JPH11339102A - Coin processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make recognizable whether a housing box is opened/closed or not by detecting unlocking of a locking mechanism since an electromagnetic solenoid is not driven when power is not applied in a coin processor. SOLUTION: The coin processor discriminates and counts fed coins and housing acceptable coins in a housing means is provided with a housing tray means housing the housing means and freely attachable and detachable to the main body of the coin processor. The processor is provided with the lock mechanism 21 which has the electromagnetic solenoid 29 controlling attaching and detaching of the housing tray means and which has also a function of releasing the control of attaching/detaching of the housing tray means not by driving the solenoid 29 but by manual operation when power is not applied. Further, the processor is provided with a storing means 31 storing the presence of manual releasing of the lock mechanism 21 executed when power is not applied.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a money handling machine for discriminating and counting inserted money and storing the money in a storage, and more particularly to a money handling machine main body of a storage tray means for storing a storage. The present invention relates to an improvement in a lock mechanism for restricting attachment and detachment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been a coin processing machine as a kind of money processing machine. As a storage related to the coin processing machine, a storage disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-92989 is known. In this apparatus, coins are put into a rotating disk, coins are fed out one by one by centrifugal force of the rotating disk, and the fed-out coins are discriminated and counted, and then denominations are sorted on a sorting path. The denominated coins are stored in a temporary storage box arranged at the bottom of the sorting path. The coins stored in the temporary storage box are stored in storage means (storage box) in a storage provided below the temporary storage box on condition that the amount of money deposited and the coins inserted match. .

[0003] The inserted coin is temporarily stored in the temporary storage box, so that it does not mix with the previously inserted coin. This makes it possible to take out only the inserted coin when the deposit amount and the inserted coin do not match.

The coins stored in the storage of the money handling machine are:
Instead of being constantly circulated, they were taken out of the storage box at regular intervals or when the storage box reached its storage limit (full state), and were used after being wrapped in a predetermined number of sheets. .

[0005]

The above-described conventional money handling machine has a storage box detachably mounted on the apparatus main body, and the attachment / detachment is regulated by a lock mechanism using an electromagnetic solenoid as a drive source. . This type of locking mechanism is powered by an O
At the time of FF, the restriction of the lock mechanism can be manually released without depending on the driving of the electromagnetic solenoid. However, when the power is turned on, the electromagnetic solenoid is driven by the operation unit of the apparatus main body, so that the release of the lock mechanism can be detected relatively easily. On the other hand, when the power is turned off, the electromagnetic solenoid is not driven. However, there was a problem that it was not possible to detect whether or not the storage box was opened and closed. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine capable of detecting the opening and closing operation of a storage box even when the power is turned off.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money handling machine for discriminating and counting inserted money and storing acceptable money in a storage means. A storage tray which stores the storage means and is detachable from the main body of the money handling machine; and an electromagnetic solenoid, and the electromagnetic solenoid drives the storage tray to restrict the attachment and detachment of the storage tray. At the same time, a lock mechanism that allows manual release of the attachment / detachment restriction of the storage tray means when the power is turned off, and whether or not the lock mechanism is manually operated when the power is turned off, is stored. And storage means for performing the operation.

In this money handling machine, when the power is turned off, the electromagnetic solenoid is not driven, and even if the lock / unlock history of the lock mechanism is not electrically stored, the lock mechanism is manually locked and unlocked by the storage means. The presence / absence of unlocking is stored, and the presence / absence of unlocking when the power is turned off can be detected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the power supply is turned on,
A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an operation of the storage means stored when the power is turned off, and an alarm means for outputting an alarm signal by receiving a detection signal indicating the operation from the sensor.

In this money handling machine, when the power is turned on, the presence or absence of the operation of the storage means stored when the power is turned off is detected by a sensor, and an alarm signal is generated by the alarm means by receiving an operation detection signal from the sensor. Is output. Thereby, when the power is turned on, the power OF is turned off.
The presence or absence of the lock release at the time of F can be grasped.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the money handling machine, the lock mechanism is connected to the swingable support rod, and is connected to the support rod and is driven by the swing of the support rod to engage with or engage with the storage tray means. A lock means for releasing the engagement, and an electromagnetic solenoid for swinging the support rod, wherein the storage means connects an operating rod to the support rod, and the operating rod is connected to the support rod in accordance with the swing of the support rod. It is characterized by comprising a latching solenoid that holds the moving position.

[0011] In this money handling machine, the operating rod of the storage means is connected to the supporting rod, and the operating rod is held at the moving position as the supporting rod swings. Thus, even when the power is turned off, the presence or absence of the lock release is stored according to the moving position of the operating rod.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the money handling machine, the operating rod of the latching solenoid is not connected to the support rod, and is driven by the swing of the support rod only when the lock means is manually unlocked. It is characterized by.

In this money handling machine, the operating rod of the latching solenoid follows the swing of the support rod only at the time of unlocking, and does not follow the swing of the support rod at the time of manual locking. Thus, it is possible to store whether or not the lock is released when the power is turned off, and it is also possible to lock again after the lock is released.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the money handling machine, only the latching solenoid is provided in place of the electromagnetic solenoid, and when the power is turned on, the latching solenoid operates in the same manner as the electromagnetic solenoid.

In this money handling machine, only the latching solenoid is provided in place of the electromagnetic solenoid, and when the power is turned on, the latching solenoid operates in the same manner as the electromagnetic solenoid. Thus, it is possible to detect the lock / unlock operation from the operation unit and the presence / absence of the unlock operation performed when the power is turned off, with a simple structure having a small number of components.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a money handling machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a lock mechanism of the coin processor according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the coin processor according to the first embodiment in a state where a storage box tray is pulled out.

As shown in FIG. 2, a main body 7 of a money handling machine (coin handling machine) 5 having an operation section 1 and a coin slot 3 is provided with:
A plurality of main body moving casters 9 are attached to the lower part. The main body 7 can be freely moved to a desired installation location on an installation floor by a main body moving caster 9.

A tray accommodating space 11 is formed in a lower portion of the main body 7. The tray accommodating space 11 is continuously open on the front surface and the lower surface of the main body 7. The tray accommodation space 11 opens as a tray insertion opening 13 on the front surface of the main body 7.

A storage tray means (storage box tray) 15 is detachably mounted in the tray storage space 11. The storage box tray 15 is inserted from the tray insertion opening 13 into the tray storage space 11 of the main body 7. A plurality (four in this example) of tray moving casters 17 are attached to the lower surface of the storage box tray 15. The storage box tray 15 can be moved on the floor on which the main body 7 is installed and can be pulled out from the main body 7 by the tray moving casters 17.

In the storage box tray 15, a plurality of storage means (storage boxes) 19 of different denominations are removably stored. The storage box 19 includes the storage box tray 15.
Is mounted in the tray accommodation space 11 so that coins of a predetermined denomination are inserted.
The storage box tray 15 can be used as a carrier for moving the storage box 19.

The main body 7 has a lock mechanism 2 for restricting withdrawal of the storage box tray 15 stored in the tray storage space 11.
1 is provided. As shown in FIG.
Has, as main parts, a support rod 23, a cam 25, a lock means (lock plate) 27, an electromagnetic solenoid 29, a storage means (latching solenoid) 31, and a sensor 33.

The support rod 23 is pivotally supported by a central portion rotatably supported by a support shaft 35. The support rod 23 is arranged horizontally in a normal state.

The front part 7a of the main body 7 has a keyhole 3 on its front end face.
A shaft 39 having a shaft 7 is rotatably provided. The axis 39 is
The key is rotated by a key (not shown) inserted into the key hole 37. The cam 25 described above is fixed to the shaft 39. The cam 25 has a protrusion 25a on the sliding contact surface.
In the normal state, the cam 25 has a sliding contact surface (the cam lower surface in this example) other than the convex portion 25a in contact with the upper surface on the left end side of the horizontally disposed support rod 23.

When the shaft 39 is rotated clockwise by a key inserted into the keyhole 37, the cam 25
5a pushes down the left end of the support rod 23.

On the other hand, the right end of the support rod 23 has a first pin 4
1, the upper end of the first interlocking rod 43 is connected. The lower end of the first interlocking rod 43 is connected to the upper end of the lock plate 27 via a second pin 45. Front part 7a of main body 7
, A guide plate 47 is fixed, and the guide plate 47 holds the lock plate 27 slidably in the vertical direction in FIG.

A spring 49 is provided between the first interlocking rod 43 and the main body 7, and the spring 49 biases the first interlocking rod 43 downward in FIG. Accordingly, the other end of the support rod 23 is pulled downward by the spring 49 via the first interlocking rod 43, and is urged clockwise in FIG.

The support rod 23 urged in the clockwise direction maintains a horizontal state when the upper surface at the left end contacts the cam 25. The lock plate 27 has a lower end inserted into a notch 51 provided in the door portion 15 a of the storage box tray 15 in a state where the support rod 23 is held horizontally (the state in FIG. 1). This allows
Withdrawal of the storage box tray 15 from the tray storage space 11 is restricted (locked). The dashed line in FIG. 1 indicates the upper end position of the door 15a.

The upper end of the second interlocking rod 53 is connected to the support rod 23 via a third pin 55 between the support shaft 35 and the left end. The above-described electromagnetic solenoid 29 is fixed to the front surface 7a of the main body 7. The electromagnetic solenoid 29 linearly drives the drive shaft 29a in the vertical direction. The drive shaft 29 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 29 is connected to the lower end of the second interlocking rod 53 via a fourth pin 57.

The electromagnetic solenoid 29 drives the drive shaft 29a downward in FIG. 1 by receiving a drive signal from the operation unit 1. Therefore, when the electromagnetic solenoid 29 is driven, the left end of the support rod 23 is pulled downward via the second interlocking rod 53. As a result, the support rod 23 swings counterclockwise.

On the left side of the electromagnetic solenoid 29 in FIG. 1, the above-mentioned latching solenoid 31 is provided. The latching solenoid 31 is provided with an operating rod 5 that slides in a vertical direction.
9. The latching solenoid 31 is connected to the power supply O.
At the time of FF, when the operating rod 59 is pushed up or down by an external force, the operating rod 59 is held at each position. The latching solenoid 31 receives the first drive signal or the second drive signal from the operation unit 1 when the power is turned on, and operates the operating rod 59.
Is slid up and down or down and is held at each position. The biasing force of the spring 49 is selected and set so as not to exceed the holding force of the latching solenoid 31.

The upper end of the third interlocking rod 63 is connected to the left end of the support rod 23 via a fifth pin 61. The lower end of the third interlocking rod 63 is connected to the upper end of the operating rod 59 via the sixth pin 65. Therefore, when the left end of the support rod 23 moves downward, the operating rod 59 of the latching solenoid 31 is pushed down. The operating rod 59 is held at this depressed position. That is, the support rod 23 is held in an inclined state in which the left end is lowered.

In the vicinity of the operating rod 59, the sensor 33
Is arranged. The sensor 33 can detect the slide position of the operating rod 59. That is, the sensor 3
Reference numeral 3 indicates whether the operation of the operating rod 59 can be detected. The alarm means 67 is electrically connected to the sensor 33. The alarm means 67 outputs an alarm signal by receiving a detection signal indicating that there is an operating rod operation from the sensor 33 when the power is turned on. This alarm signal is sent to, for example, a control unit (not shown) of the main body 7. The control unit that has received the alarm signal displays an alarm or the like on the operation unit 1. The alarm display can be reset by operating the operation unit 1.

Next, the operation of the coin processing machine 5 configured as described above will be described. When the storage box tray 15 is pulled out of the main body 7 when the power is turned on, an unlock signal is transmitted to the electromagnetic solenoid 29 by operating the unlock key of the operation unit 1. The electromagnetic solenoid 29 that has received the lock release signal drives the drive shaft 29a downward.
As a result, the support rod 23 swings counterclockwise, the lock plate 27 is pulled out of the notch 51, and the main body 7 and the storage box tray 1 are moved.
The lock with 5 is released.

At this time, the history of the operation of the lock release key is stored in the control section of the main body 7.

On the other hand, when the power is turned off, the drive shaft 29a of the electromagnetic solenoid 29 remains protruding, and
Is held in a horizontal state, and the storage box tray 15 is locked. In this state, in order to release the lock of the lock mechanism 21 and to pull out the storage box tray 15 from the main body 7, the key inserted into the key hole 37 is rotated clockwise (in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1) by nine times.
Rotate 0 °.

With the rotation of the key, the cam 25 fixed to the shaft 39 rotates clockwise, and the left end of the support rod 23 is pushed down by the projection 25a. The support rod 23 includes the support shaft 3
Swing counterclockwise around 5 and raise the right end. Thereby, the lock plate 27 inserted into the cutout 51 of the door portion 15a of the storage box tray 15 is extracted. As a result, the lock of the storage box tray 15 is released.

At this time, the operating rod 59 is pushed down, inserted into the main body of the latching solenoid 31, and
Is held down.

Thereafter, when the power is turned on, the sensor 33
Detects the position of the operating rod 59. When the operating rod 59 is at the depressed position, the alarm means 67 displays an alarm on the operation unit 1. This makes it possible to determine that the lock mechanism 21 has been manually released when the power is turned off.

After the operator confirms that the lock release operation has been performed, the operator operates the reset button or the like of the operation unit 1 so that the first drive signal is given to the latching solenoid 31 and the operating rod 59 is slid upward. . At the same time, the support rod 23 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 1 by the urging force of the spring 49 to lock the storage box tray 15 again.

As described above, in the coin processing machine 5 described above, the operating rod 59 of the latching solenoid 31 is connected to the supporting rod 23. Thus, the presence or absence of the manual operation of the lock mechanism 21 performed when the power is turned off can be stored as the position of the operating rod 59. As a result, when the power is turned on, the sensor 3
3 to detect the position of the operating rod 59, the power supply O
It is possible to reliably detect whether or not the lock is released during the FF.

Next, a coin processing machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view of a lock mechanism of the coin processor according to the second embodiment. The same members as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping description will be omitted.

The coin processor according to this embodiment includes a lock mechanism 73 having substantially the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment.
The operating rod 59 of the latching solenoid 31 is
Not connected to That is, the operating rod 59 and the supporting rod 23 are not connected. When the left end of the support rod 23 moves downward, the operating rod 59 comes into contact with the support rod 23 and is pushed downward.

The operating rod 59 is, as in the above-described embodiment,
It is held in a state of being pushed down. On the other hand, when the support rod 23 moves upward, the operating rod 59 and the support rod 23
Are not connected, only the support rod 23 moves upward. That is, the operating rod 59 of the latching solenoid 31 is released only when the lock mechanism 73 is manually released.
The support rod 23 is pushed down by the swing of the support rod 23. Other parts are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In this coin processing machine, when the support rod 23 is swung by the same manual operation as described above when the power is turned off,
The operating rod 59 is pushed down by the support rod 23,
The operating rod 59 is held at that position. Thus, the presence or absence of the release operation when the power is turned off is stored based on the position of the operating rod 59.

When the shaft 39 is rotated counterclockwise by the key inserted into the keyhole 37 in a state where the power is turned off, the depression of the support rod 23 by the projection 25a of the cam 25 is released. At this time, since the supporting rod 23 is not connected to the operating rod 59 of the latching solenoid 31, the spring 49
It rotates clockwise by the urging force of. That is, the support rod 2
When the lock plate 27 is in the horizontal state, the lock plate 27 is notched.
After entering 1, the lock mechanism 73 is locked again.

This coin processing machine comprises a support rod 23 and an operating rod 5.
9 was disconnected. Therefore, the support rod 23 is not held down while being restrained by the operating rod 59 held in the pressed state. Thereby, the support rod 2
3 can be moved independently of the operating rod 59 in the position storage state, and the lock mechanism 73 can be re-locked. As a result, it is possible to store whether or not the lock is released when the power is turned off, and also possible to re-lock after the lock is released.

When the power is turned on, the operating lever 59 is slid to the initial upper position by the latching solenoid 31 receiving the first drive signal from the operation unit 1 and held.

Next, a third embodiment of the coin processor according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a front view of the lock mechanism of the coin processor according to the third embodiment. The same members as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping description will be omitted.

The lock mechanism 83 of the coin processor according to this embodiment eliminates the electromagnetic solenoid 29 shown in FIG.
Only the latching solenoid 85 is provided. The latching solenoid 85 slides the operating rod 87 upward or downward by a first drive signal or a second drive signal from the operation unit 1 when the power is turned on. Also,
Like the above-mentioned latching solenoid 31, the latching solenoid 85 is configured to hold the operating rod 87 at a vertical position with respect to the solenoid main body when the power is turned off.

In the lock mechanism 83 of this embodiment, the spring 49 provided between the first interlocking rod 43 and the main body 7 is omitted. Other parts are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In this coin processing machine, when the power is turned on, the operating unit 87 sends the first drive signal or the second drive signal to the latching solenoid 85 to drive the operating rod 87 in the vertical direction. That is, the locking mechanism 83 is locked / unlocked by driving the latching solenoid 85 in the same manner as the electromagnetic solenoid 29. To explain in more detail, when a second drive signal is given from the operation unit 1 to the latching solenoid 85 when the power is turned on,
The operating rod 87 is slid downward and held, and the lock plate 27 is pulled out of the notch 51 to unlock the storage box tray 15. On the other hand, when a first drive signal is given from the operation unit 1 to the latching solenoid 85, the operating rod 87 is slid upward and held, the lock plate 27 enters the notch, and the storage box tray 15 is locked.

When the power is turned off, when the shaft 39 is rotated by the key and the support rod 23 swings via the cam 25, the left end of the support rod 23 is lowered. The depressed operating rod 87 is held at that position by a latch mechanism (not shown) provided on the solenoid body. By detecting the position of the operating rod 87 when the power is turned on, the release operation of the lock mechanism 83 when the power is turned off is detected.

This coin processing machine has an electromagnetic solenoid 29,
The spring 49 is omitted, and a latching solenoid 85 that can be driven up and down is provided instead. Thus, the lock / unlock operation from the operation unit 1 and the detection of the presence or absence of the unlock operation performed when the power is turned off can be performed with a simple structure with a small number of components.

In each of the above embodiments, the case where the money handling machine is a coin handling machine has been described as an example. However, the money handling machine according to the present invention is also applicable to a money handling machine for storing bills by denomination. The same effects as described above can be obtained.

[0055]

As described above in detail, the money handling machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with the storage means for storing whether or not the lock mechanism is manually operated when the power is turned off. This makes it possible to reliably detect whether or not the lock mechanism has been unlocked even when the electromagnetic solenoid is not driven and the electrical opening / closing history is not left.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the power supply is turned on,
A sensor is provided for detecting the presence / absence of the operation of the storage means stored when the power is turned off, and an alarm means for outputting an alarm signal by receiving an operation detection signal from the sensor. Thus, when the power is turned on, the power is turned off.
It is possible to easily know whether the lock is released at the time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, as the storage means, a latching solenoid for connecting the operating rod to the supporting rod and holding the moving position of the operating rod as the supporting rod swings is used as the storage means. Thereby, even when the power is turned off, whether or not the lock is released can be stored according to the moving position of the operating rod.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the operating rod of the latching solenoid is not connected to the supporting rod, and is driven by the swing of the supporting rod only when the lock is manually released.
This makes it possible to store whether or not the lock has been released when the power is turned off, and also enables re-locking after the lock is released.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, only the latching solenoid is provided in place of the electromagnetic solenoid, and when the power is turned on, the latching solenoid operates in the same manner as the electromagnetic solenoid. Thus, it is possible to detect the presence / absence of the lock / unlock operation from the operation unit and the presence / absence of the unlock operation performed when the power is turned off with a simple structure having a small number of components.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a lock mechanism of a coin processor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the coin processing machine according to the first embodiment in a state where a storage box tray is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a lock mechanism of a coin processor according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a lock mechanism of a coin processing machine according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 coin processing machine (money processing machine) 7 main body 15 storage box tray (storage tray means) 19 storage box (storage means) 21, 73, 83 lock mechanism 23 support rod 27 lock plate (lock means) 29 electromagnetic solenoid 31, 85 Latching solenoid (storage means) 33 Sensor 59, 87 Operating rod 67 Alarm means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A money handling machine for discriminating and counting inserted money and storing acceptable money in a storage means, wherein said storage means is stored and detachable from a main body of said money processing machine. A storage tray means, an electromagnetic solenoid, and the drive of the electromagnetic solenoid regulates the attachment / detachment of the storage tray means;
At the time of FF, a lock mechanism capable of manually releasing the restriction on the attachment / detachment of the storage tray means without driving the electromagnetic solenoid, and a storage means for storing the presence or absence of a manual operation of the lock mechanism performed when the power is turned off. A money handling machine comprising: 2. A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an operation of the storage means stored when the power is turned off when the power is turned on, and an alarm means for outputting an alarm signal by receiving an operation detection signal from the sensor. The money handling machine according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The lock mechanism comprises: a swingable support rod; and a lock means connected to the support rod and driven by the swing of the support rod to engage or disengage with the storage tray means. An electromagnetic solenoid for swinging the supporting rod, wherein the storage means connects an operating rod to the supporting rod, and holds a moving position of the operating rod with the swinging of the supporting rod. The money handling machine according to claim 1, comprising: 4. The operating rod of the latching solenoid is not connected to the support rod, and is driven by the swing of the support rod only when the lock means is manually unlocked. The money handling machine described. 5. The system according to claim 3, wherein only the latching solenoid is provided in place of the electromagnetic solenoid, and when power is turned on, the latching solenoid operates in the same manner as the electromagnetic solenoid.
The money handling machine described.