JP4786966B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus that performs selection and rejection (rejection) of deformed coins having protrusions formed on the surface of stored coins.

  Conventionally, as a coin processing device for depositing coins and dispensing change coins as needed, for example, a coin storage and throwing machine that accepts and stores coins of a specific denomination and throws out the stored coins. 2. Description of the Related Art A coin processing device having a plurality of dispensing units for each denomination is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a coin processing device, the deformed coin may cause a failure such as clogging in the device. For this reason, in order to suppress obstacles, such as clogging with a deformed coin, what has a function which detects a deformed coin in a device and discharges the deformed coin outside the device is used. Specifically, as shown in Patent Document 2, for example, the thickness of a plurality of points of a coin is measured using a thickness sensor such as a laser reflection sensor or an overcurrent displacement sensor, and the coin is deformed according to these measurement results. It is determined whether or not. When it is determined that the coin measured by the thickness sensor is a deformed coin, the deformed coin is guided to the exclusion slot at the gate that distributes the coins to the storage unit and the exclusion slot, and returned to the operator. It is like that.

JP 2004-302514 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-97662

  However, for example, in the deformed coin elimination method (reject method) as shown in Patent Document 2, an expensive sensor such as a laser reflective sensor or an overcurrent displacement sensor is used as a thickness sensor for measuring the thickness of a plurality of points of the coin. There is a problem that the cost becomes high. Further, in such a method, a coin that is curved in the thickness direction as a target is detected as a deformed coin, and this coin is surely protected against a deformed coin having a protrusion formed on the surface. There is a problem that it is difficult to detect that is a deformed coin.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and a deformed coin having protrusions formed on the surface is simply used without using an expensive thickness sensor such as a laser reflection sensor or an overcurrent displacement sensor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin processing device that can be sorted by a simple configuration. Moreover, it aims at providing the coin processing apparatus which can exclude such a deformed coin reliably.

The present invention is a coin processing device for selecting deformed coins having projections formed on the surface thereof among the stored coins, and is provided so as to be in a substantially horizontal state, and guides the coins in a row in a substantially horizontal direction. A coin conveying surface, a coin conveying means for conveying coins along the coin conveying surface, and receiving a projection of the deformed coin to guide the deformed coin, and normal coins other than the deformed coin are received by the coin conveying means. A recess provided on the coin transfer surface so as to extend in another direction different from the one direction being transferred, and a coin provided on the coin transfer surface and transferred along the coin transfer surface by the coin transfer means And a detection sensor for detecting the protrusion of the deformed coin is received in the recess provided on the coin transport surface, and the deformed coin extends along the direction in which the recess extends. It is the coin processing apparatus according to claim in which the adapted to detect that it is conveyed in the direction.
According to such a coin processing device, normal coins among the stored coins are transported in one direction along the coin transport surface, while a deformed coin having a projection formed on the surface is different from the one direction. Since it is conveyed in the other direction and the detection sensor detects that the deformed coin is conveyed in the other direction, a thickness sensor such as a laser reflective sensor or an overcurrent displacement sensor is not used. The deformed coins having protrusions formed on the surface among the stored coins can be selected with a simple configuration.

In the coin processing apparatus of the present invention, the coin processing device further includes coin removing means for selectively removing coins that are provided along the coin transport surface and are transported along the coin transport surface, and the deformed coins are detected by the detection sensor. It is preferable that the coin excluding means excludes the deformed coin when detected.
According to such a coin processing device, it is possible to reject (reject) deformed coins identified as having protrusions formed on the surface of the stored coins.

In the coin processing apparatus of the present invention, the coin transport surface includes an upper transport surface positioned on the upper surface side of the coin transported by the coin transport means and a lower transport surface positioned on the lower surface side of the coin, It is preferable that the concave portions are provided on both the upper and lower transport surfaces.
According to such a coin processing device, the deformed coin sent to the gap passage between the upper conveyance surface and the lower conveyance surface can be reliably obtained regardless of whether the projection is formed on the upper surface or the lower surface. The deformed coin can be guided in the other direction, and the deformed coin can be detected.

In the coin processing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the upper transport surface and the lower transport surface are configured to elastically sandwich the coin when the coin is transported by the coin transport means.
According to such a coin processing device, even if the coins sent to the gap passage between the upper conveyance surface and the lower conveyance surface are different in denominations, the coins have different thicknesses. Since the thickness of the coin can be elastically absorbed, coins of various thicknesses can be conveniently conveyed between the upper conveyance surface and the lower conveyance surface.

In the coin processing device of the present invention, the other direction in which the deformed coin is guided is extended from the one direction in which the normal coin is guided toward the downstream side so that the concave portion extends on the coin transport surface. Is preferably set.
According to such a coin processing device, the normal coin guided in one direction and the deformed coin guided in the other direction are surely conveyed to different positions, so the detection sensor is guided in the other direction. Deformed coins can be reliably detected without being confused with normal coins.

In the coin processing apparatus of this invention, it is preferable that the said recessed part is provided in the said coin conveyance surface so that the largest diameter coin can be guided among the coins processed.
According to such a coin transport device, coins of various denominations including the coin with the largest diameter in the processed coin can be guided in the other direction by the recess, and the deformed coins can be transferred regardless of the denomination of the coins. Can be detected.

  According to the coin processing apparatus of the present invention, without using an expensive thickness sensor such as a laser reflection type sensor or an overcurrent type displacement sensor, it is possible to select and eliminate deformed coins having protrusions formed on the surface with a simple configuration. Can do.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 are diagrams showing a coin processing device according to the present embodiment.
1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the coin processing apparatus of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the coin processing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which a portion surrounded by a two-dot chain line B in the coin processing device of FIG. 1 is enlarged, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the inside of the coin processing device of FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view (a view taken along the line CC in FIG. 2) of the upper conveyance surface of the coin processing device of FIG. 1 as viewed from below, and FIG. 6 is a diagram of the coin processing device of FIG. It is the fragmentary top view (line DD arrow line view of FIG. 2) which looked at the lower conveyance surface from upper direction. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a deformed coin having protrusions formed on the surface, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which normal coins are transported by coin transport means along the coin reference edge. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when the deformed coin is conveyed along a recess formed on the coin conveyance surface. Moreover, FIG. 10 is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the state which combined the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with the banknote processing apparatus.
The coin processing apparatus according to the present embodiment performs selection of deformed coins having protrusions formed on the surface thereof as shown in FIG. 7 among the coins received at the coin receiving port.

  In the following, the overall configuration of the present embodiment, the detailed configuration of each element, operation and effects, and modifications will be described sequentially.

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The coin processing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 6 is used for a money deposit or withdrawal system in the state combined with the banknote processing apparatus 11, as shown in FIG. This money deposit / withdrawal system is further combined with a POS register (a cash registering machine having a point-of-sale management function) and the like, and the coin processing device 10 and the bill processing device 11 are used as a coin change machine and a bill change machine, respectively. The Each change machine is used for depositing money from a customer and withdrawing change money as required. That is, the coin processing device 10 as a coin change machine is configured to deposit a deposit from a customer and to dispense a change coin as necessary in cooperation with a POS register or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing device 10 includes a housing 12 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The longitudinal direction of the housing 12 is the front-rear direction of the coin processing device 10, and the side on which the operation panel 13 is provided on the top surface of the housing 12 is the front side of the coin processing device 10. A coin receiving port 14 for receiving deposited coins is provided at a portion adjacent to the operation panel 13 on the top surface of the housing 12. In addition, a tray-like coin outlet 15 is provided below the operation panel 13 so as to protrude forward for dispensing coins and the like to be taken out.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a feeding mechanism 20 is provided for feeding coins received in the coin receiving port 14 in one line. The feeding mechanism 20 includes a flat belt 21 disposed at the bottom of the coin receiving port 14 and a reverse rotation roller 22. The flat belt 21 conveys the coins received in the coin receiving port 14 toward the rear of the apparatus, and the reverse rotation roller 22 rotates in a direction opposite to the coin conveying direction on the downstream side of the flat belt 21. .

  A conveyance surface (lower conveyance surface) 30 for conveying the coins fed by the feeding mechanism 20 substantially horizontally extends behind the feeding mechanism 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the lower conveyance surface 30 includes a first conveyance surface 30a extending from the feeding mechanism 20 to the rear of the apparatus along the right side of the apparatus, and a device from the rear end of the first conveyance surface 30a to the left side of the apparatus. The second conveying surface 30b extends in the lateral direction. The coins fed into the interior by the feeding mechanism 20 are first transported backward on the first transport surface 30a, and then transported to the left of the device on the second transport surface 30b. It is sent to a denomination sorting unit 50 (described later) provided inside. Coin reference edges 34 and 35 are provided on the right side in the traveling direction of the first transport surface 30a and the second transport surface 30b, respectively, for contacting the outer peripheral edge of the coin. Further, on the upstream side of the coin reference edge 34 on the first transport surface 30a, an inclined edge 36 for bringing the outer peripheral edge of the coin fed by the feeding mechanism 20 into contact with the coin reference edge 34 is provided.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a coin transport mechanism 40 is provided as a coin transport means for transporting coins on the coin transport surface 30. This coin transport mechanism 40 includes an auxiliary round belt 41 corresponding to the region from the feeding mechanism 20 to the inclined edge 36 of the first transport surface 30a, and from the rear portion of the auxiliary round belt 41 to the end portion of the second transport surface 30b. And a main round belt 42 corresponding to the above.

  The auxiliary round belt 41 is stretched between the front and rear pulleys 43 and 44. Further, the main round belt 42 is stretched between a front pulley 45 arranged coaxially with the pulley 44 and a rear pulley 46 on the downstream side of the second conveyance surface 30b, and is connected to the first conveyance surface 30a and the second conveyance belt. It is guided by the intermediate pulley 47 so as to correspond to the bending with the surface 30b. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of guide rollers 48 for preventing the main round belt 42 from being lifted are disposed between the front pulley 45 and the intermediate pulley 47.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a denomination identification sensor 60 for identifying the denomination of a coin passing therethrough is disposed in the vicinity of the coin reference edge 34 on the upstream side of the first transport surface 30a. Specifically, the denomination identifying sensor 60 is adapted to identify the denomination of the coins conveyed along the coin reference edge 34.

  In addition, a denomination sorting unit 50 (sorting unit) that sorts coins by denomination is provided on the downstream side of the lower conveyance surface 30. The denomination sorting unit 50 includes a 5-yen sorting unit 50a provided on the downstream side of the first transport surface 30a, a 1-yen sorting unit 50b, a 50-yen sorting unit 50c provided along the second transport surface 30b, A 100-yen sorting unit 50d, a 10-yen sorting unit 50e, and a 500-yen sorting unit 50f are included.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a coin is selectively selected from above the lower conveyance surface 30 (first conveyance surface 30a) between the denomination identification sensor 60 and the denomination classification unit 50 (5-yen selection unit 50a). A coin removing mechanism (coin removing means) 61 is provided. The coin removal mechanism 61 has a discharge part 62 provided on the first transport surface 30a and a discharge mechanism 63 for discharging the coins discharged downward by the discharge part 62 to the outside of the apparatus.

  The discharge unit 62 includes a discharge hole formed in the lower transfer surface 30 (first transfer surface 30a), a shutter member provided in the discharge hole, and the shutter member moving forward and backward in the passage width direction with respect to the discharge hole. And a solenoid for driving. The solenoid drives the shutter member so that it can be opened and closed, whereby the coins on the lower transport surface 30 are selectively discharged downward through the discharge holes.

[Detailed configuration of each element]
Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of each element of the coin processing device 10 according to the present embodiment, particularly a detailed configuration of each element arranged in the rear region of the feeding mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an upper conveyance surface 31 is provided slightly above the lower conveyance surface 30 in the rear region of the feeding mechanism 20 so as to face the lower conveyance surface 30. Yes. That is, the coins fed by the feeding mechanism 20 are transported to the rear of the apparatus in a further one-line state by the coin transport mechanism 40 through a gap passage between the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31. ing.

The lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31 have an elastic force so that both the conveyance surfaces 30 and 31 approach each other by an elastic member (not shown) such as a spring attached to the back side of each conveyance surface 30 and 31. It has come to be added. As a result, the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31 are configured to elastically sandwich the coins, and as a result, for the coins sent to the gap passage between the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31, Even if the coins have different thicknesses due to different seeds, the different coin thicknesses can be elastically absorbed. For this reason, coins of various thicknesses can be conveniently conveyed between the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31.
In addition, it is not limited to the structure where an elastic member such as a spring is attached to the back surfaces of both the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31, and the elastic member is attached only to the back surface of one of the transport surfaces. It may be configured to be. Further, instead of attaching an elastic member such as a spring to the back surface of the lower conveyance surface 30 or the upper conveyance surface 31, the conveyance surfaces 30 and 31 themselves may be made of an elastic body such as rubber. .

  FIG. 5 shows a partial perspective view (a view taken along line CC in FIG. 2) of the upper conveyance surface 31 as viewed from below. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper conveyance surface 31 is installed at a place other than the passage area of the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 of the coin conveyance mechanism 40. Here, in FIG. 5, the height level of the upper conveyance surface 31 and the height level of the lowest portion of the outer peripheral surfaces of the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 are substantially the same in the drawing. Actually, the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 protrude slightly below the upper conveyance surface 31, and the outer circumferential surfaces of the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 are higher than the height level of the upper conveyance surface 31. Of these, the lowest level is slightly lower. As a result, the coins in the gap passage between the upper transport surface 31 and the lower transport surface 30 are transported to the rear of the apparatus with the upper surface hooked by the auxiliary round belt 41 or the main round belt 42. .

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31 have a plurality of recesses 30 p such as dents and grooves extending obliquely with respect to the front-rear direction of the coin processing apparatus 10. 31p is formed. The recesses, grooves, etc. of the recesses 30p, 31p each receive a projection of a deformed coin and guide the deformed coin. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the extending direction of each of the recesses 30 p and 31 p extends obliquely at an angle of, for example, about 30 ° with respect to the direction extending to the downstream side of the coin reference edge 34.
Further, on the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31, a detection sensor 32 is provided at the tip of each of the recesses 30p and 31p in the direction extending downstream. This detection sensor 32 detects that the coin guided by the recessed parts 30p and 31p passes.

  Here, each recessed part 30p, 31p specifically guides a 500-yen coin when, for example, a Japanese coin is processed so as to be able to guide the largest diameter coin among the coins to be processed. Are provided on the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31, respectively. For this reason, the coin of various denominations including the coin of the maximum diameter in the coin to be processed can be guided along the recesses 30p and 31p, and the deformed coin is detected by the detection sensor 32 regardless of the denomination of the coin. be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the recesses 30p and 31p are provided on both the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31, so that the concave portions 30p and 31p are sent to the gap passage between the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31. The deformed coin can be reliably guided in the other direction regardless of whether the upper surface or the lower surface has protrusions, and the deformed coin can be detected by the detection sensor 32. .

  It will be further described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 that the deformed coins are guided by the recesses 30p and 31p provided in the lower transport surface 30 and the upper transport surface 31, respectively.

  First, the modified coins selected by the coin processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the deformed coins selected by the coin processing device 10 include, for example, a coin having a dent C1 on one surface and, as a result, a protrusion C2 formed on the other surface.

Next, normal coin conveyance by the coin conveyance mechanism 40 in the rear region of the feeding mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 of the coin transport mechanism 40 are installed so as to gradually approach the coin reference edge 34 toward the downstream side. For this reason, a rightward force is applied to the coin that is hooked on the auxiliary round belt 41 or the main round belt 42 on the lower conveyance surface 30 and conveyed, and the outer edge of the coin is a coin reference edge. It is conveyed along the direction (one direction) in which the coin reference edge 34 extends while abutting on the coin 34.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the deformed coin is transported by the coin transport mechanism 40, the protrusion C <b> 2 of the deformed coin is in the recess 30 p of the lower transport surface 30 or the recess 31 p of the upper transport surface 31. The deformed coin is received and guided along the extending direction of the recesses 30p and 31p. Here, since the extending direction of each recess 30p, 31p is an oblique direction with respect to the direction extending to the downstream side of the coin reference edge 34, the deformed coins are separated from the coin reference edge 34 toward the downstream. It is guided in another direction different from the one direction described above. For this reason, the deformed coin is detected by the detection sensor 32 installed at the tip of each of the recesses 30p and 31p in the direction extending to the downstream side.

  As described above, the other directions in which the deformed coins are guided are on the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31 so as to be separated from the one direction in which the normal coins are guided toward the downstream side. The extending direction of the recesses 30p and 31p is set. Therefore, the normal coin guided in one direction and the deformed coin guided in the other direction are surely conveyed to different positions, and the detection sensor 32 converts the deformed coin guided in the other direction into the normal coin. Can be reliably detected without confusion. The detection signal of the deformed coin by the detection sensor 32 is sent to the coin removal mechanism 61 on the downstream side of the detection sensor 32, and the coin removal mechanism 61 receives this detection signal so as to exclude the deformed coin. It has become.

[Operation]
Next, operation | movement of the coin processing apparatus of this Embodiment which consists of such a structure is demonstrated.
In FIG. 10, the deposited coins inserted into the coin receiving port 14 are further fed in a line by the feeding mechanism 20. The coins fed by the feeding mechanism 20 are sent to a gap passage between the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31, and the coins in the gap passage are the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main circle of the coin conveyance mechanism 40. The belt 42 is sequentially hooked and conveyed to the rear of the apparatus.

Here, when the coins fed by the feeding mechanism 20 are normal coins having no protrusions on the surface, the normal coins are conveyed along the direction in which the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 extend. The As shown in FIG. 8, the auxiliary round belt 41 and the main round belt 42 are installed so as to gradually approach the coin reference edge 34 toward the downstream side. While abutting, the coin reference edge 34 is guided in the extending direction (one direction).
Normal coins conveyed along the coin reference edge 34 are identified by the denomination identifying sensor 60, further conveyed downstream, and sent to the denomination sorting unit 50. Then, in the denomination sorting unit 50, normal coins are sorted by the denomination and stored for each denomination.

On the other hand, when the coin fed by the feeding mechanism 20 is a deformed coin having a projection C2 formed on the surface, the projection C2 is formed on the recess 30p on the lower conveyance surface 30 or the upper conveyance as shown in FIG. The coin is received in the recess 31p of the surface 31, and the deformed coin is conveyed along the direction in which the recesses 30p and 31p extend (other directions).
The deformed coins transported along the direction in which the recesses 30p, 31p extend are detected by the detection sensor 32 installed downstream of the upper transport surface 31, and this detection signal is sent to the coin removal mechanism 61. When the coin removal mechanism 61 receives the detection signal of the deformed coin, as shown in FIG. 2, the solenoid of the discharge unit 62 drives the shutter member to open the shutter member, and the deformed coin is moved downward through the discharge hole. The discharge mechanism 63 is discharged. The discharge mechanism 63 discharges the deformed coin sent from the discharge portion 62 to the coin outlet 15. In this way, the deformed coin is rejected and discharged outside the apparatus.

[Function and effect]
As described above, according to the coin processing device of the present embodiment, normal coins among the stored coins are transported in one direction along the coin transport surfaces 30 and 31, and the protrusion C2 is formed on one surface. The deformed coin is conveyed in another direction different from the one direction, and the detection sensor 32 detects that the deformed coin is conveyed in the other direction. For this reason, the deformation | transformation coin by which the processus | protrusion C2 was formed in the surface among the stored coins can be selected by simple structure, without using thickness sensors, such as a laser reflection type sensor and an overcurrent type displacement sensor.
In addition, the deformed coins identified as having protrusions C2 formed on the surface of the stored coins can be rejected by the coin removal mechanism 61.

[Modification]
The coin processing apparatus by this invention is not limited to said aspect, A various change can be added. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, instead of providing a detection sensor 32 for detecting a deformed coin at the tip of the lower conveyance surface 30 and the upper conveyance surface 31 in the direction extending downstream of the recesses 30p and 31p, the coin reference You may install in the vicinity of the edge 34. FIG. In this case, the detection sensor 32 detects normal coins that are conveyed with the outer peripheral edge in contact with the coin reference edge 34, and the deformed coins do not pass through the detection sensor 32. Thus, the detection sensor 32 detects that the deformed coin has not been conveyed along the coin reference edge 34, and in this case, identifies that the stored coin is a deformed coin. Then, the detection signal from the detection sensor 32 is sent to the coin removal mechanism 61, and the coin that has been identified as a deformed coin because it has not passed through the detection sensor 32 is removed by the coin removal mechanism 61.

  Moreover, as a coin exclusion means which excludes the coin identified as a deformation | transformation coin among the coins conveyed along the lower conveyance surface 30, it is limited to what discharges a coin outside the apparatus by the discharge mechanism 63. However, for example, the deformed coins discharged downward by the discharge part 62 may be stored in an in-machine storage box provided in the apparatus. In this case, the in-machine storage box can be taken out from the casing 12 of the coin processing apparatus, and the operator confirms the deformed coins stored in the in-machine storage box by taking out the in-machine storage box from the casing 12. be able to.

It is a see-through | perspective perspective view which shows the structure inside the coin processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing by the AA arrow of the coin processing apparatus of FIG. It is the see-through | perspective perspective view which expanded the part enclosed by the dashed-two dotted line B in the coin processing apparatus of FIG. It is the top view which looked at the inside of the coin processing apparatus of FIG. 1 from upper direction. It is the fragmentary perspective view (line CC arrow line view of FIG. 2) which looked at the upper conveyance surface of the coin processing apparatus of FIG. 1 from the downward direction. It is the fragmentary top view (line DD arrow line view of FIG. 2) which looked at the lower conveyance surface of the coin processing apparatus of FIG. 1 from upper direction. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the deformation | transformation coin by which protrusion was formed in the surface. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode when a normal coin is conveyed by a coin conveyance means along a coin reference edge. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of a deformed coin being conveyed along the recessed part formed in the coin conveyance surface. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the state which combined the coin processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 with the banknote processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of the deformation | transformation coin in a modification of this invention being conveyed along the recessed part formed in the coin conveyance surface.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Coin processing apparatus 11 Banknote processing apparatus 12 Case 13 Operation panel 14 Coin receiving port 15 Coin taking-out port 20 Feed mechanism 21 Flat belt 22 Reverse roller 30 Lower conveyance surface 30a First conveyance surface 30b Second conveyance surface 30p Concave 31 Upper conveying surface 31p Recess 32 Detection sensor 34 Coin reference edge 35 Coin reference edge 36 Inclined edge 40 Coin conveying mechanism 41 Auxiliary round belt 42 Main round belts 43, 44 Pulley 45 Front pulley 46 Rear pulley 47 Intermediate pulley 48 Guide roller 50 Denomination Sorting part 60 Denomination identification sensor 61 Coin exclusion mechanism 62 Discharge part 63 Release mechanism

Claims (6)

A coin processing device for selecting deformed coins having protrusions formed on the surface of stored coins,
A coin transport surface that is provided to be in a substantially horizontal state and guides the coins in a single horizontal state in a substantially horizontal direction;
Coin transport means for transporting coins along the coin transport surface;
A recess provided on the coin transport surface for receiving the protrusion of the deformed coin and guiding the deformed coin and extending in a direction different from the one direction in which normal coins other than the deformed coin are transported by the coin transport means. When,
A detection sensor for detecting coins provided on the coin transport surface and transported along the coin transport surface by the coin transport means;
With
The detection sensor detects that the projection of the deformed coin is received in the recess provided on the coin transport surface and the deformed coin is transported in the other direction along the extending direction of the recess. A coin processing device characterized in that A coin removing means for selectively removing coins provided on the coin carrying surface and carried along the coin carrying surface;
2. The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein when the deformed coin is detected by the detection sensor, the coin removing means excludes the deformed coin. The coin conveying surface is composed of an upper conveying surface located on the upper surface side of the coin conveyed by the coin conveying means and a lower conveying surface located on the lower surface side of the coin,
The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is provided on both the upper conveyance surface and the lower conveyance surface.   The upper and lower transport surfaces are configured to elastically sandwich the coin when the coin is transported by the coin transport means. The coin processing apparatus described in 1.   The other direction in which the deformed coin is guided is set such that the direction in which the concave portion extends on the coin transport surface is set so as to be separated from the one direction in which the normal coin is guided toward the downstream side. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The coin processing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the concave portion is provided on the coin transport surface so that a coin having a maximum diameter among the coins to be processed can be guided. apparatus.

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