JPS61249189A - Coin paying equipment - Google Patents

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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, the present invention relates to a coin depositing device, and in particular, it is capable of simultaneously carrying out differential counting processing of deposited coins and storage processing of coins that have already undergone differential counting processing. The present invention relates to a coin depositing device that enables coin depositing.

"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 received, and a system that temporarily stores the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section and performs discrimination after the discrimination and counting of all the coins received in the coin supply mechanism is completed. A storage/discharge mechanism is provided that selectively releases coins in bulk toward a storage section or a return section based on an instruction from an operator as to whether or not the transaction is approved based on the result. In coin depositing machines, it is desirable to classify and store deposited coins from the standpoint of post-processing, and in circulating coin depositing and dispensing machines, it is necessary to reuse deposited coins as disbursed coins, so it is desirable to The second section sends out the coins to be stored in the section again one by one and distributes and stores them by denomination.
We have developed a coin deposit device equipped with a coin supply mechanism and a deposit distribution path.

In this case, if the coins are fed all at once from the storage/discharge mechanism to the second coin supply mechanism, if the amount fed is large,
This second coin supply mechanism does not feed out the coins one by one smoothly, leading to problems such as prolonging the processing time and causing coin jams.

The problem is that even though the previous transaction has been approved and completed, the operation of sending the deposited coins for the previous transaction from the storage/discharge mechanism to the second coin supply mechanism is not performed smoothly and the coins are stored. If the coin remains in the ejecting mechanism, a problem arises in that even if the deposited coin for the next transaction is sent to the first coin supply mechanism, discrimination and 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, prevents the occurrence of coin jamming in the second coin supply mechanism, allows smooth processing of coins, and allows multiple coins to be processed smoothly. The purpose of this invention is to provide a coin deposit device that can improve efficiency and shorten processing time when processing multiple transactions continuously. A storing and discharging mechanism, characterized in that it is controlled by a control mechanism that detects the coins and adjusts the rate at which coins are fed into the second coin supply mechanism so that the amount thereof is equal to or less than the allowable amount of the second coin supply mechanism. When feeding the coins temporarily stored in the second coin supply mechanism, the amount of the coins fed is controlled according to the amount of coins in the second coin supply mechanism, and the coins in the second coin supply mechanism are fed. This is to ensure that the amount does not exceed the allowable amount.

"Example" Hereinafter, a description will be given based on an example in which the coin depositing device of the present invention is applied to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine.

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

A funnel-shaped guide section 4 is provided below the tray 2 to guide the coins dropped from the tray 2 downward. A first coin supply mechanism 8 that feeds out coins at a time is provided. This coin supply mechanism 8 is, for example, a hopper, a rotary disk, a deformed coin removal mechanism, etc. applied to the "removal mechanism for deformed coins, etc. in the r coin supply device" of Utility Application No. 195104/1987, which the present applicant previously filed. 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 IO.

The discrimination and counting unit IO performs authenticity discrimination and counting by a known discrimination and counting mechanism 12 that uses a magnetic sensor, a photo sensor, etc. while rolling the coins along an inclined discrimination and counting path 11. 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 coins to be transferred 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. Further, below the first coin supplying mechanism 8 and the discrimination and counting section 10, deformed coins, etc. that have been removed from the first coin supplying mechanism 8 or dropped from the discrimination and counting path 11 by the eject gate 14, etc. 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 provided to be vertically rotatable on the upper end of the lower end of 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 one coin every 5 days. That is, by the switching release mechanism 21 and the temporary storage section 13,
A storage and release mechanism having a coin temporary storage function and a coin release function has a two-stage structure.

and the switching release mechanism 21. In the case of normal rotation drive that feeds deposited coins into the second coin supply mechanism 24,
In order to keep the number of coins stored in the second coin supply mechanism 24 below the capacity of the hopper, the feed speed of the belt conveyor is controlled by a control mechanism along the illustrated path, as will be described later. , On the other hand, the withdrawal conveyance mechanism 15
In the case of reverse drive to return to, the structure is such that it can be released at high speed. Note that the above-mentioned allowable amount is a certain amount or less that allows the second coin supply mechanism 24 to efficiently feed coins one by one to the deposit distribution path 28, which will be described later.

In addition, a return gate 26 that blocks the upper part of the horizontal conveyance section 22 is vertically rotatably provided at the end of the horizontal conveyance section 22. is rotated to allow passage of the coin, and when the coin is transferred from the temporary storage section 13 to the switching and discharging mechanism 21 in the stopped state, and the coin fed into the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is transferred to the second coin. When being transported to the supply mechanism 24, the return gate 26
As a result, the upper end of the horizontal conveyance section 22 is blocked, and coins are prevented 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 the right to the left in FIG. By visually determining the denomination and selectively opening and closing the sorting gates 30A to 30F provided along the deposit distribution path 28,
Each sorting gate3. Coins are dropped by denomination into coin accumulation tubes 31A to 31F provided below OA to 30F, respectively, and are stored in a stacked state.

Further, the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 is configured to transmit the result of detecting the presence or absence of coins passing through the deposit distribution path 28 to the control mechanism. In the control mechanism, the number of deposited coins determined to be acceptable by the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 and the number of Sho coins sent out from the second coin supply mechanism 24 detected by the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 are determined. , the number of coins stored in the second coin supply mechanism 24 is roughly detected, and as described above, the number of coins in the second coin supply mechanism 24 becomes less than the allowable amount of the hopper. The feeding speed of the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is adjusted so that when the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 does not detect a coin for a certain period of time, it is determined that there is no coin in the switching and discharging mechanism 21, and the dispensing mechanism 29 determines that there are no coins. The discharge gate 20 of the reservoir I3 is controlled to open.

Further, a sorting gate 30G is provided at the front end in the conveyance direction 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 3.
It is designed to be sent to 2. Furthermore, deposit distribution route 2
8, a coin collection box 33 is provided adjacent to the recycling box 32, and coins that have been moved without operating the sorting gates 30A to 30G are dropped from the deposit distribution path 28. It is designed to be stored in a coin collection box 33. The recycling box 32 includes a discharge belt 32a and a discharge port 3 for discharging the coins in the box to the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15.
2b 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
It falls upward, passes through the inclined conveyance section 36, and is dropped into the receiving tray 2 of the transaction opening 1 above.

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 first coin supply mechanism 8 separates the coins one by one and feeds them into the discrimination/counting section 10 . Among the coins whose authenticity has been determined and counted by the discrimination/counting section 1O, 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 the first transaction, the discharge gate 20 is set in the open state by the control mechanism, and the coins are sent out from the discrimination and counting section 10. A coin is dropped along the inclined plate 18 onto the switching discharge mechanism 21 which is in a stopped state.

On the other hand, if there is a coin that is deemed unacceptable,
The coin enters the differential counting path 11 and the jet chute 16
It is dropped onto the top, sent out to the withdrawal transport mechanism 15, and returned to the transaction port l. 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 The supply mechanism 8 is brought to a stopped state, and the discrimination and counting process for deposited coins is completed.

In this state, if the removal mechanism 9 of the first coin supply mechanism 8 is activated and deformed coins etc. remain in the coin supply mechanism 8, the deformed coins etc. are discharged to the reject chute 16. The money is returned to the transaction port 1 via the withdrawal transport mechanism 15. .

Then, if the transaction is approved, the switching release mechanism 2
1 in the forward rotation direction to transfer the coins on the horizontal conveyance section 22 to the second
The coins are fed into the coin supply mechanism 24 of each coin accumulation cylinder 3. ■A
~ 31P etc. to perform storage processing. In the case of this transaction, since the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 is not detecting any coins as described above, that is, no coins are stored in the second coin supply mechanism 24, The speed of the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is adjusted by the control mechanism according to the counting result of the deposited coins determined to be acceptable by the counting mechanism 12. That is, the number of deposited coins is adjusted to the second coin supply mechanism. When the number of deposited coins is less than the capacity of the hopper of 24, the belt conveyor is driven at a preset constant speed.1.Also, when the number of deposited coins is greater than the capacity of the hopper, the belt conveyor is driven at a reduced speed. , the number of coins accommodated in the second coin supply mechanism 24 is prevented from exceeding the allowable amount.

On the other hand, if the transaction is not approved due to occurrence of deformed coins, rejected coins, etc., the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is driven in the reverse direction to discharge the coin to the dispensing conveyance mechanism 15 and return it to the transaction port l. .

Next, the switching discharge mechanism 21 and the second coin supply mechanism 24
While the coin storage process is being carried out by the deposit distribution path 28 and the like, when deposited coins for the next transaction are inserted into the transaction port L, the deposited coins are processed by the discrimination and counting section 10 in the same manner as described above. It is counted differentially. In this case, the distribution discrimination mechanism 29
Since the coin deposited in the previous transaction is detected, the control mechanism closes the release gate 2 of the temporary storage section 13.
0 is considered to be a closed state, and coins that have passed through the discrimination and counting section IO 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, it is determined that there is no coin in the switching and discharging mechanism 21, and the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is stopped, and the control mechanism temporarily removes the coin from the storage section. 13 discharge gates 20 are opened and the coins are switched and dropped from the discharge port 19 onto the discharge 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, the subsequent processing is performed. Since there is no coin in the second coin supply mechanism 24 when the coins are fed into the second coin supply mechanism 24, the second coin supply mechanism 24 is in a state where there are no coins.
According to the result of counting the deposited coins in step 2, the speed of the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is controlled by the control mechanism so that coins exceeding the allowable amount are not fed into the second coin supply mechanism 24. .

By the way, before the switching and discharging mechanism 21, the second coin supply mechanism 24, the deposit distribution path 28, etc. complete the deposit distribution process for the coins of the previous transaction, the coin discrimination and counting process for the next transaction is completed and the transaction is completed. When an approval instruction is given, the discharge gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is opened and coins for the next transaction are dropped onto the switching discharge mechanism 21 which is currently in the depositing and dispensing operation. In this case, the coins of the previous transaction and the coins of the next transaction will be mixed, but since the coins of both transactions are coins that have been approved for deposit, no equivalence problem will occur. In this state, since coins are stored in the second coin supply mechanism 24, each count value of the deposited coins counted by the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 in the previous transaction and the current transaction is the difference between the sum and the coin count detected by the distribution discrimination mechanism 29, that is, the quantity of coins already fed out from the second coin supply mechanism 24, the feeding speed of the switching discharge mechanism 21 set in the previous transaction, etc. According to
The number of coins in the second coin supply mechanism 24 is roughly detected, and the feeding speed of the belt conveyor is controlled by the control mechanism so that the number of coins in the second coin supply mechanism 24 does not exceed its allowable amount. things are done.

On the other hand, 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 is moved in the reverse direction. At the same time, the discharge gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is opened and the temporary storage section 13 is returned to the transaction port 1.

Therefore, in such a coin depositing device, 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 are in a cutoff state. Therefore, when multiple deposit transactions are performed in succession, the deposited coins from new transactions are stored in the temporary storage section 13 while being differentially counted, and the newly deposited coins are subjected to differential counting processing. In parallel, in parallel, the coin in the previous transaction is switched and released mechanism 2
1, the coins can be discharged to the second coin supply mechanism 24 for storage processing.

In this case, when sending deposited coins from the switching discharge mechanism 21 to the second coin supply mechanism 24, the number of coins stored in the second coin supply mechanism 24 is set to be less than or equal to the allowable amount of the hopper. Since the feeding speed of the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is controlled by the control mechanism, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a coin clogging phenomenon in the second coin supply mechanism 24, and the second coin supply mechanism 2
4 to the deposit distribution path 28 can be smoothly performed.

Further, when it is determined that the coins from the previous transaction are no longer on the switching and discharging mechanism 21, the discharging gate 2° of the temporary storage section 13 is opened to allow the coins to pass through the discrimination and counting section IO under the control of the control mechanism. can be directly guided to the switching and discharging mechanism 21, and the transfer operation from the temporary storage part I3 to the switching and discharging mechanism 21 can be accelerated.

Furthermore, a switching discharge mechanism 21, a second coin supply mechanism 2
4 and the deposit distribution path 28 etc., even if it is determined that there are coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21 while the coin deposit distribution process for the previous transaction is being executed, the next transaction When the coin identification and counting process is completed and the transaction is approved, the control mechanism controls the discharge port 19 of the temporary storage section 13 to open the coin dispensing mechanism 21 during the deposit distribution operation. Coins can be dropped in a transaction, and the waiting time until the coin deposit distribution process in the previous transaction is completed can be omitted. In this case, a large amount of coins will accumulate on the switching and discharging mechanism 21, but the control mechanism switches the second coin supplying mechanism 24 so that coins exceeding the allowable amount are not fed into the second coin supplying mechanism 24. The feeding speed of the ejecting mechanism 21 is controlled to prevent coin clogging and the like, and to ensure smooth processing.

The method (judgment criteria) for detecting the presence or absence of coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21 by the control mechanism 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. I was doing it, but
The number of coins to be deposited and distributed is already counted and stored by the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 for each denomination or the total number (or amount). It can be configured such that when the number (or amount) of deposited coins is confirmed by the distribution discrimination mechanism 29 of the deposit distribution path 28, it is determined that there are no coins on the switching and discharging mechanism 21. In addition, this count, the number of coins for each denomination or the total number (or amount) to be stored will be 1.0 when 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) regarding the additional input amount. In addition, in the control mechanism, the amount of coins in the second coin supply mechanism 24 was roughly determined based on the respective counts of the discrimination and counting mechanism 12 and the distribution discrimination mechanism 29, but the switching and discharging mechanism 21 and the second coin supply mechanism 24 to detect the amount of coins fed into the second coin supply mechanism 24.
It is also possible to accurately detect the amount of coins in the coin supply mechanism 24.

Furthermore, the driving speed of the belt conveyor of the switching and discharging mechanism 21 is controlled by the control mechanism when the belt conveyor is driven in normal rotation to feed deposited coins into the second coin supply mechanism 24. By switching between continuous running operation and intermittent running operation using a mechanism, the second
The amount of coins fed into the coin supply mechanism 24 may be adjusted.

Figures 2 to 5 show other embodiments of the present invention, and in the example shown in Figures 2 to 4, in addition to the transaction port L, there is a replenishment coin slot 41 at the top of the machine. In the example shown in FIG. 2, one slot 41 is provided, and in the examples shown in FIGS. Conveyor belt 4
z, the coins are conveyed to the guide section 4 and fed into the first coin supply mechanism 8. When inserting the replenishment coins, the release gate 20 of the temporary storage section 13 is opened and the release mechanism 20 is switched.
1 is operated in the normal rotation direction, the coins that have passed through the discrimination and counting section 1O are sent to the second coin supply mechanism 24 without being temporarily stored, and stored in each of the coin stackers 31A to 31F. In this case, the switching release mechanism 2
The amount of each coin fed is controlled by a control mechanism.

In addition, in the example of FIG. 5, the transaction port I and the first coin supply mechanism 8
A belt conveyor type deposit conveyance path 43 is provided between the deposit conveyance mechanism 15 and the transaction port l, and a payout conveyance path 44 is provided between the deposit conveyance mechanism 15 and the transaction port l. Sensors 45 and 46 are arranged to detect the passage of coins and count them, and by comparing the counts between these sensors 45 and 46 and the discrimination and counting mechanism 12, it is possible to distinguish between deposited coins and the temporary storage section 13. of coins and
By comparing the number of coins removed from the first coin supply mechanism 8 or the discrimination and counting path 11 with the rejected coins, it is possible to check whether any coins remain in the machine.

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. Further, the storage and release mechanism in the present invention has a two-stage structure including the temporary storage section 13 and the switching and releasing mechanism 21 in each of the above embodiments, but it may also have a structure of only the switching and releasing mechanism 21 having a belt conveyor configuration. To do this, coins are temporarily stored in the horizontal conveyance section 22 and sent to the second coin supply mechanism 24, and then the subsequent storage process and the discrimination and counting process while temporarily storing the coins in the switching and discharging mechanism 21 are performed in parallel. be able to. In addition, it is possible to change the detailed configuration without changing the gist of the present 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) Detecting the amount of coins in the second coin supply mechanism and adjusting the amount of coins fed into the second coin supply mechanism so that the amount is equal to or less than the allowable amount of the second coin supply mechanism. Since the storage and discharge mechanism is controlled by the control mechanism, a large amount of coins exceeding the allowable amount is not fed into the second coin supply mechanism, and the phenomenon of coin clogging in the second coin supply mechanism etc. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of coins, etc., and to make the processing smooth and to quickly send coins from the storage/discharge mechanism to the second coin supply mechanism, increasing efficiency when processing multiple transactions continuously, etc. Time can be shortened.

(ii) By configuring the storage and discharging mechanism as a belt conveyor, it is possible to control the speed of the belt conveyor or to control switching between continuous running operation and intermittent running operation, and to transfer coins to the second coin supply mechanism. The feeding amount can be easily controlled.

(iii) By making the storage and release mechanism a two-stage structure consisting of a temporary storage section with a chute configuration and a switching release mechanism with a belt conveyor configuration, differential counting processing up to the temporary storage section and storage processing after the temporary storage section are ensured. Therefore, multiple transactions can be processed continuously and efficiently in parallel, and processing time can be further shortened.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment in which the coin depositing device of the present invention is applied to a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine, and FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. or fifth
The figures are schematic diagrams showing other embodiments of the present invention. 11... Differential counting path, 12... Differential counting mechanism, 13... Temporary storage section, 14...
・Reject gate, 15...Payment conveyance mechanism,
16... Reject shoot, 18...
・Slanted plate, 19...Discharge port, 20...
Release gate, 21... Switchable release mechanism, 22
......Horizontal conveyance section, 23...... Inclined conveyance section, 24... Second coin supply mechanism, 26...
...Return gate, 28...Deposit distribution route, 29.
...Distribution identification mechanism, 31A to 31F...
Coin accumulating tube.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A coin supply mechanism that accepts a large number of deposited coins and feeds them out one by one, a discrimination counting section that performs differential counting of the coins sent out from the coin feeding mechanism, and a temporary storage of the coins sent out from the discrimination counting section. At the same time, after the differential counting process of all the coins received in the coin supply mechanism is completed, the coins are directed to the storage section or the return section according to an instruction from the operator as to whether or not the transaction is approved based on the differential counting results. A coin comprising a storage and discharge mechanism that selectively discharges the coins, and a second coin supply mechanism and a deposit distribution path that feed out the coins stored in the storage section one by one again according to the transaction approval instruction and distribute and store the coins for each denomination. In the deposit device, the storage/discharge mechanism detects the amount of coins in the second coin supply mechanism and stores the second coins so that the amount is equal to or less than the allowable amount of the second coin supply mechanism. A coin deposit device characterized in that it is controlled by a control mechanism that adjusts the amount of coins fed into the supply mechanism. (2) The storage and discharge mechanism is comprised of a belt conveyor that has a horizontal conveyance section that can temporarily store the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section and can be driven in both forward and reverse directions. Coin deposit device according to scope 1. (3) The storage and discharge mechanism is a temporary storage section that temporarily stores the coins sent out from the discrimination and counting section and has a chute structure that allows the temporarily stored coins to be dropped and released all at once by opening the release gate. and a switching and discharging mechanism having a horizontal conveyance section capable of temporarily storing coins dropped from the temporary storage section and configured as a belt conveyor that can be driven in both forward and reverse directions. The coin deposit device according to paragraph 1.