KR20030026922A - Coin counting and sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

By rotating manually, the substantially circular arc-shaped coin flow path 23 having an inlet 24 for coins on the outer periphery of the rotating plate 10 on which the coin 11 is placed is disposed along the outer periphery of the rotating plate. And a plurality of sorting holes for sorting and dropping coins of small diameter to large diameter in order as they move from the upstream to the downstream of the conveyance in the meantime, and the rotary disk 10 by the intermediate gears 40, 41 and 42. The transfer belt 30 having a circular ring shape is installed in a plane in which the coin 11 is pushed and conveyed in synchronization with each other. Coin flow discrimination means 31, which is arranged between the inlet 24 and the sorting hole on the most upstream side and discriminates the number of passes and the diameter of the coins, detects the preset coefficient set value in the batch processing mode to detect the photointerrupter. After the movement distance of the coins 11 calculated by (87), the intermediate gear 41 is removed from the solenoid 83, and the conveyance belt 30 is temporarily stopped. As a result, the batch processing of coins can be performed in a compact configuration.

Description

COIN COUNTING AND SORTING DEVICE}

As a sorting device for this type of hardening, for example, in US Patent No. 592602, a rotary disk for supplying a mixed hardening having different denominations and a cylindrical shape for sorting the difference between the diameters of the hardenings into the selection holes. And a second sorting plate having an elastic finger on the upper surface which presses and conveys the hardening to face adjacent to the sorting path of the plurality of sorting paths. The sorting hole is drilled and the outer peripheral surface of the sorting passage (guide member) is fed to the outer peripheral surface of the hardening while slidingly contacted to be sent and sorted, and the conveying upstream side of the sorting passage is composed of an induction coil to form a hardening material. A sensor having a sensor for detecting whether it is a normal (effective) curing or not, and a rounded notch is formed on one side of the outer circumferential wall on the downstream side. When the rod is rotatably installed around the axis and it is determined that the hardening is irregular, the circumferential portion of the round rod is rotated to face the inner diameter direction of the sorting passage, and the irregular rod that hit the outer convex curved surface of the round rod is invalid. ) Is disclosed, which can be eliminated by forcibly moving in the direction of the return hole drilled upstream from the sorting hole.

On the other hand, the configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-512927 (International Publication No. WO95 / 23387) includes a rotary disk rotating by a drive motor and loading a multimetallic mixed hardening supplied from an upper supply portion thereof. It has a stationary sorting head that opposes the upper side of the turntable, and a plurality of outlet channels are formed on the lower surface of the sorting head to guide the hardening of various kinds of gold toward the various outlet positions provided along the outer periphery of the turntable. have. And a shunt mechanism is disposed in the one or more outlet channels, or is disposed outside the outer circumferential edge of the turntable adjacent one or more outlet channels to identify effective hardening and invalid hardening, or A configuration of dividing a coin into two or more compartments by using the shunt mechanism for the purpose of collecting a predetermined number of coines in one compartment is disclosed.

However, in the configuration disclosed in the above-mentioned US patent, since the shunt mechanism is provided in the outer periphery or the exit channel of the turntable, there is a problem that the apparatus becomes large in size. In addition, since subsequent curing after storing the predetermined number of curings in the storage unit is once excluded from the other storage unit, the trouble of returning these curings to the supply unit is a quick batch process (preparation of the predetermined number of curing units in the storage unit). There was also a problem that the processing to be stored in the device) cannot be executed.

The lower limit of the detection value by the induction coil in U.S. Pat.No. 5,92602 makes it possible to adjust the magnitude of the change, only passing the hardening of the gold species to be batch processed, and excluding the hardening of the other gold species by guiding it to the return hole. Although it can be considered, even if it was comprised in this way, in order to arrange | position the hardening of other gold grades, the operation | work which returned the above-mentioned thing to the supply part again was laborious.

Moreover, there is no conventional apparatus for batch processing only for coins of a specific gold type set in advance while executing the ordinary counting operation.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned technical problems and to provide a counter sorting apparatus for coins, which can be replaced by a normal counting sorting operation and a batch processing operation, and can be compact and simple. .

According to the present invention, if coins (such as gold) are mixed and supplied as coins or coins used in various game devices, the present invention can be selected according to the type (gold). A normal counting mode for counting the number (number of copies) for each total number or type (e.g., gold type), and a batch processing mode in which the sorting operation can be stopped once the count setting value of the predetermined number of sheets or amount is set; The present invention relates to a configuration of a coin sorting device that can be executed by switching both modes.

1 is an overall perspective view of a coin sorting device according to the present invention;

2 is a rear partial perspective view of a counting device of coins;

3 is a plan view of the upper case;

4 is an enlarged partial cutaway sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

5 is a plan view of the lower case,

6 is a plan view of the upper partition plate and the housing;

7 is an enlarged partial cutaway side cross-sectional view taken along the line Ⅶ-Ⅶ of FIG.

8 is an enlarged partial cutaway side cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 5;

9 is a side cross-sectional view of the conveying belt,

Part (a) of FIG. 10 is a partial plan view of the rotating wheel, (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the Xb-Xb line arrow in (a), and (c) is an Xc-Xc line arrow in (a) Cross Section View,

11 is a plan view of a place of an introduction port and coin type discrimination means;

12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII of FIG. 12;

14 is a partially enlarged plan view of the detection hole;

15 is a partially cutaway front view of the storage unit;

16 is a perspective view of an attachment box and a slide table in a storage unit;

17 is a perspective view of a storage container, a support stand, and a relay system in the storage unit;

18 is a sectional view of principal parts of an embodiment in which a rotating plate and a conveyance belt are driven by an electric motor;

19 is a view showing an arrangement of display units and switches as an operation unit;

20 is a block diagram of a control device.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a coin is provided on the upper surface, and a rotary disk rotated by manual or drive means and one inlet port of coin flows from the outer circumference of the rotary disk. And a circular arc-shaped coin conveyance path arranged along the outer periphery of the turntable, and penetrated in the coin-like conveyance path to move from the upstream to the downstream of the conveyance, from a small coin to a large diameter coin. A plurality of sorting holes for sequentially sorting and dropping, detachable collecting and storing means for recovering and storing the sorted coins at the bottom of each sorting hole, and disposed above the outer periphery of the turntable, The introduction of the circular ring-shaped conveyance belt and coins in a plan view to rotate in synchronization with the rotation and to convey the coin flows while pressing the coin flows toward the coin flow path. And coin type discrimination means for discriminating the number and diameter of passage of coins, arranged in a coin conveyance path between the sorting holes on the most upstream side in the conveying direction, and controlling to calculate the measurement result by the coin sort means. A coin sorting device having a means and a display unit for displaying a counting result such as the quantity and total quantity of each kind of coins that have passed, the counting device having a normal counting mode and a predetermined number of passes or amount of coins. And a switching means for changing the coefficient setting value, and switching to a batch processing mode for temporarily stopping the conveyance of coins to the sorting hole when the coefficient setting value is reached, wherein the control means switches the switching means. In accordance with this configuration, the normal coefficient mode or the batch processing mode is executed.

As described above, according to the present invention, an inlet is formed on the outer circumferential side of only one rotary disk on which the various kinds of mixed coins supplied are placed, and the coin flow path for conveying the coins released therein is in the shape of an arc. The arrangement and the conveyance belt which rotates in planar shape on the upper surface of the arc part have the remarkable effect that a coin type sorting device can be miniaturized in planar direction and height direction compared with the conventional thing. . Moreover, since the said rotary disk and the conveyance belt are completed in one, there is also an effect that the transmission mechanism becomes simple.

In addition to the operation and configuration in the normal counting mode, the power transmission to the circular ring-shaped conveying belt arranged against the upper surface of the arc-shaped coin conveying path in the batch processing mode is temporarily stopped. Compared with the conventional configuration for batch processing, the number of parts required is small, and since spare parts are not required outside the coin flow path in a radial direction, the present invention has a remarkable effect that a small coin sorting device can be obtained.

In addition, when the batch processing mode is executed, the storage of more coins in the coin storage recovery means can be prevented when the preset coefficient setting value is reached. The effect of facilitating is also achieved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a coin is provided on the upper surface, and a rotary disk rotated by manual or drive means and one inlet port of coin flows from the outer circumference of the rotary disk. And along the outer periphery of the turntable, a substantially circular coin-shaped conveying path, which is formed by drilling in the coin-like conveying path and moves from the upstream to the downstream of the conveying stream, from small coins to large coins. A plurality of sorting holes for sorting and dropping, detachable collecting and storing means for collecting and storing coins sorted at the bottom of each sorting hole, and arranged above the outer periphery of the turntable, The figure shows the circular ring-shaped conveyance belt and coins in a plan view, which rotates in synchronization with the rotation and conveys the coins while pressing them toward the coin conveyance path surface. Coin-type discrimination means for discriminating the number and diameter of passage of coins, arranged in a coin-like conveying path between the sphere and the most upstream sorting hole in the conveying direction, and control means for calculating the measurement result by the coin-type discriminating means. And a display unit for displaying a counting result such as the quantity and total quantity of each kind of coins that have passed, wherein the counting device of the coins has a pass count mode and a number of passes or amount of money of a certain kind of coins in advance. Coefficient set value can be changed, and when the count set value is reached, the transfer of coins to the sorting hole is temporarily stopped, while the specific gold type arrangement for performing normal counting and sorting for other types of coins is performed. And switching means for switching to a processing mode, wherein said control means is said ordinary counting mode or a specific gold type in accordance with switching of said switching means. To run the value processing mode.

As described above, according to the present invention, an introduction port is formed on the outer circumferential side of only one rotary disk on which the various kinds of mixed coins supplied are placed, and the coin flow path for conveying the coins released therein is arc-shaped. And the conveying belt which rotates in planar shape on the upper surface of the arc part, the remarkable effect that the coin type sorting device can be miniaturized in the plane and height direction compared with the conventional one. Have Moreover, since the said rotary disk and a conveyance belt are completed in one, it also has the effect that the transmission mechanism becomes simple.

Further, in addition to the operation and configuration in the normal counting mode, in the particular type of paper batch processing mode, when the coefficient set value is set for the coins of the specific paper type, the circular ring is disposed opposite to the upper surface of the circular coin-shaped conveying path. Since the power transmission to the conveyance belt of the shape is temporarily stopped, the number of parts required is smaller than that of the conventional batch processing, and since the spare parts are not necessary outside the radius from the coin conveyance path, It has a remarkable effect that it can be achieved by a counting device.

In addition, when the specific paper type batch processing mode is executed, a common counting operation is performed for a large number of gold coins, while coin types having a preset count setting value (number or amount) of coins for a specific gold type are predetermined. If the coin stays in the storage collecting means, the conveyance of coins is temporarily suspended, which makes the management of coins more convenient.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the counter line bottle apparatus of the coin type, a power transmission mechanism is disposed between the rotary disk driven by manual rotation and the conveyance belt, and the control means includes the batch processing mode and In the specific type of paper batch processing mode, the power transmission mechanism is adapted to block power transmission to the conveying belt after the coin is moved a predetermined distance after detecting that the coin type discrimination means has reached the coefficient set value by passing the coin. It is characterized by the operation.

This configuration has the effect that the control in the batch processing mode and the specific type of paper batch processing mode can be made extremely simple, and the control device is also simplified.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the power transmission means is constituted by gear transmission means composed of a plurality of gears disposed between the rotary disk and the conveyance belt, and includes at least one intermediate electric gear of the gear transmission means. And an actuator which is moved so that power transmission to the conveying belt can be continued or interrupted, and the control means includes: in the batch processing mode and the specific type of paper batch processing mode, the coin type discrimination means is adapted to the passage of coins. After detecting that the coefficient set value has been reached, the coin is moved after a predetermined distance, and the actuator is operated to block power transmission to the conveyance belt.

As described above, since the actuator transfers one intermediate electric gear so that power transmission to the conveying belt can be continued or interrupted, in addition to the effect of the invention as defined in claim 2, power transmission is turned ON. OFF can be assured, and the accuracy of the movement stop control after moving the coin type predetermined distance in the predetermined coefficient setting value in the batch processing can be made accurate.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the rotary disc is driven by a motor, and at the same time, a power transmission mechanism is disposed between the rotary disc and the conveyance belt, and the control means is configured to execute the batch processing mode and the specific gold type batch processing. In the mode, the coin type discrimination means detects that the coefficient set value has been reached by passing the coin flows, and then stops the motor to stop the rotation of the turntable and the conveyance belt after a predetermined distance movement of the coins. To control.

With this arrangement, since the batch processing can be executed by simple control of driving and stopping of the motor, the control is extremely simple.

In the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the counting device for each coin type, the batch processing motor is set in advance so that the coefficient set values are equal for a plurality of types of coins in the batch processing mode. The control at is further simplified, and also has an effect that the processing for recovering all the coins of all kinds of coins by the storage recovery means of a predetermined size can be performed quickly.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the counter sorting device for each coin, the collection and storage means is provided with a detachable container for storing coins of the preset coefficient setting value. This facilitates the replacement operation and has the effect of speeding up the process of storing coins of this kind in a storage container of a predetermined size.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the counter sorting apparatus for each coin, the conveyance belt is attached to the upper case which is provided with a rotary disk and a coin conveyance path on the lower case, and which is openable to the lower case. A rotatable wheel to be rotatably mounted, and a coin inlet to the turntable is formed inside the radius of the wheel, and the wheel has a power transmission unit for rotationally driving the power transmission mechanism disposed on the lower case side. Therefore, by opening the upper case, it is possible to easily separate the conveyance belt away from the coin flow path along with the rotary wheels. Simply closing the upper case with respect to the case enables power transfer from the turntable to the turntable. Has an effect.

Although this invention can be implemented in various modifications and alternative examples, specific embodiments thereof are shown in the drawings as an example, and embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the particular embodiment, it is to be understood that the present invention includes all modifications and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims.

As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 7, the synthetic resin lower case 2 and the upper case 3 in the coin counting device 1 according to the present invention can be opened and closed at the position of the hinge 4 at the rear end. Is connected. In addition, the upper case 3 may be detachably attached to the lower case 2. The lower case 2 is supported by a stand 38 made up of a plurality of struts 28a and a disc-shaped die 28b, as shown in FIG. 1, and described later, which is detachable with respect to the outer circumference of the lower case 2. It is comprised so that it may not be disturbed at the time of entrance and exit of the accommodating part 19 as collection | recovery storing means.

On the rear side of the lower case 2, as shown in Fig. 2, a cover 5 for a battery box for storing a portable power source such as a battery is mounted so as to be openable and closed from a commercial AC power source to a predetermined DC power source. The connector 6 which connects the output part of the AC adapter to convert is provided. On the rear of the upper surface of the upper case 3, a liquid crystal for displaying the number of coins, the amount of money and the total number of coins and the total number of coins, etc. of the coins 11 according to the result detected by the coin type discrimination means described later. Display unit 7, display changeover switch 8a, power switch 8b, start / stop switch 8c, increase / decrease setting switch 6d, 8e, clear switch 8f of coefficient set values during batch processing. And a switch unit 9 such as the same. In addition, a coin flow opening having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the rotary disk 10 penetrating up and down to supply the coins 11 to the upper surface of the rotary disk 10 to be described later in the substantially central portion of the upper case (3). (12) is formed.

In the present embodiment, the coins 11 to be counted and sorted are flow path hardening (unit: euro) by the EC monetary union, and are listed in order of smallest diameter: 0.01 euro (diameter: 16.25 mm), 0.02 euro ( Diameter: 18.75 mm), 0.10 euro (diameter: 19.75 mm), 0.05 euro (diameter: 21.25 mm), 0.20 euro (diameter: 22.25 mm), 1 euro (diameter: 23.25 mm), 0.50 euro (24.25 mm), 2 It is eight kinds of gold flow paths (diameter: 25.75 mm). By the way, in the case of hardening of Japan, when it enumerates in order of small diameter, it becomes 6-karat gold of 1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, 500 yen. The coins 11 may be a disk-shaped metal medal used for a game machine.

In the coin counting device 1 of the present invention, a rotary disk rotating by manual or driving means is arranged so that a mixture of various kinds of coins (of different diameters) coin 11 is placed on the upper surface thereof. 10), a substantially circular arc-shaped coin flow path 23 having coin inlets 24 on the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10 and disposed along the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10, and coins. A plurality of sorting holes 25 which are drilled in the conveying path 23 and are able to sequentially sort and drop from the small coin 11 to the large coin 11 as they travel from the upstream to the downstream of the conveyance. And a conveyance belt disposed above the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10 and rotating in synchronization with the rotation of the rotary disk, and conveying the coin stream 11 while pressing the coin stream 11 toward the coin flow path surface 23. 30 and a coin between the inlet port 24 of the coins and the sorting hole 25 on the most upstream side in the conveying direction. In the batch processing mode, which is arranged in the conveying path 23, the coin type discriminating means 31 for discriminating the number of passes and the diameter of the coin, and the measurement result by the coin sorting means 31 are calculated or described later. An electronic control device 65, such as a microcomputer, is provided as a control means for executing the control of the control device. As a result of the measurement by the control device 65, that is, according to the type (gold type) of the passed coins 11 Counting results such as the quantity and total quantity are displayed on the display section 7.

The rotary disk 10 of this embodiment shown to FIG. 1, FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8 is a manual drive, and boss part 10a which protrudes upward from the surface (upper surface) center part of the rotary disk 10 is shown. ), The support shaft 14 is installed upright, and the lower portion of the support shaft 14 is mounted on the central cylinder 13a of the upper partition plate 13 partitioning the upper surface of the lower case 2. 15b) is rotatably axially supported, and the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface of the turntable 10 is disposed by a plurality of support rollers 16 arranged at the end of the upper partition plate 13 in the lower case 2. It is supported to rotate horizontally. The handle 17 is connected to the upper end of the support shaft 14 so as to be able to swing in and out through pins. In the state in which the handle 17a of the handle 17 is upward (refer to the state of FIGS. 1 and 8), the operator can turn by hand, and when not in use, the handle 17a is folded downward so that the entire apparatus To make the height of the lower.

The upper partition plate 13 of the lower case 2 is formed with a large rectangular through hole 18 in a planar view at regular intervals along the circumference (8 examples in this embodiment), and falls below it. The storage unit 19 for retrieving and storing the coin types 11 to be detachably arranged. 1, 7, 15, and 17, the storage unit 19 is roughly viewed in a plane such as a synthetic resin, which is detachably disposed with respect to the space 2a of the outer circumference of the lower case 2. Relay box 75 connected to a triangular attachment box 20, a slide 21 arranged in the attachment box 20, and a lower end of the passage hole 21a at the lower end of the slide 21; And a support 74 connected downward to the bottom plate 20a of the attachment box 20, and the support plate 21b at the bottom of the slide 21 is the bottom plate 20a of the attachment box 20. ) Is fixed with a screw 76 (see FIGS. 7 and 16). The boss 77 protruding upward from the upper plate 74a of the support 74 is fixed to the support cylinder 78 protruding downward from the bottom plate 20a with screws 79.

In addition, about the engaging hole 80 drilled in the center side of the attachment box part 20, the elastic engaging ring piece which protrudes radially from the center cylinder 13a of the said lower case 2 or the upper partition plate 13 ( 22) are coupled (see Fig. 17), so that the attachment box portion 20 is inadvertently protruded from the lower case 2.

In the center of the upper plate 74a in the said support | carrier 74, a pair of arc-shaped grip gages 82 are formed through the arc-shaped notch groove 81 by planar view, and this pair of grip gages ( 82 and 82 elastically grip the outer circumference of the relay system (75). The lower end of the housing 73 is supported by the lower plate 74b of the support 74 in a state in which the upper end of the housing 73 is inserted into the relay system 75. The storage container 73 can store a certain number of coins, for example, 50, for each gold type 11, and is a cylinder having a bottom made of synthetic resin or paper. In addition, in the case of the paper storage container 73 made of paper, you may be comprised so that it may fall down from the upper end side of the through-hole cylinder 21a in the said slide 21, and to be supported by the relay system 75. As shown in FIG. At least the inner diameter of the housing 73 is thus formed in accordance with the diameter of each coin type of the coin 11 in the same manner as the outer diameter, but the attachment box 20, the slide 21 and the through-hole ( 21a) is formed with a common (same) size irrespective of the type of gold, and instead prepares the inner diameter of the lower end of the relay system 75 in accordance with the diameter of the coin type 11 according to the gold type. Coins 11 of a predetermined gold type can be stacked on the storage container 73 having a diameter.

The upper surface of the upper partition plate 13 has an inlet port 24 (see FIG. 5) in which coins 11 ride and move from the outer diameter of the rotary disk 10, and the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10 is provided. Therefore, coins having a large diameter in the coin-shaped conveyance path 23 of the substantially circular arc shape and the coin-like conveyance path 23 which are arrange | positioned, and the diameter of the coin 11 with a small diameter as it goes to conveyance downstream from conveyance upstream are arranged. A sorting hole 25 is formed in plural (in the embodiment, eight places for sorting the eight gold species of the passage hardening) are selected so as to be able to selectively drop down. That is, the width dimension of the sorting hole 25 at the most upstream side of conveyance is the smallest, and the width dimension of the sorting hole 25 arrange | positioned at the most downstream side of conveyance becomes largest.

In this embodiment, a substantially rectangular sorting hole 25 is drilled through a wear-resistant plate 26 such as a metal plate having abrasion resistance for constituting the bottom plate of the coin-like conveying path 23, and the upper partition plate ( A circular arc-shaped rib 27 viewed from the plane projecting to the upper surface of 13) constitutes the outer circumferential side wall of the coin-like conveying path 23, and the upper surface of the wear plate 26 of the rotary disk 10 The outer edge 29a of the substantially circular arc-shaped reference guide plate 29 constitutes the inner circumferential side wall of the coin-like conveying path 23 when viewed in a plane fixed to the outside of the outer circumference.

The thickness of the reference guide plate 29 is slightly thinner than the minimum thickness of the coins 11 to be sorted, and in the embodiment, the thickness is 1 mm. The reference guide plate 29 has an outer edge 29a (corresponding to an inner circumferential side wall of the coin-like conveying path 23) close to the outer circumferential edge of the turntable 10 on the inlet 24 side. As it goes downstream, it is formed so that it may be spaced apart (away from the outer periphery of the rotating disk 10).

The inner side portion 25a and the outer side portion 25b of each sorting hole 25 are parallel to the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 and at the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29. The distance to the outer edge portion 25b is made equal to the diameter of the coins 11 sorted at the location (except for the final position (lowest conveyance downstream)) and the reference guide plate 29. The distance from the outer edge 29a of the inner edge portion 25a to about 1 mm is set so that one side edge of the coin 11 that is sorted and passed is placed in sliding contact with the outer edge 29a. . Then, the distance from the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 to the outer edge 25b is set as large as that of the transport downstream (selection hole 25). For example, in the sorting hole 25 at the most upstream side in the conveying direction, the distance from the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 to the outer edge portion 25b is 0.01 euro hardening having the smallest diameter. It is set to be smaller than the diameter of other flow path hardening which is slightly larger than the diameter, and larger than that, and is 0.01 euros of hardened | cured material conveyed while slidingly contacting the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 (coins 11). Only hardening falls into the outer side portion 25b of the sorting hole 25 on the most upstream side, whereby a coin having a large diameter (coins 11) passes through the sorting hole 25.

Thus, 0.01 euro hardening, 0.02 euro hardening, 0.10 euro hardening, 0.05 euro hardening, 0.20 euro hardening, 1 in the order from the sorting hole 25 on the most upstream side in the conveying direction to the sorting hole 25 on the most downstream side. Eight kinds of flow path hardening, 0.50 euro hardening and 2 euro hardening fall into each sorting hole 25 and can be sorted to collect coins of the same kind in the storage unit 19 of each sorting place.

In addition, in order not to convey the coins 11 to the downstream side of the sorting hole 25 at the final position (the lowest downstream of the conveyance), the coins 11 and the like having the largest diameter are arranged at the final position (the lowest downstream of the conveyance). It can fall to the place of the sorting hole 25, and is accommodated in the accommodating part 19. FIG.

On the lower surface side of the upper case 3, a ring-shaped (annular) conveyance belt 30 is rotatably installed in a plane arranged above the outer circumference of the rotating plate 10, and the conveyance belt 30 is The coin 11 is rotated in synchronism with the rotating plate 10 and the upper surface of the wear-resistant plate 26 serving as the coin-like conveying path 23 in the wing body 37 described below on the lower surface of the conveying belt 30. While holding down, the coins 11 for sorting toward the downstream of the conveyance are conveyed. As the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a plurality of horizontal bearings 36 are attached to the inner circumferential side of the rotary wheel 33 made of synthetic resin, and each horizontal bearing 36 is attached. ) Is in sliding contact with the ring-shaped rail portion 35 formed concave on the outer surface of the cylinder 34 made of synthetic resin constituting the lower portion of the coin-like inlet 12 in the upper case (3), the rotary wheel ( 33) is rotatably supported and non-dropout.

The ring-shaped (endless band-shaped) conveyance belt 30 has a ring-shaped fitting groove portion 30a at the upper end thereof elastically fitted to the ring-shaped engaging convex portion 33a on the lower surface of the rotary wheel 33. It is fitted and cannot be dropped (refer to part (a) of FIG. 4 and FIG. 10). In addition, a plurality of elastic wing bodies 37 protrude downward from the lower surface of the conveyance belt 30 at regular intervals along the circumferential direction thereof. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 9, each wing | blade 37 inclines downward and toward the conveyance upstream of a coin as it goes to the lower end. In FIG. 9, the conveyance belt 30 at the time of rotating clockwise is shown, and the left half part of FIG. 9 is the figure which looked at the outer peripheral side of the conveyance belt 30 from the side surface, and the right half part of FIG. The inner peripheral side of the belt 30 is seen.

In addition, when the coins 11 do not exist on the upper surface of the coin-like conveying path 23 (wear-resistant plate 26), the lower end surface of each wing 37 is very close to the wear-resistant plate 26. However, it is not in sliding contact, and is not in sliding contact with the reference guide plate (29). On the other hand, when the coins 11 are present on the upper surface of the coin-like conveying path 23 (abrasion resistant plate 26), the lower end of the wing 37 is elastically deformed to It is possible to move the coin 11 on the upper surface while moving the conveyance downstream.

The lower end corners of the inner side of the blade body 37 of the conveyance belt 30 in the radially inner side, the coins 11 discharged from the rotary disk 10 to the inlet port 24 are abrasion-resistant plate 26 and The cutout portion 37a has an ar shape or an inclined angle shape so as to be easily introduced therebetween.

The rotating disk 10 and the conveyance belt 30 are synchronously rotated manually by a gear transmission means as a power transmission mechanism and a power transmission portion shown in FIG. That is, the first intermediate gear 40 meshing with the teeth 39 of the gears of the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10 is rotatably supported by the upper partition plate 13. The second intermediate gear 41 meshing with the first intermediate gear 40 can be rotated only by the support shaft 84 which is moved back and forth in the magnetic solenoid 83 as an actuator fixedly disposed below the intermediate shaft 41. It is always pressurized upward by the coil spring 85 which was fitted and was leisurely fitted to the support shaft 84. Then, the support shaft 46 of the third intermediate gear 42 meshing with the second intermediate gear 41 is projected on the cover body 43 covering the upper surface of the upper partition plate 13. The electric gear 45 is attached to the support shaft 46 on the cover body 43 via the one-way clutch 44. By engaging the gear 38 of the gear formed on the outer circumference of the rotary wheel 33 to the electric gear 45, the rotary disk 10 and the rotary wheel 33 and the conveyance belt 30 are synchronized to rotate and drive. The gear 40 to the electric gear 45 constitute a power transmission mechanism (gear transmission means), and the teeth 38 on the outer circumference of the rotary wheel 33 constitute a power transmission portion.

In addition, the structure for temporary driving stop (interruption) of the conveyance belt 30 in the batch processing mode described later has the support shaft 84 protruding when the electromagnetic solenoid 83 is turned off, and the coil The second intermediate gear 41 applied upward by the spring 85 is engaged with the first intermediate gear 40 and the third intermediate gear 42, respectively, to convey the rotational force at the side of the turntable 10. 30). On the other hand, when the solenoid 83 is ON, the support shaft 84 is in a retracted (falling) state, and the first intermediate gear 40 is lowered in response to the pressing force of the coil spring 85, and the first intermediate gear 40 is lowered. The engagement of the first intermediate gear 40 and the third intermediate gear 42 is released so that power is not transmitted to the conveyance belt 30.

The support shaft 46, which is integrally rotated with the third intermediate gear 42, is fixed below the upper partition plate 13 so as to integrally rotate the disc-shaped disc 86 for the rotary encoder to be detected. A photointerrupter 87 is disposed below the upper partition plate 13 with the gear portion of the gear-shaped disk 86 interposed therebetween, and the movement amount of the conveyance belt 30, and further, the optical sensor portion 52 described later. It is used to calculate the moving distance of the coins 11 passed through). In order to detect the movement amount of the conveyance belt 30, it may be performed by the non-contact type proximity sensor fixed to the tooth part 38 and fixed.

In FIG. 5, when the handle 17 is rotated clockwise to rotate the turntable 10 in the arrow A direction (clockwise), the conveyance belt 30 also rotates in the same direction. At this time, it is preferable that the circumferential speed of the outer circumference of the rotary disk 10 and the circumferential speed of the conveyance belt 30 are approximately the same, or the circumferential speed of the conveyance belt 30 is set slightly slower. If the circumferential speed of the conveyance belt 30 is made too high, the centrifugal force with respect to the coin 11 captured by the conveyance belt 30 increases, so that the coin stream 11 conveyed is the outer edge of the reference guide plate 29 ( This is because the separation error tends to be far from 29a).

In addition, when the coin 11 is blocked in the vicinity of the inlet 24, the handle 17 is rotated counterclockwise, but the conveyance belt 30 is stopped by the action of the one-way clutch 44. Keep the state

As shown in FIG. 5, the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 constituting the inner circumferential side wall of the coin flow path 23 is viewed from the inlet 24 side of the coin flow. It is close to the outer periphery of the turntable 10, and is smoothly convexly curved so as to be separated from the outer periphery of the turntable 10 as it moves toward the conveyance downstream side, and coin type discrimination means from the inlet 24 of the coin flow. The reference guide plate 29 is formed convexly curved in plan view so as to approach toward the inner circumference of the conveyance belt 30 during the period up to 31.

The ring-shaped conveying belt 30 is disposed above the coin-like conveying path 23 in the plan view, and the outer circumferential side wall of the coin-like half-small path 23 at the inlet port 24 side of the coin-like stream ( 47), and arranged so as to approach the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 as it moves toward the downstream side of the conveyance.

Therefore, in FIG. 5, when the coin 11 on the rotating disk 10 which rotates clockwise is discharged in the inlet 24 direction by centrifugal force, the wing body of the conveyance belt 30 which rotates clockwise synchronously. The coin 11 is captured at the lower end of the inner circumferential side of 37, and elastically deformed so that the lower end side of the wing body 37 is further inclined toward the conveying upstream side as the conveyance belt 30 rotates. Coins 11 are pulled and rotated while being pressed against the upper surface of the wear-resistant plate 26 (coins flow path 23).

The edges of the coins 11 are pressed against the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 until the conveyed coins 11 reach the place of the coin identification means 31, and are in sliding contact. While moving to the downstream side of the conveyance, if the detection site is set as described later, the coin diameter 11 is detected at a distance from the outer edge 29a at the place of the coin flow discrimination means 31. It can be executed correctly.

In this case, although the conveyance belt 30 and the rotating disk 10 are arrange | positioned concentrically in embodiment of illustration, you may arrange | position the conveyance belt 30 eccentrically with respect to the rotating disk 10 in plan view. .

Moreover, the introduction guide wall 47a between the inlet port 24 and the place where the coin flow discrimination means 31 is arrange | positioned among the outer peripheral side walls 47 of the coin flow path 23 (FIG. 5 and FIG. 11) and the replacement distance between the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 is preferably formed to be narrower in accordance with the coin type discrimination means 31, and the replacement distance is to be selected. It is more preferable that it is equal to or slightly larger than the maximum diameter in (). With this configuration, even if the coin 11 having a large diameter captured by the conveyance belt 30 is blown to the outer circumferential side of the conveyance belt 30, the coin flow 11 guided along the introduction guide wall 47a. Is induced to approach the outer edge (29a) of the reference guide plate 29, can eliminate the detection error of the diameter of the coin (11).

Although the wing body 37 in the said embodiment was a flat thing extended in the radial direction of the rotating wheel 33, as another form, the wing body may be made into a round rod shape or an angle rod shape, and In a planar view, a wing body having a ring shape and thin in the radial direction may be formed so as to project downward in a plurality of rows (2 to 4 rows) on the concentric circles.

In addition, the bottom surface of the rotary wheel 33 is projected downwardly an auxiliary elastic body 49 such as rubber for treating the coins 11 at the inlet 24. As shown in Figs. 10A, 10B, 11C, and 11, the first embodiment has an inner diameter side than the disposition position of the conveyance belt 30, and the reference guide plate 29 Arranged so as to pass slightly outside the outer peripheral side of the protruding end portion 29b on the inlet port 24 side in the inlet port, so that the attachment hole portion 50 penetrates up and down on the inner peripheral side of the rotary wheel 33. The upper side of the attachment hole 50 is provided with engaging projections 50a and 50b to prevent the upper portion of the rod-like elastic body 49 having a rod-like elasticity inserted from below.

In addition, the lower end surface of the auxiliary elastic body 49 is maintained at a height which does not come into sliding contact with the upper surface of the reference guide plate 29 having a thickness thinner than that of the coins 11 (see Fig. 12). The coin type 11 which floats so that it may collide with the said protruding end part 29b in the reference guide plate 29 at the side of 24, and it will not move in the radially outward direction or the radially inward direction of the rotating disk 10. The upper surface of the surface is in sliding contact with the lower end surface of the auxiliary elastic body 49 which moves along with the rotation of the rotary wheel 33, and the coin stream 11 is processed so as to be flipped in the radially outward direction as much as possible. In embodiment, it installs in two places in the radial direction (center angle of about 180 degree | times) of the rotation wheel 33 in total.

The coin type discrimination means 31 is a sorting hole 25 (minimum coin sorting hole 25 of the coin 11) at the most upstream position of the coin from the inlet port 24 of the coin in the coin flow path 23. Is placed in between). The coin type discrimination means 31 includes a magnetic sensor 51 for detecting the number of passes of the coins 11 to be counted, and an optical transmission cable 53 made of an optical fiber for detecting the diameter of the coins 11. The optical sensor unit 52 is provided. In the magnetic sensor 51, when the coins 11 are made of metal such as copper, brass, white copper, aluminum, nickel, or steel, the magnetic sensors 51 can be detected. The magnetic sensor 51 is attached to the attachment hole 54 of the upper partition plate 13 of the lower case at a position close to the outer edge 29a of the reference guide plate 29 so as not to drop off from the bottom, 26) to the hole 55 drilled (see FIG. 12).

The infrared light emitting part 56 in the optical sensor part 52 transmits below the elongate transmission hole 57 in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the coins 11 drilled in the wear-resistant plate 26. A light emitting element 58, such as an infrared light emitting diode that is arranged in a substantially linear shape along the longitudinal direction of the hole 57 and irradiates upward, is composed of. On the other hand, the light receiving unit 60 in the optical sensor unit 52 is formed of a plurality of drilled holes in the sensor unit case 59 fixed to face the transmission hole 57 with the wear-resistant plate 26 interposed therebetween. In the form, the number of light receptions corresponding to the number of detection holes 61a to 61g) and the number of detection holes 61 fixed to the sensor unit case 59 at a position away from the detection hole 61 are shown. Elements 62a to 62g and a corresponding number of optical transmission cables 53 for communicating therebetween. One end (light receiving end) of each optical transmission cable 53 is fixed to the detection holes 61a to 61g, and the other end (light emitting end) of each optical transmission cable 53 is a light receiving part of the light receiving elements 62a to 62g. The flower is inserted into and fixed to the hole 63 that is opposed to the hole. Then, the upper side of the sensor unit case 59 is covered with a cover plate 64, and unnecessary light from above (outside) is detected on the detection holes 61a to 61g, each optical transmission cable 53, and each hole 63. This is to prevent it from coming in.

When the metal coins 11 pass through the place of the magnetic sensor 51, a detection signal of a pulse shape (approximately rectangular shape) is output. Simultaneously with this, through the locations of the light receiving elements 62a to 62g according to the diameter of the coin 11, a pulse signal (approximately rectangular) diameter signal for diameter discrimination is output. These signals are inputted to the CPU 66, which is a control device 65 (see Fig. 20) of an electronic control such as a microcomputer, via an interface (not shown), and the coins type 11 for each gold type in the CPU 66. The number of coins and the total number of coins (11) that passed, and the number of coins (11) for each gold type counted and subtotal (amount of money) ), And the total number and total number of coins (count) of the counted coins, can be displayed on the display unit 7 by operation of the display changeover switch 8a. In addition, the ROM (read only memory) stores the control algorithm, the control program of the batch processing mode and the specific paper type batch processing mode described later. The control unit 65 is housed in a suitable place of the lower case 2 or the upper case 3.

As shown in Fig. 14, the arrangement positions of the detection holes 61a to 61g are arranged so as to be sequentially detected from the smaller ones of the coin types 11 to be detected. That is, when the coin 11 passing through is detected (detected) by the magnetic sensor 51, it is judged as 0.01 euro which is the minimum diameter (= 16.25 mm). In the same manner, when the magnetic sensor 51 detects the passage of the coins 11 in the detection hole 61a, it is determined to be 0.02 euro (diameter: 18.75 mm). When the magnetic sensor 51 detects the passage of the coins 11 through the detection holes 61a and 61b, it is determined as 0.10 euro (diameter: 19.75 mm). Similarly, in the case of detection by the detection holes 61a, 61b and 61c in addition to the detection by the magnetic sensor 51, 0.05 euros (diameter: 21.25 mm) and 0.20 euros by the detection holes 61a, 61b, 61c and 61d ( Diameter: 22.25 mm), 1 euro (23.25 mm) for detection of detection holes 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d and 61e, and 0.50 euro for detection of detection holes 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61e and 61f (diameter: 24.25 mm) and the detection holes 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61e, 61f, and 61g detect two euros (diameter: 25.75 mm).

In addition, as described above, when the difference in diameter is about 1.0 mm to 1.5 mm in stages, when it is determined that the manufacturing error of the diameter of each gold type is small, such as hardening, the diameter of each detection hole 61 is made small. By doing so, multi-step discrimination can be performed accurately. Further, the light receiving element 62 is disposed at a position away from the detection hole 61, and the optical transmission cable 53 (in the embodiment, consists of one optical fiber having a diameter of 0.5 mm, but a smaller diameter optical fiber bundle). Signal transmission), it is not necessary to make the light-receiving element 62 itself very small, and a general-purpose component can be used, and manufacturing cost can be reduced. As the light receiving element 62 in this case, a photoconductive element, a photodiode D, a phototransistor, a photo thyristor, or the like can be used. In addition, the predetermined number of detection holes 61 and the light receiving elements 62 are formed in the sensor unit case 59 in advance, and thus manufacturing cost can be reduced while improving the manufacturing precision and, furthermore, the detection precision.

As another embodiment, it is also possible to use a line type imaging element (CCD (linear pixel element)) or a photoelectric conversion element such as a solar cell as an optical sensor (light receiving element) for detecting the diameter of coins.

The lock piece 71 which protrudes upward from the front end of the lower case 2 can be hung off against the engaging hole 72 of the front end of the upper case 3, and the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 are closed. It can hold | maintain (refer FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 5).

In addition, when rotating the rotary disk 10 by power, as shown in FIG. 18, the handle 17 of the rotary disk 10 is removed, and the outer gear formed on the lower surface side of the rotary disk 10 The first intermediate gear 40 meshing with the teeth 39 is rotatably supported by the bracket 92 for fixing the lower end of the support shaft 90 fixed to the lower surface of the lower case 2, the support shaft The electric gear 91 which rotates integrally with the 90 is engaged with the pinion gear 93 of the electric motor 88. The electric motor 88 has a built-in rotary encoder 89 capable of detecting the number of revolutions thereof. In addition, since the transmission mechanism from the first intermediate gear 40 to the conveyance belt 30 is substantially the same as in the manual case, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, instead of installing the rotary encoder 89 integrally with the electric motor 88, a gear-shaped disk which rotates integrally with the support shaft 46 of the third intermediate gear 42 as in the case of manual operation. The photo interrupter 87 may be configured.

Next, the switching between the measurement mode (normal measurement mode, batch processing mode, and specific gold seed batch processing mode) according to the present invention and the mode of counting control in each mode will be described. FIG. 19 is a detailed view of the display portion 7 and the switch portion 9 described above, and FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram of the control device 65. The CPU 66 has a power switch 8b, a display changeover switch 8a, a start / stop switch 8c as an input means, and an increase / decrease (+ S) switch of the coefficient set value at the time of batch processing (8d) as an input means. ), The reduction setting (-S) switch 8e, the clear switch 8f, the light receiving elements 62a to 62g, the magnetic sensor 51 and the photointerrupter 87, and the specific gold type batch processing switch 95 are connected. have. In addition, the CPU 66, via the output interface, displays the LED display unit 7 as an output means, the gold type display unit 7a indicating the type of gold species (in the embodiment, 8 gold species from 0.01 to 2 euros), and the light emitting elements 58a to 58g. ), And when rotating the turntable 10 by manual operation, as described later, the photointerrupter 87 detects the timing and suspends the transfer of coins in the batch processing mode. The solenoid 83 is connected. In addition, when the rotary disk 10 is rotated by the electric motor 88, the rotary encoder 89 is temporarily stopped when the conveyance of the predetermined coins in the batch processing mode or the specific type of batch processing mode is suspended. The timing is detected to stop the electric motor 88.

Next, the main flow will be described. First, each time the power switch 8b in the switch section 9 is pressed, it alternately turns ON and OFF. In the ON state of only the power switch 8b, the normal coefficient mode is entered. In the normal counting mode, it is a mode that can measure the total amount (amount), the number of sheets or the amount of gold coins of the mixed gold coins 11 on the rotating plate 10. If the power switch 8b and the display changeover switch 8a are pressed simultaneously for an appropriate number of seconds (1 second in the embodiment), and a predetermined number of coins pass through the sorting hole 25 for all kinds of coins, The batch processing mode is a processing for temporarily suspending the conveyance of the coins 11 on the coin conveyance path 23.

In addition, when the specific gold seed batch processing switch 95 is pressed in the state where the power switch 8b is ON, the specific gold seed batch processing mode will be described later.

In the first step set in the normal coefficient mode, the display unit 7 displays zero. In this state, or put coins (11) mixed with the gold species to be counted from the coin inlet 12 in advance, in the case of manual rotation by turning the handle 17 as described above by the storage unit 19 ) In the case of the normal coefficient, the non-slid plane of the slide table 21 or the like is collected and stored in a triangular storage box. Then, after all the coins 11 have been measured, each time the display changeover switch 8a is pressed, the counted value is set so that the display is switched between the number of copies and the number of copies. For example, when set to gold type, the LED lamp 90 of FIG. 19 lights up, and when set to the number of sheets, the LED lamp 91 of FIG. 19 lights up. Then, each time the + S switch 8d is pressed, one of eight places of 0.01 euro → 2 euros and a grand total are designated in turn on the gold type display unit 7a, and the count result for the amount or number of sheets therein is displayed on the display unit 7 ) Is displayed. When the clear switch 8f is pressed, the counting result (memory value) is initialized.

When the batch processing mode is set, the count setting value of the number of passes (or the amount of money) through which the coin 11 set in advance passes through the detector (arrangement place of the detection hole 61 and the magnetic sensor 51) is initially set. It is. In the embodiment, the number is the same, and the same value is uniformly set for all kinds of gold species (in the example, 8 gold species of 0.01 euros to 2 euros), and the initial value is 50 sheets, and the display unit 7 displays "50". . To change this coefficient set value, each time the increase / decrease (+ S) switch 8d of the coefficient set value at the time of the batch process is pressed, it is increased to a predetermined value and the decrement (-S) switch 8e is pressed. Each time, it decreases to a predetermined value. The predetermined values are 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 in the examples. Press the clear switch 8f to return to the initial value.

Subsequently, in this state or in advance, the coin 11 in which the gold species to be counted is mixed from the coin inlet 12 is placed, and in the case of manual operation, the handle 17 is rotated as described above to perform the above-described gold-based classification. The number of passages through the detection unit (placement positions of the detection hole 61 and the magnetic sensor 51) is measured. Coins 11 of each kind are dropped at the place of the predetermined sorting hole 25, are received by the slide 21 of the storage part 19, and are slipped off, and the passage hole 21a and the relay system 75 are moved. It is accommodated in the stack shape through the storage container 73 through.

When a certain kind of coins 11 reaches the count setting value, a corresponding predetermined batch processing signal is input to the CPU 66. In the photointerrupter 87 which detects the number of gears of the gear-shaped rotary disk 86 by using this batch processing signal as a trigger, a coin type 11 of a predetermined kind (which has reached the count setting value) is detected from the detection unit. Calculate the distance traveled by). When the same as the distance from the detection part to the center position (falling position) in the conveying direction of the sorting hole 25 in which the coins of the same kind 11 are sorted, the solenoid 83 is turned on, and the second intermediate gear ( As shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 8, 41 is lowered, and the engagement between the first intermediate gear 40 and the third intermediate gear 42 is released. As a result, the coins 11 of the gold species that have reached the coefficient set value fall at the place of the predetermined sorting hole 25 and are stored in the storage cylinder 73 in a stacked shape. For example, when 0.01 euro hardening, 0.10 euro hardening, and 0.05 euro hardening in the order of the smallest diameters reach the coefficient set value in the order when passing through the place of the detection unit, the sorting hole for hardening 0.01 euros 25 Is at the position closest to the detection section, so that when the 0.01 euros hardening comes to approximately the center portion in the conveying direction of the predetermined sorting hole 25, the curing falls, while the electromagnetic solenoid 83 is subjected to the batch processing signal. Since it is turned on, the conveyance operation of the coins 11 by the conveyance belt 30 is temporarily suspended, and the subsequent 0.10 euro hardening and 0.05 euro hardening are stopped in the coin flow conveying path 23. Since the operator can recognize the state in which the conveyance belt 30 is stopped only by rotating the turntable 10 even when the handle 17 is rotated, the 0.01 euro hardening storage container 73 having reached the above-mentioned count setting value. ) Is removed and the empty storage container 73 is set again under the relay system 75.

When the start / stop switch 8c is pressed again, the solenoid 83 is turned off, and the second intermediate gear 41 returns to the solid state shown in FIG. 8 to allow power transfer to the conveyance belt 30. . Then, the handle 17 is rotated again, and then a batch processing signal detects that the 0.10 euro hardening has come to a predetermined place (falling position) of the predetermined sorting hole 25, and the solenoid 83 is turned on to convey the above. Since the power transmission to the belt 30 is stopped and this 0.10 euro hardening is stored in the predetermined storage container 73, it replaces with the empty storage container 73 as mentioned above, and all kinds of coins 11 Can be batch-processed for each predetermined coefficient setting value. In addition, it can be easily understood from the above description that such batch processing can be processed even if the diameters of the coins passing through the detector are large or small in the conveying order. In addition, instead of the storage container 73 for storing only a predetermined amount, the number of coins 11 arranged in the housing portion of a normal triangular box-shaped box may be stored.

In the form in which the rotary disk 10 and the conveyance belt 30 are synchronously rotated by the driving motor 88, after the batch processing signal is detected, a predetermined gold species between the predetermined sorting holes 25 is obtained. The moving distance of the coins 11 may be detected by the rotary encoder 89, calculated by the CPU 66, and controlled to temporarily stop the driving motor 88 at a predetermined timing.

Next, the specific type of paper batch processing mode will be described. In this mode, coins 11 of different types of gold are mixed and supplied to the rotary disk 10, and only coins 11 of a specific type of gold are batch processed in advance, and other types of coins 11 of other types of gold are usually used. It is to perform the counting and sorting operation. A method of specifying (setting) one type of gold to be batch processed is, for example, the coin type counting device 1 which is to be placed in the coin type counting sorting device 1 in a state in which nothing is inserted after switching to the specific type of gold type batch processing mode. Supply only one coin type 11, rotate the rotary plate 10 by manual or drive motor 88 to determine the gold type in the detection unit, and store this signal in RAM 69 To determine (determine) Although not shown in place of this embodiment, a plurality of gold grades of about 1 to 3 may be specified (determined) by selectively pressing a gold species specific switch. Since the method and means for setting and changing the coefficient set value are the same as in the batch processing mode, detailed description is omitted.

Subsequently, the coin 11 mixed with the gold species is supplied from the coin inlet 12 onto the rotating plate 10, and the rotating plate 10 is rotated by a manual or driving motor 88, and the coin unit 11 is rotated. While discriminating the gold species, the coins are conveyed along the coin conveyance path 23, and the corresponding coin types 11 of the gold species are sorted at the locations of the respective sorting holes 25 and collected in the storage unit 19 below. The CPU 66 calculates and stores the number of passes for each type of gold in the detection unit as in the case of the normal counting mode. For the coins 11 of the specific type, when the predetermined coefficient setting value is reached, the coins are carried by the conveyance belt 30 by the distance (or corresponding time) to the center of the corresponding sorting hole 25. The transfer of power to the transport belt 30 is interrupted as described above at the time when the coin 11 of the particular type of gold is dropped into the storage portion 19 by the transfer of (11). The storage container 73 may be replaced in the same manner as in the batch processing mode. In addition, what is necessary is just to make the accommodating part 19 which collect | recovers and stores coins 11 other than the said specific denomination type is a box of a normal triangular box shape. As described above, in the batch processing mode of the specific gold species, the normal counting operation is performed on the plurality of the gold kinds of coins 11, while the preset count setting value (the number or amount of money) of the coins of the specific gold species is carried out. If the coins 11 stay in the predetermined storage unit 19, the conveyance of the coins 11 is suspended, which makes managing the coins more convenient.

In addition, in any of the normal counting mode, batch processing mode, and specific type of batch processing mode, driving / stop of the electric motor 88 can be performed alternately by alternately pressing the start / stop switch 8c.

It is also possible to collect coins of the same kind of gold once by executing the normal counting mode and to process the same kind of coins 11 in a batch processing mode.

Claims (8)

One rotary disk to allow the supplied coins to be placed on the upper surface and to be rotated by manual or drive means; A substantially arc-shaped coin conveyance path having one inlet of coins from the outer circumference of the turntable and disposed along the outer circumference of the turntable; A plurality of sorting holes which are formed in the coin conveyance path, and are capable of sorting and falling down from coins of small diameter to coins of large diameter as they go from the conveying upstream to the conveying downstream; Detachable collection and storage means for recovering and storing the sorted coins at the bottom of each sorting hole; A conveyance belt disposed on an outer circumference of the turntable and rotating in synchronism with the rotation of the turntable, the conveying belt having a circular ring shape while being pressed while pushing the coins toward the coin conveyance path surface; Coin type discrimination means arranged in a coin flow path between the introduction port of the coin and the sorting hole on the uppermost side of the conveying direction, for determining the number of passes and the diameter of the coin; Control means for calculating a measurement result by said coin type discriminating means; And In the coin counting sorting device having a display unit for displaying the counting results, such as the quantity and total quantity of the coins passed through the kind, A normal counting mode and a preset count setting value of the number of passes or amount of coins can be changed, and switching to a batch processing mode for temporarily stopping the conveyance of coins to the sorting hole when the count setting value is reached. And switch means for And said control means executes said normal counting mode or batch processing mode in accordance with switching of said switching means. One rotary disk to allow the supplied coins to be placed on the upper surface and to be rotated by manual or drive means; A substantially arc-shaped coin conveyance path having one inlet of coins from the outer circumference of the turntable and disposed along the outer circumference of the turntable; A plurality of sorting holes which are formed in the coin conveyance path, and are capable of sorting and falling down from coins of small diameter to coins of large diameter as they go from the conveying upstream to the conveying downstream; Detachable collection and storage means for recovering and storing the sorted coins at the bottom of each sorting hole; A conveyance belt disposed on an outer circumference of the turntable and rotating in synchronism with the rotation of the turntable, the conveying belt having a circular ring shape while being pressed while pushing the coins toward the coin conveyance path surface; Coin type discrimination means arranged in a coin flow path between the introduction port of the coin and the sorting hole on the uppermost side of the conveying direction, for determining the number of passes and the diameter of the coin; Control means for calculating a measurement result by said coin type discriminating means; And In the coin counting sorting device having a display unit for displaying the counting results, such as the quantity and total quantity of the coins passed through the kind, It is possible to change the count setting value of the normal counting mode, the number of coins passing through or the amount of money specified in advance, and when the count setting value is reached, the conveyance of the coins to the sorting hole is temporarily stopped. Coin types of coins are provided with switch means for switching to a specific type of paper batch processing mode for performing normal counting and sorting. And the control means executes the normal counting mode or the specific gold seed batch processing mode in accordance with the switching of the switch means. The power transmission mechanism is disposed between the rotary disk driven by manual rotation and the conveyance belt, and the control means is arranged in the batch processing mode and the specific gold type batch processing mode. After the coin type discrimination means detects that the coefficient set value has been reached by passing the coin flow, after the coin flows a predetermined distance, the power transmission mechanism is operated to block power transmission to the conveyance belt. Coin sorting device. 4. The power transmission means according to claim 3, wherein the power transmission means is constituted by gear transmission means composed of a plurality of gears disposed between the rotary disk and the conveyance belt, An actuator is provided to move one or more intermediate electric gears of the gear transmission means so that power transmission to the conveying belt can be continued or interrupted. The control means detects that the coin type determination means has reached a coefficient set value by passing the coins in the batch processing mode and the specific type of paper batch processing mode, and then after the coins move a predetermined distance, the actuator Coin-type counting device, characterized in that for controlling to block the transmission of power to the conveying belt by operating. The motor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotary disk is driven by a motor and at the same time, a power transmission mechanism is disposed between the rotary disk and the conveyance belt, and the control means is arranged in the batch processing mode and the specific gold type arrangement. In the processing mode, after the coin flows a predetermined distance after detecting that the coin flow determination means has reached a coefficient set value by passing the coin flows, the coin stops the rotation of the turntable and the conveyance belt. Coin-type counting device characterized in that the control to stop the motor. The coin sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the batch processing mode, the coin sorting device is set in advance so that a coefficient setting value is the same for a plurality of coins. The coin sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the collection and storage unit is detachably provided with a storage container for storing coins of the preset coefficient setting value. 8. The rotary case according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the lower case includes a rotary plate and a coin-like conveying path, and the upper case that is openable to the lower case is rotatable with the carrying belt. And a coin transmission opening to a turntable in a radially inner side of the turn wheel, and the turn wheel includes a power transmission part for rotating and driving with the power transmission mechanism disposed on the lower case side. Counting device.