JPS61248188A - Coin paying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a coin depositing device, and in particular, it performs a differential counting process for deposited coins and a storage process for coins that have already undergone differential counting process in parallel. The present invention relates to a coin depositing device.

"Prior art and its problems" Conventionally, a coin depositing device in a coin depositing machine, coin depositing and dispensing machine, etc. has, for example, a coin supply mechanism that accepts a large number of deposited coins and delivers them one by one, and a coin supply mechanism that receives coins from the coin supply mechanism. A discrimination and counting section that performs discrimination and counting of the coins that have been received, and a discrimination and counting section that temporarily stores the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section, and that records the discrimination results after the discrimination and counting process of all the coins received in the coin supply mechanism is completed. A switching and discharging mechanism is provided which selectively discharges coins in batches toward the storage section or the return section in accordance with an instruction from an operator as to whether or not the transaction is approved. In the coin deposit machine, it is desirable to classify and store deposited coins from the standpoint of post-processing.
In a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, since there is a need to reuse deposited coins as withdrawal coins, a second coin supply is used to feed out the coins stored in the storage section one by one again and distribute and store them by denomination. We have developed a coin deposit device equipped with a mechanism and a deposit distribution path.

In this case, if the coins are fed all at once from the switching and discharging mechanism to the second coin feeding mechanism, the second coin feeding mechanism will not be able to feed out the coins one by one smoothly, resulting in longer processing times and coin jams. There is a problem that it may cause

Therefore, if the switching and discharging mechanism is configured by a belt comparer to feed an appropriate amount of coins to the second coin supply mechanism, the above problem will be solved.
If there are a large number of deposit-approved coins, a problem arises in that it takes time until the coins in the switching and discharging mechanism run out.

This problem occurs even though the previous transaction has been approved and completed, until the deposited coins for the previous transaction disappear from the switching and ejection mechanism, even if the deposited coins for the next transaction are transferred to the first transaction. Even if the coins are fed into the coin supply mechanism, a problem arises in that differential counting cannot be performed.

Therefore, there is a problem in that processing time is long when a plurality of transactions are processed continuously, resulting in poor efficiency.

``Objects of the present invention and means for achieving the same'' The present invention effectively solves the above-mentioned problems, and processes multiple transactions in parallel, while checking the processing status of coins of previous transactions. The purpose is to provide a coin depositing device that can continuously feed coins to increase processing efficiency and shorten processing time, and the switching and discharging mechanism is composed of a belt conveyor with a horizontal conveyance section that can temporarily store coins. The coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section are temporarily stored between the discrimination and counting section and the switching and discharging mechanism, and by opening the discharging gate, the coins that are temporarily stored are dropped and discharged to the switching and discharging mechanism in bulk. A temporary storage section with a possible chute configuration is provided,
The temporary storage section is characterized in that it is controlled by a control mechanism that detects the presence or absence of coins in the switching and discharging mechanism and opens the discharging gate on the condition that no coin is detected. By making it possible to shut off the switching release mechanism using the temporary storage section,
A differential counting process in which coins are differentially counted and stored in a temporary storage section, and a coin storing process after the differential counting process are performed in parallel, and when there is no coin in the switching and discharging mechanism, the coin is discharged. This is a TL in which coins are stored in the discharging mechanism by switching directly from the discrimination and counting section with the gate in an open state. I will explain based on this.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and the circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine in this embodiment has a transaction port l on the top of the machine body for transferring coins to and from an operator. The upper part of the trading port 1 is closed by a shutter la that can be opened and closed, and a receiving tray 2 for storing coins is provided inside the transaction opening 1 and is supported by a shaft 3 so as to be vertically rotatable. .

A funnel-shaped guide section 4 is provided below the tray 2 to guide the coins dropped from the tray 2 downward. Below the guide section 4, the deposited coins are received one by one. A first coin feeding mechanism 8 is provided. This coin supply mechanism 8 is, for example, a hopper, a rotary disk, a deformed coin removal mechanism, etc. applied to "Deformed coin removal mechanism in a coin feeding device" of Utility Application No. 195104/1987, previously filed by the present applicant. 9, etc., and the coins received by the hopper are scooped up one by one by a rotating disk and fed into the discrimination and counting section 10.

The discrimination and counting section 10 performs authenticity discrimination and counting by a known discrimination and counting mechanism 12 that uses a magnetic sensor, photo sensor, etc. while rolling the coins along a discrimination and counting path 11 in an inclined state. Coins determined to be acceptable as a result of the discrimination are sent out from the tip of the discrimination counting path 11 (the right end in FIG. 1) to the temporary storage section 13. In addition, a reject gate 14 is provided in the middle of the discrimination counting path 11 to allow the rolling coins to fall.
The reject gate 14 operates after a certain period of time (the time required for a coin passing through the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 to reach the reject gate 14) after the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 determines an abnormality, and rejects unacceptable coins. It has the ability to eliminate. Also, below the first coin supplying mechanism 8 and the discrimination and counting section 10, there are deformed coins, etc. that have been removed from the first coin supplying mechanism 8 and dropped from the discrimination and counting path 11 by the direct gate 14. A tilted eject chute 16 is provided for guiding eject coins to a dispensing conveyance mechanism 15.

On the other hand, the temporary storage section 13 includes an inclined plate 18 on which coins dropped from the tip of the discrimination counting path 11 are placed, and an inclined plate 1
An inclined plate 18 is vertically rotatably provided on the upper blade at the lower end of the blade 8.
A release gate 20 that can open and close a coin release port 19 between
The discharge gate 2 has a chute configuration consisting of
0 is rotated as shown by the two-dot chain line to open the discharge port 19, thereby causing the coins on the inclined plate 18 to fall along the slope to the switching and discharging mechanism 21 below.

The switching and discharging mechanism 21 is a belt conveyor having a horizontal conveyance section 22 and an inclined conveyance section 23, and the coins fed from the temporary storage section 13 are placed on the horizontal conveyance section 22 while the belt conveyor is in a stopped state. By selectively switching the rotation direction of the belt conveyor to the forward rotation direction or the reverse rotation direction, coins are transferred from the inclined conveyance section 23 to the second coin supply mechanism 24 on the right side in FIG.
or the dispensing conveyance mechanism 1 on the left side from the horizontal conveyance section 22
It is designed to transport coins at 5. Further, a return gate 26 is vertically rotatably provided above the end of the horizontal conveyance section 22, and the return gate 26 is rotated when discharging coins from the switching discharge mechanism 21 to the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15. When the coins are transferred from the 7 o'clock storage section 13 to the switching and discharging mechanism 21 in the stopped state, and the coins fed into the switching and discharging mechanism 21 are transferred to the second coin supplying mechanism. 24, the end of the horizontal conveyance section 22 is closed by the return gate 26 to prevent coins from falling into the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15.

Further, the coins fed into the second coin supply mechanism 24 are scooped up one by one by a mechanism substantially similar to the first coin supply mechanism 8 and fed into the horizontal deposit distribution path 28. This deposit distribution path 28 transports coins from right to left in FIG. %I+Goshi A Schiff 451-A
a! 1il1911 main:;srAQQsu,? - Sorting gates 30A to 30 provided along the people-to-people distribution route 28
By selectively opening and closing F, the coin accumulation cylinders 31A to 31FJ provided below the respective sorting gates 30A to 30F, :ii! Coins are dropped by denomination and stored in piles.

Further, the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 transmits the result of detecting the presence or absence of coins passing through the deposit distribution path 28 to the control section of the illustrated path, and the control section controls the coins for a certain period of time based on the detection result. The discharge gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is controlled to be opened when the temporary storage section 13 is not detected. That is, the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 and the control section detect the presence or absence of a coin to be discharged from the switching discharge mechanism 21, and the control mechanism opens the discharge gate 20 on the condition that no coin is detected. is configured.

Further, a sorting gate 30G is provided at the end of the conveyance direction surface of the deposited money distribution path 28, and by operating the sorting gate 30G, each of the coin accumulation tubes 31A to 31
Coins that could not be collected in F are recycled into box 32.
It is designed to be sent to Furthermore, the deposit distribution route 28
A coin collection box 33 is provided adjacent to the recycling box 32 in front of the transport direction, and coins that have been moved without operating each of the sorting gates 30A to 30G fall from the deposit distribution path 28 and become coins. Collection box 3
It is designed to be accommodated in 3. The recycling box 32 includes a discharge belt a2a and its discharge port 32, which can discharge the coins in the box to the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15.
b is provided.

A payout gate 34 for paying out coins based on a payout command is provided at the bottom of each coin accumulation tube 31A to 31F, and the coins paid out from the payout gate 34 are Horizontal conveyance section 35 of gold conveyance mechanism 15
The above transaction opening falls upward and passes through the inclined conveyance section 36! is dropped into the receiving tray 2.

In the coin depositing and dispensing machine having such a configuration, when a coin is inserted into the tray 2 of the transaction port 1, the tray 2 is rotated as shown by the chain line, and the coin is passed through the guide section 4 into the tray 2. The coins are dropped into the first coin supply mechanism 8, and are separated one by one by the first coin supply mechanism 8 and sent to the discrimination and counting section IO. Among the coins whose authenticity has been determined and counted by the discrimination and counting section IG, those coins that are determined to be acceptable are sent to the temporary storage section 13. In the temporary storage section 13, since the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 is not detecting coins in this transaction, the discharge gate 20 is in an open state, and the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section 10 are not detected by the inclined plate. Switching release mechanism 21 in a stopped state along 18
be made to fall.

On the other hand, if there is a coin that is deemed unacceptable,
The coin passes from the discrimination counting path 11 to the reject chute 16.
The money is dropped onto the top, sent to the withdrawal conveyance mechanism 15, and returned to the transaction opening (2). In this way, when the differential counting process is performed and no coins are fed out from the first coin supply mechanism 8, and no passing coins are detected by the differential counting unit 10 even after a certain period of time, the first coin Supply mechanism 8
is stopped, and the discrimination and counting process for deposited coins is completed. In this state, the removal mechanism 9 of the first coin supply mechanism 8
is activated and if deformed coins or the like remain in the coin supply mechanism 8, the deformed coins or the like are ejected to the reject chute I6 and returned to the transaction port 1 via the withdrawal conveyance mechanism 15. .

Then, if the transaction is approved, the switching release mechanism 2
1 in the forward rotation direction to feed the coins to the second coin supply mechanism 24.
The coins are fed into the coin storage cylinders 31^ to 31F, etc., and stored in the coin storage cylinders 31^ to 31F. In addition, if the transaction is not approved due to the occurrence of deformed coins, rejected coins, etc., the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is driven in the reverse direction, and the horizontal conveyance section 22
The upper coin is discharged to the withdrawal conveyance mechanism 15 and returned to the transaction port l.

In addition, a switching discharge mechanism 21, a second coin supply mechanism 24
When a deposited coin for the next transaction is inserted into the transaction opening 1 while coins are being distributed through the deposit distribution path 28, etc., the deposited coin is identified in the same way as the curved movement. The counting unit IO performs differential counting. In this case, the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 will tell you the fortune telling in the previous transaction. The discharge gate 2G of the sum viewing storage section 13 is closed, and the coins that have passed through the discrimination and counting section 10 are temporarily stored in the storage section 13. Then, during the coin identification and counting process for the next transaction described above, or before the coin identification and counting process for the next transaction is completed and an instruction is issued as to whether or not to approve the transaction, the distribution identification process is performed. When a coin is not detected in the mechanism 29 even after a certain period of time has elapsed, the control mechanism switches the discharge mechanism 21 to a stopped state, opens the discharge gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13, and releases the coin from the discharge port 19. It is dropped onto the switching release mechanism 21. In this case, since the temporary storage section 13 has a chute configuration with the inclined plate 18 and the discharge gate 20, the coins can be switched and dropped onto the horizontal conveyance section 22 of the discharge mechanism 21 within a short fixed time of several seconds. . In this state, when the discrimination and counting process for the remaining coins is completed and an instruction is given as to whether or not to approve the transaction, subsequent processing will be performed.

In addition, a switching discharge mechanism 21, a second coin supply mechanism 24
If the discrimination and counting process for a single coin in the next transaction is completed and an instruction for transaction approval is given before the deposit distribution process for coins in the previous transaction is completed by the deposit distribution path 28 or the like, the temporary storage section (2) Open the third discharge gate 20 to drop coins for the next transaction onto the switching discharge mechanism 21 which is in the process of depositing and distributing money.

In this case, the coins from the previous transaction and the coins from the next transaction will be mixed, but since the coins from both transactions are coins that have been approved for deposit, no equivalence problem will occur. However, if the coin transaction is not approved for the next transaction, after detecting that there are no more coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21 during the deposit distribution operation as described above, the switching and discharging mechanism 21 will be moved in the reverse direction. At the same time, the dispensing gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is opened, and the dispensing conveyance mechanism 1
5, it is returned to transaction port l.

Therefore, when the discharge gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is closed, the front and rear of the discharge gate 20, that is, the discrimination and counting section 12 and the switching discharge mechanism 21 can be cut off, so that multiple deposit transactions can be performed continuously. When doing this,
The deposited coins from the new transaction are stored in the temporary storage section 13 while being differentiated and counted, and in parallel with the verification and counting process of the newly deposited coins, the coins from the previous transaction are switched and the second coin is stored by the discharging mechanism 21. The coins can be discharged to the coin supply mechanism 24 for storage processing. In this case, if there are no coins in the previous transaction in the switching and discharging mechanism 21, the discharging port 19 is opened under the control of the control mechanism, and the coins passing through the discrimination and counting section IO are directly switched and transferred to the discharging mechanism 21. It is possible to speed up the transfer operation from the temporary storage section 13 to the switching release mechanism 21.

Additionally, the switching release mechanism 21. Second coin supply mechanism 24
Even if the coin deposit distribution process for the previous transaction is being executed by the deposit distribution path 28 or the like, once the coin discrimination and counting process for the next transaction is completed and the transaction is approved, the above-mentioned Under the control of the control mechanism, the outlet 1
9 in an open state, coins in the next transaction can be dropped onto the switching and discharging mechanism 21 during the deposit distribution operation, and the waiting time until the deposit distribution process of coins in the previous transaction is completed can be omitted.

Note that the method (judgment criteria) for detecting the presence or absence of coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is that when a coin passing through the deposit distribution path 28 is not detected by the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 for a certain period of time, it is determined that the coin is missing. However, by utilizing the fact that the coins to be deposited and distributed have already been counted and stored by the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 as the number of coins for each denomination or the total number (or amount), The total number (or amount) of deposited coins is sent to deposit distribution route 2.
It can be configured such that it is determined that the coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21 are gone when it is confirmed by the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 of No. 8. In addition, this count, the number of coins for each denomination stored, or the total number (or amount) of the coins in the next transaction will be further changed if the coins in the next transaction are approved for deposit and are additionally inserted into the switching and discharging mechanism 21. It is clear that the determination process is performed by adding the number data (or amount data) related to the number of sheets.

Furthermore, when the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is driven in normal rotation to send deposited coins into the second coin supply mechanism 24, the distribution processing speed by the second coin supply mechanism 24 and the deposit distribution path 28 is increased. It is configured so that the feeding speed can be controlled (increase/decrease the supply speed, intermittent feeding, etc.) so that the amount of coins matches the coin amount, and in the case of reverse drive to return coins to the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15, it is possible to discharge them at high speed. It is configurable.

In addition, Figures 2 to 5 show other embodiments of the present invention, and in the examples shown in Figures 2 to 4, in addition to the transaction port L, there is a coin insertion slot for replenishment at the top of the machine. The slots 41 are provided with 41 slots in the example shown in FIG. 2, and the slots 41 in the examples shown in FIGS. The coins are transported to the guide section 4 by a transport belt 42 and fed into the first coin supply mechanism 8. and,
When inserting this replenishment coin, the temporary storage section 13
The discharging gate 20 is opened, and the switching discharging mechanism 21 is operated in the forward rotation direction.
Coins that have passed through the 0 coins are sent to the second coin supply mechanism 24 without being temporarily stored, and storage processing is performed. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a belt conveyor-type deposit conveyance path 43 is provided between the transaction port 1 and the first coin supply mechanism 8, and a belt conveyor-type deposit conveyance path 43 is provided between the withdrawal conveyance mechanism 15 and the transaction port 1. A payout conveyance path 44 is provided, and sensors 45 and 46 for detecting passage of coins and counting are provided in the deposit conveyance path 43 and the payout conveyance path 44, and these sensors 45 and 46 and the discrimination counting By comparing the count values with the mechanism 12, it is determined that the deposited coins, the coins stored in the temporary storage section 13, and the first coin supply mechanism 8 or the discrimination counting path 1
It is possible to check whether there are any coins left in the aircraft by checking the number of coins that have been removed from 1 or with the JECT coins.

In each of the above embodiments, an example was shown in which the coin depositing device of the present invention was applied to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine. It can also be applied to machines etc. others,
It is possible to change the detailed configuration without changing the gist of the invention.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the coin depositing device of the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.

(i) The switching and discharging mechanism is configured by a belt conveyor having a horizontal conveyance section that can temporarily store coins, and
The coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section are temporarily stored between the discrimination and counting section and the switching and discharging mechanism, and by opening the discharging gate, the temporarily stored coins can be dropped and discharged to the switching and discharging mechanism at once. Since the temporary storage section is provided with a chute configuration, it is possible to cut off between the discrimination counter and the switching and discharging mechanism by the temporary storage section, so that after the coins stored in the temporary storage section are discharged to the switching and discharging mechanism. , While the subsequent coin storage process is being performed from the switching discharge mechanism, it is possible to differentially count the deposited coins from a new transaction and store them in the temporary storage section, and the differential counting process for multiple transactions can be performed. and the processes after the differential counting process can be performed in parallel, resulting in good efficiency.

(ii) The temporary storage section is controlled by a control mechanism that detects the presence or absence of coins in the switching and discharging mechanism and opens the discharging gate on the condition that no coin is detected. While checking the presence or absence of coins by the control mechanism, if there is no coin in the switching and discharging mechanism, the discharging gate of the temporary storage section is left open, and the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section are continuously switched and disposed of. It is possible to shorten the time between storage and release in a temporary storage section by directly feeding the fluorine into the water, thereby further increasing processing efficiency and significantly shortening processing time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing one embodiment in which the coin depositing device of the present invention is applied to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are schematic diagrams showing other embodiments of the present invention, respectively. . l...Transaction opening, 2...Saucer, 8...
...First coin supply mechanism, 9... Removal mechanism, 10... Discrimination counting section, 11... Discrimination counting path, 12... Differential counting mechanism, 13...
... Temporary storage section, 14 ... Reject gate,
15... Dispensing conveyance mechanism, 16... Reject chute, 18... Inclined plate, 19...
...Discharge port, 20...Discharge gate, 21...
...Switching discharge mechanism, 22...Horizontal conveyance section, 23...Incline conveyance section, 24...Second coin supply mechanism, 26...・Return gate, 28
...Deposit distribution path, 29...Distribution discrimination mechanism, 31A to 31F...Coin accumulation tube.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a coin supply mechanism that accepts a large number of deposited coins and feeds out one coin at a time; a discrimination and counting section that performs discrimination and counting of the coins fed from the coin supply mechanism; a discrimination and counting section that temporarily stores the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section; After the differential counting process for all coins received in the coin supply mechanism is completed, the coins are selectively sent to the storage section or the return section according to an instruction from the operator as to whether or not to approve the transaction based on the differential counting results. A coin depositing device comprising: a switching discharge mechanism for discharging coins into a storage section according to the transaction approval instruction; a second coin supply mechanism and a deposit distribution path for distributing and storing coins by denomination by again discharging the coins stored in the storage section one by one according to the transaction approval instruction; The switching and discharging mechanism is constituted by a belt conveyor having a horizontal conveyance section that can temporarily store coins, and the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section are temporarily stored between the discrimination and counting section and the switching and discharging mechanism. At the same time, a temporary storage section is provided which has a chute structure that allows the temporarily stored coins to be dropped and released into the switching and discharging mechanism in a batch by opening the discharging gate, and this temporary storage section is configured to allow the coins in the switching and discharging mechanism to be released. A coin depositing device characterized in that the coin depositing device is controlled by a control mechanism that opens the discharge gate on condition that a state in which there are no coins is detected by detecting the presence or absence of a coin.