JPH06195547A - Coin processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To securely separate coins which are inserted at a time by a simple mechanism and send the coins to a coin check part, one by one, by moving down only one coin, and hopping up and separating other coins, one by one. CONSTITUTION:A separation passage 2b has a gap a little wider than the thickness of one coin at its intermediate part and a separation roller 3 which rotates upward is provided. A space which is large enough to stack plural coins is formed above the separation roller 3 in the separation passage 2b and the part below the separation roller 3 is a little wider than the thickness of one coin. At the start end side of an exit passage 2c, a feed roller 5 consisting of an elastic member made of synthetic resin and rotates is provided. This feed roller 5 has a gap a little narrower than the thickness of coins used for a coin processing machine body and rotates toward the coin check part C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a station processing device such as an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic checkout machine, or a coin processing device incorporated in a coin processing machine of various vending machines, and more particularly to stacking a plurality of coins. The thing which can be thrown in and put in batch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a coin slot of an automatic ticket vending machine is provided with an opening for inserting one coin, and when it is necessary to insert a plurality of coins, the coins are inserted one by one. I am trying to do it.

By the way, since such a single coin handling machine is inconvenient for inserting a plurality of coins,
There has been proposed a coin processing machine capable of stacking several coins, for example, up to three coins in a batch.

Such a stacked batch type coin processing device is provided with a separating mechanism for separating coins into coins one by one while the coins are moving from the slot to the coin detecting section. Are configured to be sent one by one.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional stacking and batch-inserting type coin processing apparatus has a drawback that the cost is high because the mechanism for feeding out coins one by one to the inspection section is complicated. It was

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing device capable of surely separating the coins that have been inserted in a lump by a simple mechanism and sending the coins one by one to the coin inspection section.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a coin processing device according to the present invention has a structure in which a plurality of coins are stacked in a slot and are collectively inserted into a coin inspection section via a passage. In a coin processing device adapted to send out, a separation roller provided in a portion of the passage where the coin falls and moves, with an upward rotation direction and a gap slightly wider than the thickness of the coin. And a feed member made of an elastic member, which is provided in a portion of the passage facing the entrance of the coin inspection section in a direction of rotation of the entrance and with a gap slightly narrower than the thickness of the coin. It is characterized by having a roller. Further, it is characterized in that it has a concave portion or a concave groove on the peripheral surface of the separation roller. Further, the protrusion amount of the separation roller protruding into the passage is
It is characterized in that it is 1/3 or less of the diameter of the separation roller.

[0008]

In the above structure, the separating roller moves only one coin downward and flips the other coin upward to move the coin 1 upward.
Separate into pieces. The separated coins are forcibly sent to the coin inspection section by the sending roller.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot 1 portion of a coin processor main body a in which an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. The slot 1 has a plurality of coins (three in the illustrated example). An example is shown in which a, b, and c are stacked and put together. Of these coins, the coin a is the thickest coin (for example, 5 coins) among the coins that can be used in the curing processor main body a.
00 yen coin), and the coin c is the coin processing machine main body a.
It is the thinnest coin (for example, a 10-yen coin) among the coins that can be used in.

In FIG. 2, the apparatus b of this embodiment is shown in a partial sectional view of the inside of the slot 1 of the coin processor main body a.

In FIG. 2, the passage 2 has an inlet passage 2a inclined downward from the inlet 1 side and an upper end portion of the inlet passage 2a.
a separation passage 2b that communicates with the end of a and is inclined at a predetermined angle θ (around 9 °, see FIG. 3) with respect to the vertical line having the separation roller 3, and one end of the separation passage 2b toward the end side of the separation passage 2b. The other end communicates with the entrance C ′ of the coin prosecution section C, and is composed of an exit passage 2c which is inclined downward to the right.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A of FIG. 1 showing the separation passage 2b.
It is a line cross-sectional view and has a gap a little wider than the thickness of one coin (thickness of a 500-yen coin) in the middle portion of the separation passage 2b. Is provided. And the separation roller 3 of the separation passage 2b
Above is formed a sufficient space in which a plurality of coins (three in the illustrated example) can be stacked, and below the separating roller 3 is slightly wider than the thickness of one coin (about 2. 0 mm) is formed.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4 (a), the separation roller 3 is provided with a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) recesses 4, 4, ... It is provided so as to rotate at (for example, about 490 rpm). The separating roller 3 is provided in the separating passage 2b such that the separating roller 3 has a diameter equal to or less than 1/3 of the diameter (L) of the separating roller 3 (see L'in FIG. 3).

Therefore, when the separation roller 3 rotates,
Except for coins located in the gap, the falling coins are flipped up by the separation roller 3, and the flipped coins move toward the gap side due to the inclination of the separation passage 2b, and are effectively separated one by one, and are separated from the exit passage. Sent to 2c. In addition, the separation by the separation roller 3 has the concave portion 4 in the periphery, so that it bites the coin well, and the separation effect is further promoted.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line BB showing the starting end side (separation passage 2b side) of the outlet passage 2c, in which the feed roller 5 made of an elastic member such as rotating synthetic rubber is provided. Has been. The feed roller 5 is a coin processing machine main body a.
It has a gap a little narrower than the thickness of the 10-yen coin used in 1., and is provided so that the rotating direction is the direction of the coin checking section C. Therefore, when the feed roller 5 rotates, the coins in the outlet passage 2c are forcibly delivered to the entrance C'side of the coin inspection section C by the rotational force of the feed roller 5 and at a predetermined interval from each other, one by one. Be done.

In the apparatus of this embodiment, the coins a, b, and c inserted from the slot 1 are separated by the separating roller 3 having a simple structure.
Then, the sheets are separated one by one and sent to the feed roller 5, and the feed roller 5 surely supplies the sheets one by one to the coin inspection section C to perform the coin inspection processing.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the separating roller 3 is provided with the concave portion 4 on the periphery thereof, but it may be provided with the concave groove 4'as shown in FIG. 4 (b). In this case as well, the coins bite well and an excellent separation effect is obtained.

[0018]

The effect processing device according to the present invention is provided in a portion of a passage where a coin falls and moves, with a rotation direction upward and a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the coin. And a separating roller, and an elastic member provided in a portion of the passage facing the entrance of the coin inspection section with a rotation direction facing the entrance side and a gap slightly smaller than the thickness of the coin. Since it is composed of a roller, it is possible to separate coins one by one with a simple structure and reliably send them to the coin inspection section. Further, when the concave portion or the concave groove is provided on the peripheral surface of the separation roller, it is possible to improve the biting of the coin and enhance the separation effect. Furthermore, when the separation roller is projected into the passage by ⅓ or less of the diameter, the movement of coins in the passage can be smoothed to enhance the separation effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot of a coin processing machine body to which an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view in which a part of the device of one embodiment is cross-sectioned.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a separation roller.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input port 2 Passage 2a Inlet passage 2b Separation passage 2c Exit passage 3 Separation roller 4 Recess 4'Concave groove 5 Feed roller Y, B, C Coin a Coin processor body b Coin processor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin processing device in which a plurality of coins are stacked into an input port and are collectively inserted and delivered to a coin inspection section through a passage, wherein coins in the passage fall and move. In the portion where the rotation direction is upward, and a separation roller provided with a gap slightly wider than the thickness of the coin, and in a portion of the passage facing the entrance of the coin inspection section,
A coin processing device comprising: a feed roller made of an elastic member, the direction of rotation of which is the direction toward the inlet side of the coin, and the gap being slightly narrower than the thickness of the coin. 2. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral surface of the separation roller has a recess or a groove. 3. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the protruding amount of the separating roller protruding into the passage is 1/3 or less of the diameter of the separating roller.