JP2010079389A - Coin changer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin changer for more quickly discriminating and counting coins received from a customer. <P>SOLUTION: A coin changer 10 is provided with: a casing 12; and a first coin slot 14 having a reception part 14a for receiving one or more coins from the outside of the casing 12 and delivery mechanisms 14b and 14c for delivering the coins received by the reception part 14a one by one into the casing 12. Also, this coin changer 10 is additionally provided with a second coin slot 16 configured so that the coins can be deposited one by one from the outside of the casing 12. An identification part 20 is configured to discriminate and count the coins input into to the second coin slot 16 in addition to the coins input into the first coin slot 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin change machine that inserts coins into a housing, identifies and counts the inserted coins, and dispenses coins as change, and more particularly, more quickly identifies and counts coins deposited from customers. The present invention relates to a coin change machine that can be performed.

  A banknote processing device or a coin processing device connected to a host device such as a POS system (point-of-sale information management system) is introduced into a cash register such as a supermarket or a convenience store (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Generally, a banknote processing device and a coin processing device are provided side by side. The coin processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 temporarily holds the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot and then stores them in the coin storage unit according to the denomination and also pays out coins as change to the coin payout outlet. It has become. Here, as the coin processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a recycle type device capable of reusing received coins as change is used.

  More specifically, in the coin processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the coins inserted into the coin slot are transported into the housing by the transport belt. A restriction roller is provided at the coin insertion slot, and the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot by the restriction roller are fed into the casing one by one. Coins conveyed one by one on the conveyor belt are identified and counted by the identification unit.

JP 2006-309467 A

  As described above, in the conventional coin processing apparatus, coins deposited from a customer are inserted into the coin insertion slot at a time, and coins are transferred one by one from the coin insertion slot to the inside of the casing. The identification count is performed by the identification unit. Then, the change amount is calculated based on the coin identification result by the coin processing device, the bill counting result by the banknote processing device, and the total amount of the actual purchased item, and the coin as change is paid out to the coin payout exit.

  However, since a plurality of coins inserted at a time into the coin insertion slot need to be brought into an aligned state from the non-aligned state one by one and fed into the inside of the housing, it takes time to be identified and counted by the identifying unit. There was a problem that it took. In particular, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, the coin may turn up and rotate at the coin slot, and it may not be immediately brought into the housing, so the customer feels that the waiting time is long. There is a problem that is.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and by inserting coins one by one into the additionally provided second coin insertion unit, the coins are inserted into the second coin insertion unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin change machine that can immediately identify and count the coins by the identifying unit, and can more quickly identify and count the coins.

  A coin change machine according to the present invention includes a housing, a receiving portion for receiving coins from the outside of the housing, and a retraction mechanism for feeding coins received in the receiving portion one by one into the housing. 1 coin insertion portion, a second coin insertion portion configured to insert coins one by one from the outside of the casing, and provided inside the casing, the first coin insertion portion of the first coin insertion portion Identification of a transport unit that transports coins that have been retracted into the housing by the retraction mechanism, coins that have been input to the first coin input unit, and coins that have been input to the second coin input unit An identification unit that performs counting and a coin dispensing unit that dispenses coins as change based on a coin counting result by the identification unit.

  According to such a coin change machine, in addition to the first coin insertion unit that receives one or a plurality of coins from the outside of the casing and feeds the accepted coins one by one into the casing, the casing changes. A second coin insertion unit configured to insert coins one by one from the outside of the body is additionally provided, and in addition to the coins inserted into the first coin insertion unit, the identification unit, The identification counting of the coin thrown into the 2nd coin throwing-in part is performed. For this reason, for example, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, the coins inserted into the second coin input unit are immediately identified by inserting the coins one by one into the second coin input unit. It is possible to perform identification and counting by the unit. Here, as compared with a case where a plurality of coins are received at one time and the accepted coins are inserted into the first coin input unit such that the received coins are transferred one by one into the housing by a transfer mechanism, When coins are inserted into the second coin insertion unit, the time required for transferring a plurality of coins in a non-aligned state one by one into the interior of the housing by the transfer mechanism can be saved more quickly. In addition, the identification number of the coin can be determined by the identification unit.

  In the coin change machine of the present invention, the identification unit is provided in the conveyance unit, and is configured to perform identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the second coin insertion unit is It is preferable that the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit are sent between the first coin insertion unit and the identification unit in the transport unit.

  In this case, it is more preferable that the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit are sent to the vicinity of the identification unit in the transport unit.

  In the coin change machine of the present invention, the second coin insertion unit is configured such that the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit are sent to the receiving portion of the first coin insertion unit. The identification unit is provided in the vicinity of the first identification part that is interposed in the conveyance unit and performs identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the second coin insertion unit, It is preferable to have the 2nd identification part which performs the identification count of the coin thrown into this coin insertion part.

  In the coin change machine of the present invention, the coin change machine further includes a lid portion that covers the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion so as to be openable and closable, and the second coin insertion portion is provided on the lid portion. When the lid portion is in a closed position so as to close the receiving portion, the coin inserted into the second coin inserting portion is sent to the receiving portion of the first coin inserting portion. The identification unit is provided in the lid unit, a first identification unit that is interposed in the conveyance unit and performs identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the second unit. It is preferable to have a second identification portion that performs identification counting of coins inserted into the coin insertion unit.

  In this case, the lid portion includes a shutter member that is slidable between a closing position that closes the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion and an opening position that opens the receiving portion, and the shutter When the member is in the open position, a coin is received from the outside of the housing into the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion, and when the shutter member is in the closed position, the coin is 1 from the outside of the housing. More preferably, it is inserted into the second coin insertion part one by one.

  Alternatively, the lid portion is movable between a closing position that closes the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion and an opening position that opens the receiving portion, and is attached to the housing by a hinge. A coin is received from the outside of the housing to the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion when the door member is in the open position, and the housing is in the closed position when the door member is in the closed position. Coins may be inserted into the second coin insertion unit one by one from the outside of the body.

  In the coin change machine as described above, when a coin is inserted into the second coin insertion part, the result of the coin identification count by the first identification part and the coin identification by the second identification part More preferably, it is determined whether or not the result of the identification count matches.

  In the coin change machine as described above, when a coin is inserted into the second coin input unit, the coin is sent from the second coin input unit to the receiving portion of the first coin input unit. Thus, the coins held in the receiving part are transferred one by one into the housing by the transfer mechanism when a coin transfer start signal is sent to the first coin input unit. More preferably.

  According to the coin change machine of the present invention, it is possible to more quickly identify and count coins deposited from customers.

First Embodiment Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 3 is a figure which shows the coin change machine which concerns on this Embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a coin change machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the coin change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the first coin input unit, the second coin input unit, the transport unit, and the identification unit in the coin change machine shown in FIG.

  The coin change machine in the present invention is generally provided side by side with a banknote change machine. Each of the coin change machine and the banknote change machine is connected to a control terminal device including, for example, a POS register (a cash registering machine having a sales point information management function). The control terminal registers product purchase information and causes the coin change machine or the banknote change machine to perform coin and banknote deposit and withdrawal processing. The control terminal is connected to a host server, and sales information and the like are transmitted from the control terminal to the host server.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a coin change machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case 12, a first coin input unit 14 into which coins are input from the outside of the case 12, and a first coin input unit 14 and the like. 2 coin insertion unit 16 and a coin dispensing unit 30 for dispensing coins as change.

  The first coin inserting unit 14 receives one or more coins from the outside of the housing 12 and feeds the accepted coins into the housing 12 one by one. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the first coin insertion unit 14 includes a receiving part 14 a that receives one or a plurality of coins C from the outside of the housing 12 in a non-aligned state, and a non-aligned part in the receiving part 14 a. A transport belt 14b that transports the coins C received in the aligned state toward the inside of the housing 12, and a transport belt 14b that is provided with a slight gap therebetween, and a transport direction of the coins C by the transport belt 14b in the clearance. And a reverse rotation roller 14c that rotates in the reverse direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 3). Here, the conveying belt 14b and the reverse rotation roller 14c constitute a feeding mechanism for feeding the coins C received in the receiving portion 14a one by one into the housing 12.

  A transport unit 18 is provided inside the housing 12. The transport unit 18 is configured to transport the coins that are fed into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism of the first coin inserting unit 14 one by one. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 18 has a plurality of transport belts. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transport unit 18 is provided with an identification unit 20 that performs identification counting of coins transported by the transport unit 18.

  As shown in FIG. 1 etc., the 2nd coin insertion part 16 is comprised so that a coin may be thrown in the aligned state from the exterior of the housing | casing 12 one by one. The size of the opening portion of the second coin insertion portion 16 is slightly larger than the coin to be inserted into the housing 12 of the coin change machine 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the second coin inserting unit 16 sends the coins inserted into the second coin inserting unit 16 between the first coin inserting unit 14 and the identifying unit 20 in the transport unit 18. It is configured to be More specifically, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 16 are sent to the vicinity of the identification unit 20 in the transport unit 18. That is, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 16 are immediately identified and counted by the identification unit 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a branching section 23 is provided on the downstream side of the identification section 20 in the transport section 18. The coins identified as normal coins by the identification unit 20 are sent from the branching unit 23 to the deposit conveyance unit 26. On the other hand, a coin (reject coin) that is identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 20 is sent directly from the branching unit 23 to the coin dispensing unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a storage unit 24 that stores coins by denomination is provided inside the housing 12. The storage portion 24 has a plurality of storage portion portions 24a to 24f corresponding to the respective denominations, and coins of the corresponding denominations are stored in the storage portion portions 24a to 24f, respectively. Yes. Coins sent from the branching unit 23 to the depositing / conveying unit 26 are stored in the storage unit parts 24a to 24f of the storage unit 24 according to the type of money. Further, a withdrawal transport unit 28 is connected to each of the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24, and the coins stored in each of the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f are transferred to the coins via the withdrawal transport unit 28. The withdrawal unit 30 is configured to withdraw money as change.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin change machine 10 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated.

  When the operator deposits banknotes or coins from the customer, or when the operator replenishes the storage unit 24 with coins as change, the operator inserts coins into the coin change machine 10. Specifically, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is large or when coins as change are replenished to the storage unit 24, the operator inserts coins into the first coin input unit 14. Coins thrown into the first coin throwing portion 14 are received by the receiving portion 14a, and are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism including the transport belt 14b and the reverse rotation roller 14c. The coins brought into the inside of the housing 12 are conveyed one by one by the conveying unit 18, and the identification unit 20 performs identification counting of the coins. When the coins identified by the identification unit 20 are normal coins, the coins are sent from the branching unit 23 to the deposit conveyance unit 26, and the storage unit parts 24a to 24a of the storage unit 24 corresponding to the denomination of the coins. It is stored in 24f. On the other hand, a coin (reject coin) identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 20 is sent directly from the branching unit 23 to the coin dispensing unit 30.

  On the other hand, when the number of coins deposited by the operator from the customer is small, the operator inserts coins into the second coin input unit 16. The coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 16 are immediately sent from the transport unit 18 to the identification unit 20 and are identified and counted by the identification unit 20. As described above, the coins identified by the identification unit 20 are stored in the storage unit parts 24a to 24f of the storage unit 24 corresponding to the denomination of the coins, or directly from the branch unit 23 to the coin dispensing unit 30. Sent.

  After that, when returning coins as change to the customer, change according to the counting result of coins by the identification unit 20 of the coin change machine 10, the counting result of banknotes by the banknote change machine, and the total amount of actual purchases. The amount is calculated. Then, coins as change are transferred from the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and coins are sent from the withdrawal transport unit 28 to the coin dispensing unit 30. The operator returns the coins withdrawn to the coin dispensing unit 30 to the customer as change.

  As described above, according to the coin change machine 10 of the present embodiment, one or more coins are received from the outside of the housing 12 and the accepted coins are fed into the housing 12 one by one. In addition to the coin insertion unit 14, a second coin insertion unit 16 configured to insert coins one by one from the outside of the housing 12 is additionally provided. In addition to the coins inserted into the coin inserting unit 14, the coins inserted into the second coin inserting unit 16 are identified and counted. For this reason, for example, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, by inserting the coins one by one into the second coin inserting unit 16, the coins inserted into the second coin inserting unit 16 are immediately The identification unit 20 can perform identification counting. Here, as compared with a case where a plurality of coins are received at a time and coins are inserted into the first coin insertion portion 14 in which the accepted coins are fed one by one into the housing 12 by a feeding mechanism. Thus, when coins are inserted into the second coin input unit 16, it is possible to save time for transferring a plurality of coins in a non-aligned state one by one into the housing 12 by the transfer mechanism. Thus, the identification unit 20 can more quickly identify and count coins.

  Moreover, in the coin change machine 10 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the 2nd coin insertion part 16 is the 1st in the conveyance part 18 in which the coin thrown into this 2nd coin insertion part 16 is. It is comprised so that it may be sent between the coin insertion part 14 and the identification part 20. More specifically, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 16 are sent to the vicinity of the identification unit 20 in the transport unit 18. As a result, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 16 can be immediately identified and counted by the identification unit 20.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 7 is a figure which shows the coin change machine which concerns on this Embodiment. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin change machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the coin change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the first coin input unit, the second coin input unit, the transport unit, and the identification unit in the coin change machine shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. It is a side view by the AA arrow of the coin change machine shown. In the coin change machine of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, the same parts as those of the coin change machine of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. Is omitted.

  Compared with the coin change machine 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the coin change machine 40 according to the present embodiment is substantially different only in the configuration of the first coin input part and the second coin input part. Others have substantially the same configuration as the coin change machine 10 shown in FIGS. The coin change machine 40 according to the present embodiment will be described below.

  The coin change machine 40 includes a first coin input unit 44 and a second coin input unit 46 into which coins are input from the outside of the housing 12.

  The first coin insertion unit 44 receives one or more coins from the outside of the housing 12 and feeds the accepted coins into the housing 12 one by one. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the first coin inserting portion 44 includes a receiving portion 44 a that receives one or a plurality of coins C in an unaligned state from the outside of the housing 12, and a non-receiving portion 44 a. A conveyor belt 44b that conveys the coins C received in an aligned state toward the inside of the housing 12, and a conveyance gap of the coins C by the conveyance belt 44b is provided in the clearance belt 44b with a slight gap therebetween. And a reverse roller 44c that rotates in the reverse direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 6). Here, the conveying belt 44b and the reverse rotation roller 44c constitute a feeding mechanism for feeding the coins C received in the receiving portion 44a one by one into the housing 12.

  The second coin input unit 46 is configured so that coins are input one by one from the outside of the housing 12 in an aligned state. As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the second coin insertion portion 46 is provided in the vicinity of the first coin insertion portion 44, and the coins inserted into the second coin insertion portion 46 are the first coin insertion. It is sent to the receiving part 44 a of the part 44. More specifically, the second coin insertion unit 46 includes a coin insertion slot 46a into which coins are inserted by the operator, and a coin conveyance path through which coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 46a are conveyed downward by their own weight. 46 b and a coin discharge port 46 c provided on the side wall of the receiving portion 44 a of the first coin inserting portion 44. The size of the opening portion of the coin insertion slot 46a is slightly larger than the coin to be inserted into the inside of the housing 12 of the coin change machine 40. In the second coin insertion section 46, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 46a are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 46b, discharged from the coin discharge slot 46c, and finally sent to the receiving portion 44a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an identification unit 21 is additionally provided in the vicinity of the second coin insertion unit 46. Similar to the identification unit 20 interposed in the conveyance unit 18, the identification unit 21 performs identification counting of coins conveyed in the coin conveyance path 46 b of the second coin insertion unit 46. That is, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 46 a of the second coin insertion unit 46 are immediately identified and counted by the identification unit 21.

  Here, in the present embodiment, of the two identification units 20 and 21, the identification unit 20 interposed in the transport unit 18 is used as a first identification unit, and is provided in the vicinity of the second coin insertion unit 46. The identified identification part 21 is defined as a second identification part.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin change machine 40 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated.

  When the operator deposits banknotes or coins from the customer, or when the operator replenishes the storage unit 24 with coins as change, the operator inserts the coins into the coin change machine 40. Specifically, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is large, or when coins as change are replenished to the storage unit 24, the operator inserts coins into the first coin input unit 44. Coins thrown into the first coin throwing portion 44 are received by the receiving portion 44a, and are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism including the transport belt 44b and the reverse rotation roller 44c. The coins brought into the inside of the housing 12 are conveyed one by one by the conveyance unit 18, and the identification unit 20 performs identification counting of the coins. When the coins identified by the identification unit 20 are normal coins, the coins are sent from the branching unit 23 to the deposit conveyance unit 26, and the storage unit parts 24a to 24a of the storage unit 24 corresponding to the denomination of the coins. It is stored in 24f. On the other hand, a coin (reject coin) identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 20 is sent directly from the branching unit 23 to the coin dispensing unit 30.

  Then, when returning coins as change to the customer, change is made according to the counting result of coins by the identification unit 20 of the coin change machine 40, the counting result of banknotes by the banknote change machine, and the total amount of actual purchases. The amount is calculated. Then, coins as change are transferred from the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and coins are sent from the withdrawal transport unit 28 to the coin dispensing unit 30. The operator returns the coins withdrawn to the coin dispensing unit 30 to the customer as change.

  On the other hand, when the number of coins deposited by the operator from the customer is small, the operator inserts coins into the coin insertion slot 46 a of the second coin insertion unit 46. The coins inserted into the coin insertion port 46a of the second coin insertion unit 46 are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 46b and sent from the coin discharge port 46c to the receiving portion 44a. Here, when the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 46a of the second coin insertion unit 46 are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 46b, the coins are identified and counted by the identification unit 21.

  And the change amount is calculated by the counting result of the coin by the identification unit 21 of the coin change machine 40, the counting result of the banknote by the banknote change machine, and the total amount of the actual purchased item. Then, coins as change are transferred from the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and coins are sent from the withdrawal transport unit 28 to the coin dispensing unit 30. The operator returns the coins withdrawn to the coin dispensing unit 30 to the customer as change. The coins sent to the receiving portion 44a of the first coin inserting portion 44 from the second coin inserting portion 46 and held in the receiving portion 44a are transferred from the control terminal to the first coin inserting portion 44 of the coin changer 40. When a coin feeding start signal is sent to the housing 12, the coins are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism of the first coin insertion unit 44. Thereafter, the coins brought into the inside of the housing 12 are conveyed one by one by the conveyance unit 18, and the identification unit 20 performs identification counting of the coins.

  When a coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit 46 by the operator, the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 20 is coincident with the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 21. Is judged. If the results of the identification counts do not match, an alarm is sent to the operator by voice or screen display by the control terminal, or this information is sent from the control terminal to the host server. It is like that.

  As described above, according to the coin change machine 40 of the present embodiment, the second coin input unit 46 is configured such that the coins input into the second coin input unit 46 are received by the first coin input unit 44. 44a. In addition to the identification unit 20 interposed in the transport unit 18, an identification unit 21 is additionally provided in the vicinity of the second coin insertion unit 46 and is inserted into the second coin insertion unit 46. The identification unit 21 performs the coin identification count. For this reason, for example, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, by inserting the coins one by one into the second coin inserting unit 46, the coins inserted into the second coin inserting unit 46 are immediately The identification unit 21 can perform identification counting. Here, when coins are inserted into the second coin insertion unit 46, the identification unit 21 can immediately perform the identification counting of the inserted coins, so that the coins are directly inserted into the first coin insertion unit 44. Compared to the case, the identification unit 20 can identify the coins more quickly because it can save time for the plurality of coins in the non-aligned state to be moved into the housing 12 one by one by the feeding mechanism. Counting can be performed.

  Further, when a coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit 46, it is determined whether or not the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 20 and the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 21 match. It has come to be. Here, basically, when the second coin insertion unit 46 is used, no coin is directly inserted into the first coin insertion unit 44, but the second coin insertion unit 46 is used. This can be detected when a coin is inserted directly into the first coin input unit 44 by mistake.

  Further, when a coin is inserted into the second coin input unit 46, the coin sent from the second coin input unit 46 to the receiving portion 44a of the first coin input unit 44 is the first coin input. Only when a coin feeding start signal is sent to the unit 44, the coins are fed into the housing 12 one by one by the feeding mechanism. For this reason, since the coin sent to the receiving part 44a of the 1st coin insertion part 44 from the 2nd coin insertion part 46 will be temporarily hold | maintained in the reception part 44a, the 1st coin insertion part 44 The receiving portion 44a can be used as a temporary holding portion.

  In addition, in the coin change machine 40 in this Embodiment, you may provide the cover part (not shown) which covers the receiving part 44a of the 1st coin insertion part 44 so that opening and closing is possible. When such a lid is provided, the receiving portion 44a of the first coin insertion portion 44 is closed by the lid during the store business period, and the operator can count the coins deposited from the customer regardless of the number of the coins. It will be inserted into the second coin insertion part 46. On the other hand, when replenishing coins as change in the storage unit 24 of the coin change machine 40, the lid is opened and coins are directly inserted into the receiving portion 44a of the first coin inserting portion 44. The coins inserted into the housing 44 are retracted into the housing 12 so that the coins are stored in the respective storage part portions 24a to 24f of the storage part 24 in denominations.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 8 thru | or FIG. 12 is a figure which shows the coin change machine which concerns on this Embodiment. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the coin change machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the coin change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the first coin input unit, the second coin input unit, the transport unit, the identification unit, and the lid unit in the coin change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a side view of the coin change machine shown in FIG. 10 as viewed from the direction of arrows B-B, showing a state when the shutter member is in the closed position, and FIG. 12 is shown in FIG. It is a side view by the BB arrow of a coin change machine, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a shutter member exists in an opening position. In the coin change machine of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 12, the same parts as those of the coin change machine of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. Is omitted.

  Compared with the coin change machine 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the coin change machine 50 according to the present embodiment is substantially different only in the configuration of the first coin input part and the second coin input part. Others have substantially the same configuration as the coin change machine 10 shown in FIGS. The coin change machine 50 according to the present embodiment will be described below.

  The coin change machine 50 is capable of opening and closing a first coin insertion part 54 and a second coin insertion part 56 into which coins are respectively inserted from the outside of the housing 12, and a receiving part 54 a of the first coin insertion part 54. And a lid portion 58 for closing.

  The first coin inserting unit 54 receives one or more coins from the outside of the housing 12 and feeds the accepted coins one by one into the inside of the housing 12. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the first coin inserting unit 54 includes a receiving part 54a that receives one or a plurality of coins C from the outside of the housing 12 in a non-aligned state, and a non-aligned part in the receiving part 54a. A conveying belt 54b that conveys the coins C received in an aligned state toward the inside of the housing 12, and a conveying belt 54b that is provided with a slight gap therebetween, and in the gap, the conveying direction of the coins C by the conveying belt 54b And a reverse roller 54c that rotates in the reverse direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 10). Here, the conveying belt 54b and the reverse rotation roller 54c constitute a feeding mechanism for feeding the coins C received in the receiving portion 54a one by one into the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the lid portion 58 that covers the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54 so as to be openable and closable is composed of a shutter member. More specifically, the lid 58 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body portion 58a and a guide rail 58b for guiding the main body portion 58a. The main body portion 58a has a closed position (see FIGS. 8 and 11) that closes the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54 along the guide rail 58b, and an opening position that opens the receiving portion 54a (FIG. 12). (See below). That is, the main body portion 58a of the lid portion 58 reciprocates in the arrow direction of FIG. 8 along the guide rail 58b.

  The second coin insertion unit 56 is configured to insert coins one by one from the outside of the housing 12. As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the second coin insertion portion 56 is provided in the lid portion 58. Then, when the main body portion 58a of the lid portion 58 is in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion portion 56 are received portions 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54. To be sent to. More specifically, the second coin insertion unit 56 includes a coin insertion port 56a provided on the upper surface of the lid unit 58, and a coin inserted into the coin insertion port 56a downward by its own weight. It has the coin conveyance path 56b conveyed toward the front, and the coin discharge port 56c provided in the lower surface of the cover part 58. FIG. The size of the opening portion of the coin insertion slot 56a is slightly larger than the coin to be inserted into the housing 12 of the coin change machine 50. In the second coin insertion unit 56, the coins inserted into the coin insertion port 56a are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 56b, discharged from the coin discharge port 56c, and finally sent to the receiving portion 54a.

  When the main body portion 58a of the lid portion 58 is in the opening position as shown in FIG. 12, one or a plurality of coins can be directly received from the outside of the housing 12 into the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54. It has become. On the other hand, when the main body portion 58a of the lid portion 58 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 11, coins are thrown from the outside of the housing 12 one by one into the second coin throwing portion 56. The coins are sent to the receiving portion 54a of the first coin inserting portion 54.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the lid portion 58 is additionally provided with an identification portion 22. Similar to the identification unit 20 interposed in the conveyance unit 18, the identification unit 22 performs identification counting of coins conveyed in the coin conveyance path 56 b of the second coin insertion unit 56. That is, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 56 a of the second coin insertion unit 56 are immediately identified and counted by the identification unit 22.

  Here, in the present embodiment, of the two identification units 20 and 22, the identification unit 20 interposed in the transport unit 18 is used as a first identification unit, and the identification unit 22 provided in the lid unit 58 is used. The second identification part.

  Next, operation | movement of the coin change machine 50 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated.

  When the operator deposits banknotes or coins from the customer, or the operator replenishes the storage unit 24 with coins as change, the operator inserts the coins into the coin change machine 50. Specifically, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is large, or when coins as change are replenished to the storage unit 24, the lid 58 is moved to an opening position as shown in FIG. A coin is inserted into the first coin insertion unit 54. The coins inserted into the first coin insertion unit 54 are received by the receiving portion 54a, and are fed one by one into the housing 12 by a feeding mechanism including the conveying belt 54b and the reverse rotation roller 54c. The coins brought into the inside of the housing 12 are conveyed one by one by the conveying unit 18, and the identification unit 20 performs identification counting of the coins. When the coins identified by the identification unit 20 are normal coins, the coins are sent from the branching unit 23 to the deposit conveyance unit 26, and the storage unit parts 24a to 24a of the storage unit 24 corresponding to the denomination of the coins. It is stored in 24f. On the other hand, a coin (reject coin) identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 20 is sent directly from the branching unit 23 to the coin dispensing unit 30.

  Thereafter, when returning coins as change to the customer, change is made according to the coin counting result by the identification unit 20 of the coin change machine 50, the banknote counting result by the banknote change machine, and the total amount of the actual purchased item. The amount is calculated. Then, coins as change are transferred from the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and coins are sent from the withdrawal transport unit 28 to the coin dispensing unit 30. The operator returns the coins withdrawn to the coin dispensing unit 30 to the customer as change.

  On the other hand, when the number of coins deposited by the operator is small, the lid 58 is moved to the closed position as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and the operator enters the coin insertion slot 56a of the second coin insertion unit 56. Insert coins into. Note that, during the store business period, the lid 58 may be always located at the closed position as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. In this case, the operator inserts the coins deposited from the customer into the second coin input unit 56 regardless of the number of the coins. In this case, the lid 58 is moved to the opening position as shown in FIG. 12 only when coins as change are replenished in the storage unit 24 of the coin change machine 40.

  The coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 56a of the second coin insertion unit 56 are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 56b and sent from the coin discharge port 56c to the receiving portion 54a. Here, when the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 56a of the second coin insertion unit 56 are conveyed through the coin conveyance path 56b, the coins are identified and counted by the identification unit 22.

  And the change amount is calculated by the counting result of the coin by the identification part 22 of the coin change machine 50, the counting result of the banknote by the banknote change machine, and the total amount of the actual purchased item. Then, coins as change are transferred from the storage unit portions 24 a to 24 f of the storage unit 24 to the withdrawal transport unit 28, and coins are sent from the withdrawal transport unit 28 to the coin dispensing unit 30. The operator returns the coins withdrawn to the coin dispensing unit 30 to the customer as change. The coins sent from the second coin inserting unit 56 to the receiving portion 54a of the first coin inserting unit 54 and held in the receiving portion 54a are transferred from the control terminal to the first coin inserting unit 54 of the coin change machine 50. When a coin feeding start signal is sent to the housing 12, the coins are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding mechanism of the first coin insertion unit 54. Thereafter, the coins brought into the inside of the housing 12 are conveyed one by one by the conveyance unit 18, and the identification unit 20 performs identification counting of the coins.

  When the coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit 56 by the operator, the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 20 is coincident with the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 22. Is judged. If the results of the identification counts do not match, an alarm is sent to the operator by voice or screen display by the control terminal, or this information is sent from the control terminal to the host server. It is like that.

  As described above, according to the coin change machine 50 of the present embodiment, the lid portion 58 that covers the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54 so as to be openable and closable is installed, and the second coin insertion portion 56 is A coin that is provided in the second coin insertion portion 56 when the lid 58 is in a closed position that closes the reception portion 54a is provided in the lid portion 58. The reception portion of the first coin insertion portion 54 54a. In addition to the identification unit 20 interposed in the transport unit 18, an identification unit 22 is additionally provided in the lid 58, and the identification count of the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 56 is identified. This is performed by the unit 22. For this reason, for example, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, the coins inserted into the second coin input unit 56 are immediately put into the second coin input unit 56 by inserting the coins one by one. The identification unit 22 can perform identification counting. Here, when coins are inserted into the second coin insertion unit 56, a plurality of coins in a non-aligned state are transferred by the feeding mechanism as compared with the case where coins are inserted into the first coin insertion unit 54. Since it is possible to save time for carrying the sheet one by one into the housing 12, the identification unit 22 can more quickly identify and count coins.

  Further, when a coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit 56, it is determined whether or not the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 20 is coincident with the result of the coin identification count by the identification unit 22. It has come to be. Here, basically, when the second coin insertion unit 56 is used, no coin is directly inserted into the first coin insertion unit 54, but the second coin insertion unit 56 is used. Sometimes, this can be detected when a coin is inserted directly into the first coin input unit 54 by mistake.

  Further, when a coin is inserted into the second coin input unit 56, the coin sent from the second coin input unit 56 to the receiving portion 54a of the first coin input unit 54 is the first coin input. Only when a coin feeding start signal is sent to the unit 54, the coins are fed into the housing 12 one by one by the feeding mechanism. For this reason, since the coin sent to the receiving part 54a of the first coin inserting part 54 from the second coin inserting part 56 is temporarily held in the receiving part 54a, the first coin inserting part 54 The receiving portion 54a can be used as a temporary holding portion.

  In the coin change machine according to the present embodiment, the lid portion that covers the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54 so as to be openable and closable is limited to a shutter member as shown in FIGS. There is nothing. Next, another example of the coin change machine in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. Here, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another configuration of the coin change machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 14 shows a first coin input unit and a second coin input in the coin change machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of a part and a cover part.

  In the coin change machine 60 as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the lid portion is not a shutter member but a lid member attached to the housing 12 by a hinge. More specifically, the lid portion 62 in the coin change machine 60 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 includes a main body portion 62a having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a hinge 62b for attaching the main body portion 62a to the housing 12. Has been. The main body 62a reciprocates with respect to the housing 12 around the hinge 62b in the direction of the arrows in FIGS.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second coin insertion portion 56 is provided in the lid portion 62. When the main body portion 62a of the lid portion 62 is in the closed position as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion portion 56 are received portions 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54. To be sent to.

  Also in the coin change machine 60 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, when the main body portion 62 a of the lid 62 is moved to open the receiving portion 54 a of the first coin insertion portion 54, one or more coins are stored. It is directly received from the outside of the body 12 into the receiving portion 54 a of the first coin inserting portion 54. On the other hand, when the main body portion 62a of the lid 62 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. 13 or FIG. 14, coins are inserted one by one from the outside of the housing 12 into the second coin inserting portion 56. The coins are sent to the receiving portion 54a of the first coin inserting portion 54.

  In this way, in the coin change machine 60 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second coin insertion part 56 is provided in the lid part 62 as in the coin change machine 50 as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12. When the lid 62 is in a closed position so as to close the receiving portion 54a of the first coin insertion portion 54, the coins inserted into the second coin insertion portion 56 are stored in the first coin insertion portion 54. It is sent to the receiving part 54a. In addition to the identification unit 20 interposed in the transport unit 18, an identification unit 22 is additionally provided in the lid unit 62, and the identification count of the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit 56 is identified. This is performed by the unit 22. For this reason, for example, when the number of coins deposited from the customer is small, the coins inserted into the second coin input unit 56 are immediately put into the second coin input unit 56 by inserting the coins one by one. The identification unit 22 can perform identification counting.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin change machine by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the coin change machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of the 1st coin insertion part in the coin change machine shown in FIG. 1, a 2nd coin insertion part, a conveyance part, and an identification part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin change machine by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the coin change machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of the 1st coin insertion part in the coin change machine shown in FIG. 4, a 2nd coin insertion part, a conveyance part, and an identification part. It is a side view by the AA arrow of the coin change machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the coin change machine by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the coin change machine shown in FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of the 1st coin insertion part in the coin change machine shown in FIG. 8, a 2nd coin insertion part, a conveyance part, an identification part, and a cover part. It is a side view by the BB arrow of the coin change machine shown in FIG. 10, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a shutter member exists in a closed position. It is a side view by the BB arrow of the coin change machine shown in FIG. 10, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a shutter member exists in an opening position. It is a perspective view which shows the other structure of the coin change machine by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of the 1st coin insertion part in the coin change machine shown in FIG. 13, a 2nd coin insertion part, and a cover part.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Coin change machine 12 Case 14 1st coin insertion part 14a Receiving part 14b Conveyor belt 14c Reverse rotation roller 16 2nd coin insertion part 18 Conveyance part 20-22 Identification part 23 Branching part 24 Storage part 24a-24f Storage part part 26 Deposit transfer unit 28 Deposit transfer unit 30 Coin dispensing unit 40 Coin changer 44 First coin input unit 44a Receiving portion 44b Transfer belt 44c Reverse rotation roller 46 Second coin input unit 46a Coin transfer port 46b Coin transfer path 46c Coin Ejection port 50 Coin changer 54 First coin insertion part 54a Receiving part 54b Conveying belt 54c Reverse rotation roller 56 Second coin insertion part 56a Coin insertion port 56b Coin conveyance path 56c Coin ejection port 58 Lid 58a Main part 58b Guide rail 60 Coin Change Machine 62 Lid 62a Body 62b Hinge

Claims (9)

A housing,
A first coin insertion unit having a receiving part for receiving coins from the outside of the casing and a retraction mechanism for feeding coins received in the receiving part one by one into the casing;
A second coin insertion unit configured to insert coins one by one from the outside of the housing;
A transport unit that is provided inside the housing and transports coins that have been retreated into the housing by the retraction mechanism of the first coin insertion unit;
An identification unit for performing identification counting of coins inserted into the first coin input unit and coins input into the second coin input unit;
A coin dispensing unit for dispensing coins as change based on the coin counting result by the identification unit;
A coin change machine characterized by comprising: The identification unit is interposed in the conveyance unit, and is configured to perform identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit,
The second coin input unit is configured such that the coins inserted into the second coin input unit are sent between the first coin input unit and the identification unit in the transport unit. The coin change machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:   The coin change machine according to claim 2, wherein the coins inserted into the second coin input unit are sent to the vicinity of the identification unit in the transport unit. The second coin insertion unit is configured such that the coins inserted into the second coin insertion unit are sent to the receiving portion of the first coin insertion unit,
The identification unit is provided in the vicinity of the first identification part that is interposed in the conveyance unit and performs identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the second coin insertion unit, The coin change machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second identification portion that performs identification and counting of coins inserted into the coin insertion portion. A lid portion for closing the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion;
The second coin insertion portion is provided in the lid portion, and the second coin insertion portion is located in a closed position where the lid portion closes the receiving portion. Is configured to be sent to the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion,
The identification unit is provided in the lid unit and is provided in the first identification part that is interposed in the conveyance unit and performs identification counting of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit, and is inserted into the second coin insertion unit. 2. A coin change machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second identification portion for identifying and counting coins. The lid portion is composed of a shutter member that is slidable between a closing position that closes the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion and an opening position that opens the receiving portion,
When the shutter member is in the open position, coins are received from the outside of the housing into the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion, and when the shutter member is in the closed position, coins are received from the outside of the housing. The coin change machine according to claim 5, wherein one coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit one by one. The lid is movable between a closing position that closes the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion and an opening position that opens the receiving portion, and is a door member attached to the housing by a hinge. Consists of
When the door member is in the open position, coins are received from the outside of the housing into the receiving portion of the first coin insertion portion, and when the door member is in the closed position, coins are received from the outside of the housing. The coin change machine according to claim 5, wherein one coin is inserted into the second coin insertion unit one by one.   When coins are inserted into the second coin insertion unit, whether the result of coin identification count by the first identification part matches the result of coin identification count by the second identification part The coin change machine according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein it is determined whether or not.   When a coin is inserted into the second coin input unit, the coin sent from the second coin input unit to the receiving part of the first coin input unit and held at the receiving part is 9. The coins are fed one by one into the casing by the feeding mechanism when a coin feeding start signal is sent to the first coin inserting unit. A coin change machine according to any one of the above.

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