TWI777387B - Coin assort device - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to solve the problem of assorting coin in daily life, the present invention proposes a novel coin assort device, which comprises: the upper component with an opening at the top; the sorting slide has a central axis, wherein the slide structure extends from the upper end to the lower end, and at least one assorting holes are located at the lower end of the slide structure; the first sorting box is located at the lower end of the sorting slide and contains a sector-shaped sorting tunnel; the second sorting box is arranged at the lower end of the first sorting box, so that the upper component, the first sorting box and the second sorting box could form a cylindrical structure after being assembled, wherein the sorting tunnel penetrates the first sorting box and the second sorting box, making each size of coin could fall into the corresponding sorting box.

Description

Coin Separation Device

The present invention relates to a coin dividing device, more specifically, a coin dividing device that can automatically sort coins of different denominations for easy taking and has visual effects.

In daily life, coins of various countries are usually designed according to the size of their denominations to the corresponding area for the convenience of taking and identifying them, such as NT$50, 10, 5, and 1. That is, from large to small, even if people do not use their eyes to observe when taking them, they can also use the feedback when touching to intuitively distinguish the size of their denominations.

However, the above-mentioned identification method using the size of the coin as the denomination still has shortcomings in life. The existing people's change coins are usually scattered in various corners such as offices, bedrooms, and living rooms. When the people need to take coins for use At times, their locations are often scattered. Although there are currently coin purses, coin boxes and other coin storage products on the market trying to solve the above problems, they lack the function of automatically classifying coins of different denominations, which makes it difficult for people to withdraw money. For the sake of inconvenience, they tend to change directly with banknotes, but as a result of doing so, they usually only get more scattered coins, and the scattered coins are placed in unstable positions, which has been a vicious circle for a long time, causing inconvenience.

In order to automatically sort coins according to their size, some manufacturers have introduced a coin dispenser in the current market. The structure of the coin dividing device is provided with a solenoid valve in its accommodating tank, the solenoid valve is provided with an outer casing which can be accommodated in the accommodating tank, and the solenoid valve is provided with a valve plate, which is clamped by the hook on the accommodating tank. Positioning, there is a gap on the inner wall corresponding to the position of the valve plate. When the coin is detected by the comparison device that is different from the preset coin, the solenoid valve will be driven to attract the initial valve plate to pass through the gap to block the passage of the coin, and will put it in. The coin is guided to the coin return port, and the coin separator can separate the input coins by the arrangement of the solenoid valve and the valve plate of the coin separating device.

However, the above-mentioned coin dispenser design is generally applicable to commercial equipment, such as game machines, vending machines, automatic teller machines, etc., which are usually bulky, expensive and complicated in structure, coupled with comparison devices, solenoid valves, etc. Components also need to be controlled by electrical equipment, which is not conducive to ordinary people's daily use in offices, bedrooms, etc. In addition, various components of traditional coin dispensers, such as the above-mentioned solenoid valve, comparison component, hook, valve plate, etc., are usually wrapped in a casing, and the general public cannot use them without mechanical knowledge. Quickly disassemble, and enjoy the use of repeated observation during the disassembly process of the coin dispenser. Therefore, in the current market, there is still a need for a simple structure, small size, cost-effective, can get the taste of life in the process of use, effectively solve the loose change, and can be placed anywhere, such as on the desk, in the bedroom. Coin splitting device.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a coin-separating device with a stacking structure, the components of which include: an upper cover, the top of which is open and located at the upper end of the coin-separating device; a sorting slide, extending from top to bottom along the central axis of the slide A slide (spiral)-shaped structure, wherein the lower end of the sorting slide is provided with more than one different apertures, and the sorting holes arranged along the slide-shaped structure correspond to the area sizes of different coins; the first sorting box is arranged on the sorting slide the lower end, and the classification slide is covered in it by coupling with the upper cover, and the first classification box includes a fan-shaped classification channel, the center of the classification channel is the same as the first classification box, and the classification channel is formed by Viewed from the frontal view of the coin dividing device, it is located at the lower end of the sorting hole, and if viewed from the vertical viewing angle of the coin dividing device, it is set between two sorting holes with different apertures. In addition, the coin separating device further includes a second sorting box, which is coupled to and disposed at the lower end of the first sorting box, so that the coin separating device can use the upper cover, the first sorting box and the second sorting box after assembling. The two are connected by the above-mentioned sorting channel, so as to form a cylindrical structure on the overall structure, and at the same time, the sorting slide is wrapped inside the coin-separating device.

Following the above, when the coin is put into the opening of the upper cover, it will be subjected to the action of gravity and centrifugal force, and will slide spirally toward its lower end along the slide-like structure of the sorting slide. Different, the corresponding area is different. When sliding through classification holes with different apertures, it will fall into the first classification box in the classification hole corresponding to its area, or fall into the second classification box through the classification channel. middle. Among them, the pore size of the classification hole can be determined according to the required application. Different currency types are set, such as New Taiwan Dollar, US Dollar, Chinese Yuan, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Euro, New Zealand Dollar, Australian Dollar, Korean Won, but not limited to the above.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the number of classification boxes can be set to n according to the application situation, wherein n is a natural number greater than 2, that is, the first classification box, the second classification box...the nth classification box .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the aperture configuration of the above-mentioned sorting holes increases gradually from the direction of the upper end of the sorting slide to the direction of the lower end. A classification hole with a larger pore size is encountered.

According to the present invention, the upper end of the classification slide, that is, the angle between the beginning of the slide-like structure and the central axis of the slide, is provided with a slide baffle plate.

According to the present invention, the slide-like structure of the sorting slide is provided with a deceleration unit to decelerate a plurality of stacked coins to increase the resolution of the coin-separating device for coins of different denominations. Wherein, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the deceleration unit may specifically be a rubber pad, a cloth pad, or a brush. Wherein, in an embodiment of the present invention, the brush can also be installed on the slide baffle plate, and the sliding speed of the coin is slowed down by the descending cilia contacting the coin.

According to the present invention, the bottom of the central shaft of the central shaft of the slide, and the upper joint unit at the center of the upper end of the first sorting box, that is, the place where the central shaft of the slide and the first sorting box are coupled to each other, are arranged in a slope-like structure, so that the When the sorting slide and the first sorting box are coupled, they are automatically snapped to the correct position between the two elements in a sliding manner.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the center of the bottom of the central axis or the upper end of the first sorting box includes a magnet, so that the components can be fixed by the attraction of the magnets.

According to the viewpoint of the present invention, the upper cover, the sorting slide, the first sorting box, and the second sorting box can be made of metal (such as aluminum, iron, titanium, steel, copper, gold, silver, etc.), glass, wood, etc. , jade, bamboo, stone, cardboard or a combination of the above.

The above descriptions are used to illustrate the purpose, technical means and achievable effects of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can more clearly understand the present invention through the demonstration of the following embodiments and accompanying drawings and the scope of the patent application. invention.

100: Coin Separation Device

101: Upper cover

103: Classification Slides

103a: Slide center axis

103c: Classification hole

103e: Slide Baffle

103g: reduction unit

103i: Bottom of bottom bracket

105: First sorting box

105a: Upper joint unit

105c: lower joint unit

105e: Classification channel

107: Second sorting box

The following detailed description of the present invention and schematic diagrams of the embodiments should make the present invention more fully understood; however, it should be understood that this is only a reference for understanding the application of the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention to a specific implementation in example.

Figure 1 shows the appearance structure of the coin-separating device.

FIG. 2A shows an exploded view of the components of the coin-separating device from a perspective perspective.

Figure 2B shows an exploded view of the components of the coin-separating device from a side view.

FIG. 3 further illustrates the detailed structure of the sorting slide in the coin distributing device.

Figure 4A further shows the detailed structure of the classification slide from a side view.

Figure 4B shows the detailed structure of the classification slide from the other side view.

Figure 4C shows the detailed structure of the bottom of the central axis in the classification slide from the top view.

Fig. 5 illustrates the external structure of the first sorting box.

The present invention will be described in detail with preferred embodiments and viewpoints. The following description provides specific implementation details of the invention to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of how these embodiments may be practiced. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these details. Furthermore, the present invention It can also be used and implemented by other specific embodiments, the details described in this specification can also be applied based on different needs, and various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention will be described with preferred embodiments and viewpoints. Such descriptions are used to explain the structure of the present invention, and are only used to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention. Terms used in the following description are to be interpreted in the broadest reasonable manner even when used in conjunction with a detailed description of a particular embodiment of the present invention.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the structure of the traditional coin-separating device which is mainly based on the premise of mass commercial application. Because of its large size, high price and complex structure, and the mechanism of identifying coins involves the control of electrical equipment such as comparison devices and solenoid valves , making it difficult to popularize in the daily life of ordinary people. This case aims to improve and simplify the structure and space setting of applied mechanics in the coin sorting device, which is used as a sorting element to screen different coins, so that it can maintain the main function of "sorting coins" while achieving a compact size. , space saving, no need for motor parts, suitable for conception in office and bedroom environments, because of its exquisite structure, the coin-splitting device in this case can also have the viewing function of popular healing stationery in offices and homes. The technical means to achieve the purpose will be described in detail as follows.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A-2B, the present invention provides a coin separating device (100) with a stacking structure, the components of which include: an upper cover (101), the top of which is open and is located at the upper end of the coin separating device (100). The classification slide (103) is centered on the axis (103a) of this slide, and extends from top to bottom a slide-like, or spiral-shaped structure, wherein the lower end of the classification slide (103) is provided with more than one different The aperture is the sorting holes (103c) arranged along the slide-like structure to correspond to the area size of different coins; the first sorting box (105) is located at the lower end of the sorting slide (103), and is connected with the upper cover (101). ) coupling the sorting slide (103) to the inside of the coin dividing device (100), and the first sorting box (105) in turn comprises a fan-shaped sorting channel (105e), the sorting channel (105e) is divided by the coin The device (100) is located at the lower end of the sorting hole (103c) when viewed from the front side, and can be located at the two sorting holes (103c) with different apertures when viewed from the elevation view of the coin dividing device (100). between. In addition, the coin dividing device (100) further comprises a second sorting box (107), which is coupled to and disposed at the lower end of the first sorting box (105), so that the coin dividing device (100) is placed on the upper cover (101) , After the first sorting box (105) and the second sorting box (107) are assembled, a cylindrical stacking structure is formed, and the sorting slide (103) is wrapped inside the coin dividing device (100).

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4A-4B, which further illustrate the detailed structure of the sorting slide (103) in the coin separating device (100) from a three-dimensional perspective and a side perspective, respectively. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to better control the smoothness of the coin in the sliding process, it avoids that the coin is stuck on the upper end of the sorting slide (103) after the coin is put in through the opening of the superstructure (101), so sorting In the slide (103), the gradient (Pitch, or Gradient) of its slide-like structure will gradually decrease from the upper end to the lower end, that is, the gradient at the upper end of the classification slide (103) is larger, and the gradient at the lower end is smaller, so that the coin can be guaranteed. When sliding at the upper end, it can correctly overcome the maximum static friction force, and when sliding to the lower end of the sorting slide (103) and before going through the sorting hole (103c), it can slide at a slower speed. ) for screening, it can avoid that the coin does not fall in the correct sorting hole (103c) due to the too fast sliding speed, which affects the resolution of the coin dividing device (100).

According to the present invention, in the sorting slide (103), a deceleration unit (103g) is provided on the surface of the slide-like structure in contact with the coins. The purpose of the deceleration unit (103g) is that when a plurality of coins are put into the opening of the upper cover (101), the coins may be stacked on each other, for example, a ten-dollar coin is stacked with a five-dollar coin. , so in the process of sliding down, there is a certain probability that the five yuan is carried by the ten yuan coin and falls to the sorting hole (103c) corresponding to the ten yuan coin.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, the setting of the deceleration unit (103g) can reduce the sliding speed of the ten-yuan coin by the frictional force on the surface of the deceleration unit (103g) when the ten-yuan coin in the above example passes and contacts with it. , but the five-yuan coin will keep the original speed and continue to slide forward due to the inertia effect at this time, so that the two coins of different denominations can be separated before passing through the sorting hole (103c), so as to increase the coin-dividing device for different Resolution of denomination coins. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the material of the deceleration unit (103g) can be selected from a rubber pad, a cloth pad, or a brush or other material with a rougher surface than the classified slide (103). It should be noted that the denominations and numbers of coins stacked above are only examples, and those skilled in the art will understand that there are other stacking situations after reading this case, such as ten-yuan coins carrying one-yuan coins and so on.

According to the present invention, the upper end of the classification slide (103), that is, the angle between the beginning of the slide-like structure and the central axis of the slide (103a), is provided with a slide baffle (103e), which can be used as a visual Shield so that the coins slide a distance on the sorting slide (103) before reaching the sorting hole (103c) The utility model can be concealed and cannot be seen by sight, in addition to increasing the beauty of the coin dividing device (100) so that the internal mechanism cannot be directly viewed, it can also maintain the ornamental and mysterious appearance of the coin dividing device (100). , to increase the interesting function of healing stationery on the desk. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the brush or cloth in the deceleration unit (103g) can also be set on the slide baffle plate (103e) in a rappel manner, so that when the coins pass through, the coin can also be released. The deceleration unit (103g) is in contact with the coin to decelerate the coin, and the descending cilia or cloth can also enhance the function of the slide baffle (103e) to shield vision.

Please refer to FIG. 4C and FIG. 5 , according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom (103i) of the central axis of the classification slide (103), and the upper joint unit (105a) at the center of the upper end of the first classification box (105) are the slides The place where the central axis (103a) and the first sorting box (105) are coupled to each other is provided as a mutually matched inclined surface structure. Wherein, according to one aspect of the present invention, the center shaft bottom (103i) and the upper engaging unit (105a) may be magnet materials, or components containing magnets, so that the sorting slide (103) is assembled to the first sorting box (105a). 105) can be automatically snapped to the correct position between the two components by attracting each other.

In addition, following the above, since the mutual coupling between the bottom of the center shaft (103i) and the upper engaging unit (105a) is set as a mutually matching inclined surface structure, when the two are coupled, the bottom of the center shaft (103i) will be due to The weight of the classification slide (103) itself gradually moves along the inclined plane of the upper joint unit (105a). At this time, if the classification slide (103) is simplified as a mass point, the above-mentioned movement process can be approximately regarded as an object ( Classification slide, 103) The physical process of sliding down an inclined plane (upper engaging unit, 105a). Therefore, since the bottom of the central axis (103i) and the upper joint unit (105a) have a structure with an inclined plane, when the user splices the sorting slide (103) and the first sorting box (105) together, the two can use the action of gravity , the sorting slide (103) will rotate slightly on the first sorting box (105) to the position where the components are clamped, thereby producing a self-assembly effect, which facilitates the disassembly of the coin dividing device (100) as a whole.

In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, the first sorting box (105) and the second sorting box (107) of the present invention are only examples, and those skilled in the art can understand the above-mentioned sorting boxes after reading the description of the present application. The quantity can be increased or decreased by itself according to different types of currencies or the denominations of coins to be divided into n classification boxes, where n is a natural number greater than 2, such as the first classification box (105), the second classification box Box (107) ...... nth classification box and so on. Considering that the New Taiwan dollar has denominations of one, five, ten, and fifty dollars, n can be set to 4, so that the classification results can be more detailed; on the other hand, if only If you want to divide coins into two groups, for example, one yuan and five yuan are divided into one group, and ten yuan and fifty yuan are divided into another group, n can be set to 2, so that the structure of the coin dividing device (100) is simplified. On the other hand, the length and gradient of the sorting slide (103) and the number of sorting holes (103c) can also be adjusted according to the nth sorting box to achieve the best coin sorting effect. In addition, for the present invention, the structure of the currency dividing device (100) can also be widely used in currencies such as New Taiwan Dollar, US Dollar, Chinese Yuan, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Euro, New Zealand Dollar, Australian Dollar, Korean Won and the like.

Please refer to FIG. 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower edge of the first sorting box (105) has a lower joint unit (105c), so that the first sorting box (105) can be fixed on the second sorting box (105c). 107) of the upper end, wherein the lower joint unit (105c) and the first classification box (105) present a concentric circle structure from the perspective of elevation, and gradually retract toward the center of the circle. In one aspect of the present invention, the lower joint The radius of the cell (105a) is smaller than the radius of the first classification box (105).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the coin separating device (100) not only has the function of sorting coins, but also has the viewing function of healing stationery. Therefore, in order to achieve the above purpose, the upper cover (101), the sorting slide (103), Components that can be directly observed visually, such as the first sorting box (105), the second sorting box (107), etc., can be made of metal (such as aluminum, iron, titanium, steel, copper, gold, silver, etc.), glass, wood, It is made of jade, bamboo, stone, thick cardboard and other materials to ensure its ornamental texture.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wall thicknesses of the casings of the first sorting box (105) and the second sorting box (107) can be adjusted appropriately according to the type of currency and material mentioned above, so that the The interior of the housing in the first sorting box (105) and the second sorting box (107) is used as a resonance chamber, when the coins fall into the first sorting box (105) or the second sorting box (107) through the sorting hole (103c) ) and emits sound, its interior can achieve the function of collecting its sound waves, so that the emitted sound can produce an auditory effect according to the principle of acoustics.

According to the structure of the present invention, the actual use situation of the coin dividing device (100) is that after the coins are put into the opening of the upper cover (101), they will be subjected to the action of gravity and centrifugal force, and will follow the sorting slide (103) The slide-like structure slides spirally toward its lower end. When the coin touches the deceleration unit (103g), the sliding speed will be slowed down. When coins are stacked, the deceleration unit (103g) can slide up and down by the stacked coins. The phenomenon of different moving speeds separates the coins. Finally, when the coin slides through the sorting hole (103c), the coin will fall into the first sorting box (105) in the sorting hole (103c) with an appropriate diameter due to the different denominations of different coins and the corresponding area. , or drop into the second sorting box through the sorting channel (105e) to achieve the purpose of sorting coins, and when the user wants to use the coins, he only needs to put the first sorting box (105) and the second sorting box ( 107) After disassembling, the required amount of coins can be taken, and after the taking is completed, the coin dividing device (100) can be assembled.

In general, the coin dividing device (100) can completely solve the problem that loose change is difficult to organize and collect in the office or home space, and has a compact structure and light weight, so it can be easily disassembled or placed in various places in the room. , It has the effect of feeling and hearing when using it, has the function of healing stationery, and does not need motor parts, which is beneficial to economic costs, has qualitative changes, and improves the convenience of life.

The above are the preferred embodiments of the present creation. Those skilled in the art should understand that it is used to illustrate the present creation, rather than to limit the scope of the patent rights claimed by the present creation. The scope of patent protection shall depend on the scope of the appended patent application and its equivalent fields. Any changes or modifications made by those who are familiar with the art in this field without departing from the spirit or scope of this patent belong to the equivalent changes or designs completed under the spirit disclosed in this creation, and shall be included in the following patent application scope Inside.

100: Coin Separation Device

101: Upper cover

103: Classification Slides

103a: Slide center axis

105: First sorting box

107: Second sorting box

Claims (10)

A coin separating device, comprising: an upper cover with an opening at the top; a sorting slide, including a slide center shaft and a spiral structure, a plurality of sorting holes are arranged on the spiral structure, and the diameters of the plurality of sorting holes are different A combination of sizes; a first sorting box, coupled to the lower end of the sorting slide, including a sorting channel disposed between two sorting holes of different apertures of the plurality of sorting holes; and a second sorting box, by the The sorting channel is communicated with and coupled to the first sorting box, coins of different sizes can be dropped into the first sorting box through one sorting hole of the plurality of sorting holes, or into the second sorting box through the sorting channel in the box. The coin dividing device according to claim 1, wherein the sorting channel is fan-shaped, and the position of the center of the sorting channel is the same as that of the first sorting box. The coin dividing device according to claim 1, wherein the gradient of the helical structure gradually decreases from the upper end to the lower end. The coin-dividing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a slide baffle is provided at an included angle between the beginning of the spiral structure and the central axis of the slide. The coin dividing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a deceleration unit is arranged on the helical structure. The coin-dividing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the material of the deceleration unit is selected from rubber pads, cloth pads, brushes or combinations thereof. The coin distributing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper end of the first sorting box comprises an upper engaging unit, and the bottom of the middle shaft of the slide center shaft has an inclined surface structure that cooperates with each other, so that when the upper engaging unit is coupled to the bottom of the middle shaft Can be rotated slightly to fix both in place. The coin dividing device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the material of the upper engaging unit and the bottom of the central shaft is a magnet, so that the two are attracted to each other and automatically snap to the correct position between the two components. The coin dividing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower peripheral edge of the first sorting box has a lower joint unit, which is in a concentric circle structure with the first sorting box, and increases the distance between the first sorting box and the second sorting box. Fixed strength. The coin dividing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the coin dividing device is selected from metal, glass, wood, jade, bamboo, stone, cardboard or a combination of the above.

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