JP3185986B2 - Cash out device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash dispensing apparatus for dispensing change in fare boxes such as one-man buses and one-man trains, ticket vending machines, various vending machines, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a fare box of a one-man bus, when a coin 12 and a numbered ticket 13 are inserted into an insertion slot 11 as shown in FIG.
3 are separated from each other, and the separated coin 12 is provided with a coin sensor 15.
Denominations such as 10 yen and 100 yen are detected by the counter 16
The amount of money inserted is counted, and the inserted coins are sorted and stored in the denomination and coin storage unit in the change dispensing device 17. The numbered ticket 13 separated by the ticket separator 14 is read by the reader 18, a fare is obtained from the number read by the control unit 19 and the current stop, and the fare and the counter 16 are counted. The controller 19 compares the input amount with the input amount, and if it is necessary to output change, the controller 19 takes out a required number of coins from the coin storage unit in the change dispensing device 17 according to the amount of change and discharges the coin to the receiving tray 21. . Input port 11
In this case, not only coins but also banknotes may be inserted. In such a case, the same processing is performed by detecting the inserted amount by a banknote discriminator.

As described above, in this type of change dispensing apparatus of this type, coins are stored in a change storage unit for each denomination of 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, etc., and the change signal is sent in response to the change signal. The required coins were paid out one by one from the coin storage unit so that the amount of money would be reduced, and the coins were transported to the receiving tray by a belt.

[0004]

Conventionally, coins are paid out one by one. For example, if the change is 90 yen, one 50-yen coin is paid out and four 10-yen coins are paid out one by one. Was. For this reason, it was necessary to pay out five times, and it took a relatively long time to pay out change. For this reason, for example, in a change payment in a fare box of a one-man bus or a one-man train, passengers are stagnated at the fare box, service to the passengers is reduced, and trouble occurs between the waiting passenger and the crew. There is also. Similarly, even in a general vending machine, especially when the vending machines are used in a queue, unless the time taken per person is made as short as possible, the later person becomes irritated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a money dispensing apparatus capable of dispensing change immediately.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of change storage sections for storing a predetermined amount of money, respectively, according to the change amount of the change signal.
One or more of these change storages are paid out immediately.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In the present invention, a plurality of change storage units 23 to 26 and 31 to 34 are provided, each storing a predetermined amount of money. In this example, the change storage unit 23 stores one 10-yen coin, the change storage unit 24 stores two 10-yen coins, and the change storage units 25 and 26 store four 10-yen coins.
And five sheets are stored, and the change storage units 31, 32, 33, and 3
4, one, two, four, and five 100-yen coins are stored, respectively.

A gate 35 is provided on each bottom plate of each of the change storage sections 23 to 26 and 31 to 34. When the gate 35 is opened, coins stored in the change storage section are immediately discharged. The gate 35 controls the control signal S ₁ from the control unit 36.
To S _4, S can be opened and closed controlled by individually, for example, a solenoid by ₁₀ to S _40. The coins discharged from the change storage units 23 to 26 are put into the receiving tray 37. In this example, the change storage units 23 to 26 and 31 to 34 are arranged in a line, and an endless conveyor belt 38 is arranged in close proximity to the arrangement bottom, and the conveyor belt 38 is driven to rotate by a motor 39.
A receiving tray 37 is disposed immediately below the end of the transport belt 38, and coins discharged from the change storage units 23 to 26 and 31 to 34 ride on the transport belt 38, are transported by this, and are received by the receiving tray 37.
Drops are collected inside.

A money changing unit 41, 100 containing a 10-yen coin
A change section 42 containing yen coins is provided, and a sorting machine 43 provided below the change section 41 is controlled by the control section 36 so that one 10-yen coin from the change section 41 is stored in the change storage section. 2
3, two 10-yen coins from the change unit 41 to the change storage units 24, 25, 26, respectively.
Four or five sheets can be supplied. The control unit 42
Controls the sorting machine 44 provided at the lower part of the coin change section 42 to supply one, two, four, and five 100-yen coins to the change storage sections 31, 32, 33, 34, respectively. Can be.

When the change signal is input, the control unit 36
Change storage units 23 to 26, 31 to 3 corresponding to the amount of money
The gate 35 is opened for one or more of 4 and coins stored are immediately dispensed. In other words, in FIG. 2, in accordance with the change amount, the change storage unit number for opening the gate 35 is marked with a triangle. For example, if the change amount is 10 yen, only the change storage unit 23 opens the gate 35; if the change amount is 70 yen, the gates of the change storage units 23, 24, and 25 are opened simultaneously; if the change amount is 990 yen, the change is The gates 35 of the storage sections 25, 26, 33, 34 are simultaneously opened. In order to perform such control, a correspondence table is prepared between change signal data (for example, a binary code) and a change storage section number to be paid out, and by referring to the change signal, the gate can be operated. The change storage to be opened can be immediately detected.

By providing eight change storage units in this way, 99 kinds of change of 10 yen to 990 yen can be paid in units of 10 yen, and each time a change signal is inputted, the change of the amount is changed. Pay out immediately. After this dispensing, for the change storage unit where the dispensing was made, coins of the determined denomination were determined by the determined number of coins,
The control unit 36 immediately controls the supply from the coin change unit 41 or 42. In this way, for example, when the change amount is 70 yen, the place where the change was previously paid out by paying out 10-yen coins 7 times one sheet at a time is only required to be paid out once, and the change time is greatly shortened. Is done. In addition, fare box, vending machine, in any case, generally from the input of money,
Since there is a certain period of time before the change needs to be paid, the replenishment of the dispensed change storage unit can be performed during this time. Even if this replenishment is performed by sending coins one by one, the next change request is made. In many cases, it can be done before the occurrence of

In order to collect the coins dispensed from the change storage unit into the receiving tray 37, as shown in FIG. 3A, the upper peripheral portion of the receiving tray 37 is surrounded by the change storage units 23 to 26 and 31 to 34. And change storage units 23-26, 31-34
The coins paid out may be immediately dropped and collected on the lower receiving tray 37. In this way, the change belt transfer time in FIG. 1 can be omitted, and the change can be paid out in a shorter time. FIG. 3B shows an example of storing the denominations and the number of the denominations in the change storage units 23 to 26 and 31 to 34. Example 1 is the case shown in FIG. 1, and Example 2 differs from Example 1 in that the change storage unit 26 is one 50-yen coin and the change storage unit 34 is one 500-yen coin.

The change dispensing device described above is provided with a change function. For example, when a 500-yen coin is inserted as a change, the change storage units 23, 25, 26, 33 in FIG.
By opening the gate, 10 10-yen coins and 10
Four 0 yen coins can be paid out immediately. 100
When changing 0 yen banknotes, change storage units 23, 25,
26, 33, and 34 can be paid out simultaneously, and 10 10-yen coins and 9 100-yen coins can be paid out instantly.
In this way, the exchange time can be shortened.
In some cases, the change storage units 23-26, 31-
The gates of items to be paid out in 34 may be opened sequentially without opening the gates at the same time. Even in that case, for example, for a change of 70 yen, three payouts are sufficient, which is less than half of seven payouts.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, change can be immediately paid out, the waiting time of the user can be reduced, and the service is improved. When applied to the bus fare box, passenger processing at the time of disembarkation becomes faster, and the operation time can be shortened. In addition, in the case where 99 kinds of change storage units are prepared in advance for all the kinds of change amounts in advance, 99 change storage units are required. However, if the present invention is applied, only eight change storage units are required, and the scale does not increase so much.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between a change amount and a change storage unit to be paid out.

FIG. 3A is a plan view showing another example of arrangement of the change storage unit and the receiving tray, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of denominations and the number of sheets stored in the change storage unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a general configuration of a fare box.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A money dispensing apparatus for dispensing an amount according to a dispensing request signal, comprising: a plurality of coin sections storing a plurality of coins according to denominations; A sorting machine having means for supplying a specified number of coins taken out to a corresponding coin storage unit; and a plurality of sorting machines provided for each of the sorting machines, and a predetermined number of the money supplied from the sorting machine. A money dispensing device, comprising: a plurality of money storing units for storing only the money stored in the coin storing unit; and a unit for collectively discharging the money stored in the corresponding money storing unit to the tray side based on the payout request signal. .