JP3779829B2

JP3779829B2 - Circulating coin deposit and withdrawal machine

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Publication number: JP3779829B2
Application number: JP28566798A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 敏康萩原; 重光大條
Original assignee: グローリー工業株式会社
Priority date: 1998-10-07
Filing date: 1998-10-07
Publication date: 2006-05-31
Anticipated expiration: 2018-10-07
Also published as: JP2000113274A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、硬貨の入金処理および出金処理を行なう循環式硬貨入出金機に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、銀行などの金融機関において、硬貨の入金処理および出金処理を行なう循環式硬貨入出金機が用いられている。
【０００３】
この循環式硬貨入出金機は、機体内の金種別収納部から投出される出金硬貨を出金搬送系を通じて操作者側へ搬送し、かつ、操作者側から機体内に投入される入金硬貨を入金搬送系を通じて搬送するとともに識別部で金種識別して金種別入金一時保留部に一時保留し、入金承認時に金種別入金一時保留部に一時保留された入金硬貨を対応する金種別収納部へ収納し、入金硬貨を出金硬貨として循環させるようにしている。
【０００４】
また、入金時において、金種別収納部の収納量が所定の充足量に達している金種、および金種別入金一時保留部の収納量が所定量に達した金種については、それ以後の入金硬貨を入金オーバーフロー硬貨として、金種別入金一時保留部とは別の入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部に一括して一時保留し、入金承認時に、機体内に全ての硬貨を回収して機体から取り外すことができる硬貨回収箱に回収するようにしている。
【０００５】
また、金種別収納部の収納量が減少した場合は、機体に着脱可能な硬貨補充カセットにより硬貨の補充を行ない、その金種別収納部へ補充するための硬貨補充カセットに該当金種の補充硬貨が無い場合には、硬貨回収箱内の硬貨を繰り出して金種別収納部へ補給するようにしている。
【０００６】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来の構成では、硬貨回収箱内の硬貨を繰り出して金種別収納部へ補給可能としているが、硬貨回収箱内に収納されている硬貨の実際の数値とデータとは必ずしも一致することがなく、例えば、硬貨回収箱内から硬貨を繰り出すためのベルトなどを用いた繰出機構での硬貨詰まりの発生などで、硬貨回収箱内の硬貨の数値を正確に把握できなくなってしまう。
【０００７】
それ故、実際に使用される場合には、精査機能の確保を優先して、硬貨回収箱内に繰出機構を持たない構造が採用されている。逆に、この硬貨回収箱内に繰出機構を持たない構造では、硬貨回収箱に収納される入金オーバーフロー硬貨が補給硬貨として使用されない問題を有している。
【０００８】
そこで、硬貨回収箱とは別に補給用硬貨一時保留部を設けることを考えた。それは、補給用硬貨一時保留部により、入金承認時に、入金硬貨のうち金種別収納部へ収納させる硬貨以外の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を一時保留量が所定量になるまで一時保留するとともに、補給時に一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出し、入金搬送系を通じて金種別収納部への硬貨の補給を可能とするためである。また、補給用硬貨一時保留部に所定量の硬貨が一時保留された場合に、それ以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を硬貨回収箱へ回収するためである。この案で問題解決されたと思えたが別の問題があることがわかった。
【０００９】
金種別収納部のある金種について収納量が減少した場合、硬貨補給硬貨一時保留部から対応する金種別収納部へ硬貨補給が行なわれるが、硬貨の補給前の段階でその金種の出金指令がかかった場合には、出金不可の扱いとするか、硬貨の補給（補給用硬貨一時保留部から金種別収納部への補給）後に出金を行なうことになることで出金に時間がかかり過ぎることになり、機械の利用者に不便をかける問題がある。
【００１０】
本発明は、このような点に鑑みなされたもので、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用でき、かつ、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保できる循環式硬貨入出金機を提供することを目的とする。
【００１１】
【課題を解決するための手段】
請求項１記載の循環式硬貨入出金機は、機体内の金種別収納部から投出される出金硬貨を出金搬送系を通じて操作面側へ搬送し、かつ、機体内に操作面側から投入される入金硬貨を入金搬送系を通じて搬送するとともに入金搬送系識別部で金種識別して一時保留し、入金承認時に出金に使用する入金硬貨は対応する金種別収納部へ収納する循環式硬貨入出金機において、前記入金承認時に入金硬貨のうち金種別収納部へ収納させる硬貨以外の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を一時保留量が所定量になるまで入金搬送系を通じて受け入れて一時保留し、補給時に一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すとともに、出金時に一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し可能とする補給用硬貨一時保留部と、この補給用硬貨一時保留部に所定量の入金オーバーフロー硬貨が一時保留された場合に、それ以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を入金搬送系を通じて受け入れる回収金庫と、前記各金種別収納部の硬貨収納量および補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留される金種別補給用硬貨一時保留量を検知する検知手段と、前記出金搬送系を搬送される硬貨を識別する出金搬送系識別部と、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量であることが検知手段で検知されることに基づき、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出させる第１の駆動制御部と、前記入金搬送系および出金搬送系を制御し、前記補給用硬貨一時保留部から出金搬送系へ送り出される硬貨のうち、前記出金搬送系識別部の識別結果に基づき、出金させる硬貨は出金搬送系を通じて操作面側へ搬送させ、出金させない硬貨は入金搬送系へ送って金種別収納部または補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させる第２の駆動制御部とを具備しているものである。
【００１２】
そして、入金承認時に入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留し、補給時に補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すことにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を金種別収納部への補給に使用し、かつ、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量である場合には、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し、出金搬送系識別部での識別結果に基づいて出金に必要な硬貨を出金させることにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用し、出金時間を短縮する。しかも、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留量が所定量に達した以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫に収納するが、補給時などに回収金庫から硬貨を繰り出す必要がなく、回収金庫へ回収される硬貨の回収量と回収データとが確実に一致し、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保可能とする。
【００１３】
請求項２記載の循環式硬貨入出金機は、機体内の金種別収納部から投出される出金硬貨を出金搬送系を通じて操作面側へ搬送し、かつ、機体内に操作面側から投入される入金硬貨を入金搬送系を通じて搬送するとともに入金搬送系識別部で金種識別して一時保留し、入金承認時に出金に使用する入金硬貨は対応する金種別収納部へ収納する循環式硬貨入出金機において、前記入金硬貨のうち金種別収納部へ収納させる硬貨以外の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を一時保留するとともに、入金承認時に一時保留した入金オーバーフロー硬貨を入金搬送系へ送る入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部と、前記入金承認時に入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部から入金搬送系へ送られる入金オーバーフロー硬貨を一時保留量が所定量になるまで受け入れて一時保留し、補給時に一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すとともに、出金時に一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し可能とする補給用硬貨一時保留部と、前記入金承認時に入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部から入金搬送系へ送られる入金オーバーフロー硬貨のうち、補給用硬貨一時保留部へ送られる入金オーバーフロー硬貨が所定量になった場合に、それ以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を受け入れる回収金庫と、前記入金搬送系識別部、金種別収納部へ収納させる硬貨を金種別に分岐する複数の金種別分岐部、入金承認時に入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部から入金搬送系へ送られる入金オーバーフロー硬貨のうち補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留量が所定量になるまで補給用硬貨一時保留部へ入金オーバーフロー硬貨を分岐する補給用硬貨分岐部、補給用硬貨一時保留部に所定量の入金オーバーフロー硬貨が一時保留された場合にそれ以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫へ分岐する回収分岐部を有し、前記入金搬送系の一部を構成する硬貨識別分岐通路と、前記金種別収納部の硬貨収納量および補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留される金種別補給用硬貨一時保留量を検知する検知手段と、前記出金搬送系を搬送される硬貨を識別する出金搬送系識別部と、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量であることが検知手段で検知されることに基づき、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出させる第１の駆動制御部と、前記入金搬送系および出金搬送系を制御し、前記補給用硬貨一時保留部から出金搬送系へ送り出される硬貨のうち、前記出金搬送系識別部の識別結果に基づき、出金させる硬貨は出金搬送系を通じて操作面側へ搬送させ、出金させない硬貨は入金搬送系へ送って金種別収納部または補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させる第２の駆動制御部とを具備しているものである。
【００１４】
そして、入金承認時に入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留し、補給時に補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すことにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を金種別収納部への補給に使用し、かつ、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量である場合には、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し、出金搬送系識別部での識別結果に基づいて出金に必要な硬貨を出金させることにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用し、出金時間を短縮する。しかも、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留量が所定量に達した以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫に収納するが、補給時などに回収金庫から硬貨を繰り出す必要がなく、回収金庫へ回収される硬貨の回収量と回収データとが確実に一致し、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保可能とする。さらに、硬貨識別分岐通路の補給用硬貨分岐部および回収分岐部で対応する硬貨の分岐を行なうので、硬貨の分岐を確実に可能とする。
【００１５】
請求項３記載の循環式硬貨入出金機は、請求項２記載の循環式硬貨入出金機において、入金搬送系を通じて金種別分岐部で金種別に分岐される入金硬貨を所定の収納量ずつ一時保留するとともに、入金承認時に一時保留硬貨を金種別収納部に収納させる金種別入金一時保留部と、入金承認時に入金搬送系を搬送される入金オーバーフロー硬貨について、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種は充足量まで収納させ、充足量に達している金種は補給用硬貨分岐部から補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させ、補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させる金種で補給用硬貨一時保留部に収納可能とする収納量に達した金種は回収分岐部から回収金庫へ収納させる制御部とを具備しているものである。
【００１６】
そして、入金承認時に入金搬送系を搬送される入金オーバーフロー硬貨について、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種は充足量まで収納させ、充足量に達している金種は補給用硬貨分岐部から補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させ、補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させる金種で補給用硬貨一時保留部に収納可能とする収納量に達した金種は回収分岐部から回収金庫へ収納させるので、入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用に有効に利用可能とする。
【００１７】
請求項４記載の循環式硬貨入出金機は、請求項１ないし３いずれか記載の循環式硬貨入出金機において、入金搬送系と出金搬送系との少なくとも一部は共用されているとともに、入金搬送系識別部と出金搬送系識別部とは共用されているものである。
【００１８】
そして、入金搬送系と出金搬送系との少なくとも一部は共用されるとともに、入金搬送系識別部と出金搬送系識別部とは共用されるので、簡素化、小形化および安価化を可能とする。
【００１９】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の一実施の形態の構成を図面を参照して説明する。
【００２０】
図１において、１は機体で、この機体１の操作面側（操作者側）1aの前側上部には入金口と出金口を兼ねる硬貨受収口２が開口され、この硬貨受収口２の内側には上面を開口した略樋状の硬貨受部３が配設され、この硬貨受部３の底部にはシャッタ４にて開閉される放出口５が開口形成されているとともに側部には受入口６が開口形成されている。なお、硬貨受収口２の上部で機体１の上面との間には図示しないシャッタが設けられ、このシャッタは硬貨受部３内の硬貨の取り出しまたは硬貨受部３へ硬貨を投入する時期にのみ開かれる。
【００２１】
硬貨受部３の下方に放出口５から放出された硬貨を貯留して繰り出す貯留繰出部８が配設されている。図１ないし図３に示すように、貯留繰出部８は、傾斜状に軸支された回転円盤９、この回転円盤９の表面側に形成されたホッパ10にて形成され、回転円盤９の周縁部近傍には硬貨を掻き上げるための複数の突起9aが所定間隔ごとに突設されている。そして、硬貨受部３の放出口５から落下した硬貨は、ホッパ10に貯留されるとともに、回転円盤９の回転によって回転円盤９の周縁部の突起9aにて１枚ずつ掻き上げられて硬貨通路12へ繰り出される。
【００２２】
また、硬貨通路12は、図２に示すように、貯留繰出部８から１枚ずつ繰り出される硬貨を案内するもので、斜め上方に向けて傾斜された第１の通路域12a 、この第１の通路域12a に接続された略水平状の第２の通路域12b 、この第２の通路域12b の末端から円弧状に上方に折り返された第３の通路域12c 、この第３の通路域12c の末端に接続されて硬貨受部３の受入口６にかけて略水平状の第４の通路域12d が形成されている。
【００２３】
硬貨通路12は、硬貨を垂直に対して上側が背面方向へ所定角度傾いた傾斜状態（例えば約１５度傾斜）で搬送する通路板13にて形成され、この通路板13の下縁には貯留繰出部８の回転円盤９の硬貨繰出位置から各通路域12a 〜12d の下縁部に沿って硬貨の周縁下部を支持する案内縁14が形成されている。
【００２４】
硬貨通路12上には、貯留繰出部８から１枚ずつ繰り出される硬貨を間隔をあけて搬送する搬送手段16が設けられている。この搬送手段16は硬貨を１枚ずつ間隔をあけた状態で搬送する突起17a （詳細は後述する）を有する無端状の搬送ベルト17にて構成されている。この搬送ベルト17は、駆動プーリ18と複数の案内プーリ19とによって各通路域12a 〜12d に沿って懸架されており、硬貨を通路板13に押し付けながら搬送するとともに、その搬送速度が回転円盤９によって繰り出される硬貨の繰出速度より多少速くなっている。
【００２５】
搬送ベルト17には硬貨を区分け搬送する突起17a が通路板13に対向する面に所定間隔ごとに突設されている。そして、通路板13の上面と搬送ベルト17の突起17a の対向面との間隙は接触しない微小間隙、通路板13の上面と搬送ベルト17の突起17a 以外の対向面部との間隙は硬貨の最小厚みよりやや小さい間隙となっている。
【００２６】
硬貨通路12の第４の通路域12d の末端に隣接して、硬貨を硬貨受部３の受入口６に搬送する返却硬貨搬送ベルト20が懸回されている。
【００２７】
また、図１および図３に示すように、貯留繰出部８のホッパ10の下端部には開閉板22にて開閉される戻し口23が形成され、この戻し口23に連通した回収シュート24が設けられ、この回収シュート24の下端は昇降バケット装置25に連通されている。この昇降バケット装置25は硬貨を収納する側縁が開口されたバケット26が図示しないベルトにて昇降自在に設けられ、このバケット26は回収シュート24から放出された硬貨または異物を受け取り、このバケット26は上昇して放出口27から返却硬貨搬送ベルト20上に硬貨または異物を放出するようになっている。
【００２８】
また、図１および図３に示すように、硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a には搬入された硬貨の適正、不適正、金種などの識別を行なう材質センサ、イメージセンサなどにて構成され、入金搬送系識別部および出金搬送系識別部として共用される識別部30が配設されている。
【００２９】
また、図１、図３ないし図５に示すように、硬貨通路12の第２の通路域12b には、上流側から順に、識別部30にて識別された硬貨を例えば１円、５円、１０円、５０円、１００円、５００円硬貨に分岐する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f 、入金承認前の入金オーバーフロー硬貨、補給時および出金時のリジェクト硬貨を分岐するオーバーフロー分岐部32、回収硬貨を分岐する回収分岐部33、入金承認後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨およびオーバーフロー補給硬貨を分岐する補給用硬貨分岐部34がそれぞれ形成されている。
【００３０】
各分岐部31a 〜31f ，32，33，34は、共通に構成され、通路板13に分岐孔35がそれぞれ開口形成されているとともに、この分岐孔35を開閉する分岐部材36がそれぞれ配設されている。各分岐部材36は、支軸37にて硬貨通路12の上流側が開閉するように通路板13に回動自在に軸支されているとともに、支軸37に連結された図示しないロータリーソレノイドにて開閉駆動される。各分岐部材36の上流側の縁部には、開口時に搬送ベルト17との衝合を避ける切欠部36a が形成されている。
【００３１】
通路板13には各分岐部31a 〜31f ，32，33，34の上流側および下流側に、硬貨通路12内を搬送される硬貨を検知する硬貨検知センサS1〜S11 が配設されている。
【００３２】
そして、各分岐部31a 〜31f ，32，33，34の各分岐部材36は、識別部30での識別結果と上流側の硬貨検知センサS1〜S9（硬貨検知センサS1は金種別分岐部31a 用、硬貨検知センサS9は補給用硬貨分岐部34用）での硬貨検知との両条件にて、ロータリーソレノイドにより開口駆動され、該当硬貨が各分岐部31a 〜31f ，32，33，34を通過する際に分岐孔35に分岐される。
【００３３】
なお、各分岐部31a 〜31f ，32，33，34の下流側の各硬貨検知センサS3〜S11 は第２の通路域12b 上を搬送される硬貨の分岐の有無を検知するもので、分岐無検知をしたときに、硬貨の後流側への搬送状態を監視するようになっている。すなわち、分岐無検知の具体例をあげると、例えば次の第１例および第２例がある。
【００３４】
第１例としては、例えば、金種別分岐部31b 用の分岐部材36を作動させてその金種の硬貨を分岐しようとしたにもかかわらず、分岐部材36の作動遅れによりその金種硬貨が分岐されずに後流へ搬送される（その金種の硬貨が分岐されたことの確認は、分岐部材36の切換後、所定時間内にセンサS4が硬貨を検知すると、その金種硬貨は分岐されずに後流へ流されたことになる）。
【００３５】
第２例としては、金種別分岐部31b へ分岐する場合において、分岐すべき硬貨に先行する硬貨が硬貨検知センサS4を通過または硬貨検知センサS4を遮蔽状態の場合には、分岐すべき硬貨の分岐に支障がないが、先行する硬貨が金種別分岐部31b 上を搬送されて硬貨検知センサS4まで至っていない場合には、金種別分岐部31b の分岐部材36を作動させず、分岐すべき硬貨が分岐されずに後流へ搬送される。
【００３６】
なお、こうした硬貨は、金種が分かっているので、入金時、補給時のオーバーフロー硬貨、または回収硬貨として扱うことにして説明する。
【００３７】
また、図６に示すように、金種別分岐部31a 〜31f には、対応する分岐孔35から分岐される硬貨を受け入れて案内する金種別のシュート38がそれぞれ連通されている。図７および図８に示すように、オーバーフロー分岐部32および回収分岐部33には、各分岐孔35から分岐される硬貨を受け入れて案内するシュート39，40がそれぞれ連通されている。
【００３８】
また、図１および図６に示すように、金種別分岐部31a 〜31f の各シュート38の下端には複数枚（例えば最大で１０枚）の硬貨を重積状態で一時保留する金種別入金一時保留部42がそれぞれ配設されている。この金種別入金一時保留部42は、筒状の一時保留枠43内に上下に開口した貫通孔、この一時保留枠43の下面を開閉可能に閉塞する後述する投出板46にて構成されている。一時保留枠43は、図示しない駆動手段により、シュート38から硬貨を受け入れる定位置と、硬貨通路12の硬貨搬送方向と直交する図６右側方向の返却位置とに移動されるようになっている。
【００３９】
また、金種別入金一時保留部42の定位置の下方には、金種別収納部44（44₁〜44₆）がカセット方式で着脱可能に機体１に装着されている。この金種別収納部44は、硬貨を金種別にそれぞれ重積収納する金種別の収納筒部45を備え、この各収納筒部45の上方から硬貨の受け入れおよび投出が行なわれる。収納筒部45の上方には投出板46が配設され、この投出板46は、図示しない駆動手段により、収納筒部45の上方位置と図６左側方向の位置との間で往復移動されるようになっている。そして、収納筒部45への硬貨の収納時に、投出板46が図６左方に移動して、金種別入金一時保留部42から落下する硬貨の収納筒部45への収納を許容し、また、一時保留枠43が図６で右方の返却位置に移動した状態で、かつ収納筒部45内の硬貨が上昇されて最上位硬貨が一時保留枠43の下面で受けとめられた状態において、投出板46の往復移動により、収納筒部45の最上位の硬貨が放出されるようになっている。
【００４０】
金種別収納部44の各収納筒部45内には重積硬貨を支承する支承部材47がそれぞれ上下動可能に設けられ、この各支承部材47に硬貨が重積支持され、この各支承部材47は収納筒部45の図示しない上下方向の案内溝から駆動機構48に着脱可能に連結されてそれぞれ昇降されるようになっている。収納筒部45内から硬貨の投出時に支承部材47が上昇されて最上位硬貨が一時保留枠43の下面へ押圧されるとともに、収納筒部45内への硬貨の収納時に支承部材47が下降されて硬貨が収納されるようになっている。
【００４１】
また、図１および図６に示すように、金種別収納部44の上部近傍の側部には搬送コンベヤ50が設けられ、この搬送コンベヤ50は、金種別入金一時保留部42から放出される硬貨、金種別収納部44から投出される硬貨、オーバーフロー分岐部32からシュート39を介して放出される硬貨、後述する補給用硬貨一時保留部62から繰り出される硬貨を貯留繰出部８に搬送するようになっている。
【００４２】
また、図１および図７に示すように、オーバーフロー分岐部32のシュート39の途中には、補給時および出金時のリジェクト硬貨のみをシュート39の途中で分岐する切換板52が図示しない駆動手段によってシュート39内に進退可能に設けられているとともに、この切換板52で分岐されるリジェクト硬貨を受け入れるシュート53が連結されている。このシュート53の途中にはリジェクト硬貨を出金時と補給時とで仕分する切換板54が図示しない駆動手段によって揺動可能に設けられているとともに、この切換板54で仕分される出金時のリジェクト硬貨を受け入れるシュート55、および補給時のリジェクト硬貨を受け入れるシュート56がそれぞれ連結されている。
【００４３】
出金時のリジェクト硬貨を受け入れるシュート55の下方には出金リジェクト硬貨収納箱57が配設され、補給時のリジェクト硬貨を受け入れるシュート56の下方には補給リジェクト硬貨収納箱58が配設されている。これら出金リジェクト硬貨収納箱57および補給リジェクト硬貨収納箱58は一体的に設けられ、機体１内に着脱可能に装着されている。
【００４４】
また、図８に示すように、回収分岐部33から分岐される回収硬貨のシュート40の下方には、回収硬貨を収納する回収金庫（回収箱）60が配設されている。この回収金庫60は、機体１内に着脱自在に装着されている。
【００４５】
また、図１、図９および図１０に示すように、補給用硬貨分岐部34の下方には、補給用硬貨分岐部34で分岐される入金承認後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨およびオーバーフロー補給硬貨を受け入れて一時保留するとともに、硬貨の補給時に一時保留硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50へ送り出す補給用硬貨一時保留部62が配設されている。
【００４６】
補給用硬貨一時保留部62は、周囲の一部の側壁をシュート40の外面（図１０左面）で構成した枠体63を有し、この枠体63の底部に硬貨を載置するとともに送り出し可能とする送出コンベヤ64が配設され、これら枠体63および送出コンベヤ64によって硬貨を一時保留する収納空間65が形成されている。
【００４７】
枠体63の搬送コンベヤ50に臨む一側壁に送出口66が形成され、この送出口66に臨む送出コンベヤ64の一端側がその送出口66に向けて上昇傾斜されている。送出口66には図示しない駆動手段によって開閉されるシャッタ67が配設され、このシャッタ67は送出コンベヤ64で硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50へ送るときにのみ開放されるようになっている。送出コンベヤ64の送出側の端部には送り出される硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50へガイドするガイド板68が配設されている。
【００４８】
補給用硬貨一時保留部62の収納空間65の収納量については例えば最大で４００枚とし、かつ、１つの金種の収納量については例えば最大１００枚とされている。４００枚以上の硬貨、または１００枚を越える金種硬貨（例え、合計枚数が４００枚未満であっても）は、回収金庫60へ収納されるようになっている。
【００４９】
また、図１および図１１に示すように、機体１の上部には、金種別収納部44への補充硬貨を収納した硬貨補充カセット（第１の硬貨補充カセット71a 、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b ）が着脱可能に装着される着脱受部72が形成されている。
【００５０】
硬貨補充カセットには、補充硬貨を金種別で重積状態に収納する第１の硬貨補充カセット71a と、補充硬貨を金種混合状態で重積状態に収納する第２の硬貨補充カセット71b とがあり、ともに同一外形状で着脱受部72に入れ替えて装着することが可能で、いずれか一方が着脱受部72に装着されて使用される。
【００５１】
図１２ないし図１４に第２の硬貨補充カセット71b を示し、この第２の硬貨補充カセット71b は、カセット本体73および蓋体74を有する横長の略長方形状に形成され、カセット本体73に対して蓋体74の一端が連結軸75にて開閉可能に連結され、カセット本体73と蓋体74との間に沿って補充硬貨を金種混合状態で重積状態に収納する複数（本実施の形態では７個）の補充硬貨収納部76が並設されている。
【００５２】
補充硬貨収納部76は、カセット本体73側と蓋体74側とで径方向に２分割形成され、つまり、カセット本体73側と蓋体74側とに断面半円状の凹部がそれぞれ形成され、カセット本体73と蓋体74とが閉じられることで断面円筒状の硬貨を収納する空間が形成される。補充硬貨収納部76の直径は取り扱う最大径硬貨を収納可能とする寸法に形成され、補充硬貨収納部76の上側（着脱受部72に装着された状態での上側）は閉塞され、下側（着脱受部72に装着された状態での下側）はカセット本体73に形成された放出孔77を通じて、カセット本体73の下部域に形成された空胴部78に連通されている。放出孔77の下側には放出孔77を開閉するシャッタ79が支軸80を支点として開閉可能に配設され、このシャッタ79には後述するシャッタ開閉機構86が連結されている。
【００５３】
カセット本体73の蓋体74との接合面で各補充硬貨収納部76の上端近傍には、硬貨重積方向の下側のシャッタ79の上面（硬貨接触面）を基準として重積される硬貨の上側が位置すべき領域を示す表示部81が設けられている。表示部81は、補充硬貨収納部76の上端から例えば２ｍｍ以上、１０ｍｍ以下の領域に形成され、２ｍｍ以下であると硬貨間隔が狭くなって硬貨詰まりが発生するおそれがあり、１０ｍｍ以上であると硬貨間隔が広くなって運搬時などに補充硬貨収納部76内で硬貨立ちが発生するおそれがある。それ故、重積硬貨の上面がこの表示部81の間に位置する量、収納されるように作業者に促す役目をする。
【００５４】
カセット本体73には、一端側下部に、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b であることを示す指示部としての凹部82が形成されている。なお、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a にはこの凹部82は形成されない。さらに、図１４に示すように、カセット本体73の一端面には、各補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79を外部から開放させるための複数の挿通孔83が形成されているとともに、ロック解除用孔84が形成されている。また、カセット本体73の他端側に取手85が突設されている。
【００５５】
そして、開放した補充硬貨収納部76の指令信号があると、対応する挿通孔83へ着脱受部72側から後述する押動部材109 が進入し、シャッタ79が開放されるようになっている。また、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b が着脱受部72へ挿入される前は各挿通孔83の内側に配置される後述する駆動受部94が図示しないロック機構でロックされており、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b の着脱受部72への挿入によって着脱受部72側から突出する図示しない解除棒がロック解除用孔84内に進入し、その結果、各挿通孔83内の駆動受部94のロックが解除されるようになっている。
【００５６】
なお、蓋体74の各補充硬貨収納部76の位置に対応する上面およびシャッタ79には、各補充硬貨収納部76内の硬貨の有無を検知するためのセンサ孔74a ，79a がそれぞれ形成されている。
【００５７】
図１６にシャッタ開閉機構86を示し、シャッタ開閉機構86は、カセット本体73内に配設されており、シャッタ79の上方位置で支軸87を支点として揺動可能とするレバー88を有し、このレバー88の一端にシャッタ79から突設されたアーム89がリンク90によって連結されているとともに、レバー88の一端と支軸87との間にスプリング91が張設されている。レバー88の他端にはリンク92が連結され、このリンク92がスライド板93に連結されている。スライド板93は一端の駆動受部94が挿通孔83の内側に臨んでスライド板93の長手方向に沿ってスライド自在に配設されている。
【００５８】
図１６(a) のように、スライド板93に対して挿通孔83を通じて外部からの作用がない場合、スプリング91の付勢によって、シャッタ79が閉鎖状態に保たれる。このとき、レバー88の支軸87および支軸90a （リンク90のレバー88との連結部）とアーム89の支軸90b （リンク90のアーム89との連結部）との位置関係上、つまり支軸87と支軸90b とを結ぶ直線上より支軸90a がスプリング91側に引っ張られているため、シャッタ79が開放する方向に支軸80を支点として回動しようとしても、レバー88は図１６時計回り方向に回動せず、シャッタ79の開放が規制される。また、図１６(b) のように、スライド板93に対して挿通孔83を通じて外部からの作用があった場合、スライド板93がスライドすることで、リンク92、レバー88、リンク90およびアーム89を介してシャッタ79が開放される。
【００５９】
このシャッタ開閉機構86は、各補充硬貨収納部76の各シャッタ79に対応してそれぞれカセット本体73内に配設されているとともに、各スライド板93の一端および各駆動受部94が対応する挿通孔83の内側に臨ませて配設されている。
【００６０】
また、図１５に示すように、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a は、補充硬貨を金種別で重積状態に収納する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a を複数（本実施の形態では９個）備えるとともに、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a には凹部82が形成されない以外は、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b と略同様に構成されている。金種別補充硬貨収納部76a は、図１５の左側から順に、例えば１円、１円、５円、１０円、１０円、５０円、１００円、１００円、５００円というように、補充量の多い金種については複数を備えている。さらに、金種別補充硬貨収納部76a は、対応する金種の径に応じた内径寸法に形成され、対応する金種の硬貨を５０枚ずつ重積状態で収納可能とする長さに形成されているとともに、この５０枚収納状態において金種別補充硬貨収納部76a の重積方向の端部に隙間が２ｍｍ程度できるように構成され、硬貨の詰りおよび硬貨立ちが防止される。
【００６１】
なお、本実施の形態では、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a と第２の硬貨補充カセット71b とでは、金種別補充硬貨収納部76a と補充硬貨収納部76とのピッチが異なるが、同一ピッチに形成してもよい。
【００６２】
着脱受部72の奥側には、着脱受部72の所定位置に装着された硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b は、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a なのか第２の硬貨補充カセット71b なのかを判別するための判別手段96が配設されている。この判別手段96は、支軸97を支点として揺動可能とする検知レバー98を有し、この検知レバー98の上端が着脱受部72内に進退可能とし、スプリング99で検知レバー98の上端が進出方向に回動付勢されているとともに、ストッパ100 で検知レバー98の進出位置が規制されている。検知レバー98の進出位置では検知レバー98の下端をカセット種類検知センサ101 で検知するように構成されている。そして、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b の場合には凹部82を有しているので、この凹部82に検知レバー98の上端が進入して、カセット種類検知センサ101 で検知レバー98の下端が検知された状態のままであり、また、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a の場合には凹部82を有していないので、カセット本体73の端面で検知レバー98が押されて揺動し、カセット種類検知センサ101 で検知レバー98の下端が検知されなくなる。なお、着脱受部72への硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b の装着は別の検知手段によって検知される。
【００６３】
着脱受部72の上下には、各補充硬貨収納部76内の硬貨の有無を検知する有無検知センサ103 が配設されている。この有無検知センサ103 は、投光器と受光器とを有する光センサにて構成され、投光器から投光されるセンサ光を各補充硬貨収納部76に対応したセンサ孔74a ，79a を通じて各補充硬貨収納部76内に投光し、受光器でセンサ光を受光すれば硬貨無、受光しなければ硬貨有りを検知する。
【００６４】
また、図１７および図１８に示すように、着脱受部72の奥側には、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b の任意の補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79を開放させるシャッタ開放駆動機構（補充硬貨放出機構）105 が配設されている。このシャッタ開放駆動機構105 は、着脱受部72の枠部106 の上下面間に回転自在に配設されたねじ軸107 を有し、このねじ軸107 に昇降体108 が螺合され、この昇降体108 には押動部材109 が支軸110 によって水平方向に回動自在に軸支され、この押動部材109 には長孔111 が形成され、この長孔111 が枠部106 の上下面間に固定配置された固定軸112 に係合されている。そして、ねじ軸107 の回動により昇降体108 とともに押動部材109 が昇降され、昇降体108 の回動により長孔111 が固定軸112 にガイドされて押動部材109 が硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b に対して進退される。
【００６５】
ねじ軸107 の上端にはタイミングプーリ113 が固着され、ねじ軸107 の上端側方にステッピングモータ114 が配設されているとともにこのステッピングモータ114 の駆動軸にタイミングプーリ115 が固着され、両タイミングプーリ113 ，115 間にタイミングベルト116 が張設されている。そして、ステッピングモータ114 の駆動によりねじ軸107 が回転される。
【００６６】
ねじ軸107 の上下近傍に揺動部材117 の上下両端が回動自在に係合支持され、この揺動部材117 の上下端間にねじ軸107 と平行にガイド軸118 が取り付けられ、このガイド軸118 に昇降体108 に形成された溝部108aが係合されている。ガイド軸108 の下端側方にＤＣモータ119 が配設され、このＤＣモータ119 の回転駆動力を往復移動に変換するクランク機構120 がガイド軸118 に連結されている。そして、ＤＣモータ119 の駆動により揺動部材117 および昇降体108 が揺動され、押動部材109 が硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b に対して進退される。
【００６７】
ねじ軸107 の下端側方には昇降体108 の定位置を検知する定位置検知センサが配設され、ねじ軸107 の上端には円周上の１箇所に切欠部122aを有する回転検知用円板122 が固着され、この回転検知用円板122 の円周上に臨ませて回転検知センサ123 が配設されている。回転検知センサ123 は略コ字形で投光部と受光部とを互いに対向させ、回転検知用円板122 の切欠部122aが臨むときに遮光状態から投光状態に切り替わり、ねじ軸107 の１回転が検知される。
【００６８】
そして、シャッタ開放駆動機構105 により、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b のある補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79を開放させる場合には、まず、ステッピングモータ114 の駆動により、昇降体108 が下降され、この昇降体108 が定位置検知センサ121 で検知された位置から今度は上昇されるとともに、回転検知センサ123 でねじ軸107 の回転数が監視され、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b の対象とする挿通孔83の内側のスライド板93の高さに対応する高さまで昇降体108 が上昇されたら（ねじ軸107 の回転数から判断する）、昇降体108 が停止される。続いて、ＤＣモータ119 の駆動により、揺動部材117 および昇降体108 が揺動されて、押動部材109 が硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b に対して進退され、進出時に押動部材109 の先端が硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b の対象とする挿通孔83に進入されてスライド板93を押動し、シャッタ開閉機構86を介して対象とするシャッタ79が開放されるように構成されている。押動部材109 は挿通孔83からの後退した位置で停止される。押動部材109 が硬貨の落下に必要な所定時間進出後に後退すると、対応するスライド板93も定位置へ復帰し、シャッタ79は閉じられる。
【００６９】
また、図１、図８および図１１に示すように、着脱受部72の下方には硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b から放出される補充硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50上へ導くシュート125 が配設されている。
【００７０】
そして、図１において、貯留繰出部８および硬貨通路12が入金硬貨を搬送する入金搬送系131 として構成され、搬送コンベヤ50、貯留繰出部８および硬貨通路12が出金硬貨を搬送する出金搬送系132 として構成され、入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 とで少なくとも一部が共用されている。硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a および第２の通路域12b が識別部30、金種別分岐部31a 〜31f 、回収分岐部33および補給用硬貨分岐部34などを有して入金搬送系131 の一部を構成する硬貨識別分岐通路133 として構成されている。搬送コンベヤ50上が入金硬貨のうち金種別収納部44へ収納させる硬貨以外の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を一括して一時保留する入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部134 として構成されている。シュート125 および搬送コンベヤ50などが補充硬貨を入金搬送系131 の識別部30より上流へ送り込む送込手段135 として構成されている。
【００７１】
また、図１９において、硬貨受収口２の上部域部分を構成する硬貨受収口枠141 を示す。この硬貨受収口枠141 は、機体１の前後に対応する側壁142 ，143 、機体１の幅方向に対応する側壁144 ，145 を有するほぼ四角形枠状に形成されている。
【００７２】
両側壁144 ，145 は、硬貨を中央側に寄せるように下端側が互いに接近するシュート状であって、凸状円弧面144a，145aが形成され、その凸状円弧面144a，145a上に約０．３ｍｍ程度突出する複数の突起144b，145bが上下方向でかつ機体１の前後方向に所定のピッチＰ（例えば１５ｍｍ、最大径硬貨直径＞２Ｐ、かつ最小径硬貨直径＞Ｐ）で形成される。
【００７３】
突起144b，145bの断面形状は、図１９(c) に示すように、平面を有することなく凸円弧状である。それ故、２個の突起144b，145bに硬貨（図１９(a)(b)に符号Ｃで示す）が接触する場合でも、ピッチＰ方向に線接触することはなく２点の点接触である。また、硬貨の周面の一方が凸状円弧面144a，145aに接触するときも周面の他方は突起144b，145bに接触して２点接触である。この状態は処理される最大径硬貨から最小径硬貨のどの硬貨についても同じ条件となる。
【００７４】
従来、硬貨受収口枠の両側壁（シュート）と硬貨との接触が面接触であったために、特に１円硬貨、粘着物付着硬貨、水濡れ硬貨などが落下せずに残留することがあったが、上記のように硬貨受収口枠141 を構成することにより、両側壁144 ，145 と硬貨との接触が必ず２点接触となり、上記の残留しやすい硬貨でも落下しやすく、残留を防止できる。
【００７５】
また、図２０において、循環式硬貨入出金機を制御する制御部201 を示し、この制御部201 には、各金種別収納部44に収納された硬貨の枚数（硬貨収納量）を金種別に記憶する収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6、金種別入金一時保留部42に一時保留された硬貨の枚数を金種別に記憶する金種別入金一時保留枚数記憶部B1〜B6、入金オーバーフロー硬貨の枚数を記憶する金種別入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部C1〜C6、補給用硬貨一時保留部62に一時保留された硬貨の枚数（金種別補給用硬貨一時保留量）を金種別に記憶する金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6、回収金庫60内へ回収された硬貨の枚数を金種別に記憶する金種別回収枚数記憶部E1〜E6、後述する出金操作指令時に指定される金種毎の枚数を記憶する金種別出金指定枚数記憶記憶部F1〜F6がそれぞれ接続されている。
【００７６】
金種別入金一時保留枚数記憶部B1〜B6および金種別入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部C1〜C6は、入金承認時までのデータであり、入金承認または入金不承認によってクリアされ、入金承認時には金種別入金一時保留枚数記憶部B1〜B6のデータは収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6に加算される。なお、金種別入金オーバーフロー硬貨については再度識別した後に分岐し、そのデータに基づいて分岐先の記憶部に加算される。
【００７７】
制御部201 には信号Zxが入力される。この信号Zxは、収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6のいずれかが充足枚数のとき、あるいは金種別入金一時保留枚数記憶部B1〜B6のいずれかが充足枚数のとき、金種別入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部C1〜C6のいずれかが充足枚数のとき（A1〜A6、B1〜B6、D1〜D6との関係による）、金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6のいずれかが充足枚数のときに入力されるオーバーフロー信号で、硬貨の収納先を変えるため（例えば金種別収納部44から補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ、さらには回収金庫60への切り換えのため）に制御部201 に入力される。
【００７８】
また、制御部201 には出金操作指令信号が入力される。この出金操作指令信号の入力とは、出金額の入力の指令、出金スタートの入力の指令、出金完了後の硬貨受収口２からの出金硬貨の取り出しを検知した硬貨取出検知の指令の各信号の入力をさす。そして、出金額が入力されると、金種毎の枚数が算出され、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6に記憶される。この金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の記憶内容は、出金額の硬貨が出金されて硬貨受収口２からのそれら硬貨の硬貨取出指令信号の入力によりリセットされる。
【００７９】
また、制御部201 には出金硬貨追跡検知信号が入力される。この出金硬貨追跡検知信号は、金種別収納部44から出金硬貨が投出され、識別部30を通過したか、その硬貨がリジェクト硬貨の場合はオーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐されたかどうか、金種正規硬貨がセンサS11 を通過したかどうか、後述するように金種別収納部44で出金する硬貨が不足した金種がある場合に補給用硬貨一時保留部62から繰り出すようにしているがその補給用硬貨のうち投出に使う硬貨はセンサS11 の通過側へ、投出に使わない硬貨は補給用硬貨分岐部34への分岐側へ送られたかなどの検知信号である。
【００８０】
なお、制御部201 には信号R0および信号R1も入力される。信号R0は、回収金庫60を外すときの手動入力信号で、硬貨の回収終了時点で制御部201 を通じて金種別回収枚数記憶部E1〜E6のデータをリセットするとともに、循環式硬貨入出金機全体の駆動を停止させる。信号R1は、回収金庫60を装着したときの入力信号で、循環式硬貨入出金機全体の駆動が再起動可能とされる。
【００８１】
また、制御部201 にはゲート駆動部202 が接続され、このゲート駆動部202 により硬貨通路12の第２の通路域12b の各分岐部材36を開閉駆動するロータリーソレノイドなどが駆動制御される。そして、制御部201 に信号Zxが入力されることにより、ゲート駆動部202 を通じて各分岐部材36の開閉切換が行なわれる。
【００８２】
また、制御部201 には第１の駆動制御部203 、第２の駆動制御部204 および第３の駆動制御部205 が接続され、第１の駆動制御部203 により補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨の繰り出しが制御され、第２の駆動制御部204 により入金搬送系131 および出金搬送系132 が制御され、第３の駆動制御部205 により金種別収納部44からの硬貨の投出が制御される。
【００８３】
第１の駆動制御部203 は、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部44の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、およびその硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部62の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量であることが検知されることに基づき、補給用硬貨一時保留部62の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系132 へ送り出させる機能を有している。
【００８４】
第２の駆動制御部204 は、補給用硬貨一時保留部62から出金搬送系132 へ送り出される硬貨のうち、識別部30の識別結果に基づき、出金させる硬貨は出金搬送系132 を通じて操作面側1aへ搬送させ、出金させない硬貨は入金搬送系131 へ送って金種別収納部44および補給用硬貨一時保留部62の少なくとも一方に収納させる機能を有している。
【００８５】
そして、制御部201 は、入金承認時に入金搬送系131 を搬送される入金オーバーフロー硬貨について、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部42の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部44の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種は充足量まで収納させ、充足量に達している金種は補給用硬貨分岐部34から補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納させ、補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納させる金種で補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納可能とする収納量に達した金種は回収分岐部33から回収金庫60へ収納させる機能を有している。
【００８６】
また、制御部201 は、検知手段としての第１の検知手段206 および第２の検知手段207 の機能を有している。この第１の検知手段206 は、投出予定金種について金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の枚数と収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の枚数の両方を受理して記憶しかつ比較する。もし、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の枚数が収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の枚数と等しいか少ない場合、第１の検知手段206 に記憶している金種別出金指定枚数に従って、第３の駆動制御部205 を作動させ、金種別収納部44（44₁〜44₆）により対応する量の硬貨を投出させる。
【００８７】
もし、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の枚数が収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の枚数より大の（多い）ときは、両者の枚数の差額分を第２の検知手段207 に記憶させるとともに金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6の対応金種の枚数を記憶させ、差額枚数が金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6の対応金種の枚数と等しいか少ない場合、その差額分を第１の駆動制御部203 により補給用硬貨一時保留部62から繰り出させる。
【００８８】
なお、投出予定金種の金種別収納部44の硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部62の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量は、例えば、出金時のリジェクト硬貨の発生も予測し、出金枚数不足金種について金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の枚数より金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6の枚数の方が３枚以上多い場合とし、この場合に投出可としてもよい。なお、出金時のリジェクト硬貨の発生により不足金種硬貨について金種別収納部44が投出した枚数より少ない枚数の硬貨が投出されるが、その不足分も補給用硬貨一時保留部62から繰り出される。
【００８９】
また、図２１において、制御部201 には、カセット種類検知センサ101 からの信号、金種別収納部44の硬貨収納量が減少したことを図示しないセンサで検知したときの補給指令信号ｘ、金種を示す金種信号ａ、複数の金種別補充硬貨収納部76a または複数の補充硬貨収納部76のうちのどれかを示す配置順信号ｂ、有無検知センサ103 によって検知される複数の金種別補充硬貨収納部76a または複数の補充硬貨収納部76の硬貨の有無を示す硬貨有無信号ｃが入力される。
【００９０】
第１の硬貨補充カセット71a が装着されている場合には、補給指令信号ｘに加えて、金種信号ａ、配置順信号ｂおよび硬貨有無信号ｃの３条件を満たすときに金種別補充硬貨収納部76a からの補充硬貨の放出が行なわれる。
【００９１】
第２の硬貨補充カセット71b が装着されている場合には、補給指令信号ｘに加えて、配置順信号ｂおよび硬貨有無信号ｃの２条件を満たすときに補充硬貨収納部76からの補充硬貨の放出が行なわれる。
【００９２】
制御部201 にはシャッタ開閉駆動部211 が接続され、このシャッタ開閉駆動部211 によりシャッタ開放駆動機構105 のステッピングモータ114 およびＤＣモータ119 が駆動制御される。
【００９３】
そして、制御部201 は、カセット種類検知センサ101 の信号から第１の硬貨補充カセット71a か第２の硬貨補充カセット71b かを判別し、この判別結果に基づいて対応する硬貨の補充制御を行なう機能を有している。
【００９４】
次に、本実施の形態の作用を説明する。
【００９５】
まず、入金処理について説明する。
【００９６】
操作者による入金指令操作に基づいて、硬貨受収口２のシャッタ（図示せず）が自動的に開かれ、操作者は硬貨受収口２から入金硬貨を硬貨受部３に投入する。この入金硬貨の投入を検知して硬貨受収口２のシャッタが自動的に閉じられ、その直後に、硬貨受部３のシャッタ４が開き、放出口５から入金硬貨が貯留繰出部８のホッパ10に放出される。その放出後、シャッタ４が閉じられるとともに硬貨受収口２のシャッタが開かれる。貯留繰出部８に貯留された硬貨は、回転円盤９の回転により、回転円盤９の周縁部に所定間隔ごとに突設された突起9aにて１枚ずつ間隔をあけて硬貨通路12に繰り出される。
【００９７】
硬貨通路12に繰り出された硬貨は、搬送手段16の搬送ベルト17の各突起17a ，17a 間に１枚ずつ送り込まれ、この搬送ベルト17によって通路板13の下縁に形成された案内縁14に沿って第１の通路域12a および第２の通路域12b に搬送される。この硬貨通路12を搬送される硬貨は、搬送ベルト17の硬貨搬送速度が回転円盤９の繰出速度より多少速くなっているため、搬送ベルト17の突起17a にて１枚ずつ間隔をあけた状態で搬送される。
【００９８】
硬貨通路12を搬送される硬貨は、第１の通路域12a において識別部30で識別されるとともに、第２の通路域12b において識別部30での識別結果と硬貨検知センサS1〜S6での硬貨検知との両条件にて、１円、５円、１０円、５０円、１００円、５００円の金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で金種別に分岐される。
【００９９】
金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で金種別に分岐される硬貨は、シュート38に案内されてそれぞれ金種別に金種別入金一時保留部42に重積状態で一時保留される。
【０１００】
金種別収納部44の硬貨収納量が充足量に達しているとき、または金種別入金一時保留部42の一時保留枚数が充足量（最大で例えば１０枚）に達しているときには、入金オーバーフロー硬貨として、識別部30による識別結果と硬貨検知センサS7との両条件にて、対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で分岐されることなく、オーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐される。
【０１０１】
オーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐される入金オーバーフロー硬貨は、シュート39に案内されて搬送コンベヤ50上に一括して一時保留される。なお、入金オーバーフロー硬貨は、貯留繰出部８に入金硬貨がなくなった後、搬送コンベヤ50から貯留繰出部８へ送り込んで一時保留してもよい。
【０１０２】
また、入金一時保留までにおいて、識別部30で不適正硬貨と識別された硬貨は、硬貨通路12の第４の通路域12d の末端まで搬送されて、その第４の通路域12d の末端で搬送ベルト17から外れ、案内縁14に案内されて自重転動しながら硬貨受部３に戻される。このとき、硬貨受部３は、入金硬貨が貯留繰出部８に放出された直後にシャッタ４が閉じられるとともに、硬貨受収口２のシャッタが再度開放されており、この硬貨受部３へ戻された不適正硬貨の取り出しが可能となる。
【０１０３】
なお、不適性硬貨および出金硬貨は第１の通路域12a の識別部30の直後の位置から分岐して硬貨受部３へ送るようにしてもよい。入金不承認硬貨の返却も同様である。
【０１０４】
そして、投入された全ての入金硬貨の一時保留が完了し、操作者によって入金承認操作がなされると、金種別入金一時保留部42に一時保留された硬貨は投出板46の後退と支承部材47の下降により、金種別収納部44内にそれぞれ重積収納され、搬送コンベヤ50上の入金オーバーフロー硬貨は搬送コンベヤ50の図１の左方への駆動で貯留繰出部８へ搬送され、この貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12へ１枚ずつ送り出される。
【０１０５】
なお、入金オーバーフロー硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50から貯留繰出部８へ送り出して貯留している場合は、貯留繰出部８から直接硬貨が硬貨通路12へ送り出されるが、搬送コンベヤ50も駆動しておくほうが硬貨残りがなくてよい。
【０１０６】
また、入金承認時に、貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12へ送り出される入金オーバーフロー硬貨は、識別部30で識別されるとともに補給用硬貨分岐部34で分岐され、補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納され、その後の補給に待機される。
【０１０７】
このとき、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部42の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部44の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種の入金オーバーフロー硬貨については、入金承認後に硬貨通路12を送られる際、対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で分岐され、投出板46の退避した金種別収納部44内の硬貨上に重積収納される。さらに、その金種について、金種別収納部44の充足量に達した後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨が識別部30を通過した時点で、その入金オーバーフロー硬貨は対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f では分岐されずに補給用硬貨分岐部34で分岐されて補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納される。さらに、補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納される金種でこの補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納可能とする収納量（最大では４００枚、金種別には１００枚）に達した金種（最大枚数に達した場合には全金種）は回収分岐部33で分岐されて回収金庫60へ収納される。
【０１０８】
また、貯留繰出部８に残留する回転円盤９で送り出されない残留物については、ホッパ10の下部の開閉板22が開かれて戻し口23から回収シュート24にて昇降バケット装置25のバケット26内に放出され、残留物を受け取ったバケット28が上昇されて放出口27から返却硬貨搬送ベルト20上に放出され、この返却硬貨搬送ベルト20にて硬貨受部３に戻される。このとき、硬貨受部３は、入金硬貨が貯留繰出部８に放出された直後にシャッタ４が閉じられるとともに、硬貨受収口２のシャッタが再度開放されており、この硬貨受部３へ戻された残留物の取り出しが可能となる。
【０１０９】
また、投入された全ての入金硬貨の一時保留が完了し、操作者によって入金不承認操作がなされると、金種別入金一時保留部42の一時保留枠43が図６右方へ移動され、一時保留されていた硬貨が搬送コンベヤ50に放出される。搬送コンベヤ50上に保留されていた入金オーバーフロー硬貨とともに返却硬貨は、搬送コンベヤ50で貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、この貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12に繰り出され、硬貨通路12内を搬送ベルト17により搬送され、硬貨通路12の第４の通路域12d の末端から硬貨受部３に戻される。硬貨受収口２のシャッタが開放され、硬貨受部３へ戻された返却硬貨の取り出しが可能となる。
【０１１０】
次に、出金処理について説明する。
【０１１１】
出金貨幣値（金額または金種と枚数）の入力と出金操作指令に基づき、対応する金種および枚数の硬貨が金種別収納部44から投出板46にて搬送コンベヤ50上に投出される。すなわち、図２０中、出金操作指令信号に基づき、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の記憶内容と収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の記憶内容とから、収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の記憶内容が大であるときは、それを第１の検知手段206 が検知し、第３の駆動制御部205 を通じて、金種別収納部44から必要金種を必要枚数分投出させる。
【０１１２】
こうして、出金貨幣値分の硬貨の投出が終了した時点で、図２０の第２の駆動制御部204 により出金搬送系132 が駆動される。その結果、搬送コンベヤ50が駆動され、この搬送コンベヤ50上の出金硬貨は、貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、回転円盤９の回転で硬貨通路12に１枚ずつ繰り出され、第１の通路域12a の識別部30で識別される。識別部30で適正硬貨と識別された硬貨は、硬貨搬送ベルト17にて硬貨通路12の第４の通路域12d の末端から硬貨受部３に送り込まれる。図２０の出金硬貨追跡検知信号群によって硬貨受部３に送り込まれる出金硬貨の金種および枚数が制御部201 で指定された出金貨幣値を構成する金種および枚数と照合される。図２０の出金硬貨追跡検知信号群とは、識別部30の信号、センサS7、センサS8、センサS9、センサS10 、センサS11 からの信号などを指す。そして、一致しないときは不一致の金種信号を追加投出することにより照合一致させることになる。
【０１１３】
出金硬貨の投出動作終了から第１の所定時間後（出金硬貨すべてが硬貨受部３へ送られる所定時間後）に、識別部30で識別された出金硬貨の金種および枚数が指定された出金貨幣値を構成する金種および枚数と一致していることを条件として、硬貨受収口２のシャッタが開かれ、出金硬貨の取り出しが可能となる。
【０１１４】
硬貨受収口２から出金硬貨が取り出された後、所定の時期に、硬貨受収口２のシャッタが閉じられ、待機状態に復帰される。また、出金硬貨が取り出されたとき、図２０中、出金操作指令が制御部201 へ入力され、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6がリセットされる。
【０１１５】
なお、出金指令時点である金種について金種別収納部44内の硬貨だけでは不足するが、補給用硬貨一時保留部62内に収納されている該当金種の硬貨量（金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6による）で充足する場合、不足分を補給用硬貨一時保留部62から出すようにする。すなわち、図２０において、金種別出金指定枚数記憶部F1〜F6の記憶内容より大の金種がある場合はそれを第１の検知手段206 が検知する。その場合はその枚数不足金種について出金指定枚数から収納枚数を引いた枚数が金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6に記憶される枚数と等しいかあるいは小かを第２の検知手段207 で検知する。もし、等しいかあるいは小の場合は、図２０の第１の駆動制御部203 を通じて、補給用硬貨一時保留部62から硬貨を繰り出させる。この補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨の繰り出しは、金種別収納部44から硬貨を搬送コンベヤ50上へ投出した後、搬送コンベヤ50が駆動されはじめた段階でするのが好ましい。
【０１１６】
なお、ある金種について投出枚数が金種別収納部44の枚数より大で、投出枚数≦（金種別収納部44内の硬貨枚数＋補給用硬貨一時保留部62内の枚数）の場合において、出金リジェクト硬貨の想定も考慮して投出枚数より例えば３枚以上多いときに出金可と設定してもよい。
【０１１７】
また、金種別収納部44に投出すべき硬貨がない状態で、補給用硬貨一時保留部62に投出すべき硬貨枚数がある場合にも、補給用硬貨一時保留部62から硬貨を出すようにする。
【０１１８】
なお、補給用硬貨一時保留部62に投出すべき金種硬貨が十分あり、投出硬貨に使われる硬貨の率が非常に高い場合、かつ金種別収納部44に投出すべき金種硬貨の枚数が不足している場合に補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの繰り出しを優先させてもよい。
【０１１９】
また、該当しない金種は補給用硬貨分岐部34から補給用硬貨一時保留部62に戻すようにする。これにより、投出時間を少なくできる。
【０１２０】
また、投出すべき金種について不足分の枚数のうち、最後の硬貨が識別部30で識別され、かつ補給用硬貨分岐部34より後流へ移動されたことがセンサS11 で検知されると、第１の駆動制御部203 により、シャッタ67の閉塞と送出コンベヤ64の停止により補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨の繰り出しを停止する。なお、シャッタ67と送出コンベヤ64の間へ硬貨が噛み込まないように送出コンベヤ64を逆転させてから停止させてもよい。
【０１２１】
一方、センサS11 による不足分の枚数の最後の硬貨の検知から第２の所定時間（前述の第１の所定時間とは区別される）の経過時点で搬送コンベヤ50、回転円盤９、搬送ベルト17、返却硬貨搬送ベルト20の回転を停止させる。それは、図２０の第２の駆動制御部204 にて行なう。
【０１２２】
なお、入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 が、本実施の形態では、その大半を共通にしているので、入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 の駆動制御も大部分が共通化したものとなっているが、入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 を全く別にしてもよく、図２０の第２の駆動制御部204 も入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 とによってその駆動制御は異ならせてもよい。
【０１２３】
なお、前記所定時間経過後の第２の駆動制御部204 による搬送コンベヤ50、回転円盤９、搬送ベルト17、返却硬貨搬送ベルト20の回転停止を通じ、出金硬貨はすべて確実に硬貨受収口２へ送り出される。
【０１２４】
また、この出金完了時点、すなわち、所定時間経過時点で金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6の記憶枚数のうち出金に使われた金種の枚数分が対応する金種の記憶枚数から減算される。他の金種の金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6の記憶値はそのままとする。
【０１２５】
また、投出時間を少なくするために、出金に使用しない硬貨をすべて補給用硬貨分岐部34へ分岐させるようにしたが、硬貨が充足していない金種別収納部44がある場合には、対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f へ分岐させてもよい。その場合は出金完了時点で金種別補給用硬貨一時保留枚数記憶部D1〜D6のうち金種別分岐部31a 〜31f へ送り込まれた硬貨枚数分を対応金種の記憶枚数から減算させる。一方、補給された金種の収納枚数記憶部A1〜A6の枚数は金種別補給枚数分だけ加算させる。
【０１２６】
また、第１の通路域12a の識別部30で異常硬貨と識別されたリジェクト硬貨は、オーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐され、シュート39、切換板52（出金動作の開始時に切り換えられている）、シュート53、切換板54（出金動作の開始時に切り換えられている）およびシュート55を通じて出金リジェクト硬貨収納箱57に収納される。そして、リジェクト硬貨として回収された金種の硬貨が金種別収納部44から再度投出されて、上述の出金動作が行なわれる。
【０１２７】
なお、硬貨受部３に戻された入金硬貨、硬貨受部３に出金された出金硬貨などの取り忘れ硬貨は、貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12を経てオーバーフロー分岐部32から出金リジェクト硬貨収納箱57に回収される。
【０１２８】
また、入金、出金処理毎に金種別収納部44、補給用硬貨一時保留部62および回収金庫60内に収納された金種別の枚数が制御部201 （各記憶部A1〜A6、B1〜B6、C1〜C6、D1〜D6、E1〜E6）にて管理される。
【０１２９】
次に、硬貨補充処理について説明する。
【０１３０】
まず、機体１の着脱受部72に、補充硬貨を金種別で重積状態に収納する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a を有する第１の硬貨補充カセット71a が装着されている場合に、この第１の硬貨補充カセット71a からの硬貨補充について説明する。
【０１３１】
金種別収納部44に硬貨が収納されていない初期補充時において、機体１側のシャッタ開放駆動機構105 により、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a の所定の金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のシャッタ開閉機構86が開放駆動され、このシャッタ開閉機構86を介して対応する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のシャッタ79が開放される。
【０１３２】
この金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のシャッタ79の開放により、金種別補充硬貨収納部76a に収納されていた補充硬貨が一括して放出され、シュート125 で搬送コンベヤ50上に導かれる。搬送コンベヤ50に導かれた補充硬貨は、搬送コンベヤ50で貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、この貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12に１枚ずつ繰り出され、硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a の識別部30で識別され、第２の通路域12b の対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で分岐され、シュート38を通じて対応する金種別収納部44に補充収納される。このとき、投出板46は退避状態にあり、補充硬貨は金種別入金一時保留部42に一時保留されることなく、金種別収納部44に補充収納される。
【０１３３】
また、識別部30で異常硬貨と識別されたリジェクト硬貨は、オーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐され、シュート39、切換板52（補充動作の開始時に切り換えられている）、シュート53、切換板54（補充動作の開始時に切り換えられている）およびシュート56を通じて補給リジェクト硬貨収納箱58に収納される。
【０１３４】
なお、硬貨補充カセット71a に同一金種の硬貨を収納する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a が複数設けられている金種の硬貨を補充する場合は、予め設定されている順序で放出されるようになっている。
【０１３５】
また、金種別収納部44のいずれかの硬貨収納量が所定量より減少した場合の途中補充時においては、機体１側のシャッタ開放駆動機構105 により、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a の金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のうち、減少金種に対応する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のシャッタ開閉機構86が開放駆動され、このシャッタ開閉機構86を介して対応する金種別補充硬貨収納部76a のシャッタ79が開放され、上述の初期補充と同様に補充処理される。
【０１３６】
なお、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a から補充された硬貨は、入金処理の場合と同様に金種別収納部44に収納された枚数に対し、識別部30と分岐に関する硬貨検知センサS1〜S11 に基づき分岐確認されたデータが加算されて在高管理される。
【０１３７】
続いて、機体１の着脱受部72に、補充硬貨を金種混合状態で重積状態に収納する補充硬貨収納部76を有する第２の硬貨補充カセット71b が装着されている場合に、この第２の硬貨補充カセット71b からの硬貨補充について説明する。
【０１３８】
金種別収納部44に硬貨が収納されていない初期補充時において、機体１側のシャッタ開放駆動機構105 により、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b の硬貨が収納されている１つの補充硬貨収納部76（配置順の補充硬貨収納部76）のシャッタ開閉機構86が開放駆動され、このシャッタ開閉機構86を介して対応する補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79が開放される。
【０１３９】
この補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79の開放により、補充硬貨収納部76に収納されていた補充硬貨が一括して放出され、シュート125 で搬送コンベヤ50上に導かれる。搬送コンベヤ50に導かれた補充硬貨は、搬送コンベヤ50で貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、この貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12に１枚ずつ繰り出され、硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a の識別部30で識別され、第２の通路域12b の金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で金種別に分岐され、シュート38を通じて金種別収納部44に補充収納される。このとき、投出板46は退避状態にあり、補充硬貨は金種別入金一時保留部42に一時保留されることなく、金種別収納部44に補充収納される。
【０１４０】
また、ある金種の金種別収納部44の充足量に達した後の補充硬貨が識別部30を通過した時点で、その補充硬貨は対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f では分岐されずに補給用硬貨分岐部34で分岐されて補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納される。さらに、補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納される金種でこの補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納可能とする収納量（最大では４００枚、金種別に１００枚）に達した金種（最大枚数に達した場合には全金種）は回収分岐部33で分岐されて回収金庫60へ収納される。
【０１４１】
また、識別部30で異常硬貨と識別されたリジェクト硬貨は、オーバーフロー分岐部32で分岐され、シュート39、切換板52（補充動作の開始時に切り換えられている）、シュート53、切換板54（補充動作の開始時に切り換えられている）およびシュート56を通じて補給リジェクト硬貨収納箱58に収納される。
【０１４２】
また、金種別収納部44のいずれかの硬貨収納量が所定量より減少した場合の途中補充時において、機体１側のシャッタ開放駆動機構105 により、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b の硬貨が収納されている１つの補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ開閉機構86が開放駆動され、このシャッタ開閉機構86を介して対応する補充硬貨収納部76のシャッタ79が開放され、上述の初期補充と同様に補充処理される。
【０１４３】
なお、第２の硬貨補充カセット71b から補充された硬貨は、入金処理の場合と同様に金種別収納部44に収納された枚数に対し、識別部30と硬貨検知センサS1〜S11 で分岐確認された枚数が加算されて在高管理される。
【０１４４】
続いて、補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨補給について説明する。
【０１４５】
この補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨補給は、金種別収納部44のいずれかの硬貨収納量が所定量より減少した場合の途中補給時において、その金種の硬貨が補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納されている場合に行なわれる。
【０１４６】
補給用硬貨一時保留部62からの硬貨補給が開始されると、補給用硬貨一時保留部62のシャッタ67が開放されるとともに送出コンベヤ64が駆動され、補給用硬貨一時保留部62内の補給用硬貨が搬送コンベヤ50上に送り出される。
【０１４７】
搬送コンベヤ50に送り出された補給用硬貨は、搬送コンベヤ50で貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、この貯留繰出部８から硬貨通路12に１枚ずつ繰り出され、硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a の識別部30で識別され、第２の通路域12b の金種別分岐部31a 〜31f で金種別に分岐され、シュート38を通じて金種別収納部44に補給収納される。このとき、投出板46は退避状態にあり、補給硬貨は金種別入金一時保留部42に一時保留されることなく、金種別収納部44に補給収納される。
【０１４８】
また、ある金種の金種別収納部44の充足量に達した後の補給硬貨が識別部30を通過した時点で、その補給硬貨は対応する金種別分岐部31a 〜31f では分岐されずに補給用硬貨分岐部34で分岐されて補給用硬貨一時保留部62に戻されて収納される。
【０１４９】
なお、補給用硬貨一時保留部62から補給される硬貨だけでは金種別収納部44が満たされない場合には、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b からの硬貨補充が行なわれる。
【０１５０】
次に、機体１内の硬貨回収処理について説明する。
【０１５１】
回収指令により、金種別収納部44内の硬貨が投出板46で投出されて搬送コンベヤ50上に導かれるとともに、補給用硬貨一時保留部62内の硬貨が送出コンベヤ64で搬送コンベヤ50上に送り出される。搬送コンベヤ50上の硬貨は、搬送コンベヤ50の駆動で貯留繰出部８に送り込まれ、貯留繰出部８から１枚ずつ硬貨通路12に繰り出され、硬貨通路12の第１の通路域12a の識別部30で金種および枚数が識別され、第２の通路域12b の回収分岐部33で分岐され、シュート40を介して回収金庫60に回収される。
【０１５２】
このように回収金庫60内に回収された硬貨はすべて識別部30あるいはそれに加えて硬貨検知センサS1〜S11 で確認した硬貨であり、確実な精査が保証される。
【０１５３】
回収金庫60への回収後、その回収金庫60とともに、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b 、出金リジェクト硬貨収納箱57および補給リジェクト硬貨収納箱58が機体１内から取り出される。
【０１５４】
以上のように、入金承認時に入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用硬貨一時保留部62に一時保留し、補給時に補給用硬貨一時保留部62の一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系131 へ送り出すことにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を金種別収納部44への補給に使用でき、かつ、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部44の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、およびその硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部62の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量である場合には、補給用硬貨一時保留部62の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系132 へ送り出し、識別部30での識別結果に基づいて出金に必要な硬貨を出金させることにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用でき、出金時間を短縮できる。
【０１５５】
しかも、補給用硬貨一時保留部62の一時保留量が所定量に達した以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫60に収納するが、補給時などに回収金庫60から硬貨を繰り出す必要がなく、回収金庫60へ回収される硬貨の回収量と回収データとが確実に一致し、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保できる。さらに、硬貨識別分岐通路133 の補給用硬貨分岐部34および回収分岐部33で対応する硬貨の分岐を行なうので、硬貨の分岐を確実に行なうことができる。
【０１５６】
また、回収分岐部33および回収金庫60を備えているため、例えば補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納される金種別収納量の上限値を定めた場合に、上限値に達した金種の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収分岐部33で分岐して回収金庫60に収納することが可能であり、補給用硬貨一時保留部62への分岐と回収金庫60への分岐とを並行してできる。
【０１５７】
さらに、入金承認時に入金搬送系131 を搬送される入金オーバーフロー硬貨について、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部42の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部44の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種は充足量まで収納させ、充足量に達している金種は補給用硬貨分岐部34から補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納させ、補給用硬貨一時保留部62へ収納させる金種で補給用硬貨一時保留部62に収納可能とする収納量に達した金種は回収分岐部33から回収金庫60へ収納させるので、入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用に有効に利用できる。
【０１５８】
また、入金搬送系131 と出金搬送系132 との少なくとも一部は共用されるとともに、識別部30は入金搬送系識別部と出金搬送系識別部として共用されるので、簡素化および小形化できるとともに安価化できる。
【０１５９】
なお、搬送コンベヤ50に硬貨を供給する場合、搬送コンベヤ50を停止状態としてもよく、また、硬貨が供給されるときに間欠的に駆動させて硬貨が搬送コンベヤ50に均等に載置されるようにすることもできる。
【０１６０】
また、硬貨受収口２は、入金口と出金口とにそれぞれ別々に形成することもできる。
【０１６１】
次に、図２２に硬貨補充カセットの他の実施の形態を示す。なお、図には第１の硬貨補充カセット71a を示す。
【０１６２】
この硬貨補充カセット71a には上下面に開口した複数の筒状の金種別補充硬貨収納部76a が形成されている。
【０１６３】
金種別補充硬貨収納部76a の下面開口部には、シャッタ301 が溝状の案内溝（図示せず）に沿って開閉自在に設けられている。各シャッタ301 は、一端部が硬貨補充カセット71a の一側面に突出されるとともに、その突出端には上方に折り曲げた係合部302 がそれぞれ形成されている。各シャッタ301 は、スプリング303 にてそれぞれ金種別補充硬貨収納部76a の下面開口部を閉塞する方向に付勢されている。
【０１６４】
第１の硬貨補充カセット71a の上部には、金種別補充硬貨収納部76a の上面開口部を閉塞する蓋体304 が開閉可能に設けられている。
【０１６５】
また、機体１の着脱受部72には、硬貨補充カセット71a の装着位置に沿ってソレノイド305 が配設され、第１の硬貨補充カセット71a の装着により各ソレノイド305 のプランジャ306 に設けた係合片307 が各シャッタ301 の係合部302 に係合され、ソレノイド305 の励磁動作でシャッタ301 は開放されるようになっている。なお、この各ソレノイド305 は、制御部201 のシャッタ開閉駆動部211 で駆動される。
【０１６６】
なお、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b のシャッタ301 を開閉させるソレノイド305 は機体１側に設けた構造としたが、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b 側に設け、硬貨補充カセット71a ，71b の機体１への装着により機体１側とコネクタなどにてソレノイド305 が電気的に接続されるようにすることもできる。
【０１６７】
【発明の効果】
請求項１記載の循環式硬貨入出金機によれば、入金承認時に入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留し、補給時に補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すことにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を金種別収納部への補給に使用でき、かつ、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量である場合には、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し、出金搬送系識別部での識別結果に基づいて出金に必要な硬貨を出金させることにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用でき、出金時間を短縮できる。しかも、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留量が所定量に達した以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫に収納するが、補給時などに回収金庫から硬貨を繰り出す必要がなく、回収金庫へ回収される硬貨の回収量と回収データとが確実に一致し、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保できる。
【０１６８】
請求項２記載の循環式硬貨入出金機によれば、入金承認時に入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用硬貨一時保留部に一時保留し、補給時に補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を入金搬送系へ送り出すことにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を金種別収納部への補給に使用でき、かつ、出金時において、投出予定金種の金種別収納部の硬貨量が投出予定量より少ない量であること、および前記硬貨量と補給用硬貨一時保留部の投出予定金種の硬貨量との合計が投出予定量分を満たす所定量である場合には、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留硬貨を出金搬送系へ送り出し、出金搬送系識別部での識別結果に基づいて出金に必要な硬貨を出金させることにより、入金硬貨中の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を出金に使用でき、出金時間を短縮できる。しかも、補給用硬貨一時保留部の一時保留量が所定量に達した以後の入金オーバーフロー硬貨を回収金庫に収納するが、補給時などに回収金庫から硬貨を繰り出す必要がなく、回収金庫へ回収される硬貨の回収量と回収データとが確実に一致し、回収硬貨の精査機能も確保できる。さらに、硬貨識別分岐通路の補給用硬貨分岐部および回収分岐部で対応する硬貨の分岐を行なうので、硬貨の分岐を確実に行なうことができる。
【０１６９】
請求項３記載の循環式硬貨入出金機によれば、請求項２記載の循環式硬貨入出金機の効果に加えて、入金承認時に入金搬送系を搬送される入金オーバーフロー硬貨について、入金承認前に金種別入金一時保留部の収納量が満杯となった金種で金種別収納部の硬貨収納量が充足量に達していない金種は充足量まで収納させ、充足量に達している金種は補給用硬貨分岐部から補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させ、補給用硬貨一時保留部へ収納させる金種で補給用硬貨一時保留部に収納可能とする収納量に達した金種は回収分岐部から回収金庫へ収納させるので、入金オーバーフロー硬貨を補給用に有効に利用できる。
【０１７０】
請求項４記載の循環式硬貨入出金機によれば、請求項１ないし３いずれか記載の循環式硬貨入出金機の効果に加えて、入金搬送系と出金搬送系との少なくとも一部は共用されるとともに、入金搬送系識別部と出金搬送系識別部とは共用されるので、簡素化および小形化できるとともに安価化できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施の形態を示す循環式硬貨入出金機の内部構造を示す側面図である。
【図２】同上入金搬送系および出金搬送系の一部の側面図である。
【図３】同上図１のａ−ａ断面図である。
【図４】同上硬貨識別分岐通路の一部の断面図である。
【図５】同上硬貨識別分岐通路の一部の斜視図である。
【図６】同上図１のｂ−ｂ断面図である。
【図７】同上図１のｃ−ｃ断面図である。
【図８】同上図１のｄ−ｄ断面図である。
【図９】同上補給用硬貨一時保留部の内部構造を示す側面図である。
【図１０】同上図１のｅ−ｅ断面図である。
【図１１】同上機体の後部の側面図である。
【図１２】同上第２の硬貨補充カセットの一部を切り欠いた側面図である。
【図１３】同上第２の硬貨補充カセットの一部を切り欠いた平面図である。
【図１４】同上第２の硬貨補充カセットの端面図である。
【図１５】同上第１の硬貨補充カセットの平面図である。
【図１６】同上(a) は硬貨補充カセットのシャッタ閉塞状態の側面図、(b) は硬貨補充カセットのシャッタ開放状態の側面図である。
【図１７】同上シャッタ開閉機構の側面図である。
【図１８】同上シャッタ開閉機構の斜視図である。
【図１９】同上(a) は硬貨受収口枠の斜視図、(b) は側壁部分を側方から見た一部の断面図、(c) は側壁部分を上方から見た一部の断面図である。
【図２０】同上制御部のブロック図である。
【図２１】同上制御部のブロック図である。
【図２２】本発明の他の実施の形態を示す硬貨補充カセットの斜視図である。
【符号の説明】
１機体
30 入金搬送系識別部および出金搬送系識別部としての識別部
31a 〜31f 金種別分岐部
33 回収分岐部
34 補給用硬貨分岐部
42 金種別入金一時保留部
44 金種別収納部
60 回収金庫
62 補給用硬貨一時保留部
131 入金搬送系
132 出金搬送系
133 硬貨識別分岐通路
134 入金オーバーフロー硬貨一時保留部
201 制御部
203 第１の駆動制御部
204 第２の駆動制御部
206 検知手段としての第１の検知手段
207 検知手段としての第２の検知手段[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine that performs coin depositing and dispensing processing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a financial institution such as a bank, a circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine that performs coin depositing and dispensing processing has been used.
[0003]
This circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine conveys the dispensing coins, which are dispensed from the denomination storage unit in the aircraft body, to the operator side through the dispensing transportation system, and deposits coins to be inserted into the aircraft body from the operator side. The money type is identified by the identification part and temporarily held in the money type temporary holding part, and the money type storage part corresponding to the received coins temporarily held in the money type temporary holding part when the payment is approved. And depositing coins are circulated as withdrawal coins.
[0004]
In addition, for denominations where the storage amount in the denomination storage unit has reached a predetermined sufficiency amount at the time of deposit, and for denominations in which the storage amount of the denomination temporary hold unit has reached a predetermined amount, The coins can be stored as a deposit overflow coin in a deposit overflow coin temporary storage unit that is separate from the deposit-type temporary storage unit, and all coins can be collected and removed from the aircraft at the time of deposit approval. It collects in a coin recovery box that can be.
[0005]
In addition, when the storage amount of the denomination storage unit decreases, the coins are replenished with a coin replenishment cassette that can be attached to and detached from the aircraft, and the replenishment coins of the corresponding denominations are added to the coin replenishment cassette for replenishing the denomination storage unit. If there is no coin, the coins in the coin collection box are fed out and replenished to the denomination storage unit.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional configuration, the coins in the coin recovery box can be fed out and replenished to the denomination storage unit. However, the actual numerical value of the coins stored in the coin recovery box may not necessarily match the data. For example, the occurrence of coin clogging in a feeding mechanism using a belt or the like for feeding out coins from the coin collection box makes it impossible to accurately grasp the value of the coins in the coin collection box.
[0007]
Therefore, when actually used, a structure that does not have a payout mechanism in the coin collection box is adopted in order to secure the scrutiny function. On the contrary, in the structure having no feeding mechanism in the coin collection box, there is a problem that the deposit overflow coin stored in the coin collection box is not used as the replenishment coin.
[0008]
Therefore, it was considered to provide a replenishment coin temporary storage unit separately from the coin collection box. When the deposit is approved by the replenishment coin temporary holding unit, the deposit overflow coins other than the coins to be stored in the denomination storage unit among the received coins are temporarily held until the temporary hold amount reaches a predetermined amount, and are temporarily held at the time of supply. This is because coins are sent out to the deposit conveyance system, and coins can be replenished to the denomination storage unit through the deposit conveyance system. Further, when a predetermined amount of coins is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary holding section, the subsequent deposit overflow coins are collected in the coin collection box. Although it seemed that this proposal solved the problem, it turned out that there was another problem.
[0009]
When the storage amount of a denomination with a denomination storage unit decreases, coin replenishment is performed from the coin replenishment coin temporary storage unit to the corresponding denomination storage unit, but withdrawing the denomination at the stage before coin replenishment If a command is issued, it will be time to withdraw money by making it impossible to withdraw money, or withdrawing money after replenishment of coins (replenishment from the temporary storage section for replenishment to the denomination storage section). This will cause excessive inconvenience to the user of the machine.
[0010]
This invention is made in view of such a point, and provides the circulation type coin depositing / withdrawing machine which can use the deposit overflow coin in a deposit coin for withdrawal, and can also ensure the close examination function of a recovery coin. Objective.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 1 conveys a dispensing coin dispensed from a denomination storage unit in the body to the operation surface side through a dispensing transportation system, and throws it into the body from the operation surface side. Receiving coins are transported through the deposit transport system, denominated by the deposit transport system identification unit and temporarily held, and the deposited coins used for withdrawal when deposit is approved are stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit In the depositing / dispensing machine, when the deposit is approved, deposit overflow coins other than the coins to be stored in the denomination storage unit are accepted and temporarily held through the deposit transport system until the temporary hold amount reaches a predetermined amount, and temporarily held during replenishment. While supplying coins to the depositing and conveying system, and temporarily supplying coins to the dispensing and conveying system at the time of withdrawal, a replenishment coin temporary holding unit and a predetermined amount of deposit overflow in the replenishing coin temporary holding unit When a coin is temporarily suspended, a collection safe that accepts subsequent deposit overflow coins through a deposit transport system, and the amount of coin stored in each of the denomination storage units and the depletion of denominations temporarily stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit Detecting means for detecting a temporary holding amount of coins, a dispensing transport system identifying section for identifying coins transported through the withdrawal transport system, and coins in a denomination storing section of a denomination denomination at the time of withdrawal The amount is less than the planned amount to be thrown out, and the sum of the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the type to be thrown out of the replenishment coin temporary holding unit is a predetermined amount satisfying the amount to be thrown out. Based on the detection by the detection means, the first drive control unit for sending the temporarily stored coins of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit to the dispensing transport system, the deposit transport system and the withdrawal transport system, Withdrawal from the temporary coin storage section Of the coins sent to the system, the coins to be withdrawn are transported to the operation surface side through the withdrawal transport system based on the identification result of the withdrawal transport system identification unit, and the coins that are not to be withdrawn are sent to the deposit transport system. And a second drive control unit for storing in the type storage unit or the replenishment coin temporary storage unit.
[0012]
Then, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary holding section at the time of deposit approval, and the temporarily stored coin in the replenishment coin temporary holding section is sent to the deposit transport system at the time of replenishment, thereby depositing the deposit coin. The overflow coin is used for replenishment to the denomination storage unit, and the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination denomination is less than the planned discharge amount at the time of withdrawal, and the amount of coins When the sum of the amount of coins of the deferred denomination type in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of replenishment, the temporary storage of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit is withdrawn The deposit overflow coins in the deposited coins are used for withdrawal, and the withdrawal time is shortened by dispensing the coins necessary for withdrawal based on the identification result in the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit. In addition, deposit overflow coins after the temporary holding amount of the replenishing coin temporary holding part reaches a predetermined amount are stored in the recovery safe, but it is not necessary to pay out coins from the recovery safe at the time of replenishment, etc. The amount of coins to be collected and the collected data are consistent with each other, and it is possible to secure a function for examining the collected coins.
[0013]
The circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 conveys the dispensing coins dispensed from the denomination storing portion in the machine body to the operation surface side through the dispensing transportation system, and throws it into the machine body from the operation surface side. Receiving coins are transported through the deposit transport system, denominated by the deposit transport system identification unit and temporarily held, and the deposited coins used for withdrawal when deposit is approved are stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit In the depositing / dispensing machine, a deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit that temporarily holds deposit overflow coins other than the coins to be stored in the denomination storage unit and sends the deposit overflow coins temporarily held at the time of deposit approval to the deposit transport system. And receiving deposit overflow coins sent from the deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit to the deposit transport system at the time of the deposit approval until the temporary reserve amount reaches a predetermined amount. Holds and temporarily holds coins during replenishment to the deposit conveyance system, and temporarily dispenses coins during withdrawal, allowing the coins to be temporarily dispensed to the withdrawal transport system, and deposit overflow coin temporary reserve when deposit is approved Of the deposit overflow coins to be sent to the deposit transport system when the deposit overflow coins sent to the replenishment coin temporary storage section reach a predetermined amount, the recovery safe for receiving subsequent deposit overflow coins, and the deposit transport system Identification unit, multiple denomination branching units that branch the coins to be stored in denomination type denominations, temporary reserving of replenishment coins out of the deposit overflow coins sent from the deposit overflow coin temporary storage unit to the deposit transport system at the time of deposit approval For replenishment of coin overflow overflow coins to the replenishment coin temporary retention unit until the temporary retention amount of the unit reaches the predetermined amount A part of the deposit transport system having a collection branch unit for branching a subsequent deposit overflow coin to a collection safe when a predetermined amount of deposit overflow coins is temporarily suspended in the coin branching unit and the replenishment coin temporary retaining unit A coin identifying branch passage, a coin storage amount of the denomination storage unit and a detecting means for detecting a denomination coin temporary holding amount temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary holding unit, and the withdrawal transport system A withdrawal / conveyance system identification unit for identifying the coins to be transported, and the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination denomination is less than the planned dispensing amount at the time of withdrawal, and the amount of coins And the amount of coins of the deferred denomination type in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit are detected by the detection means to satisfy a predetermined amount that satisfies the expected amount of replenishment. Temporarily hold coins are sent to the withdrawal transportation system A first drive control unit for controlling the depositing / dispensing conveyance system and the dispensing / conveying system, and identifying the dispensing / conveying system identifying unit among the coins sent from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit to the dispensing / conveying system Based on the result, the coin to be withdrawn is transported to the operation surface side through the withdrawal transport system, and the coin not to be withdrawn is sent to the deposit transport system and stored in the denomination storage unit or the replenishment coin temporary storage unit. And a control unit.
[0014]
Then, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary holding section at the time of deposit approval, and the temporarily stored coin in the replenishment coin temporary holding section is sent to the deposit transport system at the time of replenishment, thereby depositing the deposit coin. The overflow coin is used for replenishment to the denomination storage unit, and the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination denomination is less than the planned discharge amount at the time of withdrawal, and the amount of coins When the sum of the amount of coins of the deferred denomination type in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of replenishment, the temporary storage of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit is withdrawn The deposit overflow coins in the deposited coins are used for withdrawal, and the withdrawal time is shortened by dispensing the coins necessary for withdrawal based on the identification result in the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit. In addition, deposit overflow coins after the temporary holding amount of the replenishing coin temporary holding part reaches a predetermined amount are stored in the recovery safe, but it is not necessary to pay out coins from the recovery safe at the time of replenishment, etc. The amount of coins to be collected and the collected data are consistent with each other, and it is possible to secure a function for examining the collected coins. Further, since the corresponding coins are branched at the replenishment coin branching portion and the recovery branching portion of the coin identification branch passage, the coins can be reliably branched.
[0015]
The circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 3 is the circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein the depositing coins branched into denominations at the denomination branching unit through the depositing transport system are temporarily stored in predetermined amounts. Temporarily hold coins by type and temporarily store coins in the money type storage unit when deposits are approved, and deposit overflow coins that are transported through the deposit transport system when deposits are approved. If the denomination is full, the denomination of the denomination storage part will not reach the full amount, the depletion will be stored until the full amount, and the depletion type will be the coin branch for replenishment The denominations that have been stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit and stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit are stored in the recovery safe from the recovery branching unit. Control unit And those are.
[0016]
And, for deposit overflow coins that are transported through the deposit transport system at the time of deposit approval, the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit will be sufficient with the denomination that the storage amount of the denomination temporary hold unit is full before the deposit approval Remaining denominations are stored up to the full amount, and depleted denominations are stored from the replenishment coin branch to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit and replenished with a denomination stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit Since the denomination that has reached the storage amount that can be stored in the temporary coin storage section is stored in the recovery safe from the recovery branching section, the deposit overflow coin can be effectively used for replenishment.
[0017]
The circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 4 is the circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of the depositing / carrying system and the dispensing / carrying system are shared, The deposit conveyance system identification unit and the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit are shared.
[0018]
In addition, at least a part of the receipt and delivery system is shared, and the receipt and delivery system identification unit and withdrawal and delivery system identification unit are shared, enabling simplification, downsizing, and cost reduction And
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0020]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and a coin receiving port 2 serving as a depositing / withdrawing port is opened at the front upper portion of the operating surface side (operator side) 1 a of the airframe 1, and inside the coin receiving port 2. Is provided with a substantially bowl-shaped coin receiving part 3 having an open upper surface, and a discharge port 5 that is opened and closed by a shutter 4 is formed at the bottom of the coin receiving part 3 and a receiving part is provided at a side part. An inlet 6 is formed as an opening. Note that a shutter (not shown) is provided between the upper portion of the coin receiving port 2 and the upper surface of the machine body 1, and this shutter is used only when a coin is taken out from the coin receiving portion 3 or coins are inserted into the coin receiving portion 3. be opened.
[0021]
Below the coin receiving part 3, a storage / feeding part 8 for storing and feeding out coins released from the discharge port 5 is disposed. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage and feeding portion 8 is formed by a rotating disk 9 that is supported in an inclined manner and a hopper 10 that is formed on the surface side of the rotating disk 9. A plurality of protrusions 9a for scraping up coins are provided at predetermined intervals in the vicinity of the portion. Then, the coins dropped from the discharge port 5 of the coin receiving part 3 are stored in the hopper 10 and are also scraped up one by one by the protrusions 9a on the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 9 by the rotation of the rotating disk 9, and the coin path It goes out to 12.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin passage 12 guides coins fed out one by one from the storage and delivery section 8, and the first passage area 12a inclined obliquely upward, A substantially horizontal second passage region 12b connected to the passage region 12a, a third passage region 12c folded upward in an arc shape from the end of the second passage region 12b, and the third passage region 12c. A substantially horizontal fourth passage region 12d is formed from the end of the coin receiving portion 3 to the receiving port 6 of the coin receiving portion 3.
[0023]
The coin passage 12 is formed by a passage plate 13 that conveys coins in an inclined state (for example, an inclination of about 15 degrees) with the upper side inclined to the back side with respect to the vertical direction, and is stored at the lower edge of the passage plate 13. A guide edge 14 that supports the lower peripheral edge of the coin is formed along the lower edge of each of the passage areas 12a to 12d from the coin feeding position of the rotary disk 9 of the feeding portion 8.
[0024]
On the coin passage 12, there is provided a conveying means 16 for conveying coins that are fed one by one from the storage and feeding section 8 at intervals. The transport means 16 is constituted by an endless transport belt 17 having protrusions 17a (details will be described later) for transporting coins one by one at intervals. The conveyor belt 17 is suspended along the passage areas 12a to 12d by a drive pulley 18 and a plurality of guide pulleys 19 and conveys the coins while pressing the coins against the passage plate 13, and the conveyance speed of the conveyor belt 17 is increased. It is slightly faster than the feeding speed of the coins fed out by.
[0025]
On the conveyor belt 17, projections 17 a for sorting and conveying coins are provided on the surface facing the passage plate 13 at predetermined intervals. The gap between the upper surface of the passage plate 13 and the opposing surface of the protrusion 17a of the conveying belt 17 is not in contact, and the gap between the upper surface of the passage plate 13 and the opposing surface portion other than the protrusion 17a of the conveying belt 17 is the minimum coin thickness. There is a slightly smaller gap.
[0026]
Adjacent to the end of the fourth passage area 12d of the coin passage 12, a return coin transport belt 20 for transporting coins to the receiving port 6 of the coin receiving portion 3 is suspended.
[0027]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a return port 23 that is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 22 is formed at the lower end portion of the hopper 10 of the storage and feeding unit 8, and a recovery chute 24 that communicates with the return port 23 is provided. The lower end of the collection chute 24 is in communication with the lifting bucket device 25. This lifting bucket device 25 is provided with a bucket 26 having a side edge opened for storing coins so that it can be lifted and lowered by a belt (not shown). The bucket 26 receives coins or foreign matter discharged from the collection chute 24, and this bucket 26 Rises and discharges coins or foreign matter from the discharge port 27 onto the return coin transport belt 20.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the first passage area 12a of the coin passage 12 is composed of a material sensor, an image sensor, etc. for identifying appropriateness, inadequacy, denomination, etc. of the coins carried in. In addition, an identification unit 30 that is commonly used as a deposit conveyance system identification unit and a withdrawal conveyance system identification unit is provided.
[0029]
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 to 5, in the second passage area 12 b of the coin passage 12, the coins identified by the identification unit 30 in order from the upstream side are, for example, 1 yen, 5 yen, 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-yen coin-type branch parts 31a to 31f that branch into coins, deposit overflow coins before deposit approval, overflow branch part 32 that branches reject coins during replenishment and withdrawal, recovered coins Are formed, and a recovery branching portion 33 for branching and a replenishment coin branching portion 34 for branching the deposit overflow coin after deposit approval and the overflow replenishment coin are formed.
[0030]
The branch portions 31a to 31f, 32, 33, and 34 are configured in common, and a branch hole 35 is formed in the passage plate 13, and a branch member 36 that opens and closes the branch hole 35 is provided. ing. Each branch member 36 is pivotally supported by the passage plate 13 so that the upstream side of the coin passage 12 is opened and closed by a support shaft 37 and is opened and closed by a rotary solenoid (not shown) connected to the support shaft 37. Driven. At the upstream edge of each branch member 36, a notch 36a is formed to avoid contact with the conveyor belt 17 when opened.
[0031]
The passage plate 13 is provided with coin detection sensors S1 to S11 for detecting coins conveyed in the coin passage 12 on the upstream side and the downstream side of the branch portions 31a to 31f, 32, 33, and 34.
[0032]
And each branch member 36 of each branch part 31a-31f, 32,33,34 is the identification result in the identification part 30, and coin detection sensors S1-S9 (coin detection sensor S1 is for denomination branch part 31a in an upstream) The coin detection sensor S9 is driven to open by a rotary solenoid under both conditions of coin detection in the coin branching portion 34 for supply), and the corresponding coin passes through each branching portion 31a to 31f, 32, 33, 34. At that time, it is branched into the branch hole 35.
[0033]
Each of the coin detection sensors S3 to S11 on the downstream side of the branch portions 31a to 31f, 32, 33, and 34 detects whether or not the coins conveyed on the second passage area 12b are branched. When the detection is made, the state of conveyance of the coin to the downstream side is monitored. That is, specific examples of no branch detection include the following first and second examples.
[0034]
As a first example, for example, even though the branch member 36 for the denomination branch portion 31b is operated to branch the coin of that denomination, the denomination coin branches due to the operation delay of the branch member 36. (The confirmation that the coin of that denomination has been branched is confirmed when the sensor S4 detects the coin within a predetermined time after the switching of the branching member 36, and the denomination coin is branched.) Without being swept away).
[0035]
As a second example, in the case of branching to the denomination branching portion 31b, when the coin preceding the coin to be branched passes through the coin detection sensor S4 or the coin detection sensor S4 is in a shielded state, If there is no hindrance to the branching, but the preceding coin is transported on the denomination branching portion 31b and has not reached the coin detection sensor S4, the branching member 36 of the denomination branching portion 31b is not operated and the coin to be branched Is conveyed to the downstream without being branched.
[0036]
Since these coins have known denominations, they will be described as being treated as overflow coins during collection or replenishment, or recovered coins.
[0037]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, denomination chutes 38 for receiving and guiding coins branched from the corresponding branch holes 35 are communicated with the denomination branch portions 31a to 31f, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, shoots 39 and 40 for receiving and guiding coins branched from the respective branch holes 35 are communicated with the overflow branch portion 32 and the recovery branch portion 33, respectively.
[0038]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a denomination type denomination temporarily holds a plurality of (for example, a maximum of 10) coins in a stacked state at the lower end of each chute 38 of denomination branching portions 31a to 31f. Reserving sections 42 are respectively provided. This denomination temporary holding section 42 is composed of a through hole that opens up and down in a cylindrical temporary holding frame 43, and a later-described dispensing plate 46 that closes the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 43 so that it can be opened and closed. Yes. The temporary holding frame 43 is moved by a driving means (not shown) to a fixed position for receiving coins from the chute 38 and a return position on the right side in FIG. 6 orthogonal to the coin conveyance direction of the coin passage 12.
[0039]
The denomination storage unit 44 (44) is located below the fixed position of the denomination temporary holding unit 42. ₁ ~ 44 ₆ ) Is detachably mounted on the airframe 1 by a cassette method. The denomination storage unit 44 includes denomination storage cylinders 45 for storing coins according to denominations, and accepts and throws out coins from above the respective storage cylinders 45. A dispensing plate 46 is disposed above the storage tube portion 45, and this discharge plate 46 is reciprocated between an upper position of the storage tube portion 45 and a left side position in FIG. It has come to be. When the coins are stored in the storage cylinder part 45, the dispensing plate 46 moves to the left in FIG. 6 to allow the coins falling from the denomination temporary holding part 42 to be stored in the storage cylinder part 45, In the state where the temporary holding frame 43 is moved to the right return position in FIG. 6 and the coin in the storage cylinder 45 is raised and the uppermost coin is received on the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 43, By the reciprocating movement of the dispensing plate 46, the uppermost coin in the storage cylinder portion 45 is discharged.
[0040]
In each storage cylinder portion 45 of the denomination storage portion 44, a support member 47 for supporting stacked coins is provided so as to be movable up and down, and coins are supported and stacked on each of the support members 47. Are detachably connected to the drive mechanism 48 from a guide groove (not shown) of the storage cylinder portion 45, and are respectively moved up and down. The support member 47 is raised when coins are thrown out from the storage cylinder 45 and the uppermost coin is pressed to the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 43, and the support member 47 is lowered when coins are stored in the storage cylinder 45. And coins are stored.
[0041]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a transport conveyor 50 is provided on the side portion near the upper portion of the denomination storage unit 44, and the transport conveyor 50 is a coin discharged from the denomination temporary storage unit 42. The coins thrown out from the denomination storage unit 44, the coins released from the overflow branching unit 32 through the chute 39, and the coins fed out from the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62, which will be described later, are conveyed to the storage and feeding unit 8. It has become.
[0042]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, a switching plate 52 for branching only the reject coin at the time of replenishment and withdrawal in the middle of the chute 39 is provided in the middle of the chute 39 of the overflow branch portion 32. Is provided in the chute 39 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a chute 53 for receiving reject coins branched by the switching plate 52 is connected. In the middle of the chute 53, a switching plate 54 for sorting reject coins at the time of withdrawal and replenishment is provided so as to be swingable by a driving means (not shown), and at the time of withdrawal to be sorted by the switching plate 54 A chute 55 that accepts a reject coin and a chute 56 that accepts a reject coin at the time of replenishment are connected to each other.
[0043]
A withdrawal reject coin storage box 57 is disposed below the chute 55 for receiving reject coins at the time of withdrawal, and a supply reject coin storage box 58 is disposed below the chute 56 for receiving reject coins at the time of replenishment. Yes. The withdrawal / rejection coin storage box 57 and the supply / rejection reject coin storage box 58 are integrally provided and detachably mounted in the machine body 1.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 8, a recovery safe (recovery box) 60 for storing recovered coins is disposed below the chute 40 of recovered coins branched from the recovery branching section 33. The collection safe 60 is detachably mounted in the machine body 1.
[0045]
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1, 9 and 10, below the replenishment coin branching portion 34, the deposit overflow coin and the overflow replenishment coin after acceptance of payment branched at the replenishment coin branching portion 34 are received. A temporary coin holding part 62 for supplying coins is provided, which temporarily holds the coins and sends the temporarily held coins to the conveyor 50 when the coins are supplied.
[0046]
The replenishment coin temporary storage section 62 has a frame 63 in which a part of the peripheral side wall is formed by the outer surface of the chute 40 (left side in FIG. 10), and coins can be placed on the bottom of the frame 63 and sent out. A delivery space 64 for temporarily storing coins is formed by the frame 63 and the delivery conveyor 64.
[0047]
A delivery port 66 is formed on one side wall of the frame 63 facing the transport conveyor 50, and one end of the delivery conveyor 64 facing the delivery port 66 is inclined upward toward the delivery port 66. The delivery port 66 is provided with a shutter 67 that is opened and closed by a driving means (not shown). This shutter 67 is opened only when coins are sent to the transport conveyor 50 by the delivery conveyor 64. A guide plate 68 for guiding the coins to be delivered to the transport conveyor 50 is disposed at the end of the delivery conveyor 64 on the delivery side.
[0048]
The storage amount of the storage space 65 of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is, for example, 400 at the maximum, and the storage amount of one denomination is, for example, 100 at the maximum. More than 400 coins or more than 100 denomination coins (even if the total number is less than 400) are stored in the collection safe 60.
[0049]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, the upper portion of the machine body 1 has coin replenishment cassettes (first coin replenishment cassette 71a and second coin replenishment cassette 71b) storing replenishment coins to the denomination storage unit 44. ) Is detachably mounted, and a detachable receiving portion 72 is formed.
[0050]
The coin replenishment cassette includes a first coin replenishment cassette 71a for storing replenished coins in denomination in denominations, and a second coin replenishment cassette 71b for storing replenishment coins in depletion in a denomination mixed state. Yes, both of them can have the same outer shape and can be attached to the detachable receiving portion 72, and either one is attached to the detachable receiving portion 72 and used.
[0051]
FIGS. 12 to 14 show a second coin replenishment cassette 71b. The second coin replenishment cassette 71b is formed in a horizontally long, substantially rectangular shape having a cassette body 73 and a lid 74. One end of the lid 74 is connected to the connecting shaft 75 so that it can be opened and closed, and a plurality of replenishment coins are stored in a stacked state in a denomination mixed state between the cassette body 73 and the lid 74 (this embodiment) 7) are provided in parallel.
[0052]
The replenishment coin storage portion 76 is divided into two in the radial direction on the cassette body 73 side and the lid body 74 side, that is, a recess having a semicircular cross section is formed on each of the cassette body 73 side and the lid body 74 side. By closing the cassette body 73 and the lid 74, a space for storing coins having a cylindrical cross section is formed. The diameter of the replenishment coin storage portion 76 is formed to a size that can accommodate the largest diameter coin to be handled. The upper side of the replenishment coin storage portion 76 (the upper side when attached to the detachable receiving portion 72) is closed and the lower side The lower side in the state of being attached to the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 is communicated with a cavity portion 78 formed in a lower area of the cassette body 73 through a discharge hole 77 formed in the cassette body 73. A shutter 79 that opens and closes the discharge hole 77 is disposed below the discharge hole 77 so as to be openable and closable with a support shaft 80 as a fulcrum, and a shutter opening and closing mechanism 86 described later is connected to the shutter 79.
[0053]
Near the upper end of each replenishment coin storage section 76 at the joint surface of the cassette body 73 with the lid 74, the coins stacked on the basis of the upper surface (coin contact surface) of the lower shutter 79 in the coin stacking direction. A display unit 81 is provided to indicate a region where the upper side is to be located. The display unit 81 is formed in an area of, for example, 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less from the upper end of the replenishment coin storage unit 76. If the display unit 81 is 2 mm or less, the coin interval may be narrowed and coin clogging may occur. There is a risk that the coin interval will increase in the replenishment coin storage unit 76 during transportation due to the wide interval between coins. Therefore, it serves to urge the operator to store the stacked coins so that the upper surface of the stacked coins is located between the display portions 81.
[0054]
In the cassette body 73, a recess 82 is formed at the lower part on one end side as an instruction part indicating that it is the second coin replenishment cassette 71b. Note that the concave portion 82 is not formed in the first coin replenishment cassette 71a. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of insertion holes 83 for opening the shutters 79 of the respective replenishing coin storage portions 76 from the outside are formed on one end surface of the cassette body 73, and a lock releasing hole is formed. 84 is formed. A handle 85 projects from the other end of the cassette body 73.
[0055]
Then, when there is a command signal for the replenished coin storage portion 76 that has been opened, a pushing member 109 (described later) enters the corresponding insertion hole 83 from the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 side, and the shutter 79 is opened. Further, before the second coin replenishment cassette 71b is inserted into the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72, a drive receiving portion 94, which will be described later, disposed inside each insertion hole 83 is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown). When the coin replenishment cassette 71b is inserted into the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72, a release rod (not shown) protruding from the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 side enters the unlocking hole 84, and as a result, the drive receiving portion 94 in each insertion hole 83 The lock is released.
[0056]
In addition, sensor holes 74a and 79a for detecting the presence or absence of coins in the respective replenishment coin storage portions 76 are formed in the upper surface corresponding to the position of each replenishment coin storage portion 76 of the lid 74 and the shutter 79, respectively. Yes.
[0057]
FIG. 16 shows a shutter opening / closing mechanism 86. The shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 is provided in the cassette body 73, and has a lever 88 that can swing around a support shaft 87 at a position above the shutter 79, An arm 89 protruding from the shutter 79 is connected to one end of the lever 88 by a link 90, and a spring 91 is stretched between one end of the lever 88 and the support shaft 87. A link 92 is connected to the other end of the lever 88, and this link 92 is connected to the slide plate 93. The slide plate 93 is slidably disposed along the longitudinal direction of the slide plate 93 with the drive receiving portion 94 at one end facing the inside of the insertion hole 83.
[0058]
As shown in FIG. 16A, when there is no action from the outside through the insertion hole 83 with respect to the slide plate 93, the shutter 79 is kept closed by the bias of the spring 91. At this time, because of the positional relationship between the support shaft 87 and support shaft 90a of the lever 88 (the connection portion of the link 90 with the lever 88) and the support shaft 90b of the arm 89 (the connection portion of the link 90 with the arm 89), Since the support shaft 90a is pulled toward the spring 91 from the straight line connecting the shaft 87 and the support shaft 90b, the lever 88 can be rotated in the direction in which the shutter 79 is opened using the support shaft 80 as a fulcrum. It does not rotate in the clockwise direction, and the opening of the shutter 79 is restricted. Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, when there is an action from the outside through the insertion hole 83 with respect to the slide plate 93, the slide plate 93 slides, so that the link 92, the lever 88, the link 90 and the arm 89 are moved. Through which the shutter 79 is opened.
[0059]
The shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 is disposed in the cassette main body 73 corresponding to each shutter 79 of each replenishing coin storage section 76, and one end of each slide plate 93 and each corresponding insertion receiving section 94 are inserted. It is arranged facing the inside of the hole 83.
[0060]
Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the first coin replenishment cassette 71a includes a plurality of (9 in this embodiment) denomination coin storage sections 76a for storing replenishment coins in a stacked state according to denomination. The first coin replenishment cassette 71a is configured in substantially the same manner as the second coin replenishment cassette 71b except that the recess 82 is not formed. The replenishment coin storage unit 76a according to denomination is, for example, 1 yen, 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen in order from the left side of FIG. There are a number of denominations. Furthermore, the depletion type coin storage section 76a is formed to have an inner diameter that corresponds to the diameter of the corresponding denomination, and is formed to have a length that allows 50 coins of the corresponding denomination to be stored in a stacked state. In addition, in this 50-sheet storage state, a gap of about 2 mm is formed at the end portion in the stacking direction of the denomination-added coin storage portion 76a, thereby preventing coin clogging and coin standing.
[0061]
In the present embodiment, the first coin replenishment cassette 71a and the second coin replenishment cassette 71b are different in pitch between the denomination-type replenishment coin storage portion 76a and the replenishment coin storage portion 76, but are formed at the same pitch. May be.
[0062]
On the far side of the detachable receiving portion 72, it is determined whether the coin replenishing cassettes 71a and 71b mounted at predetermined positions of the detachable receiving portion 72 are the first coin replenishing cassette 71a or the second coin replenishing cassette 71b. Discriminating means 96 is provided for this purpose. The discriminating means 96 has a detection lever 98 that can swing around a support shaft 97, the upper end of the detection lever 98 can be moved back and forth in the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72, and the upper end of the detection lever 98 is moved by a spring 99. In addition to being urged to rotate in the advance direction, the advance position of the detection lever 98 is regulated by the stopper 100. At the advance position of the detection lever 98, the cassette type detection sensor 101 detects the lower end of the detection lever 98. Since the second coin replenishing cassette 71b has a recess 82, the upper end of the detection lever 98 enters the recess 82, and the cassette type detection sensor 101 detects the lower end of the detection lever 98. In the case of the first coin replenishing cassette 71a, the concave portion 82 is not provided in the case of the first coin replenishing cassette 71a. 101 prevents the lower end of the detection lever 98 from being detected. The attachment of the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b to the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 is detected by another detection means.
[0063]
Presence / absence detection sensors 103 for detecting the presence / absence of coins in the respective replenishment coin storage portions 76 are disposed above and below the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72. The presence / absence detection sensor 103 is constituted by an optical sensor having a projector and a light receiver, and sensor light emitted from the projector is sent to each supplementary coin storage section through sensor holes 74a and 79a corresponding to each supplementary coin storage section 76. If light is projected into 76 and sensor light is received by the light receiver, no coin is detected, and if no light is received, the presence of coin is detected.
[0064]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, on the back side of the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72, a shutter opening drive mechanism (replenishment coin release) that opens the shutter 79 of any replenishment coin storage portion 76 of the coin replenishment cassettes 71a, 71b. Mechanism) 105 is provided. The shutter opening drive mechanism 105 has a screw shaft 107 rotatably disposed between the upper and lower surfaces of the frame portion 106 of the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72, and an elevating body 108 is screwed to the screw shaft 107. A pushing member 109 is pivotally supported on the body 108 by a support shaft 110 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The pushing member 109 has a long hole 111 formed between the upper and lower surfaces of the frame portion 106. Is engaged with a fixed shaft 112 that is fixedly disposed on the shaft. The pushing member 109 is lifted and lowered together with the lifting body 108 by the rotation of the screw shaft 107, and the elongated hole 111 is guided by the fixed shaft 112 by the turning of the lifting body 108, so that the pushing member 109 becomes the coin replenishing cassette 71a, 71b. Will be advanced and retracted against.
[0065]
A timing pulley 113 is fixed to the upper end of the screw shaft 107, a stepping motor 114 is disposed on the side of the upper end of the screw shaft 107, and a timing pulley 115 is fixed to the drive shaft of the stepping motor 114. A timing belt 116 is stretched between 113 and 115. Then, the screw shaft 107 is rotated by driving the stepping motor 114.
[0066]
The upper and lower ends of the swing member 117 are rotatably supported in the vicinity of the upper and lower sides of the screw shaft 107, and a guide shaft 118 is attached between the upper and lower ends of the swing member 117 in parallel with the screw shaft 107. 118 is engaged with a groove 108a formed in the lifting body 108. A DC motor 119 is disposed on the lower side of the guide shaft 108, and a crank mechanism 120 that converts the rotational driving force of the DC motor 119 into a reciprocating movement is connected to the guide shaft 118. As the DC motor 119 is driven, the swinging member 117 and the elevating body 108 are swung, and the pushing member 109 is moved back and forth with respect to the coin replenishing cassettes 71a and 71b.
[0067]
A fixed position detection sensor for detecting a fixed position of the lifting / lowering body 108 is disposed on the lower end side of the screw shaft 107, and a rotation detecting circle having a notch 122a at one place on the circumference at the upper end of the screw shaft 107. A plate 122 is fixed, and a rotation detection sensor 123 is disposed on the circumference of the rotation detection disc 122. The rotation detection sensor 123 is substantially U-shaped, and the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion are opposed to each other. When the notch 122a of the rotation detecting disk 122 faces, the light shielding state is switched to the light projecting state, and the screw shaft 107 is rotated once. Is detected.
[0068]
When the shutter opening drive mechanism 105 opens the shutter 79 of the replenishment coin storage section 76 with the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b, the elevating body 108 is first lowered by the driving of the stepping motor 114. The body 108 is now raised from the position detected by the fixed position detection sensor 121, and the rotation detection sensor 123 monitors the number of rotations of the screw shaft 107, and the insertion hole 83 of the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b is targeted. When the elevating body 108 is raised to a height corresponding to the height of the inner slide plate 93 (determined from the number of rotations of the screw shaft 107), the elevating body 108 is stopped. Subsequently, the DC motor 119 is driven to swing the swinging member 117 and the elevating body 108 so that the pushing member 109 is advanced and retracted with respect to the coin replenishing cassettes 71a and 71b. It is configured to enter the target insertion hole 83 of the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b, push the slide plate 93, and open the target shutter 79 via the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86. The pushing member 109 is stopped at a position retracted from the insertion hole 83. When the pushing member 109 moves backward after advance for a predetermined time necessary for the coin to fall, the corresponding slide plate 93 also returns to the home position, and the shutter 79 is closed.
[0069]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 8, and 11, a chute 125 for guiding the replenishment coins discharged from the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b onto the conveyor 50 is disposed below the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72. .
[0070]
In FIG. 1, the storage and feeding unit 8 and the coin passage 12 are configured as a deposit conveyance system 131 that conveys the received coins, and the transfer conveyor 50, the storage and feeding unit 8 and the coin passage 12 convey the withdrawal coins. It is configured as a system 132, and at least a part is shared by the depositing and conveying system 131 and the dispensing and conveying system 132. The first passage area 12a and the second passage area 12b of the coin passage 12 have an identification section 30, denomination branch sections 31a to 31f, a collection branch section 33, a replenishment coin branch section 34, and the like. It is constituted as a coin identification branch passage 133 constituting a part of. The transfer conveyor 50 is configured as a deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit 134 that temporarily holds all the deposit overflow coins other than the coins stored in the denomination storing unit 44 among the received coins. The chute 125, the transfer conveyor 50, and the like are configured as sending means 135 for sending the replenished coins upstream from the identification unit 30 of the deposit transfer system 131.
[0071]
Further, in FIG. 19, a coin receiving slot frame 141 constituting the upper region portion of the coin receiving slot 2 is shown. The coin receiving slot frame 141 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape having side walls 142 and 143 corresponding to the front and rear of the machine body 1 and side walls 144 and 145 corresponding to the width direction of the machine body 1.
[0072]
Both side walls 144 and 145 have a chute shape in which the lower end sides approach each other so as to bring the coins toward the center side, and convex arc surfaces 144a and 145a are formed, and approximately 0.2 mm on the convex arc surfaces 144a and 145a. A plurality of protrusions 144b and 145b protruding about 3 mm are formed at a predetermined pitch P (for example, 15 mm, maximum diameter coin diameter> 2P, and minimum diameter coin diameter> P) in the vertical direction and in the front-rear direction of the body 1.
[0073]
The cross-sectional shapes of the protrusions 144b and 145b are convex arcs without having a flat surface, as shown in FIG. Therefore, even when coins (indicated by reference numeral C in FIGS. 19A and 19B) contact the two protrusions 144b and 145b, there is no line contact in the pitch P direction, and two point contacts. . Further, when one of the peripheral surfaces of the coin comes into contact with the convex circular arc surfaces 144a and 145a, the other of the peripheral surfaces comes into contact with the projections 144b and 145b to make a two-point contact. This condition is the same for any coin from the largest diameter coin to the smallest diameter coin to be processed.
[0074]
Conventionally, since the contact between the side wall (chute) of the coin receiving slot frame and the coin was a surface contact, a 1-yen coin, an adhesive-attached coin, a wetted coin, etc. may remain without falling. However, by configuring the coin receiving slot frame 141 as described above, the contact between the side walls 144 and 145 and the coins is always a two-point contact, and even the above-remaining coins are likely to fall and can be prevented from remaining.
[0075]
FIG. 20 also shows a control unit 201 for controlling the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine. In this control unit 201, the number of coins stored in each denomination storage unit 44 (coin storage amount) is classified by denomination. Stored number storage unit A1 to A6, type of deposit temporary storage unit B1 to B6, which stores the number of coins temporarily stored in the type-deposited temporary storage unit 42, and stores the number of deposit overflow coins For money type replenishment, the number of coins temporarily stored in the coin overflow storage part C1 to C6 and the coin temporary storage part 62 for replenishment (the amount of coins temporarily retained for money replenishment) is stored in the money type. Temporary coin count storage units D1 to D6, denomination recovery number storage units E1 to E6 for storing the number of coins collected in the collection safe 60 in denominations, and for each denomination specified at the time of a withdrawal operation command to be described later The specified number of withdrawals storage unit F1 F6 are connected.
[0076]
Temporary reserve number storage unit B1 to B6 and deposit type overflow coin temporary storage number storage unit C1 to C6 are data up to the time of deposit approval, cleared by deposit approval or deposit rejection, and money type at the time of deposit approval The data of the temporarily stored deposit number storage units B1 to B6 is added to the stored number storage units A1 to A6. In addition, about the money-type deposit overflow coin, it branches after identifying again, and is added to the memory | storage part of a branch destination based on the data.
[0077]
A signal Zx is input to the control unit 201. This signal Zx is displayed when the storage number storage unit A1 to A6 is a full number, or when any of the money type temporary storage number storage units B1 to B6 is a full number, the money type deposit overflow coin temporary storage number When any of the storage units C1 to C6 has a sufficient number of sheets (depending on the relationship between A1 to A6, B1 to B6, and D1 to D6), any one of the storage units D1 to D6 for replenishment of denomination coins In order to change the coin storage location (for example, from the denomination storage unit 44 to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 and for switching to the recovery safe 60), the control unit 201 receives the overflow signal input at the time of Entered.
[0078]
In addition, a withdrawal operation command signal is input to the control unit 201. The input of the withdrawal operation command signal includes a command for inputting a withdrawal amount, a command for inputting a withdrawal start, and a command for detecting a coin withdrawal when the withdrawal of the withdrawal coin from the coin receiving port 2 after the withdrawal is completed is detected. Indicates the input of each signal. When the withdrawal amount is input, the number of money for each denomination is calculated and stored in the money type withdrawal designated number storage units F1 to F6. The stored contents of the specified money type withdrawal specified number storage units F1 to F6 are reset by the withdrawal of coins of the withdrawal amount and the input of a coin withdrawal command signal for those coins from the coin receiving port 2.
[0079]
The control unit 201 also receives a withdrawal coin tracking detection signal. This withdrawal coin tracking detection signal indicates whether the withdrawal coin has been thrown out from the money type storage unit 44 and passed through the identification unit 30 or whether the coin has been branched at the overflow branch unit 32 if it is a reject coin. Whether or not the kind regular coin has passed through the sensor S11, as will be described later, when there is a denomination of coins to be dispensed in the denomination storage unit 44, it is paid out from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. Of the replenishment coins, a detection signal indicates whether a coin used for dispensing is sent to the passing side of the sensor S11, and a coin not used for dispensing is sent to the branching side to the supplying coin branching unit 34.
[0080]
Note that the control unit 201 also receives the signal R0 and the signal R1. The signal R0 is a manual input signal when the collection safe 60 is removed, and resets the data in the coin type collection number storage units E1 to E6 through the control unit 201 at the end of the coin collection, and the entire circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine. Stop driving. The signal R1 is an input signal when the collection safe 60 is attached, and the driving of the entire circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine can be restarted.
[0081]
Further, a gate drive unit 202 is connected to the control unit 201, and the gate drive unit 202 drives and controls a rotary solenoid that opens and closes each branch member 36 in the second passage area 12b of the coin passage 12. Then, when the signal Zx is input to the control unit 201, switching of each branch member 36 is performed through the gate driving unit 202.
[0082]
The control unit 201 is connected to a first drive control unit 203, a second drive control unit 204, and a third drive control unit 205. The first drive control unit 203 removes the coins from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. The second drive control unit 204 controls the deposit conveyance system 131 and the withdrawal conveyance system 132, and the third drive control unit 205 allows the coins to be dispensed from the denomination storage unit 44. Be controlled.
[0083]
The first drive control unit 203, at the time of withdrawal, confirms that the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit 44 of the planned denomination is smaller than the planned amount of withdrawal, and that the amount of coins and the replenishment coins are temporarily held. Based on the detection that the sum of the amount of coins of the planned denomination of the unit 62 and the amount of coins to be dispensed is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of dispensing, the temporary storage coins of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 are withdrawn and conveyed It has a function of sending it to the system 132.
[0084]
Of the coins sent from the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62 to the withdrawal conveyance system 132, the second drive control unit 204 operates the withdrawal coins through the withdrawal conveyance system 132 based on the identification result of the identification unit 30. The coins that are transported to the surface side 1a and not to be withdrawn have a function of being sent to the depositing and transporting system 131 and stored in at least one of the denomination storage unit 44 and the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62.
[0085]
Then, the control unit 201 uses the denomination storage unit 44 with the denomination of the deposit overflow coins that are transported through the deposit transport system 131 at the time of deposit approval, with the denomination temporary holding unit 42 being full before the deposit approval. The denominations that have not reached the full amount of coins are stored up to the full amount, and the denominations that have reached the full amount are stored from the replenishment coin branching unit 34 to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 and replenished coins. The denomination that has been stored in the temporary storage unit 62 and has reached the storage amount that can be stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 has a function of storing it in the recovery safe 60 from the recovery branching unit 33.
[0086]
Further, the control unit 201 has functions of a first detection unit 206 and a second detection unit 207 as detection units. The first detection means 206 accepts and stores and compares both the number of money-type withdrawal specified number storage units F1 to F6 and the number of stored number storage units A1 to A6 for the planned denominations. If the number of money-type withdrawal specified number storage units F1 to F6 is equal to or less than the number of storage number storage units A1 to A6, according to the money-type specified withdrawal number stored in the first detection means 206, The third drive control unit 205 is activated, and the denomination storage unit 44 (44 ₁ ~ 44 ₆ ) To throw out the corresponding amount of coins.
[0087]
If the number of money-specified withdrawal specified number storage units F1 to F6 is larger (larger) than the number of stored number storage units A1 to A6, the difference between the two numbers is stored in the second detection means 207. In addition, the number of corresponding denominations in the coin-type replenishment coin temporary storage number storage unit D1 to D6 is stored, and the difference amount is equal to or less than the number of corresponding denominations in the coin-type replenishment coin temporary storage number storage unit D1 to D6. In this case, the first drive control unit 203 feeds the difference from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62.
[0088]
In addition, the predetermined amount that the sum of the amount of coins of the denomination storage unit 44 of the denomination denomination and the amount of coins of the denomination denomination of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 satisfies the amount of the planned depletion is, for example, Predict the occurrence of reject coins at the time of withdrawal, and with regard to denominations of the number of withdrawals, the number of coins that are temporarily stored in the coin-type replenishment number storage unit D1 to D6 rather than the number of the specified number of storage units F1 to F6 In this case, it may be possible to throw out. In addition, due to the generation of reject coins at the time of withdrawal, a smaller number of coins are thrown out than the number of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 for the insufficient denomination coins, but the shortage is also fed out from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 It is.
[0089]
In FIG. 21, the control unit 201 includes a signal from the cassette type detection sensor 101, a replenishment command signal x when a decrease in the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the denomination. A denomination signal a indicating a plurality of denomination coin storage units 76a or a plurality of replenishment coin storage units 76, an arrangement order signal b indicating one of the plurality of replenishment coin storage units 76, and a plurality of denomination replenishment coins detected by the presence / absence detection sensor 103 A coin presence / absence signal c indicating the presence / absence of coins in the storage unit 76a or the plurality of supplementary coin storage units 76 is input.
[0090]
When the first coin replenishment cassette 71a is mounted, the depletion-type replenishment coin storage when the three conditions of the denomination signal a, the arrangement order signal b, and the coin presence / absence signal c are satisfied in addition to the replenishment command signal x. The replenishment coins are discharged from the part 76a.
[0091]
When the second coin replenishment cassette 71b is mounted, in addition to the replenishment command signal x, the replenishment coins from the replenishment coin storage unit 76 when the two conditions of the arrangement order signal b and the coin presence / absence signal c are satisfied. Release takes place.
[0092]
A shutter opening / closing drive unit 211 is connected to the control unit 201, and the shutter opening / closing drive unit 211 drives and controls the stepping motor 114 and the DC motor 119 of the shutter opening drive mechanism 105.
[0093]
The control unit 201 determines whether the first coin replenishment cassette 71a or the second coin replenishment cassette 71b is detected from the signal of the cassette type detection sensor 101, and performs a replenishment control of the corresponding coin based on the determination result. have.
[0094]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0095]
First, the deposit process will be described.
[0096]
Based on the deposit command operation by the operator, the shutter (not shown) of the coin receiving port 2 is automatically opened, and the operator inserts the received coin into the coin receiving unit 3 from the coin receiving port 2. The shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is automatically closed upon detecting the insertion of the received coin, and immediately after that, the shutter 4 of the coin receiving unit 3 is opened, and the received coin is transferred from the discharge port 5 to the hopper 10 of the storage and feeding unit 8. To be released. After the release, the shutter 4 is closed and the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened. The coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 8 are fed to the coin passage 12 one by one at intervals by projections 9a projecting from the peripheral part of the rotating disk 9 at predetermined intervals by the rotation of the rotating disk 9. .
[0097]
The coins fed to the coin passage 12 are fed one by one between the projections 17a, 17a of the transport belt 17 of the transport means 16, and are guided to the guide edge 14 formed on the lower edge of the passage plate 13 by the transport belt 17. Along the first passage area 12a and the second passage area 12b. Since the coin transport speed of the transport belt 17 is slightly faster than the feeding speed of the rotary disk 9, the coins transported through the coin path 12 are spaced one by one at the protrusion 17a of the transport belt 17. Be transported.
[0098]
The coins conveyed through the coin passage 12 are identified by the identification unit 30 in the first passage area 12a, and the identification result in the identification section 30 and the coins in the coin detection sensors S1 to S6 in the second passage area 12b. Under both conditions of detection, the denominations are branched into denominations by denomination branching portions 31a to 31f of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen.
[0099]
Coins that are branched into denominations by denomination branching units 31a to 31f are guided by the chute 38 and temporarily held in piles in the denomination temporary holding unit 42 for each denomination.
[0100]
When the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 has reached the sufficiency amount, or when the temporary hold number of the denomination temporary storage unit 42 has reached the sufficiency amount (for example, 10 at the maximum), In both conditions of the identification result by the identification unit 30 and the coin detection sensor S7, the branch is made in the overflow branching unit 32 without being branched in the corresponding denomination branching units 31a to 31f.
[0101]
The deposit overflow coins branched at the overflow branching portion 32 are guided to the chute 39 and temporarily held on the transport conveyor 50. Note that the deposit overflow coin may be temporarily held by being sent from the conveyor 50 to the storage and feeding unit 8 after the storage and feeding unit 8 runs out of the deposited coin.
[0102]
In addition, until the deposit is temporarily suspended, the coins identified as inappropriate coins by the identification unit 30 are transported to the end of the fourth passage area 12d of the coin passage 12, and are transported at the end of the fourth passage area 12d. The belt 17 comes off the belt 17 and is guided by the guide edge 14 and returned to the coin receiving portion 3 while rolling by its own weight. At this time, the coin receiving unit 3 is returned to the coin receiving unit 3 because the shutter 4 is closed immediately after the deposited coin is discharged to the storage and feeding unit 8 and the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened again. Inappropriate coins can be removed.
[0103]
Inappropriate coins and withdrawal coins may be branched from the position immediately after the identification unit 30 in the first passage area 12a and sent to the coin receiving unit 3. The same applies to the return of non-accepted coins.
[0104]
When all the deposited coins are temporarily held and the deposit approval operation is performed by the operator, the coins temporarily held in the money-type deposit temporary holding unit 42 are moved backward by the dispensing plate 46 and the supporting member. As a result of the lowering of 47, the coin type storage unit 44 is stacked and stored, and the deposit overflow coins on the transport conveyor 50 are transported to the storage and feeding unit 8 by driving the transport conveyor 50 leftward in FIG. One sheet is fed from the feeding section 8 to the coin passage 12 one by one.
[0105]
In addition, when the deposit overflow coin is sent out from the conveyor 50 to the storage and feeding section 8 and stored, the coin is sent out directly from the storage and feeding section 8 to the coin passage 12. However, it is better to drive the conveyor 50 as well. There should be no rest.
[0106]
In addition, the deposit overflow coin sent out from the storage and feeding unit 8 to the coin passage 12 at the time of deposit approval is identified by the identification unit 30 and branched by the replenishment coin branching unit 34 and stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. , Then wait for replenishment.
[0107]
At this time, for the deposit overflow coin of the denomination that the storage amount of the denomination temporary storage unit 42 is full before the deposit approval and the denomination storage amount of the denomination storage unit 44 has not reached the full amount, When the coin passage 12 is sent after the deposit is approved, it is branched by the corresponding denomination branching portions 31a to 31f and stacked and stored on the coins in the denomination storing portion 44 where the dispensing plate 46 is retracted. Further, for the denomination, when the deposit overflow coin after reaching the depletion amount of the denomination storage unit 44 passes through the identification unit 30, the deposit overflow coin is branched at the corresponding denomination branch units 31a to 31f. Instead, it is branched by the replenishment coin branching portion 34 and stored in the replenishment coin temporary holding portion 62. Furthermore, the denomination (the maximum is 400 sheets, the denomination is 100 sheets) that can be stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage section 62 with the denomination stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage section 62 ( When the maximum number is reached, all denominations are branched by the collection branching unit 33 and stored in the collection safe 60.
[0108]
Further, with respect to the residue that is not sent out by the rotating disk 9 remaining in the storage and feeding section 8, the opening / closing plate 22 at the bottom of the hopper 10 is opened and the inside of the bucket 26 of the lifting bucket device 25 is opened by the recovery chute 24 from the return port 23. The bucket 28 receiving the residue is raised and discharged onto the return coin transport belt 20 from the discharge port 27, and returned to the coin receiving unit 3 by the return coin transport belt 20. At this time, the coin receiving unit 3 is returned to the coin receiving unit 3 because the shutter 4 is closed immediately after the deposited coin is discharged to the storage and feeding unit 8 and the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened again. The remaining residue can be taken out.
[0109]
Further, when all the deposited coins are temporarily held and the deposit is rejected by the operator, the temporary holding frame 43 of the money-type deposit temporary holding unit 42 is moved to the right in FIG. The coins that have been used are discharged to the conveyor 50. The returned coins together with the deposit overflow coins held on the transport conveyor 50 are sent to the storage and feeding section 8 by the transport conveyor 50, and are fed out from the storage and feeding section 8 to the coin path 12, and the transport belt 17 is passed through the coin path 12. And is returned to the coin receiving unit 3 from the end of the fourth passage area 12d of the coin passage 12. The shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened, and the return coin returned to the coin receiving unit 3 can be taken out.
[0110]
Next, the withdrawal process will be described.
[0111]
Based on the input of the withdrawal money value (amount or denomination and number) and the withdrawal operation command, the corresponding denomination and number of coins are thrown from the denomination storage unit 44 onto the conveyor 50 by the dispensing plate 46. It is. That is, in FIG. 20, based on the withdrawal operation command signal, the stored number storage units A1 to A6 of the stored number storage units A1 to A6 and the stored content of the stored number storage units A1 to A6 are stored. When the stored content is large, the first detection means 206 detects it, and the required denomination is thrown out from the denomination storage unit 44 through the third drive control unit 205.
[0112]
In this way, when the dispensing of coins corresponding to the withdrawal money value is completed, the withdrawal drive system 132 is driven by the second drive control unit 204 of FIG. As a result, the transfer conveyor 50 is driven, and the withdrawal coins on the transfer conveyor 50 are fed into the storage and feeding section 8 and are fed one by one to the coin path 12 by the rotation of the rotary disk 9, and the first path area. It is identified by the identification unit 30 of 12a. The coins identified as appropriate coins by the identifying unit 30 are sent to the coin receiving unit 3 from the end of the fourth passage area 12d of the coin passage 12 by the coin transport belt 17. The type and number of withdrawal coins sent to the coin receiving unit 3 are collated with the denomination and number of coins constituting the withdrawal currency value specified by the control unit 201 by the withdrawal coin tracking detection signal group in FIG. The withdrawal coin tracking detection signal group in FIG. 20 indicates a signal from the identification unit 30, a signal from the sensor S7, sensor S8, sensor S9, sensor S10, sensor S11, and the like. If they do not match, matching is made to match by additionally throwing out a mismatched denomination signal.
[0113]
The denomination and number of the withdrawal coins identified by the identification unit 30 after the first predetermined time after the withdrawal operation of the withdrawal coins (after the predetermined time when all the withdrawal coins are sent to the coin receiving unit 3) The shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is opened on the condition that it matches the denomination and the number of coins constituting the designated withdrawal money value, and the withdrawal coin can be taken out.
[0114]
After the withdrawal coin is taken out from the coin receiving port 2, the shutter of the coin receiving port 2 is closed at a predetermined time, and the standby state is restored. Further, when the withdrawal coin is taken out, a withdrawal operation command is input to the control unit 201 in FIG. 20, and the money type designated withdrawal number storage units F1 to F6 are reset.
[0115]
In addition, although the coins in the denomination storage unit 44 are insufficient for the denomination at the time of the withdrawal command, the amount of coins of the corresponding denomination stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 (coins for denomination replenishment) When it is satisfied with the temporary storage number storage units D1 to D6), the shortage is taken out from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. That is, in FIG. 20, when there is a denomination larger than the stored contents of the denomination specified number storage units F1 to F6, the first detecting means 206 detects it. In that case, a second detection is made as to whether the number obtained by subtracting the stored number from the specified number of withdrawals for the insufficient number of denominations is equal to or smaller than the number stored in the denomination coin temporary storage number storage units D1 to D6. This is detected by means 207. If they are equal or smaller, the coins are fed out from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 through the first drive control unit 203 of FIG. It is preferable that the coins are fed out from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 after the coins are thrown from the denomination storage unit 44 onto the transport conveyor 50 and then the transport conveyor 50 starts to be driven.
[0116]
In the case where the number of thrown out coins for a denomination is larger than the number in the denomination storage unit 44 and the number of throwouts ≦ (the number of coins in the denomination storage unit 44 + the number of coins in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62) Considering the assumption of withdrawal reject coins, for example, it may be set that withdrawal is possible when the number is more than 3 for example.
[0117]
In addition, even when there is no coin to be thrown into the denomination storage unit 44 and there is a number of coins to be thrown into the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62, the coins are supplied from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. .
[0118]
The number of denominated coins to be thrown into the denomination storage unit 44 when there are enough denomination coins to be thrown into the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62 and the rate of coins used for the thrown coins is very high. When there is a shortage of money, priority may be given to feeding from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62.
[0119]
Further, denominations that are not applicable are returned from the supply coin branching unit 34 to the supply coin temporary storage unit 62. Thereby, the throwing time can be reduced.
[0120]
When the sensor S11 detects that the last coin of the number of denominations to be thrown out has been identified by the identification unit 30 and has been moved downstream from the replenishment coin branching unit 34, The first drive control unit 203 stops the feeding of coins from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 by closing the shutter 67 and stopping the delivery conveyor 64. Note that the delivery conveyor 64 may be reversed and then stopped so that coins are not caught between the shutter 67 and the delivery conveyor 64.
[0121]
On the other hand, when a second predetermined time (distinguishable from the first predetermined time described above) has elapsed from the detection of the shortest number of coins by the sensor S11, the conveyor 50, the rotating disk 9, and the conveyor belt 17 are passed. Then, the rotation of the return coin transport belt 20 is stopped. This is performed by the second drive control unit 204 in FIG.
[0122]
In this embodiment, since most of the deposit conveyance system 131 and the withdrawal conveyance system 132 are common, the drive control of the deposit conveyance system 131 and the withdrawal conveyance system 132 is mostly common. However, the depositing / conveying system 131 and the dispensing / conveying system 132 may be completely separated, and the second drive control unit 204 in FIG. 20 is also controlled by the depositing / conveying system 131 and the dispensing / conveying system 132. May be different.
[0123]
After the predetermined time has elapsed, the second drive control unit 204 stops the rotation of the conveyor 50, the rotating disk 9, the conveyor belt 17, and the return coin conveyor belt 20 so that all the dispensed coins are reliably transferred to the coin receiving port 2. Sent out.
[0124]
In addition, when the withdrawal is completed, that is, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the number of denominations corresponding to the number of denominations used for withdrawal out of the stored number of coins temporarily stored in the coin storage units D1 to D6 for denominations corresponds. Subtracted from the stored number. The stored values of the temporarily stored number-of-coins storage units D1 to D6 for the denominations of other denominations are kept as they are.
[0125]
In addition, in order to reduce the dispensing time, all the coins that are not used for withdrawal are branched to the replenishment coin branching section 34, but when there is a denomination storage section 44 that is not filled with coins, You may make it branch to corresponding denomination branch part 31a-31f. In that case, the amount of coins sent to the denomination branching units 31a to 31f in the denominated coin temporary storage number storage units D1 to D6 when the withdrawal is completed is subtracted from the stored number of corresponding denominations. On the other hand, the number of stored denomination storage number storage units A1 to A6 is increased by the number of denominations supplied.
[0126]
Further, the reject coins identified as abnormal coins by the identification unit 30 in the first passage area 12a are branched by the overflow branching unit 32, the chute 39, the switching plate 52 (switched at the start of the dispensing operation), The money is stored in the dispensing reject coin storage box 57 through the chute 53, the switching plate 54 (switched at the start of the dispensing operation) and the chute 55. Then, the denomination coins collected as reject coins are thrown out again from the denomination storage unit 44, and the above-described withdrawal operation is performed.
[0127]
It should be noted that forgotten coins such as deposit coins returned to the coin receiving unit 3 and withdrawal coins withdrawn to the coin receiving unit 3 are withdrawn from the overflow branching unit 32 via the coin passage 12 from the storage and feeding unit 8. It is collected in the coin storage box 57.
[0128]
In addition, for each deposit / withdrawal process, the money type storage unit 44, the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62, and the number of money types stored in the collection safe 60 are controlled by the control unit 201 (each storage unit A1 to A6, B1 to B6). , C1 to C6, D1 to D6, and E1 to E6).
[0129]
Next, the coin replenishment process will be described.
[0130]
First, when the first coin replenishment cassette 71a having a denomination-type replenishment coin storage unit 76a for storing replenishment coins in a stacked state is mounted on the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 of the machine body 1, this first case. The coin replenishment from the coin replenishment cassette 71a will be described.
[0131]
At the time of initial replenishment when no coins are stored in the denomination storage unit 44, the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 of the predetermined denomination replenishment coin storage unit 76a of the first coin replenishment cassette 71a is performed by the shutter opening drive mechanism 105 on the machine body 1 side. Is opened, and the shutter 79 of the corresponding denomination coin storage portion 76a is opened via the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86.
[0132]
By opening the shutter 79 of the denomination-type replenishment coin storage section 76a, the replenishment coins stored in the denomination-type replenishment coin storage section 76a are discharged in a lump and guided onto the conveyor 50 by the chute 125. The replenishment coins guided to the transport conveyor 50 are fed into the storage and feeding section 8 by the transport conveyor 50, and are fed out one by one from the storage and feeding section 8 to the coin path 12, and in the first path area 12a of the coin path 12. It is discriminated by the discriminating section 30, branched at the corresponding denomination branching sections 31a to 31f of the second passage area 12b, and replenished and stored in the corresponding denomination storing section 44 through the chute 38. At this time, the dispensing plate 46 is in the retracted state, and the replenishment coin is replenished and stored in the denomination storage unit 44 without being temporarily held in the denomination deposit temporary holding unit 42.
[0133]
The reject coins identified as abnormal coins by the identification unit 30 are branched by the overflow branching unit 32, and the chute 39, the switching plate 52 (switched at the start of the replenishment operation), the chute 53, the switching plate 54 (replenishment) Are switched at the start of the operation) and are stored in the supply reject coin storage box 58 through the chute 56.
[0134]
In addition, when replenishing coins of a denomination in which a plurality of denomination replenishment coin storage sections 76a for storing coins of the same denomination are stored in the coin replenishment cassette 71a, the coins are discharged in a preset order. It has become.
[0135]
In addition, when the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 is reduced below a predetermined amount, replenishment of denominations of the first coin replenishment cassette 71a is performed by the shutter opening drive mechanism 105 on the machine body 1 side. Of the coin storage portions 76a, the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 of the depletion type coin storage portion 76a corresponding to the depletion type is driven to open, and the shutter 79 of the corresponding denomination replenishment coin storage portion 76a is driven via the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86. Is opened and the replenishment process is performed in the same manner as the initial replenishment described above.
[0136]
Note that the coins replenished from the first coin replenishment cassette 71a are based on the identification unit 30 and the coin detection sensors S1 to S11 related to branching with respect to the number of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 as in the case of the deposit process. The branch confirmed data is added and the balance is managed.
[0137]
Subsequently, when the second coin replenishment cassette 71b having the replenishment coin storage portion 76 for storing the replenishment coins in a stacked state in the denomination mixed state is attached to the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 of the machine body 1, The coin replenishment from the second coin replenishment cassette 71b will be described.
[0138]
At the time of initial replenishment in which coins are not stored in the denomination storage unit 44, one replenishment coin storage unit 76 in which coins of the second coin replenishment cassette 71b are stored by the shutter opening drive mechanism 105 on the machine body 1 side. The shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 of the replenishment coin storage unit 76) in the arrangement order is opened, and the shutter 79 of the corresponding replenishment coin storage unit 76 is opened via the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86.
[0139]
When the shutter 79 of the replenishment coin storage section 76 is opened, the replenishment coins stored in the replenishment coin storage section 76 are discharged all at once and guided onto the transport conveyor 50 by the chute 125. The replenishment coins guided to the transport conveyor 50 are fed into the storage and feeding section 8 by the transport conveyor 50, and are fed out one by one from the storage and feeding section 8 to the coin path 12, and in the first path area 12a of the coin path 12. It is identified by the identification unit 30, branched into denominations by denomination branching portions 31 a to 31 f of the second passage area 12 b, and replenished and stored in the denomination storing unit 44 through the chute 38. At this time, the dispensing plate 46 is in the retracted state, and the replenishment coin is replenished and stored in the denomination storage unit 44 without being temporarily held in the denomination deposit temporary holding unit 42.
[0140]
In addition, when the replenishment coins after reaching the sufficient amount of the denomination storage unit 44 of a denomination pass through the identification unit 30, the replenishment coins are replenished without being branched at the corresponding denomination branching units 31a to 31f. The coins are branched by the coin branching unit 34 and stored in the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62. Further, the denomination (maximum of 400, denomination of 100 denominations) that can be stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage section 62 with the denomination stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage section 62 (maximum) When the number has been reached, all denominations are branched by the collection branching unit 33 and stored in the collection safe 60.
[0141]
The reject coins identified as abnormal coins by the identification unit 30 are branched by the overflow branching unit 32, and the chute 39, the switching plate 52 (switched at the start of the replenishment operation), the chute 53, the switching plate 54 (replenishment) Are switched at the start of the operation) and are stored in the supply reject coin storage box 58 through the chute 56.
[0142]
In addition, when the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 is reduced below a predetermined amount, coins in the second coin replenishment cassette 71b are stored by the shutter opening drive mechanism 105 on the machine body 1 side. The shutter opening / closing mechanism 86 of one replenishing coin storage unit 76 is driven to open, and the shutter 79 of the corresponding replenishing coin storage unit 76 is opened via the shutter opening / closing mechanism 86, so that the replenishment process is performed in the same manner as the above-described initial replenishment. Is done.
[0143]
Note that the coins replenished from the second coin replenishment cassette 71b are branch-checked by the identification unit 30 and the coin detection sensors S1 to S11 with respect to the number of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 as in the case of the deposit process. The remaining number is added and the amount is managed.
[0144]
Subsequently, coin replenishment from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 will be described.
[0145]
This coin replenishment from the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62 is a temporary replenishment of the coin of that denomination at the time of replenishment when any of the coin storage amount in the denomination storage unit 44 decreases below a predetermined amount. This is performed when stored in the unit 62.
[0146]
When coin replenishment from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is started, the shutter 67 of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is opened and the delivery conveyor 64 is driven to replenish the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62. Coins are fed out onto the conveyor 50.
[0147]
The replenishment coins fed to the conveyor 50 are fed to the storage / feeding unit 8 by the conveyor 50 and fed one by one from the storage / feeding unit 8 to the coin path 12, and the first path area 12 a of the coin path 12. Are identified by the identification unit 30, branched into denominations by denomination branching portions 31 a to 31 f of the second passage area 12 b, and supplied and stored in the denomination storing unit 44 through the chute 38. At this time, the dispensing plate 46 is in the retracted state, and the replenishment coins are replenished and stored in the denomination storage unit 44 without being temporarily held in the denomination deposit temporary holding unit 42.
[0148]
Further, when the replenishment coins after reaching the full amount of the denomination storage unit 44 of a certain denomination pass through the identification unit 30, the replenishment coins are replenished without being branched at the corresponding denomination branching units 31a to 31f. It is branched at the coin branching unit 34 and returned to the replenishment coin temporary holding unit 62 for storage.
[0149]
If the denomination storage unit 44 is not filled with only the coins replenished from the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62, coin replenishment from the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b is performed.
[0150]
Next, the coin collection process in the machine body 1 will be described.
[0151]
According to the collection command, coins in the denomination storage unit 44 are thrown out by the dispensing plate 46 and guided onto the transport conveyor 50, and coins in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 are transported on the transport conveyor 50 by the delivery conveyor 64 Sent out. The coins on the transport conveyor 50 are fed into the storage / feeding unit 8 by driving the transporting conveyor 50, and are fed one by one from the storage / feeding unit 8 to the coin passage 12, and the identification unit of the first passage area 12a of the coin passage 12 is identified. The denomination and the number of sheets are identified at 30, branched at the collection branching portion 33 in the second passage area 12 b, and collected by the collection safe 60 through the chute 40.
[0152]
Thus, all the coins collected in the collection safe 60 are coins confirmed by the identification unit 30 or the coin detection sensors S1 to S11 in addition thereto, and a reliable scrutiny is guaranteed.
[0153]
After the collection into the collection safe 60, the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b, the withdrawal reject coin storage box 57, and the supply reject coin storage box 58 are taken out from the machine body 1 together with the recovery safe 60.
[0154]
As described above, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin is temporarily stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 at the time of deposit approval, and the temporary storage coin of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is sent to the deposit transport system 131 at the time of replenishment. The amount of coins stored in the deposit coin can be used to replenish the denomination storage unit 44, and the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 of the denomination denomination is less than the planned discharge amount And, if the sum of the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the denomination denomination of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of replenishment, the replenishment coin temporary storage unit By sending out 62 temporarily held coins to the withdrawal transport system 132 and withdrawing the coins necessary for withdrawal based on the identification result in the identification unit 30, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin can be used for withdrawal. , Can shorten the withdrawal time.
[0155]
In addition, the deposit overflow coin after the temporary holding amount of the replenishing coin temporary holding unit 62 reaches the predetermined amount is stored in the recovery safe 60, but it is not necessary to pay out the coin from the recovery safe 60 at the time of replenishment. The collected amount of coins collected to 60 and the collected data are consistent with each other, and it is possible to secure a scrutinizing function for collected coins. Further, since the coins corresponding to the supply coin branching portion 34 and the recovery branching portion 33 of the coin identifying branch passage 133 are branched, the coins can be reliably branched.
[0156]
Further, since the recovery branching unit 33 and the recovery safe 60 are provided, for example, when the upper limit value of the denomination storage amount stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 is determined, the deposit of the denomination reaching the upper limit value is made. The overflow coin can be branched by the collection branching unit 33 and stored in the collection safe 60, and the branch to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 and the branch to the collection safe 60 can be performed in parallel.
[0157]
In addition, for deposit overflow coins that are transported through the deposit transport system 131 at the time of deposit approval, the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit 44 is the denomination in which the storage amount of the denomination temporary hold unit 42 is full before the deposit approval. The denominations that have not reached the full amount are stored up to the full amount, and the denominations that have reached the full amount are stored from the replenishment coin branching unit 34 to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 and to the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 Since the denomination that has reached the storage amount that can be stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit 62 by the denomination to be stored is stored in the recovery safe 60 from the recovery branching unit 33, the deposit overflow coin can be effectively used for replenishment.
[0158]
In addition, at least a part of the deposit conveyance system 131 and the withdrawal conveyance system 132 is shared, and the identification unit 30 is shared as the deposit conveyance system identification unit and the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit, so that simplification and miniaturization are achieved. Can be made cheaper.
[0159]
When supplying coins to the conveyor 50, the conveyor 50 may be in a stopped state, and when coins are supplied, the coins are placed on the conveyor 50 evenly by driving them intermittently. It can also be.
[0160]
Moreover, the coin receiving port 2 can also be formed separately at the deposit port and the withdrawal port, respectively.
[0161]
Next, FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of the coin replenishment cassette. In the figure, the first coin replenishment cassette 71a is shown.
[0162]
The coin replenishment cassette 71a is formed with a plurality of cylindrical denomination replenishment coin storage portions 76a opened on the upper and lower surfaces.
[0163]
A shutter 301 is provided at the opening on the lower surface of the denominated coin storing portion 76a so as to be opened and closed along a groove-shaped guide groove (not shown). One end of each shutter 301 protrudes from one side surface of the coin replenishment cassette 71a, and an engaging portion 302 bent upward is formed at the protruding end. Each shutter 301 is urged by a spring 303 in a direction to close the lower surface opening of the denomination coin storage portion 76a.
[0164]
On the upper part of the first coin replenishment cassette 71a, a lid 304 that closes the upper surface opening of the denomination-type replenishment coin storage part 76a is provided so as to be openable and closable.
[0165]
In addition, a solenoid 305 is disposed in the attachment / detachment receiving portion 72 of the machine body 1 along the mounting position of the coin replenishment cassette 71a, and the engagement provided on the plunger 306 of each solenoid 305 by the mounting of the first coin replenishment cassette 71a. The piece 307 is engaged with the engaging portion 302 of each shutter 301, and the shutter 301 is opened by the excitation operation of the solenoid 305. Each solenoid 305 is driven by a shutter opening / closing drive unit 211 of the control unit 201.
[0166]
Although the solenoid 305 for opening and closing the shutter 301 of the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b is provided on the body 1 side, it is provided on the coin replenishment cassette 71a and 71b side, and the coin replenishment cassettes 71a and 71b are attached to the body 1. Thus, the solenoid 305 can be electrically connected to the body 1 side by a connector or the like.
[0167]
【The invention's effect】
According to the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary retention unit at the time of deposit approval, and the temporarily retained coin of the replenishment coin temporary retention unit is replenished at the time of replenishment. By sending it out to the deposit transport system, the deposit overflow coin in the deposit coin can be used for replenishment to the denomination storage unit, and at the time of withdrawal, the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination type will be thrown out If the amount is less than the planned amount, and the sum of the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the deferred denomination denomination in the replenishment coin temporary holding unit is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of replenishment, the replenishment amount The coins temporarily stored in the coin temporary storage unit are sent out to the withdrawal conveyance system, and the coins necessary for withdrawal are withdrawn based on the identification result in the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit, so that the deposit overflow coins in the deposit coins Can be used for withdrawal, when withdrawal It can be shortened. In addition, deposit overflow coins after the temporary holding amount of the replenishing coin temporary holding part reaches a predetermined amount are stored in the recovery safe, but it is not necessary to pay out coins from the recovery safe at the time of replenishment, etc. The amount of coins to be collected and the data to be collected are consistent with each other, and the scrutinizing function for the collected coins can be secured.
[0168]
According to the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2, the deposit overflow coin in the deposited coin is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary retention unit at the time of deposit approval, and the temporarily retained coin of the replenishment coin temporary retention unit is replenished at the time of replenishment. By sending it out to the deposit transport system, the deposit overflow coin in the deposit coin can be used for replenishment to the denomination storage unit, and at the time of withdrawal, the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination type will be thrown out If the amount is less than the planned amount, and the sum of the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the deferred denomination denomination in the replenishment coin temporary holding unit is a predetermined amount that satisfies the planned amount of replenishment, the replenishment amount The coins temporarily stored in the coin temporary storage unit are sent out to the withdrawal conveyance system, and the coins necessary for withdrawal are withdrawn based on the identification result in the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit, so that the deposit overflow coins in the deposit coins Can be used for withdrawal, when withdrawal It can be shortened. In addition, deposit overflow coins after the temporary holding amount of the replenishing coin temporary holding part reaches a predetermined amount are stored in the recovery safe, but it is not necessary to pay out coins from the recovery safe at the time of replenishment, etc. The amount of coins to be collected and the data to be collected are consistent with each other, and the scrutinizing function for the collected coins can be secured. Furthermore, since the coins corresponding to the supply coin branching portion and the recovery branching portion of the coin identifying branch passage are branched, the coins can be reliably branched.
[0169]
According to the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2, with respect to the deposit overflow coin conveyed in the deposit conveyance system at the time of deposit approval, If the denomination of the temporary storage section for the denomination type is full and the denomination of the coin storage area of the denomination storage section does not reach the full amount, the denomination is stored until the full amount, and the depletion type is reached. Is a denomination that has been stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit and is stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit. The deposit overflow coins can be used effectively for replenishment because they are stored in the collection safe from the department.
[0170]
According to the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, at least a part of the depositing and dispensing conveyor system is In addition to being shared, the deposit / conveyance system identification unit and the withdrawal / conveyance system identification unit are shared.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the internal structure of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of part of the same depositing / dispensing conveyance system and withdrawal / dispensing system.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a part of the same coin identification branch passage.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a part of the same coin identifying branch passage.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line cc of FIG.
8 is a sectional view taken along the line dd in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing the internal structure of the replenishment coin temporary storage part.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ee of FIG.
FIG. 11 is a side view of the rear part of the aircraft.
FIG. 12 is a side view in which a part of the second coin replenishing cassette is cut away.
FIG. 13 is a plan view in which a part of the second coin replenishment cassette is cut out.
FIG. 14 is an end view of the second coin replenishment cassette.
FIG. 15 is a plan view of the first coin replenishment cassette.
FIG. 16A is a side view of the coin replenishment cassette in the shutter closed state, and FIG. 16B is a side view of the coin replenishment cassette in the shutter open state.
FIG. 17 is a side view of the same shutter opening / closing mechanism.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the same shutter opening / closing mechanism.
19A is a perspective view of a coin receiving slot frame, FIG. 19B is a partial cross-sectional view of the side wall portion as viewed from the side, and FIG. 19C is a partial cross-section of the side wall portion as viewed from above. FIG.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram of the control unit.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram of the control unit.
FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a coin replenishment cassette showing another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Airframe
30 Identification part as deposit conveyance system identification part and withdrawal conveyance system identification part
31a to 31f Branch by type
33 Recovery branch
34 Coin branch for supply
42 Temporary holding of deposit by type
44 Money storage section
60 Collection safe
62 Replenishment coin temporary storage
131 Deposit transfer system
132 Withdrawal transportation system
133 Coin identification branch passage
134 Deposit overflow coin temporary holding section
201 Control unit
203 First drive control unit
204 Second drive control unit
206 First detection means as detection means
207 Second detection means as detection means

Claims

The withdrawal coins thrown from the denomination storage unit in the machine are transported to the operation side through the withdrawal transport system, and the deposit coins that are thrown into the body from the operation side are transported through the deposit transport system and deposited. In the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine that stores the coins that are denominated in the transport system identification unit and temporarily held, and the deposit coins used for withdrawal at the time of deposit approval are stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit,
Accepting and temporarily holding deposit overflow coins other than the coins to be stored in the denomination storage part among the deposited coins at the time of deposit approval through the deposit transport system until the temporary hold amount reaches a predetermined amount, and temporarily storing coins during the refill And a replenishment coin temporary storage section that enables the temporary storage of coins to be sent out to a withdrawal transportation system at the time of withdrawal,
When a predetermined amount of deposit overflow coins is temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary storage section, a collection safe that accepts subsequent deposit overflow coins through the deposit transport system,
Detecting means for detecting the coin storage amount of each denomination storing unit and the coin replenishment amount temporarily depleted in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit;
A withdrawal conveyance system identification unit for identifying coins conveyed through the withdrawal conveyance system;
At the time of withdrawal, the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination type to be dispensed is less than the planned amount of coins, and the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the denomination type of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit Drive control for sending the temporarily stored coins of the replenishment coin temporary storage part to the dispensing transport system based on the detection means detecting that the total amount of And
Of the coins that control the deposit conveyance system and the withdrawal conveyance system and are sent from the replenishment coin temporary holding unit to the withdrawal conveyance system, the coins to be dispensed are based on the identification result of the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit. A second drive control unit that transports coins that are transported to the operation surface side through the dispensing transport system and that is not to be withdrawn to the deposit transport system and is stored in the money type storage unit or the replenishment coin temporary storage unit; A circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine characterized by

The withdrawal coins thrown from the denomination storage unit in the machine are transported to the operation side through the withdrawal transport system, and the deposit coins that are thrown into the body from the operation side are transported through the deposit transport system and deposited. In the circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine that stores the coins that are denominated in the transport system identification unit and temporarily held, and the deposit coins used for withdrawal at the time of deposit approval are stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit,
A deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a deposit overflow coin other than a coin to be stored in the denomination storing unit among the received coins, and sends a deposit overflow coin temporarily held at the time of deposit approval to a deposit transport system,
The deposit overflow coin sent from the deposit overflow coin temporary holding section to the deposit conveyance system at the time of deposit approval is accepted and temporarily held until the temporary hold amount reaches a predetermined amount. A replenishment coin temporary storage section that enables the temporary storage of coins to be sent out to a withdrawal conveyance system at the time of money;
Among the deposit overflow coins sent from the deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit to the deposit transport system at the time of the deposit approval, when the deposit overflow coin sent to the replenishment coin temporary holding unit reaches a predetermined amount, the subsequent deposit overflow coins Accept the collection safe,
Replenishment among the deposit overflow coins sent from the deposit overflow coin temporary holding unit to the deposit transport system when depositing approval, a plurality of denomination branch units for branching the coins to be stored in the deposit type storage unit into the denominations A predetermined amount of deposit overflow coins is temporarily held in the replenishment coin branching section and the replenishment coin temporary storage section until the temporary storage amount of the temporary coin storage section reaches a predetermined amount. A coin branching passage that forms a part of the deposit transport system, and has a recovery branching section for branching a subsequent deposit overflow coin to a recovery safe when
Detection means for detecting the coin storage amount of the denomination storing unit and the denomination coin type temporary holding amount temporarily held in the replenishment coin temporary holding unit;
A withdrawal conveyance system identification unit for identifying coins conveyed through the withdrawal conveyance system;
At the time of withdrawal, the amount of coins in the denomination storage unit of the denomination type to be dispensed is less than the planned amount of coins, and the amount of coins and the amount of coins of the denomination type of the replenishment coin temporary storage unit Drive control for sending the temporarily stored coins of the replenishment coin temporary storage part to the dispensing transport system based on the detection means detecting that the total amount of And
Of the coins that control the deposit conveyance system and the withdrawal conveyance system and are sent from the replenishment coin temporary holding unit to the withdrawal conveyance system, the coins to be dispensed are based on the identification result of the withdrawal conveyance system identification unit. A second drive control unit that transports coins that are transported to the operation surface side through the dispensing transport system and that is not to be withdrawn to the deposit transport system and is stored in the money type storage unit or the replenishment coin temporary storage unit; A circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine characterized by

Temporarily hold deposit coins that are branched into denominations at the denomination branch through the deposit transport system by a predetermined storage amount, and temporarily store coins in the denomination storage unit when deposit is approved,
For deposit overflow coins that are transported through the deposit transport system at the time of deposit approval, the amount of coins stored in the denomination storage unit has reached the sufficient amount with the denomination that the denomination temporary storage unit is full before deposit approval. Replenishment coins that are stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit are stored in the replenishment coin temporary storage unit. The circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2, further comprising a control unit that stores the denomination that has been stored in the temporary storage unit from the recovery branching unit to the recovery safe.

4. The deposit / conveyance system identification unit and the withdrawal / conveyance system identification unit are shared while at least a part of the deposit / conveyance system and the withdrawal / conveyance system are shared. The described circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine.