JPH0445095Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention comprises an identification section for identifying coins, and a counterfeit currency removal section that is operated based on the identification result of this identification section to eliminate counterfeit coins. , relates to a coin identification and sorting passage device including a coin sorting passage section provided at a downstream position from the counterfeit coin removal section.

(Prior art) This type of device includes a coin deposit machine, a coin deposit and withdrawal machine,
It is used in coin sorting machines, etc., but due to the specifications of the applicable machine, there are cases where it is desired to take out genuine coins whose identification results are determined to be true all at once without classifying them by denomination.
For example, there is a case where all deposited coins are temporarily held or a case where only the coins are counted.

Conventionally, in order to satisfy these specifications, a method was adopted in which the coins sorted by denomination in the coin sorting passage were collected in one place again.

(Problem that the invention attempts to solve) When taking out genuine coins whose identification results are determined to be true at once without sorting them by denomination, the coins sorted by denomination in the coin sorting passage are placed in one place again. This method required time to sort the coins and wasted time to collect them again in one place, and it was also easy for coins to get jammed in the coin sorting passage. .

Therefore, a genuine coin discharging hole is provided between the counterfeit coin removing section and the coin sorting passage, and the genuine coin discharging hole is positioned at a closed position to allow genuine coins to be transferred to the coin sorting passage. A movable passage bottom member is disposed to allow genuine coins to be discharged from the genuine coin discharge hole by being moved to an open position, and this movable passage bottom member is manually driven to open and close. We designed a device with a discharge chute that releases genuine coins that fall from a genuine coin discharge hole, and conducted an experiment.

However, according to the ejection chute, it is necessary to have a head that is necessary for the rolling fall of genuine coins falling from the genuine coin ejection hole, and an inclination angle that is sufficient to allow the genuine coins to fall, and a large space is required below the genuine coin ejection hole. need,
Further, it is difficult to provide the discharge chute so as to face it in any direction in the left-right direction with respect to the direction of the coin sorting passage, and unless it is directed in a specific direction, problems such as coin jamming or stagnation occur.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and allows coins that are identified as genuine by the identification unit to be taken out all at once without having to be sorted by denomination. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin identification and sorting passage device that can move the taken out coins to an arbitrary direction position.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention provides an identification unit 1 for identifying coins to be transferred.
5, a counterfeit coin removing section 16 that is operated based on the identification result of the identifying section 15 to remove counterfeit coins, and a coin sorting passage section 38 provided at a downstream position from the counterfeit coin removing section 16. In the identification and classification passage device, the counterfeit coin removal section 16 and the coin classification passage section 3
8, and the genuine coin discharge hole 27 is located in the closed position of the genuine coin discharge hole 27 so that the genuine coins can be transferred to the coin sorting passage section 38, and the genuine coin discharge hole 27 is placed in the open position. a movable passage bottom member 29 that moves to discharge genuine coins from the genuine coin discharge hole 27;
A driving means 28 for opening and closing the rotation passage bottom member 29, and a driving means 28 for moving the genuine coins facing the genuine coin discharging hole 27 and discharging the genuine coins from the genuine coin discharging hole 27 to another location. At least a discharge conveyor 34 is provided.

(Function) The coin identification and classification passage device of the present invention has an identification section 15.
The coins identified as true are discharged from the genuine coin discharge hole 27, and the discharged coins are transported from the genuine coin discharge hole 27 to another place by a discharge conveyor 34 arranged facing the genuine coin discharge hole 27. By moving the coins, the coins identified as genuine by the identification unit 15 can be taken out all at once without having to be sorted by denomination.

(Example) Hereinafter, a temporary configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

3 and 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a coin depositing and dispensing machine, and there is a receiving and dispensing opening 4 at the top of the front (left side in FIG. 3) of the body 2 of the coin depositing and dispensing machine 1, which is opened and closed by a shutter 3. An opening is formed, and this receiving and dispensing port 4
An oblong cylindrical receiving drum 5 for receiving deposited coins in a mixed state of various denominations and withdrawal coins withdrawn from the machine is disposed inside the machine. A shutter 6 is provided so as to rotate along the outer periphery of the receiving drum 5 to open and close it.

A coin dispensing unit 7 is disposed below the receiving drum 5, and receives coins ejected from the receiving drum 5 and coins ejected from a dispensing conveyor 48 (to be described later) all at once, and also converts the received coins into one unit. It is designed to be continuously fed out downward one by one.

A pair of conveyor belts 8a and 8b are spanned by a plurality of pulleys 9 from the lower position of the coin dispensing part 7 to the upper position of the machine body 2, and the conveyor belt 8a receives the coins dispensed from the coin dispensing part 7.
The coins are held by both conveyor belts 8a and 8b and conveyed to a coin passage 10 disposed at the upper part of the machine body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin passage 10 is constructed between a pair of passage side walls 12, 12 arranged on a passage bottom plate 11 with an interval wider than the width of the maximum diameter coin to be processed. Then, by a pair of conveyor belts 14a and 14b, which are stretched over each pulley 13 on this coin passage 10, the coins fed one by one by the conveyor belts 8a and 8b are pressed onto the passage bottom plate 11. The coins are conveyed toward the terminal end of the coin path 10.

An identification unit 15 is provided at the starting end position of the coin passage 10, and this identification unit 15 includes a magnetic sensor, and identifies the material of the coin fed into the coin passage 10.
It has become possible to distinguish between denominations, authenticity, etc.

A counterfeit currency removing section 16 is provided downstream of the identification section 15, and the counterfeit currency removing section 16 has a counterfeit currency discharging hole 17 formed in the passage bottom plate 11.
7 is opened and closed by a movable passage bottom member 18 that is slid by a solenoid (not shown), and genuine coins are removed from the coin passage 10 when the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17 of the movable passage bottom member 18 is closed. The counterfeit coins can be transferred to the wake of the counterfeit coins, and the counterfeit coins can be discharged from the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17 at the open position of the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17. A sorting roller 19 is disposed on the conveyor belt 14a facing the upper part of the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17, which biases and supports the conveyor belt 14a toward the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17 to drop the counterfeit coins into the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17. It is set up.

Further, a redirect chute 20 is disposed at the bottom of the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17, and a redirect chute 20 is disposed at the bottom of the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17 to feed out the counterfeit coins from the conveyor 2.
1, and this feeding conveyor 2
1, the lower side of one end is located below the redirect chute 20, and the upper side of the other end is arranged to enter the receiving drum 5, and is hooked by a protrusion 21b provided on the surface of the belt 21a to be redirected. The counterfeit coins discharged from the receiving drum 20 and genuine coins from a temporary holding section 35 to be described later are delivered to the receiving drum 5. In addition, this feeding conveyor 2
Side walls 22 are provided on both sides of the coin 1, and a support member 23 is provided facing the bottom side of one end and supporting the coins on the delivery conveyor 21.
Receiving space 2 for coins ejected from the redirect chute 20 and the temporary storage section 35 by 2 and 22.
4 are configured.

A genuine currency removing section 26 is provided downstream of the counterfeit currency discharging section 16, and this genuine currency removing section 26 is connected to the passage bottom plate 11.
A genuine coin discharge hole 27 is formed in the opening, and this genuine coin discharge hole 27 is opened and closed by a movable passage bottom member 29 that is slid by a driving manual 28. A link 30 whose intermediate portion is rotatably supported by a support shaft 30a.
A long hole 30b at one end is fitted into a pin 32a of a rotary plate 32 that is rotationally driven by a drive motor 31, and a long hole 30c at the other end is a pin 29a provided on the lower surface of the movable passage bottom member 29. is mated to
As the rotary plate 32 rotates due to the rotational drive of the drive motor 31, the link 30 swings and rotates to open and close the movable passage bottom member 29. Then, the genuine coin discharge hole 2 of the movable passage bottom member 29
In the closed position of 7, genuine coins can be transferred to the downstream of the coin passage 10, and in the open position of the genuine coin discharge hole 27, genuine coins can be discharged from the genuine coin discharge hole 27. Note that the conveyor belts 14a and 14b facing the upper part of the genuine coin discharge hole 27 are
A sorting roller 33 is provided which biases and supports the coins 4a and 14b toward the genuine coin discharge hole 27 and drops the genuine coins into the genuine coin discharge hole 27.

In addition, a coin passage 1 is provided at the bottom of the genuine coin discharge hole 27.
A discharge conveyor 34 is arranged along the direction perpendicular to 0, and this discharge conveyor 34 has a belt 34a.
For example, the distance l between the upper surface and the lower surface of the passage bottom plate 11 is smaller than the diameter of the minimum diameter coin to be processed.
mm, and the coins discharged from the genuine coin discharge hole 27 are stored in a temporary storage section 35 located below one side of the coin passage 11.
It is now being discharged. Note that the circumferential speed of the belt 34a of the discharge conveyor 34 is equal to or faster than the circumferential velocity of the conveyor belts 14a, 14b, so that coin jams on the discharge conveyor 34 can be prevented. . Further, the temporary holding section 35 includes a temporary holding frame 36 that is opened vertically through the temporary holding frame 36, and the lower part thereof is closed by a bottom member 37 at a position facing below the discharging side tip of the discharging conveyor 34, and coins are discharged from the discharging conveyor 34. It is possible to move the coins in the forward and backward directions by a manual drive (not shown), and by moving forward, the held coins are released all at once to the delivery conveyor 21, and By moving to the rear, the held coins are discharged all at once into a coin storage cassette 50, which will be described later.

A coin sorting passage section 3 is provided downstream of the genuine coin removal section 26.
8, and this coin sorting passage section 38 has coin sorting passages of 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, and 50 yen on the passage bottom plate 11 from the upstream side.
Separation holes 39 are formed to drop and separate coins of each denomination from the passage bottom plate 11 in the order of yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen, and conveyor belts 14a and 14b face above each sorting hole 39. is provided with a sorting roller 40 that biases and supports the conveyor belts 14a and 14b toward the sorting hole 39 and drops the coins into the sorting hole 39, and also has a passage bottom plate 11 facing each sorting hole 39.
On one side of the top, there are sorting holes 39 for each denomination coin.
A reference roller 41 is rotatably arranged.

A storage cylinder block body 42 is provided at the lower part of the coin sorting passage section 38 so as to be detachable from the machine body 2, and a chute 43 is arranged at the lower part of each sorting hole 39 in this storage cylinder block body 42. The upper end of the storage cylinder 44 for each denomination is open in the middle of the 43, and the cylinder 44 falls through the sorting hole 39 and the chute 43
The coins that slide down enter and fall from the upper end opening of the storage tube 44, and are stored in piles for each denomination. Note that when the storage tube 44 is full of coins, the coins that continue to slide down the chute 43 do not enter the storage tube 44 due to the piled up coins, but pass through as they are, and the coins that will be described later are released from the lower end of the chute 43. It is adapted to be discharged into a storage cassette 50. In addition, a dispensing means 45 is provided at the lower part of each storage tube 44, and a protrusion 46b provided on the surface of a dispensing belt 46a rotated by the rotation of a motor (not shown) is located at the bottom of the storage tube 44. It is designed to push out and dispense coins one by one.

A carry-out conveyor 47 is arranged along the side of each storage tube 44 on the coin ejection side, and this carry-out conveyor 47
is arranged to convey coins ejected from each storage tube 44 and replenishment coins from a coin storage cassette 50 (to be described later) toward the front of the machine body 2, and to face the discharge side at the tip of the discharge conveyor 47. It is designed to be delivered to a delivery conveyor 48,
The coins are caught by a protrusion 48b provided on the surface of the belt 48a of the delivery conveyor 48 and delivered to the delivery section 7.

A coin storage cassette 50 is disposed on the side of each of the storage tubes 44 on the coin ejection side, and the coin storage cassette 50 has a coin receiving opening 51 opened on the top surface so that the storage tube 44 can be filled with coins. The storage tube 4
The coins that pass through the chute 43 without entering the chute 43 and are ejected from the lower end of the chute 43 are received and stored in a coin storage space 52 inside. Inside the coin storage cassette 50, a coin delivery conveyor 53 with its rear end side raised diagonally is disposed, and constitutes the lower surface and rear surface of the coin storage space 52, and the coin delivery conveyor 53
The coin storage cassette 50 is hooked by a protrusion 53b protruding from the surface of the belt 53a, and is fed out from the coin outlet 54 between the coin storage cassette 50 and the rear side plate of the coin storage cassette 50.
5 and onto the discharge conveyor 47. In addition to the overflow coins that cannot be stored in the storage cylinder 44, additional coins are stored in the coin storage space 52. Further, a replenishment port 57 is provided on the rear side of the coin storage cassette 50 and is opened on the rear side of the discharge chute 55 and is opened and closed by a gate member 56. Coins for replenishment are accepted through the replenishment port 57 through the replenishment port 58.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an opening 60 is provided on the side of the body 2, which is opened and closed by a door body 59, and the coin storage cassette 50 and the storage cylinder block body are inserted through this opening 60. 42 can be attached to and detached from the inside of the fuselage 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Deposit Processing When depositing money, the shutter 3 is opened, allowing the customer or teller to insert deposited coins into the receiving drum 5.

Shutter 6 of receiving drum 5 into which coins are inserted
is released and the coins in the receiving drum 5 are discharged all at once to the dispensing part 7, and the coins are continuously discharged one by one from the dispensing part 7 and sent into the coin passage 10 by the conveyor belts 8a, 8b.

Coins conveyed through the coin passage 10 are identified by an identification section 15.
The denomination, authenticity, etc. are identified by the coins, and if the coins are identified as genuine, they pass over the movable passage bottom member 18 that blocks the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17. Then, the movable passage bottom member 18 is released and moved by a solenoid (not shown), and only the counterfeit coins are discharged from the opened counterfeit coin discharge hole 17. The discharged counterfeit coins are discharged through the chute 20 to a delivery conveyor 21, and delivered by the delivery conveyor 21 to a receiving drum 5 to be returned to the customer or teller. At this time, the shutter 6 of the receiving drum 5 has already been closed.

Further, the coins identified as genuine by the identification unit 15 pass over the movable passage bottom member 18 that closes the counterfeit coin discharge hole 17, and the movable passage bottom member 29 is moved to release by the driving means 28 to open it. The genuine coins are discharged from the genuine coin discharge hole 27, and are discharged to the temporary storage section 35 by the discharge conveyor 34 at the bottom of the genuine coin discharge hole 27,
All the coins identified as true within the temporary holding section 35 are held at once.

When a deposit storage command is issued after the recognition unit 15 displays and recognizes the identification results (number of coins for each denomination, total amount, etc.), the temporary holding unit 35 moves forward and transfers the held coins to the conveyor. 21 and is delivered to the receiving drum 5 by the delivery conveyor 21.
At the same time, the feeding unit 7 and the conveyor belt 8
The coins are fed into the coin path 10 again through the channels a and 8b. The coins fed and conveyed through the coin passage 10 pass through the identification section 15, counterfeit coin removal section 16, and genuine coin removal section 26, are conveyed to the coin classification passage section 38, and are sorted by denomination from each sorting hole 39. As they separate and fall, they are stacked and stored in each storage cylinder 44 via each chute 43. While coins are being stored in each storage tube 44, when the storage tube 44 becomes full, the coins that continue to slide down the chute 43 are ejected from the tip of the chute 43 and stored in the coin storage cassette 50. It is housed in the space 52.

In addition, if the deposited coins are collectively held in the temporary holding unit 35 and a return command is issued after the identification unit 15 confirms the display of the identification results (number of coins for each denomination, total amount, etc.), the temporary holding unit 35 The coins moved forward are discharged onto the delivery conveyor 21, and the deposited coins are delivered to the receiving drum 5 by the delivery conveyor 21, and the deposited coins are returned.

Withdrawal processing Based on the inputted withdrawal data, each storage cylinder 44
Coins are ejected onto the delivery conveyor 47 by the ejection means 45, and the ejected coins are delivered to the delivery section 7 by the delivery conveyor 47 and the delivery conveyor 48, and from the delivery section 7 to the conveyor belts 8a, 8.
The coins are fed into the road 10 through the coin path 10, are identified by the identification section 15 of the coin path 10, and pass through the counterfeit removal section 16, where the movable path bottom member 29 moves to open the genuine coin discharge hole 27. and is collectively stored in a temporary storage section 35 via a discharge conveyor 34.

When the identification result by the identification unit 15 and the payout data match, the temporary storage unit 35 is moved forward and releases the held payout coins to the delivery conveyor 21, and then passes through the delivery conveyor 21 to the receiving drum. The money will be withdrawn within 5 days. Note that if the identification result by the identification unit 15 and the withdrawal data do not match, the reserved coins are stored in each storage tube 44 once and then dispensed from each storage tube 44 again according to the withdrawal data. Make sure to do the following.

Internal Replenishment Process When the coins in the storage cylinder 44 run out or become low due to dispensing, the delivery conveyor 53 of the coin storage cassette 50 is rotated, and the delivery conveyor 53 fills the coin storage space 52. (and coins stored in the coin storage space 52 when the storage cylinder 44 is full)
is delivered onto the conveyor 47 through the discharge chute 55, and the delivered coins are sent from the delivery conveyor 47 to the coin classification passage section 38 via the delivery conveyor 48, the delivery section 7, and the transport belts 8a and 8b, and are sent to the coin classification passage section 38 for each classification. It is replenished and stored in each storage cylinder 44 through the hole 39. Note that this internal replenishment process is performed automatically or manually by a teller, provided that no other process is being performed.

External Replenishment When the amount of coins in each storage cylinder 44 and coin storage cassette 50 decreases after the withdrawal process continues, coins are replenished from the outside. This external replenishment is carried out by Teller through the coin insertion opening 58 on the rear of the machine 2.
Coins for replenishment are put into the ejection chute 55 through the refill port 57 of the coin storage cassette 50,
When the replenishment operation is performed, the feed conveyor 48 from the carry-out conveyor 47, the feed section 7, and the conveyor belts 8a, 8
The coins are fed into the coin sorting passage section 38 through the coin sorting hole 39, and are replenished into the respective storage tubes 44 through the respective sorting holes 39. When the storage tubes 44 are full, the coins are stored in the coin storage cassette 50.

Collection process Open the door body 59 of the machine body 2 and take out the coin storage cassette 50 containing coins and the storage cylinder block body 42 from the machine body 2 as they are, or throw out all the coins in the storage cylinder 44. By conveying the coins to the temporary holding section 35 and holding them, moving the temporary holding section 35 backward, and collecting the held coins in the coin storage cassette 50,
Only the coin storage cassette 50 can be taken out and recovered from inside the machine body 2.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the coins identified as genuine by the identification section are ejected from the genuine coin ejection hole between the counterfeit coin removal section and the coin sorting passage section, and the ejected coins are placed facing the genuine coin ejection hole. Since the genuine coins are moved from the genuine coin discharging hole to another location by the genuine coin discharging conveyor, the coins identified as true by the identification unit can be taken out all at once without having to be sorted by denomination, and it also saves space. The coins taken out from above the passage can be transferred to any position in any direction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the coin identification and classification passage device of the present invention, FIG. A vertical sectional view, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken from - in FIG. 3. 15...Identification Department, 16...Counterfeit Currency Elimination Department, 27...
... True coin discharge hole, 28 ... Drive means, 29 ... Movable passage bottom member, 34 ... Discharge conveyor, 38 ...
Coin sorting passage section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) An identification unit that identifies the coins to be transferred, a counterfeit currency removal unit that is operated based on the identification result of this identification unit to remove counterfeit coins, and a counterfeit currency removal unit that removes counterfeit coins. A coin identification and sorting passage device comprising a coin sorting passage provided at a downstream position, a genuine coin discharge hole provided between the counterfeit coin removal part and the coin classification passage; and closure of the genuine coin discharge hole. a movable passage bottom member that is positioned at a position to allow genuine coins to be transferred to the coin sorting passage and moved to a release position of the genuine coin discharge hole to discharge genuine coins from the genuine coin discharge hole; Equipped with a manual drive for opening and closing the member, and a discharge conveyor that faces the genuine coin discharge hole and moves the genuine coins to be discharged into the genuine coin discharge hole from the position of the genuine coin discharge hole to another location. A coin identification and classification passage device characterized by: (2) The coin according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the discharge conveyor is driven at a circumferential speed higher than the transfer speed of the coin transferred from the counterfeit coin removal section to the genuine coin discharge hole. Identification classification passage device.