JPS6227989Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a coin storage funnel mechanism installed in a coin drop passage of a public telephone or the like.

[Prior Art] In the general configuration of public telephones, the coin sorting unit is installed parallel to the front opening/closing lid of the telephone, and the coin storage safe is located at the bottom of the telephone so that it can be pulled out to the front. Therefore, the direction of the stored coins that fall from the bottom of the sorting processing unit is lateral to the left and right, and the coin storage opening on the top of the storage safe is also oriented horizontally. It has an open structure.

By the way, for the purpose of mounting the magnetic card unit, etc., the mounting direction of the sorting processing unit is set to the depth 〓〓〓〓〓〓
If you are trying to install a safe in the same direction, there will be no problem if you change the direction of the storage opening of the safe to the depth direction, but in order to make a safe with a conventional structure common, It is necessary to change the direction of the stored coins falling from the sorting processing unit by 90 degrees before guiding them to the storage opening of the safe.Therefore, we have developed a method that can change the direction of coins by 90 degrees with a simple structure. is requested.

Conventionally, there has been known a device in which the direction of a falling coin is changed by hitting an inclined surface, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-55577.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in this conventional technology, since the direction of the coin is changed by a single inclined surface, a sudden rotation is given to the falling coin, making it difficult to smoothly There is a problem that direction changing effect cannot be obtained. In particular, when there is some variation in the direction of coins falling on an inclined surface, it is necessary to obtain a more reliable and stable direction changing effect.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin storage funnel structure that can smoothly change the direction of falling coins and has stable operation.

[Means for Solving the Problems] Next, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to drawings corresponding to embodiments.

That is, the coin storage funnel structure of the present invention has a structure between the first coin processing unit (sorting processing unit 4), which processes coins inserted, and the second coin processing unit (storage safe 2), which processes coins. The interposed coins ejected from the coin ejection port (coin drop port 5) of the first coin processing unit are transferred to the coin input port (coin storage port) of the second coin processing unit, which is formed in a direction different from the coin ejection port. In the coin storage funnel structure leading to 16), there is a coin inlet (top opening 1a) that takes in coins from the first coin processing unit, and upper and lower openings 2 that are continuous with each other so as to be inclined in two directions, downward and lateral. The direction of the coin from the coin ejection port is changed by the tapered part that has a slope of tiers, and the slope of the lower tier is a steeper downward slope than the slope of the upper tier.
It is characterized by comprising a deflection section that deflects the coins downward and sideways in stages, and a coin guide section that guides the coins deflected by the deflection section to the coin slot.

[Function] Coins discharged from the coin ejection port of the first coin processing unit are guided from the intake port to the deflection section, and are smoothly and effortlessly deflected by these two tapered sections. The coins are then guided to the coin slot of the second coin processing unit.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an illustrated example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the funnel structure of the embodiment is formed by a casing 1 that communicates with the top and bottom, and this casing 1 has a base plate 3 into which a coin storage safe 2 is pushed into the bottom surface. is installed on the top surface.

Therefore, the upper surface opening (coin inlet) of the casing 1, which will be described later, is in contact with the lower part of the coin drop opening 5, which is opened in the bottom surface of the coin sorting and processing unit 4 (hereinafter referred to as the processing unit). The lower surface opening (guiding portion) is in contact with a coin storage opening opened in communication with the upper surface of the safe 2 and the board 3, respectively,
Coins C inserted into the phone from the coin slot 6 at the top of the phone are processed in the processing unit 4, and then passed through the drop slot 5 into the housing 1 with the coins facing forward and backward.
The coin falls into the box, is turned 90 degrees inside the housing 1, and is stored in the safe 2 through the coin storage opening.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, the housing 1 is formed by a rectangular rear plate 7 and a front projecting plate 8 with left and right ribs 8a heavily attached to the rear plate 7. The left and right sides 8b and 8c of the overhanging board 8
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, respectively, the upper part protrudes to form a substantially inverted L shape, and the front surface of the overhang plate 8 has upper and lower vertical sides 8d, as shown in FIG. 8
e and the two intermediate inclined guide surfaces 8f and 8g.
(tapered part).

Therefore, the lower end of the upper vertical surface 8d and the upper end of the lower vertical surface 8e are inclined diagonally parallel to each other downward to the left, and the two-stage inclined guide surfaces 8f and 8g have a rear downward slope and a left downward slope. It is sloped in two directions, and the rear descending slope is 8g on the lower guide surface.
has a stronger slope.

Since such a baffle plate-like inclined surface is formed on the front surface of the overhang plate 8, the upper surface opening 1 of the housing 1 is closed.
a (see FIG. 4) is approximately square, and the lower opening 1b (see FIG. 7) of the housing 1 is thin and narrow.

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In addition, a mounting hole 9 is formed in the overlapping part of the brim 8a of the overhang plate 8 and the rear plate 7, and a mounting hole 9 is formed at the center of the lower vertical surface 8e of the overhang plate 8 and at the same opposing point on the rear plate 7. Each has a mounting hole 10 for a photoelectric element for coin detection, and as shown in FIGS. The rear plate 7 and the projecting plate 8 are fixed to the bracket 12 on the housing 1 , and are fastened to each other by upper screws 13 .
A pair of photoelectric elements 14 and 15 are attached to both the attachment holes 10 on the front and rear surfaces of the camera.

When the housing 1 is attached to the board 3, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower opening 1b is opened in the left and right directions on the upper surface of the safe 2 and on the board 3, respectively. It communicates with the coin storage opening 16.

Next, the operation of the funnel structure constructed in this way will be described.

The coin C that has fallen from the drop opening 5 into the top opening 1a of the housing 1 hits the upper inclined guide surface 8f with its lower end and falls forward to the right, and then falls down to the lower inclined guide surface 8g.
The coin C falls into the safe 2 from the coin storage opening 16 while facing in the left-right direction, and is thereby stored in the safe 2.

In this way, the stored coins C can be reliably stored at 90% without clogging within the space of a small falling stroke.
゜It changes direction and falls smoothly.

In addition, when the stored coins C in the safe 2 become full, the drop opening 5 is immediately blocked based on the detection of a predetermined period of time being exceeded by the first electric elements 14 and 15 located directly above the storage opening 16. Therefore, there is no possibility of clogging of the falling passage for stored coins as in the conventional case.

As described above, according to this coin storage funnel structure, the case 1 installed directly above and close to the storage safe 2
Since two inclined guide surfaces 8f and 8g are formed inside the interior to change the direction of the coin C in two stages, the coin C can be transferred reliably and smoothly using the simple casing 1 with a small space.
It is now possible to change the direction by 90°, which allows
The mounting direction of the coin sorting processing unit of the telephone can be freely determined.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the invention, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port of the first coin processing unit are diverted into two directions by the deflection part having two tapered parts.
Since the direction is changed in stages, a smoother action is obtained compared to the case where the direction is changed using a single inclined surface, and proper handling of coins can be ensured at all times.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a coin storage funnel mechanism in an installed state showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the housing of the coin storage funnel mechanism, and Fig. 4 is the same. 5 is a front view, FIG. 6 is a left side view, FIG. 7 is a bottom view, and FIG. 8 is a right side view. C... Coin, 1... Housing, 1a... Top opening (coin intake), 1b... Bottom opening (coin guide), 2... Storage safe (second coin processing unit), 4... ... Sorting processing unit (first coin processing unit), 5 ... Coin drop port (coin discharge port), 8
f, 8g... Inclined guide surface (tapered part), 16...
Coin storage slot (coin slot). 〓〓〓〓〓

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Coins of the first coin processing unit are inserted between a first coin processing unit that processes coins that have been inserted and a second coin processing unit that processes coins from the first coin processing unit. In the coin storage funnel structure for guiding coins discharged from the discharge port to the coin input port of the second coin processing unit formed in a direction different from the coin discharge port, the coins discharged from the first coin processing unit are It has a coin inlet for taking in the coins, and has two slopes, upper and lower, that are continuous with each other so as to slope in two directions, downward and sideways, and the slope of the lower level is steeper than the slope of the upper level. a deflection section that deflects the direction of coins from the coin ejection port in two steps downward and sideways by a tapered section; and a deflection section that guides the deflected coins to the coin input port. A coin storage funnel structure characterized by comprising a coin guide section.