JP5877010B2 - Coin feeding device and coin processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin feeding device and a coin processing device, and more particularly to a coin feeding device and a coin processing device that can smoothly discharge what is to be discharged.

  From the viewpoint of improving convenience, coin processing devices built into vending machines and financial equipment accept multiple coins at once and feed them one by one for the next level of counting. Some have a coin feeding device configured as described above. In such a coin feeding device, the receiving opening is formed to be relatively large so that a plurality of coins can be received collectively, and there is a possibility that deformed coins or foreign matters other than regular coins may be mixed. is there. In order to deal with such problems, a lower opening is formed at the lower end of the hopper main body that can accommodate a plurality of coins, and a lower opening / closing lid that opens and closes the lower opening is driven by an opening / closing drive mechanism. When a biting or blockage occurs in the hopper mechanism, the lower opening formed at the lower end of the hopper body is opened, and an object thrown into the hopper body is dropped and discharged (for example, patent Reference 1).

JP-A-7-57132 (paragraphs 0011-0014, FIG. 5 etc.)

  However, in the configuration in which the lower opening / closing lid is opened and closed as described above, a problem arises that a step generated around the opening and closing mechanism hinders the falling and discharging of an object to be dropped and discharged, although the number of parts increases. There was a thing.

  An object of this invention is to provide the coin feeding apparatus and coin processing apparatus which can discharge | emit smoothly the thing which should be discharged | emitted in view of the above-mentioned subject.

  In order to achieve the above object, the coin feeding device according to the first aspect of the present invention has a placement surface 11f on which a coin C is placed, for example, as shown in FIG. A rotating disk 11 that moves and puts out the placed coin C within the mounting surface 11f, and an angle θ between the vertical surface VF extending from the lower end of the rotating disk 11 and the mounting surface 11f becomes an acute angle. A rotating disk 11 disposed; a storage container 21 which is fitted to the rotating disk 11 from the outside and forms a storage space 21s capable of storing coins C in cooperation with the rotating disk 11; The container 21 is stored in a position where the coin C can be held in the storage space 21s (see, for example, FIG. 2A) and the lower part of the rotating disk 11 so that the stored items fall from the lower part of the storage space 21s. A gap 21h is formed between the lower part of the container 21 Comprises a falling state position (e.g., FIG. 2 (B) refer), the storage container movement mechanism moves between 30 and (see e.g. FIG. 2 (A)).

  If comprised in this way, since the whole storage container is moved when discharging | emitting a stored item (typically foreign material), a joint, such as a reverse level | step difference, does not generate | occur | produce in a clearance gap, but a stored item can be discharged | emitted smoothly.

  Moreover, the coin feeding apparatus which concerns on the 2nd aspect of this invention receives the stored item which fell from the clearance gap 21h in the coin feeding apparatus 1 which concerns on the said 1st aspect of the said invention, as shown, for example in FIG. A receiving tray 41 is provided; when the storage container 21 is in a position where it falls, the clearance 21h is formed at a position and a size at which stored items that have passed through the clearance 21h are guided to the receiving tray 41. .

  If comprised in this way, a clearance gap can be formed in the minimum magnitude | size and size reduction of an apparatus can be achieved.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the coin feeding device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the storage container moving mechanism 30 in the coin feeding device 1 according to the first aspect or the second aspect of the present invention. Has a swing shaft 33 that supports the storage container 21 and an arm 32 that swings the storage container 21 about the swing shaft 33.

  If comprised in this way, a holding state and a fall state can be formed stably.

  Moreover, the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 4th aspect of this invention is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the coin feeding apparatus 1 which concerns on any one aspect of the said 1st aspect thru | or 3rd aspect of this invention, and An identification device 82 for identifying the type of coins fed out from the coin steering device 1; and a holding unit 84 for retaining the coins identified by the identification device 82 for each type.

  If comprised in this way, it will become a coin processing apparatus which can discharge | emit a stored matter smoothly.

  According to the present invention, since the entire storage container is moved when discharging the stored item, a joint such as a reverse step does not occur in the gap, and the stored item can be discharged smoothly.

(A) is a perspective view of the coin feeding apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is a partial side sectional view. (A) is a side view which shows the holding | maintenance state of the coin feeding apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (B) is a side view which shows a fall state. It is a systematic diagram of the coin processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar members are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1, a coin feeding device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the coin feeding device 1, and FIG. 1B is a partial side sectional view of the coin feeding device 1. In the partial side cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 (B), a part of the members shown in FIG. 1 (A) is omitted for convenience of explaining the schematic configuration. The coin feeding device 1 is a device for feeding a plurality of coins C received in batches one by one, and is not fed out with a disk 11 as a rotating disk, a hopper 21 as a storage container, and a storage container moving mechanism 30. A receiving tray 41 for receiving the stored items and a control device 60 are provided.

  The disk 11 is formed in a plate shape having a circular planar shape, and a placement surface 11f on which the coin C is placed is formed on one surface. In the center of the disk 11, a rotating shaft 12 extending at a right angle to the mounting surface 11f is inserted and supported by the rotating shaft 12. The other end of the rotating shaft 12 is connected to the rotating motor 13 on the side opposite to the mounting surface 11f. The disk 11 is configured to be able to rotate within the mounting surface 11 f about the rotation shaft 12 by the rotation of the rotary motor 13. The disk 11 is configured to be able to rotate in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions by switching. The rotation motor 13 is provided with an operation detector 61 that detects an abnormal operation. The rotary motor 13 is fixed to the bracket 15. At this time, the rotary motor 13 is fixed to the bracket 15 so that an inclination angle θ, which is an angle formed by the vertical surface VF and the mounting surface 11f, becomes an acute angle. The vertical plane VF is a virtual plane extending from the lower end of the disk 11. The inclination angle θ is preferably 20 ° or more, more preferably 22 ° or more, from the viewpoint of suppressing the coin C from dropping from the placement surface 11f and improving the scraping efficiency of the coin C. From the viewpoint of reducing the occupied space and dropping the coins C other than the coin C placed on the placement surface 11f to the lower part so that a plurality of coins C do not overlap, preferably 45 ° or less, more preferably Is preferably 30 ° or less, and is 25 ° in the present embodiment. Since the placement surface 11f is a surface on which the coin C is placed, the disk 11 is disposed so as to face upward.

  The disk 11 is provided with a circular plate-shaped small disk 17 at the center on the mounting surface 11f side. The radius of the small disk 17 is about 0.4 to 0.5 times the radius of the disk 11. The small disk 17 is formed with raised portions 17b that are raised at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction. The thickness of the raised portion 17b on the outer periphery of the small disk 17 is formed to be smaller than the thickness of the coin C. The length 11SL of the portion not covered by the small disk 17 on the radius of the disk 11 (the portion where the mounting surface 11f is exposed) is the length of the coin C that the coin feeding device 1 is scheduled to handle. It is formed to the same extent as the diameter of the maximum diameter coin C (x) having the maximum diameter. A plurality of protrusions 11p are formed on the outer edge of the mounting surface 11f. The protrusions 11p are formed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction. The predetermined interval here is that when the largest diameter coin C (x) is placed on the placement surface 11f and comes into contact with the outer periphery of the small disk 17, it enters between two adjacent projections 11p. In this embodiment, the central angle is about the same as the interval between the raised portions 17b. The height of the protrusion 11p is formed to be equal to or less than the thickness of the minimum thickness coin C (y) having the minimum thickness among the coins C to be handled by the coin feeding device 1.

  The hopper 21 is a member that is formed so as to substantially cover the lower half of the disk 11 and forms a storage space 21 s for storing coins C in cooperation with the disk 11. For the sake of convenience, the configuration of the hopper 21 will be described by dividing it into a bottom portion 21b, a front lower portion 21c, a front oblique portion 21d, a front upper portion 21e, and a side portion 21f. The bottom portion 21 b is approximately ¼ of the outer circumference of the disk 11 and is curved along the outer circumference of the disk 11. The bottom portion 21b extends evenly from side to side with the lower end of the disk 11 as the center. The depth of the bottom 21b is generally the length of the radius of the disk 11 × π / 4, but is not limited thereto. The front lower portion 21 c has the same vertical length as the bottom portion 21 b and is provided to face the mounting surface 11 f of the disk 11. The front oblique portion 21d is connected to the upper end of the front lower portion 21c, and is provided so as to move away from the placement surface 11f as it advances upward. The front upper part 21e is connected to the upper end of the front oblique part 21d, and extends substantially vertically upward when the distance between the front lower part 21c and the placement surface 11f is the smallest. The side portions 21f are present at two locations, are respectively connected to the bottom portion 21b, the front oblique portion 21d, and the front upper portion 21e, and are curved so as to be continuous with the bottom portion 21b along the outer periphery of the disk 11. Each of the side portions 21f is formed to have a length of about 1/8 of the outer periphery of the disk 11. The hopper 21 has a bottom portion 21b, a front lower portion 21c, a front slant portion 21d, a front upper portion 21e, and a side portion 21f that do not move relative to each other during operation of the coin feeding device 1, and are integrated as a whole. And function as one member. Thus, a complicated structure such as a drive mechanism is omitted from the hopper 21 itself.

  The upper surface 21t of the hopper 21 that appears as the end portions of the front upper portion 21e and the side portion 21f is open to a size that can receive a plurality of coins C collectively. Although there is a gap between the outer periphery of the disk 11 and the bottom 21b and the side 21f, the gap is formed to the extent that the coin C cannot pass through. The bottom portion 21b, the front lower portion 21c, and the front oblique portion 21d are provided with plate-like ribs 21r extending in the vertical direction to the outside of the hopper 21. The rib 21r is provided at a position where each of the bottom 21b, the front lower portion 21c, and the front oblique portion 21d is divided into two. A flat guide plate 21g is provided on the downstream side of the bottom 21b divided by the rib 21r in the clockwise direction. The guide plate 21g is orthogonal to the rib 21r and extends to the outside of the bottom portion 21b. In the depth direction of the bottom portion 21b, the guide plate 21g is provided at a position that divides the depth into two in the present embodiment. A gap 21h is formed in a portion of the bottom portion 21b defined by the rib 21r and the guide plate 21g farther from the front lower portion 21c. The gap 21h is formed in a size that allows the stored items other than the appropriate coins C (hereinafter referred to as “foreign matter”) to be discharged out of the stored items stored in the storage space 21s. A portion where the inner wall of the bottom portion 21b exists inside a plane-symmetric portion with the rib 21r as a symmetry plane with respect to a portion where the gap 21h of the bottom portion 21b is formed (hereinafter also referred to as a “notch portion”). (Hereinafter also referred to as “inner wall part”). In the front lower portion 21c outside the hopper 21, a residual detector 62 for detecting the presence or absence of coins C and foreign matters in the storage space 21s is disposed. The residual detector 62 is typically an optical sensor. A small hole is formed in the front lower portion 21c of the portion in contact with the residual detector 62, and the residual detector 62 is configured to be able to detect the presence or absence of foreign matter in the storage space 21s through the small hole. ing.

  A storage container moving mechanism (hereinafter simply referred to as “moving mechanism”) 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A is a side view showing a holding state of the coin feeding device 1, and FIG. 2B is a side view showing a falling state of the coin feeding device 1. The moving mechanism 30 is a mechanism that moves the hopper 21 between a position where the hopper 21 is held and a position where the hopper 21 is dropped. The holding state is a state in which the coins C and foreign matter stored in the storage space 21s are held in the storage space 21s without falling from the gap 21h. The falling state is a state in which the coins C and foreign matter in the storage space 21s can fall from the gap 21h.

  The moving mechanism 30 includes a swing arm 32, a swing shaft 33, and a drive plate 35. The swing arm 32 is an elongated flat plate-like member, and one end of the swing arm 32 is attached to the hopper arm 22 attached to the side portion 21 f of the hopper 21 via the swing shaft 33. The hopper arm 22 is a flat plate member having an L-shaped planar shape, and is fixed to one side portion 21 f of the hopper 21 by a fixing pin 23. The hopper 21 and the swing arm 32 are connected so as to be relatively rotatable in both directions around the swing shaft 33. The other end of the swing arm 32 (the end opposite to the end where the swing shaft 33 is located) is attached to the drive plate 35 via a connecting pin 37.

  The drive plate 35 is a plate-like member having a planar shape such that the home base is deformed, and is attached to the bracket 15 via a drive shaft 38. The drive plate 35 has a protrusion 35p. The drive plate 35 can rotate in both directions relative to the bracket 15 around the drive shaft 38, and can rotate in both directions relative to the swing arm 32 around the connecting pin 37. Connected so that you can. The drive plate 35 is configured to be able to rotate in any direction by switching. The drive shaft 38 is connected to a drive motor 39 (see FIG. 1A) on the side opposite to the drive plate 35. The drive motor 39 is electrically connected to the control device 60 through a signal cable, and is configured to be able to rotate in response to a command signal from the control device 60. The drive plate 39 is moved through the drive shaft 38 by the rotation of the drive motor 39, and the hopper 21 can be moved through the swing arm 32 by the movement of the drive plate 35. The drive motor 39 is disposed below the bracket 15.

  The bracket 15 is provided with a holding position detector 65 and a drop position detector 66 on the surface on which the drive plate 35 rotates. The holding position detector 65 is disposed at a position where the coin feeding device 1 comes into contact with the protrusion 35p of the drive plate 35 when the coin feeding device 1 is in the holding state. The drop position detector 66 is disposed at a position where it contacts the protrusion 35p of the drive plate 35 when the coin feeding device 1 is in the fall state. The holding position detector 65 and the fall position detector 66 are each electrically connected to the control device 60 via a signal cable, and can be configured to transmit the state of the coin feeding device 1 to the control device 60 as a signal. Has been.

  With reference mainly to FIG. 1 again, description of the structure of the coin feeding apparatus 1 is continued. In the upper part of the disk 11, a restricting portion 18 for restricting the passage of the coins C is provided so that only one normal coin C placed on the placing surface 11f passes therethrough. The restricting portion 18 is formed of a flat member. The restricting portion 18 has a minimum thickness that is greater than the thickness of the maximum thickness coin C (z) having the maximum thickness among the coins C that the coin feeding device 1 plans to handle. It is installed in parallel to the placement surface 11f so as to be less than the thickness of two coins C (y). With such a configuration, all types of coins C handled by the coin feeding device 1 are allowed to pass one sheet, and two or more sheets are not allowed to pass simultaneously.

  A delivery rail 19 that guides the coin C that has passed through the restricting portion 18 to the outside of the coin feeding device 1 is provided downstream of the restricting portion 18 in the forward rotation direction (counterclockwise) of the disk 11. The delivery rail 19 is a member that forms an opening for allowing the coin C to pass in a standing state. The delivery rail 19 includes a bottom surface 19b on which the coin C is placed and rolled, and a side surface 19s that prevents the coin C from falling down. The side surface 19s is disposed so that the distance to the placement surface 11f is typically the same as the distance between the restriction portion 18 and the placement surface 11f, but is disposed to be larger. Also good. The bottom surface 19b extends from the lower end of the side surface 19s toward the placement surface 11f, but does not contact the placement surface 11f so as not to prevent the disk 11 from rotating. The delivery rail 19 is disposed such that the distance between the bottom surface 19b and the placement surface 11f is smaller than the thickness of the minimum thickness coin C (y). In this embodiment, the delivery rail 19 is disposed so as to extend horizontally from a position close to the small disk 17. The delivery rail 19 is closed so that the end 19e on the small disk 17 side does not drop the coin C to the small disk 17 side. The delivery rail 19 is provided with an intake detector 64 that detects that the coin C has passed through the delivery rail 19.

  On the side opposite to the placement surface 11 f across the delivery rail 19, an insertion port 49 h for receiving the insertion of coins C is provided. The insertion port 49 h is formed in the end surface portion of the rectangular tube-shaped member 49. The rectangular tube-shaped member 49 is configured to guide the coins C that are collectively input from the input port 49 h to the upper surface 21 t of the hopper 21. In the present embodiment, a portion of the front upper portion 21e of the hopper 21 that can interfere with the rectangular tubular member 49 when the hopper 21 is in the fall state is cut out.

  Below the hopper 21, there is provided a tray 41 for receiving foreign matter and the like discharged from the gap 21h in the fall state. In the present embodiment, the tray 41 is provided apart from the hopper 21, and a funnel 42 that guides foreign matter and the like from the gap 21 h to the tray 41 is disposed between the hopper 21 and the tray 41. By being configured in this way, the degree of freedom of the layout of the tray 41 is improved. In addition, the upper end 42t of the funnel 42 is formed to have a size including the gap 21h, and is disposed adjacent to the gap 21h when in the fall state. The lower end 42 s of the funnel 42 is formed in a size smaller than the opening of the tray 41 and is slightly inserted into the tray 41.

  The control device 60 controls the operation of the coin feeding device 1 through the start / stop of the rotation motor 13 and the drive motor 39, determination of the rotation direction, and the like. The control device 60 is connected to the motion detector 61 via a signal cable, and is configured to receive a signal indicating that an abnormality such as a coin C is caught in the disk 11 has occurred. Further, the control device 60 is connected to the residual detector 62 through a signal cable, and is configured to be able to receive a signal indicating the presence / absence of foreign matter in the hopper 21. Further, the control device 60 is connected to the intake detector 64 through a signal cable, and is configured to receive a signal that the coin C has passed through the delivery rail 19. Further, the control device 60 is connected to the holding position detector 65 and the drop position detector 66 by signal cables, respectively, and can receive a signal indicating whether the coin feeding device 1 is in the holding state or in the falling state. It is configured to be able to. In the above description, for convenience of explanation, the control device 60 and each detector are connected by a signal cable, but may be connected wirelessly.

  The operation of the coin feeding device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The coin feeding device 1 waiting for the insertion of the coin C is set in a holding state by the control device 60. The coin feeding device 1 receives the coin C in the insertion port 49h. At this time, since a plurality of coins C can be received in a lump, a person who inserts the coins C can input the plurality of coins C into the coin feeding device 1 with a small amount of labor and in a short time. The coin C inserted into the insertion port 49h is guided to the storage space 21s by the rectangular tubular member 49. The coin C enters the storage space 21 s from the upper surface 21 t of the hopper 21.

  In the storage space 21 s, the disk 11 is rotated in the forward direction (counterclockwise) by the operation of the rotary motor 13. The coin C introduced into the storage space 21s is swept up while being stirred by the protrusion 11p of the disk 11 and the raised portion 17b of the small disk 17 at the lower part of the storage space 21s. The picked up coin C is hooked on the protrusion 11p and the raised portion 17b, and is conveyed upward toward the restricting portion 18. If there is no abnormality such as deformation, only one coin C that has moved upward passes between the placement surface 11 f of the disk 11 and the restricting portion 18. At this time, if there is a deformed coin C or the like that is larger than the distance between the placement surface 11f and the restriction portion 18 in the state of being placed on the placement surface 11f, the placement surface 11f and the restriction portion 18. Can not pass between the two, collides with the restricting portion 18 and falls to the lower part of the storage space 21s. On the other hand, the coin C that has passed between the placement surface 11f and the restricting portion 18 reaches the delivery rail 19, passes through the take-in detector 64, and is then moved out of the coin feeding device 1 by a conveyor belt (not shown). It is carried out.

  When the restriction unit 18 bites the coin C during the rotation of the disk 11, the control device 60 performs a biting release process. The occurrence of the biting is detected by the motion detector 61 that the rotational speed of the disk 11 is reduced due to the biting resistance. When the operation detector 61 detects the occurrence of biting, the operation detector 61 transmits a signal to the control device 60. When receiving the biting occurrence signal, the control device 60 performs biting release processing by rotating the disk 11 in reverse. If the biting is not released even after the biting release processing is performed, the control device 60 abnormally stops the coin feeding device 1. Instead of providing the operation detector 61, it may be configured to detect the presence or absence of biting by detecting a change in current value due to an overload of the rotary motor 13.

  While the coin C is being carried out via the delivery rail 19, the control device 60 receives a signal indicating that the coin C has periodically passed from the intake detector 64 and stores it from the residual detector 62. A signal indicating the presence of coins C and foreign matter in the space 21s is received. When the control device 60 does not receive the signal through which the coin C has passed from the take-in detector 64 for a predetermined time, foreign matter or the like remains in the storage space 21s based on the signal from the residual detector 62. Judge whether or not. When the control device 60 does not detect that there is a foreign object or the like in the storage space 21 s, the control device 60 stops the operation of the coin feeding device 1 as the end of feeding. On the other hand, when it is detected that there is a foreign object or the like in the storage space 21 s, the operation proceeds to the exclusion operation.

  When starting the exclusion operation, the control device 60 rotates the disk 11 in the reverse direction and operates the drive motor 39 to move the drive plate 35. When the drive plate 35 moves, the hopper 21 moves through the swing arm 32 so that the front upper portion 21e goes obliquely upward. At this time, the entire hopper 21, not a part, moves about the swing shaft 33. As the hopper 21 moves, the front lower portion 21c gradually moves away from the mounting surface 11f, and the gap 21h formed in the bottom portion 21b gradually increases. The drive plate 35 moves until the protrusion 35p contacts the drop position detector 66. The control device 60 stops the drive motor 39 when the protrusion 35p comes into contact with the drop position detector 66. Thus, the coin feeding device 1 is in a fall state. When in the fall state, the gap 21h is large enough to allow foreign matter or the like to pass through.

  When the gap 21h is formed in a falling state, foreign matter or the like moves from the inner wall portion after moving along the inner periphery of the side portion 21f and the inner periphery (inner wall portion) of the bottom portion 21b with the reverse rotation of the disk 11. It moves to the notch part and falls out of the hopper 21 through the gap 21h. At this time, since the entire hopper 21 is moved when shifting from the holding state to the falling state, an unnecessary reverse step or the like does not occur, and the foreign matter or the like smoothly falls from the gap 21h. Foreign matter or the like dropped from the gap 21h passes through the funnel 42 and reaches the tray 41. The control device 60 moves the drive plate 35 in the reverse direction to return the coin feeding device 1 to the holding state when a predetermined time elapses after the falling state. The predetermined time here is typically a time obtained by adding a margin to a pre-measured standard time required until the foreign object or the like is completely removed. The control device 60 moves the drive plate 35 until the protrusion 35p contacts the holding position detector 65. When the coin feeding device 1 returns to the holding state, the exclusion operation is finished. Even if the removal operation is completed, if the residual detector 62 detects a foreign object or the like, the control device 60 abnormally stops the coin feeding device 1. Note that the abnormal stop here is not performed immediately when the residual detector 62 detects foreign matter or the like after the completion of one exclusion operation, but the residual detector 62 does not detect foreign matter or the like after the completion of the predetermined number of exclusion operations. It may be performed when it is detected. If it does in this way, the frequency of abnormal stop can be made low.

  In the above description, the restricting portion 18 is disposed at the upper part of the disk 11, but may be provided at a position other than the upper part of the disk 11 as long as it is immediately upstream of the delivery rail 19.

  In the above description, the gap 21h (notched portion) is formed on the downstream side in the reverse rotation (clockwise) direction from the lower end of the disk 11. However, depending on the position of the tray 41, the central portion of the lower portion 21c. Alternatively, it may be formed upstream of the lower end of the disk 11 in the reverse rotation (clockwise) direction.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the coin processing apparatus 100 which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a system diagram of the coin processing apparatus 100. In the following description of the coin processing device 100, when referring to the configuration of the coin feeding device 1, FIGS. 1 and 2 will be referred to as appropriate. The coin processing device 100 includes the above-described coin feeding device 1, an identification unit 82 that identifies the type of the coin C fed from the coin feeding device 1, and a distribution counting unit 83 that sorts and counts the coin C according to the type. Also, the temporary holding unit 84 that temporarily holds the coins C that have been sorted and counted by the distribution counting unit 83, the discharge unit 85 that discharges a predetermined number of coins C, and the coin feeding device 1 The control device 60 is provided. The control device 60 is configured so as to be able to control the operation of the coin processing device 100. In the present embodiment, the coin feeding device 1 and the coin processing device 100 are combined, but each is dedicated to each. It may be configured as a separate body.

  The identification unit 82 is provided in the deposit conveyance path 91 that conveys the coin C fed from the coin feeding device 1 toward the distribution counting unit 83. The identification unit 82 is configured to identify the type of the coin C passing through the deposit conveyance path 91 and transmit the identification result as a signal to the control device 60. The control device 60 is configured to be able to calculate the total amount of coins C paid out from the coin payout device 1 based on the signal received from the identification unit 82. The identification unit 82 is a coin other than the type of coin C that the coin processing apparatus 100 plans to handle (in this embodiment, each coin of 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen) (hereinafter, “reject coin”). ")" Is also detected, a signal indicating that the coin is an abnormal coin is transmitted to the control device 60. When the control device 60 receives a signal indicating that it is a reject coin from the identification unit 82, the control unit 60 does not introduce the reject coin into the distribution counting unit 83 and guides it to a reject conveyance path (not shown). (Not shown) is activated.

  The distribution counting unit 83 is formed with a distribution hole (not shown) through which the target coin C is passed, but a coin C larger than the coin C is not allowed to pass through so that the coin C can be sorted by outer shape. The distribution holes (not shown) are arranged from the upstream in the direction in which the coins C are conveyed in order from the smallest coin C in diameter. The temporary holding unit 84 is provided with a partition wall 84w inside so that the coin C can be divided and held by type. The coin C held in the temporary holding unit 84 is configured to be guided to either the lateral conveyance unit 97 or the discharge unit 85 depending on the situation. The discharge unit 85 is provided with a number corresponding to the type of the coin C so that a predetermined number of coins C can be discharged to the horizontal transport unit 95 for each type based on a command from the control device 60. It is configured. The horizontal transport unit 95 is a member that transports the coins C discharged from the discharge unit 85 in the horizontal direction. The downstream end of the horizontal transport unit 95 is connected to a rising transport unit 96 that transports the coin C upward. The ascending conveyance unit 96 typically uses a conveyance belt having a tension holding characteristic, and can convey a plurality of coins C that have been conveyed from the horizontal conveyance unit 95 in a stacked manner. It is configured to be able to. The downstream end of the ascending transport unit 96 is connected to a lateral transport unit 97 that transports the coin C toward the tray 41 of the coin feeding device 1.

  Next, the operation of the coin processing apparatus 100 will be described. A plurality of coins C, which are batch-inserted into the insertion port 49h of the coin feeding device 1 by the user, are fed one by one to the deposit conveyance path 91, and one by one toward the distribution counting unit 83 by the deposit conveyance path 91. It flows. The coin C passing through the deposit conveyance path 91 is identified as a denomination or the like when passing through the identification unit 82, and when a reject coin is detected, a flap (not shown) is actuated via the control device 60 to operate the horizontal conveyance unit. It is led to 97 and returned to the tray 41 of the coin feeding device 1. The coins C that can be handled by the coin processing apparatus 100 that have passed through the identification unit 82 are introduced into the distribution counting unit 83, sorted according to type, and then held at an appropriate place in the temporary holding unit 84. In this state, when a deposit confirmation operation is performed by the user, the control device 60 compares the deposit amount with the transaction amount.

  If no change (withdrawal) is required by comparing the deposit amount with the transaction amount, the next user waits for deposit. Further, when a return operation is performed in the continuation operation of the user who has received the coin C, the coin C held in the temporary holding unit 84 is returned to the tray 41 after being led out to the lateral transfer unit 97. When a return operation is performed by the user while the coin feeding device 1 is performing the feeding process, the control device 60 places the coin feeding device 1 in a fall state, and the coins C in the storage space 21s, etc. Are collectively returned without going through the temporary holding unit 84. Thereby, return of the coin C etc. can be performed in a short time. When change (withdrawal) is required by comparing the deposit amount with the transaction amount, the control device 60 transmits a signal regarding withdrawal to the discharge unit 85. Upon receiving the withdrawal signal, the discharge unit 85 discharges the coin C having the total amount designated by the control device 60 to the horizontal transport unit 95. The coins C that have been transported by the horizontal transport unit 95 are withdrawn to the tray 41 from the ascending transport unit 96 via the lateral transport unit 97. On the other hand, when the operation of the user who has received the coin C is completed and the coin C is inserted into the insertion port 49h by the next user, the user immediately before the user who has inserted the coin C into the insertion port 49h is immediately before. The coins C inserted by the user and held in the temporary holding unit 84 are accommodated in the discharge unit 85.

  According to the coin processing device 100 described above, since the coin feeding device 1 is provided, the coin C remaining in the coin feeding device 1 can be suppressed, and the processing speed of the device can be improved.

  In the above description, when the coin feeding device 1 performs the exclusion operation, foreign matter or the like is guided to the tray 41. However, in the coin processing device 100 including the coin feeding device 1, for example, lateral conveyance other than the tray 41 is performed. It is good also as leading to part 97.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin feeding apparatus 11 Disc 11f Placement surface 21 Hopper 21h Clearance 21s Storage space 21t Upper surface 30 Storage container moving mechanism 32 Arm 33 Oscillation shaft 41 Receptacle C Coin VF Vertical surface θ Inclination angle

Claims (4)

A rotary disk on which a mounting surface on which coins are mounted is formed, and the coins mounted on the mounting surface are moved out of the mounting surface and fed out, and a vertical surface extending from the lower end of the rotating disk; A rotating disk arranged so that the angle formed with the mounting surface is an acute angle;
A storage container having an open top surface that fits into the rotating disk from outside and forms a storage space capable of storing coins in cooperation with the rotating disk;
A gap is formed between the lower portion of the rotating disk and the lower portion of the storage container such that the storage container is in a holding state in which coins can be held in the storage space and the stored item falls from the lower portion of the storage space. Bei example a position where the falling state forming, the container moving mechanism for moving between;
The rotating disk is configured to be able to rotate in both a forward direction rotating when paying out coins placed on the mounting surface, and a reverse direction opposite to the forward direction;
The storage container has a bottom portion that is curved along the outer periphery of the rotating disk and disposed below the rotating disk;
The bottom portion has a notch portion that becomes the gap in the fall state and an inner wall portion that is a portion where the inner wall of the bottom portion exists on the upstream side of the notch portion when viewed in the reverse direction;
When the storage container moves to the position where the storage container is in the falling state, the storage disk is moved from the inner wall portion to the notch portion and dropped from the gap by rotating the rotating disk in the reverse direction. Composed of;
Coin feeding device. A receiving tray for receiving the stored items that have fallen from the gap;
When the storage container is in a position where the storage container is in the falling state, the clearance is formed at a position and a size at which stored items that have passed through the clearance are guided to the tray;
The coin feeding device according to claim 1. The storage container moving mechanism includes a swing shaft that supports the storage container, and an arm that swings the storage container about the swing shaft;
The coin feeding device according to claim 1 or claim 2. A coin feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3;
An identification device for identifying the type of coins fed out from the coin handling device;
A holding unit for holding the coins identified by the identification device for each type;
Coin processing device.

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