JP7342379B2 - Coin handling equipment and automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin processing device and an automatic transaction device, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) in which a customer inserts banknotes or coins and performs a desired transaction.

Traditionally, automatic teller machines used in financial institutions, etc., have been widely used to allow customers to deposit cash such as banknotes and coins, or to withdraw cash to customers, depending on the content of the transaction with the customer. It is widespread.

Some automatic teller machines have an internal coin processing device that processes coins, for example. The coin processing device includes, for example, a deposit/withdrawal section that exchanges coins with customers, a conveyance section that conveys the coins, and an identification section (also called a recognition section) that identifies the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the inserted coins. ) and a storage section (also called a stacker section) for storing coins of each denomination have been proposed.

Among such coin processing devices, one has been proposed in which coins are stored in a stacker section from above. (For example, see Patent Document 1). Among such coin processing devices, there is one in which coins are dropped into a stacker section from above and stacked on a stage so that the coins are stacked on top of each other with the board facing in the horizontal direction.

JP2014-71633A

In such a coin processing device, it is possible to prevent coins from stacking up in a state where the coins are stacked without facing horizontally, and to stack coins correctly in the stacker section. desired.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose a coin processing device and an automatic transaction device that can correctly accumulate coins in a stacker section.

In order to solve this problem, the coin storage device of the present invention includes a cylindrical storage section that includes a cylindrical storage space in which coins can be accumulated in a stacked manner, and a holder that is movable within the storage space and in which coins are accumulated. a stage on which a surface is formed; and a control unit that changes the attitude of the coins by controlling the stage to rise so that the coins accumulated on the stage collide with the ceiling of the storage space while the stage is rising. and

Further, the automatic transaction device of the present invention is provided with an operation section that accepts operations by a user and the above-mentioned coin processing device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to change the posture of a coin that is in a standing position and release the coin from standing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a coin processing device and an automatic transaction device that can change the posture of a coin in a standing position to release the coin from standing, and thus can correctly stack coins in a stacker section.

It is a perspective view showing the external structure of an automatic teller machine. FIG. 2 is a right side view showing the configuration of the coin processing device. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a stacker unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure (1) of a cylinder storage part rotating body. It is a right view which shows the structure (2) of a cylinder storage part rotary body. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5, showing the structure (3) of the rotary body of the tube storage portion. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 6, showing the structure (4) of the rotary body of the tube storage portion. The structure of an upper guide is shown, (A) is a perspective view on the side seen from the bottom, and (B) is a perspective view on the side seen from above. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the left cover. The configuration of the right side cover is shown, with (A) being a perspective view as viewed from the right side, and (B) being a perspective view as viewed from the left side. It is a perspective view showing the composition of an accumulation mechanism. It is a perspective view showing the composition of a feeding mechanism. It is a right side view which shows stage positioning control when there is no accumulated coin, (A) is stage positioning raising control, and (B) is stage positioning lowering control. It is a right side view showing stage positioning control when there are accumulated coins, (A) is stage positioning raising control, and (B) is stage positioning lowering control. FIG. 7 is a right side view showing the stage control when a coin is not standing; (A) is the stage normal descent control; (B) is the stage before the high speed descent control; (C) is the stage during the high speed descent control; (D) is the stage This is after high-speed descent control. FIG. 3 is a right side view showing the stage control when coin standing occurs, in which (A) is stage normal descent control, (B) is before stage high-speed descent control, (C) is during stage high-speed descent control, and (D) is stage high-speed descent control. This is after descent control. FIG. 6 is a right side view illustrating stage raising control when stacking is defective, in which (A) is when the stage is raised, (B) is when the coin stand is released, and (C) is when the stage is lowered. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing chronological rotation control when there is poor accumulation. It is a right side view showing coin standing confirmation control. It is a right side view which shows coin residual detection control. It is a flowchart which shows accumulation processing procedure (1). It is a flowchart which shows accumulation processing procedure (2).

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described using the drawings.

[1. Overall configuration of automated teller machine]
As shown in Fig. 1, the automated teller machine 1 is mainly composed of a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, financial institutions and various commercial facilities, and is used by users (i.e., financial institutions and commercial facilities). Perform cash-related transactions such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing with customers (customers, etc.).

The housing 2 is provided with a reception section 3 on the front side thereof at a location where the user can easily insert banknotes or coins, operate the touch panel, etc. while facing the user. The reception section 3 is provided with a card slot 4, a coin slot 5, an operation display section 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing slot 8, and is used for directly exchanging cash, cards, etc. with users. , to receive transaction-related information and operational instructions.

The card inlet/outlet 4 is a portion into which various cards such as cash cards are inserted or ejected. A card processing section (not shown) is provided on the back side of the card entry/exit 4 for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards. The coin deposit/withdrawal port 5 is a part into which coins to be deposited by the user are inserted and coins to be withdrawn to the user are discharged. Further, the coin deposit/withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, the reception section 3 is also provided with a banknote deposit/withdrawal port (not shown) into which banknotes are deposited by the user and through which banknotes to be withdrawn to the user are discharged.

The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel that integrates a liquid crystal display panel that displays an operation screen, transaction details, etc. during a transaction, and a touch sensor that detects a user's input operation. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as "0" to "9", and is used when inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, etc. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details and the like are printed at the end of transaction processing.

Below, the side of the automatic teller machine 1 that the user faces is referred to as the front side, the opposite side is referred to as the rear side, the left and right sides viewed from the user facing the front side are respectively referred to as the left side and the right side, and furthermore, the upper side and the right side are referred to as the left side and right side, respectively. Define and explain the lower side.

Inside the housing 2, there is a main control unit 9 that centrally controls the entire automatic teller machine 1, a coin processing device 10 that performs various processes regarding coins to be traded, and a banknote processing device that performs various processes regarding banknotes. A device (not shown), etc. are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and performs deposit processing and withdrawal processing by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, etc. (not shown). Performs various treatments such as gold processing. Furthermore, the main control section 9 has a storage section made up of a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, etc., and stores various information in this storage section.

[2. Overall configuration of coin processing device]
As shown in a schematic right side view in FIG. 2, the coin processing device 10 includes a plurality of parts that perform various processes regarding coins inside a coin processing device housing 11. These coins are made of various materials with sufficient strength, such as an alloy of copper and nickel or aluminum, and are formed into a thin disk shape.

Inside the coin processing device housing 11, there are six deposit/withdrawal sections 13, a chute section 14, an upper separation section 15, a recognition conveyance section 16, a delivery section 17, a pin belt conveyance section 18, located relatively above or near the center. A stacker section 21, a withdrawal conveyance section 22, and a temporary holding section 23 are provided. Inside the coin processing device housing 11, there is a coin control unit 12, a replenishment collection store 24, a first replenishment reject store 25, a second replenishment reject store 26, a reject store 27, and a replenishment reject store 27 on a relatively lower side. A storage 28 and a lower separation section 29 are provided.

Like the main control unit 9, the coin control unit 12 is mainly configured with a CPU (not shown), and performs deposit transactions, withdrawal transactions, etc. by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM, flash memory, etc. (not shown). The coin processing device 10 is centrally controlled. Further, the coin control unit 12 has an internal storage unit consisting of a RAM, a flash memory, etc., and stores various information in this storage unit.

[2-1. Configuration of deposit/withdrawal section, chute section and upper separation section]
The deposit/withdrawal unit 13 allows the user to deposit coins or withdraws coins from the user by passing coins to and from the user. Further, when a coin is inserted by the user, the deposit/withdrawal section 13 delivers the inserted coin to the chute section 14 and lowers the inside of the chute section 14, and the deposit/withdrawal section 13 transfers the inserted coin to the chute section 14 and lowers the coin into the chute section 14. It reaches inside part 15. Further, when coins are conveyed from the pin belt conveyance section 18, the deposit/withdrawal section 13 accumulates the coins and allows the user to receive them.

The chute section 14 is formed into a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter sufficiently larger than the diameter of the coin, and advances the coin from the deposit/withdrawal section 13 to the upper separating section 15 using gravity. That is, the chute section 14 can move a plurality of coins in a short time while keeping the plurality of coins in a series or in a somewhat grouped state without separating the coins one by one.

The upper separating section 15 is roughly divided into an accumulation/separation section 15A that occupies a relatively large volume on the lower side, and a separation/conveyance section 15B that is formed to protrude upward from the accumulation/separation section 15A. has been done. When coins fall from the chute section 14, the stacking/separating section 15A stacks the coins in the stacking space. Further, the stacking/separating unit 15A rotates the inclined disk 15C clockwise in FIG. 2 to properly agitate the accumulated coins while hooking the coins one by one onto the protrusions, and transfers the disk surface of the coins to the inclined disk 15C. It is lifted up in a position facing (that is, in contact with) and delivered to the separation conveyance section 15B.

The separation conveyance section 15B includes a conveyance guide that guides the coins, and a pin belt that runs along the conveyance guide. The conveyance guide is formed along a conveyance path that advances upward and then bends backward and diagonally downward. Further, the conveyance guide is formed with a groove extending along the conveyance path so as to pass through the guide surface facing the coin board on the left side of the conveyance path.

The pin belt is arranged on the left side of the conveyance guide, and is stretched by a pulley or the like (not shown) so as to run along the conveyance path. This pin belt is provided with conveyance pins at predetermined intervals along the running direction, and protrudes to the right of the guide surface so that the tips of the conveyance pins enter the grooves of the conveyance guide. By running a pin belt in synchronization with the rotation of the inclined disc 15C, the separating and transporting section 15B transports the coins handed over from the stacking and separating section 15A upward along the transport guide and then transports them diagonally downward to the rear. Then, it is delivered to the recognition conveyance section 16.

[2-2. Configuration of recognition conveyance section and delivery section]
The recognition conveyance section 16 is located on the right side of the chute section 14 (on the near side of the page in FIG. 2), and when a coin is conveyed by the separation conveyance section 15B of the upper separation section 15, it is transferred to the pressure conveyance belt ( (not shown) and the conveyance surface of a conveyance guide (not shown), and the coin is conveyed backward along the conveyance surface while sliding as the pressure-contact conveyance belt runs. Eventually, when the coin reaches the right side of an imaging section (not shown), the recognition conveyance section 16 uses the imaging section to image the coin, generates an image signal, and supplies this to the coin control section 12. Subsequently, the coin is conveyed rearward by the running of the press-contact conveyor belt and delivered to the delivery section 17 on the rear side.

The delivery section 17 is located between the recognition conveyance section 16 on the front side and the pin belt conveyance section 18 on the rear side, and advances the coin diagonally backward and downward by means of a conveyance guide. Thereby, the delivery section 17 places the coin received from the recognition conveyance section 16 on the coin conveyance path by the pin belt conveyance section 18 and delivers it to the pin belt conveyance section 18 . At this time, the delivery unit 17 delivers the coins one by one. That is, the delivery part 17 sequentially delivers the coins recognized one by one in the recognition transport part 16 to the pin belt transport part 18 while maintaining the state of being separated one by one and also maintaining the received order.

[2-3. Configuration of pin belt conveyance section]
The pin belt conveyance section 18 is arranged so as to surround the front lower part, lower side, rear side, and upper side of the stacker section 21. For convenience of explanation, the lower front side, lower side, rear side, and upper side of the pin belt conveyance section 18 are hereinafter referred to as a front pin belt conveyance section 18F, a lower pin belt conveyance section 18D, a rear pin belt conveyance section 18B, and an upper pin belt conveyance section 18U, respectively. Of these, most of the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D is located on the left side of the withdrawal conveyance section 22 and the temporary storage section 23, that is, on the back side of the page in FIG.

The pin belt conveyance section 18 is roughly composed of a conveyance guide and a pin belt (not shown). The conveyance guide forms a coin conveyance surface, and brings the conveyance surface into contact with the coin board surface. Of the pin belt conveying sections 18, the upper pin belt conveying section 18U and the lower pin belt conveying section 18D guide coins along the front-rear direction. Further, the upper pin belt conveyance section 18U is bent diagonally downward in the vicinity of the front end and is connected to the deposit/withdrawal section 13. On the other hand, among the pin belt conveyance sections 18, the front pin belt conveyance section 18F and the rear pin belt conveyance section 18B guide coins generally along the vertical direction.

The pin belt includes a conveyor belt and conveyor pins (not shown). The conveyor belt is made of a flexible material and is formed into an annular shape. On the other hand, a plurality of pulleys are each rotatably provided in the coin processing device housing 11 mainly near the portion where the conveyance guide bends. The conveyor belt is stretched so as to sequentially connect each pulley. When driving force is transmitted from a motor (not shown) to some of the pulleys, the pin belt conveyance section 18 rotates the pulleys counterclockwise, and accordingly causes the pin belt to travel counterclockwise in the drawing. . Along with this, the pin belt conveying section 18 applies force to the coin in the conveying direction with the conveying pin, with the coin's disk surface (that is, the left side surface) leaning against the conveying surface of the conveying guide, and It can be moved along, that is, transported.

When this pin belt conveyance section 18 receives a coin from the delivery section 17, it advances the coin downward along the front pin belt conveyance section 18F and further backward along the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D. Subsequently, the pin belt conveyance section 18 causes the coin to advance upward along the rear pin belt conveyance section 18B, further forward along the upper pin belt conveyance section 18U, and then to the deposit/withdrawal section 13. In other words, the pin belt conveyance section 18 deposits and withdraws coins received from the recognition conveyance section 16 via the transfer section 17 along a generally annular conveyance path so as to orbit around the stacker section 21. Transfer to section 13.

In addition to this configuration, the pin belt conveying section 18 is provided with six branch sections. This branching section switches the destination of the coins traveling through the pin belt conveyance section 18 to a pre-supplementary branching section which can switch to the replenishment and collection warehouse 24, and to the first replenishment reject storehouse 25 or the second replenishment reject storehouse 26. A possible front reject branch part, a temporary hold branch part that can be switched to the temporary hold part 23, a rear first reject branch part that can be switched to the reject warehouse 27, and a rear second reject branch part that can be switched to the forgotten storage 28. It is constituted by a reject branch part and a supplementary recovery branch part which can be switched to the replenishment collection warehouse 24 when the replenishment collection warehouse 24 is attached to the rear side of the coin processing device housing 11.

Each branching section rotates a branching plate (not shown) based on the control of the coin control section 12 to cause the coin to continue to advance along the pin belt conveying section 18 or to move the coin to the pin belt conveying section 18. Switch whether to branch off and proceed to each destination.

Furthermore, the pin belt conveyance section 18 is provided with stacker branch sections at six locations above each of the six stacker sections 21. Each stacker branch is configured by rotating the pre-complementary branch by 90° clockwise in accordance with the direction of the conveyance path. A guide section 31 that guides coins to the stacker section 21 is provided on the left side of the stacker branch section. Each stacker branching section rotates a branching plate under the control of the coin control section 12 to allow the coins to continue to advance along the pin belt conveying section 18 or to branch the coins from the pin belt conveying section 18. It is switched whether to proceed to each stacker section 21 or not.

In this way, the pin belt conveyance section 18 conveys the coins received from the recognition conveyance section 16 via the transfer section 17 along the conveyance path, and branches the coin conveyance path appropriately by the branching section or the stacker branching section. and then proceed to the replenishment collection warehouse 24, stacker section 21, etc., or proceed to the deposit/withdrawal section 13.

[2-4. Configuration of stacker section, withdrawal conveyance section and temporary holding section]
In the coin processing device 10, six stacker sections 21 (21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, and 21F) are arranged in alignment along the front-rear direction. Each stacker section 21 is associated with a coin of a predetermined denomination, respectively. This stacker section 21 includes a storage section 50 that occupies most of the stacker section 21 below the guide section 31, and a feeding mechanism 69 provided below the storage section 50. These stacker sections 21 are integrated into one stacker unit 44, with each two stacker sections 21 adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. Specifically, in the coin processing device 10, the stacker sections 21A and 21B constitute one stacker unit 44, the stacker sections 21C and 21D constitute one stacker unit 44, and the stacker sections 21E and 21F constitute one stacker unit 44. It consists of

The storage section 50 has a cylindrical tube storage section 56 in which a stacking space is formed for stacking coins in a vertical direction so that the coins are stacked one after another with the board surface substantially horizontal. Incidentally, the storage section 50 is provided with three cylinder storage sections 56, which can be moved within a horizontal plane. The guide section 31 guides the coins delivered from the stacker branch to near the upper end of the tube storage section 56 and places them on top of other coins already accumulated in the tube storage section 56.

The feeding mechanism 69 feeds out the lowest one of the coins accumulated in the tube storage section 56 near the lower end of the tube storage section 56 . Specifically, the feeding mechanism 69 constitutes a feeding conveyance section consisting of a combination of a belt and a pulley from directly below to the right side of the tube storage section 56, and by running this belt with the upper surface facing right, the tube storage section 56 is moved to the right side. The lowermost coins accumulated in the section 56 are conveyed to the right and fed out.

Here, the stacker section 21 is located almost directly above the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D. Further, the feeding mechanism 69 in the stacker section 21 positions the right end of the belt directly above the dispensing conveyance section 22, that is, on the right side of the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D. Therefore, the coins fed out from the stacker section 21 fall to the dispensing conveyance section 22 or the temporary storage section 23 without falling to the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D.

The dispensing transport section 22 is located on the lower right side of the four stacker sections 21 from the rear side, that is, the stacker sections 21C to 21F. The dispensing conveyance unit 22 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with its upper and front sides open, and forms a space in which coins can be accommodated. The dispensing conveyance unit 22 rotates a pulley under the control of the coin control unit 12 to advance the top surface of the belt in the forward direction, thereby moving the coins placed or accumulated on the belt in the forward direction. It is transported and eventually dropped into the temporary holding section 23. At this time, the dispensing conveyance section 22 conveys the plurality of coins in a short time without separating the coins one by one, in a state where the plurality of coins are connected or in a state where they are clustered to some extent.

The temporary storage section 23 is a place where coins are temporarily accumulated, and is located on the front side of the dispensing conveyance section 22, that is, on the lower right side of the stacker sections 21A and 21B. When the coins are paid out from the stacker parts 21A and 21B and fall, the temporary storage part 23 stores the coins in an internal space and places them on a belt or accumulates them together with other coins. Further, the temporary holding section 23 also places or accumulates the coins conveyed from the dispensing conveyance section 22 on the belt in the internal space. For this reason, when coins are delivered from the pin belt conveying section 18 via the temporary holding branch section, the temporary holding section 23 also places or accumulates the coins on the belt in the internal space.

This temporary holding section 23 holds the coins accumulated in the internal space as is when the belt is stopped. On the other hand, when the temporary storage section 23 runs the upper surface of the belt in the forward and upward direction based on the control of the coin control section 12, the accumulated coins advance diagonally forward and upward, and eventually the front end of the belt It is fed out from the section and delivered to the upper separation section 15, that is, it is conveyed to the recognition conveyance section 16. At this time, the temporary holding unit 23, like the dispensing conveyance unit 22, stores multiple coins in a short period of time without separating the coins one by one, or in a state where the coins are connected to a certain extent or in a state where they are grouped to some extent. transport.

[2-5. Configuration of replenishment collection storage, reject storage, etc. and lower separation section]
The replenishment collection storage 24 is provided at the lower front side of the coin processing device housing 11, and is separated from the remaining portion when the rear upper part of the rectangular parallelepiped is partitioned into a first replenishment reject storage 25 and a second replenishment reject storage 26. It has become. When coins advance from the pin belt conveyance section 18 via the pre-replenishment branch section, the replenishment collection storage 24 advances the coins inside and accumulates them. Furthermore, when the belt is stopped, the replenishment collection warehouse 24 maintains a state in which coins are accumulated, and when the belt is run so as to move the upper surface of the belt backward based on the control of the coin control unit 12. , the coins are conveyed rearward and fed out from near the rear end of the belt to the rear of the replenishment and collection warehouse 24.

The first replenishment reject store 25 is located on the right side of the rear upper side of the replenishment and collection store 24 and is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, which is sufficiently smaller than the replenishment and collection store 24 . Further, like the replenishment and collection store 24, the first replenishment reject store 25 has a space formed therein to accumulate coins. The first replenishment reject store 25 accommodates the coins therein as they advance from the pin belt conveyance section 18 via the front reject branch section.

The second replenishment reject store 26 is located on the left side of the first replenisher reject store 25, and is configured almost similarly to the first replenisher reject store 25. In this second replenishment reject warehouse 26, coins advance sequentially from the pin belt conveyance section 18 through a front reject branch section and a front second reject branch section provided below the front reject branch section. and store this coin inside.

The reject store 27 is configured similarly to the first replenishment reject store 25, and when a coin advances through the rear first reject branch, the reject store 27 stores the coin therein. The unclaimed storage 28 is provided on the left side of the reject storage 27 and has the same structure as the second replenishment reject storage 26, and when coins advance through the rear second rejection branch, Store this coin inside.

The lower separation part 29 is located near the center of the lower part of the coin processing device housing 11 and is arranged at a position adjacent to the rear side of the replenishment and collection storage 24 . This lower separating section 29 has a similar configuration to the upper separating section 15, and has an accumulating separating section 29A, a separating conveying section 29B, and an inclined disk 29C corresponding to the accumulating separating section 15A, separating conveying section 15B, and inclined disk 15C, respectively. It is made up of. The stacking/separating section 29A rotates an internal inclined disk 29C to separate the stacked coins one by one and deliver them to the separating and conveying section 29B. The separation and conveyance section 29B conveys the coins received from the accumulation and separation section 29A so as to lift them one by one upward, and releases them from the discharge port of the temporary storage section 23 into the internal space.

In this way, the lower separating section 29 transports coins dispensed from the replenishment and collection warehouse 24 located relatively lower in the coin processing device 10 to the temporary storage section 23 located above.

[3. Transport of coins in various processes]
Next, various processes involving the conveyance of coins in the coin processing device 10, ie, conveyance and accumulation of coins in deposit processing, withdrawal processing, etc., will be explained. Here, the processing performed by the coin processing device 10 in the case of performing a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction between the automatic teller machine 1 and a customer will be explained.

[3-1. Transport of coins in deposit transactions]
First, a case where a deposit transaction is performed with a customer at the automated teller machine 1 (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, the coin processing device 10 counts the number of coins deposited by the customer while recognizing the denomination etc. through the deposit counting process in the first stage, and then stores each coin in an appropriate manner through the deposit storage process in the subsequent stage. Transport it to the storage location and store it.

Specifically, the coin control unit 12 of the coin processing device 10 cooperates with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1) of the automated teller machine 1 to receive deposit transactions from customers via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When an operation input to start is received, the deposit counting process is started.

At this time, the coin control section 12 first cooperates with the main control section 9 to open the shutter of the coin deposit/withdrawal port 5 (FIG. 1) and the upper shutter of the deposit/withdrawal section 13 to allow the customer to insert coins into the deposit/withdrawal section 13. let Next, when the coin control unit 12 receives an operation input from the customer to start accepting coins via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the coin control unit 12 closes the shutter of the coin deposit/withdrawal port 5 and the upper shutter of the deposit/withdrawal unit 13. After that, the coins are transferred from the deposit/withdrawal section 13 to the upper separation section 15 via the chute section 14.

The upper separation section 15 separates the coins one by one, feeds out the coins, and delivers them to the recognition conveyance section 16. The recognition conveyance unit 16 recognizes the coins while conveying them one by one, delivers them to the delivery unit 17, and notifies the coin control unit 12 of the obtained recognition results.

In response to this, the coin control unit 12 determines whether or not the coin can be accepted based on the notified recognition result, determines its destination, and further stores it. At this time, the coin control unit 12 determines that the coin can be accepted if it is determined that the coin is of a denomination that can be handled and is legitimate (that is, not counterfeited), and in other cases, it is determined that the coin cannot be accepted. do. The coin control unit 12 also tallies the total amount by sequentially adding the amount of coins determined to be acceptable.

The delivery section 17 delivers the coins received from the recognition conveyance section 16 to the pin belt conveyance section 18. If the coins can be accepted, the pin belt conveying section 18 transports the coins to the temporary holding branch section, branches the coins, advances them to the temporary holding section 23, and accumulates them in the temporary holding section 23. Further, if the coin cannot be accepted, the pin belt conveyance section 18 conveys the coin to the deposit/withdrawal section 13 and stores it therein.

Eventually, when the coin control section 12 finishes feeding out all the coins from the upper separation section 15, if the deposit/withdrawal section 13 contains coins that cannot be accepted, the coin control section 12 cooperates with the main control section 9 (FIG. 1) to send out the upper coins. A shutter or the like is opened, the coin is returned to the customer for confirmation, and the coin is reinserted if necessary. On the other hand, if the coin control unit 12 does not store any unacceptable coins in the deposit/withdrawal unit 13, the coin control unit 12 completes the deposit counting process and confirms that the deposit counting process has been completed and the total amount (hereinafter referred to as the deposited amount). ) is notified to the main control unit 9. In response, the main control unit 9 of the automatic teller machine 1 displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), presents the deposited amount to the customer, and either continues the deposit transaction or not. Or give them the choice of canceling.

When canceling the deposit transaction is selected here, the main control section 9 notifies the coin control section 12 of this fact. In response to this, the coin control section 12 performs a deposit return process to transport the coins accumulated in the temporary storage section 23 to the deposit/withdrawal section 13 and return them to the customer.

On the other hand, when the customer selects to continue the deposit transaction, the main control section 9 notifies the coin control section 12 of this fact. In response, the coin control section 12 performs a deposit storage process to transport the coins accumulated in the temporary holding section 23 to the stacker section 21 and stack them by denomination.

Specifically, the coin control unit 12 causes the belt of the temporary storage unit 23 to travel, thereby transporting and feeding out the coins accumulated in the temporary storage unit 23 forward, and sequentially delivering them to the upper separation unit 15. The upper separation section 15 and the recognition conveyance section 16 separate the coins one by one, recognize them, and deliver them to the delivery section 17.

In response, the coin control unit 12 determines whether the coin can be reused, that is, whether the coin can be withdrawn in subsequent withdrawal processing, based on the obtained recognition result. Then, the destination of the coin is determined. At this time, if the coin is reusable, the coin control unit 12 transports the coin to the stacker unit 21 (21A to 21F) according to the denomination, and if the coin cannot be reused, the coin is transported to the reject warehouse 27. First. Incidentally, in the following, coins determined to be unrecyclable will also be referred to as rejected coins.

The delivery section 17 delivers the coins received from the recognition conveyance section 16 to the pin belt conveyance section 18. If the coin is reusable, the pin belt conveyance section 18 sequentially conveys the coin using the front pin belt conveyance section 18F, the lower pin belt conveyance section 18D, and the rear pin belt conveyance section 18B. When the coins eventually reach the upper pin belt conveyance section 18U, the pin belt conveyance section 18 branches the coins using a stacker branching section according to the denomination, and stacks the coins in the storage section 50 via the guide section 31.

By the way, in the stacker section 21, the maximum number of coins that can be stacked in the tube storage section 56 of the storage section 50 is defined, and if the maximum number of coins has already been stacked, no new coins can be stacked. In such a case, the coin control unit 12 transports the coin to the deposit/withdrawal unit 13 and dispenses the coin, and then advances the coin to the upper separation unit 15 via the chute unit 14 . As a result, the coin is eventually transported to the stacker section 21 again along the transport path.

On the other hand, the stacker section 21 has a storage drive section 51 shown in FIG. When coins are accumulated, the tube storage section 56 is moved from the lower side of the guide section 31 to another location, and the other tube storage section 56 is moved to the lower side of the guide section 31. That is, in the stacker section 21, the tube storage section 56 located below the guide section 31 is replaced. Thereby, the stacker section 21 can stack the coins the next time they are conveyed.

On the other hand, if the coin cannot be reused, the pin belt conveying section 18 conveys the coin to the rear first reject branching section, branches the coin, advances it to the reject warehouse 27, and stores the coin. Eventually, when the coin control unit 12 finishes transporting all the coins accumulated in the temporary storage unit 23 to their respective destinations, the coin control unit 12 ends the deposit storage process.

[4. Overall configuration of stacker unit]
All three stacker units 44 are configured in substantially the same way. As shown in FIG. 3, one stacker unit 44 includes a storage section 50, a stacking mechanism 59, and a feeding mechanism 69 of the stacker section 21 on the front side, and a storage section 50, a stacking mechanism 59, and a feeding mechanism 69 of the stacker section 21 on the rear side. It is composed of. Below, the storage section 50, stacking mechanism 59, and feeding mechanism 69 of the front stacker section 21 will be mainly explained.

[4-1. Composition of storage section]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, the storage section 50 is composed of a storage drive section 51, a tube storage section rotating body 55, and a cover 57, and stores coins therein. At the same time, the cylinder storage rotating body 55 is rotated by the driving force of the storage drive unit 51.

[4-1-1. Configuration of storage drive unit]
The storage drive unit 51 includes a storage unit motor 52 and gears 53 and 54. The storage drive section 51 sequentially transmits the rotational driving force of the storage section motor 52 to the gear 53 and the gear 54, and the gear 54 meshes with the cylinder storage section rotating body 55 through the hole provided in the cover 57. , rotates the cylinder housing rotating body 55.

[4-1-2. Configuration of rotating body of tube storage section]
The barrel storage rotating body 55 has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, and stores coins of one predetermined denomination inside. The cylinder storage rotating body 55 is configured to be rotatable in the rotation direction r1 of the cylinder storage rotating body, which is clockwise in FIG. There is. Further, the range of the rotational orbit when the tube storage portion rotating body 55 rotates is such that the range in the vertical direction is from the upper end of the tube storage portion rotation body 55 to the lower end.

Further, on the inner circumferential side of the tube storage portion rotating body 55, three tube storage portions 56 are formed along the circumference around the rotation axis 55AR at a rotation angle of 120 [°] with respect to each other. In other words, the cylinder storage unit rotary body 55 has a structure in which three cylinder storage units 56 are connected to each other for stacking coins. The cylinder storage section 56 is a cylindrical space that has a diameter slightly wider than the diameter of the coins to be stored and extends in the vertical direction, and has a coin accumulation space SP1 formed therein for storing coins. In addition, the lower end of the cylinder storage part 56 communicates with the outside of the cylinder storage part rotary body 55 at the coin accumulation space SP1. The three cylindrical storage portions 56 each have the same shape in order to store coins of the same denomination. A stage insertion slit 55SL that communicates the coin accumulation space SP1 of each cylinder storage part 56 with the outside of the cylinder storage part rotation body 55 is formed on the outer peripheral wall of the cylinder storage part rotation body 55 at the upper end of the cylinder storage part rotation body 55. It is formed from the top to the bottom end. This stage insertion slit 55SL is formed on the outer circumferential side of the cylinder housing portion 56 in the radial direction centered on the rotating shaft 55AR. The upper guide 40 provided at the upper end of the cylinder housing rotating body 55 is provided with a cylinder rotation position detection detector DT1 every 120 degrees.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the cylinder storage part rotating body 55 has an acceptance position Pr for inserting coins into the cylinder storage part 56 from the pin belt conveyance part 18, and a withdrawal position Pr from which the coins are transferred from the cylinder storage part 56 to the withdrawal conveyance part 22 or the temporary storage part 23. A payout position Pe for paying out coins is set. The receiving position Pr is set above the coin accumulating surface 67pS of the stage 67 at the front end of the cylinder storage rotating body 55, and the dispensing position Pe is in the rotating direction r1 of the cylinder storing unit rotating body with respect to the receiving position Pr. It is set above the front end of the separation belt 73, which has been rotated by 120 degrees. In this way, the receiving position Pr and the feeding position Pe are set to different positions in plan view. Hereinafter, the cylinder storage section 56 currently located at the receiving position Pr will also be referred to as the receiving target cylinder storage section, and the cylinder storage section 56 currently at the dispensing position Pe will also be referred to as the dispensing target cylinder storage section.

The coin processing device 10 performs an accumulation operation of inserting and accumulating coins in the tube storage section 56 currently located at the receiving position Pr, that is, the receiving tube storage section, in, for example, a deposit transaction, and a stacking operation in which coins are put into and accumulated in the cylinder storage section at the current receiving position Pr, for example, and in a withdrawal transaction, etc., at the current payout position. A payout operation is performed to pay out coins from the tube storage section 56 in Pe, that is, the payout target tube storage section. In addition, the coin processing device 10 switches the cylinder storage part 56 from the receiving position Pr by rotating the cylinder storage part rotating body 55 in the rotation direction r1 of the cylinder storage part rotary body by the storage driving part 51, and also switches the cylinder storage part 56 from the receiving position Pr to the feeding position Pe. A certain tube storage section 56 is switched. Specifically, when the coin processing device 10 reaches a full state in which the maximum number of coins are accumulated in the current receiving target cylinder storage unit, the coin processing device 10 rotates the cylinder storage unit rotary body 55 in the rotation direction r1 of the cylinder storage unit rotation body. and moves the cylinder storage part 56 located on the side of the cylinder storage part rotating body reverse rotation direction r2, which is the opposite direction to the cylinder storage part rotating body rotation direction r1, to the reception position Pr with respect to the cylinder storage part 56 currently in the receiving position Pr. By moving the tube, the cylinder storage section to be accepted is switched.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the movement path of the tube rotation position detection detector DT1 above the upper end of the tube storage part rotating body 55, there is a tube rotation position detection sensor that detects the tube rotation position detection detector DT1. SE1 is provided. The cylinder rotation position detection sensor SE1 has a U-shape in which a light emitting part that emits detection light and a light reception part that receives the detection light are arranged facing each other with a groove through which the cylinder rotation position detection detector DT1 passes. It is an optical sensor. The cylinder rotation position detection sensor SE1 notifies the coin control unit 12 of the result of receiving the detection light. The coin control section 12 determines the rotational position of the tube storage section rotating body 55 based on the result of this light reception.

The cylinder housing rotating body 55 is composed of an upper guide 40, a side guide 46, a lower guide 42, and a rotating shaft 55AR, and is located in a space surrounded by the upper guide 40, the side guide 46, and the lower guide 42. , a coin accumulation space SP1 is formed.

[4-1-2-1. Upper guide configuration]
As shown in FIG. 8, the upper guide 40 is disposed at the upper end of the cylinder storage rotating body 55, and has an overall disk shape with a thin vertical thickness. In the upper guide 40, three input ports 40I are formed along the circumference around a rotation axis 55AR located at the rotation center axis at a rotation angle of 120 [°] with respect to each other. The input port 40I communicates the coin accumulation space SP1 of the tube storage section 56 located below itself with the upper part of the upper guide 40, and transfers the coins conveyed from the guide section 31 to the coin accumulation space of the tube storage section 56. Drop it to SP1.

The lower surface 40dS of the upper guide 40, which is the lower surface of the upper guide 40 and serves as a ceiling, is formed into a planar shape as a whole, and functions as a ceiling of the coin accumulation space SP1. On this upper guide lower surface 40dS, a coin guide 40Ig, which is a part of the input slot 40I and is a flat surface that guides the movement of coins dropped into the coin accumulation space SP1, is attached to the upper guide lower surface 40dS toward the upper surface of the upper guide 40. It is formed to be inclined with respect to the In this way, the upper guide lower surface 40dS is not entirely planar, but has an inclined shape or an uneven shape in part due to, for example, the coin guide 40Ig.

[4-1-3. Cover composition]
The cover 57 is composed of a left side cover 57L shown in FIG. 9 and a right side cover 57R shown in FIG. This prevents leakage from the body 55 to the outside. Hereinafter, the left cover 57L and the right cover 57R will also be collectively referred to as the cover 57.

[4-1-3-1. Configuration of left cover]
The left side cover 57L (FIG. 9) is a plate-like member, and is located on the left side of the two cylinder housing rotating bodies 55, and has two left side cover surfaces 57LS formed on the right side. The left cover surface 57LS is a surface having a substantially semicircular cross section and curved with a curvature that is substantially the same as the outer periphery of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55. The left side cover 57L is arranged so that the left side cover surface 57LS faces the left sides of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55, and by covering the left sides of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55, the coins are transferred to the cylinder storage rotating bodies 55. 55 to the outside. Further, a left cover hole 57La is formed in the left cover surface 57LS. The left cover hole 57La is a substantially square hole and penetrates from the left cover surface 57LS to the left side surface of the left cover 57L. The left side cover hole 57La changes the attitude of the coins stored in the cylinder storage portion 56, for example, by inserting a rod-shaped member from the left side surface of the left side cover 57L into the left side cover surface 57LS during maintenance work. Occasionally used. In this way, the left cover surface 57LS does not have a flat surface shape as a whole, but has an inclined shape or an uneven shape in a portion due to, for example, the left cover hole 57La.

The gap between the left side cover surface 57LS and the side guide outer wall surface 46oS (FIGS. 9 and 10) on the outer peripheral surface of the side guide 46 is the thinnest coin, which is the thinnest coin among the coins handled in the coin processing device 10. It is set to about 1.0 [mm], which is narrower than the thickness of a coin. Thereby, the storage section 50 prevents coins from entering the gap between the left side cover surface 57LS and the side guide outer wall surface 46oS from the cylinder storage section 56, thereby preventing miscalculation from occurring.

[4-1-3-2. Right side cover configuration]
The right side cover 57R (FIG. 10) is a plate-like member, and is located on the right side of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55, and has two right side cover surfaces 57RS formed on the left side. The right side cover surface 57RS is a surface having a substantially semicircular cross section and curved with a curvature that is substantially the same as the outer periphery of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55. The right side cover 57R is arranged so that the right side cover surface 57RS faces the right side of the cylinder storage rotating body set 38, and by covering the right sides of the two cylinder storage rotating bodies 55, the coins are transferred to the cylinder storage rotating body 55. This prevents leakage to the outside. Further, a plurality of right cover holes 57Ra are formed in the right cover surface 57RS along the vertical direction. The right cover hole 57Ra is a substantially square hole and penetrates from the right cover surface 57RS to the right side surface of the right cover 57R. The right cover hole 57Ra changes the attitude of the coins stored in the cylinder storage part 56, for example, by inserting a rod-shaped member from the right side surface of the right cover 57R into the right cover surface 57RS during maintenance work. Occasionally used. In this manner, the entire right cover surface 57RS is not flat, but has a sloped shape or an uneven shape in a portion due to, for example, the right cover hole 57Ra.

The gap between the right side cover surface 57RS and the side guide outer wall surface 46oS (FIGS. 9 and 10) of the side guide 46 is set to about 1.0 [mm], which is narrower than the thickness of the thinnest coin. Thereby, the storage section 50 prevents coins from entering the gap between the right side cover surface 57RS and the side guide outer wall surface 46oS from the cylinder storage section 56, thereby preventing miscalculation from occurring.

[4-2. Configuration of accumulation mechanism]
As shown in FIG. 11, the stacking mechanism 59 is composed of a stacking drive unit 60 and a stage 67, and the coins conveyed from the guide unit 31 are moved into a cylinder at the receiving position Pr by the driving force of the stacking drive unit 60. It is made to accumulate in the storage part 56.

The accumulation drive unit 60 includes an accumulation mechanism motor 61, a stage drive belt 62, gears 63 and 64, a stage drive belt pulley 65, and a shaft 66. The accumulation drive section 60 sequentially transmits the rotational driving force of the accumulation mechanism motor 61, which is a pulse motor, to a gear 63 and a gear 64, and the gear 64 meshes with the stage drive belt pulley 65, thereby rotating the stage drive belt pulley 65. let

The stage drive belt 62 is an endless belt wrapped around stage drive belt pulleys 65 disposed near the upper end and near the lower end, respectively. The accumulation drive unit 60 rotates the stage drive belt pulley 65 under the control of the coin control unit 12, thereby rotating the stage drive belt 62, and causes the right side of the stage drive belt 62 to run along the vertical direction. The shaft 66 has a cylindrical shape and is disposed near the stage drive belt 62 along the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the stage 67 is formed with a stacking section 67p, a shaft sliding section 67g, and a connecting section 67c. The stacking section 67p is formed in a size that allows the coin stacking space SP1 inside the tube storage section 56 to be moved along the stacking direction, which is the vertical direction in which coins are stacked, and stacks coins on the upper surface. A planar coin accumulation surface 67pS extending in the horizontal direction is formed. The shaft sliding portion 67g has a cylindrical hole slidably fitted into the shaft 66, and guides the vertical movement of the stage 67. The connecting portion 67c connects the stacking portion 67p and the shaft sliding portion 67g, and is configured to be movable in the vertical direction within the stage insertion slit 55SL formed in the tube storage portion 56 located at the receiving position Pr. There is. Thereby, the stage 67 enters from the outside to the inside of the tube storage section 56 via the stage insertion slit 55SL, and moves up and down within the accumulation space of the tube storage section 56 at the receiving position Pr.

As shown in FIG. 7, an accumulation top surface detection sensor SE2 is provided on the stage 67 and the coin movement path as a top surface detection sensor that detects the coin accumulation surface 67pS or the top surface of the topmost coin. The top coin is the coin CN located at the top of the coins CN stacked on the coin stacking surface 67pS of the stage 67. The stacked top surface detection sensor SE2 is an optical sensor in which a light emitting part that emits detection light and a light receiving part that receives the detection light are arranged on the left and right sides of the coin stacking space SP1, along the sensor optical axis L1 for stacking top surface detection. It is a type sensor. This integrated upper surface detection sensor SE2 notifies the coin control unit 12 of the result of receiving the detection light. Based on the light reception result, the coin control unit 12 determines whether the coin stacking surface 67pS or the top surface of the topmost coin is at a predetermined stacking top surface position, and determines whether the coin stacking surface 67pS or the top surface of the topmost coin is at a predetermined stacking top surface position. The stage 67 is controlled so that the position is below the stacking top surface position.

A stage bottom position sensor SE3 for detecting the stage 67 is provided on the movement path of the stage 67 below the lower end of the cylinder housing rotating body 55. The stage bottom position sensor SE3 is an optical sensor similar to the cylinder rotation position detection sensor SE1 (FIG. 4). This stage bottom position sensor SE3 notifies the coin control unit 12 of the result of receiving the detection light. The coin control unit 12 determines whether the stage 67 is at a predetermined lower limit position based on this light reception result. Specifically, when the stage 67 is at the lower limit position, the stage bottom position sensor SE3 notifies the coin control unit 12 of a light reception result indicating that it is not receiving detection light (that is, an ON state). When the stage 67 is at the lower limit position, the stage 67 is retracted below the range of the rotational orbit when the cylinder storage part rotating body 55 rotates, so even if the cylinder storage part rotating body 55 rotates, the stage 67 is It does not interfere with the cylinder housing rotating body 55.

When the coin control unit 12 simultaneously obtains a light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received from both the stage bottom position sensor SE3 and the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2 (i.e., ON state), the coin control unit 12 changes the current receiving position Pr. It is determined that coins have been accumulated up to the upper limit number in the tube storage section 56 located at , that is, the tube storage section 56 is in a full state.

A detector DT4 for detecting the rotational position of the accumulation is provided on the output shaft of the accumulation mechanism motor 61 (FIG. 11). An integrated rotational position detection sensor SE4 that detects the integrated rotational position detection detector DT4 is provided on the movement path of the integrated rotational position detection detector DT4. The integrated rotational position detection sensor SE4 is an optical sensor similar to the cylinder rotational position detection sensor SE1 (FIG. 4). This integrated rotational position detection sensor SE4 notifies the coin control unit 12 of the result of receiving the detection light. The coin control unit 12 detects the rotational position of the collecting mechanism motor 61, that is, the vertical position of the stage 67, based on the result of this light reception. The sensor SE4 for detecting the integrated rotational position and the detector DT4 for detecting the integrated rotational position form a rotation detecting means 39 for controlling the amount of movement of the stage 67.

[4-3. Configuration of feeding mechanism]
As shown in FIG. 12, the feeding mechanism 69 includes a feeding drive section 70 and a feeding conveyance section 72, and by the driving force of the feeding drive section 70, the cylinders are accumulated in the cylinder storage section 56 at the feeding position Pe. Pay out the remaining coins to the outside.

The feeding drive section 70 includes a feeding mechanism motor 71. The feeding drive section 70 rotates the separation belt pulley 74 by transmitting the rotational driving force of the feeding mechanism motor 71 to the separation belt pulley 74 of the feeding conveyance section 72 .

The feeding conveyance section 72 is composed of a separation belt 73 and a separation belt pulley 74. The separation belt 73 is an endless belt wrapped around separation belt pulleys 74 arranged near the left end (not shown) and near the right end. The feeding conveyance unit 72 rotates the separation belt pulley 74 under the control of the coin control unit 12 to rotate the separation belt 73 along the separation rotation direction which is clockwise in FIG. run along. The distance between the lower end of the barrel storage rotating body 55 and the separation belt 73 is set to the thickness of one coin. Therefore, by rotating along the separation rotation direction, the separation belt 73 feeds out the coins one by one from the cylinder storage section 56 at the payout position Pe and transfers them to the dispensing conveyance section 22 or the temporary storage section 23 (FIG. 2). and transport it to the right.

[5. Accumulation operation]
[5-1. Stage positioning control]
When performing a stacking operation in such a configuration, the coin control section 12 first performs stage positioning control.

[5-1-1. Stage positioning rise control]
When performing stage positioning control, the coin control unit 12 first performs stage positioning and raising control, and then performs stage positioning and lowering control. When performing the stage positioning and raising control, the coin control unit 12 collects the light reception result indicating that the detection light is not received (that is, the ON state) inside the tube storage part 56 located at the receiving position Pr, and sends the upper surface detection sensor to the upper surface detection sensor. Stage 67 is raised until it is obtained from SE2.

Here, if no coins are accumulated on the stage 67 yet, the coin control unit 12 raises the stage 67 until the coin accumulation surface 67pS intercepts the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the upper surface of the accumulation, as shown in FIG. 13(A). let On the other hand, if coins are already accumulated on the stage 67, the coin control unit 12 raises the stage 67 until the topmost coin CNu blocks the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the accumulation, as shown in FIG. 14(A). .

[5-1-2. Stage positioning/lowering control]
Subsequently, when performing stage positioning and lowering control, the coin control unit 12 rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 by a constant pulse amount to lower the stage 67 by a predetermined positioning and lowering amount Adp at the positioning and lowering speed Sdp. This positioning drop amount Adp is such a drop that the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack does not turn on even if two or three coins are stacked through the guide section 31 while the stage positioning control is performed. It's the amount.

Here, if no coins are accumulated on the stage 67 yet, the coin control unit 12 positions the stage 67 on which no coins are accumulated from FIG. 13(A), as shown in FIG. 13(B). Only Adp is lowered. On the other hand, if coins are already accumulated on the stage 67, the coin control unit 12 positions the stage 67 on which the coins are accumulated from FIG. 14(A), as shown in FIG. lower only.

[5-2. Coin insertion start control]
Subsequently, the coin processing device 10 rotates the branching plate of the stacker branching section corresponding to the tube storage rotating body 55 to be stacked, and guides the coins CN from the pin belt conveyance section 18 into the guide section 31. The coin CN slides down inside the guide section 31 and is ejected into the tube storage section 56. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15(A), since the ejected coin CN blocks the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the stack, the coin control unit 12 periodically detects the ON state from the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack. will be obtained. In addition, since it is an instant for the ejected coins CN to cross the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the stack, the coin control unit 12 turns off within a certain period of time in a normal state where there is no stacking failure. Obtained from the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2.

[5-3. Stage normal descent control]
Next, the coin control unit 12 rotates the stacking mechanism motor 61 by a certain pulse amount each time one coin is stacked, thereby setting the stage 67 at the first speed, as shown in FIG. 15(A). Stage normal descent control is performed to lower the stage by a predetermined normal descent amount Adn at a normal descent speed Sdn. This normal fall amount Adn is a fall amount (for example, 1.4 [mm]) that is slightly smaller than the thickness (for example, 1.5 [mm]) of the coins CN to be accumulated. As a result, the coin control unit 12 lowers the stage 67 too much at once, and the length in the vertical direction of the stacking top surface space SP2, which is the space above the top surface of the coin stacking surface 67pS or the top coin CNu in the coin stacking space SP1, is reduced. This prevents the accumulation upper surface space length from becoming too wide and causing coins to stand up.

[5-4. Stage control when coin standing does not occur]
Here, since the normal descent amount Adn is a descent amount slightly smaller than the thickness of the coin CN, even if coins do not stand up, the coins CN accumulated after the stage positioning control is When the number of coins increases, as shown in FIG. 15(B), the accumulated coins CN block the sensor optical axis L1 for detecting the top surface of the stack, so the coin control unit 12 detects the top surface of the stack when the ON state exceeds the specified time. In other words, the OFF state is not acquired from the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2 within a certain period of time. At this time, the coin control unit 12 performs stage high-speed descent control. Below, the time during which the integrated upper surface detection sensor SE2 is in the ON state is also referred to as ON time.

[5-4-1. Stage high-speed descent control when no coins are generated]
The coin control unit 12 rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 by the same pulse as the stage positioning and lowering control while continuing to release the coins CN into the cylinder storage unit 56. As shown in FIG. 15(D) through 15(C), stage high-speed descent control is performed to lower the stage 67 by a predetermined high-speed descent amount Adh at a high-speed descent speed Sdh as the second speed. This high-speed descent amount Adh is such that even if two or three coins CN are newly accumulated under the stage high-speed descent control, the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the accumulation does not turn on, and normally The amount of fall is greater than the amount of fall Adn. In addition, the coin control unit 12 lowers the stage 67 by a lowering amount that is larger than the normal lowering amount Adn at the same timing as the stage normal lowering control, every time one coin CN is accumulated, so that it is faster than the normal lowering speed Sdn. The stage 67 is lowered at a high descending speed Sdh.

[5-4-2. Stage control after stage high-speed descent control when no coins are generated]
When the stage high-speed descent control is performed, the coin control unit 12 checks whether the sensor SE2 for detecting the integrated top surface has detected that the transition from the ON state to the OFF state has occurred within a specified time, and if the coin is not standing, , the transition from the ON state to the OFF state within a specified time is acquired from the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2, and the above-described stage normal descent control and stage high speed descent control are repeated.

[5-5. Stage control when coins stand]
On the other hand, when a standing coin occurs, as shown in FIG. 16(B), the standing coin, which is the coin CN that is standing, blocks the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the stack. An ON state that exceeds the time is acquired from the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2, that is, an OFF state is not obtained from the integrated top surface detection sensor SE2 within a certain period of time. At this time, the coin control unit 12 performs stage high-speed descent control.

[5-5-1. Stage high-speed descent control when a coin stands]
The coin control unit 12 rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 by the pulse equivalent to the stage positioning and lowering control while continuing to release the coins CN into the cylinder storage unit 56. As shown in FIG. 16(D) via 16(C), stage high-speed descent control is performed to lower the stage 67 by a predetermined high-speed descent amount Adh at a high-speed descent speed Sdh.

[5-5-2. Stage control after stage high-speed descent control when coin standing occurs]
When the stage high-speed descent control is performed, the coin control unit 12 checks whether the sensor SE2 for detecting the integrated top surface has detected that the transition from the ON state to the OFF state has occurred within a specified time, and if the coin is standing, , the ON state exceeding the specified time is acquired from the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack, and the coin standing release operation described later is performed.

In this way, the coin control unit 12 checks the light reception result from the stacked top surface detection sensor SE2 after the stage high-speed descent control is performed after the stage normal descent control. Here, if the coin control unit 12 obtains that the transition from the ON state to the OFF state has occurred within the specified time, it determines that coin standing has not occurred and the stacking operation is performed normally, and the stage normally descends. Control and stage high-speed descent control will continue. On the other hand, if the coin control unit 12 obtains an ON state that exceeds the specified time, it means that the coins are stuck or the stacking mechanism motor 61 is temporarily not operating, which means that the coin is out of synchronization, and the coins are not stacked normally. It is determined that the operation has not been performed, and the coin standing release operation, which will be described later, is performed.

[5-6. Coin release operation]
The coin control unit 12 stops discharging the coins CN into the cylinder storage unit 56, and then first performs a stage raising control in the event of a stacking failure, which will be described later, as a coin standing release operation.

[5-6-1. Stage elevation control in case of poor integration]
When performing stage raising control in case of stacking failure, the coin control unit 12 rotates the stacking mechanism motor 61 by a predetermined pulse in the direction opposite to the direction used when lowering the stage 67, as shown in FIG. 17(A). Then, the stage 67 is raised from the lower limit position by a predetermined amount of stage rise at the time of poor integration. At this time, the standing coin changes its posture due to the impact of colliding with the lower surface of the upper guide 40, and as shown in FIG. There is a possibility of accumulation. This is particularly because the lower surface 40dS of the upper guide (FIG. 8(A)) is not flat, but has a coin guide 40Ig for the input slot 40I, and a portion thereof has an inclined shape or an uneven shape. The storage section 50 is designed to easily keep the coin CN out of position.

Next, the coin control unit 12 reversely rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 by a predetermined amount of pulses, thereby changing the light reception result indicating that the detection light has not been received (that is, the ON state), as shown in FIG. 17(C). ) is acquired from the stage bottom position sensor SE3 (FIG. 7), thereby moving the stage 67 to the lower limit position. When such stage raising control is performed in the event of poor accumulation, the coin control unit 12 performs coin standing confirmation control, which will be described later.

[5-6-2. Coin standing confirmation control]
When performing coin standing confirmation control, the coin control unit 12 rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 to receive detection light as shown in FIG. 19(B) from the lower limit position shown in FIG. 19(A). The stage 67 is raised until a light reception result (that is, an ON state) indicating that the sensor is not activated is obtained from the integrated upper surface detection sensor SE2, and the amount of stage elevation at that time is obtained. Since the coin control unit 12 stores the number of coins CN released into the coin accumulation space SP1, when all the released coins CN are normally accumulated, the sensor for detecting the upper surface of accumulation starts from the lower limit position. It recognizes a normal raising amount Adcn1 when confirming that the coin is standing, which is the raising amount of the stage 67 until the detection result of SE2 becomes ON state.

On the other hand, when a standing coin occurs, the board surface of the standing coin is tilted vertically with respect to the horizontal direction, so when the stage 67 rises from the lower limit position, the state shown in FIG. 19(B) As shown, the detection result of the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack becomes ON when the stage rise amount Adc is smaller than the normal rise amount Adcn1 when the coin is standing. For this reason, the coin control unit 12 raises the stage 67 from the lower limit position, and when the detection result of the stacking top surface detection sensor SE2 becomes ON state at a stage raising amount smaller than the normal raising amount Adcn1 when checking the coin standing, It is determined that the coin standing situation has not been resolved.

On the other hand, the coin control unit 12 raises the stage 67 from the lower limit position, and as shown in FIG. 19(C), the detection result of the accumulation top surface detection sensor SE2 is obtained by raising the stage by an amount equal to the normal raising amount Adcn1 when confirming that the coin is standing. When it turns ON, it is determined that the coin standing condition has been resolved. When the standing coins are eliminated by the stage raising control at the time of stacking failure, the coin control section 12 resumes discharging the coins CN into the cylinder storage section 56, and repeats the stage normal lowering control and the stage high speed lowering control.

[5-6-3. Accumulation failure time chronological rotation control]
On the other hand, if the coins CN cannot be normally stacked even if the stage elevation control is performed during stacking failure, the coin control unit 12 performs cylinder rotation control when stacking is poor. When performing the cylinder rotation control in the case of poor accumulation, the coin control unit 12 rotates the cylinder storage part rotating body 55 by one revolution in the rotation direction r1 of the cylinder storage part rotating body around the rotation axis 55AR, as shown in FIG. , that is, one rotation.

At this time, the coin moves toward the stage insertion slit 55SL due to the centrifugal force and protrudes outward in the radial direction around the rotation axis 55AR than the stage insertion slit 55SL, and the coin moves to the left side cover surface 57LS of the left cover 57L and the left side cover. The hole 57La (FIG. 9) comes into contact with the right cover surface 57RS of the right cover 57R and the right cover hole 57Ra (FIG. 10).

At this time, the standing coin passes through the boundary between the left cover surface 57LS and the left cover hole 57La, and the boundary between the right cover surface 57RS and the right cover hole 57Ra, that is, the unevenness of the inner peripheral surface of the cover 57. , the impact may cause the coins to change their posture, causing the board surface to run horizontally, causing the coins to be stacked above the normally stacked coins. This is especially true because the inner circumferential surface of the cover 57 is not flat, but has a left cover hole 57La and a right cover hole 57Ra, and has an inclined or uneven shape in some parts. 50, the coin CN tends to lose its posture.

When such an accumulation failure time chronological rotation control is performed, the coin control unit 12 performs the above-described coin standing confirmation control.

When a stacking failure occurs, the coin control unit 12 repeats the above-mentioned stage raising control at stacking failure, cylinder rotation control at stacking failure, and coin standing confirmation control a predetermined number of times, and if the coin standing still cannot be resolved, It is determined that an error or step-out has occurred, the integration operation is interrupted, and error handling is performed.

[5-6-4. Coin remaining detection control]
By the way, when confirming whether the coin CN remains in the coin accumulation space SP1, the coin control unit 12 performs coin remaining detection control. When performing the coin remaining detection control, the coin control unit 12 rotates the accumulating mechanism motor 61 to move the coins CN from the lower limit position shown in FIG. 20(A) to the stage 67 as shown in FIG. 20(B). If not accumulated, the detection result of the accumulation top surface detection sensor SE2 will not be in the ON state, and the stage 67 is raised by a predetermined residual detection rising amount Adcn2. At this time, as shown in FIG. 20(B), if the coins CN are accumulated on the stage 67, that is, if the coins CN remain, the detection result of the accumulation top surface detection sensor SE2 is in the ON state, so the coin control The unit 12 detects that coins CN remain in the coin accumulation space SP1.

On the other hand, even if the stage 67 is raised by the amount of rise Adcn2 during residual detection, the detection result of the stacking top surface detection sensor SE2 does not turn ON, and the coins CN are not stacked on the stage 67, that is, the coins CN remain. If not, the coin control unit 12 increases the amount of increase as shown in FIG. Stage 67 is further raised.

[6. Accumulation processing]
Next, the specific processing procedure of the accumulation process by the coin processing device 10 will be explained in detail using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 21 and 22. The coin processing device 10 starts the stacking process procedure RT1 shown in FIG. 21 by executing the stacking process program, performs positioning control, and moves to step SP1. In step SP1, the coin control section 12 normally lowers the stage 67 while discharging the coin CN into the cylinder storage section 56, and proceeds to step SP2. In step SP2, the coin control unit 12 determines whether the ON time of the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack is within a specified value. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the coins that have been ejected and accumulated one after another into the cylinder storage section 56 while the stage normal descent control is being performed have not yet reached the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the accumulation. This indicates that there is no need to lower the stage 67 at high speed, and the coin control unit 12 moves to step SP3 at this time. In step SP3, the coin control unit 12 determines whether or not to end the stacking operation since all the coins to be stacked have been stacked. If a positive result is obtained here, the coin control unit 12 moves to step SP16 and ends the accumulation process.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP3, this indicates that there are still coins to be accumulated, and in this case, the coin control unit 12 returns to step SP2 and continues the above-mentioned process until all the coins to be accumulated are accumulated. repeat.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP2, this means that the coins released and accumulated one after another into the cylinder storage section 56 during the stage normal descent control reach the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the accumulation. This indicates that it is necessary to lower the stage 67 at high speed, and at this time the coin control unit 12 moves to step SP4. In step SP4, the coin control unit 12 lowers the stage 67 at high speed, and moves to step SP5. In step SP5, the coin control unit 12 normally lowers the stage 67, and proceeds to step SP6. In step SP6, the coin control unit 12 determines whether the ON time of the sensor SE2 for detecting the top surface of the stack is within a specified value. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the coins that were successively ejected and accumulated into the cylinder storage section 56 during the stage normal descent control after the stage high-speed descent control are still on the top surface of the accumulation chamber. This indicates that the detection sensor optical axis L1 has not been reached, and in this case, the coin control unit 12 returns to step SP2 and repeats the above-described process until all coins to be stacked are stacked.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP6, this means that a standing coin has occurred, and even if the stage high-speed descent control is performed, the standing coin continues to block the optical axis L1 of the sensor for detecting the top surface of the stack. At this time, the coin control section 12 interrupts the discharge of the coin CN into the cylinder storage section 56, and moves to step SP7. In step SP7, the coin control unit 12 detects the occurrence of coin standing or out-of-step, and moves to step SP8.

In step SP8, the coin control unit 12 performs stage raising control in case of poor accumulation, and proceeds to step SP9. In step SP9, the coin control unit 12 performs coin standing confirmation control, and moves to step SP10. In step SP10, the coin control unit 12 performs coin standing confirmation control and determines whether the coin standing is resolved. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the coin standing state has been resolved, and at this time the coin control section 12 returns to step SP1, resumes discharging the coins CN into the cylinder storage section 56, and accumulates the coins. The above process is repeated until all the coins to be collected are collected.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP10, this means that the coin standing position has not been resolved, and in this case, the coin control section 12 moves to step SP11. In step SP11, the coin control section 12 performs a cylinder rotation control when accumulation is poor, and moves to step SP12 (FIG. 22). In step SP12, the coin control unit 12 performs the coin standing confirmation control again, and moves to step SP13. In step SP13, the coin control unit 12 again determines whether the coin standing position has been resolved. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the coin standing state has been resolved, and in this case, the coin control section 12 returns to step SP1 (FIG. 21) and stops the release of the coin CN into the tube storage section 56. The process is restarted and the above-described process is repeated until all the coins to be accumulated are accumulated.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP13, this means that the coin standing state has not been resolved even though the stage raising control at the time of stacking failure and the cylinder rotation control at the time of stacking failure have been performed. Move to SP14. In step SP14, the coin control unit 12 determines whether or not the stage raising control at the time of failure of accumulation and the cylinder rotation control at the time of failure of accumulation have been performed a predetermined number of times. If a negative result is obtained here, this means that there is a possibility that the coin standing may be resolved if the stage raising control at the time of a stacking failure and the cylinder rotation control at the time of a stacking failure are performed again, and in this case, the coin control unit 12 Returning to step SP8 (FIG. 21), the stage raising control at the time of stacking failure and the cylinder rotation control at the time of stacking failure are performed up to a predetermined number of times until the coin standing is resolved.

On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained in step SP15, this means that although the stage raising control at the time of stacking failure and the cylinder rotation control at the time of stacking failure were performed a predetermined number of times, the coin standing was not resolved, and at this time, the coin control unit 12 moves to step SP15. In step SP15, the coin control unit 12 performs predetermined error handling, moves to step SP16, and ends the accumulation process.

[7. Operation and effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, when the coin processing device 10 detects the occurrence of coins standing up, which is a poor accumulation, the coin handling device 10 raises the stage 67 to remove the coins that are standing up, and moves the coins to the lower surface 40dS of the upper guide 40 as a contact portion. The stage 67 is lowered after the stage 67 is brought into contact with the stage 67. For this reason, the coin processing device 10 changes the attitude of the coin in the coin standing position due to the impact that collides with the lower surface 40dS of the upper guide, so that the board surface can return to a normal state along the horizontal direction, and the coin standing position can be canceled.

Further, in the coin processing device 10, by forming the coin guide 40Ig of the input port 40I in the upper guide 40, a part of the lower surface 40dS of the upper guide has an inclined shape or an uneven shape. Therefore, the coin processing device 10 can more easily cause the coin to lose its posture compared to the case where the coin collides with only a planar area.

Furthermore, since the coin processing device 10 uses the coin guide 40Ig originally formed in the upper guide 40 to break the posture of a standing coin, the structure can be changed without separately forming a mechanism for breaking the posture of the coin. It is possible to easily change the posture of the coin without making it complicated.

Further, when the coin processing device 10 detects the occurrence of coins standing up, which is a stacking failure, the coin processing device 10 moves the cylinder storage unit rotating body 55 once in the rotation direction r1 of the cylinder storage unit rotating body to remove the standing coins to the left side. Accumulation failure time chronological rotation control is performed to bring the left side cover surface 57LS, which is the abutting portion of the cover 57L, into contact with the right side cover surface 57RS, which is the abutting portion of the right cover 57R. For this reason, the coin processing device 10 changes the posture of the coin that is in the coin standing position due to the impact that collides with the left cover surface 57LS and the right cover surface 57RS, so that the coin can be brought into a normal state in which the board surface is in the horizontal direction. can be canceled.

In addition, the coin processing device 10 forms a left cover hole 57La on the left cover surface 57LS and a right cover hole 57Ra on the right cover surface 57RS, so that a portion of the left cover surface 57LS and the right cover surface 57RS has an inclined shape. It was made to have an uneven shape. Therefore, the coin processing device 10 can more easily cause the coin to lose its posture compared to the case where the coin collides with only a flat surface.

Furthermore, the coin processing device 10 uses the left cover hole 57La originally formed in the left cover surface 57LS and the right cover hole 57Ra originally formed in the right cover surface 57RS to break the posture of the standing coin. Therefore, the posture of the coin can be easily changed without forming a separate mechanism for changing the posture of the coin and without complicating the configuration.

According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 includes an operation display section 6 that receives user operations, and a cylindrical storage section 56 that includes a coin accumulation space SP1 as a cylindrical storage space in which coins can be stacked. , a stage 67 formed with a coin accumulation surface 67pS that is movable within the coin accumulation space SP1 and serves as a placement surface on which coins are accumulated, and an upper guide lower surface that serves as a contact portion for the coins accumulated on the stage 67. 40dS, and a coin control unit 12 that changes the attitude of the coin by bringing it into contact with the left cover surface 57LS or the right cover surface 57RS.

Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can change the attitude of the coin in the standing position and release the coin from standing.

[8. Other embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, when controlling the stage to rise when there is a failure in accumulation, the stage 67 is raised by a predetermined amount of stage rise in the case of failure in accumulation by rotating the accumulation mechanism motor 61 by a predetermined amount of pulses. I talked about it. The present invention is not limited to this, and the stacking mechanism motor 61 may be rotated for a certain period of time to raise the stage 67 by a predetermined amount of stage elevation at the time of stacking failure. Alternatively, the stage 67 may be raised by rotating the stacking mechanism motor 61 until the stacking top surface detection sensor SE2 is turned on. Furthermore, after rotating the accumulating mechanism motor 61 and raising the stage 67 until the accumulating top surface detection sensor SE2 is in the ON state, the accumulating mechanism The stage 67 may be raised by rotating the motor 61.

Furthermore, from the number of coins currently stored in the cylinder storage section 56 and the thickness of the coins, calculate the position of the top surface of the coin accumulation, which is the top surface of the topmost coin when all the coins are normally accumulated, From the calculated position of the coin accumulation top surface and the space length of the accumulation top surface when the stage 67 is at the lower limit position, if all the coins are normally accumulated, the coin accumulation top surface will reach the position just before it collides with the upper guide bottom surface 40dS. The stage 67 may be raised by calculating the stage movement amount, motor operation amount, or motor operation time for raising the stage 67 and rotating the integrating mechanism motor 61. Furthermore, after that, the stage 67 may be raised by rotating the integrated mechanism motor 61 by a predetermined stage movement amount, motor operation amount, or motor operation time.

Furthermore, the stage 67 may be raised by rotating the accumulating mechanism motor 61 until it is detected that the accumulating mechanism motor 61 is out of step. Furthermore, the stage 67 may be raised by rotating the integrating mechanism motor 61 until an overcurrent in the integrating mechanism motor 61 is detected. Further, the stage 67 may be raised until the rotation detection means 39 can no longer detect the rotation of the output shaft of the integrated mechanism motor 61. In this case, it can be determined from the rotation of the output shaft of the accumulating mechanism motor 61 that the stored standing coins have come into contact with the lower surface 40dS of the upper guide and the stage 67 is physically no longer raised.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the coin guide 40Ig is formed on the upper guide lower surface 40dS has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and in addition to the coin guide 40Ig, other uneven shapes may be formed on the upper guide lower surface 40dS.

Further, in the embodiments described above, the left cover hole 57La is formed in the left cover surface 57LS of the left cover 57L, and the right cover hole 57Ra is formed in the right cover surface 57RS of the right cover 57R. The present invention is not limited to this, and in addition to the left cover hole 57La and the right cover hole 57Ra, other uneven shapes may be formed on at least one of the left cover surface 57LS and the right cover surface 57RS. Alternatively, at least one of the left cover surface 57LS and the right cover surface 57RS may be made flat without forming a cover hole.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the cylinder housing rotating body 55 is rotated once when performing the chronological rotation control at the time of poor accumulation. The present invention is not limited to this, and when performing the coin rotation operation, the tube storage portion rotating body 55 may be rotated by an arbitrary number of rotations of two or more rotations.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, when the stacking operation cannot be performed normally, as a coin standing release operation, the stage raising control is performed once in the case of stacking failure, and then the coin standing confirmation control is performed, and even then, the coin standing is canceled. The case where the chronological rotation control is performed once due to failure of accumulation has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, but when the coin stacking operation cannot be performed normally, as a coin standing release operation, the coin stacking failure time cycle rotation control is performed once, and then the coin standing confirmation control is performed, and even then, the coin standing state cannot be canceled. If not, the stage elevation control at the time of poor integration and the cylinder rotation control at the time of poor integration may be performed any number of times at any timing, such as performing the stage elevation control at the time of poor integration once.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the tube storage section 56 is moved in a direction along the circumference to switch between the receiving tube storage section and the delivery target tube storage section. The present invention is not limited to this, and the tube storage section 56 may be moved along various movement paths such as a straight line or a curved shape, and the receiving tube storage section and the delivery target tube storage section may be switched.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, a case has been described in which three cylinder storage parts 56 are provided in one cylinder storage part rotating body 55. The present invention is not limited to this, but any number of cylinder storage parts 56, such as two or four or more, may be provided in one cylinder storage part rotating body 55.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to the coin processing device 10 incorporated in the automatic teller machine 1 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, but is applicable to various devices such as automatic ticket vending machines that conduct transactions regarding coins with customers, and to be used by staff of financial institutions, clerks of retail stores, etc. to manage cash. The present invention may be applied to a cash management device or the like.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the automatic teller machine as an automatic transaction device is configured by the operation display section 6 as the operation section, the tube storage section 56 as the tube storage section, and the coin control section 12 as the control section. 1 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and an automatic transaction device may be configured by an operation section having various other configurations, a tube storage section, and a control section.

The present invention can be used, for example, in an automatic teller machine that processes coin transactions with customers.

1...Automated teller machine, 2...Housing, 3...Reception department, 4...Card slot, 5...Coin slot, 6...Operation display section, 7...Numeric keypad, 8... Receipt issue port, 9...Main control unit, 10...Coin processing device, 11...Coin processing device housing, 12...Coin control unit, 13...Deposit/withdrawal unit, 14...Chute unit, 15... Upper separation section, 15A... Accumulation separation section, 15B... Separation conveyance section, 15C... Inclined disk, 16... Recognition conveyance section, 17... Delivery section, 18... Pin belt conveyance section, 18F... Front pin belt conveyance 18D...Lower pin belt conveyance section, 18B...Rear pin belt conveyance section, 18U...Upper pin belt conveyance section, 21...Stacker section, 22...Dispensing conveyance section, 23...Temporary holding section, 24... Replenishment collection warehouse, 25...First replenishment reject warehouse, 26...Second replenishment reject warehouse, 27...Reject warehouse, 28...Receipt collection warehouse, 29...Lower separation section, 29A...Accumulation separation section , 29B...separation conveyance section, 29C...inclined disk, 31...guide section, 39...rotation detection means, 40...upper guide, 40I...input port, 40Ig...coin guide, 40dS...upper guide Lower surface, 42...Lower guide, 44...Stacker unit, 46...Side guide, 50...Storage section, 51...Storage drive section, 52...Storage section motor, 53, 54...Gear, 55...Cylinder Storage unit rotating body, 56...Cylinder storage unit, 55AR...Rotating shaft, 55SL...Stage insertion slit, 57...Cover, 57L...Left side cover, 57LS...Left side cover surface, 57La...Left side cover hole , 57R... Right side cover, 57RS... Right side cover surface, 57Ra... Right side cover hole, 59... Accumulating mechanism, 60... Accumulating drive unit, 61... Accumulating mechanism motor, 62... Stage drive belt, 63 , 64...gear, 65...stage drive belt pulley, 66...shaft, 67...stage, 67p...stacking section, 67pS...coin accumulation surface, 67g...shaft sliding part, 67c...connection Part, 69... Feeding mechanism, 70... Feeding drive unit, 71... Feeding mechanism motor, 72... Feeding conveyance unit, 73... Separation belt, 74... Separation belt pulley, SP1... Coin accumulation space, SP2 ...Accumulation top space, Pr...Receiving position, Pe...Feeding position, SE1...Sensor for detecting tube rotation position, DT1...Detector for detecting cylinder rotation position, SE2...Sensor for detecting accumulation top surface, L1... Sensor optical axis for integrated top surface detection, SE3...Stage bottom position sensor, SE4...Sensor for integrated rotational position detection, DT4...Detector for integrated rotational position detection, Sdp...Positioning descent speed, Adp...Positioning descent amount, Sdn...Normal descent speed, Adn...Normal descent amount, Sdh...High-speed descent speed, Adh...High-speed descent amount, Adcn1...Normal rise amount when coins are confirmed standing, Adcn2...Rise amount when residual is detected. CN...coin, CNu...top coin.

Claims (9)

A cylindrical storage section with a cylindrical storage space where coins can be stacked and accumulated;
a stage that is movable within the storage space and has a mounting surface on which the coins are accumulated;
and a control unit that changes the attitude of the coins by controlling the stage to rise so that the coins accumulated on the stage collide with the ceiling of the storage space while the stage is rising. Coin handling equipment. further comprising: an upper surface detection sensor that detects the highest coin among the coins accumulated on the stage;
The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the stage to be lowered by a predetermined amount when the upper surface detection sensor detects the uppermost coin. The control unit includes:
When lowering the stage, the stage is lowered at one of a first speed and a second speed faster than the first speed based on the detection result of the upper surface detection sensor. Coin handling equipment as described. The control unit includes:
According to claim 3, when the upper surface detection sensor continues to detect the topmost coin for a predetermined time or more during a stacking operation of stacking the coins into the storage space from the outside, the stage is lowered at the second speed. Coin handling equipment as described. The control unit includes:
5. The occurrence of accumulation failure in the storage space is detected based on whether or not the upper surface detection sensor continues to detect the coins for a predetermined period of time or more after the stage is lowered by a predetermined amount. Coin handling equipment. Any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the control unit controls the stage to raise the stage and bring the coins into contact with the ceiling portion of the storage space when the upper surface detection sensor detects the occurrence of a poor accumulation. The coin handling device described in . The coin processing device according to claim 6, wherein unevenness is formed on the lower surface side of the ceiling portion. The coin processing device according to claim 7, wherein the unevenness is an input port through which the coin is input into the storage space from the outside. an operation section that accepts user operations;
An automatic transaction device comprising: the coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 .

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