JP6539108B2 - Packaged coin processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaged coin processing device that processes packaged coins.

  Conventionally, various types of packaged coin dispensing apparatuses are known which are capable of storing a plurality of packaged coins and provided with a plurality of storage sections provided with a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the stored packaged coins. It is done. For example, in Patent Document 1, a predetermined number of loose coins are packaged to create packaged coins, and the created packaged coins are stored in the storage unit, and the packaged coins stored in the storage unit are dispensed. A packaged coin handling device is disclosed that can. In such a packaged coin processing apparatus, when dispensing packaged coins, the packaged coins stored in the storage unit are drawn out one by one to the transport unit, and the packaged coins drawn out by the transport unit are transported by the transport unit. The packaged coins to be dispensed by being transported to the dispensing unit are accumulated in the dispensing unit. Here, a plurality of circulation belts arranged in parallel, each provided with a plurality of projections to which the packaged coins are hooked, are used as the transport section, and the packaged coins are transported in a state of being hooked to the respective projections It is conveyed by a belt. In addition, a shutter is provided in the dispensing unit, and when all packaged coins to be dispensed are accumulated in the dispensing unit, the shutter is automatically opened or the operator manually opens the shutter. As a result, the operator can grasp the packaged coins accumulated in the dispensing unit by hand and take it out of the case.

JP, 2013-61822, A

  In the above-described packaged coin dispensing apparatus, the packaged coin transported by the transport unit is used to prevent the packaged coins of denominations other than packaged coins to be dispensed from being erroneously sent to the dispensing unit. A discrimination unit for discriminating a denomination, etc. is installed in the transport unit, and the packaged coin is branched if the denomination of the packaged coin discriminated by the discrimination unit does not match the denomination of the packaged coin to be dispensed. It is conceivable to branch from the transport unit by the unit and send it to the reject unit. However, when the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the branch portion is relatively small, when the packaged coin is branched from the transport portion by the branch portion and sent to the reject portion by the guide portion, each protrusion of the transport belt and the guide There is a risk that the packaged coin may fall downward from the gap between the unit and the unit, and there is a problem that the packaged coin can not be properly delivered from the transport unit to the reject unit.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and even when the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the branch portion is relatively small, the branch portion transports the packaged coin when it is branched from the transport portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaged coin processing device capable of preventing a packaged coin from falling downward through a gap between a part and another component.

The packaged coin processing device according to the present invention includes a transport unit that transports packaged coins, a branch unit that branches packaged coins transported by the transport unit from the transport unit, and a lower portion of the branch unit. And a drop prevention unit for preventing the package coin from falling when the package coin is branched from the transport unit, and the drop prevention unit is configured to pass the packaged coin transported by the transport unit. It is configured to be movable between a first advanced position advanced to the passage area and a first retracted position retracted from the passage area, and the fall prevention is performed when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit by the branch unit. The unit is adapted to move to the first exit position, and the branch unit is movable between a second exit position advancing to the passage area and a second retraction position retracted from the passage area. Configured and before The branching unit is moved to the second advancing position when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit by the branching unit, and the drop prevention is performed when the branching unit is positioned at the second advancing position. The transport unit has a circulation belt provided with a protrusion on which the package coin is hooked, and the notch is a notch through which the protrusion passes. It is characterized in that a part is provided .

  According to such a packaged coin processing device, the branch is provided by providing a drop prevention portion below the branch portion for preventing the packaged coin from falling when the packaged coin is branched from the transport portion by the branch portion. Even when the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the unit is relatively small, when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit by the branch unit, the packaged coin falls downward from the gap between the transport unit and the other components. Can be prevented.

  Further, the fall prevention unit is a fall prevention member that is rotatable about an axis, and an urging that biases the fall prevention member to rotate the fall prevention member in a predetermined direction about the axis. And the fall prevention member of the fall prevention portion contacts the branch portion when the branch portion is positioned at the second retraction position, whereby the biasing force of the biasing member is applied. When the branch portion is moved to the second advanced position, the fall prevention member of the fall prevention portion is rotated about the axis by the biasing force of the biasing member. You may move to a said 1st advancing position.

  Further, the upper surface of the fall prevention unit when the fall prevention unit moves to the first advanced position may be inclined obliquely downward along a direction away from the conveyance unit.

  According to the packaged coin processing device of the present invention, even when the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the branch portion is relatively small, when the packaged coin is branched from the transport portion by the branch portion, the transport portion and other component members Can prevent the packaged coin from falling downward from the gap between them.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the packaged coin processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the outline of an internal structure of the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 etc. FIG. It is an enlarged side view which expands and shows the detail of the upper part of the internal structure of the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a branch lever and a fall prevention member are each located in the advanced position. . It is a perspective view which expands and shows the detail of the upper part of the internal structure of the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a branch lever and a fall prevention member are each located in a retracted position. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the detail of the upper part of the internal structure of the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a branch lever and a fall prevention member are each located in the advanced position. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the dispensing unit in the packaged coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the outline of a structure of the pouring-out unit shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the detail of a structure of the accommodating part in the pouring-out unit shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 are views showing a packaged coin processing device according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the packaged coin processing device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the packaged coin processing device shown in FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the internal configuration of the packaged coin processing device shown in FIG. 1 etc., and FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail of the upper portion of the internal configuration of the packaged coin processing device shown in FIG. It is an enlarged side view showing. 5 and 6 are enlarged perspective views showing the details of the upper part of the internal configuration of the packaged coin processing device shown in FIG. 3, respectively. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the dispensing unit in the packaged coin processing device shown in FIG. 1 etc., and FIG. 8 is a side view showing an outline of the configuration of the dispensing unit shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view showing the details of the configuration of the storage unit in the dispensing unit shown in FIG.

  The packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment stores a plurality of packaged coins for each denomination in the machine body, and ejects the packaged coins stored in the machine body out of the machine body. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular box-shaped casing 2 and a plurality of casings (for example, six) arranged in the casing 2 along the vertical direction. Storage unit 10). Further, each storage unit 10 is provided with a discharge mechanism 19 for discharging the stored packaged coins one by one from the side close to the lower position of the height level in the bottom surface 12 (see FIG. 3). In addition, the packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the transport unit 40 for transporting the packaged coins delivered from the storage unit 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19 one by one, and the packaged coins transported by the transport unit 40. And a packaging coin which is not to be ejected from the inside of the housing 2 among the packaging coins transported by the transport unit 40. And a reject unit 60. Further, in the housing 2 of the packaged coin processing device 1, a control unit 90 that controls each component of the packaged coin processing device 1 is provided. The detail of each component of such a packaged coin processing apparatus 1 is demonstrated below.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each storage unit 10 has a plurality of stacked coins stacked on the bottom surface 12 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane in the direction of rolling along the inclination of the bottom surface 12 (that is, the lower left direction in FIG. 3). It is supposed to be stored. Here, “to store packaged coins so as to be stacked in multiple layers” may be stored on the bottom surface 12 so as to be stacked in multiple tiers depending on the number of packaged coins stored in the storage unit 10. It may be stored in a state of being lined up in one row (one row), or there may be one package coin. In addition, there are cases in which the package coins are stored in a regular alignment state, and the case in which the direction of the packaged coins is stored in an irregular state although they are aligned. That is, it expresses that packaging coins can be stacked and stored in a plurality of stages, and it is not necessarily limited to being stacked and stored in a plurality of stages, and is always stored in an aligned state It does not limit things.

  In addition, the inclination angle of the bottom surface 12 of each storage unit 10 with respect to the horizontal plane is within a range of 8 to 20 °, and the maximum static friction coefficient of the bottom surface 12 of each storage unit 10 to the packaged coin is 0.01 to 0. The size is in the range of 15. As a result, the packaged coins on the bottom surface 12 among the packaged coins stored in the respective storage units 10 are not stopped by the frictional force acting between the bottom surface 12 and the bottom surface 12, and are stopped by their own weight along the inclination of the bottom surface 12. It slips or rolls and comes close to the dispensing mechanism 19 side.

  In addition, each storage unit 10 has a pair of side walls forming a storage area for the packaged coin therebetween, and at least one side wall of the pair of side walls carries out the package coin with respect to the storage unit 10 The door 14 is configured as an openable / closable door 14 (see FIG. 2). Here, the side wall of the storage portion 10 configured as the door 14 is configured to allow the operator to visually observe the inside of the storage portion 10, for example, configured by a transparent member or a semitransparent member. . Further, instead of the door 14 being made of a transparent member or a translucent member, the door 14 can be provided with a slit, a hole or the like so that the operator can view the inside of the storage portion 10. May be

  As described above, each storage unit 10 is provided with the dispensing mechanism 19 for dispensing the stored packaged coins one by one from the side close to the portion of the bottom surface 12 where the height level is low. The details of the configuration of such a dispensing mechanism 19 will be described with reference to FIG. The ejection mechanism 19 extends in the horizontal direction in a direction orthogonal to the tilt direction of the storage portion 10 (that is, extends in the direction orthogonal to the plane of FIG. 3) in FIG. It has a rotating body 20 that rotates in a counterclockwise direction. Here, at least two (three in the example shown in FIG. 3 and the like) concave portions 24 for receiving the packaged coins stored in the storage unit 10 one by one are provided in each rotating body 20. Further, in the ejection mechanism 19, the packaged coin stored in the storage unit 10 is ejected above the rotating body 20 without entering the recess 24 of the rotating body 20 above the rotating body 20. A gate 30 is provided to prevent this. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when a large amount of packaged coins is stored in storage unit 10 by closing the gap between the upper surface of storage unit 10 and rotary body 20 with gate unit 30, storage unit 10. It is possible to prevent the packaged coin from being ejected to the side of the transport unit 40 from the gap between the upper surface of the roller 20 and the rotating body 20.

  In the present embodiment, the denomination of the packaged coin to be stored is set in advance in each storage unit 10. At this time, the denominations of the same packaged coin can be set in a plurality of storage units 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a transport unit 40 is provided on the front side of each storage unit 10 in the housing 2 (that is, on the left side of each storage unit 10 in FIG. 3). Thus, the packaged coins ejected from each storage unit 10 are transported by the transport unit 40 one by one. The transport unit 40 includes two pulleys 41 respectively provided at the upper and lower portions of the housing 2, an endless circulating belt 42 stretched around these two pulleys 41, and one of the two pulleys 41. The pulley 41 (specifically, the pulley 41 positioned at the lower side in FIG. 3) is rotated to drive the circulation belt 42 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the circulation belt 42 is provided with a plurality of projections 44 on which the packaged coins drawn out from the storage portions 10 by the ejection mechanism 19 are hooked. Here, each protrusion 44 has a predetermined angle (for example, 45 ° to 80 °) with respect to the direction in which the surface on which the protrusion 44 contacts the package coin extends (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 3). It is formed to project from the circulating belt 42 in a direction inclined at an internal angle, preferably 60 °, for example. As described above, since each projection 44 is inclined with respect to the extending direction of the circulation belt 42, the packaged coin hooked on the projection 44 can be moved toward the circulation belt 42 on the projection 44 by its own weight. Then, when the circulation belt 42 circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3, the packaged coin delivered from each storage unit 10 by the ejection mechanism 19 is hooked to the projection 44 (ie, on the projection 44) In the state of being brought close to the circulation belt 42), it is conveyed along the arrow direction in FIG. 3 in accordance with the movement of the circulation belt 42. Further, in the present embodiment, the circulation belt 42 is driven by the drive motor 46 so as to perform an intermittent movement in which an operation is repeatedly performed so as to stop moving for a predetermined time when moving the predetermined amount and then move again by the predetermined amount. It is supposed to be

  Although only one circulation belt 42 is shown in FIG. 3, actually, three circulation belts 42 are provided so as to extend parallel to each other as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. A plurality of projections 44 are arranged on the respective circulation belts 42 in the same phase in the moving direction of the circulation belts 42. That is, the packaged coins delivered from each storage unit 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19 are hooked on a total of three protrusions 44 provided on each of the three circulation belts 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 40 corresponds to each storage unit 10 with a sensor 47 formed of a photo interrupter or the like for detecting the packaged coins drawn from each storage unit 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19. I have more than one. Such a sensor 47 makes it possible to detect the packaged coin when the packaged coin is drawn out from each storage unit 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each sensor 47 is provided within the movement range of each protrusion 44 provided on the circulation belt 42. Therefore, each sensor 47 can also detect each protrusion 44 provided on the circulation belt 42. As a result, when the circulation belt 42 is moving in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 when the circulation belt 42 can not circulate at a predetermined speed due to clogging of the packaged coins or the like. In this case, each sensor 47 can detect this immediately.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a coin receiving unit 48 formed of a tray or the like is provided below the transport unit 40. Then, when the circulation belt 42 circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 while the wrapped coin is hooked on the protrusion 44, the wrapping paper of the wrapped coin is torn, and the coin is dropped by its own weight. In this case, the dropped coin is received by the coin receiving unit 48. As a result, even when the wrapping paper of the packaged coin is torn while the packaged coin is being transported by the circulation belt 42 and the coin is dropped by its own weight, such coin is scattered in the housing 2. Can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, a characteristic value detection unit for detecting the first characteristic value related to the diameter of the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 and the second characteristic value related to the material, respectively. 50 are provided in the housing 2. Such a characteristic value detection unit 50 is provided on the downstream side of each storage unit 10 in the transport direction of the packaged coin by the transport unit 40, and the characteristic value detection unit 50 is configured to store each storage unit by the ejection mechanism 19. A first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the packaged coin drawn out from 10 and a second characteristic value relating to the material are respectively detected. Details of the configuration of such a characteristic value detection unit 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the characteristic value detection unit 50 is provided on a detection lever 52 that can contact the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 and can rotate around the shaft 54, and the shaft 54. And an angle sensor 55 for detecting the rotation angle of the detection lever 52 when the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 contacts, the magnet 54a integrally rotating with the detection lever 52; Is adapted to detect the rotation angle of the detection lever 52 based on the change of the magnetic field generated by the rotation of the magnet 54a. Then, based on such a rotation angle of the detection lever 52, the first characteristic value relating to the diameter of the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40 is detected.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the characteristic value detection unit 50 has a circuit 58a including at least a coil and a capacitor, and a sensor 58b for detecting the impedance characteristic and the inductance characteristic of the circuit 58a. Here, an alternating current is supplied to the coil of the circuit 58a, which generates a predetermined magnetic field in the vicinity of the circuit 58a. Then, when the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40 passes the characteristic value detection unit 50, there is a change in the impedance characteristic and the inductance characteristic of the circuit 58a when the packaged coin moves by a predetermined distance set in advance. It will be detected by the sensor 58b. Then, based on the amount of change in the impedance characteristic and the inductance characteristic of the circuit 58a, the second characteristic value related to the material of the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 is detected.

  The first characteristic value related to the diameter of the packaged coin detected by the characteristic value detection unit 50 and the second characteristic value related to the material of the packaged coin are respectively sent to the control unit 90 described later. Then, the denomination of the packaged coin is determined based on the first characteristic value associated with the diameter of the packaged coin and the second characteristic value associated with the material of the packaged coin by the denomination discriminating unit 92 (described later) provided in the control unit 90 Will be

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the characteristic value detection unit 50 is provided with a sensor 59 such as a photo interrupter on the upstream side of the detection lever 52 and the circuit 58a in the conveyance direction of the packaged coin. The packaged coins conveyed by the sensor are detected by the sensor 59 before reaching the detection lever 52 and the circuit 58a. As described above, when the packaged coin is detected by the sensor 59 provided on the upstream side of the detection lever 52 and the circuit 58a in the transport direction of the packaged coin, the first characteristic related to the diameter of the packaged coin in the characteristic value detection unit 50 The timing of the start of detection of the second characteristic value related to the value or the material can be known.

  A reject unit 60 is provided on the further downstream side of the characteristic value detection unit 50 in the transport direction of the packaged coin by the transport unit 40. In the reject unit 60, the transport unit 40 is a packaged coin that is determined not to be the denomination of the packaged coin to be ejected from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside by the denomination determination unit 92 provided in the control unit 90 described later. Will be sent from More specifically, in the vicinity of the reject unit 60, the branch lever 62 for branching the packaged coin from the conveyance unit 40 and the packaged coin branched from the conveyance unit 40 by the branch lever 62 are guided to the reject unit 60. Plate-shaped guide portions 61 are provided respectively. The upper surface of the guide portion 61 is inclined obliquely downward along the direction (that is, the right direction in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) away from the conveyance portion 40. Further, the branch lever 62 is rotatable about the shaft 64, and the branch lever 62 causes the wrapped coin (specifically, the circulation belt 42 to be hooked to the projection 44) conveyed by the conveyance unit 40. The packaged coins transported by the are branched from the transport unit 40 and sent to the guide unit 61, and are rolled along the inclined upper surface of the guide unit 61 to be sent to the reject unit 60. Specifically, the diverging lever 62 retracts from the moving area and the advancing position (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 6) for advancing into the moving area of the packaged coin conveyed by the conveying section 40 by the driving unit (not shown) It can be rotated about the shaft 64 between the retracted position (see FIG. 5). Further, the branch lever 62 is provided with three notch portions 62a through which the respective projections 44 respectively provided to the three circulation belts 42 pass. Then, when the branch lever 62 is positioned at the advanced position as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the packaged coin conveyed by the circulation belt 42 in a state of being hooked to the projection 44 contacts the branch lever 62. As a result, it is separated from the protrusion 44 and sent to the reject unit 60. On the other hand, when the branch lever 62 is located at the retracted position as shown in FIG. 5, the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40 is not sent to the reject unit 60.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the reject unit 60 is provided with a full state detection sensor 66 for detecting that the packaged coin stored in the reject unit 60 is full or nearly full. Specifically, the full state detection sensor 66 has a light emitting element and a light receiving element provided apart from each other, so that the light emitted from the light emitting element can be received by the light receiving element. Then, when the packaged coin stored in the reject unit 60 becomes full or nearly full, and the light axis between the light emitting element and the light receiving element is blocked by this packaged coin, the full state detecting sensor 66 rejects the reject unit 60. It is detected that the packaged coin stored in the has become full or nearly full.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a drop prevention is provided below the branch lever 62 to prevent the packaged coin from falling when the packaged coin is branched from the transport section 40 by the branch lever 62. A portion 68 is provided. The fall prevention unit 68 includes a fall prevention member 68a that is rotatable about the shaft 68b, and the fall prevention member 68a advances into a passage area through which the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 passes. It is movable between an advancing position (see FIGS. 4 and 6) and a retracted position (see FIG. 5) retracted from the passage area. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the top surface of the fall preventing member 68a when the fall preventing member 68a moves to the advanced position is inclined obliquely downward along the direction away from the conveyance section 40. As a result, even when the package coin caught by the branch lever 62 is separated from the projection 44 and dropped downward when the package coin is branched from the transport section 40 by the branch lever 62, the package coin is the drop prevention section 68. Can be received by the fall prevention member 68a. Further, the packaged coin received by the fall preventing member 68a is sent to the guide portion 61 by rolling along the inclined upper surface of the fall preventing member 68a, and is further rolled along the inclined upper surface of the guide portion 61. It is sent to the reject unit 60.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, one end of a spring 68d is attached to the lower portion of the fall preventing member 68a in the fall preventing portion 68, and the other end of the spring 68d is attached to the position fixing member 68e. ing. Then, due to the contraction force of the spring 68d (that is, the restoring force from the state in which the spring 68d is extended), the fall prevention member 68a always rotates clockwise in FIG. 5 or 6 about the shaft 68b. It is supposed to be energized. As described above, the spring 68d provided between the lower portion of the fall prevention member 68a and the position fixing member 68e has the fall prevention member 68a in a predetermined direction (that is, clockwise in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) about the shaft 68b. Function as a biasing member for biasing the fall prevention member 68a to rotate in the Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the branch lever 62 is located at the retracted position, the fall prevention member 68 a of the fall prevention portion 68 contacts the lower end portion of the branch lever 62 to apply an urging force by the spring 68 d. As a result, it will be maintained at the retracted position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the branch lever 62 moves to the advanced position, the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention portion 68 is rotated about the shaft 68b by the biasing force of the spring 68d (that is, the contraction force of the spring 68d). Move to the exit position. Thus, the fall prevention member 68 a of the fall prevention portion 68 is interlocked with the branch lever 62 to move between the advanced position and the retracted position. Further, when the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention portion 68 is positioned at the advanced position as shown in FIG. 6, the packaged coin conveyed upward by the circulation belt 42 from below the fall prevention member 68a. If the diameter is relatively small, the packaged coin does not contact the fall prevention member 68a, but if the diameter of the packaged coin transported upward by the circulation belt 42 from below the fall prevention member 68a is relatively large The packaged coin contacts the fall prevention member 68a. At this time, the fall prevention member 68a is pushed by the packaged coin hooked on the projection 44 of the circulation belt 42, and counter-clockwise in FIG. 6 about the shaft 68b against the biasing force of the spring 68d. The wrapped coin which is rotated in the direction and thereby hooked on the projection 44 of the circulation belt 42 can move upward through the fall prevention portion 68. Then, when the packaged coin leaves the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention unit 68, the fall prevention member 68a rotates about the shaft 68b by the biasing force of the spring 68d and moves again to the advanced position. In the above description, an example is described in which the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention unit 68 moves in conjunction with the branch lever 62 and moves between the advanced position and the retracted position, but the present embodiment The configuration is not limited to this. For example, a drive unit for the fall prevention member 68a may be provided separately from a drive unit for the branch lever 62, and the fall prevention member 68a and the branch lever 62 may not be interlocked. Further, as another example, with the advancing position of the fall prevention member 68a as the standby position, the fall prevention member 68a is in the standby position by the packaged coin only when it contacts the packaged coin hooked on the projection 44 of the circulation belt 42. It may be configured to be moved from the advanced position to the retracted position.

  Further, the drop preventing member 68a is provided with three notched portions 68c through which the respective projections 44 respectively provided to the three circulation belts 42 pass. By this, even when the fall prevention member 68a is positioned at the advanced position as shown in FIG. 6, the respective projections 44 provided on the circulation belt 42 are prevented from falling when the circulation belts 42 perform circulation movement. It is possible to prevent collision with the member 68a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 etc., the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40 is ejected from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside on the front upper portion of the packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. A dispensing unit 70 is provided. Details of the configuration of such a dispensing unit 70 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, etc., the dispensing unit 70 is provided with a storage unit 72 in which the packaged coins sent from the transport unit 40 are stored. The housing portion 72 has a curved shape such that the cross section thereof is convex downward so as to accommodate a plurality of packaged coins. Further, on the front surface of the housing 2, an opening 2 a for feeding packaged coins from the inside of the housing 2 to the storage portion 72 of the dispensing unit 70 is provided. Further, a branching lever 78 is provided in the housing 2 in the vicinity of the ejection unit 70. The branching lever 78 causes the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 to be branched from the conveyance unit 40 and is opened. It is sent to the dispensing unit 70 via 2a, and is accommodated in the accommodating portion 72 of the dispensing unit 70. More specifically, the branch lever 78 is moved by a drive unit (not shown) between an advanced position for advancing into the movement area of the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 and a retracted position for retreating from the movement area. When the branch lever 78 is at the advanced position, the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 is fed to the ejection unit 70 by the branch lever 78. On the other hand, when the branch lever 78 is at the retracted position, the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 is not sent to the ejection unit 70.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 etc., a shutter 76 (dispensing passage shutter) for opening and closing the opening 2 a is provided in the vicinity of the opening 2 a on the front surface of the housing 2. Here, the shutter 76 is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and when the opening 2 a is opened by the shutter 76, it is possible to send packaged coins from the transport unit 40 to the ejection unit 70. It can be done.

  Further, the ejection unit 70 is provided with a shutter 74 (shutter for taking out packaged coins) which is rotatable about a shaft 74a. The shutter 74 has a closed position (indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 3 and 8) for closing the packaged coin outlet 71a provided in front of the storage unit 72 by a drive unit (not shown). And an open position (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8), and can be rotated about an axis 74a. Further, the front end portion of the housing portion 72 is located near the shaft 74 a of the shutter 74. Here, when the shutter 74 is in the closed position, the shutter 74 extends upward from the shaft 74a, and when the shutter 74 is rotated from the closed position to the opening position, the shutter 74 is the ejection unit. It is configured to be turned to the front side of 70. More specifically, a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the shutter 74 between the closed position and the open position about the shaft 74a is provided, and the shutter 74 is automatically opened and closed. Note that instead of the shutter 74 being automatically opened and closed, the operator may be able to manually tilt the shutter 74 from the closing position to the near side and move it to the opening position.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the shutter 74 is positioned at the opening position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8, the inner surface of the shutter 74 (indicated by reference numeral 74 b in FIG. It is configured to be smoothly continued from the placement surface 72a on which the packaged coin in the part 72 is placed. Specifically, the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 when positioned at the opening position and the placement surface 72a near the shutter 74 in the housing portion 72 are positioned substantially on the same plane. Further, the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 and the placement surface 72a in the vicinity of the shutter 74 in the accommodation portion 72 when in the opening position are respectively inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. In addition, the size of the gap between the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 and the placement surface 72a of the housing portion 72 when positioned at the opening position is smaller than the diameter of the packaged coin.

  As described above, in the dispensing unit 70, the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 when positioned at the opening position is configured to smoothly continue from the placement surface 72a on which the packaged coin is placed in the storage unit 72. Therefore, when the shutter 74 is opened and a plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage unit 72 are gripped by hand and pulled out to the front side, the plurality of packaged coins gripped by hand are placed on the placement surface of the storage unit 72 It can be moved smoothly along the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 from the position 72a, thereby making it easy to take out a plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage section 72 collectively.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the housing portion 72 is provided on a sheet-like base material 72b made of an impact absorbing material such as an impact absorbing sponge, and the upper surface of the base material 72b. The package coin is placed on the low friction member 72c, and the low friction member 72c has a smaller coefficient of friction than the material 72b. Here, as the low friction member 72c, for example, a film sheet such as a polycarbonate sheet having abrasion resistance and impact resistance is used. It is preferable that such a film sheet is colored in such a way that the packaged coins stored in the storage unit 72 can be easily viewed. Moreover, it is preferable that the surface treatment of the said film sheet is previously performed so that a wrinkles pattern may be formed on the surface of a film sheet. By providing the low friction member 72c such as a film sheet, the base material 72b is prevented from being damaged by the operator's claw or the like when the operator takes out the packaged coin from the housing portion 72. be able to. In addition, because the coefficient of friction of the low friction member 72c is relatively small, when the user pulls out to the front side while holding a plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage unit 72 by hand, the operator's finger or toe, or Since it becomes difficult for the packaged coins gripped by hand to be caught on the low friction member 72c by friction, the plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage section 72 can be easily taken out together.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 90, and the control unit 90 is provided with each ejection mechanism 19 provided in each storage unit 10, and a transport unit. The drive motor 46, the characteristic value detection unit 50, the drive unit of the branch lever 62, the drive unit of the branch lever 78, the drive unit of the shutter 76, and the like are connected to one another. Here, detection information by the characteristic value detection unit 50 (specifically, the first characteristic value related to the diameter of the packaged coin and the second characteristic value related to the material) is sent to the control unit 90, and the control unit 90 A command signal is sent to each component such as each ejection mechanism 19 provided in the storage unit 10, the drive motor 46 of the transport unit 40, the drive unit of the branch lever 62, the drive unit of the branch lever 78, and the drive unit of the shutter 76. Thus, control of each of these components is performed. The control unit 90 also has a denomination determination unit 92 for determining the denomination of the packaged coin dispensed from each storage unit 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19. Here, the denomination discriminating unit 92 discriminates the denomination of the packaged coin based on the first characteristic value associated with the diameter of the packaged coin detected by the characteristic value detecting unit 50 and the second characteristic value associated with the material. It has become.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the packaged coin processing device 1 is a safe which allows only a person having a predetermined authority (for example, a manager of a store where the packaged coin processing device 1 is installed) to access the inside thereof. It has become. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a door 4 is provided on the front surface of the housing 2, and a lock mechanism 6 is attached to the door 4. Then, the door 4 can be opened to access the inside of the housing 2 by unlocking the lock mechanism 6 with a key possessed by a person having a predetermined authority. As described above, in the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment, only the person having the predetermined authority can access the inside of each of the storage unit 10, the transport unit 40, and the characteristic value detection unit 50 described above. It is located inside the safe.

  Next, the operation of the packaged coin processing device 1 having such a configuration will be described below. The operation of the packaged coin processing device 1 described below is performed by the control unit 90 controlling each component of the packaged coin processing device 1.

  A process of dispensing packaged coins by dispensing packaged coins from the packaged coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment to the outside of the housing 2 will be described below. When a command to perform dispensing processing of packaged coins in the packaged coin processing device 1 is input to the control unit 90 by the operation unit (not shown), the dispensing mechanism 19 delivers the packaged coins from the respective storage units 10 and is delivered. The packaged coins are transported one by one by the transport unit 40. Specifically, the packaged coins drawn out from the storage sections 10 by the dispensing mechanism 19 are conveyed by the circulation belt 42 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Then, for the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40, the characteristic value detection unit 50 detects a first characteristic value related to the diameter and a second characteristic value related to the material thereof.

  The first characteristic value related to the diameter of the packaged coin detected by the characteristic value detection unit 50 and the second characteristic value related to the material are respectively sent to the control unit 90, and the denomination determination unit 92 of the control unit 90 The denomination of the packaged coin is determined based on the first characteristic value related to the diameter and the second characteristic value related to the material.

  The packaged coin that has passed through the characteristic value detection unit 50 is further transported by the transport unit 40. Here, the packaging coin which is discriminated by the denomination discrimination unit 92 not to be the denomination of the packaged coin to be ejected from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside is branched from the transport unit 40 by the branching lever 62 and a reject unit It will be sent to 60. At this time, since the fall prevention portion 68 is provided below the branch lever 62, even if the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the branch lever 62 is relatively small, the branch lever 62 transports the packaged coin by the transport lever 40. It is possible to prevent the packaged coin from falling downward from the gap between each protrusion 44 and the guide portion 61 when it is branched and sent to the reject portion 60. On the other hand, the packaged coin determined to be the denomination of the packaged coin to be ejected from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside by the denomination discriminating unit 92 is branched from the conveying unit 40 by the branching lever 78 to open the opening 2a. It will be sent to the accommodating portion 72 of the dispensing unit 70 via the same.

  Then, when all the predetermined number of packaged coins for each denomination are drawn out from each storage unit 10 and sent to the dispensing unit 70, the shutter 74 of the dispensing unit 70 automatically operates from the front surface 71 of the dispensing unit 70. By opening so as to fall forward, the operator can take out the packaged coin from the storage unit 72 to the outside of the dispensing unit 70. At this time, in the present embodiment, in the dispensing unit 70, the placement surface 72a on which the packaged coin is placed in the storage unit 72 and the inner surface 74b of the shutter 74 when opened to the front side continue smoothly. With such a configuration, after the shutter 74 is opened, the plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage unit 72 can be easily pulled and pulled out while being held by hand. Further, because the coefficient of friction of the low friction member 72c on which the packaged coin is placed in the accommodating portion 72 is relatively small, the plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the accommodating portion 72 are pulled out to the front side while being grasped by hand At this time, the operator's fingers and toes, or the packaged coins grasped by hand are less likely to be caught on the low friction member 72c by friction, and it becomes easy to take out a plurality of packaged coins accumulated in the storage section 72 together.

  According to the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration, the packaged coin transported by the transport unit 40 is branched below the branch lever 62 as the branch unit for diverting from the transport unit 40. By providing the fall prevention unit 68 for preventing the falling of the packaged coin when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit 40 by the branching lever 62, the diameter of the packaged coin branched by the branching lever 62 is relatively large. Even when it is small, when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit 40 by the branch lever 62 and sent to the reject unit 60, from the gap between the transport unit 40 and another component (specifically, the guide unit 61) It is possible to prevent the packaged coin from falling downward.

  Further, in the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the fall prevention unit 68 (strictly, the fall prevention member 68a) is a passage area through which the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit 40 passes. Is configured to be movable between an advancing position (first advancing position) for advancing to the first position and a retracted position (first retracted position) retracted from this passage area, and the branch lever 62 causes the packaged coin to branch from the transport unit 40 The drop prevention portion 68 is moved to the advanced position when being driven. Further, the branch lever 62 is configured to be movable between an advanced position (second advanced position) for advancing to the above passing area and a retracted position (second retracted position) retracted from this passing area. The branch lever 62 is moved to the advanced position when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit 40 by 62. Then, when the branch lever 62 moves from the retracted position to the advanced position, the drop prevention portion 68 (strictly, the drop preventing member 68 a) moves in conjunction with the branch lever 62 to move from the retracted position to the advanced position.

  Further, in the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the fall prevention unit 68 prevents the fall prevention member 68a that is rotatable about the shaft 68b and the fall prevention about the shaft 68b. And a spring 68d as a biasing member for biasing the fall prevention member 68a so as to rotate the member 68a in a predetermined direction. When the branch lever 62 is in the retracted position, the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention portion 68 contacts the branch lever 62 to be maintained in the retracted position against the biasing force of the spring 68d. When the 62 moves to the advanced position, the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention portion 68 is rotated about the shaft 68b by the biasing force of the spring 68d to move to the advanced position. According to the packaged coin processing device 1 having such a configuration, when the fall prevention member 68a of the fall prevention portion 68 is positioned at the advanced position, the circulation belt 42 is upward from below from the fall prevention member 68a. Even when the diameter of the conveyed packaged coin is relatively large, the fall prevention member 68a is pushed by the packaged coin hooked on the projection 44 of the circulation belt 42, and the shaft 68b resists the biasing force of the spring 68d. 6 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6 so that the wrapped coins hooked on the projections 44 of the circulation belt 42 can move upward through the fall prevention portion 68. Become.

  Further, in the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the upper surface of the fall prevention unit 68 (strictly, the fall prevention member 68a) when the fall prevention unit 68 moves to the advanced position is Along the direction away from the transport unit 40. In this case, even if the packaged coin caught by the branch lever 62 is separated from the projection 44 and dropped downward when the packaged coin is branched from the transport section 40 by the branch lever 62, the dropped packaged coin is dropped. After being received by the fall prevention member 68 a of the prevention portion 68, the roll is sent to the guide portion 61 by rolling along the inclined upper surface of the fall prevention member 68 a and is further rolled along the inclined upper surface of the guide portion 61. Is sent to the reject unit 60.

  Further, in the packaged coin processing device 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the projection 44 provided on the circulation belt 42 passes through the fall prevention portion 68 (strictly, the fall prevention member 68 a). The notch portion 68c is provided. As a result, even when the fall prevention member 68a is positioned at the advanced position, the projections 44 provided on the circulation belt 42 collide with the fall prevention member 68a when the circulation belts 42 perform circulation movement. It will be possible to prevent it from

  The packaged coin processing device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, branch parts, such as a branch lever which branches the package coin conveyed by a conveyance part from the conveyance part concerned, are not limited to what branches a package coin from a conveyance part to a rejection part. In the packaged coin processing device according to the modification, a branch portion such as a branch lever is provided in the transport portion to send packaged coins transported by the transport portion to constituent members other than the reject portion, and also below the branch portion. A fall prevention unit may be provided to prevent the packaged coins from falling when the packaged coins are branched from the transport unit.

  Further, the packaged coin processing device according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the respective storage portions as shown in FIG. 3 and the like are provided inside the casing. The principle of the present invention can also be applied to a packaged coin processing device in which a storage unit for storing packaged coins is not provided. That is, as a packaged coin processing device according to the present invention, a transport unit for transporting packaged coins, a branch unit for branching packaged coins transported by the transport unit from the transport unit, and a branch unit provided below the branch unit As long as it has a drop prevention unit for preventing the falling of the packaged coin when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit, the packaged coin is stored and the packaged coin stored therein is transported. The thing which is not provided with the storage part which can be fed out may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Packaged coin processing apparatus 2 Case 2a Opening 4 Door 6 Locking mechanism 10 Storage part 12 Bottom face 14 Door 19 Ejection mechanism 20 Rotor 22 Rotor shaft 24 Recess 30 Gate part 40 Conveying part 41 Pulley 47 sensor 48 coin receiving portion 50 characteristic value detection portion 52 detection lever 54 shaft 54a magnet 55 angle sensor 58a circuit 58b sensor 59 sensor 60 reject portion 61 guide portion 62 branch lever 62a cutaway portion 64 shaft 66 full state detection sensor 68 drop prevention Part 68a Fall prevention member 68b Shaft 68c Notched part 68d Spring 68e Position fixing member 70 Ejection unit 71 Front face 71a Packaged coin outlet 72 Storage part 72a Mounting surface 72b Base 72c Low friction member 74 Shutter 74a Shaft 74b Inner surface 76 Shutter 78 bifurcated lever 90 control unit 92 gold Discrimination unit

Claims (3)

A transport unit that transports packaged coins;
A branching unit that branches packaged coins conveyed by the conveyance unit from the conveyance unit;
A drop prevention portion provided below the branch portion, for preventing the packaged coin from falling when the packaged coin is branched from the transport portion by the branch portion;
Equipped with
The fall prevention unit is configured to be movable between a first advancing position advancing to a passage area through which the packaged coin conveyed by the conveyance unit passes and a first withdrawal position retracted from the passage area, The drop prevention unit is moved to the first advancing position when the packaged coin is branched from the transport unit by the branching unit.
The branching portion is configured to be movable between a second advancing position advancing to the passage area and a second retraction position retreating from the passage region, and the branching portion causes the packaged coin to branch from the conveying portion. The branch portion is moved to the second exit position when being
When the branch portion is positioned at the second advanced position, the fall prevention portion is positioned at the first advanced position,
The transport unit has a circulation belt provided with a protrusion on which the wrapped coin is hooked,
The packaged coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the drop prevention portion is provided with a notch portion through which the protrusion passes . The fall prevention unit includes a fall prevention member rotatable about an axis, and an urging member biasing the fall prevention member to rotate the fall prevention member in a predetermined direction about the axis. And have
When the branch portion is positioned at the second retraction position, the drop prevention member of the drop prevention portion contacts the branch portion by being in contact with the branch portion, and the first retraction position is resisted by the biasing force of the biasing member. When the branch portion moves to the second advanced position, the fall prevention member of the fall prevention portion rotates about the axis by the biasing force of the biasing member and moves to the first advanced position. The packaged coin processing device according to claim 1 . The packaged coin processing according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the upper surface of the fall prevention unit when the fall prevention unit moves to the first advanced position is inclined downward in a direction away from the transport unit. apparatus.