JP7141246B2 - Article discharge device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article ejection device, and more particularly to the structure of a coin sorting section.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vending machine is known that discharges capsule products (products contained in capsules) by inserting coins and rotating a handle. In this vending machine, it is determined whether or not the inserted coins are genuine coins, and the handle can be operated when a predetermined number of genuine coins are inserted.

By the way, when two types of coins with different diameters are used in such a vending machine, a first sorting is first performed to allow passage of the coin with a smaller diameter depending on the shape of the coin slot. Then, a second sorting is performed to select two passages according to the size of the diameter of the coin (for example, Patent Document 1).

Specifically, the coin slot is obliquely arranged, the coin is inserted obliquely, the inserted coin is obliquely moved, and the coin with a small diameter is larger than the coin with a larger diameter than the coin with a larger diameter. A coin with a large diameter is dropped from a small opening by its own weight and guided to one passage, and a coin with a large diameter is moved as it is and guided to the other passage.

Japanese Patent No. 5684197

However, since the opening of the coin slot of a general vending machine that uses coins is often formed vertically so that the coin can be inserted in an upright state, the coin slot is formed with an inclination. In some cases, the user may be confused when inserting coins.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an article ejecting apparatus that facilitates coin insertion even when two types of coins having different diameters are used.

The first means is
In an article ejection device capable of using two types of coins with different diameters for ejection of articles,
a first coin passage for receiving a coin inserted in an upright state from a coin slot; a second coin passage provided behind the first coin passage and communicating with the first coin passage; A third coin passage provided beside the first coin passage and the second coin passage and communicating with the first coin passage, and a third coin passage provided in the first coin passage and slidingly contacting the coin. a sliding contact portion that tilts to the third coin passage side by means of a slidable contact portion provided between the first coin passage and the third coin passage, and only the coin on the small diameter side of the two kinds of coins is attached to the small diameter coin An opening leading to the third coin passage by tilting of the side coin, and only the upper edge of the large diameter side coin among the two types of coins that abuts and slides on the middle of the tilting of the large diameter side coin and the large diameter side coin. a coin sorting mechanism having a guide portion that guides the radial side coin to the second coin passage ;
A second coin drop hole for dropping the small-diameter coin in an upright state and a first coin drop hole for dropping the large-diameter coin in an upright state are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. do.

A second means is characterized in that, in the first means, the first coin passage, the second coin passage and the third coin passage are downward slopes.

A third means is the first means or the second means, wherein the wall surface facing the lower edge of the coin in the first coin passage forms an inclined surface inclined in a direction to assist the inclination. It is characterized by

A fourth means is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third means, the first coin drop hole is provided deep inside the sliding contact portion.

According to the first means, since the coin slot can be provided vertically, the coin can be easily inserted. In addition, by inserting the coin in an upright state, the inserted coin will flow smoothly by rolling.
In addition, since the coin can be dropped in an upright state and the large-diameter side coin and the small-diameter side coin can be dropped at positions side by side in the left-right direction, subsequent arrangement of the mechanism and the like can be simplified. For example, a mechanism for processing large-diameter coins and a mechanism for processing small-diameter coins can be arranged side by side symmetrically or horizontally.

According to the second means, the slope allows the inserted coins to flow more smoothly.

According to the third means, the coin can be easily tilted.

According to the fourth means , since the first coin passage and the second coin passage can be arranged in a straight line, the coin sorting mechanism can be made compact.

1 is a conceptual overall perspective view showing a vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 1 is a conceptual vertical cross-sectional view of the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. FIG. 3 is a conceptual exploded perspective view showing the essential parts of the product storage mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 10 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the blank firing prevention mechanism in the vending machine of the present embodiment, showing a state in which a capsule product is present in the product holding hole at the standby position. FIG. 11 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing the blank firing prevention mechanism in the vending machine of the present embodiment, showing a state in which no capsule product is present in the product holding hole at the standby position. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the essential parts showing the back side of the control panel in the vending machine of the present embodiment; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part showing a handle operating mechanism arranged on the back side of the operation panel in the vending machine of the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is a side view showing a connection structure between a plate cam and a slide body in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a locked state of the slide body locking mechanism in the vending machine of the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the unlocked state of the slide body locking mechanism in the vending machine of the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of the present embodiment; Fig. 3 is a right side perspective view showing the central part of the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; Fig. 3 is a left perspective view showing the central part of the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the action of the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the action of the first coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second coin sorting mechanism in the vending machine of this embodiment;

In the vending machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, for example, a capsule product (a product enclosed in capsules) A is stored in advance in a box 2, and a predetermined coin C is inserted into a coin slot 3 on the front of the box 2. After that, by rotating the handle 4, one capsule product A in the box 2 is discharged from the product discharge port 5 on the front surface of the box 2. - 特許庁By one rotation, the handle 4 returns to the initial position after passing through an initial position where coins can be inserted (coin insertion position), a coin insertion detection position, a product ejection position, and a no-strike prevention position.

The outer shell of the box 2 includes a box body 2a, an openable and closable transparent cover 2b for closing a product filling port on the front of the box body 2a, and an operation panel 2c on the lower front of the box body 2. - 特許庁.

Inside the box body 2a, there are provided a product ejection mechanism 10 (FIG. 2) for ejecting the capsule product A contained in the box 2 to the product ejection port 5, and a handle operating mechanism 20 (FIG. 6). there is

(Product discharge mechanism 10)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product ejection mechanism 10 includes a partition plate 11 that vertically partitions the inside of the box body 2a. A space above the partition plate 11 serves as a product storage space, and a large number of capsule products A are stored in the product storage space.
As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface of the partition plate 11 is formed with a circular recess 12 that opens upward. At the bottom of the concave portion 12, one circular product drop hole 12a is formed. The product drop hole 12 a is connected to the product discharge port 5 by a slope (not shown) or the like, and the capsule product A dropped from the product drop hole 12 a is guided to the product discharge port 5 . A rectangular hole 12b is formed in the bottom of the concave portion 12 to expose the upper portion of the gear 23b of the handle operating mechanism 20. As shown in FIG.

A product holding drum (product holder) 13 is accommodated in the recess 12 . As shown in FIG. 3, the product holding drum 13 is formed thick, and has a plurality of product holding holes (product holding portions) 14 for holding the capsule product A at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction (four holes in the embodiment). individual) are formed. The product holding hole 14 has a size that allows one capsule product A to be accommodated therein. Further, rack teeth 15 are formed along the entire periphery of the lower surface of the product holding drum 13 . The rack teeth 15 mesh with the gear 23b of the handle operating mechanism 20 when the article holding drum 13 is housed in the recess 12. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the gear 23b is provided on the same handle shaft 4a as the gear 21 via the gear 23a provided on the same shaft 23c as the gear 23b and the gear 21 meshing with the gear 23a. It is connected to the handle 4. As a result, when the handle 4 is rotated, the rotational power of the handle 4 is transmitted to the product holding drum 13 via the handle shaft 4a, the gear 21, the gear 23a, the shaft 23c, the gear 23b and the rack teeth 15, thereby 13 is rotated.
The angle by which the product holding drum 13 is rotated by one rotation of the handle 4 is set to 360 degrees/N, where N is the number of product holding holes 14. sequentially match the product drop hole 12a, and the capsule product A held in the product holding hole 14 drops from the product drop hole 12a and is discharged from the product discharge port 5 one by one.

(Dry strike prevention mechanism (first handle lock mechanism) 17)
In addition, this vending machine 1 is provided with an idle-out preventing mechanism 17, as shown in FIGS. This idle-strike prevention mechanism 17 stops the rotation of the commodity holding drum 13 and thus the rotation of the handle 4 immediately before the coin insertion position when the capsule commodity 4 is not ejected by the next handle operation.
The idle-strike prevention mechanism 17 has a detection lever 18 provided below the product holding drum 13 .
The detection lever 18 extends in the radial direction of the product holding drum 13 and has a detection piece 18a and a locking piece 18b projecting upward.
Of these, the detection piece 18 a is positioned at a portion corresponding to the product holding hole 14 of the product holding drum 13 , and the locking piece 18 b is positioned inside the product holding hole 14 of the product holding drum 13 . On the other hand, on the product holding drum 13, locked walls 13c are formed inwardly of the product holding holes 14 so as to correspond to the product holding holes 14, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the locking piece 18b is engaged with the locked wall 13c of the product holding drum 13 when the detecting piece 18a is entering the product holding hole 14 from below. The rotation of the product holding drum 13 is blocked. A spring 19 is provided at the rear end of the detection lever 18 to bias the detection piece 18a in the direction of entering the product holding hole 14. As shown in FIG.

A detection lever 18 is installed below the standby position in the idle-strike prevention mechanism 17 . The product holding hole 14 at the standby position becomes the product holding hole for the next discharged product. As shown in FIG. 4, when the capsule product A is present in the product holding hole 14 at the standby position, the weight of the capsule product A rotates the detection lever 18 against the biasing force of the spring 19, and the locking piece 18b is engaged. It is in a state of being separated from the locked wall 13c of the product holding drum 13. As shown in FIG. At this time, the idle hitting prevention mechanism 17 permits the product holding drum 13 to rotate. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the capsule product A does not exist in the product holding hole 14 at the standby position, the detection lever 18 is rotated by the biasing force of the spring 19, and the locking piece 18b is engaged with the product holding drum 13. It abuts against the stop wall 13c and prevents the product holding drum 13 from rotating. At this time, the rotation of the handle 4 connected to the product discharge drum 13 is also blocked.

(Handle operating mechanism 20)
The handle operating mechanism 20 is provided on the back side of the operation panel 2c as shown in FIGS. A handle operating mechanism 20 allows the handle 4 to rotate. The operation of the handle 4 can be classified by purpose into a first operation for detecting insertion of a coin C and a second operation for ejecting the capsule product A and returning the handle 4 to the initial position. The first operation is permitted regardless of whether or not a coin is inserted, and the second operation is permitted under the condition that a coin is inserted.
The handle operating mechanism 20 has a gear 21 and a bevel gear 22 at the rear end of the handle shaft 4a. The gear 21 is connected to the gear 23b facing the rectangular hole 12b of the product holding drum 13, as described above. On the other hand, a bevel gear 24 is fixed to a shaft 24a provided perpendicular to the handle shaft 4a, and the bevel gear 22 of the handle shaft 4a is meshed with the bevel gear 24. As shown in FIG. A plate cam 25 is fixed to the shaft 24a as shown in FIG. The plate cam 25 is engaged with the upper end of a lever 26 that rotates around a shaft 26a. The plate cam 25 and the lever 26 constitute a positive cam. The lower end of lever 26 is connected to the rear end of slide body 27 . Two slide bodies 27 are provided corresponding to coins C10 and C20, which will be described later, and the two slide bodies 27 are connected to each other. The slide body 27 makes one reciprocation in the front-rear direction when the handle 4 is rotated once by the plate cam 25 .

The handle operating mechanism 20 also includes a slide body lock mechanism (second handle lock mechanism) 30 that blocks movement of the slide body 27 . Two slide body lock mechanisms (second handle lock mechanisms) 30 are also provided corresponding to coins C10 and C20, which will be described later. The slide body locking mechanism 30 locks the slide body 27 to prevent the handle 4 from rotating when the coin C is not properly inserted.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the slide body lock mechanism 30 has a lock lever 31 whose tip extends and retracts from the coin housing recess 27a of the slide body 27. As shown in FIG. The lock lever 31 is provided next to the slide body 27 and is rotatably supported by a shaft 31a so that the tip thereof can enter and exit the coin housing recess 27a of the slide body 27. As shown in FIG. The lock lever 31 is urged by a spring 32 in a direction in which the tip thereof enters the coin receiving recess 27a of the slide body 27, as shown in FIG.

When the slide body 27 is at the initial position (coin insertion position), as shown in FIG. held parallel. Then, when the handle 4 is rotated (first operation), the slide body 4 moves toward the operation panel 2c. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, when a predetermined number of coins C are accommodated in the coin accommodating recess 27a of the slide body 27, the lock lever 31 slides against the exposed surface of the coins C, and the tip of the lock lever 31 is pushed. does not enter the coin receiving recess 27a. As a result, the slide body 27 is allowed to move, and the coin C held by the slide body 27 is carried to a predetermined position and dropped to be stored in a coin storage box (not shown). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, if the predetermined number of coins C are not stored in the coin storage recess 27a of the slide body 27, the tip of the lock lever 31 is rotated by the urging force of the spring 32 and the coin storage recess 27a is closed. The slide body 27 is prevented from moving by entering the coin receiving recess 27a. This prevents the handle 4 from rotating.

(coin sorting mechanism)
Further, the vending machine 1 is provided with a coin sorting mechanism 60 (FIG. 11) for sorting coins and a coin sorting mechanism 35 (FIG. 18) between the coin slot 3 and the coin receiving recess 27a. ing.

In this automatic vending machine 1, three stages of coin sorting are performed as coin sorting.
The first stage of coin sorting is performed at the entrance of the coin sorting mechanism 60 , that is, at the coin slot 3 . The opening of the coin slot 3 is sized to allow passage of coins with the maximum diameter and maximum thickness used in the vending machine 1, and prevents the insertion of coins exceeding the size. The coin sorting mechanism 60 also performs second-stage coin sorting. The coin sorting mechanism 60 sorts the inserted coins C into two groups C1 and C2 based on the diameter, in order to sort out two types of coins having different diameters used in the vending machine 1 . The third stage of coin sorting is performed by the coin sorting mechanism 35 . The coin sorting mechanism 35 sorts the legitimate coins C10 and C20 from the two groups of coins C1 and C2.

1. Coin sorting mechanism 60
11 is a front perspective view of the coin sorter 60, and FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the coin sorter 60. As shown in FIG. This coin sorting machine 60 is roughly divided into a coin slot 61 and a box 62 for sorting coins (inserted coins C) inserted from the coin slot 3 into two groups of coins C1 and C2 according to diameter. It is In the coin sorter 60, the sorted coins C1 are dropped from the coin drop hole 62b on the bottom, and the coins C2 are dropped from the coin drop hole 62c on the bottom. Here, the coin C is a coin inserted into the coin slot 3, the coin C1 is a coin belonging to a group with a relatively large diameter among the inserted coins C, and the coin C2 is compared among the inserted coins C. This coin belongs to a group with a relatively small diameter.

As shown in FIG. 13, the coin insertion part 61 includes an upper plate 61a, a front plate 61b vertically provided on the upper plate 61a and formed with the vertically long coin insertion slot 3, and reinforcing plates 61c provided on the left and right sides. and The lower part of the front plate 61b of the coin slot 61 is rotatably supported by the box 62 via a shaft 61d. and a state in which the front portion of the box 62 and part of the upper surface and side surfaces of the box 62 are exposed.

As shown in FIG. 13, the box 62 is composed of a central part 63, and left and right parts 64 and 65 that sandwich the central part 63 from the left and right. A vertically long hole 62 a is formed in the front surface of the box 62 for introducing coins inserted from the coin slot 3 into the box 62 . Further, in the inner part of the lower surface of the box 62, a coin drop hole 62b for the coin C1 is formed on the right side, and a coin drop hole 62c for the coin C2 is formed on the left side. The inserted coin C introduced into the box 62 through the hole 62a is sorted into two groups of coins C1 and C2 having different diameters inside the box 62, and the coin C1 falls through the coin drop hole 62b. , and the coin C2 drops downward from the coin drop hole 62c.

Next, the internal structure of the box 62 will be described.
Immediately behind the hole 62a is formed a first coin passage 62d through which the inserted coin C passes, and further behind the first coin passage 62d is formed a second coin passage 62e through which the inserted coin C1 passes. It is The first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e are arranged substantially in a straight line in the depth direction, forming a downward slope as a whole. The left and right sides of the first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e are separated by the edge of the opening 62f provided in the central part 63 and the wall 62g provided in the right part 65 (FIGS. 14 to 16). ), the first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e are communicated with each other. In this case, the surfaces of the lower edge 620f of the opening 62f that face the first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e are generally inclined surfaces. Further, the surface of the upper edge 621f of the opening 62f that faces the first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e is a vertical surface, and abuts and slides on the upper edge of the coin C1 in the process of tilting. .
The coin drop hole 62b is formed at the terminal end of the second coin passage 62e. Then, the coin C1 which is tilted and enters the second coin passage 62e from the first coin passage 62d falls from the coin drop hole 62b after hitting the back wall.

A third coin passage 62h through which the inserted coin C2 passes is formed on the left side of the first coin passage 62d and the second coin passage 62e. The floor surface of this coin passage 62h has three inclined surfaces 62i, 62j, 62k. The inclined surfaces 62i, 62j, 62k are downward slopes toward the coin drop hole 62c. The left and right sides of the third coin passage 62h are separated by a wall 62l provided in the left part 64 and the edge of the opening 62f. is connected to The coin drop hole 62c is formed at the terminal end of the third coin passage 62h. The tilted coin C2 enters the third coin passage 62h from the first coin passage 62d through the opening 62f and is effectively reversed by the inclined surfaces 62i, 62j, 62k of the coin passage 62h. After hitting the wall on the side, the coin drops from the coin drop hole 62c.

As shown in FIGS. 13, 16 and 17, a sliding contact portion (guide portion) 62m projecting from the wall 62g into the first coin passage 62d is provided at the upper end of the first coin passage 62d. It is This sliding contact portion 62m is formed so as to be inclined so that the amount of protrusion increases as it goes deeper. The slidable contact portion 62m is formed at a position where the inserted coin C is slidably contacted. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the coin C rolling in the first coin passage 62d collides with the sliding contact portion 62m and is tilted to the left by the sliding contact. At this time, as shown in FIG. 16, the coin C1 abuts against the upper edge (guide portion) 621f of the opening 62f and is led to the second coin passage 62e by sliding contact. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17, the coin C2 is guided from the opening 62f to the third coin passage 62h without contacting the upper edge (guide portion) 621f of the opening 62f.

Here, both the length of the first coin passage 62d and the length of the second coin passage 62e (including the coin drop hole 62c) are set to approximately the same dimension as the diameter of the coin C1. The coin drop hole 62b and the coin drop hole 62c are arranged side by side.

According to this coin sorting machine 60, the coin C can be inserted from the coin slot 3 in an upright state (natural state).
In addition, since the coins C are sorted by the sliding contact portion 62m immediately after the coin is inserted and the coins can be dropped immediately after sorting, the compact coin sorting machine 60 can be realized.

2. Coin sorting mechanism 35
18 is a perspective view of the coin sorting mechanism 35. FIG. The coin sorting mechanism 35 is for sorting out the regular coins C10, 20 and the coins C11, 21 having a smaller diameter than the regular coins C10, 20, and two coin sorting mechanisms 35 are provided corresponding to the coin drop holes 62b, 62c. Since the two coin sorting mechanisms 35 have substantially the same structure, they will be described together.
This coin sorting mechanism 35 sorts out a normal coin C10 (C20) and a coin C11 (21) with a smaller diameter by a rotating plate 37 rotatably supported by a shaft 37a. That is, the rotation plate 37 is formed with projections 37b, 37b at intervals slightly smaller than the diameter of the regular coin C10 (C20), and the coin C11 (C21) having a smaller diameter than the regular coin C10 (C20). passes between the projections 37b, 37b and is returned to the coin return port 7. The regular coin C10 (C20) is prevented from falling by the projections 37b, 37b. Then, the rotating plate 37 is rotated by the weight of the legal coin C10 (C20), and the regular coin C10 (C20) is sent to the coin receiving recess 27a of the slide body 27.

(action)
Next, the action of the vending machine 1 will be described.
In this vending machine 1, when the handle 4 is rotated, the plate cam 25 is rotated via the handle shaft 4a and the bevel gears 22,24. Then, the lever 26 is rotated by the plate cam 25, thereby causing the slide member 27 to start moving.

At that time, when the predetermined number of genuine coins C10 (C20) are not present in each coin storage recess 27a, the tip of one of the lock levers 31 enters the coin storage recess 27a as shown in FIG. The side wall of 27a abuts against the tip of lock lever 31, preventing further movement. Therefore, the handle 4 cannot be rotated further.

On the other hand, when a predetermined number of regular coins C10 (C20) are accommodated in each coin accommodating recess 27a, the tip of each lock lever 31 is ejected from each coin accommodating recess 27a to prevent movement of the slide body 21. will not be Therefore, the handle 4 can be continuously rotated. As a result, the capsule product A is ejected from the product ejection port 5. - 特許庁

Further, in this vending machine 1, the presence or absence of the product to be discharged next time is detected by the anti-empty mechanism 17, and when there is a product to be discharged next time, the handle 4 returns to the initial position, allowing the insertion of the next coin C. After inserting the coin, the capsule product A is ejected from the product ejection port 5 by rotating the handle 4. - 特許庁

On the other hand, before the coin is inserted, when it is determined that there is no product to be ejected next time by the blank hitting prevention mechanism 17, the detection lever 18 is rotated by the biasing force of the spring 19, and the locking piece 18b is engaged with the product holding drum 13. It abuts against the stop wall 13c and prevents the product holding drum 13 and the handle 4 from rotating.

(Variant of Invention)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the invention.

In the above embodiment, the coin sorting mechanism 60 is provided with the coin slot 61, but the coin slot 61 and the box 62 of the coin sorting mechanism 60 may be separate bodies. The point is that the coin C enters the first coin passage 62d in an upright state.

In the above embodiment, the coin sorting mechanism 60 is configured to sort the inserted coins into two groups with different diameters, but it can also be applied to the case of sorting the inserted coins into three or more groups. In this case, a plurality of guide portions having different heights are provided outside the first coin passage 62d in descending order to abut and slide on the upper edge of the tilted coin, and the coin abuts and slides on each of the guide portions. to separate coin passages.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the coin sorting mechanism 60 is configured to sort the inserted coins into two groups with different diameters. can be used.

1 Vending Machine 3 Coin Slot 4 Handle 5 Product Discharge Slot 17 Empty Prevention Mechanism 20 Handle Operating Mechanism 35 Coin Sorting Mechanism 60 Coin Sorting Mechanism

Claims (4)

In an article ejection device capable of using two types of coins with different diameters for ejection of articles,
a first coin passage for receiving a coin inserted in an upright state from a coin slot; a second coin passage provided behind the first coin passage and communicating with the first coin passage; A third coin passage provided beside the first coin passage and the second coin passage and communicating with the first coin passage, and a third coin passage provided in the first coin passage and slidingly contacting the coin. a sliding contact portion that tilts to the third coin passage side by means of a slidable contact portion provided between the first coin passage and the third coin passage, and only the coin on the small diameter side of the two kinds of coins is attached to the small diameter coin An opening leading to the third coin passage by tilting of the side coin, and only the upper edge of the large diameter side coin among the two types of coins that abuts and slides on the middle of the tilting of the large diameter side coin and the large diameter side coin. a coin sorting mechanism having a guide portion that guides the radial side coin to the second coin passage ;
A second coin drop hole for dropping the small-diameter coin in an upright state and a first coin drop hole for dropping the large-diameter coin in an upright state are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. article discharge device. 2. The article discharge device according to claim 1, wherein said first coin passage, said second coin passage and said third coin passage form downward slopes. 3. The article according to claim 1, wherein a wall surface facing the lower edge of the coin in the first coin passage is an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction that assists tilting. ejection device. 4. The article discharging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first coin drop hole is provided deep in the sliding contact portion.

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