide surface 40SF. The angle of the traveling direction of a coin (not shown) discharged to (FIG. 3) with respect to the conveying width direction Dw when passing through the discharge port 35F is called a discharge angle Arb. The guide surface 40SF is inclined toward the transport direction Dt side (front side) with respect to the transport width direction Dw (horizontal direction) on the center transport portion 22 side (left side) rather than on the storage space 31F side (right side). . Therefore, the discharge angle Arb is inclined toward the transport direction Dt with respect to the transport width direction Dw. Below, the emission angles Ara and Arb are collectively also referred to as the emission angle Ar.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the facing storage unit set 29a, the release angle Ara of the coin storage unit 30A is set to be smaller than the release angle Arb of the coin storage unit 30F. Therefore, the release angle Ara of the coin storage portion 30A and the release angle Arb of the coin storage portion 30F are different. In this embodiment, the emission angle Ara is set to 15[°], for example, and the emission angle Arb is set to 30[°], for example.

In addition, in the facing storage unit set 29b, the ejection angle Ara of the coin storage unit 30B is set smaller than the ejection angle Arb of the coin storage unit 30E, similarly to the opposing storage unit set 29a. Therefore, the ejection angle Ara of the coin storage portion 30B and the ejection angle Arb of the coin storage portion 30E are different.

Furthermore, in the facing storage unit set 29c, the ejection angle Ara of the coin storage unit 30C is set to be smaller than the ejection angle Arb of the coin storage unit 30D, similarly to the opposing storage unit set 29a. Therefore, the release angle Ara of the coin storage portion 30C and the release angle Arb of the coin storage portion 30D are different.

As described above, in the coin processing apparatus 4 , the discharge angles Ar of the coin storage sections 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central conveying section 22 interposed therebetween are different in each opposing storage section set 29 . In addition, the ejection angles Ar of the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C, which are located on the left side of the central transport unit 22 and arranged along the front-rear direction, are the same ejection angles Ara. Further, the ejection angles Ar of the coin storage units 30D, 30E, and 30F, which are located on the right side of the central conveying unit 22 and arranged along the front-rear direction, are the same ejection angles Arb.

These discharge angles Ara and Arb are obtained when the coins CN are simultaneously discharged from one coin storage unit 30 and the other coin storage unit 30 in the opposing storage unit set 29 toward the central transport unit 22. The angle is set so that the coins CN do not collide with each other.

Further, since the ejection angle Arb is set to be larger than the ejection angle Ara, the interval in the transportation width direction Dw between the ejection mechanism 33 and the ejection port 35 in the coin storage section 30 on the left side of the central transportation section 22 and the central transportation section 22 When the interval in the transport width direction Dw between the ejection mechanism 33 and the ejection port 35 in the right coin storage unit 30 is set to be the same, the ejection transport path 34 in the right coin storage unit 30 of the central transport unit 22 The length of the conveying path is longer than the length of the discharging conveying path 34 in the coin storage section 30 on the left side of the central conveying section 22 .

[5. About component of force]
Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the coin CN500 discharged from the storage space 31A to the central conveying section 22 has a discharge force F, which is a force in a direction inclined by a discharge angle Ara (FIG. 4) from the conveying width direction Dw. is added from release mechanism 33A. Since the discharge force F is inclined with respect to the conveyance width direction Dw, it is decomposed into a discharge force conveyance direction component force Ft directed toward the conveyance direction Dt and a discharge force conveyance direction component force Fw directed toward the conveyance width direction Dw. be. For this reason, the coin CN500 is applied with not only the discharge force transport width direction component force Fw directed in the transport width direction Dw but also the discharge force transport direction component force Ft directed in the transport direction Dt.

Similarly, although not shown, the coin CN50 discharged from the storage space 31F to the central conveying section 22 receives a discharging force F, which is a force in a direction inclined by a discharging angle Arb (FIG. 4) from the conveying width direction Dw, by a discharging mechanism. Added from 33F. Since the discharge force F is inclined with respect to the conveyance width direction Dw, it is decomposed into a discharge force conveyance direction component force Ft directed toward the conveyance direction Dt and a discharge force conveyance direction component force Fw directed toward the conveyance width direction Dw. be. For this reason, the coin CN50 is applied with not only the ejection force transport width direction component force Fw directed in the transport width direction Dw but also the ejection force transport direction component force Ft directed in the transport direction Dt. Although the coin storage units 30A and 30F have been described above, the same applies to the coin storage units 30B, 30C, 30D and 30E.

[6. Regarding the position of the outlet]
As shown in FIG. 3, the outlet 35A of the coin storage section 30A is provided substantially in the center of the coin storage section 30A in the transport direction Dt. On the other hand, the discharge port 35F of the coin storage section 30F is provided near the tip side in the transport direction Dt of the coin storage section 30F. For this reason, in the opposing storage section set 29a, the ejection opening 35A of the coin storage section 30A and the ejection opening 35F of the coin storage section 30F are positioned at different positions in the transport direction Dt.

Similarly, in the opposed storage unit set 29b, the ejection port 35B of the coin storage unit 30B and the ejection port 35E of the coin storage unit 30E are different in position in the transport direction Dt. Similarly, in the facing storage unit set 29c, the ejection port 35C of the coin storage unit 30C and the ejection port 35D of the coin storage unit 30D are different in position in the transport direction Dt.

As described above, in the coin processing device 4, the positions of the ejection openings 35 of the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central transport unit 22 interposed therebetween in the opposite storage unit sets 29 are different from each other in the transport direction Dt. ing. In addition, the ejection openings 35A, 35B and 35C of the coin storage sections 30A, 30B and 30C located on the left side of the central transport section 22 and arranged along the front-rear direction have the same positional relationship with respect to the respective storage spaces 31A, 31B and 31C. It has become. Furthermore, the ejection openings 35D, 35E and 35F of the coin storage sections 30D, 30E and 30F located on the right side of the central transport section 22 and arranged along the front-rear direction have the same positional relationship with respect to the respective storage spaces 31D, 31E and 31F. It has become.

[7. Dispensing operation at the time of withdrawal]
In such a configuration, a dispensing operation for dispensing coins CN from the coin storage unit 30 to the central transport unit 22 at the time of dispensing will be described. When the payout operation is started, the disk 32 of each coin storage unit 30 starts to rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. Guided by the groove, the coin CN is pushed out to each ejection mechanism 33 as shown in FIG. The coins CN pushed out to each ejection mechanism 33 are further pushed out to each ejection transport path 34 by each ejection mechanism 33 as shown in FIG. With the guidance of 34, as shown in FIG. Finally, as shown in FIG. 10, the coins CN discharged from the coin storage units 30 to the central conveying unit 22 are all conveyed to the coin dispensing tray 28 by the central conveying unit 22 and held there. Waiting for removal by

[8. effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, the coin processing device 4 has the coin storage units 30 arranged so as to face each other in the left-right direction with the central transport unit 22 that transports the coins CN forward in the transport direction Dt along the front-rear direction. , coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction have different release angles Ar. Therefore, in the coin processing device 4, the paths of the coins CN moving so as to drop from the outlets 35 of the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction to the transport belt of the central transport unit 22 can be prevented from overlapping each other. of coins CN can be made difficult to collide. As a result, when the coins CN are simultaneously discharged from the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction, the coin processing device 4 can discharge the coins CN to the central transport unit 22 without colliding with each other, thereby stably transporting the coins. It can be carried out.

Here, for example, by discharging the coins CN from the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction at different timings, the coins CN discharged from the coin storage units 30 facing in the left-right direction are prevented from colliding. is also conceivable. However, in that case, in order not to let out the coins CN from the other coin storage unit 30 while the coins CN are being fed out from one of the coin storage units 30, it is possible to feed out the coins CN from both coin storage units 30 per unit time. The number of possible coins CN is reduced and the control becomes complicated. On the other hand, the coin processing device 4 can simultaneously discharge the coins CN from the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction, so that the dispensing operation can be efficiently completed in a short time and the control can be simplified.

Further, the coin processing device 4 discharges the coins CN from the coin storage section 30 to the central conveying section 22 in a direction inclined by the discharge angle Ar toward the conveying direction Dt with respect to the conveying width direction Dw. Therefore, the coin processor 4 can apply not only the ejection force transport width direction component force Fw directed in the transport width direction Dw but also the ejection force transport direction component force Ft directed in the transport direction Dt to the coins CN. Therefore, after the board surface of the coin CN comes into full contact with the transport belt of the central transport unit 22, the coin processing apparatus 4 keeps the board surface of the coin CN on the transport belt, although the transport speed of the coin CN depends on the rotational speed of the transport belt. until the plate surface of the coin CN discharged from the coin storage unit 30 to the central conveying unit 22 completely contacts the conveying belt and becomes stable. can be applied to the coin CN in the direction of transport Dt. For this reason, the coin processing device 4 is more likely to discharge the coins CN from the coin storage unit 30 to the central transport unit 22 in the direction along the transport width direction Dw. The coins can be conveyed more quickly, the time for conveying from the coin storage part 30 to the coin dispensing tray 28 can be shortened, and the dispensing process can be completed in a short time.

Further, in the coin processing device 4, the positions of the ejection openings 35 of the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction are different from each other in the transport direction Dt. Therefore, when the coins CN are simultaneously discharged from the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction, the coin processing device 4 makes the positions of the coins CN discharged from the coin storage units 30 different in the transport direction Dt. , making it more difficult for the coins CN to collide with each other.

Here, it is conceivable that the width of the central transport portion 22 in the transport width direction Dw is increased to prevent the coins CN simultaneously discharged from the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction from colliding. However, in this case, the lateral width of the coin processing device 4 becomes wide, and if the coins CN are lined up along the transport width direction Dw on the central transport section 22, the coins CN are stretched, resulting in defective transport. end up On the other hand, the coin processing device 4 sets the width of the central conveying section 22 in the conveying width direction Dw to less than twice the diameter of the largest coin. Therefore, the coin processing device 4 can simultaneously discharge the coins CN from the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction without widening the width of the central transport portion 22 in the transport width direction Dw. As a result, the coin processing device 4 can prevent the coin processing device 4 from becoming large in size, and the coins CN are lined up along the transport width direction Dw on the central transport unit 22 and the coins CN are stretched, causing a transport failure. You can prevent it from happening.

Further, the coin processing device 4 sets the coin storage units 30A, 30B and 30C to the same release angle Ara, and the coin storage units 30D, 30E and 30F to the same release angle Arb. For this reason, the coin processing device 4 makes the release angle Ara of at least one of the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C different from that of the other coin storage units 30, or sets the coin storage units 30D, 30E. , and 30F, the release angle Arb of at least one of the coin storage units 30 is different from that of the other coin storage units 30, the number of usable parts can be increased, and the cost can be reduced. , which facilitates quality checking.

According to the above configuration, the coin processing device 4 includes a plurality of coin storage units 30 each having a storage space 31 for storing coins CN, a discharge port 35 for discharging the coins CN stored in the storage space 31, and a discharge port. The coin storage units 30 are arranged on both sides of the central transport unit 22 and face each other with the central transport unit 22 interposed therebetween. The discharge angle Ar of the coin CN from the discharge port 35 to the central transport part 22 is made different between them.

As a result, the coin processing device 4 can prevent the paths of the coins CN moving from the coin storage portions 30 facing each other across the central conveying portion 22 to the central conveying portion 22 from overlapping each other, making it difficult for the coins CN to collide with each other. can.

[9. Other embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C have the same release angle Ara, and the coin storage units 30D, 30E, and 30F have the same release angle Arb. Stated. The present invention is not limited to this, and the ejection angle Ar of at least one of the coin storage units 30A, 30B and 30C may be different from that of the other coin storage units 30, and the coin storage units 30D and 30E and 30F, the ejection angle Ar of at least one of the coin storage units 30 may be different from that of the other coin storage units 30 . In short, the discharge angles Ar of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the same side in the left-right direction with respect to the central transport unit 22 may not all be the same angle. However, if the discharge angles Ar of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the same side in the left-right direction with respect to the central transport unit 22 are all set to the same angle, the coin storage units 30 share a common storage transport path. A guide 40 can be used, and the types of members can be suppressed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which one of the two discharge angles Ar, ie, the discharge angle Ara and the discharge angle Arb, is set in the plurality of coin storage units 30 . The present invention is not limited to this, and if the ejection angles Ar of the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central conveying portion 22 interposed therebetween are different, any one of three or more arbitrary types of ejection angles Ar can be set. should be set.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the emission angle Ara is set to 15[°] and the emission angle Arb is set to 30[°] has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the emission angle Ara and the emission angle Arb may be set to various other values as long as the relationship of emission angle Ara<emission angle Arb is maintained. For example, the ejection angle Ara is set to 0[°] (that is, the advancing direction of the coin CN when passing through the ejection port 35 is orthogonal to the conveying direction Dt as in FIG. 12), and the ejection angle Arb is set to 30[°]. May be set. Even in that case, when the coins CN are released from the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction at the same time, the positions of the coins CN released from the coin storage units 30 with respect to the transport direction Dt are made different, Coins CN can be made difficult to collide with each other.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the coin storage portions 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central transport portion 22 interposed therebetween are arranged so that the positions of the discharge ports 35 in the transport direction Dt are different. The present invention is not limited to this, but the discharge port 135A of the coin storage section 130A and the coin storage section 130F of the opposing storage section set 129a shown in FIG. As with the discharge port 135F, the positions of the coin storage portions 130 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central transport portion 22 interposed therebetween may be the same in the discharge port 135 in the transport direction Dt. Even in that case, the coin processing device 4 has different ejection angles Ar for the coins CN that move so as to fall from the ejection ports 135A and 135F. Coins CN can be made difficult to collide.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the ejection openings 35 of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the left side of the central transport unit 22 are provided substantially at the center of each coin storage unit 30 in the transport direction Dt. 22, the outlets 35 of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the right side of the coin storage unit 30 are provided in the vicinity of the leading end side in the conveying direction Dt of each coin storage unit 30. As shown in FIG. The present invention is not limited to this, and the ejection openings 35 of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the left side of the central transport unit 22 are provided at various positions in the transport direction Dt in each coin storage unit 30, and the central transport unit 22 The outlets 35 of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the right side may be provided at various positions in each coin storage unit 30 with respect to the conveying direction Dt.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the ejection openings 35A, 35B, and 35C of the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C correspond to the storage space 31 in at least one of the coin storage units 30A, 30B, and 30C. The position of the ejection port 35 with respect to the other coin storage units 30 may be different, and the position of the ejection port 35 with respect to the storage space 31 in at least one of the coin storage units 30D, 30E, and 30F may be different. may be different from the coin storage unit 30 of . In short, the positions of the outlets 35 with respect to the storage spaces 31 in the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the same side in the left-right direction with respect to the central transport unit 22 may not all be the same. However, if all of the ejection openings 35 with respect to the storage space 31 of the plurality of coin storage units 30 arranged on the same side in the left-right direction with respect to the central conveying unit 22 are positioned at the same position, the coin storage units 30 do not have the same position. A common storage container transport path guide 40 can be used, and the types of members can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central conveying unit 22 interposed therebetween, such as by making the ejection port 35A of the coin storage unit 30A higher than the ejection port 35F of the coin storage unit 30F. The height of the discharge port 35 with respect to the central transport section 22 may be set differently. In this case, when the coins CN are released from the coin storage units 30 facing each other in the left-right direction with the central transport unit 22 interposed therebetween toward the central transport unit 22 at the same time, the possibility that the released coins CN collide with each other is eliminated. can be further reduced.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the storage container transport path guide 40 extends linearly in the direction along the discharge angle Ar from the discharge mechanism 33 to the discharge port 35 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the storage transport path guide 40 may be curved and extended, for example. In short, if the vicinity of the discharge port 35 in the storage container transport path guide 40 is along at least the discharge angle Ar, and the angle of the traveling direction when the coin BL passes through the discharge port 35 is along the discharge angle Ar. good.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the coin processing device in which the coins CN500, CN1, CN100, CN10, CN5 and CN50 are assigned to the coin storage units 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E and 30F, respectively. The case where the present invention is applied to 4 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to coin processing devices 4 in which coin denominations are assigned in various other manners to each coin storage unit 30 . Furthermore, six denominations are assigned to the six coin storage units 30 , but coins of any number of denominations up to five denominations may be assigned to the coin storage units 30 . That is, the same denomination may be assigned to a plurality of coin storage units 30 .

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to the coin processing device 4 provided with the three sets of facing storage units 29 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to the coin processing device 4 provided with at least one set of facing storage units 29 .

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to the coin processing device 4, which is a cash register change machine for performing various transactions with the user. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various other devices that handle coins, such as self-service checkout machines. Also, the present invention may be applied to various other devices that discharge the medium to the medium transport section.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention also extends to embodiments obtained by arbitrarily combining part or all of each of the above-described embodiments with other embodiments described above. Further, the present invention extracts a part of the configuration described in any of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above, and The scope of the present invention also extends to the case of substituting or diverting a part of the configuration of any of the embodiments, or adding a part of the extracted configuration to any embodiment. be.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display operation unit 11 as the operation unit, the coin receiving unit 14 as the slot, the coin storage unit 30 as the coin storage unit, and the central transport unit 22 as the transport unit 1, the case of constructing the money handling device 1 as a money handling device has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the money handling device may be configured by an operation section, an insertion port, a coin storage section, and a transport section having various other configurations.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used, for example, in a coin processing device that performs coin transaction processing with a user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Money handling apparatus, 2...Bill handling apparatus, 4...Coin handling apparatus, 6...Case, 8...Control unit, 9...Bill deposit port, 10...Bill dispensing port, 11... Display operation unit 12 Receipt printer 14 Coin deposit unit 14A Coin input port 14B Coin feeding unit 15 Coin delivery unit 16 Coin discrimination unit 17 Sorting Conveying section 18 Reject hole 19 Receiving hole 20 Reject chute 21 Chute 22 Central conveying section 24 Collection box 26 Lift withdrawal conveying section 28 ...coin dispensing tray, 29...opposite storage section set, 30...coin storage section, 31...storage space, 32...disk, 33...ejection mechanism, 34...ejection transport path, 35...ejection port , 40... storage transport path guide, 40SA, 40SF... guide surface, Ara, Arb... ejection angle, Dt... transport direction, Dw... transport width direction, F... ejection force, Ft... ejection force Conveying direction component force, Fw... Ejection force Conveying width direction component force, CN1, CN5, CN10, CN50, CN100, CN500... Coin.

Claims (11)

a plurality of coin storage units each having a storage space for storing coins and a discharge port for discharging the coins stored in the storage space;
a conveying unit that conveys the coin ejected from the ejection port,
The coin storage unit is
arranged on both sides of the conveying unit,
A coin processing apparatus, wherein the coin ejection angle from the ejection port to the transport section differs between the coin storage sections facing each other with the transport section interposed therebetween. The coin storage unit is
2. The position of the ejection port with respect to the direction in which the coins are conveyed in the conveying unit is different between the coin storage unit and the coin storage unit that are arranged to face each other across the conveying unit. coin handling equipment. The coin storage unit is
2. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coin storage section arranged opposite to the transport section has a different height of the discharge port with respect to the transport section. The coin storage unit is
an ejection mechanism for ejecting coins from the storage space toward the ejection port;
a discharge transport path formed along the discharge angle between the discharge mechanism and the discharge port for conveying the coin fed from the discharge mechanism to the transport unit along the discharge angle. The coin processing device according to claim 1, characterized by: The coin storage unit is
further comprising a conveying path guide that forms the discharging conveying path between the discharging mechanism and the discharging port;
The transport path guide,
5. The coin processing device according to claim 4, wherein at least a part of the coin processing device is provided so as to extend in a direction along the ejection angle from the ejection mechanism side toward the ejection port side. The transport unit is
2. The coin processing according to claim 1, wherein the width in the direction orthogonal to the coin conveying direction is less than twice the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins handled in the coin processing device. Device. The coin storage unit is
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, arranged side by side along the direction in which the coins are conveyed in the conveying unit on both sides of the conveying unit. Each of the plurality of coin storage units arranged on one side with respect to the transport unit has a common release angle, and each of the plurality of coin storage units arranged on the other side with respect to the transport unit has the same discharge angle. The coin processing device according to claim 7, wherein the ejection angles are common to each other. The plurality of coin storage units arranged on one side with respect to the conveying unit have the ejection openings at the same position, and the plurality of coin storage units arranged on the other side with respect to the conveying unit have the same discharge opening. 8. The coin processing device according to claim 7, wherein the positions of the outlets are common to each other. 10. The ejection angle according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the ejection angle is an angle inclined toward the conveying direction with respect to a direction orthogonal to the coin conveying direction in the conveying unit. coin handling equipment. an operation unit that receives an operation related to coin processing;
an insertion slot into which the coin is inserted;
a plurality of coin storage units each having a storage space for storing the coins and a discharge port for discharging the coins stored in the storage space;
a conveying unit that conveys the coin ejected from the ejection port,
The coin storage unit is
arranged on both sides of the conveying unit,
A coin handling device, wherein the coin ejection angle from the ejection port to the transport section differs between the coin storage sections facing each other with the transport section interposed therebetween.

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