JPH0241715Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present application relates to a coin sorting device used in a vending machine, a money exchange machine, or the like.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventionally, a cradle has been used to sort out the diameter of inserted coins, and when the diameter of the inserted coin is large, the coin is placed between a pair of shaft pins installed in the diametrical direction of the cradle. The weight of the coin causes the cradle to rotate and guide the coin toward, for example, a cash box.If the coin is small in diameter, it passes between a pair of shaft pins. The coin is guided to a return passage, for example.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned coin diameter sorting mechanism using a cradle, if the coin sorting device or the automatic vending machine equipped with the coin sorting device is placed in a somewhat tilted state, the coin diameter The coins also engage with the shaft pin of the cradle, causing the cradle to rotate, and the coins are also guided into the cash box in the same way as large-diameter coins, causing malfunctions.

Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, in order to eliminate the malfunction of the conventional device described above, the present application provides a passage section in the opening/closing plate operated by the operation of the return lever, and a frame body at the end position of this passage section. A holder is arranged, the upper end of which is rotatably pivoted through a mounting piece provided with a holder, and the holder has a curved notch opening in the direction of the passage, and a tip of the upper edge of the notch. and a protruding piece that abuts the mounting piece and holds the holder in place, and extends from the end of the passage towards the notch, It is characterized by a hook piece that is bent in the body direction and reaches a relief part formed in the frame body.

Effect: When a coin with a diameter larger than a specific coin moves along the passage and reaches its end,
The projecting piece comes into contact with the mounting piece and the notch abuts against the abutting part of the holder which is open in the direction of the passage, and the holder rotates due to the abutting action, and the notch opens into the passage. Therefore, the coin falls from the end of the passage and is guided toward, for example, a cash box.

On the other hand, a specific coin does not collide with the abutting part at the end of the passage, but instead goes straight and fits into the notch, and the holder receives a downward load due to the insertion of the coin, so it stays in place. hold. To take out coins held in the holder in this way, operate the return lever to open the opening/closing plate.
Then, the hook moves together with the passage, and the coin is separated from the notch of the holder and falls, leading to the return passage, for example.

Embodiments Below, the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Figure 1 shows a return lever 2 on the upper half of the inner surface of a vertically rectangular frame 1, a rotating plate 5 that rotates at the position of a support shaft 4 against a spring 3, and an input port 6. It is equipped with a cradle 7 for roughly classifying the diameters of coins, and a magnetic sorting section 8 for sorting out genuine and counterfeit coins by magnetic action, and an opening/closing plate 9 in the lower half that is operated by the operation of the return lever 2. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventionally known coin sorting mechanism comprising a passage forming section 10 having a plurality of sorting passages,
It is installed in the lower half of the coin sorting mechanism to sort out coins of different diameters after being sorted by the cradle 7 and the magnetic sorting section 8, respectively. The device of the present application has a mounting piece 12 provided on the frame body 1 corresponding to the terminal end position of the inclined coin passage section 11.
It has a holder 14 whose upper end is pivotally connected by a shaft piece 13 in a pendulum shape. This holder 1
Reference numeral 4 is made of a plate material, and a curved notch 15 that opens toward the passage section 11 is formed. This notch 15 is formed by a curved edge a having a radius approximately equal to the radius of a specific coin p, and upper and lower edges b and b' extending from the upper and lower positions of the curved edge a in parallel to the tangential direction, and the tip of the upper edge b. The holder 14 has an abutting part 16 that prevents the reception of a coin p' having a diameter larger than the specific coin p, and a mounting piece 1 that protrudes upward and is provided on the frame 1 at the upper end of the holder 14.
A protrusion 17 is provided which abuts the end of the holder 14 to hold the holder 14 in place. Said passage section 1
1 is provided on the inner surface of the opening/closing plate 9 that is activated when the return lever 2 is operated, and at the tip thereof, the plate extends from the opening and closing plate 9 in the direction of the notch, and is bent in the direction of the frame 1 and provided on the frame 1. A hook piece 19 extending into the escape hole 18 is integrally provided. In addition, 20 in the figure
is a tongue piece bent at the position of the curved edge a of the holder 14, and the inner surface of the opening/closing plate 9 is always in contact with this tongue piece.

However, a coin with a larger diameter than the specific coin p
When p' moves along the passage 11 and reaches its terminal end, the protruding piece 17 abuts the end of the mounting piece 12, and the notch 15 opens toward the passage 11. abutting against the upper abutting portion 15 of the holder 14;
Due to the abutting action, the holder 14 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 and moves from the state shown by the solid line to the state shown by the imaginary line, and the coin p' falls from the end of the passage 11, for example, into a carrier. Guided to the Tsushiyubotsu side.

On the other hand, a specific coin p does not collide with the abutment part 16 at the end of the passage part 11, but goes straight and fits into the notch part 15, and the holder 14 is moved downward by the insertion of the coin P. Since it receives a load of , it maintains the fixed position shown by the solid line. When taking out the coin p held in the holder 14 in this way, the return lever 2 is operated to open the opening/closing plate 9. Then, as shown in FIG. The coin p is then separated from the notch 15 of the holder 14, falls, and is guided, for example, to the return path.

Effects of the invention As described above, according to the present application, even when the coin sorting device is placed in a somewhat tilted state, for example, even if the coin sorting device is placed in a somewhat tilted state, the coin sorting device can distinguish between coins with a specific diameter and coins with a larger diameter by using an extremely simple configuration. This has the advantage that coins can be reliably sorted without malfunction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the coin sorting mechanism, FIG. 2 A and B are plan views of the main parts showing the operating state, and FIGS. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view before and after opening and closing. In the figure, 1 is a frame, 9 is an opening/closing plate, 11 is a passage, 12 is a mounting piece, 14 is a holder, 15 is a notch, 16 is an abutting part, 17 is a projecting piece, and 19 is a hooking piece. .

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A passage is provided in the opening/closing plate that is activated by operating the return lever, and the upper end is rotatable via a mounting piece provided on the frame at the end position of this passage. A holder is arranged which is pivotally connected to the holder, and the holder has a curved notch opening toward the passage, an abutting part located at the tip of the upper edge of the notch, and the mounting part. and a protruding piece that comes into contact with the holder to hold the holder in place, and
A coin sorting device characterized in that a hook piece is provided at the tip of the passage part, extending in the direction of the notch part, bending in the direction of the frame body, and reaching a relief part formed in the frame body. (2) The coin sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the holder is made of a plate material. (3) Scope of Utility Model Registration Claims 1 or 2, in which the notch portion consists of a curved edge having a radius approximately equal to the diameter of the specific coin, and upper and lower edges extending approximately parallel to the cutting line direction from the upper and lower positions of the curved edge. Coin sorting device as described in section.