JP3515373B2 - Coin processing machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing machine for discriminating and counting inserted coins, storing true coins, and using the stored coins at the time of withdrawal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional coin processing machine for discriminating and counting inserted coins, storing true coins and using the stored coins for withdrawal, for example,
There is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-38661.
In this coin processing machine, coins thrown into the trading port are dropped into the deposit transfer section arranged at the bottom of the trading port,
The money is transferred to the coin supply mechanism by the deposit transfer unit. The coins conveyed to the coin supply mechanism are delivered to the discrimination passage, and the discrimination mechanism discriminates in the discrimination passage. After being discriminated, the unacceptable coins are kicked out of the discriminating passage, sent to the payout conveying route through the reject chute, and returned to the transaction port. On the other hand, the coins that can be received are dropped and temporarily stored on the inclined conveyor in the stopped state from the discrimination passage. After the selection of all the inserted coins is completed, the customer confirms the amount of money to be deposited, and the coin is either inserted into the second coin supply mechanism or returned to the trading port according to the customer's judgment. The coins put into the second coin supply mechanism are discriminated by the denomination discriminating mechanism transferred by the transfer chain, and are stored in the coin storage cylinder for each denomination.

[0003]

At present, information terminals for transmitting various kinds of information have been arranged at convenience stores and the like. This information terminal is not only providing information only, but is also capable of purchasing merchandise. By the way, although the time for purchasing goods should be short as a matter of course, but if the conventional coin handling machine as described above is configured to deposit and withdraw coins for purchasing goods, It takes a long time to confirm the deposit amount after the completion of the selection, and the time required to purchase the product becomes long. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing machine capable of shortening the time until confirmation of the deposit amount.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a coin processing machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided at an upper portion of a machine body, and is provided with a coin inserting means for inserting coins from the outside of the machine body.
A depositing coin transporting unit that is disposed toward the rear of the machine from the depositing unit and transports the coins deposited in the depositing unit; and a deposit determining unit that is disposed in the depositing coin transporting unit and that discriminates the coins transported. Coins that are arranged in the deposit coin conveying means and that are discriminated as false coins by the deposit discriminating means and coins that cannot be discriminated are excluded from the deposit coin conveying means as rejected coins, and coins discriminated as true coins are sorted out. A deposit sorting means, a temporary storage means for temporarily storing the true coins sorted by the deposit sorting means, and a storage which is disposed toward the rear of the machine from the temporary storage means and conveys the coins fed out by the temporary storage means. A coin conveying means, a storing discriminating means arranged on the storing coin conveying means and discriminating the coins fed out by the temporary storing means, and a storing discriminating means arranged on the storing coin conveying means, Based on the determination result of the storage determination means,
Storing and sorting means for sorting storable coins according to denomination by the storing coin transporting means and sorting for non-storable coins by the storing coin transporting means, and the storing and sorting means arranged below the storing coin transporting means. The coin storing means for storing the coins that can be stored according to the denomination by the upper portion and the withdrawal portion from the lower portion, and the coin storing means for arranging from the lower side to the front side of the machine body. A coin dispensed by a coin storing means of a type and a dispense coin transporting means for transporting non-storable coins sorted by the storing sorting means, and is disposed on the lower rear side of the machine body of the dispense coin transporting means, Storage means for storing non-storable coins sorted by the storage sorting means, sorting means for sorting the coins sorted by the storage sorting means into the withdrawal coin transporting means and the storing means, and the withdrawal Coin transport The coins removed by the deposit sorting means and the coins conveyed by the coin discharging means are arranged in front of the machine so that they can move in the vertical direction of the machine. possess a dispensing means for gold, a shutter means provided a dispensing port openably, the said dispensing means, freely received move in the vertical direction
It consists of a tray, and the tray, when it is located at the lower end,
Positioned at the top while receiving coins from the gold coin carrier
When receiving the rejected coins from the deposit selection means and
One is characterized by being capable dispensing from the dispensing port.
Thereby, the coins thrown into the throwing means are discriminated by the deposit discriminating means, and based on the discriminated result, the deposit sorting means removes the coins from the dispensing means arranged above the machine or is stored in the temporary storing means. Therefore, it is not necessary to convey the coins to be rejected in the machine body so as to be returned to the inserting means in the upper part of the machine body, and as a result, the time until the completion of the selection of the inserted coins can be shortened. A withdrawal means that can move vertically
At the lower end, the tray receives coins from the dispensing coin transport means.
Exclude coins from the deposit selection means at the top while scraping
Will be available for withdrawal and withdrawal from the outlet
Therefore, the coins rejected from the deposit selection means should be placed at the top of the withdrawable coin.
Will be eliminated in the saucer located and therefore used
To reduce the time it takes for a person to re-insert rejected coins
You can

[0005]

A coin handling machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is a contractor.
With respect to the one according to claim 1 , the shutter means is opened when the tray is located at the upper end and a coin is present in the tray. As a result, the shutter means is opened only when the tray is at the upper end and there is a coin in the tray, so it is possible to prevent the shutter means from being opened in an unnecessary state. When depositing money from, the shutter means can be closed.

[0007] coin processor according to claim 3 of the present invention, 請
According to claim 2 , the shutter means opens when the receiving tray receives the rejected coins from the deposit selecting means, and the deposit determining means determines the coins even when the coins in the receiving tray disappear. Until the confirmation operation is input for the display of the deposit amount based on the result,
Alternatively, it is characterized in that the opened state is maintained until the selection of all the deposited coins by the deposit selection means is completed.
Thereby, when the receiving tray receives the rejected coins from the deposit selecting means, the shutter means is opened, and thereafter, even if the coins in the receiving tray are not present, the input operation of confirming the deposit amount or the total deposit coins is performed. Since the opened state is maintained until the end of the sorting, if the rejected coins are further generated after the rejected coins are generated, they can be immediately eliminated.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The coin processing machine of this embodiment discriminates and counts the inserted coins, stores the true coins, and uses the stored coins at the time of withdrawal. Note that the arrow X direction in FIG. 1 is the front side of the machine body 10, and the front, rear, left, and right below are the front, rear, left, and right of the machine body 10.

An upper opening type insertion slot (insertion means) 1 into which coins are inserted from the outside of the machine body 10 at the upper part and the front part of the machine body 1
1 is formed so as to penetrate vertically. The opening 11 has an opening shutter 12 (see FIG. 5) that can be opened and closed.
Is provided. In addition, the deposit opening / closing detection sensor 12 for detecting the open / closed state of the deposit opening shutter 12 is provided in the deposit opening 11.
a and a deposit coin detecting sensor 13 (see FIG. 5) for determining whether or not there is a coin in the slot 11. On the lower side of the slot 11, there is provided a deposit coin separating / delivering unit 14 for separating and delivering coins one by one toward the rear. The deposit coin separating / feeding unit 14 includes a belt conveyor 15 arranged in the front-rear direction immediately below the input port 11, and a separation roller 16 arranged behind the input port 11 and above the belt conveyor 15 with a predetermined gap. The coins are separated one by one by passing the coins backward by the belt conveyor 15 and passing the coins between the belt conveyor 15 and the separation roller 16.

Behind the depositing coin separating / feeding unit 14 (that is, behind the insertion port 11) is arranged so as to extend horizontally in a straight line along the front-rear direction, and coins inserted into the insertion port 11 one by one. A deposit coin transporting section (deposit coin transporting means) 18 that transports the deposit coins linearly along the extending direction of itself is provided. At the front of the deposited coin transport unit 18, for example, at least one of the magnetic property and the outer diameter of the coin transported by the deposited coin transport unit 18 is detected to identify the coin as true, false, or unidentified. A deposit determination unit (deposit determination unit) 20 is provided for counting only the coins that are determined to be true and the coins that are determined to be true.

At the rear of the deposited coin transport unit 18, among the coins transported by the deposited coin transport unit 18, the deposit determination unit 20.
Fake coins that are determined to be false and non-determinable coins that are determined to be indeterminate are rejected from the deposit coin transport unit 18 as rejected coins to the reject port 22 and true coins that are determined to be true are deposit coin transport unit 18 A deposit sorting unit (deposit sorting unit) 23 that sorts true coins as a result of further transport without removing them from the deposit is provided. A reject chute 24 that guides the falling of coins from the reject port 22 is provided below the reject port 22. At the rear end of the deposit coin transport unit 18, the deposit sorting unit 23
A dropping port 26 is provided for dropping the true coins sorted by the above and conveyed over the reject port 22. In addition,
Below the dropping port 26, a dropping chute 27 for guiding the fall of coins from the dropping port 26 is provided.

Below the deposit coin transport unit 18, there are stored true coins that are sorted by the deposit sorting unit 23 and transported over the reject port 22 and fall from the drop port 26 through the drop chute 27. A temporary storage unit (temporary storage means) 29 for temporarily storing is provided. The temporary storage unit 29 is configured to be capable of separating and delivering the true coins, which are temporarily stored, one by one. Note that the temporary storage unit 29 is provided with a temporary storage coin detection sensor 28 (see FIG. 5) that determines whether or not there are coins in the temporary storage unit 29.

Further, below the depositing coin transporting section 18, it is arranged so as to extend horizontally in a straight line rearward from the temporary storing section 29, and one true coin fed out one by one by the temporary storing section 29. A storage coin transporting unit (storage coin transporting means) 30 is provided for linearly transporting the coins one by one along the extending direction thereof. This storage coin transport unit 3
In the front part of 0, for example, at least one of the magnetic property and the outer diameter of the coin fed out from the temporary storage part 29 and conveyed by the storage coin conveying part 30 is detected, and the denomination and the stain of the coin are detected. A storage discriminating unit (storage discriminating means) 32 for discriminating the state is provided.

At the rear of the storage coin transport unit 30, storable coins are sorted by denomination from the intermediate position of the storage coin transport unit 30 based on the determination result of the storage determination unit 32, and the non-storable coins are stored. A storage sorting unit (storage sorting means) 33 for sorting from the rear end of the coin transporting unit 30 is provided. The storing and sorting unit 33 stores coins being conveyed by the storing coin conveying unit 30, coins of denominations arranged at a predetermined pitch below the storing coin conveying unit 30 along the conveying direction of the storing coin conveying unit 30. The corresponding storage units (coin storage units) 35, 35, ... Are sorted and stored. On the other hand, the non-storable coins are passed through all the coin-type coin storage parts 35, 35, ... And conveyed to the rear end part of the storage coin transfer part 30 and dropped from the rear end part. Here, the storable coins are coins of denominations that are not dirty coins and that can be quantitatively stored in the corresponding coin storage units 35, 35, ... By denomination, and can be returned by the user. The coins that are not return coins to be returned from the temporary storage unit 29, and the other dirty coins, the coins that cannot be quantitatively stored, and the return coins are non-recoverable coins. A guide chute 36 is provided behind the stored coin transport unit 30 to guide the falling of non-storable coins from the rear end of the stored coin transport unit 30.

As described above, on the lower side of the storing coin transporting unit 30, the storing and sorting unit 33 sorts and inserts the storable coins from the upper portion and the lower portion can withdraw coins. Storage parts 35, 35, ... Are arranged.
The coin storage units 35, 35, ... For each denomination are each substantially vertically extending and have a substantially cylindrical shape. The coins selected and inserted from the storage coin transport unit 30 by the storage selection unit 33 are loaded from above. The stored coins are dropped while counting from the bottom as needed. Here, the coin storage portions 35, 35, ... Are filled with detection sensors 37, 3 for determining whether or not the coins therein are full.
7, ... (see FIG. 5) are provided, and the denominations whose full state is detected by these full detection sensors 37, 37 ,. It will be.

Immediately below the coin-type coin storage units 35, 35, ... Are arranged so as to extend horizontally straight from the coin-type coin storage units 35, 35 ,. Is provided with a coin dispensing unit (dispensing coin transporting unit) 39 that receives coins dispensed from the coin storing units 35, 35, ... And linearly transports the coins in the forward direction along the extending direction of the coins. ing. A collective storage (storage means) that is detachable from the machine body 10 behind and below the dispensing coin transport unit 39.
40 is provided.

The coin dispenser 39 for dispensing coins extends to the rear of the coin storage 35, 35, ... For each type of coin, and the guide chute 36 described above is arranged on the rear part thereof.
At the lower part of the guide chute 36, a sorting gate that selectively distributes the non-storable coins sorted by the storage sorting unit 33 and dropped by the guide chute 36 into the dispensed coin transport unit 39 and the collective storage 40. (Distribution means) 41 is provided.

Here, when the non-storable coins sorted by the storage sorting section 33 are dropped from the guide chute 36 to the dispensing coin transport section 39 by the sorting gate 41, the dispensing coin transport section 39 itself. Is conveyed linearly in the forward direction along the extending direction of the. Further, when the non-storable coins sorted by the storage sorting unit 33 are dropped from the guide chute 36 into the collective storage 40 by the sorting gate 41, the non-storable coins are stored in the collective storage 40. . The non-storable coins that are dropped to the dispensed coin transport unit 39 by the sorting gate 41 are return coins that are returned from the temporary storage unit 29, and the unsortable coins that are dropped into the batch storage box 40 by the sorting gate 41. Possible coins are coins that cannot be stored quantitatively in the denominations corresponding to the dirty coins and the coin storage units 35, 35, ....

In front of the coin dispenser 39 and the machine body 1
At the front end portion of 0, there is a withdrawal section 44 for withdrawing the rejected coins rejected by the deposit selection section 23 and the coins transported by the withdrawal coin transport section 39 from the upper dispensing port 43 to the outside of the machine body 10. It is provided. The dispensing unit 44 includes a support shaft 45 extending in the vertical direction, a tray (withdrawal means) 46 supported by the support shaft 45 so as to be vertically movable, and a tray 46 that moves up and down along the support shaft 45. And a drive mechanism (not shown).

Here, when the tray 46 is located at a predetermined lower end position, it receives coins that are conveyed by the coin dispensing coin conveying section 39 and dropped from the front end portion thereof, while when it is located at a predetermined upper end position, it is charged. It is located below the coin transport unit 18 and receives the rejected coins that are dropped from the reject opening 22 by the deposit selection unit 23 and guided by the reject chute 24. Moreover, when the receiving tray 46 is located at the predetermined upper end position, the receiving tray 46 is close to the lower side of the dispensing port 43, and as a result, the received coin can be dispensed from the dispensing port 43.

Directly above the dispensing port 43 is a completely open space in which the machine body 10 does not exist at all, which facilitates the removal of coins to be dispensed. The machine body 10 has an upper end detection sensor 42a (see FIG. 5) that detects whether the tray 46 is at a predetermined upper end position and a lower end detection sensor 42b (see FIG. 5) that detects whether the tray 46 is at a predetermined lower end position. )
Further, the receiving tray 46 is provided with a dispensing coin detecting sensor 47 (see FIG. 5) for determining whether or not there is a coin in the receiving tray 46 when the receiving tray 46 is at a predetermined upper end position. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7, between the dispensing port 43 and the receiving tray 46 located at the upper end position, the dispensing port 43 can be opened and closed by moving in the left-right direction. A gold mouth shutter (shutter means) 49 is provided. in addition,
The machine body 10 is provided with a withdrawal opening / closing detection sensor 49a (see FIG. 5) for detecting the open / closed state of the withdrawal opening shutter 49. Here, the dispensing port shutter 49 is only when the upper end detection sensor 42a detects the tray 46 and the withdrawal coin detection sensor 47 detects a coin, in other words, when the tray 46 is located at the upper end. The opening operation is performed only when a coin is present in the tray 46. When the tray 46 is located at a predetermined upper end position, its rear end portion is located behind the dispensing port 43 and the dispensing port shutter 49, and is covered by the dispensing port shutter 49. A never-ending saucer 46
The lower part of the reject chute 24 is guided to the rear end portion.

A deposit opening shutter 12, a deposit opening / closing detection sensor 12a, a deposit coin detecting sensor 13, a deposit coin separating / feeding unit 14, a deposit coin transporting unit 18, a deposit discriminating unit 20, a deposit sorting unit 23, a temporarily stored coin detecting sensor 28, Temporary storage unit 2
9, storage coin transport unit 30, storage determination unit 32, storage sorting unit 33, coin type coin storage units 35, 35, ..., Full type detection sensors 37, 37, ..., Dispensing coin transport unit 39, shaking The minute gate 41, the upper end detection sensor 42a, the lower end detection sensor 42b, the dispensing unit 44, the dispensing coin detection sensor 47, the dispensing opening shutter 49, and the dispensing opening / closing detection sensor 49a are electrically connected to the control unit 50. There is.

Next, the operation controlled by the control unit 50 of the coin processing machine having the above-mentioned structure will be described for each processing. In addition, in a so-called standby state in which each processing described below is not executed, both the insertion slot shutter 12 and the dispensing slot shutter 49 of this coin processing machine are closed, and the tray 46 is at the upper end. It is controlled by the control unit 50 so as to be in the position. "Deposit processing" A high-end machine 51 such as a multimedia terminal connected to this coin processing machine
When the deposit amount is input from, the control unit 50 performs deposit processing (see the thick arrow in FIG. 1). That is, the control unit 50
First, the deposit amount is input from the above-described upper-level device 51 to open the insertion port shutter 12. As a result, the user deposits coins into the deposit port 11 while preventing erroneous insertion into the dispense port 43.

Next, when the input coin shutter sensor 12 detects that the coins are inserted into the input port 11 by the deposit coin detecting sensor 13, the deposit separating / feeding unit 14 and the deposit coin conveying unit 18 are opened. Drive. As a result, the coins inserted into the slot 11 are separated one by one by the deposit separating / feeding unit 14 and are conveyed backward by the deposit coin conveying unit 18. During the transportation by the deposit coin transport unit 18, the upstream deposit determination unit 20 determines and counts the coins, and based on the determination result, the control unit 50 performs the sorting by the downstream deposit selection unit 23. Let

That is, the fake coins and the unidentifiable coins are dropped by the deposit selection unit 23 from the deposit coin transport unit 18 as rejected coins at the reject port 22 on the upstream side, and through the reject chute 24, the tray of the dispensing unit 44. On the other hand, while the coins are inserted into 46, the true coins are further conveyed by the deposit selection unit 23 without being dropped from the reject port 22, dropped from the dropping port 26 on the downstream side, and are dropped through the dropping chute 27.
It is put into the temporary storage unit 29.

Here, when the depositing coin detecting sensor 13 detects that all the coins in the slot 11 have been exhausted, the control unit 50 causes the last coin to reach either the temporary storage unit 29 or the receiving tray 46. At a predetermined all deposit coins selection end timing, the deposit separating / feeding unit 14 and the deposit coin conveying unit 18 are stopped. Then, the deposit determination unit 2
The amount of money deposited in the temporary storage unit 29 is calculated on the basis of the result of the determination of the type of money of 0 and the counting result, and the calculated amount is displayed on the display unit (not shown) on the host machine 51 side. In addition, when the banknote processing machine which deposits and withdraws banknotes is connected, the display unit displays the amount of money deposited together with the amount of money deposited in the banknote processing machine.

From the deposit amount displayed on the display unit, the user inputs an operation for approving the deposit amount with the confirmation button of the operation unit (not shown), or cancels the transaction without accepting the deposit amount. The operation is input by the cancel button of the operation unit (not shown), and either the confirm button or the cancel button is input, and when this is accepted, the deposit processing is ended.

When the tray 46 of the dispensing unit 44 receives the rejected coins during the deposit process, the dispense coin detecting sensor 4
7 will detect a coin, and as a result, the upper end detection sensor 42a will detect the tray 46, and the dispensing coin detection sensor 47 will detect a coin.
Allows the withdrawal coins to be taken out of the tray 46 by opening the dispensing port shutter 49 to open it. Then, the user re-inserts the removed coins taken out from the tray 46 into the insertion port 11 as needed.

The coins re-inserted into the input port 11 in this manner are again discriminated and sorted in the continuous depositing process when other coins remain in the input port 11. .

Further, the control unit 50 does not have any other coins remaining in the insertion port 11, and at the above-mentioned timing for ending the selection of all the deposited coins, the deposit separating / feeding unit 14 and the deposit coin conveying unit 18 are reached.
Even after the and are stopped, unless a confirmation button or a cancel button is pressed, when a coin is inserted into the insertion port 11, the deposit separating / feeding unit 14 and the deposit coin transporting unit 18 are reconfigured. It will be driven to continue the deposit process. For this reason, even if the above-mentioned timing for selecting all deposited coins is reached, if the rejected coins are re-inserted into the insertion port 11, the coins will be discriminated and selected again.

After the withdrawal port shutter 49 is opened based on the detection of the rejected coins as described above,
Even if a coin is taken out from the tray 46 and the withdrawal coin detection sensor 47 detects that there is no coin in the tray 46,
The withdrawal port shutter 49 is maintained in the open state until either the enter button or the cancel button is input for the display of the deposit amount based on the determination result by the deposit determiner 20. When an input is made to either one of them, the outlet opening shutter 49 is closed. Of course, even if an input is made to either the confirm button or the cancel button, the withdrawal coin shutter sensor 49 detects that there is a coin in the tray 46.
Is not closed.

Instead of the above, the dispensing port shutter 49
After the coin is opened based on the detection of the rejected coins, even if the coins in the tray 46 are not present, the withdrawal opening shutter 49 is kept open until the above-described all-deposited coin selection end timing, and all the deposited money is deposited. Receiving tray 46 at the end of coin selection
Withdrawal port shutter 4 provided that there are no coins inside
Alternatively, 9 may be closed.

[Withdrawal process] At the end of the above-mentioned deposit process, when an operation to approve the deposit amount is input by the confirmation button of the operation unit (not shown), the deposit amount output from the host machine 51 such as a multimedia terminal. However, the deposit determination unit 2 during the deposit process
If the difference is less than the deposit amount based on the determination result of 0 and the difference includes coins, a withdrawal process for withdrawing the difference coins is performed (see the thick arrow in FIG. 2).

First, at the start of the withdrawal process, the control unit 5
0 is a condition that the dispensing port shutter 49 is closed (in other words, there is no coin in the tray 46),
The tray 46 of the dispensing unit 44 is lowered until it is detected by the lower limit detection sensor 42b, and is placed at the lower limit position and stopped. Here, when the withdrawal port shutter 49 is not closed, the control unit 50 does not perform the withdrawal process and causes the display unit (not shown) to display a message prompting the user to take out the coin in the tray 46. Then, after the tray 46 is located at the lower limit position,
Only the required number of withdrawal coins are fed out from the required denominations of the coin-type coin storage units 35, 35, ... And the withdrawal coin transport unit 39 is driven. Then, the dispensed coins are transported forward by the dispensed coin transport unit 39 and dropped from the front end portion thereof into the tray 46.

Here, in the control unit 50, a predetermined timing at which the last coin to be withdrawn from the coin-type coin storage units 35, 35, ... Will be loaded into the receiving tray 46 by the withdrawal coin transport unit 39. Then, the dispensing coin transport unit 39 is stopped and the dispensing unit 44 is driven to raise the receiving tray 46. Then, the tray 46 of the dispensing unit 44 is raised until it is detected by the upper limit detection sensor 42a, and is positioned at the upper limit position and stopped. Then, the upper end detection sensor 42a detects the tray 46, and the dispensing coin detection sensor 47 detects the coins. Therefore, the control unit 50 opens the dispensing port shutter 49 to perform the dispensing process. To finish. As a result, it becomes possible to take out the dispensed coin from the tray 46.

"Storing process" At the end of the above deposit process, when the operation of approving the deposit amount is input by the confirmation button of the operation unit (not shown), the deposit amount output from the host device 51 such as a multimedia terminal. And deposit determination unit 2 during deposit processing
When there is no coin portion in the difference from the deposit amount based on the determination result of 0, at the timing when the confirmation button is input, and when the above withdrawal process is executed, the coin storage of coin type in the withdrawal process is performed. At the timing after all the required number of coins to be dispensed from the required denominations of the parts 35, 35, ... Are stored, the storing process for storing the coins stored in the temporary storage part 29 is executed (FIG. 3). See the thick arrow).

A host device 51 such as a multimedia terminal
When the deposit amount output from is larger than the deposit amount based on the determination result of the deposit determination unit 20, even if the confirmation button is input, it is not accepted and the deposit process is not ended.
Then, without performing the storing process, the display unit displays a message prompting the additional insertion of the deposited coin.

When the storage process is executed, the control unit 50 first causes the sorting gate 41, the guide chute 36 and the collective storage box 4 to move.
After switching the coin to 0, the temporary storage unit 2
9 and the storage coin transport unit 30 are driven to temporarily store the coins 2
All the stored coins from 9 are fed to the stored coin transporting unit 30 one by one, and are transported backward by the storing coin transporting unit 30. During the transportation by the storage coin transport unit 30, the upstream storage determination unit 32 determines and counts coins, and based on the determination result, the control unit 50 performs the downstream storage sorting unit 33 to perform sorting. Let

That is, the storing / sorting unit 3 stores the storable coins which are not the dirty coins and which can be quantitatively stored in the coin storing units 35, 35, ...
3 from the coin storage unit 30 to the coin storage unit 3
While being stored in a denomination corresponding to 5, 35, ...
An unstorable coin, which is a coin of a denomination that cannot be stowed quantitatively in the corresponding coin storage unit 35, 35, ..., By the storage sorting unit 33, any coin storage unit 35. , 35, ... are further stored without being stored in the guide coin chute 36 from the rear end of the stored coin transporting section 30.
Drop it on. Then, all the non-storable coins are stored in the batch storage 40 depending on the sorting direction of the sorting gate 41.

Here, when the control unit 50 detects that the coins in the temporary storage unit 29 are all exhausted by the temporary storage coin detection sensor 28, the last coin is stored in the coin storage unit 3.
At a predetermined timing when it may be inserted into any of 5, 35, ... And the guide chute 36, the temporary storage section 29 and the stored coin transport section 30 are stopped, and the storage processing is ended.

[Payment Return Processing] At the end of the above payment processing,
After the deposit amount is displayed on the display unit (not shown) based on the determination result of the deposit determination unit 20, if a cancel operation that does not approve the deposit is input to the cancel button of the operation unit (not shown), the stored amount is stored in the temporary storage unit 29. The deposit return process is performed to discharge all the coins that had been used (see the thick arrow in Fig. 4).

That is, the control unit 50 first detects the lower limit of the receiving tray 46 of the dispensing unit 44 on condition that the dispensing outlet shutter 49 is closed (in other words, there is no coin in the receiving tray 46). It is lowered until it is detected by the sensor 42b, is positioned at the lower limit position and is stopped, and the distribution gate 41 is switched so that the guide chute 36 guides the coin to the coin dispense section 39. After that, the temporary storage unit 29, the stored coin transport unit 30, and the dispensed coin transport unit 39 are driven. Then, first, all the coins are fed from the temporary storage unit 29 to the storage coin transporting unit 30 one by one and transported backward by the storage coin transporting unit 30. Here, when an input is made to the cancel button, the control unit 50 does not perform the deposit return process and the coins in the receiving tray 46 are displayed on the display unit (not shown) when the withdrawal port shutter 49 is not closed. Display a message prompting you to take out.

Then, during the transfer by the storage coin transfer unit 30, the control unit 50 sets all the coins as return coins in the storage selection unit 33 on the downstream side, and returns the coin storage units 35, 35 ,.
Further, the coins are further conveyed without being inserted into any of the above, and dropped from the rear end portion of the stored coin conveying unit 30 to the guide chute 36.
Then, all the returned coins are dropped on the dispensed coin transport unit 39 depending on the sorting direction of the sorting gate 41.
Then, the returned coins are transported forward by the dispensing coin transporting unit 39 and dropped from the front end thereof to the tray 46.

Here, when the control unit 50 detects that all the coins in the temporary storage unit 29 have been exhausted by the temporary storage coin detection sensor 28, the final coin is inserted into the receiving tray 46 by the coin dispense unit 39. The temporary storage unit 29, the stored coin transporting unit 30, and the dispensing coin transporting unit 39 are stopped and the dispensing unit 4 is operated at a predetermined timing that will be performed.
4 is driven to raise the tray 46. Then, the tray 46 of the dispensing unit 44 is raised until it is detected by the upper limit detection sensor 42a, and is positioned at the upper limit position and stopped.
Then, the upper end detection sensor 42a detects the tray 46,
Moreover, since the dispensing coin detecting sensor 47 is in the state of detecting the coin, the control unit 50 opens the dispensing port shutter 49 and ends the deposit returning process. Thereby, the returned coin can be taken out from the tray 46.

According to the coin processing machine described above, the coin inserted into the slot 11 is discriminated by the deposit discriminating section 20.
Based on the determined result, the deposit sorting unit 23 removes or temporarily stores in the tray 46 arranged above.
Since it is stored in 9, it is not necessary to convey the coins to be rejected in the machine body 10 so as to return them to the upper insertion port 11, and as a result, it is possible to shorten the time until the completion of sorting the inserted coins. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time until confirmation of the deposit amount.

Further, the tray 46 which is movable in the vertical direction
While the lower end receives coins from the dispensing coin transport unit 39, the upper end enables receipt of rejected coins from the deposit sorting unit 23 and withdrawal from the dispensing port 43. Therefore, the deposit sorting unit The coins to be removed from 23 are removed to the tray 46 located at the upper end where the coins can be dispensed. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for the user to re-insert the rejected coins. Therefore, the reinsertion and the reexclusion of the excluded coin can be continuously performed.

Further, the receiving tray 46 is at the upper end, and the coin outlet shutter 49 only when a coin is present in the receiving tray 46.
Is opened, so that the withdrawal port shutter 4 is unnecessary.
9 can be prevented from being opened, and for example, when depositing a coin from outside the machine body 10 as described above, the dispensing port shutter 49 can be closed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent coins from being mistakenly deposited in the tray 46. In addition, if the rejected coin is generated during the deposit processing,
By dropping the rejected coins into the receiving tray 46, the receiving tray 46 is at the upper end and the coins are present in the receiving tray 46, so that the dispensing port shutter 49 is immediately opened.
The rejected coin can be returned to the user.

In addition, when the receiving tray 46 receives the rejected coins from the deposit selecting section 23, the withdrawal opening shutter 49 is opened, and thereafter, even if the coins in the receiving tray 46 are no longer present, the withdrawal opening Since the shutter 49 remains open until the input of the deposit amount confirmation operation or the completion of the sorting of all the deposited coins, when the rejected coins are further generated, the rejected coins are immediately eliminated. be able to.

In the above description, the case where the tray 46 is stopped at two positions, the upper end position and the lower end position, has been described as an example, but it may be set at three positions. That is, the upper end position is a position for dispensing coins outside the machine body 10, the position slightly below the upper end is a position for receiving rejected coins, and the lower end position is a receiving position for coins during withdrawal and deposit return. . Also in this case, the dispensing port shutter 49 is opened only when the tray 46 is at the upper end and coins are present in the tray 46.

[0051]

As described in detail above, the first aspect of the present invention
According to the described coin processing machine, the coins thrown into the throwing means are discriminated by the deposit discriminating means, and based on the discriminated result, the deposit sorting means removes the coins into the dispensing means arranged above the machine or Since the coins to be removed are stored in the temporary storage means, it is not necessary to convey the coins to be rejected back to the loading means in the upper part of the machine body, and as a result, the time until the completion of sorting the inserted coins can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time until confirmation of the deposit amount. Withdrawal means
A vertically movable saucer has coins at the bottom.
While receiving coins from the transport means, deposit at the top
Receipt of rejected coins from the sorting means and withdrawal from the outlet
Since it will be possible to remove from the deposit selection means
Coins can be removed in the pan located at the top of the withdrawable coin.
Therefore, until the user re-inserts the rejected coins
The time can be shortened. Thus eliminated
It is possible to continuously re-insert and re-exclude coins
it can.

[0052]

According to the coin processing machine of the second aspect of the present invention, since the tray is at the upper end and the shutter means is opened only when the coin is present in the tray, the shutter means is unneeded. Can be prevented from being opened, and the shutter means can be closed when, for example, coins are deposited from outside the machine body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent coins from being mistakenly deposited in the tray.

According to the coin processor of claim 3 of the present invention, when the tray receives the rejected coins from the deposit selection means, the shutter means is opened, and thereafter, the coins in the tray no longer exist. However, in order to maintain the open state until the input operation for confirming the deposit amount is completed or the sorting of all deposited coins is completed, if more rejected coins occur after the rejected coins, immediately remove them. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a route for deposit processing is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 2 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing a coin processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a route for withdrawal processing is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 3 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing a coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which a storage processing route is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 4 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing a coin processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which a route for deposit return processing is indicated by a thick line.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an upper front part of the body of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the upper front part of the machine body of the coin processing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 aircraft 11 Input port (input means) 12 Inlet shutter 18 Deposited coin transport section (Deposited coin transport means) 20 Deposit Discrimination Section (Deposit Discrimination Means) 23 deposit selection section (deposit selection means) 29 Temporary storage unit (temporary storage means) 30 Storage coin transport unit (storage coin transport means) 32 Storage determination unit (storage determination means) 33 Storage selection section (storage selection means) 35 coin storage unit (coin storage means) 39 Withdrawal coin transporting section (withdrawal coin transporting means) 40 Collective storage (storage means) 41 Sorting gate (sorting means) 43 Withdrawal port 46 Receiving tray (withdrawal means) 49 Discharge port shutter (shutter means)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A throw-in means provided on an upper part of a machine body for inserting coins from outside the machine body, and a deposit coin transporter arranged so as to be rearward of the machine body from the throw-in means and carrying coins thrown into the throw-in means. Means, a deposit discriminating means arranged in the deposit coin conveying means and discriminating the coins to be conveyed, and a coin arranged in the deposit coin conveying means and discriminated as a false coin by the deposit discriminating means, and undecidable A coin depositing means for excluding coins from the deposit coin conveying means as rejected coins, and a coin discriminated as a true coin, and a temporary storage means for temporarily storing the true coins sorted by the deposit selecting means, A storage coin transporting unit that is disposed toward the rear of the machine from the storage unit and that transports the coins fed by the temporary storage unit; and a storage coin transporting unit that is disposed in the storage coin transporting unit and is configured by the temporary storage unit. The storage discriminating means for discriminating the fed coins and the storing coin conveying means are arranged, and based on the discrimination result of the storing discriminating means, the storable coins are sorted according to the denomination by the accommodating coin conveying means and cannot be stored. A storing and sorting means for sorting coins from the storing and coin transporting means, and a storable coin that is arranged below the storing and coin transporting means and sorted by denomination by the storing and sorting means, is stored from the upper portion and is dispensed from the lower portion. Possible coin-type coin storing means, arranged from the lower side of the coin-type coin storing means toward the front of the machine, and sorted by the coins dispensed from the coin-type coin storing means and the storing / sorting means. A withdrawal coin conveying means for conveying non-storable coins, and a storage means for storing the non-storable coins, which are arranged on the lower rear side of the body of the withdrawal coin conveying means, and which are sorted by the storing and sorting means. Sorting means for sorting the coins selected from the storing and sorting means into the withdrawal coin transporting means and the storing means, and a movable body vertically arranged in front of the withdrawal coin transporting means, The withdrawal means for withdrawing the rejected coins removed by the deposit selection means and the coins transported by the withdrawal coin transporting means to the outside of the machine from the withdrawal opening above the machine body, and the withdrawal port being openable and closable Shutter means
However , the withdrawal means is composed of a tray that is vertically movable.
When the tray is located at the lower end,
When the coins are received from the means, while located at the top end
Received rejected coins from the deposit selection means
A coin processing machine, which can be withdrawn from a coin. 2. The coin processing machine according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter means is operated to open when the tray is located at the upper end and a coin is present in the tray. 3. The shutter means opens when the receiving tray receives the rejected coins from the deposit selecting means, and based on the determination result by the deposit determining means even when the coins in the receiving tray are not present. The coin handling machine according to claim 2 , wherein the coin handling machine is maintained in an open state until a confirmation operation is input for displaying the deposit amount, or until the deposit sorting unit finishes sorting all deposited coins.