JP2840329B2 - Vending machine coin collection device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin collection device for a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, a safe and a return port provided on a front panel of a main body are provided side by side in correspondence with a coin processing device, and coins dispensed from the coin processing device are guided to a return port. A guide member that can be switched between a position and a collection position for guiding to a safe is provided so that coins dispensed from a coin processing device are sent to a return port during normal times, and sent to a safe when coins are collected. Is generally known, for example,
No. 140140.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this kind of conventional technology, it is necessary to manually return the guide member to the normal position after the coin collection operation to the safe, but if the return operation is forgotten. However, there is a problem that coins dispensed from a coin processing device are stored in a safe and cannot be dispensed to customers.

In addition, since the operation of the guide member is directly operated with fingers or the like from the back side of the door, it is necessary to form a large space in the vicinity of the guide member. Is greatly restricted by the arrangement of the vending machines, which is the type of vending machine that has a large signboard on the front of the main body, or the products sent from each product storage shelf with one product sales port, There was a problem that it could not be adopted in a vending machine of the type that concentrates on the product sales outlet.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a coin collection device for a vending machine that can automatically return a switching member to a normal position by closing a door and does not greatly restrict the installation position.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a vending machine in which a coin processing device is provided in a door on the front surface of a main body, and coins dispensed from the coin processing device are sent to a return opening opened on the front surface of the door. A switching member provided between the coin processing device and the return port and capable of switching between a normal position for guiding the dispensed coins to the return port and a collection position for guiding the coin to a safe, and connected to the switching member. A movable member movably provided for switching; and a movable member provided to be movable forward and backward perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable member. The movable member is moved and held so that the switching member is located at the normal position during the advance movement, and the switching member is moved when retracted. A control member that enables movement to the collection position, a control member that presses a control member that extends to the back surface of the door when the door is closed and moves and holds the control position to the advanced position, and a door that corresponds to the rear of the return port. It has a product sales passage provided on the back side Rutotomoni,
An attachment portion for attaching a safe when coins are collected is provided in the merchandise sales passage.

(E) Operation According to the present invention having such a configuration, the door is opened and the control member extending to the rear surface is moved backward, the movable member can be moved by the control member, and then the movable member is moved. The switching member can be switched to the collection position and moved. At this time, by attaching a safe for collection to the mounting part of the product sales passage,
Coins sent from the coin processing device can be collected in the safe via the switching member. Then, when the door is closed after the safe is removed from the mounting portion, the control member is pushed by the regulating member and moves forward, moves the movable member, and automatically returns the switching member to the normal position.

(F) Example Each figure shows an example of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine main body, and a front surface of the vending machine pivotally supports a door 2 so as to be openable and closable. On the front surface of the door 2, there is provided an exhibition room 4 covered almost entirely with a transparent panel 3, and a central portion of the transparent panel 3 is provided with a panel section 7 provided with a coin slot 5, a commodity selection button 6, and the like. And a take-out panel 10 provided with a product take-out port 8 and a coin return port 9 at the bottom.

The coin processing device 11 receives and sorts coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 5, returns the selected fake coins, and sends out coins based on a return command, and forms a back surface of the exhibition room 4. A coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 5 is received through the insertion chute 5A, and fake coins and coins transmitted by the return instruction are returned through the return chute 13 provided at the lower part. 9.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a merchandise sales passage for guiding the merchandise delivered from the merchandise storage shelf 15 provided in the main body 1 to the merchandise outlet 8, which is located behind the return opening 9 and is juxtaposed in the main body 1. To be able to accept products from each product storage shelf 15,
An opening is provided on the back side over substantially the entire width of the door 2, and guides the received product to the product outlet 8 provided substantially at the center in the width direction of the front surface of the door 2.

In addition, this product sales passage 14
The upper end is pivotally supported to extend over substantially the entire width in 14,
A mischief prevention plate 16 suspended and supported swingably back and forth is provided,
The insertion of a hand or the like from the product outlet 8 to the back of the main body 1 is prevented. At the upper portion of the back surface of the mischief prevention plate 16, a locking piece 18 is provided as a mounting portion for detachably mounting the safe 17 at the time of coin collecting work.

In the upper part of the return chute 13, a middle position between the front and rear ends is rotatably supported, and a normal position for guiding and sending coins sent from the coin processing device 11 to the return port 9 through the return chute 13; A switching member 19 that is rotatable and switchable is provided for a coin collecting device that guides and sends out coins sent from the coin processing device 11 to a safe 17 locked and attached to a locking piece 18 during coin collecting work.

That is, the switching member 19 is rotatably supported at the front and rear intermediate portions by the shaft rod 20, and the control rod 22 is inserted through the arc-shaped long hole 21 opened in the side wall 13A of the return chute 13, A spring 23 is provided between the end of the regulating rod 22 and the side wall of the return chute 13 with the shaft rod 20 interposed therebetween. The spring 23 is placed on the road surface 13B of the return chute 13 with the front end lower. Normal position,
The regulating rod 22 is rotatably provided with the rear end at the lower position and at a collecting position where the regulating rod 22 is locked at the lower end of the elongated hole 21, and is held and held by the spring 23 between the collecting position and the normal position. It is composed.

24 is a regulating rod 22 projecting from the side wall 13A of the return chute 13.
Is a movable member that is connected to the lower part and can be moved up and down,
When moved downward, the switching member 19 is located at the collection position,
When the switch member 19 is moved upward, the switching member 19 is positioned at the normal position.

A control hole opened at an intermediate position of the movable member 24
25, a front portion of a control member 26 arranged to be movable back and forth in the front-rear direction so as to be orthogonal to the movable member 24 is inserted and provided, and when the control member 26 is advanced forward, the front end moves from the front end to the rear side. The movable member 24 is controlled by the front control unit 27 provided at a high inclination.
Is moved upward and held in the upper position, and the control member
When the 26 is moved backward, the movable member can move downward. Then, the control member 26 extends the rear end so as to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the door 2 at the retracted position, and comes into contact with a regulating member 28 provided opposite to the main body 1 by the closing operation of the door 2. It is designed to automatically advance forward.

In such a configuration, when the door 2 is normally closed, the control member 26 is moved to the advanced position by the regulating member 28. Therefore, the movable member 24 is held at the upper position by the control member 26, and the switching member 19 connected to the movable member 24 is provided.
Is located at a normal position where the front end is placed in contact with the road surface 13B. For this reason, fake coins or coins sent from the coin processing device 11 are guided to the return chute 13 by the switching member 19 and sent out to the return port 9 through the return chute 13.

When collecting coins in the coin processing device 11, the door 2 is opened from the main body 1. Then, the rear end of the control member 26 extending on the back surface of the door 2 is moved backward so as to be pulled rearward, so that the movable member 24 can be moved downward. And
When the movable member 24 is pressed downward after the retreating operation of the control member 26, the switching member 19 moves the regulating rod 22 downward around the shaft rod 20 and turns the rear end to the lower recovery position. Is moved and held at the collection position by the elasticity of the spring 23. Further, a safe 17 for collection is locked and mounted on a locking piece 18 provided on the mischief prevention plate 16. As a result, the rear end of the switching member 19 is positioned above the safe 17, and the coins sent from the coin processing device 11 are guided to the safe 17 by the switching member 19.

After the coin is collected, the safe 17 is removed from the locking piece 18 and the door 2 is closed to the main body 1 so that the rear end of the control member 26 extending to the back surface of the door 2 comes into contact with the regulating member 28. Control member 26 moves forward. Accordingly, the movable member 24 is moved upward by the action of the control unit 27 due to the advance movement of the control member 26, and the switching member 19
Returns to the normal position about the shaft 20. In this normal state, the control member 26 is
25, the movable member 24 is prevented from moving downward by the control member 26.
In the normal position.

(G) Effect of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, the switching member can be returned to the normal position only by closing the door, and the coin dispensing failure due to forgetting to return can be prevented. Can be. Also, since the switching member can be switched by the movable member and the control member, there is no need for a large space near the switching member, and the safe at the time of collection can be attached to and detached from the mounting portion provided in the product sales passage. Since it is configured to be freely mounted and collected, even a vending machine having a large product sales passage can be easily installed. Therefore, the present invention is effective for a vending machine of a type in which an exhibition room is formed large, and a vending machine of a type in which commodities are sent out to one commodity outlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of the present apparatus in a normal state, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part in a collecting state, and FIG. It is a perspective view of a vending machine. 2 ... door, 9 ... return port, 11 ... coin processing device, 14 ...
Merchandise sales passage, 17 safe, 18 locking piece, 19 switching member, 24 movable member, 26 control member, 28 regulating member.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine provided with a coin processing device in a door on a front surface of a main body, and for sending out coins dispensed from the coin processing device to a return opening opened in a front surface of the door. A switching member which is provided between the normal position for guiding the dispensed coins to the return port and a collection position for guiding the coins to a safe, and a movable member which is connected to the switching member and is provided so as to be movable. The movable member is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable member, and moves and holds the movable member so that the switching member is located at the normal position when moving forward, and enables the switching member to move to the recovery position when moving backward. A control member, a regulating member that presses a control member extending to the back surface of the door when the door is closed and moves and holds the control member at the advanced position, and a product sales passage provided on the back surface side of the door corresponding to the back of the return port. With
A coin collecting device for a vending machine, wherein a mounting portion for mounting a safe when collecting coins is provided in the merchandise sales passage.