JPH0121402Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a coin collecting device, and in particular to a machine that takes in coins such as a vending machine or a pachinko ball lending machine, to prevent the collected coins from scattering when collecting them. The present invention relates to a coin collecting device.

Conventionally, in machines that handle coins, such as the above-mentioned machines, it is necessary to collect coins stored within the machine for management purposes.

However, in the above-mentioned collection, a collection bag is normally used and the bag is placed against the outlet to receive the items, but if the collection door is opened by mistake before the collection bag is set, Alternatively, if the collection bag was not set securely, coins would flow out of the machine and scatter them around.

In view of this, the present invention allows the collection door to be opened only when a collection container such as a bag is securely set in the set position and is completely ready for collection, thereby solving the problems of the conventional method. The purpose of this invention is to provide a coin collecting device with a high level of efficiency.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

The illustrated embodiment shows the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko ball rental machine, and FIG.
The figure shows a state in which the front door is open, FIG. 3 shows a side view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a side view in an operating state when collecting coins.

The ball rental machine 1 has a body 2 and a door 3 that opens and closes the front of the machine, and the door 3 is pivoted on one side of the front of the machine 2 by a shaft (not shown) so that it can be opened and closed. There is.

This door 3 has a coin slot 4, a selection button 5, an operation stop display 6 for the ball lending machine 1, a pachinko ball dispensing slot 7, a coin return slot 8, and a bill feeding slot 9, just like the normal ball lending machine 1. etc. are provided.

A supply pipe 10 communicating with a supply source of pachinko balls is connected to the upper part of the machine body 2, and this supply pipe 10
The end of the ball is connected to a ball delivery device 11 installed inside the body 2. Although details are not shown, this ball dispensing device 11 counts and dispenses a predetermined number of pachinko balls in response to a dispensing command signal based on an input amount or a designated amount, as is well known.

Ball supply path 12 at the lower end of the ball sending device 11
The ball dispensing path 13 on the inner surface of the door that leads to the ball dispensing opening 7 of the door 3 is connected to the ball dispensing device 11 even when the door 3 is opened. The ball dispensing port 7 remains in communication, making it easier to perform pachinko ball dispensing tests, etc., and when the door 3 is closed, the dispensing path 12 inside the machine body 2 and the door 3 side are connected to each other. This is useful for eliminating a complicated configuration for jointing the ball discharging path 13.

Inside the machine body 2, coins inserted from the coin slot 4 are sorted by a sorting machine 15 installed on the back side of the door 3.
Hopper 1 accepts genuine coins sorted by
6, and a coin storage section 1 at the bottom of this hopper 16.
7 is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the coin storage section 17 has an upper end of a collection door 18 pivoted on a shaft 19 on the front side of the machine body 2, and a part of the front wall 20 of the coin storage section 17. The rear part is constituted by an inclined wall 21, and is formed into a funnel shape with vertical side walls.

On the inner surface of the collection door 18, a tip 22a contacts the inner surface of the inclined wall 21 when the door 18 is closed,
When the door 18 is opened, a plate member 22 whose tip 22a abuts the upper end 20a of the front wall 20 to open the collected coin passage 23 is fixed, and when the tip 22a abuts the inclined wall 21, the plate member 22 is fixed. 22 is the inclined wall 21
The bottom part of the coin storage part 17 is configured in cooperation with the bottom part of the coin storage part 17.

A coin dispensing device 24 is provided on the outer surface of the inclined wall 21 to take out the coins in the coin storage section 17 in an aligned manner, and a change dispensing device 25 is connected to this to return the change when bills are inserted. A chute 26 is passed through the mouth 8 to allow the product to be ejected. Note that the coin dispensing device 24 and the change dispensing device 25
Although the details are not shown because they are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, the coin dispensing device 24 includes, for example, a rotating disk facing the inclined wall 21, and a coin scooping circular hole or a coin scooping hole provided around the disk. A device with a protrusion that allows the coins scooped up one by one to fall onto the back of the disk is used.
Also, a known change dispensing device 25 may be used.

A pin-shaped protrusion 2 is provided on the lower end side of the collection door 18.
7 is provided, and a lock portion 31 at the upper end of a lock member 30 provided vertically movably through pins 28, 28 and elongated holes 29, 29 can be freely engaged with the outer surface side of this protrusion 27. , when this lock part 31 is located outside the protrusion 27, the collection door 18 is locked so that it cannot be opened, and the lock member 30
When the recovery door 18 is lowered, the lock of the recovery door 18 is released.

A coin collection gutter 3 is located below the coin storage section 17.
2 is provided so as to be freely drawn out, and a cutout step 33 is formed on the upper surface of the front end of the side wall 32a of the collection gutter 32.
The lower end of the locking member 30 is brought into contact with the inside of the notch step 33, and when the locking member 30 is brought into contact with the notch step 33, the locking portion 31 is brought into contact with the outside of the protrusion 27 of the collection door 18. Collection door 1 located at
8 is maintained in a locked state so that it cannot be opened. Further, when the lower end of the locking member 30 is engaged with the notch step 33, the collection gutter 32 is locked so that it cannot be pulled out.

A cycoat 34 is installed in the collection gutter 32, and a lock release member 35 is attached to one side of the collection gutter 32 so as to be swingable around a shaft 36.

Lock portion 37 at one end of this lock release member 35
faces into the notched recess 38 formed at the upper edge of the side wall 32a of the collection gutter 32, and the collection bag detection section 39 at the other end faces the collection bag hooking section formed at the front end of the collection gutter 32. 40, and faces into a notch 41 formed at the lower end of the collection gutter 32.
42 is a stopper that determines the rotation limit of the lock release member 35. The collection bag 4 is attached to the collection bag hanging part 40.
Hook 44 for hooking and holding the lip of 3
is provided, and when the rim of the collection bag 43 is hooked to the hook 44, a part of the rim touches the notch 41.
The detection part 39 of the lock release member 35 is pushed up and rotated.

A discharge port 45 at the lower end of the chute 34 is opened so as to face into the opening of the collection bag 43 that is hooked to the collection bag hook 40 .

Reference numeral 46 in FIG. 4 is a collection door opening/closing switch, which emits a signal when the collection door 18 is opened, and this signal operates the coin dispensing device 24 to cause the coins to remain in the device 24 and the change dispensing device 25. This is to make all the coins come out. 47 is a bill validator, 48 is a bill stacker, and 49 is a knob for opening and closing the collection door 18.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

When attempting to collect coins in the machine body 2, first lift the lock member 30 slightly, and the lower end of the lock member 30 will come off the notch step 33 of the collection gutter 32, so move the collection gutter 32 as shown in the fourth figure. Can be withdrawn. While the collection gutter 32 is being pulled out in this way, the lower end of the lock member 30 hits the upper edge of the side wall 32a of the collection gutter 32 and does not come down, and when the collection gutter 32 is pulled out to a predetermined position, the lower end of the lock member 30 is notched. It matches the position of the recess 38.

At this time, the lock release member 35 is inserted into the notch recess 38.
Since the lock portion 37 of the lock member 30 is positioned, the lower end of the lock member 30 rides on this lock portion 37 and cannot go down any further, so that the lock member 35 is placed on the notch step portion 32 in the same way. The lock portion 37 keeps the recovery door 18 locked so that it cannot be opened.

Here, when the mouth edge of the collection bag 43 is hung on the hook 44 of the collection bag hooking part 40, the mouth edge hits the collection bag detection part 39 of the lock release member 35, and the collection bag 43 is attached to the shaft 36 in the figure. The lock member 37 is rotated counterclockwise about the lock member 30, thereby moving the lock portion 37 to a position away from the lower end of the lock member 30, as shown by the chain line in FIG. Due to this movement, the lock member 30, which has been supported by the lock part 37, descends until its lower end touches the bottom of the notch recess 38, and as a result, the lock part 31 at the upper end is moved to the protrusion 2 of the collection door 18.
7 and release the restraint state of the collection door 18.

When the collection door 18 is opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. 4, the plate member 22 provided inside the collection door 18 comes to rest against the upper end 20a of the front wall 20 of the coin storage section 17, and the coins are collected. Since the coin passage 23 is opened, the coins in the coin storage section 17 that have been received by the plate member 22 slide on the chute 34 in the collection gutter 32 and are released from the discharge port 45 into the collection bag 43.
will be collected within. Further, when the collection door 18 is opened, the collection door opening/closing switch 46 is activated, and the coin dispensing device 24 and the change dispensing device 25 are activated in response to the signal, and all coins remaining in these devices 24 and 25 are discharged. be done.

After all the coins in the machine body 2 have been taken into the collection bag 43, remove the bag 43, close the collection door 18, raise the lock member 30 upwards, and push the collection gutter 32 to release the lock member 30. The lower end is received by a cutout step 33 of the collection gutter 32, and its locking portion 31 is located in front of the protrusion 27 of the collection door 18, restraining the collection door 18 so that it cannot be opened. Further, when the collection door 18 is closed, the tip 22a of the inner plate member 22 comes into contact with the inclined wall 21 to form the bottom of the coin storage section 17, so that coins can be stored therein.

Note that the shapes and structures of the locking member 30 and the unlocking member 35 in the illustrated embodiment are not limited to this embodiment, and other design changes may be made as desired.

As explained above, the present invention allows the collection door of the coin storage section to be opened only when the collection bag is set in the correct position in the coin collection gutter. This eliminates the inconvenience of ejecting coins, and since the coin collection gutter is pulled out to guide the collected coins forward and the collection bag is attached to the coin collection gutter, it is easy to attach and remove the collection bag. This makes it possible to completely eliminate accidents where coins are lost due to scattering during coin collection.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a pachinko ball rental machine as an application example of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure with the door opened, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of the device of the present invention. , FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the same operating state. 1...ball rental machine, 2...machine, 3...door, 17...
... Coin storage section, 18 ... Collection door, 20 ... Front wall,
21... Inclined wall, 22... Plate material, 23... Collected coin passage, 24... Coin dispensing passage, 25... Change dispensing device, 27... Pin-shaped protrusion, 30... Lock member, 32...Coin collection gutter, 34...Shoot,
35...Lock release member, 39... Collection bag detection unit, 40... Collection bag hooking unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a coin storage part whose lower part communicates with the collected coin passage;
a collection door that opens or blocks the coin passage when collecting coins; a locking member that takes a position for restraining the collection door so that it cannot be opened and a position for releasing the restraint;
A chute is provided so as to be able to be drawn out and faces downward from the coin passage, and to enable the locking member to be unlocked when the coin is pulled out, to maintain the locking member in the locked position at times other than when the coin is being pulled out, and to guide the collected coins forward in the pulled out state. and a coin collection gutter having a collection bag hanging part for attaching the collection bag at a position facing the chute, and at least when the coin collection gutter is in the pulled out state, the locking member is maintained in the locked position and the collection bag is configured to hold coins. A lock release member is provided which releases the locking member and releases the restraint of the collection door in response to the locking member being correctly set in the collection position of the collection gutter, and when coins are collected, the coin collection gutter is pulled out and collected. A coin collection device characterized in that a bag is attached and coins can be collected only when the collection bag is correctly set.