JPH10241004A - Coin receiving and ejecting device for coin receiving and dispensing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a carrier mechanism of a coin receiving/rejecting device to easily and surely return remaining foreign matters. SOLUTION: A turntable 5 is provided for receiving coins which are thrown from a coin receiving port 3. A 1st ejection port 12 which ejects the received coins to a coin receiving path 21 and a 2nd ejection port 13 which ejects the dispensing coins to a coin receiving part 6 of a coin dispensing port 4 are provided at a periphery of the turntable 5. A dispensing coin carrier means 61 is provided for carrying the dispensing coins thrown out from a dispensing coin storage part to the turntable 5. The receiving coins thrown from the port 3 are received to the turntable 5 and then ejected from the turntable 5 to the path 21 through the 1st ejection port 12. The dispensing coins thrown out from the dispensing coin storage part are received to the turntable 5 and then ejected from the turntable 5 to the part 6 of the port 4 through the port 13. The foreign matters which are mixed into the received coins and remain on the turntable 5 are returned from the turntable 5 to the part 6 of the port 4 through the port 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin which feeds a coin deposited from a deposit opening into a coin depositing passage and sends out a dispensed coin ejected from a dispensing coin storing section to a coin receiving section of the dispensing opening. The present invention relates to a coin receiving / discharging device for a deposit / withdrawal machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 60-11219
As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-28342 or Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Hei 5-28342, at the time of depositing, a deposit coin to be inserted from a deposit opening is sent to a coin deposit passage, and the coins to be dispensed through the coin deposit passage. A circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine that stores usable coins in a dispensing coin storage unit and sends out dispensing coins ejected from the dispensing coin storage unit to a dispensing slot when dispensing is known. Have been.

The circulation type coin depositing and dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 60-112195 is provided with a depositing and dispensing port which is also used as a depositing port and a dispensing port. A coin receiving portion for receiving coins is provided, and a coin feeding portion for receiving coins discharged from the coin receiving portion and sending coins one by one to a coin receiving passage is provided below the coin receiving portion.

[0004] At the time of depositing, a coin deposited from a deposit / withdrawal port is sent to a coin depositing passage through a coin receiving unit and a coin paying-out unit, temporarily discriminated after identification, and coins which can be used for dispensing by deposit approval. In the withdrawal coin storage unit. The deposit rejected coin identified in the coin deposit passage is transported to the coin receiving unit and returned, and the deposit returned when the deposit is not approved is transported to the coin receiving unit and returned, and the remaining foreign matter remaining without being fed out from the coin payout unit ( For example, clips, deformed coins, large-diameter coins not to be processed, etc.) are transported to the coin receiving unit and returned. At the time of dispensing, the dispensing coins dispensed from the dispensing coin storage unit are transported to the coin receiving unit and paid out.

In the circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-28342, a depositing port and a dispensing port are provided separately. The mouth is provided on the lower side of the fuselage, and the positions of the depositing port and the dispensing port are greatly separated.

[0006]

However, in the circulation type coin receiving / dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 60-112195, a rejected coin, a deposit returned coin, a residual foreign substance, To transport withdrawal coins, etc.
The transport mechanism is complicated, causing cost increase and size increase.Furthermore, it is not possible to easily and reliably return and transport the residual foreign matter from the coin feeding unit to the coin receiving unit, and there is a problem with the residual foreign matter transport mechanism. Is also more likely to occur.

Further, in the circulation type coin dispensing and dispensing machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-28342, in which the depositing port and the dispensing port are separately provided, the dispensing port is disposed extremely below the depositing port. And the position of the deposit opening and the dispensing opening are far apart,
The operability is poor, and erroneous operations such as a deposit rejected coin returned to the withdrawal port or forgetting to return the deposit are likely to occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin receiving and discharging device of a coin receiving and dispensing machine which can simplify a transport mechanism and can return a residual foreign matter easily and surely. And

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin receiving / discharging device for a coin receiving / dispensing machine, which feeds a deposited coin inserted from a deposit opening into a coin receiving passage and ejects a deposited coin from a dispensed coin storing section. In a coin receiving and discharging device of a coin depositing and dispensing machine that sends out a dispensed coin to a coin receiving portion of a dispensing port through a dispensing coin transporting means, a coin received from the depositing port and ejected from the dispensing coin storage portion. A rotating disk for receiving the dispensed coins conveyed by the dispensing coin transporting means, a driving means for rotating the rotating disk, and a coin formed in a peripheral region of the rotating disk and fed by the rotation of the rotating disk. A first discharge port for discharging to a deposit passage and a first discharge port of the rotary disk are formed in a different peripheral area, and coins fed by rotation of the rotary disk are discharged to a coin receiving portion of the payment port. Second Those that and a discharge port.

[0010] At the time of depositing, deposit coins inserted from the deposit port are received on the turntable, and the deposited coins are sent from the first discharge port to the coin deposit path by rotation of the turntable. In the case where residual foreign matter, such as a clip, a deformed coin, or a large-diameter coin that is not to be processed, remains on the turntable which cannot be fed out from the turntable to the coin receiving passage, the rotation of the turntable removes the remaining foreign matter. Return from the exit to the coin receiving section of the withdrawal port. At the time of dispensing, the dispensed coins ejected from the dispensed coin storage unit and conveyed by the dispensed coin transport means are received on a turntable, and the dispensed coin is discharged to the second outlet by rotation of the turntable. And send it to the coin receiving section of the withdrawal port.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin receiving / ejecting device for a coin receiving / dispensing machine, comprising: a second opening / closing means for opening / closing a second outlet. Rotating the turntable in one direction and closing the second discharge port to feed coins into the coin receiving passage, and rotating the turntable in the other direction and opening the second discharge port to dispense coins. And a control unit for sending out the coin to the coin receiving portion of the mouth, and sending the deposited coin to the coin receiving passage and sending out the dispensed coin and the remaining foreign matter to the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port. Assure.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin receiving / discharging device for a coin receiving / dispensing machine according to the first aspect, wherein the first receiving / opening means opens and closes a first outlet. A second opening / closing means for opening / closing the second outlet, and rotating the turntable in one direction to open the first outlet and close the second outlet to feed coins into the coin receiving passage; And a control unit that closes the first discharge port and opens the second discharge port to send coins to the coin receiving unit of the dispensing port, and a coin receiving passage for a deposited coin. To the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port such as dispensing coins and remaining foreign matter.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin receiving and discharging apparatus for a coin receiving and dispensing machine according to any one of the first to third aspects. It is arranged in close proximity, the deposit port is located at a position higher than the turntable, and coins inserted from the deposit port are arranged to drop on the turntable, and the turntable is positioned higher than the coin receiving part of the dispensing port. The coin ejected from the turntable is arranged to drop into the coin receiving section, simplifying the transport mechanism, and furthermore, the depositing and dispensing ports are separated but close to each other. This prevents erroneous operations such as forgetting to remove, for example, a deposit rejected coin, a deposit return coin, or a residual foreign object, which is sent out to a coin receiving unit of a cash mouth.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a coin receiving and discharging device for a coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a body of a circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine. This body 1 has a large depth dimension in a front-rear direction (horizontal direction in FIGS. 1 and 3) and a height dimension in a vertical direction. , Left and right direction (Fig. 1 vertical direction, Fig. 2 left and right direction)
Are formed in a box shape having a small width dimension.

A slanted operation surface 2 is formed at the upper front end of the machine body 1, and a deposit port 3 and a dispensing port 4 are formed on the operation surface 2 at close positions. In the vicinity of the front end in the machine body 1, a rotary disc 5 is horizontally disposed at a position lower than the deposit port 3, and a coin receiving portion 6 is disposed at a lower position on the front side of the rotary disc 5 and below the dispensing port 4. In addition, an end portion of a dispensing / conveying belt 62 described later is arranged at a higher position on the front side than the rotary disk 5 and on the right side of the coin receiving portion 6. Therefore, the depositing port 3, the dispensing port 4, the turntable 5, the coin receiving section 6, and the end portion of the dispensing transport belt 62 are arranged close to each other.

The deposit opening 3 is formed in such a shape that several coins (for example, five coins) can be stacked at one time while being piled up and oriented vertically. A chute 7 for dropping the deposited coins by its own weight and discharging the deposited coins to the left position of the turntable 5 is provided inside the deposit port 3. The deposit port 3 may be opened and closed by a shutter, or may be always opened without a shutter.

The dispensing port 4 has a horizontally long shape and is formed to have a size that allows a user to insert his hand to take out coins.
A shutter 8 that is opened and closed by driving a motor (not shown) is provided inside the camera.

The rotary disk 5 is formed in a disk shape, is rotatably supported on a base plate 9 horizontally disposed in the upper part of the body 1, and is rotated forward and backward by a motor M1 as a driving means. It is rotated in the reverse direction (clockwise direction in FIGS. 1 and 2) and in the reverse direction (counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 1 and 2). A protrusion 10 is formed at the center of the upper surface of the turntable 5 to prevent coins from being concentric with the turntable 5 and unable to be fed out.

A peripheral wall 11 is provided on the peripheral edge of the turntable 5, and a first outlet 12 is formed on the rear left side of the peripheral wall 11 so as to communicate with a coin depositing passage 21 which will be described later. Is formed with a second outlet 13 connected to the coin receiving portion 6. The first discharge port 12 is connected to the rotating disk 5 when the rotating disk 5 rotates forward.
It is formed in a shape and size that allows coins to be processed in a state in which one surface thereof is in contact with the upper surface of the first layer in a single-layer, single-row state. The second outlet 13 is formed by cutting out a partial area of the wall, and is opened and closed by a second opening / closing means 14. When the coin is opened, coins (deposited coins, deposit-return coins, deposit-reject coins) on the turntable 5 are opened. ,
The coin receiving portion receives the foreign matter (including dispensed coins and the like) and residual foreign substances (for example, clips, deformed coins, large-diameter coins, etc. which cannot be fed out from the rotating disk 5 to the coin receiving passage 21) by its own weight. Drop to 6.

The second opening / closing means 14 includes a wall member 15 formed along the peripheral wall 11 so as to close the second outlet 13.
One end of the wall member 15 on the downstream side in the reverse rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1) of the turntable 5 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 16, and the motor M 2 connected to the support shaft 16 By driving, the wall member 15 is rotated between a closed position in which the second outlet 13 is closed and an open position in which the wall member 15 is rotated forward to open the second outlet 13.

It is to be noted that a sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of coins and remaining foreign substances on the rotating disk 5 is provided on the rotating disk 5.

The coin receiving portion 6 is formed substantially in a gutter shape, is disposed horizontally long along the left-right direction of the machine body 1, and receives a coin by driving a motor (not shown) around a support shaft 17 at the front end of both ends. A coin receiving position (solid line position shown in FIG. 3) and a discharging position (2 shown in FIG.
(Dotted line posture). The coin receiving portion 6 is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of coins and remaining foreign matter in the coin receiving portion 6.

On both sides in front of the second discharge port 13, coins and residual foreign substances discharged from the second discharge port 13 are received by the coin receiving portion 6.
Guide plates 18 and 19 are provided to guide the guide plates.

The rear part of the base plate 9 is the first
A coin receiving passage 21 is formed in the extended portion from the outlet 12 at the rear. This coin deposit passage 21
The first discharge port 12 identifies and classifies coins fed out one by one. The upper surface of the base plate 9 is defined as a passage surface 22, and guide side plates for guiding the periphery of the coin on both sides of the passage surface 22. 23 and 24 are arranged. One guide side plate 23 is formed over the entire area of the coin receiving passage 21, and the other guide side plate 24 is formed in a region from the first discharge port 12 to an identification unit 28 described later.

Above the coin receiving passage 21, a transport belt 25 for transporting coins fed from the rotating disk 5 to the coin receiving passage 21 is stretched. The transport belt 25 is stretched between an upstream pulley 26 and a downstream pulley 27, and the upstream pulley 26 is rotated forward and reverse by a forward / reverse driving of a motor M1 common to the rotating disk 5. As a result, it is rotated in the forward direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3) and the reverse direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 3). Then, by the rotation of the transport belt 25,
The coins held under the conveyor belt 25 are conveyed while being pressed against the passage surface 22. Note that the peripheral speed of the conveyor belt 25 is faster than the peripheral speed of the rotary disk 5, and the coins fed from the rotary disk 5 to the coin receiving passage 21 are spaced apart in front and behind.

On the upstream side of the coin depositing passage 21, an identification unit 28 composed of, for example, a material sensor, an image sensor, etc., for identifying whether the coin to be conveyed is appropriate, inappropriate, or denomination.
Are arranged.

In the coin receiving passage 21 downstream of the identification unit 28,
Classification units 29a, 5 for rejected coin classification
Classification unit 29b for yen and 500 yen coins (for 1 yen, 10 yen and 100 yen overflow coins), classification unit 29c for 10 yen, classification unit 29d for 100 yen, classification unit 29 for 1 yen
e are provided respectively. Each of these classification units 29a-2
In 9e, window holes 30 are formed in the passage surface 22, and a branch member 31 that is raised and lowered from each window hole 30 by driving a solenoid (not shown) is arranged to be able to move up and down. Each branch member 31 has an end opposite to the guide side plate 23 on one side inclined toward the downstream side in the transport direction at the time of normal rotation. Upstream of each branch member 31, timing sensors 32a to 32e for detecting coins are provided.
Then, the identification signal of the identification unit 28 and the timing sensor 32
When the corresponding reject coin or each denomination coin arrives at each of the classification units 29a to 29e based on the detection signals of a to 32e, the branching member 31 rises in preparation for the arrival, and the corresponding reject coin And the coins of each denomination are forcibly moved toward the other side of the coin receiving passage 21, removed from the lower side of the transport belt 25, and dropped from the passage surface 22.

Each of the sorting sections 29a to 29 of the coin depositing passage 21
The other side of e has a chute 35 for receiving rejected coins and denomination coins branched from each of the classification units 29a to 29e.
a to 35e are arranged along the vertical direction. The upper end of each of the chutes 35a to 35e is opened toward the other side of each of the classification units 29a to 29e, and the receiving unit 36 for receiving rejected coins and denomination coins branched from each of the classification units 29a to 29e projects upward. Is formed.

A return chute 37 and a collection chute 38 are connected to a lower portion of the reject chute 35a, and a cross section of the return chute 37 and the collection chute 38 is switched by driving a solenoid (not shown) to reject the reject coin. A switching plate 39 for guiding the chute 35a to the return chute 37 or the collection chute 38 is provided. The return chute 37 guides rejected coins on a dispensing conveyance belt 62 described later, and the collection chute 38 guides rejected coins to a rejected coin chute unit 83 described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, in each of the chutes 35b to 35e for each denomination coin, there is provided a temporary holding plate 40 for temporarily storing each denomination coin at the time of deposit in each of the chutes 35b to 35e. Are located. Each of these temporary holding plates 40 can be swung integrally about one support shaft 41 that horizontally penetrates each of the chutes 35b to 35e, and each support plate 40 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) around the support shaft 41. Shoot 35b to 35
The coin e is rotated to a temporary holding position (solid line position shown in FIG. 4) in which the inside of e is closed and coins are temporarily stored, and an open position (two-dot chain line position shown in FIG. 4) allowing the coin to fall downward. You. Then, while each of the temporary holding plates 40 is in the temporary holding posture, a temporary holding section 42 for temporarily holding the deposited coins is formed in each of the chutes 35b to 35e.

On the side of each of the chutes 35b to 35e for each denomination coin, a return port 43 for returning the temporarily stored coins facing the upper end of each of the temporarily stored plates 40 in the temporarily stored position is formed. ing. Outside each return port 43, each return port
A shutter 44 for integrally opening and closing the shutter 43 is movably arranged in the vertical direction, and is moved to a closing position for closing each return opening 43 and an open position for opening each return opening 43 by driving a motor (not shown). Is done. Further, a return chute 45 for guiding the temporarily stored coins released by opening the shutter 44 onto a dispensing conveyance belt 62 described below is provided outside each return opening 43.

A chute 35 for coins of 5 yen and 500 yen (for 1 yen, 10 yen and 100 yen of overflow coins)
A collecting chute 46 for guiding coins falling in the chute 35b to a collecting box 86 described later is provided below the b.

At the lower end of each of the chutes 35c to 35e for 10 yen, 100 yen, and 1 yen, coins of the corresponding denominations are stored, and one coin stored in accordance with a dispensing command is stored. Dispensing coin storage units 47 for paying out 10 yen, 100 yen, and 1 yen are provided respectively. Each withdrawal coin storage unit 47
Has a storage box 48, as shown in FIG.
The lower end openings of the chutes 35c to 35e corresponding to the upper surface openings are exposed, and the coins falling through the chutes 35c to 35e are received in the respective storage boxes 48.

At the bottom of each storage box 48, a payout belt 49 for conveying coins obliquely upward toward the rightward direction of the machine body 1, that is, the direction of a dispensing transfer belt 62, which will be described later, and paying out coins is stretched. The feeding belt 49 is stretched between a pair of pulleys 50 and 51 rotatably supported on both side walls of the storage box 48. One pulley 50 is fixed to one rotating shaft 50a penetrating each storage box 48, and this rotating shaft 50a is rotated by driving one motor (not shown). Therefore, at the time of withdrawal, the motor drive drives the delivery belt of all denominations.
49 is rotated in the feeding direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 5).

In each of the storage boxes 48, guide plates 52 and 53 for guiding coins to be received and stored on a feeding belt 49 are provided.
A storage box 48 corresponding to the belt width direction of the feeding belt 49 is provided.
The width of both side walls is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of the coin to be processed, so that coins are not lined up in the belt width direction in a state where one surface of the coin is in contact with the feeding belt 49.

Above the end of the feeding belt 49 in the feeding direction, a reverse rotation roller 54 is provided with a gap between the feeding belt 49 and the feeding belt 49 so that coins whose surfaces are in contact with the feeding belt 49 can pass one by one. It is arranged. This reversing roller 54 is provided in each storage box 48
Is fixed to one rotating shaft 54a penetrating through the
a is rotated by driving one motor (not shown) shared with the feeding belt 49. Therefore, when withdrawing,
By the driving of the motor, the reverse rotation rollers 54 of all the denominations are rotated clockwise in FIG. 5 opposite to the feeding direction by the feeding belt 49.

An outlet 55 for ejecting coins by the operation of the feeding belt 49 and the reversing roller 54 is formed on the side wall of each storage box 48, and coins fed from the feeding belt 49 are provided below the inside of the outlet 55. A guide member 56 for guiding the outlet 55 is provided.

A light emitting / receiving sensor 57 for detecting coins fed one by one by a feeding belt 49 is provided between the reverse rotation roller 54 and the outlet 55 of each storage box 48. A stopper 58 is provided between the feeding belt 49 and the reverse rotation roller 54 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the stopper 58 is lowered from above the feeding belt 49 by driving a solenoid (not shown) to allow a coin to pass therethrough (see FIG. 5) and the feeding belt 49
It is switched to the stop position where it moves up and stops the coins. These sensor 57, stopper 58 and solenoid are
Each storage box 48 is provided individually.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a dispensing conveyance belt 62 of the dispensing coin conveying means 61 is stretched from the vicinity of the bottom to the front of the body 1 near the right side. The dispensing conveyance belt 62 includes a roller 63 disposed on the bottom rear side, a roller 64 disposed on the bottom front side, a roller 65 disposed on the front upper side, and a rear side above the roller 65 and above the rotary plate 5. The roller 67 is disposed near the roller 64 and guides the surface of the belt, and the roller 67 is disposed near the roller 65 and 66 to guide the surface of the belt. A horizontal transport section 69 is provided around the bottom of the body 1 and a raised transport section 70 is provided in the front area of the body 1.

An auxiliary belt 71 is provided between the rollers 67 and 68 so as to be in contact with the surface of the raising / conveying section 70 of the dispensing / conveying belt 62. The regulating roller 72 is provided with a gap corresponding to the thickness of the sheet or the thickness of several sheets. The regulating roller 72 is rotated in a direction opposite to the feeding belt 62 in contact with the auxiliary belt 71.

Guide plates 73 are provided on both sides in the belt width direction of the horizontal transport section 69 and the upward transport section 70 of the dispensing transport belt 62. The upper edge of each guide plate 73 in the horizontal transport section 69 is extended upward, and rejected coins released from the return chute 37, deposited return coins discharged from the return chute 45, and ejected from the dispensed coin storage section 47. The withdrawal coin to be received can be received on the payout belt 62. A regulating plate 74 for preventing coins from dropping from the rear end of the feeding belt 62 is provided at the rear end of the feeding belt 62.

Then, the dispensing and conveying belt 62 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3 by the driving of a motor (not shown), and the auxiliary belt 71 in contact with the dispensing and conveying belt 62 is driven and rotated.
The regulating roller 72 in contact with the auxiliary belt 71 is rotated in the reverse direction. Thereby, the coins on the horizontal transport unit 69 are moved forward,
The paper is fed into the ascending transport unit 70 by a few sheets through the lower side of the regulating roller 72, and is nipped between the pay-out transport belt 62 and the auxiliary belt 71 in the ascending transport unit 70 and transported upward.

At the outlet at the upper end of the ascending transport unit 70, a chute 75 for discharging coins discharged from the ascending transport unit 70 to the right side of the turntable 5 is provided.

A collecting chute 81 is provided below the coin receiving section 6 for receiving coins ejected from the coin receiving section 6 which has been turned to the release position. Chute for coins 82 and chute for rejected coins
The branch is formed at 83. The intersection of the forgotten coin chute portion 82 and the rejected coin chute portion 83 is switched by the drive of a solenoid (not shown), so that the forgotten coins released from the coin receiving portion 6 are collected by the forgotten coin chute portion 82. A switching plate 84 for guiding the rejected coin to the rejected coin chute 83 is provided. The collection chute 38 is connected in the middle of the reject coin chute 83.

A collection box 86 is disposed at the bottom of the body 1 so as to be detachable from the back side of the body 1 (the right side in FIG. 3). The collection box 86 has an upper surface formed with an opening, inside which a forgotten coin storage unit 87, a rejected coin storage unit 88, and an overflow coin storage unit 89 are formed. The overflow coin storage unit 89 has a larger coin storage capacity than the forgotten coin storage unit 87 and the rejected coin storage unit 88. The forgotten coin storage unit 87 is disposed below the forgotten coin chute unit 82, the rejected coin storage unit 88 is disposed below the rejected coin chute unit 83, and the overflow coin storage unit 89 is provided for the collection chute 46. It is arranged below.

A coin replenishment cassette 91 of the denomination type is provided on the rear side of the body 1 (right side in FIG. 3) at the rear of the upper right side in the body 1.
It is arranged detachably with respect to. The denomination coin replenishment cassette 91 includes 1 yen coin, 10 yen coin and 100 yen.
A denomination storage section 92 for stacking and storing a predetermined number of yen coins by denomination is formed, and each of the denomination storage sections 92 is provided with a dispensing mechanism (not shown) for collectively discharging coins.

Next, FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a control system of the circulating coin dispensing and dispensing machine. A control unit 95 controls the entire circulating coin dispensing and dispensing machine. Part 9
6. The sensor group 97, the motor group 98, and the solenoid group 99 are connected.

The operation unit 96 has a deposit approval button, a deposit non-approval button, keys for inputting a withdrawal amount, and the like.

The sensor group 97 includes an identification unit 28, a sensor of the turntable 5, a sensor of the coin receiving unit 6, and timing sensors 32a to 32.
e, a sensor 57 for each denomination of the dispensed coin storage unit 47, and the like.

The motor group 98 includes a motor for opening and closing the shutter 8, a motor M for rotating the turntable 5 and the transport belt 25.
1. A motor M2 for opening and closing the wall member 15, a motor for rotating the coin receiving unit 6, a motor for opening and closing the shutter 44, and a feeding belt 49.
Motor for rotating the reversing roller 54 and the dispensing conveyance belt
62 rotation motors and the like are included.

The solenoid group 99 includes a solenoid for raising and lowering the branch member 31, a solenoid for switching the switching plate 39, a solenoid for switching the temporary holding plate 40, a solenoid for moving the stopper 58 forward and backward, and a switching for the switching plate 84. Includes solenoids for

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

First, the coin replenishment process under the control of the control unit 95 will be described.

The coin replenishment processing includes initial replenishment when no coins are stored in the dispensed coin storage part 47 and replenishment in the middle when the amount of stored coins decreases during the processing.

When a coin is loaded into the machine body 1 by a clerk, the coin replenishment cassette 91 containing coins is loaded, and, for example, when an initial replenishment process or an intermediate replenishment process is instructed by a clerk's operation unit, the turntable 5, The transport belt 25 and the dispensing transport belt 62 are respectively rotated forward, the temporary holding plate 40 is switched to the open position, and the switching plate 39 is switched to the collection chute 38 to the rejected coin storage unit 88. Note that the wall member 15 is closed.

At the time of initial replenishment, the 1-yen coin, 10-yen coin and 10
Zero-yen coins are thrown out one by one at a time in order, and refilled during replenishment (replenishment during replenishment (replenishment of denomination coin replenishment cassette 91 which has been emptied by initial replenishment and replenishment of denomination coins in which coins are stored) Only the denomination coins corresponding to the denomination target denomination (decreased denomination) of the 1-yen coin, the 10-yen coin, and the 100-yen coin are thrown from the coin-type coin replenishment cassette 91 loaded with the cassette 91). Will be issued.

The coins ejected from the denomination-specific coin replenishment cassette 91 fall onto the horizontal transport section 69 of the dispensing transport belt 62,
The sheet is conveyed forward by the horizontal conveying section 69 and is regulated by several sheets when passing under the regulating roller 72 to reach the vertical conveying section 70, and is conveyed upward by the vertical conveying section 70, It is discharged from the upper end of the part 70 and sent to the turntable 5 through the chute 75.

The coins fed onto the rotating disk 5 move along the peripheral wall 11 (including the wall member 15) by centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating disk 5, and the first discharge port 12 opened on the peripheral wall 11.
From the coin receiving passage 21 one by one in a row and one layer.

The coin fed out to the coin depositing passage 21 is gripped below the conveyor belt 25 and is conveyed downstream of the coin depositing passage 21 while being pressed against the passage surface 22. At this time, since the peripheral speed of the transport belt 25 is faster than the peripheral speed of the rotary disk 5, the coins transported in the coin depositing passage 21 are spaced apart in front and rear.

The coins conveyed in the coin receiving passage 21 are identified by the identification unit 28, and each classification unit 29 is identified based on the identification result of the identification unit 28 and the detection of the timing sensors 32a to 32e.
a to 29e.

When the discrimination unit 28 discriminates the rejected coin from the rejected coin, the classification unit 29a outputs a timing sensor 32a.
When detects a rejected coin, the branching member 31 rises,
The rejected coin is forcibly dropped from the passage surface 22 of the coin deposit passage 21 to the chute 35a by the branch member 31. After the rejected coin branches, the branching member 31 is lowered. The rejected coins dropped on the chute 35a are transferred to the collection box 86 through the switching plate 39, the collection chute 38, and the rejection chute 83.
Is stored in the rejected coin storage unit 88.

When the discriminating section 28 discriminates any one of a 10-yen coin, a 100-yen coin and a 1-yen coin, the corresponding denomination classifying sections 29c, 29d and 29e provide timing sensors 32c and 32d of the corresponding denomination. , 32e detect the coin of the corresponding denomination, the branching member 31 rises, and the coin of the corresponding denomination is moved from the passage surface 22 of the coin receiving passage 21 by the branching member 31, and the chutes 35c, 35d, Forced to drop to 35e. After the coin branches, the branch member 31 is lowered. shoot
The coins dropped to 35c, 35d, and 35e are stored in the storage box 48 of the dispensed coin storage unit 47 of the corresponding denomination without being temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 42. The number of coins stored in each of the dispensed coin storage units 47 is counted in the memory of the control unit 95, and the number of stored coins is always managed.

After the control of the control unit 95 detects that the coin storage amount of the dispensed coin storage unit 47 of a certain denomination is full, the discrimination unit
If the coin is identified as one of a 10-yen coin, a 100-yen coin and a 1-yen coin by 28, the coin is regarded as an overflow coin, and when the timing sensor 32b detects the overflow coin in the classification section 29b, the branching member 31 is raised. Then, the overflow member is forcibly dropped from the passage surface 22 of the coin deposit passage 21 to the chute 35b by the branch member 31. After the overflow coins are branched, the branch member 31 is lowered. The overflow coins dropped on the chute 35b are collected and stored in the overflow coin storage unit 89 of the collection box 86 through the collection chute 46.

If the discrimination unit 28 does not detect the coin for a predetermined time, it is determined that replenishment has been completed, and after a lapse of time sufficient to complete the classification of the coins in the coin deposit passage 21, the turntable 5, the transport belt 25 , The dispensing conveyance belt 62 is stopped. Further, the temporary holding plate 40 and the switching plate 39 may be made to stand by at the switching position, or may be returned to a predetermined waiting position.

Next, the deposit processing under the control of the control unit 95 will be described.

After the operator issues a deposit command at the operation section 96, coins (the number of coins that can be inserted at a time in a stacked state is about 5) are inserted into the deposit port 3.

The coin inserted into the deposit port 3 is
Through the rotating disk 5. These shoots 7
Alternatively, when coins are detected by a sensor disposed on the rotating plate 5, the rotating plate 5 and the transport belt 25 are respectively rotated forward, the temporary holding plate 40 is switched to the temporary holding position, and the switching plate 39 is switched to the dispensing transport belt. The return chute to 62 is switched to the chute 37 side. Note that the wall member 15 is closed.

The coins fed onto the rotating disk 5 move along the peripheral wall 11 (including the wall member 15) by centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotating disk 5, and the first outlet opening in the peripheral wall 11. From 12, coins are sequentially fed out one by one into the coin receiving passage 21 in a one-row, one-layer state.

The coin fed out to the coin depositing passage 21 is gripped below the conveyor belt 25 and conveyed downstream of the coin depositing passage 21 while being pressed against the passage surface 22. At this time, since the peripheral speed of the transport belt 25 is faster than the peripheral speed of the rotary disk 5, the coins transported in the coin depositing passage 21 are spaced apart in front and rear.

The coins conveyed in the coin receiving passage 21 are identified by the identification unit 28, and each classification unit 29 is identified based on the identification result of the identification unit 28 and the detection of the timing sensors 32a to 32e.
a to 29e.

When the rejected coin is discriminated by the discriminating section 28, the classification section 29a outputs a timing sensor 32a.
When detects a rejected coin, the branching member 31 rises,
The rejected coin is forcibly dropped from the passage surface 22 of the coin deposit passage 21 to the chute 35a by the branch member 31. After the rejected coin branches, the branching member 31 is lowered. The rejected coins that have fallen on the chute 35a are guided through the switching plate 39 and the return chute 37 onto the horizontal transport section 69 of the dispensing transport belt 62, and are temporarily held.

If the discriminating section 28 discriminates any one of the 10-yen coin, the 100-yen coin and the 1-yen coin, the corresponding denomination classifying sections 29c, 29d, and 29e output timing sensors 32c, 32d of the corresponding denomination. , 32e detect the coin of the corresponding denomination, the branching member 31 rises, and the coin of the corresponding denomination is moved from the passage surface 22 of the coin receiving passage 21 by the branching member 31, and the chutes 35c, 35d, Forced to drop to 35e. After the coin branches, the branch member 31 is lowered. shoot
The coins dropped on 35c, 35d, 35e are shots 35c,
The money is temporarily held in the money holding section 42 on each of the music holding plates 40 in 35d and 35e. The number of coins stored in each temporary storage unit 40 is counted in the memory of the control unit 95, and the temporary storage number is always managed.

When the discriminating section 28 discriminates any one of a 5-yen coin and a 500-yen coin, in the classifying section 29b, when the timing sensor 32b detects a coin of the corresponding denomination, the branch member 31 is raised, The branch member 31 shoots coins of the corresponding denomination from the passage surface 22 of the coin deposit passage 21.
Forced to drop to 35b. Branching member 31 after coin branching
Is lowered. The coin of the denomination falling into the chute 35b is temporarily stored in a temporary storage section 42 on a temporary storage plate 40 in the chute 35b.

When the control of the control unit 95 detects that the coin storage capacity of the dispensed coin storage unit 47 of a certain denomination is full, or the temporary storage number of a certain denomination coin by the control of the control unit 95 When the number of coins stored in the dispensed coin storage unit 47 of the denomination to be added reaches the full number of coins stored in the dispensed coin storage unit 47, the discriminating unit 28 selects one of a 10-yen coin, a 100-yen coin, and a 1-yen coin. If it is determined that they are overflow coins, they are regarded as overflow coins, and in the classification unit 29b, when the timing sensor 32b detects the overflow coins, the branch member 31 rises, and the overflow members are moved by the branch member 31 into the coin deposit passage 21. It is forcibly dropped onto the chute 35b from above the passage surface 22. After the overflow coins are branched, the branch member 31 is lowered. The overflow coin that has fallen on the chute 35b is temporarily stored in a temporary storage section 42 on a temporary storage plate 40 in the chute 35b.

If the sensor of the turntable 5 does not detect coins for a predetermined time, it is determined that all coins on the turntable 5 have been paid out to the coin deposit passage 21 and the coins on the coin deposit passage 21 are completely sorted. After a sufficient time has elapsed, the operation of returning the rejected coins on the dispensing / conveying belt 62 and the remaining foreign substances (for example, including clips, pins, rubber bands, dust, imitation coins, metal, etc.) remaining without being unwound onto the turntable 5 is performed. It is.
This return operation may be performed either at the time of detection of a rejected coin or at the time of detection of a residual foreign substance, or may be performed for each deposit operation regardless of the detection. If it is performed for each depositing operation, for example, a residual foreign matter that is not detected by the sensor on the rotating disk 5 can be returned.

In this returning operation, the turntable 5 and the transport belt 25 are stopped, the turntable 5 is rotated in the reverse direction, the dispensing / transport belt 62 is rotated in the forward direction, and the wall member 15 is opened and rotated to rotate. The second outlet 13 is opened, the shutter 8 is opened, and the outlet 4 is opened. As a result, the rejected coins temporarily held on the horizontal transport section 69 of the dispensing / conveying conveyor 62 are guided onto the rotary plate 5 through the vertical conveying section 70 and the chute 75 of the dispensing / conveying conveyor 62. The rejected coin or the remaining foreign matter on the turntable 5 is discharged from the second discharge port 13 without being discharged from the first discharge port 12 due to the centrifugal force of the reversing turntable 5, and the coin receiving portion 6 and is received. After the return operation, the turntable 5 and the dispensing conveyance belt 62 are stopped, the wall member 15 is closed and rotated, and the second discharge port 13 is closed.

Therefore, the operator can always take out the rejected coin or the remaining foreign matter received in the coin receiving portion 6 through the opened cash outlet 4.

Then, the operator takes out the rejected coin or the remaining foreign matter returned to the coin receiving unit 6 (if returned), and deposits the money based on the identification result displayed on a display unit (not shown) on the outer surface of the body 1. Is confirmed, and when the payment is approved, the payment approval button of the operation unit 96 is operated.

As a result, the shutter 8 closes and moves, the dispensing port 4 is closed, and all the temporary holding plates 40 are switched to the discharging posture, and the temporarily stored 10-yen coin, 1
The 00-yen coin and the 1-yen coin fall, respectively, and are stored in the corresponding withdrawal coin storage units 47 according to denominations, and are stored in a 5-yen coin, 50
Zero-yen coins and overflow coins fall down the collection chute 46 and are stored in the overflow coin storage unit 89 of the collection box 86.

With these storing operations, the deposit processing is completed and the apparatus enters a standby state.

Further, the operator checks the deposit amount based on the identification result displayed on the display unit (not shown) on the outer surface of the machine body 1 and operates the deposit rejection button of the operation unit 96 if the deposit is not approved. At this time, the operation of the deposit rejection button may be in a state where the rejected coin or the residual foreign matter returned to the coin receiving unit 6 is taken out or not taken out.

Thus, by operating the payment disapproval button,
The turntable 5 is rotated in the reverse direction, the dispensing conveyance belt 62 is rotated in the normal direction, the wall member 15 is opened and rotated, the second discharge port 13 is opened, and the shutter 8 is kept open and moved. It is. Further, the shutter 44 is opened and the return port 43 is opened, and the coins temporarily stored in the respective temporary storage sections 42 are returned to the return port.
From 43, it is discharged onto the horizontal transfer section 69 of the dispensing transfer conveyor 62 through the return chute 45.

The coins discharged onto the horizontal transport section 69 of the dispensing / transporting conveyor 62 are guided onto the turntable 5 through the vertical transport section 70 and the chute 75 of the dispensing / transporting conveyor 62, and the revolved rotary disc 5 is rotated. Is discharged from the second discharge port 13 without being discharged from the first discharge port 12 by the centrifugal force, and falls into the coin receiving portion 6 to be received. When a sensor on the turntable 5 detects that there is no coin after a predetermined time has elapsed from the operation of the payment disapproval button, the turntable 5 and the dispensing conveyance belt 62 are stopped, the wall member 15 is closed and rotated, and the second discharge is performed. The outlet 13 is closed.

Therefore, the operator can take out the coins returned to the coin receiving section 6 through the open cash slot 4.

When the coin is removed from the coin receiving unit 6 and the sensor of the coin receiving unit 6 does not detect the coin, the shutter 8 is closed and moved after a predetermined time, and the dispensing port 4 is closed.
Deposit processing is completed (however, if you do not forget to process)
It goes into a standby state.

Further, the deposited coins inserted into the turntable 5 from the deposit opening 3 are rotated by the normal rotation of the turntable 5 so that the coin receiving passage 21 is rotated.
During the depositing process, when a deformed coin or a residual foreign object is present on the rotating disk 5 and a deposit transfer abnormality that prevents the coin from being supplied to the coin deposit passage 21 occurs,
By operating the deposit return button of the operation unit 96, all the inserted coins including the rejected coins and the remaining foreign matter are returned to the coin receiving unit 6 in the same manner as the above-described return operation at the time of rejection of the deposit.

In this case, the operator takes out and confirms the coins returned to the coin receiving section 6, removes deformed coins and residual foreign matter, and then inserts the coins into the deposit port 3 again to perform a depositing process. be able to. When coins are taken out from the coin receiving unit 6 and the sensor of the coin receiving unit 6 stops detecting coins, after a predetermined time, the shutter 8 is closed and moved, the outlet 4 is closed, and the depositing process is stopped. It ends (however, if there is no forgetting process), and it enters a standby state.

If a rejected coin or a returned coin is returned to the coin receiving unit 6 but is not taken out or is left behind, the coin in the coin receiving unit 6 may not be removed even after a predetermined time has elapsed. Is detected, the operation of collecting the forgotten coins is performed. In this operation, the shutter 8 closes and the dispensing port 4 is closed, and the switching plate 84 is switched to the forgotten coin chute portion 82 of the collection box 86 to the forgotten coin storage portion 87. Thereafter, the coin receiving section 6 is rotated from the coin receiving posture to the discharging posture.

When the coin receiving portion 6 is turned to the release position, the forgotten coins are released from the coin receiving portion 6 and are collected through the collecting chute 81, the switching plate 84 and the forgotten coin chute portion 82.
Is collected in the forgotten coin storage unit 87.

Thereafter, the coin receiving section 6 is returned to the coin receiving position, and the switching plate 84 is kept at the switching position or returned to a predetermined standby position. As a result, the deposit processing ends, and the system enters a standby state.

Next, the dispensing process under the control of the control unit 95 will be described.

When the operator inputs a coin withdrawal amount at the operation unit 96 and issues a withdrawal command, a withdrawal process is started.

[0095] The control unit 95 calculates the
The number of coins to be dispensed for each denomination of 1 yen coin, 10 yen coin and 100 yen coin is calculated.

The turntable 5 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the dispensing conveyance belt
62 is rotated forward, the wall member 15 is opened and rotated, and the second discharge port 13 is opened. Note that the shutter 8 is kept closed.

Each pay-out belt 49 of each pay-out coin storage unit 47 is integrally rotated by a common motor, and the stopper 58 of the corresponding denomination is lowered to the retracted position (normally, the stopper 58 is at the stop position). Has been raised). As a result, coins are fed out in a one-layer, one-row state by the action of the feeding belt 49 and the reverse rotation roller 54, and the coins are discharged one by one from the outlet 55. When a coin is thrown out, it is detected by the sensor 57 and counted by denomination in the memory of the control unit 95. If there is a denomination that will not be dispensed, the stopper 58 is kept raised at the stop position, so that even when the feeding belt 49 is rotated, coins of the denomination are not thrown out.

If the number of coins to be ejected counted in the memory of the control unit 95 reaches the calculated number of ejected coins, when the sensor 57 detects the passage of the predetermined number of coins, the stopper 58 is raised to the stop position, the next coin of the predetermined number is stopped, and the ejection of coins of the ejection-completed denomination is stopped. The dispensing of other denominations is similarly stopped each time the dispensing is completed. When the ejection of the last remaining denomination is completed, the ejection of coins is stopped by the stopper 58, the common motor is stopped, and the rotation of each feeding belt 49 is stopped.

The coins ejected from the dispensed coin storage unit 47 are:
Due to the centrifugal force of the rotating platen 5 which is discharged onto the horizontal transfer portion 69 of the payment transfer conveyor 62, guided through the vertical transfer portion 70 and the chute 75 of the payment transfer conveyor 62 onto the turntable 5 and reversed, Without being discharged from one outlet 12
The coin is discharged from the second outlet 13 and falls into the coin receiving portion 6 to be received.

Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the sensor 57 detects that the last coin having a predetermined amount of money has been dispensed from the dispensed coin storage unit 47, the sensor on the turntable 5 detects that there is no coin. When it is detected that there is no dispensing abnormality, the turntable 5 and the dispensing conveyance belt 62 are stopped, the wall member 15 is closed and rotated, the second discharge port 13 is closed, and the shutter 8 is opened and dispensed. The mouth 4 is opened.

Therefore, the operator can take out the coins dispensed to the coin receiving portion 6 through the open dispensing port 4.

When a coin is taken out from the coin receiving portion 6 and the sensor of the coin receiving portion 6 stops detecting the coin, after a predetermined time, the shutter 8 is closed and moved, and the outlet 4 is closed.
Withdrawal processing is completed (however, if you do not forget to process)
It goes into a standby state.

Also, a predetermined time after the sensor 57 detects that the last coin having the predetermined amount to be dispensed has been dispensed from the dispensed coin storage unit 47, the sensor on the turntable 5 detects that there is a coin. If it has been detected, it is determined that the withdrawal is abnormal due to a jam of coins or the like, and a withdrawn coin collection operation is performed. In the dispensing coin collection operation, the turntable 5 and the transfer belt 25 are stopped, the wall member 15 is closed and rotated, and the second discharge port 13 is closed. It is rotated forward, the switching plate 84 is switched to the rejected coin chute 83 side to the rejected coin storage unit 88 of the collection box 86, and thereafter,
The coin receiving unit 6 is rotated from the coin receiving position to the discharging position.

The forward rotation of the turntable 5 eliminates jamming of coins on the turntable 5, and coins on the turntable 5 are fed out of the first discharge port 12 to the coin receiving passage 21 and overflow coins. And is collected and stored in the overflow coin storage unit 89 of the collection box 86 through the chute 35b and the collection chute 46.

The coin is ejected from the coin receiving portion 6 by the rotation of the coin receiving portion 6 to the ejection position, and the collection chute 81 and the switching plate
Collection box 86 through 84 and chute unit 83 for rejected coins
Is collected and stored in the rejected coin storage unit 88.

Thereafter, the turntable 5 and the conveyor belt 25 are stopped, the coin receiving section 6 is returned to the coin receiving position, and the switching plate
84 is maintained at the switching position or returned to a predetermined standby position, and a standby state is set.

Then, the same dispensing operation is performed again. If the dispensing operation is performed normally, the dispensing process is completed and the system is in a standby state. If the second dispensing operation is also abnormal, the machine goes down.

If coins are dispensed to the coin receiving section 6 but are not removed or left behind, the coin detecting section 6 detects the coin even after a predetermined time has elapsed. In such a case, the withdrawn coins are collected as forgotten coins. In this operation, the opened shutter 8 is closed and the dispensing port 4 is closed, and the switching plate 84 is moved to the left box 87 of the collection box 86.
The coin receiving portion 6 is switched from the coin receiving position to the discharging position.

When the coin receiving section 6 is turned to the release position, the forgotten coins are released from the coin receiving section 6 and are collected through the collection chute 81, the switching plate 84 and the forgotten coin chute section 82.
Is collected in the forgotten coin storage unit 87.

Thereafter, the coin receiving section 6 is returned to the coin receiving position, and the switching plate 84 is kept at the switching position or returned to a predetermined standby position. As a result, the dispensing process ends, and the system enters a standby state.

Next, the collection process under the control of the control unit 95 will be described.

For example, in order to take out all the coins in the machine body 1 at the end of the banking operation, when a collection operation is instructed by an attendant, for example, at the operation unit for the attendant, the turntable 5, the transport belt 25, the dispensing transport belt 62 are rotated forward, respectively, the payout belts 49 of the payout coin storage units 47 are integrally rotated by a common motor, and the stopper 58 of the corresponding denomination is lowered to the retracted position (normally, The stopper 58 is raised to the stop position). As a result, coins are fed out in a one-layer, one-row state by the action of the feeding belt 49 and the reverse rotation roller 54, and the coins are discharged one by one from the outlet 55. When a coin is ejected, it is detected by the sensor 57.

The coins ejected from the dispensed coin storage 47 are
It is discharged onto the horizontal transfer section 69 of the dispensing and conveying conveyor 62, guided to the turntable 5 through the vertical transfer section 70 and the chute 75 of the dispensing and transfer conveyor 62, and coins are received from the turntable 5 through the first discharge port 12. The coins are fed out to the passage 21 one by one, branched at the overflow coin sorting section 29b, and collected and stored in the overflow coin storage section 89 of the collection box 86 through the chute 35b and the collection chute 46.

All the coins stored in the dispensed coin storage unit 47 are ejected (determined based on the number of stored coins stored in the memory of the control unit 95 and the number of ejected coins detected by the sensor 57). If the identification unit 28 does not detect a coin for a predetermined time, the turntable 5, the transport belt 25, the pay-out transport belt 62, and each pay-out belt 49 of each pay-out coin storage unit 47 are stopped.

Then, the collection box 86 is taken out of the machine body 1 by an attendant, thereby completing the collection process.

As described above, the receipt of the deposit coin inserted from the deposit port 3 and the coin deposit passage from the first discharge port 12
The transfer to the coin 21 and the receipt of the dispensed coins ejected from the dispensed coin storage unit 47 and the dispensing of the dispensing port 4 from the second discharge port 13 to the coin receiving unit 6 are performed on the common rotating disk 5. Do it,
The transfer mechanism can be simplified, and the remaining foreign matter remaining on the rotating disk 5 can be easily and reliably returned to the coin receiving portion 6 of the dispensing port 4, so that the function of returning the remaining foreign matter can be improved.

Further, the rotary disk 5 is rotated forward and the second discharge port 13 is closed to send coins to the coin receiving passage 21, and the rotary disk 5 is rotated reversely and the second rotation is performed.
In order to open the discharge port 13 of the coin and to send the coins to the coin receiving portion 6 of the dispensing port 4, the deposited coins are fed into the coin receiving passage 21 and the coins of the dispensing port 4 for the dispensed coins and the remaining foreign matter are received. Payout to the section 6 can be reliably performed.

The deposit port 3, the dispensing port 4, and the turntable 5 are arranged close to each other, and the deposit port 3 is positioned higher than the turntable 5, and coins inserted from the deposit port 3 are placed on the turntable 5. In order to arrange the rotating disk 5 at a position higher than the coin receiving portion 6 of the dispensing port 4 so that coins discharged from the rotating disk 5 drop to the coin receiving portion 6, It can be simplified, and since the deposit port 3 and the dispensing port 4 are separated but close to each other, for example, a deposit rejected coin, a deposit return coin, a residual foreign substance, etc. sent to the coin receiving section 6 of the deposit port 4 It is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as forgetting to remove the cradle and improve operability.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, a first opening / closing means 101 for opening / closing the first discharge port 12 of the peripheral wall 11 of the turntable 5 is provided. The first opening / closing means 101 has a wall member 102 capable of closing the first discharge port 12, and one end of the wall member 102 on the downstream side in the reverse rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 7) has a support shaft 103. The wall member 102 is rotated by a motor (not shown) connected to the support shaft 103 so as to close the first discharge port 12 and to the first discharge port. It is pivoted to the open position to release 12. In the open position, the coin is connected to the guide side plate 24 of the coin receiving passage 21.

The second opening / closing means 14 is provided at a closing position where the wall member 15 is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and the wall member 15 is raised by driving a motor (not shown) to close the second discharge port 13. To the open position where the second outlet 13 is opened. A counting passage 104 is formed on the base plate 9 from the second outlet 13 to the coin receiving portion 6.
The drive roller 105 forcibly ejects the coin ejected from the second ejection port 13 to the coin receiving portion 6 while pressing the coin against the bottom surface of the counting passage 104, and detects the coin passing through the counting passage 104. A counting sensor 106 for counting the number of sheets is provided.

In the coin receiving passage 21, one of the guide side plates 23
An inclined portion 107 projecting toward the center of the passage is formed at the upstream end of the coin, and an inclined portion 108 projecting toward the center of the passage is formed between the sorting portion 29b and the sorting portion 29c. Coins are conveyed along the guide side plate 23. The transport belt 25 is divided into two parts, an upstream side and a downstream side, and each is stretched.

The classification sections 29a and 29b for rejected coins and overflow coins are for electrically compulsory classification. Classification holes 109a and 109b are formed in the center of the passage surface 22. Branch members 110a, 11 are provided on the guide side plate 23 side.
0b is rotatably arranged and each branch member 110
Rotary solenoids 111a and 111b for rotating a and 110b
Is arranged. Then, coins conveyed in the passage are allowed to pass while the branch members 110a and 110b are retracted to the outside of the passage, and the rejected coin and the overflow coin corresponding to the branch members 110a and 110b are advanced to the inside of the passage. Are dropped from the corresponding classification holes 109a and 109b.

The classifiers 29c, 29d and 29e classify shapes in the order of small coins to large coins, that is, 1-yen coins, 10-yen coins and 100-yen coins. Are formed with classification holes 109c, 109d, and 109e. Then, the coins conveyed in the passage are classified into the classification holes 109c and 10c.
When passing over 9d and 109e, the denomination coin is placed on the guide side plate 23.
The edge on the opposite side falls into the classification holes 109c, 109d, and 109e and is classified by dropping.
It passes through the downstream side while remaining on both side edges of 109c and 109d.

When coins are sent from the turntable 5 to the coin depositing passage 21 at the time of replenishment processing, deposit processing, collection processing, etc., the wall member 102 is opened and rotated, and the first discharge port 12 is opened. While being opened, the wall member 15 is closed and moved to close the second discharge port 13, and coins on the turntable 5 are fed from the first discharge port 12 into the coin receiving passage 21 by the normal rotation of the turntable 5. It is.

Further, when rejected coins or deposited coins are returned in the depositing process, or when coins are sent from the turntable 5 to the coin receiving portion 6 such as during a dispensing process, the wall member 102 is closed and rotated so that the first coin is returned. Outlet 12 is closed and the wall member 15 is closed.
Is opened and the second discharge port 13 is opened, and the turntable 5
The coin on the turntable 5 is fed into the coin receiving portion 6 from the second discharge port 13 by the forward rotation of. At this time, the coins fed into the coin receiving portion 6 from the second outlet 13 are counted by the counting sensor 106.

As described above, also in the second embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, the turntable 5 is rotated forward and the first discharge port 12 is opened. At the same time, the coin is fed into the coin receiving passage 21 by closing the second outlet 13, and the coin is discharged by closing the first outlet 12 and opening the second outlet 13.
To the coin receiving section 6, it is possible to reliably send the deposited coins to the coin receiving path 21 and pay out the dispensing port 4 for the dispensed coins and remaining foreign substances to the coin receiving section 6.

Further, since the coins fed into the coin receiving portion 6 from the second outlet 13 are detected by the counting sensor 106 and the number of coins is counted, for example, a predetermined amount of money discharged from the dispensed coin storing portion 47 is counted. It is possible to confirm that all the dispensed coins have reached the coin receiving unit 6, and when the confirmation is made, it is possible to immediately proceed to the next processing such as opening the shutter 8.
There is no need to wait for a sufficient time until the coins on the transport path reach the coin receiving unit 6, and the processing time can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG.

In this embodiment, an example is shown in which a shutter 8 for opening and closing the dispensing port 4 is provided with a deposit port 3, a chute 7 is attached to the shutter 8, and the upper end of the chute 7 is the deposit port 3. The lower end of the chute 7 faces above the turntable 5.

In the standby state, the shutter 8 closes the dispensing port 4, and coins inserted into the deposit port 3 in this standby state are guided to the turntable 5 through the chute 7,
Further, when the shutter 8 is opened at the time of returning or rejecting a rejected coin or a deposited coin in the depositing process, the chute 7 is moved together with the shutter 8.

The third embodiment configured as described above has the same operation and effect as the first embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, each of the payout belts 49 of each of the coin dispensing sections 47 is driven by the common motor.
A motor may be provided for each denomination, and driving and stopping of each feeding belt 49 may be performed for each denomination.

[0134]

According to the coin receiving / discharging device of the coin receiving / dispensing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the receiving and receiving of the deposited coins inserted from the depositing port and the sending and receiving of the coins from the first discharging port to the coin receiving passage. Receiving the dispensed coins ejected from the gold coin storage section and sending out the dispensing port from the second discharge port to the coin receiving section can be performed by a common rotary plate, and the transport mechanism can be simplified,
In addition, the remaining foreign matter remaining on the rotating disk can be easily and reliably returned to the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port, and the function of returning the remaining foreign matter can be improved.

According to the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to the first aspect, the rotating disk is rotated in one direction. In order to close the second outlet and feed coins into the coin receiving passage, and to rotate the turntable in the other direction and open the second outlet to send coins to the coin receiving portion of the outlet. Thus, it is possible to reliably send the deposited coin into the coin receiving passage and to send the deposited coin and the remaining foreign matter to the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port.

According to the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to the first aspect, the turntable is rotated in one direction. The coin is sent to the coin receiving passage by opening the first outlet and closing the second outlet, and
In order to send the coins to the coin receiving section of the dispensing port by closing the discharge port of the coin and opening the second discharge port, the coins are fed into the coin receiving passage and the coins are dispensed and dispensed. Delivery to the coin receiving section of the mouth can be reliably performed.

According to the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the coin receiving and discharging device of the coin receiving and dispensing machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, a deposit port and a dispensing device are provided. The mouth and the turntable are arranged close to each other, the deposit port is positioned higher than the turntable, and coins inserted from the deposit port are arranged to drop onto the turntable. Since the coin ejected from the turntable is located at a high position to drop into the coin receiving portion, the transport mechanism can be simplified, and the depositing port and the dispensing port are separated but close to each other. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as forgetting to take out, for example, a deposit reject coin, a deposit return coin, a residual foreign substance, and the like, which are sent to the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port, and improve operability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an internal mechanism of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine showing a first embodiment of a coin receiving and discharging device of the coin dispensing and dispensing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism of the circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an internal mechanism of the circulation type coin receiving and dispensing machine.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the temporary storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the dispensed coin storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of the control system.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an internal mechanism of a circulating coin depositing and dispensing machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a pay-in port and a pay-out port part of a circulating coin pay-in / pay-out device showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a part of a cash inlet and a cash outlet of the circulation coin receiving and dispensing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Deposit Port 4 Deposit Port 5 Turntable 6 Coin Receiving Unit 12 First Discharge Port 13 Second Discharge Port 14 Second Opening / Closing Means 21 Coin Receiving Passage 47 Dispensed Coin Storage Unit 61 Dispensed Coin Transport Means 95 Control Part 101 First opening / closing means M1 Motor as driving means

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A coin which is fed from a deposit port into a coin receiving passage, and a coin which is dispensed from a dispensed coin storage section through a dispensing coin transport means to a coin receiving section of the dispensing port. A coin receiving / discharging device of a depositing / dispensing machine, a turntable for receiving a deposit coin inserted from the deposit port and a dispensed coin thrown out of the dispensing coin storage unit and conveyed by a dispensing coin transport unit; Driving means for rotating the turntable; a first discharge port formed in a peripheral area of the turntable and discharging coins fed by rotation of the turntable to the coin receiving passage; a first discharge port of the turntable; A coin dispensing and dispensing machine, wherein the coin dispensing and dispensing machine is provided with a second outlet formed in a peripheral area different from the outlet and discharging coins fed by rotation of the turntable to a coin receiving portion of the outlet. Coin receiver Discharge device. 2. A second opening / closing means for opening / closing a second discharge port, rotating the rotary disc in one direction and closing the second discharge port to feed coins to a coin deposit passage, and 2. A coin dispensing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for rotating the coin in the other direction and opening the second discharge port to send out the coin to the coin receiving unit of the dispensing port. Coin receiving and discharging device. 3. A first opening / closing means for opening / closing a first discharge port, a second opening / closing means for opening / closing a second discharge port, and a rotating disk is rotated in one direction to set the first discharge port. The coin is sent to the coin receiving passage by opening and closing the second outlet, and closing the first outlet and opening the second outlet to transfer the coin to the coin receiving portion of the outlet. The coin receiving and discharging device for a coin receiving and dispensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for sending out the coin. 4. The depositing port, the dispensing port, and the turntable are arranged close to each other, the deposit port is positioned higher than the turntable, and coins inserted from the deposit port drop on the turntable, The coin according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the turntable is located at a position higher than the coin receiving portion of the dispensing port, and coins discharged from the turntable fall into the coin receiving portion. A coin receiving / discharging device for a deposit / withdrawal machine.