JP6839822B2 - Coin deposit device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin depositing device used in a coin processing device having at least a coin depositing function, which is used in an automatic checkout machine, a bank counter auxiliary device, and the like.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a coin depositing device in which coins received in a loose state are separated one by one and sent to the next process.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a small coin depositing device in which coins received in a loose state are separated one by one and sent to the next process.
The "coins" used in the present specification include disc-shaped coins and tokens having a predetermined thickness and diameter, as well as modified octagons such as 20 pence and 50 pence in the United Kingdom. It is a concept that also includes. In addition, terms indicating the order such as "first" and "second" are used only for distinguishing from the same part name, and are not considered in the interpretation of rights.

As the first prior art, in the recyclable coin changer according to the application of the present applicant, coins dropped from a coin receiving device are received in a loose state, and the accepted coins are formed on an inclined rotating disk. There is known a coin depositing device equipped with a coin separating / sending device for sending out to the next process by separating the coins one by one by the divided concave grooves and pushing them out in the radial direction of the rotating disk by a moving body at a predetermined timing. (Patent Document 1).
As a second prior art, in the coin processing apparatus according to the application of the present applicant, coins dropped from the coin selector are separated one by one by a recess formed on a rotating disk provided in an inclined state, and then at a predetermined timing. There is known a coin feeding device that is pushed by a moving body in the radial direction of a rotating disk to be fed to the next process (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 5756953 (FIGS. 1 to 15, paragraphs 0021 to 0023) US Pat.

In both the first and second prior arts, coins are separated one by one and held on the rotating disc by locating the coins in recesses formed on the rotating discs arranged diagonally in the alignment sending device, and then a predetermined value is provided. It is common in the technical idea that the separated coins are moved by a moving body that moves in the radial direction of the rotating disc at the timing and handed over to the next process. However, in the first prior art, the moving body moves linearly in the radial direction, whereas in the second prior art, the moving body rotates. Since the rotating disc is driven to rotate, there is a degree of freedom of movement, so-called "play", due to mechanical tolerance. An example of this will be described with reference to FIG. The rotating disk 10 has a disk shape in which its axis SL is inclined at about 45 degrees, and its central portion is rotatably supported by a pair of ball bearings 12 and 14 on a fixed shaft 16 in an inclined state. A recess 20 is formed on the upward upper surface 10U of the rotating disk 10 by a separating plate 18 formed in a roughly Y shape by a flat plate having a plate thickness substantially less than or equal to the thickness of the thinnest coin. The holding recess 24 is formed by the moving body 22 arranged on the rotation center side. The ball bearings 12 and 14 allow a predetermined error. However, even if the error in the ball bearings 12 and 14 is small, the backlash based on the margin of error exceeds the stable operation at the peripheral edge of the rotating disc 10 which is separated from the ball bearings 12 and 14. May become. For example, in FIG. 14B, if the rotating disk 10 in the stationary state exists at the solid line indicated position S, it can be moved to the chain line indicated position M due to the margin of error, and the displacement amount D between them moves. It may exceed the thickness T of body 22. In other words, the rotating disc 10 can be displaced within the range of the displacement amount D by an external impact during rotation. On the other hand, the coin C is moved by the moving body 22 moving in the circumferential direction of the rotating disc 10 and delivered to the receiving body 26. The lower portion of the rotating disc 10 is surrounded by a semi-circular enclosure 28. The moving body 22 is made of a thin plate-like body because it is made equal to or less than the thickness of the thinnest coin to be processed due to its nature. Under such conditions, if the rotating disc 10 vibrates in the displacement amount d while the coin C is being pushed by the moving body 22, the coin C supported by the moving body 22 may fall. ..
Further, the coin C falling from the coin receiving device arranged above the rotating disc 10 may jump up due to the reaction of falling on the rotating disc 10 and collide with the coin C supported by the moving body 22 to be dropped. There is also. When the coin C supported by the moving body 22 is dropped, the continuity of the coin C to be sent to the next process is interrupted, so-called toothlessness occurs, and there is a problem that rapid coin processing is hindered.
In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to drop the coin C, which falls from the coin receiving device, to a position deviated from the rotating disk 10, and then drop it on the rotating disk 10. Cannot be adopted for.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coin depositing device in which coins falling from a coin receiving device to an alignment sending device do not adversely affect coin processing in the alignment sending device.

In order to achieve this object, the first invention according to claim 1 is configured as follows.
It is a coin sending device that drops the coins inserted into the deposit slot from the coin receiving device to the alignment sending device including the rotating disc below, and delivers them one by one to the next process as the rotating disc rotates. ,
An obstruction body is arranged in the fall path of coins falling from the coin receiving device to the rotating disc, and coins falling from the coin receiving device fall onto the obstructing body and then fall onto the rotating disc. It is a coin depositing device characterized by this.

The second invention according to the present invention is
The alignment delivery device is attached to the mobile housing and
The coin receiving device is attached to a secondary moving housing that can move in a direction away from the moving housing immediately above the alignment and sending device.
The obstruction body is a coin depositing device of the first invention, characterized in that it is attached to the secondary moving housing.

The third invention according to the present invention is
The alignment sending device includes a rotating disk arranged in an inclined manner and a rotating disk.
A moving body that is rotated integrally with the rotating disc and pushes coins in the circumferential direction of the rotating disc.
The coin depositing device of the second invention is characterized in that it includes a holding container that surrounds the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the rotating disc and forms a coin holding portion in front of the lower portion of the rotating disc.

The fourth invention according to the present invention is
The obstruction body is formed in a rectangular gutter shape by a bottom plate, a rotating disk side side wall extending upward from the bottom plate, and a counter-rotating disk side side wall arranged approximately parallel to the rotating disk side side wall. The bottom plate is a coin depositing device according to any one of the first to third inventions, characterized in that the bottom plate is arranged downward.

The fifth invention according to the present invention is
The rotating disk side side wall includes an upstream side plate and a deflecting side plate arranged on the downstream side, and the deflecting side plate has an obtuse angle with respect to the upstream side plate portion and is directed to the holding container side.
The coin depositing device of the fourth invention is characterized in that the drop port of the gutter-shaped obstruction body is directed toward the holding container side.

The sixth invention according to the present invention is
The coin depositing device of the fifth invention is characterized in that an upper cover (208C) is formed so as to cover the upper side of the gutter portion substantially horizontally following the upper end portion of the deflecting side plate.

The seventh invention according to the present invention is
The coin depositing device of the fourth or sixth invention is characterized in that the bottom plate is formed with dust drop holes through which the coins do not fall.

The eighth invention according to the present invention is
The coin deposit of the seventh invention is characterized in that the holding container can be moved between a position surrounding the peripheral surface of the rotating disk and a discharging position forming a predetermined distance from the rotating disk. It is a device.

The ninth invention according to the present invention is
The drop port of the obstruction body is the coin depositing device of the third to eighth inventions, characterized in that it is arranged below the upper edge of the holding container.

The tenth invention according to the present invention is
The drop port of the obstruction body is a coin deposit device of the fifth to ninth inventions, characterized in that coins falling from the drop port are arranged in a positional relationship in which coins fall from the drop port fall on the wall surface of the holding container. ..

According to the first invention, the coins inserted into the deposit slot are dropped from the coin receiving device to the lower aligned sending device, separated one by one by the aligned sending device, and then received one by one in the next process. Passed. A baffle plate is installed in the drop path from the coin receiving device to the lower alignment and sending device. Therefore, the coins that fall from the coin receiving device fall on the baffle plate and then fall on the rotating disk of the alignment sending device. As a result, even if the coin falls directly on the rotating disc, the coin collides with the baffle plate and then falls on the rotating disc. As a result, the position when the coin falls on the rotating disc is much closer to that of the rotating disc than before, so that the impact is small and the vibration amplitude of the rotating disc is also small. Also, even if the coin is dropped on the coin held on the rotating disc, the impact is also small, so the held coin does not jump up significantly and affects the coin supported by the moving body. Therefore, there is an advantage that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

Since the second invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the second invention, the alignment sending device is attached to the moving housing, and the coin receiving device is attached to the secondary moving housing that can move upward with respect to the moving housing directly above the alignment sending device. ing. As a result, the coin receiving device is arranged in multiple layers directly above the aligned sending device, so that the coin depositing device can be made smaller, and when the aligned sending device is repaired or inspected, the secondary moving housing is used. When the coin receiving device is moved upward, the coin receiving device is integrally moved upward, the space in the upper area of the alignment sending device becomes large, and the work can be easily performed, so that the repair or inspection work of the alignment transfer device can be facilitated. There are advantages.

According to the third invention, since the basic configuration is the same as that of the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the third invention, the alignment sending device includes a rotating disk arranged in an inclined manner, a moving body that is rotated integrally with the rotating disk and pushes coins in the radial direction, and a lower front part of the rotating disk. Consists of a holding container that forms a coin holding section. A coin holding portion is formed on the upper surface side of the rotating disc by the holding container, and the coins in the coin holding portion are separated and held one by one by the rotation of the rotating disc. The device can be miniaturized by tilting the rotating disc, and coins are positively sent out in the radial direction of the rotating disc by the moving body, so that there is an advantage that coins can be smoothly delivered.

Since the fourth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the fourth invention, the obstruction body is cross-sectioned by a bottom plate, a rotating disk side side wall extending upward from the bottom plate, and a counter-rotating disk side side wall arranged approximately parallel to the rotating disk side side wall. It is formed in a rectangular gutter shape, and the bottom plate is arranged downward in the front. Therefore, the coins that have fallen from the coin receiving device collide with the bottom plate, slide down on the bottom plate while being guided by the side wall on the rotating disc side and the side wall on the anti-rotating disc side, and then fall to the coin holding portion. Therefore, the drop difference that slides down on the bottom plate and the distance from the upper surface of the rotating disc that constitutes the coin holding portion become close. This has the advantage that the impact when the coin falls on the rotating disc is further reduced.

Since the fifth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the fifth invention, the rotating disk side side wall includes an upstream side plate and a deflecting side plate, and the deflecting side plate is directed toward the holding container side at an obtuse angle with respect to the upstream side plate, and has a gutter shape. The outlet of the obstruction body is directed toward the holding container side. As a result, the coin that has fallen into the obstruction slides down on the bottom plate while being guided by the side wall on the rotating disc side and the side wall on the counter-rotating disc side. The coin that slides down on the bottom plate collides with the deflecting side plate, is turned toward the holding container side, and falls from the outlet. As a result, the coins falling from the outlet can be dropped onto the holding container and reduced from falling onto the rotating disc, so that the coins supported by the moving body are not affected even more. There is an advantage that the object of the invention can be further achieved.

Since the sixth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the sixth invention, since the upper cover continuously formed on the upper end of the deflecting side plate is formed in an eaves shape so as to cover the upper side of the gutter portion approximately horizontally, it rolls on the bottom plate. The upper peripheral surface of the coin collides with this eaves, and it is deflected to the holding container side and forcibly knocked down. As a result, it is possible to reduce the impact of the speed head of the coin when it falls on the rotating disc, and there is an advantage that the object of the present invention can be further achieved.

Since the seventh invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the seventh invention, since the bottom plate is formed with an opening in which the coin does not fall, fine dust and the like that have fallen together with the coin from the coin receiving device are dropped from this opening into the coin holding portion below. Can be made to. As a result, it is possible to prevent fine dust from adhering to the obstructive body, so that there is an advantage that troubles due to dust adhesion can be prevented.

Since the eighth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the eighth invention, the holding container can move between the position surrounding the peripheral surface of the rotating disk and the discharging position forming a predetermined distance from the rotating disk. As a result, by moving the holding container to the discharge position, there is an advantage that fine dust that has fallen on the coin holding portion can be discharged to the outside of the holding container.

Since the ninth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the ninth invention, since the lower end of the obstruction body is arranged below the upper edge of the holding container, the drop with respect to the upper surface of the rotating disk is small, and it is related to the vibration of the rotating disk and the moving body. There is an advantage that the influence on the stopped coin can be further reduced.

Since the tenth invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the tenth invention, since the outlet of the obstruction body is arranged in a positional relationship in which the coins falling from the outlet fall on the wall surface of the holding container, the coins falling from the obstruction body are in principle. The coins that slipped on the wall surface of the holding container do not fall directly onto the rotating disk, but fall onto the rotating disk. This has the advantage that the vibration of the rotating disc and the influence on the coins locked to the moving body can be further reduced.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a money processing device in which the coin processing device of the first embodiment according to the present invention is built. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a coin processing apparatus in which the coin processing apparatus of the first embodiment according to the present invention is built. FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the upper right of the front side in a state where the main door of the coin processing device in which the coin processing device of the first embodiment according to the present invention is built is opened. FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the upper right of the front side in a state where the coin processing device of the first embodiment according to the present invention is pulled out from the money processing device. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 6A and 6B are schematic explanatory views of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective perspective view from the upper left, and (B) is a perspective left side view. FIG. 7 is a plan view of a deposit device and an alignment / delivery device of the coin processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view from the upper right of the alignment and sending device and the coin identification device of the coin processing device of the first embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 9 is a front view of the alignment / delivery device and the coin identification device of the coin processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 7 of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 7 of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 12A and 12B are cross-sectional views of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention in FIG. 7, in which FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC, and FIG. 12B is a side view taken from arrow D. .. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of an obstacle of the coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 14A and 14B are enlarged views of a rotating disk of an alignment and sending device used in a conventional coin processing device, where FIG. 14A is an enlarged cross-sectional view, FIG. is there.

The best mode of the coin processing device according to the present invention is to drop the coins inserted into the deposit slot from the coin receiving device to the alignment sending device including the rotating disk below, and move to the next step as the rotating disk rotates. It is a coin sending device that delivers coins one by one.
The alignment sending device is attached to a moving housing, and includes a rotating disk that is tilted, a moving body that is rotated integrally with the rotating disk and pushes coins in the radial direction of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk. The coin receiving device includes a holding container that surrounds the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the rotating disc and forms a coin holding portion in front of the lower portion of the rotating disc, and the coin receiving device can move upward with respect to the moving housing immediately above the aligned sending device. Attached to the secondary mobile housing,
An obstruction body is placed in the fall path of coins falling from the coin receiving device to the rotating disc.
The obstruction body is attached to the secondary moving housing and is provided by a bottom plate, a rotating disk side side wall extending upward from the bottom plate, and an anti-rotating disk side side wall arranged approximately parallel to the rotating disk side side wall. The bottom plate is formed in a rectangular gutter shape in cross section, the bottom plate is formed downward, the rotating disk side side wall includes an upstream side plate portion and a deflecting side plate, and the deflecting side plate is obtuse with respect to the upstream side plate portion. The upper end portion of the deflecting side plate is formed so as to cover the upper side of the gutter portion approximately horizontally while being oriented toward the holding container side, and the bottom plate is formed with an opening sized so that the coin does not fall. The lower end of the outlet of the obstruction body is arranged below the upper edge of the holding container.
The gutter-shaped obstruction opening is directed toward the holding container, and coins falling from the falling opening are arranged in a positional relationship in which coins fall onto the wall surface of the holding container. It is movable between the position surrounding the surface and the discharge position that forms a predetermined distance from the rotating disk.
The coin depositing device is characterized in that coins falling from the coin receiving device fall onto the obstruction body and then fall onto the rotating disk.

The first embodiment is an example applied to the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 as the coin processing device 100, and the types of coins are 2 euro coins 2e, 1 euro coin 1e, and 50 cent coins used in the euro area. Eight denominations of 50c, 20 cent coin 20c, 10 cent coin 10c, 5 cent coin 5c, 2 cent coin 2c, and 1 cent coin 1C are targeted. However, the target coins can be Japanese coins, US coins, Chinese coins, and other coins from all over the world. In the present specification, when the coin denomination is specified, the above-mentioned reference numerals are used, but when it is not necessary to distinguish them, coin C is used as a generic term.

First, the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 will be described with reference to FIG.
The coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 is arranged in the money processing device 104, for example, the checkout machine 106. The checkout machine 106 is formed in a vertically long box shape as a whole, and has a vertically long box type checkout machine housing 108, a main door 108D that opens and closes an opening 108o in front of the case, and an upper bottom plate 108UB arranged inside. The upper chamber 108UC composed of the above, the middle chamber 108MC composed of the middle bottom plate 108MB and the upper bottom plate 108UB, and the lower chamber 108LC formed below the middle bottom plate 108MB are configured.

The coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 is arranged in the upper chamber 108UC and is built in the upper space 108U of the settlement machine housing 108, but when the main door 108D is opened, it passes through the opening 108o and is outside the settlement machine housing 108. On the other hand, the whole can be pulled out while maintaining the horizontal state by the known stretchable coin processing device guide rail 112. The coin C is accepted into the deposit port 114 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 via the receiving port 108R formed on the top plate 108T of the checkout machine housing 108, and the withdrawal port 140 is an outlet opening formed in the main door 108D. It is located at 108E. A bill deposit / withdrawal device 116 is arranged in the middle chamber 108MC, and the entire bill can be pulled out of the checkout machine housing 108 by the bill guide rail 118, and bills are loaded / unloaded through the bill opening 122 formed in the main door 108D. Make money. The main door 108D can be locked / unlocked with respect to the checkout machine housing 108 by the locking device 124. What is installed on the top plate 108T is a display device and an input device 126 as an interface means.

Next, the outline of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
The coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 has a function of accepting coins C of a plurality of denominations and paying out a predetermined number of coins C of the denomination specified by the withdrawal command. , Deposit port 114, coin receiving device 128, aligning and sending device 132, coin identification device 134, coin transport sorting device 136, hold feeding device 138, withdrawal port 140, and withdrawal transport device 142. At least it is provided and is arranged in the housing 144.

First, the deposit opening 114 will be described.
The deposit port 114 has a function of inserting coin C by the user of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102, and in the first embodiment, the deposit port 114 is formed in a hemispherical shape from the upper surface of the secondary moving housing 150i. There is. However, the deposit opening 114 can be formed in a rectangular shape or the like. The bottom surface of the deposit port 114 is opened in a rectangular shape in the extending direction of the carrier 146, and the carrier 146 is arranged. In other words, the deposit slot 114 is located directly below the entrance 108R and accepts coin C inserted by the user.

Next, the coin receiving device 128 will be described.
The coin receiving device 128 puts coins C of a plurality of denominations separately inserted into the deposit opening 114 via the receiving port 108R as long as the function of the aligned sending device 132 in the next process is not impaired. It has a function of sending out to the process alignment sending device 132.
The coin receiving device 128 includes a carrier 146, a reversing roller 148, a first electric motor 152 for driving the carrier 146, and a coin sensor 154.

Next, the carrier 146 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The carrier 146 has a function of transporting the coin C inserted into the deposit port 114 toward the next stroke. The carrier 146 is a flat belt in the first embodiment, has a width slightly wider than twice the maximum coin diameter, is stretched between the pair of rollers 146A and 146B, and faces downstream. In other words, the coin C is provided with a slight upward slope on the feeding direction side. However, the flat belt may be horizontal. The roller 146A is rotated by the first electric motor 152, and by rotating counterclockwise, the roller 146A can be moved in the sending direction (leftward in FIG. 10) for transporting the coin C in the next stroke, or in the clockwise returning direction. .. The rotating shafts (not shown) protruding from the rollers 146A and 146B to the left and right are rotatably attached to the first frame 149A and the second frame 149B (FIG. 11) arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the vertical state. Has been done. The upper portion of the carrier 146 with respect to the rollers 146A and 146B is arranged in the opening 114H formed at the lower end of the deposit port 114. Therefore, the coin C inserted into the deposit opening 114 is located on the carrier 146.

Next, the reversing roller 148 will be described.
The reversing roller 148 has a function of blocking the progress of the coins C that are stacked and transported when the transport body 146 is traveling in the feeding direction and dropping the coins C. The reversing roller 148 has a lower end peripheral surface above the downstream end of the carrier 146, which is less than about 3 times the thickness of the thinnest coin and a little over one of the thickest coins. It is arranged with a gap between the regulations. When the conveying body 146 advances in the conveying direction to the next stroke (left direction in FIG. 10), the lower surface of the reversing roller 148 rotates in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the conveying body 146, and the conveying body 146 returns. It is configured to be stationary when moved to. As a result, the coin C that cannot pass through the gap between the carrier 146 and the reversing roller 148, in other words, the overlapping coin C resting on the coin C, is blocked by the reversing roller 148.

However, when the carrier 146 moves in the return direction, the lower surface of the reversing roller 148 may be rotated so as to return in the same direction.
As a result, when three or more thinnest coins overlap on the carrier 146 and reach the reversing roller 148, the top coin C is blocked from advancing by the reversing roller 148 and is relatively moved in the return direction to slip. It regulates that a large amount of coins C that have been dropped are not supplied to the alignment sending device 132 at once. In this case, the size of the regulation gap can be set to one or more and less than two coins having the thinnest coin thickness so that two or more coins do not overlap each other and the coin C does not pass through.

Next, the coin sensor 154 will be described.
The coin sensor 154 has a deposit detection function that detects the presence of coin C on the carrier 146. In other words, it indirectly detects whether all the inserted coins C have been sent to the aligned sending device 132 in the next process. In the first embodiment, a transmissive photoelectric sensor is used as the coin sensor 154. When the optical axis of the coin sensor 154 is cut off, it is considered that the coin C has been inserted, and the first electric motor 152 is started to move the carrier 146 in the feeding direction. Further, when the full sensor 156 of the alignment transmission device 132 described later detects a full state, the first electric motor 152 is stopped. Therefore, the alignment sending device 132 does not receive the full amount or more of coins C from the coin receiving device 128, and can stably separate the coins C one by one and send them out. The coin sensor 154 can be replaced by a metal sensor or the like arranged under the carrier 146.

Next, the alignment transmission device 132 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The same functional parts as those in the prior art described in FIG. 14 are designated by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and different configurations will be described.
The aligned sending device 132 has a function of separating coins C of a plurality of denominations that have fallen from the coin receiving device 128 via the obstruction body 208 according to the present invention one by one and sending them to the next process. In the first embodiment, the alignment delivery device 132 is arranged directly below the coin receiving device 128 and includes a rotating disk 10, a holding container 162, a receiver 26, and a full sensor 156.

First, the rotating disc 10 will be described.
As described above, the rotating disc 10 has a holding recess 24 for receiving coins C one by one, is inclined at a predetermined angle, for example, 45 degrees, and is rotated at a predetermined speed.
The holding recess 24 is set to a size that cannot accept two minimum-diameter coins side by side and accepts only one maximum-diameter coin.
The holding recess 24 receives the coins C held in a loose state at the lower part facing the holding container 162 one by one and delivers them to the knife-shaped receiver 26 (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 5756953).

Next, the holding container 162 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The holding container 162 has a function of holding the coin C in front of the lower part of the rotating disk 10, and in the first embodiment, the holding container 162 is generally arranged with respect to the semicircular portion on the lower side of the rotating disk 10. , It is formed in a shape like a circular bowl divided in half. As shown in FIG. 11, the portion facing the rotating disc 10 includes an upper portion 162UP, an intermediate portion 162M (intermediate upper portion 162MU, intermediate middle portion 162MM, intermediate lower portion 162ML), and a lower portion 162LP.
The upper portion 162UP occupies approximately a quarter in the height direction of the holding container 162, and when viewed from the front, has an arcuate flat plate shape (Fig. 8) convex downward, and is approximately vertically arranged. Its upper edge is arranged approximately horizontally. The middle part 162M continuous to the lower side of the upper part 162UP is composed of the middle upper part 162MU, the middle middle part 162MM, and the middle lower part 162ML.

First, the middle upper part 162MU will be described.
The upper middle part 162MU is inclined downward to the rotating disc 10 side at an angle of about 30 degrees with respect to the vertical line. In other words, the extension line EL of the intermediate upper portion 162MU intersects the upper surface of the rotating disc 10 at an obtuse angle. The middle middle portion 162MM connected below the middle upper portion 162MU is inclined toward the rotating disc 10 at a steeper angle than the middle upper portion 162MU. The extension line ML of the middle middle part 162MM intersects the rotating disc 10 at an acute angle. The middle lower part 162ML connected to the middle middle part 162MM is inclined in the direction away from the rotating disc 10 with respect to the vertical line. In other words, the extension line LL of the lower middle portion 162ML forms an acute angle with respect to the extension line 10EL of the upper surface of the rotating disc 10. The lower portion 162LP is formed in an arc shape and is arranged close to each other so as to surround the lower half circumference of the rotating disc 10. Further, the lower surface 162LS of the lower portion 162LP is substantially in close contact with the upper end surface 28S of the enclosure 28. Due to this structure, a coin holding portion 164 that is semi-circular when viewed from the front and horizontally triangular when viewed from the side is formed between the upper surface of the lower end portion of the rotating disc 10 and the holding container 10. To. Therefore, the coin C that has fallen from the coin receiving device 128 is held in the coin holding portion 164 in a loose state, and is fitted into the holding recess 24 by the rotation of the rotating disc 10 to be held and separated one by one. Further, the holding container 162 is rotated around a support shaft 162S projecting laterally from both ends on the rotating disk 10 side of the top of the triangle, and the lower surface 162LS of the lower portion 162LP is separated from the upper end surface 28S of the enclosure 28. It is designed to be selectively moved between the discharge position where internal dust and the like are naturally dropped from these gaps and the hold position during operation. Note that 166 is a position sensor that detects that the holding container 162 is located at a regular position.

Next, the full sensor 156 will be described.
The full sensor 156 has a function of outputting a full signal when the amount of coins in the holding container 162 exceeds a predetermined amount. For example, the full sensor 156 is a transmissive photoelectric sensor in which the optical axis passes through the lower part of the coin holding portion 164. is there. When the full sensor 156 outputs a full signal, the first electric motor 152 is stopped, and the supply of coin C from the coin receiving device 128 is stopped. If the full sensor 156 does not output a full signal, the first electric motor 152 is restarted and the coin C on the carrier 146 is fed to the holding vessel 162.

Next, the coin identification device 134 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The coin identification device 134 has a function of discriminating the authenticity and denomination of coins C sent out one by one from the alignment sending device 132. In the first embodiment, the coin identification device 134 is true of the coin C based on the detection data acquired from the coin identification sensor 166 in the process of moving the coin C along the straight line portion of the receiver 26 by the rotary wiper 180. It has a function to discriminate between false and denomination. Specifically, it has a function of discriminating the authenticity and denomination of coin C based on the detection data from the material sensor, thickness sensor and diameter sensor of coin C. These sensors are, for example, multiple magnetic sensors (see Japanese Patent No. 5261662).

Next, the coin transport sorting device 136 will be described with reference to FIG.
The coin transport sorting device 136 has a function of sorting coins C whose authenticity and denomination have been determined by the coin identification device 134 by denomination. In the first embodiment, the coin transport distribution device 136 moves one surface by a slide plate 172, which will be described later, and a coin C whose peripheral surface is supported by a guide rail 174, and moves the coin C in a predetermined direction. It has a function of dropping each denomination into the sorting hole formed at the position of. In the first embodiment, the coin transport sorting device 136 includes a guide device 168, a coin transport device 176, and a sorting device 178.

First, the guide device 168 will be described.
The guide device 168 has a function of guiding the coin C conveyed by the coin transfer device 176 so as to be guided in a predetermined state. In the first embodiment, the guide device 168 is an inclined flat plate-shaped slide. It is composed of a plate 172 and a rod-shaped guide rail 174 forming a right angle to the upper surface of the slide plate 172. With this configuration, the lower surface of the coin C is guided by the upper surface of the slide plate 172, and the lower end peripheral surface is guided by the guide rail 174 while being moved by the coin transport device 176.

Next, the coin transfer device 176 will be described.
The coin transport device 176 has a function of moving the coin C maintained in a constant posture by the guide device 168 in a constant direction. In the first embodiment, the coin carrier 176 includes a first sprocket 182 and a second sprocket 184, and a chain 186 stretched between them and a push pin 188 protruding from the chain 186, and the chain 186 rotates. It works with the wiper 180. Therefore, the coins C, which are sent out one by one by the rotary wiper 180, are pushed by the push pin 188 and move while being guided by the upper surfaces of the guide rail 174 and the slide plate 172, and are conveyed linearly in the moving passage 192.

Next, the sorting device 178 will be described.
The sorting device 178 has a function of sorting coins C moved by the coin transporting device 176 for each denomination.
The sorting device 178 is above the guide rail 174 and below the first sorting unit 194 and the moving passage 192 arranged along the moving passage 192, and along the guide rail 174. It has a second sorting unit 196 arranged in the air.

The first sorting unit 194 is arranged in the order of 2 cent sorting hole 2C, 5 cent sorting hole 5C, 10 cent sorting hole 10C, 20 cent sorting hole 20C, and overflow sorting hole OF from the upstream side (coin identification device 134 side). There is.
The second sorting unit 196 is arranged in the order of the reject sorting hole RJ, the 1-cent sorting hole 1C, the 2-cent sorting hole 2E, the 50-cent sorting hole 50C, and the 1-euro sorting hole 1E from the upstream side.
The coin C transported by the coin transfer device 176 opens a gate (not shown) arranged in each sorting hole based on the denomination determined by the coin identification device 134, and falls into the corresponding sorting hole by its own weight. To do. Since the arrangement of denominations for each sorting hole is an example, it can be freely arranged as needed.

A gate device (not shown) operated by an electric actuator is arranged in each of the sorting holes 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 1c, 2E, 50c, RJ, and 1E, and any of the above is arranged in the overflow sorting hole OF. The coin C, which did not fall into the sorting hole of, is configured to fall.
In the first embodiment, the gate devices of the sorting holes 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 1c, 2E, 50c, RJ and 1E also serve as the guide rail 174. That is, the guide rail 174 is a fixed guide fixed between the reject sorting hole RJ, the 1 cent sorting hole 1c, the 2 euro sorting hole 2E, the 50 cent sorting hole 50c, and the 1 euro sorting hole 1E, and electrically moves. It is composed of movable guides, and usually has one linear shape. Then, when the coin C to be transported is dropped into the sorting holes RJ, 1c, 2E, 50c and 1E, the movable coin C is moved to the movable guide by moving the movable guide (gate device) from the normal position. It is designed so that it will not be guided and will fall into a predetermined sorting hole.

The gate devices facing the sorting holes 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 1c, 2E, 50c, and 1E are the timing signal from the timing sensor (not shown) and the coin detected by the coin identification sensor 166. It is selectively opened and closed based on the authenticity and denomination determined based on the information. As a result, the coin C transported by the coin transport sorting device 136 is dropped into a predetermined sorting hole for each denomination (see Patent No. 4997374).

Next, the hold feeding device 138 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
The hold feeding device 138 has a function of holding and sending out coins C sorted by denomination by the sorting device 178 of the coin transport sorting device 136. In the first embodiment, the hold feeding device 138 pays out coins C one by one by a rotating disk with holes, so-called coin hoppers are placed below the coin transport sorting device 136 for each denomination, and the first sorting unit 194 and the second sorting unit 194 and the second. It is configured by arranging in two rows of a first hold feeding device row 202 and a second holding feeding device row 204 that are arranged side by side with respect to the sorting unit 196. Each of the hold feeding devices 138 is indicated by adding a symbol for each denomination set in the sorting device 178 to the reference numeral 138. 2 cent sorting hole 2C and 2 cent holding feeding device 1382C, 5 cent sorting port 5C and 5 cent holding feeding device 1385C, 10C sorting hole and 10 cent holding feeding device 13810C, 20 cent sorting port 20C and 20 cent Hold delivery device 13820C, 1 cent sorting port 1C and 1 cent hold delivery device 1381C, 2 euro sorting port 2E and 2 euro hold delivery device 1382E, 50 cent sorting port 50C and 50 cent hold delivery device 13850C, and 1 euro The sorting port 1E and the 1 euro hold feeding device 1381E are individually communicated by a passage (not shown) (see, for example, Patent No. 4665087). The withdrawal transfer device 142 is arranged between the first hold delivery device row 202 and the second hold delivery device row 204.

Next, the withdrawal transfer device 142 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
The withdrawal transfer device 142 has a function of transporting the coin C paid out from the hold delivery device 138 for each denomination to the withdrawal port 140. In the first embodiment, the withdrawal transfer device 142 is a withdrawal carrier 198 arranged between the first hold delivery device row 202 and the second hold delivery device row 204. In the first embodiment, the withdrawal carrier 198 is a flat belt stretched between a pair of withdrawal rollers 198A and 198B, and the upper surface faces the withdrawal port 140 by the third electric motor 206 at the time of withdrawal. Driven to move. The coin C carried by the carrier 146 slides on the sliding plate 278 and is supplied into the withdrawal port 140. As shown in FIG. 5, the carrier 146 is located on the withdrawal port 140 side between the pair of rollers 146A and 146B arranged between the lower ends of the left side plate 142L and the right side plate 142R arranged parallel to the left and right sides thereof. It is stretched downward toward the front. Therefore, the coin C on the carrier 146 is conveyed while being guided by the left side plate 142L and the right side plate 142R. The coin C released from the payout opening of the hold feeding device 138 is opened in the left side plate 142L or the right side plate 142R and falls onto the carrier 146 through the coin discharge port.

Next, the withdrawal port 140 will be described.
The withdrawal port 140 has a function of holding the coin C sent out by the carrier 146, and in the first embodiment, it has a bowl shape and projects horizontally to the front of the housing 144.

Next, the housing 144 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The housing 144 has a function of incorporating each device constituting the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 or arranging a predetermined device on the outer surface, and is formed into a box shape having an upper surface opening 150o by sheet metal processing. ing. A rectangular box-shaped secondary moving housing 150i is arranged above the front side (withdrawal port 140 side) of the housing 144. A deposit port 114 is formed on the front side of the upper surface of the secondary moving housing 150i, and a display 150D for displaying setting conditions and error information is provided on the side thereof. A coin receiving device 128 is arranged below the deposit port 114, and is configured to be integrally moved with the secondary moving housing 150i. An alignment sending device 132 and a coin identification device 134 are arranged below the secondary moving housing 150i. As described above, the alignment sending device 132 and the coin identification device 134 are provided integrally with the coin transport sorting device 136. In the housing 144 below the top opening 150o, the above-mentioned hold feeding device 138, the holding feeding device for 2 cents 1382C, the holding feeding device for 5 cents 1385C, the holding feeding device for 10 cents 13810C, 20 cents Hold delivery device for 13820C, hold delivery device for 1 cent 1381C, hold delivery device for 2 euros 1382E, hold delivery device for 50 cents 13850C, hold delivery device for 1 euro 1381E, and overflow hold box OF. A type mounting unit 280 is provided. A rectangular plate-shaped moving housing 150B is provided so as to cover the entire upper surface opening 150o. As shown in FIG. 6A in the first embodiment, the mobile housing 150B is centered on three lateral hinges 150HS whose right end is fixed to the housing right plate 144R at one end when viewed from the front side. In one embodiment, the movable housing 150B can be positioned at an operating position that covers the entire upper surface opening 150o and a maintenance position where the movable housing 150B is approximately erected. When the mobile housing 150B is in the maintenance position, the entire rectangular top opening 150o can be released. The lower end of the front side of the secondary moving housing 150i is attached to the upper part of the front end of the moving housing 150B so that the rear side can be flipped up when viewed from the front side by the front hinge 150HF. A coin transfer sorting device 136 is fixed directly above the upper surface opening 150o on the rear side of the secondary moving housing 150i, and further, an alignment sending device 132 and a coin identification device 134 are integrally movable with the coin transport sorting device 136. It is fixed to the mobile housing 150B. With this structure, when the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 is in operation, the moving housing 150B directly above the top opening 150o, and therefore the coin transport sorting device 136, is placed horizontally and the top opening 150o is substantially closed. Will be done. When maintaining the coin transport sorting device 136, the moving housing 150B can usually be performed in a horizontal operating position. When the lower surface side of the coin transport distribution device 136 is maintained, the moving housing 150B can be moved upright by rotating the side hinge 150HS as a fulcrum. The upright state of the mobile housing 150B is preferably held by a posture holding device (not shown).
When maintaining the hold feeding device 138, the moving housing 150B is rotated by approximately 90 degrees with the side hinge 150HS as a fulcrum, and is held in a substantially vertical state. After that, each holding feeding device 138 can be removed from the coin deposit / withdrawing device 102 by pulling it vertically upward for maintenance work, and after the maintenance is completed, it is reattached by pushing it downward at the corresponding denomination position. be able to. After the maintenance of the hold feeding device 138 is completed, the mobile housing 150B can be restarted by returning it from the vertical state to the horizontal state and substantially covering the upper surface opening 150o. When the alignment sending device 132 or the coin identification device 134 is maintained, the secondary moving housing 150i is held in an upright state so as to flip up backward with the front hinge 150HF as a fulcrum. The rectangular body protruding from the rear end of the housing 144 is a power supply communication connector 150c for receiving power from the money processing device 104 and communicating control signals. This power supply communication connector 150c is automatically disconnected and pushed in when the coin deposit / withdrawal device 102 is pulled out from the checkout machine housing 108, and is automatically connected when the main door 108D is closed. It is configured as.

Next, the disturbing body 208 according to the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The obstruction body 208 has a function of receiving the coin C falling from the coin receiving device 128 and then guiding the coin C to the alignment sending device 132, specifically, the coin holding unit 164. In the first embodiment, the obstruction body 208 is formed in a gutter shape by the bottom plate 208B, the anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 and the rotating disc side side wall 2082, extends in a straight line downward, and has a sliding passage 208P having a substantially rectangular cross section. It is formed. The center of the sliding passage 208P in the extending direction is the passage axis PS. The obstruction body 208 is integrated with the coin receiving device 128 in a state of being located under the coin receiving device 128. Specifically, the upper end of the anti-rotating disk side side wall 2081 is fixed to the lower end of the first frame 149A, and the upper end of the rotating disk side side wall 2082 is fixed to the lower end of the second frame 149B.

Next, the bottom plate 208B will be described.
The bottom plate 208B has a function of sliding down the coin C that has fallen approximately vertically downward from the end of the carrier 146. In the first embodiment, the bottom plate 208B is a flat plate that inclines downward at a predetermined angle. This tilt angle is preferably about 30 degrees with respect to the horizon HL. This is because if the inclination angle is small, the coin C may not slide down, and if the inclination angle is large, the vertical dimension of the obstruction body 208 becomes large, which is unsuitable for miniaturization. The coin C that has fallen on the bottom plate 208B is configured to slide down on the bottom plate 208B due to the inclination of the bottom plate 208B, and then fall from the downstream edge 208LE of the bottom plate 208B to the alignment sending device 132. In other words, the obstruction body 208 is generally arranged below the coin receiving device 128 so that its length extends in the same direction as the coin receiving device 128, and its flat bottom plate 208B is the coin C of the carrier 146. It is inclined downward in the direction opposite to the arrow A, which is the feed direction of. Continuing from the upstream edge 208UE of the bottom plate 208B, an end plate 208BU extending at a steeper angle than the bottom plate 208B is provided to a position corresponding to approximately the center of the reversing roller 148.

Next, the end plate 208BU will be described.
The end plate 208BU has a function of preventing the coin C falling from the carrier 146 from jumping out from the sliding passage 208P, and in the first embodiment, a flat plate continuously provided on the upstream edge 208UE of the bottom plate 208B. Is. The end plate 208BU is a flat plate inclined at an angle of about 10 degrees with respect to the first perpendicular line VL1 at a position approximately equal to the diameter of the maximum coin from the end of the carrier 146 on which the coin C falls. is there. Therefore, the bottom plate 208B and the end plate 208BU have an obtuse angle. However, the end plate 208BU may be an upright wall. Further, by extending the bottom plate 208B from the reversing roller 148 to a position separated by the diameter of the maximum coin or more, it is not necessary to provide the end plate 208BU, but in a small device, the coin C sent out from the coin receiving device 128 is surely secured. The end plate 208BU is indispensable for guiding to the bottom plate 208B. In other words, it is an essential configuration when the upstream edge 208UE of the bottom plate 208B is set to a distance from the reversing roller 148 less than the diameter of the maximum coin.

Next, the downstream edge 208LE of the bottom plate 208B will be described.
The downstream edge 208LE is a demarcating edge for the coin C that has slid down the bottom plate 208B to fall from the bottom plate 208B. In the first embodiment, the downstream edge 208LE of the bottom plate 208B is perpendicular to the counter-rotating disk side side wall 2081. The first edge 208E1, which extends linearly over a short distance so as to form, followed by the length of the bottom plate 208B, and thus the second edge 208E2, which extends linearly parallel to the passage axis PS, followed by an arc. The third edge 208E3 that curves toward the side wall 2082 on the disk side, followed by the fourth edge that extends linearly at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to the passage axis PS and extends to about two-thirds of the width of the bottom plate 208B. It is composed of 208E4. Therefore, the downstream edge 208LE is obliquely opposed to the holding container 162 side as a whole in a plan view. As shown in FIG. 11, since the third vertical line VL3 tangent to the second edge 208E2 is located in the middle of the middle middle portion 162MM, the second edge 208E2 is arranged directly above the middle middle portion 162MM. The fourth edge 208E4 is located at a position overlapping the upper portion 162UP of the holding container 162 in the horizontal position and on the anti-holding container 162 side of the extension line of the rotation axis RS in the figure, and is located at the center of the rotating disk 10. It is arranged approximately directly above, and its end on the side wall 2082 on the rotating disk side is arranged directly above the rotating disk 10 below the rotating axis RS.

Next, the side wall 2081 on the counter-rotating disk side will be described.
The anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 has a function of defining the anti-rotating disc 10 side of the sliding passage 208P, in other words, the holding container 162 side, and is composed of a horizontally long flat plate as a whole. As shown in FIG. 11, since the upper end of the anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 and the intermediate middle portion 162MM is located on the second vertical line VL2, the anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 is above the intermediate middle portion 162MM. Placed vertically above the edges.

Next, the rotating disk side side wall 2082 will be described.
The rotating disk side side wall 2082 has a function of defining the rotating disk 10 side of the sliding passage 208P, in other words, the anti-holding container 162 side, and is composed of a horizontally long flat plate as a whole like the anti-rotating disk side side wall 2081. It is arranged vertically above the rotating disc 10 above the rotating axis RS. The lower end 2081E of the counter-rotating disk side side wall 2081 is formed shorter than the rotating disk side lower end 2082E of the rotating disk side side wall 2082. In other words, the lower end 2082E on the rotating disk side of the side wall 2082 on the rotating disk side is located below the lower end 2081E on the anti-rotating disk side of the side wall 2081 on the anti-rotating disk side. As shown in FIG. 10, the upstream side of the bottom plate 208B, and therefore the upstream edge 208UE on the roller 146A side, extends rearward beyond the roller 146A to provide the end plate 208BU with a predetermined obtuse angle.

In the first embodiment, the anti-rotating disk side side wall 2081 and the rotating disk side side wall 2082 extend upward from the left and right ends of the bottom plate 208B in FIG. 11, and the anti-rotating disk side side wall 2081 of the anti-rotating disk side side wall 2081. The distance between the upper portion 2081U and the upper portion 2082U on the side wall on the rotating disk side is wider than the width of the carrier 146, and in the first embodiment, the rollers 146A and 146B are arranged in parallel with a distance W1 just enough to accommodate them.
The anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 is a single plate by the anti-rotating disc side side wall upper portion 2081U, the anti-rotating disc side side wall middle portion 2081M, and the anti-rotating disc side side wall lower portion 2081L, and the cross section rotates toward the lower side. It is formed in a vertical crank shape so as to approach the disc side wall surface 2082. In other words, the upper part 2081U of the side wall on the anti-rotating disk side is provided in an upright state, and the middle part 2081M of the side wall on the anti-rotating disk side continuous to the lower end thereof is formed on a downward slope toward the side wall 2082 on the rotating disk side, and below it. The lower portion 2081L of the side wall on the anti-rotating disk side continuous to the side is formed in an upright state and is connected at a right angle to the bottom plate 208B. In relation to the holding container 162, the counter-rotating disc side side wall upper portion 2081U and the counter-rotating disc side side wall middle portion 2081M are arranged directly above the intermediate upper portion 162MU.
The rotating disk side side wall 2082 is formed into a flat plate that is roughly upright by the rotating disk side side wall upper part 2082U, the rotating disk side side wall middle part 2082M, and the rotating disk side side wall lower part 2082L. It is formed in a vertical crank shape so as to approach the side wall 2081 on the counter-rotating disc side toward the lower side. In other words, the upper part 2082U of the side wall on the rotating disk side is provided in an upright state, and the middle part 2082M of the side wall on the rotating disk side continuous to the lower end thereof is formed on a downward slope toward the side wall 2081 on the anti-rotating disk side, and the lower side thereof. The lower part 2082L of the side wall on the rotating disk side which is continuous with the rotating disk side is formed in an upright state and is connected at a right angle to the bottom plate 208B. In relation to the rotating disk 10, the rotating disk side side wall upper portion 2082U, the rotating disk side side wall middle portion 2082M, and the rotating disk side side wall lower portion 2082L are arranged directly above the rotation axis RS of the rotating disk 10.
Therefore, the lower side wall portion 2081L on the counter-rotating disc side and the lower side wall portion 2082L on the rotating disc side are arranged in parallel with a second interval W2 having the same length as the width of the bottom plate 208B. The second interval W2 is about 1.5 times the diameter of the maximum coin. A deflecting side plate 208D is provided on the downstream side of the rotating disk side side wall 2082 continuously.

Next, the deflecting side plate 208D will be described.
The deflecting side plate 208D has a function of guiding the coin C that has slid down on the bottom plate 208B to the holding container 162 side, and in the first embodiment, it is composed of a horizontal trapezoidal flat plate.
As shown in FIG. 13, a flat plate-shaped deflecting side plate 208D is provided so as to be substantially continuous on the downstream side of the rotating disk side side wall 2082. The deflecting side plate 208D is tilted toward the PS side of the passage axis at an angle of about 30 degrees with respect to the side wall 2082 on the rotating disk side when viewed in a plane. In other words, the deflecting side plate 208D protrudes into the sliding passage 208P at an angle of about 30 degrees. The deflecting plate tip 208T of the deflecting side plate 208D projects laterally trapezoidally toward the passage axis PS side from the fourth edge 208E4. The deflect plate tip 208T is arranged near the passage axis PS. A triangular plate-shaped upper cover 208C projects from the upper end of the deflecting side plate 208D so as to cover the upper side of the sliding passage 208P.

Next, the upper cover 208C will be described.
The upper cover 208C has a function of contacting and tilting a coin C having a predetermined diameter or more that rolls on the bottom plate 208B, and in the first embodiment, the upstream side edge 208CE of the upper cover 208C is an extension thereof. The lines are formed so as to intersect the passage axis PS at an acute angle. This crossing angle is larger than the crossing angle of the deflected side plate 208D with respect to the passage axis PS and is about 60 degrees. The distance between the top cover 208C and the bottom plate 208B is set smaller than the coin C of a predetermined diameter, for example 20 mm, and if a coin C with a larger diameter rolls, the upstream side edge 208CE It is designed to guide to the holding container 162 side. In the case of coin C with a diameter smaller than 20 mm, since it does not collide with the upstream side edge 208CE, it is directly guided to the counter-rotating disc 10 side, in other words, the holding container 162 side, by the deflecting side plate 208D.

Next, the dust drop hole 212 will be described.
The dust drop hole 212 has a function of dropping the dust that has fallen together with the coin C onto the coin holding portion 164 without moving on the bottom plate 208B. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a dust drop hole 212 is formed in the vicinity of the end plate 208BU of the bottom plate 208B, specifically, directly below the roller 146A. In the first embodiment, three dust drop holes 212, a first dust drop hole 212A, a second dust drop hole 212B, and a third dust drop hole 212C, are bored in a horizontal line so as to cross the sliding passage 208P. Has been formed. The first dust drop hole 212A and the second dust drop hole 212B are formed in a circle on the bottom plate 208B, and the third dust drop hole 212C is a rectangular opening formed across the bottom plate 208B and the lower side wall surface 2082L on the rotating disk side. .. The dust that is thrown in together with the coin C and has fallen from the carrier 146 is made to fall from these dust drop holes 212 to the alignment sending device 132 below. This is to prevent the dust from accumulating on the bottom plate 208B and preventing the coin C from slipping down.

Due to the configuration of the obstruction body 208 in the first embodiment described above, the coin C that has fallen from the carrier body 146 usually slides down on the bottom plate 208B and is aligned from the downstream edge 208LE. Or, it falls to the middle middle part 162MM. The coin C slides down on the bottom plate 208B while making surface contact, then hits the deflecting side plate 208D and is deflected to the holding container 162 side, and falls from the drop port 214. The drop port 214 is an opening formed between the lower end 2081E on the counter-rotating disc side and the tip 208T of the deflecting plate. The coin C that slides down on the bottom plate 208B or rolls and falls from the drop port 214 falls into the holding container 162, specifically, the intermediate upper portion 162MU or the intermediate middle portion 162MM, and directly on the rotating disk 10. The coin C, which does not fall and bounces off the holding container 162, falls on the rotating disk 10. Therefore, since the falling distance of the coin C is extremely short with respect to the rotating disc 10, the impact of the falling of the coin C with respect to the rotating disc 10 is small, and the vibration amplitude of the rotating disc is also small. Even if it falls directly on the rotating disc 10 from the downstream edge 208LE of the obstruction body 208, the distance is shorter than when it falls from the coin receiving device 128, so the impact is also small and the held coin is held. C does not jump up significantly.

Next, the operation of Example 1 will be described.
When the user inserts the coin C into the receiving port 108R, and therefore the deposit opening 114, it falls on the carrier 146. The coin C on the carrier 146 is detected by the coin sensor 154, and the first electric motor 152 is rotated in the forward direction. As a result, the coin C placed on the carrier 146 is conveyed to the reversing roller 148 side. The coin C placed on the carrier 146 falls from the end of the carrier 146 through the gap between the carrier 146 and the reversing roller 148. The coin C that cannot pass through the gap between the carrier 146 and the reversing roller 148 cannot pass because it is blocked by the reversing roller 148 and is relatively displaced with respect to the carrier 146, where the lower coin C no longer exists. It comes into surface contact with the carrier 146, passes between the reversing roller 148 and the carrier 146, and falls from the carrier 146. Therefore, the posture of the coin C falling from the carrier 146 is generally in the upright state, but the surface of the coin C is in the direction of intersecting the passage axis PS. Therefore, the coin C whose tip is in contact with the bottom plate 208B slides on the bottom plate 208B while its tip slides on the bottom plate 208B, and then slides on the bottom plate 208B while the entire front surface or the back surface contacts the bottom plate 208B, and then falls from the drop opening 214. In other words, the coin C slides down on the bottom plate 208B while being guided by the anti-rotating disc side side wall 2081 and the rotating disc side side wall 2082, and falls from the downstream edge 208LE. The downstream edge 208LE at the time of falling differs depending on which position in the width direction of the sliding passage 208P slides down. For example, when a small-diameter coin C, or a dime in the first embodiment, slides down along the side wall 2081 on the counter-rotating disc side, the lower surface of the coin C falls downward in contact with the third edge 208E3. As is clear from FIG. 11, since the middle upper part 162MU and the middle middle part 162MM are located below the third edge 208E3, the dropped coin C collides with any of them and then on the rotating disk 10. Fall into. When a dime slides down along the side wall 2082 on the rotating disc side, it is guided by the deflecting side plate 208D and falls from the fourth edge 208E4 toward the holding container 162. As a result, the falling coin C collides with either the intermediate upper portion 162MU or the intermediate middle portion 162MM as described above, and then falls on the rotating disc 10. When the coin C slides down in the center of the sliding passage 208P, the lower surface of the coin C comes into contact with the fourth edge 208E4 and falls. Since the middle middle portion 162MM is located below the fourth edge 208E4, the coin C falls to the middle middle portion 162MM or the middle upper portion 162MU in combination with the inertial force of the coin C. When a coin C with a diameter of 20 mm or more rolls on the bottom plate 208B while standing, for example, when a 1 euro coin with a diameter of 23.25 mm rolls near the side wall 2082 on the rotating disc side, the upper end of the coin C covers the upper side. Collides with the upstream edge 208CE of 208C. Since the upstream side edge 208CE is inclined so as to intersect the holding container 162 side at an acute angle with respect to the passage axis PS, the colliding coin C falls from the fourth edge 208E4 while being deflected to the holding container 162 side. Since the coin C also has a rolling inertial force, it falls on the rotating disk 10 after colliding with either the middle upper portion 162MU or the middle middle portion 162MM by drawing a parabola and falling. Therefore, since the height difference up to the rotating disc 10 is extremely small, the impact of dropping the coin C is small, and the vibration of the rotating disc 10 is extremely small. Further, even when the coin C falls directly on the rotating disc 10 from the downstream edge 208LE of the bottom plate 208B, the height difference between the downstream edge 208LE and the rotating disc 10 is compared with the case where the coin C falls directly from the carrier 146. , Significantly smaller. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 11, it is less than half. Therefore, the impact of the coin C falling on the rotating disc 10 is significantly alleviated, so that the impact is small and the vibration of the rotating disc 10 is also small. Further, even if the dropped coin C falls on the coin C held on the rotating disc 10, the impact is also small, so that the held coin C does not jump up significantly and the moving body. Since it does not affect the coin C supported by 22, there is an advantage that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

C coin
10 rotating disc
22 mobile
114 Deposit
128 Coin receiving device
132 Alignment transmitter
150B mobile housing
150i secondary mobile housing
162 Holding container
164 Coin holding section
208 Disturbing body
208B bottom plate
2081 Anti-rotating disc side side wall
2082 Rotating disc side side wall
208C Top cover
208D deflect side plate
208P sliding passage
212 Dust drop hole
214 Fall port

Claims (9)

The coin (C) inserted into the deposit port (114) is dropped from the coin receiving device (128) to the aligned sending device (132) including the rotating disk (10) below, and is accompanied by the rotation of the rotating disk (10). It is a coin deposit device that is handed over to the next process one by one.
The alignment delivery device (132) is attached to the mobile housing (150B).
The coin receiving device (128) is attached to a secondary moving housing (150i) that can move in a direction away from the moving housing (150B) directly above the alignment and sending device (132).
An obstruction body (208) is arranged in the falling path of the coin (C) falling from the coin receiving device (128) to the rotating disk (10), and the coin (C) falling from the coin receiving device (128) is said. After falling on the obstruction body (208), it is made to fall on the rotating disk (10).
The coin depositing device, wherein the obstruction body (208) is attached to the secondary moving housing (150i). Wherein the alignment delivery device (132) the rotating disc which is arranged obliquely (10),
A moving body (22) that is integrally rotated with the rotating disc (10) and pushes a coin (C) in the radial direction of the rotating disc (10).
The coin deposit according to claim 1, further comprising a holding container (162) that surrounds the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the rotating disc (10) and forms a coin holding portion in front of the lower portion of the rotating disc (10). apparatus. The obstruction body (208) was arranged approximately parallel to the bottom plate (208B), the rotating disk side side wall (2082) extending upward from the bottom plate (208B), and the rotating disk side side wall (2082). The coin according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sliding passage (208P) having a rectangular cross section is formed by the side wall (2081) on the side of the counter-rotating disc, and the bottom plate (208B) is arranged downward. Deposit device. The obstruction body (208) was arranged approximately parallel to the bottom plate (208B), the rotating disk side side wall (2082) extending upward from the bottom plate (208B), and the rotating disk side side wall (2082). The anti-rotating disc side side wall (2081) forms a sliding passage (208P) having a rectangular cross section, and the bottom plate (208B) is arranged downward in the front direction.
The deflecting side plate (208D) is included on the downstream side of the rotating disk side side wall (2082), and the deflecting side plate (208D) has an obtuse angle with respect to the rotating disk side side wall (2082). 162) directed to the side,
The coin deposit device according to claim 2 , wherein the drop port (214) at the lower end of the gutter-shaped sliding passage (208P) of the obstruction body (208) is directed toward the holding container (162). The coin according to claim 4, wherein an upper cover (208C) is formed so as to cover the upper side of the sliding passage (208P) substantially horizontally following the upper end portion of the deflecting side plate (208D). Deposit device. The coin depositing device according to claim 3 or 5, wherein the bottom plate (208B) is formed with a dust drop hole (212) having a size so that the coin (C) does not fall. The holding container (162) is movable between a position surrounding the peripheral surface of the rotating disk (10) and a discharge position forming a predetermined distance between the rotating disk (10). The coin deposit device according to any one of claims 2, 4 or 5. The coin according to any one of claims 4, 5 or 7, wherein the drop port (214) of the obstruction body (208) is arranged below the upper edge of the holding container (162). Deposit device. The drop port (214) of the obstruction body (208) is arranged in a positional relationship in which the coin (C) falling from the drop port (214) falls onto the intermediate portion (162M) of the holding container (162). The coin depositing device according to any one of claims 4 , 5, 7, or 8.

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