JPS6245262Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a coin sorting device, and in particular, a coin passage is constructed from a pair of opposing boards, and the coin passage is operated by a return lever. This invention relates to a coin sorting device that can remove coins in a coin passage to a return passage provided below by opening the coin passage.

(b) Prior Art Such a coin sorting device is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-62393, in which proper coins after verification are sorted into a denomination-specific passage formed below the coin passage by a sorting gate. If a coin becomes jammed in the coin passage for some reason, the coin passage is opened by opening a pair of boards whose ends are pivoted so that they can be opened and closed by operating the return lever, and the coin passage is opened. The structure is such that the denominations are dropped into a return path that overlaps the denomination-specific path.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention When considering the open space formed by operating the return lever, it is clear that this space depends on the dimension between the boards.
Therefore, the closer you get to the shaft attachment part that pivotally supports a set of substrates, the smaller the open space becomes because the dimension between the substrates becomes shorter. This means that when a set of boards is pivotally supported at the end on the coin advancing direction side, the open space becomes larger as you go diagonally downward of the coin rail arranged in the coin passage compared to the coin input slot side. This means that the area becomes narrower. Therefore, if a coin with a thickness larger than the dimension between the boards near the shaft attachment part rolls through the coin path, the coin will be stuck between the boards and will not be returned even though the coin path is open. There is a problem with not being introduced into the aisle.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides a coin sorting device that can reliably introduce a coin into a return passage by opening the coin passage even when a thick coin is inserted.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The structure of the present invention will be explained with reference to drawings showing an embodiment. The coin rail 5 is inclined toward the coin traveling direction, and a pair of coin rails 5 are arranged facing each other with the rails sandwiched between them. A coin passage 10 is formed between the substrates 1 and 2, and a return passage 12 is formed below the coin rail 5. Also, so that one of the boards 1 and 2 can be opened and closed relative to the other,
The substrates 1 and 2 are pivotally supported at the ends on the coin traveling direction side,
The coin passage 10 is configured so that one of the boards 1 and 2 is rotated by operating the return lever 11, and the coin passage 10 is opened. Below the terminal end of the coin rail 5, a protruding member 14 extending in a direction perpendicular to the coin traveling direction is attached to the substrates 1 and 2.

(E) Effect When a thick coin stops in the coin passage, when the return lever is operated to open the coin passage, the coin detaches from the coin rail, moves diagonally downward, collides with the protruding member, and rebounds counterclockwise. It falls or is blown to the left side of the protruding member and introduced into the lower part of the return passage.

(F) Embodiments (1) and (2) are the boards of coin sorting devices M that are arranged side by side with a gap 3 sufficient for the coins C to roll or move, 4 is a coin input slot; 5 is a tilted coin rail that protrudes from the base plate 2 into the gap 3 so that the inserted coins can roll; 6 is a coin rail that is inclined to allow the inserted coins to roll; and 6 is the characteristic (plate thickness, material, size, etc.) of the inserted coins that roll on the coin rail 5. The coin detection sensor 6 is a coin detection sensor installed in the substrate 2 to detect and determine the authenticity of the coin (genuine coin or counterfeit coin).The coin validation sensor 6 is a generally known electromagnetic coil. The coin detection section is configured to determine the authenticity of a coin based on the phase change of the voltage or current on the secondary side of the electromagnetic coil. Reference numeral 7 denotes a coin sorting gate which is movable forward and backward by the detection control operation of the coin detection section toward the coin passage 10 below the coin rail 5, that is, below the tip of the coin rail where the input coin C rolls. It is. Reference numeral 8 denotes a genuine coin passageway through which the genuine coins taken in by the sorting gate 7 are taken into a safe (not shown), etc., and 9, the said sorting gate 7 is connected to a genuine coin passageway 8.
This is a counterfeit coin passage for guiding falling coins to a return slot (not shown) when the coin is in a blocked state. Reference numeral 11 denotes a return lever for dropping the jammed coins into a return passage 12 formed along the downward direction of the coin passage when coins become jammed in the coin passage where the coin rail 6 and the like are arranged. When the return lever is pressed in the direction of the arrow (A), the board 1 opens the coin passage using the shaft attachment part 13 of the board as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. The coin naturally falls into the above-mentioned return path 12 due to its own weight. Reference numeral 14 denotes a substantially cylindrical protruding member that protrudes from the base plate 2' near the lower end wall of the coin rail 5 toward the base plate 1 facing the base plate, and the protruding member is formed at least on the lower end wall of the coin rail 5. When a coin larger than the open space of the coin passage formed by the two adjacent substrates 1 and 2 is inserted, and a coin jam occurs due to the inserted coin, and the return lever 11 is operated, these jammed coins are removed. Furthermore, when the coin rolls in the direction of the open space, a part of the inserted coin collides with the protruding member 14 before reaching the position of the open space, and is stuck in a position where it is forcibly dropped into the return path 12. ing.

(g) Effects of the invention According to the invention, coins that have lost their support from the coin rail due to the opening of the coin passage are prevented from advancing toward the narrow direction of the open space by the protruding member. Therefore, the coin will not be stopped on the side of the shaft attachment part where the dimension between the boards is short, and the coin can be reliably removed to the return path.

Therefore, there is no problem even if the denomination-specific passage is arranged to approach the lower end wall of the coin rail.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, 2... Board, 5... Coin rail, 10...
Coin passage, 12...Return passage, 14...Protruding member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A coin rail arranged at an angle in the direction of movement of coins, a set of boards arranged opposite to each other sandwiching the coin rail and forming a coin passage together with the rails, and one board set against the other board. a pivoting part that pivotally supports the board at an end on the coin traveling direction side so that the board can be opened and closed freely; a return lever that opens the coin passage by rotating the board when operated; and a return lever that opens the coin passage by rotating the board when operated; The coin is mounted in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the coin between a return passage formed below and a substrate below the terminal end of the coin rail, and the coin is removed by collision with a falling coin when the coin passage is opened. A coin sorting device comprising a protruding member for repelling coins to a return path.