JP6029235B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus that withdraws dispensing coins.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a coin processing device such as a coin depositing and dispensing machine in which a dispensing box for taking out a dispensing coin from a machine body is disposed above a position where a dispensing coin is dispensed from a storage unit in the machine body. In this coin processing device, a withdrawal temporary storage unit that moves in the vertical direction is used in order to send the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit to the withdrawal box.

  And when withdrawing the withdrawal coins stored in the storage unit, the withdrawal coins are dispensed from the storage unit while the withdrawal temporary holding unit is moving downward, After accepting the coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit, the withdrawal temporary storage unit goes up so that the withdrawal coins can be taken out from the withdrawal box by paying out the withdrawal coins from the withdrawal temporary storage unit to the withdrawal box. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-44801 A

  However, in the configuration of the conventional coin processing apparatus, when dispensing coins that are larger than the capacity (for example, 100) of the withdrawal box or the withdrawal temporary storage unit, for example, 100 withdrawal coins from the storage unit A series of withdrawal processes such as dispensing, raising of the withdrawal temporary holding unit, delivery of withdrawal coins from the withdrawal temporary holding unit to the withdrawal box, and lowering of the withdrawal temporary holding unit are repeated a plurality of times.

  In other words, it is necessary to perform each processing in order and cannot be performed in parallel. For example, while the withdrawal temporary holding unit is moving upward, a withdrawal coin is thrown from the storage unit. There is a problem that the withdrawal process takes time.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the coin processing apparatus which can perform a payment process rapidly.

The coin processing device according to claim 1 is provided between a storage unit that stores and dispenses a withdrawal coin, and a receiving position that is detachably provided from the machine body and that receives the withdrawal coin and a withdrawal position that takes out the withdrawal coin A withdrawal box that temporarily holds the withdrawal coins thrown from the storage unit, and delivers the withdrawal coins that are temporarily suspended in the withdrawal box located at the receiving position; comprising a said housing part, while the dispensing box is moved between the removal position and the receiving position, is shall dumping the dispensing coins to the dispensing escrow unit.

  The coin processing device according to claim 2 is the coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing box moves between the lower receiving position and the upper extracting position.

  The coin processing device according to claim 3 is the coin processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the withdrawal temporary storage unit receives the withdrawal temporary storage position that accepts the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit. It moves between delivery positions that deliver the withdrawal coins temporarily held in the withdrawal box.

  The coin processing device according to claim 4 is the coin processing device according to claim 3, further comprising a withdrawal reject coin storage unit, wherein the withdrawal temporary storage unit includes the withdrawal temporary storage position, the delivery position, and the It moves between the dispensing position where the coins temporarily held in the dispensing reject coin storage unit are discharged.

  According to the coin processing device of claim 1, while the withdrawal box is moved to the withdrawal position, the withdrawal coin thrown out from the storage unit is temporarily held in the withdrawal temporary holding unit, and the withdrawal is performed. If the box moves to the receiving position, the withdrawal coin temporarily held in the withdrawal temporary holding section is delivered to the withdrawal box, and the withdrawal box can immediately move to the withdrawal position. The dispensing of coins from the storage unit and the temporary storage of the withdrawal coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit can be processed in parallel, so that the withdrawal process can be performed quickly.

  According to the coin processing device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin processing device of the first aspect, even in the case of a layout in which the receiving position of the dispensing box is below and the withdrawal position is above, Processing can be performed quickly.

  According to the coin processing device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin processing device of the first or second aspect, the withdrawal temporary holding unit moves to the temporary holding position and temporarily holds the withdrawal coin. The withdrawal box can be moved and the withdrawal process can be performed quickly.

  According to the coin processing device of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin processing device according to the third aspect, it is possible to collect the withdrawal reject coin using the withdrawal temporary storage unit.

It is sectional drawing seen from the front of the coin processing apparatus which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the side of the coin processing apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing seen from the side of the coin processing apparatus same as the above (AA of FIG. 1). It is a perspective view which shows the payment structure of a coin processing apparatus same as the above. The distribution member of the same coin processing apparatus is shown, (a) is a plan view of the stop position of the distribution member, (b) is a plan view of the scrutinization side distribution position of the distribution member, (c) is the distribution member FIG. 5D is a plan view of a packaging side distribution position, and FIG. 6D is a plan view of a stop position showing a modification of the distribution member. It is a side view of the withdrawal box which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the payment box main body of a payment box same as the above. It is a perspective view of the handle part of a withdrawal box same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the state from which the handle part of the same withdrawal box and the withdrawal box main body have separated. It is sectional drawing of the state which the handle part of the same withdrawal box and the withdrawal box main body couple | bonded. It is a top view in the state where the handle part of the same withdrawal box and the withdrawal box main body were combined. The lock mechanism of the handle part of the same dispensing box is shown, (a) is a front view in the unlocked state, and (b) is a front view in the locked state. The lock mechanism of the handle part of the same dispensing box is shown, (a) is a plan view in the unlocked state, and (b) is a plan view in the locked state.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the coin processing device 10 includes a machine body 11. The machine body 11 includes a bulk coin processing unit 12 that deposits / withdraws loose coins, and a packaging processing unit 13 that accepts coins from the bulk coin processing unit 12 and creates wrapping coins.

  The bulk coin processing unit 12 includes a depositing unit 15 that deposits and processes a deposited coin, and a withdrawal unit 16 that processes a withdrawal coin.

  The depositing unit 15 includes a deposit feeding unit 18 that accepts coins from the outside or the inside and feeds them one by one, a transport path 19 that sorts the coins fed from the deposit feeding unit 18 by identification and denomination, and the transport path. A deposit-type temporary holding unit 20 of a denomination that temporarily holds the coins selected by denomination in 19 is disposed.

  The withdrawal unit 16 accepts reject coins discharged from the transport passage 19 and accepts the coins from the return unit 21 that allows the coins to be taken out of the machine body 11 and the deposit temporary storage unit 20, and stores the stored coins. The storage unit 22 for the type of money to be thrown out, the collective storage box 23 that receives and stores coins from the temporary deposit storage unit 20, and the return collection that accepts coins returned or collected from the temporary deposit storage unit 20 and can be taken out from the aircraft 11 A box 24 and a bag removing unit 25 for mounting a bag when collecting coins in a bag are provided. Furthermore, a withdrawal transport unit 26 that receives and transports coins dispensed from the storage unit 22, a withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 that accepts and temporarily holds coins transported by the withdrawal transport unit 26, and a withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 Withdrawal box 28 for accepting and withdrawing withdrawal coins, withdrawal / rejection coin storage box 29 as withdrawal / rejecting coin storage section for accepting and storing withdrawal reject coins from withdrawal withdrawal holding unit 27, withdrawal transport A scrutinizing and collecting conveyance unit 30 that receives coins from the unit 26 and conveys them to the deposit feeding unit 18 and a packaging conveyance unit 31 that accepts coins from the dispensing conveyance unit 26 and conveys them to the packaging processing unit 13 are provided.

  The deposit feeding section 18 has a hopper 36 for receiving coins and a rotating disk (not shown), and feeds the coins received by the hopper 36 to the transport path 19 one by one by rotating the rotating disk.

  Further, in the transport path 19, coins fed one by one from the deposit feeding section 18 are transported while being pressed against the path surface by a transport belt disposed above the transport path 19. The transfer path 19 includes an identification unit for identifying coins, a deposit rejection coin sorting unit for sorting out unrecognizable and unrecognizable deposit reject coins, an arbitrary sorting unit for sorting arbitrary coins, and sorting coins by money type. A plurality of denomination sorting sections are arranged.

  Further, the deposit temporary holding unit 20 is provided for each denomination along the front-rear direction of the airframe 11, and includes a deposit temporary holding frame 38 opened in the vertical direction, and a bottom plate 39 that closes the bottom surface of the temporary deposit storage frame 38. have. Both the temporary deposit frame 38 and the bottom plate 39 can be individually moved along the left-right direction of the machine body 11 by electric drive means such as a motor. Then, the deposit temporary holding frame 38 is located below the conveyance path 19 and above the return collection box 24, and the bottom of the deposit temporary holding frame 38 is closed by the bottom plate 39, and the gold in the conveyance path 19 is placed. Each type of coin selected by the type selection unit is stored and temporarily held, and during temporary storage, the temporary deposit frame 38 moves onto the storage unit 22 and releases the temporarily stored coins to the storage unit 22. When returning after temporary hold, the bottom plate 39 moves to open the bottom surface of the temporary deposit frame 38 to release the temporarily held coins to the return collection box 24.

  The deposit temporary holding unit 20 has a deposit temporary holding unit 20a for temporarily holding any coins selected by the arbitrary sorting unit of the conveyance passage 19, and the deposit temporary holding frame 38 is moved during storage so that the temporary deposit holding unit 20a Are temporarily released to the collective storage box 23, and the temporary hold coin of the deposit temporary holding unit 20a is released to the return collection box 24 at the time of return. The deposit temporary holding unit 20a is provided with a switching member 40 that guides an arbitrary coin selected by the optional sorting unit to the bag collecting unit 25 without temporarily holding the coin in the deposit temporary holding unit 20a. Although the coin is guided to the bag collecting unit 25 by the switching member 40, a passage leading to the bag collecting unit 25 is formed, and the deposit temporary holding frame 38 is moved so that the coin is fed into the passage. It may be.

  In addition, the return unit 21 accepts the deposit reject coins selected by the deposit reject coin sorting unit in the transport passage 19 and allows it to be taken out from the front surface of the machine body 11.

  The storage unit 22 is provided for each denomination along the front-rear direction of the airframe 11. The storage unit 22 stores coins released from the deposit-type temporary storage unit 20 for each denomination, and is provided below each storage unit 22. The coins stored by the existing dispensing mechanism 22a are dispensed one by one.

  In addition, the collective storage box 23 stores coins released from the deposit temporary holding unit 20a and can be taken out from the front surface of the machine body 11.

  Further, the return collection box 24 stores the coins released from the deposit temporary holding unit 20 through the chute 42 so that it can be taken out from the front surface of the machine body 11.

  Further, the bag removing unit 25 allows the bag to be attached by being pulled out from the front surface of the machine body 11, and stores the coins selected by the arbitrary selecting unit and fed through the switching member 40 of the deposit temporary holding unit 20a.

  Further, the withdrawal / conveyance unit 26 is configured by a belt conveyor 44 that is disposed along the front-rear direction of the machine body 11 and receives and conveys coins thrown out from the storage units 22. The belt conveyor 44 is configured to selectively convey the received coins to the front end side or the rear end side of the machine body 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, when the coin is transported to the front end side by the dispensing transport unit 26, the coin can be fed into the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27. On the front end side of the dispensing transport unit 26, a determination unit 45 is provided for determining the denomination of coins to be sent from the withdrawal transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when coins are transported to the rear end side by the dispensing transport unit 26, the coins can be sent to the scrutinization collection transport unit 30 or the packaging transport unit 31. As shown in FIG. 5, a sorting member 46 is disposed above the belt conveyor 44 on the rear end side of the dispensing transport unit 26. The allocating member 46 is oscillated by an electric drive means such as a motor or a solenoid around the oscillating shaft 47, and the stop position shown in FIG. 5 (a), the scrutinization side allocating position shown in FIG. 5 (b), And it swings and stops at 3 positions of the packaging side distribution position shown in FIG.5 (c). The distal end side of the distribution member 46 is formed in a fan-like shape, and a stopper portion 46a is formed on the distal end surface of the distribution member 46.

  At the stop position shown in FIG. 5 (a), coins thrown out from the storage unit 22 (indicated by symbol C in the figure) are conveyed to the front end side (withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 side) by the belt conveyor 44. In this case, even if coins thrown out from the storage unit 22 roll to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 44, the coins are stopped by the stopper unit 46a to prevent the coins from spilling into the scrutinizing and collecting conveyance unit 30 and the packaging conveyance unit 31. it can.

At the scrutinization side sorting position shown in FIG. 5 (b) or at the packaging side sorting position shown in FIG. At this time, the side of the dispensing transport unit 26 can be closed and the coin can be guided to the side of the sorting member 46 by the fan-shaped portion on the tip side of the sorting member 46. .

  As shown in FIG. 5 (d), the sorting member 46 may be formed in a shape in which the tip side and the inside are open and a coin can enter. In this case, the inner area of the sorting member 46 can be used as the conveyance surface of the dispensing conveyance unit 26, the length of the rear end side of the dispensing conveyance unit 26 can be shortened, and the dispensing conveyance unit 26 can be downsized.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 includes a withdrawal temporary storage frame 49 opened in the vertical direction, and a bottom plate 50 that closes the bottom surface of the withdrawal temporary storage frame 49. ing. The withdrawal temporary holding frame 49 is supported by the support mechanism 51 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction and in the left-right direction of the machine body 11, and is movable by an electric driving means such as a motor. The withdrawal temporary hold frame 49 is a withdrawal temporary storage position A1 that accepts withdrawal coins that are dispensed from the storage unit 22 and released from the front end side of the withdrawal transport unit 26, and a withdrawal box for temporarily withdrawing withdrawal coins. It is possible to move between a delivery position A2 for delivery to 28 and a release position A3 for releasing the temporarily held withdrawal coins to the withdrawal reject coin storage box 29. The bottom plate 50 is provided at a position for closing the bottom surface of the withdrawal temporary holding frame 49 located at the withdrawal temporary holding position A1.

  Further, the dispensing box 28 has a dispensing box main body 53 that is open on the upper surface and receives the dispensing coins, and a handle portion 54 that is integrally provided on the front surface of the dispensing box main body 53.

  The withdrawal box 28 has a lower receiving position for accepting withdrawal coins from the withdrawal temporary holding section 27 and an upper withdrawal position that allows the withdrawal to be taken out from the front surface of the fuselage 11 by the lift mechanism 55. It is possible to move between.

  The lift mechanism 55 includes a holding frame 56 that allows the withdrawal box 28 to be inserted and removed from the front side, a guide member 57 that guides the vertical movement of the holding frame 56, and the movement of the holding frame 56 at the receiving position and the take-out position. And a driving means 60 for moving the holding frame 56 in the vertical direction. The upper surface of the holding frame 56 is opened so that coins can be transferred from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 to the withdrawal box 28. The driving means 60 includes a belt 61 that is rotatably provided between the lower base portion 58 and the upper base portion 59, and a motor 62 that is installed on the upper base portion 59 and rotationally drives the belt 61. Yes. A holding frame 56 is connected to the belt 61, and the holding frame 56 and the dispensing box 28 move in the vertical direction as the belt 61 rotates.

  Corresponding to the withdrawal position of the withdrawal box 28, a withdrawal opening 63 is formed on the front surface of the machine body 11, and a shutter 64 is disposed in the withdrawal opening 63 so as to be openable and closable.

  Further, the withdrawal / rejection coin storage box 29 stores the withdrawal / rejection coins released from the withdrawal / temporary withdrawal unit 27 and can be taken out from the front surface of the machine body 11.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the scrutinizing and collecting conveyance unit 30 includes a belt conveyor 66 that accepts coins distributed by the distribution member 46 from the dispensing conveyance unit 26 and conveys the coins to the deposit feeding unit 18. A plurality of protrusions are provided on the surface of the belt conveyor 66 for hooking coins and conveying them upward.

  In addition, the packaging transport unit 31 includes a belt conveyor 68 that receives coins sorted by the sorting member 46 from the dispensing transport unit 26 and transports them to the packaging processing unit 13. A plurality of protrusions are provided on the surface of the belt conveyor 68 for hooking coins and transporting them upward.

  In addition, the coin processing device 10 includes control means (not shown) for controlling the coin processing device 10.

  Next, the operation of the coin processing apparatus 10 will be described.

  First, the deposit process will be described.

  The deposited coins received by the deposit feeding unit 18 are fed one by one to the transport path 19 and the deposited coins in the transport path 19 are transported by the transport belt.

  Recognized coins that are transported through the transport path 19 are identified by the identification unit, and unrecognized or unrecognized deposit reject coins are sorted by the deposit reject coin sorting unit and sent to the return unit 21, and normal deposit coins are classified by money type. Sorting is performed by the sorting unit, and the sorted coins are temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 20 for each denomination. The reject coins returned to the return unit 21 can be taken out from the front surface of the machine body 11.

  In response to the payment approval command after temporary holding, the temporary payment holding frame 38 of the temporary payment holding unit 20 is moved onto the storage unit 22, and the temporarily held coins in the temporary payment holding unit 20 are released to the storage unit 22 to be denominated. Store.

  Further, the bottom plate 39 of the temporary depositing unit 20 is opened and moved in response to the return instruction after the temporary holding, and the temporarily held coins in the temporary depositing unit 20 are discharged and stored in the return collection box 24. The return collection box 24 storing the return coins can be pulled out from the front surface of the machine body 11 and the return coins can be taken out.

  Next, the withdrawal process will be described.

  A withdrawal coin corresponding to a predetermined number of withdrawals is dispensed for each denomination from the depositing type denomination storage unit 22. The dispensed coins are transported to the front end side by the withdrawal transport unit 26 and discharged to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 located at the withdrawal temporary storage position A1. The withdrawal coins discharged from the withdrawal transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 are discriminated / counted by the discriminating unit 45.

  Here, a case where the amount of the withdrawal coins corresponding to the withdrawal amount is smaller than the capacity of the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 or the withdrawal box 28 will be described.

  The withdrawal of the withdrawal coin corresponding to the withdrawal amount from the storage unit 22 is completed, and the withdrawal coin corresponding to the withdrawal amount is released from the withdrawal transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 by the discrimination in the discrimination unit 45. After confirming this, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the delivery position A2 and releases the temporarily suspended withdrawal coins to the withdrawal box 28 for delivery. Note that the withdrawal box 28 has been moved to a lower receiving position and is waiting in advance.

  The withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary storage position A1 after a lapse of a predetermined time necessary for releasing the temporarily stored withdrawal coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 to the withdrawal box 28.

  When the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary storage position A1, the withdrawal mechanism 55 moves the withdrawal box 28 together with the holding frame 56 to the upper withdrawal position, and opens the shutter 64 of the withdrawal port 63. As a result, it is possible to take out the withdrawal coins by putting a finger on the handle portion 54 of the withdrawal box 28 from the opened withdrawal opening 63 and pulling it out from the holding frame 56 to the front side of the machine body 11. Further, after the withdrawal of the withdrawal coins, the withdrawal box 28 is inserted into the holding frame 56 from the withdrawal opening 63 and attached, so that the shutter 64 is closed and the lifting mechanism 55 and the withdrawal frame 56 together with the withdrawal frame 56. 28 moves to the lower receiving position and waits for the next withdrawal coin.

  Next, a case where the amount of withdrawal coins corresponding to the withdrawal amount is larger than the capacity of the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 or the withdrawal box 28 will be described.

  For example, a predetermined amount of withdrawal coins corresponding to the capacity of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 or the withdrawal box 28 is thrown out of the storage unit 22, and the predetermined amount of withdrawal coins is withdrawn according to the discrimination in the discrimination unit 45. After confirming that it has been released from the transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the delivery position A2 and releases the temporarily withdrawn coins to the withdrawal box 28 for delivery. . Note that the withdrawal box 28 has been moved to a lower receiving position and is waiting in advance.

  The withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary storage position A1 after a lapse of a predetermined time necessary for releasing the temporarily stored withdrawal coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 to the withdrawal box 28.

  When the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary holding position A1, the movement of the withdrawal box 28 and the temporary holding of the withdrawal coin to the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 are started in parallel.

  That is, when the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary holding position A1, the withdrawal mechanism 55 moves the withdrawal box 28 together with the holding frame 56 to the upper withdrawal position, and opens the shutter 64 of the withdrawal port 63. . As a result, it is possible to take out the withdrawal coins by putting a finger on the handle portion 54 of the withdrawal box 28 from the opened withdrawal opening 63 and pulling it out from the holding frame 56 to the front side of the machine body 11. Further, after the withdrawal coin is taken out, the withdrawal box 28 is inserted into the holding frame 56 from the withdrawal port 63 and attached, whereby the shutter 64 is closed, and the withdrawal mechanism 55 is moved together with the holding frame 56 by the lift mechanism 55. It moves to the lower receiving position and waits for transport of the next withdrawal coin.

  On the other hand, when the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary holding position A1, among the withdrawal coins corresponding to the withdrawal amount, the remaining withdrawal coins obtained by subtracting the predetermined amount already withdrawn from the storage unit 22 Start to throw out. The withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit 22 are transported to the front end side by the withdrawal transport unit 26 and discharged to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 located at the withdrawal temporary storage position A1 for temporary storage. The withdrawal coins discharged from the withdrawal transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 are determined by the determination unit 45.

  Then, the withdrawal box 28 returns to the lower receiving position to allow the remaining withdrawal coins to be accepted, and the dispensing of the remaining withdrawal coins from the storage unit 22 is completed, and the discrimination unit 45 The withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the delivery position A2 and temporarily holds it on the condition that it has been confirmed that the remaining withdrawal coins have been released from the withdrawal transport unit 26 to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27. The withdrawal coin is discharged to the withdrawal box 28 and delivered.

  The withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary storage position A1 after a lapse of a predetermined time necessary for releasing the temporarily stored withdrawal coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 to the withdrawal box 28.

  When the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary storage position A1, the withdrawal mechanism 55 moves the withdrawal box 28 together with the holding frame 56 to the upper withdrawal position, and opens the shutter 64 of the withdrawal port 63. As a result, it is possible to take out the withdrawal coins by putting a finger on the handle portion 54 of the withdrawal box 28 from the opened withdrawal opening 63 and pulling it out from the holding frame 56 to the front side of the machine body 11. Further, after the withdrawal coin is taken out, the withdrawal box 28 is inserted into the holding frame 56 from the withdrawal port 63 and attached, whereby the shutter 64 is closed, and the withdrawal mechanism 55 is moved together with the holding frame 56 by the lift mechanism 55. It moves to the lower receiving position and waits for transport of the next withdrawal coin.

  In the second withdrawal process, if the amount of the remaining withdrawal coins is larger than the capacity of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 or the withdrawal box 28, the second and subsequent withdrawal processes are also as described above. A predetermined amount of withdrawal coins corresponding to the capacity of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 or the withdrawal box 28 is withdrawn, and the remaining withdrawal coins are withdrawn in the final withdrawal process. In this way, the withdrawal process is divided into a plurality of times according to the amount of withdrawal coins corresponding to the withdrawal amount.

  Further, when the amount of the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit 22 and the amount of the withdrawal coins determined by the determination unit 45 do not match, for example, from the amount of the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit 22, the determination unit If the amount of the withdrawal coin determined in 45 is larger, or if the amount of the withdrawal coin determined in the determination unit 45 is smaller and the determination unit 45 does not determine the withdrawal coin for a predetermined time, it means that the withdrawal is abnormal. judge. In this case, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 moves to the discharge position A3, and the withdrawal coins in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 are discharged and collected into the withdrawal reject coin storage box 29 as withdrawal reject coins. After that, the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 moves to the withdrawal temporary holding position A1, and again, the withdrawal of withdrawal coins from the storage unit 22 and the temporary withdrawal of withdrawal coins to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 are performed. Do.

  As described above, in the coin processing device 10, while the withdrawal box 28 is moved to the withdrawal position, the withdrawal coins to be thrown out from the storage unit 22 are temporarily held in the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27, and the withdrawal is performed. If the money box 28 moves to the receiving position, the withdrawal coin temporarily held in the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 is delivered to the money box 28, and the money box 28 can immediately move to the withdrawal position. The movement of the gold box 28 and the withdrawal of the withdrawal coin from the storage unit 22 and the temporary suspension of the withdrawal coin in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27 can be processed in parallel, so that the withdrawal process can be performed quickly. .

  Further, even in a layout in which the receiving position of the dispensing box 28 is below and the withdrawal position is above, the dispensing process can be performed quickly. Note that the receiving position and the taking-out position of the dispensing box 28 may be such that the receiving position is above and the taking-out position is below, or the receiving position is the rear side of the machine 11 and the take-out position is the front side of the machine 11. May be.

  Further, the withdrawal box 28 can be moved while the withdrawal temporary holding unit 27 moves to the temporary holding position and temporarily holds the withdrawal coins, so that the withdrawal process can be performed quickly.

  Further, the withdrawal reject coin can be collected using the withdrawal temporary storage unit 27.

  In addition, in the case of withdrawing processing divided into multiple times, the number of times of withdrawal processing is obtained from the amount of withdrawal coins and divided so that the amount of withdrawal coins for each withdrawal processing becomes equal. May be.

  Next, the examination process will be described.

  In the scrutiny process, all the coins stored in the storage unit 22 are taken out, identified and counted, and then returned to the storage unit 22 of the corresponding denomination. There is a case to do.

  When the amount of coins stored in the storage unit 22 is smaller than the temporary storage capacity of the deposit temporary storage unit 20, the denominations are mixed.

  Coins are dispensed simultaneously from the storage unit 22 of all denominations. The dispensed coins are transported to the rear end side by the dispensing transport unit 26 and distributed to the scrutiny collection transport unit 30 by the sorting member 46, and are transported to the deposit delivery unit 18 by the scrutinization collection transport unit 30, and the deposit delivery unit One sheet is fed from 18 to the conveyance path 19. In the transport path 19, the coins are identified by the identification unit while being transported, sorted by the denomination sorting unit of the corresponding denomination, and temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding unit 20 by denomination.

  When all the coins thrown out from the storage unit 22 are stored in the deposit temporary holding unit 20, the coin transport and sorting operation is stopped, and the coins in the deposit temporary holding unit 20 are discharged to the storage unit 22 and returned.

  Further, when the amount of coins stored in the storage unit 22 is larger than the temporary storage capacity of the deposit temporary storage unit 20, one denomination is performed. Here, for example, the deposit limit holding unit 20 has a storage limit of 500 sheets, whereas each storage unit 22 for each type of money can store 2000 sheets, and the hopper 36 can store 2000 sheets.

  For example, when a 1-yen coin is scrutinized, a 1-yen coin is thrown out of the 1-yen coin storage unit 22, and a withdrawal conveyance unit 26, a sorting member 45, a scrutinization collection conveyance unit 30, a deposit delivery unit 18, and a conveyance The passage is temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 20 through the passage 19.

  When the number of one-yen coins temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 20 reaches 500, the feeding out from the deposit feeding unit 18 to the transport path 19 is stopped, and the one-yen coin thrown out from the storage unit 22 is deposited. Hold in 18 hoppers 36. When all the 1-yen coins in the storage unit 22 are thrown out and become empty, the 1-yen coins in the deposit temporary holding unit 20 are discharged to the storage unit 22 and returned.

  When the deposit temporary holding unit 20 is emptied, the conveyance and the selection operation of the one-yen coin held in the hopper 36 are resumed, and the scrutiny of the one-yen coin is continued.

  In addition, the same processing is repeated for coins of other denominations to continue the examination of 1-yen coins.

  Next, the collection process will be described.

  The coin collecting process in the storage unit 22 may be collected from the bag collecting unit 25 into a bag or may be collected into the return collection box 24.

  When collecting coins in a bag, the bag collecting unit 25 is pulled out from the front surface of the machine body 11 and the bag is attached. Further, the switching member 40 switches so that the coins selected by the arbitrary selection unit of the transport passage 19 are guided to the bag removing unit 25. Coins are dispensed from the storage unit 22, and the dispensed coins are transported to the rear end side by the dispensing transport unit 26 and distributed to the scrutiny collection transport unit 30 by the sorting member 46, and deposited by the scrutinization collection transport unit 30 The sheet is conveyed to the feeding unit 18 and fed one by one from the deposit feeding unit 18 to the conveyance path 19. In the transport path 19, the coins are identified by the identification unit while being transported, sorted by the arbitrary sorting unit, guided to the bag collecting unit 25 via the switching member 40, and stored in the bag.

  Further, when collecting coins in the return collection box 24, the coins are thrown out from the storage unit 22, and the dispensed coins are conveyed to the rear end side by the dispensing conveyance unit 26 and by the sorting member 46. The materials are distributed to the scrutinizing and collecting unit 30, transported to the depositing and feeding unit 18 by the scrutinizing and collecting unit 30, and fed out from the depositing and feeding unit 18 one by one to the conveying path 19. In the transport path 19, the coins are identified by the identification unit while being transported, sorted by the denomination sorting unit of the corresponding denomination, and stored in the return collection box 24 through the deposit temporary holding unit 20 and the chute 42. At this time, by opening the bottom plate 39 of the deposit temporary holding unit 20, the coins selected by the denomination sorting unit can be directly stored in the return collection box 24 through the deposit temporary holding unit 20 and the chute 42.

  Next, FIGS. 6 to 13 show a second embodiment. In addition, about the same structure and effect as 1st Embodiment, the description is abbreviate | omitted using the same code | symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the dispensing box 28 is made detachable by forming a dispensing box body 53 and a handle portion 54 separately. The handle 54 is detachably attached to the dispensing port 63 of the machine body 11, and only the dispensing box body 53 is moved between the lower receiving position and the upper extracting position by the lift mechanism 55. The withdrawal box body 53 can be coupled to the handle portion 54 by moving to the upper withdrawal position, and the handle portion 54 and the withdrawal box body 53 are integrally coupled and pulled out by the withdrawal operation of the handle portion 54. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a front plate 71 is attached to the front side of the dispensing box main body 53 so that the left and right sides are bent forward. On the lower side of the front plate 71, a coupling piece 73 having a coupling groove 72 is bent. A bracket 74 whose upper and lower portions are bent forward is attached to the front surface of the front plate 71. A coupling hole 75 is formed in the upper and lower portions of the bracket 74.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a back plate 77 is attached to the back side of the handle portion 54, and the upper end portion of the coupling shaft 79 is fixed to a support piece 78 bent rearward from the back plate 77. Yes. The coupling shaft 79 has a cylindrical shape, and a lower end is formed in a tapered shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the base end of the coupling lever 80 is supported at the lower portion of the handle portion 54 so as to be able to swing in the horizontal direction with a shaft 81 as a fulcrum. The coupling lever 80 is provided with a coupling portion 82 that protrudes rearward from the back plate 77 and enters the coupling groove 72 of the dispensing box main body 53 so that the coupling can be coupled, and a coupling release portion 83 is provided on the distal end side. It has been. The coupling lever 80 is biased by a spring 84 in the direction of the coupling position where the coupling portion 82 projects rearward from the back plate 77. A lock hole 85 is formed on the upper surface of the handle portion 54.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a coupling release member 86 is provided at a fixed position on the lower side of the dispensing port 63 of the machine body 11. The coupling release member 86 is moved forward against the bias of the spring 84 when the coupling release portion 83 of the coupling lever 80 abuts with the handle portion 54 attached to the dispensing port 63. By swinging, the coupling portion 82 is retracted to the retracted position on the back plate 77 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a lock mechanism 87 that locks the handle portion 54 attached to the withdrawal port 63 in the mounted state is disposed on the upper side of the withdrawal port 63 of the machine body 11. The lock mechanism 87 includes a solenoid 88, and one end of a swing lever 90 that swings horizontally with a vertical shaft 89 as a fulcrum is connected to a plunger of the solenoid 88, and the other end of the swing lever 90 is connected in the horizontal direction. A lock plate 92 swinging in the vertical direction with the shaft 91 as a fulcrum is connected. The lock plate 92 is provided with a lock portion 93 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock hole 85 of the handle portion 54.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a micro switch 94 that detects the handle portion 54 attached to the withdrawal port 63 is disposed on the lower side of the withdrawal port 63 of the machine body 11.

  When the handle portion 54 is attached to the withdrawal port 63 of the machine body 11, the coupling release portion 83 of the coupling lever 80 comes into contact with the coupling release member 86 disposed in the withdrawal port 63, and the coupling lever 80 is moved to the spring 84. The joint portion 82 moves to the forward retracted position by swinging forward against the urging force.

  Furthermore, the micro switch 94 disposed in the withdrawal port 63 of the machine body 11 detects the attachment of the handle 54, turns off the solenoid 88 of the lock mechanism 87, and the lock plate 92 is locked via the swing lever 90. The lock portion 93 engages with the lock hole 85 of the handle portion 54 and holds the handle portion 54 in the dispensing port 63.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the dispensing box body 53 is raised by the lift mechanism 55 in a state where the handle portion 54 is attached to the dispensing port 63, the upper and lower portions of the bracket 74 of the dispensing box body 53 are A coupling shaft 79 is fitted into the coupling hole 75, and the dispensing box body 53 and the handle portion 54 are coupled to each other in the horizontal direction.

  In this coupled state, when a finger is put on the handle portion 54 to pull it forward, the lower side of the handle portion 54 moves slightly forward, the movement is detected by the microswitch 94 and the solenoid 88 is turned on. As a result, the lock plate 92 swings in the unlocking direction via the swing lever 90, and the lock portion 93 is disengaged from the lock hole 85 of the handle portion 54, thereby unlocking the handle portion 54. It should be noted that the solenoid 88 may be turned on to release the lock by detecting that the dispensing box body 53 has been lifted and coupled to the handle portion 54. Even if the lock is released in this way, the handle portion 54 is caught on the lower edge of the dispensing port 63 of the machine body 11 and thus does not fall. Therefore, the micro switch 94 may detect whether or not the handle portion 54 and the dispensing box body 53 are coupled.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the unlocked handle portion 54 begins to be pulled forward together with the dispensing box body 53, the coupling release portion 83 of the coupling lever 80 begins to separate from the coupling release member 86, and the spring 84 Due to this biasing, the coupling portion 82 of the coupling lever 80 protrudes toward the rear coupling position and engages with the coupling groove 72. As a result, the dispensing box body 53 and the handle part 54 are also coupled in the vertical direction, so that the dispensing box body 53 does not fall off from the coupling shaft 79 of the handle part 54, and the dispensing part 54 and the handle part 54 are integrated together. The box body 53 can be taken out from the withdrawal port 63 forward.

  Also, as described above, the coupling portion 82 of the coupling lever 80 moves to the retracted position by inserting it into the withdrawal port 63 from the rear side of the dispensing box body 53 and attaching the handle 54 to the withdrawal port 63. Then, the coupling with the dispensing box main body 53 is released, and the lock mechanism 87 locks the handle portion 54. In this state, the dispensing box body 53 can be lowered by the lift mechanism 55.

  Note that the coupling shaft 79 of the handle portion 54 is supported via an elastic body so that the distal end side (lower end side) of the coupling shaft 79 moves somewhat, so that the shaft center of the coupling shaft 79 and the coupling hole 75 of the bracket 74 are connected. A slight deviation from the shaft center may be allowed so that the coupling shaft 79 and the coupling hole 75 of the bracket 74 can be smoothly engaged.

10 Coin handling equipment
11 aircraft
22 compartment
27 Withdrawal temporary holding section
28 withdrawal box
29 Withdrawal reject coin storage box as a withdrawal reject coin storage unit

Claims (4)

A storage unit for storing and dispensing coins;
A withdrawal box that is detachable from the machine body and moves between a receiving position for receiving withdrawal coins and a withdrawal position for taking out withdrawal coins;
A withdrawal temporary storage unit that temporarily holds the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit, and delivers the withdrawal coins temporarily suspended in the withdrawal box located at the receiving position ;
The storage unit, while the dispensing box is moved between the removal position and the receiving position, the coin processing apparatus according to claim Rukoto dumping the dispensing coins to the dispensing escrow unit. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing box moves between the lower receiving position and the upper extracting position. The withdrawal temporary storage unit moves between a withdrawal temporary storage position that accepts the withdrawal coins dispensed from the storage unit and a delivery position that delivers the withdrawal coins temporarily retained in the withdrawal box. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein Withdrawal reject coin storage,
The said withdrawal temporary storage part moves between the discharge temporary storage position, the said delivery position, and the discharge | release position which discharge | releases the coin temporarily suspended by the said withdrawal rejection coin storage part. The coin processing apparatus described.

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