JPH0454536Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] "Industrial application field" This invention is applied to a coin depositing and dispensing machine, and is a coin accumulating tube attachment/detachment mechanism of a coin dispensing device that ejects coins from the coin accumulating tube one by one from the bottom end. Regarding.

``Conventional technology'' Conventionally, in coin depositing and dispensing machines where the deposit processing system and the withdrawal processing system were separated, in order to replenish coins to be dispensed, a coin accumulating tube was attached to and detached from the machine body in a cassette format. However, in a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine that sorts and stores coins that have been deposited into a coin stacking cylinder and uses these coins as dispensed coins, it is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-669. A coin ejection device is provided, each of the coin accumulation tubes is fixed to a mounting flange with a screw or the like, and a near-end sensor is provided near each of the coin accumulation tubes and detects that there are few remaining coins accumulated in the coin accumulation tube; A dispensing sensor that detects when a coin is pushed out of the coin stacking tube, and a cover that holds the coins pushed out of the coin stacking tube inside the body are arranged.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' However, when coins jam in the coin accumulation cylinder of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, in order to remove the jammed coins, a dispensing counting sensor (dispensing sensor) is required. ,
After removing the mounting part of the near-end detection sensor, etc., remove the coin accumulating tube and take out the jam coins, then reinstall the coin accumulating tube, dispensing counting sensor, and near-end detecting sensor by reinstalling the coin accumulating tube, dispensing counting sensor, and near-end detecting sensor by reversing the above steps. However, there was a problem that it was not only troublesome but also took time to withdraw money.

The object of the present invention is to provide a coin stacking tube attachment/detachment mechanism that solves the above-mentioned problems of conventional coin dispensing devices.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention has the following configuration in order to achieve the above object. That is, in a coin dispensing device that pushes coins from the lower end of a coin accumulating cylinder radially forward of the coin accumulating cylinder, the near-end sensor detects that there are few remaining coins accumulated in the coin accumulating cylinder. , a dispensing sensor for detecting that a coin has been pushed out from the coin accumulating tube, and a cover for holding the coin pushed out from the coin accumulating tube inside the machine body, are rotated to separate them from the coin dispensing device. support freely, and
The coin collecting cylinder is provided with a holding mechanism that detachably holds the coin stacking cylinder on the coin dispensing device.

"Function" In the present invention, when attempting to remove jam coins from the coin stacking tube set in the coin dispensing device, by rotating the holding mechanism, the near-end sensor, dispensing sensor, and cover are removed. The coin collecting cylinder containing the jam coins is taken out from the coin dispensing device.

Then, the coin accumulating cylinder from which the jam coins have been removed is attached, and the holding mechanism is rotated in the opposite direction from the previous time to set the coin accumulating cylinder.

"Embodiment" An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a base plate provided horizontally on the fuselage 2, and a rectangular hole 3 is formed in this base plate 1. Further, a rod-shaped mounting flange 4 is provided on the upper surface of the base plate 1 along the edge of the hole 3. Protrusions 5 are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of this mounting flange 4.
is provided.

Further, a plurality of (six in this embodiment) coin accumulation tubes 6 are erected on the base plate 1 along the mounting flange 4. This coin accumulation cylinder 6 is the fifth
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 7, it consists of a cylinder 7, a rectangular flange 9 integrally provided at the bottom of the cylinder 7, and a bottom plate 8 provided at the lower end of the rectangular flange 9. This square flange 9 has a cylinder 7
Two recesses 10 are formed on one side of the cylinder 7, and an L-shaped spring receiver 11 is attached to the other side of the cylinder 7 with a machine screw. A slit 8a is formed in the bottom plate 8. This slit 8a
The spring receiver 11 side is formed into an enlarged hole 8b.

The coin accumulating cylinder 6 has the lower end of the cylinder 7 inserted into the hole 3, the rectangular flange 9 placed on the base plate 1, the protrusion 5 of the mounting flange 4 fitted into the recess 10, and the spring receiver 11 placed on the base plate 1. It is pressed and removably fixed to the base plate 1 by a leaf spring 12, which will be described later.

Further, a stand plate 13 is attached to the base plate 1, and a plurality of solenoids 14 are attached to the stand plate 13 adjacent to each coin accumulation cylinder 6, respectively. An operating body 15 is attached to the lower end of the movable part of the solenoid 14.

Further, below the base plate 1, this base plate 1
A horizontal shaft 17 is provided via a bracket 16 attached to. This horizontal axis 17 has a first
A disk 18 is attached to each coin stacking cylinder 6 in the figure at a position diagonally below it. Disk 1
A protrusion 19 is provided on the outer periphery of the side surface of 8 .

Further, a guide plate portion 20 is provided at the lower part of the operating body 15 and located below the coin accumulating tube 6 .
A long hole 21 is formed in this guide plate portion 20, and a coin pushing body 23 having a convex portion 22 is slidably attached to this long hole 21. This coin pushing body 23 is inserted into the elongated hole 21.
It has two pins 23a, is configured to move along the elongated hole 21, and is biased by a spring (not shown) toward the side opposite to the coin accumulating tube 6 (to the left in FIG. 1). When the solenoid 14 is energized, the coin pushing body 23 is raised to approximately the bottom plate 8 position via the operating body 15, and the protrusion 19 of the disk 18 rotating about the horizontal axis 17 forms a convex portion. 22 is pushed out to the side of the coin accumulating tube 6, and the slit 8 at the bottom of the coin accumulating tube 6 is pushed out.
a, and its end portion pushes out the coins on the bottom plate 8 of the coin accumulating tube 6 to the right in FIG. After pushing out the coins, the coin accumulating tube 6 is pushed down by the operating body 15 as the solenoid 14 is de-energized, and the convex portion 22
When it separates from the protrusion 19 of the disk 18, it is returned to its original position by a spring (not shown).

Further, partition walls 24 and 25 are provided at the front lower part of the coin accumulation tube 6 (lower right of the coin accumulation tube 6 in FIG.
is provided. A space is provided between the bottom plate 8 of the coin accumulating cylinder 6 and the partition wall 24, through which the coins M can easily pass.

A pair of fixed side plates 27 are provided above the conveyance path 26 and connected to the base plate 1, and a rotating shaft 28 and a set pin 29 are attached to the fixed side plates 27. The rotating shaft 28 includes hinge side plates 3 of a rotating body 30, which will be described later, which are spaced apart and facing each other.
2 and 32 are attached, and a locking mechanism 31 is attached to the rotating body 30. This lock mechanism 31 includes a shaft 33 attached to the hinge side plate 32 of the rotating body 30, a lock plate 34 rotatably attached to the shaft 33, and a spring pin 35 provided at a predetermined location on the rotating body 30. , axis 3
The spring 36 is wound around a spring 3 and has one end hooked on a spring pin 35 and the other end hooked on the end of a lock plate 34. An engagement recess 37 that can engage the set pin 29 is formed at one end of the lock plate 34.

Further, on the upper part of the conveyance path 26, a conveyance path front cover 38 is fixed to the hinge side plates 32, 32 and covers the front side of the coin accumulation tube 6 (the right side of the coin accumulation tube 6 in FIG. 1); 32, 32 and connected to the transport path front cover 38 and provided to cover the upper part of the transport path 26; road cover 4
A conveyance path cover 41 consisting of 0 is provided. As a result, both hinge side plates 32, 32 are connected by the transport path front cover 38 and the transport path cover 39. An L-shaped tube holding plate 42 that can come into contact with each coin accumulating tube 6 is fixed to the end of the conveyance path cover 39 on the coin accumulating tube 6 side.

Further, a leaf spring mounting plate 43,
44 is provided across the plate spring mounting plate 4.
3 and 44 have leaf springs 1 corresponding to each coin accumulation cylinder 6.
2 is installed. These leaf springs 12 are pressed against the spring receiver 11 attached to the rectangular flange 9 of the coin accumulating tube 6 in FIG. 1, and the spring receiver 11 is pressed against the base plate 1 in FIG.

In addition, an insulating collar 4 is provided on the conveyance path cover 39.
6. Light projecting elements 48a of a plurality of near-end photo sensors 48 are attached via a near-end sensor unit board 47. The near-end sensor unit board 47 is fitted into a long hole 49 formed in the transport path cover 39. The light projecting elements 48a of the near-end photo sensor 48 are provided facing each coin stacking tube 6, and have their optical axes directed in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the coin stacking tube 6.

In addition, an insulating collar 5 is provided on the conveyance path cover 39.
0. A plurality of dispensing sensors 52 are attached via a dispensing sensor unit board 51. The dispensing sensor 52 is provided adjacent to each coin stacking tube 6, and its optical axis is directed in the same direction as the axis of the coin stacking tube 6.

Through holes 54, 54 are formed in the peripheral wall of each coin accumulation tube 6, facing the light emitting element 48a of the near-end photo sensor 48, and having the axial direction aligned with the optical axis of the light emitting element 48a.

Further, a light receiving element 48b of a near-end photo sensor 48 is attached to the body 2 via an insulating collar 55 and a light receiving sensor unit board 56. The optical axis of this light receiving element 48b is the light emitting element 48a.
is aligned with the optical axis of the As described above, the hinge side plates 32, 32, the transport path front cover 38, the transport path covers 39, 40, the tube holding plate 42, the lock mechanism 31, the insulating collar 46, the near end sensor unit board 47, the near end photo sensor 48,
Insulation collar 50, discharge sensor unit board 5
1. Discharge sensor 52, leaf spring mounting plates 43, 44,
A rotating body 30 is constituted by a leaf spring 12 and the like.

In the coin accumulating tube attachment/detachment mechanism configured as described above, each coin accumulating tube 6 is removed and each coin accumulating tube 6 is removed.
When replenishing coins M or removing jam coins and setting these coin accumulation tubes 6,
First, in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lock plate 34 is rotated about the shaft 33 to the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. The mating recesses 37 are separated, and the hinge side plates 32, 32 of the rotating body 30 are rotated about the rotating shaft 28 in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. be adjacent.

As a result, the rotating body 30, that is, the hinge side plates 32, 32, the transport path front cover 38, the transport path covers 39, 40, the cylinder holding plate 42, the lock mechanism 3,
1. Insulating collar 46, near-end sensor unit board 47, near-end photo sensor 48, insulating collar 50, dispensing sensor unit board 51, dispensing sensor 52, leaf spring mounting plates 43, 44, leaf spring 12, etc. are integrated. It retreats from the front of each coin accumulation tube 6 downward.

Therefore, each coin stacking tube 6 is moved forward (in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG. 1). Then, base plate 1
A square flange 9 is spaced apart from the projection 5 of the upper mounting flange 4. Furthermore, each coin accumulating cylinder 6 can be removed by pulling up each coin accumulating cylinder 6 above the base plate 1.

When setting the coin accumulating tube 6 after replenishing each coin accumulating tube 6 with coins or finishing processing jammed coins, insert the lower end of each coin accumulating tube 6 into the hole 3, and then attach the mounting flange. The recess 10 of the square flange 9 is fitted into the projection 5 of 4. Thereafter, the hinge side plates 32, 32 are rotated about the rotating shaft 28 in the direction of arrow C shown in FIG. Then, the rotating body 30 is located in front of each coin accumulating cylinder 6, and the leaf spring 1
2 presses the spring receiver 11 provided on the square flange 9. Here, the lock plate 34 is rotated around the shaft 33.
is rotated to engage the engagement recess 37 with the set pin 29. Thereby, each coin accumulation tube 6 is securely fixed to the base plate 1.

In addition, when the coin dispensing device of this embodiment dispenses a coin, when the solenoid 14 is excited and the disk 18 is rotated together with the horizontal shaft 17, the coin dispensing body 2
3 rises, and the protrusion 19 presses the coin pusher 23 in the raised position. Then, the coin pusher 23 fits into a slit provided at the lower end of the coin accumulating tube 6 and pushes out the coins M on the bottom plate 8 to the front of the coin accumulating tube 6. The coins M pushed out from the coin stacking tube 6 fall into the conveyance path 26. This falling state is detected by the dispensing sensor 52. The coin M thrown into the conveyance path 26 is carried out to a predetermined location by a conveyance device (not shown) provided on the conveyance path 26.

After the coin pusher 23 ejects the coin M into the conveyance path 26, the excitation of the solenoid 14 is released, and the coin pusher 23 descends, and is returned to its original position by the force of the spring.

Note that the near-end photo sensor 48 detects that there are few remaining coins M accumulated in the coin accumulation cylinder 6.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the obstacle (rotating body 30) for removing each coin accumulation tube 6 by rotating the rotating body 30 about the rotation axis 28
can be removed from the front of each coin accumulating tube 6, thereby making it possible to very easily attach and detach each coin accumulating tube 6 from the base plate 1. Therefore, the jam coins M in the coin accumulating tube 6 can be easily removed. can be excluded.

Note that by rotating the rotating body 30 in the direction A in FIG. 2 about the rotating shaft 28, the conveyance path cover 4
1 (38, 39, 40) are removed from the conveyance path 26, maintenance within the conveyance path 26 can be easily performed.

Furthermore, the near-end photo sensor 48 and the dispensing sensor 52, which were time-consuming in conventional coin dispensing devices,
Maintenance such as positioning, adjustment, and cleaning each time it is removed can be easily performed.

"Effects of the Invention" According to the present invention, in a coin dispensing device that pushes out coins from the lower end of a coin accumulating tube radially forward of the coin accumulating tube, the coins accumulated in the coin accumulating tube are a near-end sensor that detects that there is little left; a dispensing sensor that detects that coins have been pushed out of the coin accumulation tube; and a cover that retains the coins pushed out of the coin accumulation tube inside the body. Since a holding mechanism is provided to rotatably support the coin accumulating tube so as to separate it from the coin dispensing device and to detachably hold the coin accumulating tube on the coin dispensing device, the coin accumulating tube becomes an obstacle for removing the coin accumulating tube. The near-end sensor, dispensing sensor, cover, etc. can be removed from the front of the coin accumulating tube, making it easy to remove the coin accumulating tube only from the front of the coin dispensing device built into a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine. It can be attached and detached.

Therefore, the jam coins in the removed coin stack can be easily removed.

In addition, when reattaching the near-end sensor, dispensing sensor, cover, etc. that have been removed from the front of the coin accumulating tube to the device, there is no need for complicated positioning or other adjustments, and this eliminates the need for troubleshooting failures in the coin accumulating tube, etc. Maintenance such as cleaning becomes easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, Figure 2 is a side view, and Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the state when the rotating body is rotated. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the coin accumulating tube, FIG. 6 is a front view of the coin accumulating tube, and FIG.
The figure is a partially omitted side view of the coin stacking cylinder. 2... Body, 6... Coin accumulating cylinder, 11... Spring receiver, 12... Leaf spring, 26... Conveyance path, 29...
... Set pin, 30 ... Rotating body, 31 ... Lock mechanism, 32 ... Hinge side plate, 34 ... Lock plate,
38... Conveyance path front cover, 39, 40... Conveyance path cover, 41... Conveyance path cover, 42... Cylinder holding plate, 48... Near end photo sensor, 52
...Dispensing sensor, M...coin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a coin dispensing device that pushes out coins from a lower end of a coin accumulating tube radially forward of the coin accumulating tube, the near-end sensor detects that there are few remaining coins accumulated in the coin accumulating tube; a dispensing sensor for detecting that a coin has been pushed out from the coin accumulating tube; a cover for retaining the coin pushed out from the coin accumulating tube inside the body; 1. A coin stacking tube attachment/detachment mechanism comprising: a holding mechanism that rotatably supports the coin stacking tube so as to separate it from the coin dispensing device, and holds the coin stacking tube in a detachable manner from the coin dispensing device.