JPH08212441A - Coin receiving opening device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To fall and discharge only a coin when it is received on a coin receiving pan and to collect a bar of money on the coin receiving pan where it is put back into a coin reception state without falling and discharging the money bar. CONSTITUTION: The coin receiving pan 4 is provided movably between a 1st position where the coin which is inserted into a coin reception slot 3 is received and held and a 2nd position where the held coin is fallen an discharged. A money bar fall preventing means 17 is provided nearby the lower part of the coin receiving pan 4. When the coin receiving pan 4 moves from the 1st position to the 2nd position, the money bar fall preventing means 17 allows loose coins to be fallen and discharged from the coin receiving pan 4 and stops the money bar from being fallen and discharged, thereby holding it. When the coin receiving pan 4 moves from the 2nd position to the 1st position, the money bar fall preventing means 17 collects the remaining money bar on the coin receiving pan 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin depositing device for temporarily holding coins inserted into a coin depositing port and then dropping and ejecting the coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of coin depositing device is used in, for example, a coin depositing / dispensing machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-6396.

In the coin depositing device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-6396, a coin depositing port is provided on the upper surface of the body of the coin depositing and dispensing machine, and this coin depositing port (also serves as the coin dispensing port). A coin tray is arranged below the. The coin tray can be selectively pivotally moved between the first position and the second position by the drive means, and at the first position, receives the coin inserted from the coin receiving port on the inner surface and temporarily holds it.
Further, at the second position, the held coins are dropped and discharged to the coin processing unit below.

[0004]

However, although the coin depositing / dispensing machine is configured to handle and process the loose coins inserted into the coin depositing port, the coin depositing / discharging port is provided with a unit other than the loose coins. In some cases, a coin bar in which a predetermined number of accumulated coins are wrapped in wrapping paper may be inserted.

In such a case, after the coin bar inserted into the coin receiving port is received by the coin tray and temporarily held, the coin plate falls and is discharged to the coin processing section below by the rotational movement of the coin tray. Therefore, the coin processing unit cannot handle and process the coin bar, and there is a problem that a failure occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. Only the loose coins received in the coin tray are dropped and discharged, and the coin bar is not dropped and released, and the coin bar is returned to the coin receiving state. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin depositing device that can be collected in a coin tray.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin depositing device in which coins inserted into the coin depositing port are temporarily held and then dropped and discharged. First to receive and hold coins
A coin tray which moves between a position and a second position where the held coin is dropped and discharged, and a coin tray which is arranged at a position adjacent to a lower portion of the coin tray and which moves when the coin tray moves from the first position to the second position. A coin tray for coins that allows the loose discharge of loose coins from the tray and prevents the coin from falling and remains, and remains when the coin tray moves from the second position to the first position. And a coin-roll fall prevention means that enables the recovery of Then, the coin-roll fall prevention means allows the coin coin tray to drop and be discharged from the coin tray when the coin tray moves from the first position to the second position, and the coin coin is prevented from falling and remains. Problems caused by dropping and discharging coins are prevented, and the coins that remain when the coin tray moves from the second position to the first position are collected in the coin tray and the coins are returned.

A coin deposit port device according to a second aspect is the coin deposit port device according to the first aspect, wherein the coin tray has an opening on the upper surface and a semi-cylindrical bottom plate portion. The coin-roll drop prevention means are rotated about an axis of rotation at a substantially central axis position, and a plurality of coin-roll drop preventing means are arranged at predetermined intervals in the direction of the axis of rotation of the coin tray, and are located close to the bottom of the semi-cylindrical bottom plate. It has a rod-shaped member curved along the lower portion of the bottom plate portion. As a result, the drop discharge of the coin bar is reliably prevented and remains, and
The remaining coins are reliably collected in the coin tray.

The coin depositing device according to claim 3 is the coin depositing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coin depositing port is a coin depositing and dispensing port which is used both for depositing the depositing coin and for discharging the dispensing coin. is there. Accordingly, it is possible to deal with a coin processing machine in which depositing coins and dispensing coins are dispensed at the same location.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment applied to a coin depositing / dispensing machine as an embodiment of a coin depositing port device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a machine body. As shown in FIG. 2, the operator's front upper part of the machine body 1 has a coin depositing opening and a coin dispensing opening having a shutter 2 which can be opened and closed at the front. The deposit / withdrawal port 3 that also serves as an opening is opened, and the coin tray 4 is disposed inside the deposit / withdrawal port 3. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the coin tray 4 has a semi-cylindrical shape in which an opening 5 is formed in the upper surface and circular side plate portions 6 and 6 are arranged on both sides to connect the side plate portions 6 and 6. It is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a bottom plate portion 7. Then, a rotating 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, and normally, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate portion 7 is located below. By rotating the rotating shafts 8 and 8, the opening 5 can be rotated so as to face downward.

Further, the side plate portion 6 of the coin tray 4 is provided with a pair of transmission holes 11 at positions substantially opposite to each other in the axial direction of the coin tray 4 at a height approximately at the center of the side plate portion 6, and Three pairs of permeation holes 12 are formed so as to sandwich the vicinity of the bottom of the side plate portion 6,
An optical full detection sensor 13 is attached to the extension of both ends of the transmission hole 11 in the axial direction, and an optical residual detection sensor 14 is attached to each extension of each of the transmission holes 12 in the axial direction. .

A chute 16 for discharging coins is provided below the coin tray 4, and when the coin tray 4 rotates on the chute 16 and the opening 5 faces downward, the contents of the coin tray 4 are removed. accept.

Further, a bar serving as a coin-roll drop preventing means for preventing the coin-shaped coin bar from being inserted along the bottom plate portion 7 of the coin pan 4 at a position where the axial length of the coin pan 4 is divided into three equal parts. A coin-feeding prevention member 17 is provided, and this coin-rolling prevention member 17
Both ends of the chute are bent to form a locking portion 18, and the chute 16
The locking portion 18 is rotatably inserted and locked in the locking hole 19 formed in the hole, so that the coin-roll insertion preventing member 17 can be slightly swung.

Below the chute 16, the chute 16 is
A coin feeding section (20) for storing and feeding coins discharged from the coin is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the coin payout section 20 has a rotary disk 21 for paying out coins, and the rotary disk 21 is also in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. It is attached to a rotary shaft 22 having an inclination, and the rotary shaft 22 is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown). When the coin is fed, the rotary shaft 22 is rotated clockwise in the clockwise direction shown in FIG. When the coin jam is cleared above, it is rotated counterclockwise.

A mounting hole 23 for mounting the rotary shaft 22 is formed at the center of the rotary disc 21, and the surface of the rotary disc 21 has a disk shape smaller than the rotary disc 21 and thinner than coins. The plate member 24 is attached to the plate member 24, and a mounting hole 25 to be attached to the rotary shaft 22 is formed in the center of the plate member 24. The rotary shaft 22 connects the mount hole 23 of the rotary disc 21 and the mount hole 25 of the plate member 24. Then, the cap 26 is attached and fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft 22. Then, a fitting recess 27 having a width wider than the diameter of the coin having the maximum diameter is formed between the rotary disc 21 and the peripheral edge of the plate member 24. On the peripheral edge of the rotary disk 21 facing the fitting recess 27, elongated hole-shaped openings 28 are formed at equal intervals along the circumferential direction.

Further, through holes are provided on the front surface side of the rotary disc 21 at equal intervals, and a pick-up member 29 protruding from the surface is attached to the through hole, and the pick-up member 29 is provided on the back surface. Is biased to the surface side by the leaf spring 30, and protrudes to the surface by an amount slightly smaller than the thickness of the coin to be handled during normal operation when no load is applied, and the pickup member 29 is pressed from the surface side with an excessive force. And the elastic deformation of the leaf spring 30 causes the rotary disc 21 to be buried from the surface to the back side. The pick-up member
29, the end face on the clockwise direction side is formed perpendicular to the surface of the rotary disc 21, and the end face on the opposite side is an inclined surface.

Further, four frustoconical stirring members 31 are erected at equal intervals in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the surface of the plate member 24.

Further, on the surface side of the rotary disk 21, a hopper 32 is provided so as to cover the surface side of the rotary disk 21 and store coins between the rotary disk 21 and the hopper 32. This hopper
The reference numeral 32 is a bowl-like shape having an opening 33 for receiving coins formed in the upper portion thereof, and a storage space 34 is formed between the opening 32 and the surface of the rotary disc 21. Then, in the hopper 32, a guide portion 35 is formed along the outer peripheral edge of the rotary disc 21 with a narrow interval with the rotary disc 21,
A restricting portion 36 is formed in parallel with the guide portion 35 along the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 21 with a narrow interval therebetween, and the interval between the rotating disk 21 and the central side of the restricting portion 36 gradually increases. An inclined portion 37 is formed, and a vertical portion 38 whose wall surface is substantially vertical is formed from the center side of the inclined portion 37.

Further, an opening 40 for opening coins is formed at a slightly lower portion of the opening 33 of the hopper 32, and an opening / closing door 41 is provided at the lowermost end of the hopper 32 with a hinge 42. It is attached so that it can be opened and closed. Then, a mounting frame 43 is attached to the lower part of the hopper 32, a solenoid 44 is attached to this mounting frame 43, and this solenoid 44 has an arm 45 capable of advancing and retracting, and this arm 45 is attached to the opening / closing door 41, The opening / closing door 41 opens and closes as the arm 45 moves back and forth. The open / close door 41 is closed when the solenoid 44 is not excited, and the open / close door 41 is opened when the solenoid 44 is excited.

Further, the opening of the rotary disc 21 of the opening / closing door 41.
A transmission hole 46 is formed at a position facing the 28, and when the opening 28 and the transmission hole 46 communicate with each other, the opening 28 and the transmission hole 46
An optical first residual detection sensor 49 formed by a light emitting portion 47 and a light receiving portion 48 facing each other at both ends of 46 is provided.
The portion through the transmission hole 46 and the opening 28 serves as an optical path from the light emitting portion 47, that is, the optical path is orthogonal to the surface of the rotating disk 21. Then, when no coin is stored in the hopper 32 and the transmission hole 46 and the opening 28 are located on a straight line, the light transmission state is achieved, and the transmission hole 46 and the opening 28 are on a straight line. If it is not located at or if coins are stored, the light is blocked. Therefore, when the rotary disc 21 rotates in a state where coins are not stored in the hopper 32, the light transmitting state and the light shielding state are repeated in a certain pattern. That is, repeating the light-transmitting state and the light-shielding state with a certain pattern means “no residual coin”, and not repeating the light-transmitting state and the light-shielding state with a certain pattern means “with residual coin”.

Further, a transmission hole is provided slightly above the first residual detection sensor 49 near the lowermost guide portion 35 of the hopper 32.
51 and 52 are provided so as to face each other, and a second residual detection sensor 55 is provided at both ends of these transmission holes 51 and 52, in which a light emitting portion 53 and a light receiving portion 54 are formed to face each other. And the transmission hole 5
The portion passing through 1, 52 serves as an optical path from the light emitting unit 53, and becomes transparent when coins are not stored in the hopper 32 and becomes light-shielded when coins are stored. That is, it means "no residual coins" in the translucent state and "with residual coins" in the light-shielded state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a recovery chute 56 is connected to the opening / closing door 41 of the hopper 32 of the coin feeding section 20, and the lower end of the recovery chute 56 is connected to a residue recovery box 57. There is.

Furthermore, a coin identification and classification passage 61 for receiving, sorting and conveying coins fed from the rotary disc 21 is provided obliquely upward from the upper position of the rotary disc 21 and is fed from the coin feeding portion 20. And an introduction passage area 62 that is inclined upward on the carry-in side for guiding the coin, a first horizontal coin passage area 63 connected to the introduction passage area 62, and an end of the first coin passage area 63. From the upper part of the first coin passage area 63, which is connected to the end of the folded coin passage area 64, and which is conveyed to the coin tray 4 from the upper portion of the first coin passage area 65. And are formed continuously. Then, the introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61,
In the first coin passage area 63, the folded coin passage area 64, and the second coin passage area 65, the coins are inclined in a state in which the upper side is inclined at a predetermined angle in the back direction with respect to the vertical, for example, in a state in which the coins are inclined at about 15 degrees. The conveyance guide plate 66, which is conveyed and whose upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the rotating disk 21, is formed.

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 rotary disc 21 and the distance between the transport protrusion 68 and the transport surface of the transport guide plate 66 is set to a value smaller than the thickness of the coin. The coin transport belt 69 is formed by an endless belt suspended by the introduction passage area 62, a drive pulley (not shown) rotated by a motor, and a plurality of guide pulleys 71.
Reference numeral 69 denotes an introduction passage area 62, a first coin passage area 63, a folded coin passage area 64 from the end of the first coin passage area 63, and a second coin passage area 65 from the end of the folded coin passage area 64. Along the end of the second coin passage area 65, the coin conveying belt 69 is endlessly suspended from the end of the second coin passage area 65. The coin conveying speed of the coin conveying belt 69 is slightly higher than the feeding speed of coins fed by the rotary disc 21. It's getting faster. Further, on the coin carrying belt 69, carrying projections 68 for sorting and carrying coins are provided at a predetermined interval on the surface facing the carrying guide plate 66, and the coin carrying belt 69 is provided.
Coins are transported by the cooperation of the 69 and the transport protrusion 68. The gap between the upper surface of the transport guide plate 66 and the opposing surface of the transport protrusion 68 of the coin transport belt 69 does not contact, and the gap between the upper surface of the transport guide plate 66 and the opposing surface portion of the coin transport belt 69 other than the transport protrusion 68 is small. The gap is slightly smaller than the minimum thickness.

Further, the transfer guide plate 66 is connected with a dispensing member 72 whose tip extends to a position close to the step of the rotary disc 21 and takes in the coins picked up by the rotary disc 21 into the coin discriminating and sorting passage 61. The ejecting member 72 is the rotating disc 21.
A passage groove 73 through which the pick-up member 29 passes is formed on the surface of the fitting concave portion 27 at a distance such that coins cannot pass therethrough.

Further, the introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61
An identification unit 74 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 81 for classifying the coins identified by the identifying unit 74. This classification group 81
Are arranged at intervals of 1 yen, 5 toward the downstream side.
First of each yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen coin
To a sixth selection hole 82 are formed, and
7th sorting hole 83 for overflow coins, 8th for collected coins
The selection holes 84 are opened.

A sorting plate 85 for opening and closing each of the first to sixth sorting holes 82, the seventh sorting hole 83 for overflow coins, and the eighth sorting hole 84 for collected coins is a transport guide plate 66.
And the coins are allowed to pass through, and each of the sorting plates 85 is driven by each rotary solenoid (not shown) by the signal discriminated by the discriminating section 74 so that the tip of the sorting plate 85 is The coins rotate and project from the conveying surface of the conveying guide plate 66, and each coin passes through each of the first to sixth sorting holes 82, the overflow coin seventh sorting hole 83, and the collected coin eighth sorting hole 84. In doing so, it is taken into the first to eighth selection holes 82, 83, 84 opened in the selection plate 85 and dropped.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a chute 91 faces each of the first to sixth selection holes 82, and both ends in the vertical direction are opened at the lower end of the chute 91 so that coins are temporarily stacked. Temporary holding portions 92 that are held and can be moved in the width direction of the machine body 1 by a driving unit (not shown) are formed. These temporary holding portions 92 are formed by through holes that are opened vertically corresponding to the first to sixth selection holes 82 of the cylindrical temporary holding frame 93. The temporary holding frame 93 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 83 for overflow coins and the eighth sorting hole 84 for recovered coins are connected to a chute 91, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, below the temporary holding frame 93, a coin-type coin storing section 94 having a storing space for accumulating and storing coins therein is detachably attached by a cassette system to the machine body 1. The coin-type coin storage portion 94 is attached to the coin-type coin storage portion 94, which corresponds to the first to sixth selection holes 82 for the coins and has a coin-type storage cylinder portion 95 for accumulating and storing various coins according to the coin type. . A projecting portion is formed on the upper portion of each of the storage cylinder portions 95, and each of the dispensing plates 96 that closes the upper opening portion of each of the storage tubular portion 95 is provided on the projection portion, and the temporary holding frame 93 is located on the right side. The uppermost coin of the storage cylinder portion 95 is received by the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 93 by advancing to, and the uppermost coin is driven by driving the ejection plate 96.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a support member for supporting the stacked coins is provided in each storage cylinder portion 95 of the coin-type coin storage portion 94.
97 are respectively provided so as to be movable up and down
Coins are stacked and supported on 97, and each of these supporting members 97 is detachably connected to a drive mechanism 98 from a vertical guide groove (not shown) of the accommodating tubular portion 95 so as to be lifted and lowered. While the topmost coin of the storage cylinder portion 95 is kept pressed against the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 93, the coins stored in the temporary storage portion 92 are stored in the storage cylinder portion when the deposit is approved.
It becomes possible to descend and store in 95. Also, the temporary holding section 92
Can slide together between a standby position above the coin-type coin storing portion 94 and a discharging position.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, a first coin collecting cassette 101 is disposed on the lower front side of the coin-type coin storing portion 94, and the first coin collecting cassette 101 is provided. A storage belt 102 is disposed above the storage belt 102. The storage belt 102 is a flat belt, and one end of the storage belt 102 is a coin feeding portion.
The other end of the hopper 32 of 20 is close to the input part 40, and the other end reaches a position beyond the front of the chute 91 communicated with the seventh selection hole 83 of the overflow coin. Further, the storage belt 102 can be rotated in both forward and reverse directions by driving means such as a motor (not shown), and its rotation speed can be switched, so that the coins are conveyed to the coin feeding section 20 or the first coin recovery cassette 101. . Then, the storage belt 102 removes the chute 91 from the seventh selection hole 83 for coins dispensed from the coin-type coin storage unit 94 by the dispensing plate 96, coins discharged from the temporary holding unit 92, and overflow coins. The coins discharged through the coins are conveyed, and the coins are discharged to the receiving portion 103, which is an opening opening upward in the first coin collection cassette 101.

Further, the ejection plate 96 is individually driven and is slidable between a standby position above the coin-type coin accommodating portion 94 and a retracted position opposite to the storage belt 102. And
The chute 91 shown in FIG. 7 is branched, and by the switching plate 104,
Coins can be discharged to the discharge hole 105 or the second coin recovery cassette 106 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the coins discharged from the eighth selection hole 84 of the collected coins through the chute 91 are
It is housed in a holding box 107 that is detachably mounted in the machine body 1, and this holding box 107 has a dispensing hole 108, and this dispensing hole 108 corresponds to the receiving portion 103 of the first coin collecting cassette 101. It is located at the position Further, a delivery mechanism such as a belt (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the holding box 107.

A replenishment cassette 111 which is attachable to and detachable from the machine body 1 is arranged on the machine body 1. This replenishment cassette 111 is provided with a plurality of storage units 114 each of which stores coins in a stacked state and has a bottom plate 113 which can be opened and closed by a solenoid 112. Further, the bottom plate 113 is normally biased and held in the closed position, and when the solenoid 112 is excited, the bottom plate 113 is moved to the open position, and the stored coins are ejected onto the storage belt 102 below.

The control system is as shown in FIG.

For example, a control unit 121 including a CPU is provided, and this control unit 121 has a function as a coin counting means for counting the coins stored on the storage belt 102, and deposits, withdraws, replenishes or A mode selection means 122 for selecting a mode such as collection is connected.

Further, a full detection sensor 13 for detecting that the coin tray 4 is full of coins, a residual detection sensor 14 for detecting the residual coins in the coin tray 4, a coin denomination and authenticity are detected. The identification unit 74, the sensors such as the first residual detection sensor 49 and the second residual detection sensor 55 that detect the residual coins in the hopper 32 are connected.

Further, a shutter opening / closing means 123 for opening / closing the shutter 2 and a coin tray rotating means for rotating the coin tray 4 are provided.
124, rotating disk drive means for rotating the rotating disk 21 125
, A conveyor belt driving means 126 for driving the coin conveyor belt 69
Opening / closing door opening / closing means 127 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 41, holding box coin discharging means for discharging coins in the holding box 107
128, a reject passage switching means 129 for switching the switching plate 104 of the reject chute 91, and a storage belt
Storage belt drive means 132 connected to drive speed control means 130 for controlling the speed of 102 and drive direction control means 131 for controlling the drive direction is connected.

Furthermore, a coin ejection means 133 for ejecting coins and ejecting coins in the temporary holding section 92, and a supporting member.
The accumulated coin pushing-up means 134 for raising 97, the temporary holding coin ejecting means 135, the supplementary coin ejecting means 136 for ejecting supplemental coins from the replenishing box 111, and the sorting plate driving means 137 for opening and closing the sorting plate 85 are respectively provided. It is provided corresponding to each denomination of the coin-type coin storage portion 94.

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 mode selection means 122 sets the payment processing mode.

Then, the shutter opening / closing means 123 opens the shutter 2 of the deposit / withdrawal port 3 so that 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 16. If the amount of inserted coins is too large, it may hinder the rotation of the coin tray 4.
When is shielded from light, the operator is urged to reduce the number of coins without taking in coins, that is, rotating the coin tray 4.

Further, when the coin tray is mistakenly inserted into the coin tray 4, the coin tray rotating means 124 rotates the coin tray 4 and the loose coins are sent to the chute 16 by the rotation of 180 degrees in the first half. However, the coin bar is caught by the coin bar insertion preventing member 17 and remains, and the coin bar is again collected in the coin tray 4 by the remaining rotation. Further, even if the coin tray 4 has rotated, if any of the residual detection sensors 14 does not return to the translucent state, a message to that effect is displayed to prompt the operator to remove the residual matter. It should be noted that since the coin-roll input prevention member 17 is not fixed as described above and can be slightly swung, biting is less likely to occur.

Further, the coin feeding section 20 is inserted through the chute 16.
The coins sent to are stored between the rotating disc 21 and the hopper 32. Then, before and after the coin is fed, the rotary disk drive means 125 starts driving the coin transfer belt 69 by the rotary disk 21 and the transfer belt drive means 126, and the coins are fed one by one.

Specifically, while the stored coins are stirred by the rotation of the stirring member 31, the coins are guided by the guide portion 35 of the hopper 32.
It falls between the rotary disk 21 and the rotary disk 21 and is picked up by the pick-up member 29. Further, since the protrusion amount of the pick-up member 29 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 72 of the conveyance guide plate 66 by the conveyance protrusion 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69.
If coins are caught, the rotary disc drive means 12
Rotate the rotating disk 21 in reverse by 5 to release it. further,
Residues such as deformed coins and foreign matter that cannot be paid out even when the rotary disc 21 is rotated are discharged by opening the opening / closing door 41 at the bottom of the hopper 32 by the opening / closing door opening / closing means 127 after the coins are drawn out, It is sent to the residue recovery box 57 through the recovery chute 56.

The coins conveyed by the coin conveying belt 69 are discriminated for denomination and authenticity while passing through the discriminating portion 74, and the coins of the first to sixth selection holes 82 to be accepted based on the discrimination result. The sorting plate 85 is rotated and taken in by the sorting plate driving means 137. Further, the taken-in coins are sent to the temporary holding unit 92 through the chute 91 and accumulated. Then, as a result of the identification by the identification unit 74, if the coin is a false coin that is determined to be not a normal coin, or a coin that cannot be identified due to foreign coins, dirt, etc., any of the first to sixth
The sorting plate 85 of the sorting hole 82 is not rotated and is returned to the coin tray 4. If the coins are normal, but the temporary holding unit 92 to be accumulated is full, or if there is no space in the coin-type coin storing unit 94, the seventh sorting hole 83
The sorting plate 85 of turns to pick up coins. At this time, the switching plate 104 in the chute 91 is at a position where the passage is directed to the side,
Coins are thrown on the storage belt 102.

When all the inserted coins are sent to the temporary holding section 92, the coin tray 4 or the storage belt 102, the total amount of coins temporarily held on the temporary holding section 92 and the storage belt 102 is changed. Display and get approval / disapproval of operator.

If approved, for coins held in the temporary holding section 92, the ejecting plate 96 retracts and the supporting member 97 in the coin storing section 94 moves down, so that coins Collected and stored in the storage section 94. Then, for coins temporarily held on the storage belt 102, the storage belt 102 is driven in the clockwise direction shown in FIG.
It is set by 131 and rotated by the storage belt driving means 132, and is collected in the first coin collecting cassette 101 through the receiving section 103. At this time, the number of coins on the storage belt 102 is
For example, when the number of sheets is 50 or more, the drive speed control means 130 rotates the storage belt 102 at a low speed. Since the number of coins is sent onto the storage belt 102 based on the identification result of the identification unit 74, 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 receiving portion 103 as a relatively narrow opening, there is a high possibility that a jam will occur. Therefore, the coins are gradually sent to suppress the occurrence of jams. On the contrary, the storage belt 10
If the number of the above-mentioned coins is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the storage belt 102 is rotated at a high speed by the drive speed control means 130 to shorten the processing time.

On the other hand, if the coin is not approved, the coin dispensing means 133 moves the temporary holding section 92 to a position above the storage belt 102 and throws the held coins onto the storage belt 102. After that, the storage belt 102 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 1, and is fed to the coin feeding portion 20 together with the coin originally retained on the storage belt 102. In this case as well, if a large amount of coins are sent all at once to the input section 40 of the hopper 32, 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 101, they are placed on the storage belt 102. Storage belt depending on the number of coins placed
Switch the rotation speed of 102 to prevent clogging.

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

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

Coins for coin dispensing are stored in advance in the coin-type coin storage unit 94, and the ejection plate 96 is in the forward position and closes the upper portion of the coin-type coin storage unit 94.

When the operator inputs the denomination and the number of coins to be withdrawn using the operation unit and instructs the withdrawal, the storage belt 102
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 1, coins are thrown out from the corresponding coin-type coin storing portion 94 onto the storage belt 102, and the coins are fed into the coin feeding portion 20.

Specifically, the ejecting plate 96 is retracted in the direction opposite to the side on which the storage belt 102 is stretched to open the upper part of the coin-type coin storing portion 94, and then the supporting member 97 is attached. Ascend and position the highest coin at the same height as the ejection plate 96. Further, at this time, the partial holding section 92 is at the discharge position. afterwards,
By returning the ejection plate 96 to the original position, the highest coin is ejected.

Then, the coins fed into the coin feeding section 20 are fed one by one, conveyed by the coin conveying belt 69, and are identified while passing through the identifying section 74 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 85 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 85 attached to the seventh sorting hole 83 is rotated, and at this time, the switching is performed. Since the plate 104 opens the downward passage, the coins are collected in the second coin collection cassette 106 and the normal coins are again ejected from the coin-type coin storage section 94. 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 the operation unit (not shown), the mode selection means 122 sets the replenishment process mode.

In order to replenish coins into the coin-type coin storing portion 94, there are a case of replenishing coins stored in the replenishing cassette 111 in advance and a case of replenishing coins inserted through the deposit / withdrawal port 3. .

First, the case of replenishing coins from the replenishment cassette 111 will be described. The solenoid 112 attached to the replenishment cassette 111 is sequentially excited by the replenishment coin ejecting means 136, whereby the bottom plate 113 is retracted and coins are discharged onto the storage belt 102. The storage belt 102 has started to rotate in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 1 at the time when the execution of the replenishment processing is instructed, and the coins released are the coin feeding portions 20.
Sent to. The coin dispensed from the coin dispenser 20 one by one is identified by the identifying unit 74. Then, the normal coins are stored in the corresponding coin-type coin storage parts 94 by rotating the sorting plates 85 of the first to sixth selection holes 82 which communicate with the corresponding coin-type coin storage parts 94. It
In the case of abnormal coins such as counterfeit coins, foreign coins or non-handled coins or coins that cannot be identified, a sorting plate 85 of the seventh sorting hole 83
Is rotated and collected in the second coin recovery cassette 106. In addition, although it is a normal coin,
In the case of coins of a denomination that does not have a space to be stored therein and need not be replenished, the sorting plate 85 of the eighth sorting hole 84 is rotated and held in the holding box 107. Thereafter, the not-shown ejecting belt of the retaining box 107 is rotated by the retaining box coin ejecting means 128, and the coins are sent to the first coin collecting cassette 101 through the receiving portion 103. Even at this time, similar to the storage belt 102 at the time of 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 the occurrence of clogging in the receiving portion 103. 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 20 at an appropriate amount with good feeding efficiency, the number of coins discriminated by the discriminating unit 74 from the number of coins discharged from the replenishment cassette 111, that is, the number of fed coins. When the number obtained by subtracting is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the discharge from the replenishment cassette 111 is stopped, and when the number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the discharge is restarted.
In general, in the coin payout unit 20, it is said that about 70 to 80% of full coins have the highest payout efficiency.

In addition, when replenishing from the deposit / withdrawal port 3, coins inserted in 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 111.

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

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

When the recovery process is instructed, the storage belt 102
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 1, and coins are thrown out from the coin-type coin storing portion 94. This withdrawal operation is performed in the same manner as the withdrawal process. Then, the thrown-out coins are fed to the storage belt 102 to the coin feeding portion 20, and then fed out one by one to be identified. During this period, as in the replenishment process described above, in order to keep the number of coins in the coin feeding unit 20 at an appropriate amount with good feeding efficiency, the identification unit 74 discriminates from the number of coins discharged from the coin-type coin storing unit 94. When the number of coins, that is, the number of coins obtained by subtracting the number of delivered coins, becomes a predetermined number or more, the discharging from the refill cassette 111 is stopped, and when the number becomes less than the predetermined number, the discharging is restarted.

When the coin is identified as a normal coin, the sorting plate 85 of the eighth sorting hole 84 is rotated and fed into the holding box 107. At this time, since the dispensing mechanism of the holding box 107 is driven, coins are sent from the holding box 107 to the first coin collecting cassette 101. On the other hand, when the coin is identified as an abnormal coin, the sorting plate 85 of the seventh sorting hole 83 is rotated and taken into the chute 91. Since the switching plate 104 of the chute 91 is located at the position where the downward passage is opened, the coins are stored in the second coin collection cassette 106.

When the coins stored in all the coin-type coin storing portions 94 are stored in the first coin collecting cassette 101 or the second coin collecting cassette 106, the dispensing operation is stopped. After that, if the first coin recovery cassette 101 and the second coin recovery cassette 106 are removed from the machine body 1, the recovery process is completed. It should be noted that 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 57 is also pulled out together.
The residue inside is also removed.

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According to the coin receiving device of the first aspect, since the coin-roll drop preventing means is arranged at a position adjacent to the lower portion of the coin tray, the coin tray moves from the first position to the second position. Allows the drop discharge of loose coins from the tray and prevents the drop discharge of the coin bar to remain, thus preventing the problem caused by the drop discharge of the coin bar, and moving the coin pan from the second position to the first position. When the coin is played, the remaining coin can be collected in the coin tray and the coin can be returned.

According to the coin depositing device of claim 2,
In addition to the effect of the coin depositing device according to claim 1, the coin tray has an opening on the upper surface and a semi-cylindrical bottom plate part, and the semi-cylindrical shape is centered on the rotation axis line at the substantially central axis position. A plurality of coin-roll drop preventing means are rotatably moved and are arranged at predetermined intervals in the rotation axis direction of the coin tray.
By having a rod-shaped member which is close to the lower part of the semi-cylindrical bottom plate part and curved along the lower part of the bottom plate part,
The drop discharge of the coin bar can be surely prevented and left, and the remaining coin bar can be surely collected in the coin tray.

According to the coin depositing device of claim 3,
In addition to the effect of the coin depositing port device according to claim 1 or 2, the coin depositing port is a coin depositing / dispensing port which is also used for depositing deposit coins and discharging dispensed coins. It can be used for coin handling machines that dispense gold coins at the same location.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a part of a coin depositing / dispensing port portion applied to a coin depositing / dispensing machine as an embodiment of a coin depositing / discharging device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a part of the deposit / withdrawal port portion of the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a coin feeding unit of the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a configuration of a coin feeding unit of the coin depositing / dispensing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1 of the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB shown in FIG. 1 of the above embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC shown in FIG. 1 of the above embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a coin depositing / dispensing machine according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 coin deposit / withdrawal port as coin deposit port 4 coin tray 7 bottom plate 17

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A coin depositing device for temporarily holding coins thrown into the coin depositing port, and then dropping and releasing the coins. A first position for receiving and holding coins thrown into the coin depositing port, and holding. A coin tray that moves between a second position where the coins are dropped and discharged, and a coin tray that is arranged at a lower proximity position to the coin tray and that moves from the coin tray when the coin tray moves from the first position to the second position. Allow coins to drop and release, and prevent coins from falling and leaving, and to collect coins remaining in the coin tray when the coin tray moves from the second position to the first position. A coin deposit port device, which is provided with a coin-roll fall prevention means that enables it. 2. The coin tray has an opening on the upper surface and a semi-cylindrical bottom plate, and is rotated around a rotation axis of the semi-cylindrical substantially central axis position. A plurality of bar-shaped members that are arranged at a predetermined interval in the direction of the rotation axis of the coin tray and are adjacent to the lower part of the semi-cylindrical bottom plate part and that are curved along the lower part of the bottom plate part. Item 1. A coin depositing device according to item 1. 3. The coin depositing port device according to claim 1, wherein the coin depositing port is a coin depositing / dispensing port which is used both for depositing depositing coins and discharging dispensed coins.