JP2569375B2 - Transport device for medals, coins, etc. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a medal / coin conveying device in a vending machine, an automatic lending machine, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional conveying device for medals and coins in a vending machine, an automatic lending machine, or the like includes a chain 10, 10 in a C-shaped channel-shaped rail 34 installed in a case 2. The bucket 30 attached to the vehicle travels via bucket rollers 11, 11 attached to both sides. Two flat bars 31, 31 are mounted on the rail 34 so that the bucket 30 does not swing during traveling, and the recesses 32, 32 having a shape conforming to the shape of the two flat bars 31, 31 are provided. 30 are provided. As described above, the conventional medal / coin transport device 5a
Is a method in which medals and coins 3 are placed on the bucket 30 configured as described above, and the bucket 30 is driven in the case 2 to convey medals and coins 3 from a predetermined location to a predetermined location.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, the conventional medal / coin transport device 5a
Then, with flat bars 31, 31 provided on rails 34,
The recesses 32, 32 of the bucket 30 along the flat bars 31, 31
Since there is a need for play, linear gaps 33 are created. Since what is put on the bucket 30 is mainly a relatively thin one such as medals and coins 3, the medals and coins 3 enter the above-mentioned gaps, causing a jamming phenomenon. If this clogging phenomenon occurs, the running of the bucket 30 may be hindered and the bucket 30 may be damaged, or various obstacles may occur, and the function of the transport device 5a for medals and coins may not be performed.

Further, the bucket 30 has a bucket roller on a rail 34.
The rail 34 requires high precision because it travels after passing through 11, but the conventional C-shaped channel-shaped rail 34 with two flat levers 31, 31 makes it difficult to achieve high precision. When the length of the 34 became more than 2m, it was difficult to eliminate the distortion in the production, and it took time to produce.

Accordingly, the present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a medal / coin transporting device having a structure in which medals and coins are not clogged and rails can be easily manufactured with high precision. Aim.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention has been developed in order to solve the above-described problems, and a bucket attached to an endless chain is provided on a rail provided in a case of an airframe via a roller attached to the bucket. In a transport device for rotating medals and coins, the rail is provided in a section where the bucket travels upward, and a curved convex portion is integrally formed on the rail along the transport direction of the bucket, and the rail has a rail curved surface. There is provided a medal coin coin conveying device characterized by having a curved concave portion engaged with a convex portion, and a bucket attached to an endless chain is mounted on a rail provided inside a case of the body. In a transport device for medals and coins that rotate through rollers mounted on a bucket, a curved concave portion is formed on the rail on the bucket. To provide a medal-coins conveying apparatus characterized in that a curved convex portion which engages with the rail curved concave portion integrally formed and the buckets Okugyo direction.

[Action]

According to the medal / coin etc. transport device having the above configuration,
At least in the section where the bucket travels upward, there is no swing of the bucket, there is almost no gap generated between the rail and the bucket, and since it is curved, flat-shaped medals and coins are jammed without entering the gap. Not even.

Further, by forming a curved convex portion or a curved concave portion integrally on the rail, distortion is less likely to occur in manufacturing the rail, and a highly accurate product can be obtained.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine employing the medal and coin conveying device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view as seen from the arrow III, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an attached state between the chain and the bucket.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine, and a case 2 on the back side of the vending machine 1 is a funnel for receiving medals and coins 3 from other money changing machines or ball lending machines and selecting supply points. And a medal / coin transporting device 5 for carrying the medals / coins 3 from the funnel 4 to another currency exchange machine or ball lending machine, etc., and receiving and storing the medals / coins 3 from the funnel 4. Safes 6 are stored.

A sorting unit 8 is attached to the funnel 4 below the hopper 7 for temporarily storing medals and coins 3. Accordingly, the medal / coins 3 stored in the hopper 7 are distributed by the distribution unit 8 in response to the selection signal.
The coins are sorted into a coin transport device 5 and a safe 6.

The medal / coin transport device 5 includes a bucket 9 for transporting the medal / coin 3, chains 10, 10 rotatably mounted on the case 2 for mounting and supporting the bucket 9, and rollers mounted on the bucket 9. A drive unit that prevents the bucket 9 from swaying through the 11, 11 and drives the rail 12 and the chains 10, 10 attached to the case 2.
It consists of thirteen.

The bucket 9 has a bottom plate as shown in FIGS.
The side plates 15, 15 are erected on the side 14 and formed in a U-shape in side view, and are made of a stainless steel plate or a synthetic resin plate. This bucket 9 has a bracket as shown in FIG.
Chains 10 and 10 are fixed to the chains 10 and 10 via bolts 17, and a roller 11 is rotatably attached to the side plate 15 via a bracket 16. One end of the bottom plate 14 of the bucket 9 is provided with curved concave portions 14a, 14a, and the other end is provided with rectangular concave portions 14b, 14b. These curved concave portions 14a, 14a conform to the shapes of the curved convex portions 12a, 12a provided on the rail 12. In addition, a gap formed by these curved concave portions 14a, 14a and curved convex portions 12a, 12a.
18 and 18 are curved, and 3 of the above-mentioned medals and coins
Is a straight line, so the gap 18, which is a curve,
You will not be able to enter 18. The rail 12 has a C-shaped channel made of a lightweight structural member having a cross-sectional shape, and is attached to the case 2 at least in a section where the bucket 9 travels upward. Generally, it is made by bending a thin plate. Since the rails 12 have the curved convex portions 12a, 12a as described above, distortion is less likely to occur during processing. Therefore, if the rail 12 is 2 m or more, for example,
There is almost no difference in strain even at 3m or more.

The chains 10, 10 are sprockets attached to shafts 19, 20 attached to the upper and lower parts in the case 2.
It is supported rotatably in the direction of arrow C via 21 and 22. These chains 10, 10 are rotated by a driven sprocket 23 provided on the shaft 19 and a drive chain 26 attached to a drive sprocket 25 of the motor 24.

Next, the operation of the medal / coin etc. transport device 5 configured as described above will be described.

First, medals / coins 3 received by the hopper 7 of the funnel 4 in the case 2 on the back surface of the vending machine 1 are selected by a selection signal and supplied to the bucket 9 of the apparatus 5 of the present invention. Since the bucket 9 is rotating in the direction of the arrow C, the bucket 9 is turned upside down at the position of the shaft 19 and the medal coin 3 is placed in the receiving portion (not shown) at the top. Etc. are supplied. At this time, the bucket 9 is guided by the curved convex portions 12a, 12a provided on the rail 12 and the curved concave portions 14a, 14a provided on the bucket 9, so that at least the section in which the rail 12 is provided swings. Is prevented, and the gap 18,
The bucket 9 can smoothly run on the rail 12 without the medal coins 3 entering the 18.

In this embodiment, the rail 12 is provided with the curved convex portions 12a and 12a and the bucket 9 is provided with the curved concave portions 14a and 14a, respectively. However, in the opposite case, that is, the curved concave portion and the bucket 9 are provided on the rail 12. The same effects can be obtained even when the projections are provided.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described in detail above, according to the medal / coin transport device of the present invention, the bucket does not swing at least in the section where the bucket travels upward, and there is almost no gap between the rail and the bucket. In addition, since it is curved, flat medals and coins do not get into gaps and do not get jammed. In addition, since a curved convex portion or a curved concave portion is integrally formed on the rail, a high-precision product can be obtained without causing distortion in rail production. Therefore, the present invention facilitates maintenance and can easily produce a high-accuracy rail, and also makes it possible to easily produce a rail having a long transport distance, thereby reducing the production cost. Can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine employing the medal / coin conveying device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view as seen from the arrow III, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an attached state between the chain and the bucket. FIG. 5 is a plan view in comparison with FIG. 3 showing a conventional medal / coin transporting device. 2… Case 5, 5a… Medal / coin transport device 9,30… Bucket, 10… Chain 11… Roller, 12, 34… Rail 12a… Curved convex, 14a… Curved concave

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transport device for medals and coins, wherein a bucket attached to an endless chain rotates on a rail provided in a case of an airframe via a roller attached to the bucket. A rail is provided in a section in which the bucket travels upward, a curved convex portion is integrally formed on the rail along the traveling direction of the bucket, and the bucket is further provided with a curved concave portion that engages with the rail curved convex portion. Medal, coin, etc. transport device. 2. A transport device for medals and coins, wherein a bucket attached to an endless chain rotates on a rail provided in a case of the body via a roller attached to the bucket. A medal, coin and the like conveying device, wherein a curved concave portion is integrally formed on a rail in a transport direction of a bucket, and the bucket is provided with a curved convex portion which engages with the rail curved concave portion.