JP4129542B2 - Coin dispensing device and coin mech coin dispensing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin payout device used in a vending machine, a payment machine, or a money changer.
Specifically, the present invention relates to a coin payout device that pays out change by combining a plurality of types of coins.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a coin payout device for a coin mech that pays change using a plurality of hoppers.

Conventional technology

A conventionally known coin payout device stacks coins in a tube for each denomination and pays out the selected denominations one by one from below the tube.
That is, the four denomination tubes are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
For this reason, the dimensions of the coin mech including the coin receiving device, the coin discriminating device, the coin sorting device, and the coin payout device are formed to a practical reference size.

The conventional apparatus has a problem in that the work is complicated because the coins must be replenished to the tube one by one because of the structure.
In order to solve the problems of this type of conventional device, the present applicant proposed to provide a storage unit (coin hopper) capable of storing coins in a stacked state for each denomination and paying out coins one by one ( For example, see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 3137163 (Figure 3-12, Figure 1-32) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-265561 (page 2-6, Fig. 1-3)

The coin hopper has a rotary disk for paying out coins, and has a drive motor for each.
As a result, the coin hopper is limited in size by the size of the rotating disk.
Therefore, it is difficult to arrange four coin hoppers corresponding to the four denominations within the practical reference size.
In addition, because of the drive motor provided for each coin hopper, there are restrictions on miniaturization and there is a limit to cost cut.

An object of the present invention is to provide a small coin payout device by improving the hopper arrangement and the coin path layout in a coin payout device using a coin hopper.
Specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide a small coin payout device that can be used for a coin payout device of a coin mech of an existing vending machine.

Specific objects of the present invention are listed below.
A first object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device using a small hopper suitable for a vending machine or the like.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device for a coin mech having a size that is a de facto standard in a vending machine or the like using a hopper.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device for a coin mech using a hopper at a low cost.
A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a coin payout device for coin mech having excellent workability such as coin replenishment.

In order to achieve these objects, the present invention is configured as follows.
A coin-shaped vertical holding bowl and a rotating disk disposed at the lower end of the holding bowl, two coin hoppers for paying out coins in the holding bowl one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal the coin hopper rotating disc arranged in the direction is disposed inclined downwardly in a direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper in front view set, longitudinally extending in front of the middle against the juxtaposed coin hopper, and A common payout path for guiding coins to be paid out from the coin hopper, a drive motor common to the rotating disks of the coin hoppers arranged side by side, and the rear side of the set of coin hoppers with respect to the payout path disposed adjacent space of the coin hopper, selecting a plurality of rotating disks and the drive motor A dispensing device for coins and a transmission device for driven connection.

In this configuration, the rotary disks of the plurality of coin hoppers are rotationally driven from a common drive motor via a transmission device. As a result, since the coin hopper does not have a drive motor individually, the coin hopper can be miniaturized and can be disposed in a space that is effectively a reference. Furthermore, since there is one drive motor, it is inexpensive.
In particular, since the rotating disks arranged in the horizontal direction are arranged so as to be inclined downward toward the direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper in front view, the projected area becomes smaller than the area of the rotating disk.
As a result, the space occupied by one coin hopper is reduced, and as a result, a small coin payout device can be obtained, which can be arranged in a box-shaped space which is practically a reference. Further, when the rotating disk is tilted under the condition of the same occupied area, the diameter of the rotating disk can be increased, so that the number of coin through holes can be increased. As a result, since the frequency of coins passing through the through-holes increases, smooth coin payout can be achieved.
Further, since the transmission device is arranged in the space adjacent to the coin hopper, the transmission device can be arranged side by side in a set of coin hoppers.

In the second aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the transmission device further includes a clutch.
In this configuration, since the transmission device has clutches, by selectively engaging and disengaging those clutches, it is possible to drive the rotating disk of only one coin hopper and pay out coins to the payout passage.
As a result, if the passage allows one coin to pass through the common payout passage, it can be paid out without causing coin clogging.
Therefore, since the space occupied by the payout passage can be minimized, the coin payout device can be miniaturized and can be arranged in a standard space in effect.
Further, since coins are not paid out simultaneously to the common payout passage, coin clogging does not occur.

In the third aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the second aspect of the invention further includes a drive motor reverse rotation device.
With this configuration, when the drive motor is reversed, the rotating disk of the coin hopper can be reversed and jamming of the rotating disk can be eliminated.
Thereafter, coins can be paid out one by one from the coin hopper by rotating the drive motor forward again.

In the invention of claim 4, the invention of claim 3 preferably further includes two clutches for one rotating disk.
In this configuration, since the transmission device has clutches, by selectively engaging and disengaging those clutches, it is possible to drive the rotating disk of only one coin hopper to pay out coins to the payout passage.
As a result, if the passage allows one coin to pass through the common payout passage, it can be paid out without causing coin clogging.
Therefore, since the space occupied by the payout passage can be minimized, the coin payout device can be miniaturized and can be arranged in a standard space in effect.
Further, since coins are not paid out simultaneously to the common payout passage, coin clogging does not occur.

In the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the rotary disk has at least two through holes.
In this configuration, the coin is paid out after passing through the through hole by the rotation of the rotating disk.
That is, the more coins there are, the higher the probability of passing through the holes, so that a predetermined number of coins can be paid out in a short time.
As a result, coins can be paid out smoothly even if the coin payout device is small.

The storage chamber according to claim 6, which is disposed at an upper part of the frame, determines a denomination of inserted coins and distributes each denomination, and is defined below the coin selector of the frame and has an open vertical surface A lid that is partly attached to the frame, can open and close the vertical surface of the storage chamber, and is configured to have a predetermined thickness by a front wall and a back wall, and is disposed in the storage chamber Including a cylindrical vertical holding bowl and a rotating disk disposed at a lower end thereof, two coin hoppers arranged in the horizontal direction for paying out coins in the holding bowl one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk, and A set of coin hoppers in which the rotating disks arranged in the lateral direction are inclined downward toward the direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper in front view ;
A common payout passage formed between the front wall and the back wall of the lid, extending in the vertical direction and facing each of the coin payout outlets, and the coin hopper set sandwiched between the payout passages It is preferable that the coin payout device is a coin mech having a transmission device that is disposed in a space adjacent to the coin hopper on the rear side and selectively drives and connects a common drive motor and the plurality of rotating disks.

In this configuration, the coins inserted into the coin selector are distinguished in denomination and distributed to denominations.
The distributed coins for each denomination are supplied to a coin hopper for each denomination disposed below the coin selector through a receiving passage formed in a lid for closing a storage chamber in which the coin hopper is disposed.
The dropped coins are stored in a coin hopper in a stacked state.
Coins supplied to each coin hopper are paid out from a coin payout exit to a common payout passage formed in the lid by a rotating disk rotated by a payout command, and guided to a payout exit of a vending machine or the like.
In the coin hopper, two rotating disks are arranged side by side, and coins paid out from these coin hoppers are guided to a payout port through a common payout path.
In addition, since the receiving passages for guiding the coins distributed by coin mech to the coin hopper of the corresponding denomination are arranged on both sides of the payout passage, they are formed on the lid for closing the storage chamber in which the coin hopper is arranged. ing.
With this configuration , since the rotating disks arranged in the horizontal direction are arranged so as to be inclined downward in the direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper in a front view, the projected area becomes smaller than the area of the rotating disk. Further, since the transmission device is arranged in the space adjacent to the coin hopper, the transmission device can be arranged side by side in a set of coin hoppers. As a result, the space occupied by one coin hopper is reduced, and as a result, a small coin payout device can be obtained, which can be arranged in a box-shaped space which is practically a reference. Further, when the rotating disk is tilted under the condition of the same occupied area, the diameter of the rotating disk can be increased, so that the number of coin through holes can be increased. As a result, since the frequency of coins passing through the through-holes increases, smooth coin payout can be achieved.
Furthermore, since one payout passage can be provided for each of the two coin hoppers, a minimum occupied space can be configured in the width (lateral) direction of the coin mech.
Furthermore, since the payout passage and the reception passage are formed in parallel with the plate-like lid, the coin mech can be thinned in the depth direction.
Further, since the coin hopper is driven by the common drive motor via the transmission device, there is an advantage that the drive mechanism can be reduced in size.
Therefore, the entire coin mech can be reduced in size and can be arranged in a space that is a de facto standard.
In addition, since coins are held in bulk, they can be randomly inserted into the coin hopper, and there is little trouble in replenishing coins.

In the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the coin hopper can be pulled out of the storage chamber.
In this configuration, all the coin hoppers can be pulled out from the frame, so that coin replenishment and maintenance can be pulled out and performed easily.

8. The coin payout device for coin mech according to claim 7, wherein a driving body is disposed on the frame, and when the coin hopper is mounted in the storage chamber, the driven body of the rotating disk of the coin hopper serves as the driving body. It is preferable to engage.
According to this configuration, simply by returning the coin hopper into the frame, the driven body is engaged with the driving body and the rotating disk is rotated, so that the engaging work is not necessary.

9. The coin payout device according to claim 6 , wherein the coin hopper has a first gear having a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the driving body, and the same inclination as the inclination of the rotary disk with respect to the gear. And a second gear having a rotation axis that is driven, and the second gear is preferably driven directly or indirectly from the first gear.
According to this configuration, since the first gear as the driving body and the driven body can be a spur gear, it is easy to mesh when the coin hopper is attached to the frame and is inexpensive.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a coin mech provided with a coin payout device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a coin mech including the coin payout device according to the first embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line xx in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 5 to 8 are explanatory views of the operation of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the coin hopper according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state where the coin hopper of Example 1 is mounted on a coin mech.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of effects of the first embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the first embodiment.
13 to 15 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

The first embodiment will be described using Japanese yen coins as an example, but the present invention can be used for US dollar coins, euro coins, and other national coins.
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Example 1 is an example in which coins of two denominations are paid out, and denominations of 10 yen and 100 yen coins are used.

As shown in FIG. 1, a known coin selector 2 is disposed on a box-shaped frame 1f of the coin mech 1.
The coin selector 2 determines the denomination while the coin 4 inserted from the coin insertion slot 3 rolls in the determination passage 5, and pays out the fake coin in the middle of rolling in the sorting passage 6 downstream thereof. The payout passage 7, the first receiving passage 8 for 10 yen, the second receiving passage 9 for 100 yen, and the coin hopper of the corresponding denomination are allocated to the spare safe passage 10 for storing in the spare safe when full.

A coin payout device 11 is disposed in the coin storage chamber 1s below the coin selector 2.
That is, a coin hopper for storing and paying out coins is arranged.
In the first embodiment, the coin selector 2 and the coin payout device 11 are attached to the same frame 1f. However, different frame attachments may be attached and these frames may be connected by a connecting device to be integrated.

Separating the coin selector 2 and the coin payout device 11 makes it easy to deal with it by changing the combination when it breaks down or when changing to a different denomination.
In the first embodiment, a first coin hopper 100h for 100 yen and a second coin hopper 10h for 10 yen are arranged side by side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the coin storage chamber 1s is closed by a lid 1r hinged at one end to a frame 1f by a hinge 1h.
In the lid 1r, a discharge passage 15 extending in the vertical direction is defined and formed by the first partition d1 and the second partition d2.
A rectangular cutout 14 is formed in the left rear surface 1rr of the payout passage 15, and receives the bulging portion 34ap of the first coin hopper 100h.

A rectangular cutout 16 is formed in the back surface 1rr on the right side of the payout passage 15, and receives the bulging portion 34bp of the second coin hopper 10h.
The payout passage 15 is adjacent to the sides of the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h, and is opposite to each coin hopper by the same length.

In other words, when viewed from the front (see FIG. 1), the payout passage 15 overlaps the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h.
Preferably, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotary disks 33a and 33b should be arranged so as to face the payout passage 15 with an equal length.

The payout passage 15 has a rectangular cross section, and the thickness thereof is equal to or greater than the maximum thickness of the coin 4 used so that the coin 4 falls smoothly.
Further, in order to reduce the coin payout device 11, that is, to reduce the depth of the coin mech 1, it is preferable that the coin payout device 11 is set to be not more than three times the maximum thickness of the coin 4.

The reason why the number is three times or less is to prevent the coins from being jammed even if two coins are simultaneously paid out to the payout passage 15.
However, by controlling so as not to pay out two sheets to the payout passage 15, the thickness of the coin 4 can be made equal to or greater than two.
The width of the payout passage 15 is larger than the diameter of the largest coin used.

Further, locking devices 17a and 17b for locking the lid 1r to the frame 1f are attached to the front right end portion of the lid 1r.
On the back surface 1rr facing the coin storage chamber 1s of the lid 1r, an upward arrow-shaped payout receiving port 18 is formed relative to the payout passage 15.
The payout opening 18 faces a payout opening 42 of a coin hopper described later.

The first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h can be inserted into and removed from the coin storage chamber 1s so that coins can be easily replenished and maintained.
That is, the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h are slidably attached to the base 1b of the frame 1f by the slide device 20.

The structure of the slide device 20 will be described.
Since the slide device 20 attached to the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h has the same structure (different directions), the structure of the slide device 20 of the second coin hopper 10h will be described with reference to FIGS. The
A square columnar guide 21 is fixed to the central base 1b in the coin storage chamber 1s.
The rectangular plate-shaped slide base 22 is disposed between the guide 21 and the side wall of the frame 1f.

In the slide base 22, elongated holes 23a, 23b, 24a and 24b are formed substantially in parallel.
Pins 25a and 25b fixed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the base 1b are slidably inserted into the long holes 23a and 23b extending in parallel with the sliding direction of the slide base 22 to regulate the amount of the slide base 22 to be pulled out.
The heads of these pins 25a and 25b have a large diameter like a flange, and are guided so that the slide base 22 does not leave the base 1b.

Pins 26a and 26b fixed to the lower surface of the second coin hopper 10h pass through the long holes 24a and 24b.
The tips of the pins 26a and 26b have a large diameter like a flange so as not to come out of the long holes 24a and 24b.
The long holes 23a, 23b, 24a, 24b, the pins 25a, 25b, and the pins 26a, 26b constitute a linear moving device.

The long hole 24b is shorter than the long hole 24a, and a triangular attachment / detachment section 24bp is formed in the middle.
The width of the detachable section 26bp is larger than the large diameter portion of the pin 26b.
An arcuate section 27 having the front end portion of the long hole 24b as the center is formed from the middle portion to the front end portion of the long hole 24a.
The arcuate section 27, the front end of the long hole 24b, and the pins 26a and 26b constitute a rotating device.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the slide device 20 configured as described above, when the second coin hopper 10h is housed in the coin storage chamber 1s, the pins 25a and 25b are located at the front ends of the long holes 23a and 23b. ing.
The pins 26a and 26b are located at the rear ends of the long holes 24a and 24b.

When the second coin hopper 10h is pulled from this state, the linear moving device functions.
That is, the slide base 22 is guided by the pins 25a and 25b, the guide 21 and the side wall of the frame 1f, and is moved relative to the base 1b and pulled out.
The slide base 22 stops moving when the rear end portions of the long holes 23a and 23b abut against the pins 25a and 25b (see FIG. 5).

When the coin hopper 10h is further pulled, the pins 26a and 26b on the lower surface of the second coin hopper 10h are guided by the long holes 24a and 24b, and the coin hopper 10h is moved relative to the slide base 22 and pulled out, and the pin 26b is pulled out of the long hole 24b. Stopped at the end (see FIG. 6).
In this state, almost the entire second coin hopper 10h is pulled out from the coin storage chamber 1s.

Next, the rotation device is used.
That is, when the second coin hopper 10h is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 6, the pin 26a moves on the arcuate section 27 with the pin 26b positioned at the front end of the long hole 24b as a fulcrum, and is stopped at the end of the long hole 24a. .
By this pivot movement, the second coin hopper 10h is rotated to a position protruding from the extension of the coin storage chamber 1s. (See Fig. 7)

As a result, since the storage bowl 34b of the second coin hopper 10h is located outside the coin storage chamber 1s, the operation of supplying coins to the storage bowl 34b is easy.
In this state, when the second coin hopper 10h is rotated clockwise with the pin 26a as a fulcrum,
Since the pin 26b is located in the detachable section 24bp, the large-diameter head of the pin 26b can be extracted from the long hole 24b.

Further, the notch 28 formed in the large diameter portion of the pin 26a faces the notch 29 at the end of the long hole 24a, and the pin 26a can be removed from the long hole 24a.
That is, the second coin hopper 10h can be detached from the slide base 22. (See Figure 8)
The detachable section 26bp, the notch 28 and the notch 29 constitute an detachable device.

When the second coin hopper 10h is stored in the coin storage chamber 1s, the procedure is reversed.
In the present invention, as described above, the coin supply operation may be performed in a state where the second coin hopper 10h is linearly pulled out from the coin storage chamber 1s.
However, the coin supply operation can be performed more easily by performing the coin supply operation while the coin hopper is further rotated as described above.

Next, the structure of the coin hopper will be described.
Since the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h are arranged symmetrically and have the same structure, the structure of the second coin hopper 10h will be described as a representative with reference to FIG.

The parts of the first coin hopper corresponding to the parts of the second coin hopper 10h are given the same numerals with the letter b replaced by a.
The second coin hopper 10h includes a hopper base 31b having an inclined slide surface 30b, a rotating disk 33b having a through hole 32b, and a cylindrical storage bowl 34b.
Two through holes 32b are formed symmetrically with respect to the rotation axis.
When there are a plurality of through holes 32b, the coin passing rate is increased, so that the payout time of a predetermined number of coins can be shortened.
However, the number of through holes 32b may be one.

The rotating disk 33b is arranged in parallel near the inclined slide surface 30b and is rotated by a thin second electric motor 35b built in the hopper base 31b.
The rotating disk 33b is made of resin, metal or the like by an integral molding method.
The storage bowl 34b is molded of resin, and its lower end is formed in a circular shape, and is detachably fixed to the inclined slide surface 30b.

The storage bowl 34b is substantially pentagonal with a chamfer 34bc formed at the upper end thereof.
To increase the amount of stored coins, it is better to make it rectangular.
However, since the rectangle has corner portions, the effect of stirring the coins by the rotating disk 33b is suppressed, so it is preferable that the rectangle be close to a circle.
In this sense, when the storage bowl 34b is pentagonal, coins can be easily moved by the rotation of the rotary disk 33b, so that coins can be paid out smoothly.

The storage bowl 34b has a bulging portion 34bp for receiving coins.
The bulging portions 34 bp and 34 ap are located on both sides of the payout passage 15.
The rotating disk 33b is rotated within the lower end of the storage bowl 34b.
On the lower surface of the rotating disk 33b, an extruded protrusion 36b formed in a curved shape from the center of rotation is formed corresponding to the through hole 32b.
The hopper base 31b is molded into a box shape with resin, and the upper surface thereof is an inclined slide surface 30b.

A regulation pin 37b protrudes from the inclined coin face 30b on the side of the first coin hopper 100h and in the middle part of the forward downward inclination.
The restriction pin 37b is protruded by a spring (not shown) and can be retracted when pushed down with a predetermined force.
The protruding end of the restriction pin 37b is formed in a hemispherical shape, for example, so that coins can get over the restriction pin 37b when the rotating disk 33b is reversed.

A triangular payout guide 38b is fixed to the lower end portion of the forward downward inclined portion of the inclined slide surface 30b and to the outside of the rotating disk 33b.
The payout guide 38b is preferably made of metal in order to prevent wear by the coins 4.
A roller 39b is arranged at a distance smaller than the coin diameter from the tip 38bt of the payout guide 38b.

The roller 39b is rotatably attached to the tip of a lever 41b pivotally attached to a shaft 40b fixed to the inclined slide surface 30b.
The lever 41b is driven counterclockwise by a spring (not shown) and is stopped outside the rotating disk 33b by a stopper (not shown).
The roller 39b, the shaft 40b, and the lever 41b constitute a projector 42b.

The coin payout outlet 43b is between the tip end portion 38bt of the payout guide 38b and the roller 39b.
The payout guide surface 44b outside the coin payout opening 43b is inclined downward toward the payout passage 15 side.
Following the inclined guide surface 44b, a stepped portion 44bb and an inclined guide surface 44bc are formed in the same manner as the inclined guide surface 44b.
Further, the surface of the storage bowl 34b that faces the dispensing guide surface 44b is a downward inclined guide surface 48b.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the payout guide surface 44a, the stepped portion 44ab, the guide surface 44ac, the downward inclined guide surface 48a of the first coin hopper 100h, the payout guide surface 44b, the stepped portion 44bb, and the guide surface 44bc of the second coin hopper 10h. In addition, a horizontal quadrangular pyramid-shaped guide chamber 49 is configured in cooperation with the downward inclined guide surface 48b.
The bottom surface of the guide chamber 49 is a front wall 15f.

Therefore, even if coins paid out from the coin hopper 100h or 10h collide and bounce off the front wall 15f, they are guided to the guide surfaces 44a, 44ab, 44ac, 44b, 44bb, 44bc, 48a, 48b and the front wall 15f. Guided to the payout passage 15.
In this configuration, the coin 4 stirred by the rotation of the rotary disk 33b is supported by the inclined slide surface 30b through the through hole 32b.

The coin 4 is pushed clockwise by the pushing projection 36b, slides on the inclined slide surface 30b, and is stopped by the regulation pin 37b.
The stopped coin 4 is pushed by the pushing projection 36b and proceeds to the projector 42b side, guided by the payout guide 38b and slightly moved the roller 39b in the clockwise direction, and then projected by the projector 42b for coin payment. It is paid out from the exit 43b.

While the coin 4 is being pushed by the pushing projection 36b, the tip of the coin 4 enters the payout passage 15 through the payout opening 18 of the lid 1r and contacts the front wall 15f.
Therefore, since the coin 4 is in a forward-downward posture following the inclined slide surface 44b, the rear end of the coin 4 is positioned on the upper side and contacts the front wall 15f at an obtuse angle.
The coin 4 is guided by the front wall 15f and the payout guide surface 44b and can change its posture downward.
At this time, the step 44bb and the guide surface 46bc do not interfere with the inclination of the coin 4.

Then, immediately after the diameter of the coin 4 passes between the tip 38bt and the roller 39b, the coin 4 is ejected vigorously by the projector 42a.
As a result, the coin 4 falls while being guided to the payout passage 15, and is guided to the payout opening of the vending machine.
When viewed from the lid 1r side, the inclined slide surface 30b is tilted three-dimensionally so as to descend from the frame 1f to the lid 1r side and to descend from the adjacent first coin hopper 100h side.

The inclined slide surface 30a of the first coin hopper 100h is inclined so as to descend toward the lid 1r and to descend from the second coin hopper 10h side, symmetrically with the inclined slide surface 30b.
The rotary disks 33a and 33b are also inclined in accordance with the inclined slide surface 30a or 30b.
In other words, the rotating disks 33a and 33b are inclined with respect to the width direction and the depth direction of the coin mech 1.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, it is smaller by the width w1 in the width direction of the coin mech 1 than when the rotating disk 33b is arranged horizontally (indicated by a one-dot chain line).

Further, the depth becomes smaller by d1 in the depth direction.
Further, the paid-out coins 4 are similarly inclined, so that they are smaller by w2 in the width direction and by d2 in the depth direction.
Since the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h are arranged in the horizontal direction, the coin mech 1 is twice as large as w1 + w2 in the width direction.

Next, the payout sensor will be described.
The distal end of the guide 21 is opposed to the rectangular portion 18r below the dispensing receptacle 18.
A coil-type payout sensor 45 is fixed to the tip.
The payout sensor 45 may be a photoelectric sensor.
If necessary, it is only necessary to have a function of detecting the coin 4 falling in the payout passage 15.

Next, the full sensor of the coin hopper will be described with reference to FIG.
A first full sensor 46a is fixed to the frame 1f so as to be slightly above the bulging portion 34ap below the first passage 9.
A second full sensor 46b is fixed to the frame 1f so as to be slightly above the bulging portion 34bp below the second passage 8.

These full sensors 46a and 46b are for detecting the full state of the corresponding coin hopper 100h or 10h and sending the accepted coins to the spare safe via the spare safe passage 10.
The detection method of the full sensors 46a and 46b may be anything such as a photoelectric type or a coil type.

The first empty sensor 47a and the second empty sensor 47b are fixed to the lower ends of the storage bowls 34a and 34b.
The empty sensors 47a and 47b may be of any type as long as it can be detected that there is no coin in the corresponding storage bowl 34a or 34b.
A viewing window 48 is opened in the front wall 15f of the lid 1r along the payout passage 15.

Next, a control block diagram will be described with reference to FIG.
The microprocessor 50 receives signals from the control device of the vending machine from the payout signals p100 and p10, the payout sensor 45, the first full sensor 46a, the second full sensor 46b, the first empty sensor 47a, and the second empty sensor 47b. The electric motor 35a of the first coin hopper 100h and the electric motor 35b of the second coin hopper 10h are selectively driven by a predetermined program, and a predetermined signal is output to the payout end pf and an output device such as the display 51 or a printer.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
It is assumed that 100 yen coins are put into the first coin hopper 100h and 10 yen coins are put into the second coin hopper 10h in a stacked state, for example, 50 pieces each.
An example in which a payout signal of, for example, 150 yen is received from the control device of the vending machine will be described.
That is, it is a case where a payout signal p100 for one 100 yen coin and a signal p10 for paying out five 10 yen coins are input.

In step s1, if there is a 100 yen coin payout signal p100, the process proceeds to subroutine sub1, and if not, the process proceeds to step s2.
If there is a 10 yen coin payout signal p10 in step s2, the process proceeds to subroutine sub2, and if not, the process proceeds to step s3.

In step s3, the presence of an empty signal from the first empty sensor 47a or the second empty sensor 47b is determined.
If there is no empty signal, the process proceeds to step s4, and if present, the process proceeds to step s5 to output an empty signal, a predetermined output is performed by an output device such as the display 51, and the process proceeds to step s4.

In step s4, the presence of a full signal from the first full sensor 46b or the second full sensor 46b is determined.
When the full signal does not exist, the process returns to step s1, and when it exists, the process proceeds to step s6 to output the spare safe use signal ps, and then returns to step s1.

Next, the operation of subroutine 1 will be described.
In step s11, the electric motor 35a of the first coin hopper 100h is rotated.
The rotary disk 33a is rotated by the electric motor 35a, and one 100 yen coin is paid out to the payout passage 15 as described above.

The paid out 100 yen coin falls through the payout passage 15 and is guided to the payout exit of the vending machine.
Immediately after the 100-yen coin falls into the payout passage 15, the payout sensor 45 outputs a detection signal p.
In step s12, the presence of the detection signal p is determined, and the process proceeds to step s13.

In step s13, the detection signal p is counted.
Since this is the first time, 1 is counted.
Next, in step s14, it is determined whether the count number is the same as the payment instruction number.
In this case, since the number of payment instructions is 1 and the same, the process proceeds to step s15, the electric motor 35a is stopped, and the process returns to the main routine.

The count of 100 yen is also reset when the electric motor 35a is stopped.
Also, a 100 yen payout end signal pf is output, and only the payout signal p10 is output from the control device of the vending machine.
If the coin detection signal p is not determined in step s12, the process proceeds to step s16 to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed from the beginning of the rotation of the motor 35a.
If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step s12.

If the predetermined period has elapsed, the process proceeds to step s17, and the motor 35a is reversely rotated for a predetermined time.
That is, when coins are not paid out even after a predetermined time has passed since the rotating disk 33a is rotated, it is determined that a jam has occurred in the coin hopper 100h, and the rotating disk 33a is reversed to eliminate the jam.
Next, returning to step s11, the motor 35a is rotated forward again to pay out 100 yen coins.

Next, processing in subroutine 2 will be described.
In step s21, the electric motor 35b of the second coin hopper 10h is rotated.
The rotary disk 33b is rotated by the electric motor 35b, and one 10-yen coin is paid out to the payout passage 15 as described above.
The 10 yen coin falls through the payout passage 15 and is guided to the payout exit of the vending machine.
Immediately after the 10-yen coin falls into the payout passage 15, the payout sensor 45 outputs a detection signal p.

In step s22, the presence of the detection signal p is determined, and the process proceeds to step s23.
In step s23, the detection signal p is counted.
Since this is the first time, 1 is counted.
In step s24, it is determined whether the count number is the same as the payment instruction number.
In this case, since the number of payment instructions is 5, the process returns to step s22.
With the subsequent rotation of the rotary disk 33b, the 10 yen coin is paid out as described above.

When five 10-yen coins are paid out and the count reaches 5, the process proceeds from step s24 to step s25, the motor 35b is stopped, and the process returns to the main routine.
Also at this time, the 10-yen coin count is reset and a 10-yen payout end signal is output.

If no coin signal exists in step s22, the process proceeds to step s26, and it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the motor 21 started rotating.
If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step s22.
If the predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to step s27 where the motor 35b is reversed for a predetermined time to eliminate the jam.

Next, returning to step s21, the motor 35b is rotated forward again to resume paying out 10 yen coins.
When the number of payouts is 2 or more, the predetermined time in step s26 is measured from the time when the previous coin signal p is output.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a coin mech provided with the coin payout device of the second embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a coin mech equipped with the coin payout device according to the second embodiment with a door of a coin hopper chamber opened.
FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of the coin mech provided with the coin payout device of the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of a coin hopper used in the coin payout device of the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 is a front view of a transmission device used in the coin payout device according to the second embodiment.
21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line yy of FIG.
22 to 24 are operation explanatory views of the transmission device of FIG.
FIG. 25 is a control block diagram of the second embodiment.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The second embodiment includes four coin hoppers and can pay out four denominations, for example, 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, and 10 yen.
As shown in FIG. 16, a known coin selector 202 is disposed on the box-shaped frame 201f of the coin mech 201.

  The coin selector 202 determines the denomination while the coin 204 inserted from the coin insertion slot 203 rolls down the determination passage 205, and the fake coin is discharged from the vending machine while rolling down the sorting passage 206. The payout passage 207, the 10 yen receiving passage 208, the 100 yen receiving passage 209, the 50 yen receiving passage 211, the 500 yen receiving passage 212 and the corresponding coin hopper of the corresponding denomination are reserved to be stored in the spare safe when full. It selectively distributes to the safe passage 210.

A coin payout device 213 is disposed in the coin storage chamber 201s below the coin selector 202.
The coin payout device 213 has a common payout path for a first coin hopper 100h for 50 yen, a second coin hopper 10h for 500 yen, a third coin hopper 50h for 100 yen, and a fourth coin hopper 500h for 10 yen. Includes 215.

As shown in FIG. 17, the coin storage chamber 201s is closed by a lid 201r whose one end is hinged to a frame 201f by a hinge 201h.
In the lid 201r, a third passage 214, a payout passage 215, and a fourth passage 216 extending in parallel in the vertical direction are defined by the third partition 2d3 and the fourth partition 2d4.

The payout passage 215 (see FIG. 18) is adjacent to the first coin hopper 100h, the second coin hopper 10h, the third coin hopper 50h, and the fourth coin hopper 500h, and is opposed to each coin hopper.
In other words, when viewed from the front (see FIG. 16), the payout passage 215 includes a set of the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h arranged side by side and the third coin hopper positioned above the set. It overlaps with 50h and 4th coin hopper 500h.

Preferably, the rotary disks 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d are arranged so as to face the payout passage 15 with an equal length.
The passages 214, 215, and 216 have thicknesses and widths that do not clog even when two coins overlap each other, and have a width that does not allow two coins to be lined up sideways.

Further, locking devices 217a and 217b for locking the lid 201r to the frame 201f are attached to the front right end portion of the lid 201r.
On the back surface 201rr of the lid 201r facing the coin storage chamber 201s, a first payout receiving port 218a and a second payout receiving port 218b having an upward arrow shape relative to the payout passage 215 are formed.
The payout opening 218b is opposed to the payout openings 43a and 43b of the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h.

The payout opening 218a is opposed to the payout openings 43c and 43d of the third coin hopper 50h and the fourth coin hopper 500h.
An opening 214u located in the middle in the vertical direction of the lid 201r is the lower end of the third passage 214.
An opening 215 extending downward from the opening 214u is a receiving recess of the first coin hopper 100h.
The opening 216u is the lower end of the fourth passage 126.

The coin storage chamber 201s is divided into an upper storage chamber 201u and a lower storage chamber 201L by an intermediate partition plate 214 arranged horizontally.
In the lower storage chamber 201L, as in the first embodiment, the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h are arranged in the horizontal direction.
The first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h can be pulled out from the lower storage chamber 201L by slide devices 220a and 220b having the same structure as in the first embodiment.

In the upper storage chamber 201u, a third coin hopper 50h and a fourth coin hopper 500h are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction.
The third coin hopper 50h can be pulled out from the upper storage chamber 201u by a slide device 220c similar to the slide device 220a, and the fourth coin hopper 500h can be pulled out from the upper storage chamber 201u by a slide device 220d similar to the slide device 220c.

The third coin hopper 50h has the same structure as the first coin hopper 100h, but the shape of the storage bowl 34c is slightly different.
The fourth coin hopper 500h has the same structure as the second coin hopper 10h, but the shape of the storage bowl 34d is slightly different.
The third coin hopper 50h is located above the first coin hopper 100h, and the fourth coin hopper 500h is located above the second coin hopper 10h.
Therefore, the coin hoppers are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and the occupied area can be reduced.

The upper opening of the storage bowl 34c is located below the 100 yen receiving passage 209, and the third coin hopper 50h pays out 100 yen.
The upper opening of the storage bowl 34d is located below the 10 yen receiving passage 208, and the fourth coin hopper 500h pays out 10 yen.
The upper opening of the storage bowl 34a is located below the opening 214u of the third passage 214 connected to the lower side of the 50 yen receiving passage 211, and the first coin hopper 100h pays out 50 yen.

The upper opening of the storage bowl 34b is located below the fourth passage 216 that continues below the 500 yen receiving passage 212, and the second coin hopper 10h pays out 500 yen.
In addition, on the lid 201r side of the storage bowl 34d of the fourth coin hopper 500h, the guide passage 34da extending in the vertical direction, the vertical extension is adjacent to the guide passage 34da, and the lower end portion is closed by the arcuate surface, and stored. A guide passage 34db having a lower end that opens to the side in the bowl 34d is attached.
Accordingly, the 10 yen coin reaches the storage bowl 34d from the 10 yen path 208 via the coin path 34db.

The 500 yen coin reaches the fourth passage 216 from the 500 yen passage 212 via the guide passage 34da.
The payout guide surfaces 44a and 44b of the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h, the bowl guide surfaces 48a and 48b, and the back surface 201rr form a lateral quadrangular pyramid-shaped guide chamber 49a.
A lateral quadrangular pyramid shaped guide chamber 49b is formed by the payout guide surfaces 44c and 44d and the guide surfaces 48c and 48d of the third coin hoppers 50h and 500h.

Next, a rotating disk transmission device of each coin hopper will be described.
In the transmission device according to the second embodiment, the rotating disk of each hopper is rotated by one electric motor.
First, the disk drive device 260 of the coin hopper will be described with reference to FIG. 19 taking the second coin hopper 10h as an example.
The rotating disk 33b is coaxially fixed to the disc 261.
A shaft 262 is fixed to the lower surface of the disc 261, and penetrates the through hole 263 in the center of the hopper base 31b.

Therefore, the rotary disk 33b can rotate around the shaft 262 on the inclined slide surface 30b.
A screw gear 264 whose teeth are formed in a spiral shape is fixed to the lower end portion of the shaft 262.
The screw gear 264 is a second gear having a rotation axis that is inclined in the same manner as the rotary disk 33b.
A spur gear 266 is rotatably supported by a shaft 265 fixed perpendicularly to a base plate 31bb constituting the hopper base 31b.
The screw gear 264 meshes with the upper portion of the spur gear 266.
A spur gear 267 meshing with the lower portion of the spur gear 266 is rotatably attached to a shaft 268 fixed to the base plate 31bb.

A spur gear 269 meshing with the spur gear 267 is rotatably supported on the shaft 270.
A spur gear 271 integral with the spur gear 269 meshes with a driven gear 273 that is rotatably supported by a shaft 272.
A part of the driven gear 273 is exposed from the hopper base 31b.
The driven gear 273 is a first gear having a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of a spur gear 312a described later, and is a driven body.

The driven body may be a friction roller paired with a driving body.
However, gear transmission is preferable because of its high transmission efficiency.
In this configuration, when the driven gear 273 is driven, the screw gear 264 is rotated through the spur gears 271, 269, 267 and 266, and the rotating disk 33 b is rotated through the rotating shaft 262 and the disc 261.

Therefore, since the driving force input from the spur gear is changed in an oblique direction by the screw gear 264, the driving device of the rotating disk 33b can be simplified and can be manufactured at low cost.
The drive device of the fourth coin hopper 500h has the same structure as the drive device 260.
The driving device for the first coin hopper 100h and the third coin hopper 50h has the same configuration as the driving device 260, but the gears and the like are arranged symmetrically.

Next, these coin hopper selection drive mechanisms 280 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The selection drive mechanism 280 has a function of selectively rotating the rotary disks of the first to fourth coin hoppers.
Shafts 282 a and 282 b are attached in parallel to the frame 281.
A drive shaft 284 is rotatably attached to the bearings 283a and 283b of the frame 281 between these shafts 282a and 282b and in parallel with these shafts.

A spur gear 285 fixed to the upper end of the drive shaft 284 meshes with the idle gear 286.
An idle gear 287 formed integrally with the idle gear 286 meshes with a drive gear 289 fixed to the output shaft of the electric motor 288 capable of forward and reverse rotation.
The motor 288 is fixed to the bracket 290.
The idle gears 286 and 287 are rotatably supported by a shaft (not shown) fixed to the bracket 290.

On the drive shaft 284, spur gears 291a and 291b are rotatably supported with a space therebetween.
The spur gear 291a meshes with a spur gear 292a fixed to the upper part of the shaft 282a.
A spur gear 291b below the shaft 284 meshes with a spur gear 292b fixed to the shaft 282b.
A slider 293 is attached to a drive shaft 284 between the spur gears 291a and 291b so as to be rotatable integrally with the drive shaft 284 and slidable along the drive shaft 284.

A claw 294a is formed on the end surface of the slider 293 on the spur gear 291a side.
A claw 294b is formed on the end surface of the spur gear 291a on the slider 293 side.
These claws 294a and 294b constitute a first clutch 294.
A claw 295a is formed on the end surface of the slider 293 on the spur gear 291b side.
A claw 295b is formed on the end surface of the spur gear 291b on the slider 293 side.
These claws 295a and 295b constitute a second clutch 295.

Next, the first clutch switching device 296a will be described.
The first switching device 296a has a function of selectively rotating the shaft 282a or 282b.
A rod 297 slidable in the vertical direction is disposed between the drive shaft 284 and the frame 281.
A pin 297 b fixed to the lower end of the rod 297 is inserted into the groove 293 c of the slider 293.
A pin 297 a fixed to the upper end of the rod 297 is inserted into the hole 300 at the tip of the lever 299 pivotally supported by a shaft 298 fixed to the bracket 290.

A pin 303 fixed to the tip of the lever 302 is slidably inserted into the long hole 301 at the other end of the lever 299.
The lever 302 is pivotally attached to a shaft 304 that is fixed to the bracket 290.
A pin 308 fixed to the armature 307 of the first solenoid 306 is slidably inserted into the long hole 305 at the other end of the lever 302.
The first solenoid 306 is fixed to the bracket 290.
Normally, the armature 307 is protruded by a spring 309.

Therefore, when the first solenoid 306 is not energized, the armature 307 is positioned at the lowest position as shown in FIG. 20, so that the lever 302 is rotated counterclockwise via the pin 308 and the elongated hole 305, and the pins 303, The lever 299 is rotated clockwise through the long hole 301.
As a result, the slider 293 is moved to the lowest position through the hole 300, the pin 297a, the rod 297, and the pin 297b, and the second clutch 295 is brought into a connected state.
Accordingly, the shaft 282b is rotated from the drive shaft 284 via the slider 293, the clutch 295, and the spur gears 291b and 292b.

When the first solenoid 306 is energized, the armature 307 is pulled up, so that the slider 293 is raised and the first clutch 294 is engaged.
As a result, the shaft 282a is rotated from the drive shaft 284 via the slider 293, the clutch 295, and the spur gears 291a and 292b.
The switching position sensor 310a detects the action piece 302s of the lever 302 and indirectly detects that the second clutch 295 is in the connected state.

The switching position sensor 310b detects the action piece 302s and indirectly detects that the first clutch 294 is in the connected state.
The above structure is a selection device that selects the left or right coin hopper among the coin hoppers arranged in the horizontal direction.

Next, a driving mechanism for coin hoppers arranged in the vertical direction will be described.
A first spur gear 311a is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the shaft 282a.
A third spur gear 311b is rotatably attached to the shaft 282a between the first spur gear 311a and the spur gear 292a.

The first spur gear 311a and the third spur gear 311b cannot slide in the axial direction of the shaft 282a.
Similarly, the second spur gear 312a is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the shaft 282b.
A fourth spur gear 312b is rotatably mounted between the second spur gear 312a and the spur gear 292b.
The second spur gear 312a and the fourth spur gear 312b cannot slide in the axial direction of the shaft 282b.
The first spur gear 311a, the second spur gear 312a, the third spur gear 311b, and the fourth spur gear 312b are driving bodies fixed to the frame 1f.

A slider 313a is attached between the first spur gear 311a and the third spur gear 311b so as not to rotate with respect to the shaft 282a and to be slidable in the axial direction.
A clutch piece 314a is formed on the end surface of the slider 313a on the third spur gear 311b side, and the other clutch piece 314b is formed on the third spur gear 311b.
The clutch pieces 314a and 314b constitute a third clutch 314.

A clutch piece 315a is formed on the end surface of the slider 313a on the first spur gear 311a side, and the other clutch piece 315b is formed on the first spur gear 311a.
These clutch pieces 315a and 315b constitute a fourth clutch 315.

A slider 313b is attached between the second spur gears 312a and 312b so as not to rotate with respect to the shaft 282a and to be slidable in the axial direction.
A clutch piece 316a is formed on the end surface of the slider 313b on the fourth spur gear 312b side, and the other clutch piece 316b is formed on the fourth spur gear 312b.
These clutch pieces 316a and 316b constitute a fifth clutch 316.

A clutch piece 317a is formed on the end surface of the slider 313b on the second spur gear 312a side, and the other clutch piece 317b is formed on the second spur gear 312a.
The clutch pieces 317a and 317b constitute a sixth clutch 317.

Next, the second switching device 296b will be described.
The second switching device 296b has a function of selectively connecting the third clutch 314, the fifth clutch 316, the fourth clutch 315, and the sixth clutch 317 arranged in the vertical direction.
Pins 320a and 320b protruding from the slider 320 are inserted into the grooves 319a and 319b of the sliders 313a and 313b, respectively.

The slider 320 is disposed between the shafts 282a and 282b and in a space surrounded by the drive shaft 284 and the third spur gears 311b and 312b, and the armature 321a of the second solenoid 321 fixed to the frame 281. It is connected to.
This solenoid has a function of holding the position of the armature 312a at the switched position.

For example, the fourth clutch 315 and the sixth clutch 317 are in a connected state.
When the second solenoid 321 is excited, the armature 321a and therefore the slider 320 are pulled up, and the third clutch 314 and the fifth clutch 316 are connected.
Next, when the second solenoid 321 is excited, the fourth clutch 315 and the sixth clutch 317 are connected.

The third position sensor 322a detects the position of the action piece 320c of the slider 320 and indirectly detects the connection between the third clutch 314 and the fourth clutch 316.
The fourth position sensor 322b detects the position of the action piece 320d of the slider 320 and indirectly detects the connection between the fourth clutch 315 and the sixth clutch 317.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20, when the second clutch 295 is connected and the fourth clutch 315 and the sixth clutch 317 are connected, the shaft 282b is rotated by the rotation of the motor 288, so that the second flat The gear 312a is rotated.

In this state, when the second solenoid 321 is energized, the second clutch 295, the third clutch 314, and the fifth clutch 316 are connected.
As a result, the fourth spur gear 312b is rotated as shown in FIG.
When the first solenoid 306 is excited and the second solenoid 321 is once again excited, the first clutch 294, the fourth clutch 315, and the sixth clutch 317 are connected.
As a result, the first spur gear 311a is rotated as shown in FIG.

When the first solenoid 306 is excited and the second solenoid 321 is excited again, the first clutch 294, the third clutch 314, and the fifth clutch 316 are connected.
As a result, the third spur gear 311b is rotated as shown in FIG.
Note that the motor 288 is reversed when the rotating disk is reversed.
Thus, when a drive device is configured using a mechanical clutch, it is inexpensive, has few failures, and does not require maintenance.
However, an electromagnetic clutch can be used instead of the mechanical clutch.

The selective drive device 280 configured in this manner covers the shafts 282a and 282b and the clutch with a cover, has an external appearance of a triangular prism shape, and the shafts 282a and 282b are fixed to the back wall 201b of the frame 201f in a vertical state.
That is, they are arranged in a triangular space 201a (see FIG. 3) between the first coin hopper 100h and the second coin hopper 10h and between the third coin hopper 50h and the fourth coin hopper 500h.

Each coin hopper has a chamfer 34ac, 34bc, 34cc, 34dc in order to secure an arrangement area for the selective driving device 280 in the storage bowl.
The first switching device 296a is disposed between the coin selector 202 and the back wall 201b.
The first spur gear 311a and the second spur gear 312a are exposed at the corner of the lower storage chamber 201L.
The third spur gear 311b and the fourth spur gear 312b are exposed at the corner of the upper storage chamber 201u.

When the first coin hopper 100h is stored in the lower storage chamber 201L, the spur gears 273 and 311a mesh with each other.
When the second coin hopper 10h is stored in the lower storage chamber 201L, the spur gears 273 and 312a mesh with each other.
When the third coin hopper 50h and the fourth coin hopper 500h are stored in the upper storage chamber 201u, each spur gear 273 meshes with the corresponding spur gear 311b or 312b.
The third coin hopper 50h and the fourth coin hopper 500h have a third empty sensor 47c and a fourth empty sensor 47d, respectively, and a third full sensor 46c and a fourth full sensor 46d that face each other are arranged.

Next, a control block diagram of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The microprocessor 250 receives the payout signals p500, p100, p50 and p10 from the control device of the vending machine, the first payout sensor 45a, the second payout sensor 45b, the first full sensor 46a, the second full sensor 46b, and the third full sensor. 46c, the fourth full sensor 46d, the first empty sensor 47a, the second empty sensor 47b, the third empty sensor 47c, and the fourth empty sensor 47d, and receives a signal from a predetermined program, so that the motor 385, the first solenoid 306, the second The solenoid 321 is selectively driven to output a payout end pf and a predetermined signal to an output device such as the display 251 or a printer.
The coin hoppers 500h, 100h, 50h, and 10h pay out a predetermined number of coins instructed from a control device such as a vending machine as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a front view of a coin mech provided with the coin payout device according to the third embodiment.
Next, a third embodiment in which there are six coin hoppers will be described with reference to FIG.
This is an example in which a coin hopper of 5 yen and 1 yen is added to the second embodiment.
A fifth coin hopper 1h for 1 yen is disposed on the third coin hopper 50h in the coin storage chamber 401u, and a sixth coin hopper 5h for 5 yen is disposed on the fourth coin hopper 500h.
Therefore, the first coin hopper 100h, the third coin hopper 50h, and the fifth hopper 1h are arranged vertically in a row, and the second coin hopper 10h, the fourth coin hopper 500h, and the sixth coin hopper 5h are arranged in a row vertically. .

The rotary disks of each hopper are selectively driven by a transmission device in which a motor is individually mounted or a drive motor and a plurality of clutches are combined as in the second embodiment.

The coins received by the coin selector 402 are distributed to each passage and sent from each passage to the corresponding coin hopper.
Coins to be paid out from each coin hopper are paid out to a common payout passage 415 located in the middle between the left and right coin hopper rows and guided to the payout exit.
In the case of the third embodiment, the selected coin is paid out by the same processing as in the second embodiment.

The present invention can also be implemented by arranging coin hoppers in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in the case of using seven or more coin hoppers and paying out coins to a common payout passage.
When arranging coin hoppers in the vertical and horizontal directions, there are three or more coin hoppers.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a coin mech provided with a coin payout device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a coin mech including the coin payout device according to the first embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line xx in FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the coin hopper drawing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the coin hopper according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a front view of the coin hopper according to the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of effects of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the first embodiment. FIG. 16 is a front view of a coin mech provided with the coin payout device of the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the coin mech equipped with the coin payout device according to the second embodiment with the door of the coin hopper chamber opened. FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a coin mech provided with a coin payout device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of a coin hopper used in the coin payout device of the second embodiment. FIG. 20 is a front view of a transmission device used in the coin payout device according to the second embodiment. 21 is a cross-sectional view taken along line yy of FIG. 22 to 24 are operation explanatory views of the transmission device of FIG. FIG. 23 is an operation explanatory diagram of the transmission device of FIG. 24 is an operation explanatory diagram of the transmission device of FIG. FIG. 25 is a control block diagram of the second embodiment. FIG. 26 is a front view of a coin mech provided with the coin payout device according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1f frame
15, 215, 415 discharge passage
32a, 32b through hole
33a, 33b, 33c, 33d Rotating disc
264 2nd gear
273 Driven, 1st gear
288 Drive motor
294, 295, 314, 315, 316, 317 clutch
311a, 311b, 312a, 312b Driver
500h, 100h, 50h, 10h, 5h, 1h coin hopper

Claims (9)

A cylindrical vertical holding bowl (34a, 34b, 34c, 34d) and a rotating disk (33a, 33b, 33c, 33d) disposed at the lower end thereof, and the coin in the holding bowl by rotation of the rotating disk Two coin hoppers (500h, 100h, 50h, 10h) are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the rotating disks arranged in the horizontal direction face downward in the direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper in front view. A pair of coin hoppers ,
Extending longitudinally in the middle of the front side against the juxtaposed coin hopper, and a common dispensing passage for guiding the payout coins from said coin hopper (15),
A common drive motor (288) for the rotating disks of the juxtaposed coin hoppers, and
A transmission device (294, 295, 314) that is disposed in a space adjacent to the coin hopper on the rear side across the set of coin hoppers with respect to the payout passage and selectively drives and connects the drive motor and the plurality of rotating disks. , 315, 316, 317). 2. The coin payout device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission device includes a clutch (294, 295, 314, 315, 316, 317). 3. The coin payout device according to claim 2, further comprising a reversing device for the drive motor. The coin payout device according to claim 3, further comprising two clutches for one rotating disk. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating disk has at least two through holes (32a, 32b). Coin selector (2), which is placed on the top of the frame (1f, 200f), determines the denomination of the inserted coin and distributes it by denomination,
A storage chamber (1s, 201s) defined below the coin selector of the frame and having a vertical surface open.
A lid (1r, 201r) that is partly attached to the frame, can open and close the vertical surface of the storage chamber, and is configured to have a predetermined thickness by a front wall and a back wall ,
A cylindrical vertical retaining bowl (34a, 34b, 34c, 34d) disposed in the storage chamber (1s, 201s) and a rotating disk (33a, 33b, 33c, 33d) disposed at the lower end thereof In addition, two coin hoppers (500h, 100h, 50h, 10h) for paying out coins in the holding bowl one by one by rotating the rotating disk are arranged in the horizontal direction, and the rotating disks arranged in the horizontal direction are viewed from the front. A set of coin hoppers arranged to be inclined downward toward the direction away from the front side and the other coin hopper ,
A common payout passage (15) formed between the front wall and the back wall of the lid, extending in a longitudinal direction and facing each of the coin payout openings ; and
A transmission device (294, 295, 209) that is disposed in a space adjacent to the coin hopper on the rear side across the set of coin hoppers with respect to the payout passage, and selectively drives and connects a common drive motor and the plurality of rotating disks. 314, 315, 316, 317),
A coin payout device for a coin mech. The coin payout device for coin mech according to claim 6, wherein the coin hopper can be pulled out of the storage chamber. A driving body (311a, 311b, 312a, 312b) is disposed on the frame, and when the coin hopper is mounted in the storage chamber, a driven body (273) of the rotating disk of the coin hopper is engaged with the driving body. Item 9. A coin payout device for the coin mech of item 7. The coin hopper includes a first gear (273) having a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the driving body, and a second gear (264) having a rotation axis inclined in the same manner as the inclination of the rotary disk with respect to the gear. The coin payout device for coin mech according to claim 6 , wherein the second gear is driven directly or indirectly from the first gear.

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