JPS5840441Y2 - coin handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to the improvement of a coin processing device installed in a vending machine, and it is made smaller and simpler for the change replenishment mechanism, the inserted coin collection mechanism, and the spare coin collection mechanism in the change replenishment machine. The purpose is to

Conventionally, a vending machine is equipped with a coin holding mechanism that temporarily holds inserted coins after sorting them, a change replenishing machine 1, a change machine, etc., and the coin holding mechanism has a replenishment chute that communicates with the change machine. It is branched into a collection chute that communicates with the safe, and a passage switching member is incorporated in the branching part.
In addition, the coin discharge port of the change supply machine is also branched into a supply chute that communicates with the change machine and a collection chute that communicates with the safe, as well as a passage switch at the branched part, as in the case of the receipt port of the coin storage mechanism. Parts are included.

In order to replenish the coins from the coin holding mechanism to the change machine, the coins are replenished through the replenishment chute, and when the change machine is full of coins, they are collected into the safe through the collection chute. In addition, when there are no input coins such as when the vending machine starts operating, spare coins are supplied from the change supply machine to the change machine through the supply chute, and when the spare coins are collected at the end of the work day, they are collected. They are collected into a safe through a chute.

However, deriving the collection chute from each of the coin holding mechanism and the change replenishing machine individually in this way leads to an increase in the number of chutes, and the area occupied by the entire coin processing device becomes large, resulting in a cramped space inside the vending machine. This increases the size of vending machines, increases the number of passage switching parts, and increases the number of chutes, which complicates the assembly and structure of the change replenishment mechanism and coin collection mechanism. A solution is desired.

This invention was made to solve the above problem, and its characteristics are that the change supply port is located below the coin input hopper at the top of the change storage cylinder of the change machine, and the coin collection chute is located at the top of the coin collection chute. A collection port is provided in parallel and in communication with the inside of the hopper, and a switching shutter is provided inside the hopper to alternately open and close the change supply port and the coin collection port, and a coin insertion port above the switching shutter is provided. The upper opening of the hopper is provided with a lower end chute for collecting and supplying coins and a lower end for replenishing the chute for collecting and supplying spare change coins.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 is a coin type sorting device, 2 is a coin authenticity sorter, 3 is a coin holding device, 4 is a change supply machine, and 5 is a change machine.

The coin type sorting device 1 has a coin rolling path 6 that rolls input coins C in one direction in an inclined position.
Tilting window hole 8 with an inner diameter that matches the diameter of each coin of oo yen and l0 yen
are opened in order from small diameter to large diameter in the coin rolling direction, and when various coins enter this passage 6, these coins are passed through the tilting window hole 8 to the guide chute 9 according to type according to their diameter.
It's like falling.

The coin authenticity sorting machine 2 includes sorting machines 2A, 2B, and 2C for 50 yen, 100 yen, and 10 yen coins.
The sorting machines 2A, 2B, and 2C are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction so as to communicate with each guide chute 9 at the lower part of the screen.
A pair of excitation heads 11 and a detection head 12 are built in, which are arranged opposite to each other in the middle part of the coin. The material, shape, etc. are selected.

Further, the excitation of the sorting passage 10 and the lower part of the detection head 11.12 are branched into a genuine coin discharge passage 13 and a counterfeit coin discharge passage 14, and a solenoid 15 which operates in response to a signal from the detection head 12 is provided at the branched portion. A plunger 16 is provided so as to be able to come out and go out, and when the plunger 16 is retracted from the sorting passage 10, the genuine coins fall into the genuine coin discharge passage 13,
When the plunger 16 moves forward into the sorting passage 10, the counterfeit coins are changed in direction by the plunger 16 and fall toward the counterfeit coin discharge passage 14.

The coin holding device 3 includes a fixed bottom plate 17 disposed below the coin authenticity sorter 2, a collection communication port 18 and a refund communication port 19 provided on both front and rear sides of the fixed bottom plate 17, and the fixed bottom plate 17. 50 yen, 100 yen, and 10 yen coin holding holes 20, 21.22 are provided on the top of the 17 so as to be movable back and forth horizontally and are vertically penetrating.
For example, the genuine coin discharge passage 13 of the -50 yen coin authenticity sorting machine 2
The coins falling further enter the 50 yen coin holding hole 20 and are held on the fixed bottom plate 17.

When a predetermined number of coins are stored, the motor 24 rotates forward, and the coin storage body 23 moves horizontally in the forward direction A until it reaches the front end, and the stored coins fall into the collection communication port 18, and the stored coins are When returning coins, the motor 24 is reversely rotated by the refund signal, and the coin holding body 23 is horizontally moved in the backward direction B so that when it reaches the rearmost end, the held coins fall into the refund communication port 19.

Above the refund communication port 19, the counterfeit currency discharge passage 14 is placed in communication.

As the change machines 5, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 10 yen coin change machines 5A, 5B, and 5C are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction on the change machine stand 25 below the coin storage device 3, and each change machine 5 is a change machine. Change storage cylinder 26 with an upward opening installed on the stand 25
and a rotary disk 27 rotatably provided on the change machine stand 25 in the storage cylinder 26, and the change coins on the disk 27 are collected using the rotary disk 270 rotations driven by the motor 28. The coins are sent out one by one from a change outlet 29 opened in a part of the circumference of the storage tube 26.

In the illustrated example, as the rotary disk 270 rotates, the rotary disk 27
A coin is pushed along the inner periphery of the storage cylinder 26 by a protrusion 30 protruding from the upper surface formed with the same conical convexity, and the pushed coin is transferred to a change dispensing loss 90 rotation disc 27 rotations forward direction The change is dispensed into the change outlet 29 by being guided by the guide edge 31a of the feed guide piece 31 protruding from the side.

The gap between the lower surface of the delivery guide piece 31 and the upper surface of the rotary plate 27 is set to be less than the thickness of the coin so that coins do not become currency, and the protrusion 30 can pass through the lower surface of the guide piece 31. A groove 32 is formed.

The above 50 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen coin change machine 5A.

A coin input hopper 34 with an upward opening is integrally formed above the change supply port 30 at the upper end of each change storage cylinder 26 in 5B and 5C, and a coin collection chute 35 is provided below the hopper 34. 26 and is integrally or integrally formed.

A lower end drawer 36 of the coin collection chute 35 is provided adjacent to a safe communication port 38 opened in a base 37 below the change machine stand 25.

The safe communication port 38 communicates with a safe (not shown).

Between the lower part of the coin input hopper 34 and the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39 at the upper end of the coin collection chute 3'5, which communicate with the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39, the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39 are arranged alternately. The switching shutter 40 that opens and closes is connected to the shaft 41.
It is mounted on an axis so that it can swing freely.

The shutter 40 swings by operating a rotary solenoid 42 connected to the end of the shaft 41.

A lower end coin drawer 44 of an input coin collection and replenishment chute 43 connected to the communication port 18 of the coin holding device 3 is provided adjacent to the upper opening of the coin input hopper 34, and the change supply machine 4 and The lower end of the chute 45 for collecting spare change coins and supplying chute 45, which is in communication, is also provided so as to face the upper opening of the hopper 34.

At the rear of the change machine stand 25 on the base 37, a coin conveying belt 47 has l pairs of left and right driving and driven rollers 4B, 49.
The conveyor belt 47 is hung so as to be able to circulate freely between the conveyor belts 47 and 47. The conveyor belt 47 carries change coins or return coins and rotates in the downward direction in the figure by the drive of a motor 50 on the shaft of a driving roller 48.

The end of the conveyor belt 47 in the direction D is communicated with a dispensing port (not shown).

The change output port 29 of the change storage tube 26 and the refund communication port 19 of the coin storage device 3 are connected to the coin conveying belt 47.
It will be installed above.

A change dispensing and collecting shutter 51 is disposed between the change outlet 29 and the coin conveying belt 47 so as to be movable in the left-right direction along a frame 52 on the rear side of the conveying belt 47.

The shutter 51 has window holes 54 with guide protrusions 53 opened at intervals parallel to the change machine 5 in the left-right direction, and the shutter 51 moves the window holes 54 to the rightmost movement position where it matches the change outlet 29. Then, the coin thrown out from the change outlet 29 slides on the guide protrusion 53 and moves onto the conveyor belt 4T through the window hole 54, and the window hole 54 moves to the leftmost side away from the change outlet 29. At this position, the thrown coins hit the blind wall part of the shutter 51, fall into a change collection chute 55 formed integrally with the change machine 5 below the change output port 29, and are carried out to the safe communication port 38.

The horizontal movement of the shutter 51 is controlled by a drive solenoid 56 installed on the left side of the shutter 51 and a drive solenoid 56 installed on the left side of the shutter 51.
This is done by the cooperative action of the spring 57 which always biases the spring 57 in the right direction.

That is, the operating rod 58 of the drive solenoid 56 is pivotally connected to the middle part of a swinging rod 60 whose upper end is supported by a shaft 59 and whose lower end is pivotally connected to the left end of the shutter 51, and the solenoid 56 is activated by a change collection signal. When activated, the swinging rod 60 swings to the left around the shaft 59 to move the shutter 51 to the leftmost moving position, and when the solenoid 56 is turned off, the shutter 51 is returned to the rightmost moving position by the spring 57. That's how it is.

Fig. 6.7 shows another embodiment in place of the change dispensing and collecting shutter 51, in which a guide chute 61 communicating with the conveyor belt 47 is installed at the outside rear of the change outlet 29 of the change storage cylinder 26 as a change collecting chute. The outlet 2 via 55
9, and both chutes 61.
A switching shutter 62 that alternately opens and closes 55 Judoro 61a and 55a is provided to be swingable around a shaft 63.

When discharging coins to the conveyor belt 47, the switching shutter 62 is driven by the rotary solenoid 64 on the shaft 63 to swing toward the collecting coin drawer 55a to close the collecting coin drawer 55a, and at the same time close the collecting coin drawer 55a.
When opening 1a, coins are sent out to guide chute 61 by sliding on switching shutter 62.

When collecting the thrown coins, the switching shutter 62 is swung toward the guide coin drawer 61a side.
When the coin collector 1a is closed and the collector drawer 55a is opened, the thrown coins hit the switching shutter 62 and fall into the collector chute 55 and are carried out.

The coin processing device of this invention includes a coin input hopper 34 facing the lower end JUDRO 44 of the input coin collection frequently used replenishment chute 43 and the lower end JUDRO 46 of the change reserve coin collection/replenishment chute 45, and a coin input hopper 34 arranged below the hopper 34. It is composed of a change replenishing port 33 and a coin collecting port 39 provided therein, and a switching shutter 40 provided inside the hopper 34, so that the coins that have just been put in can be replenished into the change storage tube 26. In this case, the switching shutter 40 is swung toward the coin collection port 39 side by operating the rotary solenoid 42 to close the coin collection port 39 and close the change supply port 32.
When the input coins are opened, the input coins pass through the coin type sorting device 1, the coin authenticity sorting device 2, the coin holding device 3, and then pass through the input coin collection/replenishment chute 43 to the coin input hopper 34.
and automatically flows into the change storage cylinder 26 from the change supply port 33.

When the change storage cylinder 26 is full of coins, the change storage cylinder 2
The rotary solenoid 42 is actuated again by the upper limit sensor 67 consisting of a light emitter 65 and a light receiver 66 arranged oppositely on the upper part of the switch 6, and the switching shutter 40 swings in the opposite direction to close the change replenishing port 33 and release coins. Collection port 39
Open.

Therefore, the coins subsequently thrown into the input hopper 34 flow into the coin collection chute 35 through the coin collection port 39, and are stored in the safe through the safe communication port 38.

When there are no more coins in the change storage tube 26, the change storage tube 26
The rotary type renoid 42 is operated again by the lower limit sensor TO made up of the projector section and the receiver 69 arranged oppositely at the bottom, and the switching shutter 40 swings toward the coin collection port 39 side as described above to open the change supply port 39. The coins opened and thrown into the input hopper 34 flow into the change storage cylinder 26 and are replenished.

When the vending machine starts operating, or when there is a shortage of input coins, spare change coins are supplied from the change replenishing machine 4 into the change storage tube 26. In the same way as when replenishing, the switching shutter 40 is swung toward the coin collection port 39 side to close the change supply port 33.
When the spare change coins are opened, the spare change coins sent out from the change supply machine 4 fall into the coin input hopper 34 through the spare change coin collection and supply chute 45, and flow into the change storage cylinder 26.

When the change storage cylinder 26 is full of coins, the upper limit sensor 67 activates the rotary solenoid 42 to close the replenishment port 33, as in the case of replenishing the inserted coins.

When collecting spare change coins in the change replenishing machine 4 to the safe at the end of the vending machine, etc., the switching shutter 40 is swung toward the change replenishing port 33 side in the same way as when collecting the inserted coins. When the coin collection port 39 is opened, the spare change coins fall into the coin input hopper 34 through the spare change coin collection/replenishment chute 45, flow into the coin collection chute 35, and enter the safe through the coin collection port 39. It will be collected.

In the above embodiment, the coin input hopper 34, the change storage cylinder 26, and the coin collection chute 35 are integrally combined into a unit, but these three do not necessarily have to be constructed in an integral connection relationship. Alternatively, the change storage tube 26, the coin collection tube 26, and the coin collection chute 35 may be separated and arranged in parallel, and the coin input hopper 34 may be arranged in parallel.
It is optional to separate the change storage cylinder 26 and the coin collection chute 35 vertically and arrange them in a communicating manner.

As described above, according to the coin processing device of this invention, the switching of input coins to the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39 and the switching of spare change coins to the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39 are common. This can be carried out in one coin input hopper 34, so it is sufficient to communicate between the collection communication port 18 and the change machine 5 through a single input coin collection and replenishment chute 43.
Furthermore, it is sufficient to connect the change supply machine 4 and the change machine 5 with a single spare change coin collection/replenishment chute 45. collection chute and change supply machine 4
This means that both the collection chute from the coin to the safe can be omitted, and the passage switching member is also connected to the input coin hopper 34.
Since only a single switching shutter 40 is required within the vending machine, it is possible to assemble, simplify, and downsize the change replenishment mechanism, insertion and spare coin collection mechanism, and it is possible to simplify the structure and downsize the change replenishment mechanism, as well as the input and spare coin collection mechanisms. This has the advantage that the mechanism can be incorporated very easily and compactly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway view of the entire coin processing device showing one embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the main part of the device, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view of the change storage cylinder, FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the other side of this device, and FIG. 7 is a plan view. 34... Coin input hopper 5... Change machine, 26... Change storage tube, 33...
Change supply port, 35... Coin collection chute, 39
...Coin collection port, 40 ... Switching shutter, 43 ... Input coin collection and replenishment chute, 44 ... Lower end Judoro, 45 ...・
Supply chute for collecting spare change coins, 46...
Lower end Judoro.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Below the coin input hopper 34, a change supply port 33 at the upper end of the change storage cylinder 26 of the change machine 5 and a coin collection port 39 at the upper end of the coin collection chute 35 are provided in parallel and in communication with the inside of the hopper 34. A switching shutter 40 that alternately opens and closes the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39 is provided inside the hopper 34, and the upper opening of the coin input hopper 34 above the switching shutter 40 is provided with a switching shutter 40 for alternately opening and closing the change supply port 33 and the coin collection port 39. This coin processing device is characterized in that a dual-purpose replenishment chute 44 and a lower end chute 46 of a spare change coin collection and replenishment chute 45 are provided.