JP5760232B2 - Coin processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recyclable coin processing apparatus that can hold an accepted coin, pay it out as change, and return it without accepting it as change.
Specifically, in the recycling-type coin processing apparatus, the coin inlet and the outlet are arranged within a predetermined vertical distance, which can be used regardless of age, gender, disability, or ability. The present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus suitable for universal design.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a coin processing apparatus that can provide a coin processing apparatus suitable for the universal design at low cost.

  As a first prior art, a coin input unit provided with a tray that can input a plurality of coins of different denominations in a lump, and a separation transport that separates and discharges a plurality of coins in the coin input unit one by one A first identification unit that determines the authenticity and denomination of each coin that has been conveyed from the unit, the separation conveyance unit, and a coin that has been determined to be a regular coin by the first identification unit A normal coin conveying path to be carried out toward the vehicle, a coin holding device (temporary holding section) for temporarily holding the normal coins carried out from the regular coin conveying path on the upper surface of the conveying belt, and a first identification section A reject path for conveying and discharging coins determined to be non-regular, a storage coin sorting device that accepts a plurality of coins dropped from the upstream end of the upper surface of the conveyor belt of the coin holding device, and sorts and sends them one by one, Coin sorting device for storage A second identification unit that determines the denomination of the coins that have been sent out, a coin storage unit that accommodates the coins that have been carried out after the denomination has been determined by the second identification unit, and a conveyor belt A return coin storage unit (return unit) that pays back coins that have fallen from the downstream end on the upper surface to a change outlet / payout port, and a coin lifter that conveys the coins from the return coin storage unit to a payout port located above There is known a money processing apparatus composed of (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As a second conventional technique, in the coin processing device that accommodates coins inserted into the insertion slot in denominations and pays out as change to the payout port, an identification unit that identifies the authenticity and denomination of the coins The depositing conveying means, the coin holding means for accepting and temporarily holding the coins identified as genuine coins from the depositing conveying means, and selecting the coins withdrawn from the coin holding means, and their money type A coin distribution unit having a counting unit for counting the number of coins, and a plurality of coin storage and discharge units for storing coins selected by the coin distribution unit in denominations and paying out based on a predetermined dispensing command. A coin receiving means, a withdrawal switching means for selecting one of the payout outlet and the coin holding means, and paying out the coins paid out from the coin storing means; and the coin receiving means. There is known a coin processing device comprising: a coin dispensing means that conveys the received coin and dispenses to the coin holding means or the dispensing outlet according to the operation of the withdrawal switching means. (For example, see Patent Document 2).

  As a third conventional technique, a sorting unit is provided that is provided on the upper part of the main body and includes a slot for inserting coins, and a coin discriminating device for discriminating the authenticity of the coins inserted from the slot. A holding unit that temporarily holds the coins sorted by the sorting unit, a coin storage unit provided below the holding unit, and a coin dispensing unit that is provided at the lower part of the main body and returns coins. In the coin dispensing apparatus provided, the retaining unit is provided in the retaining unit, and a retaining cylinder that temporarily retains the coin, a wiper that is disposed at a lower portion of the retaining cylinder and that performs a coin dispensing operation, and is provided below the wiper, 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a coin dispensing device including a sorting device that sorts the coin storage unit or the coin dispensing unit (for example, see Patent Document 3).

JP 2010-231413 (FIGS. 1 and 2, paragraphs 0013-0021) JP 2006-309467 (FIGS. 1 to 13, paragraphs 0013-0058) JP2001-076218 (FIGS. 1-6, paragraphs 0020-0045)

In the first prior art, when the coin inserted into the coin slot is recycled for change and is not accepted, the accepted coin can be returned to the payout opening. However, since the first identification device for determining the authenticity and denomination of the coins inserted into the coin slot and the second identification device for determining the denominations of the coins classified as storage coins are arranged. However, there is a problem that the entire money processing apparatus is increased in size and cost.
On the other hand, by using a coin lifter, there is an advantage that it is easy to cope with a universal design in which the distance in the vertical direction between the coin insertion slot and the payout slot is set within a predetermined range.

  In the second prior art, when the coins inserted into the slot are recycled for change and are not accepted, the accepted coins can be returned to the payout opening. However, since the depositing conveying means, the coin holding means, the coin distributing means, the coin receiving means, the withdrawal switching means, and the coin dispensing means are arranged side by side, it is necessary to use a driving motor for each. There exists a problem that the whole apparatus enlarges and it becomes a cost increase. However, since the inlet and the outlet can be arranged within a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, there is an advantage that it is easy to cope with the universal design.

In the third prior art, when the coins inserted into the slot are recycled for change and are not accepted, the accepted coins can be returned to the coin payout exit. However, since the insertion slot, the sorting section, the holding section, the coin storage section, and the coin dispensing section are arranged so as to overlap in the vertical direction, when trying to arrange the interval between the insertion slot and the coin dispensing section within a predetermined range There is a problem that the capacity of the coin storage part cannot be increased.
In other words, there is a problem that frequent replenishment work is required because the amount of coins for change is small. In order to solve this problem, when the capacity of the coin storage portion is increased, the interval between the coin inlet and the coin payout portion is increased, so that the universal design cannot be accommodated and it is difficult to adopt the bag.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus that is a small recycling type and that can return received coins.
A second object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus that is a small recyclable type that does not increase costs and that can return accepted coins.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a coin processing apparatus suitable for universal design in addition to the first and second objects.

In order to achieve this object, the coin processing apparatus according to the present invention is configured as follows.
In the first invention, the coins put into the slot are sorted by denomination by the coin sorting device and temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding box device, and then the coins held in the denomination temporary holding box device are stored. Hold in the deferred payment device for each denomination, pay out a predetermined number of denominations from the deferred payout device for each denomination, pay out to the payout outlet, and return the coins temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold box device In the recycling-type coin processing device that returns to the payout port based on the signal, the bottom wall is inclined forward and the number corresponding to at least the number of denominations is juxtaposed in the lateral direction, A denomination device that accepts coins falling from the denomination drop port of the coin sorting device into the denomination, the holding box bottom wall is inclined in the same direction as the denomination device, and is placed in a row of the denomination device Arranged in a row along the Furthermore, it is provided individually corresponding to the denomination device, and is located between a receiving position adjacent to the lower side and the side of the line of the denomination device and a delivery position above the receiving position. A box-shaped temporary holding box device that is reciprocally moved, which is on the side opposite to the anti-denomination type device of the temporary holding box device and extends in a vertical direction below the bottom wall of the holding box at the receiving position. An existing guide cylinder device, a reservation guide position that is disposed at the upper end of the guide cylinder device and that is below the reservation box bottom wall, and whose tip is located near the reservation box bottom wall; and a return position that is separated from the reservation box bottom wall When the position is located at the holding guide position, the distribution plate is inclined in the same direction as the holding box bottom wall, and the denomination type temporary holding box device side of the guide cylinder device is temporarily held by the denomination type. Each temporary holding box for each denomination of the box equipment Denomination pending dispensing device which is arranged corresponding to, and being arranged laterally and downward directly under and the denomination held dispensing device of the guide tube device, wherein the guide cylinder device or the denomination pending to said dispensing opening A coin processing device comprising a coin dispensing device that conveys coins dropped from a dispensing device.

In the second invention, the coins put into the insertion slot are sorted by denomination by the coin sorting device and temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding box device, and then the coins held in the denomination temporary holding box device are stored. Hold in the deferred payment device for each denomination, pay out a predetermined number of denominations from the deferred payout device for each denomination, pay out to the payout outlet, and return the coins temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold box device In the recycling-type coin processing apparatus configured to return to the payout port based on a signal, the bottom wall tilted in one direction, and the vertical wall is suspended from the left and right sides of the bottom wall, and the bottom wall is viewed from the side. The number corresponding to the number of denominations receiving the guide rods whose upper and side surfaces are opened in the lateral direction is arranged in parallel, and are distributed to the denominations by the coin sorting device. Applicable coins A guide rod of a denomination that falls from the top surface and slides down on the bottom wall of the guide rod and can be dropped from the side surface of the guide rod, a storage box bottom wall inclined in the same direction as the bottom wall, and the storage box bottom The left and right holding box side walls are suspended from the left and right sides of the wall, and the rear side walls are suspended so as to connect the left and right side walls to the holding box bottom wall. A receiving position that is arranged in a horizontal row along the row of type guidance poles, and is provided corresponding to each of the money type guidance poles, and is lower and adjacent to the side of the row of money type guidance poles. And a box-shaped temporary storage box that is reciprocated between the receiving position and the delivery position above the receiving position, the upper and lower surfaces are released, and the horizontal section is formed of a rectangular tube shape, a Hankin type gutter device side of the temporary holding box device, said receiving position Extending in vertical elevation direction on the lower side than the holding box bottom wall in, disposed denomination the guide tube device is disposed on top of the guide tube device, in the lower than the hold and join bottom wall in said delivery position The upper end of the guide tube device is selectively positioned at a holding guide position where the tip is located in the vicinity of the holding box bottom wall and a return position away from the holding box bottom wall. A distribution plate that closes and tilts in the same direction as the holding box bottom wall and is located in the return position, and releases the upper surface and closes the fall to the holding and dispensing device side of a denomination described later, The debit-type temporary holding box device side of the guide tube device corresponding to the denomination type temporary hold box device, and the debit-type hold-out device, and the hold of the denomination directly below the guide tube device Side of dispensing device It is a coin processing device provided with a coin dispensing device that is arranged one below and conveys coins toward the dispensing outlet.

  A third invention is a belt in which lifting devices selectively moved linearly upward or downward in the first invention or the second invention are arranged on the left and right of the temporary storage box device. The coin processing apparatus, wherein the denomination temporary holding box device is connected to the belt and selectively moved to the receiving position or the delivery position.

In the first invention, the coin inserted into the insertion slot is determined to be authentic by the coin sorting device, and the coin determined as the genuine coin is the bottom wall of the denomination guide rod from the drop slot that differs for each denomination. Fall on top.
Since the bottom wall is inclined in one direction, the falling coin slides down on the bottom wall and then falls into the temporary detention box located at the receiving position below it.
Coins that fall into the denomination temporary storage box are temporarily stored therein. Although the box bottom wall is inclined, the held coin is held in the denomination temporary holding box because the opening is closed until it moves to the delivery position.
Then, the opening is released when the denomination temporary holding box is moved to the delivery position, and the coins temporarily held by the inclination of the box bottom wall fall from the opening.
When coins fall from the denomination temporary holding box, the sorting plate is selectively used as a holding guide position that closes the upper opening of the guide cylinder that is arranged adjacent to the denomination temporary holding box or a return position that releases the upper opening of the guide cylinder Located in.
When the sorting board is located at the holding guide position, the coins that have fallen from the opening of the denomination temporary holding box slide down on the sorting board.
The coins that have slid down on the sorting plate fall to the denomination type holding and dispensing device and are held.
When the sorting plate is located at the return position, the coins that have dropped from the opening of the denomination temporary holding box cannot slide down on the sorting plate, and thus fall into the guide tube and then fall onto the coin dispensing device.
When the change is paid out, a predetermined number of coins are paid out on the coin payout device from the denomination holding and paying device of the predetermined denomination.
Coins on the coin dispensing device are sent to the dispensing outlet by the operation of the coin dispensing device and can be received by the customer.
In the first aspect of the invention, the denomination type temporary storage box has both a temporary storage function and a lift function, so that the combined use installation area can be narrowed. In other words, the coin processing device can be downsized. In addition, since one person plays two roles, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
Furthermore, the lift function of the denomination temporary storage box makes it possible to dispose the coin insertion slot and the receiving slot within a predetermined range in the height direction, which makes it possible to achieve an arrangement suitable for universal design.
Furthermore, there are at most three drive sources, one for driving up and down the temporary holding box for denominations, one for coin dispensing devices, and one for sorting plates, and this can also achieve downsizing and cost reduction.

In the second aspect of the invention, the coin inserted into the insertion slot is determined to be authentic by a coin sorting device, and the coin determined as a genuine coin is the bottom wall of the denomination guide rod from a different outlet for each denomination. Fall on top.
Since the bottom wall of the wall is inclined in one direction, the falling coin is guided by the left and right side walls of the denomination guide rod and slides down on the wall surface of the denomination guide rod. Fall into the temporary hold box.
The coins that fall into the denomination temporary holding box slide down in the direction away from the denomination guide cage by the inclination of the box bottom wall while being guided by the left and right side walls and the rear side wall of the denomination temporary holding box, but the opening is closed, The falling coin is temporarily held in a temporary holding box.
Since the opening is closed until the coin is moved to the delivery position, it is retained in the denomination temporary storage box. Then, the opening is released when the denomination temporary holding box is moved to the delivery position, and the coins temporarily held by the inclination of the box bottom wall fall from the opening.
When coins fall from the temporary holding box for denomination, the sorting plate is placed in the holding guide position that closes the upper opening of the guide cylinder device that is arranged adjacent to the temporary holding box for denomination or the return position that releases the upper opening of the guide cylinder device Selectively located.
When the sorting board is located at the holding guidance position, the coins that have fallen from the opening of the denomination temporary holding box slide down on the sorting board, and are dropped and held in the holding unit of the denomination holding and dispensing device.
When the sorting board is located at the return position, coins that have fallen from the opening of the temporary holding box for each type of money cannot slide down on the sorting board, so they fall into the guide cylinder device and then fall onto the coin dispensing device To do.
When the change is paid out, a predetermined number of coins are paid out on the coin payout device from the denomination holding and paying device of the predetermined denomination.
The coins on the coin dispensing device can be received by the customer after the return coin or change coin is dispensed to the dispensing outlet by the operation of the coin dispensing device.
In the second aspect of the invention, the denomination type temporary storage box serves both as a temporary storage function and a lift function, so that the combined installation area can be narrowed. In other words, the coin processing device can be downsized. In addition, since one person plays two roles, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
In addition, the lifting function of the temporary storage box for each type of coin makes it possible to arrange the coin inlet and outlet in a predetermined range in the height direction, and can be arranged at a position suitable for universal design. .
Furthermore, there are at most three drive sources: a drive for raising and lowering the denomination temporary holding box, a coin dispensing device, a sorting plate and a holding dispensing device, and this can also achieve cost reduction.

  In the third aspect of the invention, the denomination temporary storage box device is linearly moved up and down by a lifting device that is lifted and lowered by a belt reciprocating path. Therefore, since the lifting device is a belt, there is an advantage that downsizing and cost can be reduced.

It is a front view of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is the front schematic block diagram which removed the cover of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention, and was seen from the front. It is a schematic diagram of the distribution part of the coin sorter of the example of the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view of the denomination type guidance apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is the left side schematic block diagram which removed the cover of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention, and was seen from the left side. It is the right-side schematic block diagram which removed the cover of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention, and was seen from the right side. It is the plane schematic block diagram which removed the cover of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention, and was seen from upper direction. It is a schematic perspective view of the money type temporary storage box of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view of the distribution board of the coin processing apparatus of the Example of this invention.

The coins placed in the slot are sorted according to denomination by the coin sorting device and temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding box device, and then the coins detained in the denomination temporary holding box device based on the acceptance signal are denominated. The coins temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding box device are used as return signals, while being held in the hold payout device for each denomination, and a predetermined number of denominations are paid out from the hold payout device for each denomination to the payout outlet. In the recycling-type coin processing device that is to be returned to the payout opening, the wall bottom wall that inclines in one direction and the wall bottom wall are suspended from the left and right sides, and the wall bottom wall is a hypotenuse in a side view. Consists of right and left side walls formed in an honest angle triangle, and the number of denominations is paralleled in the horizontal direction on the guide rods with the top and bottom wall sides released, and the coin sorting device sorts them into denominations Corresponds to the coins A gold-type guide rod that can fall from the upper surface of the opening and slide down on the bottom wall of the guide rod and fall from the side surface of the guide rod, a box bottom wall that is inclined in the same direction as the bottom wall, and left and right sides of the bottom wall The left and right box side walls are suspended from the bottom wall and the rear side wall is vertically suspended so as to connect the left and right side walls from the box bottom wall. Are arranged in a horizontal row, and are individually provided corresponding to the denomination guide rods, and are lower than the denomination guide rod row and adjacent to the side, and from the receiving positions. Is a box-shaped temporary holding box that is reciprocated between the upper delivery position, and a horizontal cross-section in which the upper surface and the lower surface are released is a rectangular tube-shaped body, a type guide gutter side, from the box bottom wall in said receiving position A guide cylinder device that extends in the vertical direction at the bottom and is arranged according to the type of money, a reservation guide that is arranged above the guide cylinder device and that has a tip positioned near the box bottom wall below the box bottom wall. When the position and the return position away from the box bottom wall are selectively positioned and located in the holding guide position, the upper surface of the guide tube device is closed and inclined in the same direction as the box bottom wall, When located in the return position, the upper surface is opened and a distribution plate that closes a passage to the later-described denomination type holding and dispensing device side, the denomination type temporary holding box side of the guide cylinder device is temporarily placed in the denomination type temporary holding box side. A debit-type detention device and a denomination device disposed corresponding to the detent box device, and are disposed directly under the guide tube device and beside and under the denomination deferment device, and conveys coins toward the depot. Coin dispensing device, said money type A lifting device for selectively moving the temporary storage box device linearly upward or downward is disposed in the front and rear (left and right) of the temporary storage box device, and is moved upward or downward by forward or reverse rotation of the electric motor. It is a coin processing apparatus characterized by being.

This embodiment accepts four denominations of Japanese coins, such as 500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 50 yen coins, and 10 yen coins, and if the accepted coins can be returned and not returned, Is applied to a recycling-type coin processing apparatus that dispenses a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined denomination based on a payout instruction to a payout outlet.
However, the present invention can also be used for processing devices for 5-yen coins, 1-yen coins, US dollars, European Union euro, Chinese yuan, and other coins around the world.

An outline of the coin processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
The coin processing device 100 includes a main body 102, a coin C insertion port 104, a payout / outlet 106, a coin sorting device 108, a denomination guide device 110, a denomination temporary holding box device 112, a denomination guide bar device 114, and a guide cylinder device 116. , A sorting device 118, a hold payout device 122, a coin payout device 124, and an arithmetic processing device 130 are included.

First, the main body 102 will be described.
The main body 102 is covered with a rectangular box-shaped cover 125, and a human interface 128 is disposed on the front outer surface 126 of the cover 125, and a coin sorting device 108, a denomination type temporary storage box device 112, a denomination guide bar device 114, It has a function of incorporating a guide cylinder device 116, a sorting device 118, a holding and paying device 122, a coin paying device 124, and a denomination device 206.
Specifically, the cover 125 is a box-shaped housing, and as the human interface 128, the insertion port 104 is disposed at the upper left end portion of the front outer surface 126, and the outlet 106 is disposed at the lower central portion.
In addition, a display 132 such as a liquid crystal is disposed in the upper center portion of the front outer surface 126, and a return button 134 is disposed in the middle portion.

Next, the insertion port 104 will be described.
The slot 104 has a function of accepting a coin C that is inserted by a customer.
In the present embodiment, the slit-shaped insertion port 104 is employed so that coins C are inserted one by one, but they may be collectively input. In the case of the batch input type, an apparatus for separating and supplying one by one to the coin sorting apparatus 108 in the next process is required.
The coin C slot 104 in this embodiment is formed in a vertically long slit having a height slightly larger than the maximum diameter and a width slightly larger than the maximum thickness of the coins C to be received.
In other words, since the embodiment is for Japanese yen, both the maximum diameter and the maximum thickness are 500 yen coins 500C, so the height of the insertion slot 104 is slightly larger than the diameter of the 500 yen coins, and the lateral width is It is formed in a vertically long rectangular slit shape slightly larger than the thickness of a 500 yen coin.

Next, the payout opening 106 will be described.
The payout outlet 106 is a false coin FC selected by the coin sorting device 108, a coin C returned by the return signal RS being output by the customer pressing the return button 134, or a coin C paid out from the holding payout device 122. And has a function to hold until the customer takes it out.
The payout opening 106 is a bowl-shaped receiving tray, and is formed in a concave portion that partially protrudes from the front outer surface 126 or is recessed from the front outer surface 126 at the lower part of the front outer surface 126.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the distance L between the upper surface of the discharge port 106 and the upper end of the charging port 104 is set to about 400 mm.
In other words, the inlet 104 and the outlet 106 are disposed within a distance that satisfies the universal design.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 130 will be described.
Processor 130, the information processing apparatus 152 of the coin sorting device 108, back button 134 and a signal output from each of the full sensor 354 and received, the first electric motor 294, second driving unit 324, and the first It has a function of controlling the operation of the motors of hopper 344 to fourth hopper 352.

Next, the display 132 will be described.
The display 132 displays the total number of coins C that have been inserted into the insertion slot 104 and determined by the coin sorting device 108, displays the total amount of coins C paid out from the deferred holding device 122, and displays the error code of the internal device, etc. It has a function to perform.
The display device 132 is constituted by, for example, a liquid crystal display device.
The display device 132 is configured to be able to change the display and change settings via the touch panel on the front surface, and to enable forward and reverse rotation of each motor.

Next, the coin sorting device 108 will be described.
The coin sorting device 108 has a function of acquiring physical information relating to the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 104, discriminating its authenticity and denomination, and distributing the true coin TC into denominations.
The coin sorting device 108 includes a receiving port 136, a sensor unit 138, and a sorting unit 142.
The receiving port 136 is a port for receiving the coin C, which is rolled into the receiving bowl 144 having the U-shaped cross section, into the coin sorting device 108, and is inserted in the same manner as the inserting port 104. A horizontal section formed in a length slightly larger than the maximum diameter coin C and a width slightly larger than the maximum thickness coin C is a longitudinal passage having a rectangular slit shape.

The sensor unit 138 determines whether the coin C received at the receiving port 136 is true or false by acquiring physical information of the coin C and comparing it with the physical information of the true coin. , Has the function of discriminating the denomination.
The sensor unit 138 includes a sensor 148 such as an oscillation coil disposed adjacent to a rolling passage 146 formed continuously with the receiving port 136.
The sensor 148 acquires physical information such as the diameter, material, thickness, and pattern of the coin C rolling on the rolling passage 146. The information processing device 152 compares the acquired physical information with genuine coin information based on a predetermined program, and if it is a genuine coin TC, also determines its denomination.

Next, the distribution unit 142 will be described.
The sorting unit 142 has a function of sorting the inserted coin C, which is determined by the sensor unit 138, into a genuine coin TC and a fake coin FC, and further sorting the genuine coin TC into a denomination drop port in the sorting unit 142. .
In the sorting unit 142, the coins C are divided into the genuine coins TC and the fake coins FC in the sorting passage 154 formed following the rolling passage 146, and then the genuine coins TC are sorted into denominations.
Specifically, a distribution passage 154 is disposed immediately below the exit of the rolling passage 146, and a fake coin distribution passage 156 and a first distribution passage 158 are disposed in succession to the distribution passage 154. The second distribution path 162 following the distribution path 158, the third distribution path 164 following the second distribution path 162, the fourth distribution path 166 and the fourth distribution path following the third distribution path 164 Subsequent to 166, a fifth distribution passage 168 is formed.

First, the distribution passage 154 will be described.
The distribution passage 154 has a function of distributing the genuine coin TC and the false coin FC.
When the coin C that has fallen from the rolling passage 146 to the sorting passage 154 is a fake coin FC, the sorting passage 154 guides the fake coin FC to the fake coin sorting passage 156, while the coin C is a genuine coin TC. in some cases, it guides the true coin TC to any one of the first sorting path 158 to the fifth sorting passage 168.
The distribution passage 154 is arranged immediately below the rolling passage 146 and extends in the vertical direction, and the false coin distribution passage 156 and the first distribution passage 158 are connected to the lower side thereof.
In the sorting passage 154, the first sorting body 174 and the second sorting body 182 are selectively positioned immediately downstream of the rolling passage 146 , and the first sorting body 174 is positioned immediately downstream of the rolling passage 146. In this case, the falling coin C is guided to the false coin distribution path 156 by the first distribution body 174. When the second sorting body 182 is located immediately downstream of the rolling passage 146 , the falling coin C is guided to the second sorting passage 162 by the second sorting body 182. When both the first sorting body 174 and the second sorting body 182 are not located immediately downstream of the rolling passage 146, the falling coins C are guided to the first sorting passage 158.

Next, the false coin distribution path 156 will be described.
The false coin distribution passage 156 is a passage through which the false coin FC guided by the first distribution body 174 falls (including rolling, the same applies hereinafter) due to its own weight.
The false coin distribution passage 156 is formed with a first guide wall 170 in which a wall on one side is suspended, and the other is provided with a first swing shaft 172 arranged at a predetermined interval with respect to the first guide wall 170 as a fulcrum. A swingable plate-like first distribution body 174 is provided, and a second guide wall 176 extending vertically is provided below the first distribution body 174. The first guide wall 170, the first distribution body 174, and the first distribution body 174 2 Comparted by a guide wall 176 . The first allocating body 174 is normally located at the inclined first standby position SP1 indicated by the solid line in FIG. In other words, the rolling passage 146 and the false coin distribution passage 156 are connected, and the first distribution passage 158 is closed.
When the coin C is determined to be a genuine coin TC, the first distribution body 174 is moved to the first genuine coin position DP1 indicated by a chain line, and the first distribution body 174 causes the false coin entrance to the false coin distribution passage 156. 156M is closed. In other words, when the sensor unit 138 discriminates as the genuine coin TC, the first sorting body 174 closes the false coin entrance 156M, so that the genuine coin TC is not distributed to the false coin sorting passage 156. .

Next, the first distribution passage 158 will be described.
The first sorting passage 158 is a passage through which one denomination of the true coins TC can selectively fall.
With the second pivot shaft 178 second sorting member 182 swingable fulcrum relative to the first pivot shaft 17 2 in parallel at a predetermined interval are provided, a third extending vertically therebelow A guide wall 184 is provided, and a first distribution passage 158 is formed between the second guide wall 176 and the third guide wall 184. In other words, the first distribution passage 158 is defined by the first distribution body 174 and the second distribution body 182, the second guide wall 176 and the third guide wall 184, and vertically below the distribution passage 154. It is a passage extending to.
The second allocating body 182 is normally located at the second standby position SP2 that is vertically shown by a solid line in FIG. 3, and is indicated by a chain line when the specie TC of a predetermined denomination is not guided to the first allocating passage 158. It is rotated to the second genuine coin position DP2 and closes the entrance of the first sorting passage 158. Since the genuine coin TC falling from the rolling passage 146 is blocked by the second sorting body 182 and cannot fall into the first sorting passage 158, it slides on the second sorting body 182 to the first sorting passage 158. On the other hand, it is guided to the second distribution passage 162 located adjacent to the counterfeit coin distribution passage 156 side.

Next, the second distribution passage 162 will be described.
The second distribution passage 162 is a passage through which one denomination of the genuine coins TC that are not distributed to the first distribution passage 158 can selectively fall.
Second sorting path 162, and below the second sorting member 182 in a counter first sorting path 158 side, the third pivot shaft 186 relative to the third guide wall 184 arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals fulcrum Is provided with a third distributing body 188 capable of swinging, and a fourth guide wall 192 extending in the vertical direction is provided below the third distributing body 188. The third guiding wall 184, the third distributing body 188, and the second and fourth guide walls 192, is defined by a passage extending in the vertical direction.
The third allocating body 188 is usually located at the third standby position SP3 that is shown as a solid line in FIG. Therefore, the coin C that has been deflected laterally anti counterfeit coin sorting path 156 side by the second sorting member 182 falls into the second sorting path 162.
The third sorting member 188 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3, when it is rotated to the third genuine position DP3 be shown by a chain line, the third sorting member 188 is in the second sorting path 162 inlet The coin C that falls from the rolling passage 146 does not fall into the second sorting passage 162, slides on the third sorting body 188, and is on the side opposite to the first sorting passage 158 with respect to the second sorting passage 162. Is guided to a third distribution passage 164 located adjacent to.

Next, the third distribution passage 164 will be described.
The third distribution passage 164 is a passage through which one denomination of the genuine coins TC that are not guided (fallen) by the first distribution passage 158 and the second distribution passage 162 can be selectively dropped. .
The third sorting path 164 is downwardly and from the third sorting body 188 in a counter second sorting path 162 side, the fourth pivot shaft 194 with respect to the fourth guide wall 192 arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals fulcrum Is provided with a swingable fourth distributing body 196 , and a fifth guide wall 198 extending vertically is provided below the fourth distributing body 196. The fourth guide wall 192, the fourth distributing body 196, and the fifth a guide wall 198 is defined by a passage extending in the vertical direction.
The fourth allocating body 196 is normally located at the fourth standby position SP4 that is shown as a solid line in FIG. Therefore, the coin C deflected laterally by the second sorting body 182 and the third sorting body 188 usually falls into the third sorting passage 164.
Fourth sorting member 196 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3, it is pivoted to the fourth specie position DP4 be shown by a chain line, the third sorting path 164 coins C dropped from the rolling passage 146 Instead of dropping, it slides on the fourth sorting body 196 and drops into the fourth sorting passage 166 located on the side opposite to the second sorting passage 162 with respect to the third sorting passage 164.

Next, the fourth distribution passage 166 will be described.
In the fourth distribution passage 166, one denomination of the genuine coins TC that was not guided (fallen) to the first distribution passage 158, the second distribution passage 162, and the third distribution passage 164 is selectively selected. A passage that can be dropped.
Fourth sorting path 166 below and from the fourth sorting body 196 in a counter third sorting path 164 side, a fifth pivot shaft 199 with respect to the fifth guide wall 198 arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals fulcrum Is formed, and a sixth guide wall 201 extending in the vertical direction is formed below the fifth distribution body 200. The fifth guide wall 198, the fifth distribution body 200, and the fifth distribution body 200 6 the guide wall 201 is defined by a passage extending in the vertical direction.
The fifth allocating body 200 is normally located at the fifth standing standby position SP5 that is shown as a solid line in FIG. Accordingly, the coin C that is sequentially deflected (guided) in the lateral direction by the second sorting body 182, the third sorting body 188, and the fourth sorting body 196 falls into the fourth sorting passage 166.
Fifth sorting member 200 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3, when it is rotated in the fifth specie position DP5 be shown by a chain line, the coin C is a second sorting member dropping from the rolling passage 146 182, guided by the third allocating body 188, and the fourth allocating body 196, and further slides on the fifth allocating body 200 and is located on the side opposite to the third allocating passage 164 with respect to the fourth allocating passage 166. Dropped into the fifth sorting passage 168.

Next, the fifth distribution passage 168 will be described.
The fifth sorting passage 168 is guided by the first sorting passage 158, the second sorting passage 162, the third sorting passage 164, and the fourth sorting passage 166, and the genuine coin TC that has not been dropped falls. It is a passage.
The fifth distribution path 168 includes a seventh guide wall 202 arranged in parallel with the sixth guide wall 201 at a predetermined interval on the side opposite to the fourth distribution path 166 , the fifth distribution body 200, and the sixth guide. A passage defined by the wall 201 and extending in the vertical direction.
Therefore, the coin C deflected laterally by the second sorting body 182, the third sorting body 188, the fourth sorting body 196, and the fifth sorting body 200 falls in the fifth sorting passage 168.

In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the information processing device 152 is a genuine coin TC, the first sorting body 174 is moved to the first genuine coin position DP1 indicated by the chain line by an actuator (not shown), and the denomination Based on the determination, the second sorting body 182 is moved to the second true position DP2 or the second standby position SP2 by an actuator (not shown), and the third sorting body 188 is placed in the third true position DP3 or the third waiting position by an actuator (not shown). At position SP3, the fourth allocating body 196 is moved to the fourth genuine position DP4 or the fourth standby position SP4 by an actuator (not shown), and the fifth allocating body 200 is moved to the fifth genuine position DP5 or the fifth waiting position by an actuator (not shown). It is selectively located at position SP5.
For convenience, the 500 yen coin 500C is provided in the first distribution passage 158, the 100 yen coin 100C is provided in the second distribution passage 162, the 50 yen coin 50C is provided in the third distribution passage 164, and the fourth distribution passage 166. The 10-yen coin 10C is selected, and the fifth sorting passage 168 is set so that the full payment denomination device 122 is guided to the full denomination.
Further, the false coin distribution passage 156, the first distribution passage 158, the second distribution passage 162, the third distribution passage 164, the fourth distribution passage 166, and the fifth distribution passage 168 are horizontal ( The lower end openings are arranged in parallel in the (width) direction, and the fake coin opening 156E, the first distribution opening 158E, the second distribution opening 162E, the third distribution opening 164E, the fourth distribution opening 166E, and the fifth distribution, respectively. The mouth is 168E.

Next, the denomination guidance device 110 will be described.
The money type guidance device 110 includes a counterfeit coin port 156E, a first distribution port 158E, a second distribution port 162E, a third distribution port 164E, a fourth distribution port 166E, and a fifth distribution port. It has a function of guiding the coin C dropped from 168E to a predetermined position on the downstream side, specifically, to the denomination temporary storage box device 112.
In this embodiment, the denomination guide device 110 is composed of a denomination guide cylinder device 204 and a denomination guide device 206.

First, the denomination guide cylinder device 204 will be described.
The denomination guide cylinder device 204 uses the coins C that have fallen from the false coin outlet 156E to the payout outlet 106, the first distribution port 158E, the second distribution port 162E, the third distribution port 164E, the fourth distribution port 166E. And a function of guiding the coin C dropped from the fifth distribution port 168E to the denomination device 206 according to denomination.
The denomination guide cylinder device 204 includes a false coin guide cylinder 208, a first guide cylinder 212, a second guide cylinder 214, a third guide cylinder 216, a fourth guide cylinder 218, and a fifth guide cylinder 220.
The fake coin guide tube 208 has a function of guiding the fake coin FC falling from the fake coin outlet 156E to the payout port 106 while continuing to the fake coin outlet 156E.
The false coin guide cylinder 208 is preferably a flexible structure in which, for example, a metal wire is wound in a coil shape having a vertically long cross section to give deformation flexibility.

Next, the first guide tube 212 will be described.
The first guide tube 212 has a function of guiding the coin C dropped from the first sorting slot 158E while dropping (including rolling) the coin C onto the first guide rod 222 described later.
The first guide tube 212 is a straight flat tube type passage having a vertically long rectangular cross section, and is made of, for example, sheet metal, resin, or coiled winding.
As a result, the coin C dropped from the first sorting slot 158E rolls while being guided by the first guide tube 212, and falls to the first guide rod 222.

Next, the second guide tube 214 will be described.
The second guide tube 214 has a function of guiding the coin C dropped from the second sorting slot 162E while dropping it on a second guide rod 224 described later.
The second guide tube 214 is a straight flat tube type passage having a vertically long cross section, and is configured in the same manner as the first guide tube 212.

Next, the third guide tube 216 will be described.
The third guide tube 216 has a function of the coin C dropped from the third sorting mouth 164E guides while rolling the third guide trough 22 6 below.
The third guide tube 216 is a straight flat tube type passage having a vertically long rectangular cross section, and is configured in the same manner as the first guide tube 212.

Next, the fourth guide tube 218 will be described.
The fourth guide tube 218 has a function of guiding the coin C dropped from the fourth distribution port 166E while rolling it onto a fourth guide rod 228 described later.
The fourth guide cylinder 218 is a straight flat cylindrical passage having a vertically long rectangular cross section, and is configured in the same manner as the first guide cylinder 212.

Next, the fifth guide tube 220 will be described.
The fifth guide cylinder 220 has a function of guiding the coin C dropped from the fifth distribution opening 168E while rolling it onto a fifth guide rod 230 described later.
In other words, in the fifth guide cylinder 220, the coin C of the overflowed denomination is guided in the debit-type holding / dispensing device 122. In this embodiment, 10-yen coins 10C to 500-yen coins 500C are guided while rolling.
The fifth guide cylinder 220 is a straight flat cylindrical passage having a vertically long rectangular cross section, and is configured in the same manner as the first guide cylinder 212.

Next, the denomination device 206 will be described.
The denomination bag device 206 has a function of directing coins C dropped from the lower ends of the first guide tube 212 to the fifth guide tube 220 in a certain lateral direction with respect to the drop direction.
The denomination bag device 206 includes a first guide rod 222, a second guide rod 224, a third guide rod 226, a fourth guide rod 228, and a fifth guide rod 230.

The first guide rod 222 to the fifth guide rod 230 all have the same configuration, and therefore the first guide rod 222 will be described with reference to FIG.
The first guide rod 222 is positioned below the row of the first guide tube 212 to the fifth guide tube 220, and is suspended from the left and right edges of the rectangular bottom wall 236 and the bottom wall 236 that incline forward and downward in one direction. It includes a left side wall 238 and a right side wall 240 that are triangular in front elevation. In other words, the vertical upper surface 239 of the vertical bottom wall 236 and the vertical vertical side surface 241 facing the vertical wall 236 are open.
The first guide rod 222, the second guide rod 224, the third guide rod 226, the fourth guide rod 228, and the fifth guide rod 230 of this configuration are below the row of the first guide tube 212 to the fifth guide tube 220. The first guide rod 222 to the fifth guide rod 230 corresponding to the denominations are arranged below the drop openings 231 of the first guide tube 212 to the fifth guide tube 220.
Specifically, the first guide rod 222 is directly below the lower end of the first guide tube 212, the second guide rod 224 is directly below the lower end of the second guide tube 214, and the third guide is directly below the lower end of the third guide tube 216. A fourth guide rod 228 and a fifth guide rod 230 are disposed just below the lower end of the fourth guide tube 218, just below the lower end of the rod 226 and the fourth guide tube 218.

The coin C that has fallen on the first guide rod 222 , in this embodiment, the 500-yen coin 500C, falls on the bottom wall 236 of the first guide rod 222, and the inclination of the bottom wall 236 causes the first guide rod 222 to tilt. It slides down while being guided by the left side wall 238 and the right side wall 240 and falls from the lower edge 242 of the bottom wall 236 of the first guide rod 222 to the first temporary storage box 244 of the denomination temporary storage box 232.
The coin C that has fallen on the second guide rod 224 , in this embodiment, the 100-yen coin 100C , falls on the bottom wall 236 of the second guide rod 224, and the inclination of the bottom wall 236 causes the second guide rod 236 to tilt. It slides down while being guided by the left side wall 238 and the right side wall 240 and falls from the lower edge 242 of the bottom wall 236 of the second guide rod 224 to the second temporary hold box 246 of the denomination temporary hold box 232 .
The coin C that has fallen on the third guide rod 226 , in this embodiment the 50-yen coin 50C , falls on the bottom wall 236 of the third guide rod 226, and the inclination of the bottom wall 236 causes the third guide rod 236 to tilt. It slides down while being guided by the left side wall 238 and the right side wall 240 and falls from the lower edge 242 of the bottom wall 236 of the third guide rod 226 to the third temporary hold box 248 of the denomination temporary hold box 232 .
The coin C that has fallen on the fourth guide rod 228 , in this embodiment the 10-yen coin 10C , falls on the bottom wall 236 of the fourth guide rod 228, and the inclination of the bottom wall 236 causes the third guide rod 236 to tilt. It slides down while being guided by the left side wall 238 and the right side wall 240 and falls from the lower edge 242 of the bottom wall 236 of the third guide bar 226 to the fourth temporary storage box 252 of the denomination temporary storage box 232 .
The coin C that has fallen on the fifth guide rod 230 , that is, the coin C of the denomination whose holding and dispensing device 122 is full in this embodiment , falls on the bottom wall 236 of the fifth guide rod 230, and the slides down while being guided by the left side wall 238 and the right side wall 240 of the third guide trough 226 by tilting, fifth escrow box 254 by denomination escrow box 232 from the lower edge 242 of Toisokokabe 236 of the third guide trough 226 Fall into.

In this embodiment, the denomination trough 206 is prepared 5 denomination min, 500 yen being determined as a true coin TC in the coin sorting device 108, 100 yen, 4 denomination of 50 yen and 10 yen Therefore, as described above, it is used as an overflow safe when the hold-out device 122 becomes full. However, if the capacity of the hold-off device 122 can be secured large, only 4 denominations can be used.
Further, although the denomination guidance device 110 is constituted by the denomination guide cylinder device 204 and the denomination bag device 206, they may be integrated and supplied directly from the coin outlet to the denomination temporary holding box device 112. it can.

Next, the denomination temporary holding box device 112 will be described.
The denomination temporary holding box device 112 has a function of temporarily holding the coin C dropped from the denomination bag device 206 in the denomination and moving the reserved coin C upward.
The money type temporary storage box device 112 includes a money type temporary storage box 232 and an elevating device 234.

First, the denomination temporary holding box 232 will be described.
Denomination escrow box 232, the coins C dropped is separated from denomination guide device 110 by denomination, a function to suspend the denomination and function to increase the coin C which is the hold above the transfer position T P Have.
Temporary storage box 232 for money type is disposed adjacent to lower edge 242 of bottom wall 236 of first guide rod 222 to fifth guide rod 230, and is a receiving position below first guide rod 222 to fifth guide rod 230. First temporary holding box 244, second temporary holding box 246, third temporary holding box 248, fourth temporary holding box 252 and fifth temporary holding box 254, which are selectively positioned at RP and upper delivery position TP, In addition, a flat fall prevention plate 256 is included.

First, the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 provided for each denomination will be described.
Since the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 are all the same in configuration, the first temporary holding box 244 will be described as a representative.
The first temporary storage box 244 includes a storage box bottom wall 258 that inclines forward downward toward the anti-metal type dredge device 206 side, a left wall 262 that suspends from the left edge of the storage box bottom wall 258, and a right wall that suspends from the right edge. 264 and a rear side wall 266 that is suspended from the upper edge of the money type dredge device 206 side, and has a box shape in which the upper surface 268 and the front side surface 272 on the anti money type dredge device 206 side are released.
The inclination of the storage box bottom wall 258 is set so that the coin C to be held slides along the inclination due to its own weight. In this embodiment, it is formed with the same inclination as the bottom wall 236.
The first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 are the right side wall 264 of the first temporary holding box 244 and the left side wall 262 of the second temporary holding box 246, the right side wall 264 and the third side of the second temporary holding box 246, respectively. The left side wall 262 of the temporary holding box 248, the right side wall 264 of the third temporary holding box 248, the left side wall 262 of the fourth temporary holding box 252, the right side wall 264 of the fourth temporary holding box 252 and the left side of the fifth temporary holding box 254 The walls 262 are arranged in parallel in the lateral direction with respect to the denomination scissors device 206 so as to be adjacent to each other.
The upper surface 268 of the first temporary storage box 244 is disposed so as to be located on the extension of the bottom wall 236 of the first guide rod 222.
In other words, the left side wall 262 of the left side wall 238 of the first guide trough 222 first temporary holding box 244 is arranged in the virtual in the first plane PR1, and the right side wall 240 of the first guide trough 222 first escrow The right side wall 264 of the box 244 is also disposed in the virtual second plane PL1. Therefore, the 500 yen coin 500C falling from the first guide bar 222 always falls into the first temporary storage box 244.

Next, the fall prevention plate 256 will be described.
The fall prevention plate 256 allows the coin C to fall by its own weight from the front side 272 of the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 until the denomination temporary holding box 232 moves from the receiving position RP to the delivery position TP. It has a function to prevent this.
The fall prevention plate 256 has a flat plate shape and is disposed close to the front side surface 272.
Here, “proximity” refers to an interval at which the coin C does not fall from the front side 272 until the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 are moved to the delivery position TP.
In the present embodiment, the fall prevention plate 256 is configured by a single plate facing all the front side surfaces 272 of the first temporary storage box 244 to the fifth temporary storage box 254. It can also be formed on the separated fall prevention plate 256 facing each of the fifth temporary storage boxes 254.
Further, the fall prevention plate 256 may have a substantially planar shape even if it has an opening such as a lattice shape or a vertical beam shape.

  In this embodiment, the 500-yen coin 500C dropped from the first guide bar 222 is held on the holding box bottom wall 258 of the first temporary holding box 244. The 100-yen coin 100C dropped from the second guide rod 224 is held on the holding box bottom wall 258 of the second temporary holding box 246. The 50-yen coin 50C dropped from the third guide rod 226 is held on the holding box bottom wall 258 of the third temporary holding box 248. The 10-yen coin 10C dropped from the fourth guide bar 228 is held on the holding box bottom wall 258 of the fourth temporary holding box 252. The specie TC dropped from the fifth guide bar 230 is held on the holding box bottom wall 258 of the fifth temporary holding box 254.

Next, the lifting device 234 will be described.
Lifting device 234, a denomination escrow box device 1 1 2 has the function of reciprocating between a receiving position RP and the upper transfer position T P below the denomination gutter device 206.
Lifting device 234 includes a first lifting device 274 arranged on the front outer surface 126 side with respect to the denomination escrow box device 1 1 2, and the second lifting device 276 arranged in the counter front outer surface 126 side, the first driving Device 278.
A first lifting device 274 and the second lifting device 276, to the transfer position TP of each denomination escrow box device 1 1 2 receives driving from the first driving unit 278 from the receiving position RP, or, from the transfer position TP It has a function to move to the receiving position RP.
A first lifting device 274 and the second lifting device 276 and the front outer surface 126 of the denomination escrow box device 1 1 2 is arranged in the counter front outer surface 126 side. Since the first lifting device 274 and the second lifting device 276 have the same configuration, the first lifting device 274 will be described as a representative. For the components of the first lifting device 274, F is added to the numeral, and the second lifting device 276 is described. These components are indicated by adding S.

First, the first lifting device 274 will be described.
The first elevating device 274 includes a first roller 282F disposed below, a second roller 284F disposed above, and a first belt 286F wound therebetween.
Specifically, the first belt 286F wound between the first roller 282F and the second roller 284F extends in the vertical direction, and part of the first belt 286F from the first temporary storage box 244 to the front outer surface 126 side A first end 290F of the stay 288 that protrudes inward is fixed, and a second end 290S of the stay 288 that protrudes from the fifth temporary storage box 254 to the opposite front surface 126 side is fixed to the second belt 286S.
The first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 are fixed in parallel adjacent to the stay 288.
The first roller 282F of the first lifting device 274 and the first roller 282S of the second lifting device 276 are fixed to the same rotating shaft 292.
Thus, the first roller 282f, each of 282S is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2, each of the first belt 286F and the second belt 286S is that each of the first end portion 290F and a second end 290S is fixed when rotational movement in the counterclockwise direction, denomination escrow box 112 is moved from the receiving position RP to the transfer position T P.
Conversely, the first roller 282f, each of 282S is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 2, when each of the first belt 286F and the second belt 286S is rotationally moved clockwise, denomination escrow box device 112 It is moved from the transfer position T P to the receiving position RP.
In this moving process, the sections where the front side 272 of the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 are opposed to the fall prevention plate 256 are the coins C held in the first temporary holding box 244. 244 to the fifth temporary storage box 254 cannot be dropped by its own weight.
On the other hand, at the position where the front side 272 is no longer opposed to the fall prevention plate 256, that is, at the position where the second lower edge 280 of the storage box bottom wall 258 is above the upper end of the fall prevention plate 256, the coin C is caused by its own weight. Can fall from the front side 272.

Next, the first driving device 278 will be described.
The first driving device 278 has a function of selectively moving the first lifting device 274 and the second lifting device 276 upward or downward.
The first drive device 278 is a first electric motor 294 that can be rotated forward and backward and has a rotation angle detection device (not shown), and its output shaft is connected to the rotation shaft 292.
With this configuration, when the first electric motor 294 is rotated forward , each of the first rollers 282F and 282S is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Thus, it is detected that the denomination temporary holding box device 112 has moved to the delivery position TP, and stops at the delivery position TP.
Further, when the first electric motor 294 is reversed, the denomination type temporary holding box device 112 is lowered, and the rotation angle detecting device detects that the denomination type temporary holding box device 112 has moved to the receiving position RP. Stop at position RP.
By directly detecting that the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is located at the receiving position RP or the delivery position TP, by stopping the rotation of the first electric motor 294, the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is It may be selectively positioned at the receiving position RP or the delivery position TP.
The first driving device 278 is not limited to an electric motor, and can be configured by a fluid actuator, a linear motor, or the like.

Next, the sorting device 118 will be described with reference to FIG.
The sorting device 118 selectively distributes whether the coin C dropped from the denomination type temporary storage box device 112 is returned to the payout outlet 106 via the guide tube device 116 or is guided to the hold payout device 122. It has a function.
The sorting device 118 is disposed adjacent to the anti-coin sorting device 108 side slightly below the delivery position TP, respectively, corresponding to the first temporary holding box 244 to the fifth temporary holding box 254 of the denomination temporary holding box device 112. first sorting member 302, the second sorting member 304, the third sorting body 306 includes a fourth sorting body 308 and the fifth sorting body 31 0.
First sorting body 302 to the fifth sorting member 31 0 are the same configuration will be described as a representative first sort body 302.

The first allocating body 302 is a allocating plate 316 that can be pivoted about a support shaft 314 that is horizontally disposed at the lower end, and a first allocating member that is a triangle in front view extending in a vertical direction from the front edge thereof. A guide plate 318, a second distribution guide plate 322, and a second drive device 324 that selectively reciprocates and pivots the support shaft 314 are included.
Distributing plate 316, holding the upper end 32 0 is adjacent to hold box bottom wall 258 of the first temporary holding box 244, and, slightly located below, inclined in the same direction at the same angle in the same hold and join bottom wall 258 It is selectively positioned at the guide position SP and the return guide position RP2 that is suspended.
In other words, when the first distribution body 302 is located at the holding guide position SP, the upper surface 325 in the vertical direction of the distribution plate 316 and the side surface 327 facing the distribution plate 316 are opened.
With this configuration, when the sorting plate 316 is positioned at the holding guide position SP, the coin C that has slid down from the holding box bottom wall 258 is shaken while being guided left and right by the first sorting guide plate 318 and the second sorting guide plate 322. It slides down on the dividing plate 316 and falls from the third lower end 328 to a holding / dispensing device 122 described later.
When the sorting plate 316 is positioned at the return guide position RP2, the coin C sliding down from the holding box bottom wall 258 collides with the hanging sorting plate 316, and cannot move to the holding and dispensing device 122 side.
In other words, the coin C sliding down from the storage box bottom wall 258 falls to the lower guide cylinder device 116 by gravity.

Next, the second driving device 324 will be described.
The second driving unit 324 has a function of selectively position the first sorting member 302 to the fifth sorting member 3 10 to hold guide position SP or return guide position RP2.
The second drive device 324 is, for example, a rotary solenoid 328, and when the rotary solenoid 328 is demagnetized, the second drive device 324 is held at the return guide position RP2 where the distribution plate 316 is vertically suspended. In other words, the coin C is usually guided so that it can be returned to the payout port 106 even if it is supplied from the denomination temporary storage box device 112.
When the rotary solenoid 328 is excited, the support shaft 314 is rotated and moved to the holding guide position SP. In other words, the coin C slides down on the sorting plate 316 and falls to the holding / dispensing device 122 arranged adjacently.

Next, the guide cylinder device 116 will be described.
The guide cylinder device 116 has a function of guiding the coin C falling from the denomination temporary holding box device 112 and guiding it to drop onto the coin dispensing device 124.
Guide cylinder 116 in a plan view extending in the vertical direction directly below the sorting plate 316 of the distribution device 118, an elongated rectangular, below the first sorting member 302 to the fifth sorting member 31 0 The cylindrical body 332 is located. In this embodiment, the tubular body 332 has an upper surface 333 and a horizontal lower surface 335 inclined is opened, a cylindrical body 332 defining a vertical space.
However, it can be arranged individually corresponding to each of the first sorting member 302 to the fifth sort body 31 0.
In the case where the same function as that of the cylindrical body 332 can be exhibited by the fall prevention plate 256, the holding / dispensing device 122, and other parts, the cylindrical body 332 need not be provided.

Next, the hold payout device 122 will be described.
The holding / dispensing device 122 holds the coin C dropped from the third lower end 328 of the sorting plate 316 in a loose state according to the denomination, and stores a predetermined number of coins C based on a command from the arithmetic processing device 130. Has the function of paying out.
For example, a known hopper 342 including a rotary disk with a hole and a vertical rectangular holding cylinder 338 is used as the holding payout device 122. The hopper 342 is slightly below the third lower end 328 of the denomination sorter 118, and on the side of the anti-denomination type temporary storage box unit 112 with the guide tube unit 116 interposed therebetween, the first sorter 302 to the fourth diverter. A first hopper 344, a second hopper 346, a third hopper 348, and a fourth hopper 352 are disposed to face each of the split bodies 308.
These first hopper 344 to fourth hopper 352 are arranged in parallel to the sorting device 118 in a horizontal row.
Pending dispensing device 122 relative to the fifth sorting member 31 0 is not disposed.
Fifth sorting member 31 0, since the overflow denomination of the coin C are mixed, since all are held in the safe 336.
The position of opposing hold dispenser 122 to the fifth sorting member 31 0, safe 336 of the bottomed rectangular box shape is disposed.
In other words, the overflow coin type TC is held in the safe 336 in a stacked state.

The first hopper 344 to the fourth hopper 352 are provided with a coin payout exit (not shown) facing the coin payout device 124, and a designated number of coins C based on a payout command for the held coins C is provided. Are dispensed one by one from the coin dispensing outlet to the coin dispensing device 124.
The dispensed coin C falls onto the coin dispensing device 124.
The hold payout device 122 has a full sensor 354 that detects whether or not the coin C exceeds the holdable capacity. In other words, the full sensor 354 does not output the full signal FS until the reserve capacity of the holding cylinder 338 is reached, but outputs a full signal FS when full is detected.
In this embodiment, the projector 356 is fixed to one side of the upper end of the retaining cylinder 338 of the first hopper 344 to the fourth hopper 352, and the light receiver 362 is disposed at a relative position across the retaining part 358 of the retaining cylinder 338. A full sensor 354 is constituted by the transmissive photoelectric sensor 364.
With this configuration, the dropped coins C accumulate in the holding cylinder 338, but the light receiver 362 does not output the full signal FS while the light received from the light projector 356 is received by the light receiver 362. On the other hand, when the accumulated coins C block the projection light from the projector 356 and the light receiver 362 stops receiving light, the light receiver 362 outputs a full signal FS.

Next, the coin dispensing device 124 will be described.
The coin dispensing device 124 has a function of conveying the coin C placed thereon to the dispensing outlet 106.
The coin payout device 124 includes a flat belt 372 wound between a first conveying roller 366 arranged horizontally on the front outer surface 126 side and a second conveying roller 368 arranged horizontally on the opposite front surface 126 side, and A third drive 374 is included.
The upper surface of the flat belt 372 is set so as to slightly fall forward from the second conveyance roller 368 toward the first conveyance roller 366.

Next, the third driving device 374 will be described.
The third driving device 374 has a function of rotating the second transport roller 368 in response to a command from the arithmetic processing device 130, and the second electric motor 376 is employed in this embodiment.
Therefore, when the second electric motor 376 is rotated forward, the upper surface of the flat belt 372 moves to the payout opening 106 side, and the coin C placed thereon is dropped to the payout opening 106.

Next, the payout opening 106 will be described.
The payout port 106 has a function of holding the coin C dropped from the false coin guide cylinder 208 and the coin payout device 124 in a loose state.
The payout port 106 has a bowl shape with an open top surface and protrudes laterally from the front outer surface 126.
Coins C that have fallen to the payout opening 106 are held in a piled state on the bottom of the basket. The customer can scrape and receive the coin C held at the bottom of the bag with his fingertip.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 130 will be described.
Processor 130 returns button 134, the information processing apparatus 152, a signal outputted from the full sensor 354 and received, the display 132 based on a predetermined program, the first electric motor 294, rotary solenoid 328, the second It has a function of controlling the electric motor 376.
The arithmetic processing unit 130 is, for example, a microprocessor.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
Usually, the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is located at the receiving position RP, and the sorting device 118 is located at the return guide position RP2.
When the customer inserts the coin C into the insertion port 104, the inserted coin C rolls on the receiving bowl 144 and falls to the receiving port 136 of the coin sorting device 108.
The coin C that has fallen into the receiving port 136 rolls in the rolling passage 146, and in this rolling process, the coin C is acquired information on physical properties by the sensor 148, and the information processing device 152 receives the authenticity and denomination. Discrimination is made.
Based on this authenticity and denomination discrimination, the first allocating body 174 to the fifth allocating body 200 selectively select the first to fifth genuine coin positions DP1 to DP5 or the first to fifth standby positions SP1 to SP5. Moved to.

First, a case where the coin sorting device 108 has determined as a false coin FC will be described.
In the case of the false coin FC, the first sorting body 174 continues the first standby position SP1. Therefore, the false coin FC that has fallen from the rolling passage 146 is guided to the first sorting body 174 and reaches the false coin sorting passage 156, and is returned from the false coin outlet 156E to the payout port 106 through the false coin guide tube 208. It is.

Next, a case where a 500 yen coin 500C of the true coin TC is discriminated will be described.
If it is true coin TC, first sorting body 302 to the fifth sorting member 31 0 of the sorter 118 is positioned in the return guide position RP2.
In the case of a 500 yen coin 500C, the first sorting body 174 is moved to the first genuine coin position DP1.
Thus, the coin 500 yen coin 500C dropped from the rolling passage 146 falls from the first sorting port 158E through the first sorting passage 158, rolls the first guide tube 212, and the first guide rod 222. Fall into.
The 500-yen coin 500 C dropped on the first guide rod 222 slides down the bottom wall 236 and then falls into the first temporary holding box 244 of denomination. The first temporary storage box 244 slides down on the storage box bottom wall 258, but is further prevented from falling by the fall prevention plate 256 and held on the storage box bottom wall 258.

Next, a case where a 100-yen coin 100C of the genuine coin TC is discriminated will be described.
In the case of the 100 yen coin 100C, the first sorting body 174 and the second sorting body 182 are moved to the first genuine coin position DP1 and the second true coin position DP2, respectively.
As a result, the 100-yen coin 100C dropped from the rolling passage 146 slides down on the second sorting body 182 and then falls from the second sorting port 162E through the second sorting passage 162, and the second guide The cylinder 214 rolls and falls onto the second guide rod 224.
The 100-yen coin 100C dropped on the second guide rod 224 slides down the bottom wall 236 and then falls on the second temporary holding box 246 of denomination. In the second temporary holding box 246, although 100 yen coin 100C fall sliding the hold box bottom wall 25 8 above, is prevent further dropping the fall preventing plate 256 is held on the holding box bottom wall 25 8.

Next, a case where a 50 yen coin 50C of the true coin TC is discriminated will be described.
In the case of a 50-yen coin 50C, the first sorting body 174 and the second sorting body 182 are moved to the first and second genuine positions DP1, DP2, respectively, and the third sorting body 188 is moved to the third Moved to coin position DP3.
Thus, the 50 yen coin 50C dropped from the rolling passage 146 slides down on the third sorting body 188 following the second sorting body 182 and then passes through the third sorting passage 164 to the third sorting. It falls from the opening 164E, rolls on the third guide tube 216, and falls onto the third guide rod 226.
The 50-yen coin 50C that has fallen on the third guide wall 226 slides down the bottom wall 236 and then falls on the third temporary holding box 248 of the denomination. In a third escrow box 248, although 50 yen coin 50C falls sliding on hold and join bottom wall 25 8 above, is prevent further dropping the fall preventing plate 256 is held on the holding box bottom wall 25 8.

Next, a case where a 10-yen coin 10C of the true coin TC is discriminated will be described.
In the case of a 10-yen coin 10C, the first allocating body 174, the second allocating body 182 and the third allocating body 188 go to the first genuine coin position DP1, the second genuine coin position DP2 and the third genuine coin position DP3, respectively. The fourth sorting body 196 is further moved to the fourth true coin position DP4.
Thus, the 50-yen coin 50C dropped from the rolling passage 146 slides down on the fourth sorting body 196 following the second sorting body 182 and the third sorting body 188, and then the fourth sorting passage 166. And then drops from the fourth distribution port 166E, rolls on the fourth guide tube 218, and drops onto the fourth guide rod 228.
The 10-yen coin 10C that has fallen on the fourth guide rod 228 slides down the bottom wall 236 and then falls into the fourth temporary holding box 252 of the denomination. In the fourth escrow box 252, although the 10 yen coin 10C falls sliding on hold and join bottom wall 25 8 above, is prevent further dropping the fall preventing plate 256 is held on the holding box bottom wall 25 8.

Next, the case where the hold-out device 122, that is, the money type hopper 342 is full will be described.
In this case, the full signal FS is output from the full sensor 354 of the first hopper 344 to the fourth hopper 352 corresponding to the full denomination. Thereby, when the sensor 148 discriminates the denomination TC of the denomination from which the full signal FS is output, it guides to the fifth sorting path 168 regardless of the discriminated denomination.
In other words, the first allocating body 174, the second allocating body 182, the third allocating body 188, the fourth allocating body 196, and the fifth allocating body 200 are the first genuine coin position DP1, the second positive allocating body DP1, respectively. The currency position DP2, the third genuine currency position DP3, the fourth genuine currency position DP4, and the fifth genuine currency position DP5 are moved.
Thus, the coin C dropped from the rolling passage 146 slides down on the fifth sorting body 200 following the second sorting body 182, the third sorting body 188, and the fourth sorting body 196, It falls from the fifth sorting port 168E through the fifth sorting passage 168, rolls on the fifth guide tube 220, and then falls on the fifth guide rod 230.
The coin C that has fallen onto the fifth guide rod 230 slides down the bottom wall 236 and then falls into the fifth temporary holding box 254 of denomination. In a fifth escrow box 254, the coin C is dropped sliding the hold box bottom wall 25 8 above, is prevent further dropping the fall preventing plate 256 is held on the holding box bottom wall 25 8.

In this state, when the customer presses the return button 134, a return signal RS is output, and the first electric motor 294 is driven to rotate forward based on the return signal RS.
As a result, the rotation shaft 292 and therefore the first rollers 282F and 282S are rotated forward (counterclockwise in FIG. 2), and the first belts 286F and 286S are rotated in the forward rotation direction and fixed to the first belts 286F and 286S. stay 288 which are the result that will be moved upwards, denomination escrow box 112, thus the first temporary holding box 244～ fifth escrow box 254 is moved upward in the transfer position T P.
In this moving process, the coins C in the first temporary storage box 244～ fifth in escrow box 254 is moved upward while being prevented naturally falling by the inclination of the trough bottom wall 236 by dropping blocking plate 256.
Distributing device 118 in parallel with the move to the upper is moved to the return guide position RP2.
Therefore, if the denomination escrow box 112 is positioned to the transfer position T P, the front surface 272 fall preventing plate 256 upward, the second lower edge 280 of the holding box bottom wall 258 of the drop preventing plate 256 in other words Since it moves slightly above the upper edge, the coin C retained on the retaining box bottom wall 258 starts to slide down due to its own weight, passes through the cylindrical body 332, and falls onto the flat belt 372.
Next, the second electric motor 376 is rotated forward to convey the coin C placed on the flat belt 372 toward the payout opening 106. The conveyed coin C is dropped in the cage of the payout opening 106 and then held and received by the customer.
In addition, when the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is moved to the delivery position TP, it is detected by the built-in encoder, and then after the predetermined time has elapsed, the first electric motor 294 is reversed to rotate the first belts 286F and 286S. By rotating in the reverse direction (clockwise in FIG. 2) , the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is returned to the receiving position RP. When the denomination temporary holding box device 112 returns to the receiving position RP, it is detected by an encoder (not shown), the reverse rotation of the first electric motor 294 is stopped, and the denomination temporary holding box device 112 is held at the receiving position RP.

Next, a case where the received genuine coin TC is held in the hold payout device 122 will be described.
If you hold the coins C that hold the denomination escrow box 232 to hold dispenser 122 by denomination in the process of denomination escrow box 232 is raised from the receiving position RP to the transfer position T P by the lifting device 234 first sorting body 302 to the fifth sorting member 31 0 can be moved to hold the guide position SP.
Thereby, the true coin TC dropping from the holding box bottom wall 258 of the first temporary holding box 244～ fourth escrow box 252 has moved to the transfer position T P, the first sorting member 302 to the fourth sorting body 308 Each of the distribution plates 316 is slid down by its own weight and falls into the holding portions 358 of the corresponding first to fourth hoppers 344 to 352 and is held in a loose state. True coin TC falling from the pending box bottom wall 258 of the fifth escrow box 254 is held in bulk state to fall in the safe 336 slides down by its own weight on the distributing plate 316 of the fifth sorting member 31 0 .

Next, the case of paying out change will be explained.
When the change is paid out, a predetermined number of payout commands are issued from the arithmetic processing unit 130 to the first hopper 344 to the fourth hopper 352 corresponding to each denomination according to the amount of change.
By this payout command, the first hopper 344 to the fourth hopper 352 pay out a predetermined number of coins C held in the holding unit 358 onto the flat belt 372 one by one.
After the payout is completed, the second electric motor 376 is rotated forward and the upper surface of the flat belt 372 is advanced toward the payout port 106 side, so that the coin C placed thereon is moved toward the payout port 106 side. The coin C that has fallen from the flat belt 372 is retained in the basket of the payout opening 106. As a result, the customer can receive the coin C in the payout opening 106.

  According to the present invention, the coin processing apparatus is not increased in size and cost, and the coin inlet and outlet can be disposed within a distance suitable for universal design, and is a recycle type. And the coin processing apparatus which can return the accepted coin can be provided.

C coin
RP receiving position
RP2 return guide position
RS return signal
SP hold guidance position
T P Delivery position
104 slot
106 Outlet
108 coin sorting machine
112 Temporary holding box device by type
158E, 162E, 164E , 166E, 168E sorter
116 Guide cylinder device
122 Hold-out device
124 coin dispenser
206 Type-specific dredge equipment
222 Guide
234 Lifting device
236 wall
238 Left side wall
240 right side wall
244, 246, 248, 252, 254 Temporary holding box
258 Reservation box bottom wall
258 Reservation box bottom wall
262, 264 side wall
266 Rear side wall
268 Top view
272 front side
28 6 F, 28 6 S belt
316 Distribution board
320 Tip
333 Top view
335 bottom

Claims (1)

The coins placed in the slot are sorted according to denomination by the coin sorting device and temporarily held in the denomination temporary holding box device, and then the coins held in the denomination temporary holding box device are deferred for each denomination. And a predetermined number of denominations are paid out to the payout outlet from the hold-out payout device for each denomination, and coins temporarily held in the denomination temporary hold box device are returned to the payout outlet based on a return signal. In the recycling-type coin processing device that is to be returned to
The bottom wall is inclined forward and the number corresponding to at least the number of denominations is juxtaposed in the lateral direction, and further, the denomination that accepts coins falling from the denomination opening of the denomination device of the coin sorting device into the denomination Dredge equipment,
The holding box bottom wall is inclined in the same direction as the denomination dredging device, and is arranged in a horizontal row along the row of the denomination dredging device, and further provided individually corresponding to the denomination dredging device, A box-shaped denomination type temporary storage box device that is reciprocally moved between a receiving position adjacent to the lower side and the side of the row of denomination device, and a delivery position above the receiving position,
A guide cylinder device extending in a vertical direction below the holding box bottom wall at the delivery position on the side of the anti-denomination type device of the temporary holding box device of the money type,
Located at the upper end of the guide cylinder device, and selectively below the holding guide position where the tip is located near the holding box bottom wall and the return position away from the holding box bottom wall below the holding box bottom wall And when located at the holding guide position, the distribution plate is inclined in the same direction as the holding box bottom wall,
Denomination pending dispensing device disposed corresponding to each of the escrow box for each denomination of the denomination escrow box device to Hankin type escrow box device side of the guide tube device, and,
A coin dispensing device that is disposed directly below the guide cylinder device and on the side and below the detention-type detention device, and conveys coins dropped from the guide tube device or denomination detention device to the depot;
A coin processing apparatus comprising:

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