JP3131772B2 - Vending machine cash transfer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a money transfer device used as a part of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cash refund device is incorporated in a vending machine for juice, coffee or the like, and the refund device calculates and changes a required change (coin) by a counting and feeding unit, and feeds out the fed coin. It is to be dropped into the delivery dish.

[0003]

When a vending machine purchases juice or the like, it picks up coins that have fallen into the delivery tray by hand when receiving change or the like. It is difficult to grasp the existing coins, and it is not uncommon for them to be troubled to take them out. The present invention seeks to address this situation.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an L-shaped money storage gutter is provided in a money fall passage on the back side of a cover plate, and the front end back surface portion is horizontal. The support plate is supported by a support shaft and swings in a fan-shape at a constant upward angle, and a cover plate for closing the front surface of the gutter of the money storing gutter is slidably disposed in a vertical direction. Is provided with a discharge opening at the lowermost end of the descent below the gutter opening of the money storing gutter, and a notch for finger hooking is provided slightly below the discharge opening. A push-up rod that moves up and down integrally with the up and down movement of the cover plate is provided on the back side at a distance, and a finger is placed on the notch of the cover plate and the cover plate is slid upward to slide the discharge opening of the cover plate and money. When the spout of the storage gutter comes to coincide, the push-up rod comes into contact with the back surface of the money storage gutter, and A gutter that swings in a fan-shaped manner at a fixed angle, the upper edge of the gutter protrudes from the discharge opening of the lid plate by a fixed length, and the money in the gutter projects from the discharge opening of the lid plate onto the palm in front of the finger hook. Is characterized.

[0005] According to this, the purchaser of the vending machine jumps into the palm of the hand in front just by slightly lifting it with a small force of the finger when receiving change or the like. It can be done in.

A specific example in which the above-mentioned money storing gutter is oscillated in a fan-like manner at a required upward fixed angle is as follows. That is, a push-up bar is provided that moves up and down integrally with the up-down movement of the cover plate behind the cover plate at a fixed distance, and the push-up bar is attached to the back support portion at a fixed distance from the horizontal support shaft of the money storage gutter. When abutting,
A fan-shaped swing of a fixed angle is performed about the intersection of the horizontal support shaft. Further, it is preferable that the lid plate is made of a transparent synthetic resin plate, and the upper edge of the gutter opening of the money receiving gutter has a relatively large arc shape.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine provided with a cash transfer device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the cash transfer device, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section through the width of the cash transfer device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a part of the money transfer device, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing one operation state of the money transfer device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case of a vending machine, in which a sale item selection button 2, a purchase item delivery port 3, a cash refund device 4, and the like are incorporated. Cash refund device 4
Comprises a counting and feeding unit 5 and a money transfer device 7 according to the present invention.

The counting and feeding section 5 may be the same as the conventional one, that is, it has a curing supply port 6a and a bill supply port 6b, and the amount of money supplied from these supply ports 6a and 6b, The price is compared with the price of the item ordered by the person, the required rebate amount is calculated, and the coin corresponding thereto is paid out as change.

The money transfer apparatus 7 is as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a box-shaped main body frame 8 is provided.
It comprises a rear wall plate 8b, a side wall plate 8c, a top plate 8d, a bottom plate 8e, and an inner bottom plate 8f.

A money drop passage 9 is formed in the center of the main body frame 8 near the front wall plate 8a. The drop passage 9 includes left and right side members 9a, 9a, a front member 9b, and a rear member 9c. In this case, the left and right side members 9a, 9a are provided.
Has an upper part bent symmetrically outward to the left and right to form a hopper, and a rear edge of the lower part is formed in a quarter-arc shape. The front member 9b excludes the lower part between the left and right side members 9a, 9a. The front part is covered, and the rear member 9c is a flat plate part a.
The arc-shaped portion b covers the rear portion between the left and right side members 9a, 9a.

As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, an L-shaped money storage gutter 10 is provided in the fall passage 9 on the back side of a cover plate to be described later. Part 9a,
9a, and is mounted so as to be capable of swinging upward through the support shaft 11. The storage gutter 10 has left and right side walls 10a, 10a, a bottom wall 10b, and a rear wall 10c. The upper surface and the front surface are opened, and the entire width L matches the width L1 of the fall passage 9 as much as possible. The difference between them is not sufficiently smaller than the thickness of the hardened circle, and the front surface of the cash receiving gutter 10 is brought as close as possible to the rear surface of the front member 9b in the horizontal posture state, so that the gap with the front member 9b is reduced. Is also sufficiently smaller than the thickness of one-circle hardening.

It is preferable that the position of the support shaft 11 coincides with the center of curvature of the arc-shaped portion b of the rear member 9c.
Get as close as possible to the inner surface.

A gap having a fixed width is formed between the front wall plate 8a and the front member 9b, and a vertically oriented lid plate 12 is inserted into the gap so as to be vertically movable. The lid plate 12 is made of a transparent rectangular resin plate, and is located at the lowermost position of the descent (that is, the position of FIG. 1). A rectangular discharge opening 12a larger than the front surface is formed, and a notch 12b for finger hooking is formed at a location below the opening 12a by a certain dimension.

At the rear surface of the cover plate 12 around the notch 12b, a connecting plate 1 comprising a central side c and left and right standing sides d, d is provided.
3 is fixed with screws. On the other hand, a guide plate 14 is fixed upright between the lower edge of the side members 9a, 9a and the inner bottom plate 8f on the rear surface of the coupling plate 13. A guided member 15 having a U-shape in a plan view is fitted on the guide plate 14, and the front end of the guided member 15 is fixed to the rear surface of the coupling plate 13. Bottom 1 of gutter 10
A push-up bar 16 for pushing up 0b is fixed upright.

Reference symbol k denotes a rectangular through hole formed in the front wall plate 8a, which is located corresponding to the lid plate 12. Reference numeral 17 denotes a locking member extending between the left and right side members 9a, 9a of the drop passage 9, which holds the money storage gutter 10 in a horizontal posture by regulating the swing of the money storage gutter 10 around the support shaft 11. Things.

Next, an example of use and operation of the vending machine will be described. When the purchaser supplies money from the money supply ports 6a and 6b, the counting and feeding unit 5 calculates and stores the amount. Next, when the purchaser presses the sale item selection button 2, the counting and feeding unit 5 compares the price of the sale item with the supplied amount, and when it is determined that refund is required, the refund amount is determined. Pays out a coin corresponding to.

The coins fall through the money drop passage 9 and are stored inside the money storage gutter 10 waiting in the state shown in FIGS. At this time, since the gutter of the money storing gutter 10 is covered with the vertical cover plate 12, coins do not spill outside.

After the dispensing of the coins from the counting and dispensing section 5 is completed, the purchaser takes out the coins in the money storing gutter 10. For this reason, the purchaser hooks the tips of the middle finger and the ring finger on the notch 12b of the cover plate 12, and raises the cover plate 12 to the limit position against the weight, as shown in FIG. The guide plate 14 contributes to restricting excessive insertion of the finger.

By this pulling-up operation, the discharge opening 12a forming a part of the cover plate 12 is raised to be positioned directly in front of the spout of the money accommodating gutter 10, and the push-up rod 16 is moved to the U-shaped member 15 and the guide plate 14 When the discharge opening 12a approaches the front of the spout of the money storing gutter 10 during the ascent process, the push-up bar 16 moves the money storing gutter. By pushing up the bottom surface of 10, the money storage gutter 10 is swiveled in a fan shape around the support shaft 11 at a predetermined upward angle, and finally has an inclined posture as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

Therefore, the coins in the money storing gutter 10 slide vigorously on the bottom surface of the inclined gutter and fly outward and outward from the discharge opening 12a, and these coins are lifted up on the front side of the cover plate 12. It will jump into the palm of the operated buyer's hand.

After all the coins in the money receiving gutter 10 have fallen, the purchaser lowers the finger hooked on the cover plate 12 or releases the finger from the cover plate 12. As a result, the lid plate 12, the money storing gutter 10, and the like are returned to the states shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 by the gravity acting on them, and prepare for the next drop of coins from the money counting and feeding unit 5.

In the above embodiment, the cover plate 12 and the money storage gutter 10
Although the return operation is performed only by the gravity action, the return operation may be performed by an elastic tool such as a spring.

The counting and feeding section 5 also checks whether or not money to be returned has been supplied to the vending machine by operating a cash return switch (not shown). The coin is dropped in the same manner as in the case of change, and the coin at this time is stored in the money storing gutter 10 as in the case of change, and is taken out by operating the cover plate 12.

[0025]

According to the above-mentioned present invention, the change jumps into the palm of the hand in front just by lightly pulling the notch below the cover plate at the front side of the cover plate and pulling it up. The purchaser can quickly receive the change, and since the lifting operation of the lid plate and the fan-shaped rotation of the money storage gutter are linked, the pop-up speed can be easily adjusted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the change can be easily confirmed and there is no leftover. Further, when the lid plate is slid, the money receiving gutter and the discharge opening are formed. This makes it difficult for the money receiving gutter to protrude smoothly with a constant length.

[0027]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine provided with a money transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the money transfer device.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view at the center of the width of the money transfer apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a part of the money transfer device.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing one operation state of the money transfer apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Fall passage 10 Money storage gutter 10b Bottom of money storage gutter 11 Support shaft 12 Cover plate 12a Discharge opening 12b Notch 16 Push-up rod

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An L-shaped money storage gutter is supported in a money passageway on the back side of a lid plate by a horizontal support shaft at a front end rear surface thereof, and swings upward in a fan-shaped manner at a predetermined angle. At the same time, a cover plate for closing the front surface of the gutter of the money containing gutter is slidably provided in the vertical direction, and the lowermost lower end of the cover plate is lower than the gutter of the money containing gutter. In addition to forming a discharge opening at a location, a notch for finger hooking is provided slightly below the discharge opening, and on the back side of the cover plate at a fixed distance, together with the vertical movement of the cover plate, Providing a push-up bar that moves up and down, placing a finger on the notch in the cover plate and sliding the cover plate upward, and when the discharge opening of the cover plate and the gutter opening of the money storage gutter come to coincide with each other, the push-up is performed. The rod abuts against the back side of the money storage gutter, causing the money storage gutter to swing in a fan-shaped manner at a certain angle, and the upper edge of the gutter opening. A money transfer device for a vending machine, characterized in that the coins protrude from the discharge opening of the cover plate by a predetermined length so that the money in the gutter projects from the discharge opening of the cover plate onto the palm in front of the finger hook. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the lid plate is made of a transparent synthetic resin plate, and the upper edge of the spout of the money receiving gutter is formed in a relatively large arc shape. Delivery device.