JPH06274749A - Coin transfer device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To directly collect the coins discharged through a change discharging port into a safe and also to prevent the abnormal selling operation at the time of selling in regard of a coin transfer device of an automatic vending machine which transfer the coins discharged from a change storing part through a change discharging port and a collected coin discharging port formed on the lower face of a coin mechanism including the change storing part into a coin return port and the safe by lowering the 1st and 2nd paths having the adjacent parts by their gravity. CONSTITUTION:An inlet/outlet port 46 formed at an adjacent part 44 is provided, together with a path transfer unit 53 consisting of a rotor 47 which puts obliquely its upper end at one of both rotary ends to block a 1st path 42 and to block the port 46 with the other rotary end and supports rotatably the lower end energized in the blocking direction of the port 46 at the lower edge of the port 46, and a lock part 54 which is engaged with the rotor 47 and locks this rotor. Meanwhile a device body 3 consists of a case 1 and a door 2 which covers the front opening of the case 1. Thus the engagement and lock relations are cancelled between the part 54 and the rotor 47 when the door 2 is closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin mechanism in which a coin storage portion for storing coins for receiving change coins, which receives coins inserted through an opening formed in the outer peripheral surface of a machine body forming an outer peripheral surface, is formed. The present invention relates to a coin transporting device for a vending machine that transports coins that are dropped and discharged to a return port that opens on the outer peripheral surface of a machine body and returns change, and a safe that is disposed inside the machine body and collects sales money.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A coin inserted from an insertion opening opened on the outer peripheral surface of a machine is introduced into a coin mechanism disposed in the machine to determine whether the coin is true or false, and the amount of money is accumulated. Coins for change are sorted and stored according to type in a change storing unit formed in the mechanism. However, if the change storage unit is full of coins, it will be dropped and discharged through the recovery coin discharge port that opens on the lower surface of the coin mechanism, and will be stored in the safe box that collects the sales money inside the machine. It In addition, the coin mechanism compares the accumulated amount of coins inserted and the price of the product selected by the customer, and if the accumulated amount of money is greater than or equal to the price of the product, the sales permission signal is sent to the control circuit. Send to.
Then, if necessary, coins from the change storage unit are opened as change into the outer peripheral surface of the machine body and paid out to the return port for returning the change. Also, when it is judged that the coin inserted from the slot is false and when the return lever provided on the outer periphery of the machine is operated after inserting the coin from the slot, the inserted coin is paid into the return slot. It is a mechanism to put out. Therefore, it is necessary to store the required number of coins for change within a predetermined period in advance in the change storage unit so that the change coins in the change storage unit do not run out. However, the required number of change coins within a certain period of time depends on the type of product sold, the location of the vending machine, the sales volume of the product that changes depending on the season, the unit price of the sold product, etc. There is a difference. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly adjust the number of coins for change in the change storing unit for each vending machine and for each season. In addition, at that time or when collecting coins for change in the change storage unit in the safe, operate the change collection switch to once dispense the change coins in the change storage unit into the return port. After that, it is necessary to collect the coins in a safe, but a conventional example of a coin transporting device of this type of vending machine is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 shows the structure of a vending machine which is the object of the present invention, (A) is an external perspective view of the vending machine seen from the upper right front, and (B) is a door and a storage that cover the front opening of the case and the storage chamber. FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the front upper right corner with the room door opened, and FIG. 4 shows the structure of the conventional coin transfer device of the vending machine, the door forming the front part of the machine being seen from the rear upper right corner. FIG.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a case whose front surface is open. This case 1 and a door 2 which covers the front opening of the case 1 and whose left end is rotatably supported by the case 1. The machine body 3 that forms the outer peripheral surface of the vending machine is configured by. On the front surface of the door 2 which constitutes the machine body 3, a coin opening which is opened in the front and into which coins are inserted 4, a return lever 5 for returning and operating the inserted coins 5, and a coin for returning when the return lever 5 is operated A return port 6 for discharging and returning change, etc. to be returned and opening at the front is provided in order from the upper side to the lower side. The return opening 6 has a front surface on the front surface of the door 2 and an upper surface on the rear surface side of the door 2, and has a box-shaped receiving portion 7 for receiving coins to be returned, change money to be returned, and the like.
A lid 10 screwed to the receiving portion 7 with a thumbscrew 9 that covers a communication hole 8 formed in the rear portion of the receiving portion 7 that opens to the rear surface of the receiving portion 7 and communicates with the inside and outside of the receiving portion 7 from the rear side. It is composed of. In addition, in the door 2, the coin inserted from the insertion port 4 is received and a funnel-shaped receiving opening 11 opened on the upper surface, and the operation of returning the lever 5 moves up and down to return the inserted coin. The coin mechanism 13 in which the plungers 12 are juxtaposed to the left and right and project from the upper end surface is provided with an insertion slot 4
And the return port 6. In the coin mechanism 13, there is a determination and integration mechanism unit 14 for determining the authenticity of coins inserted from the insertion slot 4 and integrating the amount of money in the upper left part, and coins inserted from the insertion slot 4 by type. For example, a change storage unit 15 that sorts, stores, and stores coins such as 10-yen, 50-yen, and 100-yen coins is provided in the lower left portion. Further, inside the coin mechanism 13, there is provided a change storage unit 16 for storing coins to be replenished when any one of the various coins in the change storage unit 15 runs out, at the right end, and at the lower end of the coin mechanism 13. Has a recovery coin discharge port 17 and a change discharge port 18 that open to the lower surface of the lower end. The upper opening of the receiving portion 7 faces the lower opening of the change outlet 18, and the safe 20 is provided with a coin insertion hole 19 that opens on the upper surface of the coin.
The upper openings of the coin coins face the lower openings of the recovery coin discharge port 17, and are respectively disposed under the coin mechanism 13. Between the coin mechanism 13 and the return port 6 and the safe 20, a first passage 21 that connects the inside of the coin mechanism 13 and the return port 6 via the change outlet 18, and the collected coin discharge port 17 and A second funnel 22 which connects the coin mechanism 13 and the safe 20 via the insertion hole 19 is formed on the inner side of the second passage 22 adjacent to each other on the left and right sides. This shooter 23
First passage 21 and second passage 2 formed inside the
At 2, the coins dropped and ejected from the coin mechanism 13 through the change ejection port 18 and the collected coin ejection port 17 into the return port 6 and the safe 20, respectively, are placed in the return port 6 and the safe 20, respectively, by their own weight. A coin transport device 24 that lowers and transports the coin is configured.

A storage chamber 26, whose inside is cooled by a cooling device (not shown) and whose front opening is covered with a storage chamber door 25, is defined by a heat insulating wall in the case 1. In the storage chamber 26, the products loaded from the loading port 27 opening to the front surface of the upper end are stored in a storage unit (not shown) formed inside and extending vertically while meandering back and forth. A plurality of storage shelves 2 each of which is sequentially dropped from the lowest order item and is discharged and discharged from a discharge port 28 opened on the lower surface of the lower end one by one.
9 are installed side by side in parallel. In addition, in the front part of the door 2, an exhibition room 3 in which a product advertisement photograph, a product sample photograph 30 and the like, which are not shown, of the product manufacturer are displayed.
1. A selection button 32 for selecting a product to be purchased, a front end of which is projected forward from the front surface of the exhibition room 31, an outlet 33 for opening the front surface of the exhibition room 31 to take out the purchased product, and the like are sequentially arranged from the top.

In the coin vending machine of the conventional vending machine having the above-described structure, the coins inserted from the slot 4 are checked for authenticity, the amount of money is accumulated, and the like, and then the change storage unit 1 is used.
If there is room in 5, the coins for change are sorted according to type and stored in the change storage unit 15. Then, when the coin storage unit 15 is full of coins, the coins inserted from the input port 4 are dropped and discharged from the collected coin discharge port 17 through the second passage 22 and are lowered by their own weight to the insertion holes. It is collected from 19 in the safe 20. In addition, change storage 1
The coins that are returned as change from 5 or the coins that are returned when the return lever 5 is operated and the plunger 12 is operated while the purchase of the product is stopped halfway are returned from the change outlet 18 First passage 2
It passes through 1 and descends by its own weight and is paid out into the return slot 6. Further, coins returned as change from the change storing unit 15 and coins returned from the return port 5 when the return lever 5 is operated are dropped from the change outlet 18 and discharged. Passing through 21, descending under its own weight and returning port 6
Will be paid in. Furthermore, the coins in the change storing unit 15 and the change storing unit 16 that are collected at the time of collecting money are
When a change collection switch (not shown) is operated, the coins are discharged from the return storage 6 by performing the same operation as coins returned from the change storage unit 15 as change.

[0006] Further, the vending machine provided with the coin transporting device 24 is operated by the selection button 3 after the coin is inserted from the slot 4.
When the product is selected in 2, the product selected by the selection button 32 is dropped and discharged from the storage shelf 29 into the outlet 33 through the outlet 28 and the outlet by the sales command signal, and the front surface of the outlet 33 is selected. It is taken out by the customer through the opening.

[0007]

By the way, in the coin transporting apparatus of this type of vending machine, the first passage 21 and the second passage 22 are formed on the inner side so that the first passage 21 and the second passage 22 are adjacent to each other on the left and right sides. The shooter 23 constitutes a coin transport device 24. Therefore, when the coin storage unit 15 is not full of coins, the coins inserted from the input port 4 pass through the second passage 22 and are lowered by their own weight, and the coins are inserted from the insertion hole 19 into the safe 2.
Recovered within 0. Then, only the coins inserted from the insertion slot 4 that exceed the storage capacity of the change storage unit 15 are collected in the safe 20. Therefore, the change storage unit 1
When collecting the coins in the change storage units 15 and 16 when adjusting the number of coins in the coins 5 and 16, and collecting the coins, the change switch (not shown) is operated so that the inside is not full and can be easily taken out. Coins are temporarily discharged from the change storage units 15 and 16 into the return port 6. Then, the coin in the return port 6 is taken out by hand from the front opening of the return port 6 or the communication hole 8 opened by loosening the thumbscrew 9 and removing the lid 10. After that, there is a problem in that the coins taken out are transferred to the safe 20 or the collecting bag to collect them, which is a troublesome and troublesome work. In addition, coins discharged and collected from the change storage units 15 and 16 into the return port 6 are collected by a predetermined number of coins for each type of coins, which varies depending on the type of sale product, the location of the vending machine, the season, and the like. 1
It has to be stored again in 5, 16 and is troublesome. In order to save this trouble, when a coin mechanism 13 having a function of leaving a set number of various coins and discharging other coins from the change storing units 15 and 16 at a time is developed in the future, There is also a problem that coins cannot be taken out from the return port 6 that is clogged with coins discharged at once from the inside of the coins 15.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coin transporting device for a vending machine, which can directly discharge coins from the change storing unit into the safe when collecting coins in the change storing unit.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a coin for receiving a coin inserted into a machine body forming an outer peripheral surface from a slot formed in the outer peripheral surface of the machine body. The coin storing unit for storing the coins has a coin mechanism formed therein, and the coins dropped and discharged from the coin mechanism through the coin discharge port and the collected coin discharge port opened on the lower surface of the coin mechanism. The coin mechanism, and the return mechanism, which is disposed below the coin mechanism in the fuselage, opens on the outer peripheral surface of the fuselage to return change, and into the safe for collecting sales. The first passage and the second passage in the vertical direction, which are formed between the mouth and the safe and have adjacent portions adjacent to each other, are respectively lowered by their own weight and passed through. In a coin transporting device of a vending machine for sending, one of the first passage and the second passage, which is formed in the adjacent portion and communicates with the inside of the first passage and the second passage. And a transfer device for moving the coin that has descended through the doorway to the other through the doorway.

Further, in addition to the above, the diverter is provided in a direction in which the turning path is closed by closing the upper end of the turning path at one of the turning ends and closing the first passage by the other turning end. It is assumed that the transfer device has a flat plate-like rotating body, which is urged and whose lower end is rotatably supported on the lower edge of the entrance and exit, as a constituent element. Further, in addition to the above, a locking portion that blocks the first passage and that engages with the rotating body at the rotating position of the rotating body and locks the rotating body against the biasing force is provided.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface is a machine body composed of a case having an opening on the front surface and a door which covers the front opening of the case so as to be openable and closable.
It is assumed that the locking portion is a locking portion that releases the engagement locking relationship with the rotating body when the door is closed.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a change storage unit provided inside the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface for receiving coins inserted from the insertion opening opened on the outer peripheral surface of the machine body and storing coins for change is formed inside. The coins dropped and discharged from the coin mechanism through the change coin discharge port and the collected coin discharge port opened on the lower surface of the coin mechanism,
Inside the fuselage, disposed below the coin mechanism, a return opening for opening the outer peripheral surface of the fuselage to return change and a safe deposit box for collecting sales proceeds, and each is lowered by its own weight. The first passage and the second passage formed in the adjoining portions of the first passage and the second passage in the vertical direction formed between the coin mechanism and the return opening and the safe, respectively. Since it is provided with an entrance and exit communicating with the inside of the passage, and a transfer device for moving the coin descending through one of the first passage and the second passage to the other through the entrance and exit, Coins that have been dropped and ejected from either the change outlet or the collected coin outlet can be transported to either the return port or the safe, which allows the coin to pass through the change outlet and drop out. Coins to drop the first passage towards the return mouth by its own weight can be recovered directly into the second into passageway through the doorway at Tenroki moved so safe.

In addition to the above, the diverter is provided in a direction in which the turning passage is closed at one turning end to block the first passage and at the other turning end to close the entrance and exit. Since it is assumed to be a shunting device having a flat plate-like rotating body whose lower end is rotatably supported on the lower edge of the entrance and exit as a constituent element,
By rotating the rotating body to a position where the upper end is inclined and closes the first passage, a coin descending by its own weight in the first passage collides with the rotating body and slides on the upper surface of the rotating body. It can be rolled down and moved through the doorway into the second passage.

Further, in addition to the above, the first passage is closed,
Since there is provided a locking portion that engages with the rotating body at the rotating position of the rotating body and locks the rotating body against the biasing force, the first passage is engaged with the locking portion. By locking the rotating body at the rotating position that closes the first passage, the rotating body does not have to be manually held at the rotating position that closes the first passage against the urging force, and the inside of the first passage is self-weighted. All falling coins can be moved into the second passage, and all coins discharged from the coin mechanism can be collected in the safe.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface is a machine body composed of a case having an opening on the front surface and a door which covers the front opening of the case so as to be openable and closable.
Since the locking part is a locking part that releases the engagement locking relationship with the rotating body when the door is closed, the door should be closed when adjusting the number of coins in the change storage part and collecting the coins. After the coins discharged from the coin mechanism are collected in the safe by engaging and locking the rotating body with the locking portion at the rotating position where the opening first passage is closed, the engagement of the locking portion with the rotating body. Even if you forget to release the combined locking relationship, you can cancel the engagement locking relationship with the rotating body of the locking part by closing the door, and change from the coin mechanism to the return opening at the time of sale. It is possible to prevent an abnormal selling operation in which coins dispensed as are collected in a safe.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the structure of a coin transporting device of a vending machine according to the present invention. (A) is a longitudinal sectional view of a front part of a main part, (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of (A), and (B) is The lower side of the figure is the front side, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the rear side of the main parts of FIG. Further, FIG. 3 shows a structure of a vending machine which is a subject of the present invention, (A) is an external perspective view of the vending machine, and (B) is a door covering a front opening of a case and a storage chamber. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the storage chamber door opened and viewed from the front upper right. Portions that are the same as or the same as those in FIG.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a case having an opening on the front surface. The case 1 and a door 2 whose left end is rotatably supported by the case 1 form an outer peripheral surface of a vending machine. It constitutes the airframe 3. On the front surface of the door 2 that constitutes the machine body 3, there are provided an insertion port 4, a return lever 5, a coin to be returned when the return lever 5 is operated, and a return port 34 for paying out and returning change money to be returned. .
A cavity portion 35 that vertically penetrates the return port 34, and
A coin to be returned, which is formed by a front surface on the front surface of the door 2 and a lower portion of the hollow portion 36 of the molded body 37 integrally formed on the inner side of the hollow portion 36 having the upper surface opened on the rear surface side of the door 2 adjacent to the left and right,
It is composed of a box-shaped receiving portion 38 for receiving change money to be refunded. Further, inside the door 2, a coin mechanism 13 is provided between the insertion opening 4 and the return opening 34, in which the receiving opening 11 and the plunger 12 are juxtaposed on the left and right, and project from the upper end surface. Inside, a judgment integrating mechanism unit 14 is provided in the upper left portion, and a change storage unit 15 is provided in the lower left portion. In addition, the coin mechanism 13 is provided with a change storage 16 at the right end.
At the lower end of 3, the recovery coin discharge port 1 that opens at the lower surface of the lower end
7 and the change outlet 18 are formed. Inside the door 2, the upper surfaces of the funnel-shaped passages 39 and 40 formed inward and vertically penetrating through the lower surfaces of the collected coin discharge port 17 and the change discharge port 18 are adjacent to each other. A shooter 41 is arranged below the coin mechanism 13. The passage 39 formed inside the shooter 41,
Cavity 3 in which the lower surface opening 40 is formed inside the molded body 37
5 and the upper surface opening of the hollow portion 36, respectively, and the safe 20 is disposed below the molded body 37 so that the upper surface opening of the charging hole 19 faces the lower surface opening of the hollow portion 35. The upper portion of the hollow portion 36 formed inside the molded body 37 and the passage 40 form a first passage 42 in the up-down direction that communicates the inside of the coin mechanism 13 and the inside of the return opening 34 via the change outlet 18. There is. In addition, the cavity 35 and the passage 39
Forms a second passage 43 in the up-down direction that connects the inside of the coin mechanism 13 and the inside of the safe 20 via the recovery coin discharge port 17 and the insertion hole 19. The portion in the molded body 37, which is the adjacent portion 44 where the second passage 43 and the first passage 42 are adjacent to each other, is partitioned by the partition wall 45 formed in the molded body 37. . An inlet / outlet port 46 communicating with the inside of the first passage 42 and the second passage 43 is formed in the upper portion of the partition wall 45. In addition, this doorway 46,
The lower end of a flat plate-shaped rotating body 47 that closes the first passage 42 with the upper end obliquely upper right when closing in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front, and closes in the clockwise direction when rotating in the clockwise direction,
Through the rotary shaft 48 whose axial direction is horizontal in the front-rear direction and the doorway 4
The torsion coil spring 4 fitted in the rotary shaft 48 in the direction of closing 6
It is urged by 9 and supported rotatably. At the rear end of the rotary shaft 48 into which the torsion coil spring 49 is inserted, a forward projecting portion 50 is formed at one end, and a rearward projecting portion 51 is formed at the other end. A letter-shaped lever 52 is fitted. The lever 52, the entrance / exit 46, the rotating body 47, the rotating shaft 48, and the torsion coil spring 49 constitute a transfer device 53 for moving the coins descending through the first passage 42 through the entrance / exit 46 to the second passage 43. is doing.

On the right side of the switching device 53, when the rotating body 47 is rotated clockwise when viewed from the front against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 49, the rotating body 47 is twisted by the torsion coil spring 49. A locking portion 54 that locks the first passage 42 at a pivotal position against the urging force of the locking portion 54 is disposed. This locking portion 54
At the rotation position of the rotating body 47 that closes the first passage 42, the lower end of which the V-shaped notch is formed is engaged with the protruding portion 51, and the rotating body 47 is inserted through the lever 52 and the rotating shaft 48. Is provided with a flat plate-like locking piece 55 that is long in the vertical direction. This locking piece 55, a rotary shaft 56 that is horizontal before and after the locking piece 55 is fitted in the middle, and a compression coil spring 57 that is inserted into this rotary shaft 56 are urged rearward to rotate the rotary shaft 56. A support 58 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, which is rotatably and movably supported forward and backward and is screwed to the molded body 37 from the rear side.
The locking portion 54 is constituted by. Further, when the door 2 is closed, its rear end abuts on the front surface of the storage chamber door 25 that covers the front opening of the storage chamber 26 formed by partitioning the locking portion 54 with the heat insulating wall in the case 1 and the compression coil spring 57. The rotation shaft 48 is pushed against the biasing force so as to move forward. As a result, the locking piece 55 also moves forward, so when the door 2 is opened,
The lower end of the locking piece 55, which was engaged with the protruding portion 51 at its lower end to lock the rotating body 47 via the lever 52 and the rotating shaft 48, is disengaged from the protruding portion 51, and at the same time locked with the rotating body 47. Part 5
The engagement and locking relationship with 4 is released.

The engaging portion 54, the first passage 42, the second passage 43, and the transfer device 53 are directed through the change discharge port 18 and the collected coin discharge port 17 into the return port 34 and the safe 20, respectively. A coin transporting device 59 is configured to transport the coins dropped and discharged from the coin mechanism 13 into the return port 34 and the safe 20 by their own weight and transporting them.

It should be noted that, in the storage chamber 26, the products loaded from the input port 27 are stored in a storage unit (not shown), and the lowermost products in the storage unit are sequentially opened one by one at the time of sale and opened on the lower surface of the lower end. A plurality of storage shelves 29 that are dropped and discharged from the discharge port 28 are installed in parallel on the left and right, and the other configurations are the same as those of the conventional example described above. In the above-mentioned configuration, the vending machine selling operation including the coin carrying device 59, which is one embodiment of the coin carrying device of the vending machine of the present invention, is as follows.
Since it is the same as the above-mentioned conventional example, the behavior of coins inserted from the insertion slot 4 at the time of sale and the change storage units 15, 16 are provided.
Change storage 1 when adjusting the amount of coins in the
Coin transport device 59 when collecting coins in 5, 16
The operation and the operation and function of each part of the coin transporting device 59 will be described below.

The coin transporting device 59 is composed of the first passage 42, the second passage 43, the diverter 53 and the locking portion 54, and the diverter 53 is used for the entrance / exit 46, the rotating body 47, and the rotating shaft 48. , The torsion coil spring 49 and the lever 52, and the locking portion 54 with the locking piece 55, the rotating shaft 56, and the compression coil spring 5.
7 and the support 58, respectively. And
In the state in which the door 2 is closed, the engagement locking relationship between the rotating body 47 and the locking portion 54 is released, so that the rotating body 47 is biased by the torsion coil spring 49 in the direction of closing the doorway 46. It is in a rotation position that closes the doorway 46. Therefore, at the time of sale, coins inserted from the insertion slot 4 are classified as coins for change if there is room to be stored in the change storing unit 15 after the authenticity is determined and the amount of money is accumulated. It is stored separately. However, if the coin storage unit 15 is full of coins, the coins inserted from the input port 4 are dropped and discharged from the collected coin discharge port 17 through the second passage 43 and are dropped by their own weight to drop into the insertion hole 19. Are collected in the safe 20. Further, coins returned from the change storing unit 15 as change, coins inserted from the insertion port 4 which are returned when the purchase of the product is stopped halfway and the return lever 5 is operated and the plunger 12 is operated, It is dropped from the change discharge port 18, discharged through the first passage 42, lowered by its own weight, and discharged into the return port 34.

On the other hand, when adjusting the quantity of coins in the change storage units 15 and 16 and collecting the coins, first the door 2 is opened, and the upper end is inclined to the upper right so that the first passage 42 is closed.
The lever 7 is rotated clockwise by the lever 52 when viewed from the front.
Then, the protrusion 51 of the lever 52 is engaged with the locking piece 55 to lock the lever 52, and at the same time, the lever 5 is locked.
The rotary body 47 is locked by the locking portion 54 via the rotary shaft 48 and the rotary shaft 48. Therefore, when a change collection switch (not shown) is operated, the coins in the change storage unit 15 and the change storage unit 16 are dropped and discharged from the change discharge port 18 and the first passage 42.
Descend by its own weight. Then, it collides with the rotating body 47, slides or rolls down on the upper surface of the rotating body 47, moves through the doorway 46 into the second passage 43, and passes through the second passage 43 to lose its own weight. And is directly collected from the charging hole 19 into the safe 20.

Therefore, the change storage units 15 and 1 for adjusting and collecting the number of coins in the change storage units 15 and 16.
In collecting the coins in the coin 6, the coin recovery switch (not shown) is operated to gradually eject the coins from the coin storage units 15 and 16 into the return port 34 so that the coins can be easily taken out without becoming full. It does not involve the required work. In addition, the coin once discharged into the return port 34 is manually taken out from the return port 34 and transferred into the safe 20 or the collection bag, which does not involve a troublesome and troublesome inefficient work. On the other hand, after the coins in the change storage units 15 and 16 are collected, a predetermined number of the coins are changed for each type of coins, which change depending on the type of sale product, the place where the vending machine is installed, the season, and the like. It takes a lot of trouble to store them again in 16. However, in order to save this trouble, the set number of various coins is left and other coins are left in the change storage unit 1.
When coin mechanism 13 that has the function of discharging from 5, 16 at a time is developed, change storing unit 1
It is possible to directly collect the coins discharged from the inside of the coins 5 and 16 at once in the safe 20, and avoid the situation that the coins cannot be taken out from the return port 34 which is clogged with coins. Also,
Even when the door 2 is closed by forgetting to release the engagement and locking relationship of the locking portion 54 with the rotating body 47 after collecting coins from the change storing portion 15 and the change storing portion 16 into the safe 20. , Door 2
When is closed, the engagement locking relationship between the rotating body 47 and the locking portion 54 is released. As a result, it is possible to prevent an abnormal selling operation in which coins paid out at the time of sale as coins from the coin mechanism 13 toward the return port 34 are collected in the safe 20.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the change storage unit provided inside the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface for receiving coins inserted from the insertion opening opened on the outer peripheral surface of the machine body and storing coins for change is provided inside. The coins dropped and ejected from the coin mechanism through the change ejection port and the recovery coin ejection port opened on the lower surface of the coin mechanism formed in the inside of the machine body are disposed below the coin mechanism. In addition, between the coin mechanism and the return port and the safe, the return port opened on the outer peripheral surface of the machine body and returning the change, and letting it descend by its own weight toward the safe for collecting the sales A doorway formed in adjacent portions of the first passage and the second passage formed in the up and down direction adjacent to each other and communicating with the first passage and the second passage, respectively, The changer for moving the coin, which has descended through one of the first passage and the second passage, to the other through the entrance and exit, so that the changeout port can be removed from the change change storage unit. Coins that have been dropped and dropped through the inside of the first passage toward the inside of the return passage by their own weight can be directly collected in the safe by moving the coin into the second passage through the entrance and exit with a transfer device.

Further, in addition to the above, the diverter is provided in a direction in which the turning passage is closed by blocking the first passage with the upper end inclined at one turning end and closing the entrance by the other turning end. Since it is assumed to be a shunting device having a flat plate-like rotating body whose lower end is rotatably supported on the lower edge of the entrance and exit as a constituent element,
A coin that descends by its own weight in the first passage can be moved into the second passage through the doorway.

In addition to the above, the first passage is closed,
Since the rotating body is provided with a locking portion that engages with the rotating body at the rotating position and locks the rotating body against the biasing force, the rotating body is located at the rotating position that closes the first passage. It is possible to move all the coins that are locked in the first passage by its own weight into the second passage, and collect all the coins discharged from the coin mechanism into the safe.

Further, in addition to the above, the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface is a machine body composed of a case having an opening on the front surface and a door that covers the front opening of the case so as to be openable and closable.
Since the locking portion is a locking portion that releases the engagement locking relationship with the rotating body when the door is closed, at the time of sale, it is paid out as change from the coin mechanism toward the return opening. It is possible to prevent an abnormal selling operation in which coins that have been collected are collected in a safe.

As a result, when the coins in the change storage unit are collected and collected, when the coins in the change storage unit are collected, the coins may be dispensed little by little to the return port.
Without refilling into a safe or a collection bag, all can be discharged directly into the safe from the change storage unit at once via a transfer device, and can be collected quickly and easily, and abnormal sales operations due to human causes can be prevented. It is possible to obtain the effect of providing a coin carrier for a vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a structure of a coin transporting device of an automatic vending machine according to the present invention, where (A) is a vertical cross-sectional view of a front portion of a main part, and (B) is (A).
Enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the back surface of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic vending machine to which the present invention is applied, in which FIG.
(B) is a perspective view of the door covering the front opening of the case and the storage chamber and the storage chamber door opened, as seen from the front upper right.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a door forming the front part of the machine body as viewed from the rear upper right, showing the structure of a conventional coin transfer device for a vending machine.

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 1 Case 2 Door 3 Aircraft 4 Insertion Port 5 Return Lever 6 Return Port 7 Receiving Portion 8 Communication Hole 9 Thumbscrew 10 Lid 11 Receptacle 12 Plunger 13 Coin Mechanism 14 Judgment Accumulation Mechanism Unit 15 Change Storage Unit 16 Change Storage Unit 17 Collected Coins Discharge port 18 Change discharge port 19 Input hole 20 Safe 21 First passage 22 Second passage 23 Shooter 24 Coin carrier 25 Storage room door 26 Storage room 27 Input opening 28 Discharge port 29 Storage shelf 30 Product sample 31 Exhibition room 32 Selection button 33 Exit port 34 Return port 35 Cavity part 36 Hollow part 37 Molded body 38 Receiving part 39 Passage 40 Passage 41 Shooter 42 First passage 43 Second passage 44 Adjacent portion 45 Partition wall 46 Entrance 47 47 Rotating body 48 Rotation Shaft 49 Torsion coil spring 50 Projection part 51 Projection part 52 Lever 53 Transfer device 54 Locking part 55 Locking piece 56 Rotating shaft 57 Compression coil spring 58 Support 59 Coin carrier

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A coin mechanism in which a coin storage unit for storing coins for change, which receives coins inserted from an insertion opening formed in the outer peripheral surface of the machine body, is formed inside the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface. The coins, which are dropped and ejected from the coin mechanism through the change ejection port and the recovery coin ejection port that are opened on the lower surface of the coin mechanism, are arranged in the fuselage below the coin mechanism. , A return opening that opens on the outer peripheral surface of the machine body and returns change, and the coin mechanism toward the inside of the safe for collecting sales proceeds, and adjacent portions that are adjacent to each other formed between the return opening and the safe. In the coin transporting device of the vending machine, which lowers and transports the first passage and the second passage in the vertical direction having
The entrance and exit formed in the adjacent portion and communicating with the first passage and the second passage, and the coin that has descended through one of the first passage and the second passage, through the entrance and exit. A coin transfer device for a vending machine, comprising: a transfer device that moves the other end. 2. A coin transporting device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the transfer device closes the first passage at one turning end with an upper end slantingly, and at the other turning end, an entrance / exit. The coin transporting device for a vending machine, which is a transfer device having a flat plate-like rotating body that is urged in the direction of closing the doorway and rotatably supported at the lower end at the lower edge of the doorway. . 3. A coin transporting device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the first passage is closed, and the rotary body is engaged with the rotary body at a rotary position of the rotary body to resist the biasing force. Coin vending machine with a locking part that locks with 4. A coin transporting device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the machine body forming the outer peripheral surface is composed of a case having a front surface opening and a door for opening and closing the front surface opening of the case. A coin transporting device for a vending machine, which is a machine body, wherein the locking portion is a locking portion that releases the engagement locking relationship with the rotating body when the door is closed.