JPH09171579A - Coin storing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make assembling and maintenance favorable. SOLUTION: A coin storing device 3 is provided with a fixing rack 35, a motor 46, an intermediate plate 57, a front surface plate 65 and a mobile rack 80. A guide wall 60 guiding the movement of the mobile rack 80 and a rail 61 are formed on the intermediate plate 57. A rotary magnet 69 for opening/ closing the shutter of a coin storing room 84 is fixed to the front surface plate 65. Then, the motor 46, the intermediate plate 57, the front surface plate 65 and the mobile rack 80 are housed in the fixing rack 35 so as to be freely attachable/detachable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin accumulating device for accumulating a plurality of coins, which is applied to a coin processing device such as a public telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a coin storage device of this type is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 28197/1990. What is disclosed here is a plurality of coin accumulating chambers for accumulating the regular coins sorted by the coin sorting trajectory one by one in the plane direction of the coins, and the regular coins in the coin accumulating chambers provided in each of the coin accumulating chambers. A turning lever for introducing a coin, a coin storage / return lever provided in each coin storage chamber for storing the introduced coins in the coin storage chamber, and a plurality of coin storage / return levers provided for each of these coin storage / return levers. A plurality of solenoids for operating one of the plurality of coin storage / return levers in response to a storage signal to sequentially store the coins are provided.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional coin accumulating device has the structure in which the turning lever, the coin storing / returning lever and the solenoid are attached to one base plate. It is necessary to assemble each member individually to the base plate, which complicates the assembling work and deteriorates the assembling work. In addition, it is not possible to individually inspect during maintenance and inspection. However, there was a problem that maintenance was poor.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin accumulating device which is easy to assemble and maintain.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a coin accumulating device according to the present invention is a coin accumulating device for temporarily accumulating regular coins selected in a coin selecting orbit and then guiding them to a coin storing and returning orbit. And a coin receiving opening corresponding to the exit of the coin sorting track and a coin discharging opening corresponding to the entrance of the coin storage / return track that can be opened / closed by a shutter, and one regular coin in the thickness direction of the coin. A plurality of coin storage chambers that store and move one by one, a guide unit that movably guides the plurality of coin storage chambers, and a drive for moving the plurality of coin storage chambers along the guide unit. Means, one driving means for opening and closing the shutter of the coin storage chamber located corresponding to the coin storage / return trajectory of the shutter, and a coin introduction port corresponding to the outlet of the regular coin of the coin selection trajectory. And coins A storage chamber storage box provided with a coin outlet corresponding to the entrance of the delivery and return track, and inside the storage chamber storage box, the plurality of coin storage chambers, the guide portion, the driving means for movement, and the opening and closing. The driving means for use is detachably housed. Therefore, at the time of assembly and maintenance, the coin storage chamber, the guide portion, the driving means for moving and the driving means for opening and closing can be individually assembled and disassembled.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of a coin processing device to which a coin accumulating device according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of coins, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the same, and FIG. Sectional view seen from the right side showing the state of the initial operation position, FIG. 5 is a sectional view seen from the right side showing the same storage state, FIG. 6 is also a right side view, FIG. 7 shows the state of coin storage operation, (A) is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 3, (b) is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 3, FIG. 8 shows a state of coin returning operation, and (a) is shown in FIG.
VII-VII line sectional view, (b) is a VIII-VIII line sectional view in FIG. 3, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the coin accumulating device according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 (a) is a state of the initial operating position of the movable rack. FIG. 2B is a schematic configuration diagram of the coin accumulating device viewed from the front, FIG.
Is a horizontal cross-sectional view, (c) is a right-side cross-sectional view, FIG. 11 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a coin storage device showing an operating state of a movable rack, and FIG.
FIG. 13A is a perspective view of a movable rack of the coin storage device, FIG. 13B is a perspective view of a shutter, FIG. 13A is a plan view of the movable rack showing a state before storing coins, and FIG. 14
(A) is a plan view of a movable rack showing a coin storing operation,
15B is a front view, FIG. 15 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the movable rack, and FIG. 15A shows a state in which a shutter is opened.
(B) shows a state in which the shutter is closed.

[0007] In these figures, a coin processing apparatus generally designated by the reference numeral 1 comprises a main body case 2 entirely formed of synthetic resin, and a coin storage device 3 detachably attached to the main body case 2.
It is composed of As shown in FIG. 4, the body case 2 has a flat plate-shaped base plate 4 which is erected at a slight inclination.
And a coin sorting plate 5 attached to the upper part of the base plate 4 so as to form the same surface position as the surface of the base plate 4. In FIG. 3, 6 is a coin slot formed at one end of the upper part of the coin sorting plate 5, and 7 is a sorting rail which is obliquely inclined downwardly of the coin sorting plate 6 and integrally formed on the coin sorting plate 5. is there.

Numeral 8 denotes a flat flapper, whose upper part is swingably supported by a shaft 9 integrally formed with the coin sorting plate 5, and which is constantly biased toward the coin sorting plate 5 by a torsion coil spring 10. It is a member that forms a coin sorting track 11 provided with a coin discriminating device (not shown) together with the coin sorting plate 5 and the sorting rail 7. The base plate 4 at the end of the coin sorting track 11 is provided with a window 12 which is opened in an inverted L-shape. The window 12 has an upper portion swingably supported on the back side of the base plate 4. The locking portion 13 a of the lever 13 is configured to face the coin sorting track 11. A pin 14a of a rotary magnet 14 attached to the back surface of the base plate 4 is engaged with the sorting lever 13, and a sorting rail (not shown) provided on the coin sorting track 11 is used for sorting rails. When the coin C _T is determined to normal coin rolling on the 7, the locking portion 13a is retracted from the coin sorting track 11, whereas it is determined that the pseudo-coins,
The pin 14 a of the rotary magnet 14 is configured to operate so as to advance to the coin sorting orbit 11.

The pseudo coin C _H is locked by the locking portion 13 a of the selection lever 13, falls from the selection rail 7 to the coin return passage 18 below, and returns to the lower end of the base plate 4 at one end. Returned from 18b. Regular coin _CS is window 12
Through the exit 11a of the regular coins of the coin selection track 11 and accumulated in the movable rack 80 described later. 15 sensors to confirm that the normal coin C _S has passed the window 12, 16 is a sensor for confirming that the normal coin C _S is accumulated in the movable rack 80.

A coin return track 19 communicated with the coin return path 18 is formed below the coin return path 18 by a rail 20 integrally protruding from the base plate 4. The coin return track 19 and the coin return passage 18 are formed on the surface of the base plate 4 so that the coin rolling surfaces are in the same plane position, and the coin selection track 11 is formed on the base plate 4 and the surface. Are formed on the coin sorting plate 5 attached so that they are in the same plane position. Therefore, the coin sorting trajectory 11, the coin return passage 18, and the coin return trajectory 19 are configured such that the respective coin rolling surfaces are at the same surface position. The coin return passage 18 and the coin return track 19 are covered by a cover 19b.

A coin receiving / returning track 21 is provided on the back side of the base plate 4 at substantially the same position as the coin returning track 19 by means of a rail 22 integrally projecting on the base plate 4 and a cover 4a shown in FIG. Has been formed. Therefore, the coin storage / return path 21 is located at a position substantially deviated from the coin sorting path 11, the coin return path 18, and the coin return path 19 by the thickness of the base plate 4 in the coin rolling surface direction.
8 and the coin return track 19 are provided separately. The base plate 4 that separates between the coin return orbit 19 and the coin storage and return track 21 has a lower part cut off from the lower edge 4b, and the coins are joined by the coin return orbit 19 and the coin storage and return track 21 communicating with each other. A portion 18a is formed.

As shown in FIG. 7, a notch 21b slightly larger than the regular coin C _S is formed on the rail 22 of the coin storing and returning track 21, and the coin storing and returning track 21 is formed below.
The coin storage track 23 is provided at the lower end of the coin storage track 23. A coin storage port 23a is provided at the lower end of the coin storage track 23 and communicates with a not-shown safe or the like. A coin storage / return lever 24 is provided on the back side of the coin storage and return track 21 corresponding to the coin storage track 23, and is swingably supported on the back surface of the base plate 4 with the upper shaft 24d as the swing center. Have been. A return preventing portion 24a is formed on the side of the coin storage / return lever 24, and a storage introduction opening 24b and a return introduction portion 24c are formed at the lower end, respectively.

The coin storage / return lever 24 has a rotary magnet 2 attached to the back side of the base plate 4.
5A, the return introduction portion 24c normally advances into the coin storage and return track 21 to close the notch 21b, and the coin storage and return track as shown in FIG. 21 is configured to return the normal coin C _S rolling from the coin return slot 18b leading to the merging portion 18a of.
When the coin storage signal is sent to the rotary magnet 25,
As shown in FIG. 7, the return preventing portion 24a and the storage opening 24b are provided.
Moves into the coin storing and returning orbit 21. By doing so, the return blocking unit 24a prevents the regular coin C _S rolling on the coin storing / returning track 21 from rolling to the merging unit 18a, and also stores the regular coin C _S in the storage opening 24b and the cut. It is configured to lead from the notch 21b to the coin storage track 23 and store the coin in the safe or the like (not shown) from the coin storage opening 23a. Reference numeral 26 denotes a sensor provided on the coin storage / returning track 21 for storing coins in the coin storage chamber 8
It is for confirming that it was discharged from No. 4.

In FIGS. 1 and 6, a pair of opposing elastic engaging pieces 27 each having a claw formed at the tip thereof are protruded from a side portion of the base plate 4 located at the end of the coin sorting orbit 11. . A pair of L-shaped guide projections 28 project from the pair of legs 4c formed at the lower end of the base plate 4 on the side where the elastic engagement pieces 27 are formed. A substantially rectangular notch 29 in a front view is provided below the end of the coin sorting orbit 11 of the base plate 4 and beside the entrances 19a and 21a of the coin returning orbit 19 and the coin storing and returning orbit 21. ing.

Next, the coin storage device 3 will be described based mainly on FIG.
Will be described in detail. In the figure, reference numeral 35 denotes a fixed rack which is opened at the front and top surfaces and entirely made of synthetic resin, and comprises a bottom plate 36, both side plates 37, 37 and a back plate 38. The bottom plate 36 is provided with a fitting recess 39 which has a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as that of the guide protrusion 28 and extends in the front-rear direction. Back plate 38
A projecting piece 40 having a rectangular engaging hole 40a that engages with the elastic engaging piece 27 is formed on the upper edge of the.

Reference numeral 41 designates a stud extending in the front-rear direction and having two pairs of screw holes formed in the lower ends and upper portions of both side plates 37, 37, and 42 a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of both side plates 37, 37 and back plate 38. It is a groove recessed in. Reference numeral 45 denotes a base which is formed on the back plate 38 so as to project inward, and includes a motor 46 having a worm 47 mounted on a motor shaft, and a worm wheel 48 which is integrally formed with a pinion 49 and meshes with the worm 47. And are temporarily fixed, and the light receiving element 50 is fixed. 51 is a light emitting element 52 at the upper end
The light emitting element 52 faces the light receiving element 50, and the motor 46 is fixed and the worm wheel 48 is rotatably supported by being screwed to the base 45 with the fixed block.

Reference numeral 54 denotes an upper surface plate formed in a substantially L shape in a side view, and a coin introduction port 55 formed in an elongated rectangular shape having an outer shape slightly larger than the regular coin C _S is formed at a substantially center of an upper portion thereof. A notch 56 is provided in the front portion substantially in the center. On the lower surface of the upper surface plate 54, between the coin inlet 55 and the notch 56, as shown in FIGS. Has been done. A guide portion 54b having a V shape in plan view is formed substantially at the center of the ridge 54a. Reference numeral 57 is an intermediate plate formed in a substantially flat plate shape that fits in the groove 42, and has a long and narrow rectangular through hole 58 extending in the left-right longitudinal direction at the center in the front-rear direction. A window 59 is formed in the substantially center of the side. Reference numeral 60 denotes a pair of guide walls that are formed so as to project in parallel with the through hole 58 interposed therebetween, and 61 denotes a pair of rails that are formed so as to be parallel to the inside of the guide wall 60 and project lower than the guide wall 60.

Reference numeral 65 is a front plate formed in a flat plate shape, and a protrusion 66 having the same shape as the notch 56 of the upper plate 54 is formed in the upper part of the substantially center thereof. A coin outlet 67 and a coin return outlet 68 having the same shape as the inlet 55 are arranged in parallel. A rotary magnet 69 is attached to the back surface of the front plate 65 and drives a shutter 92 described later, and has a driving pin 70 that swings. In FIG. 13, 71 is a drive pin 70 at one end.
A second link pivotally attached to the first link member, the other end of which is rotatably supported about a pin 75 supported by a shaft support portion 74 formed on the front plate 65 at the other end. It is pivotally attached to the member 73 via an operating pin 72. The actuating pin 72 is regulated by the first link member 71 from slipping off in the axial direction, and the upper end thereof projects from the second link member 73 and is located in the vicinity of the coin outlet 67, and drives the drive pin 70. Then, the pin 75 swings around the pin 75.

Next, the structure of the movable rack 80 constituting the coin storage device 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The movable rack 80 is formed in a box shape with an upper part and a front part opened.
Two coin return chambers 83 at both ends by nine partition plates 82
(831, 832) and eight coin storage chambers 84 (841 to 843).
848) are formed. These coin return chamber 83 and the coin accumulation chamber 84 is formed in the same shape, larger than the outer diameter of the height and the depth are both normal coin C _S, and the width is larger than the thickness of the normal coin C _S There is.
Further, coin receiving ports 83a and 84a are provided in the upper part of the coin return chamber 83 and the coin accumulating chamber 84, and in the front part,
Coin outlets 83b and 84b are provided,
The bottom portions 83c and 84c are formed so as to be inclined toward the coin discharge ports 83b and 84b, as shown in FIG. 10 (c).

At the upper and lower ends of the coin outlets 83b and 84b,
Bearings 85 and 86 having holes 85a and 86a are horizontally projected. At the lower end of the movable rack 80, racks 88 that extend to both the left and right ends are projected, and at both ends, a semi-cylindrical support portion 89 that rotatably supports the roller 90 is formed. The omitted retaining pieces regulate the disengagement from the support portion 89. As shown in FIG. 10A, the coin return chamber 83 is provided in the rack 88.
And 10 small-diameter through holes 88a that are formed at the same intervals as the intervals between the coin accumulating chambers 84, and the one coin returning chamber 8
The through hole 88 is located between the two through holes 88a located at one end on the 31st side.
Two through-holes 88b having a narrower spacing than the spacing between a are formed.

Reference numeral 92 denotes an elastically deformable shutter formed in the shape of a thin flat plate having an outer shape substantially the same as the width and height of the coin storage chamber 84, which corresponds to the coin storage chamber 84.
Are provided. Thick-walled shaft bearings 93, 95 are formed at the upper and lower ends of the shutter 92, and dowels 94, 96 facing each other project from the shaft bearings 93, 95, and the lower shaft bearings are provided. On one side of 95, a step-like engagement portion 97 is recessed.

Next, a method of assembling the coin accumulating device 3 thus constructed will be described. First, referring to FIG. 12, the upper and lower support portions 8 of the eight coin storage chambers 84 of the movable rack 80.
The dowels 94 and 96 of the eight shutters 92 are elastically deformed and engaged in the holes 85a and 86a of the shutters 5,86, respectively, and the shutters 92 are swingably supported by the support portions 85 and 86, and the shutters are shuttered. The coin discharge port 84b of the coin storage chamber 84 can be opened and closed by 92.

In FIG. 9, the intermediate plate 57 is attached to the fixed rack 35.
The intermediate plate 57 is assembled to the fixed rack 35 by engaging with the groove 42. The movable rack 80 is placed on the intermediate plate 57 by engaging the rollers 90 of the movable rack 80 between the pair of guide walls 60, 60 of the intermediate plate 57 and placing them on the rails 61. The movable rack 80 placed is regulated from moving in the front-rear direction by the rollers 90 being sandwiched by the pair of guide walls 60, 60, and is supported by the rail 61 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. Further, the rack 88 of the movable rack 80 penetrates the through hole 58 of the intermediate plate 57 and meshes with the pinion 49, and the small holes 88 a and 88 b of the rack 88 are provided between the light emitting element 50 and the light receiving element 52. To position.

The upper plate 54 is placed on the upper opening of the fixed rack 35, and the protrusion 66 of the front plate 65 is formed in the notch 5 of the upper plate 54.
6 so that the upper end of the drive pin 72 of the rotary magnet 69 protrudes upward from the notch 59 of the middle plate 57 to cover the front plate 65 in the front opening of the fixed rack 35, and the screw 100. Is fastened to the fixed rack 35 by screwing the upper plate 54 with the front plate 65 together. In the coin accumulating device 3 assembled in this way, the coin introduction port 55 of the top plate 54
And the coin return outlet 68 of the front plate 65 are located correspondingly, and the coin return chamber 83 and the coin receiving ports 83a and 84a of the coin accumulating chamber 84 are located corresponding to the coin inlet 55. The coin return chamber 83 and the coin discharge ports 83b and 84b of the coin accumulation chamber 84 are located corresponding to the coin return outlet 68 and the coin outlet 67, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper end of the operating pin 72 of the rotary magnet 69 is located close to the engaging portion 97 of the shutter 92. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the ridges 54a of the upper surface plate 54 are positioned so as to engage with the rear surface of the shutter 92 and regulate the swing of the shutter 95. Further, the guide portion 54b of the ridge 54a is located corresponding to the coin outlet 67 of the front plate 65. Therefore, the coin accumulation chamber 84 located corresponding to the coin outlet 67
The shutter 92 of No. 3 is in a swingable state because the regulation of the convex strip 54a is released.

As described above, the movable rack 80, the motor 46 for moving the movable rack 80, the middle plate 57 having the guide wall 60 for guiding the movable rack 80 and the like on the fixed rack 35, and the rotary for opening and closing the shutter 92. The front plate 65 to which the magnet 69 is fixed is unitized to be detachably housed. Therefore, these can be assembled for each individual unit, so that the assembling is easy and can be performed by division of labor, so that the assembling time can be shortened. Further, at the time of maintenance / inspection, each unit is disassembled so that maintenance / inspection can be performed individually, so that the work efficiency of maintenance / inspection is improved and the work time can be shortened.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fitting recess 39 of the coin accumulating chamber 3 thus assembled is engaged with the guide projection 28 of the base plate 4 and the engaging hole 40 of the projecting piece 40.
By engaging a with the elastic engaging piece 27 of the base plate 4, the coin storage chamber 3 is attached to the main body case 2 so as to be located in the notch 29 of the main body case 2. The coin inlet 55 of the attached coin accumulating chamber 3 is located corresponding to the outlet 11a of the regular coin of the coin sorting orbit 11, and the coin outlet 67 is provided at the inlet 21a of the coin storing and returning orbit 21 for returning coins. The outlets 68 are located corresponding to the inlets 19a of the coin return track 19, respectively.

Next, the operation of the coin processing device 1 thus assembled will be described. In FIG. 3, coin slot 6
When the coin C _T is inserted from, the inserted coin C _T rolls on the sorting rail 7, and is discriminated as a regular coin or a pseudo coin in the coin selection orbit 11. The holding portion 13a of the sorting lever 13 keeps protruding from the window 12 into the coin sorting orbit 11 and the pseudo coin _CH comes into contact with the holding portion 13a and returns from the sorting rail 7 to the coin return passage 18. And is returned from the coin return port 18b.

When it is determined that the coin is a normal coin on the coin selection track 11, the rotary magnet 14 operates to operate the return lever 13 via the pin 14a to move the locking portion 13a out of the coin selection track 11. Coin C _S is window 12
Through the coin sorting orbit 11 from the exit 11a to the coin inlet 55 of the coin storage device 3. When the regular coin C _S passes the sensor 15, the rotary magnet 14 operates and the locking portion 13 a of the return lever 13 moves the coin sorting track 11
To enter.

As shown in FIG. 10B, one coin return chamber 83 of the movable rack 80 is located at the coin introduction port 55 as an initial operation position of the movable rack 80 of the coin storage device 3. ing. When the coin processing device 1 is activated by a trajectory signal from a controller (not shown), the motor 46
Operates to move the movable rack 80 in the direction of arrow A via the worm 47, the worm wheel 48, the pinion 49, and the rack 88. At this time, a through hole 88a provided in the rack 88 of the movable rack 80 at the same interval as the interval between the coin storage chambers 84 between the light emitting element 52 and the light receiving element 50.
Is positioned, the operation of the motor 46 is stopped and controlled by detecting the light passing through the through-holes 88a.
The coin is moved to the width corresponding to the individual pieces, and the coin inlet 55 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), coin storage chambers 841 are correspondingly located.

Therefore, the first regular coin C _S is introduced into the coin accumulating chamber 841, and the shutter 92 regulates and discharges the coin from the coin outlet 84b. When the regular coins C _S are accumulated in the coin accumulating chamber 841, the sensor 16 confirms this, the motor 46 operates by the confirmation of the sensor 16, and the movable rack 80 is again addressed to one of the coin accumulating chambers 84. Move in the direction A by the width, and the coin inlet 55
Since the coin storage chambers 842 are correspondingly located in the coin storage chamber 842, the second regular coin C _S introduced into the coin introduction port 55 from the outlet 11a of the coin sorting track 11 is accumulated in the coin storage chamber 842, and three coins are stored. normal coin C _S of 8 and subsequent sheets eyes are sequentially accumulated from the coin storage chamber 843 into the coin storage chamber 848, the movable rack 8
0 is located as shown in FIG. The regular coin C _S accumulated in each coin accumulating chamber 841 to 848 has its denomination discriminated in the coin selecting track 11, and the denomination is stored by a CPU (not shown).

When the regular coins C _S are accumulated in the coin accumulating chambers 841 to 848, the rotary magnet 14 operates and the coin return lever 13 operates, and the locking portion 13a advances to the coin selecting track 11. Is held, and subsequent regular coins fall into the coin return passage 18 like pseudo coins,
The coin is not guided to the coin storage device 3 but returned from the coin return port 18b. At the same time, the motor 46 operates to move the movable rack 80 in the B direction, and the coin outlet 6 of the fixed rack 35 is moved.
The coin storage chamber 844 located at the center corresponds to 7 and is in a ready state for storing coins.

As described above, since the denominations of the regular coins stored in the coin storage chambers 841 to 848 are stored in the CPU in advance, the denominations of the stored coins are selected from the prepared state and the coin storage signal is selected. Is sent, the regular coins of that denomination are accumulated, and the accumulated coins in the coin accumulation chamber closest to the coin accumulation chamber 844 are stored. For example, when storing regular coins in the coin storage chamber 843, the movable rack 80
11C is moved in the direction B toward one coin accumulating chamber from the state of FIG. 11C, and the coin accumulating chamber 843 is positioned corresponding to the coin outlet 67 of the fixed rack 35 as shown in FIG.
The shutter 92 of the coin accumulating chamber 843 corresponding to the coin outlet 67 is the guide portion 54 of the ridge 54a of the fixed rack 35.
Since it is located at b, it can be opened and closed with the dowel 94 as the center of rotation.

In such a state, when the rotary magnet 69 is operated to rotate the drive pin 70 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 13A, the drive pin 72 causes the drive pin 72 to rotate.
5 rotates counterclockwise about the center of rotation. As shown in FIG. 14, the rotated drive pin 72 engages with the engagement portion 97 of the shutter 92 of the coin storage chamber 843, and rotates the shutter 97 clockwise with the dowel 94 as the rotation center, so that the coin The coin outlet 84b of the storage chamber 843 is opened. Therefore, normal coin C _S of the coin storage chamber 843, and rolls along the inclined bottom 84c, derived from the coin outlet 67 to the coin storage and return track 21.

When the regular coin C _S passes the sensor 26,
As shown in FIG. 15B, the movable rack 80 is moved to one coin storage chamber in the B direction and becomes empty, so that the coin storage chamber 844 becomes empty.
Moves so as to correspond to the coin introduction port 55 of the fixed rack 35. At this time, the rear portion of the shutter 92 engages with the guide portion 54b of the convex strip 54a, so that the shutter 92 is released.
4 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing to close the coin discharge port 84b of the coin storage chamber 843, and this state is held by the convex strip 54a.

At the same time that the shutter 92 of the coin storage chamber 843 is opened by the coin storing signal described above, the rotary magnet 25 is operated and the coin storing / returning lever 24 is rotated about the shaft 24d as shown in FIG. Rotate clockwise. Due to the rotation of the coin storage / return lever 24, the return preventing portion 24a closes the coin storage and return track 21 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the storage introduction opening 24b opens the notch 21b of the coin storage and return track 21, so that the regular coin C _S
Is dropped on the coin storage track 23 and stored in a safe or the like (not shown) from the coin storage port 23a.

On the other hand, when the call or the like is finished, the coin storage chamber 84
When returning a normal coin C _S stored in is a movable rack 80 is moved in the A-B direction, normal coin C _S
The coin accumulating chamber 84 in which the coins are accumulated is sequentially positioned so as to correspond to the coin outlet 67 of the fixed rack 35. And
The rotary magnet 69 is operated to open the shutter 92 of the coin storage chamber 84 corresponding to the coin outlet 67, and the regular coins CS are sequentially introduced into the coin storing / returning track 21.

At the same time, the rotary magnet 25 is operated to rotate the coin storing / returning lever 24 in the clockwise direction about the shaft 24d as shown in FIG. 8 to close the coin storing / returning track 21. The return blocking unit 24a is retracted to open the coin storage / return track 21. Also, the return introduction section 24c is provided with the notch 21b of the coin storing and returning track 21.
To move the regular coin C _S to the coin storage and return orbit 21
Is rolled and guided to the merging portion 18a and returned from the return port 18b.

When the sensor 26 detects that the return of the accumulated regular coins has been completed, the motor 46 operates to move the movable rack 80, as shown in FIG. 10 (a).
Is moved in the AB direction, and one coin return chamber 813 is returned to the initial operation position located corresponding to the coin introduction port 55 of the fixed rack 35. In this way, the coin return chamber 831 is returned to the initial operation position corresponding to the coin return outlet 68 of the fixed rack 35, so that the locking portion 13a of the coin storage / return lever 13 is removed from the coin sorting track 11 due to a power failure or the like. Even if the pseudo coin passes the window 12 by mistake in the exited state, it is guided from the coin return chamber 831 to the coin return track 19 and returned from the coin return port 18b. The return of the initial operation position is performed by detecting the through holes 88b of the rack 88 having a narrow interval by the light receiving element 50 and the light emitting element 52, thereby stopping and controlling the motor 46.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the coin receiving port corresponding to the outlet of the coin sorting track and the coin discharging port corresponding to the entrance of the coin storing / returning track which can be opened and closed by the shutter are provided. The regular coins in the thickness direction of the stored coins one by one, and a plurality of movable coin storage chambers, a guide part for movably guiding the plurality of coin storage chambers, and a plurality of the coin guide chambers along the guide parts. And a drive means for moving the coin storage chamber of the coin storage chamber, and a shutter of the coin storage chamber located corresponding to the coin storage / return trajectory of the shutter.
A storage chamber storage box provided with a driving means for opening and closing the individual, a coin introduction port corresponding to the outlet of the regular coins of the coin selection track and a coin outlet corresponding to the entrance of the coin storage / return track. By removably accommodating the plurality of coin storage chambers, the guide portion, the drive means for movement and the drive means for opening and closing in the storage chamber storage box, the plurality of coin storage chambers, the guide portion, the movement Since the drive means for and the drive means for opening and closing can be assembled for each individual unit,
Since the assembling is easy and can be performed by the division of labor, the assembling time can be shortened. Further, at the time of maintenance / inspection, each unit is disassembled so that maintenance / inspection can be performed individually, so that the efficiency of maintenance / inspection can be improved and the working time can be shortened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire coin processing apparatus to which a coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of coins in a coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view from the right side showing a state of an initial operation position of a movable rack in a coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view from the right side showing a state of storing coins in the coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of a coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 shows a state of storing coins in a coin processing device to which the coin storage device according to the present invention is applied, wherein (a)
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 8 shows a coin returning state in a coin processing apparatus to which the coin accumulating apparatus according to the present invention is applied;
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the coin storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10A is a schematic configuration diagram of the coin storage device as viewed from the front, showing a state of an initial operation position of a movable rack;
(B) is a horizontal sectional view and (c) is a right sectional view.

FIG. 11 is a plan sectional view showing an operating state of a movable rack in the coin accumulating device according to the present invention, (a) showing a state of accumulating a first regular coin, and (b) showing an eighth regular coin. A state where coins are accumulated is shown, and (c) shows a state immediately before being stored.

12A is an exploded perspective view of a coin storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 12B is a perspective view of a shutter.

FIG. 13A is a plan view of a movable rack showing a state before storing coins in the coin storage device according to the present invention;
(B) is a front view.

FIG. 14A is a plan view of a movable rack showing a coin storing operation in the coin storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 14B is a front view.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a movable rack in the coin accumulating device according to the present invention, in which (a) shows a state where the shutter is opened and (b) shows a state where the shutter is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin processing device, 3 ... Coin storage device, 11 ... Coin sorting orbit, 18 ... Coin return passage, 19 ... Coin return orbit, 21
... coin storage / return track, 35 ... fixed rack, 46 ... motor, 51 ... fixed block, 57 ... middle plate, 60 ... guide wall, 61 ... rail, 65 ... front plate, 69 ... rotary magnet 80 ... movable rack, 84 ... coin storage chamber, 92 ... shutter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin accumulating device for temporarily accumulating regular coins sorted by a coin sorting orbit and then guiding the coins to a coin storing / returning trajectory. A coin discharge port that can be opened / closed by a shutter is provided corresponding to the entrance of the return track, and a plurality of coin storage chambers that store and store one regular coin in the thickness direction of the coin and are movable, and a plurality of these coin storage chambers. And a drive unit for moving the coin storage chambers along the guide unit, and a coin storage chamber located corresponding to the coin storage / return trajectory of the shutter. Accumulating chamber provided with a driving means for opening and closing the shutter of the coin, a coin introduction port corresponding to the outlet of the regular coin of the coin sorting orbit and a coin outlet corresponding to the inlet of the coin storing / returning orbit. With a storage box A coin accumulating device, characterized in that the coin accommodating chamber, a plurality of coin accumulating chambers, a guide portion, a moving driving means, and an opening / closing driving means are detachably accommodated in the accumulating chamber storage box.