TW202236222A - Coin separation assembly and multimedia interaction device comprising a coin separation device having a coin inlet opening and a plurality of coin outlet openings and a plurality of tracks having inlet openings corresponding to the coin outlet openings - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a coin separation assembly, which is applicable to a multimedia interaction device. The coin separation assembly comprises: a coin separation device that includes a coin inlet opening and a plurality of coin outlet openings, the coin separation device being arranged to recognize a coin deposited into the coin inlet opening and to convey the coin to a corresponding coin outlet opening; and a plurality of tracks, each of the tracks including an inlet opening corresponding to each of the coin outlet openings of the coin separation device. The present invention also provides a multimedia interaction device that includes the above-described coin separation assembly.

Description

Coin component and multimedia interactive device

The invention provides a coin component and a multimedia interactive device, especially a coin component and a multimedia interactive device that can support multiple coins.

Among the existing multimedia interactive devices, some also possess the function of coin insertion. Although coin-operated vending machines have been widely used for many years, it is inappropriate to directly apply the coin-operated mechanism of a vending machine to a multimedia interactive device. For example, the change of a vending machine is stored in multiple change boxes in series, and the change that can be stored is relatively limited. The operator of the vending machine can empty the change by the way when replenishing the goods every day. However, for multimedia interactive devices, change exchange is only one of the functions, and it is not economical to send personnel to collect change frequently. In addition, if the change exceeds the storage capacity, it may cause mechanical failure.

The inventor then exhausted his brains to study carefully, and then developed a coin component and a multimedia interactive device, in order to achieve the effect of meeting economic benefits and avoiding machine failure.

The first aspect of the present invention is to provide a coin-distributing component, which is applied to a multimedia interactive device. Out a coin that is put into by this coin inlet, then this coin is transported to this coin outlet corresponding to this coin;

The second aspect of the present invention provides a multimedia interactive device, which includes: an outer casing having an accommodating space; and the above-mentioned coin component, the coin inlet of the coin component is exposed on the outer casing.

Thereby, the coin-dispensing assembly and the multimedia interactive device of the present invention can provide the effect of meeting economic benefits and avoiding mechanical failures.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail through the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , the first aspect of the present invention provides a coin component 100 applied to a multimedia interactive device 10 , the coin component 100 includes a coin device 110 and a plurality of tracks 120 . The coin-distributing device 110 includes a coin inlet 111 and a plurality of coin outlets 112, and the coin-dividing device 110 is configured to identify a coin (not shown) dropped into the coin inlet 111, and then transport the coin to the corresponding The coin outlet 112. Each of the tracks 120 has an inlet 121 corresponding to each of the coin outlets 112 of the coin distributing device 110 , and the coin is configured to enter the corresponding track 120 from the corresponding coin outlet 112 . Specifically, the coins are sorted after being put into the coin separating device 110 , and the same coin outlet 112 outputs coins of the same denomination and size to the corresponding track 120 . . In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the number of coin outlets 112 and the number of rails 120 are four, but it is not limited thereto. As shown in Figure 5, the coin dispensing device 110 can be provided with an identification and classification module 116 to identify the authenticity of the coins inserted from the coin inlet 111, for example, by using a laser to detect the outer tooth grooves of the coin or by a weighing mechanism Detect the actual weight of the coin to determine whether the weight of the coin meets the weight of the currency value. If it is judged to be a counterfeit coin, the coin will be returned to the user by the coin return port 114 below the coin inlet port 111 .

The second aspect of the present invention provides the above-mentioned multimedia interactive device 10 , which includes an outer casing 11 and the above-mentioned coin assembly 100 . The outer casing 11 has an accommodating space S, and the coin inlet 111 of the coin split assembly 100 is exposed from the outer casing 11 .

Through these rails 120, different coins can be transported down to different positions, which can increase the capacity of the multimedia interactive device 10 that can store coins, so that there is no need to send personnel frequently to recover coins. The multimedia interactive device 10 can provide the effect of meeting economic benefits and avoiding machine failure.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in one embodiment, the coin outlets 112 are disposed on a bottom 113 of the coin distributing device 110 and are respectively located above the inlets 121 of the rails 120 .

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , in one embodiment, the coin outlets 112 are used to output coins of different denominations. For example, the four coin outlets 112 shown can respectively output coins of NT$1, NT$5, NT$10 and NT$50. But not limited thereto, the number of coin outlets 112 can be increased or decreased according to actual needs, and can also be applied to coins from other countries.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , in an embodiment, the multimedia interactive device 10 further includes a plurality of coin storage containers 13 , and the coin storage containers 13 correspond to the tracks 120 respectively. The rails 120 respectively have an outlet 122 leading to each of the coin storage containers 13 . Specifically, the coin dispensing device 110 can be located above each of the coin storage containers 13 as a whole, and each of the rails 120 is inclined downward from the coin dispensing device 110 to the corresponding coin storage container 13 . Each of the coin storage containers 13 respectively stores a plurality of identical coins, and the coins stored in different coin storage containers 13 are different from each other. Each of the coin storage containers 13 can further extend a change channel 131, and the multimedia interactive device 10 further has a change opening 14, and each of the change channels 131 is connected to the change opening 14, so that when there is change When requested, the coins are returned to the user.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , each track 120 can have different inclination angles according to the corresponding coin outlet 122 . In other words, when the weight of the coin corresponding to the coin outlet 122 is heavier, the track 120 has a smaller inclination angle, otherwise, the inclination angle is larger. For example, for NT$1 and NT$5 coins, the best sliding effect is when the angle between the track 120 and the horizontal direction is greater than 18 degrees; for NT$10 coins, the angle between the track 120 and the horizontal direction is greater than 18 degrees. It has the best sliding effect when it is 16 degrees, and it has the best sliding effect when the angle between the track 120 and the horizontal direction is greater than 15 degrees in terms of a NT$50 coin.

In one embodiment, the coin storage containers 13 are removably assembled in the multimedia interactive device 10 . Specifically, the interior of the multimedia interactive device 10 may further include a plurality of slots 15 and a plurality of support brackets 16 slidingly connected to the slots 15, and the opposite side walls of each of the slots 15 are respectively provided with a first sliding joint part 151 , a second sliding joint part 161 corresponding to the first sliding joint part 151 is provided on opposite sides of each supporting bracket 16 , and at least one coin storage container 13 is fixed on the supporting bracket 16 . In FIG. 4 , two coin storage containers 13 can be fixed on each supporting bracket 16 , but it is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, the first sliding connection portion 151 is a sliding groove, and the second sliding connection portion 161 is a sliding rail, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the structures of the first sliding connection part 151 and the second sliding connection part 161 can also be arranged reversely.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, in one embodiment, the outer casing 11 of the multimedia interactive device 10 includes a plurality of side walls 115, and the coin inlet 111 and the coin outlet 114 of the coin distribution device 110 are exposed on the One of the side walls 115 . In addition, the multimedia interactive device 10 may further include a display screen 17 exposed on a side wall 115 of the outer casing 11 for interacting with the user. In addition, the multimedia interactive device 10 may further include a banknote input portion 181 exposed on one of the side walls 115 of the outer shell 11, a product output portion 182, a receipt printing portion 183, and other output/output portions not listed one by one. input device.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 , in an embodiment, the multimedia interactive device 10 may have a banknote input device 200 . The banknote input device 200 has the banknote input part 181 , and the banknote input part 181 can be a suction port. The banknote input device 200 is provided with a banknote verification module 210 , such as a laser verification module, to identify the authenticity of the banknote by firing laser onto the banknote. If the banknote is not verified, it can be returned to the user through the banknote input unit 181 .

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiment should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

10:Multimedia interactive device 100: cent component 11: Outer shell 110: Coin device 111: coin inlet 112: Coin outlet 113: bottom 114: Coin refund port 115: side wall 116: Identification and classification module 120: track 121: Entrance 122: Export 13: Coin storage container 131: change channel 14: change opening 15: slot 151: The first sliding joint 16: Bracket 161: The second sliding joint 17: Display screen 181: Banknote input unit 182:Commodity export department 183:Receipt printing department 200: banknote input device 210: banknote verification module S: storage space

[FIG. 1] is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a multimedia device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 2] is an exploded schematic diagram of a coin assembly according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 3] is the explosion schematic diagram II of the coin assembly of the specific embodiment of the present invention. [ FIG. 4 ] is a schematic perspective view of a multimedia device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 5] is an enlarged schematic diagram of the coin dispensing device in Fig. 2. [ Fig. 6 ] is a schematic diagram of a banknote input device according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

100: cent component

110: Coin device

113: bottom

116: Identification and classification module

120: track

121: Entrance

122: Export

13: Coin storage container

Claims (10)

A coin component is applied to a multimedia interactive device, and the coin component includes: A coin splitting device, including a coin inlet and a plurality of coin outlets, the coin splitting device is configured to identify a coin inserted from the coin inlet, and then transport the coin to the corresponding coin outlet; and A plurality of tracks, each of which has an entrance corresponding to each of the coin outlets of the coin dispensing device. The coin-dispensing assembly as described in Claim 1, wherein the coin outlets are arranged at a bottom of the coin-dispensing device and are respectively located above the entrances of the tracks. The coin assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each track has an inclination angle, and the corresponding track has a smaller inclination angle when the weight or size of the coin corresponding to the coin outlet is heavier. A multimedia interactive device, comprising: an outer shell with an accommodating space; and The coin component as described in any one of Claims 1-3, which is arranged in the accommodating space. The multimedia interactive device as described in Claim 4 further includes a display screen exposed on the outer casing for interacting with the user. The multimedia interactive device as described in claim 4, further comprising a plurality of coin storage containers corresponding to the tracks, wherein the tracks respectively have an outlet leading to each of the coin storage containers. The multimedia interactive device as described in Claim 6, wherein each of the coin storage containers further extends a change channel. The multimedia interactive device as described in Claim 6, wherein the coin storage containers are removably assembled in the multimedia interactive device. The multimedia interactive device as described in claim 8, wherein the multimedia interactive device further includes a plurality of slots and a plurality of support brackets slidingly connected to the slots, and a first sliding connection is respectively provided on the opposite side walls of each slot A second sliding joint corresponding to the first sliding joint is provided on opposite sides of each supporting bracket, and each supporting bracket is fixed with at least one coin storage container. The multimedia interactive device according to claim 9, wherein the first sliding connection part is a slide groove, and the second sliding connection part is a slide rail.

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