JPH11203525A - Coin discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To position inclined rails without shifting the fitting positions of coin discharging deices when a plurality of coin discharging devices are successively installed. SOLUTION: Two coin discharging devices 8A and 8B are successively installed for a coin identification device 1. Coins are stacked and stored in coin storage parts 9A and 9B for each denomination. At the time of discharging change, the coins are discharged from the lowest parts of the coin storage parts 9A and 9b one by one. The discharged coins C are transported to a coin exit while they roll on the inclined rails 10A and 10B. In such a case, the inclined rails 10A and 10b are formed in flat bodies and separated from the main bodies of the coin discharge devices 8A and 8b, and they are fixed by fixing pins 17A, 17B, 18A and 18B. The inclination angles and the heights of the inclined rails 10A and 10b can be adjusted by changing positions into which the fixing pins are inserted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin dispensing apparatus for storing coins by denomination in a vending machine, a checkout machine or the like and paying out coins as required.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which a conventional coin dispensing apparatus is used in combination with a coin discriminating apparatus. In FIG. 4, 1 is a coin identification device, 2 is a coin slot, 3 is a return lever, 4 is a coin storage unit, 5 is an inclined rail, 6 is a return chute, 7 is a coin return opening, and 8A and 8B are coin dispensing devices. ,
9A and 9B are coin storage units, 23A and 23B are inclined rails, and C is a coin.

The coin discriminating device 1 and the coin dispensing device 8
A and 8B are used by being incorporated in a vending machine, for example. A coin inserted into a coin slot (not shown) of the vending machine is sent to a coin slot 2 of the coin identification device 1. The coins thus entered into the coin discriminating apparatus 1 are denominated by the coin discriminating apparatus 1 and sorted into the coin storage unit 4 according to denomination. And when you need change, you pay it out.

[0004] Further, when the payout of change is increased and the number of coins in the coin storage unit 4 is reduced, change may become insufficient and the change may be insufficient and the coin may not be sold. Therefore, coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B are added to the coin identifying device 1 so that change can be prepared sufficiently. The coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B are provided with coin storing portions 9A and 9B at the upper part, and dispenses coins one by one by electric power from the lowermost part thereof. The coins pushed out from the coin storage units 9A and 9B roll on the inclined rails 23A and 23B and the inclined rail 5 of the coin storage unit 4, and are sent to the coin return port 7 through the return chute 6.

The positions and angles of the inclined rails 23A and 23B of the coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B are fixed in accordance with the inclined rails 5 of the coin storage unit 4 attached to the coin identifying device 1. Therefore, when attaching another coin dispensing device 8B beside the coin dispensing device 8A, the coin dispensing device 8B is set so that the inclined rails 23A and 23B are aligned.
B is mounted with it shifted up.

Conventional literature relating to such a coin dispensing apparatus is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-10318 (G
07F 9/00).

[0007]

However, in the above-described conventional coin dispensing apparatus, the position and the inclination angle of the inclined rail are fixed, so that it can be used only in combination with a specific apparatus. was there. When two coin dispensing devices are connected in series as shown in FIG. 4, one of the coin dispensing devices must be shifted upward and the upper portion protrudes upward. The space where the upper portion of the coin dispensing device is located is a portion where a mechanical component for operating the return lever 3 and a display device are arranged, and the arrangement of the coin dispensing device is restricted by projecting upward. Had the problem of receiving

The present invention solves such a problem, and increases the degree of freedom of the combination of coin dispensing apparatuses, and eliminates the need to displace the coin dispensing apparatuses when connecting a plurality of coin dispensing apparatuses. It is intended for.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin dispensing apparatus for stacking coins, stacking and storing coins, and discharging coins from the coin storing unit.
In a coin dispensing device having a coin dispensing unit for transporting the discharged coin to a coin outlet while rolling on the inclined rail, the inclination angle and the height position of the inclined rail are variable. With this configuration, the degree of freedom of the combination of the coin dispensing devices is increased, and a plurality of coin dispensing devices can be continuously connected without shifting the position.

The coin dispensing device according to claim 2 is
An arc-shaped elongated hole is provided in the inclined rail, and the inclined rail is tightened and fixed through a screw in the elongated hole, whereby the inclination angle and the height position of the inclined rail can be adjusted steplessly. By doing so, the degree of freedom of the combination of the coin dispensing device is further increased.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The reference numerals correspond to those in FIG. 4, where 10A and 10B are inclined rails, 12B and 13A are pin insertion holes, 14A and 15B are through holes, 17A, 17B,
18A and 18B are fixing pins.

The inclined rails 10A and 10B are formed of a plate-like body made of metal, plastic, or the like, and are separate from the main bodies of the coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B. These inclined rails 10A, 10B are fixed to fixing pins 17A, 17B,
The coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B are fixed to the main body by 18A and 18B. Then, the fixing pins 17A, 1
The angles of the inclined rails 10A and 10B can be changed by changing the positions where the 7B, 18A and 18B are inserted.

As a result, coin dispensing devices 8A and 8B, 2
When two coin dispensing devices are connected in series, by adjusting the angles and height positions of both inclined rails 10A and 10B as shown in FIG. 1, the mounting position of the coin dispensing device 8B is shifted and protruded upward. Can be installed without causing The coin C discharged from the coin storage section 9B of the coin dispensing device 8B also rolls on the inclined rails 10B and 10A and the inclined rail 5 of the coin storage section 4, and is led out to the return chute 6 and the coin return port 7. Is done.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the present invention.
2A is a side view, and FIG. 2B is a front view. FIG.
, 19 is a coin guide, and 20 is a front cover. A fixed pin 1 is provided in a coin payout portion below the coin payout device 8.
7, two pin insertion holes 14 for inserting and fixing
15 and a pin insertion hole 16 for inserting and fixing the fixing pin 18.

On the other hand, the inclined rail 10 has one through hole 11 at one end and two through holes 12 and 13 at the other end. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The fixing pins 17 and 18 are inserted through the through holes 11 and 13 respectively, and the fixing pins 17 and 18 are inserted into the upper left pin insertion hole 14 and the right pin insertion hole 16 and fixed. . When the inclined rail 10 is fixed at the lower position as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2B, the fixing pins 17 and 18 are inserted through the through holes 11 and 12 of the inclined rail 10, respectively. , Their fixing pins 17,
18 is a pin insertion hole 15 on the lower left side and a pin insertion hole 16 on the right side.
And fix it.

In this way, by changing the positions where the fixing pins 17 and 18 are inserted, the height position and the inclination angle of the inclined rail 10 can be changed. In the coin storage unit 9, coins are stored in a state of being stacked by denomination, and coins C are ejected one by one from the bottom of the stacked coins by an electromagnetic extrusion device, and the coin guide 19 and It falls between the front covers 20. That is the inclined rail 1
It falls on zero and rolls in the exit direction due to its inclination.

In the above embodiment, the inclined rail 10
Although three through holes for inserting the fixing pins 17 and 18 are provided in the coin dispenser and three pin insertion holes are provided in the coin dispensing section of the coin dispensing device, the number thereof may be four or more. By doing so, finer adjustment is possible. Further, instead of using the fixing pins 17 and 18 to fix the inclined rail 10 to the coin dispensing device 8 main body as described above, a screw can be used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, arc-shaped long holes 21 and 22 are provided at both ends of the inclined rail 10,
If the screws are inserted and tightened and fixed, the inclination angle of the inclined rail 10 can be adjusted steplessly.

As described above, if the inclination angle of the inclined rail 10 can be adjusted steplessly, it can be used as a single change dispensing machine separated from the coin identification device.
Combinations with existing coin chutes can be made arbitrarily.

As shown in FIG. 1, when a plurality of coin dispensing devices 8 are connected in series, if the inclination angle of the inclined rail 10 is set to be gentler toward the upstream of coin ejection, a plurality of coin dispensing devices 8 can be provided. When coins are dispensed simultaneously from the coin dispensing devices 8, 8, ..., the rolling speed of each coin is
The upstream one is slower and does not hit the previous coin, so that the payout can be performed smoothly.

[0020]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. In the coin dispensing device according to the first aspect, since the inclination angle and the height position of the inclined rail are made variable, the degree of freedom of the combination of the coin dispensing devices is increased, and the position of the coin dispensing device is shifted up and down. A plurality of coin dispensing devices can be connected in series without the portions protruding upward.

The coin dispensing device according to claim 2 is
The inclined rail is provided with an arc-shaped long hole, and the long hole is screwed and fixed, so that the inclination angle and the exit height of the inclined rail can be adjusted steplessly. Becomes larger.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the inclined rail.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a conventional coin dispensing device is used in combination with a coin identification device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin identification device 2 ... Coin insertion slot 3 ... Return lever 4 ... Coin storage part 5 ... Inclination rail 6 ... Return chute 7 ... Coin return opening 8 ... Coin payout device 9 ... Coin storage part 10 ... Tilt rail 14-16 ... Pin insertion holes 17, 18 ... Fixing pins 11-13 ... Through holes 19 ... Coin guide 20 ... Front cover 21, 22 ... Slot C ... Coins

Claims (2)

[Claims] A coin storage unit for stacking and storing coins;
A coin dispensing device that ejects coins from the coin storage unit and conveys the ejected coins to a coin outlet while rolling the coins on the inclined rail, the inclination angle and the height position of the inclined rail. A coin dispensing device characterized by being variable. 2. An arc-shaped long hole is provided in the inclined rail,
2. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the inclination rail is tightened and fixed by passing a screw through the elongated hole so that the inclination angle and the height position of the inclination rail can be adjusted steplessly.