JPH0587668U - Coin thrower - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a coin inserter to be attached to an automatic ticket vending machine or the like so that coins can be inserted into the automatic ticket vending machine or the like quickly and smoothly. [Structure] Sauce hole 1 that goes inward downward from the wide opening
The inner wall surfaces 11, 12, and 13 on the front and both sides of 0 are continuous with height differences on the inner wall surfaces on the front and both sides of the coin introduction hole. The coin introduction hole and the rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole 10 are continuous with each other to be a wall surface that smoothly goes downward. The inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole is made continuous with the inner wall surface of the coin array hole through a step surface formed of an inclined surface which is directed downward inward. The cross-sectional shape of the coin array hole descending to the coin outlet 32 is
The shape has a length slightly longer than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter of coins that can be used and a width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin having the largest thickness of coins that can be used. The inner wall surface of the coin array hole is inclined downward on the wall surface 34 toward the lower side 33 of the coin outlet 32.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a coin inserter to be attached to an automatic ticket vending machine such as public transportation or a vending machine such as food and drink.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 With conventional vending machines for public transportation, vending machines for food and drink, etc., the user has to insert each coin into the coin slot with his or her fingertips. In addition, there are problems such as dropping the coin when inserting a coin into the coin insertion slot. In particular, there are queues in front of vending machines at major stations, which causes congestion and other problems.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a coin inserter to be attached to an automatic ticket vending machine such as public transportation or a vending machine such as drinks and foods. The challenge is to make the insertion of coins into the insertion slot speedy and smooth.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the inner wall surfaces on the front and both sides of the saucer hole, which is an inclined surface that goes inward from the wide opening, are inclined surfaces that go further inward. The inner wall surfaces in front of and on both sides of the coin introduction hole are made continuous with height differences, and the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole and the rear inner wall of the saucer hole are made continuous with each other to form a smooth downward wall surface. The inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole is made continuous with the inner wall surface of the coin array hole through a step surface formed of an inclined surface that is directed downward inward, and the coin array hole is the largest of the coins that can be used. A coin vending machine, etc., which has a length slightly longer than the diameter of a coin having a diameter and which has a maximum thickness among the coins that can be used and has a width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin. Same as the coin insertion slot It is lowered to a coin discharge port having a shape, and the wall surface forming the lower side of the coin discharge port in the inner wall surface of the coin arranging hole has a downward inclined surface toward the coin discharge port. Has been adopted.

[0005]

[Action]

 In the present invention configured as described above, since the insertion slot is wide, unlike a coin insertion slot of a vending machine or a vending machine, it is possible to insert a plurality of coins into the insertion slot at a time. it can.

Further, in the present invention, the inner wall surfaces in front of and on both sides of the saucer hole are inclined surfaces that face inward and downward from the insertion opening, and the rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole is a wall surface that smoothly moves downward. Therefore, the coins inserted from the insertion slot slide down along the inner wall surface of the saucer hole.

By the way, the inner wall surfaces of the front and both sides of the saucer hole are made continuous with the inner wall surfaces of the front and both sides of the coin introduction hole, which is an inclined surface which is directed downward toward the inside without height difference. If the inner wall surfaces of the saucer hole and both sides move to the inner wall surfaces of the coin inlet hole and both sides, the inner wall surfaces slide in different directions along the inner wall surfaces of the saucer hole. It is easy for coins to collide with each other. For this reason, when coins that have slid from different directions collide in a horizontal state and are decelerated while maintaining the horizontal state, the coins that have been decelerated block the coin introduction hole and The coins thrown in from may be supported in the saucer hole etc.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the inner wall surfaces of the front and both sides of the saucer hole are provided with a height difference, and are formed on the inner wall surfaces of the front and both sides of the coin introduction hole which are further inclined downward toward the inside. Since they are connected, the inner wall surfaces on the front side and both sides of the saucer hole move to the inner wall surfaces on the front side and both sides of the coin array hole, and are different from each other along the inner wall surfaces on the front side and both sides of the saucer hole. Even if the coins that slip from the direction collide with each other, the coins are not decelerated while maintaining the horizontal state and do not block the coin introduction hole.Therefore, the coin inserted from the insertion port is supported in the saucer hole etc. There is no end.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the rear inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole is a wall surface which is continuous with the rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole and smoothly moves downward, a plurality of coins can be inserted from the insertion slot. However, the inserted coin continues to slide from the inner wall surface of the saucer hole along the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole without supporting it in the saucer hole or the like.

At this time, in the present invention, the inner wall surface of the coin introducing hole is made continuous with the inner wall surface of the coin arranging hole through the step surface formed of the inclined surface directed downward inward. Has a length that is slightly longer than the diameter of the coin with the largest diameter in the coin that can be used and that is slightly wider than the thickness of the coin with the largest thickness in the coin that can be used. Since it has a surface shape, coins that have slid from the inner wall surface of the saucer hole along the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole continue to slide down the stepped surface, gradually correcting its posture to a vertical state, The coins are introduced one by one into the coin array holes.

The cross-sectional shape of the coin arranging hole has a length slightly longer than the diameter of the coin having the maximum diameter of the coins that can be used, and the maximum thickness of the coin that can be used. If the coin has a width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin, the coins can be introduced one by one into the coin array hole without being introduced into the coin array hole in parallel. What is going on is clear from Table 1 below.

[0012]

[Table 1]

Further, according to the present invention, since the coin array hole is lowered to the coin outlet, the coins introduced into the coin array hole are lowered one by one toward the coin outlet in series. go.

At this time, since the wall surface of the inner wall surface of the coin arranging hole forming the lower side of the coin discharge port has a downward inclined surface toward the coin discharge port, the wall surface is lowered toward the coin discharge port. The incoming coins slide down along the inner wall of the coin array hole that forms the lower side of the coin outlet, and are smoothly ejected from the coin outlet without being stopped at the bottom of the coin array hole. It

Since the coin outlet has the same shape as the coin insertion opening of the automatic ticket vending machine or the like, the coin ejection opening is aligned with the coin insertion opening of the automatic ticket vending machine or the like, and the insertion opening If the coin inserter according to the present invention is attached to an automatic ticket vending machine, etc., the coins discharged from the coin outlet will flow smoothly from the coin insertion slot of the automatic ticket vending machine to the inside of the automatic ticket vending machine. Is inserted.

[0016]

【Example】

 The coin inserter 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example of an embodiment of the present invention, in which a second member 4 made of a synthetic resin flat plate is fitted to the ear 3 of the first member 2 made of synthetic resin, The first member 2 and the second member 4 are formed by being bonded to each other. In addition, although the material of the coin inserter 1 is made of synthetic resin in the embodiment, the material of the coin inserter according to the present invention is not limited to the synthetic resin, and for example, metal or a combination of different materials may be used. Good, regardless of material type. Further, although the coin inserter 1 is formed by adhesion in the embodiment, the forming method of the coin inserter according to the present invention is not limited to adhesion, and for example, a forming method such as screw fixing or integral molding may be used. It does not matter what kind of forming method is used.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the coin inserter 1 includes a front inner wall surface 11 and both inner wall surfaces 12, 1 of a saucer hole 10 which is an inclined surface that is directed inward and downward from a wide-mouthed insertion opening 5. 3 is continuous with a height difference on the front inner wall surface 21 and both side inner wall surfaces 22 and 23 of the coin introducing hole 20 which is an inclined surface facing further inward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, a transition portion 24 from the right inner wall surface 12 of the saucer hole 10 to the right inner wall surface 22 of the coin introduction hole 20 and the left inner wall surface 13 of the saucer hole 10 from the coin introduction hole 20. There is a height difference H between the transition portion 25 to the left inner wall surface 23.

In the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, even if a plurality of coins are thrown into the saucer hole 10 at one time, the coins are evenly scattered in the saucer hole 10 so that the coins are evenly distributed in the front of the saucer hole 10. A plurality of rectangular convex portions 15 having a low height are formed on the wall surface 11 and the inner wall surfaces 12 and 13 on both sides. However, the shape of the convex portion 15 is not limited to the rectangular shape, and the coin inserter according to the present invention may have the convex portion 15 or not.

Further, in the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the inner rear wall surfaces 14 and 26 of the saucer hole 10 and the coin introduction hole 20 are continuous with each other and smoothly face downward. It is a vertical wall. However, the coin inserter according to the present invention is not limited to the vertical wall surface because the rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole and the coin introduction hole is a wall surface that smoothly goes downward, and for example, the inner wall is inclined downward. It may be a surface or the like, and therefore the case where the shape of the saucer hole and the coin introduction hole is a funnel shape or the like is included. When the shape of the saucer hole is a funnel shape or the like, the rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole is the same as the front inner wall surface 11 and both inner wall surfaces 12 and 13 of the saucer hole 10 in the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment. Further, the convex portion 15 may be formed, or the rear inner wall surface 14 of the saucer hole 10 may have a height difference and be continuous with the rear inner wall surface 26 of the coin introduction hole 20.

In the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front and left inner wall surfaces 21 and 23 of the coin introduction hole 20 are provided with stepped surfaces 27 which are inclined surfaces directed downward inward. It is connected to the inner wall surface 31 of the coin array hole 30 through. However, in the coin inserter according to the present invention, the inner wall surface of the coin introducing hole may be continuous with the inner wall surface of the coin array hole through the step surface. Therefore, the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole, which is continuous with the inner wall surface of the coin array hole through the stepped surface, is not limited to the front and left inner wall surfaces, and any inner wall surface of front, rear, left and right, and in any combination. It may be.

In the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, the coin array hole 30 has a length L = 28 mm which is slightly longer than the diameter 27 mm of the 500-yen coin and is slightly wider than the thickness 2 mm of the 500-yen coin. It has a rectangular cross-section with a width W = 2.5 mm.

However, in the coin inserter according to the present invention, the coin array hole has a length slightly longer than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins that can be used, and the coin insertion hole is It suffices if the cross-sectional shape has a width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin having the maximum thickness. Therefore, the length of the cross section of the coin array hole is not limited to 27 mm, and the width thereof is not limited to 2.5 mm. This is because some automatic ticket vending machines cannot use 500 yen coins, and in the future, coins with a diameter larger than 500 yen coins or coins thicker than 500 yen coins may be born. .. Also, the allowable value between the diameter of the coin having the maximum diameter of coins that can be used and the length of the cross section of the coin array hole, and the thickness of the coin having the maximum thickness of coins that can be used. This is also because there is a certain amount of allowance between the cross section width of the coin array hole and the width. The cross-sectional shape of the coin array hole in the coin inserter according to the present invention is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be an elongated hole shape or an elliptical shape. The point is that all coins that can be used in an automatic ticket vending machine or the like to which the coin inserter according to the present invention is attached can be lowered one by one in series, but cannot be lowered when two or more coins are arranged in parallel. I wish I had it.

Further, in the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, the coin array hole 30 is vertically lowered to the coin outlet 32 having the same shape as the coin insertion opening of the automatic ticket vending machine or the like, as shown in FIG. As described above, the wall surface 34 of the inner wall surface 31 of the coin arranging hole 30 forming the lower side 33 of the coin outlet 32 has the arc-shaped downward inclined surface 35 toward the coin outlet 32. Therefore, the coin 40 that has descended in the coin array hole 30 is smoothly discharged from the coin discharge port 32.

In the coin inserter according to the present invention, it is not necessary for the coin array hole to be vertically lowered to the coin outlet, and the coin introduced into the coin array hole is the coin outlet. It suffices that the inner wall surface of the coin array hole forming the coin array hole has a slope that smoothly descends to. In the coin inserter according to the present invention, the shape of the downward sloping surface toward the coin outlet, which is included in the inner wall surface of the coin arranging hole and which forms the lower side of the coin outlet, is limited to an arc shape. Instead, it is only necessary that the coin that has descended in the coin array hole is smoothly discharged from the coin discharge port.

By the way, when the coin slot 1 is used, the coin outlet 32 is aligned with the coin slot of the automatic ticket vending machine, etc. The outer wall surface of 4 is attached to the wall surface of an automatic ticket vending machine by a method such as bonding. In addition, the coin inserter according to the present invention is not limited to the method of attaching to the automatic ticket vending machine, such as adhesion, and can be attached or detached by being attached to the automatic ticket vending machine by a method such as screwing. May be said.

In the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin array hole 30 is formed so that the coin outlet 32 is a vertically long opening. Therefore, the coin 40 is set in the vertical state and is ejected from the coin ejection port 32. Therefore, the coin inserter 1 of the embodiment is attached to an automatic ticket vending machine or the like in which coins are inserted vertically into the coin insertion slot, that is, an automatic ticket vending machine or the like having a vertically long coin insertion slot. Used.

However, the opening state of the coin insertion opening in the automatic ticket vending machine is not limited to the vertically long shape. For example, the coin insertion opening is opened horizontally and the coin is inserted horizontally into the coin insertion opening. There is also a type of automatic ticket vending machine. For such an automatic ticket vending machine having a horizontally long coin insertion opening, for example, a coin array hole may be formed so that the coin ejection opening of the coin inserter becomes horizontally long. .. In the coin inserter according to the present proposal, the opening state of the coin outlet is not limited, and therefore any opening of the coin insertion slot in an automatic ticket vending machine, etc. This is because the coin array holes can be formed so that the opening states match.

[0028]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention has the configuration and operation described above, when a plurality of coins are inserted into the saucer hole at once from the coin insertion slot, the inserted coins slide down along the inner wall surface of the saucer hole. Without continuously supporting it in the coin array hole, etc., it continues to slide from the inner wall surface of the saucer hole along the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole and the stepped surface, gradually correcting its posture to the vertical state one by one. The coins are introduced into the coin arranging holes, descend in series in the coin arranging holes, and are smoothly ejected one by one from the coin ejecting port. Therefore, if the coin outlet is aligned with the coin insertion opening of the automatic ticket vending machine, and the coin insertion device according to the present invention is attached to the automatic ticket vending machine with the insertion opening facing upward, Even when inserting multiple coins into the coin insertion slot one by one, the insertion is completed with one coin insertion into the coin insertion slot, so inserting coins into automatic ticket vending machines, vending machines, etc. Will be carried out speedily and smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of implementation from the back side.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of what is shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the one shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of the one shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 coin inserter 5 slot 10 saucer hole 11 front inner wall surface of the saucer hole 12 right inner wall surface of the saucer hole 13 left inner wall surface of the saucer hole 14 rear inner wall surface of the saucer hole 20 coin introduction hole 21 front inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole 22 Right inner wall surface of coin introduction hole 23 Left inner wall surface of coin introduction hole 26 Rear inner wall surface of coin introduction hole 27 Step surface 30 Coin array hole 31 Inner wall surface of coin array hole 32 Coin outlet 33 Bottom side of coin outlet 34 Coin A wall surface forming the lower side of the coin outlet on the inner wall surface of the array hole 35 A downward inclined surface toward the coin outlet

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An inner wall surface on the front and both sides of a saucer hole which is an incline facing downward and inward from a wide insertion slot, and an inner wall surface on the front and both sides of a coin introducing hole which is incline further inward and downward. The coin introduction hole and the back inner wall surface of the saucer hole are continuous with each other to form a wall surface that smoothly goes downward, and the inner wall surface of the coin introduction hole is The coin array hole is continuously connected to the inner wall surface of the coin array hole through a step surface formed of an inclined surface directed downward, and the coin array hole has a length slightly longer than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins that can be used. Along with
It has a cross-sectional shape having a width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin having the maximum thickness among the coins that can be used, and is lowered to a coin outlet having the same shape as the coin insertion opening of an automatic ticket vending machine or the like. A coin inserter in which a wall surface of the inner wall surface of the coin arranging hole that forms a lower side of the coin discharge port has a downward inclined surface toward the coin discharge port.