JP5790240B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device that discriminates coins inserted into a coin slot, takes them into the interior, and stores them in a storage unit according to denomination, and then pays them out as change etc. according to a carry-out command. In particular, the present invention relates to one having a function of closely examining coins stored in a storage unit.

As such a coin processing device, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-39773 filed and published by the present applicant is known. This coin processing device discriminates the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot, accepts the coins identified as genuine coins in the temporary storage unit, temporarily holds them, then takes in the coins drawn out from the temporary storage unit, While storing them in the coin storage provided for each denomination, the coins stored in the coin storage are changed to coins of the required amount according to the change dispensing request from an external device such as a POS cash register. The coins in the coin storage are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit by the withdrawal switching mechanism, and then returned to the coin storage provided for each denomination. It has a function to scrutinize the coins to be stored.

JP 2011-39773 A

Such a coin processing apparatus is generally provided with a coin storage box having a predetermined capacity corresponding to six denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen. And when scrutinizing the coins stored in the inside, the coins stored for each denomination in each coin storage are temporarily withdrawn to the temporary holding unit for each denomination via the withdrawal switching mechanism. Then, it is returned again to the coin storage provided for each denomination, and scrutinized for each denomination. In other words, since it is necessary to repeat the same operation for each coin storage provided for each denomination, there is a problem that it takes time to conduct a detailed examination on all the coins stored. It was.

  In order to cope with such a problem, the present invention collects coins of a plurality of denominations stored in a plurality of coin storages in a temporary storage unit according to the storage state of the coins stored in each coin storage. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of shortening the time for scrutinizing coins to be accommodated by withdrawing and simultaneously scrutinizing coins of a plurality of denominations.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an identification means for identifying the authenticity and denomination of a coin inserted into an insertion slot, and a coin identified as a genuine coin by the identification means are temporarily received. Coin holding means for holding, coin distributing means for distributing and counting coins paid out from the coin holding means, and storing coins distributed by money type by the coin distributing means in money type, A coin storage means for paying out the stored coins based on a withdrawal command; a withdrawal transport means for transporting coins paid out from the coin storage means; and a coin outlet or the coin for transporting the coins transported by the withdrawal transport means A withdrawal switching means for sending to either one of the holding means, and a plurality of denomination coins stored in the coin storage means are collectively collected in the coin holding means via the withdrawal switching means. And said Coin processing for scrutinizing the coins stored in the coin storage means by storing the coins of a plurality of denominations withdrawn to the coin holding means in the coin storage means by denomination via the coin distribution means In the apparatus, when coins of a plurality of denominations are collected together in the coin holding means from the coins stored in the denomination in the coin storage means, the coins of the plurality of denominations to be dispensed are the coins. Based on the number of coins of the denominations stored in the coin storage means so as to be all stored in the holding means, the setting means for setting the combination of coins of the plurality of denominations, the combination of denominations by the setting means Based on the above, coins stored in the coin storage means of a plurality of denominations are scrutinized .

According to this, when collecting coins of a plurality of denominations stored in the coin storage means in a denomination to the coin holding means, the coins of the plurality of denominations to be withdrawn to the coin holding means are inside. Since the combination of the coins of the plurality of denominations is determined based on the number of coins of the denominations stored in the coin storage means so as to fit all, the plurality of denominations dispensed to the coin holding means By storing coins again in the coin storage means by denomination via the coin distribution means, it is possible to efficiently examine coins of a plurality of denominations at once .

The invention according to claim 2 is the coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein coins of a plurality of denominations are collected in the coin holding means from among the coins stored in the coin storing means in denominations. When withdrawing, the setting means calculates the accommodation capacity for each denomination based on the number of coins of the denomination stored in the coin storage means, and all of the withdrawals based on the accommodation capacity are performed. The combination of the coins of the plurality of denominations is set so that the coins are accommodated in the coin holding means. According to this, by calculating the storage capacity based on the denomination and the number of coins stored in the coin storage means, the plurality of coins are arranged so that all the coins to be dispensed are stored in the coin storage means. A combination of seed coins can be easily set.

 According to this, based on the number of coins of the denomination stored in the coin storage means so that all the coins of the plurality of denominations withdrawn to the coin holding means are accommodated therein, the plurality of denominations Since the combination of coins is determined, coins of a plurality of denominations withdrawn to the coin holding means are re-stored in the coin storage means by denomination via the coin distribution means. It is possible to efficiently scrutinize various types of coins at once.

The invention according to claim 3 is the coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin storage means includes a plurality of denomination storage units for storing coins in denominations, and the denomination storage. The coins to be paid out from the storage are provided with a payout coin discriminating means for discriminating that the coins of the denominations distributed to the money type storage, and when the coins stored in the coin storage means are scrutinized, When the coins to be paid out from the type storage include coins of different denominations that are determined not to be coins of the denomination distributed to the money type storage by the payout coin discrimination means, they are stored in the money type storage. And coins in the denomination storage for storing the coins of the different denominations, after carefully examining all denominations of the coin storage means, each withdraws again to the coin holding means, We store in money storage And it performs again scrutiny by.
According to this, coins of different denominations that are erroneously stored in the denomination storage due to abnormal termination of operation or the like are returned to the denomination storage that stores the coins of the different denominations, and the coins inside the same Can be scrutinized easily and accurately.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the coin storage means opens the inside in accordance with the denomination and allows the coins to be taken in and out. In a denomination that includes an opening detection means for detecting the opening of the opening means, and when the coin stored in the coin storage means is closely examined, the opening detection means does not detect that the opening means has been opened. In this case, only coins of denominations in which an abnormality such as coin clogging has occurred at the time of deposit / withdrawal of the coin storage means are withdrawn to the coin holding means, and the coins stored therein are scrutinized.

 According to this, in the coin storage means for storing coins by denomination, the coin storage other than the coin of the denomination whose opening means is opened or the coin of the denomination in which the operation at the time of depositing / withdrawing has occurred It is possible to omit the scrutiny of coins of denomination stored in the means, that is, omit the scrutiny of coins of several denominations, and scrutinize all coins stored in the coins.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of denominations of coins stored in the coin storage means are collected together and withdrawn to the coin holding means, the coins are withdrawn to the coin holding means. The combination of the coins of the plurality of denominations is determined based on the number of coins of the denominations stored in the coin storage means so that all the coins of the plurality of denominations are accommodated therein. By efficiently storing coins of a plurality of denominations withdrawn by means in the coin storage means according to denomination via the coin distribution means, the coins of a plurality of denominations can be efficiently collected and examined at a time. In addition, according to the invention according to claim 2, the combination of the plurality of coins can be easily set so that all the coins to be withdrawn are stored in the coin holding means, and the invention according to claim 3 According to the coin type storage of the coin storage means. The coins of different denominations stored in the above are returned to the denomination storage in which the coins of the different denominations are stored, and the coins in the coins can be scrutinized easily and accurately. According to the invention, since it is possible to scrutinize all coins stored in the coins without scrutinizing coins of several denominations, it is possible to scrutinize coins stored in denominations in the coin storage means. It is possible to provide a coin processing apparatus that can be efficiently performed in a short time.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a top view which shows typically the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. In the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement when scrutinizing the coin accommodated in a money type in the inside. In the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, when collecting coins stored in any denomination storage unit into the temporary holding unit, setting of any combination of the denomination storage units It is a figure which shows an example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a coin processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are views showing the appearance of a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG. 1B is a front view.

  As shown in the figure, the coin processing apparatus 1 is provided with a coin insertion slot (insertion slot) 3 into which a plurality of coins can be simultaneously inserted on the front right front side of the housing 2. An operation panel 6 having a display 4 and a plurality of operation buttons 5 is arranged on the left side of the screen. Also, a coin payout exit (payout exit) 7 and a coin tray 20 connected thereto are provided at a position close to the display 4 on the front surface of the housing 2, and the inserted coins are returned to the front face position close to the coin input slot 3. A coin return port 8 is provided.

  Here, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 3 are temporarily held inside the housing 2, and after the amount is fixed, they are stored in denomination storages 12 a to 12 f described later. At that time, the input amount is displayed on the display 4. In addition, the display 4 of the coin processing apparatus 1 can display not only the amount of money input but also its operating state and operation instructions. Further, the coin payout outlet 7 is configured such that any coins paid out as change, reject coins that cannot be distinguished, or coins collected from the coin processing apparatus 1 are discharged toward the coin tray 20.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing an internal configuration of the coin processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the arrow in a figure shows the moving direction of the coin processed in the coin processing apparatus 1. FIG. As shown in the figure, the coin processing device 1 includes a coin transport mechanism 9 for transporting coins inserted into a coin slot 3 and coins identified as regular coins by a check unit 17 described later. A temporary holding unit (coin holding unit) 10 for temporarily holding a coin, a coin distributing unit (coin distributing unit) 11 for distributing and counting coins sent from the temporary holding unit 10, and a coin distributing unit 11 The coin storage means 12 for storing the coins sorted in denominations, the denomination storages 12a to 12f that constitute the coin storage means 12 and store coins of a predetermined denomination, and the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f. A coin identifying sensor (paid-out coin discriminating means) 13 described later for determining that the carried-out coins fed out from 12f are own denominations, and coins fed out from the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f are supplied to the coin payout exit 7. Outgoing A conveying unit (dispensing and transporting unit) 15, a control unit 30 for controlling the operation of each section.

 In addition, a coin check unit 17 is disposed in the approximate center of the coin transport mechanism 9. The coin check unit 17 identifies the authenticity / incorrectness and denomination of the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 3, and switches the reject gate 34 provided on the downstream side according to the identification result, thereby changing the inserted coins. Is sent out to either the coin payout exit 7 or the temporary holding unit 10. Here, the coins identified as regular coins by the quarantine unit 17 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 10, and after the amount is fixed, the coins are sent out to the coin distribution unit 11. Further, a cancel gate 35 is provided on the downstream side of the temporary storage unit 10. For example, when a return command for the inserted coin is issued from the control unit 30, the coin temporarily stored by switching the cancel gate 35 is provided. Can be returned from the coin return port 8 as it is. Note that coins that are not identified as regular coins by the checker 17 are returned to the outside of the machine from the coin payout exit 7 via the reject gate 34.

  The coin sorting unit 11 sorts the coins sent from the temporary storage unit 10 into denominations, counts the number of the coins, and conveys them to the denomination storages 12a to 12f. It arrange | positions along the right side of the housing | casing 2 so that it may extend toward back. Moreover, this coin distribution part 11 is comprised so that a coin may be selected and accommodated in each money-type storage 12a-12f according to the diameter of the coin conveyed. The number of coins stored in the denomination storage units 12 a to 12 f in the coin distribution unit 11 and stored in the denomination storage units 12 a to 12 f is stored in the storage unit 30 a of the control unit 30.

 The plurality of denomination storages 12a to 12f constituting the coin storage means 12 are configured to individually store coins of denominations of 1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen, respectively. Has been. And these denomination storages 12a-12f are arrange | positioned so that the coin from which a diameter may become large may be received in order from the upstream (front side) of the coin distribution part 11. FIG. The denomination storages 12a to 12f are provided with a coin feeding means (not shown) for feeding the coins stored therein to the dispensing transport unit 15. Further, on the downstream side of the dispensing transport unit 15, it is identified that the coins fed out from the denomination storages 12 a to 12 f are denominations stored in the respective denomination storages 12 a to 12 f, and the payout coins The above-described coin identification sensor 13 is provided.

 Then, in the coin storage means 12 configured as described above, for example, when the change to be paid to the customer is to be withdrawn, the designated number of coins are withdrawn from the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f to the withdrawal transport unit 15. The money can be paid and withdrawn to the coin payout exit 7 via the withdrawal switching gate 36. If the withdrawal switching gate 36 is switched to the temporary holding unit 10 side, the coins stored in the respective denomination storage units 12a to 12f are circulated through the temporary holding unit 10 inside the coin processing device 1, The coin distribution unit 11 or the like can perform a scrutiny to grasp the current height for each denomination.

 In the coin processing apparatus 1 configured as described above, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 3, the coin inserted therein is detected by an insertion detection sensor (not shown), and the coin transport mechanism 9 is driven. The coins transported by the coin transport mechanism 9 are identified by the coin checking unit 17 at the center, and the true / false of the coins and the denomination of the coins are identified. If they are genuine coins, they are sent to the temporary storage unit 10 and temporarily stored. Thereafter, the amount of the inserted coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 10 as a genuine coin is displayed on the display 4, and the input amount is further determined by an operation of a confirmation button or the like constituting the operation button 6 or an instruction from an external device. When confirmed, the coins held in the temporary holding unit 10 are fed to the coin sorting unit 11 one by one, sorted and counted by denomination, and stored in the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f. In addition, when there is a coin to be paid out as change at that time, the coin to be paid out as change from the denomination storages 12a to 12f is conveyed to the coin payout exit 7 and the change amount is displayed on the display 4. The The coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment thus identifies the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 3 and takes them in, and stores them in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f in denominations. The coins accommodated inside can be paid out to the outside from the coin payout exit 7 as change or the like.

 Next, in the coin processing machine 1 configured as described above, an operation when performing a close examination of coins stored in the coin processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when the coin stored in the coin processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is scrutinized. When the coin scrutiny is started, first, in step 1 (S1), when all the coins accommodated in each of the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are sent to the temporary storage unit 10, The capacity that the coin occupies in the temporary storage unit 10 is calculated by a coin capacity calculation unit (setting unit) 30b provided in the control unit 30. At that time, the coin capacity calculation unit 30b determines the coin based on the denomination of the coins stored in the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f and the number of stored coins (the number stored in the storage unit 30a of the control unit 30). The storage capacity is calculated.

 Next, in step 2 (S2), based on the coin storage capacity calculated for each denomination storage 12a-12f, the coins stored in any of the plurality of denomination storages 12a-12f are temporarily collected. When withdrawing money to the holding unit 10, all the coins to be withdrawn are accommodated in the temporary holding unit 10 (that is, the sum of the capacity of each coin does not exceed the capacity of the temporary holding unit 10. ), A combination of coins stored in any of the plurality of denomination storages 12a to 12f is similarly set by a combination setting unit (setting means) 30c provided in the control unit 30.

 When the combination of coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f is set, in step 3 (S3), the withdrawal switching gate 36 is switched to the temporary holding unit 10 side, and then in step 4 (S4). The withdrawal conveyance unit 15 is driven. And in step 5 (S5), about the combination of the above-mentioned coin according to money type, the coin stored in the inside is paid out to the money withdrawal transport unit 15 from the money type storages 12a to 12f forming the combination. All the coins are sent to the temporary storage unit 10 via the switching gate 36. In this case, the delivery from the denomination storages 12a to 12f to the withdrawal transport unit 15 is performed for each denomination storage 12a to 12f. In step 6 (S6), whether the coins withdrawn from the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are denomination coins stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f by the coin identification sensor 13. It is determined whether or not. Here, when it is detected by the coin identification sensor 13 that the coins withdrawn from the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are not coins of the denomination stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f (step 6). (S6), No) is a coin of a different denomination that is not a coin in which the coins withdrawn from the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f in step 7 (S7). Is stored in the storage unit 30a of the control unit 30.

 And in step 8 (S8), about the combination of the coins accommodated in denomination storage 12a-12f, all the coins accommodated in the inside from all denomination storage 12a-12f which comprise the combination are carried out. It is determined whether or not it has been sent to the temporary holding unit 10. Here, if all the coins stored therein are sent from all the denomination storage units 12a to 12f forming the combination to the temporary storage unit 10 (step 8 (S8), Yes), step 9 is performed. In (S9), the feeding operation of coins from the denomination storages 12a to 12f forming the combination to the withdrawal transport unit 15 is stopped, and further, in step 10 (S10), the drive of the withdrawal transport unit 15 is stopped. .

 Next, in step 11 (S11), the coin distribution unit 11 that distributes the coins sent from the temporary storage unit 10 into denominations is driven, and in step 12 (S12), the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 10 Is sent to the coin sorting unit 11. In step 13 (S13), all the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 10 are distributed to the denominations by the coin distribution unit 11, counted, and conveyed to the respective denomination storage units 12a to 12f. It is determined whether or not it has been stored.

Here, if all the coins stored in the temporary storage unit 10 are transported and stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f (step 13 (S13), Yes), in step 14 (S14), The counting result of the coins transported and stored in each denomination storage 12a to 12f forming the combination is stored in the storage unit 30a as the scrutiny amount of the denomination. In step 15 (S15), the operation of sending coins from the temporary storage unit 10 to the coin sorting unit 11 is stopped, and in step 16 (S16), the driving of the coin sorting unit 11 is stopped. Then, in step 17 (S17), the denominations of the coins stored in the respective denomination storages 12a to 12f forming the combination are stored in the storage unit 30a as a deliberated denomination (or deliberated denomination). sign up.

 Next, in step 18 (S18), it is determined whether or not all denominations of coins stored in all denomination storage units 12a to 12f are registered as deliberated denominations. If the scrutiny has not been scrutinized (step 18 (S18), No), the process returns to step 2, and any of the denominations of coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f other than scrutinized are stored. When coins stored in the storages 12a to 12f are collected and withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10, any one of the plurality of denomination storage units 12a is arranged so that all of the coins to be withdrawn are stored in the temporary storage unit 10. Similarly, other combinations of coins stored in 12f are set by a combination setting unit (setting unit) 30c provided in the control unit 30. Then, the same scrutiny operation is repeated for each type of combination other than the above combinations. In addition, if all denominations are registered as scrutinized denominations (step 18 (S18), yes), in step 19 (S19), coins withdrawn from the denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f are It is detected in step 6 (S6) that it is not a denomination coin stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f by the coin identification sensor 13, and the coins withdrawn from the denomination storages 12a to 12f are It is identified whether or not it is stored in the storage unit 30a in step 7 (S7) that it is a coin of a different denomination that is not a coin stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f, and if it is stored ( In step 19 (S19), yes) and step 20 (S20), the denomination storages 12a to 12f and the denomination storage units 12a to 12f in which the different denomination coins are stored are stored. However, if the scrutiny has been re-performed, and the scrutiny has not been re-performed (step 20 (S20), no), in step 21 (S21), the difference from the denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f A combination of coins in the denomination storages 12a to 12f in which denomination coins are stored is set by the setting unit 30c of the control unit 30, and the process returns to step 3 (S3), and coins in these denomination storages 12a to 12f are stored. Will be scrutinized again. In step 17 (S17), the denominations of those coins are reexamined and registered as denominations. Finally, in step 22, the current amount inside the coin processing device 1 is calculated based on the scrutiny amounts of all denominations registered in the storage unit 30a, and is updated and registered as the overall scrutiny amount. Exit.

 In step 6 (S6), it is detected that the coins withdrawn from the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are not coins of the denomination stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f by the coin identification sensor 13. When this is done, the withdrawal switching gate 36 may be switched to the coin payment outlet 7 side and the coins may be discharged out of the machine. According to this, since it is possible to sort and collect coins of different denominations that are erroneously stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f due to an operation abnormality or the like, it is possible to easily analyze an operation abnormality or the like. . In this case, the processing of step 19 (S19) and step 20 (S20) is omitted, and in step 22 (S22), coin processing is performed based on the scrutiny amounts of all denominations registered in the storage unit 30a. It is possible to calculate the current height inside the apparatus 1 and update and register it as the total amount of scrutiny.

 Further, each of the denomination storage units 12a to 12f includes an opening means (not shown) that allows the coins to be taken in and out and an opening detection means (not shown) that detects the opening of the opening means. In the case where coins stored in the coin processing device 1 are scrutinized, if the opening detection means does not detect that the opening means has been opened, the coins are clogged at the time of deposit / withdrawal of the denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f. Only the coins in the denomination storages 12a to 12f in which an abnormality such as the above has occurred may be withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 and the coins stored therein may be scrutinized. According to this, the inspection of the coins stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f other than the one in which the opening means is opened or the operation at the time of depositing / withdrawing has been omitted is omitted. The coins stored inside can be scrutinized. That is, for the denomination storages 12a to 12f in which the opening means is not opened and the operation at the time of depositing / withdrawing is not abnormal, the actual current height of the coins stored therein is stored in the storage unit 30a. Therefore, it is not necessary to scrutinize the coins in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f, and the scrutinization time of the coins stored in the coin processing apparatus 1 is effectively shortened. be able to.

FIG. 4 shows a case where coins stored in any of the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are collected into the temporary storage unit 10 in the coin processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting which sets the combination of these money classification storage 12a-12f by the combination setting part 30c. As shown in the figure, in the setting example 1, first, coins stored in the 1-yen storage box 12a and the 50-yen storage box 12b are withdrawn to the holding unit 10, and the 1-yen and 50-yen coins are simultaneously examined. Next, the coins stored in the 5-yen storage 12c and the 500-yen storage 12f are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10, and the 5-yen and 500-yen coins are simultaneously examined and further stored in the 100-yen storage 12d. 100-yen coins are withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 and examined, and finally 10-yen coins stored in the 10-yen storage 12e are withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 and examined. According to this, the coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f can be divided into four times and withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10, and the coins inside thereof can be closely examined. Conventionally, since the coins stored in the denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f are divided into denominations (six denominations) and withdrawn to the temporary holding unit and examined in detail, in the setting example 1, the denomination storage The number of times the coins stored in the cabinets 12a to 12f are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10 can be reduced from six times to four times, thereby shortening the scrutiny time.
In setting example 2, first, coins stored in the 1-yen storage box 12a and the 50-yen storage box 12b are withdrawn to the holding unit 10, and the 1-yen and 50-yen coins are simultaneously examined, and then stored for 5 yen. The coins stored in the storage 12c and the 100-yen storage 12d are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10, and the 5-yen and 100-yen coins are scrutinized simultaneously, and finally the 10-yen storage 12e and the 500-yen storage 12f. The coins to be stored are withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 and coins of 10 yen and 500 yen are simultaneously examined. According to this, since the number of times the coins stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10 can be reduced from six times to three times, the inside coins can be scrutinized. The inspection time can be further shortened.

In setting example 3, first, coins stored in the 1-yen storage box 12a, the 50-yen storage box 12b, the 5-yen storage box 12c, and the 100-yen storage box 12d are withdrawn to the one holding unit 10 to obtain 1 yen. Coins of 4 denominations of 50 yen, 5 yen and 100 yen are examined at the same time, and then coins stored in the 10 yen storage 12e and 500 yen storage 12f are withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 and 10 yen. Two 500 denomination coins of 500 yen are scrutinized at the same time and the scrutiny ends. According to this, since the number of times the coins stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 can be reduced to two and the coins inside thereof can be scrutinized, the scrutiny time is the same. Can be shortened.
Further, all the coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f can be withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10 at the same time, and the coins inside the coins can be closely examined.

 In these cases, when coins stored in any of the denomination storage units 12a to 12f are collected and withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10, all the coins to be withdrawn are stored in the temporary holding unit 10. As described above, the combination setting unit 30c sets a combination of any of the denomination storages 12a to 12f. In addition, it is desirable to set the combinations so that the number of combinations is as small as possible.

 As described above, in the coin processing device 1 of the present invention, coins of any of a plurality of denominations respectively stored in the plurality of denomination storages 12a to 12f are collected and withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10, Is stored again in the plurality of denomination storage units 12a to 12f via the coin distribution unit 11, so that coins of a plurality of denominations can be simultaneously examined.

 Moreover, in this case, the coins stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12f, respectively, so that all the coins withdrawn from the plurality of denomination storage units 12a to 12f to the temporary storage unit 10 are all contained therein. Since the combination of any of the plurality of denomination storages 12a to 12f is determined based on the number of coins, the coins withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 are denominated via the coin distribution unit 11 as denomination storage 12a. By returning to ~ 12f and storing again, it is possible to efficiently examine coins of a plurality of denominations at once.

 When coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f are scrutinized, coins paid out from the denomination storages 12a to 12f are distributed to the denomination storages 12a to 12f by the coin identification sensor 13. When a coin of a different denomination determined not to be a denomination type coin is included, the coin stored in the denomination storage 12a to 12f and the denomination storage 12a to store the coin of that different denomination With regard to the coins in 12f, after scrutinizing all denominations in the denomination storages 12a to 12f, each of them is withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10 and stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f. Since the operation is performed again, the coins of different denominations stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f due to abnormal termination of the operation or the like are stored in the denomination storage units 12a to 12a for storing the coins of the different denominations. Back to 2f, it is possible to accurately examine the internal coin easily.

 When coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f are scrutinized, coins paid out from the denomination storages 12a to 12f are distributed to the denomination storages 12a to 12f by the coin identification sensor 13. If the coin is determined to be a denomination coin, the coin is withdrawn to the temporary holding unit 10 by the withdrawal switching gate 36 and is not a denomination coin distributed to the denomination storages 12a to 12f. When it is determined, the coin can be withdrawn to the coin payout outlet 7 by the withdrawal switching gate 36, so that the different denominations stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f due to abnormal termination of the operation or the like. Of coins can be paid out of the machine from the coin payout exit 7 at the time of scrutiny. Accordingly, it is possible to facilitate the analysis of the operation abnormality by preventing the coins of different denominations from being paid out as change and specifying the coins that are erroneously delivered to the denomination storage units 12a to 12 at the time of the operation abnormality. it can.

 In addition, when coins stored in the plurality of denomination storage units 12a to 12 are collected in the temporary storage unit 10, the coin capacity calculation unit 30b is stored in each denomination storage unit 12a to 12. Based on the denomination and number of coins, the storage capacity that the coin occupies in the temporary storage 10 is calculated, and any of the plurality of gold so that all coins withdrawn based on the storage capacity can be stored in the temporary storage unit 10 Since the combination of the type storages 12a to 12 is set, the combination of the plurality of money type storages 12a to 12 can be easily set.

 Moreover, when each of the denomination storage units 12a to 12f is provided with an opening unit that opens the inside thereof and allows the coins to be taken in and out, and an opening detection unit that detects the opening of the opening unit, In a state where the opening detection means does not detect that the opening means has been opened, only the coins of the denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f in which an abnormality such as coin clogging has occurred when depositing / withdrawing the respective denomination storage boxes 12a to 12f. Are withdrawn to the temporary storage unit 10 and the coins stored therein are scrutinized, so that the opening means is opened, or other types of storage other than those in which the operation at the time of deposit / withdraw has occurred The inspection of the coins stored in the cabinets 12a to 2f can be omitted, and all the coins stored in the coin processing apparatus 1 can be checked.

That is, it is possible to provide a coin processing apparatus 1 that can efficiently and quickly perform examination of coins stored for each denomination in the plurality of denomination storage units 12a to 2f.
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the apparatus shown in this embodiment mode, and application changes can be made within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. For example, when coins stored in the denomination storages 12a to 12f are sent to the temporary storage unit 10, a coin capacity calculation unit 30b that calculates the storage capacity occupied by the coins in the temporary storage unit 10 When collecting coins stored in a plurality of denomination storage units 12a to 12f and temporarily withdrawing them to the temporary holding unit 10, any of the plurality of gold so that all the coins to be withdrawn can be stored in the temporary holding unit 10 The combination setting unit 30c for setting the combination of coins stored in the type storages 12a to 12f is not limited to the control unit 30 and may be provided in another device or may be provided alone. Further, the details of the calculation method of the coin storage capacity and the combination setting of the plurality of denomination storages 12a to 12f based on the calculation method are appropriately set according to the embodiment of each coin processing apparatus implementing the present invention. Is. Moreover, the coin insertion slot 3, the check part 17, the temporary storage part 10, the coin distribution part 11, the coin storages 12a to 12f, the coin identification sensors 13a to 13f, the withdrawal transport part 15, the withdrawal switching gate 36, etc. The arrangement configuration, shape, and the like are set as appropriate according to the specifications and the like of each coin processing device, and are not limited to the present embodiment.

1 Coin Handling Device 3 Coin Slot (Inlet)
7 Coin payment exit (payment exit)
10 Temporary holding part (coin holding means)
11. Coin distribution unit (coin distribution means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Coin storage means 12a Coin storage 12b Coin storage 12c Coin storage 12d Coin storage 12e Coin storage 12f Coin storage 13 Coin identification sensor (payout coin discrimination means)
15 Withdrawal transportation unit (withdrawal transportation means)
17 Checking department (identification means)
30 control unit 30b coin capacity calculation unit (setting means)
30c Combination setting unit (setting means)
36 withdrawal switching gate (withdrawal switching means)

Claims (4)

Identification means for identifying the authenticity and denomination of the coins inserted into the slot, coin holding means for accepting and temporarily holding the coins identified as genuine coins by the identification means, and paid out from the coin holding means Coin distribution means for distributing and counting coins according to denominations, and coin storage means for storing coins distributed by denomination by the coin distribution means in denominations and paying out the stored coins based on a withdrawal command And a withdrawal transport means for transporting coins paid out from the coin storage means, and a withdrawal switching means for delivering the coins transported by the withdrawal transport means to either the payout outlet or the coin holding means, A plurality of denominations of coins stored in the coin storage means are collected once in the coin holding means via the withdrawal switching means, and the plurality of denominations withdrawn to the coin holding means Coins By accommodating the coin storing means denomination through the partial section, in the coin handling apparatus so as to probe the coins to be accommodated therein, in the coins stored in the denomination in the coin storing means The coins stored in the coin storage means so that all the coins of the plurality of denominations to be stored in the coin storage means when the coins of a plurality of denominations are collected in the coin storage means. Based on the number of coins of a type, it is provided with setting means for setting the combination of coins of the plurality of denominations, and stored in the coin storage means of the plurality of denominations based on the combination of denominations by the setting means. A coin processing device characterized by examining coins. The setting means calculates a storage capacity for each denomination based on the number of coins of the denomination stored in the coin storage means, and all coins dispensed based on the storage capacity are stored in the coin holding means. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a combination of the coins of the plurality of denominations is set so as to fit into the coin. The coin storage means includes a plurality of denomination storage units that store coins in denominations, and determines that the coins paid out from the denomination storage unit are denomination coins distributed to the denomination storage units. A coin that is dispensed from the denomination storage when the coin stored in the coin storage is closely examined and distributed to the denomination storage by the payout coin determination When coins of different denominations that are determined not to be different types of coins are included, the coins stored in the denomination type storage and the coins in the denomination storage that stores the different denominations of coins 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein after all the denominations of the storage means are scrutinized, each of the coin holding means is withdrawn again, and the scrutiny is performed again by storing it in the denomination storage. Of 2 Currency processing equipment. The coin storage means includes an opening means that opens the inside for each denomination and enables coins to be taken in and out, and an opening detection means that detects the opening of the opening means, and examines the coins stored in the coin storage means. In the case of denomination in which it is not detected by the opening detection means that the opening means has been opened, only coins of denominations in which an abnormality such as coin clogging has occurred when depositing / withdrawing the coin storage means, 4. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coin holding unit is withdrawn and the coins accommodated therein are scrutinized .