JP4293014B2 - Coin dispenser - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin dispenser used in connection with a POS register used in a cash register of a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

There is an automatic change machine as a coin dispensing machine that can be installed on a table, with coin handling machines and banknote handling machines arranged side by side and downsized to the same size as a cash drawer.
The coin processing machine in such an automatic change machine that can be installed on the desktop has a structure in which the denomination storages are sequentially arranged in the back direction as an internal mechanism because the width is reduced to about half of the POS register and the cash drawer. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-234953

However, in such a coin processing machine, since the dispensing transport unit is provided along the denomination storage box from the front of the apparatus to the back, it is transported by the denomination during the dispensing operation. The length of a conveyance path will differ and the time until it discharge | releases to a withdrawal port will differ with a money type.
Therefore, when dispensing coins to the dispensing outlet, depending on the combination of denominations, it may take a long time from the start to the end of the release, or there may be an interval in the middle, causing discomfort to the staff, There is a problem in that the amount of change delivered to the customer is mistaken for misunderstanding that the withdrawal has ended in the middle of the money.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for collectively discharging coins, which are a combination of a plurality of denominations, to a withdrawal port.

The present invention is lined money storage box from dispensing port toward the back, in the coin dispensing machine for conveying the Repetitive issued each coin from the money storage box by dispensing and transporting unit to the dispensing port, the The time required for the withdrawal transport unit to transport each distance between adjacent denomination storage units is set in advance, and the timing of withdrawing money from the next denomination storage unit is set to the advance of the previous denomination storage unit After starting, after the set time elapses, the controller controls to start feeding from the next denomination storage.

  As a result, the present invention provides an unpleasant feeling to the clerk at the middle, even when a combination of a plurality of denominations is released, when dispensing coins to the withdrawal port. It is possible to prevent an accident in which the amount of change delivered to the customer is mistaken for misunderstanding that the withdrawal has ended in the middle.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view.
In the figure, 1 is a coin cash dispenser as a coin dispenser, 2 is a banknote change machine, and 3 is a POS register.

Further, the coin cash register change machine 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a coin deposit port 4 for depositing a received coin received from a customer.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a deposit conveyance unit that conveys coins that have been deposited and are sequentially fed by a feeding unit mechanism (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4, an endless shape driven by a stepping motor and a pulley or the like on a conveyance surface 10 to be described later. The rubber belt 6 is slid and moved on the conveying surface 10 while holding the coins.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a recognition unit that determines the denomination and authenticity of the coin.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a reject unit, which stores coins to be rejected such as fake and can be taken out by an attendant.
Reference numerals 9a to 9f denote denomination storage units for storing and withdrawing the received coins in denominations. In this embodiment, the coins have a diameter of 1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 100 in ascending order of the diameter of the coins. Yen, 10 yen, 500 yen storage.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a conveyance surface arranged on the above-described denomination storages 9a to 9f, and the next denomination has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the corresponding coin at a location corresponding to each denomination storage 9a to 9f. Sorting holes 11a to 11f having a diameter smaller than the diameter of coins entering after the storage are sequentially formed. That is, the sorting holes 11a to 11f are formed in ascending order of the diameter of the coins.
In addition, although the selection holes 11a to 11f are illustrated in a circular shape, the shape is not limited to this, and may be a square hole, and the shape is not limited as long as the function and whether the coin can fall.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a withdrawal conveyance unit constituted by a stepping motor and an endless belt driven by a pulley or the like, and conveys coins dispensed from the denomination storages 9a to 9f.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a withdrawal port which discharges a withdrawal coin.
The driving of the above configuration is controlled and driven by a control unit (not shown).
The operation of the above configuration will be described.

Depositing operation When depositing coins received from a customer are inserted into the depositing slot 4, the depositing coins are fed one by one to the depositing transport unit 5 by a feeding mechanism (not shown).
The coins fed out are discriminated by the recognition unit 7 in denomination and authenticity, and those determined to be rejected are stored in the reject unit 8 by a reject mechanism (not shown).

Legitimate coins are transported on the transport surface 10, and are sequentially dropped and stored in a denomination storage box from coins having a small diameter in a denomination sorting hole formed on the transport surface 10. That is, they are stored in the order of 1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen.
Withdrawing operation The dispensing coins are fed out one by one from the respective denomination storages 9a to 9f to the dispensing transport unit 12 by a feeding mechanism (not shown).

The order and timing of coins fed out from the respective denomination storages 9a to 9f are controlled by the control unit.
That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the time taken for the dispensing transport unit 12 to transport each distance between the adjacent denomination storage units 9a to 9f is s seconds, the withdrawal is performed from the next denomination storage unit. The timing is such that the feeding from the next denomination storage is started s seconds after the start of the feeding of the previous denomination storage. If the withdrawal instruction denomination does not have 500 yen in the innermost denomination storage box 9f, the instruction denomination is sequentially paid out from the inner denomination type depot. Details will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
S1 The dispensing / conveying unit 12 is driven.
S2: It is determined whether or not there is an instruction to pay 500 yen. If yes, go to the next step; if no, go to the next 10-yen payout step.
S3 500 yen is paid out.
S4 Time monitoring starts with the start of feeding, and proceeds to the next step after S seconds.
S5: It is determined whether there is an instruction for paying out 10 yen. If yes, go to the next step, otherwise go to the next 100 yen payout step.
S6 10 yen is paid out. When there are multiple withdrawal instructions, it is paid out continuously.
S7 The time t from the start of paying out 500 yen to the payout of 10 yen starts after s seconds.
S8: It is determined whether or not there is a 100 yen payout instruction. If yes, go to the next step; if no, go to the next 5 yen payout step.
S9 100 yen is paid out.
S10 The time t from the start of paying out 10 yen to the payout of 100 yen starts after s seconds.
S11: It is determined whether or not there is an instruction to pay out 5 yen. If yes, go to the next step; if no, go to the next 50 yen payout step.
S12 5 yen is paid out.
S13 The time t from the start of 100 yen payout to the payout of 5 yen starts after s seconds.
S14: It is determined whether there is an instruction for paying out 50 yen. If yes, go to the next step; if no, go to the next one-yen payout step.
S15 Pay 50 yen.
S16 The time t from the start of paying out 5 yen to the payout of 50 yen starts after s seconds.
S17: It is determined whether or not there is an instruction to pay 1 yen. If yes, proceed to the next step, and if no, end.
S18 Pay 1 yen.
S19 The time t from the start of 50 yen payout to the payout of 1 yen starts after s seconds.
S20 When the last coin is paid out, the driving of the dispensing transport unit 12 is stopped for a predetermined time. By this operation, all coins fall into the withdrawal port 13.

In addition, when there is no denomination to be paid out in the middle, the payout may be performed with a shift of s seconds per denomination assuming that there is a payout between them. Coins can be released together.
Furthermore, for example, in the case where a change of only 500 yen coins and 1 yen coins is dispensed, the conveyance speed of the dispensing conveyance unit may be controlled at a high speed during that period. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, near the end may be controlled to reduce the speed in consideration of scattering and noise prevention.

By controlling the operation in this way, regardless of whether the withdrawal coin is a plurality of denominations, it can be mounted at almost the same location on the withdrawal transport unit, and concentrated at the withdrawal opening. It becomes possible to discharge. Therefore, the clerk will not mistakenly give the amount of money to the customer because he / she misunderstood that the withdrawal was completed in the middle of withdrawal.
Second Embodiment FIG. 8 is an explanatory side view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a dispensing operation.

In addition, the structure of a present Example is the same as that of the said 1st Example from the money_receiving | payment opening | mouth to a payment | withdrawal opening | mouth, and those parts attach the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omit the description.
In this embodiment, a damming plate 14 is provided between the terminal end of the dispensing transport unit 12 and the dispensing port 13.
This damming plate 14 temporarily dams the dispensing coins moving by the dispensing conveyance unit 12 immediately before the dispensing port, and enables the conveyance path near the terminal end of the dispensing conveyance unit 12 to be opened and closed. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the lower end of the dam plate is supported so as to be pivotable in the moving direction of the dispensing transport unit from the upper side to the lower side, or as shown in FIG. 9, the dam plate Are moved linearly by a solenoid 15 or the like so as to be openable, and the movement of coins on the dispensing transport unit 12 is stopped or allowed to pass through the dispensing port 13.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.
The depositing operation and the dispensing operation from the denomination storage are the same as in the first embodiment.
Therefore, when paying out a withdrawal coin from each denomination type storage, the delivery of the designated denomination is started simultaneously with the withdrawal instruction.
At this time, according to the withdrawal instruction, the damming plate 14 is located at a position 14a where the movement of the withdrawal coins that are placed on the withdrawal transport unit 12 and move is stopped. Then, if the last denomination change, that is, the coin in the rear denomination storage case, 500 yen in this case, the withdrawal coin (500 yen) transported from the storage 9f reaches the weir plate 14 At that time, by turning the damming plate 14 to the open position 14 b, the withdrawal coins of other denominations that have been dammed by the damming plate 14 can be collectively discharged to the dispensing port 13.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the coin moving in front of the dispensing outlet is temporarily dammed with the damming plate at the time of withdrawal, the finally withdrawn coin reaches the damming position. By opening the closing weir plate when it is done, the withdrawal coins to the withdrawal port can be discharged all at once.
Therefore, the feeding of each denomination in the present embodiment may be the feeding operation of each denomination as in the first embodiment as described above, but all the coins of all denominations are simultaneously fed to the dispensing conveyance unit and conveyed. You may make it open | release the damming board 14 when the coin of the innermost money-type storage reaches | attains the damming board.

In the case of single denomination change, the time required for transportation may be calculated from the distance between the coin feeding position and the weir plate, and the weir plate may be opened. It may not be closed.
As a result, when change is discharged to the withdrawal port, regardless of the combination of multiple denominations, the time from the start to the end is constant and there is no gap in the middle, so the staff can withdraw It is possible to prevent the change in the amount of change due to the fact that the withdrawal has ended in the middle of the process more reliably than in the first embodiment.

Plane explanatory drawing which shows 1st Example of this invention. Side view Overall perspective view Explanatory diagram of the deposit transport section Illustration of withdrawal operation Flow chart explaining the withdrawal operation Explanatory diagram of high-speed control Side explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention Illustration of withdrawal operation

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin cash register change machine 2 Banknote change machine 3 POS register 4 Deposit port 5 Deposit conveyance part 6 Rubber belt 7 Recognition part 8 Reject part 9a-9f Money storage 10 Transfer surface 11a-11f Sorting hole 12 Withdrawal conveyance part 13 Withdrawal mouth
14 Damping plate

Claims (1)

In the coin dispensing machine in which the denomination storages are arranged from the withdrawal port to the back, and each coin is fed from the denomination storage unit by the dispensing transport unit to the withdrawal port.
The time required for the withdrawal transport unit to transport each distance between adjacent denomination storage units is set in advance, and the timing of withdrawal from the next denomination storage unit is set to the time of the previous denomination storage unit. A coin dispensing machine controlled by a control unit so as to start feeding from the next denomination storage after the set time has elapsed after starting feeding.