JPH0962891A - Coin payout device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely deceive coins without leaving any by setting the coins forwarded from a coin collection part to roll and move in a coin guide in erected state and permitting the coin to be held in the erected state when they reach a coin holding part. SOLUTION: A change receiving part 4 is provided with a recessed part 11 whose inner bottom surface 10 is flat, a discharge port 13 formed at the back wall of the recessed part 11 and a groove-like coin guide 5 holding the coins C discharged in the erected state from the discharge port 13 in the erected state and guiding them to this side (passage-side and an arrow A). The coins discharged from the discharge port 13 move to a passage-side while they roll in the coin guide 5 in the erected state, reach and stop and the coin holding part of the terminal part of the coin guide 5 and a subsequent coin is brought into contact with a preceding coin and it stops. Since the coins which are sequentially discharged are held in the coin guide 5 in the erected state, a user can easily hold the coins ad can securely receive them while the moves.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus, such as an automatic ticket gate installed at entrances of various facilities, which requires a user to insert money and receive change, etc. while moving. The present invention relates to a coin payout device that allows a user to receive coins as change or the like to be paid out to a coin payout opening without dropping while moving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Goods, money change, and designated money are entered by inputting predetermined instructions after inserting money, a prepaid card, a cash card, etc., such as a vending machine, an automatic money changing machine, and a cash dispenser. In a device (cash handling device) capable of receiving such as money, money to be paid out as change or the like is paid out to a tray. Since this saucer has a structure in which the inner bottom surface is horizontal or at most tilted toward the front side, coins are dispensed in a state of lying on the inner bottom surface of the saucer.
In a normal money handling device, the user receives money from the saucer in a stopped state, so even if such a saucer is not dropped, it is rare that the money is dropped, but it is placed at the entrance of various facilities. When the user receives change while moving like an automatic ticket gate, the rate of missed outfalls increases significantly with the conventional tray.

That is, as a recent automatic ticket gate device (automatic passage permission device), money is thrown into the entrance end of the main body of the device having a length of about 2 mm, such as coins or bills, as an entrance fee. There is one in which a mouth is arranged and a tray for paying out change is provided at an appropriate position on the upper surface on the outlet side of the apparatus main body. Since this tray has the same structure as that used in the above-mentioned vending machine, the dispensed coins are discharged while lying on the inner bottom surface of the tray. For this reason, when the change is received from the tray in the process of passing through the automatic ticket gate while moving from the entrance to the exit, the coin lying on the inner bottom surface is very difficult to take out, and the coin is likely to be missed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and a user inputs money as an entrance fee and receives coins as change while moving like an automatic ticket gate. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin dispensing device capable of preventing the occurrence of missed coins and the difficulty of receiving coins, which is a problem that occurs when a tray is adopted as a means for receiving coins dispensed in a money handling device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object,
The invention according to claim 1 provides a determination unit that accepts money inserted from a money insertion port and determines authenticity and denomination, a coin dispensing device that dispenses coins such as change, and a determination result by the determination unit. A coin handling device comprising a control unit for instructing the coin dispensing device to dispense change based on the coin dispensing device, wherein the coin dispensing device includes a coin storage unit and a groove for selectively extracting coins from the coin storage unit. The coin sent out from the coin storing part is provided with a coin sending part for sending out to a coin guide, and a coin holding part located at the end part of the coin guide.
It is characterized in that it rolls and moves in the coin guide in an upright state, and is held in an upright state when reaching the coin holding portion.
The coin dispensing device includes a coin storage unit that stores a large number of coins for change, a coin dispensing unit that selectively dispenses a coin from the coin storage unit and dispenses it from a dispensing port, and a coin dispensed from the dispensing port. A coin holding unit for holding the coin is provided, and the coin paid out from the payout opening is held in an upright state by the coin holding unit. In the invention according to claim 3, in the coin holding portion, the concave portion capable of holding a plurality of coins in a stacked and standing state and the coins dispensed through the coin guide are stacked one by one and aligned in a standing state. And a coin aligning mechanism for making the coins.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the standing state of the coin in the coin holding portion includes from the upright state to the tilted state.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an automatic ticket gate (automatic passage permission device) equipped with a coin dispensing device according to the present invention. This automatic ticket gate 1 is normally two ticket gates 1 separated by a passage space of a predetermined width. It is configured by facing each other. The other ticket gate 1 which should be located on the front side across the passage space is not shown. This automatic ticket gate 1 includes a long main body 2 arranged along the traffic direction,
A money slot 3 provided at the front end of the main body 2 in the approach direction,
It has a change receiving portion (coin receiving portion) 4 and the like provided on the upper surface on the outlet side, and this change receiving portion 4 has a groove-shaped coin guide 5 (the end portion of this guide 5 is a coin holding portion). In addition, inside the money insertion port 3, a determination unit (not shown) that receives the money input from the money insertion port 3 and determines the authenticity and denomination, a safe, a hopper, etc. that stores coins for change (coin storage unit ) From each coin, and a control unit (not shown) for instructing the coin take-out unit to take out the change based on the determination result by the determination unit. Further, 6 is a flapper door that opens and closes in response to a command from the control unit, and 7 is a sensor that catches a passerby. The change receiving unit 4, the coin storing unit and the coin removing unit are
It constitutes a coin dispensing device.

The change receiving portion 4 has a recess 11 having a flat inner bottom surface 10 and a dispensing port 13 formed in a back wall 12 of the recess 11.
And a groove-shaped coin guide 5 for guiding the coins C dispensed from the dispensing port 13 in the upright state to the front side (passage side, arrow A) while holding the coin C in the upright state. The coins paid out from the payout opening 13 move to the passage side while rolling in the coin guide 5 in the upright state, reach the coin holding portion at the terminal end of the coin guide 5 and stop, and the succeeding coins are the preceding coins. Stop in contact with. The coins sequentially dispensed in this manner are held in the coin guide in an upright state, so that the user can easily grip and reliably receive the coins with his / her fingers while moving.

In order to facilitate the rolling movement of the coin along the coin guide 5 to the passage side, the coin guide 5 may be provided with an inclined surface which is lowered toward the passage side on the inner bottom surface thereof. Further, the width and depth of the coin guide 5 are set to a sufficient depth so that coins of all denominations can be securely held one by one, while the exposed length of the coins makes it easy for the user to take out. Will be ensured. The coins may be upright as they stand upright, but for users moving from the entrance side, it may be more difficult for a user to lean toward the entrance side rather than upright. it can. Therefore, the structure of the payout opening 13 and the coin guide 5 may be designed so as to be held in a state of being tilted toward the entrance side. Or, on the contrary, if it is easier to take a tilt toward the exit side, design it as such.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are a perspective view and a detailed mechanical view showing the structure of the change receiving portion of another embodiment of the present invention. The concave portion shown in FIG. At the end of the coin guide 5 formed on the inner bottom surface 10 of the place 11, there is provided a coin holding portion 15 capable of holding a plurality of coins C in a stacked and standing state. The coin holding portion 15 has a wide concave portion 16 continuously provided at the end portion of the groove-shaped coin guide 5 and pushes coins reaching the end portion of the coin guide 5 in a direction orthogonal to the coin guide 5. The coin pushing member 17 arranged so as to be able to move forward and backward, the pressing plate 19 which is constantly urged toward the inlet side (right side) by the spring 18 whose one end is supported by the outlet side (left side) wall of the recess 16, and the arrow direction. It has a coin support member 20 configured to be able to move back and forth to hold the coin C in the recess 16 in an upright state with the pressing plate 19 at the pressing position shown by the solid line. Coin pushing member 17, spring 18, holding plate 19
And the coin support part 20 comprises the coin alignment mechanism.

When there are no coins in the recess 16, the holding plate 19 reaches the position of the coin support member 20 in the solid line position and is locked there. In this state, the coin guide 5 causes the arrow A to move.
When the coin C is dispensed in the direction and reaches the end of the coin guide 5, a sensor (photo sensor or the like) (not shown) detects this, and the control unit receiving the detection signal causes the drive source of the coin pushing member 17 to operate. At the same time, the coin pushing member 17 is moved to the dotted line position, and at the same time, the drive source of the coin supporting member 20 is operated to retract the coin supporting member 20 out of the recess 6. Therefore, the coin C moves into the recess 16 while compressing the pressing plate 19 against the spring 18. The control unit returns the coin support member 20 to the solid line position at the timing when the coin has entered the recessed portion 16 and then retracts the coin pushing rod 17 to the solid line position.
It will be pinched and held between and the coin support member 20. By sequentially repeating such a storing operation for subsequent coins as well, all coins finally paid out as change can be stacked in the recess 16 and held in an upright state. When all the coins in the recess 6 are removed, the force of the spring 18 causes the pressing plate 19 to move.
It returns to the position of 0 and becomes the initial state.

A coin hopper 30 as shown in FIG. 3, for example, is used as a means for transporting coins to the payout port 13. This coin hopper 30 has a main body (coin storage portion) 3 for storing a large number of coins at random.
1, a duct 32 extending upward from the main body 31, and a main body 3
It has an unillustrated alignment feeding means for feeding the coins in 1 into the duct 32 one by one, and a dispensing port 33 directly connected to the dispensing port 13 is opened at the upper end portion of the duct 32, and coins are coined one by one. It is configured to be sent to the guide 5. The dispensing port 33 is configured to dispense in the lateral direction so that it can be applied to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.
The payout direction can be arbitrarily changed. The duct 32 and the aligning and feeding means constitute a coin take-out section, which operates based on a control signal from the control section, and has a function of feeding out coins one by one to the dispensing port.

The coin outlet 33 at the upper end of the duct is opened at the right end of the recess 16 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), and coins are directly held from the outlet 33 for dispensing coins upward. You may make it supply by pushing up to the part 15. In this case, the coin alignment mechanism shown in FIG. 2 (b) may be used. In addition, the coin holder 15 and / or the coin guide 5
The coin hopper 30 constitutes a coin dispensing device.

In the above structure, the passerby uses the coin slot 3
When a coin is thrown in, the judgment unit judges the total amount put in based on the denomination, the number of coins, etc., and if the input amount matches the amount of the toll (admission fee) to be paid by the passerby, the control unit Opens the flapper door 6 to allow passage. On the contrary, if the amount of money is insufficient for the toll, the door 6 is closed to prohibit the passage. If the amount of money input exceeds the toll, the judgment unit or the control unit will change the amount of money (denomination, number, etc.).
Is calculated, and the coin dispensing device is instructed to dispense coins of the denomination and the number of coins corresponding to the amount.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the above coin dispensing device comprises a coin storage portion, a coin delivery portion for selectively taking out coins from the coin storage portion and delivering the coins to a groove-shaped coin guide. A coin holding part located at the end of the coin guide, the coin sent out from the coin storage part rolls in the above-mentioned coin guide in an upright state, and is held in an upright state when reaching the coin holding part. To be done. For this reason, a passerby who receives the change coins while moving can receive them without fail.

Further, the coin holding portion is for stacking and arranging the recesses capable of holding a plurality of coins in a stacked and standing state and the coins dispensed through the coin guide one by one in a stacked and standing state. Since the coin arranging mechanism is provided, a plurality of coins can be erected in a stacked state in the coin receiving portion, and as a result, coins can be received very easily. Since the standing state of the coin in the coin holding section includes from the upright state to the tilted state, it is possible to set the angle most easily taken according to various conditions such as the installation environment of the device and the user group.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the configuration of an automatic ticket gate equipped with a coin dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is an enlarged view showing an example of the configuration of a coin holder of a coin dispensing device, and FIG. 2B is a plan view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the configuration of another main part of the coin dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 automatic ticket gate, 2 main body, 3 cash slot, 4 change receiving part, 5 coin guide, 6 flapper door, 7 sensor, 10 inner bottom surface, 11 recess, 12 back wall, 13
Payout port, 15 coin holding part, 16 concave part, 17 coin pushing member, 18 spring, 19 holding plate, 20 supporting member, 30 coin hopper, 31 main body, 32 duct (coin takeout part), 33 payout port.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A determination unit for accepting money inserted from a money insertion port to determine authenticity and denomination, a coin dispensing device for dispensing coins such as change, and a coin based on a determination result by the determination unit. In a money handling device comprising a control unit for instructing the coin dispensing device to dispense the coins, the coin dispensing device includes a coin storing unit that stores a large number of coins for dispensing, and a coin selectively from the coin storing unit. A coin take-out section that takes out and sends out to the groove-shaped coin guide, the coin guide, and a coin holding section located at the end of the coin guide, and the coin sent out from the coin storing section is in the coin guide. Is moved upright and is held upright when it reaches the coin holding section. 2. A judgment unit for accepting money inserted from a money insertion port to judge authenticity and denomination, a coin payout device for paying out as change or the like, and a coin payout based on a judgment result by the judgment unit. In the money handling device including a control unit for instructing the coin dispensing device, the coin dispensing device includes a coin storing unit that stores a large number of coins for dispensing, and selectively removes coins from the coin storing unit. A coin take-out section for paying out from the payout opening and a coin holding section for holding coins paid out from the payout opening are provided, and the coins paid out from the payout opening are held in an upright state by the coin holding section. A coin dispensing device characterized in that. 3. The coin holding portion for aligning the recessed portion capable of holding a plurality of coins in a stacked and standing state and the coins dispensed through the coin guide one by one in a stacked and standing state. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a coin alignment mechanism. 4. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the standing state of the coins in the coin holding portion includes a standing state to a tilted state.