JPS6111894A - Coin selector - 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 device used, for example, in public telephones and vending machines, and particularly to a coin sorting device for sorting different types of coins,
This invention relates to an improvement in a coin sorting device equipped with a coin track for storing coins.

[Prior art]

For example, various coin sorting devices used in public telephones have been proposed that can simultaneously use different types of coins, such as 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins, but all of these conventional structures have advantages and disadvantages. However, no one has yet been proposed that has a simple structure, is easy to mold and assemble, and can be made smaller and more compact as a whole.

In other words, in a coin sorting device that uses two or more types of coins at the same time as described above, conventionally, the different types of coin input slots arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the coins are used to sort, store, and return each coin. It has a structure in which members constituting the coin track that performs the movement are arranged side by side. However, in such conventional devices, it is necessary to separately provide the members that make up the coin trajectory depending on the coin used, which makes the overall structure of the device complicated and the number of parts reduced. Not only will it increase;
There are disadvantages in that the size of the coin cannot be avoided, especially in the direction of the thickness of the coin, and the cost is high.

For this reason, the applicant has proposed, for example,
According to Publication No. 86, coin input slots for different types of coins are arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins, and below the slots, a single board and a side plate set opposite thereto are used to direct each coin trajectory to the left and right sides of the board. By installing them in parallel on both sides, the board and side plates can be used for forming both tracks, reducing the number of parts in each part, simplifying the configuration and reducing costs, and reducing the thickness of the coin. A coin with a structure that allows it to be made smaller in terms of direction! I am proposing another device first. However, even with this configuration, since each coin track is formed in parallel in the radial direction of the coin, the width dimensions in the left and right directions of the base board etc. may be limited to some extent. This has the disadvantage that it is not possible to reduce the size of the coin in the radial direction, leading to an increase in the size of the device. That is, the coin track in this type of coin sorting device has an appropriate length in order to suppress the transfer speed when guiding coins from the coin input slot to the sorting mechanism and to dampen the jumping of coins during transfer. As a result, with the structure described above in which coin tracks are arranged parallel to each other in the radial direction of the coins, it is unavoidable to increase the size of the device, and it is necessary to take some measures to solve this problem. It is hoped that

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention was made in view of these circumstances, and
A board opposite to the side plate that forms a coin passageway that is continuous with the coin slots of different types arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins is installed on the left side of the board.
Both sides of the right side are made of synthetic resin with steps in the direction of the thickness of the coin, and a portion of each coin passage formed on both the left and right sides intersects three-dimensionally in the direction of the thickness of the coin. and a guide member that forms a track surface of each coin track on both sides at this intersection.

The coin is rotatably supported between the substrate and the side plate in the thickness direction of the coin. With this simple configuration, it is possible to secure the required track length for each coin track, reduce the width dimension especially in the left and right directions of the board, and downsize the entire device. In comparison, the present invention provides a coin sorting device that can achieve various excellent effects such as simplifying the overall configuration and also achieving cost reduction.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a coin sorting device according to the present invention.
Also, a case will be explained in which the different types of coins used are a 10 yen coin A and a 100 yen coin B.

First, to briefly explain the general structure of this coin sorting device, in the figure, 1 is a board fixed to a housing (not shown) of a public telephone, etc., and 2 is a board whose upper end is connected to the board 1 via a shaft 3. It is rotatably supported by a U-shaped spring 4, and is normally biased toward the substrate 1 so that it faces the above-mentioned substrate surface at a predetermined distance. 5
, 6, and at the upper end of the substrate 1,
Coin input opening members 7 forming coin input lowers a and 7b arranged in parallel in the radial direction of coins are fixedly attached with screws or the like. In addition, 8A and 8B in the figure are the above-mentioned coin trajectories 5 and 6.
A coin sorting track section is provided in the middle to sort each coin A and H, and 9'A and 9B are each sorted regular coin A.
, B is temporarily stored, and the coin storage track section IO guides pseudo coins sorted by the coin sorting track sections 8A and 8B mentioned above and return coins returned from the storage track sections 9A and 9B to a return port (not shown). This is the return track section. Also, 11a in the figure.

Coin gauges 12a and 11b are used for sorting the outer diameter and thickness of coins in the sorting track sections 8A and 8B;
2b is a lightweight sorting lever for sorting coins, and 13a and 13b are storage levers for each coin, 14a and 14.
Reference numeral b designates the return lever, and the operating states of these parts and the configurations of other parts are substantially the same as conventionally known configurations, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

According to the present invention, in the coin sorting device having the above-described configuration, the coin passage 5.6 continuous with the different coin input lowers a and 7b arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins is provided on both the left and right sides of the coin input lowers a and 7b. The base plate 1 formed together with the side plate 2 is made entirely of synthetic resin so that its left and right sides have a step (D) in the direction of the thickness of the coin. A part of the guide member 20 intersects three-dimensionally in the thickness direction of the coin, and a guide member 20 is disposed at this intersection part and is rotatably supported between the substrate l and the side plate 2 in the thickness direction of the coin. Both sides 20a, 2 of the guide member 20
It is characterized in that the track surface of each of the coin tracks 5.6 is formed at 0b. .

To explain this in detail, in order to solve the problem of increasing the size of conventional coin sorting devices, especially the increasing size in the width direction due to forming coin tracks of different types of coins in the left and right directions of the board l. According to the present invention, steps (D) in the thickness direction of the coin are provided on both the left and right sides of the substrate l formed of a synthetic resin material, and these are used as coin tracks 5 and 6, respectively. By three-dimensionally intersecting a part of each coin track 5, 6, which is formed with a phase shift in the thickness direction of the coin, the width direction dimension of the entire device can be reduced, and its size can be reduced. This is what I did.

The problem with adopting this type of configuration is that in public telephones that generally use this type of coin sorting device, the coins are arranged side by side in the thickness direction for reasons of appearance and usage. Coin input lower a for each coin A and H
, 7b, and the coin tracks 5 and 6 which are provided to be shifted from each other in the thickness direction of the coins that follow these tracks, are in communication with each other.

That is, since the coin track 5 on one side (10 yen coin A side) is formed in the same plane between the board l and the side plate 2 continuously from the coin input lower a, there is not much problem. , the coin track 6 of the other (ioo yen coin B) is formed at a position shifted from the coin input lower b in the thickness direction of the coin, so that coins can be transferred smoothly and appropriately in this part. It is necessary to. Therefore, according to the present invention, as described above, one side surface 20b of the guide member 20 disposed between the tracks 5 and 6 is formed as an inclined guide surface as shown in FIG. Further, a guide surface 6a is formed on a part of the side plate 2 side as well, which is similarly inclined and continuous with the above-mentioned guide surface 20b. Further, this guide member 20 is supported by the coin slot member 7 by a shaft 21 so as to be rotatable in the thickness direction of the coin, so that the guide member 20 and the base plate 1 are formed The structure is such that it is possible to easily eliminate coin jams on the track 6 side.

In a coin sorting device with such a configuration,
As shown in FIG. 3(a), FIG. 4(a), and FIG. 5(a), the 10 yen coin A inserted from the coin input lower a is transferred within the coin track 5 and The guide member 20 is guided using one side surface 20a as a raceway surface, and the transfer direction is changed by contacting the protrusion forming the guide surface 6a of the side plate 2, and as described above, the transfer direction is changed to the coin sorting section 8A side. Then, only genuine coins are sent to the storage side.

In addition, the 100 yen coin B inserted from the other coin input lower b is shown in FIGS.
), the guide surface 6a of the side plate 2 described above,
Further, the coin is guided in the thickness direction of the coin via the guide surface 20b of the guide member 20, and thereby is rolled and fed on the coin track 6 side formed on the left side of the substrate 1 in the figure.

Here, as is clear from FIG. 5(b), the passage portion that guides the 100 yen coin B in the thickness direction of the coin is formed with a gap that is sufficiently larger than the thickness of the coin, and this lOO
It is constructed so that the yen coin B can be guided smoothly. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, scales may become clogged in this area, but in this case, the clogged coins act on the guide member 20 in the opening direction, and this causes the side plate 2 to move, for example, to receive and receive the coins. When the container is opened by the hook action, it is simultaneously released, returned, and placed on the bed.

According to the coin sorting device according to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the substrate l forming the coin tracks 5 and 6 is formed entirely of a synthetic resin material with steps formed on both the left and right sides thereof. Furthermore, by forming coin tracks 5.6 for different types of coins in each of the above-mentioned stepped portions in cooperation with the side plate 2 provided opposite to this, a part of both coin tracks 5.6 is aligned in the thickness direction of the coin. This has the advantage that the width of the coin in the radial direction can be reduced and the size of the coin can be reduced. Further, according to the present invention, since the guide member 20 is provided in the above-mentioned intersection portion so as to be openable and closable, the coin input lowers a, 7, and 7 are arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins. Each coin A and B from b are placed on board 1.
It is possible to properly and smoothly guide the coins to each level difference in the area, and even if a coin jams in this area, it can be easily removed, which has a great practical effect.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and it will be easily understood that the shape and structure of each part can be modified and changed as appropriate. For example, in the embodiment described above, in order to define the left and right coin tracks 5.6, the guide member 2o is openable and closable.
Although we have explained the case where coins are not jammed in this area, such a configuration is unnecessary↑.This guide member 20 may be fixed in advance at the intersection, or the corresponding passage may be installed on the board. It may be formed integrally with the l or side plate 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the coin sorting device according to the present invention, the substrate that is opposite to the side plate and forms the coin passage that is continuous with the coin input slots of different types that are arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins is attached to the left side of the coin sorting device. , the right side parts are formed of synthetic resin material with steps in the thickness direction of the coin, and a part of each coin passage formed on the left and right sides is formed three-dimensionally in the thickness direction of the coin. The guide members that form the track surfaces of each coin track are supported on both sides of the intersection between the base plate and the side plate so as to be rotatable in the thickness direction of the coin. Despite the inexpensive configuration, it is possible to secure the required track length for each coin track, reduce the width dimension especially in the left and right directions of the board, and downsize the entire device. The overall structure is simplified compared to the conventional one, and functional problems such as coin jamming in the coin track can be solved due to the roughly openable and closable structure of the guide member, which has great effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing an embodiment of the coin sorting device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing its assembled state, and Figs. 3 (a) and (b) are 10 yen coin A. , Figures 4(a) and 4(b) are perspective views showing the flow of each coin on the side plate side, Figure 5 (a) and (b) are the third
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a coin jammed state at an intersection of coin trajectories. l・φ... board, 2... fist side plate, 5.6...
Coin orbit, 6a...Guide surface, 7a. 7b... Coin slot, 20... Battle guide member, 2
0 a* * * *-side, 20b---other side (
Guide surface), A-Red--10 yen coin, B...100
Yen coin. Patent applicant: Tamura Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Representative of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Person: Masaki Yamakawa (and one other person) Figure 5 (
a) Figure 5 (b) Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] A board that forms different types of coin slots arranged in parallel in the radial direction of the coins and a coin passage connected to each of these coin slots on both left and right sides, and its upper end is rotatably pivoted relative to this board. the left side of the board,
The entire coin passage is made of synthetic resin so that the right side portions have a step in the thickness direction of the coin, and each of the coin passages partially intersects three-dimensionally in the thickness direction of the coin. A coin characterized in that a guide member is disposed between the base plate and the side plate so as to be rotatable in the thickness direction of the coin, and both side surfaces of the guide member constitute track surfaces of the respective coin tracks. Sorting device.