JPH0429112B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a coin depositing and dispensing machine used in financial institutions such as banks, and particularly to coin depositing and dispensing machines used at financial institution counters operated by customers or staff members. Regarding automatic coin deposit and withdrawal machines.

(Prior Art) Generally, as a coin processing machine used in financial institutions such as banks, a coin depositing and dispensing machine as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-9786 is known. The machine operates the coins by storing the coins deposited in the deposit transaction in the storage section and then ejecting them as coins for withdrawal from the storage section and paying them out to the customer at the time of the withdrawal transaction. is being carried out efficiently.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In Totsuro, in such a conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine, deposited coins are temporarily put on hold, and then deposited by the customer or an employee to approve or disapprove the deposit. Coins are taken in or returned.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-9786, a rotating disk and a coin passage are provided for the primary taking in, which distinguishes the denomination of deposited coins and temporarily holds them; It has a rotating disk for taking in coins and a coin passage, so the size of the machine cannot be denied. In addition, the primary storage section is also a machine operation section (coin ejection port, coin input port) for customers or staff.
The problem is that it is located deep inside the machine, far away from the bank, and it takes a very long time to take out the coins after disapproving the deposit.

In this way, conventional coin depositing and dispensing machines have the problem that the machine must be large in order to temporarily hold the deposited coins, and it takes a very long time for the customer or the staff to receive the deposited coins when the deposit is rejected. be.

Furthermore, there is no consideration given to the case where the coins withdrawn by the customer are left behind. There are inconveniences such as the withdrawn coins getting mixed up and the next customer taking all of them home, and even if the customer realizes that he forgot to take them and goes back to collect them, the withdrawal or deposit process will not be processed by the next customer. There is a problem that once the coins have been removed, it is not possible to hand over the forgotten coins.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and enables the insertion of deposited coins, the withdrawal of withdrawn coins, and the return coins when deposits are not approved, in a common receiving and paying section. To enable downsizing and compactness by allowing primary and secondary loading to be carried out using a common rotating disk and coin passage, and to temporarily hold deposited coins near the receiving/paying section for customers who receive deposited and returned coins. In addition, if a coin is forgotten to be withdrawn, the denomination and quantity data of the forgotten coin can be collected via the aforementioned rotating disk and coin passage in a memorized state. The purpose is to

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an opening 22 for accepting deposited coins and taking out deposited coins, a shutter 32 for opening and closing this opening 22, and a shutter 32 provided within the opening 22. a receiving and paying section 3 having a hopper 31 and a coin discharging means 33 for discharging coins in the hopper 31;
and a rotating disk 41 facing the lower part of the receiving and paying section 3.
A coin passage 42 extends in a substantially straight line to approximately the same turning height as this rotating disk 41 and conveys coins sent out from the rotating disk 41 one by one. A deposit conveyance section 4 includes a discriminating section 5 for discriminating, a plurality of branching members 64 for separating coins based on the discriminating results of the discriminating section 5, and a deposit conveying section 4 that determines the amount of deposited coins discriminated by the discriminating section 5 for each denomination. a storage section 51 for storing the coins; a temporary holding section 8 which is provided above the coin passageway 42 and near the receiving and paying section 3 and temporarily holding deposited coins and releasing the temporarily held coins to the receiving and paying section 3; Conveying means 81, 82 for conveying deposited coins passing through the coin passage 42 upward from the end of the coin passage 42 to the temporary storage section 8, and provided between the conveyance means 81, 82 and the temporary storage section 8. a switching member 110 for switching the coins sent by the conveying means 81 and 82 to the temporary storage section 8 side or the forgotten coin storage section 13 side; The deposited coins in the temporary storage section 8 are transferred from the receiving and paying section 3 to the rotating disk 4.
1 and a withdrawal coin storage section 9 for each denomination, which receives and stores deposited coins that are branched off at the coin passage 42 when taken in via the coin passage 42, and discharges the stored coins at the time of withdrawal. Each denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9 is located at the bottom of the denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9.
It has a conveyance area 100a provided in the direction in which the conveyance area 100a is arranged in parallel, and an ascending conveyance area 100b which rises from the conveyance area 100a and whose terminal faces the hopper 31,
A withdrawal conveyance section 100 that conveys withdrawal coins dispensed from the withdrawal coin storage section 9 by denomination to the receipt and payout section 3 based on withdrawal data inputted as instructions separately; a coin removal detection section 34 that outputs a residual detection signal when a gold coin is not taken out for a predetermined period of time; and a coin removal detection section 34 that outputs a residual detection signal from the coin removal detection section 34;
The output coins within are transported by the deposit transport section 4,
After the discrimination unit 5 discriminates the denomination and stores the content in the storage unit 51, the forgotten coin storage unit 1 is transferred through the conveyance means 81, 82 and the switching member 110.
3, and a control section 14 for recovering the fuel.

(Function) In the present invention, the deposited coins are transferred from the receiving and paying section 3 to the deposit conveying section 4 and the conveying means 81 and 82 to the temporary storage section 8.
When the deposit is approved, the coins are stored in the denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9, and when the deposit is not approved, the coins are returned to the receiving and paying section 3 and the returned coins are taken out from the receiving and paying section 3.

In addition, at the time of output, coins are ejected from the denomination-specific payout coin storage section 9, and the payout coins are transferred to the payout transport section 1.
00 to the receiving and paying section 3, from which the coins are taken out.

Furthermore, if a coin is forgotten or left behind in the receiving and paying unit 3, the forgotten coin is passed through the deposit conveying unit 4 to determine the denomination, etc., and the contents are stored in the storage unit 51. By collecting the forgotten coins in the forgotten coin storage section 13, the forgotten coins can be clearly managed.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the coin depositing and dispensing machine to which the present invention is applied, the configuration of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 to 5, the overall outline of the coin depositing and dispensing machine includes a machine body 1 forming the outer shell of the coin depositing and dispensing machine, a receiving section provided on the front of this machine body 1 for accepting deposited coins, and A receiving/paying section 3 serving as a dispensing section for taking out coins to be dispensed, a deposit transporting section 4 provided in the machine body 1 and transporting the coins in the receiving/paying section 3 one by one, and coins transported by the depositing transport section 4. A discrimination section 5 discriminates the denomination of the coin, and based on the discrimination result by this discrimination section 5, it is determined whether the coin is normal or abnormal (scratches, deformations, etc.).
a separating section 6 that separates coins by coin or denomination (stains, etc.); a reject return section 7 that returns coins that have been determined as abnormal coins by the discriminating section 5 and separated by the separating section 6; A temporary holding section 8 temporarily holds deposited coins determined as normal coins in the vicinity of the receiving and paying section 3; and a denomination group for storing normal deposited coins sorted by denomination in the separation section 6. A withdrawal coin storage section 9, a full detection section 10 that detects the full state of coins stored in the withdrawal coin storage section 9 for each denomination, and a coin detection section 10 that is removably installed inside and outside the machine body 1. an overflow coin storage section that stores coins of the denomination sent from the receipt and payout section 3 after the fullness detection section 10 detects that the denomination type dispensing coin storage section 9 is full; 11, a coin dispensing section 12 that dispenses the required number of coins from the denomination-specific dispensing coin storage section 9 based on separately input dispensing data, and the receiving and paying section 3.
The coin storing section 13 includes a forgotten coin storing section 13 which stores the coin after storing the contents of the coin when the coin is not taken out for a predetermined period of time or more, and a control section 14 which controls each part of the above-mentioned structure.

The machine body 1 has a customer service surface 21 that is inclined toward the front, and an opening 22 that constitutes a part of the receipt and payment section 3 is formed in the customer service surface 21, and a data input section shown in FIG. 23, a data display section 24 that displays the number of coins for each denomination, the amount, etc.

The receiving and paying section 3 has a hopper 31 provided in the opening 22, and a shutter 32 that can be opened and closed is provided in the opening 22.
A hopper shutter 33 is provided at the bottom of the hopper 1 as a coin discharging means that can be opened and closed and discharges the coins in the hopper 31. The hopper 31 also detects the presence or absence of coins in the hopper 31 and
A hopper coin detection sensor 34 (shown in FIG. 5) is provided as a forgotten detection unit that outputs a residual detection signal when a dispensed coin remains for a predetermined time or longer. 34
As for the actual application devised by the applicant in 1983,
You can use one equivalent to No.-49947.

The coin transfer section 4 includes a rotating disk 41 located below the hopper 31, and a coin passage 42 extending substantially linearly in the tangential direction (rearward) at a constant height that is substantially the same as that of the rotating disk 41. ing. The rotating disk 41 is rotationally driven by a motor 43, and coins (indicated by reference numeral 2 in FIG. 4) supplied from the hopper 31 are placed around the rotating disk 41 by the centrifugal force of this rotation. The coins are continuously fed out one by one into the coin passage 42 while being pressed against the guide plate 48. Further, a rotating disk coin detection sensor 44 is provided on one side of the rotating disk 41 to detect the presence or absence of coins on the rotating disk 41. It has a protruding lever 45, and a photocoupler or the like detects when this lever 45 is pushed upward by a coin. Further, an endless conveyor belt 46 is stretched along the upper surface of the coin passage 42, and this conveyor belt 46 is driven by a motor 47 (shown in FIG. 5) to transport coins to the upper surface of the coin passage 42. The coins are conveyed in the downstream direction of the coin passage 42 while being held between them.

The discrimination section 5 is disposed at the entrance of the coin passage 42, and has a magnetic head, an optical image sensor, etc., and detects the material and diameter of the coin, and detects the material, diameter and diameter set in advance. The denomination is determined based on the combination of the above, and coins with materials and diameters other than the standard, or coins that are deformed or worn out are detected as abnormal coins.

The separating section 6 is disposed downstream of the discriminating section 5 along the coin passage 42, and
As shown in the figure, an arm 63 whose central portion is rotatably supported, a solenoid 61 is connected to one end, and a spring 62 that biases the solenoid 61 in the opposite direction to the operating direction is connected to the other end. The base end is connected to the other end of this arm 63 perpendicularly to the arm 63, and the tip is connected to the coin passage 42 by the excitation of the solenoid 61 and the biasing force of the spring 62.
It is equipped with a branch plate 64 as a branch member that protrudes upwardly and retractably, and as shown in FIG. 2, this branch plate 64 is inclined with respect to the coin conveyance direction in the coin passage 42, and The coin that has come into contact with 64 moves in the oblique direction and comes out of the coin passage 42. And, such a branch plate 6
A plurality of coin passages 4 are arranged along the coin passage 42, and a branch plate 64 for separating abnormal coins is provided at the most upstream side.
Next, branching plates 64 are sequentially provided to separate coins for each denomination from 1 yen coins to 500 yen coins, and
A first sensor 65 that sends an excitation signal to the solenoid 61 when a coin to be separated is detected based on the information from the discriminator 5 is provided on the coin passage 42 slightly in front of each branch plate 64. There is also a branch plate 64 on the side of the coin passage 42.
A second sensor 66 is provided corresponding to each of the first sensors 65 to detect that a coin has come off the coin path 42 and send a demagnetizing signal to the solenoid 61.

The redirect return section 7 is disposed on the side of the branching plate 64 on the most upstream side in the separating section 6, and has a return passage 71 for guiding abnormal coins separated by the branching plate 64.

The temporary holding section 8 is provided above the coin passageway 42 and near the receiving and paying section 3, and temporarily holds normal deposited coins before they are separated by denomination in the separating section 6. . That is, the coin passage 42 rises diagonally from above the end of the coin passage 42.
A conveyor belt 81 that extends along the coin passageway 42 to near the entrance end thereof, and a conveyor belt 82 that rises diagonally from below the end of the coin passageway 42 along the conveyance belt 81 are used to transport coins from the end of the coin passageway 42. Normal deposited coins that are delivered are temporarily held. Its structure includes a conveyor belt 84 having a bucket 83 for retaining normal coins below the end of the conveyor belt 81 in the conveyor direction, and the end of the conveyor belt 84 in the conveyor direction faces above the hopper 31. . Each of the conveyor belts 81 and 82 is driven by a common motor 85, and the conveyor belt 84 having the bucket 83 is driven by another motor 86.

The denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9 is connected to the separation section 6.
It is formed of a coin storage cylinder 91 provided for each denomination on the side of the branch plate 64 for each denomination, and has an empty detection sensor 92 at the bottom to detect the presence or absence of coins, and a coin storage cylinder 91 at the top. It has a full detection sensor 93 as a component of the fullness detection unit 10 that detects the full state of coins, and also has a near-end detection sensor 94 located slightly above the empty detection sensor 92 to notify that there are few coins remaining. ing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the overflow coin storage section 11 is a box body that is located on the side of the denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9 and is detachably installed inside and outside the machine body 1. This is for storing coins that have been conveyed without being separated from the coin passageway 42 because the coin storage cylinder 91 to be stored is full. A mounting detection section 96 (shown in FIG. 5) is provided near the overflow coin storage section 11 to detect whether or not the overflow coin storage section 11 is mounted. This attachment detection section 96
is detected by, for example, a micro switch, an optical sensor, or the like.

The coin dispensing section 12 is provided in each of the coin storage tubes 91 for each denomination, and ejects the coins in the corresponding coin storage tubes 91 to the outside one by one. Invention of Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication 1987-
The coin storage cylinder 91 is operated by operating a cam, a lever, etc. by the rotation of a motor as shown in Publication No. 6985.
It is sufficient to use a device that pushes out the bottommost coins one by one to the outside.

Further, a withdrawal transport section 100 is provided on the side of the redirect return section 7 and the withdrawal coin storage section 9 for each denomination. A transport area 100a is provided in the lower position in the direction in which the payout coin storage units 9 for each denomination are arranged side by side.
and an ascending conveyance area 100b that rises from the conveyance area 100a so that the terminal faces the hopper 31. That is, the conveying section 100a is formed by the horizontal section of the conveying belt 101, and the ascending conveying section 100a is formed by the horizontal section of the conveying belt 101.
0b is formed by a rising portion of the conveyor belt 101 and a conveyor belt 102 that is provided along the rising portion of the conveyor belt 101 and conveys the coins while sandwiching them between the conveyor belt 101 and the conveyor belt 101. These conveyor belts 101 and 102 are driven by a motor 103 capable of forward and reverse rotation, and when rotating in the normal direction, they convey coins to the hopper 31, and when rotating in reverse, they collect and convey coins to a collection box 104 arranged at the end of the conveyor belt 101. It's becoming like that.

The forgotten coin storage section 13 is arranged in parallel with the overflow coin storage section 11, as shown in FIG. When the coins are not taken out, based on the output of the residual detection signal of the hopper coin detection sensor 34, the coins are transferred from the hopper 31 to the deposit transport unit 4.
This is for storing forgotten coins that are conveyed to the end of the conveyor belt 81 via the rotating disk 41, the coin passage 42, and the conveyor belts 81 and 82. and,
The forgotten coin storage section 13 includes a receiving guide 110 facing the end of the conveyor belt 81 and serving as a switching member that moves forward and backward on the temporary storage section 8 by a drive means (not shown) to receive the forgotten coins, and this receiving guide. A first guide provided below the receiving guide 110 to guide the forgotten coins released from the receiving guide 110.
chute 111 and this first chute 111
The left coin storage space 112 is provided with a forgotten coin storage space 112 in which the forgotten coins guided by the forgotten coins are stored. Overflow coin storage spaces 114 of the overflow coin storage section 11 are arranged side by side. The first chute 111 is located between the first and second chute 111, 113.
A switching plate 115 is provided which can be moved forward and backward within the housing.
When a forgotten coin is detected, the switching plate 115, which normally enters the first chute 111 and introduces the overflow coin into the overflow coin storage section 11, retreats from the first chute 111 and returns the coin to the overflow coin storage section 11. From the guide 110 to the first chute 111
Lost coin storage space 1
It is designed to be stored in 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 14 mainly includes a central processing unit 121 (hereinafter referred to as CPU).
The CPU 121 controls coin deposit and withdrawal operations according to the program stored in the read-only memory 122 (hereinafter referred to as ROM).
In addition to the ROM 122, there is a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) 51 which includes various memories as storage units and stores the contents of each deposit/withdrawal, the discrimination unit 5, the data input unit 23, and the data display unit. 24, and the various motors 43, 47, 85,
Motor control unit 12 that controls the drive of 86 and 103
3, a gate sensor circuit 124 that inputs detection outputs from first and second sensors 65 and 66 provided in the separating section 6 to the CPU 121, and an empty detection sensor 92 provided in the coin storage tube 91. an empty detection section 125 that inputs its detection output to the CPU 121; and the full detection sensor 93.
the full detection unit 10 which has the above-mentioned near-end detection sensor 94 and inputs its detection output to the CPU 121; the near-end detection unit 126 which has the near-end detection sensor 94 and inputs its detection output to the CPU 121; and the hopper coin detection sensor 34. The rotating disk coin detection sensor 44 and the overflow coin storage section 1
1 attachment detection section 96, the coin dispensing section 12,
Shutter drive unit 12 that drives the shutter 32
7, a hopper shutter drive section 128 that drives the hopper shutter 33, a solenoid drive section 129 that drives the solenoid 61 of the separation section 6,
A chute switching section 130 for moving the receiving guide 110 forward and backward above the temporary storage section 8 is connected to each of them. All of these are controlled by the CPU 121.

The RAM 51 as the storage section is shown in FIG.
As shown in b, a deposit memory, a withdrawal memory,
It has a storage number memory for storing the number of coins stored in the denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9, and the deposit memory and withdrawal memory temporarily store the contents of deposits and withdrawals. Deposit buffer memory,
Each has a withdrawal buffer memory, and
It has a deposit main memory and a withdrawal main memory that permanently store these contents, and furthermore,
The withdrawal memory includes a withdrawal input memory and a confirmation buffer memory for temporarily storing reconfirmed withdrawal details. Also, RAM51
In addition to each of the above-mentioned memories, the above-mentioned forgotten storage section 13
It has a forget memory that stores the contents of coins stored in each customer code. Each of these memories stores the denomination, number of coins, and amount, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b.

Although not shown in the drawings, the data input section 23 is provided with various keys, switches, etc. as described below. Each of these will be explained below.

Denomination key: For inputting the denomination to be deposited for withdrawal.

Numeric keypad: For entering data related to numbers such as number of sheets and amount.

Mode changeover switch: A key switch that can only be operated by bank staff, and is operated to select one of the replenishment mode, deposit/withdrawal mode, and collection mode. Here, the replenishment mode is a mode selected when coins are stored in the denomination-specific dispensing coin storage section 9 in advance. Further, the deposit/withdrawal mode is a mode selected by a normal customer or staff member when depositing or withdrawing money. moreover,
The collection mode is a mode selected when all coins in the denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9 are collected into the collection box 104.

Deposit key, withdrawal key: Operated by the customer or staff when depositing or withdrawing money.

Deposit OK key: After inserting coins, the amount inserted and the number of coins for each denomination are displayed on the data display section 24 by the operation described later. This key is operated by the customer or staff when confirming and approving the deposit.

Refund key: Operate when the deposit is not approved as a result of the above display etc.

Cancel key: When operated in withdrawal mode,
The coins are collected into the original denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section 9.

Next, we will explain the operation of the coin depositing and dispensing machine in Figure 7a,
This will be explained based on the flowchart in b.

(A) Deposit mode When the clerk operates the deposit mode with the mode switch of the data input section 23 switched to the deposit/withdrawal mode, the CPU 121 opens the shutter 32 after determining that this deposit mode has been selected. (step). In this state, it is determined whether or not a deposited coin has been inserted into the hopper 31 based on the detection output from the hopper coin detection sensor 34 (step). In this case, if the input is not made within a certain period of time, the input port shutter 32 is closed (step).
Return to step.

If deposited coins are inserted within a certain period of time, the shutter 32 is closed approximately 3 seconds after insertion (step), and then the hopper shutter 33 is opened (step), and the deposited coins in the hopper 31 are placed on the rotating disk 41. released into the In this state, the rotating disk 41, the conveyor belts 46, 81, 82, 10 in the deposit conveyance section 4, the temporary storage section 8, the withdrawal conveyance section 100,
Motors 43, 47, 8 to drive 1,102
5, 103 is activated (step). Therefore, the rotating disk 41 rotates and aligns the deposited coins along the inner wall of the guide plate 48 by centrifugal force, and
The coins are fed out one by one into the coin path 42 in a connected manner. The deposited coins fed into the coin passage 42 are sequentially conveyed by a conveyor belt 46 stretched above the coins.

Near the entrance end of this coin passage 42, a discrimination section 5 is provided.
Since a coin is provided, the type and abnormal coin of the deposited coin conveyed on the coin passage 42 are determined (step). As a result of this determination, if an abnormal coin to be removed is detected (step), the corresponding solenoid 61
is excited (step), the branch plate 64 for separating abnormal coins is projected onto the coin path 42, and the abnormal coins are removed to the reject return section 7 on the side of the coin path 42. Due to this removal operation, the second sensor 66 detects that the abnormal coin has entered the reject return section 7.
When detected (step), the solenoid 61 is demagnetized (step), the branch plate 64 for separating abnormal coins is retreated from the coin path 42, and the process returns to step. The rejected abnormal coins fall onto the conveyor belt 101 from the reject return section 7, and are returned into the hopper 31 by the conveyor belts 101 and 102. Of course, at this time, the hopper shutter 33 is closed, and the abnormal coin is accommodated in the hopper 31.

On the other hand, if the identified coin is normal, it will generate a signal corresponding to its denomination, so this will be
It is temporarily added and stored as a deposit buffer memory (+1) as a counting section of the deposit memory in the RAM 51 (step). This operation is repeated for all coins until the rotating disk coin detection sensor 44 determines that there are no coins on the rotating disk 41 (step). In this way, the number of coins of each denomination can be counted for all deposited coins. The counted contents are displayed on the data display section 24. Further, at this time, since the branching plates 64 other than the above-mentioned branching plate 64 for removing abnormal coins do not operate, the normal coins conveyed on the coin passage 42 are transferred to the conveyor belt 8.
1 and 82, and are sequentially temporarily held in the bucket 83 of the conveyor belt 84 of the temporary holding section 8. At this time, the conveyor belt 84 is not being driven.

In this way, when all deposited coins have been discriminated, the rotating disk 41, the conveyor belts 46, 8
1, 82, 101, and 102 are stopped (step).

Next, it is determined whether or not there are any rejected abnormal coins among the deposited coins (step).
That is, when the abnormal coin is rejected, since it has been returned to the hopper 31 as described above, the hopper 31
This is detected by the hopper coin detection sensor 34 inside. If there is an abnormal coin that has been removed, the shutter 32 is opened, and after the abnormal coin is taken out by the customer or the clerk, it is closed (step).

After taking out the abnormal coin, or if there is no abnormal coin, the motor 86 is started to drive the conveyor belt 84 of the temporary holding section 8 (step).
By this operation, the deposited coins in the bucket 83 of the conveyor belt 84 are ejected into the hopper 31 again. The motor 86 is controlled to stop after the time required for this discharge (approximately 5 seconds) has elapsed. (Step〓〓〓〓〓〓).

Next, the customer or the staff member selects the data display section 2.
4. Visually check the data such as the number of coins for each denomination displayed in 4, and if it is determined that it is okay to deposit the deposited coins, click the deposit button provided in the data input section 23.
Operate the OK key to input the import command (Step 〓〓). By inputting this import command, CPU121
Adds the contents of the deposit buffer memory to the deposit main memory of the input memory (Step 〓〓), opens the hopper shutter 33 again (Step 〓〓), and transfers the deposited coins in the hopper 31 onto the rotating disk 41. released again. Then, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 81, and 82 are driven, and the receiving guide 110 is moved to the conveyor belt 81.
Move it to the lower side (Step〓〓). By this operation, the deposited coins on the rotary disk 41 are again fed out onto the coin passage 42 and conveyed, and the denomination is again discriminated by the discriminating section 5 (step <<>).

Then, it is determined whether the coin storage cylinder 91 corresponding to each denomination is full or not based on the detection output from the full detection sensor 93 of the fullness detection unit 10 (Step 〓〓), and if it is not full, a corresponding action is taken. The branching plate 64 for each denomination is operated to separate the deposited coins conveyed on the coin passage 42 for each denomination from the coin passage 42 and store them in each coin storage tube 91 (Step 〓〓). The newly stored number of coins is added to the storage number memory of the RAM 51 which stores the number of coins stored in each coin storage cylinder 91 (step 〓〓).

In addition, if it is determined in step <<> that the coin storage cylinder 91 of a certain denomination is full, the branch plate 64 for separating that denomination does not operate, and the deposited coins of that denomination remain as they are. Conveyor belt 46, 81, 8
2, and the overflow coin storage section 11 is conveyed by the receiving guide 110 and the switching plate 115.
It is separated and stored (Step 〓〓). In this case as well, the number of sheets is stored in the stored sheet number memory of the RAM 51.

This separating and storing operation is repeatedly executed for all deposited coins until the rotating disk coin detection sensor 44 determines that there are no deposited coins on the rotating disk 41 (step 〓〓). When all deposited coins have been separated and stored, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 81, and 82 are stopped, the receiving guide 110 is retracted from below the conveyor belt 81 (Step 〓〓), and the deposit mode is switched on. finish.

On the other hand, if the customer or staff member does not make a deposit after confirming the contents of the data display section 24 described above in step 〓〓, due to reasons such as the data being different from what he/she recognized (denomination, number of coins, etc.), That is,
If you operate the refund key on the data input section 23,
The number of coins and the amount of each denomination temporarily stored in the deposit buffer memory of the input memory of the RAM 51 are cleared (Step 〓〓). Further, the shutter 32 is released (Step 〓〓), and after confirming that the customer or the staff member has taken out a coin from the hopper 31, the shutter 32 is closed (Step 〓〓) and the process ends.

In addition, since the deposited coins temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 8 near the receiving and paying unit 3 can be sent to the receiving and paying unit 3 in a short time, the disapproval operation can be performed quickly.
Coins can be received very quickly.

(B) Withdrawal mode The clerk operates the withdrawal mode while switching the mode switch on the data input section 23 to the deposit/withdrawal mode, and inputs the withdrawal amount and number of denominations using the denomination key or numeric keypad. When the customer number is input along with the deposit (Step 〓〓), the CPU 121 determines that a withdrawal command has been input, and stores the input withdrawal amount and number of denominations as withdrawal data in the withdrawal input memory of the RAM 51. The customer number is also temporarily stored in the RAM 51.

Next, among the coin dispensing sections 12 provided for each coin storage cylinder 91, the one corresponding to the input denomination is operated (step <<>). Then, the number of coins dispensed for each denomination is added to the withdrawal buffer memory of the RAM 51 and subtracted from the storage number memory (steps 〓〓〓〓〓〓), and the contents of this withdrawal buffer memory and output It is determined whether or not the payout data input into the money input memory matches (step 〓〓), and the above-mentioned dispensing operation is repeated until the two match. That is, the determination is made by counting the dispensed coins in the dispensing buffer memory and comparing the value with dispensing data in the dispensing input memory for each denomination. Note that the dispensed coins that have been thrown out are received by the conveying section 100a of the conveying belt 101 of the dispensing conveying section 100.

If the dispensed coin matches the dispensing data by the above operation, then the motor 103 is rotated in the normal direction to drive the dispensing conveyance section 100 (step 〓〓). For this reason, the conveyance section 1 of the conveyor belt 101
The coins dispensed at point 00a are conveyed into the hopper 31 through an ascending conveyance area 100b composed of a conveyor belt 101 and a conveyor belt 102. The dispensing transport section 100 is controlled to stop after the time (approximately 15 seconds) for transporting the coins to the hopper 31 has elapsed (steps 〓〓〓〓〓〓).

Next, the operation to confirm the withdrawal amount (denomination) is started, the hotspot shutter 33 opens (step 〓〓),
The withdrawal coins in the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotating disk 41, and in this state, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belt 4 are
6, 81, 82, motors 43, 47,
85 (Step 〓〓). This results in
The rotary disk 41 rotates, and the coins to be dispensed are fed out one by one into the coin passage 42, sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt 46, and discriminated by the discriminating section 5 (step 〓〓). This determination result is temporarily added and stored in the confirmation buffer memory of the RAM 51 (step 〓〓). The dispensed coins conveyed on the coin path 42 are sequentially stored in a bucket 83 on a conveyor belt 84 of the temporary storage section 8. This kind of behavior is
The process is executed until it is determined that there are no coins to be dispensed on the rotating disk 41 (step 〓〓), and when all the determinations are completed, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 81, 8
2 is stopped (step 〓〓).

Next, the result of determining this withdrawal coin, that is,
The contents of the confirmation buffer memory in the RAM 51 are compared with the contents of the withdrawal buffer memory in the RAM 51 stored at the time of dispensing coins mentioned above (Step 〓〓).
As a result, if both buffer memories match, the shutter 32 is opened (step 〓〓), and the coins to be dispensed from the temporary holding section 8 are ejected into the hopper 31. When the customer or the staff member takes out the coins from the hopper 31 and confirms that there are no coins left behind (Step 〓〓), the shutter 32 is closed (Step 〓〓), and the CPU 121 outputs the contents of the withdrawal buffer memory. Add the money to the main memory (step 〓〓) and exit the withdrawal mode.

In addition, if the two buffer memories do not match at step 〓〓, or if the cancel key of the data input section 23 is operated, the contents temporarily stored in the withdrawal buffer memory of the RAM 51 are cleared and ( Step〓〓), Step〓〓
, the hopper shutter 33 is opened, and the dispensed coins conveyed from the temporary holding section 8 into the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotating disk 41. Then, the coins are collected again into the coin storage tubes 91 corresponding to each denomination (steps 〓〓〓 to 〓〓). Then, the system waits for the customer or the staff member to select the withdrawal mode again.

Further, when the hopper coin detection sensor 34 detects that a coin remains in the hopper 31 even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed due to being left behind in the hopper 31 (Step 〓〓), the detection sensor 34 outputs a residual detection signal. Guide 110 for the forgotten coin storage section 13
is advanced to the end of the conveyor belt 81, that is, onto the temporary storage section 8, and the switching plate 115 is retracted from the inside of the first chute 111 to switch to the forgotten coin storage space 112 (Step 〓〓). Further, the shutter 32 is closed and the hopper shutter 33 is opened (step 〓〓), the forgotten coins in the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotating disk 41, and in this state, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 81, 82 are driven. (Step〓〓). By the rotation of the rotary disk 41, the forgotten coin is delivered to the coin path 42 and is discriminated by the discriminating section 5 (Step 〓〓), and the result of this discrimination is added and stored in the forgotten memory of the RAM 51 along with the customer number. (Step〓〓). Then, the receiving guide 110 receives the forgotten coins conveyed on the coin path 42 and released from the end of the conveyor belt 81,
The coins are collected along the first chute 111 into the forgotten coin storage space 112 (step 111). Such operations are performed until it is determined that there are no coins on the rotating disk 41 (step 〓〓), and when all the forgotten coins are collected, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 81, 82 are stopped. With (step〓〓). Return the forgotten coin storage section 13 to the state before operation (Step 〓〓). Next, go to the step
The contents of the withdrawal buffer memory are added to the withdrawal main memory of the CPU 121, and the withdrawal mode is ended.

The data input section 23 is provided with, for example, a forgotten coin confirmation/withdrawal key, and when the customer realizes that he or she has forgotten to take a coin, by inputting that key, the data display section 24 displays the forgotten coin. The denomination amount may be displayed and confirmed, and the money may be withdrawn.

(C) Replenishment mode When there are more withdrawals than deposits and there are no coins left for withdrawal in the coin storage tube 91 of the withdrawal coin storage section 9 for each denomination, or there are few remaining coins, and the overflow coin storage If there are no coins stored in section 11 that can be used as withdrawal coins,
It is necessary to take out replenishment coins from the treasure room and replenish them.

In this case, the mode changeover switch of the data input section 23 is operated to switch to the replenishment mode. Then, the CPU 121 controls the shutter 32 to open because it determines that the replenishment mode has been designated (step <<>). Therefore, when the clerk inserts coins to be replenished into the hopper 31, the CPU 121
After confirming this, the shutter 32 is controlled to close. After that, the hopper shutter 33 is opened (step 〓〓), the coins inserted into the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotating disk 41, and in this state, the rotating disk 41 and the conveying belt 46 of the deposit conveying section 4 are driven, The conveyor belt 101 of the dispensing conveyance unit 110 is driven in the direction opposite to that at the time of dispensing (step 〓〓). Then, the coin is fed out into the coin passage 42 by the rotation of the rotary disk 41, and the denomination and damaged coins (scratches, deformations, dirty coins, etc.) are determined by the discriminating section 5 (Steps 〓〓〓〓〓〓), and the coins are It is determined whether or not the denomination storage tube 91 corresponding to each type is full (Step 〓〓), and if it is not full, the coins are separated by denomination and stored in each storage tube 91 (Step 〓〓). ),
The newly stored number of coins is added to the storage number memory of the RAM 51 which stores the number of coins stored in each coin storage cylinder 91 (step 〓〓).

In addition, if a damaged coin is determined in the step 〓〓, or if it is determined that the coin storage tube 91 in the step 〓 is full, the damaged coin or the coin of the corresponding denomination after overflow is coin aisle 4
from the reject return section 7 of the separation section 6 located at the most upstream position of the separation section 2, onto a conveyor belt 101, and are collected by the conveyor belt 101 into a collection box 104 (step 〓〓).

Such operations are performed until it is determined that there are no coins on the rotating disk 41 (Step 〓〓), and when it is determined that there are no coins, the rotating disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 101 are stopped (Step 〓〓). , exit replenishment mode.

(D) Collection mode When the coins in each coin storage cylinder 91 are to be collected into the collection box 104, the mode changeover switch of the data input section 23 is switched to the collection mode. CPU121
After determining that the collection mode has been instructed (Step 〓〓), the conveyor belt 101 is reversed in order to use the dispensing conveyance section 100 for collection (Step 〓〓). Next, all the coin dispensing units 12 are operated (step 〓〓), and coins are discharged from each coin storage cylinder 91. At this time, the storage number memory of the RAM 51 is sequentially subtracted (step 〓〓). This dispensing operation is continued until the empty detection sensor 92 provided in each coin storage tube 91 determines that all dispensing has been completed, or until the stored coin number memory of the RAM 51 becomes zero (Step 5). ). The thrown coins are transferred to a collection box 10 by a conveyor belt 101.
4. After all the coins have been detected, the operation of each coin dispensing section 12 is stopped (Step 6), and the dispensed coins are collected in the collection box 1.
After the time required to transport it to 04 (about 10 seconds),
The conveyor belt 101 is controlled to stop (step 〓〓),
Exit retrieval mode.

Further, although a collection place for forgotten coins is provided exclusively in this embodiment, the place for collecting forgotten coins may not be dedicated, but may be collected at a storage place for deposited coins, for example.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to insert deposited coins, take out withdrawn coins and coins to be returned in the event of deposit disapproval in a common receiving and paying section. Since the coins can be processed through a common rotating disk and coin passage, the machine can be made smaller and more compact. Further, since a temporary storage section for deposited coins is provided near the receiving/paying section, coins can be received very quickly from the customer or staff when the deposit is rejected. Furthermore, if a coin is forgotten to be withdrawn in the receiving and disbursing section, the coin is transported by the deposit transporting section, the denomination, etc. is determined by the discriminating section, and the contents are stored in the storage section. Since the coins are collected in the coin storage section, it is easy to see why a coin has been left behind, etc., and it is possible to prevent troubles when returning a forgotten coin to a customer who has noticed that the coin has been left behind.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a part thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the separation section, and Fig. 4 is a view of the forgotten coin storage section. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section, FIGS. 6a and 6b are memory map diagrams, and FIGS. 7a and 7b are flowcharts showing the operation of the present invention. 2...Coin, 3...Receiving and paying section, 4...Deposit transport section, 5...Discrimination section, 8...Temporary holding section, 9...Denomination-specific withdrawal coin storage section, 22...Opening section, 31... …
Hopper, 32... Shutter, 33... Hopper shutter as a coin ejecting means, 34... Hopper coin detection sensor as a coin forgetting detection unit, 41...
Rotating disk, 42... Coin path, 51... Random access memory as a storage unit, 64... Branching plate as a branching member, 81, 82... Conveying belt as a conveying means, 100a... Conveying section area, 100
b...Rising conveyance area, 100...Withdrawal conveyance unit, 1
10... Receiving guide as a switching member, 14...
control section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An opening for accepting deposited coins and taking out deposited coins; a shutter for opening and closing the opening; a hopper provided in the opening; and a coin for discharging the coins in the hopper. a receiving and paying section having a discharging means; a rotating disk facing the lower part of the receiving and paying section; and a coin extending substantially linearly at a constant height position substantially the same as that of the rotating disk and transporting coins sent out from the rotating disk one by one. a passageway; a deposit conveyance unit provided in the coin passageway and having a discriminating unit that discriminates the denomination of the coin; and a plurality of branching members that separate the coins based on the discrimination result of the discriminating unit; a storage section that stores the amount of deposited coins for each denomination; and a storage section that is provided above the coin passageway and near the receiving and paying section, and that temporarily holds the deposited coins and releases the temporarily held coins to the receiving and paying section. a holding section; a conveying means for conveying deposited coins passing through the coin passage from an end of the coin passage to an upper part to the temporary holding section; and a conveying means provided between the conveying means and the temporary holding section; a switching member that switches incoming coins to the temporary storage section side or the forgotten coin storage section side; and a switching member that is arranged in parallel in the direction of the coin passageway at a lower position of the coin passageway, so that the deposited coins in the temporary storage section are rotated from the receiving and paying section. A withdrawal coin storage section for each denomination, which receives and stores deposited coins that are branched in the coin passage when taken in via the disc and the coin passage, and also dispenses the stored coins at the time of withdrawal; It has a conveying section area provided in the lower part of the gold coin storing section in the direction in which the dispensing coin storing sections for each denomination are arranged side by side, and an ascending conveying section area that rises from the conveying section area so that the terminal faces the hopper. , a withdrawal conveyance unit that transports the withdrawal coins dispensed from the withdrawal coin storage unit for each denomination to the receiving and paying unit based on withdrawal data inputted as instructions separately; a coin removal detection unit that outputs a residual detection signal when the coins are not taken out for a period of time; and a coin removal detection unit that outputs a residual detection signal when the coin removal detection unit outputs a residual detection signal; and a control unit that causes the discriminating unit to discriminate the denomination, store the content in the storage unit, and then recover the coin to the forgotten coin storage unit through the carrying unit and the switching member. Coin deposit and withdrawal machine.