JPH0276092A - Coin selection controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent liquid thrown in from a coin insertion opening from being attached on a various kinds of equipment, etc., arranged in a device main body by forming a guide groove for the liquid along almost a perpendicular lower side of the coin insertion opening on the wall plane of a coin path communicated directly with the coin insertion opening formed in a coin selection device. CONSTITUTION:Plural guide grooves 10 to guide the liquid thrown in from the coin insertion opening D along in a direction of almost perpendicular dropping of the coin insertion opening D on both walls of the coin path 6 of the coin selection device comprising a coin selection controller. Thereby, the liquid poured from the coin insertion opening of the coin selection device is exhausted to the outside the coin selection controller via the guide groove, a collection part, and an exhaustion path without advancing to a complicated coin path for selection and a coin payment device, etc., formed in the coin selection device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a coin sorting control device used in automatic vending machines, automatic vending machines, service machines, and the like.

[Prior art] Generally, Uj! ! The coin sorting control device has a coin sorting device that separates inserted coins into genuine coins and counterfeit coins, and a coin sorting device that runs a complex coin passage to sort coins that are considered genuine coins by denomination, and a coin sorting device that separates coins that are considered genuine coins into different denominations. a cassette-type goin tube section, an auxiliary tube section for storing change that is particularly frequently used, a coin dispensing device for dispensing change from each of these tubes, and a device for mounting each of these components in a predetermined position. It consists of a main body.

On the other hand, among the elements constituting the above-mentioned negative sorting control 1l-II device, the coin sorting device is composed of, for example, an oscillating coil and a receiving coil in the intricately formed coin passage as described above. A negative discrimination device and sorting devices such as multiple solenoids that sort coins deemed to be genuine coins into designated coin passages are installed. While each coin rolls and passes through a predetermined coin passage, the coins are sorted (5) and sorted by denomination. Each coin is guided to a predetermined coin passage.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned coin sorting control device, a particularly complicated coin passage is formed inside the coin sorting device, and the coins roll in this coin passage. When a liquid such as a soft drink or detergent flows in from the coin input port, the liquid flows along the coin passage not only into the coin sorting device but also into the coin sorting and dispensing device such as the coin tube section or the coin dispensing device. It flows into the main element that is used.

When such sticky liquid such as detergent flows through the FJ coin sorting control system, the liquid flows into the coin sorting device such as a solenoid installed inside the coin sorting device, or the hard (dispensing device, etc.). The sticky 8s that adhered to these sorting equipment caused malfunctions, leading to a decline in the coin sorting or coin dispensing functions.
! When one body dries out, the operation of these sorting devices may be locked, and for this reason, the hard-charging sorting system is not used.
There was also the problem that the Noh play itself came to a halt.

The present invention has been developed in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is designed to prevent the liquid introduced from the coin slot from adhering to the various containers installed inside the device body. The purpose is to provide HIH control for each negative road.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a liquid is provided on the wall surface of the coin passage that directly communicates with the coin input port of the coin sorting device along a substantially vertical downward direction of the coin input port. A guide groove is formed, and a collection part for collecting the liquid falling along the guide groove is provided below the coin passage, and the liquid is collected in the collection part on the side of the coin sorting device and the main body of the device. A discharge passage is provided for discharging the liquid to the outside of the apparatus main body.

[Effect]

According to such a coin sorting system t2D device, the liquid poured from the coin inlet of the coin sorting device flows into the coin passage for complicated sorting formed in the coin sorting device and into the coin dispensing device, etc. The coins are discharged to the outside of the coin sorting control device through the guide groove, collection section, and discharge passage without entering the coin sorting control device.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the coin sorting control device according to the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of 1 of the hard 1113ff separate neck applied to the coin sorting control device related to this IE light.

The main body 2 of the coin sorting device 1 is composed of a main plate 3 whose central portion is made of a hard polymer material, and the upper front surface of the main plate 3 is also made of a hard polymer material. The main plate 3 is covered with a gate plate 4 which can be opened and closed freely, and the front lower part of the main plate 3 is covered with a front cover 5. J5 The main body 2 is connected to these main plates 3, game 1 to play 1-
4. It is composed of a front cover 5.

On the other hand, a coin slot is formed between the upper part of the main plate 3 and the game plate 4, and a coin slot is provided approximately vertically below the coin slot. A coin passage 6 is formed which directly communicates with the coin slot and guides the coin A inserted from the coin slot in a substantially vertical downward direction. Also, at the lower end of this coin passage 6, and between the upper front of the main plate 3 and the goo mill plate 4, a coin A falling vertically through the coin passage 6 of FIG. 3 is placed in the right direction in the drawing. An inclined 91 passage 7 for rolling is formed. This coin passage 7 is gold 1i! gate rail 8
and a casing 9 having a U-shaped cross section and having coil sensors (not shown) disposed on both sides for determining whether the inserted coin is genuine or not, and the denomination of the coin deemed to be genuine.

The casing 9 in which this coil sensor is disposed is formed integrally with a control box, which will be described later, that houses all electronic devices such as solenoids used in the coin sorting device 1. When the controller 1 to the roll hooks are attached to the back of the main plate 3, the housing 9 protrudes into the coin passage 7 from the hole 3- forming the side surface of the coin passage 7.
It is positioned at the normal position.

Note that below the terminal end of this coin passage 7, that is, between the front lower part of the main plate 3 (not shown) and the front cover 5, the inserted coins are sorted by denomination according to the detected value of the coil sensor. The lever of the device protrudes for coin distribution, which is configured by a solenoid (not shown), etc.
Further, a plurality of coin passages are formed between the front lower part of the main plate 3 and the front cover 5 to guide sorted coins according to their denominations.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, which is a top view of FIG. A plurality of guide grooves 10 are formed to guide the liquid.

As shown in FIG. 5, which is a cutaway front view of the main parts of the main plates 1 and 3, the guide grooves 10 are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the upper front of the main plate 3 along the vertically downward direction of the hard f'J passage 6. a plurality of fins 3a provided, a guide layer 3b extending between the plurality of fins 3a and formed at an angle;
In addition to the recessed portion 3C into which the groove rail 8 is inserted, the fins 3d are formed below the fins 3a at a predetermined pitch.

As shown in FIG. 5, the guide layers 3b are formed in three rows in an inclined direction from the right side to the left side in the drawing, and the height of each guide layer 3b is the same as that in the drawing, as shown in FIG. The height is lower than the height of the fin 3a from the right side to the left side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the main plate 3 located below the fins 3a and 3d is provided with a recess 11 for accommodating a liquid collecting section, which will be described later.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, which is a rear view of the gate plate 4, the gate plate 4 constituting the other side of the coin passage 6 has a guide 1410 formed at the upper front of the main plate 3 (FIG. 5). The other guide groove 10 is formed at the (rZ position) opposite to (rZ).

The guide groove 10 formed in this gate plate 4 includes a plurality of fins 4a formed along the vertical downward direction of the coin slot, and a plurality of fins 4b, 4C formed perpendicularly between the plurality of fins 4a. As shown in FIG. 6, below the gate plate 4, liquid falling from the guide groove 10 on the left side of the drawing is prevented from flowing. A portion of fins 4e are formed to guide the right side. Of the Ichiki weirs 4b, 4G, and guide layer 4d, l[N4b has a gap between the fins 4a as shown in FIG. It is formed like this.

Further, the housing 4C is formed by connecting the fins 48 on both sides at substantially the same height as the fins 4a. Furthermore, the guide 114d shown in FIG. 6 is formed so that it extends in the opposite direction to the weir 4b and is lower than the height of the fins 4a without providing any gaps between the fins 4a.

On the other hand, below the fins 4a mentioned above, a gate rail 8 forming a part of the coin passage 7 is fixed by a fastening member such as a screw. Incidentally, this gate rail 8 also has a fin 8a made of Senzo similar to the guide groove 10 formed along the vertically downward direction of the extending slot. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a chute 4f is formed protruding from the front face of the game plate 4 to guide the liquid flowing away from the coin slot into the guide groove 10. This shoot 4
f is formed so as to be inclined from the left side to the right side of the drawing as shown in FIG. 6, and downstream of it is a concave portion 4Ω that collects the liquid flowing through the chute 4f as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. are formed at four locations, and a hole 4i (FIG. 6) facing into the coin passage 6 is formed in each recess 4g, respectively.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a recess 11 (fifth
A collecting section 12 for collecting the liquid falling through the coin passage 6 and the chute 4f is disposed inside the coin passage 6 and the chute 4f.

This collection section 12 is located at the seventh section shown in the BBIuIi plane view in FIG.
As shown in the figure, it is composed of a box 13 with an open top surface, and a hole 13a for discharging the collected liquid is formed on the left side of the bottom surface (FIG. 2). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, at the left end of the box 13 where the hole 13a (FIG. 7) is formed, the liquid collected in the box 13 is discharged to the outside of the main body 2 of the coin sorting device 1. discharge passage 14
An elastic tube 15 constituting a part of the tube is fitted. The lower end 15a of this tube 15 is bent to the left in the figure into a single-shape, and further led to the outside of the main body 2 through a notch 3e formed on the left side of the main plate 3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the vJ! Freight aisle 6
A chute 5a is formed which is curved toward the top of the fin 3d formed in the fins 3d, and this chute 5a has a plurality of elongated holes 5b at positions facing vertically below the guide groove 10, as shown in FIG. It is formed. As shown in FIG. 7, a fin 5C is integrally formed above the long hole 5b and projects between the fins 3d formed on the main plays 1 and 3. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the fin 5
A triangular projection 5d is formed at the base end of C so as to hang vertically downward.

In FIG. 7, the reference numeral 16 is an extended discharge chute formed in the front cover 5. When coins become clogged in the coin passage 6, the gate plate 4 is moved counterclockwise as shown by the arrow in FIG. When rotated to , the coin passage 6.7 expands,
Coins stuck in the coin passage 6 are removed from the chute 5a shown in FIG.
The coins are then discharged through the coin discharge chute 16 to a coin discharge port (not shown).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a control bottas 17 is disposed on the back side of the main plate 1-3 so as to be detachably attached to the back side of the main plate 3. As shown in FIG. 8, which is an exploded sectional view of the coin sorting device 1, inside the control box 17 are all solenoids 17 and 18 used in the coin sorting device 1, and electronic separate devices for the control I table device. The mounted substrate 19 is hermetically housed.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 17a divides the inserted coins into genuine coins and counterfeit coins according to a predetermined amount &f! A lever that guides you to the cargo aisle,
Reference numeral 18a is a lever that guides the inserted specie coins to predetermined coin passages according to their denominations.

Next, the liquid discharge operation by the coin sorting device 1 described above will be explained, and the configuration of the coin sorting device 1 will also be explained in more detail.

When the coin A is inserted into the coin slot as shown in Fig. 3, the hard vJA is played to the fin 3a installed on the main plate 3 and the game 1 as shown in Fig. 4. The coin passes between the provided fins 4a, falls along the coin path 6 as shown in FIG. 3, and comes into contact with the coin rail 8. Thereafter, the coin A changes its traveling direction and rolls along the coin passage 7 inclined to the right in the drawing, and is further guided into a coin passage (not shown) formed below the end of the coin passage 7. Sorted by gold 44.

On the other hand, when a liquid F such as detergent is poured into the coin slot, this liquid F flows through the fins formed on the main plays 1 and 3 forming the guide M10, as shown by the corresponding downstream arrow in FIG. 3a and between the fins 48 formed on the gate plates 1 and 4, and fall to the lower end of the coin passage 6. At that time, the flow of the liquid F is caused by the guide layer 3b formed on the main plate 3 and the gate plate 4, the weir 4b,
It is controlled by the 4C1 guide 11P4d, falls downward while being blocked, and is prevented from falling suddenly downward.

In addition, the main play!・Liquid F traveling between the fins 3a of 3 is blocked by the guide [3b (Fig. 5), passes between the fins 3d and is guided below, and then reaches the collection part 1
It falls into the box 13 that constitutes 2.

On the other hand, the liquid IF guided between the fins 4a of the gate plate 4 is blocked by I[4b, 4c, and guide@4d (Fig. 6), and the liquid IF is blocked by the fins formed on the gate rail 8 shown in Fig. 7. 8a and the fin 5C guided into the elongated hole 5b of the chute 5a and further formed in the elongated hole 5b.
It passes through the gap and falls into the box 13 that constitutes the collecting section 12.

Note that a part of the liquid F passing between the fins 5C formed in the elongated hole 5b becomes like a raindrop due to the triangular protrusion 5d formed at the base end of the fin 5C, and the collection part 12 is formed from this protrusion 5d. It falls into the box 13 and is collected.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the liquid F that comes off the coin slot and falls is formed on the front side of the gate plate 4 by a guide plate 20 arranged on the front side of the main plate 3 constituting the coin slot. Thereafter, the coins are guided into the coin passage 6 through the respective recesses 4q formed in the chute 4f and the holes 41 communicating with the recesses 4g, and thereafter are guided into the gate plate 4. Following the same process as the collected liquid, the liquid falls into the box 13 constituting the collecting section 12 and is collected. The box 13 constituting the collecting section 12 mainly collects the liquid that falls along the guide surface 10 formed on the main plate 3 and the gate plate 4. The liquid guided through the formed guide iP+ 10 falls downward while being blocked by the guide layer 3b, weirs 4b, 4c, and guide layer 4d as described above.
The liquid F having a large value ω at a will not fall into the box 13 and be collected, and therefore the collected liquid will not overflow from the box 13 and adhere to its surroundings. Note that the liquid F that has fallen into the box 13 constituting the collecting section 12 passes through the tube 15 constituting the discharge passage 14 to the third
As shown by arrow F in the figure, the coins are quickly discharged from the left side of the main body 2 of the coin sorting device 1 to the outside of the main body 2.

On the other hand, the coin sorting device is installed at a predetermined position in the main body of the coin sorting control device that stores and dispenses change, but the liquid F discharged from the coin sorting device 1 described above is The coin sorting control device 20 is discharged through a discharge passage 14 arranged on the side of the device main body 30.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the coin sorting machine 201 described above is attached to the main body 3o of the coin sorting control device 20.

The device main body 30 of the coin sorting control device 20 has a first storage section 31 formed at the top to which the coin sorting device 1 is detachably attached, and a cassette-type storage section 31 that stores change for dispensing by denomination. A second accommodating section 32 for detachably attaching the coin tube section 22 is formed at the lower part, and further, f
+ Auxiliary tube section 23 that accommodates frequently used change
A third accommodating portion 33 is formed on the right side, into which the holder is removably attached. Note that in FIG. 1, reference numerals 24 and 25 are hard dispensers for dispensing specific change from each of the above-mentioned coin tubes 22 and 23.

On the other hand, a tube 21 made of synthetic resin that constitutes and covers the other side of the above-mentioned discharge passage 14 is disposed on the left side of the device main body 30, and its upper end 21a is disposed in the coin sorting device 1. The distal end 15a of the tube 15 constituting one side of the discharge passage 14 is in communication.

According to the configuration of the discharge passage 14 described above, the liquid F discharged from the left side of the coin sorting device 1 through the tube 15 forms the other side of the discharge passage 14 disposed on the left side of the coin sorting control device 20. The coins are quickly discharged through the tube 21 to the outside of the automatic vending machine d or the like equipped with the coin sorting control device 20.

In addition, as mentioned above, since the discharge passage 14 is arranged on the left side of the coin sorting control device 20, the coin sorting control device 11
As shown in FIG. 2, which is a left side view of the device 20, each coin tube section 22, 23 is
The discharge passage 14 does not get in the way of the work of attaching and detaching the hard disks from the front of the sorting control device 20.

In addition, in FIG. 2, the reference numeral 30- is a metal fitting to which the tube 21 is attached.

In the above embodiment, a weir is formed in the guide groove 10 that guides the liquid, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and a coin sorting device having a guide groove 10 without a weir can be installed. The invention may also be applied to a coin sorting control device.

In the above embodiment, the cassette type coin tube section 22 is provided with a second storage section and an auxiliary tube section 23.
The device main body 3 is formed with a third accommodating portion 33 for attaching the
Although a case has been described in which the discharge passage 14 according to the present invention is formed in the coin sorting control device 20 having a coin sorting control device 20 having a 23 is not required, the device may be applied to a coin sorting control device having a device main body in which the second or third accommodating portion is not formed.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the hard (5) sorting control device of the present invention, the liquid injected from the coin inlet into the side wall of the personnel passage that directly communicates with the coin inlet of the coin sorting device is passed approximately vertically. In addition to forming a guide surface that guides the device downward, the liquid that has fallen downward along this guide groove is collected by the collecting part, and the collected liquid is further disposed on the sides of the coin sorting device and the main body of the device. Since the coin sorting control device is discharged through the discharge passage, even if sticky liquid such as detergent is poured from the coin input port, the liquid will not be disposed inside the coin sorting device or the device body. Therefore, it is possible to provide a coin sorting control device that always has stable sorting and dispensing performance.
It is possible to effectively maintain the coin sorting control device b against malicious mischief by pouring liquid such as detergent into it, and to prevent the deterioration of its function.

In addition, since the discharge passage is arranged on the side of the device body opposite to the side where the auxiliary tube is arranged, when replenishing change or performing maintenance inspections, etc., each coin tube section is connected to the hard Vf1 sorting control device. The discharge passage does not get in the way of attachment/detachment work from the front of the device main body, and change replenishment or maintenance/inspection work can be carried out smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a coin sorting control device according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a left side view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rupture pressure surface view of the main part of the coin sorting device installed in the coin sorting control device according to the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a top view of Fig. 3. , Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the main play 1-, Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the gate plate, Fig. 7 is a BB cross-sectional view of Fig. 3, and Fig. 8 is a coin according to the present invention. It is an assembled exploded sectional view of the coin sorting device attached to the sorting control 2'Il device. 1... Coin sorting device, 6... Coin passage, 10...
Guide groove, 12... collection section, 14... discharge passage. 20
... coin sorting control device, 22 ... coin tube section, 23 ... auxiliary tube section, 30 ... device main body, 3
1... First accommodating part, 32... Second accommodating part, 33
...Third storage section. Figure 1 Figure 2 4g 6rlA 7th Ward

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a coin sorting control device having a device main body in which a storage section is formed that is a coin sorting device for sorting the genuineness of inserted coins and the inserted genuine coins by denomination, the coin sorting device is formed with: A liquid guide groove is formed on a wall surface of a coin passage that directly communicates with the coin input opening along a substantially vertical downward direction of the coin input opening, and a liquid that falls along the guide groove below the coin passage. a collecting section is disposed, and a discharge passage for discharging the liquid collected in the collecting section is disposed on a side of the coin sorting device and a side of the device main body, and the coin input port A coin sorting control device, characterized in that the liquid flowing in from the device body is discharged from a side of the device body to the outside through the guide groove, the collection portion, and the discharge passage. (2) A first accommodating part is formed on the upper part to which a coin sorting device is installed to distinguish whether the inserted coins are genuine or not and sort the inserted genuine coins by denomination, and a coin tube part for dispensing change is installed. In a coin sorting control device having a device main body in which a second accommodating portion is formed below, a wall surface of a coin passage that directly communicates with a coin inlet formed in the coin sorting device is provided approximately vertically below the coin inlet. A liquid guide groove is formed along the coin passage, and a collection part for the liquid falling along the guide groove is disposed below the coin passage, and a discharge device for discharging the liquid collected in the collection part is provided. A passage is provided on a side of the coin sorting device and on a side of the device main body, and a liquid flowing from the coin input port is directed to a side of the device main body through the guide groove, the collection portion, and the discharge passage. A coin sorting control device characterized in that the coin is discharged from the outside. (3) A first accommodating part is formed at the top to which a coin sorting device is installed to sort the coins that are inserted into the coins, and whether the inserted coins are positive or false and whether the coins are positive or negative depending on the denomination. In the coin sorting control device, the coin sorting control device has a main body in which a second accommodating portion is formed on the lower side and a third accommodating portion, which is equipped with an auxiliary tube portion for dispensing change, is formed on one side. A liquid guide groove is formed on the wall surface of the coin passage that directly communicates with the formed coin input opening, and the liquid is formed approximately vertically below the coin input opening, and the liquid falls below the coin passage through the guide groove. A liquid collecting section is provided, and a discharge passage for discharging the liquid collected in the collecting section is provided on a side of the coin sorting device located on the opposite side to the side where the auxiliary tube is provided. and a side of the device main body, and the liquid flowing in from the coin input port is discharged from the side of the device main body to the outside through the guide groove, the collection portion, and the discharge passage. A coin sorting control device featuring: