JP5216273B2 - Coin deposit and withdrawal machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin depositing / dispensing machine capable of storing deposited coins and dispensing the stored coins.

Generally, when a coin deposit / withdrawal machine is inserted in a denomination mixed state, the coins are sorted and counted according to denomination, temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit according to denomination, and the approval of the sorting count result is approved. When an operation is input, the coin temporarily stored in the denomination is stored in the storing and feeding unit of the denomination, and when the cancel operation is input, the coin temporarily stored in the denomination is returned. In addition, the coins stored in the storing and feeding part according to denomination can be withdrawn appropriately. And in the recirculation-type coin depositing / dispensing machine using such depositing coins for dispensing, there is one that enables a scrutiny process to determine the amount of coins stored in the storing and feeding unit (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). This coin depositing / dispensing machine is provided with a storage and feeding section that is one more than the number of denominations to be handled, and performs a scrutiny process while transferring coins from a storage and feeding section for one denomination to an empty storage and feeding section. From the storage and feeding part for one denomination, the scrutinization process is sequentially performed while the coins are transported to the storage and feeding part that has been emptied by the previous scrutiny process.
JP 2001-6015 A

  In the coin depositing and dispensing machine disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the scrutiny processing is sequentially performed for each denomination, there is a problem that the scrutiny processing requires a long time.

  Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide the coin depositing / withdrawing machine which can perform a close examination process in a short time.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 sorts and sorts the received coins into denominations and stores them in denomination storage and feeding sections arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction. In the coin depositing / dispensing machine, the coins are transferred from the storage and feeding portion of the storage and feeding portion according to need by a front and rear belt conveyor extending horizontally in the front-rear direction on one side in the left and right direction of the storage and feeding portion. A first storage unit that receives coins that have been deposited and sorted according to money type, and a first transport unit that transports coins stored in the first storage unit. , A second storage unit capable of storing the coins transported by the first transport unit separately from the first storage unit, and one coin stored in the second storage unit A second conveying means for separating and conveying each one, and the second conveying means And discriminating means for the denomination discriminating and counting coins is, the differential and counted coins by該鑑another means, the coin sorting means for sorting selectively in the longitudinal direction the belt conveyor and the first housing portion, said And a third transport unit that transports the coins distributed to the first storage unit by the coin distribution unit to the first storage unit , wherein the first transport unit is the first storage unit. A belt conveyor that lifts and conveys the coins stored in the belt so as to be located on the belt conveyor side in the front-rear direction, and the second storage unit is the belt conveyor in the front-rear direction above the first storage unit. The first storage portion and the front-rear direction position are overlapped on the side of the side, the bottom portion is formed of a rotating disk, and the second conveying means is moved outward by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk. Coins It has a separation / feeding part that separates and feeds the sheets one by one, and the first storage part and the second storage part overlap the front-rear direction position on the side of the second storage part on the front-rear direction belt conveyor side. Provided at the same time, and the discrimination means is provided on the side of the separating and feeding part on the side of the front-rear direction belt conveyor so that the first storage part and the second storage part overlap with the front-rear position. The coin distribution means is provided on the side of the discrimination means on the side of the front-rear direction belt conveyor so that the first storage part and the second storage part overlap with the front-rear direction position, and the third storage part The conveying means is a side of the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the first storage portion on the side of the front-rear belt conveyor, and the second storage portion, the second conveying means, the discrimination means, and the coin vibration The first storage section side below the distribution means It is provided so as to be inclined so as to be located at the lower side, and comprises a chute for guiding the coin dropped from the second transport means by the coin distribution means .

The invention according to claim 2 is based on the mode setting means selected and set in any one of the coin dispensing mode and the coin scrutiny mode and the mode set by the mode setting means in the invention according to claim 1. And a distribution control means for controlling the coin distribution means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, when the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, all the coins in the first storage section are the second conveying means by the second conveying means. It is characterized by comprising start control means for starting the second transport means after being transported to the storage section.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein when the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, all coins in the first storage unit are transferred by the first transport means. After storing in the second storage unit, the coins of the second storage unit are separated and transported one by one by the second transporting means, and denominated and counted by the distinguishing means, and the coin distribution It is characterized by comprising an operation control means for performing a scrutinization process for returning to the first storage section by means in parallel for the storage and feeding sections of all denominations.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, for each of the denomination storing and feeding units, the coins are secondly transferred by the first transport means from the first storing unit that receives the coins that have been deposited and sorted according to the denomination. If it is transported to the storage unit, separated and transported from the second storage unit one by one by the second transport unit, the denomination identification and counting are performed by the discrimination unit, and the coin distribution unit is distributed to the withdrawal port. You can withdraw money. Further, after all the coins are stored in the second storage unit by the first transport unit from the first storage unit, the coins are separated and transported one by one from the second storage unit by the second transport unit. If the denomination identification and counting are performed by the identification means, and the coins are distributed to the first storage unit by the coin distribution means, the scrutiny can be performed. Since the first storage unit, the second storage unit, the first transport unit, the second transport unit, the discrimination unit and the coin distribution unit are provided in each of the denomination storage and feeding units, It becomes possible to carry out a denomination review process in parallel. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform the examination process in a short time.

Further, since the coins of the second storage unit are separated one by one using the rotating disk and the separation feeding unit constituting the bottom of the coins, denomination and counting are performed, so that separation can be performed reliably and at high speed. The withdrawal and scrutiny processing can be performed reliably and at high speed.

The second housing portion is provided in an upper side of the first housing portion, it is discriminating means Conversely provided with its first housing portion, a second housing portion of the differential means On the contrary, since the coin distribution means are provided, these are arranged in a straight line in the horizontal direction, and this arrangement direction is orthogonal to the parallel arrangement direction of the denomination storing and feeding portions. By making it a direction, the enlargement of the horizontal direction as a whole can be suppressed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the distribution control unit controls the coin distribution unit based on the mode set by the mode setting unit, the coins can be distributed according to the mode.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, the start control means is the second control means after all the coins in the first storage section are conveyed to the second storage section. Since the conveying means is started, a reliable examination process can be performed.

According to the invention of claim 4, when the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, the operation control means causes the scrutinization process to be performed in parallel by the storing and feeding unit of all denominations, so that the scrutiny process is shortened. Can be done in time.

A coin depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 3 schematically show a coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment. The coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 and a cart unit 3 that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 2. Have. The front, rear, left and right in the following description are the front of the coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 (front side as viewed from the operator), the rear of the coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 (back side as viewed from the operator), and the left and right of the coin depositing / dispensing machine 1 ( Left and right as viewed from the operator).

  The apparatus main body 2 is provided with a separation supply unit 5 for separating and transporting coins that are put together in a denomination mixed state for depositing one by one. The separation supply unit 5 includes a hopper 6 into which loose coins are put in a lump, a rotary disk 7 that can be horizontally swiveled so as to form a bottom portion below the hopper 6, and only one coin passes therethrough. A coin separating unit 8 having a possible opening and separating and feeding out coins one by one by centrifugal force when the rotating disk 7 rotates, and the coin separating unit 8 feeds the coins one by one. And a coin transport unit 9 for transporting the coins horizontally.

  Further, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with an identification unit 11 for identifying and counting the authenticity and denomination of the coin being conveyed by the coin conveyance unit 9 on the upstream side of the coin conveyance unit 9, and this identification in the coin conveyance unit 9. On the downstream side of the unit 11, a reject unit 12 that excludes reject coins that are identified as coins other than true based on the identification result of the identification unit 11 is provided. Further, on the downstream side of the reject unit 12 in the coin transport unit 9, a plurality of locations for distributing coins, which are identified as real coins and acceptable, based on the identification result of the identification unit 11, specifically, Six distribution sections 13a, 13b, 13c, the same number of handling denominations (six types of coins in Japan: 1 yen coin, 5 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin and 500 yen coin) 13d, 13e, and 13f are provided in this order along the conveyance direction of the coin conveyance unit 9. Here, all of the allocating units 13 a to 13 f are arranged on one side in the left-right direction of the apparatus main body 2, specifically, on the right side, and are arranged in front of and behind the apparatus main body 2.

  All of these sorting sections 13a to 13f have sorting holes 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, and 14f that can drop coins of the largest diameter that can be handled (500 yen coins in Japan). Shutters 15 a, 15 b, 15 c, 15 d, and 15 e that can individually open and close the sorting holes 14 a to 14 e are provided in the five distribution sections 13 a to 13 e on the upstream side. Furthermore, coin sensors 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e, and 16f for detecting the passage of coins are provided on the upstream sides of the respective sorting units 13a to 13f. Similarly, the reject unit 12 also includes a reject hole 14g, a shutter 15g that can open and close the reject hole 14g, and an upstream coin sensor 16g. The coin sensors 16a to 16g are used to control the opening / closing timing of the corresponding ones of the shutters 15a to 15e and 15g, and are used to detect the presence / absence of a coin jam.

  The apparatus main body 2 is provided in one-to-one correspondence with the detachable reject box 20 that receives the coins removed from the coin transport unit 9 by the reject unit 12 and the distribution units 13a to 13f. A plurality of temporary storage parts (temporary storage means) 21a, 21b, 21c, which are the same number as the plurality of distribution parts 13a-13f, specifically, a plurality of places where the coins distributed by the parts 13a-13f are individually temporarily stored. 21d, 21e, 21f.

  The most upstream side, that is, the foremost temporary storage part 21a is provided below the most upstream side, that is, the foremost distribution part 13a, and the sorting hole 14a is opened by opening the shutter 15a of the distribution part 13a. Accepts only coins dropped from and temporarily stores them. The next temporary storage unit 21b is provided below the sorting unit 13b, and temporarily stores only coins dropped from the sorting hole 14b when the shutter 15b is opened. The next temporary storage unit 21c is provided below the sorting unit 13c, and temporarily stores only the coins dropped from the sorting hole 14c when the shutter 15c is opened. The next temporary storage unit 21d is provided below the sorting unit 13d, and temporarily stores only coins dropped from the sorting hole 14d when the shutter 15d is opened. The next temporary storage unit 21e is provided below the sorting unit 13e, and temporarily stores only coins dropped from the sorting hole 14e when the shutter 15e is opened. The most downstream side, that is, the rearmost temporary storage part 21f is provided below the sorting part 13f, and temporarily stores only coins dropped from the sorting hole 14f.

  Each of the temporary storage portions 21a to 21f is individually formed on a common sidewall portion forming body 22 that can be horizontally moved in the left-right direction, and horizontally moved in the left-right direction below the sidewall portion forming body 22. Each lower opening can be closed by a common bottom forming body 23 provided. In other words, the side wall portion forming body 22 has a pair of side wall portions on the left and right sides, and a plurality of divided side wall portions for dividing the temporary storage portions 21a to 21f between the side wall portions in the front-rear direction. Seven are provided. And one bottom part formation body 23 long in the front-back direction is provided so that all the lower opening parts of these temporary storage parts 21a-21f may be obstruct | occluded simultaneously, and it may open | release simultaneously.

  The side wall portion forming body 22 is supported by a guide rail 35 disposed in the left-right direction so as to be linearly movable, and is driven by a drive mechanism portion 36 to reciprocate along the guide rail 35. Here, the side wall part forming body 22 has a first position below the distributing parts 13a to 13f arranged on the right side of the apparatus main body 2 and the side wall part forming body 22 in the horizontal direction with respect to the first position. The position can be reciprocated to the second position shifted by the width, and a sensor (not shown) is provided at each position so as to stop at each position.

  The bottom forming body 23 is supported by a guide rail 38 disposed in the left-right direction so as to be linearly movable. The bottom forming body 23 is driven by a drive mechanism 39 to reciprocate along the guide rail 38. Here, the bottom portion forming body 23 includes a first position for simultaneously closing all the lower openings of the temporary storage portions 21a to 21f of the side wall portion forming body 22 at the first position, and the first position. The horizontal position is shifted by the width of the side wall portion forming body 22 and the second openings for simultaneously opening all the lower openings of the temporary storage portions 21a to 21f of the side wall portion forming body 22 at the first position described above. A sensor (not shown) is provided at each position so as to be able to reciprocate to and from each position.

  The cart unit 3 is pulled out to the front surface 2A side with respect to the apparatus main body 2 by rolling a caster 30 provided in the lower part, and is further removed and transported from the apparatus main body 2 while being loaded from the front surface 2A side. Thus, it is attached to the apparatus main body 2.

  The carriage unit 3 includes a plurality of, specifically the same number as the distributing units 13a to 13f, arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction below the side wall forming body 22 and the bottom forming body 23 in the first position. A return box 26 having six return compartments 24 a, 24 b, 24 c, 24 d, 24 e, 24 f, which are individually partitioned, is detachably provided. It becomes each receiving place at the time of returning the coin temporarily stored by storage part 21a-21f to an operator.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device (distribution control means, start control means, operation control means) 28 shown in FIG. 1 for controlling each part has a side wall portion forming body 22 and a bottom portion constituting the temporary storage portions 21a to 21f. In a state where the forming body 23 is positioned at the first position and the lower opening of the side wall portion forming body 22 is closed by the bottom forming body 23, the coins from the plurality of distributing portions 13a to 13f are received, and then the side wall When the bottom forming body 23 is horizontally moved to the second position by the drive mechanism 39 as shown in FIG. 4 while the part forming body 22 is positioned at the first position, the part forming body 22 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 21a. Only the coins that were temporarily stored in the lower return storage unit 24a, only the coins that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21b are returned to the lower return storage unit 24b, and only the coins that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21c are returned below. Temporary storage in storage 24c Only the coins temporarily stored in the portion 21d were temporarily stored in the lower return storage portion 24d, and only the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage portion 21e were temporarily stored in the lower return storage portion 24e. Only coins will be put into the lower return container 24f. The return box 26 does not have to be configured by six individually partitioned return storage units 24a to 24f, and has no partition capable of receiving the coins of the temporary storage units 21a to 21f. It may be constituted by one return accommodating part.

  Further, on the side of the return box 26 and vertically below the side wall portion forming body 22 in the second position, a plurality of, specifically, the same number as the distributing portions 13a to 13f are arranged in the front-rear direction. There are six storage and feeding sections 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, and 27f that can be withdrawn individually, and these storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f are provided in the temporary storage sections 21a to 21f. Each temporarily stored coin is individually accepted and stored in denomination. That is, the storing and feeding units 27a to 27f are provided for each denomination so as to store coins that have been deposited and sorted and classified according to denomination.

  Similarly to the above, the control device 28 positions the side wall portion forming body 22 and the bottom portion forming body 23 at the first position and closes the lower opening of the side wall portion forming body 22 with the bottom portion forming body 23 as shown in FIG. In this state, the coins from the plurality of allocating portions 13a to 13f are received, and then, as shown in FIG. By moving horizontally to position 2, only the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21a are stored in the lower storage and feeding unit 27a, and only the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21b are stored in the lower storage and feeding unit 27b. In addition, only the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21c are temporarily stored in the lower storage and feeding unit 27c, and only the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21d are temporarily stored in the lower storage and feeding unit 27d and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21e. Stored The only had coins below the storage and feed unit 27e, only coins that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage portion 21f is below the storing and feeding unit 27f, it will be respectively turned.

  Each of the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f can individually feed coins while counting the coins for dispensing, and the coins fed from these are sideways and are belt conveyors extending horizontally in the front-rear direction. By the normal rotation 31, it is collected in one elevator 32, and is conveyed to the upper withdrawal port 33 by this elevator 32. On the reverse side of the belt conveyor 31, although not shown, a withdrawal collection unit that collects coins by reversing the belt conveyor 31 when there is a feeding failure is provided.

  Further, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with the above-described control device 28. The control device 28 controls the entire coin depositing and dispensing machine 1, and controls, for example, the separation supply unit 5 and the identification unit. The shutters 15a to 15e and 15g of the sorting unit 13a to 13e and the reject unit 12 are individually controlled based on the identification result of 11 and the detection results of the coin sensors 16a to 16g. Further, the drive mechanism portions 36 and 39 of the side wall portion forming body 22 and the bottom portion forming body 23 are individually controlled based on the detection of a sensor (not shown), and the storing and feeding portions 27a to 27f, the belt conveyor 31 and the elevator 32, etc. Control.

  In addition, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with a display operation unit (mode setting means) 29 for performing display to the operator and operation input by the operator. In this display operation unit 29, the coins are dispensed from the selection counting mode in which the received coins are stored in the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f as denomination coins according to the denomination and the appropriate ones of the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f. A coin dispensing mode for dispensing to the mouth 33, a coin scrutinizing mode for scrutinizing the number of coins stored in the storing and feeding sections 27a to 27f, and the like can be selected and set.

  Next, the storing and feeding parts 27a to 27f will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. The storage / feeding portions 27a to 27f all have the same structure, and therefore the storage / feeding portion 27a will be described below as an example.

  When the bottom forming body 23 described above is in the first position and the side wall forming body 22 is moved to the second position, the storage and feeding section 27a receives coins (that is, deposited and deducted from the temporary storage section 21a only). A first storage unit 51 that accepts coins of one denomination that has been sorted and classified, and a coin that can be stored separately from the first storage unit 51 provided on the upper side of the first storage unit 51. And a second storage portion 52.

  The first storage unit 51 includes a wide storage space forming unit 65 and a conveyor arrangement space forming unit that is narrower than the storage space forming unit 65 and is biased toward one side of the storage space forming unit 65. 66, and a coin guide space forming portion 67 that is narrower than the storage space forming portion 65 and is disposed on one side of the storage space forming portion 65 so as to be biased toward the other.

  In the conveyor arrangement space forming part 66, a belt conveyor (first conveying means) 53 is arranged so as to be inclined in such a manner that the upper part is separated from the storage space forming part 65 in the horizontal direction. The belt conveyor 53 has an endless belt shape, and a plurality of shelves 53a are formed at predetermined intervals. Here, the bottom surface 67a of the coin guide space forming portion 67 is inclined so that the storage space forming portion 65 side is lowered, and the bottom surface 65a of the storage space forming portion 65 is inclined so that the lower side of the belt conveyor 53 is lowered. doing. As a result, the coins in the first storage unit 51 move toward the lower portion of the belt conveyor 53 due to their own weight, and the belt conveyor 53 collects the coins of the first storage unit 51 collected in this way. By rotating while being locked by the shelf 53a, it is conveyed upward.

  A cylindrical hopper 55 for receiving coins from the belt conveyor 53 and a lower portion of the hopper 55 are disposed on the upper side of the first storage unit 51, specifically, on the side of the inclined direction of the belt conveyor 53. A second storage unit 52 including a horizontally rotating rotatable disk (second conveying unit) 56 to be closed is provided. The second storage unit 52 can store coins conveyed by the belt conveyor 53 separately from the first storage unit 51.

  The hopper 55 has an opening for one coin and separates and feeds out coins that move outward by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk 56 one by one and controls the feeding timing (the second feeding portion). (Conveying means) 58 is provided on the side opposite to the belt conveyor 53. Further, on the side opposite to the belt conveyor 53 of the hopper 55, a horizontal linear conveying path (second conveying means) 59 for guiding coins fed by the separating and feeding portion 58, and separation feeding by centrifugal force. A discrimination part (discrimination means) 61 for discriminating and counting coins fed out from the part 58 and moving on the transport passage 59 from its magnetic properties, and provided on the opposite side of the separation delivery part 58 of the discrimination part 61; An openable / closable gate (coin sorting means) 62 is provided for guiding the coins on the conveyance path 59 after discrimination by the discrimination unit 61 as it is in the closed state and dropping it in the open state.

  Further, a conveyance path is formed by a gate 62 on the side of the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the first storage unit 51 and below the hopper 55, the rotating disk 56, the separation feeding unit 58, the conveyance path 59, the discrimination part 61, and the gate 62. A chute 70 that guides coins dropped from 59 to the first storage unit 51 is provided so as to be inclined to the lower side toward the first storage unit 51 side. The chute 70 discharges coins guided downward from the transport passage 59 by opening the gate 62 to the bottom surface 67 a of the coin guide space forming portion 67 in the first storage portion 51.

  Here, the rotating disk 56, the separating and feeding part 58, and the conveying passage 59 separate and convey the coins stored in the second storing part 52 including the hopper 55 and the rotating disk 56 one by one. The discriminating unit 61 discriminates and counts the coins conveyed by these, and the gate 62 selectively distributes the coins discriminated and counted by the discriminating unit 61 in the terminal direction and below the conveyance path 59. Since the belt conveyor 31 described above is disposed at the terminal position of the conveyance path 59, the coins distributed in the terminal direction of the conveyance path 59 by closing the gate 62 are finally output from the belt conveyor 31. Guided to the money gate 33. The first storage unit 51, the hopper 55 and the rotating disk 56 that constitute the second storage unit 52, the discrimination unit 61, and the gate 62 are arranged in a substantially straight line in the horizontal direction. The arrangement direction is the left-right direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction, which is a parallel arrangement direction of the denomination storage and feeding portions 27a to 27f.

Next, the control content of the control apparatus 28 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
Here, about the side wall part formation body 22 and the bottom part formation body 23 which comprise the temporary storage parts 21a-21f, the 1st position below the distribution part 13a-13f is made into the basic position, and the side wall part formation body 22 and After the bottom forming body 23 is moved, these are always returned to the basic position to complete the movement (position shown in FIG. 3).

"Selection counting mode"
First, the case where the selection counting mode is selected and set by appropriate input to the display operation unit 29 will be described.

  When a start operation is input to the display operation unit 29 in a state where the selection counting mode is selected and set, the control device 28 uses the coins put into the hopper 6 of the separation supply unit 5 by denomination mixing to the rotary disk 7. The coin separation unit 8 is fed out one by one by the centrifugal force due to the rotation of the rotation, and then the identification unit 11 identifies the coin separation unit 8. Then, all reject coins identified as unacceptable based on the identification result of the identification unit 11 are returned to the reject box 20 by the reject unit 12, while true coins identified as acceptable are sorted by denomination. Then, the sorting units 13a to 13f are controlled so as to sort them.

  That is, the coins identified as one-yen coins by the identification unit 11 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21a from the sorting hole 14a by opening the shutter 15a of the distribution unit 13a. Further, the coins identified as 5-yen coins by the identification unit 11 are allowed to pass through the sorting unit 13a with the shutter 15a closed, and the shutter 15b of the sorting unit 13b is opened to temporarily store the coins from the sorting hole 14b to the temporary storage unit 21b. Store. Further, the coins identified as 10-yen coins by the identifying unit 11 are passed through the sorting units 13a and 13b with the shutters 15a and 15b closed, and the shutter 15c of the sorting unit 13c is opened and temporarily stored from the sorting hole 14c. The part 21c is temporarily stored. In addition, the coins identified as 50-yen coins by the identification unit 11 are allowed to pass through the sorting units 13a to 13c with the shutters 15a to 15c closed, and the shutter 15d of the sorting unit 13d is opened to temporarily pass through the sorting hole 14d. The reservoir 21d is temporarily stored. Further, the coins identified as 100-yen coins by the identification unit 11 are allowed to pass through the sorting units 13a to 13d with the shutters 15a to 15d closed, and the shutter 15e of the sorting unit 13e is opened to temporarily store the coins from the sorting hole 14e. The part 21e is temporarily stored. Furthermore, the coins identified as 500 yen coins by the identification unit 11 are passed through the sorting units 13a to 13e with the shutters 15a to 15e closed, and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 21f from the sorting holes 14f of the sorting unit 13f. Let In addition, as long as the pattern of distribution of each denomination to the temporary storage units 21a to 21f is always constant, the setting is not limited to the above and may be other settings.

  And all the true coins identified as acceptable based on the identification result of the identification unit 11 among the coins inserted into the hopper 6 in this one deposit process are temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 21a to 21f in denominations. Then, the counting result of the money type and the total amount are displayed on the display operation unit 29, and when the cancel operation is input to the display operation unit 29 by the operator, the control device 28 causes the side wall portion forming body 22 to While stopping at the first position, as shown in FIG. 4, by temporarily moving the bottom forming body 23 to the second position by the drive mechanism 39, the temporary storage sections 21 a to 21 f are temporarily stored in denominations. The transferred coins are transferred to the corresponding ones of the return accommodation units 24a to 24f of the return box 26 in the denomination. Then, the operator takes out the return box 26 and receives a return coin. And after delivering a coin from the temporary storage parts 21a-21f to the return box 26, the control apparatus 28 returns the bottom part formation body 23 to the 1st position which is a basic position with the drive mechanism part 39. FIG.

  On the other hand, when an approval operation is input to the display operation unit 29 by the operator, the control device 28 transfers the coins temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 21a to 21f by denomination to the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f. . That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom portion forming body 23 in the first position is left as it is, and the side wall portion forming body 22 is horizontally moved to the second position by the drive mechanism portion 36, thereby temporarily storing the portion 21a. The coins temporarily stored in the money type in 21f are transferred to the corresponding ones of the storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f in the money type. That is, the received coins are sorted and classified according to denomination and stored in the denomination storing and feeding sections 27a to 27f. At this time, coins are thrown into only the first storage portion 51 in all the storage and feeding portions 27a to 27f. And after delivering a coin from the temporary storage parts 21a-21f to the accommodation | feeding-out delivery parts 27a-27f, the control apparatus 28 returns the side wall part formation body 22 to the 1st position which is a basic position with the drive mechanism part 36. FIG.

"Coin withdrawal mode"
A case where the coin dispensing mode is selected and set by appropriate input to the display operation unit 29 will be described.

  When a start operation is input to the display operation unit 29 in a state where the coin dispensing mode is selected and the number of coins of the type of withdrawal is set, the control device 28 causes the coin dispensing set by the display operation unit 29 to be performed. Corresponding to the gold mode, with the gate 62 closed as shown in FIG. 6, the belt conveyor 53 and the rotating disk 56 are directed to the belt conveyor 31 for the one of the storage and feeding portions 27 a to 27 f to be withdrawn. The belt conveyor 31 is driven in the direction of conveying coins toward the elevator 32 waiting at the lower limit position.

  Then, the coins in the second storage unit 52 and the first storage unit 51 are withdrawn from the storage payout units 27a to 27f. The coins stored in the storage unit 51 are put into the hopper 55 of the second storage unit 52 by the belt conveyor 53, and are separated by the separation feeding unit 58 by the rotation of the rotary disk 56 constituting the bottom of the hopper 55. They are separated one by one and conveyed in the state of being separated one by one by the guide of the conveyance path 59, and after being denominated and counted by the discrimination unit 61, they are fed out to the belt conveyor 31. . Here, since the coins of the hopper 55 are transported only by the rotational force of the rotary disk 56 and are transferred to the belt conveyor 31 while being discriminated by the discriminating unit 61, the control device 28 performs the coin feeding by the separating and feeding unit 58. The timing is controlled so that the next coin is paid out after detection by the coin discriminating unit 61. When the required number of the last coins is detected by the discriminating unit 61, the feeding of the coins by the separating and feeding unit 58 is terminated. The belt conveyor 53 and the rotating disk 56 are stopped. That is, no coins are left in the transport passage 59 after the withdrawal process.

  Then, the control device 28 causes the belt conveyor 31 to feed all the coins to be withdrawn from all of the storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f that store the coins to be withdrawn, and the belt conveyor 31 When the coins are delivered to the elevator 32, the control device 28 stops the belt conveyor 31 and raises the elevator 32 to discharge the coins to the withdrawal port 33. As a result, the denomination and number of coins to be withdrawn can be taken out from the withdrawal port 33.

"Coin review mode"
Next, a case where the coin scrutiny mode is selected and set by appropriate input to the display operation unit 29 will be described.

  When the start operation to the display operation unit 29 is input in the state where the coin scrutiny mode is selected, the control device 28 first sets the rotation disk 56 in the stopped state for all of the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f. The coins stored in the first storage unit 51 are stored in the hopper 55 of the second storage unit 52 by the belt conveyor 53. When a predetermined time elapses after it is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided at the bottom of the first storage unit 51 that the coins at the bottom of the first storage unit 51 have disappeared, the control device 28 It is determined that all the coins in the storage unit 51 are stored in the second storage unit 52, and the belt conveyor 53 is stopped.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the gate 62 is switched to the open state, and the rotation of the rotary disk 56 of the second storage unit 52 is started in parallel for all of the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f. Keep stopped.

  Then, in each of the storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f, the coins stored in the hopper 55 of the second storage section 52 are separated from the rotating disk 56 one by one by the separating and feeding section 58 and the transport passage 59 and transported. Is done. The control device 28 constitutes the same storage and feeding unit via the chute 70 by the gate 62 in the open state while performing the coin type discrimination and counting by the discrimination unit 61 for the coins separated one by one by the separation and feeding unit 58. It is dropped into the first storage part 51. At this time, the belt conveyor 53 of the first storage unit 51 is in a stopped state, and coins are stored in the first storage unit 51. When it is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided in the hopper 55 that the coins are no longer present on the rotating disk 56 of the second storage unit 52 in each of the storage and feeding units 27a to 27f, the control device 28 stops the rotary disk 56. Further, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the coins are no longer detected by the discrimination unit 61, it is determined that all the coins in the second storage unit 52 have been stored in the first storage unit 51 constituting the same storage and feeding unit. Then, the control device 28 returns the gate 62 to the closed state. And while displaying the discrimination result by the discrimination part 61 of all the accommodation feeding parts 27a-27f on the display operation part 29, it is memorize | stored in a memory | storage part, and coin inspection mode is complete | finished.

  In addition, when the discrimination part 61 detects a different denomination coin during a close examination process, about this different denomination coin, the gate 62 will be closed and it will pay | pay out to the belt conveyor 31 of a stop state. And when such a different denomination coin is detected by a close examination process, the control apparatus 28 collect | recovers this different denomination coin in the payment collection | recovery part by the belt conveyor 31. FIG.

  As described above, when the coin scrutiny mode is set by the display operation unit 29, the control device 28 temporarily stores all the coins of the first storage unit 51 in the second storage unit 52 by the belt conveyor 53, and then The coins in the storage section 52 are separated one by one by the rotating disk 56, the separating and feeding section 58 and the transport passage 59, transported, denominated and counted by the discrimination section 61, and then transferred to the first storage section 51 by the gate 62. The scrutiny process to be returned is performed in parallel for the storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f of all denominations.

  According to the coin depositing and dispensing machine 1 of the present embodiment described above, for each of the denomination storing and feeding units 27a to 27f, from the first storing unit 51 that receives coins that have been deposited and sorted according to denomination, The coins are conveyed to the second storage unit 52 by the belt conveyor 53, separated one by one by the rotating disk 56, the separation feeding unit 58 and the conveyance path 59 from the second storage unit 52, and are conveyed by the discrimination unit 61. If the money type is identified and counted and distributed to the withdrawal port 33 by the gate 62, the withdrawal can be made. Further, after all the coins are stored in the second storage unit 52 by the belt conveyor 53 from the first storage unit 51, the second storage unit 52 is rotated by the rotating disk 56, the separation feeding unit 58, and the transport passage 59. If the sheets are separated and transported one by one, the denomination is discriminated and counted by the discrimination unit 61, and distributed to the first storage unit 51 by the gate 62 and the chute 70, the scrutiny can be performed. The first storage unit 51, the second storage unit 52, the belt conveyor 53, the rotating disk 56, the separating and feeding unit 58, the conveyance path 59, the discrimination unit 61, the gate 62, and the chute 70 are each a denomination storage and feeding unit 27a. When the coin scrutiny mode is set, the control device 28 causes all the denomination storage and feeding units 27a to 27f to perform the scrutiny processing in parallel. Can be done.

  Further, since the coins of the second storage unit 52 are separated one by one using the rotating disk 56 and the separation feeding unit 58 constituting the bottom, the denomination and counting are performed reliably, and at a high speed. It is possible to perform the withdrawal and scrutiny processing reliably and at high speed.

  In addition, the second storage portion 52 is provided on the upper side of the first storage portion 51, and a discrimination portion 61 is provided opposite to the first storage portion 51, and the second of the discrimination portion 61 is provided. Since the gate 62 is provided opposite to the storage section 52, these are arranged in a straight line in the horizontal direction, and this arrangement direction is aligned with the storage and feeding sections 27a to 27f of each type. By making the direction orthogonal to the installation direction, the overall size in the horizontal direction can be suppressed.

  In addition, since the coins fed out from the second storage unit 52 and discriminated and counted by the discrimination unit 61 are selectively distributed to the first storage unit 52 and the withdrawal port 33 by the gate 62 that can be opened and closed, the structure is simple. You can sort by.

  Moreover, since the control apparatus 28 controls opening and closing of the gate 62 based on the mode set by the display operation part 29, the gate 62 can be opened and closed according to a mode.

It is a sectional side view showing roughly the whole composition of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is another sectional side view which shows roughly the lower part structure of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front sectional view which shows roughly the lower part structure of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: Both the side wall part formation body and the bottom part formation body show the state located in a 1st position. . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front sectional view which shows roughly the lower part structure of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The side wall part formation body exists in a 1st position, and the state which has a bottom part formation body exists in a 2nd position. It is shown. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front sectional view which shows roughly the lower part structure of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: The state which a side wall part formation body exists in a 2nd position, and a bottom part formation body exists in a 1st position. It is shown. The state at the time of the payment | withdrawal process of the storage and feeding part in the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front sectional view. The state at the time of the close inspection process of the storage and feeding part in the coin depositing and dispensing machine of one Embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front sectional view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin depositing / withdrawing machine 27a-27f Storage delivery part 28 Control apparatus (distribution control means, starting control means, operation control means)
29 Display operation section (mode setting means)
33 withdrawal port 51 first storage unit 52 second storage unit 53 belt conveyor (first transport means)
55 Hopper 56 Rotary disk (second conveying means)
58 Separating and feeding part (second conveying means)
59 Transfer path (second transfer means)
61 Identification part (discrimination means)
62 Gate (coin distribution means)

Claims (4)

The received coins are sorted and classified into denominations and stored in the denomination storage / delivery units arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, and coins are stored from these denomination storage / delivery units as needed. In the coin depositing and dispensing machine that is transported by the front-rear direction belt conveyor extending horizontally back and forth on one side in the left-right direction, and withdrawing to the withdrawal port,
A first storage unit that receives coins that have been deposited and sorted according to money type, and a first transport unit that transports coins stored in the first storage unit. And a second storage unit that can store coins transported by the first transport means separately from the first storage unit, and coins stored in the second storage unit. and second conveying means for conveying separated by sheets, a discriminating means for the denomination discriminating and counting coins conveyed by the second conveying means, the differential and counted coins by該鑑by means, said front and rear A coin distributing means for selectively distributing to the directional belt conveyor and the first storage section, and a coin that is distributed to the first storage section by the coin distribution means to the first storage section. 3 transport means ,
The first conveying means comprises a belt conveyor that ascends and conveys the coins stored in the first storage portion so as to be positioned on the belt conveyor side in the front-rear direction.
The second storage unit is provided on the side of the belt conveyor side in the front-rear direction on the upper side of the first storage unit with the first storage unit and the front-rear position being overlapped, and the bottom is a rotating disk. Formed with
The second conveying means has a separating and feeding portion for separating and feeding out coins moving outward one by one by the centrifugal force of the rotating disk, and the side of the second storage portion on the front and rear belt conveyor side The first storage part and the second storage part are provided so as to overlap the front-rear direction position,
The discrimination means is provided on the side of the separating and feeding portion on the side of the front-rear direction belt conveyor so that the first storage portion and the second storage portion overlap with the front-rear direction position,
The coin distribution means is provided on the side of the discrimination means on the side of the front-rear direction belt conveyor, with the first storage part and the second storage part overlapped with the front-rear direction position,
The third conveying means is a side on the belt conveyor side in the front-rear direction of the intermediate portion in the up-down direction of the first accommodating portion, and the second accommodating portion, the second conveying means, and the discrimination means. The coins that are provided below the coin distribution means are inclined so as to be located on the lower side toward the first storage unit, and are dropped from the second transport means by the coin distribution means. A coin depositing and dispensing machine comprising a guide chute . A mode setting means that is selectively set to one of a coin dispensing mode and a coin scrutiny mode; and a distribution control means that controls the coin distribution means based on the mode set by the mode setting means. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 . When the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, after all the coins of the first storage unit are transferred to the second storage unit by the first transfer unit, the second transfer unit is The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2 , further comprising start control means for starting. When the coin scrutiny mode is set by the mode setting means, the coins in the second storage section are stored after all the coins in the first storage section are stored in the second storage section by the first transport means. Are separated one by one by the second conveying means, conveyed, denominated and counted by the identifying means, and returned to the first storage unit by the coin allocating means. The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2 or 3 , further comprising an operation control unit configured to perform the storage and feeding unit in parallel.

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