JP3390242B2 - Circulating coin processor - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a circulation type coin processing device used in financial terminal equipment such as banks, and more particularly to an arrangement for efficiently performing withdrawal processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a financial institution such as a bank, a circulation type coin processing device is widely used which can perform both deposit and withdrawal processing and can circulate deposited coins and reuse them as dispensed coins. It is used.

There are various types of circulation type coin processing devices in the related art, and a typical type thereof is described in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 5-159131. In the coin processing device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-159131, during the depositing process, the coins inserted into the coin depositing / dispensing part at the upper part of the device are individually separated by the coin dispensing part immediately below, and then the coins are separated. It is transported to the discrimination section to discriminate between authenticity and denomination. Then, the discriminated genuine coins are sent from the individual conveying path to the coin storing portion below and are stored according to the denomination.

On the other hand, during the withdrawal process, a specified number of coins of a specified denomination are taken out from the coin storage unit, the coins are dropped onto the first conveyor belt at the lower part of the apparatus, and further, the first coin extending from the lower part to the upper part of the apparatus. 2 It is conveyed to the coin depositing / dispensing section via the conveyor belt. The coins thus sent to the coin depositing / dispensing unit have already been discriminated at the time of depositing, but for confirmation, they are sent again from the coin dispensing unit to the coin discriminating unit for discrimination of authenticity and denomination. Is done. If the coins that have passed through the coin discriminating unit are designated, the coins are held in the temporary holding unit via the individual conveying path, and when the coins of the designated denomination and the number of coins are collected, the coins of the second conveying belt are collectively collected. It is dropped to the bottom. Such coins are again conveyed upward by the second conveyor belt as coins to be dispensed, returned to the coin depositing / dispensing section, and dispensed.

[0005]

In the conventional circulation type coin processing apparatus as described above, the coins are conveyed twice through the conveyor belt extending from the lower portion to the upper portion of the apparatus during the withdrawal processing, so that the processing takes a long time. There was a problem that it cost.

Further, in the case of the above coin processing apparatus, since the coins are held by the temporary holding section until all the dispensed coins are gathered,
This also caused the withdrawal process to be delayed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a circulating coin processing device capable of efficiently and quickly performing a withdrawal process.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a circulation type coin processing device according to the present invention comprises a coin depositing / dispensing section for temporarily holding a deposited coin or a dispensed coin, and a coin. The first conveying unit for sending the coins deposited in the depositing / dispensing unit downward, the coin dispensing unit for dispensing the coins sent from the first transporting unit one by one, and the coin dispensed for the coin dispensing unit. A second transport unit for transporting, a coin discriminating unit provided in the second transport unit for discriminating between authenticity and denomination of coins, and coin sorting for sorting coins sent from the second transport unit into denominations. Section, the coin discriminating section and the coin allocating section, and the third diverging section that branches from the second conveying section and selectively conveys coins to the coin depositing / dispensing section; and the coin allocating section. Coins that store different types of coins according to the denomination, and a coin It is characterized in that it comprises a coin taking-out portion for taking out only the designated number, and a fourth conveying unit for conveying the coins taken out by the coin taking-out portion to the coin feeding unit.

Further, it is preferable that the second transfer section is configured to transfer the coin upward.

[0010]

In the above structure, during the depositing process, a plurality of coins of multiple denominations, which have been inserted into the coin depositing / dispensing section, are guided to the coin feeding section and then separated one by one and conveyed to the second conveying section. It These deposited coins are discriminated between authenticity and denomination by coin discrimination while moving in the second transport unit, and are selectively sent to the coin sorting unit or the third transport unit according to the result. The coins sent to the coin sorting unit are sorted according to the denomination discrimination result, and are stored in the coin storing unit according to the denomination. The coins sent to the third transport unit are sent to the coin depositing / dispensing unit and returned to the user.

At the time of dispensing processing, coins of a designated denomination and a designated number of coins are taken out from the coin storage section by the coin take-out section and are conveyed to the coin feeding section by the fourth conveying section. The coins sent to the coin feeding section are conveyed one by one through the second conveying section,
The coin discriminating section confirms the authenticity and the denomination, and if the denomination is the designated denomination, the coins are sequentially sent from the third conveying section to the coin depositing / dispensing section. Further, when the coin is discriminated as a coin other than the designated denomination or the counterfeit money, the coin is not sent to the third transport section, but is appropriately guided from the coin sorting section to the reject box or the like.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 schematically show the structure of a circulating type coin processing device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, this coin processing device is provided in the device frame 10.
A coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 that temporarily holds depositing coins or dispensing coins, a coin dispensing unit 14 that dispenses one or more coins of multiple denominations inserted into the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12, and dispenses the coins. A coin sorting unit 16 that sorts the coins fed from the feeding unit 14 into denominations, a coin storage unit 18 that stores the coins sorted by the coin allocating unit 16 into denominations, and a coin storage unit 18 A coin take-out unit 20 for taking out coins as coins to be dispensed is provided. Further, the coin processing device is configured to transfer coins from the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 to the coin dispensing unit 14 according to the first embodiment.
A transport unit 22 and a second transport unit 24 that transports the coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 14 one by one to the coin sorting unit 16.
A third transport path 26 that branches from the second transport unit 24 to transport the coins to the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12, and a fourth transport route that transports the coins taken out from the coin storage unit 18 by the coin dispensing unit 20 to the coin dispensing unit 14. And a transport unit 28. In order to facilitate understanding of the following description, for convenience, the right side of FIG. 1 is “rear”, the left side is “front”, the right side of FIG. 2 is “right”, and the left side is “left”. .

The coin depositing / dispensing portion 12 is provided directly below the coin depositing / dispensing port 30 provided on the upper surface of the apparatus frame 10, and has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape for receiving and holding depositing coins or dispensing coins. It has a tray 32. This tray 32
When a coin is inserted and the shutter 34 of the coin depositing / dispensing port 30 is closed, the coin is rotated about 180 degrees and the coin on it is dropped.

The first conveying section 22 is composed of a chute 36 extending substantially vertically downward, and drops coins from the coin depositing / dispensing section 12 as they are and sends them to the coin feeding section 14 arranged at the lower part of the apparatus frame 10. You can

The coin feeding unit 14 is provided with a coin feeding device 38 capable of receiving coins, separating them into individual coins and feeding them out one by one. The illustrated coin feeding device 38 is called a collective hopper type, and has a hopper 40 for receiving coins from the chute 36 and a hopper 4 having a front surface.
The rotary disk 42 is arranged obliquely so as to be a part of the inner surface of the disk. As shown in detail in FIG. 3, a plurality of projections 44 are provided on the surface of the rotary disk 42 at regular intervals in the circumferential direction, and the rotary disk 42 is rotated in a predetermined direction by a drive motor 46. Then, coins in the hopper 40 can be hooked on the projections 44 one by one and moved upward. The coins moved upward by the rotating disc 42 are
The rail 48 is placed on the rail 48 arranged so as to face the upper portion of the surface of the sheet, and is fed to the second transport unit 24.

The lower part of the hopper 40 can be opened and closed, and when a foreign matter such as a bill is inserted, the foreign matter is dropped from the hopper 40 and is returned.
With this, it is possible to return the coin to the coin depositing / dispensing section 12.

As clearly shown in FIG. 3, the second transfer section 24 has a transfer path 52 which continues from the rail 48 of the coin feeding section 14 and extends substantially vertically upward. This transport path 52 is
A flat transport plate 54 fixed to the device frame 10 and a guide plate 56 fixed on the surface of the transport plate 54 are defined by the transport plate 54, and coins are transported along the transport path 52 along the transport path 52. It is pushed by and is conveyed upward. In the illustrated embodiment, the pulleys 60a and 60b are provided on the conveyance path 52.
, Pulleys 60b and 60c, pulleys 60d and 60e
And the conveyor belts 58a, 58b, 58c, 58d wound around the space and between the pulleys 60e, 60f. These conveyor belts 58a, 58b, 58c, 5 are provided.
8d is driven by a drive motor 62 provided in the upper portion of the apparatus frame 10 via an appropriate transmission mechanism (not shown).

As can be understood from FIG. 4, which is an end view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, there is a fixed space between the pulley 60c and the pulley 60d, and a coin is placed here. A coin discrimination device 66 is attached as the discrimination section 64. As the coin discriminating apparatus, various types can be used, but from the viewpoint of discrimination accuracy and the like, as shown in the drawing, coins disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-199702 and the like. The discrimination device 66 is preferable. This coin discriminating apparatus 66 is basically composed of a pair of rectangular coils 68a and 68b arranged at regular intervals, and when a coin passes through the central space of each coil 68a and 68b. The authenticity of coins and the denomination of coins are identified based on the change in the frequency of the obtained alternating current transmission signal. Also,
A rubber roller 70 is arranged between the coils 68a and 68b, which is rotationally driven by a drive motor 62,
Coins passing through the lower coil 68a are replaced by the upper coil 68
b, and functions to feed to the conveyor belt 58c.

The transport path 52 above the coin discriminating device 66 branches to the left, and this branch path 72 constitutes the third transport section 26. The coin guided to the branch path 72 is the pulley 7
It is pressed by a conveyor belt 76 wound between 4a and 74b and conveyed upward. This conveyor belt 76
Is also driven by the drive motor 62.

As shown in FIG. 5, which is an end view taken along the line VV in FIG. 3, a flat belt 80 wound around three pulleys 78a, 78b, 78c is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pulley 74b. Are in contact with each other, and the contact portion is curved forward from the surface of the transport plate 54, that is, in the direction of the coin depositing / dispensing portion 12. A dispensing / refunding chute 82 extending to the coin depositing / dispensing portion 12 is provided in front of the end (front end) of the contact portion between the pulley 74b and the flat belt 80, which is inclined downward toward the front. There is. Therefore, the coin that has risen up the branch path 72 is sent to the tray 32 of the coin depositing / dispensing section 12 by changing the traveling direction to the front at the pulley 74b, sliding on the dispensing / refunding chute 82.

Whether the coins are allowed to go straight on the transfer path 52 or to be branched to the branch path 72 is determined by a branch plate 84 provided at a branch portion between the transfer path 52 and the branch path 72. As shown in FIG. 4, the branch plate 84 is attached to the tip of a plunger 87 of a solenoid 86 provided on the back surface of the transport plate 54, and the solenoid 8
By controlling the energization to 6, the reciprocating motion is performed between the position (the position shown in FIG. 4) that shuts off the transport path 52 and the position retracted from the transport path 52. Further, the branch plate 84 is arranged so as to be inclined in the same direction as the branch path 72. Therefore,
Normally, when the branch plate 84 is in the position of blocking the transport path 52, the coins transported from below are deflected by the branch plate 84 and guided to the branch path 72. on the other hand,
When the branch plate 84 is retracted from the transport path 52, the coin goes straight up the transport path 52.

The upper end of the transport path 52 of the second transport section 24 is connected to the coin sorting section 16 disposed above the coin storage section 18 via the pulley 88. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin distribution unit 16 has a distribution plate 90 that extends substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction and has a smooth surface, and coins are conveyed backward on the distribution plate 90. A conveyor belt 92 is provided so as to be provided. The conveyor belt 92 is wound around the terminal pulley 60f of the second conveyor 24 and a pulley 94 provided further rearward of the distribution plate 90,
It is bent by pulleys 88 and 96. The conveyor belt 92 is also driven by the drive motor 62.

Further, the distribution plate 90 is formed with a plurality of through holes 98 at regular intervals in the front-rear direction. The through holes 98 are for dropping coins conveyed on the distribution plate 90, and are sequentially arranged from the front side for 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, 100
For coins, for 500 yen coins, for overflow, and for collection. A distribution claw 100 is arranged in each through hole 98, and can be tilted between a position where the through hole 98 is closed and flush with the upper surface of the distribution plate 90 and a position where the tip (front end) is lifted. Has become. The distribution pawl 100 is tilted by an appropriate driving device 102. Normally, the sorting claw 100 is in a position to close the through hole 98, and coins transported on the sorting plate 90 pass on the sorting claw 100 and are sent backward. On the other hand, when the tip of the sorting claw 100 is lifted, the coin from the front is guided by the lower surface of the sorting claw 100 and dropped through the opened through hole 98.

In this embodiment, a coin temporary holding section 104 is provided below the coin sorting section 16. The coin temporary holding unit 104 has a coin holding chamber 112 in which a space surrounded by a pair of left and right side plates 106, 107, a front plate 108 and a rear plate 109 is partitioned in the front-rear direction by a plurality of partition plates 110. . The coin holding chambers 112 are provided corresponding to the through holes 98 formed in the distribution plate 90, and are arranged in order from the front side for 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, and 1-yen coins.
It is used for 0 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 100 coins, 500 yen coins, and overflow coins. However, there is no coin storage chamber for collection, and the collection through hole 98 _R of the distribution plate 90 is communicated with the collection box 116 below the device frame 10 via the chute 114.

At the bottom of each coin holding chamber 112, a coin holding flat belt 118 whose upper surface is a coin holding surface is stretched in the lateral direction. This coin retention belt 11
The pulley 120 on the right side around which 8 is wound is the side plate 10.
It is arranged at a constant interval from 6. The gap 122 between the pulley 120 and the side plate 106 is located substantially vertically below the chute 124 extending from the corresponding through hole 98 of the distribution plate 90, and the coin storage portion 18 below is located.
And is normally closed by the opening / closing plate 126. The open / close plate 126 has its upper end pivotally supported by the side plate 106, and can be tilted between a position where the gap 122 is closed and a position where the gap 122 is opened. The opening / closing plate 126 at the gap closing position is the coin holding belt 11.
It is inclined toward the coin holding surface of 8, and this
The coins dropped from the through holes 98 of the distribution plate 90 are guided to the coin holding surface. The tilting operation of the opening / closing plate 126 is performed by an appropriate driving device (not shown).

The other pulley 128 is the left side plate 1.
It is arranged in the vicinity of the opening 130 formed in 07. The opening 130 of the side plate 107 communicates with a coin passage 132 formed in the left side portion of the device frame 10.
An opening / closing plate 134 that is tilted by an appropriate driving device is also attached to this opening 130, and is normally closed.

The pulley 120 on the right side of each coin holding chamber 112 is attached to a single rotary shaft 136 which extends rearward from the front plate 108 through the partition plate 110. The rotary shaft 136 is rotated in both forward and reverse directions by a drive motor 138 attached to the front plate 108.

A coin storage unit 18 is arranged below the coin temporary storage unit 104. The coin storage unit 108 is composed of a plurality of hoppers 140 arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and each hopper 140 is provided corresponding to each coin holding chamber 112 of the coin temporary holding unit 104. Therefore, the hoppers 140 are sequentially arranged from the front side for 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 50-yen coins, and 10-yen coins.
It is for 0 coins and 500 yen coins. However, a second coin holding chamber 142 is formed below the coin holding chamber 112 _OF for overflow, and a flat coin holding belt 144 is laterally stretched under the second coin holding chamber 142. The coins retained on the coin retaining belt 144 are
By driving the coin holding belt 144, the coin holding belt 144 is dropped and collected in the collection box 116 below the apparatus frame 10.

The hopper 140 of the coin storage unit 18 in this embodiment utilizes the hopper of the coin feeding device, and the main body 146 of the coin feeding device constitutes the coin taking-out unit 20. There are various types of coin feeding devices that can be used in the coin taking-out section 20, but in this embodiment, every time the rotary disk 148 arranged at the lower part of the hopper 140 is rotated by a certain angle by the drive motor 150, the hopper 14 is rotated.
A coin type in which coins in 0 are fed sideways one by one is used. The coins dispensed from the main body 146 of each coin dispenser are stored in the coin passage 132 on the left side of the device frame 10.
It is supposed to be sent inside.

At the lower part of the coin passage 132, the fourth conveyor 2 is provided.
8, a conveyor belt 152 is stretched horizontally. The conveyor belt 152 is a flat belt, and the coin feeding unit 14
15 provided at a position adjacent to the hopper 40 of
4 and a pulley 156 provided at a position adjacent to the rearmost portion of the coin unloading section 20. The upper surface of the upper portion of the conveyor belt 152 is provided with the coin temporary holding unit 104.
It is a transfer surface for receiving and transferring coins from the opening 130 of the side plate 107 and coins from the coin unloading unit 20.
A drive motor 158 is connected to the rear pulley 156, and the drive motor 158 is driven to drive the conveyor belt 15
When 2 is operated in the direction of arrow A, coins on the conveying surface are fed into the hopper 40 from the chute 160 through the opening 162 on the side of the hopper 40. When the conveyor belt 152 is operated in the direction opposite to the arrow A, the coins on the conveyor surface fall from the rear end and are collected in the collection box 116 below the apparatus frame 10. However, this coin recovery route to the rear is normally closed by the coin drop prevention plate 164, and the coin drop prevention plate 164 is tilted backward only when the coin is dropped into the collection box 116. Is designed to open.

In this embodiment, a coin replenishing cabinet 166 is installed above the apparatus frame 10, and the coins stored in the coin replenishing cabinet 166 are replenished onto the conveyor belt 152 through the coin passage 132 at appropriate times. . Further, it is preferable that a coin replenishing port 170 is also provided on the rear plate 168 of the apparatus frame 10 so that coins can be replenished on the conveyor belt 152 from the coin replenishing port 170 via the chute 172.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 174 is a reject box, and reject coins such as defective coins and uncollected coins that cannot be used as coins to be dispensed are coin sorting units 1.
It is arranged so as to be fed from a reject chute 176 at the rear of the No. 6.

In the above-mentioned configuration, the coin processing can be executed in various modes, but it is preferable to perform the deposit processing and the withdrawal processing in the following modes.

First, the deposit process will be described. When the user presses a deposit button on an operation panel (not shown) arranged on the surface of the apparatus frame 10, the shutter 34 of the coin deposit / withdrawal port 30 opens, and the coin is put into a waiting state. Here, when a plurality of coins of multiple denominations are inserted into the tray 32 of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 from the coin depositing / dispensing port 30, and the shutter 34 is closed, the tray 32 is inverted and all the coins on the chute 36. It passes through and falls in the hopper 40 of the coin feeding device 38 in the coin feeding part 14.

The coins stored in the hopper 40 are lifted up one by one by the rotation of the rotary disk 42 and sent from the rail 48 to the second transport section 24. When the coin comes into contact with the conveyor belt 58a of the second conveyor 24, the coins ascend along the conveyor path 52 by the conveyor belts 58a and 58b and reach the coin discriminating unit 64. The coin discriminating unit 64 is provided with two coils 68a and 68b forming a coin discriminating device 66 in parallel, and when a coin passes through the central space portion of these coils 68a and 68b, a transmission signal from the coils 68a and 68b. The frequency of the coin changes, and the authenticity and denomination of the passing coin are discriminated from the change.

At this time, if the passing coin is discriminated as a coin which cannot be deposited such as counterfeit money, the coin is sent from the conveying path 52 to the branch path 72 by the branch plate 84, and the withdrawal / refund chute 82. After that, the coins are returned to the tray 32 of the coin depositing / dispensing unit 12 and returned to the user.

When the coin is discriminated as a genuine coin, the branch plate 84 is retracted from the conveying path 52, and the coins go straight on the conveying path 52 and are sent to the coin sorting unit 16. In the coin distribution unit 16, the distribution claw 100 of the through hole 98 of the distribution plate 90 corresponding to the denomination of the coin is tilted upward, and thus the distribution plate 90 is fed by the conveyor belt 92. The coins coming are guided by the lower surface of the corresponding sorting claw 100, enter the through holes 98, and drop from the chute 124 into the coin holding chamber 112 of the coin temporary holding unit 104. When the coin storage chamber 112 to be stored is full, only the sorting claw 100 of the overflow through hole 98 _OF is tilted upward, and the coin falls into the overflow coin storage chamber 112 _OF .

When the coins are sorted, the gap 1 between the coin holding chambers 112
Since 22 is closed by the opening / closing plate 126,
The coin that has dropped from the chute 124 is the opening / closing plate 1.
It is guided by 26 and placed on the coin holding surface of the coin holding belt 118. At this time, the coin holding belt 118 is not driven, and the coins are temporarily held on the coin holding belt 118.

When all the deposited coins are discriminated and sorted into the corresponding coin storage chambers 112, the amount of deposited coins is displayed on the display unit of the operation panel and the user is asked to confirm. Here, if the confirmation button is pressed, the opening / closing plate 126 of each coin holding chamber 112 is tilted to open the gap 122, and the coin holding belt 118 is operated in the direction of arrow B. As a result, the coins on the coin storage belt 118 pass through the chute 178 from the gap 122 and fall into the corresponding hopper 140 in the coin storage unit 18 to be stored. The coins held in the overflow coin holding chamber 112 _{OF are} held in the second coin holding chamber 142 and then sent to the collection box 116 at an appropriate time.

On the other hand, when the user presses the cancel button, the opening / closing plate 134 of each coin holding chamber 112 is tilted in order to return all the deposited coins held in the coin temporary holding unit 104 to the user. The opening 130 is opened and the coin holding belt 118 is operated in the direction opposite to the arrow B to drop the coin onto the conveyor belt 152 of the fourth conveyor 28. At this time, since the transport surface of the transport belt 152 is moving toward the coin feeding portion 14, the transport belt 15
The coins on 2 are sent to the hopper 40 of the coin feeding unit 14. The coins thus returned to the coin payout unit 14 again move up the transport path 52 of the second transport unit 24, pass through the branch path 72 and the dispensing / refunding chute 82 of the third transport unit 26, and deposit / withdraw coins. It is returned to the tray 32 of the unit 12. When all the deposited coins are returned to the tray 32, the coin deposit / withdrawal port 3
The shutter 34 of 0 opens and the coin on the tray 32 is returned to the user.

Next, the withdrawal process will be described. First,
When the user presses the withdrawal button on the operation panel to specify the denomination and the number of coins to be dispensed, the coin feeding device main body 146 of the coin unloading section 20 corresponding to the designated denomination is driven, and a desired coin is generated. A specified number of coins are taken out from the hopper 140 of the coin storage unit 18. The coin taken out from the coin storage unit 18 is dropped onto the conveyor belt 152 of the fourth conveyor unit 28 and conveyed to the hopper 40 of the coin feeding unit 14. The coins sent to the coin payout unit 14 are raised one by one in the transport path 52 of the second transport unit 24 in the same manner as the deposit process, and the coin discriminating unit 6
At 4, the authenticity and denomination are distinguished.

When the coin discriminating unit 64 discriminates that the coin is a normal coin of the designated denomination, it is not temporarily held and
The coins are sent from the branch path 72 to the tray 32 of the coin depositing / dispensing section 12 through the dispensing / returning chute 82. Then, if all the coins taken out from the coin storage unit 18 are sent to the tray 32, the shutter 34 of the coin deposit / withdrawal port 30 is opened,
Provided to users.

On the other hand, if an abnormality is detected by the coin discriminating unit 64 and it is discriminated that the coin is not suitable as a coin to be dispensed, the branch plate 84 is retracted from the conveying path 52 and the abnormal coin is coined. Distribution plate 90 of distribution unit 16
Is transported to the end of the reject chute 176, and is dropped into the reject store 174. In such a case, only the abnormal coins will run out, so when all the remaining coins are sent to the tray 32, the denomination of the deficient coins will be automatically redesignated, and the coins of that denomination will be replaced. Is taken out from the coin storage unit 18, and is conveyed from the conveyor belt 152 to the coin discriminating unit 64 via the coin feeding unit 14 and the second conveying unit 24. Then, if this coin is normal, it is sent to the tray 32, and the shutter 34 of the coin deposit / withdrawal port 30 is opened.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the second transport unit is oriented substantially vertically in order to make the apparatus compact, but the second transport path may be horizontal depending on the position of the coin distribution unit 16, the coin storage unit 18, or the like. Alternatively, only the third conveyance path may be arranged vertically.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, during the withdrawal process, the transport path of the coins taken out from the coin storage portion is shortened as compared with the conventional one, and the coins are repeatedly transported through the same transport path. Nothing. Further, since the dispensed coins are not dispensed to the coin depositing / dispensing unit immediately after the discrimination processing is performed and are not temporarily held, the dispensing processing time is significantly shortened.

Further, since there is no need for a space for temporarily holding the dispensed coins, there is an effect that the entire apparatus can be made compact.

In the past, the coin discriminating section was generally provided in the horizontal conveying path extending in the lateral direction. However, as in the present invention, the second conveying section is directed upward and the coin discriminating section is located in the middle. When the unit is provided, the horizontal transport path in the device can be shortened, the layout of each component can be facilitated, and the device can be made compact.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an overall configuration of a circulation type coin processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing in detail second and third conveying units in the circulation type coin processing device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is an end view taken along the line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Device frame, 12 ... Coin depositing / dispensing section, 14 ... Coin feeding section, 16 ... Coin sorting section, 18 ... Coin storing section, 20 ...
Coin take-out section, 22 ... First transfer section, 24 ... Second transfer section, 2
6 ... 3rd conveyance part, 28 ... 4th conveyance part, 30 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal port, 64 ... Coin discrimination part, 104 ... Coin temporary holding part.

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07D 1/00 B07C 5/36 G07D 9/00 328

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A coin depositing / dispensing unit for temporarily holding deposited coins or dispensed coins; a first transporting unit for transporting coins deposited in the coin depositing / dispensing unit downward; A coin delivery unit, which is arranged below the depositing / dispensing unit, separates and dispenses the coins sent from the first transport unit one by one, and conveys the coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit. A second transport unit extending upward from the coin feeding unit, a coin discrimination unit provided in the second transport unit for discriminating between authenticity and denomination of coins, and coins sent from the second transport unit. A coin allocating section for categorizing into coin types, and a branch section between the coin discriminating section and the coin allocating section for branching from the second transport section and extending to the coin deposit / withdrawal section.
A transfer unit and a branching unit provided in the branching unit, and the coin discrimination
Discrimination of coins sent through the department by the coin discrimination unit
Before branching to the third transport section selectively according to the result
Branching means, a coin storing section for storing coins sorted by the coin sorting section by denomination, a coin extracting section for extracting a specified number of coins of a designated denomination from the coin storing section, and the coin removing section A fourth conveying unit that conveys the coin taken out by the coin feeding unit to the coin feeding unit, and the second feeding unit extends upward from the coin feeding unit and
The transfer plate with the transfer path for coins and the transfer plate
Are located along the transport path of the
A first conveyor belt for pressing and conveying coins, wherein the third conveyor is the conveyor plate of the second conveyor.
And is branched from the transport path of the second transport section.
And a branch path arranged along the branch path,
And a second conveyor belt for pressing coins to convey
The branching means is a retracted position retracted from the transport path,
Blocking that blocks the transport path to guide coins to the branch path
Provided on the carrier plate so as to be capable of reciprocating between the position and
A branch plate, and the coin discriminating section is provided on the transport plate.
A circulation type coin processing device characterized in that 2. The first conveyor belt and the second conveyor
The circulating coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding belt is a round belt .