JP2589243Y2 - Circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine for performing coin depositing and dispensing processing in a financial institution such as a bank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine,
For example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-37235, at the time of depositing, a deposited coin received by a machine operator is received by a storage and dispensing unit, and is fed out from the storage and dispensing unit one by one to a coin identification and classification passage. Transport. The identification unit identifies the coin deposited in the coin identification and classification passage,
The genuine money to be used for withdrawal is branched by type and temporarily held by the type branch gate operated based on this identification signal,
True coins not used for withdrawal are branched off by the overflow coin branch gate and temporarily stored, and false coins are returned to the machine operator through a coin identification and classification passage. Then, at the time of payment approval, the temporarily stored coins are stored in the coin storing and dispensing section for each type and the overflow coin storing section.

At the time of dispensing, coins are ejected from a coin storage and ejection section for each type, and the dispensed coins are dispensed to a machine operator.

[0004]

In the conventional circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine, when a deposited coin conveyed through the coin discriminating and sorting path arrives at a corresponding branch gate, the coin is branched at the branch gate due to a delay in branch timing. If not, the machine is immediately stopped as an error.

[0005] As described above, when the machine stops and the deposit processing is interrupted, a machine operator who performs the deposit processing (a customer in the case of an ATM, a staff member of a bank or the like in the case of a teller machine).
Must wait until the cause of the machine interruption is resolved. That is, in the case where the customer directly operates such as an ATM, if the payment processing is interrupted, the payment processing is not determined,
The deposited coins will not be returned and the machine must be inspected by staff members such as banks. Also, in the case of a teller machine, a clerk at a bank or the like processes received coins received from a customer, so that the clerk must wait for inspection of the machine. In this way, interruption of the payment processing inconveniences the customer.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and when a deposit coin conveyed in the coin discriminating and sorting path arrives at a corresponding branch gate, the coin is branched by the branch gate due to a delay in branch timing. An object of the present invention is to provide a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine that has a small chance of abnormally stopping without stopping the machine as an abnormality even if it is not present.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a storage and delivery unit 11 is provided.
The received coins are fed out one by one from the storage and dispensing section 11 to the coin identification and classification passage 21 and the coin identification and classification passage 21 is conveyed by the conveying means 41.
The coins carrying the coin 21 are distinguished by the discriminating section 91, and the branch gate 95a is operated based on the discrimination signal.
~ 95f, genuine coins to be used for withdrawal coins are diverged by type and temporarily stored, genuine coins not used for withdrawal are diverged by overflow coin branch gate 95h and temporarily stored, and fake coins are classified by coin identification Passed through the passage 21 and returned to the machine operator side, and temporarily accepted coins are stored in the coin storage and ejection unit 113 by type and the overflow coin storage unit 125 at the time of payment approval,
In addition, at the time of dispensing, in a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine that dispenses coins from the coin storing and dispensing unit 113 by type and dispenses the coins to the machine operator side, based on the identification result of the identification unit 91, the true value of the deposited coins is determined. Deposited money value calculator 153 for calculating the money value of coins, and scheduled branch coins provided to correspond to the type-specific branch gates 95a to 95f and the overflow coin branch gate 95h, respectively, for detecting arrival of coins to be branched. Arrival detection means 15
1, branch gate driving means 98a-98f, 98h for operating the type-specific branch gates 95a-95f and overflow coin branch gate 95h, respectively, and signals from the identification unit 91 and each branch expected coin arrival detecting means 151. A branch gate drive control unit 154 for operating the branch gate driving means 98a to 98f, 98h; and the branch gates 95a to 95 for each type.
f and a branch presence / absence detecting means 152 provided immediately after the overflow coin branch gate 95h for detecting the presence or absence of a branch of a coin to be branched at each of the branch gates 95a to 95f, 95h; When a coin to be branched at 95f is detected by the corresponding branch presence / absence detecting means 152 as no branch, a correction command is given to the branch gate drive control unit 154 so that the coin is branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h. Driving correction command section 155,
When a coin to be branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h is detected by the corresponding branch presence / absence detecting means 152 as having no branch, the money value of the deposited money value calculation unit 153 is subtracted by the received money value calculation unit 153 so as to subtract the money value of the coin. And a money value correction command unit 156 for giving a correction command.

[0008]

According to the present invention, at the time of depositing, the deposited coins received by the storage and dispensing section 11 are fed out one by one from the storage and dispensing section 11 to the coin identification and classification path 21, and conveyed one by one on the coin identification and classification path 21; Identification is performed by the identification unit 91. The genuine coins to be used for withdrawal are branched by type at the branch gates 95a to 95f according to type and temporarily stored, and the genuine coins not used for withdrawal are branched and temporarily stored at the branch gate 95h for overflow coins.
The counterfeit coin is returned to the machine operator through the coin identification and classification passage 21, and the temporarily held coin is stored in the coin storage / discharge unit 113 for each type and the overflow coin storage unit 125 at the time of payment approval.

[0009] Branch gates by type corresponding to coins
Even though it should arrive at 95a-95f and branch, it should pass through the corresponding type branch gates 95a-95f from the delay of the branch timing, and if the branch presence / absence detection means 152 detects no branch, The drive correction command unit 155 instructs the coin to branch at the overflow coin branch gate 95h. Therefore, the coins are branched as overflow coins by the overflow coin branch gate 95h.

[0010] Even though the coin that is to be branched as an overflow coin should arrive at the overflow coin branch gate 95h and be branched, the switch timing of the overflow coin branch gate 95h delays the overflow coin branch gate. When the coin passes through 95h and the branch presence / absence detection unit 152 detects no branch, a money value correction command is given to the deposited money value calculation unit 153 through the money value correction command unit 156 so as to subtract the money value of the coin.

Therefore, when a deposited coin conveyed through the coin discriminating / classifying passage 21 arrives at the corresponding branch gate 95a-95f, 95h, the branch gate is delayed due to a delay in branch timing.
Even if the branch is not made at 95a to 95f and 95h, there is no need to stop the machine as an abnormality, and there is little opportunity for abnormal stop.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and a coin receiving port 2 serving as a deposit port and a dispensing port is opened at an 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. 3 to 5, the rotating disk 12 is attached to the rotating shaft 14 so as to be slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and is rotated forward (solid line in FIG. (In the direction of the arrow), and when the coin is cleared, it is rotated in the reverse direction (in the direction of the dashed arrow 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.

On the back side of the rotary disk 12, a leaf spring 18 is attached to an 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.

The respective 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 passage portions 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 interval d1 between the rotary disk 12 and the coin transport belt 42 is set to be 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. 6 and 7 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 mounted on 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
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 fitted into the rotary shaft 55, and protrudes helically in the forward rotation direction from an end face 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 rotating 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 rotate forward to carry out 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. 2 and 10, 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. The lifting bucket device 84 is provided with a bucket 85 having a side edge opened for storing coins and the like, which can be lifted and lowered by a belt (not shown). The bucket 85 receives coins or foreign matter from a collection chute 83 through a 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 respectively provided with branch gates 95a to 95f for opening and closing the respective types, the sorting holes 92g are provided with branch gates 95g for reject coins for opening and closing the same, 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. 8 and 9, 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 opened. It is rotatable between a closing position for closing and a branching position for opening the selection holes 92a to 92h. A cutout 97 is formed in each of the branch gates 95a to 95h to avoid collision with the coin transport belt 42 when rotating to the branch position. Each branch gate 95a ~
Rotary solenoids 98a to 98h (shown in FIG. 1) as branch gate driving means are respectively connected to the support shaft 96 of 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, that is, 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 as a later-described scheduled-to-be-branched coin arrival detecting means 151 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 connected to the respective branch gates 95a to 95j.
It is configured as a branching presence / absence detecting means 152, which will be described later, which detects the presence / absence of a branch of a coin to be branched at 95h.

Then, based on the identification signal identified by the identification section 91, when the corresponding coin shields the coin detection sensors 99a to 99h of the corresponding expected coin arrival detection means 151, the preceding coin is detected. Based on the position condition, the corresponding branch gates 95a to 95h are rotated to the branch position, and
Coins are forcibly dropped into sorting holes 92a to 92h opened through 95a to 95h. When each of the coin detection sensors 99c to 99j of the branch presence / absence detection means 152 detects no branch, the coin is processed as an overflow coin or a return coin based on the position condition of the preceding coin. The details of these coin branching processes will be described later in the section of operation.

As shown in FIG. 11, each sorting hole 92a
Chutes 101 communicating with a temporary holding unit 111 to be described later are arranged on the back side of the bases 92f. As shown in FIG. 12, 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. 13, on the back side of the sorting hole 92h,
A chute 103 communicating with a coin conveyor 121 described later is provided above the coin conveyor 121.

At the lower end of each chute 101, a temporary holding section 111 for temporarily holding coins in a stacked state is provided. Each of the temporary holding portions 111 is formed of a cylindrical temporary holding frame 112 for holding coins in piles, and the temporary holding frame 112 is moved by a driving means (not shown) in a direction orthogonal to the coin transport direction of the coin identification and classification passage 21 (see FIG. 11 (to the right in FIG. 11).

Below the temporary holding frame 112, a coin storage / discharge unit 113 for each type is detachably mounted on the body 1 in a cassette system, and the coin storage / discharge unit 113 for each type is provided in each sorting hole 92a. A coin-type storage cylinder portion 114 is provided corresponding to. The upper part of each storage tube part 114 is configured as a projection part,
The ejection section is provided with an ejection plate 115 between each of the temporary holding frames 112 and each of the storage tube portions 114, and the ejection plate 115 is moved by a driving means (not shown) in the coin conveying direction of the coin identification and classification passage 21. It is designed to move forward and backward in the orthogonal direction (left direction in FIG. 11). Then, the ejection plate 115 moves to the left in FIG. 11, and the temporary holding frame 112 moves to the right in FIG.
In a state where the uppermost coin of No. 4 is received by the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 112, the uppermost coin of the storage tube portion 114 is discharged to the right in FIG.

Each storage cylinder 11 of the coin storage / ejection unit 113 by type
A support member 116 for supporting the stacked coins is provided in the inside 4 so as to be vertically movable, and the coins are supported by the support members 116 in an stacked manner. Each of the support members 116 is detachably connected to a drive mechanism 117 from a vertical guide groove (not shown) of the storage cylinder portion 114 so as to be lifted and lowered, respectively. Of the top coin to abut the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 112,
At the time of payment, the coins held in the temporary holding frame 112 are received at the time of payment approval and are lowered and stored in the storage cylinder 114.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 11 and FIG. 13, a coin transport conveyor 121 is provided at one upper side of the coin storage and ejection section 113 for each type. Receiving the dispensed coin ejected from the type coin storing and ejecting section 113 on the ejection plate 115, the coin ejected from the temporary holding section 111, and the overflow coin ejected from the sorting hole 92h through the chute 103, It is transported to the storage and dispensing section 11 or an overflow coin storage box 125 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 12, the 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 as an overflow coin storage section is disposed on one side of the coin storage and ejection section 113 for each type and the reject coin storage box 123.
The coin is ejected from the coin conveyor 121 and is stored therein. 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. 2 and 14, reference numeral 131 denotes a coin replenishment cassette. The coin replenishment cassette 131 is located at 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.

1 coin, 5 yen, 10 coins
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 an opening on the lower surface of each replenishment coin storage part 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 shutter 133 along a mounting position of the coin replenishment cassette 131, for example, a solenoid.
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
It is driven based on a coin decrease signal from each of the coin decrease detection sensors (not shown) for detecting the respective decrease of the coins.

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

Next, FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for controlling the calculation of the money value of the true coin in the deposited coins and the operation of each of the branch gates 95a to 95h.

As the detecting means, there are provided an identification section 91, a coming-of-branch coin arrival detecting means 151, and a branching presence / absence detecting means 152. The means for detecting the arrival of coins to be branched 151 is provided at each branch gate 95.
It comprises coin detection sensors 99a to 99h respectively corresponding to the upstream positions of a to 95h, and detects arrival of coins to be branched to the branch gates 95a to 95h. Branch presence detection means 15
2 includes coin detection sensors 99c to 99j respectively corresponding to positions immediately after the branch gates 95a to 95h, and detects whether or not a coin to be branched at each of the branch gates 95a to 95h has been branched. I do.

Then, based on the identification result in the identification section 91,
Deposited monetary value calculator that calculates the monetary value of genuine coins in deposited coins
153. Note that the money value may be any of the deposit amount, the amount and the number of copies, the amount of each denomination, and a combination thereof.

Further, there is provided a branch gate drive control section 154 for operating the respective rotary solenoids 98a to 98h as branch gate drive means. This branch gate drive control unit
154 is an identification unit 91 and a scheduled coin arrival detecting unit 151
The rotary solenoids 98a to 98h are operated based on the signal of (1), and the coins are branched by the corresponding branch gates 95a to 95h.

When a coin to be branched at the branch gates 95a to 95f is detected by the corresponding branch presence / absence detecting means 152 (coin detection sensors 99c to 99h) without branching, the coin is overflowed into a branch gate for overflow coins. A drive correction command unit 155 for giving a correction command to the branch gate drive control unit 154 so as to branch at 95h is provided.

Further, a branch gate for overflow coins
When the coin to be branched at 95h is detected by the corresponding branch presence / absence detection means, that is, the coin detection sensor 99j, no branch is detected,
Deposited money value calculator 15 to subtract the money value of the coin
3 is provided with a money value correction command section 156 for giving a money value correction command.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the branching operation of coins in the coin identification and classification passage 21 will be described.

FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (d) show control modes when the coin C is branched by the type-specific branch gate 95b.
As shown in FIG. 15A, coin C is detected by coin detection sensor 99b.
, The type-specific branch gate 95b is operated.
As shown in FIG. 15B, coin C is detected by coin detection sensor 99b.
When the light is shielded, the preceding coin C1
If the coin has passed the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of b, the branch gate 95b for each type is operated. As shown in FIG. 15 (c), when the coin C1 shields the coin detection sensor 99b from the light and the preceding coin C1 shields the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of the branch gate 95b by type, Branch gate 95b
Activate As shown in FIG. 15 (d), when the coin C shields the coin detection sensor 99b, if the preceding coin C1 has not reached the coin detection sensor 99d on the downstream side of the type branch gate 95b, the type Since the branching operation by the branching gate 95b is impossible, the preceding coin C1 and the current coin C are sent to the coin receiving unit 3 as rejected coins at the time of deposit, without being stored in the type-specific coin storage / ejection unit 113 described later. At times, it is handled as an overflow coin and stored in a reject coin storage box 123 described later.

Even though the coin C should have arrived at the branch gate 95b according to type, the coin C should pass through the branch gate 95b according to the delay of the branch timing and be detected by the coin detection sensor 99d. At this time, the coin C is set through the drive correction command unit 155 so as to branch at the overflow coin branch gate 95h. And the coin C
Arrives at the coin detection sensor 99h, the preceding coin C
If 1 passes through the coin detection sensor 99j or shields the coin detection sensor 99j from light, the coin C is branched by the overflow coin branch gate 95h, and the coin C1
Is not sent to the coin detection sensor 99j, the packet 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.

Next, the deposit processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

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 storage and dispensing section 11 are rotated one after another by pins 19 protruding 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.

The coins conveyed to the introduction passage 22 and the sorting passage 23 are identified by the identification unit 91 (step 1). If the coin is identified as a genuine coin, the money value of the coin is added to the received money value calculated by the received money value calculation unit 153, and based on the detection state of the fullness of the storage tube portion 114 of the corresponding denomination, the storage tube portion is detected. 114
It is determined whether or not storage in the storage is possible, that is, whether or not branching by type is possible (step 2).

If it is determined that branching by type is possible, when coins arrive at the corresponding branching gates 95a-95f,
The corresponding type-specific branch gates 95a to 95f are rotated to the branch positions, and coins fall and branch to the corresponding selection holes 92a to 92f.

On the other hand, the coin identified as an inappropriate coin by the identification section 91 is conveyed to the end of the delivery passage section 25 of the coin identification and classification passage 21, guided by the guide edge 28, rolls under its own weight, and receives the coin. It is returned to the unit 3 (step 3).

The type of branch gate 95 corresponding to the coin
Despite the arrival at a.about.95f, it should pass through the corresponding type branch gates 95a-95f due to the delay of the branch timing, and the branch presence detecting means 152 (coin detection sensors 99c-99h). When no branch is detected (step 4), the coin is transferred to the overflow coin branch gate 95.
It is set through the drive correction command section 155 so as to branch at h (step 5). Then, the coin passes through the branch gates 95a to 95f according to the type, and is dropped and branched to the sorting hole 92h by the branch gate 95h for overflow coins.

If it is determined in step 2 that fullness is detected and branching by type is not possible, the coin is set to branch at the overflow coin branch gate 95h (step 6), and branching by type is performed. Gate 95a ~
After passing through 95f, it is dropped and branched into the sorting hole 92h by the overflow coin branch gate 95h.

Further, coins branched and set as overflow coins are supplied to overflow coin branch gate 95h.
Although it is supposed to be branched when it arrives, it passes through the overflow coin branch gate 95h due to the switching timing delay of the overflow coin branch gate 95h, and there is no branch in the branch presence / absence detecting means 152 (coin detection sensor 99j). When it is detected (steps 7 and 8), a money value correction command is given to the deposited money value calculation unit 153 through the money value correction command unit 156 so as to subtract the money value of the coin (step 9). The coin passing through the overflow coin branch gate 95h is sent to the coin receiving unit 3 as a reject coin.

The coins dropped and branched into the sorting holes 92a to 92f are guided by the chute 101 and are temporarily stored in the temporary storing unit 111 for each denomination in a state of being piled up.
The coin dropped and branched at 92h is discharged onto the coin transport conveyor 121 through the chute 103 and is 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 is closed 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.

When the deposit amount is confirmed by the machine operator and the deposit approval operation is performed, the coins held in the respective temporary holding sections 111 are sorted by type by the retreat of the throw-out plate 115 and the lowering of the support member 116. The coins are stored and stacked in the storage cylinder 114 of the coin storage / ejection unit 113, respectively.
The above overflow coins are discharged and stored in the overflow coin storage box 125 by driving the coin transport conveyor 121.

When the payment rejection operation is performed by the machine operator, the temporary holding section 112 is moved by moving the temporary holding frame 112.
The coins temporarily held in 1 are transferred to the coin transport conveyor 121
Will be released. The coins released from the temporary holding 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 coin transported to the storage and dispensing unit 11 is fed from the storage and dispensing unit 11 and transported along the coin identification and classification path 21,
The coin is 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.

In addition, the amount of coins coming in and out of each of the storage cylinders 114 and the overflow coin storage box 125 is calculated and stored for each deposit processing, and the amount of coins in the machine body 1 is managed.

The dispensing process will be described.

When the input operation of the withdrawal money value (amount or denomination and the number of sheets) and the withdrawal command operation are performed by the machine operator,
The coins stacked and stored in the storage cylinder portion 114 of the coin storage and ejection portion 113 by type are sequentially transferred to the coin transport conveyor 12 by the ejection plate 115.
1 is released on. 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 discriminated as abnormal by the discriminating section 91 is dropped from the sorting hole 92g and stored in the reject coin storing box 123 in the special coin storing section 123 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 has elapsed from the end of the dispensing operation of the dispensed coins (after a predetermined time when all the dispensed coins are sent to the coin receiving unit 3), 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).

At the time of withdrawal to the coin receiving unit 3 (not at the time of withdrawal cancellation), there is no denomination 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 into and leaving each storage cylinder 114 and the overflow coin storage box 125 is calculated and stored for each withdrawal process, and the amount of coins in the machine body 1 is managed.

The coin replenishment processing 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 ejection 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 type-specific branch gate 95a of the corresponding denomination.
9595f branches at the sorting holes 92a to 92f and shoots 101
Is replenished and stored in the storage cylinder 114 through At this time, the ejection plate 115 is retracted, and the coins are stored in the storage tube 114 without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage frame 112.

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 a reject coin storing box 123 from a sorting hole 92g through a chute 102. .

Next, the replenishment during the course of the process will be described. When the number of coins in any one of the storage cylinders 114 of each of the coin storage and dispensing units 113 of the type is smaller than a predetermined amount, one of the denominations corresponding to the reduced storage cylinder 114 of the coin replenishment cassette 131. The replenished coins are ejected from the two replenished coin storage units 132 at a time, guided by a chute (not shown), and fed to a coin transport conveyor.
The coin is fed onto the coin conveyor 121 and stored and fed by the coin conveyor 121.
It is transported to 11.

The replenishment 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 to 95f for the corresponding denominations. The coin is refilled and stored in the storage cylinder section 114, and the coin identified as an abnormal coin by the identification section 91 is branched by the reject coin branch gate 95g and stored in the reject coin storage box 123 in the abnormal coin dedicated storage section. Is stored.

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 managed by adding the amount of coins stored in the storage cylinder 114 to the already stored amount of coins as in the case of the deposit processing. .

It is to be noted 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 on whether the coins in the respective replenishment coin storage units 132 have been discharged or not discharged.

Also, at the time of coin replenishment processing, coins are branched in the same manner as at the time of the above-described deposit processing, and cannot be branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h, so that the coin receiving portion 3
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, since the money value of the branched coins (excluding rejected coins) is also accurately calculated at the time of replenishment, the cash management can be performed.

Further, the number of coins in the storage cylinder portion 114 of a certain denomination in the coin storage and dispensing section 113 for each type is 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, if 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 driven, The coins stored in the overflow coin storage box 125 are conveyed to the storage and dispensing section 11, and are fed out from the storage and dispensing section 11 to the coin identification and classification path 21, and are identified by the identification section 91, and the denominated denomination is Branch gates 95a to 95h by type
And is replenished and stored in the storage tube portion 114. At this time, denomination coins for which the storage cylinder portion 114 has been detected to be full are branched at the overflow coin branch gate 95h, discharged to the coin transport conveyor 121, and returned from the coin transport conveyor 121 to the overflow coin storage box 125. It is.
The abnormal coin is branched at the reject coin branch gate 95g and stored in the abnormal coin storage box 123 of the reject coin storage box 123.

The coin collection process will be described.

[0096] A coin storage / ejection unit classified by type according to a coin collection command.
The coins stored in the coin conveyor 113 are sequentially ejected to the coin conveyor 121 by the ejection plate 115, and the coin conveyor
From the coin storage box 125.
The overflow coin storage box 125, the reject coin storage box 123, which have been clarified by calculating the number and amount of denominations and the total amount of coins collected and stored from the body 1,
The coin replenishment cassettes 131 are respectively taken out.

In the above-described embodiment, the coin detection sensors 99a to 99j are shared by the scheduled coin arrival detection means 151 and the branch presence / absence detection means 152, but they may be provided exclusively.

In the above-described embodiment, when temporarily storing coins, dispensing 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 does not need to be provided corresponding to the storage cylinder section 114 of the coin storage and ejection section 113 by type. The refill coin storage unit 132 may be used.

Further, the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 can be set or changed as appropriate in denomination, and the replenishment coin storage unit 132 of the coin replenishment cassette 131 can be used for one denomination. You can also.

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

Further, in the above-described 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 on the body 1, but it is provided on 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.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the coin receiving port 2 uses the same depositing and dispensing port as the coin receiving and dispensing port, but the depositing port and the dispensing port can be formed separately.

In the above-described embodiment, the introduction passage 22 is inclined upward. However, the introduction passage 22 is not limited to this structure, and may extend substantially horizontally like the classification passage 23.

[0105]

According to the present invention, coins are branched as overflow coins if they are not branched at the type-specific branch gate, and coins are branched if they are not branched at the overflow coin branch gate. The coin can be returned to the machine operation side and the money value of the coin can be subtracted from the received money value. Therefore, when a deposited coin conveyed through the coin identification and classification path arrives at the corresponding branch gate, even if the coin is not branched at this branch gate due to a delay in branch timing, the machine is stopped abnormally without stopping the machine as abnormal. It is possible to provide a circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine with few opportunities.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the internal structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the storage and delivery section of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the drive mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2 of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 2 of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 2 of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 2 of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the coin replenishment cassette of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the coin identification and classification passage of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a deposit processing operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Reservoir dispensing unit 21 Coin identification and classification passage 41 Conveying means 91 Identification unit 95a to 95f Branch gate by type 95h Branch gate for overflow coins 98a to 98f, 98h Rotary solenoid as branch gate drive unit 113 Coin storage and ejection unit by type 125 Overflow coin storage box as overflow coin storage unit 151 Expected branch arrival means 152 Branch presence / absence detection means 153 Deposited money value calculation unit 154 Branch gate drive control unit 155 Drive correction command unit 156 Currency value correction command unit

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A deposit coin received by the storage and dispensing section is fed out one coin at a time from the storage and dispensing section to the coin identification and classification path, and the coin identification and classification path is transported by the transporting means, and the deposited coin is transported on the coin identification and classification path. Specified coins to be used for dispensed coins are diverged by type and temporarily reserved by the type-specific branch gate operated based on this identification signal, and genuine coins not used for withdrawal are branched for overflow coins. Branched by the gate and temporarily held, fake coins are passed through the coin identification and classification passage and returned to the machine operator side, and temporarily accepted coins are stored in the type coin storage and ejection unit and overflow coin storage unit when payment is approved And, at the time of dispensing, in the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine which dispenses coins from the type coin storing and dispensing unit and dispenses it to the machine operator side, A deposit money value calculation unit that calculates the currency value of the true coin in the deposit coin, and a branch schedule that is provided corresponding to the type-specific branch gate and the overflow coin branch gate, respectively, and that detects the arrival of the coin to be branched. Coin arrival detecting means; branch gate driving means for operating each type of branch gate and overflow coin branch gate; operating each of the branch gate driving means based on signals from the identification section and each of the expected coin arrival detecting means. A branch gate drive control unit that is provided, each of which is provided immediately after the type-specific branch gate and the overflow coin branch gate, and a branch presence / absence detection unit that detects the presence / absence of a branch of a coin to be branched at each branch gate; When a coin to be branched at another branch gate is detected by the corresponding branch presence / absence detection means without branch, the coin is A drive correction command unit for giving a correction command to the branch gate drive control unit so as to branch at the overflow coin branch gate; and a coin to be branched at the overflow coin branch gate corresponding to the branch presence / absence detection unit. A circulation type coin dispensing / dispensing machine, comprising: a money value correction command unit for giving a money value correction command to the deposited money value calculation unit so as to subtract a money value of the coin when detected.