JP4359985B2 - Coin deposit and withdrawal machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a coin depositing / dispensing machine built in an automatic teller machine, and more particularly to a coin depositing / dispensing machine that can always determine the amount of coins to be replenished when coins are loaded and replenished.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a deposit / withdrawal port for receiving deposit coins and delivering dispensed coins, and 2 is a separation unit for separating the coins one by one. 3 is a coin conveyance path, a conveyance path inlet 3a is arranged on the separation unit 2 side, and a conveyance path outlet 3b is arranged on the deposit / withdrawal port 1 side, and the coin denomination is determined on the coin conveyance path 3. The discrimination part 4 for counting, the sorting gates 5a to 5f for sorting coins that have passed through the discrimination part 4 for each denomination (1, 5, 10, 100, 500 yen), and on the coin transport path 3 And a take-in gate 6 for taking in coins. The discrimination result by the discrimination unit 4 is input to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit controls a plurality of motors to be described later based on the input signal. Reference numerals 7a to 7f are temporary holding units respectively disposed below the sorting gates 5a to 5f. The coins received by the customer and taken in from the sorting gates 5a to 5f are temporarily held for each denomination, and the amount invested by the customer. After confirming the above, it is made to drop to the denomination stackers 8a to 8f continuing downward. The dropped coins are sorted and stored for each denomination by denomination stackers 8a to 8f.
[0003]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a horizontal conveyance unit, which includes a belt 9a, and is a horizontal conveyance unit that conveys coins collectively held on the belt 9a to the separation unit 2. The coins that are collectively held on the belt 9a are coins that could not be held by the temporary holding units 7a to 7f at the time of deposit transaction, and the denomination stackers 8a to 8f are full at the time of deposit transaction or replenishment. Coins of denominations that could not be stored in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f (hereinafter, such coins are referred to as overflow coins), or coins withdrawn from the denomination stackers 8a to 8f during withdrawal transactions pointing. The overflow coins transported to the separation unit 2 by the lateral transport unit 9 are transported by the coin transport path 3 and are taken in from a later-described take-in gate 6 and stored in an later-described overflow stacker 14.
[0004]
11 is a coin replenishment when no coins are stored in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100, additional replenishment when the number of internal coins is reduced due to various processes, and collection of all other coins in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100. This is a replenishment / collection cassette, and includes an idle pulley 12a, a drive pulley 12b, a feeding belt 12 hung on the drive pulley 12b, an exit shutter 13 and an exit 13a, and is detachably attached to the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100. Yes.
[0005]
Reference numeral 14 denotes an overflow stacker that collectively holds overflow coins, and includes an idle pulley 15a, a drive pulley 15b, a feeding belt 15 hung on the drive pulley 15b, an exit shutter 16 and an exit 16a.
[0006]
Reference numeral 17 denotes an intake conveyance path, which is branched into a conveyance path 17a for conveying overflow coins to an overflow stacker 14 described later and a collection conveyance path 17b for conveying recovered coins during collection to a replenishment collection cassette 11 described later. A switching gate portion 17c is provided at the branch portion. The switching gate unit 17 c is switched so as to convey the coins taken in from the take-in gate 6 to either the overflow stacker 14 or the replenishment collection cassette 11.
[0007]
A conveyor belt 18 conveys coins fed from the replenishing / collecting cassette 11 or the overflow stacker 14 to the separation unit 2 and is hung between the idle pulleys 18a and 18b and the drive pulley 18c.
[0008]
When coins are loaded or additionally replenished in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100 configured as described above, the replenishment / collection cassette 11 containing coins is set in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100 and a start button (not shown) is pressed. Then, the exit shutter 13 rises upward to open the exit 13a. Next, the drive pulley 12b is rotated counterclockwise by a drive motor (not shown), and the coins accumulated on the feeding belt 12 are discharged to the exit 13a. From the replenishment collection cassette 11. The coins fed out of the replenishment / collection cassette 11 are transported to the separation unit 2 by the transport belt 18 and separated one by one, and sent out to the transport path inlet 3a. After that, the discrimination unit 4 discriminates and counts, sorts the denominations by the sorting gates 5a to 5f, and stores them in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f for each denomination.
[0009]
When any of the denomination stackers 8a to 8f becomes full due to the loading or replenishment of such coins, the coins of the corresponding denomination are collectively retained on the belt 9a of the lateral transport unit 9 as overflow coins, Thereafter, the paper is taken in from the take-in gate 6 in the middle of the coin transport path 3 via the separation unit 2 and the coin transport path 3, and is stored in the overflow stacker 14 through the take-in transport path 17 switched to the transport path 17b side. ing.
[0010]
The capacity of the coin storage capacity of the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the coin storage capacity of the overflow stacker 14 is set so as to be equal to the capacity of the replenishment collection cassette 11, and overflows from the denomination stackers 8a to 8f. When the stacker 14 is empty and the replenishment / collection cassette 11 is fully filled with coins, the coins in the replenishment / collection cassette 11 are all stored in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f or the overflow stacker 14. It can be stored. That is, all coins are discriminated and counted, and the amount in the coin depositing / dispensing machine can be determined.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine 100, when additional replenishment is performed with some coins in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14, the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker are in the middle of replenishment. When both of 14 become full, there is no storage place for coins, so the replenishment operation must be terminated with the coins remaining in the replenishment collection cassette 11. In this case, since the coins remaining in the replenishment / collection cassette 11 are not subjected to discrimination counting by the discrimination unit 4, there is a problem in that the amount in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100 cannot be grasped.
[0012]
Further, considering that the amount in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100 is in a fixed state, when additional replenishment is performed, only the free capacity in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 can be replenished. In a state in which the inside is not empty and some coins are stored, the replenishment / collection cassette 11 cannot be replenished by filling it up, and the space in the replenishment / recovery cassette 11 is not effectively used, resulting in poor space efficiency. In addition, there was a problem that the replenishment efficiency was poor.
[0013]
For this reason, there has been a demand for the development of a coin depositing and dispensing machine that can always grasp the amount in the coin depositing and dispensing machine and that can effectively utilize the space of the replenishment collection cassette part to increase the replenishment efficiency. .
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to the present invention separates a replenishment collection cassette in which unconfirmed coins that have not been subjected to identification counting are set, and an unconfirmed coin that is discharged from the outlet of the replenishment collection cassette at the time of replenishment one by one And the discriminating unit for discriminating and counting the denomination of the separated unconfirmed coins, the denomination stacker for storing the deterministic coins after discrimination counting by the discrimination unit, and the denomination stacker In a coin depositing and dispensing machine having an overflow stacker that stores confirmed coins in the event of a failure, the replenishment and collection cassette is separated into an unconfirmed coin storage unit that stores unconfirmed coins and a confirmed coin storage unit that stores confirmed coins The separation wall is moved in the direction to increase the volume of the confirmed coin storage unit along with the release of the unconfirmed coins in the unconfirmed coin storage unit, and the overflow stacker is full when refilling If it becomes is obtained so as to house the confirmation coins confirmation coin storing units.
[0015]
In the present invention, the replenishment / collection cassette is separated into an unconfirmed coin storage unit and a confirmed coin storage unit, and the replenishment operation is continued even if the denomination stacker and overflow stacker are full during replenishment, and the replenishment coin is identified. After passing through the part and counting, it is stored in the fixed coin storage part in the replenishment collection cassette.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part same as a prior art example, and description is abbreviate | omitted. In addition, the front, back, left, and right in the following are those in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100. (In other words, the left and right in FIG.
[0017]
In the figure, 21 is a separation wall 21 provided in the replenishment collection cassette 11 and movable in the front-rear direction to separate the interior into two spaces. In front of the separation wall 21, the denomination and counting of denominations are performed. An unconfirmed coin storage unit 11B in which unconfirmed unconfirmed coins are stored is configured, and a confirmed coin storage unit 11A in which the confirmed coins after differential counting are stored is configured in the rear. When the replenishment / collection cassette 11 is empty, the separation wall 21 moves to the confirmed coin storage unit 11A side without the confirmed coins guided by the recovery conveyance path 17b being stored in the unconfirmed coin storage unit 11B. In order to be stored, it is arranged in the vicinity of the rear wall of the replenishing and collecting cassette 11 and so that the entire opening at the lower end of the collecting and conveying path 17b is positioned above the fixed coin storing portion 11A.
[0018]
Next, the configuration of the replenishment / collection cassette 11 will be described with reference to the drawings.
2 is a top view of the replenishing and collecting cassette, FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG.
Reference numerals 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b are drive belts that hold the separation wall 21 and move it back and forth. A pair of upper and lower drive belts 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b are provided at both left and right ends of the separation wall 21 so as to sandwich the separation wall 21. , 23b are hung on the pulley 31a and the pulley 31b, respectively, and the lower drive belts 24a, 24b are hung on the pulleys 41a, 41b and are stretched so as to be substantially orthogonal to the separation wall 21. The upper drive belts 23a and 23b and the lower drive belts 24a and 24b are provided with engagement holes 25 and long holes 26 for connection to the separation wall 21, respectively.
[0019]
The separation wall 21 is provided with fixing pins 21a to 21d above and below the left and right edges, respectively, and among these fixing pins 21a to 21d, the fixing pins 21a and 21b provided on the upper side are engagement holes. 25, the fixing pins 21c and 21d provided on the lower side are locked to the long holes 26 provided on the lower driving belts 24a and 24b so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the upper driving belt 23a. , 23b, and lower drive belts 24a, 24b. The fixing pins 21c and 21d are located below the long holes 26 provided in the lower drive belts 24a and 24b (position 26A in FIG. 4) when the separation wall 21 is located perpendicular to the horizontal plane. When the lower drive belts 24a and 24b are advanced from the upper drive belts 23a and 23b, the inside of the long holes 26 is moved upward. That is, the separation wall 21 is inclined by the movement of the fixing pins 21c and 21d. The upper drive belts 23a and 23b, the lower drive belts 24a and 24b, the engagement holes 25 provided in these belts, and the long holes 26 constitute an inclination means for inclining the separation wall 21.
[0020]
A drive motor 32 is fixed to the pulley 31b on which the upper drive belt 23b is hung, and a coupling pulley 34b is further fixed to the motor shaft 33 of the drive motor 32. Further, a connecting gear 35 is coaxially fixed to the pulley 31a, and a connecting pulley 34b is fixed coaxially with the gear 36 engaged with the connecting gear 35. A connecting belt 37 is hung between the connecting pulleys 34a and 34b, and the driving force of the driving motor 32 for operating the upper driving belt 23a is transmitted to the upper driving belt 23b by the connecting belt 37, and the upper driving belt 23a. , 23b are configured to operate synchronously.
[0021]
The lower drive belts 24a and 24b are similarly hung on pulleys 41a and pulleys 41b, respectively. The pulley 41a is connected to a drive motor 42 and a connecting pulley attached coaxially to the motor shaft 43 of the drive motor 42. 44a is fixed to the pulley 41b, and the connection gear 45 is coaxially fixed to the pulley 41b. The connection pulley 44b is fixed coaxially to the gear 46 engaged with the connection gear 45. The lower drive belts 24a and 24b are configured to operate in synchronization with each other by a connection belt 47 hung between the connection pulleys 44a and 44b.
[0022]
Hereinafter, the operation in the case of loading and replenishing coins in the coin depositing and dispensing machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the replenishment / collection cassette, and is a diagram for explaining the operation at the time of coin loading / replenishment.
First, the replenishment coin (unconfirmed coin) 51 is put in the unconfirmed coin storage unit 11B, the replenishment collection cassette 11 is set in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100, and a start button (not shown) is pressed, the exit shutter 13 rises upward and exits. 13a is opened. Subsequently, the drive pulley 12b is also rotated counterclockwise by a drive motor (not shown), whereby the idle pulley 12a is also rotated counterclockwise, and the feeding belt 12 travels in the X direction. Then, the replenishment coins (unconfirmed coins) 51 accumulated on the feeding belt 12 are successively discharged from the outlet 13a to the outside of the replenishment collection cassette 11 (arrow D) and placed on the transport belt 18. When the drive pulley 18c is rotated counterclockwise by a drive motor (not shown), the idle pulleys 18a and 18b are also rotated in the same direction, and the conveyor belt 18 travels in the Y direction (see FIG. 1). Replenished coins (unconfirmed coins) 51 are conveyed to the separation unit 2, separated one by one by the separation unit 2, sent to the discrimination unit 4, and confirmed after the denomination and counting by the discrimination unit 4 It becomes a coin and is taken in from the sorting gate 5 and stored in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f for each denomination. When the denomination stackers 8a to 8f are full, they are stored in the overflow stacker 14.
[0023]
The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 4 is sequentially input to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit is driven so that the volume corresponding to the denomination and the number of coins and the volume of the confirmed coin storage unit 11A are increased based on the discrimination result. The motors 32 and 42 are controlled to rotate the upper drive belts 23a and 23b and the lower drive 24a and 24b to move the separation wall 21 forward (arrow X direction: see FIG. 5). When all the unconfirmed coins 51 are paid out, the separation wall 21 is moved to the position 21B. This position 21B is a position where the volume of the fixed coin storage portion 11A can be sufficiently secured and the outlet 13a can be opened, that is, in the vicinity of the front wall 11a of the replenishment collecting cassette 11, and the outlet 13a is opened. It is a position where the separation wall 21 can be inclined to the position 21C as much as possible.
[0024]
When the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 become full during such replenishment processing, the unconfirmed coin 51 is fed out from the unconfirmed coin storage portion 11B of the replenishment collection cassette 11 in the same manner and discriminated. After the counting and counting by the unit 4, the replenishment / recovery cassette 11 is confirmed via the take-in transport path 17 which is transported through the coin transport path 3, taken in from the take-in gate 6 provided in the middle of the transport, and switched to the collection transport path 22 side. It is stored in the coin storage part 11A. Thus, even if the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 become full during replenishment, they are stored in the confirmed coin storage unit 11A, so that all unconfirmed coins 51 are identified and counted, The amount in the coin depositing / dispensing machine 100 can be grasped.
[0025]
The coins stored in the fixed coin storage unit 11A in this way, for example, the coins of the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 are lost during operation, and the amount of coins that can be used in both stackers in subsequent transactions. Is depleted in the denomination stackers 8a to 8f.
[0026]
Next, the operation when paying out a confirmed coin from the confirmed coin storage portion 11A of the replenishment collecting cassette 11 will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the separation wall 21 is at the position 21B in FIG. 4 and the confirmed coin 61 is stored in the confirmed coin storage portion 11A.
[0027]
The outlet shutter 13 is slid upward by a control means (not shown) to open the outlet 13a, and the drive motor 42 is driven to move the lower drive belts 24a and 24b holding the separation wall 21 in the Y direction. Then, the fixing pins 21c and 21d located at the lower end (position 26A) of the long hole 26 of the lower drive belts 24a and 24b move to the upper end (position 26B) of the long hole 26, and the separation wall 21 is positioned. Inclined like 21C. As a result, the outlet 13a is opened, and the confirmed coin 61 can be fed to the outlet 13a side. The subsequent operation is the same as the operation at the time of supplementary replenishment, and is omitted here. However, when the confirmed coin 61 passes through the discrimination unit 4, the coin once confirmed passes through the discrimination unit 4 again, but in this case, it is not accumulated as the amount in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100. It is controlled.
[0028]
As described above, the separation wall 21 is provided inside the replenishment collection cassette 11 to constitute the unconfirmed coin storage portion 11B and the confirmed coin storage portion 11A, and the separation wall 21 is configured to be movable so that the unconfirmed coin 51 is fed out. Accordingly, even if the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 are further replenished from the replenishment / collection cassette 11 in the full state, the replenishment / recovery cassette 11 is moved. It becomes possible to discriminate and count all unconfirmed coins 51 in 11 and store them in the confirmed coin storage unit 11A. That is, the coin set in the replenishment / collection cassette 11 can be determined regardless of the state of the coin storage state in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100.
[0029]
In addition, conventionally, only the number of free capacity of the denomination stackers 8a to 8f and the overflow stacker 14 can be replenished at the time of replenishment. However, according to the present embodiment, it is related to the coin storage state in the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100. In addition, since the unconfirmed coin storage unit 11B can be filled and replenished, the replenishment can be performed efficiently.
[0030]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment.
In the second embodiment, the overflow stacker 14 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is omitted, and the replenishment / collection cassette 11 has both the functions of the replenishment / collection cassette 11 and the overflow stacker 14. Is. That is, the overflow coins to be stored in the overflow stacker 14 in the first embodiment are stored in the fixed coin storage unit 11A of the replenishment collection cassette 11.
[0031]
By configuring in this way, substantially the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained, and the overflow stacker 14 can be omitted, and the configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100 can be simplified.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the separation wall is provided inside the replenishment collection cassette to form the unconfirmed coin storage portion and the confirmed coin storage portion, and this separation wall is combined with the unconfirmed coin feeding. Since the volume of the fixed coin storage unit is increased by moving it, even if the denomination stacker and the overflow stacker are full and further replenished from the replenishment collection cassette, all unconfirmed coins in the replenishment collection cassette are differentially counted. And can be stored in the fixed coin storage unit. That is, it is possible to determine all coins in the replenishment / collection cassette regardless of the state of coin storage in the coin depositing and dispensing machine. Moreover, since the inside of the unconfirmed coin storage part can be filled up regardless of the coin storage state in the coin depositing and dispensing machine in this way, the replenishment can be performed efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the replenishment / collection cassette of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2;
4 is a front view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram when coins are loaded and replenished.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a conventional coin depositing and dispensing machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Separation part 4 Discrimination part 8a-8f Denomination stacker 11 Replenishment collection cassette 11A Confirmed coin storage part 11B Unconfirmed coin storage part 13a Outlet 14 Overflow stacker 21 Separation walls 23a, 23b Upper drive belts 24a, 24b Lower drive belts

Claims (4)

A replenishment collection cassette in which unconfirmed coins that have not been identified are set, a separation unit that separates unconfirmed coins discharged from the outlet of the replenishment collection cassette at the time of replenishment, and a separate unconfirmed coin A discriminating unit for discriminating and counting denominations, a denomination stacker for storing deterministic coins after discrimination counting by the discriminating unit for each denomination, and an overflow for storing definite coins when the denomination stacker is full In a coin depositing and dispensing machine having a stacker,
A separation wall is provided to separate the replenishment collection cassette into an unconfirmed coin storage unit for storing unconfirmed coins and a confirmed coin storage unit for storing confirmed coins, and the separation wall is an unconfirmed coin in the unconfirmed coin storage unit The coin moves in a direction to increase the volume of the confirmed coin storage unit in accordance with the release of the coins, and the confirmed coin is stored in the confirmed coin storage unit when the overflow stacker becomes full at the time of replenishment. Deposit / withdrawal machine. Inclining means for inclining the separation wall is provided, and the separation wall is inclined by the inclining means to open the outlet of the replenishment collecting cassette with respect to the confirmed coin storage part, and the confirmed coins in the confirmed coin storage part of the supplementary recovery cassette The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the denomination stacker can be replenished by discharging the denomination. The inclining means is composed of conveyance belts that are stretched in a direction perpendicular to the separation wall and are provided one pair up and down across the separation wall, with the lower pair of conveyance belts on the upper side The coin depositing / dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein the separation wall is inclined by moving in the direction of the outlet relative to the pair of conveyor belts. A replenishment collection cassette in which unconfirmed coins that have not been identified are set, a separation unit that separates unconfirmed coins discharged from the outlet of the replenishment collection cassette at the time of replenishment, and a separate unconfirmed coin In a coin depositing and dispensing machine having a discrimination unit for discriminating and counting denominations, and a denomination stacker for storing definite coins after discrimination counting by the discrimination unit for each denomination,
A separation wall is provided to separate the replenishment collection cassette into an unconfirmed coin storage unit for storing unconfirmed coins and a confirmed coin storage unit for storing confirmed coins, and the separation wall is an unconfirmed coin in the unconfirmed coin storage unit The coin moves in the direction of increasing the volume of the confirmed coin storage unit in conjunction with the release of the coin, and when the denomination stacker is full at the time of replenishment, the confirmed coin is stored in the confirmed coin storage unit Deposit / withdrawal machine.

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