JP2583932Y2 - Coin sorting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for storing two types of coins in a storage orbit provided on the front and back sides of a board, for example, by using one coin slot to transfer one of the selected coins to a coin selection orbit. The present invention relates to a coin sorting device that guides the coin to a coin orbit whose position is changed in the thickness direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 6, a coin sorter of this type is generally supported upright on a substrate 3 and above the substrate 3 so as to be swingable, and is normally closed in the direction of the substrate by a spring. And a coin rail 7 having a thickness of one coin and separated from the substrate 3 and a coin rail 7 having a tapered coin rolling surface. There is provided a coin sorting unit 9 comprising a sorting window 9a having a somewhat large height and a coin dropping window 9b formed at the lower end of the sorting window 9a. Small coin regular coins sorted by the coin sorting unit 9 are provided. B is a coin sorting window 9a
, Falls while being inclined, and is guided to the first coin storage orbit 21 below from the coin falling window 9b. 5 1 intended at a first coin storage track 21 and the substrate 3, the second coin storage track provided on the back surface side of the substrate 3, for storing the normal coin of large diameter passing through the sorting unit 9 is there.

[0003]

In the coin sorting apparatus constructed as described above, the tip of a coin B falling while tilting the falling window 9b is formed by a coin turning section 16 provided below the sorting section 9, and the coin is turned. To avoid clogging,
When the trailing end of the coin B passes through the coin drop window 9b, the distance L between the point C where the leading end contacts the extended portion 17 of the flapper 4 and the point D of the substrate 3 is set to a width sufficiently larger than the thickness of the coin B. There is a need to. For this reason, a gap is generated between the _first coin B ₁ and the substrate 3, and when the second and subsequent coins B ₂ are continuously inserted, the leading end of the coin B ₂ enters the gap and the first coin B ₂ enters the gap. _{2 with} the tip of coin B ₁ positioned at the entrance of storage track 21
A so-called scale clogging occurs in which coins are stacked in a wedge-like manner. When such scale clogging occurs, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), even if the flapper 4 is opened from the substrate 3, the clogging cannot be released, causing a problem that a functional failure occurs. In addition, in order to cancel this, there is a disadvantage that the coin sorting device must be disassembled.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems or disadvantages, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin sorting apparatus which prevents coin jams, especially scale jams.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a coin sorting apparatus according to the present invention has a substantially erected substrate, an upper swinging fulcrum with respect to the substrate, and a lower swingable fulcrum. A flapper is provided on one of the substrate and the flapper, and a rail for rolling coins in the outer diameter direction together with the substrate and the flapper constitutes a coin sorting trajectory, and small coins are sorted on this coin sorting trajectory. A drop window is provided for dropping at an angle, and below the drop window, the flapper extends in the coin thickness direction with respect to the coin sorting orbit.
In a coin sorting device provided with a coin turning portion formed between a portion and the substrate, the width of the entrance of the coin turning portion is formed to a thickness of substantially one coin.

[0006]

According to the present invention , since the width of the entrance of the coin turning portion is formed to be approximately one coin thick, the first coin dropped from the drop window of the coin sorting track even when continuously inserted. Dropped from the falling window between the rear end of the
The tip of the second coin does not enter.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a coin sorting device according to the present invention, FIG.
Is also a back view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the same light-weight sorting unit as viewed from the back, and FIG.
It is a line sectional view. In these figures, a coin sorting device denoted by reference numeral 1 can insert a plurality of coins from one coin insertion slot 2 provided at the upper right end in the figure.
Kinds of coins, for example, 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins, can be stored on the front and back of the substrate 3.

[0008] The substrate 3 is formed in a substantially square shape and is substantially erected, and has a pair of bearing portions 3a protruding from the upper portion. Reference numeral 4 denotes a flat flapper, and a bearing portion 4 provided on an upper portion.
a, the shaft 5 is inserted between the bearing portions 3a, and is supported so as to be able to swing around the shaft 5, and is constantly urged toward the substrate 3 by a winding spring 6 wound around the shaft 5. Therefore, the substrate 3 is separated from the coin by a thickness of substantially one coin. An operating rod 4b protruding from the substrate 3 is provided on one side of the flapper 4, and the flapper 4 is opened from the substrate 3 against the urging force of the winding spring 6 in conjunction with a coin returning operation from the outside. is there.

A coin rail 7 is provided along the lower end surface of the flapper 4, and the substrate 3 corresponding to the flapper 4 is provided with sorting windows 8 a and 9 a formed in a recessed shape.
Drop windows 8b, 9b are provided below a, 9a, and the well-known outer diameter sorting units 8, 9 are formed by these sorting windows and the drop windows. Outer径選Another portion 8 of the upstream side of the coin A inserted from the coin slot, and selecting a pseudo coin A ₁ of the small diameter, is dropped from the dropping window 8b downward, the downstream side of the outer径選by section 9 Is the smaller diameter of the two types of regular coins, that is, 10
Select 0 yen coins and drop them down.

At a position corresponding to the downstream side of the upper part of the outer diameter sorting section 9, the magnet 11 is attached to the rib 4 c of the flapper 4 and the mounting plate 1.
The screw 4 is screwed into the mounting plate 2 so that the mounting plate 12 and the magnet 11 sandwich the rib 4c. An extension 17 of the flapper 4 is integrally formed below the drop window 9b. The coin turning portion 16 formed between the extension portion 17 and the substrate 3 has a separation distance between the point C and the point D in order to prevent the first coin from being jammed, as in the prior art. And the distance l between the points E and F of the entrance 17a is larger than the thickness of one coin and smaller than the thickness of two coins. The shape of the coin is gently curved along the inclination of the falling coin, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.

At the lower end of the coin returning portion 16, a slit-shaped entrance portion 20 is provided.
A first coin storage track 21 is provided, and a storage port 22 for storing coins below is provided at the end. Reference numeral 23 denotes an electromagnetic solenoid. When a storage signal arrives, the actuator 23a is sucked, and the storage plate 24 engaged with the actuator 23a is swung about the support portion 25,
The storage lever 24a is retracted from the storage opening 22 to store the lowest coin. At the same time, the pin 24b advances into the accumulation track 21 to prevent rolling of the second and subsequent coins. Optical coin detecting means 26 and material detecting means 27 are provided at the entrance and the end of the coin storage track 21. In the rolling direction at the end of the coin storage track 21, a coin return track 30 partitioned by a return lever 29 and having a return port 31 at the lower end is disposed.

An overflow track 28 is arranged above the first coin storage track 21 in parallel with the coin storage track 21. The overflow track 28 has a rolling direction terminal.
A coin return track 30 is provided continuously. The coin drop window 8
The pseudo coin A ₁ that is sorted and dropped from a is also returned to the return trajectory 30. This overflow trajectory 28 and the first
Is covered by a first side plate 32.

A slit 34 extending vertically is provided on the substrate 3 so as to face the terminal end of the outer diameter selecting section 9.
Coins that have passed through the outer diameter sorting unit 9 are
It is guided to the back side of the substrate 3. On the downstream side of the slit 34, two projections 35 are formed integrally with the substrate 3 to protrude downward at a position corresponding to the magnet 11, that is, a position above the coin orbit. Downstream of the slit 34, a light selection lever 36, which is swingingly supported by a pin 36a planted on the substrate 3 in a substantially U shape, is disposed.
A magnetic member 37 opposed to a magnet 38 fixed to the substrate 3 is attached to an upper portion of the lever 36. The lever 36 has a pin in FIG. Rotational slidability is imparted counterclockwise around 36a.

The coins A ₃ and A ₄ guided from the slit 34 to the back side of the substrate 3 are connected to the second side plate 40 covering the substrate 3.
The movement in the thickness direction is regulated by this, and the movement is guided to a second accumulation track 51 or an overflow track 57 described later. On the downstream side of the substrate 3 near the lever 36, a window 3 is provided.
9 are drilled. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lower surface plate 41 and an upper surface plate 42 are provided on the second side plate 40 so as to correspond to the window 39 so as to face each other in parallel and close to each other. A face plate 43 and a pair of ribs 44 are protruded, respectively, and these upper and lower surfaces 41, 42, a side plate 43, and a rib 4 are provided.
4 constitutes a guide space 44a with the window 39 as an exit. The lower surface plate 41 and the upper surface plate 42 are formed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 3 and at an angle α with respect to a horizontal plane in a direction opposite to the rolling direction of the coins. Side plate 43
The opposing surfaces of the ribs 44 and the ribs 44 are inclined at an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the substrate 3 in a plan view.
3a is provided. A thin disk 45 is slidably enclosed in the guide space 44a, and is allowed to protrude and retract from the window 39. The lever 36 is locked by projecting from the window 39. Usually, the disc 45 is housed in the guide space 44a because the bottom plate 41 is inclined by the angle α.

A slit-shaped entrance 50 is provided below the lever 36, and a second coin storage track 51 is provided in communication with the entrance 50. At the end, coins are stored below. A storage port 52 is provided. Reference numeral 53 denotes a storage plate which, when a storage signal arrives at an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown), swings and the storage lever 53a retreats from the storage opening 52 to store the lowest coin. At the same time, the pin 53b advances into the accumulation track 51 to prevent rolling of the second and subsequent coins. Optical coin detecting means 54 and 55 are provided at the entrance and the end of the coin storage track 51. In the rolling direction at the terminal end of the coin storage track 51, a coin return track 59 partitioned by a return lever 58 and having a return port 60 at the lower end is disposed.

An overflow track 57 is disposed above the second coin storage track 51 in parallel with the coin storage track 51. The overflow track 57 has a rolling end in the rolling direction.
The coin is returned to the coin return track 59. The overflow track 57, in addition to the normal coin A ₅ overflowed coins accumulated orbit 51, it is also used as a lightweight pseudo coin A ₄ also led to the return trajectory distributed by the lever 36.

The operation of such a configuration will be described below. Coins A to be inserted from the coin slot 2 are selected here because pseudo coins having an outer diameter larger than that of regular coins cannot be inserted at the coin slot 2.
Then the outer径選another part 8, a pseudo coin A ₁ having an outer diameter of smaller than normal coin is sorted by the sorting window 8a, it falls from falling window 8b in the return track 30 direction.

Next, the other outer diameter sorting unit 9 sorts out the small coins, that is, 100 yen coins, out of the two types of regular coins, and drops them from the falling window 9b to the coin turning unit 16 below. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the first coin falls along the sorting window 9a with the falling window 9b inclined.
When the rear end passes through the falling window 9b, the front end is
Reaches the point C of the extension portion 17 having a distance L from the point D, and falls into the first coin storage orbit 21 below without being jammed. Also, the first coin is the coin return unit 1
In the case where the second coin continuously falls into the coin returning portion 16 despite being inside the coin 6, the rear end of the first coin is located at the entrance of the coin returning portion 16, that is, At the point E, the distance l between the points E and F is formed smaller than the thickness of two coins, so that the leading end of the second coin is connected to the rear end of the first coin and the substrate. 3 does not enter, thus preventing the occurrence of scale clogging.

Next, among the coins that have passed through the outer diameter sorting unit 9, the magnetized pseudo-magnetic coin A ₃ is attracted by the magnet 11 disposed at the upper end of the outer diameter sorting unit 9, and has a rolling speed. Is decelerated, and enters the slit 34 with the upper end being sucked upward and the lower end separated from the coin rail 7. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the pseudo magnetic coin A _{3 that} has entered the slit 34 collides with the projection 35 at the upper end, and is prevented from rolling, and the projection 35 causes the rolling direction to be opposite to the rolling direction. , Falls obliquely downward, and is returned from the return path 59 from the second overflow path 57.
In this manner, the rolling coin is decelerated and the projection 35
Since the rolling direction of the coin is changed by colliding the coin, the pseudo magnetic coin can be surely guided to the return orbit. In addition, since the magnet 11 is arranged at the upper part of the coin orbit and sucks the coin so as to apply a rotating moment opposite to the rotating direction of the rolling coin to the coin, it is more than simply deceleration by suction. The rolling speed of the coin is reduced, and a more reliable sorting operation can be obtained.

Next, among the coins having entered the slit 34, light pseudo coin A ₄ is strikes the lever 36,
It does not have kinetic energy greater than the biasing force of the counterclockwise rotation of the lever 36 by the magnet 38. Therefore, the lever 36 rolls and falls in a direction opposite to the rolling direction, and the pseudo magnetic Like the coin, the coin is guided to the second overflow trajectory 57. On the other hand, when the regular coin A ₅ , that is, the 10 yen coin, collides with the lever 36, the genuine coin A has more kinetic energy than the counterclockwise rotation urging force of the lever 36 by the magnet 38. As a result, the entrance 50 below the lever 36
, And is accumulated in the first coin accumulation orbit 51.

[0021] Here, by inclining the coin sorting apparatus 1 in the rolling direction, by increasing the rolling speed of the coins to intentionally rotates the lightweight pseudo coin A ₄ Nevertheless lever 36, the second A case where unauthorized accumulation is to be performed in the accumulation track 51 will be described. When the coin sorting device 1 is tilted in the rolling direction and the substrate 3 is tilted by α or more, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower surface plate 41 supporting the disk 45 is lowered rightward in the figure, and the disk 45 is guided by the rib 41 and the side plate 43,
As shown in (b), the lower surface plate 41 rolls in the guide space 44a to advance into the coin orbit from the window 39, and the leading end is located behind the lever 36 to lock the lever 36. Therefore, since the rotation of the lever 36 is locked by the disc 41, when the coin sorting device 1 is tilted, all coins passing through the lever 36 are returned to the second overflow path 57 and returned to the illegal operation. Has been prevented.

As described above, when the coin sorting device 1 is tilted, the disc 45 serves as a member for preventing the rotation of the lever 36.
And the use of the rolling of the disk 45, the response to the inclination is good, and thereby the fraud can be reliably prevented, and the adjustment of the response to the inclination is not required.
In addition, since the lower plate 41, the upper plate 42, the side plate 43, and the ribs 44, which are members for holding the disk 45, are formed integrally with the second side plate 40, there is no need to assemble them, and therefore the number of parts is reduced. Thus, the assembling time can be significantly reduced.

[0023]

As described above, the coin sorting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a substantially erected substrate, a flapper having an upper portion as a swinging fulcrum and a lower portion capable of being opened and closed, a substrate and a flapper. And a rail for rolling coins in the outer diameter direction together with the substrate and the flapper to form a coin sorting trajectory. A window is provided, and between the extended portion of the flapper and the substrate in the thickness direction of the coin with respect to the coin sorting trajectory below the falling window.
The formed coin crosscut portion is provided, the coin switching
Since the width of the entrance of the coin is formed so as to be approximately the thickness of one coin, the leading end of the second coin is located between the rear end of the first coin that has fallen into the coin turning part and the substrate. Since there is no ingress, even when continuously inserted, scale clogging does not occur, and a serious malfunction in this type of coin sorting apparatus can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the coin sorting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a light weight sorting unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4, showing an operation of a light weight sorting unit.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a main part of a conventional coin sorting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 coin sorting apparatus 3 substrate 4 flapper 9 outer径選another portion 9b drop window 16 coin switching to section

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-302081 (JP, A) JP-A-4-98386 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07F 3/04 G07F 9/00 107

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A substantially erected substrate, and a flapper having an upper part as a swing fulcrum and a lower part freely openable and closable with respect to the substrate.
A coin sorting trajectory is provided on one of the board and the flapper, and a rail that rolls coins in the outer diameter direction together with the board and the flapper constitutes a coin sorting trajectory, and small coins are sorted and tilted on this coin sorting trajectory. A drop window for dropping is provided, and between the extended portion of the flapper and the substrate in the thickness direction of the coin with respect to the coin sorting track below the drop window.
A coin sorting device provided with a formed coin turning portion , wherein the width of the entrance of the coin turning portion is formed to be substantially the thickness of one coin.