JP7101227B2 - Holding device and article supply device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a holding device and an article supply device.

There are goods supply devices that supply goods in response to payment of the price. Patent Document 1 discloses an article supply device capable of paying a price by inserting coins.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-27226

The payment method is performed by inserting coins, and it is inevitable to determine the type of coin and the authenticity of the coin. At that time, it is not preferable that the structure of the device is complicated, for example, the administrator of the housing cannot easily replace the discrimination unit.

Therefore, we provide a coin holding device and an article supply device equipped with a holding device, which have a structure in which a discriminating unit for discriminating coins can be easily replaced.

The present invention is a holding device capable of holding the inserted first type coin and the second type coin.
With the main body
Below the main body, a first holding portion configured to hold a first-class coin provided on the first surface side of the main body, and a first holding portion.
Below the main body, a second holding portion configured to hold a second type of coin provided on the second surface side opposite to the first surface, and a second holding portion.
Equipped with
The main body portion has a mounting portion to which a coin discriminating portion for discriminating coins can be mounted, and the mounting portion is above the first holding portion and the second holding portion and is the first. It is arranged on at least one of the surface side and the second surface side.
The present invention is also a holding device capable of holding the inserted first-type coins and second-type coins.
With the main body
Below the main body, a first holding portion configured to hold a first-class coin provided on the first surface side of the main body, and a first holding portion.
Below the main body, a second holding portion configured to hold a second type of coin provided on the second surface side opposite to the first surface, and a second holding portion.
Equipped with
The main body portion has a mounting portion to which a coin discriminating portion for discriminating coins can be mounted, and the mounting portion is above the first holding portion and the second holding portion and is the first. Arranged on at least one of the face side and the second face side,
The coin discriminating unit is configured to be operable by energization from the outside, and does not have a configuration for transmitting whether or not it is operating by the energization.
The holding device further includes a notification unit that notifies the energization state of the coin discrimination unit.

The present invention is an article supply device capable of supplying articles.
With the above holding device,
Operation unit and
A supply unit that supplies goods in response to an operation on the operation unit,
It is provided with a transmission unit that transmits power according to the operation to the operation unit to the rotation unit.
The operating unit can be operated when the rotating unit is in a rotatable state.

It is possible to provide a coin holding device and an article supply device equipped with a holding device, which have a structure in which a discriminating unit for discriminating coins can be easily replaced.

The figure which shows an example of the appearance of the article supply apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the article supply apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the appearance of the holding device 300 which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the lock mechanism of the coin discriminating part 310 in the holding device 300 which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the mounting part 311 of the coin discriminating part 310 in the holding device 300 which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the appearance structure of the coin discriminating part 310 which concerns on embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the transmission mechanism which transmits the power corresponding to the operation with respect to the handle 103 which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, the same or similar configuration will be given the same reference number, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

Next, the appearance configuration of the article supply device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the front appearance of the article supply device 100 corresponding to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, the main body of the article supply device 100 is composed of a front wall, a rear wall, and a side wall, and the article storage unit 101 is a container (or bucket) in which articles supplied from the article supply device 100 are stored. , Case, etc.). The article accommodating portion 101 may be made of transparent plastic and may be configured so that the articles accommodating inside can be visually recognized from the outside. As for the article, for example, a toy, an electronic device, a doll, or the like is encapsulated and accommodated in the article accommodating section 101. Alternatively, it may be contained in a state where it is not encapsulated.

The article accommodating section 101 is installed above the main body 102, and an article conveying mechanism for taking out the article from the article accommodating section 101 and transporting the article to the take-out port 105 is arranged in the main body 102. A handle 103, a cash input port 104, an outlet 105, a cash return port 106, and a cash return button 107 are arranged on the front surface of the main body 102.

The handle 103 is an operating member configured to be rotatable in the direction of an arrow in response to payment of a price, and when the user rotates the handle 103, an article is supplied to the outlet 105. The rotation of the handle 103 is suppressed by the lock mechanism when the payment of the price cannot be confirmed, and when the payment of the price is confirmed, the lock mechanism is released and the handle 103 can rotate.

The cash slot 104 is used for inserting coins when paying the price in cash, and there may be a plurality of types of cash slots depending on the size of the cash. For example, as an example, a slot having a size capable of inserting a 500-yen coin and a 100-yen coin can be prepared. However, in FIG. 1, the insertion port for the 500-yen coin and the 100-yen coin is shared, and the insertion port corresponding to the size of the 100-yen coin is sealed (closed). The cash slot 104 can switch between a state in which cash is inserted and a state in which cash is not accepted by controlling an internal mechanism. For example, when coins in an amount corresponding to the price have already been inserted, the insertion slot may be closed to prevent further coins from being inserted. The cash slot 104 is formed with a concave portion having a curved surface, and the cash slot 104 is provided near the bottom (deepest portion) of the recess. Even a child smaller than this can easily insert cash from the cash input port 104 by sliding and following the curved surface.

The outlet 105 is a portion for taking out the supplied article by turning the handle 103, and is covered with a transparent or translucent lid, and the lid can be opened to take out the article. The cash return port 106 is configured so that the inserted coins are returned in response to the operation of the cash return button 107, and the coins returned from the device can be taken out. Here, when the number of coins corresponding to the price of the goods has been inserted, the operation of the cash return button 107 may not be accepted. On the other hand, if the number of coins corresponding to a part of the price of the goods has been inserted, the operation of the cash return button 107 is accepted, and if the operation is accepted, the entire amount of the inserted amount is returned. You may. In addition, if the number of coins that exceeds the price of the goods has been inserted, the operation of the cash return button 107 will be accepted, and if the operation is accepted, part or all of the inserted amount will be returned. You may. At this time, a part of the input amount to be returned can be an excess amount.

If it is determined that an appropriate type of coin has not been inserted as a result of coin discrimination, the coin to be discriminated is returned from the cash return port 106. For example, if only 500 yen and 100 yen are accepted, and if coins of 10 yen, 50 yen, 1 yen or foreign coins are inserted, they will be returned as not appropriate types of coins. Also, even if a coin is inserted, it will be returned as not being an appropriate type of coin.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, an example of the hardware configuration of the article supply device 100 corresponding to the embodiment will be described. In FIG. 2, the article supply device 100 includes a mechanism for unlocking the handle 103 by the lock mechanism 202 in response to the detection of payment of the price by the coin discriminating unit 201. When the coin discriminating unit 201 detects that a coin has been inserted from the cash slot 104, it determines whether or not the inserted coin is a predetermined type of coin, and the predetermined type of coin is determined. When a predetermined number of coins are loaded, the lock mechanism 202 is released and the handle 103 can be rotated. Further, the coin discrimination unit 201 further detects the authenticity of the coin, and when the coin is detected, the coin is discharged as it is to the cash return port 106.

The lock mechanism 202 is a mechanism that suppresses (locks) the rotation of the handle 103, and has two states, a locked state and an unlocked state of the handle. The lock mechanism 202 operates to lock the rotation of the handle 103 in a normal state, and when the coin discriminating unit 201 detects that a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined type have been inserted, the lock mechanism 202 releases the lock and handles the handle. The 103 is configured to be rotatable.

Since the coin discriminating unit 201 is configured to be operable by energization, power for operation is supplied from the external power supply 204. Since the coin discriminating unit 201 itself does not have a light emitting unit or the like indicating whether or not it is in operation, the power supply from the external power supply 204 is also supplied to the notification unit 203 in parallel. The notification unit 203 can be composed of, for example, a light emitting diode. When the notification unit 203 is lit, it indicates that the power supply from the external power supply 204 is effective and the coin discrimination unit 201 is in the energized state. When the notification unit 203 is not lit, it indicates that the power supply from the external power supply 204 is invalid.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the holding device for holding the inserted coin corresponding to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of a configuration when the holding device 300 is viewed from one side (first surface) of the side surfaces, and FIG. 3B is a view showing the holding device 300 on the side surface. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure when viewed from the opposite side surface (second surface). Hereinafter, the configuration of the holding device 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B).

In the holding device 300, a first inclined portion 302 is arranged above the main body portion 301 to form a transport path in which coins inserted from the cash insertion slot 104 are conveyed to the coin discriminating portion 310. The first inclined portion 302 has a transport path having a size and length capable of transporting a plurality of types of coins, and is inclined so as to descend from the cash slot 104 toward the coin discriminating portion 310. Has been done. Further, a coin discriminating unit 310 is attached to the main body unit 301. The coin discriminating unit 310 corresponds to the coin discriminating unit 201 of FIG. 2, determines whether or not the inserted coin is a coin of a predetermined type, and if it is a coin of a predetermined type, the main body unit 301. The coin is ejected to the first holding portion 303 or the second holding portion 304 provided on the lower side. The length of the coin discriminating portion 310 in the vertical direction is shorter than the shortest distance between the lower end of the first inclined portion 302 and the upper end of the first holding portion 303 or the second holding portion 304.

The first holding unit 303 holds the first type of coin among the coins of a predetermined type. The first holding unit 303 has a length capable of holding a plurality of first-class coins. The number of coins of the first type that can be held by the first holding portion 303 can be set by moving the position of the protruding portion 303a. The first holding portion 303 has a plurality of recesses 303b that determine the position of the protrusions 303a, and by arranging the protrusions 303a at any position of the recesses 303b, the number of holdable portions can be set. .. The first holding unit 303 is configured to discharge the surplus coins through the cash return port 106 when the number of coins that can be held or more is inserted.

The second holding unit 304 holds a second type of coin different from the first type among the coins of a predetermined type. The second holding unit 304 has a length capable of holding a plurality of second-type coins. The number of coins of the second type that can be held by the second holding portion 304 can be set by moving the position of the protruding portion 304a. The second holding portion 304 has a plurality of recesses 304b that determine the position of the protrusions 304a, and by arranging the protrusions 304a at any position of the recesses 304b, the number of holdable portions can be set. .. The second holding unit 304 is configured to discharge the surplus coins through the cash return port 106 when the number of coins that can be held or more is inserted.

In the present embodiment, as an example, the first type coin is a 500 yen coin and the second type coin is a 100 yen coin. For example, when 800 yen is set as the price, one 500-yen coin and three 100-yen coins can be considered as a combination. In the present embodiment, the case where change occurs with two 500-yen coins and the case with eight 100-yen coins are excluded, but a combination of these may also be available for purchase. Therefore, the position of the protrusion 303a is determined so that the first holding portion holds one 500-yen coin, and the position of the protrusion 303a is determined so that the second holding portion holds three 100-yen coins. Will be done.

When a predetermined number of coins (for example, a first number of coins and a second number of coins, respectively) are inserted into the first holding unit 303 and the second holding unit 304, switches pressed by the coins are arranged. When both the switch of the first holding portion 303 and the switch of the second holding portion 304 are pressed, the rotating portion 307 connected to the handle 103 is unlocked and becomes rotatable. As a result, the handle 103 can be rotated. When the rotating portion 307 rotates, the coins held in the first holding portion 303 and the second holding portion 304 are discharged to the coin accommodating portion (not shown), so that the pressed state of the switch is released. The rotating portion 307 is locked again.

The coin storage unit is arranged below the first holding unit 303 and the second holding unit 304, in other words, below the holding device 300, and stores only the first type of coins held by the first holding unit 303. There is a first coin storage unit and a second coin storage unit that stores only the second type of coins held in the second holding unit 304. The first coin accommodating portion and the second coin accommodating portion may be integrally configured or may be configured as separate bodies as long as they can individually accommodate different types of coins.

The first holding unit 303 and the second holding unit 304 each have an inclined portion for holding a coin whose type has been determined by the coin discriminating unit 310, and the inclined portion is for each type of the coin discriminating unit 310. The coin is inclined so as to descend from the coin ejection port toward the tips of the first holding portion 303 and the second holding portion 304. The direction of the inclination is different from the direction of the inclination of the first inclined portion 302. The inclination of the first inclined portion 302 is from the upper side toward the lower side where the coin discriminating portion 310 is located, and the inclination of the first holding portion 303 and the second holding portion 304 is located from the lower side to the coin discriminating portion 310. It is heading upward.

When the coin discriminating unit 310 determines that the inserted coin is not a coin of a predetermined type, the inserted coin is discharged to the discharge path 305 without being discharged to the first holding unit 303 or the second holding unit 304. The discharge channel 305 is connected to the cash return port 106, and coins discharged to the discharge channel 305 can be collected from the cash return port 106. Further, even when the cash return button 107 is operated, the first type coins and the second type coins held by the first holding unit 303 and the second holding unit 304 are discharged to the cash return port 106.

The main body portion 301 has a fixing lever 306 for fixing the coin discriminating portion 310. The mounting state of the coin discriminating portion 310 by the fixed lever 306 is as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of mounting the coin discriminating unit 310. In FIG. 4, the fixing lever 306 is rotatable in the direction indicated by the arrow. The fixed lever 306 has a locking portion 306a, and the locking portion 306a prevents the coin discriminating portion 310 from being disengaged from the main body portion 301. When the fixed lever 306 rotates, the locking portion 306a also rotates, the locked state of the coin discriminating portion 310 is released, and the coin discriminating portion 310 can be removed from the main body portion 301.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the configuration of the main body portion 301 with the coin discriminating portion 310 removed. The main body 301 is provided with a mounting portion 311 to which the coin discriminating portion 310 can be mounted. The mounting portion 311 has a recess corresponding to the outer shape of the coin discriminating portion 310. The mounting portion 311 is provided with a partition surface 311a, whereby the coin discriminating portion 310 can be mounted only from one surface of the main body portion 301, and cannot be mounted from the opposite surface. Further, when the coin discriminating portion 310 is fitted into the recess, the mounting portion 311 is mounted so that a part of the surface of the coin discriminating portion 310 comes into surface contact with any surface of the recess (for example, the partition surface 311a). It may be configured. The surface on which the coin discriminating unit 310 can be mounted is not limited to one of the illustrated surfaces, and may be the opposite surface.

An opening 305a connected to the discharge path 305 is provided below the mounting portion 311, and coins that are not determined to be coins of a predetermined type by the coin discrimination section 310 are discharged to the discharge path 305 through the opening. , Is discharged from the opening 305b to the cash return port 106 through the discharge path 305.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the appearance configuration of the coin discriminating unit 310. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a structure on the upper surface side of the coin discriminating unit 310, and FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a structure on the bottom surface side of the coin discriminating unit 310. As shown here, the coin discriminating unit 310 is formed with a first opening 310a for taking in the inserted coin, and the inserted coin is subjected to authenticity determination and type determination, and when it is determined to be a genuine coin, it is determined. , Further the type is determined. Here, when the coin is determined to be the first type of coin, it is discharged to the first holding portion 303 from the second opening 310b formed on the bottom surface through the passage connected to the first holding portion 303. When it is determined that the coin is of the second type, it is discharged to the second holding portion 304 from the third opening 310c formed on the bottom surface through the passage leading to the second holding portion 304. It is configured as follows. As a result, in the holding device 300, the first passage portion communicating from the first inclined portion 302 to the first holding portion 303 via the coin discriminating portion 310, and the first inclined portion 302 via the coin discriminating portion 310. 2 A second passage portion communicating with the holding portion 304 is formed.

Further, when the coin is determined to be a coin, or when the type is a coin of a third type other than the first or second type, the coin passes through the passage leading to the opening 305a of the discharge passage 305 and the fourth opening. It is configured to be discharged from 310d. The fourth opening 310d cannot pass the first type coins and the second type coins, and only the third type coins or coins other than these can pass through.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7, a transmission mechanism for transmitting power according to the operation with respect to the handle 103 will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining the power transmission mechanism. In FIG. 7, one end of a spindle body 701 that constitutes a part of the gear interlocking mechanism is attached to the rotation center shaft of the handle 103. The spur gear 702 is fixed to the other end of the spindle 701. A small gear 703 that meshes with the spur gear 702 is rotatably supported above the spur gear 702. Further, above the small gear 703, a spur gear 704 that meshes with the small gear 703 is rotatably supported. The spur gear 704 is integrally formed with a gear portion 704A having the same central axis as each other.

A rotary table 705 is rotatably provided on the intermediate wall constituting the bottom wall of the article accommodating portion 101, and a tooth mold 706 is formed on the bottom surface of the rotary table 705 with respect to the tooth mold 706. The gear portion 704A is in mesh. Therefore, when the handle 103 is manually rotated in the direction of the arrow T1, the rotational power is transmitted to the spur gear 702 via the spindle 701, and the rotational power is transmitted to the spur gear 702 via the small gear 703 and the gear 704 meshing with the spindle 701 in the arrow T2 direction. The turning power is transmitted to the rotary table 705. Then, by continuing the operation of the handle 103, the rotary table 705 rotates by a predetermined angle, and when one of the notches 707 of the rotary table 705 coincides with the take-out hole 708 of the intermediate wall of the article accommodating portion 101, the inside of the article accommodating portion 101. One of the contained items A stored in is sent to the take-out port 105 through the notch 707 of the rotary table 705, and is discharged from the take-out port 105. Further, a spur gear 709 that meshes with the spur gear 702 is rotatably supported diagonally below the spur gear 702. Below the spur gear 709, an intermediate shaft 711 to which a small gear 710 that meshes with the spur gear 709 is attached to one end is rotatably supported. A bevel gear 612 is attached to a substantially central portion of the intermediate shaft 711.

When the user rotates the handle 103, the spindle 701 rotates to rotate the spur gear 702. As a result, on the one hand, the rotary table 705 is rotated via the small gear 703, the spur gear 704, and the gear portion 704A. On the other hand, by rotating the spur gear 702, the intermediate shaft 711 is rotated via the spur gear 709 and the small gear 710, and the bevel gear 712 is rotated. Therefore, if the rotation of the bevel gear 712 is blocked, the rotation of the handle 103 and the rotation of the rotary table 705 are also blocked.

A bevel gear 713 is meshed with the bevel gear 712. Therefore, when the bevel gear 712 tries to rotate with the rotation of the handle 103, the bevel gear 713 also tries to rotate, but the gear 713 is integrated with the rotating portion 307. Therefore, when the rotation of the rotating portion 307 is locked, the bevel gear 713 cannot rotate, and as a result, the rotation of the handle 103 is prevented. As described above, in the locked state of the rotating portion 307, the bevel gear 712 and the bevel gear 713 are also prevented from rotating, and the handle 103 cannot rotate. Therefore, the rotary table 705 does not rotate and the contained object A can be taken out. Can not.

In FIG. 7, the spindle body 701 directly connected to the handle 103 and the intermediate shaft 711 to which the bevel gear 712 linked with the rotating portion 306 is attached are separate bodies. The 712 may be provided on the spindle body 701.

The invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention.

Claims (19)

It is a holding device that can hold the inserted first type coin and the second type coin.
With the main body
Below the main body, a first holding portion configured to hold a first-class coin provided on the first surface side of the main body, and a first holding portion.
Below the main body, a second holding portion configured to hold a second type of coin provided on the second surface side opposite to the first surface, and a second holding portion.
Equipped with
The main body portion has a mounting portion to which a coin discriminating portion for discriminating coins can be mounted, and the mounting portion is above the first holding portion and the second holding portion and is the first. Arranged on at least one of the face side and the second face side ,
The coin discriminating unit is configured to be operable by energization from the outside, and does not have a configuration for transmitting whether or not it is operating by the energization.
The holding device is further provided with a notification unit for notifying the energization state of the coin discriminating unit . According to claim 1, the mounting portion has a recess for fitting the coin discriminating portion, and the coin discriminating portion can be mounted by surface contact with any one of the side surfaces of the coin discriminating portion. The holding device described. The holding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main body portion includes a fixing portion for fixing the position of the coin discriminating portion in a state where the coin discriminating portion is mounted on the mounting portion. The holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a first inclined portion through which the first type coin and the second type coin pass, which is arranged on the upper side of the main body portion. The first holding portion includes a second inclined portion for holding a predetermined number of the first type coins.
The holding device according to claim 4, wherein the second holding portion includes a third inclined portion for holding a predetermined number of coins of the second type. The holding device according to claim 5, wherein the first inclined portion, the second inclined portion, and the third inclined portion have different inclination directions. The lower end of the first inclined portion is provided above the upper end of the mounting portion.
The holding device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the upper ends of the second inclined portion and the third inclined portion are provided below the lower end of the mounting portion. The first holding unit includes a first setting unit for setting the number of coins of the first type that can be held.
The holding device according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the second holding unit includes a second setting unit for setting the number of coins of the second type that can be held. Further equipped with the coin discrimination unit,
The coin discrimination unit is configured so that coins can pass through the inside.
The holding device according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the holding device includes a first inclined portion, a coin discriminating portion, and a first passage portion communicating with the first holding portion in this order. .. The holding device according to claim 9, wherein the holding device includes a first inclined portion, a coin discriminating portion, and a second passage portion in which the second holding portion communicates in this order. The coin discriminating unit is
A first opening through which the first type coin and the second type coin pass is formed on the upper surface.
The holding device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein a second opening through which only the first type of coins pass and a third opening through which only the second type of coins pass are formed on the bottom surface. In the coin discrimination unit, a fourth opening through which coins of the first type and a third type different from the second type pass is further formed on the bottom surface.
The holding device according to claim 11, wherein the third type coin passes through the first opening. When the first holding unit holds the first number of the first type coins and the second holding part holds the second number of the second type coins. The holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , further comprising a rotating portion that can be rotated. An article supply device that can supply articles
The holding device according to claim 13 and
Operation unit and
A supply unit that supplies goods in response to an operation on the operation unit,
It is provided with a transmission unit that transmits power according to the operation to the operation unit to the rotation unit.
The operation unit is an article supply device that can be operated when the rotating unit is in a rotatable state. Further provided with a coin accommodating portion capable of individually accommodating the first type coin and the second type coin.
The article supply device according to claim 14 , wherein the coin storage unit is arranged below the holding device. In the holding device, the operation unit operates the coin of the first type held in the first holding unit and the coin of the second type held in the second holding unit. The article supply device according to claim 15 , which is moved to the coin storage unit accordingly. Further provided with an article compartment including a rotary table configured to individually dispense the contained articles.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 14 to 16 , wherein the rotary table is configured to be rotatable by power corresponding to the operation of the operation unit transmitted by the transmission unit. Further provided with an insertion slot into which the first type coin and the second type coin can be inserted.
13 . Goods supply device. The input port includes a first input port and a second input port, and includes a first input port and a second input port.
The article supply device according to claim 18 , wherein either one of the first input port and the second input port is configured to be able to close the opening.

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