JP6741809B2 - Money handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling device.

BACKGROUND ART A sensor cleaning mechanism that automatically cleans an optical sensor with a brush to prevent erroneous recognition of the optical sensor has been known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In such a conventional sensor cleaning mechanism, the brush is normally retracted to the retracted position separated from the optical sensor, but at the time of cleaning, the brush is moved from the retracted position to the contact position where the brush contacts the optical sensor. , The optical sensor is cleaned with a brush, and then the brush is returned from the contact position to the retracted position and retracted.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-152158

However, in such a conventional sensor cleaning mechanism, in order to move the brush back and forth between the retracted position and the contact position, it is necessary to separately provide a dedicated drive unit such as a solenoid, which increases the number of parts and There is a possibility that the accompanying increase in cost and the increase in size of the device may be a problem.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling apparatus capable of cleaning a sensor while reducing the number of parts.

To achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention includes a gate for switching a detection sensor for detecting the money, the money of the transfer destination that has passed through the detection sensor, a cleaning member for cleaning the sensor, A rotation drive unit configured to rotate the gate and the cleaning member , wherein the rotation drive unit rotates the cleaning member in conjunction with a switching operation of the gate and rotates the gate. It is characterized in that it is rotated at a timing different from the timing of making it.
A second mode is a detection sensor for detecting money, a gate for switching a transfer destination of the money that has passed through the detection sensor, a cleaning member for cleaning the detection sensor, and a transfer destination of the money by rotating the gate. And a cleaning switching mode in which the cleaning member is rotated in conjunction with the switching operation of the gate to clean the detection sensor by the cleaning member, and the gate is rotated to switch the transfer destination of money. However, it is characterized by further comprising a control unit capable of selectively executing a non-cleaning switching mode in which the cleaning sensor does not clean the detection sensor .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling apparatus capable of cleaning a sensor while reducing the number of parts.

It is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a front perspective view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear perspective view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view which shows the payment|withdrawal distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the payment|withdrawal distribution part of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a payment rotation state of a gate. It is a front view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in the middle of rotation from a payment rotation state of a gate to a collection rotation state. It is a front view showing a payment distribution part of a coin processor concerning one embodiment of the present invention, showing a collection rotation state of a gate. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the dispensing distribution unit of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the cleaning member is at the second retracted position. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the dispensing distribution unit of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the cleaning member is at the second retracted position. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the dispensing distribution unit of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing the state in which the cleaning member is at the first retracted position. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the dispensing distribution unit of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing the state in which the cleaning member is at the first retracted position. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a dispensing distribution unit of the coin processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the gate is in the middle of rotation from the collecting rotation state to the dispensing rotation state.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment includes a deposit port 11 into which deposit coins are inserted from outside the device, and an identification unit 12 that identifies and counts coins fed out from the deposit port 11. Based on the discrimination result of the discriminating unit 12, the coin depositing unit 13 that sorts coins into two directions, and the coin that is discriminated as unacceptable by the discriminating unit 12 and guided to one side by the deposit distributing unit 13 can be taken out of the machine. It has a deposit reject port 14 which is sent out to.

Further, the coin processing device 10 further distributes coins, which are identified as acceptable by the identification unit 12 and guided to the other by the deposit distribution unit 13, to two directions based on the identification result of the identification unit 12. And an overflow storage box 17 for storing coins that are discriminated as overflow coins that can be accepted by the identification unit 12 and cannot be returned and that are guided to one side by the overflow distribution unit 16, and coins that are acceptable and returnable by the identification unit 12. The storage sorting unit 18 that sorts the coins that are identified by the overflow sorting unit 16 and is guided to the other by the denomination, and the withdrawal storing unit 19 of the denomination that stores the coins that are sorted by the storage allocating unit 18. And have.

Further, the coin processing device 10 separates the coins from the corresponding one of the withdrawal storage units 19 one by one and counts and pays out coins by coin type, and the coins paid out by these counting and paying units 21. Of the coins guided to one side by the dispensing distribution unit 22, and the coins guided to the other by the dispensing distribution unit 22 And a recovery box 24 that The overflow storage box 17, the withdrawal box 23, and the collection box 24 are detachably provided in the coin processing device 10. The dispensing box 23 is provided at a position facing the outside of the device, and the overflow storage box 17 and the recovery box 24 are provided inside the device covered with a door.

The coin processing device 10 performs the following processing, for example.

[Deposit processing]
When the operation for executing the deposit process is input, the control unit 25 of the coin processing device 10 separates the coins inserted into the deposit port 11 one by one by the deposit port 11 and feeds the coins into the inside, and the identification unit 12 identifies the coins. Let Then, the coins that have been identified as receivable and receivable coins by the identification unit 12 are conveyed to the storage distribution unit 18 by the deposit distribution unit 13 and the overflow distribution unit 16, and are sorted by the storage distribution unit 18 and distributed by the storage distribution unit 18. It is stored in the withdrawal storage section 19 of the type. Further, the coins identified as unacceptable by the identifying unit 12 are conveyed to the deposit reject port 14 by the deposit sorting unit 13. Further, the coins identified as coins that can be accepted and cannot be returned by the identification unit 12 are conveyed to the overflow storage box 17 by the overflow distribution unit 16. The coin conveyed to the deposit reject port 14 can be taken out of the machine.

[Payment refund processing]
When the return operation is input after the deposit process, the control unit 25 sets the withdrawal distribution unit 22 to guide the coins from the withdrawal storage unit 19 of the denomination to the withdrawal box 23. After that, the control unit 25 causes the corresponding withdrawal storing unit 19 to count out the same number and the same number of coins as the received coins received in the deposit process, and causes the withdrawal distribution unit 22 to withdraw. It is transferred to the dispensing box 23. The coin transported to the dispensing box 23 can be taken out of the machine.

[Withdrawal processing]
When the operation input of the number of withdrawals for each denomination is performed and the operation for performing the withdrawal process is input, the control unit 25 causes the withdrawal distribution unit 22 to transfer coins from the withdrawal storage unit 19 for each denomination. It is in a state of guiding to the withdrawal box 23. After that, the control unit 25 causes the corresponding withdrawal storage unit 19 to count and dispense the coins of the input number of withdrawal coins, and the withdrawal distribution unit 22 withdraws coins. It is transported to the box 23. The coin transported to the dispensing box 23 can be taken out of the machine.

[Collection process]
When the operation input for designating the denomination of the collection target is performed and the operation for executing the collection process is input, the control unit 25 causes the dispensing distribution unit 22 to collect the coins from the dispensing storage unit 19 of the denomination. The box 24 is guided. After that, the control unit 25 causes the coins of the denomination to be collected to be fed from the corresponding dispensing storage unit 19 while being counted by the corresponding counting and feeding unit 21, and is conveyed to the collection box 24 by the dispensing distribution unit 22. .. The coins transported to the collection box 24 can be taken out of the machine.

The coins dispensed from the deposit storage unit 19 of the denomination by the denomination counting and dispensing unit 21 of the denomination are transported by the common dispensing transport path 31 and introduced into the dispensing distribution unit 22 shown in FIGS. 2 to 14. .. As shown in FIG. 2, the end portion of the payout conveying path 31 on the payout distribution portion 22 side is a passage opening 32 through which coins pass. The passage port 32 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, and coins pass through with the central axis extending along the vertical direction.

The passage port 32 is formed in the withdrawal determination module 33 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and the withdrawal determination module 33 is installed in the withdrawal port 32 as shown in FIG. A plurality of, specifically, three passage sensors 34 for detecting passing coins are provided. As shown in FIG. 7, each of the plurality of passage sensors 34 has a pair of elements 35 and 36, one of which is a light emitting element and the other of which is a light receiving element. And an optical transmission type sensor that detects the presence or absence of coins by receiving light. One element 35 is arranged above the passage opening 32, and the other element 36 is arranged below the passage opening 32.

The dispensing distribution section 22 has a distribution space section 41 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 in which the passage port 32 is open. The distribution space portion 41 is formed inside the main body portion 42 including the withdrawal determination module 33 described above. As shown in FIG. 2, the distribution space portion 41 is formed so as to be wider than the passage opening 32 in the width direction of the passage opening 32, and the distribution space portion 41 is formed in the main body portion 42 as shown in FIG. 7. Underneath 41, a withdrawal chute 44 that conveys coins to the withdrawal box 23 shown in FIG. 1 and a collection chute 45 that conveys coins to the withdrawal box 24 shown in FIG. 1 are provided side by side.

The dispensing chute 44 has an opening 44a (first opening) at the upper end that opens to the distribution space 41, and is provided at a position displaced vertically below the passage port 32. An upper end opening 45 a (second opening) that opens to the distribution space 41 is provided vertically below the passage port 32. The coins that have passed through the passage opening 32 are introduced into the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 that form the main body 42. The main body portion 42 has a wall portion 46 extending vertically upward from an end position of the opening portion 45 a of the recovery chute 45 opposite to the opening portion 44 a of the dispensing chute 44. Also, the distribution spaces 41 are formed on the sides of the openings 44a and 45a.

A plate-shaped gate 50 is provided below the passage port 32 of the distribution space portion 41. The gate 50 has a plate-shaped gate body 51 and a support shaft 52 fixed to one end of the gate body 51. The support shaft 52 of the gate 50 is horizontally disposed between the opening 44 a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45, and is rotatably supported by the main body 42. Therefore, the gate 50 is rotatably provided on the main body 42. A fan-shaped rotating plate 53 is fixed to a support shaft 52 of the gate 50, and a plurality of slits 54 to 56, specifically, three slits 54 to 56 are formed on the rotating plate 53 on the side opposite to the support shaft 52. ing. The main body 42 is provided with two light-transmissive sensors 57 and 58 that detect the rotating position of the gate 50 by detecting the slits 54 to 56 of the rotating plate 53.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the gate 50 extends obliquely upward from the support shaft 52 and is close to the wall portion 46, the gate 50 is located closer to the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 than the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44. As a result, the coins that pass through the passage opening 32 and fall are introduced into the opening 44a without being introduced into the opening 45a. In this state, the gate 50 is located on the side of the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45, closes the opening 45a, and opens the opening 44a of the withdrawal chute 44 into a payout rotation state. When the gate 50 is in the payout rotation state, the sensor 57 on the wall portion 46 side of the sensors 57, 58 is in a light-transmitting state at the intermediate slit 55, and the sensor 58 on the side opposite to the wall portion 46. The turning plate 53 provides a light blocking state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the gate 50 is located closer to the opening 44 a side of the dispensing chute 44 than the opening 45 a of the recovery chute 45 in a state where the gate 50 extends vertically upward from the support shaft 52 and extends along the wall 46. Therefore, the coins that pass through the passing port 32 and fall are introduced into the opening 45a without being introduced into the opening 44a. In this state, the gate 50 is located on the side of the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44, closes the opening 44a, and opens the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 into a recovery rotation state. When the gate 50 is in the recovery rotation state, as shown in FIG. 9, the sensor 57 is in the light shielding state by the rotation plate 53, and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state in the slit 56 farthest from the wall portion 46.

The gate 50 is brought into the withdrawal rotation state shown in FIG. 7 during the above-described withdrawal processing, and guides the coins that have passed through the passage opening 32 to the opening 44a of the withdrawal chute 44. The coin having passed through the passage opening 32 in the collection rotation state shown is guided to the opening 45 a of the collection chute 45. That is, the gate 50 selectively guides the coin passing through the passage opening 32 to either the opening 44a or the opening 45a.

The distribution space 41 is provided with a cleaning member 61 that cleans the plurality of passage sensors 34 provided at the passage port 32. As shown in FIG. 3, the cleaning member 61 includes a cleaning head 62 formed of a brush, a member main body 63 that supports the cleaning head 62 on one end side, and the other end side of the member main body 63 opposite to the cleaning head 62. The support shaft 64 is provided. The cleaning member 61 has a support shaft 64 rotatably supported by a support member 67 provided on the opposite side of the wall portion 46 of the main body portion 42 from the distribution space portion 41. The cleaning member 61 extends to the inside of the distribution space 41 while being rotatably supported by the support member 67, and arranges the cleaning head 62 in the distribution space 41.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 10 or 11 to 12, the cleaning member 61 is rotated about the support shaft 64 so that the cleaning head 62 is attached to all the passage sensors 34 provided in the passage opening 32. Contact them and rub them to clean. When the cleaning head 62 traverses the passage port 32 from top to bottom as shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, the cleaning head 62 enters the passage port 32 and then contacts the lower element 36 to mainly remove the lower element 36. As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 12, when traversing the passage opening 32 from bottom to top, it comes into contact with the upper element 35 after entering the passage opening 32 and mainly contacts the upper element. 35 will be rubbed and cleaned.

As shown in FIG. 2, a link arm 71 is fixed to the support shaft 52 of the gate 50 at one end in the length direction, and the link arm 71 extends from the support shaft 52 toward the wall portion 46. .. On the other end side in the length direction of the link arm 71, a long hole 72 elongated in the length direction is formed. A link arm 75 is inserted into the elongated hole 72 through an insertion shaft 76 provided at one end in the length direction thereof, whereby the link arm 75 is engaged with the link arm 71 in an interlockable manner. The link arm 75 is supported by the main body 42 on a support shaft 77 provided in the middle of the length direction, and is rotatable around the support shaft 77. A connecting shaft 81 is provided at the other end of the link arm 75 in the longitudinal direction, and a follower roller 82 that rotates around the connecting shaft 81 is provided at the link arm 75.

As shown in FIG. 7, the link arm 75 has a locking hole 83 formed between the support shaft 77 and the connecting shaft 81, and the locking hole 83 locks one end of the spring 85. The spring 85 extends upward from the link arm 75 and the other end is locked to the locking member 86 of the main body 42. The spring 85 urges the link arm 75 so that the follower roller 82 side of the support shaft 77 of the link arm 75 is pulled upward. The link arm 71, the link arm 75, the follower roller 82, and the spring 85 form a gate link 88 that interlocks with the gate 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the member body 63 of the cleaning member 61 is provided with an insertion shaft 90 between the support shaft 64 and the cleaning head 62. The insertion shaft 90 has a link arm 91 of a length. It is engaged at one end in the direction. A long hole 92 that is long in the length direction is formed at one end of the link arm 91 in the length direction, and the insertion shaft 90 is inserted into the long hole 92. Accordingly, the cleaning member 61 is engaged with the link arm 91 so as to be interlocked. The link arm 91 is supported by the main body portion 42 on a support shaft 93 provided in the middle of the length direction, and is rotatable around the support shaft 93. A connecting shaft 94 is provided at the other end of the link arm 91 in the longitudinal direction, and a follower roller 95 that rotates around the connecting shaft 94 is provided at the link arm 91.

A locking member 96 is fixed to the link arm 91 between the support shaft 93 and the connecting shaft 94, and the locking member 96 locks one end of a spring 97. As shown in FIG. 7, the spring 97 extends downward from the link arm 91 and the other end is locked to the locking member 98 of the main body 42. The spring 97 urges the link arm 91 so as to pull down the follower roller 95 side from the support shaft 93. The link arm 91, the follower roller 95, and the spring 97 form a cleaning link 99 that interlocks with the cleaning member 61.

On the side of the gate link 88 opposite to the gate 50 and on the side of the cleaning link 99 opposite to the cleaning member 61, the gate 50 is rotated via the gate link 88 and the cleaning member 61 is inserted via the cleaning link 99. A cam 111 for rotating is provided. The cam 111 has a gate cam portion 112 for rotating the gate 50 via the gate link 88 and a cleaning cam portion 113 for rotating the cleaning member 61 via the cleaning link 99, which are integrally provided. Has been. The cam 111 is fixed to the rotary shaft 116 of the cam motor 115 shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 attached to the main body 42, and is driven by the cam motor 115 to rotate integrally with the rotary shaft 116.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 6, the gate cam portion 112 is in contact with the follower roller 82 of the gate link 88 from the upper side at the outer peripheral portion thereof. As shown in FIG. 7, on the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, the gate 50 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82 to position the gate 50 on the side of the opening portion 45a to open the opening portion 44a in a payout rotation state, and the passage opening 32 is formed. There is provided a first opening area 121 for performing the first opening operation for introducing the coins that have passed through the opening 44a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9 through FIG. 7 through FIG. 8 on the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, the follower roller 82 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 85 to open the gate 50 from the opening portion 45a side. The first switching region 122 that performs the first switching operation of rotating to the 44a side is provided adjacent to the first open region 121. That is, when the first switching area 122 of the gate cam portion 112 pushes down the follower roller 82 against the urging force of the spring 85, the link arm 75 rotates about the support shaft 77 and raises the insertion shaft 76. Then, the link arm 71 that engages with the insertion shaft 76 in the elongated hole 72 rotates about the support shaft 52 so as to raise the elongated hole 72. As a result, the gate 50, which integrally includes the support shaft 52, is separated from the wall portion 46 and rotated vertically to be in a recovery rotation state.

Further, on the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the follower roller 82 is maintained in the depressed state as described above, and the gate 50 is positioned on the side of the opening portion 44a to be opened. A second opening area 123 is provided adjacent to the first switching area 122 for performing the second opening operation for opening the coin 45a and maintaining the coin that has passed through the passage opening 32 into the opening 45a.

In addition, on the outer peripheral portion of the gate cam portion 112, as shown in FIGS. 14 to 7, the follower roller 82 is raised by the biasing force of the spring 85 to rotate the gate 50 from the opening portion 44a side to the opening portion 45a side. The second switching area 124 for performing the second switching operation is provided adjacent to the second open area 123. That is, when the second switching region 124 of the gate cam portion 112 raises the follower roller 82 by the urging force of the spring 85, the link arm 75 rotates about the support shaft 77 and lowers the insertion shaft 76. Then, the link arm 71 engaging with the insertion shaft 76 in the elongated hole 72 rotates around the support shaft 52 so as to lower the elongated hole 72, and the gate 50 integrally including the support shaft 52 is attached to the wall portion 46. Rotate to incline closely.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the cleaning cam portion 113 is in contact with the follower roller 95 of the cleaning link 99 from below on the outer peripheral portion thereof. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and 12 to 14, the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113 is brought into contact with the follower roller 95 to move the cleaning member 61 to the first retracted position separated from the passage sensor 34 to the upper side. A first evacuation area 131 for performing the first evacuation operation to be positioned is provided.

Further, on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113, the follower roller 95 is pushed up against the biasing force of the spring 97 to rotate the cleaning member 61 from the first retracted position shown in FIG. 9 as shown in FIG. A first cleaning area 132 for performing a first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61 is provided adjacent to the first retreat area 131. The cleaning member 61 is rotated by the first cleaning area 132 to a second retracted position on the side opposite to the first retracted position with respect to the passage sensor 34. That is, when the first cleaning area 132 of the cleaning cam portion 113 pushes up the follower roller 95 against the urging force of the spring 97, the link arm 91 rotates about the support shaft 93 to lower the elongated hole 92. Then, the cleaning member 61 that engages with the elongated hole 92 on the insertion shaft 90 rotates about the support shaft 64 so as to lower the cleaning head 62. As a result, the cleaning head 62 passes through the plurality of passage sensors 34 from above while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34 to clean the plurality of passage sensors 34.

Further, on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113, the follower roller 95 is maintained in the pushed-up state as described above as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and the cleaning member 61 is disposed above the passage sensor 34. A second retreat area 133 for performing a second retreat operation, which is located at a lower second retreat position separated from the first retreat position, is provided adjacent to the first cleaning area 132.

In addition, on the outer peripheral portion of the cleaning cam portion 113, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 12, the follower roller 95 is lowered by the urging force of the spring 97 to move the cleaning member 61 from the second retracted position to the first retracted position. A second cleaning area 134 that is rotated to perform a second cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61 is provided adjacent to the second retraction area 133. That is, when the second cleaning area 134 of the cleaning cam portion 113 pushes down the follower roller 95 by the urging force of the spring 97, the link arm 91 rotates about the support shaft 93 to raise the elongated hole 92. Then, the cleaning member 61 that engages with the elongated hole 92 on the insertion shaft 90 rotates about the support shaft 64 so as to raise the cleaning head 62. As a result, the cleaning head 62 passes through the plurality of passage sensors 34 from below while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34 to clean the plurality of passage sensors 34.

Then, when the cam 111 makes one rotation in the first direction which is the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 7 to 14, the gate cam portion 112 first moves the follower roller 82 to the first open area 121 as shown in FIG. From the state in which the gate 50 is in the pay-out rotation state to the state in which the first switching region 122 is in contact with the follower roller 82 as shown in FIG. 8, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. The open region 123 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is brought into the recovery rotation state. During that time, the cleaning cam portion 113 keeps the first retreat area 131 in contact with the follower roller 95, and positions the cleaning member 61 at the first retreat position separated from the passage sensor 34.

Here, the sensor 57 is in the light-transmitting state and the sensor 58 is in the light-shielding state at all rotation positions of the cam 111, as shown in FIG. 7, in which the gate cam portion 112 causes the first open area 121 to follow the follower roller 82. The sensor 57 is brought into contact with each other, and the sensor 57 is in a light transmitting state at the intermediate slit 55, and the sensor 58 is in a light shielding state at the rotating plate 53. Therefore, when the sensor 57 is in the light-transmitting state and the sensor 58 is in the light-shielding state, the control unit 25 causes the gate cam unit 112 to bring the first open region 121 into contact with the follower roller 82 and the gate 50 to dispense. It is determined to be in a rotating state.

Then, the control unit 25 causes the gate cam unit 112 to switch to the first switching region 122 when both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. 8 while the cam 111 makes one rotation in the first direction. When it is determined that the sensor 57 is in contact with the follower roller 82, and then the sensor 57 remains in the light shielding state by the rotating plate 53 and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state by the slit 56 as shown in FIG. However, the second open area 123 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and it is determined that the gate 50 is in the recovery rotation state.

When the cam 111 further rotates in the first direction in the above-described one rotation, cleaning is performed in a state where the gate cam portion 112 brings the second opening area 123 into contact with the follower roller 82, that is, in a state where the gate 50 is in the collecting rotation state. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, the cam portion 113 brings the first cleaning region 132 into contact with the follower roller 95, and passes the cleaning head 62 from top to bottom while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34. After that, as shown in FIG. 11, the second retreat area 133 is brought into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning head 62 is separated from the plurality of passage sensors 34 on the side opposite to the first retreat position. To the second retracted position.

Here, from the state where the sensor 57 is in the light shielding state and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. 9 until the sensors 57 and 58 are both in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. After the cleaning cam portion 113 determines that the first cleaning area 132 is in contact with the follower roller 95, the sensors 57 and 58 are both shielded from light as shown in FIG. Further, it is determined that the cleaning cam portion 113 is in the state in which the second retreat area 133 is in contact with the follower roller 95 until both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light transmitting state. At this time, specifically, the slit 54 brings the sensor 57 into a light-transmitting state, and the slit 55 brings the sensor 58 into a light-transmitting state.

When the cam 111 further rotates in the first direction in the above-described one rotation, cleaning is performed in a state where the gate cam portion 112 brings the second opening area 123 into contact with the follower roller 82, that is, in a state in which the gate 50 is in the collecting rotation state. As shown in FIGS. 11 to 12, the cam portion 113 is in a state of bringing the second cleaning area 134 into contact with the follower roller 95, and passes the cleaning head 62 from bottom to top while rubbing the plurality of passage sensors 34. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the first retreat area 131 is brought into contact with the follower roller 95, and the cleaning head 62 is positioned at the first retreat position.

Here, when the sensors 57 and 58 are both in the light-transmitting state as shown in FIG. 11 and the sensors 57 and 58 are both in the light-shielding state as shown in FIG. It is determined that the second cleaning area 134 is in contact with the follower roller 95, and if the sensor 57 is in the light-shielding state and the sensor 58 is in the light-transmitting state as shown in FIG. The cleaning cam unit 113 determines that the first retreat area 131 is in contact with the follower roller 95. At this time, specifically, the slit 56 brings the sensor 58 into a light transmitting state.

When the cam 111 further rotates in the first direction in the above-described one rotation, the cleaning cam portion 113 brings the first retreat region 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, that is, the cleaning head 62 is positioned at the first retreat position. 14, the gate cam portion 112 brings the second switching region 124 into contact with the follower roller 82 to rotate the gate 50 toward the withdrawal rotation state, as shown in FIG. As described above, the first opening region 121 is brought into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is brought into the dispensing rotation state.

Here, when the sensor 57 is in the light shielding state and the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. 13 and the sensors 57 and 58 are both in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. The cleaning cam portion 113 determines that the first retreat area 131 is in contact with the follower roller 95, and from this state, the sensor 58 remains in the light-shielded state as shown in FIG. When the light-transmitting state is achieved, it is determined that the gate cam portion 112 is in a state where the first open area 121 is in contact with the follower roller 82.

As described above, the cam 111 makes one rotation, the first opening operation, the first switching operation, the second opening operation, the first cleaning operation, the second retracting operation, the second cleaning operation, the first retracting operation, and the second retracting operation. The operation is performed in the order of the switching operation. As a result, the cam 111 rotates the gate 50 via the gate link 88 to selectively guide the coin passing through the passage opening 32 to either the opening 44a or the opening 45a by the gate 50, and The cleaning member 61 is rotated via the cleaning link 99, and the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61. Further, the cleaning cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 at a timing different from the timing of rotating the gate 50 of the gate cam portion 112. Further, the cleaning cam portion 113 is moved by the cleaning member 61 only when the gate cam portion 112 causes the gate 50 to guide the coin passing through the passage opening 32 to the opening portion 45a which is one of the opening portion 44a and the opening portion 45a. The passage sensor 34 is cleaned.

The control unit 25 controls the rotation of the cam 111 by the cam motor 115 based on the detection results of the sensors 57 and 58. The control unit 25, for example, during the above-described deposit return process and withdrawal process, the sensor 57 on the wall portion 46 side is in a light transmitting state and the sensor 58 on the opposite side to the wall portion 46 shields light as shown in FIG. 7. It is in a state of being in a state. Therefore, during the deposit return process and the withdrawal process, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first opening region 121 into contact with the follower roller 82, and the gate 50 is in the withdrawal rotation state. In this state, the gate 50 guides the coins, which have been dispensed from the dispensing storage unit 19 by the counting delivery unit 21 and passed through the passage opening 32, to the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 and discharged to the dispensing box 23. At this time, the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 brings the cleaning member 61 into the first retracted position by bringing the first retracted region 131 into contact with the follower roller 95.

When performing the collection process after the above-mentioned deposit return process or after the withdrawal process, the control unit 25 causes the cam motor 115 to rotate the cam 111 in the first direction (one direction). After the sensors 57 and 58 are both shielded as shown in FIG. 8, when the sensor 58 is in the translucent state while the sensor 57 is in the shielded state as shown in FIG. 9, the cam motor 115 is stopped. As a result, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the second opening region 123 into contact with the follower roller 82, and brings the gate 50 into the recovery rotation state.

That is, when the gate 50 in the dispensing rotation state is in the collection rotation state, the control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the first direction to move the gate 50 from the opening 45a side to the opening 44a side. Position it. In this state, the gate 50 guides the coins, which have been dispensed from the dispensing storage unit 19 by the counting delivery unit 21 and passed through the passage opening 32, to the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 and discharged to the recovery box 24. Also at this time, the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 brings the first retreat region 131 into contact with the follower roller 95, and positions the cleaning member 61 at the first retreat position.

The control unit 25 can selectively execute the following cleaning switching mode and non-cleaning switching mode when performing the deposit return processing or the withdrawal processing after the above-described collection processing.

During execution of the cleaning switching mode, the control unit 25 causes the cam motor 115 to rotate the cam 111 further in the first direction, and during this rotation, both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light blocking state as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the sensors 57 and 58 are both in a light transmitting state, next, as shown in FIG. 12, both of the sensors 57 and 58 are in a light shielding state, and next, as shown in FIG. 13, the sensor 57 is in a light shielding state. As it is, the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state, then both the sensors 57 and 58 are in the light shielding state as shown in FIG. 14, and then the sensor 58 is in the light transmitting state as shown in FIG. Then, the cam motor 115 is stopped. As a result, after the cleaning cam portion 113 of the cam 111 cleans the passage sensor 34 in both the reciprocating directions by the cleaning member 61, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first open area 121 into contact with the follower roller 82 and the gate. 50 is set to the withdrawal rotation state.

That is, when the gate 50 in the collecting rotation state is set to the dispensing rotation state, the control unit 25 further rotates the cam 111 in the first direction in the cleaning switching mode, and the cleaning member 61 causes the passage sensor 34 to rotate. And the gate 50 is positioned from the side of the opening 44a to the side of the opening 45a to bring the gate into a dispensing rotation state. In this dispensing state, the gate 50 guides the coins dispensed from the dispensing storage unit 19 by the counting dispensing unit 21 and passing through the passage opening 32 to the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44, and to the dispensing box 23. To release.

During execution of the non-cleaning switching mode, the control unit 25 causes the cam motor 115 to rotate the cam 111 in the second direction opposite to the first direction, and during this rotation, as shown in FIG. When both the sensors 58 are in the light-shielding state and the sensor 58 is in the light-transmitting state while the sensor 58 is in the light-shielding state as shown in FIG. 7, the cam motor 115 is stopped. As a result, the gate cam portion 112 of the cam 111 brings the first opening region 121 into contact with the follower roller 82, and brings the gate 50 into the dispensing rotation state. That is, when the gate 50 in the recovery rotation state is set to the dispensing rotation state, the control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the second direction that is the opposite direction to the first direction in the non-cleaning switching mode. Then, without cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61, the gate 50 is positioned from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side to be in the dispensing rotation state. In this dispensing state, the gate 50 guides the coins dispensed from the dispensing storage unit 19 by the counting dispensing unit 21 and passing through the passage opening 32 to the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44, and to the dispensing box 23. To release.

Here, the control unit 25 can change and set the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed between the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode in accordance with an operation input to an operation unit (not shown). For example, when the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed between the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode is set to 0, when the gate 50 is switched from the collecting rotation state to the dispensing rotation state, the cleaning is always performed. The switching mode will be executed. Further, for example, when the number of times the non-cleaning switching mode is performed between the cleaning switching mode and the cleaning switching mode is set to 1, the cleaning switching is performed every time the gate 50 is switched from the collecting rotation state to the dispensing rotation state. The mode and the non-cleaning switching mode are alternately performed.

According to the coin processing device 10 of the present embodiment described above, the cam 111 causes the gate 50 to rotate via the gate link 88, so that the coin that has passed through the passage opening 32 is opened by the gate 50 in the opening 44a and the opening. The cleaning member 61 is selectively guided to one of the portions 45 a, and the cleaning member 61 is rotated via the cleaning link 99 to clean the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61. Therefore, by using the cam 111 and the cam motor 115 that drives the cam 111 also as the gate 50, a dedicated cam and a drive unit for driving the cleaning member 61 are unnecessary, and the cleaning member can be reduced while reducing the number of parts. At 61, the passage sensor 34 can be cleaned. Moreover, since the passage sensor 34 can be cleaned in conjunction with the switching of the gate 50, the frequency of cleaning can be increased. Therefore, the passage sensor 34 can be maintained in a cleaner state than in the past, and erroneous recognition of the passage sensor 34 can be prevented.

Further, since the cam 111 has a structure including the gate cam portion 112 that rotates the gate 50 and the cleaning cam portion 113 that is provided integrally with the gate cam portion 112 and that rotates the cleaning member 61, the structure of the cam 111 is changed. Can be simplified. Therefore, the number of parts and the cost can be further reduced.

Further, since the cleaning cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 at a timing different from the timing at which the gate 50 of the gate cam portion 112 is rotated, dust, metal powder, etc. generated when the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61. It is possible to suppress the scattering in the device 10.

The cleaning cam portion 113 causes the cleaning member 61 to clean the passage sensor 34 only when the gate cam portion 112 is in a position where the gate 50 guides the coin passing through the passage opening 32 to the opening portion 45a. It is possible to always introduce dust, metal powder, or the like generated when cleaning the passage sensor 34 into the opening 45a and suppress introduction into the other opening 44a.

Further, when the cam 111 is rotated once, the gate cam portion 112 performs the first opening operation to position the gate 50 on the opening 45a side and open the opening 44a, and then the gate cam portion 112 opens the gate 50 to the opening 45a. Side to the opening 44a side, the first switching operation is performed, and then the gate cam portion 112 performs the second opening operation to position the gate 50 on the opening 44a side to open the opening 45a, and then perform cleaning. The cam portion 113 rotates the cleaning member 61 from the first retracted position to the second retracted position to perform the first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor 34 by the cleaning member 61, and then the cleaning cam portion 113 causes the cleaning member 61 to move. Performing a second retracting operation to position the cleaning sensor 61 at a second retracted position separated from the passage sensor 34 on the side opposite to the first retracted position, and then the cleaning cam portion 113 moves the cleaning member 61 from the second retracted position to the first retracted position. A second cleaning operation of rotating the cleaning member 61 to one retracted position to clean the passage sensor 34 is performed, and then the cleaning cam portion 113 positions the cleaning member 61 at the first retracted position separated from the passage sensor 34. One retracting operation is performed, and then the gate cam portion 112 performs the second switching operation of rotating the gate 50 from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side. Therefore, with the gate 50 always opening the opening 45a, the passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61, and dust, metal powder, or the like generated during cleaning can always be introduced into the opening 45a, The introduction into the opening 44a can be suppressed.

The control unit 25 rotates the cam 111 in the first direction to position the gate 50 from the opening 45a side to the opening 44a side, and then further rotates the cam 111 in the first direction, The passage sensor 34 is cleaned by the cleaning member 61, and a cleaning switching mode in which the gate 50 is positioned from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side and the cam 111 is rotated in the first direction to open the gate 50. After locating from the 45a side to the opening 44a side, the cam 111 is rotated in the second direction that is the opposite direction to the first direction, and the passage sensor 34 is not cleaned by the cleaning member 61, and the gate 50 is removed. Since the non-cleaning switching mode in which is located from the opening 44a side to the opening 45a side can be selectively executed, the frequency of cleaning can be adjusted.

Here, in this embodiment, the positions of the opening 44a of the dispensing chute 44 and the opening 45a of the recovery chute 45 may be exchanged. In this case, the cleaning cam portion 113 causes the cleaning member 61 to clean the passage sensor 34 only when the gate cam portion 112 is in a position where the gate 50 guides the coin passing through the passage opening 32 to the opening portion 44a. It is possible to always introduce dust, metal powder, or the like generated when the passage sensor 34 is cleaned at 61 into the opening 44a, and suppress introduction into the opening 45a.

The cleaning member 61 is preferably a brush, but may be another cleaning member such as a cleaning sheet.

Further, the passage sensor 34 may detect not only the passage of coins but also the diameter of coins to determine the denomination of coins.

In addition, the coin processing device 10 takes out the coin guided to one side by the dispensing distribution unit 22 to the outside of the machine instead of the dispensing box 23 that stores the coin guided to one side by the dispensing distribution unit 22. It may have a withdrawal port for paying out as much as possible.

In addition to the dispensing distribution unit 22 that sorts coins between the dispensing box 23 and the collection box 24, the overflow sorting unit 16 that sorts the deposited coins into the dispensing storage unit 19 and the overflow storage box 17, and the like. It can also be applied to other distribution units in the device 10.

In the above, as an embodiment of the coin processing device, a coin depositing/dispensing device for depositing and dispensing coins has been described as an example, but the coin processing device is a device for depositing only coins, only depositing coins. It may be any of a device for performing a payment of bills and coins, a device for only depositing bills and coins, and a device for depositing and withdrawing bills and coins.

A first aspect is a passage sensor installed at a passage opening through which coins pass and configured to detect coins passing through the passage opening, and a first opening and a second opening into which coins passing through the passage opening are introduced. A main body having: a gate that is rotatably provided on the main body and that selectively guides the coin that has passed through the passage opening to one of the first opening and the second opening; And a cleaning member that is rotatably provided on the passage and that cleans the passage sensor, and the gate is rotated through a gate link to allow coins that have passed through the passage opening to be transferred by the gate to the first opening and the coin. And a cam for selectively guiding the cleaning sensor to one of the second openings and rotating the cleaning member via a cleaning link to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member.

According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the cam is integrally provided with a gate cam portion for rotating the gate via the gate link, and the cleaning member via the cleaning link. And a cleaning cam portion that is rotated.

A third aspect is characterized in that, in the second aspect, the cleaning cam portion rotates the cleaning member at a timing different from a timing of rotating the gate of the gate cam portion.

A fourth aspect is the second or third aspect, wherein the cleaning cam portion is a coin in which the gate passes through the passage opening due to the gate cam portion, which is one of the first opening portion and the second opening portion. It is characterized in that the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member only when the passage sensor is in a position leading to one side.

A fifth aspect is the method according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the gate cam portion performs a first opening operation in which the gate is located on the second opening side and the first opening is opened. A first opening area, a second opening area for performing a second opening operation for opening the second opening by positioning the gate on the first opening side, and the gate from the second opening side. A first switching area for performing a first switching operation for rotating to the first opening side and a second switching area for performing a second switching operation for rotating the gate from the first opening side to the second opening side. An area, the cleaning cam portion includes a first retraction area for performing a first retreat operation that positions the cleaning member at a first retreat position separated from the passage sensor, and the cleaning member to the passage sensor. On the other hand, the second retracting area for performing the second retracting operation is located at the second retracting position separated from the first retracting position, and the cleaning member is rotated from the first retracting position to the second retracting position. A first cleaning region that is moved to perform a first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member, and the cleaning member is rotated from the second retracted position to the first retracted position by the cleaning member. A second cleaning area for performing a second cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor, wherein the cam makes one rotation while performing the first opening operation, the first switching operation, the second opening operation, and The first cleaning operation, the second retracting operation, the second cleaning operation, the first retracting operation, and the second switching operation are performed in this order.

A sixth aspect is the fifth aspect, further comprising a control unit that controls the rotation of the cam, wherein the control unit rotates the cam in one direction to move the gate to the second opening side. From the first opening side, the cam is further rotated in one direction to clean the passage sensor by the cleaning member, and the gate is moved from the first opening side to the first opening side. A cleaning switching mode in which the cam is turned to the second opening side, and the cam is rotated in one direction to position the gate from the second opening side to the first opening side, and then the cam is moved in the reverse direction. And a non-cleaning switching mode in which the gate is positioned from the first opening side to the second opening side without selectively cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member. It is characterized by being possible.

According to the first aspect, the cam rotates the gate via the gate link to selectively guide the coin passing through the passage opening to either the first opening or the second opening by the gate. At the same time, the cleaning member is rotated via the cleaning link, and the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member. Therefore, since the gate and the cleaning member also serve as the cam and the driving unit such as the motor for driving the cam, the dedicated cam and the driving unit for driving the cleaning member are unnecessary, and the number of parts can be reduced. The passage sensor can be cleaned with the cleaning member. Moreover, since the passage sensor can be cleaned in association with the switching of the gate, the frequency of cleaning can be increased. Therefore, the pass sensor can be maintained in a cleaner state than before, and erroneous recognition of the pass sensor can be prevented.

According to the second aspect, since the cam has a structure including the gate cam portion that rotates the gate and the cleaning cam portion that is integrally provided with the gate cam portion and that rotates the cleaning member, the structure of the cam is simplified. Can be converted. Therefore, the number of parts and the cost can be further reduced.

According to the third aspect, since the cleaning cam portion rotates the cleaning member at a timing different from the timing of rotating the gate of the gate cam portion, dust, metal powder, etc. generated when the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member. It is possible to suppress the scattering in the device.

According to the invention of the fourth aspect, the cleaning cam portion is provided only when the gate cam portion is in a position to guide the coin passing through the passage opening to one of the first opening portion and the second opening portion. Since the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member, dust or metal powder generated when the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member can be always introduced into either the first opening or the second opening. It is possible to suppress introduction to the other.

According to the fifth aspect, when the cam is rotated once, the gate cam portion performs the first opening operation of positioning the gate on the second opening side and opening the first opening portion, and then the gate cam portion opens the gate. Perform a first switching operation of rotating from the second opening side to the first opening side, and then perform a second opening operation in which the gate cam portion positions the gate on the first opening side and opens the second opening. After that, the cleaning cam unit rotates the cleaning member from the first retracted position to the second retracted position to perform the first cleaning operation for cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member, and then the cleaning cam unit cleans the cleaning member. , A second retracting operation is performed in which the cleaning cam is located at a second retracted position separated from the passage sensor on the side opposite to the first retracted position, and then the cleaning cam unit moves the cleaning member from the second retracted position to the first retracted position. A second cleaning operation of rotating and cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member is performed, and then a first retracting operation in which the cleaning cam portion positions the cleaning member at the first retracted position separated from the passage sensor is performed. The gate cam portion performs the second switching operation of rotating the gate from the first opening side to the second opening side. Therefore, with the gate always opening the second opening, the passage sensor is cleaned by the cleaning member, and dust, metal powder, etc. generated during cleaning can be always introduced into the second opening. Introduction into one opening can be suppressed.

According to the sixth aspect, the control section rotates the cam in one direction, positions the gate from the second opening side to the first opening side, and then further rotates the cam in one direction. The cleaning sensor to clean the passage sensor, and the cleaning switching mode in which the gate is positioned from the first opening side to the second opening side, and the cam is rotated in one direction to move the gate to the second opening side. Side to the first opening side, the cam is rotated in the opposite direction to position the gate from the first opening side to the second opening side without cleaning the passage sensor by the cleaning member. Since the non-cleaning switching mode to be performed can be selectively executed, the frequency of cleaning can be adjusted.

10 coin processing device, 25 control unit, 32 passage opening, 34 passage sensor, 42 main body portion, 44a opening portion (first opening portion), 45a opening portion (second opening portion), 50 gate, 61 cleaning member, 88 gate Link, 99 cleaning link, 111 cam, 112 gate cam part, 113 cleaning cam part, 121 first opening area, 122 first switching area, 123 second opening area, 124 second switching area, 131 first retracting area, 132th One cleaning area, 133 second evacuation area, 134 second cleaning area

Claims (2)

A detection sensor for detecting currency,
A gate that switches the destination of the currency that has passed through the detection sensor,
A cleaning member for cleaning the sensor,
A rotation drive unit that rotates the gate and the cleaning member,
Equipped with
The currency handling apparatus is characterized in that the rotation drive unit rotates the cleaning member in conjunction with a switching operation of the gate, and rotates the cleaning member at a timing different from the timing of rotating the gate . A detection sensor for detecting currency,
A gate that switches the destination of the currency that has passed through the detection sensor,
A cleaning member for cleaning the sensor,
A cleaning switching mode in which the gate is rotated to switch the transfer destination of coins, and the cleaning member is rotated in association with the switching operation of the gate to clean the detection sensor by the cleaning member, and the gate. And a non-cleaning switching mode in which the detection member is not cleaned by the cleaning member, but a control unit that can selectively execute the transfer destination of currency by rotating the
A currency handling apparatus comprising:

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