JP6115409B2 - Coin processing device and coin storage cassette - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing device and a coin storage cassette.

  In recent years, a coin processing device for managing cash in a register installed in a store or the like has been used. The coin processing device performs a deposit process for depositing coins inserted by a cashier of a register into a denomination storage unit, and a withdrawal process for withdrawing the coins of the storage unit as a change fund for the register (see Patent Document 1). ).

  A plurality of the storage units are provided in order to store coins by denomination. That is, each storage unit stores only one type of coin. And in the case of a payment process, a coin is paid out from a storage part for every denomination.

JP 2013-69133 A

  By the way, in the coin processing apparatus, for example, a jam may occur during a coin deposit process or a withdrawal process. In such a case, an attendant or the like removes the jam by taking out the storage unit (cassette) from the apparatus main body.

  However, when removing the jam, there may be a case where a coin of a different denomination other than the denomination that should be originally stored in the storage unit is erroneously entered. For example, an attendant mistakenly puts a coin stored in one storage section among a plurality of storage sections into another storage section (a coin of a denomination different from that of the coin is stored). The case where it ends up is assumed. In such a case, coins of different denominations are paid out from the storage unit in the subsequent withdrawal process, which may result in an uncalculation.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to generate a miscalculation because a coin of a different denomination different from the denomination to be withdrawn is withdrawn. It is to prevent that.

In order to solve the above-described problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, a storage unit that stores coins by denomination, a feeding unit that feeds coins of one denomination from the storage unit, and a coin that is fed out include the one coin. It is determined that the denomination is not a different denomination by the coin storage unit that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body, the withdrawal unit, and the determination unit. A control unit that transports the coin to the withdrawal unit and transports the coin to a reject unit when the discrimination unit determines that the coin is of a different denomination. The unit further includes a transport guide that transports the coins fed from the feed unit in a direction inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and the determination unit is provided in parallel with the transport guide. The

  According to such a coin processing device, the determination unit determines whether the coin fed out from the feeding unit is a denomination different from the one denomination, and the control unit determines that the denomination is not a different denomination. If it is, the coin is transported to the withdrawal unit. Thereby, when it is discriminated as a different denomination by the discriminating unit, it is possible to prevent the coin of the different denomination from being transported to the dispensing unit, and thus it is possible to prevent occurrence of miscalculation.

  Moreover, said coin processing apparatus is further provided with the temporary accumulation | storage part which accumulate | stores the coins delivered | paid to the said delivery part temporarily, and when the said control part is discriminate | determined as a different denomination by the said discrimination | determination part. Transports the coins accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit to the reject unit, and determines that the coins accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit are not the different denominations by the determination unit. You may make it convey.

  In the coin processing device, the control unit may stop the coin feeding by the feeding unit when the discrimination unit determines that the denomination is different.

  In the coin processing device, the determination unit may include an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor that are provided in a transport path through which the coins fed by the feeding unit are transported and detect the coins.

  In the coin processing device, the optical sensor may be a hole detection sensor that detects a hole of the coin and a width detection sensor that detects a width of the coin.

  In the coin processing device, the optical sensor may be a hole detection sensor that detects a hole of the coin.

  Further, in the coin processing device, a plurality of the optical sensors are provided along a crossing direction intersecting with the transport direction of the coins, and the coin processing device is provided between the plurality of optical sensors and shields light. You may further provide the shielding part to do.

  In the coin processing device, the width detection sensor includes a light emitting unit that emits light and a light receiving unit that receives the light, and the light receiving unit includes a region through which the received light passes. A restricting slit may be provided.

  The coin processing device further includes a collecting unit for collecting the coins fed from the feeding unit, and the control unit receives the coins accumulated in the temporary accumulating unit and the dispensing unit. You may make it convey to either a rejection part and the said collection | recovery part.

In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, a coin storage unit that stores coins by denomination and is detachable from the apparatus main body, the storage unit storing coins, and the storage unit feeding the one denomination of coins from the feeding unit, the a conveying guide for guiding the conveyance of the fed coins by the feeding unit, different denomination from that of the conveyance guide coin said one denomination being transported by A determining unit that determines whether or not the coin is fed, the transport guide transports the coins fed out from the feeding unit in a direction inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and the determining unit is connected to the transport guide. A coin storage unit provided in parallel is provided .

  According to such a coin storage unit, the determination unit provided in the conveyance path of the coin storage unit determines whether or not the coin fed out from the feeding unit is a denomination different from the one denomination. Thereby, since it can be detected whether the coins of different denominations are mixed before the coins are stored in the dispensing unit, it is possible to prevent the coins of different denominations from being dispensed. As a result, occurrence of miscalculation can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent coins of different denominations from being withdrawn from being withdrawn and causing miscalculation.

It is the schematic which shows an example of the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the movement form of the payment temporary storage part 30 and the payment guide 32. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the movement form of the withdrawal temporary storage part 42 and the withdrawal guide 44. FIG. It is the schematic which shows an example of the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the movement form of the withdrawal temporary storage part 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 which concern on 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows an example of the internal structure of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the money type hopper 130 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money type hopper 130. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money type hopper 130. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a different denomination discriminating unit 260. FIG. It is an AA arrow line view of FIG. It is a BB arrow line view of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the money classification hopper 130b. It is CC arrow line view of FIG. It is DD arrow line view of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which pays out the coin by the delivery bearing 252 and the delivery arm 254. FIG.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. First Embodiment>
(1-1. Configuration of Coin Processing Device)
An example of the configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a coin processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. 1A is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the right side.

  The coin processing device 1 manages coins handled by a register installed in a store or the like. For example, the coin processing apparatus 1 performs deposit processing and counting processing of coins carried by a store clerk or the like from a register. Moreover, the coin processing apparatus 1 performs the withdrawal processing of the coin by the withdrawal of a coin as a change reserve used for a register, or exchange.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment includes a coin receiving unit 10, a coin feeding unit 12, a coin recognizing unit 14, a sorting and conveying unit 20, and a reject coin receiving unit 26. , A deposit temporary hold unit 30, a deposit guide 32, a return box 34, a denomination hopper 36, a different denomination discriminating unit 38, a withdrawal temporary hold unit 42, a withdrawal guide 44, and a withdrawal box 50. And a reject store 54 and a control unit 90. In the first embodiment, the denomination hopper 36 corresponds to a coin storage cassette, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 corresponds to a temporary accumulation unit, the withdrawal box 50 corresponds to a withdrawal unit, and the reject box 54 is rejected. Corresponds to the division.

  The coin receiving unit 10 is a part that receives a coin C to be inserted. The coin receiving unit 10 is located above the coin processing apparatus 1 and on the front side. The coin receiving unit 10 has an insertion slot 11 into which a coin is inserted. The insertion slot 11 is wide open so that coins can be easily put together. Coins thrown into the coin receiving unit 10 fall into the coin feeding unit 12.

  The coin feeding unit 12 is located below the coin receiving unit 10 and feeds coins dropped from the coin receiving unit 10 one by one. For example, a rotating disk (not shown) is provided in the coin feeding portion 12. The coins in the coin feeding unit 12 are moved by the centrifugal force when the rotating disk rotates, and are fed to the coin recognition unit 14 one by one.

  The coin recognizing unit 14 determines the authenticity and denomination of the coins fed out from the coin feeding unit 12. The coin recognizing unit 14 includes a sensor for recognizing a coin, and determines the true / false of the coin, the denomination, and the like based on the characteristics of the coin detected by the sensor. The coin recognition unit 14 conveys the determined coins to the sorting conveyance path 20.

  The sorting and conveying unit 20 sorts and conveys coins based on the determination result by the coin recognition unit 14. The sorting and conveying unit 20 has a reject port 21 and denomination discharge ports 22a to 22f. The coins that are determined not to be true coins by the coin recognition unit 14 pass through the reject port 21. Coins determined to be true coins pass through the denomination outlets 22a to 22f.

  The reject coin storage unit 26 stores coins that have passed through the reject port 21. A reject chute that guides the coin that has passed through the reject port 21 to the reject coin storage unit 26 is disposed below the reject port 21 (arranged along the route indicated by the arrow R in FIG. 1). The reject coin storage unit 26 has a door 28 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the coin processing apparatus 1. When the door 28 is opened, the operator can pull out the reject coin accommodating portion 26 to the outside of the apparatus.

  The temporary depositing unit 30 temporarily stores coins discharged from the denomination outlets 22a to 22f in denominations. The temporary deposit storage unit 30 includes storage units 31a to 31f that are accommodation units of denominations arranged in a straight line by dividing the frame surrounding the four surrounding surfaces into denominations. Below the denomination discharge ports 22a to 22f, chutes 51a to 51f are provided for guiding the coins discharged from the denomination discharge ports 22a to 22f to the holding units 31a to 31f. For example, the holding unit 31a accommodates coins discharged from the denomination discharge port 22a and passing through the chute 51a.

  The deposit guide 32 is provided below the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and forms the bottom of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Coins guided to the holding units 31 a to 31 f are accumulated on the deposit guide 32 in denominations. In the first embodiment, the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the deposit guide 32 are movable in the direction of the arrow D1 shown in FIG. 2 in order to drop the coins stored in the temporary deposit storage unit 30.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of the movement form of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and the deposit guide 32. The deposit temporary storage unit 30 and the deposit guide 32 are independently movable between a standby position (a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) and a coin drop position (a position indicated by a broken line). For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the deposit temporary holding unit 30 moves to the coin dropping position, the deposit guide 32 is stopped at the standby position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the deposit guide 32 moves to the coin dropping position, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 is stopped at the standby position.

  The return box 34 accommodates coins returned to the user. The return box 34 is arranged directly below the deposit guide 32 located at the standby position. For this reason, the return box 34 accommodates coins that fall from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 along the route indicated by the arrow H shown in FIG. 1 when the deposit guide 32 moves to the coin drop position as shown in FIG. To do. The return box 34 can be pulled out of the apparatus from the front of the coin processing apparatus 1 by the user.

  The money type hopper 36 accommodates the received coins in the money type. The money type hopper 36 is disposed directly below the deposit temporary holding unit 30 located at the coin dropping position. The money type hopper 36 has an opening in the upper part through which coins falling from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 pass. Therefore, the money-type hopper 36 falls along the route indicated by the arrow S in FIG. 1 when the deposit temporary holding unit 30 moves to the coin dropping position as shown in FIG. Holds coins. As shown in FIG. 1B, the denomination hopper 36 includes a plurality of denomination hoppers 36a to 36f arranged in a straight line so as to correspond to the denomination holding units 31a to 31f. Each of the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f accommodates one type of coins of 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen coin. Further, the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f are detachably attached to the apparatus main body. Further, each of the hoppers 36a to 36f by type has a storage unit that stores coins and a feeding unit that feeds out coins one by one.

  By the way, in the coin processing apparatus 1, for example, a jam may occur during a coin deposit process or a withdrawal process. In such a case, an attendant or the like takes out the hoppers 36a to 36f by type from the apparatus main body and removes the jam. When removing the jam, it is assumed that a coin of a different denomination other than the denomination to be originally stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f is erroneously entered.

  Here, the denomination hopper 36a will be described as an example. For example, when the clerk attaches or detaches the denomination hopper 36a among the six denomination hoppers 36a to 36f, the clerk erroneously puts the coins stored in the denomination hopper 36a into the other denomination hopper 36b. A case is assumed (specifically, it is inserted through the opening at the top of the denomination hopper 36b). In such a case, when the coins are paid out from the denomination hopper 36b in the withdrawal process, the coins that should be drawn out from the denomination hopper 36a (coins of different denominations) are drawn out from the denomination hopper 36b. There is a risk of miscalculation. In order to prevent such miscalculation during the withdrawal process, a different denomination discriminating unit 38 is provided in the first embodiment.

  The different denomination determining unit 38 is provided in each of the denomination hoppers 36a to 36b. The different denomination determining unit 38 includes, for example, an optical sensor and a magnetic sensor. The different denomination discriminating unit 38 discriminates whether or not the denomination of the coin that is actually paid out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36b is different from the denomination of the coin that should be paid out. As a result, it is possible to quickly detect that coins of different denominations mistakenly stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36b have been fed out. As a result, after that, it becomes possible to perform processing for preventing the coins from being stored in the dispensing box 50 in the state where the miscalculation has occurred.

  The withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 has a function of temporarily accumulating coins that have been fed from the hoppers 36a to 36f of the denominations and dropped in the chute 40 into denominations. The withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 includes storage units 43a to 43f, which are storage units of denominations arranged in a straight line by dividing the frame surrounding the four surrounding surfaces into denominations. For example, the holding unit 43a accommodates coins fed out from the denomination hopper 36a.

  The withdrawal guide 44 is provided below the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and forms the bottom of the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42. Coins guided to the holding units 43 a to 43 f are accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44 in denominations. In the first embodiment, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 are movable in the direction of the arrow D2 shown in FIG. 3 in order to drop the coins accommodated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of the movement form of the withdrawal temporary holding unit 42 and the withdrawal guide 44. The withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 are independently movable between a standby position (a position indicated by a solid line) and a coin dropping position (a position indicated by a broken line). For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 moves to the coin dropping position, the withdrawal guide 44 is stopped at the standby position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the withdrawal guide 44 moves to the coin drop position, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 is stopped at the standby position.

  The dispensing box 50 accommodates coins to be dispensed. Coins fed out from the denomination hopper 36 during the withdrawal process are transported to the withdrawal box 50. The dispensing box 50 is detachably provided on the apparatus main body. The withdrawal box 50 is arranged directly below the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 located at the coin dropping position. For this reason, the withdrawal box 50 has a route indicated by an arrow T in FIG. 1 from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 moves to the coin drop position as shown in FIG. Holds falling coins.

  The reject store 54 accommodates coins that have been determined to be different denominations by the different denomination determining unit 38. The reject store 54 is disposed directly below the withdrawal guide 44 located at the standby position. For this reason, when the withdrawal guide 44 moves to the coin drop position as shown in FIG. 3B, the reject warehouse 54 is a coin that falls from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 along the route indicated by the arrow J in FIG. To accommodate.

  The control unit 90 controls the overall operation of the coin processing device 1. For example, the control unit 90 controls the operation of each component of the coin processing device 1 when performing coin depositing and dispensing processes. The control unit 90 includes a control unit that controls the operation of each component described above, and a storage unit that stores programs executed by the control unit and various data.

  In the first embodiment, the control unit 90 causes the coins fed from the denomination hopper 36 to be conveyed to the dispensing box 50 when it is determined by the different denomination determining unit 38 that the denomination is not different. On the other hand, when the different denomination determining unit 38 determines that the denomination is a different denomination, the control unit 90 conveys the coins fed out from the denomination hopper 36 to the reject box 54. Specifically, if the different denomination determining unit 38 determines that the denomination is a different denomination, the control unit 90 conveys the coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to the reject box 54, so that the different denomination is stored. When it is determined by the denomination determining unit 38 that the denomination is not a different denomination, the coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary holding unit 42 are transported to the dispensing box 50. Thereby, since it can prevent that the coin which is a different denomination is accommodated in the withdrawal box 50, generation | occurrence | production of miscalculation can be prevented.

  In the above description, the different denomination determining unit 38 is provided in the denomination hopper 36, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a different denomination determination unit may be provided in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42. Then, the different denomination determining unit may determine the denomination of coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (specifically, the storage units 43a to 43f).

  In the above description, when the different denomination determining unit 38 determines that the denomination is different, the coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 are stored in the reject store 54. It is not limited. For example, the coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 may be stored in a cassette (for example, a collection store described later) other than the reject store 54. Even in such a case, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of miscalculation during the withdrawal process and collect coins.

(1-2. Operation of coin processing device)
Next, an operation example of the coin processing device 1 when performing coin depositing and dispensing processing according to the first embodiment will be described. Operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 1 at the time of performing the deposit process and withdrawal process of a coin is implement | achieved when the control part of the control unit 90 runs the program memorize | stored in the memory | storage part. Below, after demonstrating operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 1 at the time of a money_receiving | payment process, operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 1 at the time of a payment | withdrawal process is demonstrated.

(Operation during deposit processing)
An example of the operation of the coin processing apparatus 1 during the deposit process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, although detailed description is omitted, the coin processing apparatus 1 performs the same operation during the counting process as during the depositing process.

  When the user inserts the coin C into the coin receiving unit 10, the inserted coin C falls to the coin feeding unit 12. The control unit 90 separates the dropped coins C one by one by the coin feeding unit 12 and feeds them to the coin recognition unit 14. Next, the control unit 90 determines the authenticity, denomination, and the like of the coin C fed out by the coin recognition unit 14, and transports the determined coin C to the sorting transport path 20.

  The control unit 90 causes the coin C, which has been determined not to be a true coin by the coin recognition unit 14, to fall from the reject port 21 of the sorting conveyance path 20 to the reject coin storage unit 26. On the other hand, the control unit 90 causes the coin C determined to be a true coin to fall from the denomination-type denomination outlets 22a to 22f to the corresponding holding units 31a to 31f of the deposit temporary holding unit 30. The coins C that have fallen on the holding portions 31 a to 31 f are accumulated on the deposit guide 32.

  When the accumulation amount (or accumulation number) of coins in any of the retention units 31a to 31f reaches a predetermined set amount (set number), or when there is no coin in the coin feeding unit 12 The control unit 90 stops the operation of the coin feeding unit 12. Thereafter, after the coin transporting operation in the sorting transport path 20 and the coin discriminating operation by the coin recognizing unit 14 are finished, the processing is once finished.

  Thereafter, the control unit 90 causes the display unit (not shown) to display the denomination amount and the total amount based on the counting result. When the current process is a deposit process, the user who has viewed the display unit selects and inputs whether or not coins can be stored using the operation buttons in the display screen.

  When the user inputs that storage is possible, the control unit 90 moves the deposit temporary storage unit 30 from the standby position to the coin drop position as shown in FIG. As a result, the coins accumulated on the deposit guide 32 fall along the route indicated by the arrow S and are stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f in denomination. After the coins are stored in the hoppers 36a to 36f, the control unit 90 returns the deposit temporary holding unit 30 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  On the other hand, when the user inputs storage rejection (that is, cancellation of storage), or when the current process is a counting process, the control unit 90 receives money as shown in FIG. The guide 32 is moved from the standby position to the coin dropping position. Thereby, the coins accumulated on the deposit guide 32 fall along the route indicated by the arrow H and are stored in the return box 34. After completion of storing the coins in the return box 34, the control unit 90 returns the deposit guide 32 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

(Operation during withdrawal process)
An example of the operation of the coin processing device 1 during the withdrawal process will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. The withdrawal process is started from a place where coins are stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f by denomination process.

  As the withdrawal process, first, when the user inputs the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination on the withdrawal screen displayed on the display unit, the control unit 90 is provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. The coin of the corresponding denomination is fed out by the feeding unit. The fed coins C fall to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and are collected on the withdrawal guide 44.

  At this time, whether or not the different denomination discriminating section 38 provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f is different from the denomination of the coin to be originally drawn out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. Is determined. For example, when a clerk or the like accidentally puts a coin of a different denomination into the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f, the different denomination determination unit 38 detects the feeding of the coin from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. It is determined that it is a different denomination.

  When a predetermined number of coins are paid out and no coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, the control unit 90 makes a temporary withdrawal as shown in FIG. The holding unit 42 is moved from the standby position to the coin dropping position. Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall along the route indicated by the arrow T and are stored in the withdrawal box 50. After completion of storing the coins in the dispensing box 50, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  On the other hand, when the different denomination determining unit 38 detects a coin of a different denomination among the coins paid out by a predetermined number of withdrawals, the control unit 90, as shown in FIG. The withdrawal guide 44 is moved from the standby position to the coin dropping position. Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall along the route indicated by the arrow J and are stored in the reject box 54. After completion of storing the coins in the reject box 54, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal guide 44 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  By the way, after completion of storing the coins in the reject box 54, the control unit 90 causes the predetermined number of coins input by the user to be fed out again from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. That is, coins are fed out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f until a predetermined number of coins are stored in the dispensing box 50.

  In the above description, even if a different denomination coin is discriminated by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, a predetermined number of coins are paid out. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a different denomination coin is detected by the different denomination determining unit 38, the control unit 90 may stop feeding coins from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f at that time. In such a case, the number of coins stored in the reject store 54 can be suppressed. This is particularly effective when the coin storage capacity of the reject box 54 is small.

  Further, in the above, when the different denomination coin is determined by the different denomination determination unit 38, the coin stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 is stored in the reject box 54. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, when a specific transaction is performed, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 may be stored in the withdrawal box 50 regardless of the determination result of the different denomination determination unit 38. Here, as the specific transaction, for example, there is a transaction (so-called scrutiny) in which the coins stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f are withdrawn and the number of the dispensed coins is counted again. In the case of such scrutiny, since there is little need to bother storing coins in the reject box 54, the coins may be stored in the dispensing box 50.

(1-3. Effectiveness of the first embodiment)
In the first embodiment described above, the different denomination discriminating unit 38 discriminates whether the coin fed out from the feeding unit is a denomination different from the one denomination, and the control unit 90 performs the different denomination. When it is determined by the determination unit 38 that the denomination is not different, the coin is transported to the dispensing box 50. On the other hand, the control unit 90 causes the coin to be conveyed to the reject box 54 when the different denomination discriminating unit 38 determines that the denomination is different.

  Thereby, when it is determined that the different denomination is the different denomination by the different denomination determining unit 38, the coin of the different denomination is transferred to the reject box 54, so that it is transferred to the withdrawal box 50. Can be prevented. As a result, occurrence of miscalculation can be prevented. In addition, by storing coins of different denominations in the reject box 54, it is possible to continue the processing without stopping the operation of the coin processing device 1.

<2. Second Embodiment>
(2-1. Configuration of coin processing device)
An example of the configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the second embodiment. 4A is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 4B is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 viewed from the right side.

  Below, the structure different from 1st Embodiment among the structures of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is mainly demonstrated. For this reason, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the coin processing device 1 according to the second embodiment further includes a collection box 58 in addition to the dispensing box 50 and the reject box 54. A collection chute 46 and a switching gate 48 are provided between the withdrawal temporary holding unit 42 (withdrawal guide 44) and the collection box 58. With this configuration, the control unit 90 according to the second embodiment causes the coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to be conveyed to any one of the withdrawal box 50, the reject store 54, and the collection store 58. .

  The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 58 is a non-recycle box used when collect | recovering the coin (overflow coin) withdrawn after money type hoppers 36a-36f are filled with coins. Moreover, the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 58 is used also when collect | recovering the coins drawn | fed out from money type hoppers 36a-36f collectively. The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 58 is provided with respect to the apparatus main body so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  The collection chute 46 guides the coins that have fallen from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to the reject box 54 or the collection box 58. The collection chute 46 has a first path 47 a that guides coins to the reject box 54 and a second path 47 b that leads coins to the collection box 58. The collection chute 46 is disposed directly below the dispensing guide 44 located at the standby position. For this reason, when the withdrawal guide 44 moves to the coin drop position (see FIG. 3B), the coin falls from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to the collection chute 46.

  The switching gate 48 switches the guidance destination of the coins dropped from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to the first path 47a or the second path 47b. The switching gate 48 rotates around the rotation shaft 48a between a first position (a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 4) and a second position (a position indicated by a broken line in FIG. 4). When the switching gate 48 is located at the first position, the coin is guided to the first path 47a and stored in the reject box 54 (route indicated by the arrow J). When the switching gate 48 is located at the second position, the coin is guided to the second path 47b and stored in the collection box 58 (route indicated by the arrow K).

  Also in the second embodiment, when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 moves to the coin dropping position (see FIG. 3A), the coin falls from the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 to the withdrawal box 50. In addition, arrangement | positioning of the withdrawal box 50, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 54, and the collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 58 is not limited to the position shown in FIG. For example, the arrangement of the withdrawal box 0 and the collection box 58 may be reversed.

(2-2. Operation of coin processing device during withdrawal process)
Next, an operation example of the coin processing device 1 when performing a coin dispensing process according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the coin depositing process according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  As the withdrawal process, first, when the user inputs the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination on the withdrawal screen displayed on the display unit, the control unit 90 is provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. The coin of the corresponding denomination is fed out by the feeding unit. The paid out coins fall to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and are collected on the withdrawal guide 44.

  At this time, whether or not the different denomination discriminating section 38 provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f is different from the denomination of the coin to be originally drawn out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. Is determined. For example, when a user or the like accidentally puts a coin of a different denomination into the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f, the different denomination determination unit 38 detects the coin and determines that it is a different denomination. .

  When a predetermined number of coins are paid out and no coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination determining unit 38, the control unit 90 drops the withdrawal temporary holding unit 42 from the standby position. The position is moved (see FIG. 3A). Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall and are stored in the withdrawal box 50. After completion of storing the coins in the dispensing box 50, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  On the other hand, when a different denomination coin is detected in the coins paid out by a predetermined number of withdrawals by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, the control unit 90 brings the switching gate 48 to the first position. Then, the withdrawal guide 44 is moved from the standby position to the coin dropping position (see FIG. 3B). As a result, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall on the collection chute 46, and then are guided to the first path 47a and stored in the reject box 54. Is done. After completion of storing the coins in the reject box 54, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal guide 44 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  Thereafter, the control unit 90 causes the predetermined number of coins input by the user to be paid out again from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. That is, coins are fed out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f until a predetermined number of coins are stored in the dispensing box 50. Note that, when a coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, the control unit 90 may stop feeding coins from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f at that time.

  By the way, when the coins stored in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f are collected in the collection box 58, the control unit 90 performs the following control. It should be noted that the same control is performed when the money type hoppers 36a to 36f become full during the deposit process.

  First, the control unit 90 causes coins to be fed out from the hoppers 36a to 36f by money type. The paid out coins fall to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and are collected on the withdrawal guide 44. At this time, the different denomination discriminating unit 38 discriminates whether or not the coin denomination is different from the coin denomination to be paid out, but the discrimination result is not used in the collection. Note that the coins need not be discriminated by the different denomination discriminating unit 38 at the time of collection.

  Next, the control unit 90 moves the switching gate 48 to the second position and then moves the withdrawal guide 44 from the standby position to the coin dropping position (see FIG. 3B). Note that the switching gate 48 may move to the second position before the coins are paid out. As a result, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall on the collection chute 46, and then are guided to the second path 47b and stored in the collection box 58. Is done. After completion of storing the coins in the collection box 58, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal guide 44 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  In the above description, the collected coins are once accumulated on the dispensing guide 44 and then stored in the collection box 58. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 90 may move the switching gate 48 to the second position and move the withdrawal guide 44 to the coin dropping position before feeding coins from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. In such a case, the coins fed out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f are stored directly in the collection box 58 without being accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44, so that the processing time can be shortened. .

<3. Third Embodiment>
(3-1. Configuration of coin processing device)
With reference to FIG. 5, an example of the configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the third embodiment. 5A is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 5B is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the right side.

  Below, the structure different from 1st Embodiment among the structures of the coin processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment is mainly demonstrated. For this reason, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the coin processing device 1 according to the third embodiment includes a collection box 58 in the same manner as the second embodiment, in addition to the dispensing box 50 and the reject box 54. Moreover, the movement form of the withdrawal temporary storage part 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 according to the third embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of the movement form of the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 according to the third embodiment. The withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and the withdrawal guide 44 are independently movable between a standby position and a coin dropping position. In the third embodiment, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 includes a standby position, a first coin drop position moved in the D2 direction from the standby position, and a second coin drop position moved in the D1 direction from the standby position. Move between. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 moves to the first coin falling position or the second coin falling position, the withdrawal guide 44 is stopped at the standby position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the withdrawal guide 44 moves to the coin drop position, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 is stopped at the standby position.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the withdrawal box 50 is disposed directly below the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 located at the first coin drop position. The reject store 54 is arranged directly below the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 located at the second coin drop position. The collection | recovery store | warehouse | chamber 58 is arrange | positioned directly under the withdrawal guide 44 located in a standby position. Thus, when the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 moves to the first coin drop position, the coins are stored in the withdrawal box 50 (route indicated by the arrow T shown in FIG. 5), and the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 becomes the second. When moving to the coin drop position, coins are stored in the reject box 54 (route of arrow J shown in FIG. 5), and when the dispensing guide 44 moves to the coin drop position, coins are stored in the collection box 58. (Route of arrow K shown in FIG. 5).

(3-2. Operation of coin processing device during withdrawal process)
Next, an operation example of the coin processing device 1 when performing a coin dispensing process according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. Note that the coin depositing process according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  As the withdrawal process, first, when the user inputs the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination on the withdrawal screen displayed on the display unit, the control unit 90 is provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. The coin of the corresponding denomination is fed out by the feeding unit. The paid out coins fall to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and are collected on the withdrawal guide 44.

  At this time, whether or not the different denomination discriminating section 38 provided in the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f is different from the denomination of the coin to be originally drawn out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. Is determined. For example, when a user or the like accidentally puts a coin of a different denomination into the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f, the different denomination determination unit 38 detects the coin and determines that it is a different denomination. .

  When a predetermined number of coins are paid out and no coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, the control unit 90 moves the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 from the standby position to the first. It is moved to the coin drop position (see FIG. 6A). Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall and are stored in the withdrawal box 50. After completion of storing the coins in the dispensing box 50, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 from the first coin dropping position to the standby position.

  On the other hand, when the different denomination determining unit 38 detects a coin of a different denomination among the coins paid out by a predetermined number of withdrawals, the control unit 90 waits for the withdrawal temporary holding unit 42. The position is moved from the position to the second coin drop position (see FIG. 6A). Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) fall and are stored in the reject box 54. After completion of storing the coins in the reject box 54, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 from the second coin dropping position to the standby position.

  Thereafter, the control unit 90 causes the predetermined number of coins input by the user to be paid out again from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. That is, coins are fed out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f until a predetermined number of coins are stored in the dispensing box 50. Note that, when a coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination discriminating unit 38, the control unit 90 may stop feeding coins from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f at that time.

  By the way, when coins are collected in the collection box 58, the control unit 90 performs the following control. First, the control unit 90 causes coins to be fed out from the hoppers 36a to 36f by money type. The paid out coins fall to the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 and are collected on the withdrawal guide 44. At this time, it is not necessary to determine the coins by the different denomination determining unit 38. Next, the control unit 90 moves the dispensing guide 44 from the standby position to the coin dropping position (see FIG. 6B). Thereby, the coins stored in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 42 (coins accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44) are dropped and stored in the collection box 58. After completion of storing the coins in the collection box 58, the control unit 90 returns the withdrawal guide 44 from the coin dropping position to the standby position.

  In the above description, the collected coins are once accumulated on the dispensing guide 44 and then stored in the collection box 58. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 90 may move the dispensing guide 44 to the coin dropping position before paying out the coins from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f. In such a case, the coins fed out from the denomination hoppers 36a to 36f are stored directly in the collection box 58 without being accumulated on the withdrawal guide 44, so that the processing time can be shortened. .

<4. Fourth Embodiment>
(4-1. Configuration of coin processing device)
With reference to FIG. 7, an example of the configuration of the coin processing apparatus 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the coin processing device 1 according to the fourth embodiment. 7A is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 7B is a diagram of the coin processing device 1 as viewed from the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the coin processing device 1 includes a coin receiving unit 110, a coin feeding unit 112, a coin recognizing unit 114, a sorting and conveying unit 120, a reject coin accommodating unit 126, a denomination hopper 130, It has a withdrawal temporary storage unit 142, a withdrawal box 150, a reject box 154, and a control unit 190.

  Of the coin receiving unit 110, the coin feeding unit 112, the coin recognizing unit 114, the sorting and conveying unit 120, the reject coin storage unit 126, the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142, the withdrawal box 150, and the reject box 154 according to the fourth embodiment. The configuration includes a coin receiving unit 10, a coin feeding unit 12, a coin recognizing unit 14, a sorting and conveying unit 20, a reject coin housing unit 26, a withdrawal temporary storage unit 42, and a withdrawal box according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. 50 and the configuration of the reject store 54. For this reason, description of these configurations is omitted.

(Detailed configuration of one money type hopper 130a)
A detailed configuration of the denomination hopper 130 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, one of the six denomination hoppers 130a to 130f will be described by taking one denomination hopper 130a (simply called the denomination hopper 130) as an example.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a denomination hopper 130 according to the fourth embodiment. 9 and 10 are perspective views showing the configuration of the denomination hopper 130. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the different denomination discriminating unit 260. FIG. 12 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 13 is a BB arrow view of FIG. FIG. 10 is a view of the denomination hopper 130 shown in FIG. 9 as viewed from below.

  The money type hopper 130 is detachably attached to the apparatus main body. As shown in FIG. 8, the denomination hopper 130 includes a tank unit 210 that is an example of a storage unit, a rotating disk 220 that is an example of a feeding unit, a drive unit 230, a conveyance guide 240, a gate 250, and a conveyance unit. Part 256 and different denomination discriminating part 260.

  The tank part 210 accommodates the coin C discharged from the denomination discharge port 122a. As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the tank unit 210 has an opening 216 through which coins discharged from the denomination discharge port 122a pass. A rotating disk 220 is provided in the lower part 212 of the tank unit 210, and the inner peripheral surface of the lower part 212 is formed in a shape along the outer periphery of the rotating disk 220 so that the rotating disk 220 can rotate. The lower part 212 of the tank part 210 has an oblique shape so that coins can be easily fed out.

  The rotating disk 220 is a circular member disposed obliquely in the tank unit 210 so as to intersect the horizontal direction. The rotating disk 220 is rotatably supported by the shaft 221 and rotates to separate the coins C stored in the tank unit 210. A plurality of cylindrical through holes 222 (four through holes 222 in FIG. 12) corresponding to the outer shape of the coin C are formed in the rotary disk 220. The coin C in the tank unit 210 passes through the through hole 222. The inner diameter of the through hole 222 is set according to the outer shape of the coin C in circulation. A protrusion 223 that protrudes toward the conveyance guide 240 is formed on the back surface of the rotary disk 220 and around the through hole 222. The protrusion 223 conveys (feeds out) the coin C while supporting it when the rotary disk 220 rotates.

  A gear portion 224 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating disk 220. The gear portion 224 is engaged with the motor gear 234 of the driving portion 230 at a notch portion 214 formed on the side surface of the lower portion 212. The motor gear 234 is fixed to the D-cut motor shaft of the motor 232. The motor 232 transmits the rotational driving force to the rotary disk 220 through the motor gear 234 and the gear portion 224 that are meshed with each other, and rotates the rotary disk 220.

  The conveyance guide 240 is provided below the rotary disk 220 through a gap that can convey one coin to and from the rotary disk 220. The conveyance guide 240 functions as a guide when the rotary disk 220 conveys the coin C. Since the conveyance guide 240 is also arranged obliquely like the rotary disk 220, the coin C to be conveyed is easily slid toward the gate 250 due to its own weight.

  The gate 250 is an opening for sending out the coins C conveyed by the rotating disk 220 one by one. As shown in FIG. 12, a feed-out bearing 252 and a feed-out arm 254 are provided on the downstream side of the gate 250 in the transport direction. The feeding arm 254 is movable around a fulcrum (not shown). The feeding arm 254 is pulled toward the feeding bearing 252 by a spring (not shown). At this time, the feeding arm 254 is kept at a constant distance from the feeding arm 254 by the movement restricting portion. As the feeding arm 254 having such a configuration moves, the coin C sandwiched between the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254 is fed out.

  The transport unit 256 transports the coin C fed from the gate 250 toward the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142 (FIG. 7). The transport unit 256 includes, for example, a transport belt (not shown) that transports the coins C and a transport path 258 through which the coins C are transported.

  The different denomination discriminating unit 260 discriminates whether or not the denomination of the coin actually paid out from the denomination hopper 130 is different from the denomination of the coin that should be paid out originally. The different denomination discriminating unit 260 is provided in the transport path 258. As shown in FIG. 12, the different denomination discriminating unit 260 detects coins and includes optical sensors 262 and 264 and a magnetic sensor 266.

  The optical sensor 262 is a hole detection sensor, and the optical sensor 264 is a width detection sensor. As shown in FIG. 13, the hole detection sensor 262 and the width detection sensor 264 are provided along the width direction intersecting the coin conveyance direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the hole detection sensor 262 and the width detection sensor 264 may be arranged so as to be shifted in the transport direction.

  The hole detection sensor 262 is provided on the center side in the width direction of the conveyance path 258 and detects the presence or absence of a coin hole. For example, in the case of 50 yen and 5 yen coins, the hole detection sensor 262 detects that there is a hole, and in the case of 500 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 1 yen coin, the hole detection sensor 262 indicates that there is no hole. Detected. The hole detection sensor 262 includes a light emitting unit 262a that emits light and a light receiving unit 262b that receives light emitted from the light emitting unit 262a. The light emitting unit 262a is positioned above the transport path 258, and the light receiving unit 262b is positioned below the transport path 258.

  Two width detection sensors 264 are provided on both sides of the hole detection sensor 262 in the width direction of the conveyance path 258, and detect the width (diameter) of the coin. Specifically, when the two width detection sensors 264 provided at predetermined intervals in the width direction detect coins, the desired coins are conveyed, whereas the two width detection sensors 264 When only one of them is detected, a coin having a width smaller than the desired coin is being conveyed. Each of the two width detection sensors 264 includes a light emitting unit 264a that emits light and a light receiving unit 264b that receives the light emitted from the light emitting unit 264a. The light emitting unit 264 a is positioned above the transport path 258, and the light receiving unit 264 b is positioned below the transport path 258.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the light receiving portion 264 b of the width detection sensor 264 is provided with a slit 267 that regulates a region through which received light passes. The slit 267 has a hole 267a through which light passes directly above the light receiving portion 264b. By providing such a slit 267, the width of the coin can be detected with high accuracy.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a shielding portion 268 that shields light is provided between the hole detection sensor 262 and the width detection sensor 264 in the width direction. The shielding unit 268 can suppress receiving light emitted from the adjacent sensor (light diffuses and travels). For example, the light receiving unit 264b of the width detection sensor 264 can be prevented from receiving light emitted from the light emitting unit 262a of the hole detection sensor 262. As a result, erroneous detection can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the magnetic sensor 266 is provided on the downstream side in the transport direction of the hole detection sensor 262 and the width detection sensor 264. The magnetic sensor 266 is composed of a pair of sensors 266a and 266b that sandwich the transport path 258 vertically. The magnetic sensor 266 detects the material of the coin. For example, the magnetic sensor 266 can classify coin denominations by looking at the output value. The magnetic sensor 266 also has a function of detecting whether or not a coin has been paid out from the gate 250.

  The different denomination discriminating unit 260 determines whether the coin actually paid out by the rotating disk 220 is a different denomination based on the detection results of the hole detection sensor 262, the width detection sensor 264, and the magnetic sensor 266 described above. Is determined. In particular, by combining the detection results of the hole detection sensor 262, the width detection sensor 264, and the magnetic sensor 266, it is possible to appropriately discriminate 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen coin. It becomes.

  By the way, in the hoppers 130a to 130f by denomination, the arrangement of the component parts is set according to the diameter of the coins to be stored. For example, a denomination hopper 130a that stores 10-yen coins will be described as an example. The two width detection sensors 264 of the money type hopper 130a are arranged in accordance with the width of the 10-yen coin. Further, the diameter of the through-hole 222 of the rotary disk 220 and the width of the conveyance guide 240 are set to 10 so that a coin having a diameter larger than that of the 10-yen coin such as a 500-yen coin does not pass through the different denomination determining unit 260. It is provided according to the diameter of the yen coin.

  Next, as an example of different denomination discrimination, a 10-yen coin stored in the denomination hopper 130a having the above-described configuration will be described as an example.

  When a 10-yen coin is dispensed in accordance with a command from the control unit of the control unit 90 (FIG. 7), the dispensing of the coin is started from the denomination hopper 130a. The coins fed out from the denomination hopper 130a pass through the hole detection sensor 262 and the width detection sensor 264 described above. When the coin fed out from the denomination hopper 130a is a 10-yen coin, the light of the hole detection sensor 262 is shielded by the coin, and the light of the two width detection sensors 264 is shielded by the coin. In addition to this, by determining the material of the coin based on the output value from the magnetic sensor 266, the different denomination determining unit 260 determines that it is a 10 yen coin.

  On the other hand, when the coin fed out from the denomination hopper 130a is a different denomination other than the 10-yen coin, the light of the hole detection sensor 262 is not shielded, or one of the lights of the two width detection sensors 264 is shielded. Therefore, the different denomination determining unit 260 determines that the different denomination coin is other than the 10 yen coin. For example, the different denomination determining unit 260 is a 50 yen or 5 yen coin when the light of the hole detection sensor 262 is not shielded, and when either of the lights of the two width detection sensors 264 is not shielded. It is determined that the denomination is smaller than the 10-yen coin.

  By discriminating as described above, it is determined whether or not the coins fed out from the denomination hopper 130a are coins (10 yen coins) that should be paid out, that is, whether or not they are of different denominations. Can do.

(Configuration of other money type hopper 130)
The detailed configuration of one of the six denomination hoppers 130a to 130f has been described above. The money type hopper 130a pays out large-diameter coins (for example, 500 yen coins). The denomination hopper 130b described below pays out small-diameter coins (for example, 50-yen coins). And in the coin processing apparatus 1, the structure of the different denomination discriminating part 260 of the denomination hopper 130 is varied depending on the diameter of the coin to be fed.

  Below, the structure of the other money type hopper 130b which pays out a small diameter coin is demonstrated, referring FIGS. 14-16. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of the denomination hopper 130b. 15 is a view taken along the line CC of FIG. FIG. 16 is a DD arrow view of FIG.

  In the denomination hopper 130b shown in FIG. 14, the configuration of the different denomination determination unit 260 is different from the configuration of the denomination hopper 130a shown in FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the different denomination determining unit 260 of the denomination hopper 130 b includes a hole detection sensor 262 and a magnetic sensor 266, but does not include a width detection sensor 264. Further, since the single hole detection sensor 262 is provided as an optical sensor, the shielding part 268 of the denomination hopper 130a is not provided. Thus, the different denomination discriminating unit 260 corresponding to the coin to be discriminated is configured.

  Here, the reason why it is not necessary to provide the width detection sensor 264 in the denomination hopper 130b for feeding out small-diameter coins will be described. Small-diameter coins include 100 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen coin. Such small-diameter coins can be discriminated by different denominations using only the hole detection sensor 262 and the magnetic sensor 266. Specifically, the 100 yen and 50 yen coins are made of the same material, but can be distinguished by the presence or absence of holes. Similarly, the 5-yen and 1-yen coins are made of the same material, but can be distinguished by the presence or absence of holes. In addition, since the coins of 100 yen and 50 yen and coins of 5 yen and 1 yen are different from each other, the magnetic sensor 266 can discriminate them into two groups. Thus, the 100 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen coins can be discriminated depending on the material of the coin and the presence or absence of the hole, and therefore the width detection sensor 264 may be omitted. However, the width detection sensor 264 may be provided and the determination may be made in consideration of the width of the coin.

  In the above description, the different denomination determining unit 260 determines the different denomination using the detection results of both the optical sensor and the magnetic sensor. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the different denomination determining unit 260 may not determine the different denomination based on the detection result of the optical sensor (for example, the hole detection sensor and the width detection sensor) without having the magnetic sensor. Also, the different denomination determining unit 260 may determine the different denomination based on the detection results of a plurality of magnetic sensors without having an optical sensor. Also, the different denomination determining unit 260 may use a sensor other than an optical sensor or a magnetic sensor.

(4-2. Operation of coin processing device during withdrawal process)
An example of operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus 1 at the time of payment processing is demonstrated. Note that the coin depositing process according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the following, particularly, the operation in the money type hopper 130 will be described.

  As the withdrawal process, first, when the user inputs the number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination on the withdrawal screen displayed on the display unit, the control unit 190, as will be described below, Coins are drawn out from 130 and accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142. At this time, the control unit 190 causes the different denomination determining unit 260 to determine whether or not the fed coin is a different denomination.

  Specifically, first, the rotating disk 220 receives the rotational driving force of the motor 232 of the driving unit 230 and rotates. As a result, the coins stored in the tank unit 210 pass through the through hole 222 of the rotating disk 220 and are then transported to the gate 250 along the transport guide 240.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, the coin C conveyed to the gate 250 is sandwiched between the feeding bearing 252, the feeding arm 254, and the protrusion 223. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17B, when the feeding arm 254 moves in the direction of the arrow X, the coin C starts to move toward the different denomination discriminator 260 side. After that, as shown in FIG. 17 (c), when the center of the coin C moves to the different denomination discriminating unit 260 side from the imaginary line connecting the center of the payout bearing 252 and the payout arm 254, the payout arm 254 is It moves in the direction of arrow Y by a spring (not shown). Then, with the movement of the feeding arm 254 in the direction of the arrow Y, the coin C is flipped off (fed out) and passes through the different denomination determining unit 260. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining the operation of feeding coins by the feeding bearing 252 and the feeding arm 254.

  The different denomination discriminating unit 260 discriminates whether or not the denomination of the coin that is actually paid out is different from the denomination of the coin that should be drawn out. At this time, the different denomination discriminating unit 260 discriminates whether or not the fed coin is a different denomination based on the detection results of the hole detection sensor 262, the width detection sensor 264, and the magnetic sensor 266. Coins that have passed through the different denomination discriminating unit 260 are accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142.

  When a predetermined number of withdrawals is accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142 and no coin of a different denomination is detected by the different denomination determination unit 260, the control unit 190 is the same as in the first embodiment. The coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142 are stored in the withdrawal box 150.

  On the other hand, when a coin of a different denomination is detected among the coins paid out by a predetermined number of withdrawals by the different denomination determining unit 260, the control unit 190 is the same as in the first embodiment. The coins accumulated in the withdrawal temporary storage unit 142 are stored in the reject box 154. After completion of storing the coins in the reject box 154, the control unit 190 causes the predetermined number of coins input by the user to be fed out from the denomination hopper 130 again.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, when the different denomination determining unit 260 determines that it is a different denomination, the coin is conveyed to the reject box 154 and is determined by the different denomination determining unit 260 to be not a different denomination. The coins are transported to the withdrawal box 150. Thereby, since it can prevent that the coin which is a different denomination is conveyed to the withdrawal box 50, generation | occurrence | production of miscalculation can also be prevented.

  In the fourth embodiment, a collection box may be provided in the same manner as in the second embodiment, and coins fed out from the denomination hopper 130 may be stored in the collection box.

<5. Summary>
According to the coin processing apparatus 1 described above, the different denomination discriminating unit 38 discriminates whether or not the coin fed out from the feeding unit is a denomination different from the one denomination. When it is determined by the determination unit 38 that the denomination is not different, the coin is transported to the dispensing box 50. Thereby, when it is determined that the different denomination is a different denomination by the different denomination determining unit 38, it is possible to prevent the coin of the different denomination from being conveyed to the dispensing box 50, so that the occurrence of miscalculation can also be prevented. . In addition, by storing coins of different denominations in the reject box 54, it is possible to continue the processing without stopping the operation of the coin processing device 1.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin processing device 36 Money type hopper 38 Different money type discrimination | determination part 42 Withdrawal temporary storage part 44 Withdrawal guide 46 Collection chute 48 Switching gate 50 Withdrawal box 54 Rejection box 58 Collection box 90 Control unit 130 Money type hopper 142 Withdrawal Temporary storage unit 150 Withdrawal box 154 Reject box 210 Tank unit 220 Rotating disk 250 Transport unit 258 Transport path 260 Different denomination determination unit 262 Hole detection sensor 264 Width detection sensor 266 Magnetic sensor 267 Slit 268 Shielding unit

Claims (10)

A storage unit for storing coins by denomination, a payout unit for paying out coins of one denomination from the storage unit, and a determination for determining whether or not the payout coin is a denomination different from the one denomination A coin storage unit detachably attached to the apparatus main body,
Withdrawal department,
When the discriminating unit discriminates that it is not a different denomination, the coin is transported to the withdrawal unit, and when the discriminating unit discriminates that it is a different denomination, the coin is transferred to the reject unit. A control unit to convey ;
With
The coin storage unit further includes a transport guide that transports the coins fed from the feeding unit in a direction inclined with respect to a horizontal direction,
The said discrimination | determination part is a coin processing apparatus provided in parallel with the said conveyance guide . The coin processing device according to claim 1 ,
A temporary accumulating unit that temporarily accumulates the coins fed to the feeding unit;
The controller is
When it is determined that the different denomination is determined by the determination unit, the coins accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit are conveyed to the reject unit,
A coin processing device that causes coins accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit to be conveyed to the withdrawal unit when it is determined that the denomination is not a different denomination. The coin processing device according to claim 1 ,
The said control part is a coin processing apparatus which stops feeding of the coin by the said feeding part, when it discriminate | determines that it is a different denomination by the said discrimination | determination part. In the coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The said discrimination | determination part is a coin processing apparatus provided in the conveyance path where the coin paid out by the said pay-out part is conveyed, and contains the optical sensor and magnetic sensor which detect the said coin. The coin processing device according to claim 4 ,
The said optical sensor is a coin processing apparatus which is a hole detection sensor which detects the hole of the said coin, and a width detection sensor which detects the width | variety of the said coin. The coin processing device according to claim 4 ,
The said optical sensor is a hole processing sensor which is a hole detection sensor which detects the hole of the said coin. In the coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6 ,
A plurality of the optical sensors are provided along a crossing direction that intersects a transport direction of the coins,
A coin processing device further comprising a shielding part that is provided between the plurality of optical sensors and shields light. The coin processing device according to claim 5 ,
The width detection sensor includes a light emitting unit that emits light and a light receiving unit that receives the light,
The coin processing apparatus, wherein the light receiving unit is provided with a slit for restricting a region through which received light passes. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
A recovery unit for recovering coins fed out from the feeding unit;
The said control part is a coin processing apparatus which conveys the coin accumulate | stored in the said temporary accumulation part to any of the said withdrawal part, the said rejection part, and the said collection | recovery part. A coin storage unit that stores coins by denomination and is detachable from the main body of the apparatus,
A storage section for storing coins;
A payout unit for paying out coins of one denomination from the storage unit;
A conveyance guide for guiding the conveyance of the coins fed out by the feeding unit;
A discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not the coin being conveyed by the conveyance guide is a denomination different from the one denomination;
With
The said conveyance guide conveys the coin paid out from the said supply part in the direction which inclines with respect to a horizontal direction, The said discrimination | determination part is a coin storage unit provided in parallel with the said conveyance guide .

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