KR20010081937A - Coin lift up system and coin receiving and paying unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a coin lift-up device which can add to a coin receiving and paying function a function of lifting up a coin from a coin discharge opening provided low to an upper position. CONSTITUTION: The coin lift-up device 28 is connected to the coin receiving and paying machine which has a coin discharge opening in its external wall. The coin lift-up device 28 comprises a housing which can be fitted to the external wall of the coin receiving and paying machine and has a flank opening part 38 in its flank, a bucket 32 which is provided in the housing 30 and receives coins discharged from the coin discharging opening of the coin receiving and paying machine, and a conveying means which conveys the bucket 32 between a lower reception position where the coins discharged from the coin discharge opening through the flank opening part 38 and an upper payout position where the coins from the buckets 32 are taken out.

Description

Curing Lift-up Device and Curing Teller Machine {COIN LIFT UP SYSTEM AND COIN RECEIVING AND PAYING UNIT}

The present invention relates to a cure lift up device for connecting to a cure dispensing machine having a cure discharge port and a cure dispenser having such a cure lift up device.

Vending machines and automatic cash machine deposit machines are equipped with a cash machine for making and depositing cash. Such a cash dispenser determines the authenticity of the coin added from the coin inlet, selects the type of coin determined by evolution, stores the sorted coin by type, and issues the required amount of coin. In addition, especially in the coin teller machine used in the automatic cash dispenser, when it is forgotten to receive the coin for the problem of the reliability of the machine, it is preferable to recover the coin remaining in the supply port.

Vending machines and automatic cash dispensers equipped with such hard teller machines may be destroyed for cash (hardening) contained therein, and therefore, it is preferable to be surrounded by a safe housing having a solid and thick outer wall.

In this type of cash dispenser, there are many types of conveyance using gravity using gravity to simplify the structure and reduce the cost. In this type of cash dispenser, the coin discharge port, that is, the dispensing port is disposed below. . Therefore, when receiving hardening, the upper body must be bent forward, which is inconvenient not only for normal people but also for the elderly and people with inadequate physical bodies.

As an apparatus which solves such a fault which the conventional hardening-and-cashing machine has, the apparatus disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2822636, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 10-31770, and Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 5-2277 is mentioned, for example.

Patent No. 2822636 discloses a cure transfer lifter having a cure chute and a cure lift up portion which receives the cure guided by the cure chute and lifts it up to a cure return port located above. In this hardening conveyance lifter, hardening is lifted up using a conveyance belt.

In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-31770 discloses a curing hopper that is provided below the curing carry-in position and accommodates the curing dropped from the curing carry-in position, and counts the curing in the curing hopper by the required amount. There is disclosed a coin dispensing device comprising a counting means for deriving from a coin dispensing position, and a bucket for accommodating the amount of coin as required and conveying it to an upper coin tray.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-2277 is provided adjacent to a lifting bucket capable of putting in and taking out of a coin from a coin trading zone, and a lifting track of the lifting bucket, and is released by shaking of the lifting bucket. It accepts the stored storage batches collectively, and simultaneously sends the cures to the curing sorting passage or collectively releases the cures to the bucket, and conveys the cureds discharged from the curing storage unit to the buckets. The bucket is placed in the conveying means, the coin input from the coin exchange port, the transaction position of the withdrawal, the batch discharge position for discharging the coin from the bucket into the coin discharging device, the receiving position of the coin discharging device, and the withdrawal receiving position for withdrawal coin. Disclosed is a coin dispensing and dispensing machine having elevating driving stop means for elevating.

By the way, the said apparatus or machine has the following faults, respectively.

Since the hardened conveyer lifter described in patent 2822636 uses a conveyance belt, collective lift up is impossible and it has a drawback which hardening clogging arises easily. Moreover, it has only a function of releasing hardening to the dispensing port (discharge port), and it is not possible to recover hardening discharged to the dispensing port (discharge port).

Since the coin dispensing device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-31770 has a structure for discharging the coin that is conveyed using a bucket to the pan, it is impossible to recover the hardening remaining on the pan by forgetting to receive it. If the tray is filled with a tray, the tray will become full and continuous operation may not be possible.

In the apparatus according to the above two inventions, residuals of hardening occur in both the feeding port and the receiving pan. However, especially in the automatic cash dispenser, when the hardening remains in the receiving tray, the next user receives hardening of a larger amount than the normal receiving liquid, thereby lowering the user's reliability of the apparatus or machine. Therefore, residual hardening in the pan should be avoided.

On the other hand, the coin dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 5-2277 has a structure capable of recovering the coin that has been forgotten to be received, but the coin dispensing machine such as the coin discharging device and the coin lift device are integrated. Therefore, this coin teller machine does not add a lift up function to an existing coin teller machine in which the coin outlet is located below. Further, as described above, the cash dispenser preferably takes a structure surrounded by a safe, thick walled safe housing to protect cash. By the way, in the coin teller machine of Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 5-2277, since a coin lift device is accommodated in a safe housing with a coin teller machine, even when a fault arises in a coin lift device, such as a clogging, a safe box housing It is not desirable for crime prevention because it must open the door.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of the prior art and to lift up the curing from the lower curing discharge port to the upper position without changing the existing coin dispensing machine where the curing discharge port is located below. In addition, at the same time, it is possible to add a hardening lift-up device and a hardening and dispensing machine having such a hardening lift-up device capable of recovering the hardening remaining in the dispensing port in case of forgetting at the time of receiving the hardening. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a partial sectional side view showing a coin lift up device of the present invention connected to an outer wall of a coin teller machine;

Fig. 2 is a schematic front view showing the configuration inside a housing of the coin lift up device of the present invention.

3 is a schematic side view showing a configuration inside the housing of the coin lift up device of the present invention;

4 is a view showing a standby position of a bucket.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the bucket shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and a carrier table for supporting it. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the bucket shown in FIG. 5 and a carrier for supporting it. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a bucket supported on a carrier shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

8 is a detailed perspective view of the bucket rotating means shown in FIGS. 2 and 3;

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a mechanism for rotating a bucket, and showing a state immediately after the raised portion of the bucket contacts the rotating roller; FIG.

10 is a view for explaining a mechanism for rotating the bucket, it is a view showing a state in which the bucket is rotated.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining a mechanism for rotating a bucket and showing a state of the bucket when it is raised; FIG.

12 is an enlarged detail view of an upper portion of the opening and closing mechanism of the opening and closing door shown in FIG. 3;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the details of a lock member of the opening and closing mechanism of the opening and closing door shown in Fig. 3;

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: hardening and dispensing machine 14: outer wall

24: hardening discharge port 26: dish plate

28: curing lift up device 30: housing (housing)

32: bucket 34: side opening

50: motor 52: belt

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above object, and is a curing lift-up device for connecting to a coin dispensing machine having a coin dispensing opening on its outer wall, and can be attached to the outer wall of the coin dispensing machine, and has a sidewall opening provided at a side surface thereof. And a bucket installed in the housing for receiving curing released from the curing discharge opening, and a lower receiving position and the bucket for receiving the curing released through the side opening from the curing discharge opening. It is comprised so that the conveyance means which conveys the said bucket between the upper provision positions for taking out hardening may be provided.

Preferably, in the hardening lift-up apparatus, the housing further includes a recovery box between the upper dispensing position and the lower receiving position.

Also preferably, the housing has an opening and closing door in the upper dispensing position. More preferably, the opening and closing door is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the housing, has a leg portion protruding at least a portion into the movement path of the bucket, when the bucket ascends the movement path, The opening and closing door is opened by moving the leg portion upward in contact with the leg portion.

Preferably, a bottom opening is further provided on the bottom of the housing.

In addition, the present invention has a coin dispensing device having a hardening discharge port on the outer wall, the base plate is disposed below the hardening discharge port and a hardening lift-up device, wherein the hardening lift-up device is connected to the outer wall of the main body. A housing attached to the side, the side opening being adjacent to the cure outlet, a bucket installed in the housing, for receiving cure discharged from the cure outlet of the body, and the bucket from the cure outlet; And a conveying means for conveying the bucket between a lower receiving position for receiving the curing released through the side opening and an upper dispensing position for the withdrawal of the curing from the bucket.

Preferably, in the coin entrance / exit machine, a bottom opening is further provided at a bottom of the housing, and when the bucket is in a downwardly received position, the release of the coin from the coin discharge opening of the main body through the side opening is performed. It is received by the bucket, and is received by the receiving dish when the bucket is at a position above the lower receiving position.

In addition, the said bucket shall contain what supports it, for example, a conveyance stand.

Since the hardening lift up apparatus of this invention can be attached to the outer wall of the hardening and dispensing machine provided with a hardening discharge port, it is possible to add to the existing hardening and dispensing machine, and receives the hardening discharged from the hardening discharge port from a bucket, The hardening can be lifted up to the upper dispensing position such as the position of the operating surface. Therefore, the hardening lift-up apparatus of this invention can facilitate takeout of hardening in the hardening and dispensing machine provided with the hardening discharge port below.

In addition, since the withdrawal of the hardening is performed directly from the bucket, even if it is forgotten to receive, the hardening remaining in the bucket can be recovered in the lift-up apparatus, and the remaining hardening affects the withdrawal amount for the next user. Can be avoided.

If the housing is provided with a recovery box between the upper supply position and the lower receiving position, the hardening remaining in the bucket can be recovered to the recovery box, ensuring that the forgot to receive later, As can be seen, the remaining hardening does not affect the next user.

By having the opening and closing door at the upper dispensing position, the user can prevent unnecessary access to the bucket, and as configured in claim 4 of the claims, it is possible to mechanically be in the upper dispensing position without using a sensor or the like. Only when access to the bucket will be allowed.

In addition, when the bottom opening of the housing is provided at the bottom of the housing, when the bucket is in a position above the bottom receiving position, the curing is not received in the bucket but is discharged to the outside of the housing from the bottom opening, and is originally installed in the coin teller machine. It is housed in a dish plate located below the bottom receiving position. Therefore, after hardening which should not be accepted, such as counterfeit hardening, is thrown in from the inlet of a hardening and dispensing machine, it becomes possible to return it to a receiving pan immediately. In other words, it is possible to distinguish the discharge site and to release the paid curing and the returned curing.

Embodiment of the Invention

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, embodiment of the hardening lift-up apparatus of this invention and the hardening and teller machine provided with such a hardening lift-up apparatus is described. In addition, the cashier and withdrawal machine in the present application is installed in a vending machine that handles cash, a decoy store of a bank, an unmanned store or a convenience store, an automatic cash dispenser (ATM) and a cash dispenser (CD) for handling cash with a bill. ), And other devices that need to return hardening to the user with change, etc., and the like, and are not limited to the described embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a partial sectional side view showing a coin lift up device of the present invention connected to a coin dispenser having a coin outlet on an outer wall thereof.

1 is an automatic cash dispenser (ATM), a coin processing device 12 and a banknote processing apparatus (not shown) for performing cash deposit and withdrawal processing including cash and banknotes. It is configured to include. The coin processing device 12 and the banknote processing apparatus classify the deposited coin and banknote and store it in the inside. Thus, in order to protect the coin and the banknote, the coin processing device 12 and the banknote processing device are surrounded by a solid and thick outer wall (safety housing) 14.

The coin processing device 12 includes a discriminating unit 18 for determining and classifying the coin input from the inlet 16 and a accommodating unit 20 for accommodating and classifying the coin classified by the discriminating unit 18. It is provided inside. Among the hardenings introduced from the inlet 16, the undifferentiated hardening, such as deformation hardening or counterfeit hardening, is installed on the outer wall 14 of the hardening and dispensing machine 10 via a chute 22 installed under the hardening processing apparatus 12. Ejected from outlet 24. When the hardening lift up device 28 is not provided, hardening is received by the receiving pan 26 provided below the hardening discharge port 24.

Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, the whole structure of the hardening lift up apparatus 28 of this invention is demonstrated.

The coin lift up device 28 of the present invention has a housing 30 attached to the outer wall 14 of the coin teller machine 10, and has a coin ejection opening (10) of the coin teller machine 10 shown in FIG. A bucket 32 is provided for receiving the curing released from 24. In addition, in FIG. 2, the bucket 32 in the typical position is shown for description.

In the hardening lift up apparatus 28 of this invention, since the bucket 32 is used as a means for conveying hardening, hardening is prevented from clogging and the collective conveyance of hardening is possible. The bucket 32 is preferably cup-shaped in order to facilitate the withdrawal of the cure contained therein.

The housing 30 has a shape in which a small rectangular parallelepiped portion 36 is added to the side of the longitudinally long and large rectangular parallelepiped portion 34.

On the side of the housing facing the outer wall 14 of the coin dispensing machine 10, the coin dispensing port allows the coin discharged from the coin dispensing opening 24 of the coin dispensing machine 10 to enter the interior of the housing 30. The side opening part 38 is provided in the position adjacent to 24. In order to reliably guide the cure discharged from the cure discharge port 24 of the cure dispensing machine 10 into the housing 30 of the cure lift up device 28, the housing ( An inclined plate 40 is provided which extends into the housing 30 of the coin lift up device 28 through the side opening 38 of the 30.

The cure discharged from the cure discharge opening 24 through the side opening 38 to the interior of the housing 30 may be applied to a bucket at a lower position of the lateral opening 38 installed in the housing 30, that is, at a lower receiving position. 32).

The upper surface opening part 42 is further provided in the upper surface of the housing 30, The opening-closing door 44 which covers this upper surface opening part 42 is rotatably attached. The opening and closing door 44 is normally closed to ensure safety, thereby preventing access to the inside of the housing 30 from the outside of the housing 30. Only when the bucket 32 is located at the top of the housing 30, the opening / closing door 44 is opened to allow the withdrawal of hardening from the bucket 32 through the top opening 42. Therefore, the uppermost part of the housing 30 is at an upper dispensing position for withdrawing hardening from the bucket 32.

A bottom opening 46 is further provided on the bottom of the housing 30. In the atmosphere, as shown in FIG. 4, the bucket 32 is stopped at the standby position above the side opening 38 of the housing 30. Thus, when the bucket 32 is in the standby position, the cure released from the cure outlet 24 of the cure teller machine 10 is guided into the housing 30 but does not enter the bucket 32, It is discharged to the outside of the housing 30 through the bottom opening 46. That is, the hardening discharged from the hardening discharge port 24 of the hardening and dispensing machine 10 is the bottom surface of the housing 30 of the hardening lift-up device 28 of the present invention attached to the outer wall 14 of the hardening and dispensing machine 10. It is discharged from the opening part 46 and is received by the receiving plate 26 provided in the outer wall 14 of the coin teller machine 10.

In this way, it becomes possible to prevent the rejected hardening among those inputted from the inlet 16 of the hardening and dispensing machine 10, such as indistinguishable hardening, from being received in the bucket 32. Therefore, the newly-paid coin from the coin inlet and outlet 10 is put into the bucket 32 and delivered to the user, and the coin returned from the inlet 16 is discharged to the receiving dish 26 and delivered to the user. It is possible to distinguish the curing of and deliver it to the user.

The opening / closing door 44 has the opening / closing mechanism which made the opening / closing door 44 open using the force which the bucket 32 moves upwards. The opening and closing mechanism has a lock function to allow the opening and closing door 44 to be opened only when the bucket 32 is in the upper dispensing position. This switching mechanism will be described later in detail.

The bucket 32 is rotatably supported by the conveyance stand 48 in detail, and this conveyance stand 48 is conveyed by a conveying means to an up-down direction (vertical direction) in a figure. In this embodiment, the belt 52 driven by the motor 50 is used as a conveying means, the conveyance stand 48 is fixed to a part of the belt 52, and the conveyance stand (according to the movement of the belt 52) 48 and the bucket 32 supported thereon are adapted to move. In order to accurately position the vertical direction of the bucket 32 (vertical direction), it is preferable to use a motor 50 capable of accurate position control such as a step motor. The belt 52 is disposed on the back side of the inside of the housing 30 (curable teller machine side). In addition, the motor 50 is accommodated in the small rectangular parallelepiped part of the housing 30.

In addition to the combination of the motor 50 and the belt 52 as a conveying means, it is also possible to use a linear motor, for example.

A guide roller 54 is further attached to the carrier table 48, and the guide roller 54 is coupled to a pair of guide rails 56 extending up and down along the side wall of the housing 30, and the carrier table 48 is It moves up and down along the guide rail 56. 3, only a part of the guide rail 56 is shown. The guide rail 56 is preferably a round rod of circular cross section. In addition, the guide roller 54 is recessed so that the outer peripheral surface may conform to the shape of the guide rail 56, and the guide roller 54 does not separate easily from the guide rail 56. As shown in FIG.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the hardening lift up apparatus 28 is between the lower receiving position of the lower side of the side opening part 38 of the housing 30, and the upper provisioning position of the uppermost part of the housing 30. As shown in FIG. The conveying means 48 conveys the conveyance table 48 and the bucket 32 supported by the conveyance means along the guide rail 56.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 30 of the hardened lift up device 28 further includes a recovery box 58 at a recovery position between an upper supply position and a lower receiving position. This collection box 58 is housed in a small cuboid portion 36 of the housing 30 and remains in the bucket 32 when the user forgets to receive the cure from the bucket 32 at the upper receiving position. It is installed to recover the hardening. Only when the bucket 32 is directed from the upper dispensing position to the lower water level position, the bucket 32 is rotated at the recovery position, and the object remaining in the bucket 32 (mainly hardened, but may be put in another case). Is moved to a recovery box 58 to recover. Therefore, when the bucket 32 is in the lower receiving position, the bucket 32 is always empty, and the hardening discharged from the hardening outlet 24 of the hard deposit / dispenser 10 mixes with the object remaining in the bucket 32. It doesn't work.

Next, the detail of each part of the hardening lift up apparatus of this invention is demonstrated.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the bucket 32 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the carrier table 48 supporting it, FIG. 6 is a side view of the carrier table 48, and FIG. 7 is a bucket 32 supported on the carrier table 48. ) Is a perspective view.

The carrier table 48 is a bottom plate 60, a pair of bucket support plates 62 extending upwardly from opposite sides of one end of the bottom plate 60, and upwards from the other end of the bottom plate 60. The extended guide roller support plate 64 and the guide roller support plate 64 are provided close to each other, and are configured to include a belt fixing plate 66 that protrudes laterally from the bottom plate 60.

Holes are formed in the tip portion of the oppositely extending bucket support plate 62, and an axial rod extending laterally from an upper portion of the surface of the bucket 32 is coupled to the hole, and between the bucket support plates 62. 32 is rotatably supported. After the rotatably supported bucket 32 is rotated, a return spring 70 is attached to the bucket 32 so as to return to the state shown in FIG. 5, and one end of the return spring 70. For example, is fixed to the bottom plate 60 of the transport table 48.

The edge of the inlet portion of the bucket 32 is located at least from the left side in FIG. 7 (in the edge portion of the inlet portion, the furthest from the rotation axis 72 of the bucket 32 extending through both shafts). And a lip portion 74 protruding from the lip portion, and at the time of stopping the bucket 32 (non-rotating), the lip portion 74 is formed as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. 64) abuts on the upper end.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the ridge 76 is provided on the surface of the bucket 32 and extends in an inclined direction from the shaft rod 68 in the upper portion of the bucket 32 toward the bottom of the bucket 32. have. The ridge 76 extends a predetermined distance in the inclined direction and then further upwards in the vertical direction, and has a V shape as shown in FIG.

The guide roller 54 is attached to the guide roller support plate 64. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the housing 54 includes two guide rollers 54a arranged vertically on the left side in the figure, and one guide roller 54b spaced apart in the lateral direction. It is coupled with the two guide rails 56a and 56b which extend up and down along the inner wall of this, and guides the conveyance base 48 to an up-down direction.

When fixing the belt 52 to the belt fixing plate 66, the belt 52 is sandwiched between the auxiliary plate 78 and the belt fixing plate 66 using the auxiliary plate 78, and the belt fixing plate 66 and the belt fixing plate 66. The auxiliary plate 78 is fixed using a fixing means such as a screw. The belt 52 may be bonded to the belt fixing plate 66 using an adhesive or the like.

Referring again to FIGS. 2 and 3, a bucket rotating means 80 as shown in detail in FIG. 8 is attached to the inner side of the side wall of the housing 30 in the recovery position. The bucket rotating means 80 shown in FIG. 8 has the support part 82, the contact part 84 which extends upwards from it, and the rotating roller 86 attached to the front end, and obliquely upward from the support part 82. As shown in FIG. And an escape portion 88 having an extended bend 90. The bent portion 90 of the breakout portion 88 is disposed below the rotating roller 86.

When the bucket rotating means 80 is attached to the housing 30, a force is applied by the return spring 91, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that the rotating roller 86 of the contact portion 84 is moved to the housing. It protrudes in the movement path | route of the bucket 32 and the conveyance base 48 which extended 30 in the up-down direction, and is able to contact the part extended in the diagonal direction of the bulge 76 of the bucket 32. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the breakout part 88 also protrudes in the movement path of the bucket 32 and its conveyance base 48 with the bent part 90 as a vertex.

Hereinafter, the operation of the bucket 32 achieved by the bucket rotating means 80 to work together with the raised portion 76 of the bucket 32 will be described with reference to FIGS.

When the bucket 32 descends from the upper dispensing position, the rotating roller of the bucket rotating means 80 in which the first inclined direction of the ridge 76 of the bucket 32 protrudes in the movement path of the bucket 32 is used. Contact 86. When the bucket 32 moves further downward, as shown in FIG. 10, the bucket 32 is rotated so that the object accommodated in the bucket 32 has the collection box 58 installed in the recovery position (position in which the bucket is rotated). Is recovered. When the bucket 32 moves further downward, the ridge 76 does not come into contact with the rotating roller 86, and by the action of the return spring 70, the bucket 32 is initially opened with the inlet portion facing upwards. The state is returned to, for example, the state of the bucket shown in FIG. 9.

On the other hand, when the bucket 32 rises from the lower receiving position, the edge of the inlet portion of the bucket 32 first contacts the breakout portion 88 of the bucket rotating means 80 shown in FIG. When the bucket 32 is raised further, the edge of the inlet portion of the bucket 32 moves the breakout portion 88 outward from the movement path of the bucket 32, and the contact portion 84 through the support portion 82. ) Is also moved outward from the movement path of the bucket (32). When the bucket 32 is further raised, the breakout portion 88 returns into the movement path of the bucket 32 along the surface shape of the bucket 32, and the rotation of the bucket rotating means 80 as shown in FIG. The roller 86 is located on the portion extending above the ridge 76 of the surface of the bucket 32. Thus, the rotating roller 86 does not exert a force on the raised portion 76 of the bucket 32 to rotate the bucket 32.

Here, the ridge 76 provided on the surface of the bucket 32 is substantially terminated on the vertical line where the tip of the portion extending in the inclined direction passes through the center of the rotary roller 86, and the ridge 76 It should be noted that the upwardly extending portion of) is configured to extend substantially along the vertical line.

As described above, the bucket 32 is not rotated when ascending from the lower receiving position to the upper dispensing position, while the bucket 32 is lowered from the upper dispensing position to the lower dispensing position. (32) is rotated by the bucket rotating means 80 to move the object remaining in the bucket 32 to the recovery box 58, the object (mainly hardened) remaining in the bucket 32 to the lower receiving position Prevent residue. That is, even if the previous user has forgotten to receive the hardening in the bucket 32, hardening remaining in the bucket 32 does not remain in the bucket 32 until the next use. In addition, when the user notices that the user has forgotten to receive the coin, the coin which has been forgotten to be received can be taken out from the collection box 58 and transferred.

Finally, embodiment of the opening / closing mechanism of the opening-closing door 44 which does not require other power specifically is demonstrated.

12 is an enlarged detail view of an upper portion of the opening / closing mechanism of the opening / closing door 44 shown in FIG. 3, and the belt 52, the guide rail 56, and the like are omitted for explanation. 13 is a perspective view which shows the detail of the locking member of the opening / closing mechanism of the opening-closing door 44 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing mechanism includes a substantially L-shaped member (hereinafter referred to as an L-shaped member) 92 and a locking member 94 which function as legs of the opening / closing door 44. do.

Referring to FIG. 3, a return spring 96 for pushing the L-shaped member 92 downward is connected to one end of the L-shaped member 92, and the other end of the L-shaped member 92 is connected. The groove | channel 98 of the substantially arc shape which opened toward the upper side is formed. Further, at the upper end of the portion extending in the vertical direction of the L-shaped member 92, a protrusion 100 protruding from the movement path of the bucket 32 is provided.

The opening / closing door 44 is rotatably attached to the upper surface opening part 42 about the rotation axis. Moreover, the opening-closing door 44 protrudes in the movement path | route of the bucket 32, and is provided with the groove engaging part couple | engaged with the substantially circular arc-shaped groove 98 of the L-shaped member 92 in the vicinity of a rotation axis.

As shown in FIG. 13, the lock member 94 is provided in the main body part 104 extended in parallel with the vertically extended part of the L-shaped member 92, and the side part of the main body part 104, and L It comprises a cam portion 106 protruding in the movement path of the bucket 32 over the male member 92, and a lock portion 108 engaged with the hole 110 formed in the L-shaped member 92 do. The lock member 94 is rotatably attached to the housing 30, and a force is applied by the return spring 112 so that the lock portion 108 is engaged with the hole 110 of the L-shaped member 92. have. Therefore, the lock member 94 is normally engaged with the L-shaped member 92, and prevents the L-shaped member 92 from moving with respect to the housing 30.

Here, the operation of the opening and closing mechanism will be described.

When the bucket 32 and the carrier table 48 approach the upper dispensing position, the surface of the bucket 32 or the side surface of the carrier table 48 first contacts the cam portion 106 of the lock member 94 so that the lock member ( 94 is moved (rotated) in a direction away from the L-shaped member 92, and the lock portion 108 of the lock member 94 exits from the hole 110 of the L-shaped member 92. As shown in FIG. As a result, the L-shaped member 92 can move in the vertical direction with respect to the housing 30.

Next, the upper end of the guide roller support plate 64 or the bucket 32 of the carrier table 48 abuts against the protruding portion 100 of the L-shaped member 92, and L moves along the upward direction of the carrier table 48. The male member 92 moves upward (see FIG. 12). Thus, the groove engaging portion 102 of the opening and closing door 44 moves along the arc-shaped groove 98 formed at the end of the L-shaped member 92, and as a result, the opening and closing door 44 is opened.

When the bucket 32 descends from the upper provision position, the L-shaped member 92 descends by the action of the return spring 96 coupled to the end of the L-shaped member 92. Therefore, the groove coupling part 102 of the opening / closing door 44 also lowers, and the opening / closing door 44 is closed. Further, the L-shaped member 92 is lowered so that the lock portion 108 of the lock member 94 applied with the force by the return spring 112 and the hole 110 of the L-shaped member 92 are engaged again. Then, the L-shaped member 92 is locked. Therefore, when the bucket 32 is in a position other than the upper dispensing position, it becomes impossible to open and close the door 44.

Embodiment of the mechanism which rotates the bucket 32 demonstrated above, and the mechanism which opens and closes the opening-closing door 44 is for illustration, and can be changed. For example, a sensor, a separate motor, or the like may be provided to open or close the opening / closing door 44 in response to a signal from the sensor, or rotate the bucket 32 at the recovery position.

In addition, a plurality of sensors are provided to detect the position of the bucket 32, and when the bucket 32 is out of the lower receiving position, the shutter provided at the inlet 16 of the coin teller machine 10 is closed to inject. For the purpose of regulation, the coin lift up device 28 of the present invention may be provided with a communication mechanism for transmitting signals from the sensor to the coin teller machine 10.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the through-hole 114 facing the bottom of the surface of the bucket 32 is formed so that the light beam of the sensor can pass through the bucket 32, and is provided at an upper dispensing position. It is also possible to detect the presence or absence of residual hardening in the bucket 32 by a sensor. When it is possible to detect the presence or absence of residual hardening at the upper dispensing position, an alarm is issued to prevent the residue or to record the number of occurrences of the residue.

In the above description, with reference to the exemplary embodiment of the coin lift up device 28 connected to the automatic cash dispenser, which is a kind of the coin teller machine 10, the coin lift machine according to the present invention and the cash dispenser provided with the same are described. Although described, this embodiment is for illustration only and is not restrictive. Accordingly, the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, by adding the coin lift up device of the present invention to the outer wall of a conventional coin teller machine having a coin outlet at the lower portion, it is possible to set the coin supply position in the upper position. The receipt of hardening by a user can be made easy. In addition, the hardened lift-up apparatus of the present invention can be manufactured with high reliability and low manufacturing cost because there are few components required at a minimum and the structure is simple.

Claims (7)

A hardening lift-up apparatus for connecting to a coin dispensing machine having a hardening discharge port on its outer wall, A housing which can be attached to the outer wall of the coin teller machine, the side opening being provided at a side thereof; A bucket installed in the housing for receiving curing released from the curing discharge opening, And a conveying means for conveying the bucket between the lower receiving position for receiving the cure discharged from the coin discharging opening through the side opening and the upper dispensing position for dispensing the cure from the bucket. Curing lift up device characterized in that. The method of claim 1, And the housing further comprises a recovery box between the upper dispensing position and the lower receiving position. The method of claim 1, And said housing has an opening and closing door in said upper dispensing position. The method of claim 3, wherein The opening and closing door is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the housing, has a leg portion protruding at least a portion into the movement path of the bucket, when the bucket ascends the movement path, the bucket fits the leg portion Hardening lift-up device which touches and moves the said leg part upward and opens the said opening and closing door. The method of claim 1, And a bottom opening is further provided on the bottom of the housing. As a coin dispensing machine which has a hardening discharge port in an outer wall, and has a base plate arrange | positioned under the said hardening discharge port, and a hardening lift up apparatus, The curing lift up device is attached to the outer wall of the main body, the housing having side openings disposed adjacent to the curing discharge port, and installed in the housing, for receiving the curing released from the curing discharge port of the main body. Conveying the bucket between the bucket and a lower receiving position for receiving the curing released from the curing discharge port through the side opening and an upper dispensing position for withdrawing the curing from the bucket A cashier and withdrawal machine, comprising means. The method of claim 6, A bottom opening is further provided at the bottom of the housing, and the hardening discharged through the lateral opening from the cure outlet of the main body is received in the bucket when the bucket is in the bottom receiving position, and the bucket is received downward. A hard teller machine when received at the position above the position.