JPH0816907A - Coin storage structure and coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To load a coin storage box into the main body of a coin processor only when the coin reception port of the storage box is opened by providing a releasing means which releases the control operation of a slide shift control means in response to the opening action of the coin reception port of the coin storage box. CONSTITUTION:A stopper lever 35 is attached to a slider 13 where a coin cartridge 12 is mounted. A slider cancel mechanism 23 consists of a guide plate 42 which is fixed onto the rear face of shutter 15 of a coin reception port 16 and a lift lever 43 which is placid at the side of a cartridge main body 25. When the shutter 15 is slided to its open position, the plate 42 pushes down an upper roller 44 attached at the upper position of the lever 34. Then the lower end bend part 45 of the lever 43 pushes down the engagement projection part 39 of the lever 35. Thus the lever 35 is held approximately in a horizontal state, and the lock recess part 40 of the lever 35 is set at an upward motion position where the lock of the part 40 is evaded against a stopper bar placed at the loading position of an automatic ticket issuing machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin storage box such as a coin cartridge which can be attached to and detached from a vending machine, and more particularly to a coin storage structure having improved opening and closing control performance when the coin storage box is attached and detached. And a coin processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a coin storage box which is attached to a main body of a device such as a vending machine and collects coins has a detachable structure in which a coin is slid in and out from a rear side of the main body of the device. In the mounted and set state, the coin receiving opening is opened so that coins dropped from the apparatus main body can be received, and in the separated single handling state, the coin receiving opening is closed by the shutter.

At this time, if a staff member accidentally mounts the coin storage box on the main body of the apparatus with the coin receiving port closed, the coins dropped and discharged from the main body of the apparatus accumulate on the shutter, which causes a failure. Cause. Therefore, there is provided a device that opens the coin receiving port in synchronization with the mounting operation of the coin storage box.

For example, as shown in FIG.
At the mounting position of 31, a long pin 132 protruding horizontally long in the mounting direction is provided so as to project, and an insertion hole 134 for allowing the pin to be inserted is opened in the mounting-corresponding surface of the coin storage box 133. Sometimes, the long pin 132 is inserted corresponding to the insertion hole 134, so that the shutter 135 is opened and the coin receiving opening 136 is automatically opened.

In this case, since the clerk cannot confirm whether or not the coin receiving opening is opened inside when the coin storing box is mounted, the coin storing box once mounted can be pulled out again to check the opened state. The sex was low. Further, there is disclosed a device that, when a coin storage box is pulled out from the main body of the device, the shutter is closed in conjunction with this withdrawal operation, and the coins stored inside are security-controlled (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-27).
252).

However, in this case, when the mounting direction of the coin storage box and the opening / closing direction of the shutter are different, there is a problem that the shutter cannot be opened by interlocking.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, when the coin storage box is mounted, the coin storage box can be mounted on the main body of the apparatus only when the coin storage opening of the coin storage box is open. It is an object to provide a coin storage structure and a coin processing device with improved management performance and attachment / detachment performance of a coin storage box.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The device main body, and a coin storage box having a coin receiving opening that opens so that coins from the device main body can be received when the box body that is slidably moved relative to the device main body is attached and that is closed by a shutter when the box body is detached from the device main body. A coin provided with a regulation means for regulating the sliding movement when the storage box is attached to the main body of the apparatus, and a release means for releasing the regulation operation of the regulation means in conjunction with the opening operation of the coin receiving opening in the coin storage box. It is characterized by a storage structure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the apparatus main body and a slider that is slidably moved with respect to the apparatus main body are mounted, and when the slider is attached, coins from the apparatus main body are opened so as to be received and then separated. Sometimes it consists of a coin storage box with a coin receiving port that is closed by a shutter, the device body is equipped with slider regulation means that regulates sliding movement when the slider is installed, and the coin storage box is interlocked with the opening operation of the coin receiving port. The coin storing structure is provided with a releasing means for releasing the regulating operation of the slider regulating means.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the biasing means for biasing and supporting the shutter for covering the coin receiving opening of the storage box in the closing direction and the shutter in the open position against the biasing force of the biasing means. And a holding release means for holding the holding state of the holding means in the holding state when the storage box is slid in the mounting direction and releasing the holding state when sliding in the storage box detaching direction. Characterize.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing device provided with a coin storage structure, which comprises position regulating means for regulating the position of the coin storage box when the coin storage box slides. It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing device having a coin storage structure, wherein a closing means for closing the shutter is interlocked with a sliding operation for sliding the coin storage box in the drawing direction from the main body of the apparatus. It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 6 is a coin processing device comprising a closing means having a second position regulating means for regulating the position corresponding to the regulating means.

[0014]

According to the present invention, when the coin storage box is mounted on the main body of the apparatus, if the coin receiving opening of the coin storage box is open, the releasing means releases the slide regulating operation of the regulating means and slides in the mounting direction. Allow it to move and mount it in the open position. On the other hand, if the coin receiving port is closed at the time of mounting, the releasing means does not release the slide restricting operation of the restricting means, so that the mounting operation is restricted and the wrong mounting of the coin storage box is prevented.

Further, when the coin storage box is mounted on the slider and mounted on the main body of the apparatus, if the coin receiving opening of the coin storage box is open, the releasing means releases the slide restricting operation of the slider restricting means and the mounting direction. Allow the slide movement of and mount it in the open state. On the other hand, if the coin receiving port is closed at the time of mounting, the releasing means does not release the slide restricting operation of the slider restricting means, so that the mounting operation is restricted to prevent erroneous mounting of the coin storage box using the slider.

When mounting the coin storage box, the holding means holds the open position of the shutter to mount the coin receiving opening in the open state. On the other hand, when sliding in the detaching direction, the holding release means releases the opened position of the shutter to close the coin receiving opening, and in this closed state, the coin storage box is detached from the apparatus main body.

Further, when the coin storage box is mounted, the regulation means of the coin storage box is regulated in position in correspondence with the position regulation means when slidingly moving in the mounting direction.

Further, when the coin storage box is slid from the apparatus main body in the pull-out direction to be removed, the closing means closes the shutter to close the coin receiving port in conjunction with this sliding movement.

Further, even when the coin storage box is tried to be mounted again from the pulled-out state where the coin storage box is slightly pulled out, the position regulating means of the coin storing box is regulated corresponding to the closing means having the second position regulating means.

[0020]

As described above, since the coin storage box cannot be mounted on the main body of the apparatus unless the shutter is opened, the coin storage box is mounted only when the coin receiving opening is open, and when the coin receiving box is closed. Regulates wearing. Therefore, it is possible to completely eliminate erroneous mounting of the coin storage box. Also,
After the installation is completed, the coin receiving opening corresponds to the opening and the coins from the device body are reliably stored, so that stable storage performance is always obtained, the failure due to the shutter closing is eliminated, and the removal reliability is improved and the staff member The operation load of the operation can be reduced.

Also, when a plurality of coin storage boxes are mounted on the slider and are collectively attached and detached, the coin receiving port cannot be mounted on the main body of the apparatus unless the coin inlet is opened and the coin is mounted on the slider. It is possible to prevent wearing in the closed state.

Further, when the coin storage box or the slider is mounted, the coin receiving opening is held open, and conversely, the coin receiving opening is automatically closed at the time of detaching, so that the closing operation does not occur unexpectedly at the time of mounting or after mounting. The coin storage box that is handled in the detached and independent state is in a closed state and is subject to crime prevention management.

As described above, when the coin storage box is mounted, the open / closed state of the coin receiving opening can be mechanically confirmed. Based on the result of the confirmation, the mounting / discharging of the coin storage box is restricted. Even if the direction is different,
The coin inlet can be opened and closed properly and installed.

In addition, each time the coin storage box is withdrawn, the coin receiving port is closed in conjunction with this, so that when the coin storage box is pulled out a little and then replaced, the coin storage box can be removed at the stage of withdrawal. Since the shutter is closed immediately and the re-insertion operation is restricted, the coin receiving port is prevented from being accidentally closed during the installation.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a coin cartridge 12 which is attached to and detached from an automatic ticket vending machine 11.
Reference numeral 2 denotes, for example, four coins of different denominations mounted on a slider 13 which is slidably operated from the rear side of the automatic ticket vending machine 11 to be attached and detached. The device 14 is configured to receive the coin, and at this time, the coins to be collected are discharged from the coin processing device 14 and stored in each coin cartridge 12 ... Corresponding to the denomination.

3 to 6 show a coin cartridge 12, which is formed in a horizontally long box shape and has a coin inlet 16 which can be opened and closed by a shutter 15 on the upper surface.
The coins received from the upper coin processing device 14 are received through the coin receiving port 16, and the received coins are taken into and stored in the coin storing portion 17 in the inner space thereof. Further, the stored coins are provided so that they can be collectively discharged to the outside from a coin discharge port 19 which is opened when the discharge door 18 arranged on one side surface in the lateral direction of the cartridge is opened.

By the way, when the coin cartridge 12 is attached to the automatic ticket vending machine 11, the coin receiving unit 1 of the coin cartridge 12 drops the coins from the upper coin processing device 14 to the lower coin cartridge 12 to store the coins.
Opening and closing management is performed so that 6 is opened in the mounted state and closed in the detached state.

The coin storing structure for controlling the opening and closing of the coin receiving port 16 is constructed by combining a shutter holding mechanism 20, a shutter holding releasing mechanism 21, a slider regulating mechanism 22 and a slider releasing mechanism 23.

First, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the shutter holding mechanism 20 includes a hook plate 24 fixed to the back surface of the shutter 15 and a first tilting lever corresponding to the hook plate 24 arranged on the cartridge body 25 side. And a hook plate 24 integrated with the shutter 15 when the shutter 15 slides to the open position.
The first tilting lever 26 is engaged with and holds the open state of the coin receiving port 16.
6 is a pivot pin 2 of the cartridge main body 25 at the lever middle part.
7, an engaging upright piece 28 on the lever tip side and an engaging hanging piece 29 on the lever base end side are allowed to tilt with the pivot pin 27 as a tilt fulcrum. Normally, the lever 26 is moved by the return action of the return spring 30 attached to the pivot pin 27.
6 is made to stand by at the initial position along the shutter opening / closing direction, and when the shutter 15 is slid in the opening direction in this initial standby state, as shown in FIG. The shutter 15 is held at the open position corresponding to the engagement with. In addition, the engaging hanging piece 29 on the lever base end side
Is released in correspondence with engagement with a second tilting lever of the shutter holding release mechanism 21, which will be described later.

The shutter holding release mechanism 21 described above has a second
It is composed of a tilting lever 31, a release guide plate 32, and a shutter return spring 33. The second tilting lever 31 pivotally attaches the lever base end portion to the above-described pivot support pin 27 and tilts this pivot support pin 27. The lever tip end side is allowed to tilt to the fulcrum, and normally the returning action of the return spring 30 attached to the pivot pin 27 causes the lever 31 to stand by at the initial position parallel to the first tilting lever 26, and in this waiting state, the coin Cartridge 12
When is slid in the mounting direction, the tip of the lever 31 is tilted in contact with the release guide plate 32 fixedly installed in the mounting corresponding position of the automatic ticket vending machine 11.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, even when the second tilting lever 31 of the coin cartridge 12 comes into contact with the release guide plate 32 of the automatic ticket vending machine 11, the pivot pin is moved during the sliding movement in the mounting direction. 27 is tilted and retracted to the tilting fulcrum to maintain the engagement state between the hook plate 24 and the first tilting lever 26,
The coin receiving port 16 is mounted in the open state.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the second tilting lever 31 comes into contact with the release guide plate 32 during sliding movement in the detaching direction, the pivot pin 27 is tilted and retracted to the tilting fulcrum and slides. Allow, and when this tilting occurs, the lever 31
The base end side of the above corresponds to the engagement with the first tilting lever 26 via the above-mentioned engaging hanging piece 29, whereby the first tilting lever 26 is tilted, and the first tilting lever 26 is disengaged from the hook plate 24. With this detaching operation, the shutter 15 receives the return action of the shutter return spring 33 and closes the coin receiving port 16. A corresponding roller 34 is attached to the tip of the second tilting lever 31 to obtain a smooth engaging action.

The slider regulating mechanism 22 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, when four coin cartridges 12 of different denominations are mounted on the slider 13, stopper levers 35 are attached to the sliders 13 at positions corresponding to respective lower surfaces of the mounting positions, and the stopper levers 35 are engaged with each other. A first stopper piece 36 and a second stopper piece 37 are arranged at the mounting position of the automatic ticket vending machine 11 corresponding to the stop.

The stopper lever 35 is the slider 1
An intermediate portion of the lever 35 is pivotally attached to a fulcrum pin 38 that is axially supported at a right angle to the attachment / detachment direction of 3, and the engaging projection 39 on the lever front end side and the lever rear end side are pivotally supported by the pivotal support pin 38. The locking recess 40 is allowed to tilt integrally, and normally, the engaging projection 39 is tilted upward and the locking recess 40 is tilted downward by a stopper spring (not shown). In this tilted state, the first stopper piece 36 disposed at the front and rear positions of the bottom surface of the slider mounting position 41 and the locking recess 40 of the lever 35 are locked to the second stopper piece 37 so that the slider moves in the mounting direction. Is regulated.

On the other hand, the slider releasing mechanism 23 is composed of a guide plate 42 fixed to the back surface of the shutter 15 and a lifting lever 43 corresponding to the guide plate 42, and the shutter 15 slides to the open position. When it is moved, the guide plate 42 integral with it is slightly pushed down corresponding to the upper roller 44 attached to the upper part of the lifting lever 43, and the lower end bent portion 45 of the pushed down lifting lever 43 is
The engaging convex portion 39 of the stopper lever 35 described above is pushed down, and the stopper lever 35 is held in a substantially horizontal state in accordance with this pushing down operation, and at this time, the locking concave portion 40 of the lever 35 causes each stopper piece 36, 37 and the upper movement position in which locking is avoided.

As described above, when the shutter 15 is in the closed state, the slider regulation mechanism 22 acts to regulate the slider 13.
When the shutter 15 is opened to open the coin receiving opening 16 in response to this, the slider release mechanism 23 operates in conjunction with this, and the slider 13 automatically moves. It is allowed to be attached to the ticket vending machine 11.

Further, not only the first stopper piece 36 but also the second stopper piece 37 is provided at the slider mounting position 41 to enhance the stopper performance when the coin cartridge mounting regulation is restricted. For example, when the coin cartridge 12 is pulled out again, the shutter 15 closes the coin receiving port 16 in association with the pulling-out operation, so that the coin cartridge 12 is pulled out a little and then replaced. ,
The shutter 15 closes immediately after being slightly pulled out, and the stopper lever 35 is regulated to slide corresponding to the second stopper piece 37 in the case of an inappropriate two-stage withdrawal operation. In the figure, 46 is a rotary handle, 47 is a fixed handle, 48 is a door opening / closing key, and 49 is a discharge guide plate.

Coin cartridge 1 configured in this way
The attaching / detaching operation of No. 2 will be described below. Now, when the clerk mounts the coin type coin cartridges 12 ... To the automatic ticket vending machine 11, first the slider 13 is pulled out from the automatic ticket vending machine 11, and the four coin cartridges 12 ... Are mounted on the pulled out slider 13. Then, the shutter 15 of each cartridge 12 ... Is operated to open the coin receiving port 16.

In this opened state, the slider 13 is mounted on the automatic ticket vending machine 11. At this time, each coin cartridge 1
If all the coin receiving ports 16 of 2 ... Are open, the slider release mechanism 23 releases the slide regulation operation of the slider regulation mechanism 22 and allows the sliding movement in the mounting direction.

At this time, if the clerk operates the coin receiving port 16 with the coin receiving port 16 closed due to an erroneous operation, the slider release mechanism 23 causes the slider regulating mechanism 22 to slide. Since the coin cartridges 12 are not released, the mounting operation is restricted to prevent the coin cartridges 12 ...

On the other hand, when the coin cartridges 12 ... Are withdrawn, since the coin receiving port 16 is in the open state, the slider regulating mechanism 22 does not act as a slider regulating action. Can be taken out smoothly.

As described above, since the coin cartridge cannot be installed in the automatic ticket vending machine unless the shutter is opened, it will be installed only when the coin receiving opening is open and the coin receiving opening is closed. If it is, control the installation. For this reason, it is possible to completely eliminate erroneous installation of coin cartridges, and after installation is complete, the coin inlet corresponds to the opening and reliably stores coins from the automatic ticket vending machine, so stable storage performance is always obtained. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of a failure due to the closing of the shutter, improve the attachment / detachment reliability and reduce the operation load on the staff.

Also, when four coin cartridges are mounted on the slider and are collectively attached and detached, they cannot be attached to the automatic ticket vending machine unless the coin receiving opening is opened, so that the coin cartridge is erroneously attached when closed. Can be prevented.

Further, since the coin receiving opening is held open when the coin is attached, and conversely, the coin receiving opening is automatically closed when the coin is detached,
The coin cartridge that does not unexpectedly close at the time of mounting or after mounting, and the coin cartridge that is handled in a detached and independent state is managed in crime prevention in a closed state.

As described above, when the coin cartridge is mounted, it is possible to mechanically confirm the open / closed state of the coin receiving opening, and the mounting permissible / restricted regulation is performed based on the confirmation result. Even if the coins are different, it is possible to precisely open and close and install the coin receiving opening. In addition, each time the coin cartridge is withdrawn,
Since the coin inlet is closed in conjunction with this, if the coin cartridge is pulled out slightly and then replaced again, the shutter closes immediately after the coin is pulled out and the reloading operation is restricted. Occasionally the coin entrance will not be closed unexpectedly.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the apparatus main body of the present invention corresponds to the automatic ticket vending machine 11 of the embodiment, and hereinafter, the coin storage box is the coin cartridge 12. Correspondingly, the regulating means and the slider regulating means correspond to the slider regulating mechanism 22, the releasing means corresponds to the slider releasing mechanism 23, the holding means corresponds to the shutter holding mechanism 20, and the holding releasing means holds the shutter. Corresponding to the release mechanism 21, the urging means and the closing means correspond to the shutter return spring 33, the position regulating means corresponds to the first stopper piece 36, and the second position regulating means corresponds to the second stopper piece 37. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an automatic ticket vending machine showing a detachable state of a coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an automatic ticket vending machine equipped with the coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the internal structure of the coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the coin cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view showing an opening operation state of the shutter of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway plan view showing an open / held state of the shutter of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway plan view showing a shutter release state of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a slider on which four coin cartridges of the present invention are mounted.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a slider on which four coin cartridges of the present invention are mounted.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged side view of essential parts showing a usage state of the slider regulation mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional coin storage box mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ... Automatic ticket vending machine 12 ... Coin cartridge 13 ... Slider 14 ... Coin processing device 15 ... Shutter 16 ... Coin receiving port 20 ... Shutter holding mechanism 21 ... Shutter holding release mechanism 22 ... Slider regulation mechanism 23 ... Slider release mechanism 33 ... Shutter return Spring 36 ... First stopper piece 37 ... Second stopper piece

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A coin having an apparatus main body and a coin receiving opening that is opened to accept coins from the apparatus main body when the box body that is slidably moved relative to the apparatus main body is attached and is closed by a shutter when the box is detached. A storage box, and the device body is provided with a restricting means for restricting a slide movement when the storage box is attached, and the storage box releases the restricting operation of the restricting means in conjunction with the opening operation of the coin receiving opening. A coin storage structure with release means. 2. A coin mounted on a device main body and a slider which is slidably moved with respect to the device main body, opens coins from the device main body when the slider is mounted, and closes a shutter when the coin is detached. A coin storage box having a receiving opening, the apparatus body is provided with slider regulating means for regulating sliding movement when the slider is mounted, and the storage box is provided with the slider regulating means in conjunction with the opening operation of the coin receiving opening. A coin storage structure having a releasing means for releasing the regulating operation of the means. 3. An urging means for urging and supporting a shutter for covering the coin receiving opening of the storage box in a closing direction, a holding means for holding the shutter in an open position against the urging force of the urging means, 3. The holding release means for holding the holding state of the holding means in the holding state when sliding in the storage box mounting direction, and releasing the holding state when sliding in the storage box detaching direction.
The described coin storage structure. 4. A coin processing device having the coin storing structure according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the position of the coin storing box is regulated corresponding to the regulating means of the coin storing box when the coin storing box is slid. A coin processing device equipped with a regulation means. 5. A coin processing device comprising the coin storage structure according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the shutter is closed in conjunction with a sliding operation for sliding the coin storage box in the drawing direction from the main body of the device. A coin processing device having means. 6. The coin processing device according to claim 5, wherein the closing means includes second position regulating means for regulating the position in correspondence with the regulating means.