JPH0887649A - Coin lifting device and automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce a space between the receiving position of coins and the discharging position and to convey the received coins upward in a short time. CONSTITUTION: A guide member 34 equipped with a cross section for loosely fitting the coin of a standing attitude is almost vertically provided. Near the lower end of the guide member 34, a coin holding part 50 is provided to hold the coins in the state of one layer. Near the lower end of the guide member 34, an oscillating member 57 equipped with an ararm part 58 to move into the coin holding part 50 and to leave it is provided so as to be turned. An energizing means is provided to energize the oscillating member 57 in a certain direction so that the arm part 58 can move into the coin holding part 50. A drive applying means is provided to drive the oscillating member 57 and to release it at a prescribed position in a certain direction so that the arm part 58 can move out of the coin holding part 50. The coins held in the coin holding part 50 in the state of one layer are hit by the oscillating member 57 and the hit coins are conveyed upward through the inside of the guide member 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin lift device for conveying coins (including medals) upward, and a vending machine equipped with this coin lift device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a coin lifting device for transporting coins upward, a coin lifting device for transporting coins by a projection provided on the surface of the belt has been generally used, and one example thereof is, for example, an actual flat blade 4-. No. 16715. That is, a belt with protrusions on the surface,
It has a structure in which it is stretched between a drive pulley and a driven pulley that are arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction, and is housed in a frame body. And, the coin sent on the belt surface at the lower position (reception position) is
The belt is surrounded by the surface of the belt, the protrusions, and the inner surface of the frame and is conveyed, and when it reaches a predetermined position (discharging position) above, it is fed out from the belt surface.

Further, a coin processing device generally provided in an automatic vending machine has a structure having a coin receiving port on the upper side and a coin discharging port on the lower side. Therefore, the coin slot of the vending machine is provided at a position slightly higher than the coin receiving port of the coin processing device, and the change return port is provided at a position slightly lower than the coin discharging port of the coin processing device. Then, the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot is received by the coin processing device from the coin receiving slot and undergoes processing such as identification. Furthermore, change and returned coins are discharged from the coin outlet of the coin processing device,
It is sent to the change return port.

[0004]

However, the conventional coin lifting device has a problem that a considerably large space is required because the belt and the frame are provided between the receiving position and the discharging position. In addition, it takes time for the coins accepted at the receiving position to be ejected at the discharging position, not the time (“how many coins can be transported in one minute”), but “the number of seconds for the accepted coins to be discharged. There is a problem that it takes a long time). Further, although it is possible to change the direction perpendicular to the belt surface, it is difficult to change the direction on the belt surface, so that there is a problem that the conveying direction is limited.

Further, in the conventional vending machine, there is a problem that the operability is poor because the coin slot and the coin return slot are vertically separated from each other. In particular, since the coin return port is located at a low position, the user has to bend over to take out the coin, which is a burden.
In addition, the coin return port at the lower position is difficult to look inside,
It is easy to forget to take coins.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can save space between the receiving position and the discharging position, can transfer the received coin upward in a short time, and can transfer the coin in the transfer direction. An object is to provide a coin lift device that can be freely set. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine in which the coin slot and the coin return slot can be arranged close to each other in the vertical direction and the operability can be improved.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin lift device having a guide member having a cross-section for loosely fitting a standing coin and provided in a substantially vertical direction, and a position near a lower end of the guide member. And a coin holding portion for holding coins in a single-layer state, and rotatably provided near the lower end of the guide member,
A swinging member having an arm portion capable of advancing and retracting in the coin storing portion, a biasing means for biasing the swinging member in a direction in which the arm portion enters the coin storing portion, and the arm portion The swinging member is driven in a direction of retreating to the outside of the holding portion, and is driven at a predetermined position to release the swinging member.

A coin lifting device according to a second aspect of the present invention has a guide member which has a cross section in which coins are loosely fitted and which is provided in a substantially vertical direction, and a coin holding portion which holds coins in the vicinity of the front end, and the guide member of the guide member. A swinging member rotatably supported between a proximity position that closely faces the lower end and a retracted retracted position, a biasing unit that biases the swinging member in a direction toward the proximity position, and the swinging member. The moving member is provided with a drive in a direction toward the retracted position and is released at a predetermined position.

An automatic vending machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is an automatic vending machine having a coin processing device having a coin receiving port at an upper portion and a coin discharging port at a lower portion, and is arranged at a position lower than the coin receiving port. The coin according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a coin insertion opening, a coin return opening arranged corresponding to the position of the coin ejection opening, and a guide member extending from the vicinity of the coin insertion opening to the coin receiving opening. And a lift device.

[0010]

In the coin lifting device according to the first aspect, the coins to be conveyed upward are held in the coin holding portion in a single-layer state,
The drive imparting means imparts drive to the swing member in a direction in which the arm portion of the swing member retreats out of the coin holding portion, and releases the coin at a predetermined position. The swinging member is biased by the biasing means in the direction in which the arm portion enters the coin holding portion. Therefore, the swinging member is rotated at the same time when the arm portion is released from the drive imparting means. Enter the coin holding section and hit the coin. The hit coin is conveyed upward through the inside of the guide member.

In the coin lift device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the coin to be conveyed upward is held in the coin holding portion at the tip of the swinging member and driven by the drive imparting means in the direction toward the retracted position. And release it in place. The released swinging member moves toward the proximity position by the bias of the biasing means, stops when reaching the proximity position, and sends the coin retained in the coin retaining portion into the guide member. The sent coins are conveyed upward through the inside of the guide member.

In the vending machine according to the third aspect, coins inserted from the coin slot are held in the coin holding section of the coin lifting device according to the first or second aspect and are conveyed upward. The coin conveyed upward is sent to the coin receiving port of the coin processing device for processing. The coins discharged from the coin discharge port of the coin processing device as change coins and return coins are paid out to the coin return port provided near the coin input port.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

This first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is a system in which coin changers are installed side by side in coin lockers, and the coins thrown into the coin lockers are sent to the coin changers and reused as coins for exchange.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the internal structure of the coin locker 11 and the money changer 12. First, coin locker 11
Has a locker body 13 that also serves as an outer frame of the money changer 12, and in this locker body 13, a storage space 14 having an opening on the front surface is vertically divided into a plurality of stages, and a predetermined space is provided in the left-right direction. A plurality of rows are formed, and the operation portion 15 is arranged in the side gap of each storage space 14. This operation unit 15 includes a coin slot 16, a user key hole 17, a display unit 18, and a coin return port 19.
Also, an administrator key hole 20 is provided.

A door body 21 for opening and closing the front surface of each storage space 14 is rotatably attached to the locker body 13 at the side portion opposite to the corresponding operation portion 15 by a hinge or the like. This door body
A handle 22 is attached to the front surface of 21. And
The door 21 is locked by inserting a coin and operating the user key by a locking device (not shown) built in the operation unit 15, and can be unlocked by the user key lent at the time of locking.

A coin chute 23, which communicates with all upper and lower stages, is provided behind each operating portion 15 of the locker body 13, and coins are laterally located at the bottom of the locker body 13 (the left end in FIG. 5).
A collection conveyor 24 is installed to collect the material toward the. The lower end of each coin chute 23 faces the upper surface of the recovery conveyor 24, and the recovery conveyor 24 is rotated by a drive motor (not shown) at a preset time.

Next, the money changer 12 is provided with a coin lift device 31 which conveys the coins collected by the collecting conveyor 24 to a hopper 81, which will be described later, for reuse as coins for money exchange. This coin lift device 31 has a separating and feeding mechanism 3
2. The switching mechanism 33, the guide member 34, the jumping mechanism 35, and the like.

The separating / supplying mechanism 32 is provided with a delivery belt 41 for storing the collected coins and delivering the collected coins obliquely upward at a position below the money changer 12 and near the end of the recovery conveyor 24. ing. Above the starting end of the delivery belt 41, a presence / absence detection sensor 42 for detecting whether or not coins are stored on the delivery belt 41 is arranged. Further, a reverse rotation roller 43 is arranged opposite to the upper end of the delivery belt 41, and a coin delivery port 44 for delivering coins one by one is formed.

The switching mechanism 33 is disposed on the side of the delivery belt 41, and is formed by twisting a tubular member having a rectangular cross section to convert a coin received in a horizontal position from the coin delivery port 44 into a vertical position. The conversion member 45 has a shape, and the conversion member 45 is attached so that the other end can be moved up and down with the shaft support 46 at one end as a fulcrum. The vertically moving end of the conversion member 45 is swingable between a receiving position for receiving coins delivered in the vicinity of the coin outlet 44 and a retracted position retracted upward, and is switched by a solenoid 47. Conversion member
Below the 45, a collection box 48 that can be removed from the locker body 13
Are arranged, and the coins that are sent out from the coin delivery port 44 but are not sent to the conversion member 45 but fall into the collection box 48 are collected.

The guide member 34 is arranged along the inside of the side wall of the rocker main body 13 and is formed in a tubular shape. Inside thereof, an ejection passage 49 is formed along the vertical direction.
A coin holding portion 50 is formed on the closed bottom portion of 49, and an introduction passage 51 that communicates with the side portion of the coin holding portion 50 and introduces a vertical posture coin from the conversion member 45 is formed. A direction changing section 52 that bends toward the hopper section 81 described below at the upper part
Are formed.

The dispensing passage 49, the coin holding portion 50, the introduction passage 51, and the direction changing portion 52 have a thickness slightly larger than the thickness of the coin to be handled, and are slightly larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest passage width. It is set large. Coin holding section 50
The presence / absence detection sensor 53 for detecting whether or not a coin is held is arranged in the above, and an insertion hole 54 (shown in FIG. 1) into which a jumping member 57 described later can be inserted is opened in the bottom end surface.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hoisting mechanism 35 is arranged in the vicinity of the coin holding section 50, and the coin fed from the converting member 45 through the introduction passage 51 (denoted by C in FIG. 1). Indicated and omitted below) in the coin holding unit 50,
It is flipped up and conveyed upward through the ejection passage 49.

The coin hoisting mechanism 35 has a hoisting member 57 as a swinging member that is rotatably supported on the chassis 55 by a turning shaft 56. A jumping portion 58 as an arm portion extending in an arc shape centering on the shaft 56 is formed to project, and the jumping portion 58 is inserted into the coin storing portion 50 through the insertion hole 54. One end of the rotating shaft 56 is the chassis 55
Of the torsion spring 59 as a biasing means.
Is attached. One end of the torsion spring 59 is fixed to the rotating shaft 56, and the other end is fixed to a fixing protrusion 55b provided on the rear surface of the chassis 55. The torsion spring 59 urges the jumping member 57 in a direction in which the jumping portion 58 thereof enters the coin retaining portion 50 of the guide member 34.

A step 60 is formed on the surface of the jumping member 57 opposite to the projecting side of the jumping portion 58 (the surface opposite to the chassis 55), and a protrusion 61 is formed on the outer end side of the step 60. ing. A stopper 62 is fixedly provided corresponding to the track of the step 60 caused by the rotation of the jumping member 57, and the jumping member 57 is rotated about 45 degrees clockwise from the state shown in FIG. When rotated in the direction, the step 60 comes into contact with the stopper 62 and does not rotate any more. The turning position where the jumping member 57 comes into contact with the stopper 62 and stops is the advancing position, and the turning position shown in FIG.

At a position facing the surface of the jumping member 57, a cam plate 65 as a drive applying means is arranged by a support shaft 64 rotated by a drive motor 63. This cam plate 65
A protrusion 66 is formed on the surface facing the jumping member 57 of
The orbit of the protrusion 66 when the cam plate 65 rotates and the orbit of the protrusion 61 of the jumping member 57 intersect, and the cam plate 65 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. By contacting and pressing against the spring, the jumping member is resisted against the bias of the torsion spring 59.
57 is forced to rotate counterclockwise. After the state shown in FIG. 1, the protrusions 61 and 66 are disengaged from each other, and the urging force of the torsion spring 59 causes the jumping member 57 to rotate in the clockwise direction at once. With this movement, the jumping member
The flip-up part 58 of 57 enters into the coin holding part 50, and if coins are held in the coin holding part 50, it is flipped up.

A temporary stop mechanism 67 for temporarily stopping the coin and a presence / absence detection sensor 68 for detecting whether or not the coin is temporarily stopped are arranged near the end of the introduction passage 51. The temporary stop mechanism 67 is shown in FIG. 3 (A-A in FIG. 1).
As shown in the cross-sectional view), a leaf spring 69 and a stop member 70 attached to one end of the leaf spring 69 are provided, and the other end of the leaf spring 69 is on the rear surface of the chassis 55 (on the side opposite to the jumping member 57 and the like). ), And the stop member 70 at one end of the leaf spring 69 is attached to the chassis.
It advances and retreats into the introduction passage 51 through 55.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the leaf spring 69
The stop member 70 is normally located at the position where the stop member 70 has entered the introduction passage 51 due to the urging of the coin, and the coin is stopped in this state. In the vicinity of the center of the leaf spring 69, a bent portion 71 projecting to the front side through the window hole 55a of the chassis 55 is bent and formed, and the bent portion 71 is projected on the track of the jumping member 57, as shown in FIG. As shown in b), when the jumping member 57 is rotated to the advanced position, the leaf spring 69
The bent portion 71 is pushed and the stop member 70 is retracted to the outside of the introduction passage 51. Therefore, according to the temporary stop mechanism 67, the coin fed in the introduction passage 51 is stopped by the stop member 70, and the coin is fed to the coin holding portion 50 every time the hoisting member 57 operates once. become.

As shown in FIG. 4, a reject passage having the same sectional shape as the discharge passage 49 is provided in the middle of the discharge passage 49.
A junction 73 with the 72 is formed. Reject passage 72
Are formed so as to extend downward from the confluence portion 73 and communicate with the collection box 48. An elastic plate 74, which can swing about the lower end as a fulcrum, is obliquely attached to the partition wall of the confluence portion 73 so as to block the ejection passage 49. Then, the coins that are sent upward in the dispensing passage 49 push the elastic plate 74 and move upward, and conversely, the coins that drop in the dispensing passage 49 are sent to the reject passage 72 along the elastic plate 74. It is stored in the collection box 48.

The direction changing portion 52 at the upper part of the dispensing passage 49 is a passage bent to the side, and the coins that have been flipped up in the dispensing passage 49 collide with the side wall of the passage. It falls while reflecting to the side (to the right in FIG. 1).

Above the money changer 12, as shown in FIG.
A hopper unit 81 is provided for holding a large amount of coins that have been flipped up through the dispensing passage 49. A coin dispensing unit 82 for dispensing coins one by one is provided below the hopper unit 81, and coins are dispensed to the coin payout outlet 83 according to an instruction.

Although not shown, the money changer 12 includes a bill processing unit (including a bill insertion unit, a bill identification unit, a bill storage unit, etc.) for receiving and processing bills, and a large coin (500
A coin processing unit that receives and processes yen coins is provided, and accepts banknotes and high-value coins and throws low-value coins.

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

The coins inserted into the respective operation parts 15 of the coin locker at the time of depositing or taking out the luggage are placed on the lower collecting conveyor 24 through the coin chute 23. The recovery conveyor 24 is driven at a preset time, and the placed coins are fed into the money changer 12 installed laterally.

The coins fed into the money changer 12 are stored on the delivery belt 41. When the coins are detected by the presence / absence detection sensor 42, the delivery belt 41 is driven. Since the reverse rotation roller 43 is driven according to the delivery belt 41, coins are delivered one by one from the coin delivery port 44. When the presence / absence detection sensor 42 detects that all the coins on the delivery belt 41 have been delivered, the delivery belt 41 and the reverse rotation roller 43 are stopped.

The coins sent from the sending belt 41 are changed in posture from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture in the conversion member 45, and
It is fed into the introduction passage 51 of the jumping mechanism 35 and abuts on the stop member 70 that has entered the introduction passage 51 to be stopped. When the presence / absence detection sensor 68 arranged in the introduction passage 51 detects a coin, the drive motor 63 in the hoisting mechanism 35 is driven, and the cam plate 65.
Is rotated. When the cam plate 65 is rotated from the retracted position in FIG. 1, the engagement between the projection 66 of the cam plate 65 and the projection 61 of the jump member 57 is released, and the spring member 59 is biased to move the jump member 57. It is swung to the protruding position all at once.

The rotation of the jumping member 57 causes a temporary stop mechanism.
Since the bent portion 71 of the leaf spring 69 of 67 is pushed and the stop member 70 is retracted from the introduction passage 51, the introduction passage whose stop is released is released.
The coins in 51 are about to be sent to the coin holding unit 50,
At this time point, since the hoisting portion 58 of the hoisting member 57 has entered the coin holding section 50, it is stopped in the middle of entering the coin holding section 50.

The drive motor 63 is continuously rotated to move the cam plate.
The protrusion 66 of 65 abuts on the protrusion 61 of the jumping member 57 so that the jumping member 57
Is rotated toward the retracted position. When the hoisting member 57 is rotated to a position near the retracted position, the hoisting portion 58 is retracted from the coin holding portion 50, and the coin stopped at the hoisting portion 58 is transferred to the coin holding portion 50.
It rolls over and is detected by the presence / absence detection sensor 53.
At this time, the leaf spring 69 of the temporary stop mechanism 67 returns to the original position, and the stop member 70 also enters into the introduction passage 51, so that the coin following the coin rolled into the coin holding unit 50 is stopped. When the engagement between the protrusion 66 of the cam plate 65 and the protrusion 61 of the jumping member 57 is released, the jumping member 57 is swung all the way to the projecting position,
The coins in the coin holding section 50 are flipped up.

The flipped-up coin is sent upward through the dispensing path 49, laterally converted by the direction conversion section 52, and then sent to the hopper section 81. The coins that have not reached the hopper portion 81 due to a failure to flip up fall in the ejection passage 49, are sent to the reject passage 72 along the elastic plate 74, and are collected in the collection box 48.

In this way, all the coins collected from the coin locker are sequentially sent to the coin holding section 50 one by one, and are flipped up in the ejection passage 49 by the hoisting mechanism 35 to the hopper section 81 in sequence. Sent in.

If enough coins are stored in the hopper 81 and it is not necessary to reuse the coins thrown into the respective operation parts 15 of the coin locker, the solenoid 47 connected to the conversion member 45 is used. Is excited. Due to this excitation, the conversion member 45 is swung upward, and its entrance escapes above the position facing the coin outlet 44, so that the coins sent out by the sending belt 41 fall as they are and are collected in the collection box 48. .

As described above, in the coin lifting device 31, the coin holding section 50 holds the coins held in the single-layer state by the hoisting member.
Since the coins hit by 57 are conveyed upward through the guide member 34, the space can be saved only by providing the guide member 34 between the receiving position and the discharging position, and the received coins can be received in a short time. The coin can be conveyed upward, and the guide member 34 can freely set the coin conveying direction.

The guide member 34 is not necessarily cylindrical as long as coins can be loosely fitted therein, and two members having a "U" -shaped cross section may be arranged so as to face each other. Alternatively, it may be a “C” -shaped member lacking one surface from the tubular shape. These members have an advantage that the clogging can be easily released.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The second embodiment relates to a vending machine equipped with a coin processing device (coin mech) 101.

FIG. 6 (a) shows a front view of the coin processing device 101. The coin processing device 101 receives coins and processes them so as to dispense fishing coins and return coins. A coin receiving opening 102 for receiving coins is formed, and a coin discharging opening 103 for paying out coins is formed in the lower portion.

FIG. 6 (b) shows a front plate 104 which is disposed on the front surface of the coin processing device 101 and forms an operating portion of the vending machine.
The front plate 104 is provided with a display unit 105, a return lever 106, a coin return port 107, and a throw-in recess 108. The coin return port 107 is provided at a position corresponding to the coin discharge port 103 at the bottom of the coin processing device 101, and the fishing coins and return coins received by the user are dispensed. The insertion concave portion 108 is formed in a substantially triangular concave shape and is provided at substantially the same height as the coin return port 107. A coin insertion port 109 capable of receiving a plurality of accumulated coins is formed on the lower surface of the insertion recess 108.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6A, a coin lift device 111 is attached to the coin processing device 101. The coin lift device 111 includes a hoisting mechanism 112 arranged obliquely rearward of the coin slot 109, and a guide member 113 extending from one side of the hoisting mechanism 112 to the coin receiving opening 102. .

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the jumping mechanism 112 has a frame body having a substantially U-shaped cross section on the lower surface of the throw-in recess 108.
It is attached by 121, and as shown in FIG.
The cover member 122, the disk member 123, the rotating member 124, the holding member 125, and the ejecting member 126 as a swinging member are fixed by penetrating to the rotating member 124 by a rotating shaft 127 installed between both ends of the frame 121. It is supported. An opening 121a is formed in the frame 121 so as to face the coin slot 109.

The hoisting mechanism 112 is arranged such that the surface of the disc member 123 is substantially flush with the lower surface of the coin slot 109, and the rotating shaft 127 is inclined about 45 degrees rearward from the vertical line. Is located in.

The cover member 122 is fixedly attached to the side of the frame 121, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, an opening 131 through which the rotary shaft 127 and the like penetrate is formed at the center, and the upper part is formed. A substantially U-shaped receiving portion 132 for receiving the coins inserted from the coin input port 109 in an accumulated state is formed on the side, and a slit 133 for taking coins one by one is formed on one side of the receiving portion 132. In the side wall, a passage space 13 that covers the surface of the rotating member 124 continuously with the slit 133 and allows coins to enter the rotating member 124 in a single-layer state.
The cover portion 135 forming 4 is formed in an arc shape.
As shown in FIG. 12, an edge portion 135a that closes the periphery of the passage space 134 is formed on the peripheral portion of the cover portion 135.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
An opening 136 is formed in the lower portion of the cover member 122, and a guide plate portion 138 on the upper end side of a plate member 137 attached to the lower portion of the cover member 122 is arranged in the opening portion 136. As shown in FIG. 11, the guide plate portion 138 is arranged so as to be spaced apart from the surface of the rotating member 124 by a passage space 134. As shown in FIG. 12, a stopper 139 that closes the end of the passage space 134 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12 is formed at the edge of the guide plate 138. And
A delivery port 140 that opens to the bottom of the passage space 134 is formed between the edge portion 135a and the stopper 139.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the disc member 123 has a metal disc portion 141 integrally formed with a bearing portion 141a which is rotatably engaged with a rotary shaft 127 of a rotary member 124. ,
A rubber disc 142 is attached to the surface of the metal disc portion 141. The disc member 123 is pressed against the rotary member 124 by a compression spring 144 mounted between the disc member 123 and a joint 143 fitted to the end of the rotary shaft 127.

The rotary member 124 is provided with a disk portion 145 having a rotary shaft 127 fixed therethrough, and one side of the disk portion 145 (the holding member 125 and the ejecting member 126 side) is engaged as a drive imparting means. The portion 146 is formed. This engaging portion 146 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, there are two engaging projections 147 on the periphery, and each engaging projection 147 has a step 148 formed on the rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 7) side indicated by the arrow in the figure. A gentle slope 149 is formed on the opposite side.

As shown in FIG. 11, one end of the rotary shaft 127 is rotatably supported by the frame 121, and the other end is integrally rotated by the drive shaft 150 via the joint 143. Are connected to each other. The drive shaft 150 projects from the gear unit 151 attached to the frame 121, and the driving force of the drive motor 152 attached to the gear unit 151 is transmitted.

The holding member 125 has a hole 153 formed in the middle part thereof so as to be rotatably fitted into a boss 161 of the ejecting member 126, which will be described later. The arm 154 at one end faces the outside of the rotating member 124. A holding portion 156 is formed at the tip via a step portion 155. The holding portion 156 has a guide surface 157 that is close to the outer circumference of the disk member 123 and is substantially flush with the surface of the rubber disk 142.
From this guide surface 157, a locking projection 158 capable of closing the delivery port 140 of the passage space 134 is formed so as to project obliquely. The holding member 125 swings between the retracted position in which the retaining unit 156 shown in FIG. 12 (a) retracts from the delivery port 140 and the retaining position in which the retaining unit 156 shown in FIG. 12 (b) closes the delivery port 140. It is possible to move. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a tension spring 159 is stretched on the other end of the retaining member 125 and is biased clockwise in FIGS. 8 and 12, that is, toward the retaining position.

The ejecting member 126 is formed in the shape of a lever and has a hole 160 at its one end that is rotatably fitted to the rotary shaft 127 and is rotatable in the hole 153 of the retaining member 125. Is formed with a boss 161 that engages with. Discharging member 12
On the other end side of 6 is formed a throw-out portion 164 as a coin holding portion via a first step portion 162 and a step portion 163 facing the outside of the rotating member 124. The ejecting member 126 has a standby position in which the ejecting portion 164 shown in FIG. 12 (a) is located below the outlet 140, and the ejecting portion 164 shown in FIG. 12 (b) is located at the lower end of the guide member 113. It is possible to swing between adjacent ejection completion positions.

The ejecting portion 164 can receive coins from the delivery port 140 at the standby position of the ejecting member 126, and the disc member 12
A guide surface 165 that is substantially flush with the surface of the rubber disc 142 in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the outer peripheral surface 3, a wall portion 166 on the opposite side of the direction toward the ejection completion position of the ejection member 126, and a bottom surface. It is formed between the guide surface 165 and a plate member 167 attached so as to face it, and an upper surface and a side surface of the ejection member 126 in the direction toward the ejection completion position are opened.

The first step portion 162 of the ejection member 126 has a structure shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
Is attached. This leaf spring 168 is attached to one end
169 is attached to the first step portion 162, and the leaf spring portion 170 on the other end side is projected in a substantially arc shape centered on the rotation shaft 127. The rotary shaft 12 is located near the tip of the leaf spring 170.
A bent portion 171 that bends so as to project in the seven directions is formed, and an inclined surface portion 172 that projects obliquely outward from the bent portion 171 is formed. The bent portion 171 is the rotating member 124.
The engaging protrusion 147 is adapted to project and engage with the rotating mechanism.

Normally (during standby), as shown in FIG. 12 (a), the ejecting member 126 is in the lower standby position, and the retaining member 125 is pushed to the right side by contacting this. . Therefore, with the coin inserted in the receiving part 132, the disc member
When 123 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure, the disk member 12
The lowest coin in contact with 3 drops into the passage space 134 through the slit 133 in a single-layer state, and the ejecting portion 16 of the ejecting member 126 is ejected.
Sent to 4. The coins sent to the dispensing section 164 are
As shown in FIG. 12 (b), the ejection member 126 is swung into the guide member 113 by being rotated to the ejection completion position facing the lower part of the lateral guide member 113 and suddenly stopped. . On the other hand, when the ejecting member 126 moves from the lower position, the holding member 125, which is urged in the clockwise direction in the figure by the tension spring 159, moves to the lower holding position, and the locking protrusion 158 prevents the coin from falling. prevent. And the ejection member 12
When 6 returns to the lower standby position, the holding member 125 is pushed to the side retracted position, and the held coins drop into the ejection portion 164 of the ejection member 126.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, an engagement releasing member 173 is fixedly attached to the frame 121 at a position corresponding to the tip of the leaf spring 168 when the ejecting member 126 is at the standby position. ing. The disengagement member 173 has an abutment piece 174, and the abutment piece 174 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the figure (the direction opposite to the direction in which the ejection member 126 is directed to the ejection completion position). The inclined surface portion 172 of the leaf spring 168 to be contacted is brought into contact.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the ejection member 126
When the rotating member 124 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure when the motor is driven when the rotating member is in the lower standby position,
Although the engaging protrusion 147 of 124 is engaged with the bent portion 171 of the leaf spring 168 and tries to rotate counterclockwise in the drawing, the leaf spring
The inclined surface portion 172 of 168 contacts the contact piece 174 of the engagement releasing member 173. The inclined surface portion 172 of the leaf spring 168 contacts the contact piece 174.
Contacting the contact piece, the inclined surface 149 of the inclined surface portion 172 contacts the contact piece.
While sliding the tip of 174 outward,
The tip side of the elastically deforms outward, and the engagement between the bent portion 171 and the engaging protrusion 147 is released. When the disengagement is released, the leaf spring 16 expanded against the disengagement member 173 is released.
The ejecting member 126 is swung in a clockwise direction in the figure by the restoring force of 8 returning. This rotation is caused by the leaf spring 16
The restoring force of 8 causes the inclined surface 149 of the tip of the leaf spring 168 to move away from the engagement with the disengagement member 173, and the bending portion 17
This occurs because 1 acts as a force to close along the inclined surface 149 of the engaging protrusion 147.

Then, when the ejection member 126 reaches the lateral ejection completion position, the leaf spring 168 engages with the other engagement protrusion 147 and the rotation is stopped. When the ejection member 126 is stopped,
The coin held in the ejecting section 164 jumps upward due to inertia and is fed into the guide member 113. Rotating member 12
Since 4 is constantly rotating, the bent portion 171 of the leaf spring 168 is returned to the lower standby position as the engaging protrusion 147 of the rotating member 124 rotates, and a coin is ejected to the ejecting portion 164 of the ejecting member 126. To fall. When it is further rotated, the engagement is released again by the engagement releasing member 173, and the ejecting operation is repeated.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11,
A shutter member 181 that opens and closes a passage area between the coin slot 109 and the receiving portion 132 of the cover member 122 is provided.
The shutter member 181 is rotatably supported by a solenoid 184 with a support shaft 182 as a fulcrum so that a shutter plate 183 at the front end can move between a closed position for closing the passage area and an open position for retracting above the passage area. It is driven and normally in the open position and is moved to the closed position when the solenoid 184 is energized.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the receiving detection lever 132 is pushed in the receiving portion 132 by the inserted coin.
185 is arranged, and the closing detection lever 185 is connected to the micro switch 186 which detects a push motion.

The guide member 113 is formed in a tubular shape, and a discharge passage 191 is formed in the guide member 113 along the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the lower area of the guide member 113 is
It is formed obliquely so as to be flush with the rotating surfaces of the disc member 123 and the ejecting member 126, but is gently curved and goes vertically upward. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the upper region of the guide member 113 is curved in a “U” shape on substantially the same plane, and its end is connected to the coin receiving port 102 of the coin processing device 101.

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

As shown in FIG. 11, coins inserted by the user from the coin slot 109 are fed into the receiving section 132. When inserting a plurality of coins (up to about 10 coins), the coins can be inserted in a stacked state and sent to the receiving section 132 as they are. When the coin detection is detected by pressing the insertion detection lever 185 arranged in the receiving section 132, the shutter solenoid 184 is excited and the shutter member 181 is closed to prohibit the additional insertion of coins. The drive motor 152 is driven to rotate the rotary member.
124 is rotated.

As the rotating member 124 rotates, the disc member 123
The lowest coins that are in contact with the rubber disc 142 are sequentially dropped one by one from the slit 133 through the passage space 134. As shown in FIG. 12 (a), the first coin is received by the ejecting portion 164 of the ejecting member 126, and the following coins are lined up in the passage space 134 in a single-layer state. Then, as shown in FIG. 12B, the first coin is ejected to the ejection passage 191 by the rotation of the ejection member 126. When the ejecting member 126 is removed from the lower standby position, the retaining member 125 moves to the retaining position,
The holding unit 156 supports the following coins. When the dispensing member 126 returns to the lower standby position, the holding member 125 is pushed and moves to the side retracted position, and the next coin is received by the dispensing unit 164. By repeating this operation, coins are continuously thrown into the throwing passage 191.

The coins thrown out into the throwing passage 191 are directed upward along the shape of the throwing passage 191 and the direction of which is changed in the upper area, and the coins are fed into the coin receiving port 102 of the coin processing device 101. Processing (identification, temporary hold, storage, return, etc.)
Receive.

All the inserted coins are the coin processing device 101.
When the coin is processed, the total amount of the identified coins is displayed on the display unit 105, and if the user depresses a product selection button (not shown), the selected product is dispensed. Coins that were sent to the coin processing device 101 but were not accepted because they could not be identified, coins that were normally identified and temporarily held, and that were returned by the operation of the return lever 106 and coins paid out as change were coins. The coin is returned from the coin outlet 103 of the processor 101 and returned to the coin 107.
Will be returned to the user through. The coin return port 107 is located close to the coin insertion port 109 and is easy for the user to operate.

When the coins in the receiving portion 132 are exhausted, the inserted detection lever 185 that has been held is released, and a predetermined time such that all the coins in the passage space 134 are thrown out,
The drive motor 152 is stopped to end the flip-up operation, the excitation of the solenoid 184 for the shutter is released, and the coin slot 109 is opened.

As described above, in the coin lift device 111, the coin input port 109 and the receiving part 132 for receiving coins in a stacked state, the cover member 122, the rotating member 124 and the like are used to flip up the coins one by one. By having the mechanism 112, it is possible to batch-insert coins.

Further, by rotating the ejecting member 126, the coins retained in the ejecting portion 164 of the ejecting member 126 in a single-layer state are ejected into the guide member 113, and the ejected coins are passed through the guide member 113. Since it is conveyed upwards, space can be saved simply by providing the guide member 113 between the receiving position and the discharging position, and the received coins can be conveyed upwards in a short time, and the guide member 113 allows the coins to be conveyed in any direction. Can be set to.

Moreover, the coin slot 109 and the coin return slot 107
Since and can be arranged at substantially the same height and can be arranged at a height that is easy for the user to use, operability can be improved. In particular, there is a problem when the coin return port is in a low position as in the past, that is, the user must bend down to take out the coin, which is a burden and it is difficult to look inside the coin return port. It is possible to solve problems such as forgetting to collect coins.

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According to the coin lift device of the first aspect, the coin held in the coin holding portion in the one-layer state is struck by the swinging member, and the hit coin is conveyed upward through the guide member. A space can be saved only by providing a guide member between the receiving position and the discharging position, the received coin can be conveyed upward in a short time, and the guide member can freely set the conveying direction of the coin.

According to the coin lift device of claim 2,
By rotating the swinging member, the coins held in the coin holding portion of the swinging member are ejected into the guide member, and the ejected coins are conveyed upward through the guide member. Can save the space only by providing the guide member, can transfer the received coin upward in a short time, and can freely set the transfer direction of the coin by the guide member.

According to the vending machine of claim 3, the coin slot is arranged above the coin processing device at a position lower than the coin receiving slot, and the coins inserted into the coin slot are claimed. The coin lifting device conveys the coins to the coin receiving port, and arranges the coin return port corresponding to the position of the coin discharging port below the coin processing device, so the coin input port and the coin return port are arranged vertically close to each other. It is possible to improve the operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a coin lift device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a jumping mechanism of the same embodiment, (a) is a side view,
(b) is a rear view.

3A and 3B show a temporary stop mechanism of the above embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is a sectional view in a stopped state, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view in a released state.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a confluence portion of the reject passage according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a coin locker having a money changer using the coin lift device of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a front view of a coin processing device, and (b) is a front view of a front plate disposed on the front surface of the coin processing device.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the operation of the jumping mechanism of the above embodiment.
It is a rear view seen from the arrow S direction.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the jumping mechanism of the above embodiment in an exploded state.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the jumping mechanism of the above-described embodiment as viewed from the direction of arrow S in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the jumping mechanism according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the jumping mechanism of the above embodiment.

12A and 12B show the operation of the jumping mechanism of the same embodiment, and FIG. 12A is a sectional view seen from the direction of arrow S in FIG. 10 in the standby state, and FIG. 12B is from the direction of arrow S in FIG. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 Coin Lifting Device 34 Guide Member 50 Coin Retaining Part 57 Jumping Member as Swinging Member 58 Jumping Part as Arm Part 59 Torsional Spring as Biasing Means 65 Cam Plate as Driving Applying Means 101 Coin Handling Device 102 Coin Receiving Device Inlet 103 Coin discharge port 113 Guide member 126 Dispatching member as swinging member 146 Engaging portion 164 as drive imparting means 164 Dispatching portion as coin holding portion 168 Leaf spring as urging means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A guide member, which has a cross section in which a standing coin is loosely fitted and which is provided in a substantially vertical direction, and a coin holding portion which is located near a lower end of the guide member and holds coins in a single-layer state. A swing member provided rotatably in the vicinity of the lower end of the guide member and having an arm portion capable of advancing and retracting in the coin holding portion; and a swing member in the direction in which the arm portion enters the coin holding portion. A coin lift, comprising: a biasing unit that applies a bias; and a drive applying unit that drives the swing member in a direction in which the arm portion retreats out of the coin holding unit and releases the swing member at a predetermined position. apparatus. 2. A guide member having a cross section for loosely fitting a coin and provided in a substantially vertical direction, a coin holding portion for holding a coin near the tip, and a proximity position that closely faces and opposes the lower end of the guide member. A swinging member rotatably supported between the retracted retracted position, a biasing unit that biases the swinging member in a direction toward the proximity position, and a direction toward the retracted position in the swinging member. And a drive imparting means for releasing the coin at a predetermined position. 3. A vending machine provided with a coin processing device having a coin receiving opening at an upper portion and a coin discharging opening at a lower portion, wherein a coin insertion opening arranged at a position lower than the coin receiving opening and the coin ejection opening. The coin return device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a coin return port arranged corresponding to a position of the outlet; and a coin lift device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a guide member extends from the vicinity of the coin insertion port to the coin receiving port. And vending machines.