JPH0610459Y2 - Control device for release of coin metal - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a control device for a device that discharges money, such as an automatic money changer, an automatic teller machine, or the like, and particularly relates to a control device for different money types accommodated in a plurality of cassettes. The present invention relates to a coin-roll emission control device for ejecting coin-rolls according to a set amount and denomination.

2. Description of the Related Art A coin-roll ejecting device having a structure in which coins packed in a rod shape are selectively ejected and coin-rolls of a plurality of denominations stored in a cassette are vertically arranged in the device have been known. . In this type of coin bar discharging device, in order to discharge a coin bar of a desired denomination and amount of money, after moving the unloading device to the front position of the cassette of the denomination required, the unloading device is stopped. The control for accommodating the coin bar in the accommodating portion of the ejector is performed. Further, in order to take out the coin bar into the accommodating portion of the takeout device while the takeout device is stopped, the arm attached to the takeout device is rotationally driven by the solenoid or the motor. A motor for moving the take-out device is provided in the take-out device itself, and its drive is controlled by the control device together with the solenoid described above.

Problems to be solved by the invention A conventional coin-roll ejecting device for ejecting coin-rolls of multiple denominations is moved to the front position of a cassette accommodating coin-rolls of different denominations, and then stopped. The control to store the coin is performed. This drive control mechanism has a plurality of parts and is heavy in weight, and the extraction speed of the coin bar decreases.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a control device for a coin bar ejecting device, which has a simple structure and can quickly extract a desired coin bar.

MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS A coin bar discharge control device according to the present invention includes a lift unit that is movable relative to a plurality of cassettes containing coin bars of different denominations, and a lift unit. Position sensors that detect the position of each of the cassettes, multiple end sensors that detect the presence or absence of coins in each cassette, solenoids that are provided in the lift unit and that are operated based on the output of the position sensor, and the lift unit. An intake detection sensor that detects that the coin bar is taken in, and a control unit that controls the movement of the lift unit and the operation of the solenoid from each output of the amount-denomination data, the position sensor, the end sensor or the intake detection sensor,
A motor for moving the lift unit along the tip of the cassette, a take-out arm driver rotatably attached to the lift unit about a fulcrum and connected to a solenoid plunger, and a take-out arm driver A take-out arm connected to the other end and linearly movable in a tilted state between a high extended position and a low retracted position. The distance from the fulcrum of the take-out arm driver to the other end is greater than the distance from the fulcrum to one end. The take-out arm moves to the extended position and the lift unit moves upward to take out the coin bar in the cassette into the lift unit.

Action The presence or absence of a coin bar is detected by the end sensor, and the position of the lift unit is detected by the position sensor. Also, the uptake of the coin is detected by the uptake detection sensor. By supplying the outputs of these sensors to the control unit to which the data based on the preset amount and denomination is supplied, the moving direction of the lift unit and the extension and contraction of the takeout arm are controlled, and the denomination and the predetermined denomination are controlled. The coin money of the amount is automatically and smoothly taken into the lift unit. Therefore, it is possible to continuously take in the coin bar without stopping the lift unit.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a coin bar ejecting apparatus including a coin bar ejecting control device 4 of the present invention. To the right of the apparatus body 1, a lift unit 2 that can move up and down relative to the apparatus body 1 is shown. The device body 1 includes a motor 3 for driving the lift unit 2 and a discharge control device 4. On the side surface of the apparatus main body 1, a plurality of end sensors 6 for detecting whether or not the coin bar is in the cassette and a position sensor 5 for detecting the position of the lift unit 2 are provided. Further, the lift unit 2 is provided with a take-in detection sensor 8 for detecting that the coin is taken in, a take-out detection sensor 7 for detecting that the coin is taken out of the housing portion 20, and the like.
In the example shown in FIG. 1, the lift unit 2 moves in the vertical direction as indicated by the arrow 9 by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor 3.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an internal structure of a coin bar ejector including a coin bar ejection control device according to the present invention. Device body 1
A plurality of cassettes 1 arranged to be inclined toward the entire surface of the
A coin bar 18 is arranged in 0. The coin bar 18 rolls to the lower right by its own weight and stops at the tip 11 of the cassette 10. The apparatus main body 1 includes a drive mechanism that drives the lift unit 2, and the power of the drive mechanism is a motor provided in the lift motor unit 14. The driving force of the motor is
It is transmitted to the drive pulley 17 via the drive belt 15.
The conveyor belt 16 that moves the lift unit 2 in the vertical direction along the tip 11 of the cassette 10 is driven by the drive pulley 17. The lift unit 2 is fixed to the conveyor belt 16, and the lift roller 12 slidably engaged with the lift roller guide 13 is provided with the lift unit 2.
The lift unit 2 is smoothly moved up and down by the rotation of the motor 3.

FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the lift unit 2 and the cassette 1.
It is a side view which shows the relationship between 0 and the lift unit 2. The right side of the lift unit 2 constitutes a storage section 20 for the coin bar 21, and the left side thereof constitutes an extraction section for the coin bar 18. The accommodating portion 20 is provided with a take-out completion detection center 7 that detects take-out of the housed bar 21. The take-out portion of the coin bar 18 is provided with a take-out solenoid 23 as a drive source. At the tip of the plunger of the solenoid 23, the other end of a link 24, one end of which is pivotally attached to the extraction arm driver 25, is pivotally attached. The take-out arm driver 25 is supported swingably around the fulcrum C. One end of the extraction arm driver 25 is connected to the solenoid 23 via a link 24.
Of the take-out arm driver 25 connected to the plunger of the take-out arm driver 25, and the other end of the take-out arm driver 25 is fixed to the take-out arm 29.
Connected to 0. As shown in FIG. 3, the other end of the take-out arm driver 25 has a U-shaped notch 25a, and the notch 25a has a protruding portion 70a of the take-out arm driver 70.
Are fitted. The distance from the fulcrum C to the other end of the take-out arm driver 25 is larger than the distance from the fulcrum C to one end. Therefore, the small movement distance of the plunger of the solenoid 23 can be transmitted to the extraction arm 29 as a large movement distance by the extraction arm driver 25. The take-out arm drive unit 70 fixed to the take-out arm 29 is driven by the solenoid 23 so that the take-out arm driver 25
To move in the direction of arrow B via. Uptake guide 33
Stores the coin bar 18 taken in by the take-out arm 29 into the storage section 20.
It is provided to guide you. The take-out arm 29 is extended to the extended position 30 by the bias of the solenoid 23. At the extension position 30, when the lift unit 2 moves upward, the tip of the take-out arm 29 and the coin bar 18 engage with each other, and after the coin bar 18 moves upward, it rolls on the take-in guide 33 and the storage section. Taken in 20. The lift unit 2 is provided with a plurality of sensors for controlling the capture. For example, the take-out arm sensors 26 and 27 for confirming the operation of the take-out arm 25, the take-in detection sensor 8 for confirming the take-in of the coin bar 18, and the like.

Next, the operation of taking the coin into the lift unit 2 will be described in detail.
The extraction arm driver 2 is activated by the urging of the solenoid 23.
5 rotates. When the take-out arm sensor 26 detects this operation, the lift unit 2 moves up. The take-out arm 29 in the extended position 30 now picks up the bar 18. Next, the coin bar 1 rolled along the intake guide 33.
When the take-in detection arm 31 is pushed down by the take-up detection arm 31, the take-in detection sensor 8 detects this and moves to the next control operation.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing the shape of the tip end 11 of the cassette 10. Each cassette 10 is provided with two notches 34, 35 through which the ejection arm 29 shown in FIG. 3 passes. Further, FIG. 4 (b) is a side view of the tip end 11 of the cassette 10 in which a hole 36 for detecting the presence or absence of the coin bar 18 by an optical device is formed.

FIGS. 5A to 5C are partial views showing a process of taking in the bar 18 from the tip 11 of the cassette 10. That is, the fifth
FIG. 5 (a) shows a state in which the take-out arm 29 is in a low retracted position before taking in the coin bar 18, and FIG. 5 (b) shows a state in which the take-out arm 29 is inclined in the direction of arrow B to a high extended position. Indicates a moved state. FIG. 5 (c) is FIG. 5 (b).
Move the take-out arm 29 in the direction of arrow D in the state shown in
The manner in which the coin bar 18 is taken in from the tip 11 of the cassette onto the take-out arm 29 is shown. After the coin 18 has been taken in, the next coin 39 rolls to the right in the figure due to its own weight, and the cassette 10
It automatically stops at the tip 11 of the. The coin bar 18 taken out by the take-out arm 29 is guided by the take-in guide 33, and the accommodating portion 2
It is housed in 0.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main part of a circuit included in the emission control device 4 shown in FIG. This circuit has a control unit 41 by an external operating means such as a manual operation unit, and a control unit 40 composed of a one-chip microprocessor. The input to the control unit 40 is from various detection sensors in addition to the control unit 41. For example, lines 45-5
Signal from position detection sensor, line 5
Signals from the end sensor 6 for detecting the presence or absence of a coin bar supplied to 5 to 64, signals from the take-out arm sensors 26 and 27 in the lines 65 and 66, signals from the coin bar uptake detection sensor 8 in the line 67, A signal from the coin-roll take-out completion detecting sensor 7 on the line 68, lines 69-based on the setting of the denomination setting switch (not shown)
Signals to 78. Further, the control unit 40 supplies a normal rotation signal of the motor to the line 42,
A reverse signal is supplied to. Further, a signal for instructing the energization of the solenoid is supplied to the line 44.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a control sequence of the coin-roll ejection control device according to the present invention. The operation of the coin bar discharge control device according to the present invention will be described with reference to this flowchart.

When the external control unit 41 gives an instruction to take out the coin, a signal is generated on the line 42 of the control unit 40 in step S100, and the motor of the lift motor unit 14 is normally rotated. Next, when the lift unit 2 reaches the position of the cassette for storing a coin of a predetermined denomination, the position sensor 5 generates a detection signal in step S101. Here, in step S102, the line 44 of the control unit 40 is
Signal is generated and the solenoid 23 is energized. Next, in step S103, when it is confirmed by the position sensor 5 that the lift unit 2 has passed the predetermined take-out cassette position, the operation of the take-in detection sensor 8 is confirmed in step S104. If the capture is not performed here, error processing such as stopping the operation of the device and operating the alarm device is performed in step S105. When the take-in is normally performed, the control branches depending on the cassette position where the next coin-roll is taken out. That is, when it is determined in step S106 that the same cassette is to be taken out again, the take-out solenoid 23 is deenergized in step S111, and a signal for reverse rotation of the lift motor is generated in step S112. When the position sensor 5 detects in step S113 that the lift unit has reached the cassette position one level below the cassette to be taken out next, step S11
In 4, the control signal is generated, the motor is rotated in the forward direction, and the control proceeds to step S101. If it is determined in step S106 that the cassettes have not been taken out from the same cassette, it is determined in step S107 whether the cassettes are taken out from the cassettes arranged continuously in the upper direction.
According to this result, the control moves to step S108 or step S103. When the cassettes are successively taken out from the cassettes arranged above, the control is moved to step S103 with the take-out solenoid 23 being energized, and step S104 is performed.
At, the take-in detection sensor 8 detects whether the take-out is completed. On the other hand, in the case of taking out from the upper cassette which is not continuously located, after the take-out solenoid 23 is deenergized in step S108, the control shifts to step S109. When the withdrawal is not completed in step S109, the process returns to step S101, and these operations are continuously performed until a predetermined payout amount is reached. When it is detected in step S109 that the coin bar 21 reaching the predetermined amount has been taken out from the storage section 20, the power supply of the lift motor is turned off in step S110, and a series of operations is completed.

Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, there is provided a control device for a coin bar ejecting device which has a simple structure and can quickly take out a required coin bar.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a coin bar ejecting device having a coin bar ejecting control device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal structure of a coin bar ejecting device having a coin bar ejecting control device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the relationship between the internal structure of the lift unit and the cassette, FIG. 4 (a) is a front view showing the tip shape of the cassette, and FIG. 4 (b) is the cassette. 5 is a side view showing the shape of the tip of the cassette, FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c) are explanatory views for explaining the state in which the coin bar is taken in from the tip of the cassette, and FIG. 6 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the control flow of the coin-roll ejection control device according to the present invention. 1 ... Device body, 2 ... Lift unit, 3 ... Motor, 4 ... Discharge control device, 5 ... Position sensor,
6 ... End sensor, 7 ... Ejection detection sensor, 8
...... Incorporation detection sensor, 10 …… Solder metal cassette, 11
...... Cassette tip, 12 …… Lift roller, 13 …… Lift roller guide, 23 …… Eject solenoid, 26,
27 ... take-out arm sensor, 29 ... take-out arm, 31 ... take-out detection arm

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-58-146987 (JP, A) JP-A-58-33790 (JP, A) Actual development 57-198666 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lift unit provided so as to be movable relative to a plurality of cassettes in which coins of different denominations are housed, a plurality of position sensors for detecting the position of the lift unit, and inside each cassette. Multiple end sensors that detect the presence or absence of coins, a solenoid that is provided in the lift unit and that is operated based on the output of the position sensor, and an intake detection sensor that detects that the coins have been taken into the lift unit. , Amount-denomination data, position sensor, end sensor or intake detection sensor outputs to control the movement of the lift unit and the operation of the solenoid, a motor for moving the lift unit along the tip of the cassette, It is rotatably attached to the lift unit about the fulcrum and the solenoid plan A take-out arm driver having one end connected to the jar and a take-out arm connected to the other end of the take-out arm driver and provided linearly movable in a tilted state between a high extension position and a low retracted position. The distance from the fulcrum of the take-out arm driver to the other end is larger than the distance from the fulcrum to the one end, and the take-out arm moves to the extension position and the lift unit moves upward to move the coin bar in the cassette to the lift unit. A release control device for a coin bar, which is characterized by taking in.