JPH10105770A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a desktop type coin processor which prevents a received coin from being caught by a throwing-in hole shutter provided at a coin throwing-in hole of the coin processor even in the case that the received coin is almost caught by this shutter. SOLUTION: This processor is provided with a throwing-in hole shutter 14, which is so provided that it can freely open and close the coin throwing-in hole, and a shutter guide 35 which guides opening and closing of the throwing-in shutter 14 and has counter parts 38a to 38c which the front end in the closing direction of the throwing-in shutter 14 face at the time of closing. A projecting part 39 projecting in the closing direction is formed in the front end in the closing direction of the throwing-in shutter 14, and a recessed part 40 to which the projecting part 39 can be inserted is formed in counter parts 38a to 38v of the shutter guide 35. Thus, the coin which is almost caught is driven out by the projecting part 39 when the throwing-in hole shutter 35 is closed to insert the projecting part 39 to the recessed part 40 of the shutter guide 35.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a desk type coin processing capable of sorting and counting coins deposited from an input slot, depositing and storing the deposited coins, and dispensing the deposited and stored coins to a discharge slot. About the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a desk-top circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine, an apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-249289 is known. This device will be described. In the following, the names and symbols used in the gazette will be used.
When coins are inserted into the coin receiving and dispensing section 2 in the upper center of the front of the fuselage, the inserted coins are fed out one by one by a belt transport mechanism, and deposited coins formed on the upper surface of the fuselage at the front of the fuselage and at the right side of the fuselage It is conveyed at right angles through the identification branch passage 21. While being transported through the coin discriminating portion 37 of the deposited coin discriminating branch passage section 21, the authenticity and the denomination are discriminated, and the discriminated as a legitimate coin is discriminated from the deposited regular coin branch gate on the right rear side of the machine body. From 40, those which are temporarily reserved in the temporary storage unit 51 formed in the right central part of the fuselage and are not discriminated as legitimate coins are transferred from the deposit reject coin branch gate 44 in the right rear corner of the fuselage to the right central part of the front part of the fuselage. Is ejected to the reject coin ejection port 132 of the reject coin. The coins temporarily stored in the escrow unit 51 are stored in the deposited coin storage unit 61 on the left side of the body front by the switching member 57 when the deposit storage is approved. It is configured to be collected and discharged in a tray set in a discharge port below the front of the fuselage. On the other hand, in the rear part of the fuselage, coin-type coin storage and ejection units 111 are arranged in a line in the width direction of the aircraft, and the ejection unit 114 arranged below the coin-type coin storage and ejection unit 111,
A desired number of coins of a desired denomination are configured to be ejected by denomination toward a tray set in a discharge port at the lower front of the machine body. Further, a supply coin sorting passage section 91 connected to the reject coin branch gate 44 is disposed at the rear of the upper part of the fuselage. In the supply coin sorting passage section 91, a sorting hole for each denomination is formed. The lower part is disposed so that the upper opening of the coin type coin storage and ejection part 111 faces. In the deposit coin storage unit 61, a supply coin supply unit 6 for transferring the coins stored in the deposit coin storage unit 61 to the coin receiving and feeding unit 2.
6 is provided, and between the deposited coin storage unit 61 and the coin receiving and dispensing unit 2 are formed a dispensing port 67 and a through port 12 through which coins to be delivered can pass. Thus, after the coins in the deposit coin storage unit 61 are sent to the coin receiving and dispensing unit 2, the coins are conveyed through the deposit coin discrimination branch passage 21 in the upper part of the machine in the same manner as when coins are deposited, and further classified into replenished coins. It is configured to be conveyed through the passage section 91 and replenished to the denomination coin storage and ejection section 111.

[0003]

In such an apparatus, usually, in order to suppress noise generated when coins come into contact with each other when the deposited coins are processed,
A shutter is provided at the coin insertion slot.
For example, an apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-26118 is composed of a hopper into which coins are inserted, an insertion port shutter for opening and closing an insertion port of the hopper, and a motor for opening and closing the insertion port shutter. At the start of the processing of (1), the insertion slot shutter is automatically closed at the end of the processing of coins. By the way, desk-top circulating coin processing machines are generally installed at counters of financial institutions such as banks, so miniaturization is required as much as possible.
On the other hand, there is a demand for increasing the number of coins that can be inserted in one transaction as much as possible. In order to satisfy this conflicting demand, the number of coins to be inserted into the coin insertion section is designed to be the specified number limit. Often overflows. As described above, the coin slot is provided with a slot shutter that opens and closes the coin slot, but coins that slightly overflow from the coin slot are closed when the slot shutter is closed. There is a problem that the coin insertion slot cannot be closed by being pinched by the edge of the shutter guide for guiding the coin. When the operator notices such a coin inserted between the insertion slot shutter and the edge of the shutter guide, removes the coin, and inserts it again into the coin insertion slot, the effect is not so large. If the coin deposit process is completed without noticing that the coin has been inserted, a so-called cash trouble may occur with the customer, or the coin slot shutter and the edge of the shutter guide may be damaged. If the player later notices that a coin has been inserted between them, there is a problem that much time is required until the original payment processing is completed, such as performing the payment processing again. An object of the present invention is to provide a table-top coin processor that can prevent a deposited coin from being pinched by a slot shutter provided at a coin slot of the coin processor. Is what you do.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a coin processing machine according to a first aspect of the present invention has a coin insertion slot into which a deposited coin is inserted, and a coin insertion slot provided so as to be openable and closable. A shutter guide having an opening shutter and an opposing portion that guides the opening and closing of the input shutter, and a front end portion of the input shutter in the closing movement direction side when closed.
A projection is formed at the tip end of the closing shutter in the closing movement direction so as to protrude in the closing movement direction. It is characterized by being formed. Accordingly, when the input port shutter is closed and the convex portion on the distal end side enters the concave portion of the shutter guide, the input port shutter is sandwiched between the distal end portion of the input port shutter in the closing direction and the opposing portion of the shutter guide. Such a coin will be scraped out by the convex portion of the slot shutter.

A coin processor according to a second aspect of the present invention relates to the coin processing machine according to the first aspect, wherein the convex portion formed on the insertion port shutter is provided in the opening and closing direction in which the insertion port shutter is guided by the shutter guide. It is characterized in that it is formed on both sides in the direction perpendicular to the direction. Thus, when coins are likely to be pinched on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction of the insertion shutter, coins that are likely to be pinched are effectively scraped out.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin processing machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the convex portion of the insertion slot shutter is configured such that a coin having a minimum diameter is provided between the insertion slot shutter and an opposing portion of the shutter guide. It is characterized in that it is provided at a position where it can be scraped out when it enters.
Thus, coins of all diameters can be scraped out.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external perspective view of a coin depositing and dispensing machine as an example of a coin processing machine according to the present invention. Note that directions such as up and down, front and rear, and left and right in the following description are directions in the body 11 when placed on a horizontal plane and used by an operator.
The direction on the front side of 1 is indicated by an arrow X. The body 11 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a step portion 12 is formed on the upper rear surface side.
A coin slot 1 with an upper opening type is provided on the front side of the upper part of the body 11.
Under the coin slot 13, a substantially flat slot shutter 14 for opening and closing the coin slot 13 is slidably supported in the front-rear direction in a substantially horizontal arrangement. On the front surface of the machine body 11, a display unit 16 for displaying a count value of a denomination of a coin processed by an operator or a display for guiding an operation and an operation unit 17 for inputting an operation by the operator are arranged. Have been. An outlet 18 for discharging abnormal coins is formed in the center of the right end of the front of the body 11. A discharge port 20 into which a separate receiving tray 19 for receiving coins to be dispensed is formed at a lower portion of the front of the body 11. At the right end of the lower part of the front surface of the machine body 11, a safe for collecting coins not stored in the storage sections 22a to 22f (see FIG. 8) of the adjacent payment storage section 29 and coins in the storage sections 22a to 22f. A safe section 31 having a safe setting section 24 to which the drawer 23 (see FIG. 8) is attached so as to be able to be pulled out is disposed on the front side.

An upper portion of the body 11 provided with the coin slot 13 and the slot shutter 14 is provided with an edge 25 of a boundary surface extending in the left-right direction and disposed on the step 12 at the center of the body 11 in the front-rear direction. The upper cover 26 is rotatably supported so that the front side can be opened and closed up and down. The upper cover 26 is automatically locked by the closing operation, and the operator is provided on the operation unit 17. By inserting a management key into the management key section 27 and performing a predetermined unlocking operation such as rotation, the lock is released and the opening operation is enabled. In addition, the lower part of the body 11 has a dispensing storage unit 2.
9 and the safe section 31 are supported so as to be able to be pulled out toward the body 11 in the front direction. The dispensing storage section 29 and the safe section 31 are also automatically locked to the body 11 by being inserted into the lower part of the body 11 to a predetermined lock position, and the lock is released by the unlocking operation of the management key section 27. It is released and can be pulled out from the body 11.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view for explaining a driving mechanism of the insertion shutter 14. A shutter unit 32 is attached to the lower surface of the upper cover 26, and a slide shaft 33 having an axis in the front-rear direction is fixed to the shutter unit 32, and a shutter mounting member 34 is attached to the slide shaft 33.
Are slidably supported. Shutter mounting member 3
4, a rear end portion of the input shutter 14 is attached.
The front end of the slot shutter 14 is supported so as to be guided by the shutter guide 35 of the shutter unit 32 in this state. The shutter guide 35 has a substantially rectangular flat frame portion 36 centered on the coin slot 13 located below the slot shutter 14 and formed on the outside.
The gap with the upper cover 26 in FIG.
A hopper portion 37 is formed inside the frame portion 36 and is tapered so as to have a smaller diameter toward the lower side. Further, in front of and outside of the frame portion 36 of the shutter guide 35, an enclosing portion 38 that protrudes upward from the frame portion 36 and surrounds the outside of the closed inlet shutter 14 by the thickness of the inlet shutter 14 is formed. Have been. Here, the shutter guide 35
The frame 36 is not formed in the center part in the left-right direction on the front side of the front side, and the inside of the surrounding part 38 is directly a hopper part 37. The insertion shutter 14 is supported and guided by the frame 36 on the lower surface thereof, particularly on both sides in the left-right direction, and moves.

The shape of the front end (close movement direction side) of the insertion port shutter 14 in the front-rear direction is such that the leading edge 14a at the center in the left-right direction extends in the left-right direction and the left-right direction. Side 14b is inclined so that the outside in the left-right direction is located on the rear side, and the outermost sides 14c in the left-right direction are inclined in the same direction at an angle larger than the side 14b. I have. Further, convex portions 39 projecting forward (in the closing movement direction) are formed on both side portions of the tip portion, specifically, between the side portions 14b and 14c. In addition, the biconvex portion 39
The outer corner 39a is rounded with a large radius and the inner corner 39b is rounded with a small radius. On the other hand, the surrounding portion 38 of the shutter guide 35 is also substantially matched to the shape of the distal end portion of the input shutter 14, and specifically, the most distal side portion 38a (opposing portion) at the center in the left-right direction is set in the left-right direction , And the sides (opposing portions) 38b on both sides in the left-right direction are inclined such that the outside is located on the rear side, and the outermost sides (opposing portions) 3 on the left-right direction
8c is inclined in the same direction at an angle larger than the side portion 38b. Further, the recesses 4 are formed between the side portions 38b and 38c and at positions where the protrusions 39 can be inserted so as to match the shapes of the protrusions 39 and to be recessed forward.
0 is formed. The width of the concave portion 40 in the left-right direction is smaller than the diameter of the minimum-diameter coin C, and is, for example, half or less. The protrusions 39 on both sides of the insertion shutter 14 are provided with a coin C having the smallest diameter to be handled.
6 and the frame portion 36 of the shutter guide 35 enters a gap between both corners in the left and right direction in which coins can be supported in terms of area and coins are most likely to remain (the state of the coin C shown in FIG. 2). At the center of the coin slot 13. On the other hand, the shutter mounting member 34
In the vicinity of the slide shaft 33, a rack member 42 extending along the slide shaft 33 is fixed. A driving gear 43 driven by a shutter motor (not shown)
The shutter 14 is arranged at a position where it meshes with the rack member 42, whereby the shutter 14 is opened and closed by driving the shutter motor. The open / close state of the input shutter 14 is checked by using a sensor piece 44 formed at one end of the shutter mounting member 34 and an open position detection sensor 45 for the open state.
The closed state is detected by detecting the closed position with the closed position detection sensor 46, respectively. Of course, the open position detection sensor 45
Is a position where the sensor piece 44 is detected when the input port shutter 14 is at the open position, and the closed position detection sensor 46 is a sensor that closes the sensor piece 44 and the input port shutter 14 inserts its convex portion 39 into the concave portion 40. It is arranged at the position where it is detected when it is at the position.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the coin receiving / counting / transporting sorter 48 located at the upper layer of the body 11 when the upper cover 26 of the body 11 is opened. In a substantially central part of the upper layer of the fuselage 11, a coin insertion part 50, which is located immediately below the coin insertion slot 13 and receives a deposited coin, and is constituted by a rotating disk 49 which rotates horizontally, is arranged. I have. Rotating disk 49 of coin insertion unit 50
A coin identification passage 51 extending horizontally along the front surface of the body 11 is formed between the one-step higher guide members 52, 53 arranged on both sides so as to surround the guide members 52, 53, etc. A coin sorting passage 54 extending horizontally along the right side surface of the vehicle body 11 is formed therebetween. Subsequently, the coin sorting passage 54 extends horizontally along the rear surface of the vehicle body 11 inside the rear surface side portion of the vehicle body 11 such as the guide member 52. An existing coin sorting passage 55 is formed. Between the rotating disk 49 and the coin identification passage 51,
A coin feeding port 57 is formed, the coins are separated one by one by a gap restricting member (not shown), and the separated coins are accelerated by a take-in roller 58 immediately afterward, so that the coin identification passage 5
Send to 1. The coin discriminating passage 51, the coin sorting passage 54, and the coin sorting passage 55 extend over the starting ends of these passages 5.
A coin receiving / transporting belt 59 is wrapped in a substantially U-shape with a slight gap between the coin receiving / transferring belts 1, 54, and 55. It is configured to be transportable. The coin feeding outlet 57, the gap regulating member, the take-in roller 58, and the coin receiving / conveying belt 59 constitute a feeding / conveying unit 56. At a substantially central portion of the coin identification passage 51, a coin identification unit 60 for determining the authenticity and denomination of the conveyed coin is disposed. Coin identification unit 60
As is well known, for example, coin diameter discriminating means using an optical sensor, coin material discriminating means using a magnetic sensor, and further, if necessary, coin thickness discriminating means, coin surface pattern discriminating means, coin surface discriminating means It is constituted by a stained state discriminating means, a coin peripheral edge discriminating means, and the like.

In the coin sorting passage 54, two sets of coin branching units 61 and 62 having the same structure, which sort coins according to the identification result of the coin identifying unit 60, are arranged at a front stage and a rear stage. Each of the coin branching portions 61 and 62 has a reference passage wall 63 that is one step higher than the coin sorting passage 54 and an individual displacement member 64. The displacement member 64 is provided in the coin sorting passage 54 of the reference passage wall 63. Vertical wall 6 which becomes a part of the side reference passage wall 63a
4a, an arc wall 64b protruding into the coin sorting passage 54 from the reference passage wall 63a by rotating horizontally. The coin branching portions 61 and 62 each have a solenoid 65 and a link mechanism that switch the displacement member 64 between a position where the vertical wall 64a coincides with the reference passage wall 63a and a position where the arc wall 64b projects into the coin sorting passage 54. 66,
A drop port 67 formed in the coin sorting passage 54 for dropping coins displaced by the displacement member 64;
And a timing sensor 68 disposed in the coin sorting passage 54 upstream of the coin sorting passage 54. Former coin branch 61
The coin discriminating unit 60 allows the coin identified as a legitimate coin to pass further downstream, and passes abnormal coins not discriminated as legitimate coins on the arc wall 64b of the displacement member 64 from the reference passage wall 63a. By projecting into the sorting passage 54, coins conveyed along the reference passage wall 63a collide with the displacement member 64, and the center of the conveyed coin is displaced in a direction away from the reference passage wall 63a. Drop from 67. The coin branch 62 in the latter stage is, for each denomination, of the regular coins passing through the coin branch 61 in the former stage,
Regular coins until the number of sheets that can be temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 70 to be described later or the number of sheets that can be stored in the storage sections 22a to 22f, whichever is smaller, are passed further downstream, and other normal coins are passed. As described above, a coin (hereinafter, referred to as a surplus coin) is configured to be dropped and sorted from the drop port 67. With these control configurations,
The coin guided to the temporary storage unit 70 is controlled so as not to overflow from the temporary storage unit 70, and is further stored in the storage units 22a to 22f.
The control is performed so as not to overflow from a to 22f.

In the coin sorting passage 55, sorting holes 71a to 71f as coin sorting portions 69 for sorting coins to be conveyed into denominations and dropping them are arranged in ascending order of coin diameter. A coin sorting / conveying belt 72 that extends with a slight gap from the coin feeding route 55 and conveys coins on the coin sorting passage 55 is provided. In addition, each classification hole 7
Sensors 73 are arranged corresponding to immediately before each of 1a to 71f, and the difference in the number of coins that have passed through adjacent ones of the sensors 73 is classified into the classification holes 71a to 71f positioned between them. It is configured to be counted as the number of sheets. The coin receiving / counting / transfer sorting unit 48 shown in FIG. 3 is unitized, and is centered on a shaft (not shown) extending in the left-right direction of the rear edge when the upper cover 26 is opened. In addition, it is supported so as to swing upward on the front side integrally, and is configured to be able to open the upper part of the temporary storage part 70 immediately below, which will be described later.

In the above, when the operator performs an operation to open the coin insertion slot 13 in the operation section 17, the control section (not shown) drives the insertion port shutter 14 by driving a shutter motor (not shown). Open operation. In this way, the rotating disk 4 is moved through the coin opening 13 in the opened state.
When the operator finishes inserting coins on the coin 9, the operator performs an operation to close the coin insertion slot 13 in the operation unit 17, whereby the control unit drives the shutter motor (not shown) to insert the coin insertion slot. The shutter 14 is closed. Then, when the closing state of the insertion port shutter 14 is confirmed by the detection of the sensor piece 44 by the closed position detection sensor 46, the control unit causes the rotating disk 49 and the feeding / conveying unit to start the temporary storage process. 56 etc. are driven. Then, according to the sorting result of the coin identifying unit 60, the coin branching unit 61,
The coins are classified by 62 and the coin classification unit 69. And
For example, the coin identification unit 60 or the timing sensor 6
When a state in which no coin is detected by any of the sensor 8 and the sensor 73 has elapsed for a predetermined period of time,
The rotating disk 49 and the feeding / conveying unit 56 are stopped so as to end the temporary storage process.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a temporary storage section 70 located in the middle layer of the fuselage 11, and FIG. 5 is a schematic left side view of the temporary storage section 70 as viewed from the left. Temporary storage unit 7
0 has storage portions 76A, 76a to 76f, and the storage portions 76A, 76a to 76f extend substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction with the same length and the same position in the front-rear direction. A plurality of belt conveyors 74 arranged in parallel in the left-right direction (width direction), with the upper surfaces thereof being equal in height, and a plate-shaped partition vertically arranged so as to partition between adjacent ones of the belt conveyors 74 It is composed of a member 75 and unit side plates 81 vertically arranged on both outer sides of the leftmost and rightmost belt conveyors 74. The storage section 7 composed of the individual belt conveyors 74 and the partition members 75 or the unit side plates 81 on both sides of each of the belt conveyors 74.
The belt conveyor 74 has the number of denominations plus 1 so that 6A, 76a to 76f have the number of denominations in the left-right direction plus one. Note that all of these belt conveyors 74 are driven by one common drive motor, and rotate in the same direction in the forward and reverse directions. In the rightmost storage section 76A, surplus coins dropped and sorted by the coin branch section 62 at the subsequent stage are dropped to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74, and are temporarily stored in a denomination mixed state. Hereinafter, the coin sorting section 69 of the coin sorting passage 54
Are temporarily stored in the storage units 76a to 76f arranged from the right side, respectively, in accordance with the classification holes 71a to 71f constituting the coins. Specifically, the one-yen coin from the sorting hole 71a is dropped on the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74 in the second storage portion 76a from the rightmost side, and the storage portion 76b adjacent thereto is dropped.
50 yen coin from the classification hole 71b
4 is dropped to the rear end side, and the five-yen coin from the classification hole 71c is dropped to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74 in the storage part 76c adjacent thereto, and the classification hole 71 is stored in the storage part 76d adjacent thereto.
The 100-yen coin from d is dropped to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74, and the 10-yen coin from the classification hole 71e is dropped to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74 in the storage part 76e next to the storage part 76e, and the storage next to the coin is made. The portion 76f has 5 holes from the classification hole 71f.
00 yen coins are dropped to the rear end side of the belt conveyor 74 and are temporarily stored respectively. The rightmost storage unit 7
Further to the right of 6A, an elimination chute 77 is provided to guide the abnormal coin dropped and eliminated by the coin branching section 61 in the preceding stage along the right side surface of the fuselage 11 to the elimination port 18 at the front of the fuselage 11. ing.

Above the front and rear ends of the respective belt conveyors 74 of the temporary storage section 70, gate members 79, which regulate coins temporarily stored on the respective belt conveyors 74 so as not to fall from the front and rear of the respective belt conveyors 74, 80 is fixed to support shafts 82 and 83 rotatably supported by the unit side plate 81, and the support shafts 82 and 83 rotate to move the gate members 79 and 80 from the belt conveyor 74. The belt conveyor 74
The upper coin can be ejected back and forth. Further, the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage unit 70 is integrated with the coins on the belt conveyor 74 in the discharging direction so that the coins on the belt conveyor 74 are easily ejected when the coins on the belt conveyor 74 are ejected. It is configured to incline downward.
That is, the conveyor unit 84 that supports all the belt conveyors 74 is supported by a support shaft 85 that is supported along the left-right direction at the center of the unit side plate 81 in the front-rear direction.
It is supported so as to swing up and down in the front-rear direction around the center.

Above the rear part of the unit side plate 81, an oscillating drive shaft 86 rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown) is disposed along the left-right direction, and an oscillating cam 87 is fixed to the oscillating drive shaft 86. Have been. A link 88 extending substantially vertically is connected and arranged between one end of the swing cam 87 and one end of the conveyor unit 84, and the link 88 is moved up and down by rotating the swing cam 87 back and forth. Accordingly, the conveyor unit 84 swings up and down around the support shaft 85.
At a position substantially above a support shaft 85 that supports the conveyor unit 84, the shaft 8 extends along the unit side plate 81 in the left-right direction.
The interlocking cam 90 is swingably supported on the shaft 89. An interlocking link 91 extending from the upper end of the swing cam 87 is connected to the upper end of the interlock cam 90 above the swing drive shaft 86. Also, gate members 79 and 80 are provided at the front and rear ends of the interlocking cam 90, respectively.
Link 9 further fixed to support shafts 82 and 83 for fixing
The swing links 94 and 95 connected to one ends of the two 93
They are connected so as to cross each other. That is, at the front end of the interlocking cam 90, a swing link 95 connected to a link 93 further fixed to a support shaft 83 for fixing the rear gate member 80 is provided. A swing link 94 connected to a link 92 further fixed to a support shaft 82 for fixing the front gate member 79 is connected to each other. Thus, the swing cam 87 swings back and forth, so that the interlocking cam 90 swings back and forth, and the interlocking cam 9
The gate members 79 and 80 swing so that the swing links 94 and 95 swing the gate members 79 and 80 forward and backward so that coins on the belt conveyor 74 can be easily discharged. Is to open up. The above-mentioned swing drive shaft 86, swing cam 87, link 88, shaft 89, interlocking cam 90, interlocking link 91, shafts 82, 83, links 92, 9
3 and the oscillating links 94 and 95 constitute a tilt opening mechanism for tilting the belt conveyor 74 with the driving force of one drive motor and opening the tilting lower side of the gate members 79 and 80 in conjunction with this. I have. As shown in FIG. 5, after the temporary storage process in which the belt conveyor 74 is in the horizontal state and the front and rear gate members 79 and 80 are both closed is completed, the operator issues an instruction to perform a batch return operation to the operation unit. When input through the control unit 17, the control unit starts a batch return process. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the link 88 is raised and the interlocking link 91 is moved forward by rotating the swing drive shaft 86 by the drive motor to swing the swing cam 87 forward. Then link 88
As a result, the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage section 70 tilts forward and downward about the support shaft 85 while the interlocking cam 90 swings forward by the interlocking link 91 moving forward. The links 94 and 95 move forward, respectively, and the link 92 and the gate member 79 and the link 93 and the gate member 80 swing about the support shafts 82 and 83 to move downward and forward. As a result, the front gate member 79 is opened in the front direction, and the rear gate member 80 escapes to the belt conveyor 74 that moves up the rear side. By driving the rocking cam 87 and driving the belt conveyor 74 such that the upper surface thereof moves forward, the coins placed on the upper surface are dropped from the front end, and the coin chute 113 described later is driven. To the tray 19 via the On the other hand, after the temporary storage process is completed, when an instruction to perform the storage process is input from the operator via the operation unit 17, the control unit starts the storage process. That is, as shown in FIG.
Is rotated by the drive motor to swing the swing cam 87 backward, thereby lowering the link 88 and moving the interlocking link 91 backward. Then, when the link 88 descends, the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage section 70 around the support shaft 85
Is tilted downward toward the rear, while the link 91
When the interlocking cam 90 swings rearward due to the rearward movement, the swinging links 94 and 95 move rearward, respectively, so that the link 92 and the gate member 79 and the link 93 and the gate member 80 are centered on the support shafts 82 and 83. To move the lower part backward. Thereby, the rearward gate member 8
0 is opened in the rearward direction, and the gate member 79 in the forward direction escapes to the belt conveyor 74 which raises the front side. By driving the swing cam 87 and driving the belt conveyor 74 so that the upper surface thereof moves rearward in this manner, coins placed on the upper surface are dropped from the rear end portion, and the lower cash storage is performed. Part 29 or safe part 3
Store in 1. Here, the falling point of the coin that is guided and dropped by the falling port 67 of the later coin branching section 62 and the falling point of the coin that is guided and dropped by the sorting holes 71a to 71f of the coin sorting section 69 are the belt conveyor 74. Is located on the rear side between the gate members 79 and 80 in the closed state, and all of these fall locations are substantially aligned in the front-rear direction. In addition, since the falling port 67 of the coin branch part 62 of the latter stage shifts the position forward with respect to the classification holes 71a to 71f, for example, the coin from the falling port 67 is dropped to the classification holes 71a to 71f. A guide chute for matching is provided immediately below the drop opening 67.

When the coins classified from the coin sorting passage 55 are temporarily stored on the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage section 70, the sensor 96 shown in FIGS. The belt conveyor 74
The temporary storage state is monitored because the temporary storage state is biased rearward on the upper surface of the device. This sensor 96
Is located slightly below the coin receiving / counting / sorting section 48, and falls on the belt conveyor 74 of coins that are guided and dropped by the drop port 67 of the coin branch section 62 and the classification holes 71a to 71f of the coin classification section 69. An optical axis is disposed vertically above the drop location through a hole (not shown) formed in the partition member 75, and during a temporary storage process,
When coins are temporarily stored on the belt conveyor 74 so that the optical axis is blocked, a control unit (not shown) drives a common drive motor of all the belt conveyors 74 so that the upper surface of the belt conveyor moves forward. Drive to move. Here, the control unit controls the belt conveyor 74 so that its upper surface is driven forward until the optical axis of the sensor 96 is no longer interrupted by coins. Note that if the optical axis of the sensor 96 is not interrupted by coins even after driving the belt conveyor 74 for a predetermined time set in advance, the control unit stops driving the belt conveyor 74. As the sensor 96, a sensor that detects the weight of the coin may be used in addition to detecting the height of the coin. Also,
In the above, coins sorted from the coin branching section 62 and the coin sorting section 69 at the subsequent stage are dropped on the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage section 70 at the same position in the front-rear direction and temporarily stored, and all of them are detected by the sensor 96. Although the detection is described as an example, for example, a coin dropped from the coin branch 62 at the subsequent stage is not detected,
Only coins classified from 9 may be detected. In this case, since the coin sorting section 69 is located on the rear side, the place where the coin falls from the coin branching section 62 at the subsequent stage may be shifted forward with respect to the place where the coin falls by the coin sorting section 69. Instead of providing a guide chute (not shown), coins may be dropped directly onto the belt conveyor 74 from the drop port 67 located forward of the classification holes 71a to 71f. Here, the above temporary storage unit 70
It is unitized and the position is fixed to the body 11 as a whole.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing the dispensing storage section 29 and the safe section 31 located in the lower layer of the machine body 11, and FIG. 9 is a schematic right side of the dispensing storage section 29 viewed from the right side of the machine body. FIG. First, the structure of the dispensing storage unit 29 will be described below. The dispensing storage section 29 includes storage sections 22a to 22a.
These have been dropped from the rear end of the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage unit 70 immediately below each of the storage units 76a to 76f corresponding to the denominations of the temporary storage unit 70, respectively. The coins are arranged by denomination so that temporarily stored coins can be stored. The safe setting section 2 of the safe section 31 is provided below the storage section 76A of the temporary storage section 70 for temporarily storing surplus coins in a denomination mixed state via a storage chute 99.
The safe 23 set to 4 is arranged. Each of the storage units 22a to 22f of each denomination has an upper surface and a rear side (FIG. 9).
The direction opposite to arrow X) is directed downward, and the front side (arrow X in FIG. 9).
Side), and a plate-like partitioning member (which is disposed so as to partition between adjacent ones of the belt conveyors 101, the number of which is the same as the number of denominations, which is disposed in the front-rear direction with the upper side inclined). Side wall) 102 and the rightmost storage section 22a
Side walls (side walls) 102a provided on the right side and left side of the leftmost storage section 22f for preventing coins from dropping to the side, and the upper side from the upper surface on the rear end side of the belt conveyor 101 is upward. And a rear wall 103 for preventing coins from falling off from the rear end side of the belt conveyor 101. Note that the rear end of the temporary storage unit 70 is disposed substantially above the boundary between the belt conveyor 101 and the rear wall 103. Here, of course, the upper surface of the belt conveyor 101 is not inclined in the left-right direction, but is inclined only in the front-rear direction. The both surfaces in the left-right direction of all the partition members 102 and the inner surface of the side wall 102a are slightly inclined so as to be located outward in the left-right direction as they are located on the upper side.
The thickness of 02a is formed so that the upper side is thicker and the lower side is thinner. In other words, in other words, the distance between the two partition members 101 or the side walls 102a that are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the belt conveyor 101 is described. Is inclined so that the lower side is wide and the upper side is narrow, so that the coins on the belt conveyor 101 are
Alternatively, even if the user wants to stand along the side wall 102a, the user stands on the belt conveyor 101 from the upper side. Therefore, coins do not stand on the belt conveyor 101 along the partition member 102 or the side wall 102a, so that the coins do not roll and remain with the movement of the upper surface of the belt conveyor 101. Note that this inclination is at least caused by the belt conveyor 101 and the rear wall 103.
It is sufficient that the coin is formed in a range where the coin can be defeated when it is supported and supported. Above the front end of the belt conveyor 101, a belt conveyor 10 is provided.
The gap with 1 is 1 or more coins and less than 2 coins, preferably 1
A reversing roller 104 that rotates in a direction opposite to the conveying direction (forward direction) of the belt conveyor 101 (a direction in which the lower side moves backward) with an interval of about half a sheet is provided with an axis disposed in the left-right direction. I have.

Belt conveyor 101 and reverse roller 104
A plate (supporting means) 106 for supporting the coins fed from the feeding section 105 on the lower side in front of the feeding section 105 constituted by And this plate 1
06, the gap between the plate 106 and the plate 106 is placed at an interval of less than one coin, preferably about half the thickness of one coin.
And a delivery roller 107 which is accelerated in the feeding direction (forward direction) (ie, at a speed higher than the transport speed of the belt conveyer 101) and fed out, is provided with its axis arranged in the left-right direction. . In addition, one plate 106 is disposed so as to extend over all the storage portions 22a to 22f. As shown in FIG. 8, the reverse rotation roller 104 and the dispensing roller 107 are collectively driven by a common motor (not shown) via a drive belt 108 disposed on the right side of the dispensing storage unit 29. On the other hand, as described later, the belt conveyors 101 of the storage units 22a to 22f of the denominations respectively
9 and are individually driven and controlled. As shown in FIG.
Between the reversing roller 104 and the dispensing roller 107, passing coins are detected for each denomination and the respective belt conveyors 1 are detected.
Optical timing sensor 1 for controlling the drive of the motor 01
In front of the dispensing roller 107, an optical dispensing counting sensor 111 for counting dispensing coins by detecting passing coins is provided for each denomination. On the front side of the plate 106 and the dispensing roller 107, a cylindrical coin chute 113 having a guide space in the vertical direction is further arranged, and a lower end portion of the coin chute 113 is arranged with a receiving tray 19 for receiving coins to be discharged. It is opened to the discharge port 20 to be discharged.

Here, the front end of the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage section 70 is arranged corresponding to the upper end of the coin chute 113, whereby the temporary storage section 70
When the temporarily stored coins thrown into the upper surface of the belt conveyor 74 are not stored in the storage units 22a to 22f and are collected outside the machine body 11, the belt conveyor 74 is inclined so that the front is on the lower side, and the upper surface thereof is Is driven in the forward direction, so that the discharge port 2 is
It is configured such that it can be guided to the tray 19 set to 0. With the above configuration, the storage units 22a to 22f
When coins of the denominated coins stored in the temporary storage unit 70 are stored by denomination, coins dropped from the rear end side, and when dispensing the stored coins, first, a common motor (not shown) reverses the rotation. The roller 104 and the dispensing roller 107 are driven. Next, a drive motor 109 for each denomination described later is driven, and the corresponding belt conveyor 101 is driven forward. Thereby, the coins stored in the storage units 22a to 22f are moved forward by the belt conveyor 101. When a large number of coins approach the reverse roller 104 by the belt conveyor 101, the belt conveyor 101
The coins superimposed on the lowermost coins that are in surface contact with the coin are returned to the storage units 22a to 22f by the reverse rotation roller 104, and as a result, one coin is
1 and the reverse rotation roller 104. The coins separated one by one as described above,
It was sent onto the plate 106, sandwiched between the plate 106 and the dispensing roller 107, accelerated and sent out toward the front thereof, dropped inside the coin chute 113, and inserted into the discharge port 20. It is discharged to the pan 19. The coins separated one by one as described above are detected by the timing sensor 110, and when the coins pass through, the number of coins is counted.
By passing through 10, the driving of the belt conveyor 101 is stopped. The coins sandwiched between the plate 106 and the dispensing roller 107 and accelerated and sent out are detected by the dispensing counting sensor 111, and the final check of the number of dispensed coins is performed. When the coins of all the denominations corresponding to the set number are discharged, the drive of the common motor (not shown) that drives the reverse rotation roller 104 and the payment roller 107 is stopped for the first time.

In the upper front part of the coin chute 113, a shaft 115 is supported on both sides of the coin chute 113 along the left and right directions. A collection chute 116 for collecting a coin 22f in a safe 23 described later is arranged. The collecting chute 116 is separated from the dispensing roller 107 and the plate 106 and is located at a retreat position (solid line position in the drawing) substantially retreating outward in front of the coin chute 113. It is swingably supported between a state where it is located at an entry position (a dashed line position in the drawing) close to the gold roller 107 and the plate 106, and is rotationally biased toward the retracted position. The collection chute 116 is formed with an upper end opening 116A and a lower end opening 116B at the upper and lower positions at the evacuation position, respectively. The upper end opening 116A faces rearward at the insertion position and faces the position between the dispensing roller 107 and the plate 106. And the lower end opening 116B is connected to the front upper end opening 116.
Opening slightly below A, the surface portion 116C between the upper end opening 116A and the lower end opening 116B is inclined so that the front is on the lower side. Here, when the surface portion 116 </ b> C is located at the retracted position, the cutout formed in the coin chute 113 is supplemented to constitute a part of the coin chute 113. Also, the length and position of the upper end opening 116A of the collection chute 116 in the left-right direction are opened over the front positions of all the storage sections 22a to 22f, in other words, the coins fed from all the storage sections 22a to 22f. The opening is set so as to cover the outside of the feeding area immediately after the feeding. In addition, the lower end 116 of the collection chute 116
The length in the left-right direction of B also matches the length in the left-right direction of the upper end opening 116A. In addition, the coin chute 113 has a lower end opening 113A, a discharge port 20 directly below the coin chute 113, and a receiving tray 19A.
Is not inserted, the lower end opening 113A of the coin chute 113 is closed at the horizontal plane portion 117A by being urged forward by the spring 160 (see FIG. 17) and located at the forward movement limit position. The downwardly extending hanging portion 117B is pressed and moved rearward by the tray 19 inserted into and pushed rearward, and the coin chute 113 is moved at the rearward movement limit position.
Shutter 11 that opens the lower end opening 113A of the shutter
7 (further described below) are provided.

FIG. 10 is a schematic partial plan view for explaining a driving mechanism of the belt conveyor 101 of each of the storage sections 22a to 22f. Rollers 119 arranged along the left-right direction and wound around the front side of the belt conveyor 101 are:
Roller 1 divided into three in the axial direction
The rollers on both sides of the belt 19 are supported as a large-diameter roller (large-diameter portion) 120 having the same diameter as the large-diameter roller 120.
Small-diameter roller (small-diameter portion) 12 coaxial with and smaller than 0
As No. 1, the drive belt 122 is arranged to be wound around the inside of the belt conveyor 101 wound around the large-diameter roller 120. That is, two large-diameter rollers 1 divided into three parts
20, and one small-diameter roller 121 are supported so as to rotate integrally, and as shown in FIG. 9, a large-diameter roller 120, a roller 123 along the rear side in the left and right direction, and a roller 124 along the left and right direction in the lower center portion. A drive motor 109 is arranged inside the supported belt conveyor 101 along the left-right direction, and the small-diameter roller 121 and the drive motor 109 are arranged.
A drive belt 122 is wound around a drive roller 126 attached to the drive shaft 125 along the left and right direction.
Here, the diameter difference between the large-diameter roller 120 and the small-diameter roller 121 is set so that the drive belt 122 does not interfere with the belt conveyor 101. Furthermore, the storage parts 22a-
Since the length of one drive motor 109 in the left-right direction is longer than the width of one belt conveyor 101 of the metal type 22f in the left-right direction, as shown in FIG.
The positions are shifted in the front-rear direction between adjacent ones so as to be staggered to prevent interference. In this case, since there are six belt conveyors 101 in the storage sections 22a to 22f, the two storage sections 22c and 22d in the center are provided.
Drive motor 109 is disposed closest to the roller 119 in a state where the driving rollers 109 are coaxial and the respective drive rollers 126 are opposed to each other. Also, the drive for the second storage section 22b from the right and the leftmost storage section 22f is performed. With the motor 109 coaxial and the respective drive rollers 126 reversed,
The drive motors 109 for 2c and 22d are arranged close to the roller 119 on the opposite side, and the drive motor 109 for the second storage portion 22e from the left and the rightmost storage portion 22a is coaxially arranged. In a state in which the respective drive rollers 126 are opposite to each other, the drive rollers 109 of the drive motors 109 for the storage sections 22b and 22f are arranged close to the opposite side to the rollers 119. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, all the drive motors 109 are provided with their axes arranged on a plane located on the bisector of the angle formed by the two sides of the belt conveyor on the roller 119 side. However, by alternately shifting the position of the drive motor 109 adjacent to the roller 119 in the direction away from the roller 119 in the vertical direction with respect to the plane, the drive motor 109 is
Further, it is also possible to bring the roller closer to the roller 119 side.

As shown in FIG. 9, the storage portions 22a to 22f
A belt conveyor 101 is further provided at the lower end on the rear side of
At the lower end side of each of them, there is provided a breaking mechanism 128 for preventing coins from remaining. 11 to 13 are a partial side view and a partial front view for explaining the details of the push-out mechanism. A support shaft 129 is fixed along the left and right direction further behind the rear roller 123 around which the belt conveyor 101 is wound.
9 has a concave portion (concave cam portion) 1 which is formed in a disk shape and partially cut out in a plane shape parallel to the axis.
The other arc portion is a convex portion (convex cam portion) 130A.
The release cam 130 designated as B and one end of the torsion spring 131 are fixed. Further, the support shaft 129 has
A ratchet roller 133 having a notch (engaging portion) 132 that can be engaged with a part of the torsion spring 131 is provided adjacent to the release cam 130, and the ratchet roller 133 is formed integrally with the ratchet roller 133, and A driven roller 134 that is driven to rotate by the driving force of the belt conveyor 101 in frictional contact with the peripheral surface of the belt conveyor 101 that is wrapped around is disposed.

On the other hand, the other end of the torsion spring 131 is
30A and the concave portion 1
It is urged to be located at the front end of 30A, and furthermore, it is arranged to extend above the support shaft 129, and the rear end of a rod-like push-out member 135 is swingably connected to the front end thereof. I have. The tip end of the pushing member 135 projects into the storage portions 22a to 22f through openings 136 formed in the rear wall 103 of each of the storage portions 22a to 22f, and the lower edge side is supported by the opening 136. I have. With these configurations, when the belt conveyor 101 is driven, the driven roller 134 rotates in conjunction with the friction and rotates the ratchet roller 133 integrally. When the ratchet roller 133 rotates, the notch 132 of the ratchet roller 133 is
When the torsion spring 131 is reached, it engages with a part of the torsion spring 131, rotates it rearward against the biasing direction of the torsion spring 131, and moves the push-out member 135 out of the storage sections 22a to 22f. Is moved toward the rear side so that is reduced.
When the ratchet roller 133 further rotates, the notch 132 of the ratchet roller 133 reaches the convex portion 130B from the concave portion 130A of the release cam 130, and at this time, a part of the torsion spring 131 is forcibly moved outward by the convex portion 130B. As a result, the engagement of the ratchet roller 133 with the notch 132 is released, and the urging force of the torsion spring 131 moves the crushing member 135 toward the inside of the storage sections 22a to 22f so as to increase the amount of protrusion, thereby causing the storage section to move. 22a-22f
It works to break up coins that stand upright at the lower end of the inside and roll. At this time, the pushing member 135 is connected to the torsion spring 1 that has been disengaged from the ratchet roller 133.
In order to move so as to be repelled by the elastic force of the opening 31, the opening 13
6 swings up and down within the range of the width in the height direction. Here, at the retreat end position, for example, the push-out member 135 does not fall out of the opening 136 while being completely separated from the coins stored in the storage portions 22a to 22f, for example, once completely rearward. The phases of the ratchet roller 133 and the release cam 130 are set as described above. Here, the rear wall 10
3, the length of the opening 136 in the front-rear direction is increased, or the like, so that the push-off member 135 is completely retracted once into the storage portions 22a to 22f at the retracted end position, and the storage portions 22a to 22f It is also possible to make it appear and disappear freely. In order to efficiently perform the crushing action by the crushing mechanism 135, the storage portions 22a to 22
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the rear wall 103 on the rear side of f is formed in a curved shape in plan view such that the center in the left-right direction is located at the rearmost side, that is, protrudes, and an opening 136 is formed in the center. The push-out member 135 is provided.

Next, the safe section 31 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of storing the surplus coins temporarily stored in the rightmost storage 76A of the temporary storage 70 in the substantially rectangular parallelepiped safe 23. As shown in FIG. 8, when storing the surplus coins temporarily stored in the rightmost storage unit 76A of the temporary storage unit 70 in the safe 23, the belt conveyor 74 of the temporary storage unit 70 is driven rearward. Then, the rear gate member 80 is opened rearward, and the temporarily stored coins are discharged. The temporarily stored coins that are released are passed through the storage chute 99,
Rectangular storage opening 1 formed on the upper surface of safe 23 in plan view
From 38, it is stored in the safe 23. The safe 23 has a recess 139 formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape of the box-shaped safe set portion 24.
The safe setting portion 24 is pulled out upward from the recess 139 in a state where the safe setting portion 24 is pulled out to the front side of the body 11 as described later. Note that the safe 23 is loaded in the recess 139 of the safe setting section 24.
Is outside the pull-out direction (ie horizontal and downward)
Is restricted. Safe set part 24
As shown in FIG. 8, on the right side of the lower layer of the body 11, a slide shaft 140 fixed in position arranged in the front-rear direction can slide only in a state where rotation around the slide shaft 140 is restricted. Is supported via a supporting member 141 supported by the supporting member 141. That is, a support shaft 142 is attached to the support member 141 along the vertical direction, and the safe setting unit 24 is configured such that the recess 139 is opened vertically upward on the support shaft 142 and one end in the length direction. Are rotatably supported. As a result, safe set part 2
4 is supported by the support member 141 so that only horizontal rotation is possible. The safe setting section 24 is mounted on the body 11 in a state where the length direction is along the slide shaft 140, and the length direction is set on the slide shaft 140 as described later.
Is guided by the slide shaft 140 together with the support member 141 while being pulled out, and is pulled out to the limit position of the drawer, and is horizontally turned to the front side of the body 11 to abut on the front side. Is done. At this time, the contact is confirmed with the safe set sensor piece 143 (see FIG. 21) protruding to the front side, and the lock to the body 11 is performed via the lock pin 144 protruding to the front side. (Described later). The safe section 31 includes a slide shaft 140, a support member 141, a safe setting section 24, and a safe 2
3 is comprised.

The safe 23 is provided with a safe setting section 24 on the body 11.
A storage port 138 is formed at the upper surface position on the rear side in a state of being loaded and set together, and the storage port 138 is slidable in the front-rear direction when the safe set section 24 is inserted into the body 11. Is provided with a substantially rectangular shutter 145. Shutter 1 of safe 23
Reference numeral 45 denotes a storage port 1 which is usually controlled by a lock mechanism (not shown).
38 is locked in a closed state. That is, the safe 23 is loaded into the safe setting section 24, and further, is slid and inserted into the inside of the machine body 11 to unlock the lock mechanism (not shown), and the shutter 145 opens the storage port 138. It is configured to be. On the other hand, the safe 23 is
When it is pulled out in front of the body 11 in a state where it is loaded, the shutter 145 is closed by this pulling-out operation,
Further, it is configured to be locked. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 14, a concave handle 146 is formed at the front end of the safe setting section 24 in the pulling-out direction so that the safe setting section 24 can be easily pulled out. Although not shown, the bottom of the safe 23 is centered on the front side when the safe setting section 24 is slid and inserted into the body 11, and the rear side, that is, the side near the storage port 138. When the coins are stored in the safe 23 from the storage port 138 on the rear side, the coins are tilted downward toward the front side by the rocking bottom. Are also stored on the front side of the safe 23 on average. When the amount of stored coins increases, the weight of the coin exceeds the urging force of a spring (not shown), and the swinging bottom descends toward the bottom of the safe 23, thereby securing the maximum amount of stored coins. I do.

Next, the configuration on the front side of the dispensing storage section 29 will be described. FIG. 15 shows that the safe setting section 24 loaded with the safe 23 is pulled out to the front of the body 11, and is further horizontally swung to the front side of the body 11 to lock along the front side of the body 11. It is a diagram for explaining safe collection in which the coins of the storage sections 22a to 22f are collected in the safe 23,
FIG. 16 is a right side sectional view showing the arrangement of the storages 22a to 22f, the collection chute 116, and the safe 23 at the time of collecting the safe. After pulling out the safe setting section 24 loaded with the safe 23 along with the support member 141 along the slide shaft 140 to the front of the body 11, the safe set section 24 is horizontally turned to the front side of the body 11, and is brought into contact with the front side of the body 11. Lock and fix to the body 11. In such a locked state, the safe 2
3 is brought into contact with the front side of the collection chute 116, and the collection chute 116 is swung rearward in the body 11 around the shaft 115 against the urging force of a spring (not shown) to be positioned at the above-described entry position. In this state, the upper end 116 of the collection chute 116
A is a dispensing roller 10 of all the storage sections 22a to 22f.
It is arranged so as to face between the plate 7 and the plate 106 so as to cover a payout area of coins to be fed from these. At this time, the lower end 116B of the collection chute 116 is
Port 14 formed in the upper part of the collection chute 116 side
Matches 7. Here, the position and length of the collection port 147 in the left-right direction are determined by the lower end port 1 of the collection chute 116 at this time.
16B. This allows
The dispensing roller 107 and the reverse rotation roller 104 are driven, the belt conveyors 101 of all the storage units 22a to 22f are simultaneously driven, and the coins in all the storage units 22a to 22f are put into the safe 23 through the collection chute 116. Collected. As described above, in order to collect the coins in the storage sections 22a to 22f into the safe 23, the safe 23 is
It is necessary to lock the safe 23 so as to keep the safe 23 along the front side of the body 11 so as not to leave the front of the body 1. Hereinafter, the safe lock mechanism 149 at the time of collecting a safe will be described.
Share a drive source with a tray lock mechanism 150 that locks the tray 19 so that it cannot be pulled out of the outlet 20 at the lower front of the body 11 when coins are discharged to the tray 19. Therefore, the tray lock mechanism 150 will be described first.

FIG. 17 shows the discharge port 2 into which the pan 19 is inserted.
The pan lock mechanism 150 disposed on the upper surface of the outlet cover 152 formed so as to surround the upper surface, the rear surface, and both side surfaces of the tray 0.
And a plan view showing the safe lock mechanism 149, showing a state in which the chute shutter 117 closes the lower end opening 113A of the coin chute 113 in a state where the tray 19 is not inserted into the discharge port 20. FIG. 18 is a left side view showing a state where the chute shutter 117 is opening the lower end opening 113A of the coin chute 113 (not shown in FIG. 18) while the tray 19 is being inserted into the discharge port 20. ing. FIG. 19 corresponds to FIG. 17, in which the tray 19 is inserted into the discharge port 20 and the chute shutter 117 is moved to the lower end opening 11 of the coin chute 113 (not shown in FIG. 19).
3A shows a plan view of a state where 3A is opened. FIG.
Shows a left side view of the state corresponding to FIG.

An outlet cover 152 for molding the outlet 20
A notch 153 is formed at the center of the front side of the body 11 so as to be recessed rearward, and a slide guide 154 extending in the front-rear direction is attached to the center. A long hole (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the slide guide 154, and guide pins 155, 156 which are inserted in the long hole along the left-right direction while being shifted back and forth. The mounting member 157 is movably supported. The mounting member 157 has a chute shutter 117 having a horizontal surface portion 117A extending horizontally so as to compensate for the notch 153 of the concave portion of the discharge port cover 152.
Are fixed, so that the shoot shutter 1
Reference numeral 17 is supported so that the guide pins 155 and 156 can slide in the front-rear direction by moving in the longitudinal direction in the elongated holes. A pulley 159 is disposed at the front end of the body 11 of the slide guide 154 in a state where the pulley 159 extends along the axis in the left-right direction, and a spring 160 having one end hooked on a part of the slide guide 154 is once directed forward. The intermediate portion is extended around the pulley 159 and then extended rearward, and the other end is engaged with the guide pin 155 of the chute shutter 117.
17 is always slidably biased so as to be located at the forward movement limit position of the body 11 and to close the lower end opening 113A of the coin chute 113.

As shown in the left side view of FIG. 18, a mounting member 157 at the center of the chute shutter 117 is further provided with a shaft 162 extending in the left-right direction. The shoot shutter 11 is extended through a long hole 163 extending in the front-rear direction of the shutter 117.
A receiving pan lock member 164 that swings so as to be able to protrude further downward from the lower surface of 7 is supported by a torsion spring 165 while being constantly urged to swing above the lower surface of the horizontal surface portion 117A. Note that a chute shutter 117 is provided at a central portion on the rear side of the chute shutter 117.
A hanging part 117B extending right below from the rear end of the head is formed,
The tray 19 inserted into the discharge port 20 is configured to abut. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18, above the discharge port cover 152 and the chute shutter 117, the pan 1
9 is inserted into the discharge port 20, the pan lock member 164 that moves together with the chute shutter 117 when the chute shutter 117 slides rearward while contacting the hanging part 117B comes into contact with the pan lock member 164.
There is provided a pushing member 166 for rotating the torsion spring 165 downward against the urging force of the torsion spring 165. FIG.
9. As shown in FIG. 20, when the pan 19 is completely inserted into the discharge port 20 and the chute shutter 117 is located at the movement limit position on the rear side of the body 11, the pan lock member 1
The rocking tip 64 is located below the upper end of the outer peripheral edge of the tray 19 and is positioned inside the outer peripheral edge in the horizontal direction, that is, on the bottom side, and enters the tray 19 in this state. The pan lock member 164 is locked by the pan lock mechanism 150 (described later). When the chute shutter 117 is located at the movement limit position on the rear side of the body 11 in this manner, the tray 19 is also naturally restricted from moving further backward, and the tray 19 is locked from this state. In the range during which the tray 19 is pulled out until it comes into contact with the tray lock member 164 in the state, the lower end opening of the coin chute 113 is located at the inner position in the horizontal direction, regardless of the position of the tray 19 in the left-right direction of the discharge port 20. 113A will be present in its entirety. Also,
At the lower end of the coin chute 113, a slide guide 154, a mounting member 157, a pulley 159, and a spring 16 are provided on a chute shutter 117 in a closed state shown in FIG.
0, a shaft 162, a pan lock member 164, a torsion spring 165, and the like, a mountain-shaped guide body 185 (see FIG. 8) that covers the coins so as not to drop them and guides the coins to the sides. Thus, the lower end opening 113A of the coin chute 113 is divided into two in the left-right direction.

The chute shutter 11 which moves in the front-back direction
A lock piece 169 that rotates horizontally around a support shaft 168 is provided on the upper surface of the discharge port cover 152 at a position facing the slide guide 154 with the center at 7. The right end of a slide member 170 slidably supported in the left-right direction is connected to the rear end of the lock piece 169. The slide member 170 is slid to the right by a spring (not shown) and is connected to a solenoid (drive source) 171.
It is arranged so that it can slide leftward against a spring (not shown) with one driving force. Note that the shoot shutter 11
As shown in FIG. 18, a notch 172 capable of engaging with the lock piece 169 is formed in the mounting member 157 of No. 7. As a result, the receiving tray 19 is completely inserted into the discharge port 20, and the coin dispensing / dispensing machine of the present invention is given a dispensing command by the operation unit 17 (not shown), so that the storage units 22 a to 22 c are received.
To start dispensing coins from 22f, first, the solenoid 171 is driven. As shown in FIG. 19, when the slide member 170 is slid to the left by driving the solenoid 171, the lock piece 169 is pivoted counterclockwise through the support shaft 168, and the shoot shutter 117 is moved. In the notch 172 formed in the mounting member 157 of FIG. Thereby, the shoot shutter 1
17 is prevented from returning to the front, and as shown in FIG.
The pan lock member 164 is maintained in a state of protruding inside the pan 19. Therefore, from this state, the operator sets the pan 1
9, the chute shutter 117 cannot move forward, so that the pan lock member 164 moves the pan 1
9 to prevent its withdrawal. On the other hand, when the ejection of coins from the storage units 22a to 22f based on the withdrawal command ends without error, the solenoid 17
1 is released, the slide member 170 moves rightward by a spring (not shown), and the engagement between the lock piece 169 and the notch 172 of the mounting member 157 of the chute shutter 117 is released. When the pan 19 is pulled out from the discharge port 20, the pan 19 moves forward, and at the same time, the pan lock member 164 retreats upward.
The pan 19 can be easily taken out from the discharge port 20.

Returning to FIG. 17, the safe lock mechanism 149 will be described. One end of a connecting member 174 swingably supported by a support shaft 173 having an axis in the front-rear direction is provided at the left end of the slide member 170 slid in the left-right direction by the solenoid 171 via a shaft 175 along the front-rear direction. A hook-shaped safe lock member 176 is provided at the front end of the support shaft 173.
4 and supported swingably while being connected and fixed.
FIG. 21 shows a state in which the safe 23 is set in the safe setting section 24 on the front side of the body 11 and the safe lock member 1 is provided.
76 is a plan view illustrating a state in which 76 is engaged with a lock pin 144 of the safe setting section 24. FIG. FIG. 22 shows the slide member 17.
0 is a partial front view illustrating a connection state of the connection member 174 and the connection member 174;
FIG. 23 detects the turning position of the safe lock member 176,
Together with the output state of the sensor 177 for safe setting detection,
Sensor piece 178 and sensor 1 to determine safe lock state
FIG. 24 is a partial front view illustrating the relationship between the safe lock member 176 and the lock pin 144. FIG.

As in the case of the tray lock mechanism 150, with these configurations, the safe 23 together with the safe setting section 24 is pulled out forward from the body 11 to the movement limit and then horizontally turned as it is so as to follow the front surface. Check that the safe set sensor piece 143 is correctly set to sensor 1
The detection is performed by the detection of the lock pin 144 (at this time, the lock pin 144 is detected).
In addition, when a coin withdrawal command is given to the coin depositing and dispensing machine of the present invention by the operation unit 17 (not shown), when coins are withdrawn from the storage units 22a to 22f, First, the solenoid 171 is driven. As shown in FIG. 21, when the slide member 170 is slid to the left by driving the solenoid 171, the connecting member 174 rotates clockwise in FIG. 22 around the support shaft 173. By rotating the connecting member 174 clockwise in this manner, the safe lock member 176 is also integrally swung clockwise in FIG. 24, and the lock portion 180 formed at the front end is lowered. The safe setting unit 24 that has moved and is in contact with the lower part on the front side of the body 11
In the groove 181 of the lock pin 144. This prevents the safe 23 from being separated from the front of the machine body 11 together with the safe setting section 24. Here, at this time, the pressing member 182 provided on the upper part on the front side of the body 11 is
It comes into contact with the upper surface of the safe 23 in the safe setting section 24, thereby making it impossible to remove the safe 23 from the safe setting section 24. The fact that the lock portion 180 is correctly engaged with the groove portion 181 of the lock pin 144 means that the sensor piece 1 formed on the other end of the safe lock member 176 in this engaged state.
It is confirmed by the detection result of the sensor 179 attached to the discharge port cover 152 that detects 78. The state at this time is as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when all coins are ejected from the storage sections 22a to 22f based on the safe collection command, the solenoid 171 is released and the slide member 170 is moved rightward by a spring (not shown), and the safe lock is released. Lock pin 1 of member 176 and safe setting section 24
44 is disengaged, and the safe setting section 24 is
Is turned away from the front face of the
2 and therefore the safe 23 from the safe set section 24
Can be pulled out upward. The safe 23 thus taken out is carried to a predetermined place. Note that the dispensing storage unit 29 and the safe unit 31 constituting the lower layer of the above-mentioned body 11 can be individually pulled out from the body 11 at the time of maintenance, and in a state where these are loaded into the body 11. The safe setting section 24 can be pulled out independently for safe collection.

According to the coin dispensing and dispensing machine described above, a convex portion 39 is formed at the front end of the slot shutter 14, that is, at the tip end in the closing movement direction so as to project in the closing movement direction. A concave portion 40 into which the convex portion 39 can be inserted is formed in the surrounding portion 38 opposed thereto,
The closing shutter 14 is closed and the projection 3 on the distal end side thereof is closed.
When the coin 9 enters the recess 40 of the shutter guide 35, coins that are likely to be pinched between the leading end of the insertion shutter 14 in the closing movement direction and the surrounding portion 38 of the shutter guide 35 are protruded from the insertion shutter 14. The part 39 scrapes it out. Therefore, even if the deposited coin is likely to be pinched by the closing operation of the insertion slot shutter 14 provided in the coin insertion slot 13, this can be prevented. Moreover, since the projections 39 formed on the insertion port shutter 14 are formed on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction in which the insertion port shutter 14 is guided by the shutter guide 35, as described above, When coins are likely to be pinched on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction of the insertion port shutter 14 due to the shape of the frame portion 36, coins that are likely to be pinched can be effectively scraped out. In addition, the convex portion 39 of the insertion slot shutter 14 is provided at a position where coins C are easily trapped when the coin C is inserted into the gap between the insertion slot shutter 14 and the surrounding portion 38 in a place where coins are easily inserted. It is possible to scrape out coins of all diameters.

[0036]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the coin processing machine described above, when the slot shutter is closed and the projection on the tip side enters the recess of the shutter guide, the tip of the slot shutter in the closing movement direction and the opposing portion of the shutter guide. A coin that is likely to be sandwiched between
The projecting portion of the slot shutter is scraped out. Therefore, even if the deposited coin is likely to be pinched by the closing operation of the insertion slot shutter provided in the coin insertion slot,
This can be prevented.

According to the coin processor of the second aspect of the present invention, the projections are formed on both sides in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing direction in which the insertion shutter is guided by the shutter guide. Therefore, when coins are likely to be pinched on both sides in the direction orthogonal to the opening / closing direction of the insertion shutter, coins likely to be pinched can be effectively scraped out.

Further, according to the coin processing machine of the third aspect of the present invention, when the coin having the minimum diameter enters the gap between the insertion slot shutter and the opposing portion of the shutter guide, the convex portion scrapes the coin. Since it is provided at the position where it can be made, coins of all diameters can be scraped out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external perspective view of a coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view illustrating a driving mechanism of a slot shutter.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a coin receiving / counting / conveying sorting unit located in an upper layer of the fuselage.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a temporary storage unit located in a middle layer of the fuselage.

FIG. 5 is a schematic left side view of the temporary storage section as viewed from the left.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where the belt conveyor of the temporary storage unit is inclined downward toward the front.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state where the belt conveyor of the temporary storage unit is inclined downward toward the rear.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a dispensing storage section and a safe section located in a lower layer of the machine body.

FIG. 9 is a schematic right side view of the dispensing storage section viewed from the right side of the machine body.

FIG. 10 is a schematic partial plan view illustrating a driving mechanism of each belt conveyor of the storage unit.

FIG. 11 is a partial side view of the pushing mechanism.

FIG. 12 is a partial front view of the pushing mechanism.

FIG. 13 is a partial side view of the pushing mechanism,
(A) is an arrow view along line aa shown in FIG. 12, (b) is an arrow view along line bb shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a configuration in which surplus coins temporarily stored in the rightmost storage unit of the temporary storage unit are stored in a safe.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which the safe setting section loaded with the safe is locked along the front side of the machine body.

FIG. 16 is a right side sectional view showing the arrangement of the storage unit, the collection chute, and the safe when the safe is collected.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a tray lock mechanism and a safe lock mechanism arranged on the upper surface of the discharge port cover.

FIG. 18 is a left side view of a state in which the chute shutter is opening the lower end opening of the coin chute while the saucer is being inserted into the discharge port.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing a state where the tray is inserted into the discharge port and the chute shutter opens the lower end opening of the coin chute.

FIG. 20 is a left side view of the state corresponding to FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a plan view showing a state in which the safe lock member is engaged with a lock pin of the safe setting section.

FIG. 22 is a partial front view illustrating a connection state between the slide member and the connection member.

FIG. 23 is a partial front view illustrating the relationship between a sensor piece and a sensor.

FIG. 24 is a partial front view illustrating the relationship between the safe lock member and the lock pin.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13 Coin slot 14 Slot shutter 35 Shutter guide 38a-38c Side (opposing part) 39 Convex part 40 Concave part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin slot into which a deposited coin is inserted, a slot shutter provided to open and close the coin slot, a guide for opening and closing the slot shutter, and a closing movement direction side of the slot shutter when closed. A shutter guide having an opposing portion with which the front end of the shutter guide opposes, wherein a projection is formed at the front end of the inlet shutter in the closing movement direction so as to protrude in the closing movement direction. A coin processing machine characterized in that a concave portion is formed in the portion, into which a convex portion of an insertion shutter can be inserted. 2. A projection formed on an input port shutter, wherein the input port shutter is formed on both sides in a direction orthogonal to an opening and closing direction guided by a shutter guide. The coin processing machine as described. 3. The projecting portion of the slot shutter is provided at a position where a coin having a minimum diameter can be scraped out when the coin enters the gap between the slot shutter and the opposing portion of the shutter guide. The coin processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein