JP5816070B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device, and more particularly to a coin processing device that prevents a coin from being unclear during maintenance.

  BACKGROUND ART A circulating coin processing device used as a coin that circulates and throws out inserted coins is widely used as a station service device (automatic ticket vending machine, automatic payment machine, etc.) or in a bank or the like. In such a coin processing device, in order to prepare for the inserted coins to be used as payout coins during the processing of the inserted coins, the inserted coins are processed until the processing is completed. Some are provided with a temporary holding section for temporarily holding. As a coin processing device provided with a temporary storage section, it has a cylindrical storage cylinder having openings on the top and bottom, a bottom lid for holding coins stored in the storage cylinder, and a branch provided below the storage cylinder The bottom cover is attached to the lower part of the holding cylinder so as to be pivotable from the hinge, and the coin held in the temporary holding part is selectively dropped to the circulation change part or the withdrawal conveyance part. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2004-326666 (paragraphs 0046-0049 and the like)

  In the above-described coin processing device, maintenance may be performed in the temporary storage unit when, for example, a problem of coin accumulation as shown in FIGS. 4B to 4D of Patent Document 1 occurs or periodically. is there. When performing maintenance of the temporary holding unit, if the bottom cover is opened as it is, the coins remaining in the holding cylinder may fall to an unintended part. On the other hand, if the temporary storage unit is structured to be able to be pulled out of the device, the coins remaining in the storage cylinder are moved to the outside of the device when the bottom cover is opened with the temporary storage unit pulled out of the device. It is possible to fall and lose the dropped coins.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device that prevents the location of a coin from becoming unclear during maintenance.

  In order to achieve the above object, the coin processing device according to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of coins C stacked by bringing the faces of the coins C into contact with each other is arranged in one row. A holding cylinder 11 that can be accommodated; a shutter 15 that receives the weight of the coin C accommodated in the retaining cylinder 11 on a coin placement surface 15p on which the coin C is placed; and a shutter moving mechanism 20 that moves the shutter 15 The coin placement surface 15p reciprocates on an arc 15a (see, for example, FIGS. 2B and 2C) having a radius of a straight line 15r extending from the coin placement surface 15p to the opposite side of the retaining cylinder 11. When the shutter 15 is moved in the first direction D1 with respect to the retaining cylinder 11, the coin C in the retaining cylinder 11 is guided to the first space S1, and the shutter 15 is retained in the retaining cylinder 11. With respect to the first direction D1 A shutter moving mechanism 20 that moves the shutter 15 so as to guide the coin C in the storage cylinder 11 to the second space S2 when it moves in the second direction D2 on the opposite side; and a support member 13 that supports the storage cylinder 11 And a support member 13 that rotatably supports the holding cylinder 11 around a point 13c below the holding cylinder 11; and is accommodated in the holding cylinder 11 when the holding cylinder 11 is rotated. The configured coin C is guided to the first space S1.

  If comprised in this way, when the storage cylinder is rotated and pulled out for maintenance, the coins remaining in the storage cylinder can be reliably guided to the first space, and remain in the storage cylinder. It is possible to prevent the coins from entering the second space unintentionally and being scattered outside the apparatus.

  Moreover, the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd aspect of this invention is the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the said 1st aspect of the said invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, For example, the 1st direction D1 and the 2nd direction D2 An urging member 14 that urges the retaining cylinder 11 is provided so that the retaining cylinder 11 is positioned above the position of the shutter 15 when it has not moved to any of the above.

  If comprised in this way, when a shutter moves to a 1st direction or a 2nd direction, it can suppress that a storage cylinder is pulled and moves.

  Moreover, the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 3rd aspect of this invention is a coin processing apparatus which concerns on the said 1st aspect or 2nd aspect of the said invention, for example, as shown in FIG. A guide 12 that is provided and extends to the first space S1 side along the arc 15a (for example, see FIGS. 2B and 2C) outside the arc 15a (for example, see FIGS. 2B and 2C). Prepare.

  If comprised in this way, the coin guide | induced to the 1st space from the storage cylinder can be more reliably guided to the 1st space.

  Moreover, the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 4th aspect of this invention is a coin processing apparatus which concerns on any one aspect of the said 1st aspect thru | or 3rd aspect of this invention, as shown, for example in FIG. An additional holding cylinder 31 that can accommodate a plurality of coins C stacked in contact with each other on the surfaces of the coins C; and an additional coin placement surface 35p on which the coins C are placed; An additional shutter 35 for receiving the weight of the accommodated coin C; an additional shutter moving mechanism for moving the additional shutter 35, wherein the additional coin placement surface 35p is opposite to the additional storage cylinder 31 from the additional coin placement surface 35p. The additional shutter 35 is moved so as to reciprocate on an additional arc whose radius is a straight line extending in the direction, and when the additional shutter 35 moves in the third direction D3 with respect to the additional reservation cylinder 31, Coins C When the additional shutter 35 is guided to the third space S3 and moves in the fourth direction D4 opposite to the third direction D3 with respect to the additional storage cylinder 31, the coin C in the additional storage cylinder 31 is moved to the second space D3. An additional shutter moving mechanism for moving the additional shutter 35 so as to guide it to the space S2; an additional support member 33 for supporting the additional storage cylinder 31, and an additional storage cylinder centering on a point 33c below the additional storage cylinder 31 And an additional support member 33 that rotatably supports 31; configured such that when the additional retaining cylinder 31 is rotated, the coins C stored in the additional retaining cylinder 31 are guided to the third space S3. Has been.

  If comprised in this way, while a coin can be processed by two systems, since a 2nd space is shared, an apparatus can be reduced in size.

  Moreover, as a coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 5th aspect of this invention, as shown, for example in FIG. 2, in the coin processing apparatus which concerns on any one aspect of the said 1st aspect thru | or 4th aspect of this invention, The shutter 15 (see, for example, FIG. 1) has a first fitting member 15e and a second fitting member 15f that are fitted into a shutter moving mechanism 20 (see, for example, FIG. 1), and the first fitting member 15e. The second fitting member 15f is provided with a straight line 15r extending from the coin placement surface 15p to the opposite side of the retaining cylinder 11; the shutter moving mechanism 20 (see, for example, FIG. 1) is provided with the first fitting member 15e. And a cam 21 formed with a slide rail 21a that is fitted to the second fitting member 15f and slides the first fitting member 15e and the second fitting member 15f; The first fitting member 15e and the second fitting member 15f It is configured to rotate around a rotation center 21c provided on the opposite side to the center 15c of the arc 15a with respect to the connection virtual line 15j, and the shutter 15 (see, for example, FIG. 1) is in the first direction. When the slide rail 21a does not move in either the first direction D2 or the second direction D2, the first rail 15a moves on the first imaginary line 15ve connecting the first fitting member 15e and the rotation center 21c. Even if it is configured to come into contact with the fitting member 15e and to come into contact with the second fitting member 15f on the second imaginary line 15vf connecting the second fitting member 15f and the rotation center 21c. Good.

  If comprised in this way, even if it is going to move the shutter which has not moved to any of the 1st direction and the 2nd direction, the 1st fitting member will be on the 1st virtual line, and the 2nd fitting member will be It is possible to prevent the shutter from being moved by being brought into contact with the slide rail on the second imaginary line so that it does not move and the holding cylinder is rotated for maintenance.

  Moreover, as a coin processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, for example, referring to FIG. 1, the coin processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention described above. 3 includes a control device 60 (for example, see FIG. 4) that controls the movement and stop of the shutter 15 and the moving direction of the shutter 15; the shutter moving mechanism 20 includes a motor 24 that moves the shutter 15 indirectly or directly. When the command from the control device 60 (see, for example, FIG. 4) is to stop the shutter 15, the motor 24 may be locked to prevent the shutter 15 from moving. Here, locking the motor typically means locking the motor itself electrically or mechanically, but indirectly locking the motor by locking any part of the drive mechanism connected to the motor. This includes the case of locking.

  With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the shutter from being moved when it is desired to rotate the holding cylinder for maintenance.

  According to the present invention, when the retaining cylinder is rotated and pulled out for maintenance, the coins remaining in the retaining cylinder can be reliably guided to the first space, and remain in the retaining cylinder. It is possible to prevent the coins from entering the second space unintentionally and being scattered outside the apparatus.

It is a schematic block diagram around the temporary storage part which comprises the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the cam which comprises the temporary storage part in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the whole storage cylinder which comprises the temporary storage part in embodiment of this invention. It is a systematic diagram of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a partial side sectional view showing the state of a temporary storage part in an embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a figure of a reservation state, (B) is a figure of a withdrawal state, (C) is a figure of a storage state, D) is a diagram of the maintenance state.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar members are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1, the structure around the temporary storage part which is the principal part of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram around the temporary storage unit constituting the coin processing device 1. The coin processing device 1 in the present embodiment is a circulation type coin processing device typically installed at a station. In FIG. 1, a deposit temporary holding unit 10 that temporarily holds a coin C input from a user, and a replenishment temporary holding unit 30 that temporarily holds a coin C replenished to the coin processing apparatus 1 by an attendant. First, the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 10 will be described.

  The deposit temporary storage unit 10 includes a storage cylinder 11 that accommodates the inserted coin C, a support member 13 that rotatably supports the storage cylinder 11, a shutter 15 that supports the coin C in the storage cylinder 11, and a shutter. And a moving mechanism 20 as a shutter moving mechanism for moving 15. In the deposit temporary storage unit 10, the coin C stored in the storage cylinder 11 is placed in the withdrawal space S <b> 1 as the first space or the storage space S <b> 2 as the second space with the configuration described below. , And can be selectively released. The withdrawal space S1 and the storage space S2 are formed below the deposit temporary storage unit 10, and the coin C released from the storage cylinder 11 is configured to be guided to the withdrawal space S1 or the storage space S2 by gravity. ing.

  The storage cylinder 11 is a member whose basic shape is formed in a cylindrical shape. The holding cylinder 11 is open at both ends, and is arranged such that the openings at both ends are vertically above and below at the standard position (fixed position). The retaining cylinder 11 has an inner diameter that is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the coins C to be accommodated so that a plurality of coins C can be accommodated in a state where they are stacked in a line in the direction in which the axis 11a of the retaining cylinder 11 extends. It is comprised so that it may have. Here, the term “larger” means that the coin C that has entered the retaining cylinder 11 does not interfere with the perpendicular of the surface of the coin C falling in a state parallel to the axis 11 a, and is in the retaining cylinder 11. It is the magnitude | size which can arrange the accommodated several coin C in tolerance. The retaining cylinder 11 is configured so that the inner diameter of the upper portion (in the present embodiment, about the upper third) is increased in order to facilitate the inflow of the coins C as it advances upward. The retaining cylinder 11 is preferably formed of a transparent material from the viewpoint of making it easy to visually recognize the internal state. If the storage cylinder 11 is formed of a transparent material, it can be easily confirmed whether or not there is a problem with the accumulation of the coins C to be recovered by rotating the storage cylinder 11. A guide 12 is attached to the lower portion of the holding cylinder 11. Details of the guide 12 will be described later.

  The support member 13 is formed of a plate-like member. The support member 13 has an upper portion fixed to the side surface of the retaining cylinder 11 and a lower portion pivotally supported by a shaft 19 supported by a housing (not shown). The position where the support member 13 is supported by the shaft 19 is lower than the retaining cylinder 11. Since the support member 13 is pivotally supported by the shaft 19, the support member 13 can be rotated around a rotation center 13 c that is a point on the core of the shaft 19. The retaining cylinder 11 is provided with a stopper (not shown) at an appropriate position away from the retaining cylinder 11, so that the retaining cylinder 11 can be rotated between a fixed position and a position inclined approximately 30 ° toward the withdrawal space S1. It is configured. One end of a spring 14 as an urging member is connected to a portion of the support member 13 below the retaining cylinder 11 and above the shaft 19. The other end of the spring 14 is connected to a portion (not shown) constituting a structure (non-moving portion) of the coin processing device 1 on the storage space S2 side with respect to the retaining cylinder 11 in a fixed position. The spring 14 is a coil spring. By providing the spring 14, the retaining cylinder 11 is configured to return to a fixed position by the contraction force of the spring 14 when the tilted force is removed after the retaining cylinder 11 is manually tilted to the withdrawal space S <b> 1 side. Yes.

  The shutter 15 includes a main body 15b and a holder 15h. The main body 15b is a member having a generally prismatic shape, which is shaped like a connecting rod having a width in other words, and is disposed so as to extend downward from the lower end of the retaining cylinder 11. The upper surface of the main body 15b is formed to be substantially flat, and serves as a coin placement surface 15p (hereinafter simply referred to as “placement surface 15p”) on which the coins C of the storage cylinder 11 are placed. The mounting surface 15p forms the bottom surface of the retaining cylinder 11 in cooperation with the retaining cylinder 11, and receives the weight of the coin C accommodated in the retaining cylinder 11. The lower portion of the main body 15 b is pivotally supported by the shaft 19. The main body 15 b is configured to be pivotable about the arc center 15 c that is a point on the core of the shaft 19 by being pivotally supported by the shaft 19. The center of gravity of the mounting surface 15p is configured to move on an arc centered on the arc center 15c, with the radius being a straight line 15r connecting the center of gravity of the mounting surface 15p and the arc center 15c. The position of the shutter 15 when the main body 15b is in a state in which the placement surface 15p can receive the coin C accommodated in the holding cylinder 11 when the holding cylinder 11 is in the fixed position is the fixed position of the shutter 15 (Standard position).

  The holder 15 h of the shutter 15 is a member for guiding the rotation of the main body 15 b in cooperation with the moving mechanism 20. The details of the holder 15h will be described together with the moving mechanism 20 described later. The temporary depositing unit 10 receives the coins stored in the storage cylinder 11 when the mounting surface 15p moves in the direction D1 in FIG. 1 (the direction approaching the storage space S2) when the storage cylinder 11 is in a fixed position. When C falls toward the withdrawal space S1 and the placement surface 15p moves in the direction D2 in FIG. 1 (the direction approaching the withdrawal space S1), the coin C stored in the holding cylinder 11 is stored in the storage space S2. It is configured to fall toward. Hereinafter, the direction indicated by reference sign D1 in FIG. 1 is referred to as “withdrawal direction D1”, and the direction indicated by reference sign D2 in FIG. 1 is referred to as “storage direction D2”. The withdrawal direction D1 corresponds to the first direction, and the storage direction D2 corresponds to the second direction.

  The moving mechanism 20 includes a cam 21, a cam gear 22 fixed to the cam 21, a motor gear 23 that meshes with the cam gear 22, and a motor 24 that rotates the motor gear 23. The motor 24 is configured to selectively rotate the shaft in either the forward or reverse direction with electric power input from the outside, and is disposed between the temporary deposit storage unit 10 and the replenishment temporary storage unit 30. ing. The motor gear 23 is attached to the shaft of the motor 24. The cam gear 22 is disposed at a position where it is fixed to the cam 21 and meshes with the motor gear 23.

  Here, the details around the cam 21 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the cam 21. In FIG. 2, the holder 15 h of the shutter 15 is indicated by a broken line in order to clarify the positional relationship between the cam 21 and the shutter 15. The left roller 15e and the right roller 15f shown at both upper ends of the holder 15h are constituent members of the shutter 15, but are shown by solid lines for convenience of explanation of the relationship with the cam 21. The left roller 15e and the right roller 15f correspond to a first fitting member and a second fitting member, respectively, and are rotatably attached to both upper ends of the holder 15h. In the present embodiment, the left roller 15e and the right roller 15f are formed in a columnar shape having the same size.

  The cam 21 is fixed to the center of the cam gear 22 (see FIG. 1) by a fixing pin 21p. Since the cam 21 is fixed to the fixed pin 21p, the cam 21 can be rotated around a rotation center 21c that is a point on the axis of the fixed pin 21p. When the shutter 15 is in a fixed position, the cam 21 has an outer edge formed in an arc shape on the half of the shaft 19 side, and an approximately half on the opposite side of the shaft 19 is contoured on the inner side of the arc shape. It is formed in an elliptical shape. The cam 21 is formed with sliding rails 21a that are in contact with the side surfaces of the left and right rollers 15e and 15f over the entire circumference at a portion approximately inside the diameter of the left and right rollers 15e and 15f. The slide rail 21a reaches the outer periphery at the center of the elliptical portion, and extends from both sides to the boundary with the arc-shaped portion along the outer edge. As a result, two portions of the left passage 21we on the left side and the right passage 21wf on the right side are formed at the portion where the inner side and the outer side are sandwiched between the slide rails 21a. The left passage 21we and the right passage 21wf do not communicate at the center of the elliptical portion. The left passage 21we is a passage through which the left roller 15e passes, and the right passage 21wf is a passage through which the right roller 15f passes.

  When the shutter 15 is in a fixed position, the moving mechanism 20 including the cam 21 is disposed so that the slide rail 21a contacts both the left roller 15e and the right roller 15f. At this time, a connection virtual line 15j, which is a virtual line connecting the centers of both the left roller 15e and the right roller 15f, passes between the arc center 15c and the rotation center 21c. Further, at this time, the left roller 15e contacts the slide rail 21a on the left virtual line 15ve as a first virtual line that is a virtual line connecting the center of the left roller 15e and the rotation center 21c, and the right roller 15f contacts the slide rail 21a on the right virtual line 15vf as a second virtual line that is a virtual line connecting the center of the right roller 15f and the rotation center 21c. At this time, the portion of the slide rail 21a between the left roller 15e and the right roller 15f has a raised portion on the arc center 15c side with respect to the connecting virtual line 15j. Even if the left and right rollers 15e and 15f and the slide rail 21a come into contact with each other in this manner, the holder 15h (and thus the shutter 15) may be moved directly around the arc center 15c in the dispensing direction D1 or the storing direction D2. Since the cam 21 cannot be moved due to the force acting between the left and right rollers 15e, 15f and the slide rail 21a, the holder 15h (shutter 15) is prevented from moving.

  On the other hand, when the cam 21 is rotated from the motor 24 via the motor gear 23 and the cam gear 22, the holder 15h (shutter 15) moves according to the contact position between the left and right rollers 15e and 15f and the slide rail 21a. It becomes. When the cam 21 is rotated around the rotation center 21c in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2A, the right roller 15f enters the right passage 21wf as shown in FIG. 2B. The shutter 15 moves in the withdrawal direction D1. At this time, the locus of the center of gravity of the placement surface 15p is an arc 15a having a radius of a straight line 15r connecting to the arc center 15c. On the other hand, when the cam 21 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 2A around the rotation center 21c, the left roller 15e enters the left passage 21we as shown in FIG. 2C. Accordingly, the shutter 15 moves in the storage direction D2. At this time, the locus of the center of gravity of the placement surface 15p is an arc 15a having a radius of a straight line 15r connecting to the arc center 15c. Thus, the moving mechanism 20 is configured to selectively move the shutter 15 from the fixed position in the dispensing direction D1 or the storing direction D2 by rotating the cam 21.

  In FIG. 1, in order to explain a basic configuration around the deposit temporary storage unit 10, the storage cylinder 11, the shutter 15, etc. are shown one by one. However, in the present embodiment, the coins C handled by the coin processing device 1 are four kinds of coins such as a 10 yen coin, a 50 yen coin, a 100 yen coin, and a 500 yen coin among the currencies distributed in Japan. is there. Therefore, the coin processing apparatus 1 has at least four holding cylinders 11 so that the coins C can be held for each denomination.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the entire holding cylinder 11. In the present embodiment, a holding cylinder 11A for 10 yen coins, a holding cylinder 11B for 100 yen coins, a holding cylinder 11C for 500 yen coins, and a holding cylinder 11D for 50 yen coins are provided. Thus, in this Embodiment, it has the four holding cylinders 11 according to the kind of the coin C to handle. In the following description, when referring to the common properties of the respective holding cylinders 11A to 11D, they are collectively referred to as “holding cylinder 11”. Further, in the present embodiment, one bypass cylinder 16 is further provided beside the storage cylinder 11D. The bypass cylinder 16 is a cylinder through which a reject coin, which is a coin C whose type cannot be discriminated, and is not a storage cylinder 11 because the reject coin is allowed to pass through without being held. The bypass cylinder 16 is configured in the same size and shape as the retaining cylinder 11, but since the reject coin is not retained, the shutter 15 (see FIG. 1) is not provided below, and the bypass cylinder 16 is used instead. A guide plate (not shown) is provided for guiding the rejected coins passing through to the dispensing space S1.

  The holding cylinders 11A to 11D and the bypass cylinder 16 are arranged so that the axes are parallel and arranged in a line. The reserved cylinders 11A to 11D and the bypass cylinder 16 that are arranged are connected by a frame 11f. The frame 11f is provided on the upper and lower ends of the retaining cylinders 11A to 11D and the bypass cylinder 16, and on the outer sides of the retaining cylinder 11A and the bypass cylinder 16 arranged at the outermost end, and these are connected in an annular shape. ing. Support members 13 are fixed to the outer frame of the holding cylinder 11A and the outer frame of the bypass cylinder 16, respectively, and each of the holding cylinders 11A to 11D and the bypass cylinder 16 can rotate integrally around the rotation center 13c. It is configured as follows. The lower frame 11f is provided with a guide 12 extending so as to draw an arc in a side view obliquely outward from the entire width of one side extending in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the guide 12 extends to the withdrawal space S1 side. The guide 12 extends obliquely downward along the arc 15a outside the arc 15a (see FIGS. 2B and 2C) that is as close as possible without interfering with the shutter 15. A lever for gripping each of the retaining cylinders 11A to 11D and the bypass cylinder 16 manually around the rotation center 13c is provided on the outer side of the middle retaining cylinder 11C of the arranged retaining cylinders 11C on the guide 12 side. 11h is provided.

  Returning to FIG. 1 again, the temporary replenishment holding unit 30 will be described. The replenishment temporary storage unit 30 has the same configuration as the deposit temporary storage unit 10. The replenishment temporary storage unit 30 has an additional storage as a configuration corresponding to the storage cylinder 11, guide 12, support member 13, spring 14, shutter 15, bypass cylinder 16 (see FIG. 3), and moving mechanism 20 in the payment temporary storage unit 10. A supply side holding cylinder 31 as a cylinder, a supply side guide 32 as an additional guide, a supply side support member 33 as an additional support member, a supply side spring 34 as an additional biasing member, and a supply side as an additional shutter A shutter 35, a supply side bypass cylinder (not shown) as an additional bypass cylinder, and a supply side moving mechanism (not shown) as an additional shutter moving mechanism are provided. The replenishment side moving mechanism is not shown in FIG. 1 from the viewpoint of avoiding the complication caused by overlapping with other members, but is similar to the cam 21, cam gear 22, motor gear 23, and motor 24 of the moving mechanism 20. The cam, the cam gear, the motor gear, and the motor of the configuration are provided above the storage space S2. The supply side shutter 35 is provided with a supply side placement surface 35p as an additional coin placement surface on the surface facing the supply side holding cylinder 31. The replenishment temporary storage unit 30 is disposed so as to be plane-symmetric with the deposit temporary storage unit 10 with the moving mechanism 20 interposed therebetween. In the present embodiment, the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 is disposed with respect to the deposit temporary storage unit 10 in a plane symmetry with a virtual plane passing through the axis of the motor 24 and parallel to the axis 19 as a reference plane. Thereby, in the replenishment temporary storage part 30, the replenishment side axis | shaft 39 used as the rotation center 33c of the replenishment side storage cylinder 31 (and replenishment side shutter 35) is arrange | positioned in parallel with the axis | shaft 19 at the same height. It becomes.

  The replenishment temporary storage unit 30 is configured to selectively release the coins C stored in the replenishment side storage cylinder 31 to the reject space S3 as the third space or the storage space S2. Has been. The storage space S2 that is one of the destinations of the coins C from the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 also serves as the deposit temporary storage unit 10, whereby the coin processing device 1 can be downsized. The replenishment temporary storage unit 30 moves into the replenishment side storage cylinder 31 when the supply side placement surface 35p moves in the direction D3 in FIG. 1 (a direction approaching the storage space S2) when the supply side storage cylinder 31 is in a fixed position. When the coin C stored in the box falls toward the reject space S3 and the supply side mounting surface 35p moves in the direction D4 in FIG. 1 (direction approaching the reject space S3), the coin C is stored in the supply side holding cylinder 31. The configured coin C is configured to fall toward the storage space S2. Hereinafter, the direction indicated by the reference sign D3 in FIG. 1 is referred to as “reject direction D3”, and the direction indicated by the reference sign D4 in FIG. 1 is referred to as “storage direction D4”. The reject direction D3 corresponds to the third direction, and the storage direction D4 corresponds to the fourth direction.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the whole structure of the coin processing apparatus 1 including the payment temporary storage part 10 and the replenishment temporary storage part 30 is demonstrated. FIG. 4 is a system diagram of the coin processing device 1 and shows the connection relationship of each part, but the arrangement of each part differs from the actual device. The coin processing device 1 includes an insertion slot 51 that accepts the insertion of coins C, an identification unit 52A that identifies the type of the coins C inserted from the insertion slot 51, and a distribution count that distributes and counts the coins C according to the type. 53A, 53B, the above-described deposit temporary storage unit 10 and replenishment temporary storage unit 30 that temporarily hold the coins C distributed and counted by the distribution counting units 53A, 53B, and a predetermined number of coins A discharge unit 54 that discharges C, a withdrawal port 56 for feeding out the coin C taken out from the coin processing apparatus 1, an identification unit 53B that identifies the type of the coin C on which the supplied coin C and the like are counted, and replenishment A coin storage unit 58 that stores the received coins C, a replenishment reject box 59 that holds coins that have not been recognized as coins C suitable for handling among the coins C stored in the coin storage unit 58, and the control device 6 It is equipped with a door.

  The slot 51 is formed in a size that can receive a plurality of coins C, and is configured to receive a plurality of coins C in a state where a plurality of types are mixed. The identification unit 52A is provided in the deposit conveyance path 41 that conveys the coin C inserted from the insertion port 51 toward the distribution counting unit 53A. The identification unit 52A is configured to identify the type of the coin C passing through the deposit conveyance path 41 and to transmit the identification result to the control device 60 as a signal. The control device 60 is configured to be able to calculate the total amount of coins C inserted from the insertion slot 51 based on the signal received from the identification unit 52A. The identification unit 52A accepts coins (reject coins) other than the types of coins C (the coins of 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen in the present embodiment) that the coin processing device 1 plans to handle. Even when it is detected, a signal indicating that it is an abnormal coin is transmitted to the control device 60. When the control device 60 receives a signal indicating that it is a reject coin from the identification unit 52A, the reject coin bypass cylinder 16 (see FIG. 3) of the reject coin temporarily stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 10 via the distribution counting unit 53A. ), A flap (not shown) provided in the distribution counting unit 53A is operated.

  The distribution counting units 53A and 53B are configured so as to be able to distribute the coins C by type (in this embodiment, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen). Distribution coin counting unit 53A for handling coins C that have been inserted through the identification unit 52A, and distribution for coins supplied to the inside of the coin processing device 1 by a clerk or the like Two systems with the counting unit 53B are provided separately with the same configuration. Below the deposit counting unit 53A for deposited coins, the aforementioned deposit temporary holding unit 10 is disposed. Below the replenishment coin distribution counting unit 53B, the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 is disposed. In addition, in FIG. 4, although the deposit temporary storage part 10 and the replenishment temporary storage part 30 are shown adjacent to the longitudinal direction, it is actually arrange | positioned so that the both ends and height of a longitudinal direction may be equal ( (See FIG. 1). The aforementioned withdrawal space S1 (see FIG. 1) communicates with the lateral conveyance unit 46, the storage space S2 (see FIG. 1) communicates with the discharge unit 54, and the reject space S3 (see FIG. 1) is It communicates with the supply reject box 59.

  The discharge unit 54 is provided with a number corresponding to the type of the coin C, and stores a coin C that has fallen from the deposit temporary storage unit 10 and a coin C that has fallen from the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 without distinction. (Not shown) is provided for each type of coin C. The discharge unit 54 is configured to discharge a predetermined number of coins C by type to the horizontal transport unit 44 based on a command from the control device 60. The horizontal transport unit 44 is a member that transports the coins C discharged from the discharge unit 54 in the horizontal direction. The downstream end of the horizontal conveyance unit 44 is connected to a rising conveyance unit 45 that conveys the coin C upward. The ascending conveyance unit 45 typically uses a conveyance belt having a tension holding characteristic, and can convey a plurality of coins C that have been conveyed from the horizontal conveyance unit 44 in a stacked manner. It is configured to be able to. A downstream end of the ascending conveyance unit 45 is connected to the horizontal conveyance unit 46. As for the horizontal conveyance part 46, the withdrawal port 56 is connected to one edge part, and the coin storage part 58 is connected to the other edge part.

  The coin storage unit 58 is connected to the replenishment coin distribution counting unit 53B via the replenishment transport unit 48, and transports the coin C in the coin storage unit 58 to the replenishment coin distribution counting unit 53B. It is configured to be able to. The replenishment transport unit 48 is provided with an identification unit 52B for identifying the coin C for replenishment. The configuration and function of the identification unit 52B are the same as those of the identification unit 52A. When the control device 60 receives a signal indicating that it is a reject coin from the identification unit 52B, the reject coin is supplied to the reject coin for the reject coin of the supply temporary storage unit 30 via the distribution counting unit 53B (bypass tube). 16 (see FIG. 3)), a flap (not shown) provided in the distribution counting unit 53B is operated. The reject coins that have passed through the supply side bypass cylinder are guided to the supply rejection store 59. The control device 60 is configured to be able to control the operation of the coin processing device 1.

  The operation of the coin processing device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. A plurality of coins C collectively input by the user into the input port 51 shown in FIG. 4 flow toward the distribution counting unit 53A one by one through the deposit conveyance path 41. When the coin C passing through the deposit conveyance path 41 passes through the identification unit 52A, the denomination or the like is identified, and when a reject coin is detected, the deposit is temporarily suspended by the operation of a flap (not shown) via the control device 60. After passing through the bypass cylinder 16 (see FIG. 3) of the section 10, it is guided to the lateral conveyance section 46 and returned to the withdrawal port 56. The coin C that can be handled by the coin processing device 1 that has passed through the identification unit 52A is introduced to the deposit coin of the distribution counting unit 53A, and is sorted according to type, and then the appropriate deposit holding unit 10 Hold on location. In this state, when a deposit confirmation operation is performed by the user, the control device 60 compares the deposit amount with the transaction amount.

  If no change (withdrawal) is required by comparing the deposit amount with the transaction amount, the next user waits for deposit. Further, when a return operation is performed in the continuation operation of the user who has received the coin C, the coin C held in the deposit temporary holding unit 10 is transferred to the horizontal transfer unit via the withdrawal space S1 (see FIG. 1). After being led to 46, it is returned to the withdrawal port 56. On the other hand, when the operation of the user who has received the coin C is finished and the coin C is inserted into the insertion slot 51 by the next user, immediately before the user who has newly inserted the coin C into the insertion slot 51. The coin C that has been inserted by the user and held in the deposit temporary storage unit 10 is discharged to the discharge unit 54 through the storage space S2 (see FIG. 1).

  Here, the operation of the deposit temporary holding unit 10 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 5. FIG. 5 is a partial side cross-sectional view showing a state of the deposit temporary holding unit 10. When the coins C distributed by the deposit coin distribution counting unit 53A are stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 10, both the storage cylinder 11 and the shutter 15 are in a fixed position (see FIG. 5A). When a return operation is performed in the continuous operation of the user who has inserted the coin C into the insertion slot 51, the control device 60 moves the motor 24 to rotate the cam 21 clockwise in FIG. Then, the right roller 15f enters the right passage 21wf, and the motor 24 is stopped when the right roller 15f reaches almost the tip of the right passage 21wf (see FIG. 2B). Due to the movement of the cam 21 and the right roller 15f, the shutter 15 rotates in the dispensing direction D1 and enters a dispensing state (see FIG. 5B). At this time, the left roller 15 e protrudes outside the outer edge of the cam 21. When the shutter 15 is in the withdrawal state, the coins C stored in the holding cylinder 11 fall into the withdrawal space S1 and reach the lateral transport unit 46.

  On the other hand, when the coin C is put into the insertion slot 51 by a new user in a state where the coin C is held in the deposit temporary holding unit 10, the control device 60 moves the motor 24 to move the cam 21 into FIG. 2. Turn counterclockwise in (A). Then, the left roller 15e enters the left passage 21we, and the motor 24 is stopped when the left roller 15e reaches almost the tip of the left passage 21we (see FIG. 2C). Due to the movement of the cam 21 and the left roller 15e, the shutter 15 rotates in the storage direction D2 and enters the storage state (see FIG. 5C). At this time, the right roller 15 f protrudes outside the outer edge of the cam 21. Further, since the support member 13 that supports the holding cylinder 11 is biased to the fixed position side by the spring 14, the movement of the holding cylinder 11 due to the movement of the shutter 15 is avoided. When the shutter 15 enters the storage state, the coin C stored in the holding cylinder 11 falls into the storage space S2 and reaches the storage unit 54.

  By the way, when the coin C is stored in the holding cylinder 11, the coin C is stuck in the holding cylinder 11 because the surface of the coin C is in a standing state where it does not face in the vertical direction or is bitten. May occur. When an abnormality occurs, the coin processing device 1 stops, and maintenance such as removing the clogging of the coins C is performed. Alternatively, maintenance such as periodic cleaning may be performed around the holding cylinder 11. When performing maintenance around the deposit temporary storage unit 10, an attendant or the like manually tilts the lever 11h (see FIG. 3) to the withdrawal space S1 side. Then, the holding cylinder 11 is rotated together with the frame 11f around the rotation center 13c toward the withdrawal space S1, and enters a maintenance state (see FIG. 5D). When the holding cylinder 11 is turned to the withdrawal space S1, the coin C in the holding cylinder 11 is detached from the placement surface 15p and falls into the withdrawal space S1. As described above, since the coin C remaining in the holding cylinder 11 at the time of maintenance is guided to the dispensing space S1, the coin C that has entered the coin processing apparatus 1 and is held in the coin processing apparatus 1 is stored. It is possible to prevent the total amount from being lost, and to prevent it from falling out of the coin processing apparatus 1 and losing it.

  Moreover, since the deposit temporary storage part 10 is provided with the guide 12, when the storage cylinder 11 rotates to the withdrawal space S1, the coin C falling from the storage cylinder 11 is more reliably guided to the withdrawal space S1. And the scattering of the coins C can be prevented. When maintenance is performed, the position of the cam 21 is controlled so that the shutter 15 is in a fixed position by a command from the control device 60. When the shutter 15 is in the fixed position, the left roller 15e is in the shape of the left virtual line 15ve and the right roller 15f is in contact with the slide rail 21a on the right virtual line 15vf. Even if it is rotated to the side, it is suppressed that the shutter 15 is pulled and rotated. Therefore, the coin C falling from the holding cylinder 11 during maintenance can be reliably guided to the withdrawal space S1. Note that a configuration in which the motor 24 is electrically locked by a solenoid or the like by the control device 60 so that the shutter 15 is not moved is applied to the mechanism of the cam 21 or in place of the mechanism of the cam 21. Also good.

  Referring mainly to FIG. 4 again, and referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 as appropriate, description of the overall operation of the coin processing apparatus 1 will be continued. When the user confirms the deposit amount and compares the deposit amount with the transaction amount, the control device 60 outputs a signal regarding withdrawal when change (withdrawal) is required by comparing the deposit amount with the transaction amount. It transmits to the emission part 54. The discharge unit 54 that has received the withdrawal signal discharges the coin C having the total amount designated by the control device 60 to the horizontal transport unit 44. Coins C that have been transported by the horizontal transport unit 44 are withdrawn from the ascending transport unit 45 to the withdrawal port 56 via the lateral transport unit 46. On the other hand, when the operation of the user who has received the coin C is finished and the coin C is inserted into the insertion slot 51 by the next user, immediately before the user who has newly inserted the coin C into the insertion slot 51. The coin C inserted by the user and held in the deposit temporary holding unit 10 is stored in a hopper (not shown) of the discharge unit 54.

  In the coin processing device 1, in addition to the deposit / withdrawal operation described above, as a replenishment operation, the coin C replenished to the coin storage unit 58 by a clerk or the like is appropriately replenished to the discharge unit 54 where the capacity of the coin C has become a predetermined value or less. When an operation (hereinafter referred to as “normal replenishment operation”) or a coin C existing in the coin processing apparatus 1 is collected, an in-device counting operation for examining the coin C existing in the coin processing apparatus 1 is performed. The normal replenishment operation is typically performed as appropriate so that the coins C in the discharge unit 54 are not insufficient even during the operation time for the user or the like of the coin processing device 1. On the other hand, the in-device counting operation is typically performed outside the operating time for the user of the coin processing device 1. First, the normal replenishment operation will be described. In the above-described deposit / withdrawal operation, the withdrawal operation may be continuously performed, so that the capacity of the coin C in the discharge unit 54 may become a predetermined value or less. In such a case, the control device 60 transmits a coin release signal to the coin storage unit 58 to release the coin C of the coin storage unit 58. The coins C released from the coin storage unit 58 are conveyed by the replenishment conveyance unit 48 toward the distribution counting unit 53B for replenishment coins, and whether or not the coins C are acceptable is identified by the intermediate identification unit 52B. The identification unit 52B outputs the denomination information to the control device 60, and supplies the reject coins to the replenishment side bypass cylinder (bypass cylinder 16 (see FIG. 3) for the reject coins of the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 via the distribution counting unit 53B. )). The coins C that have passed through the identification unit 52B are counted and distributed for each type of the coins C by the distribution counting unit 53B, and then introduced into the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 and accommodated in the predetermined supply side storage cylinder 31. The In the replenishment temporary storage unit 30, the maximum number of sheets to be reserved for each denomination is determined in advance, and the storage space S2 is moved by moving the supply side shutter 35 in the storage direction D4 whenever any of the denominations reaches the maximum number of reservations. To the discharge part 54 and stored in the discharge part 54. This operation is stopped when the discharge unit 54 whose coin C capacity is equal to or less than a predetermined capacity has reached a predetermined capacity. When an error occurs in the normal replenishment operation when the coin C is accommodated in the replenishment temporary storage unit 30, the control device 60 moves the replenishment side shutter 35 in the reject direction D3 and moves into the replenishment temporary storage unit 30. The coin C is dropped into the supply reject box 59.

  Next, the in-device counting operation when collecting coins C present in the coin processing device 1 will be described. When a command to perform the in-device counting operation is given when the coin C is collected, the control device 60 first controls the coin processing device 1 so as to perform the same processing as the normal replenishment operation described above. However, the processing here is not stopped even when the capacity of the coin C in the discharge unit 54 reaches a predetermined capacity, and is performed until the coin C no longer exists in the coin storage unit 58. Next, the control device 60 transmits a coin discharge signal to the discharge unit 54 to discharge the coin C of the discharge unit 54. Here, the number of coins C obtained by adding a margin (for example, in anticipation of the possibility of being rejected coins) to the number of sheets necessary for the operation of the coin processing apparatus 1 (predetermined) for each denomination To release. Coins C released from the discharge unit 54 are guided to the coin storage unit 58 via the horizontal transfer unit 44 and the ascending transfer unit 45. On the other hand, the coin C remaining in the discharge unit 54 after the predetermined number (necessary number + margin) of coins C is discharged from the discharge unit 54 is provided separately by a sorting means (not shown) provided in the discharge unit 54. It is led to the collected collection box (not shown). Thereby, the discharge part 54 becomes empty. The predetermined number of coins C stored in the coin storage unit 58 are temporarily stored in the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 via the identification unit 52B and the distribution counting unit 53B in the manner of the normal replenishment operation described above, and then the discharge unit. 54. In each of the above replenishment operations, the processing operation in the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 is continuously performed, so there may be an increase in the number of cases where maintenance is required. In the replenishment temporary storage unit 30 as well, during maintenance, the replenishment side storage cylinder 31 is rotated around the rotation center 33c toward the reject space S3, so that the coins C remaining in the supply side storage cylinder 31 can be reliably obtained. It can be guided to the supply reject store 59, and can be prevented from falling or scattering to an unintended place.

  In the above description, the storage cylinder 11 (replenishment-side storage cylinder 31) is formed in a cylindrical shape, but the shape in the cross section perpendicular to the axis may be formed in a polygonal cylindrical shape. However, if the holding cylinder 11 (replenishment-side holding cylinder 31) is formed in a cylindrical shape, the coins C can be easily aligned in a single row, and the coin C can stand up in the holding cylinder 11 (replenishment-side holding cylinder 31). Since biting etc. can be suppressed, it is preferable.

  In the above description, the first space is the withdrawal space S1 and the second space is the storage space S2. However, the first space is the storage space S2 interchanged with each other. The space may be a withdrawal space S1. That is, the destination of the coin C in the holding cylinder 11 at the time of maintenance may be appropriately determined in consideration of the circumstances of the coin processing device 1.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the rotation center 13c and the arc center 15c coincide. If comprised in this way, the rotation axis of the storage cylinder 11 and the rotation axis of the shutter 15 can be made common, and the structure can be simplified. However, the rotation center 13c and the arc center 15c may not coincide with each other. In particular, when the rotation center 13c is placed on the opposite side of the holding cylinder 11 on the extension of the straight line 15r from the arc center 15c (below the arc center 15c in FIG. 1), the holding cylinder 11 is rotated. This makes it easier to avoid interference with the shutter 15. Further, the rotation center 13c and / or the arc center 15c may be placed at a position (a position shifted to the left and right) that is eccentric from just below the retaining cylinder 11. If it does in this way, when the shutter 15 will rotate and the coin C will fall from the storage cylinder 11, it will become easy to avoid interference with the coin C and the shutter 15, and it will raise the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of a structural member. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin processing apparatus 11 Retaining cylinder 12 Guide 13 Support member 13c Rotation center 14 Spring 15 Shutter 15a Arc 15c Arc center 15e Left roller 15f Right roller 15j Coupling virtual line 15p Coin mounting surface 15r Radius 15ve Left virtual line 15vf Right virtual line 20 Shutter moving mechanism 21 Cam 21a Slide rail 21c Rotation center 24 Motor 31 Additional holding cylinder 33c Rotation center 35 Additional shutter 35p Additional coin placement surface 60 Controller C Coin D1 Withdrawing direction D2 Storage direction D3 Reject direction D4 Storage Direction S1 Withdrawal space S2 Storage space S3 Reject space

Claims (4)

A holding cylinder capable of accommodating a plurality of coins stacked in contact with each other in a row;
A shutter for receiving the weight of a coin stored in the retaining cylinder on a coin placement surface on which a coin is placed;
A shutter moving mechanism for moving the shutter, wherein the shutter is moved so that the coin placement surface reciprocates on an arc having a straight line extending from the coin placement surface to the opposite side of the retaining cylinder as a radius. At the same time, when the shutter moves in the first direction with respect to the retaining cylinder, the coins in the retaining cylinder are guided to the first space, and the shutter is the first direction with respect to the retaining cylinder. A shutter moving mechanism for moving the shutter so as to guide the coins in the holding cylinder to the second space when moved in the second direction on the opposite side;
A supporting member for supporting the retaining cylinder, wherein the retaining cylinder is pivotally supported around a point below the retaining cylinder;
Configured to guide the coins stored in the holding cylinder to the first space when the holding cylinder is rotated;
Coin processing device. An urging member for urging the retaining cylinder so that the retaining cylinder is positioned above the position of the shutter when not moving in either the first direction or the second direction;
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1. A guide provided at a lower portion of the retaining cylinder and extending toward the first space along the arc outside the arc;
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. An additional holding cylinder capable of accommodating a plurality of coins stacked in contact with each other in a row;
An additional shutter for receiving the weight of the coins accommodated in the additional retaining cylinder on the additional coin placement surface on which the coins are placed;
An additional shutter moving mechanism for moving the additional shutter, wherein the additional coin placement surface reciprocates on an additional arc whose radius is a straight line extending from the additional coin placement surface to the opposite side of the additional storage cylinder. And moving the additional shutter to the third space when the additional shutter moves in the third direction with respect to the additional storage cylinder, and the additional shutter is added to the additional space. An additional shutter movement that moves the additional shutter so that coins in the additional storage cylinder are guided to the second space when the storage cylinder moves in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction. With the mechanism;
An additional support member for supporting the additional storage cylinder, wherein the additional storage cylinder is pivotally supported around a point below the additional storage cylinder;
Configured to guide the coins stored in the additional holding cylinder to the third space when the additional holding cylinder is rotated;
The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

Images