KR100208485B1 - Coin sorting guide device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a coin separating and guiding apparatus for use in a vending machine or a currency exchanger, and is disposed between a coin separator for separating coins inserted by type and a coin receiving box for storing coins by type, And a plurality of coin outlet chutes corresponding to the upper opening of the coin receiving bin, and a plurality of coin guide chutes having a plurality of coin outlet passages connecting the coin inlet and the coin outlet, The coin guiding chutes are provided with plate members spaced apart from each other by an interval of the coin guiding passages and guide members for guiding the coin guiding passages so that the coin guiding passages are smoothly rolled down And cooperating with the coin sorting apparatus, There is provided a bad coin discharge chute having a poor coin inlet, a poor coin outlet on the coin take-out chute, and a bad coin discharge passage for connecting the inlet and the outlet, so that the size of the coin storage bin is increased, It is possible to accurately separate the inserted coins and store them in the coin receiving container, and also to separate the bad coins from the normal coins and to discharge the coins immediately to the outlet, thereby facilitating the management of coins in vending machines and the like.

Description

Coin separation guide device

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket vending machine to which a coin separation guide apparatus according to the present invention is applied; FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the door with the door opened 180 degrees; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a coin dispenser combined with a coin separator according to the present invention.

5 is a plan view showing a relationship between a coin separation guide apparatus and a coin separator according to the present invention;

6 is a side view of the coin separation guide apparatus according to the present invention.

7 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 5;

7 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 5;

7 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 5;

7 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 5;

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

20: coin separator 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d:

21e: Bad coin drop hole 31, 32, 33, 34: Coin receiving slot

41a, 41b, 41c, 41d: coin guide chutes 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d:

43a, 43b, 43c, 43d: Coin inlet 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d: Coin outlet

41e: Bad coin discharging suit 42e: Bad coin discharging passage

43e: Bad coin inlet 44e: Bad coin outlet

The present invention relates to a coin separation guide apparatus for guiding coins dropped in a coin separator to be dropped in a coin receiving tray arranged for each kind, and for discharging coins to be inserted into a coin outlet when the coin is a bad coin.

Generally, a coin separator is provided in a currency exchanger or a vending machine to separate coins by type.

However, in the conventional currency exchanger or automatic vending machine, there is a problem that the amount of the coins can be received is limited because the coin receiving container is provided in the lower right portion of the plurality of coin drop holes formed on the bottom of the coin separator.

Therefore, although attempts have been made to enlarge the coin storage bin, the interval between coin drop holes formed on the bottom of the coin separator is narrow, so that the cross sectional area of the coin storage bin can not be made larger than the distance between coin drop holes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a coin separation and guiding apparatus capable of accommodating coins of different sizes while increasing the size of the coin storage bin.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a defective coin to be separated from a normal coin and be immediately returned to the outlet.

In order to accomplish the object of the present invention, there is provided a coin sorting apparatus comprising: a coin separator for separating inputted coins by type; and a plurality of coin inlets corresponding to coin drop holes of the coin separator, , A plurality of coin outlet ports corresponding to the upper opening of the coin receiving tray, and a plurality of coin guide chutes having a plurality of coin guide passages connecting the coin inlet and the coin outlet, the coin separation guide device comprising: The guide chutes are formed by joining plate members spaced apart from each other by a distance between coin guide passages and guide members for holding the plate members by the distance and guiding the coin guide passage so that the coin is smoothly rolled down, The coin inlet port corresponding to the failed coin drop hole and the coin blowout chute A defective coin outlet and the inlet thereof and having a poor coin discharge passage connecting the outlet defective coin separation, characterized in that the discharge chute is equipped with guide devices to work on is provided.

The bad coin discharging chute includes a box portion having a relatively large bad coin inlet formed at its upper end and forming a part of the bad coin discharging passage, And a guide bar.

A plurality of through holes are drilled on both sides of the box portion and the inclined guide so as to reduce the friction with the coin.

Hereinafter, the coin separation guide apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket vending machine to which a coin separation guide device according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of the door in a state where the door is opened by 180 degrees, FIG. Fig. 3 is a front view of a coin dispenser combined with a coin separator according to the present invention.

1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the ticket vending machine, and reference numeral 2 denotes a door for opening and closing the front surface of the main body 1. [

A bill dispenser 4 for dispensing bank notes, a coin dispenser 5 and a bill recognizer 6 are arranged on the left and right in the main body 1 A control box 7 is provided at an upper portion of the door 2. A door 2 is provided with a ticket dispensed from the ticket dispenser 3 and a bill dispensed from the bill dispenser 4 and dispensed from the coin dispenser 5 A coin insertion slot 9, a banknote and a credit card slot 10, select buttons 11, a guide display unit 12, and the like are arranged so that coins can be simultaneously taken out.

The coin dispenser 5 includes a coin charging chute 13 connected to the coin charging port 9, a coin separator 20 for separating the coins falling from the coin charging chute 13 by type, The coin separator 20 is provided at a lower portion of the separator 20 for separating and storing the coins separated by the coin separator 20 into coin storage containers 31, 32, 33, 34, and for discharging a defective coin or non- (40).

(Not shown) for discharging coins are provided at the lower ends of the coin receiving tubes 31, 32, 33, and 34, and a coin transfer belt conveyor 14 is disposed below the discharging port of the coin discharging means. And the coins discharged from the respective coin receiving boxes 31, 32, 33, and 34 are taken out to the front outlet 8 by the belt conveyor 14. On the front side of the belt conveyor 14, there is provided a coin dispense chute 15 for dropping coin dispensed into the dispensing opening 8.

Coin drop holes 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, and 21e are formed in the bottom surface of the coin separator 20 as shown in FIG. For example, the coin dropping hole 21a is a 500-won coin, the coin dropping hole 21b is a 50-won coin, the coin dropping hole 21c is a 100-won coin, the coin dropping hole 21d is 10 And the coin drop hole 21e discharges a defective coin or a nonstandard coin (hereinafter referred to as a defective coin).

The coin guiding means 40 is disposed between the coin separator 20 and the coin receiving tubes 31,32,33,34 so that the coin dropping holes 21a, 21b, 21c, Coin outlets 44a, 44b, 44c, and 44d corresponding to the upper openings of the coin receiving tubes 31, 32, 33, and 34, and coin outlets 43a, 43b, 43c, 41b, 41c, 41d having coin guiding passages 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d for connecting the coin inlet 43a, 43d and the coin outlet 44a, 44d, A defective coin outlet port 43e corresponding to the coin drop hole 21e and a defective coin outlet port 44e running on the coin outlet chute 15 and a defective coin outlet port 44e connecting the inlet port 43e and the outlet port 44e, And a bad coin discharging chute 41e having a coin discharging chute 42e.

The coin guide chutes 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d are arranged at intervals of the coin guide passages 42a, 42b, 42c and 42d as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a) 45b, 45c, and 45d and the coin guiding passages 42a, 42b, 42c, and 42d are held by the plates 45a, 45b, 45c, 46a ', 46b, 46b', 46c, 46d, and 46e that guide the guide members 46a, 46a ', 46b, 46b', 46c, 46d and 46e so as to smoothly roll down.

The coin guide passage 42a is formed by joining the upper and lower guide members 46a and 46a 'between the plate members 45a and 45b as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 (a) A coin inlet 43a is formed at the left end of the coin outlet 43a, and the coin outlet 44a is formed at the left end of the coin outlet 43a, and the coin guide passage 42a is sloped downward to the left.

The upper surface of the upper guide member 46a is inclined downward to the left and the upper surface of the lower guide member 46a 'is inclined downward to the left so that the lower surface of the guide member 46a' So that the coin guide passage 42a is inclined downward to the left.

The coin guide passage 42b is formed by joining the upper and lower guide members 46b and 46b 'between the plate members 45b and 45c as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7b, And the coin outlet 44b is formed in the lower left portion and the coin guide passage 42b is inclined downward to the left side.

The upper surface of the upper guide member 46b is inclined downward to the left and the upper surface of the lower guide member 46b 'is formed to be inclined downward to the left so that the lower surface of the lower guide member 46b' So that the coin guide passage 42b is inclined downward to the left.

The coin guiding passages 42c and 42d are provided between the plate members 45c and 45d and between the both side guide members 46c and 46d and the center separating guide member 46e And the coin outlets 44c and 44d are formed at the lower portion and the coin guide passages 42c and 42d are formed substantially vertically between the coin outlets 43c and 43d. .

The side edge guide members 46c and 46d define the left and right sides of the coin guidance passages 42c and 42d respectively and the center separation guide member 46e defines the coin guidance passages 42c and 42d .

The upper surface 46e 'of the central separating guide member 46e is inclined downward toward the coin guiding passage 42d so that the coin introduced from the coin inlet 43d does not enter the coin guiding passage 42c And is always guided to the coin guide passage 42d side.

The bad coin discharging chute 41e includes a box portion 47 formed at the upper end of the poor coin inlet 43e and constituting the upper portion of the poor coin discharging passage 42e as shown in FIGS. And an inclined guide cylinder 48 connected to the lower end of the box portion 47 and constituting the lower portion of the poor coin discharge passage 42e and the poor coin outlet 44e.

The box portion 47 is formed in a box shape so as to provide a relatively large defective coin inlet 43e in order to prevent the defective coin from being deviated.

The inclined guide bar 48 is formed in a relatively thin barrel shape so that discharged bad coins can be rolled down. A plurality of through holes 47a and 48a are formed in both side walls of the box portion 47 and the inclined guide bar 48 so as to smoothly reduce the friction when the bad coin is rolled down.

Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the coin separation guide apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

When the coins inserted into the coin inlet 9 flow into the coin separator 20 through the input chute 13, the coins are separated by the operation of the coin separator 20 and the separated coins are discharged to the respective coin drop holes 21a. 21e).

Here, when the coin to be dropped is not a bad coin, the coin falls to the coin dropping hole 21a. 21d, and if it is a bad coin, it falls to the failed coin dropping hole 21e.

The coins dropped from the coin fall holes 21a,. 21d flow into the coin inlet 43a, 43d of the coin guide chute 41a, 41d and flow down through the coin guide passages 42a, And discharged to the discharge ports 44a. 44d. The discharged coins are housed in the respective coin receiving baskets 31.. 34 disposed below the coin outlet ports 44a.

When a 500-yen coin falling from the coin drop hole 21a flows into the coin inlet 43a, the coin is discharged from the coin outlet 44a through the coin guide passage 42a, ). At this time, since the coin guide passage 42a is formed to be inclined downward to the left by the bottom surface and the upper surface of the upper and lower guide members 46a and 46a 'joined between the plate members 45a and 45b, And is smoothly guided without being caught in the middle.

When a 10-yen coin drops from the coin fall hole 21b and flows into the coin inlet 43b, the coin is discharged from the coin outlet 44b through the coin guide passage 42b, ). At this time, since the coin guide passage 42b is formed to be inclined downward to the left by the bottom surface and the top surface of the upper and lower guide members 46b and 46b 'joined between the plate members 45b and 45c, And is smoothly guided without being caught in the middle.

When a 50-yen coin drops from the coin dropping hole 21c and flows into the coin inlet 43c, the coin is discharged from the coin outlet 44c through the coin guide passage 42c, ). At this time, since the coin guide passage 42c is formed substantially vertically by the side guide member 46c and the central separating guide member 46e joined between the plate members 45c and 45d, the coin guide passage 42c is dropped as it is, And is stored in the cylinder 33.

When a 100-yen coin drops from the coin dropping hole 21d and flows into the coin inlet 43d, the coin is discharged from the coin outlet 44d through the coin guide passage 42d, ). At this time, since the coin guide passage 42d is formed substantially vertically by the side guide member 46d and the central separating guide member 46e joined between the plate members 45c and 45d, the coin guide passage 42d is dropped as it is, And is stored in the cylinder 34.

The central guide member 46e defines the coin guide passages 42c and 42d so that the upper face of the central guide member 46e is inclined downward toward the coin guide passage 42d so that the coin inlet 43c and the coin inlet 43d The different types of coins, such as 50-won coins and 100-won coins, will be guided correctly.

On the other hand, the defective coins dropped from the coin dropping hole 21e flow into the coin inlet 43e of the defective coin guide chute 41e and roll down through the defective coin discharge passage 42e, Discharging chute 15 disposed in the discharge opening 9 and discharged directly to the blow-out port 9. At this time, the bad coin discharging chute 41e has a coin inlet 43e formed at the upper end thereof, a box portion 47 constituting the upper portion of the poor coin discharging passage 42e and a bad coin outlet 44e formed at the lower end thereof, And the inclined guide cylinder 48 constituting the lower portion of the coin discharging passage 42e. Since the poor coin inlet 43e is formed relatively wide, the bad coin is precisely introduced into the poor coin discharging chute 41e without escaping, Since the oblique guide barrel 48 is formed in a relatively thin barrel shape, not only the bad coins are easily rolled down but also a plurality of through holes 48a are formed in both side walls of the oblique guide barrel 48, The friction can be reduced and it can be smoothly discharged.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the size of the coin receiving bin is increased and the interval is wide, not only can coins inserted into the coin receiving box be accurately separated, but also the coin is separated from the normal coin, So that it is very convenient to manage the coin in the vending machine or the like.

Claims (3)

A plurality of coin inlet ports arranged between the coin separator for separating the inputted coin into different types and a coin receiving container for storing coin different types and corresponding to the respective coin drop holes of the coin separator, And a plurality of coin guide chutes having a corresponding plurality of coin outlet ports and a plurality of coin guide passages connecting the coin inlet and the coin outlet, wherein the coin guide chutes And a guide member for guiding the coin guide passage so that the coin is smoothly rolled down are joined to each other, and a failure corresponding to the failure coin drop hole of the coin separator A coin inlet port, a bad coin outlet port on the coin outlet chute, And a bad coin discharge chute having a poor coin discharge passage for connecting the discharge port to the coin discharge chute. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the defective coin discharging chute comprises: a box portion having a relatively large defective coin inlet formed at its upper end and forming a part of the defective coin discharging passage; a defective coin discharging opening And a slope guide bar which constitutes a part of the coin separation guide device. 3. The coin separation guide apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed in both sides of the box portion and the inclined guide barrel to reduce friction with coins.