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JP3664948B2
JP3664948B2 JP2000169615A JP2000169615A JP3664948B2 JP 3664948 B2 JP3664948 B2 JP 3664948B2 JP 2000169615 A JP2000169615 A JP 2000169615A JP 2000169615 A JP2000169615 A JP 2000169615A JP 3664948 B2 JP3664948 B2 JP 3664948B2
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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、投入された硬貨を判別計数した後、真の硬貨を収納するとともに、収納した硬貨を例えば釣り銭用として使用する硬貨処理機に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
現在、コンビニエンスストア等で様々な情報を流す情報端末が配置されるようになってきている。この情報端末は、単に情報のみを提供するのではなく、商品の購入も可能になっている。このような商品購入のため、投入された硬貨を判別計数した後、真の硬貨を金種別に選別収納するとともに、収納した硬貨を例えば釣り銭用として使用する硬貨処理機が、情報端末に付設されて用いられるようになってきている。
【０００３】
そして、本出願人は、このような情報端末への付設に最適な硬貨処理機について特許出願を行い、すでに開示されている（特開２０００−２０７８９号公報）。この硬貨処理機は、商品購入に当たって硬貨を投入すると、その後、投入された硬貨の選別を行い入金金額を確認することになるが、この間の時間の短縮化を図ることにより、商品購入に要する時間を短縮できる優れたものとなっている。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ところで、上記の硬貨処理機では、収納した硬貨を出金させる際に搬送する機構として、複数の棚部が等ピッチで形成された無端ベルトを機体の前後方向において傾斜配置させ該無端ベルトを回転させることで棚部で硬貨を載置させながら昇降させるベルトコンベア方式が考えられていた。しかしながら、このように無端ベルトを傾斜させるベルトコンベア方式では、機体の前後方向における長さが無端ベルトの傾斜のために長くなってしまう。一方で上記の硬貨処理機は、その主たる設置場所がコンビニエンスストア等であることから、機体のコンパクト化がさらに要求されており、この点でさらなる改善を行う必要性が生じてきている。
【０００５】
本発明は、機体のさらなるコンパクト化を図ることができる硬貨処理機の提供を目的とする。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するため、本発明の請求項１記載の硬貨処理機は、機体の上部に設けられ、機体外からの硬貨の投入を一枚ずつに規制しつつ受け入れる投入口と、該投入口より機体後方に向けて配置され、該投入口に投入された硬貨を一枚ずつ搬送する入金搬送手段と、該入金搬送手段における上流側に配置され、搬送される硬貨を判別する判別手段と、前記入金搬送手段における前記判別手段よりも下流側に配置され、該判別手段により偽硬貨と判別された硬貨を前記入金搬送手段から排除し機体前端部の出金口に導入させる排除手段と、前記入金搬送手段における前記排除手段よりも下流側に配置され、前記判別手段により真硬貨と判別された硬貨を金種選別する選別手段と、該選別手段の下側に配置され該選別手段により金種選別された硬貨を金種別に上部より収納する一方、収納した硬貨を下部より繰り出し可能な収納手段と、該収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を昇降可能な受入部材で受け取り該受入部材により前記出金口に搬送するエレベータ式の出金搬送手段と、を有し、前記出金搬送手段は、前記収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を前記入金搬送手段を介することなく前記出金口に導くとともに、前記受入部材から硬貨を受け入れて前記出金口に導く、機体前方かつ下方に向けて斜めに形成される第１通路部と該第１通路部の延長線上に配置されて前記出金口に通じる第２通路部とを有する出金案内通路と、該出金案内通路の前記第１通路部と前記第２通路部との間から分岐して下方に延びる回収分岐通路と、該回収分岐通路で案内された硬貨を収納する、前記受入部材の昇降範囲よりも前記出金口側に設けられた着脱可能な一括収納手段と、前記出金案内通路の硬貨を前記出金口と前記一括収納手段とに振り分ける出金振分手段とを有することを特徴としている。
【０００７】
このように、硬貨を金種別に上部より収納する一方収納した硬貨を下部より繰り出し可能な収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を昇降移動させて出金口に搬送する出金搬送手段として、収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を受入部材で受け取るとともに該受入部材を昇降させるエレベータ式のものが用いられているため、機体の前後方向に傾斜させる必要がなく、また傾斜させるとしてもその角度を小さくできる。よって、機体の前後方向の長さを短くすることができる。
出金搬送手段は、収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金口に導くため、出金に要する時間を短縮することができる。
出金搬送手段は、出金の際には収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金案内通路から出金口に導くことになり、回収の際には収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金案内通路から出金振分手段で回収分岐通路を介して一括収納手段に導くことができる。
【００１２】
本発明の請求項２記載の硬貨処理機は、請求項１記載のものに関して、前記排除手段で排除された硬貨を前記出金口に導く排除案内通路と、該排除案内通路から分岐する排除分岐通路と、該排除分岐通路で案内された硬貨を収納する一括収納手段と、前記排除案内通路の硬貨を前記出金口と前記一括収納手段とに振り分ける排除振分手段とを有することを特徴としている。
【００１３】
これにより、排除手段で、判別手段により偽硬貨と判別された硬貨に加えて汚損硬貨と判別された硬貨をも入金搬送手段から排除すると、排除振分手段で、偽硬貨は排除案内通路のみを介して出金口に、汚損硬貨は排除案内通路および排除分岐通路を介して一括収納手段にそれぞれ振り分けることが可能となる。
【００１４】
しかも、偽硬貨および汚損硬貨を排除手段で入金搬送手段から一旦は共通の排除案内通路に排除するため、入金搬送手段から偽硬貨と汚損硬貨とを別々に排除する場合に比して、排除のために必要な長さを短くでき、その結果、入金搬送手段の長さを短くすることができる。
【００１５】
本発明の請求項３記載の硬貨処理機は、請求項１または２記載のものに関して、前記選別手段で金種別に選別した硬貨を、返却可能に一時貯留させることなく前記収納手段に収納することを特徴としている。
【００１６】
このように、選別手段で金種別に選別した硬貨を、返却可能に一時貯留させることなく、収納手段に収納するため、一時貯留のための機構が不要となる。
【００１７】
本発明の請求項４記載の硬貨処理機は、請求項１乃至３のいずれか一項記載のものに関して、前記出金搬送手段は、前記受入部材を鉛直に昇降させることを特徴としている。
【００１８】
このように、出金搬送手段が、受入部材を鉛直に昇降させるため、機体の前後方向の長さを最小限にすることができる。
【００１９】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機を図面を参照して以下に説明する。この実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機は、投入された硬貨の真偽を判別するとともに真硬貨の正損を判別しさらに計数を行う。そして、判別結果に基づいて、偽硬貨と判別された硬貨（以下偽硬貨と称す）および判別不能硬貨を返却する一方、真硬貨と判別された硬貨（以下真硬貨と称す）のうち汚損硬貨と判別された硬貨（以下汚損硬貨と称す）および容量的に金種別収納が不可なオーバーフロー硬貨と判別された硬貨（以下オーバーフロー硬貨と称す）を一括収納し、さらに真硬貨と判別された硬貨のうち正硬貨と判別された硬貨であってオーバーフロー硬貨を除く硬貨（以下正硬貨と称す）を金種別に収納する。加えて、収納された正硬貨を出金時に使用する循環式のものである。なお、図１および図２における紙面左方向が機体における前側であり、以下における前後は機体における前後である。
【００２０】
まず、図１および図２を参照して硬貨処理機の全体構成を説明する。
機体１０の上部かつ前端部には機体１０外から硬貨Ｃが投入される投入口１１が形成されている。この投入口１１は、機体１０外からの硬貨Ｃの投入を一枚ずつに規制しつつ受け入れる。
投入口１１より下側の機体１０における前端部には、機体１０内から機体１０外に取り出し可能に硬貨Ｃを出金あるいは返却させるための出金口１２が設けられている。
【００２１】
投入口１１の下部には、一枚ずつ連続的に投入口１１に投入された硬貨Ｃを所定の間隔をあけて送り出す入金繰出部１４が設けられている。
入金繰出部１４の後側には、機体１０の後方に向けて水平に配置され、投入口１１に投入され入金繰出部１４で繰り出された硬貨Ｃを一枚ずつ搬送する入金搬送部（入金搬送手段）１５が設けられている。
【００２２】
この入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向上流側（機体１０における前側）には、該入金搬送部１５で搬送される硬貨Ｃについて、その磁気的性質等から真偽を判別するとともに真硬貨の正損を判別しさらに計数を行う判別部（判別手段）１６が配置されている。
【００２３】
また、入金搬送部１５における判別部１６よりも硬貨搬送方向下流側（機体１０における後側）には、判別部１６の判別結果に基づき、偽硬貨、判別不能硬貨、オーバーフロー硬貨および汚損硬貨を入金搬送部１５から排除する排除部（排除手段）１８が配置されている。
この排除部１８の下側には、該排除部１８で排除された硬貨Ｃを振り分ける排除振分部１９が設けられている。すなわち、この排除振分部１９の機体１０における前側に出金口１２が設けられており、また、この排除振分部１９の下方には、導入された硬貨Ｃを分類することなく一括して収納する一括収納金庫（一括収納手段）２０が設けられている。この一括収納金庫２０は、機体１０に対し着脱可能とされている。
【００２４】
入金搬送部１５における排除部１８よりも硬貨搬送方向下流側（機体１０における後側）には、判別部１６により真硬貨と判別された硬貨であって排除部１８で排除されなかった正硬貨を金種選別し振り分ける選別部（選別手段）２２が配置されている。
【００２５】
選別部２２の下側には、選別部２２により金種選別された硬貨Ｃを金種別に収納する収納部（収納手段）２３が設けられている。この収納部２３は、各金種別の収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆを有しており、各収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆにおいて、選別部２２からの硬貨Ｃを上部より収納する一方、収納した硬貨Ｃを下部より繰り出し可能とされている。なお、この構成により、選別部２２で金種別に選別した硬貨Ｃは、出金口１２に返却可能となるよう一時貯留させられることはなく、直接収納部２３に収納される。
【００２６】
収納部２３の下側には、収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを案内する繰出案内通路２６が設けられている。この繰出案内通路２６は、収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃのみを受け入れて案内する。
【００２７】
そして、この繰出案内通路２６と一括収納金庫２０との間には、受皿部材（受入部材）２７と受皿部材２７を昇降させる昇降機構部２８（図２０参照）とを有する出金搬送部（出金搬送手段）２９が設けられている。この出金搬送部２９は、収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃのみを所定の下部受取位置まで下降した受皿部材２７で繰出案内通路２６から受け取り、受け取った硬貨Ｃを所定の上部繰出位置まで受皿部材２７を上昇させて出金口１２に搬送する。ここで、出金搬送部２９は、受皿部材２７を鉛直方向に昇降させるようになっている。
【００２８】
出金搬送部２９の機体１０における前側には、受皿部材２７から受け入れた硬貨Ｃを出金口１２と一括収納金庫２０とに振り分ける出金振分部３１が設けられている。
【００２９】
次に、各部の構成および作動についてさらに詳細に説明する。
【００３０】
「投入口」
図３に示すように、投入口１１は、機体１０の前端かつ上部から、後方かつ下方に向けて斜めに傾斜して延在しており、機体１０における左右方向に軸線を延在させた姿勢で投入された硬貨Ｃの自重による移動を案内する。投入口１１は、上記姿勢で投入された硬貨Ｃの一枚のみの通過が可能な断面積とされていて、その結果、使用者により硬貨Ｃが一枚ずつ投入されるようになっている。
【００３１】
投入口１１は、図４に示すように、その下部が、硬貨Ｃをその軸線方向における両側を挟むようにして互いの間に通過させる一対の形成板３３，３４の間に形成されており、一方の形成板３４には、該形成板３４を通って投入口１１内に突出することにより投入口１１を介しての機外からの硬貨Ｃの投入を規制する一方、投入口１１内から引っ込むことで投入口１１を介しての機外からの硬貨Ｃの投入を許容するストッパ３５が設けられている。このストッパ３５は、ラッチングソレノイド３６で駆動される。
【００３２】
さらに、投入口１１には、ストッパ３５よりも奥側位置に、投入口１１内の所定位置における硬貨Ｃの有無を検出する投入口硬貨検出センサ３８が設けられている。この投入口硬貨検出センサ３８は、一対の形成板３３，３４にそれぞれ形成されたセンサ穴３９を介して投入口１１内に光を照射する発光素子３８ａと、該発光素子３８ａの照射光を投入口１１を介して受光可能な受光素子３８ｂとを有しており、受光素子３８ｂの受光状態から硬貨Ｃの有無を検出する。
【００３３】
ここで、一対の形成板３３，３４は、それぞれの下部が図４に示すように機体１０の前方から見た状態で鉛直に対し４５度より小さい所定角度で傾斜しており、その結果、投入口１１も下部がこの角度で傾斜して硬貨Ｃをその径方向をこの所定角度に傾斜させた状態で通過させる。
【００３４】
「入金繰出部」
図４に示すように、入金繰出部１４は、投入口１１を形成する一方の形成板３３の下部と、他方の形成板３４の下側に隣接配設されかつ前記一方の形成板３３に当接する回転円盤４１と、該回転円盤４１を駆動する繰出モータ４２と、該繰出モータ４２を支持する支持板４３とで構成されている。
【００３５】
回転円盤４１は、図３および図４に示すように、その軸線方向を形成板３３に直交させた状態で該形成板３３に当接配置されており、その結果、その軸線方向を投入口１１で案内される硬貨Ｃの軸線方向に一致させている。
【００３６】
回転円盤４１には、軸線方向における形成板３３側でありかつ径方向における外周側に、硬貨Ｃを収容可能な凹部４５が、該回転円盤４１の軸線を中心とした放射状に複数（具体的には４つ）形成されている。これら凹部４５は、投入口１１と同一平面に配置されており、形成板３３とで画成される空間４６が投入口１１と同じ厚みを有している。これら凹部４５は、図４に示すように機体１０の前方から見た状態で投入口１１と同じ所定角度で傾斜させられている。
【００３７】
これら凹部４５は、それぞれ、投入口１１を介して投入された硬貨Ｃを一枚だけ、投入口１１で案内されたままの姿勢（すなわち回転円盤４１と中心軸線を平行させた状態）で受け入れ、収容可能となっている。
【００３８】
この回転円盤４１は、上部を機体１０における前から後に移動させる方向に回転駆動されるようになっている。そして、投入口１１側に凹部４５を位置させる所定の回転位置において、投入口１１を介して一枚ずつ投入された硬貨Ｃをその自重により凹部４５に収容し貯留させる一方、機体１０の後方側に凹部４５を位置させる所定の回転位置において該凹部４５に貯留させた硬貨Ｃをその自重により入金搬送部１５に受け渡す。このとき、凹部４５は、硬貨Ｃを回転円盤４１と中心軸線を平行させた状態で径方向に繰り出す。
【００３９】
ここで、回転円盤４１の凹部４５の回転方向における後側の外周部側には、回転方向における前側に若干突出する円弧部４７が形成されており、この円弧部４７により回転時の硬貨Ｃの凹部４５からの抜け出しを規制するようになっている。他方、回転円盤４１の凹部４５の回転方向における前側は、半径方向にほぼ沿っており、硬貨Ｃの入金搬送部１５への受け渡し時に硬貨Ｃの凹部４５からの抜け出しを円滑にするようになっている。
【００４０】
以上の入金繰出部１４においては、繰出モータ４２が駆動されて回転円盤４１が回転した状態で、投入口１１を通過した硬貨Ｃを一枚のみ上部所定位置に位置する凹部４５に収納させ、該凹部４５が機体１０における後方に向くと、収納していた硬貨Ｃを入金搬送部１５に繰り出す。この間に回転方向における次の凹部４５に次の硬貨Ｃを一枚のみ収納させ、該凹部４５においても機体１０における後方に向くと、収納していた硬貨Ｃを入金搬送部１５に繰り出す。このようにして、連続投入された硬貨Ｃを一枚ずつに分離し、隣り合う凹部４５同士の間隔と回転円盤４１の回転速度とで決められる間隔をあけながら硬貨Ｃを順次繰り出す。
【００４１】
「入金搬送部」
入金搬送部１５は、図３および図５に示すように、回転円盤４１の軸線方向と平行に配置されて機体１０における後方に延在する案内底板部４９と、該案内底板部４９に対し直交配置されて機体１０における後方に延在する案内側板部５０とを有する搬送案内部材５１を有している。ここで、案内側板部５０も、図５に示すように機体１０の前方から見た状態で投入口１１および凹部４５と同じ所定角度で傾斜させられている。
【００４２】
そして、案内底板部４９は、回転円盤４１の凹部４５から繰り出された硬貨Ｃの径方向における外周部を接触させて案内することになり、案内側板部５０は、その案内底板部４９側の案内面５２で、回転円盤４１の凹部４５から繰り出された硬貨Ｃの軸線方向（厚さ方向）における一の面部を接触させて案内することになる。すなわち、このようにして案内される硬貨Ｃも、機体１０の前方から見た状態で投入口１１および凹部４５と同様、鉛直に対し４５度より小さい所定角度で傾斜させられる。なお、硬貨Ｃをこのように傾斜状態で搬送するのではなく、鉛直に立てた状態で搬送してもよい。
【００４３】
また、入金搬送部１５は、案内側板部５０の案内底板部４９側に、搬送駆動部５４を有している。この搬送駆動部５４は、搬送案内部材５１の一端入金繰出部１４側に配置されたプーリ５５と、該搬送案内部材５１の他端側に配置されたプーリ５６と、これらプーリ５５，５６に掛けられる無端の搬送ベルト５７と、入金繰出部１４側のプーリ５５が装着されこれを回転駆動する搬送モータ５８と、搬送モータ５８を支持する板バネ５９とを有している。
【００４４】
プーリ５６は、案内底板部４９の延長面に対し直交する方向にその軸線を配置しており、このプーリ５６は位置固定とされている。
他方、搬送モータ５８もその駆動軸６０に固定されたプーリ５５の軸線を、基本的には、案内底板部４９の延長面に対し直交する方向に配置している。
【００４５】
これらプーリ５５，５６に掛けられた搬送ベルト５７は、案内側板部５０に対し所定の隙間をあけながら、案内側板部５０の長さ方向においては基本的には平行に配置される。そして、搬送ベルト５７は、硬貨Ｃの厚さ方向における他の面部に接触することにより硬貨Ｃを案内面５２に摺接させながら移動させる。
そして、このようにして搬送される硬貨Ｃも、機体１０の前方から見た状態で投入口１１および凹部４５と同じ所定角度で傾斜させられるため、入金搬送部１５は、硬貨Ｃを鉛直に対し４５度より小さい所定角度傾斜させた状態で搬送することになる。
【００４６】
ここで、板バネ５９は、搬送モータ５８の上部に取り付けられており、案内側板部５０側に延出するように配置された状態で、該延出先端において搬送案内部材５１側に固定されている。その結果、搬送モータ５８は、弾性変形可能な板バネ５９により、プーリ５５の案内面５２に対する距離を変更可能に支持されている。しかも、搬送モータ５８は、硬貨Ｃの搬送時に搬送ベルト５７と案内面５２との間に介在する硬貨Ｃによってプーリ５５が案内面５２から離間する方向に押圧され、その結果、弾性変形する板バネ５９の付勢力でプーリ５５を案内面５２に近接させる方向に付勢される。
【００４７】
以上の入金搬送部１５では、搬送モータ５８が駆動されると、搬送ベルト５７が回転することにより、入金繰出部１４から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを該搬送ベルト５７が搬送案内部材５１の案内面５２に押し付けながらその摩擦力で搬送案内部材５１に沿って移動させる。このとき、硬貨Ｃの下部外周面は案内底板部４９で支持される。そして、入金繰出部１４から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを搬送ベルト５７が案内面５２とで挟むことで、該硬貨Ｃが搬送ベルト５７、プーリ５５および搬送モータ５８を介して板バネ５９を変形させ、その結果、図５および図６に示すように、硬貨Ｃの板厚に応じて搬送ベルト５７の入金繰出部１４側と案内面５２との間の距離が自動調整される。
【００４８】
「排除部」
排除部１８は、図７および図８に示すように、搬送案内部材５１の案内側板部５０に形成された開口部６２と、該開口部６２を閉塞可能な開閉板６３とを有し、これらで構成されるゲート６４が開閉することで入金搬送部１５から硬貨Ｃを排除振分部１９に案内するゲート式のものである。
【００４９】
開閉板６３は、その上部が搬送案内部材５１の延在方向に平行な軸を中心に回動自在に支持されており、開口部６２に嵌合しこれを閉塞可能となっている。そして、排除部１８は、開閉板６３を開口部６２を開放させる方向に付勢するコイルバネ６５と、該コイルバネ６５の付勢力で開閉板６３に常に当接させられるラッチングソレノイド（排除駆動手段）６６とを有している。ラッチングソレノイド６６は、開閉板６３を、図７に示すように開口部６２に嵌合させ案内側板部５０の案内面５２と同一平面を形成させる閉位置と、図８に示すように開口部６２から下部を入金搬送部１５に対し反対側に離間させ開口部６２を開放させて該開口部６２を排除振分部１９に連通させる開位置との二位置に切り換える。
【００５０】
さらに、排除部１８は、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向に関してゲート６４と対応する位置に、入金搬送部１５で搬送される硬貨Ｃをゲート６４の方向に付勢するゲート方向付勢部材（ゲート方向付勢手段）６８を有している。
【００５１】
このゲート方向付勢部材６８は、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向上流側において位置が固定され同下流側がゲート６４側に近接するように傾斜する合成樹脂製の板バネで、図７に示すように閉状態の開閉板６３との間に介在する硬貨Ｃで案内面５２に対し反対方向に弾性変形させられることで硬貨Ｃを案内面５２の方向すなわちゲート６４の方向に付勢する。
【００５２】
そして、図８に示すように、ゲート６４が開かれると、このゲート方向付勢部材６８の付勢力で硬貨Ｃが確実にゲート６４を通過し排除振分部１９に落下させられるのである。なお、このとき硬貨Ｃは、入金搬送部１５による搬送状態と同様、軸線を機体１０における横方向に沿わせた姿勢で落下させられる。勿論、ゲート６４が開かれなければ、ゲート方向付勢部材６８は、図７に示すように自らの弾性変形することで硬貨Ｃの通過を許容する。なお、排除部１８はゲート６４を閉じた状態が待機状態とされる。
【００５３】
「排除振分部」
排除振分部１９は、図１および図９に示すように、排除部１８で排除された硬貨Ｃを受け入れて該硬貨Ｃの自重により出金口１２に導く排除案内通路７０と、この排除案内通路７０から分岐する排除分岐通路７１と、排除案内通路７０における排除分岐通路７１の分岐位置に設けられ、硬貨Ｃを排除案内通路７０から排除分岐通路７１に導くことで一括収納金庫２０に導入させる状態と、硬貨Ｃを排除案内通路７０から排除分岐通路７１に導かず出金口１２に導入させる状態とに切り換えられ、その結果、硬貨Ｃを出金口１２と一括収納金庫２０とに振り分ける排除振分機構部（排除振分手段）７２とを有している。
【００５４】
排除案内通路７０は、排除部１８の下部から若干鉛直下方に延びた形状の第１通路部７３と、該第１通路部７３から機体１０における前方かつ下方に斜めに傾斜して出金口１２に通じる第２通路部７４とを有しており、排除分岐通路７１は、排除案内通路７０の第１通路部７３の下方延長線上に配置されて一括収納金庫２０に通じている。
【００５５】
ここで、排除案内通路７０および排除分岐通路７１には、上記した排除部１８より、軸線を機体１０における横方向に沿わせた姿勢で硬貨Ｃが落下させられる。このため、排除案内通路７０および排除分岐通路７１の機体１０における左右方向の幅は、硬貨Ｃがこの方向に軸線を沿わせた姿勢での通過が可能であればよく、例えば、軸線方向の厚さが最大の硬貨Ｃの厚さよりも大きく最小径の硬貨Ｃの直径よりも小さい幅とされ、好ましくは一定幅とされる。
【００５６】
排除振分機構部７２は、排除案内通路７０の第１通路部７３と排除分岐通路７１との境界部分であって、排除案内通路７０の第２通路部７４の底面７４ａの延長上に配設可能な振分板７６と、該振分板７６を機体１０における横方向に移動させ前記境界部分に対し抜き差しするラッチングソレノイド（振分駆動手段）７７とを有している。
【００５７】
そして、ラッチングソレノイド７７により振分板７６を前記境界部分に挿入した状態においては、排除分岐通路７１が閉塞され、排除部１８から落下させられた硬貨Ｃは、その自重により排除案内通路７０のみを通過して出金口１２に落下させられる。
【００５８】
他方、ラッチングソレノイド７７により振分板７６を前記境界部分から抜いた状態においては、排除案内通路７０の第１通路部７３と排除分岐通路７１とが鉛直に沿って連通させられ、排除部１８から落下させられた硬貨Ｃは、その自重により第１通路部７３および排除分岐通路７１を通過して一括収納金庫２０に案内されることになる。勿論、このとき、落下する硬貨Ｃが第２通路部７４に誤って案内されてしまうことはないように各部の形状が決められている。
【００５９】
ここで、一括収納金庫２０は、上部に排除分岐通路７１から落下する硬貨Ｃを受け入れる受入開口部７９が形成されており、該受入開口部７９には、この一括収納金庫２０の機体１０からの取り出しに連動して閉作動し閉状態でロックされる一方、一括収納金庫２０の機体１０への装着に連動してロック解除され開作動する図示せぬシャッタが設けられている。さらに、機体１０にはこの一括収納金庫２０を機体１０にロックする図示せぬロック装置が設けられ、別体のキーにより該ロック装置によるロックを解除するようになっている。
【００６０】
「選別部」
選別部２２は、図３に示すように、ゲート８１が開閉することで入金搬送部１５から収納部２３に向け硬貨Ｃを案内するゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂと、通過可能な硬貨径が機械的に決められた選別穴８３で硬貨Ｃを選別して収納部２３に向け案内する穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆとを有している。そして、入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における上流側にすべてのゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂが配置され、入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における下流側にすべての穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆが配置されている。
【００６１】
具体的には、入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における最も上流側に、収納させる全金種の硬貨のうち最も軽量な硬貨用すなわち１円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ａが、該ゲート式選別部８２ａの下流側に隣り合って、収納させる全金種の硬貨のうち最も径差が小さい硬貨同士（５円硬貨および１００円硬貨同士）のうちの片方用具体的には５円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ｂが設けられている。
【００６２】
また、このゲート式選別部８２ｂの下流側に、収納させる全金種の硬貨のうち残りのすべての硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆが、入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における上流側から硬貨径の小さい順に配置されている。すなわち、ゲート式選別部８２ｂの下流側に隣り合って５０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｃが、該穴式選別部８４ｃの下流側に隣り合って１００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｄが、該穴式選別部８４ｄの下流側に隣り合って１０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｅが、該穴式選別部８４ｅの下流側に隣り合って５００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｆが、それぞれ設けられている。
【００６３】
ゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂは、それぞれ、図１０および図１１に示すように、排除部１８と同様の構成をなしており、搬送案内部材５１の案内側板部５０に形成された開口部８６と、開口部８６を閉塞可能な開閉板８７とを有し、これらで構成されるゲート８１が開閉することで入金搬送部１５から硬貨Ｃを収納部２３に案内するものである。
【００６４】
開閉板８７は、その上部が搬送案内部材５１の延在方向に平行な軸を中心に回動自在に支持されており、開口部８６に嵌合しこれを閉塞可能となっている。さらに、ゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂは、開閉板８７を開口部８６を開放させる方向に付勢するコイルバネ８８と、該コイルバネ８８の付勢力で開閉板８７に常に当接させられるラッチングソレノイド（選別駆動手段）８９とを有している。ラッチングソレノイド８９は、開閉板８７を、図１０に示すように開口部８６に嵌合させ案内側板部５０の案内面５２と同一平面を形成させる閉位置と、図１１に示すように開口部８６から下部を入金搬送部１５に対し反対側に離間させ開口部８６を開放させて該開口部８６を収納部２３に連通させる開位置との二位置に切り換えるラッチングソレノイド（選別駆動手段）８９とを有している。
【００６５】
さらに、選別部２２は、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向に関して各ゲート８１と対応する位置に、それぞれ、入金搬送部１５で搬送される硬貨Ｃをゲート８１の方向に付勢するゲート方向付勢部材（ゲート方向付勢手段）９１を有している。
【００６６】
このゲート方向付勢部材９１は、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向上流側において位置が固定され同下流側がゲート８１側に近接するように傾斜する合成樹脂製の板バネで、図１０に示すように閉状態の開閉板８７との間に介在する硬貨Ｃで案内面５２に対し反対方向に弾性変形させられることで硬貨Ｃを案内面５２の方向すなわちゲート８１の方向に付勢する。
【００６７】
そして、図１１に示すように、ゲート８１が開かれると、このゲート方向付勢部材９１の付勢力でゲート８１の位置にあった硬貨Ｃが確実にゲート８１を通過し、金種別に設けられた案内通路６７のうちの直下のものを介して収納部２３に落下させられる。なお、このとき硬貨Ｃは、入金搬送部１５による搬送状態と同様、軸線を機体１０における横方向に沿わせた姿勢で落下させられるが、収納部２３に達する前に案内通路６７の図示略の案内部材で軸線を上下方向に沿わせるように姿勢を変更する。勿論、ゲート８１が開かれなければ、ゲート方向付勢部材９１は、図１０に示すように自らの弾性変形することで硬貨Ｃの通過を許容する。
【００６８】
このような構成のゲート式選別部において、１円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ａは、ゲート８１を通過した硬貨Ｃを、その直下に対応配置された１円硬貨用の収納筒２４ａのみに落下させることになり、５円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ｂは、ゲート８１を通過した硬貨Ｃをその直下に対応配置された５円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｂのみに落下させることになる。
【００６９】
なお、以上においては、便宜上、ゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂのそれぞれの構成を同一の符号で説明したが、選別する硬貨Ｃの径に応じて大きさ等は異なることになる。また、ゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂはともにゲート８１を閉じた状態が待機状態とされる。
【００７０】
穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆは、図３、図１２および図１３に示すように、それぞれ、搬送案内部材５１の案内側板部５０に形成された選別穴８３を有しており、選別穴８３を介して入金搬送部１５から硬貨Ｃを収納部２３に案内するものである。
【００７１】
入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における最も上流側の穴式選別部８４ｃの選別穴８３は、５０円硬貨の外径以下の硬貨のみの通過を許容する穴径とされており、その下流側の穴式選別部８４ｄの選別穴８３は、１００円硬貨の外径以下の硬貨のみの通過を許容する穴径とされており、その下流側の穴式選別部８４ｅの選別穴８３は、１０円硬貨の外径以下の硬貨のみの通過を規制する穴径とされており、その下流側の穴式選別部８４ｆの選別穴８３は、５００円硬貨の外径以下の硬貨のみの通過を許容する穴径とされている。
【００７２】
さらに、選別部２２は、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向に関して選別穴８３と対応する位置に、入金搬送部１５で搬送される硬貨Ｃを選別穴８３の方向に付勢する選別穴方向付勢部材（選別穴方向付勢手段）９２を有している。
【００７３】
この選別穴方向付勢部材９２は、図１０および図１１に示すゲート方向付勢部材９１と同様、入金搬送部１５における硬貨搬送方向上流側において位置が固定され同下流側が選別穴９２側に近接するように傾斜する合成樹脂製の板バネで、図１２に示すように案内側板部５０の案内面５２との間に介在する硬貨Ｃで案内面５２に対し反対方向に弾性変形させられることで硬貨Ｃを案内面５２の方向すなわち選別穴８３の方向に付勢する。
【００７４】
そして、図１３に示すように、選別穴８３を通過可能な硬貨Ｃが選別穴８３の位置に位置すると、この選別穴８３に対応する選別穴方向付勢部材９２の付勢力で硬貨Ｃが確実に選別穴８３を通過し、金種別の案内通路６７のうちの直下のものを介して収納部２３に落下させられる。なお、このとき硬貨Ｃは、入金搬送部１５による搬送状態と同様、軸線を機体１０における横方向に沿わせた姿勢で落下させられるが、収納部２３に達する前に案内通路６７の図示案内部材で軸線を上下方向に沿わせるように姿勢を変更する。勿論、選別穴８３を通過不可であれば、選別穴方向付勢部材９２は、図１２に示すように自らの弾性変形することで硬貨Ｃの通過を許容する。
【００７５】
なお、以上においては、便宜上、穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆのそれぞれの構成を同一の符号で説明したが、選別する硬貨Ｃの径に応じて選別穴８３の大きさ等は異なることになる。
【００７６】
このような構成の穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆにおいて、５０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｃは、該穴式選別部８４ｃの選別穴８３を通過した硬貨Ｃをその直下の５０円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｃのみに落下させることになり、１００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｄは、該穴式選別部８４ｄの選別穴８３を通過した硬貨Ｃをその直下の１００円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｄのみに落下させることになり、１０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｅは、該穴式選別部８４ｅの選別穴８３を通過した硬貨Ｃをその直下の１０円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｅのみに落下させることになり、５００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｆは、該穴式選別部８４ｆの選別穴８３を通過した硬貨Ｃをその直下の５００円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｆのみに落下させることになる。
【００７７】
「収納部」
収納部２３は、図１４に示すように、すべての上記した収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆが内蔵されるとともに機体１０に対し着脱可能な入出金庫９４と、機体１０に対し装填された入出金庫９４から出金を行わせる出金部（図１８参照）９５とを有している。
【００７８】
入出金庫９４は、図１４および図１５に示すように、一側を中心に互いに回動可能に連結された箱体９６および蓋体９７を有しており、箱体９６は直方体形状の箱の一の側面側が除かれた形状で、蓋体９７はこの側面側を閉塞する形状をなしている。すなわち、蓋体９７が箱体９６に嵌合すると入出金庫９４の内部を外部に対し閉塞させ、蓋体９７が箱体９６に対し離れるように回動すると入出金庫９４の内部を外部に対し開放させる。
【００７９】
箱体９６には、一側に、入金され選別部２２で金種選別された硬貨Ｃを通過させて内部に収納させる収納側開口部１００が形成されており、逆側に、収納した硬貨Ｃを外部に繰り出し可能な繰出側開口部１０１が形成されている。具体的に、収納側開口部１００は機体１０への装填時に上側となる上板部１０２に、繰出側開口部１０１は機体１０への装填時に下側となる下板部１０３に、それぞれ形成されている。
【００８０】
入出金庫９４には、一端側が収納側開口部１００に連通可能とされるとともに他端側が繰出側開口部１０１に連通可能とされて、硬貨Ｃを軸線方向を上下にした状態で上下に集積させる上記した金種別の収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆが、同一平面において互いに平行をなすように配列されている。すなわち、選別部２２の選別の順序と同様、一側から順に、１円硬貨用の収納筒２４ａ、５円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｂ、５０円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｃ、１００円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｄ、１０円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｅ、５００円硬貨用の収納筒２４ｆが設けられている。
【００８１】
各収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆは、それぞれ、箱体９６の底部１０４（図１６参照）に取り付けられた第１部材１０５と、第１部材１０５に対し嵌脱自在で蓋体９７に取り付けられた第２部材１０６とを有している。第１部材１０５は、収納側開口部１００に近接連通する一端部および繰出側開口部１０１に近接連通する他端部がともに円筒状の円筒部１０７，１０８とされるとともに、これら円筒部１０７，１０８の間の中間部１０９が箱体９６の底側に配置される半円筒状とされている。第２部材１０６は、蓋体９７を箱体９６に対し閉じた状態において第１部材１０５の中間部１０９に嵌合することで中間部１０９とで円筒状をなすとともに、蓋体９７を箱体９６に対し開いた状態で第１部材１０５の中間部１０９から離間して第１部材１０５内を開放する。
【００８２】
そして、入出金庫９４は、図１６に示すように、箱体９６の上板部１０２の内側と収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆとの間に、収納側開口部１００を開閉させるとともに収納側開口部１００を全閉とした状態でロック可能なスライド開閉式の収納側シャッタ１１１が設けられており、箱体９６の下板部１０３の内側と収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆとの間にも繰出側開口部１０１を開閉させるとともに繰出側開口部１０１を全閉とした状態でロック可能なスライド開閉式の繰出側シャッタ１１２が設けられている。
【００８３】
収納側開口部１００は、箱体９６の底部１０４側に偏って形成される一方、繰出側開口部１０１は、箱体９６の底部１０４より離れた位置に形成されている。そして、収納側シャッタ１１１は、底部１０４側にスライドすることで収納側開口部１００を閉じる一方、底部１０４から離れる方向にスライドすることで収納側開口部１００を開くようになっている。逆に、繰出側シャッタ１１２は、底部１０４側にスライドすることで繰出側開口部１０１を開く一方、底部１０４から離れる方向にスライドすることで繰出側開口部１０１を閉じるようになっている。
【００８４】
また、これら収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２は、リンク機構１１４を介して連結されている。このリンク機構１１４は、リンクアーム１１５と、該リンクアーム１１５の一端側に取り付けられた第１連結軸１１６と、リンクアーム１１５の他端側に取り付けられた第２連結軸１１７と、リンクアーム１１５の中間位置に取り付けられた第３連結軸１１８と、リンクアーム１１５を付勢する図示せぬバネ部材とを有している。そして、第１連結軸１１６が、収納側シャッタ１１１に形成された長穴１２１に回転可能かつ若干底部１０４に沿って移動可能に連結されるとともに、第２連結軸１１７が、繰出側シャッタ１１２に形成された長穴１２２に回転可能かつ若干底部１０４に沿って移動可能に連結された状態で、第３連結軸１１８が箱体９６に回動可能に連結される。なお、リンクアーム１１５の第１連結軸１１６と第３連結軸１１８との間には入力受部１２３が形成されている。
【００８５】
これにより、リンク機構１１４のリンクアーム１１５が第３連結軸１１８を中心に回動することで、図１６に示すように、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を連動させて同時に閉状態としたり、図１８に示すように、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を連動させて同時に開状態としたりする。なお、図示せぬバネ部材は、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を閉方向に付勢する。
【００８６】
また、蓋体９７には、図１６および図１９に示すように、閉状態の収納側シャッタ１１１の開方向移動側の当接片部１２５に当接して該収納側シャッタ１１１の開方向移動を規制するロック機構１２６が設けられている。このロック機構１２６は、一端側のロック部１２７において収納側シャッタ１１１の当接片部１２５に対し当接可能なロック部材１２８と、該ロック部材１２８の他端側を蓋体９７に回動可能に連結させる連結軸１２９と、ロック部材１２８を付勢する図示せぬバネ部材とを有している。
【００８７】
このロック機構１２６は、図１９に二点鎖線で示すように、図示せぬバネ部材の付勢力でロック部材１２８がロック部１２７を当接片部１２５に近接させるように回動することで収納側シャッタ１１１を閉状態でロックすることになり、このように収納側シャッタ１１１が閉状態でロックされると、リンク機構１１４を介して連結された繰出側シャッタ１１２も閉状態でロックされることになる。他方、図１９に実線で示すように、図示せぬバネ部材の付勢力に抗してロック部材１２８がロック部１２７を当接片部１２５から離間させるように回動することで収納側シャッタ１１１のロックを解除してその開作動を許容することになり、このように収納側シャッタ１１１がロック解除されると、リンク機構１１４を介して連結された繰出側シャッタ１１２もロック解除されて開作動が許容されることになる。
【００８８】
機体１０には、図１７に示すように、入出金庫９４が装填される装填部１３２が形成されており、該装填部１３２には、図１７および図１９に示すように、入出金庫９４が装填される際に、該入出金庫９４内に入り込んでその傾斜部１３３でロック部材１２８の中間部分を下方に押圧し該ロック部材１２８を図示せぬバネ部材の付勢力に抗して回動させ、その結果、ロック部材１２８による収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロックを解除させるロック作動部材１３４が設けられている。
【００８９】
このロック作動部材１３４は、逆に装填部１３２から入出金庫９４を取り外す際には、入出金庫９４から抜けることでロック部材１２８の中間部分の押圧を解除し該ロック部材１２８をバネ部材の付勢力で回動させ、ロック部材１２８により収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２をロックさせる。
【００９０】
また、装填部１３２には、図１８に示すように、入出金庫９４が装填される際に、該入出金庫９４内に入り込んでその先端部でリンクアーム１１５の入力受部１２３に当接して該リンクアーム１１５を押圧し図示せぬバネ部材の付勢力に抗してこれを回動させて、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を全開まで開作動させる開閉作動部材１３６が設けられている。
【００９１】
この開閉作動部材１３６は、逆に装填部１３２から入出金庫９４を取り外す際には、入出金庫９４から抜けることでリンクアーム１１５への押圧を解除し該リンクアーム１１５を図示せぬバネ部材の付勢力で回動させ、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を全閉まで閉作動させる。
【００９２】
ここで、図１７に示すように、入出金庫９４の装填部１３２への装填時においては、ロック作動部材１３４による収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロック解除が行われた後のタイミングで、開閉作動部材１３６が収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２の開作動を開始するようになっており、逆に、入出金庫９４の装填部１３２からの取り出し時においては、開閉作動部材１３６が収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を全閉としたタイミングで、ロック作動部材１３４による収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロック作動を開始するようになっている。
【００９３】
以上により、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２は、入出金庫９４の機体１０への装填に連動してロックが解除されかつ開状態とされる一方、入出金庫９４の機体１０からの取り出しに連動して閉状態とされかつロックされる。
【００９４】
また、ロック作動部材１３４および開閉作動部材１３６は、入出金庫９４の機体１０への装填時に該入出金庫９４に挿入されて収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２をロック解除しかつ開状態とする一方、入出金庫９４の取り出し時に該入出金庫９４から引き抜かれて収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を閉状態としかつロックする。
【００９５】
そして、装填部１３２に装填された状態において入出金庫９４は、開放された収納側開口部１００を介して選別部２２からの硬貨Ｃを、収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆの第１部材１０５に上部の円筒部１０７から受け入れて集積状態で収納させる。
【００９６】
なお、図示は略すが、機体１０には装填状態の入出金庫９４を機体１０にロックするロック装置が設けられ、別体のキーにより該ロック装置によるロックを解除するようになっている。また、図示は略すが、入出金庫９４にも蓋体９７を閉じた状態で箱体９６にロックするロック装置が設けられ、別体のキーにより該ロック装置によるロックを解除するようになっている。
【００９７】
ここで、機体１０から取り外された状態の入出金庫９４に対し硬貨Ｃを出し入れする場合は、例えば、図１５に示すように、入出金庫９４を円筒部１０８を下側として載置させ、蓋体９７を箱体９６に対し回動させて開くと、箱体９６側の第１部材１０５から蓋体９７側の第２部材１０６が離間し、第１部材１０５の中間部１０９を開放させる。これにより、この中間部１０９の開放部分から第１部材１０５に対し硬貨Ｃの出し入れが可能となり、中間部１０９の開放部分から例えば円筒部１０８さらには中間部１０９に集積される。他方、硬貨Ｃの出し入れが終了すると蓋体９７を閉じることで第１部材１０５に第２部材１０６が嵌合し円筒状となる。その結果、持ち運んでも硬貨Ｃが脱落等することがなくなる。
【００９８】
なお、図１６に示すように各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆと繰出側開口部１０１は一部を重ね合わせた状態で横方向に位置をずらしており、各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆの下部（繰出側シャッタ１１２より上側）には、繰出側開口部１０１と重なり合わないように支持底板１１０が設けられている。そして、各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに集積された硬貨は、この支持底板１１０上に支持されることになる。
【００９９】
また、蓋体９７にロック部材１２８が取り付けられているため、蓋体９７を箱体９６に対し開くことでロック部材１２８が収納側シャッタ１１１から離れてロック機構１２６による収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロックを解除することになる。よって、蓋体９７を開いた後は、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を手動で開いて、収納側開口部１００および繰出側開口部１０１のいずれかから硬貨Ｃを出し入れすることも可能である。
【０１００】
出金部９５は、図１８に示すように、選別部２２から装填部１３２に装填された入出金庫９４の各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆからそれぞれ硬貨Ｃを一枚ずつ繰り出させる繰出作動部材１３７を有している。すなわち、繰出作動部材１３７は、それぞれ各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに対応して設けられており、金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに側方から入り込んで該金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに収納され支持底板１１０に支持された硬貨Ｃの最下の一枚を側方に押し出すことで該硬貨Ｃを繰出側開口部１０１から繰出案内通路２６に落下させる。
【０１０１】
また、出金部９５は、図１に示すように、入出金庫９４の各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに導入される硬貨Ｃをそれぞれ検出する収納側硬貨検出センサ１３８と、入出金庫９４の各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆから繰り出される硬貨Ｃをそれぞれ検出する繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９とを有している。さらに、出金部９５は、図１および図１８に示すように、各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆのニアフルをそれぞれ検出するニアフルセンサ１４０およびニアエンドをそれぞれ検出するニアエンドセンサ１４１を有している。これらニアフルセンサ１４０およびニアエンドセンサ１４１は、各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆに収納された硬貨Ｃに押された状態にあるか否かにより硬貨Ｃがあるか否かを検出する。
【０１０２】
「繰出案内通路」
繰出案内通路２６は、図１に示すように、入出金庫９４の直下位置に設けられ、入出金庫９４の各金種別収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆから繰り出され自重により落下する硬貨Ｃを一括して機体１０における前方側に案内する。
【０１０３】
「出金搬送部」
出金搬送部２９は、図２０および図２１に示すように、収納部２３から繰り出され繰出案内通路２６で案内される硬貨Ｃを受け取る上記した受皿部材２７と、該受皿部材２７を昇降させる昇降機構部２８と、受皿部材２７の機体１０における前側に対向立設された案内壁１４４とを有している。
【０１０４】
昇降機構部２８は、鉛直に配置されるとともに受皿部材２７の機体１０における後側のガイド穴１４５に挿通されるガイド軸１４６と、該ガイド軸１４６の上端および下端にほぼ隣り合ってそれぞれ配置されるプーリ１４７，１４８と、これらプーリ１４７，１４８に掛けられるとともに一部が受皿部材２７に固定されるタイミングベルト１４９と、上部のプーリ１４７を駆動する昇降モータ１５０とを有している。
【０１０５】
すなわち、この昇降モータ１５０の駆動でプーリ１４７が回転すると、タイミングベルト１４９およびプーリ１４８も回転し、受皿部材２７がガイド軸１４６に沿って昇降する。ここで、プーリ１４７の近傍位置には、所定の上部繰出位置まで上昇した受皿部材２７を検出する上部位置検出センサ１５２が、プーリ１４８の近傍位置には、所定の下部受取位置まで下降した受皿部材２７を検出する下部位置検出センサ１５３が、それぞれ設けられている。
【０１０６】
受皿部材２７は、機体１０における前側（一側）を下方にするよう傾斜形成された底部１５３を有しており、この底部１５３の下方傾斜側以外の横方向（すなわち機体１０における左側、右側および後側）のみに落下防止壁１５４が立設され、その結果、底部１５３の下方傾斜側は、機体１０における前側に開口する開口部１５５とされている。また、底部１５３の下方傾斜側すなわち開口部１５５側となる受皿部材２７の先端部には、先方に突出する凸部１５７が間隔をあけて複数形成されており、その結果、これら凸部１５７の隣り合うもの同士の間に凹部１５８が形成されている。
【０１０７】
案内壁１４４は、受皿部材２７の底部１５３の下方傾斜側であって、該受皿部材２７の開口部１５５を閉塞させ硬貨Ｃの底部１５３からの落下を規制する位置に、対向状態で鉛直に立設されている。すなわち、受皿部材２７は、この案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞された状態で該案内壁１４４に沿って昇降し、案内壁１４４から外れる上部繰出位置で開口部１５５が開放されることにより底部１５３の下方傾斜側に硬貨Ｃを自重により自然落下させ、機体１０における前側に配置された出金振分部３１に導入させる。
【０１０８】
ここで、案内壁１４４には、受皿部材２７の凹部１５８に入り込む凸部１６０が間隔をあけて、受皿部材２７の昇降全範囲にわたり形成されており、その結果、これら凸部１６０の隣り合うもの同士の間に、受皿部材２７の凸部１５７を入り込ませる凹部１６１が、受皿部材２７の昇降全範囲にわたり形成されている。すなわち、受皿部材２７および案内壁１４４は、互いに嵌合する凹凸形状とされている。
【０１０９】
この出金搬送部２９は、図２０に実線で示すように、繰出案内通路２６を介して収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを、下部受取位置にあって開口部１５５が案内壁１４４で閉塞された受皿部材２７において受け取る。そして、受皿部材２７を上昇させると、上昇中は、案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞されて硬貨Ｃの落下が防止される。そして、図２０に二点鎖線で示すように、案内壁１４４がなくなる上部繰出位置に位置すると、受皿部材２７の開口部１５５が開放され、案内壁１４４の上部から前方すなわち出金振分部３１に硬貨Ｃを底部１５３の傾斜で自然落下させる。なお、出金搬送部２９は、受皿部材２７が下部受取位置にある状態を待機状態としている。
【０１１０】
「出金振分部」
出金振分部３１は、図２０および図２２に示すように、案内壁１４４の上端部位置から機体１０における前方かつ下方に斜めに形成されることにより出金口１２に通じ、出金搬送部２９から受け入れた硬貨Ｃを出金口１２に導く出金案内通路１６３と、該出金案内通路１６３の中間位置から下方に分岐する回収分岐通路１６４と、出金案内通路１６３の硬貨Ｃを出金口１２と一括収納金庫２０とに振り分ける出金振分機構部（出金振分手段）１６５とを有している。ここで、この出金振分部３１を介することで出金搬送部２９は、収納部２３より繰り出された硬貨Ｃを入金搬送部１５を介することなく出金口１２に導くようになっている。
【０１１１】
出金案内通路１６３は、案内壁１４４の上端部位置から機体１０における前方かつ下方に斜めに形成される第１通路部１６７と、該第１通路部１６７の延長線上に配置されて出金口１２に通じる第２通路部１６８とを有しており、回収分岐通路１６４は、これら第１通路部１６７および第２通路部１６８の間から鉛直下方に延びて一括収納金庫２０に通じている。
【０１１２】
ここで、出金案内通路１６３および回収分岐通路１６４には、出金搬送部２９から多種多量の硬貨Ｃが一括して投入されるため、これらの機体１０における横方向の幅は、排除案内通路７０および排除分岐通路７１の幅より大きくされている。
【０１１３】
出金振分機構部１６５は、出金案内通路１６３の第１通路部１６７および第２通路部１６８の間であって、出金案内通路１６３と回収分岐通路１６４の境界部分に振分板１７０を有している。この振分板１７０は、第２通路部１６８側の端部が機体１０における左右方向に延在する軸部１７１で回動可能に支持されている。該振分板１７０は、図示せぬラッチングソレノイド（振分駆動手段）で第１通路部１６７の底面１６７ａおよび第２通路部１６８の底面１６８ａの延長上に配置されることにより第１通路部１６７および第２通路部１６８を連通させかつ回収分岐通路１６４を閉塞させる出金状態（図２０に実線で示す状態）と、第２通路部１６８の底面１６８ａに対し立ち上がって、第２通路部１６８を閉塞させるとともに第１通路部１６７と回収分岐通路１６４とを連通させる回収状態（図２０に二点鎖線で示す状態）とに切り換えられる。
【０１１４】
ここで、上記出金状態において出金搬送部２９の受皿部材２７から落下させられる硬貨Ｃは、その自重により出金案内通路１６３のみを通過して出金口１２に落下させられる。なお、この出金状態が出金振分機構部１６５の待機状態となっている。
【０１１５】
他方、上記回収状態において出金搬送部２９の受皿部材２７から落下させられる硬貨Ｃは、その自重により出金案内通路１６３の第１通路部１６７から回収分岐通路１６４を通過して一括収納金庫２０に落下させられる。
【０１１６】
ここで、一括収納金庫２０は、その受入開口部７９において、排除振分部１９の排除分岐通路７１から落下する硬貨Ｃを通過させるとともに、出金振分部３１の回収分岐通路１６４から落下する硬貨Ｃをも通過させて内部に収納させる。
同様に出金口１２は、排除振分部１９の排除案内通路７０から落下する硬貨Ｃを受け入れるとともに、出金振分部３１の出金案内通路１６３から落下する硬貨Ｃをも受け入れる。
【０１１７】
次に、以上のような構成の硬貨処理機の全体的な作動を各処理別に説明する。
「入金処理」
この硬貨処理機に接続されたマルチメディア端末等の図示せぬ上位機に入金金額が入力されると、これを受けて入金処理を行う（図２３の太線矢印参照）。
すなわち、使用者により、硬貨Ｃが投入口１１に投入されると、図示せぬ制御部は、投入口硬貨検出センサ３８による硬貨Ｃの検出に基づいて、入金繰出部１４の繰出モータ４２と入金搬送部１５の搬送モータ５８とを駆動状態とする。すると、投入口１１に投入された入金すべき硬貨Ｃが、入金繰出部１４の回転する回転円盤４１の凹部４５に順次一枚ずつ収容され、所定の間隔をあけて入金搬送部１５に一枚ずつ繰り出される。
【０１１８】
このように入金繰出部１４から一枚ずつ繰り出された硬貨Ｃは、入金搬送部１５の回転する搬送ベルト５７で、搬送案内部材５１で案内されながら機体１０の後方に向け搬送される。この入金搬送部１５による搬送中に、上流側の判別部１６で硬貨Ｃの判別および金種別計数を行わせ、この判別結果に基づいて、該判別部１６より下流側の排除部１８で偽硬貨、判別不能硬貨、オーバーフロー硬貨および汚損硬貨を排除させる。なお、偽硬貨と判別した場合あるいは判別不能硬貨であった場合、判別部１６はこの硬貨を計数の対象とはせず、他方、オーバーフロー硬貨あるいは汚損硬貨と判別した場合、判別部１６はこの硬貨を計数の対象とする。
【０１１９】
具体的に、制御部は、偽硬貨、判別不能硬貨、オーバーフロー硬貨および汚損硬貨を、待機状態にあった排除部１８のゲート６４を対象硬貨が位置を合わせている状態においてのみ開放させることにより、ゲート方向付勢部材６８で付勢して入金搬送部１５から排除振分部１９の排除案内通路７０に落下させる。そして、判別部１６の判別結果からこの落下させる硬貨Ｃが偽硬貨または判別不能硬貨である場合、この硬貨Ｃを、排除振分部１９の振分板７６を排除案内通路７０に挿入することで排除案内通路７０の第１通路部７３および第２通路部７４を介して出金口１２に落下させる（図２３の太破線矢印参照）。他方、判別部１６の判別結果からこの落下させる硬貨Ｃがオーバーフロー硬貨または汚損硬貨である場合、この硬貨Ｃを、排除振分部１９の振分板７６を排除案内通路７０から待避させることにより排除案内通路７０の第１通路部７３および排除分岐通路７１を介して一括収納金庫２０に落下させる（図２３の太一点鎖線矢印参照）。なお、オーバーフロー硬貨は、収納部２３に収納しきれない金種の正硬貨であるため、当然のことながら、そのときの収納部２３の収納状態によってかわるものである。
【０１２０】
一方、排除部１８で排除されなかった正硬貨を、入金搬送部１５でさらに後方に向け搬送させる。そして、この搬送中に、選別部２２が、硬貨Ｃを各金種に応じて選別する（図２３太実線矢印参照）。
【０１２１】
すなわち、正硬貨が１円硬貨であった場合、待機状態にあったゲート式選別部８２ａのゲート８１を、この１円硬貨のみが位置を一致させている状態において開放させることにより、この１円硬貨をゲート方向付勢部材９１で付勢してこのゲート８１を通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ａに収納させる。
また、正硬貨が５円硬貨であった場合、待機状態にあったゲート式選別部８２ｂのゲート８１を、この５円硬貨のみが位置を一致させている状態において開放させることにより、この５円硬貨をゲート方向付勢部材９１で付勢してこのゲート８１を通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ｂに収納させる。
【０１２２】
さらに、正硬貨が５０円硬貨であった場合、この５０円硬貨を、ゲート方向付勢部材９２で付勢して穴式選別部８４ｃの選別穴８３に通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ｃに収納させる。
さらに、正硬貨が１００円硬貨であった場合、この１００円硬貨を、ゲート方向付勢部材９２で付勢して穴式選別部８４ｄの選別穴８３に通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ｄに収納させる。
【０１２３】
さらに、正硬貨が１０円硬貨であった場合、この１０円硬貨を、ゲート方向付勢部材９２で付勢して穴式選別部８４ｅの選別穴８３に通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ｅに収納させる。
さらに、正硬貨が５００円硬貨であった場合、この５００円硬貨を、ゲート方向付勢部材９２で付勢して穴式選別部８４ｆの選別穴８３に通過させ、収納部２３の収納筒２４ｆに収納させる。
【０１２４】
そして、制御部は、判別部１６により、今回の入金処理中、真硬貨と判定した硬貨Ｃの金種別の判別および計数結果に基づいて収納部２３に収納された入金金額を算出し、図示せぬ表示部に表示させる。なお、紙幣の入出金を行う紙幣処理機が連結されている場合、該紙幣処理機の入金金額と合わせた入金金額を表示部に表示させる。
【０１２５】
使用者は、表示部に表示された入金金額から、該入金金額を了承する操作を図示せぬ操作部の確定ボタンで入力させ、または、該入金金額を了承せず取り引きを中止させる操作を図示せぬ操作部のキャンセルボタンで入力させることになり、確定ボタンおよびキャンセルボタンのいずれか一方へ入力がなされ、この入力を受けると制御部は入金処理を終了させる。
【０１２６】
なお、上記入金処理の最中に、出金口１２に排除硬貨が排除されると、使用者は、出金口１２から取り出した排除硬貨を必要に応じて投入口１１に再投入させる。なお、このように投入口１１に再投入させられた硬貨Ｃは、入金処理が終了する前であれば、当該入金処理の中で再度判別および選別が行われることになる。
【０１２７】
また、マルチメディア端末等の上位機から出力された入金金額が判別部１６の判別結果に基づく入金金額より多い場合には、確定ボタンに入力がなされても制御部はこれを受け入れず入金処理は終了させない。そして、表示部に入金硬貨の追加投入を促す表示を行わせる。これにより、使用者が追加の硬貨を必要に応じて投入口１１に追加投入する。なお、このように投入口１１に追加投入された硬貨Ｃは、入金処理を終了する前であるので、当該入金処理の中で判別および選別が行われることになる。
【０１２８】
なお、キャンセルボタンへ入力がなされた場合は、入金硬貨と同額の硬貨Ｃを後述する出金処理と同様にして出金させることで対応する。
【０１２９】
「出金処理」
上記入金処理の最後に、入金金額を了承する操作が図示せぬ操作部の確定ボタンで入力されると、マルチメディア端末等の上位機から出力された入金金額が、入金処理時における判別部１６の判別結果に基づく入金金額より少ない場合であって差額に硬貨分が含まれる場合、制御部は、差額の硬貨分を出金させる出金処理を実行する。
【０１３０】
すなわち、制御部は、収納部２３の金種別の収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆの必要金種のものから必要枚数の硬貨Ｃのみを繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９で計数しつつ一枚ずつ繰り出させる。すると、これら収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆから繰り出された硬貨Ｃが繰出案内通路２６を介して、待機状態にある出金搬送部２９の下部受取位置にあって案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞された状態にある受皿部材２７に硬貨Ｃが貯留される。
【０１３１】
そして、制御部は、繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９の検出結果から、収納部２３により正しい数量の硬貨Ｃが繰り出されたと判定すると、最後の硬貨Ｃが繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９で検出された後、確実に受皿部材２７に至るタイミングで、昇降モータ１５０を駆動して受皿部材２７を上昇させる。そして、受皿部材２７は案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞された状態で上昇し、案内壁１４４の上端部より上側の上部繰出位置に位置する若干手前から該上部繰出位置に位置するまでのタイミングで、開口部１５５が開放されて底部１５３の傾斜で硬貨Ｃを出金振分部３１に繰り出す。すると、出金振分部３１は、待機状態にある出金振分機構部１６５の振分板１７０ですべての硬貨Ｃを出金口１２に出金させる（図２４の太実線矢印参照）。
【０１３２】
ここで、制御部は、繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９の検出結果から、収納部２３により正しい数量の硬貨Ｃが繰り出されていないと判定すると、最後の硬貨Ｃが繰出側硬貨検出センサ１３９で検出された後、確実に受皿部材２７に至るタイミングで、昇降モータ１５０を駆動させて受皿部材２７を上昇させるとともに、出金振分部３１の待機状態にある出金振分機構部１６５の振分板１７０を回動させて回収状態とする。そして、受皿部材２７は案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞された状態で上昇し、案内壁１４４の上端部より上側の上部繰出位置に位置する若干手前から該上部繰出位置に位置するまでのタイミングで、開口部１５５が開放されて底部１５３の傾斜で硬貨Ｃを出金振分部３１に繰り出す。すると、出金振分部３１は、回収状態にある出金振分機構部１６５の振分板１７０ですべての硬貨Ｃを一括回収金庫２０に回収する（図２５の太実線矢印参照）。そして、その後、出金振分機構部１６５を待機状態に戻してから出金処理を最初からやり直す。
【０１３３】
以上のように出金処理においては、受皿部材２７に出金硬貨を一時貯留させ、出金可の場合、出金口１２に搬送する一方、出金不可の場合、一括収納金庫２０に収納させるのである。
【０１３４】
「装填処理」
収納部２３の収納筒２４ａ〜２６ｆのいずれかがニアエンドセンサ１４１により硬貨不足の状態を検知されると、制御部は、表示部にその旨を表示させることになる。すると、店員が、入出金庫９４を、硬貨Ｃが予め充填された入出金庫９４と交換する。
【０１３５】
なお、店員が不足金種の硬貨Ｃを投入口１１から投入し入金処理と同様にして収納部２３の硬貨不足を解消させるようにする装填処理も可能となっている（図２３の太実線矢印参照）。
【０１３６】
「回収処理」
機体１０から入出金庫９４および一括収納金庫２０を取り出すことで機体１０内のすべての硬貨Ｃを回収する。
【０１３７】
なお、以下のようにして、入出金庫９４の硬貨Ｃをすべて一括収納金庫２０に収納させて回収することも可能である。
すなわち、図示せぬ操作部の回収ボタンに指示入力がなされると、制御部は、収納部２３のすべての収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆからすべての硬貨Ｃを繰り出させ、出金搬送部２９で出金振分部３１に搬送する。このとき、出金振分部３１の出金振分機構部１６５の振分板１７０を回動させて回収状態とする。そして、受皿部材２７は案内壁１４４で開口部１５５が閉塞された状態で上昇し、案内壁１４４の上端部より上側の上部繰出位置に位置する若干手前から該上部繰出位置に位置するまでのタイミングで、開口部１５５が開放されて底部１５３の傾斜で硬貨Ｃを出金振分部３１に繰り出す。すると、出金振分部３１は、回収状態にある出金振分機構部１６５の振分板１７０ですべての硬貨Ｃを一括回収金庫２０に回収する（図２５の太実線矢印参照）。このようにして、収納部２３のすべての硬貨Ｃを一括回収金庫２０に回収する。なお、受皿部材２７により搬送可能な量を超えて硬貨Ｃを回収する場合は、当然のことながら、搬送可能な量ずつの複数回に分けて搬送することになる。
【０１３８】
以上に述べた硬貨処理機によれば、以下の効果を奏することができる。
硬貨Ｃを金種別に上部より収納する一方収納した硬貨Ｃを下部より繰り出し可能な収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを昇降移動させて出金口１２に搬送する出金搬送部２９として、収納部２３から繰り出された硬貨Ｃを受皿部材２７で受け取るとともに該受皿部材２７を昇降させるいわゆるエレベータ方式のものが用いられているため、これを機体１０の前後方向に傾斜させる必要がなく、また傾斜させるとしてもその角度を小さくできる。よって、機体１０の前後方向の長さを短くすることができる。したがって、機体１０のさらなるコンパクト化を図ることができる。
【０１３９】
出金搬送部２９は、収納部２３より繰り出された硬貨Ｃを入金搬送部１５を介することなく出金口１２に導くため、出金に要する時間を短縮することができる。
出金搬送部２９は、一括回収金庫２０に硬貨を一括投入させて回収する場合、収納部２３より繰り出された硬貨Ｃを入金搬送部１５を介することなく出金案内通路１６３から出金振分機構部１６５で回収分岐通路１６４を介して一括収納金庫２０に導くことができる。したがって、このように回収する場合に回収に要する時間を短縮することができる。
【０１４０】
排除部１８で、判別部１６により偽硬貨と判別された硬貨に加えて汚損硬貨と判別された硬貨Ｃをも入金搬送部１５から排除すると、排除振分機構部１６５で、偽硬貨は排除案内通路７０のみを介して出金口１２に、汚損硬貨は排除案内通路７０および排除分岐通路７１を介して一括収納金庫２０にそれぞれ振り分けることが可能となる。したがって、汚損硬貨を再使用せずに収納することができる。
【０１４１】
偽硬貨および汚損硬貨を排除部１８で入金搬送部１５から一旦は共通の排除案内通路７０に排除するため、入金搬送部１５から偽硬貨と汚損硬貨とを別々に排除する場合に比して、排除のために必要な長さを短くでき、その結果、入金搬送部１５の長さを短くすることができる。
【０１４２】
選別部２２で金種別に選別した硬貨Ｃを、返却可能に一時貯留させることなく収納部２３に収納させるため、一時貯留のための機構が不要となる。したがって、機体１０を一層コンパクトにすることができる。
【０１４３】
出金搬送部２９が、受皿部材２７を鉛直に昇降させるため、機体１０の前後方向の長さを最小限にすることができる。したがって、機体１０をより一層コンパクトにすることができる。
【０１４４】
入金された硬貨Ｃを一側の収納側開口部１００より収納する一方、収納した硬貨Ｃを逆側の繰出側開口部１０１より繰り出し可能な入出金庫９４を有し、この入出金庫９４が機体１０に対し着脱可能とされているため、この入出金庫９４を機体１０から取り外すことで硬貨Ｃを回収でき、これに換えて、予め所定量の硬貨Ｃが充填された入出金庫９４を装填するのみで硬貨Ｃを充填できる。したがって、硬貨Ｃの回収および充填に要する時間を短縮することができる。
【０１４５】
入出金庫９４が、収納側開口部１００を開閉させるとともに全閉状態でロック可能な収納側シャッタ１１１と、繰出側開口部１０１を開閉させるとともに全閉状態でロック可能な繰出側シャッタ１１２とを有しているため、硬貨Ｃの回収のため機体１０外に取り出された状態にあったり、硬貨Ｃの充填のため機体１０外に準備された状態にあったりしても、収納側開口部１００を全閉状態で収納側シャッタ１１１をロックでき、繰出側開口部１０１を全閉状態で繰出側シャッタ１１２をロックできるため、保安上の問題が生じることを防止できる。
【０１４６】
入出金庫９４を機体から取り出すと、これに連動して収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２が閉状態とされかつロックされるため、これら収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を閉じ忘れたり、ロックし忘れたりすることを防止できる。また、入出金庫９４を機体１０へ装填させると、これに連動して収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロックが解除されかつ開状態とされるため、これら収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を開き忘れたり、ロック解除し忘れたりすることを防止できる。
【０１４７】
機体１０に設けられた開閉作動部材１３６および繰出作動部材１３７が、入出金庫９４の機体１０への装填時に該入出金庫９４に挿入されて収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２のロックを解除しかつ開状態とする一方、入出金庫９４の機体１０からの取り出し時に該入出金庫９４から引き抜かれて収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２を閉状態としかつロックするため、収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２の開閉およびロック・ロック解除を機械的に行うことができる。したがって、寿命の短い電気部品の使用を抑えることができる。
【０１４８】
収納側シャッタ１１１および繰出側シャッタ１１２は、互いにリンク機構１１４を介して連結され、互いに連動して開作動するとともに互いに連動して閉作動するため、これらの開閉のための機構を簡素にできる。
【０１４９】
入出金庫９４が、硬貨Ｃを集積させる金種別の収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆを有するため、硬貨Ｃを金種別に効率よく収納することができ、その結果、入出金庫９４自体をコンパクトにできる。
【０１５０】
収納筒２４ａ〜２４ｆにおいて、第２部材１０６を取り外した状態で第１部材１０５に硬貨Ｃを充填させる際に、例えば第１部材１０５の繰出側開口部１０１側の円筒部１０８を下側にすると、該円筒部１０８は円筒状をなしているので硬貨Ｃをその全周を案内して良好に集積させることができる。また、機体１０に装填された状態で収納側開口部１００から硬貨を受け入れる円筒部１０７が円筒状をなしているため、機体１０内で収納側開口部１００を介して硬貨Ｃを収納させる際に、分割面等の引っ掛かりがなく、硬貨Ｃをその全周を案内して良好に集積させることができる。
【０１５１】
投入口１１に硬貨Ｃを立て続けに投入しても、回転円盤４１の所定の回転位置にある凹部４５に硬貨Ｃが一枚のみ入り込み、この凹部４５が他の所定の回転位置に位置すると凹部４５から硬貨Ｃが一枚のみ入金搬送部１５に受け渡されることになる。よって、投入された硬貨Ｃの間隔を良好にあけることができる。したがって、投入の後の判別や選別等を良好に行うことができる。しかも、凹部４５が形成された回転円盤４１を回転させるのみであるため、簡素かつコンパクトにできる。
【０１５２】
回転円盤４１は、凹部４５に対し硬貨Ｃを自重により入出させるため、硬貨Ｃを繰り出すための駆動源が不要となる。したがって、さらに簡素かつコンパクトにできる。
【０１５３】
凹部４５が、硬貨Ｃを、回転円盤４１と中心軸線を平行させた状態で径方向に入出させるものであるため、回転円盤４１および硬貨Ｃの厚さ方向を一致させることができ、その結果、回転円盤４１の回転に伴う硬貨Ｃの移動に必要なスペースを最小限にすることができる。したがって、さらに簡素かつコンパクトにできる。
【０１５４】
回転円盤４１に凹部４５が放射状に複数形成されているため、凹部４５を一つ有するものに比して回転円盤４１の回転速度を小さくでき、静粛性を向上させることができる。
【０１５５】
入金搬送部１５の搬送モータ５８は、硬貨Ｃを案内する案内面５２に対するプーリ５５の距離を変更可能に支持されており、かつ該プーリ５５を案内面５２に近接させる方向に付勢されているため、硬貨Ｃの厚さが厚い場合は該硬貨Ｃによりプーリ５５を案内面５２から遠ざけ、硬貨Ｃの厚さが薄い場合は該硬貨Ｃによりプーリ５５を案内面５２に近づけることになる。したがって、プーリ５５と案内面５２との間を硬貨Ｃの厚さに応じた間隔に自動的にできる。
【０１５６】
搬送モータ５８を支持する板バネ５９がプーリ５５を案内面５２に近接させる方向に付勢するため、付勢のための構造を簡素にできる。
【０１５７】
真硬貨を金種別に選別し入金搬送部１５から振り分ける選別部２２が、ゲート８１が開閉することで入金搬送部１５から収納部２３に向け硬貨Ｃを案内するゲート式選別部と、通過可能な硬貨径が決められた選別穴８３で硬貨Ｃを選別して収納部２３に向け案内する穴式選別部とを組み合わせている。具体的には、最軽量の１円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ａと、硬貨同士の径差が最小の５円硬貨および１００円硬貨のうちの５円硬貨用のゲート式選別部８２ｂとが設けられるとともに、５０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｃと、１００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｄと、１０円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｅと、５００円硬貨用の穴式選別部８４ｆとが設けられている。このため、選別穴８３による選別では誤選別を生じやすい金種の硬貨Ｃについてはゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂで確実に選別し、選別穴８３による選別で誤選別を生じにくい金種の硬貨Ｃについては穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆで選別することが可能となる。したがって、コスト増を最小限に抑えた上で、金種選別を確実に行うことが可能となる。
【０１５８】
入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における上流側にすべてのゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂが配置され、入金搬送部１５による硬貨搬送方向における下流側にすべての穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆが配置されているため、誤選別を生じやすい最も軽量な硬貨および最も径差が小さい硬貨同士のうちの片方の硬貨を、金種の硬貨を上流側のゲート式選別部８２ａ，８２ｂで確実に選別してしまってから、残りの金種の硬貨を下流側の穴式選別部８４ｃ〜８４ｆで選別することになる。したがって、金種選別をより確実に行うことができる。
【０１５９】
入金搬送部１５で傾斜状態で搬送される硬貨Ｃがゲート方向付勢部材９１でゲート８１の方向に付勢されるため、ゲート８１が開作動すると、ゲート方向付勢部材９１で硬貨Ｃが確実に開状態のゲート８１を通過して選別されることになる。同様に、入金搬送部１５で傾斜状態で搬送される硬貨Ｃが対応する選別穴８３に達すると選別穴８３の方向に選別穴方向付勢部材９２で付勢されるため、該選別穴８３を確実に通過して選別されることになる。したがって、入金搬送部１５の横方向の幅を小さくするため入金搬送部１５で硬貨Ｃを傾斜状態で搬送させる際においても、金種選別をより確実に行うことができる。なお、入金搬送部１５の幅を小さくするため、上記のように入金搬送部１５で硬貨Ｃを傾斜状態で搬送すると、誤選別を生じやすい硬貨Ｃがさらに顕著に誤選別を生じることになるため、ゲート方向付勢部材９１および選別穴方向付勢部材９２を設けることによって、金種選別を確実に行うことができるという効果がより顕著となる。
【０１６０】
出金搬送部２９は、受皿部材２７が一側を下方にするよう傾斜形成された底部１５３を有しており、受皿部材２７の底部１５３の下方傾斜側に硬貨Ｃの該底部１５３からの落下を規制するよう対向立設された案内壁１４４を有していて、該案内壁１４４に沿って受皿部材２７を昇降させるため、受皿部材２７は案内壁１４４で案内されて昇降している状態では硬貨Ｃを収納しており、案内壁１４４から外れる位置で底部１５３の下方傾斜側に硬貨Ｃを自重により自然落下させることになる。したがって、受皿部材２７を昇降させる機構を採用することによって機体１０のさらなるコンパクト化に対応した上で、受皿部材２７を回転させる機構を不要とすることで機構を簡素化できる。
【０１６１】
受皿部材２７の底部１５３の下方傾斜側以外の横方向に落下防止壁１５４が立設されているため、硬貨Ｃを落下させることなく確実に昇降させることができる。
【０１６２】
受皿部材２７および案内壁１４４が、互いに嵌合する凹凸形状とされているため、受皿部材２７と案内壁１４４との間の隙間の中の直線部分を減らすことができ、この隙間に硬貨Ｃが挟まったり、この隙間から硬貨Ｃが落下してしまったりすることを防止できる。
【０１６３】
【発明の効果】
以上詳述したように、本発明の請求項１記載の硬貨処理機によれば、硬貨を金種別に上部より収納する一方収納した硬貨を下部より繰り出し可能な収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を昇降移動させて出金口に搬送する出金搬送手段として、収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を受入部材で受け取るとともに該受入部材を昇降させるエレベータ式のものが用いられているため、機体の前後方向に傾斜させる必要がなく、また傾斜させるとしてもその角度を小さくできる。よって、機体の前後方向の長さを短くすることができる。
したがって、機体のさらなるコンパクト化を図ることができる。
出金搬送手段が、収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金口に導くため、出金に要する時間を短縮することができる。
出金搬送手段は、出金の際には収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金案内通路から出金口に導くことになり、回収の際には収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を入金搬送手段を介することなく出金案内通路から出金振分手段で回収分岐通路を介して一括収納手段に導くことができる。
したがって、回収に要する時間をも短縮することができる。
【０１６６】
本発明の請求項２記載の硬貨処理機によれば、排除手段で、判別手段により偽硬貨と判別された硬貨に加えて汚損硬貨と判別された硬貨をも入金搬送手段から排除すると、排除振分手段で、偽硬貨は排除案内通路のみを介して出金口に、汚損硬貨は排除案内通路および排除分岐通路を介して一括収納手段にそれぞれ振り分けることが可能となる。
したがって、汚損硬貨を再使用せずに収納することができる。
【０１６７】
しかも、偽硬貨および汚損硬貨を排除手段で入金搬送手段から一旦は共通の排除案内通路に排除するため、入金搬送手段から偽硬貨と汚損硬貨とを別々に排除する場合に比して、排除のために必要な長さを短くでき、その結果、入金搬送手段の長さを短くすることができる。
【０１６８】
本発明の請求項３記載の硬貨処理機によれば、選別手段で金種別に選別した硬貨を、返却可能に一時貯留させることなく、収納手段に収納するため、一時貯留のための機構が不要となる。
したがって、機体を一層コンパクトにすることができる。
【０１６９】
本発明の請求項４記載の硬貨処理機によれば、出金搬送手段が、受入部材を鉛直に昇降させるため、機体の前後方向の長さを最小限にすることができる。
したがって、機体をより一層コンパクトにすることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の全体構成を概略的に示す一の側断面図である。
【図２】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の全体構成を概略的に示す別の側断面図である。
【図３】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入金繰出部および入金搬送部を示す側断面図である。
【図４】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入金繰出部を示す図３におけるＡ−Ａ線に沿う正断面である。
【図５】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入金搬送部を示す図３におけるＢ−Ｂ線に沿う正断面図であって、厚さの薄い硬貨の搬送状態を示すもの。
【図６】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入金搬送部を示す図３におけるＢ−Ｂ線に沿う正断面図であって、厚さの厚い硬貨の搬送状態を示すもの。
【図７】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の排除部において硬貨を排除しない状態を示すもので、（ａ）は正断面図、（ｂ）は平面図。
【図８】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の排除部において硬貨を排除する状態を示すもので、（ａ）は正断面図、（ｂ）は平面図。
【図９】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の排除振分部および出金振分部を示す斜視図。
【図１０】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機のゲート式選別部において硬貨を選別しない状態を示すもので、（ａ）は正断面図、（ｂ）は平面図。
【図１１】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機のゲート式選別部において硬貨を選別する状態を示すもので、（ａ）は正断面図、（ｂ）は平面図。
【図１２】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の穴式選別部において硬貨を選別しない状態を示す正断面図。
【図１３】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の穴式選別部において硬貨を選別する状態を示す正断面図。
【図１４】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入出金庫を示す斜視図。
【図１５】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の開状態の入出金庫を示す斜視図。
【図１６】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入出金庫の側断面図。
【図１７】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入出金庫の側断面図であって装填部への装填途中の状態を示すもの。
【図１８】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入出金庫の側断面図であって装填部への装填後の状態を示すもの。
【図１９】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の入出金庫の部分正断面図。
【図２０】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の出金搬送部および出金振分部を示す側断面図。
【図２１】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の出金搬送部を示す平断面図。
【図２２】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の出金振分部および出金搬送部を示す斜視図。
【図２３】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の全体構成を概略的に示す一の側断面図であって入金処理および装填処理の硬貨の流れのルートを太線で示すもの。
【図２４】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の全体構成を概略的に示す一の側断面図であって出金処理（正常出金）等の硬貨の流れのルートを太線で示すもの。
【図２５】 本発明の一の実施の形態に係る硬貨処理機の全体構成を概略的に示す一の側断面図であって出金処理（異常発生時）および回収処理の硬貨の流れのルートを太線で示すもの。
【符号の説明】
１０ 機体
１１ 投入口
１２ 出金口
１５ 入金搬送部（入金搬送手段）
１６ 判別部（判別手段）
１８ 排除部（排除手段）
２０ 一括収納金庫（一括収納手段）
２２ 選別部（選別手段）
２３ 収納部（収納手段）
２７ 受皿部材（受入部材）
２９ 出金搬送部（出金搬送手段）
７０ 排除案内通路
７１ 排除分岐通路
７２ 排除振分機構部（排除振分手段）
１６３ 出金案内通路
１６４ 回収分岐通路
１６５ 出金振分機構部（出金振分手段）
Ｃ 硬貨[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin processor that discriminates and counts inserted coins and then stores true coins and uses the stored coins for, for example, change.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, information terminals that send various kinds of information are being arranged at convenience stores and the like. This information terminal not only provides information but also enables the purchase of goods. For such merchandise purchase, after identifying and counting the coins inserted, a coin processor that sorts and stores the true coins by denomination and uses the stored coins for change, for example, is attached to the information terminal. It has come to be used.
[0003]
The applicant has filed a patent application for such a coin processor that is most suitable for attachment to an information terminal, and has already been disclosed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-20789). This coin processing machine, after inserting coins when purchasing a product, selects the inserted coins and confirms the amount of money received, but by reducing the time during this period, the time required for purchasing the product is reduced. It has become an excellent thing that can shorten.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the above coin processing machine, as a mechanism for transporting the stored coins, the endless belt having a plurality of shelves formed at equal pitches is inclined in the front-rear direction of the machine body, and the endless belt is rotated. Thus, a belt conveyor system has been considered in which coins are moved up and down while placing coins on the shelf. However, in the belt conveyor system in which the endless belt is inclined as described above, the length of the machine body in the front-rear direction is increased due to the inclination of the endless belt. On the other hand, since the main installation place of the above coin handling machine is a convenience store or the like, further downsizing of the machine body is required, and there is a need for further improvement in this respect.
[0005]
An object of this invention is to provide the coin processing machine which can aim at the further compactization of a body.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve the above object, a coin processing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided at an upper portion of a machine body, and accepts a coin slot from outside the machine one by one, and the slot A deposit transfer means that is disposed toward the rear of the machine body and that conveys coins that have been inserted into the slot one by one; a determination means that is disposed on the upstream side of the deposit transfer means and that determines the coins to be transferred; A coin disposed at the downstream side of the determination means in the deposit conveyance means and determined as a false coin by the determination means is excluded from the deposit conveyance means.On the front edge of the aircraftAn exclusion means to be introduced into the withdrawal port; a sorting means which is arranged downstream of the exclusion means in the depositing and conveying means and sorts coins determined as true coins by the discrimination means; The coins that are arranged on the lower side and denominated by the sorting means are stored from the upper part according to the denomination, while the stored coins can be paid out from the lower part, and the coins fed from the storing means can be raised and lowered. And an elevator-type withdrawal / conveying means that is received by the receiving member and transported to the withdrawal port by the receiving member.The withdrawal transport means guides the coins fed from the storage means to the withdrawal opening without going through the deposit transportation means, and accepts coins from the receiving member and guides them to the withdrawal opening. A withdrawal guide passage having a first passage portion formed obliquely forward and downward and a second passage portion disposed on an extension line of the first passage portion and communicating with the withdrawal port; A recovery branch passage that branches from between the first passage portion and the second passage portion of the guide passage and extends downward, and a range of elevation of the receiving member that stores coins guided by the recovery branch passage. Detachable collective storage means provided on the withdrawal port side, and withdrawal distribution means for distributing coins in the withdrawal guide passage to the withdrawal port and the collective storage means.It is a feature.
[0007]
  In this way, from the storage means as the withdrawal transport means for moving the coins fed up and down from the storage means capable of feeding out the coins from the upper part while storing the coins from the upper part according to the denomination from the lower part and transporting them to the withdrawal port Since an elevator type which receives the fed coins by the receiving member and raises and lowers the receiving member is used, it is not necessary to incline in the front-rear direction of the machine body, and even if it is inclined, the angle can be reduced. Therefore, the length of the airframe in the front-rear direction can be shortened.
  The withdrawal / conveying means guides the coins fed from the storage means to the withdrawal opening without going through the depositing / conveying means, so that the time required for withdrawal can be shortened.
  The withdrawing / conveying means guides the coins fed out from the storing means at the time of withdrawal to the withdrawal port from the withdrawal guide passage without going through the depositing / conveying means, and is withdrawn from the storing means at the time of collection. The collected coins can be guided from the withdrawal guide passage to the collective storage means via the withdrawal branch passage by the withdrawal distribution means without going through the deposit conveyance means.
[0012]
  Of the present inventionClaim 2The listed coin processor isClaim 1With regard to what is described, an exclusion guide passage for guiding the coins excluded by the exclusion means to the withdrawal port, an exclusion branch passage branching from the exclusion guide passage, and a collective housing for storing coins guided by the exclusion branch passage It is characterized by having storage means and exclusion distribution means for distributing coins in the exclusion guide passage to the withdrawal port and the collective storage means.
[0013]
As a result, when the exclusion means excludes the coin determined to be a fouled coin by the determination means and also the coin determined to be a fouled coin from the deposit transport means, the false distribution means only the exclusion guide path by the exclusion distribution means. Thus, the damaged coins can be distributed to the collective storage means via the exclusion guide passage and the exclusion branch passage.
[0014]
Moreover, since the false coins and the damaged coins are once excluded from the deposit conveyance means by the exclusion means into the common exclusion guide passage, the elimination of the false coins and the dirty coins from the deposit conveyance means is eliminated. Therefore, the required length can be shortened, and as a result, the length of the deposit conveying means can be shortened.
[0015]
  Of the present inventionClaim 3The listed coin processor isClaim 1 or 2With respect to what is described, the coins sorted by denomination by the sorting means are stored in the storing means without being temporarily stored so that they can be returned.
[0016]
In this way, since the coins sorted by denomination by the sorting means are stored in the storing means without being temporarily stored so as to be returnable, a mechanism for temporary storage becomes unnecessary.
[0017]
  Of the present inventionClaim 4The listed coin processor isClaims 1 to 3With respect to the structure described in any one of the above, the withdrawal / conveyance means elevates and lowers the receiving member vertically.
[0018]
In this manner, since the withdrawal / conveyance means vertically moves the receiving member vertically, the length of the machine body in the front-rear direction can be minimized.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The coin processor according to this embodiment discriminates the true / false of the inserted coins, discriminates the true / false of the true coins, and further performs counting. Based on the discrimination result, the coins determined to be fake coins (hereinafter referred to as fake coins) and the indistinguishable coins are returned. On the other hand, among the coins determined to be true coins (hereinafter referred to as true coins) Collected coins (hereinafter referred to as “fouling coins”) and coins that have been identified as overflow coins that cannot be stored in denominations in terms of capacity (hereinafter referred to as “overflow coins”) are stored in a lump. Coins that are discriminated as regular coins and excluding overflow coins (hereinafter referred to as regular coins) are stored in denominations. In addition, it is a circulation type in which the stored positive coins are used at the time of withdrawal. The left direction in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is the front side of the airframe, and the front and rear in the following are front and rear in the airframe.
[0020]
First, the overall configuration of the coin processor will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
An insertion slot 11 into which a coin C is inserted from the outside of the machine body 10 is formed at the top and front end of the machine body 10. This insertion slot 11 accepts the insertion of coins C from the outside of the machine body 10 while restricting them one by one.
At the front end portion of the machine body 10 below the insertion port 11, a withdrawal port 12 is provided for withdrawing or returning the coin C so that it can be taken out from the machine body 10 to the outside of the machine body 10.
[0021]
At the lower part of the insertion slot 11, there is provided a deposit feeding section 14 that feeds out coins C inserted into the insertion slot 11 one by one at a predetermined interval.
On the rear side of the deposit feeding section 14, a deposit transport section (payment transport) that is horizontally disposed toward the rear of the machine body 10 and that transports the coins C fed into the insertion slot 11 and fed out by the deposit feeding section 14 one by one. Means) 15 is provided.
[0022]
On the upstream side in the coin conveyance direction in the deposit conveyance unit 15 (the front side in the machine body 10), it is determined whether the coin C conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 15 is true or false from its magnetic properties and the like, and whether the true coin is correct or not A discrimination unit (discriminating means) 16 is provided for discriminating and further counting.
[0023]
Further, on the downstream side in the coin transport direction (the rear side in the machine body 10) of the coin transport unit 15 in the coin transport direction, based on the discrimination result of the discriminator 16, false coins, indistinguishable coins, overflow coins and damaged coins are deposited. An exclusion unit (exclusion means) 18 that is excluded from the transport unit 15 is disposed.
Under the exclusion unit 18, an exclusion distribution unit 19 that distributes the coins C excluded by the exclusion unit 18 is provided. That is, a withdrawal port 12 is provided on the front side of the machine body 10 of the exclusion distribution unit 19, and the introduced coins C are collectively classified below the exclusion distribution unit 19. A collective storage safe (collective storage means) 20 for storage is provided. The collective storage safe 20 is detachable from the machine body 10.
[0024]
On the downstream side of the coin transport direction in the deposit transport unit 15 in the coin transport direction (the rear side in the machine body 10), the coins that have been determined as true coins by the determination unit 16 and have not been excluded by the reject unit 18 are placed. A sorting section (sorting means) 22 for sorting and sorting denominations is arranged.
[0025]
A storage unit (storage means) 23 is provided below the selection unit 22 to store the coins C denominated by the selection unit 22 in denominations. The storage unit 23 has storage cylinders 24a to 24f of each denomination, and in each of the storage cylinders 24a to 24f, the coins C from the sorting unit 22 are stored from the top, while the stored coins C are stored from the bottom. It can be extended. With this configuration, the coins C sorted by denomination by the sorting unit 22 are directly stored in the storage unit 23 without being temporarily stored so that they can be returned to the withdrawal port 12.
[0026]
A feeding guide passage 26 that guides the coin C fed out from the storage unit 23 is provided below the storage unit 23. The feeding guide passage 26 receives and guides only the coins C fed from the storage unit 23.
[0027]
Between the feeding guide passage 26 and the collective storage safe 20, a dispensing conveyance unit (delivery unit) having a tray member (receiving member) 27 and an elevating mechanism unit 28 (see FIG. 20) for raising and lowering the tray member 27. Gold conveying means) 29 is provided. The dispensing transport unit 29 receives only the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 from the feeding guide passage 26 by the tray member 27 lowered to the predetermined lower receiving position, and receives the received coin C to the predetermined upper feeding position. The member 27 is raised and conveyed to the withdrawal port 12. Here, the withdrawal conveyance unit 29 is configured to raise and lower the tray member 27 in the vertical direction.
[0028]
On the front side of the machine body 10 of the dispensing transport unit 29, a dispensing distribution unit 31 that distributes the coins C received from the tray member 27 to the dispensing port 12 and the collective storage safe 20 is provided.
[0029]
Next, the configuration and operation of each part will be described in more detail.
[0030]
"Inlet"
As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port 11 extends obliquely from the front end and the upper part of the airframe 10 toward the rear and downward, and the axis extends in the left-right direction in the airframe 10. Guides the movement of the coin C inserted in step 1 by its own weight. The insertion slot 11 has a cross-sectional area that allows only one coin C inserted in the above-described posture to pass, and as a result, the coins C are input one by one by the user.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 4, the lower portion of the insertion port 11 is formed between a pair of forming plates 33 and 34 that allow the coin C to pass between each other so as to sandwich both sides in the axial direction. The formation plate 34 projects into the insertion port 11 through the formation plate 34 to restrict the insertion of coins C from outside the machine through the insertion port 11, while being retracted from the insertion port 11. A stopper 35 is provided that allows the insertion of coins C from outside the machine through the insertion slot 11. This stopper 35 is driven by a latching solenoid 36.
[0032]
Further, the insertion slot 11 is provided with an insertion slot coin detection sensor 38 that detects the presence or absence of a coin C at a predetermined position in the insertion slot 11 at a position behind the stopper 35. The insertion slot coin detection sensor 38 emits light into the insertion slot 11 through the sensor holes 39 formed in the pair of forming plates 33 and 34, and the irradiation light of the light emitting element 38a. It has a light receiving element 38b capable of receiving light through the mouth 11, and detects the presence or absence of coins C from the light receiving state of the light receiving element 38b.
[0033]
Here, the pair of forming plates 33 and 34 are inclined at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the vertical when viewed from the front of the airframe 10 as shown in FIG. The lower portion of the mouth 11 is also inclined at this angle, and the coin C is passed in a state where the radial direction is inclined at the predetermined angle.
[0034]
"Deposit and payout department"
As shown in FIG. 4, the deposit feeding portion 14 is disposed adjacent to the lower portion of one forming plate 33 forming the insertion port 11 and the lower side of the other forming plate 34, and contacts the one forming plate 33. The rotating disk 41 is in contact with each other, the feeding motor 42 that drives the rotating disk 41, and a support plate 43 that supports the feeding motor 42.
[0035]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rotating disk 41 is disposed in contact with the forming plate 33 in a state where the axial direction thereof is orthogonal to the forming plate 33, and as a result, the axial direction of the rotating disk 41 is set to the insertion port 11. Are aligned with the direction of the axis of the coin C guided by.
[0036]
The rotating disk 41 has a plurality of recesses 45 (specifically, centered on the axis of the rotating disk 41) on the outer peripheral side in the radial direction on the forming plate 33 side in the axial direction. 4) are formed. These recesses 45 are arranged on the same plane as the inlet 11, and a space 46 defined by the forming plate 33 has the same thickness as the inlet 11. These recesses 45 are inclined at the same predetermined angle as the insertion port 11 when viewed from the front of the machine body 10 as shown in FIG.
[0037]
Each of these recesses 45 accepts only one coin C inserted through the insertion slot 11 in a posture guided by the insertion slot 11 (that is, with the rotary disk 41 and the central axis parallel). It can be accommodated.
[0038]
The rotating disk 41 is rotationally driven in a direction in which the upper part is moved from the front to the rear in the body 10. And in the predetermined rotation position which positions the recessed part 45 in the insertion port 11 side, while the coin C thrown in one by one through the insertion port 11 is accommodated and stored in the recessed part 45 with the dead weight, it is the back side of the body 10 The coin C stored in the recess 45 is delivered to the deposit conveyance unit 15 by its own weight at a predetermined rotational position where the recess 45 is positioned. At this time, the recess 45 feeds out the coin C in the radial direction in a state where the rotary disk 41 and the central axis are parallel.
[0039]
Here, an arc portion 47 that slightly protrudes to the front side in the rotational direction is formed on the outer peripheral portion on the rear side in the rotational direction of the concave portion 45 of the rotating disk 41, and the arc portion 47 allows the coin C to be rotated during rotation. The escape from the recess 45 is restricted. On the other hand, the front side in the rotational direction of the concave portion 45 of the rotary disk 41 is substantially along the radial direction, so that the coin C can be smoothly pulled out from the concave portion 45 when the coin C is transferred to the deposit conveyance unit 15. Yes.
[0040]
In the deposit feeding section 14 described above, with the feeding motor 42 driven and the rotary disk 41 rotating, only one coin C that has passed through the slot 11 is stored in the recess 45 located at the upper predetermined position, When the concave portion 45 faces rearward in the machine body 10, the stored coin C is fed out to the deposit conveyance unit 15. During this time, only one coin C is stored in the next recess 45 in the rotation direction, and the stored coin C is fed out to the deposit conveyance unit 15 when facing the rear side of the machine body 10 in the recess 45. In this way, the continuously put coins C are separated one by one, and the coins C are sequentially fed out with an interval determined by the interval between the adjacent recesses 45 and the rotation speed of the rotary disk 41.
[0041]
"Deposit Transfer Department"
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the deposit conveyance section 15 is arranged in parallel with the axial direction of the rotary disk 41 and extends rearward in the machine body 10, and orthogonal to the guide bottom plate section 49. A conveyance guide member 51 having a guide-side plate portion 50 that is arranged and extends rearward in the machine body 10 is provided. Here, the guide side plate portion 50 is also inclined at the same predetermined angle as that of the insertion port 11 and the concave portion 45 as viewed from the front of the machine body 10 as shown in FIG.
[0042]
The guide bottom plate portion 49 guides the outer peripheral portion in the radial direction of the coin C fed out from the recess 45 of the rotary disk 41 in contact, and the guide side plate portion 50 guides the guide bottom plate portion 49 side. On the surface 52, one surface portion in the axial direction (thickness direction) of the coin C fed out from the concave portion 45 of the rotary disk 41 is brought into contact and guided. That is, the coin C guided in this manner is also tilted at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees with respect to the vertical as in the case of the insertion slot 11 and the recess 45 when viewed from the front of the machine body 10. In addition, you may convey the coin C in the state stood | rightened vertically instead of conveying in an inclined state in this way.
[0043]
Further, the deposit conveyance unit 15 has a conveyance driving unit 54 on the guide bottom plate unit 49 side of the guide side plate unit 50. The transport driving unit 54 is hooked on the pulley 55 disposed on the one end paying and feeding unit 14 side of the transport guide member 51, the pulley 56 disposed on the other end side of the transport guide member 51, and the pulleys 55 and 56. And an endless transport belt 57, a transport motor 58 on which the pulley 55 on the deposit feeding portion 14 side is mounted and rotationally driven, and a leaf spring 59 that supports the transport motor 58.
[0044]
The pulley 56 has its axis line arranged in a direction perpendicular to the extended surface of the guide bottom plate portion 49, and the pulley 56 is fixed in position.
On the other hand, the axis of the pulley 55 fixed to the drive shaft 60 of the conveyance motor 58 is basically arranged in a direction orthogonal to the extended surface of the guide bottom plate portion 49.
[0045]
The conveyor belts 57 hung on the pulleys 55 and 56 are basically arranged in parallel in the length direction of the guide side plate portion 50 while leaving a predetermined gap with respect to the guide side plate portion 50. The transport belt 57 moves while making the coin C slide in contact with the guide surface 52 by coming into contact with another surface portion in the thickness direction of the coin C.
And since the coin C conveyed in this way is also inclined at the same predetermined angle as the insertion slot 11 and the recessed part 45 in the state seen from the front of the body 10, the deposit conveyance part 15 makes the coin C perpendicular to the vertical. It is conveyed in a state where it is inclined at a predetermined angle smaller than 45 degrees.
[0046]
Here, the leaf spring 59 is attached to the upper part of the conveyance motor 58 and is fixed to the conveyance guide member 51 side at the extended tip in a state of being arranged to extend to the guide side plate portion 50 side. Yes. As a result, the conveyance motor 58 is supported by an elastically deformable leaf spring 59 so that the distance of the pulley 55 from the guide surface 52 can be changed. Moreover, the conveyance motor 58 is pressed in the direction in which the pulley 55 is separated from the guide surface 52 by the coin C interposed between the conveyance belt 57 and the guide surface 52 when the coin C is conveyed, and as a result, the leaf spring that is elastically deformed. The pulley 55 is urged by the urging force 59 in the direction in which the pulley 55 approaches the guide surface 52.
[0047]
In the above-described deposit conveyance unit 15, when the conveyance motor 58 is driven, the conveyance belt 57 rotates, so that the conveyance belt 57 serves as a guide surface 52 of the conveyance guide member 51 for the coin C fed from the deposit feeding unit 14. It is moved along the conveyance guide member 51 by the friction force while being pressed. At this time, the lower outer peripheral surface of the coin C is supported by the guide bottom plate portion 49. Then, the coin C fed from the deposit feeding portion 14 is sandwiched between the conveyance belt 57 and the guide surface 52, so that the coin C deforms the plate spring 59 via the conveyance belt 57, the pulley 55, and the conveyance motor 58, As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the distance between the feeding / feeding portion 14 side of the conveyor belt 57 and the guide surface 52 is automatically adjusted according to the thickness of the coin C.
[0048]
`` Exclusion part ''
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the excluder 18 includes an opening 62 formed in the guide side plate 50 of the conveyance guide member 51, and an opening / closing plate 63 that can close the opening 62. The gate 64 is configured to open and close the gate 64 to guide the coin C from the deposit conveyance unit 15 to the exclusion distribution unit 19.
[0049]
An upper portion of the opening / closing plate 63 is supported so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the extending direction of the conveyance guide member 51, and can be fitted into the opening 62 to be closed. The exclusion unit 18 includes a coil spring 65 that urges the opening / closing plate 63 in a direction to open the opening 62, and a latching solenoid (exclusion drive unit) 66 that is always brought into contact with the opening / closing plate 63 by the urging force of the coil spring 65. And have. The latching solenoid 66 has a closed position in which the opening / closing plate 63 is fitted into the opening 62 as shown in FIG. 7 to form the same plane as the guide surface 52 of the guide side plate 50, and the opening 62 as shown in FIG. The lower portion is separated to the opposite side with respect to the deposit conveyance unit 15 and the opening 62 is opened, so that the opening 62 is switched to two positions, that is, the open position where the opening 62 communicates with the rejection distribution unit 19.
[0050]
Further, the exclusion unit 18 is a gate direction biasing member (gate) that biases the coin C conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 15 toward the gate 64 at a position corresponding to the gate 64 in the coin conveyance direction in the deposit conveyance unit 15. Direction biasing means) 68.
[0051]
This gate direction biasing member 68 is a synthetic resin leaf spring which is fixed in position on the upstream side in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport section 15 and is inclined so that the downstream side is close to the gate 64 side, as shown in FIG. The coin C interposed between the opening and closing plate 63 in the closed state is elastically deformed in the opposite direction with respect to the guide surface 52, thereby biasing the coin C in the direction of the guide surface 52, that is, in the direction of the gate 64.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 8, when the gate 64 is opened, the urging force of the gate direction urging member 68 ensures that the coin C passes through the gate 64 and is dropped to the rejection distribution portion 19. At this time, the coin C is dropped in a posture in which the axis line is along the horizontal direction of the machine body 10 as in the transported state by the deposit transport unit 15. Of course, if the gate 64 is not opened, the gate direction biasing member 68 allows the passage of the coin C by elastically deforming itself as shown in FIG. The exclusion unit 18 is in a standby state when the gate 64 is closed.
[0053]
`` Exclusion distribution part ''
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, the rejection distribution unit 19 receives the coin C rejected by the rejection unit 18 and guides it to the dispensing port 12 by its own weight, and this exclusion guide. An exclusion branch passage 71 that branches from the passage 70 and a branch position of the exclusion branch passage 71 in the exclusion guide passage 70 are introduced into the collective storage safe 20 by guiding the coin C from the exclusion guide passage 70 to the exclusion branch passage 71. The state is switched to the state where the coin C is introduced from the exclusion guide passage 70 to the withdrawal branch passage 71 without being led to the withdrawal branch passage 71, and as a result, the coin C is excluded from being distributed to the withdrawal port 12 and the collective storage safe 20. And a distribution mechanism part (exclusion distribution means) 72.
[0054]
The exclusion guide passage 70 has a first passage portion 73 having a shape extending slightly vertically downward from the lower portion of the exclusion portion 18, and is inclined obliquely forward and downward from the first passage portion 73 in the machine body 10. The exclusion branch passage 71 is disposed on a lower extension line of the first passage portion 73 of the exclusion guide passage 70 and communicates with the collective storage safe 20.
[0055]
Here, the coin C is dropped into the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71 from the above-described exclusion portion 18 in a posture in which the axis line is along the lateral direction of the machine body 10. For this reason, the width in the left-right direction of the machine body 10 of the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71 is not limited as long as the coin C can pass in a posture along the axis in this direction. The width is larger than the thickness of the largest coin C and smaller than the diameter of the smallest diameter coin C, and preferably has a constant width.
[0056]
The exclusion distribution mechanism portion 72 is a boundary portion between the first passage portion 73 of the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71 and is disposed on the extension of the bottom surface 74 a of the second passage portion 74 of the exclusion guide passage 70. A possible distribution plate 76 and a latching solenoid (distribution drive means) 77 for moving the distribution plate 76 in the lateral direction of the machine body 10 and inserting / removing it into the boundary portion are provided.
[0057]
In the state where the distribution plate 76 is inserted into the boundary portion by the latching solenoid 77, the exclusion branch passage 71 is closed, and the coin C dropped from the exclusion portion 18 only passes through the exclusion guide passage 70 by its own weight. It passes through and is dropped to the withdrawal port 12.
[0058]
On the other hand, in a state in which the distribution plate 76 is pulled out from the boundary portion by the latching solenoid 77, the first passage portion 73 and the exclusion branch passage 71 of the exclusion guide passage 70 are communicated along the vertical direction. The dropped coin C passes through the first passage portion 73 and the exclusion branch passage 71 and is guided to the collective storage safe 20 by its own weight. Of course, at this time, the shape of each part is determined so that the falling coin C is not erroneously guided to the second passage part 74.
[0059]
Here, the collective storage safe 20 is formed with a receiving opening 79 for receiving the coin C falling from the exclusion branch passage 71 in the upper part, and the receiving opening 79 has a receiving opening 79 from the body 10 of the collective storage safe 20. A shutter (not shown) that is unlocked and unlocked in conjunction with the mounting of the collective storage safe 20 on the machine body 10 is provided, which is closed in conjunction with removal and locked in the closed state. Further, the machine body 10 is provided with a lock device (not shown) for locking the collective storage safe 20 to the machine body 10, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key.
[0060]
"Selection Department"
As shown in FIG. 3, the sorting unit 22 includes gate-type sorting units 82 a and 82 b that guide the coin C from the deposit conveyance unit 15 to the storage unit 23 by opening and closing the gate 81, and a passable coin diameter is a machine. There are hole-type sorting sections 84c to 84f that sort the coins C through the sorting holes 83 determined in advance and guide them toward the storage section 23. And all the gate type | mold selection parts 82a and 82b are arrange | positioned in the upstream in the coin conveyance direction by the deposit conveyance part 15, and all the hole type selection parts 84c-84f are arrange | positioned in the downstream in the coin conveyance direction by the deposit conveyance part 15. Has been.
[0061]
Specifically, the gate type sorting unit 82a for the lightest coin among all denomination coins to be stored, that is, for a one-yen coin, is provided at the most upstream side in the coin conveyance direction by the deposit conveyance unit 15. Adjacent to the downstream side of the portion 82a, one of the coins of all denominations to be stored having the smallest diameter difference (5-yen coins and 100-yen coins), specifically for 5-yen coins A gate type sorting unit 82b is provided.
[0062]
Further, on the downstream side of the gate type sorting unit 82b, the hole type sorting units 84c to 84f for all the remaining coins among the coins of all denominations to be stored are from the upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport unit 15. They are arranged in ascending order of coin diameter. That is, a hole type sorting unit 84c for 50 yen coins is adjacent to the downstream side of the gate type sorting unit 82b, and a hole type sorting unit 84d for 100 yen coins is adjacent to the downstream side of the hole type sorting unit 84c. A 10-yen coin hole type sorting unit 84e is adjacent to the downstream side of the hole type sorting unit 84d, and a 500 yen coin hole type sorting unit 84f is adjacent to the downstream side of the hole type sorting unit 84e. , Each provided.
[0063]
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, each of the gate type sorting units 82 a and 82 b has the same configuration as the exclusion unit 18, and includes an opening 86 formed in the guide side plate unit 50 of the transport guide member 51. The opening 86 is capable of closing the opening 86, and the coin 81 is opened and closed to guide the coin C from the deposit conveyance unit 15 to the storage unit 23.
[0064]
An upper portion of the opening / closing plate 87 is supported so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the extending direction of the conveyance guide member 51, and can be fitted into the opening 86 to be closed. Furthermore, the gate-type sorting portions 82a and 82b include a coil spring 88 that urges the opening / closing plate 87 in a direction to open the opening 86, and a latching solenoid (sorting) that is always brought into contact with the opening / closing plate 87 by the urging force of the coil spring 88. Drive means) 89. The latching solenoid 89 has a closed position in which the opening / closing plate 87 is fitted to the opening 86 as shown in FIG. 10 to form the same plane as the guide surface 52 of the guide side plate 50, and the opening 86 as shown in FIG. And a latching solenoid (selection drive means) 89 for switching between two positions, that is, an open position where the lower portion is spaced apart from the deposit conveyance section 15 on the opposite side, the opening 86 is opened, and the opening 86 communicates with the storage section 23. Have.
[0065]
Further, the sorting unit 22 biases the coins C transported by the deposit transport unit 15 toward the gate 81 at positions corresponding to the gates 81 in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport unit 15. A member (gate direction biasing means) 91 is provided.
[0066]
The gate-direction biasing member 91 is a synthetic resin leaf spring that is fixed in position on the upstream side in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport section 15 and is inclined so that the downstream side is close to the gate 81 side, as shown in FIG. The coin C interposed between the opening and closing plate 87 in the closed state is elastically deformed in the opposite direction with respect to the guide surface 52, thereby urging the coin C toward the guide surface 52, that is, toward the gate 81.
[0067]
Then, as shown in FIG. 11, when the gate 81 is opened, the coin C at the position of the gate 81 is surely passed through the gate 81 by the biasing force of the gate direction biasing member 91 and is provided for each denomination. It is dropped into the storage portion 23 via the guide passage 67 directly below. At this time, the coin C is dropped in a posture in which the axis is aligned in the horizontal direction in the machine body 10 as in the transported state by the deposit transport unit 15, but before reaching the storage unit 23, the guide passage 67 is not illustrated. The posture is changed by the guide member so that the axis is along the vertical direction. Of course, if the gate 81 is not opened, the gate-direction biasing member 91 allows the coin C to pass through its own elastic deformation as shown in FIG.
[0068]
In the gate-type sorting unit having such a configuration, the gate-type sorting unit 82a for 1-yen coins drops the coin C that has passed through the gate 81 into only the storage cylinder 24a for 1-yen coins arranged correspondingly thereunder. Therefore, the 5-yen coin-type sorting unit 82b drops the coin C that has passed through the gate 81 only into the 5-yen coin storage cylinder 24b that is disposed directly below the gate C.
[0069]
In the above, for the sake of convenience, the respective configurations of the gate type sorting units 82a and 82b have been described with the same reference numerals, but the sizes and the like differ depending on the diameter of the coin C to be sorted. Further, in the gate type sorting units 82a and 82b, the state in which the gate 81 is closed is set to the standby state.
[0070]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 12, and 13, each of the hole-type sorting portions 84 c to 84 f has a sorting hole 83 formed in the guide side plate portion 50 of the conveyance guide member 51. The coin C is guided from the deposit conveyance unit 15 to the storage unit 23.
[0071]
The sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting section 84c on the most upstream side in the coin transport direction by the deposit transport section 15 has a hole diameter that allows passage of only coins having an outer diameter of 50 yen coin or less. The sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting unit 84d has a hole diameter that allows passage of only coins having an outer diameter of 100 yen coin or less, and the sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting unit 84e on the downstream side is 10 yen. It is a hole diameter that restricts the passage of only coins having an outer diameter of the coin or less, and the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting portion 84f on the downstream side permits passage of only coins having an outer diameter of 500 yen or less. The hole diameter.
[0072]
Further, the sorting unit 22 biases the coins C conveyed by the deposit transport unit 15 in the direction of the sort hole 83 at positions corresponding to the sorting holes 83 in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport unit 15. A member (sorting hole direction urging means) 92 is provided.
[0073]
The sorting hole direction biasing member 92 is fixed in position on the upstream side in the coin transport direction in the deposit transport section 15 and the downstream side is close to the sorting hole 92 side, like the gate direction biasing member 91 shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 12, the plate spring made of synthetic resin is inclined so as to be elastically deformed in the opposite direction with respect to the guide surface 52 by the coins C interposed between the guide side plate portion 50 and the guide surface 52. The coin C is urged in the direction of the guide surface 52, that is, in the direction of the sorting hole 83.
[0074]
As shown in FIG. 13, when the coin C that can pass through the sorting hole 83 is positioned at the position of the sorting hole 83, the coin C is surely secured by the biasing force of the sorting hole direction biasing member 92 corresponding to the sorting hole 83. Then, it passes through the sorting hole 83 and is dropped into the storage portion 23 through the one directly below the guide passage 67 of the denomination. At this time, the coin C is dropped in a posture in which the axis is aligned in the horizontal direction in the machine body 10 as in the transported state by the deposit transport unit 15, but before reaching the storage unit 23, the illustrated guide member of the guide passage 67 is shown. Change the posture so that the axis line goes up and down. Of course, if it is impossible to pass through the sorting hole 83, the sorting hole direction biasing member 92 permits the passage of the coin C by elastically deforming itself as shown in FIG.
[0075]
In the above, for the sake of convenience, the respective configurations of the hole-type sorting units 84c to 84f have been described with the same reference numerals, but the size and the like of the sorting hole 83 differ depending on the diameter of the coin C to be sorted.
[0076]
In the hole type sorting sections 84c to 84f having such a configuration, the hole type sorting section 84c for 50 yen coins receives the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole type sorting section 84c for the 50 yen coin immediately below it. The hole-type sorting unit 84d for 100-yen coins is dropped only in the storage cylinder 24c, and the coin-cylinder 24d for 100-yen coins immediately below the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84d. The hole-type sorting unit 84e for 10-yen coins drops the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84e only into the storage cylinder 24e for 10-yen coins immediately below it. The hole-type sorting unit 84f for 500-yen coins drops the coin C that has passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84f into only the storage cylinder 24f for 500-yen coins directly below it. Become.
[0077]
"Storage section"
As shown in FIG. 14, the storage unit 23 includes all the above-described storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f and can be attached to and detached from the machine body 10, and the storage unit 94 is inserted into and removed from the machine 10. It has a withdrawal part (see FIG. 18) 95 for making money.
[0078]
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the entry / exit safe 94 has a box body 96 and a lid body 97 that are connected to each other so as to be rotatable around one side, and the box body 96 is a rectangular parallelepiped box. The lid 97 has a shape in which one side is removed, and the lid 97 has a shape that closes the side. That is, when the lid 97 is fitted to the box 96, the inside of the entrance / exit safe 94 is closed to the outside, and when the lid 97 is rotated away from the box 96, the inside of the entrance / exit safe 94 is opened to the outside. Let
[0079]
The box 96 is formed with a storage side opening 100 on one side for allowing the coin C, which has been deposited and selected by the selection unit 22 to pass through, to be stored inside, and on the opposite side, the stored coin C is stored. A feeding-side opening 101 that can feed the outside to the outside is formed. Specifically, the storage-side opening 100 is formed on the upper plate portion 102 that is the upper side when loaded into the body 10, and the feeding-side opening portion 101 is formed on the lower plate portion 103 that is the lower side when loaded into the body 10. ing.
[0080]
The entrance / exit safe 94 is configured such that one end side can communicate with the storage-side opening 100 and the other end can communicate with the feeding-side opening 101 so that the coins C are stacked vertically with the axial direction being up and down. The above-described storage cylinders 24a to 24f of different types are arranged so as to be parallel to each other on the same plane. That is, in the same manner as the sorting order of the sorting unit 22, from one side, the storage cylinder 24a for 1 yen coins, the storage cylinder 24b for 5 yen coins, the storage cylinder 24c for 50 yen coins, and the storage for 100 yen coins. A cylinder 24d, a storage cylinder 24e for 10 yen coins, and a storage cylinder 24f for 500 yen coins are provided.
[0081]
Each of the storage cylinders 24a to 24f has a first member 105 attached to the bottom portion 104 (see FIG. 16) of the box body 96 and a second member attached to the lid body 97 so as to be detachable from the first member 105. Member 106. The first member 105 has cylindrical end portions 107 and 108 that are in close communication with the storage side opening portion 100 and the other end portion that is in close proximity communication with the feeding side opening portion 101. An intermediate portion 109 between 108 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape disposed on the bottom side of the box 96. The second member 106 is formed in a cylindrical shape with the intermediate portion 109 by fitting the intermediate member 109 with the intermediate portion 109 of the first member 105 in a state in which the cover 97 is closed with respect to the box 96. The first member 105 is opened away from the intermediate portion 109 of the first member 105 in a state where the first member 105 is open.
[0082]
Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the entry / exit safe 94 opens and closes the storage-side opening 100 and opens the storage-side opening 100 between the inside of the upper plate portion 102 of the box 96 and the storage cylinders 24a to 24f. A storage opening / closing storage shutter 111 that can be locked in a fully closed state is provided, and the feeding opening 101 is also provided between the inside of the lower plate portion 103 of the box 96 and the storage cylinders 24a to 24f. A slide opening / closing type feeding-side shutter 112 that can be opened and closed and locked in a state where the feeding-side opening 101 is fully closed is provided.
[0083]
The storage-side opening 100 is formed to be biased toward the bottom 104 side of the box 96, while the feeding-side opening 101 is formed at a position away from the bottom 104 of the box 96. The storage-side shutter 111 closes the storage-side opening 100 by sliding to the bottom 104 side, and opens the storage-side opening 100 by sliding in a direction away from the bottom 104. Conversely, the feeding-side shutter 112 opens the feeding-side opening 101 by sliding to the bottom 104 side, and closes the feeding-side opening 101 by sliding in a direction away from the bottom 104.
[0084]
Further, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are connected via a link mechanism 114. The link mechanism 114 includes a link arm 115, a first connection shaft 116 attached to one end side of the link arm 115, a second connection shaft 117 attached to the other end side of the link arm 115, and the link arm 115. And a third connecting shaft 118 attached to the intermediate position of the intermediate member and a spring member (not shown) for urging the link arm 115. The first connecting shaft 116 is connected to an elongated hole 121 formed in the storage-side shutter 111 so as to be rotatable and slightly movable along the bottom portion 104, and the second connecting shaft 117 is connected to the feeding-side shutter 112. The third connecting shaft 118 is rotatably connected to the box 96 while being connected to the formed long hole 122 so as to be rotatable and slightly movable along the bottom 104. An input receiving portion 123 is formed between the first connecting shaft 116 and the third connecting shaft 118 of the link arm 115.
[0085]
As a result, the link arm 115 of the link mechanism 114 rotates about the third connecting shaft 118, and as shown in FIG. 16, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are interlocked and simultaneously closed. As shown in FIG. 18, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are interlocked and simultaneously opened. A spring member (not shown) urges the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 in the closing direction.
[0086]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, the lid 97 is brought into contact with the contact piece 125 on the movement direction side of the storage-side shutter 111 in the closed state to move the storage-side shutter 111 in the opening direction. A lock mechanism 126 for regulating is provided. The lock mechanism 126 has a lock member 128 that can be brought into contact with the contact piece 125 of the storage shutter 111 at the lock portion 127 at one end side, and the other end side of the lock member 128 can be rotated with respect to the lid 97. A connecting shaft 129 that is connected to the spring member, and a spring member (not shown) that urges the lock member 128.
[0087]
As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 19, the lock mechanism 126 is accommodated by rotating the lock member 128 so that the lock portion 127 is brought close to the contact piece portion 125 by the biasing force of a spring member (not shown). The side shutter 111 is locked in the closed state, and when the storage side shutter 111 is locked in the closed state in this way, the feeding-side shutter 112 connected via the link mechanism 114 is also locked in the closed state. become. On the other hand, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 19, the lock member 128 rotates so as to separate the lock portion 127 from the abutting piece portion 125 against the biasing force of a spring member (not shown). When the storage-side shutter 111 is unlocked in this way, the feeding-side shutter 112 connected via the link mechanism 114 is also unlocked and the opening operation is permitted. Will be allowed.
[0088]
As shown in FIG. 17, the body 10 is formed with a loading portion 132 into which an input / output safe 94 is loaded. As shown in FIGS. 17 and 19, the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded into the loading portion 132. When entering the safe box 94, the inclined portion 133 presses the intermediate portion of the lock member 128 downward to rotate the lock member 128 against the biasing force of a spring member (not shown). As a result, a lock actuating member 134 for releasing the lock of the storage side shutter 111 and the feeding side shutter 112 by the lock member 128 is provided.
[0089]
On the contrary, when the entrance / exit safe 94 is removed from the loading section 132, the lock actuating member 134 is released from the entrance / exit safe 94 to release the pressing of the intermediate portion of the lock member 128, and the lock member 128 is biased by the spring member. The storage side shutter 111 and the feeding side shutter 112 are locked by the lock member 128.
[0090]
Further, as shown in FIG. 18, when the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded, the loading unit 132 enters the loading / unloading safe 94 and comes into contact with the input receiving unit 123 of the link arm 115 at the tip thereof. An opening / closing operation member 136 that presses the link arm 115 and rotates the link arm 115 against a biasing force of a spring member (not shown) to open the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 until they are fully opened is provided.
[0091]
On the contrary, when the entrance / exit safe 94 is removed from the loading section 132, the opening / closing operation member 136 is released from the entrance / exit safe 94 to release the pressure on the link arm 115, and the link arm 115 is attached with a spring member (not shown). The storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are closed until they are fully closed by rotating with power.
[0092]
Here, as shown in FIG. 17, when the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded into the loading unit 132, at a timing after the lock operation member 134 unlocks the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112. The opening / closing operation member 136 starts the opening operation of the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112, and conversely, at the time of taking out the loading / unloading safe 94 from the loading section 132, the opening / closing operation member 136 is moved to the storage side. The lock operation of the storage side shutter 111 and the supply side shutter 112 by the lock operation member 134 is started at the timing when the shutter 111 and the supply side shutter 112 are fully closed.
[0093]
As described above, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are unlocked and opened in conjunction with the loading of the input / output safe 94 into the body 10, while being interlocked with the removal of the input / output safe 94 from the body 10. Then it is closed and locked.
[0094]
The lock operating member 134 and the opening / closing operating member 136 are inserted into the entrance / exit safe 94 when the entrance / exit safe 94 is loaded into the machine body 10 to unlock the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 and open them. When the entry / exit safe 94 is taken out, the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are closed and locked by being pulled out from the entry / exit safe 94.
[0095]
Then, in the state where it is loaded in the loading unit 132, the I / O safe 94 transfers the coin C from the sorting unit 22 to the first member 105 of the storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f through the opened storage side opening 100 and the upper cylinder. It is received from the unit 107 and stored in an accumulated state.
[0096]
Although not shown, the machine body 10 is provided with a lock device for locking the loaded safe 94 to the machine body 10, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key. Although not shown, the entrance / exit safe 94 is also provided with a lock device that locks the box 97 with the lid 97 closed, and the lock by the lock device is released by a separate key. .
[0097]
Here, when the coin C is put into and out of the depositing / unloading safe 94 that has been removed from the machine body 10, for example, as shown in FIG. When 97 is rotated and opened with respect to the box 96, the second member 106 on the lid 97 side is separated from the first member 105 on the box 96 side, and the intermediate portion 109 of the first member 105 is opened. As a result, coins C can be taken in and out of the first member 105 from the open portion of the intermediate portion 109, and collected from the open portion of the intermediate portion 109 into, for example, the cylindrical portion 108 and further to the intermediate portion 109. On the other hand, when the insertion and removal of the coins C are finished, the lid member 97 is closed, and the second member 106 is fitted to the first member 105 to form a cylindrical shape. As a result, the coin C will not drop off even if it is carried.
[0098]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, each money type accommodation cylinder 24a-24f and the delivery side opening part 101 are shifted in the horizontal direction in a state where a part is overlapped, and the lower part of each money type accommodation cylinder 24a-24f. A support bottom plate 110 is provided on the upper side of the feeding-side shutter 112 so as not to overlap the feeding-side opening 101. The coins accumulated in the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f are supported on the support bottom plate 110.
[0099]
Further, since the lock member 128 is attached to the lid body 97, the lock body 128 is separated from the storage side shutter 111 by opening the lid body 97 with respect to the box body 96, and the storage side shutter 111 and the feeding side by the lock mechanism 126. The lock of the shutter 112 is released. Therefore, after opening the lid 97, it is also possible to manually open the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112, and to put coins C in and out from either the storage-side opening 100 or the feeding-side opening 101. is there.
[0100]
As shown in FIG. 18, the dispensing unit 95 feeds out coins C one by one from the denomination storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the depositing / dispensing safe 94 loaded in the loading unit 132 from the sorting unit 22. have. That is, the feeding operation member 137 is provided corresponding to each of the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f, enters into the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f from the side, and is stored in the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f. By pushing the lowermost one of the coins C supported by the support bottom plate 110 to the side, the coins C are dropped from the feeding side opening 101 to the feeding guide passage 26.
[0101]
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing unit 95 includes a storage-side coin detection sensor 138 that detects coins C introduced into the respective money-type storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the depositing / dispensing safe 94, and each of the depositing / dispensing safe 94. It has a feeding-side coin detection sensor 139 that detects the coins C fed from the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 18, the dispensing unit 95 includes a near full sensor 140 that detects near full of each of the denomination storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f and a near end sensor 141 that detects a near end, respectively. The near full sensor 140 and the near end sensor 141 detect whether or not there is a coin C depending on whether or not the coin C stored in each denomination storage cylinder 24a to 24f is pressed.
[0102]
"Feeding guidance passage"
As shown in FIG. 1, the feeding guide passage 26 is provided immediately below the depositing / unloading safe 94, and collects coins C fed from the respective denomination storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the loading / unloading safe 94 and falling due to their own weight. Guide to the front side.
[0103]
"Withdrawal delivery section"
As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the dispensing transport unit 29 is configured to receive the coin C that is fed from the storage unit 23 and guided by the feeding guide passage 26, and the lifting and lowering that moves the tray member 27 up and down. It has the mechanism part 28 and the guide wall 144 erected facing the front side in the body 10 of the saucer member 27.
[0104]
The elevating mechanism unit 28 is arranged vertically and is arranged adjacent to the guide shaft 146 inserted through the guide hole 145 on the rear side of the body 10 of the tray member 27 and the upper and lower ends of the guide shaft 146. Pulleys 147 and 148, a timing belt 149 that is hooked on the pulleys 147 and 148 and partially fixed to the tray member 27, and an elevating motor 150 that drives the upper pulley 147.
[0105]
That is, when the pulley 147 is rotated by driving the lifting motor 150, the timing belt 149 and the pulley 148 are also rotated, and the tray member 27 is lifted and lowered along the guide shaft 146. Here, an upper position detection sensor 152 that detects the saucer member 27 raised to a predetermined upper feeding position is located near the pulley 147, and a saucer member lowered to a prescribed lower receipt position near the pulley 148. Lower position detection sensors 153 for detecting 27 are provided.
[0106]
The saucer member 27 has a bottom portion 153 that is inclined so that the front side (one side) of the body 10 is downward, and a lateral direction other than the downward inclined side of the bottom portion 153 (that is, the left side, right side, and The fall prevention wall 154 is erected only on the rear side, and as a result, the downwardly inclined side of the bottom 153 is an opening 155 that opens to the front side of the body 10. In addition, a plurality of convex portions 157 protruding forward are formed at the tip end portion of the saucer member 27 on the downward inclined side of the bottom portion 153, that is, on the opening portion 155 side. As a result, the convex portions 157 A recess 158 is formed between adjacent ones.
[0107]
The guide wall 144 stands vertically below the bottom portion 153 of the tray member 27 in a facing state at a position where the opening portion 155 of the tray member 27 is closed and the fall of the coin C from the bottom portion 153 is restricted. It is installed. That is, the tray member 27 moves up and down along the guide wall 144 in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and the opening 155 is opened at the upper feeding position that is disengaged from the guide wall 144. The coin C is naturally dropped by its own weight on the downwardly inclined side of 153 and introduced into the dispensing distribution unit 31 arranged on the front side of the machine body 10.
[0108]
Here, on the guide wall 144, convex portions 160 that enter the concave portions 158 of the tray member 27 are formed over the entire lifting and lowering range of the tray member 27 at an interval. As a result, the convex portions 160 are adjacent to each other. A concave portion 161 for allowing the convex portion 157 of the saucer member 27 to enter is formed between them in the entire elevation range of the saucer member 27. That is, the saucer member 27 and the guide wall 144 have a concave and convex shape that fits each other.
[0109]
As shown by a solid line in FIG. 20, the dispensing transport unit 29 is configured to block the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 through the feeding guide passage 26 at the lower receiving position and the opening 155 is blocked by the guide wall 144. It is received at the received tray member 27. And if the saucer member 27 is raised, the opening part 155 will be obstruct | occluded with the guide wall 144 and the fall of the coin C will be prevented during raising. Then, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 20, when the guide wall 144 is located at the upper feeding position where the guide wall 144 disappears, the opening 155 of the tray member 27 is opened, and from the top of the guide wall 144 forward, that is, the dispensing distribution portion 31. The coin C is naturally dropped with the inclination of the bottom 153. Note that the dispensing transport unit 29 is in a standby state in which the tray member 27 is in the lower receiving position.
[0110]
“Withdrawal Distribution Department”
As shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the withdrawal distribution unit 31 is formed obliquely forward and downward from the upper end position of the guide wall 144 to the withdrawal opening 12, thereby delivering the withdrawal. The withdrawal guide passage 163 that guides the coin C received from the portion 29 to the withdrawal port 12, the recovery branch passage 164 that branches downward from the middle position of the withdrawal guide passage 163, and the coin C of the withdrawal guide passage 163 It has a dispensing distribution mechanism unit (withdrawal distribution means) 165 that distributes to the dispensing port 12 and the collective storage safe 20. Here, by way of the withdrawal distribution unit 31, the withdrawal transport unit 29 guides the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 to the withdrawal port 12 without going through the deposit transport unit 15. .
[0111]
The withdrawal guide passage 163 is disposed on a first passage portion 167 that is formed obliquely forward and downward from the position of the upper end portion of the guide wall 144 and on the extension line of the first passage portion 167 so as to be disposed at the withdrawal opening. The recovery branch passage 164 extends vertically downward between the first passage portion 167 and the second passage portion 168 and communicates with the collective storage safe 20.
[0112]
Here, since a large amount of various coins C are put into the withdrawal guide passage 163 and the collection branch passage 164 all at once from the withdrawal transport portion 29, the width in the horizontal direction of these bodies 10 is the exclusion guide passage. 70 and the width of the exclusion branch passage 71.
[0113]
The dispensing distribution mechanism portion 165 is between the first passage portion 167 and the second passage portion 168 of the dispensing guide passage 163 and is arranged at the boundary portion between the withdrawal guide passage 163 and the collection branch passage 164. have. The distribution plate 170 is rotatably supported by a shaft portion 171 whose end on the second passage portion 168 side extends in the left-right direction of the machine body 10. The distribution plate 170 is arranged on the extension of the bottom surface 167a of the first passage portion 167 and the bottom surface 168a of the second passage portion 168 by a latching solenoid (distribution drive means) (not shown), thereby the first passage portion 167. And a withdrawal state in which the second passage portion 168 is communicated and the recovery branch passage 164 is closed (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 20), and the second passage portion 168 rises with respect to the bottom surface 168a of the second passage portion 168. It is switched to a recovery state (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 20) that closes and connects the first passage portion 167 and the recovery branch passage 164.
[0114]
Here, the coin C dropped from the tray member 27 of the withdrawal transport unit 29 in the withdrawal state passes through only the withdrawal guide passage 163 by its own weight and is dropped to the withdrawal port 12. This withdrawal state is a standby state of the withdrawal distribution mechanism unit 165.
[0115]
On the other hand, the coin C dropped from the tray member 27 of the withdrawal conveyance unit 29 in the collection state passes through the collection branch passage 164 from the first passage portion 167 of the withdrawal guide passage 163 due to its own weight, and the collective storage safe 20. Be dropped.
[0116]
Here, the collective storage safe 20 allows the coin C falling from the rejection branch passage 71 of the rejection distribution portion 19 to pass through the receiving opening 79 and also drops from the recovery branch passage 164 of the withdrawal distribution portion 31. The coin C is also passed and stored inside.
Similarly, the withdrawal port 12 accepts coins C that fall from the exclusion guide passage 70 of the exclusion distribution unit 19 and also accepts coins C that fall from the withdrawal guide passage 163 of the withdrawal distribution unit 31.
[0117]
Next, the overall operation of the coin processor configured as described above will be described for each process.
"Deposit processing"
When a deposit amount is input to a host device (not shown) such as a multimedia terminal connected to the coin processor, the deposit processing is performed in response to this (see the bold arrow in FIG. 23).
That is, when the user inserts the coin C into the insertion slot 11, the control unit (not shown), based on the detection of the coin C by the insertion slot coin detection sensor 38, receives the deposit motor 42 and the deposit motor 14. The transport motor 58 of the transport unit 15 is set in a driving state. Then, the coins C to be deposited inserted into the insertion slot 11 are sequentially accommodated one by one in the recess 45 of the rotating disk 41 rotating in the deposit feeding section 14, and one coin is stored in the deposit transport section 15 with a predetermined interval. It is paid out one by one.
[0118]
Thus, the coins C fed one by one from the deposit feeding section 14 are conveyed toward the rear of the machine body 10 while being guided by the conveyance guide member 51 by the conveying belt 57 rotating in the deposit conveying section 15. During the conveyance by the deposit conveyance unit 15, the discrimination unit 16 on the upstream side discriminates the coin C and counts the money type, and based on the discrimination result, the false coins are excluded by the exclusion unit 18 on the downstream side of the discrimination unit 16. , Indistinguishable coins, overflow coins and fouled coins are excluded. If it is determined that the coin is a fake coin or an indistinguishable coin, the determination unit 16 does not count the coin as a target for counting. On the other hand, if the determination unit 16 determines that the coin is an overflow coin or a damaged coin, the determination unit 16 determines the coin. Are counted.
[0119]
Specifically, the control unit opens the gate 64 of the exclusion unit 18 in the standby state only when the target coin is aligned with the false coin, the indistinguishable coin, the overflow coin, and the damaged coin, It is urged by the gate direction urging member 68 and dropped from the deposit conveyance section 15 to the exclusion guide passage 70 of the exclusion distribution section 19. Then, when the coin C to be dropped is a fake coin or an indistinguishable coin from the determination result of the determination unit 16, the coin C is inserted into the exclusion guide passage 70 by inserting the distribution plate 76 of the exclusion distribution unit 19. It is dropped to the withdrawal port 12 via the first passage portion 73 and the second passage portion 74 of the exclusion guide passage 70 (see the thick broken line arrow in FIG. 23). On the other hand, if the coin C to be dropped is an overflow coin or a damaged coin from the determination result of the determination unit 16, the coin C is excluded by retracting the distribution plate 76 of the exclusion distribution unit 19 from the exclusion guide passage 70. It is dropped to the collective storage safe 20 via the first passage portion 73 and the exclusion branch passage 71 of the guide passage 70 (see the thick dotted line arrow in FIG. 23). In addition, since the overflow coin is a denominated full coin that cannot be stored in the storage unit 23, it naturally changes depending on the storage state of the storage unit 23 at that time.
[0120]
On the other hand, the positive coins that have not been excluded by the rejection unit 18 are transported further rearward by the deposit transport unit 15. And during this conveyance, sorting part 22 sorts coin C according to each denomination (refer to the thick line arrow of Drawing 23).
[0121]
That is, when the regular coin is a 1-yen coin, the gate 81 of the gate-type sorting unit 82a that has been in a standby state is opened in a state where only the 1-yen coin is in the same position. The coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 91 to pass through the gate 81 and stored in the storage cylinder 24 a of the storage unit 23.
Further, when the regular coin is a 5-yen coin, the gate 81 of the gate-type sorting unit 82b that has been in the standby state is opened in a state where only the 5-yen coin is aligned, so that the 5-yen coin is opened. The coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 91 to pass through the gate 81 and stored in the storage cylinder 24 b of the storage unit 23.
[0122]
Further, when the regular coin is a 50-yen coin, the 50-yen coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 92 to pass through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84c, and the storage cylinder 24c of the storage unit 23 is stored. To store.
Further, when the regular coin is a 100-yen coin, the 100-yen coin is urged by the gate-direction urging member 92 to pass through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84d, and the storage cylinder 24d of the storage unit 23 is stored. To store.
[0123]
Further, when the regular coin is a 10-yen coin, the 10-yen coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 92 and passed through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84e, and the storage cylinder 24e of the storage unit 23 is passed. To store.
Further, when the regular coin is a 500-yen coin, the 500-yen coin is urged by the gate direction urging member 92 to pass through the sorting hole 83 of the hole-type sorting unit 84f, and the storage cylinder 24f of the storage unit 23 is stored. To store.
[0124]
Then, the control unit calculates the deposit amount stored in the storage unit 23 based on the determination of the denomination of the coin C determined to be a true coin and the counting result by the determination unit 16 during the current deposit process, and illustrated. Display on the display. In addition, when the banknote processing machine which deposits / withdraws a banknote is connected, the money_receiving | payment amount combined with the money_receiving | payment amount of this banknote processing machine is displayed on a display part.
[0125]
The user inputs an operation to approve the deposit amount from the deposit amount displayed on the display unit with a confirmation button on the operation unit (not shown), or an operation to cancel the transaction without accepting the deposit amount. The input is made with a cancel button of the operation unit not shown, and an input is made to either the confirmation button or the cancel button. Upon receiving this input, the control unit ends the deposit process.
[0126]
When the reject coins are removed from the withdrawal port 12 during the deposit process, the user re-inserts the removed coins taken out from the withdrawal port 12 into the insertion port 11 as necessary. Note that the coin C re-inserted into the insertion slot 11 in this manner is discriminated and selected again during the deposit process before the deposit process is completed.
[0127]
In addition, when the deposit amount output from the host device such as the multimedia terminal is larger than the deposit amount based on the determination result of the determination unit 16, the control unit does not accept this even if the confirmation button is input, and the deposit process is not performed. Do not end. Then, a display for prompting additional insertion of the deposited coin is performed on the display unit. As a result, the user additionally inserts additional coins into the insertion slot 11 as necessary. In addition, since the coin C additionally inserted into the insertion slot 11 is before the completion of the deposit process, the determination and the selection are performed in the deposit process.
[0128]
Note that when an input is made to the cancel button, the same amount of coin C as the deposited coin is withdrawn in the same manner as the withdrawal process described later.
[0129]
"Withdrawal processing"
At the end of the deposit process, when an operation for approving the deposit amount is input with a confirmation button of an operation unit (not shown), the deposit amount output from a higher-level machine such as a multimedia terminal is determined by the determination unit 16 at the time of the deposit process. In the case where the deposit amount is less than the deposit amount based on the determination result and the difference includes a coin, the control unit executes a withdrawal process for dispensing the difference coin.
[0130]
In other words, the control unit feeds only the necessary number of coins C from the necessary denominations of the denomination storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 23, while feeding them one by one while being counted by the feeding-side coin detection sensor 139. Then, the coin C fed out from the storage cylinders 24a to 24f is located at the lower receiving position of the dispensing transport unit 29 in the standby state via the feeding guide passage 26, and the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144. Coins C are stored in the tray member 27 in the state.
[0131]
Then, when the control unit determines from the detection result of the feeding-side coin detection sensor 139 that the correct amount of coins C has been fed out by the storage unit 23, after the last coin C is detected by the feeding-side coin detection sensor 139, The elevating motor 150 is driven at a timing to reach the saucer member 27 reliably to raise the saucer member 27. Then, the tray member 27 rises in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and the timing from the position slightly before the upper feeding position above the upper end of the guiding wall 144 to the position of the upper feeding position. Thus, the opening 155 is opened, and the coin C is fed out to the dispensing distribution unit 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153. Then, the dispensing distribution unit 31 causes all the coins C to be dispensed to the dispensing port 12 by using the distribution plate 170 of the dispensing distribution mechanism unit 165 in the standby state (see thick solid arrows in FIG. 24).
[0132]
Here, when the control unit determines from the detection result of the feeding-side coin detection sensor 139 that the correct number of coins C has not been fed by the storage unit 23, the last coin C is detected by the feeding-side coin detection sensor 139. After that, at the timing to reach the saucer member 27 reliably, the elevating motor 150 is driven to raise the saucer member 27, and the dispensing plate of the dispensing distribution mechanism unit 165 in the standby state of the dispensing distribution unit 31. 170 is rotated to be in a collection state. Then, the tray member 27 rises in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and the timing from the position slightly before the upper feeding position above the upper end of the guiding wall 144 to the position of the upper feeding position. Thus, the opening 155 is opened, and the coin C is fed out to the dispensing distribution unit 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153. Then, the withdrawal distribution unit 31 collects all the coins C in the collective collection safe 20 with the distribution plate 170 of the withdrawal distribution mechanism unit 165 in the collection state (see thick solid arrow in FIG. 25). After that, the withdrawal process mechanism 165 is returned to the standby state, and then the withdrawal process is restarted from the beginning.
[0133]
As described above, in the withdrawal process, the withdrawal coin 27 is temporarily stored in the tray member 27 and is transported to the withdrawal port 12 when withdrawal is possible, while stored in the collective storage safe 20 when withdrawal is impossible. It is.
[0134]
"Loading process"
When any of the storage cylinders 24a to 26f of the storage unit 23 is detected by the near-end sensor 141 as a coin shortage state, the control unit displays the fact on the display unit. Then, the store clerk replaces the deposit / withdrawal safe 94 with the deposit / withdrawal safe 94 filled with coins C in advance.
[0135]
It is also possible to perform a loading process in which the store clerk inserts the coin C of the insufficient denomination from the insertion slot 11 so as to solve the shortage of coins in the storage unit 23 in the same manner as the depositing process (thick solid arrow in FIG. 23). reference).
[0136]
"Recovery processing"
By taking out the entry / exit safe 94 and the batch storage safe 20 from the machine 10, all coins C in the machine 10 are collected.
[0137]
It is also possible to store and collect all the coins C of the deposit / withdrawal safe 94 in the collective storage safe 20 as follows.
That is, when an instruction is input to a collection button of an operation unit (not shown), the control unit causes all coins C to be fed out from all the storage cylinders 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 23, and the withdrawal transport unit 29 performs withdrawal. It is conveyed to the sorting unit 31. At this time, the distribution plate 170 of the dispensing distribution mechanism unit 165 of the dispensing distribution unit 31 is turned to a collection state. Then, the tray member 27 rises in a state where the opening 155 is closed by the guide wall 144, and the timing from the position slightly before the upper feeding position above the upper end of the guiding wall 144 to the position of the upper feeding position. Thus, the opening 155 is opened, and the coin C is fed out to the dispensing distribution unit 31 with the inclination of the bottom 153. Then, the withdrawal distribution unit 31 collects all the coins C in the collective collection safe 20 with the distribution plate 170 of the withdrawal distribution mechanism unit 165 in the collection state (see thick solid arrow in FIG. 25). In this way, all the coins C in the storage unit 23 are collected in the collective collection safe 20. In addition, when recovering the coin C exceeding the amount that can be transported by the tray member 27, it is naturally transported in a plurality of transportable amounts.
[0138]
According to the coin processing machine described above, the following effects can be achieved.
The coin C is stored from the upper part in accordance with the denomination, and the stored coin C is stored as the dispensing transport part 29 that moves the coin C fed out from the storage part 23 that can be fed out from the lower part and transports it to the dispensing port 12. Since the so-called elevator type of receiving the coin C fed from the portion 23 by the tray member 27 and raising and lowering the tray member 27 is used, it is not necessary to tilt it in the front-rear direction of the machine body 10. Even if it makes it, the angle can be made small. Therefore, the length of the airframe 10 in the front-rear direction can be shortened. Therefore, the airframe 10 can be further downsized.
[0139]
Since the withdrawal / conveyance unit 29 guides the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 to the withdrawal port 12 without going through the deposit / conveyance unit 15, the time required for withdrawal can be shortened.
When the coin transport unit 29 collects coins in the collective collection safe 20 and collects them, the coin C fed from the storage unit 23 is distributed from the withdrawal guide passage 163 without going through the deposit transport unit 15. The mechanism unit 165 can guide the collective storage safe 20 via the recovery branch passage 164. Therefore, when collecting in this way, the time required for collection can be shortened.
[0140]
When the exclusion unit 18 excludes the coin C determined to be a fouled coin in addition to the coin determined to be a fake coin by the determination unit 16 from the deposit transport unit 15, the exclusion distribution mechanism unit 165 guides the false coin to be excluded. It becomes possible to distribute the dirty coins to the withdrawal port 12 only through the passage 70 and to the collective storage safe 20 through the exclusion guide passage 70 and the exclusion branch passage 71, respectively. Therefore, the soiled coin can be stored without being reused.
[0141]
In order to exclude the false coins and the damaged coins from the deposit conveyance unit 15 to the common exclusion guide passage 70 once by the exclusion unit 18, compared to the case where the false coins and the damaged coins are separately excluded from the deposit conveyance unit 15, The length necessary for the elimination can be shortened, and as a result, the length of the deposit conveyance section 15 can be shortened.
[0142]
Since the coins C sorted by denomination by the sorting unit 22 are stored in the storage unit 23 without being temporarily stored so that they can be returned, a mechanism for temporary storage becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the body 10 can be made more compact.
[0143]
Since the withdrawal / conveyance unit 29 raises and lowers the tray member 27 vertically, the length of the machine body 10 in the front-rear direction can be minimized. Therefore, the airframe 10 can be made even more compact.
[0144]
While the deposited coin C is stored from the storage side opening 100 on one side, the stored coin C has a depositing / unloading safe 94 that can be fed out from the feeding side opening 101 on the opposite side. Therefore, the coin C can be collected by detaching the deposit safe 94 from the machine body 10, and instead of this, only the deposit safe 94 filled with a predetermined amount of coin C is loaded. Coin C can be filled. Therefore, the time required for collecting and filling coins C can be shortened.
[0145]
The entry / exit safe 94 has a storage-side shutter 111 that can open and close the storage-side opening 100 and can be locked in a fully closed state, and a supply-side shutter 112 that can open and close the supply-side opening 101 and can be locked in a fully-closed state. Therefore, even if it is in a state of being taken out of the machine body 10 for collecting the coins C or being prepared outside of the machine body 10 for filling of the coins C, the storage-side opening portion 100 is opened. Since the storage-side shutter 111 can be locked in the fully closed state and the supply-side shutter 112 can be locked in the fully-closed state, the occurrence of security problems can be prevented.
[0146]
When the entry / exit safe 94 is removed from the machine body, the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are closed and locked in conjunction with this, so that the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are forgotten to be closed or locked. You can prevent you from forgetting. When the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded into the machine body 10, the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are unlocked and opened in conjunction with this, so that the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are opened. You can prevent you from forgetting to open or unlocking.
[0147]
An opening / closing operation member 136 and a feeding operation member 137 provided in the machine body 10 are inserted into the loading / unloading safe 94 when the loading / unloading safe 94 is loaded into the machine body 10 to unlock the storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 and On the other hand, the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter are closed because the storage-side shutter 111 and the delivery-side shutter 112 are closed and locked when the entrance-and-exit safe 94 is pulled out from the machine body 10 and removed. 112 can be opened / closed and locked / unlocked mechanically. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the use of electrical components having a short life.
[0148]
The storage-side shutter 111 and the feeding-side shutter 112 are connected to each other via a link mechanism 114 and open in conjunction with each other and close in conjunction with each other. Therefore, the mechanism for opening and closing them can be simplified.
[0149]
Since the input / output safe 94 includes the denomination storage cylinders 24a to 24f for accumulating the coins C, the coins C can be efficiently stored in denominations. As a result, the input / output safe 94 itself can be made compact.
[0150]
In the storage cylinders 24a to 24f, when the first member 105 is filled with the coins C with the second member 106 removed, for example, when the cylindrical part 108 on the feeding side opening 101 side of the first member 105 is set to the lower side. Since the cylindrical portion 108 has a cylindrical shape, the coins C can be well accumulated by guiding the entire circumference thereof. Moreover, since the cylindrical part 107 which receives a coin from the storage side opening part 100 in the state loaded in the body 10 is cylindrical, when storing the coin C through the storage side opening part 100 in the body 10. The coins C can be satisfactorily accumulated by guiding the entire circumference without any catching of the divided surfaces.
[0151]
Even when coins C are continuously inserted into the insertion slot 11, only one coin C enters the recess 45 at a predetermined rotation position of the rotary disk 41, and the recess 45 is located when the recess 45 is positioned at another predetermined rotation position. From this, only one coin C is delivered to the deposit conveyance unit 15. Therefore, it is possible to favorably keep the interval between the inserted coins C. Therefore, it is possible to satisfactorily perform discrimination and sorting after the insertion. In addition, since the rotating disk 41 having the recess 45 is only rotated, it can be made simple and compact.
[0152]
Since the rotary disk 41 causes the coin C to enter and exit from the recess 45 by its own weight, a drive source for feeding the coin C is not required. Therefore, it can be further simplified and compact.
[0153]
Since the concave portion 45 allows the coin C to enter and exit in the radial direction with the rotary disc 41 and the central axis parallel to each other, the thickness direction of the rotary disc 41 and the coin C can be matched, and as a result, The space required for the movement of the coin C accompanying the rotation of the rotary disk 41 can be minimized. Therefore, it can be further simplified and compact.
[0154]
Since a plurality of the recesses 45 are formed radially on the rotating disk 41, the rotation speed of the rotating disk 41 can be reduced as compared with a structure having one recess 45, and the quietness can be improved.
[0155]
The conveyance motor 58 of the deposit conveyance unit 15 is supported so that the distance of the pulley 55 to the guide surface 52 that guides the coin C can be changed, and is urged in a direction to bring the pulley 55 close to the guide surface 52. Therefore, when the thickness of the coin C is thick, the pulley 55 is moved away from the guide surface 52 by the coin C, and when the thickness of the coin C is thin, the pulley C is brought closer to the guide surface 52 by the coin C. Accordingly, the distance between the pulley 55 and the guide surface 52 can be automatically set according to the thickness of the coin C.
[0156]
Since the leaf spring 59 that supports the transport motor 58 urges the pulley 55 in the direction in which the pulley 55 approaches the guide surface 52, the structure for urging can be simplified.
[0157]
A sorting unit 22 that sorts true coins according to denomination and sorts them from the deposit transport unit 15 can pass through a gate type sort unit that guides the coins C from the deposit transport unit 15 to the storage unit 23 by opening and closing the gate 81. This is combined with a hole type sorting unit that sorts the coin C through the sorting hole 83 with a determined coin diameter and guides it toward the storage unit 23. Specifically, a gate type sorting unit 82a for the lightest 1-yen coin and a gate type sorting unit 82b for a 5-yen coin out of a 5-yen coin and a 100-yen coin having the smallest diameter difference between the coins. And a hole sorting unit 84c for 50 yen coins, a hole sorting unit 84d for 100 yen coins, a hole sorting unit 84e for 10 yen coins, and a hole sorting unit 84f for 500 yen coins. And are provided. For this reason, denomination coins C that are likely to be misselected by sorting by the sorting hole 83 are reliably sorted by the gate type sorting sections 82a and 82b, and denomination coins C that are not easily misselected by sorting by the sorting hole 83 are selected. Can be sorted by the hole type sorting sections 84c to 84f. Therefore, it is possible to reliably perform denomination selection while minimizing the cost increase.
[0158]
All the gate type sorting units 82a and 82b are arranged on the upstream side in the coin conveyance direction by the deposit conveyance unit 15, and all the hole type sorting units 84c to 84f are arranged on the downstream side in the coin conveyance direction by the deposit conveyance unit 15. Therefore, one of the lightest coins that are likely to be misselected and the one with the smallest diameter difference is surely sorted by denomination coins at the upstream gate type sorting sections 82a and 82b. After that, the remaining coins of the denomination are sorted by the hole type sorting sections 84c to 84f on the downstream side. Therefore, denomination selection can be performed more reliably.
[0159]
Since the coin C conveyed in the inclined state by the deposit conveyance unit 15 is urged in the direction of the gate 81 by the gate direction urging member 91, the coin C is surely secured by the gate direction urging member 91 when the gate 81 is opened. In this case, it is selected after passing through the open gate 81. Similarly, when the coin C conveyed in the inclined state by the deposit conveyance unit 15 reaches the corresponding sorting hole 83, it is biased by the sorting hole direction biasing member 92 in the direction of the sorting hole 83. It will surely pass and be sorted. Therefore, even when the coin C is conveyed in an inclined state by the deposit conveyance unit 15 in order to reduce the lateral width of the deposit conveyance unit 15, the denomination selection can be performed more reliably. In addition, in order to reduce the width of the deposit conveyance unit 15, if the coin C is conveyed in an inclined state by the deposit conveyance unit 15 as described above, the coins C that are likely to be misselected will be more significantly misselected. By providing the gate direction urging member 91 and the sorting hole direction urging member 92, the effect that the denomination can be surely performed becomes more remarkable.
[0160]
The withdrawal / conveyance unit 29 has a bottom portion 153 that is inclined so that the tray member 27 faces one side downward, and the coin C drops from the bottom portion 153 to the downward inclined side of the bottom portion 153 of the tray member 27. In order to raise and lower the saucer member 27 along the guide wall 144, the saucer member 27 is guided by the guide wall 144 and is raised and lowered. The coin C is stored, and the coin C is naturally dropped by its own weight on the downward inclined side of the bottom portion 153 at a position where it is removed from the guide wall 144. Therefore, the mechanism can be simplified by adopting a mechanism for raising and lowering the saucer member 27 and eliminating the need for a mechanism for rotating the saucer member 27 while accommodating the further compactness of the machine body 10.
[0161]
Since the fall prevention wall 154 is erected in a lateral direction other than the downwardly inclined side of the bottom portion 153 of the tray member 27, the coin C can be reliably raised and lowered without dropping.
[0162]
Since the saucer member 27 and the guide wall 144 have an uneven shape that fits with each other, the straight portion in the gap between the saucer member 27 and the guide wall 144 can be reduced, and the coin C is inserted into the gap. It is possible to prevent the coin C from being pinched or falling from this gap.
[0163]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above in detail, according to the coin processing machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the coins are stored from the upper part according to the denomination, and the coins fed out from the storing means capable of feeding out the stored coins from the lower part are moved up and down. As the withdrawal conveying means that is moved and conveyed to the withdrawal opening, an elevator type that receives the coins fed from the storage means by the receiving member and raises and lowers the receiving member is used. It is not necessary to incline, and even if it inclines, the angle can be made small. Therefore, the length of the airframe in the front-rear direction can be shortened.
  Therefore, further downsizing of the airframe can be achieved.
  Since the withdrawal / conveying means guides the coins fed from the storage means to the withdrawal opening without going through the depositing / conveying means, the time required for withdrawal can be shortened.
  The withdrawing / conveying means guides the coins fed out from the storing means at the time of withdrawal to the withdrawal port from the withdrawal guide passage without going through the depositing / conveying means, and is withdrawn from the storing means at the time of collection. The collected coins can be guided from the withdrawal guide passage to the collective storage means via the withdrawal branch passage by the withdrawal distribution means without going through the deposit conveyance means.
  Accordingly, the time required for collection can be shortened.
[0166]
  Of the present inventionClaim 2According to the described coin processing machine, if the coins that are determined as fouling coins in addition to the coins that are determined as fake coins by the determining means are also excluded from the deposit transport means, Can be distributed to the withdrawal port only through the exclusion guide passage, and the damaged coins can be distributed to the collective storage means through the exclusion guide passage and the exclusion branch passage.
  Therefore, the soiled coin can be stored without being reused.
[0167]
Moreover, since the false coins and the damaged coins are once excluded from the deposit conveyance means by the exclusion means into the common exclusion guide passage, the elimination of the false coins and the dirty coins from the deposit conveyance means is eliminated. Therefore, the required length can be shortened, and as a result, the length of the deposit conveying means can be shortened.
[0168]
  Of the present inventionClaim 3According to the described coin processing machine, since the coins sorted by denomination by the sorting means are stored in the storing means without being temporarily stored so as to be returnable, a mechanism for temporary storage becomes unnecessary.
  Therefore, the aircraft can be made more compact.
[0169]
  Of the present inventionClaim 4According to the described coin processing machine, the withdrawal / conveying means vertically moves the receiving member up and down, so that the length of the machine body in the front-rear direction can be minimized.
  Therefore, the aircraft can be made even more compact.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing an overall configuration of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is another side sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a deposit feeding section and a deposit transport section of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 showing a deposit payout portion of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a front sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 showing a deposit transport section of a coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a transport state of a thin coin; .
6 is a front sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 showing a deposit transport unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention, and showing a transport state of a thick coin. .
FIGS. 7A and 7B show a state where coins are not excluded in the exclusion unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A is a front sectional view, and FIG.
FIGS. 8A and 8B show a state in which coins are excluded in the exclusion unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 8A is a front sectional view and FIG. 8B is a plan view.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an exclusion distribution unit and a withdrawal distribution unit of a coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 10A and 10B show a state where coins are not sorted in the gate type sorting unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 10A is a front sectional view and FIG. 10B is a plan view.
FIGS. 11A and 11B show a state of sorting coins in a gate type sorting unit of a coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 11A is a front sectional view and FIG. 11B is a plan view.
FIG. 12 is a front sectional view showing a state where coins are not sorted in the hole sorting unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a front sectional view showing a state in which coins are sorted in the hole sorting unit of the coin processor according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the open / close safe of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a side sectional view of an input / output safe of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a side sectional view of an input / output safe of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in the middle of loading into a loading unit.
FIG. 18 is a side sectional view of an input / output safe of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state after loading into a loading unit.
FIG. 19 is a partial front sectional view of an input / output safe of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a side cross-sectional view showing a withdrawal transfer unit and a withdrawal distribution unit of a coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a withdrawal transfer unit of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a dispensing sorting unit and a dispensing transport unit of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a side sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows the coin flow route of the depositing process and the loading process in bold lines.
FIG. 24 is a side sectional view schematically showing the overall configuration of the coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a coin flow route for a withdrawal process (normal withdrawal), etc. Indicated by
FIG. 25 is a side sectional view schematically showing an overall configuration of a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a coin flow route for withdrawal processing (when an abnormality occurs) and recovery processing; Is indicated by a bold line.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Airframe
11 Input port
12 Withdrawal outlet
15 Deposit transport section (payment transport means)
16 Discrimination unit (discrimination means)
18 Exclusion section (exclusion means)
20 Collective safe (collective storage means)
22 Sorting part (sorting means)
23 Storage part (storage means)
27 Receptacle member (receiving member)
29 Withdrawal transport unit (withdrawal transport means)
70 Exclusion guide passage
71 Exclusion branch passage
72 Exclusion distribution mechanism (exclusion distribution means)
163 Withdrawal guide passage
164 Recovery branch passage
165 Withdrawal distribution mechanism (withdrawal distribution means)
C coin

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機体の上部に設けられ、機体外からの硬貨の投入を一枚ずつに規制しつつ受け入れる投入口と、
該投入口より機体後方に向けて配置され、該投入口に投入された硬貨を一枚ずつ搬送する入金搬送手段と、
該入金搬送手段における上流側に配置され、搬送される硬貨を判別する判別手段と、
前記入金搬送手段における前記判別手段よりも下流側に配置され、該判別手段により偽硬貨と判別された硬貨を前記入金搬送手段から排除し機体前端部の出金口に導入させる排除手段と、
前記入金搬送手段における前記排除手段よりも下流側に配置され、前記判別手段により真硬貨と判別された硬貨を金種選別する選別手段と、
該選別手段の下側に配置され該選別手段により金種選別された硬貨を金種別に上部より収納する一方、収納した硬貨を下部より繰り出し可能な収納手段と、
該収納手段から繰り出された硬貨を昇降可能な受入部材で受け取り該受入部材により前記出金口に搬送するエレベータ式の出金搬送手段と、
を有し、
前記出金搬送手段は、
前記収納手段より繰り出された硬貨を前記入金搬送手段を介することなく前記出金口に導くとともに、
前記受入部材から硬貨を受け入れて前記出金口に導く、機体前方かつ下方に向けて斜めに形成される第１通路部と該第１通路部の延長線上に配置されて前記出金口に通じる第２通路部とを有する出金案内通路と、
該出金案内通路の前記第１通路部と前記第２通路部との間から分岐して下方に延びる回収分岐通路と、
該回収分岐通路で案内された硬貨を収納する、前記受入部材の昇降範囲よりも前記出金口側に設けられた着脱可能な一括収納手段と、
前記出金案内通路の硬貨を前記出金口と前記一括収納手段とに振り分ける出金振分手段とを有することを特徴とする硬貨処理機。An insertion slot provided at the top of the fuselage and accepting coins from outside the fuselage one by one,
A deposit transfer means arranged toward the rear of the machine body from the slot, and for transporting coins inserted into the slot one by one;
A discriminating means arranged on the upstream side of the depositing and conveying means and discriminating a coin to be conveyed;
Exclusion means that is disposed downstream of the determination means in the deposit conveyance means and excludes coins determined as fake coins by the determination means from the deposit conveyance means and introduces them into the withdrawal port at the front end of the machine body ;
A sorting unit that is arranged on the downstream side of the exclusion unit in the deposit conveyance unit and sorts the coins determined to be true coins by the discrimination unit;
A storage means that is arranged below the sorting means and stores coins denominated by the sorting means from the upper part by denomination, while the stored coins can be fed out from the lower part,
Elevator-type withdrawal and transporting means for receiving coins fed out from the storage means by a receiving member capable of moving up and down and transporting to the withdrawal port by the receiving member;
Have a,
The withdrawal transportation means includes
While guiding the coins fed out from the storage means to the withdrawal port without going through the deposit conveyance means,
A coin is received from the receiving member and guided to the withdrawal port, and is arranged on a first passage portion formed obliquely toward the front and downward of the machine body and an extension line of the first passage portion, and communicates with the withdrawal port. A withdrawal guide passage having a second passage portion;
A recovery branch passage that branches from the first passage portion and the second passage portion of the withdrawal guide passage and extends downward;
Removable collective storage means for storing coins guided in the recovery branch passage, provided on the withdrawal port side with respect to the lifting range of the receiving member;
A coin processing machine comprising: a dispensing distribution unit that distributes coins in the dispensing guide passage to the dispensing port and the collective storage unit . 前記排除手段で排除された硬貨を前記出金口に導く排除案内通路と、
該排除案内通路から分岐する排除分岐通路と、
該排除分岐通路で案内された硬貨を収納する一括収納手段と、
前記排除案内通路の硬貨を前記出金口と前記一括収納手段とに振り分ける排除振分手段とを有することを特徴とする請求項１記載の硬貨処理機。An exclusion guide passage for guiding the coins excluded by the exclusion means to the withdrawal port;
An exclusion branch passage branched from the exclusion guide passage;
Collective storage means for storing coins guided in the exclusion branch passage;
2. The coin processor according to claim 1 , further comprising: an exclusion distribution unit that distributes the coins in the exclusion guide path to the withdrawal port and the collective storage unit. 前記選別手段で金種別に選別した硬貨を、返却可能に一時貯留させることなく、前記収納手段に収納させることを特徴とする請求項１または２記載の硬貨処理機。The coin processing machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the coins sorted by denomination by the sorting means are stored in the storing means without being temporarily stored so as to be returnable. 前記出金搬送手段は、前記受入部材を鉛直に昇降させることを特徴とする請求項１乃至３のいずれか一項記載の硬貨処理機。The coin processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the withdrawal / conveying means elevates and lowers the receiving member vertically.
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