JPS63208993A - Coin discharger - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a coin ejecting device in a vending machine, a money changer, etc.

(B) Conventional technology This coin ejecting device is equipped with a coin pipe for storing change, and the coins inserted into the vending machine or money exchange machine are guided to the coin pipe, and the coins are dispensed from
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 8867, the coin dispensing plate disposed below the coin pipe is reciprocated to extract and discharge the lowest coin in the pipe.

Also, when the coins stored in the coin pipe are full,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 8-21004, coins are introduced into the passageway to the safe by swinging a swinging plate disposed at the upper opening of the pipe.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in recent years, vending machines have faced the challenge of increasing the number of coin pipes in order to accommodate an increase in change storage capacity and support for multiple denominations. To this end, a configuration in which a plurality of pipes are arranged horizontally in front and back within the coin ejecting device can be considered, but in this case, a space is required for guiding each coin pipe to the safe side passage, which increases the size of the device. Furthermore, each coin pipe requires a space to ensure a stroke for each coin dispensing plate to reciprocate, making the device even larger.

Therefore, the present invention provides a coin ejecting device in which a pair of coin pipes can share the coin dispensing plate and the introduction space to the safe side passage. Furthermore, by connecting a flexible member to the coin dispensing plate, a coin discharging device is provided in which the movement stroke of the reciprocating movement of the coin dispensing plate is reduced by bending the flexible member.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the coin ejecting device of the present invention includes a set of coins arranged in parallel above the substrate and into which coins are introduced from the upper opening. A coin pipe, a coin dispensing plate having a coin ejection hole and reciprocating along the arrangement direction of the pipes between the coin pipe and the base plate, and a hole drilled in the center between a set of coin pipes on the base plate. a coin discharge hole provided therein, a pair of flexible members each connected to both ends of the coin dispensing plate in the moving direction to support the coins stored in the coin pipe from below, and a safe formed between the coin pipe. Each coin pipe is provided with an introduction path and a swinging member that swings when the pipe is full of stored coins and distributes the coins introduced from the upper opening to the safe introduction path.

(E) In the standby state, the coin ejection hole of the coin ejection plate and the coin ejection hole of the base plate face each other. At this time, the coins stored in the coin pipe are each supported by a set of flexible members attached to the coin dispensing plate. When the coin dispensing plate moves back and forth between the coin pipe and the base plate and the take-out hole reaches the bottom of the coin pipe, the lowest stored coin of the pipe is taken out into the take-out hole. Next, when the coin dispensing plate moves back and the ejection hole and the coin ejection hole face each other, the extracted coin is dropped and sent out from the ejection hole.

By such reciprocating movement of the coin dispensing plate, the support for the stored coins is released, and the portion of the flexible member that is removed from the bottom of the coin pipe is bent without losing its support from the base plate. Therefore, the movement stroke of the coin dispensing plate is the distance between the coin pipes arranged in parallel.

Furthermore, when the coins stored in the coin pipe become full and the swinging member swings, the coins introduced into the upper opening of the coin pipe are guided by the swinging member, and the coins are guided between the coin pipe and the paired coin pipe. You will be led to the entrance to the safe between.

(f) In the embodiment diagram, (10) is a coin discharging device that stores coins by type and dispenses them appropriately, and is a unit (7, )～(74)
are arranged in the horizontal direction, and a common coin dispensing device (8) is provided for each unit. In the coin dispensing device (8), (1) is a board, and a coin pipe (2A) (
2B), and a coin ejection hole (4) is provided at a location corresponding to the center between the pipes (2A) and (2B). The longitudinal dimension of the substrate (1) is set to be approximately equal to the distance from the front wall of the coin pipe (2A) to the rear wall of the coin pipe (2B). (3) is a coin dispensing plate disposed in the gap between the base plate (1) and the coin pipes (2A) and (2B), and is provided with a coin ejection hole (5) on the side. The rack that meshes with the binion (11) (
12). Therefore, the coin dispensing plate (3) reciprocates in the front and back direction by the forward and reverse rotation of the pinion (11), but in the standby state, the coin dispensing hole (5) is connected to the base plate (1).
The coin dispensing plate (3) is stopped at a position facing the coin discharging hole (4). (6A) and (6B) are flexible members connected to the front and rear ends of the coin dispensing plate (3), respectively, and the coins stored in the coin pipes (2A) and (2B) are ) (6B) and a coin dispensing plate (3). Although the flexible members (6A) and (6B) may be made of flexible material themselves, for example, there is a configuration in which a large number of link-shaped members (9) are connected in a band shape. The flexible member (6A) is bent when the support of the substrate (1) is removed, but in this example, the flexible member (6A) bends when the support of the substrate (1) is removed. It is guided by the front cover wall (13) and the rear cover wall (14) to bend upward. So in this example,
As shown in Fig. 3, adjacent link-shaped members (9) are rotatably connected to each other by pins (15), and the lower part of each member (9) is connected to the adjacent member (9). A protrusion is provided to lock the handle to prevent it from rotating downward. (16) is the coin pipe (2A) of each unit.
) (2B) and communicates with a falling space (17) formed on the side of the coin ejecting device (10). (18) is the coin pipe (2A) of each unit
(2B) A swinging member provided for each pipe is swingably supported at the top of the pipe. The swinging member (18) has a contact piece (18A) at its lower end that contacts the topmost coin (19) when more than a predetermined number of coins are stored in the pipe, and an upper opening of the pipe at its upper end. Tongue piece for opening and closing (1
8B). In the example shown in the figure, the coin pipe (2A) stores more than a predetermined number of coins, so the swinging member (2A)
18), the tongue piece (18B) swings so as to close the upper opening of the pipe, and the coin (20) introduced into the pipe is guided to the safe introduction path (16). On the other hand, the coin pipe (2B
) is below the predetermined number, and the rocking member (18)
The tongue piece (18B) swings to open the upper opening of the pipe, and the coin (21) is guided into the pipe.

The operation of the coin ejecting device with the above configuration will be explained.

In the standby state, each coin stored in the coin pipes (2A) (2B) is removed by the flexible members (6A) (6B) and the coin dispensing plate (
3) is supported. In this state, coin pipe (2A)
To dispense more coins, the pinion (11) is rotated so that the coin dispensing plate (3) moves forward. Then, by movement of the coin dispensing plate (3), the lowest coin of the coin pipe (2A) is extracted into the dispensing hole (5).

At this time, the flexible member (6B) that was supporting the coins stored in the coin pipe (2B) is moved forward and the board (1)
bends upward along the front cover wall (13) without losing support. In addition, the flexible member (6B) is a coin dispensing plate (3
), which has been bent upward, enters the gap between the base plate (1) and the coin pipe (2B) and supports the stored coins. When the pinion (11) is rotated in the opposite direction and the coin dispensing plate (3) is moved back, the coins extracted from the ejection hole (5) are separated from the coins stored in the coin pipe (2A), and the stored coins are removed. It is supported by a flexible member (6A). By the time the coin dispensing plate (3) returns to the standby position where the ejecting hole (5) and the coin discharging hole (4) face each other,
The extracted coin is dropped and sent out through the coin discharge hole (4).

To dispense coins from the coin pipe (2B), first rotate the pinion (11) so that the coin dispensing plate (3) moves rearward, and extract the coins into the extraction hole (5).

Next, the pinion is rotated in the reverse direction to move the coin dispensing plate (3) back, and the extracted coins are dropped and sent out through the coin discharging hole (4).

On the other hand, during this discharge operation, the coins stored in the coin pipe (2A) are supported by the flexible member (6A).

Furthermore, when coins are inserted into the coin ejection device (10), the coins are transferred to the coin pipe (2A) of each unit depending on the type of coin.
2B) respectively. Usually, the swinging member (18) of each coin pipe (2A) (2B) has a tongue piece (1
8B) is swung to open the upper opening of the pipe, and the coin is guided into the predetermined pipe.

When the coins stored in the coin pipes (2A) and (2B) become full, the swinging member (18
) swings, and the tongue piece (18B) closes the upper opening of the pipe. If a coin is introduced in this state, the coin will be attached to the tongue (
18B) and is guided to the safe introduction path (16), and further guided to the safe (not shown) through the falling space (17).

According to the above-mentioned coin ejecting device, the flexible member (6AX6B) in the part between the base plate (3) and the coin pipes (2A) and (2B) that is no longer necessary for the coin ejecting action because the blank is removed Since the plate (3) is bent from the horizontal direction, which is the moving direction, the movement stroke for coin ejection is made using the coin pipe (
Only the distance from the front wall of 2A) to the rear wall of the coin pipe (2B) is required. Therefore, the coin pipes (2A) installed in parallel (
A common safe introduction path (16) can be formed between the coin pipes (2A) (2B) so that coins can be selectively taken out from the coin pipe (2B) by a single coin dispensing device (8).

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, a single coin dispensing device can discharge coins from the coin pipes installed in parallel, and since the safe introduction path can be shared, a large number of coins can be disposed in the coin dispensing device. Coin pipes can be arranged efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 showing the structure of the coin ejecting device, FIG. 2 is a view showing the coin dispensing plate and the flexible member, and FIG.
The figure is a configuration diagram of the flexible member, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the coin mech. (1)... Board, (2A) (2B)... Coin pipe. (3) Coin dispensing plate, (4) Coin ejection hole, (5) Ejection hole, (6A) (6B) Flexible member, (16) Safe Introductory path, (18)・
...Swinging member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A set of coin pipes which are arranged in parallel above the board and into which coins are introduced from the upper opening, and a coin ejection hole, which is arranged between the coin pipes and the board in the direction in which the pipes are arranged. a coin dispensing plate that reciprocates along the coin dispensing plate, a coin discharging hole bored in the center between the pair of coin pipes in the base plate, and a coin discharging hole formed in the center between the pair of coin pipes, each of which supports the coins stored in the coin pipes from below; A pair of flexible members connected to both ends of the coin dispensing plate in the moving direction, a safe introduction path formed between the coin pipe, and a safe introduction path formed for each coin pipe, which swings when the pipe is full of stored coins. and a swinging member for distributing coins introduced from the upper opening into the safe introduction path.