JPH0138701Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is applicable to, for example, a cylindrical coin recovery device that collects cylindrical coins left in the coin takeout section of an automatic money changer inside the device. Regarding.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, there is an automatic money exchange machine that dispenses cylindrical coins into a tray in a customer service area (publication of Utility Model Publication No. 56-23727).

In this case, if the cylindrical coins discharged into the tray are forgotten or left behind, it is necessary to collect the cylindrical coins. Then, a flat plate-shaped collection plate 27 is rotatably attached to the bottom of the coin takeout section 26 by a rotary shaft 28, and the remaining cylindrical coins M are dropped into a collection box 29 in the device and collected. A device that does this can be considered.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, with the cylindrical coin collecting device having the structure described above, as shown in FIG.
If a plurality of cylindrical coins M line up parallel to each other and become jammed in the shape of a bridge, the flat collecting plate 27 is rotated downward and the collecting operation is performed by simply opening the bottom. However, it was not possible to drop the cylindrical coins M packed in a bridge shape into the collection box 29.

As described above, if the ejected cylindrical coin M is not collected, the internal control section determines that the current transaction is ongoing, so there is a problem that the next transaction cannot be accepted.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a cylindrical coin collecting device that prevents the cylindrical coins from clogging in the coin take-out section during collection and allows reliable collection, taking the above-mentioned problems into consideration.

(d) Means for solving the problem This invention provides a coin ejecting section below the transport end of the cylindrical coin transporting section to receive the cylindrical coins rolling down from the transporting section, and A collection part is provided at the bottom of the coin takeout part for collecting the remaining cylindrical coins in the coin takeout part, and the bottom of the coin takeout part is formed by a collection plate to which a rotating base end on one side is pivotally connected so as to be openable and closable. The bottom side of the recovery plate is rotatable between a position that allows downward rotation of the recovery plate and a position where the end abuts against the bottom surface of the recovery plate and prevents the rotation. A collecting lever is provided, and a drive means for moving the collecting lever is provided, and a side surface portion forming a part of the side wall of the coin ejecting portion is formed on the inner surface of the rotating proximal end portion of the collecting plate, The cylindrical coin collecting device is characterized in that the pivoting position of the rotating proximal end of the plate is provided in the side surface portion.

(E) Function The cylindrical coin collecting device of this invention, when collecting the cylindrical coins remaining in the coin ejecting section to the coin collecting section, drives the drive means to move the collecting lever so that the collecting plate rotates downward. Rotate it to a position that allows it, and then rotate the collection plate downward by its own weight.

When the collecting plate rotates downward, the side surface formed on the rotating plate moves outward and widens the lower part of the side wall of the coin retrieval part. However, the side wall supporting the bridge is no longer present, the bridge of the cylindrical coin collapses, and the cylindrical coin is reliably collected in the collection section at the bottom.

(f) Effect of the invention As a result of the above, according to this invention, the bridge of the cylindrical coin can be reliably collapsed, so the first
Unlike the defect example shown in Figures and Figure 2, where the bottom of the coin collecting section is opened by rotating a flat plate-shaped rotating plate, the cylindrical coins are bent in the shape of a bridge at the bottom of the coin ejecting section. It is possible to prevent clogging and ensure the recovery of cylindrical coins.

Moreover, the structure is simple and requires only a portion of the side wall to be provided on the rotary plate, and no special operation is required.

(g) Example of the invention An example of the invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a cylindrical coin collection device of an automatic money changer,
In FIGS. 3 and 4, this cylindrical coin collecting device is composed of a cylindrical coin conveying section 1, a coin taking out section 2, and a collecting lever 3.

The above-mentioned cylindrical coin conveying section 1 includes a conveying chain 4
and a hanger 5, and the conveyance chain 4 has a plurality of rear parts of the hanger 5 fixed to an appropriate part of its entire circumference by a connecting tool 6, and is driven counterclockwise by a drive motor, and the hanger 5 is The placed cylindrical coin M is conveyed to the above-mentioned coin takeout section 2 from a stocker (not shown) provided at the lower end of the device.

The above-mentioned hanger 5 places the central part of the cylindrical coin M on its front part, and protrudes a placing piece 7 for holding it in a horizontal state, so that the single cylindrical coin M placed thereon is being transported. Transport the product without dropping it.

The above-mentioned coin takeout section 2 includes a front guide plate 8,
It is composed of a rear guide plate 9, guide plate portions on both sides, and a collection plate 10 that constitutes the bottom of these parts.

The above-mentioned rear guide plate 9 has a hanger passage hole 11 cut out in the center of its upper end, through which the above-mentioned hanger 5 passes, and a hanger 5 at both ends thereof.
A pair of left and right receiving plates 12 are formed to receive and guide the cylindrical coins M conveyed downward, and are arranged above and near the drive pulley 13 of the aforementioned conveyance chain 4.

Therefore, when the hanger 5 passes through the hanger passage hole 11, the cylindrical coin M placed on the above-mentioned hanger 5 and transported is received at both ends by the above-mentioned receiving plate 12. As it separates from the hanger 5, it is guided by the receiving plate 12, rolls downward, and falls onto the collection plate 10 mentioned above.

The above-mentioned rear guide plate 9 is bent in a dogleg shape at its upper end, and guides the falling cylindrical coin M downward on its inclined surface 14. Further, at the lower end of this inclined surface 14, a horizontally elongated rotating shaft 15 is installed with its both ends fixed by an appropriate fixing method.
A rotating base end portion 16 provided above the upper surface of the recovery plate 10 is rotatably attached to the recovery plate 5 .

When the collection plate 10 is rotated upward by the collection lever 3 on the lower surface, the collection plate 10 forms a box-shaped bottom with the front guide plate 8 and the rear guide plate 9, and collects the fallen cylindrical coins. Accept M.

The inner surface of the above-mentioned rotating base end 16 forms an inclined surface 17 that is the same as the inclined surface 14 of the rear guide plate 9, and this inclined surface 17 forms a lower part of the side wall of the coin ejecting section 2. When the recovery lever 3 is rotated downward by retreating, as shown by the imaginary line in Fig. 3,
The opening size with respect to the aforementioned front guide plate 8 is increased, and the bridge-like blockage of the collected cylindrical coins M is broken down, thereby making the collection operation more reliable.

The collection levers 3 described above are arranged in pairs on the left and right at the bottom of both horizontally long ends of the collection plate 10, and are attached to a horizontally long connecting shaft 18.
The actuating lever 19 pivotally mounted at the center of the rotary shaft 20 swings back and forth about the rotating shaft 20 by moving it back and forth.

The above-mentioned actuation lever 19 is connected to an actuation plate 22 by a shaft 21, and is moved in the front-back direction by the drive of an opening/closing motor 23.

The above-mentioned opening/closing motor 23 has a pair of left and right sensors 24 arranged at the bottom of the above-mentioned coin takeout section 2.
When a residual cylindrical coin M that has been left unattended for a certain period of time is detected, the actuating lever 19 and the actuating plate 22 are driven clockwise, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
, the collection lever 3 is rotated rearward, the collection plate 10 is rotated downward around its rotation base end 16, and the cylindrical coins M placed thereon are removed from the collection box. Drop it on 25.

Furthermore, when the aforementioned sensor 24 detects that the remaining cylindrical coins M have been collected in the collection box 25, the coins are driven in reverse again to be collected via the aforementioned actuating lever 19 and the actuating plate 22. The lever 3 is rotated forward to return the collection plate 10 to its original state.

In the above embodiment, a money changer was described, but this invention can be applied to any automatic transaction device that dispenses cylindrical coins.

In the correspondence between the structure of this invention and the above-mentioned embodiment, the driving means of this invention is the actuating lever 1 of the embodiment.
9, corresponding to the operating plate 22 and opening/closing motor 23, and similarly, the side part of the collecting plate corresponds to the inclined surface 17, the collecting part corresponds to the collecting box 25, and other configurations are the same as in the embodiment. Although the names of the parts correspond, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the main part of a conventional cylindrical coin collecting device before collection, Fig. 2 is a side view of the main part in the collecting state, the following shows an embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the main part of the conventional cylindrical coin collecting device. FIG. 4 is a side view of the coin collecting device, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts. M...Tubular coin, 1...Tubular coin transport section, 2...
...Coin removal part, 3...Recovery lever, 10...Recovery plate, 15...Rotation shaft, 16...Rotation base end, 1
7... Inclined surface, 19... Operating lever, 22... Operating plate, 23... Opening/closing motor, 25... Collection box.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A coin take-out part is provided below the transport end of the cylindrical coin transport part to receive the cylindrical coins rolling down from the transport part, A collecting part is provided for collecting the cylindrical coins remaining in the taking out part, and the bottom part of the coin taking out part is formed by a collecting plate to which a rotating base end on one side is pivotally connected so as to be openable and closable. A collection lever is provided on the lower surface side, and is rotatable at a position where the collection plate is allowed to rotate downward and at a position where its end abuts against the lower surface of the collection plate and prevents the rotation; A driving means for moving the recovery lever is provided, a side surface portion forming a part of the side wall of the coin ejecting section is formed on the inner surface of the rotation base end of the recovery plate, and the rotation base end of the collection plate A cylindrical coin collecting device in which a pivot position is provided on the side surface portion.