JPS642207Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] This invention relates to a coin sorting device for sorting coins inserted into a vending machine, and in particular to a coin sorting device that is capable of sorting new coins in addition to conventional coins. be.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, a vending machine is equipped with a coin sorting device for sorting coins inserted for purchasing products.

As shown in FIG. 1, the structure of a coin sorting device installed in a conventional vending machine is that conventional coins 3 (10
yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coins) are inserted and brought into contact with a deflector 6 arranged at the end of the passage through a coin passage consisting of a gate rail 4 and a device plate rail 5 arranged below, The coins were first sorted, and then the coins were finally sorted by a secondary sorting mechanism (not shown) disposed below the sorting device main body 1. In addition, there is also a conventional coin sorting device in which a single cradle is placed immediately after the coin input slot, and this cradle is used to eliminate coins with a diameter smaller than the minimum diameter that can be used, thereby sorting only the diameter of a group of conventional coins. be.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, according to the above-mentioned conventional coin sorting device, all coins are once thrown into the secondary sorting mechanism located below via the coin passage constituted by the gate rail 4 and the device plate 5. When water or the like enters the input port 2, the moisture enters the secondary sorting mechanism through the coin passage, often causing corrosion.

On the other hand, recently there has been a movement to issue new high-value coins in addition to conventional coins. Therefore, in order to cope with the issuance of new coins, it is recognized that there is a need to provide a coin sorting device that has the function of sorting new coins in addition to conventional coins. This can be easily achieved by adding a cradle for sorting out coins, a cradle for sorting only new coins from this large-diameter coin group, and a new coin passage for guiding the sorted new coins to the conventional device. It is possible. However, if these components for sorting new coins are simply added to a conventional coin sorting device, the shape, dimensions, etc. of the coin sorting device, which has the function of sorting new coins in addition to conventional coins, will change.
Compared to the conventional coin sorting device, which only sorts coins, the size is significantly larger, and as a result,
There is a possibility that a coin sorting device having a new coin sorting function cannot be accommodated in a vending machine that has a space for accommodating a conventional coin sorting device.

This idea was developed in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.
Sorts new coins in addition to conventional coins by removing moisture from entering the secondary sorting mechanism and without major changes to the shape, dimensions, etc. of the conventional coin sorting device, which sorts only conventional coins. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting device with functions.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

In this invention, in a coin sorting device that separates 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen coins, the device is installed immediately after the input slot, and among the inserted coins, large-diameter coins, including 500 yen coins, A first cradle that temporarily locks and sorts the groups and drops small-diameter coin groups including 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen below the slot, and a shaft centered on the back side of the first cradle. The lower end is normally engaged with one end of the first cradle to restrict the rotation of the first cradle, and the upper end is within the rotation path of the first cradle. When a 500 yen coin of the large diameter coin group is held in the first cradle, it is pressed only by the outer diameter of the 500 yen coin and rotates around the axis, thereby causing the 500 yen coin to rotate around the shaft. a cuddle stopper that releases the engagement between the lower end and the first cradle and allows rotation of the first cradle; Groups of small-diameter coins placed close together, including 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen, are temporarily held and sorted, and coins smaller than the minimum usable diameter are dropped into a slug chute formed below the input port. a second cradle that is formed along a diagonally downward direction of the second cradle and that guides coins sorted by the second cradle and the first cradle; a device plate that bisects the coin passage of the book into two in the width direction, and one end of which is disposed adjacently between the first and second cradles;
A first coin passage formed in parallel in the upper width direction of the one coin passage by the device plate and guiding coins sent out by rotation of the first cradle, and rotation of the second cradle. and a second coin passageway for guiding the coins sent out by the machine, and the 500 coins sorted by the rotation of the first cradle are passed through the first coin passageway to a predetermined coin passageway disposed below the main body of the device. The 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coins sorted by the rotation of the second cradle are guided to the coin passage, and the coins disposed below the sorting device main body are guided through the second coin passage. As a result, new coins can be sorted without major changes in shape, dimensions, etc. compared to conventional coin sorting devices, and water droplets inserted from the coin slot can be removed. This prevents it from entering the next sorting mechanism.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the coin sorting device according to this invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 2a and b show the main body 1 of the sorting device according to the present invention.
0, there is a sub-plate 12, which forms one side of the coin slot 11, in the approximate center of which there is a first plate to be described later.
Guide holes 12a and 12b are formed in which locking claws 15a and 15b of the cradle 15 move. Further, a shaft 13 is pivotally supported by bearing portions 12c and 12d formed at predetermined positions on the front surface of the sub-plate 12. A rear gate 14 having a substantially U-shape as a whole is disposed on the shaft 13 via support portions 14a and 14b so as to be able to open and close upwards in the drawing. The support portions 14a, 1 of this rear gate 14
A bearing portion 14c is formed at a location below 4b, and a shaft 15c implanted in the center of rotation of the first cradle 15 is fitted into this bearing portion 14c. is configured to rotate by a predetermined angle around the shaft 15c. This first cradle 15 is provided with locking claws 15a and 15b that project into guide holes 12a and 12b formed in the sub-plate 12. These locking claws 15a and 15b are arranged so that the distance between the locking claws 15a and 15b is 15 out of the coins inserted from the slot 11.
Coins having a larger outer diameter than those of a and 15b are retained and sorted.

A resilient member 16 made of a coil spring and a cradle stopper 17 are fitted between the support portions 14a and 14b of the shaft 13 that supports the rear gate 14, and the stopper 17 is rotated. It is free to move. The side surface of this cuddle stopper 17 has a substantially inverted L-shape (FIG. 4a), and the locking portion 17a at the lower end is normally engaged with one side 15d of the first cradle 15 (FIG. 2) to allow its rotation. is being stopped. Further, the tip of one side end 14c of the rear gate 14 is engaged with an actuator 19 of a gate lever 18. Therefore, when the gate lever 18 is operated, the rear gate 14 is rotated upward in the drawing about the shaft 13 together with the first cradle 15 due to the raised portion 19a of the actuator 19, and the rear gate 14 is jammed in the first cradle 15. Eliminate coins. The magnet 20 in the figure is used to sort coins passing through a coin passage, which will be described later, based on changes in their materials.

Next, in the front view of Figure 2b, the coin slot 1
The plate-shaped gate 21 forming the other side of the screen 1 has its support portions 21a and 21b fitted to a shaft 22 disposed at the right end of the sorting device main body 10, and is configured to be able to open and close upwardly in the drawing. Further, the gate 21 is constantly pressed downward in the drawing by an elastic member 23 made of a coil spring fitted to the shaft 22.

Also, a position below the input port 11 of the gate 21 and immediately below the first cradle 15, that is,
Guide holes 21a and 21b for locking claws 24a and 24b of the second cradle 24 are formed at positions facing the first cradle 15 and close to it in the vertical direction. This second cradle 24 is connected to the gate 2
The bearing portion 24c of the cradle 24 fits into the shaft 21c implanted in a predetermined position of the guide hole 21.
It is configured to be rotatable within a and 21b. Also, the locking claw 2 of this second cradle 24
The distance between 4a and 24b is the distance between the first cradle 1
The distance between the locking claws 15a and 15b of No. 5 is smaller than the distance between the locking claws 15a and 15b, and is configured to lock and sort coins.

Next, the above-mentioned first and second cradles 1
The passage of coins sorted by numbers 5 and 24 will be explained. FIG. 3 shows a partial sectional view of FIG. 2b with the gate 21 removed, and the same parts as in FIGS. 2a and 2b are designated by the same reference numerals. The coins sorted by the first and second cradles 15 and 24 are transferred to a first coin passage by a device plate 26 that divides one coin passage formed by a gate rail 25 into two in the width direction with respect to the coin traveling direction. 27 and a second coin passage 28, both of which guide sorted coins to a deflector 29.

Note that the sub-plate 30 is attached to the actuator 1
9 and protrudes into the sorting device main body 10 through a hole 31 formed in the main plate 10a located below the sub-plate 12.

Next, the operation of the coin sorting device of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration will be explained.

First, when a new coin 40 with a large outer diameter (this invention targets new 500 yen coins that are expected to be issued) is inserted into the slot 11 shown in FIG. The locking claws 15a, 1
The outer diameter is held at 5b. 40 new coins at that time
At the same time, a portion 40a of the outer diameter presses the engaging portion 17b of the cradle stopper 17. Then, in Figure 3
Figure 4a explains the cradle movement in AA view
As shown in , the cradle stopper 17 rotates about the shaft 13 in the direction of arrow B, and
5 is disengaged from the cradle stopper 17, and the cradle 15 rotates in the direction of arrow C under the weight of the coin 40 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 4b. Then, the coin is guided to a first coin passage 27 regulated by a device plate 26 shown in FIG.
Thereafter, the coin 40 comes into contact with the deflector 29 and is guided to a new coin passage 41 provided below.
Incidentally, the engaging portion 17b, which is the upper end of the cradle stopper 17, is pressed only by a coin whose outer diameter is equal to the outer diameter of a new coin among the coins held in the first cradle 15, The engagement is set in advance to be released, and a coin having a larger outer diameter than a new coin is maintained in the retained state, and the engagement of the first cradle stopper 17 is not released. However, in such a case, treat it as a coin jam; press the gate lever 18 to open the rear gate 14 and gate 21, and remove the jammed coin through a slug chute (not shown) formed below the second cradle 24. and return it to the coin exit.

Next, in the case of conventional coins (10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen coins), since the outer diameter is smaller than the new coin 40, the locking claws 15a, 15 of the first cradle 15
The locking claw 2 of the second cradle 24 passes between the
4a and 24b and guided to the second coin passage 28 shown in FIG. 3, respectively. The conventional coin guided to the second coin passage 28 is deflected by a deflector 29.
They are respectively input into a conventional secondary sorting machine (not shown) disposed below the acceptor 10 and sorted.

The second cradle 24 mentioned above is made of 50 coins, which have the smallest outer diameter among the conventional coins used in vending machines.
The distance between the locking claws 24a and 24b is set to hold and sort yen coins.

By setting the distance between the locking claws 24a and 24b in this way, 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins with larger outer diameters than 50 yen coins can be used.
All Yen conventional coins will be guided by the second cradle 24 through the device plate 26 into the second coin passage 28 . Further, coins having an outer diameter smaller than the 50 yen coin pass between the locking claws 24a and 24b of the second cradle 24 and are returned to the coin outlet via a slug chute (not shown) formed below.

[Effect of idea]

The coin sorting device of this invention has a first cradle that sorts out large-diameter coin groups including 500 yen coins immediately after the coin input slot, and a first cradle that sorts large-diameter coin groups including 500 yen coins, and 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coins.
A second cradle for sorting a group of small-diameter conventional coins including yen coins is arranged facing each other and close to each other in the vertical direction, and on the back side of the second cradle,
The rotation of the second cradle is regulated according to the diameter of the coin, and this allows the coin to be placed in the coin group of large diameter coins.
Since the cradle stopper for sorting only 500 yen coins is provided, the mechanism for sorting conventional coins and 500 yen coins is compactly constructed. A single coin passage is divided into two in the width direction by a device plate placed in the same way, forming two coin passages there, guiding 500 yen coins into one coin passage and guiding conventional coins into the other coin passage. 500
The two coin passages that guide yen coins and conventional coins are similarly compactly constructed.
Since we provide a coin sorting device with a new coin sorting function that does not have major changes in shape, dimensions, etc. compared to conventional coin sorting devices that only sort coins, it can be used inside vending machines that have the installation space for conventional coin sorting devices. can be equipped with a coin sorting device that has a new coin sorting function. In addition, since we have added a function to the first cradle using the cradle stopper to sort only 500 yen coins from the coin group of large diameter coins, we have added a secondary sorting mechanism for sorting new 500 yen coins within the main body of the device. Therefore, other devices such as a coin sorting device that has a new coin sorting function added to a conventional coin dispensing device can be installed with compatibility. In addition, a slug chute was installed directly below the coin slot, so
Water droplets thrown in from the coin input port fall into the slag chute and do not mix into the secondary sorting mechanism, so the sorting device body does not corrode.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view showing the sorting function of a conventional coin sorting device, FIGS. Figure 3 is a partial sectional view of Figure 2b explaining the sorting operation, Figures 4a and b are the first
They are a side view and a front view for explaining the operation of the cradle. 3... Conventional coin, 10... Sorting device main body, 10
a... Main plate, 11... Inlet, 12...
...Subplate, 15...First cradle, 1
7...Cradle stopper, 21...Gate, 2
4... Second cradle, 26... Device plate, 27... First coin passage, 28... Second coin passage, 40... New coin, 41... New coin passage.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] A coin sorting device that separates 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen coins is installed immediately after the slot 11, and among the inserted coins, 500 yen coins are a first cradle 15 that temporarily locks and sorts a group of large-diameter coins containing coins, and drops a group of small-diameter coins containing 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen below the slot; is supported rotatably around a shaft 13 on the back side of the
The cradle 15 is engaged with one end of the first cradle 15 to restrict the rotation of the first cradle 15, and the upper end thereof protrudes into the rotation path of the first cradle 15. When a coin is locked in the first cradle 15, it is pressed only by the outer diameter of the 500 yen coin and rotates around the shaft 13, thereby causing the connection between the lower end and the first cradle 15. Release the engagement and remove the first cradle 1
a cuddle stopper 17 that allows rotation of 5; and a cuddle stopper 17 located immediately after the first cradle 15, facing the first cradle and close to the first cradle in the vertical direction, including 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen. a second cradle 24 that temporarily locks and sorts a group of small diameter coins and drops coins smaller than the minimum diameter that can be used into a slug chute formed below the input port 11; a single coin passage formed along the bottom and guiding coins sorted by the second cradle 24 and the first cradle 15, and dividing the single coin passage into two in the width direction; , a device plate 26 having one end disposed adjacently between the first and second cradles; the device plate 26 forming parallel lines in the upper width direction of the one coin passage; A first coin passage 27 for guiding coins sent out by the rotation of the cradle 15, and a second coin passage 28 for guiding coins sent out by the rotation of the second cradle 15. A coin sorting device featuring: