JP2572749Y2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus incorporated in an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic payment machine, or various vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a conventional coin processing apparatus. A coin A is a main body of the coin processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a main body. The coin processing apparatus is incorporated in an automatic ticket vending machine, for example). The main body is the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine.)

The inserted coin a is discriminated as true or false by a checker (coin selector) 2 provided in the main body a and sent to the sorting unit 3. In the sorting unit 3, the transport direction is changed according to the authenticity and type of the coin to be sent, and the temporary holding unit 4 having the holding cylinders 4a to 4d for each denomination.
Coins are sorted and stored.

The coins determined to be counterfeit coins by the checker 2 are transferred from the sorting unit 3 directly to the return port 5 provided in the main body a via a shoe or to a belt connected to the return port 5. After being discharged onto the conveyor V, it is returned.

[0005] The coins stored in the temporary holding section 4 are collected in a safe (not shown) provided in the main body a when the ticketing processing is completed, for example, but are stopped without starting the ticketing processing. In this case, that is, when the user inserts a coin in order to purchase a ticket, but stops purchasing the ticket, all coins in the temporary holding unit 4 are returned to the return port 5.

When all coins are returned from the temporary holding unit 4 to the return slot 5, when a cancel button (not shown) provided on the customer service panel of the main body a is pressed, the holding cylinder 4a of the temporary holding unit 4 is pressed. ~ 4
d is reversed, and the coins in the holding cylinders 4a to 4d are
Released into The coins in the hopper H are discharged vertically onto the belt conveyor V via the shoot S '. The driving of the belt conveyor V is performed by rotating the motor M for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) after the cancel button is pressed.

[0007]

An invention is, however, in the conventional coin processing apparatus, there is a possibility that the coins to be returned is not returned remaining on the belt conveyor. This will be further described with reference to FIG. 3. When the number of returned coins is small, that is, when the number of coins discharged from the chute S ′ onto the belt conveyor V is small, FIG. So, all the coins a, a ...
The coins are placed on the belt conveyor V with any one of the front and back surfaces of the coins facing the same, and are all conveyed to the return port 5 by the movement of the belt conveyor V, so that there is no problem.

However, when the number of coins discharged onto the belt conveyor V increases, the coins fall on the belt conveyor V as a lump, and some of the coins rise up with the peripheral edge of the coin on the belt conveyor V. State. Even if the coin surface is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor V even in this raised state, there is no problem because the coin surface is pulled down by the movement of the belt conveyor V and the coin surface is on the belt conveyor V. When the surface of the coin that has risen coincides with the transport direction on the belt conveyor V, the coin rotates on the belt conveyor V and remains at that position even if the belt conveyor V moves. A 'in FIG. 3 (b) shows the coin in the rolling state as described above. Therefore, coin a
In this case, even after the belt conveyor V has been continuously driven for a predetermined period of time, there is a problem that the coin A 'remains on the belt conveyor V and is not returned.

For this reason, the belt conveyor V is intermittently driven to lose the inertia force of the rolling coins and to fall down, or to reach the end of the belt conveyor V to fall down. However, even if the belt conveyor is intermittently driven, if the returned coins are small and the coins do not roll, it is wasted and adversely affects the life of the drive system. Further, since the driving sound is faintly heard by the user, it is difficult to recognize the timing of the completion of the return of the coins (there is a feeling that the driving sound is heard and the sound may still appear).

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of returning all coins in a temporary holding section to a return slot. is there.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, a coin processing device according to the present invention is provided with a coin processing device for processing coins inserted into a slot of a main body until a predetermined processing operation such as a ticketing process is started. If the processing operation is stopped before the processing operation is started, the coins stored in the temporary storage unit are shot off when the processing operation is stopped before the processing operation is started. in the coin processing apparatus so as to return by releasing on the belt conveyor which is contacted to the return port of the main body through the shoe - discharge direction of the work just so that the conveying direction and opposite of the belt conveyor When configured
Together, depending on the coin number to be released onto the base belt conveyor, the belt conveyor so as to vary the dwell time at the time of intermittent operation, motor driving the belt conveyor - provided with a controller for controlling the motor It is characterized by:

[0012]

In the above arrangement, the returned coins are dispersed and discharged on the belt conveyor in a direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor. This makes it difficult for coins to rise on the belt conveyor. In addition, when the number of returned coins is large and the coins are likely to rise, the pause time is lengthened and the belt conveyor is operated intermittently.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an apparatus according to one embodiment. In addition,
The same components as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of these components will be repeated.

In the drawing, S is a shot which is used to move coins from the hopper H onto the belt conveyor V in the same manner as in the conventional apparatus. Is different.

That is, the lower end of the seat S faces the starting end in the conveying direction of the belt conveyor V, and the flow of coins discharged from the seat S is opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor V. It is configured for orientation.

In the figure, reference numeral C denotes a controller for controlling the main unit a, which is constituted by a microcomputer. For example, when the main unit a is an automatic ticket vending machine, a predetermined processing operation such as a ticket issuing process is performed. Is also controlled by the controller C.

The controller C is configured to input not only the inserted amount of money classified by the checker 2 but also the number of inserted coins. The controller C is configured so that the motor M can be driven intermittently, and the controller C is proportional to the number of coins returning the pause rate of the intermittent motion, that is, the number of coins detected by the checker 2. It is configured to be able to change.

This pause ratio is, for example, when the number of returned coins is up to 10, the operation is performed for 3 seconds, the operation is suspended for 1 second,
When the number of returned coins exceeds 10 coins, the operation is changed to 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 5 seconds, and end. .

In the present embodiment, a cancel button (not shown) is pressed, and the coins in the temporary holding section 4 are discharged into the hopper H. Then, the coins in the hopper H are dispersed when falling in the shoot S, and fall on the belt conveyor V without forming a lump. Therefore, the probability of coins rising as in the conventional apparatus is reduced, and the coins do not roll, so that the inconvenience that some of the returned coins remain on the belt conveyor V without being returned is eliminated.

In addition, since the belt conveyor V is operated intermittently in accordance with the number of returned coins, it is possible to defeat the rolling coins when the operation of the belt conveyor is stopped, and to pause when the number of returned coins increases. Since the time is long, the rising coin can be reliably knocked down, and rolling can be effectively prevented.

[0021]

The coin processing device according to the present invention is configured such that the direction of discharge of the shot is opposite to the direction of conveyance of the belt conveyor, so that the returned coins are dispersed on the belt conveyor. The coins can be discharged and the coins can be effectively prevented from rolling on the belt conveyor. Further, according to the number of coins discharged onto the belt conveyor, the pause time when the belt conveyor is operated intermittently is changed , so that coins rolling during the pause time can be defeated. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a rolling state of coins.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input port 2 Checker 3 Sorting section 4 Temporary storage section 5 Return port a Main body of coin processing device (main body) H Hopper S Shut V Belt conveyor C Controller M Motor

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A temporary holding unit without collecting coins inserted into an insertion slot of a main body of a coin processing apparatus in a safe in the main body of the coin processing apparatus until a predetermined processing operation such as ticketing processing is started. When the processing operation is stopped before the processing operation is started, the coins held in the temporary holding section are communicated to the return port of the main body of the coin processing device via the shot. in the coin processing apparatus so as to return by releasing on to which a belt conveyor is, the shoe - with the release direction DOO configured to be the transport direction opposite to the direction of the belt conveyor, on its base conveyers A controller is provided for controlling a motor for driving the belt conveyor so as to change a pause time during intermittent operation of the belt conveyor in accordance with the number of coins discharged. That hard currency processing equipment.