JPH063616B2 - Storage passage switching device for coin processing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a coin storage passage switching device provided in a vending machine or the like.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, in a vending machine or the like, the coin inserted is judged by the judgment unit for properness and type, and based on this judgment, it is sorted into coin passages of each denomination, and a payout mechanism is provided at the lower end. It is a configuration that is introduced into a change pipe of each type of money. Then, the coins introduced into the change cylinder are made to be used as change, and when a predetermined number of coins are introduced into the change cylinder, a changeover piece provided at the entrance of the change cylinder so as to be tiltable and rotatable is introduced. The coins were tilted by the coins, and the input coins were introduced into the storage chutes arranged side by side in the change cylinder to be stored in the storage box located at the lower end of the storage chutes. That is, a conventional device of this type is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 51-139399.
As is known from Japanese Patent Publication No. JP-A-2003-242, when a predetermined number of inserted coins are introduced into the change cylinder, the swing switching piece is tilted by the introduced coins to guide the inserted coins to the storage chute. .

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional technology, coins of the same denomination are introduced into a change pipe,
Since the coins are introduced into the storage chute when a predetermined number is reached, for example, in a coin processing device that processes coins of four denominations of 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen, the coins are sorted according to each denomination, and the corresponding change A coin passage for guiding the coin is required in the cylinder, and a storage chute for introducing the coin into the storage is required. For this reason, when the number of denominations to be handled increases, the coin processing device becomes large and complicated.

In view of the above, the present invention focuses on the fact that coins not used as change do not require a change cylinder, and a small coin processing device capable of omitting a coin passage and a storage chute for denominations not used as change. Is provided.

(D) Means for solving the problem The present invention determines the appropriateness and type of coins to be inserted by a determination unit, and based on this determination, the coins are placed in a predetermined change cylinder provided with a payout mechanism at the lower end. A coin passage that guides at least two types of coins properly determined by the determination unit in the one in which the inserted coins are introduced into another storage after accumulating a predetermined amount. And the change pipe provided corresponding to the lower end of the coin passage, a storage chute arranged in parallel with the change pipe and communicating with the storage, and a coin from the coin passage of the change pipe and the storage chute. It is provided so as to be selectively switched and guided in two directions, and is rotatably tilted so as to guide the coins from the coin passage to the storage chute by the coins when a predetermined number of coins introduced into the change cylinder are reached. Switching piece and from the coin passage A drive device for freely rotating the switching piece when one denomination of coins is introduced, and forcibly tilting the switching piece so as to guide the coin to the storage chute when another denomination is introduced. Is.

(E) Action In the present invention, a change pipe is provided corresponding to the lower end of the coin passage that guides at least two types of coins, and a storage chute is provided in parallel with the change pipe to change coins from the coin passage. A switching piece capable of selectively switching and guiding in two directions of a cylinder and a storage chute is provided, and when a coin of a denomination that is not stored in the change cylinder is introduced into the coin passage, the switching piece is forcibly forced by the drive device. The coin is tilted and introduced into the storage chute.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a coin processing device, and a coin receiving port (2) is provided at the upper end. The coins inserted from this entrance (2) are the sorting passages.
When rolling on (3), the determination section (4) determines the appropriateness and type (denomination). The determination unit (4) is a publicly known unit that applies a magnetic field to a coin and detects a change in the magnetic field according to its characteristics to determine the appropriateness and type of the coin. (5) is a first gate which operates when the coin is judged to be proper by the judging section (4) to open the passage, and is operated by a solenoid (not shown).
(6) is the second gate that opens the 10-yen coin passage (7) when the determination unit (4) determines that the type of coin is 10 yen, and (8) is the determination unit
(4) is a third gate that opens the 50-yen coin passage (9) when it is determined that the type of coin is 50 yen, and neither the second gate (6) nor the third gate (8) is a solenoid (not shown). Operated by. When the determination unit (4) determines that the coin is 100 yen or 500 yen, the 100 yen / 500 yen is guided to the 100 yen / 500 yen coin passage (10). (11) is the judgment section
A return passage for returning coins determined to be improper in (4).
(12), (13) and (14) are change pipes each having a coin dispensing device (15) at the lower end, (12) is a 10 yen coin, (13) is a 50 yen coin,
(14) stacks and stores 100-yen coins. (16) is the change passage and return passage paid out from each change pipe (12) (13) (14)
It is a return chute that receives coins from (11). (17) is 1
It corresponds to the lower end of the coin passage (10) common to both 00 yen and 500 yen,
Further, the coins are guided to a storage box (18) which is a storage chute arranged in parallel on the back surface of the change cylinder (14) and which is provided at the lower end. Although not shown, the storage chutes of this type are also arranged side by side on the back surfaces of the change cylinders (12) and (13), respectively. A switching piece (19) is rotatably provided on the upper portion between both the change cylinder (14) and the storage chute (17), and is an operating rod of a solenoid (20) as a drive device above the shaft support. It is connected to (20A). The solenoid (20) is normally operated by the spring (20B) and the operating rod (20B).
It is a push-out solenoid that causes A) to be attracted by suction and causes the operating rod (20A) to project when it is excited, and is excited when the determination unit (4) determines that the inserted coin is 500 yen. Therefore, the switching piece (19) is normally the upper switching guide portion (19A).
As shown in FIG. 1, the spring (20B) is elastically tilted toward the storage chute (17) side.
Guide the 00 yen coin (C) to the change cylinder (14). And a change pipe
When a predetermined number of 100-yen coins (C) are introduced and accumulated in (14), the introduced 100-yen coins (C) cause the change pipe (14).
The control part (19B) under the switching piece (19) extending inside the change pipe (1
4) When pushed outward, the switching guide portion (19A) tilts toward the change barrel (14) to guide the coins from the coin passage (10) to the storage chute (17). Also, when the determination unit (4) determines that the inserted coin is 500 yen, the solenoid (20) is excited to push the operating rod (20A) against the elasticity of the spring (20B), and the switching piece ( The switching guide portion (19A) of 19) is forcibly tilted to the change pipe (14) side to guide the 500-yen coin (D) to the storage chute (17). That is, the switching piece (19) is a coin passage (1
When 100 yen coins (C) are introduced from (0), these 100 yen coins (C) are guided into the change cylinder (14) and accumulated, and
When the 0 yen coin (D) is introduced, the switching guide part (19A) is forcibly tilted to the change pipe (14) side by the excitation of the solenoid (20), and the 500 yen coin (D) is stored in the chute. It is configured to guide (17), and when the predetermined number of 100-yen coins (C) accumulated in the change pipe (14) reaches a predetermined number, the change pipe (14)
The 100-yen coin (C) in the inside tilts to the change pipe (14) side, and the 100-yen coin (C) introduced later is stored in the chute (1
I will try to guide you to 7). Of course, the 100 yen coin (C) in the change cylinder (14) is sent as change by the coin dispensing device (15), and if the number of coins is less than the predetermined number, the switching piece (19)
Is returned to its normal position by the elasticity of the spring (20B), and again guides the 100-yen coin (C) into the change cylinder (14).

That is, the present invention uses a denomination not used as change, that is, a 500-yen coin (D) in this embodiment, as change.
Coin passage (10) and storage chute (1) common with 0 yen coin (C)
It is installed in 7) and stored in the storage (18).
The processing passage for the 00 yen coin (D) can be omitted.
Further, in this embodiment, the 500-yen coin (D) is introduced into the coin passage (10) and the storage chute (17) of the 100-yen coin (C), but other coins, for example, 50-yen or 10-yen coins are used. Aisle (7)
It can also be configured to be introduced in (9).

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention is provided with a change cylinder corresponding to the lower end of the coin passage for guiding at least two types of coins, and the storage chute is provided in parallel with the change cylinder. A switching piece capable of selectively switching and guiding coins from the passage in two directions, a change cylinder and a storage chute, is provided, and when a coin of a denomination not stored in the change cylinder is introduced into the coin passage, the change piece is changed. Since the coins are forcibly tilted by the driving device and the coins are introduced into the storage chute, a plurality of denominations can use the same coin passage and the storage chute, and coins of multiple denominations can be used. Even a coin processing device that handles a coin can be downsized without increasing the size of the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part shown in FIG. 4A, and FIG. 2 is a similar enlarged side view showing a predetermined number of change pipes. Accumulated state diagram, 3rd
The figure is a similar enlarged side view showing the state of operation of the solenoid, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the coin processing device. (4) ... Judgment unit, (10) ... Coin passage, (14) ... Change box, (1
7) ... Storage chute, (18) ... Storage box, (19) ... Switching piece,
(20)… Solenoid (driving device).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An adequacy and type of inserted coins are determined by a determination unit, and based on this determination, the coins are introduced into a predetermined change cylinder provided with a payout mechanism at the lower end, and after accumulating a predetermined amount, In the one in which the input coins are introduced into another storage box, the coin passage that guides at least two types of coins properly determined by the determination unit corresponds to the coin passage and the lower end of the coin passage. And a change chute provided in parallel with the change chute, a storage chute arranged in parallel with the change chute and communicating with the storage box, and selectively switching and guiding coins from the coin passage in two directions: the change chute and the storage chute. A rotatably provided switching piece that is tilted by the coins so as to guide the coins from the coin passage to the storage chute when the coins introduced into the change cylinder reach a predetermined number, and the coins from the coin passage. Of which one is before The switching piece and rotation free state, at the time of the introduction of other denominations storage passage switching device of the coin processing apparatus comprising a driving apparatus for forcibly tilt the switching piece to guide the coin into the storage chute.