JP2756893B2 - Coin settlement processing system - 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 settlement processing system in which a coin bag containing a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined denomination can be transported separately from coin bags of another denomination. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, after a settlement process is performed, the weight of coins conveyed in a bagged state is measured to check whether or not a predetermined number of coins are stored in the bag. As a coin settlement processing system, for example,
-286993 (known example A) and JP-A 2-2
No. 57298 (known example B) is disclosed.

[0003] To summarize the description of each of the above-mentioned known examples A and B in relation to the present invention, the known example A can be used to transport a large number of multi-kind coins supplied by a transport cart. Of the counting means, the coin is counted by the coin counting machine, the bag is packed again, the total weight is finally checked, and the goods are reloaded onto a common transport vehicle and carried out. And the known example B
As for, the loose coins fed into the coin supply means are transported by an endless conveyor, and the bucket on this conveyor throws out coins to a desired coin counter at a desired position, counts, and packs the coins. After the processing, the specimens are carried out after the weight check, and each of the known examples A and B is weighed, and the weight is determined based on whether or not the weighed data belongs to the reference data range of any denomination. If the result is normal, the common feature is that the coin bags of each denomination are all accumulated at a common carry-out location.

[0004]

The above known examples A and B
In any of the above, no particular problem occurs in the use of the coin bag only when a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined denomination are stored in the coin bag without error.

However, since the coin bag is checked by detecting its total weight, the following phenomenon has been observed.

That is, for example, a 100-yen coin bag that has been sealed due to a shortage of sheets is sent in, and as a result of weighing the coin bag, the measured data is within the reference data range of a 10-yen coin bag. In this case, there is a risk that the coin bag may be conveyed as a normal coin bag of 10 yen coins even though the number of coin bags is insufficient for 100 yen coins.

In other words, an excess or deficiency in the number of coins in a coin bag of a certain denomination is consequently inconsistent with a normal (consistent with a reference value) weight in which a predetermined number of other denominations are stored. However, there is a problem that a coin bag having an excess or deficiency in the number of coins is accepted as a coin bag having a normal weight because the coin bag is treated as a normal coin bag of another denomination.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent coin settlement processing system capable of solving the above-mentioned disadvantages. The coins thus counted are counted by a predetermined coin counter for each denomination on a checkout line, dispensed into coin bags, the coin bags are sealed by a sealing machine, and the coin bags are weighed by a weighing scale on a weighing line. In the coin settlement processing system, the denomination of the coin bag can be determined by comparing the weight of the coin bag with the reference data, and the coin bag determined by the denomination is sorted. In the distribution section of the line, coin bags for each denomination can be carried out from different paths, and for the coin bags,
This is a coin settlement processing system that can be sealed by a sealing machine so that a denomination is displayed.

[0009]

[Operation] Since the configuration is as described above,
The number of the inserted coins is counted by a designated coin counter for each predetermined denomination, then stored in a coin bag, sealed with the denomination displayed on the coin bag, and each coin is weighed with a weighing scale. When the bag is weighed and its weight matches the reference data, the sorting section in the next process can be turned ON / OFF as appropriate, and can be separated and transported to the required location via a desired route. In addition, the coin bag whose weight does not match the reference data can notify the operator of the coin bag.

[0010]

Example of the implementation examples The present invention is a as shown in the drawings, in as shown in FIG. 1, the coin payment processing system S is mainly settlement line L ₁ and the metering line L ₂ and the distribution line L ₃ It is composed of

Next, the configuration of each of the lines L ₁ , L ₂ and L ₃ together with their functions will be described.

(1) Settlement Line L _{1 In} this line L ₁ , the received loose coins are received by the coin receiving unit 1, conveyed by an endless bucket conveyor 2, and passed through a chute 4 to a main control unit 3. The coins are inserted into predetermined coin counters 5A to 5E in which the handling denomination is designated in advance, and the counting process is performed. In general, the operator manually inserts the sealing device into the mouth of the bag, inserts it into the sealing machine, and operates the lever of the sealing machine by manual operation.
It is customary to manually close the mouth of the bag with a sealing device. In this case, if the type of the sealing device is distinguished by color (tone), the operator can use this method. This is convenient because the denomination can be visually confirmed, but it goes without saying that labels, plates, and various other types can be similarly employed as long as they can be displayed by denomination.

In this embodiment, the storage boxes (not shown) of the sealing tools color-coded according to the type of denomination are stored in the coin counters 5A to 5A.
Since it was arranged adjacent to E, there was no confusion regarding the attachment of the closure, and a practically favorable result was obtained.

In the case of the coin bag MB sealed as described above, it is usually called a large bag, and 5,000 1-yen coins (weight 5 kg) and 5, 10, 50, and 100 yen coins are used. 4,000 sheets (weight: 5 yen-15 kg, 10 yen-18 k
g, 50 yen-16 kg, 100 yen-19.2 kg), 5
00 yen coins 2,000 sheets have been made to house (weight 14.4 kg), respectively, it is intended to be supplied to the subsequent metering line L ₂ is conveyed by a common belt conveyor 8.

(2) Weighing line L _{2 In} this line L ₂ , the weight of the coin bag MB of each denomination is different depending on the denomination by the weighing machine 10, so an allowable value is added to each weight value. Compared to the reference data,
It is configured to determine to which denomination the weighed coin bag MB belongs.

When the measured weight of the coin bag MB does not correspond to the reference data of any denomination, an alarm signal is output immediately because the coin bag MB has an abnormal weight.

(3) Distribution line L ₃ Next, the judgment result detected on the weighing line L ₂ is as follows:
Is communicated to the main control unit 3 of the, by operating the switching parts 20 and 21 of the sorting line L ₃ by a command signal from the main control unit 3,
The coin bags MB having the same weight are distinguished from the coin bags MB having the other weights, and each coin bag MB is carried out to a dedicated receiving table 22A to 22C.

That is, for example, when the distribution unit 20 is turned ON,
The coin bag MB containing 0-yen coins is carried out onto the receiving tray 22A, and for the 50-yen coin, the distributing unit 20 is turned off and only the distributing unit 21 is turned on, so that the receiving tray 22B is turned off.
The coin bag MB of a denomination other than the above can be carried out on the receiving table 22C by turning off each of the sorting units 20 and 21. However, it is needless to say that the design can be easily changed, if necessary, by separately allocating each of the six denominations and carrying them out to a different receiving table.

As described above, the coin bags MB indicated by denomination are carried out according to their weights. Therefore, even if the number of stored coin bags MB is incorrect or the number of coin bags MB is incorrectly attached, there is a mixture of coin bags MB. Even if they are sorted and distributed, coin bags MB with different denominations will be mixed in the group of coin bags MB with the same denomination of sealing tools, and the operator will immediately detect the abnormality. It can be done.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the system S of this embodiment. The weight of the coin bag MB weighed by the weighing scale 10 is compared with the reference data memory, and the weight of the coin bag MB is determined by the normal coin bag MB. When it is determined that the coin bag MB is present, the sorting units 20 and 21 are controlled by a command from the main control unit 3 to sort the coin bag MB. It is configured to start up and notify this.

[0021]

According to the present invention, as described in the embodiment, each coin type is stored in a coin bag, the coin type of the coin bag is discriminated according to its weight, and the coin bag is passed through different routes. Since it can be carried out, the sorting process of coin bags by denomination can be omitted, and the efficiency of the settlement process can be greatly improved, and the denomination of coin bags by denomination Therefore, even if there is an excess or deficiency in the number of stored coins, because the coins match the reference data for coin bags of other denominations, even if they pass the weight check, Bags will be carried out from the coin bag route of other denominations, and since the denomination display is different from that of other denomination coin bags, it is possible to immediately detect that the number of coin bags is insufficient. It is possible to exhibit the excellent effect of being.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a coin settlement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

S coin payment processing system L ₁ checkout line 5A~5E coin counting machine 6 stuffing machine L ₂ metering line L ₃ sorting lines 20, 21 the distribution unit

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. The supplied coins are counted by a predetermined coin counter for each denomination in a checkout line, and after dispensing them in coin bags, the coin bags are sealed by a sealing machine and the weight of the weighing line is measured. A coin settlement processing system in which a coin bag can be measured by a meter, wherein the denomination of the coin bag can be determined by comparing the weight of the coin bag with reference data. 2. The coin settlement according to claim 1, wherein the coin bags determined for the denominations can be carried out from different routes for the respective denominations in the distribution section of the distribution line. Processing system. 3. The coin bag can be sealed by a sealing machine so that a denomination is displayed on the coin bag.
The coin settlement processing system described in the above.