JP7266572B2 - Automatic payment machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to automatic payment machines.

Various automatic payment machines have been proposed that allow payment to be made by inserting banknotes and coins (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-144860). Usually, such an automatic fare adjustment machine is equipped with a banknote handling machine and a coin handling machine, and banknotes and coins inserted into the automatic fare adjustment machine are processed by the banknote handling machine and the coin handling machine, respectively.

JP 2019-144860 A

Among the coin processors described above, there are those in which the cassette tube can be removed and those in which the cassette tube can be opened and closed for the purpose of collecting inserted coins or replenishing coins. Among such coin processors, there are those in which the cassette tube can be attached and detached from one side surface, and those in which one side surface of the cassette tube can be opened and closed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-026121 (See JP-A-2007-079823, etc.).

In addition, some of the above-described bill processing machines are composed of a bill validating device and a recycling box that can be attached and detached from the side of the bill validating device (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-175171). and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-175172).

By the way, in recent years, there has been a demand for downsizing of automatic payment machines equipped with the above-described coin handling machines, banknote handling machines, and the like. It is necessary to close the gap, making it difficult for the administrator of the automatic fare adjustment machine to collect coins from the coin handling machine, making it difficult to fill the coin handling machine with coins, and installing a recycling box for the bill validator and bill validation. There is a concern that it will become difficult to attach and detach the reflux chamber from the apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic fare adjustment machine that can be downsized while eliminating the above concerns.

An automatic fare adjustment machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first money handling machine, a second money handling machine, and a storage box. Here, the money handling machine may include a banknote handling machine, a coin handling machine, an electronic money settlement terminal, and the like. Further, here, the banknote processing machine is a device having a banknote processing mechanism, and the coin processing machine is a device having a coin processing mechanism or a device having a coin processing structure. The second money handling machine has a detachable part. The detachable part can be opened and closed on the first side, or can be detached on the first side with respect to the second money handling machine. The storage box has a box body and a pivot door. The box body has an opening in the front. The rotating door is a side-opening door and is arranged on the front side of the box body. The storage box accommodates the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine. Here, one of the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine is attached inside the box body. The other of the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine is fixed to the rear side of the rotating door on the front side. Then, when the pivot door is closed, the first side of the second money handling machine faces the first money handling machine.

As described above, in this automatic fare adjustment machine, one of the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine is attached inside the box body, and the other is fixed to the back side of the rotating door on the front side. . Then, when the pivot door is closed, the first side of the second money handling machine faces the first money handling machine. Therefore, in this automatic fare adjustment machine, even when the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine are arranged close to each other, when the rotating door is opened, the first side of the second money handling machine A work space can be formed, and a work space can be formed on at least one side of the side surface side, the top side, the bottom side, and the back side of the first money handling machine. Therefore, this automatic fare adjustment machine can be miniaturized without making it difficult to attach/detach or open/close the attachment/detachment section, or without making it difficult to take things out of the attachment/detachment section.

An automatic payment machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the automatic payment machine according to the first aspect, and the first money handling machine is a banknote handling machine. The first money handling machine is attached inside the box body. The second money processor is a coin processor. The second money handling machine further has a coin slot. The coin slot is arranged in front of the second money handling machine. Also, the second money handling machine is fixed to the rear side of the rotating door on the front side. The attaching/detaching part is a coin storage part. The coin storage part can be opened and closed on the first side surface of the second money handling machine, or can be attached to and detached from the second money handling machine on the first side surface. Then, when the rotating door is closed, the first side surface of the second money handling machine faces the first money handling machine.

Therefore, in this automatic fare adjustment machine, it is possible to reduce the size without making it difficult to collect coins from the coin storage section of the coin processor or make it difficult to fill the coin storage section with coins.

An automatic fare adjustment machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the automatic fare adjustment machine according to the second aspect, wherein the first money handling machine has a first device and a second device . The second device is detachable from the first device on the second side. When the pivot door is closed, the first side of the second money handling machine faces the second side of the second device .

Therefore, in this automatic fare adjustment machine, the second device can be detached from the first device without making it difficult to collect coins from the coin storage section of the coin processor or make it difficult to fill the coin storage section with coins. Miniaturization can be achieved without making it difficult to install.

An automatic fare adjustment machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the automatic fare adjustment machine according to the first aspect, and the first money handling machine is a coin handling machine. The first money handling machine is fixed to the rear side of the rotating door on the front side. The second money handling machine has a first device . The first device is mounted inside the box body. The attachment/detachment part is the second device . The second device is detachable from the first device on the first side. The first device is mounted inside the box body so that the front side faces the rotating door when the rotating door is closed. Then, when the rotating door is closed, the first money handling machine faces the first side surface of the second device .

Therefore, in this automatic fare adjustment machine, it is possible to reduce the size without making it difficult to attach and detach the second device from the first device .

1 is a perspective view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a right view of the automatic payment machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automatic fare adjustment machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the rotating door of the housing with the door is open; FIG. 10 is a front view of the automatic fare adjustment machine according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the rotating door of the housing with a door is open; It is a right side view in the state where the rotation door of the housing|casing with a door was opened in the automatic payment machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a left side view in the state where the rotation door of the housing|casing with a door was opened in the automatic payment machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the relationship of the component which comprises the automatic payment machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

<Configuration of automatic payment machine according to embodiment of the present invention>
The automatic payment machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. It consists of a display 180 and a central controller 190 . Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the automatic payment machine 100 is mounted on a foot stand BS as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

These constituent elements are described in detail below. 1 and 4, the banknote handling machine 120, the coin handling machine 130, the electronic payment machine 140, the information display device 180 and the centralized controller 190 are connected to the housing 110 with a door. It is housed inside the housing 110 with a door in a state in which a movable door (described later) 112 is closed.

(1) Housing with door The housing with door 110 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and as shown in FIGS. 111 and a rotating door 112 . The box 111 has an opening OP on the front side as shown in FIG. 4 and 5, the box 111 is composed of a top wall portion 111a, a back wall portion 111b, a bottom wall portion 111c, a left side wall portion 111d and a right side wall portion 111e. The rotating door 112 is a substantially rectangular plate member as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, and is pivotally supported at the right end of the box 111 as shown in FIG. 4 and the like. The rotating door 112 constitutes the front wall of the housing with door 110 in a closed state as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the box 111 accommodates the banknote handling machine 120 and the centralized controller 190, and the rotating door 112 accommodates the coin handling machine 130, the electronic payment machine 140 and an information processing machine. A display 180 is attached.

(2) Banknote handling machine The banknote handling machine 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises a recycling box 121 and a banknote validator 122 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 . Such banknote handling machine 120 is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-175171 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-175172. As shown in FIG. 8, the banknote handling machine 120 is connected to a centralized controller 190 via a communication line Lc3, receives control signals and information from the centralized controller 190, and performs centralized control. It transmits control signals and information to the device 190 . The banknote validating device 122 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the lower frame FL on the right side of the box 111 as shown in FIG. Further, the banknote discrimination device 122 is provided with a banknote inlet/outlet 122a. The banknote inlet/outlet 122a is provided on the front side of the banknote discrimination device 122 so as to be exposed on the front side of the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door as shown in FIGS. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknote inlet/outlet 122a is positioned slightly below the electronic payment machine 140 when viewed from the front. The recycling box 121 can be slidably attached to the left side of the banknote validator 122 in FIG.

(3) Coin Processor As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the coin processor 130 mainly consists of a main body 131, a coin slot 132, a coin storage part 133, and a change tray . The main body 131 is provided with a mechanism for sorting various coins inserted from the coin insertion portion 132 and sending them to the coin storage portion 133, a mechanism for sending change from the coin storage portion 133 to the change tray 134, and the like. The coin inserting portion 132 is an opening for inserting coins into the coin processor 130, and as shown in FIGS. It is provided in the front upper part of the main body 131 . Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin slot 132 is positioned to the lower left of the information display 180 (to the left of the electronic payment machine 140) when viewed from the front. The coin storage section 133 is commonly called a cassette tube, and has a plurality of storage sections that respectively store various types of coins. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the coin storage part 133 can be mounted from the left side of the main body 131 with the pivotal door 112 of the housing 110 with a door open, and can be mounted from the left side of the main body 131. As shown in FIGS. It is detachable on the side. The change tray 134 is a portion that receives coins sent from the coin storage portion 133 through the main body 131, and is located on the front side of the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door, as shown in FIGS. It is provided at the front lower portion of the main body 131 so as to be exposed to the outside. As shown in FIG. 2, the change tray 134 is arranged below the coin slot 132 (bottom left of the rotating door 112) when viewed from the front. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the coin processor 130 is arranged on the front side so that the coin insertion portion 132 and the change tray 134 are exposed on the front side of the rotating door 112 at the positions described above. It is attached to the back side of the rotating door 112 . 8, the coin processor 130 is connected to a centralized controller 190 via a communication line Lc2, receives control signals and information from the centralized controller 190, and performs centralized control. It transmits control signals and information to the device 190 . The coin handling machine 130 is housed in a space on the left side of the banknote handling machine 120 when the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door is closed. In other words, the coin handling machine 130 and the banknote handling machine 120 are adjacent to each other when the rotating door 112 of the housing with door 110 is closed. Furthermore, in a state where the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door is closed, the banknote handling machine 120 exists in the attaching/detaching direction of the coin storage unit 133, and the coin handling machine 120 exists in the attaching/detaching direction of the recycling box 121 of the banknote handling machine 120. A processor 130 is present. That is, in order not only to remove the coin storage unit 133 from the main body 131 of the coin processor 130 but also to remove the recycle box 121 from the bill validator 122 of the bill processor 120, the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door must be opened. must be open.

(4) Electronic payment machine The electronic payment machine 140 is a payment machine that supports credit card payment, debit card payment, code payment, electronic money payment, and the like. , a main body 141 , a code reader 142 and a card processor 143 . The electronic payment machine 140 is attached so as to be exposed on the front side of the rotating door 112 of the housing 110 with a door, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic payment machine 140 is arranged slightly above the banknote inlet/outlet 122a (lower right of the information display 180, right side of the coin input section 132 of the coin processing machine 130) when viewed from the front. is set. The main body 141 is an electronic device that converts a signal sent from the code reader 142 into information and acquires information from a credit card or debit card inserted into the card processing device 143 . The code reader 142 optically reads codes such as bar codes and QR codes (registered trademark), converts the read code information into signals, and transmits the signals to the main body 141 . The card processing device 143 acquires information from a credit card or debit card inserted into the card slot and transmits the information to the main body 141 . Also, as shown in FIG. 8, the electronic payment machine 140 is connected to an information display 180 via a communication line Lc4, receives control signals and information from the information display 180, and displays information. It transmits control signals and information to the device 180 .

(5) Information Display The information display 180 is, for example, a touch panel type information display device such as a tablet terminal, and the display surface is exposed on the front side of the rotating door 112 as shown in FIGS. It is attached to the upper part of the rotating door 112 as shown in FIG. The information display 180 displays the payment amount and various operation buttons. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the information display device 180 is connected to the centralized controller 190 and the electronic payment machine 140 via communication lines Lc1 and Lc4. receives control signals and information from and transmits control signals and information to the centralized controller 190 and the electronic payment machine 140 .

Further, the information display device 180 is provided with an external communication unit, and can be communicatively connected to other external information processing devices, communication networks, and the like.

(6) Centralized Controller As described above, the centralized controller 190 is connected to the banknote handling machine 120, the coin handling machine 130, and the information display device 180 via the communication lines Lc1 to Lc3. , 130 and 180, and transmits control signals and various data to the banknote handling machine 120 and the coin handling machine 130 to control the banknote handling machine 120 and the coin handling machine 130. FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the centralized controller 190 is arranged on the inner side of the central left side of the box 111 of the housing 110 with a door.

<Characteristics of automatic payment machine according to the present embodiment>
In automatic fare adjustment machine 100 according to the present embodiment, banknote handling machine 120 is accommodated in box 111 of housing 110 with a door, while coin handling machine 130 is attached to rotating door 112 . Therefore, in the automatic fare adjustment machine 100, when the rotating door 112 is opened, the coin processor 130 is extracted from the box 111 along with the rotating door 112. As shown in FIG. Therefore, in the automatic fare adjustment machine 100, the recycling box 121 can be easily detached from the bill validator 122 in the bill handling machine 120, and the coin storage section 133 can be easily detached from the main body 131 in the coin handling machine 130. can be done. On the other hand, in the automatic fare adjustment machine 100, when the rotary door 112 is closed, the banknote handling machine 120 and the coin handling machine 130 can be relatively close to the housing 110 with the door. For this reason, the automatic fare adjustment machine 100 can be miniaturized without making it difficult to attach/detach the return box 121 and the coin storage section 133, and without making it difficult to take out coins from the coin storage section 133 or to fill the coin storage section 133 with it. can be achieved.

<Modification>
(A)
In the automatic settlement machine 100 according to the previous embodiment, the recycling box 121 of the banknote handling machine 120 was detachable from the banknote discrimination device 122. good too.

(B)
In the automatic fare adjustment machine 100 according to the previous embodiment, the coin storage unit 133 of the coin processor 130 was detachable from the main body 131, but the coin storage unit 133 may be fixed to the main body 131 so as not to be detachable. .

(C)
In the automatic payment machine 100 according to the previous embodiment, the banknote handling machine 120 and the coin storage unit 133 are arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction when the rotary door 112 is closed. and the coin storage section 133 may be arranged adjacent to each other along the depth direction, or may be arranged adjacent to each other along the height direction. In this case, the coin handling machine 130 may be present in the detachment direction of the recycling box 121 , or the banknote handling machine 120 may be present in the detachment direction of the coin storage section 133 .

For example, when the banknote handling machine 120 is arranged on the back side and the coin handling machine 130 is arranged on the front side (that is, the rotating door side) (in this case, the banknote handling machine 120 is arranged on the back side of the box 111 and the coin processor 130 is attached to the rotating door 112), the recycle box 121 may be attached and detached in the front direction when the rotating door 112 is closed, or the coin storage unit 133 may be detached and attached. The direction may be a direction toward the back. On the other hand, when the coin handling machine 130 is arranged on the back side and the banknote handling machine 120 is arranged on the front side (that is, the rotating door side) (in this case, the coin handling machine 130 is arranged on the back side of the box 111 and the banknote handling machine 120 is attached to the rotating door 112), the coin storage unit 133 may be attached and detached in the front direction when the rotating door 112 is closed, or the recycle box 121 may be detached and attached. The direction may be a direction toward the back.

For example, when the banknote handling machine 120 is arranged on the lower side and the coin handling machine 130 is arranged on the upper side (in this case, either the banknote handling machine 120 or the coin handling machine 130 is accommodated in the box 111). , the other side is attached to the rotating door 112), the recycle box 121 may be attached and detached in the upward direction when the rotating door 112 is closed, and the coin storage unit 133 may be detached and attached in the downward direction. There may be. On the other hand, when the coin handling machine 130 is arranged on the lower side and the banknote handling machine 120 is arranged on the upper side (in this case, either the banknote handling machine 120 or the coin handling machine 130 is accommodated in the box 111). , the other side is attached to the rotating door 112), the coin storage unit 133 may be attached and detached in the upward direction when the rotating door 112 is closed, and the recycle box 121 may be attached and detached in the downward direction. There may be.

(D)
In the automatic fare adjustment machine 100 according to the previous embodiment, the banknote handling machine 120 is housed in the box 111 of the housing 110 with a door, while the coin handling machine 130 is attached to the rotating door 112. The processing machine 130 may be accommodated in the box 111 of the housing 110 with a door, and the banknote processing machine 120 may be attached to the rotating door 112 . In such a case, only the banknote validating device 122 of the banknote handling machine 120 is attached to the rotating door 112 .

(E)
Although the automatic fare adjustment machine 100 according to the previous embodiment employs the detachable coin storage unit 133, an openable coin storage unit may be employed. In such a coin storage unit, when the rotating door 112 is closed, the door opens toward the banknote handling machine.

Note that the modifications described above may be applied in appropriate combination.

100 automatic fare adjustment machine 110 housing with door (accommodation box)
111 box body (box body)
112 Rotating door 120 Banknote handling machine (first money handling machine, second money handling machine)
130 coin handling machine (second money handling machine, first money handling machine)
121 Reflux box (detachment etc.)
133 coin storage unit (detachable unit)
OP opening

Claims (4)

a first money handling machine;
a second money handling machine having a removable or openable/closable part on the first side;
a storage box having a box main body having an opening in the front and a laterally-opening rotating door arranged on the front side of the box main body, and containing the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine; with
One of the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine is attached inside the box body,
The other of the first money handling machine and the second money handling machine is fixed to the back side of the rotating door on the front side,
The automatic payment machine, wherein the first side of the second money handling machine faces the first money handling machine when the pivot door is closed. The first money handling machine is a banknote handling machine and is attached inside the box body,
The second money handling machine is a coin handling machine, further has a coin insertion part disposed on the front side, and is fixed on the back side of the rotating door on the front side,
The detachable part is a coin storage part that is detachable or openable and closable on the first side surface,
2. The automatic fare adjustment machine according to claim 1, wherein said first side face of said second money handling machine faces said first money handling machine when said rotating door is closed. The first money handling machine has a first device and a second device that is detachable from the first device on a second side surface,
3. The automatic fare adjustment machine according to claim 2, wherein said first side face of said second money handling machine faces said second side face of said second device when said pivot door is closed. The first money handling machine is a coin handling machine and is fixed to the rear side of the rotating door on the front side,
The second money handling machine has a first device ,
The first device is attached inside the box body,
The detachable part is a second device that is detachable from the first device to the first side surface,
The first device is mounted inside the box body so that the front side faces the rotating door when the rotating door is closed,
2. The automatic fare adjustment machine according to claim 1, wherein said first money handling machine faces said first side surface of said second device when said pivot door is closed.

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