JPS5813397Y2 - Vending machine that accepts banknotes and coins - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vending machine that can accept banknotes and coins.

The most effective example of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the bill validator 1 determines whether a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot (not shown) is genuine or false, and if it is "true", it issues a "true" signal, and the coin sorting/counting device 2 detects the authenticity of a bill inserted from a coin insertion slot 3. The coins are sorted and counted, and when the counted value reaches the minimum price set by the price setting device 4 or more, a sellable signal is issued.

When the coin processing machine 5 receives a coin dispensing signal, its electric motor 6 is activated.
is driven to rotate a disc 7, and a plurality of pins 8 implanted in the disc 7 eject coins in a hopper 9 one by one.

If the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot is, for example, a thousand yen bill, the coin in the hopper 9 is a coin immediately below the 1000 digit, that is, a 100 yen coin.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a control circuit which outputs the "true" signal from the banknote validator 1.
When the signal is received, a coin dispensing signal is sent to the coin processing machine 5 to drive the processing machine 5, and the coins dispensed from the processing machine 5 are counted, and when this count reaches the amount of the banknote, that is, 1,000 yen. A dispensing stop signal is sent to the coin processing machine 5 to stop its driving.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a payout detection microswitch provided on an inclined passage 12 communicating with a coin payout outlet of the coin processing machine 5.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a drop passage communicating with the inclined passage 12, and the passage 13 is bifurcated into two at a partition member 14, forming a coin return storage passage 15 and a coin insertion passage 16.

The coin return storage passage 15, which communicates with the inclined passage 12 via the drop passage 13, has a coin return opening 17 at its lower end.
The passage 15 is further provided with a plurality of guide holes 18 at intervals approximately equal to the diameter of a 100 yen coin.

A coin stopper mechanism 19 is movably provided in the holding passage 15, and the stopper mechanism 19 is normally energized by a spring 20 so that its locking piece 21 advances into any of the guide holes 18. An arbitrary number of 100 yen coins are locked and held by a valve, and the locking piece 21 is moved out of the holding passage 15 by excitation of the movable solenoid 22 to release the holding.

On the other hand, 23 is a control circuit for the main body of the vending machine, and when it receives a sellable signal from the coin sorting and counting device 2, it becomes ready for sale, and when a predetermined operation related to selling, that is, a suppressing operation of the product selection button, is performed, the selling mechanism is activated. The coin sorting and counting device 2 discharges the desired product and sends a sales start or end signal.
The coin stopper mechanism 19 also sends the sales start or end signal to the coin stopper mechanism 19 to excite the movable solenoid 22.

The coin stopper mechanism 19 provided in the coin return holding passage 15 can be installed and moved to any position, but the coin stopper mechanism 19 installed in the coin return holding passage 15 can be moved to any desired position. maximum set price (e.g. 5
In this embodiment, the number of high denomination coins, that is, 100 yen coins immediately below the face value of the banknote, out of the remaining amount (440 yen) after deducting 60 yen), is installed at a position where 4 coins can be locked and held.

The operation will be explained below. First, a 1,000 yen bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot, and when the bill is determined to be "true" by the bill validator 1, the bill validator 1 issues a "true" signal to the control circuit 10.

Then, the control circuit 10 sends the coin dispensing signal to the coin processing machine 5.
The electric motor 6 of the processing machine 5 is driven to rotate the disc 7, and the pin 8 dispenses the 100 yen coins one by one.

At this time, since the maximum set price set by the price setting device 4 is 560 yen, the locking piece 21 of the coin stopper mechanism 19 is inserted into the guide hole 184 where four hundred yen coins can be stored in the coin return storage path 15. Therefore, four hundred yen coins dispensed from the coin processing machine 5 are first held and held in the coin return passage 15 via the inclined passage 12 and the falling passage 13.

The fifth and subsequent coins come into contact with the upper reserved coin C4, are guided to the coin insertion passage 16, and are sequentially input into the coin sorting and counting device 2.

Eventually, when 10 coins are dispensed from the coin processing machine 5, the dispensing detection microswitch 11 provided at the upper part of the inclined passageway 12 is operated 10 times, so the control circuit 10 counting the operating pulses is activated. Assuming that the total amount of coins to be paid out has reached the amount of a thousand yen bill, a payout stop signal is sent to the coin processing machine 5, and the driving of the electric motor 6 is stopped.

At this time, the coin sorting and counting device 2 performs the same operation as when 600 yen is inserted from the coin input port 3, that is, 600 yen is input from the coin processing machine 5 through the coin input passage 16. Then, a sales enable signal is sent from the sorting and counting device 2 to the main body control circuit 23.

Then, the state becomes ready for sale, so when a desired product selection button, for example, a selection button corresponding to a 510 yen product is pressed, the sales mechanism is activated to eject the desired product, and at the same time, the main body control circuit 23 starts selling the product. Alternatively, a termination signal is sent to the coin sorting and counting device 2 to erase the sellable signal, and the coin sorting and counting device 2's change mechanism (not shown) is given 90 yen as change, which is obtained by subtracting the product price of 510 yen from the input amount of 600 yen. A combination of 50 yen coins and 10 yen coins or 10 yen coins are dispensed from the 1), and the coins are delivered to the coin return slot 17.

On the other hand, the sale start or end signal is also sent to the coin stopper mechanism 19 to excite the movable solenoid 22, and the locking piece 21 is withdrawn from the coin return retention passage 15, thereby removing the reserved coins, that is, 400 yen. The coins are returned to the coin return slot 17.

In the end, the return port 17 has 9 coins from the coin sorting and counting device 2.
A total of 490 yen, including 0 yen and 400 yen from the coin return holding passage 15, will be returned.

If you wish to purchase a product only with coins without using banknotes,
When a predetermined coin is inserted into the coin input port 3, it will be introduced into the coin sorting and counting device 2 via the chute 24,
It operates in the same way as a coin-only vending machine.

As described above, in the present invention, when an amount corresponding to a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot is received by a high denomination coin among coins with a lower denomination than the face value of the banknote, and a "true" signal is received from the banknote validator. The coin processing machine dispenses the coins based on the coin dispensing signal from the control circuit that is generated by the coin processing machine, and the maximum number set by the price setting device is determined from the initial arbitrary number of coins, that is, the banknote equivalent amount, among the coins to be dispensed. Of the remaining amount after deducting the set price, the number of high denomination coins is stored in a coin return holding passageway that communicates with the coin return slot using a coin stopper mechanism, and the remaining subsequent coins are sent through the coin insertion passageway. After configuring the coin to be introduced into the coin sorting and counting device, when a predetermined operation related to the sale is performed, the main body control circuit sends a sales start or end signal to the coin sorting and counting device to dispense change if necessary; At the same time, the start lid or end signal is also sent to the coin stopper mechanism to release the coin from being locked and held, thereby also returning the held coins.

As described above, according to the present invention, by simply adding a control circuit having a simple counting function, a coin sorting and counting device dedicated to coins, so-called a coin mechanism, can be used without modification.

Therefore, the conventional general method is to convert the "true" signal of the banknote validator into a signal corresponding to, for example, a 100 yen coin and send it to the coin mechanism, or to This solves the problem of using a counting mechanism with a counting capacity of up to 10" to perform counting calculations and instructing a change dispensing mechanism to dispense the change.

In other words, the former requires the commonly used coin mechanism to be modified so that it can receive the "true" signal from the banknote validator, and the problem is that it is likely to lead to a shortage of change coins, while the latter requires a complicated coin mechanism. The use of a counting mechanism has the disadvantage of being very expensive, but the present invention can eliminate all of these disadvantages.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the operation, where solid lines indicate electrical signals and broken lines indicate money movements. FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view. 1...Banknote validator, 2...Coin sorting and counting device, 5...Coin processing machine, 10...
Control circuit, 15... Coin return holding passage, 16
. . . Coin insertion passage, 19 . . . Coin stopper mechanism, 23 . . . Main body control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bill validator that determines the authenticity of bills inserted from a bill insertion slot; a coin sorting and counting device that sorts and counts the inserted coins and issues a sellable signal when the counted value reaches a predetermined price value; and a coin dispenser. a coin processing machine that dispenses a predetermined denomination coin of a lower denomination than the face value of the bill from within the hopper upon application of a signal; and a coin dispensing signal to the coin processing machine upon receiving a "true" signal from the bill validator; a control circuit that drives the coin processing machine, counts coins dispensed from the processing machine, and sends a dispensing stop signal to the coin processing machine to stop its driving when the counted value reaches the amount of the banknote; , a coin return holding passageway having a movable coin stopper mechanism for holding and locking a first arbitrary number of coins dispensed from the coin processing machine, the lower end of which communicates with a coin return slot; and the banknotes. a coin input passage for guiding subsequent coins corresponding to the coin amount obtained by subtracting the coin amount held by the stopper mechanism from the amount of coins to the coin sorting and counting device; and a sale ready signal from the coin sorting and counting device. When received, the desired product is ejected, a sales start or end signal is sent to the coin sorting and counting device to dispense change, and the sales start or end signal is further applied to the coin stopper mechanism to hold the coins. and a vending machine main body control circuit that releases the lock and returns the held coin to the coin return slot, and the coin stopper mechanism provided in the coin return holding passage is configured to control the price setting device according to the amount of the banknote. A vending machine that can use banknotes and coins, characterized in that the vending machine is installed so that only a valve for the number of high denomination coins can be locked and held out of the remaining amount after deducting the maximum set price set in .