JPH01258092A - Coin sorting processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently enable sorting coin by providing a coin kind identification section and sorting coins of a selected kind irrespectively of the diameter of the coins so as to process a desired kind of coins first. CONSTITUTION:Coins sent from a coin inserting section 3 are arranged in a one-layer and one-row state at a path entrance section after they are arranged in a one-layer state at a coin sending device 5. Then the arranged coins are successively fed toward the downstream to a post-processing section 9 through a coin separating path 8 constituted of a coin kind identification section, coin inhibiting section, and coin separating path section. The coin kind identification section identifies the classification of the coins and the coin inhibiting section inhibits the passage of the coins. Moreover, the coin sorting path section passes the coins of a set kind and, at the same time, discharges coins of larger and smaller diameters. A coin piling-up section 11 is provided as the post-processing 9 and coins are wrapped at every specific number. Since the coins of an arbitrary kind selected irrespectively of the diameter, such as the kind of the most abundant coins, can be processed first, the coin processing work can be performed efficiently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a coin sorting machine, such as a coin counting machine or a coin wrapping machine, which is equipped with a coin sorting passage for sorting coins.

(Prior art) When counting, wrapping, etc. coins in conventional coin counting machines, coin wrapping machines, etc., the diameter of the coins to be counted or wrapped is smaller than that of the designated denomination. If a small coin is mixed in, it is possible to remove that coin, but if a coin with a larger diameter than the specified denomination coin is mixed in, it is impossible to remove that coin. this is,
In conventional coin counting machines and coin wrapping machines, the general coin passageway used to sort and count coins one by one for counting and wrapping is divided into passageways with widths depending on the diameter of coins of the specified denomination. In other words, by adjusting the width of both edges of the drop hole in the center area of the passage, coins of the specified denomination will be guided by the edges of the drop hole on both sides and pass over the passage, and the coins of the designated denomination will be This was because small coins would fall from the drop hole without landing on either side edge of the drop hole and be removed, but coins with a diameter larger than the designated denomination would get stuck at the entrance of the coin passage.

Therefore, in conventional coin counting machines and coin packaging machines, it has been necessary to process coins in order from the largest diameter among the coins being processed.

Furthermore, coins of designated denominations that are guided by the edges of the drop hole on both sides of the drop hole and passed over the coin passage are counted by a sensor installed downstream of the coin passage, so the number of coins can only be counted by coins of designated denominations. There were only seeds.

In addition, in conventional coin counting machines and coin packaging machines, a plurality of sorting slots are provided in the coin passage in order from small diameter to large diameter, and coins of denominations from small diameter to large diameter are sorted by transferring over the sorting slots. The coins sorted by denomination are counted,
There is a method of packaging and other processing, but there are problems in that 4-4 construction is complicated and expensive.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, the conventional coin counting machines and coin wrapping machines were unable to remove large diameter coins from the coin passage. It was necessary to process the goods first.

By the way, 500 yen coins are larger in diameter than 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins, but their circulation is not so large. Therefore, there are cases where coins that are processed in a small number are processed before coins that are processed in a large number, which is inefficient.

Furthermore, since counting is performed only for designated denominations, even if you only want to know the amount, it is necessary to count for each denomination, which is also inefficient.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is capable of sorting and processing coins of any denomination regardless of the size of the coin diameter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin sorting and processing machine that can check the number of coins of all denominations and perform coin processing efficiently.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The coin sorting and processing machine of the present invention is provided with a coin dispensing device 5 that arranges the coins to be sent in one layer and sends them out, and the coins sent out from the coin dispensing device 5 are arranged in one layer. a passage entrance section 60 for regulating the state; a denomination identification section 68 that identifies the denomination of coins arranged in one layer and one row; a coin blocking section 72 that prevents coins from passing at a downstream position of the denomination identification section 68; , a coin sorting passage 8 having a coin sorting passage part 82 is provided in the downstream region of the coin blocking part 72 to allow coins of a selected denomination to pass therethrough and to exclude coins having a larger diameter and a smaller diameter than that denomination coin; Further, a post-processing section 9 is provided for post-processing the coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8.

Further, as the post-processing section 9 of the coin sorting and processing machine, there is provided an intussusception packaging section 11 that stacks the coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8 and wraps the stacked coins after stacking a predetermined number of coins. .

Further, the coin sorting and processing machine is provided with display means 51 for indicating the denomination of coins and the amount of coins.

Further, the coin sorting passage 8 of the coin sorting and processing machine is provided with a passage entrance part 60 for regulating the coins sent out from the coin sending device 5 into one row, so as to identify the denomination of the coins arranged in one layer and one row. A denomination identification section 68 is provided, and this denomination identification section 6
In addition, a reference gate part 61 is provided to determine the course of the coin, and the course is determined by this reference gate part 61. Conveyor belts t-57a and 57b are provided to transfer the coins by pressing against one surface of the coins, and a rotary disk 83 is provided which protrudes to one side of the path of the coins transferred by the conveyor belt 57b to introduce and regulate the path of the coins. establish.

Further, it has a small-diameter coin removal slot portion 85 for dropping coins having a diameter smaller than a predetermined diameter transferred by the conveyor belt 57b with respect to this rotating disk 83, and this small-diameter coin removal slot portion 85 is provided. Following section 85, the conveyor bells 1 to 57
Coins having a diameter larger than a predetermined diameter formed outward on one side of the passage on the rotary disk 83 side and transported by the conveyor belt 57b are dropped as one goes downstream of the passage with respect to the tensioning direction b. A sorting slot 84 having a slot 86 for removing large diameter coins is provided. Furthermore, guide surface portions 87 and 88 are provided on both sides of the passage width direction of the sorting slot 84 to guide both sides of the lower surface of the coin passing over the sorting slot 84, and a passage of the sorting slot 84 on the rotary disk 83 side is provided. Rotating disk 83 located on one side
Continuing on the downstream side of the passageway, a regulating edge member 90 is provided for regulating one side of the periphery of the coin passing above the sorting slot 84 while being guided by the guide surface portion 87 on one side of the lower surface.
The guide surface portion 8 is opposed to the regulating edge member 90 with the 4 in between.
8 has a diameter regulating edge 94 that regulates the other side of the periphery of the coin that is guided on the other side of the lower surface and passes over the sorting slot 84, and the upper end of this diameter regulating edge 94 is directed outward in the passage width direction. A guide surface portion 9 whose starting end is placed on the side of the small-diameter coin removal groove portion 85 and guides the lower surface of a coin having a diameter larger than a predetermined diameter.
A coin sorting member 92 having a diameter of 5 is provided.

In addition, the coin sorting machine is provided with a coin storage device @2 for feeding coins into the coin sending device 5, and a coin holding device 32 for holding large diameter and small diameter initial coins removed from the coin sorting passage 8. A coin circulation device 36 is provided for circulating the coins held in the coin holding device 32 to the coin sending device 5 or the coin storage device 2.

Further, a return means 34 is provided for returning the coins held in the coin holding device 32 of the coin sorting and processing machine to the processing machine operator.

Further, when processing the coins picked out from the coin sorting passage 8 of the coin sorting and processing machine, a processing work order is set in order of denominations with the largest number of coins based on a denomination selection signal from the denomination identification section 68. Setting means 114 is provided.

Further, if the number of coins of each denomination of all denominations excluded from the coin sorting passage 8 based on the denomination selection signal of the denomination identification unit 68 is less than the processing unit number, those coins are returned to the processing machine operator. A rejected coin ejecting means 115 is provided.

(Function) The coin sorting and counting processing machine of the present invention identifies the denominations of all the coins fed into the coin sorting passage 8 in the denomination identification section 68, and selects and selects coins of the selected denomination in the coin sorting passage 82. While allowing the coins to pass through, coins with larger and smaller diameters than the denomination are excluded, and only coins of the selected denomination are sent to the post-processing section 9.

In addition, a coin piling packaging section 11 provided as a post-processing section 9
By this, a predetermined number of coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8 are stacked and packaged.

Further, the display means 51 displays the denomination of the processed coin and the coin m.
Display.

Further, in the coin sorting passage 8, the coins whose course is determined by the reference gate 61 and transferred by the conveyor belt 57b are always brought into contact with the rotary disk 83 protruding to one side of the passage, and their introduction is restricted. Regulations have established standards for the sorting slot 84 for coins with different diameters, and only coins with a selected predetermined diameter will pass over the sorting slot 84, and coins with larger and smaller diameters than the predetermined diameter will pass through the selection slot 84. Sorting slot 84
be excluded from

Further, the coin circulation device 36 circulates the rejected coins of large diameter and small diameter, which have been excluded from the coin sorting passage 8 and held in the coin storage device 32, to the coin sending device 5 or the coin storage device 2 again.

Further, the coins removed from the coin sorting passage 8 are returned to the processing machine operator by the return means 34.

Further, the processing work order setting means 114 sets a processing work order in descending order of the denominations with the largest number of coins recited from the coin sorting passage 8, and processes the coins excluded from the coin sorting passage 8 based on this order. Do the following.

Further, if the number of coins of each denomination of all denominations rejected from the coin sorting passage 8 by the rejected coin discharging means 115 is less than the processing unit number, that is, less than the counted number or packaging number, the coins are transferred to the processing machine. Return it to the operator.

(Example) Hereinafter, the configuration of an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Fig. 1, 1 is the packaging machine main body, and this packaging machine main body 1
A coin storage device 2 is provided on one side of the upper part of the coin storage device 2, and this coin storage device 2 has a coin input section 3 consisting of a hopper-shaped frame body, and a conveyor 4 is provided at the inner bottom of this coin input section 3. Then, the coins input into the coin input section 3 and stored on the conveyor 4 are sent out to the coin delivery device @5 provided on the side of the coin storage device 2 by rotation of the conveyor 4. The conveyor 4 is rotated by a motor M1 via an electromagnetic clutch 1 shown in FIG.

The coin dispensing device [5] has a supply disc 6 disposed below the dispensing end of the conveyor 4 of the coin storage device 2 and rotationally driven by the motor M1, and has a guide wall (not shown) around the periphery of the supply disc 6. is provided, and a thickness regulating member 7 (shown in FIG. 2) is provided that faces the top surface of the supply disc 6 and makes the coins on the supply disc 6 one layer in the thickness direction. The coins fed above are moved along the peripheral guide wall by the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the supply disk 6, and are passed under the thickness regulating member 7, so that a part of the guide wall is cut out and approximately The coins are delivered to a coin sorting passage 8 extending in the tangential direction.

Although the structure of the coin sorting passage 8 will be described in detail later, the coin sorting passage 8 conveys the coins sent out from the coin sending device 5 in one layer and one row, identifies the denomination, and distinguishes between coins other than regular denomination coins (
Foreign coins, counterfeit coins, etc. other than denominations that can be packaged or counted,
Further, in the downstream area, coins of a denomination selected for packaging or 4 numbers among regular coins are passed through the end of the passage and sent to a post-processing section. 9, and the coins having a larger diameter and a smaller diameter than that denomination coin are removed from the passageway.

The post-processing section 9 includes a counting coin discharging section 10 for discharging the coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8 to the outside from the front surface of the packaging machine main body 1, and a coin stacking and packaging section 11 for stacking and packaging coins. is equipped with a solenoid SD4 (
The coins are guided to either one of the counted coin deriving section 10 and the coin stacking and packaging section 11 by means of a switching plate 13 which is operated by a switch (shown in FIG. 6).

The counted coin output section 10 includes a receiving frame 14 that receives coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8 through a guide body 12 and a switching plate 13, and a receiving frame 14 that communicates with the receiving frame 14 and connects to the packaging machine main body 1.
By setting a coin storage bag in this delivery cylinder 15, only coins of a specific denomination sorted in the coin sorting passage 8 can be picked up. can do.

The coin stacking and packaging unit 11 includes a coin receiver 16 for stacking coins sent out from the coin sorting passage 8, and a coin receiver 1.
A shutter mechanism 17 that opens and closes the lower end opening of the coins 6, and a plurality of (three in the embodiment) a shutter mechanism 17 that is provided facing below the shutter mechanism 17 and that rotates stacked coins and wraps wrapping paper 18 around the circumferential surface. ), a guide mechanism 20 having a support rod that guides the coins stacked in the coin receiver 16 between the wrapping rollers 19, and a guide mechanism 20 that is wound around the circumferential surface of the stacked coins by the wrapping roller 19. a winding hook mechanism 21 having a pair of upper and lower winding hooks 21a for folding the upper and lower edges of the wrapped wrapping paper 18; a wrapping paper setting device 22 for setting the wrapping paper 18 to be fed to the wrapping roller 19; and this wrapping paper setting device. The wrapping paper feeding mechanism 24 includes a paper feeding roller 24a that pulls out the wrapping paper 18 from a cutting blade 22, cuts the wrapping paper 18 into a predetermined length using a cutting blade 23, and supplies the wrapping paper 18 to the wrapping roller 19. The wrapping paper setting device 22 has a transfer body 25 consisting of a rotary disk, and wrapping paper 18 wound into a roll for each denomination to be processed is supported on the circumference of the transfer body 25. The transport body 25 is rotated so that a predetermined wrapping paper 18 is set at the supply position by operating a coin type selection operation section 47, which will be described later.

Then, the opening/closing operation of the shutter lfiM417, the pinching operation of the stacked coins of the wrapping roller 19, the raising and lowering operation of the guide mechanism 20, the folding operation of the hook lateral 21, and the wrapping paper supply mechanism 2
The supply operation No. 4 is performed in conjunction with the rotation of various cams on the cam line shaft 26.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the coin receiver 16 is connected to the motor M3.
The inner diameter can be adjusted according to the denomination to be wrapped by driving the shutter mechanism 11, and the shutter mechanism 11 can be forcibly opened by a solenoid SD5, and the packaging roller 19 is rotationally driven by a motor M4. In addition, the wrapping paper setting device 22 rotates the transfer body 25 by the motor M5, and determines which denomination of wrapping paper 18 on the transfer body 25 is located at the wrapping paper supply position. It is detected by switches SU1 to SUB, and in the wrapping paper supply mechanism 24, a paper feed roller 24a is rotationally driven by the motor M4 connected to an electromagnetic clutch via 2. ,moreover,
The cam line shaft 26 is rotationally driven by the motor M4, and its rotational position is controlled by a plurality of switches su7.

308 and 309 are used for detection.

In addition, in this embodiment, the packaging roller 19 has three rollers.
The water and metal levers are driven by the motor M4, but one or two of them may be driven and the others driven, or the three water and metal levers may be movable in the radial direction relative to the stacked coins. Either one or two of these may be movable, and the other may be fixed.

Further, in this embodiment, the stacking part and the packaging part are located at different positions, but they may be located at the same position or at a partially common position.

Further, below the packaging roller 19, a packaging roller 19 is provided.
A packaged coin receiving section 21 for receiving packaged coins released from the package is provided, and a packaged coin storage box 28 for storing packaged coins received at the packaged coin receiving section 27 is detachably provided.

Furthermore, a solenoid 306 (shown in FIG. 6) can be moved forward or backward by switching the drive of a solenoid 306 (shown in FIG. 6) to a lower position between the coin receiver 16 and the wrapping roller 19. 3T function return switching board 2
9 is provided, and the shutter i structure 17 is opened to lead out the coins stacked in the coin receiver 16 to a return box 30 on the side of the packaged coin receiver 27.

A chute 31 is provided facing below the sorting slot 84 which will be described later in the coin sorting passage 8, and below the chute 31 is a conveyor 33 of a coin holding device 32 that holds coins removed from the sorting slot 84. is provided. In addition,
This conveyor 33 is driven to rotate in forward and reverse directions by a motor M6 shown in FIG.

A coin return box 35 is provided at the lower part of the curved end of the conveyor 33 as a return means 34 which is removably installed on the front surface of the packaging machine main body 1, and a coin circulation device 3 is provided at the lower part of the rear end.
Six receiving boxes 37 are provided. This coin circulation device 36
has a conveyor 38 installed between the receiving box 37 and the coin storage device 2, and the conveyor 38 is rotationally driven by the motor M6, causing 111 coins to flow into the coin storage device 2. Note that the conveyor 38 may be installed between the receiving box 37 and the coin sending device 5, and the coins may be circulated to the coin sending device 5.

On the front side of the packaging machine main body 1, there are a power operation section 39, a processing mode selection operation section 40 for selecting counting or packaging, a count specification operation section 41, a start operation section 42, and a stop operation section 4.
3. An operation section 48 having an ItI operation section 44, an accident cancellation operation section 45, a continuous automatic packaging setting operation section 46, a coin type selection operation section 47, etc. is provided.

Further, on the top surface of the packaging machine main body 1, a display device 49 comprising a CRT or liquid crystal display device for displaying the denomination and the amount of coins (number of coins, number of wrapped coins, denomination, etc.), and a display means 51 having a printer 50, etc. are provided. It is being

The coin sorting passage 8 has a bottom plate 5 provided on the same plane as the upper surface of the supply disk 6, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.
5, and the starting end of this bottom plate 55 and the supply circle! A gripping roller 56 for taking coins into the coin sorting passage 8 is provided above the 2!6, and a coin sorting roller 56 is provided above the entire length of the bottom plate 55 including a sorting slot 84, which will be described later. Two conveyor belts 57a for conveying coins in the passageway 8.

57b is stretched. This gripping row 556 is supported at a height position slightly smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin among the coins to be processed with respect to the bottom plate 55 by a downward bias by a spring (not shown) and a downwardly restricting stopper (not shown). , is rotated by the drive of the motor M1, presses the coins entering from the supply disk 6 to the lower side of the roller 56, and takes them into the coin sorting passage 8 one by one. Further, one of the conveyor belts 57a is a flat belt with a flat outer surface and stretched between grooved pulleys 58a and 59a, and the other conveyor belt 57b is a round belt and is stretched between grooved pulleys 58b and 59b. Each pulley 58
A259a, 58b, and 59b are rotatably supported with respect to the bottom plate 55 at a height position slightly smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin among the coins to be processed by a downward bias by a spring (not shown) and a drop restriction stopper. The grooved pulley 59a is the motor M1, and the grooved pulley 59a is
9b are each rotated by a motor Mz (shown in FIG. 6), and conveyor belts 57a and 57b press against the upper surface of the coin taken in by the gripper roller 56 to convey it through the coin sorting passage 8. In addition, the gripping roller 56
The circumferential speed of the conveyor belt 57a is set faster than the circumferential speed of the conveyor belt 57a, and the circumferential speed of the conveyor belt 57b is set faster than the circumferential speed of the conveyor belt 57a. The reason for setting the difference is that by spacing the coins taken in by the gripping roller 56, identification by the denomination identification section 68 (described later) can be ensured, and the large diameter and small diameter of coins of a predetermined denomination, described later, are determined. There are two reasons for ensuring the removal of coins and the reason for setting the peripheral speed difference between both conveyor belts 57a and 57b.
Even if two coins are placed in a row under the conveyor belt 57a near the grooved pulley 58a by blocking the transfer of the coins by the coin blocking section 72, which will be described later, the following Conveyor belt 57 when restarting coin conveyance
This is because consideration was given to creating a sufficient space between coins by transferring them from a to the conveyor belt 57b. Furthermore, the gripping roller 56 and the grooved pulley 59a are driven by the same motor M1, but the peripheral speed is determined by the ratio of the transmission gear from the motor M1 to the gripping roller 56 and the transmission gear to the grooved boob 959a. are configured differently.

At the starting end of the coin sorting passage 8 facing the supply disk 6, there is a passage entrance part 60 for regulating the coins in a single row, and a reference gate part 61 for regulating the course of coins on the downstream side of the passage entrance part 60. The passage entrance part 60 and the reference gate part 61 are constructed between passage side plates 62 and 63 provided on both sides of the passage width direction on the bottom plate 55.
2.63 opposing surfaces or regulating edges 64.65 spacing 1
1 is set to a size that allows one large diameter coin to enter and prevents two small diameter coins from being lined up in the width direction of the passage. The passage side plate 62 on one side of the passage has a starting end protruding above the supply disk 6, and is provided with an introduction edge 66 that protrudes diagonally inward from the regulation edge 64 at the reference gate part 61. On the other hand, the passage side plate 63 on the other side of the passage has an introduction edge 66.
On the other hand, a concave edge 61 is provided which extends outward from the passage in an arcuate manner while maintaining the above-mentioned interval 11.

A denomination identification section 68 for identifying the denomination of a coin is provided in the upstream region of the coin sorting passage 8, and this denomination identification section 68 is connected to a magnetic sensor G9 and an image sensor 70 in order from the upstream side of the passage.
It has The magnetic sensor 69 is embedded in the top surface of the bottom plate 55 at a position below the grooved pulley 58a of the bottom plate 55, with the top surface of the magnetic sensor 169 facing the same plane. The material of the coin being conveyed while being pushed is magnetically determined. In addition, the image sensor 70 is provided with light receivers at positions on both sides of the conveyor belt 57a and the upper surface of the bottom plate 55 with an interval larger than the thickness of the processed coins, and an opening in the bottom plate 55 below the light receivers. A light projector (not shown) is provided at the inner bottom of the light projection lower part 1.71, and the coins conveyed by the conveyor belt 57a block the light emitted from the projector to the receiver through the light projection lower part 1.71. The diameter of the coin and the degree of dirt on the coin are determined.

A coin blocking section 72 for blocking the passage of coins is provided downstream of the denomination identification section 68, and this coin blocking section 72 includes a first stopper 73 located immediately after the image sensor 70, and a first stopper 73 located immediately after the image sensor 70. The first stopper 73 has a second stopper 14 located approximately midway between the two conveyor belts 57a and 57b, which is separated from the first stopper 73 on the downstream side.

Each of these stoppers 73 , 74 has one end projecting onto the bottom plate 55 , extends into the passage through a moving slot 75 , 75 opened in the bottom plate 55 , and also extends into the passage through notches 76 , 76 provided in the passage side plate 62 . Normally, the solenoids SDI and SO2 (Fig. 6) are connected to each stopper 13. ) is activated to advance into the passageway. When stopping a predetermined number of coins, which will be described later, only the first stopper 73 advances into the passage and locks the coins.
Indistinguishable coins (coins other than the official denomination coins to be processed,
The denomination identification unit 68 identifies counterfeit coins (for example, foreign coins, old coins, counterfeit coins, and coins of a regular denomination that are so dirty or deformed that they cannot be distinguished from regular denomination coins). In this case, both stoppers 73 and 74 extend into the passageway to lock the coin with the identifier frF between the two stoppers 73 and 74.

Further, a removal part 77 for removing unidentifiable coins is provided in the center of the coin blocking part 12, and the removal part 77 has a removal hole 78 opened in the bottom plate 55 between both stoppers 73 and 74. It has an opening/closing bottom plate 79 which is provided to be openable/closable in the grooves (communicating with the slots 75, 75), and this opening/closing bottom plate 79 is supported so as to be swingable openable/closable about a support shaft 80.
Usually, the removal hole 78 is closed by the bias of a spring (not shown), so that the top surface of the bottom plate 55 and the top surface of the opening/closing bottom plate 79 become the same plane, allowing coins to pass through.
In addition, as mentioned above, unidentifiable coins are placed on both stoppers 73 and 74.
When the goods are locked in between, the opening/closing bottom plate 79 is swung downward by the operation of the solenoid SD3 connected to the support shaft 80 via the transmission mechanism 81, and the removal hole 78 is opened, and the unidentified goods are unwrapped. The cargo is removed to an unidentifiable cargo discharge section (not shown) such as a receiving box installed in the main body 1 of the machine.

A coin sorting passage section 82 is provided downstream of the coin blocking section 72 and the rejecting section 77 for allowing coins of a selected denomination to pass therethrough and for rejecting coins larger and smaller in diameter than that denomination.

In this coin sorting passage section 82, a rotary disk 83 is rotatably mounted on the bottom plate 55 of the passage side plate 62 on the downstream side of the passage. and the regulating edge 65 of the passage side plate 63 is set narrower than the diameter of the smallest coin among the coins to be processed.
It is designed so that it always comes into contact with the peripheral edge of No. 3.

A sorting slot 84 is formed with the side position of the rotating disk 83 as a starting point.
is provided on the bottom plate 55, and the sorting slot 84 is a small-diameter coin removal slot located on the side of the rotating disk 83, into which coins with a smaller diameter than coins of a predetermined diameter to be sorted are dropped. Part 8
5, and a large-diameter coin removal slot 86 into which a coin with a larger diameter than a coin of a predetermined diameter is dropped following the small-diameter coin removal slot 85, and this large-diameter coin removal slot 86 The groove portion 86 is formed obliquely toward the outer side of the passage on the rotary disk 83 side as it goes downstream in the passage direction in the direction of the thickness of the cooling belt 57b. In this sorting slot 84, a part of the starting end side, one side of the passageway, and the terminal end side are constituted by the bottom plate 55, and a part of the starting end side and the other side of the passageway are constituted by a coin sorting member 92, which will be described later. Guide surface portions 87 and 88 are provided on both sides in the width direction for guiding both sides of the lower surface of coins of a predetermined diameter passing over the sorting slot 84, and are inclined toward the upper surface of the bottom plate 55 at the edge of the bottom plate 55 on the terminal end side. Eight inclined surfaces are provided to prevent the tip end of the coin passing through the sorting slot 84 in the transport direction from getting caught.

A regulating edge member 9 is located on the downstream side of the passage of the rotary disk 83.
0 is provided on the bottom plate 55, and in this regulating edge member 90, a diameter regulating edge 91 facing the inside of the passage is disposed at the edge of the sorting slot 84 leaving the width of the guide surface section 87, and the diameter regulating edge member 90 faces the inside of the passage.
7 to guide one side of the lower surface and pass over the sorting slot 84, one side of the periphery of the coin is brought into contact and restricted.

The coin sorting member 92 that constitutes the other side of the passage across the sorting slot 84 has an upper surface flush with the bottom plate 55 and enters the lower side of the passage side plate 63 to form the edge of the small-diameter coin removal slot 85. an introduction surface section 93 constituting a section; a guide surface section 88 that is flush with the introduction surface section 93 and guides the other side of the lower surface of the coin passing over the sorting slot 84; a diameter regulating edge 94 that abuts and regulates the other side of the periphery of the coin passing over the sorting slot 84;
A guide surface section 95 provided at the same height as the upper end position of 4, and a guide surface section 95 provided at a side position of the small-diameter coin removal slot section 85 are inclined from the starting end of the guide surface section 95 toward the upper surface of the introduction surface section 93. A step between the guide surface portion 88 and the guide surface portion 95, that is, a diameter regulating edge 94.
The height h (see Fig. 5@) is set to about 0.5 to 1 JllI.

The coin sorting member 92 is fitted to the lower side of the passage side plate 63 disposed on the other side of the passage so as to be movable in the width direction of the passage.
Continuing from the concave edge 67, the passage side plate 63 includes:
A regulating edge 97 that exposes a predetermined width of the guide surface 95 of the coin sorting member 92 in the side area of the sorting slot 84 and restricts contact with the other side of the periphery of the large-diameter coins transferred on the guide surface 95.
is provided.

Further, the coin sorting member 9 is movable in parallel in the passage width direction.
The coin sorting member 92 is urged outward from the passage by a spring (not shown), and is regulated by the outer surface of the coin sorting member 92 coming into contact with an adjustment cam 98 disposed outside the passage, and the adjustment cam 98 is rotated. By moving the coin sorting member 92 to change the contact position with the coin sorting member 92, the passage width, that is, the diameter regulating edge 91
．． Passage regulation width between 94! y and the groove width 1 of the sorting slot 84
4 can be changed according to the denomination. Note that this adjustment cam 98 is rotationally set by the motor M3.

Further, on the downstream side of the regulating edge member 90 and the bottom plate 55, there is provided an opening 99 that opens into a mountain road on the lower surface of the passage, and within this opening 99 there is a confirmation sensor 1 that faces the upper and lower surfaces of the passage in a substantially U-shape.
00 is placed. This confirmation sensor 100 detects whether or not a set denomination coin that has passed through the denomination identification section 68 passes within a predetermined time.If the coin does not reach the confirmation sensor 100 within this predetermined time, The machine will be stopped due to an abnormality.

Further, a roller 101 wide in the passage width direction is rotatably supported on the upper part of the lower belt part of the conveyor belt 57b facing above the small diameter coin removal slot part 85 of the sorting slot 84. A grooved pulley 102 that fits into the upper part of the lower belt of the conveyor belt 57b facing above the large coin removal slot 86 is rotatably supported, and these rollers 101
The pulley 102 is biased downward by a spring (not shown) to prevent the lower belt portion of the conveyor belt 57b from floating up. Therefore, the grooved pulley 58b.

When the lower belt portion of the conveyor belt 57b at position 102 is restricted from moving in the width direction of the path, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the running direction of the belt, the intermediate portion thereof, that is, the roller 1
The part of the belt that 01 comes into contact with is configured to be guided so as to be movable in the width direction of the passageway, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the running direction of the belt, so that the coin can move in the widthwise direction of the passageway along the rotating disk 83. At the same time, the accompanying roller 101
Reaction force of the deflection of the conveyor belt 57b in the path width direction at the position (restoring force of the conveyor belt 57b trying to become straight)
This allows the coin to fall into the small-diameter coin removal slot 85 and be removed while it is in contact with the innermost part of the rotating disk 83 (the peripheral edge that intersects with the axis of the roller 101).

Then, in the coin sorting passage 8 configured as described above, the selected denomination coin is guided to the post-processing section 9, and the coins with a larger diameter and smaller diameter than the coin of the selected denomination are removed. Explain. First, for example, when extracting only coins of a predetermined denomination from a mixture of coins of different diameters, the coin sorting member 92 is moved in the passage width direction by rotation of the adjustment cam 98, and the coin sorting member 92 is moved in the width direction of the passage, and The passage regulation width i3 and the groove width 14 are set to a valley width corresponding to the selected denomination coin.

Then, when the supply disk 6 is rotated after a coin is put into the upper surface of the supply disk 6, the centrifugal force caused by the rotation causes the coin to move along the circumference of the disk, and the thickness regulating member 7 facing a part of the circumference of the disk is moved. When sent to the lower part, each coin becomes a single layer and is fed into the passage entrance part 60 of the coin sorting passage 8.

The coins fed into the passage entrance 60 enter under the gripping roller 56, and when the coins are transferred from the gripping roller 56 to the next conveyor belt 57a with a faster circumferential speed, there is a gap between the coins. Further, at the position of the reference gate portion 61, the coin interval is further increased when the coins are transferred from the conveyor belt 57a to the next conveyor belt 57b having a faster circumferential speed.

Then, the conveyor belt 5 enters the reference gate part 61 and
All the coins transferred at 7b contact the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 83. In other words, coins that are transferred closer to the passage side plate 62 on one side of the passage are transferred to the introduction edge 6 of this passage side plate 62.
6 to the center of the passageway and guided to the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 83.On the other hand, coins that approach the other side of the passageway side plate 63 side and enter the passageway side plate 63 are guided to the center of the passageway by the regulating edge 65 of this passageway side plate 63 and the rotating disk. Since the distance 12 from the rotating disk 83 is set to be shorter than the diameter of the smallest coin to be processed, it always comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 83.

Then, the coin of the selected denomination comes into contact with the rotary disk 83 so that the other side of the coin comes into contact with the introduction surface portion 9 of the coin sorting member 92.
3, both sides of the lower surface rest on the guide surfaces 87 and 88, and both peripheral edges fit inside the diameter regulating edges 91.94, and the conveyor belt is guided by the diameter regulating edges 91.94. 57b over the sorting slot 84.

In addition, coins with a smaller diameter than the coin of the selected denomination,
One side of the lower surface rests on the guide surface section 87 on the side of the rotating disk 83, but the other side of the lower surface falls off from the coin sorting member 92/).
The coins fall through the small-diameter coin removal slot 85 of the sorting slot 84.

Further, for a coin having a larger diameter than the coin of the selected denomination, one side of the lower surface is placed on the guide surface section 87 and the other side is brought into contact with the rotating disk 83 so that the coin is placed on the introduction surface section 9 of the coin sorting member 92.
3 and rides on the guide surface part 95 through the inclined surface 96, and is transported by the conveyor belt 57b with this side tilted downward and passes through the small diameter coin removal groove part 85, but in the direction of transport. Since the coins are not guided by the diameter regulating edge 88 like a predetermined diameter coin, they are in the direction in which the conveyor belt 57b is stretched, and therefore, the guide is provided with the downstream side facing the outside of the passage with respect to the direction in which the conveyor belt 57b is stretched. Surface part 81
One side of the lower surface comes off and falls from the large-diameter coin removal slot 86 of the sorting slot 84.

Therefore, coins having diameters smaller and larger than the coin diameter of the selected denomination are dropped from the sorting slot 84, and only coins of the selected denomination can pass through the sorting slot 84.

Then, the coins that have passed through the sorting slot 84 are returned to the bottom plate 5.
5, is detected by the confirmation sensor 100, and is led out from the end of the passage.

Note that the lower belt portion of the conveyor belt 57b on the side of the rotating disk 83 is supported movably in the width direction of the passage by rollers 101, and as the coins in contact with the rotating disk 83 move to the other side of the passage. Because the belt part can be displaced by
The movement of the coins to the other side of the passage becomes easy, and the coins can be pressed against the rotating disk 83 by the reaction force caused by the displacement of the belt portion, and the sorting criteria for the sorting slots 84 are determined, and the coins can be sorted reliably. Ru. In addition, since the lower belt portion of the conveyor belt 57b on the upstream and downstream sides of the roller 101 is supported by the grooved pulleys 58b and 102 while restricting its movement in the width direction of the passage, the movement of the belt portion to the other side of the passage is prevented. The following coins are moved away from the rotating disk 83, and the large-diameter coins that have advanced to the large-diameter coin removal slot 86 are moved to one side of the passage by moving the belt portion to one side of the passage. It is possible to prevent defects in sorting, such as allowing large coins to pass over the slot 86 for removing large coins.

Note that although the coins are spaced apart in the passage by the action of the gripping roller 56 and the conveyor belt 57a whose circumferential speed is faster than the roller 56, a gripping belt may be provided in place of the roller 56, or Alternatively, a roller with a small diameter is integrally provided on the side surface of the pulley 58a of the conveyor belt 57a, and the roller is pivoted in an inclined manner so that the circumferential surface of the roller contacts the coin entering the passage entrance part 60. slow 0
The coins may be separated from each other by transporting the coins whose entry is restricted by the -ra by the conveyor belt 57a having a high circumferential speed.

In addition, by using the highly elastic conveyor belt 57b, the same effect as the roller 101 can be obtained even if a grooved pulley is used in place of the roller 101. In other words, the same effect as the roller 101 can be obtained. As the coin moves to the other side of the passage, the conveyor belt 57b twists and rotates within the groove of the grooved boob, and the return force of this twist causes the coin to be transferred to the rotating disk 83.
can be pressed against.

Further, the rotating disk 83 may be freely rotatable or may be forcibly rotated by a motor or the like.

In addition, although both the guide surface portions 87 and 88 were at the same height and the guide surface portion 95 was one step higher, as shown in FIG. The guide surface portion 88 may be provided one step lower.

FIG. 6 shows a control block diagram, 111 is a control device,
Operation unit 48, sensor group 112, each switch Su1 to SU
9, input signals from motors M1 to M6, solenoids SD1 to SD6, 1°K2 to the electromagnetic clutch, and display means 5.
1 drive M'lt is performed. The control device 111 has a control section 113, through which signals from the switches Su1 to SUs are input, and the signals from the motors M3. Ms, solenoid SD4 is driven and controlled.

The control device 111 also includes a denomination-by-denomination cumulative memory that cumulatively stores the number of coins identified by the denomination identification unit 68 for each denomination, and a counter that counts only the selected counting or packaging denomination. The coin sorting passage 80 further includes a processing work order setting means 114 for setting a processing work order in descending order of denominations with the largest number of coins when counting or packaging coins removed from the sorting slot 84 of the coin sorting passage 8. It has a rejected coin discharging means 115 for returning the coins to the operator when the number of coins for each denomination of all denominations of coins rejected from the sorting slot 84 is less than the number of coins for counting or packaging processing unit. There is.

In addition, the sensor group 112 includes an accident detection section 116 in addition to a denomination identification section 68 and a confirmation sensor 100.
If a coin gets jammed in a machine such as 1, the wrapping paper 18, the return box 30, the return means 34, the wrapped coin receiver 21, etc. are configured with a sensor that detects a setting failure or an abnormality in other devices.

Next, the operation of the coin counting and packaging machine will be explained.

When the power supply control section 39 is operated, the control function is controlled by the signal.
The purchase 11 is turned on, and then, by operating the processing mode selection operation unit 40, the control device 111 is set to either the π1 number mode or the packaging mode.

First, Figure 7 @
This will be explained with reference to the flowchart (c).

When the packaging mode is set, the control device 111
13 to operate the solenoid 304, and the switching plate 13
is switched to guide the coins discharged from the packaging mode side, that is, the coin sorting passage 8, to the coin receiver 16.

With this packaging mode set, if you operate the continuous automatic packaging setting operation unit 4G to set the continuous packaging mode for all denominations to 3Q, if you specify only the first packaging denomination using the coin type selection operation unit 47, After that, all denominations of coins are word-packed according to the order automatically determined by the control device 111.
When the continuous automatic packaging setting operation section 46 is not operated, J1 number wrapping processing for only one denomination specified by the coin type selection operation section 41 is performed.

Here, first of all, the continuous automatic packaging 5A setting operation section 46
The case where the normal packaging mode is set without performing the above operation will be explained.

By operating the coin type selection operation section 47 subsequent to the operation of the processing mode selection operation section 40, the control section 11
3 generates a control signal, drives the motor M3 to rotate the adjustment cam 98, and adjusts the passage width, that is, the coin sorting member 92, according to the diameter of the selected denomination coin, and the same motor M3 rotates the adjustment cam 98. The inner diameter of the receiving tube 16 is adjusted according to the selected coin denomination. Further, the motor M5 is driven by a control signal from the control unit 113 to drive the transport body 2 of the wrapping paper setting device 22.
5 and wrap paper 1 corresponding to the selected denomination coin.
8 is supplied to the wrapping paper supply position and its supply is detected by the corresponding switches SU1 to SU6, the control unit 113 stops the motor M5 based on the input signal (note that the processing mode selection operation unit 40 selects the counting mode is set, motor M5 will not rotate).

Then, when the starting operation section 42 is operated, the control device 111 uses the signal to start the motor M1. At the same time as driving Mz (step ■), the electromagnetic clutch is activated to rotate the conveyor 4 of the coin storage device 2 (in addition, the electromagnetic clutch is activated by 1).
is in an operating state in principle, but it is temporarily turned off by a signal from a level switch (f in the figure) when the number of coins sent onto the supply disk 6 exceeds - chamber.
If the amount of coins supplied from the conveyor 4 to the supply disk 6 falls below a certain level while the switch is off, the electromagnetic clutch 1 is reactivated and the conveyor 4 resumes supplying coins to the supply disk 6.) .

Furthermore, the motor M1 is driven to rotate the supply amount 5136, the gripping roller 56, and the conveyor belt 57a, while the motor M2 is driven to rotate the conveyor belt 57b. In addition, at this point, the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32
And the conveyor 38 of the coin circulation system @36 is in a stopped state.

The coins placed in the coin storage device @2 are supplied onto the supply disk 6 by the rotation of the conveyor 4, sent out to the coin sorting passage 8 by the centrifugal force of the rotation of the supply disk 6, and then sent to the coin sorting passage 8 by the gripping roller 56. While being taken in, the conveyor belt 57a,
57b, the coins are transported through the coin sorting passage 8.

During the transfer, the denomination of the passing coin is identified by the denomination identification unit 68 (step ■), and this signal is transmitted to the control device 11.
1, and the number and amount of coins for each denomination are displayed on the display 49.

Then, the selected denomination coin is transferred to the end of the passage, and after being confirmed by the confirmation sensor 100 T knee, it is sent into the coin receiver 16 through the guide body 12 and the switching plate 13, and is sent into the coin receiver 16. It is stacked on the shutter mechanism 17 at. Here, if the selected denomination coin that has passed through the denomination identification section 68 is not confirmed by the confirmation sensor 100 within a predetermined time, it is assumed that a coin jam has occurred in the coin sorting passage 8, and the control device 111 is motor M1. The sorting operation in the coin sorting passage 8 is restarted by stopping the M2 and operating the accident release operation section 45 after the operator removes the jammed coins etc. that cause the abnormality. In addition, coins with a larger diameter and a smaller diameter than the selected denomination coin are sorted through the sorting slot 8.
4 and is removed from the coin holding device 3 through the chute 31.
It is held on the conveyor 33 of No. 2.

Further, when the denomination identification unit 68 determines that the coin is unidentifiable (step ■), the solenoid SD1. The SO2 is activated to advance the first and second stoppers 73, 74 into the passage, the unidentifiable goods are locked between both stoppers 73, 74, and the motor M1 is stopped to move the conveyor 4 and supply disc 6. , the gripping roller 56 and the conveyor belt 57a are stopped (step ■).

Further, the motor M2 that drives the conveyor belt 57b is stopped at the time when the coins on the path downstream of the unidentifiable coins are removed from the sorting slot 84 or ejected from the end of the path (step 2).

After a certain period of time after the unidentifiable coin is stopped between the stoppers 73 and 74, the control device 111 turns on the solenoid SD.
3 for a predetermined period of time (step 2), the opening/closing bottom plate 79 is opened, and the unidentifiable coins are discharged to an unidentifiable coin discharge section (not shown). Thereafter, the opening/closing bottom plate 79 is returned to its original position, the solenoids SDI and SO2 are deactivated, and both stoppers 73 and 74 are retracted out of the passage (step ■).
The control I device 111 drives the motors tVh and Mz again to restart the coin sorting operation (return to step (3)).

Thereafter, when an unidentifiable coin is determined by the denomination identification unit 68, the unidentifiable coin is removed in the same manner, and in the case of a regular coin, it is transferred to the downstream of the passage, and the selected coin is set. Coins of the selected denomination are fed into the coin receiver 16 and stacked on the shutter mechanism 17, and coins of other denominations are removed by the sorting slot 84.

On the other hand, a denomination identification signal is inputted to the control device 111 from the denomination identification section 68 that identifies the denomination of the coin, and all denominations are added and stored in the cumulative memory for each denomination of the control device @111 ( Step (2), the packaging denomination is added and stored in the counter of the control device @111.

When the counter of the control device 111 counts the number of denomination coins to be packaged, for example, 50 coins (step ■), the control device 111 activates the solenoid SDI to move only the first stopper 13 into the passage. The coin advances and locks the next coin after the packaging unit number (50th coin) of the packaging denomination, and at the same time, the motor M1 is stopped, and the conveyor 4, supply disk 6, gripping roller 56, and conveyor belt 57a are stopped. Stop it (step ■). Further, the motor M2 is stopped at the time when the coins downstream of the first stopper 73 are removed from the sorting slot 84 or ejected from the end of the passage (step 0).

Also, if the cam line shaft 26 is in the fixed position at the time when the number of packaging units (50 coins) is counted by the counter of the control l position 111 (precisely at the time when the 50th coin is stored in the coin amount ti116), (Step 0), control device 111
drives the motor M4 to rotate the cam line shaft 26 (
Also, the counter of the control device 111 is
(Step ■).

The guide mechanism 2 is rotated by the cam of the cam line shaft 26.
The support rod 20a of 0 moves horizontally from a position on the lower side of the packaging space surrounded by the packaging rollers 19 to a position directly below the packaging space, extends toward the packaging space, and is positioned below the shutter mechanism 17. Immediately after that, the shutter mechanism 17 is opened by the cam of the cam line shaft 26, and the coin receiver 16 is opened.
The stacked coins stacked inside the support rod 2 of the guide mechanism 20
Transferred onto 0a. Immediately thereafter, the support rod 20a of the guide mechanism 20 is lowered by the cam of the cam line shaft 26, and the stacked coins on the support rod 2Oa are moved to the wrapping position between the wrapping rollers 19. Immediately thereafter, the wrapping roller 19 is moved by the cam of the cam line shaft 26 in the direction of the circumferential surface of the stacked coins to sandwich the stacked coins. For example, all three wrapping rollers 19 are driven and rotated by a motor M4, and the sandwiched stacked coins are rotated.

On the other hand, after the shutter mechanism 17 is opened, the shutter mechanism 17 is closed when the top surface of the stacked coins lowered by the guide mechanism 20 is located below the shutter mechanism 17 (step (2)). Simultaneously with the closing of the shutter mechanism 17, the cam of the cam line shaft 26 operates the switch SU7 for restarting coin sorting, thereby controlling tlI! The device 111 releases the operation of the solenoid SDI and retracts the first stopper 73 out of the passage (step ■), and
Motor M1. Mz, 1m clutch is activated (return to step 2), and the conveyor 4, supply disk 6, gripping roller 56, and conveyor belts 57a and 57b are operated again to restart the sorting operation. Therefore, at this point, the wrapping operation and the sorting operation proceed simultaneously.

Further, the switch S08 for supplying wrapping paper is switched by the switch cam of the cam line shaft 26 after a predetermined period of time from the start of rotation of the cam line shaft 26 (when the shutter structure 17 is opened), and the signal thereof is input to the control i/i1i. As a result, the control device 111 operates the electromagnetic clutch 2, and the motor M is applied to the paper feed roller 24a of the wrapping paper supply structure 24.
4 is transmitted to rotate this paper feed roller 24a. As a result, the wrapping paper 1 located on the side of the cutting blade 23
The tip of the coin 8 is moved along an arcuate guide (not shown) and is held between the wrapping roller 19 and the circumferential surface of the stacked coins. At this time, the packaging roller 19 is
Since the circumferential speed of the wrapping paper 18 is set to be very high, the leading end portion of the wrapping paper 18 is rapidly wrapped around the circumferential surface of the stacked coins through the wrapping roller 19. Due to the rapid wrapping of the leading end of the wrapping paper 18 around the circumferential surface of the piled coins, the wrapping paper 18 becomes in a linear tension state and is pushed by the cutting blade 23 and cut into a predetermined length. The wrapping paper 18 cut into a length has a wrapping opening,
- completely wrapped around the circumferential surface of the stacked coins by the roller 19;

Further, the switch cam of the cam line shaft 26 switches the wrapping paper supply switch Sue immediately after cutting the wrapping paper 18, and the operation of the electromagnetic clutch 2 is released through the control device 111, and the wrapping paper supply mechanism 24 is stopped. The tip of the trailing portion of the wrapping paper 18 after cutting is positioned on the side of the cutting blade 23.

On the other hand, while the wrapping paper 18 is being wound around the circumferential surface of the stacked coins by the wrapping roller 19, the winding hook mechanism 21 is operated by the winding hook cam of the cam line shaft 26. That is,
The pair of upper and lower retracting hooks 21a of this retracting hook mechanism 21 first move forward in the coin radial direction from the fixed position on the vertical side of the stacked coins to be located above and below the stacked coins, and then move to the top and bottom of the stacked coins. The winding hook 21a moves toward the upper and lower end surfaces of the stacked coins, contacts the top and bottom of the wrapping paper 18 being wound around the circumferential surface of the coin, and the ends of the wrapping paper 18 protruding from the top and bottom of the stacked coins. Roll up the edges and wrap. At the same time, the support rod of the guide mechanism 20 moves directly below from the bottom surface of the stacked coins, then moves to the side and returns to its home position. It should be noted that at the time when the support rod starts lowering, it is just before the winding hook 21a finishes winding the wrapping paper 18, and when the winding operation is finished, each winding hook 2
1a first moves away from the stacked coins in the vertical direction, and then retreats in the radial direction of the stacked coins.

After the retracting hook 21a is retracted, the wrapping rollers 19 are spread out by the cam line shaft 26, and the wrapped coins released from between the wrapping rollers 19 fall into the wrapped coin receiving section 27 below and are stored in the wrapped coin storage box 28. be done.

Immediately after the packaging roller 19 is unrolled, the switch SU9 for detecting the fixed position of the cam line shaft 26 is switched (step 0), and the packaging denomination counter is set by the sorting operation that is proceeding simultaneously with this wrapping operation. Unit number (50 pieces)
If not, the controller @ 111 stops the motor M4 and stops the camline shaft 26 at the fixed position (step).

Then, when the counter of the control l11 device 111 reaches 50 sheets (packaging unit number), the above-mentioned packaging cycle (
One rotation of the cam line shaft 26) is started.

In other words, the counter of the control device 11 indicates the number of packaging units (
50 sheets) or a clear signal that clears the counter, and a switch SL for detecting the home position that changes when the cam line shaft 26 returns to the home position.
Under the conditions of both +9 signals, the rotation of the camline shaft 26 is restarted by the motor M4 through the control device @111.

Therefore, when the cam line shaft 26 returns to the home position and the home position detection switch SU9 is switched, if the counter of the control device 111 has reached the number of packaging units (50 coins) (50 coins are piled up in 1G and the motors tVh and Mz are stopped), the rotation of the camline shaft 26 is continued for the next wrapping cycle without stopping the motor M4.

In this way, the selected and set denomination coins are sequentially packaged, and the display 49 also displays the number of packages of the selected denomination.

Then, when all input coins have been sorted, the level switch (t!f shown in the figure) on the supply disk 6 is inactive, and the denomination identification section 68 recognizes the coins (regular coins and unidentifiable coins). Step ■)
, the control device 111 stops the motors M+ and M2 on the condition that the cam line @2G is in the normal position (step 0). In this state, if there are additional coins, they can be additionally packaged by putting the additional coins into the coin storage device 2 and operating the starting operation section 42 (step (2)). Then, when the additional packaging process is completed, the motors M+ and M
Stop 2.

Furthermore, the aforementioned motor M1. When the operator operates the tube control unit 44 with M2 stopped, the solenoid S is activated by a signal from the control device 111.
Activate D6 to return the coin to Th of the coin receiver 16 on the return switching plate 29.
Immediately after, the solenoid SD5 is operated to open the shutter mechanism 17. At this time, if fractional coins smaller than the number of packaging units (50 coins) are piled up in the coin receiver 16, the coins dropped from the coin receiver 16 will pass through the two return switching plates to the return box. 30 (Step 1■).

Then, the operation of the solenoids SD, SO2 is released, and the return switching plate 29 and the shutter mechanism 17 are returned to their original states. On the other hand, control from the payment operation section 44! io device 1
11, the control device 111 controls the motor M.
e is reversely driven to reverse the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32 (step @), and regular coins other than the packaging specified denominations on this conveyor 33 are collected into the coin return v535 so that the operator can take them out. . When it is confirmed by a sensor (not shown) that there are no more coins on the conveyor 33 (step O), the motor M6 is stopped (step @), and the wrapping mode is ended.

On the other hand, the aforementioned motor M1. When M2 is in a stopped state, when packaging of a denomination other than the currently selected denomination is selected by the coin type selection operation part 47 instead of the payment operation part 44 (in step), for this selected denomination coin, m control device 1
The packaging mode is restarted (step 1) on the condition that the count value stored in the denomination-specific cumulative memory in 11 at the time of the previous sorting operation is greater than or equal to the number of packaging units (50 pieces).

First, the fractional coins remaining in the coin receiver 16 are returned to the return box 30 by switching the return switching plate 29 and opening the shutter mechanism 17 in the same way as when operating the payment operation section 44 described above (step @). In addition, the coin type selection operation section 4
After a predetermined period of time from the operation in step 7, the passage width of the coin sorting passage 8, the inner diameter of the coin receiver 16, and the wrapping paper 18 are set by the wrapping paper setting device 22 in accordance with a signal from the control device 111, as in the case of initial denomination selection. The settings, etc. are adjusted according to the selected denomination (step ■) - Then, by operating the start operation section 42, the motor M6 is driven in forward rotation by the signal from the control device @111 (step ■). ), the coins are sent to the coin storage device 2 through the conveyor 33 of the coin storage device 32 and the conveyor 38 of the coin circulation device 36,
．． When it is confirmed by a sensor (not shown) that there are no coins on 38 (step [phase]), this signal is sent to the control device 111, which stops the motor M6 and stops the conveyor 33.38 (step [phase]). Sue up ■).

On the other hand, at the same time as the motor M6 is stopped, the motors M+ and Mz are activated (returning to step (3)), and packaging of the selected denomination is started. Thereafter, the wrapping operation is performed in the same manner as described above.

Furthermore, when the coin type selection operation section 47 described above selects the denomination to be processed next (step), the number of coins of each denomination is confirmed from the contents stored in the cumulative memory for each denomination of the control device 111. Therefore, if a denomination that is less than the number of packaging units is selected, an alarm is issued to alert the operator (step ■). Furthermore, based on the contents of the cumulative memory for each denomination of the control device @ 111, the control device 11 controls denominations with a large number of coins.
The denomination may be determined and displayed by the processing work order setting means 114 of No. 1, and the denomination can be packaged simply by the operator performing a starting operation.Of course, even in this case, the denomination can be arbitrarily selected. It is more convenient to allow changes.

Next, a case will be described in which the continuous automatic packaging setting operation section 46 is operated to set the continuous packaging mode for all denominations.

Even when this all denomination continuous packaging mode is set, motors Mt, M
The movement up to the stop of z (steps ① to 0) is carried out in the same manner as in the setting of the normal packaging mode described above.

When the continuous packaging mode for all denominations is set, in step Φ), motor M1. At approximately the same time as M2 stops, if there are fractional coins in the coin receiver 16, the solenoids SD6 and SC2 are actuated for a predetermined period of time in response to a signal from the control device 111, and the fractional coins in the coin receiver 16 are sent to the return box 30. Return to. Also, if there are no fractional coins, solenoid 306
, SC2 is not operated and proceeds to the next operation.

Then, based on the contents stored in the cumulative memory for each denomination in the control device 111, the processing work order setting means 114 of the control device 111 selects the denomination with the maximum number of unwrapped denomination coins and next Determine the packaging denomination (step 0). Based on this determination, the control device 111 adjusts the coin sorting passage 8, coin receiver 16, wrapping paper setting device 22, etc. in accordance with the determined denomination (step 2).

Furthermore, the aforementioned motor M1. Almost simultaneously with the stop of M2, the motor M6 rotates forward in response to a signal from the control device 111, and the coins held on the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32 are transferred to the coin storage device 2 via the conveyor 38 of the coin circulation device 36. feed (step Φ). Then, when it is confirmed by a sensor (not shown) that there are no more coins on the conveyor 33, 38, the motor M6 is stopped by a signal from the control device 111 (step @).

Stopping this motor M6 and returning the fractional coins in the coin receiver 16 (if there are no fractional coins, the return operation is not performed)
, coin sorting passage 8, coin receiver 16, wrapping paper setting device 2
When the controller 111 confirms that the adjustment of the motors M1, . M
z is rotated (returning to step (2)), the same operation as described above is performed, and the coin of the denomination determined by the processing work order setting means 114 is wrapped.

In this way, the denominations with the largest number of sheets are sequentially wrapped, and when the wrapping process is completed for all the denominations to be wrapped (step @), the control tRI device 111 causes the motor M1. M
At the same time, the solenoid SD6 and SC2 are operated for a predetermined period of time by a signal from the control device M111 to return the fractional coins in the coin receiver 16 to the return box 30, and the device is stopped to end the packaging mode.

Of course, if there are no fractional coins in the coin receiver 16, the entire device stops without operating the solenoids SDe and SDs.

Furthermore, the aforementioned motor M1. When M2 stops, control @ device 1
11 to the printer 50, and this printer 5
0, the number of packages, amount, fractional number of sheets, total amount of all denominations, etc. for each denomination are printed. Note that the display 49 constantly displays these information even during the packaging operation.

Furthermore, when the coin wrapping of one denomination is completed, the control device 11
If the counted number of unwrapped denomination coins excluded from the coin sorting passage 8 and held on the coin holding device 32 based on the contents of the cumulative memory by denomination 1 has not reached the number of packaging units, the control device 111 The removed coin ejecting means 115 drives the motor M6 in reverse to reverse the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32, collects the coins on the conveyor 33 into the coin return box 35, and returns the fractional coins in the coin receiver 16. The package is returned to the box 30 and the packaging mode is ended.

Note that the return box 30 may be provided with a partition, and the return switching plate 29 may be moved to a different frame of the return box 30 for each denomination, so that fractional coins of wrapped coins may be stored for each denomination.

Further, as a method of storing fractional coins of the packaged coins by denomination, the return box 30 provided with a partition may be moved.

Also, when the continuous packaging mode for all denominations is set, only the first packaging denomination is selected, but if no denomination is specified, packaging is performed from the denomination preset internally (for example, 100 yen). The second and subsequent denominations may be packaged in descending order of the number of denominations determined by the processing work order setting means 114 of the control device 111. In this case, it would be convenient if the internally set denomination could be changed freely to meet the customer's requests.

Next, a case in which counting processing is performed will be explained.

When the processing mode selection operation unit 40 is operated to set the counting mode, the solenoid SD4 is actuated by a signal from the control II device 111, and the coins sent out from the end of the coin sorting passage 8 are transferred to the receiving frame of the counting coin extraction unit 10. The switching plate 13 is switched so as to lead to 14.

Then, when the coin type selection operation unit 47 performs a selection operation of the counting denomination, a signal from the control unit 113 causes the motor M;
Adjust the coin sorting passage 8 by operating J. Thereafter, when the argument number of coins is specified using the counting number specifying operation section 41 and the starting operation section 42 is operated, the motor M1. Drive M2. Then, in the same way as when setting the packaging mode, conveyor 4,
The supply disk 6, conveyor belts 57a, 57b, etc. are driven to perform a counting operation. Then, the selected denomination V
The J-coins are sent from the end of the passage to the delivery cylinder 15 and stored in the coin receiving bag. Also, positive (other than the selected denomination) fA
The Al1 unidentifiable coins are sent to the conveyor 33 of the coin storage device 32 and the unidentifiable coin ill output section, respectively, in the same way as when the packaging mode is set.

Then, when the specified number of sheets has been counted, the solenoid Slh
is actuated to cause the first stopper 73 to stop the coin following the specified number of coins, and the motor M1. Stop Mz and stop the counting operation once. Then, by replacing the coin receiving bag of the lead-out cylinder 15 and operating the starting operation section 42, the operation of the solenoid SDI is canceled and the motor 1
V11. Drive M2 again and restart the counting operation. When the denomination identification unit 68 does not detect a coin for a predetermined period of time or longer and determines that the coin is gone, the motor M1. Stop M2.

After that, when the operator operates the payment operation section 44,
The motor M6 is driven in reverse to collect the coins removed from the coin sorting passage 8 and held on the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32 into a coin return box 35 so that the operator can take them out. Then, when there are no more coins on the conveyor 33, the motor M6 is stopped.

Furthermore, when operating the above-mentioned payment operation section 44, only one coin can be used.
The number of sheets, etc. is printed by the printer 50.

Note that the display 49 always displays the number of coins counted for each denomination, so that it is possible to check the number of coins and amounts for all denominations, not just the denomination for which the counting process was performed.

Note that if the number of sheets to be counted is not specified, the preset value (
For example, 4000 sheets) may be automatically set, or an unlimited number of sheets may be counted.

Further, if there are additional coins when the aforementioned motors Mt and Mz are stopped, additional coins can be counted by operating the starting counter 42.

On the other hand, the aforementioned motor M1. Conveyor 33 when Mz stops
If you want to count coins of another denomination above, replace the coin receiving bag of the deriving cylinder 15 and select the denomination using the coin type selection operation section 47 to count coins of the selected denomination. At the same time, the coin sorting passage 8 is adjusted, and then the starting operation section 42 is operated to feed the coins on the conveyor 33 into the coin storage device 2, and the coins are transferred to the conveyor 4, the supply disk 6. The selected denomination is counted by driving the conveyor belts 57a and 57b.

In addition, below the lead-out cylinder 15, for example, a storage bag for each denomination,
If the storage boxes for each denomination are selectively movable and displayed when selecting the denomination, automatic switching of the denominations to be counted becomes possible. In this case, the processing work order setting means 114 of the control device 111 may automatically set the denominations in order of the highest number of denominations among the uncounted denominations. In this case, when the counting of one denomination is completed, uncounted coins that are removed from the coin sorting passage 8 and held on the coin holding device 32 based on the contents of the accumulated memory for each denomination of the control device 111 are also added. 5 seed coins
If the number of 51 coins has not reached the designated number of 51 coins, the removed coin ejecting means 115 of the ill control device 111 drives the motor M6 in reverse to send the coins 5 on the conveyor 33 of the coin holding device 32 to the coin return box 35. It may be made to be collected.

[Effect beam of invention]

According to the present invention, it is possible to sort arbitrarily selected denominations of coins regardless of the coin diameter, for example, it is possible to select a denomination with a large number of coins to be processed first, and to send the coins to the coin sorting passage. The denominations of all coins can be identified, the number of coins of not only the selected denomination but also all denominations can be checked, and coin processing can be performed efficiently.

Moreover, by adapting the present invention to a coin wrapping machine, it is possible to wrap coins of any denomination, and the coin wrapping process can be performed efficiently.

Further, the denomination and the amount of coins, such as the number of coins, the number of packages, and the amount, can be confirmed by the display means.

In addition, it is possible to reliably sort out coins of the selected denomination through the coin sorting passage and coins ε1 having a larger diameter and a smaller diameter than the selected denomination coin.

Further, by circulating the coins removed from the coin sorting passage by the coin circulation device, it is possible to process coins of a different denomination from the previously processed coins.

In addition, t removed from the coin sorting passage by the return means.
l! can be returned to the processing machine operator.

Further, the processing order setting means sets a processing order in order of the current type with the largest number of coins removed from the coin sorting passage, and coins can be efficiently processed according to this processing order.

In addition, if the number of coins of each denomination of all denominations excluded from the coin sorting passage by the rejected coin discharging means is less than the number of coins for each denomination, that is, if the number of coins is less than the number of coins counted or the number of wrapped coins, the coins are removed from the processing hall. The waste can be returned to the processor operator without being recycled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the coin sorting machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of its coin sorting passage, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. Figure (2) is a sectional view thereof, Figure 50 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the coin sorting passage, Figure 6 is a block diagram of the control gate structure, Figure 7 @ (to)
is a flowchart diagram of the packaging mode. 2. Coin storage device, 5. Coin delivery device, 8. Coin sorting passage, 9. Post-processing section, 11. Coin circulation device, 3
2... Coin holding device, 34... Return means, 36... Coin circulation device, 51... Display means, 5γa, 51b... Transport bell], 60... Passage entrance section, 61... Reference gate section , 68...Denomination identification section, 72...Coin blocking section, 82.
・Coin sorting passage part, 83... Rotating circular root, 84... Sorting slot, 85... Slot part for removing small diameter coins, 86... Slot part for removing large diameter coins, 87. 88... Guide Surface part, 90...Regulating edge member, 92...Coin sorting member, 94...Diameter regulating edge, 95...Guiding surface part, 114...Processing work order setting means, 115...Rejected coin ejecting means. April 7, 1986

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) A coin dispensing device that arranges and sends out coins in a single layer; a passage entrance that regulates the coins sent out from the coin dispensing device in a single row; A denomination identification section that performs denomination identification, a coin blocking section that is provided downstream of this denomination identification section and prevents coins from passing, and a coin blocking section that is provided downstream of this coin blocking section that allows coins of a selected denomination to pass through. A coin sorting passageway having a coin sorting passageway part for removing coins having a larger diameter and a smaller diameter than the coin of the denomination, and a post-processing part for post-processing the coins sent out from the coin sorting passageway. A coin sorting and processing machine characterized by: (2) The post-processing section according to claim 1 is characterized by comprising a coin stacking and packaging section that stacks the coins sent out from the coin sorting passage and wraps the stacked coins after stacking a predetermined number of coins. Coin sorting machine. (3) The coin sorting and processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising display means for indicating the denomination and amount of coins to be processed. (4) a passage entrance for regulating the coins sent out from the coin sending device into one row; a denomination identification section for identifying the denominations of the coins arranged in one layer and one row; A coin blocking section provided at a downstream position to prevent coins from passing; a reference gate section for determining the course of the coin; and a surface of the coin whose course is determined by the reference gate section to transfer the coin. at least one conveyor belt; a rotary disk that protrudes to one side of the path of the coins transferred by the conveyor belt and introduces and regulates the path of the coins; It has a small-diameter removal slot for dropping coins with a smaller diameter than a predetermined diameter, and, following the small-diameter removal slot, as it goes downstream of the passage with respect to the direction in which the conveyor belt is stretched, a sorting groove formed outward on one side of the passage on the rotating disk side and having a large-diameter coin removal groove for dropping coins having a diameter larger than a predetermined diameter transferred by a conveyor belt; and this sorting groove. a guide surface portion provided on both sides in the width direction of the passageway of the hole and guiding both sides of the lower surface of a coin passing over the sorting slot; and a guide surface part located on one side of the passageway on the rotary disk side of the sorting slot and a passageway of the rotating disk. a regulating edge member provided continuously on the downstream side and regulating one side of the periphery of a coin that is guided by the guide surface portion on one side of the lower surface and passes over the sorting slot; and a regulating edge member sandwiching the sorting slot. It has a diameter regulating edge that is opposed to it and regulates the other side of the periphery of the coin that is guided on the other side of the lower surface by the guide surface portion and passes over the sorting slot, and extends outward in the passage width direction from the upper end of the diameter regulating edge. and a coin sorting member having a guide surface portion provided at a side position of the small diameter coin removal groove portion and having a guide surface portion for guiding the lower surface of a coin having a diameter larger than a predetermined diameter. The coin sorting machine according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3. (5) a coin storage device that sends coins to a coin sending device;
It is equipped with a coin holding device that holds large diameter and small diameter rejected coins that are removed from the coin sorting passage, and a coin circulation device that circulates the coins held in this coin holding device to the coin sending device or the coin storage device. 5. The coin sorting machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4. (6) Claim 5, further comprising a return means for returning the coins held in the coin holding device to the processing machine operator.
Coin sorting and processing machine described. (7) When processing coins removed from the coin sorting passage,
7. The coin sorting and processing machine according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising processing work order setting means for setting processing work order in order of denominations with the largest number of coins based on the denomination identification signal of the denomination identification section. . (8) If the number of coins for each denomination of all denominations excluded from the coin sorting passage based on the denomination identification signal of the denomination recognition section is less than the processing unit number, return those coins to the processing machine operator. Claim 5 characterized by comprising an excluded coin ejecting means.
, A coin sorting and processing machine according to claim 6 or claim 7.