JPH11353516A - Coins branching device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the blocking of coins and the occurrence of erroneous branching. SOLUTION: A coin path 25 is formed of a path base plate 51 at the bottom and first and second path side plates 52 and 53 on both sides. A coin discharge hole 55 is opened/formed on the path base plate 51 by leaving the remaining base plate part 51a of fine width, on which a coin can be loaded from the first path side plate 52. A movable base plate 56 which is moved forwards/ backwards is installed with respect to the coin discharge hole 55. A transportation means 54 transporting the coins on the path base plate 51 while bringing them toward the first path side plate 52 is installed. The amount of the coins loaded on the remaining base plate part 51a is reduced, an amount that the edge parts of the coins loaded on the remaining base plate part 51a when the coins drop to the coin discharge hole 55 protrudes upward from a path face, is suppressed and the blocking of the coins is reduced. The transportation means 54 transports the coins while bring them toward the first path side plate 52 and transports it. The coins are surely loaded on the remaining base plate part 51a and the erroneous branching of the coins is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin branching device for selectively branching coins conveyed on a coin path.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-70195, coins conveyed on a coin passage are identified by a coin identification unit, and the coins are branched based on the identification result. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a coin branching device that sorts coins.

In such a coin branching device, as shown in FIG. 4, a coin passage 1 is provided with a passage bottom plate 2 on a bottom surface and first coins on both side surfaces.
A transport belt 5 for transporting coins c on the passage bottom plate 2 is stretched above the coin passage 1.

A coin discharge hole 6 is opened in the passage bottom plate 2 over a position below the second passage side plate 4 except for a residual bottom plate portion 2a from which the edge of the coin c can be placed. A movable bottom plate 7 is provided in the coin discharge hole 6 so as to be able to advance and retreat from the side of the second passage bottom plate 4.

[0005] The remaining bottom plate portion 2a is formed to be about one third of the passage width (about 28 mm) of the coin passage 1, and the movable bottom plate 7 can open and close about half of the coin discharge hole 6. I have.

When the coin c is not branched (at the time of passage), the movable bottom plate 7 is advanced into the coin discharge hole 6 on the basis of the result of identification by the coin identification section, so that the coin c is left in the remaining bottom plate portion 2a. And passes over the coin discharge hole 6 on the movable bottom plate 7 and
When the coin c branches, the movable bottom plate 7 is inserted into the coin discharge hole 6.
By retreating from inside, one side of the coin c becomes the residual bottom plate portion 2a
The other side falls while dropping into the coin discharge hole 6 while remaining on the coin, and the coin c branches off from the coin passage 1.

[0007]

However, in the conventional coin branching device, when the coin c is branched, the coin c
Falls into the coin discharge hole 6 while rotating around the edge of the remaining bottom plate portion 2a of the passage bottom plate 2. At this time, when the portion placed on the remaining bottom plate portion 2a jumps upward, and the subsequent coin c is conveyed with a relatively short interval here,
The inclined coin c may be caught between the downstream edge of the coin ejection hole 6 and the leading end of the coin c, causing a jam.

If the width of the remaining bottom plate portion 2a is simply reduced in order to suppress the amount of the coin c jumping up, when a small-diameter coin to be passed is conveyed toward the second passage side plate 4, A problem of erroneous branching occurs in which the edge on the opposite side of the coin c is separated from the residual bottom plate portion 2a and falls into the coin discharge hole 6.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin branching device capable of reducing jamming of coins and erroneous branching and reliably and accurately performing coin branching processing. I do.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin branching device comprising: a passage bottom plate forming a bottom surface of a coin passage; first and second passage side plates forming both side surfaces of the coin passage; On the passage bottom plate, an opening is formed from the first passage side plate to a passage width position larger than the diameter of the coin, leaving a minute bottom residual bottom plate portion on which the edge of the coin can be placed from the first passage side plate. A coin discharge hole, a movable bottom plate which is capable of moving forward and backward within the coin discharge hole, and constitutes a part of the passage bottom plate at the time of advance, a driving means for moving the movable bottom plate forward and backward, and a coin on the passage bottom plate. Transport means for transporting the sheet while approaching the first passage side plate.

When the coin to be conveyed is not diverged (passing), the movable bottom plate is located at a position to advance into the coin discharge hole, and the coin is conveyed while being moved toward the first passage side plate by the conveying means. Then, it passes over the coin discharge hole over the remaining bottom plate portion and the movable bottom plate. When the coins to be conveyed are diverged, the movable bottom plate is retracted from the coin discharge hole by the driving means, and the coins are conveyed while being moved to the first passage side plate by the conveyance means, and are placed on the remaining bottom plate portion, but are placed on one side. Loses its support and falls into the coin discharge hole. At this time, since the edge of the coin is slightly placed on the remaining bottom plate portion, the edge of the coin falls into the coin discharge hole without protruding much from the bottom of the coin passage.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the coin branching device, a passage bottom plate forming a bottom surface of the coin passage, first and second passage side plates forming both side surfaces of the coin passage, and the coin passage are conveyed. A coin discriminating part for discriminating coins, and a second part leaving a minute width remaining bottom plate part on the downstream side of the coin discriminating part of the passage bottom plate from which the edge of the coin can be placed from the first passage side plate. A coin discharge opening formed over the lower position of the passage side plate, a movable bottom plate that moves in the width direction of the passage with respect to the coin discharge hole so as to be able to advance and retreat, and forms a part of the passage bottom plate at the time of advance; A drive unit that is operated based on the identification result by the identification unit, retracts the movable bottom plate from the coin discharge hole when the coin branches, and advances the movable bottom plate into the coin discharge hole when the coin is not branched; and the passage bottom plate. The coin above Those that and a conveying means for conveying while closer to the passage side plate.

When the coin to be conveyed is not branched according to the identification result of the coin identification section, the movable bottom plate is located at a position where it advances into the coin discharge hole, and the coin is transferred to the first passage side plate by the transfer means. It is conveyed while being moved, and passes over the coin discharge hole over the remaining bottom plate portion and the movable bottom plate. Further, when the coins to be conveyed are branched, the movable bottom plate is moved below the second passage side plate by the driving means, and the coins are conveyed while being moved to the first passage side plate by the conveyance means, and the remaining Although it rests on the bottom plate, it loses support on one side and falls into the coin discharge hole. At this time, since the edge of the coin is slightly placed on the remaining bottom plate portion, the edge of the coin falls into the coin discharge hole without protruding much from the bottom of the coin passage.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin branching device.
In the coin branching device described in (2), the transport means is a transport belt stretched above the passage bottom plate such that the downstream side in the transport direction approaches the first passage side plate.

Then, the coin is pressed against the passage bottom plate by the conveyor belt and is conveyed while being moved toward the first passage side plate, so that the edge of the coin is reliably placed on the remaining bottom plate.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, the coin branching device is applied to a coin depositing and dispensing machine.
It is mounted on a machine 11 (see FIG. 3) such as a cash depositing machine, and accepts coins inserted by a user and pays out coins loaded in advance in response to a request from the user.

First, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the overall schematic structure of a coin depositing and dispensing machine will be described. At the front upper position of the body 12, a shutter member 13 that can be opened and closed is provided, and a deposit and withdrawal unit 14 that receives coins inserted by the user and pays out coins to be paid out from the body 12 to the user is arranged. I have. The depositing / dispensing section 14 has a dispensing port 15 formed at a leftward position (upper side in FIG. 1) as viewed from the front, and a depositing / delivery belt 16 and a reverse rotation roller 17 disposed at a rightward position (lower side in FIG. 1). Further, a deposit port 18 is formed through which coins are fed one by one to the rear of the deposit / withdrawal section 14 by the action of the deposit / delivery belt 16 and the reverse rotation roller 17.

Below the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, a collection chute 19 for collecting leftover coins and the like which are discharged downward from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 when paid out to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 but not taken out by the user. A forgotten collecting section 20 for collecting through the collecting section is provided.

Behind the deposit port 18 of the depositing / dispensing section 14, there is a deposit port.
Belt for paying out coins fed one by one through 18
A deposit transfer passage 21 is provided for receiving the transfer from above 16 and transferring it backward. A coin identification unit 22 for identifying the authenticity and denomination of coins is provided at an intermediate position of the deposit transfer passage 21.

Behind the deposit transfer passage 21, two coin reject mechanisms 2 for branching and discharging a designated coin out of the passage.
Coin reject passage 25 as a coin passage having 3, 24
Is connected. A chute for guiding coins to a bucket transport mechanism 35 described below is provided below one coin reject mechanism 23.
A chute 27 is provided below the other coin reject mechanism 24 for guiding coins to a dispensing conveyance belt 34 described later.

Behind the coin reject passage 25, a coin sorting passage 29 having three coin sorting holes 28 for sorting coins into denominations (three denominations of 1, 10, and 100 yen) based on the diameter difference. Is connected.

Provided below the coin sorting passage 29 is a temporary holding unit 30 for temporarily holding the sorted coins in denominations (three denominations of 1, 10, and 100 yen). The temporary holding unit 30 is movable between a holding position below the coin sorting hole 28 and a return position on the dispensing / transporting belt 34 described later, and receives coins falling from the coin sorting hole 28 at the holding position. The temporary holding coin is moved to the return position when returning the temporarily stored coin, and the temporarily stored coin can be discharged to the dispensing / transporting belt 34.

Below the temporary holding section 30, there is provided a denomination coin storage section 31 for storing coins in denominations (three denominations of 1 yen, 10 yen and 100 yen). Coins for replenishment in the coin storage unit 31 are denominated (1 yen, 10 yen,
A replenishment cassette 32 to be stored in 100 yen (3 denominations) is detachably provided. Temporary holding unit 30 and coin storage unit by denomination
A coin storage unit by denomination is provided between
A dispensing mechanism 33 is provided which enables the coins in the coin 31 to be fed out one by one to the left and the replenished coins in the replenishment cassette 32 to be fed out one by one into the coin storage unit 31 by denomination.

On the left side of the denomination coin storage unit 31, a dispensing transport belt 34 for transporting coins discharged from the temporary storage unit 30 and coins fed from the denomination coin storage unit 31 forward.
Are stretched along the front-back direction.

A bucket transport mechanism 35 is disposed from the vicinity of the front end of the dispensing transport belt 34 to the depositing and dispensing section 14 obliquely upward. The bucket transport mechanism 35 is configured such that a bucket 37 moves up and down inside a cylindrical guide member 36.
The upper end of the cylindrical guide member 36 is configured as the dispensing port 15, and the lower end of the cylindrical guide member 36 is provided with two front and rear passages 38, 39.
Distributing member 40 for distributing the components is provided. A collection cassette 41 is detachably disposed below the cylindrical guide member 36, and one passage 38 of the cylindrical guide member 36 is connected to the collection cassette 41.
, And the other passage 39 communicates with the collective collecting section 43 of the collecting cassette 41. Shoot 26
A flapper 44 that communicates with one of the tubular guide members 36 is disposed between the dispense belt 34 and the dispensing conveyance belt 34.

The operation of the coin depositing and dispensing machine is performed using an operation unit such as an ATM on which the coin dispensing and dispensing machine is mounted.

Next, the structures of the deposit transfer passage 21, the coin reject passage 25, and the coin sorting passage 29 will be described.

The deposit transfer passage 21 and the coin reject passage
25 is a passage bottom plate 51 forming a bottom surface, and an interval slightly larger than the diameter of the largest coin to be processed by forming both side surfaces (for example, 2
It has a first passage side plate 52 and a second passage side plate 53 arranged at an interval of about 8 mm), and a first transport belt 54 as a transport means is stretched upward.

At the front end of the first passage side plate 52, an introduction portion 52a inclined toward the inside of the passage is formed, and coins fed one by one into the deposit transfer passage 21 always come into contact with the introduction portion 52a to make the first coin. Is transported along the passage side plate 52.

The first transport belt 54 extends from the beginning of the deposit transport path 21 to the end of the coin reject path 25 and has a slight angle so that the downstream side approaches the first path side plate 52. It is stretched and inclined at α. The coins are transported by the first transport belt 54 to the bottom plate of the passage.
The paper is conveyed while being pressed against the first passage side plate 52 while being pressed against the first passage side plate 52.

Further, two (first and second) coin reject mechanisms 23 and 24 provided in the coin reject passage 25 are provided.
Although the rejected coins have different discharge destinations, they are basically formed in the same structure.

Necessary minimum width (equal to or less than the thickness of the coin to be processed, for example: 1.), on which the edge of the coin can be placed on the passage bottom plate 51 from the first passage side plate 52. (About 0 to 1.5 mm)
A coin discharge hole 55 is formed from the first passage side plate 52 to a passage width position larger than the diameter of the largest diameter coin to be processed, that is, a position below the second passage side plate 53.

The coin discharge hole 55 can be moved forward and backward between a position (normal position) for closing about half of the second passage side plate 53 side and a position (open position) retracted below the second passage side plate 53. The movable bottom plate 56 is disposed. The movable bottom plate 56 is a driving means
It is moved forward and backward by 57, and is supported by a support member 59 which can swing about a rotation shaft 58 as a fulcrum.
59 is connected to a disk 62 rotated by a rotary solenoid 61 via a link member 60,
It is moved forward and backward by the drive of 61.

A coin ejection hole of the first coin reject mechanism 23
The chute 26 disposed below the 55 is a bucket transport mechanism 35
The chute 27 communicated with the cylindrical guide member 36 and disposed below the coin discharge hole 55 of the second coin reject mechanism 24 is communicated on the dispensing conveyance belt 34.

Further, the passage bottom plate 51 is provided with a coin recognition section 22 and sensors 63 and 64 for detecting passage of coins at positions upstream of the coin reject mechanisms 23 and 24.

Then, in the standby state, the movable bottom plate 56 is at a normal position that closes about half of the coin discharge hole 55 on the second passage side plate 53 side. When the coins are transported by the first transport belt 54, the coins that do not need to be ejected are discharged to the remaining bottom plate portion 51.
a and the movable bottom plate 56,
Passed over 55. Since the first conveyor belt 54 is stretched slightly inclined with respect to the first passage side plate 52,
Since the coin is conveyed while being pressed against the first passage side plate 52, the end of the coin is securely placed on the remaining bottom plate portion 51a.

When a coin to be ejected is conveyed and the corresponding coin is detected by the corresponding sensor 64, the rotary solenoid 61 is driven to move the movable bottom plate 56 to the open position. The coin that has reached the coin discharge hole 55 falls into the coin discharge hole 55 because there is no support on the second passage side plate 53 side. At this time, since the amount of the coin placed on the remaining bottom plate portion 51a is small, the end of the coin falls quickly without protruding upward, and does not interfere with the subsequent coin. The ejected coins are fed to the cylindrical guide member 36 of the bucket transport mechanism 35 or the dispensing transport belt 34 through the chutes 26 and 27. The movable bottom plate 56 is returned to the normal position at a predetermined timing, and is prepared for processing of a subsequent coin.

The coin sorting passage 29 has a passage bottom plate 71 forming a bottom surface, and first and second passage side plates 72 and 73 forming both side surfaces, and a second conveyor belt is provided above the passage bottom plate 71.
74 are stretched.

The second conveyor belt 74 extends from the beginning to the end of the coin sorting passage 29, and is inclined at a slight angle so that the downstream side approaches the first passage side plate 72. Has been established. This second transport belt 74
Thus, the coin is pressed against the passage bottom plate 71 and is conveyed while being pressed against the first passage side plate 72.

In the passage bottom plate 71, coins are sorted into denominations (three denominations of 1, 10, 100 yen) based on the diameter difference.
Two coin sorting holes 28 are formed, and a sensor 75 for detecting the passage of coins is provided upstream of each coin sorting hole 28.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

The coin depositing and dispensing machine has six denominations (1
Yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen and 500 yen) can be deposited, and coins of 3 denominations (1 yen, 10 yen and 100 yen) can be withdrawn. . In addition, 1-yen, 10-yen and 100-yen coins are recycled (used coins are used as withdrawal coins), but 5-yen, 50-yen and 500-yen coins are not recycled.

First, in the standby state, coins for dispensing are stored in the coin storage units 31 for each denomination. Replenishment coins are also stored in the replenishment cassette 32 and loaded into the body 12. The shutter member 13 of the depositing / dispensing section 14 is closed. Each movable bottom plate 56 of the first and second coin reject mechanisms 23 and 24 is at the normal position. The bucket 37 of the bucket transport mechanism 35 is at the lower standby position, and the distribution member 40 is at the distribution position to the collective collection section 43 of the collection cassette 41.

Next, the deposit processing will be described.

When the depositing process is instructed, the shutter member 13 of the depositing / dispensing section 14 is opened, and coins can be inserted. The coins inserted into the depositing / dispensing unit 14 by the user are placed on the depositing / delivery belt 16.

When the loading operation is completed, after the shutter member 13 is closed, the deposit feeding belt 16 is driven. The coins coming into contact with the deposit feeding belt 16 are sequentially fed into the deposit port 18 and are taken one by one into the deposit conveying path 21 while being further regulated by the reverse rotation roller 17. The taken-in coin is transported by the first transport belt 54, and the coin identification unit
At 22 authenticity and denomination are identified.

As a result of the identification, the deposit reject coin (a counterfeit coin,
If it is determined that the coin is an unidentifiable coin), the rotary solenoid 61 of the first coin reject mechanism 23
Is excited to move the movable bottom plate 56 to the open position,
Deposited coins that are not supported by 56
It falls to 55 and is guided by the chute 26 to be fed into the cylindrical guide member 36 of the bucket transport mechanism 35. At this time, the bucket 37 is at the lower standby position, and the deposit reject coin is held on the bucket 37.

If it is determined that the coins are 5, 50, and 500 yen coins, the rotary solenoid 61 of the second coin reject mechanism 24 is excited to move the movable bottom plate 56.
Moves to the open position and is not supported by the movable bottom plate 56
The yen, 50 yen and 500 yen coins fall into the coin discharge hole 55 and are guided by the chute 27 so that
Reserved on top. At this time, the dispensing / transporting belt 34 is stopped, and the exit side of the dispensing / conveying belt 34 is closed by the flapper 44, so that coins do not fall into the cylindrical guide member 36.

As a result of the discrimination, when it is determined that the coins are 1 yen, 10 yen and 100 yen coins, the coins are sent through the coin reject passage 25 to the coin selection passage 29 and fall into the corresponding coin selection holes 28, It is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 30. However, the second coin reject mechanism is used when the number of reserved coins in the temporary holding unit 30 is exceeded or when the coin storage unit 31 is full.
It is discharged from 24 and held on the dispensing / transporting belt 34.

When all coins have been sorted,
The bucket 37 of the bucket transport mechanism 35 is moved upward.
If there is a deposit reject coin, the deposit reject coin on the bucket 37 is paid out to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 from the outlet 15.

Further, when the user performs a deposit approval operation, the dispensing conveyance belt 34 is driven, and the placed coins (5 yen, 50 yen and 500 yen coins, 1 yen exceeding the temporary storage capacity, 10 and 100 yen coins) are fed into the cylindrical guide member 36. Coins are cylindrical guide members
It flows down inside 36, and the collective collection section 43 of the collection cassette 41
Will be collected.

The coins held in the temporary holding section 30 are also stored in the denomination coin storage section 31 below. If there is no storage space in the coin storage unit 31 by denomination, the coins held in the temporary holding unit 30 are discharged onto the dispensing transport belt 34 and collected by the collective collection unit 43 of the collection cassette 41.

Further, when the user performs the rejection approval operation by the user, the coins held in the temporary holding unit 30 are transferred to the withdrawal conveyance belt 34.
Released above. Next, the bucket 37 is moved to the lower standby position, and the dispensing / conveying belt 34 is driven, so that coins (including coins previously held on the dispensing / conveying belt 34) are placed in the cylindrical guide member 36. Sent in. The coin is held in a space surrounded by the inner wall surfaces of the bucket 37 and the cylindrical guide member 36. All reserved coins are cylindrical guide members 36
When the coin is sent into the inside, the bucket 37 is moved upward, and coins are paid out to the depositing / dispensing section 14 from the payout port 15. bucket
When the shutter member 13 of the depositing / dispensing unit 14 is opened after the 37 has moved to the lower standby position, the user takes out the returned coins and the transaction is completed.

Next, the dispensing process will be described.

When a dispensing process is instructed and a dispensing amount is input, coins are fed out from the corresponding coin type coin storage unit 31 onto the dispensing transport belt 34. When the instructed coin is paid out on the dispensing and conveying belt 34, the dispensing and conveying belt 34 is driven, and the dispensed coin is fed into the cylindrical guide member 36.
The bucket 37 is in the lower standby position, and coins are
Is stored in a space surrounded by the inner wall surface of the cylindrical guide member 36. Subsequently, the bucket 37 is raised, and the dispensing coin is dispensed from the dispensing opening 15.
From the deposit / withdrawal unit 14. After the bucket 37 returns to the lower standby position, the shutter member 13 of the depositing / dispensing section 14 is opened, and the user takes out the dispensed coins to complete the transaction.

When a predetermined time elapses after the coin is ejected, the shutter member 13 of the depositing / dispensing section 14 is closed. If coins remain in the depositing / dispensing unit 14 (for example, the coins are left behind), the coins are collected by the collecting unit 20 through the collecting chute 19. This coin is taken out by a staff member during maintenance or the like.

If coins are not ejected as instructed due to jamming of coins, etc.,
After the bucket 37 of 35 is moved upward, the distribution member 40 is rotated to the distribution position of the collection cassette 41 toward the operation reject box 42, and the dispensing conveyance belt 34 is driven to dispens the dispensed coins. It is fed into the guide member 36 and collected in the operation reject box 42 of the collection cassette 41 below.

After all coins on the dispensing and conveying belt 34 have been collected, the bucket 37 is returned to the lower standby position, and the distribution member 40 is returned to the distribution position toward the collective collection section 43. Perform gold operation. If withdrawal is not possible, the mechanism will be down.

As described above, in the coin reject passage 25, since the width of the remaining bottom plate portion 51a from the first passage side plate 52 is formed to be a very small width, the edge of the coin rests. The amount of coins is reduced, and the amount of coins protruding upward from the bottom surface of the coin reject passage 25 when branching the coin from the coin discharge hole 55 can be suppressed, so that even if a subsequent coin is conveyed closely, the jam of the coin occurs. Can be reduced, and the first
The coin is conveyed while being brought close to the first passage side plate 52 by the conveying belt 54, so that the edge of the coin is moved to the remaining bottom plate portion 51.
a can be reliably placed on the coin, and the occurrence of erroneous branching of the coin from the coin discharge hole 55 can be reduced. Therefore, the branching process of the coin can be reliably and accurately performed based on the identification result of the coin identifying unit 22.

Further, the first transport belt 54 is used as transport means.
The coin is pressed against the passage bottom plate 51 by the first conveyance belt 54 and is conveyed while being moved toward the first passage side plate 52 side, so that the edge of the coin is reliably retained on the remaining bottom plate portion 51a.
You can put on.

The coin passage to which the coin branching device is applied is not limited to the coin reject passage 25, but may be a coin sorting passage.
29 or the like may be applied.

As a means for transporting the coin path, the first
The transfer belt 54 is not limited to this, and a roller or the like may be used.

[0064]

According to the coin branching device of the first aspect,
Since the width of the remaining bottom plate portion from the first passage side plate is formed to be a very small width, the amount of the edge portion of the coin is reduced, and the coin protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the coin passage when branching the coin from the coin discharge hole. The amount of coins can be reduced, the occurrence of jamming of coins can be reduced even if the following coins are conveyed in close proximity, and the coins are conveyed while being brought close to the first passage side plate by the conveying means, so that the edge of the coins The portion can be reliably placed on the remaining bottom plate portion, and the occurrence of erroneous branching of coins from the coin discharge hole can be reduced. Therefore, coin branching processing can be performed reliably and accurately.

According to the coin branching device of the second aspect, since the width of the remaining bottom plate portion from the first passage side plate is formed to be a very small width, the amount of the edge portion of the coin to be placed is reduced, and the coin is discharged. When the coin branches off from the hole, the amount of protrusion upward from the bottom of the coin passage can be suppressed, and even if a subsequent coin is conveyed in close proximity, the occurrence of jamming of the coin can be reduced. By transporting the coins while approaching the passage side plate, the edges of the coins can be reliably placed on the remaining bottom plate portion, and the occurrence of incorrect branching of the coins from the coin discharge hole can be reduced, and therefore, the identification result of the coin identification portion The coin branching process can be performed reliably and accurately based on.

According to the coin branching device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin branching device of the first or second aspect, a transport belt is used as a transporting means, and the transport belt presses the coin against the passage bottom plate. Since the coin is conveyed while approaching the first passage side plate side, the edge of the coin can be reliably placed on the remaining bottom plate portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 schematically shows a coin depositing and dispensing machine to which a coin branching device according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied, (a) is a plan view showing an upper structure, and (b) is a first passage side plate and a transporter. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged plan view illustrating a relationship between an angle with a belt.

2A and 2B show the coin branching device, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view at the time of non-branching, FIG. 2B is a sectional view at the time of non-branching, FIG. It is sectional drawing.

3A and 3B schematically show a coin depositing and dispensing machine to which the coin branching device is applied, wherein FIG. 3A is a side view, FIG. 3B is a plan view, FIG. 3C is a front view, and FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional coin branching device, where (a) is a plan view,
(b) is an AA sectional view of (a).

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 Coin identification unit 25 Coin reject passage as coin passage 51 Passage bottom plate 51a Remaining bottom plate portion 52 First passage side plate 53 Second passage side plate 54 Conveyor belt as conveyance means 55 Coin discharge hole 56 Movable bottom plate 57 Drive means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A passage bottom plate forming a bottom surface of a coin passage, first and second passage side plates forming both side surfaces of the coin passage, and an edge of a coin from the first passage side plate on the passage bottom plate. A coin discharge hole formed from the first passage side plate to a passage width position larger than the diameter of the coin, leaving a minute bottom residual plate portion on which the portion can be placed; A movable bottom plate which is capable of moving forward and backward and forms a part of the passage bottom plate at the time of advancement; a driving means for moving the movable bottom plate forward and backward; and a conveying means for conveying coins on the passage bottom plate while approaching the first passage side plate. A coin branching device comprising: 2. A passage bottom plate forming a bottom surface of a coin passage, first and second passage side plates forming both side surfaces of the coin passage, and a coin identification unit for identifying coins conveyed in the coin passage. An opening is formed over the lower position of the second passage side plate except for a minute bottom residual bottom plate portion on which the edge of the coin can be placed from the first passage side plate, downstream of the coin identification portion of the passage bottom plate. A coin discharge hole, a movable bottom plate that moves in the width direction of the passage relative to the inside of the coin discharge hole so as to be able to advance and retreat, and forms a part of the passage bottom plate at the time of advance. When the coin is branched, the movable bottom plate is retracted from the coin discharge hole when the coin is diverted, and when the coin is not diverged, the driving means is configured to advance the movable bottom plate into the coin discharge hole. Carry while approaching the aisle side plate A coin branching device, comprising: a conveying means for feeding. 3. The coin branch according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means is a conveying belt stretched above the passage bottom plate such that the downstream side in the conveying direction approaches the first passage side plate. apparatus.