JP2554272Y2 - Coin slot - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a coin input slot for batch input of coins to be input at the customer service surface of a machine or equipment for inputting coins, such as a vending machine and a vending machine. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various vending machines, vending machines, and the like (hereinafter referred to as vending machines, etc.) have been used to buy and sell various products and securities. The automatic ticket vending machines and the like have been mainly used when coins are inserted one by one from a coin insertion slot having a slit formed in the center.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, coins which are sequentially inserted one by one are required to be dexterous at the fingertips of individual persons, so there is an individual difference, and when coins are inserted, the coins become loose and the coins fall out. And it is time-consuming and cumbersome.

[0004] Further, a coin slot into which a plurality of coins can be inserted is being considered. However, there is an advantage that a plurality of coins can be easily inserted at the same time, but a finger is put together with the above-mentioned coin by a user intentionally or carelessly. There was a risk that foreign substances such as dust and dust would be introduced. For this reason, countermeasures such as providing a foreign matter processing mechanism in the coin receiving device at the next stage of the insertion slot have been taken, but there has been a disadvantage that this configuration is considerably complicated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a coin insertion slot which can insert a plurality of coins at once irrespective of the kind and has a countermeasure against foreign matter. I do.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a coin having a coin insertion slot in which a coin insertion slit is formed at the center of a concave surface formed of an inclined surface is large enough to stack a plurality of coins. This is achieved by forming a slot for inserting coins, and having a partition portion provided inside the slit for coin coins to form a partition.

[0007]

[Function] Since the coin insertion slit is formed at the center of the inclined surface or the concave part formed of a part of a substantially spherical surface, the coin acts as an inviting action along the ridge line, and the user feels very light when inserting the coin. Even if they are inserted all at once, coins are not inserted and accidentally dropped.

[0008] The partition provided inside the coin insertion slit has a function of preventing foreign objects other than coins from being inserted. For foreign matter such as dust that cannot be prevented even in the partition, measures will be taken for the foreign matter handling mechanism of the coin receiving device at the next stage, but the partition has a function of limiting the size of the foreign matter, This simplifies the configuration of the foreign matter processing mechanism.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment illustrated in the drawings. The drawing shows a coin slot, FIG. 1 is a front view of the coin slot, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a used state, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a coin slot of the present invention.
Is attached to a customer service face plate (not shown) of an automatic ticket vending machine or the like by a mounting portion 11 having a screw hole or the like provided in the vehicle. Reference numeral 3 denotes a slit for insertion, which is located at the center and has an opening through which several coins can be inserted one after another. The size of the opening varies depending on the specification of the user at the place where the coin is installed.
Numeral 5 denotes a curved surface portion which is inclined toward the input slit or has a bulge on a partial spherical surface, and is formed smoothly over the entire periphery by buffing or the like. Reference numeral 6 denotes a partition plate which partitions the input slit 3 to divide the slit opening into two. Reference numeral 10 denotes a hole into which a shutter (not shown) for blocking the invasion of coins and foreign matter is inserted when the vending machine is released.

The shape of the curved surface portion 5 can be formed by combining flat surfaces and partial spherical surfaces other than those shown in the drawings. Various shapes of the curved surface portion 5 can be considered depending on the mounting position of the coin slot and the positional relationship of the slit. For example, when the slit is a vertical type, there is a configuration in which two side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the slit have a partially spherical shape, and a lateral direction has a flat surface shape. According to this configuration, the lower part in the short direction has a function of smoothly guiding coins inserted into the slits by the flat surface shape. Also, a vertical, inclined, or horizontal coin slot at the position of the slit provided in relation to the curved surface portion 5 can be applied within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Next, the inlet 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, normal use will be described. The customer stacks several coins 20 to be inserted as shown in the figure, picks the center of the coins 20 with the finger 30 and inserts (falls) it toward the slit 3. At this time, the coin 20 can be smoothly spilled from the fingertip or touched the partition plate 6 by the partial spherical surface of the curved surface portion 5 so that the coin receiving device (not shown) at the next stage can be used.
It is led to.

[0013] A user or the like who is intrigued by the inside of the batch input is prevented by the partition plate 6 from trying to push his / her finger into the input slit 6. It also has the function of blocking foreign substances other than fingers.

[0014]

[Effect of the Invention] The coin insertion slot of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and therefore, when coins are inserted into an automatic ticket vending machine or the like, a plurality of coins can be inserted without the user having to perform such a careful operation. The coins are stably taken in the inside of an automatic ticket vending machine or the like in a lump, so that problems such as taking a long time for insertion are solved.

The present invention has the effect of preventing a foreign substance such as dust from being thrown in by a user intentionally or carelessly, and preventing a child from putting his / her finger and falling out, and is provided in the next stage of the slot. There is an industrial effect that the foreign matter processing mechanism of the receiving device can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a coin slot according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of the coin slot according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin slot 3 ... Slit for insertion 5 ... Curved surface part 6 ... Partition plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A coin insertion slot having a coin insertion slit formed at the center of a concave surface portion formed of an inclined surface, the coin insertion slit having a size capable of stacking a plurality of coins and forming the coin, and forming the coin insertion slit. A coin insertion slot having a partition portion provided inside a coin insertion slit to form a partition.