JPH06255609A - Coin accumulation controller in coin wrapping machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accumulate coins stably and orderly to prepare wrapped coins excellent in quality by automatically displacing, by a distance almost coinciding with the thickness of carried-in coins, a support means capable of carrying coins in a layered state. CONSTITUTION:The number and coin characteristic values of coins C passing through a carry-in path 13 by a carrier belt 14 are detected by a magnetic sensor 15. According to time detected characteristic values. a thickness data conversion means 101, to which the values are reported, calculates the thickness dimensions of the circulating coins C and communicates them to a comparison command means 102. The comparison command means 102 reads the number of pulses supplied to an accumulation part driving means 104 corresponding to the thickness dimensions of the coins C from an accumulation part momentum storage means 103 and supplies it to the means 104. Accordingly, accumulation drums 21, 21 are pivoted by a desired angle, the positions of the spiral projecting stripes 22A, 22B of the drums are changed, the layered coins C carried by the stripes are dropped by the thickness of the carried-in coins C, and the top face of the accumulated coins C is always maintained while keeping a constant distance from the carry-in path 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin wrapping machine for stacking and stacking a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination, and wrapping the outer periphery thereof with wrapping paper to form a wrapping coin having a cylindrical appearance. The present invention relates to an integrated control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of integrated coin packaging device is
Various proposals have been made, in particular for controlling the stacking position of loaded coins, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-1713.
18 (publicly known example 1) and JP-A-62-208329.
The invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2 (known example 2) is known.

To summarize the contents of the above-mentioned publicly known examples 1 and 2, each time a coin is carried in, its supporting position is gradually lowered so that the distance between the upper surface position of the accumulated coins and the bottom surface of the coin carrying-in passage is determined. A coin stacking device that collects coins while keeping it constant, in which the amount of drop per coin based on denomination is stored in advance, and the number of coins carried in is counted by a counting sensor in the coin carry-in passage. Each time it is performed, the stacking device is driven based on the stored data to collect coins.

[0004]

By the way, since the stored data in the inventions of the above-mentioned publicly known examples 1 and 2 were calculated based on the thickness of the new coin according to the standard, newly issued coins. In the accumulation processing of, it can be accumulated without any trouble.

However, it is well known that the thickness of a circulating coin is reduced by its use.
Even in the case of such genuine coins, the position of the supporting means for receiving the carry-in coins is supported by the above-mentioned stored data in the process of collecting the distributed coins whose thickness is reduced as compared with the new coins. As a result, a drop occurs between the upper surface of the highest coin of the coins sequentially accumulated on the supporting means and the carry-in passage surface. Inadvertently slanted in coins, or
There was an anxiety factor that stable accumulation processing could not be guaranteed because it was accumulated on the support means in a standing state.

Further, in order to improve the above-mentioned problems, in order to keep the distance between the upper surface of the accumulated coins and the bottom surface of the coin carry-in passage constant, a correction operation due to an error in the thickness of the coins is performed on the coin accumulation device. If this is done, the control itself becomes very complicated, and the structure of the coin stacking device itself is also complicated, and an increase in size is inevitable.

[0007]

The present invention can be made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and
Moreover, it is possible to provide a compact device having a simple structure, and the characteristic features of the structure are as follows.

(1) Coins of the same denomination are stacked and accumulated,
In a coin wrapping machine configured to wrap the outer periphery thereof to form a cylindrical wrapping coin, a supporting means capable of carrying coins in a laminated form is automatically provided at a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness of the loaded coin. A coin stacking control device in a coin wrapping machine that can be displaced.

(2) The characteristic value of the loaded coin is detected by a magnetic sensor, the detected value is converted into the thickness dimension of the coin, and the supporting means is lowered by approximately this thickness dimension. ) A coin stacking control device in the described coin packaging machine.

(3) In the comparison command means which has received the thickness dimension data of the coin based on the detected value, the driving pulse number corresponding to the thickness dimension data is read from the integrated portion drive amount storage means, and the integrated portion drive means is set. The coin stacking control device in the coin wrapping machine according to (2), wherein the supporting means is moved down by driving for the number of drive pulses.

There is a point.

[0012]

[Operation] The configuration of the present invention is as described above,
The characteristics of the carried-in coin are detected by a magnetic sensor, the detected value is converted into the thickness data of the coin, and the comparison command means reads out the number of pulses for driving the accumulating unit corresponding to the thickness data. Since the stacking unit driving means is operated by the number of pulses to lower the supporting means, the supporting means and the accumulated coins carried by the supporting means should be lowered by the thickness of the coins to be carried in next. Therefore, it is possible to always receive coins from the carry-in section at a predetermined position, which can contribute to the improvement of the quality of coin packaging.

[0013]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the device of this embodiment is
The coin wrapping means (1) and its control command means (100) are provided, and the coin wrapping means (1) is used.
Is a carrying-in section (10), a stacking section (20) and a packaging section (3).
0), of which, regarding the carry-in section (10), coins (C) that have been inserted for packaging processing.
Is urged on the rotating disc (11) and guided in the direction of the arrow by the guide frame (12) to be fed into the carry-in passage (13). The passage (13) has a passage width of This passage (1) is adjustable and is controlled so that only coins (C) of a set denomination to be packaged are allowed to pass.
Only coins (C) appropriately selected and set are supplied to the stacking unit (20) while being propelled one by one by the feeding belt (14) in 3).

A magnetic sensor (15) is provided so as to face the carry-in passage (13).
The configuration is such that the number of coins (C) passing through and the characteristic value can be detected by 5). Regarding this point,
It will be described later together with the description of the control command means (100).

Next, the stacking section (20) is shown in FIG.
Also, reference will be made to FIG.

That is, in the stacking unit (20), a set of stacking drums (2) which are periodically swung in mutually opposing directions by a stacking unit driving means (described later) such as a stepping motor.
1) (21) are arranged side by side so that the interval can be adjusted so as to match the outer diameter of the coin (C) of the set denomination, and a right-hand screw is provided on the outer circumference of each stacking drum (21) (21). -Shaped, left-handed screw-shaped spiral ridges (22A) and (22B) are provided around the ridges (22A) and (22B). (21) (2
The coins (C) can be sequentially lowered in accordance with the synchronous turning motion of 1).

In FIG. 2, a virtual line (2
3) is a front regulation material for coins (C), which is coins (C)
(24) which can regulate the position change to the front of the vehicle.
Indicates a stacking guide body that supports coins (C). Below the stacking guide body (24), stacked coins (C) are shown.
And a shutter (25) for carrying the accumulated coins (C) to the packaging part (30) described later.

Looking at the packaging unit (30) for packaging the accumulated coins (C) provided by the shutter (25), as shown in FIG. 1, the accumulated coins (C).
Between the three packaging rolls (31), the packaging rolls (31) are swung in the same direction, and the accumulated coins (C) are swung in the opposite direction. The roll-shaped wrapping paper (S) carried on the installed turntable (32) is delivered by a pair of delivery rolls (33) (33) and supplied onto the outer periphery of the coin (C) to supply the coin (C). ) Is wound around the outer periphery of the wrapping paper, cut by a cutter (34), and the side edge of the wrapping paper is crimped by crimping means (not shown).
It can be carried out to a subsequent storage means or the like.

Next, based on FIG. 1, the control command means (1
00) is as follows.

That is, as described above, the number of coins (C) passing through and the characteristic value thereof are detected by the magnetic sensor (15) provided facing the carry-in passage (13), and this data signal is used as the thickness data changing means. (101) is notified, the actual thickness of the coin (C) that has passed is calculated from the detected characteristic value, and this thickness data signal is notified to the comparison command means (102).

By the way, in the comparison command means (102), the required pulse number stored in the integrated portion drive amount storage means (103) is read in accordance with the coin thickness data signal, and this pulse number is used. A command signal for driving the stacking unit driving means (104) composed of a stepping motor or the like can be transmitted, and the stacking unit driving unit (104) passes the coin (C) by the command signal. The collecting drum (21) (2) at an angle suitable for lowering the coin (C) by a distance corresponding to the thickness of the
1) can be turned.

Looking at the operation procedure of this embodiment, first, the wrapping denomination setting means of a coin wrapping machine (not shown) is operated in advance so that the passage width of the transfer passage (13) for coins (C) is obtained. Is adjusted so that only coins (C) of the set denomination can pass through, and the intervals of the collecting drums (21) and (21) and the intervals of the wrapping roller (31) are wrapping papers of dimensions compatible with each. By loading (S), the preparation for the packaging process is completed.

As for the wrapping paper (S) on the turntable (32), the wrapping paper (S) of a size suitable for the coin (C) of the set denomination is loaded by the manual operation so that the wrapping process is completed. Preparation is complete.

Next, when a coin (C) is inserted onto the rotating disk (11) by operating a starter switch (not shown), the coins (C) are collected on the collecting drums (21) (2) as described above.
1) between the packaging rolls (31) and the packaging paper (S) between the packaging rolls (31).
An accumulation drum (21) carrying coins (C) accumulated between the spiral ridges (22A) and (22B) as shown in FIG.
(21) is rotated periodically in the opposite direction, and the turning amount is actually carried in from the carry-in passageway (13) between the accumulation drums (21) and (21) as described below. It is controlled so that the support position of the accumulated coins is lowered by the thickness dimension of the coins (C).

Hereinafter, this point will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

That is, the coin (C) passing through the carry-in passage (13) by the conveyor belt (14) has a magnetic sensor (15).
Thus, the number of passing coins and the characteristic value of each coin are detected.

By the way, among the coins (C), the circulating coins are often worn out in accordance with the difference in the period of use and the state of use, and their thickness is often depleted. The actual characteristic value of C) does not usually match the characteristic value of the new coin (C), but the characteristic value of the passing coin (C) is detected by the magnetic sensor (15), and this characteristic value is The coin (C) passing through in the thickness data exchange means (101) notified of
And calculates the thickness dimension information thereof to the comparison command means (102).

By the way, in the calculation command means (102), the stacking section driving amount storing means (103) stores the stacking section driving means (10) corresponding to the thickness of the coin (C).
The number of pulses supplied to the stepping motor or the like which constitutes 4) is read, and this signal is supplied to the stepping motor or the like.

As a result, the collecting drums (21) (21)
Are swung by a desired angle, and as a result, the positions of the spiral ridges (22A) and (22B) are changed, and the stacked coins (C) carried on the spiral ridges (C) are passed through. It will be lowered by the thickness of the coin, and the top surface of the coins (C) accumulated at all times will be maintained at a constant distance from the carry-in passage (13), and the subsequent coins (C) will be stable. Then, they can be layered in an orderly manner.

In this embodiment, a set of stacking drums are swung to form a spiral ridge (22A) on the outer periphery thereof.
Although the position of (22B) is changed and the supporting position of the accumulated coins is lowered, it has been described as an example.
Needless to say, the same purpose can be achieved by replacing the accumulated coins with an automatic lifting table, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, when coins of a denomination set for the packaging process are carried into the stacking unit, new coins which have not been worn or are worn away by use. With respect to any of the coins, the actual thickness is immediately calculated, and by displacing the supporting means of the coin so as to correspond to this thickness dimension, it is possible to always receive the coin carried in at the predetermined position. It is possible to provide a coin capable of stably and orderly stacking coins to produce a packaged coin of excellent quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of the stacking unit of FIG.

3 is a partial plan view of the carry-in section in FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 coin wrapping means 10 carry-in section 20 stacking section 21 stacking drums 22A, 22B spiral ridge 30 packaging section 100 control commanding means 101 thickness data converting means 102 calculation commanding means 103 stacking section driving amount storage means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin wrapping machine in which coins of the same denomination are stacked and accumulated, and the outer periphery of the coins is wrapped to form a cylindrical wrapping coin. For a distance that approximately matches the thickness of the coins that have been loaded,
A coin stacking control device for a coin wrapping machine that can be automatically displaced. 2. A characteristic value of a coin that has been carried in is detected by a magnetic sensor, the detected value is converted into a thickness dimension of the coin, and the supporting means is lowered by approximately this thickness dimension. Coin accumulating control device in the coin wrapping machine of Japan. 3. The comparison command means that receives the thickness dimension data of the coin based on the detected value reads out the driving pulse number corresponding to the thickness dimension data from the integrated portion drive amount storage means, and causes the integrated portion drive means to operate as described above. The coin stacking control device in the coin wrapping machine according to claim 2, wherein the supporting means is moved down by driving for a driving pulse number.