JP7275696B2 - coin handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a coin handling machine, and more particularly to a coin handling machine applied as a change machine.

Conventionally, a coin processing device applied as a change dispenser discriminates deposited coins by inserting them into an insertion port, sorts the coins discriminated as genuine coins by denomination in a sorting unit, Coins sorted into storage boxes provided for each store are stored according to denominations. When a payment command, which is a change payment request, is given from an external device or the like, this coin processing device feeds out coins corresponding to the requested amount from the corresponding storage box and transports them to the payment port by the payment transport unit. It conveys and pays out (see Patent Document 1, for example).

JP 2016-71662 A

By the way, in the coin processing apparatus as described above, since the storage is provided for each denomination, if the number of denominations to be handled is six, the six storages are arranged side by side along the front-rear direction. . Therefore, there is a problem that the depth dimension of the coin handling apparatus becomes large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus capable of reducing the depth dimension.

In order to achieve the above object, a coin validation unit that determines the authenticity and denomination of deposited coins, a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores coins determined to be genuine by the validation unit, and A distributing unit that distributes coins by denomination when the coins temporarily reserved in the temporary reserve unit are conveyed to itself; It comprises a storage and a dispensing transport unit for transporting coins drawn out from at least one storage, and stores coins that have been deposited and are determined to be genuine coins in the storage, while responding to a dispensing command. A coin processing apparatus for dispensing coins stored in an arbitrary storage, characterized in that the plurality of storages are arranged vertically in a plurality of stages.

Further, in the above coin processing apparatus, the plurality of storage containers include a 1-series coin storage container storing 10-series 1-series coins that carry 10 coins and a 5-series coin that carries 2-series 5-series coins. It is characterized in that the 5-series coin storage to be stored is configured to be in the lower stage.

In the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention, the dispensed-coin conveying unit includes a 1-system coin dispensed-conveying unit that conveys coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storage and a coin-discharge conveying unit that conveys coins dispensed from the 5-system coin storage. and a lift-up unit for transporting the coins transported by the 5-system coin dispensing transport unit to the 1-system coin dispensing transport unit. and

Further, in the above coin processing apparatus, the temporary holding section includes a 1-series coin temporary holding section that temporarily holds the 1-series coins and a 5-series coin temporary holding section that temporarily holds the 5-series coins. When the 1-series coins temporarily reserved in the 1-series coin temporary holding unit are conveyed to itself, the sorting unit sorts the 1-series coins by denomination and stores them as the 1-series coins. When the 5 series coins temporarily reserved in the 1 series coin sorting unit to be stored in the 1 series coin storage and the 5 series coins temporarily reserved in the 5 series coin temporary holding unit are conveyed, the 5 series coins are sorted by denomination. a 5-series coin distributing unit for sorting and storing the 5-series coin storage in the 5-series coin storage, wherein the 1-series coins discriminated as genuine coins by the verification unit are conveyed to the 1-series coin temporary storage unit; and a gate member for distributing coins in such a manner that the 5-series coins discriminated as genuine coins by the validation section are conveyed to the 5-series coin temporary storage section.

In the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention, the dispensed-coin conveying unit includes a 1-system coin dispensed-conveying unit that conveys coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storage and a coin-discharge conveying unit that conveys coins dispensed from the 5-system coin storage. and a 5-series coin disbursement transport unit for transporting the coins.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, since several storages are provided in multiple stages|stages up and down, there exists an effect that size reduction of a depth dimension can be achieved.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the coin handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a characteristic control system of the coin handling apparatus shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

A preferred embodiment of a coin processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
1 and 2 each show the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG. 2 is a front view. The coin processing device 10 exemplified here is applied as an automatic change dispenser connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) register device in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, for example, and includes a device main body 11 .

The device main body 11 is a substantially rectangular housing, and includes an input port 12 , an operation display section 13 , a withdrawal port 14 and a return port 15 . The slot 12 is provided on the right side of the upper front end of the device main body 11 and is an opening for receiving inserted coins inside the device main body 11 . The input port 12 functions as a temporary holding section that temporarily holds deposits from users such as customers.

The operation display section 13 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the front end of the apparatus main body 11, and has a display section 13a and an operation section 13b. The display unit 13a displays various types of information, and the operation unit 13b is an input unit configured with, for example, a numeric keypad or the like to perform various operation inputs.

The withdrawal port 14 is provided on the upper left side of the front surface of the apparatus main body 11 . The pay-out port 14 is an opening for paying out coins stored inside the device main body 11 , and pays out coins to a pay-out tray 16 attached to the device main body 11 . The return port 15 is provided in the lower part of the front right side of the device main body 11 . The return port 15 is an opening for returning coins.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a characteristic control diagram of the coin processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 is a block diagram showing a system; FIG. The internal configuration of the coin processing device 10 will be described by function with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

A coin transport mechanism 20 is provided inside the apparatus main body 11 . The coin conveying mechanism 20 has a deposit conveying section 21 , a temporary holding section 22 , a distribution section 23 , a storage 24 , a withdrawal conveying section 25 , a group of switching gates 26 and a lift-up section 27 .

The deposited money conveying unit 21 conveys coins inserted from the insertion port 12 and detected by an inserted detection sensor (not shown), and is provided with a coin validation unit 21a. The coin validation unit 21a determines the authenticity and denomination of coins.

The temporary holding section 22 temporarily holds a coin determined as a genuine coin by the coin verification section 21a. The sorting unit 23 sorts the coins transferred after being held by the temporary holding unit 22 by denomination.

The storage box 24 is provided for each denomination and stores coins sorted by the sorting section 23 . More specifically, as the storage 24, there are six storages: 1 yen storage 24a, 100 yen storage 24b, 10 yen storage 24c, 50 yen storage 24d, 5 yen storage 24e, and 500 yen storage 24f. There is. As for these storages 24, storages 24 (hereinafter also referred to as 1s-coin storages 24a, 24b, and 24c) for storing 10-series 1-coins that are carried up by one digit are arranged in the upper part inside the apparatus main body 11. A storage box 24 (hereinafter also referred to as 5-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, and 24f) for storing 5-series coins that are carried two by one digit is arranged in the lower part inside the apparatus main body 11. FIG. That is, inside the apparatus main body 11, the 1st series coin storage boxes 24a, 24b and 24c are provided in the upper stage, and the 5th series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e and 24f are provided in the lower stage.

The 1-yen coin storage box 24a, 100-yen coin box 24b, and 10-yen coin box 24c are provided in order from the front side of the 1-yen coin boxes 24a, 24b, and 24c, and the 5-type coin boxes 24d and 24e. , 24f, a 50-yen storage 24d, a 5-yen storage 24e, and a 500-yen storage 24f are provided in order from the front side. These storage boxes 24 are designed to individually store the inserted coins by denomination. Further, each storage 24 has a function of unloading stored commodities.

The payout transport unit 25 includes two payout transport units (1-system coin payout transport unit) 251 and a payout transport unit (5-system coin payout transport unit) 252 . The dispensed money conveying unit 251 is provided in the upper part inside the apparatus main body 11, and conveys forward coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storages 24a, 24b, and 24c. The pay-out transport section 251 forwards the coins fed out from the 1-system coin storages 24 a , 24 b , 24 c toward the pay-out chute 28 communicating with the pay-out port 14 .

The payout conveying unit 252 is provided in the lower part inside the apparatus main body 11, and conveys the coins drawn out from the 5 series coin storages 24d, 24e, and 24f toward the rear and conveys them to the lift-up unit 27. is.

The switching gate group 26 includes a first switching gate 26a, a second switching gate 26b and a third switching gate 26c. The first switching gate 26a is provided on the downstream side of the deposit transport section 21 in the transport direction. The first switching gate 26a is capable of selectively switching between a state in which the coin transported by the deposit transport section 21 is transported to the temporary holding section 22 and a state in which the coin is transported to the withdrawal port 14. It is.

The second switching gate 26b is provided on the downstream side of the temporary storage section 22 in the transport direction. This second switching gate 26b is capable of selectively switching between a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 22 are delivered to the sorting section 23 and a state in which the coins are delivered to the return port 15. is. The second switching gate 26b is normally in a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 22 are delivered to the sorting section 23. As shown in FIG.

The third switching gate 26c is provided on the downstream side of the withdrawal transport portion 251 in the transport direction. The third switching gate 26c has a transport state in which the coin transported by the dispensing transport section 251 is transported to the dispensing port 14 via the dispensing chute 28, and a circulation state in which the coin is transported to the temporary holding section 22. It is alternatively switchable between states. The third switching gate 26c is normally in the transport state.

The lift-up section 27 introduces the coin conveyed rearward by the withdrawal conveying section 252 , moves it upward, and delivers it to the disbursement conveying section 251 .

The coin processing device 10 includes a payment detection unit 30, a counting sensor 35, and a control unit 40 in addition to the above configuration. The payment detection unit 30 includes a payment chute sensor 31 and a payment tray sensor 32 .

The payment chute sensor 31 detects the presence or absence of coins passing through the payment chute 28 . The payment tray sensor 32 detects the presence or absence of coins dispensed to the payment tray 16 .

When at least one of the payment chute sensor 31 and the payment tray sensor 32 detects a coin, the payment detection unit 30 sends a detection signal indicating payment detection to the control unit 40 .

A counting sensor 35 is provided on the transport path from the sorting section 23 to each storage 24 . The counting sensor 35 detects the number of coins sorted from the sorting section 23 to the corresponding storage box 24, and sends the detection result to the control section 40 as a counting signal.

The control unit 40 is electrically connected to the payment detection unit 30, the counting sensor 35, the display unit 13a, the operation unit 13b, the coin transport mechanism 20, and the coin verification unit 21a, and also controls the host device 1 such as a POS register device. is electrically connected to When a command is given through the operation part 13b, when a detection signal is given from the validation part 21a, or when various commands are given from the host device 1, the control part 40 stores the command in the storage part 41. The display control of the display unit 13a and the drive control of the coin transport mechanism 20 are performed based on the programs and data prepared by the controller.

The coin processing device 10 having the configuration described above operates as follows. First, the deposit operation will be described. When a deposit permission command is given from the host device 1, after the coin inserted into the slot 12 is detected by the insertion detection sensor, the coin is transported by the deposit transport unit 21, and the authenticity and denomination are determined by the coin inspection unit 21a. . If the coin is a genuine coin, it is reserved in the temporary reserve section 22.例文帳に追加On the other hand, if the coin is not a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port 14 via the first switching gate 26 a and returned to the withdrawal tray 16 . When there is a return instruction from the host device 1, the coins reserved in the temporary reserve unit 22 are returned to the return port 15 via the second switching gate 26b.

The coins held in the temporary holding part 22 are transported to the sorting part 23, and sorted by denomination while being transported backward by the sorting part 23.例文帳に追加The coins distributed by the distribution unit 23 are stored in the storage box 24 according to denominations. That is, the 1-series coins are stored in the upper 1-series coin storage boxes 24a, 24b, and 24c by denomination, and the 5-series coins are stored in the lower 5-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, and 24f for each payout. After that, the depositing operation is completed by notifying the host device 1 of the completion of depositing.

Next, the payment operation will be explained. When a payment instruction is given from the host device 1, coins of the denomination corresponding to the payment instruction are delivered from an arbitrary storage box 24 to a payment transfer section 25. - 特許庁Here, the 1-series coins are paid out from the corresponding 1-series coin storage boxes 24a, 24b, and 24c to the dispensing transport unit 251, and the 5-series coins are dispensed from the corresponding 5-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, and 24f. It is delivered to the transport section 252 . The coins fed out to the pay-out transport unit 251 are transported forward by the pay-out transport unit 251, pass through the third switching gate 26c, and pass through the pay-out chute 28 to the pay-out port 14. 11 will be paid out. The coins fed out to the disbursement conveying section 252 are conveyed rearward by the disbursement conveying section 252 . Then, the lift-up unit 27 delivers the 5-series coin to the dispensing transport unit 251 . The coins delivered to the withdrawal transport section 251 are transported forward by the withdrawal transport section 251, and are discharged from the dispensing port 14 via the dispensing chute 28 via the third switching gate 26c. 11 will be paid out. After paying out the predetermined coins to the outside in this way, the payout operation is completed by notifying the host device 1 of the completion of payout.

Furthermore, detailed examination operation|movement is demonstrated. The scrutinization operation is an operation for counting the number of coins stored in each storage 24 . When a scrutinization command is given from the host device 1 or when a scrutinization command is given from the operation unit 13b, coins of the 1st system are transferred from the 1st coin storages 24a, 24b, and 24c to the dispensing transport unit 251. It is fed out and conveyed forward by a payout conveying section 251 and temporarily held in a temporary holding section 22.例文帳に追加Then, the coins held in the temporary holding section 22 are conveyed to the sorting section 23, and after sorting by denomination by the sorting section 23, the number of coins for each denomination is detected by the counting sensor 35, and the coins are stored in a predetermined manner. The coins are stored in the storage 24 (1-system coin storage 24a, 24b, 24c). Thereby, the number of coins in each storage 24 can be counted.

As for the 5-series coins, the coins are delivered from the 5-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, and 24f to the disbursement conveying section 252, and are conveyed rearward by the disbursement conveying section 252. FIG. Then, the lift-up unit 27 delivers the 5-series coin to the disbursement conveying unit 251 , conveys it forward by the disbursing conveying unit 251 , and temporarily holds it in the temporary holding unit 22 . Then, the coins held in the temporary holding section 22 are conveyed to the sorting section 23, and after sorting by denomination by the sorting section 23, the number of coins for each denomination is detected by the counting sensor 35, and the coins are stored in a predetermined manner. The coins are stored in the cabinets 24 (5-series coin storage cabinets 24d, 24e, and 24f). Thereby, the number of coins in each storage 24 can be counted. After that, the scrutinization operation is terminated by notifying the high-level device 1 of completion of the scrutiny.

As described above, according to the coin processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the 1-series coin storage boxes 24a, 24b, and 24c for storing 10-series 1-series coins which are carried up by one digit are placed in the upper stage, Since the 5-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, and 24f that store 5-series coins that are carried up by one digit are arranged in the lower stage, the depth dimension can be reduced.

In addition, according to the coin processing apparatus 10, part of the transport route for 5-series coins, which are relatively infrequently transported, is shared with the transport route for 1-series coins, which are relatively high in transport frequency. It is possible to achieve energy saving by reducing power consumption while reducing manufacturing costs by reducing power consumption.

<Embodiment 2>
5 and 6 each show the configuration of a coin processing apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5 is a plan view and FIG. 6 is a front view. The coin processing device 50 exemplified here is applied as an automatic change dispenser connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) register device in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, for example, and includes a device main body 51 .

The apparatus main body 51 is a substantially rectangular housing, and includes an input port 52 , an operation display section 53 , a withdrawal port 54 and a return port 55 . The slot 52 is provided on the right side of the upper front end of the device main body 51 and is an opening for receiving inserted coins inside the device main body 51 . The input port 52 functions as a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a deposit from a user such as a customer.

The operation display section 53 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the front end of the apparatus main body 51, and has a display section 53a and an operation section 53b. The display unit 53a displays various kinds of information, and the operation unit 53b is an input unit configured with, for example, a numeric keypad or the like to perform various operation inputs.

The withdrawal port 54 is provided at the lower left portion of the front surface of the device main body 51 . The pay-out port 54 is an opening for paying out coins stored inside the device main body 51 , and pays out coins to a pay-out tray 56 attached to the device main body 51 . The return port 55 is provided at the lower right portion of the front surface of the apparatus main body 51 . The return port 55 is an opening for returning coins.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the coin processing device 50 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and FIG. 8 is a characteristic control diagram of the coin processing device 50 shown in FIGS. 1 is a block diagram showing a system; FIG. The internal configuration of the coin processing device 50 will be described by function with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

A coin transport mechanism 60 is provided inside the apparatus main body 51 . The coin conveying mechanism 60 has a deposit conveying portion 61 , a temporary holding portion 62 , a sorting portion 63 , a storage box 64 , a withdrawal conveying portion 65 and a switching gate group 66 .

The deposited money conveying section 61 conveys coins that are inserted from the inlet 52 and detected by an inserted detection sensor (not shown), and is provided with a coin validation section 61a. The coin validation unit 61a determines the authenticity and denomination of coins.

The temporary holding unit 62 temporarily holds coins determined to be genuine by the coin verification unit 61a. holding section) 622 . The temporary holding portion 621 is provided in the upper part inside the apparatus main body 51, and temporarily holds the 1-series coins that are carried up by one digit in ten. The temporary holding section 622 is provided in the lower portion inside the apparatus main body 51, and temporarily holds 5-series coins that are carried up by one digit with two coins.

The sorting section 63 has a sorting section (1-system coin sorting section) 631 and a sorting section (5-system coin sorting section) 632 . The sorting unit 631 is provided in the upper part inside the apparatus main body 51, and sorts the 1-series coins that have been held in the temporary holding unit 621 and then conveyed by denomination. The sorting unit 632 is provided in the lower part inside the device main body 51, and sorts the 5-series coins transferred after being held in the temporary holding unit 622 by denomination.

The storage box 64 is provided for each denomination and stores coins sorted by the sorting section 63 . More specifically, as the storage 64, there are six storages: 1-yen storage 64a, 100-yen storage 64b, 10-yen storage 64c, 50-yen storage 64d, 5-yen storage 64e, and 500-yen storage 64f. There is. Regarding these storage boxes 64, storage boxes 64 for storing 1-series coins (hereinafter also referred to as 1-series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, and 64c) are arranged in the upper part inside the device main body 51, and store 5-series coins. A storage box 64 (hereinafter referred to as 5 series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f) is arranged in the lower part inside the apparatus main body 51. As shown in FIG. That is, inside the apparatus main body 51, the 1st series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, 64c are provided in the upper stage, and the 5th series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, 64f are provided in the lower stage.

The 1-yen coin storage box 64a, 100-yen coin box 64b, and 10-yen coin box 64c are provided in this order from the front side of the 1-yen coin boxes 64a, 64b, and 64c, and the 5-type coin boxes 64d and 64e. , 64f, a 50-yen coin, a 5-yen coin, and a 500-yen coin are provided in order from the front side. These storage boxes 64 are designed to individually store the inserted coins by denomination. Further, each storage box 64 has a function of unloading stored commodities.

The withdrawal transport unit 65 includes two withdrawal transport units 651 and 652 . The dispensed money conveying unit 651 is provided in the upper part inside the apparatus main body 51, and conveys forward coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storages 64a, 64b, and 64c. This dispensing transport section 651 transports the coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storage boxes 64 a , 64 b , 64 c forward toward a 1-system coin dispensing chute 681 communicating with the dispensing port 54 .

The dispensed money conveying unit 652 is provided in the lower part inside the apparatus main body 51, and conveys forward coins drawn out from the 5 series coin storages 64d, 64e, and 64f. The payout conveying unit 652 conveys the coins drawn out from the 5-series coin storage boxes 64 d , 64 e , 64 f toward the 5-series coin pay-out chute 682 communicating with the pay-out port 54 .

The switching gate group 66 includes a first switching gate (gate member) 661 , a second switching gate 662 and a third switching gate 663 . The first switching gate 661 has a first upper switching gate 661a and a first lower switching gate 661b. The first upper switching gate 661a is provided on the downstream side of the deposit transport section 61 in the transport direction. The first upper switching gate 661 a communicates the coins transported by the deposit transport unit 61 to the temporary holding unit 621 for the 1 series coins among the coins transported by the deposit transport unit 61 , and communicates the coins transported by the deposit transport unit 61 to the dispensing port 54 . It is possible to switch alternatively between a state in which the sheet is conveyed by the conveying chute 67 which is to be conveyed.

The first lower switching gate 661 b is provided on the transport chute 67 . The first lower switching gate 661b has a state in which coins passing through the conveying chute 67 are conveyed to the temporary storage section 622, and a state in which coins passing through the conveying chute 67 are conveyed to the withdrawal port 54. It is switchable alternatively between them.

The second switching gate 662 has a second upper switching gate 662a and a second lower switching gate 662b. The second upper switching gate 662a is provided on the downstream side of the temporary storage section 621 in the transport direction. The second upper switching gate 662a selects between a state in which the 1-series coins held in the temporary holding section 621 are delivered to the sorting section 631 and a state in which the 1-series coins are delivered to the return port 55. can be switched to The second upper switching gate 662a is in a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 621 are delivered to the sorting section 631 in a normal state.

The second lower switching gate 662b is provided on the downstream side of the temporary storage section 622 in the transport direction. The second lower switching gate 662b can select between a state in which the 5 series coins held in the temporary holding section 622 are delivered to the sorting section 632 and a state in which the 5 series coins are delivered to the return port 55. can be switched to The second lower switching gate 662b is normally in a state in which the coins held in the temporary holding section 622 are delivered to the sorting section 632. As shown in FIG.

The third switching gate 663 has a third upper switching gate 663a and a third lower switching gate 663b. The third upper switching gate 663a is provided on the downstream side of the withdrawal transport section 651 in the transport direction. The third upper switching gate 663a switches between a transport state in which a coin transported by the coin dispensing transport section 651 is transported to the dispensing port 54 via the 1-system coin dispensing chute 681, and a state in which the coin is transported to the temporary holding section 621. It is possible to switch alternatively between the circulation state in which the liquid is conveyed to the The third upper switching gate 663a is normally in the transport state.

The third lower switching gate 663b is provided on the downstream side of the withdrawal transport section 652 in the transport direction. The third lower switching gate 663b switches between a transport state in which the coin transported by the coin dispensing transport section 652 is transported to the dispensing port 54 via the 5-series coin dispensing chute 682, and a state in which the coin is transported to the temporary holding section 622. It is possible to switch alternatively between the circulation state in which the liquid is conveyed to the The third lower switching gate 663b is normally in the transport state.

The coin processing device 50 includes a payment detection unit 70, a counting sensor 75, and a control unit 80 in addition to the above configuration. The payment detection unit 70 includes a first payment chute sensor 71 , a second payment chute sensor 72 and a payment tray sensor 73 .

The first dispensing chute sensor 71 detects the presence or absence of coins passing through the 1-system coin dispensing chute 681 . The second dispensing chute sensor 72 detects the presence or absence of coins passing through the 5 series coin dispensing chute 682 . The payment tray sensor 73 detects the presence or absence of coins dispensed to the payment tray 56 .

When at least one of the first dispensing chute sensor 71, the second dispensing chute sensor 72, and the dispensing tray sensor 73 detects a coin, the dispensing detection unit 70 outputs a detection signal indicating that the dispensing has been detected. It is sent to the control unit 80 .

The counting sensor 75 has a conveying path from the sorting section 631 to the 1st-system coin storages 64a, 64b, and 64c, and a conveying path from the sorting section 632 to the 5th-system coin storages 64d, 64e, and 64f. is provided in The counting sensor 75 detects the number of coins sorted from the sorting section 63 to the corresponding storage box 64, and sends the detection result to the control section 80 as a counting signal.

The control unit 80 is electrically connected to the payment detection unit 70, the counting sensor 75, the display unit 53a, the operation unit 53b, the coin transport mechanism 60, and the coin verification unit 61a, and also controls the host device 1 such as a POS register device. is electrically connected to When a command is given through the operation portion 53b, when a detection signal is given from the validation portion 61a, or when various commands are given from the host device 1, the control portion 80 stores the command in the storage portion 81. The display control of the display unit 53a and the drive control of the coin transport mechanism 60 are performed based on the programs and data prepared.

The coin processing device 50 having the configuration described above operates as follows. First, the deposit operation will be described. When a deposit permission command is given from the host device 1, after the coin inserted into the slot 52 is detected by the insertion detection sensor, the coin is transported by the deposit transport unit 61, and the authenticity and denomination are determined by the coin inspection unit 61a. . If the conveyed coin is a genuine coin and is a 1 series coin, it is temporarily reserved in the reserve unit 621 . On the other hand, when the conveyed coin is a genuine coin and is a 5 series coin, it is conveyed to the temporary holding section 622 via the first upper switching gate 661a and the first lower switching gate 661b and held there. By the way, if the conveyed coin is not a genuine coin, it is conveyed to the withdrawal port 54 through the first upper switching gate 661a and the first lower switching gate 661b and returned to the withdrawal tray 56. FIG. When there is a return instruction from the host device 1, the 1 series coins retained in the temporary retention unit 621 are returned to the return port 55 via the second upper switching gate 662a, and temporarily retained in the retention unit 622. The system coins are returned to the return port 55 via the second lower switching gate 662b.

The 1 series coins held in the temporary holding part 621 are transported to the sorting part 631, and sorted by denomination while being transported backward by the sorting part 631. - 特許庁The coins sorted by the sorting unit 631 are stored in the 1-system coin storages 64a, 64b, and 64c according to their denominations.

The 5-series coins held in the temporary holding part 622 are transported to the sorting part 632, and sorted by denomination while being transported backward by the sorting part 632. - 特許庁The coins sorted by the sorting unit 632 are stored in the 5 series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f according to denominations.

In this way, the 1 series coins are stored by denomination in the upper 1 series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b and 64c, and the 5 series coins are dispensed to the lower 5 series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e and 64f. After that, the upper device 1 is notified of the completion of the payment, thereby ending the payment operation.

Next, the payment operation will be explained. When a payment instruction is given from the host device 1, the coin of the denomination corresponding to the payment instruction is delivered from an arbitrary storage box 64 to a payment transfer section 65. - 特許庁Here, the 1-series coins are delivered from the corresponding 1-series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, and 64c to the disbursement transport unit 651, and the 5-series coins are dispensed from the corresponding 5-series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f. It is delivered to the transport section 652 . The coins fed out to the dispensing transport section 651 are transported forward by the dispensing transport section 651, and through the 1st series coin dispensing chute 681 via the third upper switching gate 663a to the dispensing port. 54 to the outside of the device main body 51 .

The coins paid out to the payout transport unit 652 are transported forward by the payout transport unit 652, pass through the third lower switching gate 663b, pass through the 5-series coin payout chute 682, and reach the payout port. 54 to the outside of the device main body 51 .

After paying out the predetermined coins to the outside in this way, the payout operation is completed by notifying the host device 1 of the completion of payout.

Furthermore, detailed examination operation|movement is demonstrated. The scrutinization operation is an operation of counting the number of coins stored in each storage 64 . When a scrutinization command is given from the host device 1 or when a scrutinization command is given from the operation unit 53b, coins of the 1st system are transferred from the 1st coin storages 64a, 64b, and 64c to the dispensing transport unit 651. It is fed out and conveyed forward by the payout conveying unit 651 and temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 621 . Then, the series 1 coins held in the temporary holding section 621 are transported to the sorting section 631, sorted by denomination by the sorting section 631, and then detected by the counting sensor 75 for each denomination and are stored in storage boxes 64 (1-system coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, 64c). Thereby, the number of coins in each storage box 64 can be counted.

As for the 5-series coins, the coins are delivered from the 5-series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f to the disbursement conveying section 652, conveyed forward by the disbursement conveying section 652, and temporarily held in the temporary holding section 622. Then, the series 5 coins held in the temporary holding section 622 are transported to the sorting section 632, sorted by denomination by the sorting section 632, and then detected by the counting sensor 75 for each denomination and storage box 64 (5 series coin storage box 64d, 64e, 64f). Thereby, the number of coins in each storage box 64 can be counted. After that, the scrutinization operation is terminated by notifying the high-level device 1 of completion of the scrutiny.

As described above, according to the coin processing apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the 1-series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, and 64c for storing 10-series 1-series coins which are carried up by one digit are placed in the upper stage, Since the 5-series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f that store 5-series coins that are carried up by one digit are arranged on the lower level, the depth dimension can be reduced.

According to the coin processing device 50, the temporary holding unit 62 includes a temporary holding unit 621 that temporarily holds 1 series coins and a temporary holding unit 622 that temporarily holds 5 series coins. When the 1-series coins temporarily reserved in the temporary holding unit 621 are transported to itself, the 63 sorts the 1-series coins by denomination and stores them in the 1-series coin storage boxes 64a, 64b, and 64c. When the 5-series coins temporarily reserved in the sorting unit 631 and the temporary holding unit 622 are conveyed to themselves, the 5-series coins are sorted by denomination and stored in the 5-series coin storage boxes 64d, 64e, and 64f. The disbursement transport unit 65 includes a disbursement transport unit 651 that transports coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storages 64a, 64b, and 64c, a 5-system coin storage 64d, Equipped with a payout conveying unit 652 for conveying coins drawn out from 64e and 64f, 1-series coins and 5-series coins can be settled at the same time, and the time required for settlement operation can be shortened. can be done.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the withdrawal ports 14 and 54 are provided in the lower left portion of the front surface of the device main bodies 11 and 51. may be provided on top of the In this case, it is preferable to use a conveying means for gradually moving the coins upward as they go downstream to convey the coins from the 5-series coin dispensing transport unit to the dispensing port.

In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the first-series coin storage boxes 24a, 24b, 24c, 64a, 64b, and 64c are the upper stages, and the fifth-series coin storage boxes 24d, 24e, 24f, 64d, 64e, and 64f are the lower stages. However, in the present invention, it may be configured such that the 1-series coin storage is in the lower stage and the 5-series coin storage is in the upper stage. The warehouse may be arranged in a plurality of stages vertically.

Each configuration illustrated in the above-described first and second embodiments is functionally schematic, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of dispersion/integration of each device and component is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage conditions. can be configured

10,50...Coin processing device, 11,51...Apparatus body, 12,52...Inlet, 13,53...Operation display unit, 14,54...Withdrawal port, 15,55...Return port, 16,56...Outlet Money tray 20, 60... Coin transport mechanism 21, 61... Deposit transport part 21a, 61a... Coin verification part 22, 62... Temporary holding part 23, 63... Sorting part 24, 64... Storage box, 25,65...withdrawal transport section, 26,66...switching gate group, 27...lift-up section, 30,70...withdrawal detection section, 35,75...counting sensor, 40,80...control section.

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a coin validation unit that determines the authenticity and denomination of deposited coins;
a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a coin determined as a genuine coin by the coin validation unit;
a sorting unit that sorts the coins by denomination when the coins temporarily reserved in the temporary reserve unit are conveyed to itself;
a plurality of storages for storing coins sorted by the sorting unit by denomination;
a dispensing transport unit for transporting coins fed out from at least one storage,
A coin processing device for storing coins that have been deposited and determined to be genuine coins in the storage and dispensing coins stored in an arbitrary storage according to a payment command,
In the plurality of storages, the upper stage is a 1-series coin storage that stores 10-series 1-series coins that are carried up by one digit, and the lower stage is a 5-series coin storage that stores 2-series 5-series coins that are carried up by one digit. so that multiple stages are provided above and below ,
The withdrawal transport unit
a 1-system coin dispensing transport unit that transports coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storage;
a 5-series coin dispensing transport section for transporting coins drawn out from the 5-series coin storage;
with
A coin processing apparatus comprising a lift-up section for conveying a coin conveyed to the 5-system coin disbursement conveying section to the 1-system coin disbursement conveying section. a coin validation unit that determines the authenticity and denomination of deposited coins;
a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds a coin determined as a genuine coin by the coin validation unit;
a sorting unit that sorts the coins by denomination when the coins temporarily reserved in the temporary reserve unit are conveyed to itself;
a plurality of storages for storing coins sorted by the sorting unit by denomination;
a dispensing transport unit for transporting coins fed out from at least one storage,
A coin processing device for storing coins that have been deposited and determined to be genuine coins in the storage and dispensing coins stored in an arbitrary storage according to a payment command,
In the plurality of storages, the upper stage is a 1-series coin storage that stores 10-series 1-series coins that are carried up by one digit, and the lower stage is a 5-series coin storage that stores 2-series 5-series coins that are carried up by one digit. so that multiple stages are provided above and below ,
The temporary holding unit includes a 1-series coin temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the 1-series coins and a 5-series coin temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the 5-series coins,
When the 1-series coins temporarily reserved in the 1-series coin temporary holding unit are conveyed to itself, the sorting unit sorts the 1-series coins by denomination into the 1-series coin storage. When the 5 series coins temporarily reserved in the 1 series coin sorting unit to be stored and the 5 series coins temporarily reserved in the 5 series coin temporary holding unit are conveyed, the 5 series coins are distributed by denomination to the 5 series coins. Equipped with a 5 series coin sorting unit to be stored in the coin storage,
The 1-series coins discriminated as genuine coins by the verification section are conveyed to the 1-series coin temporary storage section, while the 5-series coins discriminated as genuine coins by the verification section are conveyed to the 5-series coins. A coin processing apparatus comprising a gate member for sorting coins in a mode in which they are conveyed to a coin temporary storage unit . The withdrawal transport unit
a 1-system coin dispensing transport unit that transports coins drawn out from the 1-system coin storage;
3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising: a 5-series coin dispensing transport unit that transports coins drawn out from the 5-series coin storage.

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