JP3997445B2 - Card type coin compartment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin compartment for inserting coins, and more particularly to a card-type coin compartment.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, a bag-like coin case made of leather or the like is often used. Such a coin compartment is provided with a zipper that can be opened and closed for coin access. When the coin is stored, the fastener is opened to store the coin, and the coins are stored together in a bag. At the time of taking out the coin, the zipper is opened and the target coin is selected and taken out from the bag. However, since coins are mixed and stored in the bag, there are problems that it is difficult to take out necessary coins, and that coins overlap and the coin compartment swells and becomes bulky.
[0003]
As a solution, for example, a card-type coin compartment for storing coins 20 in an aligned manner as shown in FIGS. 15, 16 and 17 has been proposed. 15 and 16, the coins 20 are stored side by side in a horizontal plane so that the coins 20 do not overlap. In the coin case shown in FIG. 17, the coins 20 are stored while being diagonally stacked in a horizontal line. . And any coin slot is comprised so that the coin 20 may be taken out from the coin inlet 6 into which the coin 20 is inserted.
[0004]
However, since the coin compartments shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 are stored side by side so that the coins 20 do not overlap, the coin compartment can be made thin, but the number of stored coins is reduced accordingly. In addition, since the coin holder of FIG. 17 stores the coins 20 in an obliquely stacked manner in a horizontal row, the number of stored coins increases, but the coin holder becomes thicker accordingly.
[0005]
Furthermore, while it is necessary to take out the stored coin 20 from the coin inlet 6, in order to prevent the coin 20 from falling down from the coin inlet 6, usually a lid or the like is attached to the coin inlet portion. However, when the lid is opened and the coin compartment is tilted in order to take out the coins 20, a large amount of coins 20 come out at one time, and it is difficult to take out the coins 20 one by one.
[0006]
Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has arrived at the present invention as a result of intensive studies to solve such problems. By the way, the present inventor conducted prior art searches before filing this application, and found Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-39121, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-152417, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-193120, and the like. However, these all have the same problems as described above.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the card-type coin compartment of the present invention is that it has one or more or one or more types of through-holes through which two or more of the same type of coins can be passed, and the coins in the hollow portions are externally provided. a card-shaped case member having a casing window for pushing by applying a force, coins housed in the hollow portion, and落脱preventing means to avoid落脱from the coin inlet of the hollow portion, the hollow portion The stacked coins are separated and passed one by one into the coin take-out port, and are configured by a plurality of protrusions provided at a predetermined interval on the case surface side and the case back side of the inner surface of the hollow part. An extraction stopper, and the predetermined distance is substantially equal to a radius of the coin .
[0008]
By using a card-type coin compartment provided with such a hollow portion, two or more coins can be stacked and stored in the hollow portion. Thereby, the number of stored coins can be increased while the thickness is reduced. Moreover, since the taking-out stopper is provided, coins can be taken out one by one only when necessary from the coin taking- out port . Furthermore, since the drop prevention means is provided, it is possible to prevent coins from falling from the coin entrance.
[0009]
The plurality of protrusions of the take-out stopper are provided on the case surface side and the case back side of the inner surface of the hollow portion at intervals substantially equal to the radius of the coin. With such a configuration, it is difficult to take out coins when the interval is significantly smaller than the radius of the coins, and coins are easily dropped from the case member when the interval is significantly larger than the radius of the coins. This can be avoided.
[0010]
Moreover, the gist of the card-type coin holder of the present invention is that the height of the take-out stopper is less than the height of the coin .
[0011]
Further, the gist of the card-type coin holder of the present invention is that the drop-off prevention means is a drop-off stopper provided on the inner surface of the hollow portion and allowing coins to pass only in the direction toward the inside of the case. By providing such a drop-off stopper (drop-off prevention means), the coin passes only in the direction of the inside of the case in the vicinity of the coin entrance, and the coin does not pass from the inside of the case to the outside of the case. Thereby, falling of the coin from the coin entrance can be prevented.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.
[0013]
1 to 4 show a card-type coin holder 10 according to the present invention, which has one or more or one or more penetrating hollow portions 12 through which two or more of the same type of coins 20 can be passed. A card-like case member 26 having a case window 14 for pushing the coin 20 in the portion 12 by applying force from the outside, and the coin 20 accommodated in the hollow portion 12 are connected to the coin inlet 16 of the hollow portion 12. Drop-off prevention means (drop-off stopper) 22 for preventing the coins from falling off, and separation means (take-off stopper) 24 for separating the stacked coins 20 and passing them one by one through the coin outlet 18 of the hollow portion 12. It consists of and.
[0014]
The case member 26 of the coin compartment 10 has a card shape, and is provided with two penetrating hollow portions 12 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the case member 26. And the cross-sectional shape of the hollow part 12 is formed in the substantially rectangular shape slightly larger than the cross section of the two coins 20 piled up, as shown in FIG. In addition, a case window 14 penetrating to the hollow portion 12 is provided on the front and back surfaces of the case with the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the hollow portion 12 as the center. The case window 14 has a substantially rectangular shape. Since one hollow portion 12 can store five coins side by side, one hollow portion 12 can store a total of ten coins (2 × 5 rows). Therefore, since the coin compartment 10 has the two hollow portions 12, a total of 20 coins 20 can be stored.
[0015]
Further, in the vicinity of the coin inlet 16 in the hollow portion 12, a drop-off stopper 22 (drop-off prevention means) that allows the coin 20 to pass only in the direction toward the inside of the case is provided. In the present embodiment, the drop stopper 22 is provided with a triangular (right triangle) protrusion on one case plane side of the inner surface of the hollow portion 12. As shown in FIG. 4, the inner surface of the hollow portion 12 on the inlet 16 side and the surface of the drop stopper 22 adjacent thereto are smoothly continuous, but the inner surface of the hollow portion 12 on the outlet 18 side and adjacent thereto. The surface of the falling stopper 22 is formed at a substantially right angle. The height of the drop-off stopper 22 is slightly higher than the thickness of the coin 20. Furthermore, the side surface side of the case near the coin inlet 16 of the hollow portion 12 is formed in a square shape so that the coin 20 can be easily inserted.
[0016]
Further, in the vicinity of the coin outlet 18 in the hollow portion 12, a take-out stopper 24 (separating means) is provided for separating and taking out the coins 20 stacked one by one. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, hemispherical protrusions are provided as a take-off stopper (separating means) at a predetermined interval S on the both sides of the case on the inner surface of the hollow portion 12. Yes. The interval S is set to be slightly wider than the radius of the coin 20, and the height of the take-out stopper 24 is slightly lower than the height of the coin 20.
[0017]
Here, the case member 26 can be made of any material such as resin such as plastic. Also, the material of the drop-off stopper 22 and the take-out stopper 24 can be made of any material such as plastic. The case member 26, the drop-off stopper 22 and the take-out stopper 24 can be provided by an arbitrary method such as being integrally formed or attached with an adhesive or the like.
[0018]
Next, the effect | action is demonstrated about the case where a card-type coin holder 10 is used for taking in and out of a coin.
[0019]
First, the coin 20 is inserted into the hollow portion 12 from the coin inlet 16, but at this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the vicinity of the inlet 16 is opened in a C shape, and as shown in FIG. Since the inner surface of the hollow portion 12 and the inlet side surface of the drop-off stopper 22 are smoothly continuous, the coin 20 can be easily inserted. However, since the inner surface of the hollow portion 12 and the case back surface of the drop-off stopper 22 are formed substantially perpendicularly, the coin 20 drops off from the inlet 16 once the coin 20 is inserted into the hollow portion 12. There is nothing.
[0020]
Then, when necessary, the coin 20 is taken out. On the coin take-out port 18 side, as shown in FIG. 4, take-out stoppers 24 are provided at a required interval S. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the coin 20 can be slid to create a gap with a dimension S between the coins 20. Then, the coins 20 can be taken out one by one as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the coin 20 can also be taken out one by one like the previous time also by pushing the coin 20 from the case window 14 on the opposite side to FIG.5 and FIG.6.
[0021]
As described above, when the card-type coin holder 10 of the present invention is used, the coins 20 can be arbitrarily taken out one by one only when necessary by the action of the take-out stopper 24. In addition, in the state of FIG. 5, the coin 20 does not go out because it is blocked by the take-off stopper 24 unless a force is applied with the finger 28 to push the coin 20. Therefore, the coin 20 in the coin compartment 10 does not fall off unexpectedly by the action of the drop-off stopper 22 and the take-out stopper 24. Furthermore, in the case of the present embodiment, since two coins can be stacked and stored, the number of stored coins can be increased to double that of the conventional one while keeping the thickness of the coin compartment thin.
[0022]
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention can be implemented in other modes. For example, the number of hollow portions is not limited to two, and an arbitrary number of hollow portions can be provided. Further, the number of coins arranged in the hollow portion is not limited to five, and an arbitrary number of coins can be stored side by side by setting the length of the hollow portion in the long axis direction to a required length. Further, the number of coins stacked in the hollow portion is not limited to two, and an arbitrary number of coins can be stacked and stored with the hollow portion having a required height.
[0023]
Further, the coins to be stored in the card-type coin compartment of the present invention can store arbitrary coins, and further, the lengths of the hollow portions in the minor axis direction are different from each other, and the types are different for each hollow portion. It is also possible to store coins. Therefore, for example, four hollow parts for 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins are provided, and 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins are provided in each hollow part. The balls can also be stored separately by type. Further, the shape of the case window can also be an arbitrary shape, and the case window can be provided only on one case side surface.
[0024]
Further, the drop-off stopper is not limited to a triangular shape, and a V-shaped protrusion (elastic body) 34 as shown in FIG. 8, a 1/4 spherical protrusion 36 as shown in FIG. Arbitrary things, such as a hemispherical protrusion similar to the extraction stopper 24 shown in FIG. 4, can be used. In other words, any coin can be used as long as it can prevent the coin in the hollow portion from dropping out from the coin inlet. Moreover, the position where the drop stopper is provided can also be provided at a required position, such as provided on the side surface as shown in FIG.
[0025]
Further, the take-out stopper is not limited to a hemispherical shape, and a V-shaped protrusion (elastic body) 34 as shown in FIG. 8 or a 1/4 spherical protrusion 36 as shown in FIG. 9 is used. Any one can be used. That is, any coin can be used as long as it allows coins to pass one by one from the inside of the hollow portion to the outlet. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the position where the take-out stopper is provided can also be provided at a required position, and the interval S between the take-out stoppers can also be set as the required interval.
[0026]
However, when the interval S between the take-out stoppers is significantly narrower than the radius of the coin 20 as shown in FIG. End up. On the contrary, if the interval S is significantly larger than the radius of the coin 20 as shown in FIG. 12C, the coin 20 can be easily taken out, but the coin 20 is likely to fall from the take-out port 18. End up. Therefore, it is preferable that the interval S between the take-out stoppers 24 is slightly wider or slightly narrower than the radius of the coin 20 as shown in FIG.
[0027]
As mentioned above, although the Example of the card type coin case concerning this invention was variously demonstrated based on drawing, this invention is not limited to the card type coin case shown in figure. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the case member 26 can be covered with a cover 42 such as leather or cloth. Such a coin compartment 40 is provided with a lid 44 that closes the coin inlet 16 instead of being provided with a fall stopper (falling prevention means). And since such a lid | cover 44 is provided, when accommodating the coin 20, the lid | cover 44 will be opened and the coin 20 will be accommodated in it.
[0028]
The coin outlet 18 is covered with a cover 42, and a cut 46 is formed in the front face of the outlet. The cover 42 in which such a cut 46 is made normally serves to block the outlet 18, but when a force is applied and the coin 20 is pushed, the coin 20 passes through the cut 46 and goes out. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the coin 20 from dropping out of the outlet 18. In FIG. 13, the lid 44 and the cover 42 with the cut 46 of the outlet 18 are provided at the same time, but both can be provided separately, such as with only the lid or with only the cut cover.
[0029]
Further, as shown in FIG. 14, an outlet cover 38 can be provided at the tip of the outlet 18. The outlet cover 38 has a gap slightly narrower than the thickness of the coin 20 at the tip of the outlet 18, and prevents the coin 20 from being accidentally dropped, like the cover 42 with the notches 46 described above. Can do. In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications and variations are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
According to the card-type coin compartment of the present invention, two or more coins can be stacked and stored in the hollow portion. Thereby, the number of stored coins can be increased while the thickness of the coin compartment is reduced. And since the fall prevention means is provided in the vicinity of the coin entrance of the hollow portion, it is possible to prevent the fall of coins from the coin entrance. Moreover, since the dividing means is provided in the vicinity of the coin outlet of the hollow portion, the coins can be taken out one by one.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the card-type coin compartment shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the plane side.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of the card type coin compartment shown in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the card-type coin compartment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the card type coin compartment shown in FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the card-type coin compartment shown in FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the card-type coin compartment shown in FIG.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from a side surface showing another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from the side surface showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view seen from the plane side showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a view showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention, where FIG. 11 (a) is an enlarged plan view of the main part, and FIG. 11 (b) is a view from the coin outlet side. FIG.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from the side surface showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view seen from the side showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from the side surface showing still another embodiment of the card-type coin compartment according to the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional card-type coin compartment.
16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X′-X ′ of the card-type coin compartment shown in FIG.
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view seen from the side showing another example of a conventional card-type coin compartment.
[Explanation of symbols]
2, 14: Case window 4, 26: Case member 6, 18: Coin outlet 10, 40: Card-type coin holder 12: Hollow portion 16: Coin inlet 20: Coin 22, 32: Falling stopper (falling prevention means) )
24, 25: Extraction stopper (separation means)
28: Finger 34, 36: Extraction stopper or drop-off stopper 38: Extraction cover 42: Cover 44: Lid 46: Cut

Claims (3)

A card-like shape having one or more or one or more penetrating hollow portions through which two or more coins of the same type can be passed and having a case window for pushing the coins in the hollow portions by applying force from the outside. A case member;
Coins housed in the hollow portion, and落脱preventing means to avoid落脱from the coin inlet of the hollow portion,
The coins that are stacked are separated and passed one by one to the coin outlet of the hollow part, and a plurality of protrusions provided at predetermined intervals on the case surface side and the case back side of the hollow part inner surface. With a take-off stopper configured ,
The card-type coin compartment, wherein the predetermined interval is substantially equal to a radius of the coin.   The card-type coin compartment according to claim 1, wherein a height of the take-out stopper is less than a height of the coin.   The card-type coin compartment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drop-off prevention means is a drop-off stopper provided on the inner surface of the hollow portion and allows coins to pass only in the direction toward the inside of the case.

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