JP2023079259A - Coin processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a coin processing device capable of shortening time required for discharging coins to a money receiving/discharging part during payment processing.SOLUTION: A coin processing device 10 includes a money receiving/discharging part 110 for receiving and discharging coins, a delivery part 120 for receiving and delivering coins discharged from the money receiving/discharging part 110, a temporary holding part 130 in which coins delivered from the delivery part 120 are temporarily stored, a plurality of denomination-categorized storage parts 150 in which coins are stored by denomination to be discharged during payment processing, a received money conveyance part 190 for conveying coins delivered from the delivery part 120 to the temporary holding part 130 and conveying coins discharged from the temporary holding part 130 to the plurality of denomination-categorized storage parts 150, and a discharged money conveyance part 200 for conveying coins discharged from the plurality of denomination-categorized storge parts 150 to the money receiving/discharging part 110. All the plurality of denomination-categorized storage parts 150 are arranged in lines behind the money receiving/discharging part 110 (on the side of a predetermined direction).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a coin processing device for depositing and withdrawing coins.

A deposit/withdrawal unit for depositing or withdrawing coins, a deposit/dispensing unit for accepting and dispensing coins ejected from the deposit/dispensing unit, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing coins, and a coin storage unit for storing coins by denomination. Patent Document 1 discloses a coin processing apparatus including a plurality of storing and feeding units (denomination-specific storage units) and a conveying unit that conveys coins.

In the coin processing device of Patent Document 1, the deposit/withdrawal unit is arranged in the front upper portion of the housing, and behind the deposit/withdrawal unit, the temporary holding unit and a part of the storage/feeding unit are arranged in this order in the front-rear direction. . A depositing/dispensing part is arranged below the depositing/dispensing part, and the rest of the storage/feeding parts are arranged in a row behind the feeding part. A transport unit is arranged to connect the deposit dispensing unit, the temporary holding unit, the plurality of storage and dispensing units, and the deposit/withdrawal unit. The conveying section extends rearward from the deposit and delivery section, is folded back so as to extend upward behind the rearmost storage and delivery section, and extends forward to reach the deposit and withdrawal section.

At the time of deposit processing, coins deposited in the deposit/withdrawal unit are temporarily stored in the deposit/dispensing unit and then delivered from the deposit/dispensing unit to the transport unit. The fed coins are transported by the transport section and stored in the temporary storage section. When the payment is confirmed, the coin is delivered from the temporary holding section to the conveying section. The fed coins are transported by the transport section and stored in the storage and delivery section corresponding to the denomination.

At the time of payment processing, coins of a denomination corresponding to the amount of money to be dispensed are delivered to the transport section from the storage delivery section assigned to the denomination. The fed coins are transported by the transport section and dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal section.

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The above-mentioned coin processing device is configured such that a part of the storing and feeding parts is arranged behind the depositing and dispensing part with the temporary holding part interposed therebetween, and the rest of the storing and feeding parts are arranged below the temporary holding part and the part of the storing and feeding parts. As a result, the payment path from the storage and feeding unit to the cash receiving/dispensing unit is lengthened as a whole of the plurality of storage and feeding units. For this reason, the time (dispensing time) required for dispensing coins to the depositing/dispensing unit tends to become long.

Further, in the above coin handling device, the temporary holding section is positioned between the depositing/dispensing section and the uppermost front storing/feeding section, and the conveying section extending from the deposit/feeding section passes through all the storing/feeding sections. Since it reaches the temporary holding section through the process, the deposit route to the temporary holding section becomes long. For this reason, when depositing coins, the time required for confirming the deposit (the time required for the attendant or the like to leave the device) tends to be long.

In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device capable of shortening the time required for dispensing coins to a depositing/dispensing unit during dispensing processing. Another object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of shortening the time required to confirm payment in the case of payment processing.

A coin processing apparatus according to a main aspect of the present invention includes a depositing/dispensing unit for depositing and dispensing coins, a feeding unit for receiving and feeding coins discharged from the depositing/dispensing unit, and a coin fed from the feeding unit. A temporary holding section for temporarily storing coins, a plurality of storage sections for storing coins by denomination and for dispensing coins during dispensing processing, and coins fed from the feeding section. a deposit transport unit that transports coins to the temporary storage unit and transports the coins taken out from the temporary storage unit to the plurality of denomination storage units; and a payment transport unit for transporting to the payment unit. All of the plurality of denomination storage units are arranged in a row on the predetermined direction side of the deposit/withdrawal unit.

According to the above configuration, the coin dispensing path to the depositing/dispensing section is shortened for the plurality of denomination-specific storage sections as a whole. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time required for dispensing coins to the deposit/withdrawal unit during the dispensing process.

In the coin processing apparatus according to this aspect, the deposit/withdrawal unit may be configured to include a receiving tray portion that is arranged at a position lower than the plurality of denomination-specific storage units and receives coins. In this case, the plurality of denomination storage units may have a configuration in which coins are taken out from the bottom. Further, the withdrawal transport unit may be configured by a conveyor that extends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of denomination-specific storage units and conveys the coins ejected from the bottom of each of the denomination-specific storage units to the deposit/withdrawal unit. .

According to the above configuration, the coins are ejected from the bottom of each denomination storage section and conveyed straight to the receiving tray section by the conveyor. Coins can be transported on transport routes.

In the coin processing apparatus according to this aspect, the feeding section is arranged below the depositing/dispensing section, and the temporary storage section is arranged on the predetermined direction side of the feeding section so as to be adjacent to the feeding section. can be adopted.

According to the above configuration, the deposit path from the deposit/withdrawal unit to the temporary storage unit can be shortened, so that the time required to store the coins in the deposit/withdrawal unit in the temporary storage unit can be shortened during deposit processing. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time until the clerk or the like confirms the payment and can leave the coin handling machine.

In the case of the above configuration, an identification unit for identifying coins is arranged upstream of the temporary holding unit in the received money transport unit, and the coins dispensed from the temporary holding unit are identified by the feeding unit. A return conveying unit for returning to the coin is further provided, and the deposit conveying unit conveys the coins that have been returned to the feeding unit by the return conveying unit and fed from the feeding unit to the plurality of denomination storage units configurations can be adopted.

With such a configuration, not only coins stored in the temporary storage unit but also coins taken out from the temporary storage unit and stored in the denomination storage units can be identified by the same identification unit. In addition, since the temporary holding section and the feeding section are adjacent to each other, the conveying path of the return conveying section is shortened, and the coins can be quickly returned to the feeding section.

In the coin processing apparatus according to this aspect, the feeding section may have a configuration that feeds out coins using a rotating disk that is tilted with respect to the vertical direction. A first substrate disposed below the plurality of denomination storage units and inclined corresponding to the inclination of the rotating disk; and a second base positioned at the . Further, the deposit transport section may be configured to include a deposit transport path along which coins flow. The deposit transport path includes a first transport path installed on the first base, a second transport path installed on the second base, and between the first transport path and the second transport path. and a relay transport path that changes the posture of the coin from the posture of flowing in the first transport path to the posture of flowing in the second transport path.

According to the above configuration, compared to the case where only the first base that tilts corresponding to the tilt of the rotating disk is provided, and the entire deposit transport path is installed on the first base, the first base The device size in the tilting direction can be made compact. Furthermore, since the orientation of the coins in the intermediary conveying path can be changed from the orientation of flowing along the first conveying path to the orientation of flowing along the second conveying path, the coins can be smoothly transferred from the first conveying path to the second conveying path. .

In the above configuration, the second transport path may be configured to be installed on a surface of the second substrate that does not face the plurality of denomination-specific storage sections.

With such a configuration, when a coin jam occurs in the second conveying path, the second conveying path can be accessed from the side where the denomination storage section and the deposit/withdrawal section do not exist, thereby resolving the coin jam. work becomes easier.

In the coin processing device according to this aspect, the deposit/withdrawal unit may be configured to include a tray portion for receiving coins. Also, the deposit transport section may be configured to include a deposit transport path along which coins flow. Furthermore, a discharge path may be further provided that branches from a position higher than the receiving tray in the received money transport path and discharges the coins that have flowed through the received money transport path to the receiving tray.

According to the above configuration, when the deposited coins are returned without being stored in the denomination storage unit, the coins to be returned can be discharged to the deposit/withdrawal unit through the discharge path. same and easy to understand.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the coin processing apparatus which can shorten the time required for the payment|withdrawal of the coin to a deposit/withdrawal part at the time of a payment|withdrawal process can be provided. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of shortening the time required to confirm payment in the case of payment processing.

The effects and significance of the present invention will become clearer from the description of the embodiments shown below. However, the embodiment shown below is merely one example of the implementation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are schematic diagrams showing the configuration of the coin processing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2(a) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2(b) is a plan view showing the configuration of the temporary storage unit and the return transport unit according to the embodiment. be. Fig.3 (a) is a perspective view which shows typically a 1st board|substrate, a 2nd board|substrate, and a deposit conveyance path concerning embodiment. 3B and 3C are cross-sectional views showing configurations of a first transport path and a second transport path, respectively, according to the embodiment. FIG.3(d) is a top view which shows the structure of a relay conveyance path based on embodiment. FIG. 4(a) is a front view showing the configuration of a deposit/withdrawal tray and a rotating mechanism according to the embodiment, and FIG. 4(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA' of FIG. 4(a). FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are side views showing a deposit/withdrawal tray and a rotating mechanism with no holding plate according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing device according to the embodiment. FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining deposit processing of the coin processing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining deposit processing of the coin processing device according to the embodiment. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining the dispensing process of the coin processing device according to the embodiment. Fig.10 (a) is a figure for demonstrating the automatic scrutinization process of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. FIG.10(b) is a figure for demonstrating the collection|recovery process of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 11(a) is a flowchart showing a control process executed by the control unit for the operation of subdividing and discharging coins from the deposit/withdrawal tray according to the embodiment. FIGS. 11(b) to 11(e) are diagrams for explaining the operation of subdividing and ejecting coins according to the embodiment. FIG. 12(a) is a flowchart showing a control process executed by the control unit for swinging the deposit/withdrawal tray according to the embodiment. FIGS. 12(b) to 12(d) are diagrams for explaining the swing motion of the deposit/withdrawal tray according to the embodiment. FIG. 12(e) is a diagram showing a modification of the deposit/withdrawal tray. 13 is a front cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a deposit/withdrawal tray unit according to Modification 1. FIG. 14(a) and 14(b) are side cross-sectional views showing the configuration of a deposit/withdrawal tray unit according to Modification 1. FIG. FIGS. 15(a) to 15(f) are diagrams for explaining the operation of subdividing and discharging coins according to Modification 1. FIG. FIGS. 16A to 16C are diagrams for explaining the swinging motion of the rotating body according to Modification 1. FIG. FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams for explaining the operation of returning rejected coins in the deposit process of the coin processing apparatus according to Modification 2. FIG. FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b) are diagrams for explaining the deposit processing of the coin handling apparatus according to Modification 3. FIG. FIG. 19A is a flowchart showing a control process for storing coins reserved in the temporary reserve section, which is executed by the control section in deposit processing according to Modification 4. FIG. FIG. 19(b) is a diagram for explaining the coin storing operation when the high-speed storing process is performed according to Modification 4. FIG. FIGS. 20(a) and 20(b) are diagrams for explaining the dispensing process of the coin handling machine according to Modification 5. FIG. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the dispensing process of the coin processing device according to Modification 6. FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are schematic diagrams showing the configuration of the coin processing device 10. FIG. 1(a) is a side view of the coin processing device 10, and FIG. 1(b) is a front view of the coin processing device 10. FIG. FIG. 2(a) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing apparatus 10, and FIG. 2(b) is a plan view showing the configurations of the temporary storage section 130 and the return transport section 140. FIG. In FIG. 2(a), part of the configuration such as the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 and the dispensing unit 120 is omitted from the configuration shown in FIG. 1(b). FIG. 3( a ) is a perspective view schematically showing the first board 231 , the second board 232 and the deposit transport path 191 . 3B and 3C are cross-sectional views showing the configurations of the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193, respectively. FIG. 3(d) is a plan view showing the configuration of the relay transport path 194. As shown in FIG.

In the coin processing device 10, the front, back, left, and right sides of the housing 100, on which the deposit/withdrawal port 101 is provided, will be referred to as the front face (front) of the housing 100, that is, the coin processing device 10, in the following description.

The coin processing device 10 performs transaction processing such as coin deposit processing and coin withdrawal processing. The coin processing device 10 constitutes the money processing system 1 together with the banknote processing device 20 and the terminal device 30 (see FIG. 6), is installed behind the counter of the financial institution, and is used by bank employees. Also, the coin processing apparatus 10 may be installed in a customer lobby of a financial institution and used by general customers, or may be installed in a distribution store and used by store clerks and the like. The banknote processing device 20 performs transaction processing such as banknote deposit processing and withdrawal processing. The terminal device 30 has an operation display unit such as a touch panel, and displays various screens related to transaction processing and receives various operations on the operation display unit. Note that the coin processing device 10 may be installed alone in a financial institution or the like, or may be incorporated in an ATM (automatic teller machine). Furthermore, the coin processing device 10 may have an operation display section.

The coin processing device 10 includes a rectangular box-shaped housing 100 . The front surface of the housing 100 is provided with a deposit/withdrawal port 101 at the top and a return port 102 at the bottom. The deposit/withdrawal port 101 is closed from the inside by a door 103 . When the door 103 moves backward, the deposit/withdrawal port 101 is opened. The return port 102 is closed by a door 104 . When the door 104 moves upward, the return port 102 is opened.

The coin processing apparatus 10 includes a housing 100 including a deposit/withdrawal unit 110, a dispensing unit 120, a temporary storage unit 130, a return transport unit 140, a plurality of denomination storage units 150, a reject unit 160, a A first storage cassette 170 , a second storage cassette 180 , a deposit transport section 190 and a withdrawal transport section 200 are provided. In this embodiment, as an example, the coin processing device 10 includes six denomination storage units 150 .

The deposit/withdrawal unit 110 is provided on the upper front side inside the housing 100 and is connected to the deposit/withdrawal port 101 . Coins are deposited into the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 through the deposit/withdrawal port 101 . Coins stored in the denomination storage units 150 are dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 . The dispensed coins are taken out through the deposit/withdrawal port 101 .

The deposit/withdrawal unit 110 includes a deposit/withdrawal tray 111 that is a tray portion that receives coins below the deposit/withdrawal port 101 . The deposit/withdrawal tray 111 can be rotated in the front-rear direction by a rotation mechanism 300, which will be described later. When depositing coins, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 containing coins is gradually tilted so that the rear side is lowered, and the coins are gradually discharged from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . The ejected coins are discharged to the deposit chute 210 arranged below the rear side of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . In addition, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is gently shaken back and forth while coins are being dispensed.

The detailed configurations of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and the rotation mechanism 300 will be described later.

The delivery unit 120 is arranged below the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 and vertically overlaps the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 . Feeding unit 120 receives and feeds the coins ejected from deposit/withdrawal unit 110 .

Feeding unit 120 includes a housing 121 , and a rotating disk 122 and a transfer disk 123 arranged in housing 121 . As shown in FIG. 1(b), the rotating disk 122 and the transfer disk 123 are inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction. A lower end of the deposit chute 210 is connected to an inlet 121 a provided in each housing 121 . Coins that have fallen inside the deposit chute 210 are stored inside the housing 121 , that is, in the feeding section 120 .

A large number of projections are formed on the surface of the rotating disk 122 . When the rotary disk 122 rotates, the coins in the feeding section 120 are hooked on the protrusions and carried to the exit section. The coin is delivered to the delivery disc 123 at the exit portion, and sent out to the deposit transport path 191 of the deposit transport portion 190 by the rotation of the delivery disc 123 . In this way, the feeding unit 120 feeds out the coins received from the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 to the deposit transport path 191 one by one.

The feeding unit 120 is provided with an amount detection sensor 124 for detecting the amount of coins. The amount detection sensor 124 includes a light emission sensor 124a and a light reception sensor 124b. When a specified amount of coins is stored in the feeding portion 120 , the coins cross the detection line of the amount detection sensor 124 . Light from the light-emitting sensor 124a is blocked by the coin and is no longer received by the light-receiving sensor 124b. Thereby, it is possible to detect that the prescribed amount of coins has been stored in the feeding section 120 . The specified amount can be set to an appropriate amount that is not too large and that allows the coins to be smoothly ejected from the feeding portion 120 without being jammed.

Temporary holding portion 130 is arranged behind delivery portion 120 so as to be adjacent to delivery portion 120 and overlaps delivery portion 120 in the front-rear direction. Temporary holding section 130 temporarily holds (stores) coins fed from feeding section 120 and a plurality of denomination-specific storage sections 150 . The temporary holding section 130 has a hopper shape and is composed of a main body section 131 on the front side and a door section 132 on the rear side. The door portion 132 can be opened upward by an opening/closing mechanism (not shown) (see the broken line in FIG. 1(a)). Coins are stored in the temporary holding portion 130 through an opening on the top surface. Temporary storage unit 130 is integrated with return transport unit 140 to form a temporary storage module.

The return transport section 140 is configured by a belt conveyor and includes a transport belt 141 . The transport belt 141 extends horizontally on the rear side and slopes upward to the inlet 121 a of the delivery section 120 on the front side. The return transport section 140 is connected to the bottom of the temporary holding section 130 . As shown in FIG. 2(b), the conveyor belt 141 becomes part of the bottom surface of the temporary holding section 130 and is exposed inside. A pair of projections 141a are arranged on the entire surface of the conveying belt 141 at an interval wider than the diameter of a 500-yen coin, and a coin is accommodated between two pairs of projections 141a. Guides 142 are provided on both sides of the conveying belt 141 in the front portion of the return conveying portion 140 relative to the temporary holding portion 130 .

As the conveyor belt 141 rotates forward as indicated by the solid line arrow in FIG. . The ejected coins are subsequently transported by the transport belt 141, ejected to the insertion port 121a, and housed in the feeding section 120. FIG.

On the other hand, when the conveyor belt 141 rotates backward as indicated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 2B, the coins in the temporary storage section 130 are sent backward. At this time, the door portion 132 is opened and the coin is ejected from the rear side of the temporary holding portion 130 .

The plurality (six) of the denomination storage units 150 are all arranged in a line behind the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 in the predetermined direction, and overlap the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 in the front-rear direction. The plurality of denomination storage units 150 are arranged adjacent to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 without placing other storage units such as the temporary holding unit 130 between them. Each denomination storage unit 150 stores coins of denominations assigned to each of the denominations of 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen. In the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 , the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is arranged at a position lower than the plurality of denomination storage units 150 .

Each denomination storage section 150 has a hopper shape. Coins are stored in each denomination storage section 150 through an opening on the upper surface. Each denomination storage section 150 has a rotating disk 151 arranged at the bottom thereof, and a discharge port 152 is formed on the side surface of the bottom. A plurality of accommodation holes are formed in the rotating disk 151 in a circumferential direction, and one coin is accommodated in each accommodation hole. When the rotating disk 151 rotates, the coins stored in the storage holes are discharged from the discharge port 152 in sequence. That is, in each denomination storage section 150, coins are fed out one by one from the bottom.

The reject part 160 is provided on the lower front side inside the housing 100 and connected to the return port 102 . The reject section 160 includes a reject tray 161 that receives coins. Coins (dirty coins, foreign coins, etc.) that are not regarded as normal coins in deposit processing or the like are returned to the reject tray 161 as rejected coins. Coins (deformed coins, etc.) remaining in the feeding section 120 and foreign objects are discharged to the reject tray 161 through the return chute 220 .

The first storage cassette 170 and the second storage cassette 180 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction below the delivery section 120 and the temporary storage section 130 and behind the reject section 160 .

The first storage cassette 170 is a storage unit that stores coins that cannot be stored in each denomination storage unit 150 or coins collected from each denomination storage unit 150 . A coin slot 171 is provided on the top surface of the first storage cassette 170 .

The second storage cassette 180 is a storage unit in which coins and the like collected from each denomination storage unit 150 are stored. The second storage cassette 180 is provided with a coin slot 181 at a position directly below the door portion 132 of the temporary storage portion 130 on the top surface. Coins ejected from the rear side of the temporary holding portion 130 are stored in the second storage cassette 180 through the slot 181 .

The first storage cassette 170 and the second storage cassette 180 can be pulled out from inside the housing 100, and coins can be taken out from the pulled out storage cassettes 170 and 180. FIG.

Deposit conveying unit 190 is arranged between feeding unit 120, temporary holding unit 130, and a plurality of denomination-specific storage units 150, conveys coins fed from feeding unit 120 to temporary holding unit 130, and temporarily stores coins. The coins ejected from the holding section 130 are conveyed to a plurality of denomination storage sections 150. - 特許庁The coins ejected from the temporary holding section 130 are once returned to the dispensing section 120 by the return conveying section 140 . The deposited money conveying unit 190 conveys the coins fed out from the feeding unit 120 after being returned to a plurality of denomination storage units 150 .

A first board 231 and a second board 232 having a predetermined shape are installed in the housing 100 in relation to the deposit transport section 190 . The first base plate 231 is arranged below the plurality of denomination storage units 150 and tilts corresponding to the tilt of the rotating disk 122 so as to be substantially parallel to the rotating disk 122 of the feeding unit 120 . The second board 232 is arranged vertically (substantially vertically) above the first board 231 and to the left of the multiple denomination storage sections 150 . As shown in FIG. 3A, the front lower end of the second base 232 extends below the first base 231, and the rear upper end of the first base 231 extends to the left of the second base 232. Extend. The first base plate 231 and the second base plate 232 may be composed of one member, or may be composed of a plurality of members.

The deposit transport section 190 includes a deposit transport path 191 through which coins flow. The deposit transport path 191 includes a first transport path 192 , a second transport path 193 and an intermediate transport path 194 .

The first transport path 192 is installed on the upper and right side of the first base 231 . The first conveying path 192 extends rearward from the position of the exit portion of the delivery portion 120 in the right portion of the first substrate 231 relative to the second substrate 232, and then folds upward at a position beyond the temporary storage portion 130, The left portion of the first base plate 231 extends forward from the second base plate 232 .

The second transport path 193 is installed on the left surface of the second base 232 , that is, on the surface that does not face the plurality of denomination storage units 150 . The second transport path 193 extends forward at the lower end portion of the second base plate 232, then bends at the front end portion of the second base plate 232 and extends upward, exceeding the height of the plurality of denomination storage portions 150. It bends at a position and extends rearward to reach the rearmost denomination storage section 150 .

As shown in FIGS. 3(b) and 3(c), the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193 are composed of transport surfaces 192a and 193a with which the front and back surfaces of coins are in contact, and both ends of the transport surfaces 192a and 193a in the width direction. and guide surfaces 192b, 193b rising from. A loop-shaped first belt 195 that circulates along the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193 is provided on the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193 so as to face the transport surfaces 192a and 193a, respectively. and a second belt 196 are arranged. A plurality of protrusions 195a and 196a projecting toward the conveying surfaces 192a and 193a are formed on the first belt 195 and the second belt 196 at intervals wider than the diameter of a 500 yen coin. . In the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193, the coins are pushed by the protrusions 195a and 196a and slide on the transport surfaces 192a and 193a. At this time, the coins flow in the first transport path 192 in an inclined posture with respect to the vertical direction, and flow in the second transport path 193 in an upright posture.

The intermediate transport path 194 relays between the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193, and changes the attitude of the coins from the attitude (oblique attitude) flowing in the first transport path 192 to the attitude flowing in the second transport path 193. (Standing posture).

As shown in FIG. 3(d), the intermediate transport path 194 has an introduction surface 194a parallel to the transport surface 192a of the first transport path 192 and a downward slope from the first transport path 192 toward the second transport path 193. It includes a slope surface 194b and a conversion surface 194c that gradually rises from the introduction surface 194a and protrudes toward the slope surface 194b. Guide portions 194d are provided on both sides of the introduction surface 194a and the slope surface 194b. The oblique coins that have flowed from the first conveying path 192 to the intermediate conveying path 194 flow from the introduction surface 194a to the conversion surface 194c, are guided by the conversion surface 194c, and gradually stand up to assume an upright posture on the slope surface 194b. down to reach the second transport path 193 .

In the received money conveying section 190 , a received money identification section 240 is arranged on the upstream side of the temporary holding section 130 of the received money conveying path 191 . The deposit identification unit 240 identifies the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the coin as attributes of the coin flowing through the deposit transport path 191 . Further, the received money identification unit 240 counts coins.

A first distribution mechanism 251 for distributing coins to the temporary storage unit 130 is provided in the first transport path 192 of the deposit transport unit 190 at a position corresponding to the temporary storage unit 130 , downstream of the first distribution mechanism 251 . , a second sorting mechanism 252 that sorts coins to the first storage cassette 170 is provided.

Coins sorted by the first sorting mechanism 251 are stored in the temporary storage section 130 through the first chute 261 extending from the first transport path 192 to the top opening of the temporary storage section 130 . The coins sorted by the second sorting mechanism 252 are stored in the first storage cassette 170 through the second chute 262 extending from the first transport path 192 to the inlet 171 of the first storage cassette 170 .

In the second transport path 193 of the deposit transport unit 190, a third tray for distributing coins to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 or the reject unit 160 is provided at a position upstream of the denomination storage units 150 in the front row and higher than the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. A distribution mechanism 253 is provided. In the second transport path 193, a fourth distribution mechanism 254 for distributing coins to each denomination storage unit 150 is provided at a position corresponding to each denomination storage unit 150 except for the last denomination storage unit 150. be done.

The coins sorted by the third sorting mechanism 253 are ejected to the reject tray 161 through the third chute 263 extending from the second transport path 193 to the reject section 160 . Alternatively, the coins sorted by the third sorting mechanism 253 pass through the fourth chute 264 branching from the third chute 263 and are ejected to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . A fifth distribution mechanism 255 for distributing coins to these chutes is provided at the branch position of the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264 . A portion of the third chute 263 on the upstream side of the fourth chute 264 and the fourth chute 264 constitute a discharge path for discharging coins that have flowed through the deposit transport path 191 to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

The coins sorted by each fourth sorting mechanism 254 are stored in each denomination storage section 150 through a fifth chute 265 extending from the second transport path 193 to the upper opening of each denomination storage section 150 . The coins that flow through the second transport path 193 and reach the position of the last denomination storage section 150 are stored in the denomination storage section 150 through the fifth chute 265 extending to the top opening of the denomination storage section 150 . be.

The withdrawal transport unit 200 transports the coins dispensed from the plurality of denomination storage units 150 to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 . The withdrawal transport section 200 is configured by a belt conveyor 201 extending in the arrangement direction of the plurality of denomination storage sections 150 . The belt conveyor 201 is arranged at a position where the coins discharged from the discharge port 152 at the bottom of each denomination storage section 150 drop, and conveys the discharged coins to the cash receiving/dispensing section 110 in front. A payment slope 270 is arranged in front of the belt conveyor 201, and coins slide down the payment slope 270 and are stored in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 from behind.

In the present embodiment, the positions of the withdrawal transport section 200 and the withdrawal slope 270 are positioned closer to the right side surface portion 111 a than the central portion of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . However, the positions of the withdrawal transport section 200 and the withdrawal slope 270 may be the positions of the central portion of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

A separating roller 202 is arranged above the front end portion of a belt conveyor 201 in the withdrawal transport section 200 . A separation roller 202 separates two or more stacked coins into individual coins.

A payment identification unit 280 is arranged on the payment slope 270 . The payment identifying unit 280 identifies the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the coin as attributes of the coin dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . Furthermore, the payment identification unit 280 counts coins.

The upper side of the front face of the housing 100 is a door. , the return transport unit 140 and the deposit transport unit 190 can be pulled out of the housing 100 . Furthermore, when a coin jam occurs in the disbursement transport section 200, the door is opened and the disbursement unit integrated with the plurality of denomination storage sections 150 and the disbursement transport section 200 is removed from the housing 100. can be pulled out to Note that the depositing unit and the dispensing unit can be integrated and pulled out from the housing 100 at the same time.

4(a) is a front view showing the configuration of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and the rotating mechanism 300, and FIG. 4(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA' of FIG. 4(a). 5A and 5B are side views showing the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and the rotating mechanism 300 with the holding plate 310 omitted. FIG. 5(a) shows a state where the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is not tilted, and FIG. 5(b) shows a state where the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is tilted.

The deposit/withdrawal unit 110 is provided with a deposit/withdrawal tray 111 for storing coins, and a rotating mechanism 300 for rotating the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . The deposit/withdrawal unit 110 also includes two full detection sensors 291 for detecting that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is fully loaded with coins, and a sensor 291 for detecting that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is filled with coins. Three residual detection sensors 292 are provided for detecting that the

The deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is a tray (receptacle) that is long in the left-right direction and has an arcuately curved bottom. The deposit/withdrawal tray 111 has a rear upper end lower than a front upper end. Both side surfaces 111a of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 are provided with cylindrical rotating shafts 112 projecting outward. In addition, two upper holes 113 are formed at the upper portion of both side portions 111a to pass the light from the full detection sensor 291, and three lower holes 114 are formed at the lower end portion to pass the light from the remaining detection sensor 292. be. The height position of the upper hole 113 is the full state detection line L<b>1 by the full detection sensor 291 .

The rotating mechanism 300 includes a holding plate 310 , a motor 320 , a first cam 330 , a second cam 340 , a lever 350 and a photosensor 360 . The rotating mechanism 300 rotates the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 around an axis that extends horizontally and that is perpendicular to the upward direction in which the tray opens.

The holding plate 310 is composed of a side surface portion 311 and a rear surface portion 312, and surrounds the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 from both the left and right sides and the rear side. The left and right rotating shafts 112 of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 are inserted into shaft holes 313 formed in both side surfaces 311 of the holding plate 310 . Thereby, the holding plate 310 rotatably supports the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

An opening 314 is formed in the rear surface 312 at a position corresponding to the withdrawal slope 270 . A blocking plate 315 extends obliquely downward from the rear surface portion 312 toward the rear upper end of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 to block the gap between the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and the rear surface portion 312 . The coins ejected from the withdrawal transport section 200 and descending the withdrawal slope 270 pass through the opening 314 and the closing plate 315 and are discharged into the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

The motor 320 is arranged behind the holding plate 310 . For example, motor 320 is attached to rear surface portion 312 of holding plate 310 via a bracket (not shown). The motor 320 has a sensor (not shown) that detects the rotation angle of its rotating shaft 321 .

The first cam 330 has a disk shape and is attached to one end of the rotating shaft 112 of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . A cam shaft 331 is provided on the first cam 330 at a position shifted from the center. A notch 332 is formed in the outer peripheral edge of the first cam 330 . As shown in FIG. 5A, when the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is in the non-tilted position (hereinafter referred to as the "initial position"), the notch 332 is positioned at the lowest position.

The second cam 340 has a disk shape and is attached to the rotating shaft 321 of the motor 320 . The second cam 340 is provided with a cam shaft 341 at a position shifted from the center.

The lever 350 has one end rotatably connected to the cam shaft 331 of the first cam 330 and the other end rotatably connected to the cam shaft 341 of the second cam 340 .

Photosensor 360 is arranged at the lower end of first cam 330 so that the sensor portion sandwiches the outer peripheral edge of first cam 330 . The photosensor 360 detects that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is at the initial position by transmitting light through the notch 332 .

As shown in FIG. 5(a), when the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is in the initial position, the motor 320 operates and the second cam 340 rotates backward, pulling the lever 350 rearward to the first position. The cam 330 rotates backward, and as shown in FIG. 5B, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 rotates backward and tilts so that the rear side is lowered. Based on the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 321 of the motor 320 from the start of operation, the rotation angle, that is, the tilt angle of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 from the initial position can be detected.

When the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is returned from the tilted position to the initial position, the second cam 340 rotates forward by the operation of the motor 320 until the photosensor 360 detects the initial position.

Further, the motor 320 rotates forward and backward to rotate the second cam 340 and the first cam 330 alternately forward and backward at small rotation angles, thereby rocking the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 back and forth. can be moved.

Each full detection sensor 291 is a photosensor and includes a light emitting element 291a and a light receiving element 291b facing each other with the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 interposed therebetween. The light emitting element 291 a is installed on one side surface portion 311 of the holding plate 310 , and the light receiving element 291 b is installed on the other side surface portion 311 . The front and rear positions of the light emitting element 291 a and the light receiving element 291 b match the front and rear positions of the upper hole 113 of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . When coins accumulate in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and reach the detection line L1 in the full state, the light from the light emitting element 291a is blocked by the coins, and light is not received by the light receiving element 291b. As a result, it is detected that the amount of coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 has reached the full state (specified amount), that is, the stacking height of the full state.

Each residual detection sensor 292 is a photosensor and includes a light emitting element 292a and a light receiving element 292b facing each other with the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 interposed therebetween. The light emitting element 292a is installed on one side surface portion 311 of the holding plate 310, and the light receiving element 292b is installed on the other side surface portion 311 thereof. The front and rear positions of the light emitting element 292 a and the light receiving element 292 b match the front and rear positions of the pilot hole 114 . When coins remain on the bottom of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, the light from the light emitting element 292a is blocked by the coins and is not received by the light receiving element 292b. As a result, it is detected that coins remain in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

It should be noted that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 can store, for example, 600 coins at the time of deposit, and is fully loaded with the number of coins that can be stored. However, the number of coins that can be stored in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 at the time of dispensing is limited to less than the full state, for example, 200 coins. This is because the position of the entrance portion (the lower part of the opening 314, the closing plate 315) where the coins conveyed by the withdrawal conveying unit 200 are discharged to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is lower than the position where the coins are in the full state. This is because there is a possibility that coins may be clogged in the entrance portion.

For example, 200 coins can be stored in feeding portion 120, and 600 coins can be stored in temporary holding portion 130, for example. Each denomination storage unit 150 can store, for example, 1,000 coins, and first storage cassette 170 and second storage cassette 180 can each store, for example, 4,500 coins. First storage cassette 170 and second storage cassette 180, each denomination storage unit 150, temporary storage unit 130, deposit/withdrawal tray 111, and delivery unit 120 are ranked in descending order of the amount of coins that can be stored.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG.

The coin processing device 10 includes a control unit 410, a storage unit 420, and a communication unit 430 in addition to the above configuration.

The control unit 410 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Detection signals are input to the control unit 410 from various detection sensors such as the full detection sensor 291 and the residual detection sensor 292 of the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 and the amount detection sensor 124 of the delivery unit 120 . Signals indicating identification results and counting results are input to the control unit 410 from the deposit identification unit 240 and the payment identification unit 280 . According to the operation program stored in the storage unit 420, the control unit 410 operates the deposit/withdrawal unit 110, the payout unit 120, the temporary holding unit 130, the return conveying unit 140, the denomination storage unit 150, the deposit conveying unit 190, and the withdrawal conveying unit. 200 and so on.

The storage unit 420 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, or the like, stores an operation program of the control unit 410, and also serves as a work area during control processing of the control unit 410. used as

The communication unit 430 communicates with the terminal device 30 . The control unit 410 acquires signals based on various operations transmitted from the terminal device 30 via the communication unit 430 . In addition, the control unit 410 transmits various information such as counting results to the terminal device 30 via the communication unit 430 .

The terminal device 30 can communicate with the banknote processing device 20 , transmits signals based on various operations to the banknote processing device 20 , and receives various information such as counting results from the banknote processing device 20 .

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

In the coin processing device 10, under the control of each unit by the control unit 410, transaction processing such as deposit processing, withdrawal processing, automatic examination processing, and collection processing is performed. The operations of deposit processing, withdrawal processing, automatic examination processing and collection processing will be described below.

7(a), (b) and FIG. 8 are diagrams for explaining the deposit processing of the coin handling apparatus 10. FIG.

Coins are inserted into the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 by an attendant or the like, and a deposit operation is performed on the terminal device 30 . Deposit processing is started based on the deposit operation. The door 103 is opened when coins are inserted, and closed when the depositing process is started.

As shown in FIG. 7( a ), coins inserted into the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 , that is, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 are sent to the dispensing unit 120 via the deposit chute 210 , and from the dispensing unit 120 to the deposit transport unit 190 (deposit One sheet at a time is delivered to the transport path 191). At this time, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is tilted little by little, and the coins are discharged little by little from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . As a result, a large number of coins do not accumulate in the feeding portion 120 at once, so that the coins can be smoothly fed out from the feeding portion 120.例文帳に追加

While being conveyed by the deposited coin transport section 190, the deposited coin identification section 240 identifies the authenticity, denomination, and fitness of the dispensed coin. As a result of identification, normal coins whose denominations are identifiable and which are not damaged are counted, sorted by the first sorting mechanism 251 and stored in the temporary storage section 130 through the first chute 261 . On the other hand, rejected coins whose denominations could not be identified by the deposit identification unit 240 are sorted by the third sorting mechanism 253 and returned to the reject tray 161 through the third chute 263 without being counted. In addition, if deformed coins, foreign objects, etc. are mixed in the deposited coins, a delivery failure in which the coins cannot be delivered from the delivery unit 120 may occur. When a delivery failure occurs, deformed coins and foreign objects remaining in the delivery section 120 are returned to the reject tray 161 through the return chute 220 .

The count result of the deposited coins is displayed on the operation display section of the terminal device 30 . After all the normal coins are temporarily reserved in the temporary reservation unit 130, when the counting result is approved, the terminal device 30 performs the payment confirmation operation. At this point, the clerk or the like can leave the coin processing machine 10 .

As shown in FIG. 7B , the normal coins in the temporary holding section 130 are returned to the feeding section 120 by the return conveying section 140 and then fed from the feeding section 120 to the deposit conveying section 190 . The fed-out normal coins are transported by the deposit transport unit 190, have their denominations identified by the deposit identification unit 240, are sorted by the corresponding fourth sorting mechanisms 254, and are placed in the denomination storage units 150 corresponding to the denominations. 5 through chute 265 .

Coins (overflow coins) that cannot be stored in the full denomination storage section 150 are sorted by the second sorting mechanism 252 and stored in the first storage cassette 170 through the second chute 262 . Coins whose denominations could not be identified by the deposit identification unit 240 are circulated several times between the temporary storage unit 130, the dispensing unit 120, and the deposit transport unit 190, and are re-identified by the deposit identification unit 240. Coins whose denominations cannot be finally identified (in-machine rejected coins) are sorted by the second sorting mechanism 252 and stored in the first storage cassette 170 through the second chute 262 .

If the counting result is not approved, the terminal device 30 performs a coin return operation. As shown in FIG. 8 , the coins in the temporary holding section 130 are returned to the feeding section 120 by the return conveying section 140 and then fed from the feeding section 120 to the deposited money conveying section 190 . The paid-out coins are transported by deposit transport section 190 , sorted by third sorting mechanism 253 and fourth sorting mechanism 254 , and returned to deposit/withdrawal tray 111 through third chute 263 and fourth chute 264 . After that, the door 103 is opened, and the coin is taken out from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 by an attendant or the like.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining the dispensing process of the coin processing device 10. FIG.

A payout operation including input of the payout amount (or the number of payouts by denomination) is performed on the terminal device 30 by an attendant or the like. Withdrawal processing is started based on the withdrawal operation. As shown in FIG. 9A, coins of a denomination corresponding to the amount to be dispensed are delivered to the disbursement conveying section 200 (belt conveyor 201) from the denomination storage section 150 assigned to the denomination. The paid-out coins (disbursed coins) are conveyed by the disbursed conveying unit 200 , slide down the disbursed slope 270 , and accumulated in the received/disbursed tray 111 . During coin payment, the coin deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is appropriately shaken, so that the coins are not hardened in one part and are evenly accumulated.

When passing through the payout slope 270, the payout identification unit 280 identifies the authenticity, denomination and fitness of the coin. When an in-flight rejected coin other than a normal coin is found as a result of identification by the dispensation identification unit 280 , all coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 including the in-flight rejected coin are discharged to the feeding unit 120 . Then, the withdrawal from the denomination storing section 150 to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is started from the beginning.

The coins ejected to the dispensing unit 120 are transported by the deposit transport unit 190 and identified by the deposit identification unit 240 . Then, as a result of identification, the normal coins are returned to the denomination storage section 150 , and the in-machine rejected coins are stored in the first storage cassette 170 .

When all the coins are dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 without generating any in-machine rejected coins, the door 103 is opened and the coins are taken out from the deposit/dispense tray 111 by an attendant or the like.

When a coin is forgotten to be removed from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 , the coin is detected by the residual detection sensor 292 . As shown in FIG. 9( b ), the forgotten coin is discharged from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 to the dispensing section 120 , transported by the deposit transport section 190 , and stored in the first storage cassette 170 .

FIG. 10( a ) is a diagram for explaining the automatic inspection process of the coin processing device 10 .

The automatic scrutinization processing includes all scrutinization processing for scrutinizing all the denomination-specific storage units 150 and partial scrutiny processing for scrutinizing some of the selected denomination-specific storage units 150 .

When the terminal device 30 is operated by a staff member or the like to perform a full scrutinization or a partial scrutinization, the full scrutinization process or the partial scrutinization process is started. The two scrutinization processes are the same except for whether all or part of the storage units 150 by denomination are subject to scrutiny, and the operation of scrutinization is performed for each storage unit 150 by denomination. In addition, in FIG. 10(a), for the sake of convenience, the arrows are drawn as if coins are discharged from all the denomination storage units 150. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when the full scrutiny process or the partial scrutiny process is started, coins are ejected from one denomination storage unit 150 and transported by the payment transport unit 200, and then placed on the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. , and stored in the delivery unit 120 . At this time, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 can be tilted as much as possible so that coins can be smoothly discharged. Coins are delivered from the dispensing unit 120, transported through the deposit transport unit 190, and stored in the temporary storage unit 130 after the denominations are identified and counted by the deposit identification unit 240 (see the solid line arrow).

When all the coins in one denomination storage unit 150 are stored in the temporary storage unit 130, all the coins are ejected from the temporary storage unit 130 and returned to the return transport unit 140, the feeding unit 120, and the deposit transport unit 190. to the original denomination storage section 150 (see the dashed arrow). When an in-machine rejected coin occurs, the coin is sent to the first storage cassette 170 .

The same scrutinizing operation as described above is sequentially performed for all the remaining target denomination-specific storage units 150 .

The result of counting coins in each denomination storage unit 150 is transmitted to the terminal device 30 . In the terminal device 30, the amount of coins managed for each denomination storage unit 150 in the storage unit is compared with the obtained counting result, and the result of the examination is displayed on the operation display unit.

The number of bills that can be stored in each denomination storage section 150 (for example, 1000 sheets) is larger than the number of bills that can be stored in the temporary holding section 130 (for example, 600 sheets). For this reason, it may happen that all the coins in one denomination storage unit 150 cannot be stored in the temporary storage unit 130 . In this case, the coins that cannot be stored are stored in the feeding section 120 or both the feeding section 120 and the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 depending on the amount. Then, these coins are returned to the original denomination storage unit 150 while being identified and counted by the received money identification unit 240, and then the coins in the temporary storage unit 130 are returned to the original denomination storage unit 150. be The count results of the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 130 and the coins not stored are added up.

Automatic scrutinization processing (all scrutinization processing, partial scrutinization processing) may be started at a preset time.

FIG. 10(b) is a diagram for explaining the collecting process of the coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG.

The recovery process includes a full recovery process and a partial recovery process. In the all collection process, all coins stored in all denomination storage units 150 are collected. In the partial collection process, when the amount of coins in the preselected denomination storage unit 150 reaches the predetermined upper limit, coins are collected until the predetermined lower limit is reached.

When the terminal device 30 is operated by a staff member or the like to perform a full recovery process, the full recovery process is started. A full collection process may be initiated at a preset time. Further, when the number of coins in the selected denomination storage unit 150 reaches the predetermined upper limit, partial collection processing is started.

As shown in FIG. 10B, coins are ejected from the denomination storing section 150, transported by the disbursement transport section 200, and stored in the dispensing section 120 via the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. As shown in FIG. Coins are delivered from the delivery unit 120, transported through the deposited money transport unit 190, and stored in the first storage cassette 170 (see the solid line arrow). In the all collection process, all coins are sequentially discharged from each denomination storage unit 150 . On the other hand, in the partial collection process, coins are discharged from the denomination storage unit 150 until the lower limit predetermined amount is reached.

In the all collection process, the coins collected from all the denomination storage units 150 may not be stored in the first storage cassette 170 . In such a case, when the first storage cassette 170 is full and the coins cannot be stored, the coins that cannot be stored are stored in the second storage cassette 180 via the temporary storage unit 130 (see the dashed arrow).

In the collection process, the collection destination may be selected, and coins may be collected in the selected storage cassette out of the first storage cassette 170 and the second storage cassette 180 . Furthermore, the coins are identified by the deposit identification unit 240, and as a result of the identification, the normal coins are collected in one of the first storage cassette 170 and the second storage cassette 180, and the in-machine rejected coins are collected in the other storage cassette. may be collected at

Next, a coin-divided discharge operation for discharging coins in small portions from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and supplying the coins to the feeding section 120 will be described.

FIG. 11(a) is a flow chart showing the control process executed by the control unit 410 for the operation of subdividing and discharging coins from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. FIG. FIGS. 11(b) to 11(e) are diagrams for explaining the operation of subdividing and ejecting coins.

The control unit 410 controls the turning mechanism 300 (motor 320) so that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 in which coins are accumulated gradually tilts when coins are discharged to the dispensing unit 120 in deposit processing or the like. Also, the control unit 410 controls the rotation mechanism 300 based on the amount of coins in the feeding unit 120 .

Referring to FIG. 11(a), control unit 410 operates turning mechanism 300 to tilt deposit/withdrawal tray 111 in which coins are accumulated so that the rear side (deposit chute 210 side) is lowered. , is rotated by a predetermined angle (S101). As shown in FIG. 11( b ), some coins are ejected from the tilted deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and stored in the dispensing section 120 through the deposit chute 210 .

Control unit 410 determines whether or not the amount of coins in dispensing unit 120 is equal to or greater than a specified amount (S102). If the amount of coins is not equal to or greater than the specified amount (S102: NO), control unit 410 determines whether or not the angle of deposit/withdrawal tray 111 has reached the maximum tiltable angle (S103). If the angle of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 has not reached the maximum angle (S103: NO), the controller 410 again rotates the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 by a predetermined angle (S101).

As shown in FIG. 11(c), when a specified amount of coins accumulates in the feeding portion 120, the amount detection sensor 124 detects the coins. Thereby, control unit 410 determines that the amount of coins has reached the specified amount or more (S102: NO). The operation of the feeding section 120 is started, and the coin is fed from the feeding section 120 to the deposit transport section 190 .

Control unit 410 determines whether or not the amount of coins in dispensing unit 120 has become less than a specified amount (S104). As shown in FIG. 11( d ), when the amount of coins is less than the specified amount as the coins are fed from the feeding unit 120 , the amount detection sensor 124 stops detecting the coins. When the controller 410 determines that the amount of coins has become less than the specified amount (S104: YES), it rotates the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 by a predetermined angle (S101). Coins are ejected from the tilted deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and stored in the dispensing section 120 .

In this way, when the amount of coins is less than the specified amount, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is tilted and coins are supplied to the feeding section 120 until the amount is equal to or greater than the specified amount, which is repeated.

As shown in FIG. 11(e), when the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is tilted to the maximum angle, ejection of all coins is completed. When the controller 410 determines that the angle of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 has reached the maximum angle (S103: YES), the controller 410 returns the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 to the initial position (S105). The control process of the coin subdivided discharge operation of FIG. 11(a) ends. After that, when all the coins in the feeding section 120 are discharged, the feeding operation of the feeding section 120 is stopped.

Next, a swing operation for swinging the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 at the time of payment will be described.

FIG. 12(a) is a flow chart showing a control process executed by the control unit 410 for swinging the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. FIG. FIGS. 12(b) to 12(d) are diagrams for explaining the swing motion of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. FIG.

The control unit 410 rotates the turning mechanism 300 (motor 320) so that the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 in which coins are accumulated swings when the coins are dispensed from the respective denomination storage units 150 to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 in the withdrawal process or the like. Also, the control unit 410 controls the rotation mechanism 300 based on the amount of coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

Referring to FIG. 12(a), control unit 410 detects whether or not the coin full state is detected by full detection sensor 291 (S201). As shown in FIG. 12(b), the coins dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 through the dispensing transport section 200 and the dispensing slope 270 are concentrated near the entrance of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and piled up. , the height of the stacked coins can exceed the detection line L1 even if the amount is less than the amount in the full state. In this case, the full state is detected by the full detection sensor 291 .

When the full state is detected (S201: YES), the controller 410 operates the rotating mechanism 300 to swing the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 for a predetermined time (S202). As shown in FIG. 12(c), the coin deposit/withdrawal tray 111 rocks, causing the pile of coins to collapse, and as shown in FIG. It will be in a leveled state. If the full state is detected again (S201: YES) by the time the requested number of coins to be dispensed (amount to be dispensed) is completely dispensed (S203: NO), the control unit 410 is again oscillated (S202). When the withdrawal is completed (S203: YES), the control unit 410 ends the control process. It should be noted that the control unit 410 monitors whether or not accumulation of coins has occurred by the disbursement identification unit 280, and when the occurrence of accumulation is detected, even if the full state is not detected, the rotation mechanism 300 is operated to swing the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 for a predetermined time.

In the above example, the controller 410 swings the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 when the full state is detected by the full detection sensor 291 . However, the controller 410 may continue to swing the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 while the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is being withdrawn without detecting the full state by the full detection sensor 291 . In addition, the control unit 410 may rock the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 for a predetermined period of time, either periodically or only once, while the money is being dispensed.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12(e), coins introduced into the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 do not gather at a position near the right side surface portion 111a of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, and are easily moved toward the central portion. A guide portion 111b that protrudes inward from the side portion 111a and guides the coin to the center portion is provided, and an inclined surface 111c that descends from the side portion 111a toward the center portion is provided on the bottom portion of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. may

<Effects of Embodiment>
According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

Since all of the plurality of denomination storage units 150 are arranged in a line behind the cash deposit/withdrawal unit 110 (on the predetermined direction side), the plurality of denomination storage units 150 as a whole can reach the cash deposit/withdrawal unit 110. The coin withdrawal route is shortened. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time required for dispensing coins to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 during the dispensing process.

Furthermore, since coins are ejected from the bottom of each denomination storage unit 150 and conveyed straight to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 by the belt conveyor 201, the deposit/withdrawal tray is arranged at a position lower than each denomination storage unit 150. Coins can be transported to 111 by a short transport path.

Further, the feeding section 120 is arranged below the depositing/dispensing section 110, and the temporary holding section 130 is arranged behind the feeding section 120 (on the predetermined direction side) so as to be adjacent to the feeding section 120. The deposit path from the unit 110 to the temporary holding unit 130 can be shortened. As a result, the time required for storing the coins of the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 in the temporary storage unit 130 can be shortened during deposit processing, and the attendant or the like can confirm the deposit and leave the coin processing device 10.例文帳に追加can shorten the time to

Further, a deposit identification unit 240 is arranged upstream of the temporary holding unit 130 in the deposit transport unit 190, and a return transport unit 140 for returning the coins discharged from the temporary storage unit 130 to the dispensing unit 120 is provided. The conveying unit 190 is configured to convey the coins that have been returned to the feeding unit 120 by the return conveying unit 140 and fed from the feeding unit 120 to a plurality of denomination storage units 150 . As a result, not only the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 130 but also the coins ejected from the temporary storage unit 130 and stored in the denomination storage unit 150 can be identified by the same deposit identification unit 240 . In addition, since the temporary holding section 130 and the feeding section 120 are adjacent to each other, the conveying path of the return conveying section 140 is shortened, and the coins can be returned to the feeding section 120 quickly.

Further, a first base plate 231 tilted corresponding to the tilt of the rotating disk 122 of the delivery unit 120 and a second base plate 232 arranged vertically are provided. and the second transport path 193 installed on the second base 232, the dimension of the first base 231 in the tilting direction (horizontal direction) does not increase. It is possible to make the size of the device in the relevant direction (horizontal width) compact.

In addition, when only the first base 231 is provided and the entire deposit transport path 191 is installed on the first base 231, the dimension of the first base 231 in the tilting direction (horizontal direction) becomes large. The size (horizontal width) becomes large.

Furthermore, the first transport path 192 and the second transport path 193 are relayed by an intermediate transport path 194, and the posture of the coins in the intermediate transport path 194 changes from the posture of flowing in the first transport path 192 to the posture of flowing in the second transport path 193. Since the posture can be changed, coins can be smoothly transferred from the first transport path 192 to the second transport path 193 .

Furthermore, since the second transport path 193 is installed on the surface of the second base 232 that does not face the plurality of denomination storage units 150, when a coin jam occurs in the second transport path 193, the second transport path 193 can be accessed from the side (the left side of the device) where the denomination storage unit 150 and the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 are not present, making it easier to clear a coin jam.

Further, when the deposited coin is returned without being stored in the denomination storage unit 150, the coin to be returned is discharged to the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 through the discharge path composed of part of the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264. Since it is possible, the return destination of coins will be the same as the deposit destination, which is easy to understand.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various ways other than those described above.

<Modification 1>
FIG. 13 is a front cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 according to Modification 1. As shown in FIG. 14(a) and 14(b) are side cross-sectional views showing the configuration of a deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 according to Modification 1. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC' of FIG. 14(a), and FIGS. 14(a) and 14(b) are cross-sectional views taken along line BB' of FIG. be. FIG. 14(b) shows the deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 from which the rotating body 530 is removed. 14(a) and 14(b) depict the deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 and the withdrawal slope 270. As shown in FIG.

In the coin processing apparatus 10 of this modification, the deposit/withdrawal unit 110 includes a deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 instead of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and the rotating mechanism 300 of the above embodiment. The deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 includes a deposit/withdrawal tray 510 , a discharge tube 520 , a rotating body 530 , and a rotating mechanism 540 .

The deposit/withdrawal tray 510 is an arc-shaped receiving tray on which coins deposited from the outside and coins dispensed from the respective denomination storage units 150 are accumulated. The deposit/withdrawal tray 510 has a substantially pentagonal cross-sectional shape when viewed from the front, a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape when viewed from the side, and an open top surface. The deposit/withdrawal tray 510 is formed with semicircular openings 511 on the left and right sides. In addition, the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 is formed with a discharge port 512 through which coins are discharged on the rear side.

The discharge cylinder 520 has a rectangular tubular shape extending in the vertical direction, and is integrally formed with the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 so as to be connected to the discharge port 512 .

The rotating body 530 is arranged in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and is rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the opening direction (upward direction) of the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 . The rotating body 530 is formed in a plate shape corresponding to the internal shape of the deposit/withdrawal tray 510, and has a substantially fan-shaped cross section when viewed from the side. Disk portions 531 are provided on the left and right sides of the rotating body 530 . A rotation shaft 532 is formed at the center of each disc portion 531 and protrudes outward. The left and right disk portions 531 are accommodated in the left and right openings 511 of the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 . Rotating body 530 has a dimension larger than discharge port 512 of deposit/withdrawal tray 111 in the rotational direction, and discharge port 512 is closed by rotating body 530 when coins are not discharged from deposit/withdrawal tray 510 .

The rotating mechanism 540 includes a holding plate 541 , a motor 542 , a disk 543 and a photosensor 544 . The rotating mechanism 540 rotates the rotating body 530 within the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 .

The holding plate 541 is composed of a side surface portion 541a and a rear surface portion 541b, and surrounds the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and the discharge cylinder 520 from both the left and right sides and the rear side. The deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and the discharge tube 520 are fixed to the side surfaces 541a. The left and right rotating shafts 532 of the rotating body 530 are inserted into the shaft holes 541c formed in the side surfaces 541a. Thereby, the holding plate 541 rotatably supports the rotating body 530 .

The motor 542 is arranged on the right side of the holding plate 541 and attached to the right side surface portion 541 a of the holding plate 541 via a bracket 545 . The motor 542 has a sensor (not shown) that detects the rotation angle of its rotary shaft 542a. The rotating shaft 542 a is connected to the rotating shaft 532 on the right side of the rotating body 530 .

The disk 543 is fixed to the left rotating shaft 532 of the rotating body 530 . A notch 543 a is formed in the outer peripheral edge of the disk 543 . As shown in FIG. 13, when the rotating body 530 is in a position (hereinafter referred to as "initial position") blocking the discharge port 512, the notch 543a is positioned at the lowest position.

The photosensor 544 is arranged at the lower end of the disk 543 so that the sensor portion sandwiches the outer peripheral edge of the disk 543 . The photosensor 544 detects that the rotating body 530 is at the initial position by transmitting light through the notch 543a.

A cover 550 is attached to the upper portion of the holding plate 541 to cover the rear side of the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and the discharge tube 520 from above. The cover 550 is inclined so that the rear side is higher, and is connected to the withdrawal slope 270 . The cover 550 is formed with an opening 551 through which the rotating body 530 passes.

Although not shown in FIGS. 13, 14(a) and (b), the deposit/withdrawal tray unit 500 includes a full detection sensor 291 and a residual detection sensor 292, like the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 of the above embodiment. be provided.

Next, a coin-divided discharge operation for discharging coins in small portions from the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and supplying them to the dispensing unit 120 at the time of depositing or the like will be described.

FIGS. 15(a) to 15(f) are diagrams for explaining the operation of subdividing and discharging coins according to Modification 1. FIG.

The control unit 410 controls the rotation mechanism so that when coins are discharged to the dispensing unit 120 in deposit processing or the like, the rotating body 530 comes into contact with the coins accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 and pushes the coins out of the discharge port 512 little by little. Rotation body 530 is rotated by 540 .

As shown in FIG. 15( a ), coins are deposited (deposited) into the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 in a state where the rotating body 530 is in the initial position and the discharge port 512 is blocked by the rotating body 530 . Control unit 410 operates rotating mechanism 540 to rotate rotating body 530 forward.

As shown in FIGS. 15(b) to 15(e), some of the coins accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 are pushed by the rotating body 530 and discharged from the discharge port 512. Other coins remain in deposit/withdrawal tray 510 as rotating body 530 passes under them. In this manner, coins are discharged little by little from the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 while the rotating body 530 is rotating. The ejected coins pass through ejection cylinder 520 and deposit chute 210 and are stored in delivery section 120 .

As shown in FIG. 15( f ), when all the coins are ejected from the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 , the controller 410 stops the rotating body 530 at the initial position based on detection by the photosensor 544 .

Control unit 410 may be configured to repeat rotation and stoppage of rotating body 530 in accordance with the amount of coins in dispensing unit 120 . In this case, control unit 410 stops rotating body 530 when amount detection sensor 124 detects that the amount of coins in feeding unit 120 exceeds the specified amount. When it is detected that it becomes below, the rotating body 530 is rotated.

Next, a swing operation for swinging the rotating body 530 at the time of payment will be described.

FIGS. 16A to 16C are diagrams for explaining the swinging motion of the rotating body 530 according to Modification 1. FIG.

The control unit 410 controls the rotation mechanism 540 so that the rotating body 530 comes into contact with the coins accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 to level the coins when the coins are fed from the respective denomination storage units 150 in the withdrawal process or the like. causes the rotating body 530 to swing.

The control unit 410 executes control processing similar to the control processing in FIG. 12(a). That is, when the full state of coins is detected by the full detection sensor 291, the control unit 410 operates the rotating mechanism 540 for a predetermined period of time to rotate the rotating body 530 alternately backward and forward by a predetermined angle. Rotate and oscillate. Control unit 410 repeats swinging of rotating body 530 each time the full state is detected until coin dispensing to deposit/withdrawal tray 510 is completed.

As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the swinging of the rotating body 530 shakes the coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 16(c), the coins are flattened in the deposit/withdrawal tray 510. Then, as shown in FIG.

Note that the control unit 410 may continue to swing the rotating body 530 while the money is being paid to the money receiving/paying tray 510 without detecting the full state by the full detection sensor 291 . Further, the control unit 410 may swing the rotating body 530 for a predetermined period of time periodically or only once while the money is being dispensed.

<Modification 2>
FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams for explaining the operation of returning rejected coins in the deposit process of the coin processing apparatus 10 according to Modification 2. FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, during the deposit processing, rejected coins whose denominations could not be identified by the deposit identification unit 240 were conveyed through the deposit transport path 191 without being counted. After that, it is returned to the reject tray 161 of the reject section 160 through the third chute 263 .

In this modified example, rejected coins can be returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 during deposit processing.

As shown in FIG. 17(a), the rejected coins whose denominations could not be identified by the deposited money identifying unit 240 flow through the first conveying path 192 and reach the second conveying path 193 without being counted. 2 are retained in the transport path 193 . Then, when all the coins are ejected from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, the coins held in the second transport path 193, as shown in FIG. It is returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 through the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264, that is, the discharge path.

In this modified example, since the rejected coin is returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, the returned coin can be ejected from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 again and identified by the deposit identification unit 240 of the deposit transport unit 190. . In this case, coins whose denominations can be identified (normal coins) are stored in the temporary holding unit 130, and coins whose denominations cannot be identified (rejected coins) are held in the second transport path 193 and then , is returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . The re-identification by the deposit identification unit 240 can be performed once or multiple times. Rejected coins that have been returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 to the end even after being re-identified are then taken out from the deposit/withdrawal port 101 .

Furthermore, in this modification, since the rejected coins are held in the second transport path 193, there is no need to provide a holding section dedicated to rejected coins.

It is preferable that a return mode in which the rejected coins are returned to the reject unit 160 and a return mode in which the rejected coins are returned to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 can be selected. Alternatively, the receipt/withdrawal tray 111 may be the only destination for which rejected coins are returned by eliminating the third chute 263 . In this case, only the deformed coin or the like from the feeding section 120 is returned to the rejecting section 160 . Also, the fourth chute 264 is connected to the deposit transport path 191 .

<Modification 3>
FIGS. 18A and 18B are diagrams for explaining deposit processing of the coin processing device 10 according to Modification 3. FIG.

In this modified example, it is possible to continuously accept deposits of coins for different cases in the deposit process. That is, after the confirmation operation is performed for the first coin deposit process, the next coin deposit process can be started immediately.

First, as shown in FIG. 7A, coins are reserved (stored) in the temporary holding unit 130 in the initial deposit processing. Subsequently, when deposit processing for the next coin is performed, for example, before or at the same time as the confirmation operation is performed in the first deposit processing, an operation for performing continuous deposit is performed. As a result, the transportation of coins from the temporary holding section 130 to the denomination storage section 150 is not started when the payment is confirmed.

The door 103 is opened, coins are thrown into the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, and the next deposit process is started. In this deposit processing, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is used as a storage unit for storing coins instead of the temporary storage unit 130 .

As shown in FIG. 18( a ), coins are ejected from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 and stored in the dispensing section 120 . When all the coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 are stored in the pay-out unit 120, as shown in FIG. identified by As a result of identification, normal coins are stored in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 through the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264, that is, the discharge path. On the other hand, rejected coins are returned to the reject tray 161 through the third chute 263 .

After that, when the deposit is confirmed, the coins in the temporary holding section 130 are stored in the respective denomination storing sections 150 via the return transport section 140 , the feeding section 120 and the deposit transport section 190 . After that, the coins in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 are stored in the respective denomination storage units 150 via the feeding unit 120 and the deposit transport unit 190 .

When the return operation is performed, the door 103 is opened and the coin can be taken out from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 .

In this modification, the next coin can be deposited without waiting for the first coin to be deposited from the temporary storage unit 130 to be stored in the denomination storage unit 150 . In addition, since the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is used for holding coins in the next deposit processing, a separate temporary holding unit is not required. In addition, the coin can be quickly taken out from the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 when the return operation is performed.

<Modification 4>
FIG. 19A is a flowchart showing control processing for storing coins reserved in the temporary reserve unit 130, which is executed by the control unit 410 in deposit processing according to Modification 4. FIG. FIG. 19(b) is a diagram for explaining the coin storing operation when the high-speed storing process is performed according to Modification 4. FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7(b), when the payment confirmation operation is performed, the coins in the temporary holding section 130 are stored in the denomination storing section 150 according to the denomination thereof.

In this modified example, in addition to the normal storage process of storing the coins in the temporary storage section 130 in the denomination storage section 150, the high-speed storage processing of storing the coins in the temporary storage section 130 in the second storage cassette 180 is performed. can be done. When the high-speed storage processing is performed, the coins are stored in the second storage cassette 180 having a short conveying path from the temporary storage part 130, so that the storage time of the coins after the payment is confirmed can be shortened, and the time for the payment processing can be shortened. can.

When the payment confirmation operation is performed, the control process of FIG. 19(a) is started. The control unit 410 determines whether or not high-speed processing conditions for transitioning to high-speed storage processing are satisfied (S301). The high-speed processing condition can be set in advance, and can be, for example, at least one of conditions 1 to 4 below.

Condition 1 is a case where a request (operation) for accepting the next deposit is received immediately after the operation for confirming the deposit. Condition 2 is when the ratio of coins that can be stored in the denomination storage unit 150 among the coins in the temporary storage unit 130 is lower than a predetermined ratio. For example, coins cannot be transported from the temporary storage unit 130 to the full denomination storage unit 150 . Condition 3 is a case where a predetermined amount or more of coins are stored in the denomination storage unit 150 in which the coins in the temporary storage unit 130 should be stored. Condition 4 is a case where the setting for high-speed storage processing is performed in advance. Note that the predetermined ratio of condition 2 and the predetermined amount of condition 3 may be changed automatically according to the date and time.

If the high-speed processing condition is not satisfied (S301: NO), the control unit 410 executes normal storage processing (S302). As shown in FIG. 7B, the coins in the temporary holding section 130 are stored in each denomination storing section 150 via the return transport section 140, the feeding section 120 and the deposit transport section 190. As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the high-speed processing condition is satisfied (S301: YES), the control unit 410 executes high-speed storage processing (S303). As shown in FIG. 19B , the coins in the temporary holding section 130 are ejected from the rear side of the temporary holding section 130 and stored in the second storage cassette 180 .

It should be noted that occurrence of a coin jam (jam) in the deposit conveying unit 190 during conveyance of coins from the temporary holding unit 130 to the denomination storage unit 150 may be set as the high-speed processing condition. In this case, if a coin jam occurs during normal storage processing, control unit 410 switches from normal storage processing to high-speed storage processing.

<Modification 5>
FIGS. 20A and 20B are diagrams for explaining the dispensing process of the coin processing device 10 according to Modification 5. FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of coins that can be accommodated in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 at the time of payment is limited to a smaller number than at the time of payment in order to prevent clogging of coins.

In this modification, when more coins are dispensed than the number of coins that can be stored (for example, 200) at the time of dispensation, control unit 410 executes control processing for a large amount of dispensation. As a result, more coins than can be stored at the time of payment can be dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111. - 特許庁

When the control process for a large amount of withdrawals is executed, as shown in FIG. It is stored in the temporary holding section 130 via the delivery section 120 and the deposited money conveying section 190 without being stored in the storage section 130 . Next, as shown in FIG. 20(b), the coins in the temporary holding section 130 pass through the return conveying section 140, the feeding section 120, the deposit conveying section 190, the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264, and are deposited and dispensed. It is discharged onto the tray 111 from above. In this way, coins are ejected into the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 from the fourth chute 264 above the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, not from the deposit/withdrawal transport section 200, so that the number of coins larger than the allowable number for dispensing is dispensed. There is no concern about coin clogging even when it is used.

<Modification 6>
FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the dispensing process of the coin processing device 10 according to Modification 6. As shown in FIG.

In this modified example, in the deposit processing, after the coins are stored in the temporary storage unit 130 and the deposit is confirmed, the coins in the temporary storage unit 130 are directly deposited. be paid.

As shown in FIG. 21 , when the deposit/withdrawal process is started, coins are ejected from each denomination storage unit 150 , transported by the withdrawal transport unit 200 , and dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . At the same time, coins are ejected from the temporary holding section 130 , passed through the return transport section 140 , the delivery section 120 , the deposit transport section 190 , the third chute 263 and the fourth chute 264 and are dispensed to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . This shortens the time required for the withdrawal process. Of the coins ejected from the temporary holding unit 130 , coins of denominations that are not to be dispensed are preferably stored in the denomination storage unit 150 after passing through the position of the third chute 263 . Alternatively, coins of denominations that are not eligible for withdrawal may be returned to the temporary holding section 130 after passing through the deposit identification section 240 .

If the coins required for withdrawal can be supplemented with the coins in the temporary holding section 130, the coins may not be dispensed from the denomination storage section 150. FIG.

<Other modification examples>
In the above-described embodiment, all the plurality of denomination storage units 150 are arranged in a row behind the deposit/withdrawal unit 110, but they may be arranged in a row on the right or left side of the deposit/withdrawal unit 110. good. Also, a plurality of denomination storage units 150 may be arranged on both sides of the withdrawal transport unit 200 (belt conveyor 201) (together arranged in two rows).

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the withdrawal transport unit 200 is configured by the belt conveyor 201, but may be configured by another conveyor or a transport device other than the conveyor. Similarly, the return transport section 140 may be configured by a conveyor other than a belt conveyor or a transport device other than a conveyor. Furthermore, the deposit transport unit 190 may have a configuration other than that of the above embodiment.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the temporary storage section 130 is integrated with the return transport section 140 . However, the temporary storage unit 130 and the return transport unit 140 may be configured separately, and the coins may be delivered from the temporary storage unit 130 to the return transport unit 140 one by one.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the second transport path 193 is installed on the surface of the second base 232 that does not face the plurality of storage units 150 for each denomination. They may be installed on opposing surfaces.

Furthermore, the configurations of the feeding unit 120, the temporary holding unit 130, and the denomination storage unit 150 are not limited to the configurations of the above embodiments, and may be of any configuration as long as coins can be stored and delivered.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the control unit 410 controls the turning mechanism 300 such that when the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is rotated by a predetermined angle, the tilt angle is increased while rocking the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . may Also, a vibrating device may be attached to the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . In this case, when the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is rotated, the vibration device is operated to vibrate the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 . By shaking the deposit/withdrawal tray 111, the coins therein are evened out, so that the coins can be discharged little by little from the tilted deposit/withdrawal tray 111.例文帳に追加

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 rotates by a predetermined angle until the amount of coins reaches or exceeds the specified amount. However, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 may continue to rotate until the amount of coins reaches or exceeds the specified amount. Further, an upper limit amount detection sensor for detecting the upper limit specified amount and a lower limit amount detection sensor for detecting the lower limit specified amount may be provided. In this case, the rotation of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is stopped when the coins accumulate to the specified upper limit amount, and the rotation of the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is started when the coins decrease to the specified lower limit amount.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is tilted step by step while detecting the amount of coins in the feeding section 120 . However, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 may be gradually tilted step by step without detecting the amount of coins in the dispensing unit 120, or the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 may be gradually tilted continuously up to the maximum angle. You can also tilt it.

Further, when the amount of coins accumulated in the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is small, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 may be rapidly rotated to the maximum angle at once. In this case, for example, the deposit/withdrawal tray 111 is provided with a detection sensor for detecting that the amount of coins is small.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the claims.

10 coin handling device 110 deposit/withdrawal unit 111 deposit/withdrawal tray (receptacle unit)
120 feeding unit 122 rotary disk 130 temporary holding unit 140 return transport unit 150 denomination storage unit 190 deposit transport unit 191 deposit transport path 192 first transport path 193 second transport path 194 intermediate transport path 200 withdrawal transport part 201 belt conveyor ( Conveyor)
231 1st board 232 2nd board 240 Receipt identification unit (identification unit)
263 3rd chute (discharge path)
264 4th chute (ejection path)

Claims (7)

a deposit/withdrawal unit in which coins are deposited and withdrawn;
a feeding unit for receiving and feeding coins discharged from the depositing/dispensing unit;
a temporary holding section in which the coins fed out from the feeding section are temporarily stored;
a plurality of denomination storage units in which coins are stored according to denomination and coins are dispensed during withdrawal processing;
a deposit transport unit that transports the coins fed from the feeding unit to the temporary storage unit and transports the coins that have been delivered from the temporary storage unit to the plurality of denomination storage units;
a payment transport unit for transporting coins dispensed from the plurality of denomination-specific storage units to the deposit/withdrawal unit;
All of the plurality of denomination-specific storage units are arranged in a row on the predetermined direction side of the deposit/withdrawal unit,
A coin processing device characterized by: The deposit/withdrawal unit includes a tray portion that receives coins and is disposed at a position lower than the plurality of denomination storage units,
The plurality of denomination storage units have a configuration in which coins are taken out from the bottom,
The withdrawal transport unit is configured by a conveyor that extends in the arrangement direction of the plurality of denomination-specific storage units and conveys the coins discharged from the bottom of each of the denomination-specific storage units to the deposit/withdrawal unit.
2. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The delivery unit is arranged below the deposit/withdrawal unit,
The temporary holding section is arranged adjacent to the feeding section on the predetermined direction side of the feeding section,
3. The coin processing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: An identification unit for identifying coins is arranged upstream of the temporary storage unit in the deposit transport unit,
further comprising a return conveying unit that returns the coin dispensed from the temporary storage unit to the dispensing unit;
The deposit transport unit transports the coins that have been returned to the feeding unit by the return transport unit and fed from the feeding unit to the plurality of denomination storage units.
4. The coin processing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding unit has a configuration for feeding coins by a rotating disc tilted with respect to the vertical direction,
A first substrate arranged below the plurality of storage units for each denomination and inclined corresponding to the inclination of the rotating disk; a second substrate;
The deposit transport unit includes a deposit transport path through which coins flow,
The deposit transport path is
a first transport path installed on the first base;
a second transport path installed on the second base;
an intermediary transport path that relays between the first transport path and the second transport path and changes the posture of the coin from the posture of flowing in the first transport path to the posture of flowing in the second transport path;
5. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The second transport path is installed on a surface of the second base that does not face the plurality of denomination storage units,
6. The coin processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The deposit/withdrawal unit includes a tray for receiving coins,
The deposit transport unit includes a deposit transport path through which coins flow,
Further comprising a discharge path that branches from a position higher than the receiving tray in the received money transport path and discharges the coins that have flowed through the received money transport path to the receiving tray,
7. The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that:

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