JPH08315204A - Change payout device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate the replenishment of a coin tube with coins and collection of coins by forming a door body so that the whole front part of a coin storage part is opened and closed, and forming a recessed part in one of opposite partition walls and a projection part on the other. CONSTITUTION: The door body 14 is so formed as to open and close the whole front of the coil storage part 12, and the recessed part 18 is formed in one of the 1st and 2nd opposite partition walls 13b and 14b and the projection part 19 which fits in the recessed part 18 is formed on the other. When a coin tube 11 is replenished with coins or when coins are collected from the coin tube 11, a locking projection 17 is disengaged from an engaged hole 16a and then the door body 14 is rotated on a hinge 15 to open the front of the coin storage part 13. At this time, the whole front of the coin storage part 13 is opened, so the whole coin tube 11 is opened. Consequently, the coin tube 11 can easily and entirely be replenished with the coins and all the coins can easily be collected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin dispensing device for accommodating coins for dispensing coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a change dispensing device of this type, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-198665 is known.

As shown in FIG. 3, the change dispensing device 1 is mounted in a cassette type on a coin processing device 2 mounted on a vending machine or the like, and coins are replenished to the change dispensing device 1 when the change is exhausted. When paying or when collecting coins from the change dispensing device 1, the change dispensing device 1 is pulled out from the coin processing device 2.

4 and 5 show details of the change dispensing device 1. When replenishing coins to the change dispensing device 1, the door body 4 forming the front wall of the coin tube 3 is opened.
a is removed from the locked hole 5 in the side wall, and then the door body 4 is rotated about the hinge 6 as shown in FIG. As a result, the front surface of the coin accommodating portion 7 forming the back wall of the coin tube 3 is opened, and coins are supplied to the opened coin accommodating portion 7. On the other hand, when collecting coins, the coins are taken out from the opened coin storage portion 7, and the coins hidden in the upper and lower portions of the coin tube 3 are hidden by, for example, shaking the change dispensing device 1 to the left and right. Move the coin to the opening side and take it out from this opening.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional change dispensing device, the coins in the upper and lower portions of the coin accommodating portion 7 are still hidden even when the door body 4 is opened. It was necessary to perform a swing operation of the change dispensing device, and at the time of this swing operation, a coin often popped out and fell out of the device, which made the coin recovery work troublesome. In addition, since the upper and lower portions of the coin accommodating portion 7 are cylindrical and the space between them is semi-cylindrical, it is very difficult to mold the coin accommodating portion 7 and the manufacturing cost becomes high. Was.

In order to solve such a problem, a structure in which the entire front wall of the coin tube 3 is constituted by the door body 4 is conceivable. There is a risk of a carry-in error or a jam of coins at the upper part of the coin tube 3 which becomes the coin tube, and a variation in the clearance between the coin payout body 8 and the coin tube 3 at the lower part of the coin tube 3 which becomes the coin payout opening. However, there arises a problem that a plurality of coins are simultaneously carried out, or the coin tube 3 is pressed against the coin payout body 8 and the coin payout body 8 is broken.

In view of the above conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to
(EN) It is an object to provide a change dispensing device that can easily supply and collect coins and that does not cause the door body to rattle.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a coin housing having a front opening in which a plurality of first coin housing surfaces having an arcuate cross-section corresponding to the outer shape of a coin are arranged side by side through a first partition wall. And a door body in which a plurality of second coin storage surfaces formed to face the respective first coin storage surfaces are provided side by side through a second partition wall, and the coin storage portion is provided by the door body. When closed, the first coin receiving surface and the second coin receiving surface facing each other
In the change dispensing device in which a coin tube is formed between the coin housing surface and the coin housing surface, the door body is formed to open and close the entire front surface of the coin housing portion, and at least one pair of the first partition wall and the opposing first partition wall facing each other. It is characterized in that a concave portion is formed on one side of the second partition wall and a convex portion that fits into the concave portion is formed on the other side.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when a coin is supplied to the coin tube or a coin is collected from the coin tube, the door of the change dispensing device is opened. At this time, since the entire front surface of the coin accommodating portion is opened, coins can be easily replenished to the entire coin accommodating portion, and all coins can be easily collected from the coin accommodating portion.

[0010]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the change dispensing device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the change dispensing device when the door is closed, and FIG. 2 is the change when the door is open. It is a perspective view of a payout device. The change dispensing device according to the present embodiment is mounted in a cassette type on the coin processing device of FIG. 3 like the conventional example, and since there is no difference from the conventional example, the illustration and description of the coin processing device will be given. Omit it.

The change dispensing device 10 according to the present embodiment is
Coin tubes 11 for accommodating various coins are arranged adjacent to each other. Below each coin tube 11, a payout body 12 for sequentially paying out the change from the lowest coin.
have.

Each coin tube 11 comprises a coin housing portion 13 having a front opening formed as a back wall and a door body 14 formed as a front wall. One end of the coin housing portion 13 and the door body 14 in the left-right direction is formed. The hinges 15 are connected to each other so that the entire front opening of the coin accommodating portion 13 can be opened and closed by the door body 14.

The coin accommodating portion 13 has a first coin accommodating surface 13 having an arcuate cross section (semicircular shape in the figure) so that the inner surface thereof corresponds to the outer shape of the coin accommodated in each coin tube 11.
While a plurality of a are formed, the left and right ends and the adjacent first coin receiving surface 13a are partitioned by the first partition wall 13b. Further, the door body 14 forms a plurality of second coin receiving surfaces 14a having an arcuate cross section (semicircular shape in the figure) similarly to the first coin receiving surface 13a, while the left and right ends and adjacent second coin receiving surfaces 1 are formed.
4a is partitioned by the second partition wall 14b.

The first coin accommodating surface 1 thus constructed
3a, the second coin receiving surface 14a, and the first partition wall 13
b and the second partition wall 14b are configured to face each other, and when the coin housing 13 is closed by the door body 14, the coin tubes 11 partitioned left and right by the partition walls 14a and 14b are provided on the coin housing surfaces 13a, 13b. It is formed between 14a.

Since the door 14 is locked to the coin housing 13 when the housing is closed, the other end of the coin housing 13 in the left-right direction (the end opposite to the hinge 15) has a locked hole 16a. The locking member 16 is provided, and on the other hand, the locking projection 17 is provided at the other end of the door body 14 in the left-right direction (the end opposite to the hinge 15).
The locking projection 17 is hooked in the locked hole 16a to be fixed. Further, the second partition wall 13b, which is the second partition wall from the outer side of the first partition wall 13b, has a recess 18 formed in a rectangular cutout on the lower side thereof, while the second partition wall 13b faces the first partition wall 13b. The partition wall 14b is also formed with a rectangular convex portion 19 at the lower part thereof, and the convex portion 19 is closed when closed.
Fits in the recess 18.

According to this embodiment, when the coin is replenished in the coin tube 11, or when the coin tube 11 is used.
When the coin is collected from the inside, the locking projection 17 is removed from the locked hole 16a, and then the door 14 is rotated around the hinge 15 to open the front surface of the coin accommodating portion 13. At this time, since the entire front surface of the coin storage portion 13 is opened,
Coins can be easily supplied to the entire coin tube 11, and all coins can be easily collected.

When the coin replenishing work or the coin collecting work is completed, the door 14 is rotated in the opposite direction to close the coin accommodating portion 13 and the locking projection 17 is locked in the locked hole 16a.
Re-lock to.

Further, since the convex portion 19 of the door 14 is fitted into the concave portion 18 of the coin accommodating portion 13 at the time of closing, the convex portion 19 is formed.
The recess 18 serves to position the door 14 with respect to the coin accommodating portion 13, and is closed and fixed at a proper position with respect to the coin accommodating portion 13. As a result, the backlash of the door body 14 is prevented, and the coin tube 1 serving as a coin carrying-in port is provided.
1 does not cause a carry-in error or a jam of coins, and the clearance between the coin payout body 12 and the coin tube 11 is maintained at a predetermined value, so that a plurality of coins are taken out or the coin payout body 12 fails. To be prevented.

In the above embodiment, two sets of partition walls 13 are used.
Although the concave portions 18 or the convex portions 19 are provided on b and 14b, the concave portions 18 or the convex portions 19 are formed on all the partition walls 13b and 14b.
It may be provided in the. Further, the first partition wall 13b is provided with the concave portion 18 and the second partition wall 14b is provided with the convex portion 19, but conversely, the first partition wall 13b is provided with the convex portion 1.
9 may be provided, and the recess 18 may be provided in the second partition wall 14b.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When replenishing coins to the coin tube or collecting coins from the coin tube, the entire front surface of the coin housing portion is opened by opening the door, so that the coin can be easily replenished and collected.

Further, when the door body is closed, the convex portion of the other partition wall is fitted into the concave portion of the one partition wall, and the concave portion and the convex portion serve to position the door body with respect to the coin accommodating portion. This prevents backlash, prevents jamming of coins, and failure of the coin dispenser.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a change dispensing device according to the present invention when a door is closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the change dispensing device according to the present invention when the door is opened.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the coin processing device and the change dispensing device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional change dispensing device when a door is closed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional change dispensing device when a door is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Changeout device, 11 ... Coin tube, 12
... coin payout body, 13 ... coin housing portion, 13a ... first coin housing surface, 13b ... first partition wall, 14 ... door body, 1
4a ... 2nd coin accommodation surface, 14b ... 2nd partition wall, 18 ...
Concave portion, 19 ... convex portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first arc-shaped cross section corresponding to the outer shape of a coin.
A plurality of coin accommodating surfaces arranged side by side via the first partition wall, and a coin accommodating portion having a front opening, and a second coin accommodating surface formed to face each first coin accommodating surface via the second partition wall. A change having a plurality of doors arranged side by side, and a coin tube is formed between the facing first coin receiving surface and the second coin receiving surface when closing the coin receiving portion by the doors. In the payout device, the door body is formed so as to open and close the entire front surface of the coin accommodating portion, and at least one pair of the first first and second doors facing each other.
A change dispensing device, characterized in that a recess is formed in one of the partition wall and the second partition, and a projection that fits into the recess is formed in the other.