JPH0684039A - Coin processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a coin processing machine having a coin sorting part capable of preventing the generation of erroneous sorting by surely siding a coin to a guide wall. CONSTITUTION:The coin sorting part 31 has the guide wall 19 faced to a coin passage 18, plural sorting holes 33 to 36 opened with sizes corresponding to various coins 13 to 15 to be sorted and arranged along the guide wall 19 in the order of sizes and plural coin feeding belts 37, 38 applied along the passage 18, having a speed difference between them, traveling while pressing coins 13 to 15 supplied to the passage 18 against the passage 18 and feeding the coins 13 to 15 while siding them to the guide wall 19.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin processing machine having a coin sorting section for sorting a plurality of coins by denomination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a CD machine or an ATM is used in financial institutions.
Etc. are equipped with a coin processing machine. And
As this coin processing machine, there is one shown in FIG.

That is, in the coin processing machine 1 of FIG. 4, a coin depositing / dispensing section 2 serving as a window for depositing / dispensing coins, and a coin dispensing section 3 for dispensing the coins deposited in the coin depositing / dispensing section 2 to respective parts in the subsequent stage. , A coin sorting unit 4 for sorting the fed coins,
A denomination safe 5 for delivering coins sorted by denomination at the time of withdrawal, and vertical transport units 6 and 7 for transporting the coins obliquely upward are incorporated. Further, reference numeral 8 in FIG. 4 indicates a temporary holding unit, reference numeral 9 indicates an attendant safe, and reference numeral 10 indicates an overflow stacker.

As shown in FIG. 5, a rotary disc 12 is provided on the main body 11 of the coin sorting unit 4 among these coins, and plural types of coins 13 of different sizes are provided on the rotary disc 12. , 14, 15 are supplied. The rotating disk 12 rotates in one direction as indicated by an arrow A in the figure, and the coins 13 to 1
5 is sent along the disc peripheral wall 16, passes through the coin outlet 17, and reaches the coin passage 18.

The coin passage 18 extends linearly on the main body 11. Further, the coin passage 18 has a guide wall 19
And a plurality of sorting holes 21, 22, 23, 24 are opened in a square shape on the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18. The sorting holes 21 to 24 are lined up in a line along the coin passage 18, and the sizes of the sorting holes 21 to 24 greatly change as the distance from the coin outlet 8 increases.

Further, the selection holes 21 to 24 are provided in the guide wall 19
Are located closer to the side closer to. And the sorting hole 21
1 to 24 have their respective sides oriented parallel to the guide wall 19, and the distances between the selection holes 21 to 24 and the guide wall 19 are set to be substantially equal to each other. Here, in FIG. 5, in order to simplify the drawing, four selection holes 21 to 24 are provided.
Only shown.

A coin feeding belt (hereinafter referred to as a belt) 25 is installed between a driving roller 26 and driven rollers 27 and 28. The driven rollers 27 and 28 are arranged at the start point and the end point of the coin passage 18, and are driven by the drive roller 2.
6 is arranged between both driven rollers 27 and 28. Further, the driven rollers 27 and 28 are located lower than the drive roller 26 and are located at substantially the same height. Then, as the drive roller 26 rotates, the belt 2
5, the driven rollers 27, 28 are rotated while traveling as indicated by an arrow B.

With the rotation of the rotary disk 12 and the running of the belt 25, the coins 13 to 15 are taken out to the coin passage 18 and sent along the coin passage 9. For example, when the coin 13 reaches the corresponding selection hole 21, as shown in FIG.
A portion of the portion 3 opposite to the portion in contact with the guide wall 19 is free from the peripheral portion of the sorting hole 21, and the coin 13 is inclined and falls into the sorting hole 21. That is, coins with smaller diameters fall on the front side of the coin passage 18 and the coins 13 to 15
Are sorted according to the size of the sorting holes 21 to 24.

[0009]

By the way, in the coin processing machine 1 having the coin sorting section 4 as described above, the coins 13 to 15 are sent to the sorting holes 21 to 24 by the belt 25. The movement direction of 15 was only along the coin passage 18. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the coins 13 to 15 move without being sufficiently close to the guide wall 19 and, for example, an excessive gap C exists between the coin 15 and the guide wall 19. In some cases, the coins 15 pass through the corresponding sorting holes 24 while being passed over, and erroneous sorting may occur.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), for example, when the coin 15 is moved far away from the guide wall 19,
The coin 15 reaches the selection hole 21 while a part of the coin 15 is hooked on the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18. Then, in such a case, the coin 15 is a sorting hole 2 corresponding to another type of coin.
It falls to 1 and misselection occurs. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing machine capable of reliably bringing coins to the guide wall and preventing misselection.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a coin processor equipped with a coin sorting section, wherein the coin sorting section is sorted with a guide wall facing a coin passage. A plurality of sorting holes opened in a size corresponding to various coins and arranged in order of size along the guide wall, and coins that are installed along the coin passage and have a speed difference between them, There is provided a plurality of coin feed belts that travel while pressing the coins supplied to the passage into the coin passage and send the coins while moving them toward the guide wall. By doing so, the present invention is intended to reliably bring coins to the guide wall and prevent erroneous selection.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The essential parts of one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on. The same parts as those described in the section of the prior art are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) show an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention, and the reference numeral 31 in each drawing is a coin sorting part. As shown in FIG. 1 (a), in the coin sorting section 31, the rotating disk 12 and the coin passage 18 are provided on the main body 11.

Of these, the rotating disk 12 is pivotally supported by the main body 11 at its central portion, and rotates about the rotating shaft 12a in a fixed direction, that is, in the direction indicated by arrow A in the figure. Further, coins 13 to 15 of different types are supplied to the rotating disc 12 in bulk. Then, the rotating disc 12 applies a centrifugal force to the coins 13 to 15 to move the coins 13 to 15 to the outside.

A disk peripheral wall 16 is provided outside the rotating disk 3. The disc peripheral wall 16 is vertically provided along a part of the peripheral edge of the rotary disc 12, and a coin guiding recess 32 is formed between the disc peripheral wall 16 and the rotary disc 12 in an arc shape. Has been done.

The coin passage 18 communicates with the recess 32, and the coin outlet 1 is provided between the coin passage 18 and the recess 32.
7 are formed. The coin passage 18 is set to have a substantially constant width and depth, and extends linearly along the longitudinal direction of the main body 11 and over the entire length. Further, side walls are vertically provided on both side edges of the coin passage 18, and one side wall is used as a guide wall 19. The guide wall 19 is formed substantially flat and faces the coin passage 18.

On the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18, there is a sorting hole 33-.
36 is open, and the opening shape of each of the selection holes 33 to 36 is set to a square shape. Further, the selection holes 33 to 36
Of the coins are different from each other in accordance with the size of the coins to be sorted, and change greatly in order as the coins are moved away from the coin outlet 17. Further, the selection holes 33 to 36
Is closer to the guide wall 19, and the distance between the guide wall 19 and each of the selection holes 33 to 36 is set to be substantially equal to each other. Here, in FIGS. 1A and 1B, in order to simplify the drawing, four selection holes 33 to 36 are provided.
Only shown.

Two coin feeding belts (hereinafter, referred to as belts) 37 and 38 are provided on the coin passage 18. The belts 37 and 38 are made of a material having appropriate elasticity such as rubber, and have a circular cross section. The belts 37 and 38 are endlessly installed on the drive pulley 39, the inlet side driven pulleys 40a and 40b, and the outlet side driven pulleys 41a and 41b.

Further, the two belts 37, 38 are stretched over substantially in parallel, and the distance between the two belts 37, 38 is set to be slightly smaller than the size of the smallest coin, for example. Then, as shown in FIG.
The height of 8 is set so that the distance to the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18 is about the thickness of one coin.

As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a body 42 is erected on a body 42, and a drive motor 28 is fixed to the body 42. Then, the drive pulley 3
9 is attached to the output shaft 28a of the drive motor 28, and rotates together with the output shaft 28a.

The drive pulley 39 is formed in a stepped columnar shape. The drive pulley 39 coaxially has a large diameter portion 43 located on the base end side of the output shaft 28a and a small diameter portion 44 located on the tip end side, and the small diameter portion 44 is located at the center of the large diameter portion 43. It is located close to you. The drive pulley 39 has its axis oriented in the width direction of the coin passage 18.

Both driven pulleys 40a, 40b, 41
a and 41b are arranged at each end of the coin passage 18,
The inlet side driven pulleys 40a and 40b are on the coin outlet 17 side,
That is, the driven pulleys 41a and 41b located on the inlet side of the coin passage 18 and on the outlet side are deep inside the coin passage 18, that is, the coin passage 1
It is located on the exit side of No. 8. Each driven pulley 40a-41
b is connected to the rotary shafts 45 and 46,
Both ends of 46 are supported by stays 47 and 48 provided on the main body 11.

Further, collars 49a to 49c and 50a to 50c are provided on the outer sides and between the driven pulleys 40a to 41b.
Are arranged, and these colors 49a to 49c, 50
The a to 50c are bolted to the rotating shafts 45 and 46, respectively. And these color 49a-49c, 50
The a to 50c prevent the driven pulleys 40a to 41b from moving in the axial direction.

The driven pulleys 40a to 41b are arranged lower than the drive pulley 39, and are located at substantially the same height with respect to the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18. Further, a drive pulley 39 is arranged between the driven pulleys 40a to 41b in the longitudinal direction of the coin passage 18.

The first belt 37 is driven by the drive belt.
The second belt 38 is stretched over the large diameter portion 43 of the pulley 39 and the driven pulleys 39a, 40a, and the second belt 38 is stretched over the small diameter portion 44 and the driven pulleys 39b, 40b. That is,
The belts 37 and 38 are installed so as to draw triangles having different heights, and the height of the triangle drawn by the first belt 37 is larger than the height of the triangle drawn by the second belt 38. Then, the entire length of the first belt 37 is equal to the second belt 3
Longer than the total length of 8.

Also, both driven pulleys 40a, 40b and 4
Between 1a and 41b, both belts 37 and 38 are laid substantially parallel to the guide wall 19, and the second belt 38 is located closer to the guide wall 10 than the first belt 37. . Both belts 37 and 38 are driven
As the reel 39 rotates, the driven pulleys 40a to 41b rotate while traveling.

Also, both driven pulleys 40a, 40b and 4
A plurality of guide rollers 51 ... Are arranged between 1a and 41b, and these guide rollers 51 ... Are arranged at substantially the same height and at substantially equal intervals. And the guide roller 51
... is in contact with the belts 37 and 38 from above, and the belts 3
Assist the 7, 38 run. Next, the operation of the coin sorting unit 31 described above will be described.

When a plurality of coins 13 to 15 of different types are loaded on the rotating disc 12 in a bulk state, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating disc 12 acts on the coins 13 to 15, Coins 13 to 15 are recesses 3 inside the disk peripheral wall 16.
2 is once collected and moves along the disc peripheral wall 18 and passes through the coin outlet 17. The coin that has passed through the coin outlet 17 reaches the coin passage 18 and, as shown in FIG.
Contact 7 and 38. Then, the coins 13 to 15 that have reached the belts 37 and 38 are sent in the traveling direction of both belts 37 and 38 while being sandwiched between the belts 37 and 38 and the bottom surface 20 of the coin passage 18, and are fed to the sorting holes 33 to 36. Get closer. Here, FIG.
In, the state where the coin 15 has reached the selection hole 33 is shown.

The belts 37 and 38 have one drive pulley 39.
Since the large diameter portion 43 and the small diameter portion 44 are separately suspended, the running speeds of the belts 37 and 38 are different. And
The traveling speed of the first belt 37 spanning the large diameter portion 43 is higher than the traveling speed of the second belt 38 spanning the small diameter portion 44. Further, the first belt 37 is located farther from the guide wall 19 than the second belt 38.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the coin 13 is guided so as to gradually approach the guide wall 19 due to the speed difference between the belts 37 and 38, and the coin 13 rotates while being rotated as shown by arrows D and E. It moves diagonally to the side and contacts the peripheral edge with the guide wall 19. And the coin 13 is the guide wall 1.
After being in contact with the guide wall 19, the coin 9 is sent to the exit side of the coin passage 18 to reach the corresponding sorting hole 33 and falls into this sorting hole 33.

That is, in the coin processing machine having the coin sorting section 31 as described above, the two belts 37 and 38 are used.
Since the belts 37 and 38 have different traveling speeds, the coins 13 to 15 are guided to approach the guide wall 19 while being fed. Therefore, coins 13-
It is possible to surely bring 15 into contact with the guide wall 19 and prevent erroneous selection. Then, it becomes possible to accurately classify multi-denomination coins.

In this embodiment, the traveling speed of both belts 37 and 38 is changed by one drive pulley 39 having the large diameter portion 43 and the small diameter portion 44. On the other hand, it is possible to change the traveling speeds of the belts 37 and 38 by separately providing drive sources.
The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the coin processing machine having the coin sorting section, the coin sorting section has the size corresponding to the guide wall facing the coin passage and various coins to be sorted. The coins fed into the coin passage are provided with a plurality of sorting holes which are opened along the guide wall and are arranged in order of size along the guide wall, and are installed along the coin passage and have a speed difference between them. And a plurality of coin feed belts that travel while being pressed against and feed coins toward the guide wall. Therefore, the present invention has an effect that the coins can be reliably brought close to the guide wall to prevent erroneous selection.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B show a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG. 1B is a side sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line FF in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state where coins are brought close to a guide wall.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a general coin processing machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a conventional coin sorting unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which coins fall into corresponding sorting holes.

FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which coins straddle a sorting hole, and FIG. 7B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which coins fall into another sorting hole which is not supported.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Coin processor, 18 ... Coin passage, 19 ... Guide wall, 3
1 ... Coin sorting unit, 33 to 36 ... Sorting holes, 37, 38 ... Coin feed belt.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin processing machine having a coin sorting unit, wherein the coin sorting unit has a guide wall facing a coin passage,
A plurality of sorting holes opened in a size corresponding to various coins to be sorted and arranged in the order of size along the guide wall, and a plurality of sorting holes that are installed along the coin passage and have a speed difference between them. A coin processing machine, comprising: a plurality of coin feed belts that travel while pressing the coins supplied to the coin passages against the coin passages and feed the coins while moving the coins toward the guide wall side.