JP6296658B2 - Coin handling machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing machine for identifying coins.

  As a compact money depositing / dispensing machine, there is one in which a banknote depositing / dispensing device and a coin depositing / dispensing device are integrally arranged (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-102744 A

  In the above coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus, the coins inserted into the coin deposit slot are fed out from the coin feeding section, identified by the identification section, and the reject coin is rejected by the reject section based on the result, and the coin other than the reject coin Are sorted by a coin sorting section of each denomination. For this reason, it arranges in order of a coin feeding part, an identification part, a rejection part, and a coin classification part according to a coin along a coin conveyance direction. And, by being bound by these layouts, other layouts have been decided. On the other hand, by using a layout different from the above layout, the in-machine layout is improved, and there is a possibility that the coin processing machine can be made compact or simplified.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processor that allows a layout different from the conventional one.

In order to achieve the above object, the inventions according to claims 1 and 2 include a coin feeding portion for feeding out coins, and an identification portion extending from the coin feeding portion on the coin feeding portion side opposite to the coin feeding portion. A coin sorting / conveying path provided with a coin sorting part according to denomination, a reject part provided in the coin sorting / conveying path and rejecting a reject coin from the coin sorting / conveying path based on an identification result of the identifying unit; A coin processing machine having a transport belt capable of forward / reverse transport of coins on a coin sorting transport path, and a control unit for controlling forward / reverse transport of the transport belt, wherein the coin feeding unit and the identification in the coin transport direction The rejection unit is provided between the transfer unit and the control unit is identified as a reject coin by the identification unit during normal conveyance from the coin feeding unit of the conveyance belt to the coin sorting unit of the denomination. Coins in front It is characterized in that it is conveyed reversely by the conveying belt and rejected by the reject section.
The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the reject part is a reject gate that swings and opens at an acute angle above the coin sorting conveyance path around a support shaft on the coin feeding part side in the coin conveyance direction, and the reject And an urging member that urges the gate to open upward.
The invention according to claim 2 has jam detecting means for detecting occurrence of a jam of coins on the coin sorting and conveying path, and when the jam detecting means detects occurrence of a jam of coins, Based on the identification result of the identification unit, the determined / unconfirmed state of the coins on the coin sorting and conveying path is determined, and all the coins determined to be in the unconfirmed state by forward conveyance of the conveyor belt are more than the reject unit. The coin is determined to be in the indeterminate state by the reversing conveyance of the conveying belt after being moved once to the coin sorting unit of the denomination, and the rejecting unit rejects the coin.
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising jam detecting means for detecting occurrence of a jam of coins on the coin sorting and conveying path, and the control unit is configured such that the jam detection means generates the jam of coins. Is detected, the determined / unconfirmed state of the coin on the coin sorting / conveying path is determined based on the identification result of the identifying unit so far, and the unconfirmed state is determined by the forward rotation conveyance of the conveyor belt. After all the coins are temporarily moved from the reject part to the coin sorting part of the denomination, the coins determined to be in the indeterminate state are rejected by the reject part by reverse transport of the transport belt. And

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the transport belt has a plurality of crosspieces that press coins from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the transport direction. And

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 4 , the coin conveying direction of the conveyor belt and the coin sorting and conveying path intersects with the coin feeding direction of the coin feeding part. .

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein a feeding coin detection sensor that detects coins fed from the coin feeding portion to the coin sorting and conveying path, and a rail portion that detects the position of the rail portion. A position detection sensor, and the control unit detects coins one by one between the adjacent crosspieces based on a detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor and a detection result of the feeding coin detection sensor. Is fed out from the coin feeding section.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the reject chute for guiding the fall of the coin rejected by the reject portion and the coin guided by the reject chute are provided. A reject opening that can be taken out to the outside, wherein the coin feeding portion and the reject opening are provided on the front side of the machine body.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1 , 2 , the rejection part is provided between the coin delivery part and identification part in a coin conveyance direction, and a control part is a coin sorter of a money type from the coin delivery part of a conveyance belt. The coins identified as rejected coins by the discriminating unit during normal transport toward the front are reversely transported by the transport belt and rejected from the coin sorting transport path by the reject unit. Thereby, a rejection part can be provided between a coin feeding part and an identification part. Therefore, the coin feeding unit, the rejecting unit, the identifying unit, and the coin type coin sorting unit are arranged in the order along the coin transporting direction, and the coin feeding unit, the identifying unit, the rejecting unit, and the money type are arranged along the coin transporting direction. A layout different from the conventional one arranged in the order of the coin sorting section becomes possible.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the coin is opened by swinging at an acute angle above the coin sorting conveyance path around the support shaft on the coin feeding portion side when the conveyance belt is conveyed forward. Is moved toward the identification unit side while closing against the biasing force of the biasing member, and when the transport belt is reversely transported, it swings at an acute angle above the coin sorting transport path by the biasing force of the biasing member. It is rejected from the coin sorting path with the open reject gate. As a result, the reject gate can be mechanically opened and closed using forward and reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt, and driving parts that open and close the reject gate with electric power are not required, thereby reducing costs and saving space in the machine. Can do.
According to the second and third aspects of the invention, when the jam detecting unit detects the occurrence of a coin jam, the control unit determines the coin confirmed / unconfirmed state based on the identification result of the identifying unit thus far. After all the coins determined to be in an indeterminate state due to the forward conveyance of the conveyor belt are once moved from the reject unit to the coin type coin sorting unit, the indeterminate state is determined by the reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt. The coin will be rejected by the reject unit. Thus, when a coin jam occurs, a coin determined to be in an unconfirmed state is automatically rejected from the coin sorting conveyance path by the reject unit and separated from a confirmed coin remaining on the coin sorting conveyance path, without manual intervention. be able to. Therefore, the jam recovery process is facilitated.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4 , since a conveyance belt presses and conveys a coin toward the downstream from the conveyance direction upstream by a crosspiece part, a coin slips with respect to a conveyance belt, and a position becomes unstable. Can be suppressed. Therefore, coins can be conveyed with high accuracy. Therefore, compared with the case where the position of a coin becomes unstable, the distance between each part can be shortened and size reduction can be achieved.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5 , since the coin conveyance direction of a conveyance belt and a coin selection conveyance path cross | intersects with respect to the coin feeding direction of a coin feeding part, from a coin feeding part, the crosspiece which a conveyance belt adjoins. Coins can be paid out between each other.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6 , a control part of the feeding coin detection sensor which detects the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor which detects the position of a crosspiece part, and the coin paid out from a coin supply part to a coin sorting conveyance path Based on the detection result, the coins are fed out from the coin feeding unit one by one between the adjacent beam parts, so that the coins can be fed out one by one from the coin feeding part to the adjacent beam parts. .

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 7 , since the coin feeding part and the rejection port are provided in the body front side, a rejection part is arrange | positioned between a coin feeding part and an identification part, A rejection part and a rejection The horizontal distance from the mouth can be shortened. Thereby, the angle with respect to the horizontal of the rejection chute | guide which guides the fall of the coin rejected from the coin selection conveyance path by the rejection part can be ensured largely, and a reject coin can be favorably guided to a rejection opening by dead weight fall. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the height of the airframe while eliminating the need for a mechanism for conveying coins to the reject port with electric power, which is necessary for suppressing the height of the airframe. Therefore, the airframe can be made compact, simplified, and reduced in cost.

It is a top view of the important section showing the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a control system block diagram of the principal part which shows the coin processor of one embodiment concerning the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a sectional side view which shows the rejection part etc. of the coin processor of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention, Comprising: (a) shows the closed state of a rejection part, (b) shows the open state of a rejection part.

  A coin processor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The coin processing machine according to the present embodiment performs storage processing for storing the coins of the mixed denominations that are input into the denomination while counting the denominations, and dispensing the coins stored in the denominations. A coin depositing / dispensing machine that performs gold processing, for example, is used as a coin change machine constituting a register system. In the following description, “front” is the operator side, “rear” is the side opposite to the operator, and “left” and “right” are left and right as viewed from the operator side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing machine 11 of the present embodiment is provided on the front side of the machine body, and separates the inserted coins C one by one into one side (specifically left). A coin feeding section 12 that feeds out toward the coin, and a coin sorting and transporting section 13 that is connected to the coin feeding direction side of the coin feeding section 12 and receives the coin C fed out from the coin feeding section 12 and transports it toward the rear. ing. The coin feeding unit 12 is disposed on the front side of the machine body and extends in the left-right direction along the front surface of the machine body, and the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 is disposed on one side of the machine body (specifically, the left side). It extends in the front-rear direction along this side surface. Therefore, the coin feeding unit 12 and the coin sorting / conveying unit 13 intersect each other, more specifically, are orthogonal and form an L shape as a whole.

  The coin feeding unit 12 is on the side opposite to the coin sorting and transporting unit 13 and the separated coins C are inserted from outside the machine, and the inserted coins C are separated one by one (specifically, Is toward the left), and the coin depositing port 15 that is fed out toward the left and the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 side, and the coin C fed out from the coin depositing port 15 is directed to one side (specifically, to the left). And a feeding main body portion 16 that is conveyed and fed out.

  The coin deposit port 15 is provided on the front side of the machine body and is opened vertically upward so that a loose coin C is inserted from outside the machine and a cylindrical hopper 20 that guides the inserted coin C vertically downward, and this hopper 20. , The endless deposit belt conveyor 21 that forms the bottom of the coin deposit port 15 and can transport coins C toward the coin sorting and conveying section 13 along the front of the machine body, and the coin sorting of the deposit belt conveyor 21. A separation roller 22 that is disposed above the end on the transport unit 13 side and rotates so as to move the facing portion in the opposite direction to the deposit belt conveyor 21 and a deposit belt conveyor controlled by the control unit 30 shown in FIG. 21 and a deposit port driving motor 23 for driving the separation roller 22.

  The endless deposit belt conveyor 21 is inclined so as to be located on the upper side toward the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 side, and receives the coin C thrown into the hopper 20 and drives the received coin C to the deposit slot drive motor 23. The separation roller 22 separates the coins C one by one and feeds them to the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 side.

  The feeding main body 16 has a feeding conveyance path 31 extending horizontally from the end of the deposit belt conveyor 21 on the coin sorting and conveying section 13 side to the coin sorting and conveying section 13 along the front of the machine body, and an upper side of the feeding and conveying path 31. A feeding belt 32 provided in parallel with the feeding conveyance path 31 and a feeding driving motor 33 shown in FIG. 2 that drives the feeding belt 32 under the control of the control unit 30 shown in FIG. The feeding drive motor 33 is composed of, for example, a stepping motor.

  The feeding conveyance path 31 shown in FIG. 1 has a width for moving the coins C separated and fed one by one by the deposit belt conveyor 21 and the separation roller 22 in a line in the extending direction. The feeding belt 32 is driven by the feeding drive motor 33 and rotates, thereby moving the coins C in contact with the feeding conveyance path 31 while moving them together by a frictional force. As a result, the feeding main body portion 16 moves to the coin sorting and conveying portion 13 along the extending direction of the feeding and conveying path 31 and the feeding belt 32 with the coins C inserted into the coin depositing slot 15 being separated one by one. To the coin sorting and conveying unit 13.

  The coin feeding unit 12 has a feeding coin detection sensor 24 that detects a leading coin C fed from the feeding body unit 16 to the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 at an end position on the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 side of the feeding and conveying path 31. ing. Moreover, the coin feeding part 12 has the deposit | payment residual detection sensor 25 shown in FIG. 2 which detects the residual coin on the deposit belt conveyor 21 of the coin deposit port 15. The feeding coin detection sensor 24 and the deposit residual detection sensor 25 are optical sensors composed of, for example, a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the light receiving element receives light emitted from the light emitting element, it detects that there is no coin C, and the light emitting element. If the light receiving element does not receive this light emission, it detects that there is a coin C.

  The coin sorting / conveying section 13 includes a coin sorting / conveying path 41 extending horizontally rearward from the end position on the coin sorting / conveying section 13 side of the feeding / conveying path 31 of the feeding main body section 16 along the side surface (left side) of the machine body, A transport belt 42 provided to extend in the front-rear direction above the coin sorting transport path 41, and a transport drive motor 43 illustrated in FIG. 2 that is controlled by the control unit 30 illustrated in FIG. The rotary encoder 44 detects the rotational position of the transport drive motor 43.

  The coin sorting / conveying path 41 shown in FIG. 1 has a width for moving coins C fed one by one from the coin feeding unit 12 in a line in the extending direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor belt 42 is a pair of pulleys 45 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 3) disposed above both ends in the extending direction of the coin sorting and conveying path 41, and a coin that is hung on these pulleys 45. A belt main body 46 disposed in parallel with the sorting conveyance path 41. The belt main body 46 has an endless base portion 47 and a plurality of crosspieces 48, 48,... Projecting outward from the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 47 and formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. .

  The conveyor belt 42 is rotated by driving one pulley 45 shown in FIG. 3 by the conveyor drive motor 43 shown in FIG. 2, whereby the belt main body 46 is rotated, and the crosspiece 48 is placed on the coin sorting and conveying path 41. The coin C is pressed from the upstream side in the transport direction toward the downstream side and is moved on the coin sorting and transport path 41. The transport drive motor 43 shown in FIG. 2 can rotate forward and backward, and therefore the transport belt 42 shown in FIG. 3 can forward and reverse the coins C on the coin sorting and transport path 41. The control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2 controls forward / reverse conveyance of the conveyance belt 42 by controlling forward / reverse rotation of the conveyance drive motor 43.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin conveying direction of the conveying belt 42 and the coin sorting and conveying path 41 intersects with the coin feeding direction of the coin feeding unit 12. The coin sorting and conveying unit 13 is provided with a crosspiece position detection sensor 49 that detects the rotational position of the crosspiece 48 of the conveyance belt 42. The crosspiece position detection sensor 49 is an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the light receiving element receives light emitted from the light emitting element, the crosspiece position detection sensor 49 detects that there is no crosspiece 48 and the light receiving element emits light from the light emitting element. If no light is received, the presence of the crosspiece 48 is detected. 2 detects the rotational position of the crosspieces 48, 48,... Of the conveyance belt 42 from the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor 49, and the rotation of the conveyance drive motor 43 detected by the rotary encoder 44. Take correspondence with the position. Thereby, the control part 30 grasps | ascertains the rotational position of each crosspiece 48,48, ... from the rotational position of the conveyance drive motor 43. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin sorting and conveying path 41 is provided with an identification unit 51 for detecting the magnetic property, image, outer diameter, and the like of the passing coin C on the coin feeding unit 12 side in the coin conveying direction. ing. The control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2 performs the authenticity of the coin C to be detected, the denomination of the denomination, and the denomination counting from the identification result of the identification unit 51. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin sorting transport path 41 has a denomination type coin sorting section 52 a to 52 that can drop coins C from the coin sorting transport path 41 on the side opposite to the coin feeding section 12 in the coin transport direction. 52f is provided.

  The denomination-type coin sorting sections 52a-52f are formed in the coin sorting / conveying path 41, and each of the sorting holes 53a-53f that can drop coins C of all denominations, and the sorting gates 54a-54f that open and close them. 2, the selection solenoids 55a to 55f shown in FIG. 2 that open and close the selection gates 54a to 54f under the control of the control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2, and the coins C on the coin selection conveyance path 41 are detected and the selection gates 54a to 54f are detected. 1 and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f shown in FIG. 1 for counting the number of coins C that have fallen in the respective sorting holes 53a to 53f.

  Each of the sorting gates 54a to 54f can swing around a support shaft (not shown) on the side opposite to the coin feeding portion 12, that is, on the rear side of the machine body. The sorting gates 54a to 54f are arranged in the same plane as the coin sorting and conveying path 41, and are opened in the open state in which the corresponding ones of the sorting holes 53a to 53f are opened at an acute angle above the coin sorting and conveying path 41. It swings between a closed state in which the corresponding ones of the holes 53a to 53f are closed. The sorting gates 54a to 54f have a concave shape that extends in a direction opposite to a support shaft (not shown), thereby avoiding interference with the conveyor belt 42 when in the open state.

  A coin sorting unit 52a having a sorting hole 53a, a sorting gate 54a, a sorting solenoid 55a, and a deposit counting sensor 56a sorts coins C of a first denomination (for example, 1-yen coin). In other words, the sorting solenoid 55a is driven based on the timing when the coin C of the first denomination is detected by the deposit counting sensor 56a, and the sorting gate 54a is opened, and the coin C is brought into the lower side of the sorting gate 54a. Drop into the sorting hole 53a. For the coins C other than the first denomination, the sorting gate 54a is closed and the coin sorting transport path 41 is moved to the deposit counting sensor 56b side.

  Similarly, a coin sorting unit 52b having a sorting hole 53b, a sorting gate 54b, a sorting solenoid 55b, and a deposit counting sensor 56b sorts a coin C of a second denomination (for example, a 5-yen coin), and selects a sorting hole 53c, a sorting gate. 54c, a coin sorting unit 52c having a sorting solenoid 55c and a deposit counting sensor 56c sorts a coin C of a third denomination (for example, a 10-yen coin), sorts a sorting hole 53d, a sorting gate 54d, a sorting solenoid 55d, and a deposit counting sensor. The coin sorting unit 52d having 56d sorts the coin C of the fourth denomination (for example, 50 yen coin), and the coin sorting unit 52e having the sorting hole 53e, the sorting gate 54e, the sorting solenoid 55e, and the deposit counting sensor 56e, A coin C of a fifth denomination (for example, 100 yen coin) is selected, and a selection hole 53f, a selection gate 54f, and a selection solenoid 55 are selected. And the coin sorting portion 52f having a money counting sensor 56f is for sorting coins C of the sixth denomination (e.g. 500 yen coin). The coin sorting unit 52f may not include the sorting gate 54f and the sorting solenoid 55f. Moreover, the denomination of the coins to be sorted by the coin sorting units 52a to 52f can be arbitrarily set.

  As shown in FIG. 1, immediately below the coin sorting units 52a to 52f according to denomination, a plurality of specifically, six coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61 arranged in the front-rear direction in a state along the left-right direction. 61f are partitioned from each other. The coin C of the first denomination falling from the sorting hole 53a of the foremost coin sorting section 52a is stored in the foremost coin dispensing storage section 61a and falls from the second sorting hole 53b from the front. The coin C of the second denomination is stored in the second coin withdrawal storage unit 61b from the front, and the coin C of the third denomination falling from the third sorting hole 53c from the front is the third coin withdrawal from the front. It is stored in the storage part 61c. Further, the fourth denomination coin C falling from the fourth sorting hole 53d from the front is stored in the fourth coin dispensing storage portion 61d from the front, and the fifth coin falling from the fifth sorting hole 53e from the front. The denominated coin C is stored in the fifth coin withdrawal storage unit 61e from the front, and the sixth denomination coin C falling from the rearmost sorting hole 53f is the rearmost coin withdrawal storage unit 61f. It is stored in.

  Each coin dispensing storage unit 61a to 61f is arranged in a state extending in the left-right direction so as to form a bottom portion thereof, and is an endless belt conveyor 62a that conveys the coin C to the side opposite to the coin sorting and conveying unit 13. To 62f, a separation roller 63 that rotates so as to move the opposite portion in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the belt conveyors 62a to 62f, and the belt conveyors 62a to 62f and the separation rollers controlled by the control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2 and a storage unit drive motor 64 shown in FIG.

  Here, the belt conveyors 62a to 62f shown in FIG. 1 are inclined so that the side opposite to the coin sorting / conveying path 41 is located above the coin sorting / conveying path 41 side, and the above-mentioned belt conveyors 62a to 62f are described above at predetermined positions on the upper side. A separation roller 63 is disposed.

  The coin dispensing storage units 61 a to 61 f are provided on the side opposite to the coin sorting and conveying path 41 by rotating all the belt conveyors 62 a to 62 f at a time by the driving force of the storage unit driving motor 64. In addition, it is conveyed toward a coin dispensing and conveying unit 71 described later. At this time, the common separation roller 63 is rotated by the driving force of the storage unit driving motor 64 to be conveyed to the coin dispensing and conveying unit 71 side. The coins C are separated one by one.

  Each of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f regulates and allows the coin C to be fed out by advancing and retracting the pins 65a to 65f from above toward the belt conveyors 62a to 62f on the downstream side of the separation roller 63, respectively. Gold solenoids 66a-66f, withdrawal solenoids 66a-66f, withdrawal counters 67a-67f for counting the coins C fed from the belt conveyors 62a-62f to the coin withdrawal delivery unit 71, and coin withdrawal storage units It has the storing coin detection sensors 68a-68f shown in FIG. 2 which detect the presence or absence of the coin C stored in 61a-61f.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin withdrawal / conveyance unit 71 is provided on the opposite side of the coin withdrawal / conveyance path 41 of the coin withdrawal / accommodation storage units 61a to 61f, and is horizontal in the front-rear direction along the body side surface (right side). An endless withdrawal belt conveyor 72 that extends, a separation roller 73 that is disposed on the upper side of the front portion of the withdrawal belt conveyor 72 and rotates so as to move a facing portion in a direction opposite to the withdrawal belt conveyor 72; 2 has a withdrawal drive motor 74 shown in FIG. 2 which is controlled by the control unit 30 shown in FIG. 2 to drive the withdrawal belt conveyor 72 and the separation roller 73. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the coin dispensing and conveying unit 71 includes a terminal conveying path 75 extending forward from the dispensing belt conveyor 72 and connected to the coin deposit port 15, and a terminal conveying path above the terminal conveying path 75. 2 and a terminal drive motor 77 shown in FIG. 2 that drives the terminal belt 76 under the control of the control unit 30 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal conveyance path 75 is provided with a branch portion 80. The branch portion 80 includes a branch hole 81 formed in the terminal conveyance path 75 and capable of dropping coins C, a branch gate 82 that opens and closes the branch hole 81, and a branch solenoid 84 shown in FIG. 2 that opens and closes the branch gate 82. Have.

  The branch gate 82 swings about a support shaft (not shown) on the coin inlet 15 side in the coin transport direction, that is, on the front side of the machine body. The branch gate 82 swings at an acute angle above the terminal conveyance path 75 to open the branch hole 81 and between a closed state in which the branch gate 82 is disposed in the same plane as the terminal conveyance path 75 and closes the branch hole 81. Swing. The branch gate 82 has a concave shape that extends in a direction opposite to a support shaft (not shown), thereby avoiding interference with the terminal belt 76 when in the open state. The branching unit 80 drops the coin C into the branching hole 81 when in the open state, and when it is in the closed state, the coin C is directly transferred to the downstream side, that is, on the depositing belt conveyor 21 of the coin depositing slot 15 in the terminal conveyance path 75. Transport.

  In addition, the coin dispensing and transporting unit 71 receives the coin C falling from the branch hole 81 of the terminal transporting path 75 and causes it to drop by its own weight into a dispensing port 85 (reject port) provided in the lower part of the front of the machine body. A chute 86 is provided.

  The withdrawal belt conveyor 72 receives the coins C fed out from the coin withdrawal storage units 61a to 61f, and conveys the received coins C toward the front of the machine body by the driving force of the withdrawal drive motor 74. At this time, the separation roller 73 separates the coins C one by one. Then, the coins C separated one by one by the separation roller 73 in this way enter the branch gate 82 opened by the drive of the branch solenoid 84 and fall from the branch hole 81, via the dispensing chute 86. It is discharged to the withdrawal port 85. The coin C released to the withdrawal port 85 can be taken out of the machine. Here, the withdrawal chute 86 has at least a bottom surface that mainly guides the coin C inclined forward and extends to the withdrawal port 85 through the lower side of the deposit belt conveyor 21.

  And in this embodiment, the rejection part 91 which is provided in the coin selection conveyance path 41 and rejects unacceptable reject coins, such as a false coin, from the coin selection conveyance path 41 based on the identification result of the identification part 51 is a coin. It is provided between the coin feeding unit 12 and the identification unit 51 in the transport direction. The reject unit 91 includes a reject hole 92 that is formed in the coin sorting and conveying path 41 and can drop the coin C, and a reject gate 93 that opens and closes the reject hole 92.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reject gate 93 swings around a support shaft 94 on the front side of the machine body (the coin feeding part 12 side in the coin transport direction). As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the reject gate 93 is disposed in the same plane as the coin sorting / conveying path 41 to close the reject hole 92, and as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the coin sorting / conveying path. It swings at an acute angle above 41 and swings between the open state in which the reject hole 92 is opened.

  The reject gate 93 is controlled to swing downward from the closed state shown in FIG. 3A by a closing stopper (not shown), and from the opened state shown in FIG. 3 (b) by an opening stopper (not shown). Is also restricted from swinging upward. The reject gate 93 is urged to open upward by a torsion spring (biasing member) (not shown) provided on the support shaft 94, and is always open. When the reject gate 93 is in the open state shown in FIG. 3 (b), a gap that allows only one coin C moving along the coin sorting and conveying path 41 to enter the lower side and fall into the reject hole 92 is formed. It is formed between the coin sorting and conveying path 41.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the coin C passes over the reject gate 93, the coin C is pressed from above by the base portion 47 of the belt main body 46 of the conveyor belt 42, and the reject gate 93 is moved. It is swung against the biasing force of a torsion spring (not shown) to make it closed. Thereby, the coin C moves without dropping from the reject hole 92. The reject gate 93 has a concave shape that extends in a direction opposite to the support shaft 94, thereby avoiding interference with at least the belt main body 46 of the transport belt 42 even in the open state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a reject chute 97 is provided so as to connect the reject hole 92 of the reject portion 91 and the withdrawal port 85. The reject chute 97 guides the fall of the coin C, which has been rejected to the reject hole 92 by the reject portion 91, to the withdrawal port 85. Therefore, the withdrawal port 85 also serves as a rejection port for discharging the reject coin guided by the rejection chute 97 so that it can be taken out of the machine. In the reject chute 97, at least a bottom surface 98 that mainly guides the coin C is inclined forward and downward from the reject hole 92 toward the dispensing port 85 that is forward and lower than this.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 30 includes a deposit port driving motor 23, a feeding coin detection sensor 24, a deposit remaining detection sensor 25, a feeding drive motor 33, a conveyance driving motor 43, a rotary encoder 44, and a crosspiece position detection sensor 49. , Identification unit 51, sorting solenoids 55a to 55f, depositing counting sensors 56a to 56f, storage unit drive motor 64, dispensing solenoids 66a to 66f, withdrawal counting sensors 67a to 67f, stored coin detection sensors 68a to 68f, withdrawal driving The motor 74, the terminal drive motor 77, and the branch solenoid 84 are communicably connected. In addition, the control unit 30 is connected to an operation unit 101 that receives an operation input by an operator and a display unit 102 that performs display for the operator.

"Deposit processing"
When the deposit remaining detection sensor 25 detects that the coin C is on the deposit belt conveyor 21 of the coin deposit slot 15 by being inserted into the coin deposit slot 15 from the outside of the machine, the control unit 30 transmits the operation to the operation unit 101. A state in which a deposit instruction operation can be accepted is displayed on the display unit 102 to that effect. Then, when a deposit instruction operation is input to the operation unit 101, the control unit 30 starts a deposit process of the coin processing machine 11. That is, all of the deposit port driving motor 23, the feeding driving motor 33, and the conveyance driving motor 43 are rotated forward.

  Then, the deposit belt conveyor 21 and the separation roller 22 of the coin deposit port 15 separate the coins C on the deposit belt conveyor 21 one by one and feed them to the feeding conveyance path 31 of the feeding main body portion 16, so that the feeding main body portion 16 is fed. The belt 32 conveys the coins C in a line on the feeding and conveying path 31 and feeds the coins C one by one toward the coin sorting and conveying path 41 of the coin sorting and conveying unit 13. In addition, the coin sorting and conveying unit 13 performs forward rotation conveyance in which the conveying belt 42 conveys the coins C in a line toward the coin sorting units 52 a to 52 f on the coin sorting and conveying path 41.

  Here, as described above, the control unit 30 determines the rotation position of the conveyance drive motor 43 and the rotation position of the beam portions 48, 48,... Of the conveyance belt 42 from the detection results of the rotary encoder 44 and the beam position detection sensor 49. To understand the correspondence. Therefore, the control unit 30 is on the feeding conveyance path 31 in a state where the feeding coin detection sensor 24 detects the end on the coin sorting conveyance path 41 side with the conveyance driving motor 43 rotated at a constant rotational speed. If necessary, the feeding drive motor 33 is stopped when necessary, and the feeding drive motor 33 is driven at a timing at which the coin C can be fed between the adjacent crosspieces 48 and 48 where the coin C does not exist. The coin C is fed out between the crosspieces 48 and 48.

  At that time, the control unit 30 controls the feeding timing so that only one coin C is fed out with respect to one section between the adjacent crosspieces 48, 48, and only one coin C per section. The feeding timing is such that only one coin C is fed out to the next one section, and only one coin C is fed out to the next one section, and so on. To control. In this way, the control unit 30 transfers the coins C one by one between the adjacent crosspieces 48, 48 based on the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor 49 and the detection result of the feeding coin detection sensor 24. It feeds out from the feeding unit 12.

  When the conveyor belt 42 rotates forward, the coin C on the coin sorting and conveying path 41 is pressed by the crosspiece 48 on the upstream side as shown in FIG. 3A, and the coin sorting sections 52a to 52f shown in FIG. Conveyed to the side. During forward rotation of the conveyor belt 42 from the coin feeding portion 12 to the coin sorting portions 52a to 52f, the coin C is moved from above by the base portion 47 of the belt main body 46 as shown in FIG. While being pushed, the reject gate 93 is swung to the closed state, passes through the reject gate 93 and moves on the identification unit 51. At that time, the identification unit 51 identifies the coin C.

  And from the identification result of the identification part 51, the acceptable coin C made into the true coin which is a true coin without a stain | pollution | contamination is made into the coin sorter parts 52a-52f shown in FIG. The control unit 30 determines that the acceptable coin C is selected among the selection solenoids 55a to 55f based on the timing when the acceptable coin C is detected by the corresponding denomination of the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f. The corresponding denomination is driven, the corresponding denomination of the selection gates 54a to 54f is opened, and the acceptable coin C is transferred to the corresponding denomination of the selection holes 53a to 53f. It is dropped from the thing and stored in the corresponding denomination of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f.

  On the other hand, during normal rotation conveyance from the coin feeding unit 12 of the conveyor belt 42 to the coin sorting units 52a to 52f, there are false coins, fouled coins, and rejected coins that cannot be identified from the identification result of the identification unit 51. In this case, the control unit 30 immediately stops the deposit slot drive motor 23 at the time of identifying the reject coin, and the feeding coin detection sensor 24 must detect the coin C at the time of identifying the reject. In this case, the feeding drive motor 33 is also immediately stopped. Further, if the feeding coin detection sensor 24 detects the coin C at the time of the recognition of the reject, until the feeding coin detection sensor 24 does not detect the coin C for the first time, that is, the coin that is being fed to the coin sorting conveyance path 41 is fed out. The feeding drive motor 33 is stopped until it is in standby. In this way, the deposit process is interrupted.

  Moreover, the control part 30 is a thing of the corresponding denomination of all the coin C which exists in the coin selection part 52a-52f side from the coin C identified as the reject coin from the time of rejection identification among the selection holes 53a-53f. The conveyance drive motor 43 is rotated forward to a position where it can be dropped by the. As a result, the determined coins closer to the coin sorting units 52a to 52f than the reject coins are stored in the corresponding denominations of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f.

  Here, depending on the setting of the arrangement pitch and the like of the crosspieces 48, 48,..., At this point of time, one coin C adjacent to the reject coin and the coin feeding part 12 side of the reject coin on the coin sorting and conveying path 41. There is a case where the adjacent coin C is applied to the end of the reject gate 93 on the identification unit 51 side. Hereinafter, such a case will be described as an example.

  From the viewpoint of preventing the occurrence of jam, the control unit 30 rotates the transport drive motor 43 in a forward direction until the coin C applied to the end of the reject unit 91 on the identification unit 51 side completely exceeds the reject unit 91. After that, the conveyance drive motor 43 is stopped and the conveyance belt 42 is stopped. The distance between the identification unit 51 and the coin sorting unit 52a is set so that the coin C identified as the reject coin cannot move to the coin sorting unit 52a when the transport drive motor 43 is rotated forward in this way. Has been.

  After the stop, the control unit 30 performs so-called switchback control that reversely rotates the transport drive motor 43 and reversely rotates the transport belt 42. Then, the coin C identified as the reject coin and the one coin C adjacent to the coin feeding unit 12 side, which are closer to the coin sorting unit 52a to 52f than the reject unit 91 at the time of the switchback, It presses with the crosspiece 48 in the upstream, and it conveys to the coin supply part 12 side. The position of the reject unit 91 is the one coin C adjacent to the coin feeding unit 12 side of the coin C identified as the reject coin and the coin C identified as the reject coin by the reverse transport by the transport belt 42. To move.

  Then, one coin C adjacent to the coin feeding unit 12 side of the coin C identified as the reject coin and the coin C identified as the reject coin are, as shown in FIG. And then drops from the reject hole 92 and is discharged to the withdrawal port 85 through the reject chute 97. Thereby, the coin C identified as the reject coin and one coin C adjacent to the coin feeding portion 12 side are rejected so as to be able to be taken out of the machine. That is, all coins C that were on the coin sorting and conveying path 41 at the time of switchback are rejected to the withdrawal port 85.

  Here, as described above, the control unit 30 detects the positions of the crosspieces 48, 48,... Of the conveyor belt 42 rotating forward from the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor 49, so that it is distinguished from the reject coin. The coin C adjacent to the coin feeding unit 12 side of the received coin C can be conveyed forward to a position beyond the reject unit 91, or the coin C identified as a reject coin can be conveyed reversely to the reject unit 91. Can be accurate.

  As described above, the control unit 30 rotates the transport drive motor 43 in the reverse direction to identify one coin C adjacent to the coin feeding unit 12 side of the coin C identified as the reject coin and the reject coin. When the coin C is transported in reverse until it falls from the reject hole 92, the transport drive motor 43 is stopped, and then the deposit port drive motor 23, the feed drive motor 33, and the transport drive motor 43 are moved in the same manner as when the deposit process is started. Everything is rotated in the forward direction and the deposit process is resumed, and the same operation as described above is performed.

  At the time of deposit processing, the deposit residual detection sensor 25 finally detects that the coin C in the coin deposit slot 15 is gone, and the fed coin detection sensor 24, the identification unit 51, and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f all receive the coin C. When a predetermined time elapses in which it can be determined that all the coins C in the coin depositing slot 15 have been transported to any of the dispensing slot 85 and the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f after the state is not detected. Then, the deposit port driving motor 23, the feeding driving motor 33 and the conveyance driving motor 43 are all stopped. At the same time, from the identification results of the identification unit 51 and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f, the count value of the type of the coin C received this time and stored in the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f is calculated, and the depositing process is terminated.

  In addition, it is possible to drop all coins C that are closer to the coin sorting unit 52a to 52f than the coin C identified as the reject coin with the corresponding denomination of the sorting holes 53a to 53f from the point of rejection identification. After the transport drive motor 43 is normally rotated to a certain position, the transport drive motor 43 may be immediately stopped and reversely rotated, and the transport belt 42 may be reversely rotated. In this way, only the coin C identified as the reject coin can be discharged from the reject portion 91 to the withdrawal port 85.

  Here, during the deposit process, the control unit 30 selects coins when the coins C cannot be detected at the timing at which the coins C should be detected from the detection results of the identification unit 51 and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f. Jam generation of the coin C on the transport path 41 is detected. That is, the control unit 30, the identification unit 51, and the deposit counting sensors 56 a to 56 f constitute jam detection means for detecting the occurrence of a jam of the coin C on the coin sorting and conveying path 41.

  When the control unit 30 detects the occurrence of a jam of the coin C from the detection results of the identification unit 51 and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f, the control unit 30 immediately switches the deposit port drive motor 23 and the conveyance drive motor 43 when the jam is detected. And the driving of the sorting solenoids 55a to 55f is restricted. If the feeding coin detection sensor 24 does not detect the coin C when the jam occurs, the feeding drive motor 33 is also stopped immediately. Further, if the feeding coin detection sensor 24 detects the coin C when the jam occurs, the coin C being fed to the coin sorting and conveying path 41 is not detected until the feeding coin detection sensor 24 first detects the coin C. It waits until it is extended, and stops the supply drive motor 33.

  Then, the control unit 30 is located on the coin sorting and conveying path 41 based on the identification result of the identification unit 51 and the detection result of the beam position detection sensor 49 up to the time of occurrence of the jam. The certain / unconfirmed state of a certain coin C is determined. That is, the control unit 30 passes through the identification unit 51 by the time when the jam occurs, and all the coins C positioned on the coin sorting units 52a to 52f side from the identification unit 51 are identified as the acceptable coins C. For these coins C, it is determined that they are in a confirmed state, and coins C that are closer to the coin feeding unit 12 than the identifying unit 51 that is not identified by the identifying unit 51 are determined to be in an unconfirmed state. In addition, when the coin C last identified by the identification unit 51 at the time of jam occurrence is identified as a reject coin, it is located closer to the coin sorting units 52a to 52f than the coin C identified as the reject coin. The determined coin C is determined to be in a confirmed state, and the coin C on the coin feeding unit 12 side including the coin C identified as the reject coin is determined to be in an unconfirmed state.

  Since the correspondence relationship between the rotation position of the conveyance drive motor 43 and the rotation position of the crosspieces 48, 48,... Of the conveyance belt 42 is grasped, the control unit 30 determines from the determination result of the above determined / undefined state. The position of the crosspiece 48 that may pinch the coin C in the confirmed state and the position of the crosspiece 48 that may hold the coin C in the unconfirmed state are grasped.

  And the control part 30 is in the unconfirmed state which the crosspiece 48 in the coin feeding part 12 side (machine body front side) with the possibility of having pinched the coin C of the undecided state at the time of jam occurrence presses. Until the coin C is moved to a position beyond the reject portion 91, the conveyance drive motor 43 is rotated forward to convey the conveyance belt 42 in the normal direction. By the forward conveyance of the conveyor belt 42, the unconfirmed coin C that is closest to the coin feeding unit 12 side on the coin sorting and conveying path 41 is temporarily conveyed from the reject unit 91 to the coin sorting units 52 a to 52 f. That is, all the coins C determined to be in an unconfirmed state are temporarily moved from the reject unit 91 to the coin sorting units 52a to 52f.

  When the crosspiece 48 that is closest to the coin feeding portion 12 side that may hold the coin C in an unconfirmed state exceeds the reject portion 91, the control portion 30 stops the transport drive motor 43, At the time of jam occurrence, the coin portion C that is closest to the coin sorting unit 52a to 52f that is likely to pinch the coin C in an unconfirmed state pushes the coin C in an unconfirmed state to be pressed into the reject hole of the reject unit 91. The transport driving motor 43 is rotated in the reverse direction until the transport belt 42 is transported in the reverse direction until the transport belt 42 is moved to the position where the transport belt 42 is dropped. Then, the conveyance drive motor 43 is stopped. As a result, all the coins C determined to be in an unconfirmed state are rejected by the reject unit 91 to the withdrawal port 85 via the reject chute 97.

  As a result, all the coins C remaining in the coin sorting and conveying path 41 are all confirmed coins C, and all the coins C released to the withdrawal port 85 are all unconfirmed coins C. These can be easily distinguished.

"Withdrawal processing"
During the dispensing process, the control unit 30 causes the storage unit driving motor 64, the dispensing driving motor 74, and the terminal driving motor 77 to rotate forward. Then, the belt conveyors 62a to 62f and the separation roller 63 of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f separate and move the coins C one by one to the coin dispensing transport unit 71 side. Further, the control unit 30 drives the branch solenoid 84 to open the branch gate 82.

  Then, the withdrawal solenoids 66a to 66f are driven while counting with the withdrawal counting sensors 67a to 67f, and the coins C corresponding to the number of withdrawals for each type of money are transferred from the coin withdrawal storage units 61a to 61f to the coin withdrawal transport unit. 71 is fed out on a withdrawal belt conveyor 72. Coins C fed on the dispensing belt conveyor 72 are conveyed to the separation roller 73 side by the dispensing belt conveyor 72, separated one by one by the separation roller 73, and fed to the terminal conveyance path 75. The coin C fed to the terminal conveyance path 75 is conveyed by the terminal belt 76, falls from the branch hole 81 of the branch part 80 where the branch gate 82 is opened, and is guided by the withdrawal chute 86 to be withdrawn. Released into the mouth 85. As a result, the coins C corresponding to the number of withdrawals by type of money can be taken out of the machine from the withdrawal port 85. When a sufficient time has elapsed for all the coins counted by the withdrawal counting sensors 67 a to 67 f to fall from the branch hole 81, the control unit 30 causes the storage unit drive motor 64, the withdrawal drive motor 74, and the terminal drive motor 77. Stop.

"Scrutinize"
During the scrutiny process, the control unit 30 causes the storage unit drive motor 64, the dispensing drive motor 74, and the terminal drive motor 77 to rotate forward. Then, the belt conveyors 62a to 62f and the separation roller 63 of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f separate and move the coins C one by one to the coin dispensing transport unit 71 side. Further, the control unit 30 does not drive the branch solenoid 84 and closes the branch gate 82.

  Then, for example, the dispensing solenoid 66 a is driven to feed out the coins C in the coin dispensing storage unit 61 a onto the dispensing belt conveyor 72 of the coin dispensing transport unit 71. Coins C fed on the dispensing belt conveyor 72 are conveyed to the separation roller 73 side by the dispensing belt conveyor 72, separated one by one by the separation roller 73, and fed to the terminal conveyance path 75. The coin C fed to the terminal conveyance path 75 is conveyed by the terminal belt 76 and is discharged to the coin deposit port 15 through the branching portion 80 where the branch gate 82 is closed. In this way, all the coins C in the coin dispensing / dispensing part 61a are temporarily moved to the coin deposit port 15.

  Next, in the same manner as the deposit process, the coin C in the coin deposit port 15 is returned to the coin dispensing storage unit 61a. From the identification result of the identification unit 51 at that time, the number of the coins C returned to the coin dispensing storage unit 61a becomes the scrutinized result of the coin dispensing storage unit 61a. Such a process is performed for all of the coin dispensing storage units 61a to 61f.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the reject unit 91 is provided between the coin feeding unit 12 and the identification unit 51 in the coin transport direction, and the control unit 30 receives the money from the coin feeding unit 12 of the transport belt 42. The coin C identified as the rejected coin by the identification unit 51 during the forward conveyance toward the type of coin sorting unit 52a to 52f is reversely conveyed by the conveying belt 42 and rejected from the coin sorting and conveying path 41 by the reject unit 91. . Thereby, the reject part 91 can be provided between the coin feeding part 12 and the identification part 51. Therefore, the coin feeding unit 12, the reject unit 91, the identification unit 51, and the coin type coin sorting units 52a to 52f are arranged in this order along the coin conveying direction, and the coin feeding unit, the identifying unit, A layout different from the conventional one arranged in the order of the reject part and the coin sorting part by denomination becomes possible.

  Further, since the conveying belt 42 presses and conveys the coin C from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveying direction by the crosspieces 48, 48,..., The coin C slides with respect to the conveying belt 42 and the position becomes unstable. This can be suppressed. Therefore, the coin C can be accurately conveyed. Therefore, compared with the case where the position of the coin C becomes unstable, the distance between each part can be shortened and size reduction can be achieved.

  Further, since the coin conveying direction of the conveying belt 42 and the coin sorting and conveying path 41 intersects with the coin feeding direction of the coin feeding unit 12, the crosspieces 48, 48 adjacent to the conveying belt 42 from the coin feeding unit 12. Coins C can be fed out between them.

  Further, the control unit 30 detects the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor 49 that detects the positions of the crosspieces 48, 48,... And the fed coin detection that detects the coin C fed from the coin feeding unit 12 to the coin sorting and conveying path 41. Based on the detection result of the sensor 24, the coins C are fed out from the coin feeding unit 12 one by one between the neighboring beam parts 48, 48, and therefore between the neighboring beam parts 48, 48 from the coin feeding unit 12. The coins C can be fed out one by one.

  Further, when the control unit 30, the identification unit 51, and the deposit counting sensors 56a to 56f detect the occurrence of the jam of the coin C, the control unit 30 confirms / unconfirms the coin C based on the identification result of the identification unit 51 so far. The state is determined, and all the coins C determined to be in an indeterminate state by the forward conveyance of the conveyor belt 42 are temporarily moved from the reject unit 91 to the coin type coin sorting units 52a to 52f, and then the conveyor belt. Due to the reverse conveyance of 42, all the coins C determined to be in an indeterminate state are rejected by the reject unit 91. Thereby, when the jam of the coin C occurs, the coin C determined to be in an unconfirmed state is automatically rejected from the coin sorting conveyance path 41 by the reject unit 91 and separated from the coin C in the confirmed state without any manual intervention. Can do. Therefore, the jam recovery process is facilitated.

  In addition, since the coin dispensing unit 12 and the withdrawal port 85 for the coin C reject destination are provided on the front side of the machine body, the reject unit 91 is disposed between the coin feeding unit 12 and the identification unit 51. The horizontal distance between the reject portion 91 and the withdrawal destination outlet 85 can be shortened. Thereby, the angle with respect to the horizontal of the rejection chute | shoot 97 which guides the fall of the coin C rejected by the coin selection conveyance path 41 in the rejection part 91 can be ensured, and the coin identified as the rejection coin at the withdrawal port 85 of the rejection destination C can be satisfactorily guided by falling under its own weight. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the height of the machine body while eliminating the need for a mechanism for transporting the coin C to the reject port with electric power, which is necessary for suppressing the height of the machine body. Therefore, the airframe can be made compact, simplified, and reduced in cost.

  Also, the coin C illustrates a reject gate 93 that swings and opens at an acute angle above the coin sorting conveyance path 41 around the support shaft 94 on the coin feeding portion 12 side when the conveyance belt 42 is conveyed forward. While moving against the biasing force of the substantially torsion spring, it moves toward the identification unit 51 side, and when the transport belt 42 is transported in the reverse direction, it swings at an acute angle above the coin sorting transport path 41 by the biasing force of the torsion spring. Then, the reject gate 93 is rejected from the coin sorting and conveying path 41. Accordingly, the reject gate 93 can be mechanically opened and closed using forward / reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt 42, and driving parts for opening and closing the reject gate 93 with electric power are not required, thereby reducing costs and saving space in the body. Can be achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Coin processing machine 12 Coin feeding part 24 Feeding coin detection sensor 30 Control part (jam detection means)
41 Coin sorting conveyance path 42 Conveyance belt 48 Crosspiece 49 Crosspiece position detection sensor 51 Identification part (jam detection means)
52a to 52f Coin sorting unit 56a to 56f Deposit counting sensor (jam detection means)
85 Withdrawal port (reject port)
91 Reject part 93 Reject gate 97 Reject ch C Coin

Claims (7)

A coin feeding section for feeding coins;
A coin sorting and conveying path extending from the coin feeding section and having a coin sorting section of a denomination on the side opposite to the coin feeding section on the coin feeding section;
A reject unit that is provided in the coin sorting and conveying path and rejects rejected coins from the coin sorting and conveying path based on the identification result of the identifying unit;
A transport belt capable of transporting the coins on the coin sorting transport path forward and backward;
A control unit for controlling forward and reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt;
A coin processing machine having
The reject part is provided between the coin feeding part and the identification part in the coin transport direction,
The reject part is
A reject gate that swings and opens at an acute angle above the coin sorting conveyance path around a spindle on the coin feeding portion side in the coin conveyance direction;
An urging member that urges the reject gate to open upward,
The control unit reversely conveys the coin identified as the reject coin by the identification unit during the forward conveyance from the coin feeding unit of the conveyance belt to the coin sorting unit of the denomination by the conveyance belt. A coin processor, wherein the reject unit rejects the coin processor. A coin feeding section for feeding coins;
A coin sorting and conveying path extending from the coin feeding section and having a coin sorting section of a denomination on the side opposite to the coin feeding section on the coin feeding section;
A reject unit that is provided in the coin sorting and conveying path and rejects rejected coins from the coin sorting and conveying path based on the identification result of the identifying unit;
A transport belt capable of transporting the coins on the coin sorting transport path forward and backward;
A control unit for controlling forward and reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt;
Jam detection means for detecting the occurrence of a jam of coins on the coin sorting and conveying path;
A coin processing machine having
The reject part is provided between the coin feeding part and the identification part in the coin transport direction,
The controller is
During the forward conveyance from the coin feeding part of the conveyor belt to the coin sorting part of the denomination, the coin identified as the reject coin by the identification unit is reversely conveyed by the conveyor belt and rejected by the reject unit. And
When the jam detecting means detects the occurrence of a jam of the coin, the determined / unconfirmed state of the coin on the coin sorting / conveying path is determined based on the identification result of the identifying unit so far, and the forward conveyance of the conveyor belt Thus, after all the coins determined to be in an indeterminate state are temporarily moved from the reject unit to the coin sorting unit of the money type, A coin processor, wherein the reject unit rejects the coin processor. Jam detection means for detecting the occurrence of a jam of coins on the coin sorting and conveying path,
The controller is
When the jam detecting means detects the occurrence of a jam of the coin, the determined / unconfirmed state of the coin on the coin sorting / conveying path is determined based on the identification result of the identifying unit so far, and the forward conveyance of the conveyor belt Thus, after all the coins determined to be in an indeterminate state are temporarily moved from the reject unit to the coin sorting unit of the denomination, the coins determined to be in the indeterminate state are conveyed by reverse conveyance of the conveyor belt. coin processor according to claim 1, wherein the reject by the reject unit. The coin handling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transport belt includes a plurality of crosspieces that press coins from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the transport direction. 5. The coin processing machine according to claim 4, wherein a coin transport direction of the transport belt and the coin sorting transport path intersects with a coin feed direction of the coin feeding section. A feeding coin detection sensor for detecting coins fed from the coin feeding section to the coin sorting and conveying path;
A crosspiece position detection sensor for detecting the position of the crosspiece,
The control unit is configured to feed one coin from the coin feeding unit one by one between the adjacent beam parts based on the detection result of the crosspiece position detection sensor and the detection result of the feeding coin detection sensor. The coin processing machine according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: A reject chute for guiding the fall of the coins rejected by the reject unit;
A reject port that allows the coin guided by the reject chute to be taken out of the machine,
The coin processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the coin feeding unit and the reject port are provided on a front side of the machine body.

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