JPH0741672U - Coin handling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When a coin inserted into the slot of the coin processing machine incorporated in an automatic ticket issuing machine causes a coin jam in the chute and the coin-operated machine part, the coin passage is opened. The plate to be opened should be opened with a small solenoid. [Structure] A coin passage of a chute is formed when closed, and a chute contact plate that opens the coin passage when opened, and a coin passage of a coin checker when closed,
A coin checker plate that opens the coin passage when opened,
A first lever that operates to open the chute contact plate when the solenoid drive rod is attracted, and an operation that opens the coin changer contact plate when the solenoid drive rod is attracted. The drive rod is rotatably connected to the second lever and one of the first lever and the second lever, and is rotatably connected to the other with a gap on the suction side. And a connecting shaft.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a coin processing device incorporated in a coin processing machine such as an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic checkout machine, or various automatic vending machines.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, for example, a coin processing device incorporated in an automatic ticket vending machine uses a coin checker when a coin is inserted into a slot of a main body of the automatic ticket vending machine (hereinafter, the main body of the coin processing machine is also referred to as a main body). The coin determined to be true or false and the true coin is sent to the temporary holding unit having a holding cylinder for each denomination through the sorting unit and held.

[0003] In addition, coins that are determined to be counterfeit coins (including coins that cannot be used in the main body, for example, 1-yen coins and 5-yen coins) by the coin checker are returned to the return opening provided in the main body through the chute. Will be returned.

When the predetermined ticket issuing process is completed, the coins in the temporary holding unit are stored in the change hopper in the main body or the collection safe.

By the way, when coins that are deformed or worn (hereinafter referred to as deformed coins) are inserted into the main body, a so-called coin jam may occur in which the coins stay in the chute or the coin checker.

[0006] In this case, the chute and the contact plate forming the coin passage in the coin checker are driven by a solenoid to open them, and the deformed coins can be returned to the return port.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above conventional coin handling device, when a coin jam occurs, the striking plate is driven by the solenoid, but in this case, the striking plate and the coin checking device are separated. When driven by a solenoid, there is a drawback that two solenoids are required, resulting in high cost, and when it is attempted to drive by one solenoid, there is a drawback that a large solenoid is required.

Further, the above-mentioned two solenoids and the large-sized solenoid have a drawback that the installation space is large.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the purpose thereof is to make it possible to drive both contact plates of the chute and the coin checker with one small solenoid. It is to provide a coin processing device.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the coin processing device according to the present invention accepts coins inserted into a slot of a main body into a coin checker through a chute, and determines the authenticity or type of the received coins. In the coin processing device, a chute contact plate that forms a coin passage of the shute when closed around the support shaft and opens the coin passage when opened around the support shaft, and a support shaft. When the coin is closed around the coin, the coin passage of the coin detector is formed, and when opened around the support shaft, the coin detector opening plate that opens the coin passage and the solenoid drive rod are attracted. And a second lever that operates so as to open the chute contact plate, and a second lever that operates so as to open the coin checker contact plate when the drive rod of the solenoid is attracted. One of the first lever or the second lever A connecting portion provided on the drive rod, which is rotatably connected without a gap and is rotatably connected to the other with a gap on the suction side. I am trying.

[0011]

[Action]

 In the above structure, when the solenoid is operated, one lever immediately operates to open one contact plate immediately, and the other contact plate operates later than the one lever. open.

[0012]

【Example】

 Before describing an embodiment of the present invention, an outline of a coin processing machine will be described to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

The coin a inserted into the insertion slot 1 of the main body a is sent to the sorting unit 3 after being determined as authentic or false by the coin checker 2 provided in the main body a through the chute S1. To be done. The distribution unit 3 operates so as to change the conveying direction according to the authenticity and the type of coins being sent out. Therefore, the coins a are sorted and stored in the storage tubes 4a to 4d of each denomination of the temporary storage unit 4.

The coins determined as counterfeit coins by the coin inspector 2 are provided on the customer service side of the main body a (the side where the slot 1 is provided) from the distribution unit 3 via the shoe S2. It is returned to the return port 5 directly or after being discharged onto the belt conveyor V connected to the return port 5.

The coins stored in the temporary holding unit 4 are collected in a change hopper provided in the main body a or a collecting safe (not shown) when a predetermined process such as a ticket issuing process is completed. If the user presses a cancel button (not shown) without starting the predetermined process, all the coins in the temporary holding section 4 are returned to the user via the chute S2.

When the coin (i) inserted through the insertion slot 1 is a deformed coin, a coin jam may occur in the chute S1 or the coin checker 2. In this case, the chute S1 or the coin passage, which will be described later, of the coin detector 2 is opened, and the deformed coin is returned to the return port 5 through the chute S3.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the chute S 1 and the coin checker 2.

The chute S1 has a function of guiding a coin (i), which has been inserted from an input port (not shown in FIG. 2), to the coin detector 2, and the function thereof is an inclination (in the example shown in the figure, a rightward descent). It is realized by the inclined coin passage 10.

The coin passage 10 has a groove 12 sized to allow one of the largest coins (500 yen coins) received by the main body a to be transferred to the chute main body 11, and a chute that covers the opening surface of the groove 12. It is composed of the contact plate 13.

3 and 4 are views for explaining the first lever and the second lever, which will be described later, with the chute plate 13 omitted, and are views seen from the left side of FIG.

As is clear from this figure, the chute body 11 is provided so that the opening surface of the groove 12 is inclined so as to face downward. Therefore, when the chute abutment plate 13 separates from the opening surface of the groove 12, the coin a in the coin passage 10 can drop into the chute S3 as shown in FIG.

The chute contact plate 13 is rotatably movably via a hinge 14 provided on the upper part of the chute body 11, and is constantly biased toward the chute body 11 side by a coil spring 15 provided on the hinge 14. It is provided to be done.

The first lever 16 is rotatably provided on a support shaft 17 provided on a frame F supporting the chute S 1 and the coin detector 2 and the solenoid 15 (see FIG. 3, it is provided so as to open the coin passage 10 in the direction away from the chute main body 11 against the coil spring 16 when the chute contact plate 13 is rotated.

That is, the lower end of the first lever 16 is located on the back side of the chute contact plate 13, and the upper back side thereof is provided on the drive rod 19 of the solenoid 18, the connecting piece 20 and the connecting piece 20. It is connected via a connecting shaft 21, and is configured so that the chute abutting plate 13 can move in a direction away from the chute main body 11 when the drive rod 19 is sucked.

As shown in FIG. 5, the connection between the connecting shaft 21 and the first lever 16 is a circle provided on the first lever 16 (shown by a chain line to distinguish it from the second lever). The connecting shaft 21 is rotatably inserted into the hole 16a without a gap.

The coin passage 22 of the coin inspector 2 is formed in an inclined passage that descends to the right and is continuous with the coin passage 10 of the chute S1. That is, the upper end of the coin passage 22 is provided so as to coincide with the lower end of the coin passage 10. In the middle of the coin passage 22, a well-known sensor 23 for determining the authenticity and the type of the coin a passing through the coin passage 22 is provided. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the distribution unit 3 is connected to the lower end of the coin passage 22.

Similar to the coin passage 10 of the chute S 1, this coin passage 22 is also provided with a groove 24 ′ provided on the front surface of the coin purse main body 24, and at the diagonally upper portion of the coin purse main body 24 so as to be rotatable. It is formed of a coin inspection plate 25 and has a size capable of rolling one coin.

In other words, the coin-operated instrument contact plate 25 is rotatable via a hinge 26 provided in the coin-operated instrument body 24, and is constantly rotated by a coil spring 27 provided in the hinge 26. It is provided so as to be biased toward the body 24 side.

The second lever 26 is rotatably provided on a support shaft 27 provided on the frame F supporting the chute S 1 and the coin detector 2, and the solenoid 15 (FIG. (3, FIG. 4), it is provided so as to open the coin passage 22 against the coin detector 22 against the coil spring 26 against the coin detector plate 25, that is, to open the coin passage 22. ing.

That is, the lower end of the second lever 26 is located on the back surface side of the coin prosecutor contact plate 26, and the upper back surface thereof is connected to the drive rod 19 of the solenoid 18, the connecting piece 20 and the connecting piece 20. It is connected via a connecting shaft 21 provided, and is constructed so that when the drive rod 19 is sucked, the coin checking device plate 25 can move in a direction away from the coin detector main body 24.

The connection between the connecting shaft 21 and the second lever 26 is provided on the second lever 26 (shown by a solid line for distinguishing from the first lever) as shown in FIG. The connecting shaft 21 is rotatably inserted into the elongated hole 26a. The elongated hole 26a is determined so that there is a gap on the suction side with the connecting shaft 21 in a state where the drive rod 19 is not sucked (see FIG. 5).

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 denotes a feed roller, which is provided in the coin passage 10 of the chute S1 and sends the coin a in the coin passage 10 to the coin detector 2 at a predetermined interval. It is configured to be able to.

The operation of opening the chute hitting plate 13 and the coin detector hitting plate 25 will be described with reference to FIG.

Now, assume that a coin jam has occurred in the coin passage 10 or 22. This coin jam is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided in each coin passage 10 and 22, and the detection signal is a control mainly composed of a microcomputer which integrally controls the main body a (not shown). Is input to the vessel.

The controller controls the solenoid 18 so as to drive it for a predetermined time (several seconds). As a result, the drive rod 19 of the solenoid 18 is attracted in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

By the suction of the drive rod 19, the connecting shaft 21 first operates the first lever 16 to open the chute contact plate 13, and then the connecting shaft 21 advances through the gap of the elongated hole 26a to move the second lever. 26 is activated.

By the operation of the second lever 26, the coin inspection device contact plate 25 is opened, both contact plates 25, 26 are opened, and both coin passages 10, 22 are opened. Therefore, the jam coins in the coin passages 10 and 22 can drop onto the chute S3.

After a lapse of a predetermined time, the solenoid 18 stops driving, so that the drive rod 19 returns to its original position, and the two contact plates 13, 25 also return to their original position by the action of the coil springs 15, 27. , Both coin passages 10 and 22 are formed again.

As described above, in the apparatus of the present embodiment, first, only the first lever 16 is operated at the beginning of driving the solenoid 18 with a small suction force, and then the second lever is activated when the suction force becomes strong. Since 26 is also operated, it is possible to open both contact plates 13 and 25 with a small solenoid having a small capacity.

In the above-described embodiment, the first lever 16 is first operated and then the second lever is operated, but this may be reversed.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the return port 5 is provided below the input port 1 is shown. However, as shown in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-250551, the return port 5 is used. It may be arranged near the entrance 1 so that coins conveyed by the belt conveyor V are lifted by a lift made by combining a part of a pair of endless belt conveyors and returned to the return opening.

[0042]

[Effect of device]

 The coin handling device according to the present invention forms a coin passage for the chute when closed around the support shaft and opens a coin passage when opened around the support shaft. , The coin passage of the coin detector when it is closed around the support shaft, and the coin passage that opens the coin passage when opened around the support shaft, and the solenoid drive rod. A first lever that operates to open the chute contact plate when sucked, and a second lever that operates to open the coin checker contact plate when the drive rod of the solenoid is attracted. And one of the first lever and the second lever are rotatably connected without a gap, and the other is rotatably connected with a gap on the suction side. Because it consists of a connecting shaft provided on the rod, the suction force of the solenoid At the beginning of a small drive, only the first lever is activated, and then the second lever is also activated when the suction force becomes strong, so both solenoids can be opened with a small solenoid with a small capacity. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a coin processing machine.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a chute and a coin detector.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram before the operation of the first lever and the second lever.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram during operation of the first lever and the second lever.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of upper portions of a first lever and a second lever.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 input port 2 coin checker 3 distribution part 4 temporary holding part 5 return port 10,22 coin passage 13 shoot hitting plate 16 first lever 18 solenoid 19 drive rod 21 connecting shaft 25 chute hitting plate 26 second lever a coin processing Machine body (body) S1 shoot

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A coin processing device for accepting coins inserted into a slot of a main body of a coin processing machine into a coin checker through a chute and determining authenticity or type of the received coins. A chute contact plate that forms the coin passage of the chute when closed around the center and opens the coin passage when opened around the support shaft, and the detection plate when closed around the support shaft. A coin detector passage plate that forms a coin passage for a coin and opens the coin passage when opened around its support shaft, and opens the chute plate when the solenoid drive rod is attracted. And a second lever that operates so as to open the coin inspection device contact plate when the drive rod of the solenoid is attracted, and one of the first lever or the second lever Is rotatably connected with no gap. Coin processing apparatus characterized by having a connecting shaft provided to rotatably coupled with, said drive rod with a gap to the suction side of the other.