JP3198799B2 - Coin transporter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for spreading adjacent coins at intervals of a predetermined value or more so that coins sent in a line without overlapping can be counted accurately. , Especially because of oil or condensation on the coins,
The present invention mainly relates to a coin transport device improved so as not to cause a transport failure such as a jam of coins at a joint portion with a previous process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Two conventional examples will be described below with reference to FIGS. These conventional examples are devices that convey adjacent ones at intervals equal to or more than a fixed value so that coins sent in a line without overlapping are accurately counted, and before the coins are dispensed. Will be installed.
FIG. 4 is a side view of one conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. In these figures, coin 9 is replaced by belt conveyor 6
And transported upward. Belt conveyor
The coins 9 stacked and conveyed are separated one by one by a reversing roller 8 provided at a position before the upper end of the coin 6. That is, the distance between the outer peripheral surface of the reversing roller 8 and the surface of the belt conveyor 6 is set to be greater than the thickness of one coin 9 and less than the thickness of two coins 9, and the outer periphery of the portion opposed to the belt conveyor 6 is set. It is rotated so that the speed is opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 6. Therefore, coins 9 which are sent in a line in a partially overlapping manner at various intervals from a coin storage location (not shown) located on the lower left side of the belt conveyor 6 lose the overlap at the location of the reverse rotation roller 8. Being done one by one.

[0003] A horizontal transport plate 1 is installed in the vicinity of a pulley 7 provided at the upper end of a belt conveyor 6.
The transport plate 1 has a chute 2 on the slope
Are connected. Two round belts 13 are wound around the drive side pulley 11 and the driven side pulley 12 which are horizontally arranged (see FIG. 5), and the lower part thereof is close to the surface of the transport plate 1. Is positioned. In addition, the moving speed of the round belt 13 is set to a value much faster than that of the belt conveyor 6. For example, the speed of belt conveyor 6 is 130 m
m / s, and the moving speed of the round belt 13 is 500 mm / s.

Therefore, the belt conveyor 6
The coins 9 sent in a row at various intervals are
And the lower part of the round belt 13 is conveyed, and the moving speed of the round belt 13 is much faster than that of the belt conveyor 6, so that the succeeding coins are The distance between the objects widens. In this case, the transport plate 1 is designed to have an interval of 20 mm or more near the right end. The reason why the distance between the preceding coin and the following coin is 20 mm or more is to accurately count the passing coins. Here, the number of coins passing through is not shown, but is measured by a transmission type optical sensor provided near the right end of the transport plate 1. Therefore, when each of the preceding and succeeding coins is conveyed in the adjacent state, the count value is apparently one. Although not so extreme, if the preceding and succeeding coins are too close, there is a risk of erroneous counting, so the interval is set to a certain value, for example, 20 mm or more. When the number of passing coins reaches the specified number based on the count, the round belt 13 is stopped, and the specified number of coins 9 is shot.
2 and slips off, and is paid out as a change or a change coin to a payout port (not shown) located at the lower right.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of another conventional example. The difference between this conventional example and the prior art is that one V belt is used instead of the two round belts 13 in the conventional example. A belt 16 is used. In one conventional example, coins are sent at two locations with relatively weak pressing / transporting force, whereas in another conventional example, coins are sent at one location with relatively strong pressing / transporting force, and there is a difference in design. The functions are the same.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional example and another conventional example, the coins 9 sent in a line without overlapping by the belt conveyor 6 are transported by the transport plate 1 and the transport plate 1.
The sheet is sandwiched between the round belt 13 and the V-belt 16 and the transfer is inherited. As is often the case, coins 9
If there is oil or condensation on the paper, the coins will mainly be found at the seam between the belt conveyor 6 and the transport plate 1.
9 is not conveyed by sliding between the conveyance plate 1 and the belt 13 or the V-belt 16, and there is a risk of causing a jam.

[0007] The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, and to convey coins and the like mainly at joints with the previous process due to oil or dew attached to the coins. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport device improved so as not to cause an obstacle.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems.
Conveyor to transport stored coins diagonally upward
And the upper end of the conveyor,
Reverse to separate coins conveyed by conveyors one by one
A roller, disposed close to the upper end of the conveyor,
A transport plate having a horizontal transport path, and a transport path of the transport plate
Is separated into one by one by the reverse rotation roller and
Conveyor between the coins conveyed by the conveyor
A belt that conveys at a higher speed, near the end of the conveying plate
The coins are counted and the number of passing coins is counted.
Sensor for stopping the belt and connected to the transport plate
And the specified number of coins conveyed by the belt
The chute that slides down
A number of coins will be paid out as change or exchange coins
In the coin conveying device that includes a payout opening, the belt
However, the protrusions arranged at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction
Transported diagonally upward by the conveyor.
On the horizontal transport road surface
And the belt is conveyed.
Has a flexible surface layer that can be elastically deformed on the surface of the flat base.
Coins conveyed diagonally upward by the conveyor
Pressed onto the horizontal transport path surface in a form wrapped in the surface layer
And transported .

[0009]

[0010]

According to the present invention, the sent coins are conveyed on the conveying road surface by the belt while being pressed against the conveying road surface and hooked on the convex portion of the belt surface. In addition, since the speed of the belt exceeds the speed of the coins before reaching the transport road surface, the interval between the coin that has arrived at the transport road surface and the following coin is widened, and after a certain stroke by selecting the speed difference The interval can be longer than a certain value. In particular, by forming the convex portion of the belt into a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the width of the flat plate-shaped base is set to one side and arranged side by side at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction of the belt, the upright surface on the traveling direction side of the rectangular parallelepiped becomes a hook surface for coins. .

Further, according to the present invention, the sent coins are conveyed on the conveying path surface by the belt while being wrapped by the flexible belt surface layer which is elastically deformable while being pressed on the conveying path surface. The interval between the coin that has reached the transport path surface and the following coin is as described above. Further, in the present invention, coins are conveyed by a belt conveyor that moves obliquely upward to the conveying road surface, and are inherited by a conveying road surface that is horizontally installed in a form close to an upper end portion of the belt conveyor. At this time, coins that have been conveyed diagonally upward are likely to be hooked by the convex portion of the horizontally moving belt or easily wrapped up by the horizontally moving belt surface portion at this transfer point, so that the transfer transfer is ensured. Become.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a coin transfer position according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first embodiment. The first embodiment differs from the prior art and the other prior art in that a belt 4 is used instead of the round belt 13 or the V belt 16 that moves along the surface of the transport plate 1. . The belt 4 includes a driving pulley 3A and a driven pulley 3B.
On the surface of the V-belt base wound around it, a rectangular parallelepiped convex part whose width is one side is arranged side by side at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction. By using the belt 4, the upright surface of each convex portion on the traveling direction side is moved to the belt conveyor 6.
Thus, the coin 9 conveyed diagonally upward can be hooked and conveyed while reliably pressing it along the surface of the conveying plate 1. The members other than the belt 4 and the pulleys 3A and 3B are the same as those in the conventional example, and are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings.

In the first embodiment, the belt 4
9 is reliably transferred from the belt conveyor 6 to the transfer plate 1, and even if oil or dew is attached to the coin 9, the coin 9 slips between the belt 4 and causes jamming. Can be reliably prevented. And belt 4
Since the shape of the projection is simple, the production becomes easy and the cost can be reduced. Further, the coins 9 are conveyed by a belt conveyor 6 which moves obliquely upward to the horizontal surface of the conveying plate 1, so that the upright surface of the convex portion of the belt 4 which moves horizontally at the transfer point in the traveling direction is used. As a result, the transfer of the transport is ensured, and the effect of preventing the jamming of coins is further supported.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, instead of the belt 4 in the first embodiment,
A belt 5 is used. This belt 5 is
A surface portion 5a is provided on the entire surface of the base portion of the V-belt wound between the pulley 3A and the driven pulley 3B. This surface portion 5a
It is made of a flexible material that can be elastically deformed, for example, sponge rubber, and wraps the coin 9 conveyed diagonally upward by the belt conveyor 6 while taking it into a conveying plate.
1 can be conveyed while being reliably pressed along the surface.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be expected. (1) The coins are conveyed on the conveying path surface by the belt at the transfer point, while being pressed against the conveying path surface and being hooked on the convex portion of the belt surface. Alternatively, the sheet is conveyed on the conveying path surface while being wrapped by a flexible belt surface layer that is elastically deformable while being pressed against the conveying path surface. Therefore, it is possible to reliably carry out the transfer and to prevent the coin from slipping between the belt and the jam even if oil or dew is attached to the coin and causing trouble. (2) In particular, by forming the convex portion of the belt into a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the width of the flat plate-shaped base is set to one side and arranged side by side at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction of the belt, the upright surface on the traveling direction side of the rectangular parallelepiped is used for coins. It becomes a hooking surface. Therefore, the production becomes easy and the cost can be reduced. (3) In particular, when coins are transported by a belt conveyor that moves diagonally upward to a horizontal transport path,
Coins conveyed diagonally upward are likely to be hooked by the convex portion of the horizontally moving belt at this transfer point, or easily wrapped by the surface layer portion of the horizontally moving belt, so that the transfer of the transfer is ensured, 1)
The effect of preventing the jamming of coins as described in the section is further supported.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of one conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of one conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 conveyance plate 2 chute 3A pulley (drive side) 3B pulley (driven side) 4 belt (first embodiment) 5 belt (second embodiment) 5a surface layer portion 6 belt conveyor 7 pulley 8 reverse rotation roller 9 coin

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07D 9/00 G07D 1/00 B65G 47/30

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A conveyor for conveying stored coins obliquely upward.
Provided at a position near the upper end of the conveyor.
A reversing rotor that separates coins conveyed by the bearer one by one
And a conveyor, which is disposed close to the upper end of the conveyor,
A transfer plate having a flat transfer path surface, and a transfer path surface of the transfer plate
During the separation by the reverse roller,
From the conveyor with the coins conveyed by the conveyor sandwiched
A belt that conveys at a high speed, near the end of the conveying plate
Attached, counting the number of passing coins and reaching the specified number, said
A sensor for stopping the belt and a sensor connected to the transport plate.
The specified number of coins conveyed by the belt
A chute that slides down and the specified piece that has slipped down the chute
A payment in which a number of coins are paid out as change or exchange coins
A coin transport device having an outlet;
Is a plate-like base with convexes arranged at a constant pitch in the longitudinal direction.
Transported diagonally upward by the conveyor.
On the horizontal transport road surface
A coin transport device, wherein the coin is transported while being pressed . 2. A conveyor for conveying stored coins obliquely upward.
Provided at a position near the upper end of the conveyor.
A reversing rotor that separates coins conveyed by the bearer one by one
And a conveyor, which is disposed close to the upper end of the conveyor,
A transfer plate having a flat transfer path surface, and a transfer path surface of the transfer plate
During the separation by the reverse roller,
From the conveyor with the coins conveyed by the conveyor sandwiched
A belt that conveys at a high speed, near the end of the conveying plate
Attached, counting the number of passing coins and reaching the specified number, said
A sensor for stopping the belt and a sensor connected to the transport plate.
The specified number of coins conveyed by the belt
A chute that slides down and the specified piece that has slipped down the chute
A payment in which a number of coins are paid out as change or exchange coins
A coin transport device having an outlet;
Has a flexible surface layer that can be elastically deformed on the surface of the flat base.
Coins conveyed diagonally upward by the conveyor
Pressed onto the horizontal transport path surface in a form wrapped in the surface layer
Coin conveying device, characterized in that it is conveyed.