JPS6324516Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a coin sorting device used in pay-to-use equipment such as public telephones.

[Conventional technology]

A pay-to-use device that accepts multiple types of coins in one coin slot requires a mechanism for sorting the multiple types of coins by type, and a cradle mechanism is available as this sorting mechanism. The cradle mechanism has a structure in which two pins are protruded from a rotatably supported cradle rotating plate, and small-diameter coins pass between the two pins and are placed on one coin trajectory. The large-diameter coins are placed on two pins and rotated together with the cradle rotating plate to be sent to the other coin track.

This cradle mechanism is said to be the part of the coin sorting device where coin jams are most likely to occur.In other words, defective coins may be caught between two pins in the cradle mechanism, and once they are caught, There was a problem that it could not be easily removed.

Therefore, as a method for preventing such coin jams in the cradle mechanism, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 43-30648, a method has been proposed in which a coin held between two pins of a cradle rotating plate is A known configuration is known in which the cradle rotating plate is pushed out by a fixed pin as the cradle rotating plate rotates, and the cradle is forcibly separated from between the two pins.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in such conventional technology, the coin is pushed out by the fixed pin based on the rotational force of the cradle rotation plate due to the weight of the coin, so the cradle rotation plate is Due to the strong engagement between the pin and the coin, the coin may not be removed properly depending on the rotational force of the cradle rotating plate.
Further, since the defective coin is extremely light, the cradle rotating plate cannot be rotated, and the coin may not be removed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting device in which even if coins become jammed in the cradle mechanism, the jammed coins can be easily and reliably removed by an external operation signal. The purpose is to

[Means for solving problems]

That is, the coin sorting device of the present invention includes a middle plate 7 on which a coin track R is formed on the front surface, and is used as a track cover for the coin track R, and is pivotally mounted on the front surface of the middle plate 7 so as to be able to be opened and closed. a first flapper 37; a second flapper 38 which is pivotally connected to the front side of the first flapper 37 in an overlapping manner so that it can be opened and closed with respect to the first flapper 37; provided on the front side of the second
Rotating pins 43a and 43b protruding from the rear surface of a cradle rotating plate 43 rotatably mounted on the front surface of the first flapper 38 are connected to the first flapper 37.
The cradle mechanism part 2 is protruded into the coin track R from the insertion openings 41a and 41b formed in the cradle mechanism part 2.
3 is provided on the rear side of the middle plate 7 facing the opening 46 provided in the middle plate 7, and is actuated by an external signal to open each of the first flapper 37 and the second flapper 38. A flapper operating lever device 54 having first and second abutting portions 59 and 60 that are pushed and opened separately at a timing when the second flapper 38 is opened first; Second
The flapper 38 is characterized in that it moves the pivot pins 43a, 43b out of the coin track R in its open position.

[Effect]

The contact portions 59 and 60 press a portion of each of the first flapper 37 and the second flapper 38 in response to an external signal, and the second flapper
When the flapper 38 is opened, the rotation pins 43a, 43 of the cradle rotation plate 23 are moved from the coin track R formed between the middle plate 7 and the first flapper 37.
b withdraws, and the coins held between the pivot pins 43a and 43b are pushed by the inner wall of the first flapper 37 and detached from the pivot pins 43a and 43b, and the coin jam in the cradle mechanism section 23 is removed. Further, by opening the first flapper 37, the coin track R is opened, and the coin jammed in the coin track R is removed.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment of the apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a public telephone in which the device according to the present invention is used. In FIG. 1, only the outline of the upper housing 3 is indicated by a dashed line. That is, the public telephone 1 is divided into upper and lower halves, and the upper housing 3 is vertically movable along rails 4, 4 fixed to the lower housing 2. The rails 4, 4 are formed on the outer surfaces of left and right support plates 5, 6 which are provided to protrude from the upper surface 2a on both left and right sides of the lower housing 2, and a coin track is formed between the left and right support plates 5, 6. A middle plate 7 having an R, a circuit board (not shown) on which a telephone circuit is mounted, etc. are removably fixed.
The left and right support plates 5, 6 are provided with the rails 4, 4 and a snap lock 8 attached between the rails 4, 4 on their outer surfaces, respectively, and a first middle plate support portion is provided on the upper edge. 9 and a second intermediate plate support portion 10 are provided. On the other hand, these left and right support plates 5 and 6
A first intermediate plate engaging protrusion 11 and a second intermediate plate engaging protrusion 11' are formed at vertically lower positions of the respective supporting parts 9 and 10 on the inner surface of the left and right supporting plates 5. , 6 are provided with engaging pins 1 on both left and right sides of the middle plate 7, which are engaged with the first middle plate support part 9 or the second middle plate support part 10.
2 is implanted, and furthermore, on the lower end sides of the left and right sides of the middle plate, there is a notch-shaped engagement that is engaged with the first middle plate engaging protrusion 11 or the second middle plate engaging protrusion 11'. A recess 13 is formed.

Further, a coin introduction port 14 to the vault is formed at a substantially central position on the lower housing 2, and a return port introduction port 1 communicating with a return port 15 is formed near the front surface.
A return funnel 16 is provided between the periphery of the coin introduction port 14 into the vault and the return port introduction port 15a, and is inclined toward the return port introduction port 15a. Also, if necessary, a second
As shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, a vertical return funnel 16a is provided on the return funnel 16, and has the function of guiding return coins from sorting sections 24 and 25, which will be described later, to the return funnel 16.

Furthermore, in detail about the left and right support plates 5 and 6 and the middle plate 7, the first middle plate support part 9 and the second middle plate support part formed on the upper end sides of the left and right support plates 5 and 6 10 has a U-shaped notch,
The second middle plate support part 10 is formed shallower than the first middle plate support part 9 and is located above and in front, and accordingly, the second middle plate support part 9 is The protrusion 11' is located above and in front of the first intermediate plate engaging protrusion 11. Furthermore, the formation positions of the first intermediate plate support portion 9 and the first intermediate plate engagement protrusion 11 are such that the engagement pin 1 is formed at the first intermediate plate support portion 9.
2 is engaged and the engagement recess 13 is engaged with the first intermediate plate engagement protrusion 11, the lower end central portion of the intermediate plate 7 is set at a position continuous with the introduction port 14. On the other hand, a receiving metal fitting 18 that is engaged with the tightening ring 8a of the snap lock 8 is attached to the upper part of the engagement pin 12 in the middle plate 7.

Next, the coin trajectory R formed on the middle plate 7
The configuration will be explained with reference to the schematic configuration diagram in FIG.
The coin track R includes a middle plate side coin introduction port 21 located at the lower part of the coin input port 20 formed in the upper housing 3, and a coin introduction port 21 provided directly below the middle plate side coin introduction port 21 for inserting coins. Buffer plate 22 that dampens the speed
A cradle mechanism section 2 is provided next to the buffer plate 22 and distributes the coins to the left and right depending on the size of the coins.
3, a first diameter sorting section 24 that guides the small diameter coins sorted by this cradle mechanism section 23 and eliminates coins with a predetermined diameter or less out of the orbit, and a first diameter sorting section 24 that guides the small diameter coins sorted by the cradle mechanism section 23 and removes coins with a predetermined diameter or less from the orbit; a second diameter sorting section 25 that guides coins with a diameter smaller than a predetermined diameter and excludes coins with a predetermined diameter or less from the orbit;
First and second magnetic sorting sections 26 and 27 each using a permanent magnet M ₁ are provided next to the second diameter sorting sections 24 and 25, and each of the first and second magnetic sorting sections 26 and 27 The first and second lightweight sorting sections 28, 2 are provided at the next stage and are operated by a permanent magnet _M2 and a lever L.
9, and first and second storage tracks 30 and 31 provided at each subsequent stage of the lightweight sorting units 28 and 29 and for accumulating proper coins that have passed through each sorting unit, and the storage tracks 30, 31 are provided with return side stoppers 32 and 33 for opening and closing between the return funnel 16 and the storage tracks 30 and 31, and a vault introduction port 1.
Storage-side stoppers 34 and 35 are provided between the storage tracks 4 and the storage tracks 30 and 31 for opening and closing operations. Therefore, the lower end of the intermediate plate 7 between the storage side stoppers 34 and 35 serves as the storage side coin ejection part _O1 , and the lower ends of each of the return side stoppers 32 and 33 serve as the return side coin ejection parts _O2 and _O2 . ing.

Next, the specific structure shown in FIGS. 3 to 10 of the above-mentioned middle plate 7 will be explained.

A flapper shaft 36 is provided horizontally on the upper side of the middle plate 7, and a first flapper 37 and a second flapper 38, which are suspended below the flapper shaft 36, are attached to the flapper shaft 36. The first flapper 37 is pivotally mounted, and the first flapper 37 is used as a track cover that constitutes one side wall of the coin track in the cradle mechanism section 23, each diameter sorting section 24, 25, and the vicinity thereof, so it has a plate shape as shown in FIG. has been done. The first flapper 37 is biased toward the middle plate 7 by a first flapper biasing spring 39 wound around the flapper shaft 36, and approximately at the center of the first flapper 37 has a Fan-shaped insertion openings 41a and 41b are opened, into which the rotation pins 43a and 43b of the cradle mechanism section 23 are inserted, and a lower part of the insertion opening 41b is pressed when the first flapper 37 is opened and closed. A first engaging tongue piece 42 is formed. Further, the second flapper 38 is
A second flapper biasing spring 40, which is superimposed on the front surface of the first flapper 37 and wound around the flapper shaft 36, biases it toward the middle plate 7, as shown in FIG. The cradle mechanism section 2 is located approximately in the center of the second flapper 38.
The central part of the cradle rotating plate 43 constituting the cradle 3 is pivotally mounted, and the respective magnetic sorting parts 26,
A permanent magnet M ₁ constituting 27 is attached. The rotating plate 43 has a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 7, and two rotating pins 43 projecting toward the middle plate 7 are provided on both sides of the pivot point, that is, the fulcrum 43c.
a, 43b are implanted, and a weight 44 is attached to a part of the rotating plate 43 for urging the rotating plate 43 to rotate counterclockwise.
Furthermore, the rotation pins 43a and 43b are inserted through the second flapper 38, and a fan-shaped insertion opening 51a and a passage notch opening 51b are formed to restrict the rotation range of the rotation plate. This through insertion notch opening 5
A second engagement tongue piece 45 is formed in the lower part of 1b and is pressed and operated when the second flapper 38 is opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the middle plate 7 with the first and second flappers 37 and 38 described above removed is
Rotating pin insertion openings 61a and 61b corresponding to the insertion opening 51a and the insertion notch opening 51b are formed, and the first and second engaging tongue pieces 42 are located at the lower position of the insertion opening 61b. , 45 is formed with an operating lever insertion opening 46 as a first opening, and further below the first operating lever insertion opening 46 is a second operating lever insertion opening 47. It is formed. A third flapper 48 is provided on the front side of the second operating lever insertion opening 47.
A third engaging tongue piece 48a is provided, and this third flapper 48 is approximately π-shaped, and its upper end extends horizontally to the second operating lever insertion opening 47. It is pivotally connected to a shaft 49 provided therein. Furthermore, this third flapper 48 is biased toward the middle plate 7 by a third flapper biasing spring 50 wound around the shaft 49, and the left and right lower end sides of the third flapper 48 are respectively These are return side stoppers 32 and 33. Coin detectors 52, 53 are provided on each storage track 30, 31 at each upper position of the return side stopper 32, 33 to detect the presence or absence of a coin located at the terminal end of the storage track 30, 31. .

On the other hand, on the back side of the middle plate 7, there are shown figures 9 and 1.
A flapper operating lever device 54 shown in FIGS. 0A and 0B is provided, and this flapper operating lever device 5
4 is a first swinging lever 55 and a second swinging lever 5 that swings in conjunction with the first swinging lever 55.
6, the first swinging lever 55 has its center portion pivoted to a first fulcrum shaft 57 which is provided horizontally over the upper part of the second operation lever insertion opening 47, and The second swing lever 56 has its center portion pivoted to a second fulcrum shaft 58 that extends horizontally across the lower part of the first operating lever insertion opening 46 . The upper end of the second swing lever 56 is connected to the first swing lever 56.
a roller serving as a first contact portion 59 that extends to a position corresponding to the operation lever insertion opening 46 and comes into contact with the first engagement tongue 42; and the second engagement tongue. A roller is provided as a second contact portion 60 that comes into contact with the piece 45, and this second contact portion 60
is provided at a position slightly above the first contact portion 59. Further, the lower end of the second swing lever 56 is provided with a roller as a driven side transmission contact part 62, and this driven side transmission contact part 62 is connected to the first swing lever 55.
The first swing lever 56 is brought into contact with and interlocked with a driving side transmission contact portion 63 formed at its upper end, and is brought into contact with the third engaging tongue piece 48a at its lower end. A roller is provided as the third contact portion 64. Further, on the back side of the fulcrum shaft 57 of the first swing lever 55, a swing operation plate 6 is provided.
5 is provided protrudingly, and the lower surface of this swing operation plate 65 is used as a swing operation transmission contact surface 65a. A micro switch 67 is provided as a hook-on state detector for detecting the state of the handset hook 66. This micro switch 67 is fixed to a switch support plate 68 protruding from the middle plate 7, and is connected to the first swing lever 55.
A part of the micro switch actuating body 6 is in contact with the actuator 67a of the micro switch 67.
Each of the above-mentioned swing levers 55 in which 9 is formed,
Swing lever biasing springs 70 and 71 are wound around the fulcrum shafts 57 and 58 of 56, respectively.
The first swing lever 55 is biased toward the middle plate 7 by the spring 70 at its end on the third contact portion 64 side, and the second swing lever 56 is biased by the spring 70.
As a result, the first and second contact portions 59 and 60 side end portions are biased toward the middle plate 7.

The above-mentioned flapper operation lever device 54 has a first
The hook operation interlocking device 72 is connected to a hook operation interlocking device 72 shown in FIG. a pushing plate 73, an upper abutting part 74 that comes into contact with the lower surface of the pushing plate 73 and moves up and down in conjunction with the pushing plate 73, and an upper part with the upper abutting part 74 provided at one end. a swinging arm 75; an arm support 77 on which a fulcrum shaft 76 of the upper swinging arm 75 is formed to support the upper swinging arm 75; Spring 78 that urges the contact portion 74 upward
and a lower swing arm 80 pivotally mounted to a fulcrum shaft 79 formed at a lower position of the arm support 77;
Provided at the rotating tip of this lower swing arm 80,
A lower contact portion 81 that abuts and engages with the swing operation transmission contact surface 65a of the flapper operation lever device 54.
and the upper swing arm 75 and the lower swing arm 8.
0 and a connecting arm 82. The handset hook 66 and the push plate 73 are provided on the upper housing 3 side, and the other members are provided on the lower housing 2.
It is provided on the side, that is, its pushing plate 73
is provided so as to be located on the upper abutting part 74 when the upper casing 3 and the lower casing 2 are combined, and this upper abutting part 74 is pivotally supported via the upper swinging arm 75. The arm support 77 is fixed to the upper surface 2a of the lower housing 2. The interval between the upper abutting part 74 and its fulcrum shaft 76 is larger than the interval between the lower abutting part 81 and its fulcrum shaft 79, and the lower abutting part 81 is such that the middle plate 7 is When attached to the body 2, it is provided so as to be located below the swing operation transmission contact surface 65a of the flapper operation lever device 54.

Note that the width of each of the coin tracks mentioned above can be adjusted freely using slotted holes and screws, so that when the coins used are changed, it can be adapted without the need to replace parts.

Next, the operation of each device in the telephone configured as described above will be explained.

First, when a small-diameter coin C ₁ is inserted into the coin slot 20, the small-diameter coin C ₁ is inserted into the coin slot 20 on the middle plate side.
1 and collides with the buffer plate 22, where the excessive speed caused by the strong injection is reduced and reaches the cradle mechanism section 23 of the next stage. Here, the small diameter coin C ₁ is the rotating pin 43a, 43b of the cradle mechanism section 23.
The coins with a diameter smaller than a predetermined diameter fall off the track of the diameter sorting section 24 and fall onto the return funnel 16 via the vertical return funnel 16. It reaches return port 15. In addition, coins having an appropriate diameter in the first diameter sorting section 24 pass through a first magnetic sorting section 26 and a first lightweight sorting section 28 and are transferred to the first coin accumulation track 3.
However, in the first magnetic sorting section 26, ferromagnetic fraudulent coins are accumulated in the magnet _M1.
Magnetic sorting is performed by being attracted by the magnet _M1 , and the magnetic coins attracted by the magnet M1 are dropped onto the return funnel 16 in conjunction with a hooking operation of the handset 100, which will be described later. In addition, in the lightweight sorting section 28, coins having an appropriate mass collide with the lever L, shake off the attraction force between the lever and the magnet _M2 , and fall into the accumulation track 30, but the coins do not have a predetermined mass. The coin is rebounded by the lever L and falls onto the return funnel.

Furthermore, when a large-diameter coin C ₂ is inserted into the coin input port 20, the large-diameter coin C ₂ is inserted between the rotating pins 43a and 43 in the cradle mechanism.
b, rotates together with the rotation pins 43a and 43b, and is guided to the second diameter selection section 25. The large-diameter coin C ₂ is subjected to diameter sorting, magnetic sorting, and weight sorting in the same way as the small-diameter coin C ₁ described above, and reaches the second accumulation track 31 . Small diameter coins accumulated in each of the first and second accumulation tracks 30 and 31
C ₁ and the large-diameter coin C ₂ are sequentially guided to the vault inlet 14 by storage stoppers 34 and 35 that are opened and closed according to call information, but each storage stopper 34 and 35 are simultaneously guided. Since it is never opened, when one storage-side stopper 34, 35 is opened, the other storage-side stopper 35, 34 becomes C ₁ ,
It serves as a guide for C ₂ .
That is, when one storage-side stopper 34 is opened, the small-diameter coin C ₁ comes out of the first accumulation track and hits the other storage-side stopper 35, and the coin C1 is guided by the storage-side stopper 35 into the vault. The coin inlet 14 is reached. Also, when the return side stoppers 32 and 33 are released by the hook operation, each coin is
Both C ₁ and C ₂ are guided by the return funnel 16 and reach the return port 15 .

Next, the above-mentioned hooking operation will be explained in detail.

First, as shown in FIG. 11, when the handset 100 is hung on the hook 66, the hook 66 is lowered by the weight of the handset 100, and the push plate 73 rotates around the support shaft 73' and hits the upper part. The contact portion 74 is pushed downward. This upper contact portion 74
is lowered against the spring 78, and the lowering of the upper contact portion 74 is transmitted to the lower contact portion 81 via the upper swing arm 75, the connecting arm 82, and the lower swing arm 80, and the lower contact portion 81 is lowered against the spring 78. The contact portion 81 is lowered.

The lowering of the lower contact portion 81 is transmitted to the flapper operating lever device 54, and the state shown in FIG. 10A changes to the state shown in FIG. 10B. That is, the contact portions 59, 60, 64 of each swing lever 55, 56
is biased toward the middle plate 7 side by each lever biasing spring 70, 71, so that the transmission contact surface 65a
When the upward force applied from the lower abutting portion 81 is released, the first swing lever 55 moves to the tenth position.
The first swing lever 55 is rotated clockwise in the figure, and the clockwise rotation of the first swinging lever 55 is caused by the rotation of the driven side transmission abutment part 62 from the main drive side transmission abutment part 63 on the intermediate plate 7. Since the directional force is released, the second swing lever 56 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10.

In this way, the first, second, and third contact portions 59, 60, and 64 of each of the swing levers 55 and 56 push the respective engagement tongue pieces 42, 45, and 48a, but at this time, The engagement between the second contact portion 60 and the second engagement tongue piece 45 is performed before the engagement between the first contact portion 59 and the first engagement tongue piece 42. Since the formation positions of the mating tongue pieces 42, 45 and the respective contact portions 59, 60 are set, the second flapper 38 first rotates around the flapper shaft 36, and the second flapper 38 rotates around the flapper shaft 36. It will be separated from the flapper 37 of No. 1. However, at this time, the fraudulent coins attracted to the magnet _M1 are dropped. Also, due to this, the rotation pin 43 of the cradle mechanism section 23
a, 43b are pulled out from the insertion openings 41a, 41b, so the rotation pins 43a, 43
The coins sandwiched between b will also be dropped.
Next, the first flapper 37 is rotated about the flapper shaft 36 so that the first flapper 37
At this time, the coin that was caught in the middle of the coin trajectory will fall. Also, at the same time, the third contact portion 64
In order to push the engaging tongue piece 48a, the third flapper 48 is rotated about the shaft 49, and the return side stoppers 32, 33 are opened. Further, the micro switch 67 as the hooked state detector is connected to the actuator 67.
Since a is pushed by the operating body 69 when the first swing lever 55 is rotated, the hooked state is recognized and the communication circuit is cut off.

In this way, each flapper 37, 38, 48 is used as a force for opening each flapper 37, 38, 48.
The force applied to the lever 8 is only the biasing force from the swing lever biasing springs 70 and 71 provided on the middle plate, and the force applied by hooking is due to the spring 78 applied to the swing operation transmission contact surface 65a. Since it is used only to offset the force, even if the handset 100 is roughly handled and a strong impact is applied to the hook 66, there is no risk of the impact being applied to the mechanism formed in the middle plate 7. It is becoming.

In addition, since the micro switch 67 as a hook hooking state detector is attached to the middle plate 7, the middle plate 7 can be handled as a single item during adjustment and inspection, making it easy to make adjustments related to the coin trajectory and hook information. It has become a thing.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the coin sorting device of the present invention, the second flapper 38 is provided which is superimposed on the first flapper 37 used as a track cover and opened prior to the first flapper 37. A cradle rotating plate 43 constituting the cradle mechanism section 23 is pivotally attached to the flapper 38 of the first flapper 38, and the insertion opening 4 of the first flapper 37 is attached to the cradle rotating plate.
Since the rotary pins 43a and 43b are provided to protrude into the coin track R from 1a and 41b, when the second flapper 38 is opened, the rotary pins 43a and 4
3b exits from the coin path R prior to the opening operation of the first flapper 37. As a result, the defective coins held between the rotating pins 43a and 43b are removed based on the withdrawal of the rotating pins 43a and 43b.
It is pushed by the inner wall of the first flapper 37, which is not yet opened, and is forcibly separated from the rotation pins 43a and 43b. Therefore, according to the present invention, the coin jam between the rotating pins 43a and 43b in the cradle mechanism section 23 is caused by the weight and shape of the defective coin and the rotating pin 43.
There is an effect that the opening operation of the second flapper 38 can reliably remove the flap regardless of the engagement state with the flaps a and 43b.

In addition, in the present invention, by opening the first flapper 37, the coin track can be opened widely, and the coins stuck in the coin track R can be removed.
This has the effect that defective coins that have fallen off from 3a and 43b can be reliably removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of a public telephone in which the device according to the present invention is used, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the middle plate showing the structure of the coin track, and Fig. 3 is a detailed diagram of the middle plate. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the state in which the first and second flappers in FIG. 3 are removed, FIG. 5 is a front view of the second flapper,
Fig. 6 is a front view of the first flapper, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the rotating plate constituting the cradle mechanism, Fig. 8A is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3, and Fig. 8B is a 9 is a rear view showing the flapper operation lever device, FIGS. 10A and 10B are side views thereof, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the hook operation interlocking device. 7... Middle plate, 23... Cradle mechanism section, 37
...First flap, 38...Second flap,
41a, 41b...Through insertion opening, 43...Cradle rotation plate, 43a, 43b...Rotation pin, R...
coin trajectory.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] An intermediate plate 7 on which a coin track R is formed on the front surface, and a middle plate 7 that is used as a track cover for the coin track R,
A first flapper 37 is pivotally connected to the front surface of the middle plate 7 so that it can be opened and closed; and a first flapper 37 is pivotally connected to the front side of the first flapper 37 in an overlapping manner so that it can be opened and closed. a second flapper 38 provided on the front side of the second flapper 38;
Rotating pins 43a and 43b protruding from the rear surface of a cradle rotating plate 43 rotatably mounted on the front surface of the second flapper 38 are inserted through the first flapper 37. Openings 41a, 41b
a cradle loop mechanism section 23 protruding into the coin track R; The first and second contact portions 59 and 60 push and open a portion of each of the first flapper 37 and the second flapper 38 separately at the timing when the second flapper 38 is opened first. a flapper operation lever device 54 having the following features: A coin sorting device characterized in that the second flapper 38 moves the pivot pins 43a, 43b out of the coin track R when the second flapper 38 is in its open position.