JPS5880789A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention uses a coin processing device to sort coins inserted through a coin slot into a coin processing device for authenticity determination, totalization, etc. This invention relates to a vending machine that automatically sells items (1).

When purchasing goods from such a conventional vending machine, the user had to insert coins one by one into the coin slot until the desired amount was reached.

However, in recent years, the number of items sold by vending machines has increased, and the selling prices have also increased, and the number of coins inserted has also increased.

For example, if you purchase a 600 yen item from a vending machine that accepts 100 yen, 50 yen, and 10 yen coins, you will need at least 6 coins even if you only use 100 yen coins. If you use a 100 yen coin and a 50 yen or 10 yen coin, you will need seven or more coins.

Therefore, in conventional vending machines where you can only insert one coin at a time from the coin slot, the above example requires at least 6 coins.
Since you have to insert coins one by one,
It takes time to insert coins, resulting in poor sales efficiency, and it is inconvenient for users that inserting coins is troublesome and operability is poor.

This invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to improve operability and sales efficiency by allowing a plurality of coins to be inserted into a vending machine at once.

Therefore, in the automatic vending machine according to the present invention, the coin slot is formed to a size that allows multiple coins to be inserted simultaneously, and the coin feeding mechanism handles the coins simultaneously inserted through the coin slot. The coins are sent one by one to a coin processing machine and then sorted to determine whether they are genuine or false.

The system tallies the total amount and automatically sells designated items according to the total amount.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a vending machine embodying the present invention.

In the figure, a coin slot 2 is formed on the upper right side of an operation panel 1 of the vending machine, and has an opening large enough to allow a plurality of coins, for example 10 to 20 coins, to be inserted at the same time.

At the rear of the coin slot 2, there is a coin feeding mechanism that sends out a plurality of coins inserted from the coin slot 2 one by one to a coin processing device 4 that performs coin authenticity determination 7 sorting and totaling. 6 is arranged. Note that details will be described later.

Further, an article selection button 5 is provided below the coin input slot 2 of the operation panel 1, a change payout opening 6 is provided below the button 5, and an article takeout lower is provided on the left side thereof.

Next, details of the coin feeding mechanism B will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In these figures, the coin feed mechanism 6 first has a coin hopper 1D fixed to the rear of the coin input port 2, which drops coins diagonally downward.

This coin hopper 10 has a substantially semi-cylindrical upper part on the side of the coin input port 2 and a cylindrical lower part, so that coins of the maximum diameter and maximum thickness to be used pass through one by one on the same surface as the bottom plate 10a. Drill on the outer periphery of the opening 10bk having the possible width and height,
This opening 101] is communicated with the coin processing device 4 via the chute 11. Note that the upper and lower connecting portions 10C of the coin hopper 10 form a substantially vertical wall surface.

Then, on the top surface of the bottom plate 10a of this coin hopper 10,
A disk-shaped rotor 12 for feeding coins is rotatably mounted with a cylindrical shaft portion 12a formed at the center of its lower surface penetrating the bottom plate 10a and inclined at about 30 degrees with respect to the vertical.

This rotor 12 has three cutout portions 12b in which the largest diameter coins to be used can be inserted in the diametrical direction, and four coin extrusion holes concentrically arranged on the lower surface of the three blade portions 12C. A rail 12d is provided.

The height of each rail 12d is set higher than the maximum thickness of coins that can be used, and the line connecting the tip positions of each of the four rails 12d in the rotational direction is aligned with the rotor 1 as shown in FIG.
It is formed in a spiral shape toward the rotation axis of No. 2.

A rotating shaft 13 of a drive motor 13 attached to the lower end of the coin hopper 10 is attached to the shaft portion 12a of the rotor 12.
a, and the rotor 12 is moved to the second position by the drive motor 16.
Rotate in the direction of arrow P in the figure.

Further, on the bottom 10a of the coin hopper 10, there is a guide rail ``14'' which also serves as a coin hopper and has a groove 14a near the opening thereof through which each rail 12d of the rotor 12 can pass. It is installed in the direction.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

First, when a plurality of coins are simultaneously inserted into the coin slot 2, the plurality of coins pass through the coin hopper 10 and fall diagonally backward (.

At this time, the rotor 12 at the bottom of the coin hopper 10 is rotated by the drive motor 1'5 in the direction of arrow P as shown in FIG. The coins C are inserted one by one into the notch 12b of the rotor 12, as shown in FIG.

The coin C fitted into the notch 12b of the rotor 12 is pushed by the tip of the coin ejecting rail 12d by the rotation of the rotor 12 in the direction of the arrow P, and is then pushed onto the bottom plate 10a of the coin hopper 10 in the direction of the arrow P. Move while rubbing.

Then, the coin C' moves near the opening 10b of the coin hopper 10 [~] while the front side is regulated by the guide rail 14 on the bottom plate 10a, and the rear side is regulated by the lower surface of the blade part 12C of the rotor 12. The coin is pushed in the direction of arrow P by the tip of the rail 12d for pushing out the coin.

At this time, the four rails 12d in the blade portion 12C of the rotor 12 are formed so that the line connecting their tip positions forms a spiral toward the rotation axis, so the coins C' Press.

Thereby, the coin C' gradually moves outward and is pushed out from the opening lQb of the coin hopper 10, and is fed into the coin processing device 4 through the chute 11 like the coin σ.

In this way, the plurality of coins inserted from the coin input port 2 are fed into the coin processing device 4 one by one by the coin feeding mechanism section. For example, if the rotor 12 rotates once per second, it is possible to feed three coins per second.

Incidentally, the authenticity of the coin is determined by the coin processing device 4.

After performing processing such as sorting and tabulation, the items selected by the item selection button 5 are sent to the item takeout lower, and if necessary, change is dispensed from the change dispenser opening 6, which is similar to conventional automatic vending machines. It is similar to the machine.

The rotor 12 of the coin feeding mechanism detects coin insertion using a photo sensor or the like, and rotates from the time of coin insertion, and rotates after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the coin processing device 4 completes collecting the coins or after receiving an instruction to sell the product. By automatically stopping the rotation, it is possible to save power.

Further, the coin feeding mechanism is not limited to the one in the above embodiment, and may be any mechanism that can feed coins that have been inserted in bulk one by one.

- As explained above, in the vending machine according to the present invention, the coins necessary for purchasing goods can be inserted at once, so the operability is greatly improved, it is very convenient for the user, and the sales efficiency is improved. This will greatly improve the situation, and will be of great help in relieving congestion in front of automatic ticket vending machines at stations, for example.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an example of a vending machine embodying the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the coin feeding mechanism section along the rotor surface, and Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same. The left side view shown in FIG.
... Coin feed mechanism 4 ... Coin processing device 5 ... Curved article selection button 6 ...
・・・Change payout exit 7 ・Number of music items exit 10 ・・・
... Coin hopper 11 ... Song chute 12 ...
・Opening 12d...Rail 16 for pushing out coins...
・Drive motor 14...Guide rail that also serves as a coin stopper-9= Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vending machine that automatically sells goods after the coins inserted through the coin slot are automatically judged by a coin processing device (2) sorted, tallied, etc., multiple coins can be inserted into the coin slot at the same time. 1. A vending machine, characterized in that the vending machine is formed into a large size, and is provided with a coin feeding mechanism for feeding a plurality of coins inserted from the coin slot into the coin processing device one by one.