JP5899785B2 - Coin handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin handling device, and more particularly to a coin handling device having a lid member that opens or closes a coin slot into which a coin is inserted.

  As a coin handling device, for example, there is a coin processing device that manages cash in a register installed in a store or the like. This coin processing apparatus, after accepting coins in a lump, counts the number of coins, recognizes the coins of each coin, discriminates the denomination, and sorts and dispenses the coins according to the discrimination result.

  Said coin handling apparatus has a coin insertion slot into which a coin is inserted, and a lid member that opens or closes the coin insertion slot. With the lid member opening the coin slot, coins are batched into the coin slot.

  The automatic change machine described in Patent Document 1 below has a tray that doubles as a coin tray that opens and closes a coin slot and is inserted into the coin slot in a closed state. The cashier of the automatic change machine visually confirms the coins on the tray, and opens the tray to insert the coins into the coin slot.

JP-A-8-305925

  By the way, foreign matter (for example, a clip or a staple of a stapler) may be included in the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot. If such a foreign substance is inserted into the coin insertion slot together with the coin, there is a possibility that a problem may occur in the subsequent processing of the coin handling device (for example, coin counting processing).

  Moreover, in the automatic change machine of patent document 1 mentioned above, since the cashier looks at the coin on a tray, there exists a possibility of overlooking the foreign material mixed in a coin. In such a case, foreign matter is also thrown into the coin slot.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to handle coins that can appropriately separate foreign matters that may be mixed in coins that are inserted into a coin slot. To provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, a coin slot into which a coin is inserted, an open state in which the coin slot is opened so that the coin is inserted, and the coin slot A lid member that rotates between a closed state and a closed state for closing the coin, wherein the lid member has a placement portion on which the coins to be inserted into the coin insertion port in the opened state are placed, and the open state. are formed at predetermined intervals from the mounting section in a second direction crossing the first direction toward the coin slot in the state, it is formed from the mounting parts in a slope shape so climb toward the coin slot The predetermined interval is smaller than the diameter of the coin and larger than the width of foreign matter that can be mixed in the inserted coin, and is placed on the placement portion. The coin has a predetermined length in the first direction Characterized in that it is put into the coin slot and moves on the protrusion, the coin handling apparatus is provided.

  According to such a coin handling apparatus, since the coins placed on the placement part to be put into the coin insertion slot collectively move on the protrusion part, the foreign matter whose width is smaller than the predetermined interval moves on the protrusion part. do not do. For this reason, even if foreign matters are mixed in the coins, the foreign matters are separated from the coins by the protrusions, so that foreign matters can be prevented from being erroneously inserted into the coin slot.

  The lid member is positioned closer to the coin slot than the protrusion in the opened state, and restricts movement of the foreign matter separated from the coin by the protrusion to the coin slot. It is good also as providing the control part which protruded further.

  The lid member may further include a bent portion formed along an outer periphery, and the restricting portion may be a portion of the bent portion that is located on the coin slot side in the opened state. .

  Moreover, the said control part is good also as being a connection part which connects the said projection part adjacent along the said 2nd direction.

  In addition, the connection portion is positioned closer to the coin insertion port side in the open state, and is positioned farther from the coin insertion port than the first connection portion in the first direction. It is good also as being the 2nd connection part whose projection height is lower than a connection part.

  Moreover, the said cover member is good also as providing the magnet part which is located between the said adjacent projection parts and attracts the said foreign material of the said coin and the said foreign material.

  Moreover, the said cover member is good also as providing the brush part which removes the foreign material adhering to the said coin with the hair tip located between the said adjacent projection parts.

  The lid member is formed between the protrusions adjacent to each other along the second direction, and the foreign substance passage hole through which the foreign substance separated from the coin by the projection part can pass, and the foreign substance passage hole. And a shutter that opens or closes the foreign object, and when the foreign object passage hole is opened by the shutter, the foreign object may pass through the foreign object passage hole and move below the lid member. .

  The shutter slides in conjunction with the rotation of the lid member between the opened state and the closed state, and the shutter opens the foreign substance passage hole when the lid member is in the opened state. It is also good to do.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately separate foreign matters that may be mixed in coins that are inserted into a coin slot.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin handling apparatus 700 which concerns on a comparative example. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin handling apparatus 100 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the magnitude | size of the predetermined space | interval L. FIG. It is a figure which shows the insertion port cover 130 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the insertion port cover 130 which concerns on the modification of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the insertion port cover 130 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin handling apparatus 100 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the insertion port cover 230 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the mechanism in which the shutter 260 slides.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. Comparative Example>
Before describing the coin handling apparatus according to the present embodiment, the configuration of the coin handling apparatus 700 according to the comparative example will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a coin handling device 700 according to a comparative example. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

  When the user inserts coins in a lump, the coin handling device 700 performs, for example, a counting process and a discrimination process for the coins that are loaded in a lump. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin handling device 700 includes an apparatus housing 710, a coin insertion unit 720, and an insertion port lid 730.

  The device housing 710 includes a unit (for example, a coin counting unit, a coin discriminating unit) that processes coins inserted from the coin input unit 720.

  The coin insertion unit 720 is provided above the apparatus housing 710, and a coin is inserted by the user. The coin insertion part 720 is formed so as to protrude upward from the surface of the apparatus housing 710. The coin insertion unit 720 includes a coin insertion port 722 and a side wall 724. The coin insertion slot 722 is a rectangular opening, and coins are input in a lump. The side wall 724 is provided so as to protrude around the coin slot 722.

  The insertion slot lid 730 is a member that can close the coin insertion slot 722. The insertion port lid 730 is attached to the coin insertion unit 720 via the connection unit 732 so as to be freely opened and closed. The insertion port lid 730 opens and closes as shown by an arrow R in FIG. When the insertion slot cover 730 is open, coins are inserted from the coin insertion slot 722, and when the insertion slot cover 730 is closed, coins cannot be inserted into the coin insertion slot 722.

  By the way, conventionally, when coins are inserted into the insertion slot cover 730, the insertion slot cover 730 is opened and coins are directly input into the coin insertion slot 730 in a lump. For this reason, when coins are thrown in at once, foreign matter (for example, clips or staples) mixed in the coin may be thrown in. If foreign matter is inserted into the coin insertion slot 730 in this way, there is a risk that problems will occur in subsequent processing (coin counting processing, etc.).

  On the other hand, the insertion slot cover 730 according to the comparative example has a function of preventing foreign matters other than coins from entering the coin insertion slot 722. Specifically, the user temporarily puts a coin (coin C shown in FIG. 2) on the back surface 734 of the open inlet lid 730 and removes the foreign matter by hand. Thereafter, the user moves the coin on the back surface 734 in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 2 and moves it to the coin slot 722.

  However, even in the case of the comparative example, since the user removes the foreign matter by hand, there are cases where the foreign matter is not removed and remains. If the coin or the like is moved in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 2 with the foreign matter remaining in this manner, the foreign matter will also be thrown into the coin insertion slot 722, and there is a possibility that problems will occur in the subsequent processing. .

  Therefore, the coin processing device according to the present embodiment has a protrusion that separates foreign matter mixed in the coin from the coin, as will be described in detail later in order to solve the above problem. By providing such a protrusion, the foreign matter that has not been removed by the user can be separated, so that the foreign matter can be prevented from being thrown into the coin slot.

<2. First Embodiment>
Below, the coin handling apparatus which concerns on four embodiment (1st-4th embodiment) is mentioned as an example and demonstrated as a coin handling apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the coin handling device 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin handling device 100 according to the first embodiment. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 3 shows only a part of the coin handling apparatus 100.

  The coin handling apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment performs, for example, a counting process or a discrimination process of the coins that are collectively loaded when the user batch-loads the coins. As shown in FIG. 3, the coin processing apparatus 100 includes an apparatus housing 110, a coin insertion unit 120, and an insertion port lid 130 that is an example of a lid member.

  The apparatus housing 110 includes a unit (for example, a coin counting unit, a coin discriminating unit) that processes coins inserted from the coin input unit 120.

  The coin insertion unit 120 is provided above the apparatus housing 110, and a coin is inserted by the user. The coin insertion unit 120 is formed so as to protrude upward from the surface of the apparatus housing 110. The coin insertion unit 120 includes a coin insertion port 122 and a side wall 124.

  Coins are input into the coin input port 122 in a lump. The coin slot 122 is a rectangular opening formed on the center side of the coin slot 120. Coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 122 fall into the apparatus housing 110.

  The side wall 124 is provided so as to cover the periphery of the coin insertion slot 122. The side wall 124 has a slope toward the coin insertion slot 122, and the coins inserted into the coin insertion portion 120 can easily move toward the coin insertion slot 122.

  The insertion slot lid 130 is a member that can close the coin insertion slot 122. The insertion slot lid 130 rotates between an open state (the state shown in FIG. 3) where the coin insertion slot 122 is opened so that coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot 122 and a closed state where the coin insertion slot 122 is closed. To do. The slot cap 130 is rotatably attached to the coin slot 120 via connecting portions 132 provided at both ends. The insertion port lid 130 rotates around the connecting portion 132 as shown by an arrow R in FIG.

  The user can place coins (coins C shown in FIG. 4) on the back surface 134 of the insertion port lid 130 in the open state of the insertion port lid 130. For this reason, the back surface 134 corresponds to a placement unit on which coins to be inserted into the coin insertion slot 122 are placed.

  The insertion port lid 130 has bent portions 136a to 136d that are formed to protrude along the four sides of the outer periphery on the back surface 134 side. A predetermined amount of coins can be placed on the back surface 134 by the bent portions 136a to 136d.

  The insertion port lid 130 is formed at a predetermined interval L in a second direction (X direction shown in FIG. 3) intersecting a first direction (Y direction shown in FIG. 3) from the back surface 134 toward the coin insertion unit 122 in the opened state. It has the coin separation protrusion 140 which is an example of a some protrusion part. Specifically, a plurality of coin separating protrusions 140 are provided at a predetermined interval L in the vicinity of the bent portion 136d over one side where the bent portion 136d is formed.

  Each of the plurality of coin separation protrusions 140 has a predetermined length in the first direction. The user moves the coins placed on the back surface 134 on the adjacent coin separation protrusions 140 and drops them to the coin slot 122. The coin separation protrusion 140 is formed in a slope shape so as to rise from the back surface 134 toward the coin insertion slot 122.

  The coin separating protrusion 140 has a first protrusion 140a having a small protrusion degree and a second protrusion 140b having a large protrusion degree and connected to the first protrusion 140a. The second protrusion 140b is connected to the bending portion 136d. In addition, the height of the 1st projection part 140a is lower than the height of the bending part 136d, and the height of the 2nd projection part 140b is higher than the height of the bending part 136d.

  Here, the size of the predetermined interval L will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the size of the predetermined interval L. FIG. The predetermined interval L is smaller than the diameter of coins to be inserted. When there are a plurality of coins to be inserted and the diameters of the coins are different, the predetermined interval L is set so as to be smaller than the diameter of the smallest coin. In addition, the predetermined interval L is set to be larger than the width of foreign matter that can be mixed in coins that are input all at once. The predetermined interval L is set to be larger than the width of a clip or staple needle (foreign matter D shown in FIG. 5), for example.

  As described above, by providing a plurality of coin separation protrusions 140 at a predetermined interval L, the user can ride the coin on the back surface 134 onto the coin separation protrusion 140 and move it to the coin insertion slot 122. In particular, since the coin separating protrusion 140 is formed in a slope shape, it is difficult for the coin to be caught on the coin separating protrusion 140 when the user moves the coin. As a result, the coins that are put together are easily moved smoothly to the coin slot 122.

  On the other hand, since the width | variety of a foreign material is smaller than the predetermined space | interval L, a foreign material does not ride on the coin separation protrusion 140, but is located between the adjacent coin separation protrusions 140 as shown in FIG. Thus, when the coin is moved toward the coin slot 122 by the coin separation protrusion 140, the coin and the foreign object can be easily separated. As a result, the user can separate the foreign matter without placing the coin on the back surface 134 without manually removing the foreign matter, so that the work time for separating the coin and the foreign matter can be greatly reduced.

  Further, of the bending portions 136a to 136d described above, the bending portion 136d located on the coin insertion opening 122 side in the opened state of the insertion opening lid 130 is configured such that a foreign matter positioned between the adjacent coin separation protrusions 140 has a coin insertion opening. The movement to 122 is restricted (blocked). That is, the bending portion 136d is positioned closer to the coin insertion slot 122 than the coin separation protrusion 140 in the opened state of the insertion opening lid 130, and restricts movement of the foreign matter separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 140 to the coin insertion opening 122. It functions as a restricting part that protrudes like this.

  As a result, the foreign matter remains surrounded by the protrusion 136d and the coin separation protrusion 140. And after a user throws a coin into the coin slot 122, it can prevent that a foreign substance is thrown into the coin slot 122 even if it closes the slot 130 after that by removing the remaining foreign substance.

  According to the first embodiment described above, since the coins placed on the back surface 134 so as to be collectively inserted into the coin insertion slot 122 move on the coin separation protrusion 140, the foreign matter has a width smaller than the predetermined interval L. Does not move on the coin separation protrusion 140. For this reason, even if foreign matter is mixed in the coin, the foreign matter is separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 140, so that it is possible to prevent the foreign matter from being erroneously inserted into the coin slot 122.

  In addition, when the bending portion 136d is provided, the foreign matter separated from the coin by the coin separating protrusion 140 is blocked from moving to the coin insertion slot 122 by the bending portion 136d. For this reason, it can prevent more effectively that the isolate | separated foreign material is thrown into the coin slot 122 accidentally.

<3. Second Embodiment>
The configuration of the coin handling apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a view showing the charging port lid 130 according to the second embodiment.

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the inlet lid 130, and the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the configuration of the charging port lid 130 will be mainly described.

  In addition to the coin separation protrusion 140 and the bent portions 136a to 136d described in the first embodiment, the coin separation protrusion 140 adjacent to the back surface 134 of the insertion port lid 130 according to the second embodiment as shown in FIG. There are a plurality of ribs 150 which are examples of connecting portions that connect the two. Specifically, the rib 150 connects the second protrusions 140b adjacent in the second direction.

  The rib 150 is provided over one side where the bent portion 136d is formed, like the coin separating protrusion 140. That is, the rib 150 connects between the bent portion 136b and the bent portion 136c. While the height of the rib 150 is lower than the height of the second protrusion 140b, it is the same height as the bent portion 136d. The rib 150 has a function of blocking the movement of the foreign matter located between the adjacent coin separating protrusions 140 to the coin insertion slot 122, similarly to the bending portion 136d.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, since the bent portion 136d and the rib 150 block foreign matter (blocks foreign matter in two steps), it is more effectively prevented that the foreign matter moves to the coin slot 122. it can. In addition, since the rib 150 is provided so that the adjacent coin partial protrusion 140 may be connected, the rigidity of the insertion port cover 130 can be improved.

  In the above description, the rib 150 that connects the second protrusions 140b of the adjacent coin separation protrusions 140 is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, you may provide the 2nd rib 152 which connects the 1st projection part 140a of the coin separation protrusion 140 which adjoins.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing a charging port lid 130 according to a modification of the second embodiment. The charging port lid 130 according to the modified example includes a rib 150 that is an example of a first connecting portion and a second rib 152 that is an example of a second connecting portion. The rib 150 is positioned on the coin slot 122 side when the slot cap 130 is open, and the second rib 152 is positioned farther from the coin slot 122 than the rib 150 in the first direction. Further, the protruding height of the second rib 152 is lower than the protruding height of the rib 150.

  Similarly to the rib 150, the second rib 152 configured as described above prevents foreign matter separated from coins from moving to the coin slot 122. According to such a modified example, the rib 150, the second rib 152, and the bending portion 136d block the foreign matter in three stages, so that the foreign matter can be more effectively prevented from moving to the coin slot 122. .

  Moreover, the structure which provides the 2nd rib 152 instead of the rib 150 may be sufficient. Even in such a configuration, the second rib 152 and the bending portion 136d can block movement of the foreign matter separated from the coins in two stages.

  According to the second embodiment described above, when the rib 150 and the second rib 152 are provided, the foreign matter separated from the coin by the coin separating protrusion 140 is transferred to the coin slot 122 by the rib 150 and the second rib 152. Can be blocked. For this reason, it can prevent more effectively that the isolate | separated foreign material is thrown into the coin slot 122 accidentally. In particular, by using the rib 150, the second rib 152, and the bending portion 136d together, the foreign matter is blocked in multiple stages, so that the separated foreign matter is more effectively prevented from being accidentally thrown into the coin slot 122. it can.

<4. Third Embodiment>
The configuration of the coin handling apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a view showing the charging port lid 130 according to the third embodiment.

  The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the inlet lid 130, and the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following, the configuration of the charging port lid 130 will be mainly described.

  In addition to the coin separation protrusion 140 and the protrusions 136a to 136d described in the first embodiment, a magnet portion located between adjacent coin separation protrusions 140 is provided on the back surface 134 of the insertion port lid 130 according to the third embodiment. 160.

  The magnet part 160 is located between the 1st protrusion parts 140a of the coin separation protrusion 140 which adjoins, as shown to Fig.8 (a). The magnet unit 160 attracts foreign matter among coins and foreign matters (clips or staples) by magnetic force, and separates the coins and foreign matters. Thereby, the foreign material adhering to the coin can be reliably separated from the coin.

  Instead of the magnet part 160 described above, a brush part 162 may be provided between adjacent coin separation protrusions 140. For example, the brush part 162 is located between the 1st projection parts 140a of the coin separation protrusion 140 which adjoins, as shown in FIG.8 (b). Then, the bristle tip of the brush portion 162 protrudes from the first projection portion 140a, and removes foreign matter adhering to the coin riding on the coin separation projection 140. As a result, foreign matters can be reliably separated from coins.

  Note that both the magnet portion 160 and the brush portion 162 may be provided. In such a case, the foreign matter adhering to the coin can be more easily separated from the coin. Moreover, the magnet part 160 and the brush part 162 may be used together with the rib 150 and the second rib 152 described in the second embodiment.

  According to the third embodiment described above, when the magnet part 160 and the brush part 162 are provided, the magnet part 160 is not attached to the foreign object even if the foreign object is stuck to the coin so that it is not properly separated by the coin separating protrusion 140. Or the tip of the brush 162 removes foreign matter. For this reason, the foreign material adhering to the coin can be reliably separated from the coin.

<5. Fourth Embodiment>
The configuration of the coin handling apparatus 100 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a coin handling device 100 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the charging port lid 230 according to the fourth embodiment. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. FIG. 9 shows the closing inlet lid 230 in the closed state, unlike the closing inlet lid 130 shown in FIG.

  In the above description, after the coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 122, the user manually removes the foreign matter separated by the coin separation protrusion 140 and remaining between the protrusion 136d and the coin separation protrusion 140. On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment described below, the foreign matter separated by the coin separation protrusion 140 is automatically removed without being removed by the user.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the coin handling device 100 according to the fourth embodiment includes a device housing 110, a coin insertion unit 120, an insertion port lid 230, and a shutter opening / closing projection 280. In addition, since the structure of the apparatus housing | casing 110 and the coin insertion part 120 is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the insertion port lid 230 includes a connecting portion 232 connected to the coin insertion portion 230 so as to be opened and closed, bent portions 236 a to 236 d formed on the back surface 234, and coin separation protrusions. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the insertion port lid 230 includes a lid body 231, a shutter 260, and a spring 270.

  The lid main body 231 has a foreign substance passage hole 242 through which a foreign substance passes. The foreign material passage hole 242 is a hole that penetrates the lid main body 231 and is formed between the coin separating protrusions 140 adjacent in the second direction. The foreign matter separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 240 passes through the foreign matter passage hole 242. The foreign matter that has passed through the foreign matter passage hole 242 moves below the lid main body 231 and is located on the apparatus housing 110. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the foreign matter separated from the coins by the coin separating protrusion 240 from dropping into the coin slot 122 when the slot cover 230 is closed.

  The shutter 260 is attached to the surface 233 side opposite to the back surface 234 of the lid body 231. The shutter 260 closes or opens the foreign substance passage hole 242 by sliding in the Y direction shown in FIG. For example, the shutter 260 opens the foreign substance passage hole 242 when the insertion port lid 230 is in the open state shown in FIG. 1, and closes the foreign substance passage hole 242 when it is in the closed state shown in FIG.

  The shutter 260 slides in conjunction with the rotation between the open state and the closed state of the insertion port lid 230. Specifically, the shutter 260 has two bosses 262 that slide along a long hole 243 provided in the lid body 231. The tip ends of the two bosses 262 are fixed with screws 264 as shown in FIG. 11 so that the shutter 260 does not come off from the insertion port lid 230. As a result, the shutter 260 slides along the elongated hole 243 in conjunction with the rotation of the insertion port lid 230.

  The spring 270 biases the bent portion 266 of the shutter 260 so that the shutter 260 is closed (that is, the shutter 260 closes the foreign object passage hole 242). That is, the spring 270 presses the shutter 260 in the direction Y1 shown in FIG. The spring 270 is located between the shutter 260 and the lid main body 231, and one end of the spring 270 is set by being inserted into a hole 244 formed in the lid main body 231, and the other end of the spring 270 is formed in the lid main body 231. Inserted into the long hole 245 and set.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the shutter opening / closing protrusion 280 is provided in the vicinity of the coin insertion portion 120 on the casing device 110. The shutter opening / closing protrusion 280 contacts the shutter 260 and opens the shutter 260 when the insertion port lid 230 is in the open state.

  Specifically, the lid main body 231 is formed with a recess 246 into which the shutter opening / closing protrusion 280 can enter as shown in FIG. The shutter opening / closing protrusion 280 enters the recess 246 and contacts the corner portion 267 of the shutter 260 when the insertion port lid 230 moves to the open state. When the shutter 260 is in contact with the corner portion 267 and the insertion port lid 230 further moves to the open state, the corner portion 267 is pushed in the direction Y2 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a mechanism by which the shutter 260 slides. A direction Y2 shown in FIG. 12 is opposite to the direction Y1 in FIG. 11, and the shutter opening / closing mechanism 280 opens the shutter 260 against the urging force of the spring 270. Thereby, when the insertion port lid 230 is in the open state, the foreign substance passage hole 242 is opened, so that the foreign substance separated from the coin by the coin separation projection 240 passes through the foreign substance passage hole 242 and is placed on the apparatus housing 210. Located in.

  Since the shutter opening / closing protrusion 280 does not come into contact with the corner portion 267 when the insertion port lid 230 moves from the open state to the closed state, the shutter 260 closes the foreign substance passage hole 242 by the biasing force of the spring 270.

  In the above description, the shutter 260 is automatically slid in conjunction with the rotation of the insertion port lid 230. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may slide the shutter 260 manually. In the above description, the foreign substance passage hole 242 is opened when the insertion port lid 230 is open, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the foreign substance passage hole 242 may be opened when the insertion slot lid 230 rotates after the coin is inserted.

  According to the fourth embodiment described above, when the foreign material passage hole 242 and the shutter 260 are provided, the foreign material separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 140 passes through the opened foreign material passage hole 242 and passes through the device housing. Since it moves on the body 110, it can prevent more effectively that a foreign material is thrown into the coin slot 122. Further, since the separated foreign matter can be prevented from remaining on the back surface 134, the foreign matter can be prevented from falling to the coin slot 122 when the slot cover 230 is closed. Furthermore, the user does not need to manually remove the foreign matter that is separated by the coin separation protrusion 140 and remains between the protrusion 136d and the coin separation protrusion 140.

<6. Summary>
As described in the first to fourth embodiments, the coin handling apparatus 100 intersects the first direction (Y direction in FIG. 3) from the back surface 134 toward the coin insertion slot 122 in the opened state of the insertion slot lid 130. A plurality of coin separating protrusions 140 are formed at predetermined intervals L in two directions (X direction in FIG. 3). Here, the predetermined interval L is smaller than the diameter of the coin and larger than the width of the foreign matter that can be mixed in the inserted coin. Then, the coin placed on the back surface 134 moves on the coin separation protrusion 140 having a predetermined length in the first direction and reaches the coin insertion slot 122.

  With this configuration, since the coin placed on the back surface 134 to be inserted into the coin insertion slot 122 moves on the coin separation protrusion 140, a foreign object whose width is smaller than the predetermined interval L moves on the coin separation protrusion 140. do not do. For this reason, even if foreign matter is mixed in the coin, the foreign matter is separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 140, so that it is possible to prevent the foreign matter from being erroneously inserted into the coin slot 122. As a result, it is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in the processing of the coin handling device 100 due to the introduction of foreign matter.

  Further, the foreign matter separated from the coin by the coin separation protrusion 140 is blocked from moving to the coin insertion port 122 by the bending portion 136d, the rib 150, and the second rib 152, or from the foreign matter passage hole 242 to the apparatus housing. Since it moves on 110, it can prevent more effectively that the isolate | separated foreign material is thrown into the coin slot 122.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Coin handling apparatus 110 Apparatus housing | casing 120 Coin insertion part 122 Coin insertion slot 130 Insertion slot cover 134 Back surface 136a-136d Bending part 140 Coin separation protrusion 140a 1st protrusion part 140b 2nd protrusion part 150 rib 152 2nd rib 160 magnet 162 brush Portion 230 Entry port lid 242 Foreign object passage hole 260 Shutter 270 Spring 280 Shutter opening / closing projection

Claims (9)

A coin slot for coins,
A lid member that rotates between an open state in which the coin slot is opened so that the coin is inserted and a closed state in which the coin slot is closed;
With
The lid member is
A placement portion on which the coins to be inserted into the coin insertion slot in the open state are placed;
The formed at predetermined intervals from the mounting section in the open state in a second direction crossing the first direction toward the coin slot, formed from the mounting parts in a slope shape so climb toward the coin slot A plurality of protruding portions,
Have
The predetermined interval is smaller than the diameter of the coin and larger than the width of foreign matter that can be mixed in the coin to be inserted,
The coin handling apparatus, wherein the coin placed on the placement section moves on the protrusion having a predetermined length in the first direction and is inserted into the coin slot. The lid member is
A regulating portion that is positioned closer to the coin slot than the projection in the open state and projects to regulate the movement of the foreign matter separated from the coin by the projection to the coin slot;
The coin handling device according to claim 1, further comprising: The lid member further includes a bent portion formed along the outer periphery,
The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the restricting portion is a portion of the bent portion that is positioned on the coin slot side in the open state. The regulating unit is characterized in that a connecting portion connecting the protruding portions adjacent in the second direction, the coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 or 3. The connecting portion is
A first connecting portion located on the coin slot side in the open state;
A second connecting portion that is located farther from the coin slot than the first connecting portion in the first direction, and has a lower protruding height than the first connecting portion;
The coin handling apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the apparatus is a coin handling apparatus. The said lid member is further provided with the magnet part which is located between the said adjacent projection parts, and attracts the said foreign material of the said coin and the said foreign material, The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The coin handling apparatus described. The lid member is characterized by comprising a brush portion by bristles positioned between the protruding portions adjacent remove foreign matter attached to the coin Furthermore, according to any one of claims 1 to 6 Coin handling device. The lid member is
A foreign material passage hole formed between the projections adjacent along the second direction, through which the foreign material separated from the coin by the projection portion can pass;
A shutter that opens or closes the foreign substance passage hole;
Further comprising
When the said free passage hole is opened by the shutter, characterized in that the foreign matter is moved downward from the lid member through said free passage hole, any one of claims 1-7 The coin handling device described in 1. The shutter slides in conjunction with rotation of the lid member between the opened state and the closed state,
The coin handling device according to claim 8 , wherein the shutter opens the foreign substance passage hole when the lid member is in the open state.

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