JPH0710433Y2 - Coin case - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a coin case installed in a coin processing device such as a coin exchange machine for accommodating a large number of coin bundles.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, coin exchanging machines are used in game fields and banks, but the inventor of the present application has disclosed a coin exchanging machine capable of processing a large number of coin bundles in a patent application dated May 11, 1987. .

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the coin changer M has a casing 1, a front panel 2 is provided on an upper portion thereof, and an openable lower cover 3 is provided on a lower portion thereof. ing. The front panel 2
A banknote inlet 4 is provided in which a banknote is inserted. Further, a coin tray 5 is provided on the front panel 2, and coins corresponding to the denomination of the inserted banknote are discharged into the coin tray 5.

A bill identifying unit 6 is provided adjacent to the bill inlet 4, the identifying unit 6 identifies false bills, and a bill storage box 7 is provided below the bill identifying unit 6. The coin tray 5 is located at the bottom of the coin storage space 8 for vertically stacking a plurality of coin bundles in a row.

At the lower part of the casing 1, a coin case 9 for stacking a large number of coin bundles b in a state in which they are lying down horizontally is installed. A coin pushing mechanism 10 is provided on the coin case 9, and the mechanism 10 is for horizontally pushing (horizontally) a plurality of coin bundles located at the top of the stacked coin stack.

A coin carrying mechanism 11 is provided on the left side of the coin case 9 in FIG. 6, and the mechanism 11 receives a row of coins pushed out by the pushing mechanism 10 and conveys it into the coin storage space 8. To do.

As shown in FIG. 8, the coin case 9 is a lateral U-shaped frame body, both side surfaces of which are open, and a large number of coin bundles b are arranged in a line. A conveyor 11a is provided along the open side surface of the coin case 9, and the conveyor 11a forms a part of the coin transfer mechanism 11. The conveyor 11a is vertically moved by a mechanism 11b for vertically moving it. To move. On the other hand, the extrusion mechanism 1
0 has a frame 10a extending in the horizontal direction.
The mechanism 10b moves the coin case 9 up and down by the mechanism 10b, and the pushing plate 10c moves along the frame 10a so that a row of coins can be collected and sent out onto the conveyor 11 (see FIGS. 6 and 8). ).

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, as shown in FIG. 7, since the coin bundle has a variation in diameter, the tip of the upper coin bundle b (1) is caught on the rear end of the lower coin bundle b (2), and the coins are smoothly transferred. The bundle may not be extruded.

In view of the above point, the present invention has an object to provide a coin case that can smoothly push out a row of coin bundles even if the coin bundles have a variation in diameter.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, the present invention bundles many coins into a coin bundle,
It is installed in a coin processing device that stores this coin bundle and discharges the coin bundle on demand. A large number of coin bundles are aligned and stored in the vertical and horizontal directions to collect one row of coin bundles in the horizontal direction. In the coin case that can be pushed out, the coin case has a lateral U-shape with an open side surface, and the bottom wall of the coin case is formed in a stepped shape so that the coin bundle is inclined and lies sideways. The stepped surface having a width corresponding to the length of the coin bundle extends in the longitudinal direction orthogonal to the pushing direction of the coin bundle.

[Action]

The bottom wall of the coin case is formed in a stepped shape, and the coin bundles are arranged in an inclined manner for each row, and the front end side of the upper coin bundle in the pushing direction is raised above the variation in the diameter of the coin bundle. In this way, the front end of the upper stack of coins is not caught on the rear end of the lower stack of coins, and smooth extrusion is possible.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The coin case c of the present invention has a U-shaped frame body lying down as a whole, and both side surfaces thereof are open. The coin case c has a front wall 30, a rear wall 31, and a bottom wall 32, and side frames 33, 34 are provided on the side portions thereof. If necessary, casters 35, 35 ... 35 may be provided at the bottoms of the side frames 33, 34.
The casters 35 facilitate the movement of the coin case c to a predetermined place or the stacking work of the coin case c on the carriage.

Further, handles 36, 37 are provided at the center of the upper surfaces of the front and rear walls 30, 31, respectively.
Is provided.

The bottom wall 32 has a stepped shape, and in this embodiment, three stepped surfaces s, s, s extend in the longitudinal direction of a so-called coin case c which is orthogonal to the pushing direction of the coin bundle b. A step portion 32a is formed between each of these step surfaces s, and the step surface s is inclined so as to descend from the step portion 32a. These step surfaces s
Is set to be equal to the length of the coin bundle b, and the coin bundle b is inclined so that the pushing plate 10c side is lower than the conveyor 11a. The height h of the step portion 32a is set to be larger than the variation in the diameter of the coin bundle b. Therefore, the rear end of the lower bunch of coins b (2) is
It is possible to prevent the coin bundles from sinking from the front end and being caught by the coin bundles when the coin bundles are pushed out.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has an effect that a coin bundle can be smoothly pushed out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin case of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a bottom wall of the coin case, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of forming a stepped surface on the bottom wall, and FIG. Is a front view of the coin changer in which the coin case of the present invention is stored, FIG. 5 is a side view of the coin changer, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the internal structure of the coin changer, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of a conventional coin case. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Casing, 10 ... Coin pushing mechanism, 11 ... Coin carrying mechanism, 30 ... Front wall, 31 ... Rear wall, 32 ... Bottom wall, c ... Concase, s ... Stepped surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of coins are bundled into a coin bundle, and the coin bundle is housed in a coin processing device which discharges the coin bundle when required. In a coin case in which a row of coins can be aligned and stored together and pushed out in a horizontal direction, the coin case has a sideways U-shape with an open side, and the bottom wall has a slanted coin bundle. And a stepped surface having a width corresponding to the length of the coin bundle is formed on the bottom wall extending in the longitudinal direction orthogonal to the pushing direction of the coin bundle. coin purse.