JP6038014B2 - Coin hopper - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin hopper that sorts and pays out coins one by one by rotation of a rotating disk disposed on a base member, and more particularly to a coin hopper that neutralizes coins charged by rotation of a rotating disk.

  A coin container for storing a plurality of bulk coins, a hopper base disposed at a lower portion of the coin container, and a rotating disk formed with a plurality of through holes disposed on an upper surface of the hopper base. A coin hopper that drops onto the hopper base through the plurality of through holes, is conveyed to the coin payout exit on the hopper base as the rotating disk rotates, and the coins are separated and paid out one by one. It is used.

  In this type of coin hopper, components such as a coin container, a hopper base, and a rotating disk are formed of a synthetic resin to reduce the weight of the apparatus. Therefore, in the process of stirring and transporting the coin by the rotating disk, the coin is stirred and transported while being rubbed against the synthetic resin portion, and the coin is charged. A counter for counting the number of coins to be paid out is arranged in the vicinity of the coin payout exit, and if the charged coin passes through the vicinity of the counter, if the spark occurs, the counter malfunctions. Will occur. For this reason, various techniques for eliminating the charged state of coins paid out from the coin hopper have been proposed.

  As a first conventional technique, a storage tank for storing a large number of coins and a plurality of coin introduction ports into which the coins retained in the storage tank are introduced are pushed out to the outer peripheral side while rotating the introduced coins. A disk-shaped payout rotor, a plastic base disposed on the lower side of the payout rotor and receiving the coin introduced into the coin introduction port, and a direction of the payout port for coins pushed out from the payout rotor A coin dispenser comprising a metal guide member for guiding to a sheet, a dispensing unit having a count sensor for detecting coins discharged from the dispensing port, and a metallic base for supporting the storage tank and the dispensing unit A coin hopper is known in which the guide member is electrically grounded (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As a second prior art, coins are separated one by one by a rotating disk with a through hole disposed in the bottom hole of the coin holding bowl, and slid on a resin slide base disposed below the rotating disk. , After being sent to an outlet opening constituted by a first guide arranged in a fixed state on the side of the rotating disk and a second guide provided so as to be elastically connectable to and detachable from the first guide, and then moved to the ejection position The second guide and the first guide, which are made to eject, are attached to a non-conductive member which is electrically insulated from the base, and the movement of the action piece which moves in relation to the movement of the second guide by the coin is attached. A coin hopper provided with a coin detecting device for detecting the coin flip-out by detecting by an electrical sensor, on the upper surface of the slide base There is known a coin hopper that grounds static electricity charged on a coin through a metal slide plate, a ground wire, and a spring piece that are in close contact with each other (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  As a third prior art, a rotating plate having a plurality of coin openings formed on the circumference, a driving motor for driving the rotating plate, a connector for supplying power to the driving motor, and one coin A payout unit having a payout unit for paying out one by one, and a bucket that is installed on the payout unit and that accumulates coins, and is provided with a first earth plate on the inner surface of the bucket, A coin payout device is known in which a conductive relay member that contacts when a bucket is attached to a payout unit is mounted, and the relay member and the first ground plate are electrically connected. For example, see Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent No. 3738159 (paragraph numbers 0006 to 0021 FIGS. 1 to 3) JP 2010-277558 A (paragraph numbers 0040 to 0044 FIGS. 4 and 8) Japanese Patent No. 4368239 (paragraph numbers 0018 to 0025, FIGS. 2 to 4)

  When a coin container, a hopper base, a rotating disk, etc. are made of a non-conductive material such as a synthetic resin, the coins stored in the coin container are rotated at a high speed by the rotating disk and the inner wall of the rotating disk and the coin container The coins are slid on the hopper base even in the coin conveyance process, and the coins to be paid out are charged. A counter for counting the number of coins to be paid out is arranged in the vicinity of the coin payout exit, and if a spark occurs when the charged coin passes near the counter, the counter malfunctions. There is a problem that harmful effects occur. In addition, if the coins that have been paid out are charged, when the user uses the coins, a discharge phenomenon occurs between the user and the coins, which may cause discomfort to the user.

  In the first prior art, when a coin is paid out from the rotary disk portion to the payout port, the charged coin is discharged by the metal guide member. In the second prior art, the charged coin is discharged while the coin is being conveyed by the rotating disk and when the coin is paid out from the rotating disk portion to the payout port. However, since the coins charged by stirring the coins in the coin container are not discharged, the coins may be paid out without being sufficiently discharged.

  In the third prior art, the coins charged during the stirring of the coins in the coin container are neutralized by the earth plate arranged in the coin container. However, since the ground plate is grounded by surface contact with the relay member provided on the payout base, contact failure occurs between the ground plate and the relay member due to deformation of the ground plate and the like. Coins may be paid out without being sufficiently discharged.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a coin hopper for removing static electricity from a coin charged by stirring in a coin container. Other objects of the present invention which are not specified here will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

The coin hopper of the first aspect of the present invention is
A coin-inserting portion; a lower portion of the inserting portion; and an inclined portion that guides the coin; and a lower portion of the inclined portion that is continuously provided, and has a smaller diameter than the inserting portion. A coin container that stores the coin, a plurality of through holes that are arranged on the lower side of the coin container to drop the coin stored in the coin container, and push the coin to the back side A recess formed with a resin-made rotating disk on which a protrusion is formed, an arc-shaped peripheral wall, and a bottom surface for supporting a coin that has fallen through the through-hole of the rotating disk. On the other hand, a resin base on which the rotating disk is disposed substantially coaxially, a first guide member disposed on the base and having a first guide wall connected to one end of the peripheral wall, and on the other end side of the peripheral wall Arranged and said A second guide member that can be elastically moved toward and away from the standby position and the ejection position with respect to one guide member, and coins are paid out in association with the movement of the second guide member from the standby position to the ejection position. anda coin payout sensor for detecting the in accordance with the rotation of the rotary disc, protrusion of the rotating disk circumferential surface of the supporting coins to the bottom surface of the base while guided by the peripheral wall and the first guide wall by moving the coin on the base, by pushing the coins between said first guide member and said second guide member, the coins by the second guide member is moved to the bullet exit position from the standby position A predetermined area of the cylindrical portion of the coin container in a coin hopper that flips out and detects coin payout by the coin payout sensor The removed through window, a coin contact portion that has a shape corresponding to the through window and is disposed in the through window so as to contact the coin in the coin container, and extends from the coin contact portion toward the base. And a charge eliminating member having an end portion fixed to the base and a support portion for supporting the coin contact portion.

A coin hopper according to a second aspect of the present invention is provided continuously with an insertion portion into which a coin is inserted, an inclined portion that guides the coin, and a lower portion of the inclined portion. A plurality of coin containers that store the coins, and that are disposed below the coin containers and drop coins stored in the coin containers. A resin-made rotating disk formed with a through-hole and a protrusion that pushes the coin on the back side, an arc-shaped peripheral wall, and a bottom surface for supporting the coin dropped through the through-hole of the rotating disk. A resin base on which the rotating disk is disposed substantially coaxially with respect to the peripheral wall in the recess, and a first guide wall disposed on the base and connected to one end of the peripheral wall. Guide member A second guide member disposed on the other end side of the peripheral wall and elastically contacting / separating with respect to the first guide member at a standby position and a protruding position, and the elastic member from the standby position of the second guide member. A coin payout sensor for detecting coin payout in relation to the movement to the payout position, and with the rotation of the rotating disk, the peripheral surface of the coin supported by the bottom surface of the base is the peripheral wall and the moving the coins on said base by said rotary disc protrusions while guided by the first guide wall, by pushing the coins between said first guide member and said second guide member, leaving the bullet from the standby position In the coin hopper for flipping out the coin by the second guide moved to the position and detecting the coin payout by the coin payout sensor, A concave portion provided in a predetermined region on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the in-container, a coin contact portion having a shape corresponding to the concave portion and disposed in the concave portion and capable of contacting the coin in the coin container. A coin hopper comprising: a charge eliminating member that extends from the coin contact portion toward the base and has a support portion that supports the coin contact portion with an end portion fixed to the base.

The coins stored in the coin container are agitated by the rotation of the rotating disk, and rub against the inner wall of the coin container to charge the coins. By providing the coin container with a charge removal function, the coins are easily discharged before being separated and transported by the rotating disk, and the coins are prevented from being discharged from the coin hopper in a charged state.
Further, by using a static elimination member that can be attached and detached from the outside of the coin container, it is not necessary to bring the static elimination member provided on the coin container into surface contact with the static elimination member provided on the base side, and it is possible to more reliably electrically ground. .

  The “coin” used in this specification includes coins as currency, as well as substitute money such as medals and tokens of game machines or similar items.

It is a perspective view of the coin hopper of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the coin container of the coin hopper of the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view by the side of the bottom of a coin hopper of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view in the state where a coin container of a coin hopper of a 1st embodiment of the present invention was removed. It is a top view of the surface side of the hopper base of the coin hopper of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the surface side of the hopper base of the coin hopper of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the back surface side of the hopper base of the coin hopper of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the back surface side of the hopper base of the coin hopper of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the top view (a) of the coin hopper of the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and sectional drawing (b) cut | disconnected by the AA line. It is an enlarged plan view of a coin feed passage part of a coin hopper of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the coin container of the coin hopper of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the coin container of the coin hopper of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment of the present invention)
A coin hopper 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing a coin hopper 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the hopper base 106 on the surface 202 side, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the hopper base 106 on the surface 202 side. Figure 7 is a plan view of the back 2 03 side of the hopper base 106, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the back 2 03 side of the hopper base 106. 9A is a top view of the coin hopper 100, and FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 9A. FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view of the coin feeding passage portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the coin hopper 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a base 102, a coin container 104 that stores a plurality of coins before being paid out, and an inclination on the base 102. The hopper base 106 formed in a planar shape, the rotating disk 108 disposed between the hopper base 106 and the small-diameter cylindrical portion 160 of the coin container 104, and the charge eliminating unit 152 that neutralizes the coin C stored in the coin container 104. And.

  The base 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. The base 102 is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin. The base 102 has a rectangular cylindrical shape having a hollow portion (not shown) surrounded by a first side wall 112 and a second side wall 114 that are arranged in parallel to each other, and a third side wall 116 and a fourth side wall 118. Formed. The hollow portion is provided with driving means for driving the rotary disk 108, coin payout detecting means 360, and the like.

The upper part of the base 102 is formed in the shape of a slope inclined in the short side direction of the rectangular cylinder. A pair of engaging portions 140 extending upward from the upper side from the side wall is formed on one of the first side wall 112 and the second side wall 114. A rectangular through-hole is formed in the engaging portion 140, and the hopper base 106 is held on the upper portion of the base 102 by being engaged with a protrusion formed on the hopper base 106 described later.

  The bottom surface 124 of the base 102 is formed by a conductive flat plate. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface 124 is formed of a metal plate. However, as long as at least the material constituting the bottom surface 124 has conductivity, the bottom surface 124 may be formed of a conductive resin or the like. I do not care.

  A substantially U-shaped notch is provided at a substantially central portion of the first side wall 112 on the bottom surface 124 side, and a gripping portion 126 for gripping the coin hopper 100 is formed.

A U-shaped notch 128 is formed in the lower portion of the second side wall 114. The notch 12 8 has a bottom surface 124 perpendicular relationship and bottom 124 are integrally formed with the metal plate 130 is installed. A rectangular through hole 132 is provided in the approximate center of the metal plate 130. The through hole 132, the wire harness 13 4 connected such to the drive means and the coin payout detection means 360 of the rotating disk 108 is fitted.

  A rectangular through hole 136 is formed below the fourth side wall 118. A metal plate 138 that is perpendicular to the bottom surface 124 and formed integrally with the bottom surface 124 is disposed in the through hole 136. In the embodiment of the present invention, the base 102 is made of non-conductive synthetic resin, but may be made of a conductive material such as metal.

The coin container 104 will be described with reference to FIGS. The coin container 104 has a function of storing at least one coin C in a stacked state. A small-diameter cylindrical portion 160 of the coin container 104 has a cylindrical shape having substantially the same diameter as a circular recess 204 formed on a surface 202 of the hopper base 106 described later, and extends in a direction orthogonal to the surface 202 of the hopper base 106. . The top of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 160, the cross-sectional shape is formed coin insertion slot 164 in a substantially rectangular shape, between the coin insertion slot 16 4 and a small diameter cylindrical portion 160, is a substantially rectangular cross-section, the cross-sectional area An inclined wall portion 166 continuously expanding from the small diameter cylindrical portion 160 is formed. The coin C inserted from the coin insertion portion 164 naturally slides down on the inclined wall portion 166 due to gravity and is dropped onto the rotating disk 108 below. The coin container 104 of the embodiment of the present invention is made of non-conductive synthetic resin.

  A conductive static elimination member 144 made of a metal plate such as stainless steel is fixed to the side surface of the hopper base 106 on the third side wall 116 side of the base 102. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the static elimination member 144 is formed in a substantially T shape in plan view, and has a wide fixing portion 146 that is fixed to the side surface of the hopper base 106 with a screw or the like, and the length of the fixing portion 146. A narrow support portion 148 extending toward the coin container 104 side from the central portion in the side direction is included. Further, the support portion 148 is formed on the upper side of the surface 202 side of the hopper base 106, in other words, a portion facing the small-diameter cylindrical portion 160 is formed in a bowl shape in a vertical cross-sectional view, and protrudes toward the coin container 104. Is provided.

  A through window 168 having substantially the same size as the outer shape of the coin contact portion 150 is provided at a location facing the coin contact portion 150 of the small diameter cylindrical portion 160, and the coin contact portion 150 is inserted into the through window 168. The coin contact portion 150 fitted in the through window 168 functions as a part of the inner wall of the coin container 104. The inner surface of the coin container 104 of the coin contact portion 150 is bent so as to substantially coincide with the inner wall of the coin container 104 so that the coin C in the coin container is smoothly stirred.

  A fourth ground terminal 414 provided at the tip of the fourth ground wire 416 is fixed to the hopper base 106 together with the fixing portion 146. Since the static elimination member 144 is formed of a metal plate, the coin contact portion 150 and the fourth ground wire 416 are electrically connected. The other end side of the fourth ground wire 416 is connected to the external connection terminal 412 or a metal plate constituting the bottom surface 124 of the base 102.

The hopper base 106 will be described with reference to FIGS. The hopper base 106 according to the embodiment of the present invention is made of a non-conductive synthetic resin like the base 102 and the coin container 104. A rectangular hopper base 106 having a predetermined thickness and having substantially the same size as the sloped upper part of the base 102 is disposed on the upper part of the base 102 . A circular recess 204 in which the rotating disk 108 is disposed is formed at a substantially central portion of the surface 202 of the hopper base 106. A first shaft hole 208 that penetrates to the back surface 203 is formed at the center of the circular recess 204. The peripheral wall 212 of the circular recess 204 is formed in a substantially C shape by removing one of the short sides of the hopper base 106. A groove 218 that does not penetrate the hopper base 106 along the peripheral wall 212 is formed in at least the lower half of the peripheral wall 212 of the circular recess 204. A circumferential wall forming member 222 made of a metal plate is inserted into the groove 218 so as to protrude from the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 at least the thickness of the coin C. An upstream end 224 of the peripheral wall forming member 222 in the forward rotation direction FR of the rotating disk 108 protrudes outward from the circular recess 204 and is connected to the first ground wire 400 and the third ground wire 404. At the same time, it is screwed to the hopper base 106. On the other hand, the downstream end 226 of the peripheral wall forming member 222 in the forward rotation direction FR of the rotating disk 108 is configured to be along the bottom surface 244 of the notch 220 outside the circular recess 204. The downstream end 226 is screwed to the hopper base 106 in the order of the downstream end 226, the first guide member 300, and a cover member 142 that covers the upper part of a coin feed passage described later. With this configuration, the first guide member 300 is also electrically connected to the first ground terminal 406 via the downstream end 226, the peripheral wall forming member 222, and the upstream end 224.

A coin payout opening 242 made of a rectangular slit having a height slightly larger than the thickness of the coin C and a width larger than the diameter is formed on the side surface of the hopper base 106 on the substantially C-shaped notch portion side of the circular recess 204. The A coin passage 240 is formed between the circular recess 204 and the coin payout opening 242 to send out coins C separated one by one by the rotating disk 108 to the coin payout opening 242. On the other hand, on the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106, a drive motor 252 that generates a driving force for rotating the rotary disk 108, a speed reducer 254 that decelerates the rotational speed of the drive motor 252, and the rotary disk 108 are discharged. Coin payout detection means 360 for counting coins is arranged.

The rotating disk 108 will be described with reference to FIGS. A rotating disk 108 having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the circular recess 204 is arranged. A first shaft hole 208 that penetrates from the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 to the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106 is formed at the center of the circular recess 204. On the back side of the circular recess 204, there is a drive motor 252 that provides a driving force for driving the rotating disk 108, and a deceleration that decelerates the driving force generated by the driving motor 252 to rotate the rotating disk 108 at a predetermined rotational speed. And a rotating shaft 256 that transmits the driving force decelerated to a predetermined rotational speed by the speed reducer 254 to the rotating disk. The rotating shaft 256 passes through the hopper base 106 through the through hole 136.

The rotating disk 108 is formed with a second shaft hole 262 passing through the rotating disk 108 from the front surface 258 to the back surface 260 at the center. The second shaft hole 262, the rotating shaft 256 passing through the hopper base 106 from the rear surface 203 side is inserted. The rotating disk 108 is screwed to the rotating shaft 256 via a washer. When power is applied to drive motor 252 has a perpendicular relationship with the surface 202 of the hopper base 106 and around Ru through the center of the rotating disk 108 and the rotating shaft 256 times Utatejikusen L1 of rotation axis 256 The rotating disk 108 rotates with the rotation.

  A pyramid-shaped stirring body 264 protruding from the surface 258 is formed at the center of the rotating disk 108 on the surface 258 side. The top of the stirring body 264 is formed on the inclined surface 266. The coin C positioned immediately above the rotating disk 108 is agitated by the structure formed on the surface 258 of the rotating disk 108 such as the agitator 264 and a through-hole 268 described later. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the stirrer 264 is formed in a pyramid shape. However, the stirrer 264 may be formed in a conical shape. It may be configured to be mounted on the rotating disk 108.

Around the stirrer 264, a plurality of through holes 268 having a center on a concentric circle with the rotation axis L1 as the center are provided. A taper 270 is formed so that the diameter of the side surface of the through hole 268, at least the side surface located at the rear of the rotating disk in the rotation direction, continuously increases from the back surface 260 to the front surface 258 of the rotating disk 108. The coin C held in the coin container 104 is guided to the through hole 268 by the taper 270, and the coin C is dropped onto the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 of the hopper base 106 through the through hole 268. The coins C dropped on the bottom surface 2006 are separated one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk 108 in the forward rotation direction FR, and the pushing surface 274 of the pushing portion 272 formed on the back surface 260 of the rotating disk 108. Is pushed on the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 to a predetermined outlet. The pushing portion 272 is formed to protrude from the back surface 260 between the through holes 268. The pushing surface 274 of the pushing unit 272 is formed along an involute curve extending radially from the center of the rotating disk 108, that is, the rotation axis L1. A gap 276 is formed in the pushing portion 272 for allowing a later-described regulating body 228 to pass therethrough.

  In order to reduce the coefficient of friction between the coin C and the bottom surface 206 when the coin C dropped from the through hole 268 of the rotating disk 108 slides on the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204, the rotation axis L1 is the center. At least one circular groove 210 is formed.

  A foreign matter removal hole 214 that penetrates the hopper base 106 is formed at the boundary between the bottom surface 206 on the lower side of the circular recess 204 and the peripheral wall 212 in order to remove fine foreign matters such as dust caused by sliding of coins. Is done.

  At the location where the peripheral wall 212 is removed, a coin passage 240 is formed that branches from the circular recess 204 through which the coin C is conveyed by the rotating disk 108 and extends to the coin payout port 242 formed at the end of the hopper base 106. The The bottom surface 244 of the coin passage 240 is formed in the same plane as the plane in which the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 extends.

  The coin passage 240 will be described with reference to FIGS. A fixed first guide member 300 and a movable second guide member 330 are disposed on both sides of the coin passage 240 on the rotating disk 108 side.

The first guide member 300 is formed of a substantially L-shaped metal plate. The first guide wall 302 on the rotating disk 108 side of the first guide member 300 is configured such that the coin C is continuous with the peripheral wall 212 of the circular recess 204 and guided toward the second guide member 330. The protrusion 306 at the end of the first guide wall 302 on the second guide member 330 side is formed in a substantially triangular shape with a part of the first guide wall 302 as one side, and is formed at the tip of the first guide wall 302. The corners to be formed are formed with protrusions 306 rounded in a circular shape. A second guide wall 304 extending to the end of the hopper base 106 is formed on the coin payout port 242 side of the protruding portion 306. The second guide wall 304 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so as to be continuous with one side of the protruding portion 306 on the coin payout opening 242 side and to have a constant width of the coin passage 240. The second guide wall 304 is formed farther from the protrusion 306 than the second guide member 330. In other words, the projecting portion 306 than the width of the second guide member 330 side surface of the coin path 240, as more of the width of said side surface of the second guide wall 304 and the coin path 240 is increased, the protruding portions 306 Protrudes and the first guide member is formed such that the second guide wall 304 moves backward.

The second guide member 330 includes a first movable member 332, a second movable member 336, and a connection member 340 that connects the first movable member 332 and the second movable member 336. An arcuate guide hole 334 that penetrates the hopper base 106 is formed at a position facing the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300, and the first movable member 332 is inserted into the guide hole 334 from the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106. . The first movable member 332 is configured to be reciprocated while being inserted into the guide hole 334. An end portion of the guide hole 334 on the first guide member 300 side and an end portion on the opposite side of the first guide member 300 function as a stopper of the first movable member 332.

A second movable member 336 is provided in the vicinity of the coin payout port 242. The second movable member 336 is inserted into the arc-shaped through hole 338 formed in the hopper base 106 from the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106. The second movable member 336 is configured to be reciprocated while being inserted into the arc-shaped through hole 338. In other words, the end of the arc-shaped through hole 338 on the first guide member 300 side and the end on the opposite side of the first guide member 300 function as a stopper for the second movable member 336.

The first movable member 332 and the second movable member 336 are connected via the connection member 340 on the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106. The connecting member 340 is formed of a prismatic member having a substantially rhombic cross section. A second shaft hole 342 that penetrates the connection member 340 is provided at a substantially central portion on a straight line (not shown) connecting the first movable member 332 and the second movable member 336. The connection member 340 is screwed from the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106 through the second shaft hole 342. Connecting member 340 feel more alert configured to rotate the rotation axis L2 Ru through the center of the second shaft hole 342 as an axis. That is, the first movable member 332 and the second movable member 336 are rotated about the rotation axis L2.

The first movable member 332 is always urged by an elastic body such as a spring (not shown) in a direction approaching the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300. That is, the first movable member 332 is normally held at the first standby position SP1 on the first guide member 300 side of the guide hole 334. The distance between the first movable member 332 located at the first standby position SP1 and the protrusion 306 of the first guide member 300 is configured to be slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin C to be paid out. On the other hand, when the first movable member 332 is pushed by the coin C to be paid out, the first movable member 332 moves away from the first guide member 300 and is moved to the first ejection position MP1. The distance between the first movable member 332 located at the first ejecting position MP1 and the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300 is configured to be at least approximately equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the coin C to be paid out. . In the first embodiment of the present invention, the first movable member 332 is constituted by a roller. However, the first movable member 332 is not limited to this and may be any member that does not hinder the movement of the coin C, such as a cylindrical rod.

Since the second movable member 336 is connected to the first movable member 332 and the connection member 340, the second movable member 336 is moved in conjunction with the movement of the first movable member 332. That is, when the first movable member 332 is held at the first standby position SP1, the second movable member 336 is at the second standby position SP2, which is the end of the arcuate through hole 338 opposite to the first guide member 300. Retained. On the other hand, when the first movable member 332 is moved to the first ejection position MP1, it is located at the second ejection position MP2, which is the end of the arc-shaped through hole 338 on the first guide member 300 side. The second movable member 336 has a distance between the second guide wall 304 and the second movable member 336 when the coin C passes between the second guide wall 304 and the second movable member 336 of the first guide member 300 . It is configured to be located at a second intermediate position MP4 that is substantially the same or slightly larger than the diameter of the coin C.

Further, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the second movable member 336 it has a function as a fraud prevention member. As described above, when the first movable member 332 is moved to the first ejection position MP1, the second movable member 336 is positioned at the second ejection position MP2. Therefore, even if a rod-like member or the like is inserted from the coin payout port 242 and the first movable member 332 is pushed into the first ejecting position MP1 to attempt to illegally pay out the coin C, the second movable member 336 causes the rod-like member to be inserted. Is pushed and the pushing of the first movable member 332 is hindered.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the second movable member 336 is formed of a cylindrical rod. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movement of the coin C such as a roller, a rectangular column with a rounded chamfer, It does not matter as long as it does not interfere.

Next, the coin payout detection means 360 will be described with reference to FIGS. The coin payout detection means 360 includes a count sensor 362 and a detected member 364. The count sensor 362 is attached to the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106 and the side of the connection member 340 via a bracket 372. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the count sensor 362 includes at least a pair of light emitting elements 368 and a light receiving element 370 . Counting sensor 362 is U-shaped notch 366 in the side connection member 340 is formed. A light emitting element 368 is disposed on one surface of the U-shaped notch 366, and a light receiving element 370 is disposed on the opposite surface of the light emitting element 368. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the light beam emitted from the light emitting element 368 is always received by the light receiving element 370. In other words, in the normal state, the light receiving element 370 continues to output a light receiving signal to a control unit (not shown).

  The detected member 364 is formed of a non-transparent plate member. The detected member 364 is configured to protrude to the count sensor 362 side from the second shaft hole 342 portion of the connection member 340 at a height that can advance and retreat in the U-shaped notch 366 of the count sensor 362. In a normal state, the member to be detected 364 is withdrawn from the U-shaped notch 366 of the count sensor 362 so as not to block light from the light emitting element 368 to the light receiving element 370. On the other hand, when the coin C is paid out, in other words, when the first movable member 332 is moved to the first ejection position MP1 by the coin C, the detected member 364 counts in conjunction with the movement of the first movable member 332. The sensor 362 moves in the direction of entering the U-shaped notch 366. The detected member 364 entering the U-shaped notch 366 of the count sensor 362 blocks the light beam, so that no light reception signal is output from the light receiving element 370. Therefore, the light receiving signal is not detected by the control unit, and it is detected that the coin C has been paid out.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the detection of the coin C is detected by blocking the light beam that is constantly received by the light receiving element 370 by the detection member 364. It may be configured such that the light receiving of the light beam 370 is blocked and the light receiving element 370 receives the light beam when the coin C is paid out. Further, the count sensor 362 may be configured by a micro switch, a magnetic sensor, or the like.

The count sensor 362 is entirely covered with a bracket 372 composed of a first bracket member 374 and a second bracket member 376 made of a conductive material. The bracket 372 is provided with a notch at a position corresponding to the U-shaped notch 366 so that the detected member 364 can advance and retreat in the U-shaped notch 366 of the count sensor 362. The bracket 372 is screwed to the back surface 203 side of the hopper base 106 together with the second ground terminal 408 to which the first ground wire 400 and the second ground wire 402 are connected. Therefore, even if the coin C charged in the middle of separation and transport passes near the count sensor 362 and a spark or the like occurs between the coin C and the count sensor 362, the bracket 372 and the first ground wire 400 Since the charge is eliminated via one of the second ground wires 402, the possibility that the counter malfunctions can be reduced.

The coin C payout operation in the coin hopper 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. A large amount of coins C is stored in the coin container 104. As the coin C is rotated, the coin C on the rotating disk 108 passes through the through hole 268 of the rotating disk 108 and is dropped onto the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 by the rotation of the rotating disk 108. Pushing the coin C which is dropped onto the bottom surface 206 while being separated one by one by the rotation of the rotating disk 108, the pressing portion 272 formed on the rear surface 260 side of the rotary disk 108, toward the coin passage 240 Is done. The coin C conveyed to the vicinity of the coin path 240 is pushed along the first guide wall 302 of the first guide member 300 by the pushing portion 272 and is located at the first standby position SP1 of the second guide member 330 . Abuts on the first movable member 332. Thereafter, the coin C is further pushed toward the coin path 240 by the pushing portion 272, and the first movable member 332 is moved toward the first ejecting position MP1 against the urging force by the coin C. When the first movable member 332 is moved to the first ejecting position MP1, in other words, the distance between the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300 and the first movable member 332 is equal to or slightly equal to the diameter of the coin C. When it becomes larger, the maximum portion in the in-plane direction of the coin C is passed. After the diameter portion of the coin C passes between the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300 and the first movable member 332, the first movable member 332 is released from the force applied in the direction opposite to the biasing force. Therefore, the first movable member 332 tries to return to the first standby position SP1 by the urging force. Therefore, the coin C is sandwiched between the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300 and the first movable member 332, and the coin C of the first guide member 300 of the coin path 240 is urged by the urging force acting on the first movable member 332. It is flipped out toward the second guide wall 304.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the coin C ejected by the protruding portion 306 of the first guide member 300 and the first movable member 332 contacts the second guide wall 304 of the first guide member 300 , the first movable member is moved. The member 332 is configured to be positioned at the first intermediate position MP3 without returning to the first standby position SP1. In other words, when the coin C comes into contact with the second guide wall 304, the second movable member 336 facing the second guide wall 304 has not fully returned to the second standby position SP2, and the second projecting position MP2 and the second ejecting position MP2 Between the second standby position SP2 and a second intermediate position MP4 where the distance between the second guide wall 304 and the second movable member 336 is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the coin C. The That is, the coin passage 240 has a width approximately equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the coin C due to the second guide wall 304 and the second movable member 336, so that the coin C is the second guide wall 304 of the first guide member 300. 2, even if the coin C is bounced back toward the second guide member 330, the bounce of the coin C is suppressed by the second movable member 336, and is paid out from the coin payout opening 242 in a direction substantially parallel to the second guide wall 304. It is.

Next, a description will be given of antistatic measures for the coin C to be paid out.
Coin C stored in the coin container 104, the inner wall of the front surface 258 and a coin containers 104 of the rotating disk 108 by the rotation of the rotating disk 108, it is stirred while especially rubbing with an inner wall of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 160. In this stirring process, the coin C in the coin container 104 is charged. The coin popper 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the coin contact portion 150 of the metal static elimination member 144 functions as a part of the inner wall of the coin container 104, and is provided in the small diameter cylindrical portion 160. Is inserted into the through window 168. Accordingly, in the agitation process, the coin C in the coin container 104 comes into contact with the charge removal member 144 and is discharged from the charged coin C to the coin contact portion 150, and the charge removal is performed via the charge removal member 144 and the fourth ground wire 416. Is done.

After agitation in the coin container 104, the coin C drops onto the bottom surface 206 of the circular recess 204 of the hopper base 106 through the through hole 268 of the rotating disk 108 and is separated one by one while being separated on the bottom surface 206 and the coin passage 240. Slid up and down. In these processes, the coin C is charged. In the coin popper 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral wall forming member 222 is disposed on the side surface portion of the circular recess 204 of the hopper base 106, and the upstream end 224 of the peripheral wall forming member 222 is connected to the first ground wire 400. Further, since the downstream end 226 of the peripheral wall forming member 222 and the first guide member 300 are in contact with each other, the first guide member 300 is screwed into the first ground via the peripheral wall forming member 222. It is electrically connected to the line 400. The coin C pushed by the rotating disk 108 is conveyed toward the first guide member 300 while being in contact with the peripheral wall forming member 222 by centrifugal force or its own weight when pushed. That is, the coin C is conveyed by the rotating disk 108 while being discharged through the peripheral wall forming member 222. The coin C that has reached the coin passage 240 is ejected toward the first guide member 300 by the first guide member 300 and the second guide member 330. The coin C collides with the second guide wall 304 of the first guide member 300 and is then paid out from the coin payout port 242. Therefore, when the coin C collides with the second guide wall 304, the coin C is discharged.

The charging of the coin C may affect the count sensor 362 of the coin payout detection unit 360 to malfunction. Therefore, the entire surface of the count sensor 362 is covered with a bracket 372 made of a metal plate except for a part where the detected member 364 is inserted. Therefore, even if the charged coin C is discharged to the count sensor 362 via a member near the count sensor 362 such as the first movable member 332, the bracket 372 protects it. The bracket 372 is screwed to the hopper base 106 together with the first ground wire 400 and the second ground terminal 408 connected to the second ground wire 402. The first ground terminal 406 and the second ground terminal 408 are connected by the first ground wire 400. Therefore, the peripheral wall forming member 222 and the bracket 372 are electrically connected via the first ground wire 400.

The other end of the second ground wire 402 connected to the second ground terminal 408 is connected to the wire harness 134. By using one wire of a connector (not shown) connected to the wire harness 134 as a ground wire, the charged coin C is discharged through the wire harness 134. On the other hand, the third ground wire 404 connected to the first ground terminal 406 is connected to the third ground terminal 410 at the end opposite to the first ground terminal 406. The third ground terminal 410 is screwed together with the external connection terminal 412 to the bottom surface 124 made of a metal plate of the base 102. By connecting the external connection terminal 412 or the bottom surface 124 to a grounding member provided in a device (not shown) where the coin hopper 100 is installed, the charged coin C is discharged. That is, in the coin hopper 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, first, the coin C and the first guide member 300 or the peripheral wall forming member 222 are removed from the charge of the coin C charged while the coin C is stirred, transported, and dispensed. By contact, the charged coin C is discharged to the first guide member 300 and the peripheral wall forming member 222. Next, the wire harness 134 and the third ground wire 404 to which the second ground wire 402 is connected via the first to third ground wires 400, 402 and 404 connected to the upstream end 224 of the peripheral wall forming member 222. Is removed from the external grounding member connected to at least one of the bottom surface 124 of the base 102 and the external connection member 412 fixed to the bottom surface 124. Accordingly, the coin C is paid out from the coin payout port 242 in a state where the charge is eliminated.

(Second embodiment of the present invention)
Next, a coin hopper 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a coin hopper 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the discharger 50 4 differs from the discharger 152 of the first embodiment of the present invention, other configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, differences from the first embodiment of the present invention are mainly described, and the same reference numerals are used for configurations having substantially the same functions as those of the first embodiment of the present invention, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the second embodiment of the present invention, a conductive static eliminating member formed of a metal plate such as stainless steel on the side surface of the hopper base 106 on the third side wall 116 side of the base 102. 510 is fixed. The static elimination member 510 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and includes a fixing portion 512 that is fixed to the side surface of the hopper base 106 with a screw or the like, and a coin contact portion 514 that protrudes from the fixing portion 512 toward the coin container 502. Provided. The static elimination member 510 is connected to the external connection terminal 412 or a metal plate constituting the bottom surface 124 of the base 102 via the fourth ground wire 416 similarly to the static elimination member 144 of the first embodiment of the present invention.

  A notch is formed in a U-shape that is substantially the same size as the outer shape of the coin contact portion 514 at a position facing the coin contact portion 514 at a lower end portion of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 508, that is, directly above the rotating disk 108. A through window 506 is provided with the surface 202 of 106 as one side. A coin contact portion 514 is inserted into the through window 506. The inner wall of the small diameter cylindrical portion 508 and the inner surface of the coin contact portion 514 are configured to be substantially the same surface, and the coin contact portion 514 functions as a part of the inner wall of the coin container 602. It functions as a part of the inner wall of the coin container 502. The inner surface of the coin container 502 of the coin contact portion 514 is bent so as to substantially coincide with the inner wall of the coin container 502 so that the coin C in the coin container is smoothly stirred.

Next, the antistatic measures for the coin C paid out from the coin hopper 500 in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The coin C stored in the coin container 502 is agitated while being rubbed against the upper surface of the rotating disk 108 and the inner wall of the coin container 502, particularly the inner wall of the small diameter cylindrical portion 508, by the rotation of the rotating disk 108. In this stirring process, the coin C in the coin container 502 is charged. In the coin popper 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the coin contact portion 514 of the metal static elimination member 510 is configured to function as a part of the inner wall of the small diameter cylindrical portion 508, and the lower end of the small diameter cylindrical portion 508 It is inserted into a through window 506 provided in the section. Accordingly, in the agitation process, the coin C in the coin container 502 comes into contact with the charge removal member 510 and is discharged from the charged coin C to the coin contact portion 514, and is discharged via the charge removal member 510 and the fourth ground wire 416. Is done.

(Third embodiment of the present invention)
Next, a coin hopper 600 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a coin hopper 500 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Third embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the discharger 60 4 differs from the discharger 152 of the first embodiment of the present invention, other configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, differences from the first embodiment of the present invention are mainly described, and the same reference numerals are used for configurations having substantially the same functions as those of the first embodiment of the present invention, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the third embodiment of the present invention, a conductive static elimination member formed of a metal plate such as stainless steel on the side surface of the hopper base 106 on the third side wall 116 side of the base 102. 610 is fixed. The static elimination member 610 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and includes a fixing portion 612 fixed to the side surface of the hopper base 106 with a screw or the like, and a coin contact portion 614 protruding from the fixing portion 612 toward the coin container 602. Provided. The static elimination member 610 is connected to the external connection terminal 412 or a metal plate constituting the bottom surface 124 of the base 102 via the fourth ground wire 416 similarly to the static elimination member 144 of the first embodiment of the present invention.

  A rectangular recess 606 having a size substantially the same as the outer shape and thickness of the coin contact portion 514 is formed at a position facing the coin contact portion 514 at the lower end portion of the small diameter cylindrical portion 608, in other words, the inner surface side immediately above the rotary disk 108. Is done. The coin contact portion 614 is inserted into the concave portion 606 from the lower end side of the small diameter cylindrical portion 508. The concave portion 606 is formed to have substantially the same thickness as the coin contact portion 614, and the inner wall of the small diameter cylindrical portion 608 and the inner surface of the coin contact portion 614 are configured to be substantially the same surface. Act as part. The inner surface of the coin container 502 of the coin contact portion 514 is bent so as to substantially coincide with the inner wall of the coin container 502 so that the coin C in the coin container is smoothly stirred.

Next, an antistatic measure for the coin C paid out from the coin hopper 500 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The coin C stored in the coin container 602 is stirred while being rubbed against the upper surface of the rotating disk 108 and the inner wall of the coin container 602, particularly the inner wall of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 608, by the rotation of the rotating disk 108. In this stirring process, the coin C in the coin container 602 is charged. In the coin popper 600 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the concave portion extends from the lower end of the small diameter cylindrical portion 608 so that the coin contact portion 614 of the metal static elimination member 610 functions as a part of the inner wall of the small diameter cylindrical portion 608. 606 is inserted. Therefore, in the stirring process, the coin C in the coin container 602 comes into contact with the charge removal member 610 and is discharged from the charged coin C to the coin contact portion 614, and is discharged via the charge removal member 610 and the fourth ground wire 416. Is done.

(Other variations of the embodiment of the present invention)
In the first to third embodiments of the present invention, the static elimination members 144, 5 10 , 6 10 are made of a metal plate, but are not limited thereto, and the static elimination members 144, 5 10 , 6 10 are It does not matter as long as it has conductivity. In other words, the charge removal members 144, 5 10 , 6 10 may be made of other conductive materials such as a conductive resin. Further, at least the coin contact portions 150, 514, and 614 may be configured to have conductivity.

  Furthermore, the inner wall surface side of the coin contact portions 150, 514, and 614 may be affixed with a plating or a sheet metal so as to have conductivity. In this case, the small diameter cylindrical portion around the coin contact portion 150, 514, 614 or the coin contact portion 150, 514, 614 so that it can be electrically connected to the inner wall surface side of the coin contact portion 150, 514, 614. By providing a connection portion that penetrates 160, the inner wall side of the coin contact portion 150 and the external connection terminal 412 and the like can be electrically connected.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the static elimination member 144 is formed in a substantially T shape in plan view. In the second and third embodiments of the present invention, the static elimination members 5 10 , 5 10 are in plan view. Although it is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, it is not limited to this, and it may be formed in a shape such as an H shape or an I shape.

In the first to third embodiments of the present invention, the coin contact portions 150, 514, 614 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, but are not limited thereto , and the coin contact portions 150, 514 are not limited thereto. The size of the coin contact portions 150, 514, 614 may be changed as appropriate, for example , 614 may be formed so as to extend over the entire circumference of the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter cylindrical portion 160, 508, 608.

  The present invention can be suitably used in combination with a coin processing device such as a gaming machine, a change machine, a vending machine, or a ticket vending machine using coins, for example, a slot machine such as a pachislot machine.

  As a method for detecting the presence or absence of coins stored in a coin container of a coin hopper, as seen in Japanese Patent No. 5084238 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-127177, a voltage is applied to the coins in the coin container, A method of detecting the presence or absence of a coin depending on the size is known. However, in such a detection method, when a problem such as leakage occurs, a high voltage may be applied to the coin in the coin container. In the coin hopper 100 of the present invention, since the static eliminator 144 provided on the coin container 104 is grounded, when the detection method is used for the coin hopper 100 of the present invention, a high voltage is applied to the coin C in the coin container 104. However, since the current generated by the applied voltage is induced to the outside of the apparatus via the static elimination member 144, it can be used relatively safely.

100 coin hopper 102 base 104 coin container 106 hopper base 108 rotating disk 112 first side wall 114 second side wall 116 third side wall 118 fourth side wall 124 bottom (metal plate)
126 Grasping portion 128 Notch 130 Metal plate (second side surface)
132 Through hole 134 Wire harness 136 Through hole 138 Metal plate (fourth side surface)
140 engaging portion 142 cover member 144 static elimination member 146 fixing portion 148 support portion 150 coin contact portion 152 static elimination portion 160 small diameter cylindrical portion 162 storage portion 164 coin insertion portion 166 inclined wall portion 168 penetrating window 202 surface 204 circular concave portion 206 bottom surface 208 first 1-axis hole 210 concave groove 212 peripheral wall 214 foreign material removal hole 218 groove 220 notch 222 peripheral wall forming member 224 upstream end 226 downstream end 228 regulator 240 coin passage 242 coin payout port 244 bottom 252 drive motor 254 speed reducer 256 rotating shaft 258 surface 260 rear surface 262 second shaft hole 264 stirring member 266 inclined surface 268 through hole 270 tapered 272 pushing portion 274 pushes surface 276 gap 300 the first guide member 302 first guide wall 304 the second guide wall 306 protruding portions 330 Second guide member 332 First Movable member 334 guide hole 336 second movable member 338 arcuate through hole 340 connecting member 342 second shaft hole 360 coin payout detection means 362 counts the sensor 364 to be detection member 366 U-shaped cutout portion 368 emitting element 370 light-receiving element 372 Bracket 374 First bracket member 376 Second bracket member 400 First ground wire 402 Second ground wire 404 Third ground wire 406 First ground terminal 408 Second ground terminal 410 Third ground terminal 412 External connection terminal 414 Fourth ground terminal 416 4 ground wire 500 Coin hopper 502 Coin container 504 Static elimination part 506 Through window 508 Small diameter cylindrical part 510 Static elimination member 512 Fixing part 514 Coin contact part 600 Coin hopper 602 Coin container 604 Static elimination part 606 Recess 608 Small diameter cylindrical part 610 Static elimination member 612 Fixed 614 coin contact portion C coin L1 times Utatejikusen L2 times Utatejikusen FR forward direction SP1 first standby position SP2 second standby position MP1 Vol.1 unloading position MP2 2nd unloading position MP3 first intermediate position MP4 second intermediate position

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A coin-inserting portion; a lower portion of the inserting portion; and an inclined portion that guides the coin; and a lower portion of the inclined portion that is continuously provided, and has a smaller diameter than the inserting portion. A coin container for storing the coin,
A resin-made rotating disk in which a plurality of through holes that are disposed below the coin container and drop coins stored in the coin container and a protrusion that pushes the coin on the back side are formed;
A resin-made product having a recess formed with an arc-shaped peripheral wall and a bottom surface for supporting a coin dropped through a through hole of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk is disposed substantially coaxially with respect to the peripheral wall in the recess. And the base of
A first guide member disposed on the base and having a first guide wall connected to one end of the peripheral wall;
A second guide member disposed on the other end side of the peripheral wall and capable of elastically contacting and leaving the standby position and the protruding position with respect to the first guide member;
A coin payout sensor that detects coin payout in relation to the movement of the second guide member from the standby position to the popping position;
With the rotation of the rotary disk, moves the coin on the base by the projections of the rotating disk circumferential surface of the supporting coins to the bottom surface of the base while guided by the peripheral wall and the first guide wall, by pushing the coins between said first guide member and said second guide member, the spring out coins by the second guide member is moved to the bullet exit position from the standby position, the coin by the coin payout sensor In the coin hopper that detects the payout,
A through window from which a predetermined region of the cylindrical portion of the coin container is removed;
A coin contact portion that has a shape corresponding to the through window and that is disposed on the through window and is capable of contacting the coin in the coin container, extends from the coin contact portion toward the base, and an end portion of the coin contact portion. A coin hopper, comprising: a static elimination member having a support portion fixed to a base and supporting the coin contact portion. A coin-inserting portion; a lower portion of the inserting portion; and an inclined portion that guides the coin; and a lower portion of the inclined portion that is continuously provided, and has a smaller diameter than the inserting portion. A coin container for storing the coin,
A resin-made rotating disk in which a plurality of through holes that are disposed below the coin container and drop coins stored in the coin container and a protrusion that pushes the coin on the back side are formed;
A resin-made product having a recess formed with an arc-shaped peripheral wall and a bottom surface for supporting a coin dropped through a through hole of the rotating disk, and the rotating disk is disposed substantially coaxially with respect to the peripheral wall in the recess. And the base of
A first guide member disposed on the base and having a first guide wall connected to one end of the peripheral wall;
A second guide member disposed on the other end side of the peripheral wall and capable of elastically contacting and leaving the standby position and the protruding position with respect to the first guide member;
A coin payout sensor that detects coin payout in relation to the movement of the second guide member from the standby position to the popping position;
With the rotation of the rotary disk, moves the coin on the base by the projections of the rotating disk circumferential surface of the supporting coins to the bottom surface of the base while guided by the peripheral wall and the first guide wall, By pushing a coin between the first guide member and the second guide member , the coin is ejected by the second guide moved from the standby position to the ejecting position, and the coin is paid out by the coin payout sensor. In the coin hopper that detects
A recess provided in a predetermined region of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion of the coin container;
A coin contact portion that has a shape corresponding to the recess and is disposed in the recess and is capable of contacting the coin in the coin container, extends from the coin contact portion toward the base, and an end portion on the base. A coin hopper comprising: a static elimination member having a support portion that is fixed and supports the coin contact portion.

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