TWI720672B - Coin receiving and releasing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the coins in the discharge channel from being clogged (clogged) even in the case where a large number of coin dispensing devices arranged in the vertical and front-rear directions of coins are discharged to the same discharge channel at the same time. . The currency release and retention device is configured in three layers, and each layer is equipped with most currency release and retention devices. At least each layer is provided with a release channel, the release channels are stacked in the up and down direction, and the bottom plate of the release channel is inclined downward toward the side of the release outlet. The discharge conveyor belt, which is arranged obliquely upward toward the discharge port side, is arranged below the lower end of each bottom plate. The coins sent from the release and retention device of each currency type first fall from the release channel to the inclined plate and then fall onto the release conveyor belt. The coins falling on the discharge conveyor belt are conveyed to the discharge outlet by the discharge conveyor belt moving to the discharge outlet side.

Description

Coin receiving and releasing device

The present invention relates to a so-called recycle type coin receiving and dispensing device used in automatic payment machines or bank window auxiliary equipment, etc., to use the received coins as coins to be discharged.

In detail, it relates to a circular coin receiving and discharging device that can be collected smoothly without coin clogging even when the coins kept inside are collected collectively.

In addition, the "coin" used in this specification refers to the following concept: a circular plate-shaped object such as a coin or token with a predetermined thickness and diameter, and also includes a deformed octagon such as 20 pence or 50 pence in the United Kingdom. Also, "coin jam" is the concept of a state in which the coin is completely plugged and immovable, and also includes a state similar to it. Furthermore, terms such as "first" and "second" indicating the order are only used to distinguish them from the same part name, and will not be considered in the interpretation of rights.

In terms of this conventional technology, a coin receiving and dispensing machine is known, which is characterized by comprising: a coin accepting port for accepting coins from outside the machine body; a storage and ejection device in which the coins accepted by the aforementioned coin accepting port are transported for storage, And the stored coins are discharged one by one; the receiving and conveying part conveys the coins discharged by the aforementioned storage and discharge device one by one to the first direction; most of the storage and discharge parts are arranged below the receiving and conveying part, and the receiving The coins conveyed by the conveying part are accommodated and the accommodated coins are discharged one by one in a second direction different from the aforementioned first direction; in the discharge space, the coins discharged from the plurality of accommodating and discharging parts pass through here; Out of the conveying part, the coins passing through the aforementioned releasing space fall here; And the second discharge and conveyance part, which conveys the coins conveyed by the first discharge and conveyance part to the coin ejection outlet on the upper side; and the plurality of storage and discharge parts are arranged in multiple layers in the vertical direction, and are arranged in multiple layers relative to this arrangement. The accommodating and discharging portion is provided with a discharging space on one side of the aforementioned second direction (Patent Document 1).

[Prior Technical Literature]

[Patent Literature]

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-109113 (Figure 1~Figure 2, paragraphs 0019~0031, 0064~0072)

In the conventional technology, coins discharged from a plurality of storage and discharge parts fall in a common discharge space and fall onto the first discharge conveying part that constitutes the horizontal bottom of the discharge space, and receive the first discharge. The conveying action of the conveying section is transmitted to the second discharge conveying section, and due to the movement toward the coin ejection outlet of the second discharge conveying section, it moves upward and is ejected to the coin ejection outlet. In other words, the coins discharged from the plurality of storage and ejection sections first fall to the first ejection and transport section constituting the horizontal bottom, and are transported upward due to the movement of the second ejection and transport section to be ejected to the coin ejection outlet. With this structure, all coins discharged from the storage and ejection section fall onto the first ejection and conveying section. In order to convey the coins smoothly, the first release conveying part uses a rubber belt with a large friction coefficient, which is full of elasticity. Therefore, the falling coins bounce up greatly due to the elasticity of the rubber band, and the coins interfere with each other. Therefore, there is the following problem: it takes time until the coins are in close contact with the first discharge conveying part and are conveyed to the second discharge conveying part. . In other words, there is a problem that it takes time to send out coins. In particular, when collecting coins that are sent out from a plurality of storage and ejection sections, all the coins fall onto the first ejection and conveying section, so the coins are piled up high and coin clogging is likely to occur.

The object of the present invention is to provide a coin receiving and discharging device, which can smoothly collect coins without clogging of coins during the collection operation of discharging and collecting coins discharged from the currency retention and discharging device together.

To achieve this object, the first invention is constituted as follows.

A coin receiving and discharging device, which takes the coins inserted into the receiving port, after being discriminated by a coin identification device, is conveyed one by one by a coin conveying device extending linearly away from the aforementioned receiving port and distributed by the coin dispensing device at the same time After a plurality of currency types are formed, they are guided to and retained by the currency type falling channel arranged on the side of the aforementioned coin conveying device, and are retained in a plurality of currency type retaining and discharging devices arranged in a vertical direction and arranged in a vertical direction along the aforementioned coin conveying device. , And according to the release instruction, it is sent out one by one from the outlet of the currency retention and ejection device to the release channel arranged on the other side of the coin conveying device, and dropped to the row along the currency retention and ejection device. On the release conveyor belt and sent to the release outlet or coin holding container by the operation of the release conveyor belt, the feature is that the release channel has at least: an inclined plate, which forms the bottom surface of the release channel, and Incline downward to the discharge port side, so that the coins falling from the discharge port slide down; and the discharge conveyor belt is partially arranged below the lower end of the inclined plate and slopes upward toward the discharge port side.

In addition, the currency type falling channel arranged on the side of the coin conveying device not only refers to the configuration where all the currency type falling channels are arranged on the side of the coin conveying device, but also includes the configuration where part of the currency type falling channel is arranged on the side of the coin conveying device. .

In addition, the coin conveying device that linearly extends in the direction away from the receiving port not only refers to the structure in which the entire coin conveying device extends in the direction away from the receiving port, but also includes the structure in which a part of the coin conveying device linearly extends in the direction away from the receiving port.

Furthermore, the collection of coins is not only carried out by storing them in a dedicated coin holding container, but can also be carried out by connecting the coin collecting body to the discharge outlet.

The second invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

According to the coin receiving and dispensing device described in the first invention, the inclined plate is provided in each of the plurality of layers to form the bottom surface of the dispensing channel of each layer.

The third invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

The coin receiving and discharging device according to the first invention, wherein the inclined plate is provided at each of the currency type retaining and discharging devices with three or less inclined plates.

The fourth invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

For example, the coin receiving and discharging devices of the first to third inventions are provided with: a fall preventing device, which is arranged opposite to the aforementioned predetermined inclined plate, and works with the aforementioned discharge conveyor belt to prevent falling, so as to separate from the aforementioned inclined plate. The coins falling on the aforementioned discharging conveyor belt do not fall to the lower conveying channel.

The fifth invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

The coin receiving and discharging device according to the fourth invention, wherein the discharging conveyor belt faces the discharging outlet side and is inclined at 45 degrees or more with respect to the horizontal line.

The sixth invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

Such as the coin receiving and discharging device of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the above-mentioned multi-layer is a total of three layers, an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer.

The seventh invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

The coin receiving and dispensing device according to the sixth invention, wherein the upper and middle layers are equipped with three currency retention and dispensing devices, and the lower layer is equipped with two currency retention and dispensing devices.

The eighth invention of the present invention is constituted as follows.

The coin receiving and discharging device according to the seventh invention, wherein the currency retaining and discharging devices arranged in the middle and lower layers are arranged on the middle and lower layers, and the two farther from the receiving port overlap in the vertical direction.

According to the first invention, the coins retained in the currency retention and ejection device are ejected one by one from the delivery outlets to the ejection channel. The coins falling from the delivery outlet slide down on the inclined plate that forms the bottom surface that is inclined downward toward the discharge outlet side. The coins that slide on the inclined plate fall onto the discharge conveyor belt. After being conveyed upward by the discharge conveyor belt, they are discharged to the discharge outlet. The discharge conveyor belt is inclined upward to the discharge outlet side, and a part of it is arranged in a more inclined position. The lower end of the plate is further down, and moves to the aforementioned discharge port side at a predetermined speed.

With this structure, the coins ejected from the currency retention and ejection device are scattered and dropped to several inclined plates. Therefore, even if coin jams occur during coin collection, it is also a small-scale coin jam, which can immediately Lifted. In addition, coins falling on the inclined plate are less likely to be clogged with coins during the process of sliding down on the inclined plate. Even in the case of coin jams, the coin jams can be removed immediately because they are driven by the coins conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt. Therefore, by the time the conveyor belt is released, most of the coin jams have been removed. Thereafter, the coins are conveyed upward by the release conveyor belt, and released to the release outlet or the recovery vault. Therefore, it has the following advantages: even when coins are continuously ejected from the currency retention and ejection device at the same time, the coins can be recovered smoothly without coin clogging, which can achieve the advantages of the invention.

The second invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the second invention, the inclined plate is provided on each of the aforementioned multiple layers to form the bottom surface of the release channel of each layer. Therefore, it has the following advantages: Since most currency retention and ejection devices are allocated to each layer, the number of currency retention and ejection devices for the inclined plate of each layer is reduced, so the number of coins discharged to the same coin channel at the same time is also reduced, which can further prevent coin clogging .

The third invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the third invention, there is the following advantage: since the inclined plate is provided at each of the three or less outlets, the coins falling on the same inclined plate are at most coins discharged from the three currency holding and discharging devices, and at the same time The number of coins falling into the same coin passage is limited, so coin clogging can be further prevented. In addition, the inclined plate is provided for each delivery port of the reserve discharge device for currency types with less than three currencies, which includes the following situations: the delivery port and the inclined plate are in a one-to-one relationship, the delivery port is two and the inclined plate is one, and The number of delivery ports is three and the number of inclined plates is one.

The fourth invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the fourth invention, each inclined plate is provided with a fall prevention device, which prevents falling together with the discharge conveyor belt, so that the coins falling from each inclined plate onto the discharge conveyor belt do not fall to the lower side Side of the sloping board. Thereby, there is an advantage that the coins falling on the inclined plate will not reach the inclined plate below even if they fall onto the discharge conveyor belt, so that coin clogging can be further prevented.

The fifth invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the fifth invention, the discharge conveyor belt is inclined at 45 degrees or more with respect to the horizontal line toward the discharge port side. This has the advantage that since the installation length of the discharge conveyor belt for the front and rear directions of the discharge outlet can be shortened, the installation area can be reduced, in other words, the device can be miniaturized.

The sixth invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the sixth invention, there is an advantage that since the multilayer system has three layers, the upper layer, the middle layer, and the lower layer, the height can be made low.

The seventh invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the seventh invention, three currency retention and discharge devices are arranged on the upper and middle levels, and two currency retention and discharge devices are arranged on the lower level. Thereby, it has the following advantages: because it can be supplemented with the inclination of the conveyor belt, the eight currency-specific retention and ejection devices are arranged in a limited space, so that the device can be miniaturized.

The eighth invention has the same basic structure as the first invention, so it can achieve the purpose of the original invention. Furthermore, in the eighth invention, the currency retention and ejection devices arranged in the middle and lower layers are overlapped in the vertical direction with the two that are far from the receiving port. Therefore, it has the following advantages: the device can be miniaturized because the arrangement of the currency drop channels for the middle and lower layers in a limited space can be reasonably performed.

C: coin

P1, P2: Elevation

PP: Release location

RP: Recovery location

1C, 2C, 2E, 5C, 10C, 20C, 50C, OF, RJ: sorting hole

100: Coin receiving and releasing device

102: receiving port

104: Coin Separating and Sending Device

106: Coin Recognition Device

108: coin conveying device

112: Coin dispenser

114: Currency retention spitting device

114U: The upper reserved discharge device row

114M: Middle layer reserved spitting device row

114L: Lower layer reserved spitting device row

1141C: 1 Euro cent retention spitting device

1142C: 2 Euro cent retention spitting device

1145C: 5 Euro cent retention spitting device

11410C: 10 Euro cent retention spitting device

11420C: 20 Euro cent retention spitting device

11450C: 50 Euro cent retention spitting device

1141E: 1 euro reserved spitting device

1142E: 2 euros reserved for spitting device

116: Currency drop channel

116U: upper drop channel

116L: lower side drop channel

116RJ: whereabouts of the refunded currency

1161C: 1 Euro cent drop channel

116U2C: 2 Euro cents upper falling channel

116L2C: 2 Euro cents lower side drop channel

116U5C: 5 Euro cents upper falling channel

116L5C: 5 Euro cents lower side drop channel

116U10C: 10 Euro cents upper falling channel

116L10C: 10 cents lower side drop channel

116U20C: 20 Euro cents upper falling channel

116L20C: 20 Euro cents lower side drop channel

11650C: 50 Euro cent drop channel

1161E: 1 euro falling channel

116U1E: 1 euro upper falling channel

116L1E: 1 euro lower side drop channel

1162E: 2 euro falling channel

116UOF: overflow the upper falling channel

118: Release Channel

118U: Upper release channel

118M: Middle release channel

118L: Lower release channel

1182: Second Release Channel

1183: Third Release Channel

1181C: 1 Euro cent release channel

1182C: 2 Euro cent release channel

1185C: 5 Euro cent release channel

11810C: 10 Euro cent release channel

11820C: 20 Euro cent release channel

11850C: 50 Euro cent release channel

1181E: 1 euro release channel

1182E: 2 Euro release channel

122: release

124: Release the conveyor belt

126: body

128: cover

1281: top plate

1282: upper bottom plate

1283: middle floor

1284: lower floor

1285: Internal bottom plate

1286: bottom plate

128L: left side panel

128R: right side panel

128U: upper board

128B: rear side panel

130L: inner left side wall panel

130R: inner right side wall panel

132L: left space

132R: Right side space

132M: Central space

138: Coin Container

142: installation hole

144U: upper space

144M: middle space

144L: Lower space

144B: bottom space

146: Guide tube

1461C: 1 Euro cent opening

1462C: 2 Euro cent opening

1465C: 5 Euro cent opening

14610C: 10 Euro cent opening

14620C: 20 Euro cent opening

14650C: 50 Euro cent opening

1461E: 1 euro opening

1462E: 2 euro opening

146OF: Overflow opening

148: Coin Retention Container

152: Rotating circular plate

154: Recipient

156: Full load sensor

162: Concave

164Y: glyph flat plate

166: Extrusion

168: Receiving Department

174: Magnetic Sensor

176: Rotating Body

178: Reference Guide

182: Coin Acceptance Department

184: Push handle

186: Loop Conveyor

188: Sliding flat plate

192: Guide rail

194: The first sprocket

196: second sprocket

198: Chain

202: push pin

204: Transfer Path

206: Upper Sorting Department

208: Lower Sorting Department

236: Hopper Bowl

238: Rotating body with holes

242: Sliding Base

244: Send Out

246: Back Wall

252: Currency Type

252U: The upper falling port train

252M: middle-level drop port train

252L: Lower drop port train

2521C: 1 Euro cent drop port

2522C: 2 Euro cent drop port

2525C: 5 Euro cent drop

25210C: 10 cents drop port

25220C: 20 Euro cent drop port

25250C: 50 Euro cent drop port

2521E: 1 Euro whereabouts

2522E: 2 Euro drop port

254: Tilt Board

254U: Upper Tilt Board

254UL: The lower end of the upper inclined plate

254M: Middle Tilting Board

254ML: Lower end of middle inclined plate

254L: Lower Tilt Board

254LL: Lower end of lower inclined plate

2541C: The uppermost front side inclined plate

2542C: The foremost inclined plate of the middle layer

254UG: Guide plate for the upper inclined plate

254MG: Guide plate for middle inclined plate

2541C: 1 Euro cent tilt plate

2542C: 2 Euro cent tilt plate

2545C: 5 Euro cent tilt board

25410C: 10 Euro cent tilt plate

25420C: 20 Euro cent tilt plate

25450C: 50 Euro cent tilt plate

2541E: 1 euro tilt plate

2542E: 2 Euro inclined board

256F: Front release conveyor roller

256B: After releasing the conveying roller

258: Conveying Department

262: protruding

262L: Left side protrusion

262R: Right protrusion

264: Fall Prevention Device

2641: Upper Fall Prevention Device

2642: Middle Fall Prevention Device

264L: Left guide plate

264R: Right guide plate

264G: guide body

264GL: Left guide surface

264GR: Right guide surface

264GT: Vertex

264S: The second fall prevention device (stop body)

264S1: The first and second fall prevention device

264S2: The second second fall arrest device

264S3: The third and second fall arrest device

264S4: The fourth and second fall arrest device

264SC: Convex

264SL: Left groove

264SR: Right groove

266: Conveying Channel

266U: Upper conveyor channel

266M: Middle transport channel

266L: Lower conveyor channel

268: Fall Prevention Board

272: Release Outlet Channel

274: Switch Board

276: Upper First Passage

278: Upper second passage

280: The first passage in the middle level

282: second guiding device

282L: Left guide body

282R: Right guide body

282UR: Left concentrated slope

282UR: Right concentrated slope

282LL: Go to the inclined plane far left

282LR: Go to the slope right far away

282DL: Left downward slope

282DR: Right downward slope

282RL: left relief surface

282RR: Right relief surface

284: The Second Block

284RL: Left pivot

284RR: Right pivot

286: second protrusion

286L: The second protrusion from the left

286R: Right second protrusion

292: Stop

294: Divided

Fig. 1 is a perspective view from the upper left of the coin receiving and dispensing device (with cover) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the coin receiving and dispensing device (without cover) of the first embodiment of the present invention viewed from the upper right.

Fig. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a coin identifying device, a coin conveying device, and a coin dispensing device of the coin receiving and dispensing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a left side view of the coin receiving and dispensing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the vertical plane P1 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the vertical plane P2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the left side of the coin falling preventing device of the coin receiving and dispensing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a coin falling prevention device of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is an enlarged perspective view from the right side, and (B) is a view in the direction of arrow B in (A).

Fig. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the function of the fall preventing device of the coin receiving and dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the second embodiment of the present invention at the same place as the vertical surface P in FIG. 1.

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the coin receiving and discharging device of the third embodiment of the present invention viewed from the upper left rear part.

15 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the third embodiment of the present invention at the same position as the vertical surface P in FIG. 1.

Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the third embodiment of the present invention at the same position as Fig. 6.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the coin receiving and discharging device in the third embodiment of the present invention at the same position as FIG. 7.

Fig. 18 is an enlarged view of the coin falling prevention device of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the third embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is an explanatory view when it is locked, and (C) is an explanation when it is popped up Figure.

19 is an enlarged view of the coin falling prevention device of the coin receiving and dispensing device of the third embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view from the upper left side, and (B) is a perspective view from the lower right side.

(Preferable form for implementing the invention)

The present invention is a coin receiving and discharging device. After the coins inserted into the receiving port are discriminated by the coin identification device, they are conveyed one by one by a coin conveying device extending linearly away from the receiving port and at the same time by the coin After the distribution device is divided into a plurality of currency types, it is guided to and retained in the plurality of currency types arranged in a vertical direction in multiple layers by the currency type falling channel arranged on the side of the aforementioned coin conveying device. Reserve the ejection device, and according to the release instruction, send it out one by one from the delivery port of the currency type reserve and eject device to the ejection channel arranged on the other side of the coin conveying device, and make it fall to the side of the currency type reserve and ejection device. The discharge conveyor belt is arranged in rows and is sent out to the discharge outlet arranged near the receiving port by the operation of the discharge conveyor belt. The most important feature is that the discharge channel has at least an inclined plate, The bottom surface of the aforementioned discharge channel is formed, and is inclined downward toward the aforementioned discharge port, so that the coins falling from the aforementioned discharge port slide down; and a part of the aforementioned discharge conveyor belt is arranged below the lower end of the aforementioned inclined plate, and Tilt upward to the side of the aforementioned discharge port.

Thereby, it is possible to provide a coin receiving and discharging device, which does not cause coin clogging and is smoothly collected even in a collection operation of discharging and collecting coins discharged from the currency retention and discharging device together.

[Example 1]

Hereinafter, the coin receiving and dispensing device 100 of Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. This embodiment 1 is a coin receiving and discharging device 100 for Euro coins, which combines 2 Euro cent coins, 5 Euro cent coins, 10 Euro cent coins, 20 Euro cent coins, and 20 Euro cent coins. Euro cent coins, 1 Euro cent coins, 2 Euro coins, 50 Euro cent coins, and 1 Euro coins are set as operation objects, but they can correspond to Japanese coins, American coins, etc.

The coin receiving and dispensing device 100 is used alone as an automatic coin receiving and dispensing device in banks or retail stores, or used in combination with a banknote receiving and dispensing device, credit card and charge card processing machines, etc. Coins are collected as money, and change is released, the received coins are kept according to the currency type, and the specified amount is automatically released.

The coin receiving and discharging device 100 in the first embodiment includes at least: a coin separating and discharging device 104, which separates and sends out the coins C received in a dispersed state one by one to the receiving port 102; and a coin recognition device 106, which recognizes coins The authenticity and currency type of C; the coin conveying device 108, which recognizes the coin C recognized by the coin identification device 106 as a real coin, is conveyed linearly in a direction away from the receiving port 102; the coin dispensing device 112 moves the aforementioned coin conveying device 108 away from the receiving The coins C conveyed in the direction of the port 102 are distributed according to the currency type; the currency type retention and ejection device 114 retains the coins C distributed in the coin distribution device 112 and sends them out one by one; the currency type drop channel 116 distributes the coins distributed by the coin distribution device 112 The coin C is guided to the currency retention and discharge device 114; the discharge channel 118 guides the coins C discharged from the currency retention and discharge device 114 one by one; and the discharge conveyor belt 124 takes the coins C that have fallen to the discharge channel 118 to The discharge port 122 is delivered.

First, referring mainly to FIGS. 1 and 8, the entire coin receiving and dispensing device 100 of the first embodiment will be described.

The coin receiving and dispensing device 100 is composed of a substantially rectangular body 126 and a cover 128 respectively covering the left side plate 128L, the right side plate 128R, the upper plate 128U, and the rear side plate 128B of the outer surface of the body 126, forming a slender cube shape. The inside of the coin receiving and dispensing device 100, as shown in FIG. 6, in the width direction, on the right side, a longitudinal right side space 132R is distinguished by an inner right side wall 130R standing on the right side in the width direction when viewed from the front side, and The vertically-long left space 132L is divided by the inner left wall panel 130L that is vertically arranged on the left side, and the central space 132M that is wider and vertically longer than the right-side space 132R and the left-side space 132L is divided in the center. The right side space 132R is equipped with a part of the currency drop channel 116 The left space 132L is equipped with a discharge channel 118, and the central space 132M is equipped with a currency retention and discharge device 114.

On the front side of the upright main body 126, a rectangular discharge port 122 is formed in the middle part of the vertical direction. Below the discharge port 122, a mounting hole 142 for the coin container 138 that can be detached from the lower part of the main body 126 is formed. The coin container 138 contains all the coins C when collecting all the coins. A rectangular coin C receiving opening 102 is formed on the top surface of the main body 126 near the front side. When the coin receiving and dispensing device 100 is arranged in a housing integrated with other processing devices, it is not necessary to cover the upper left portion of the coin conveying device 108 and the upper plate 128U of the left side plate 128L.

Next, the main body 126 will be described.

The main body 126 is built with the above-mentioned main devices or has auxiliary functions. It is roughly formed into a vertical cuboid shape by sheet metal. The interior is provided with a roughly horizontal top plate 1281, an upper bottom plate 1282, a middle bottom plate 1283, and a lower bottom plate. 1284, the inner bottom plate 1285, and the bottom plate 1286 are roughly divided into four layers in the vertical direction. That is, an upper space 144U is formed between the top plate 1281 and the upper bottom plate 1282, a middle space 144M is formed between the upper bottom plate 1282 and the middle bottom plate 1283, and a lower space 144L is formed between the middle bottom plate 1283 and the lower bottom plate 1284. A bottom space 144B is formed between the inner bottom plate 1285 and the bottom plate 1286. The upper space 144U, the middle space 144M, and the lower space 144L are arranged below the receiving port 102 and extend straight and horizontally away from the receiving port 102. The height and width of these spaces are formed to be the same. In addition, an integrated coin conveying device 108 and a coin dispensing device 112 are provided on the top plate 1281. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, located above the central space 132M in the center of the width direction of the top plate 1281, from the receiving port 102 side, there are formed a roughly square 1 Euro cent opening 1461C and 2 Euros for the drop of 1 Euro cent coins. The 2 Euro opening 1462E for coin falling, the 50 Euro cent opening 14650C for 50 Euro cent coin falling, and the overflow opening 146OF near the right side of the rear wall 246, and the 1 Euro opening 1461E for 1 Euro on the left side. Also, the right side of the top plate 1281 in the width direction, that is, above the right side space 132R, is from the receiving port 102 side There are 1462C for the drop of 2 Euro cent coins, 1465C for the drop of 5 Euro cent coins, 1465C for the drop of 5 Euro cent coins, and 10 Euro for the drop of 10 Euro cent coins. Separate opening 14610C, and 20 Euro cent opening 14620C for the drop of 20 Euro cent coins.

Next, the receiving port 102 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 2 at the same time.

The receiving port 102 has the function of collectively accepting a large number of coins C and guiding them to the coin separating and discharging device 104. In the first embodiment, the receiving opening 102 is an upward rectangular opening formed on the outer top surface of the front side of the main body 126. A guide tube 146 (FIG. 3) is formed obliquely downward from the front side to the rear side connected to the receiving port 102. The lower end of the guide tube 146 is opened to the outside of the bowl-shaped coin holding container 148 constituting the coin separating and discharging device 104. on. Therefore, most of the coins C inserted into the receiving port 102 are guided by the guide tube 146 and fall to the coin holding container 148 of the coin separating and discharging device 104.

Next, the coin separating and discharging device 104 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 3 at the same time.

The coin separating and discharging device 104 has the function of separating coins C of a plurality of currencies with different diameters retained in a dispersed state one by one and sending them out to the next program, which is the coin identification device 106, using a known coin separating and discharging device.

The coin separating and discharging device 104 of the first embodiment is disposed under the receiving opening 102, and includes a rotating disc 152, a coin holding container 148, a receiver 154, and a full load sensor 156.

The rotating disc 152 has a receiving portion 168 that accepts the coins C one by one, is arranged obliquely at a predetermined angle, and rotates at a predetermined speed.

The receiving portion 168 is located on the outer top surface of the rotating circular plate 152 and fixes the Y-shaped flat plate 164 with three recesses 162 formed at equal intervals to be concentric with the rotating circular plate 152.

On one side of the recess 162, a pivoting pusher 166 is arranged (for example, refer to Japanese Patent No. 4997374).

In other words, the ejector 166 and the recess 162 form a substantially semicircular receiving portion 168.

The receiving portion 168 is set to a size that cannot accept two coins of the smallest diameter side by side, and can only accept one coin of the largest diameter.

The ejector 166 is usually in a stationary state at a position deviated from the concave portion 162 in such a way that the receiving portion 168 is formed, and when it pivots to move to a predetermined position, the held coin C is moved to the circumferential direction of the rotating disc 152 Send out.

The receiving part 168 accepts the coins C held in a dispersed state at the lower part opposite to the coin holding container 148 one by one, and the ejector 166 moves the coins C in the receiving part 168 at a predetermined position higher than the center of rotation of the rotating disc 152 It is pushed out in the circumferential direction and is transferred to the pocket 154 in the shape of a knife.

The rotating circular plate 152 is rotated at a predetermined speed by an electric motor (not shown) via a reducer.

The full-load sensor 156 has a function of outputting a full-load signal when the amount of coins in the coin holding container 148 exceeds a predetermined amount, and is, for example, a transmissive photoelectric sensor.

When the full load sensor 156 outputs a full load signal, the acceptance of the coin C from the receiving port 102 is restricted by a mechanism not shown, and when the full load signal is no longer output, the acceptance restriction of the coin C is released.

Next, the coin recognition device 106 will be described.

The coin identification device 106 has the function of acquiring the physical property information or the surface appearance information of the coin C sent by the coin separating and sending device 104 by a sensor, and performs authenticity determination and currency determination based on the acquired information ,A well-known coin recognition device can be used. In this example 1, the coin recognition The separate device 106 includes a magnetic sensor 174, a sliding base (not shown) arranged in the same plane as the outer top surface of the rotating circular plate 152, a rotating body 176 for conveying coins C, and a reference guide 178.

The sliding base (not shown) has a function of guiding one side of the coin C pushed by the rotating body 176.

The rotating body 176 has a function of moving the coins C received from the coin separating and discharging device 104 to pass through the coin accepting part 182 one by one.

Furthermore, the rotating body 176 has a function of transferring the coin C passing through the coin accepting part 182 to the coin conveying device 108.

The rotating body 176 can rotate in a plane parallel to and close to the sliding base. The coin receiving portion 182 is formed by the same number of three pushing handles 184 arranged at equal intervals as the receiving portion 168, which is Y-shaped.

The reference guide 178 is opposed to the coin receiving portion 182, and has a function of linearly guiding the passing coin C and fixing the position of the coin C with respect to the magnetic sensor 174. Regarding the known coin identifying device 106, it is preferable to use the coin identifying device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4997374, but it is not limited to this.

Next, the coin conveying device 108 will be described.

The coin conveying device 108 has a function of linearly conveying the coins C sent out one by one from the coin identifying device 106 in a direction away from the receiving port 102.

The coin conveying device 108 of the first embodiment is integrated with the coin dispensing device 112 described later and fixed to the top plate 1281. It includes: a loop conveying body 186, which moves in a single direction away from the receiving port 102 in the same plane; a sliding flat plate 188, where one side of the coin C pushed by the loop conveying body 186 slides; and a linear guide The rail 192 guides the peripheral surface of the aforementioned coin C.

In the first embodiment, the loop conveyor 186 is a chain 198 that is stretched between the first sprocket 194 and the second sprocket 196 arranged at a predetermined interval to be substantially horizontal. The chain 198 is arranged in a flat racetrack shape, and the first sprocket 194 is arranged close to the side of the rotating body 176 of the coin identification device 106. Push pins 202 are fixed on the side of the chain 198 at predetermined intervals.

The pushing pins 202 are mostly installed on the chain 198 at intervals corresponding to the intervals between the pushing handles 184.

The first sprocket 194 rotates at a predetermined speed, and the pushing handle 184 and the pushing pin 202 are set as follows: the coin C pushed by the pushing handle 184 to the transfer path 204 of the pushing pin 202 is immediately pushed by the pushing pin 202. The transfer path 204 is a path through which the coin C guided by the guide rail 192 and simultaneously pushed by the pushing pin 202 moves.

The guide rail 192 has a function of guiding the lower end peripheral surface of the coin C so that the coin C pushed by the pushing pin 202 moves in the transfer path 204.

The guide rail 192 is a chain 198 having a linear upper side along a racetrack shape, and is arranged slightly below.

The guide rail 192 is slightly more protruding than the maximum thickness of the operating coin C in the orthogonal direction with respect to the aforementioned sliding flat plate 188.

Therefore, the outer bottom surface of the coin C pushed by the pushing pin 202 is guided by the sliding flat plate 188, and the lower end peripheral surface is guided by the guide rail 192.

The guide rail 192 in the first embodiment, as described later, also serves as a sorting part. The coin conveying device 108 preferably uses, for example, the coin conveying device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4997374, but it is not limited to this.

Next, the coin dispensing device 112 will be described.

The coin dispensing device 112 has a function of causing the coin C conveyed by the coin conveying device 108 to fall to the coin sorting hole of the currency according to the recognized currency in the coin recognition device 106 to be distributed according to a predetermined currency.

The coin dispensing device 112 of the first embodiment has an upper sorting part 206 arranged on the upper side of the guide rail 192 along the guide rail 192; and a lower sorting part 208 arranged on the lower side along the guide rail 192.

The upper sorting part 206 faces the direction of the coin conveying device 108, in other words, is away from the receiving port 102, and is sequentially arranged with 2 Euro cent sorting holes 2C, 5 Euro cent sorting holes 5C, and 10 Euro cent sorting holes. Hole 10C, 20 Euro sorting hole 20C and overflow sorting hole OF.

The lower sorting part 208 faces the progress direction of the coin conveying device 108, in other words, the reject sorting hole RJ, the 1 euro sorting hole 1C, the 2 euro sorting hole 2E, and the direction away from the receiving port 102 are sequentially arranged. 50 Euro sorting hole 50C and 1 Euro sorting hole 1E.

In addition, because the currency configuration for each coin sorting hole is an example, it can be configured freely according to needs.

Each coin sorting hole 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, RJ, 1C, 2E, and 50C is equipped with a gate device (not shown), which is operated by an electric actuator.

In the first embodiment, the gate devices of the coin sorting holes RJ, 1C, 2E, and 50C also serve as the guide rail 192.

That is, the guide rail 192 is constituted by a fixed guide fixed between the coin sorting holes RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C, and a movable guide that is electrically movable, and usually has a linear shape. In addition, when the coin C being transported falls to the coin sorting hole RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C, the movable guide is moved from the normal position so that the coin C being transported is not guided by the movable guide. Fall to the predetermined coin sorting hole (refer to Japanese Patent No. 4997374).

The gate device opposite to each coin sorting hole 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C, according to the timing signal from the timing sensor (not shown), and the coin identification device 106 to determine the authenticity and currency of the detected coin information and choose to open and close.

As a result, the coin C conveyed by the coin conveying device 108 falls to the predetermined coin sorting hole 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C according to the currency type.

Next, referring mainly to FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the currency retention and dispensing device 114 will be described.

The currency type retention and ejection device 114 has the function of retaining the coins C sorted by currency type in the coin dispensing device 112 according to the currency type, and sorts the coins C of a predetermined currency one by one according to instructions from a host device such as a POS cash register. The function of driving out a predetermined amount. In the first embodiment, since the target currency is 1 Euro cent coin to 2 Euro coin, there are eight currencies, so there are eight currency retention and ejection devices 114. However, since the basic structure is the same, the structure of each part is the same. The same symbol is used for explanation. When it is necessary to specify the currency type, the currency symbol is attached to the symbol 114 for explanation. That is, use: 1 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1141C, 2 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1142C, 5 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1145C, 10 Euro cent reserved 10 Euro cent reserved dispensing device 11410C, 20 Euro cent retaining dispensing device 11420C, 50 Euro cent retaining dispensing device 11450C, 1 Euro retaining dispensing device 1141E, and 2 Euro cent retaining dispensing device 1141E Euro reserve spitting device 1142E.

In the first embodiment, the currency retention and ejection device 114 is roughly composed of a hopper bowl 236, a perforated rotating body 238, a sliding base 242, and an ejection device (not shown).

The hopper bowl 236 is a longitudinal cylindrical body with an open top surface, a rectangular upper part and a circular lower part, and the coins C are kept in a piled state. The perforated rotating body 238 is rotatably arranged in a circular hole at the bottom of the hopper bowl 236, and a circular hole through which the coin C falls is mostly formed at an eccentric position. The sliding base 242 guides the coin C falling to the outer bottom surface of the perforated rotating body 238 to guide it. The ejection device (not shown) is constituted by spring rollers that are urged by fixed rollers arranged on the side of the perforated rotating body 238, and are configured such that the rollers push out the coins of the perforated rotating body 238 C is sandwiched and ejected in the lateral direction from the delivery port 244 formed on the side of the perforated rotating body 238. It is preferable to use a so-called coin hopper for the currency retention and discharge device 114.

Next, the currency type configuration of the currency type reserve and discharge device 114 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 9.

The currency retention and ejection device 114 is configured with 3 currencies in the upper space 144U, the middle space 144M is configured with 3 currencies, and the lower space 144L is configured with 2 currencies. Specifically, from the receiving port 102 side, the 1 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1141C, the 2 Euro reserved discharge device 1142E, and the 50 Euro cent reserved discharge device 11450C are placed on the upper bottom plate 1282 in order, so as to be arranged in the upper space 144U. , And constitute the upper reserve discharge device row 114U. On the middle bottom plate 1283 from the receiving port 102 side, there are arranged a 2 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1142C, a 5 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1145C, and a 1 Euro reserved discharge device 1141E, forming a middle reserved discharge device row 114M. On the lower bottom board 1284, there are arranged a 10 Euro cent reserve discharge device 11410C and a 20 Euro cent reserve discharge device 11420C in order from the receiving port 102 side, forming a lower reserve discharge device row 114L. The 1 Euro reserved dispensing device 1141E in the middle space 144M and the 20 Euro cent reserved dispensing device 11420C in the lower space 144L are arranged near the rear side plate 128B and aligned in the vertical direction. In other words, the 1 Euro reserved dispensing device 1141E in the middle space 144M and the 20 Euro cent reserved dispensing device 11420C in the lower space 144L are arranged in the central space 132M farthest from the receiving port 102. The 5 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1145C in the middle space 144M and the 10 Euro cent reserved discharge device 11410C in the lower space 144L are aligned in the vertical direction. In other words, the 5 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1145C in the middle space 144M and the 10 Euro cent reserved discharge device 11410C in the lower space 144L are arranged in the central space 132M second farthest from the receiving port 102. In the upper space 144U, the 50-Euro cent reserve dispensing device 11450C, the 2 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1142E, and the 1 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1141C are compared to the 1 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1141E and 5 Euro cent reserve dispensing device in the middle space 144M. 1145C, 2 cents are reserved for the spitting device 1142C, and it is staggered to the side of the receiving port 102. This is to arrange the currency type drop passage 116 between it and the rear side plate 128B.

Next, the currency drop channel 116 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The currency drop channel 116 has a function of guiding the coins C distributed by the coin dispensing device 112 according to the currency to the currency retaining and discharging device 114 of each currency. In this example 1, the currency drop channel 116 is divided into: the upper drop passage 116U, which is roughly formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the up and down direction, and is arranged on the upper side of the top plate 1281; and the lower drop passage 116L is arranged under the top plate 1281. Therefore, the currency drop channels 116 corresponding to the 1 Euro sorting hole 1C, the 2 Euro sorting hole 2E, the 50 Euro sorting hole 50C, and the 1 Euro sorting hole 1E formed in the lower sorting part 208 are only It is constituted by an upper drop channel 116U on the upper side of the top plate 1281.

First, the currency type drop passage 116 for the 1 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1141C, the 2 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1142E, and the 50 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 11450C arranged in the upper space 144U will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, below the return sorting hole RJ of the lower sorting section 208 of the coin dispensing device 112, which is closest to the receiving port 102, there is formed a return currency drop channel 116RJ to guide the returned coin C , To make it slide down towards the release outlet 122.

The 1 Euro cent coin C dropped from the 1 Euro cent sorting hole 1C second close to the receiving port 102 is guided by the 1 Euro cent drop channel 1161C and falls to the 1 Euro cent opening 1461C shown in FIG. One cent of the upper space 144U is reserved in the discharge device 1141C.

The 2 euro coin C that fell from the 2 euro sorting hole 2E near the third receiving port 102 was guided by the 2 euro drop channel 1162E and fell to the 2 euro opening 1462E shown in FIG. 9, and remained in the upper space 144U. 2 Euros are kept in the spitting device 1142E.

The 50-Euro-cent coin C dropped from the 50-Euro-cent sorting hole 50C close to the fourth receiving port 102 is guided by the 50-Euro-cent drop channel 11650C and falls to the 50-Euro-cent opening 14650C, and then remains in the 50-Euro-cent coin placed in the upper space 144U. Euro cents are kept in the spitting device 11450C.

The 1 Euro coin C that fell from the 1 Euro sorting hole 1E near the fifth receiving port 102 is guided by the 1 Euro falling channel 1161E and falls to the 1 Euro opening 1461E, and is retained in the middle space 144M farthest away from the receiving port 102 The position of 1 Euro is kept inside the spitting device 1141E. The 1 Euro reserved spitting device 1141E is arranged in the middle space 144M, so the 1 Euro falling channel 1161E is divided into 1 Euro upper side The drop channel 116U1E and the 1 euro lower drop channel 116L1E. The 1 euro lower drop channel 116L1E is arranged in the lateral direction of the main body 126 in the overflow safe 134 described later.

Coins that are opposite to the 2 Euros sorting hole 2C, the 5 Euros sorting hole 5C, the 10 Euros sorting hole 10C, the 20 Euros sorting hole 20C, and the overflow sorting hole OF arranged in the upper sorting part 206 The category-specific drop passage 116 is separated into an upper drop passage 116U above the top plate 1281 and a lower drop passage 116L below the top plate 1281.

The 2 Euro cent coin C falling from the 2 Euro cent sorting hole 2C closest to the receiving port 102 is guided by the 2 Euro cent upper drop channel 116U2C and falls to the 2 Euro cent opening 1462C, and then receives the 2 Euro cent lower drop channel 116L2C. It is guided and reserved in the 2 Euro cent reserved discharge device 1142C arranged in the middle space 144M.

The 5 Euro cent coin C dropped from the 5 Euro cent sorting hole 5C near the second receiving port 102 is guided by the 5 Euro cent upper drop channel 116U5C and falls to the 5 Euro cent opening 1465C, and then receives the 5 Euro cent coin C placed in the middle space 144M. The lower side drop channel 116L5C of Euro cent is guided and retained in the 5 Euro cent retention and discharge device 1145C.

The 10 Euro cent coin C falling from the 10 Euro cent sorting hole 10C near the third receiving port 102 is guided by the 10 Euro cent upper drop channel 116U10C and falls to the 10 Euro cent opening 14610C, and then receives the 10 Euro cent lower drop channel. 116L10C is guided and kept in the 10 cents reserved discharge device 11410C arranged in the lower space 144L.

The 20 Euro cent coin C that falls from the 20 Euro cent sorting hole 20C close to the fourth receiving port 102 is guided by the 20 Euro cent upper drop channel 116U20C and falls to the 20 Euro cent opening 14620C, and then receives the 20 Euro cent lower drop channel. 116L20C is guided and held in the 20-cent reserve discharge device 11420C arranged in the lower space 144L.

The overflow coin C falling from the overflow sorting hole OF close to the fifth receiving opening 102 is guided by the overflow upper drop channel 116UOF and falls to the overflow opening 146OF, and then remains in the overflow safe 134 arranged in the upper space 144U. In addition, the spilled coins C may also be arranged outside the cover 128.

2 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L2C, 5 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L5C, 10 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L10C, and 20 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L20C, respectively connected to 2 Euro cent openings 1462C and 5 Euro cent openings The 1465C, the 10 Euro cent opening 14610C, and the 20 Euro cent opening 14620C form a rectangular shape with a narrower transverse width and long in the conveying direction of the coin C, and are juxtaposed in the direction away from the receiving opening 102 in the right side space 132R. In this embodiment 1, the 2 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L2C, the 5 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L5C, the 10 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L10C, and the 20 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L20C, and the lower drop passage 116L20C constitute the cover 128 The right side plate 128R is integrated. Therefore, if coin jams occur in these passages, the right side plate 128R can be removed for operation, so as to easily remove the coin jams. In addition, by configuring the currency type drop passage 116 in this way, it has the advantage that most coin drop passages can be arranged in the same thin space in the width direction of the main body, and the device can be miniaturized.

As shown in Fig. 8, the 2 Euro cent lower drop channel 116L2C and the 5 Euro cent lower drop channel 116L2C respectively guide the coin C to the 2 Euro cent reserved discharge which is arranged in order in the middle space 144M in the direction away from the receiving port 102. The device 1142C and the 5 cents retention discharge device 1145C are formed into a crank shape, and their lower ends are arranged opposite to the upper end of the left (front) side end opening of the hopper bowl 236 of the corresponding retention discharge device.

Similarly, the 10 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L10C and the 20 Euro cent lower drop passage 116L20C respectively guide the coin C to the 10 Euro cent retention and discharge devices 11410C, 20 arranged in the lower space 144L in a direction away from the receiving port 102. The Euro cent retention discharge device 11420C is formed into a crank shape, and their lower ends are arranged opposite to the upper end of the right (rear) side end opening of the hopper bowl 236 of the corresponding retention discharge device. By configuring the currency type falling channel 116 in this way, the curve of the currency type falling channel 116 can be reduced, and the currency type falling channel 116 for the coin C to fall smoothly is formed in a narrow space.

Next, the release channel 118 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

The discharge channel 118 has the function of guiding the coin C discharged from the currency retention and discharging device 114 and at the same time make it fall. In the present embodiment 1, the release channel 118 is formed in the left space 132L between the left side plate 128L and the inner left side wall plate 130L. The inner left side wall 130L constituting the discharge channel 118 is formed with a plurality of horizontal and long rectangular currency type drop openings 252 through which the coins C discharged from the currency type retention and discharge device 114 pass. In the first embodiment, because the currency type retention and ejection device 114 is arranged in three layers, the currency type drop opening 252 is also divided into three layers and formed side by side in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, corresponding to the upper-layer reserve ejection device row 114U, horizontally along the coin conveying device 108 and from the receiving port 102 side, a 1 Euro cent drop opening 2521C, a 2 Euro drop opening 2522E, and 50 Euro cents are sequentially formed. The drop port 25250C constitutes the upper drop port row 252U.

Corresponding to the middle-level retention and ejection device row 114M, horizontally along the coin conveying device 108 and from the receiving port 102 side, there are sequentially formed a 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C, a 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C, and a 1 Euro drop opening 2521E, constituting the middle layer The drop port is 252M.

Corresponding to the lower holding discharge device row 114L, a 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C and a 20 Euro cent drop opening 25220C are sequentially formed horizontally along the coin conveying device 108 from the receiving port 102 side, constituting the lower drop opening row 252L. These drop openings 252 are also arranged in the same manner as the currency type retention and ejection device 114, and the middle drop opening row 252M and the lower drop opening row 252L are aligned in the up-down direction. The middle-stage drop-hole row 252M and the upper-stage drop-hole row 252U are arranged staggered in the front-rear direction.

In the present embodiment 1, the release channel 118 is provided by the upper release channel 118U for the upper drop opening row 252U, the middle release channel 118M for the middle drop opening row 252M, and the lower release channel for the lower drop opening row 252L. The channel 118L is constituted. The upper release channel 118U, the middle release channel 118M, and the lower release channel 118L are arranged in the front-rear direction of the main body 126 toward the rear side.

The upper release channel 118U is surrounded by the top plate 1281, the left side plate 128L, the inner left side wall 130L, and the upper inclined plate 254U, and is a space in the shape of an inverted triangle in a side view. The upper inclined plate 254U constitutes the bottom surface of the upper discharge channel 118U, and is inclined downward toward the discharge port 122 at an angle at which coins falling from the upper falling opening row 252U will slide. The inclination angle of the upper inclined plate 254U is preferably 35 degrees to 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal line, and the lower end of the upper inclined plate 254UL, which is the lower end of the upper inclined plate, is arranged approximately in the center of the main body 126 in the vertical and front-rear directions.

With this configuration, the lower end 254UL of the upper inclined plate is arranged below the rear end of the 1 Euro cent drop port 2521C. Therefore, the coin C dropped from the 1 Euro cent drop opening 2521C constituting the upper drop opening row 252U passes through the upper release channel 118U and falls onto the release conveyor belt 124 described later, from the 2 Euro drop opening 2522E and the 50 Euro cent drop opening. The coins C falling at 25250C fall onto the upper inclined plate 254U through the upper release channel 118U, then slide down on the upper inclined plate 254U and fall from the lower end 254UL of the upper inclined plate to the discharge conveyor belt 124.

The middle release channel 118M is an inverted trapezoidal space surrounded by the upper inclined plate 254U, the left side plate 128L, the inner left side wall 130L, and the middle inclined plate 254M in a side view. The middle inclined plate 254M constitutes the bottom surface of the middle discharge channel 118M, and faces the discharge outlet 122 side, and is inclined downward at an angle at which the coins C falling from the middle drop opening row 252M will slide down. The middle inclined plate 254M is inclined to be parallel to the upper inclined plate 254U, and its lower end, that is, the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined plate, is arranged below and behind the lower end 254UL of the upper inclined plate.

With this configuration, the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined plate is arranged below the 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C and the 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C. Therefore, the coin C dropped from the 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C constituting the middle drop opening row 252M passes through the middle release channel 118M and falls onto the release conveyor belt 124 described later, from the 1 Euro drop 2521E and 5 Euro cent drop openings. Coin C falling at 2525C goes down through the middle release channel 118M After falling on the middle inclined board 254M, it slides down on the middle inclined board 254M and falls from the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined board to the discharge conveyor belt 124.

The lower release channel 118L is an inverted trapezoidal space surrounded by a middle inclined plate 254M, a left side plate 128L, an inner left side wall 130L, and a lower inclined plate 254L in a side view. The lower inclined plate 254L constitutes the bottom surface of the lower discharge channel 118L, and faces the discharge port 122 side, and is inclined downward at an angle at which the coins C falling from the lower falling port row 252L will slide down. The lower inclined plate 254L is inclined to be parallel to the middle inclined plate 254M, and its lower end, that is, the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate, is arranged below and behind the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined plate.

With this structure, the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate is arranged below the rear end of the 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C. Therefore, the coin C dropped from the 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C constituting the lower drop opening row 252L passes through the lower release channel 118L and falls onto the release conveyor belt 124 or the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate described later, from the 20 Euro cent drop opening 25220C The falling coin C passes through the lower release channel 118L and falls onto the lower inclined plate 254L. The coin C falling on the lower inclined plate 254L slides down thereon and falls from the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate to the discharge conveyor 124.

It can be seen from the above description that the upper release channel 118U, the middle release channel 118M, and the lower release channel 118L are arranged in a stacked state in the up and down direction in the left space 132L. With this configuration, the size in the width direction of the main body 126 can be suppressed, which contributes to miniaturization of the main body 126 in the width direction. In addition, the width of the release channel 118 (the interval between the right guide plate 264R and the left guide surface 264GL) is preferably about twice the diameter of the largest diameter coin. In the first embodiment, since the maximum diameter is 25.75 mm of a 2 Euro coin, it is preferably about 50 mm doubled.

Next, the release conveyor belt 124 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 5.

The discharge conveyor belt 124 has a coin C that is discharged from the currency retention and discharge device 114 and dropped from the discharge passage 118 (the upper discharge passage 118U, the middle discharge passage 118M, and the lower discharge passage 118L) to the top. The outlet 122 has the function of conveying. In the first embodiment, the discharge conveyor belt 124 is constituted by a discharge conveyor belt 124 wound between the front discharge conveying roller 256F and the rear discharge conveying roller 256B. The discharge conveyor belt 124 is formed in a flat track shape by the front discharge conveying roller 256F and the rear discharge conveying roller 256B, and is arranged to incline upward toward the discharge outlet 122 side. Specifically, the rear release conveying roller 256B is lower than the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate and is arranged slightly on the front side, and the front release conveying roller 256F is approximately the same height as the upper drop opening row 252U in the vertical direction, and is arranged to be higher than the front side. The release port 122 is further above. Therefore, the conveying portion 258 of the discharge conveyor belt 124 is located below the lower end 254UL of the upper inclined plate, the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined plate, and the lower end 254LL of the lower inclined plate, and is separated from these lower ends by the same distance and linearly directed toward the front side (the discharge outlet 122 side). Extend into an ascending and inclined state. The ascending inclination is preferably 45 degrees or more with respect to the horizontal line, preferably about 60 degrees, and it is more preferable from the viewpoint of the installation area and the conveying capacity of the coin C. However, the upward inclination angle of the discharge conveyor belt 124 toward the discharge outlet 122 can be appropriately set in consideration of the influence on the size of the coin receiving and discharging device 100 in the depth direction. The surface of the release conveyor belt 124 is provided with plate-like protrusions 262 protruding at right angles to the outside with respect to the release conveyor belt 124 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the release conveyor belt 124. The interval of the protrusion 262 in the longitudinal direction of the release conveyor belt 124 is preferably the same as the interval between the lower end 254UL of the upper inclined plate and the lower end 254ML of the middle inclined plate. In addition, the protrusions 262 are divided into a right protrusion 262R and a left protrusion 262L in the width direction of the discharge conveyor 124, and are parallel at a predetermined interval. On the conveying portion 258 on the discharge channel 118 side of the discharge conveyor belt 124, an upward conveying channel 266 is formed by a left guide plate 264L and a right guide plate 264R arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the main body 126.

Next, the conveying path 266 will be described. It has the function of guiding the coins C conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt 124. In the first embodiment, the discharge conveyor belt 124 (flat belt) constitutes the bottom surface, and the left guide plate 264L and the right guide plate 264R constitute the left and right guide surfaces. . In other words, the conveying channel 266 will release the conveying portion 258 of the conveying belt 124 As the bottom surface, the left guide plate 264L and the right guide plate 264R standing on the bottom surface form a rectangular cross-sectional elongated groove shape extending obliquely toward the discharge port 122. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the conveying channel 266 is provided with a drop preventing plate 268 to block the entire rectangular cross section of the conveying channel 266. The conveying passage 266 is equipped with a fall prevention device 264.

Next, the fall prevention device 264 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

The fall prevention device 264 has a function of preventing the coins C sent out to the upper discharge passage 118 in the conveying passage 266 from falling to the lower discharge passage 118 side. In the first embodiment, it has a function of preventing the coin C sent out to the upper release channel 118U from falling into the middle release channel 118M in the conveying channel 266. The fall prevention device 264 is provided with: an upper fall prevention device 2641, so that the coins C sent from the upper reserve discharge device row 114U to the upper release channel 118U will not fall to the lower middle release channel 118M in the conveying channel 266; And the middle layer fall preventing device 2642 prevents the coin C sent out to the middle layer release channel 118M from falling down the lower side of the lower release channel 118L in the conveying channel 266. In other words, in the first embodiment, the conveying channel 266 is formed with an upper conveying channel 266U above the upper falling preventing device 2641, and a middle conveying channel 266M is formed between the upper falling preventing device 2641 and the middle falling preventing device 2642. A lower conveying channel 266L is formed under the middle fall preventing device 2642. In the first embodiment, the upper layer fall prevention device 2641 and the middle layer fall prevention device 2642 have the same configuration, so the upper layer fall prevention device 2641 will be used as a representative description.

The upper fall preventing device 2641 is composed of a guide body 264G and a stop body 264S. First, the guide body 264G will be described with reference to FIG. 11(B) at the same time.

The guide body 264G has the function of forcibly guiding the coin C falling downward along the discharge conveyor belt 124 to the blocking body 264S side by the upper discharge channel 118U. In the first embodiment, the guide body 264G is formed in a V-shape by the right guide surface 264GR and the left guide surface 264GL that extend toward the discharge port 122 side. V The vertex 264GT of the character is formed above the right protrusion 262R off the side of the central space 132M in the width direction of the discharge conveyor belt 124. Therefore, the coin C is guided by the right guide surface 264GR and the left guide surface 264GL, and is finally guided to the right protrusion 262R. However, the vertex 264GT may be formed to be opposed to the left protrusion 262L.

Next, the stopper 264S will be explained.

The blocking body 264S has the function of blocking the upper conveying passage 266U so that the coins C sent out to the upper releasing passage 118U do not fall to the lower middle releasing passage 118M side. In the first embodiment, the blocking body 264S is made of a block body such as hard resin, hard rubber, or metal for fixing the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the guide body 264G. The outer bottom surface of the stopper 264S is formed as a convex surface 264SC that bulges toward the conveying portion 258, and a part of it is arranged in a state in contact with or close to the conveying portion 258 of the discharge conveying belt 124, so that the coin C does not self-discharge the conveying belt 124 Falling between the convex surface 264SC. The convex surface 264SC is opposed to the protrusion 262 (right protrusion 262R, left protrusion 262L), and is formed with a left groove 264SL and a right groove 264SR, and is integrated with the discharge conveyor 124 to form a movable right protrusion 262R and a left protrusion 262L can pass. With this structure, the coin C falling to the upper discharge channel 118U is prevented by the upper fall preventing device 2641, specifically, the stopper 264S, and is prevented from falling to the middle conveying channel 266M. The coin C whose falling is prevented is locked by the right protrusion 262R or the left protrusion 262L, and is lifted toward the discharge port 122 side.

The middle-level fall preventing device 2642 also functions to prevent the coin C from falling from the middle-level conveying channel 266M to the lower-level conveying channel 266L.

Next, the discharge port 122 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 4.

The discharge port 122 has a function of discharging the coin C conveyed by the discharge conveyor 124 to an external device or retaining it in the main body 126, and a well-known discharge port 122 is used. In the first embodiment, the discharge port 122 is a rectangular opening formed on the front side of the main body 126 on the upper and lower middle left side. in In the first embodiment, a downward discharge outlet passage 272 connected to the upper conveying passage 266U opposite to the discharge conveyor belt 124 and facing the discharge outlet 122 is formed. Furthermore, the end of the discharge outlet passage 272 constitutes the discharge outlet 122, From the discharge port 122, it is supplied to the receiving part outside.

Next, referring mainly to FIG. 5, a coin container 138 for collecting coins C held in the currency type holding and discharging device 114 will be described.

The coin container 138 has the function of accommodating the coins C discharged from the currency retention and discharging device 114 as described above, and is accommodated in the installation hole 142 of the main body 126 formed under the receiving port 102 and the discharge port 122. In the first embodiment, when the coin C retained in the currency type retention and ejection device 114 is recovered, the coin C is lifted toward the ejection port by the ejection conveyor belt 124 in the same manner as the coin C is sent to the ejection port 122. 122 sent out. A switch plate 274 is arranged in the middle of the discharge port passage 272. The switching plate 274 is maintained at the releasing position PP of the bottom plate constituting the releasing outlet channel 272 when releasing to the releasing outlet 122. However, when the coin C is recovered, the switching plate 274 moves to the popped recovery position RP, blocks the discharge outlet channel 272, and opens the channel connected to the top surface of the coin container 138. Therefore, the coin C lifted by the discharge conveyor belt 124 is guided by the switching plate 274 and collected into the coin container 138.

Next, the function of the coin receiving and dispensing device 100 of the first embodiment will be explained.

In the first embodiment, the coins C discharged from the upper holding and discharging device row 114U arranged on the upper layer pass through the 1 Euro cent drop opening 2521C, the 2 Euro drop opening 2522E, or the 50 Euro cent drop opening of the upper drop opening row 252U, respectively. 25250C and fall on the upper release channel 118U, and fall onto the upper inclined plate 254U or the release conveyor belt 124. The coins C falling on the upper inclined plate 254U slide down on the upper inclined plate 254U, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The distance between the upper falling opening row 252U and the upper inclined plate 254U or the release conveyor 124 is small. Even if the coin C falling to these places bounces, the amount is small, and it is stable in a short time, and it is stuck in the release conveying. The protrusion 262 on the belt 124 is conveyed toward the discharge port 122.

Coin C is discharged from the 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C, 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C, or 1 Euro drop opening 2521E of the 114M middle layer retaining and ejecting device row 114M arranged in the middle layer, and the coin C is discharged through the middle layer drop opening row 252M and the middle layer discharge channel 118M. Fall, fall onto the middle inclined plate 254M, or release the conveyor belt 124. The coins C that have fallen on the middle inclined plate 254M slide down on the middle inclined plate 254M, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The distance between the middle falling opening 252M and the middle inclined plate 254M or the release conveyor 124 is small. Even if the coin C falling to these places bounces, the amount is small, and it is stable in a short time, and the release is stuck. The protrusion 262 on the conveyor belt 124 is conveyed toward the discharge port 122.

Coins C discharged from the 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C or the 20 Euro cent drop opening 25220C of the lower lower retention discharge device row 114L arranged in the lower layer respectively pass through the lower drop opening row 252L and drop in the lower release channel 118L, and fall to the lower layer. On the inclined plate 254L, or on the discharge conveyor belt 124. The coins C falling on the lower inclined plate 254L slide down on the lower inclined plate 254L, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The distance between the lower falling opening row 252L and the lower inclined plate 254L or the release conveyor belt 124 is small. Even when the coin C falling to these places bounces, the amount is small, and it is stable in a short time, and the release is stuck. The protrusion 262 on the conveyor belt 124 is conveyed toward the discharge port 122.

In the usual release process, for example, in the release process of change, the coin C is released to the release port 122 smoothly because the number of released coins C is small. In the first embodiment, for example, even when a 2 Euro coin is inserted into the receiving port 102 to pay 1 Euro cent, the coin C usually sent out is one Euro coin, one 50 Euro cent coin, and 20 Euro cent coin. Two coins, one 5 euro cent coin, and two 2 euro cent coins. In other words, the upper release channel 118U sends out a 50 Euro cent coin C, the middle release channel 118M is a 1 Euro coin, a 5 Euro cent coin C, and two 2 Euro cent coins, and the lower release channel 118L is a 20 Euro coin. Cent coin C. In this case, the middle release channel 118M sends out a total of 4 coins C, and these coins C are smoothly released to the release outlet 122 by the release conveyor 124.

Next, the effect of the case where the coin C is recovered from all the currency retention and ejection devices 114 will be explained.

In this case, the coin C is discharged from the holding and discharging device 114 for each currency type. Therefore, the discharge conveying capacity of the discharge conveyor belt 124 is exceeded, and it becomes stagnant in the upper discharge passage 118U, the middle discharge passage 118M, or the lower discharge passage 118L. In this case, in the upper release channel 118U, since the 50 Euro cent reserved discharge device 11450C and the 2 Euro reserved discharge device 1142E are located above the upper inclined plate 254U, the coins C discharged from these places are on the upper inclined plate 254U After sliding down relatively slowly, it is conveyed by the release conveyor belt 124.

The same is true in the middle release channel 118M. Since the 1 Euro reserve dispensing device 1141E and the 5 Euro cent reserve dispensing device 1145C are located above the middle inclined plate 254M, the coins C discharged from these places slowly travel on the middle inclined plate 254M. After sliding down, it is conveyed by the release conveyor belt 124.

The same is true in the lower discharge channel 118L. Since the 20-cent retention discharge device 1140C is located above the lower inclined plate 254L, the coins C sent from here slide down relatively slowly on the lower inclined plate 254L and are then received by the discharge conveyor 124 delivery.

Thereby, since the coins C remaining before being conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt 124 are dispersed in a large number and stay, the coins C will not pile up high, and coin jams will not easily occur.

In particular, when the fall prevention device 264 is provided, because the coin C will not fall from the upper release channel 118U, and thus will not fall from the upper conveying channel 266U to the middle conveying channel 266M, and from the middle conveying channel 266M to the lower conveying channel 266L , So the coin C will not pile up high, and it is less likely to cause coin jams.

[Example 2]

Next, the coin receiving and dispensing device 100 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

In the second embodiment, the configuration of the release channel 118 (hereinafter referred to as "second release channel 1182" is cheap) is different from that of the first embodiment, and the other configurations are the same as the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, descriptions are omitted, and different configurations are described.

The second release channel 1182 is basically composed of an upper sloping plate 254U, a middle sloping plate 254M, and a lower sloping plate 254L which are respectively stacked in the vertical direction as an upper release channel 118U, a middle release channel 118M, and a lower layer. The release channel 118L has a three-layer structure with three layers. In the second embodiment, in the upper release channel 118U, the currency type of the upper reserved discharge device row 114U closest to the receiving port 102 is reserved for the discharge device 114, which is 1 cent in the second embodiment. Below the 1 Euro cent drop port 2521C of the discharge device 1141C, the uppermost inclined plate 2541C, which is parallel to the upper inclined plate 254U toward the discharge outlet 122 side, is inclined downwards, and is set from the 1 cent drop port 2521C directly below to Until the conveying channel 266. With this configuration, the coin C discharged from the 1 Euro cent retention and ejection device 1141C falls down the upper first passage 276 formed on the uppermost front side inclined plate 2541C, and then slides down to the upper conveying passage 266U. Take 124 on.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the 2 Euro drop port 2522E of the 2 Euro reserved discharge device 1142E is reserved for the currency type second closest to the receiving port 102 from the upper reserved discharge device row 114U. The side on the side of the discharge port 122 extends downward and then is lowered forward in parallel with the uppermost front side inclined plate 2541C, and is provided with an inclined plate, that is, a guide plate 254UG for the upper inclined plate. With this structure, the coin C discharged from the retention discharge device 1142E for 2 euros and the retention discharge device 11450C for 50 euro cents is received by the upper second channel divided by the upper inclined plate 254U and the upper inclined plate guide plate 254UG in the vertical direction 278 guides and at the same time descends to the upper conveying channel 266U. And it has the following advantages: even if the coin C sent out from the reserve dispensing device 1142E for 2 euros and the reserve dispensing device 11450C for 50 cents bounces due to the upper inclined plate 254U, it is also received by the guide plate for the upper inclined plate that is close It is guided by 254UG, and it converges in a short time and can release coins quickly.

In addition, during coin collection, even when coins C stay in the upper first passage 276 or the upper second passage 278, they are restricted from being piled up in the height direction, and along the upper first passage 276, or The upper second passage 278 is stagnant, so the movement restriction caused by the coins C is also restricted, and the occurrence of coin clogging is suppressed.

Furthermore, in the middle release channel 118M, for the currency type of the middle retention discharge device row 114M closest to the discharge outlet 122, the retention discharge device 114, in the second embodiment, is the retention discharge device 1142C for 2 cents. Below the 2 euro cent drop opening 2522C, the inclined plate parallel to the middle inclined plate 254M and inclined downward toward the discharge outlet 122 side, that is, the middlemost front side inclined plate 2542C, is set from the 2 euro cent drop opening 2522C directly below to the conveying channel 266 until. With this structure, the coin C discharged from the retention and discharge device 1142C for 2 euro cents falls down the middle-level first channel 280 formed above the frontmost inclined plate 2542C of the middle-level, and then slides down into the middle-level conveying channel 266M. Take 124 on.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the 5 Euro cent drop port of the 5 Euro cent retention and ejection device 1145C is reserved for the currency type that is the second closest to the discharge outlet 122 from the middle level retention and ejection device row 114M. The vicinity of the discharge outlet 122 of the 2525C extends downwards and then is in a forwardly lowered state parallel to the foremost inclined plate 2542C of the middle layer, and a guide plate 254MG for the middle inclined plate is provided with an inclined plate. With this configuration, the coin C discharged from the holding and dispensing device 1141E for 1 Euro and the holding and dispensing device 1145C for 5 Euro cents is received by the middle tier second channel divided by the middle tier 254M and the middle tier guide plate 254MG in the vertical direction 281 guides and at the same time descends to the middle conveying channel 266M. It has the following advantages: even if the coin C ejected from the 1 euro holding and dispensing device 1141E and the 5 euro cent holding and dispensing device 1145C bounces due to the middle inclined plate 254M, it is also received by the guide plate for the middle inclined plate that is close to each other. 254MG guides, and converges in a short time, and can release coins quickly.

In addition, during coin collection, even if the coin C stays in the middle-level first passage 278 or the middle-level second passage 282, the stacking in the height direction is restricted and runs along the middle-level first passage 278, or The second passage 282 in the middle layer stays, the movement restriction caused by the coins C is restricted, and the occurrence of coin clogging is suppressed.

[Example 3]

Next, the coin receiving and dispensing device 100 of Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 19.

The third embodiment is that the configuration of the release channel 118 (hereinafter referred to as the "third release channel 1183") and the fall prevention device 264 is different from that of the first and second embodiments, and the other configurations are the same as the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, descriptions are omitted, and different configurations are described.

The third discharge channel 1183 is an example in which the discharge device 114 is reserved for each currency type to constitute the discharge channel 118.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, in the left space 132L, an inclined plate 254 is respectively arranged below the drop opening 252 of the currency type, and a release channel 118 is formed for each currency type. For the upper drop port row 252U, a flat-shaped 1 Euro cent inclined plate 2541C, a 2 Euro cent inclined plate 2542E, and a 50 Euro cent inclined plate 25450C are arranged. Specifically, the 1 Euro cent inclined plate 2541C is arranged so that the upper end portion is arranged between the 1 Euro cent drop opening 2521C and the 2 Euro drop opening 2522E, and then is lowered forward toward the delivery passage 266 on the discharge opening 122 side.

Similarly, the 2 Euro sloping plate 2542E is arranged so that the upper end portion is arranged between the 2 Euro drop opening 2522E and the 50 Euro cent drop opening 2522E, and then is lowered forward toward the conveying passage 266.

Similarly, the 50-cent sloping plate 25450C is arranged such that its upper end is placed directly below the 50-cent drop opening 2522E, and then it is lowered forward toward the conveying passage 266.

With these, a 1 Euro cent release channel 1181C is formed on the upper side of the 1 Euro cent inclined plate 2541C, a 2 Euro cent release channel 1182E is formed on the upper side of the 2 Euro cent inclined plate 2542E, and 50 Euro is formed on the upper side of the 50 Euro cent inclined plate 25450C. The discharging passages 11850C are formed to be lowered forward toward the discharging conveyor belt 124 on the discharging outlet 122 side.

For the middle-level drop opening row 252M, a flat-shaped 2 Euro cent inclined plate 2542C, a 5 Euro cent inclined plate 2545C, and a 1 Euro inclined plate 2541E are arranged. Specifically, the 2 Euro cent inclined plate 2542C is arranged such that the upper end portion is arranged between the 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C and the 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C, and then is lowered forward toward the conveying passage 266.

Similarly, the 5 Euro cent inclined plate 2545C is arranged such that the upper end portion is arranged between the 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C and the 1 Euro drop opening 2521E, and then it is lowered forward toward the conveying passage 266.

Similarly, the one-euro inclined plate 2541E is arranged such that the upper end portion is arranged directly below the one-euro drop port 2521E, and then it is lowered forward toward the conveying passage 266 on the side of the discharge port 122.

With these, a 2 Euro cent release channel 1182C is formed on the upper side of the 2 Euro cent inclined plate 2542C, a 5 Euro cent release channel 1185C is formed on the upper side of the 5 Euro cent inclined plate 2545C, and 1 is formed on the upper side of the 1 Euro cent inclined plate 2541E. Euro release channels 1181E, the release channels 118 are formed to be lowered forward toward the release conveyor belt 124 on the side of the release outlet 122.

For the lower drop opening row 252L, a flat-plate-shaped 10-cent sloping plate 25410C and a 20-cent sloping plate 25420C are arranged. Specifically, the 10 Euro cent inclined plate 25410C is arranged so that the upper end portion is arranged between the 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C and the 20 Euro cent drop opening 25220C, and then is lowered forward toward the delivery passage 266 on the discharge opening 122 side.

Similarly, the 20-cent sloping plate 25420C is arranged so that its upper end is placed directly under the 20-cent drop opening 25220C, and then it is lowered forward toward the delivery passage 266 on the side of the discharge outlet 122.

As a result of these, a 10 Euro cent release channel 11810C is formed on the upper side of the 10 Euro cent inclined plate 25410C, and a 20 Euro cent release channel 11820C is formed on the upper side of the 20 Euro cent inclined plate 25420C, and the release channels 118 are formed to face the release. The discharge conveyor belt 124 on the side of the outlet 122 is lowered forward.

It can be seen from the above structure that the coin C discharged from the currency retention and ejection device 114 falls from the currency drop port 252 through the currency release channel 118, and then falls on the currency inclined plate 254, where it is inclined. After the plate 254 slides down, it falls to the bottom surface of the conveying channel 266 to be on the discharge conveyor belt 124, and is conveyed to the discharge outlet 122 by the progress of the discharge conveyor belt 124.

Next, the fall prevention device 264 (inexpensively referred to as "the second fall prevention device 264S") will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 18 and FIG. 19. The second fall prevention device 264S has the same function as the fall prevention device 264 to prevent the coin C on the release conveyor belt 124 from falling down the conveying channel 266 below, and to bounce to the side of the release outlet 122 of the conveying channel 266 . In the third embodiment, all the second fall prevention devices 264S are arranged in 4 groups. Specifically, opposite to the lower end 2542EE of the 2 Euro sloping plate 2542E, a first second fall arresting device 264S1 is arranged, and opposite to the lower end 2542CE of the 2 Euro cent sloping plate 2542C, a second second fall arresting device 264S2 is arranged, and The lower end 2541EE of the 1 Euro sloping plate 2541E is provided with the third second fall prevention device 264S3, and the lower end 25420CE of the 20 Euro cent sloping plate 25420C is provided with the fourth second fall prevention device 264S4. Because the first second fall prevention device 264S1, the second second fall prevention device 264S2, the third second fall prevention device 264S3, and the fourth second fall prevention device 264S4 in the third embodiment are all configured the same, so In FIG. 15, the second second drop prevention device 264S2 surrounded by the chain circle is taken as a representative for illustration.

The second second fall prevention device 264S2 is constituted by the second guide device 282, the second prevention body 284, and the second protrusion 286. When the function of each component is summarized, the coin C falling on the discharge conveyor 124 is guided to the second stopper 284 by the second guide 282, and to the discharge outlet 122 by the second protrusion 286 When the side bounces, the coin C is scattered on the discharge conveyor belt 124, so that the coin C can be easily caught by the second protrusion 286.

First, the second guiding device 282 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 19 at the same time.

The second guiding device 282 has a function of guiding the coins C falling on the discharge conveyor 124 to the second stopper 284, in other words, the center of the discharge conveyor 124 in the width direction.

The second guide device 282 is a pair of left and right rod-shaped guides arranged on the upper side of the discharge conveyor 124 along the longitudinal end of the discharge conveyor 124, that is, on the side of the second discharge channel 1182. Because it is formed symmetrically, Therefore, it is described on behalf of the right second guide device 282. The same part of the left guide plate 264L is changed from right to left in the name, and the component symbol is the same number, the English letter R is replaced by the label L, and the description is omitted.

The cross section of the right guide 282R in the middle part (the cross section in the width direction of the release conveyor belt 124) is a substantially right-angled triangular slender rod shape, and the upper end is formed with the central side of the release conveyor belt 124 approaching successively The right concentrated inclined surface 282UR of the middle part is the right downward inclined surface 282DR that the outer top surface of the release conveyor belt 124 sequentially approaches one by one, and the center of the self-release conveyor belt 124 is formed at the lower end and moves away from the center to the end one by one. An arc-shaped right relief surface 282RR is formed on the upper side of the far right inclined surface 282LR of the right away inclined surface 282LR. With this structure, the coins C falling on the discharge conveyor belt 124 are concentrated to the center in the width direction of the discharge conveyor belt 124 through the right concentration slope 282UR and the left concentration slope 282UL, and the self-release conveyance The coin C falling from the upper side of the belt 124 is also guided to the center of the discharge conveyor belt 124 by the right downward slope 282DR and the left downward slope 282DL (not visible), so that the coin C falling from the upper side is directed toward the second Prevent the center of the body 284 from guiding.

Next, the second stopper 284 will be described.

The second blocking body 284 has the function of preventing the coins C that are guided by the second guiding device 282 and falling at the same time from falling further onto the discharge conveyor belt 124, and bounce upwards of the discharge conveyor belt 124, in other words, toward the discharge outlet 122. Features. The second blocking body 284 of the third embodiment has a substantially square plate shape, and the left support shaft 284RL and the right support shaft 284RR protruding laterally from the upper end side surface are respectively received in a freely rotatable manner. To the left guide plate 264L, the right guide plate 264R supports. In addition, the right end portion 284R and the left end portion 284L of the second stopper 284 are respectively locked to the stopper 292. As shown in FIG. 18(B), the second stopper 284 stops on the top surface of the release conveyor belt 124. In a substantially right-angled state, at this time, the lower end of the second stopper 284 is set to be less than the thickness of the thinnest coin C relative to the outer top surface of the discharge conveyor belt 124.

In the center of the surface on the side of the discharge port 122 of the second blocking body 284, a split body 294 with a triangular cross section protrudes. Since the split body 294 projects into the dense pile of coins C, the dense pile is broken up and then popped up by the second stopper 284, so that the coin C can be effectively popped up.

Next, the second protrusion 286 will be described.

The second protrusion 286 has the function of pushing the second blocking body 284 to force rotation around the left supporting shaft 284RL and the right supporting shaft 284RR. In the third embodiment, the second protrusions 286 are quadrangular plates protruding at right angles with respect to the outer top surface of the release conveyor belt 124, and are spaced apart in the width direction of the release conveyor belt 124 and are in the release conveyor belt. The pair of small pieces formed by the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L formed slightly staggered in the longitudinal direction of the 124 is formed of the same material as the discharge conveyor belt 124. With this configuration, the second protrusion 286 pushes the second stopper 284 from the back side at a predetermined speed due to the movement of the discharge conveyor belt 124 in the conveying direction of the coin C. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18(C), the second preventing body 284 rotates toward the release port 122 with the left supporting shaft 284RL and the right supporting shaft 284RR as supporting points. In other words, the coin C prevented from falling by the second stopper 284 is bounced toward the discharge port 122 by the rotation of the second stopper 284 toward the discharge port 122, and then falls toward the discharge conveyor belt 124. Therefore, the coin C that is prevented from moving by the second stopper 284 is scattered and falls on the discharge conveyor 124. By being scattered, each coin C becomes easy to be caught in the second protrusion 286, and the conveying efficiency of the coin C is improved. In addition, by arranging the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L forming a second stopper 284 slightly offset in the longitudinal direction of the discharge conveyor belt 124, the second stopper 284 rotates toward the discharge outlet 122 side. As the time becomes longer, it becomes easier to lock the coin C by the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L. The rotation period of the second preventing body 284 toward the side of the discharge outlet 122 In the meantime, the coin C will not fall down the lower conveying passage 266 because it is prevented by the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L. In addition, although the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L can be integrated, since the thickness of the second protrusion 286 increases, it is preferable to divide it as in the third embodiment.

Next, the effect of Embodiment 3 will be explained.

In Embodiment 3, the reserve and discharge device 114 is provided with a discharge channel 118 for each currency type. Therefore, the 20-cent coins sent from the 20-cent reserve dispensing device 11420C of the lower reserve dispensing device row 114L pass through the 20-cent drop opening 25220C, and after falling in the 20-cent dispensing channel 11820C, they fall onto the dispensing conveyor belt 124. on. The 10 Euro cent coins discharged from the 10 Euro cent retention discharge device 11410C of the lower retention discharge device row 114L pass through the 10 Euro cent drop opening 25210C and drop in the 10 Euro cent discharge passage 11810C, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The 1-euro coin discharged from the 1-euro-reserving delivery device 1141E of the middle-level retention-ejecting device row 114M passes through the 1-euro drop opening 2521E, and after falling through the 1-euro delivery channel 1181E, it falls onto the delivery conveyor 124. The 5 Euro cent coins discharged from the 5 Euro cent retention discharge device 1145C of the middle level retention discharge device row 114M pass through the 5 Euro cent drop opening 2525C and fall in the 5 Euro cent discharge channel 1185C, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The 2 Euro cent coins discharged from the 2 Euro cent retention discharge device 1142C of the middle level retention discharge device row 114M pass through the 2 Euro cent drop opening 2522C and fall in the 2 Euro cent discharge channel 1182C, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The 50-cent coins discharged from the 50-cent retention discharge device 11450C of the upper retention discharge device row 114U pass through the 50-cent drop opening 25250C and fall in the 50-cent discharge channel 11850C, and then fall onto the discharge conveyor 124. The 2 Euro coin sent from the upper reserve discharge device row 114U from the 2 Euro retention discharge device 1142E passes through the 2 Euro drop opening 2522E and falls on the 2 Euro discharge channel 1182E, and then falls onto the discharge conveyor belt 124. The 1 Euro cent coin discharged from the 1 Euro cent retention discharge device 1141C of the upper retention discharge device row 114U passes through the 1 Euro cent drop opening 2521C and drops in the 1 Euro cent discharge channel 1181C, and then drops onto the discharge conveyor 124.

The coins C falling from the 20 Euro cent release channel 11820C or the 10 Euro cent release channel 11810C onto the delivery conveyor belt 124 are prevented from further falling in the conveying channel 266 by the fourth second drop preventing device 264S4.

The coin C falling from the 1 Euro release channel 1181E or the 5 Euro cent release channel 1185C to the release conveyor 124 is prevented from further falling by the third and second fall prevention device 264S3.

The coin C falling from the 2 Euro cent release channel 1182C or the 50 Euro cent release channel 11850C onto the delivery conveyor belt 124 is prevented from further falling by the second second fall preventing device 264S2.

The coin C falling from the 2 euro release channel 1182E or the 1 euro cent release channel 1181C onto the release conveyor belt 124 is prevented from further falling by the first and second fall prevention devices 264S1.

The coin C on the discharge conveyor belt 124 is locked by the right second protrusion 286R or the left second protrusion 286L and is conveyed toward the discharge outlet 122.

When all the coins C are collected, the coins C are sent out from the holding and discharging device 114 for each currency type. Therefore, if the discharge conveying capacity of the discharge conveyor belt 124 is exceeded, it becomes stuck in the 1 Euro cent release channel 1181C, the 2 Euro cent release channel 1182E, the 50 Euro cent release channel 11850C, the 2 Euro cent release channel 1182C, and 5 Euro. Divided release channel 1185C, 1 euro release channel 1181E, 10 euro cent release channel 11810C, or 20 euro cent release channel 11820C. In this case, because the coins C are retained above the inclined plate 254 that constitutes each discharge channel 118, as the coins C are successively conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt 124, after these retained coins C slide down slowly on the inclined plate 254, It is conveyed by the release conveyor belt 124. In addition, the coins C prevented from falling by the first and second fall prevention devices 264S1 to the fourth and second fall prevention devices 264S4 bounce toward the discharge port 122 due to the second prevention body 284 pushed by the second protrusions 286, and are scattered in Release onto the conveyor belt 124. Thereby, the coin C becomes easy to be caught in the second protrusion 286, and is smoothly conveyed toward the discharge outlet 122 side.

C: coin

P1, P2: Elevation

100: Coin receiving and releasing device

102: receiving port

122: release

126: body

128: cover

128B: rear side panel

128L: left side panel

128U: upper board

138: Coin Container

142: installation hole

Claims (7)

A coin receiving and discharging device is a coin (C) inserted into the receiving port (102), after being discriminated by the coin identifying device (106), the coin extending straight away from the receiving port (102) After the conveying device (108) conveys one by one and at the same time is divided into a plurality of currency types by the coin dispensing device (112), it is guided to the combined currency by the currency type falling channel (116) arranged on the side of the coin conveying device (108) The plurality of currency-type retention and discharge devices (114) are reserved in multiple layers arranged in the vertical direction and arranged along the coin conveying device (108), and are sent from the currency-specific retention and discharge devices (114) according to the release instruction. The outlets (244) are sent out one by one to the discharge channel (118) arranged on the other side of the coin conveying device (108), so that they fall down to the discharge conveying arranged along the row of the currency type reserve discharge device (114) On the belt (124) and sent out to the discharge outlet (122) or coin holding container (148) by the operation of the discharge conveyor belt (124), characterized in that the discharge channels (118) each have at least: The inclined plate (254) constitutes the bottom surface of the discharge channel (118) and is inclined downward toward the discharge port (122) to make the coins C falling from the discharge port (244) slide down; and the discharge conveyor belt (124), a part of which is arranged below the lower end of the inclined plate (254), and is inclined upward toward the discharge outlet (122), wherein the discharge channels (118) are arranged in rows with the coins Each of the multiple layers of the discharging device (114) is reserved separately. For example, the coin receiving and discharging device of the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the inclined plate (254) is provided at each of the delivery outlets (244) of the currency type retaining and discharging device (114) below three. For example, the coin receiving and discharging device of item 1 or 2 of the scope of patent application, which further has: a falling prevention device (264), which is arranged corresponding to the inclined plate (254) constituting the predetermined conveying channel (266), and corresponds to the discharging device conveyor (124) The coins (C) falling from the predetermined inclined plate (254) onto the discharge conveyor belt (124) are jointly prevented from falling to the lower conveying channel (266) relative to the predetermined conveying channel (266). For example, the coin receiving and discharging device of item 1 or 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the discharging conveyor belt (124) faces the discharging outlet (122) and is inclined at 45 degrees or more with respect to the horizontal. For example, the coin receiving and dispensing device of item 1 or 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the multi-layer is a total of three layers: the upper layer, the middle layer, and the lower layer. For example, the coin receiving and dispensing device of item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the upper layer and the middle layer are each equipped with three currency retention and dispensing devices (114), and the lower layer is configured with two currency retention and dispensing devices (114). For example, the coin receiving and dispensing device of item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plurality of currency retention and dispensing devices (114) respectively arranged in the middle layer and the lower layer are far away from the receiving port (102) in the horizontal direction The two lines overlap in the vertical direction.

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