JP3273721B2 - Conveyor remaining coin detection device of coin processing 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 transporter of a coin processor for detecting the remaining of coins on a coin transport surface of a transport belt for transporting coins (referred to as a transport belt portion on which coins are transported). It relates to a detection device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in coin processing machines such as a coin depositing machine, a coin depositing and dispensing machine, a coin counting machine, and a coin wrapping machine, a process of carrying coins on a coin carrying surface of a carrying belt is performed. I have.

[0003] In the transport process using such a transport belt, when a plurality of coins to be processed are placed on the coin transport surface of the transport belt and sent out, if the coins are not sent out from the coin transport surface of the transport belt for a predetermined time, the transport is performed. It is assumed that all the coins have been sent out from the coin transport surface of the belt, that is, no coin remains on the coin transport surface of the transport belt.

[0004]

However, in the prior art, when coins are not sent out from the coin transport surface of the transport belt for a predetermined time, no coin remains on the coin transport surface of the transport belt. Even if coins actually remain on the coin transport surface of the transport belt, they cannot be detected.

[0005] Further, suppose that light emitting and receiving sensors are disposed opposite to the width direction of the coin transport surface of the transport belt so as to face the coin transport surface of the transport belt. Even if the remaining coins on the transport surface are detected, they can be detected only in one area of the coin transport surface of the transport belt in the belt longitudinal direction, and the entire transport area over a predetermined distance in the belt longitudinal direction of the coin transport surface of the transport belt. Cannot be detected.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has been described in connection with a coin handling machine capable of reliably detecting remaining coins in the entire transport area over a predetermined distance in the belt longitudinal direction on the coin transport surface of the transport belt. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin remaining detecting device.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin handling machine, comprising: a conveying bell for conveying coins;
Coin detector that detects the remaining coins on the coin transport surface
A conveyance coin residual detection device, a conveyor belt having a coin conveying surface for conveying put the coins, arranged in the belt width direction on one side against the coin conveying surface of the conveyor belt, on the coin conveying surface of the conveyor belt The position that regulates one side of the coin in the belt width direction is defined as the fixed position, and the transport operation by the transport belt is completed.
When moving on the coin transport surface in the belt width direction
The distance between the coin transport surface and the top surface during this movement is the coin thickness.
A first standing wall having a smaller interval, and a hard
Is located on the other side in the belt width direction with respect to the
The other side in the belt width direction of coins on the coin transport surface of the
That a second standing wall, a moving mechanism for the conveyor belt the first standing wall during transport operation ends closer moved from the home position toward the second standing wall by the first standing wall by the moving mechanism Set
Detecting means for detecting that the first upright wall has moved to a predetermined position when the first upright wall has moved closer to the second upright wall from the position, and the moving mechanism moving the first upright wall from the fixed position to the second position . When the detection means does not detect the movement of the first standing wall to the predetermined position when the detection means moves closer to the standing wall, it is provided with coin remaining determining means for determining that there is a remaining coin. It is characterized by. Then, at the end of the transport operation by the transport belt, the first upright wall is moved closer from the home position to the second upright wall on the coin transport surface of the transport belt, and the first coin is moved closer by the remaining coins. Is restricted, the detection means and the remaining coin determination means determine that there is remaining coins.

[0008] wherein conveying the coin residual detection device of the coin processing machine claim 2, the coin conveying surface of the conveyor belt for transporting the coins
Detection of transported coins in a coin processor that detects remaining coins
An intelligent device, provided with a coin transport surface for each denomination, a transport belt for each denomination carrying coins on the coin transport surface, and coins for each denomination of the transport belt for each denomination disposed in the belt width direction on one side with respect to the conveying surface, localizing a position to regulate the belt width direction on one side of the coin on the coin conveying surface of each denomination
Coin transport surface when the transport operation by the transport belt ends.
The upper part moves inward in the belt width direction and
When the interval between the coin transport surface and the top surface is smaller than the coin thickness,
To a first Tatsuikabe, for each denomination of the conveyor belt for each of the denominations
Located on the other side in the belt width direction with respect to the coin transport surface,
Regulate the other side of the coin in the belt width direction on the coin transport surface for each type
That the second standing wall, a movable frame to said contact away movably supporting the first standing position wall on the coin conveying surface of each denomination for each second standing wall, wherein each gold At the end of the transport operation by the coin transport surface for each type, the movable frame is moved to position each first standing wall in a fixed position.
From the first standing wall and the second standing wall facing the second standing wall during the movement.
A moving mechanism that allows the movable frame to be temporarily stopped when a residual coin is sandwiched between the standing wall and the moving mechanism; and the moving mechanism directs each first standing wall from a fixed position to each second standing wall. Detecting means for detecting that the movable frame has moved to a predetermined position when the movable frame is moved closer to the first position, and the first standing wall is fixedly positioned by the moving mechanism.
From the movable frame to the second standing wall when the detecting means does not detect the movement of the movable frame to the predetermined position. It is characterized by the following. At the end of the transport operation by the transport belt for each denomination, the movable frame is moved to
The standing wall is moved closer to the second standing wall from the fixed position on the coin transport surface for each denomination, and the remaining coins are located between any of the first standing wall and the second standing wall. If the movement of the movable frame is restricted by being sandwiched, the detection unit and the remaining coin determination unit determine that there is a remaining coin.

[0009] wherein conveying the coin residual detection device of the coin processing machine claim 3, the coin conveying surface of the conveyor belt for transporting the coins
Detection of transported coins in a coin processor that detects remaining coins
An intelligent device, provided with a coin transport surface for each denomination, a transport belt common to a plurality of denominations for mounting and transporting coins on the coin transport surface, and a transport belt common to the plurality of denominations. It is arranged on one side in the belt width direction with respect to the coin transport surface for each type,
The position where one side in the belt width direction of coins on the coin transport surface for each denomination is regulated is defined as a fixed position, and the transport operation by the transport belt is completed.
At the end of the movement on the coin transport surface in the belt width direction.
The distance from the top of the coin transport surface during this movement is the coin thickness
The first standing wall having a smaller interval and the plurality of denominations are shared.
Width of Coin Conveying Surface for Each Denomination of Common Conveying Belts
In the other direction, the coins on the coin transport surface for each denomination
A second standing wall for regulating the width direction of the belt the other side, to and away movably supported on the coin conveying surface of each denomination with respect to the respective first standing wall each second standing wall The movable frame is moved at the end of the transport operation by the movable frame and the coin transport surface for each denomination.
Together is moved closer toward each second standing wall each first standing wall from the home position by, between the second Tatsuikabe opposite thereto and one of the first standing wall during its movement A moving mechanism that allows a temporary stop of the movable frame when the residual coin is sandwiched, and a moving mechanism that moves each first standing wall from the fixed position toward each second standing wall by the moving mechanism. Detecting means for detecting that the movable frame has moved to a predetermined position; and the detecting means is movable when each of the first standing walls is moved from the fixed position toward each of the second standing walls by the moving mechanism. A coin remaining determining means for determining that there is a remaining coin when the movement of the frame to the predetermined position is not detected is provided.
At the end of the transport operation by the transport belt common to a plurality of denominations, the movable frame is moved to move each first standing wall from a fixed position toward each second standing wall. When the moving movement of the movable frame is restricted by moving the movable frame close to and moving on any one of the first standing wall and the second standing wall, the coin is detected by the detecting unit and the coin remaining determining unit. Is determined to be remaining.

[0010]

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

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine (the front left side of FIG. 3 is the front side, the right rear side is the rear side, and FIG.
The left back side is the left side, and the right front side is the right side).
An upper surface cover 2 is attached to a front side of the upper surface of the body 1 by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable, and a coin slot 5 opened and closed by a shutter 4 is formed in the upper surface cover 2.

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 8 for inserting a carton 8 into the front lower surface of the drawer frame 7. A part 9 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.

An operation section 11 is provided on the upper surface of the upper cover 2, and the operation section 11 has left and right occupation keys 12a, 12b and an occupation display section 13a on both sides of the coin slot 5.
, 13b are provided, and a lath function key 14 having a kanji key group is provided at the right side of the coin slot 5.

A display unit 15 is provided on the front surface of the upper cover 2. On the left side of the display unit 15, a display panel 16 for displaying the number-of-coins-by-coin type data, the total amount data display, and the coin jam location is displayed. And a display panel 17 for displaying lath data is provided on the right side.

[0015] Both sides of the fuselage 1 are left and right tailers machines.
18a and 18b can be connected respectively. By operating the occupation key 12a for the left side or the occupation key 12b for the right side, a deposit and withdrawal process can be performed by the terrors machine 18a connected to the left or the terrors machine 18b connected to the right.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the circulating coin dispensing and dispensing machine viewed from the right side, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of a part of the circulating coin dispensing and dispensing machine. The front board 21 is located in the upper front area of the fuselage 1.
Is disposed near the front side of the board 21 and the coin slot 5 is provided.
A circular storage opening 22 is formed below the storage opening.
A rotating disk 23 as coin feeding means is rotatably arranged at the same height as the upper surface of the substrate 21 in the substrate 22, and a peripheral wall 24 is erected from the edge of the storage opening 22 around the rotating disk 23. .
An outlet (not shown) is formed in a part of the peripheral wall 24, and a thickness regulating member 25 is attached above the rotary disk 23 facing the outlet, and a coin passage is provided in a tangential direction of the rotary disk 23 facing the outlet. 26 are connected. And the motor M1
By rotating the rotating disk 23 (shown in FIG. 25), coins on the rotating disk 23 move along the peripheral wall 24,
The sheets pass under the thickness regulating member 25 in a single layer state and are fed out one by one to the coin passage 26.

The coin passage 26 is formed such that the upper surface of the substrate 21 is
A coin discrimination branch passage 27 formed along the right side from the front side of the board 21 and a coin sorting passage 28 formed along the rear side of the board 21 are provided on the board 21. Further, the passage side plates 29 and 30 on both sides form a substantially U-shape as a whole. The distance between the passage side plates 29 and 30 on both sides is from the largest coin to the smallest coin (26.5 mm to 20 mm).
Are formed at intervals that allow all coins to be conveyed in a single row in the radial direction.

The coin discrimination branch passage 27 is formed with a coin discrimination passage section 31 substantially tangentially from the periphery of the rotating disc 23, and in a direction substantially orthogonal to the coin discrimination passage section 31 and on the rotating disc 23. A branch passage area 32 is formed in a direction passing through the right side portion of the vehicle. In the coin sorting passage 28, a sorting passage area 34 is formed through the introduction passage area 33 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the branch passage area 32 and in a direction passing through the rear position of the rotating disk 23. I have.

Above the coin passage 26, an upstream conveyor belt 41 and a downstream conveyor belt 42 as coin transport means for transporting coins are stretched. The upstream conveyor belt 41 is
The pulley 43 extends above the entrance of the coin discrimination passage section 31, the pulleys 44 and 45 above both corners of the branch passage section 32, and the pulley 46 above the introduction passage section 33. .
The downstream conveyor belt 42 is stretched over a pulley 46 above the introduction passage section 33 and a pulley 47 above the downstream section of the classification passage section 34. Then, the pulley 47 is rotated by the motor M2, and the transport belts 41 and 42 are rotated.

Above the entrance of the coin passage 26, the rotating disk 23
A roller 48 for taking the upper coin into the passage is provided. The peripheral speed of the transport belts 41 and 42 is faster than the peripheral speed of the roller 48, and the peripheral speed difference is used to space the coins in the coin passage 26.

The coin discriminating passage area 31 includes one passage side plate.
A guide edge 29a protruding inward of the passageway 29 and a reference edge 29b are formed following the guide edge 29a, and the diameter of the coin and the presence or absence of a hole are determined in accordance with the position of the reference edge 29b. A coin identification unit 53 having an image sensor 51 for detecting and a magnetic sensor 52 for detecting the material of the coin is provided.

In the branch passage area 32, a reject coin branch 55 and an overflow coin branch 56 are formed. In each of the branch portions 55 and 56, branch holes 57 and 58 are respectively formed in the substrate 21, and gate members 59 and 60 which are movable in the branch holes 57 and 58 to the outside of the passage are arranged. The upper surfaces of the gate members 59 and 60 are positioned on the same plane as the upper surface of the substrate 21, and are horizontally moved while maintaining the positional relationship of the same plane even when the gate members 59 and 60 move outside the passage. And
Normally, the branch holes 57 and 58 are closed by the gate members 59 and 60 to allow the passage of coins, and the solenoid SD1 is used to remove each coin.
, SD2 (shown in FIG. 25), the gate members 59, 60 are retracted to the outside of the passage, so that the coins fall from one side edge side of the coin into the branch holes 57, 58 and are removed.

In the introduction passage area 33, as shown in FIG.
A guiding edge 61 projecting inward in the width direction of the passage is formed following the passage side wall 30a with respect to the passage side wall 30a (the side wall in the direction orthogonal to the branch passage area 32) of the one passage side plate 30; The reference edge of the other passage side plate 29 on the substrate 21 on the side passage side plate 29 side
Following 29c (parallel to the passage side wall 30a), a plate-like guide plate 62 of about 0.5 mm thinner than a coin having an edge 62a facing substantially parallel to the guide edge 61 is provided. The distance between the passage side wall 30a and the reference edge 29c and the distance between the guide edge 61 and the edge 62a are the same size, and all coins from the largest coin to the smallest coin (26.5 mm to 20 mm) are radially oriented. They are formed at intervals that can be transported in a single row.

In the introduction passage area 33, of the denomination coins to be classified, coins of the same diameter are approximated. An approximate-diameter coin denomination coin branching portion 63 that branches a yen coin is formed. The outer diameter of a 1-yen coin is 20 mm, the outer diameter of a 50-yen coin is 21 mm, and the difference between the two coins is 1 mm. The outer diameter of a 5-yen coin is 22 mm, and the difference in diameter from the 50-yen coin is 1 mm.
The outer diameter of a yen coin is 22.6mm and the diameter difference from a 5 yen coin is 0.6
mm, the outer diameter of the 10-yen coin is 23.5 mm, the diameter difference from the 100-yen coin is 0.9 mm, and the outer diameter of the 500-yen coin is 2
The diameter difference between 6.5mm and 10 yen coin is 3mm. Thus, the diameter difference between the 5-yen coin and the 100-yen coin is 0.6 mm
And the outer diameter dimensions are similar.

The approximate diameter small denomination coin branch 63 has a reference edge
A discharge groove hole 64 is formed at the passage bottom position allowing passage of each denomination coin with reference to 29c, and above the guide plate 62 side of the discharge groove hole 64, there is a guide edge 61 of a 5 yen coin. A pair of branch rollers 65 as a branch member for dropping the opposite edge into the discharge slot 64 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a pair of branch rollers 65 are rotatably supported by a shaft 65a at one lower end of an elevating plate 66 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The elevating plate 66 is a slide formed on the elevating plate 66. The hole 67 is fitted to one leg 69 of the pair of legs 69 of the support member 68 and is supported so as to be able to move up and down. An edge of the branch roller 65 on the upstream side of the passage facing the discharge groove 64 is located on the bottom surface of the passage, and an edge of the branch roller 65 on the downstream side of the passage facing the discharge groove 64 is projected onto the discharge groove 64. I have. The support member 68 is erected on the board 21 via a fixed plate (not shown) by a pair of legs 69, and a solenoid SD3 as an electric drive unit is mounted on the upper surface of the support member 68, and projects below the solenoid SD3. The lower end of the plunger 71 is connected to the other end of the lifting plate 66. At the upper end of the plunger 71 projecting upward from the solenoid SD3, a stopper 72 for restricting the lowering position of the plunger 71, that is, the lowering position of the branch roller 65, is attached. Lift plate on the lower surface of lift plate 66
A spring 73 for biasing the upper portion 66 is provided.

The belt portion facing the discharge slot 64 of the conveyor belt 41 is biased and supported downward by a holding pulley 74. The holding pulley 74 is rotatably supported and urged downward, and has a flange 74 on only one side so as to allow the transport belt 41 to move in a direction opposite to the branch roller 65.
a is formed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, except when the 5-yen coin is branched, the solenoid SD3 is de-energized, and the spring 73 biases the branch roller 65 so that the coin (reference numeral C in the figure) is used.
, And is omitted below) at a position higher than the thickness height (thickness height of the maximum thickness denomination coin), and both side edges of the conveyed coin are the bottom surfaces of the passages on both sides of the discharge slot 64. Is passed over the discharge slot 64 in a state of being placed on the bottom. Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the 5-yen coin branches, the solenoid SD3 is excited, and the branch roller 65 is moved below the thickness of the 5-yen coin so as not to contact the guide plate 62 against the spring 73. It descends, and the edge opposite to the guiding edge 61 of the 5-yen coin drops into the discharge slot 64 and branches. Therefore, in FIG. 8, the dimensions of the passage side wall 30a and the peripheral edge of the branch roller 65 on the downstream side of the passage facing the passage side wall 30a, and the guide edge 61 and the guide edge 61 of the branch roller 65 are opposed to each other. The dimension with the peripheral edge on the side of the coin is set to be larger than the diameter (22 mm) of a 5-yen coin.

In the sorting passage area 34, a sorting reference side edge 75 is formed on one of the passage side plates 30 following the guiding edge 61, and the selection reference side edge 75 is used as a reference. 100 yen, 1
A denomination sort slot 76 is formed corresponding to each denomination coin diameter in order from a small diameter to a large diameter of 0 yen and 500 yen.

It should be noted that each metal type sorting slot 76 of the conveyor belt 42
The belt portion facing upward is a press roller 77 and a press pulley 78.
Is biased and supported downward. This presser roller 77
The presser pulley 78 is rotatably supported and is urged downward.

When a coin is conveyed along the sorting reference side edge portion 75 through the guiding edge portion 61 and passes through the denomination sorting slot 76 of a certain denomination, another coin having a diameter larger than that of the denomination is used. The denomination coin passes over the denomination sorting slot 76 with both sides resting on both sides of the denomination sorting slot 76, and the corresponding denomination has a denomination sorting slot at the edge opposite to the sorting reference side edge 75. It is configured to fall into 76 and fall.

As shown in FIG. 5, around the rotating disk 23, there is provided a light emitting and receiving type 1 for detecting coins on the rotating disk 23.
A set of sensors S1 is provided. On the coin passage 26, before the reject coin branch 55, before the overflow coin branch 56, before the approximate diameter small denomination coin branch 63,
Sensors S3-1 to S3-8 for detecting the position of coins on the passage are provided in front of each denomination sorting slot 76.

As shown in FIG. 4, the reject coin branch portion
Below the branch hole 57 of the 55, a chute 80 for guiding the rejected coin to be branched to the rejected coin return box 10 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, below the branch hole 58 of the overflow coin branching section 56, the overflow coins to be branched are temporarily stored in the overflow coin collective temporary holding section which will be described below and which is disposed below the rotating disk 23. A conveyor 81 is provided as a sending means leading to 86. This conveyor 81 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 13, a transport belt 83 is stretched between rollers 82 at both ends, and an end on the upstream side in the transport direction is a branch hole 58.
And the end on the downstream side in the transport direction is introduced into the overflow coin temporary storage unit 86, and the coin is placed on the belt surface by the drive of the motor M3 connected to the roller 82, so that the overflow coin It is transported to the temporary storage unit 86. A guide plate 84 for preventing coins from dropping in the belt width direction is provided along both sides on the belt surface, and an end plate for preventing coins from dropping from the belt end on the end face side on the upstream side in the transport direction. 85 are arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the overflow coin collective temporary holding section 86 is provided with a drive shaft of the rotating disk 23.
It has a temporary storage disk 88 fixed to the lower side of 87.
A drive shaft 87 to which the rotating disk 23 and the temporary holding disk 88 are fixed is mounted on a support plate 89 disposed below the rotating disk 23.
A pulley 87 rotatably supported by 90 and having a drive transmission belt stretched between a lower end and a drive pulley (not shown).
a is fixed, and is rotationally driven by a motor M1 connected to a driving pulley.

A peripheral wall 91 is provided so as to surround the entire upper region near the peripheral edge of the temporary holding disk 88, and an end of the conveyor 81 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the conveyor 81 is provided on the right side (the lower side in FIG. 11) of the peripheral wall 91. A cut-out portion 92 to enter is formed, and a movable wall portion 93 functioning as a part of the peripheral wall 91 is provided on the rear surface side (the right side in FIG. 11) of the peripheral wall 91 so as to be openable and closable.

A leaf spring 94 is provided above the downstream end of the conveyor 81 in the transport direction. The leaf spring 94 has an end corresponding to the downstream side in the transport direction attached to a lower portion of the support plate 89, and an end corresponding to the upstream side in the transport direction is projected on the conveyor 81. And conveyor 81
When a plurality of coins are conveyed in a stack, the overlapping coins enter the lower side of the leaf spring 94, thereby restricting the coins from being bundled at one time and being released onto the temporary holding disk 88. It is possible to prevent coins from being piled up on the holding disk 88. The support plate facing the tip of the leaf spring 94
89 has an opening 95 that allows the leaf spring 94 to move upward.

The movable wall 93 is attached to a swing member 96,
Both left and right ends of the swing member 96 are swingably supported via left and right mounting pieces 97 attached to the support plate 89 via support shafts 98, and the swing member 96 opens and closes a movable wall portion 93. The opening / closing mechanism 99 is engaged. An opening 100 that allows the movable wall 93 to rotate upward is formed in the support plate 89 facing the upper end of the movable wall 93.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, the opening / closing mechanism 99 has a swing lever 102 which can swing about a support shaft 101. A pin 103 is protruded from one end of the swing lever 102. This pin 103 is inserted into a long hole formed in the swinging member 96.
104 is engaged. An operating piece 105 protrudes downward from the pivot 101 on the swing lever 102.
The plunger of the solenoid SD4 is rotatably connected via a pin 106.

Then, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG.
When the solenoid SD4 is not excited, the movable wall portion 93 is in a closed state. When the solenoid SD4 is excited, one end of the swing lever 102 rises, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
The movable wall 93 is supported by the support shaft through the engagement between the pin 103 and the elongated hole 104.
With the fulcrum 98 as a fulcrum, the temporary holding disk 88 is rotated outward and upward, and a part of the peripheral wall 91 is opened. The coin chute 133 disposed below the open area of the movable wall 93 will be described later.

A set of sensors of a light emitting / receiving type for detecting coins on the temporary holding disk 88 is provided around the temporary holding disk 88.
S2 is provided. At the other end of the swing lever 102, a swing lever 10 corresponding to the closed position and the open position of the movable wall 93 is provided.
For example, a sensor S7 of a light emitting / receiving type for detecting the swinging position of the second is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Conveyors 111 are provided below the denomination sorting slots 76 along the longitudinal direction of the body 1. In each of the conveyors 111, an endless transport belt 113 composed of a flat belt is stretched around front and rear rollers 112. Then, all the rollers 112 on the front side and all the rollers on the rear side
Each of the rollers 112 is fixed to each roller shaft 112a extending over the width direction of all the conveyor belts 113, and one of the roller shafts 112a is connected to the shaft of the motor M4. Therefore, all conveyors are driven by motor M4 (shown in FIG. 25).
The conveyor belt 113 is driven, and the upper surface of the conveyor belt 113 is rotated forward for coin reception,
The upper surface of 113 is rotated forward and in a reverse direction for coin ejection.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the transport belt 113 stretched by the front and rear rollers 112
The upper part of the upper horizontal belt portion, the outer surface of the arc belt portion of the upper left quarter which is connected to the front roller 112 following the left side of the surface and the rear roller 112 following the right side of the upper surface of the horizontal belt portion Upper right side 4 of the belt part connected to
Each belt area on the outer surface of the one-arc belt part is a coin transport surface
The coin is placed on the coin transport surface 113a and transported. Note that the coin transport surface 11 of the transport belt 113 is
The belt width direction area 3a is a belt area between a first upright wall 114 and a second upright wall 115, which will be described later. In particular, the first upright wall 114 returns to a fixed position and the second upright position is fixed. It is the belt area between the position walls 115.

A first standing wall 114 and a second standing wall 115 for regulating the position of coins on the coin conveying surface 113a of the conveying belt 113 in the belt width direction are provided on both sides in the width direction of each conveyor 111. . At the rear side of the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115, regulating edges 114a, 115a projecting inward in the belt width direction.
Are formed. First standing wall 114 and second standing wall 11
The opposing interval of the portion excluding the regulating edge portions 114a and 115a of No. 5 is formed wide so as to be able to reliably receive coins falling from the discharge slot 64 and the denomination sorting slot 76, The facing interval between 114a and 115a is formed to be narrow in order to regulate the position in the belt width direction of coins fed into the coin stacking unit 171 described later.

Each first standing wall 114 is attached to the lower surface of a movable frame 116. The movable frame 116 has a horizontal plate portion 117 which is long in the belt width direction, and has an opening 11 at the center of the horizontal plate portion 117 for allowing coins to fall from above the passage onto the belt surface.
The first standing wall 114 is attached to the front and rear edges of the opening 118 of the horizontal plate portion 117. Horizontal plate 117
A projecting piece 119 is formed to protrude forward at the left end, and a vertical plate 120 is bent downward.
A detection piece 121 is formed to project from the rear end of the right end of the horizontal plate 117.

The movable frame 116 is supported so as to be able to move forward and backward in the belt width direction, and is moved forward and backward by the moving mechanism 122 in the belt width direction. As a result, each first standing wall 114 is moved forward and backward in the belt width direction on each coin conveying surface 113a of each conveying belt 113. Each first standing wall 114 at the time of the advance / retreat movement
The gap between the lower surface and the upper surface of each coin transport surface 113a is set to a minute interval smaller than the thickness of the coin to prevent the coin from being caught in the gap.

The moving mechanism 122 has a spring 123,
The spring 123 is connected to the projecting piece 119 of the movable frame 116, and the movable frame 116 is moved rightward, that is, the first standing wall 114 is moved to the second position.
It is urged in a direction approaching the standing wall 115. In addition, the protruding part
A cam 124 is disposed at a position below the vertical plate portion 119 so as to face the vertical plate portion 120. The cam 124 is mounted on a rotating shaft 125 rotated by a motor M5, and has an arc-shaped cam convex on its peripheral surface. The portion 126 is formed in a substantially half circumferential area, and a cam recess 127 is formed in the other half circumferential area. In addition, the rotation shaft 125 is kept one rotation,
The reference numeral 124 continues to rotate even after the sensor S8 detects the movement of the movable frame 116, and returns to the home position. The fixed position of the rotating shaft 125 is detected by a fixed position detecting switch (not shown).

Then, as shown by solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 2, with the cam convex portion 126 abutting on the vertical plate portion 120 of the movable frame 116, the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115 In this state, coins can be accepted on the conveyor 111 during the normal state. Also, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are detected,
Is rotated so that the cam recess 127 faces the vertical plate portion 120, and the movable frame 116 moves in the right direction, that is, the direction in which the first standing wall 114 approaches the second standing wall 115 by the bias of the spring 123. . At this time, if there is no remaining coin,
The movable frame 116 moves to a predetermined position, and the detecting piece 121 of the movable frame 116 is detected by, for example, a sensor S8 of a light emitting and receiving type as a detecting means.
A coin is sandwiched between the 114 and the second standing wall 115, and the detection piece 121 of the movable frame 116 is not detected by the sensor S8.

The second standing wall 115 is provided on the support plate 128 on the body 1 side.
Fixedly mounted on top.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first standing wall 114 and the second
Since the longitudinal dimension of the transport belt 113 of the upright wall 115 is the same and is provided over the entire longitudinal dimension of the transport belt 113 on the coin transport surface 113a, the remaining coin detection area is the transport of the coin transport surface 113a. The belt 113 covers the entire area in the longitudinal direction. The remaining coin detection area may be set only in an area on the coin transport surface 113a where coins are likely to be jammed. In this case, the longitudinal dimension of the transport belt 113 of the first standing wall 114 is reduced. In that case, it is preferable to provide an area corresponding to the fixed first standing wall 114 in a region where there is no movable first standing wall 114 facing the second standing wall 115.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, a storage box 131 is attached to the rear of the drawer frame 7 below the conveyor 111. As shown in FIGS.
Numeral 1 is formed horizontally long in the left and right direction of the fuselage 1 and has a horizontally long receiving port facing the lower front end of all the conveyors 111 at the upper front.
132 is formed, and can be detached upward when the drawer frame 7 is pulled out from the body 1.

A coin chute 133 is provided at the front side of the storage box 131, and the opening of the upper surface of the coin chute 133 is horizontally long in the left-right direction of the body 1 and is provided facing the open area of the movable wall 93. A chute outlet 134 that opens to the carton insertion portion 9 is formed at the center of the lower surface where the left and right side walls are inclined toward the center.

As shown in FIG. 4, a chute switching member 135 is swingably attached to the receiving port 132 of the storage box 131. The chute switching member 135 is received by a solenoid SD5 (shown in FIG. 25). A position to close the inlet 132;
It is swung to the position where it advances on the coin chute 133 and opens the receiving port 132.

Carton insertion portion 9 on the lower surface side of drawer frame 7
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, as the carton 8, a square carton 8 a and a round carton 8 b can be inserted,
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 136 positioned at a position facing below the chute outlet 134.
6 is formed with a concave portion 137 which is positioned at a position where the round carton 8b enters and faces below the chute outlet 134.

As shown in FIGS. 15, 18 and 19, the carton insertion portion 9 is provided with a carton insertion position detecting mechanism 141 for detecting that the carton 8 has been inserted into a predetermined position of the carton insertion portion 9. Have been. In the carton insertion position detecting mechanism 141, a support shaft 142 is erected along the left-right direction in the drawer frame 7 at the upper rear side of the carton insertion portion 9,
A pair of left and right detection pieces 143 are independently and rotatably supported near both ends of the support shaft 142. Detection piece143
As shown in FIG. 16, a substantially U-shaped base portion 145 having mounting pieces 144 at both ends rotatably inserted into the support shaft 142 is provided.
An operating piece 146 projects downward from the inner end of the base 145, and the operating piece 146
A contact piece 147 that is inclined rearward is formed on the inner edge side of the lower end of the base 145, and a detection piece 148 is formed to protrude downward from the mounting piece 144 on the outer end side of the base 145.

Then, as shown in FIG.
The lower part of the operation piece part 146 of FIG. 3 is arranged so as to protrude into the carton insertion part 9.
Both are rocked forward by a spring (not shown) mounted on the support shaft 142, for example. As shown in FIG. 19, for example, when the square carton 8a is inserted into the carton insertion portion 9, the edge of the square carton 8a in the insertion direction comes into contact with the operation piece portion 146 and swings rearward, and When the carton 8a is swung to a predetermined position, the detecting piece 148 is detected by, for example, the light emitting / receiving sensors S9-1 and S9-2, and the square carton 8a is detected.
Make sure that is inserted into the predetermined position. At this time, the left and right positions of the square carton 8a are confirmed by the left and right detection pieces 143 and the sensors S9-1 and S9-2. When the round carton 8b is inserted, as shown in FIG. 15, the edge of the round carton 8b in the insertion direction contacts the contact piece 147 of each detection piece 143 and swings backward. When the round carton 8b is inserted into a predetermined position, similarly to the square carton 8a, the left and right detection pieces 148 are moved to the sensors S9-1 and S9-2.
To detect.

As shown in FIGS. 15, 18 and 19, the carton insertion portion 9 has a carton lock mechanism 15 for locking the carton 8 inserted into the carton insertion portion 9.
1 is provided. The carton lock mechanism 151 has a plate-shaped lock claw member 152 disposed in the drawer frame 7 above the carton insertion portion 9. As shown in FIG. 17, the lock claw member 152 is formed to be horizontally long in the left-right direction of the machine body 1, and has a mounting piece 153 formed at the left end thereof and directed upward. It is swingably supported by a shaft 154. A link 155 rotatably connected to a plunger of a solenoid SD6 as an electric drive unit is rotatably connected to a front end of the mounting piece 153 by a pin 156. An opening 157 into which the lower part of the coin chute 133 enters is formed at the center of the lock claw member 152. In the vicinity of the center of the rear edge of the lock claw member 152, a lock claw 158 is formed so as to be inclined downward and project.

Then, as shown in FIG.
When the SD6 is not excited, the plunger is lowered, and the lock claw member 152 is at the swing position where the lock claw portion 158 has moved above the carton insertion portion 9, that is, the unlock position.
Further, as shown in FIG. 19, when the solenoid SD6 is excited, the plunger is lifted upward, and the lock claw member is raised.
The locking claw 158 of the 152 swings to a swinging position where it enters the inside of the square carton 8a, that is, a locking position. In this lock position, the leading edge of the lock claw 158 has a square
The removal of the square carton 8a is restricted by contacting the inner wall of the 8a. In the case of a round carton 8b, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, both ends 158a of the lock claw 158 abut against the inner peripheral wall of the round carton 8b, thereby restricting the removal of the round carton 8b. The lock of Calton 8 is
This does not mean only the engagement lock between the lock claw member 152 and the inner wall of the carton 8. The lock claw member 152 is used when the engagement lock is performed and when the carton 8 is pulled out.
, Which engages with the inner wall of the carton 8 to prevent the carton 8 from being pulled out.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the conveyor 1 is slightly lower than the front substrate 21 in the upper rear area of the body 1.
A rear substrate 161 is disposed at a position slightly higher than 111, and a front edge 162 of the substrate 161 is bent upward to form a rear edge.
163 is bent downward.

In the vicinity of the front end of the substrate 161, coin insertion holes 164 having a diameter allowing coins of each denomination to pass in the vertical direction are formed corresponding to the position of the conveyor 111 for each denomination.
The ejection opening extends from each coin insertion hole 164 to the front edge 162.
165 are formed. Exit opening 16 of each coin insertion hole 164
A pair of protrusions 166 are formed on both side edges connected to 5 to restrict the forward movement of the next coin to be dispensed. The pair of projections 166 are formed at positions in the thickness direction on the substrate 161 so as not to hinder the ejection of coins to be ejected and to prevent the coins from being ejected at the time of ejection of the next coin. A through hole 167 is formed near each coin insertion hole 164.

A coin stacking unit 171 is provided corresponding to the position of each coin insertion hole 164 of the board 161 as a stacking unit for storing coins in a stacking state. The coin stacking unit 171 by denomination is provided with an upper cylinder 17 disposed above the substrate 161.
2 and a lower cylinder 173 disposed on the lower side.

The upper cylinder 172 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the upper surface is closed and the lower surface is formed in a cylindrical shape with an open lower surface.
Is mounted on the periphery. The upper cylinder 172 is formed with a coin outlet 174 through which coins can be inserted and a partition member 232 and an ejection member 212 to be described later can be inserted into a lower part of the front surface.
An opening 175 through which the partition member 232 and the ejection member 212 can enter is formed in a lower portion of the rear surface so that coins cannot be inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 27, the lower cylinder 173 has a substantially C-shaped cross section having an upper surface opened, a lower surface closed by a bottom plate 176, and an opening 177 formed along the rear surface. It is mounted on the lower surface of the substrate 161 via the mounting plate 178 at the upper end. A bulging portion 179 bulging in both directions is formed on the upper front surface of the lower cylinder 173, and a coin receiving port 180 is formed above the bulging portion 179 to receive coins sent from the conveyor 111. A chute surface 181 is formed on the upper surface of the bulging portion 179 on the lower side of the receiving port 180 to descend inward of the cylinder.

The coin stacking unit 171 for each denomination contains:
A coin support mechanism 182 is provided to support the stacked coins to be moved up and down. This coin support mechanism 18
As shown in FIGS. 21 to 24, 2 has a support 183 which vertically moves while supporting the stacked coins stored in the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination. This support 183
Has a pedestal 184 and a support member 185 that are vertically movably fitted in the lower cylinder 173.

The receiving base 184 has a guide portion 186 projecting from the opening portion 177 to the outside. The guide portion 186 is mounted between the bottom plate 176 and the mounting plate 178 in parallel with the lower cylinder 173. It is supported to move up and down along the axis 187. A recess 188 is formed in the upper and lower surfaces at a position closer to one side from the center of the upper surface of the cradle 184, and a support shaft 190 having a stopper 189 at its lower end penetrating the recess 188 from below and moving vertically. A push-up bar 191 as a push-up member is protrudingly provided at a position close to the other side while being disposed as possible. A pin 192 projects from the rear end of the guide portion 186.

The support member 185 has a concave portion 19 formed on the lower surface.
3 and the upper end of the support shaft 190 is fixed and supported.
0, the recess 188 of the cradle 184 and the recess 19 of the support member 185
3 is urged upward by a spring 194 mounted between them. The support member 185 has a relief portion 195 formed on the side surface through which the push-up rod 191 is inserted, a pair of guide projections 196 projecting from the rear surface to engage with the guide shaft 187 to prevent rotation, and an inclined surface formed on the upper surface rear portion. 197 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 27, when the support member 185 is located in the lower cylinder 173, the upper surface of the support member 185 is located above the push-up bar 191. As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the guide projection 196 of the ascending support member 185 comes into contact with the mounting plate 178 and stops, and only the pedestal 184 rises against the elasticity of the spring 194, and the support member 185 rises. The push-up bar 191 is configured to protrude more upward than 185.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 22, the coin support mechanism 182 has a screw shaft 198 for each coin stack 171 of each denomination.
The screw shaft 198 has a through hole 167 (see FIG.
And shown in FIG. 6), and the upper and lower ends thereof are
9 (shown in FIG. 4).
A screw member 200 is screwed to the screw shaft 198, and this screw member
The connecting plate 201 attached to the 200
The support member 183 and the screw member 200 are integrally lifted and lowered.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pulley 202 is attached to the lower end of each screw shaft 198, and motors M6-1 to M6-6 composed of pulse motors of different types are arranged behind each screw shaft 198. And pulleys on the drive shafts of these motors M6-1 to M6-6.
203 are attached, and a belt 204 is stretched over both pulleys 202 and 203. And each motor M6-1
M6-6 rotates each screw shaft 198, and the motor M6-1
Each of the supports 183 rises when the M6-6 rotates forward, and falls when the M6-6 rotates reversely.

Each of the screw members 200 is provided with a detection piece 205 projecting therefrom. As shown in FIG. 23, the guide projection 196 of the support member 185 is detected at the raised position of the screw member 200 in contact with the mounting plate 178. At the position where the piece 205 is detected, the sensors S4-1 to
S4-6 are provided, respectively, and as shown in FIG. 4, sensors S5-1 to S5-6 for each denomination are provided at positions where the detecting piece 205 is detected at the lowest position of the screw member 200. Have been.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, detection holes 206 are formed opposite to the upper side of each lower cylinder 173 and slightly above the chute surface 181 in the vicinity of the upper end thereof. Light-receiving sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are provided to detect coins in the lower cylinder 173.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
The ejection member 212 of the coin ejection mechanism 211 is arranged on the upper surface of the 161. The ejection member 212 has a base portion 213 that is horizontally long in the left-right direction, and an ejection portion 214 protrudes from a front edge of the base portion 213 so as to correspond to each denomination coin stacking storage portion 171. The guide member (not shown) is configured to move in parallel in the front-rear direction. Each ejection section 214 is
It is possible to advance into the upper cylinder 172 through the second opening 175.

The lower surface of the base 213 of the projecting member 212
In FIG. 1, a pin 216 projecting downward through a long slot 215 formed along the front-rear direction is attached. Substrate 16
The arm 21 is pivotable on the lower surface of
8 is attached, one end of the arm 218 is connected to the pin 216 via a rotatable link 219 connected by a pin 219a, and the other end of the arm 218 is formed with a long hole 220,
A pin 222 projecting from an eccentric position on the upper surface of the disk 221 is engaged with the elongated hole 220. The disk 221 is attached to the drive shaft of the motor M7.

Then, by the drive of the motor M7, each ejection section 214 of the ejection member 212 is retracted rearward from the upper cylinder 172, and each ejection section 214 advances to advance into each upper cylinder 172. Is moved to the projected position.

Note that an ejection member is provided near the coin ejection port 174.
Light emitting and receiving sensor S10- that detects coins thrown out by 212
1 to S10-6 are provided.

Next, the partitioning mechanism 23 is located above the ejection member 212.
One partition member 232 is arranged. This partition member 232
Has a base portion 233 that is horizontally long in the left-right direction, and a partition portion 234 protrudes from the front edge of the base portion 233 in correspondence with each coin type coin stacking storage portion 171. It is configured to translate in the direction. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the tip of each partition 234 is
The right side in the width direction corresponding to the push-up bar 191 side of the support body 183 is formed in an edge shape protruding forward from the left side, and the front end surface extends rearward from the lower side in the thickness direction to the upper surface of the partition member 232. The upper cylinder 172 is formed on a tapered surface 234a that rises and inclines.
And advance forward from the coin outlet 174.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the partition member 23
A pin 235 protrudes from the upper surface of the base 233 of the
A long groove 237 of one end of an arm 236 is engaged with the 235, and the other end of the arm 236 is fixed to a connecting shaft 238 that vertically passes through the rear portion of the substrate 161. An arm 239 is fixed to the connecting shaft 238 below the substrate 161.
A long hole 240 is formed in 9, and a pin 242 projecting from an eccentric position on the upper surface of the disk 241 is engaged with the long hole 240. The disk 241 is attached to the drive shaft of the motor M8 (shown in FIG. 25).

Then, by the driving of the motor M8, the retreat position where each partition part 234 of the partition member 232 retreats backward from the upper cylinder 172, and the partition position where each partition part 234 advances and advances into each upper cylinder 172. And moved to.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram of a control unit 251 for controlling each mechanism of the circulating coin dispenser. The control unit 251 includes an operation unit 11, a coin identification unit 53, sensors S1, S2, and S3-1 to S3-1.
S3-8, S4-1 to S4-6, S5-1 to S5-6, S6-1 to S6-6, S7, S8,
S9-1 to S9-6, S10-1 to S10-6, each motor M1 to M8 (M6-1 to
M6-6), and the solenoids SD1 to SD6 are connected respectively.

FIG. 26 shows a structure relating to a coin remaining detecting process for controlling the movable frame 116 of the control unit 251 and a lock claw member.
FIG. 35 is a block diagram showing a configuration related to a carton lock process for controlling the 152.

In the configuration relating to the remaining coin detection processing of the control unit 251, the replenishment at the time of the initial replenishment processing described later, the ending of the temporary holding at the time of deposit processing, the ending of the temporary storage of the collected coin at the time of payment approval, and the At the end of the temporary coin ejection to be returned at the time of disapproval, and at the end of the withdrawal coin ejection, the rotating disk 23
Detection signals from the sensors S1 and S3-1 to S3-8 of the coin passage 26 are input to the coin non-detection unit 252, and the coin non-detection unit
After a predetermined time (t1) from the time when all of the detection signals input to 252 become no coin detection, a detection timing signal is input to the coin non-detection unit 252, and even when the detection timing signal is input, all coins are not detected. If there is, a drive command signal is output from the coin non-detection unit 252 to the movable frame drive control unit 253.
This signal and another signal (replenishment end signal at the end of replenishment, deposit temporary hold end signal at the end of temporary hold at the time of deposit processing, and when dispensing and temporarily rejecting coins collected at the time of deposit approval In the case of dispensing a temporary coin to be returned, the received coin ejection end signal P, and when the dispensed coin is ejected, the drive command signal from the comparing unit 256 corresponds to another signal here.) The motor is controlled by the movable frame drive control unit 253 on condition that both signals are input to the movable frame drive control unit 253.
M5 is driven to move the movable frame 116. Also, the sensor
Sensors S3-1 to S3-8 are still detecting coins while S1 is not detecting coins, or sensors S1 are still detecting coins when sensors S3-1 to S3-8 are not detecting coins. Or sensor S3-1
If only one of S3 to S3-8 remains detected, the abnormal signal a is output from the coin non-detection unit 252 when the detection timing signal is input, and the circulation type coin receiving / dispensing machine is stopped (mechanical down). You.

At the time of withdrawal processing, the tellers machine 18a
Is stored in the withdrawal designated amount memory 254, and the actually dispensed amount at which the coins are detected by the sensors S10-1 to S10-6 is stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255. Then, the comparison unit 256 compares the amount stored in the specified withdrawal amount memory 254 with the amount stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255. If the comparison result in the comparing section 256 is coincident and the detection timing signal is input, the driving command signal is output from the comparing section 256 to the movable frame drive control section 253, and the movable frame drive control is performed. The motor M5 is driven by the unit 253 to move the movable frame 116. If the comparison unit 256 is not in the matching state when the detection timing signal is input, the comparison unit 256
At 256, an abnormal signal b is output, and the circulating coin dispenser is stopped (mechanical down).

When the motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253, the movable frame 116 moves, and a detection signal of the sensor S8 for detecting that the movable frame 116 has moved to a predetermined position is output as a coin remaining determining means. It is input to the residual detection means 257. If the sensor S8 detects when the detection timing signal is input to the coin residual detecting means 257, the coin residual non-detection signal from the coin residual detecting means 257 is output to the teller's machine.
18a, and if the sensor S8 is not detecting, a coin remaining detection signal is output to the teller's machine 18a.

In the configuration relating to the carton lock processing of the control unit 251, both signals of the detection signals from the sensors S9-1 and S9-2 and the withdrawal command signal from the teller's machine 18a are input to the lock command determination unit 258. The lock command determination unit 25
From 8 the carton lock command signal is
Then, the solenoid SD6 is excited by the carton lock control unit 259, and the lock claw member 152 is moved to the lock position. When the carton lock release command signal from the tellers machine 18a is input to the carton lock control unit 259, the solenoid SD6 is de-energized and the lock claw member 15 is released.
2 is moved to the unlock position.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

In FIG. 3, when the teller's machine 18a is connected to the left side of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, when the teller's machine 18b is connected to the right side, the teller's machine is attached to both the left and right sides.
There is a method to use when connecting 18a and 18b.

When a teller's machine 18a is connected to the left side of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, after performing a command operation necessary for depositing or dispensing from the left side's machine 18a, the left occupying key 12a is operated. By the operation, the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine operates in accordance with a deposit or withdrawal command from the left-side teller's machine 18a. Also, when the teller's machine 18b is connected to the right side of the circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine, the command operation necessary for depositing or withdrawing is performed from the right teller's machine 18b, and then the right occupation key 12b is operated. The circulation type coin receiving / dispensing machine operates according to a deposit / withdrawal command from the right-side tellers machine 18b. Furthermore, when the teller machines 18a, 18b are connected to the left and right of the circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine, command operations required for depositing or dispensing from the left or right teller machine 18a, 18b (may be operated simultaneously). After that, in accordance with the operation of either the left or right occupation key 12a, 12b, the circulation type is operated according to the deposit or withdrawal command from the tellers machine 18a, 18b corresponding to the operated occupation key 12a, 12b. The coin depositing and dispensing machine operates.

In the description of the operation of this embodiment, the description is made assuming that the left-side teller's machine 18a is connected.

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

The shutter 4 is opened and moved by opening the shutter of the teller's machine 18a, the coin slot 5 is opened, and coins for replenishment are thrown from the coin slot 5 onto the rotating disk 23, and the initial operation of the teller's machine 18a is started. By operating the replenishment start button, the rotating disk 23, the conveyor belts 41 and 42, and the roller 48 are rotated, the conveyor 81 and the temporary holding disk 88 are rotated, and the conveyor 111 is rotated in the normal rotation direction for receiving coins. And the replenishment process is started. The shutter 4 is closed and moved by the operation of the initial replenishment start button, and the coin slot 5 is closed.

The coins for replenishment on the rotating disk 23 are
By the rotation of 23, it moves along the peripheral wall 24, and the thickness regulating member
The coins are sent out one by one to the coin passage 26 after passing under the layer 25 in a single layer state.

The coins sent out one by one to the coin passage 26 are separated at intervals by the peripheral speed difference between the roller 48 and the conveyor belt 41, and the coin identification passage area of the coin identification branch passage 27 is separated.
The coin is recognized by the image sensor 51 and the magnetic sensor 52 of the coin identification unit 53 while being conveyed along the reference edge 29b in the coin identification passage area 31.

As a result of the discrimination, if the coin is not a reject coin or an overflow coin, the coin passes through the reject coin branch portion 55 and the overflow coin branch portion 56 of the branch passage section 32 and is conveyed to the introduction passage section 33 of the coin sorting passage 28. Is done.
In this initial replenishment, it is assumed that there are neither reject coins nor overflow coins, and the processing of these coins will be described later.

In the introduction passage area 33 of the coin sorting passage 28, 5
When the yen coin is conveyed along the reference edge 29c, the branch roller 65 is lowered to a position lower than the thickness of the 5 yen coin so as not to contact the guide plate 62, and is opposite to the guide edge 61 of the 5 yen coin. Is dropped into the discharge slot 64 and branched. The branch roller 65 is retracted to a position higher than the thickness of the coin except when the 5-yen coin is branched, and the reference edge portion 29c
Coins of a denomination other than the five-yen coin conveyed along are passed through the discharge slot 64 with both side edges resting on the passage bottoms on both sides of the discharge slot 64.

The coin passing over the discharge slot 64 comes into contact with the guiding edge 61 of the introduction passage area 33, and is transported from the guiding edge 61 along the sorting reference side edge 75 along the sorting passage area 34. Is done. When coins conveyed through the classification passage area 34 pass through the denomination sort slot 76 of a certain denomination, other denomination coins larger in diameter than that denomination have both sides of the denomination sort slot 76. Passes over the denomination sorting slot 76 with both sides resting, and the denomination is on the sorting reference side edge
The edge opposite to 75 is dropped into the denomination sorting slot 76 and dropped.

By the way, an approximate-diameter coin denomination coin branch provided with a 5-yen coin as an approximate-diameter coin denomination in the introduction passage area 33.
Since the coin branches at 63 and other coins are classified by the denomination sorting slots 76 of the classification passage area 34, even coins with small diameter differences can be separated reliably and at high speed by coin diameter.
By moving the classification of the yen coins from the sorting passage section 34 to the introduction passage section 33, the length of the coin sorting passage 28 can be shortened, and the apparatus can be downsized. In addition, the approximate diameter small denomination coin branch part
The configuration of 63 is not limited to this example, and gate members 59 and 60 that slide and move like a reject coin branch 55 and an overflow coin branch 56 may be used.

The coins dropped from the discharge slots 64 and the denomination sorting slots 76 are placed on the respective conveyors 111, and are conveyed to the respective conveyors 111.
It is transported to the rear by 111, and coin stackers for each denomination
Stored in 171.

As shown in FIG. 27, when the initial replenishment start button is operated, the upper surface of the support member 185 of the support 183 is moved to the sensors S6-1 to S6-6. It is moved to an initial replenishment standby position (solid line position in FIG. 27) located slightly below. The movement of the support 183
When M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated in the reverse direction, the support 183 descends first, and the detection piece 205 of the support 183 is detected by the sensors S5-1 to S5-6 (the two-dot chain line in FIG. 27). Position) with motor M6-1 ~
The motor M6-6 is reversed in the normal rotation direction and then rises, and is stopped at the standby position by rotating the motors M6-1 to M6-6 by a predetermined pulse from the detection point. Or motor M6
-1 to M6-6 are rotated in the forward direction, the support 183 first rises, and when the detection piece 205 of the support 183 is detected by the sensors S4-1 to S4-6, the motors M6-1 to M6 -6 is reversed in the reverse direction and then descends.
M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated to stop at the standby position.

For this reason, as shown in FIG.
The coins conveyed by 111 are fed from the coin receiving port 180 into the lower cylinder 173 of the coin stacking unit 171 through the chute surface 181 and are supported horizontally on the upper surface of the support member 185.

When a coin is sent into the lower cylinder 173,
When the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are interrupted by a coin, a pulse (reverse rotation direction) corresponding to the thickness of one coin is applied to the motors M6-1 to M6-6, and the support 183 is attached to one coin. Is lowered by the thickness of.

In this way, each time coins are fed one by one from the conveyor 111, the support 183 is sequentially lowered, and, for example, about 30 coins are placed in the lower cylinder 173 of the coin stacking unit 171 of each denomination. Is stored.

When the coins are lost on the rotating disk 23 and the coin passage 26 and the sensors S1, S3-1 to S3-8 detect no coins, the coins on the conveyor 111 are fed into the lower cylinder 173. After a lapse of a predetermined time (t1), the rotating disk 23, the conveyor belts 41 and 42, the rollers 48, the conveyor 81, the temporary holding disk 88, and the conveyor 111 are stopped. The predetermined time (t1) also corresponds to a time sufficient for the overflow coin to branch from the coin passage 26 at the overflow coin branching section 56 and then to be sent from the conveyor 81 to the temporary holding disk 88. .

After the replenishment of coins into the coin stacker 171 by denomination is completed, the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are detected. That is, on the rotating disk 23 and the coin passage
When no coin is detected on the coin 26 and the sensors S1, S3-1 to S3-8 detect no coin, and the detection timing signal is input to the coin non-detection unit 252 after a predetermined time (t1), the sensors S1, S3-S3 1
If all of S3 to S3-8 do not detect a coin, a drive command signal output from the coin non-detection unit 252 is input to the movable frame drive control unit 253, and a replenishment end signal (a deposited coin ejection shown in FIG. 26) (This signal is input at the time of replenishment instead of the end signal P.) is input from the control unit 251, and the movable frame drive control unit 253 drives the motor M5 through the input of both signals.

It should be noted that although the sensor S1 detects no coin, the sensors S3-1 to S3-8 continue to detect the presence of a coin, or the sensor S3
If the sensor S1 is still detecting a coin while -1 to S3-8 are not detecting a coin, or if only one of the sensors S3-1 to S3-8 is still detecting a coin, a detection timing signal is output. At the time of input, an abnormal signal a is output from the coin non-detection section 252, and the circulation type coin receiving / dispensing machine is stopped (mechanical down).

When the motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253, the movable frame 116 moves rightward, that is, the first standing wall 114 approaches the second standing wall 115, and the detection timing signal is output. If the movable frame 116 moves to a predetermined position and is detected by the sensor S8 at the time when it is input to the coin remaining detecting means 257, it is determined that there is no coin remaining, and
When a coin is sandwiched between the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115 and the detecting piece 121 of the movable frame 116 is not detected by the sensor S8, it is determined that a coin remains.

If there is no remaining coin, the remaining coin detecting means
The coin remaining non-detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a from 257, and the subsequent processing such as deposit processing and payout processing by the command of the teller's machine 18a becomes possible.

When there is a remaining coin, a signal indicating that there is a remaining coin is sent from the remaining coin detecting means 257 to the teller's machine 18.
a, and the presence of remaining coins is notified by the teller's machine 18a.

When the replenishment of coins into the coin stacking unit 171 for each denomination is completed, as shown in FIG. 29, the top surface of the last stored coin, that is, the stacking coin, is placed in the standby state shown in FIG. It stands by at a height substantially equal to the height of the upper surface of the supporting member 185 at the position.

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

The cartons 8 for accepting the dispensed coins are inserted into the carton insertion section 9. At this time, when the carton 8 is inserted to a predetermined position, the detection piece 143 of the carton insertion position detection mechanism 141 swings backward, and the swing of the detection piece 143 is detected by the sensors S9-1 and S9-2.

At the teller's machine 18a, a dispensing mode is designated, a dispensing amount or a dispensing type and a dispensing number for each denomination are input, a dispensing start button is operated, and then an operation of the machine 1 is performed. Part 11
The left exclusive key 12a is operated. Tellers machine 18a
The designated withdrawal amount input in the step (b) is stored in the designated withdrawal amount memory 254 of the control unit 251.

Then, both of the detection signals from the sensors S9-1 and S9-2 and the withdrawal command signal from the teller's machine 18a are input to the lock command determination unit 258 of the control unit 251 to determine the lock command. Carton lock control unit 25 from unit 258
9, the carton lock command signal is input to the carton lock control unit 259, the solenoid SD6 of the carton lock mechanism 151 is excited, and the lock claw member 152 swings to a lock position where it enters the inside of the carton 8, and the carton 8 is removed. Is regulated.

A predetermined time after the lock of the carton 8, that is, a predetermined time after the input of the carton lock command signal from the lock command determination section 258 to the carton lock control section 259, the dispensing operation is started. As shown in (1), first, the partition member 232 is advanced and each partition portion 234 is moved.
Is advanced into the coin stacker 171 for each denomination.

In this state, it is determined whether or not the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are shielded from light by the coins. If any of the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are shielded from light, the sensor S6- For motors M6-1 to M6-6 corresponding to 1 to S6-6,
When M6-6 is reversed, and the upper surface of the stacked coins on the support member 185 corresponding to the motors M6-1 to M6-6 passes the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 (the stacked coins on the support member 185) Upper surface and sensors S6-1 to S6
-6 is the same as in FIG. 29) and the motors M6-1 to M6-6
Is stopped. Further, the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 which are determined not to be shielded by the coins (that is, determined to be in the light-transmitting state).
The motors M6-1 to M6-6 corresponding to are maintained in a stopped state without being reversed.

The operation for determining whether or not the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are shielded from light by the coins is performed in the case where the coins shield the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 and the support member. It is to be added that 185 uses the concept including the case where the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 block light. In particular, when the number of coins on the bearing member 185 is decreasing or when there is no temporarily held coin on the bearing member 185 at the time of depositing, the bearing member 185 detects the sensor S6-1.
~ S6-6 will be shielded from light.

Further, in this machine, in practice, when the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are determined to be light-shielded by the stacked coins (including the support member 185), the processing mode immediately before that is the dispensing processing mode. In this case, all the sensors S6-1 to S6
-6 is shaded by heavy coins and all motors M6
-1 to M6-6 will be reversed.

In this machine, when the immediately preceding processing mode is the initial replenishment mode (including the intermediate replenishment mode) and the deposit mode, the stacked coins of all denominations have the sensors S6-1 to S6- 6 (see FIG. 29), in which case all the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are not reversed. As described above, the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are actually determined to be light-shielded when the light-shielded determination by the stacked coins of the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 is performed.
It is not divided into the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 which are not determined to be light-shielded.

Returning again to the description of the dispensing operation, after all the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated forward and the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 are shielded from light by coins, a predetermined number of pulses are corrected. It is rolled and stopped.

As a result, the support 183 is raised, and the upper surface of the coin is pressed against the partition member 232, and the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are stopped in this state. The difference between the timing at which the upper surface of the stacked coin abuts on the partition member 232 and the timing at which the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are stopped is referred to as the stacked coin, that is, the bearing member 185.
Even if the rise of the pedestal 184 is restricted, the spring 194 contracts, so that the rise of the cradle 184 is permitted and absorbed. This is because the spring 19 is in a standby state as shown in FIG.
The upper surface of the support member 185 urged upward by 4 is a push-up bar.
This is possible because it is located above 191.

Next, a motor corresponding to a denomination that does not withdraw money
A predetermined pulse (reverse direction) is applied to M6-1 to M6-6, and the support 183 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 the upper surface does not contact the ejection member 212.

When all the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are stopped, the controller 251 automatically issues an ejection operation start command, and the ejection member 212 moves forward and backward, and the conveyor 111 is moved. Is rotated in the reverse direction for coin ejection.

When the ejection member 212 moves forward, each ejection portion 214 advances into the upper cylinder 172, and one coin pressed against the partition member 232 is ejected from the coin ejection port 174 onto the conveyor 111. . 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 164 of the board 161 and tries to move toward the coin outlet 174 by friction with the coin to be ejected. Also, the movement is regulated by the protrusions 166 on both sides.

The coins to be dispensed are detected by the sensors S10-1 to S10-6 and stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255 of the control unit 251. Then, the amount stored in the withdrawal amount memory 254 and the amount stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255 are compared by the comparing unit 256.
Are compared.

Each time one coin is ejected, the support 183 is raised by the thickness of one coin, and the next coin to be ejected is pressed against the partition member 232. Thus, the ejection member 21
Coins are sequentially ejected by the advance and retreat of 2.

When a designated number of coins are dispensed in the coin stacker 171 of a certain denomination, a support 183 is provided.
Is not raised, and the ejection of coins of this denomination is stopped even if the ejection member 212 is moving forward and backward.

For example, when only three 100 yen, two 50 yen, and five 500 yen are to be ejected, the ejection member
212 is reciprocated 5 times and stopped.

The coins ejected from the coin stacker 171 on the conveyor 111 are ejected from the front end of the conveyor 111 and the chute switching member at the position for closing the receiving port 132 of the storage box 131. 135 through the coin shoot 133
And discharged into the carton 8 from the chute outlet 134.

Then, the comparison result of the amount stored in the designated withdrawal amount memory 254 in the comparison unit 256 with the amount stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255 matches. Is completed for all the denominations to be dispensed, each partition member 232 is moved to the coin stacking section 17 for each denomination.
The conveyor 111 is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time until the coins on the conveyor 111 are ejected to the coin chute 133 while being evacuated outside.

After the coins are ejected from the coin stacker 171 according to the denomination, the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are detected. That is, the comparison result of the comparison unit 256 between the amount stored in the withdrawal designated amount memory 254 and the amount stored in the withdrawal amount memory 255 matches, and the detection timing signal is input to the comparison unit 256. In this case, the drive command signal output from the comparison unit 256 is input to the movable frame drive control unit 253, and the drive command signal from the comparison unit 256 and the drive command signal from the coin non-detection unit 252. The motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253 under both signal conditions.

If the comparison unit 256 is not in the coincidence state when the detection timing signal is input, an abnormal signal b is output from the comparison unit 256, and the circulating coin dispenser is stopped (mechanical down). At this time, the excitation of the solenoid SD6 is maintained, and the excitation is not performed until the cartons lock release operation is performed by the teller's machine 18a.

When the motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253, the movable frame 116 moves rightward, that is, the first upright wall 114 approaches the second upright wall 115, and the detection timing signal is output. The movable frame 116 is moved to a predetermined position (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) at the time when it is inputted to the coin remaining detecting means 257.
It is determined that there is no remaining coin if it is moved to and the sensor S8 detects it, and a coin is sandwiched between any of the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115 facing the first standing wall 114. As a result, the movable frame 116 stops on the way without moving from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the two-dot chain line, and the detection piece of the movable frame 116 is stopped.
When 121 is not detected by the sensor S8, it is determined that a coin remains.

When the motor M5 is driven, the rotating shaft 125 is kept one rotation regardless of the presence or absence of the remaining coins. Therefore, the movable frame 116 is stopped at the position where the coins are locked when there is any remaining coins. If there is no remaining coin, it returns to the original position and stops.

If there is no remaining coin, the remaining coin detecting means
257, a coin remaining non-detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a, a carton lock release command signal is automatically input from the teller's machine 18a to the carton lock control section 259, the solenoid SD6 is de-energized, and the carton 8 Is unlocked, and the cartons 8 that have accepted the dispensed coins can be wiped. When the carton 8 is pulled out, detection signals from the sensors S9-1 and S9-2 are input to the teller's machine 18a, and it is determined that all of the payment processing has been completed, and the processing waits for the next processing.

If there is any remaining coin, the remaining coin detection signal is sent from the remaining coin detection means 257 to the teller's machine 18.
a, and the presence of remaining coins is notified by the teller's machine 18a. At this time, the lock of the carton 8 is not released, but can be released by a lock release operation from the tellers machine 18a.

At the end of the dispensing processing mode, the coin stacking unit 17 by which the dispensed coins have been dispensed.
For 1, the top surface of the stacked coin on the support member 185 is the partition member
The lower part of the coin 232 is located at a position lower than the height of the coin by one coin thickness, and the coin stacker 171 of the denomination type in which the dispensed coins are not ejected is the upper surface of the coin stack on the support member 185. Are located below the height of the lower surface of the partition member 232 with a distance of two coins from each other.

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

First, the deposit mode is designated by the teller's machine 18a, and the left exclusive key 12a of the operation unit 11 is operated. Thereby, the shutter 4 opens the coin insertion slot 5.

When a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 5 onto the rotating disk 23 and the inserted coin is detected by the sensor S1, the depositing process is started. Note that the shutter 4 is closed through the control unit 251 after a predetermined time elapses after the opening movement, thereby preventing additional coins from being inserted.

Then, it is determined whether or not coins are detected by the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 of the coin stacking unit 171 for each denomination.
Regarding the coin stacking unit 171 that detects coins, the corresponding motors M6-1 to M6-6 are reversed to lower the support 183, and the stacking coins (as described in the dispensing mode, the support If the upper end of the concept (including the member 185) passes through the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 and is no longer detected, that is, if the light transmission state is reached, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are stopped. The motor M6-1 is used for the coin stacker 171 that has not detected coins from the beginning.
Do not reverse ~ M6-6.

After the above, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 rotate forward and the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 detect the upper end of each of the stacked coins on the support 183 and then measure the pulse. Are started, and pulse measurement is performed until each detection piece 205 of each support 183 is detected by each of the sensors S4-1 to S4-6. The height of the coins of each denomination is calculated from the pulse measurement, and the number of coins already stored in the coin stacking unit 171 of each denomination is calculated by dividing by the thickness of one denomination. Is stored in the already stored coin number memory.

When the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated in the forward direction, as shown in FIG. 31, the support 183 of the coin stacking unit 171 for each denomination is raised, and body
During the rise of 183, as described above, the detection piece 205
1 to S4-6, the guide protrusion 196 of the support member 185 comes into contact with the mounting plate 178 almost at the same time, and the rise of the support member 185 is restricted. The upper surface of the stopped support member 185 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the partition member 232 or at a slightly lower height.

Thereafter, only the pedestal 184 rises while the spring 194 is compressed, and the detecting piece 205 is turned on by the sensors S4-1 to S4.
Motor M6-1 to M6-6
Are rotated and stopped, and the cradle 184 is stopped at the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the push-up bar 191 protrudes upward from the support member 185 and comes into contact with the lower surface of one of the stacked coins on the support member 185 to push it up.

Subsequently, the partition member 232 is advanced, and each partition 234 is advanced into the coin stacking unit 171 for each denomination.
At this time, one side of the tip of the partition part 234 is projected,
Since one side of the coin is pushed up by the push-up bar 191, as shown in FIG.
185 and the bottom of the coin. Moreover,
The inclined surface 197 is formed on the rear side of the upper surface of the support member 185, and the support member 185 can be lowered against the spring 194, so that the leading end of the partition portion 234 is located between the support member 185 and the coin. Entrenched in.

As described above, one side area of the coin is pushed up by the push-up bar 191 to form a gap between the upper surface of the support member 185 and the lower face of the coin, and the edge shape of the partition member 232 is formed in the gap. Then, the leading end having the tapered surface 234a is made to enter, and the stacked coins are partitioned to the upper side of the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, so that the partitioning operation by the partitioning member 232 can be reliably performed, and therefore, the leading end of the partitioning member 232 is heavy. There is no partition failure such as being unable to enter the lower surface of the stacked coin by contacting the periphery of the stacked coin or entering the lower coin of the stacked coin on the bearing member 185 while remaining on the support member 185. Further, there is an effect that the partition member 232 does not abut on the periphery of the stacked coins to deform the coins or to prevent the partition members 232 from being deformed and damaged.

With the partition 234 inserted between the support member 185 and the coins, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated in the reverse direction to lower the support 183. As a result, the push-up bar 191 is lowered, and one side of the stacked coin pushed up by the push-up bar 191 is lowered and placed on the partition 234. Further, the spring 194 is extended and the guide projection 196 of the support member 185 is kept in contact with the mounting plate 178 by the urging of the spring 194 until the cradle 184 is lowered to the solid line position in FIG. When the cradle 184 is lowered to the solid line position in FIG. 32, the cradle 184 and the support member 185 are in the most distant state. Thereafter, while maintaining the positional relationship of the solid line state in FIG. It descends integrally. After the detection piece 205 of the cradle 184 shown by the solid line position in FIG. 32 is detected by the sensors S4-1 to S4-6, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated by a predetermined pulse and stopped, and FIG. The support 183 is stopped at the position shown.

Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 33 is a deposit receiving preparation state, in which the stacked coins for withdrawal in the coin stacking section 171 of each denomination are stored in the upper cylinder 172 and the lower cylinder 173 is deposited. Temporary holding space 17 for receiving and temporarily holding coins
1a is formed.

When all the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are stopped, the control section 251 automatically issues a deposit operation start command, and the rotating disk 23, the temporary holding disk 88, the transport belt 41, 42, rollers 48, conveyors 81 and 111 are rotated,
The operation of identifying and classifying the deposited coins inserted on the rotating disk 23 and the operation of temporarily holding the coins are started.

This discriminating operation is the same as that at the time of the initial replenishment described above. Coins on the rotating disk 23 are fed one by one into the coin passage 26, and are conveyed in the coin discriminating passage area 31 of the coin passage 26. When the coin is identified by the coin identification unit 53, the branch passage area 32
When the coin is conveyed, the reject coin and the overflow coin are branched, and when being conveyed through the coin sorting passage 28, they are sorted by denomination in the discharge slot 64 and the denomination sorting slot 76.

As shown in FIG. 34, the coins falling from the discharge slot 64 and the denomination sort slot 76 fall on the conveyor.
The coins are sent to the coin stacker 171 by denomination. In the coin stacker 171 by denomination, the support 183 is sequentially lowered each time one coin is fed from the conveyor 111, and the deposited coin is temporarily stored in the lower cylinder 173 of the coin stacker 171 by denomination. Will be put on hold.

Therefore, in the temporary holding space 171a formed in the lower cylinder 173 of the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, the amount of coins that can be held is changed according to the amount of coins of the temporarily held coins. If the coins of FIG.
The support 183 (the pedestal 184 and the support member 185) is lowered to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line to form a temporary storage space 171a corresponding to the thickness of five coins. The positional relationship between the upper surface of the stacked coin (the upper surface of the fifth coin) and the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 at this time is the same as that in FIG.

The coin count temporarily stored in the coin stacking unit 171 is determined by the coin identification unit 53, the coin type is determined, and the sensors S3-1 to S3-8 corresponding to the coin are used.
Is counted by passing through.

The operation of temporarily storing the deposited coins in the coin stacker 171 according to the denomination is referred to as a primary storage operation. The maximum number of coins that can be stored in the coin stacker 171 by denomination (equivalent to the number of coins that can be stacked in the upper cylinder 172 during the next deposit processing) and the temporary storage of the coin stacker 171 by denomination The maximum number of temporarily stored sheets that can be stored in the holding space 171a is set in advance, and the number of sheets obtained by subtracting the already stored number of sheets already stored from the maximum number of stored sheets is the number of temporarily stored sheets that can actually be temporarily stored. Become. In the first temporary holding operation, a temporary holding operation is performed on the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination with a limit of the storable temporary holding number.

Then, when an overflow coin exceeding the number of storable temporary holdings for the denomination of the coin type is identified during the primary temporary holding operation, the overflow coin is branched by the overflow coin branching unit 56. The coins are temporarily held in the overflow coin collective holding unit 86.
That is, when the overflow coin is transported to the overflow coin branching section 56, the gate member 60 moves and the overflow coin is branched from the branch hole 58, and the overflow coin is transported by the conveyor 81 and the temporary coin is stored on the temporary holding disk 88. , And overflow coins are temporarily stored on the temporary storage disk 88 collectively.

As described above, of the deposited coins, the coins which have overflowed from the number of storable temporary holdings temporarily held in the denomination coin stacking unit 171 in the first temporary holding operation are temporarily stored in the overflow coin collective temporary holding unit 86. The suspending operation is referred to as a secondary temporary suspending operation. The maximum number of lump sums that can be stored in the overflow coin lump holding unit 86 is set in advance. In the second temporary holding operation, the collective temporary holding operation is performed up to the maximum number of temporary holding sheets.

It is to be noted that the rotating disk 23 is provided below the rotating disk 23.
Since the temporary storage disk 88 is fixed to the drive shaft 87 of the temporary storage disk 23, the temporary storage disk 88 rotates integrally with the rotating disk 23, and the overflow coins sent by the conveyor 81 during the temporary storage are used for the temporary storage disk 88. Prevents the piled-up state at the location, makes the overflow coins uniform over the entire circumferential area of the temporary storage disk 88, allows a large amount of overflow coins to be temporarily stored in a small space, and without using dedicated driving means The temporary holding disk 88 can be rotated.

Then, during the secondary temporary holding operation, when the coin identification section 53 identifies overflow coins exceeding the maximum number of coins temporarily stored in the overflow coin collective temporary holding section 86, the subsequent overflow coins are overflow coins. Instead of being branched at the branching unit 56, similarly to the first temporary holding operation, the coins are sent to the corresponding coin-type coin stacking unit 171 and temporarily stored on coins already temporarily stored.
This is because the number of coins that can be stored temporarily and temporarily stored is temporarily stored in the temporary storage space 17 of the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination.
This is because the temporary storage space 171a that can be formed in the lower cylinder 173 has a margin, which is smaller than the maximum number of temporary storages that can be stored in 1a.

As described above, in the second temporary holding operation, the overflow coins exceeding the maximum number of coins temporarily stored in the overflow coin collective holding unit 86 are transferred to the coin stacking unit 17 by denomination.
The operation of storing in 1 is the third temporary holding operation. In the third temporary holding operation, coin stacking unit 17 by denomination is used.
The temporary holding operation is performed up to the maximum number of temporarily stored sheets that can be stored in the temporary holding space 171a. This temporary holding operation (operation of sending coins to the temporary holding space)
Is performed in the same operation as the first temporary suspension operation. Further, the overflow coins temporarily held in the third temporary holding operation are collected temporary holding coins collected in the storage box 131 from the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination at the time of payment approval described later.

When the coin recognizing unit 53 identifies the rejected coin, it is branched by the rejected coin branching unit 55. That is, when the rejected coin is conveyed to the rejected coin branching section 55, the gate member 59 moves, the rejected coin is branched to the branch hole 57, and returned to the rejected coin return box 10 through the chute 80.

When the sensors S1 and S3-1 to S3-8 detect that coins have been lost on the rotating disk 23 and the coin passage 26, the rotating disk 23 temporarily stops after a predetermined time (t1) has elapsed. Retaining disk 88, conveyor belts 41 and 42, roller 48, conveyor 81,
111 is stopped. During the predetermined time (t1), the coins on the conveyor 111 are fed into the lower cylinder 173, and the overflow coins are branched from the coin passage 26 at the overflow coin branching section 56, and then temporarily transferred from the conveyor 81. This corresponds to a time sufficient to be sent to the holding disk 88.

Thereafter, the operation of detecting the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 is performed. This is because the drive command signal from the coin non-detection unit 252 and the deposit temporary hold end signal (this signal is input from the control unit 251 when the deposit temporary hold is completed instead of the deposited coin ejection end signal P in FIG. 26). Frame drive control unit on the condition that both of the signals are input to the movable frame drive control unit 253.
The motor M5 is driven by 253, and the operation is performed in the same manner as in the above-described initial replenishment and withdrawal.
If the remaining coins are not detected, the remaining coin detection means 25
7, the remaining coin non-detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a, and the deposit approve operation or the deposit reject operation can be performed by the teller's machine 18a.In addition, when the remaining coin is detected, the remaining coin detecting means 257 outputs the remaining coin. The presence detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a, the deposit approval operation or the deposit rejection operation is prohibited, and the teller machine 18a and the display panel 16 of the display unit 15 notify the presence of the remaining coins.

The identification result is displayed on the display panel 16 of the display unit 15 as the number-of-coins-by-coin data and the total amount data, and after confirming the displayed contents, the payment approval button or the payment rejection button is operated by the tellers machine 18a. . Alternatively, it is also possible to input a deposit amount in advance, collate the deposit amount with the identification result, and automatically output a deposit approval signal from the control unit 251 when they match, and a deposit rejection signal when they do not match.

The state of completion of the payment temporary holding operation (for example, when the number of temporary holdings is 5, 2 in FIG. 34), regardless of the operation or signal of payment approval or payment rejection.
With the support member 185 and the receiving stand 184 positioned at the dashed-dotted line positions, the upper surface of the temporary holding coin is at the same position as in FIG. 29), and a predetermined pulse in the normal rotation direction is applied to all the motors M6-1 to M6-6. Then, the support member 183 is raised, and as shown in FIG. 35, stopped in a state where the upper surface of the stacked coin is pressed against the partition member 232 (the pedestal 184 and the support member 185 are in the positions shown by solid lines). You. Note that the upper surface of the stacked coin is a partition member 23.
Regarding the difference between the timing of contact with the motor 2 and the timing of stopping the motors M6-1 to M6-6, the spring 194 contracts even if the lifting of the coins, that is, the bearing member 185 is restricted, so that the pedestal 184 Is allowed to be absorbed. In addition, the bearing member 185 having no coins temporarily stops when its upper surface comes into contact with the partition member 232.

Then, at the time of payment approval, if only the number of coins that can be temporarily stored in the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination is temporarily stored only by the first temporary storage operation, that is, the second temporary storage is performed. If there is no denomination for which the operation and the third temporary holding operation have been performed, the state shown in FIG.
The partition member 232 is retracted, and the coins resting on the partition section 234 fall onto the temporarily stored coins and are stacked together. In addition, the coin stacking unit 171 of the denomination type in which the temporarily held coins are not sent is placed directly on the support member 185 and the partition member 232.
The upper coin is dropped and stored. Next, the support 183 is lowered, and the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated by a predetermined pulse after the upper surface of the coin is passed through the sensors S6-1 to S6-6.
The top surface of the coin is stopped at the height position shown in FIG. In this case, the conveyor 111 is not driving dynamic, conveyor 11
No detection of remaining coins is performed.

If there is a denomination of the overflow coins temporarily stored in the overflow coin collective temporary storage section 86 due to the secondary temporary storage operation (note that there is no denomination for which the tertiary temporary storage operation has been performed). Presumably), after the chute switching member 135 advances on the coin chute 133 and opens the receiving port 132 of the storage box 131, the movable wall portion 93 is opened and the temporary holding disk 88 is rotated. Reservation disk
The overflow coins temporarily stored on 88 are movable walls 93
From the open area of the storage box 131 through the chute switching member 135
Is stored inside. Then, when the sensor S2 detects that the coins on the temporary holding disk 88 have run out, the rotation of the temporary holding disk 88 is stopped and the movable wall 93 is closed.

[0166] Denominations that are temporarily held only by the first temporary holding operation, denominations that have been subjected to the second temporary holding operation, and denominations that have no temporarily held coins are stored in the coin stacking unit. The temporarily stored coins in 171 are stored by the same operation as the temporarily stored coin storage operation of only the primary storage operation, and the upper surface of the stacked coins on the support member 185 of the coin stacker 171 for each denomination is removed. It is lowered to the height position in the state shown in FIG. 29 and stopped. Also at this time, the conveyor 111 is not driven, and the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are not detected.

In the case where there is a denomination that is temporarily stored in the coin stacking unit 171 by the denomination of coins for the overflow coins collected by the third temporary holding operation, there is no collected deferred coins. Only the denomination motors M6-1 to M6-6 are reversed by a predetermined pulse, and a space of two coin thicknesses is provided between the upper surface of the stacked coins on the bearing member 185 of the denomination and the partition member 232. . At this time, for a denomination with no coins temporarily held, a gap of two coin thicknesses is provided between the upper surface of the support member 185 and the lower surface of the partition member 232 at this time. In this state, for the denominations for which the tertiary temporary holding operation has been performed, the upper surface of the temporarily stored coin remains in contact with the lower surface of the partition member 232.

Then, from the state shown in FIG. 35, as in the case of the above-described dispensing, the ejecting member 212 is moved forward and backward to eject the temporarily stored coins to be collected, and one coin to be temporarily stored to be collected. Each time the coins are ejected, the support 183 is raised by the thickness of one coin, and the conveyed coins are temporarily collected by the conveyor 111 which is rotated in the reverse direction for coin ejection.
To the storage box 131 through the chute switching member 135.
Is stored in. The coins temporarily collected from the coin stacker 171 are collected by the corresponding sensors S10-1 to S10-6.
It is detected by.

Assuming that there are a plurality of denominations for which the tertiary temporary holding operation has been performed, for the denominations with a small number of collected coins, coins corresponding to the number of coins collected are repeated while the throwing operation of the ejection member 212 is repeated. Has been sent out, and the denomination bearing member 185
Is not raised at the end of dispensing, and a gap of one coin thickness is formed between the upper surface of the temporary coin on the bearing member 185 of the denomination (the temporary coin by the primary temporary holding operation) and the partition member 232. Will be retained. In the same manner as for the other denominations, one coin is placed between the upper surface of the temporary holding coin on the support member 185 and the partition member 232 at the end of the ejection for all the denominations (the denominations for which the third temporary holding operation has been performed). A thickness gap is formed and maintained.

In this way, when all the overflow coins due to the tertiary temporary holding operation have been completely ejected by the ejecting member 212, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are respectively rotated forward by a predetermined number of pulses (injection of the temporarily saved coins to be collected). With respect to the motors M6-1 to M6-6, the motors M6-1 to M6-6 have pulses corresponding to the thickness of one coin, and the other motor M6
-1 to M6-6 are rotated forward by a pulse corresponding to the thickness of two coins), and the upper surface of the temporary storage coin on the support member 185 (the upper surface of the support member 185 for the support member 185 without the temporary storage coin) is partitioned by the partition member 232. Contact. Next, the partition member 232 is retracted out of the coin stacker 171 by denomination. Thereby,
The stacked coins on the partition member 232 transfer to the upper surface of the temporary holding coin on the support member 185 (the upper surface of the supporting member 185 for the supporting member 185 without the temporary holding coin). Next, all motors M6
-1 to M6-6 are reversed, and stopped when a predetermined number of pulses continue to be reversed after the upper surface of the stacked coins on the support member 185 has passed the sensors S6-1 to S6-6. At this time, the positional relationship between the upper surface of the stacked coin and the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 is the same as in FIG. After the collected temporary storage coins have been ejected from the coin stacker 171 according to the denomination in this way, the coins corresponding to the temporary storage number that can be stored together with the coins placed on the partitioning section 234 are described above. Stacked and stored.

If there is this tertiary temporary holding operation, the second
The next temporary holding operation is always performed, and the overflow coins on the temporary holding disk 88 by the second temporary holding operation are stored in the storage box 131 by the storing operation described above.

Although the overflow coins due to the tertiary temporary holding operation and the overflow coins due to the secondary temporary holding operation are stored in the storage box 131 at the same time, the occurrence of jamming of coins in the coin chute 133 is prevented. The operation timing of both storage operations may be shifted from intention.

At a predetermined time after all the collected coins are temporarily ejected, the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are detected. If no remaining coins are detected, it is determined that the deposit has been completed, and the next deposit or withdrawal is performed. Prepare for gold processing. In addition, when the remaining coin is detected, the payment approval operation becomes abnormal. That is, when all of the temporarily stored coins collected are ejected from the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, and the number of temporarily stored coins corresponding to the number of collected coins is detected by the corresponding sensors S10-1 to S10-6, the detection is started. After a predetermined period of time sufficient for the temporarily collected coins to pass over the conveyor 111, a deposited coin ejection end signal P is input to the movable frame drive control unit 253, and at the time of input, a drive command is issued from the coin non-detection unit 252. When the signals are input, the motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253 on condition that both signals are input, and the remaining coins on the conveyor 111 are detected as described above.

When all the temporarily stored coins are stored, a no-coin-remaining-detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a, and the teller's machine 18a determines that the deposit processing operation has been completed for the first time at that point in time. Or prepare for withdrawal processing.

When a remaining coin detection signal is input from the remaining coin detecting means 257 to the teller's machine 18a due to the detection of remaining coins on the conveyor 111, the deposit approval operation is abnormal (the temporarily held coins to be collected are not detected). It is determined that the coin has been left on the conveyor 111), and the circulation coin receiving and dispensing machine is stopped (mechanical down).

On the other hand, at the time of payment rejection, regardless of whether or not there is a denomination with the third temporary holding operation,
From the state of FIG. 35, a denomination bearing member without a temporary coin is provided.
After the coin 185 is lowered by two coins and stopped, the ejection member 212 is moved forward and backward to eject coins, and the coin is supported every time one coin is ejected, as in the case of the above-described dispensing. body
183 is raised by the thickness of one coin, and the coins are temporarily ejected. The ejected coins are moved by a conveyor 111 which is rotated in a reverse direction for discharging coins, and a coin chute 133 is ejected.
Is discharged from the chute outlet 134 of the coin chute 133 to the carton 8 previously inserted into the carton insertion portion 9 through the chute switching member 135 closing the receiving port 132 of the storage box 131. In addition, coin stacking section by denomination
The temporary coin ejected from the 171 is sent to the corresponding sensor S10-
Detected in 1 to S10-6.

At the point in time when all of the temporary coins have been ejected, there is a gap of one coin thickness between the bearing member 185 of the denomination that has been ejected and the partitioning member 232, and gold that has not been ejected. There is a gap of two coins in thickness between the bearing member 185 and the partition member 232, and the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated by a predetermined pulse forward (the denomination motor M6- 1
The motors M6-1 to M6-6 of the denominations that have not been thrown out are rotated forward by a pulse corresponding to the thickness of two coins). The partition member
Contact 232. Next, the partition member 232 is retracted out of the coin stacker 171 by denomination. As a result, the stacked coins on the partition member 232 are transferred onto the support member 185. Next, all the motors M6-1 to M6-6 are rotated in reverse, and the support members 185 are rotated.
When the upper surface of the upper coin is passed through the sensors S6-1 to S6-6, the rotation is stopped when the reverse rotation is continued for a predetermined pulse. At this time, the positional relationship between the upper surface of the stacked coin and the sensors S6-1 to S6-6 is the same as in FIG.

If there is a denomination that has undergone the second temporary holding operation, the movable wall portion 93 is opened and the temporary holding disk 88 is rotated, and the overflow coins temporarily stored on the temporary holding disk 88 Is released from the open area of the movable wall 93 through the chute switching member 135 to the carton 8 inserted into the carton insertion section 9 from the chute outlet 134 of the coin chute 133. The movable wall 93 is closed when the sensor S2 detects that the coins are no longer on the temporary holding disk 88.

It is to be noted that the number of coins temporarily stored in the coin stacking section 171 for each denomination, the number of stored coins temporarily stored,
The number of temporarily reserved coins is stored, and when returning and ejecting the temporarily suspended coins at the time of rejection of the deposit, the number of temporarily suspended coins for each denomination is the number of coins ejected for each denomination.
For the number of denominations that will be the maximum number of those stored numbers,
The dispensing member 212 is reciprocated (when collecting and dispensing the temporarily reserved coins at the time of payment approval, the number of temporarily retained coins for each denomination is the number of coins ejected for each denomination).

When all the temporarily held coins to be returned are thrown out from the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, and the number of temporarily held coins is detected by the corresponding sensors S10-1 to S10-6, the detection is performed. After a predetermined time sufficient for the last temporarily stored coin to pass on the conveyor 111, a drive command signal is input from the coin non-detection unit 252 to the movable frame drive control unit 253, and a deposited coin ejection end signal P is output. When the signal is input from the control unit 251 to the movable frame drive control unit 253, the motor M5 is driven by the movable frame drive control unit 253 on condition that both signals are input, and the detection of the remaining coin on the conveyor 111 is performed as described above. It is.

It is to be noted that, without comparing the number of returned coins with the number of coins actually ejected, all of the sensors S10-1 to S10-6 detect the absence of coins despite the ejection operation of the ejection member 212. By doing so, the deposited coin ejection end signal P may be input to the movable frame drive control unit 253.

Then, when the coin remaining no detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a and all the temporary coins are returned from the overflow coin collective temporary holding unit 86, the teller's machine 18a determines that the deposit processing is completed.

When the remaining coin detection signal is input to the teller's machine 18a, the teller's machine 18a determines that the payment rejection operation is abnormal.

Next, when the amount of coins stored in the coin stacking unit 171 according to denomination 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, the coin collecting button is operated on the teller's machine 18a to perform a collecting process. At the time of the collection process, coins are sequentially ejected from the coin stacking unit 171 of each denomination onto the conveyor 111 in the same manner as in the above-described ejecting operation, and are ejected from the conveyor 111 so that the chute switching member is released.
It is stored in the storage box 131 via 135.

After all coins in the coin stacker 171 are stored in the storage box 131, the drawer frame 7 is pulled out from the machine body 1 and the storage box 131 is removed from the drawer frame 7 upward. To collect.

In the above embodiment, the fixed position of the ejection member 212 is the retreat position from the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, but the advance position to the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination is the fixed position. At the time of dispensing, the ejecting member 212 is retracted to the outside of the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination, and then the coin stacking unit
The coin may be ejected by being advanced into the coin 171 and the ejected state (advanced state into the coin stacking unit 171 by denomination) may be stopped at a fixed position. In this case, when the partition member 232 advances, the ejection member 212 is also advanced into the coin stacking unit 171 according to the denomination, and the rising position of the support member 183 at the time of coin ejection is set to the lower surface of the ejection member 212 at that time. The height is set at a level where the upper surface of the stacked coins on the support member 185 contacts.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
Although a separate conveyor belt 113 is used for each denomination, a single wide conveyor belt common to six denominations may be used. In this case, the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115 for each denomination are 1
The upper surface of each of the conveyor belts is divided in the width direction of the conveyor belt, and an area divided by the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115 functions as a coin conveying surface. Also, instead of using one transport belt common to all denominations, two transport belts common to three denominations are used, or three transport belts common to two denominations are used.
It may correspond to a denomination. First standing wall 114 of the present embodiment
Has a fixed position on the coin conveying surface 113a of the conveying belt 113, but may be a fixed position at a side portion in the belt width direction (for example, a restricting wall portion excluding the restricting edge 115a of the second standing wall 115). Also, the second standing wall 115 may be provided on the coin conveying surface 113a of the conveying belt 113 like the first standing wall 114.

The detection area in the longitudinal direction of the transport belt 113 is not limited to the entire area of the coin transport surface 113a in the belt longitudinal direction. For example, the detection area is limited to only the longitudinal area in which coin jams are likely to occur. It may be a detection area.

Although the present embodiment is an example in which coins of six denominations are transported, the present invention may be applied to a transport of coins of a single denomination or mixed coins of a plurality of denominations. In that case, the first standing wall 114 and the second standing wall 115
The first upright wall 114 may be provided on the movable frame 116.

In this embodiment, the first upright wall 114, which is a separate member, is fixed to the movable frame 116.
The first standing wall 114 may be configured as a part of the first standing wall 114.

[0192]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first standing wall faces the second standing wall when the coin transport operation by the coin transport surface of the transport belt is completed. When the approach movement of the first standing wall is restricted by the remaining coins, the detecting means and the remaining coin determining means determine that there is a remaining coin. The remaining coins can be reliably detected in the entire transport area over a predetermined distance in the belt longitudinal direction on the coin transport surface.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the transport operation of the transport belt of each denomination is completed by the coin transport surface, the first standing wall is moved by the movable frame. The coin is moved closer to the two standing walls on the coin transport surface for each denomination, and the remaining coin is sandwiched between any of the first standing wall and the second standing wall to restrict the movement of the movable frame. Then, since the detection means and the coin remaining determination means determine that there is remaining coins, the remaining coins can be reliably detected in the entire transport area over a predetermined distance in the belt longitudinal direction on the coin transport surface for each denomination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the transport operation of the transport belt common to the plurality of denominations by the coin transport surface is completed, each of the first standing walls is moved by the movable frame. The coin is moved closer to the second standing wall on the coin transport surface for each denomination, and the remaining coin is sandwiched between any of the first standing wall and the second standing wall to restrict the movement of the movable frame. If done,
Since the detection means and the remaining coin determination means determine that there is remaining coins, the remaining coins can be reliably detected in the entire transport area over a predetermined distance in the belt longitudinal direction on the coin transport surface for each denomination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a residual coin detection mechanism showing one embodiment of a transported coin residual detection device of a coin processing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a part of the remaining coin detection mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment as viewed from the right side.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a part of the circulating coin dispenser of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial plan view showing a drawer frame of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a drawer frame of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the coin passage of the embodiment.

9A and 9B show an approximate diameter small denomination coin branching unit according to the embodiment, FIG. 9A is a side view, FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram when coins pass, and FIG. 9C is an explanatory diagram when coins are branched.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of an approximate diameter small denomination coin branch portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of an overflow coin collective temporary holding unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the overflow coin collective temporary holding unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the overflow coin collective temporary holding unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a side view of an opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the movable wall of the overflow coin collective temporary holding unit according to the embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a carton insertion position detection mechanism and a carton lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the carton insertion position detecting mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the carton lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a state before the carton is inserted into the carton insertion position detection mechanism and the carton lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a state after the carton is inserted into the carton insertion position detection mechanism and the carton lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the upper cylinder of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment, wherein FIG. 20 (a) is a perspective view as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 20 (b) is a perspective view as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a lower cylinder of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a plan view of the coin support mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a partial cross-sectional view of the denomination coin stacking unit of the embodiment as viewed from the right side.

FIG. 24 is a partial cross-sectional view of the denomination coin stacking unit of the embodiment as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram of a control system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration relating to a coin remaining detection process for controlling the movable frame and a configuration relating to a carton lock process for controlling the lock claw member of the control unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment when coins are not stored.

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination at the time of initial replenishment according to the embodiment;

FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment in the coin storage state.

FIG. 30 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. 31 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment when coins are deposited;

FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit by denomination when coins are deposited according to the embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment with a temporary holding space formed at the time of coin deposit;

FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit of the denomination according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state where coins are deposited temporarily;

FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the coin stacking unit according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state where the temporarily stored coins are stored or returned when the coins are deposited;

[Explanation of symbols]

 113 Transport belt 113a Coin transport surface 114 First standing wall 115 Second standing wall 116 Movable frame 122 Moving mechanism 257 Coin remaining detecting means as coin remaining determining means S8 Sensor as detecting means

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A coin transport surface of a transport belt for transporting coins.
Coins remaining in the coin processor that detects remaining coins
A detection device, comprising: a conveyance belt having a coin conveyance surface on which coins are loaded and conveyed; and a belt for coins disposed on one side in the belt width direction with respect to the coin conveyance surface of the conveyance belt, and on the coin conveyance surface of the conveyance belt. The position that regulates one side in the width direction is the fixed position, and
At the end of the transfer operation by the coin in the belt width direction on the coin transfer surface
To the coin transport surface during this movement.
A first standing wall having an interval smaller than the coin thickness, and the other side in the belt width direction with respect to the coin conveying surface of the conveyor belt
Coin belt on the coin conveyor surface of the conveyor belt
A second standing wall, a first standing wall during transport operation ends by the conveyor belt constant for regulating the width direction of the other side
A moving mechanism for moving the first standing wall closer to the second standing wall from the position, and a moving mechanism for moving the first standing wall closer to the second standing wall from the fixed position by the moving mechanism. Detecting means for detecting that the first upright wall has moved to a predetermined position; and when the first upright wall is moved closer to the second upright wall from the fixed position by the moving mechanism, the detecting means detects the first upright wall. A coin remaining detecting device for a coin processing machine, comprising: coin remaining determining means for determining that there is a remaining coin when the movement to the predetermined position is not detected. 2. A coin transport surface of a transport belt for transporting coins.
Coins remaining in the coin processor that detects remaining coins
A detection device, provided with a coin transport surface for each denomination, a transport belt for each denomination for transporting coins placed on the coin transport surface, and a coin for each denomination of the transport belt for each denomination A fixed position is disposed on one side in the belt width direction with respect to the conveyance surface, and a position that regulates one side in the belt width direction of coins on the coin conveyance surface for each denomination is defined as a fixed position.
When the transport operation by the transport belt ends, the coin
The coin that moves inward in the belt width direction and moves
The distance between the upper surface of the conveying surface and the coin is smaller than the thickness of the coin. The first standing wall and the conveying belt for each denomination with respect to the coin conveying surface for each denomination.
Are arranged in the belt width direction the other side, on the coin conveying surface of each denomination
Standing wall and the contact and separation can be moved on the coin conveying surface of each denomination of each first standing wall with respect to each of the second standing wall second for regulating the coins in the belt width direction the other side of the A movable frame to be supported on the coin transport surface by the coin transport surface for each denomination, and moving the movable frame to move each first standing wall closer to each second standing wall from a fixed position . together with a moving mechanism for permitting the suspension of the movable frame when the remaining coins is sandwiched between the second Tatsuikabe opposite thereto and one of the first standing wall during the movement, the moving mechanism Detecting means for detecting that the movable frame has moved to a predetermined position when each of the first standing walls is moved from the fixed position toward each of the second standing walls, and by the moving mechanism, transfer of said detecting means positions the wall from the home position when placed near a moving toward each second standing wall to the predetermined position of the movable frame Conveying the coin residual detection device of the coin processing machine, characterized in that it comprises a residual there and determines the coin residual determining means coin when not detected. 3. A coin transport surface of a transport belt for transporting coins.
Coins remaining in the coin processor that detects remaining coins
A detection device, wherein a coin transport surface for each denomination is provided, a transport belt common to a plurality of denominations for transporting coins on the coin transport surface, and a transport belt common to the plurality of denominations. It is arranged on one side in the belt width direction with respect to the coin transport surface for each denomination, and defines the position that regulates one side in the belt width direction of coins on the coin transport surface for each denomination.
Position and transfer coins at the end of the transfer operation by the transfer belt
On the surface and inward in the belt width direction.
The distance between the coin and the upper surface of the coin transport surface is smaller than the coin thickness
A first standing wall and a coin transport surface for each denomination of a transport belt common to the plurality of denominations
Coins for each denomination, placed on the other side in the belt width direction
A second standing wall which regulates the belt width direction other side of the coin on the conveying surface, tangent on the coin conveying surface of each denomination of the respective first standing wall with respect to each of the second standing wall A movable frame that is supported so as to be able to move away, and at the end of the transport operation by the coin transport surface for each denomination, the movable frame is moved to move each first standing wall from a fixed position toward each second standing wall together to approach movement, a movement mechanism that allows a pause of the movable frame when the remaining coins is sandwiched between the second Tatsuikabe opposite thereto and one of the first standing wall during the movement, Detecting means for detecting that the movable frame has moved to a predetermined position when each of the first standing walls is moved from the fixed position toward each of the second standing walls by the moving mechanism; and the detection means is the plant localization of the movable frame of the first standing wall from the home position when placed near a moving toward each second standing wall Conveying the coin residual detection device of the coin processing machine, characterized in that it comprises a residual there and determines the coin residual determining means of the coin when the mobile does not detect to.