JP4887767B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin collecting device that collects coins stored in a coin discriminator of a vending machine.

  The vending machine is provided with a coin discriminator on the inner side of the outer door, and a change return port is provided on the front surface of the outer door. The coin discriminator has a change payout exit and a collection payout exit for paying out coins that can no longer be accommodated for change in the coin discriminator. Then, a return chute that guides the coins paid out from the change payment outlet to the change return port, and a recovery chute that guides the coins paid out from the collection payout outlet to a collection collection box provided below the discriminator. Are provided separately. In addition, a guide member is provided that distributes whether the coins discharged from the collection payout port are guided to the return chute or to the recovery chute (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  5 is a perspective view of the conventional vending machine with the outer door opened, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the coin collecting device when the outer door of the conventional vending machine is closed, and FIG. 7 is the conventional automatic vending machine. It is a perspective view of a coin recovery device when an outer door of a vending machine is opened.

  Hereinafter, a conventional coin recovery device for a vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  An outer door 2 is attached to the front part of the main body 1 of the vending machine. A coin discriminator 3 is provided on the back surface of the outer door 2, and a collection box 4 for collection is provided below the coin discriminator 3. A change payment outlet 5 and a collection outlet 6 are formed on the bottom surface of the coin discriminator 3. Further, a change return port 7 is provided on the front surface of the outer door. The coins paid out from the collection outlet 6 are guided to the collection box 4 by the collection chute 9 through the guide member 8. Further, the coins paid out from the change payment outlet 5 pass through the guide member 8, pass through the return chute 10 to the change return port 7, pass through the guide member 8, and return to the collection collection box 4 from the collection chute 9. There is a passage to be paid out. The guide member 8 is slidably held in the front-rear direction on both sides by the door frame 11 and is always urged rearward by a spring 12. A pressing member 14 is attached to the main body 1 of the vending machine. When the outer door 2 is closed, the guide member 8 urged rearward by the spring 12 is pressed against the urging force, and the door frame 11. When the guide member 8 is in the position accommodated in the door frame 11, the first opening 13 a of the guide member 8 is located directly below the change payment outlet 5 of the coin discriminator 3 and guides the coin to the return chute 10. . When the outer door 2 is opened and the pressing member 14 is not pressing the guide member 8, the guide member 8 is biased by the spring 12 and comes to a position protruding rearward. In that case, the second opening 13 b of the guide member 8 is located directly below the change payment outlet 5 of the coin discriminator 3, and guides the coin to the collection chute 11.

  The operation | movement is demonstrated about the conventional coin collection | recovery apparatus comprised as mentioned above.

  First, the normal sales state will be described. Since the outer door 2 is in a state of being closed with respect to the main body 1, the guide member 8 is in a position where it is pressed forward by the pressing member 14 and stored in the frame door 11. In this state, when a selling operation is performed, when coins are paid out as change from the coin discriminator 3, the coins paid out from the change payout outlet 5 of the coin discriminator 3 are the first opening of the guide member 8. 13a is led from the return chute 10 to the change return port 7. The coin discriminator 3 can hold a certain amount of coins, but if it exceeds that amount, the overflowing coins are paid out from the collection outlet 6 and are collected through the second opening 13 b of the guide member 8. It is stored in the collection box 4.

Next, the case where the administrator of the vending machine collects coins will be described. When the administrator opens the door 2, the guide member 8 slides rearward by the bias of the spring 12, and the second opening 13 b of the guide member is directly below the change payment outlet 5 of the coin discriminator 3. Then, by operating the coin discriminator 3, the coins held by the coin discriminator 3 are paid out from the change payment outlet 5. The dispensed coins are guided to the collection chute 9 through the second opening 13b of the guide member 8 and collected in the collection box 4 for collection. Thereby, the coins in the coin discriminator 3 can be collected together with the coins already stored in the collection box 4 for collection.
Japanese Patent No. 2894915

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the guide member is slid in the front-rear direction. Therefore, if the guide member is slid backward, an opening is formed on the upper portion of the guide member that is separated from the coin discriminator. There was a problem that could not be recovered successfully. Conventionally, the guide member is slid directly in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door. Therefore, an impact is applied when the guide member is tilted and pressed against the guide member, and slippage deteriorates due to wear deterioration of the slide portion. However, there was a problem that extra force was applied when closing the outer door.

  It is an object of the present invention to alleviate an impact on a guide member due to opening and closing of a door and to reliably collect coins.

In order to solve the conventional problems, an automatic vending machine of the present invention guides the coins paid out from the change payout opening of the coin validator to be placed outside the door to change return slot or collecting money collection box coins In the vending machine provided with a recovery device , the coin recovery device includes a return chute that receives coins falling from the change payout outlet, and a recovery chute that is adjacent to the return chute in the left-right direction and communicates with the recovery collection box. A switching chute for switching the coin path in the middle of the return chute, a substantially L-shape having one end that is pivotally pivoted in the horizontal direction and pressed when the outer door is closed, and the other end that contacts the switching chute The switching chute is supported so as to be pivotable in the left-right direction in the return chute and the collection chute, and when the outer door is closed, the switching chute is pressed by the lever. The chute rotates against the urging force of the elastic member and is switched so that the return chute and the change return port communicate with each other. When the outer door is opened, the lever is released and the switching chute is It is rotated by the urging force and the coin is in front
The return chute is guided to the collection box through the switching chute. In a normal sales state, the outer door is in a closed state, the lever is pressed forward, the lever presses the switching chute laterally, and the switching chute moves toward the recovery chute against the urging force of the elastic member. A part of the switching chute is in a pivoted position and forms a passage that guides the coin to the change return port as a part of a partition wall that partitions the return chute and the recovery chute. When the outer door is opened, the lever is released, and the switching chute is rotated to the return chute by the biasing force of the elastic member. The coin of the coin discriminator is collected from the return chute through the collecting chute via the switching chute. A passage leading to the collection box is formed. All the coins that fall from the change outlet of the coin discriminator are once guided to the same return chute, and by turning the switching chute formed in the middle of the coin collecting device, the coin destination is changed to the change return port or the collection collection box. Therefore, it reduces the spillage of coins between the coin discriminator and the coin collecting device and the clogging of coins in the coin collecting device, and the switching chute rotates in the coin collecting device and is compact. Since the switching chute does not jump out of the coin collecting device, breakage and failure can be reduced. The return chute and recovery chute are divided in the left-right direction, and the switching chute rotates within the entire width of the return chute and recovery chute, so it can be formed compactly without jumping out of the coin recovery device. Clogging can be reduced.

In the vending machine of the present invention, in a normal sales state, the outer door is in a closed state, the lever is pressed forward, the lever presses the switching chute laterally, and the switching chute is the biasing force of the elastic member The part of the switching chute is part of the partition wall that divides the return chute and the recovery chute to form a passage that leads the coins to the change return port. Yes. When the outer door is opened, the lever is released, and the switching chute is rotated to the return chute by the biasing force of the elastic member. The coin of the coin discriminator is collected from the return chute through the collecting chute via the switching chute. A passage leading to the collection box is formed. All the coins that fall from the change outlet of the coin discriminator are once guided to the same return chute, and by turning the switching chute formed in the middle of the coin collecting device, the coin destination is changed to the change return port or the collection collection box. Therefore, it reduces the spillage of coins between the coin discriminator and the coin collecting device and the clogging of coins in the coin collecting device, and the switching chute rotates in the coin collecting device and is compact. Since the switching chute does not jump out of the coin collecting device, breakage and failure can be reduced. The return chute and recovery chute are divided in the left-right direction, and the switching chute rotates within the entire width of the return chute and recovery chute, so it can be formed compactly without jumping out of the coin recovery device. Clogging can be reduced.

The invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine provided with a coin collecting device for guiding coins paid out from a change payment outlet of a coin discriminator installed in an outer door to a change return port or a collection box for collection. The coin recovery device includes a return chute that receives coins falling from the change payout outlet, and a recovery chute that is adjacent to the return chute in the left-right direction and communicates with the collection box for collecting coins in the middle of the return chute. A switching chute for switching the passage, one end that is pivotally supported in the horizontal direction and pressed when the outer door is closed, and the other end that contacts the switching chute
The switching chute has a substantially L-shaped lever , and the switching chute is supported so as to be pivotable in the left-right direction in the return chute and the recovery chute. When the outer door is closed, the switching chute is elastic by pressing the lever. The switching chute is rotated so that the return chute and the change return port communicate with each other. When the outer door is opened, the lever is released and the switching chute is rotated by the biasing force of the elastic member. Then, the coin is guided from the return chute to the collecting collection box through the switching chute . In a normal sales state, the outer door is in a closed state, the lever is pressed forward, the lever presses the switching chute laterally, and the switching chute moves toward the recovery chute against the urging force of the elastic member. A part of the switching chute is in a pivoted position and forms a passage that guides the coin to the change return port as a part of a partition wall that partitions the return chute and the recovery chute. When the outer door is opened, the lever is released, and the switching chute is rotated to the return chute by the biasing force of the elastic member. The coin of the coin discriminator is collected from the return chute through the collecting chute via the switching chute. A passage leading to the collection box is formed. All the coins that fall from the change outlet of the coin discriminator are once guided to the same return chute, and by turning the switching chute formed in the middle of the coin collecting device, the coin destination is changed to the change return port or the collection collection box. Therefore, it reduces the spillage of coins between the coin discriminator and the coin collecting device and the clogging of coins in the coin collecting device, and the switching chute rotates in the coin collecting device and is compact. Since the switching chute does not jump out of the coin collecting device, breakage and failure can be reduced. The return chute and recovery chute are divided in the left-right direction, and the switching chute rotates within the entire width of the return chute and recovery chute, so it can be formed compactly without jumping out of the coin recovery device. Clogging can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the same structure as the past, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin collecting device when an outer door of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is closed, and FIG. 2 is a view when the outer door of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is opened. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 2 in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Similar to the prior art, a collection box 4 for collection is provided below the coin discriminator 3 on the back surface of the outer door 2, and a coin collecting device 200 is formed between the coin discriminator 3 and the collection box 4 for collecting coins. The device 200 performs an operation of paying out the coins of the coin discriminator 3 as change to the change return port 7 and a switching operation of collecting the coins in the collection box 4 as a collection. Details of the coin collecting apparatus 200 will be described below.

  1 to 4, a coin collecting device 200 is formed below the coin discriminator 3, specifically, a return chute 101 is provided below the change payment outlet 5 provided on the bottom surface of the coin discriminator 3, and returned. A collection chute 102 is provided on the upper part of the collection box 4 for collection in the left-right direction of the chute 101. The return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102 are integrally configured as a unit 203 and fixed to the outer door 2 with screws.

  Between the return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102, a substantially square cylindrical switching chute 103 is provided. The switching chute 103 rotates in the left-right direction as a passage connecting the return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102 or as a passage connecting the return chute 101 and the change payment outlet 7 and functions as a switching passage.

  A shaft 103a for rotating the switching chute 103 left and right is provided at the bottom of the switching chute 103, and a spring 104 is attached to the shaft 103a. One end of the spring 104 is locked to the protrusion 103 b on the switching chute 103 and the other end is locked to the recovery chute 102, so that the switching chute 103 is always biased toward the return chute 101.

  A bar-like protrusion 103 c is provided on the upper portion of the switching chute 103. The lever 105 is substantially L-shaped, and is pivotally supported by a bearing portion 102 a provided on the recovery chute 102 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The front end 105 a of the lever 105 abuts on the rod-like protrusion 103 c of the switching chute 103 and is biased toward the return chute 101 by the movement of the switching chute 103 biased by the spring 104. The rear end of the lever 105 protrudes to the outer door 2 side, the tip has a substantially spherical smooth shape, and when the outer door 2 is closed, the lever 105 abuts against the pressing member 14 as in the prior art.

  4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1, in which the lever 105 is in contact with the pressing member 14 and is a perspective view in a state where the so-called outer door 2 is closed, and the upper return chute port 101 a of the return chute 101 is the change outlet 5. The lower return chute opening 101 b of the return chute 101 is formed so as to communicate with the change return opening 7. Further, the switching chute 103 includes an upper switching chute 103d and a lower switching chute 103e, and is rotated left and right by a shaft 103a provided in the vicinity of the lower switching chute 103e. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower return chute 101b and the upper switching chute are rotated. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower return chute 101 b and the upper switching chute 103 d are joined together to communicate with each other, and the destination of the coins falling from the change payout outlet 5 is connected to the change return opening 7. It is distributed to one of the collection boxes 4 for collection.

  In the case of FIG. 3, the end surfaces of the lower return chute 101b and the upper switching chute 103d on which coins fall and roll are formed to be flush with each other. That is, the receiving surface 201 of the switching chute 103 is formed by lowering the lower end of the return chute 101 as shown in FIG. 4 and is formed integrally with the partition wall 202 that partitions the passage as shown in FIG.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102 are partitioned by a partition wall 202 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the return chute 101 and the switching chute 103 communicate with each other, the upper switching chute 103d is supported by the receiving surface 201 and is held so as to be flush with the lower return chute 101b.

  When contacting the pressing member 14 as shown in FIG. 1, the rear end 105 b of the lever 105 is pressed and moved forward, and at the same time, the front end 105 a presses the rod-like protrusion 103 c of the switching chute 103, against the urging force of the spring 104. The switching chute 103 is urged toward the collection chute 102. Further, a collection box chute 106 is provided below the collection outlet 6 of the coin discriminator 3, and is connected to the collection box 4 for collection.

  The operation | movement is demonstrated about the coin collection | recovery apparatus of the vending machine of this invention comprised as mentioned above.

  First, the normal sales state will be described. Since the outer door 2 is closed with respect to the main body 1, the lever 105 is pressed forward by the pressing member 14. As a result, the front end 105a of the lever 105 presses the bar-shaped protrusion 103c in the lateral direction, and the switching chute 103 rotates around the shaft 103a against the urging force of the spring 104, and as shown in FIG. In the rotated position.

  At this time, a part of the switching chute 103 becomes a part of a partition wall that partitions the return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102 and forms a passage that guides coins to the change payment outlet 5 together with the partition wall 202. When a selling operation is performed in this state, when coins are paid out as change from the coin discriminator 3, the coins paid out from the change payout outlet 5 of the coin discriminator 3 are returned through the return chute 101. Guided to mouth 7.

  Further, the coin discriminator 3 can hold a certain amount of coins, but if the coins are exceeded, the overflowing coins are paid out from the collection outlet 6 of FIG. 4 is stored.

  Accordingly, all the coins dropped from the coin discriminator 3 are once guided to the same return chute 101, and the switching chute 103 formed in the middle of the coin collecting device 200 is rotated to turn the coin destination to the change return port 7 or for collection. Since it is divided into either the collection box 4, coin spillage between the coin discriminator 3 and the coin collection device 200 and coin clogging in the coin collection device 200 are reduced, and the switching chute is used for the coin collection device 200. Since the switching chute 103 does not jump out of the coin collecting device 200, damage and failure can be reduced.

  That is, since the return chute 101 of the coin collecting device 200 that receives coins falling from the change payout outlet 5 is fixed to the outer door 2, the coins falling from the change payout outlet 5 can be reliably guided into the return chute. The return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102 are partitioned by a partition wall 203 in the left-right direction, and the rotation shaft 103a of the switching chute 103 is on the partition wall 203 and rotates within the entire width of the return chute 101 and the recovery chute 102. Since it moves, it can form compactly without jumping out of the coin collection | recovery apparatus 200, and the clogging in an apparatus can also be reduced.

  Next, the case where the administrator of the vending machine collects coins will be described.

  When the administrator opens the door 2, the pressing by the lever 105 is released, and the switching chute 103 is rotated toward the return chute 101 by the biasing force of the spring 104 as shown in FIGS.

  The upper switching chute 103d of the switching chute 103 is held in contact with the receiving surface 201, and the coin of the coin discriminator 3 is returned from the return chute through the collecting chute 102 via the switching chute 103 as shown in FIG. A passage leading to the box 4 is formed.

  Since the end surface of the upper switching chute 103d is supported by the receiving surface 201 and is held flush with the lower return chute 101b, the coin jumps or clogs at the connecting portion of the return chute 101 and the switching chute 103. It can be smoothly guided into the collection chute 102 without any problems.

  Therefore, by operating the coin discriminating machine 3, when the coins held by the coin discriminating machine 3 are paid out from the change dispensing outlet 5, the paid out coins are sequentially returned to the return chute 101, the switching chute 103, and the recovery chute. After passing through 102, the collected money is collected in the collection box 4. Thereby, the coins in the coin discriminator 3 can be collected together with the coins already stored in the collection box 4 for collection.

  As described above, the coin collecting device of the vending machine according to the present invention relates to coin path switching, and is applicable not only to vending machines but also to various industrial equipment that handles coins.

The perspective view of the coin collection | recovery apparatus when the outer door of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention is closed The perspective view of the coin collection | recovery apparatus when the outer door of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention is opened Sectional drawing of the principal part of FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the principal part of FIG. 1 in Embodiment 1 of this invention A perspective view of a conventional vending machine with the door open A perspective view of a coin collecting device when the outer door of a conventional vending machine is closed A perspective view of a coin collecting device when the outer door of a conventional vending machine is opened

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Coin identification machine 4 Collecting collection boxes 5 Change change outlet 6 Collection discharge outlet 7 Change return port 101 Return chute 102 Collecting chute 103 Switching chute 103a Shaft 104 Spring 105 Lever 200 Coin collecting apparatus

Claims (1)

In a vending machine provided with a coin collecting device that guides coins paid out from a change dispensing outlet of a coin discriminating machine installed in an outer door to a change return port or a collection box for collection, the coin collecting device is the change payment device. A return chute that receives coins falling from the outlet, a recovery chute adjacent to the left and right direction of the return chute and communicating with the collection bin for collection, a switching chute that switches a coin path in the middle of the return chute, and a horizontal direction And a substantially L-shaped lever having one end pressed when the outer door is closed and the other end contacting the switching chute, the switching chute including the return chute and the recovery chute an inner in the lateral direction is rotatably supported, said switching chute to the outer door closed by the pressing of the lever is rotated against the urging force of the elastic member, the return Wherein the chute change return port is switched so as to communicate, at the time the outer door opening rotated by the urging force of the switching chute elastic member pressing is released by the lever, the coin is shot switching said from said return chute A vending machine which is guided to the collection box for collection through.

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