JPH11250314A - Bar of coins receiving and paying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make discriminable the denominations of deposited bars of coins, to make automatically performable accurate and careful examination, and to improve the reliability by storing the bars of coins for every different denomination and confirming the different denominations of the stored bars of coins. SOLUTION: Cassettes 20 are vertically arranged along a moving path of an elevator and bar of coins P can be entered and taken out. Since six denominations now exist in Japan, at least six pieces of the cassettes 20 must be provided. Here, more than 6 pieces of the cassettes 20 are vertically arranged and the bar of coins P is set by the cassettes 20 for every denomination. A received money carefully examining part 49 consists of a moving mechanism 31 provided over the width direction of the cassettes 20, a detecting part 32 supported by the mechanism 31 and a discriminating part 33 that is electrically connected to the part 32. The part 33 discriminates the denomination by comparing preliminarily stored data of different denominations of bar of coins P coins from the combination of the existence/ of a hole part (a) by a 1st detection body 32a and the length of a 'bright' time by a 2nd detection body 32b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin-rolling and dispensing apparatus for depositing and dispensing coin-rolls, and more particularly to a detailed inspection of a denomination at the time of deposit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of handling a large number of bills and coins, such as financial institutions and department stores, the efficiency of cash management and the efficiency of cash processing operations are increased by mechanization. In such a field, a large number of coins wrapped with 50 stacked coins in paper, vinyl, or the like are widely used because they are easier to handle than loose coins. These coin-rolls are processed and managed by the coin-roll receiving / dispensing device.

[0003] The coin-roll receiving / dispensing apparatus includes a coin-roll accommodating cassette which is set in the apparatus. The deposit operation is performed by automatic loading, or an operator opens a door to open a denomination. Is pulled out and stored in the cassette.

[0004]

When the depositing operation is automatically performed by the device, the device automatically stores the denomination of coins and the number of coins as data. In the case of manual loading by an operator, the operator himself inputs the data of the denomination and the number of pieces into the apparatus.

However, in this type of conventional device,
The apparatus itself could not confirm whether the coins of the respective denominations were correctly accommodated on the tray, and whether the number of accommodated coins matched the counting data at the time of deposit.

[0006] In order to check if necessary, the operator opens the door of the apparatus, pulls out the tray to be checked, and then checks by himself. Therefore, not only is it time-consuming, but there is also a risk of mistakes due to mistakes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to determine the denomination of a deposited bar and automatically perform accurate scrutiny to ensure reliability. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin-roll-in / pay-out device that can be improved.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin-depositing / dispensing apparatus for accommodating an apparatus main body and a coin bar provided in the apparatus main body. It is characterized by comprising a coin-roll storing means, and a scrutinizing means for confirming a denomination of the coin-roll stored in the coin-roll storing means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination and accommodating the coins in a line with their end faces aligned. And a check means for moving along the end face of the coin-roll stored in the coin-roll storing means to check the denomination of the coin.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins by denomination.
The present invention is characterized in that it comprises a scrutinizing means for confirming the denomination of the coins stored in the coin-roll storing means, and a means for notifying when the scrutinizing means detects a different denomination.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins by denomination.
The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with scrutiny means for checking the denomination of the coins stored in the coin-roll storing means and counting the number of coins.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination and accommodating each of the coins in a line with their end faces aligned. It is characterized in that it is provided with scrutinizing means for moving along the end face of the coin-roll stored in the coin-roll storing means, confirming the denomination of the coin, and counting the number of coins.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins by denomination.
Means for inputting the denomination of the coins to be stored in the coin-roll storing means and the number thereof, and checking means for confirming the denomination of the coins to be stored in the coin-roll storing means and counting the number thereof; Means for notifying when the denomination and / or the number confirmed by the scrutinizing means differ from the input to the input means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination and accommodating the coins in a line with their end faces aligned. A denomination of the coins to be stored in the coin-roll storing means, a means for inputting the number of the coins, and a checking means for confirming the denomination of the coins stored in the coin-roll storing means and counting the number thereof, A means for notifying when the denomination and / or number confirmed by the scrutinizing means are different from the input to the input means.

[0015] Claim 8 is Claim 1 to Claim 7
In the coin-rolling and depositing / dispensing apparatus according to any one of the above, the coin-roll is formed by wrapping a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination, and the scrutinizing means is arranged along an end face of the coin-roll accommodated in the coin-roll storing means. And a detecting unit for detecting coins and detecting a coin denomination by receiving a detection signal of the detecting unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the coin-rolling / pay-out device according to the eighth aspect, the detecting body moves along a center portion of the end face of the coin-rolling bar and checks whether there is a hole in the coin. And a second detector for moving along the end of the coin and confirming the size of the coin. The discriminating means receives detection signals of the first detector and the second detector, and detects both detection signals. Is characterized by discriminating the denomination of the coin-roll from the result of integrating.

According to a tenth aspect, in the coin-rolling and dispensing apparatus according to the ninth aspect, the first detection body and the second detection body are:
A reflection type sensor that projects light on a coin and detects the light and darkness by receiving the reflected light, wherein the discriminating means includes the length of the light and dark time detected by the first and second detection objects and the length of the time. It is characterized in that the denomination of the coin is determined from the timing.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the coin-rolling / pay-in / pay-out device according to the ninth aspect, the discriminating means counts the number of detection signals received from the first and second detectors, thereby obtaining a coin-roller. The number of lines is counted.

By adopting a means for solving such a problem, regardless of automatic loading and manual loading, even if a bar is loaded in an erroneous state or an input error occurs during manual loading. The denomination of the coin can be reliably determined at the time of deposit.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an external view of a coin-roll-in / pay-out device 1. In the drawing, reference numeral 2 denotes a housing which is a device main body of the coin-roll depositing / dispensing device 1, and a door 3 is provided on a front surface of the housing 2. The door 3 is openable and closable. By opening the door 3 as shown in FIG. 3, the operator approaches various operation mechanisms (described later) installed in the coin-rolling and dispensing apparatus 1. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 1, a deposit / withdrawal port 4 for inserting / withdrawing a bar / roll into / from the deposit / withdrawal apparatus 1 and an opening / closing of the deposit / withdrawal port 4 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 2. And a display unit 6 for displaying the remaining amount of the bar money inside the cash-receipt-and-disbursement device 1 and the normal / abnormal state of the cash-receipt-and-disbursement device 1.

The shutter 5 opens and closes with respect to the back side of the apparatus 1, and the opened state is shown in FIG. When the shutter 5 is opened in this manner, the upper opening of the hopper 65 of the box-shaped elevator 7 (see FIG. 3) that conveys the bar is opposed to the deposit / withdrawal port 4, and the hopper is passed through the deposit / withdrawal port 4. It is possible to set a coin bar in the coin 65 and to remove the coin bar from the hopper 65. The shutter 5 is provided with a lock mechanism (not shown). When the power is turned off while the shutter 5 is closed, the lock mechanism prevents the shutter 5 from being opened.

Next, an elevator mechanism for transporting coins will be described with reference to FIG. Deposit / withdrawal device 1
An elevator 7 for transporting coins is provided on the inside front side of the inside so as to be vertically movable. That is, the elevator 7 is slidably attached to the two shafts 8 and 9 erected in the deposit and withdrawal device 1,
The operating directions of the shafts 8 and 9 are restricted only in the vertical direction.

The elevator 7 is fixed to a belt 10 wound around one driving pulley 13 and a plurality of driven pulleys 12 which are mounted on and driven by a motor 11. Forward the belt 10
When reversed, the elevator 7 moves up and down following the movement of the belt 10.

The belt 10 is provided with a balance weight 14 that operates in a phase opposite to that of the elevator 7. Therefore, when the elevator 7 moves upward, the balance weight 14 operates downward, so that the load applied to the motor 11 can be reduced.

A latch 15 is attached to the elevator 7, and the latch 7 is engaged with a latch plate 16 having a large number of latch grooves so that the elevator 7 can be held at an arbitrary position. In this case, the engaged state between the latch 15 and the latch plate 16 is released by exciting the latch solenoid 17.

Therefore, in order to move the elevator 7 held at a predetermined position up and down, the latch solenoid 1
7 may be excited to release the engagement between the latch 15 and the latch plate 16. Note that a detecting means for detecting the position of the elevator 7 is attached at a predetermined position.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of cassettes 20 serving as a coin-roll storing means for setting coin-rolls are provided inside the housing 2 on the back side of the elevator 7, and a shelf-shaped cassette table 25 ( 6 and 7), and is provided adjacent to the elevator 7 (the cassette table 25 is not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5).

These cassettes 20 are arranged vertically along the movement path of the elevator 7, and have a structure in which a coin bar can be taken in and out. Each cassette 20 has a different inner height and width depending on the denomination of the coin. At present, there are six denominations in Japan, so it is necessary to provide at least six cassettes 20. Here, six or more cassettes 20 are arranged in the up-down direction, and by these cassettes 20, coins can be set for each denomination.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the cassette 20 is substantially open, and the cassette 20 is set so that it can be inserted into and removed from the cassette table 25. That is, a cassette latch (not shown) for holding the cassette 20 is attached to the cassette table 25, and the cassette 20 is released by releasing the cassette latch.
It can be removed from. Further, a sensor is attached to the cassette latch so that it can be detected whether or not the cassette 20 is set normally.

At the front of the cassette 20, a coin bar shutter 21 for holding the coin bar set in the cassette 20 is attached. Here, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the elevator 7 is arranged adjacent to a predetermined cassette 20, and FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of the elevator 7 and a portion of the cassette 20 on the shutter 21 side.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8,
The coin-rolling shutter 21 is rotatable about a shaft 24 inward of the cassette 20, and is urged by a spring 23 in a rising direction (outward). Accordingly, the coin-rolling shutter 21 is operated as long as no other external force acts.
The upright state is maintained by the urging force of the spring 23, and the bar P can be held in the cassette 20 by contacting the bar P in the cassette 20.

With such a configuration, the operator directly sets the coin bar P in the cassette 20 (so-called manual loading).
In this case, by inserting the coins P into the inside of the cassette 20 from the opening of the cassette 20, approximately 20 coins P
Can be set in one cassette 20.

On the other hand, when the bar P is mechanically set in the cassette 20, as will be described later,
The coin P to be set is pushed into the cassette 20 from the front of the coin shutter 21. In other words, the bar P is pushed into the cassette 20 while the bar P is pressed against the front surface of the bar shutter 21 to rotate the bar shutter 21 inward against the urging force of the spring 23. .

The cassette table 25 is provided with a backup 26 for urging the bar P in the cassette 20 set therein toward the elevator 7. This biasing force is applied to the spring 3 for biasing the backup 26 toward the elevator 7.
Raised by 0. Therefore, when the cassette 20 containing the coins P is set on the cassette table 25, the coins P are pressed against the coin-rolling shutter 21 by the backup 26.

That is, when the cassette 20 is inserted into the cassette table 25, the bar P located at the innermost end of the cassette 20 comes into contact with the pressing plate 26 a of the backup 26, and the backup 26 is pressed against the urging force of the spring 30. It is pushed into the back in opposition. In this case, the foremost bar P of the cassette 20 is pressed against the bar shutter 21 while the pressing plate 26 a of the backup 26 is pressed against the bar P located at the innermost end of the cassette 20 by the urging force of the spring 30. .

That is, the bar P in the cassette 20 is urged in the direction of being pushed out of the cassette 20. When the cassette 20 is further pushed into the cassette table 25 in this state, the cassette 20 is held in the cassette table 25 by the above-described cassette latch.

Next, the structure of the elevator 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. The elevator 7 has a hopper 65 that opens at the top of the elevator 7 and receives the bar.
And a bar transporting section 70 provided below the hopper 65. Among them, the hopper 65 can hold a coin bar removed from the cassette 20 or a coin bar to be set in the cassette 20. Further, the coin-roll transporting unit 70 can receive the coin in the hopper 65 and determine the denomination, and can transport the determined coin to a predetermined cassette 20.

On the cassette 20 side of the elevator 7, a take-out lever 27 for taking out a bar from the cassette 20 is attached. The take-out lever 27 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by a motor (not shown) or the like, and
One of the most advanced bar bars can be pushed up and dropped into the hopper 65.

The elevator 7 is provided with a withdrawal confirmation sensor 28 for detecting coins removed from the cassette 20. The withdrawal confirmation sensor 28 is, for example, an LED
28a and a photodiode 28b, it is possible to detect whether or not the bar is transferred from the cassette 20 side to the elevator 7 side by the take-out lever 27.
Further, a residue detection sensor 66 that detects the presence or absence of a bar in the hopper 65 is provided below the hopper 65. The residual detection sensor 66 also includes, for example, an LED 66a and a photodiode 66b.

The inner diameter of the hopper 65 gradually decreases from the upper end opening to the lower part. That is, the inner surface of the hopper 65 is formed as a tapered surface having a step. At the lowermost part of the hopper 65, a carry-out port 72 that opens to the transfer section 70 is provided. The metal bars in the hopper 65 are carried out to the transport unit 70 through the carry-out port 72.

The carry-out port 72 has two separate shutters 44, 4
5 can be opened and closed freely. These separation shutters 44, 4
5 is divided into left and right and opened. A separation elevator 46 is provided below the carry-out port 72 so as to be vertically movable. The separation elevator 46 can receive the coins falling from the inside of the hopper 65 through the carry-out port 72 in a state where the separation elevator 46 is raised to the position of the carry-out port 72 by the drive mechanism, that is, at the upper end position of the moving path.

The separation elevator 46 and the separation shutters 44 and 45 operate in conjunction with each other, and constitute separation means for separating the bars in the hopper 65 one by one as described later.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the receiving surface 46a of the separation elevator 46 that receives the bar is formed in an arc shape. In this case, the diameter of the receiving surface 46a is smaller than the diameter (26.5 mm) of the 500-yen coin A having the largest diameter, and the diameter (23.6 mm) of the next largest 10-yen coin B.
Is bigger than.

Therefore, when the 500-yen coin A is placed on the receiving surface 46a, the 500-yen coin A floats from the lower surface of the receiving surface 46a as shown by a solid line in the drawing.
When a coin other than the 500-yen coin A is placed on the receiving surface 46a, a coin (10-yen coin B in the figure) comes into contact with the lower surface of the receiving surface 46a as shown by a dotted line in the figure.

The separation elevator 46 is provided with a coin discriminating sensor 82 for discriminating coins by utilizing the shape of the receiving surface 46a. FIG. 9B shows a sensor 82 composed of a microswitch. in this case,
The coin can be discriminated by opening and closing the switch.

That is, when the coin is floating above the lower surface of the receiving surface 46a, the switch is not closed. In this case, the coin can be recognized as a 500-yen coin A. When the coin contacts the lower surface of the receiving surface 46a, the switch is closed. In this case,
It can be recognized that the coin is a coin other than the 500-yen coin A. Of course, such a sensor 82 is not limited to a microswitch, and may be composed of an LED and a photodiode. In this case, the coin can be determined based on whether or not the light is blocked.

On the other hand, at the lower end position of the moving path of the separation elevator 46, a bar bar transport block 47 for receiving and transporting the bar on the receiving surface 46a of the separation elevator 46 is arranged in a standby state. The receiving surface of the coin-roll transporting block 47 for receiving coin-rolls is formed in, for example, a V-shape. When the separation elevator 46 descends to the lower end position of the moving path, the coin-roll on the receiving surface 46a is changed to the coin-roll transporting block 47. On the receiving surface. Note that the coin-roll transporting block 47 includes, for example, a belt-driven moving mechanism 50.
Is moved toward the right side in the figure.

At the end position (right end position in the figure) of the moving path of the coin bar transport block 47, a lift 48 is arranged in a standby state. The lift 48 can be moved up and down.
7 can be pushed up and conveyed upward. In addition, the lift 48 which receives the bar money
Is formed in, for example, a V-shape so that the transfer of the bar from the bar transport block 47 to the lift 48 can be surely performed.

A bar pusher 52 is provided at the upper end position of the moving path of the lift 48. This coin pusher 52
Can move forward and backward in a direction perpendicular to the moving path of the lift 48, and can push a bar mounted on the lift 48 into the cassette 20 located on the right side in the figure.

Further, on the side opposite to the direction in which the coin-roller pusher 52 is pushed in (rightward in the figure), the coin-roller pusher 52 is provided.
In opposition to the above, there is provided a coin-roll bale breaking cam 78. The coin-roll bale breaking cam 78 is pushed out into the hopper 65 by the coin-roller pusher 52, so that the arrangement state of the coin bars (see FIG. 10) stacked in the hopper 65 can be broken.

This is because, depending on the stacking state of the coins in the hopper 65, the coins may not drop to the carry-out port 72. By moving the bar in the hopper 65 forward and backward (in the horizontal direction in the drawing), the bar located at the bottom in the hopper 65 is always positioned at the outlet 72. is there.

Here, when the coin-roller pusher 52 is retracted in the direction opposite to the direction in which the coin-roller is pushed in, the coin-roller pusher 52 comes into contact with the back surface of the coin-roller breaking cam 78, and the cam 78 faces the hopper 65. Extruded. When the pusher 52 is advanced in the reverse direction, that is, in the push-in direction, in this state, the stick-barrel breaking cam 78 is returned to the original initial position following the operation.

The push-out operation of the bar pusher 52 may be performed after or before the bar is pushed into the cassette 20, or may be performed at regular intervals. You may do it.

By the way, in order to change the arrangement of the coins in the hopper 65 and to ensure that the coins are located at the carry-out port 72, together with the coin-roll bale breaking cam 78, the inner surface of the hopper 65 is formed. Shape is an important factor. Therefore, a step portion 79 is provided on the inner surface of the hopper 65 located near the carry-out port 72, and the step portion 79 allows the lowermost bar to be easily removed from the carry-out port 7 when the coin-roll bale breaking cam 78 is driven.
I am able to fall to 2.

On the other hand, irrespective of the mechanical loading or the manual loading, after the deposit of the bar money into the cassette 20, automatically or when a confirmation instruction is given, the bar accommodated in the cassette 20 of the corresponding denomination is A depositing scrutiny unit 49, which will be described later, for determining the type of gold and counting the number of gold is provided.
Although not shown here, the deposit inspection section 49 is provided along the side of the cassette 20 that accommodates the above-mentioned bar types of different denominations.

As shown in FIG. 11, the deposit inspection unit 49
Moving mechanism 31 provided across the width of cassette 20
And a detecting unit 32 supported by the moving mechanism 31, and a determining unit 33 electrically connected to the detecting unit 32.

The moving mechanism 31 is disposed to face one end of the cassette 20 and connected to a drive motor (not shown) capable of rotating forward and reverse, and a driven pulley 35 is provided at the other end of the cassette 20. A pulley 36 and a belt 3 stretched between the driving pulley 35 and the driven pulley 36.
7

The detecting portion 32 is attached to a part of the belt 37 so that it can move along the end face of the bar P accommodated in the cassette 20 as the belt 37 runs in the forward and reverse directions. It has become.

The detecting section 32 includes a first detecting body 32
a, and a second detector 32b is provided on the upper side. These first and second detectors 32a and 32b are reflection-type sensors, which project light to the end face of the coin bar P and receive the reflected light.

That is, these reflective sensors 32a,
If no object is present at the projection destination, the reflected light is “bright” and the level H is output. If any object is present at the light projecting destination, the reflected light is blocked, so that it is “dark” and the level L is output.

The first detector 32a is positioned so as to move substantially along the center of the coin exposed on the end face of the coin bar P. Therefore, when the coin P to be detected is a perforated coin (a 5-yen coin and a 50-yen coin), it emits light to the hole a to detect "bright" and output a level H. Other coins without hole a (1 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 10 yen coin
In the case of 0 yen coins and 500 yen coins), it becomes “dark” and the level L is continuously output.

The second detector 32b is positioned so as to move along a position somewhat away from the center of the coin exposed at the end of the coin bar P. That is, even if it is a perforated coin, the hole a is not detected, and, of course, even if it is a coin having the minimum diameter (one yen coin), a part of the coin can be detected.

Similarly, the detector 32b also emits light to the end face of the coin bar P to detect a change between "bright" and "dark" based on the presence or absence of the bar P, and outputs a level H in the case of "bright". , "Dark", the level L is output.

The discriminating unit 33 determines the previously stored coin P from the combination of the presence / absence of the hole a by the first detector 32a and the length of the “bright” time by the second detector 32b. The denomination is determined by comparing with the data of the denomination. At the same time, the number of times that the coin bar P is detected is counted, and the number of coins is counted.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control system of the coin-roll depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 connected to the tellers machine. Here, the description related to the control system in the teller's machine is unnecessary, and thus only the figure is shown and the description is omitted.

The control system of the above-mentioned coin-rolling and dispensing apparatus 1 is as follows.
CPU 85, ROM 86, RAM 87, coin bar loading section 8
8, transport control unit 89, storage control unit 90, coin-roll unloading unit 9
1. Elevator 92, discriminator 33 and interface (1 / F) 93.

The CPU 85 controls the entire coin-roll-in / pay-out device 1, and the ROM 86 stores a control program for the CPU 85 and the like. The RAM 87 is used for various types of storage related to the coins P loaded into the coin-rolling / paying device 1. For example, the RAM 87 has a cassette 2
0 is provided with an area 87a for storing that the coin bar P stored in the storage unit 0 is manually loaded.

The transport control unit 89 controls the transport mechanisms 47 and 48 that receive the coin bar P at the coin bar receiving unit 46 a and convey it to the coin bar loading mechanism 52. Storage control unit 90
Controls to transport the bar P conveyed by the conveying mechanisms 47 and 48 into the predetermined cassette 20 for each denomination. The coin-roll transporting section 91 controls a mechanism for transporting the coin-deposit P of the designated denomination and amount to the deposit / withdrawal port 4.

The elevator section 92 transfers the bar P to the hopper 65.
The elevator 7 is driven to move up and down so as to face the cassette 20 in which the coins of the denominations to be received and designated are received. Along with this, the depositing scrutinizing section 49 connected to the elevator 7 faces the end face of the coin bar stored in the cassette 20.

The discriminating unit 33 discriminates the denomination of the coin bar P detected by the first and second detectors 32a and 32b as described above, counts the number of the coins, and counts the input data. It is determined whether or not they match.

Next, the depositing operation and the dispensing operation of the coin-roll depositing and dispensing apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, the deposit operation will be described.

In the case of the so-called manual loading 13 in which the operator sets the metal bars to the cassette 20 in the housing 2, the door 3 is opened, the cassette 20 is taken out, and the metal bar P is removed from the opening of the cassette 20. Put it inside the cassette 20. Then, the elevator 7 is controlled so as to face a tailors machine (not shown). The denomination and the amount (the number of coins) of the coins manually loaded with the control of the elevator 7 must be input.

The following is a description of the case of automatically setting the coin bars on the cassette 20. The elevator 7 is initially waiting at the bottom in the apparatus 1. In response to a deposit command to the tailor's machine, the elevator 7 is raised to the top of the apparatus 1 by the drive of the motor 11 (see FIG. 3) and stopped, and the shutter 5 is opened. At this time, as an apparatus 1, an operator puts a bar into a hopper 6 of an elevator 7.
It is in a waiting state to wait for the charging into the unit 5.

Thereafter, when the operator puts a predetermined number of coins P into the hopper 65 and closes the shutter 5, the elevator 7 starts loading coins. Alternatively, when the operator inputs to the tailoring machine that the setting of the coins in the hopper 65 is completed, the shutter 5 is closed and the coins set in the hopper 65 of the elevator 7 are separated from the separation shutters 44 and 45 and the separation elevator 46. And the elevator 7 is moved to the position of the cassette 20 corresponding to the denomination of the coin-roll.

When separating the bar P, the separation shutters 44 and 45 are opened with the separation elevator 46 raised to the upper end position of the moving path. This causes only one bar to drop into the separation elevator 46. Thereafter, by closing the separation shutters 44 and 45 in conjunction with moving the separation elevator 46 downward, only one bar can be separated to the separation elevator 46 side.

When it is detected by the residual detection sensor 66 that there is no bar in the hopper 65, the separation shutters 44 and 45 are completely closed. However, the residual detection sensor 6
If it is detected that the bar is still remaining in the hopper 65 by the shutter 6, when the separation shutters 44 and 45 are closed, a gap enough to allow the peeled portion of the paper of the bar to pass through is provided. 45 are formed.

In such a separation step, the sensor 82 on the separation elevator 46 side detects the separation elevator 46.
If the top bar is determined to be a 500 yen coin,
After lowering the separation elevator 46 by about 5 mm, the shutter 4
4, 45 should be closed. This is because, as described above, since the diameter of the receiving surface 46a of the separation elevator 46 is smaller than the diameter of the 500-yen coin, the 500-yen coin is placed in a floating state on the receiving surface 46a.

Therefore, if the separation elevator 46 is not lowered before closing the separation shutters 44 and 45, the separation shutters 44 and 45 pass below the barycenter position of the bar and the separation work cannot be performed. The sensor 8
When it is determined that the coins on the separation elevator 46 are other than 500 yen coins by the
It is sufficient to close the separation shutters 44 and 45 almost simultaneously with the lowering of the shutter. In this case, since the separation shutters 44 and 45 pass above the barycenter position of the bar, the bar can be reliably separated.

The bar thus separated is as shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), at the lower end position of the moving path of the separation elevator 45, it is delivered to and transported to the coin-roll transport block 47. Thereafter, the coin bars are transferred from the coin bar transport block 47 to the lift 47, the elevator 7 moves to the cassette 20 corresponding to the denomination, and the lift 48 moves up toward the coin bar pusher 53.

When the elevator 7 moves to the cassette 20 corresponding to the denomination and the lift 48 moves to the upper end position of the moving path, that is, the position of the bar pusher 53, the bar pusher 53 is driven to drive the bar on the lift 48. Gold cassette 20
Load inside.

The above operation is repeated until there are no more bars placed in the elevator 7, thereby completing the deposit operation. When all of the depositing operations are completed, the depositing scrutiny unit 49 operates to check the denomination of the coins deposited in the cassette 20 and counts the number of coins as described later.

Next, the dispensing operation will be described. The elevator 7 is initially waiting at the bottom in the housing 2.
In accordance with the withdrawal command, the elevator 7 drives the motor 11 (see FIG. 3) to drive the motor 11 (see FIG. 3).
It rises to the position of 0 and stops.

On the other hand, after the latch 15 of the elevator 7 is engaged with the latch plate 16 (see FIG. 3) and the stop position of the elevator 7 is confirmed by a stop position confirmation sensor (not shown), the removal shown in FIG. The lever 27 rotates to push up one of the leading bars of the cassette 20.

The pushed bar is fed to the bar shutter 21.
(See FIGS. 7 and 8) and rolls into the hopper 65 of the elevator 7. At this time, in the cassette 20 from which the coin-roll has been removed, the remaining coin-roll is pressed against the coin-roll shutter 21 by the force of the backup 26, and a standby state in which the next coin-roll can be removed.

When the dispensing confirmation sensor 28 detects that the coin-roll has been removed, the removal lever 27 rotates in the reverse direction and returns to its initial position. For example, when taking out two bars, the take-out lever 27 rotates again from this state,
The next bar is dropped into the elevator 7.

When the removal from the target cassette 20 is completed, the latch solenoid 17 (see FIG. 3) is excited.
As a result, the latching state between the latch 15 and the latch plate 16 is released, and the elevator 7 becomes operable.

Thereafter, the elevator 7 stops at the position of the predetermined cassette 20 in order according to the amount of money and the number required from the tailor's machine and performs the removal, and when all the removals are completed, the elevator 7 moves to the uppermost end of the moving path. It stops and is located immediately below the deposit / withdrawal port 4.

When the elevator 7 is located immediately below the deposit / withdrawal port 4, the shutter 5 is opened, and the operator can take out the bar carried by the elevator 7. At the stage where it is confirmed by the residual sensor 66 (see FIG. 9) that the coin-roll does not remain in the elevator 7, the shutter 5 is closed and the elevator 7 is returned to the lowermost initial position, and the required denomination is・ The dispensing operation of the number of coins is completed.

Next, the operation of the deposit inspection will be described in detail with reference to the configuration of the deposit inspection unit 49 in FIG.
A description will be given together with the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 based on the output waveforms a and 32b.

In FIG. 12, after the payment scrutiny starts in step S1, the operator inputs the denomination and the amount (number of coins) of the coins deposited in the terras machine in step S2. Alternatively, in the case of machine loading, data of the denomination and the amount (number of coins) of the coins deposited into the tellers machine from the coin-depositing and dispensing apparatus 1 are input.

Next, proceeding to step S3, the teller's machine determines whether or not the bar loaded in the cassette is a deposited bar. If it is confirmed that it is not the other denomination (No), the process proceeds to step S4, and the detection body 32 is moved along the end face of the coin bar P accommodated in the cassette 20 in parallel. Then, the determination unit 33 determines the denomination of the coin bar P based on the detection signals from the first detection body 32a and the second detection body 32b constituting the detection body 32.

As described above, the determination unit 33
A rod stored in advance from a combination of the detection signal of the presence / absence of the coin hole a by the first detector 32a and the detection signal of the “bright” time and “dark” time by the second detector 32b. The denomination actually accommodated is determined by comparing the data of the denomination of the gold coin.

Next, the process proceeds to step S6, where it is determined whether the judgment result matches the designated denomination or whether the denomination is different. Different denominations (Ye
If s) is found, the process proceeds to step S7, where an error is notified and an error process is requested to the operator.

If it is determined in step S6 that the denomination specified by the denomination matches (No), the flow proceeds to step S8, and the flow proceeds to step S4 until the determination of the deposited coin is completed. Return and repeat the operation up to step S6.

The number of coins is counted by counting the number of times from step S8 to step S4 and returning to step S8. And step S
When the number of coins matching the amount of money deposited in 8 is counted (Yes), the payment scrutiny is completed.

The actual denomination is determined based on the flowchart shown in FIG. When denomination discrimination starts in step T1, in step T2 the second
From the detection signal of the detector 32b, the coin diameter D is 2
It is determined whether it is smaller than or equal to 1.5 mm. In the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step T3, and the presence or absence of a hole is determined from the detection signal of the first detection body 32a.

If there is no hole (No), step T4
Then, it is found from the following coin size table that the coin is 1 yen. If there is a hole (Yes), the process proceeds to step T5, where the coin is 50
Turns out to be a circle.

If No in step T2, step T
Moving to 6, it is determined whether the diameter D of the coin is smaller than or equal to 23.0 mm. In the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step T7, and the presence or absence of a hole is determined from the detection signal of the first detection body 32a.

If there is no hole (No), step T8
Then, it is found from the following coin size table that the coin is 100 yen. If there is a hole (Yes), the process proceeds to step T9 and the coin is determined to be 5 from the table below.
Turns out to be a circle.

If No in step T6, step T1
Moving to 0, it is determined whether the coin diameter D is less than or equal to 25.0 mm. In the case of Yes, the process shifts to step T11 and it is determined from the following coin size table that the coin is 10 yen. If No, the process moves to step T12, and the coin is 50
It turns out that it is 0 yen.

[0102]

As described above, according to the coin-rolling and dispensing apparatus of the present invention, accurate denomination is performed at the time of deposit, regardless of whether the coin is automatically loaded or manually loaded, and an error in the deposit data is made. This makes it possible to make a deposit without payment and to improve the reliability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a coin-roll-in / pay-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a shutter of a deposit and withdrawal port of the coin-roll and deposit and withdrawal device of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the internal structure of the coin-roll depositing / dispensing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cassette row is set inside the coin-roll-in / pay-out device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing the internal structure of the coin-roll-in / pay-out device of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how a cassette is set on a cassette base.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the elevator is positioned adjacent to a predetermined cassette, and showing an internal structure of the elevator and the cassette.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an internal configuration diagram of an elevator.

FIG. 10 is a state diagram showing a state in which a plurality of coin bars are accommodated in a hopper of an elevator.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of a deposit inspection unit.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the depositing section.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a denomination determination.

FIG. 14 is a control block diagram of the coin-roll receiving and dispensing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Case (device main body), 7 ... Elevator, 20 ... Cassette (stick bar storage unit), 65 ... Hopper, 27 ... Taking-out lever (stick bar unloading mechanism), 47 ... Bar stick transport block (transport mechanism), 48 ... lift (transportation mechanism), 49 ... payment inspection unit, 32 ... detector, 32a ... first detector, 32b ... second detector, 33 ... discriminator.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus main body; a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins according to denomination; a scrutinizing means for confirming a denomination of the coins stored in the coin-roll storing means; A coin-roll-in / pay-out device comprising: 2. An apparatus main body, a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination, and accommodating each of the coins in a line with their end surfaces aligned, and a coin-roll storing means. And a checking means for moving along the end face of the coin-roll accommodated in the means to check the denomination of the coin-roll. 3. An apparatus main body; a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins according to denomination; a scrutinizing means for confirming a denomination of the coins stored in the coin-roll storing means; And a means for notifying when the inspection means detects a different denomination, the coin-depositing / dispensing apparatus. 4. An apparatus main body, a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins by denomination, and a type of coins stored in the coin-roll storing means is confirmed and the number of coins is counted. And a scrutinizing means. 5. An apparatus main body, a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination, and respectively accommodating the end faces of the coins in a line, and a coin-roll storing means. A coin-checking / dispensing device, comprising: a refining means for moving along the end face of the coin-roll accommodated in the means, confirming a denomination of the coin-roll and counting the number of coins. 6. An apparatus main body, a coin-roll storing means provided in the apparatus main body for storing coins by denomination, a denomination of coins stored in the coin-roll storing means, and means for inputting the number of coins. The reconciliation means for checking the denomination of the coins stored in the coin storage means and counting the number of coins, and the denomination and / or the number confirmed by the reconciliation means,
And a means for notifying an input to the input means when the input is different from the input means. 7. An apparatus main body, and a coin-roll storing means for accommodating the coins provided in the apparatus main body by denomination and accommodating each of the coins in a line with their end faces aligned, and a coin-roll storing means. Means for inputting the denomination of the coins to be accommodated in the means and the number thereof; checking means for confirming the denomination of the coins to be accommodated in the coin storage means and counting the number thereof; The denomination and / or quantity confirmed by
And a means for notifying an input to the input means when the input is different from the input means. 8. The coin-roll is formed by wrapping a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination in a predetermined number of coins. The inspection means moves along an end face of the coin-roll stored in the coin-roll storing means, and disposes the coin. 8. The coin-depositing and dispensing according to claim 1, further comprising a detecting unit for detecting, and a discriminating unit for discriminating a denomination of a coin in response to a detection signal of the detecting unit. apparatus. 9. A first detector which moves along a center portion of an end face of a coin and checks whether or not a coin is perforated;
A second detector which moves along the end of the coin and confirms the size of the coin, wherein the discriminating means receives detection signals of the first and second detectors and detects both of them. 9. The coin-depositing / dispensing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a denomination of the coin-depositing is determined from a result of integrating the signals. 10. The first detection body and the second detection body are reflection-type sensors that project light onto coins and receive light reflected from the coins to detect light and darkness. 10. The coin-depositing and dispensing device according to claim 9, wherein the denomination of the coin-roll is determined based on the length of time of light and dark detected by the detecting object and the second detecting object and the timing thereof. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said discriminating means counts the number of coins by counting the number of detection signals received from said first and second detectors. Bar money deposit and withdrawal device