JP5193696B2 - Packaging coin processing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wrapping coin processing machine that handles wrapping coins provided inside an automatic change device of a financial institution or a change machine.

  The conventional wrapping coin processing machine determines the state of the wrapping coin when the wrapping coin is loaded into the tray and put into the tray at the time of deposit processing, and if the denomination cannot be determined according to the state, the wrapping coin is rejected. To do. As a conventional apparatus, for example, a wrapping coin processing machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-259717 (Patent Document 1) is known.

JP 11-259717 A

  According to the wrapping coin processing machine described in Patent Document 1, there is provided means for detecting the state of the wrapping coins in the bucket for deposit processing. When there is no storage state determination means for determining the storage state and the storage posture is skewed with respect to the storage direction, the wrapping coins that cause the device to stop are broken by executing the skewed wrapping coin feeding process. This will provide a device that is difficult to handle for passengers and policemen handling cash management.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wrapping coin processing machine that stably feeds wrapping coins by determining the skew state of the wrapping coins stored in the tray and feeding out correctly positioned wrapping coins. There is.

A tray for storing wrapping coins by denomination, a wrapping coin feeding means for feeding out the wrapping coins stored in the tray, a control unit for controlling the wrapping coin feeding means, and a wrapping coin feeding means. A storage unit that stores the fed wrapping coins and is movable in the apparatus, and a storage state determination unit that determines the type and loading state of the wrapping coins . The sensor has a sensor, and the tray has a sensor detection hole that can be detected by the sensor. The sensor detects the wrapping coin on the wrapping coin feeding means side of the storage portion. Based on this, the type and loading state of the wrapping coin are determined.

According to the present invention, stable detection of the wrapping coins is performed by determining the loading state and type of the wrapping coins based on detection by a sensor provided in the storage unit , and performing a payout operation based on the determination result. It is possible to provide a wrapping coin processing machine that improves the operating efficiency of an automatic change machine or a change machine.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described based on the following embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  The present embodiment relates to a wrapping coin processing machine installed in a change machine installed in a financial institution such as a bank and performing transactions such as withdrawal of change wrapping coins by operations of customers and staff. Below, the change machine used for sale of a wrapping coin is explained as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of a change machine used for selling wrapping coins.

  The change machine 11 is equipped with an operation / display unit 12 that is used to display guidance on the usage method, etc. to the user, and to select and input a transaction content desired by the user according to the handling procedure, and the user wishes to exchange money. A coin insertion slot 15 is provided for inputting a fee required for selling coins and change.

  The change machine 11 includes a banknote insertion slot 14 into which banknotes for exchange can be inserted, a banknote processing machine 13 having a function of counting and storing the inserted banknotes, and discharging wrapping coins to the user as change, It is provided with a wrapping coin dispensing port 17 from which a user can take out and receive wrapping coins, and a wrapping coin processor 16 that stores, pays out and discharges wrapping coins to be paid out. The bill insertion slot 14 and the wrapping coin outlet 17 are positioned as openings on the front surface of the change machine 11 so that the user can conveniently insert the bill and receive the wrapping coin.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the wrapping coin processing machine 16 built in the change machine 11.

  The wrapping coin processor 16 includes a feeding part 21 and a wagon part 26, and the feeding part 21 and the wagon part 26 are arranged in the front and rear. The packaging coin processor 16 includes a control unit (not shown) that operates each part of the feeding unit 21 and the wagon unit 26.

  The wagon part 26 is arranged by stacking two or more trays 29 having the same structure in the vertical direction, and the tray 29 is for storing wrapping coins packaged in denominations on the side face facing the feeding part 21. Is provided with a medium information unit 28 to represent the denomination of the loaded wrapping coin 24. On the tray 29, a wrapping coin 24, which is wrapped in a bar shape by stacking the same denomination coins of 500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 5 yen coins and 1 yen coins, is horizontally aligned. It is loaded side by side. Further, on the side farthest from the feeding portion of each tray 29, a full detection sensor 39 for detecting that the wrapping coins 24 are filled in each tray 29 to the full is provided.

  The medium information unit 28 is a recording medium on which information indicating the type and number of wrapping coins set in the tray 29 is recorded, and is provided at the tip of each tray 29. Further, each tray 29 has a structure of the same shape that can be arranged at any position in the wagon part 26.

  The feeding unit 21 includes a bucket 23 and a bucket lifting / lowering motor 25. The bucket 23 stores the wrapping coins 24 stored in the tray 29 and conveys the wrapping coins 24 to the wrapping coin outlet 17 where the user takes out the wrapping coins 24. The bucket 23 is disposed at a position that closes a space formed between the inside of the feeding portion 21 and the dispensing port shutter 22 when the wrapping coins 24 are not being conveyed. The bucket 23 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an upper surface opened, and moves up and down along the guide rail 31 in the extension portion 21 as indicated by an arrow 19. The bucket 23 is raised in the feeding portion 21 by the bucket lifting motor 25 and the drive belt 36, and is lowered by gravity.

  Further, the bucket 23 is fixed at a predetermined stop position by a lock mechanism including a lock portion 35 driven via a rod 40 by a solenoid 37 or a lever 38.

  A slit rail 33 indicating a reading position of the medium information unit 28 and a feeding stop position of the bucket 23 is attached to the feeding unit 21 on the wagon 26 side. Further, the feeding portion 21 includes an encoder 32 having a rotatable roller shape. The encoder 32 is in contact with the bucket lifting motor 25 and rotates while synchronizing with the vertical movement of the bucket 23. The feeding arm 27 is provided inside the bucket 23, has a T-shape, and has a structure capable of rotating in an arc as indicated by an arrow 20, and feeds the wrapping coins 24 loaded in the tray 29 to the bucket 23.

  The withdrawal port shutter 22 is a shutter for a withdrawal port from which a user takes out the wrapping coins 24 conveyed by the bucket 23. The outlet shutter 22 is provided at the uppermost position of the bucket movable range on the upper surface of the feeding portion 21, and the arrow 18 is provided so that the user can take out the wrapping coins 24 fed from each tray 29 from the bucket 23. It opens and closes in the horizontal direction. The sampling detection sensor 34 is provided in the vicinity of the dispensing port shutter 22 and detects the presence / absence state of the wrapping coins 24 in the bucket 23. The sensor 30 is provided on the side surface of the bucket 23 facing the wagon part 26, reads the information of the medium information part 28 provided in each tray 29, stops the bucket 23 moving up and down vertically at the feeding position, and wraps the coins 24 empty states are detected.

  The wrapping coin processor 16 moves the bucket 23 whose initial position is at the upper end position of the feeding portion 21 to the lower end position as a pre-feeding preparatory operation at the time of dispensing. During the downward movement of the bucket 23, the sensor 30 reads information in the medium information unit 28 provided in the tray 29, and a storage unit (not shown) is loaded in each tray 29 based on the information read by the sensor 30. The number and type of wrapping coins 24 are stored. In order to pay out the wrapping coins 24 from the tray 29 loaded with the wrapping coins 24 of the denomination to be withdrawn based on the information stored in the storage unit (not shown) according to the withdrawal instruction from the change machine 11. The lift motor 25 is driven, the bucket 23 is raised, and the tray 29 loaded with the denomination to be fed is aligned and stopped.

  Here, the feeding means will be described with reference to a side view and a plan view of the bucket 23 of FIG.

  In FIG. 3, after the bucket 23 is stopped, the latch 44 of the tray 29 described later is released by operating the latch 44 via the link 43 by the tray drawing solenoid 42, and the tray 29 is moved to the bucket portion 23. It shows a state where it is pulled out to the extended position. An unillustrated storage state discriminating means is configured such that, after the tray 29 is stopped at the feeding position of the bucket 23, the package coin is based on the detection results of the tray tip posture detection sensor A49, the tray tip posture detection sensor B50, and the tray tip posture detection sensor C51. The storage state is determined. The tray 29 is provided with sensor detection holes at positions corresponding to the tip posture detection sensors A49, B50 and C51. When the storage state determining means determines that the wrapping coins 24 in the tray 29 are in the normal posture (can be fed out), the wrapping coins 24 are fed out by the feeding arm 27.

  The bucket 23 is provided with a feeding arm lower end position sensor 46, a feeding arm cam position detection sensor 47, and a feeding arm upper end position sensor 48 for detecting the position of the feeding arm 27, and the packaging coin processor 16 detects these detection results. Based on the above, the feeding arm 27 is operated.

  The wrapping coin processor 16 places the loaded wrapping coin 24 on the upper end of the feeding arm 27, and feeds the wrapping coin 24 by starting the feeding motor 45. However, in the initial feeding operation, the wrapping coin processing machine 16 mistakenly puts on the feeding arm 27. When two wrapping coins 24 are placed, the two take-out detection sensor 52 detects it and rejects both of the wrapping coins 24. In addition, an outer diameter detection sensor 53 that detects the outer diameter of the wrapping coin 24 and a hole detection sensor 54 that detects the presence or absence of the hole in the wrapping coin 24 are arranged in the conveyance path of the wrapping coin 24. In response, a conveyance state determination unit that determines a conveyance state of the wrapping coin determines whether or not the wrapping coin 24 is a designated denomination.

  In this embodiment, in order to detect the skew state of the wrapping coin and the type of the wrapping coin, the tray tip posture detection sensors A49, B50 and C51 are provided in parallel, but depending on the detection object and the state to be detected, these are provided. The arrangement of the sensors may be changed.

  FIG. 4-2 shows the state of the three pairs of sensors and the state of storage of the wrapping coins 24 in the tray. As shown in the processing table, even if any one of the three pairs of sensors, the sensor state is light transmission. , For example, when the tray tip posture detection sensor C51 is light-transmitting, or when the tray tip posture detection sensor A49 is light-transmitting, based on the processing table of FIG. 4-2 stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown). The storage state determination means determines that the wrapping coin is inclined, and the control unit (not shown) moves the bucket 23 as vibration generation means up and down based on the determination result to generate vibration in the tray 29. Control as follows.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the distance between the tray tip posture detection sensors A49 and C51 is narrower than the length of 100 mm of the 50-sheet wrapping coin 55 in which 50 thickest 500-yen coins are stacked and wrapped. As shown in FIG. 4B, a 20-wrap wrapping coin 56 in which 20 thinnest 10-yen coins are stacked and packaged is installed wider than a length of 65 mm. For this reason, the storage state determination means can determine the type of the wrapping coin simultaneously with the determination of the storage state of the wrapping coin 24. For example, even if a 20-wrap wrapping coin 56 in which 20 short 10-yen coins are overlapped and packed is mistakenly loaded, the tray tip posture detection sensors A49 and C51 transmit light, so that the lengths are different. It is possible to determine mixing of wrapping coins.

  FIG. 5 illustrates the vibration generating operation of the vibration generating means. The wrapping coin processor 16 raises the bucket 23 (arrow 60) (a). As the bucket 23 is raised, the tray guide guide 41 pushes up the tray 29 (b), and the lock pin 57 provided on the tray 29 moves in the direction of the arrow 61 together with the tray 29. By further raising the bucket 23, the bucket 23 is engaged with the tray lock lever 58 fixed to the wagon part 26 separately from the tray 29, and is reset to the wagon part 26. After the resetting, the wrapping coin processor 16 operates the latch 44 while moving the bucket 23 downward (arrow 62) (arrow 63) (c), and opens the tray lock lever 58. 26 is released, and the tray 29 is pulled out again to the feeding position of the bucket 23. In this operation, when the tilt posture is not collapsed, the tray moves to the same denomination tray based on the information for each tray 29 stored in the storage unit (not shown) in the pre-feeding preparatory operation. Based on the detection results of the posture detection sensors 49 to 50, the storage state of the wrapping coins 24 is determined again.

  In the description of the present embodiment, the tray tip posture detection sensors 49 to 51 that are three pairs of transmission sensors are used to determine the storage state of the wrapping coin 24. However, the present embodiment is limited to three pairs of sensors and transmission sensors. However, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a device using a contact sensor. Moreover, although the bucket 23 is used as the vibration generating means and the vibration generating method at a low cost is shown, in order to adjust the magnitude of vibration, a separate vibration generating means or a vibration applying means may be provided.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the flow of the entire transaction of the change machine 11 and the wrapping coin processor 16. The change machine 11 displays a guidance and allows the user to select a currency exchange transaction content that is a content such as an amount of money, a denomination, etc. desired to be exchanged (S1). In addition, the change machine 11 issues an operation instruction 1 (M3) to the wrapping coin processing machine 16 so as to prepare for withdrawal in advance. The change machine 11 causes the user to insert a principal for exchange according to the selected content. (S2) After allowing the user to insert a money exchange fee (S3), the change machine 11 issues an operation instruction 2 (M4) to the wrapping coin processing machine 16 so as to perform a withdrawal / release operation. The packaging coin processor 16 dispenses and releases the packaging coins to the user (S5).

  FIG. 7 is a drawing operation of the wrapping coin processor 16 when receiving an operation instruction 2 (M4 in FIG. 6) including information on the denomination and number of wrapping coins to be released to the user from the change machine 11 (S12). Is a diagram for explaining in more detail.

  When receiving the operation instruction 2 (M4), the wrapping coin processor 16 moves the bucket 23 to the lower end position, and stores the information stored in the medium information unit 28 in the storage unit (not shown) in the storage unit (not shown). Based on the information stored in the storage section (information on the denomination and number of the wrapping coins 24 loaded in each tray 29), the tray 29 for feeding the wrapping coins 24 is determined (L1). The wrapping coin processor 16 moves the bucket 23 to the tray 29 determined in step L1 (L2). The packaging coin processor 16 determines the length of the packaging coins in the tray 29 (L3). As a result of the determination in step L3, the packaging coin processor 16 determines that the length of the packaging coin 24 is abnormal (a length different from the length of the packaging coin 24 that should be loaded in the tray 29 determined in step L1). When the wrapping coins are fed out), the feeding process is stopped, and the process moves to another tray 29 stored in step L1. When the wrapping coin processor 16 determines that the length of the wrapping coin 24 to be taken out is normal (the wrapping coin having the same length as the length of the wrapping coin 24 that should have been loaded in the tray 29 determined in step L1 is fed out. If so, the posture of the wrapping coins in the tray 29 is determined (L4). If the wrapping coin 24 is inclined as a result of the determination in step L4, the bucket 23 is moved up and down to perform a vibration generating operation (L5). Again, the wrapping coin processor 16 determines the posture of the wrapping coin 24 (L6). If the inclined posture does not collapse, the wrapping coin processor 16 moves to the position of another tray 29 loaded with the wrapping coins 24 of the same denomination based on the information stored in the storage unit in Step L1 (L2). ). If it is determined in step L4 that the posture of the wrapping coins 24 to be taken out is normal, the wrapping coin processor 16 feeds out the necessary number of wrapping coins 24 by the feeding arm 27 (L7). The number of wrapping coins 24 that can be fed out from the tray 29 by one feeding operation is one. The wrapping coin processor 16 stores the denomination and position information of the tray 29 from which the wrapping coins 24 have been fed out in step L7 in a storage unit (not shown) (L8), and makes a withdrawal with reference to the stored position information from the next time. . Each time one wrapping coin 24 is fed out from the tray 29 in step L7, it is determined whether or not the wrapping coins 24 for the number instructed from the change vending machine 11 have been delivered (L9). Further, it is determined whether or not the tray 29 is empty (L10). For example, the packaging coin processor 16 counts the number information stored in the storage unit (not shown) from the medium information unit 28 by the pre-feeding preparatory operation for each feeding operation, and determines the state of the tray 29. If the result of the determination is that there is no empty state, the process returns to L7 and the feeding operation is continued. On the other hand, in the empty state, the process returns to L1 to determine the feeding position.

  As a result of the determination in step L9, when the payout from the tray 29 is completed, it is determined whether or not the payout has been completed for all the number of wrapping coins requested from the change vending machine 11 (L11). If it is determined in step L9 that the feeding process is not completed, the process returns to L2, moves the bucket 23 to the next feeding tray 29 position where the feeding position is determined, and continues feeding (L2). When the feeding is completed from all the trays 29, the bucket 23 from which the wrapping coins 24 are taken out moves to the upper end position and discharges the wrapping coins 24 (L12). Finally, the bucket 23 is locked by the lock mechanism 35 (L13).

  As described above, by providing a plurality of transmission sensors on the wrapping coin take-out side and detecting the wrapping coins stored in the tray through the plurality of sensor detection holes, the length and skew of the wrapping coins in the storage direction The state can be determined.

  Furthermore, when it is determined that the wrapping coins stored in the tray are in a skewed state as a result of the determination by the storage state determining means, vibration is generated by the bucket to correct the posture of the wrapping coins in the tray, Again, determine the storage state of the wrapping coin, and if it is still determined that the wrapping coin is skewed, remove the wrapping coin from another tray loaded with wrapping coins of the same denomination, Speed up can be achieved.

  As described above, it is possible to provide a wrapping coin processing machine that determines a skew state of wrapping coins stored in a tray, and pays out wrapping coins stably by feeding out only correctly wrapping coins. It becomes possible. In the description of the present embodiment, the wrapping coin processing machine incorporated in the change machine has been described as an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the wrapping coin processing machine. It can also be applied to an apparatus having a configuration in which it is stored in the tray and discharged from one side of the tray.

The figure which shows the external appearance of a change machine. The figure which shows the structural example of a packaging coin processing machine. The side view and top view of a bucket part. The top view of a bucket part. The figure of the table used for storage state discrimination. The figure for demonstrating the vibration generation operation | movement of a tray. The figure for demonstrating the flow of the whole transaction of a change machine. The figure for demonstrating the processing operation of a packaging coin processor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Change machine, 12 ... Operation and display part, 13 ... Banknote processing machine, 14 ... Banknote insertion port, 15 ... Coin insertion port, 16 ... Packaging coin processing machine, 17 ... Packaging coin take-out port, 18 ... Shutter opening / closing direction , 19 ... Bucket part vertical movement direction, 20 ... Feeding arm moving direction, 21 ... Feeding part, 22 ... Takeout shutter, 23 ... Bucket, 24 ... Packaging coin, 25 ... Bucket lifting motor, 26 ... Wagon part, 27 ... Feeding Arm, 28 ... Medium information section, 29 ... Tray, 30 ... Sensor, 31 ... Guide rail, 32 ... Encoder, 33 ... Slit rail, 34 ... Extraction detection sensor, 35 ... Lock mechanism, 36 ... Drive belt, 37 ... Solenoid, 38 ... Lever, 39 ... Full detection sensor, 40 ... Rod, 41 ... Tray guide guide, 42 ... Tray pull-out solenoid, 43 ... Link, 44 ... La H, 45 ... Feeding motor, 46 ... Feeding arm lower position detection sensor, 47 ... Feeding arm cam position detection sensor, 48 ... Feeding arm upper position detection sensor, 49 ... Tray tip posture detection sensor A, 50 ... Tray tip posture detection sensor B 51 ... Tray tip posture detection sensor C, 52 ... Two-out detection sensor, 53 ... Packing coin outer diameter detection sensor, 54 ... Packing coin hole detection sensor, 55 ... 50-wrap wrapping coin, 56 ... 20-wrap wrapping coin 57 ... Lock pin, 58 ... Tray lock lever

Claims (5)

A tray for storing wrapping coins by denomination,
Wrapping coin feeding means for feeding out the wrapping coins stored in the tray;
A control unit for controlling the packaging coin feeding means;
A storage unit having the wrapping coin feeding means, storing the wrapping coins fed by the wrapping coin feeding means, and movable in the apparatus;
A storage state discriminating means for discriminating the type and loading state of the wrapping coin,
The storage unit includes at least three sensors on the side of the wrapping coin feeding means,
The tray includes a sensor detection hole that can be detected by the sensor,
The sensor detects a wrapping coin on the wrapping coin feeding means side of the storage unit,
The wrapping coin processing machine, wherein the storage state determining means determines the type and loading state of wrapping coins based on a detection result by the sensor. The packaging coin processing machine according to claim 1,
When the storage state determination unit determines that the type and loading state of the wrapping coin are abnormal, the control unit controls to stop the feeding process by the wrapping coin feeding unit. Machine. The packaging coin processing machine according to claim 1 or claim 2 further includes:
Comprising vibration generating means for generating vibration on the tray;
The wrapping coin processing machine, wherein the control unit controls the vibration generating means to generate vibration on the tray based on a determination result of the loading state of the wrapping coin by the storage state determining means. It is a packaging coin processing machine according to claim 3,
When the loaded state of the wrapping coins by the storage state determining unit is determined to be a skew state, the control unit controls the vibration generating unit to generate vibration on the tray. Machine. A wrapping coin processing machine according to claim 3 or claim 4,
After the vibration generating means generates vibration in the tray,
The storage state determination means determines again the type and loading state of the wrapping coins based on the detection result by the sensor,
When the storage state determination unit determines that the wrapping coin is in the skew state, the control unit causes the wrapping coin feeding unit to feed out the wrapping coin from another tray loaded with wrapping coins of the same denomination. A wrapping coin processing machine characterized by controlling.

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