JP4163918B2 - Coin storage and feeding device - Google Patents

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JP4163918B2
JP4163918B2 JP2002274687A JP2002274687A JP4163918B2 JP 4163918 B2 JP4163918 B2 JP 4163918B2 JP 2002274687 A JP2002274687 A JP 2002274687A JP 2002274687 A JP2002274687 A JP 2002274687A JP 4163918 B2 JP4163918 B2 JP 4163918B2
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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、硬貨を貯留収納するとともに硬貨を１枚ずつ１層１列状態で繰り出す硬貨収納繰出装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来の硬貨収納繰出装置は、回転円盤上の外周縁側に、硬貨の外方への飛び出しを規制する周壁部材が設けられ、この周壁部材には、回転円盤の遠心力にて半径方向外方へ移動する硬貨の周縁を規制する第１規制部、この第１規制部の上端から外方へ向けて上り傾斜する傾斜壁部、およびこの傾斜壁部の外方端位置から上方へ垂直に立ち上がる第２規制部を形成している。
【０００３】
周壁部材の第１規制部の所定域には、回転円盤の上面に対して硬貨が１層１列で入り込める幅と高さの切欠部を形成し、回転円盤の上面と第１規制部の切欠部とで硬貨通路の入口部を形成している。さらに、周壁部材の傾斜壁部の裏側下面には、硬貨通路の入口部に続き、回転円盤の上面との間で硬貨を１層１列に保持して送る硬貨通路後続部を形成している（例えば、特許文献１参照）。
【０００４】
そして、この硬貨収納繰出装置では、回転円盤の上面に硬貨面が接触する最下層硬貨が、第１規制部に規制されて回転円盤上を移動し、回転円盤を底面とする硬貨通路の入口部から１層１列で硬貨通路へ送り出される。それに対し、最下層硬貨の上に載る上層硬貨などは、回転円盤上で最下層硬貨の上に載ったままでなく、回転円盤の速心力によって傾斜壁部へ移動し、この傾斜壁部で硬貨質量の一部を支え、回転円盤上の最下層硬貨にかかる荷重を軽減する。その結果、多量硬貨が回転円盤上へ投入されても、回転円盤上の最下層硬貨は硬貨通路へ１層１列で送り出される。
【０００５】
【特許文献１】
実開平７−６８６１号公報（段落番号００１６ないし００２２、図１および図２）
【０００６】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来の硬貨収納繰出装置では、回転円盤上の硬貨貯留収納量に大きな制約があり、回転円盤の最下層硬貨に対し、その上層の硬貨が遠心力で外方の傾斜壁部へ移動可能な量でないと、硬貨を確実に硬貨通路へ送り込めない問題がある。
【０００７】
例えば、周壁部材で囲まれる回転円盤上および傾斜壁部の上部に山盛り状態となるほど多量の硬貨を貯留収納し、これらの多量の硬貨を１層１列状態で硬貨通路へ送ろうとしても、硬貨通路へ送ろうとする回転円盤上の最下層硬貨に対してその上層の硬貨が大荷重としてかかり、最下層硬貨の送り出しを阻止するように作用する。その結果、最下層硬貨と回転円盤との間にスリップが生じて硬貨通路への最下層硬貨の送り出しができない問題がある。
【０００８】
本発明は、このような点に鑑みなされたもので、ホッパ部内の上下方向に多量の硬貨を貯留収納可能とし、貯留収納された硬貨をホッパ部の下部域から１層１列状態で確実に繰り出せる硬貨収納繰出装置を提供することを目的とする。
【０００９】
【課題を解決するための手段】
請求項１記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、硬貨を貯留収納するホッパ部と、このホッパ部の底部に回転可能に設けられ、周縁域に硬貨を径方向および厚み方向に１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を周縁外方へ送出する複数の硬貨受収部を有する回転円盤と、前記ホッパ部の周囲に設けられるホッパ側壁部、このホッパ側壁部から回転円盤の周縁域上方に突出するとともに回転円盤の周縁域内方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜するガイド部、このガイド部の下側に設けられ回転円盤の周縁域外方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜する傾斜部、およびこの傾斜部の外側に設けられ回転円盤の周縁域に臨む立位壁部を有し、ガイド部はホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能で回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時にのみ回転する側壁体と、この側壁体の立位壁部に形成される入口部を有し、前記回転円盤から送出される硬貨を入口部から受け入れて１枚ずつ整列状態で送出する硬貨通路とを具備しているものである。そして、この構成では、ホッパ部の側壁体のガイド部によりホッパ部に貯留収納される硬貨の一部を支えて回転円盤にかかる硬貨の荷重を軽減し、ガイド部の下側の傾斜部により硬貨を回転円盤上に確実に倒し、回転円盤の硬貨受収部に硬貨を１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を硬貨通路から１枚ずつ整列状態で送出するため、ホッパ部内の上下方向に多量の硬貨を貯留収納可能とし、貯留収納された硬貨をホッパ部の下部域から１層１列状態で確実に繰り出せる。さらに、側壁体のガイド部は、ホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能で回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時にのみ回転するものであり、硬貨の詰まりが容易に解消される。
【００１０】
請求項２記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項１記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、ホッパ部は、金種混合硬貨を貯留収納するものであり、金種混合硬貨を１層１列状態で確実に繰り出せる。
【００１１】
請求項３記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項１または２記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、回転円盤の硬貨受収部は、硬貨の下面が載る底面部を有するものであり、回転円盤に底面部がなく別の固定底面部材を用いる場合に比べて硬貨の摩擦が少ない。
【００１２】
請求項４記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項１ないし３いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、側壁体のガイド部および傾斜部は、ホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能とし、回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向と反対方向に回転するものであり、硬貨の詰まりが容易に解消される。
【００１３】
請求項５記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項４記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、回転円盤を硬貨送出回転方向およびその反対方向のいずれにも回転駆動可能とする駆動部と、前記回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除するワンウェイクラッチ手段を有する駆動系とを具備しているものであり、簡単な構成で、ガイド部および傾斜部の反対方向のみへの回転が可能となる。
【００１４】
請求項６記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項５記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、ワンウェイクラッチ手段は、回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除する第１のワンウェイクラッチ、ガイド部および傾斜部の硬貨送出回転方向への回転を阻止するとともに反対方向への回転を許容する第２のワンウェイクラッチを有しているものであり、貯留収納された硬貨によって回転円盤とともにガイド部および傾斜部が硬貨送出回転方向に回転するのを防止し、貯留収納された硬貨を確実に繰り出せる。
【００１５】
請求項７記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項５または６記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、駆動部は、回転円盤を硬貨送出回転方向へ回転させるときの回転速度より反対方向へ回転させるときの回転速度を遅くするものであり、硬貨の詰まりが確実に解消される。
【００１６】
請求項８記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項１ないし７いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、硬貨通路は、回転円盤から送出される硬貨の下面を支持する通路底面、回転円盤の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向の上流側に設けられ硬貨の径方向を規制する第１の規制縁、この第１の規制縁に対向して回転円盤の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向の下流側に設けられる第２の規制縁、および硬貨通路を送出される硬貨の上面および下面のいずれか一方に押圧接触してこの硬貨を第１の規制縁側へ移動させる自由回転ローラを有しているものであり、硬貨通路の入口部の硬貨が回転円盤側へ戻ることなく、硬貨通路内へ確実に送り込める。
【００１７】
請求項９記載の硬貨収納繰出装置は、請求項８記載の硬貨収納繰出装置において、硬貨通路の自由回転ローラの後段に硬貨を検知する検知センサが設けられているものであり、回転円盤の周縁近傍の硬貨通路で硬貨の確実な検知が可能となる。
【００１８】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の一実施の形態を図面を参照して説明する。
【００１９】
図１１に、硬貨処理機として循環式硬貨入出金機を示し、11は機体で、この機体11の前側上部には入金口および出金口を兼ねる入出金口12が形成され、この入出金口12の内側には、硬貨投入時や硬貨取出時にのみ開放される入出金口シャッタ13が開閉可能に配設されているとともに、入出金口12の下方域周囲を囲んで壁部材14が配設されている。
【００２０】
入出金口12の内側下方には入出金部15が形成され、この入出金部15には入金硬貨や機体11内から払い出される硬貨を受け入れる上面を開口した略樋状の受皿16が配設されている。この受皿16は左右両端の軸17を中心として開口が上方に向いて硬貨を受入可能とする受入姿勢と開口が下方へ向いて硬貨を放出する放出姿勢とに回動される。受皿16の下方には、受皿16の放出姿勢への回動によって放出される硬貨を受け入れて下方へ導くシュート18が配設されている。
【００２１】
受皿16の下方には、受皿16から放出されてシュート18で導かれる硬貨を受け入れて貯留するとともに１枚ずつ繰り出す貯留繰出部21が配設されている。この貯留繰出部21は、傾斜状に軸支された回転円盤22、およびこの回転円盤22の表面側に形成されたホッパ23を有し、回転円盤22の周縁部近傍には硬貨を１枚ずつ掻き上げるための複数の突起22aが所定間隔ごとに突設されている。そして、貯留繰出部21では、受皿16から放出された硬貨を、ホッパ23に貯留するとともに、回転円盤22の回転により回転円盤22の周縁部の突起22aにて１枚ずつ掻き上げるとともに上部の繰出位置から１枚ずつ繰り出す。
【００２２】
また、貯留繰出部21の上部の繰出位置には、貯留繰出部21から１枚ずつ繰り出される硬貨を１枚ずつ間隔をあけた分離状態で搬送する硬貨通路部26の始端部が接続されている。この硬貨通路部26は、貯留繰出部21の上部の繰出位置から斜め上後方へ向けて傾斜状に形成される第１の通路域26a、この第１の通路域26aから後方へ向けて略水平状に形成される第２の通路域26b、この第２の通路域26bから上方に向けて円弧状に折り返し形成される第３の通路域26c、この第３の通路域26cから前方へ向けて略水平状に形成されるとともに硬貨通路部26の終端部である末端が受皿16に接続される第４の通路域26dが形成されている。
【００２３】
硬貨通路部26は、硬貨を鉛直方向に対して上側が左側面方向へ所定角度傾いた傾斜状態で搬送する通路板27を有し、この通路板27の下縁に貯留繰出部21の回転円盤22の繰出位置から各通路域26a〜26dの下縁部に沿って硬貨の周縁下部を支持する案内縁28が形成されている。
【００２４】
硬貨通路部26上には、貯留繰出部21から１枚ずつ繰り出される硬貨を１枚ずつ間隔をあけた分離状態で搬送する搬送ベルト29が配設されている。この搬送ベルト29は、無端状で、駆動プーリ30と複数の案内プーリ31とによって各通路域26a〜26dに沿って懸架されており、硬貨を通路板27に押し付けながら搬送する。
【００２５】
搬送ベルト29には硬貨を１枚ずつ間隔をあけた分離状態で搬送する突起29aが通路板27に対向する面に所定間隔ごとに突設されている。そして、通路板27の上面と搬送ベルト29の突起29aの対向面との間隙は接触しない微小間隙、通路板27の上面と搬送ベルト29の突起29a以外の対向面部との間隙は処理対象とする最小厚み硬貨の厚みよりやや小さい間隙となっている。
【００２６】
硬貨通路部26の第１の通路域26aには、搬送される硬貨の適正、不適正、金種などを識別する材質センサやイメージセンサなどにて構成される識別部32が配設されている。
【００２７】
硬貨通路部26の第２の通路域26bには、硬貨を分類する分類部33が配設されている。この分類部33は、硬貨通路部26の上流側から順に、識別部32にて識別された硬貨を例えば１円、５円、１０円、５０円、１００円、５００円硬貨に分類する金種別分類部34a〜34f、補充時および入金時のオーバーフロー硬貨、回収時の回収硬貨を分類する第１硬貨分類部35、補充時、出金時および回収時のリジェクト硬貨を分類する第２硬貨分類部36がそれぞれ形成されている。
【００２８】
また、金種別分類部34a〜34fの下方には、分類される硬貨を受け入れて下方へ案内する金種別のシュート39がそれぞれ配設されている。金種別分類部34a〜34fの各シュート39の下方には複数枚、例えば最大で１０枚の硬貨を上下方向に重積状態で一時保留する金種別一時保留部40がそれぞれ配設されている。
【００２９】
金種別一時保留部40の下方には、金種別一時保留部40から送り込まれる硬貨を上部から受け入れて収納するとともに出金時などの投出時に収納されている硬貨を上部から１枚ずつ投出する金種別硬貨収納投出部41が配設されている。
【００３０】
金種別硬貨収納投出部41の上部近傍の一側には、前後方向に沿って横搬送コンベヤ42が配設されている。この横搬送コンベヤ42では、金種別一時保留部40から放出される返却硬貨、第１硬貨分類部35で分類されたオーバーフロー硬貨（金種別硬貨収納投出部41または金種別一時保留部40が満杯の場合の以後の硬貨）を返却する場合の返却硬貨、金種別硬貨収納投出部41から投出される出金硬貨などを前端側の貯留繰出部21へ搬送し、第１硬貨分類部35で分類されたオーバーフロー硬貨を収納する場合の収納硬貨を後端側へ搬送する。
【００３１】
また、機体11内には、硬貨通路部26の第１硬貨分類部35および第２硬貨分類部36の下方にこれらで分類される硬貨を対応する場所へ導く第１シュート手段45および第２シュート手段46が配設され、横搬送コンベヤ42の下方にオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47が配設され、このオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47の後方に補充回収カセットであって硬貨収納繰出装置を構成する硬貨収納繰出カセット48が配設され、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の左斜め上方にリジェクトカセット50および補充リジェクトカセット49が配設され、さらに、オーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47の下方で硬貨収納繰出カセット48の前側から貯留繰出部21にかけて搬送コンベヤ手段51が配設されている。
【００３２】
そして、第１シュート手段45は、上端が第１硬貨分類部35に接続されて第１硬貨分類部35で分類される硬貨を受け入れて案内するもので、下部側がオーバーフローシュート54と回収シュート55とに分岐され、これらオーバーフローシュート54と回収シュート55との間に硬貨を導くシュート方向を切り換えるシュート切換板56が配設されている。オーバーフローシュート54の途中には、オーバーフローシュート54で導かれる硬貨を横搬送コンベヤ42上とオーバーフローシュート54の先端側とに振り分けるシュート切換板57が配設されている。オーバーフローシュート54の先端はオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47側に配置され、回収シュート55の先端は硬貨収納繰出カセット48側に配置されている。
【００３３】
第２シュート手段46は、上端が第２硬貨分類部36に接続されて第２硬貨分類部36で分類される硬貨を受け入れて案内するもので、下部側が、リジェクトカセット50側に配置される図示しないリジェクトシュートと補充リジェクトカセット49側に配置されるリジェクトシュート58とに分岐され、これらリジェクトシュートとリジェクトシュート58との間に硬貨を導くシュート方向を切り換えるシュート切換板59が配設されている。
【００３４】
また、オーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47は、機体11内に固定的に配設されており、オーバーフロー硬貨を金種混合状態で収納するとともに、オーバーフロー硬貨を補充硬貨として１枚ずつ分離して搬送コンベヤ手段51に繰り出し可能としている。なお、オーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47で硬貨を収納して１枚ずつ繰り出す構造は、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の構造と同構造に形成されている。
【００３５】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48は、機体11の後面の扉体62を開放して機体11内の本体側着脱部63に着脱可能に配置されており、補充硬貨を金種混合状態で収納するとともに、この補充硬貨を１枚ずつ分離して搬送コンベヤ手段51に繰り出し可能とし、かつ、回収シュート55の先端下方に位置されて回収時の回収硬貨を受け入れて収納可能としている。
【００３６】
補充リジェクトカセット49は、機体11の後方から機体11内に着脱可能に配置されており、リジェクトシュート58の先端下方に位置されて補充時のリジェクト硬貨を収納する。
【００３７】
リジェクトカセット50は、機体11の後方から機体11内に着脱可能に配置されており、リジェクトシュートの先端下方に位置されて出金時および回収時のリジェクト硬貨が収納される。
【００３８】
また、搬送コンベヤ手段51は、図示しない両側の側壁、これら両側の側壁間に回転自在に軸支される複数のローラ66、これらローラ66に回動可能に掛け回されるベルト67を有し、ベルト67の表面には硬貨を係止する一対の突起68がベルト長手方向に一定間隔毎に突設されている。搬送コンベヤ手段51には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の前側域からオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47の下方域にかけてそれら硬貨収納繰出カセット48およびオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47から１枚ずつ繰り出される硬貨を受け入れる略水平状の受入搬送部69が形成され、この受入搬送部69の前端から貯留繰出部21にかけて硬貨を揚送させて貯留繰出部21に送り込む上昇搬送部70が形成されている。
【００３９】
そして、循環式硬貨入出金機では、硬貨入金時において、入出金部15に投入された入金硬貨を、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26、識別部32、分類部33へ送り、入金リジェクト硬貨は入出金部15へ、出金に使用される入金硬貨は金種別一時保留部40に、入金オーバーフロー硬貨は横搬送コンベヤ42にそれぞれ保留し、入金承認時に一時保留硬貨を金種別硬貨収納投出部41に収納し、入金オーバーフロー硬貨は横搬送コンベヤ42の後端からオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47へ収納し、入金不承認によって一時保留硬貨を全て横搬送コンベヤ42へ集めこの横搬送コンベヤ42、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26を通じて入出金部15に返却する。
【００４０】
また、硬貨出金時において、金種別硬貨収納投出部41から投出される出金硬貨のうちの正規硬貨は、横搬送コンベヤ42、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26を通じて入出金部15に出金し、出金リジェクト硬貨は第２硬貨分類部36からリジェクトカセット50へ収納する。
【００４１】
また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48からの硬貨補充時において、硬貨収納繰出カセット48から搬送コンベヤ手段51に繰り出した補充硬貨を、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26、識別部32、分類部33、金種別一時保留部40を通じて金種別硬貨収納投出部41に収納し、補充硬貨中のリジェクト硬貨は補充リジェクトカセット49に収納し、金種別硬貨収納投出部41が満杯となる金種のオーバーフロー硬貨は第１硬貨分類部35、第１シュート手段45、オーバーフローシュート54を通じてオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47に直接収納する。
【００４２】
また、回収時には、まず、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に補給硬貨が残留しているか否か判断し、残留硬貨がある場合は、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内の硬貨を硬貨収納繰出カセット48から搬送コンベヤ手段51に繰り出し、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26、識別部32、分類部33、金種別一時保留部40を通じて金種別硬貨収納投出部41に収納し、金種別硬貨収納投出部41が満杯の場合は第１硬貨分類部35、第１シュート手段45、オーバーフローシュート54を通じて直接オーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47に収納し、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内の残留硬貨を全て繰り出して残留硬貨を無とする。
【００４３】
そして、回収時において、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に残留硬貨がない場合は即時に、また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に残留硬貨がある場合は繰り出して空にした時点で、まず、金種別硬貨収納投出部41から回収のために投出される出金硬貨を、横搬送コンベヤ42、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26、第１硬貨分類部35、回収シュート55を通じて硬貨収納繰出カセット48に回収する。こうして各金種別硬貨収納投出部41内の全ての硬貨が硬貨収納繰出カセット48へ回収されると、次にオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47内の硬貨を繰り出し、搬送コンベヤ手段51、貯留繰出部21、硬貨通路部26、第１硬貨分類部35、回収シュート55を通じて硬貨収納繰出カセット48に回収する。こうして金種別硬貨収納投出部41内の硬貨およびオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47の硬貨は硬貨通路部26の識別部32を経由し、回収時の正規硬貨は全て第１硬貨分類部35、回収シュート55を通じて硬貨収納繰出カセット48に回収される。
【００４４】
一方、金種別硬貨収納投出部41内の硬貨およびオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47内の硬貨のうち識別部32で回収時のリジェクト硬貨と判断されると、第２硬貨分類部36、第２シュート手段46を通じてリジェクトカセット50へ回収収納される。
【００４５】
このように、回収時には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内を空状態にしたうえで、金種別硬貨収納投出部41およびオーバーフロー硬貨収納スタッカ47内の硬貨を全て硬貨収納繰出カセット48内（回収時の正規硬貨）およびリジェクトカセット50内（回収時のリジェクト硬貨）へ回収収納する。
【００４６】
次に、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の構成を図１ないし図１０を参照して説明する。
【００４７】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48は、縦長で四角形箱状のケース81を有し、このケース81には硬貨収納繰出カセット48を運搬するための把手部82が使用状態と収納状態とに出入可能に取り付けられている。なお、ケース81の周面のうち、機体11の後面から本体側着脱部63へ向けて装着していく面を前面83とし、この前面83を基準として右側面84、左側面85および後面86を有し、さらに底面87を有する。ケース81の右側面84および後面86の一部にはケース81内を透視可能とする透明窓部88が形成されている。
【００４８】
ケース81の上面には開口部89が開口形成され、この開口部89には開閉扉90が支軸91を支点として開閉可能とされている。開閉扉90には開口部89の閉塞状態でキー操作によりケース81側に対して施錠、解錠される錠前体92が取り付けられている。
【００４９】
開閉扉90には回収シュート55を通じて送り込まれる硬貨（図中には符号Ｃで示し、以下省略する）を受け入れる受入口93が形成され、開閉扉90の下面に受入口93を開閉するシャッタ94が前後方向に移動可能に配設されている。シャッタ94は受入口93を閉塞する前方へ向けて図示しない付勢手段で付勢されている。
【００５０】
そして、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11の本体側着脱部63（図１１に示す）に後方から装着する際に、機体11側から突設された２本のピン95，96（図１および図２に示す）が前面83から内部に挿入され、１本のピン95がシャッタ94に当接してこのシャッタ94を開放移動させ、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11の本体側着脱部63に装着した状態で受入口93を開放するように構成されている。なお、もう１本のピン96は図４に図示のロック片127の下降用である。
【００５１】
また、ケース81の内部には、金種混合状態の硬貨を貯留収納するホッパ部99が形成され、このホッパ部99の下部に硬貨を１枚ずつ繰り出す硬貨繰出装置100が配設されている。
【００５２】
硬貨繰出装置100は、ケース81の下部に固定されるベース101、このベース101上に回転可能に配設されて硬貨を１枚ずつ送出する回転円盤102、この回転円盤102から送出される硬貨を受け入れて１枚ずつ整列状態で送出する硬貨通路103、およびベース101上で回転円盤102の周囲に配置されてホッパ部99の内側面を形成する側壁体104のガイドユニット105を有している。
【００５３】
そして、ベース101の上面には、回転円盤102が回転自在に配置される凹部108が形成され、この凹部108の中央に軸受部109が形成され、凹部108の周縁に沿った右側部から前側にかけて硬貨通路103の一部が形成されている。
【００５４】
また、回転円盤102は、図１、図５および図７に示すように、上下２枚の回転板112，113および下側の回転板113の下面に設けられたギヤ114を有し、下面中央に回転軸115が設けられている。回転軸115はベース101の凹部108の中央に設けられた軸受部109に回転自在に挿通され、回転円盤102の下面はベース101の凹部108内で円周方向へ回転自在に軸支された複数の支持ローラ116によって回転可能に支持されている。回転軸115の下端には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11側に装着した際に、機体11側に設置される駆動モータを有する駆動部117の駆動軸118が連結される駆動伝達部119が設けられている。そして、硬貨繰出時に図中時計回り方向である硬貨送出回転方向ａに回転され、また、回転円盤102上での硬貨詰まりの解消時に図中反時計回り方向である反対方向ｂに回転される。
【００５５】
回転円盤102の上面周縁域の複数箇所、本実施の形態では３箇所に、硬貨を径方向および厚み方向に１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を周縁外方へ送出する硬貨受収部120が形成されている。これら各硬貨受収部120は、図３ないし図６および図８に示すように、下側の回転板113の上面で構成される底面部121、および上側の回転板112が切り欠かれて回転円盤102の周縁へ向けて開口する開口状側壁縁部122を有している。硬貨受収部120の底面部121に平行な方向の幅は、処理対象とする最大径硬貨の径より広く最小径硬貨の２枚分の径より狭く、硬貨が径方向に１枚ずつ嵌り込む寸法に形成されている。硬貨受収部120の上下方向の幅、すなわち回転板113の上面から回転板112の上面までの寸法は、処理対象の最大厚み硬貨寸法（例えば２．８ｍｍ）に形成されている。すなわち、硬貨受収部120のうち、回転軸115側の域とこの域から円弧状域でつながる回転方向側の域に位置する開口状側壁縁部122は回転板113の上面つまり底板部121上面から垂直上方に略回転板112の上面まで形成されるが、その上端に面取り部122a（例えば０．２ｍｍ）が形成され、操作者が回転円盤102を触れても傷付けないようにし、また、回転円盤102上の硬貨が傷付くのを防ぐように考慮されている。
【００５６】
また、回転円盤102の回転方向ａと反対方向ｂ側に位置する開口状側縁部122部位はその大半の幅域（回転軸115側から回転円盤102の外周縁近傍に至る域）が最小厚み硬貨（例えば２ｍｍ）より小の厚み寸法（例えば１．８ｍｍ）とされ、底面部121から垂直上方に形成される。また、その開口状側縁部122の上部には、回転方向ａの後方側（ｂ方向）へ傾斜する傾斜側縁部123とされ、硬貨受収部120の底面部121に載る最下層硬貨のみ硬貨受収部120内に入ったまま移動されるが、二層目以上の硬貨をこの傾斜側縁部123を通じて回転方向ａの後方側（ｂ方向）へ移動させるようになっている。
【００５７】
この傾斜側縁部123の外周縁側端と回転円盤102の外周縁との間には、傾斜側縁部はなく、開口状側縁部122の垂直寸法幅も最大厚み硬貨の厚みに略等しい厚みとされるが、その半径方向域の寸法が３ｍｍ程度とされ、多量硬貨の崩しとたった硬貨の倒しの役目をするもので、２枚重なり状態で硬貨受収部120内を送られることはない。
【００５８】
回転円盤102の各硬貨受収部120には硬貨検知用孔124が形成されている。そして、機体11側には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の装着状態において、図８に示すように、ケース81の外部から内部の硬貨検知用孔124の位置に対応して検知光を投受光して硬貨受収部120内の硬貨の有無を検知する硬貨有無センサS1が配設され、さらに、回転円盤102の上面と平行でかつ前記上面から最小硬貨厚み以下の高さに設定されかつ中心部を通るように検知光を投受光して硬貨の有無を検知する硬貨有無センサS2が配設されている。
【００５９】
回転円盤102の下面の中心近傍域には、図４に示すように、各硬貨受収部120に対応して、複数の検知片125が突設されている。そして、機体11側には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の装着状態において、回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域が硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向する回転円盤102の回転位置で検知片125を検知する停止位置検知センサS3が配設されている。
【００６０】
回転円盤102の下側の回転板113の周縁域には、各硬貨受収部120に対応して、複数のロック溝126が形成されている。硬貨収納繰出カセット48内には回転円盤102のロック溝126に下方から係脱可能とするロック片127が上下動可能に配置され、このロック片127がロック溝126に係合する上方へ向けて図示しない付勢手段によって付勢されている。ロック片127には一体に上下動する受部128が設けられており、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11の本体側着脱部63に後方から装着する際に、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に挿入されるピン96が受部128の上面（ピン96の挿入方向に上り傾斜するテーパ面）に当接してこの受部128とともにロック片127を下降させてロック溝126から外し、回転円盤102の回転を許容する。
【００６１】
そして、硬貨収納繰出カセット48側の検知片125、機体11側の停止位置検知センサS3、回転軸115を回転する駆動部117の駆動モータ（機体11側）の電磁ブレーキ機能によって、回転円盤102の回転を停止させる硬貨送出停止時に回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域を硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向させて停止させる第１の停止位置決め手段129Aが構成されている。
【００６２】
また、ロック溝126、ロック片127、受部128、ピン96などにより第２の停止位置決め手段129Bが構成され、硬貨収納繰出カセット48が機体11から抜かれる際に回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域が硬貨通路103の入口部103aに位置する状態の回転円盤102の停止位置を保持し、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の機体11からの引き抜き後、運搬時もその状態が保持される。そのため、硬貨収納繰出カセット48が機体11に装着された状態においては、第１の停止位置決め手段129Aによって、また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48が機体11から引き抜かれた後は、第２の停止位置決め手段129Bによって回転円盤102が所望の位置で停止保持され、硬貨通路103からの不要な硬貨の送出が防止され、機体11への装着状態あるいは機体11からの引き抜き時の運搬状態においても硬貨収納繰出カセット48のホッパ部99内の硬貨は貯留収納状態に確実に保持され、ストッパやシャッタなどが不要になる。
【００６３】
なお、第１および第２の停止位置決め手段129A，129Bは各々その構成要素を機体11側と硬貨収納繰出カセット48側とに分担配置している。しかし、第１の停止位置決め手段129Aについては、センサS3，S3、駆動部117の駆動モータが硬貨収納繰出カセット48に設けられている場合には、全ての構成要素が硬貨収納繰出カセット48側に設けられることになる。
【００６４】
また、硬貨通路103は、回転円盤102の周縁に沿って形成されており、回転円盤102の周縁に臨み回転円盤102から送出される硬貨を受け入れる入口部103aが形成され、ベース101上に回転円盤102から送出される硬貨の下面を支持する通路底面132が形成され、ガイドユニット105の下面に硬貨の上面を規制する図示しない通路上面が形成され、回転円盤102の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向ａの上流側に対応した通路底面132の一側に硬貨の径方向を規制する第１の規制縁133が形成され、この第１の規制縁133に対向して回転円盤102の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向ａの下流側に対応した通路底面132の他側に第２の規制縁134が設けられている。第２の規制縁134は、硬貨を硬貨通路103の出口部103b側と回転円盤102側とに振り分ける回転自在のローラ135にて構成されている。
【００６５】
硬貨通路103の途中の通路底面132には、自由回転ローラ136が自由回転自在に軸支され、この自由回転ローラ136が硬貨通路103を送出される硬貨の下面に押圧接触し、この硬貨の上面を図１０に示すようにガイドユニット105の下面、特に後述の下側ガイド部材145の通路上面部145aに押圧する。一方、硬貨受収部120に位置する硬貨の域は外方へ移動し、この硬貨は径方向には第１の規制縁133側へ寄せるように移動する。
【００６６】
図１０において、自由回転ローラ136が固定される軸136aは軸受136bに回転自在に軸支され、この軸受136bは上下ガイド136c，136cに上下動可能に支持され、かつ、軸受136bの下面側に配置される圧縮ばね136dによって上方へ付勢されている。それ故、通常、自由回転ローラ136は下側ガイド部材145の通路上面部145aに押圧接触しており、硬貨の進入とともに自由回転ローラ136が硬貨の厚み分押し下げられ、その位置で硬貨を押圧接触する。
【００６７】
この硬貨通路103の自由回転ローラ136より下流側には、出口部103bへ向かうに従い下り傾斜する硬貨カウント域137が形成され、この硬貨カウント域137に複数のカウント用孔138が通路幅方向に並んで形成されている。そして、機体11側には、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の装着状態において、カウント用孔138を通じて検知光を投受光して硬貨カウント域137を通過する硬貨をカウントする計数部としての検知センサS4が配設されている。
【００６８】
硬貨通路103の出口部103bにはこの出口部103bから送り出される硬貨を前方へ案内して放出する出口部材139が取り付けられ、この出口部材139に検知センサS4の検知光が通過する複数のカウント用孔140が形成されている。
【００６９】
また、ガイドユニット105は、環状ガイド部材143、この環状ガイド部材143を上下から回転可能に挟み込む上側ガイド部材144および下側ガイド部材145を有している。環状ガイド部材143の外周面に溝部146が形成され、この溝部146に上側ガイド部材144と下側ガイド部材145との間に回転自在に軸支される複数のローラ147によって環状ガイド部材143が回転可能に支持されている。
【００７０】
環状ガイド部材143の内周部は回転円盤102の周縁域上方に突出され、環状ガイド部材143の上面に回転円盤102の周縁域内方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜する荷重軽減ガイド部としてのガイド部148が形成され、このガイド部148の下側であって環状ガイド部材143の下面に回転円盤102の周縁域外方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜する倒し傾斜部としての傾斜部149が形成されている。ガイド部148は、曲面で構成され、硬貨が面接触でなく点接触するため、ガイド部148上での硬貨の残留を防止できる。
【００７１】
上側ガイド部材144の上面には、環状ガイド部材143のガイド部148に連続する傾斜のガイド部150が形成されている。
【００７２】
下側ガイド部材145には、傾斜部149の外端側で回転円盤102の周縁域に臨み立位壁部151が形成され、この立位壁部151に硬貨通路103の入口部103aが形成されている。この立位壁部151に形成される入口部103aおよびそれに続く硬貨通路103の上下方向の幅（通路底板132と下側ガイド部材145の下面に形成される通路上面部145aの間隔）は、処理対象の最大厚み硬貨の厚みより広く最小厚み硬貨の２枚分の厚みより狭く、硬貨が１枚ずつ進入可能とする寸法に形成されている。
【００７３】
環状ガイド部材143の外周にはギヤ152が形成され、このギヤ152に、回転円盤102の反対方向ｂへの回転時に回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143へ駆動伝達してこの環状ガイド部材143を反対方向ｂへ回転させるとともに回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転時に回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143への駆動伝達を解除するワンウェイクラッチ手段153を有する駆動系154が連結されている。
【００７４】
駆動系154は、回転軸155、この回転軸155の中間にワンウェイクラッチ手段153を介して支持されて回転円盤102のギヤ114に噛合するギヤ156、回転軸155の上端に固定されて環状ガイド部材143のギヤ152に噛合するギヤ157を有している。
【００７５】
ワンウェイクラッチ手段153は、回転軸155とギヤ156との間に介在される第１のワンウェイクラッチ158、および回転軸155の下端とベース101との間に介在される第２のワンウェイクラッチ159を有している。第１のワンウェイクラッチ158は、回転円盤102の反対方向ｂへの回転時に回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143へ駆動伝達してこの環状ガイド部材143を反対方向ｂへ回転させるとともに回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転時に回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143への駆動伝達を解除する。第２のワンウェイクラッチ159は、環状ガイド部材143の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転を阻止するとともに反対方向ｂへの回転を許容する。
【００７６】
また、ホッパ部99の内側面を形成する側壁体104は、ホッパ部99の周囲であってケース81の内壁面にて形成されるホッパ側壁部162、ガイドユニット105の環状ガイド部材143のガイド部148および傾斜部149、上側ガイド部材144のガイド部150、下側ガイド部材145の立位壁部151などによって構成されている。
【００７７】
また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48のケース81および駆動伝達部119などは、機体11の本体側着脱部63に対して着脱される着脱部165として構成されている。
【００７８】
なお、硬貨処理機は、図示しない制御部を有し、この制御部では、回転円盤102上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転円盤102を硬貨送出回転方向ａと反対方向ｂへ回転させるとともに側壁体104の環状ガイド部材143も回転円盤102と同じ反対方向ｂへ回転させる機能、この回転円盤102を反対方向ｂへ回転させるときの回転速度を硬貨送出回転方向ａへ回転するときの回転速度より遅くする機能を有している。なお、回転円盤102の正転速度つまり硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転速度を１とすると、逆転速度つまり反対方向ｂへの回転速度は０．６〜０．７であるのが好適である。
【００７９】
次に、本実施の形態の作用を説明する。
【００８０】
硬貨収納カセット48が機体11に装着されている状態で回転円盤102が停止している場合は、第１の停止位置決め手段129A（検知片125、停止位置検知センサS3、回転軸115を回転させる駆動部117の駆動モータの電磁ブレーキ機能）で定位置（回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域が硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向する定位置）に位置される。
【００８１】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48は、機体11から外されると、第２の停止位置決め手段129Bのロック片127が回転円盤102の１つのロック溝126に係合し、回転円盤102の定位置（回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域が硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向した状態）が保持され、硬貨通路103の入口部103aの閉塞が保持され、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の運搬時に硬貨通路103を通じて硬貨が流出するのを防止している。また、上面の受入口93をシャッタ94で閉塞している。
【００８２】
錠前体92を解錠して開閉扉90を開き、補充硬貨を開口部89からホッパ部99内に投入して収納し、開閉扉90を閉じて錠前体92を施錠する。
【００８３】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11の設置場所に運搬し、機体11の後方から本体側着脱部63に装着する。硬貨収納繰出カセット48を装着する際、機体11側から突設された２本のピン95，96が硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に挿入され、ピン95でシャッタ94が開放移動して受入口93が開放され、ピン96で受部128とともにロック片127が下降して回転円盤102のロック溝126から外れる。しかし、硬貨収納繰出カセット48が機体11の本体側着脱部64に装着されると機体11側の駆動部117の駆動軸118が回転円盤102の駆動伝達部119に連結され、駆動部117の駆動モータの電磁ブレーキ機能を通じて回転円盤102は定位置（回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域が硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向する定位置）にロック保持される。
【００８４】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11に装着し、駆動部117の駆動モータが回転（回転時は電磁ブレーキ機能は解除）して回転円盤102の回転軸115が回転することにより、硬貨通路103の出口部103bの出口部材139から搬送コンベヤ手段51への硬貨の放出が可能となり、受入口93は回収シュート55からの硬貨の受け入れが可能となる。さらに、機体11側の各センサS1，S2，S3，S4が硬貨収納繰出カセット48の対応する箇所での検知が可能となる。
【００８５】
硬貨収納繰出カセット48からホッパ部99内の硬貨を１枚ずつ繰り出す場合には、駆動部117の駆動によって回転円盤102が硬貨送出回転方向ａに回転し、回転円盤102の各硬貨受収部120にホッパ部99内の硬貨を１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を硬貨通路103へ送出する。
【００８６】
このとき、ホッパ部99の側壁体104のガイド部148によりホッパ部99に貯留収納される硬貨の一部を支えて回転円盤102上の最下層の硬貨にかかる上層の硬貨の荷重を軽減するため、ホッパ部99内の上下方向に多量の硬貨を貯留収納していても、回転円盤102上の硬貨受収部120に受け入れた硬貨を硬貨通路103へ確実に送出できる。しかも、ガイド部148の下側に傾斜部149によって空間部が設けられているため、このガイド部148の下側の空間部に位置する最下層の硬貨つまり硬貨受収部120に受け入れられた硬貨にかかる上層の硬貨の荷重はより軽減できる。さらに、傾斜部149により、図９に示すように、ガイド部148に寄りかかった状態で回転円盤102上を立ち回る硬貨が生じても、この硬貨の下部が回転円盤102の遠心力で周縁外方へ移動して回転円盤102上に倒れるのを許容でき、硬貨を確実に送出できる。
【００８７】
また、多量の硬貨が傾斜部149、立位壁部151、回転円盤102間に存在しても、傾斜部149の傾斜面と回転円盤102の遠心力を通じて最下層の硬貨は確実に倒され水平にされる。
【００８８】
回転円盤102には駆動系154を介して環状ガイド部材143が接続されているが、この駆動系154に組み込まれた第１のワンウェイクラッチ158により、回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転時に回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143への駆動伝達を解除するため、環状ガイド部材143が硬貨送出回転方向ａに回転駆動することはない。さらに、第２のワンウェイクラッチ159により、環状ガイド部材143の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転を阻止するため、ホッパ部99内に貯留収納された硬貨が回転円盤102とともに回転し、この回転する硬貨によって環状ガイド部材143が硬貨送出回転方向ａに一緒に回転するのを防止でき、ホッパ部99内に貯留収納された硬貨を崩して確実に送り出すことができる。
【００８９】
回転円盤102の各硬貨受収部120に１枚ずつ受け入れられた硬貨には遠心力が作用し、立位壁部151に設けられた入口部103aに対向した硬貨受収部120内の硬貨が硬貨通路103へ送出される。回転円盤102の硬貨受収部120は硬貨の下面が載る底面部121を有するため、回転円盤102にその底面部121がなく別の固定底面部材を用いる場合のように、回転円盤102と一緒に回転移動する硬貨が別の固定底面部材上を接触しながら移動するのに比べて、硬貨の摩擦を低減できる。
【００９０】
硬貨通路103へ送出される硬貨は、硬貨受収部120の開口状側壁縁部122で押されながら、通路底面132上に載り移りつつ径方向外縁が第１の規制縁133に沿って移動する。硬貨通路103内での硬貨の移動途中で、硬貨の下面に自由回転ローラ136が押圧接触し、その結果、硬貨の第１の規制縁133側上下面が図１０に示すように通路上面部145aと自由回転ローラ136で挟持され、硬貨の回転円盤102の側部位は回転円盤102の遠心力で外方へ移動し、この硬貨は第１の規制縁133に沿わせて硬貨カウント域137へ送出される。硬貨カウント域137では検知センサS4で硬貨の通過を検知する。硬貨カウント域137を通過する硬貨は硬貨通路103の出口部103bから出口部材139を通じて搬送コンベヤ手段51へ放出される。
【００９１】
一方、回転円盤102上での硬貨の有無が硬貨有無センサS1，S2によって検知される。硬貨有無センサS2では、回転円盤102の上面に接している硬貨の有無を検知する。硬貨有無センサS1では、硬貨受収部120に受け入れられている硬貨の有無を検知するとともに、環状ガイド部材143上に硬貨がブリッジ状に詰まって回転円盤102上の硬貨有無センサS2で硬貨無しを検知するような場合でもその硬貨の詰まりを検知できる。
【００９２】
また、駆動部117の負荷と各センサS1，S2，S4の検知状況とのいずれか一方または両方から回転円盤102上での硬貨詰まりを検知した場合、駆動部117による回転円盤102の駆動を一旦停止し、回転円盤102を反対方向ｂへ回転させるように逆転させる。この回転円盤102の反対方向ｂへ回転時には、駆動系154を介して環状ガイド部材143が反対方向ｂに回転する。この駆動系154の第１のワンウェイクラッチ158では回転円盤102から環状ガイド部材143へ駆動伝達してこの環状ガイド部材143を反対方向ｂへ回転させ、第２のワンウェイクラッチ159では環状ガイド部材143の反対方向ｂへの回転を許容する。これら回転円盤102および環状ガイド部材143の反対方向ｂへの回転により、硬貨の詰まりを容易に解消できる。しかも、回転円盤102を反対方向ｂへ回転するときの回転速度を硬貨送出回転方向ａへ回転するときの回転速度より遅くするため、硬貨の詰まりを確実に解消できる。
【００９３】
また、回転円盤102の回転を停止するときには、停止位置検知センサS3でいずれかの検知片125を検知する位置で回転円盤102を停止させるように駆動部117を制御し、回転円盤102のロック溝126をロック片127が係合可能な位置に停止させる。そして、駆動部117を通じて電磁ブレーキがかけられ、回転円盤102の停止位置が保持される。
【００９４】
また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を機体11から後方へ移動させて取り出す際には、機体11側の駆動部117の駆動軸118が回転円盤102の駆動伝達部119から外れ、機体11側から突設された２本のピン95，96が硬貨収納繰出カセット48内から外れる。ピン95で押されていたシャッタ94が付勢にて閉鎖移動して受入口93が閉鎖され、ピン96で押されていた受部128とともにロック片127が上昇して回転円盤102のロック溝126に係合し、回転円盤102の回転をロックする。ロックされた回転円盤102の隣り合う２個の硬貨受収部120の間に位置する回転円盤102の周縁域は硬貨通路103の入口部103aに対向した状態が保持され、硬貨通路103の入口部103aが閉塞され、硬貨通路103を通じて硬貨が流出するのが防止される。
【００９５】
また、機体11から外した硬貨収納繰出カセット48のホッパ部99内に収納されている硬貨を取り出す場合には、錠前体92を解錠して開閉扉90を開き、硬貨収納繰出カセット48の上下を反転させて開口部89を通じて硬貨を容易に取り出すことができる。このとき、側壁体104の傾斜部149の傾斜を通じて回転円盤102上の硬貨を確実に取り出すことができ、硬貨の残留を防止できる。
【００９６】
以上のように、ホッパ部99の側壁体104のガイド部148によりホッパ部99に貯留収納される硬貨の一部を支えて回転円盤102にかかる硬貨の荷重を軽減し、ガイド部148の下側の傾斜部149により硬貨を回転円盤102上に確実に倒し、回転円盤102の硬貨受収部120に硬貨を１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を硬貨通路103から１枚ずつ整列状態で送出するため、ホッパ部99内の上下方向に多量の硬貨を貯留収納でき、貯留収納された硬貨をホッパ部99の下部域から１層１列状態で確実に繰り出すことができる。
【００９７】
また、回転円盤102の硬貨受収部120に硬貨の下面が載る底面部121を有するため、回転円盤102に底面部121がなく別の固定底面部材を用いる場合に比べて硬貨の摩擦を低減できる。
【００９８】
また、側壁体104のガイド部148が、ホッパ側壁部162に対して回転可能で、回転円盤102上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転するため、硬貨の詰まりを容易に解消できる。特に、側壁体104のガイド部148および傾斜部149の回転を詳述すると、回転円盤102上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転円盤102が硬貨送出回転方向ａと反対方向ｂに回転するとともにガイド部148および傾斜部149も回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａと反対方向ｂに回転するため、硬貨の詰まりを容易に解消できる。
【００９９】
また、回転円盤102の駆動部117からガイド部148および傾斜部149への駆動系154にワンウェイクラッチ手段153を設けるだけの簡単な構成で、回転円盤102の反対方向ｂへの回転時に駆動部117からガイド部148および傾斜部149へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部148および傾斜部149を反対方向ｂへ回転させるとともに回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転時に駆動部117からガイド部148および傾斜部149への駆動伝達を解除することができる。
【０１００】
ワンウェイクラッチ手段153として、回転円盤102の反対方向ｂへの回転時に駆動部117からガイド部148および傾斜部149へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部148および傾斜部149を反対方向ｂへ回転させるとともに回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転時に駆動部117からガイド部148および傾斜部149への駆動伝達を解除する第１のワンウェイクラッチ158に加えて、ガイド部148および傾斜部149の硬貨送出回転方向ａへの回転を阻止するとともに反対方向ｂへの回転を許容する第２のワンウェイクラッチ159を備えたため、貯留収納された硬貨によって回転円盤102とともにガイド部148および傾斜部149が硬貨送出回転方向ａに回転するのを防止でき、貯留収納された硬貨を確実に繰り出すことができる。
【０１０１】
駆動部117が、回転円盤102を硬貨送出回転方向ａへ回転させるときの回転速度より反対方向ｂへ回転させるときの回転速度を遅くするため、硬貨の詰まりを確実に解消できる。
【０１０２】
また、硬貨通路103を回転円盤102の硬貨送出回転方向ａの上流側の第１の規制縁133と下流側の第２の規制縁134との間に形成し、この硬貨通路103を送出される硬貨に自由回転ローラ136が押圧接触してこの硬貨を第１の規制縁133側へ移動させるため、硬貨通路103の入口部103aの硬貨が回転円盤102側へ戻ることなく、硬貨通路103内へ確実に送り込むことができる。
【０１０３】
硬貨通路103の自由回転ローラ136の後段に設けた検知センサS4で硬貨を検知するため、回転円盤102の周縁近傍の硬貨通路103で硬貨を確実に検知できる。
【０１０４】
なお、各センサS1，S2，S3，S4は、硬貨収納繰出カセット48内に設けてもよい。また、駆動部117、および回転円盤102の回転と停止を制御するための制御部などを含む構成は、機体11側と硬貨収納繰出カセット48側とのいずれか一方、あるいは機体11側と硬貨収納繰出カセット48側とに分散して配置してもよい。
【０１０５】
また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48は、金種混合硬貨を収納して繰り出す硬貨収納繰出カセットでも、単一金種を収納して繰り出す硬貨収納繰出カセットでもよい。
【０１０６】
また、機体11に対して着脱可能な硬貨収納繰出カセット48に限らず、回収機能のない補充専用の硬貨収納繰出カセットを用いてもよい。
【０１０７】
また、硬貨収納繰出カセット48を適用する硬貨処理機としては、循環式硬貨入出金機に限らず、硬貨出金機および硬貨入出金機などにも適用でき、同様の作用効果が得られる。
【０１０８】
また、硬貨収納繰出装置としては、硬貨収納繰出カセット48による着脱式に限らず、硬貨処理機内に一体に組み込んだ一体型の構造でも、同様の作用効果が得られる。
【０１０９】
さらに、硬貨収納繰出装置は、硬貨処理機に限らず、自動販売機および自動両替機などにも適用でき、同様の作用効果が得られる。
【０１１０】
【発明の効果】
請求項１記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、ホッパ部の側壁体のガイド部によりホッパ部に貯留収納される硬貨の一部を支えて回転円盤にかかる硬貨の荷重を軽減し、ガイド部の下側の傾斜部により硬貨を回転円盤上に確実に倒し、回転円盤の硬貨受収部に硬貨を１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を硬貨通路から１枚ずつ整列状態で送出するため、ホッパ部内の上下方向に多量の硬貨を貯留収納でき、貯留収納された硬貨をホッパ部の下部域から１層１列状態で確実に繰り出すことができる。さらに、側壁体のガイド部が、ホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能で、回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時にのみ回転するため、硬貨の詰まりを容易に解消できる。
【０１１１】
請求項２記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項１記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、金種混合硬貨を１層１列状態で確実に繰り出すことができる。
【０１１２】
請求項３記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項１または２記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、回転円盤の硬貨受収部に硬貨の下面が載る底面部を有するため、回転円盤に底面部がなく別の固定底面部材を用いる場合に比べて硬貨の摩擦を低減できる。
【０１１３】
請求項４記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項１ないし３いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、側壁体のガイド部および傾斜部が、ホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能で、回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向と反対方向に回転するため、硬貨の詰まりを容易に解消できる。
【０１１４】
請求項５記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項４記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、回転円盤の駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動系にワンウェイクラッチ手段を設けるだけの簡単な構成で、回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除することができる。
【０１１５】
請求項６記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項５記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、ワンウェイクラッチ手段として、回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除する第１のワンウェイクラッチに加えて、ガイド部および傾斜部の硬貨送出回転方向への回転を阻止するとともに反対方向への回転を許容する第２のワンウェイクラッチを備えたため、貯留収納された硬貨によって回転円盤とともにガイド部および傾斜部が硬貨送出回転方向に回転するのを防止でき、貯留収納された硬貨を確実に繰り出すことができる。
【０１１６】
請求項７記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項５または６記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、駆動部が、回転円盤を硬貨送出回転方向へ回転させるときの回転速度より反対方向へ回転させるときの回転速度を遅くするため、硬貨の詰まりを確実に解消できる。
【０１１７】
請求項８記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項１ないし７いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、硬貨通路を回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向の上流側の第１の規制縁と下流側の第２の規制縁との間に形成し、この硬貨通路を送出される硬貨に自由回転ローラが押圧接触してこの硬貨を第１の規制縁側へ移動させるため、硬貨通路の入口部の硬貨が回転円盤側へ戻ることなく、硬貨通路内へ確実に送り込むことができる。
【０１１８】
請求項９記載の硬貨収納繰出装置によれば、請求項８記載の硬貨収納繰出装置の効果に加えて、硬貨通路の自由回転ローラの後段に設けた検知センサで硬貨を検知するため、回転円盤の周縁近傍の硬貨通路で硬貨を確実に検知できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】 本発明の硬貨収納繰出装置の一実施の形態を示す硬貨収納繰出カセットの断面図である。
【図２】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの斜視図である。
【図３】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの一部を外した状態の平面図である。
【図４】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットのさらに一部を外した状態の平面図である。
【図５】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの下部構造部分の分解状態の斜視図である。
【図６】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの斜視図である。
【図７】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの回転円盤、ガイド部および傾斜部の駆動系の側面図である。
【図８】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの回転円盤上での硬貨を検知するセンサの配置を説明する回転円盤の斜視図である。
【図９】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの側壁体の傾斜部による硬貨の倒し作用を説明する説明図である。
【図１０】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットの自由回転ローラによる硬貨押圧状態を示す説明図である。
【図１１】 同上硬貨収納繰出カセットを用いた硬貨処理機の右側から視た断面図である。
【符号の説明】
48 硬貨収納繰出装置を構成する硬貨収納繰出カセット
99 ホッパ部
102 回転円盤
103 硬貨通路
103a 入口部
104 側壁体
117 駆動部
120 硬貨受収部
121 底面部
132 通路底面
133 第１の規制縁
134 第２の規制縁
136 自由回転ローラ
148 ガイド部
149 傾斜部
151 立位壁部
153 ワンウェイクラッチ手段
154 駆動系
158 第１のワンウェイクラッチ
159 第２のワンウェイクラッチ
162 ホッパ側壁部
S4 検知センサ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a coin storing and feeding device for storing and storing coins and feeding coins one by one in a one-layer, one-row state.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  In the conventional coin storage and feeding device, a peripheral wall member for restricting the outward outward movement of the coin is provided on the outer peripheral edge side of the rotating disk, and the peripheral wall member is radially outward by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk. A first restricting portion for restricting the periphery of the moving coin, an inclined wall portion inclined upward from the upper end of the first restricting portion, and a first vertically rising upward from an outer end position of the inclined wall portion 2 It forms a regulation part.
[0003]
  In a predetermined area of the first restricting portion of the peripheral wall member, a notch having a width and height that allows coins to enter in one layer and one row with respect to the upper surface of the rotating disc is formed, and the upper surface of the rotating disc and the notch of the first restricting portion are formed. The entrance part of the coin passage is formed with the part. Furthermore, a coin passage trailing portion is formed on the back side lower surface of the inclined wall portion of the peripheral wall member, following the entrance portion of the coin passage, and holding and sending coins in one layer and one row with the upper surface of the rotating disk. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
[0004]
  And in this coin storing and feeding device, the lowest layer coin whose coin surface is in contact with the upper surface of the rotating disk is controlled by the first restricting portion and moves on the rotating disk, and the entrance portion of the coin passage having the rotating disk as the bottom surface Is sent to the coin passage in one layer and one row. On the other hand, the upper layer coins that are placed on the lowermost layer coins do not remain on the lowermost layer coins on the rotating disk, but move to the inclined wall part by the centripetal force of the rotating disk. To reduce the load on the lowermost coin on the rotating disk. As a result, even if a large amount of coins is thrown onto the rotating disk, the lowermost layer coins on the rotating disk are sent out to the coin passage in one layer and one row.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
          Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-6861 (paragraph numbers 0016 to 0022, FIGS. 1 and 2)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, in the conventional coin storage and feeding device, there is a great restriction on the amount of coins stored and stored on the rotating disk, and the upper layer coin can move to the outer inclined wall by centrifugal force relative to the lowest layer coin of the rotating disk. If the amount is not large, there is a problem that the coin cannot be surely sent to the coin passage.
[0007]
  For example, even if a large amount of coins is stored and stored on the rotating disk surrounded by the peripheral wall member and on the upper portion of the inclined wall portion, and a large amount of these coins are sent to the coin passage in one layer and one row state, The upper layer coin is applied as a heavy load to the lowermost layer coin on the rotating disk to be sent to the passage, and acts to prevent the lowermost layer coin from being sent out. As a result, there is a problem that slip occurs between the lowermost layer coin and the rotating disk, and the lowermost layer coin cannot be sent out to the coin passage.
[0008]
  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and allows a large amount of coins to be stored and stored in the vertical direction in the hopper portion, and the stored and stored coins are reliably in a one-layer, one-row state from the lower area of the hopper portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin storage and feeding device that can be fed out.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1 is provided rotatably at a hopper portion for storing and storing coins and a bottom portion of the hopper portion, and accepts coins in the peripheral area one by one in the radial direction and the thickness direction. A rotating disk having a plurality of coin receiving parts for sending coins outward to the periphery, a hopper side wall provided around the hopper, and protruding from the hopper side wall above the peripheral area of the rotating disk and the periphery of the rotating disk A guide part that inclines downward as it goes inward, an inclined part that is provided below this guide part, and that inclines downward as it goes outward from the peripheral area of the rotating disk, and a peripheral area of the rotating disk that is provided outside the inclined part Has standing wall facingThe guide part can rotate with respect to the hopper side wall, and rotates only when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk is cleared.And a coin passage having an inlet portion formed in the standing wall portion of the side wall body and receiving coins fed from the rotating disk from the inlet portion and feeding them one by one in an aligned state. It is what you are doing. In this configuration, a part of the coin stored and stored in the hopper part is supported by the guide part of the side wall body of the hopper part to reduce the load of the coin applied to the rotating disk, and the coin is formed by the lower inclined part of the guide part. Is placed on the rotating disk securely, and the coin receiving part of the rotating disk receives the coins one by one and sends the received coins one by one from the coin passage in an aligned state. The storage and storage can be performed, and the stored and stored coins can be reliably fed out from the lower area of the hopper portion in a one-layer one-row state.Further, the guide portion of the side wall body is rotatable with respect to the hopper side wall portion and rotates only when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk is eliminated, and the clogging of coins is easily eliminated.
[0010]
  The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 2 is the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the hopper section stores and stores denomination mixed coins, and the denomination mixed coins are reliably in a one-layer one-row state. You can pay out.
[0011]
  The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 3 is the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin receiving portion of the rotating disk has a bottom surface portion on which a lower surface of the coin is placed, and the bottom surface portion is provided on the rotating disk. There is little friction of coins compared to the case where there is no other fixed bottom member.
[0012]
  ContractClaim4The coin storage / delivery device according to claim 1 is the coin storage / delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide portion and the inclined portion of the side wall body are rotatable relative to the hopper side wall portion. When the clogging is eliminated, the rotating disk rotates in the direction opposite to the coin sending rotation direction, and the clogging of coins is easily eliminated.
[0013]
  Claim5The coin storage and feeding device described in claim4In the coin storing and feeding device described above, a driving unit that can rotate the rotating disk in both the coin feeding rotation direction and the opposite direction, and the driving unit from the driving unit and the inclined unit when rotating in the opposite direction of the rotating disk Drive having a one-way clutch means for rotating the guide portion and the inclined portion in the opposite direction and releasing the drive transmission from the drive portion to the guide portion and the inclined portion when the rotating disk rotates in the coin feeding rotation direction. It is possible to rotate only in the opposite direction of the guide portion and the inclined portion with a simple configuration.
[0014]
  Claim6The coin storage and feeding device described in claim5In the coin storing and feeding device described above, the one-way clutch means transmits the drive from the drive unit to the guide unit and the inclined unit when the rotary disk rotates in the opposite direction, and rotates the guide unit and the inclined unit in the opposite direction. The first one-way clutch that releases the drive transmission from the drive unit to the guide unit and the inclined unit during rotation in the coin delivery rotation direction, and prevents the guide unit and the inclined unit from rotating in the coin delivery rotation direction and in the opposite direction. The second one-way clutch that allows rotation of the guide unit and the inclined part together with the rotating disk is prevented by the stored and stored coins from rotating in the coin delivery rotation direction, and stored and stored. You can pay out coins reliably.
[0015]
  Claim7The coin storage and feeding device described in claim5Or6In the described coin storage and feeding device, the drive unit is configured to reduce the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the opposite direction from the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the coin delivery rotation direction, and reliably eliminate clogging of coins. Is done.
[0016]
  Claim8The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1 to claim 1.7In any one of the coin storing and feeding devices, the coin passage is provided on the upstream side of the coin sending rotation direction in the bottom surface of the passage supporting the lower surface of the coin sent from the rotating disk and in the peripheral area of the rotating disk. A first regulating edge to be regulated, a second regulating edge provided on the downstream side in the coin sending rotation direction in the peripheral area of the rotating disk so as to face the first regulating edge, and the upper surface of the coin sent out through the coin passage And a free rotating roller that moves the coin toward the first regulating edge by pressing and contacting either one of the lower surface and the coin at the entrance of the coin passage without returning to the rotating disk side, It can be reliably fed into the coin passage.
[0017]
  Claim9The coin storage and feeding device described in claim8In the coin storing and feeding device described above, a detection sensor for detecting a coin is provided at the rear stage of the free rotation roller of the coin passage, and the coin can be reliably detected in the coin passage near the periphery of the rotating disk. .
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
  FIG. 11 shows a circulating coin depositing / dispensing machine as a coin processing machine. Reference numeral 11 denotes an airframe, and a depositing / dispensing port 12 serving as a depositing / withdrawing port is formed on the upper front side of the fuselage 11. Inside 12, a deposit / withdrawal port shutter 13 that is opened only when coins are inserted or removed is disposed so that it can be opened and closed, and a wall member 14 is disposed around the lower area of the deposit / withdrawal port 12. Has been.
[0020]
  A deposit / withdrawal part 15 is formed below the deposit / withdrawal port 12, and a substantially bowl-shaped receiving tray 16 having an open upper surface for receiving deposited coins and coins dispensed from the machine body 11 is disposed in the deposit / withdrawal part 15. ing. The tray 16 is rotated around the shafts 17 at both left and right ends to a receiving posture in which the opening is directed upward and a coin can be received and a discharging posture in which the opening is directed downward and a coin is discharged. Below the tray 16 is disposed a chute 18 that receives and guides coins released by turning the tray 16 to the discharging posture.
[0021]
  Below the tray 16 is disposed a storage and feeding section 21 that receives and stores coins that are discharged from the tray 16 and guided by the chute 18 and that feeds them one by one. The storage and feeding unit 21 has a rotary disk 22 that is supported in an inclined manner and a hopper 23 formed on the surface side of the rotary disk 22, and coins are placed one by one near the periphery of the rotary disk 22. A plurality of protrusions 22a for scraping is provided at predetermined intervals. The storage / feeding unit 21 stores the coins released from the tray 16 in the hopper 23, scrapes the coins one by one by the protrusion 22a on the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 22 by the rotation of the rotating disk 22, and feeds the upper part. Feed out one by one from the position.
[0022]
  In addition, a leading end portion of a coin passage portion 26 that conveys coins that are fed one by one from the storage and feeding portion 21 one by one in a separated state is connected to the feeding position at the top of the storing and feeding portion 21. . The coin passage portion 26 has a first passage region 26a that is formed to be inclined obliquely upward and rearward from the feeding position of the upper portion of the storage and feeding portion 21, and is substantially horizontal from the first passage region 26a to the rear. A second passage region 26b formed in a shape, a third passage region 26c formed in a circular arc shape upward from the second passage region 26b, and forward from the third passage region 26c. A fourth passage area 26 d is formed which is formed in a substantially horizontal shape and is connected to the tray 16 at the end which is the terminal end of the coin passage portion 26.
[0023]
  The coin passage portion 26 has a passage plate 27 that conveys coins in an inclined state in which the upper side is inclined to the left side direction with respect to the vertical direction, and the rotating disk of the storage and feeding portion 21 is provided at the lower edge of the passage plate 27. A guide edge 28 that supports the lower peripheral edge of the coin is formed along the lower edge of each passage area 26a to 26d from the feeding position 22.
[0024]
  On the coin passage portion 26, a transport belt 29 is disposed for transporting coins that are fed one by one from the storage and feeding portion 21 one by one in a separated state. The conveyor belt 29 is endless and is suspended along the passage areas 26a to 26d by a drive pulley 30 and a plurality of guide pulleys 31 and conveys coins while pressing the coins against the passage plate 27.
[0025]
  On the conveyor belt 29, protrusions 29a for conveying coins in a separated state at intervals are provided on the surface facing the passage plate 27 at predetermined intervals. The gap between the upper surface of the passage plate 27 and the opposing surface of the protrusion 29a of the conveying belt 29 is not in contact, and the gap between the upper surface of the passage plate 27 and the opposing surface portion other than the protrusion 29a of the conveying belt 29 is to be processed. The gap is slightly smaller than the thickness of the minimum thickness coin.
[0026]
  In the first passage area 26a of the coin passage portion 26, an identification portion 32 constituted by a material sensor or an image sensor for identifying appropriateness, inadequacy, denomination, etc. of the coin to be conveyed is disposed. .
[0027]
  In the second passage area 26b of the coin passage portion 26, a classification portion 33 for classifying coins is disposed. The classification unit 33 sorts the coins identified by the identification unit 32 in order from the upstream side of the coin passage unit 26 into, for example, 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen coin. Classification unit 34a to 34f, overflow coin at the time of replenishment and deposit, first coin classification unit 35 for classifying the recovered coin at the time of collection, second coin classification unit to classify the reject coin at the time of replenishment, withdrawal and collection 36 are formed respectively.
[0028]
  Also, below the denomination classification units 34a to 34f, denomination chutes 39 for receiving the coins to be classified and guiding them downward are arranged. Below each chute 39 of each of the denomination classification units 34a to 34f, a denomination temporary storage unit 40 that temporarily holds a plurality of, for example, a maximum of 10 coins in a vertically stacked state is disposed.
[0029]
  Below the denomination temporary holding unit 40, the coins sent from the denomination temporary holding unit 40 are received and stored from above, and the coins stored at the time of dispensing such as withdrawal are thrown out one by one from the upper part. A coin storing and dispensing unit 41 for each denomination is arranged.
[0030]
  On one side in the vicinity of the upper part of the denominated coin storage and dispensing unit 41, a horizontal transfer conveyor 42 is disposed along the front-rear direction. In this horizontal conveyor 42, the return coins released from the denomination type temporary storage unit 40, the overflow coins classified by the first coin classification unit 35 (the denomination type coin storage and withdrawal unit 41 or the denomination type temporary storage unit 40 is full. The coins to be returned when the coins are returned), the withdrawal coins dispensed from the denominated coin storage / disposal unit 41, etc. are transported to the front-end storage and delivery unit 21, and the first coin classification unit 35 When storing the classified overflow coins, the storage coins are conveyed to the rear end side.
[0031]
  Further, in the body 11, the first chute means 45 and the second chute for guiding the coins classified by these to the corresponding places below the first coin classification unit 35 and the second coin classification unit 36 of the coin passage unit 26. Means 46 is disposed, and an overflow coin storage stacker 47 is disposed below the horizontal conveyor 42, and a coin storage / feedout cassette that is a replenishment / collection cassette behind the overflow coin storage stacker 47 and constitutes a coin storage / feedout device. 48, a reject cassette 50 and a replenishment reject cassette 49 are disposed diagonally to the upper left of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, and further, a storage and feeding section from the front side of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 below the overflow coin storage stacker 47. Conveying conveyor means 51 is disposed over 21.
[0032]
  The first chute means 45 has an upper end connected to the first coin classification unit 35 and receives and guides the coins classified by the first coin classification unit 35, and the lower side has an overflow chute 54 and a recovery chute 55. A chute switching plate 56 is provided between the overflow chute 54 and the recovery chute 55 to switch the chute direction for guiding coins. In the middle of the overflow chute 54, a chute switching plate 57 that distributes the coins guided by the overflow chute 54 to the lateral conveyance conveyor 42 and the tip side of the overflow chute 54 is disposed. The tip of the overflow chute 54 is disposed on the overflow coin storage stacker 47 side, and the tip of the recovery chute 55 is disposed on the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 side.
[0033]
  The second chute means 46 has an upper end connected to the second coin classification unit 36 and receives and guides the coins classified by the second coin classification unit 36, and the lower side is shown on the reject cassette 50 side. A shoot switching plate 59 is provided for switching between the reject shoot and the reject shoot 58 arranged on the replenishment reject cassette 49 side, and switching the shoot direction for guiding coins between the reject shoot and the reject shoot 58.
[0034]
  The overflow coin storage stacker 47 is fixedly arranged in the machine body 11 and stores the overflow coins in a denomination mixed state, and separates the overflow coins one by one as supplementary coins to convey conveyor means 51. It is possible to pay out. The structure in which coins are stored in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 and fed out one by one is formed in the same structure as the coin storage and feeding cassette 48.
[0035]
  The coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is detachably disposed on the main body side attaching / detaching portion 63 in the airframe 11 by opening the rear body 62 of the airframe 11, and stores the replenished coins in a denomination mixed state. The replenishment coins can be separated one by one and fed to the conveyor means 51, and located below the front end of the collection chute 55 so that the collected coins can be received and stored.
[0036]
  The replenishment reject cassette 49 is detachably disposed in the airframe 11 from the rear of the airframe 11, and is positioned below the tip of the reject chute 58 and stores reject coins at the time of replenishment.
[0037]
  The reject cassette 50 is detachably disposed in the airframe 11 from the rear of the airframe 11, and is positioned below the tip of the reject chute to store reject coins at the time of withdrawal and collection.
[0038]
  Further, the transport conveyor means 51 has side walls on both sides (not shown), a plurality of rollers 66 rotatably supported between the side walls on both sides, and a belt 67 that is rotatably wound around these rollers 66. On the surface of the belt 67, a pair of protrusions 68 for locking coins protrudes at regular intervals in the belt longitudinal direction. The conveyer means 51 has a substantially horizontal shape for receiving coins fed one by one from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 and the overflow coin storage stacker 47 from the front side region of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 to the lower region of the overflow coin storage stacker 47. An accepting / conveying unit 69 is formed, and an ascending / conveying unit 70 is formed that feeds coins from the front end of the accepting / conveying unit 69 to the storage / delivery unit 21 and sends the coins to the storage / delivery unit 21.
[0039]
  And in the circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine, at the time of coin depositing, the coins inserted into the depositing / dispensing unit 15 are sent to the storage and feeding unit 21, the coin passage unit 26, the identification unit 32, the classification unit 33, and the deposit reject coin Is placed in the deposit / withdrawal unit 15, deposit coins used for withdrawals are stored in the temporary storage unit 40, and deposit overflow coins are stored in the horizontal conveyor 42, and the temporary storage coins are stored in the coins when the deposit is approved. The stored overflow coins are stored in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 from the rear end of the horizontal conveyor 42, and all the temporarily held coins are collected in the horizontal conveyor 42 due to non-approval of payment. 21. Return to the deposit / withdrawal part 15 through the coin passage part 26.
[0040]
  In addition, during the withdrawal of coins, regular coins out of the withdrawal coins dispensed from the denominated coin storage and withdrawal unit 41 are transferred to the deposit / withdrawal unit 15 through the side conveyor 42, the storage and delivery unit 21, and the coin passage unit 26. Withdrawing money, the withdrawal reject coin is stored in the reject cassette 50 from the second coin sorting unit 36.
[0041]
  Further, at the time of coin replenishment from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, the replenishment coins fed from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 to the transport conveyor means 51 are stored in the storage and feeding unit 21, the coin passage unit 26, the identification unit 32, the classification unit 33, the gold Overflow coins of denomination that are stored in the denominated coin storage / disposal unit 41 through the type temporary storage unit 40, the reject coins in the replenishment coins are stored in the replenishment reject cassette 49, and the denomination coin storage / extraction unit 41 is full Is stored directly in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 through the first coin sorting unit 35, the first chute means 45, and the overflow chute 54.
[0042]
  Further, at the time of collection, first, it is determined whether or not replenishment coins remain in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, and if there are residual coins, the coins in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 are conveyed from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 to the conveyor. Paying out to means 51, storing and feeding unit 21, coin passage unit 26, identification unit 32, classification unit 33, denomination type temporary storage unit 40 and storing in denomination type coin storage and dispensing unit 41, denomination type coin storage and dispensing unit 41 Is fully stored in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 through the first coin sorting unit 35, the first chute means 45, and the overflow chute 54, and all the remaining coins in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 are fed out and the remaining coins are taken out. To do.
[0043]
  At the time of collection, when there is no residual coin in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, and when there is residual coin in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, the coin is first denominated The coins to be dispensed from the storage / disposal part 41 for collection are transferred to the coin storage / delivery cassette 48 through the lateral conveyor 42, the storage / delivery part 21, the coin passage part 26, the first coin classification part 35, and the recovery chute 55. to recover. In this way, when all the coins in each denomination coin storage and dispensing unit 41 are collected into the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, the coins in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 are then fed out, and the conveyor means 51, the storage and feeding unit 21, It collects in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 through the coin passage part 26, the first coin classification part 35, and the recovery chute 55. In this way, the coins in the denominated coin storage and dispensing unit 41 and the coins in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 pass through the identification unit 32 of the coin passage unit 26, and all the regular coins at the time of recovery are the first coin classification unit 35 and the recovery chute 55. To the coin storage and feeding cassette 48.
[0044]
  On the other hand, when the coins in the denominated coin storage / disposal unit 41 and the coins in the overflow coin storage stacker 47 are determined to be reject coins at the time of collection by the identification unit 32, the second coin classification unit 36, the second chute means 46 is collected and stored in the reject cassette 50.
[0045]
  As described above, at the time of collection, the inside of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is emptied, and then all the coins in the denominated coin storage and dispensing unit 41 and the overflow coin storage stacker 47 are stored in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 (at the time of collection). Collect and store in regular coins) and in the reject cassette 50 (reject coins at the time of collection).
[0046]
  Next, the structure of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0047]
  The coin storing and feeding cassette 48 has a vertically long rectangular box-shaped case 81, and a handle 82 for transporting the coin storing and feeding cassette 48 is attached to the case 81 so that it can be put in and out of use. ing. Of the peripheral surface of the case 81, a surface that is attached from the rear surface of the body 11 toward the body side attaching / detaching portion 63 is defined as a front surface 83, and the right side surface 84, the left side surface 85, and the rear surface 86 are defined based on the front surface 83. And a bottom surface 87. A transparent window 88 that allows the inside of the case 81 to be seen through is formed on a part of the right side surface 84 and the rear surface 86 of the case 81.
[0048]
  An opening 89 is formed in the upper surface of the case 81, and an opening / closing door 90 can be opened / closed about the support shaft 91 in the opening 89. A lock body 92 that is locked and unlocked with respect to the case 81 side by a key operation while the opening 89 is closed is attached to the open / close door 90.
[0049]
  The opening / closing door 90 is formed with a receiving port 93 for receiving coins (denoted by the symbol C in the figure and omitted hereinafter) fed through the collection chute 55, and a shutter 94 for opening / closing the receiving port 93 is provided on the lower surface of the opening / closing door 90. It is arranged to be movable in the front-rear direction. The shutter 94 is urged by urging means (not shown) toward the front that closes the receiving port 93.
[0050]
  When the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is attached to the main body side attaching / detaching portion 63 (shown in FIG. 11) of the machine body 11 from behind, the two pins 95 and 96 projecting from the machine body 11 side (FIGS. 1 and 2) is inserted into the inside from the front surface 83, and one pin 95 abuts against the shutter 94 to move the shutter 94 open, and the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is attached to the body side attaching / detaching portion 63 of the machine body 11. The receiving port 93 is configured to be opened in a state. The other pin 96 is for lowering the lock piece 127 shown in FIG.
[0051]
  In addition, a hopper part 99 for storing and storing coins in a denomination mixed state is formed inside the case 81, and a coin feeding device 100 for feeding coins one by one is disposed below the hopper part 99.
[0052]
  The coin feeding device 100 includes a base 101 fixed to a lower portion of a case 81, a rotating disk 102 rotatably disposed on the base 101 and sending coins one by one, and coins sent from the rotating disk 102. A coin passage 103 that receives and feeds them one by one in an aligned state, and a guide unit 105 of a side wall body 104 that is disposed around the rotating disk 102 on the base 101 and forms the inner surface of the hopper 99.
[0053]
  A recess 108 in which the rotary disk 102 is rotatably arranged is formed on the upper surface of the base 101, and a bearing 109 is formed in the center of the recess 108, from the right side along the periphery of the recess 108 to the front side. A part of the coin passage 103 is formed.
[0054]
  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 7, the rotating disk 102 has two upper and lower rotating plates 112 and 113 and a gear 114 provided on the lower surface of the lower rotating plate 113, and the center of the lower surface. Is provided with a rotating shaft 115. The rotating shaft 115 is rotatably inserted into a bearing portion 109 provided in the center of the recess 108 of the base 101, and a plurality of lower surfaces of the rotating disk 102 are rotatably supported in the circumferential direction within the recess 108 of the base 101. The support roller 116 is rotatably supported. At the lower end of the rotating shaft 115, there is a drive transmission unit 119 to which a driving shaft 118 of a driving unit 117 having a driving motor installed on the machine body 11 side is connected when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted on the machine body 11 side. Is provided. Then, the coin is rotated in the coin feeding rotation direction a that is clockwise in the drawing when the coin is paid out, and is rotated in the opposite direction b that is counterclockwise in the drawing when the coin jam is eliminated on the rotating disk 102.
[0055]
  A coin receiving part 120 is formed at a plurality of locations in the peripheral region of the upper surface of the rotating disk 102, in this embodiment three locations, and accepts coins one by one in the radial direction and thickness direction and sends the received coins outward to the periphery. ing. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and FIG. 8, each coin receiving unit 120 includes a bottom disk 121 formed by the upper surface of the lower rotating plate 113 and an upper rotating plate 112 which are notched. It has an open side wall edge 122 that opens toward the periphery of 102. The width in the direction parallel to the bottom surface portion 121 of the coin receiving unit 120 is larger than the diameter of the largest coin to be processed and narrower than the diameter of the two coins having the smallest diameter, and the dimensions in which the coins are fitted one by one in the radial direction. Is formed. The vertical width of the coin receiving unit 120, that is, the dimension from the upper surface of the rotating plate 113 to the upper surface of the rotating plate 112 is formed to the maximum thickness coin size (for example, 2.8 mm) to be processed. That is, in the coin receiving unit 120, the opening-shaped side wall edge 122 located in the region on the rotating shaft 115 side and the region on the rotation direction side connected from this region to the arcuate region is formed from the upper surface of the rotating plate 113, that is, the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 121 The upper surface of the rotating plate 112 is formed vertically upward, and a chamfered portion 122a (for example, 0.2 mm) is formed at the upper end thereof so that the operator does not damage the rotating disk 102, and the rotating disk is not damaged. Considered to prevent coins on 102 from being damaged.
[0056]
  Further, the opening side edge portion 122 located on the side b opposite to the rotation direction a of the rotating disk 102 has a minimum thickness in the width range (the area extending from the rotating shaft 115 side to the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the rotating disk 102). The thickness is smaller than a coin (for example, 2 mm) (for example, 1.8 mm), and is formed vertically above the bottom surface portion 121. In addition, an upper edge of the opening-side edge 122 is an inclined edge 123 that is inclined backward (b direction) in the rotational direction a, and only the lowest coin placed on the bottom surface 121 of the coin receiving part 120 is coined. The coins of the second and higher layers are moved while being contained in the receiving unit 120, and are moved to the rear side (b direction) in the rotational direction a through the inclined side edge portion 123.
[0057]
  There is no inclined side edge between the outer peripheral edge of the inclined side edge 123 and the outer peripheral edge of the rotating disk 102, and the vertical dimension width of the open side edge 122 is substantially equal to the thickness of the maximum thickness coin. However, the dimension in the radial direction area is about 3 mm, and it serves as a collapse of a large amount of coins and a collapse of the coins, and the coin receiving unit 120 is not sent in the overlapping state.
[0058]
  A coin detection hole 124 is formed in each coin receiving part 120 of the rotating disk 102. Then, on the machine body 11 side, in the mounted state of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, as shown in FIG. 8, the detection light is projected and received corresponding to the position of the coin detection hole 124 from the outside of the case 81. A coin presence / absence sensor S1 for detecting the presence / absence of coins in the coin receiving unit 120 is disposed, and is further set parallel to the upper surface of the rotating disk 102 and at a height equal to or less than the minimum coin thickness from the upper surface and passes through the center portion. As described above, a coin presence / absence sensor S2 for detecting the presence / absence of coins by projecting and receiving detection light is provided.
[0059]
  In the vicinity of the center of the lower surface of the rotating disk 102, as shown in FIG. On the machine body 11 side, when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted, the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 located between the two adjacent coin receiving parts 120 of the rotating disk 102 is the inlet 103a of the coin passage 103. A stop position detection sensor S3 for detecting the detection piece 125 at the rotational position of the rotating disk 102 facing the is provided.
[0060]
  A plurality of lock grooves 126 are formed in the peripheral area of the rotating plate 113 below the rotating disk 102 so as to correspond to the respective coin receiving portions 120. In the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, a lock piece 127 that can be engaged and disengaged from below is disposed in the lock groove 126 of the rotary disk 102 so as to be movable up and down, and the lock piece 127 is engaged upward with respect to the lock groove 126. It is biased by a biasing means (not shown). The lock piece 127 is provided with a receiving portion 128 that moves up and down integrally, and is inserted into the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is attached to the main body side attaching / detaching portion 63 of the fuselage 11 from behind. The pin 96 comes into contact with the upper surface of the receiving portion 128 (tapered surface inclined upward in the insertion direction of the pin 96), and the locking piece 127 is lowered together with the receiving portion 128 to be removed from the locking groove 126, and the rotating disk 102 is rotated. Allow.
[0061]
  Then, the detection piece 125 on the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 side, the stop position detection sensor S3 on the machine body 11 side, and the electromagnetic brake function of the drive motor (machine body 11 side) of the drive unit 117 that rotates the rotating shaft 115 The first stop for stopping the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 located between two adjacent coin receiving parts 120 of the rotating disk 102 opposite to the inlet 103a of the coin passage 103 when stopping the coin sending to stop the rotation. Positioning means 129A is configured.
[0062]
  Further, the second stop positioning means 129B is constituted by the lock groove 126, the lock piece 127, the receiving portion 128, the pin 96, etc., and when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is pulled out from the machine body 11, two adjacent rotary disks 102 are adjacent to each other. Of the rotary disk 102 located between the two coin receiving parts 120 holds the stop position of the rotary disk 102 in a state where the peripheral area of the rotary disk 102 is positioned at the inlet 103a of the coin passage 103, and the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is pulled out from the machine body 11. Later, the state is maintained during transportation. Therefore, when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted on the body 11, the second stop positioning means is provided by the first stop positioning means 129A and after the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is pulled out from the body 11. The rotating disk 102 is stopped and held at a desired position by the 129B, unnecessary coins are prevented from being sent out from the coin passage 103, and the coin storage and feeding cassette can be used even when mounted on the machine body 11 or transported when being pulled out from the machine body 11. The coins in the 48 hopper parts 99 are securely held in the storage and storage state, and a stopper and a shutter are not necessary.
[0063]
  Each of the first and second stop positioning means 129A and 129B has its constituent elements allocated to the body 11 side and the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 side. However, with regard to the first stop positioning means 129A, when the sensors S3 and S3 and the drive motor of the drive unit 117 are provided in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, all the components are located on the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 side. Will be provided.
[0064]
  Further, the coin passage 103 is formed along the periphery of the rotating disk 102, and an entrance portion 103 a that faces the periphery of the rotating disk 102 and receives coins sent from the rotating disk 102 is formed on the base 101. A passage bottom surface 132 that supports the lower surface of the coins sent out from 102 is formed, and a passage upper surface (not shown) that regulates the upper surface of the coins is formed on the lower surface of the guide unit 105, and the coin delivery rotation direction a in the peripheral area of the rotary disk 102 A first regulating edge 133 for regulating the radial direction of the coin is formed on one side of the passage bottom surface 132 corresponding to the upstream side of the coin, and coins are sent out in the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 so as to face the first regulating edge 133. A second regulating edge 134 is provided on the other side of the passage bottom surface 132 corresponding to the downstream side in the rotation direction a. The second restriction edge 134 is configured by a rotatable roller 135 that distributes coins to the outlet portion 103b side of the coin passage 103 and the rotary disk 102 side.
[0065]
  A free rotating roller 136 is rotatably supported on the passage bottom surface 132 in the middle of the coin passage 103, and the free rotating roller 136 is in press contact with the lower surface of the coin sent out through the coin passage 103. 10 is pressed against the lower surface of the guide unit 105, in particular, the passage upper surface portion 145a of the lower guide member 145 described later. On the other hand, the area of the coin located in the coin receiving unit 120 moves outward, and the coin moves so as to approach the first regulating edge 133 in the radial direction.
[0066]
  In FIG. 10, a shaft 136a to which the free rotation roller 136 is fixed is rotatably supported by a bearing 136b. The bearing 136b is supported by the upper and lower guides 136c and 136c so as to be movable up and down, and on the lower surface side of the bearing 136b. It is biased upward by the compression spring 136d that is disposed. Therefore, normally, the free rotation roller 136 is in press contact with the passage upper surface portion 145a of the lower guide member 145, and the free rotation roller 136 is pushed down by the thickness of the coin as the coin enters, and the coin is pressed and contacted at that position. To do.
[0067]
  On the downstream side of the free rotation roller 136 of the coin passage 103, a coin count area 137 is formed which inclines downward toward the outlet portion 103b, and a plurality of counting holes 138 are arranged in the coin count area 137 in the passage width direction. It is formed with. On the machine body 11 side, in the mounted state of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, a detection sensor S4 is arranged as a counting unit that projects and receives detection light through the counting hole 138 and counts coins passing through the coin counting area 137. It is installed.
[0068]
  An outlet member 139 that guides and discharges coins fed out from the outlet portion 103b to the outlet portion 103b of the coin passage 103 is attached to the outlet portion 103b. A hole 140 is formed.
[0069]
  The guide unit 105 includes an annular guide member 143, and an upper guide member 144 and a lower guide member 145 that sandwich the annular guide member 143 so as to be rotatable from above and below. A groove 146 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the annular guide member 143, and the annular guide member 143 is rotated by a plurality of rollers 147 rotatably supported between the upper guide member 144 and the lower guide member 145 in the groove 146. Supported as possible.
[0070]
  An inner peripheral portion of the annular guide member 143 protrudes above the peripheral region of the rotating disk 102, and a guide portion 148 as a load reducing guide portion that inclines downward toward the inner periphery of the rotating disc 102 on the upper surface of the annular guide member 143. An inclined portion 149 is formed as a tilted inclined portion that is formed on the lower side of the guide portion 148 and on the lower surface of the annular guide member 143 so as to be inclined downward toward the outer periphery of the rotating disk 102. The guide part 148 is formed of a curved surface, and the coins make point contact instead of surface contact, so that coins can be prevented from remaining on the guide part 148.
[0071]
  On the upper surface of the upper guide member 144, an inclined guide portion 150 that is continuous with the guide portion 148 of the annular guide member 143 is formed.
[0072]
  In the lower guide member 145, a standing wall portion 151 is formed in the outer peripheral side of the inclined portion 149 in the peripheral region of the rotary disk 102, and an inlet portion 103a of the coin passage 103 is formed in the standing wall portion 151. ing. The vertical width of the inlet portion 103a formed in the standing wall portion 151 and the coin passage 103 that follows (the interval between the passage bottom plate 132 and the passage upper surface portion 145a formed on the lower surface of the lower guide member 145) It is wider than the thickness of the target maximum thickness coin and narrower than the thickness of two minimum thickness coins, and is dimensioned to allow coins to enter one by one.
[0073]
  A gear 152 is formed on the outer periphery of the annular guide member 143. When the rotary disc 102 rotates in the opposite direction b, the drive is transmitted from the rotary disc 102 to the annular guide member 143 to oppose the annular guide member 143. A drive system 154 having a one-way clutch means 153 that rotates in the direction b and releases drive transmission from the rotary disk 102 to the annular guide member 143 when the rotary disk 102 rotates in the coin delivery rotation direction a is connected.
[0074]
  The drive system 154 includes a rotary shaft 155, a gear 156 supported in the middle of the rotary shaft 155 via a one-way clutch means 153 and meshed with the gear 114 of the rotary disk 102, and an annular guide member fixed to the upper end of the rotary shaft 155. A gear 157 that meshes with 143 of the gears 152 is provided.
[0075]
  The one-way clutch means 153 has a first one-way clutch 158 interposed between the rotating shaft 155 and the gear 156, and a second one-way clutch 159 interposed between the lower end of the rotating shaft 155 and the base 101. is doing. The first one-way clutch 158 transmits the drive from the rotating disk 102 to the annular guide member 143 when the rotating disk 102 rotates in the opposite direction b, and rotates the annular guide member 143 in the opposite direction b. The drive transmission from the rotary disk 102 to the annular guide member 143 is canceled during rotation in the delivery rotation direction a. The second one-way clutch 159 prevents the annular guide member 143 from rotating in the coin delivery rotation direction a and allows rotation in the opposite direction b.
[0076]
  Further, the side wall body 104 forming the inner side surface of the hopper portion 99 is a hopper side wall portion 162 formed around the hopper portion 99 and on the inner wall surface of the case 81, and the guide portion of the annular guide member 143 of the guide unit 105. 148, an inclined portion 149, a guide portion 150 of the upper guide member 144, a standing wall portion 151 of the lower guide member 145, and the like.
[0077]
  In addition, the case 81 and the drive transmission unit 119 of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 are configured as an attaching / detaching unit 165 that is attached to and detached from the main body side attaching / detaching unit 63 of the machine body 11.
[0078]
  The coin processing machine has a control unit (not shown). In this control unit, when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk 102 is eliminated, the rotating disk 102 is rotated in the direction b opposite to the coin sending rotation direction a and the side wall body. The function of rotating the annular guide member 143 of 104 in the same opposite direction b as the rotating disk 102 is slower than the rotating speed when rotating the rotating disk 102 in the opposite direction b. It has a function to do. In addition, when the normal rotation speed of the rotating disk 102, that is, the rotation speed in the coin sending rotation direction a is 1, the reverse rotation speed, that is, the rotation speed in the opposite direction b is preferably 0.6 to 0.7.
[0079]
  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0080]
  When the rotary disk 102 is stopped while the coin storage cassette 48 is mounted on the machine body 11, the first stop positioning means 129A (detection piece 125, stop position detection sensor S3, drive for rotating the rotating shaft 115) At the fixed position (the electromagnetic brake function of the drive motor of the part 117), the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 located between two adjacent coin receiving parts 120 of the rotating disk 102 is opposed to the inlet 103a of the coin passage 103. Position).
[0081]
  When the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is removed from the machine body 11, the lock piece 127 of the second stop positioning means 129B engages with one lock groove 126 of the rotary disk 102, and a fixed position (the rotary disk) of the rotary disk 102 is reached. 102, the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 located between two adjacent coin receiving portions 120 is held opposite to the inlet portion 103a of the coin passage 103), and the closing of the inlet portion 103a of the coin passage 103 is held. Thus, coins are prevented from flowing out through the coin passage 103 when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is transported. Further, the upper receiving port 93 is closed by a shutter 94.
[0082]
  The lock body 92 is unlocked, the opening / closing door 90 is opened, the replenishment coins are inserted into the hopper 99 through the opening 89 and stored, and the opening / closing door 90 is closed to lock the lock body 92.
[0083]
  The coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is transported to the installation location of the machine body 11 and attached to the main body side attaching / detaching portion 63 from the rear of the machine body 11. When the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted, the two pins 95 and 96 projecting from the machine body 11 side are inserted into the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, and the shutter 94 is opened and moved by the pin 95 so that the receiving port 93 is opened. The lock piece 127 is lowered together with the receiving portion 128 by the pin 96 and is released from the lock groove 126 of the rotating disk 102. However, when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted on the main body side attaching / detaching portion 64 of the machine body 11, the drive shaft 118 of the drive unit 117 on the machine body 11 side is connected to the drive transmission unit 119 of the rotating disk 102, and the drive of the drive unit 117 is performed. Through the electromagnetic brake function of the motor, the rotating disk 102 is in a fixed position (a fixed position in which the peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 positioned between two adjacent coin receiving parts 120 of the rotating disk 102 faces the inlet 103a of the coin passage 103). ) Is held locked.
[0084]
  The coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is mounted on the machine body 11, the drive motor of the drive unit 117 rotates (the electromagnetic brake function is released during rotation), and the rotating shaft 115 of the rotating disk 102 rotates, whereby the coin passage 103 exits. Coins can be discharged from the outlet member 139 of the portion 103b to the transport conveyor means 51, and the receiving port 93 can receive coins from the collection chute 55. Furthermore, each sensor S1, S2, S3, S4 on the side of the machine body 11 can be detected at a corresponding position of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48.
[0085]
  When the coins in the hopper 99 are fed one by one from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48, the rotating disk 102 is rotated in the coin sending rotation direction a by the driving of the driving unit 117, and the coin receiving unit 120 of the rotating disk 102 receives each coin receiving unit 120. The coins in the hopper 99 are received one by one and the received coins are sent to the coin passage 103.
[0086]
  At this time, the guide portion 148 of the side wall body 104 of the hopper 99 supports a part of the coin stored and stored in the hopper 99 to reduce the load of the upper coin applied to the lowermost coin on the rotating disk 102. Even if a large amount of coins is stored and stored in the hopper 99 in the vertical direction, the coins received in the coin receiving unit 120 on the rotating disk 102 can be reliably sent to the coin passage 103. Moreover, since the space portion is provided by the inclined portion 149 on the lower side of the guide portion 148, the lowermost coin located in the lower space portion of the guide portion 148, that is, the coin received by the coin receiving portion 120 The load of the upper coin can be further reduced. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, even if the inclined portion 149 generates a coin that stands on the rotating disk 102 while leaning against the guide portion 148, the lower portion of the coin is moved outwardly by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk 102. Can be allowed to fall on the rotating disk 102, and coins can be reliably delivered.
[0087]
  Even if a large amount of coins exist between the inclined portion 149, the standing wall portion 151, and the rotating disk 102, the coin on the lowermost layer is surely brought down by the inclined surface of the inclined portion 149 and the centrifugal force of the rotating disk 102, and is leveled. To be.
[0088]
  An annular guide member 143 is connected to the rotating disk 102 via a drive system 154. The first one-way clutch 158 incorporated in the drive system 154 rotates the rotating disk 102 in the coin delivery rotation direction a. Since the drive transmission from the rotary disk 102 to the annular guide member 143 is sometimes released, the annular guide member 143 is not rotationally driven in the coin delivery rotation direction a. Further, in order to prevent the second one-way clutch 159 from rotating the annular guide member 143 in the coin delivery rotation direction a, the coins stored and stored in the hopper 99 rotate with the rotating disk 102, and the rotating coins Thus, the annular guide member 143 can be prevented from rotating together in the coin delivery rotation direction a, and the coins stored and stored in the hopper 99 can be broken and sent out reliably.
[0089]
  Centrifugal force acts on the coins received one by one in each coin receiving part 120 of the rotating disk 102, and the coins in the coin receiving part 120 facing the inlet part 103a provided in the standing wall part 151 are transferred to the coin path. Sent to 103. Since the coin receiving part 120 of the rotating disk 102 has a bottom surface part 121 on which the lower surface of the coin rests, the rotating disk 102 rotates together with the rotating disk 102 as in the case of using another fixed bottom member without the bottom surface part 121. Compared with the case where the moving coin moves while contacting on another fixed bottom member, the friction of the coin can be reduced.
[0090]
  The coins sent to the coin passage 103 are pushed by the opening-shaped side wall edge 122 of the coin receiving unit 120, and the radial outer edge moves along the first restriction edge 133 while being transferred onto the passage bottom surface 132. During the movement of the coin in the coin passage 103, the free rotation roller 136 presses and contacts the lower surface of the coin. As a result, the upper and lower surfaces of the coin on the first regulating edge 133 side are the passage upper surface portion 145a as shown in FIG. The free rotating roller 136 holds the coin, the side portion of the rotating disk 102 moves outward by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk 102, and the coin is sent to the coin counting area 137 along the first regulating edge 133. Is done. In the coin count area 137, the detection sensor S4 detects the passage of coins. Coins passing through the coin counting area 137 are discharged from the outlet portion 103b of the coin passage 103 to the conveyor means 51 through the outlet member 139.
[0091]
  On the other hand, the presence / absence of coins on the rotating disk 102 is detected by the coin presence / absence sensors S1, S2. Coin presence / absence sensor S2 detects the presence / absence of coins in contact with the upper surface of rotating disk 102. The coin presence / absence sensor S1 detects the presence / absence of a coin received by the coin receiving unit 120, and the coin presence / absence sensor S2 on the rotating disk 102 detects the absence of a coin because the coin is clogged in a bridge shape on the annular guide member 143. Even in such a case, the clogging of the coin can be detected.
[0092]
  In addition, when a coin jam on the rotating disk 102 is detected from one or both of the load of the driving unit 117 and the detection status of each sensor S1, S2, and S4, the driving unit 117 temporarily drives the rotating disk 102. Stop and reverse so that the rotating disc 102 rotates in the opposite direction b. When the rotating disk 102 rotates in the opposite direction b, the annular guide member 143 rotates in the opposite direction b via the drive system 154. In the first one-way clutch 158 of the drive system 154, drive transmission is transmitted from the rotary disk 102 to the annular guide member 143 to rotate the annular guide member 143 in the opposite direction b, and in the second one-way clutch 159, the annular guide member 143 Allow rotation in the opposite direction b. By rotating the rotary disk 102 and the annular guide member 143 in the opposite direction b, the clogging of coins can be easily eliminated. Moreover, since the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk 102 in the opposite direction b is made slower than the rotation speed when rotating in the coin delivery rotation direction a, the clogging of coins can be reliably eliminated.
[0093]
  Further, when stopping the rotation of the rotating disk 102, the drive unit 117 is controlled to stop the rotating disk 102 at a position where any detection piece 125 is detected by the stop position detection sensor S3, and the locking groove of the rotating disk 102 is controlled. 126 is stopped at a position where the lock piece 127 can be engaged. Then, an electromagnetic brake is applied through the drive unit 117, and the stop position of the rotating disk 102 is maintained.
[0094]
  Further, when the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is moved backward from the machine body 11 and taken out, the drive shaft 118 of the drive unit 117 on the machine body 11 side is detached from the drive transmission unit 119 of the rotating disk 102 and protrudes from the machine body 11 side. The two pins 95 and 96 thus removed are removed from the coin storage and feeding cassette 48. The shutter 94 pushed by the pin 95 is closed and moved by urging to close the receiving port 93, and the lock piece 127 rises together with the receiving portion 128 pushed by the pin 96, so that the lock groove 126 of the rotary disk 102 is moved. And the rotation of the rotary disk 102 is locked. The peripheral area of the rotating disk 102 located between the two adjacent coin receiving parts 120 of the locked rotating disk 102 is kept facing the inlet part 103a of the coin path 103, and the inlet part 103a of the coin path 103 is maintained. Is closed and coins are prevented from flowing out through the coin passage 103.
[0095]
  In addition, when taking out the coins stored in the hopper 99 of the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 removed from the machine body 11, the lock body 92 is unlocked and the opening / closing door 90 is opened, and the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is moved up and down. Can be reversed and the coin can be easily taken out through the opening 89. At this time, the coin on the rotary disk 102 can be reliably taken out through the inclination of the inclined portion 149 of the side wall body 104, and the coin can be prevented from remaining.
[0096]
  As described above, the guide portion 148 of the side wall body 104 of the hopper portion 99 supports a part of the coins stored and stored in the hopper portion 99 to reduce the load of the coins applied to the rotating disk 102, and the lower side of the guide portion 148. In order to reliably tilt the coins on the rotating disk 102 by the inclined portion 149, accept the coins one by one in the coin receiving part 120 of the rotating disk 102 and send the received coins one by one from the coin passage 103 in an aligned state. A large amount of coins can be stored and stored in the vertical direction in the hopper section 99, and the stored and stored coins can be reliably fed out from the lower area of the hopper section 99 in a one-layer one-row state.
[0097]
  Further, since the coin receiving portion 120 of the rotating disk 102 has the bottom surface portion 121 on which the lower surface of the coin is placed, the friction of the coin can be reduced as compared with the case where the rotating disk 102 does not have the bottom surface portion 121 and uses another fixed bottom surface member.
[0098]
  Further, since the guide portion 148 of the side wall body 104 can rotate with respect to the hopper side wall portion 162 and rotates when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk 102 is eliminated, the clogging of coins can be easily eliminated. In particular, the rotation of the guide portion 148 and the inclined portion 149 of the side wall body 104 will be described in detail. When the clogging of coins on the rotating disc 102 is eliminated, the rotating disc 102 rotates in the direction b opposite to the coin delivery rotation direction a and the guide portion. Since the 148 and the inclined portion 149 also rotate in the direction b opposite to the coin sending rotation direction a of the rotating disk 102, the clogging of coins can be easily eliminated.
[0099]
  Further, the drive unit 117 is simply configured to include the one-way clutch means 153 in the drive system 154 from the drive unit 117 to the guide unit 148 and the inclined unit 149 of the rotary disk 102, and when the rotary disk 102 rotates in the opposite direction b. From the drive unit 117 to the guide part 148 and the inclined part 149 to rotate the guide part 148 and the inclined part 149 in the opposite direction b and to rotate the rotating disk 102 in the coin delivery rotation direction a. The drive transmission to the inclined portion 149 can be canceled.
[0100]
  As the one-way clutch means 153, when the rotating disk 102 rotates in the opposite direction b, the drive unit 117 transmits the drive to the guide unit 148 and the inclined unit 149 to rotate and rotate the guide unit 148 and the inclined unit 149 in the opposite direction b. In addition to the first one-way clutch 158 that releases the drive transmission from the drive unit 117 to the guide unit 148 and the inclined unit 149 when the disk 102 rotates in the coin delivery rotation direction a, the guide unit 148 and the inclined unit 149 receive coins. Since the second one-way clutch 159 that prevents rotation in the rotation direction a and permits rotation in the opposite direction b is provided, the guide portion 148 and the inclined portion 149 are rotated together with the rotating disk 102 by the stored and stored coins. Rotation in the direction a can be prevented, and the stored and stored coins can be reliably fed out.
[0101]
  Since the drive unit 117 reduces the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk 102 in the opposite direction b from the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk 102 in the coin delivery rotation direction a, the clogging of coins can be reliably eliminated.
[0102]
  Further, a coin passage 103 is formed between the upstream first restriction edge 133 and the downstream second restriction edge 134 in the coin delivery rotation direction a of the rotary disk 102, and the coin passage 103 is sent out. Since the free rotation roller 136 is pressed and contacted with the coin to move the coin to the first regulating edge 133 side, the coin at the inlet portion 103a of the coin passage 103 does not return to the rotary disk 102 side, but enters the coin passage 103. Can be sent reliably.
[0103]
  Since the coin is detected by the detection sensor S4 provided at the subsequent stage of the free rotation roller 136 of the coin passage 103, the coin can be reliably detected by the coin passage 103 near the periphery of the rotating disk 102.
[0104]
  Each sensor S1, S2, S3, S4 may be provided in the coin storage and feeding cassette 48. In addition, the configuration including the drive unit 117 and the control unit for controlling the rotation and stop of the rotating disk 102 is either the machine body 11 side or the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 side, or the machine body 11 side and the coin storage. You may disperse | distribute and arrange | position to the supply cassette 48 side.
[0105]
  Further, the coin storage / feedout cassette 48 may be a coin storage / feedout cassette for storing and feeding out denomination mixed coins, or a coin storage / feedout cassette for storing and feeding out a single denomination.
[0106]
  Further, not only the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 11, but also a coin storage and feeding cassette dedicated to replenishment without a recovery function may be used.
[0107]
  Further, the coin processing machine to which the coin storage and feeding cassette 48 is applied is not limited to the circulation type coin depositing / dispensing machine, but can be applied to a coin dispensing machine, a coin depositing / dispensing machine, and the like, and the same effects can be obtained.
[0108]
  Further, the coin storing and feeding device is not limited to the detachable type with the coin storing and feeding cassette 48, but the same operation and effect can be obtained by an integrated structure integrally incorporated in the coin processing machine.
[0109]
  Furthermore, the coin storing and feeding device can be applied not only to the coin processing machine but also to a vending machine, an automatic change machine, and the like, and the same effects can be obtained.
[0110]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the coin storing and feeding device of the first aspect, a part of the coin stored and stored in the hopper part is supported by the guide part of the side wall body of the hopper part to reduce the load of the coin applied to the rotating disk, The lower inclined part reliably tilts the coins onto the rotating disk, accepts the coins one by one in the coin receiving part of the rotating disk, and sends the received coins one by one from the coin path in an aligned state. A large amount of coins can be stored and stored in the vertical direction, and the stored and stored coins can be reliably fed out from the lower area of the hopper portion in a one-layer one-row state.Furthermore, since the guide part of the side wall body can rotate with respect to the hopper side wall part and rotates only when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk is eliminated, the clogging of coins can be easily eliminated.
[0111]
  According to the coin storing and feeding device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin storing and feeding device of the first aspect, the denomination mixed coins can be reliably fed out in a one-layer one-row state.
[0112]
  According to the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, since the coin receiving portion of the rotating disk has a bottom surface portion on which the lower surface of the coin rests, the rotating disk Compared with the case where there is no bottom surface portion and another fixed bottom surface member is used, the friction of coins can be reduced.
[0113]
  ContractClaim4According to the coin storing and feeding device described above, in addition to the effects of the coin storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the guide portion and the inclined portion of the side wall body are rotatable with respect to the hopper side wall portion. When the clogging of coins on the disk is resolved, the rotating disk rotates in the direction opposite to the coin sending rotation direction, so that the clogging of coins can be easily eliminated.
[0114]
  Claim5According to the described coin storage and feeding device, the claim4In addition to the effect of the coin storage and feeding device described above, it is a simple configuration in which a one-way clutch means is provided in the drive system from the drive part of the rotary disk to the guide part and the inclined part, and it is driven when the rotary disk rotates in the opposite direction. Drive transmission from the drive section to the guide section and the inclined section to rotate the guide section and the inclined section in the opposite direction and release the drive transmission from the drive section to the guide section and the inclined section when the rotating disk rotates in the coin delivery rotation direction. can do.
[0115]
  Claim6According to the described coin storage and feeding device, the claim5In addition to the effects of the coin storage and feeding device described above, as a one-way clutch means, when the rotating disk rotates in the opposite direction, drive is transmitted from the drive part to the guide part and the inclined part to rotate the guide part and inclined part in the opposite direction. In addition to the first one-way clutch that releases the drive transmission from the drive part to the guide part and the inclined part when the rotating disk rotates in the coin delivery rotational direction, the guide part and the inclined part rotate in the coin delivery rotational direction. Since the second one-way clutch that prevents rotation in the opposite direction is provided, the stored and stored coins can prevent the guide portion and the inclined portion from rotating together with the rotating disk in the coin delivery rotation direction. It is possible to reliably pay out the coins that have been used.
[0116]
  Claim7According to the described coin storage and feeding device, the claim5Or6In addition to the effects of the coin storage and feeding device described above, the drive unit lowers the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the opposite direction from the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the coin delivery rotation direction, so that the clogging of the coins is ensured. Can be resolved.
[0117]
  Claim8According to the coin storing and feeding device described in claims 1 to7In addition to the effect of any one of the coin storage and feeding devices, a coin passage is formed between the first restriction edge on the upstream side and the second restriction edge on the downstream side in the coin delivery rotation direction of the rotary disk, Since the free rotating roller presses and contacts the coins sent out of the coin passage to move the coin to the first regulating edge side, the coin at the entrance of the coin passage does not return to the rotating disk side, and is surely entered into the coin passage. Can be sent to.
[0118]
  Claim9According to the described coin storage and feeding device, the claim8In addition to the effects of the described coin storage and feeding device, since the coin is detected by the detection sensor provided at the rear stage of the free rotation roller of the coin passage, the coin can be reliably detected by the coin passage near the periphery of the rotating disk.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a coin storing and feeding cassette showing an embodiment of a coin storing and feeding device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same coin storing and feeding cassette.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where a part of the same coin storing and feeding cassette is removed.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where a part of the same coin storing and feeding cassette is further removed.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an exploded state of a lower structure portion of the same coin storing and feeding cassette;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the same coin storing and feeding cassette.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the drive system of the rotating disk, guide portion and inclined portion of the same coin storage and feeding cassette.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a rotating disk for explaining the arrangement of sensors for detecting coins on the rotating disk of the same coin storing and feeding cassette;
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view for explaining the coin tilting action by the inclined portion of the side wall of the coin storing and feeding cassette;
FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a coin pressing state by a free rotating roller of the same coin storing and feeding cassette;
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a coin processor using the same coin storage and feeding cassette as viewed from the right side.
[Explanation of symbols]
        48 Coin storing and feeding cassette constituting the coin storing and feeding device
        99 Hopper section
        102 rotating disc
        103 coin passage
        103a inlet
        104 Side wall
        117 Drive unit
        120 Coin receiving department
        121 Bottom
        132 Aisle bottom
        133 First regulatory margin
        134 Second regulatory edge
        136 Free rotation roller
        148 Guide section
        149 Slope
        151 Standing wall
        153 One-way clutch means
        154 Drive system
        158 First one-way clutch
        159 Second one-way clutch
        162 Hopper side wall
        S4 detection sensor

Claims (9)

硬貨を貯留収納するホッパ部と、
このホッパ部の底部に回転可能に設けられ、周縁域に硬貨を径方向および厚み方向に１枚ずつ受け入れるとともに受け入れた硬貨を周縁外方へ送出する複数の硬貨受収部を有する回転円盤と、
前記ホッパ部の周囲に設けられるホッパ側壁部、このホッパ側壁部から回転円盤の周縁域上方に突出するとともに回転円盤の周縁域内方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜するガイド部、このガイド部の下側に設けられ回転円盤の周縁域外方へ向かうに従い下り傾斜する傾斜部、およびこの傾斜部の外側に設けられ回転円盤の周縁域に臨む立位壁部を有し、ガイド部はホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能で回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時にのみ回転する側壁体と、
この側壁体の立位壁部に形成される入口部を有し、前記回転円盤から送出される硬貨を入口部から受け入れて１枚ずつ整列状態で送出する硬貨通路と
を具備していることを特徴とする硬貨収納繰出装置。A hopper for storing and storing coins;
A rotating disk having a plurality of coin receiving portions that are rotatably provided at the bottom of the hopper portion, receive coins one by one in the radial direction and thickness direction in the peripheral region, and send the received coins outward to the peripheral edge;
A hopper side wall portion provided around the hopper portion, a guide portion that protrudes from the hopper side wall portion above the peripheral area of the rotating disk and descends downward toward the inner periphery area of the rotating disk, and is provided below the guide section. inclined portion of inclined downward as it approaches the periphery outside side of the rotary disk being, and have a standing position wall facing the peripheral region of the rotating disk is provided on the outer side of the inclined portion, the guide portion is rotated relative to the hopper side wall A side wall that rotates only when the clogging of coins on a rotating disk is possible ,
A coin passage having an inlet portion formed in the standing wall portion of the side wall body, and receiving coins sent from the rotating disk from the inlet portion and feeding them one by one in an aligned state. A coin storing and feeding device as a feature. ホッパ部は、金種混合硬貨を貯留収納する
ことを特徴とする請求項１記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The coin storage and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the hopper unit stores and stores denomination mixed coins. 回転円盤の硬貨受収部は、硬貨の下面が載る底面部を有する
ことを特徴とする請求項１または２記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。 The coin receiving and feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin receiving portion of the rotating disk has a bottom surface portion on which a lower surface of the coin is placed . 側壁体のガイド部および傾斜部は、ホッパ側壁部に対して回転可能とし、回転円盤上での硬貨の詰まり解消時に回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向と反対方向に回転する
ことを特徴とする請求項１ないし３いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The guide part and the inclined part of the side wall body are rotatable with respect to the hopper side wall part, and rotate in a direction opposite to the coin sending rotation direction of the rotating disk when the clogging of coins on the rotating disk is eliminated. The coin storage and feeding device according to any one of 1 to 3. 回転円盤を硬貨送出回転方向およびその反対方向のいずれにも回転駆動可能とする駆動部と、
前記回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除するワンウェイクラッチ手段を有する駆動系を具備している
ことを特徴とする請求項４記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。A drive unit capable of rotationally driving the rotary disk in both the coin delivery rotation direction and the opposite direction;
When the rotating disk is rotated in the opposite direction, drive is transmitted from the driving unit to the guide unit and the inclined unit to rotate the guide unit and the inclined unit in the opposite direction, and from the driving unit when the rotating disk is rotated in the coin delivery rotation direction. The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 4 , further comprising a drive system having one-way clutch means for releasing drive transmission to the guide portion and the inclined portion. ワンウェイクラッチ手段は、回転円盤の反対方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部へ駆動伝達してこれらガイド部および傾斜部を反対方向へ回転させるとともに回転円盤の硬貨送出回転方向への回転時に駆動部からガイド部および傾斜部への駆動伝達を解除する第１のワンウェイクラッチ、ガイド部および傾斜部の硬貨送出回転方向への回転を阻止するとともに反対方向への回転を許容する第２のワンウェイクラッチを有している
ことを特徴とする請求項５記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The one-way clutch means transmits the drive from the drive part to the guide part and the inclined part when the rotary disk rotates in the opposite direction, rotates the guide part and the inclined part in the opposite direction, and rotates the rotary disk in the coin delivery rotation direction. A first one-way clutch that sometimes releases drive transmission from the drive unit to the guide unit and the inclined unit, a second one that prevents the rotation of the guide unit and the inclined unit in the coin delivery rotation direction and allows rotation in the opposite direction The coin storage and feeding device according to claim 5 , further comprising a one-way clutch. 駆動部は、回転円盤を硬貨送出回転方向へ回転させるときの回転速度より反対方向へ回転させるときの回転速度を遅くする
ことを特徴とする請求項５または６記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The coin storage and feeding device according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the drive unit slows down the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the opposite direction from the rotation speed when rotating the rotating disk in the coin delivery rotation direction. 硬貨通路は、回転円盤から送出される硬貨の下面を支持する通路底面、回転円盤の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向の上流側に設けられ硬貨の径方向を規制する第１の規制縁、この第１の規制縁に対向して回転円盤の周縁域で硬貨送出回転方向の下流側に設けられる第２の規制縁、および硬貨通路を送出される硬貨の上面および下面のいずれか一方に押圧接触してこの硬貨を第１の規制縁側へ移動させる自由回転ローラを有している
ことを特徴とする請求項１ないし７いずれか記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The coin passage is a bottom surface of the passage that supports the lower surface of the coin sent out from the rotating disk, a first restriction edge that is provided upstream of the rotating direction of the coin in the peripheral area of the rotating disk, and restricts the radial direction of the coin. The second regulating edge provided on the downstream side in the coin sending rotation direction in the peripheral area of the rotating disk so as to face the one regulating edge and the upper surface and the lower surface of the coin sent out through the coin passage are pressed into contact with each other. The coin storing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising a free rotating roller for moving the lever coin toward the first regulating edge side. 硬貨通路の自由回転ローラの後段に硬貨を検知する検知センサが設けられている
ことを特徴とする請求項８記載の硬貨収納繰出装置。The coin storage and feeding device according to claim 8, wherein a detection sensor that detects a coin is provided at a stage subsequent to the free rotation roller of the coin passage.
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