JP5466036B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device mounted on a vending machine, a money changer, or the like, and in particular, in a coin processing device including an escrow mechanism that temporarily holds inserted coins, the coin introduced from the escrow mechanism is a coin tube. The present invention relates to a coin processing device that prevents coins from being jammed as much as possible.

  A coin processing device mounted on a conventional vending machine or the like has an accepted coin standing on the bottom of the coin tube when one coin is received in an (empty) coin tube that does not contain any coins. (Hereinafter referred to as “coin standing”).

  When this coin standing occurs, even if the payout slide is slid, the coin may not be pulled out and the change may not be paid out.

  In order to solve this problem, in the conventional coin processing apparatus, as shown in Patent Document 1, “empty” is always executed at least once before coins are paid out from a coin tube having a small number of coins. A configuration is known in which even if a coin is standing, the payout process is performed after defeating the coin standing by “empty”.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 2, a coin detection sensor is provided that can detect the presence or absence of coins in a payout slide when the above-described “empty” operation is performed, and at least one coin is accommodated in the tube. There is also known a technique for detecting the presence.

  Moreover, in this kind of coin processing apparatus, as shown in Patent Document 3, a plurality of coins are temporarily held in the sorting passage, and the plurality of held coins are discharged one by one to the tube. Some are provided with an escrow mechanism for dropping.

JP 2004-62420 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-115067 JP 2002-74461 A

  By the way, in a coin processing apparatus having an escrow mechanism as shown in Patent Document 3, coins may be continuously dropped into a coin tube. In this case, coins are dropped into an empty coin tube. Then, there may occur a state in which the first coin that is dropped first stands and further subsequent coins are stood and received.

  When a state of standing a plurality of coins occurs in this way, the coin will not fall down even if the “empty” operation is performed immediately before the change payout operation.

  For this reason, there is a problem that even if an emptying operation is performed before the payout, the coin standing cannot be eliminated and the change cannot be paid out.

  Therefore, the present invention prevents, as much as possible, the occurrence of a state in which a plurality of coins stand when a coin temporarily held in the escrow mechanism is stored in a coin tube in a coin processing apparatus having an escrow mechanism. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the money handling apparatus of the invention of claim 1 is disposed downstream of at least one coin passage and temporarily holds and holds a plurality of coins guided in the coin passage. An escrow mechanism that releases coins one by one and discharges them downstream, a coin tube that is disposed downstream of the escrow mechanism and that stores coins released from the escrow mechanism, and is located at the lower end of the coin tube , A payout slide that slides out coins in the coin tube one by one, and when the payout slide pulls out coins one by one, from the closed state that prevents the payout of coins by the payout slide from the closed state When the payout slide slides, the change slide that pays out coins by switching to A coin detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a coin pulled out by a card, a payable number counting means for counting the number of payable coins accumulated in the coin tube, and a coin stored in the escrow mechanism as the coin. When storing in the tube, check the number of coins that can be paid out counted by the payable number counting means, and when the number of coins that can be paid out is 0, the first coin from the escrow mechanism is After receiving, when the payout slide is slid with the change slide in the closed state, and the coin is detected by the coin detection sensor while the payout slide is slid, the escrow mechanism temporarily holds the coin. Control means for controlling the escrow mechanism so that the remaining retained coins are stored one by one in the coin tube; Comprising.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, when the coin cannot be detected by the coin detection sensor, the control means re-slides the payout slide with the change slide in the closed state.

  According to the present invention, when the coins accommodated in the escrow mechanism are accommodated in the coin tube, the number of coins that can be paid out from the coin tube counted by the payable number counting means is confirmed, and the coins that can be paid out are confirmed. When the number of sheets is zero, after the first coin from the escrow mechanism is received, the payout slide is slid with the change slide closed, and the coin detection sensor When coins are detected, the remaining coins temporarily held in the escrow mechanism are accommodated one by one in the coin tube, thus suppressing the occurrence of coin standing where multiple coins stand in the coin tube. This can prevent the occurrence of a problem that coins cannot be dispensed from the coin tube due to standing of a plurality of coins.

FIG. 1 is a front view and a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the escrow mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the coin dispensing mechanism. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an idle driving operation at the time of coin payout by the coin payout mechanism. FIG. 5 is a view showing an operation of canceling the coin standing in the coin tube by the emptying operation. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining inconvenience when a state where a plurality of coins stand is generated in the coin tube. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration for preventing a plurality of coins from standing in the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention.

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

  FIG. 1 is a front view (FIG. 1 (A)) and a B sectional view (FIG. 1 (B)) showing a schematic configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to the present invention. The coin sorting device 1 includes a coin 10, basically four types of coin A (500 yen coin), coin B (10 yen coin), coin C (100 yen coin), coin D (50 yen coin) and fake. Sort coins.

  A coin discriminating passage 12 that is inclined rightward in FIG. 1A is formed immediately below the coin insertion slot 11 of the coin sorting device 1, and the correctness of the coin, the denomination of the correct coin, A coin identification sensor 13 is provided for identifying.

  Further, at the end of the coin discriminating passage 12, the coin transferred from the coin discriminating passage 12 is divided into a genuine coin and a fake coin, and a genuine / fake coin sorting lever for guiding the genuine coin and the false coin to a special coin passage. 14 is disposed.

  The genuine / fake coins distribution lever 14 opens and closes the upper end in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface with the lower end axis as the center, thereby sorting the genuine and fake coins.

  The coins distributed as fake coins are returned to a coin return port (not shown) by the genuine coin distributing lever 14, but the coins distributed as genuine coins are transferred to the coins A, A by the first denomination distributing lever 15. They are divided into a group of coins C and a group of coins B and coins D.

  The first denomination sorting lever 15 has a substantially L-shaped front surface as a whole, and in a state of protruding from the surface, opens the first coin sorting passage 16 on the side and By closing the coin sorting passage 17 and closing the first coin sorting passage 16 while being pulled from the surface and opening the second coin sorting passage 17, a group of coins A and C, Sorting with coin B and coin D groups.

  The coin A and the coin C guided to the first coin sorting passage 16 are sorted into the coin A and the coin C by the second denomination sorting lever 18.

  The second denomination distributing lever 18, like the genuine / false coin distributing lever 14, opens and closes the upper end in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface with the lower end axis as the center, thereby allowing the coin A to enter the third coin sorting passage 19. The coin A and the coin C are sorted by guiding the coin C to the fourth coin sorting path 20 formed on the upper surface of the third coin sorting path 19.

  The third coin sorting passage 19 (dotted line) for guiding the coin A is formed in an approximately L shape in the traveling direction, and the fourth coin sorting passage 20 (solid line) for guiding the coin C formed on the upper surface thereof is In order to secure the length of the passage as long as possible, it is formed to meander in a substantially S shape in the traveling direction.

  A third denomination sorting lever 21 is provided in the second coin sorting passage 17. The third denomination distributing lever 21 is guided to the second coin sorting passage 17 by opening and closing the upper end of the third denomination distributing lever 21 in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface, with the lower end axis as the center, like the true / false coin distributing lever 14. The coins B and D are distributed to the fifth coin sorting passage 22, and the coins that are led to a safe not shown are sorted to the sixth coin sorting passage 23.

  The fifth coin sorting path 22 is provided with a fourth denomination sorting lever 24, and the fourth denomination sorting lever 24 has a substantially L-shaped front surface in the same manner as the first denomination sorting lever 15. Thus, the coin B and the coin D are sorted by being controlled to be in a state of protruding from the surface or pulled in from the surface.

  At the downstream end of the above-described substantially L-shaped third coin sorting passage 19, a plurality of coins A (maximum number of coins) passing through the third coin sorting passage 19 are placed in the third coin sorting passage 19. (3 sheets) A first escrow mechanism 25 for temporarily holding is provided.

  In addition, a coin C passing through the fourth coin sorting passage 20 is placed at the downstream end of the fourth coin sorting passage 20 formed to meander in the substantially S-shape described above, and the fourth coin sorting passage 20 is placed inside the fourth coin sorting passage 20. The second escrow mechanism 26 that temporarily holds a plurality of sheets (maximum of 4 sheets) is disposed.

  Further, at the lower end of the first escrow mechanism 25 that temporarily holds coins A, the coins temporarily held by the first escrow mechanism 25 are distributed to a coin discharge chute or coin tube 31 (not shown) or a safe-side passage (not shown). A lever 27 is provided.

  A sorting lever 28 that distributes the coin C temporarily held by the second escrow mechanism 26 to the coin discharge chute, the coin tube 31 or the safe-side passage is provided at the lower end of the second escrow mechanism 26 that temporarily holds the coin C. Provided.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 2, the first escrow mechanism 25 has a U-shaped coin holding lever 250 that temporarily holds the coin A passing through the third coin passage 19, and the coin holding lever 250 as a shaft. It consists of a solenoid 251 that rotates about 250a.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the coin holding lever 250 has a pair of cylindrical tip portions 25a and 25b that are constantly urged clockwise around the shaft 250a to stop, thereby stopping the pair of tip portions. 25a and 25b project into the third coin sorting passage 19 to close the downstream end of the third coin sorting passage 19, while the cylindrical rear end 25c is retracted from the third coin sorting passage 19 Thus, the upstream side of the third coin sorting passage 19 is released.

  In this initial state, when one coin A is guided to the third coin sorting passage 19, the pair of tip portions 25a, 25b of the coin holding lever 250 supports the peripheral surface of the coin A and holds the coin A. Further, when a plurality of (three) coins A are guided into the third coin sorting passage 19 after the one coin A is held, these three coins A The coin sorting passage 19 is temporarily held one after another. Note that the number of coins temporarily held in the third coin sorting passage 19 depends on the length of the third coin sorting passage 19.

  The first escrow mechanism 25 is driven based on a drive signal from the control unit 700 described in detail later. In the initial state shown in FIG. 2A, when one coin A is guided into the third coin sorting passage 19, the pair of tip portions 25a, 25b of the coin holding lever 250 are arranged on the circumferential surface of the coin A. The coin A is supported and held, and the tip 25c is retracted from the third coin sorting passage 19 to release the upstream side of the third coin sorting passage 19, but a drive signal is sent from the control unit 700. As shown in FIG. 2B, the coin holding lever 250 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 250a, and the pair of tip portions 25a, 25b of the coin holding lever 250 is moved to the third position. The tip 25c protrudes into the third coin sorting passage 19 to support and hold the subsequent coin A, and the coin A falls one sheet downward.

  Note that the second escrow mechanism 26 that holds the coin C, like the first escrow mechanism 25, also has a U-shaped second cross section (not shown) that temporarily holds the coin C passing through the fourth coin passage 20. The second escrow mechanism 26 has an arcuate tip 26a in the fourth coin sorting passage 20 in an initial state. The second escrow mechanism 26 is configured by a coin holding lever and a solenoid that rotates the coin holding lever about an axis. The cylindrical rear end 26b is retracted from the fourth coin sorting passage 20 and upstream of the fourth coin sorting passage 20 while the downstream end of the fourth coin sorting passage 20 is closed. Has been released.

  In this initial state, when one coin C is guided to the coin sorting passage 20, the tip end portion 26a of the coin holding lever holds the coin C by supporting the peripheral surface of the coin C, and further, When a plurality of (four) coins C are guided into the fourth coin sorting passage 20 after the holding of the coins C, the four coins C are successively placed in the fourth coin sorting passage 20. Temporarily suspended.

  The fourth coin sorting passage 20 is formed to meander in a substantially S shape in the advancing direction in order to secure the length of the passage as long as possible. The total number of coins C to be held is 4 in total.

  A sorting lever 27 provided at the lower end of the first escrow mechanism 25 that temporarily holds the coin A is a first sorting lever 27a and a second sorting lever 27b that are rotatably supported around a shaft (not shown). In the state shown in the figure, the coin A temporarily held in the first escrow mechanism 25 is dropped onto the coin tube 31, but the first escrow mechanism 25 is temporarily moved by the clockwise rotation of the first sorting lever 27a. The reserved coin A is guided to a coin discharge chute (not shown), and the coin A temporarily held in the first escrow mechanism 25 is guided to a safe-side passage (not shown) by turning the second sorting lever 27b counterclockwise. .

  Note that the sorting lever 28 provided at the lower end of the second escrow mechanism 25 that temporarily holds the coin C is configured in the same manner as the sorting lever 27.

  Now, the coin processing apparatus 1 is provided with five coin tubes 31 to 35, and a coin dispensing mechanism as shown in detail in FIG. 3 is provided at the lower end of the coin tube. Each of the coin tubes 31 to 35 is provided with empty sensors 31a to 35a for detecting whether or not coins capable of paying a minimum change are accommodated in the coin tubes 31 to 35, respectively.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the coin payout mechanism corresponding to the coin tube 31. Between the lower end 31e of the coin tube 31 and the coin base 37 fixed below the coin tube 31, a payout slide 38 for pulling out coins 10 stored and stored in the coin tube 31 one by one is slidably supported. ing. The payout slide 38 is formed with a coin receiving hole 38a for receiving only one coin 10 received in the coin tube 31.

  The coin payout mechanism includes a disk-shaped payout cam 36 that is rotated by a coin payout motor 704, a payout link 39 that reciprocally slides in the horizontal direction of the drawing in conjunction with the payout cam 36, and the payout link 39. And a change slide 31d for selectively supporting and releasing the lower surface of the coin pulled out from the coin tube 31 by the payout slide 38 to control the dispensing and non-dispensing of the coin. .

  Note that the payout link 39 and the payout slide 38 are connected to each other when the coin tube 31 is attached to the apparatus main body. In addition, a payout coin selection solenoid 31c for controlling the drive of the change slide 31d is disposed at the rear end of the change slide 31d.

  Further, a coin detection sensor 31b that detects whether or not the coin 10 is in the coin receiving hole 38a of the payout slide 38 drawn out from the coin tube 31 is disposed at a position facing the payout slide 38.

  Here, the payout cam 36, the payout slide 38, and the payout link 39 are provided in common to the coin tubes 31 to 35. However, the coin detection sensor 31b, the change slide 31d, and the payout coin selection solenoid 31c are connected to the coin tubes. 31 to 35 are provided.

  When one coin 10 is to be paid out from the coin tube 31 by this coin payout mechanism, a disk shape is formed by a coin payout motor with the coin 10 in the coin receiving hole 38a of the payout slide 38 shown in FIG. The payout cam 36 is rotated once, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the payout slide 38 is moved to the right side of the drawing via the payout link 39, and the coin 10 in the coin receiving hole 38a is simultaneously moved to the coin payout position. Let

  At the same time, the drive of the solenoid 31c that controls the drive of the change slide 31d is turned ON, and the engagement between the solenoid 31c and the change slide 31d is released.

  Thus, the coin 10 in the coin receiving hole 38a of the payout slide 38 falls downward without being supported by the change slide 31d.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an “empty” operation when coins are dispensed by the coin dispensing mechanism.

  In the idling operation at the time of coin payout, the drive of the solenoid 31c is turned OFF and the payout cam 36 is rotated once in the state shown in FIG.

  In this case, since the engagement between the solenoid 31c and the change slide 31d is not released, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lower surface of the coin 10 in the coin receiving hole 38a of the payout slide 38 is supported by the change slide 31d. The coin 10 in the coin receiving hole 38a of the payout slide 38 returns to the coin tube 31 without falling downward.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of canceling the coin standing in the coin tube 31 by the above-described “blank operation”.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the “empty” operation as described in FIG. 4 is performed in a state where a coin is standing in the coin tube 31, the coin standing in the coin tube 31 Falls as shown in FIG. 5 (B), whereby the coin standing in the coin tube 31 can be eliminated.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining inconveniences when a state where a plurality of coins stand in the coin tube 31 occurs.

  Thick coins such as 500 yen coins temporarily held by the escrow mechanism may be accommodated with the accepted coins standing. In particular, when only one coin is introduced into an empty coin tube, the probability that the coin will stand in the tube increases. For example, when coins temporarily held by the first escrow mechanism 25 are further introduced into the coin tube 31 one by one with respect to the state in which the coins stand as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6B, the coin cannot be defeated even if “empty” is performed, and a change in which change cannot be paid out occurs.

  3 to 6 show the coin payout mechanism corresponding to the coin tube 31, the coin payout mechanisms corresponding to other coin tubes are configured in the same manner. For example, in the coin payout mechanism corresponding to the coin tube 32, the coin detection sensor 32b and the change slide 32d (not shown) corresponding to the coin detection sensor 31b, the change slide 31d, and the payout coin selection solenoid 31c shown in FIGS. A payout coin selection solenoid 32c is provided.

  By the way, the present invention prevents as much as possible the occurrence of a “multiple coin standing” state by introducing coins temporarily held by an escrow mechanism as shown in FIG. 6 into a coin tube.

  In the present invention, when coins accommodated in the escrow mechanisms 25 and 26 are accommodated in the coin tubes 31 and 32, they can be paid out from the coin tubes 31 and 32 counted by the payable number counting unit 701 shown below. Check the number of coins, and if the number of coins that can be paid out is 0, slide the payout slide 38 with the change slides 31d and 32d closed after receiving the first coin from the escrow mechanism. When coins are detected by the coin detection sensors 31b and 32b while the payout slide 38 is slid, the remaining coins temporarily held in the escrow mechanisms 25 and 26 are stored one by one in the coin tubes 31 and 32, respectively. To house.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration for preventing “multiple coin standing” of the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention.

  The coin processing apparatus according to the present invention is controlled by the control unit 700, and is a payable number counting unit 701 that counts the number of coins stored in each coin tube 31 to 35, a coin detection sensor 702 that detects coins by emptying, and an escrow. The mechanism has a single coin release solenoid 703 for dropping coins temporarily held in the mechanism one by one into the coin tube, a coin payout motor 704 for driving the payout cam 36, and a payout coin selection solenoid 705 for controlling the drive of the change slide 31d. ing.

  The payout possible number counting unit 701 adds and counts the number of coins introduced into the coin tubes 31 to 35 to the number of coins initially accommodated in the coin tubes 31 to 35, respectively. The number of coins currently stored in the coin tubes 31 to 35 is counted for each coin tube 31 to 35 by subtracting and counting the number of coins paid out from .about.35, respectively.

  The coin detection sensor 702 corresponds to the coin detection sensor 31b shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and is provided corresponding to each coin tube 31-35.

  A single coin release solenoid 703 corresponds to the solenoid 251 shown in FIG. 2 and is controlled by a drive signal from the control unit to introduce one coin temporarily held in the escrow mechanisms 25 and 26 into the coin tube. It is sometimes driven and is provided corresponding to the escrow mechanism 25, 26.

  The coin payout motor 704 is controlled by a drive signal from the control unit, and drives the payout cam 36 shown in FIGS.

  The payout coin selection solenoid 705 corresponds to the payout coin selection solenoid 31c engaged with the change slide 31d shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, and is controlled by a drive signal from the control unit. It is provided corresponding to the tubes 31-35.

  The controller 700 controls the overall operation of the coin processing device. Note that the control unit 700 is based on the identification result of the coin identification sensor 13 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the genuine / false coin distributing lever 14, the first denomination distributing lever 15, the second denomination distributing lever 18, and the third. The denomination distributing lever 21, the fourth denomination distributing lever 24, the distributing lever 27, the distributing lever 28 and the like are also controlled, but these are omitted in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining processing for preventing a plurality of coins according to the present invention by the control unit 700 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, a process of introducing coins temporarily held in the first escrow unit 25 into the coin tube 31 by a coin introduction signal from the control unit 700 will be described.

  When the process of introducing one coin temporarily held in the first escrow unit 25 into the coin tube 31 by the coin introduction signal from the control unit 700 is started, first, each of the numbers counted by the payable number counting unit 701 is counted. It is checked whether there is a coin accommodated in the coin tube 31 from the count value of the payable number counted for each of the coin tubes 31 to 35 (step 801).

  Here, when it is determined that the coin stored in the coin tube 31 is not empty (YES in step 801), one or more coins are stored in the coin tube 31, so that a one-coin opening solenoid 703 is used. Is driven to release one coin temporarily held in the escrow mechanism 25, and this coin is introduced into the coin tube 31 (step 809).

  In addition, when the coin stored in the coin tube 31 is empty in step 801 (NO in step 801), the coin 1 release solenoid 703 is driven to release one coin temporarily held in the escrow mechanism 25. Then, the coin is introduced into the coin tube 31 (step 802). In this case, since the coin introduced into the coin tube 31 may “coin stand” in the coin tube 31, the payout coin selection solenoid 705 is used. In a state where the (payout coin selection solenoid 31c) is OFF, the coin payout motor 704 is driven to perform “empty” for rotating the payout cam 36 once (step 803).

  Then, it is checked whether or not a coin is detected by the coin detection sensor 702 (coin detection sensor 31b) by the “empty” (step 804). Here, if a coin is detected (YES in step 804), it can be determined that no “coin standing” in the coin tube 31 has occurred, and thus this processing is terminated.

  In this state, when the next coin introduction signal is applied from the control unit 700, it is determined in step 801 that there is a coin accommodated in the coin tube 31 (YES in step 801), and the one coin release solenoid 703 is driven. A coin temporarily held in the escrow mechanism 25 is released, and this coin is introduced into the coin tube 31 (step 809). Are introduced into the coin tube 31 one by one.

  If no coin is detected in step 804 (NO in step 804), it is determined that a “coin standing” in the coin tube 31 has occurred, and a payout coin selection solenoid 705 (a payout coin selection solenoid 31c). In the state of turning OFF, the coin payout motor 704 is driven to retry the “blank shot” for rotating the payout cam 36 once (step 805), and the coin detection sensor 702 (coin detection sensor 31b) is caused by this blank shot. It is checked whether a coin has been detected (step 806).

  Here, when a coin is detected in step 806 (YES in step 806), it is determined that the “coin standing” in the coin tube 31 has been resolved and this processing is terminated, but no coin is detected in step 806 as well. In this case (NO in step 804), it is determined that the “coin standing” in the coin tube 31 has not been resolved, and the coin payout is performed with the payout coin selection solenoid 705 (the payout coin selection solenoid 31c) turned off. The motor 704 is driven to retry “empty driving” for rotating the payout cam 36 once (step 807).

  Then, it is checked again whether the coin is detected by the coin detection sensor 702 (coin detection sensor 31b) by the “empty” (step 808). If a coin is detected (YES in step 808), the coin tube It is determined that the “coin standing” in 31 has been resolved, and this processing is terminated.

  If no coin is detected by the coin detection sensor 702 (coin detection sensor 31b) in step 808 (NO in step 808), it is determined that “coin standing” in the coin tube 31 cannot be eliminated, and this process is performed. finish.

  In the above embodiment, the process is terminated as usual when no coins are detected even after two “empty” retries are performed. However, this means that the next coin is accommodated. This is because there is a high possibility that the coins will collide and the “coin standing” will be resolved.

  In addition, even if the above process is completed without eliminating the “coin standing”, it can be detected by the coin detection sensor 702 that the coin could not be paid out at the time of change paying out. It is possible to execute a process or to perform a process of prohibiting the payout from the tube in which the “coin standing” is generated.

  In the above description, the process of introducing the coin temporarily held in the first escrow unit 25 into the coin tube 31 has been described. However, the coin temporarily held in the second escrow unit 26 is introduced into the coin tube 32. Processing can be performed in the same manner.

  Although the above is an example of typical embodiment of this invention, this invention is not limited to the Example shown in the said Example and drawing, It can implement suitably deform | transforming within the range which does not change the summary. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin processing apparatus 10 Coin 11 Coin insertion slot 12 Coin discrimination passage 13 Coin identification sensor 14 True / false coin distribution lever 15 1st denomination sort lever 16 1st coin sorting passage 17 2nd coin sorting passage 18 2nd coin sorting passage 18 Denomination distributing lever 19 Third coin sorting passage 20 Fourth coin sorting passage 21 Third denomination sorting lever 22 Fifth coin sorting passage 23 Sixth coin sorting passage 24 Fourth denomination sorting lever 25 1 escrow mechanism 26 second escrow mechanism 27 sort lever 28 sort lever 31-35 coin tube 31a-35a empty sensor 31b coin detection sensor 31c payout coin selection solenoid 31d change slide 37 coin base 38 payout slide 39 payout link 250 coin hold Lever 251 Solenoids 700 controller 701 payout number of sheets counting unit 702 coin detection sensors 703 coin one open solenoid 704 coin payout motor 705 payout coin selection solenoid 705

Claims (2)

An escrow mechanism that is disposed downstream of at least one coin passage, temporarily holds a plurality of coins guided in the coin passage, and releases the retained coins one by one and discharges them downstream;
A coin tube disposed downstream of the escrow mechanism and loading and storing coins released from the escrow mechanism;
A payout slide located at the lower end of the coin tube and sliding out the coins in the coin tube one by one;
When the payout slide pulls out one coin, a change slide that pays out coins by switching from a closed state that prevents the payout of coins by the payout slide to a state where coin payout is permitted,
A coin detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of a coin pulled out by the payout slide when the payout slide slides;
A payable number counting means for counting the number of payable coins accumulated in the coin tube;
When the coins stored in the escrow mechanism are stored in the coin tube, the number of the payable coins counted by the payable number counting means is confirmed, and the number of payable coins is zero. When the first coin from the escrow mechanism is received, the payout slide is slid with the change slide in the closed state, and the coin is detected by the coin detection sensor while the payout slide is slid. And a control means for controlling the escrow mechanism so that the remaining coins temporarily held in the escrow mechanism are stored one by one in the coin tube when detected. The control means includes
The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein when the coin cannot be detected by the coin detection sensor, the payout slide is re-slid in a state where the change slide is in the closed state.

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