JP3301937B2 - Ticket coin separation 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 coin separating apparatus for separating coins from coins such as numbered tickets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as this type of coin separating apparatus, for example, there is a coin separating apparatus for separating coins from rearranging tickets such as buses. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of separation rollers 52, 53 are rotatably provided in the coin separation device 51, and both separation rollers 52, 53 are arranged obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction. . Both separation rollers 52, 5
3 is touched so that there is no gap between them, and the numbered ticket J
Only 1 can pass. Both separation rollers 52, 5
A pair of feed rollers 54, 55
Are rotatably provided, and the feed rollers 54 and 55 are separated by an interval substantially corresponding to the thickness of one coin. Both separation rollers 52 and 53 are adapted to rotate inward. One of the feed rollers 54 and 55 rotates inward and the other rotates outward. When the numbered ticket J1 and the coin K1 fall on the upper portions of the separation rollers 52, 53, the numbered ticket J1 is placed on the separation rollers 52, 53.
Pass between 53. On the other hand, the coin K1 is
Instead of passing through between the rollers 2 and 53, the rollers roll down and move toward the feed rollers 54 and 55 along the passage A1 surrounded by the outer peripheral surfaces of the separation rollers 52 and 53. Then, the coin K1 is fed between the two feed rollers 54 and 55.

When the numbered ticket J1 and the coin K1 drop, the coin K1 or the numbered ticket J1 may be caught between the separation rollers 52 and 53 and jammed. In this case, based on the fact that a clogging detection sensor (not shown) detects clogging, only one of the separation rollers 53 moves in the horizontal direction, so that the separation rollers 52 and 53 are separated. As a result, the jammed coin K1 or the numbered ticket J1 falls down, thereby eliminating the jam.

When the coin K1 separated by the separation rollers 52 and 53 rolls continuously, the separation rollers 52 and 53
A plurality of coins K1 are sandwiched between 53 at the same time.
In this case, by moving only one separation roller 53, both separation rollers 52 and 53 are separated. As a result, the jammed coin K1 drops downward, thereby eliminating the jam. Further, both feed rollers 54, 5
In some cases, a plurality of coins K1 may be interposed between 5 at the same time.
In this case, one feed roller (for example, feed roller 5)
By moving only 4) in the horizontal direction, both feed rollers 54 and 55 are separated. As a result, the jammed coin K1 drops downward, thereby eliminating the jam.

[0005]

However, in the coin separating apparatus 51, the movable separation roller 53 and the movable feed roller 55 are supported by separate movable frames (not shown). Therefore, many components such as a roller for moving the movable frame and a bearing member for supporting the roller are required for each movable frame. For this reason, the structure of the coin / separator 51 becomes complicated, and the whole coin / separator 51 becomes large and the production cost increases.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the structure of the coin separating device, thereby reducing the size of the entire device and reducing the manufacturing cost.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a pair of separation rollers for separating a bill and a coin are provided so as to be oblique with respect to the horizontal direction. A pair of feed rollers for sending out the coins separated by both separation rollers to the downstream side is provided, and one of the separation rollers and
Pair consisting of one feed roller and the other separation roller
At least one of the pair consisting of
Moving the displacement or set, in the above coin separating device designed to toward and away from both sets of each other, and the two sets of out transfer
A set of separation roller and the feed roller for moving rotatably supported with a single supporting member, is provided with a moving means for moving the support member to the front Symbol both sets is toward and away from one another.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the moving means is provided on the support member.
A rotating body that is, is intended to include a guide rail for guiding movement of the rotating body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the rotating body includes at least two first rotating rollers disposed on at least one side of a supporting member; And at least one second rotating roller disposed on the other side of the support member.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention embodied in a ticket / coin separating apparatus for separating a numbered ticket and a coin from a bus will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a fixed coin 12 and a movable frame 13 as a support member are provided in the coin separating apparatus 11 so as to face each other. A pair of support plates 14a and 14b are fixed on the inner surface of the fixed frame 12 at a predetermined interval. Each support plate 14a,
A fixed separation roller 15 is provided between the fixed plates 14b so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Shaft portions 15a projecting from both ends of the fixed separation roller 15 are supported by ball bearings 16 on both support plates 14a, 14b. Are rotatably supported.

A substantially U-shaped support frame 17 is fixed to the inner surface of the movable frame 13. A movable separation roller 18 is provided inside the support frame 17 so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. Shafts 18 a protruding from both ends of the movable separation roller 18 are supported by the support frame 17 via ball bearings 19. , And the axes of the separation rollers 15 and 18 are parallel to each other. And the shaft parts 15a, 18
One end of “a” is drivingly connected via a gear (not shown), and both separation rollers 15 and 18 rotate inward.

When the separation rollers 15 and 18 are close to each other, the separation rollers 15 and 18 are located between them.
A groove-shaped passage portion A (see FIG. 6) surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the groove A. A plurality of grooves 15 are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the separation rollers 15 and 18 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction.
b, 18b are formed. These grooves 15b, 18b
Accordingly, the outer peripheral surface of each of the separation rollers 15 and 18 has an uneven shape. When the separation rollers 15 and 18 approach each other, the distance between the separation rollers 15b and 18b is set to 0 to 0.1 mm.

Bearings 20 and 21 are fixed to the inner surfaces of the fixed and movable frames 12 and 13 below the separation rollers 15 and 18 in the inclination direction. Each bearing 2
0 and 21, fixed and movable side feed rollers 22,
A rotation shaft 22a, 23a protrudes from both ends of both feed rollers 22, 23, and the rotation shafts 22a, 2a.
The two feed rollers 22, 23 are rotatably supported by the bearing 3a penetrating through the bearings 20, 21. That is,
The movable side separation roller 18 and the movable side feed roller 23 are rotatably supported by a single movable frame 13.

The two feed rollers 22 and 23 are separated by a predetermined distance (in this embodiment, a distance substantially equivalent to the thickness of one coin). One of the feed rollers 22 and 23 rotates inward and the other rotates outward. As shown in FIG. 2, a sensor holder 25 is rotatably supported on the inner side surface of the movable frame 13 below the separation rollers 15 and 18 via a bracket 24. A coin identification sensor 26 is embedded in the sensor holder 25. Coin identification sensor 2
6 has a detection passage (not shown) through which coins pass, and a sensor holder 2 below the detection passage.
5, a slit (not shown) communicating with the detection passage is formed. Then, when the coin passes through the detection passage and the slit, the type of the coin is identified.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a pair of supporting portions 12a and 12b are provided on both sides of the fixed frame 12 so as to project toward the movable frame 13. Each support part 12a,
The first and second guide rails 27, 2 are provided on the inner surface of the base 12b.
8 is fixed. The first and second guide rails 27,
28 are channel portions 27a, 28a having a U-shaped cross section with both ends and one side face opened, and channel portions 27.
plate portions 27b and 28b projecting upward at substantially right angles from the longitudinal opening edges of the holes a and 28a. The outer surfaces of the channel portions 27a and 28a are fixed to the inner surfaces of the support portions 12a and 12b of the fixed frame 12.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG.
Roller support portions 29 and 30 having an inverted L shape are formed on both sides of 3. On one roller support 30 (the right side shown in FIG. 3), two lateral rotation rollers 31a as first rotation rollers are provided. That is, the movable frame 1
Two lateral rotation rollers 31a are disposed on one side of the roller 3.

Further, one of the roller supporting portions (right side shown in FIG. 3) 30 is provided with two vertically rotating rollers 32a as second rotating rollers, and the other roller supporting portion (left side shown in FIG. 3). 29 is provided with one vertical rotation roller 32b as a second rotation roller. That is, two rotating rollers 32a are arranged on one side of the movable frame 13,
One rotating roller 32b is arranged on the other side.

Further, the other roller support portion 29 is provided with one auxiliary rotation roller 31b. In addition, the two horizontal rotation rollers 31a constituting the first rotation roller
And three vertical rotation rollers 32a and 32b constituting a second rotation roller constitute a rotating body.

Each of the rotating rollers 31a, 31b, 32
A part of the roller shaft 33 is inserted into each of a and 32b. A mounting screw 34 is inserted into each of the roller shafts 33, and the threaded end of the mounting screw 34 is connected to the side walls 29a, 30a and the upper walls 29b, 30 of the roller support portions 29, 30.
b, each of the rotating rollers 31
a, 31b, 32a, 32b are the respective roller support portions 29, 3
It is supported rotatably with respect to zero.

Each of the laterally rotating rollers 31a is inserted into a guide path B surrounded by the roller support 30 and the plate 28b of the guide rail 28. Each of the vertically rotating rollers 32a, 32b is inserted into the guide paths C, D inside the channel portions 28a, 27a of the guide rails 28, 27. Further, the auxiliary rotation roller 31b is inserted into a guide path E surrounded by the roller support portion 29 and the plate portion 27b of the guide rail 27.

When the movable frame 13 moves in the direction of arrow S shown in FIG. 1 by driving a drive motor (not shown), each of the rotating rollers 31a, 31b, 32
a and 32b rotate while being guided along the guide paths B to E. Due to the movement of the movable frame 13, the separation rollers 15, 18 are separated from each other. The first and second guide rails 27 and 28 and the rotating body constitute moving means.

Next, the operation of the above-structured coin separating apparatus 11 will be described. Numbered ticket J shown in FIG.
And the coin K, the separation rollers 15, 1
8 with both separating rollers 15 and 18
Are rotated inward. Then, when the plurality of numbered tickets J and the plurality of coins K drop onto the separation rollers 15 and 18, the numbered tickets J are entangled by the separation rollers 15 and 18 and sent downward. On the other hand, the coin K is placed on both separation rollers 1.
5 and 18 without being caught between
The paper is rotated or slipped downward along the passage A of the feed rollers 5 and 18 and fed between the feed rollers 22 and 23. Then, the coin K is sandwiched between the two feed rollers 22 and 23 one by one, and falls downward by the rotational force of the two feed rollers 22 and 23. The dropped coin K passes through the coin identification sensor 26 and is stored in a collection case (not shown). When passing through the coin identification sensor 26, the type of the coin K is identified.

When the numbered ticket J or the coin K is jammed between the separation rollers 15 and 18 or between the feed rollers 22 and 23, the drive is performed based on a signal from a jam detection sensor (not shown). When the motor is driven and the movable frame 13 is moved in the direction of the arrow S shown in FIG. 1 by the driving, the separation rollers 15 and 18 and the feed rollers 22 and 23 are separated from each other. Then, the coin K or the rearranged ticket J clogged between the separation rollers 15 and 18 or the feed rollers 22 and 23 falls downward and is removed.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is defined as an X direction, a direction crossing the X direction in the horizontal direction is defined as a Y direction, and a direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction along a vertical direction is defined as a Z direction.
When the movable frame 13 moves, the play of the movable frame 13 is suppressed as follows. In other words, any one of the two vertically rotating rollers 32a and the other vertically rotating roller 32b abut against the inner surfaces of the guide paths C and D, respectively, so that the movable frame 13
Does not rattle around the X direction. In addition, the two vertically rotating rollers 32a come into contact with the inner surface of the guide path C,
The movable frame 13 does not rattle around the Y direction. Further, the movable frame 13 does not rattle around the Z direction because the two lateral rotation rollers 31a contact the inner surface of the guide path B.

[0026] This embodiment has the shown to effect below. The movable separation roller 18 and the movable feed roller 23 are rotatably supported by the single movable frame 13. That is,
Conventionally, the movable frame 13 of the movable-side separation roller 18 and the movable frame 13 of the movable-side feed roller 23, which are separately provided, are unified, so that the horizontal and vertical rotations required to move the respective movable frames 13 are performed. Roller 31
a, 32a, 32b and their respective rotating rollers 31a, 3
The number of members such as the roller shaft 33 supporting the first and second guide rails 27 and 28 can be reduced by half.
The number of parts can be reduced. As a result, the structure of the coin / separator 11 can be simplified, the size of the entire coin / separator 11 can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Since the rotating rollers 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b are provided on both sides of the movable frame 13, the movement of the movable frame 13 is more stable and smoother than when the rotating rollers are provided on only one side of the movable frame 13. Can be moved.

Two laterally rotating rollers 31a are arranged on one side of the movable frame 13 and the movable frame 1
3, two vertical rotation rollers 32a are arranged on one side, and one vertical rotation roller 32b is arranged on the other side. Therefore, even if the vibration generated during the traveling of the bus is transmitted to the moving movable frame 13, the movable frame 13 does not rattle.
Therefore, the movable frame 13 can be smoothly moved in a stable state in spite of the simple configuration. The present invention may be configured as follows in addition to the above embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is embodied in the ticket / coin separating device 11 for separating the numbered ticket J and the coin K of the bus.
A ticket is a sheet that shows qualifications, etc.
In addition to the numbered ticket J, the present invention can be embodied as a device that separates a coin, a bond, a securities, a meal ticket, a betting ticket, a postal ticket, and the like from the coin K.

In the above embodiment, only one movable frame 13 is used. However, the fixed frame 12 may be a movable frame 13 so that both the separation rollers 15 and 18 and both the feed rollers 22 and 23 can be moved. .

If the number of the horizontal rotation rollers 31a is two or more, the number can be changed to an arbitrary number. Further, two or more horizontal rotation rollers 31a may be provided only on the left side (left side in FIG. 3) of the movable frame 13, or may be provided on both sides of the movable frame 13.

The left side of the movable frame 13 (the left side in FIG. 3)
And two or more rotating rollers 32a, and one or more rotating rollers 32b on the right side (the right side in FIG. 3).

[0033]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the structure of the coin / separator can be simplified, so that the whole coin / separator can be downsized.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the support member can be moved stably and smoothly. According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, the support member can be smoothly moved in a stable state at all times despite the simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a coin / separator according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside of the coin / coin separator of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the movable frame of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line α-α of FIG. 3 in one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a rotating roller of a movable frame in one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a separation roller according to one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing a conventional coin separating apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 movable frame (support member), 15 fixed side separation roller, 18 movable side separation roller, 22 fixed side feed roller, 23 movable side feed roller, 27, 28 first and second guide rails Moving means), 31a ... lateral rotating rollers (first rotating rollers, moving means), 32a, 32b ...
Vertical rotation roller (second rotation roller, moving means), J
… Numbered tickets (tickets), K… Coins.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of separating rollers for separating a bill and a coin are provided so as to be oblique to the horizontal direction, and the coin separated by the two separating rollers is sent to a downstream side diagonally below the separating roller. Provide a pair of feed rollers and separate one
Set consisting of a roller and one feed roller and the other separated
Roller and the other feed roller,
By moving one set even Ku, wherein the coin separator device designed to move away from and approach both sets each other, rotating with a set of separation roller and the feed roller for moving one of the two sets in a single supporting member to be able to support, before Symbol both
A coin separating apparatus provided with a moving means for moving the supporting member so as to move the set closer to or away from each other . 2. The moving means is provided on the support member.
And a rotating body, ticket coin separating apparatus according to claim 1 in which comprises a guide rail for guiding movement of the rotating body. 3. The rotating body includes at least two first rotating rollers disposed on at least one side of a support member.
The coin separating apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising at least two or more second rotating rollers disposed on one side of the support member and one or more rollers on the other side of the support member.