JP4232398B2 - Coin throwing device and coin processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin input device and a coin processing device, and more particularly to a technique suitable for processing an inserted coin installed in an installation target machine such as an article vending machine or a ticket vending machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of a conventional coin processing apparatus. A coin processing apparatus 1 shown in the figure is installed and used in an article vending machine 11 or the like, and includes a coin slot 12, a coin processing unit 2, and a coin slot provided in the article vending machine 11. And a coin insertion device 7 for introducing a coin (not shown) inserted into the inlet 3 of the coin processing unit 2.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 7, the coin processing unit 2 has a box shape as a whole, and when the coin 13 is fed into the inlet 3 provided at the top, the coin is formed in a downward shape. In the process of moving along the sorting slope 4 with its own weight, the authenticity and denomination of the coins are discriminated, and the coins are sorted into the respective denominations and stored in the safes X and Y for each denomination. At that time, when it is determined that the coin cannot be used, the coin is returned by dropping it into the return port Z from the discharge slope 6 connected to the lower end of the determination / sorting slope 4. The deposit information of the inserted coin 13 is output from the coin processing unit 2 to the host controller of the article vending machine 11.
[0004]
Further, the coin processing unit 2 has a possibility that the device discriminating means and the sorting function cannot follow if the coin 13 moves too fast inside. Therefore, the movement speed of the coin is intentionally lowered. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the coin 13 has a surface direction of the coin processing unit 2 so that the coin 13 can move at an appropriate speed in the radial direction a. The inlet 3 is formed in a horizontally long shape so as to be parallel to the front-rear direction b, and the unit 2 as a whole is required to have a certain length in the width direction.
[0005]
By the way, the installation target machine such as the article vending machine 11 in which the coin processing unit 2 is installed cannot be maintained from the side surface when it is arranged side by side or embedded in the wall, so maintenance is performed on the front or back side. A door is provided. The coin processing unit 2 is installed so that the surface direction of the coin 13 faces the front-rear direction of the installation target machine so that the installation target machine can be easily maintained. Therefore, the entrance 3 is as described above. It has a long hole shape along the width direction of the article vending machine 11.
[0006]
When such a coin processing apparatus 1 is installed in the article vending machine 11 as shown in FIG. 6, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 12 of the article vending machine 11 are entered by the coin insertion apparatus 7 into the inlet 3. In order to be guided to the height, the coin insertion device 7 needs to be high enough to drop the coin.
In that case, the coin insertion device 7 is guided to the coin insertion port 12 from the coin insertion port 12 to the inlet 3 of the coin processing unit 2 while being dropped naturally by weight, and is not stopped by friction or the like while being guided. It is necessary to make a certain inclination.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the conventional coin processing apparatus 1 shown above is installed in a machine to be installed such as the article vending machine 11 or the like, the article take-out mechanism and the like are provided on the front surface. Since the coin insertion slot 12 provided on the front surface of the target machine has a horizontally long shape, when the coin insertion device 7 tries to guide the coin input device 7 to the coin processing unit 2, the inclination angle of the coin insertion device 7 is changed. Must be bigger.
For this reason, the distance between the coin insertion slot 12 and the entrance 3 is increased, and it has been necessary to increase the distance accordingly.
[0008]
By the way, in general, there are a coin insertion device of the above-described horizontal insertion type and vertical insertion type. For example, a horizontal insertion type coin insertion device 7 shown in FIG. 8 is configured to slide a coin 13 placed in a coin insertion port 12 into a coin processing unit 2 while sliding it sideways. When there is a drop A between the inlet 12 and the inlet 3 of the coin processing unit 2 and the distance between them 12 and 3 is a depth dimension B, an angle C is required.
On the other hand, the vertical insertion type coin insertion device 7A shown in FIG. 9 introduces the coin 13 inserted in the insertion port 12 into the inlet 3 of the coin processing unit 2 while moving it upright. When there is a depth dimension B between the three, there is a drop A 'between the inlet 12 and the inlet 3, and an angle C' is required.
[0009]
In order to reliably guide the coin 13, the coin inserting devices 7 and 7A are arranged only to have a depth B or more than the heads A and A 'considering the inclination angles C and C'. I can't. For this reason, the angle C required for the coin insertion device 7 and the inclination angle C ′ required for the coin insertion device 7A are as follows: “Required angle C ′ for vertical insertion <Required angle C for horizontal insertion” ".
[0010]
Therefore, if the coin 13 inserted from the horizontally long coin insertion slot 12 is led to the entrance 3, the inclination angle of the coin insertion apparatus becomes large, and there is a problem that the entire apparatus is enlarged accordingly. . Further, as described above, there is an article take-out mechanism or the like on the front surface of the article vending machine 11, so that a coin insertion device is linearly connected between the inlet 3 on the coin processing unit 2 and the coin insertion slot 12. In addition, since the positions of both 3 and 12 are shifted from each other, the length of the coin insertion device becomes longer than necessary, and the coin insertion device itself is increased in size.
[0011]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a coin insertion device and a coin processing device that can be reliably reduced in size.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes the following means.
The invention according to claim 1 is a coin insertion device that guides coins inserted into a coin insertion slot to a downstream device , and is provided between a pair of plate materials facing each other with a gap slightly larger than the coins, and between the plate materials. A guide path that guides the coin that has been inserted into the coin slot into an upright position while standing upright , a side that is continuously provided from one side of the plate, and a shape of a square from the side. bent and a other side covering the rear portion of the inlet of the downstream equipment, and diverting portion for feeding to the entering opening by changing the path of the coins, is provided at a position facing the該進path changing unit, A hopper for dropping coins into the entrance, and the path changing unit is formed of a member separate from the guide path and the hopper, and the other side is formed at an obtuse angle with the one side, and the one side Meat from the proximal end to the leading end Characterized in that it is formed to be.
[0013]
According to the coin insertion device of the present invention, the coin inserted into the coin insertion port is guided downward while standing, and the route is changed by the route changing unit to be sent to the inlet of the downstream device. can do.
[0015]
Also , since one side and the other side of the course changing unit are obtuse angles, when the coin passes through the course changing unit, there is no risk of being caught at that part, and it can pass well, and the course of the coin can be changed. It can be done well.
In addition, even if a coin hits the course changing section and falls to the opposite side of the entrance, the fallen coin is surely dropped into the entrance of the downstream device by the hopper, so that the coin is surely inserted into the entrance. Can do.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 2 is the coin insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the diversion unit is characterized in that the inner surface between the said one side the other side is recessed in an arc shape with a predetermined curvature.
[0017]
According to the coin insertion device according to the present invention, if the inner surface of the course changing unit is recessed in an arc shape, the coin takes an arc-shaped locus along the course changing unit, so that the course of the coin is changed more satisfactorily. be able to.
[0020]
The invention according to claim 3 is provided in an installation target machine having an inlet for taking in coins, a downstream device for processing coins taken in from the entrance, a coin slot provided in the installation target machine, and the A coin insertion device that is connected between the entrances and guides the coins that are input to the coin insertion port to the entrance, and the downstream device is arranged along the width direction of the installation target machine. together with the inlet, the coin processing apparatus which forms an oblong shape along a longitudinal direction of the plane direction of the coin the downstream equipment and the installation target machine, while forming the coin vertically long shape, according to claim 1 or The coin input device according to claim 2 is provided.
[0021]
According to the coin processing device of the present invention, when a coin is inserted in a standing state at the coin slot, the coin is guided downward while standing by the coin inserting device, and the course is changed by the course changing unit. Since the downstream device is wide in the width direction, the inlet is horizontally long, and there is an article take-out mechanism etc. in front of the installation target machine, the position of the inlet and the coin insertion slot Even if they are misaligned, the coins inserted into the coin slot can be introduced into the downstream apparatus at a short distance.
[0022]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 are views showing a coin insertion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an article vending machine provided with a coin processing device having a coin insertion device, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of the coin input device, FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the coin input device, and FIG. 5 is a tilt of the coin led to the coin input device. It is explanatory drawing at the time.
This coin processing apparatus 1 is used by being installed in an article vending machine 11 or the like as an installation target machine, and has a coin insertion slot 12 provided on the front surface of the article vending machine 11 and an entrance 3 on the upper part. A coin processing unit (downstream apparatus) 2 and a coin input device 70 that is connected between the inlet 3 and the coin input port 12 and guides the coin input to the coin input port 12 to the inlet 3 are provided. The entrance 3 on the coin processing unit 2 has a horizontally long shape in which the surface direction of the coin 13 is along the width direction of the coin processing unit 2 and the article vending machine 11. This point is the same as that of the prior art, and in FIGS. 1 to 5, the same parts as those in FIGS.
[0023]
The coin insertion device 70 of this embodiment is configured as shown in FIGS. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin insertion device 70 includes plate members 71, 72 facing each other with a gap slightly larger than the coin 13, and a bottom member 73 provided between both the members 71, 72. , And the guide path is gradually inclined downward in the direction of the inlet 3 from the coin slot 12 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin slot 12 is formed in a vertically long shape on the front surface of the article vending machine 11.
[0024]
In such a coin insertion device 70, the course changing unit 8 is provided at the boundary between the terminal and the inlet 3. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the course changing unit 8 is bent into a U shape so that one side 8 a is connected to the plate material 71 and the other side 8 b covers the rear part of the entrance 3. The coin 13 that has passed through 70 hits and bends leftward as shown by a chain line shown in FIG. 5, thereby changing the course of the coin 13 to the side and sending it to the entrance 3.
[0025]
Further, the course changing unit 8 is configured so that the course of the coin 13 can be accurately changed, the one side 8a and the other side 8b form an obtuse angle, and the inner surface between the one side 8a and the other side 8b is formed in an arc shape. It is formed in a recess. The angle between the one side 8a and the other side 8b in the course changing unit 8 and the curvature of the recessed portion on the inner surface are large enough to allow the coin 13 to change the course and are appropriately selected.
[0026]
Further, a hopper 9 is provided at a position facing the course changing unit 8.
4 and 5, the hopper 9 has an L-shape having one side 9a connected to the tip of the plate member 72 and one side 9b connected to the other side 8b of the course changing portion 8 when viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 3, the side 9a is inclined in the vertical direction and gradually narrows from the upper side toward the lower inlet 3 as shown in FIG. It has a shape.
[0027]
Since the coin input device 70 is configured as described above, when the coin processing device 1 having the coin input device 70 is installed and used in the article vending machine 11, a user purchases an article. When the coin 13 is stood up and inserted into the coin insertion slot 12, the coin 13 is transferred from the coin insertion slot 12 while moving in a vertical posture raised by the coin insertion apparatus 70, and then travels down and passes through the coin insertion apparatus 70. When reaching the end course changing section 8, the course of the coin 13 is changed in the direction of the entrance 3 and dropped into the entrance 3 of the coin processing unit 2.
Thereby, when the coin 13 is sent from the entrance 3, the coin processing unit 2 performs predetermined processing such as authenticity and denomination of the coin 13, and the article vending machine 11 is based on the processing information of the coin processing unit 2. Will be performed.
[0028]
Since the coin insertion device 70 of this embodiment guides the coin 13 that has been inserted upright in the coin insertion slot 12 in an upright state, the angle of inclination as a whole can be reduced.
[0029]
Moreover, the coin changing unit 8 provided between the end of the coin input device 70 and the entrance 3 of the coin processing unit 2 is changed so that the coin 13 that has passed through the coin input device 70 faces the entrance 3. Even if the position of the entrance 3 and the coin insertion slot 12 is deviated from each other because the entrance 3 is wide in the width direction and the entrance 3 has a horizontally long shape and an article takeout mechanism or the like exists in front of the article vending machine 11, The coin insertion device 70 can connect the coin insertion slot 12 and the entrance 3 at a short distance, and the coin 13 can be reliably introduced.
Therefore, since the inclination angle of the coin throwing device 70 can be reduced and the length can be shortened, the coin throwing device 70 itself can be reliably reduced in size, and consequently the entire coin processing device 1 can be reduced in size. be able to.
[0030]
Further, when the course changing unit 8 is provided between the coin insertion device 70 and the entrance 3, there is no possibility that not only the coin insertion device 70 but also the coin processing unit 2 interferes with a mechanism unit in the article vending machine 11, etc. The apparatus 1 can be installed satisfactorily.
[0031]
And since the course change part 8 is formed with an obtuse angle between one side 8a and the other side 8b, when the coin 13 passes through the course change part 8, there is no possibility of being caught at that part, and the course change part 8 Therefore, the course can be changed smoothly. In addition, if the inner sides of the one side 8a and the other side 8b are recessed in an arc shape, the coin 13 takes an arc-shaped trajectory along the route changing unit 8, so that the course change of the coin 13 can be satisfactorily performed.
[0032]
Further, since the hopper 9 is provided at a position facing the course changing unit 8, for example, as shown by a chain line 13A in FIG. 5, a coin hits the course changing unit 8 from the coin throwing device 70 and from the course changing unit 8 The hopper 9 drops the coin 13 into the inlet 3 of the coin processing unit 2 as shown by an arrow c in the figure even if the hopper 9 falls down, so that the coin 13 can be reliably put into the inlet 3. To increase the reliability.
[0033]
In the illustrated embodiment, the example in which the coin insertion device 70 is formed with a fixed length is shown. However, if the coin insertion device 70 is formed in a bellows shape whose length can be adjusted, for example, Even if the depth dimension changes, it can be easily dealt with, and is not limited to the configuration of the illustrated example.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the inserted coin is guided obliquely downward while being erected by the guide path, and the path is changed by the path changing unit so as to be guided to the downstream apparatus. Since it comprised, the angle which the coin throwing-in apparatus inclines can be made small, and as a result of shortening the length of a coin throwing-in apparatus by changing the course of a coin, the effect that a coin throwing-in apparatus can be reduced in size is acquired.
[0035]
Moreover , when a coin passes a course change part, there is no possibility that a coin may be caught by a course change part, and the effect that the course change of a coin can be performed favorably is acquired.
Furthermore, even if the coin falls to the opposite side to the inlet, the coin can be surely dropped into the inlet of the downstream apparatus by the hopper, so that the effect of reliably introducing the coin can be obtained.
[0036]
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2 , the effect which can perform the course change of a coin still more favorably is acquired because a course change part is dented in circular arc shape.
[0038]
According to the invention of claim 3 , the downstream device is wide in the width direction, the inlet has a horizontally long shape, and the article take-out mechanism or the like is present in front of the installation target machine. Even if the position is shifted, it is possible to introduce the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot into the downstream apparatus at a short distance and to achieve the effect of realizing the downsizing of the entire coin processing apparatus.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a coin input device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is an overall perspective view showing an article vending machine provided with a coin processing device having a coin input device.
2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a coin insertion device in the coin processing device of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of the coin input device.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the same coin input device.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram when the coin led to the coin insertion device is tilted.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory perspective view showing a configuration example of a conventional coin processing device.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a coin processing unit of the coin processing apparatus.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a horizontal insertion type coin insertion device;
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a vertical insertion type coin insertion device;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 coin processing device 2 coin processing unit (downstream device)
3 entrance 11 goods vending machine (machine to be installed)
12 Coin slot 70 Coin slot device 8 Course change part 8a One side 8b Other side 9 Hopper

Claims (3)

In the coin insertion device that guides the coin input to the coin input port to the downstream device,
A guide having a pair of plate members opposed to each other with a gap slightly larger than the coins, and a bottom member provided between the plate members, and guiding the coins thrown into the coin insertion port while standing upright. Route,
While continuously provided by the one side from the plate, and, and a other side bent shape of pleasure or the one side to cover the rear of the inlet of the downstream equipment, before changing the path of the coin entry opening and the course changing unit for feeding in,
A hopper provided at a position facing the course changing portion and dropping coins into the entrance;
The course changing unit is configured by a member separate from the guide path and the hopper, and the other side is formed at an obtuse angle with the one side, and is thinned from a base end connected to the one side to a tip end. It is formed in the coin insertion device characterized by the above-mentioned. The coin insertion device according to claim 1 ,
The coin change device, wherein the path changing unit has an inner surface between the one side and the other side recessed in an arc shape with a predetermined curvature. It is installed in an installation target machine having an inlet for taking in coins, and is connected between a downstream device for processing coins taken in from the entrance, a coin input port provided in the installation target machine and the inlet, A coin insertion device for guiding the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot to the entrance;
The downstream device is arranged with the width direction along the width direction of the installation target machine, and the entrance is horizontally long with the coin face direction along the longitudinal direction of the downstream device and the installation target machine. In a coin processing device having a shape,
While forming the said coin into a vertically long shape, it has the said coin throwing-in apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2 , The coin processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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