JP3242273B2 - 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 coin dispensing and dispensing machine using deposited coins as dispensed coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine is disclosed in, for example,
As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-249289, after coins inserted into a coin insertion unit are identified by an identification passage, they are temporarily held collectively, and at the time of payment approval, the temporarily held coins are collected together in a storage unit. When the payment is not approved, the temporarily held coins are returned to the operator. At the time of a dispensing instruction, coins are paid out from the lower part of the dispensing cylinder for each denomination and are sent to the operator side.

As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 61-182192, deposited coins are identified by an identification and classification passage, then classified into denominations, temporarily stored in a temporary storage unit in a stacked state, At the time of payment approval, the temporarily stored coins are stored in a dispensing tube below the temporary storage unit, and at the time of rejection of payment, the temporarily stored coins are returned to the operator side. At the time of a dispensing instruction, coins are paid out from the lower part of the dispensing cylinder for each denomination and are sent to the operator side.

Further, in a coin dispensing and dispensing machine in which the temporary holding is performed in a stacked state, a support that moves up and down is provided in the dispensing cylinder, and when the temporary holding coins are stored, the coins are stored in accordance with the amount of the temporary holding coins. There is also a coin dispensing and dispensing machine in which a support is lowered and stored, and when a dispensing command is issued, the support is raised and coins are paid out from an upper portion of a dispensing cylinder.

[0005]

However, the coin dispensing and dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-249289 does not have a structure in which temporarily held coins are directly stored in the dispensing cylinder, that is, the coin dispensing and dispensing machine has Is carried out from the storage section to each dispensing cylinder through the deposited coin insertion section, the identification passage, and the classification passage for cylinder replenishment. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time to replenish coins to the dispensing cylinder.

In the coin dispensing and dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-182192, coins can be replenished by storing temporarily held coins in a dispensing cylinder when payment is approved.
However, since the temporarily stored coins in the stacked state are dropped freely and stored in the dispensing cylinder, there is a problem that if the falling distance is too long, the temporarily stored coins are likely to be stacked.

Further, in a coin dispensing and dispensing machine in which coins are stored and ejected from the upper part of the dispensing cylinder, the temporarily lowered coins are piled up by lowering the support according to the amount of the temporarily stored coins. Can be stored without breakage. However, it is necessary to provide a temporary storage space only for temporary storage that is used only for temporary storage separately from the dispensing cylinder below the passage surface, and if you try to suppress the vertical height of the temporary storage space,
There is a problem that the coin volume of the temporary holding coin is small and it is difficult to handle the deposit processing. Conversely, if the vertical height of the temporary holding space is increased to increase the coin amount of the temporary holding coin, the coin There is a problem that the height becomes large. This problem also applies to the coin dispensing and dispensing machine described in JP-A-61-182192.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a coin depositing and dispensing machine capable of changing a temporary holding space according to the amount of coins of a temporary holding coin without providing a temporary holding space exclusively for temporary holding. The purpose is to do.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A coin receiving / dispensing machine of the present invention sends a deposited coin into a coin identification and classification passage, sorts the coin into a denomination by a denomination classification section of the coin identification and classification passage, and sorts the classified coins. Is temporarily stored in a stacking state for each denomination, and when the deposit is approved, the temporarily stored coins are stored in the coin stacking unit by denomination, and when the deposit is not approved, the temporarily held coins are returned to the operator side. In a coin dispensing and dispensing machine which pays out a withdrawal coin from the denomination coin stacking storage unit and sends it to the operator side, provided in front of the denomination classification unit, a normal rotation direction for coin receiving and coin ejection. A conveyor rotated in the reverse rotation direction for use, a conveyor driving unit for driving the conveyor, a coin inlet facing the forward rotation side of the conveyor, and a coin outlet positioned above the coin inlet. Have these coins A coin stacking unit that is formed over the vertical direction of the mouth and the coin outlet, and a partition mechanism that includes a partition member that moves forward and backward to an upper part of a coin outlet forming area of the coin stacking unit that is denominated, A coin ejecting mechanism having an ejecting member for ejecting the top coin of the accumulated coins from the coin ejection outlet to the conveyor, by moving into the coin-type coin stacking storage section at the lower position of the partition member;
A coin support mechanism having a support that moves up and down while supporting the stacked coins stored in the coin type coin stacked storage section at the top,
At the time of withdrawal, the partition member is advanced into the denomination coin stacking section, and the support member is raised and the stacking coin is ejected by the ejection member in a state where the stacking coin is pressed against the partition member. In the case of temporary storage, the support is raised to the partition member position and the partition member is advanced to partition the stacked coins on the upper side of the coin stacking unit by denomination, and after this partition, the support is placed in the deposit coin temporary storage position. And a controller for lowering the coin stacker to form a temporary holding space for receiving deposited coins at the lower side of the coin stacking unit.

[0010]

In the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention, at the time of dispensing, the partitioning member is advanced into the coin stacking unit by denomination, and at the same time, the support is raised to press the stacked coins against the partitioning member. The coin is ejected by the ejection member, and is ejected to the operator side by the conveyor. In addition, at the time of deposit, the deposited coin is sent to the coin identification and classification passage, classified by denomination in the denomination classification section of the coin identification and classification passage, and the classified coins are temporarily stored in a stacked state with the denomination, and deposited. At the time of approval, the temporarily held coins are stored in the coin stacking unit by denomination, and at the time of rejection of payment, the temporarily held coins are returned to the operator side. In the case of a temporary hold at the time of deposit, while raising the support to the partition member position, the partition member is advanced to partition the stacked coins on the upper side of the coin stacking unit by denomination, and after this partition is supported. The body is lowered to the deposited coin temporary storage position to form a temporary storage space for receiving deposited coins in the lower part of the coin stacking unit for each denomination.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin dispensing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the appearance of the coin depositing and dispensing machine (the left front side is the front side, the right rear side is the rear side, the left rear side is the left side surface, and the right front side is the right side surface in FIG. 5). Reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and an upper surface cover 2 has a hinge 3 in front of the upper surface of the airframe 1.
A coin insertion slot 5 is formed on the top cover 2 so as to be opened and closed by a shutter 4 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 5). An opening 6 is formed in the lower part of the front surface of the body 1, and a drawer frame 7 is attached in the opening 6 so as to be able to be pulled out, and a carton insertion portion 9 for inserting a carton 8 into the front lower surface of the drawer frame 7. Is formed. A reject coin return box 10 is attached to the front right side of the drawer frame 7 so as to be able to be pulled out.

Next, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the coin depositing and dispensing machine viewed from the right side, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the coin dispensing and dispensing machine. A front board 11 is disposed in a front upper area of the body 1,
A circular storage opening 12 is formed near the front side of the substrate 11 and below the coin insertion slot 5.
The rotating disk 13 is arranged rotatably at the same height as the upper surface of
The periphery of the rotating disk 13 extends from the edge of the storage opening 12 to the peripheral wall 14.
Is erected. An outlet (not shown) is formed in a part of the peripheral wall 14, and a thickness regulating member 15 is attached above the rotating disk 13 facing the outlet, and coins are discriminated in a tangential direction of the rotating disk 13 facing the outlet. A classification passage 16 is provided continuously. Then, the rotating disk is rotated by the motor M1 (in FIG. 11).
When the 13 is rotated, the coins on the rotating disk 13 are
It moves along 14 and passes under the thickness regulating member 15 in a one-layer state, and is sent out one by one to the coin identification and classification passage 16.

The coin identification / classification passage 16 has an identification passage 17 disposed along the front side of the substrate 11, a branch passage 18 disposed along the right side of the substrate 11, and a coin passage along the rear side of the substrate 11. A sorting passage portion 19 is provided, and is formed in a substantially U-shape as a whole by passage side plates 20 and 21 on both sides provided on the substrate 11. The interval between the passage side plates 20 and 21 on both sides is formed so that coins can be conveyed in a line in the radial direction.

An upstream conveyor belt 22 and a downstream conveyor belt 23 as conveying means for conveying coins are stretched above the coin identification and classification passage 16. Upstream conveyor belt 22
A pulley 24 above the entrance of the identification passage 17, pulleys 25 and 26 above both corners of the branch passage 18, and a classification passage 19.
And a pulley 27 above the upper part of the upper part.
The downstream conveyor belt 23 is stretched over a pulley 27 above the upstream portion of the sorting passage 19 and a pulley 28 above the downstream portion of the sorting passage 19. Then, the pulley 28 is rotated by the motor M2, and the transport belts 22, 23 are rotated.

A roller 29 is provided above the entrance of the coin discriminating / classifying passage 16 for taking in coins on the rotating disk 13 into the passage. The peripheral speeds of the conveyor belts 22 and 23 are faster than the peripheral speed of the roller 29, and the difference in the peripheral speeds indicates that the coin identification and classification path
It is configured so that the coins within 16 are spaced apart.

The identification passage portion 17 is formed with a guide edge 20a projecting inward from the passage side plate 20 on one side and a reference edge portion 20b following the guide edge portion 20a.
An image sensor 30 that detects the diameter of the coin and the presence or absence of a hole corresponding to the position of 20b, and a magnetic sensor 31 that detects the material of the coin
An identification unit 32 is provided.

The branch passage 18 is formed with an overflow coin branch 33 and a reject coin branch 34. In each of the branch portions 33 and 34, branch holes 35 and 36 are formed over the entire width of the passage, respectively.
Gate members 37 and 38 formed in a substantially U-shape are arranged so as to avoid interference with the shaft, and can swing about the downstream swing shafts 37a and 38a as fulcrums. And usually the gate member
The branch holes 35 and 36 are closed at 37 and 38 to allow the passage of coins,
When each corresponding coin is removed, the solenoids SD1 and SD2 raise the upstream side of the gate members 37 and 38 to branch the corresponding coin.
It is configured to exclude 35 and 36.

In the classification passage section 19, 5 yen, 1 yen, 50 yen,
Denomination classification unit 39 in the order of denominations of 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen
Are formed. Each denomination classification unit 39 has a selection hole 40, a 5-circle selection hole 40 is formed in the entire width of the passage, and the other denomination selection holes 40 are guides protruding into the passage of the passage side plate 21 on one side. It is formed on the basis of a reference edge 21b continuous with the edge 21a.

A five-yen coin is configured to be forcibly selected, and a gate member 41 formed in a substantially U-shape so as to avoid interference with the conveyor belt 22 is provided in a selection hole 40, and is provided on the downstream side. The swing shaft 41a can be swung about the fulcrum. Normally, the selection hole 40 is closed by the gate member 41 to allow the passage of other denomination coins. When a 5-yen coin arrives, the upstream side of the gate member 41 is raised by the solenoid SD3 to select the 5-yen coin. It is configured to exclude 40.

The coins other than the five-yen coin are configured to be sorted by diameter. When the coins are conveyed along the reference edge 21b and pass through the sorting hole 40 of a certain denomination,
Other denomination coins that are larger in diameter than the denomination pass over the selection hole 40 with both sides resting on both sides of the selection hole 40, and the relevant denomination is configured to fall into the selection hole 40 with one side falling Have been.

A rotating disk 13 is provided around the rotating disk 13.
A set of sensors S1 of a light-emitting / receiving type for detecting a coin on 13 is provided. On the coin identification and classification passage 16, before the overflow coin branching section 33, the reject coin branching section 34
In front of the sorting holes 40, sensors S2-1 to S2-8 for detecting the position of coins on the passage are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a chute 42 is provided below the overflow coin branch hole 35 for guiding the overflow coin to be removed to an overflow coin temporary storage 55 described later. A chute 43 for guiding the rejected coin to be rejected to the rejected coin return box 10 is provided below the branch hole 36 for the rejected coin.

Conveyors 44 are arranged below the sorting holes 40 along the longitudinal direction of the body 1. Each of the conveyors 44 has an endless belt 46 made of a flat belt stretched over front and rear rollers 45. Then, the belts 46 of all the conveyors 44 are driven by a motor M3 (shown in FIG. 11) as a conveyor driving unit, and the upper surface of the belt 46 is moved forward in the forward direction for coin receiving, and the upper surface of the belt 46 is moved forward. The coins are rotated in the reverse direction for coin ejection.

Next, a storage box 51 is attached to a rear portion of the drawer frame 7 below the conveyor 44. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the storage box 51 is In the upper part of the front surface, a horizontally long receiving port 52 is formed at the lower part of the front end of the conveyor 44 so as to be detachable upward when the drawer frame 7 is pulled out from the body 1. .

A chute 53 is attached to the front surface of the storage box 51, and a chute outlet 53a opening to the carton insertion portion 9 is formed in the center of the lower surface of the chute 53. Storage box 51
As shown in FIG. 1, a chute switching member
The chute switching member 54 is mounted so as to be swingable.
Is provided by a solenoid SD4 (shown in FIG. 11).
The position to close 52 and the entrance 52
Swinging position.

An overflow coin escrow unit 55 is provided at a position forward of the drawer frame 7. The overflow coin temporary holding section 55 has a semicircular frame-shaped holding frame 56 with an open rear surface side, and a discharge member 57 has a support shaft 57 inside the holding frame 56.
It is attached so that it can rotate around a. Then, the discharging member 57 is rotated by the motor M4 (shown in FIG. 11), and temporarily holds the overflow coin fed through the chute 42 at a position where the discharging member 57 closes the lower opening of the holding frame 56, and the discharging member 57 Is rotated upward through the holding frame 56, thereby discharging the temporarily held overflow coins onto the chute 53. The holding frame 56 is divided into an upper frame 56a and a lower frame 56b.
The reference numeral 56a is attached to the body 1 and the chute 42 is continuously provided, and the lower frame 56b is attached to the drawer frame 7 side.

Carton insertion portion 9 on the lower surface side of drawer frame 7
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a square carton 8 a and a round carton 8 b can be inserted as the carton 8,
A rear end edge of the square carton 8a and a corner on both sides of the rear end abut on the back side in the insertion direction to form a regulating surface 58 for positioning at a position facing below the chute outlet 53a. A recess 59 is formed for positioning at a position where the carton 8b enters and faces below the chute outlet 53a.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the conveyor 1 is slightly lower than the front substrate 11 in the upper rear area of the fuselage 1.
A rear substrate 61 is provided at a position slightly higher than 44, and the front edge 62 of the substrate 61 is bent upward and the rear edge 63 is bent downward.

In the vicinity of the front end of the substrate 61, a belt 44 for each denomination is provided.
A coin insertion hole 64 having a diameter allowing coins of each denomination to pass in the vertical direction corresponding to the position is formed, and a discharge opening 65 is formed from each coin insertion hole 64 to the front edge portion 62. I have. A pair of protrusions 66 for restricting the coin from moving forward are formed on both side edges of the coin insertion hole 64 that are continuous with the ejection opening 65. A through hole 67 is formed near each coin insertion hole 64.

A coin stacking unit 71 for storing coins in a stacked state is provided corresponding to the position of each coin insertion hole 64 of the substrate 61. This denomination coin stacking storage unit 71 includes a board 61
Upper cylinder 72 disposed above and lower cylinder disposed below
73.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the upper cylinder 72 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an upper surface closed and a lower surface opened. The lower surface edge is provided on the peripheral edge of the coin insertion hole 64. Installed. In the upper cylinder 72, a coin member outlet 74 is formed at the lower part of the front surface, through which a coin can be inserted, and into which a later-described partition member 132 and an ejection member 112 can enter, and a coin member cannot be inserted at the lower part of the rear surface. An opening 75 into which the member 112 can enter is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12, the lower cylinder 73 has a substantially C-shaped cross section having an upper surface opened, a lower surface closed by a bottom plate 76, and an opening 77 formed along the rear surface. It is mounted on the lower surface of the substrate 61 via the mounting plate 78 at the upper end. A bulging portion 79 bulging in both sides is formed on the upper front surface of the lower cylinder 73, and a coin receiving port 80 is formed above the bulging portion 79 so as to receive coins sent from the conveyor 44. The bulge on the lower side of the receiving port 80
A chute surface 81 descending inward of the cylinder is formed on the upper surface of 79.

A coin supporting mechanism for supporting the stacked coins to be stored and moved up and down is provided in the coin stacking section 71 for each denomination.
82 are provided respectively. This coin support mechanism 82
As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, coin stacking unit by denomination
It has a support body 83 that supports the heavy coins accommodated in the upper part 71 and moves up and down. The support 83 has a receiving base 84 and a support member 85 which are fitted into the lower cylinder 73 so as to be vertically movable.

The receiving base 84 has a guide 86 projecting from the opening 77 to the outside. The guide 86 is mounted between the bottom plate 76 and the mounting plate 78 in parallel with the lower cylinder 73. axis
It is supported to move up and down along 87. Recesses 88 are formed in the upper and lower surfaces at positions closer to one side from the center of the upper surface of the cradle 84, and the support shaft 90 having a stopper 89 at the lower end which penetrates the recess 88 from below and moves upward and downward is moved. A push-up bar 91 is protrudingly provided at a position close to the other side. A pin 92 protrudes from the rear end of the guide portion 86.

The support member 85 is fixedly supported at the upper end of a support shaft 90 in a concave portion formed on the lower surface, and is mounted around the support shaft 90 between the concave portion 88 of the receiving base 84 and the concave portion 93 of the support member. The spring 94 is urged upward. Bearing member
On the side of 85, a relief portion 95 through which a push-up bar 91 is inserted is formed on the side surface, and a pair of guide protrusions 96 that protrude from the rear surface to engage with the guide shaft 87 to prevent rotation are provided. Is formed.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 12,
When the support member 85 is located in the lower cylinder 73, the upper surface of the support member 85 is located above the push-up bar 91, and as shown in FIGS. Guide projection 96 abuts the mounting plate 78 and stops.
Only the cradle 84 rises against the elasticity of the push-up bar 91 so that the push-up bar 91 projects upward from the support member 85.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the coin supporting mechanism 82 has a screw shaft 98 for each coin stacking section 71 of each denomination.
The screw shaft 98 is penetrated through a through hole 67 (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the substrate 61, and the upper and lower ends are rotatably supported by a support plate 99. A screw member 100 is screwed onto the screw shaft 98, a connecting plate 101 attached to the screw member 100 is engaged with the pin 92 of the receiving base 84, and the support body 83 and the screw member 100 are integrated. It is configured to go up and down.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pulley 102 is attached to the lower end of each screw shaft 98, and motors M5-1 to M5-6 each consisting of a pulse motor of a metal type are arranged behind each screw shaft 98. And pulleys 103 on the drive shafts of these motors M5-1 to M5-6.
Is attached, and the belt is stretched over both pulleys 102 and 103.
104 are installed. Then, the respective screw shafts 98 are rotated by the respective motors M5-1 to M5-6, and the respective support members 83 are raised when the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated forward and are lowered when the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated reversely. I have.

Each of the screw members 100 has a detection piece 105 projecting therefrom. As shown in FIG.
At the position where the detecting member 105 is detected at the ascending position of the screw member 100 at which the 96 comes into contact with the mounting plate 78, the sensors S3-1 to S3-6 of the respective denominations are arranged, and as shown in FIG. Screw member 10
The denomination sensors S4-1 to S4-6 are arranged at positions where the detection piece 105 is detected at the lowest position of zero.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
Detecting holes 106 are formed on both sides slightly above the chute surface 81 in the vicinity of the upper end of the sensor, and light emitting and receiving type sensors S5-1 to S5-6 are arranged outside of the detecting holes 106, respectively. The coin in the lower cylinder 73 is detected.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The ejection member 112 of the coin ejection mechanism 111 is disposed on the upper surface of the coin 61. The projecting member 112 has a base horizontally long in the left-right direction.
A projecting portion 114 is provided from the front edge of the base portion 113 so as to correspond to the coin stacking portion 71 of each denomination. It is configured. Each ejection section 114 can advance into the upper cylinder 72 through the opening 75 of the upper cylinder 72.

The lower surface of the base 113 of the projecting member 112
A pin 116 is provided which projects downward through a slot 115 formed along the front and rear direction. An arm 118 is attached to the lower surface of the substrate 61 so as to be swingable around a support shaft 117. One end of the arm 118 is connected to a pin 116 via a rotatable link 119, and the other end of the arm 118 is connected to the other end of the arm 118. A long hole 120 is formed, and a pin 122 projecting from an eccentric position on the upper surface of the disk 121 is engaged with the long hole 120. The disk 121 is attached to the drive shaft of the motor M6.

Then, by the drive of the motor M6, each ejecting portion 114 of the ejecting member 112 is retracted rearward from the upper tube 72, and each ejecting portion 114 advances to advance into each upper tube 72. Is moved to the projected position.

Next, the partitioning mechanism 13 is provided above the ejection member 111.
One partition member 132 is arranged. This partition member 132
Has a base portion 133 that is horizontally long in the left-right direction, and a partition portion corresponding to each coin type coin stacking storage portion 71 from the front edge of the base portion 133.
134 is provided so as to protrude, and is configured to be translated in the front-rear direction by a guide member (not shown). As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
The right side corresponding to the push-up bar 91 side of the 83 is formed so as to protrude forward from the left side, and the tip end surface is formed on an inclined surface 134a inclined rearward, and the upper cylinder 72 is formed through the opening 75 of the upper cylinder 72. It is possible to advance into the inside 72 and forward from the coin outlet 74.

A pin 13 is provided on the upper surface of the base 133 of the partition member 132.
5 is protruded, and the pin 135 has a long groove at one end of the arm 136.
137 is engaged, and the other end of the arm 136 is fixed to a connecting shaft 138 that vertically passes through the rear portion of the substrate 61. On the lower side of the substrate 61, an arm 139 is fixed to a connecting shaft 138, and an elongated hole 140 is formed in the arm 139.
0, a pin 142 projecting from the eccentric position on the upper surface of the disc 141.
Are engaged. The disk 141 is attached to the drive shaft of the motor M7 (shown in FIG. 11).

Then, by the drive of the motor M7, each partitioning portion 134 of the partitioning member 132 is retracted rearward from the upper tube 72, and the partitioning position where each partitioning portion 134 moves forward and advances into each upper tube 72. And moved to.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a control unit 151 for controlling each mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine. The control unit 151 includes an operation unit 152 including keys for processing modes such as depositing and dispensing, a numeric keypad for inputting numerical values, an identification unit 32, and sensors S1 and S2-1.
To S2-8, S3-1 to S3-6, S4-1 to S4-6, S5-1 to S5-6, each motor M1 to M7, and each solenoid SD1 to SD4.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the initial replenishment of coins from a state where no coins are stored in the machine body 1 will be described.

A coin for replenishment is inserted through a coin slot 5 into a rotating disk.
13 and operating the initial replenishment start button of the operation unit 152, the rotating disk 13 and the conveyor belts 22 and 23 are rotated, and the conveyor 44 is rotated in the normal rotation direction for receiving coins. Processing is started.

The coins for replenishment on the rotating disk 13 are
By the rotation of 13, it moves along the peripheral wall 14, and the thickness regulating member
The coins are sent out one by one to the coin identification and classification passage 16 after passing under the layer 15 in a one-layer state.

The coins sent out one by one to the coin discriminating / classifying passage 16 are taken in at intervals of the coins due to the peripheral speed difference between the roller 29 and the conveyor belt 22, and are passed along the reference edge 20b in the discriminating passage 17. While being conveyed, it is identified by the image sensor 30 and the magnetic sensor 31 of the identification unit 32.

As a result of the discrimination, if the coin is not an overflow coin or a reject coin, the coin passes through the overflow coin branching portion 33 and the reject coin branching portion 34 of the branch passage 18 and is conveyed to the classification passage 19. In this initial replenishment, it is assumed that neither overflow coins nor reject coins exist, and the processing of these coins will be described later.

In the sorting passage section 19, when a 5-yen coin is conveyed, the gate member 41 rises and the 5-yen coin is removed to the sorting hole 40. When coins of a denomination other than the 5-yen coin are conveyed, they pass over the gate member 41, are conveyed along the reference edge 21b, and fall into the corresponding sorting holes 40.

The coins dropped from the sorting holes 40 are placed on the conveyor 44, conveyed backward by the conveyor 44, and stored in the coin stacking unit 71 for each denomination.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the initial replenishment start button is operated, the upper surface of the support member 85 of the support 83 is moved to the sensors S5-1 to S5-6. Standby position for initial replenishment located slightly below (solid line position in FIG. 12)
Moved to The movement of the support 83 is performed by the motors M5-1 to M5.
-6 is rotated in the reverse direction, the support 83 descends first, and the motor M5 is turned on when the detection piece 105 of the support 83 is detected by the sensors S4-1 to S4-6 (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 12). -1 to M5-6 are reversed in the forward direction and then rise, and the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated by a predetermined number of pulses from the time of the detection, thereby stopping at the standby position. Alternatively, when the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated in the normal rotation direction, the support 83 first rises, and when the detection piece 105 of the support 83 is detected by the sensors S3-1 to S3-6, the motor M5 -1 to M5-6 are reversed in the reverse rotation direction and then descend, and the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated by a predetermined number of pulses from the time of the detection, thereby stopping at the standby position.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
The coin conveyed by 44 is fed from the coin receiving port 80 into the lower cylinder 73 of the coin stacking unit 71 by denomination through the chute surface 81, and is horizontally supported on the upper surface of the support member 85.

When the coins are fed into the lower cylinder 73 and the coins block the sensors S5-1 to S5-6, a pulse (reverse rotation direction) corresponding to the thickness of one coin is output to the motors M5-1 to M5-1. In addition to M5-6, the support 83 is lowered by the thickness of one coin.

In this way, one coin is removed from the conveyor 44.
Each time the support 83 is fed down one by one, the support 83 is sequentially lowered, and for example, about 30 coins are stored in the lower cylinder 73 of the coin stacking unit 71 of each denomination.

Sensors S1, S2-1 to S2 indicate that coins have been lost on rotating disk 13 and coin discriminating / classifying passage 16.
-8, the coins on the conveyor 44 are removed from the lower cylinder 73.
After a lapse of time just enough to be fed into the inside, the rotating disk 13, the transport belts 22, 23, and the conveyor 44 are stopped.

When the replenishment of coins to the coin stacking unit 71 of each denomination is completed, as shown in FIG. 14, the last stored coin, that is, the top of the stacking coin is in the standby position shown in FIG. The support member 85 waits at a height substantially equal to the height of the upper surface.

Next, the processing at the time of a dispensing command will be described.

The dispensing process is started by operating the dispensing start button by inputting the dispensing amount and the dispensing number for each denomination on the operating section 152.

As shown in FIG. 15, first, the partition member 132
Is moved forward, and each partition section 134 is moved to the coin stacking storage section 71 for each denomination.
Is advanced into.

Subsequently, a predetermined pulse (forward direction) is applied to all the motors M5-1 to M5-6, the support 83 rises, and the upper surface of the stacked coin hits the partition member 132. The motors M5-1 to M5-6 are stopped in this state. Regarding the difference between the timing at which the upper surface of the pile coin contacts the partition member 132 and the timing at which the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are stopped, even if the rise of the pile coin, that is, the support member 85 is restricted. The contraction of the spring 94 allows the cradle 84 to be lifted and absorbed. This is shown in FIG.
This is possible because the upper surface of the support member 85 urged upward by the spring 94 is positioned above the push-up bar 91 in the standby state shown in FIG.

Subsequently, a motor corresponding to a denomination that does not withdraw money
A predetermined pulse (reverse direction) is applied to M5-1 to M5-6, and the support 83 is lowered by the thickness of two coins. As a result, the upper surface of the stacked coin is lowered to a height at which it does not hit the ejection member 112.

When all the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are stopped, the controller 151 automatically issues a discharging operation start command, and the discharging member 112 moves forward and backward, and the conveyor 44 moves. Is rotated in the reverse direction for coin ejection.

When the ejection member 112 moves forward, each ejection portion 114 advances into the upper cylinder 72, and one coin pressed against the partition member 132 is ejected from the coin ejection port 74 onto the conveyor 44. . At this time, the second coin in contact with the lower surface of the coin to be ejected is located in the coin insertion hole 64 of the substrate 61 and tries to move in the direction of the coin outlet 74 due to friction with the coin to be ejected. Also, the movement is regulated by the protrusions 66 on both sides.

Each time one coin is ejected, the support 83 is raised by the thickness of one coin, and the next coin to be ejected is pressed against the partition member 132. Thus, the ejection member 112
Coins are sequentially ejected as the player moves forward and backwards.

When the specified number of coins to be dispensed are ejected in the coin stacker 71 of a certain denomination, the support 83 is not raised, and the ejection of coins of this denomination is stopped.

For example, in the case of projecting only 100 yen for 3 sheets, 50 yen for 2 sheets, and 500 yen for 5 sheets, the ejection member
112 is reciprocated 5 times and stopped.

The coins thrown out onto the conveyor 44 from the coin type coin stacker 71 are discharged from the front end of the conveyor 44, and the chute switching member at the position for closing the receiving port 52 of the storage box 51. It is guided into the chute 53 through 54 and discharged to the carton 8 from the chute outlet 53a.

After the coins are ejected from the coin stacker 71, the coins on the conveyor 44 are shot.
After a lapse of time before being discharged to 53, the conveyor 44 is stopped.

Next, processing at the time of a deposit instruction will be described.

When the sensor S1 detects a coin deposited on the rotating disk 13 from the coin receiving slot 5, the depositing process is started.

First, as shown in FIG.
M5-6 is rotated in the forward direction, and coin stacking unit 71 for each denomination
The support 83 is raised, and while the support 83 is being lifted, the detecting piece 105 is detected by the sensors S3-1 to S3-6, and at substantially the same time, the guide projection 96 of the support member 85 contacts the mounting plate 78. In contact, the lifting of the bearing member 85 is regulated. The upper surface of the stopped bearing member 85 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the partition member 132 and is at a slightly lower height.

Thereafter, only the cradle 84 rises while the spring 94 is compressed, and the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are driven for a predetermined pulse after the detection piece 105 is detected by the sensors S3-1 to S3-6. It is rotated and stopped, and the cradle is positioned at the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
84 is stopped.

For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the push-up bar 91 protrudes above the support member 85 and comes into contact with the lower surface of one of the stacked coins on the support member 85 to push it up.

Subsequently, the partition member 132 is advanced, and each partition section 134 is advanced into the coin stacking section 71 of each denomination. At this time, one end of the partition 134 is protruded, and one side of the stacked coin is pushed up by the push-up rod 91. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Get in between the coins. Moreover, the inclined surface 97 is formed on the rear side of the upper surface of the support member 85,
Can be lowered against the spring 94 so that the partition
The tip of 134 is securely inserted between the bearing member 85 and the coin.

With the partition 134 inserted between the support member 85 and the coins, the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated in the reverse direction to lower the support 83. This allows the push-up bar
The coin 91, which has been pushed up by the push-up bar 91, descends and is placed on the partition 134. Also, cradle
Until 84 drops to the solid line position in FIG.
The guide projection 96 of the support member 85 is kept in contact with the mounting plate 78 by the urging of the spring 94 while extending.
When the cradle 84 is lowered to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 17, the cradle 84 and the support member 85 are in the most distant state.
7 and the supporting member 84 while maintaining the positional relationship of the solid line.
85 descends integrally. After the detection piece 105 of the receiving table 84 descending at the solid line position in FIG. 17 is detected by the sensors S3-1 to S3-6, the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated by a predetermined pulse and stopped, and FIG. The support 83 is stopped at the position shown in FIG.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 18 is the deposit receiving preparation state, and the stacked coins for withdrawal in the coin stacking unit 71 of each denomination are stored in the upper cylinder 72 and the lower cylinder 73 is charged. A temporary storage space 71a for receiving and temporarily storing coins is formed.

When all of the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are stopped, a depositing operation start command is automatically issued by the control unit 151, and the discriminating and sorting operation of the deposited coins inserted on the rotating disk 13 is performed. And a temporary hold operation is started.

This discriminating operation is the same as that at the time of the initial replenishment described above.
The coins are sent one by one, and are identified by the identification unit 32 when being transported through the identification passage 17 of the coin identification and classification passage 16, and the overflow coin and the reject coin are branched when being transported through the branch passage 18, When being conveyed through the sorting passage 19, the sorting holes 40 are sorted by denomination.

As shown in FIG. 19, the coins which are sorted and dropped from the respective sorting holes 40 are sent to the coin stacking unit 71 by the conveyor 44. Deposit type coin stacker 71
When the coins are fed one by one from the conveyor 44, the support 83 is sequentially lowered, and the deposited coins are temporarily stored in the lower cylinder 73 of the coin stacking unit 71 of each denomination.

Accordingly, in the temporary holding space 71a formed in the lower cylinder 73 of the coin stacking unit 71 by denomination, the amount of coins that can be held is changed according to the amount of coins of the temporarily held coins.
For example, if five coins are sent in, 2 in FIG.
The support 83 (the cradle 84 and the bearing member 85) up to the position indicated by the chain line
Is lowered, and the temporary holding space 71 corresponding to the thickness of five coins
a is formed.

The allowable coin amount that can be stored in the coin stacking unit 71 according to denomination is set in advance, and the coin amount obtained by subtracting the coin amount of the stacked coins already stored from the allowable coin amount is calculated. It is the amount of coins that can be temporarily held.

Therefore, during the temporary hold operation, the identification unit 32
The number of coins identified by is stored in the denomination, and when an overflow coin exceeding the amount of coins for a certain denomination is identified, coins of the corresponding denomination on the branch passage section 18 and the classification passage section 19 are denominated. The coins are sent to the coin stacking unit 71 and temporarily stored. The coins after the overflow are branched by the overflow branching unit 33 and temporarily stored. That is, when the overflow coin is conveyed to the overflow branching section 33, the gate member 37 rises, the overflow coin is branched to the branch hole 35, and is temporarily stored in the overflow coin temporary storing section 55 through the chute 42. The overflow coin temporary holding unit 55 is waiting at a position where the discharging member 57 closes the lower opening of the holding frame 56,
Overflow coins led into are temporarily held.

When the reject coin is identified by the identification unit 32, the reject coin is branched by the reject coin branch unit. That is, when the rejected coin is conveyed to the rejected coin branching section 34, the gate member 38 rises, the rejected coin is branched to the branch hole 36, and returned to the rejected coin return box 10 through the chute 43.

The sensors S1, S2-1 to S2 indicate that the coins have disappeared on the rotating disk 13 and the coin identification and classification passage 16.
-8, the coins on the conveyor 44 are removed from the lower cylinder 73.
After a lapse of time just enough to be fed into the inside, the rotating disk 13, the transport belts 22, 23, and the conveyor 44 are stopped.

The identification result is displayed on the operation unit 152, and the operator confirming the display operates the payment approval button or the payment rejection button. Alternatively, the deposit amount may be input in advance, the received amount and the identification result may be collated, and the control unit 151 may automatically output a payment approval signal when they match and a payment disapproval signal when they do not match.

Regardless of the operation or signal of payment approval or payment rejection, the completion state of the payment temporary hold operation (to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 19).
In a state where the position 84 is located, the upper surface of the temporary storage coin is at the same position as in FIG. 14), a predetermined pulse in the normal direction is applied to the motors M5-1 to M5-6, and the support member 83 is raised, and FIG. As shown in (5), the coin is stopped in a state where the upper surface of the coin is in contact with and pressed against the partition member 132 (the cradle 84 and the support member 85 are at the same position as the solid line). In addition, the upper surface of the coin is a partition member 13.
2 and the timing at which the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are stopped, the spring 94 contracts even when the lifting of the coins, that is, the bearing member 85 is restricted, so that the pedestal 84 Is allowed to be absorbed.
In addition, the bearing member 85 without the temporarily stored coin stops when the upper surface thereof comes into contact with the partition member 132. At the time of rejection of payment, immediately after that, the support member 85 is lowered by the thickness of one coin and stopped.

At the time of payment approval, the partition member 132 is retracted from the state shown in FIG. 20, and the coins placed on the partition portion 134 are dropped onto the temporarily stored coins and stacked together.
Further, the support 83 is lowered, and the upper surface of the coin is detected by the sensor.
After passing through S5-1 to S5-6, the motor M5-1
~ M5-6 is rotated, and the upper surface of the coin is stopped at the height position shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the overflow coin is temporarily stored in the overflow coin temporary storage unit 55, the chute switching member 54 advances on the chute 53, opens the reception port 52 of the storage box 51, and then the ejection member 57 is stored. The overflow coins, which are rotated upward through the frame 56 and are temporarily stored, pass through the chute switching member 54 to the storage box 51.
Is stored inside.

At the time of disapproval of the deposit, the dispensing member 112 is moved forward and backward from the state shown in FIG. 20 as in the above-described dispensing, and coins are ejected, and each time one coin is ejected. The support 83 is raised by the thickness of one coin, and coins are temporarily ejected. The ejected coins are shot by a conveyor 44 rotated in the reverse direction for coin ejection.
It is released to 53 and the carton insertion part 9 from the chute outlet 53a.
Is released to the carton 8 inserted in the.

The number of coins of each denomination temporarily stored in the coin stacking unit 71 is stored, and the maximum number of coins among the stored numbers is discarded. The exit member 112 reciprocates. In addition, in the coin stacking unit 71 of the denominated coin type in which the ejection operation for the number of temporarily stored coins has been completed, the lifting operation of the support member 85 is stopped at the time when the ejection of the last temporarily stored coin is completed, and the coin is temporarily suspended. You. At this time, a passage interval corresponding to the thickness of the ejection member 112 is provided between the upper surface of the support member 85 and the partition member 132. In the denomination coin stacking unit 71 having no coins temporarily held, the support member 85 of the support 83 is raised at the time of rejection of the deposit, and the upper surface thereof abuts against the partition member 132, and then falls by one coin thickness. To stop, and as a result, the upper surface of the support member 85 and the partition member 132
Is stopped with a passage interval corresponding to the thickness of the ejection member 112 therebetween.

When the ejection of the temporarily stored coins is completed in all the denomination coin piling storage units 71, the support members 83 of all the denomination coin piling storage units 71 are signaled from the control unit 151.
Is raised by one coin and stopped (this corresponds to the state of FIG. 17). From this state, the partition member 132 is retracted, and the coins placed on the partition portion 134 are dropped and placed on the support members 85 of the support 83. Further, the support 83 is lowered, and the motors M5-1 to M5-6 are rotated by a predetermined pulse after the upper surface of the coin is passed through the sensors S5-1 to S5-6, so that the upper surface of the coin is Are stopped at the height position in the state shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the overflow coin is temporarily stored in the overflow coin temporary storage section 55, the discharging member 57 is rotated upward through the holding frame 56, and the temporarily stored overflow coin is discharged to the chute 53. And
It is discharged from the chute outlet 53a to the carton 8 inserted into the carton insertion section 9.

Next, when the amount of coins stored in the coin-type coin stacking unit 71 is slightly reduced or lost due to continuous withdrawal or the like, coins are replenished halfway. This replenishment is performed in the same manner as the above-described temporary holding and deposit approval operation of deposited coins.

Next, by operating the coin collection button on the operation unit 152, a collection process is performed. At the time of this collection process, coins are sequentially ejected from the coin stacking unit 71 of each denomination onto the conveyor 44 in the same manner as in the above-described ejecting operation, released from the conveyor 44, and discharged via the chute switching member 54. It is stored in the storage box 51.

After all coins in the coin stacker 71 are stored in the storage box 51, the drawer frame 7 is pulled forward from the machine body 1, and the storage box 51 is removed from the drawer frame 7 upward. To collect.

[0101]

According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention, when the deposit is temporarily held, the support is raised to the position of the partition member and the partition member is advanced so that the stacked coins are denominated coin weights. In order to form a temporary holding space for receiving deposited coins on the lower side of the coin stacking unit by partitioning the support at the upper side of the stacking unit and lowering the support to the depositing coin temporary storage position after this partitioning. In addition, the lower side of the coin stacking unit by denomination is also used as a temporary storage space, and a temporary storage space dedicated to temporary storage is not provided, and the temporary storage space can be changed according to the amount of coins of the temporary storage coins.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a coin depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from a side.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing a drawer frame of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a drawer frame of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the upper frame of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment, wherein FIG. 6 (a) is a perspective view as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 6 (b) is a perspective view as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a lower frame of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the coin supporting mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the denomination coin stacking unit of the embodiment as viewed from the side.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of the denomination coin stacking storage section of the embodiment as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a control system of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination when coins are not stored in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination at the time of initial replenishment of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment in the coin storage state.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination at the time of coin ejection in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a coin stacking unit by denomination at the time of coin deposit in the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination when coins are deposited in the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment in which a temporary holding space is formed at the time of coin deposit.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state of being temporarily stored at the time of depositing coins.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment in a state in which the temporarily stored coins are stored or returned when coins are deposited;

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 Coin identification and classification passage 39 Denomination classification unit 44 Conveyor 71 Denomination coin stacking unit 71a Temporary holding space 74 Coin outlet 80 Coin inlet 82 Coin support mechanism 83 Support 111 Coin ejection mechanism 112 Ejecting member 131 Partition Mechanism 132 Partition member 151 Control unit M3 Motor as conveyor drive unit

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-316192 (JP, A) JP-A-58-60391 (JP, A) JP-A-4-353995 (JP, A) 92786 (JP, U) JP 512979 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07D 9/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. Deposited coins are sent to a coin identification and classification passage, classified by denomination in a denomination classification section of the coin identification and classification passage, and the classified coins are temporarily stored in a stacked state with the denominations, and the deposit is made. At the time of approval, the temporarily stored coins are stored in the coin stacking unit by denomination, and when the payment is not approved, the temporarily held coins are returned to the operator side. In a coin dispensing machine that is fed out and sent to the operator side, a conveyor provided facing the denomination classification unit and rotated in a normal rotation direction for coin reception and a reverse rotation direction for coin ejection, A conveyor driving unit for driving the conveyor, a coin receiving port facing the normal rotation direction side of the conveyor, and a coin outlet positioned above the coin receiving port; Across the direction A coin stacking unit formed by denomination, a partitioning mechanism having a partition member that moves forward and backward to an upper portion of a coin outlet forming area of the coin stacking unit by denomination, and a partition mechanism at a lower position of the partitioning member. A coin ejection mechanism having an ejection member that advances into the denomination coin piling storage unit and discharges the top coin of the piling coin from the coin outlet to the conveyor; and the denomination coin piling storage unit A coin support mechanism having a support body which supports the stacked coins stored in the upper part and moves up and down, and at the time of dispensing, the partition member is advanced into the coin stacked stacking unit by denomination and the support body is raised. The stacking coin is ejected by the ejecting member in a state where the stacking coin is pressed against the partitioning member, and at the time of temporary holding at the time of depositing, the support is raised to the partitioning member position and the partitioning member is advanced to advance the stacking coin. Deposit by coin A partitioning unit on the upper side of the storing unit and a control unit for lowering the support to the depositing coin temporary storage position after the partitioning to form a temporary holding space for receiving the deposited coins on the lower side of the coin stacking unit by denomination. Coin depositing and dispensing machine.