JP4391853B2 - Coin storage and feeding device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin storing and feeding device for storing coins and feeding coins stored one by one.

  Conventionally, for example, in a coin processing machine such as a coin processing machine or a medal processing machine that handles coins such as coins and gaming medals, the coins are stored together in a bulk state and the stored coins one by one 2. Description of the Related Art A configuration including a coin storing and feeding device such as a coin storing and feeding device and a medal storing and feeding device that are fed out is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

For example, a coin storage and feeding device has a scrutiny function for confirming the denomination and number of coins stored. In this scrutiny, the coins stored from the coin storage and feeding device are fed one by one to the outside, that is, into the coin processor, and the fed coins are conveyed and identified and counted by the counting processor in the coin processor. After the coins are transported and stored in another storage box arranged in the coin processor, all the coins are drawn out from the coin storage and feeding device and transferred to the storage box, the storage box is taken out of the coin processor and this storage box The work of returning the inner coin to the coin storing and feeding device is performed. In the case where the coin storage and feeding device is provided for each denomination, the denomination is similarly examined one by one in order.
Japanese Patent No. 2857450 (Page 2, Fig. 4)

  As described above, at the time of scrutiny, after coins are fed out from the coin storage and feeding device and identified and counted, they are stored in another storage box, and when all the coins are fed out from the coin storage and feeding device and transferred to the storage box, they are stored. Since it is necessary to take out the box from the coin processor and return the coins in the storage box to the coin storage and feeding device, there is a problem that the inspection cannot be performed automatically and is troublesome. In addition, when the coin storage and feeding device is provided for each denomination, each denomination must be scrutinized in order, and there is a problem that it takes time to scrutinize.

  Also, since coins are fed out of the coin storage and feeding device, there is a risk of clogging of coins during transport in the coin processor, and the storage box to which the coins have been transferred is taken out from the coin processor. There is a problem that it is difficult to strictly check the coins because it involves returning the coins to the coin storage and feeding device.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and can be automatically scrutinized by the coin storage and feeding device itself, and even when there are a plurality of coin storage and feeding devices, the time required for overall scrutiny can be shortened, An object of the present invention is to provide a coin storing and feeding device that can be strictened.

  The coin storage and feeding device according to claim 1 ascends from a coin storage space portion for storing coins, a bottom belt region constituting a bottom portion of the coin storage space portion, and an end portion of the bottom belt region. A belt means having a rising belt area and conveying coins in the lower area of the coin storage space part one by one from the bottom belt area through the rising belt area, and conveying upward in the rising belt area of the belt means An identification unit for identifying coins, and a distribution unit that distributes the coins conveyed upward in the rising belt region of the belt unit to the outside side of the coin storage space unit and the upper region side of the coin storage space unit, A shutter that divides the lower and upper areas of the coin storage space so as to be openable and closable, and closes the shutter to partition the lower and upper areas of the coin storage space when scrutinized, and the coins are stored by belt means. Lower area of the space The coins are transported upward, identified by the identification unit, distributed by the sorting means to the upper area side of the coin storage space section, stored on the shutter, and all the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space section are stored. And a control unit that opens the shutter and returns the coins to the lower region of the coin storage space after being stored on the shutter.

  In this configuration, at the time of scrutiny, the shutter is closed to partition the lower area and the upper area of the coin storage space, and the belt means conveys the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space to the identification section. And assigning means to the upper area side of the coin storage space and storing it on the shutter, storing all the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space on the shutter, and then opening the shutter Since the coins are returned to the lower area of the coin storage space, it can be automatically scrutinized by the coin storage / delivery device itself, and even when there are multiple coin storage / delivery devices, it can be scrutinized at the same time and the entire scrutiny takes place. By shortening the time and not taking out the coins outside the coin storing and feeding device, there is no occurrence of coin clogging in the external conveyance system and scrutiny is made strict.

  The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 2 is the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter has a pair of shutter plates provided to be openable and closable in the coin storing space. It is.

  In this configuration, the pair of shutter plates of the shutter are provided so as to be able to be opened and closed with each other in the coin storage space, so that the configuration of the shutter is simplified and the opening and closing of the shutter is quick.

  According to the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1, at the time of scrutinization, the shutter is closed to partition the lower area and the upper area of the coin storing space part, and the coins in the lower area of the coin storing space part by the belt means Is transferred to the upper part of the coin storage space by the sorting means and stored on the shutter, and all the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space are placed on the shutter. In order to return coins to the lower area of the coin storage space, the coins can be automatically scrutinized by the coin storage and delivery device itself, and even when there are multiple coin storage and delivery devices, The time required for the entire scrutiny can be shortened, and the coins are not clogged in the external conveyance system by not taking out the coins outside the coin storing and feeding device, and the scrutiny can be made strict.

  According to the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 2, in addition to the effects of the coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1, the pair of shutter plates of the shutter are provided so as to be able to be opened and closed with each other in the coin storing space portion. The shutter configuration can be simplified and the shutter can be opened and closed quickly.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 show a coin processing machine. As the coin processing machine, a coin bar as a wrapping coin in which a predetermined number of coins are stacked and packed, as a coin depositing and dispensing process. The coin processing machine 11 which performs the packaging process which forms the bar A as a kind, the storage process of this bar A, and the withdrawal process is shown.

  This coin processing machine 11 has a machine body 12, a coin processing device 13 as a coin processing device for processing loose coins is disposed in the left side area in the machine body 12, and the right side area in the machine body 12 A bar processing apparatus 14 as a bar processing apparatus for processing the bar A is provided.

  In the coin processing device 13, a deposit processing unit 17 as a coin receiving processing unit that receives and identifies loose coins in order from the upper side of the machine body 12, and temporarily holds the coins identified by the deposit processing unit 17. There is a temporary storage unit 18 and a coin storage and feeding device 19 as a coin storage and delivery device that stores the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 18 and stores the stored coins to the bar metal processing device 14 or the like. A bulk coin dispensing unit 20 for dispensing the loose coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding device 19 to the outside of the machine body 12 is disposed in the central region of the machine body 12 at each side.

  The bar metal processing device 14 is provided with a wrapping portion 23 for wrapping a predetermined number of coins stacked in the lower area of the machine body 12 to form a bar metal A. The bar metal A is placed in the upper area of the wrapping portion 23. A plurality of bar metal trays 24 for receiving and sending out are disposed, and a bar metal outlet 25 for feeding the bar A is disposed at the top of the machine body 12. Between the packaging part 23 and the bar metal tray 24 and the bar metal outlet 25, a bar metal transport unit 26 for transporting the bar A is disposed.

  Further, the deposit processing unit 17 receives a coin inserted from the upper part of the machine body 12, a supply disk 32 on the bottom surface of the hopper 31, and a rotating disk to which coins are supplied by a predetermined amount by the rotation of the supply disk 32. 33, coin passages 34 for receiving and transporting coins that are fed one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk 33 are provided.

  The identification passage portion 34a on the start end side of the coin passage 34 is provided with an identification portion 35 for identifying a coin, and an identification passage portion 34b formed in the front-rear direction of the machine body 12 following the identification passage portion 34a of the coin passage 34. Are provided with a first arbitrary selecting section 36 and a second arbitrary selecting section 37 for selecting arbitrary coins, and a denomination selecting section 38 for selecting coins by denomination. The first arbitrary sorting unit 36 sorts rejected coins, fouled coins, etc., and the second arbitrary sorting unit 37 sorts out overflow coins of denominations that cannot be stored in the temporary storage unit 18 or the coin storage and feeding device 19. .

  Below these first arbitrary sorting section 36, second arbitrary sorting section 37 and each denomination sorting section 38, a chute 39 (first optional sorting section 36) for feeding the selected coins to the temporary storage section 18. The lower chute is indicated by reference numeral 39a, and the lower chute of the second arbitrary selection section 37 is indicated by reference numeral 39b. The chute 39a on the lower side of the first arbitrary sorting section 36 allows the reject coins to be switched to the temporary storage section 18 and sent to the reject box 40 that can be freely attached to and detached from the body 12.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the temporary storage unit 18 is configured to store the coins sent by the chutes 39, respectively. The storage cylinders 43 (the storage cylinders below the chutes 39a of the first arbitrary selection unit 36 are denoted by reference numerals 43a). , The lower holding cylinders of the second arbitrary selection section 37 are indicated by reference numerals 43b), and the bottom 44 and the holding cylinder 43 for closing the lower surface of the holding cylinder 43 below the holding cylinders 43 are provided. A bottom member 46 having a discharge port portion 45 for opening the lower surface of the container and releasing downward is disposed, and the retaining cylinder 43 and the bottom member 46 are configured to be movable in the left-right direction of the airframe 12 by moving mechanisms 47 and 48, respectively. Has been. 3 is located at a holding position below the chute 39 and the bottom 44 of the bottom member 46 closes the bottom surface of the holding cylinder 43 to temporarily hold the coin and store the temporarily held coin. In this case, only the holding cylinder 43 moves to the left storage position, and the coins in the holding cylinder 43 are discharged into the coin storage and feeding device 19 through the discharge port 45 of the bottom member 46, and the temporarily held coins When the storage cylinder 43 is returned, the holding cylinder 43 and the bottom member 46 move together in the left direction, and the discharge port 45 of the bottom member 46 is free to the machine body 12 at the side position of the coin storage and feeding device 19. Only the bottom member 46 stops at the position moved onto the detachable return box 49, and only the holding cylinder 43 moves to the return position in the left direction, and the coin in the holding cylinder 43 is discharged to the discharge port 45 of the bottom member 46. Through the return box 49.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the coin storage and feeding device 19 is provided for each of the overflow coin and each denomination coin, and accepts the coins sent from the temporary storage unit 18 and stores them in a loose state. It has a coin storage box 55 (a coin storage box for overflow coins is indicated by reference numeral 55b).

  The coin storage box 55 has a box shape with an open top surface, and has a payout opening 56 for feeding out coins to the upper right side, which is one side upper side of the packaging part 23 side. A coin storage space portion 57 is formed as a coin storage space portion for storing in a lump in a bulk state, and the stored coins are conveyed one by one upward on the right side, which is one side above the packaging portion 23 side. Then, belt means 58 for feeding one by one from the feeding port 56 is provided. The belt means 58 has an endless feeding belt 59, and the feeding belt 59 forms a bottom portion of the coin storage space 57 and a right end portion which is one side end portion of the bottom belt region 60. Is formed by a plurality of rollers 62 and a pair of rotating plates 63 so as to constitute a rising belt region 61 that rises from That is, the feeding belt 59 is stretched over the two rollers 62 arranged in the bottom area of the coin storage space 57 and the roller 62 arranged in the vicinity of the feeding outlet 56, and the feeding belt facing the coin storage space 57 A pair of rotating bodies 63 are in contact with both sides of the surface of the belt 59 in the belt width direction, and a bottom belt region 60 and a rising belt region 61 are formed on the feeding belt 59. The coin storage space 57 is configured with the bottom belt region 60 of the feeding belt 59 at the bottom, and the front and rear surfaces corresponding to the belt width direction are configured with the inner wall surface of the coin storage box 55 and the rotating body 63. The right side which is one side is composed of the rising belt region 61 of the feeding belt 59, and the left side which is the other side is composed of the inner wall surface of the coin storage box 55 and the guide plate 64 which guides the coin onto the bottom belt region 60. Yes.

  On the surface of the feeding belt 59, a pair of projections (not shown) having a height dimension from the belt surface on which only one coin to be processed is placed in the thickness direction are projected, and the pair of projections are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the belt. Projected at a predetermined pitch, the coins at the bottom of the coin storage space 57 are locked one by one with a pair of protrusions by the rotation of the feeding belt 59 and conveyed upward through the ascending belt region 61. Yes.

  In the vicinity of the upper end of the rising belt area 61 of the feeding belt 59, an identification unit 65 for identifying coins conveyed upward one by one in the rising belt area 61 is disposed.

  Above the ascending belt region 61 of the feeding belt 59, the coins conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 are outside the coin storage space portion 57, that is, the feeding outlet 56 side and the upper region side in the coin storage space portion 57. Distributing means 66 that distributes to each other is arranged. The distribution means 66 includes a distribution member 67 and a distribution drive unit 68 such as a solenoid for switching the distribution member 67 in accordance with the distribution direction. In the coin storage space 57, the retreat position in which the coins conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 are passed through the ascending belt region 61 and fed out from the payout port 56, and the coins conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 are separated from the belt surface. It is possible to switch to the return position to return to. A guide plate 69 for guiding the coins returned into the coin storage space 57 by the sorting means 66 to the lower area of the coin storage space 57 is provided at a position facing the rising belt area 61 of the feeding belt 59. .

  The coin storage and feeding device 19 includes a shutter 70 that partitions the lower region 57a and the upper region 57b of the coin storage space 57 so as to be opened and closed. The shutter 70 is formed in a plate shape that can be bent, and is retracted along the other side surface area of the coin storage box 55 to open the state in which the lower area 57a and the upper area 57b of the coin storage space 57 are communicated with each other. And a state in which the lower area 57a and the upper area 57b of the coin storage space 57 are separated and separated from the coin storage space 55 from the middle of the other side area of the coin storage box 55 substantially horizontally into the coin storage space 57. Is closed. In the closed state of the shutter 70, the distal end side of the shutter 70 moves to the position of the guide plate 69, and the feeding belt 59 is isolated from the upper area 57b of the coin storage space 57.

  In addition, a conveyor 73 that accepts coins fed one by one from the feeding port 56 and conveys them forward or backward is provided along the front-rear direction on the outer side facing the feeding port 56 of each coin storage and feeding device 19. When packaging, the coins received in the front area from the central area on the conveyor 73 are conveyed to the central area of the conveyor 73, or the coins received in the rear area from the central area on the conveyor 73 are conveyed to the central area of the conveyor 73. From the central area of 73, coins are fed into the packaging part 23 by the feeding mechanism 74, and when accepting bulk coins, the coins received on the conveyor 73 are transported forward and fed into the bulk coin dispensing part 20. . Also, on the front side of the coin storage and feeding device 19, a fouling coin storage box 75 for storing the fouling coins sorted by the first arbitrary sorting unit 36 and fed from the temporary storage unit 18 is detachably attached to the machine body 12. It has been.

  The bulk coin dispensing unit 20 has a transport box 79 that moves in the vertical direction in the front area of the conveyor 73, and the bottom of the transport box 79 is closed by a shutter 80 that can be opened and closed. Coins conveyed forward from the conveyor 73 are received, and coins can be fed into the bulk coin dispensing box 81 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 12 at the raised position.

  A collection chute 82 is disposed below the transport box 79 in the lowered position, and a collection box 83 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 12 is disposed below the collection sheet 82. When collecting coins, the coins fed out from the coin storage and feeding device 19 can be collected in the collection box 83 through the conveyor 73, the transport box 79 with the shutter 80 opened, and the collection chute 82.

  FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the coin storage and feeding device 19. The coin storage and feeding device 19 has a control unit 91, and the control unit 91 rotates the identification unit 65 and the feeding belt 59 of the belt means 58. For example, a belt driving unit 92 such as a motor, a sorting driving unit 68 of the sorting unit 66, and a shutter opening / closing driving unit 93 such as a motor for moving the shutter 70 are connected.

  At the time of scrutiny, the control unit 91 closes the shutter 70 to partition the lower region 57a and the upper region 57b of the coin storage space 57, and the belt means 58 conveys the coins in the lower region 57a of the coin storage space 57 upward. Are identified by the identification unit 65 and distributed to the upper area 57b side of the coin storage space 57 by the distribution means 66 and stored on the shutter 70, and all the coins in the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57 are stored on the shutter 70. Then, the shutter 70 is opened and the coin is returned to the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the overall operation of the coin processor 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  At the time of coin deposit processing for depositing coins, the coins inserted into the hopper 31 are supplied to the rotating disk 33 by the rotation of the supply disk 32, and the coins are fed one by one to the coin path 34 by the rotation of the rotating disk 33, and the coin path The coins fed out in 34 are transported, and the identifying unit 35 identifies the coins. Appropriate coins are sorted into denominations by the denomination sorting unit 38 and stored in the holding cylinder 43 of the temporary holding unit 18. The dirty coins are sorted by the first arbitrary sorting unit 36 and temporarily held in the holding cylinder 43a of the temporary holding unit 18. The reject coins that cannot be identified are sorted by the first arbitrary sorting section 36 and sent to the reject box 40. The overflow coin of the denomination that cannot be stored in the temporary storage unit 18 or the coin storage and feeding device 19 is branched by the second arbitrary selection unit 37 and temporarily stored in the storage cylinder 43b of the temporary storage unit 18.

  After completing the sorting process of all the deposited coins, the stored coins in each holding cylinder 43 of the temporary storage unit 18 are stored in each coin storage and feeding device 19 and returned due to non-approval of payment. Sometimes, the stored coins in the storage cylinder 43 of the temporary storage unit 18 are sent to the return box 49 and the return box 49 is taken out from the machine body 12.

  Further, during the bulk coin dispensing process for dispensing coins in a loose state, the coin 73 corresponding to the number of coins to be dispensed is paid out from the coin storage and feeding device 19 of the type of money to be dispensed based on the withdrawal data, and the conveyor 73 Through the transport box 79, the transport box 79 is raised and put into the bulk coin dispensing box 81, and the bulk coin dispensing box 81 is taken out from the machine body 12.

  Further, when the loose coins in the coin storage / delivery device 19 are stored in the state of the bar A, the coins are paid out from the coin storage / delivery device 19 of one denomination, and the packaging unit 23 is passed through the conveyor 73 and the feeding mechanism 74. To send. A bar A is formed by stacking and packaging a predetermined number of coins in the packaging unit 23, and the formed bar A is conveyed by the bar metal conveying unit 26 and stored in the bar metal tray 24.

  Next, the operation of the coin storage and feeding device 19 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the coins C as the coins stored in the coin storage space 57 are usually stored on the bottom belt area 60 of the belt means 58. At the time of coin feeding, the feeding belt 59 of the belt means 58 is rotated, and the coins at the bottom of the coin storage space 57 are locked one by one with each pair of protrusions of the feeding belt 59 moving in the bottom belt region 60. Then, it is conveyed upward through the ascending belt region 61. The coin C conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 is identified by the identification unit 65, passed through the position of the sorting means 66 in which the sorting member 67 has been moved to the retracted position in advance, and is fed out from the feeding port 56. .

  Further, when checking the denomination and number of coins C stored in the coin storage and feeding device 19, as shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 1 (c), a shutter 70 is inserted into the coin storage space 57, The lower area 57a in which the coins C of the coin storage space 57 are stored is partitioned from the upper area 57b which is a space.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (c) and 1 (d), the coin on the bottom of the coin storage space 57 is rotated by the pair of protrusions of the feeding belt 59 that moves the feeding belt 59 of the belt means 58 and moves in the bottom belt region 60. C is locked one by one and conveyed upward through the rising belt region 61. The coin C conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 is identified by the identification unit 65, and the coin C conveyed upward in the ascending belt region 61 by the sorting member 67 moved to the return position of the sorting means 66 is belt surface. To return to the upper area 57b of the coin storage space 57.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (d), for example, if the identification unit 65 does not detect the coin C for a predetermined time or more, all the coins C in the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57 are identified and the shutter 70 in the upper area 57b. It is determined that the belt is stored above, and the feeding belt 59 of the belt means 58 is stopped.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (e) and 1 (f), the shutter 70 is opened, and the scrutinized coin C stored on the shutter 70 is returned to the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57 to complete the scrutiny. To do.

  Thus, at the time of scrutiny, the shutter 70 is closed to partition the lower region 57a and the upper region 57b of the coin storage space 57, and the belt C 58 conveys the coin C in the lower region 57a of the coin storage space 57 upward. Then, it is identified by the identification unit 65 and distributed to the upper area 57b side of the coin storage space 57 by the distribution means 66 and stored on the shutter 70, and all the coins C in the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57 are stored in the shutter 70. After being stored above, the shutter 70 is opened and the coin C is returned to the lower area 57a of the coin storage space 57, so that it can be automatically scrutinized by the coin storage and feeding device 19 itself.

  In addition, even when there are a plurality of coin storage and feeding devices 19, since it is possible to simultaneously examine, the time required for the entire examination can be shortened.

  In addition, since the coin C is not taken out of the coin storage and feeding device 19 at the time of scrutiny, there is no occurrence of coin clogging in the external conveyance system, and scrutiny can be made strict.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the shutter 70 may be composed of a pair of shutter plates 95 provided in a coin storage space 57 so as to be openable and closable with each other. In this case, each shutter plate 95 is opened and closed corresponding to the belt width direction of the belt means 58, and is suspended downward from the substantially horizontal closed position by the support shaft 96 provided at the outer end of each shutter plate 95. It can be swung between the open position and is opened and closed in conjunction with shutter opening / closing drive means (not shown). Each shutter plate 95 is provided in a comb-teeth shape so as to mesh with each other when closed.

  In this way, since the pair of shutter plates 95 of the shutter 70 are provided so as to be able to be opened and closed with each other in the coin storage space 57, the configuration of the shutter 70 can be simplified and the opening and closing of the shutter 70 can be quickly performed, and the time required for the scrutiny processing is reduced. Can be shortened.

  Moreover, although the coin storage and feeding device 19 is provided for each denomination, it may be configured to be collectively stored in a denomination mixed state, and may be selected according to denomination at the time of withdrawal or packaging of loose coins.

  Further, the coin storing and feeding device is not limited to the coin storing and feeding device 19 for handling the coin C, but can also be applied to a medal storing and feeding device for handling gaming medals, and the same effects can be obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a coin storing and feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is an explanatory diagram for explaining a feeding operation, and (b) to (f) are explanatory diagrams for sequentially explaining a scrutinizing operation. It is a block diagram of a coin storing and feeding apparatus same as the above. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the coin processing machine to which the same coin storing and feeding apparatus is applied. It is a top view which shows the internal structure of a coin processing machine same as the above. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of a coin processing machine same as the above. FIG. 4 shows a coin storing and feeding device according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is an explanatory view for explaining the feeding operation, (b) is a plan view of the shutter in a closed state, and (c) is a shutter in the closed state. Explanatory drawing, (d) is explanatory drawing of the open state of a shutter.

Explanation of symbols

19 Coin storage and delivery device as a coin storage and delivery device
57 Coin storage space as a coin storage space
57a Lower area
57b Upper area
58 Belt means
60 Bottom belt area
61 Climbing belt area
65 Identification part
66 Sorting means
70 Shutter
91 Control unit
95 Shutter plate C Coins as coins

Claims (2)

A coin storage space for storing coins;
It has a bottom belt area that constitutes the bottom of the coin storage space and a rising belt area that rises from the end of the bottom belt area, and the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space rise from the bottom belt area. Belt means for conveying upward one by one through the belt area;
An identification unit for identifying coins conveyed upward in the rising belt region of the belt means;
A distribution means for distributing coins conveyed upward in the rising belt area of the belt means to the outside side of the coin storage space section and the upper area side of the coin storage space section;
A shutter that partitions the lower and upper areas of the coin storage space so as to be openable and closable;
During scrutiny, the shutter is closed to partition the lower area and upper area of the coin storage space section, and the belt means conveys the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space section upward so that they are identified by the identification section. The distribution means distributes the coins to the upper area side of the coin storage space and stores it on the shutter. After storing all the coins in the lower area of the coin storage space on the shutter, the shutter is opened to collect the coins. And a control unit for returning the coin storage space to a lower area of the coin storage space. The coin storing and feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter has a pair of shutter plates that can be opened and closed with each other in the coin storing space.

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