WO2018159175A1

WO2018159175A1 - Coin sorting apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2018159175A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/002574
Authority: WO
Inventors: 史夫湯澤; 和弘渡辺
Original assignee: 株式会社日本コンラックス
Priority date: 2017-03-03
Filing date: 2018-01-26
Publication date: 2018-09-07
Also published as: JP6810320B2; JP2018147135A

Abstract

This coin sorting apparatus (100) sorts, according to type, coins (C) guided from upstream to downstream by means of gravity along a passage (10) having an outer wall (11) and a slope surface (12), and drops the coins into different falling positions (P) on the opposite side of the outer wall (11), wherein the passage (10) is provided with: at the upper part thereof, a plurality of projection parts (14) provided to positions gradually lower in height from the slope surface (12) along the passage (10) according to the outer diameters of the different types of coins (C); and, at the lower part of the passage (10), an inner wall (13) provided to the inside of the passage (10) so as to be continuous along the passage (10) with a height (v) enabling the coins (C) to roll over the inner wall and fall at the falling positions (P).

Description

Coin sorting machine

The present invention relates to a coin sorting device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a coin sorter that aims to sort coins guided from upstream to downstream by gravity along a passage portion having a slope surface and discharge them to different positions (Patent Literature). 1).
The coin sorter described in Patent Document 1 has an R surface in contact with the upper end of a coin that moves while rotating along a groove due to the action of gravity, and the coin is tilted around a vertical axis, The lower end of the slide is slid down from the groove.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-17288

However, the coin sorter described in Patent Document 1 does not consider the sorting of coins at high speed, and there are a plurality of coin speed vectors and postures when falling. There is a problem that it may be difficult to drop each type of coin to an intended position, and there is room for improving the sorting accuracy when sorting coins at high speed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a coin sorting device capable of sorting a plurality of types of coins with high accuracy and at high speed.

In order to achieve the above object, the following configuration is used.
(1) The coin sorting device according to the present invention distributes coins guided from upstream to downstream by gravity along a passage portion having an outer wall and a slope surface, and drops differently on the opposite side to the outer wall. A coin sorting device that drops to a position, wherein the passage portion is gradually lowered from the slope surface in accordance with the outer diameter of the coins that are different for each type along the passage portion. It has a plurality of protrusions provided at a going position, and is provided at a lower portion that is continuous with the passage portion and is provided at the inside of the passage portion so that a coin can get over and fall to the dropping position. And an inner wall.
(2) In the configuration of (1), the passage portion includes a first blowout portion that blows air from the outside to the inside of the passage portion on the upstream side from the position where the protruding portion is provided.
(3) In the configuration of (2), the first blow-out portion has a gap through which the largest type of coin passes, between the outer wall and a position slightly above the outer diameter of the smallest type of coin. The air blowing output is controlled so that only the lightest type of coin is dropped inside the passage portion, and the shielding body covering the inside is provided.
(4) In any one of the constitutions (1) to (4), the passage portion has a curved portion bent in a curved shape in plan view on the upstream side from the position where the protruding portion is provided.
(5) In the configuration of (4), the curved portion includes a portion bent in a clothoid curve shape, the curvature of which gradually decreases from the upstream side to the downstream side in plan view. The coin sorting device described in 1.
(6) In the configuration of the above (4) or (5), the curve portion includes a relief groove having a corner portion formed on the outer wall so that coins make point contact along the curve portion.
(7) In any one of the constitutions (1) to (6), the slope surface includes a portion where the gradient gradually changes from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
(8) In the configuration according to any one of (1) to (7), the passage portion is located at a position corresponding to the position where the protruding portion is provided, from the outside to the inside of the passage portion. A second blow-out portion that blows out air evenly along.
(9) In the configuration of the above (8), the second blowing part has a duct that deflects the airflow of air from a direction along the passage part toward a direction from the outside to the inside of the passage part.
(10) In any one of the constitutions (1) to (9), the passage portion has an introduction portion into which a coin is introduced on the upstream side, and the introduction portion removes the introduced coin from above. There is an urging portion for stabilizing the behavior of the coin by urging the lower portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a coin sorting device that can sort a plurality of types of coins with high accuracy and at high speed.

It is a perspective view of the coin sorter concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view of the coin sorter concerning an embodiment, and is a figure seen from the direction opposite to Drawing 1. It is a top view of a coin sorting device concerning an embodiment. It is a front view of a coin sorting device concerning an embodiment. It is a right view of the coin sorter concerning an embodiment. It is a left view of the coin sorter concerning an embodiment. It is a bottom view of the coin sorter concerning an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow D in FIG. 3. It is E arrow sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow F in FIG. 3. It is G arrow sectional drawing in FIG. It is H arrow sectional drawing in FIG.

(Embodiment)
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element through the whole description of embodiment. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the gravity action direction is the lower part, the direction opposite to the gravity action direction is the upper part, and the side on which the coin C falls with respect to the passage part 10 (enclosed by the passage part 10 in FIG. 3). The center side) is the inside, the opposite side is the outside, the falling position P side is the downstream side, and the opposite side is the upstream side, with reference to the flow direction of the coins C in the passage portion 10.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the coin sorting device 100. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the coin sorting device 100, as viewed from the opposite direction to FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the coin sorting device 100. FIG. 4 is a front view of the coin sorting device 100. FIG. 5 is a right side view of the coin sorting device 100. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the coin sorting device 100. FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the coin sorting device 100. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow D in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow E in FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow F in FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow G in FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow H in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin sorting device 100 according to the present embodiment is, for example, a coin receiving device (not shown) that sequentially arranges a plurality of types of coins C randomly placed in a line and carries them out. The coin C carried out from the wall is guided from the upstream to the downstream by gravity through the passage portion 10 having the outer wall 11 and the slope surface 12, and the coin C is sorted according to the type, and the different falling positions on the opposite side to the outer wall 11. P is dropped.

The coin C is used in Japan, and in order from the larger outer diameter, a 500 yen coin C500, a 10 yen coin C10, a 100 yen coin C100, a 5 yen coin C5, a 50 yen coin C50, and 1 yen. There are six types of balls C1. The coins C are, in order from the heaviest, a 500 yen coin C500, a 100 yen coin C100, a 10 yen coin C10, a 50 yen coin C50, a 5 yen coin C5, and a 1 yen coin C1. The coin sorting apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment sorts and sorts the coins C by type mainly using the difference in the outer diameter and weight of the coins C.

(Passage)
The passage portion 10 includes an outer wall 11, a slope surface 12, an inner wall 13, and a protruding portion 14.
The outer wall 11 is provided in an inclined state from the inside toward the outside. Thereby, the coin C which rolls the channel | path part 10 can be guide | induced toward the downstream from the upstream side along the channel | path part 10 in the state inclined toward the outer side from the inner side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12 and the like, the passage portion 10 has an introduction portion 50 into which a coin C is introduced on the upstream side.
The introduction part 50 has a biasing part 51 for stabilizing the behavior of the coin C by biasing the introduced coin C from the upper part toward the lower part.
The inner wall 13 in the introduction part 50 may be set higher than the outer diameter of the coin C so that the coin C whose behavior is unstable does not move inward and fall.

The biasing portion 51 is a seesaw-shaped lever as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and the like, and the central portion of the lever is freely rotatable about a horizontal rotating shaft attached to the upper portion of the passage portion 10. One end disposed on the upstream side is gently pulled by the tension spring 52, and the other end disposed on the downstream side is biased toward the lower part.
Therefore, even if the coin C introduced into the introduction part 50 hits the outer wall 11, the slope surface 12, or the inner wall 13 of the passage part 10 and flies or jumps and becomes unstable, the urging part 51 causes the lower part to move downward. Therefore, the urging unit 51 absorbs the kinetic energy of the coin C and stabilizes the behavior.
Therefore, speed components other than the speed component along the passage portion 10 in the coin C can be quickly reduced, and the coin C can be guided along the passage portion 10 in a state where the behavior is stable.

The passage portion 10 has a plurality of protrusions provided on the upper portion at positions where the height from the slope surface 12 gradually decreases along the passage portion 10 according to the outer diameter of the coin C that is different for each type. The unit 14 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the passage portion 10 has a curved portion 40 that is bent in a curved shape in a plan view on the upstream side from the position where the protruding portion 14 is provided. Since the passage portion 10 has the curved portion 40 in a plan view, the passage portion 10 is disposed so as to surround the drop position P in the plan view, the planar space can be made compact, and the coin sorting device 100 is related. It can be easily incorporated into the device.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the curve portion 40 may include a portion bent in a clothoid curve shape that gradually decreases in curvature from the upstream side to the downstream side in plan view.
In this way, by setting the curved portion 40 to be a portion bent into a clothoid curve, the preceding coin C on the downstream side can be accelerated, and the succeeding coin C on the upstream side and the preceding coin C on the downstream side can be accelerated. An interval (pitch) with the coin C can be secured.
Thereby, it can suppress that the coins C before and after colliding or overlapping are originated in that speeds differ for every kind of coin C.
Therefore, even if the coins C flow along the passage portion 10 so as to collapse one after another, the rolling speed of each coin C can be secured high, and the coins C are surely dropped one by one. Since it can be dropped to the position P, the sorting accuracy can be ensured.

Further, the curve portion 40 includes a clearance groove g having a corner portion e formed on the outer wall 11 so that the coin C is in point contact along the curve portion 40.
The corner portion e is continuous along the passage portion 10 at a position where the height from the slope surface 12 is lower than the outer diameter of the one-yen coin C1 having the smallest outer diameter among the plurality of types of coins C. Provided. The escape groove g is formed with a width W.
Thereby, when the coin C rolls while changing the direction along the curved portion 40, the upper part or the lower part of the coin C escapes in the outer wall 11 without the central part in the vertical direction of the coin C contacting the outer wall 11. Since rolling occurs while making point contact with the corner portion e of the groove g, the frictional resistance is reduced. Therefore, the coin C can roll smoothly along the curve portion 40.

Further, the slope surface 12 may include a portion where the gradient gradually changes as it goes from the upstream side to the downstream side.
Thus, the preceding coin C on the downstream side can also be accelerated by changing the slope of the slope surface 12 so that it gradually becomes steeper as it goes from the upstream side to the downstream side. The interval (pitch) between the coin C and the preceding coin C on the downstream side can be secured.
Thereby, it can suppress that the coins C before and after colliding or overlapping are originated in that speeds differ for every kind of coin C.
Therefore, even if the coins C flow along the passage portion 10 so as to collapse one after another, the rolling speed of each coin C can be secured high, and the coins C are surely dropped one by one. Since it can be dropped to the position P, the sorting accuracy can be ensured.

The slope surface 12 may be inclined so as to descend from the inside toward the outside. Accordingly, the posture of the coin C rolling on the slope surface 12 is inclined from the inside to the outside, and the coin C is urged toward the outer wall 11 from the inside by the gravity acting on the coin C. Since it can, it can suppress that the coin C falls inside.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8, the protruding portion 14 is provided on the upper portion of the outer wall 11 so as to protrude inward.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the passage portion 10 includes a first protrusion 141, a second protrusion 142, a third protrusion 143, and a fourth protrusion 144 in order from upstream to downstream. .
A height h1 from the slope surface 12 to the first protrusion 141, a height h2 from the slope surface 12 to the second protrusion 142, a height h3 from the slope surface 12 to the third protrusion 143, The relationship with the height h4 from the slope surface 12 to the fourth protrusion 144 is h1>h2>h3> h4.

The height h1 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 500-yen coin C500 and larger than the outer diameter of the 10-yen coin C10, and the height h2 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 10-yen coin C10, The dimension is larger than the outer diameter, the height h3 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 100-yen coin C100, and is larger than the outer diameter of the 5-yen coin C5, and the height h4 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 5-yen coin C5. The size is larger than the outer diameter of the 50-yen coin C50.

Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, when the coin C guided by the passage portion 10 is a 500-yen coin C500 having the largest outer diameter, the 500-yen coin C500 rolls toward the downstream side of the passage portion 10. As a result, the upper end portion of the 500-yen coin C500 is hooked on the first projecting portion 141 located on the most upstream side, the direction of motion is deflected inward, and it falls toward the drop position P1.
Similarly, in the case of the 10-yen coin C10, the upper end of the 10-yen coin C10 is hooked on the second protrusion 142 on the second upstream side, the movement direction is deflected inward, and it falls toward the drop position P2. To do.
Similarly, in the case of a 100-yen coin C100, the upper end portion of the 100-yen coin C100 is hooked on the third protrusion 143 that is third on the upstream side, the direction of motion is deflected inward, and it falls toward the drop position P3. To do.
Similarly, in the case of the 5-yen coin C5, the upper end of the 5-yen coin C5 is hooked on the fourth protrusion 144 on the most downstream side, the direction of motion is deflected inward, and it falls toward the drop position P4.
Then, in the case of the 50-yen coin C50, it does not hit any of the protrusions 14 of the first protrusion 141 to the fourth protrusion 144, travels straight along the passage portion 10, and falls toward the drop position P5.

Further, the projecting portion 14 has a curved surface facing inward, and is arranged so as to project from the upstream side to the downstream side of the passage portion 10 in plan view as shown in FIG. Thereby, when the edge part of the coin C rolling along the channel | path part 10 contacts the curved surface of the protrusion part 14, the direction of the coin C goes to the fall position P from the direction along the channel | path part 10. As shown in FIG. It can be smoothly deflected in the direction and can be quickly and surely dropped to the drop position P.

As shown in FIG. 8, the passage portion 10 is formed at a height v that is continuous with the passage portion 10 in the lower portion and is provided inside the passage portion 10 so that the coin C can get over and fall to the dropping position P. The inner wall 13 is provided.

Specifically, the height v of the inner wall 13 is set smaller than the radius of the 5-yen coin C5. Thereby, the 5-yen coin C5, which is the smallest type of coin C among the coins C excluding the 1-yen coin C1 and the 50-yen coin C50, can get over the inner wall 13 and fall to the drop position P4.

In this way, the passage portion 10 is continuous along the passage portion 10 and is provided at the inside of the passage portion 10, and is formed with a height v (see FIG. 8) at which the coin C can get over and fall to the dropping position P. Since the inner wall 13 is provided, when the upper end portion of the coin C is hooked on the protruding portion 14, the upper end portion of the coin C is moved inward by the protruding portion 14 while the lower end portion is restricted from moving inward by the inner wall 13. Moved. In other words, the rotational moment acts reliably on the coin C due to the action of the protrusion 14 and the inner wall 13, and the coin C does not fall in various postures and directions, but uniformly changes the flow direction of the passage portion 10. It falls toward the drop position P while changing its posture so as to rotate to the center. For this reason, the coin C can be dropped to the intended drop position P, and the sorting accuracy is increased.

And since the inner wall 13 is continuing along the channel | path part 10, even if the edge part of the coin C touches the inner wall 13 when the coin C rolls the channel | path part 10, it does not decelerate greatly. The coin C can be rolled along the passage portion 10 at high speed and smoothly while guiding the rolling direction and path.

(First outlet)
By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the channel | path part 10 has the 1st blowing part 20 which blows off air toward the inner side from the outer side of the channel | path part 10 in the upstream from the position in which the protrusion part 14 was provided.
Specifically, the first blowing unit 20 is a sirocco fan 21, a duct 22 that guides an airflow generated by the sirocco fan 21, and a blower that is an opening for flowing the airflow from the duct 22 toward the passage unit 10. The outer wall 11 has a gap t (see FIG. 9) through which the outlet 23 and the largest type of coin C (500 yen coin C500) pass, and the outer diameter of the smallest type of coin C (1 yen coin C1). A shield 24 that covers the inside of the upper part from a slightly higher position is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, the air outlet 23 includes a plurality of openings provided to open to the wall surface of the outer wall 11.

Also, the first blowing unit 20 controls the air blowing output so that only the lightest type of coin C (one-yen coin C1) is dropped inside the passage unit 10. That is, the outer diameter of the 50-yen coin C50 is only about 1 mm larger than the outer diameter of the 1-yen coin C1, and the inner side is not covered by the shield 24, but the blowing power blows away the 5-gram 50-yen C50. Rather, it is adjusted and controlled to be sufficient to blow 1 gram of 1-yen coin C1. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, only the 1-yen coin C1 that has rolled can be blown away toward the inside and dropped toward the drop position P0.

The 1-yen coin C1 has the lowest rolling speed and comes into contact with the succeeding coin C having a relatively high rolling speed, and causes the following coin C to decelerate, thereby causing the largest cause of reducing the high-speed processing of sorting. However, since the 1-yen coin C1 can be removed and sorted by the first blowing unit 20 on the upstream side of the passage unit 10, a large number of coins C including a plurality of types of coins C including the 1-yen coin C1 are interrupted. Even if it rolls along the passage part 10 without, the selection of the coins C can be performed at high speed.

Since the dust, moisture, etc. adhering to the coin C are peeled off by the first blow-out portion 20, the rolling resistance between the passage portion 10 and the coin C can be reduced, and the deceleration of the coin C when it rolls can be suppressed. The coin C can be sorted at high speed.

(Second outlet)
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It has the 2nd blowing part 30 which blows off.
Specifically, the second blowing unit 30 guides the sirocco fan 31 and the airflow generated by the sirocco fan 31, and the direction of the airflow from the direction along the passage unit 10 toward the inside from the outside of the passage unit 10. And a duct 32 that is an opening for allowing the air flow from the duct 32 to flow out toward the passage portion 10.
The duct 32 has an opening communicating with the sirocco fan 31 and a portion other than the air outlet 33 provided so as to be substantially orthogonal to the opening so that the flow path of the airflow has substantially the same cross-sectional area along the passage portion 10. It covers something. As described above, the air flow path is formed by the duct 32 and the opening communicating with the sirocco fan 31 and the air outlet 33 are substantially orthogonal to each other. Thus, the pressure is increased uniformly, deflected from the direction along the passage portion 10 toward the inside from the outside of the passage portion 10, and flows out from the outlet 33. Therefore, air can be blown out uniformly along the passage portion 10 from the outside to the inside of the passage portion 10.

The blower outlet 33 is comprised from several opening provided so that it might open to the wall surface of the outer wall 11, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.8 etc. FIG. The opening of the blower outlet 33 is provided with two or more so that a uniform wind pressure may be obtained along the channel | path part 10. FIG. This wind pressure acts equally on the coins C rolling on the passage portion 10.
As a result, the coin C is allowed to float from the outer wall 11 as if it were an air hockey pack, and is prevented from coming into contact with the outer wall 11, and the frictional resistance with the outer wall 11 is reduced. Can be made. Moreover, if it does in this way, even if it is the coin C from which a kind differs, it will come to roll by the almost same behavior. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the gap between the preceding and following coins C due to the difference in the speed of the coins C and collide with each other, and to secure the spacing between the preceding and succeeding coins C. The coins C are dropped one by one smoothly and accurately at high speed. It can be dropped to position P.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the coin sorting device 100 according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. Various modifications and changes are possible.

According to the coin sorting device 100 of the present invention, the height of the passage portion 10 from the slope surface 12 is lowered stepwise in accordance with the outer diameter of the coin C that is different for each type along the passage portion 10. A plurality of projecting portions 14 provided at the positions to be formed, the lower portion being continuous along the passage portion 10, provided on the inner side of the passage portion 10, so that the coin C can get over and fall to the dropping position P Since the inner wall 13 formed with the length v is provided, a plurality of types of coins C can be accurately selected at high speed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Coin sorter 10 Passage part 11 Outer wall 12 Slope surface 13 Inner wall 14 Projection part 141 1st projection part 142 2nd projection part 143 3rd projection part 144 4th projection part 20 1st blowing part 21 Sirocco fan 22 Duct 23 Outlet 24 Shield 30 Second blowout part 31 Sirocco fan 32 Duct 33 Air outlet 40 Curve part 50 Introduction part 51 Energizing part 52 Tensile spring C Coin C1 1-yen coin C10 10-yen coin C100 100-yen coin C5 5-yen coin C50 50 yen Ball C500 500 yen coin e Corner part g Recess groove P Drop position P0 Drop position P1 Drop position P2 Drop position P3 Drop position P4 Drop position P5 Drop position t Clearance W Gap width

Claims

A coin sorting device that sorts coins guided from upstream to downstream by gravity along a passage portion having an outer wall and a slope surface, and drops the coins to different drop positions on the side opposite to the outer wall,
The passage portion is
In the upper part, along the passage part, provided with a plurality of protrusions provided at a position where the height from the slope surface gradually decreases according to the outer diameter of the different coins for each type,
A coin sorting, comprising: an inner wall formed at a lower portion and continuously along the passage portion, provided at an inner side of the passage portion, and having a height at which coins can climb over and fall to the dropping position. apparatus.
2. The coin sorting according to claim 1, wherein the passage portion has a first blow-out portion that blows out air from the outside to the inside of the passage portion on the upstream side from the position where the protruding portion is provided. apparatus.
The first blowing part has a gap between the outer wall and a gap through which the largest type of coin is passed, and includes a shield that covers the inner side of the upper part from a position slightly higher than the outer diameter of the smallest type of coin,
The coin sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the blow-out output of the air is controlled so that only the lightest type of coin is dropped inside the passage portion.
The said channel | path part has a curve part curved in the shape of a curve in planar view in the upstream from the position in which the said protrusion part was provided, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Coin sorting device.
5. The coin sorting device according to claim 4, wherein the curved portion includes a portion bent in a clothoid curved shape, the curvature of which gradually decreases from the upstream side to the downstream side in plan view.
6. The coin sorting according to claim 4, wherein the curved portion includes a clearance groove having a corner portion formed so that coins make point contact with the outer wall along the curved portion. apparatus.
The coin sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the slope surface includes a portion where the gradient gradually changes from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
The passage portion has a second blow-out portion that blows air evenly along the passage portion from the outside to the inside of the passage portion at a position corresponding to the position where the protruding portion is provided. The coin sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
9. The coin sorting device according to claim 8, wherein the second blowing portion has a duct that deflects the airflow from the direction along the passage portion toward the inside from the outside of the passage portion. .
The passage portion has an introduction portion into which coins are introduced on the upstream side,
The said introducing | transducing part has an urging part for stabilizing the behavior of a coin by urging | biasing the introduced coin toward the lower part from the upper part. The coin sorting device according to item.