JP7710399B2 - Wrapped coin processing device and wrapped coin processing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wrapped coin processing device and a wrapped coin processing method.

Various types of wrapped coin processing devices have been known for processing wrapped coins formed by stacking a predetermined number of coins (e.g., 50 coins) and wrapping them in wrapping paper, wrapping film, or the like. A typical wrapped coin processing device is provided with a wrapped coin creation unit that creates wrapped coins from loose coins, a plurality of storage units that store the wrapped coins created by the wrapped coin creation unit by denomination, and a transport unit that transports the wrapped coins one by one between the wrapped coin creation unit and the storage units. In addition, a typical wrapped coin processing device is adapted to closely inspect the wrapped coins stored in each storage unit in order to detect the number of wrapped coins stored in each storage unit and to check whether wrapped coins of the wrong denomination have been stored in the storage unit.

As an example of such a wrapped coin processing device, Patent Document 1 discloses a wrapped coin processing device that can minimize the arrangement pitch of the trays that store wrapped coins, making it possible to arrange many trays in a limited space.

JP 2001-148044 A

Conventional wrapped coin processing devices have the problem of being unable to detect when the wrong type of tray is attached to the housing of the wrapped coin storage device. In addition, when the method of moving the storage unit is fixed regardless of the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed from the wrapped coin storage device, there are problems such as it taking a long time to dispense the wrapped coins, or the balance of the stacked state of the wrapped coins stored in the liftable storage unit being lost, resulting in stacking failure or wrapped coins overflowing from the storage unit.

The present invention has been made in consideration of these points, and aims to provide a wrapped coin processing device and a wrapped coin processing method that can detect when the wrong type of tray is attached to the housing of a wrapped coin storage device. Another aim of the present invention is to provide a wrapped coin processing device and a wrapped coin processing method that can prevent wrapped coins from being dispensed too slowly or the balance of the stacked state of wrapped coins stored in a storage section that can be raised and lowered from being lost.

The wrapped coin storage device of the present invention is
A plurality of storage units that are detachable from the housing and store wrapped coins by denomination;
A detection means for scanning the wrapped coins stored in each of the storage units;
a control unit that determines whether the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing;
Equipped with
Each of the storage sections is provided with a characteristic portion that is detected by the detection means,
The control unit determines whether or not the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing based on a detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means.

In the wrapped coin storage device of the present invention,
If the control unit detects, based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means, that a storage unit having a number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be stored that is different from a predetermined number that is set in advance, it may determine that the correct type of storage unit is not installed in the housing.

In this case, the structure of the characteristic portion may differ depending on the number of coins that make up the wrapped coins to be stored in the storage section.

The characteristic portion may be at least one of a protrusion, an opening, and a notch formed in the storage section.

The detection means may also have an optical sensor including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element arranged on either side of the area in the storage section where the wrapped coins are stored.

The wrapped coin storage device of the present invention is
a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
a receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside ;
Further comprising:
The control unit may control the movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than a predetermined number are last stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed externally is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination accepted by the accepting means, is greater than a predetermined number .

The wrapped coin storage device of the present invention is
a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
A receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside;
Further comprising:
The receiving means is also configured to receive information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside,
The control unit may control the movement of the storage unit so that, when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed externally is less than a predetermined number set in advance, the wrapped coin having fewer coins than the predetermined number is last stored in the storage unit.

The wrapped coin storage device of the present invention is
A plurality of storage units that are detachable from the housing and store wrapped coins by denomination;
a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
a receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside ;
a control unit that controls movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination received by the receiving unit, is greater than the predetermined number;
The present invention is characterized by comprising:

The wrapped coin processing method of the present invention comprises the steps of:
A wrapped coin processing method using a wrapped coin processing device that is detachable from a housing and has a plurality of storage units that store wrapped coins by denomination, comprising:
scanning the wrapped coins stored in each of the storage sections by a detection means;
determining by a control unit whether the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing;
Equipped with
Each of the storage sections is provided with a characteristic portion that is detected by the detection means,
The control unit determines whether or not the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing based on a detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means.

In the wrapped coin processing method of the present invention,
If the control unit detects, based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means, that a storage unit having a number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be stored that is different from a predetermined number that is set in advance, it may determine that the correct type of storage unit is not installed in the housing.

The wrapped coin processing method of the present invention comprises the steps of:
A method for processing wrapped coins using a wrapped coin processing device, the method comprising: a plurality of storage units that are detachable from a housing and store wrapped coins by denomination; and a storage unit that stores wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a removal position from which the stored wrapped coins can be removed from outside,
receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside by a receiving means;
a step of controlling movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination received by the receiving means, is greater than the predetermined number;
The present invention is characterized by comprising:

The wrapped coin processing device and wrapped coin processing method of the present invention can detect when an incorrect type of tray is attached to the housing of a wrapped coin storage device. In addition, another wrapped coin processing device and wrapped coin processing method of the present invention can prevent a problem in which it takes a long time to dispense wrapped coins or the balance of the stacked state of wrapped coins stored in a storage section that can be raised and lowered from being lost.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of a wrapped coin processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is an enlarged configuration diagram showing the configuration of a storage unit in the wrapped coin storage device shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a wrapped coin storing unit and a detection means in the wrapped coin storing device shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing only the detection unit shown in FIG. 3 . FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tray for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins. FIG. 6 is a side view of the tray shown in FIG. 5 . 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when wrapped coins stored in the tray shown in FIG. 5 etc. are detected by a diameter sensor of the detection means. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tray for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when wrapped coins stored in the tray shown in FIG. 8 are detected by a diameter sensor of the detection means. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when wrapped coins stored in a tray according to a modified example are detected by a diameter sensor of a detection means. FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a state when wrapped coins stored in a tray according to another modified example are detected by a diameter sensor of a detection means. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the wrapped coin storage device shown in FIG. 1 etc. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when a dispensing process of wrapped coins is performed in the wrapped coin storage device shown in FIG. 1 etc. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a wrapped coin processing device according to a modified example. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a wrapped coin storage device in which a wrapped coin storage unit is removable from a machine body. FIG.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. Figs. 1 to 13 are diagrams showing a wrapped coin processing device 10 and a wrapped coin storage method according to this embodiment. In Figs. 1 to 13, the wrapped coins are indicated by reference character C.

First, the overall configuration of the wrapped coin processing device 10 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the wrapped coin processing device 10 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wrapped coin processing device 10 has a roughly rectangular parallelepiped body 20, in which a wrapped coin storage unit 21 is installed. In addition, in front of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 (to the left in FIG. 1) in the body 20, a storage section 22 that stores multiple wrapped coins is arranged so that it can be raised and lowered.

In the wrapped coin storage unit 21, a number of guide rails 24 having a shallow upward U-shape in cross section are arranged in a forward-leaning position in the vertical direction (vertical direction) on the machine frame 23. A tray 25 is attached to each guide rail 24 so that it can move along the guide rail 24. In addition, a stopper 26 is provided on the side near the front end of the tray 25, and the attachment position of the tray 25 is determined by the stopper 26 abutting against each stopper 27 provided at the front end of each guide rail 24 (see FIG. 1). The trays 25 in the wrapped coin storage unit 21 are, for example, two trays 25 for 1 yen coins, one tray 25 for 5 yen coins, five trays 25 for 10 yen coins, one tray 25 for 50 yen coins, four trays 25 for 100 yen coins, and one tray 25 for 500 yen coins, from the top. In addition, when wrapped coins of each denomination are dispensed from the trays 25 into the storage section 22, if there are multiple trays 25 corresponding to each denomination, the wrapped coins are dispensed into the storage section 25 in order from the lowest tray 25 in which wrapped coins are stored. The details of the configuration of these trays 25 will be described later.

A door 35 is provided at the rear of the wrapped coin storage unit 21, which opens and closes when the trays 25 are inserted and removed. A pressure plate 36 large enough to cover the range in which all the trays 25 are installed is attached to the inner surface of the door 35 via a pantograph 37. The pantograph 37 is biased in the expansion direction by a spring (not shown). The door 35 can be opened and closed by opening the door 20a provided at the rear of the body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10.

Each tray 25 has a notch (not shown) formed at the rear edge of the tray 25 that corresponds to the denomination of the wrapped coins stored in that tray 25. In addition, a detection piece (not shown) that can fit into the notch of the tray 25 is attached to the pressure plate 36 at a position specific to that tray 25. This detection piece is pre-drilled with a plurality of screw holes (not shown) at a predetermined pitch in the pressure plate 36 so that it can be replaced at a position corresponding to the notch of the tray 25 when the tray 25 of the denomination is changed. In addition, a sensor (not shown) is provided that detects when the pressure plate 36 retreats against the spring force, and a signal related to a loading abnormality of the tray 25 is sent to the control unit 100 described later based on the detection signal. As a result, if a tray 25 for a different denomination that should not be installed in the specified location is installed when the door 35 is closed after the trays 25 are installed on each guide rail 24, the notch in the tray 25 and the detection piece will not align, and the pressure plate 36 will be pressed, allowing the control unit 100 to detect that a tray 25 of the wrong denomination has been loaded on the guide rail 24, and information that a tray 25 of the wrong denomination has been loaded on the guide rail 24 can be displayed on the operation display unit 102 described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, at the front end position of the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21, a reflective sensor 28 is disposed on the side corresponding to each outlet 87 (see FIG. 5) of each loaded tray 25 to detect whether wrapped coins are present in the tray 25.

As described above, the storage unit 22 is provided inside the front side (left side in FIG. 1) of the body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 so as to be able to move up and down along the leading edge of each tray 25. The configuration of the storage unit 22 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A belt 46 is stretched between pulleys 44, 45 that are supported at the top and bottom of the machine body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10, and this belt 46 is attached to a belt fixing part (not shown) provided in the storage unit 22. The lower pulley 45 is rotated by a motor 48. In this way, the motor 48 rotates the lower pulley 45, so that the storage unit 22 is raised and lowered via the belt 46. A positioning sensor (not shown) for stopping the storage unit 22 at a position corresponding to each tray 25 is also provided appropriately in the machine body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10.

A discharge lever 50 is provided on the side of the machine frame 39 of the storage section 22 facing the tray 25. As shown in FIG. 2, two discharge levers 50 are provided symmetrically on the diameter line of the shaft 52, and one wrapped coin can be discharged by each discharge lever 50 by rotating the shaft 52 by 180° (counterclockwise rotation in FIG. 2). Although a set of two discharge levers 50 is provided in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pair of combinations consisting of two discharge levers 50 are actually provided on the left and right, and each combination is rotated synchronously by one shaft 52. Here, the rotation radius of the discharge lever 50 is set so as not to interfere with the tray 25 located directly above the tray 25 in which the wrapped coins to be discharged are stored and the tray 25 located directly below. In addition, when each discharge lever 50 rotates, these discharge levers 50 pass through the notch 29 formed at the tip of the tray 25. The storage section 22 is also provided with a motor 53 (see FIG. 12) that rotates the ejection lever 50 around the shaft 52.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the storage section 22, a guide member 54 that guides the wrapped coins scooped up by the dispensing lever 50, and a receiving member 55 that receives the wrapped coins guided by the guide member 54 are formed. Here, a notch (not shown) through which the dispensing lever 50 passes is formed in the tip portion of the guide member 54 (the end opposite the receiving member 55).

As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving member 55 is provided with a plurality of residual detection sensors 56 for detecting wrapped coins stored in the receiving member 55. Each residual detection sensor 56 is composed of an optical sensor including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, and when a wrapped coin is stored in the receiving member 55, the light emitted from the light-emitting element is blocked by the wrapped coin and cannot be received by the light-receiving element, thereby detecting that a wrapped coin is stored in the receiving member 55.

The front upper surface of the body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 is provided with an outlet 57 for removing wrapped coins received in the receiving member 55 of the storage unit 22 from inside the body 20 to the outside. The outlet 57 provided on the front upper surface of the body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 is normally closed by a shutter 58. When the storage unit 22 is located at the removal position, which is the uppermost position in the movement range of the storage unit 22, the shutter 58 opens, allowing an operator to manually remove wrapped coins from inside the receiving member 55 of the storage unit 22. On the other hand, the lowermost position in the movement range of the storage unit 22 is the standby position of the storage unit 22, and when the wrapped coin processing device 10 is in standby, the storage unit 22 is located at this standby position.

Next, the detection means 61 that detects the diameter, number, and other storage conditions of the wrapped coins by scanning the wrapped coins stored in each tray 25 will be described with reference to Figures 3 and 4. The detection means 61 has a pair of sensor boards 62 that are elongated in the vertical direction and are arranged on both the left and right sides of the wrapped coin storage unit 21, and these pair of sensor boards 62 are movable along the scanning direction, which is the direction in which the wrapped coins are arranged in each tray 25 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21.

A hole sensor 63 for detecting the presence or absence of a hole and a diameter sensor 64 for measuring the diameter are attached as a pair to the inner surface of the pair of sensor boards 62, corresponding to the position of each tray 25. Each of these sensors 63, 64 is an optical sensor having a light-emitting element, such as a light-emitting diode, attached to one sensor board 62, and a light-receiving element, such as a light-receiving transistor, attached to the other sensor board 62. These light-emitting element and light-receiving element face each other, and the sensor light emitted from the light-emitting element is received by the light-receiving element.

The hole sensor 63 emits and receives sensor light corresponding to the center of the end face of the wrapped coin in each tray 25 through an opening 23a formed in the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 and a first opening 88 (described later) of each tray 25, and scans along the scanning direction by moving the sensor board 62.

The diameter sensor 64 emits and receives sensor light corresponding to the chord portion of the end face of the wrapped coin in each tray 25 on the peripheral side from the center through an opening 23b formed in the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 and a second opening 89 (described later) of each tray 25, and scans along the scanning direction by moving the sensor board 62.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of sensor boards 62 are supported by a moving mechanism 67, which moves the pair of sensor boards 62 along a scanning direction corresponding to the arrangement direction of the wrapped coins in each tray 25. The sensor boards 62 move back and forth between the front fixed position (position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3) at the most forward position and the rear fixed position (position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3) at the most rearward position. The configuration of the moving mechanism 67 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 4.

In the movement mechanism 67, pulleys 68 are disposed at the top and bottom of each sensor board 62 and in correspondence with the front and rear of the movement area, and belts 69 are looped between the opposing pulleys 68 at the front and rear, and the upper and lower parts of the sensor board 62 are connected to the upper and lower belts 69. The opposing rear pulleys 68 at the left and right are each integrally connected by an interlocking shaft 70, and furthermore, pulleys 71 are fixed to each interlocking shaft 70, and a belt 72 is looped between these pulleys 71, so that all of the belts 69 rotate synchronously.

A pulley 73 is fixed to the lower interlocking shaft 70, and a belt 76 is stretched between this pulley 73 and a drive pulley 75 of a sensor scanning drive motor 74 serving as a drive means. Therefore, when the sensor scanning drive motor 74 is driven forward or backward, all of the belts 69 are rotated synchronously, and the pair of sensor boards 62 move together in the scanning direction while remaining opposed to each other.

A rotary encoder 77 is connected to the drive shaft of the sensor scanning drive motor 74 as a movement measurement means that measures the movement of the pair of sensor boards 62, i.e., the movement of each sensor 63, 64, by transmitting the rotational force of the drive shaft.

In this embodiment, two types of trays 25 are used: a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins, and a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins. More specifically, there are generally two types of 500 yen wrapped coins: one consisting of 50 500 yen coins and one consisting of 20 500 yen coins. On the other hand, wrapped coins of denominations other than 500 yen are generally composed of 50 coins. For this reason, as the tray 25 for storing 500 yen wrapped coins, either the tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins or the tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins is used. In this embodiment, the tray 25 attached to the wrapped coin storage unit 21 can be set to store wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins or 20 coins. If the wrong type of tray 25 is attached to the wrapped coin storage unit 21, the control unit 100 described later can determine that the correct type of tray 25 is not loaded in the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21. The configuration of each tray 25 will be described with reference to Figures 5 to 9. Figures 5 to 7 are diagrams showing trays 25 that store wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins. Meanwhile, Figures 8 and 9 are diagrams showing trays 25 that store wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins (specifically, for example, 20 500 yen coins).

5 and 6, each tray 25 is formed by pressing a single metal plate, and has a bottom plate portion 81 long in the front-rear direction on which multiple wrapped coins are arranged in a single radial row. Side plate portions 82 are formed on both sides of the bottom plate portion 81, a locking portion 83 is formed on the front end of the bottom plate portion 81, a rear plate portion 84 is formed on the rear end of the bottom plate portion 81, and an upper plate portion 85 is bent from each side plate portion 82 so as to face the top of the bottom plate portion 81. As described above, a pair of left and right notches 29 through which the ejection lever 50 passes are formed in the locking portion 83. The bottom plate portion 81, the side plate portion 82, the locking portion 83, the rear plate portion 84, and the upper plate portion 85 form a storage space 86 in which multiple wrapped coins are arranged in a single radial row.

The front ends of upper plate portions 85 on both sides are formed on the front upper surface of the tray 25, and an outlet 87 through which the wrapped coins are taken out by the ejection lever 50 is formed between the upper plate portions 85 and the locking portion 83.

5 and 6, a plurality of first openings 88 and second openings 89 are formed in the side plate portions 82 on both sides of the tray 25 along the wrapped coin arrangement direction, which is the front-rear direction parallel to the bottom plate portion 81. The plurality of first openings 88 are formed in a size corresponding to the hole portions of the wrapped coins so that the hole portions of the 50 yen and 5 yen wrapped coins of the hole-containing denominations are visible from the outside even when both are stored in the tray 25 as the specified denomination or a different denomination, and are formed at equal intervals along the wrapped coin arrangement direction at a pitch corresponding to the diameter of the denomination to be stored. The plurality of second openings 89 are formed above the first openings 88 in a size corresponding to the chord portion on the periphery side from the center of the end face of the wrapped coin of the denomination to be stored, and are formed at equal intervals along the wrapped coin arrangement direction at a pitch corresponding to the diameter of the denomination to be stored. The pitch at which the first opening 88 and the second opening 89 are formed is set, for example, to about the diameter of the coin of the denomination to be stored plus about 0.3 mm, taking into account the thickness of the wrapping paper wrapped around the wrapped coin.

Next, the operation when the diameter sensor 64 detects the diameter of wrapped coins stored in the tray 25, which stores wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins, will be described with reference to FIG. 7. In FIG. 7, the wrapped coins stored in the tray 25 are indicated by reference character C, and the movement range of the diameter sensor 64 is indicated by a two-dot chain line. Also, in FIG. 7, the range indicated by reference character A is the area for detecting wrapped coins, the area indicated by reference character B is the area for detecting the type of the tray 25, and the area indicated by reference character D is the adjustment area for the diameter sensor 64. In the adjustment area D for the diameter sensor 64, the position of the diameter sensor 64 is readjusted.

As described above, the diameter sensor 64 has a light-emitting element, such as a light-emitting diode, attached to one sensor board 62, and a light-receiving element, such as a light-receiving transistor, attached to the other sensor board 62. The light-emitting element and the light-receiving element face each other, and the sensor light emitted from the light-emitting element is received by the light-receiving element. When a wrapped coin is present on the optical axis between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, the light emitted from the light-emitting element cannot be received by the light-receiving element, resulting in a light-blocking state. On the other hand, when a wrapped coin is not present on the optical axis between the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, the light emitted from the light-emitting element is received by the light-receiving element, resulting in a light-transmitting state. The diameter of the wrapped coin is detected based on the distance at which such a light-blocking state occurs. In addition, in a tray 25 in which wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins are stored, there is nothing blocking the optical axis of the diameter sensor 64 in the area B for detecting the type of the tray 25, resulting in a light-transmitting state. As a result, based on the detection information from the diameter sensor 64, it is detected that the tray 25 is storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins.

Next, the configuration of the tray 25 in which wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins are stored will be described with reference to Figures 8 and 9. With respect to the tray 25 shown in Figure 8, the configurations of the bottom plate portion 81, side plate portion 82, locking portion 83, rear plate portion 84, upper plate portion 85, outlet 87, first opening portion 88, and second opening portion 89 are substantially the same as those of the tray 25 shown in Figure 5, so their description will be omitted.

In the tray 25 shown in FIG. 8, in addition to a pair of side plate portions 82, a partition member 90 is provided for partitioning a storage space 86 for wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins. The wrapped coins are stored in a row in the radial direction between such a partition member 90 and one of the side plate portions 82. In addition, in the tray 25 shown in FIG. 8, a protrusion 92 is formed in the area indicated by reference symbol B on the side plate portion 82.

Next, the operation when the diameter sensor 64 detects the diameter of the wrapped coins stored in the tray 25, which contains wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins, will be described with reference to FIG. 9. In FIG. 9, the wrapped coins stored in the tray 25 are indicated by reference character C, and the moving range of the diameter sensor 64 is indicated by a two-dot chain line. Also, in FIG. 9, the range indicated by reference character A is the area for detecting wrapped coins, the area indicated by reference character B is the area for detecting the type of the tray 25, and the area indicated by reference character D is the adjustment area of the diameter sensor 64. In the tray 25, which contains wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins, a protrusion 92 is formed on the side plate portion 82 in the area B for detecting the type of the tray 25, and the protrusion 92 blocks the light from the diameter sensor 64. As a result, it is detected that the tray 25 contains wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins, based on the detection information by the diameter sensor 64.

The characteristic part detected by the diameter sensor 64, which is used to determine whether the tray 25 is for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins or 20 coins, is not limited to the protrusion 92. The characteristic part detected by the diameter sensor 64 may be a notch or an opening formed in the tray. Such a modified example will be described with reference to Figures 10 and 11.

In the tray 25p according to the modification shown in FIG. 10, an opening 82b is formed in the side plate portion 82a in the region A for detecting wrapped coins, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the opening 82b when the diameter sensor 64 detects the diameter of the wrapped coin. In addition, in the tray 25p for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins, a notch 94 is formed in the side plate portion 82a, so that the diameter sensor 64 is in a light-transmitting state in region B, but in the tray 25p for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins, the notch 94 is not formed in the side plate portion 82a, so that the diameter sensor 64 is in a light-shielding state in region B. In the tray 25p according to such a modification, it is also possible to determine whether the tray 25 is for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins or wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins based on the detection result of the characteristic portion (specifically, the notch 94) by the diameter sensor 64.

In the tray 25q according to another modification as shown in FIG. 11, an opening 82d is formed in the side plate portion 82c in the region A for detecting wrapped coins, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the opening 82d when the diameter sensor 64 detects the diameter of the wrapped coin. In addition, in the tray 25q for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins, an opening 96 is formed in the side plate portion 82c, so that the diameter sensor 64 is in a light-transmitting state in region B, but in the tray 25q for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins, the opening 96 is not formed in the side plate portion 82a, so that the diameter sensor 64 is in a light-shielding state in region B. In the tray 25q according to such another modification, it is also determined whether the tray 25 stores wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins or wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins based on the detection result of the characteristic portion (specifically, the opening 96) by the diameter sensor 64.

12 shows the control unit 100 that controls each component of the wrapped coin processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 100 is connected to the motor 48, motor 53, the hole sensor 63 of the detection means 61, the diameter sensor 64, the sensor scanning drive motor 74, the rotary encoder 77, etc. The control unit 100 controls the operation of the motor 48 and the motor 53 by sending command signals to the motor 48 and the motor 53. By controlling the motor 48 by the control unit 100, the storage unit 22 moves between a standby position, a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each tray 25, and a removal position (the uppermost position in FIG. 1) where the stored wrapped coins can be removed from outside the machine body 20. In addition, the motor 53 is controlled by the control unit 100, so that the ejection lever 50 rotates around the shaft 52, and when the storage unit 22 is in the wrapped coin receiving position, one wrapped coin is ejected from the outlet 87 of the tray 25 facing the storage unit 22 and received by the receiving member 55. In addition, the detection information from the sensors 63, 64 and rotary encoder 77 of the detection means 61 is sent to the control unit 100. In addition, the control unit 100 controls the operation of the sensor scanning drive motor 74 of the detection means 61 by sending a command signal to the sensor scanning drive motor 74, so that the sensor board 62 moves along the scanning direction, which is the direction in which the wrapped coins are arranged in each tray 25.

The control unit 100 is connected to an operation display unit 102, a memory unit 104, and a receiving means 106. The operation display unit 102 is composed of, for example, a touch panel, and the operator can input various information to the control unit 100 using the operation display unit 102. Various information is displayed on the operation display unit 102 by sending a display signal from the control unit 100 to the operation display unit 102. The memory unit 104 stores the number of wrapped coins stored in each tray 25 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21, the number of wrapped coins sent from each tray 25 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 to the storage unit 22 by the dispensing lever 50, the history of the dispensing process, and the like. The receiving means 106 receives information related to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside. Specifically, when an operator inputs a dispensing process command via the operation and display unit 102 and information relating to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed is input via the operation and display unit 102, the receiving means 106 receives the input information relating to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination. Also, when an external device transmits a dispensing process command to the control unit 100 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 and information relating to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed is transmitted to the control unit 100, the receiving means 106 receives the transmitted information relating to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination. Also, the receiving means 106 is adapted to receive information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed externally (specifically, information on whether the wrapped coins are composed of 20 coins or 50 coins).

In addition, in this embodiment, the control unit 100 is configured to determine whether or not the correct type of tray 25 is attached based on the detection result of the characteristic part (specifically, the protrusion 92) of the tray 25 by the detection means 61 (specifically, the diameter sensor 64). Specifically, if it is detected based on the detection result of the characteristic part of the tray 25 by the detection means 61 that the tray 25 is attached in which the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be stored is different from the predetermined number set in advance, it is determined that the correct type of tray 25 is not attached. To explain in more detail, for example, when a tray 25 that stores wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins is attached to a guide rail 24 in which a tray 25 that stores wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins should be attached, the diameter sensor 64 is blocked by the protrusion 92 in the area B for detecting the type of tray 25. In this case, since the diameter sensor 64 detects that the tray 25 is attached in which the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be stored is different from the predetermined number set in advance, the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 is not attached. On the other hand, when the tray 25, which contains wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins, is attached to the guide rail 24 where the tray 25 should be attached, if the diameter sensor 64 is in a light-transmitting state rather than a light-shielding state in the area B that detects the type of tray 25, the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 (i.e., the tray 25 that contains wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins) is attached.

For example, when a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins is attached to a guide rail 24 where a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins should be attached, the diameter sensor 64 does not become light-shielding but becomes light-transmitting in the area B for detecting the type of the tray 25. In this case, the diameter sensor 64 detects that a tray 25 is attached in which the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be stored is different from the predetermined number set in advance, so the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 is not attached. On the other hand, when a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins is attached to a guide rail 24 where a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins should be attached, if the diameter sensor 64 becomes light-shielding in the area B for detecting the type of the tray 25, the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 (i.e., a tray 25 for storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins) is attached.

If the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 is not installed, the control unit 100 sends a display signal to the operation display unit 102, causing an error to be displayed on the operation display unit 102. Specifically, a message to the effect that an incorrect tray 25 has been installed is displayed on the operation display unit 102. This allows the operator to realize that the wrong type of tray 25 has been installed in the machine frame 23.

In addition, in this embodiment, the control unit 100 switches the control regarding the movement of the storage unit 22 based on the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, which is calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination accepted by the acceptance means 106. Specifically, when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number set in advance and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is more than the predetermined number, the control unit 100 controls the movement of the storage unit 22 so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit 22. This operation will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. 13. Note that the operation described below is performed by the control unit 100 controlling each component of the wrapped coin processing device 10.

When a dispensing process of wrapped coins is performed in the wrapped coin processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 etc., an operator inputs a dispensing process command to the control unit 100 via the operation display unit 102. Alternatively, an external device transmits a dispensing process command to the control unit 100 of the wrapped coin processing device 10. At this time, information regarding the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed and information regarding the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins are also input to the control unit 100. Specifically, for example, information is input to the control unit 100 that, as the wrapped coins to be dispensed, one wrapped coin consisting of 20 500 yen coins, five wrapped coins consisting of 50 10 yen coins, and four wrapped coins consisting of 50 100 yen coins will be dispensed.

Based on the input information, the control unit 100 judges whether the dispensed wrapped coins include 500 yen 20-piece rolls consisting of 20 500 yen coins (STEP 1). If the control unit 100 judges that the dispensed wrapped coins do not include 500 yen 20-piece rolls ("NO" in STEP 1), the storage unit 22 gradually rises from the initial position, which is the lowest position, and receives wrapped coins from each tray 25 by the ejection lever 50 at a position facing each tray 25, and moves in one direction to the removal position, which is the highest position. At this time, wrapped coins of the denomination stored in the tray 25 located at the bottom are dispensed in order, and the dispensed wrapped coins are stored in the storage unit 22 while the storage unit 22 moves upward (STEP 4). Then, when the control unit 100 moves the storage unit 22 to the removal position, the shutter 58 is opened (STEP 5). This allows the operator to remove the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22. When the operator removes the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22 ("YES" in STEP 6), and if all of the wrapped coins to be dispensed have been dispensed from the wrapped coin processing device 10 ("YES" in STEP 7), the dispense process of the wrapped coins is completed. On the other hand, when the operator removes the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22 ("YES" in STEP 6), if all of the wrapped coins to be dispensed have not been dispensed from the wrapped coin processing device 10 ("NO" in STEP 7), the storage unit 22 returns to its initial position, which is the lowest position, and the same process is performed on the remaining wrapped coins to be dispensed.

On the other hand, if the control unit 100 determines that the dispensed wrapped coins include 20 500 yen coins ("YES" in STEP 1), the control unit 100 determines whether the total number of dispensed wrapped coins is equal to or less than a predetermined number (STEP 2). Here, if the control unit 100 determines that the total number of dispensed wrapped coins is equal to or less than a predetermined number ("YES" in STEP 2), the storage unit 22 gradually rises from the initial position, which is the lowest position, and receives wrapped coins from each tray 25 by the ejection lever 50 at a position facing each tray 25, and moves in one direction to the removal position, which is the highest position. At this time, wrapped coins of the denomination stored in the tray 25 located at the bottom are dispensed in order, and the dispensed wrapped coins are stored in the storage unit 22, while the storage unit 22 moves upward (STEP 4). The subsequent operations are the same as those in STEPs 5 to 7 described above. At this time, short wrapped coins of 20 500 yen coins are placed in the storage unit 25, and wrapped coins of other denominations are piled on top of them, so there is a risk that the stacked state of the wrapped coins will become disorganized. However, because the total number is below a predetermined number, no overflow will occur in the storage unit 25.

On the other hand, when the control unit 100 judges that the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is greater than the predetermined number ("NO" in STEP 2), first, wrapped coins other than the 20-piece 500-yen wrapped coin are accommodated in the storage unit 22. At this time, the storage unit 22 gradually rises from the standby position, which is the lowest position, and after the wrapped coins are received in the storage unit 22 by being dispensed from each tray 25 by the dispense lever 50, the storage unit 22 moves once to the removal position, which is the highest position. Then, when the operator removes the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22, the storage unit 22 descends to the initial position, and the 20-piece 500-yen wrapped coin is accommodated in the storage unit 22 as the storage unit 22 rises from the initial position, and the storage unit 22 moves again to the removal position. Then, when the operator removes the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22, the dispensing process of the wrapped coins is completed (STEP 3). The subsequent operations are the same as those in STEP 5 to STEP 7 described above. At this time, the shorter wrapped coins (20 pieces) of 500 yen coins are placed on top of the 50 wrapped coins stacked in the storage section 25, so the stacked state of the wrapped coins is not disturbed.

According to the wrapped coin processing device 10 and wrapped coin processing method of the present embodiment configured as described above, the device is detachably attached to a housing (specifically, the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21) and includes a plurality of trays 25 (storage sections) that store wrapped coins by denomination, a detection means 61 that scans the wrapped coins stored in each tray 25, and a control unit 100 that determines whether the correct type of tray 25 is attached to the housing. Each tray 25 is provided with a characteristic part (specifically, a protrusion 92, etc.) that is detected by the detection means 61, and the control unit 100 determines whether the correct type of tray 25 is attached to the housing based on the detection result of the characteristic part by the detection means 61. According to these technical details, it is possible to detect when the wrong type of tray 25 is attached to the housing.

In addition, in the wrapped coin processing device 10 of this embodiment, when it is detected that a tray 25 containing a number of coins that is different from the predetermined number of coins that constitute the wrapped coins to be stored is attached to the housing based on the detection result of the characteristic part by the detection means 61, the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 is not attached to the housing. This makes it possible to deal with cases where wrapped coins containing a number of coins (specifically, 20 coins) different from the predetermined number (specifically, 50 coins) are stored in the tray 25. More specifically, for example, when a tray 25 containing wrapped coins containing 20 coins is attached to a location where a tray 25 containing wrapped coins containing 50 coins should be attached, the control unit 100 determines that the correct type of tray 25 is not attached to the housing, and the operator can attach the correct type of tray 25 to the housing.

In addition, in the wrapped coin processing device 10 of this embodiment, the structure of the characteristic part differs depending on the number of coins that make up the wrapped coins to be stored in the tray 25. Specifically, for example, a tray 25 that stores wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins does not have a protrusion 92, but a tray 25 that stores wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins does have a protrusion 92.

In addition, in the wrapped coin processing device 10 of this embodiment, the characteristic part is not limited to the protrusion 92 (see FIG. 9) formed on the tray 25. The characteristic part may be a notch 94 (see FIG. 10) formed on the tray 25p or an opening 96 (see FIG. 11) formed on the tray 25q.

In addition, in the wrapped coin processing device 10 of this embodiment, the detection means 61 has an optical sensor including a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element that are arranged on either side of the area in the tray 25 where the wrapped coins are stored. This makes it possible to detect the characteristic part based on whether or not the light emitted from the light-emitting element is received by the light-receiving element.

The wrapped coin processing device 10 of this embodiment is equipped with a storage unit 22 in which wrapped coins sent from each tray 25 are stored, and a receiving means 106 that receives information related to the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside, and the storage unit 22 is freely movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each tray 25 and a removal position from which the stored wrapped coins can be removed from the outside. The control unit 100 switches control over the movement of the storage unit 22 based on the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, which is calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination accepted by the receiving means 106. Furthermore, when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed outside is less than a predetermined number (in other words, the wrapped coins to be dispensed include 20 wrapped 500-yen coins) and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is greater than the predetermined number, the control unit 100 controls the movement of the storage unit 22 so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit 22. In this case, for example, when the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is small, the storage unit 22 is moved from the initial position to store the wrapped coins dispensed from each tray 25 in the storage unit 22 at the wrapped coin receiving position, and then moved in one direction to the removal position, thereby making it possible to remove the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22 in the shortest time. On the other hand, when the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is large and the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed outside is smaller than the predetermined number (in other words, when the wrapped coins to be dispensed include 20 wrapped 500 yen coins), wrapped coins consisting of fewer than the predetermined number of coins are last accommodated in the storage unit 22. Here, if wrapped coins consisting of fewer than the predetermined number of coins (e.g., 20 coins) are first accommodated in the storage unit 22, when wrapped coins consisting of the predetermined number of coins are subsequently accommodated in the storage unit 22, the balance of the accumulation state of the wrapped coins accommodated in the storage unit 22 may be lost, causing accumulation failure or the wrapped coins to overflow from the storage unit 22. On the other hand, when the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is large and the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number (in other words, when the wrapped coins to be dispensed include a roll of 20 500 yen wrapped coins), wrapping coins consisting of fewer coins than the predetermined number are stored in storage section 22 last, thereby preventing the stacking balance of the wrapped coins stored in storage section 22 from being lost.

In the wrapped coin processing device 10 and the wrapped coin processing method of this embodiment, STEP 1 is not provided in the flowchart shown in FIG. 13, and the control unit 100 may switch the control regarding the movement of the storage unit 22 based only on the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, which is calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination accepted by the acceptance means 106. Specifically, when the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is equal to or less than a predetermined number, the storage unit 22 is moved from the initial position to accommodate wrapped coins dispensed from each tray 25 at the wrapped coin receiving position in the storage unit 22, and then moved in one direction to the removal position, thereby making it possible to remove wrapped coins from the storage unit 22 in the shortest time. On the other hand, when the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is greater than the predetermined number, the control unit 100 controls the movement of the storage unit 22 so that wrapped coins with fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally accommodated in the storage unit 22. This prevents the stacked state of the wrapped coins stored in the storage section 22 from becoming unbalanced.

In addition, in the wrapped coin processing device 10 and wrapped coin processing method of this embodiment, STEP 2 is not provided in the flowchart shown in FIG. 13, and the control unit 100 may control the movement of the storage unit 22 so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit 22 regardless of the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is fewer than the predetermined number (in other words, when the wrapped coins to be dispensed include 20 wrapped 500 yen coins). Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the stacking state of the wrapped coins stored in the storage unit 22 from becoming unbalanced.

The wrapped coin storage device and wrapped coin processing method according to the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned aspects, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the above description, the diameter sensor 64 of the detection means 61 detects the characteristic parts of the tray 25 (for example, the protrusion 92, the notch 94, the opening 96, etc.), and the control unit 100 determines whether or not the correct type of tray 25 (storage unit) is attached to the housing based on the detection result. However, this embodiment is not limited to such an embodiment. In the area B of the tray 25 where the type of the tray 25 is detected, the tray 25 storing wrapped coins consisting of 50 coins does not have an opening at the location where the optical axis of the hole sensor 63 passes, but the tray 25 storing wrapped coins consisting of 20 coins may have an opening at the location where the optical axis of the hole sensor 63 passes. In this case, the hole sensor 63 of the detection means 61 detects the characteristic parts of the tray 25 (specifically, the opening formed in the area B of the tray 25), and the control unit 100 can determine whether or not the correct type of tray 25 (storage unit) is attached to the housing based on the detection result.

A wrapped coin storage device having a configuration as shown in FIG. 14 may be used. In a wrapped coin storage device 210 according to a modified example shown in FIG. 14, the configuration of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 is not significantly different from that of the wrapped coin processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 etc., but the storage section 22 is not provided, and instead a wrapped coin transport section 220 is provided. The wrapped coin storage device 210 shown in FIG. 14 also has a control section 100 having a similar configuration to the control section 100 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1 etc. The configuration of such a wrapped coin storage device 210 will be briefly described using FIG. 14.

The wrapped coin storage device 210 has a roughly rectangular parallelepiped body 215, and a dispensing section 226 is provided at the upper front side of the body 215. In addition, a lump-sum storage section 227 that collectively stores wrapped coins is provided below the dispensing section 226 at the front of the body 215.

The wrapped coin transport section 220 has an endless transport belt 231 that is rotatably wound around upper and lower rollers 230, and a number of support sections 232 that support the wrapped coins are protruded from the circumferential surface of the transport belt 231. This transport belt 231 can be rotated forward (counterclockwise in FIG. 14) and reverse (clockwise in FIG. 14) by a belt drive mechanism (not shown).

In the wrapped coin storage device 210 shown in FIG. 14, the tray 25 in the wrapped coin storage unit 21 does not have a locking portion 83. The tray 25 is movable between a rear storage position and a front delivery position. A stopper body 233 is disposed between each tray 25 and the wrapped coin transport section 220 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a stopper portion 234 is provided on the stopper body 233 corresponding to each tray 25. When the tray 25 moves from the rear storage position to the front delivery position, the stopper body 233 rises and the stopper portion 234 abuts against the front row of wrapped coins, restricting the forward movement of the wrapped coins stored in the tray 25, thereby forming a space at the front end of the tray 25 that can receive wrapped coins from the wrapped coin transport section 220.

The wrapped coin storage device 210 shown in FIG. 14 is also detachable from the housing (specifically, the machine frame 23 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21) in the same manner as the wrapped coin processing device 10 shown in FIG. 1, etc., and includes a plurality of trays 25 (storage units) for storing wrapped coins by denomination, a detection means 61 for scanning wrapped coins stored in each tray 25, and a control unit 100 for determining whether or not the correct type of tray 25 is attached to the housing. Each tray 25 is provided with a characteristic part (specifically, a protrusion 92, etc.) that is detected by the detection means 61, and the control unit 100 determines whether or not the correct type of tray 25 is attached to the housing based on the detection result of the characteristic part by the detection means 61. With these technical details, the wrapped coin storage device 210 shown in FIG. 14 can also detect when the wrong type of tray 25 is attached to the machine frame 23.

As shown in FIG. 15, the wrapped coin storage unit 21 and the storage section 22 may be detachably attached and detached as a whole from the machine body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10. Specifically, the machine body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10 may be provided with a locking section, and the wrapped coin storage unit 21 may be provided with a locked section that is locked by the locking section. Here, in the conventional wrapped coin storage device, the wrapped coin storage unit and the storage section to which each tray is attached could not be detached as a whole from the machine body of the wrapped coin storage device. For this reason, there was a problem that it took time and effort to store wrapped coins in each tray. In addition, in the conventional currency deposit and dispensing machine such as a currency teller machine, the wrapped coin storage device was fixed to the loose coin deposit and dispensing machine or the loose banknote deposit and dispensing machine with bolts, so there was a problem that wrapped coins could not be stored in each tray in a large space. In contrast, by making the wrapped coin storage device detachable from other devices in the currency deposit and dispensing machine, it becomes possible to store wrapped coins in each tray in a large space. In addition, by removing the wrapped coin storage device from the coin depositing and dispensing machine and attaching a wrapped coin storage device with wrapped coins already stored in each tray, the downtime of the coin depositing and dispensing machine can be shortened. In this case, the operation of storing wrapped coins in each tray of the wrapped coin storage device and the operation of the wrapped coin storage device can be performed in separate spaces, improving security. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 15, if the wrapped coin storage unit 21 and the storage section 22 can be removed as a unit from the machine body 20 of the wrapped coin processing device 10, storing wrapped coins in each tray 25 of the wrapped coin storage unit 21 can be performed more easily and in a shorter time, improving workability.

In addition, in the wrapped coin storage device 210 as shown in FIG. 14, the dispensing unit 226 may be used as a temporary storage unit. Specifically, the dispensing unit 226 is provided with a shutter, and when the dispensing port of the dispensing unit 226 is closed by the shutter, the operator cannot access the dispensing unit 226 from the outside and remove wrapped coins from the dispensing unit 226. When a plurality of such wrapped coin storage devices 210 are operated, if an error occurs in one wrapped coin storage device 210, if the dispensing unit 226 is not used as a temporary storage unit, it is necessary to interrupt the processing performed by the wrapped coin storage device 210 and release the error. In addition, until the error is released, the operator cannot leave the wrapped coin storage device 210 because there is a possibility that the wrapped coins stored in the dispensing unit 226 may be taken away by a third party.

On the other hand, if the dispensing unit 226 can be used as a temporary holding unit, when multiple wrapped coin storage devices 210 are in operation and an error occurs in one wrapped coin storage device 210, the opening of the dispensing unit 226 in which the wrapped coins are stored can be closed with a shutter, so that the error release can be skipped and the other wrapped coin storage device 210 can continue to perform the dispensing process of the wrapped coins. Even if error release is pending, the opening of the dispensing unit 226 in which the wrapped coins are stored can be closed with a shutter to prevent the wrapped coins stored in the dispensing unit 226 from being taken away by a third party, so that the operator can leave the wrapped coin storage device 210.

1 and the like are provided, one of the multiple wrapped coin processing devices 10 may be a parent device and the remaining wrapped coin processing devices 10 may be child devices, and the operation of the parent device and the child wrapped coin processing devices 10 may be controlled by the control unit 100 of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10. In this case, when a dispensing process of a wrapped coin is performed, the wrapped coin is first dispensed from the parent wrapped coin processing device 10, but if an error occurs during dispensing of the wrapped coin in the parent wrapped coin processing device 10, the control unit 100 of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 stops the operation of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 and causes the child wrapped coin processing device 10 to perform dispensing process of the wrapped coin when the child wrapped coin processing device 10 is capable of dispensing the wrapped coin. For example, when an instruction to dispense five 50-yen wrapped coins and five 10-yen wrapped coins is input to the control unit 100 of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10, the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 first performs the process of dispensing the wrapped coins. If an error occurs in the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 during the process of dispensing the wrapped coins, the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 stops the process of dispensing the wrapped coins and keeps the shutter 58 closed to prevent the operator from removing the wrapped coins from the storage unit 22. When five 50-yen wrapped coins and five 10-yen wrapped coins are stored in the child wrapped coin processing device 10, the control unit 100 of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 causes the child wrapped coin processing device 10 to perform the process of dispensing the wrapped coins. By performing such an operation, the process of dispensing the wrapped coins can be performed without making the operator wait.

In addition, when a certain wrapped coin processing device 10 among a plurality of wrapped coin processing devices 10 is operated as a parent device and the remaining wrapped coin processing devices 10 are operated as child devices, when an instruction for dispensing wrapped coins is given to the control unit 100 of the parent wrapped coin processing device 10, wrapped coins may be dispensed simultaneously from the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 and the child wrapped coin processing device 10. For example, when the number of dispensed wrapped coins of each denomination is greater than the number of wrapped coins stored in the parent wrapped coin processing device 10 for a certain denomination, when the number of wrapped coins stored in the child wrapped coin processing device 10 for this denomination is greater than the number of wrapped coins dispensed, the wrapped coins of this denomination may be dispensed from the child wrapped coin processing device 10, and the remaining wrapped coins may be dispensed simultaneously from the parent wrapped coin processing device 10. This allows the number of wrapped coins to be dispensed to be dispensed reliably and quickly from the parent machine's wrapped coin processing device 10 and the child machine's wrapped coin processing device 10.

In addition, when the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed is greater for a certain denomination than the number of wrapped coins stored in the lowest tray 25 of the trays 25 corresponding to that denomination in the parent machine's wrapped coin processing device 10, when the number of wrapped coins stored in the lowest tray 25 of the trays 25 corresponding to that denomination in the child machine's wrapped coin processing device 10 for that denomination is greater than the number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, the wrapped coins of that denomination may be dispensed from the child machine's wrapped coin processing device 10, and the remaining wrapped coins may be dispensed simultaneously from the parent machine's wrapped coin processing device 10. Here, when the number of wrapped coins to be dispensed is greater than the number of wrapped coins stored in the lowest tray 25 of the trays 25 corresponding to a certain denomination of the parent machine's wrapped coin processing device 10, dispensing wrapped coins of this denomination from the parent machine's wrapped coin processing device 10 requires dispensing wrapped coins from multiple trays 25 into the storage section 22, which increases the time required for dispensing. On the other hand, when the number of wrapped coins stored in the lowest tray 25 of the trays 25 corresponding to this denomination of the child machine's wrapped coin processing device 10 is greater than the number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, the wrapped coins of this denomination are dispensed from the child machine's wrapped coin processing device 10, so that the time required for dispensing can be shortened since it is only necessary to dispense wrapped coins of this denomination from one tray 25.

10 Wrapped coin processing device 20 Machine body 20a Door 21 Wrapped coin storage unit 22 Storage section 23 Machine frame 23a, 23b Opening 24 Guide rail 25, 25p, 25q Tray 26 Stopper 27 Stopper 28 Sensor 29 Notch 35 Door 36 Pressing plate 37 Pantograph 39 Machine frame 44 Pulley 45 Pulley 46 Belt 48 Motor 50 Discharge lever 52 Shaft 53 Motor 54 Guide member 55 Receiving member 56 Residual detection sensor 57 Take-out port 58 Shutter 61 Detection means 62 Sensor board 63 Hole sensor 64 Diameter sensor 67 Movement mechanism 68 Pulley 69 Belt 70 Interlocking shaft 71 Pulley 72 Belt 73 Pulley 74 Sensor scanning drive motor 75 Drive pulley 76 Belt 77 Rotary encoder 81 Bottom plate portion 82 Side plate portion 82a Side plate portion 82b Opening 82c Side plate portion 82d Opening 83 Locking portion 84 Rear plate portion 85 Top plate portion 86 Storage space 87 Discharge port 88 First opening 89 Second opening 90 Partition member 92 Protrusion 94 Notch 96 Opening 100 Control portion 102 Operation display portion 104 Memory portion 106 Reception means 210 Wrapped coin storage device 215 Machine body 220 Wrapped coin transport portion 226 Dispensing portion 227 Bulk storage portion 230 Roller 231 Transport belt 232 Support portion 233 Stopper body 234 Stopper portion

Claims (11)

A plurality of storage units that are detachable from the housing and store wrapped coins by denomination;
A detection means for scanning the wrapped coins stored in each of the storage units;
a control unit that determines whether the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing;
Equipped with
Each of the storage sections is provided with a characteristic portion that is detected by the detection means,
The control unit determines whether or not the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means. The wrapped coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines that the correct type of storage unit is not installed in the housing when it detects, based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means, that the storage unit has a number of coins that constitute the wrapped coins to be stored that is different from a predetermined number that is set in advance. The wrapped coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein the structure of the characteristic part varies depending on the number of coins that constitute the wrapped coins to be stored in the storage section. The wrapped coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the characteristic portion is at least one of a protrusion, an opening, and a notch formed in the storage section. The wrapped coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the detection means has an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element arranged on either side of the area in the storage section where the wrapped coins are stored. a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
a receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside ;
Further comprising:
A wrapped coin processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit controls the movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than a predetermined number are last stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed externally is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination accepted by the acceptance means is greater than a predetermined number. a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
A receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside;
Further comprising:
The receiving means is also configured to receive information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside,
A wrapped coin processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit controls the movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins having fewer coins than a predetermined number are last stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed externally is fewer than a predetermined number . A plurality of storage units that are detachable from the housing and store wrapped coins by denomination;
a storage unit in which the wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units are stored, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a take-out position from which the stored wrapped coins can be taken out from outside;
a receiving means for receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside ;
a control unit that controls movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination received by the receiving unit, is greater than the predetermined number;
A wrapped coin processing device comprising : A wrapped coin processing method using a wrapped coin processing device that is detachable from a housing and has a plurality of storage units that store wrapped coins by denomination, comprising:
scanning the wrapped coins stored in each of the storage sections by a detection means;
determining by a control unit whether the correct type of storage unit is attached to the housing;
Equipped with
Each of the storage sections is provided with a characteristic portion that is detected by the detection means,
A wrapped coin processing method, wherein the control unit determines whether or not the storage unit of the correct type is attached to the housing based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means. The wrapped coin processing method of claim 9, wherein the control unit determines that the correct type of storage unit is not attached to the housing when it detects, based on the detection result of the characteristic portion by the detection means, that the storage unit has a number of coins that constitute the wrapped coin to be stored that is different from a predetermined number that is set in advance. A method for processing wrapped coins using a wrapped coin processing device, the method comprising: a plurality of storage units that are detachable from a housing and store wrapped coins by denomination; and a storage unit that stores wrapped coins sent from each of the storage units, the storage unit being movable between a wrapped coin receiving position corresponding to each of the storage units and a removal position from which the stored wrapped coins can be removed from outside,
receiving information on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination to be dispensed to the outside and information on the number of coins constituting the wrapped coins to be dispensed to the outside by a receiving means;
a step of controlling movement of the storage unit so that wrapped coins containing fewer coins than the predetermined number are finally stored in the storage unit when the number of coins constituting at least one wrapped coin to be dispensed is less than a predetermined number and the total number of wrapped coins to be dispensed, calculated based on the number of wrapped coins of each denomination received by the receiving means, is greater than the predetermined number;
A method for processing wrapped coins.