JPH0675062U - Banknote coin changer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To propose a money changer capable of exchanging 1,000-yen bills, etc., with coins of the type and number of coins according to the user's request. [Structure] In the money changer 1, when any one of the designated buttons 6, 7, and 8 is pressed, the thrown-in 1,000-yen banknote is converted into 100-yen and 10-yen coins preset in the conversion unit 25 for the pressed button. Is converted into the number of combined sheets. The converted 100-yen and 10-yen coins are dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 14 to the coin outlet 9. By the setting unit 23, the storage unit 2
It is possible to designate three kinds of combinations of 100-yen and 10-yen coins stored in advance in 2 and associate them with the designation buttons 6, 7, and 8. As a result, the number of combinations of 100-yen and 10-yen coins that can be specified by each button can be changed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a banknote coin exchange machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Simple-type currency exchange machines are used at various amusement parks and taxi checkout stations. A commonly used currency exchange machine is designed so that when a bill is inserted, it is exchanged into one type of coin and then paid out. For example, if you insert a thousand-yen bill, it will be exchanged into ten 100-yen coins and paid out, or if you insert a hundred-yen coin, ten ten-yen coins will be paid out.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, users may want to exchange 1,000-yen banknotes for 100-yen and 10-yen coins. In addition, when 100-yen coins are mainly needed, it may be desirable to exchange most of the 1,000-yen banknotes with 100-yen coins and the rest with 10-yen coins. In this way, users have various types of coins and the number of coins they want to exchange when exchanging money.

In view of this point, an object of the present invention is to propose a money changer capable of changing money according to a user's request.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The currency exchange machine of the present invention comprises a means for receiving bills or coins, a means for designating at least coins capable of designating at least the type of coins for exchange, and an amount received by the bill accepting section for bills or coins. It is characterized in that it has a conversion means for converting the number of coins designated by the means and a coin payout means for paying out coins of the number and kind converted by the conversion means.

[0006] In many cases, it is generally used for the exchange of 1,000-yen bills, and in this case, the above-mentioned bill or coin receiving means is simply configured as bill receiving means. In most cases, the exchange of 1,000-yen banknotes is done with 100-yen and 10-yen coins. In this case, the types of coins that can be specified by the above-mentioned exchange-coin designating means are 100-yen and 10-yen. Set to a circle.

Furthermore, an expected combination of 100-yen and 10-yen coins can be selected so that a frequently used combination can be selected and specified from among a plurality of combinations of 100-yen and 10-yen coins depending on the installation location. It is preferable to arrange a storage means for storing the number of coins in advance so that the user can change the combination that can be designated by the exchange coin designating means among the plurality of combinations.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the banknote coin exchanging machine of this example. The money changer 1 of this example is for receiving a 1,000-yen banknote and converting it into 100-yen and 10-yen coins. The front panel 1a of this money changer 1 has an inlet 2 for 1,000 yen bills on the upper side, and on its side, there are indicator lamps 3, 4 and 5 for displaying change cancel, change in progress and bill jams. They are arranged vertically. At the middle position of the front panel 1a, a group of number designation buttons for designating the number of coins to be exchanged is arranged in a horizontal row. In this example, a designation button 6 for designating exchange with only 100 yen coins, a designation button 7 for designating exchange with a combination of 9 hundred yen and 10 ten yen, and eight hundred yen and ten yen 20. Designation buttons 8 for designating currency exchanges in combination with each other are arranged. On the other hand, below these designation buttons, there is an opening 9 for taking out coins. The money changer 1 having such a configuration that each part is arranged on the front panel is installed on the installation table 10.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the inside of the money changer 1 of this example. As shown in this figure, the banknote P inserted from the slot 2 has its authenticity and banknote type discriminated by the detection section 11, and only the target 1000-yen banknote is conveyed to the banknote storage section 12. It will be stored there. The control system of the money changer 1 is composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer 13. Here, the inserted 1000-yen bill is converted into the type and number of coins specified by the user. The conversion result is instructed to the coin payout unit 14, from which the designated type and number of coins C are paid out to the coin outlet 9.

In the microcomputer 13, a counting unit 21 that counts the number of 1,000-yen bills stored in the bill storage unit 12 is configured. In addition, in the storage unit 22, a plurality of combinations of the numbers of both coins in the case of exchanging one-hundred-yen bills with hundred-yen and ten-yen coins are stored in advance. Of these combinations, the combination that can be specified by the user with the specification buttons 6, 7, and 8 can be changed by the setting unit 23. By the setting by the setting unit 23, the exchange coin designating unit 24 designates the correspondence between the set three types of combinations and the designation buttons 6, 7, and 8. In this example, as described above, button 6 can be used to specify exchange only with 100-yen coins, and specify button 7 can be used to specify exchange with a combination of 100-yen coins and 10-yen coins. It is set in advance so that a combination of 8 pieces of 100 yen and 20 pieces of 10 yen can be specified. When the user presses one of the designation buttons, the signal generated thereby is sent to the exchange coin designation unit 24, where the type and number of coins for exchange are designated, and the result is converted into the conversion unit 25. Sent to. Based on the received information, the conversion unit 25 drives the coin payout unit 14 to pay out the specified number of coins of the specified type to the coin outlet 9.

For example, when the user presses the designation button 7, the signal generated thereby is sent to the conversion unit 25 via the currency exchange coin designation unit 24, and here, 9 hundred-yen coins An instruction is issued to the coin payout section 14 to pay out 10 ten-yen coins. As a result, nine hundred-yen coins and ten ten-yen coins are dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 14 toward the coin outlet 9.

Here, when the installer of the currency exchange machine 1 wants to change the combination of the number of coins for exchange that can be specified, the setting unit 23 is operated to select three different types of 100 yen. You can change the number of coins and coins. In this case, it is necessary to change the display of the designation buttons 6, 7, 8 on the front panel 1a of the money changer 1. In this way, it is possible to exchange 1,000-yen banknotes by combining an arbitrary number of 100-yen and 10-yen coins depending on the installation location.

In this example, 1,000-yen bills are exchanged for 100-yen and 10-yen coins, but the present invention is also applied to the case where 500-yen-yen coins are exchanged for 100-yen and 10-yen coins. can do. Further, the coins to be exchanged are not limited to 100-yen and 10-yen coins, and can be changed to, for example, 50-yen coins or 5-yen coins.

Further, although three designation buttons are arranged in this example, it is of course possible to arrange a smaller number of designation buttons or a larger number of designation buttons.

Further, one or a plurality of exchange coin designation buttons for designating the type of coins to be exchanged and a number designation button for designating the number of designated exchange coins are arranged one by one or in plurals. The number of sheets can be freely specified by the user.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As explained above, in the money changer of the present invention, it is possible to change a thousand yen bill or the like by designating the type and the number of coins. Therefore, compared to the conventional case where exchange coins are limited to a certain type, there is an advantage that exchange can be realized in accordance with the user's request. Further, in the present invention, the combination of the type and the number of coins that can be exchanged can be changed by the installer, so that there is also an advantage that the exchange suitable for the place of installation can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a banknote coin exchange machine according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the money changer of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Money changer 2 ... Insertion port 6, 7, 8 ... Designation button 9 ... Coin takeout port 12 ... Banknote storage part 13 ... Microcomputer 14 ... Coin payout part 21・ ・ ・ Totaling unit 22 ・ ・ ・ Memory unit 23 ・ ・ ・ Setting unit 24 ・ ・ ・ Currency exchange coin designation unit 25 ・ ・ ・ Conversion unit

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A receiving means for receiving at least one of banknotes and coins, an exchange coin designating means capable of designating at least the type of coins for exchange, and an amount received by the receiving section, designated by the exchange coin designating means. A currency conversion machine for bills, comprising: a conversion means for converting the converted number of coins, and a coin dispensing means for paying out coins of the number and type converted by the conversion means. 2. The bill according to claim 1, wherein the bill that can be accepted by the accepting unit is a 1,000-yen bill, and the type of coin that can be designated by the exchange-coin designating unit is at least one of 100 yen and 10 yen. A unique currency exchange machine. 3. The banknote coin exchange machine according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of combinations of hundred-yen and ten-yen coins can be selectively designated by the currency-exchange coin designating means. 4. The exchange coin designating means according to claim 3, wherein the storing means stores in advance a plurality of combination numbers of 100-yen and 10-yen coins, and 100-yen and 10-yen that can be specified by the exchange-coin designating means. A bill currency exchange machine, comprising: a combination number setting means capable of changing the combination of the number of coins.