JPH07152945A - Coin payout device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the coin payout device which does not cause a coin to be caught between teeth even if a rotary disk and a conveying mechanism have a discrepancy in motion. CONSTITUTION:The state of synchronism between pickup projections 28 of the rotary disk 11 and the conveyance projection 68 of a coin conveyor belt 69 is detected by a rotary disk rotation position detecting means 19 and a coin conveyor belt rotation position detecting means 81. If they become out of synchronism, a cam 82 comes into contact with the contactor 37 of the displacement plate part 34 of an elastic plate 33 until the out-of-synchronism state is corrected to projects a projection member 36 from an insertion hole 30 onto the rotary disk 11 while deforming the displacement plate part 34. A coin is pushed down from a corresponding pickup member 28 and prevented from being caught between the pickup member 28 and conveyance projection 68. When they are synchronized and the cam 82 is released from contacting the contactor 37, the projection member 36 returns by the elasticity of the displacement plate part 34 of the elastic plate 33 and the projection member 36 in a normal state is put in the insertion hole 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin feeding device for feeding coins by means of a rotating disk and for feeding the coins outward by using a transfer protrusion of a transfer mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a coin feeding device of this type,
For example, the structure described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-251989 is known.

The construction disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-251989 has a rotary disc which is inclined at a predetermined angle and is provided with a pick-up member protruding from the surface thereof, and a transport mechanism is provided above the rotary disc. The transport belt is provided with a transport projection, and the rotary disc rotates to be picked up by the lifting member.
The coins fed out one by one are transferred to and supported by a transport protrusion provided on the rotary belt, and are transported by the rotary belt.

[0004]

In such a coin feeding device, since the coins are transferred between the pick-up member on the upper surface of the rotating disc and the transfer protrusion of the transfer belt,
It is necessary to synchronize the pick-up member and the conveyance protrusion, and if they are out of synchronization, the pick-up member is not normally delivered to the conveyance protrusion, resulting in biting.

[0005]

However, since the rotary disc must be rotated in the reverse direction when it is engaged, it must be rotated in both forward and reverse directions, whereas the transport mechanism needs to be driven only in the transport direction. Therefore, it is not possible to employ a drive mechanism in which the rotary disc and the transport mechanism are completely integrated, for example, by coupling with a gear, and separate drive mechanisms must be provided.

Further, even if a common drive mechanism is used, it is necessary to provide a mechanism for selectively transmitting drive such as a one-way clutch on the drive path, and it is impossible to completely prevent the deviation of synchronization. If there is a deviation, there is a problem that biting occurs between the pick-up member, the transport protrusion and the picked-up coin.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin feeding device which does not cause coins to be caught even if the movements of the rotary disc and the transport mechanism are deviated. To do.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a rotating disc which is tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal direction and is rotatably provided, and a coin which is provided so as to project to the surface side of the rotating disc.
A pick-up member for picking up one by one, a hopper located on the surface side of the rotary disc for storing coins, and a coin provided from the upper position of the rotary disc to the outside to receive coins picked up by the pick-up member. In a coin feeding device having a carrying mechanism having a carrying protrusion for carrying, a reciprocal movement is provided between a projecting position that is provided on the tip end side in the rotation direction of the pickup member and that projects from the upper surface of the rotating disk and a standby position that does not project. When the projecting member that is supported and is normally located at the standby position is connected to the transport mechanism and the pick-up member of the rotating disk and the transport projection of the transport mechanism are out of synchronization, the projecting member is projected. It is equipped with an interlocking mechanism for moving it to a position.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the coins stored in the hopper are picked up one by one by the pick-up member while the pick-up member of the rotary disc and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are kept in synchronization. When the protruding member is placed in the standby position and does not operate while being delivered to the transfer protrusion, and when the rotation disk pick-up member and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are out of synchronization, the interlocking mechanism causes the protruding member to move to the protruding position. The coin placed on the tip end side in the rotation direction of the pick-up member is pushed into the hopper by the movement of the projecting member to the projecting member, so that the coin is not caught.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A coin depositing / dispensing machine shown in the drawings of one embodiment of a coin dispensing device of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a machine body, and a shutter 2 which is openable and closable in the front part is provided on an upper front side on the operator side of the machine body 1.
A deposit / withdrawal port 3 that also serves as a depositing / withdrawing port is opened, and a coin tray 4 is disposed inside the depositing / withdrawing port 3. The coin tray 4 has an opening 5 on the upper semicircular surface, and circular side plate portions 6 are arranged on both sides thereof.
Is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a semi-cylindrical bottom plate portion 7 that connects the two. A rotary shaft 8 driven by a drive source (not shown) is attached to the center of the side plate portion 6 so as to face outward. Normally, the bottom plate portion 7 is in a lower position, and the rotary shaft 8 By rotating with, the opening 5 faces downward.

A coin discharge chute (not shown) is provided below the coin tray 4, and a coin feeding portion 10 for storing and feeding coins discharged from the coin tray 4 is provided below the chute. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the coin feeding portion 10 has a rotary disc 11 for feeding coins.
This rotating disk 11 is attached to a rotating shaft 12 which also has an inclination in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, a pulley 13 is attached to this rotating shaft 12, and this pulley 13 has a belt 14 It is wound around a drive pulley 17 attached to a drive shaft 16 of a motor 15 which is a drive mechanism, and the rotating disk 11 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 15. A shield disc 18 having a plurality of slits formed in the circumferential direction is attached to the drive shaft 16 of the motor 15.
Rotating disk rotation position detecting means 19 made up of a photo interrupter is attached at a position sandwiching. The rotating disc 11 is rotated clockwise in the clockwise direction when the coins are fed, and is rotated counterclockwise in the counterclockwise direction when the coin jam on the rotating disc 11 is cleared.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a mounting hole 21 for mounting the rotary shaft 12 is formed in the center of the rotary disc 11, and the surface of the rotary disc 11 has a diameter smaller than that of the rotary disc 11. A disc-shaped plate 22 that is thinner than a coin is attached with
A mounting hole 23 to be mounted on the rotating shaft 12 is also formed in the center of the rotating shaft 12, the rotating shaft 12 communicates with the mounting hole 21 of the rotating disc 11 and the mounting hole 23 of the plate member 22, and the cap 24 of the rotating shaft 12 is connected. It is attached and fixed to the tip. Then, a fitting recess 25 having a width wider than the diameter of the coin having the maximum diameter is formed between the rotary disc 11 and the peripheral edge of the plate member 22. On the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 11 facing the fitting recess 25, elongated hole-shaped openings 26 are formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction at equal intervals from the center. Also, an optical residual detection sensor (not shown) for detecting residual coins is provided facing the opening 26. This residual detection sensor means "no residual coins" when the light-transmitting state and the light-blocking state are repeated in a certain pattern, and "remaining coins" when the light-transmitting state and the light-shielding state are not repeated in a certain pattern.
Means

Further, an opening 26 is provided on the surface side of the rotating disk 11.
Through holes 27 are concentrically formed on the center side of the opening 26 at equal intervals, and a pick-up member 28 protruding from the surface is attached to the through hole 27, and the pick-up member 28 is provided on the back surface. The leaf spring 29 urges the front surface of the pickup member 28 so that the pickup member 28 is pushed by the surface side by an amount more than necessary than the thickness of the coin to be handled in the normal time when the load is not applied. And the elastic deformation of the leaf spring 29 causes the rotary disc 11 to be buried from the surface to the back side. The pick-up member 28
The clockwise end surface is formed perpendicular to the surface of the rotating disk 11, and the opposite end surface is an inclined surface.

Further, the rotary disk 11 is formed with an insertion hole 30 penetratingly located between the through holes 27 on the center side concentrically with the opening 26 and the through hole 27. In addition, the rotating disk 11
An elastic plate 33 made of an elastic material, which has a mounting hole 31 for mounting on the rotating shaft 12 at the center on the back side of, and a spacer 32 for holding a gap with the rotating disk 11, is provided in the mounting hole 31. It is installed. The elastic plate 33 is provided with a plurality of radial displacement plate portions 34, and bulging portions 35 are bulged on the rear side of the displacement plate portion 34 in the rotational direction. The protruding member 36 that is inserted into the insertion hole 30 is attached so as to protrude, and the pick-up member that corresponds to the protruding member 36.
The through hole 27 is inserted into the through hole 30 located on the front end side in the rotation direction. The protruding member 36 is located at a standby position where the displacement plate portion 34 is normally buried in the insertion hole 30 when no load is applied to the displacement plate portion 34, and at the protruding position where the tip projects from the insertion hole 30 when the coin is pushed down. To position. Also,
On the back side of the tip of the displacement plate 34, the contact 37
Is erected.

Further, four frusto-conical stirring members 41 are provided upright at equal intervals in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the surface of the plate member 22.

Further, on the front surface side of the rotary disc 11, a hopper 42 for storing coins is arranged so as to cover the front surface side of the rotary disc 11 and the coin. This hopper
The reference numeral 42 is a bowl-like shape having an opening 43 for receiving a coin formed in the upper part thereof, and a storage space 44 is formed between the storage disk 44 and the surface of the rotary disc 11. Then, in the hopper 42, a guide portion 45 is formed along the outer peripheral edge of the rotating disk 11 with a narrow interval with the rotating disk 11,
An inclined portion 46 is formed from the center side of the guide portion 45 to gradually widen the distance from the rotating disk 11, and a vertical portion 47 whose wall surface is substantially vertical is formed from the center side of the inclined portion 46. Has been formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a slot 51 of the hopper 42 is formed slightly below the opening 43 to open a slot 51 into which coins can be inserted, and a solenoid is driven at the lowermost end of the hopper 42. A return port that is opened and closed by an open / close door (not shown) is formed, and is in a closed state when the solenoid is not excited and is in an open state when excited.

A recovery chute 52 is provided at the lower end of the hopper 42 of the coin feeding section 10 and communicates with the return port. The lower end of the recovery chute 52 is communicated with the residue recovery box 53. .

Further, a transport mechanism 60 is provided obliquely upward from the upper position of the rotary disc 11. As shown in FIG. 10, the transport mechanism 60 is provided with a coin identification and classification passage 61 that receives, sorts, and transports the coins delivered from the rotating disk 11, and guides the coins delivered from the coin delivery unit 10. Is an upwardly inclined introduction passage area 62, a substantially horizontal first coin passage area 63 connected to the introduction passage area 62, and an arc-shaped upward return from the end of the first coin passage area 63. Folded coin passage area 64, this folded coin passage area 64
A second coin passage area 65 that is connected to the end of the first coin passage area 63 and is conveyed from the upper area of the first coin passage area 63 toward the coin tray 4 is formed continuously. Then, the introduction passage area 62, the first coin passage area 63, and the folded coin passage area 64 of the coin identification and classification passage 61.
In the second coin passage area 65, the coins are inclined with respect to the vertical direction with the upper side inclined by a predetermined angle toward the back, for example, about 15
Coins are conveyed in a tilted state, and the upper surface is formed by a conveyance guide plate 66 whose surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the rotating disk 11.

Further, the introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61
And a conveying means 67 for conveying coins along the first coin passage area 63, the folded coin passage area 64 and the second coin passage area 65.
Is provided. The transport means 67 transports coins one at a time and transports them at regular intervals.
A coin carrying belt 69 having 68 is provided, and the coin carrying belt 69 carries the coin while pressing the carrying guide plate 66. The distance between the upper surface of the transport protrusion 68 and the rotating disk 11 and the distance between the transport protrusion 68 and the transport surface of the transport guide plate 66 are set to values smaller than the thickness of the coin. Furthermore, the transport guide plate
The ejecting member 71, which extends to a position where the tip thereof is close to the step of the rotating disc 11 and takes in the coins picked up by the rotating disc 11 into the coin discriminating and sorting passage 61, is connected to the 66. 71 is opposed to the surface of the fitting recess 25 of the rotating disk 11 at intervals such that coins cannot pass therethrough, and a passing groove (not shown) through which the pick-up member 28 passes is formed on the back surface.

The coin carrying belt 69 is a drive pulley.
72, the introduction passage area 62, the folded coin passage area 64, and the like, formed by an endless belt suspended by a plurality of guide pulleys 73, and the coin conveyance belt 69 includes the introduction passage area 62 and the first coin. A passage area 63, from the end of the first coin passage area 63 to the folded coin passage area 64, from the end of the folded coin passage area 64 to the second coin passage area 65, and the end of the second coin passage area 65. Is endlessly suspended on the starting end side of the introduction passage area 62.

The drive pulley 72 is connected to a pulley 75 via a shaft 74, and the pulley 75 is passed via a belt 76 to a drive pulley 79 attached to a drive shaft 78 of a motor 77 as a drive mechanism. The rotating disk 11 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 77. Further, a shield disk 80 having a plurality of slits formed in the circumferential direction is attached to the drive shaft 78 of the motor 77, and a coin transfer belt rotation position detection means 81 composed of a photo interrupter is provided at a position sandwiching the shield disk 80. Is attached.

Further, a cam 82 as a fan-shaped interlocking mechanism having a shape of about 1/4 is attached to the shaft 74, the cam 82 is located on the same plane as the contact 37, and the cam 82 is the contact. Displacement plate 34 is rotated by contacting 37.
The protrusion member 36 is displaced in the 11-direction so that the protruding member 36 is inserted through the insertion hole 30 into the rotating disc 11
Project to the front side of the and drop the coin.

The coin transporting speed of the coin transporting belt 69 is slightly higher than the payout speed of the coins dispensed by the rotary disc 11. Further, on the coin transport belt 69, transport projections 68 for sorting and transporting coins are provided at a predetermined interval on the surface facing the transport guide plate 66, and the coin transport belt 69 and the transport projections 68 cooperate to transfer the coins. Transport. Then, the gap between the upper surface of the conveyance guide plate 66 and the opposing surface of the conveyance protrusion 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69 does not come into contact with the minute gap.
The gap between the upper surface of the coin and the opposing surface portion of the coin transport belt 69 other than the transport protrusion 68 is slightly smaller than the minimum thickness.

Further, the introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61
An identification unit 83 formed of a material sensor, an image sensor, etc. for identifying and counting the suitability, suitability, and denomination of coins that have been carried in is provided in the.

Further, in the first coin passage area 63 of the coin discriminating / classifying passage 61, there is provided a classification unit 91 for classifying the coins identified by the identifying unit 83. This classification group 91
Are arranged at intervals of 1 yen, 5 toward the downstream side.
First to sixth sorting holes 92 for coins of ¥ 10, ¥ 50, ¥ 100, and ¥ 500 coins are formed, and a seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins and an eighth sorting of recovered coins. Hole
94 are opened respectively.

A sorting plate 95 for opening and closing the first to sixth sorting holes 92, the seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins, and the eighth sorting hole 94 for collected coins is a transport guide plate 66.
And coins are allowed to pass through, and each of the sorting plates 95 is driven by exciting each rotary solenoid (not shown) by the signal determined by the identifying unit 83 to sort the coins. The tip of the plate 95 pivots and projects from the transport surface of the transport guide plate 66, and each coin
To the sixth selection hole 92, the overflow coin seventh selection hole 93, and the recovered coins eighth selection hole 94, the first to eighth selection holes 92 opened by the selection plate 95 when passing through the recovery coin. ， 9
It is taken into 3,94 and dropped.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a chute 101 faces each of the first to sixth selection holes 92, and the chute 101 is exposed.
At the lower end of 101, both sides in the vertical direction are opened, and coins are temporarily held in a stacked state, and temporary holding parts 102 that can be moved in the width direction of the machine body 1 by a driving means (not shown) are formed. These temporary holding portions 102 are formed by through holes which are opened vertically corresponding to the first to sixth selection holes 92 of the cylindrical temporary holding frame 103, and the temporary holding frame 103 is formed by a driving means (not shown). The coins are moved forward and backward in the coin identification and classification passage 61 in the direction orthogonal to the coin transport direction.

Further, the seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins and the eighth sorting hole 94 for recovered coins are connected to a chute 101, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the temporary holding frame 103
A coin-type coin storing section 104 having a storage space for accumulating and storing coins therein is detachably attached to the machine body 1 by a cassette method, and the coin-type coin storing sections 104 are the first to sixth coins. Corresponding to the sorting hole 92, a coin storage container 105 for storing various coins in piles is provided. A projecting part is formed on the upper part of each storage cylinder part 105, and each projecting plate 106 for closing the upper opening part of each storage cylinder part 105 is provided on this projecting part, and the temporary holding frame 103 is on the right side. When the coin is advanced to, the uppermost coin of the storage cylinder portion 105 is received by the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 103, and the uppermost coin is driven by driving the ejection plate 106.

As shown in FIG. 11, support members 107 for supporting stacked coins are provided in the respective storage cylinders 105 of the coin-type coin storage unit 104 so as to be vertically movable, and the respective support members 107 are provided. Coins are stacked and supported on each of these bearing members.
107 is detachably connected to a drive mechanism 108 from a vertical guide groove (not shown) of the storage cylinder 105 and can be moved up and down. The pressing state of the lower surface of the holding frame 103 is maintained, and the coins held in the temporary holding unit 102 can be lowered and stored in the storing cylinder unit 105 at the time of approval of deposit. Further, the temporary holding unit 102 is slidable in a lump between a standby position above the coin storing unit 104 of denomination and a discharging position.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 11 and 12, a first coin collecting cassette 111 is arranged on the lower front side of the coin-type coin storing unit 104, and the first coin collecting cassette 111 is arranged. A horizontal belt 112 is arranged above the
The horizontal belt 112 is composed of a flat belt, and one end of the horizontal belt 112 is close to the input section 51 of the hopper 42 of the coin feeding section 10, and the other end is connected to the seventh selection hole 93 of the overflow coins.
A position beyond the front of 1 has been reached. Also a horizontal belt
The 112 can rotate in both forward and reverse directions and can change the rotation speed, and conveys the coin to the coin feeding unit 10 or the first coin recovery cassette 111. The horizontal belt 112 is provided from the coin-type coin storage unit 104 to the ejection plate 106.
The withdrawal coins, the coins ejected from the temporary holding section 102 and the coins ejected from the seventh selection hole 93 for overflow coins through the chute 101,
The coins are discharged to the receiving portion 113 which is opened upward at the upper part of the coin collecting cassette 111.

Further, the ejection plates 106 are individually driven, and the horizontal position and the standby position above the coin storing unit 104 for coins of different denominations.
And can be slid between the opposite retracted position. Then, the chute 101 shown in FIG.
Thereby, coins can be discharged to the discharge hole 115 or the second coin recovery cassette 116 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the coins discharged from the eighth selection hole 94 of the collected coins through the chute 101 are stored in a holding box 171 detachably mounted in the machine body 1, and the holding box 171 is held. The box 117 has an ejection hole 118, and the ejection hole 118 is located at a position corresponding to the receiving portion 113 of the first coin recovery cassette 111. Further, a delivery mechanism such as a belt (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the storage box 117.

A replenishment cassette 121 which can be attached to and detached from the machine body 1 is arranged on the machine body 1. The replenishment cassette 121 stores a plurality of coins in a stacked state and includes a plurality of storage sections 124 each having a bottom plate 123 that can be opened and closed by a solenoid 122. Further, the bottom plate 123 is normally biased and held in the closed position, and when the solenoid 122 is excited, the bottom plate 123 is moved to the open position and the stored coins are thrown out onto the horizontal belt 112 below.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the operation of the deposit processing mode will be described.

When the "payment processing" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the payment processing mode is set.

Then, the shutter 2 of the deposit / withdrawal port 3 is opened and coins can be inserted. When the execution of the processing is instructed after inserting the coin into the coin tray 4 through the deposit / withdrawal port 3, the coin tray 4 is rotated after the shutter 2 is closed and the coin is sent to the chute. If the amount of inserted coins is too large, it may hinder the rotation of the coin tray 4. Therefore, when the full detection sensor is shielded, the coin is taken in, that is, the coin tray 4 is rotated. Instead, urge the operator to reduce the coins.

The coins fed from the coin tray 4 to the coin feeding portion 10 are stored between the rotary disc 11 and the hopper 42. Then, before and after the coin is fed, the rotation disk 11 and the coin transport belt 69 start to be driven, and the coins are fed one by one.

Specifically, while the stored coins are stirred by the rotation of the stirring member 41, the coins are guided by the guide portion 45 of the hopper 42.
It falls between the rotating disk 11 and the rotary disk 11 and is picked up by the pick-up member 28. Further, since the protrusion amount of the pick-up member 28 is smaller than the thickness of one coin, the number of coins to be picked up is limited to one. Then, when the picked-up coin reaches the vicinity of the uppermost portion, the coin is continuously pushed along the ejection member 71 of the conveyance guide plate 66 by the conveyance protrusion 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69.
Further, when the biting occurs, the rotating disc 11 is reversed to release the rotating disc 11.

Further, normally, the pick-up member 28 on the rotary disc 11 and the conveyance projection 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69 are synchronously driven so that coins can be delivered and received normally. And
In this state, the cam 82 is positioned between the displacement plate portion 34 of the elastic plate 33 and the displacement plate portion 34, so that the contact element 37 does not contact the cam 82 and the protruding member 36 rotates. It remains buried in the insertion hole 30 of the disc 11.

On the other hand, the state of synchronization between the pick-up protrusion 28 of the rotary disc 11 and the transport protrusion 68 of the coin transport belt 69 due to some abnormality is detected by the rotary disc rotational position detecting means 19 and the rotary disc rotational position detecting means 19 arranged in the respective drive mechanisms. Coin transport belt rotation position detection means
The detection is made by 81, and if the synchronization is deviated, the deviation is corrected by a control means (not shown). Until the displacement is corrected, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cam 82 contacts the contact 37 of the displacement plate portion 34 of the elastic plate 33, and the displacement plate portion 34 is deformed. By projecting the projecting member 36 from the insertion hole 30 onto the rotary disc 11, the picked-up coin located on the front side in the rotation direction of the corresponding pick-up member 28 is pushed down to allow the space between the pick-up member 28 and the transport projection 68. Prevents coins from getting caught. Further, the rotation of the rotating disk 11 advances, and the cam 82
When the contact between the contactor 37 and the contactor 37 is released, the protruding member 36 becomes an elastic plate.
The displacement plate portion 34 of 33 returns to its original state by the elasticity of FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the protruding member 36 in the normal state is embedded in the insertion hole 30. Also, when correction of the deviation is completed, similarly,
The protruding member 36 returns by the elasticity of the displacement plate portion 34 of the elastic plate 33, and the protruding member 36 is embedded in the insertion hole 30.

Further, residuals such as deformed coins and foreign matters that cannot be fed out even when the rotary disc 11 is rotated are discharged by opening the opening / closing door at the bottom of the hopper 42 after the coins are fed out, and a recovery chute is obtained. It is sent to the residue collection box 53 through 52.

Further, the coins conveyed by the coin conveying belt 69 are discriminated in denomination and authenticity while passing through the discrimination section 83, and the coins of the first to sixth selection holes 92 to be accepted based on the discrimination result. The sorting plate 95 is rotated and taken in.
Further, the taken-in coins are sent to the temporary holding unit 102 through the chute 101 and accumulated. And the identification unit
In the case of a fake coin which is determined to be not a normal coin as a result of identification by 83, a coin which cannot be identified due to foreign coins, stains, etc., the selection plate 95 of any of the first to sixth selection holes 92.
However, the coin is not rotated and is returned to the coin tray 4. If the coin is a normal coin, but the temporary holding unit 102 to be accumulated is full, or if there is no space in the coin type coin storing unit 104, the sorting plate of the seventh sorting hole 93. 95 turns and takes in a coin. At this time, the switching plate in the chute 101
114 is in a position where the passage is directed to the side, and coins are thrown on the horizontal belt 112.

When all the inserted coins are sent to the temporary holding unit 102, the coin tray 4 or the horizontal belt 112, the total amount of the coins temporarily held on the temporary holding unit 102 and the horizontal belt 112 is changed. Display and get approval / disapproval of operator.

If approved, the temporary holding unit 102
With respect to the coins stored in the coin-type coin storage unit 104, the ejecting plate 106 retracts and the supporting member 107 in the coin-type coin storing unit 104 descends and is accumulated and stored in the coin-type coin storing unit 104. Then, for coins temporarily held on the horizontal belt 112, the horizontal belt 112 is set in the clockwise direction shown in FIG. 2 and rotated, and is collected in the first coin collecting cassette 111 through the receiving portion 113. At this time, if the number of coins on the horizontal belt 112 is, for example, 50 or more, the horizontal belt 112 is rotated at a low speed. Since the number of coins is sent on the horizontal belt 112 based on the identification result of the identification unit 83, the number of coins can be known from the identification result and the like.
Then, if a large amount of coins are sent all at once to the relatively narrow receiving portion 113, there is a high possibility that clogging will occur. Therefore, gradually feeding the coins suppresses the occurrence of clogging. Conversely,
If the number of coins on the horizontal belt 112 is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the horizontal belt 112 is rotated at high speed to reduce the processing time.

On the other hand, if not approved, the temporary holding unit 102 is moved above the horizontal belt 112, and the held coins are thrown out onto the horizontal belt 112. Then the horizontal belt
The 112 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 2, and is fed into the coin feeding section 10 together with the coin originally retained on the horizontal belt 112. In this case as well, if a large amount of coins are sent all at once to the input section 51 of the hopper 42, there is a high possibility that a jam will occur. Therefore, as with the case where the coins are sent to the first coin recovery cassette 111, they are placed on the horizontal belt 112. The rotation speed of the horizontal belt 112 is switched depending on the number of coins to be placed to prevent jamming.

Next, the operation of the withdrawal processing mode will be described.

When the "withdrawal process" is selected by the operation unit (not shown), the withdrawal process mode is set.

Coins for coin dispensing are stored in advance in the coin-type coin storing unit 104, and the ejection plate 106 is in the forward position and closes the upper portion of the coin-type coin storing unit 104.

When the operator uses the operation unit to input the denomination and the number of coins to be withdrawn and instruct the withdrawal, the horizontal belt 112
2 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 2, and coins are moved from the corresponding coin-type coin storing section 104 to the horizontal belt 112.
The coins are thrown up and the coins are sent to the coin feeding unit 10.

Specifically, the ejecting plate 106 is retracted in the direction opposite to the side on which the horizontal belt 112 is stretched to open the upper part of the coin-type coin storing portion 104, and then the supporting member 107 is removed. The coin is raised and the highest coin is positioned at the same height as the ejection plate 106. Further, at this time, the partial holding unit 102 is at the discharge position. After that, the ejection plate 106 is returned to the original position and the highest coin is ejected.

Then, the coins fed into the coin feeding section 10 are fed one by one, conveyed by the coin conveying belt 69, and are identified while passing the identifying section 83 during conveyance. As a result of the identification, if there is no particular problem, the coins are sent to the coin tray 4 without any sorting plate 95 being rotated. On the other hand, when a coin of a denomination that should not be dispensed or a coin that cannot be identified is identified, the sorting plate 95 attached to the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated, and at this time, switching is performed. Since the plate 114 has a downward passage open, coins are collected in the second coin collection cassette 116 and normal coins are again ejected from the coin-type coin storage unit 104. When all coins instructed to be dispensed are sent to the coin tray 4, the shutter 2 is opened and the operator takes out the coins.

Further, the operation of the replenishment processing mode will be described.

When the "replenishment process" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the replenishment process mode is set.

In order to replenish coins into the coin-type coin storing portion 104, there may be a case of replenishing the coins stored in the replenishing cassette 121 in advance or a case of replenishing the coins inserted through the deposit / withdrawal port 3. .

First, the case of replenishing coins from the replenishment cassette 121 will be described. The bottom plate is generated by sequentially exciting the solenoids 122 attached to the replenishment cassette 121.
123 is retracted and coins are discharged onto the horizontal belt 112.
The horizontal belt 112 has started rotating in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 2 at the time when the execution of the replenishment process is instructed, and the discharged coins are sent to the coin feeding unit 10. The coin dispensed from the coin dispenser 10 one by one is identified by the identifying unit 83. Then, the normal coins are stored in the corresponding coin-type coin storage units 104 by rotating the selection plates 95 of the first to sixth selection holes 92 that communicate with the corresponding coin-type coin storage units 104. It For abnormal coins such as counterfeit coins, foreign coins or unhandled coins, and coins that cannot be identified,
The sorting plate 95 of the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated and collected in the second coin collecting cassette 116. If the coin is a normal coin but does not need to be replenished because there is no space to store it in the coin-type coin storage unit 104, the eighth sorting hole 94
The sorting plate 95 is rotated and retained in the retaining box 117. After that, the payout belt (not shown) of the holding box 117 is rotated, and the coins are sent to the first coin collecting cassette 111 through the receiving portion 113. At this time as well, similar to the horizontal belt 112 during the deposit processing described above, even if a predetermined number or more of coins are retained on the ejection belt, the ejection belt is rotated at a low speed to prevent clogging of the receiving portion 113. In addition to suppressing, the processing time is shortened by rotating at a high speed if the number is equal to or less than a predetermined number.

In order to keep the number of coins in the coin feeding unit 10 at an appropriate amount with good feeding efficiency, the number of coins identified by the identifying unit 83 from the number of coins discharged from the replenishment cassette 121, that is, the number of fed coins. When the number obtained by subtracting is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, the discharge from the replenishment cassette 121 is stopped, and when the number is less than or equal to the predetermined number, the discharge is restarted.
Generally, in the coin payout unit 10, about 70 to 80% of the full number of coins is said to have the highest payout efficiency.

In addition, when replenishing from the deposit / withdrawal port 3, coins inserted into the coin tray 4 are sent to the coin feeding section 20, and the subsequent processing is the same as the replenishment from the replenishment cassette 121.

Furthermore, the operation of the recovery processing mode will be described.

When the "collection process" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the mode selection means 122 sets the collection process mode.

When the recovery process is instructed, the horizontal belt 112
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 2, and coins are ejected from the coin-type coin storage portion 94. This withdrawal operation is performed in the same manner as the withdrawal process. Then, the thrown-out coins are fed to the coin feeding portion 10 on the horizontal belt 112 and then fed out one by one to be identified. During this period, as in the case of the above-mentioned replenishment process, in order to keep the number of coins in the coin feeding unit 10 at an appropriate amount with good feeding efficiency, the identification unit 83 discriminates from the number of coins discharged from the coin-type coin storing unit 104. When the number of coins, that is, the number of coins obtained by subtracting the number of delivered coins is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, the discharging from the refill cassette 121 is stopped, and when the number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the discharging is restarted.

When the coin is identified as a normal coin, the sorting plate 95 of the eighth sorting hole 94 is rotated and fed into the holding box 117. At this time, since the dispensing mechanism of the holding box 117 is driven, coins are sent from the holding box 117 to the first coin collecting cassette 111. On the other hand, when the coin is identified as an abnormal coin, the sorting plate 95 of the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated and taken into the chute 101. Since the switching plate 114 of the chute 101 is positioned so as to open the downward passage, coins are stored in the second coin collection cassette 116.

When the coins stored in all the coin-type coin storing units 104 are stored in the first coin collecting cassette 111 or the second coin collecting cassette 116, the dispensing operation is stopped. After that, the first coin collection cassette 111 and the second coin collection cassette 111
The collection process is completed when the collection cassette 116 is removed from the machine body 1. The amount of collected coins, for example, the total amount, the number of coins by denomination, etc., can be grasped from the identification result, and the residue recovery box 53 is also pulled out.
The residue inside is also removed.

[0068]

According to the coin feeding device of the present invention, when the pick-up member of the rotating disk and the carrying protrusion of the carrying mechanism are out of synchronization, the interlocking mechanism moves the projecting member to the projecting position, and the projecting member projects. By doing so, the coin is pushed down into the hopper, so that the coin can be prevented from being caught.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a rotary disc and a transfer mechanism of a coin depositing / dispensing machine according to an embodiment of a coin dispensing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of the same coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view from the side showing the configuration in the vicinity of the rotating disc of the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view from the front showing the configuration in the vicinity of the rotary disc of the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration near a rotating disc of the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the transfer mechanism of the coin depositing / dispensing machine when the rotating disk and the transfer mechanism are in synchronization with each other.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing the relationship between the rotating disc of the coin depositing / dispensing machine and the conveying mechanism when the conveying mechanism and the conveying mechanism are synchronized.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a relationship between the rotary disc and the transport mechanism of the coin depositing / dispensing machine when the rotary disc and the transport mechanism are not synchronized with each other.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the transfer mechanism of the coin depositing / dispensing machine when the rotating disk and the transfer mechanism are not synchronized.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a rotating disk and a transport mechanism of the coin depositing / dispensing machine.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG.

13 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Rotating disk 28 Pickup member 36 Projection member 42 Hopper 60 Transfer mechanism 68 Transfer protrusion 82 Cam as interlocking mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotary disc rotatably provided so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction, and a pick-up member which is provided so as to project on the surface side of the rotary disc and picks up coins one by one. A transport mechanism having a hopper located on the front surface side of the rotary disc for storing coins, and a transport protrusion provided outward from an upper position of the rotary disc to receive and transport coins picked up by the pick-up member. In a coin feeding device having a An interlocking mechanism that is connected to the conveying mechanism and the protruding member located at a position, and moves the protruding member to the protruding position when the pickup member of the rotating disk and the conveying protrusion of the conveying mechanism are out of synchronization. Coin feeding device being characterized in that comprises a.