JP5216652B2 - Coin storage box collection system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin storage box recovery system for recovering a coin storage box that stores coins processed by a coin processor.

  In the cash processing center, predetermined processing such as counting and depositing is performed on a large amount of banknotes and coins collected from financial institutions, department stores, supermarkets, and other stores. In order to perform such processing, a coin processing machine and a banknote processing machine are installed in the cash processing center. In the coin processor, the processed coins are classified and stored in a coin storage box of each type. When the coin storage box is full, the full coin storage box is recovered from the coin processor. In the next process, the coins in the coin storage box are stored in a bag, for example, a predetermined number of coins (for example, 4000 each) as a loose coin or packaged in a denomination. Processing such as making a bar is performed.

  When collecting a coin storage box from a coin processing machine as described above, an operator usually pulls out a storage cart on which a coin storage box is mounted from the coin processing machine and removes a coin storage box to be collected from the storage cart. It was supposed to be lifted and fed into the container line.

  By the way, since a large amount of coins are stored in the coin storage box and there is a considerable weight, if the worker performs the above-described work, the workability becomes poor due to heavy labor. For this reason, there is a technique in which a coin storage box is directly fed from a storage cart to a container line (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4072014

  However, in the above technology, since the coin storage boxes are fed one by one from the coin processor to the container line, one coin storage box is required even if it is necessary to collect a plurality of coin storage boxes at the same time. It must be sent to the container line one by one, and workability is poor.

  Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide the coin storage box collection | recovery system which can improve workability | operativity at the time of collect | recovering a coin storage box from a coin processor.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a coin storage box collection system for transporting a denominated coin storage box for storing coins processed by a coin processor by a container line, wherein the coin The processing machine has a coin processing machine main body for processing the inserted coins, and a storage unit on which the coin storage box of the denomination is mounted and separable from the coin processing machine main body, and the container line The storage unit separated from the main body of the coin processing machine comprises a loading unit that forms a part of the container line and is loaded so that a plurality of the coin storage boxes of the denominations can be sent out simultaneously. Introductory guidelines for guiding the storage unit are provided between the storage unit and the loading unit.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the container line has a denomination conveyance section that can individually receive the denomination coin storage box, The denomination type coin storage box can be individually mounted, and has a denomination storage section that constitutes a part of the denomination transport section when loaded into the loading section.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, two of the coin processing machines are provided on the container line with the loading portion interposed therebetween.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the container line regulates the conveyance of the coin storage box from the upstream side at a position immediately upstream of the loading unit. A stop mechanism is provided.

  According to the invention according to claim 1, in the coin processing machine, when the storage unit is separated from the coin processing machine main body and loaded into the loading unit of the container line according to the guidance of the introduction guideline, the storage unit removes a part of the container line. As a result, a plurality of coin storage boxes of denominations can be simultaneously sent from the storage unit to the container line as they are. As described above, since a plurality of denominated coin storage boxes can be easily sent out simultaneously to the container line from the storage unit, workability when collecting the coin storage boxes from the coin processor can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage unit can individually mount the coin storage box of the denomination on the container line having the transport section of the denomination that can receive the coin storage box of the denomination individually. In addition, since it has a denomination storage section that constitutes a part of the denomination transport section when loaded into the loading section, it can be transported on the container line without causing multiple coin storage boxes to collide with each other at the same time. Become. Therefore, the workability | operativity at the time of collect | recovering a coin storage box from a coin processing machine can further be improved.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, since two coin processing machines are provided in the container line across the loading unit, the loading unit can be shared in order to improve the processing capacity of coin processing. . Therefore, it is possible to improve the processing capacity of coin processing after making the whole compact.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the coin storage box is introduced from the storage unit in a state where the transport of the coin storage box from the upstream side of the container line is regulated by the stop mechanism provided at the position immediately upstream of the loading unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent other coin storage boxes being conveyed on the container line from colliding with the storage unit. Therefore, the workability | operativity at the time of collect | recovering a coin storage box from a coin processing machine can further be improved.

It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the modification of the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows another modification of the coin storage box collection | recovery system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

A coin storage box collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The coin storage box collection system 11 according to the present embodiment is installed in a cash processing center for processing cash collected from each store such as a financial institution, a department store, a supermarket, etc., as shown in FIG. In addition, a denominated coin storage box 13 for storing coins processed by the coin processor 12 is transported to the next process by the container line 14.

  The container line 14 conveys the coin storage box 13 according to denomination to the next process such as a coin bagging process and a packaging process, and is provided at a fixed position with respect to the floor F. Specifically, The floor F is fastened and fixed with a plurality of anchor bolts 20.

  The transport surface for transporting the coin-type coin storage box 13 of the container line 14 is composed of a horizontal roller conveyor 22 having a plurality of rollers 21 arranged in the transport direction with a rotation axis line arranged in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the transport direction. Has been. The roller conveyor 22 is driven by the conveyance drive motor 23 also shown in FIG. 2, and the roller conveyor 22 and the conveyance drive motor 23 use the coin-type coin storage box 13 as the next process as shown in FIG. A transport mechanism 24 for transporting the head is configured.

  On the roller conveyor 22, a plurality (specifically, six locations) of conveyance sections 27 of denominations that can individually receive and convey denomination coin storage boxes 13 are defined by a plurality of partition members 28. Yes. Here, the plurality of partition members 28 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction in a posture extending along the transport direction, and accordingly, the denomination transport section 27 also extends along the transport direction. The postures are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. The denomination conveyance section 27 formed by the partition members 28 adjacent to each other restricts movement in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the container line 14 of the coin storage box 13.

  The intermediate position of the container line 14 is interrupted, and this portion constitutes a loading unit 30 for loading a storage unit 41 described later of the coin processing machine 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, all the conveyance sections 27 of the container line 14 are provided with stop stoppers 34 that are driven up and down by a common stop stopper solenoid 33 shown in FIG. ing. In addition, a passage sensor 35 that detects the coin storage box 13 is provided in the vicinity of the stop stopper 34 in each of the transport sections 27 of the container line 14. The stop stopper 34 restricts the movement of the coin storage box 13 on the roller conveyor 22 in the raised state, and allows the movement of the coin storage box 13 on the roller conveyor 22 in the lowered state. The stop stopper solenoid 33, the stop stopper 34, and the passage sensor 35 constitute a stop mechanism 36 that restricts the conveyance of the coin storage box 13 from the upstream side of the container line 14 to the loading unit 30.

  Derivation sensors 37 for individually detecting coin-type coin storage boxes 13 conveyed by the container line 14 are also provided at positions immediately downstream of the loading unit 30 of the container line 14.

  The coin processing machine 12 includes a coin processing machine main body 40 that processes the inserted loose coins, and a plurality of money types (specifically, for 1 yen coins, for 5 yen coins, for 10 yen coins, and for 50 yen coins). , 100 coins, 6 coins for 500 yen coins) and a storage unit 41 on which the coin storage boxes 13 are mounted side by side. Here, the coin storage box 13 of each denomination has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is open in the upper part and is long in one direction in plan view, and has a common size for all denominations.

  On the floor F, a pair of guide rails 44 (introduction guidelines) are laid between the coin processor 12 and the loading unit 30 of the container line 14 between them. The storage portion 41 is slidably supported by the guide rails 44 and is movable with respect to the floor surface F by the guide rails 44. As a result, the storage unit 41 can be separated from the coin processor main body 40 fixed to the floor F, and specifically, can be pulled out to one side in the extending direction (conveying direction) of the container line 14. It has become.

  In addition, two coin processors 12 are provided in the common container line 14 with the common loading unit 30 in between, so that the pair of guide rails 44 have a mirror-symmetric shape with respect to the container line 14. Two sets are laid to be.

  The storage unit 41 is disposed in the coin processor main body 40, and is a normal position on one end side of the guide rail 44, and a guide rail that is disposed in the loading unit 30 of the container line 14 and constitutes a part of the container line 14. It can move between the loading position on the other end side of 44. In other words, the container line 14 causes the loading unit 30 to load the storage unit 41 separated from the coin processor main body 40 so as to constitute a part of the container line 14. The guide rail 44 is curved so that the posture of the storage unit 41 differs by 90 degrees between the normal position and the loading position.

  The storage unit 41 is driven by the movement drive motor 47 and travels on the guide rail 44, and the normal position detected body 48 embedded in the floor F indicates that the storage unit 41 is in the normal position. And detecting that the load position is detected by detecting the load position detection object 49 embedded in the floor surface F, and being in a replenishment position intermediate between the normal position and the load position. Is provided by detecting a replenishment position detection object 50 embedded in the floor surface F.

  Here, a fixing pin 55 that is driven by a sliding positioning solenoid 54 and moves forward and backward is provided at a lower portion of the storage portion 41, and the fixed pin 55 moves backward when the storage portion 41 moves, and the storage portion 41 When 41 is in the normal position, it moves forward and fits into the normal position pin hole 56 of the floor surface F to position and fix the storage portion 41 in the normal position. The replenishment position pin hole 57 is fitted into the replenishment position to fix and position the storage unit 41 at the replenishment position. The storage unit 41 is positioned and fixed at the loading position.

  The storage unit 41 is a table having a rectangular shape in plan view, and is disposed along the extending direction of the container line 14 when the storage unit 41 is in the coin processor main body 40 and is in a normal position where coins can be received. The mounting surface on which the coin storage box 13 of the storage unit 41 is mounted has a plurality of rollers 61 arranged in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the container line 14 with a rotation axis arranged parallel to the container line 14 when in the normal position. It is composed of a horizontal roller conveyor 62. The roller conveyor 62 is driven by a delivery drive motor 63, and the roller conveyor 62 and the delivery drive motor 63 constitute a delivery mechanism 64 that delivers the coin storage box 13 of the denomination mounted on the storage unit 41. doing.

  On the roller conveyor 62, a plurality (specifically, six locations) of storage compartments 66 of denominations on which the denomination coin storage boxes 13 can be individually mounted are defined by a plurality of partition members 67. Here, the plurality of partition members 67 are arranged in a direction parallel to the container line 14 in a posture that extends in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 when the storage portion 41 is in the normal position. When the portion 41 is in the normal position, the denomination storage compartments 66 are also arranged in a direction parallel to the container line 14 in a posture extending in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14. When the storage unit 41 is in the normal position, the coin storage boxes 13 that are mounted in the respective denomination storage sections 66 one by one in denominations extend in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 in a posture that extends in the container line 14. Are mounted in the storage unit 41 side by side in the transport direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of partition members 67 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 in a posture extending in a direction along the container line 14 when the storage unit 41 is in the loading position. Thus, when the storage unit 41 is at the loading position, the denomination storage compartments 66 are also arranged in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 in a posture extending in the direction along the container line 14. When the storage unit 41 is in the loading position, the coin storage boxes 13 mounted in the respective denomination storage sections 66 one by one in denominations extend in the direction along the container line 14 in the posture of the container line 14. The storage unit 41 is mounted side by side in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

  Here, when the storage unit 41 is in the loading position, the transport section 27 of the denomination of the container line 14 is the same height as the storage section 66 of the denomination of the storage unit 41 and the same denomination is the same. It is arranged on a straight line. Thereby, in other words, the storage unit 41 separated from the coin processor main body 40 can be individually loaded with the coin storage box 13 according to denomination, and a part of the denomination conveyance section 27 when loaded into the loading unit 30. Storage section 66 of the money type which comprises.

  When the storage unit 41 is in the loading position, a delivery stopper 71 driven up and down by a separate delivery stopper solenoid 70 shown in FIG. 2 is provided at one end of all the storage compartments 66 on the downstream side in the transport direction of the container line 14. 3 are provided as shown in FIG. In addition, when the storage unit 41 is in the loading position, fixed stoppers 72 that do not move up and down are provided at the other ends of all the storage sections 66 on the upstream side in the transport direction of the container line 14.

  Here, the sending stopper 71 restricts the movement of the coin storage box 13 on the roller conveyor 62 in the raised state, while allowing the movement of the coin storage box 13 on the roller conveyor 62 in the lowered state. The fixed stopper 72 always restricts the movement of the coin storage box 13 on the roller conveyor 62. The denomination storage section 66 formed by the adjacent partition member 67, the sending stopper 71 in the raised state, and the fixed stopper 72 restricts the movement of the coin storage box 13 in all horizontal directions. All the storage sections 66 are provided with storage sensors 73 that individually detect the coin storage boxes 13 mounted thereon.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guide rail 44 has an interpolation unit 77 loaded in the loading unit 30 of the container line 14 in a state where the storage unit 41 is in the normal position and is disposed in the coin processor main body 40. The container line 14 is supported so as to be slidable over guide rails 44 provided on both sides thereof, and is provided so as to be movable relative to the floor surface F by the guide rails 44.

  The interpolation unit 77 has substantially the same configuration as the storage unit 41 and is driven by the movement drive motor 78 so as to be able to travel on the two pairs of guide rails 44 on both sides.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the interpolating unit 77 detects that this is in the loading position loaded in the loading unit 30 by detecting the loading position detected body 49 embedded in the floor surface F. As shown in FIG. 3, the replenishment provided for the other pair of guide rails 44 embedded in the floor surface F that is in the retracted position for retracting from the loading position with respect to the one pair of guide rails 44. A sliding position sensor 79 that detects the position detection object 50 is provided.

  Here, a fixed pin 82 that is driven by a sliding positioning solenoid 81 and moves forward and backward is provided below the interpolation unit 77. The fixed pin 82 moves backward when the interpolation unit 77 moves, and the interpolation unit 77 When 77 is in the loading position as shown in FIG. 1, it moves forward and fits into the loading position pin hole 58 on the floor F to position and fix the interpolation section 77 at the loading position. The interpolation section 77 is shown in FIG. As described above, when the one pair of guide rails 44 is in the retracted position for retracting from the loading position, the replenishment position pin hole 57 of the floor surface F provided for the other pair of guide rails 44 is advanced. And the storage portion 41 is positioned and fixed at the retracted position.

  The interpolating unit 77 is a table having a rectangular shape in plan view, and is arranged perpendicular to the extending direction of the container line 14 at a loading position that constitutes a part of the container line 14 as shown in FIG. The mounting surface on which the coin storage box 13 of the interpolating unit 77 is mounted has a plurality of rollers arranged in the horizontal direction along the container line 14 by arranging the rotation axis in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the container line 14 when in the loading position. It is composed of a horizontal roller conveyor 85 having 84. The roller conveyor 85 is driven by a conveyance drive motor 86, and the roller conveyor 85 and the conveyance drive motor 86 receive the coin-type coin storage box 13 mounted on the interpolation unit 77 from the upstream side of the container line 14. A delivery mechanism 87 is provided for delivery downstream.

  On the roller conveyor 85, a plurality (specifically, six locations) of conveyance sections 90 of a denomination that can individually mount the denomination coin storage boxes 13 are defined by a plurality of partition members 91. Here, when the interpolation unit 77 is in the loading position, the plurality of partition members 91 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 in a posture extending in the direction along the container line 14, and thereby the interpolation unit When 77 is in the loading position, the denomination conveyance section 90 is also arranged in a direction orthogonal to the container line 14 in a posture extending in the direction along the container line 14.

  Here, when the interpolation unit 77 is at the loading position, the denomination conveyance section 27 of the container line 14 is the same height as the denomination conveyance section 90 of the interpolation unit 77 and the same denominations are the same. It is arranged on a straight line. Thus, in other words, when the interpolation unit 77 is in the loading position, the container line 14 can individually deliver the denominated coin storage box 13 to the interpolator 77, and the denomination coin storage box from the interpolator 77. 13 has a denomination conveyance section 27 that can receive 13 individually. The interpolation unit 77 is not provided with the delivery stopper solenoid 70, the delivery stopper 71, and the fixed stopper 72 of the storage unit 41.

  The coin processor main body 40 is fixed to the floor surface F. Specifically, the coin processor main body 40 is fastened and fixed to the floor surface F by anchor bolts 95 at four corners.

  The coin processor main body 40 includes a coin processing mechanism unit 96 that separates and conveys loose coins input from the outside one by one, identifies and counts them, and classifies them into denominations. A release port 97 of a denomination of a lower opening for releasing coins classified by denomination by the coin processing mechanism 96 is provided side by side along the conveying direction of the container line 14. In the coin processor main body 40, a coin storage box 13 of the denomination mounted in the denomination storage section 66 of the storage unit 41 in the normal position is arranged correspondingly below each of the denomination outlets 97. As a result, coins are discharged in denomination from the denomination outlet 97 into the denomination coin storage box 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coin processor main body 40 is provided with a touch panel type operation display unit 100 and a control unit 101, and the control unit 101 includes an operation display unit 100 and a coin processing mechanism unit 96. In addition, the stop stopper solenoid 33 of the stop mechanism 36, the passage sensor 35, the lead-out sensor 37, the movement drive motor 47 of the storage unit 41, the slide position sensor 51, the slide positioning solenoid 54, the delivery drive motor 63, and the delivery stopper solenoid 70 The storage sensor 73 is further connected to the movement drive motor 78, the slide position sensor 79, the slide positioning solenoid 81, and the transport drive motor 86 of the interpolation unit 77 so that they can be controlled. The control part 101 grasps | ascertains each storage amount of the coin storage box 13 of a money type from the count result of the coin processing mechanism part 96. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, two coin processors 12 are provided on a common container line 14 with a common loading unit 30 interposed therebetween. Here, a derivation sensor 37 at a position immediately downstream of the loading unit 30 common to the coin processing machines 12 on both sides, a stop stopper solenoid 33 and a passage sensor 35 of a stop mechanism 36 at a position immediately upstream of the loading unit 30, The movement drive motor 78, the slide position sensor 79, the slide positioning solenoid 81, and the transport drive motor 86 of the interpolation unit 77 can be controlled by the control unit 101 of the coin processor 12 on both sides.

  Further, as described above, the replenishment position of one pair of guide rails 44 provided for the common loading unit 30 is stored in the loading unit 30 from the coin processor main body 40 by the other pair of guide rails 44. When the unit 41 is loaded, it is a retreat position where the interpolation unit 77 is retreated.

  Further, although not shown in the figure, a plurality of sets of two coin processing machines 12 described above and a common loading unit 30 are provided apart from the upstream and downstream of the common container line 14 described above. .

  Next, regarding the operation of the coin storage box collection system 11 described above, one coin processing machine 12, the loading unit 30 into which the storage unit 41 will be loaded, the stop mechanism 36 and the immediately downstream position immediately upstream thereof. The position derivation sensor 37 will be described as an example. In the following description, the guide rail 44 that transports the storage unit 41 of the single coin processing machine 12 is referred to as one guide rail 44, and the other coin sharing the single coin processing machine 12 and the loading unit 30. The guide rail 44 that moves the storage unit 41 of the processing machine 12 is referred to as the other guide rail 44.

  When the coin processing machine 12 is in the basic state, as shown in FIG. 1, the storage portion 41 is positioned at the normal position and the fixing pin 55 is fitted into the normal position pin hole 56, and the feed drive motor 63 is The delivery stopper 71 is raised and stopped. And in such a basic state, the coin processing machine 12 is operating on condition that the coin storage box 13 is mounted in the storage compartment 66 of all denominations. Further, when the container line 14 is in the basic state, the conveyance drive motor 23 is driven and the stop stopper 34 is lowered. Further, when in the basic state, the interpolation unit 77 is positioned at the loading position, and the fixing pin 82 is fitted into the loading position pin hole 58 to drive the conveyance drive motor 86.

  In this state, the coin storage box 13 which has been moved in the transfer section 27 for the corresponding denomination from the upstream side of the interpolation unit 77 loaded in the loading unit 30 by being conveyed by the roller conveyor 22 of the container line 14. Is moved in the transport section 90 for the same denomination of the interpolation section 77 by the roller conveyor 85 of the interpolation section 77, and again moved in the transport section 27 for the same denomination of the container line 14 from the interpolation section 77. Is also transported downstream.

  Then, in the coin processor 12, for example, during the coin counting process, the control unit 101 recognizes that any one of the coin-type coin storage boxes 13 is full and the coin storage amount is a predetermined amount or more. The control unit 101 stops the operation of the coin processing mechanism unit 96, and the operation display unit 100 stores the coin storage amount of all coin storage boxes 13, that is, the storage amount of all denomination coins and the full coin storage. The denomination of the box 13 is displayed. Here, specifically, as the storage amount, the ratio of the storage amount at that time to the storage amount when full is displayed.

  The control unit 101 sends only the depleted coin storage box 13 to the next process on the operation display unit 100 or the specified denomination of the denomination specified together with the full coin denomination box 13. A collection selection display that prompts a selection input of sending the coin storage box 13 to the next process or sending the coin storage boxes 13 of all denominations to the next process is displayed.

  When the operation display unit 100 selects and inputs only the depleted coin storage box 13 to the next process in response to the collection selection display, the control unit 101 stores coins in all the passage sensors 35. On the condition that the box 13 is not detected, the stop stopper solenoid 33 is driven to bring the stop stoppers 34 of all denominations into the raised state. When the coin storage box 13 is detected by any of the passage sensors 35, the process waits until the above condition is satisfied. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin storage box 13 transported from the upstream side by the container line 14 is stopped by setting the stop stopper 34 of all denominations to the raised state.

  After the stop stopper 34 is raised as described above, the control unit 101 performs interpolation on the condition that all the coin storage boxes 13 on the downstream side of the stop stopper 34 are on the downstream side of the derivation sensor 37. 1 is stopped, and from the state shown in FIG. 1, the sliding positioning solenoid 81 of the interpolation unit 77 is driven to pull out the fixing pin 82 from the loading position pin hole 58, and the interpolation unit 77 is driven to move. The motor 78 is driven, and the interpolation unit 77 is moved away from the loading unit 30 by the other guide rail 44 as shown in FIG. When the sliding position sensor 79 of the interpolation unit 77 detects the replenishment position detected body 50 provided for the other guide rail 44, the sliding positioning solenoid 81 of the interpolation unit 77 is driven to fix the fixed pin. 82 is fitted into a replenishment position pin hole 57 provided for the other guide rail 44, and the interpolation unit 77 is positioned and fixed at the retracted position.

  In parallel with the above, the control unit 101 drives the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 of the coin processing machine 12 from the state shown in FIG. 1 to pull out the fixed pin 55 from the normal position pin hole 56 and store it. The movement drive motor 47 of the part 41 is driven to move the storage part 41 along one guide rail 44. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the loading position detected body 49 is detected by the sliding position sensor 51 of the storage unit 41, the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 is driven to connect the fixing pin 55 to the loading position. The storage unit 41 is positioned and fixed at the loading position by fitting into the pin hole 58.

  Then, the control unit 101 drives the delivery drive motor 63 of the storage unit 41 to perform a delivery preparation operation for rotating the roller conveyor 62 of the storage unit 41 toward the next process, and at the same time, the depleted denomination Only the delivery stopper solenoid 70 of the storage section 66 in which the coin storage box 13 is mounted is driven to lower the delivery stopper 71. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, only the coin storage box 13 of the depleted denomination is conveyed by driving the roller conveyor 62 of the storage unit 41 and the roller conveyor 22 of the container line 14, and dedicated to that denomination. From the storage section 66, the transport section 27 dedicated to the denomination is moved and transported to the next process.

  When the deriving sensor 37 detects that the depleted coin storage box 13 has passed the corresponding denomination derivation sensor 37, the control unit 101 detects that the sending stopper 71 has been lowered. The delivery stopper solenoid 70 is driven to raise the delivery stopper 71, the delivery drive motor 63 of the storage unit 41 is stopped, and the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 of the coin processor 12 is further driven to fix. The pin 55 is pulled out from the loading position pin hole 58, and the movement drive motor 47 of the storage unit 41 is driven to move the storage unit 41 along one guide rail 44 as shown in FIG. When the sliding position sensor 51 of the storage unit 41 detects the replenishment position detected body 50 provided for one of the guide rails 44, the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 is driven to fix the fixed pin. 55 is fitted into the refill position pin hole 57, and the storage portion 41 is positioned and fixed at the refill position.

  Thereafter, the control unit 101 causes the operation display unit 100 to display a display prompting the user to mount the empty coin storage box 13 in place of the sent coin type storage box 13 on the storage unit 41. In view of this, the operator mounts the empty coin storage box 13 in the empty storage section 66 of the storage unit 41 as shown in FIG. Then, the storage sensor 73 of all denominations detects the coin storage box 13, and in response to this, the control unit 101 drives the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 to replace the fixed pin 55 with the replenishment position. Withdrawing from the pin hole 57, the movement drive motor 47 of the storage unit 41 is driven to move the storage unit 41 along one guide rail 44 as shown in FIG. When the sliding position sensor 51 of the storage unit 41 detects the normal position detected body 48 provided for the one guide rail 44, the sliding positioning solenoid 54 of the storage unit 41 is driven to fix the fixed pin. 55 is fitted into the normal position pin hole 56, and the storage portion 41 is positioned and fixed at the normal position.

  Further, when the deriving sensor 37 detects that the depleted coin storage box 13 has passed through the corresponding denomination derivation sensor 37 as shown in FIG. In this way, the sliding positioning solenoid 81 of the interpolation unit 77 in the retracted position is driven to pull out the fixing pin 82 from the replenishment position pin hole 57 provided for the other guide rail 44, and the movement drive motor of the interpolation unit 77 78 is driven, and the interpolation unit 77 is moved to the loading unit 30 side by the other guide rail 44 as shown in FIG. When the loading position detected object 49 is detected by the sliding position sensor 79 of the interpolation unit 77, the sliding positioning solenoid 81 of the interpolation unit 77 is driven to fit the fixing pin 82 into the loading position pin hole 58. The interpolation unit 77 is positioned and fixed at the loading position, and the roller conveyor 85 is driven in the same direction as the container line 14 by the conveyance drive motor 86 of the interpolation unit 77. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 101 can restart the coin processing mechanism unit 96 on the condition that the storage unit 41 is positioned and fixed at the normal position and the interpolation unit 77 is positioned and fixed at the loading position. To do.

  In response to the above-described collection selection display, when the coin display box 13 of the denomination specified together with the coin storage box 13 of the denomination filled up is selected and input to the operation display unit 100. After the above-described delivery preparation operation, the control unit 101 drives the delivery stopper solenoid 70 for all the storage compartments 66 in which the coin storage boxes 13 to be collected are mounted as shown in FIG. Is mainly different in that the coin storage box 13 to be collected is sent out.

  Further, when the operation display unit 100 selects and inputs the coin storage box 13 of all denominations to the next process with respect to the above-described collection selection display, the control unit 101, As shown in FIG. 7, for all denomination storage sections 66 on which all denomination coin storage boxes 13 are mounted, the sending stopper solenoid 70 is driven to lower the sending stopper 71, and all denomination coins are moved. The point which sends out the storage box 13 is mainly different.

  According to the coin storage box collection system 11 according to the present embodiment described above, in the coin processor 12, the storage unit 41 is separated from the coin processor main body 40, and the container line 14 is loaded by guiding the guide rail 44. When loaded in the unit 30, the storage unit 41 constitutes a part of the container line 14, and a plurality of denominated coin storage boxes 13 can be sent simultaneously from the storage unit 41 to the container line 14. As described above, since a plurality of denominated coin storage boxes 13 can be simultaneously and easily sent out from the storage unit 41 to the container line 14, workability when collecting the coin storage box 13 from the coin processor 12 can be improved. .

  In addition, since the storage unit 41 in a state in which the coin storage box 13 of the denomination is stored can be directly loaded into a part of the container line 14 and the coin storage box 13 of the denomination can be sent to the container line 14, a coin processor The workability at the time of collecting the coin storage box 13 from 12 can be further improved.

  Further, the storage unit 41 can individually mount the coin storage box 13 of the denomination on the container line 14 having the transport section 27 of the denomination that can receive the coin storage box 13 of the denomination individually. Since it has a denomination storage section 66 that constitutes a part of the denomination transport section 27 when loaded into the loading unit 30, a plurality of denomination coin storage boxes 13 are conveyed by the container line 14 without colliding with each other at the same time. It becomes possible. Therefore, the workability at the time of collecting the coin storage box 13 from the coin processor 12 can be further improved.

  Further, since two coin processing machines 12 are provided on the container line 14 with the loading unit 30 in between, the loading unit 30 can be shared in order to improve the processing capacity of coin processing. Therefore, it is possible to improve the processing capacity of the coin processing after being made compact as a whole. Since the loading unit 30 is shared, when the storage unit 41 of one coin processing machine 12 is moved from the normal position, the movement of the storage unit 41 of the other coin processing machine 12 from the normal position is restricted. Will do.

  In addition, the storage unit 41 can be loaded into the loading unit 30 in a state where the transport of the coin storage box 13 from the upstream side of the container line 14 is regulated by the stop mechanism 36 provided immediately upstream of the loading unit 30. The other coin storage box 13 being conveyed by the container line 14 is not collided with the storage unit 41. Therefore, the workability at the time of collecting the coin storage box 13 from the coin processor 12 can be further improved.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the coin storage boxes 13 of different types are arranged in the storage unit 41 at the normal position of the coin processor 12 along the conveying direction of the container line 14 has been described as an example. As shown, the coin storage boxes 13 of denominations may be arranged in the storage unit 41 in the normal position along a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the container line 14. In this case, since the juxtaposed direction of the coin-type coin storage boxes 13 coincides between the normal position and the loading position, it is not necessary to rotate the storage unit 41 by 90 degrees as described above. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 41 is moved from the coin processor main body 40 in the direction of the container line 14 in the posture, and loaded into the loading unit 30, or as shown in FIG. After the storage unit 41 is moved from the machine main body 40 in the conveying direction of the container line 14, it can be moved in the direction of the container line 14 in that posture and loaded into the loading unit 30.

  Further, instead of laying the guide rails 44 on the floor surface F, guiding the storage unit 41 from the normal position to the filling position by standing on the floor surface F guide plates that guide both side surfaces of the storage unit 41. good.

  Alternatively, the coin storage box 13 may be manually introduced into the container line 14 using the roller conveyor 62 of the storage unit 41 as a free conveyor.

  Moreover, although the conveyance section 27 according to the denomination of the container line 14 and the storage section 66 according to the denomination of the storage unit 41 have been described in the configuration where all six are provided for convenience, the present invention is not limited to this. The number of these places should just correspond to the number of the coin storage boxes 13 of the storage part 41, and the number of places required for each may be provided. For example, when the number of coin storage boxes 13 is three, the number of these locations may be all three, or three or three or more of each location may be provided individually. Will also be good. In other words, the application is appropriate according to the number of denominations of coins to be processed.

  In addition, the selection input for sending the coin storage box 13 to the next process on the operation display unit 100 has been described as an example in which one of the coin storage boxes 13 of the denomination becomes full during the counting process for convenience. This is not a limitation. For example, at the end of business, it is possible to select and input all coin storage boxes 13 to be collected for the next process, regardless of whether any of the denominated coin storage boxes 13 is full or not. Is possible. At this time, an empty coin storage box 13 in which no coins are stored may be selected and input as a collection target or may not be input.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Coin storage box collection system 12 Coin processing machine 13 Coin storage box 14 Container line 27 Transport section 30 Loading part 36 Stop mechanism 40 Coin processing machine main body 41 Storage part 44 Guide rail (introduction guideline)
66 Storage compartment F Floor

Claims (4)

A coin storage box collection system for transporting a coin storage box of a denomination that stores coins processed by a coin processor by a container line,
The coin processor has a coin processor main body that processes the inserted coins, and a storage unit that is mounted with the coin storage box of the denomination and is separable from the coin processor main body,
The container line includes a loading unit that is loaded so that the storage unit separated from the coin processor main body constitutes a part of the container line and a plurality of the coin storage boxes of the denominations can be sent out simultaneously.
An introductory guideline for guiding the storage unit is provided between the coin processor and the loading unit. The container line has a denomination conveyance section that can individually accept the denomination coin storage box,
The storage unit has a denomination storage section that can individually mount the denomination coin storage box and constitutes a part of the denomination transport section when loaded into the loading unit. The coin storage box collection system according to claim 1.   3. The coin storage box collection system according to claim 1, wherein the container line is provided with two of the coin processing machines with the loading unit interposed therebetween.   The container line is provided with a stop mechanism for restricting conveyance of the coin storage box from the upstream side at a position immediately upstream of the loading unit. The coin storage box collection system described.

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