JPH02180285A - Coin recovering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp the operation state of each part of the device individually and distinctly by providing a transport means on the basis of the result of the detection of a detecting means, display means for displaying the operation state of a dividing means and the receipt state of a receiving means and a control means for operation-controlling each means. CONSTITUTION:Receiving the detection signal from each lower part sensor 4A, 5A, a CPU 10 lights up each 50% lamp 20A, 21A. When each coin receipt capacity becomes 100%, a 100-yen upper part sensor 4B and a 500-yen upper part sensor 5B send each detection signal into the CPU 10. In this case, the CPU 100 lights up each 100% lamp 20B, 21B. Through this operation, each part in a rectangular display part group 22 of '50% (100 yen)', '50% (500 yen)', '100% (100 yen)', and '100% (500 yen)' comes ON according to the receipt state of each receipt part 54A, 54B. Therefore, the receipt state for 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins in each receipt part can be grasped.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a coin collection device, and more particularly, to a coin collection device used in pachinko parlors, medal-type game machine shops, etc. It is.

(Conventional technology) For example, when collecting coins such as 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins inserted into many pachinko ball rental machines at a pachinko parlor in one place, When collecting medals (substitute coins), which are a type of coin, from a gaming machine into which the medals have been inserted, a coin collecting device is generally used.

A conventional example of such a coin collection device will be explained with reference to FIG.

The coin collection device 50 shown in the figure has a box-shaped housing 51, and into the housing, coin groups containing a mixture of coins of different values, such as 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins, are continuously carried into the housing. a conveying means 52; a sorting means 53 which receives the coins brought in by the conveying means 52 and sorts them into 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins, for example by utilizing the difference in diameter; It is equipped with a storage means 55 consisting of a 100 yen storage 54A and a 500 yen storage 54B that respectively store coins.

The conveying means 52 includes a pulley 56 that is rotatably arranged at a predetermined position within the housing 51, and a conveying means that is stretched between this pulley 56 and a booth provided in a coin discharging area of a coin lending machine (not shown). A belt 57, a drive motor 58 fixedly disposed above the pulley 56, a transmission belt 59 stretched between the drive shaft of the drive motor and the support shaft of the pulley, and a belt provided on the casing 51. It includes a reversing leveling roller 60 disposed near the passage port 51a and with its outer peripheral portion close to the conveyor belt 57, and an auxiliary belt 61 stretched between the boo 956 and the reversing leveling roller 60. There is. In addition, in FIG. 5, 62 is a guide pulley.

However, in the coin collecting device 50 having the above configuration, as shown in FIG.
100 yen sensor 64A and 500 yen sensor 6 at the lower end of 3B, respectively.
4B, it is only possible to count 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins, and as a result, the conveyance means 52
There have been problems in that it is not possible to determine the failure of the storage compartments 54A and 54B and the storage status of both storage compartments 54A and 54B.

(Problem B to be solved by the present invention) The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and its purpose is to individually and clearly grasp the operating status of each part of the device. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coin collection device that can collect coins.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides coins in which groups of coins having different values are carried into an apparatus by a conveyance means, each coin is sorted by value by a sorting means, and the coins are stored separately in a storage means. In the collection device, there is a detecting means for detecting the operating state of the conveying means and the sorting means and the storing state of the coins divided into the storing means, and the detecting means detects the operational state of the conveying means and the sorting means and the storing means based on the detection result of the detecting means. and a control means for controlling the operation of each of the means.

(effect) The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

When coin groups having different values are brought into this device, the coin groups are sorted by value by a sorting means and stored separately in the storage means.

During the operation of this apparatus, the detection means detects the operating states of the conveying means and the sorting means and the storage state of the coins in the storage means under the control of the control means.

The detection results of the detection means are sent to the respective display means by the control means. As a result, the display means displays the operating states of the conveyance means and the sorting means, and the storage state of coins divided into the storage means, respectively.

(Embodiments of the present invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In the coin collection device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, those having the same functions as the conventional device 50 shown in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals.

This coin collection device 1 is different from the conventional device 50 in that a monitor panel 2 constituting a display means 12, which will be described in detail later, is attached to the front panel 51A of the housing 51, and as shown in FIG. A rotation sensor 3 for detecting the rotational state of this guide roller, that is, the presence or absence of a displacement state of the conveyor belt 57, is arranged near the 100-yen storage ff54A, and a 100-yen lower sensor is placed at a predetermined height from the bottom of the 100-yen storage ff54A. 4A and the 100 yen upper sensor 4B is arranged above the 500 yen lower sensor 54B.Similarly, the 500 yen lower sensor 5A is arranged at a predetermined height from the bottom of the 500 yen storage 54B. The 500 yen upper sensor 5B is arranged further above the 500 yen lower sensor.

The 100 yen lower sensor 4A and the 500 yen lower sensor 5A detect when the coins C stored inside the 100 yen storage 54A and the 500 yen storage 54B reach 50% of the amount stored in each storage. , and send out a detection signal.

The 100 yen upper sensor 4B and the 500 yen upper sensor 5B are configured to send out a detection signal when the storage amount of coins C in each storage 54A, 54B reaches 100%, as in the case described above. There is.

The rotation sensor 3, the 100 yen sensor 64B, the 500 yen sensor 6
4B, 100 yen lower sensor 4A, 100 yen upper sensor 4B, 500 yen lower sensor 5A, and 500 yen upper sensor 5B constitute the detection means 6. Also, the pulley 56 of the conveyance means 52, the conveyance belt 57, the drive motor 58, the transmission belt 5
9, a reversing leveling roller 60, an auxiliary belt 61, and a guide roller 62 constitute a conveyance system.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 7 indicates a power supply unit, and reference numeral 8 indicates a control box.

Next, the control system of the coin collection device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG.

The coin collection device 1 is equipped with a control means 11 consisting of a program memory 9 that stores an operating program for the device, and a CPU 10 that controls the overall operation of the device.

The CPU 10 controls the rotation of the drive motor 58 and receives detection signals from each sensor of the detection means 6.

Further, the CPU 10 controls the lighting of a group of lamps 13 constituting the display means 12, the details of which will be described later.

The lamp group 13 includes a power lamp 14 that lights up when the power supply section 7 is operating normally, a belt operation lamp 15 and a belt stop lamp 16 that turn on when the conveyor belt is operating and stopped based on the detection signal of the rotation sensor 3, respectively. circle sensor 64A,
Coin detection lamp (100 yen) 17A, coin jammed lamp (100 yen) 17B, coin detection lamp (500 yen) 18A, and coin jammed lamp (500 yen) that light up based on each detection signal of the 500 yen sensor 64B. 18B, a data transfer lamp 19 that lights up when data is transferred between this device 1 and a host computer (not shown) under the control of the CPU10, and a data transfer lamp 50 that lights up based on the detection signal of the 100-yen lower sensor 4A. % lamp (100 yen) 20A, a 100% lamp (100 yen) 20B that lights up based on the detection signal of the 100 yen upper sensor 4B, and a 50% lamp (100 yen) that lights up based on the detection signal of the 500 yen lower sensor 5A. 500 yen) 21A, and a 100% lamp (500 yen) 21B that lights up based on the detection signal of the 500 yen upper sensor 5B.

Next, details of the monitor panel 2 will be explained with reference to FIG. 4.

This monitor panel 2 includes a rectangular panel main body 2A, and each of the lamps 14 to 2 is divided into this panel main body.
The positions corresponding to 1B are power supply, belt in operation, belt stopped, coin detection (100 yen), coin jam (100 yen),
Also, coin detection (500 yen), coin jam (500 yen), data transfer, 100% (100 yen), 50% (100 yen), 100
A rectangular display section 22 with characters % (500 yen) and 50% (500 yen) is provided, and on the right side of this rectangular display section 22, characters indicating the respective display contents are attached. A display section 23 is provided.

The lamp group 13 and the monitor panel 2 constitute a display means 12.

Next, the operation of the device I having the above configuration will be explained.

First, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on to energize each part of this device, if there is no abnormality in the power supply section 7, the power lamp 14 lights up and the "power" section of the rectangular display section 22 becomes bright. On the other hand, if there is an abnormality in the power supply unit 7, the “power supply” part will not become bright, which indicates that the power supply unit 7 is normal.
Abnormalities can be detected.

Next, the drive motor 58 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 under the control of the CPU10, and the conveyor belt 57 is displaced in the direction of the arrow
When the coins are carried into the device 1, the overlapping coins are separated into one coin by the reversing leveling roller 60 and sent to the sorting means 53.

At this time, the rotation sensor 3 detects the rotation state of the guide roller 62, and when the guide roller 62 is rotating, that is,
When the conveyor belt 57 is normal, a detection signal is sent to CPUl0, and conversely, the guide roller 62 stops, that is, the conveyor belt 5
When there is an abnormality such as a disconnection in 7, the detection signal is not sent.

The CPU 10 turns on the belt operation lamp 15 when it receives the detection signal from the rotation sensor 3, and turns on the belt stop lamp 16 when it does not take in the detection signal.

As a result, either "Belt in operation" or "Belt stopped" on the rectangular display section 22 becomes bright depending on whether the conveyor belt 57 is normal or abnormal, making it possible to grasp the operating state of the conveyor belt 57.

Next, the sorting means 53 sorts the coins C sent one after another from the conveying means 52 into 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins, drops the 100 yen coins onto the drop guide 63A, and drops the 500 yen coins into 500 yen coins. is dropped onto the drop guide 63B.

At this time, each time a 100 yen coin passes, the 100 yen sensor 64A
Furthermore, the 500 yen sensor 64B sends an intermittent detection signal to the CPU10 each time a 500 yen coin passes. In addition, the 100 yen sensor 64A sends a continuous detection signal to the CPU10 when a 100 yen coin is continuously present at the lower end of the falling guide 63A, that is, when a jammed state of the 100 yen coin occurs. Similarly, the 500 yen sensor 64B outputs a continuous detection signal when the falling guide 63B is jammed with a 500 yen coin.
Send to Ul0.

CPU10 has a 100 yen sensor 64A and a 500 yen sensor 64B.
The coin detection lamps 17A and 18A are turned on when intermittent detection signals are received from the respective sensors 64A and 64B, and the coin jam lamp 17A is turned on when continuous detection signals are received from the respective sensors 64A and 64B. 18B are lit respectively.

Therefore, when the sorting means 53 is operating normally, that is, when there is no clogging, "coin detection (100 yen)" is detected.
The "coin detection (500 yen)" part becomes brighter, and
When the sorting means 53 becomes clogged, the "coin jammed (100 yen)" and "coin jammed (500 yen)" sections become bright, making it possible to grasp the operating state of the sorting means 53.

Next, the 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins that have passed through the 100 yen sensor 64A and the 500 yen sensor 64B are stored in the 100 yen storage 54A, respectively.
The coins are stored in the 500 yen storage 54B, but when the storage capacity of each coin in each storage reaches 50%, the 100 yen lower sensor 4A and the 500 yen lower sensor 5A each send a detection signal to the CPU10. Send to.

When the CPU10 receives the detection signals from the lower sensors 4A and 5A, it turns on the 50% lamps 20A and 21A, respectively. Similarly, when the storage capacity of each coin reaches 100%, the 100 yen upper sensor 4B and the 500 yen upper sensor 5B each send a detection signal to the CPU10. In this case,
CPU10 turns on the 100% lamps 20B and 21B, respectively.

Due to this operation, the rectangular display section 22 displays "50%".
(100 yen)", "50% (500 yen)", and even rtoo
% (100 yen)" and "100% (500 yen)" are used depending on the storage status of each storage 54A, 54B, and as a result, 100 yen coins divided into each storage, It becomes possible to grasp the storage status of 500 yen coins.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.For example,
In the above-described embodiment, the case where 100 yen coins and 500 yen coins are collected by this device has been explained, but this device is not limited to this, and can be similarly used when collecting medals as substitute coins, which are a type of coin. Applicable to

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to individually and clearly grasp the operating state of each part of the device and the storage state of coins when collecting coins, and it is possible to provide a coin collecting device with high practical value. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic sectional view of the device, Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the control system of the device, and Fig. 4 is a monitor panel of the device. FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of the conventional device. Main symbols in the figure 1...Life coin collection device 2--Monitor panel 6...φDetecting means 11...Control means 12...Display means. Diagram Negative Diagram Diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a coin collection device in which groups of coins having different values are carried into the device by a conveyance means, each coin is sorted by value by a sorting means and stored separately in a storage means, the conveyance means and the sorting means are separated. a detection means for detecting an operating state and a storage state of the coins divided into the storage means; a display means for displaying the operating state of the conveyance means and the sorting means and the storage state of the storage means based on the detection result of the detection means; A coin collection device characterized by having a control means for controlling the operation of each means.