JPH0247791A - Money sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely separately count coins and paper money by providing a gap to which the coins drop between a money conveying means and a paper money conveying means. CONSTITUTION:A money conveying means C is provided in islands B which are continuously provided in two lines. The money conveying means C has a money belt conveyer 2, and the money belt conveyer 2 is rotatively driven by pullies 21 and 22. Between the money conveying means C and a paper money conveying means G, a gap 17 to which the coins drop is provided, and only the coins are supplied through the gap 17 to a coin conveying means H. The paper money conveying means G consists of a paper money belt conveyer 4, a paper money guide wall 4 and a paper money guide conveyer 5, and the coin conveying means H consists of a coin belt conveyer 7 and a coin aligning roller 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a money sorting device that separates money supplied in a mixed state of banknotes and coins into banknotes and coins in order to count and store them.

[Prior Art 1'i1 Money such as coins and banknotes are dispensed at any time from game machines such as ball lending machines of pachinko machines arranged in rows in a play hall. Conventionally, these coins were transported to predetermined locations by separate transport devices, and counted and collected there. For this reason, separate conveyance devices are required for coins and banknotes, leading to an increase in mounting space, cost, and failure rate. If the coins and banknotes falling from the coin discriminating machines such as the coin lending machines arranged in rows are conveyed to the coin collection department by one belt, the above-mentioned drawbacks can be solved.

[Problem] However, it is difficult to count currency that is a mixture of banknotes and coins, and it takes time and effort to sort them even after storage.

An object of the present invention is to provide a money sorting device that separates paper bills and coins so that when coins and bills are conveyed in a mixed state, they can be reliably counted, separated, and stored.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the money sorting device of the present invention includes a money conveyance means that conveys banknotes and coins together and conveys the banknotes in an upright state; and the money conveyance means. A banknote belt conveyor is connected in series with the currency output port with a gap somewhat larger than the outer diameter of the largest coin used, and is installed horizontally on the same plane as the currency output port or slightly below the coin output port. , a banknote guide wall provided along one side of the banknote belt conveyor, and a banknote guide wall provided vertically above the banknote belt conveyor, facing the banknote guide wall, from the banknote inlet side to the banknote outlet side. A configuration is adopted that includes a banknote conveyance mechanism including a banknote guide conveyor arranged so that the interval with the banknote guide wall becomes narrow, and a coin withdrawal Rm installed at the lower part of the gap.

[Functions and Effects of the Invention] The money sorting device of the present invention is provided with a gap between the money conveying means and the ζy conveying mechanism, so that only coins can be dropped from this gap below the gap. Coin transport 1f
! l Can be supplied horizontally. At this time, the first stage of money transport transports the banknotes in an upright state, so the banknotes and coins overlap, the banknotes bridge the gap, and the coins are prevented from falling through the gap and entering the banknote transport mechanism. Even old banknotes that have become weak can be supplied to the banknote conveyance mechanism by reliably clearing the gap.

[Operations and Effects of Claim 2] Since the banknote belt conveyor has a side wall on the side of the belt that slides on the banknote guide wall and moves integrally with the belt, standing banknotes are placed between the belt and the banknote guide wall. You can prevent troubles that may occur.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained based on a first example shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a money conveying means C is installed in an island B in which a large number of pachinko machines A are arranged in two rows with their backs to each other.

D is a currency 1 separate device for identifying coins and banknotes;
It is installed right next to each pachinko machine A, and inspects the coins inserted and operates a ball lending machine (not shown) depending on the amount. E is a money sorting device of the present invention, which is installed at the terminal of the money conveying means C (usually located at one end of the island B).

The currency conveyance means C has a wall 1 having a height h greater than the short side of the largest banknote F used and a length corresponding to the island B.
A belt-shaped metal plate 11.12 is provided. The metal plates 11 and 12 are erected facing the largest coin used in 1 with a gap S somewhat larger than the outer diameter of 1, and are mounted horizontally in parallel to the center of the island B. has been done.

A money belt conveyor 2 is installed substantially horizontally below the gap S.

The money belt conveyor 2 includes the band-shaped metal plates 11 and 12.
is the frame 10, and both ends 13. of the frame 10 are the frame 10.
At the bottom of 14, pulleys 21, 22 are provided.

The belt 3 is endlessly stretched around the pulleys 21 and 22.
On both sides of the belt 3 there are provided side walls 31, 32 which slide on said wall 1 and move integrally with said belt 3.

The side walls 31, 32 are formed by making cuts 3C at regular intervals on both sides 3A, 3B of the belt material 30, and bending these sides 3A, 3B by approximately 90 degrees, as shown in FIG.

In addition, the distance between the belt 3 and the soil surface 3D on the top or side of the wall 1 is larger than the short side of the largest banknote used,
The horizontal bar 15 is provided so that it is smaller than the long side.

During operation of the currency conveying means C, the pulleys 21 and 22 are rotated in the direction of arrow Y by a drive motor (not shown), and the belt 3 is rotated in the direction of arrow Y. Coins ejected from the coin ejection port d1 and the banknote ejection port (12) of the currency identification device.

When k2 and banknotes F fall onto the belt 3, they are conveyed by the belt 3 to the banknote sorter WE.

The side walls 31 , 32 are formed by bending the belt material 30 as described above, and since the belt material 30 normally has considerable elasticity, the upper ends 311 , 321 always tend to return to the direction in which they are pressed against the wall 1 . This causes the side walls 31.32, in particular their upper ends 311.321 and wall 1.
．． 1, and it is possible to reliably prevent the bill F from entering the gap between the belt 3 and the wall 1.

Further, the holding horizontal bar 15 is a banknote tipping means when, in rare cases, a banknote F discharged from the banknote discharge port d2 is supplied to the banknote conveying means C with its long side oriented in the vertical direction. If such banknotes are transported as they are, the banknotes may not be smoothly supplied to the banknote transport mechanism described later. As shown in FIG. 3, the structure 15 can reliably overturn banknotes F standing on the belt 3 in an elongated direction.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the money sorting device E of the present invention is arranged such that a gap 17 somewhat larger than the outer diameter of the largest coin used is separated from the money outlet 16 of the money conveying means C. It is composed of banknote transport machines iG arranged in series, and a coin transport mechanism H installed below the gap 17.

The bill conveyance mechanism G connects, through the gap 17, a bill belt conveyor 4 provided horizontally on the same plane as the bill belt conveyor 2 of the bill exit 16 or somewhat below the bill belt conveyor 4, and one of the bill belt conveyors 4. A banknote guide wall 41 is vertically provided facing the banknote guide wall 41 between the banknote belt conveyor 4 and the banknote guide wall 41 which is vertically disposed along the side surface of the banknote belt conveyor 4. It consists of a bill guide conveyor 5 arranged such that the distance from the bill guide wall 41 is narrow.

The banknote belt conveyor 4 has the same configuration as the banknote belt conveyor 2, and includes an extension portion 111 (constituting the banknote guide wall 41) and 121 of the band-shaped metal plate 11, 12 as a frame 101. Cage, frame 10
Pulleys 42 and 43 are provided at the lower portions of both ends of 1. A belt 40 is endlessly stretched around the pulleys 42 and 43, and side walls on both sides of the belt 40 slide on the banknote guide wall 41 and the inner walls of the metal plate extensions 111 and 121, and move integrally with the belt 40. 4A and 4B are provided. The side walls 4A, 4B are formed by making cuts at regular intervals on both sides of the belt material and bending both sides by approximately 90 degrees, similarly to the belt 3.

The banknote guide conveyor 5 has a banknote population 51 and a banknote outlet 52.
It has a pair of vertical axes 53,54 located at the sides. Pairs of pulleys 531, 532, 541, 542 are provided at the upper and lower parts of each shaft 53, 54, respectively. An upper belt 1-55 is stretched between pulleys 531 and 541, and a lower belt 56 is stretched between pulleys 532 and 542. Further, a counter shaft 57 of the shaft 54 is provided at the banknote outlet 52, and a pulley 57 that is in pressure contact with the pulleys 541 and 542 and reverses by friction is provided on this shaft 57.
1.572 is provided.

This banknote conveyance mechanism G transfers only the banknotes F that have been carried out from the banknote conveyance means C and supplied to the banknote population 51 across the gap 17 to the banknote guide wall 41 by the banknote belt conveyor 4 and the banknote guide conveyor 5. The banknotes are taken along the banknote exit 52 and taken out from the banknote exit 52. Since the coins fall downward through the gap 17, they are prevented from entering the bill inlet 51 of the bill conveying mechanism G. In addition, when the banknotes are conveyed by the money conveyance means C while being laid down, there is a risk that coins may ride on the banknotes being carried out and enter the banknote population 51. If the coins are carried out in a state where the coins are held in place, the coins will surely fall through the gap 17, and such trouble will not occur.

At the end of the banknote outlet 52 of the banknote conveying mechanism G, there is a banknote separating means l for separating overlapping banknotes, which is known in the art.
and a banknote accommodating means J for accommodating the banknotes discharged from the banknote separating means I.

The banknote separating means (2) is comprised of rollers 62 that have shafts in the vertical direction, press against each other, face a fixed roller 61 with a predetermined gap, and rotate counterclockwise. A banknote consisting of a banknote peeling roller 63 that separates banknotes one by one based on the difference in slip rate between the rollers 61, and a pair of rollers 64 and 65 that have vertical shafts, are in pressure contact with each other, and rotate in opposite directions due to friction. Unloading roller 66
Equipped with.

This banknote separating means I separates the banknotes carried out from the banknote transporting device G with the short sides upright, and separates the banknotes from the banknote storing means J.
supply to. When the banknotes are stacked, a sensor (not shown) detects when the banknotes are separated by the banknote peeling roller 63 and discharged from the banknote discharge roller 66, and the banknotes are counted by the control device.

The bill accommodating means J includes a bill accommodating box 68 which has a storage opening 67 parallel to the banknotes discharged from the banknote discharging roller 66, and a banknote accommodating box 68 which stores the banknotes discharged from the banknote discharging roller 66 from the storage opening 67 into the banknote accommodating box 68. It consists of a reciprocating plate 69 that is pushed in.

The coin conveyance mechanism I consists of a coin belt conveyor 7 and a coin alignment roller 70 that is installed on one side of the rear part of the conveyor belt and aligns the coins in a line.

The coin belt conveyor 7 includes the band-shaped metal plate 11.
A frame (not shown) fastened to the lower rear end of 12
Attach a pair of pulleys 71 and 72 to the
At 1.72, a belt 73 is stretched endlessly.

This coin transport mechanism I] receives the coins 1 and k2 that have fallen from the gap 17 at the front part of the belt 73, and causes them to pass under the coin alignment roller 70.

The gap between the upper surface of the belt 73 and the lower end of the coin alignment roller 70 is set to a size that does not allow coins to pass through in an overlapping state. It is rotating in the same direction as the rotation direction.

Coin storage units iL and M for sorted coins are installed in the carry-out lower 4 of the coin conveyance mechanism I in a known coin sorting machine.

The coin sorter 1 separates coins according to their size, detects and counts them using a sensor and a control device (both not shown), and discharges them into a coin storage box M.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall outline of the money sorting device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the belt, Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the banknote tipping device, and Fig. 4 is the money sorting device of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the banknote conveyance structure a.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A money conveyance means for conveying banknotes and coins together and for conveying the banknotes in an upright state; Banknote belt conveyors arranged in series with a gap somewhat larger than the diameter and installed horizontally on the same plane as or slightly below the banknote exit; banknotes installed along one side of the banknote belt conveyor. A guide wall, and banknotes provided vertically above the banknote belt conveyor, facing the banknote guide wall, and arranged such that the distance between the banknote guide wall and the banknote guide wall decreases from the banknote inlet side to the banknote outlet side. A money sorting device comprising: a banknote transport mechanism comprising a guide conveyor; and a coin transport mechanism installed at the bottom of the gap. 2) The money sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the banknote belt conveyor has a side wall formed integrally with the belt at a side portion of the belt and sliding on a banknote guide wall.