JPH0241728Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a coin slot for use in automatic vending machines, money exchange machines, ticket vending machines, etc.

Prior Art A conventional coin slot will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, 1 is a vending machine main body, and a door 2 is provided on the front side. Attached to this door 2 are a display room 3 for products to be sold, a product selection button 4, a coin input port 5, a coin return port 6, a product takeout port 7, and a coin processing machine 8. The coin slot 5 has a square hole 9 formed in the door 2, and a metal slot main body 11 having a coin slot 10 for passing coins is attached to the square hole 9. This inlet main body 11 has a spherical recess 12 formed on its surface.
The widthwise coin insertion slot 10 is formed in the middle of 2. The coin insertion slot 10 is located at the bottom 10'.
A guide surface 13 is formed which is inclined downward toward the back and extends from the back surface of the guide surface 13 to the back (rearward).

Reference numeral 14 denotes a coin guide chute, which is formed in a hollow shape, and one end of which is connected to the coin insertion slot 10 of the slot main body 11.
and the other end is connected to the coin receptacle 1 of the coin processing machine 8.
It communicates with 5.

In such a device, the coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 1.
When the coin is inserted from 0, it is guided through the guide chute 14 to the coin processing machine 8, and it is determined whether the coin passes or fails, and if it passes, the product can be sold. Since the slot main body 11 has a spherical concave portion 12, coins to be inserted are guided to the slot 10.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, vending machines are often installed outdoors, and as a result, rainwater hits the input port body 11.
The input port body 11 may be moved. In this case, as shown by W in FIG. 2, rainwater flows from the top surface of the recessed part 12 to the bottom part 10' and the guide surface 13, and then to the guide chute 14 and enters the coin handling machine 8, causing an electrical leakage accident. There was a risk that this would occur.

Therefore, in order to prevent rainwater from entering, a dike has been proposed that is equipped with a shielding plate that covers the coin insertion slot and blocks rainwater, but if coins are inserted too often, the shielding plate may come into contact with the coins. The drawback was that it would deform or collapse, making it impossible to block rainwater. The present invention eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional example described above, and prevents rainwater from entering the coin slot.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a drain section by hanging the part of the mouth periphery of the recessed part of the slot main body, which is located above the coin insertion slot, downward. It is equipped with a configuration for forming.

Effect: According to the above configuration, rainwater is drained by the drainage part and does not enter the insertion opening.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 3, and the same parts as those of the conventional one will be given the same numbers and detailed explanation will be omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 16 denotes the coin slot main body of the coin slot 5 that guides coins from the outside to the inside of the door 2 in which the square hole 9 is provided. This coin slot main body 16
Forms a spherical recess 17 on the front side of the door,
A wide coin insertion slot 18 is formed in the center. The coin insertion slot 18 has its bottom inclined downward toward the back, as in the conventional case, and forms a coin guide surface 19 extending rearward from the back side thereof. This guide surface 19 is located on the upper surface of the guide chute 14. The concave portion 17 has an upper end a, which is a portion of the mouth periphery above the coin insertion slot 18, at a position on the extension line of the coin when the coin 20 is located on the coin guide surface 19 of the coin insertion slot 18. It is set up. In addition, by forming a mountain-shaped groove 21 whose base is an extension line from the upper end point a and the coin insertion opening 18 to the point b in the recessed part 17 above the coin insertion opening 18, the mouth periphery of the recessed part 17 is formed. The upper end a
is used as the draining section. The side connecting the apex c and the upper end point a of this groove 21 slopes upward as it goes rearward. In addition, the apex c of the groove 21 and the coin insertion slot 1
The side connecting point b of 8 is inclined downward as it goes backward. Furthermore, point b of the coin insertion slot 18 is located below point a of the upper end of the coin insertion slot main body 16.

Next, to explain the intrusion of rainwater W, the rainwater W splashed onto the upper part of the coin input slot main body 16 is removed from the coin input slot main body 16 because the upper opening periphery of the recessed part 17 forms an acute angle. The water drips downward without running down the drain. Therefore, it is difficult for rainwater to enter through the coin insertion slot 18.

In this way, by changing the shape of the inlet main body 16, rainwater is prevented from entering, and there is no need to install a rainwater shielding plate, so the assembly work efficiency is improved.
There is no need to take measures against the intrusion of rainwater due to the frequency of coin use.

In addition, since the coin insertion slot 18 is located below the drain part a of the slot main body 16, when the coin 20 is inserted, the tip hits the side connecting the apex c and the upper end point a, and the tip of the coin enters the insertion slot 18. You will be guided.
This improves the operation of inserting the coin M.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a chevron-shaped groove formed at the bottom of the recessed part of the coin insertion slot main body, which extends upward from the line connecting the coin insertion slot formed at the bottom of the recessed part and the upper opening periphery of the recessed part, and is integrated with the recessed part. Since a drainage part is formed at the periphery of the upper opening, rainwater is drained at the periphery of the upper opening of the recessed part and does not enter the insertion opening, and therefore there is no need to attach a separate member. It is. In addition, since there is no drainage port provided at the back of the coin insertion slot, there is no negative effect on coin insertion, and it also prevents rainwater from entering due to clogged drainage ports due to external "irregularities" or debris. be.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a conventional vending machine, Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of a conventional vending machine.
This figure is a sectional view of the coin slot portion of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention corresponding to FIG. 2. 16... Coin slot main body, 17... Recessed part, 1
8... Coin insertion slot, 21... Groove, a... Upper end (draining part).

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The coin slot main body has an elongated coin insertion slot formed at the bottom of the concave portion to guide coins from the outside to the inside of the door. A mountain-shaped groove is provided integrally with the recess above a line connecting the upper opening periphery of the recessed part, and the upper opening periphery is used as a drainage part, and the coin insertion slot is located below this drainage part. A coin slot for a vending machine or the like, wherein the drain part is located at a position where a coin comes into contact with the coin when the coin is inserted and guides the coin to the coin slot.