JP2589242Y2 - Coin storage and ejection device - 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 depositing and dispensing machine, a coin processing unit of a vending machine, and a coin storing and dispensing apparatus used for a change machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional coin storage and dispensing apparatus is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-175886.
Equipped with a coin stacking cylinder that stores coins in a stacked state, and at the bottom of this coin stacking cylinder, a bearing that supports the lowest coin of the stacked coin is provided, and the lowest coin of the stacked coin is stored. A projecting unit for projecting one sheet at a time is provided. The coins are stored in the coin stacking cylinder so that the coins are allowed to fall freely from the upper part of the coin stacking cylinder into the cylinder and stacked on the stacking coins supported by the bearing. ing.

[0003] When used in a coin depositing and dispensing machine, a deposited coin is stored in a coin stacking cylinder and used as a dispensed coin. In this case, a coin temporary holding unit is provided above the coin stacking cylinder to temporarily hold the deposited coins in a stacked state, and when the deposit is approved, the temporarily stored coins are stored in the coin stacking cylinder and temporarily suspended when the deposit is not approved. The coins are discharged to the return passage.

[0004] However, when the coins temporarily stored in the coin temporary storage section are stored in the coin stacking cylinder section, especially when the coin stacking amount in the coin stacking cylinder section is small, the position of the discharge height of the temporary storage coins and the coins are set. Since the height difference between the top coin and the top coin in the stack cylinder is large, there is a problem that the stack is likely to be displaced while the coin is falling.

Further, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-12976, a stacked coin is supported by a bearing member which is provided to be able to move up and down in a stacked coin cylinder, and the upper surface position of the stacked coin is changed. A coin storage and disposal device which is positioned above the coin stacking cylinder portion and which ejects the top coins of the stack coins one by one by an ejection member provided so as to be able to advance and retreat above the coin stacking cylinder portion. There is a delivery device.

When the temporarily stored coins in the stacked state of the coin temporary storage section are stored in the coin storage cylinder section, the temporary storage coins released from the coin temporary storage section are stacked at the upper part of the coin storage cylinder section. The coin rests on the upper surface of the coin and is stored in the coin stacking cylinder by the lowering of the support member. Therefore, the height difference of the temporary storage coins is small, and it is possible to prevent the piles of the temporary storage coins from falling during the fall.

[0007]

As described above, in the coin storage and ejection device for ejecting and storing coins from the upper portion of the coin stacking cylinder portion, it is possible to prevent the stacking collapse when storing the temporarily stored coins. In the case where the highest coin of the temporary coin is standing up, if it is in the standing state without falling down when it is stored in the coin stacking cylinder, the standing coin will have a lower side in the coin stacking cylinder and a coin on the upper side. Located in the temporary holding section. Therefore, when the ejecting member moves between the coin stacking cylinder and the coin temporary holding unit, the standing coin may be caught between the throwing member and the coin stacking cylinder and the coin temporary holding unit. However, there is a problem that it cannot be thrown out.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and in a coin storage and ejection device for ejecting and storing coins from the upper part of a coin stacking cylinder portion, when a temporarily stored coin is stored, the coin is temporarily stored. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a coin from being hindered in a throwing-out operation even when the top coin of the coin stands upright, by tilting the coin upright in a horizontal posture.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a coin temporary storage unit 111 for temporarily storing coins in a stacked state, and a coin stacking for receiving and storing the temporarily stored coins of the coin temporary storage unit 111 in a stacked state. A cylinder portion 114; a temporary coin release means for releasing the temporary storage coin of the coin temporary storage portion 111 to one of a storage side and a non-storage release side of the coin stacking cylinder portion 114; A projecting member 115 that is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat upwardly of the stacking cylinder portion 114, and projects the top coin of the stacked coins to the non-storage / discharge side, and a projecting member driving means 152 that drives the projecting member 115. A support member 116 that supports the stacked coins in the coin stack cylinder 114 and moves up and down;
6 for driving the support member 11;
The position of the upper surface of the stacked coin supported by 6 is the ejection member 115
And a fixed position detecting sensor 119 for detecting that the coin is stored at a fixed position slightly below the dispensing movement position, and the lowering of the support member 116 and the upper surface position of the stacked coin when the temporarily stored coin is stored. The support member 116 is temporarily stopped at a position where it is lowered by a distance slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin from the time when the detection sensor 119 detects the coin, and after the stop, the support member 116 is stopped.
116 and a support member drive control means 154 for stopping the support member 116 when the top position of the coin is detected by the home position detection sensor 119; and A projecting member drive control means 155 for moving the projecting member 115 from the retracted position to above the coin stacking cylinder portion 114 during a temporary stop.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the stacked coins in the coin stacking cylinder 114 are supported on the support member 116, and the coins are ejected and stored from the upper portion of the coin stacking cylinder 114.

When the temporary coins are stored, the temporary coins released from the coin temporary holding section 111 are supported by the supporting member 116.
It rests on the top of the upper coin. The support member 116 is lowered,
During the descent, the top position of the coin is fixed position detection sensor 119
, And is temporarily stopped at a position that is slightly lower than the diameter of the coin from the time of detection. In this temporary stop state, for example, when the highest coin of the temporarily stored coins is standing up, the upper edge portion of the standing coins is in a state of projecting slightly upward from the throwing movement position of the throwing member 115.

Next, while the support member 116 is temporarily stopped, the ejection member 115 is moved from the retracted position to above the coin stacking cylinder 114. At this time, the tip end of the ejection member 115 hits the upper edge portion of the upright coin, and the upright coin is depressed by the collision action and is stacked on the upper surface of the stacked coin on the support member 116.

Thereafter, when the support member 116 is lifted and the upper surface position of the coin is detected by the fixed position detection sensor 119, the support member 116 stops being lifted.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine as an embodiment of a coin storing and dispensing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and a coin receiving port 2 serving as a depositing port and a dispensing port is opened at the upper front side of the operator side of the airframe 1, and an upper surface is provided inside the coin receiving port 2. A coin trough-shaped coin receiving part 3 having an opening is provided, and at the bottom of the coin receiving part 3, a discharge port 5 opened and closed by a shutter 4 is opened and a reception port 6 is opened at a side part. I have.

Below the coin receiving section 3, there is provided a storing and dispensing section 11 for storing and discharging coins discharged from the discharge port 5 one by one. The storage and dispensing portion 11 is formed of a rotating disk 12 pivotally supported in an inclined manner, and a hopper 13 for storing coins between the rotating disk 12 so as to cover the surface side of the rotating disk 12. .

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the rotating disk 12 is attached to the rotating shaft 14 so as to be slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. (In the direction of the arrow), and when the coin is cleared, it is rotated in the reverse direction (in the direction of the broken line in the figure). A recess 16 having a width larger than the diameter of the largest diameter coin to be processed via the step 15 is formed at the peripheral edge of the surface of the rotating disk 12. In this concave portion 16,
A plurality of long holes 17 long in the rotation direction are formed so as to penetrate along a concentric circle, and the interval between the long holes 17 is set to be larger than the diameter of the maximum diameter coin to be processed.

A leaf spring 18 is attached to the back surface side of the rotating disk 12 at the edge of each slot 17 in the forward rotation direction.
A pin protruding from the surface of the rotating disk 12 through an elongated hole 17 to 18
19 is installed. And pin 19 is a rotating disk
When the coin is almost jammed during the rotation of the pin 12, the pin 19 retreats from the front surface of the rotating disk 12 to the rear surface side, and the jam of the coin can be eliminated. The tip of the pin 19 has a chamfer on the reverse rotation side.
20 is formed between the ejecting piece 32 to be described later and the pin 19 at a position passing through the ejecting piece 32 when the rotating disk 12 is rotated in the reverse direction to release the jam of the coin. This is for dropping the coin into the hopper 13 without biting the coin.
The amount of protrusion of the pin 19 from the surface of the rotating disk 12 (pin 19
At the time of non-evacuation), the thickness is set smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin so that the coins are not scraped up in an overlapping state.

A coin discriminating / classifying passage 21 for receiving and transporting coins fed from the rotating disk 12 is provided above the rotating disk 12.
Are connected. The coin identification and classification passage 21 includes an ascending and inclining introduction passage portion 22 connected to an upper portion of the rotating disk 12,
Horizontal classification passage 23 connected to the introduction passage 22
And a folded passage portion 24 that is folded upward in an arc shape from the end of the sorting passage portion 23, and is conveyed from the upper region of the sorting passage portion 23 to the coin receiving portion 3 connected to the end of the folded passage portion 24. And a delivery passage 25.

Each of the passage portions 22 of the coin identification and classification passage 21
25 are formed by guide members 26 disposed in the same inclined state as the rotating disk 12. The guide member 26 has a passage surface 27 on which the surface of the coin is conveyed in a contact state, and a guide edge 28 for guiding the lower edge of the coin at the lower edge of the passage surface 27. At the end of the guide member 26 facing the rotating disk 12, an introduction surface 30 projecting to the back side via the inclined surface 29 of the passage surface 27 is provided on the same surface as the surface of the rotating disk 12, and the introduction surface 30 An introduction portion 31 is formed between the other conveyance surface portion 27 and the belt, which is wider than the interval between the other passage surface portion 27 and the belt, to facilitate introduction of coins. Further, on the guide edge 28 of the guide member 26, a projecting piece 32 for taking the coin scraped up by the rotating disk 12 into the coin discriminating and classifying passage 21 is continuously provided, and the projecting piece 32 is A passage groove 33 is formed to face the surface of the recess 16 at an interval at which coins cannot pass, and through which the pin 19 passes.

Each of the coin passages 22 to 22 of the coin identification and classification passage 21
A transport means 41 for transporting coins along 25 is provided. The transport means 41 is formed by an endless coin transport belt. The coin transport belt 42 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 43 at intervals larger than the diameter of the largest diameter coin to be processed along the side facing the guide member 26, and is provided with a rotating disk.
The second drive transmission member 62, which will be described later, is provided facing the pulley portion 44 of the second drive transmission member 62 and a plurality of other guide pulleys 45. The coin transport belt 42 is driven by a driving mechanism described later.
The coin is conveyed in the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21 by rotating in the forward direction (in the direction of the solid line arrow) by 51, and the coin conveying speed KV (K
> 1) is slightly higher than the payout speed V of coins paid out by the rotating disk 12.

In the introduction section 31, the distance d1 between the rotary disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 is set slightly larger than the thickness of the thickest coin to be processed, and
Since the distance d2 between the coin 12 and the protrusion 43 of the coin transport belt 42 is set to be smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin, the rotation disk 12
(If it is a normal coin), it is taken into the coin identification and classification passage 21 while being conveyed by the protrusion 43 of the coin conveyance belt 42. Also,
Guide member 26 and coin transport belt 42 other than introduction section 31
Is set slightly smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin, so that the coin taken into the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21 passes through the introduction portion 31 and reaches the introduction passage portion 22, when it is lightly moved to the guide member 26. The sheet is conveyed while being pressed, and the identification in the identification section 91 described later is reliable.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a drive mechanism 51 for the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42. FIG. A pulse motor 52 that can be driven forward and reverse is disposed below the rotating disk 12, and a pulley 54 attached to a drive shaft 53 of the pulse motor 52 is provided.
And a rotating shaft 55 rotatably supported above the rotating disk 12.
Drive transmission belt 57 between the pulley 56 attached to the
Is stretched.

A gear 58 is attached to the rotating shaft 55,
The gear group 59 is meshed with the gear group 58, and the gear group 59 is meshed with the gear 60 attached to the rotating shaft 14 of the rotating disk 12. Therefore, the rotating disk 12 is rotated forward and backward by the forward and reverse driving of the pulse motor 52.

A first drive transmission member 61 and a second drive transmission member 61
It is constituted by a drive transmission member 62 and a spring 63,
A one-way clutch mechanism 64 that transmits only the forward rotation of the rotation shaft 55 to the coin transport belt 42 is attached.

The first drive transmission member 61 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a fitting hole 65 that fits into the rotation shaft 55, and helically protrudes in a forward rotation direction from an end surface facing the second drive transmission member 62. An engaging portion 67 having a step 66 is formed. A through hole 68 is formed in the peripheral surface of the first drive transmission member 61 so as to penetrate the fitting hole 65. A tip of a pin 69 pressed into the through hole 68 is formed in the rotation shaft 55 along the axial direction. Into the elongated groove 70. The first drive transmission member 61 rotates forward and reverse integrally with the rotation shaft 55 by fitting the pin 69 and the long groove 70,
The pin 69 is movable in the axial direction within a range in which the pin 69 moves in the long groove 70, and is urged by the spring 63 in the direction of the second drive transmission member 62.

The second drive transmission member 62 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a fitting hole 71 fitted into the rotation shaft 55, and has an end face facing the first drive transmission member 61 in a direction opposite to the forward rotation direction. An engaging portion 73 having a stepped portion 72 projecting helically is formed, and the pulley portion 44 around which the coin transport belt 42 is wound is formed on the peripheral surface. And the second drive transmission member
62 is rotatably attached to the rotation shaft 55 so as not to move in the axial direction.

When the pulse motor 52 is rotated forward, the first drive transmission member 61 rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 55,
The first drive transmission member 61 is urged toward the second drive transmission member 62, and the engaging portions 67 and 73 of the first drive transmission member 61 and the second drive transmission member 62 mesh with each other. Drive transmission member
The forward rotation of 61 is transmitted to the second drive transmission member 62, and further,
The forward rotation of the second drive transmission member 62 is transmitted to the coin transport belt 42. On the other hand, when the pulse motor 52 is rotated in the reverse direction, the first drive transmission member 61 rotates in the reverse direction integrally with the rotation shaft 55, but the engagement portions 67, between the first drive transmission member 61 and the second drive transmission member 62,
73 does not engage, only the first drive transmission member 61 is a spring
The shaft 63 moves in the axial direction so as to move away from the second drive transmission member 62 by compressing and contracting, so that the rotation is not transmitted to the second drive transmission member 62 and the coin transport belt 42 does not rotate reversely.

As described above, when the pulse motor 52 is rotated forward, the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 are rotated forward to feed and transport coins, but when the pulse motor 52 is rotated reversely. In this case, the rotating disk 12 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the coin transport belt 42 rotates by inertia in the normal rotation direction or does not move. That is, while the rotating disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 are driven by the single pulse motor 52, the coins in the coin identification and classification passage 21 are prevented from flowing backward during the jam release operation. Further, since the transport speed KV (K> 1) of the coin transport belt 42 is slightly higher than the payout speed V of the coins fed out by the rotating disk 12, the coin identification and classification passage 21 is provided.
The coins fed out are transported one by one at intervals.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, a return port 82 is formed at the lower end of the hopper 13 of the storage and delivery section 11 and is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 81. A chute 83 is provided, and a lower end of the collection chute 83 communicates with a lifting bucket device 84. In the lifting bucket device 84, a bucket 85 having a side edge for storing coins and the like is provided so as to be movable up and down by a belt (not shown). The bucket 85 receives coins or foreign matter from the collection chute 83 through the receiving port 86a. The bucket 85 rises and discharges coins or foreign matter onto the returned coin transport belt 87 from the discharge port 86b. Returned coin transport belt 87
Accepts the received coin or foreign matter into the receiving port 6 of the coin receiving section 3.
To be transported.

The introduction passage 22 of the coin identification and classification passage 21
Is provided with an identification unit 91 formed of a material sensor, an image sensor, or the like for identifying the suitability, unsuitability, denomination, etc., of the carried-in coin. Since the coin transport belt 42 that transports the coins is driven by the pulse motor 52, the transport speed does not fluctuate during the transport of the coins, and the accuracy of coin identification by the identification unit 91 is improved.

The classification passage portion 23 of the coin identification and classification passage 21
, At intervals sequentially downstream, 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen,
Sorting holes 92a to 92f for sorting 50, 100 and 500 yen coins
Are opened, and a sorting hole 92g for sorting rejected coins and collected coins, and a sorting hole 92h for sorting overflow coins are opened.

The sorting holes 92a to 92f are provided with branch gates 95a to 95f for opening and closing them, respectively, the sorting holes 92g are provided with branch gates 95g for reject coins for opening and closing them, and the sorting holes 92h are provided for the sorting holes 92h. Is provided with an overflow coin branch gate 95h for opening and closing it. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the branch gates 95a to 95h are pivotally supported by the guide member 26 so that the upstream side of the coin discriminating / sorting passage 21 is opened by the support shaft 96, and the sorting holes 92a to 92h are provided.
h is rotatable between a closed position for closing h and a branch position for opening the sorting holes 92a to 92h. Each branch gate 95a to 95
A cutout portion 97 is formed in h to avoid abutment with the coin transport belt 42 when rotating to the branch position. Each branch gate 95
Rotary solenoids 98 are respectively connected to the spindles 96a to 95h.

In addition, coin detecting sensors 99a to 99j, each of which is a light emitting / receiving type optical sensor, are provided corresponding to each of the sorting holes 92a to 92h, ie, each of the branch gates 95a to 95h. Each of the coin detection sensors 99a to 99h located at a predetermined distance upstream of each of the branch gates 95a to 95h is configured for detecting the arrival of a coin to be branched for detecting the arrival of a coin to be branched. The coin detection sensors 99c to 99j immediately after the branch gates 95a to 95h are configured to detect the presence or absence of branching of coins to be branched at the branch gates 95a to 95h.

Then, based on the identification signal identified by the identification unit 91, when the corresponding coin shields the corresponding coin detection sensors 99a to 99h for detecting the arrival of the coin to be branched,
Branch gate 95 corresponding to the position condition of the preceding coin
a to 95h are rotated to the branch position, and the branch gates 95a to 95h are rotated.
Coins are forcibly dropped into sorting holes 92a to 92h opened through 95h. When each of the coin detection sensors 99c to 99j for detecting the presence or absence of a branch detects no branch, the coin is processed as an overflow coin or a returned coin based on the position condition of the preceding coin.

Here, the branching operation of coins in the coin identification and classification passage 21 will be described. FIGS. 17A to 17D show coins C
Are controlled by the type-dependent branch gate 95b. As shown in FIG. 17A, when the coin C shields the coin detection sensor 99b, the type-specific branch gate 95b is operated. As shown in FIG. 17 (b), when the coin C is shielded from the coin detection sensor 99b, if the preceding coin C1 has passed the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of the branch gate 95b by type, Activate the branch gate 95b. FIG.
As shown in (c), if the coin C1 blocks the coin detection sensor 99b and the preceding coin C1 blocks the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of the type-specific branch gate 95b, the type-specific branch gate Activate 95b. As shown in FIG.
If the coin C1 does not reach the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of the type-specific branch gate 95b when the coin C shields the coin detection sensor 99b, the branching operation by the type-specific branch gate 95b is impossible. The preceding coin C1 and the present coin C are sent to the coin receiving unit 3 as rejected coins at the time of deposit, and are treated as overflow coins at the time of replenishment, without being stored in the type-specific coin storage / ejection unit 113 described later. It is stored in the storage box 123.

Although the coin C should have arrived at the branch gate 95b according to type and should be branched, the coin C passed through the branch gate 95b according to the branch timing and was detected by the coin detection sensor 99d. At this time, the coin C is set to branch at the overflow coin branch gate 95h. Then, when the coin C arrives at the coin detection sensor 99h, if the preceding coin C1 passes through the coin detection sensor 99j or shields the coin detection sensor 99j, the coin C is passed through the overflow coin branch gate 95h. If the preceding coin C1 has not arrived at the coin detection sensor 99j, it is sent to the coin receiving unit 3 without branching.

Further, a branch gate for overflow coins
If the coin C to be branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h is not branched and detected by the coin detection sensor 99j due to the 95h switching timing delay, the coin is sent to the coin receiving unit 3 as a rejected coin.

The coin value sent to the coin receiving unit 3 as a rejected coin is subtracted from the deposited money value identified and calculated by the identification unit 91.

As shown in FIG. 13, each sorting hole 92a
Chutes 101 communicating with a coin escrow unit 111 to be described later are respectively disposed on the back sides of the coins 92f. FIG.
As shown in the figure, a chute 102 communicating with a reject coin storage box 123 to be described later is provided on the back side of the sorting hole 92g. As shown in FIG. 15, a chute 103 communicating with a coin transport conveyor 121, which will be described later, is provided on the back side of the sorting hole 92h.

At the lower part of each chute 101, a coin temporary holding section 111 for temporarily storing coins in a stacked state is provided. Each of the coin temporary holding portions 111 is formed of a temporary holding cylinder portion 112 having a holding hole 112a which is opened in the vertical direction and holds coins in piles. This temporary holding cylinder 112 is
13 is formed in a cylindrical shape which is open vertically and piles up coins. The temporary holding cylinder driving means (not shown) moves the coin stacking cylinder 114 from a position above a coin stacking cylinder 114, which will be described later, and from above the coin stacking cylinder 114 in FIG. You are moved between the positions that have advanced to the right.

The coin escrow unit 111 stacks and holds coins on the upper surface of a later-described ejection member 115 which closes the lower surface of the escrow cylinder 112 at a position above the coin stacking cylinder 114. By moving the member 115 to the retracted position, the temporarily stored coins are released to the coin stacking cylinder 114 on the storage side, and the temporarily stored cylinder 112 is discharged.
13 moves to the right in FIG. 13 to discharge the temporarily stored coins to a coin transport conveyor 121 described later on the non-storage and discharge side. Therefore, the temporary holding cylinder portion driving means and the driving means of the ejecting member 115 move the temporary holding coin of the coin temporary holding portion 111 to either the storage side of the coin stacking cylinder portion 114 or the non-storage discharge side. Temporary holding coin discharging means for discharging is configured.

A coin storage / discharge unit 113 for each type is removably attached to the machine body 1 in a cassette manner below the temporary storage cylinder unit 112. The coin storage / discharge unit 113 for each type includes a sorting hole. A coin stacking cylinder 114 of a denomination type having a storage hole 114a for stacking various coins by denomination corresponding to the coins 92a to 92f is provided.

The upper portion of each of the coin stacking cylinders 114 is formed as an ejection section.
Between the coin stacking cylinder 114 and each coin stacking cylinder 114
5 are provided respectively. The ejecting member 115 is moved by the ejecting member driving means 152 to be described later.
13 retracted from above the coin stacker 114 and above the coin stacker 114.
Moved to the left.

Then, the ejection member 115 moves to the left in FIG. 13, and the temporary storage cylinder 112 moves to the right in FIG. 13, so that the top coin of the coin stacking cylinder 114 is moved to the lower surface of the temporary storage cylinder 112. Part 112b
In this state, the top coin of the coin stacking cylinder 114 is ejected rightward in FIG. 13 by driving the ejection member 115.

A support member 116 for supporting the stacked coins is provided in each coin stacking cylinder portion 114 of the coin storage and ejection section 113 for each type so as to be vertically movable, and the coins are stacked on each of the support members 116. Supported. Each of the support members 116 includes a support portion 116a for supporting coins, and a substantially L-shaped connecting portion 116b projecting outward from a guide groove 117 formed along the vertical direction in the coin stacking cylinder portion 114. The connecting portion 116b is detachably connected to a driving mechanism portion 118 having a support member driving means 153, which will be described later, so as to be moved up and down.

When dispensing, the support member 116 raises the coins in the coin stacking cylinder 114 so that the top coin is brought into contact with the lower surface 112b of the temporary holding cylinder 112 at the dispensing position. Position, and at the time of deposit, the temporary holding cylinder 112
Is received at the time of payment approval and is lowered and stored in the coin stacking cylinder 114.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support member 116 is provided at a position slightly lower than the upper end of each stacking cylinder 114.
Fixed position detection sensors 119, each of which is a light emitting / receiving type optical sensor, for detecting that the upper surface position of the stacked coins supported by the light emitting member 115 is located at a fixed position slightly below the throwing movement position of the throwing member 115. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 13 and FIG. 15, a coin transport conveyor 121 is disposed on one side of the upper part of the coin storage and ejection section 113 for each type. From the coin storage / ejection unit 113 by type to the ejection member 115
Receiving the dispensed coins, coins ejected from the coin escrow unit 111 and overflow coins ejected from the sorting hole 92h via the chute 103, and stored and fed out by the storage unit.
11 or to an overflow coin storage box 125 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 14, a lower end of the chute 102 has a sorting hole 92g and a chute 102g.
A reject coin storage box 123 for receiving and storing rejected coins or forgotten collected coins is provided.

Further, an overflow coin storage box 125 is arranged on one side of the coin storage and discharge section 113 for each type and the reject coin storage box 123. The overflow coin storage box 125 is detachable inside the machine body 1, The coins discharged from the coin transport conveyor 121 are received and stored. In the overflow coin storage box 125, a delivery conveyor 126 for transporting the stored coins to the storage and dispensing section 11 is provided.

Next, in FIGS. 4 and 16, reference numeral 131 denotes a coin replenishment cassette. The coin replenishment cassette 131 is located in the upper part of the body 1 and is removably mounted. A plurality of cylindrical refill coin storage units 132 formed on the lower surface are formed.
The coins ejected collectively from the lower surface openings are guided by a chute (not shown) and supplied to the coin conveyor 121.

One coin, five yen, ten coin refill cassettes 131
Replenishment coin storage for storing coins of a denomination with a large amount of withdrawal in each of the replenishment coin storage units 132 for separately storing a predetermined number of yen, 50 yen, 100 yen and 500 yen coins, for example, 50 coins respectively. A plurality of units 132 are provided. For example, a supplementary coin storage unit 132 for 1-yen coin, 10-yen coin, and 100-yen coin is provided.
Are provided two by two, and one replenishment coin storage unit 132 for other denominations is provided.

A release means, for example, a shutter 133 is provided at the lower opening of each replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 so as to be openable and closable along a groove-shaped guide groove (not shown). One end of each of the shutters 133 protrudes from one side in the mounting direction of the coin replenishment cassette 131, and the protruding end of each of the shutters 133 is formed with an engaging portion 134 which is bent upward. The springs 135 are urged by springs 135 in a direction to close the lower opening of the refill coin storage unit 132.

A drive means for each of the shutters 133, for example, a solenoid, is provided along the mounting position of the coin replenishment cassette 131.
136 are provided in the body 1, and the engagement piece 138 provided on the plunger 137 of each solenoid 136 is engaged with the engagement portion 134 of each shutter 133 by mounting the coin replenishment cassette 131, and the shutter is activated by the excitation operation of the solenoid 136. 133 is open to the public. Each of the solenoids 136 is driven based on a coin decrease signal from a coin decrease detection sensor (not shown) that detects a decrease in the number of coins in each of the coin stacking cylinder portions 114.

A handle 139 is provided at one end of the coin replenishment cassette 131, and a lid 140 is provided to close the upper opening of each replenishment coin storage unit 132. It is designed to be attached.

Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a control system when storing temporarily stored coins. The drive control unit 151 receives a detection signal from each of the fixed position detection sensors 119 and controls the ejection member driving means 152 and the support member driving means 153 to operate the ejection member 115 and the support member 116.

The drive control section 151 has the following functions. When the temporarily stored coins are stored, the bearing member 116 is lowered, and the position L (shown in FIG. 2) is lowered by a distance L (shown in FIG. 2) slightly smaller than the diameter of the coins from the time when the top position of the stacked coins is detected by the fixed position detection sensor 119. When the uppermost coin of the stacked coins stands upright, the upper end edge portion of the upright coin protrudes slightly above the throwing-out movement position of the throwing-out member 115) to suspend the support member 116 temporarily. After the suspension, the support member 116 is raised, and the support member drive control means 154 stops the support member 116 when the top position of the coin is detected by the home position detection sensor 119.
Function of. When temporarily holding coins, the ejecting member 115 is moved from the retracted position to the coin stacking cylinder 114 while the support member 116 is temporarily stopped.
Function of the ejecting member drive control means 155 for moving upward.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the deposit processing will be described.

The shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is automatically opened based on the deposit instruction operation of the machine operator, and the operator inserts the deposited coin into the coin receiving section 3 from the coin receiving slot 2. Upon detecting the insertion of the coin, the shutter is automatically closed. Immediately thereafter, the shutter 4 at the bottom of the coin receiving unit 3 is automatically opened, and the coin is discharged from the discharge port 5 to the hopper 13 of the storage and delivery unit 11. Released. After the release, the shutter 4 is closed and the shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is opened.

The coins stored in the storing and dispensing section 11 are rotated one by one by a pin 19 which is provided at predetermined intervals on the periphery of the rotating disk 12 by rotation of the rotating disk 12. It is fed out to the identification / classification passage 21. The coins fed out to the coin identification and classification passage 21 are provided on the respective protrusions 43, 43 of the coin transport belt 42.
The paper is fed one by one into the gap, and is conveyed to the introduction passage 22 and the classification passage 23 along the guide edge 28 while being lightly pressed against the passage surface 27 of the guide member 26 by the coin conveyance belt 42.

If the coin conveyed to the introduction passage 22 and the classification passage 23 is identified as a genuine coin by the identification unit 91, when the coin arrives at the corresponding type-specific branch gate 95a-95f, the corresponding type The separate branch gates 95a to 95f are turned to the branch positions, and fall and branch to the corresponding selection holes 92a to 92f.

The denomination coins whose fullness of the coin stacking cylinder portion 114 has been detected are supplied to the overflow coin branch gate.
By 95h, it is dropped and branched to the sorting hole 92h.

On the other hand, the coin identified as an inappropriate coin by the identification section 91 is conveyed to the end of the delivery path section 25 of the coin identification and classification path 21, guided by the guide edge 28, rolls under its own weight, and receives the coin. Returned to part 3.

The coins dropped and branched into the respective sorting holes 92a to 92f pass through the chute 101 to the coin temporary holding section 111.
, And are temporarily suspended in a stacked state on the ejection member 115 closing the bottom of the temporary storage cylinder 112 for each denomination. The coin dropped and branched into the sorting hole 92h
3 and is discharged onto the coin conveyor 121 and temporarily stored.

The rotating disk 12 remaining in the storage and delivery section 11
In order to collect the residuals such as coins and foreign matter that are not sent out by the hopper 13, the opening / closing plate 81 at the lower end of the hopper 13 is opened, and is discharged from the return port 82 to the bucket 85 of the lifting / lowering bucket device 84 by the collecting chute 83, and the bucket 85 is It rises and is discharged onto the return coin transport belt 87 from the discharge port 86b, and is returned to the coin receiving unit 3 by the return coin transport belt 87.

In the coin receiving section 3, the shutter 4 closes and the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened again immediately after the deposited coin is discharged to the storing and feeding section 11, and is returned to the coin receiving section 3. The unsuitable coin and the residue returned from the storage and dispensing section 11 can be taken out at any time.

Then, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the machine operator and a deposit approval operation is performed, the temporarily stored coins are stored.

The operation of storing the temporarily stored coins in the coin stacking cylinder section 114 of the coin temporary storage section 111 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to (g). In this case, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), it is assumed that an upright coin C5 exists at the top of the temporarily stored coin C.

First, as shown in FIG.
6 is raised by a predetermined distance, and the upper surface of the coin
Close to 5. As shown in FIG.
Is moved to the retreat position, and the temporarily stored coin C is
The coin is transferred onto the upper surface of the upper coin C. At this time, the standing coin C5 may fall due to the impact of the transfer, but here, it is assumed that the standing coin C5 has not fallen.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 (c) and 2 (d), the support member 116 is lowered, and during the descent, the upper surface position of the coin P is detected by the fixed position detection sensor 119. The coin is temporarily stopped at a position lowered by a distance L slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin from the time when the coin is detected. In the temporary stop state, the upper edge portion of the upright coin C5 is in a state of protruding slightly upward from the dispensing movement position of the dispensing member 115.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 (e) and 2 (f),
During the pause of 116, the ejection member 115 is moved from the retracted position to above the coin stacking cylinder 114. At this time, the ejection member
The tip of the coin 115 falls on the upper edge of the standing coin C5, and the collision action causes the standing coin C5 to fall down and the supporting member
116 is piled up on the upper surface of the piled coin C.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG.
When the position of the upper surface of the coin C is detected by the fixed position detection sensor 119, the lifting of the support member 116 is stopped.

As described above, even when the temporarily stored coins include the upright coin C5 at the time of storing the temporarily stored coins, the upright coin C5 is tilted to the horizontal position and stored in the coin stacking cylinder 114. Can be.

At the time of payment approval, the coin transport conveyor 121
The above overflow coins are discharged and stored in the overflow coin storage box 125 by driving the coin transport conveyor 121.

On the other hand, when the payment rejection operation is performed by the machine operator, the coins temporarily stored in the coin temporary storage unit 111 by the movement of the temporary storage cylinder unit 112 are discharged to the coin transport conveyor 121. The coins released from the coin escrow unit 111 and the overflow coins held on the coin transport conveyor 121 are transported to the storage and delivery unit 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121. The coins conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11 are dispensed from the storage and dispensing section 11 and coin identification and classification passages 21 are provided.
Is transported and returned to the coin receiving section 3 from the end of the delivery passage section 25. The returned coin can be taken out from the coin receiving port 2 whose shutter is opened.

The amount of coins coming and going to each coin stacking cylinder 114 and the overflow coin storage box 125 is calculated and stored for each depositing process, and the amount of coins in the machine body 1 is managed.

The dispensing process will be described.

When the input operation of the dispensing money value (amount or denomination and the number of sheets) and the dispensing command operation are performed by the machine operator,
The coins stacked and stored in the coin stacking cylinder section 114 of the coin storage and ejection section 113 by type are sequentially discharged onto the coin transport conveyor 121 by the ejection member 115. The coin conveyor 121 is driven in a state where the ejection of the coin of the dispensed money value is completed, and the coins ejected on the coin conveyor 121 are conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11.

Then, the coins conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11 are dispensed from the storage and dispensing section 11 and the coin identification and classification path 21
Is conveyed, and is discriminated by the discriminating unit 91, and the denomination and the number of coins ejected from the coin storage and dispensing unit 113 for each type are checked to see if they match the denomination and the number of coins constituting the designated dispensed money value. Is done. The coin identified by the identification unit 91 as being appropriate for dispensing is ejected to the coin receiving unit 3 from the end of the delivery passage unit 25.

The abnormal coin identified as abnormal by the identification section 91 is dropped from the sorting hole 92g, and stored in the reject coin storage box 123 in the abnormal coin dedicated storage section through the chute 102. Then, coins of the denomination collected as abnormal coins in the dispensing operation are dispensed again, and the discrimination unit 91 checks the denomination and the number of coins and ejects them to the coin receiving unit 3.

Then, after a predetermined time from the end of the dispensing operation of the dispensed coin (after a predetermined time when all the dispensed coins are sent to the coin receiving unit 3), a denomination in which the denomination and the number of coins specified are specified. The shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is opened on condition that the denomination and the number of coins constituting the money value match, and the dispensed coin can be taken out. Also, after removing the withdrawal coin,
At a predetermined time, the shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is closed, and the system returns to the standby state.

In the depositing and dispensing processes, forgotten coins, such as deposited coins returned to the coin receiving portion 3 and dispensed coins dispensed to the coin receiving portion 3, are transferred from the storage and dispensing portion 11 to coins. Chute 10 from the sorting hole 92g through the identification and classification passage 21
2, the coins are stored in the reject coin storage box 123 (normal coins are stored in the normal coin storage unit, and abnormal coins are stored in the special coin storage unit).

Also, at the time of withdrawal to the coin receiving unit 3 (not at the time of withdrawal cancellation), there is no denomination classification and only branching of rejected coins, so there is a possibility that rejected coins will be sent to the coin receiving unit 3. Is low. However, if this occurs, the shutter of the coin receiving slot 2 is kept closed, and when all the dispensed coins have been discharged to the coin receiving slot 2, the rotating disk 12 is closed.
Then, the coin transport belt 42 is stopped, the shutter 4 is opened, and the opening / closing plate 81 of the storage / feeding unit 11 is opened to be sent to the collection chute 83, and is formed in the overflow coin storage box 125 by a switching member (not shown) in the middle. Collected in the storage unit.
Then, the dispensing operation is started again.

The amount of coins coming and going to each coin stacking cylinder 114 and the overflow coin storage box 125 is calculated and stored for each dispensing process, and the amount of coins in the machine body 1 is managed.

The coin replenishment process will be described.

First, a description will be given of the time of initial replenishment such as at the start of work. In this case, the type-specific coin storage / ejection units 113 are all empty, and coins are replenished from the coin replenishment cassette 131 mounted on the body 1.

When the initial replenishment operation is performed by the machine operator, the shutter 133 of one replenishment coin storage unit 132 corresponding to the denomination of the coin storage and dispensing unit 113 for each type is driven by the solenoid 136. The replenished coins stored in the replenished coin storage unit 132 are discharged at once, guided by a chute (not shown), supplied to the coin transport conveyor 121, and transported to the storage and delivery unit 11 by the coin transport conveyor 121. The shutter 133 of the replenishment coin storage unit 132 corresponding to one denomination is sequentially opened every predetermined time (for example, 7 seconds) from the opening of the shutter 133 of the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the denomination, and the same operation as described above is performed. Repeated.

The replenished coins conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11 are fed out from the storage and dispensing section 11 to the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21, are identified by the identification section 91, and correspond to the branch gates 95a for the corresponding denominations.
9595f branches at the sorting holes 92a to 92f and shoots 101
Through the coin stacker 114. At this time, the ejection member 115 is in the retracted state, and coins are
The coins are stored in the coin stacking cylinder 114 without being temporarily held.

The coin discriminated as an abnormal coin by the discriminating section 91 is branched by a reject coin branch gate 95g and stored in a special coin storing section of the reject coin storing box 123 through a chute 102 through a sorting hole 92g. .

Next, a description will be given of the replenishment in the middle. When the number of coins in one of the coin stacking cylinders 114 of each coin stacking and dispensing unit 113 of the type-specific coin storage and dispensing unit 113 is smaller than a predetermined amount, the reduced coin stacking cylinder 114 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is reduced.
The replenished coins are discharged from the replenished coin storage unit 132 of one denomination corresponding to the denomination at once, guided by a chute (not shown), supplied onto the coin transport conveyor 121, and
At 1, it is transported to the storage and delivery section 11.

The replenished coins conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11 are fed out from the storage and dispensing section 11 to the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21, are identified by the identification section 91, and correspond to the denomination-type branch gates 95a to 95f. The coins that have been branched by the coin stacker 114 are replenished and stored in the coin stacking cylinder unit 114, and the coins identified as abnormal coins by the identification unit 91 are branched by the reject coin branch gate 95g and stored only in the reject coin storage box 123 for abnormal coins. Stored in the department.

When replenishing coins of a denomination provided with a plurality of replenishment coin storage units 132 for storing coins of the same denomination in the coin replenishment cassette 131, the coins are discharged in a preset order.

The coins replenished from the coin replenishment cassette 131 are supplied to the coin stacking cylinder 114 in the same manner as in the deposit processing.
The amount of coins stored in the coin is added to the amount of coins already stored and money is managed.

Note that the amount of coins stored in the coin replenishment cassette 131 is not managed by the amount of money, but data management is simply performed to determine whether the coins in each of the replenishment coin storage units 132 have been ejected or not ejected.

Also, at the time of coin replenishment processing, coins are branched in the same manner as at the time of the above-mentioned deposit processing, and cannot be branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h, so that the coin receiving section 3 does not.
For the replenished coin sent to, the money value of the coin is subtracted from the money value of the replenished coin. After all of the replenished coins have been sent out from the coin feeding unit 11, the coin receiving unit 3
The shutter 4 is opened, the coin is fed from the coin feeding section 11 to the coin identification and classification path 21, and branched according to the identification result of the identification section 91, and the identification currency value at that time is added to the currency value of the supplementary coin.

Further, the rejected coin sent to the coin receiving unit 3 without being branched at the rejected coin branch gate 95g is judged to be a rejected coin by the discriminating unit 91. It is not necessary to subtract from the money value of the replacement coin. This rejected coin is also branched based on the identification result of the identification unit 91 through the coin feeding unit 11 and the coin identification and classification passage 21 again by opening the shutter 4, and is stored in the abnormal coin dedicated storage unit of the reject coin storage box 123. .

As described above, the money value of the branched coins (excluding rejected coins) is also accurately calculated at the time of replenishment, so that the money amount can be managed.

Also, the coins in the coin stacking cylinder portion 114 of a certain denomination in the coin storage and dispensing section 113 for each type are reduced from a predetermined amount, and the replenished coins of the reduced denomination are already discharged from the coin replenishment cassette 131. In this case, the above-described replenishment operation is performed after replenishing the coins in the coin replenishment cassette 131. However, when the cash amount management of the overflow coin storage box 125 is not required, the delivery conveyor 126 of the overflow coin storage box 125 is used.
Is driven, and the coins stored in the overflow coin storage box 125 are conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11, and the storage and dispensing section
The coins are fed to the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21 from the coin discriminator 11, and are discriminated by the discriminating section 91.
It is branched at 95h and replenished and stored in the coin stacking cylinder 114. At this time, denomination coins for which the coin stacking cylinder portion 114 has been detected as being full are filled with the overflow coin branch gate 95h.
The coins are conveyed to the coin transport conveyor 121 and discharged from the coin transport conveyor 121.
Is returned to. Abnormal coins are rejected coin branch gates
It diverges at 95g and is stored in the special coin storage section of the reject coin storage box 123.

The coin collection process will be described.

Coin storage and dispensing section by type according to coin collection command
The coins stored in the coin conveyor 113 are sequentially ejected by the ejection member 115 to the coin conveyor 121, and the coin conveyor
From 1 the coins are released and stored in the overflow coin storage box 125. Then, the overflow coin storage box 125 and the reject coin storage box 12 clarified by calculating the number and amount of denominated coins and the total amount of the collected and stored coins from the body 1 are clarified.
3. The coin replenishment cassettes 131 are respectively taken out.

In the above-described embodiment, when temporarily storing coins, withdrawal coins, and replenishment coins are discharged to the coin transport conveyor 121, the coin transport conveyor 121 may be in a stopped state. The coins may be driven intermittently so that the coins are evenly placed on the coin transport conveyor 121.

The replenishment coin storage section 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is provided with the coin stacking cylinder section 11 of the coin storage and ejection section 113 for each type.
It is not necessary to provide the coin storage unit 132 in correspondence with 4, and it is also possible to provide the replenishment coin storage unit 132 only for coins of a denomination requiring additional replenishment.

Further, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 can be set or changed in a denomination as appropriate. Further, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is a single denomination. You can also.

In the above-described embodiment, the replenishment coin storage section 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is configured to stack coins. However, it is not always necessary to arrange the coins neatly in a cylindrical shape for stacking coins. Storage section.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the solenoid 136 of the driving means for driving the shutter 133 of the discharging means of the coin replenishment cassette 131 is provided in the body 1, but it is provided in the coin replenishment cassette 131 and the coin replenishment cassette 131 is provided. The solenoid 136 can be electrically connected to the fuselage 1 by a connector or the like by mounting it on the fuselage 1.

In the above-described embodiment, the coin receiving and dispensing port is the same as the coin receiving and dispensing port. However, the coin receiving and dispensing ports may be separately formed.

In the above embodiment, the introduction passage 22 is inclined upward. However, the introduction passage 22 is not limited to this structure, and may be a substantially horizontal passage like the classification passage 23.

[0110]

According to the present invention, there is provided a coin storage and ejection device for ejecting and storing coins from an upper portion of a coin stacking cylinder.
When storing the temporary coin, even if the top coin of the temporary coin is standing up, lower the support member to a position where the upper edge portion of the standing coin projects slightly upward from the throwing movement position of the throwing member. By moving the ejection member from the retracted position to above the coin stacking cylinder, the tip of the ejection member hits the upper edge of the upright coin, and the collision action causes the upright coin to fall into a horizontal position. It is possible to prevent the throwing operation from being hindered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a part of a circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine as an embodiment of a coin storing and dispensing device of the present invention, and showing a storing operation in the order of (a), (b) and (c).

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the embodiment and showing a storing operation in the order of (d), (e), (f), and (g).

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a control system at the time of storing a temporarily stored coin according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating an internal structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a storage and delivery section of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 6 of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4 of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4 of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 4 of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 4 of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the coin replenishment cassette of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 111 Coin temporary holding unit 114 Coin stacking cylinder unit 115 Discharge member 116 Support member 119 Fixed position detection sensor 152 Discharge member drive means 153 Support member drive means 154 Support member drive control means 155 Discharge member drive control means

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A coin storage unit for temporarily storing coins in a stacked state; a coin stacking cylinder unit for receiving and storing the temporarily stored coins of the coin temporary storage unit in a stacked state; A temporary coin release means for discharging the temporary coin to one of the storage side and the non-storage release side of the coin stacking cylinder portion; and A projecting member for projecting the highest coin of the stacked coins to the non-storage / discharge side, a projecting member driving means for driving the projecting member, and supporting the stacked coins in the coin stacking cylinder to move up and down A supporting member that moves, a supporting member driving unit that drives the supporting member, and an upper surface position of the stacked coins supported by the supporting member is located at a fixed position slightly below the dispensing movement position of the dispensing member. A fixed position detection sensor that detects that At the time of delivery, the support member is lowered, and the support member is temporarily stopped at a position where the upper surface position of the coin is lowered a distance slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin from the time when the top position of the coin is detected by the home position detection sensor. Support member drive control means for stopping the support member when the upper surface position of the stacked coin is detected by the home position detection sensor while raising the member, A coin storage and ejection device, comprising ejection member drive control means for moving the ejection member from the retracted position to above the coin stacking cylinder portion.