JPS60195689A - Coin conveying mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a coin conveyance mechanism, and particularly to a coin conveyance mechanism that conveys mixed coins one by one upward from a stack section in an automatic transaction device with a coin function, etc. It is.

[Background of the invention]

Automated transaction devices installed in banks etc. check the type and number of money received from above and calculate change.
The coins taken out downward must be conveyed upward again and delivered to the customer. Conventionally, there is a coin recirculation mechanism as a mechanism for reliably transporting coins upward one by one. This is because a belt with a tax is arranged diagonally, and coins are carried on the belt, but the coins do not touch the a Ic s and 116 T is placed on the way.
Otherwise, problems such as jams may occur.

Figure 1 shows the conventional 81! FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the cargo conveyance mechanism, and FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of the conveyance belt of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, 5 is a coin temporary stacking section, 6 is a conveyance path, 7 is a coin counter, 8b+13c, 8a are different types of coins, 9 is a coin receiving box, 10.11 is a shaft, 12
is a belt, 122L and 12b are rear parts, and 13 is a separation part.

When conveying coins one by one from the coin temporary stacking section 5 to the coin counter 7 from the bell with crosspiece 121c, it is not possible to separate the coins one by one in the coin separating section 13 because the coins have different sizes and weights. , this may cause a jam or #! in the coin temporary stack section 5. 12a.

121+, two coins 8d are inserted into the coin counter 7, and two coins are thrown into the coin counter 7 at the same time, causing a miscount. Furthermore, if two coins are carried on the rod on the belt 12, the amount of change given to the customer will be incorrect.

The detailed structure of the conventional conveyor belt 12 is as shown in FIG.
The above-mentioned inconvenience occurs because it has a 72 structure so that a person can ride on it.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a coin transport mechanism that can improve these conventional drawbacks and reliably transport coins of mixed denominations one by one upward from a lower temporary stack section. .

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the coin transport mechanism of the present invention includes:
In a coin conveying mechanism in which a plurality of rods are provided on an endless belt and coins are placed and conveyed between the rods, an lc between the rods is provided.
A stack that includes a belt equipped with a protrusion that unbalances the second coin so that only one coin is loaded and transported, and an obstacle attached near the belt to unbalance the coin that rotates once. It is characterized by having a part.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained from the negative side. Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of the coin transport mechanism of the present invention.

In Fig. 3, la + lb and lc are storage boxes for coins of different denominations, 2 is a conveyance path, the convex is a denomination discrimination section, the cow is a conveyance path, the convex is a temporary stack of coins, 6 is a conveyance path,
7 is a coin counter section, 81L18b is a coin, and 9 is a coin receiving box.

Coin storage - When transporting a predetermined number of coins from the box to the coin receiving box 9, a predetermined number of coins are sequentially passed through the conveyance path 2 from the coin storage boxes la, ib, and io according to a command from a control unit (not shown). Enter denomination discrimination department 3. Here, authenticity is determined based on K such as the size, wealth, number, etc. of the coin, and the amount is checked.

Thereafter, the coins are discharged through the conveyance path 4 to the coin temporary stack section 5. The coin temporary stack section 6 has a substantially box shape, and a belt 12 for conveying coins is fed at the bottom. 1 immediately before the coin is released from the discrimination section 3.
A motor (not shown) rotates in response to a command from a control unit (not shown), and the shaft 11 rotates, causing the endless belt 12 to rotate.
is transported in the direction of the arrow. The ejected coins are inserted into the coin separator 13 (see Fig. 5) between the belts of the belt.

FIG. 4 is a detailed sectional view of a conveyor belt showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the coin separating section and the coin conveying belt, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the temporary stacking section. It is a diagram.

In the conveying machine W of the present invention, protrusions etc. are provided on the side wall of the coin temporary stacking section 5 and the entrance of the separating section to prevent coins from accumulating. The height of the shogi is set slightly lower than the minimum coin thickness, and a protrusion is added to the rear end so that the coin is placed above the shogi twice.
I'm pressuring them not to ride alone. Further, the inclination of the conveyance path 6 is designed to improve the coin conveyance efficiency, that is, the probability that the coins in the temporary stack section 5 will be continuously conveyed between the machines.

As shown in FIG. 5, the gap IIIA between the separation part 13 and the belt 12 is smaller than the minimum coin thickness, and the depth B of the bottom of the belt 12 is smaller than twice the minimum coin thickness, so m4 As shown in the figure, the coin 8d enters the I'klIC between the belt legs 12a and 12'b and is conveyed to the conveyance path 6. When the endless belt 12 rotates along the shaft 7) 10, the coins 8d between So and Yu are guided by a coin guide (not shown) and are counted in the coin counter section 71C, and the coins 8&, 8b are placed in the coin receptacle. It is stored in box 9. Here, if the numbers in the coin counter 7 and the coin sorting section 3 do not match, it means that the predetermined amount is not stored in the coin storage box 9, and if there is a shortage, the coin counter 7 and the coin sorting section 3 can be stored in the coin storage box 9. This may happen if the coins stop in the middle of path 6, or if the coins overlap and the coin counter miscounts. Regarding the process in the case of mismatch (go), a control unit (not shown) determines whether to transport the missing amount again or to start over again from the beginning.This case has no direct relation to the present invention, so Important explanations will be omitted.

As described above, the coins ejected from the A printing section 3 become free in the temporary stacking section 5. In temporary stack s5? ! i) Number of coins to keep and I! g (K) As shown in Fig. 6, the coin 8 rotates along the side wall 5 & of the temporary stack section 5 and comes to the front.If there is no special mechanism inside the temporary stack section 5, the coin 8 may continue to rotate. In the present invention, a conical protrusion 14 is provided to upset the balance of the coin 8 and cause it to fall over.Furthermore, this effect has been pleasantly improved by the separation part 13. The curvature of C is a conical shape, and the distance Cik between the bottom part 13 and the conical protrusion 14 is approximately the same as the minimum coin diameter.
If you lean towards the side wall 5& of the conical protrusion and balance it with one hand, you will fall down. With such a mechanism, it is possible to eliminate the accumulation of coins 8 within the temporary stack section 5.

Further, the coins are conveyed by the conveyor bell 12, as shown in FIG. 4, by making the shape of %s12&l:t2'b sloped so that two coins are not conveyed in an overlapping manner. In other words, the height X in front of the protrusion that conveys the coin 8d
is slightly smaller than the thickness of the coin 8d, and the height y at the rear of the protrusion is such that the two stacked coins are unbalanced and one of them falls. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the conveyance of double coins and to convey the coins one by one to the pin.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, an obstacle is provided near the belt to unbalance the rotating coins and prevent the coins from accumulating in the stack section, and to prevent the coins from accumulating in the stack on the belt. The protrusions are provided to disrupt the balance of the coins and prevent them from transporting more than one coin, so mixed coins are temporarily separated from the stack section and each coin is securely transported upwards one by one.
M can be sent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional coin transport mechanism, Fig. 2 is a structural diagram of the transport belt shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a coin transport ms of the present invention.
Functional block diagram, 1! 4 is a detailed sectional view of a conveyor belt showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the coin separating section and the coin conveying belt, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the temporary stacking section. 5 Ni temporary stack part, 5 &: side wall, 8.8 & ~ 8 reform: coin, 12: belt, 12 &, 1.2 +: rod, 13
' Separation part, l 4 + round a protrusion F,. Figure 1 C Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] ■In a coin conveyance mechanism in which an endless belt is provided with a rectangular cross section and coins are conveyed while facing up between the cross sections, the
cIn order to transport only one coin, a belt is provided with a protrusion to unbalance the second coin, and an obstacle is installed near the belt to unbalance the coin as it rotates once. A coin transport mechanism characterized by having a stack section.