JP3175957B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus in which the structure of a receiving tray at a cash slot into which coins are inserted is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a circulation type coin processing apparatus of this kind, coins dropped from a deposit / withdrawal port of the apparatus main body are temporarily stored on a receiving tray at the time of deposit, and thus coins are deposited on the receiving tray. The coins fed out by the coin feeding unit are fed out one by one to a denomination coin sorting unit for sorting, and the coins sorted by the denomination coin sorting unit are sorted into denominations, stored in denomination safes, and stored in denomination safes. They are stored in storage safes. Further, the receiving tray is formed of a rotating body, and the deposited coin is supplied to the coin feeding section by rotation of the rotating body.

On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal, coins stored in each denomination-type safe of the denomination-type coin storage safe are transferred from the coin withdrawal port to the receiving tray from a coin withdrawal port via a transport unit such as a belt in accordance with a required amount. And withdraw money to the user.

[0004] However, in such a conventional structure, the coin dispensing port is provided on the receiving pan, so that the coin may be accidentally dropped into the coin dispensing port. Deposited coins are not accurately deposited,
There is a problem that the user is uncomfortable. Therefore, in the related art, an iron side is movably provided at the mouth of the coin dispensing port, and the above-described problem is prevented by opening and closing the iron side.

[0005]

However, at the time of depositing, if a coin is fully filled on the receiving tray and the mouth of the coin dispensing port is not sufficiently closed by the iron side, the coin is dispensed from the coin dispensing port. There is a possibility that coins will fall to the withdrawal side, and there is also a possibility that coins will be intentionally inserted into the coin withdrawal port, which causes trouble. In the case where a special part such as an iron side is provided at the mouth of the coin dispensing port, the coin is caught on this part and the coin does not return to the receiving tray accurately.

Further, there is conventionally known a structure in which the coin dispensing port is closed at the time of depositing by opening and closing the receiving tray. However, since the receiving tray is of a swing type, it is necessary to secure extra space. There was a problem such as there is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to reliably prevent a coin from dropping from the coin dispensing port at the top of the receiving tray to the dispensing side at the time of depositing and dispensing, and to provide an extra portion for closing the coin dispensing port. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device capable of eliminating the need for a space.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an apparatus main body, and a pay-in / pay-out port opening / closing means having a door provided to open and close a pay-in / pay-out port of the apparatus main body. A tray provided at the lower portion of the deposit / withdrawal opening / closing means and temporarily holding coins dropped and deposited from the deposit / withdrawal port;
A coin dispensing means provided at a lower portion of the tray and dropped on the dispensing belt and dispenses coins one by one, and coins dispensed from the coin dispensing means are sorted by denomination. Denomination coin sorting means, Denomination coin storage means for storing and storing coins classified by denomination by the denomination coin sorting means in denomination safes, and coins stored in the denomination coin storage means was and a coin means for dispensing towards the pan from the coin dispensing port provided between the saucer and the entering-dispensing port via a conveyance path, wherein the pan is entering-dispensing Coins dropped from mouth and said
Upward to accept coins dispensed from coin withdrawal slot
It is formed in a semi-cylindrical cross section with an opening that is open to
And a concentrically rotatable rotator, which closes the coin dispensing port when the door is open.
Both coin receiving positions where the receiving port is opposite to the deposit / withdrawal port
To the receiving pan through the deposit port and the receiving port.
After coins are inserted and the door is closed,
Turn the coin downward and throw coins on the control belt of the coin control means.
The coin is pivoted to a droppable coin drop position and the door is closed.
When dispensing coins from the coin dispensing slot to the tray,
It is configured to be rotationally controlled to a coin receiving position that opens a coin payout slot .

[0009]

According to the present invention, the tray for temporarily storing coins deposited and deposited from the deposit / dispensing port is constituted by a concentrically rotatable rotatable member having a semi-cylindrical cross-section and having a semi-cylindrical cross section serving as a receiving port. When depositing the rotator with the door open, the coin dispensing port through which coins are dispensed onto the tray when dispensing is closed, and the coin dispensing means is dispensed by rotating the receptacle downward. While the coins can be dropped on the belt, the rotation of the rotating body is controlled so as to open the coin dispensing port when dispensing with the door closed, so that coins on the upper part of the receiving tray at the time of depositing It is possible to reliably prevent coins from falling from the spigot.

Further, since the receiving tray is formed of a rotating body having a semi-cylindrical cross section which rotates concentrically, and the rotating operation of the rotating body closes the coin dispensing port, it is necessary to secure an extra space. Absent.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 schematically shows the entire structure of a coin processing apparatus according to the present invention. It is. A cash slot 2 is opened on the upper surface of the front part 1a side of the apparatus main body 1, and a door 3 as a cash slot opening / closing means is provided on the cash slot 2 so as to be openable and closable.

At the lower part of the door 3, there is provided a receiving tray 4 for temporarily storing coins P deposited and deposited from the deposit / withdrawal port 2, and below the receiving tray 4, a coin feeding means and a coin feeding means are provided. Coin feeding unit 5 is provided.
The coins fed from the receiving tray 4 are fed out one by one via a feeding belt 6 which can be moved obliquely upward provided at the bottom.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a coin sorting passage provided downstream of the feeding belt 6 as coin sorting means for denominations.
1 and a plurality of shutters 12 arranged to be openable and closable in a transport direction below the sorting coin transport belt 11. Each of these shutters 12 is installed on the upstream side of the coin sorting passage 10, for example. Opening / closing control is performed in response to the detection operation of the check unit 13 which is a denomination coin detecting means for detecting a denomination of coins such as a magnetic sensor or an image sensor.

In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes each of the shutters 12;
The denomination coin storage means 20 includes a housing-like coin storage part 22 which is located at a corresponding position via a temporary coin storage part 21.

[0015] Each of these coin storage sections 22 is provided with six types of coins, for example, 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin, and 500-yen coin from the upstream side to the downstream side. The denominations are arranged so as to be separated and stored in order, and a first coin feeding / conveying belt 30 serving as a coin feeding / conveying means is arranged at a bottom portion thereof.

At the time of dispensing, coins fed from the respective coin storage sections 22 of the denomination-type coin storage means 20 are thrown out onto the coin feeding / conveying belt 30. The coins conveyed onto the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding section 5 via the coin feeding / conveying belt 31 of the above, and the coins conveyed on this feeding belt 6 are passed through the check section 13 to the selected coin conveyance in the coin sorting passage section 10. It is conveyed on the belt 11.

Further, the coins conveyed on the sorted coin conveying belt 11 are fed to a fourth coin feeding / conveying belt 33 from a reject gate 32 provided at the rear end thereof.
As shown in FIG.
The coin is conveyed to a coin dispensing port 35 formed on the upper part of the receiving tray 4 on the front part 1a side of the apparatus main body 1 so that coins can be inserted into the receiving tray 4 from the coin dispensing port 35 at the time of dispensing. On the other hand, by switching a gate (not shown), the coins dropped on the reject gate 32 are guided and stored in the coin replenishing safe 100.

In the figure, reference numeral 36 denotes an overflow chute whose upstream opening is located at the coin sorting passage 1 of the denomination.
0, the coins overflowing on the coin passage are controlled by an open / close control of a shutter (not shown), and an overflow safe 2 installed at the bottom of the apparatus main body 1.
00.

As shown in FIG. 1, the receiving tray 4 is composed of a rotating body 41 having a semi-cylindrical cross-section and opening upward to form a receiving port 42. The rotating body 41 has a center axis 43 as its center. And the front and rear sides thereof are surrounded by a front plate 44 and a rear plate 45 fixed to the apparatus main body 1, and between the front plate 44 and the rear plate 45. The rotating body 41 can rotate slidably.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front plate 44 has a plurality of grooves 44a on the sliding surface of the rotating body 41, and the grooves 44a Rotating body 41
The tip 41a of the rotating member 41 is slidably engaged in an uneven state, and the tip 41a of the rotating body 41 is formed in a tapered surface. The coin P is prevented from being caught on the tip 41a of the rotating body 41.

On the other hand, the rear plate 45 is provided with the rotating body 41.
And a coin guide 37 is provided between the coin outlet 35 and the coin discharge side of the fourth coin feeding / conveying belt 34. The coin guide 37 is connected to the fourth coin feeding and conveying belt 3.
The coin fed out of the tray 4 is guided to the coin dispensing port 35 side and is inserted into the receiving port 42 of the rotating body 41 constituting the receiving tray 4.

In the drawing, reference numeral 50 denotes a rotating body 41 of the tray 4.
The pan rotation drive mechanism 50 includes a drive motor 51, a drive cam 52 rotated by the drive motor 51, and a link 53 having one end 53 a connected to the drive cam 52. The other end 53b of the link 53 is connected to a driven cam 46 fixed to the center shaft 43 of the rotating body 41.

That is, the pan rotation drive mechanism 50 is
The first to third photointerrupters 54, 55 and 56 installed around the driving cam 52 cause the rotating body 41 to rotate.
5 to a coin receiving position A where the receiving port 42 opens upward as shown in FIG. 1 and a coin inserting position B where the coin dispensing port 35 is closed when the door 2 is open as shown in FIG. In the closed state of the door 2 after coin insertion as shown in FIG.
Are rotationally controlled so as to be able to stop at a coin drop position C, which is rotated to a downward direction. next,
The depositing / dispensing operation of the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, in a standby state as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 is at the coin receiving position A.

When an operation button (not shown) is pressed during depositing, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 rotates counterclockwise X toward the coin insertion position B, as shown in FIG.
The coin dispensing port 35 is closed. In this state, the door 3 opens,
When coins are put into the receiving tray 4 during a certain time, the door 3 is closed.

When the deposit operation is completed in this way,
As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 rotates in the clockwise direction Y so that the receiving port 42 faces downward, stops at the coin drop position C, and feeds the coins to the coin feeding section 5. 6
After dropping to the upper upstream side, the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 is again rotated to the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG. The coins that have fallen on the payout belt 6 are fed out one by one, and are thrown out on the upstream side of the coin sorting passage unit 10.
The money checking unit 13 determines the denomination.

As described above, the coins checked by the check unit 13 are conveyed downstream by the sorted coin conveying belt 11, and are sorted by opening the shutter 12 according to the denomination based on the check result.

The coins selected by the shutter 12 are held in a temporary coin holding unit 21 located therebelow, and when a transaction is completed, the coins are put into a coin storage unit 22 which is a denomination safe and stored therein. Is done.

At this time, when it is determined that there is a rejected coin, the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 rotates to the coin insertion position B as shown in FIG. The door 3 is opened, and a recharge operation is performed.

At the time of withdrawal, coins are paid out by paying out coins from the coin storage unit 22.
The coins fed from the coin storage section 22 are thrown out onto the first horizontal transport belt 30 and are transported by the first horizontal transport belt 30 to the first vertical transport means 31 side. The coins loaded on the first vertical transport means 31 are guided upward one by one and are loaded on the pay-out belt 6 of the coin pay-out section 5 located at the upper part.

In this way, the coins put on the pay-out belt 6 of the coin pay-out section 5 are sent to the coin selecting passage section 10, pass through the check section 13, and reach the rearmost portion of the coin selecting passage section 10. The coin is dispensed into the provided reject gate 32, and is inserted from the reject gate 32 onto the second vertical transport belt 34 via the second horizontal transport belt 33. Is done.

At this time, the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 holds the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG.
After the dispensing operation is completed and the coin is rotated to the coin insertion position B, the door 3 is opened to take out the coin.

When the coin removal operation is completed, the door 3 is closed, and the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4 is again rotated to the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG. Wait for gold action.

When returning the coins deposited in the receiving tray 4, the coins inserted on the pay-out belt 6 of the coin pay-out unit 5 are sent to the coin sorting passage unit 10, and passed through the check unit 13. Is inserted into a reject gate 32 provided at the rearmost portion of the coin sorting passage section 10, and the reject gate 3
By putting it on the second vertical transport belt 35 from the second via the second horizontal transport belt 33, it is returned to the receiving tray 4.

Further, when coins are loaded into the coin storage section 22 of the denomination coin storage means 20 and replenished, the coins in the coin replenishment safe 100 or the overflow safe 200 are transported to the first vertical transport means 31 side. Then, the coin is fed onto the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding section 5 via the first vertical conveying means 31.

Then, similarly to the deposit operation, the feeding belt 6
The upper coin is ejected to the upstream side of the coin sorting passage 10, the denomination unit 13 determines the denomination, and the sorted coin transport belt 11
Is transported to the downstream side, and is sorted by opening the shutter 12 according to the denomination based on the result of the check, so that the coin is loaded into the coin storage unit 22 and replenished. At this time, the overflow coin is stored in the overflow safe 200 via the overflow chute 36.

By the way, the deposited coins are stored in the first to sixth temporary coin storage units 21 of the denomination-type coin storing means 20, and after the amount is determined, the coins are transferred to the coin replenishing safe 100.
In the case of performing the tightening operation of storing coins in the coin, the coins in the coin replenishing safe 100 are fed to the first vertical conveying means 31 by the coin feeding / conveying belt 101, and are fed through the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding section 5. It is inserted into the coin sorting passage unit 10.

The coin dispensed in this way is sent to the checkout unit 1
3, the first shutter 12 is opened to enter the first temporary coin holding section 21 of the first denomination, whereby all coins that have been checked are the same. At this time, coins whose denomination is not determined in the check result are ejected from the reject gate 32 because the shutter 12 is not opened, and are stored in the reject safe 300 at this time. Is done.

When the first temporary coin holding section 21 is full, coins are stored in the next second temporary coin holding section 21, and the first to fourth temporary coin holding sections 21 are sequentially filled. When the coins reach the coin replenishing safe 100, the supply of coins from the coin replenishment safe 100 is stopped, and the coins remaining on the passage are removed to the fifth coin.
Is stored in the portion of the temporary coin holding section 21.

When no coins are left in the passage in this way, the temporary coin holding unit 21 rotates to eject the coins onto the second horizontal transport belt 33. The horizontal transport belt 33 discharges coins forward,
In this case, it is possible to discharge backward. Further, when the coins from the overflow safe 200 are exhausted, the coins stored in the coin storage unit 22 stored for each denomination are tightened. The coins fed from the coin storage section 22 are conveyed to the first vertical conveying means 31 by the first horizontal conveying belt 30, and are tightened in the same manner.

Therefore, when the coins are tightened in this manner, the coins can always be stored in the coin replenishing safe 100 after the coins are determined, so that there is certainty that the determined coins are directly transferred to the coin replenishing safe 100. , Which enables high-speed processing.

On the other hand, the coin replenishing safe 10 is only stored in the temporary coin storing unit 21 and is not counted.
In the case of closing the coin to zero, all the coins that have been checked are put into the reject gate 32, and neither gate is operated. Thus, when the denomination of the checked coin can be determined, the coin can be stored in the coin supply safe 100.

When the denomination of the coin cannot be determined, the coin is stored in the reject safe 300, whereby the coin can be checked, but the coin can be quickly closed without being determined. become.

Further, when the coins in the coin storage section 22 are stored in the coin replenishing safe 100 without being checked and tightened, the coins in the coin storage section 22 are discharged onto the first horizontal transport belt 30. Is done.

The first horizontal transport belt 30 normally moves so as to transport coins forward. In this case, the first horizontal transport belt 30 moves so as to transport coins backward, and transfers coins to a coin replenishing safe. 100 can be accommodated.

In addition, since the coin storage section 22 separates coins according to denominations, when paying out coins, the amount can be calculated only by counting the number of coins. The tightening becomes possible.

[0046]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the tray for temporarily storing coins deposited and deposited from the coin depositing / dispensing port of the apparatus main body has a semi-cylindrical cross section having a receiving port. composed of concentric rotatable rotating body, the pan, the door is open
In the state, the coin dispensing port is closed and the receiving port receives and dispenses
The coin is turned to the coin insertion position facing the mouth, and the
After coins are inserted into the saucer through and the door is closed,
The coin is pointed downward and the coin is
Rotates to the drop position where coins can be dropped, and coins are output with the door closed
When dispensing coins from the spigot to the tray, open the coin spout.
Since the rotation is controlled to the coin receiving position, it is possible to reliably prevent the coin from dropping from the coin outlet at the top of the receiving tray at the time of deposit, and to accurately deposit the deposited coin.

Further, since the receiving tray is formed of a rotating body having a semi-cylindrical cross section and rotating concentrically, and the rotating operation of the rotating body closes the coin dispensing port, it is necessary to secure an extra space. Absent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a principal part at a coin receiving position of a tray rotating drive mechanism in a coin receiving / dispensing port portion showing one embodiment of a coin processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the entire configuration of the coin processing device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a state in which a rotating body of a receiving tray and a front plate are engaged with each other.

FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a principal part of the tray rotation drive mechanism at a coin insertion position.

FIG. 5 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a principal part of the tray rotation drive mechanism at a coin drop position.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a rotation control state of the receiving tray at the time of deposit.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a rotation control state of the tray at the time of money.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body, 2 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal port, 3 ... Door, 4 ... Receiving tray,
Reference numeral 41: rotating body, 42: receiving port, 43: central shaft, 46: driven cam, 5: coin feeding section, 6: feeding belt, 10: coin sorting passage section, 20: coin storage means by denomination, 30: coin output Metal means, 50: tray rotating drive mechanism, 51: drive motor, 5
2 ... drive cam, 53 ... link, 54, 55, 56 ... photo interrupter, A ... coin receiving position, B ... coin insertion position, C ... coin falling position, P ... coin.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A device body, a door provided to freely open and close the cash slot of the apparatus body Yes
A deposit and withdrawal port opening / closing means, a tray provided at a lower portion of the deposit and withdrawal port opening / closing means for temporarily storing coins dropped and deposited from the deposit and withdrawal port, and a tray provided at a lower portion of the tray and dropped from the tray. Coin dispensing means for dropping the used coins onto a handling belt and paying out one by one, coin denomination coin sorting means for sorting coins fed from the coin dispensing means by denomination, and coin denomination by denomination Means for storing and storing coins classified into denominations by denominations in denomination safes, respectively; coins stored in the denomination coin storage means through the transport path to the tray and into and out of the tray. Coin dispensing means for dispensing from the coin dispensing port provided between the dispenser and the coin dispenser , the dispenser includes a coin dropped from the deposit and dispenser and a coin dispenser.
To accept coins dispensed from the coin withdrawal slot
It is formed in a semi-cylindrical cross section with a receiving opening
And a concentrically rotatable rotating body. When the door is open, the coin dispensing port is closed.
The hard port is closed and the receiving port faces the depositing / dispensing port.
Rotated to the coin insertion position, and through the deposit port and the receiving port
After coins are put into the tray and the door is closed,
The receiving port faces downward and on the control belt of the coin control means.
The coin is dropped to a coin drop position where coins can be dropped into the tray, and the coin is dispensed from the coin dispensing port to the tray with the door closed.
When dispensing, place the coin dispensing slot at the coin receiving position
A coin processing device characterized in that rotation is controlled .