JP4145521B2 - Coin handling machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin processing machine that is used for a depositing / dispensing operation of a financial institution, for example, and can perform both coin depositing and dispensing processes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-6015 discloses a conventional example of a coin processing machine that can be used for a depositing / dispensing operation of a financial institution or the like and that can perform both a coin depositing process and a dispensing process.
[0003]
The conventional coin processing machine described in the gazette is transported by a coin receiving and feeding unit that receives deposited coins one by one, a transport unit that transports coins fed out from the coin receiving and feeding unit, and a transport unit A classification unit for classifying coins into denominations, a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding coins classified by denomination by the classification unit for each denomination, and accepting coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit for denominations A coin type storing and feeding unit having a feeding mechanism capable of storing and feeding the coin as a withdrawal coin, a withdrawal identifying unit for identifying a coin fed from the money type storing and feeding unit, and a coin that is normal as a result of the identification A withdrawing / conveying section that conveys to a dispensing port.
[0004]
In the above coin processing machine, all of the deposited coins are received and stored in a denomination storing and feeding section having a feeding mechanism.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the money storage and feeding unit of the above-described coin processing machine has a function of storing a large amount of coins and enabling the feeding so that various costs are high.
[0006]
In addition, when used as a cashier, the amount of deposit is overwhelmingly larger than the amount of withdrawal. Therefore, it is not efficient to store all of the deposited coins in the denomination storing and feeding portion having a feeding mechanism.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and the circulation ratio of the received coins can be arbitrarily adjusted. In particular, the received coins can be automatically circulated when necessary. An object is to provide such a coin processor.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention classifies a coin receiving and feeding unit that receives deposited coins and feeds them one by one, a transport unit that transports coins fed from the coin receiving and feeding unit, and coins transported by the transport unit according to money type a classification unit, capable of housing accommodating coins the classification unit by being classified by denomination and escrow unit to be escrowed for each denomination, the denomination accept coins brought escrowed in the escrow unit A coin and a coin for withdrawal can be stored for each denomination, and can be replenished to the denomination by accepting a coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit, and the stored coins one by one A storage / throwing unit that can be thrown out, a sorting unit that can distribute a destination of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit to either the storage or the storage / throwing unit, and the storage / throwing-out unit Based on the storage state of the coins And a control unit for controlling the means, the storage case and the accommodating and dispensing portion, it is the coin handling machine according to claim which are provided in parallel from the escrow unit.
[0009]
According to the present invention, since the sorting means is controlled based on the storage state of the coins in the storage / dispensing unit and the destinations of the received coins are distributed to the storage and the storage / dispensing unit, Can only be carried out when necessary.
[0010]
Preferably, when the storage number of a certain type of coins in the storage and dispensing unit is equal to or less than a predetermined set number, the control unit sets the destination of the type of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit. The distribution means is controlled to distribute to the storage / throwing section.
[0011]
In this case, the replenishment (circulation) control of the deposited coins to the storage / dispensing unit can be performed independently for each coin type.
[0012]
In this case, it is preferable that the predetermined set number is set for each denomination. For example, for denominations with a small number of withdrawal transactions, it is efficient to set a small set number.
[0013]
Alternatively, when the number of stored coins of a certain type of coins in the storage and dispensing unit is equal to or less than a predetermined set number, the control unit is configured to store a plurality of, for example, all regular types temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit. The distribution means is controlled to distribute the coin destination to the storage / throwing section.
[0014]
In this case, replenishment (circulation) control of the deposited coins to the storage / dispensing unit can be carried out in common, that is, simply for all regular coin types.
[0015]
Also in this case, the predetermined set number is preferably set for each denomination. For example, for denominations with a small number of withdrawal transactions, it is efficient to set a small set number.
[0016]
As a result, the denomination with a small number of withdrawal transactions becomes full and the circulation control (coin replenishment) of deposited coins cannot be performed despite the lack of denominations with a large number of withdrawal transactions. The frequency of occurrence can be reduced.
[0017]
Further, in this case, preferably, the control unit calculates the sum of the stored number of coins stored in the storage / dispensing unit and the stored number of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit as a denomination. The number confirmation means for calculating each time and confirming whether or not the sum value is less than or equal to the allowable value, and the number confirmation means that the sum value is not less than or equal to the allowable value in at least one denomination And a compulsory prohibiting means for compulsorily prohibiting execution of a control of distributing all regular types of coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit to the storage and dispensing unit. is doing.
[0018]
When such a compulsory prohibition means is provided, it is possible to avoid an abnormality in which coins overflow in each storage and dispensing unit.
[0019]
Preferably, the control unit temporarily holds the withdrawal when it is known in advance that the withdrawal process is performed in parallel with the deposit process, or that the withdrawal process is performed immediately after the deposit process. A withdrawal priority means for forcibly prohibiting the execution of the control of distributing the destination of the coins temporarily held in the storage section to the storage and dispensing section.
[0020]
When such a withdrawal priority unit is provided, the operator is not kept waiting for the withdrawal process performed in parallel with the depositing process or immediately after the depositing process.
[0021]
Preferably, the coin processor further includes a return unit that can receive and return the coins temporarily held by the temporary holding unit, and the sorting means is a coin temporarily held by the temporary holding unit. Can be distributed to any of the storage, the storage / throwing section, and the return section.
[0022]
In this case, it is possible to return the deposited coin from the return unit in response to the cancellation of the deposit process.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cashier system including a coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing machine of this Embodiment is comprised as the rose coin processing apparatus 103, and is other than the banknote processing apparatus 100, the new bill banknote dispensing apparatus 102, the wrapping coin dispensing apparatus 104, and cash. The cashier system is formed in combination with the outside post 108 and the like for inputting the securities.
[0025]
1 includes a terminal unit 105, a keyboard-type operation unit 106, and an external printer 107 that are shared by the devices 100 to 104 constituting the system. The terminal unit 105 is provided with a display screen 105a and an ID card reader 105b.
[0026]
The banknote handling apparatus 100 has a structure in which a bundled banknote processing unit P1 for processing bundled banknotes and a loose banknote processing unit P2 for processing loose banknotes are connected to the left and right.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 1, a loose coin processing device 103 is disposed at a coin deposit port 110 that can be opened upward, a rose coin dispensing box 120 that is disposed on the upper left side and is slidably movable on the front side, and is disposed below the center. A return box 130 is slidably movable on the front side, and a reject port 140 is opened on the front side at the right center.
[0028]
The coin deposit port 110 is formed in a tray shape so as to easily accept deposited coins, and has a shutter part (not shown) that can be opened and closed at the top. The shutter unit is normally closed and is opened only for a predetermined time according to the selection of the deposit process from the operation unit 106. The shutter part can be omitted.
[0029]
Inside the loose coin processing device 103, a coin receiving and feeding unit 15 is provided below the shutter unit. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the internal configuration of the loose coin processing apparatus 103.
[0030]
The coin receiving and feeding unit 15 shown in FIG. 2 receives the coins falling from above and feeds the coins fed out by centrifugal force and the coins fed out from the feeding disc 15a. And a feeding disk 15b for feeding out coins.
[0031]
The two disks 15a and 15b are arranged so as to be parallel to each other in the horizontal direction, shifted by a minute distance in the vertical direction, and slightly overlapped at the peripheral edge when viewed in the vertical direction. And the guide 15c extended upwards along the peripheral edge of each disc except the part which two discs overlap seeing in a perpendicular direction is provided. The two disks 15a and 15b rotate in opposite directions as indicated by arrows in FIG.
[0032]
Thereby, the coins fed out from the replenishing disc 15a are fed out to the feeding disc 15b through a portion where two discs not provided with the guide 15c overlap.
[0033]
The feeding disk 15b further aligns the coins one by one by centrifugal force, and feeds the coins one by one to the transport unit 20 through the communication port provided in the guide 15c with a thickness of one coin. ing.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 2, the transport unit 20 includes a first transport belt 21 that transports coins in the left-right direction to the right side of the apparatus, and a second transport belt 22 that transports coins in the front-rear direction to the back side of the apparatus. , Each belt 21 and 22 is driven by a drive pulley and a driven pulley.
[0035]
In the first conveyance path formed by the first conveyance belt 21, a magnetic sensor 23 and an image sensor 24 are provided to detect the properties of coins passing through the conveyance path. These sensors function as an identification unit that identifies coins by denomination. In this case, each coin is classified into a 500 yen coin, a 100 yen coin, a 50 yen coin, a 10 yen coin, a 5 yen coin, a 1 yen coin, a damaged coin, and other coins (a foreign coin or a counterfeit coin, etc.). Identified.
[0036]
Next, in the second conveyance path formed by the second conveyance belt 22, in order in the conveyance direction, an elimination hole 25a for eliminating the fouling coins and other coins, used for the creation of new coins and a large amount of coin types Optional denomination hole 25b, 1-yen coin hole 25c, 50-yen coin hole 25d, 5-yen coin hole 25e, 100-yen coin hole 25f, 10-yen coin hole 25g, 500-yen coin hole 25h , Is provided.
[0037]
The exclusion hole 25a is a hole for dropping dirty coins and other coins below the conveyance path. The optional denomination sorting hole 25b is a hole for dropping appropriately set types of coins below the conveyance path.
[0038]
Details of the structure of the exclusion hole 25a and the optional denomination selection hole 25b are described in the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-346332 by the present applicant. Here, the detailed description is omitted by citing the application. The contents described in the specification of the application are understood as part of the contents of the present specification.
[0039]
The 1-yen coin hole 25c to the 500-yen coin hole 25h are holes for dropping coins in the descending order of diameter. Each of the coin holes 25c to 25h is formed in such a shape as to drop a corresponding coin (and a coin smaller than the coin).
[0040]
In addition, in FIG. 2, 26 and 27 are guides, and 28 is a free rotating roller.
[0041]
FIG. 3 is a schematic side longitudinal sectional view showing the internal configuration of the loose coin processing apparatus 103. FIG. 4 is a schematic front longitudinal sectional view showing the internal configuration of the loose coin processing apparatus 103. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, temporary holding cylinders 40 a to 40 h are arranged below the holes 25 a to 25 h for each coin type (denomination) via guide chutes 29 a to 29 h. Yes. Sliding bottoms 41a to 41h formed independently of the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h are arranged at the bottoms of the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h. The sliding bottoms 41a to 41h are located immediately below the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h in the normal state shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and temporarily hold coins together with the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h. The temporary holding part to be configured is configured.
[0042]
In the present embodiment, in order to easily configure a drive system to be described later, a first temporary storage cylinder portion in which the temporary storage cylinders 40a to 40b corresponding to the exclusion hole 25a and the arbitrary denomination selection hole 25b are an integral part. 40A, the remaining temporary holding cylinders 40c to 40h corresponding to the coin holes 25c to 25h are configured as a second temporary holding cylinder part 40B as an integral part, and each sliding bottom 41a to 41h. Is constructed as a sliding bottom 41 which is an integral part.
[0043]
The sliding bottom 41 is connected to the pair of guide rails 45a and 45b that are fixed to the casing of the loose coin processing apparatus 103 and extend in the horizontal left and right directions via vertical plates 47a and 47b that are front and rear (left and right in FIG. 3). It is slidably supported. Then, the driving belts 46a and 46b that support the vertical plates 47a and 47b and are disposed in the horizontal left and right directions are driven through pulleys fixed to the casing, so that the sliding bottom portion 41 is horizontally horizontal and horizontal. It can slide in the direction.
[0044]
The first temporary storage cylinder portion 40A is slidably supported by a pair of guide rails 43a and 43b extending horizontally in the horizontal direction with respect to the front and rear vertical plates 47a and 47b that move integrally with the sliding bottom portion 41. . Then, the first temporary storage cylinder part 40A is supported by driving the drive belt 44a that supports the first temporary storage cylinder part 40A and that is disposed in the horizontal horizontal direction through a pulley fixed to the vertical plate 47a. It can slide and move horizontally.
[0045]
Similarly, the second temporary holding cylinder portion 40B is slidably supported by a pair of guide rails 43c and 43d extending horizontally in the horizontal direction with respect to the vertical plates 47a and 47b before and after moving integrally with the sliding bottom portion 41. Has been. Then, the second temporary storage cylinder 40B is driven by a drive belt 44b that supports the second temporary storage cylinder 40B and is disposed in the horizontal left-right direction through a pulley fixed to the vertical plate 47b. It can slide and move horizontally.
[0046]
As is clear from the above, the sliding movement of the first temporary holding cylinder part 40A, the sliding movement of the second temporary holding cylinder part 40B, and the sliding movement of the sliding bottom part 41 can be performed independently of each other. In addition, each of these elements that slide and move each of the coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit is one of storages 52a to 52h, a return box 130 described later, and storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h described later. A sorting means capable of sorting is formed.
[0047]
As shown in FIG. 4, the sliding bottoms 41 a to 41 h of the present embodiment have their upper surfaces flush with the upper surfaces of the sliding bottoms 41 a to 41 h on the left side, and the inner surfaces are funnels. The chute plates 51a to 51h formed in a shape are continuously formed. Each chute plate 51 a to 51 h is configured as a chute portion 51 that is an integral part, and is integrated with the sliding bottom portion 41.
[0048]
Under the respective chute plates 51a to 51h at normal times, storages 52a to 52h capable of receiving and storing coins temporarily held by the temporary holding unit are arranged for each coin type (denomination). Yes. Of the storages 52a to 52h, only the storage 52a for dirty coins is formed shallow.
[0049]
In addition to the normal first position (see FIGS. 4 and 5A), the sliding bottom 41 is moved to the left by at least the width of the chute 51 (see FIG. 5B). ) And a third position (see FIG. 5D) moved further leftward by at least the width of the chute 51 from the second position.
[0050]
A return box 130 that accepts and returns the coins temporarily held by the temporary holding unit is arranged immediately below the chute plates 51a to 51h arranged at the second position.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 4, an integrated dispensing unit 60 that is movable in the vertical direction is provided on the left side of the loose coin processing apparatus 103. As shown in FIG. 2, the dispensing unit 60 can store dispensing coins for each of the six types of denominations and can store the stored coins one by one at a high position. Parts 61c to 61h are provided.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 4, each of the storage / throwing portions 61 c to 61 h throws out a funnel-shaped throwing opening 62, a rotating plate 63, and coins aligned on the rotating plate 63 one by one. Part.
[0053]
When the dispensing unit 60 is in the high position, coins thrown out from the dispensing units of the storage dispensing units 61c to 61h pass through the storage dispensing units 61c to 61h and are disposed in the front-rear horizontal direction. The belt 65 guides the loose coin dispensing box 120.
[0054]
Further, the coins thrown out on the throwing belt 65 are fed to the feeding disc of the coin receiving and feeding unit 15 in the vicinity of the end of the throwing conveyance path formed by the throwing belt 65 on the loose coin dispensing box 120 side. A switching lever 66 capable of projecting to a position that guides on 15b is provided. In addition, in FIG. 3, 67 is a reverse rotation roller which makes the coin conveyed on the throwing belt 65 into a further state, and 68 is a simple withdrawal identification part which discriminates the shape etc. of the coin made into the layer state. It is.
[0055]
The dispensing unit 60 is slidably supported by a pair of slide guides 70 a and 70 b extending in the vertical direction with respect to the casing of the bulk coin processing apparatus 103. And the timing unit 71a, 71b for raising / lowering which supports the payment unit 60 and is arrange | positioned in the perpendicular direction is driven via a pulley, and thereby the withdrawal unit 60 becomes slidable in the vertical direction. Yes.
[0056]
The dispensing unit 60 has a level (low level) located immediately below each chute plate 51c to 51h (see FIG. 5 (d)) in which the input opening 62 of each of the storage / throwing portions 61c to 61h is disposed at the third position. Position) and can be positioned at the low position.
[0057]
In addition to the first A position (see FIGS. 4 and 5A) at the normal time, the first temporary storage cylinder portion 40A has a first B position (FIG. 5) that has moved directly above the chute 51 at the first position. (See the broken line), the second position A (see the broken line in FIG. 5B) moved directly above the sliding bottom 41 in the second position, and the second position moved directly above the chute 51 in the second position. Positioning can be performed at the 2B position (see FIG. 5B) and the third A position (see FIG. 5D) moved directly above the sliding bottom 41 at the third position.
[0058]
In addition to the first A position (see FIGS. 4 and 5A) at the normal time, the second temporary holding cylinder 40B moves to the first position B (see FIG. 5) directly above the chute 51 at the first position. (See the broken line), the second position A (see the broken line in FIG. 5B) moved directly above the sliding bottom 41 in the second position, and the second position moved directly above the chute 51 in the second position. 2B position (see FIG. 5 (b)), 3A position (see FIG. 5 (d)) moved right above the sliding bottom 41 in the third position, and just above the chute portion 51 in the third position. It can be positioned at the moved third position B (see FIG. 5D).
[0059]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, in the middle of the guide chute 29a for guiding coins from the exclusion hole 25a to the temporary holding cylinder 40a at the normal time (first A position), the exclusion hole 25a A reject hole 80 is formed in order to guide the coins other than the fouled coins to the reject port 140 among the coins excluded in (1). And the rejection hole 80 and the rejection opening | mouth 140 are connected by the rejection chute | shoot 81, and the switching door 82 which switches opening and closing of the rejection hole 80 is arrange | positioned in the guidance chute | shoot 29a. The switching door 82 switched to the position where the reject hole 80 is opened guides coins passing through the guide chute 29a to the reject chute 81.
[0060]
The drive pulleys that drive the drive belts 44a, 44b, 46a, 46b and the elevating timing belts 71a, 71b are connected to the control unit 90 (see FIG. 4). The control unit 90 is configured by a control circuit or the like, and controls the position of each temporary storage cylinder 40A, 40B, the position of the sliding bottom 41, and the position of the dispensing unit 60 by controlling the drive pulley. It is like that.
[0061]
Specifically, the control unit 90 first moves the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h to the low position based on a coin replenishment command to the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h (STEP 11: see FIG. 7) ( Next, the sliding bottom portion 41 (and the chute portion 51) is used to distribute the destination of the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding portion to the storage / throwing portions 61c to 61h moved to the low position. Until the third position is reached, the sliding bottom 41, the first temporary holding cylinder part 40A and the second temporary holding cylinder part 40B are slid, and then only the second temporary holding cylinder part 40B is moved to the third B position. It is made to slide (refer FIG.5 (d)).
[0062]
As a result, the coins temporarily held by the temporary holding unit can be replenished to the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h moved to the low position.
[0063]
The control unit 90 according to the present embodiment arranges the position of the dispensing unit 60 (the position of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h) at the low position only when the refill command exists, and the refill command does not exist. Sometimes it is always arranged at the high position.
[0064]
Further, the control unit 90 can perform replenishment as replenishment coins to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h that have been moved to a low position without performing a deposit transaction process on the coins that have been thrown into the coin receiving and feeding unit 15. Yes.
[0065]
In addition, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment includes a recycle replenishment mode that allows at least a part of the deposited coins to be replenished to the storage / disposal units 61c to 61h, and the deposited coins to the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h. It has a mode setting unit 90a for setting either a non-recycle mode that does not allow replenishment.
[0066]
Only when the recycle replenishment mode is set by the mode setting unit 90a, the deposited coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit are supplied to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h moved to the low position. Yes.
[0067]
The setting by the mode setting unit 90a may be made at the time of shipment or installation of the loose coin processing apparatus 103 and may not be changed thereafter, or may be changed by an operator's operation via the operation unit 106.
[0068]
In addition, the control unit 90 according to the present embodiment temporarily determines that the withdrawal process is performed in parallel with the deposit process or that the withdrawal process is performed immediately after the deposit process. It has a withdrawal priority unit 90b that forcibly prohibits execution of the control of allocating the destination of coins temporarily held in the holding unit to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h.
[0069]
By providing the withdrawal priority unit 90b, the operator does not wait for the withdrawal process performed in parallel with the deposit process or immediately after the deposit process.
[0070]
Further, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment temporarily stores the temporary holding unit only when the storage number of any of the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h is equal to or less than a predetermined number set in advance. Each drive pulley is controlled as described above in order to distribute the reserved coin destinations to the storage / throwing sections 61c to 61h.
[0071]
For this reason, the control unit 90 compares the number of sheets stored in each of the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h with a predetermined set number set in advance for the denomination stored in each of the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h. It has a part 90c.
[0072]
Here, the set number of each denomination used in the replenishment start comparison unit 90c may be changed at the time of shipment or installation of the bulk coin processing apparatus 103 and may not be changed thereafter, or via the operation unit 106. It may be changed by the operation of all operators.
[0073]
The set number of each denomination is preferably set to an appropriate value in consideration of the actual situation of the withdrawal transaction. For example, for denominations with a small number of withdrawal transactions, it is efficient to set a small set number. As a result, the denomination with a small number of withdrawal transactions becomes full and the circulation control (coin replenishment) of deposited coins cannot be performed despite the lack of denominations with a large number of withdrawal transactions. The frequency of occurrence can be reduced.
[0074]
Further, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment calculates the sum of the number of stored coins stored in the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h and the stored number of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit for each denomination. It has a number confirmation unit 90d that calculates and confirms whether or not the sum value is equal to or less than an allowable value.
[0075]
Further, the control unit 90 according to the present embodiment temporarily holds the temporary holding unit in the temporary holding unit when it is confirmed by the number confirmation unit 90d that the sum value is not less than the allowable value in at least one of the denominations. And a compulsory prohibition unit 90e that compulsorily prohibits execution of the control of distributing all the regular types of coin destinations to the storage and dispensing unit.
[0076]
By providing the number confirmation unit 90d and the forced prohibition unit 90e, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of an abnormality in which coins overflow in each of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h.
[0077]
Further, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment further includes a replenishment confirmation unit 90f that asks the operator to confirm whether or not at least a part of the deposited coins is replenished to the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h. Have. Specifically, a message prompting the confirmation input is displayed on the display screen 105a.
[0078]
Then, only when the confirmation input indicating that the replenishment of the deposited coin is permitted by the operator is made through the operation unit 106, the storage and dispensing unit 61c in which the deposited coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit is moved to the low position. It is designed to be replenished to ~ 61h.
[0079]
A control part for driving each drive pulley in the control unit 90 may be provided inside the loose coin processing device 103. On the other hand, the mode setting unit 90a, the withdrawal priority unit 90b, the replenishment start comparison unit 90c, the number confirmation unit 90d, the forbidden prohibition unit 90e and the replenishment confirmation unit 90f are connected to the outside of the loose coin processing apparatus 103 as shown in FIG. Generally, the terminal unit 105 is provided.
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0080]
First, a case where the non-recycle mode is set by the mode setting unit 90a of the control unit 90 will be described.
[0081]
When the operator performs deposit processing of loose coins, when the operator selects the deposit processing by operating the display screen 105a and the operation unit 106, the shutter portion of the coin deposit slot 110 is opened and inserted into the tray-shaped coin deposit slot 110. The received coins are received by the coin receiving and feeding unit 15.
[0082]
In the coin receiving and feeding unit 15, the replenishment disk 15a first receives a coin falling from above and feeds it by centrifugal force, and then the feeding disk 15b receives a coin fed from the supply disk 15a. The coins are also aligned by centrifugal force and fed one by one to the transport path 20 through the communication port (see FIG. 2).
[0083]
As described above, the two-stage disk for aligning coins by centrifugal force makes it more reliable to align the coins and feed them to the transport unit 20.
[0084]
The properties of the coins fed to the conveyance unit 20 are detected by the magnetic sensor 23 and the image sensor 24 when passing through the first conveyance path formed by the first conveyance belt 21. Each coin is classified into a 500-yen coin, a 100-yen coin, a 50-yen coin, a 10-yen coin, a 5-yen coin, a 1-yen coin, a damaged coin, and other coins (a foreign coin or a counterfeit coin). At this time, the number of classified coins is also counted and used for data management of deposit processing.
[0085]
Next, each coin corresponds to each coin through a guide chute 29a to 29h from any one of the holes 25a to 25h corresponding to each coin in the second transport path formed by the second transport belt 22. The temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h are dropped (see FIGS. 2 and 3). However, among the coins that are rejected by the reject hole 25a, the coins other than the fouling coin are guided to the reject port 140 by the switching door 82 and the reject chute 81 that are switched to the position where the reject hole 80 is opened ( (See FIG. 4).
[0086]
At this time, the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h (the first temporary holding cylinder part 40A and the second temporary holding cylinder part 40B) are positioned at the 1A position, and the sliding bottom 41 is positioned at the first position. (See FIG. 5A). Accordingly, the dropped coins are temporarily held in the temporary holding portions formed by the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h and the sliding bottoms 41a to 41h.
[0087]
At this point, the control unit 90 according to the present embodiment requests the operator to confirm the payment process. Specifically, a message prompting the confirmation input is displayed on the display screen 105a.
[0088]
When the operator inputs confirmation that the deposit process is to be performed via the operation unit 106, the pulley for each of the drive belts 43a to 43d is driven by the control unit 90, and each temporary holding cylinder unit 40A and 40B slides to the 1B position. Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the respective chute plates 51a to 51h and are stored for each denomination in the corresponding storages 52a to 52h.
[0089]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next depositing process, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the first A position and returned.
[0090]
When the operator does not make a confirmation input to execute the depositing process, that is, when the execution of the depositing process is to be stopped, the drive belts 43a to 44b are driven by the control unit 90, and the sliding bottom 41 is moved to the first position. The temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B and the sliding bottom 41 move together to reach the second position, and then the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B slide and move to their second B positions. (See FIG. 5 (b)). Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit are dropped through the chute plates 51a to 51h, sent to the return box 130, and returned.
[0091]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next deposit process, the drive belts 43a to 44b are driven by the control unit 90, the temporary storage cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the 1A position, and the sliding bottom portion 41 is It slides back to its first position.
[0092]
Next, the case where the recycle mode is set by the mode setting unit 90a of the control unit 90 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0093]
The process from when the operator inserts a deposit coin into the tray-shaped coin deposit slot 110 until the control unit 90 requests the confirmation of execution of the deposit process is the same as when the non-recycle mode is set.
[0094]
When the recycle mode is set (STEP 1), when a confirmation input for performing the deposit process is made via the operation unit 106, in parallel with the deposit process or immediately after the deposit process, It is determined whether or not a withdrawal process is performed (whether or not there is a coin withdrawal detail) (STEP 2).
[0095]
When the withdrawal process is performed in parallel with the depositing process or immediately after the depositing process, the withdrawal priority unit 90b operates. That is, the execution of the control of distributing the destination of the coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h is forcibly prohibited. Accordingly, the withdrawal process is prioritized over the coin replenishment (recycling), and the operator is not kept waiting for the withdrawal process performed in parallel with the deposit process or immediately after the deposit process.
[0096]
Specifically, the drive belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary storage cylinders 40A and 40B slide and move to the 1B position (STEP 12: see FIG. 5A). Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the respective chute plates 51a to 51h and are stored for each denomination in the corresponding storages 52a to 52h.
[0097]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next depositing process, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the first A position and returned.
[0098]
When it is not known in advance whether or not the withdrawal process is performed in parallel with the deposit process or immediately after the deposit process, and when the withdrawal process is not performed in parallel with the deposit process or immediately after the deposit process The replenishment start comparison unit 90c operates.
[0099]
The replenishment start comparing unit 90c is configured to store a predetermined number of sheets (automatic replenishment start) set in advance for the number of sheets stored in each of the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h and the denomination stored in each of the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h. The number is compared with each other (STEP 3).
[0100]
When all the stored numbers in the storage / throwing sections 61c to 61h are greater than (or more than) a predetermined number set in advance, the coin circulation (recycling) process is not performed.
[0101]
Specifically, the drive belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary storage cylinders 40A and 40B slide and move to the 1B position (STEP 12: see FIG. 5A). Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the respective chute plates 51a to 51h and are stored for each denomination in the corresponding storages 52a to 52h.
[0102]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next depositing process, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the first A position and returned.
[0103]
When the number of stored sheets in any of the storing and projecting units 61c to 61h is equal to or less than (or less than) a predetermined number set in advance for each, the sheet number checking unit 90d operates.
[0104]
The number confirmation unit 90d calculates, for each denomination, the sum of the number of coins stored in the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h and the number of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit for each denomination. It is confirmed whether or not the value is less than the allowable value (STEP 4).
[0105]
Then, when it is confirmed by the number confirmation unit 90d that the value of the sum is not less than the allowable value in at least one of the denominations, in this case, exceeding the full number of each storing and dispensing unit, The compulsory prohibition unit 90e compulsorily prohibits execution of control of each drive pulley for distributing all regular types of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit to the storage and dispensing unit.
[0106]
Thereby, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of an abnormality in which coins overflow in each of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h.
[0107]
Specifically, the drive belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary storage cylinders 40A and 40B slide and move to the 1B position (STEP 12: see FIG. 5A). Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the respective chute plates 51a to 51h and are stored for each denomination in the corresponding storages 52a to 52h.
[0108]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next depositing process, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the first A position and returned.
[0109]
When the sum value is less than the allowable value for all denominations, the replenishment confirmation unit 90f asks the operator for a final confirmation input as to whether or not replenishment of the deposited coins into the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h is permitted. . Specifically, a message prompting the confirmation input is displayed on the display screen 105a (STEP5 to STEP7).
[0110]
When the final confirmation input for permitting the replenishment of the deposited coins is made by the operator via the operation unit 106, the control unit 90 drives the elevating timing belts 71a and 71b to move the dispensing unit 60 to the low position. (See FIG. 5C), the drive belts 43a to 44b are subsequently driven, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B and the sliding bottom 41 are moved until the sliding bottom 41 reaches the third position. After sliding together, only the second temporary holding cylinder part 40B slides to its 3B position (STEP 11: see FIG. 5 (d)). As a result, the six kinds of regular deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the chute plates 51c to 51f and are replenished to the corresponding storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h.
[0111]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next deposit process, the drive belts 43a to 44b are driven by the control unit 90, the temporary storage cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the 1A position, and the sliding bottom portion 41 is It slides back to its first position. In preparation for the next withdrawal process, the controller 90 drives the elevating timing belts 71a and 71b, and the withdrawal unit 60 slides back to the high position.
[0112]
In the present embodiment, the position of the dispensing unit 60 (the position of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h) is arranged at the low position only when the refill command is present, and when the refill command is not present, the withdrawal is performed. The position of the unit 60 (the positions of the storage / throwing portions 61c to 61h) is always arranged at the high position. That is, when the coin replenishment process to the storage / throwing portions 61c to 61h is not performed, the storage / throwing portions 61c to 61h are always arranged at a high position. As a result, the withdrawal process based on the withdrawal instruction can always be quickly performed at a high position except when the replenishment process is performed.
[0113]
When the final confirmation input for permitting replenishment of deposit coins is not made by the operator via the operation unit 106, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinders 40A and 40B are moved. Slide and move to the 1B position (STEP 12: see FIG. 5A). Thereby, the various deposit coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the respective chute plates 51a to 51h and are stored for each denomination in the corresponding storages 52a to 52h.
[0114]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next depositing process, the driving belts 43a to 43d are driven by the control unit 90, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the first A position and returned.
[0115]
The replenishment confirmation unit 90f of the control unit 90 determines whether to give priority to the continuous processing speed of depositing or to prioritize supplementing coins for withdrawal when performing depositing processing continuously, for example. This is effective for proceeding with efficient processing according to the situation. But the replenishment confirmation part 90f of the control part 90 may be abbreviate | omitted (STEP5).
[0116]
In addition, in this Embodiment, it is also possible to replenish coins to the storage / dispensing units 61c to 61h without performing the deposit transaction process. In such a mode, the control unit 90 replenishes the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h, which have been moved to a low position, as supplementary coins without performing a deposit transaction process on the coins that have been thrown into the coin receiving and feeding unit 15. . The replenishment step is substantially the same as the recycle replenishment except that no deposit process is performed.
[0117]
Specifically, based on a command to replenish the storage throwing-out units 61c to 61h without performing the depositing process on the coins inserted into the coin receiving / feeding-out unit 15, the control unit 90 causes each elevating timing belt 71a, 71b is driven and the dispensing unit 60 is slid to a low position. Subsequently, the drive belts 43a to 44b are driven, and the temporary holding cylinder portions 40A and 40B and the slides are moved until the sliding bottom portion 41 reaches the third position. The moving bottom portion 41 integrally slides and then only the second temporary holding cylinder portion 40B slides to its third B position (see FIG. 5D). As a result, six kinds of regular coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit fall through the chute plates 51a to 51h and are replenished to the corresponding storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h.
[0118]
Thereafter, in preparation for the next deposit process, the drive belts 43a to 44b are driven by the control unit 90, the temporary storage cylinder portions 40A and 40B are slid back to the 1A position, and the sliding bottom portion 41 is It slides back to its first position. In preparation for the next withdrawal process, the controller 90 drives the elevating timing belts 71a and 71b, and the withdrawal unit 60 slides back to the high position.
[0119]
In this way, the coin replenishment process can be distinguished from the deposit transaction process for data management. For example, when there is no deposit for a necessary denomination, the replenishment process can be performed without performing a deposit transaction for the necessary denomination.
[0120]
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6D, the switching lever 66 is protruded on the throwing belt 65 so that the storage throwing portions 61c to 61h at the high position can be used. The coins to be thrown out can be thrown into the coin receiving and feeding unit 15.
[0121]
Thereby, the property detection by the magnetic sensor and the image sensor can be further performed on the coins once stored in the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h, that is, the coins can be scrutinized.
[0122]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the circulation ratio of the received coins can be adjusted by distributing the destinations of the received coins to the storages 52c to 52h and the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h. Further, when dispensing coins, the dispensing unit 60 (storage dispensing units 61c to 61h) is moved to a high position by the lifting timing belts 71a and 71b in advance, so that the dispensing conveyance path is simply shortened. In addition, it is possible to quickly withdraw money. The simple delivery path for withdrawal is extremely advantageous in terms of cost and countermeasures against residual coins.
[0123]
The deposited coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit are replenished to the storage / throwing units 61c to 61h moved to the low position, so that the received coins are recycled (circulated) as the withdrawal coins. Will be better.
[0124]
In the present embodiment, the control unit 90 automatically controls the driving of the elevating timing belts 71a and 71b and the drive belts 43a to 44b based on the coin storage state of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h. In addition, the coin replenishment processing to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h can be performed in a timely manner.
[0125]
Further, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment has a mode setting unit 90a. For example, when the loose coin processing device 103 is installed in a place where coin dispensing processing is extremely small, the non-recycling mode is used. By setting this, unnecessary replenishment processing is not mistakenly performed, which is advantageous in terms of fund efficiency.
[0126]
Further, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment has a withdrawal priority unit 90b, and prevents the operator from waiting for the withdrawal process performed in parallel with the depositing process or immediately after the depositing process. it can.
[0127]
In addition, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment has a replenishment start comparison unit 90c, taking into consideration the number of coins stored in the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h and the actual situation of the withdrawal transaction for each denomination. The replenishment process can be started in a timely manner by comparing the set number of sheets set to an appropriate value.
[0128]
For example, for denominations with a small number of withdrawal transactions, by setting a small number, the denominations with a small number of withdrawal transactions will fill up and there will be a shortage of denominations with a large number of withdrawal transactions. In spite of this, it is possible to reduce the frequency of occurrence of a situation where circulation control (coin replenishment) of deposited coins cannot be performed.
[0129]
In addition, the control unit 90 of the present embodiment includes a number confirmation unit 90d and a forced prohibition unit 90e, and it is possible to avoid the occurrence of an abnormality in which coins overflow in each of the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h. it can.
[0130]
In the above embodiment, the distribution control of the destinations of coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit is performed in common for all regular coin types. In this case, the control of circulation (replenishment) of the received coins to the storage and dispensing units 61c to 61h can be performed in common, that is, simply for all regular coin types.
[0131]
However, the embodiment of the distribution means can be changed as appropriate. For example, by forming the sliding bottoms 41a to 41h and the chute plates 51a to 51h independently for each temporary holding cylinder 40a to 40h (for each coin type), the temporary holding cylinders 40a to 40h are temporarily formed. The distribution control of the destinations of coins temporarily held in the holding unit can be performed independently for each coin type.
[0132]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the distribution means is controlled based on the storage state of the coins in the storage and dispensing unit, and the destinations of the received coins are distributed to the storage and the storage and discharge unit. Is efficiently circulated to the storage / throwing section.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cashier system in which a coin processor (separate coin processor) according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.
2 is a schematic plan view showing an internal configuration of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side longitudinal sectional view showing an internal configuration of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1;
4 is a schematic front longitudinal sectional view showing an internal configuration of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view for explaining a positioning state of each internal element of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view for explaining a positioning state of each internal element of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the loose coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Coin receiving and feeding part 15a Replenishment disk 15b Feeding disk 15c Guide 20 Conveying part 21 1st conveying belt 22 2nd conveying belt 23 Magnetic sensor 24 Image sensor 25a Exclusion hole 25b Arbitrary denomination selection hole 25c 1d coin hole 25d 50-yen coin hole 25e 5-yen coin hole 25f 100-yen coin hole 25g 10-yen coin hole 25h 500-yen coin hole 26, 27 Guide 28 Free rotating roller 29, 29a Guide chute 40A First temporary storage cylinder part 40B Second temporary holding cylinder part 40a-40h Partial holding cylinder 41 Sliding bottom part 41a-41h Sliding bottom 43a-43d Guide rail 44a, 44b Drive belt 45a, 45b Guide rail 46a, 46b Drive belt 51 Chute part 51a-51h Chute plates 52a-52h Storage 60 Withdrawal units 61a-61h Storage throw Outlet part 62 Input opening part 63 Rotary plate 65 Throwing belt 66 Switching lever 67 Reverse rotation roller 68 Simplified withdrawal identification part 70a, 70b Slide guide 71a, 71b Elevating timing belt 80 Reject hole 81 Reject chute 82 Switching door 90 Control part 90a mode setting unit 90b withdrawal priority comparison unit 90c replenishment start comparison unit 90d number confirmation unit 90e forced prohibition unit 90f replenishment confirmation unit 100 banknote processing device 102 new note banknote dispensing device 103 loose coin processing device 104 packaging coin dispensing device 105 terminal Part 105a Display screen 105b ID card reader 106 Keyboard type operation part 107 External printer 108 Outer post 110 Coin deposit port 120 Bulk coin dispensing box 130 Return box 140 Reject port

Claims (7)

A coin receiving and feeding section for receiving deposited coins and feeding them one by one;
A transport unit for transporting coins fed out from the coin receiving and feeding unit;
A classification unit for classifying coins conveyed by the conveyance unit into denominations;
A temporary holding unit for temporarily holding coins classified by denomination by the classification unit for each denomination;
A storage that accepts coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit and can be stored in denominations ,
Withdrawal coins can be stored in denominations, coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit can be received and replenished to denominations, and stored coins can be thrown out one by one Storage throwing section,
A distribution unit capable of distributing the destination of the coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit to either the storage or the storage / throwing unit;
A control unit for controlling the sorting means based on the storage state of coins in the storage and dispensing unit;
Equipped with a,
It said repository and said accommodating and dispensing portion, the coin handling machine according to claim <br/> that are provided in parallel from the escrow unit. When the number of stored coins of a certain type of coins in the storage / throwing unit is equal to or less than a predetermined number, the control unit displays the destination of the corresponding type of coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit. 2. The coin processor according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means is controlled so as to be distributed to a part. When the number of stored coins of a certain type of coins in the storing and dispensing unit is equal to or less than a predetermined set number, the control unit sets the destinations of all regular types of coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit. 2. The coin processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the distribution means is controlled so as to be distributed to the storage and dispensing unit. The controller is
The sum of the number of stored coins stored in the storage and dispensing unit and the number of stored coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit is calculated for each regular denomination, and the sum is less than the allowable value. A number confirmation means for confirming whether there is,
When the number confirmation means confirms that the sum value is not less than or equal to the allowable value in at least one denomination, all regular types of coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit are sent to Forcibly prohibiting means for forcibly prohibiting execution of the control of distributing to the storage and dispensing unit;
The coin processor according to claim 3, wherein The coin processing machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the predetermined set number of sheets is set for each denomination. The controller is
When it is known in advance that the withdrawal process is performed in parallel with the deposit process, or that the withdrawal process is performed immediately after the deposit process, the destination of the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit The coin processing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a withdrawal priority unit that forcibly prohibits execution of a control of distributing the money to the storage and dispensing unit. It further comprises a return unit capable of accepting and returning coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit,
2. The distribution unit can distribute a destination of coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit to any one of the storage, the storage / throwing unit, and the return unit. The coin processing machine in any one of thru | or 6.

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