JPS6055486A - Coin tube cassette - Google Patents

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application and Prior Art The present invention relates to a tube cassette for a coin dispensing device in a vending machine, a money changer, or the like.

Coin dispensing devices in conventional vending machines, currency exchange machines, etc.
It has a coin tube for each denomination, for example, 101TJ, 5
Activate the respective coin dispensing mechanisms corresponding to the 0 yen and 100 yen coin tubes, respectively, to obtain 10 yen and 100 yen, respectively.
They paid out 50 yen and 100 yen. However, depending on the type of vending machine or money exchange machine, there are cases in which only 10 yen coins are required, cases in which only 10 yen and 100 yen coins are required, and even cases where 10 yen is dispensed in very many cases. , other 50 yen, 1
The frequency with which coins are dispensed varies depending on the type of coin, such as when there are very few cases where 0.00 yen is dispensed, depending on the price of the product sold by the vending machine.

As a result, a large number of specific coins are dispensed, resulting in a shortage of change and a decrease in the operating rate of the vending machine. To prevent this, it is possible to increase the number of coins that can be accommodated by installing more coin tubes for coins that are highly needed, depending on the price of the product being sold. The control device also has to make various coin dispensing devices depending on the coin tube,
This was not a good idea, both from the standpoint of maintenance and because the amount of coins required to be paid out would change depending on changes in product sales prices.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to improve the drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art and to provide a TI! coin dispensing device in which a coin tube of a coin dispensing device can be attached to and detached from the coin dispensing device. By using a coin tube cassette, the coin storage capacity of the required denomination can be easily changed.

Structure of the Invention The present invention has a plurality of coin tubes for storing coins, and according to the type of coin stored in each of the coin tubes,
This coin tube cassette has a code setting means for setting a code and is detachably attached to a coin dispensing device.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a tube cassette that can be detachably attached to the coin dispensing device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the same. The duplex cassette 1 has three coin tubes C+, 02, Cs, and the coin tube 0
At the bottom of 1 to C3, there is usually a payout which receives coins in the coin duplex, and when the tube cassette 1 is attached to the coin dispensing device 9 and IC is used, it is pulled out and the coins in the coin duplex are fed into the coin dispensing device. A slide plate 3 is provided. These coin tubes C1 to C3 are
Thereafter, the coin dispensing device is arranged at a position corresponding to a coin path for different types of coins sent to the coin dispensing device. In this embodiment, the coin channels C1, C2, and Ca correspond to 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coin passages, respectively, and 1.1 D coins can be inserted into them. ing. Furthermore, each of the above coin tubes C1
~C3 has a Δ type Ii construction as shown in the sectional view in Figure 3, and a B type construction as shown in the sectional view in Figure 4, and these A type and B type coin duplexes are Multiple types of tube cassettes 1 with combinations of gods are available. A Δ type coin tube (not shown in FIG. 3) collects coins 6 that have fallen through the coin passage 4 of the coin dispensing device 9 into a storage section M of the coin tube C and a safe provided in the main body of the coin dispensing device 9. It has a passage 5 that guides the coins and a sorting piece H that sorts the coins into a passage 5. The sorting piece H is usually placed in the storage section M of the coin tube C.
Although the coins are distributed to the side, the storage section M of the coin tube C
When the coin becomes full and the topmost coin 6' shown by the broken line tilts the sorting piece 1 to the state shown by the broken line, the coin 6 that falls next falls.
is arranged to be distributed to the aisle 5 side.

The coin tube of type B shown in FIG. 9 Stack the coins provided on the main body in the diametrical direction -C
It has a storage shoe 1-Sl for storing coins and a distribution piece J for distributing coins to a passage 5 leading to the safe, and a storage part M of the coin tube C is configured to manually store coins 6. ing. In addition, 7 is a loading chute, which can be rotated around a shaft 8 and allows coins to be manually supplied to each coin tube.

Therefore, the duplex cassette 1 is of type A and type B.
For example, if the coin tubes C1, C2, and C3 are combined with the type A shown in FIG. 3, it becomes the same as a conventional coin dispensing device. However, for example, there are many payouts of 10 yen, and the other 5
If the payout of 0 yen and 100 yen is small, as shown in Fig. 5, change the coin tube C1 to type A and coin tube C2.
゜Using tube cassette 1 with Ca type B,
10 yen coins are manually stored in the storage portion M of the coin tube 02 and Ca, and the 10 yen coins are dispensed from these coin tubes C1 to C3.

In this case, the 50 yen coin falling into the coin tube C2 is supplied to the storage chute S)+2, and the 50 yen coin falling into the coin tube C2 is supplied to the storage chute S
When H2 is full, distribute piece J2 to the passage 5 side to the safe side.
It can be sorted by. Further, a 100 yen coin falling into the coin tube C3 is processed in the same manner.

In this way, a tube cassette 1 having an appropriate combination of type A and type B coin tubes is selected and attached to the coin dispensing device 9 according to the degree of need for dispensing coins such as change. When the tube force sets 1 to 1 are attached to the coin dispensing device 9, the coin dispensing device @ 9 and the tube cassette 1 are in contact with the coins of type A and type B shown above on the tube cassette 1. A code setting part P is provided in which a code is set according to the combination of tubes and the type of coin stored in each coin tube, and a code reading part Q is provided on the coin dispensing device side 9 corresponding to the code setting part P.
(not shown) is the installation number. In this embodiment, the code setting part P is composed of a row of protrusions P1 to P3, and the code reading part Q
A groove into which the projections are inserted is provided, and a photo sensor (not shown) is used to detect whether or not the projections P1 to P3 are present in the groove. Note that a pressure-sensitive element may be used in place of this sensor, or a microswitch may be used.

7c, on the main body side of the coin dispensing device, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, there is a 500 yen storage chute SHa.

100 yen storage chute 5HH (, 50 yen storage chute S
H2 is provided, each storage chute 5l-12,
SHa, SH4 each coin into the tube cassette 1
A chute coin ejecting device 10 provided on the side of the mounting part of
It is designed to lead to. That is, in this embodiment, an example is shown in FIG. 5 in which a tube cassette is used in which the coin tube 02, Ca is type B shown in FIG. 4, and the coin tube C1 is type A shown in FIG. 3. Coin sorting piece J2 of tube C2°Ca. J3 received 50 yen coins and 100 yen coins, respectively.
Yen storage chute SH2, 100 yen storage chute S H3
The coin sorting side of the coin duplex C1 stores the incoming 10 yen coins into the storage section M of the coin tube C1.
It is designed to automatically replenish. Then, store 10 yen in all the coin storage parts of coin tubes C1 to C3,
10 yen is manually stored in the coin duplex C2, Ca from the loading chute 7. In addition, K is 500
When the yen storage chute SHa is full of 500 yen coins, this sorting piece distributes the 500 yen coins fed into the passage 5 on the safe side.

In this way, the storage chute 8 days 2,5t-13,5t-
The coins accumulated in the coin diametrical direction in the coin 14 are taken out by a one-chute coin takeout device 10 shown in FIG. The chute coin counting device 10 has a recess IFi a2. which receives coins from each chute. aa, aa; a motor 12 for rotating the rotary drum 11;
9 has a plate 13.14 for selectively ejecting the coin, and the plate 13.14 has holes 15.16 for passage of coins.
17.18 is provided, and the solenoid SO, l+
, 5QL2 is selectively operated and the position of the hole is changed, so that coins can be selectively taken out. That is, in the state shown in FIG.
Only 00 yen coins are allowed to fall into the coin ejection port 19. If only the solenoid 5OLt is actuated to move the plate 13 to the left in FIG.
Only the 0 yen coin falls into the coin ejection port 19. Moreover, if only the solenoid 5OL2 is operated, the holes 15 and 18 will match, and similarly only the 100 yen coin will fall into the coin ejection port 19.

In this embodiment, the above-described chute coin takeout device 10 is used to take out coins from the storage chute, but stopper bins are alternately inserted into each of the chutes as is well known in the art. A coin retrieval device that takes out coins one by one may be used.

Note that the coin ejecting device from the storage portions M1 to M3 of the coin tubes 01 to C3 is a conventional coin ejecting device, and its details will be omitted.

FIG. 7 shows the control circuit of the coin dispensing device using the tube force set of this embodiment, in which 21 is a CPU (central processing unit), 22 is an input circuit, and the signal from the code reading section Q, The signal from the coin dispensing confirmation switch, the signal from the coin out detection switch in the storage section M1 of the 10 yen Myomaide tube, the type of coin inserted into the device using this coin dispensing device, the amount of the inserted coin, etc. It is something that will be done. 2
3 is a memory, and the memory 23 includes a coin tube C2 for 50 yen and 100 yen, a storage section M2 for Oa, Ma, and a storage chute 5t-12°SH for storing coins in the diametrical direction.
a tube register M2 R that stores the number of coins accumulated in the storage chute SH4 for a and 500 yen, respectively;
Ma R, shoot register S2R.

S3R, 5aR1fi are provided, and the duplication register and chute register subtract "1" when the coin is dispensed from the storage section and storage chute of the coin tube, and the coin is transferred to the storage section and storage chute of the coin tube. is automatically replenished via coin passage 4, it becomes “1”
It is now added. However, the storage section and storage chute are full and coins cannot be replenished,
In other words, the number of times exceeding the number of full storage units and storage chutes is not added. Further, the memory 23 is provided with an amount calculation register 1-CR, from which the payout amount is calculated. In addition, 24 is an output circuit, and 25 is each coin extraction device.

Next, the operation of this coin dispensing device will be described.

First, it is assumed that the tube cassette 1 in which all the coin tubes 01 to C3 are A type coin tubes, the coin tube C1 is 10 yen, the coin tube C2 is 50 yen, and the coin tube C3 is 100 yen is attached to the coin dispensing device. It is assumed that the code setting section P of the tube force set 1-1 outputs rlooJ. When a coin dispensing command is issued to the coin dispensing device equipped with such a tube cassette 1, the CPU 21 determines whether the code from the code setting section P of the tube cassette 1 is rloooJ or not, as shown in FIG. "100"
(Ste Tsubu S1), first, the payout amount is 50
Judge whether it is 0 yen or more, and if it is 500 yen or more,
The 500 yen chute register S4R in the memory 23 is “0”.
” or not.

If this chute register S4R is not "0" (step Ss), the 500 yen coin storage chute 5t (4 to 5
This means that 00 yen coins are accumulated, a 500 yen payout signal is issued, and the chute coin ejecting device is activated.
Pay out 0 yen. That is, when the 500 yen payout signal is issued, solenoids 5OLl and 5OL2 do not operate.
Only the motor 12 is rotated once, and the 500 yen coin in the groove a4 is dropped into the -C coin outlet 19 through the hole 16°18. Then, 500 yen is deducted from the amount calculation register TCP in the memory 23, and the 500 yen shoot register S4
"1" is subtracted from R (step 87), and the process is repeated from step S1. If the payout amount is 400 yen or less but 100 yen or more, it is determined whether the 100 yen tube register MaR that stores the number of accumulated coins in the 100 yen storage section M3 is "0", and it must be "0". 100
Coin ejecting device Ma of accommodating portion M3 of yen coin tube C3
Activate D to pay out 100 yen. Steps S9 and S
+o)′. Next, 10 from the amount calculation register TCR.
Subtract 0 yen and get "1" from the 100 yen tube register MaR.
” is subtracted, and the processing from step S1 is performed again.

In addition, the 100 yen tube register MaR adds h1 number of inserted 100 yen coins until the 100 yen storage section M3 is full, and the sorting piece H is divided into 100 and 100 yen coins until the 100 yen storage section M3 is full. As shown by the broken line, it is not added when the inserted 100 yen coin is distributed to the safe passage 5 side.

When the payout amount is less than 90 yen and more than 50 yen, it is determined whether the 50 yen tube register M2R is "0" or not, and if it is not "0", the coin ejector @M2D of the 50 yen storage section M2 is activated. Pay out 50 yen and enter the amount calculation register TCR.
50 yen is subtracted from 50 yen tube register M2R (steps 812 and 85). When the payout amount becomes 40 yen or less, the coin takeout device M1D of the 10 yen storage section M1 is operated to dispense 10 yen, and 10 yen is subtracted from the amount calculation register TCP.For 10 yen, the 10 yen coin tube C1 There is no tube register for storing the number of coins accumulated in the storage section M1,
In this embodiment, a 10 yen run-out detection switch M1E is provided that outputs a signal when the number of 10 yen coins in the main tube becomes less than a certain number, for example, 9 or less. Then, a signal is sent from this 10 yen run-out detection switch lVL+E, and the CPU 21 outputs the following message:
Please only sell 10 yen change if you don't need it.
Ru.

It goes without saying that a 10 yen tube register may be provided in place of the 10 yen depletion detection switch M1E to control the coin, just as with other coins. Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, when coins of high value run out of the tube, coins of low value are dispensed. Further, in the above embodiment, the coin retrieval device M1. - After the M30 and the chute coin ejecting device 10 are activated, subtraction is made from the amount operation register TCR, each tube register IVL+ R to M3R, and the chute register S4R. ) may be used to subtract after confirmation.

Next, the coin tube C1 is type A, and the coin tube C2°Ca is type B.
The operation of the coin dispenser when the tube cassette 1 containing 10 yen coins in all coin tubes 01 to C3 is attached to the coin dispensing device (as shown in FIG. 5) will be described below.

At this time, the coin tube C1 of the tube cassette 1 is A
Since it is a type, 10 yen coins such as input coins falling down the coin passage 4 are automatically replenished into the storage part M1 of the coin tube C1, and when the storage part M1 is full, they are distributed to the passage 5 side by the component piece H. It will be done. Also, other coins dupu 02,
, Ca are type B, the 50 yen and 100 yen coins that have fallen through the coin passage 4 corresponding to the coin tube are stored in the respective storage chutes SH2 and SHa that accumulate coins in the diametrical direction by the component piece J. When the storage chutes SH2 and SHa are full, the storage chutes SH2 and SHa are distributed to the passage 5 on the safe side. And coin tube C1
The out-of-coin detection switch M1E is provided only in the housing 811M1, and when the number of coins in the main duplex M1 reaches 9, the out-of-coin detection switch M1E outputs a signal, as described above.

When such a tube cassette 1 is attached to a coin dispensing device, a code such as roloJ is set from the code setting section P, and when a coin dispensing command is issued,
The CPU 21 performs processing as shown in FIG. That is, if the payout amount is 500 yen or more, the same process as explained in FIG. 8 is performed to pay out a 500 yen coin. Also,
When the amount is less than 400 yen and more than 100 yen, the same process as explained in FIG. 8 is performed, but the difference is that in FIG. , the payout of a 100 yen coin from the 100 yen storage chute SHs is one point. That is, if the chute register SaR for 100 yen is not "0" i), the chute coin ejector M10 is operated and the 100 yen storage chute S l-1a is activated.
Pay out a 100 yen coin, subtract 100 yen from the amount calculation register TO0R in the memory 23, and subtract "1" from the chute register SaR for 100 yen (step Sm~521), and repeat the process from step S1. conduct. Next, if the payout amount is less than 90 yen and more than 50 yen,
Similarly, it is determined whether or not the chute register S2R for 50 yen is "0", and if it is not "0", 50 yen is paid out from the 50 yen storage chute SH2, and the amount calculation register TCR is
Subtract 50 yen from 50 yen chute register S2R
"1" is subtracted from (step Ss~531). Next, if the payout amount is 40 yen or less, it is determined whether a signal is output from the 10 yen coin out detection switch M1E (Step 5a3). Activate the coin takeout device M1D to dispense a 10 yen coin. And amount register TC
Subtract 10 yen from P. .

If the number of coins in the storage section M1 of the 10 yen coin tube C1 becomes 9 or less, the 10 yen coin out detection switch tV
Since the signal is output from hE, the CPU 21 next judges whether or not the flag 3 in the memory is ONL (step 83G), and if it is not ONL/, the CPU 21 sets the flag F2 to O.
It is determined whether the ON state is ON (step S3/), and if it is not ON, the coin ejecting device M2D of the storage section M2 of the coin tube C2 is operated, and the 10 coins accumulated in the storage section M2 are operated.
Payout '1 of yen coins (step 5aa). Then, when a signal is output from a coin dispensing detection switch (not shown) provided in the coin dispensing passage and it is detected that a coin has been dispensed (
Step 539), 10 yen is subtracted from the amount calculation register TCR. However, if there is no signal from the coin dispensing detection switch, it is determined that there are no accumulated coins in the storage section M2 of the coin tube C2, and the flag F2 is turned ON to turn on the coin ejecting device M3D of the storage section M3 of the coin tube C3. It is activated to dispense the 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section M3. When a signal is output from the coin payout detection switch (step 542), 10 yen is deducted from the amount calculation register TCP. Thereafter, since the flag 2 is turned on, the coin ejecting device of the storage section M3 is activated to dispense 10 yen coins. 1 in the storage section M3 of the coin tube C3.
When there are no more 0 yen coins, the flag F3 is turned on, and the coin ejecting device M+D of the storage section M1 of the coin tube C1 is activated to dispense 10 yen coins. From then on, flag F3 is ON.
Therefore (step Sae), the coin ejecting device M1
D operates and pays out a 10 yen coin, completing one transaction. Then, for subsequent transactions, the CPU 21 flags F2. , F3 is ON, the transaction is controlled so that it is not necessary to pay out 10 yen coins as change or the like.

The above are all coin tubes C1 and C2.

C3 housing part M1. This is the process when the tube cassette 1 of the type that stores 10 yen coins in M2 and M3 is attached to the coin dispensing device.

Next, replace the coin tube C2 with a B type tube,
The processing flow when 10 yen coins are stored in the storage part M2, the other coin tubes C1 and Ca are type A, and the tube cassette 1 storing 10 yen and 100 yen coins, respectively, is attached to the coin dispensing device is described below. It is shown in Figure 10.

In this case, the inserted coins are 10 yen and 100 yen coins.

Accommodating portion IVh for each coin tube C1, Ca.

Automatically replenish M3, and store 50 yen coins in storage chute SH2
will be automatically replenished. It is assumed that the tube cullet 1 is provided with a sea urchin code setting section P that outputs a code rooIJ.

When a coin dispensing command is issued to a coin dispensing device equipped with such a tube cassette 1, as in the previous example, if the dispensing command is for 500 yen or more, a 500 yen coin dispensing signal is issued and 500 yen is dispensed. , if the amount is less than 400 yen and more than 100 yen, the coin ejecting device M of the storage section M3 that has accumulated 100 yen
Activate aD and if it is less than 90 yen and more than 50 yen, 50
50 yen is dispensed from the storage chute S f-I 2 that has accumulated yen, and if the JQ yen is above or below the yen, the coin ejecting device of the storage section M1 that has accumulated 10 yen is activated to dispense the coin, but 10 yen is dispensed.
When many yen coins are paid out and the number of 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section M1 of the 10 yen coin tube C1 becomes 9 or less,
Since the coin out detection switch tvl+E turns on and outputs a signal (step Ssa), the flag F2 is set to 0 from then on.
It is determined whether it is N or not (Step 5ea), and if it is not ON, the 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section M2 of the coin tube C2 are paid out (Step S[i9). Then, the coin payout detection switch detects whether or not the coin has been paid out (step Sea), and if the coin has been paid out, the amount calculation register TC
Subtract 10 yen from P (step 5ao). If dispensing is not detected, it means that there are no more 10 yen coins in the storage section M2, so turn on the flag F2 (Step SB4), the coin ejecting device M1D of the storage section M1 of the coin tube C1. is activated to pay out a 10 yen coin (step Sθ). and 10 of the said transaction act.
Yen coins are dispensed by the coin ejecting device M+D of the storage section M1.

For subsequent transactions, the CPU 21 performs control so that only transactions that do not require the dispensing of 10 yen coins are performed unless the coin out detection switch MIE becomes O'Fl=.

Above, we have described an example in which three types of tube cassettes 1 are attached to the coin dispensing device, but there are also other combinations of A type and B type coin tubes and combinations of coins to be accumulated.
The code setting section P may transmit a corresponding code.

For example, if you only need to dispense 100 yen coins, change the coin tubes C1 and C2 to type B and coin tube C.
3 is type A, and if you only need to dispense 50 yen coins, set coin tubes C1 and C3 to type B, and coin tube c2 to type A, so that 100 yen and 50 yen are accumulated in all coin tubes, respectively. Just do it.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the tube cassette was attached to a coin dispensing device having storage shoes 1 to 1 for accommodating coins in the diametrical direction. For the B type coin tube, remove the sorting piece J and insert it directly into the safe side passage 5.
The introduced coin may be guided to.

Effects of the Invention The present invention uses a removable tube cassette for the coin duplex in the coin dispensing device, so it is possible to accumulate a large number of coins with a high dispensing frequency, and the tube cassette can be changed according to the price of products sold in vending machines, etc. By selecting 8M, you can store a large number of coins of highly needed types and avoid running out of change. Therefore, it is possible to cope with changes in the selling product prices of the vending machine without changing the main body of the coin dispensing device, and it is possible to improve the usage efficiency of the vending machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the duplex cassette of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an A type coin tube, and FIG. 4 is a B type coin tube. 5 is a sectional view of a coin tube, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of storing coins in a storage chute of a coin dispensing device to which the tube cassette of the present invention is applied. FIG. Fig. 7 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 8 is an operation flow when 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen are accumulated in the storage section of each coin tube, and Fig. 9 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows the flow of operation when 10 yen is accumulated in the storage section of the coin tube. FIG. 1...Double cassette, 2...Distributing single shaft, 3...
・Payout slide plate, 5... Safe side passage, 6...
・Coin, 7... O-ding chute, 9... Coin dispensing device main body, 10... Chute coin dispensing device, )-
1, J... sorting piece, SH2, SH3, SH4... accommodation chute, M... accommodation section, 01-C3... coin tube. Figure 2, 9-H Figure 6

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) It has a plurality of coin tubes for storing coins, and the vJ! A coin tube cassette that has a code setting means for setting a code according to the type of coin stored in each coin tube, and is detachably attached to a coin dispensing device. (2) A first type of coin tube having a coin sorting piece and automatically replenishing coins fed into the coin dispensing device until the coin tube is full with the coin sorting piece; and the coin dispensing device. The coin tube cassette according to claim 1, which is combined with a second type of coin tube that does not automatically replenish coins fed into the coin tube. (3) The first type of coin tube has a coin sorting piece and automatically replenishes coins fed into the coin dispensing device until the coin tube is full. The coin chip according to claim 1
-Bukaset 1~. (4) Coins fed into the coin dispensing device are automatically supplied to the second type of coin tube until the coin storage shoe 1- for coin dispensing provided in the main body of the coin dispensing device is full. The coin tube cullet according to claim 2, characterized in that it has a coin sorting piece.