JPS59160283A - Coin selection counter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a coin sorting and counting machine that picks up coins to be sorted one by one placed on a pickup plate that rotates on an inclined surface and counts the coins one by one.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, this type of coin sorting and counting machine is integrally and rotatably mounted on a coin sorting plate via a disk-shaped big-up plate and a lular-shaped partition disk, forming an inclined pick-up surface for coins to be sorted. ing. The coins to be sorted placed on the pickup plate are picked up one by one in the pickup groove formed on the outer periphery of the pickup plate and guided in the circumferential direction. The guided coins to be sorted are dropped into the coin receiving opening of the coin sorting plate through the window hole formed in the partition disk. A coin sorting guide groove communicating with the coin receiving opening extends radially inward on the back surface of the coin sorting plate. The guide groove is set so that the width thereof gradually decreases toward the inner side in the radial direction. The coins to be sorted guided to the coin receiving port are guided to the coin sorting guide groove, and while the coins rotate along the upward travel path, they slide radially inward in the guide groove due to their own weight. The coins are guided through the respective coin sorting openings into storage boxes for each denomination, and counting means provided for each denomination is operated during that time to count the coins. A plurality of coin sorting ports are provided on the obliquely arranged coin sorting base depending on the type of coins to be sorted.

However, in conventional coin sorting and counting machines, the counting means are arranged in a radial direction on the coin sorting base, so the coin sorting base requires a large space in the radial direction. The diameter of the plate and the big up plate had to be increased, and this increase in diameter led to problems such as an increase in the size of the coin sorting and counting machine and a relatively high manufacturing cost.

For this reason, there is a strong demand for this type of coin sorting and counting machine to be smaller and more compact.We aim to make the coin sorting and counting machine smaller and more compact without reducing the coin sorting and counting function, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. The problem was how to configure a coin sorting and counting machine to make it possible.

Furthermore, there is a distance between the counting means and the coin sorting port,
This tendency is particularly strong in the case of small-diameter denominations, resulting in the problem that coins after counting remain between the counting means and the coin sorting port when the machine is stopped, causing the counted value and the actual value to not match.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention takes the above-mentioned points into consideration, and makes it possible to fully utilize the coin sorting and counting function, and also to make the coin sorting and counting machine smaller and more compact, as well as to improve the counting accuracy, and to reliably reduce manufacturing costs. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting and counting machine that enables coin sorting and counting.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the coin sorting and counting machine according to the present invention includes a coin sorting base provided obliquely within the counter body, and a rotatable coin sorting base placed on the inclined surface of the sorting base. a partition disk placed on the coin sorting plate and fixed to the coin sorting base; a pickup plate placed on the partition disk and integrally attached to the coin sorting plate; , and the coins to be sorted carried onto the pickup plate are sorted and counted by rotation of the pickup plate and the coin sorting plate, wherein a plurality of coin sorters are arranged on the coin sorter 4-s. The openings are arranged in a spiral manner along the circumferential direction, and a counting device for counting the number of coins is provided on the upstream side close to each coin sorting opening.

[Embodiments of the invention]

A preferred embodiment of the coin sorting and counting machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the coin sorting and counting machine according to the present invention, and reference numeral 10 in the figure indicates a casing of the coin sorting and counting machine. A coin storage section 12 is formed in which the coins to be sorted and counted by the coin counter main body 11 are stored by denomination.

A main body casing 13 is obliquely installed in the coin sorting and counting machine main body 11, and a coin sorting 4-slot 14 is installed in this main body housing 13. A disk-shaped coin sorting plate 15 is rotatably placed on the oblique base surface of the coin sorting pace 14. The back surface of this coin sorting plate 15 is fixed to the head of a rotating shaft 160. The rotating shaft 16 is rotatably supported within the main body housing 13 via a bearing 17, and a driven gear 18 such as a bevel gear or a pinion is mounted on the shaft 16. The driven gear 18 meshes with a drive gear 19 driven by a drive motor (not shown) or the like.
The rotary shaft 16 rotates in response to the driving force from the coin sorting plate 15, and rotates the coin sorting plate 15.

On the other hand, a stepped portion is formed in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the coin sorting plate 15, and a partition disk is placed so as to fill this stepped portion. The partition disk 201d is formed in a washer shape, and its outer peripheral end protrudes radially outward from the coin sorting plate 15 and is fixed to the flange portion 14a of the coin sorting plate 14. The partition disk is actually made into a side-inch structure by the guy P cylinder 21, and is integrally fixed to the coin sorting 4-seat 14. A disk-shaped pick-up plate η is mounted above the partition disk. It will be placed. This pickup plate 22 is integrally fixed to the coin sorting plate 15 with machine screws or the like, and is configured to rotate in synchronization with the coin sorting plate 150 rotations. The pickup surface of the pickup plate 22 is inclined, and coins to be sorted (not shown) are inserted onto this pickup surface from a coin input device.

As shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, the pickup play 22 has a plurality of, for example m, pickup grooves 5 formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery. Sorted coins are stored one by one and picked up. A tapered sliding surface is formed around the pick-up groove 5, and this sliding surface restricts stacking of two coins to be sorted. It is designed to slide freely and smoothly due to its own weight while being guided along the extending running path.

A window hole is bored in the partition disk where the pickup groove 5 of the pickup plate 22 transitions from the upper running path to the lower running path, and this window hole n is connected to the above-mentioned pickup port 5. is formed opposite to. The coins to be sorted, which are picked up, held and transferred by the pickup groove 5 of the pickup plate 22, are guided to the coin receiving opening path of the coin sorting plate 15 through the window hole 27 (see FIGS. 3 and 3). (See Figure 4).

The coin receiving port of the coin sorting plate 15 is a pickup syringe)
20 pick-up grooves 5 are formed correspondingly, and each coin receiving inlet passage communicates with a coin sorting guide groove 4 extending approximately radially inward. This guide groove 29 is formed on the back surface (rear surface) of the coin sorting plate 15, and a dogleg-shaped coin guide path P is formed as a whole, and the width of the coin sorting guide groove 4 gradually decreases inward in the radial direction. It looks like this. In this case, the bent portions of the coin sorting guide grooves 4 are arranged so as to face opposite to the direction of rotation of the coin sorting plate 15.

Since the bent portion of the coin sorting guide groove 4 faces the opposite rotational direction of the coin sorting plate 15, the transfer start position of the coins guided to the coin receiving opening into the guide groove 29 is accelerated, and Since the coin sorting guide #29 is bent in a dogleg shape, the end position of the coin sorting guide groove 29 in the radially inward direction can be delayed. Therefore, the coin sorting angle range by rotation of the coin sorting plate 15 can be widened. That is, the coin sorting board 15
rotates and when a certain coin sorting guide groove 29 moves from the lower running path to the upper running path, the coin sorting guide groove 29
When the coins are oriented in a substantially horizontal direction, the entrance side of the guide groove is inclined downward, so that the transfer start position of coins to be sorted due to their own weight can be set lower than before. Also, when the coin sorting guide groove transitions from the upper running path to the lower running path, the tip side of the guide groove 29 is kept in a downwardly inclined state for a long period of time by forming the guide F'' groove 29 into a <-shaped shape. be able to.

Therefore, the range of angles in which the coins to be sorted are guided by their own weight within the coin sorting guide groove can be widened.

In addition, in order to actively guide the coins to be sorted guided into the coin receiving opening into the coin sorting guide groove 29, a cam plate 30 is provided around the coin sorting pace 14 as shown in FIG. ) 30 may be provided with a plurality of coin guide devices 31 to actively guide the coins guided radially inward further inward. The coin guide device 31 is attached to the back side of the coin sorting pace 14 and has an engaging protrusion 32 that projects from the elongated guide hole of the coin sorting pace 14 into the base surface. The engaging protrusions 32 of each coin guide device 3 are spring-biased so as to be retractable from the 4-space surface, and are sequentially arranged in a spiral shape along the circumferential direction of the coin sorting pace 14. It engages with coins to be sorted as they are guided inward, and actively presses the coins sequentially and radially inward.

At this time, the holding protrusion 32 engages with the coins to be sorted at an eccentric position so as to sequentially and smoothly press the coins to be sorted inward in the radial direction. Incidentally, in the case of large-diameter coins to be sorted, they can be passed by pressing down on the retaining protrusion 32.

Furthermore, a plurality of coin sorting words are sequentially arranged in a spiral manner along the circumferential direction on the coin sorting pace 14.

Each coin sorting port 35 is formed in a number corresponding to the denomination of coins to be sorted, for example six, and communicates directly or via a guide tube with the storage box 12 for each denomination formed at the lower part of the casing 10. .

A counting device 36 for counting the number of coins to be sorted is installed on the clockwise side of each coin sorting port 35 (see FIG. 5), that is, on the opposite side (upstream side) of the rotational direction of the coin sorting plate 15. Each counting device 36 is provided on the back side of the coin sorting pace 14 and has a counting engagement bin 37 that projects above the base surface. The base of the engagement pin 37 is rigidly mounted on the rotating shaft as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. This shirt 3B is rotatably supported by a casing 39 of a counting device 36 via a bush 40, and a counting disk 41 is attached to one end thereof. This counting disk 41 has, for example, a fan-shaped notch 42 formed at a desired position as shown in FIG. 8, and a counting sensor 43 is provided at a position corresponding to this notch 42. On the other hand, the counting disk 41
A return spring 44 is interposed between the and the casing 39, and this return spring 44 causes the counting disc 4 to
1 is always biased by a spring toward the original position.

When the coins to be sorted reach that position of the coin sorting port, the counting engagement bin 37 is pushed down against the spring force of the return spring 44. As a result, the counting disk 41
rotates, and the notch 42 of the disc 41 is connected to the counting sensor 43.
During this time, the number of coins to be sorted is counted. The counted azuw' coins are discharged into the coin storage box 12 according to the denomination type.

At this time, in order to smoothly discharge the coins to be sorted, a coin discharging lever 46 is installed at each coin sorting mouth. This discharging lever 46 is fixed in a cantilevered manner on the counterclockwise side (see FIG. 5), that is, on the downstream side of each coin sorting port.

Specifically, for example, the shaft 38 of the next-stage counting device 36 is cut off and fixed with a fixing collar 47 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
will be installed on the The knock-off lever 46 extends from the downstream side to the upstream side of each coin sorting port, and its free end side is stored in the circumferential groove 48 of the coin sorting plate 15.

A plurality of circumferential grooves 48 are formed concentrically on the back surface of the coin sorting plate 15, at least as many as the number of denominations of coins to be sorted, and are formed into deeper grooves than the coin sorting guide grooves. Therefore, the discharging surface of the discharging lever 46 is a surface inclined downward υ from the upstream side to the downstream side of the coin sorting port 35, and engages with the coins to be sorted at an eccentric position to remove the coins. It has a structure that allows it to be brushed off smoothly.

Next, the operation of the coin sorting and counting machine will be explained.

The coins to be sorted that are input from the coin input device below the pickup plate η are picked up one by one in each pickup groove δ by the rotation of the pickup plate 22, and the picked coins to be sorted are placed in the pickup groove 5. It is held and moved along the circumferential direction.

When the coins to be sorted held in the pick-up groove 5 are guided to the position of the window hole in the partition disk, they are dropped into the coin receiving opening path of the coin sorting plate 15 through the window hole 27. The coins guided to the coin receiving opening path are guided by free fall (sliding due to the coin's own weight) into the coin sorting guide groove 29 by the rotation of the coin sorting plate 15. At this time, if the cam plate 30 and the coin guide device 31 are provided, the coins to be sorted can be forcibly and positively guided into the coin sorting guide groove.

Since the coin sorting guide groove 291d is configured so that the width gradually decreases inward in the radial direction, large diameter coins to be sorted are held on the entrance side of the coin sorting guide P groove, and small diameter coins are held at the entrance side of the coin sorting guide P groove. It is guided by the tip side 1 of the sorting guide groove 29. In this way, the position at which the coins to be sorted are guided into the coin sorting guide groove differs depending on the diameter of the coin, and the coins to be sorted guided to the desired position in each guide groove are transferred to each coin sorting port of the coin sorting pace. When the number of coins reaches 35, the number of coins is counted by the operation of the counting device 36, and the coins are discharged from each coin sorting port 35 into each coin storage box 12 according to denomination.

Therefore, in this coin sorting and counting machine, the coins to be sorted picked up by the pickup plate 22 are sorted and processed by each denomination while rotating twice in the circumferential direction, and the number of coins processed is individually counted by each counting device 36. ,
While the individual counts are displayed on a display device (not shown), the total of the individual counts is also displayed at the same time. For example, if the pickup plate has several pickup grooves circumferentially and is rotated at 30 rpm or 36 rpm, it is possible to process 600 coins/minute or 720 coins/minute.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the coin sorting and counting machine according to the present invention has a plurality of coin sorting ports sequentially arranged in a spiral manner along the circumferential direction on the coin sorting pace, so it is not necessary to increase the diameter of the coin sorting pace. There is no need for this, and it can be made smaller and more compact. Even if the coin sorting pace is made smaller and more compact, by arranging the coin sorting ports in a spiral shape in the circumferential direction, the circumferential length and the spacing between each coin sorting port can be kept sufficient, so that the coins to be sorted can be easily collected. It is possible to effectively install a number of coin sorting ports according to the number of denominations, and it is also possible to effectively secure a space for installing a counting device that counts the number of coins on the upstream side of each coin sorting port. Since the counting device is installed in this space, the coin sorting and counting function can be maintained sufficiently, and the coin sorting and counting machine can be made smaller and more compact, ensuring a reduction in manufacturing costs. It can be carried out in a number of ways, and has excellent economic efficiency.

In addition, since the counted coins are introduced into the coin sorting port immediately after counting is completed, it is possible to prevent the counted coins from remaining inside the coin counting machine when the coin sorting and counting machine is stopped. can.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the coin sorting and counting machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pickup plate and the partition disc incorporated in the coin sorting and counting machine, and FIG. A diagram showing the back side of the coin sorting plate incorporated in the coin sorting and counting machine, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a coin sorting pace incorporated in the coin sorting and counting machine and various devices attached to this pace; FIGS. 6 and 7 are a side view and a plan view of the counting device attached to the coin sorting pace; Figure 8 is the ■− of Figure 7.
■It is a diagram along the line. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10...Casing, 11...Coin sorting and counting machine body, 12...Coin storage box section, 13...Main body...
Uzing, 14... Coin sorting pace, 15... Coin sorting plate, 16... Rotating shaft, Processing... Partition disk,
21...Guide tube, n...Pickup plate,
B...Coin slot, 5...Pickup groove, 27.
...Window hole, field...Coin receiving port, 4...Coin sorting guide groove, 30...Cam plate, 31...Coin guide device, 35...Coin sorting port, 36...Count Device, 37... Engaging pin, 41... Counting disk, 4
3... Counting sensor, 44... Return spring, 46
...Coin removal lever, 48...peripheral groove. Applicant's agent Hisashi Hatano (18) Figure 8-549-

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A coin sorting plate installed obliquely in the counter body, a rotatable coin sorting plate placed on the inclined surface of this sorting pace, and a coin sorting plate placed on the coin sorting plate. The coin sorting plate has a partition disk placed on the coin sorting plate and fixed to the coin sorting plate, and a pickup plate placed on the partition disk and integrally attached to the coin sorting plate, and the coin is inputted onto the pickup plate. In the coin sorting and counting machine, the coins to be sorted are sorted and counted by rotating the pickup plate and the coin sorting plate, and a plurality of coin sorting ports are arranged in a spiral shape along the circumferential direction on the coin sorting pace. A coin sorting and counting machine characterized by having a counting device for counting the number of coins arranged sequentially in the upstream side of each coin sorting port. 2. A plurality of coin guides on the back side of the coin sorting plate. Claim 1, wherein the grooves are provided substantially in a radial direction, and the coin guide groove is formed such that the width thereof gradually decreases inwardly in the radial direction.
The coin sorting and counting machine described in section. 3. The coin sorting and counting machine according to claim 2, wherein the coin guide P groove is formed in a square shape as a whole, and the bent portion thereof is formed to face the opposite side to the rotational direction of the coin sorting plate. 4. A plurality of circumferential grooves are arranged concentrically on the back surface of the coin sorting plate, and the free ends of the coin discharging levers are accommodated in the circumferential grooves, and the coin discharging lever is connected to each coin sorting opening. The coin sorting and counting machine according to claim 1, which is supported in a cantilevered manner on the downstream side. 5. The coin sorting device according to claim 4, wherein the knocking lever comes into contact with the coins to be sorted at an eccentric position.