JP6411419B2 - Deposit / withdrawal device, settlement device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a deposit / withdrawal apparatus and a settlement apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a general payment apparatus has a vertically long acceptor as a discriminator for coins inserted from a coin slot, and includes a coin storage part (hopper) below the acceptor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-024877

In the ticket vending machine described in Patent Document 1, when coins are returned, the coins are transported from the coin collection box to the upper hopper through a redundant transport path and are paid out from the coin return port. It takes a long time.

Also, in the above-described issuing machine, it is difficult to downsize the apparatus main body.

The deposit / withdrawal apparatus of the present invention has at least the following configuration.
A coin inlet and a coin outlet are provided on the front side of the device,
Said money put from inlet and stored identified by the identification unit, a receiving and dispensing apparatus for discharging coins from the discharge port,
A plurality of money storage units disposed below the identification unit and having different vertical lengths ;
A transport unit that transports money of a plurality of denominations from the money storage unit to the discharge port,
The plurality of money storage units are arranged such that a money storage unit having a long vertical length is arranged at the rear of the device, and a money storage unit having a short vertical length is arranged at the front of the device,
The transport unit is configured such that a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in front of the apparatus is above a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in the rear of the apparatus. in, characterized in that it is disposed inclined toward the outlet.

  In addition, a settlement apparatus according to the present invention includes the deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to the present invention. Specifically, the settlement apparatus includes a deposit / withdrawal apparatus and a ticket issuing unit that performs a predetermined ticket issuing process when the deposit / withdrawal apparatus appropriately deposits money.

The deposit / withdrawal apparatus of the present invention can provide a small deposit / withdrawal apparatus with a short coin payout time.
In addition, a small settlement apparatus including a deposit / withdrawal apparatus can be provided.

The perspective view which shows an example of a payment apparatus provided with the deposit or withdrawal apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The conceptual diagram which shows an example of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows an example of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating an example of arrangement | positioning of the coin storage part and conveyance part of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing along the AA line of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus shown in FIG. The conceptual diagram which shows an example of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

A deposit / withdrawal device (coin recirculation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention identifies and stores money inserted from an insertion slot. Moreover, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus discharges money such as change from the discharge port as necessary. Specifically, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus includes a plurality of currency storage units having different sizes according to the type of currency, and a transport unit that transports the money from the currency storage unit to the discharge port. In the plurality of money storage units, a money discharge port for discharging money to the transport unit is provided near the lower end of each money storage unit. The transport unit has a transport path that is disposed below the plurality of money storage units and is inclined toward the discharge port so that the downstream side in the transport direction is higher than the upstream side. The discharge port is provided in the vicinity of the input port.
In addition, the plurality of money storage units are arranged on the discharge port side which is the front side in the apparatus main body as the money storage unit has a smaller storage capacity, and the money discharge port for discharging money to the transport unit is provided. It may be provided at a high position.

  Hereinafter, a deposit / withdrawal apparatus and a settlement apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment of the present invention includes the contents shown in the drawings, but is not limited to this. In the following description of each drawing, the same parts as those already described are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the overlapping description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a deposit / withdrawal device 100 (coin recirculation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insertion port (coin insertion port 11), a discharge port 12 (coin dispensing port) as a coin return port, A control unit (not shown) and the like are included. Further, the settlement apparatus 10 as a ticket vending machine includes a deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100. On the front side of the apparatus main body 100BP, there are an insertion port (coin insertion port 11), a discharge port 12, a tray 12U, a coin return lever 13, a bill insertion port 14, a bill return port 15, a ticket issuing unit 21, an issue port 22, and an operation. A display unit 25 and the like are provided.

The control unit comprehensively controls each component of the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 and the payment apparatus 10. For example, the control unit performs predetermined display processing on the operation display unit 25 such as a touch panel. Further, the control unit performs a predetermined process according to an operation input by a user (operator).
The ticket issuing unit 21 performs a predetermined ticket issuing process when the deposit is properly made by the deposit / withdrawal apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the depositing / dispensing device 100 includes an insertion slot (coin insertion slot 11) into which a coin C is inserted as money, an outlet 12 for discharging coins (money) such as change, and an identification unit. 201, a sorting unit 202, a sorting conveyance path 203 (conveyance path), a money storage unit 101 (hopper) disposed below the sorting unit 202, and a conveyance unit 130 that conveys money from the money storage unit 101 to the discharge port 12. , Lower end regulating member 135, side portion regulating member 136, collection box 160 (collection box), and the like.

  The insertion slot (coin insertion slot 11) is provided between the center portion on the front side of the apparatus main body 100BP and the upper end portion, and a coin C as money is inserted.

  The discharge port 12 is disposed at a position near the lower side of the coin insertion port 11 and discharges coins such as change or non-regulated coins. Below the discharge port 12, a tray 12 </ b> U for receiving coins from the discharge port 12 is provided.

  The identification unit 201 identifies the type of the coin C as money inserted from the coin insertion slot 11. Further, when the discriminating unit 201 determines that the coin C inserted from the coin insertion slot 11 is out of regulation, the coin outside the regulation is discharged to the discharge port 12 through the reject duct 9 (return channel). Is done.

  The sorting conveyance path 203 (conveyance path) conveys coins as money identified by the identification unit 201 from the front side to the rear side of the apparatus main body. On the side surface side of the sorting conveyance path 203, for example, a drive mechanism 203m including an endless belt, a rotation shaft, a pulley, a rotation shaft driving motor, and the like are provided (see FIG. 3).

  The sorting unit 202 sorts and outputs the coins transported by the sorting transport path 203 to the money storage unit 101 for each type of coins.

  The inventor of the present application takes statistics of the usage frequency of each type of coin in the settlement apparatus 10 that can use a 10 yen coin, a 50 yen coin, a 100 yen coin, and a 500 yen coin. It was confirmed that the frequency of use was low compared to 100 yen coins and 10 yen coins.

  In the present embodiment, the size of a hopper that is a plurality of coin storage units 101 (coin storage units) is set according to the usage frequency of coins. Specifically, the storage unit (hopper) that stores the types of coins that are used less frequently is set to a smaller size than the storage unit that stores the types of coins that are used frequently.

  That is, the money storage unit 101 has a plurality of storage units having different sizes depending on the type of money. Specifically, the plurality of coin storage units are arranged in the apparatus main body unit, the first storage unit 110 having a large coin storage capacity, and the second storage unit having a smaller coin storage capacity than the first storage unit 110. Storage section 120. The second storage unit 120 stores a type of coin that is less frequently used than the first storage unit 110. The second storage unit 120 is disposed closer to the discharge port side, which is the front side, in the apparatus main body than the first storage unit 110. Further, the lower end 120 b of the second storage unit 120 is located above the lower end 110 b of the first storage unit 110.

  Specifically, in this embodiment, the money storage unit 101 (coin storage unit) includes a storage unit 111 that stores 10-yen coins that are frequently used, a storage unit 112 that stores 100-yen coins that are frequently used, and a usage. A storage unit 121 that stores 50-yen coins that are less frequently used and a storage unit 122 that stores 500-yen coins that are used less frequently are provided.

  In the conceptual diagram of FIG. 2, the storage units 121, 122, 111, and 112 are illustrated as being arranged side by side between the front side and the rear side in the apparatus main body 100 </ b> BP. 3, 4, and 5, the storage units 121 and 122 are disposed on the front side in the apparatus main body, the storage units 111 and 112 are disposed on the rear side in the apparatus main body, and The storage units 121 and 111 are arranged on the left side when viewed from the front, and the storage units 122 and 112 are arranged on the right side when viewed from the front.

  Moreover, each storage part 111,112,121,122 of the money storage part 101 is provided with the switching mechanism 111s, 112s, 121s, 122s as the switching mechanism s. Each switching mechanism s includes a switching mechanism s that switches a coin in each storage unit to a path for discharging to the transport unit 130 for dispensing or a path for outputting to the collection box 160 (collection box). When the control unit satisfies a specific condition, for example, when the condition that the amount of money stored in each storage unit of the money storage unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount is satisfied, the control unit s Control to switch to the route to output to 160 is performed.

  In addition, at the lower ends of the storage units 111, 112, 121, and 122 of the currency storage unit 101, currency discharge ports 111 e, 112 e, 121 e, and 122 e for discharging money to the transport unit 130 are provided. The money outlets 121e and 122e are provided at higher positions than the money outlets 111e and 112e.

  That is, the plurality of money storage units 101 are arranged on the discharge port side which is the front side in the apparatus main body as the money storage unit has a smaller storage capacity, and the money discharge port for discharging the money to the transport unit 130. Is provided at a high position.

  The transport unit 130 is disposed below the plurality of money storage units 101, and is configured to be inclined obliquely upward toward the discharge port 12 so that the downstream side in the transport direction is higher than the upstream side. Have

  In the transport unit 130 such as a belt conveyor, an endless belt 131 is bridged between a pair of rotating shafts 132 and 133 arranged at a predetermined interval or a pulley (not shown) provided on the rotating shaft. The endless belt 131 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 131a on the mounting surface, and the protrusions 131a prevent movement of coins on the mounting surface.

  A lower end regulating member 135 is provided on the upstream side in the carrying direction of the carrying unit 130, and side regulating members 136 are provided on the left and right sides of the carrying unit 130 to prevent coins from falling from the carrying unit 130. Provide structure.

  The collection box 160 (collection box) is detachably disposed at a position below the transport unit 130 in the apparatus main body 100BP. This collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 160 collect | recovers the coin from the 1st accommodating part 110 and the 2nd accommodating part 120 for every kind. In the present embodiment, the collection box 160 includes a collection box 161 that collects 10-yen coins from the storage unit 111, a collection box 162 (collection box) that collects 100-yen coins from the storage unit 112, and 50 from the storage unit 121. A collection box 163 (collection box) for collecting yen coins and a collection box 164 (collection box) for collecting 500 yen coins from the storage unit 122 are provided.

Next, operation | movement of the deposit or withdrawal apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
The coin C inserted from the coin insertion slot 11 having a vertically long opening is identified by the identification unit 201, and the type of the coin C is identified by the sorting conveyance path 203 (conveyance path) from the front side to the rear side of the apparatus main body 100BP. And sorted by the sorting unit 202 into the money storage unit 101 for each type of coin.

  Each storage unit of the currency storage unit 101 can store a predetermined amount of coins, and the control unit controls the switching mechanism s as necessary to transfer the coins in each storage unit to the transport unit 130. It is discharged or output to the collection box 160 (collection box).

When the coin C is output from the storage unit to the transport unit 130, the control unit controls the endless belt 131 in the transport unit 130 to rotate in the transport direction, so that the coin is obliquely upward toward the front side of the apparatus main body. To the discharge port 12 along the transport path 130T.
And the coin C is output from the discharge port 12 into the tray 12U as change or the like.

  Moreover, the coin C is stored in the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 160 for every kind of coin, and it takes out from the apparatus main body part at a predetermined timing.

As described above, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 (coin recirculation apparatus) according to the embodiment of the present invention identifies the coin C as the coin inserted from the insertion slot (coin insertion slot 11), and the type of money. Every time it is stored in each money storage unit 101, the money is discharged from the discharge port 12 (coin dispensing port) as necessary. The depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 includes a plurality of currency storage units 101 having different sizes according to the type of currency, and a transport unit 130 that transports the money from the currency storage unit 101 to the discharge port 12. The plurality of money storage units 101 are arranged on the discharge port side which is the front side in the apparatus main body as the money storage unit with a smaller storage capacity, and is provided at the lower end of each money storage unit 101. A money outlet for discharging money to 130 is provided at a high position.
Specifically, the plurality of money storage units 101 include a first storage unit 110, a second storage unit 120 having a storage capacity smaller than that of the first storage unit 110, and disposed in the apparatus main body 100BP. Have The first storage unit 110 is disposed on the rear surface side in the apparatus main body 100BP. The second storage unit 120 is disposed closer to the discharge port side, which is the front side, in the apparatus main body 100BP than the first storage unit 110 is. The conveyance unit 130 includes a conveyance path 130 </ b> T that is disposed below the plurality of money storage units 101 and is inclined obliquely upward toward the discharge port 12. Specifically, the transport unit 130 includes a transport path 130T that is inclined in an obliquely upward direction from the rear surface side to the front surface side of the apparatus main body 100BP.
The discharge port 12 (coin dispensing port) is disposed in the vicinity of the input port (coin input port 11), in the present embodiment, in the lower vicinity.
In the present embodiment, the lower end 120 b of the second storage unit 120 is located above the lower end 110 b of the first storage unit 110.

  That is, in the apparatus of the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100, the second storage unit 120 having a smaller size is disposed on the front side (discharge port side) than the first storage unit 110 having a larger size, and the first Since the transport unit 130 is disposed in the space below the storage unit 110 and the second storage unit 120, the entire deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 can be downsized.

In addition, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a coin discharge port 12 disposed at a position near the lower side of the coin input port 11, and the operability for the user is good.
Further, in the deposit / withdrawal device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the transport unit 130 is arranged obliquely below each storage unit, and coins are discharged from the storage unit through the transport path 12 (coin dispensing). The time for paying out coins is short.

  Since the depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the above-described structure, it takes a relatively short time to convey coins to the discharge port 12 via a conveyance unit disposed obliquely from the coin storage unit. Specifically, the conveyance time can be shortened to about 2 seconds.

Moreover, in the depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of money storage units 101 store the types of coins that are used less frequently as the money storage unit has a smaller storage capacity. Specifically, the second storage unit 120 stores a type of coin that is less frequently used than the first storage unit 110. In the present embodiment, the usage frequency of 50 yen coins and 500 yen coins is less frequently used than 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins. The storage unit 121 for storing 50-yen coins and the storage unit 122 for storing 500-yen coins are smaller in size than the storage unit 111 for storing 10-yen coins and the storage unit 112 for storing 100 coins. Is set.
That is, the storage units 121 and 122 that store the types of coins that are used less frequently can set the storage capacity of the coins smaller than the storage units 111 and 112 that store the types of coins that are used frequently. The position of the lower end part 120b of the storage parts 121 and 122 can be set higher than the lower end part 110b of the storage parts 111 and 112.
Therefore, in consideration of the usage frequency of coins, the apparatus main body of the deposit / withdrawal apparatus can be downsized with a simple structure.
Moreover, even if the coin storage capacity of the storage units 121 and 122 is relatively small in consideration of the frequency of use of coins, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus can be used for a relatively long time with respect to the collection and payment of coins. It can be operated.

  Further, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is disposed above the coin storage unit 101 and the identification unit 201 for identifying the type of coins as money inserted from the input port (coin input port 11). The sorting conveyance path 203 (conveyance path) for conveying the coins identified by the identification unit 201 from the front side to the rear side of the apparatus main body, and the coins conveyed by the sorting conveyance path 203 are And a sorting unit 202 that distributes the coins to the first storage unit 110 or the second storage unit 120 for each type of coin.

Moreover, the conveyance part 130 of the depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is between the money storage parts 101 arrange | positioned in the apparatus main body part at predetermined intervals in the front view left-right direction, and of the money storage part 101. It is arranged at a lower position.
Specifically, the transport unit 130 is disposed below the storage unit 111, the storage unit 112, the storage unit 121, and the storage unit 122, and is disposed between the storage unit 111 and the storage unit 112 in a top view. It is arranged between 121 and the storage part 122.
That is, since the transport unit 130 is disposed at the above position, the entire apparatus can be reduced in size. Moreover, the coin from a coin storage part can be conveyed to the discharge port 12 for a short time via the said conveyance part 130 arrange | positioned diagonally.

Moreover, the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a collection box 160 that is detachably disposed at a position below the transport unit 130 in the apparatus main body 100BP. This collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 160 is comprised so that the coin from the 1st accommodating part 110, the 2nd accommodating part 120 grade | etc., May be collect | recovered for every kind.
That is, it is possible to provide a deposit / withdrawal device having a simple configuration that can easily collect coins for each type.

  Moreover, the payment apparatus 10 (ticket vending machine) which concerns on embodiment of this invention has the said deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100. FIG. Specifically, the settlement apparatus 10 includes the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100 and a ticket issuing unit 21 that issues a ticket in cooperation with the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100. That is, the small settlement apparatus 10 can be provided.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and there are design changes and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. Is included in the present invention.
Further, the embodiments described in the above drawings can be combined with each other as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration.
Moreover, the description content of each figure can become independent embodiment, respectively, and embodiment of this invention is not limited to one embodiment which combined each figure.

In the above-described embodiment, the storage units 121 and 122 having a small storage capacity are disposed closer to the discharge port side, which is the front side, in the apparatus main body than the storage units 111 and 112 having a large storage capacity. Although the money discharge ports 121e and 122e for discharging money to 130 have a structure provided at a position higher than the money discharge ports 111e and 112e (the lower end of the money storage portion is a two-stage structure), this form It is not limited to.
For example, the deposit / withdrawal device includes three or more currency storage units with different storage capacities, and the smaller the storage capacity, the more the currency storage unit is arranged on the discharge port side which is the front side in the apparatus main body, and the storage capacity The smaller the money storage part, the higher the money outlet for discharging money to the transport part 130 may be provided.

In addition, for example, the coin storage unit may include a mechanism that makes the storage amount variable so that the storage amount corresponds to the usage frequency. As a coin storage part provided with a mechanism for changing the storage amount, for example, a movable part that can extend downward or upward in the axial direction from the main body part is provided on the main body part of the cylindrical coin storage part. It may be a mechanism provided.
Moreover, the coin storage part may have a structure which can change easily the attachment position of the main-body part of a deposit or withdrawal apparatus.

  Moreover, the settlement apparatus may have a mechanism for depositing / withdrawing coins and a mechanism for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, and may be configured so that coins and banknotes can be deposited / withdrawn simultaneously or substantially simultaneously.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the payment apparatus, a plurality of storage units may be arranged side by side in ascending order of storage amount from the front side to the rear side in the apparatus main body 100BP. In this case, the transport unit is disposed below the plurality of storage units, and is disposed such that the downstream side is positioned above the upstream side.

Further, only one storage unit among the plurality of storage units may be set to have a smaller storage amount than other storage units. It is preferable that a part of the conveyance path of the conveyance unit is disposed below the storage unit with a small storage amount. Moreover, you may provide the cylindrical guide path which guides a coin from the storage part with much storage amount to the conveyance path of the said conveyance part.
[Appendix 1]
In the ticket vending machine described in Patent Document 1, a vertically long acceptor is provided, and the hopper payout portion of the coin storage portion is arranged at a lower position about 500 mm or more away from the coin slot, which is convenient for the user. It may not be.
[Appendix 2]
Embodiments of the present invention are described as follows.
The deposit / withdrawal device of the present embodiment is a deposit / withdrawal device that identifies and stores money input from an input port with an identification unit, and discharges money from an output port,
A plurality of money storage units disposed below the identification unit and having different vertical lengths;
A transport unit that transports money of a plurality of denominations from the money storage unit to the discharge port,
The plurality of money storage units are arranged such that a money storage unit having a long vertical length is arranged at the rear of the device, and a money storage unit having a short vertical length is arranged at the front of the device,
The transport unit is configured such that a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in front of the apparatus is above a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in the rear of the apparatus. Are inclined toward the discharge port,
The discharge port is provided in the vicinity of the input port.
[Appendix 3]
According to the deposit / withdrawal apparatus of the present embodiment, a small deposit / withdrawal apparatus having good operability, in which a coin discharge port is disposed in the vicinity of the coin insertion port, can be provided.

10 ... Settlement device (ticket vending machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Coin insertion port 12 ... Discharge port 21 ... Ticketing part 100 ... Deposit / withdrawal apparatus (coin recirculation apparatus)
100BP ... Main body 101 ... Money storage part 110 ... First storage part (money storage part)
111 ... Storage part (10 yen coin storage part)
112 ... Storage part (100 yen coin storage part)
120 ... 2nd storage part (money storage part)
121 ... Storage part (50 yen coin storage part)
122 .. storage part (500 yen coin storage part)
130: Conveying unit 130T ... Conveying path 160 ... Collection box (collection box)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 201 ... Identification part 202 ... Sorting part 203 ... Conveyance part C ... Coin (money)

Claims (6)

A coin inlet and a coin outlet are provided on the front side of the device,
A depositing / dispensing device for identifying and storing money input from the insertion port by an identification unit and discharging money from the discharge port,
A plurality of money storage units disposed below the identification unit and having different vertical lengths;
A transport unit that transports money of a plurality of denominations from the money storage unit to the discharge port,
The plurality of money storage units are arranged such that a money storage unit having a long vertical length is arranged at the rear of the device, and a money storage unit having a short vertical length is arranged at the front of the device,
The transport unit is configured such that a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in front of the apparatus is above a money discharge port to the transport unit of a money storage unit disposed in the rear of the apparatus. And depositing / withdrawing apparatus, wherein the depositing / withdrawing apparatus is inclined toward the discharge port. The plurality of money storage units, the size of the storage unit is set by varying the vertical length of the money storage unit according to the usage frequency of each type of money,
The deposit / withdrawal according to claim 1, wherein a size of a storage unit that stores a type of money that is used less frequently is set smaller than a size of a storage unit that stores a type of currency that is used frequently. apparatus.   The transport unit is provided between the money storage units disposed at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction when viewed from the front in the apparatus main body unit, and the plurality of types discharged from the money discharge ports of the money storage units disposed on the left and right sides. The deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the money is conveyed. A sorting conveyance path for conveying the identified money from the front side to the rear side of the apparatus main body , and a sorting section that distributes the coins conveyed by the sorting conveyance path to a coin storage section for each type of coin. And
The depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sorting conveyance path and the sorting unit are provided above a money storage unit disposed at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.   5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a collection box that is detachably disposed at a position below the transport unit in the apparatus main body and that collects coins from the money storage unit for each type. The deposit and withdrawal device described in Crab. A settlement apparatus comprising the deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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