JPS6142228Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a coin accumulation track for temporarily storing and holding coins inserted as charges in public telephones and the like.

In the case of public telephones, etc., after sorting the coins inserted as charges, they are stored and held on board the aircraft.
It is equipped with a coin storage track for storing or returning coins depending on the status of the call.

Conventional technology The conventional coin accumulation trajectory is
Some of these are disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 48695 and Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 129596/1983.

Generally, a coin accumulation track has an overflow opening formed in its upper position to allow the coins exceeding a predetermined number to overflow when the coins have been accumulated in excess of a predetermined number, and a lower position to appropriately release the accumulated coins. A storage or return port for storage or return is formed.

In the conventional coin storage track described above, both side walls of the track are fixed in the longitudinal direction of the track, and the position of the overflow opening and the diameter of the storage or return opening are adjusted according to the diameter of the coins used. I haven't gotten used to it. In the coin accumulation track shown in the above-mentioned conventional Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 49-129596, one of the side wall plates on both sides of the raceway groove is movable and adjustable in the width direction of the groove, but is fixed in the longitudinal direction. It is becoming.

Problems that the invention aims to solve By the way, recently in other countries, the types of coins used in public telephones, etc. have been changed due to coin minting or fee changes, and these changes have led to new coins with different dimensions. When coins come into use, there is a desire for a coin accumulation track that allows new coins to be used with simple steps, ie, has flexibility in terms of coin size.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional coin storage track, as mentioned above, the position of the overflow opening formed at the top and bottom of the track and the diameter of the storage or return port are fixed and unchangeable, so it is difficult to adapt to changes in the dimensions of the coins used. In order to do this, it is necessary to replace the parts with new ones, which poses problems such as the adjustment and parts management being troublesome.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention has been developed by making it possible to adjust the position of the overflow opening and the diameter of the storage or return opening at the same time without replacing parts, so that the coin storage can easily correspond to the types of coins used. The purpose is to provide a trajectory.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the coin storage track of the present invention has a groove 5 formed by a base plate 1 and a pair of side wall plates 6 and 7 placed on the base plate for storing coins. The coin accumulation track is a storage track, and at least one end of the side wall plate 6 is a storage amount setting end 6c.
The upper opening of the storage amount setting end 6c is an overflow opening 22, and the other end of the side wall plate 6 is a storage or return port setting end 6d. The lower opening of the storage or return port 24 is a storage or return port 24, and the side wall plate 6 having the storage amount setting end 6c and the storage or return port setting end 6d is movable and adjustable in a direction along the direction of the groove 5. It is characterized by its composition.

Function: When the coin used is changed from a large diameter coin to a small diameter coin, the side wall plate 6 is moved and adjusted downward. Then, the accumulation amount setting end 6 at the upper end of the side wall plate 6
c is adjusted downward and the length of the coin accumulation track is shortened for small diameter coins. At the same time, the storage or return port setting end 6d at the lower end of the side wall plate 6 is adjusted downward, and the diameter of the storage or return port 24 is shortened for small-diameter coins.

Furthermore, when changing from a small diameter coin to a large diameter coin, the operation in reverse to the above may be performed.

As mentioned above, without replacing parts,
The position of the overflow opening 22 and the diameter of the storage or return opening 24 are simultaneously adjusted in response to changes in the coins used.

Embodiment Next, an embodiment of the coin accumulation track according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a board installed inside a public telephone or the like, and a sorting track 2 is installed obliquely on the upper surface of the board 1, and a coin rolling surface 2a of this sorting track 2 is provided. The sorting gauge 3 is installed so that its gauge surface 3a is located at a predetermined interval. Further, a sorting window 1a is provided in the substrate 1 between the sorting gauge 3 and the sorting track 2, and a nonconforming coin return guide plate 23 is formed on the back side of the sorting window 1a. The sorting gauge 3 is attached to the base plate 1 with screws 4 through the elongated hole 3b, so that the distance between the coin rolling surface 2a and the gauge surface 3a can be adjusted by loosening the screw 4 and moving the sorting gauge 3 through the elongated hole 3b. The structure is such that a desired value can be set by moving the switch in the direction of .

Further, a coin accumulation groove 5 is provided on the lower surface of the substrate 1 in a continuous manner with the sorting track 2, and since the coin accumulation groove 5 is formed along a substantially vertical direction, the coin accumulation groove 5 is formed along a substantially vertical direction. The connection portion between the coin accumulation groove 5 and the sorting track 2 has a bent shape.
Specifically, one side wall plate 6 for forming the coin storage groove 5 is installed on the base plate 1 by screws 8, and the other side wall plate 7, which is installed opposite to this, is installed by screws 9 and nuts 9a. It is attached so that it is connected to the sorting track 2. As shown in FIG.
A coin storage groove 5 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section is formed by the substrate 1 and the slope portions 6a and 7a. In addition, an elongated hole 6b that is flat in the longitudinal direction of the coin storage groove 5 is provided in the attachment part of the side wall plate 6, and the elongated hole 6b can be moved a certain distance in the longitudinal direction by loosening the screw 8. In addition, on the base plate 1 facing the mounting screws 9 on the side wall plate 7, there are elongated holes 1b in a direction diagonal to the longitudinal direction of the coin storage groove 5.
is provided, and the side wall plate 7 can be moved a certain distance in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 1a by loosening the screws 9. That is, the elongated hole 1b formed in the direction oblique to the longitudinal direction of the coin accumulation groove 5 allows the side wall plate 7 to move in both directions perpendicular to and parallel to the groove direction of the coin accumulation groove 5. The configuration is such that both are performed at the same time.

On the other hand, at the end of the coin accumulation groove 5 formed by the side wall plate 6 and the side wall plate 7, a stopper is provided for accumulating and holding coins in the coin accumulation groove 5 and for storing or returning coins. In the embodiment, the stoppers are a coin receiving surface 11a of a storage lever 11 supported by a shaft 10, which protrudes into or retreats from the storage groove 5, and a coin receiving surface 11a of a return lever 13 supported by a shaft 12. The surface 13a is used. Specifically, the storage lever 11 is pivotally supported by a shaft 10 attached to the back of the base plate 1, and the rotating tip side of the storage lever 11 is bent toward the base plate 1 side, and is connected to a coin receiving surface 11a. has been done. This coin receiving surface 11a is inserted through a coin receiving surface insertion slit 11e formed in the substrate 1 and protrudes to the front side of the substrate 1. is set in a direction oblique to the groove direction of the coin accumulation groove 5.

Therefore, the coin receiving surface 11a of the storage lever 11
is installed with an inclined surface relative to the horizontal so that coins can roll on it, and this inclined surface and
The upper end surface 6c and lower end surface 6d of the side wall plate 6 are constructed so as to be substantially parallel to each other, and the coin receiving surface 11a of the storage lever 11 also extends in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 1a for moving the side wall plate 7. It is constructed with almost the same slope.

Further, a coin storage hole 11b is provided at a position adjacent to the coin receiving surface 11a of the storage lever 11, and the coin storage hole 11b is slightly larger than the diameter and thickness of the largest coin to be used. When the storage lever 11 swings toward the base plate, the coin storage groove 5 and the coin storage hole 11b align with each other, so that the coin storage groove 5 and a safe (not shown) are in communication with each other. has been done. Furthermore, a coin stopper pin 14 is formed on the back surface 11c of the storage lever 11 so as to protrude toward the board 1 side.
When it swings to the side, it protrudes into the coin accumulation groove 5 through the elongated hole 1d provided in the base plate 1, and the subsequent accumulated coins
C ₂ is placed in the storage groove 5. The stopper pin 14 is the storage lever 11
It is fixed with a nut 15 to an elongated hole 11d provided in the back surface 11c of the holder, and is movable and adjustable within the range of the elongated hole 11d, and this elongated hole 11d is formed at a position corresponding to the elongated hole 1d. In addition, the longitudinal direction of each of the elongated holes 1d and 11d is set in a direction oblique to the groove direction of the coin accumulation groove 5.

Further, the return lever 13 as the other stopper is pivotally supported on a shaft 12 mounted on the base plate 1 on the outside of the side wall plate 7, and its rotating tip is extended on the coin accumulation track 5. The shape extends to the lower part of the side wall plate 6, and the tip is bent at a predetermined angle toward the substrate 1, with the bent inner surface serving as a coin receiving surface 13a. That is, the coin receiving surface 13a of the return lever 13
When the coin receiving surface 13a is in a position where it can close the end of the coin storage groove 5 and hold a coin in the groove 5, the slope portion 6 of the side wall plate 6 forming the coin storage groove 5
It has an inclination that almost coincides with the extended surface of a. A portion of the coin receiving surface 13a, that is, between the lower end surface 6d of the side wall plate 6 and the coin receiving surface 11a is a return port 24, and the opening interval of the return port 24 is determined from the lower end surface as the return port setting end. 6d. Further, a guide plate 17 is attached to the outer side of the bent coin passage 16 that connects the sorting track 2 and the coin accumulation groove 5, and the surface of the guide plate 17 on the passage 16 side falls from the sorting track 2. The guide surface 17a is an arcuate guide surface for guiding coins into the storage groove 5.

This guide plate 17 is attached to a desired position along an elongated hole 1c provided in the base plate 1 with a screw 18 so as to be freely movable and adjustable.
A lightweight sorting lever 21 is installed on the plate and is rotatably supported by a pin 19 set up on the plate surface. The lightweight selection lever 21 is biased by a permanent magnet 20 with a weak rotational force in the clockwise direction about the pin 19.

Therefore, the angle of inclination of the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 1c with respect to the horizontal for setting the guide plate 17 at a desired position is set to approximately the same value as the angle of inclination of the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 1b with respect to the horizontal. Further, an overflow opening 22 is formed between the sorting track 2 and the side wall plate 6 for overflowing and returning coins exceeding the storage capacity of the coin storage groove. The amount setting end is set by the upper end surface 6c of the side wall plate 6.

Next, the operation of the device configured as described above will be explained below.

When the coins C are inserted from an input slot (not shown), the smaller coins first fall off the sorting gauge 3 at the sorting track 2 and the sorting gauge 3, and then fall.
removed.

Next, at the guide plate 17, the lightweight sorting lever 21
As a result, lightweight coins are repelled and removed in the direction of the overflow opening 22, and coins of appropriate size and weight are introduced into the storage groove 5. In this way, proper coins are held in the storage groove 5 by the coin receiving surface 11a of the storage lever 11 and the coin receiving surface 13a of the return knob 13. In the case of coin storage, a storage electromagnet (not shown) is operated, and the storage lever 11 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 about the shaft 10. By rotating the storage lever 11, the coin stopper pin 14 is projected into the storage groove 5 and holds the second and subsequent coins in the storage groove 5. Located at the end, one first accumulated coin is stored in a safe (not shown) through the coin storage hole 11b. When one of the first accumulated coins is stored in this way, the storage lever 11 is returned to its original position, the coin receiving surface 11a is positioned at the end of the storage groove 5 again, and the coin stopper pin 1
4 is removed from the storage track 5, and the stored coins supported by the coin stopper pin 14 move forward by gravity and are supported by the coin receiving surface 11a.

In the case of coin return, the return lever 13 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 about the shaft 12 by the operation of a return electromagnet (not shown) or the like.
In this way, the coin receiving part 13a is moved away from the base plate 1, and the coins supported in the storage groove 5 roll on the coin receiving part 11a of the storage lever and are returned toward the left in FIG. will be done.

Next, a method for adjusting the trajectory when the type of coin used is changed and a new coin with a different size is used will be explained.

Figure 1 shows a trajectory that has been adjusted to accommodate coins with a relatively large diameter.In order to adjust this trajectory to one that accommodates coins with a relatively small diameter, first loosen the mounting screw 4 and select the coin. The gauge 3 is brought close to the sorting track 2 using its elongated hole 3b as a guide, and the distance between the coin raceway surface 2a and the sorting gauge surface 3a is set to a value slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin to be used, and the sorting gauge 3 is fixed. Next, loosen the mounting screw 8, move the side wall plate 6 close to the coin receiving surface 11a of the storage lever 11, and set the distance between the lower end surface 6d and the coin receiving surface 11a to a value larger than the diameter of the coins to be used, and a predetermined number of coins. When the coins are accumulated in the accumulation groove 5, the outer peripheral upper surface of the uppermost accumulated coin is set and fixed at a position that substantially coincides with the extension of the upper end surface 6c of the side wall plate 6. At this time, the upper end surface 6c is used as the accumulation amount setting end, and the lower end surface 6d is used as the return port setting end, so the overflow opening 22 and the return port 24 are adjusted at the same time. In this case, when the diameter of the used coin becomes significantly smaller, the distance between the coin receiving surface 11a and the lower end surface 6d is set to a value larger than that of the used coin, and the outer circumferential upper surface and the upper end surface 6c of the accumulated coin in the uppermost position are set. In some cases, it may be difficult to set the number of accumulated coins to approximately match the extension of The upper surface can be made to substantially match the extension of the upper end surface 6c.

Furthermore, loosen the mounting screws 9 and insert the side wall plate 7 into the elongated hole 1b.
Approach the side wall plate 6 using as a guide, and measure the diameter d′ and the thickness
The newly used coin of t' is set and fixed in a position where it can be held with a slight play in the coin accumulation groove 5 formed by the base plate 1, the slope portions 6a and 7a.

Also, loosen the nut 15 and bring the coin stopper pin 14 close to the coin receiving surface 11a along the elongated hole 11d of the storage lever ₁₁ , so that the coin support part of the coin stopper pin 14 can move the first accumulated coin C1 and the second accumulated coin C2 _. It is set and fixed at a position as close as possible to a line connecting the centers of both coins without contacting the circumferential parts of both coins.

Furthermore, loosen the mounting screw 18 and move the guide plate 17 closer to the overflow opening 22 along the elongated hole 1c.
The coins falling from the sorting track 2 are set and fixed at a position where they can be smoothly introduced into the accumulation groove 5.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 6, a coin trajectory is obtained that is suitable when a coin with a relatively small diameter is used as a coin.

In addition, when adjusting the above-mentioned trajectory suitable for coins having a relatively small diameter size for coins having a large diameter size, this can be achieved by performing the above-mentioned adjustment operation in reverse.

In the above-described embodiment, the coin storage groove has a substantially trapezoidal cross section due to the inclined surfaces 6a and 7a of the side wall plates 6 and 7, so that it can be easily accommodated not only in the diameter dimension of the coins used but also in the thickness dimension. This can be easily adapted by simply shifting the mounting position of the side wall plate.

Further, in the embodiment described above, two coin receiving surfaces 11a and 13a are provided as a stopper for storing or returning the coin. It can be used.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, at least one of the side wall plates constituting the coin storage groove can be moved and adjusted freely along the direction of the groove, and one end of the side wall plate can be adjusted to adjust the amount of coin accumulation. The overflow opening and the storage or return port can be adjusted at the same time, with the other end serving as the setting end and the other end serving as the storage or return port setting end. By simply shifting the mounting position and adjusting the coin to fit the newly used coin, an overflow opening and a storage or return opening suitable for a new coin having a different size can be constructed.
Therefore, no replacement parts are required for modification;
This has the effect of allowing changes and adjustments to be made to the coins in the storage trajectory easily and at extremely low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the coin accumulation track according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view along the same line, Figure 6 is a front view of the track shown in Figure 1 after it has been adjusted for small diameter coins, and Figure 7 shows the end of the coin storage track. FIG. 1... Board, 5... Coin accumulation groove, 6, 7... Side wall plate, 6c... Upper end surface as accumulation amount setting end, 6
d...Lower end surface as storage or return opening setting end, 2
2... Overflow opening, 24... Storage or return opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The groove 5 formed by the substrate 1 and a pair of side wall plates 6 and 7 placed on the substrate is a coin accumulation track, and at least one end of the side wall plate 6 is a coin accumulation track. An amount setting end 6c is formed, and an upper opening of the accumulation amount setting end 6c is an overflow opening 22, and the side wall plate 6
The other end of the storage or return port setting end 6d is a storage or return port setting end 6d, and the lower opening of the storage or return port setting end 6d is a storage or return port 24, which is connected to the storage or return port setting end 6c. A coin accumulation track characterized in that a side wall plate 6 having an end 6d has a groove structure that is movable and adjustable in a direction along the direction of the groove 5.