JPH0589322A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely prevent the fall of a coin from the coin paying port of the upper part of a saucer to a money paying side at the time of the reception and the payment of money, and in addition, to eliminate the necessity of excessive space for closing the coin paying port. CONSTITUTION:The tray 4 to keep temporarily the coin P thrown and received from the coin receiving and paying port 2 of a device main body 1 is constituted of a rotating body 41 freely rotatable concentrically and of a semicylindrical section opened at its upper part so as to form a receiving port 42. At the time of the reception of money while a door 3 is in an opened state, by closing the coin paying port 35 from which the coin is paid on the tray 4 at the time of the payment of money, and rotating this rotating body 41 so that the receiving port 42 faces downward, the coin is made capable of being thrown on a delivering belt of a coin delivering part, and on the other hand, at the time of the payment of money while the door 3 is in a closed state, the rotating body 41 is rotated and controlled so as to open the coin paying port 35.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing device having an improved structure of a receiving tray for receiving and dispensing coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of circulating coin processing apparatus, when depositing, coins dropped from the depositing / dispensing port of the main body of the apparatus are temporarily stored on a tray and are thus deposited on the tray. The coins are fed out one by one to the denomination-based coin sorting unit by the coin feeding unit and sorted, and the coins sorted by the denomination-based coin sorting unit are categorized into denominations and stored in the denomination-specific safes. It is designed to be stored in a storage safe. Further, the tray is composed of a rotating body, and by the rotation of the rotating body, the deposited coins are supplied to the coin feeding section.

On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal, coins stored in each denomination of coins of this coin-type coin storage safe are transferred from the coin dispensing port to the above-mentioned tray through a transfer unit such as a belt in accordance with a required amount of money. To pay out to the user.

However, in such a conventional structure, since the coin outlet is provided on the tray portion, the coin may be accidentally dropped into the coin outlet, which causes The deposited coins are not deposited correctly,
There is a problem that the user is uncomfortable. Therefore, conventionally, an iron side is movably provided at the mouth of the coin dispensing port, and the above-mentioned problems are prevented by opening and closing the iron side.

[0005]

However, when a coin is fully loaded on the tray at the time of deposit and the mouth of the coin outlet is not sufficiently closed by the iron side, the coin outlet is Since there is a possibility that coins may drop to the dispensing side and that coins may be intentionally inserted into the coin dispensing port, this is a cause of trouble. Further, in the case where a special part such as an iron side is provided at the mouth of the coin dispensing port, the coin is caught on this part and the coin does not return accurately onto the saucer.

Further, it has been known that the coin outlet is closed when the tray is opened and closed, but it is necessary to secure an extra space because the tray is swingable. There was such a problem.

It is an object of the present invention to reliably prevent a coin from dropping from the coin dispensing opening at the top of the tray to the dispensing side at the time of depositing / dispensing, and to prevent the coin dispensing outlet from being clogged up. It is to provide a coin processing device capable of eliminating the need for space.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an apparatus main body, and a deposit / withdrawal port opening / closing means comprising a door provided at the deposit / withdrawal port of the apparatus main body so as to be openable / closable. A tray provided under the deposit / withdrawal opening / closing means and for temporarily holding coins dropped and deposited from the deposit / withdrawal opening,
Coin feeding means provided at the bottom of the tray and dropping coins dropped from the tray onto the feeding belt to feed the coins one by one, and coins classified by denomination to sort the coins fed from the coin feeding means into denominations. A sorting means, a coin storing means for storing and storing coins classified by the sorting type by the sorting type in the storing box for storing coins stored in the storing box for storing coins, and a transport path for the coins stored in the storing type coins. And a coin dispensing means for withdrawing coins from a coin dispensing opening provided on the upper part of the receiving tray toward the receiving opening through the tray, the receiving tray being concentric with a semi-cylindrical cross-section that opens upward to form the receiving opening. The rotating body is composed of a rotatable body, and the rotating body keeps the coin outlet in a closed state at the time of depositing the door in the open state, and rotates the receiving port in a downward direction after depositing. The coin feeding means of the coin feeding means. While allowing dropped coins on during the dispensing of the closed state of the door is obtained by a releasable rotation controlling comprising forming the coin outlet.

[0009]

That is, according to the present invention, the tray for temporarily storing the coins deposited and withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal port is constituted by a concentric rotatable body having a semi-cylindrical cross section whose upper side is open to serve as a receiving port. Coins are drawn out by the coin feeding means by closing the coin outlet that the coins are withdrawn on the tray at the time of withdrawing when the door is opened and the coin is withdrawn when the door is opened. While the coins can be dropped onto the belt, the rotating body is controlled to open so that the coin outlet is opened when the door is withdrawn. The fall of coins from the gold port is reliably prevented.

Further, since the saucer is composed of a rotating body having a semi-cylindrical cross section that rotates concentrically, and the coin dispensing port is closed by the rotating operation of this rotating body, it is necessary to secure an extra space. Absent.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall structure of a coin processing device according to the present invention, in which 1 is a main body of the device. Is. A deposit / withdrawal port 2 is opened on an upper surface of the main body 1 of the apparatus on the front side 1a, and a door 3 as a deposit / withdrawal port opening / closing means is openably / closably provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 2.

At the lower part of the door 3, there is provided a receiving tray 4 (described later) for temporarily holding the coins P deposited and withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal port 2. Below the receiving tray 4, coin feeding means is provided. The coin feeding section 5 is provided, and the coin feeding section 5
The coins are dispensed one by one through the dispensing belt 6 provided at the bottom of the coin and movable obliquely upward.

Reference numeral 10 in the figure denotes a coin sorting passage portion as a coin sorting means for sorting coins provided on the downstream side of the feeding belt 6, and this coin sorting passage portion 10 is the sorting coin transport belt 1.
1 and a plurality of shutters 12 arranged below the sorting coin transport belt 11 so as to be openable / closable in the transport direction. Each of these shutters 12 is installed on the upstream side of the coin sorting passage portion 10, for example. The opening / closing control is performed in response to the detection operation of the coin inspection unit 13, which is a coin-type coin detecting unit configured to detect the coin type and the like of a coin including a magnetic sensor or an image sensor.

Reference numeral 20 in the drawing denotes each shutter 12 described above.
The coin-type coin storing means 20 is disposed in the lower part of the coin-type coin storing means 20. The coin-type coin storing means 20 is composed of a housing-shaped coin storing portion 22 which is positioned corresponding to the temporary coin storing portion 21.

Each of these coin storage portions 22 is arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side of six types of coins such as 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin and 500-yen coin. The denominations are arranged so as to be sequentially separated and dropped, and a first coin feeding / conveying belt 30, which is a coin feeding / conveying means, is arranged at the bottom thereof.

On the coin feeding / conveying belt 30, coins fed out from each coin storing portion 22 of the coin-type coin storing means 20 are thrown out at the time of dispensing, and the fed coins are the second coins. The coins are conveyed to the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding unit 5 via the coin feeding / conveying belt 31, and the coins conveyed on the feeding belt 6 are conveyed through the coin inspection unit 13 to the sorting coins of the coin selecting passage unit 10. It is designed to be conveyed on the belt 11.

Further, the coins carried on the sorting coin carrying belt 11 are passed through a third coin feeding and carrying belt 33 from a reject gate 32 provided at the rearmost portion thereof to a fourth coin.
As shown in FIG. 1, the coin feeding conveyor belt 34 of
The coin is delivered to the coin dispensing port 35 formed on the upper portion of the tray 4 on the front portion 1a side of the apparatus main body 1, and at the time of withdrawal, coins can be loaded into the tray 4 from the coin dispensing port 35 and withdrawn. On the other hand, by switching a gate (not shown), coins dropped on the reject gate 32 are guided into the coin replenishing safe 100 and stored therein.

Reference numeral 36 in the drawing denotes an overflow chute, the upstream side opening of which is the coin type coin sorting passage 1
No. 0, and an overflow safe 2 is provided at the bottom of the apparatus body 1 for coins overflowing the coin passage by selectively opening and closing control of a shutter (not shown).
It is designed to be stored in 00.

As shown in FIG. 1, the receiving tray 4 is composed of a rotating body 41 having a semi-cylindrical cross section whose upper side is opened to form a receiving opening 42. The rotating body 41 has a central axis 43 as its center. And a front plate 44 and a rear plate 45 which are fixed to the apparatus body 1 side, are surrounded by a front plate 44 and a rear plate 45, and are provided between the front plate 44 and the rear plate 45. The rotator 41 can be slidably rotated.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front plate 44 has a plurality of grooves 44a ... Formed on the sliding surface of the rotating body 41. The grooves 44a. Rotating body 41
One of the tip portions 41a is slidably meshed with each other in a concavo-convex state, and the tip portion 41a of the rotating body 41 is formed into a taper surface, whereby the coin deposit / withdrawal port 3 is dropped. The coin P thus removed is prevented from being caught by the tip 41a of the rotating body 41.

On the other hand, on the rear plate 45, the rotating body 41
The coin dispensing port 35 is opened so as to be located above the coin, and a coin guide 37 is provided between the coin dispensing port 35 and the coin discharging side of the fourth coin feeding and conveying belt 34. The coin guide 37 is the fourth coin feeding / conveying belt 3 described above.
The coin fed out from the coin 4 is guided to the coin dispensing port 35 side and inserted into the receiving port 42 of the rotating body 41 constituting the receiving tray 4.

Further, in the figure, reference numeral 50 designates the rotating body 41 of the receiving tray 4.
This is a saucer rotation drive mechanism that rotates and drives the saucer rotation drive mechanism 50. The saucer rotation drive mechanism 50 includes a drive motor 51, a drive cam 52 that is rotated by the drive motor 51, and a link 53 whose one end 53a is connected to the drive cam 52. The other end 53b of the link 53 is connected to a driven cam 46 fixed to the central shaft 43 of the rotating body 41.

That is, the saucer rotation drive mechanism 50 is
The first to third photo interrupters 54, 55, and 56 installed around the drive cam 52 allow the rotating body 41 to move.
1 to a coin receiving position A in which the receiving port 42 opens upward, and to a coin inserting position B in which the coin dispensing port 35 is closed in the opened state of the door 2 as shown in FIG. When the door 2 is closed after the coins are inserted as shown in FIG. 2, the coins in the tray 4 are inserted into the coin feeding portion 5 so that the coins are inserted into the receiving port 42.
Are rotationally controlled so that they can be stopped at the coin dropping position C which is rotated in the downward direction. next,
The depositing / dispensing operation of the coin processing device according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. First, in the standby state as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 is at the coin receiving position A.

When an operation button (not shown) is pressed for depositing, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 rotates in the counterclockwise direction X toward the coin insertion position B, as shown in FIG.
The coin dispensing port 35 is closed. In this state, the door 3 opens,
When a coin is inserted into the tray 4 within a fixed time, the door 3 is closed.

When the deposit operation is completed in this way,
As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 rotates in the clockwise direction Y toward the direction in which the receiving opening 42 faces downward, stops at the coin dropping position C, and moves the coins to the feeding belt of the coin feeding portion 5. 6
After being dropped to the upper upstream side, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 is again rotated to the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG. The coins dropped on the feeding belt 6 are fed one by one, and are thrown to the upstream side of the coin sorting passage portion 10,
The money inspection unit 13 determines the denomination.

As described above, the coins inspected by the coin inspection section 13 are conveyed to the downstream side by the selection coin conveying belt 11 and are selected by opening the shutter 12 according to the type of money based on the inspection result.

The coins selected by the shutter 12 are held in the temporary coin holding unit 21 located below the coins, and when a transaction is established, the coins are put into the coin storing unit 22 which is a denomination-based safe and are stored. To be done.

At this time, when it is judged that there is a reject coin, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 rotates to the coin insertion position B as shown in FIG. 4 to close the coin dispensing port 35, The door 3 is opened and the re-payment operation is performed.

Further, when paying out, coins are drawn out from the coin storage portion 22 and paid out.
The coins paid out from the coin storage unit 22 are thrown out onto the first horizontal conveying belt 30 and are conveyed to the first vertical conveying means 31 side by the first horizontal conveying belt 30. The coins thrown into the first vertical conveying means 31 are guided upward one by one and thrown onto the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding section 5 located at the upper part.

In this way, the coins put on the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding portion 5 are sent to the coin sorting passage portion 10, pass through the coin inspection portion 13, and reach the rearmost portion of the coin sorting passage portion 10. The coin is dispensed from the coin dispense port 36 into the receiving tray 4 by being thrown into the provided reject gate 32 and being thrown from the reject gate 32 onto the second vertical transport belt 34 via the second horizontal transport belt 33. To be done.

At this time, the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 has the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG. 1 when the door 3 is closed.
And is rotated to the coin insertion position B when the dispensing operation is completed, the door 3 is opened and the coin is taken out.

In this way, when the coin take-out operation is completed, the door 3 is closed, and the rotating body 41 of the tray 4 is again rotated to the coin receiving position A as shown in FIG. Wait for money action.

When returning the coins deposited in the tray 4, the coins loaded on the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding portion 5 are sent to the coin sorting passage portion 10 and passed through the coin inspection portion 13. , The coin is fed into the reject gate 32 provided at the rear end of the coin sorting passage portion 10, and the reject gate 3
It is adapted to be returned to the tray 4 by being loaded onto the second vertical transport belt 35 from the second through the second horizontal transport belt 33.

Further, when the coins are loaded into the coin storing portion 22 of the coin storing means 20 of the denomination, the coins in the coin replenishing safe 100 or the overflow safe 200 are conveyed to the first vertical conveying means 31 side. Then, the coins are fed onto the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding portion 5 via the first vertical conveying means 31.

Then, similarly to the depositing operation, the feeding belt 6
The coins above are thrown out to the upstream side of the coin sorting passage portion 10, the denomination is judged by the coin inspection section 13, and the sorting coin transport belt 11
Is carried to the downstream side, and is selected by opening the shutter 12 according to the type of denomination based on the result of the inspection, and is inserted into the coin storage unit 22 to be charged and replenished. At this time, the overflow coins are stored in the overflow safe 200 via the overflow chute 36.

By the way, the deposited coins are held in the first to sixth temporary coin holding sections 21 of the coin-type coin storing means 20, and after the amount is fixed, the coins are replenished in the coin safe 100.
When performing the tightening operation for storing the coins inside, the coins in the coin replenishing safe 100 are fed out to the first vertical conveying means 31 by the coin feeding conveyer belt 101, and are passed through the feeding belt 6 of the coin feeding portion 5. The coin is inserted into the coin sorting passage 10.

The coins dispensed in this manner are the same as the coin inspection section 1.
The denomination is determined by 3, and the first shutter 12 is opened to insert the coin into the first temporary coin holding section 21 of the first denomination, whereby all coins inspected are the same. Coins that are to be stored in the temporary coin holding unit 21 and at this time, coins whose denomination has not been determined in the inspection result are discharged from the reject gate 32 and stored in the reject safe 300 because the shutter 12 does not open. To be done.

When the portion of the first temporary coin holding portion 21 is full, coins are stored in the next second temporary coin holding portion 21, and the portions of the first to fourth temporary coin holding portions 21 are sequentially filled. When the coin replenishing safe 100 is stopped, the payout of coins from the coin replenishing safe 100 is stopped, and the coins remaining on the passage are removed by the fifth coin.
It is stored in the portion of the temporary coin holding section 21 of.

When there are no more coins on the passage in this way, the temporary coin holding section 21 rotates to eject the coins onto the second horizontal conveyor belt 33. The horizontal conveyor belt 33 discharges the coins forward,
In this case, it can be discharged backward. Further, when the coins from the overflow safe 200 are used up, the coins in the coin storage unit 22 stored by denomination are tightened. Then, the coins fed out from the coin storage unit 22 are conveyed to the first vertical conveying means 31 by the first horizontal conveying belt 30 and similarly tightened.

Therefore, when the coins are tightened in this way, the coins can be stored in the coin replenishing safe 100 after being surely fixed. Therefore, the confirmed and confirmed coins can be directly transferred to the coin replenishing safe 100. It is housed in, which enables high speed processing.

On the other hand, the coin replenishing safe 10 can be stored only in the temporary coin storing section 21 without counting and fixing the coins.
When tightening to 0, all coins that have been inspected are thrown into the reject gate 32, and neither gate is operated. With this, when the denomination of the coin that has been inspected can be determined, the coin can be stored in the coin replenishing safe 100.

When the denomination of the coin cannot be determined, the coin is stored in the reject safe 300 so that the coin can be inspected, but it can be tightened at high speed without being confirmed. become.

Further, when the coins in the coin storage unit 22 are stored in the coin replenishing safe 100 without being inspected and tightened up, the coins in the coin storage unit 22 are discharged onto the first horizontal conveyor belt 30. To be done.

The first horizontal conveyor belt 30 normally moves so as to convey coins forward, but in this case, it moves so as to convey coins rearward to deposit coins in the coin replenishing safe. It becomes possible to store in 100.

Moreover, since the coin storing section 22 separates the coins according to the type of denomination, it is possible to calculate the amount of money only by counting the number of coins when paying out the coins. Allows tightening.

[0046]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the tray for temporarily storing the coins deposited and withdrawn from the coin depositing / dispensing port of the apparatus main body has a cross section which opens upward and serves as a receiving port. It is composed of a semi-cylindrical concentric rotatable body, and when the door is opened, coins are dispensed on the tray when coins are dispensed. By rotating the mouth downward, coins can be dropped onto the payout belt of the coin payout means, while rotating the rotary body to open the coin payout opening when the door is withdrawn. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the coins from dropping from the coin outlet of the upper part of the tray at the time of deposit, and the deposited coins can be accurately deposited.

Further, since the receiving tray is composed of a rotating body having a semi-cylindrical cross section which rotates concentrically, and the coin outlet is closed by the rotating operation of this rotating body, it is necessary to secure an extra space. Absent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a relevant part of a coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention at a coin receiving position of a tray rotation drive mechanism at a coin receiving / dispensing port portion.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the coin processing device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a meshing state of a rotating body of a saucer and a front plate.

FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged sectional view of essential parts of a saucer rotation drive mechanism at a coin insertion position.

FIG. 5 is a schematic enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a saucer rotation drive mechanism at a coin dropping position.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a rotation control state of a tray at the time of depositing money.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a rotation control state of the tray at the time of money.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Device main body, 2 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal port, 3 ... Door, 4 ... Sauce,
41 ... Rotating body, 42 ... Receiving port, 43 ... Central shaft, 46 ... Follower cam, 5 ... Coin feeding section, 6 ... Delivery belt, 10 ... Coin sorting passage section, 20 ... Coin storing means by denomination, 30 ... Coin delivery Gold means, 50 ... saucer rotation drive mechanism, 51 ... drive motor, 5
2 ... Drive cam, 53 ... Link, 54, 55, 56 ... Photointerrupter, A ... Coin receiving position, B ... Coin inserting position, C ... Coin dropping position, P ... Coin.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A deposit / withdrawal port opening / closing means comprising a device main body and a door provided at the deposit / withdrawal port of the device main body so as to be openable / closable, and the deposit / withdrawal port provided under the deposit / withdrawal opening / closing means. A tray for temporarily holding the coins deposited from the tray, a coin delivery means provided below the tray and delivering the coins dropped from the tray onto the delivery belt to deliver the coins one by one, and the coin delivery means. Denomination-type coin sorting means for sorting the fed coins by denomination, and denomination-type coin storing means for storing and storing the coins categorized by denomination by the denomination-type coin sorting means in a denomination-specific safe, respectively. Coin receiving means for withdrawing the coins stored in the coin storing means for coins from the coin outlet provided on the upper part of the receiving tray toward the receiving opening through the conveying path, Half cross section that opens and becomes a receiving port It consists of a cylindrical concentric rotatable body, and this rotating body keeps the coin outlet in a closed state at the time of depositing with the door opened, and the direction in which the receiving port faces downward after depositing. By rotating the coin to the feeding belt of the coin feeding means, the coin can be dropped on the feeding belt while the coin is dispensed when the door is closed. A coin processing device characterized in that