JPH0139159B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a coin processing device used, for example, in automatic ticket vending machines.

2. Description of the Related Art In automatic ticket vending machines such as train tickets, the coins inserted by the previous user are temporarily held by a holding section until the next user inserts coins. This is necessary in order to return the inserted coins to the user when a cancellation order is issued, and it remains as evidence until the next user inserts the coins, so the user and It is also useful as a means of resolving problems between machine owners. In such an automatic ticket vending machine, about 15 coins can be stored in the temporary holding section, and when the next user inserts coins, the coins inserted by the previous user can be stored at the bottom at the same time. It has an internal circulation system where it is stored in a tahotupa-style change holder and used again as change.

By the way, the above-mentioned hopper type change device can store even if a large number of coins fall from the temporary holding part at the same time, but when the number of coin types increases,
Since the hopper type takes up too much space and the machine becomes too large, it became necessary to review the pipe type, which requires less space. However, with the pipe type, if a large number of coins fall from the temporary holding part at the same time, there is a problem that the coins may stand up in the pipe and become jammed.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention provides a coin processing device that allows change devices to be easily added in a small space even when the number of coin types increases. Only when the number of coins of a specific type among the input coins is less than a predetermined number, the coins are stored in the change machine,
If the number of the specific coins is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the specific coins are directly stored in the storage safe.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The figure is a sectional view showing the main parts of the coin processing device according to the present invention. In addition, in this figure,
Only the part that processes 50 yen coins and 500 yen coins, which are used in small numbers, is described. Also,
10 yen coins and 100 yen coins, which are used in large numbers, are processed by a hopper type change machine (not shown).

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a coin input slot, which is mechanically connected so that inserted coins can enter the coin verification unit 2 from here. The coin verification section 2 is a section that detects the authenticity, type, number, etc. of the inserted coins, and each coin is classified here and supplied to the coin temporary holding section 3. The temporary holding section 3 temporarily holds all the coins inserted by the user by type, and when the next user inserts the coins, the coins are stored in the change machine 1.
2 pipes 6a or 6b, or directly stored in the storage safe 11. The change machine 12 includes pipes 6a, 6b for each denomination, full detectors 7a, 7b, and change discharge parts 10a, 10b. Pipes 6a and 6b for each denomination are vertically attached to corresponding change discharge portions 10a and 10b, respectively. Full detectors 7a, 7b are pipes 6a, 6b
This detector detects when the number of coins stored in the pipe reaches the maximum number of coins stored in the pipe, and is installed above the pipes 6a and 6b in contact with the outer diameter of the pipes 6a and 6b. The change dispensing units 10a and 10b dispense the required number of coins as the payout change necessary in the ticket vending operation.
The coins in the pipes 6a and 6b are ejected to a ejection port (not shown) using a solenoid or the like based on a control signal from a control section. Sorting parts 8a, 8
b is for storing the coins directly into the storage safe 11 without dropping them into the change pipes 6a and 6b when the number of coins held in the temporary holding section 3 is equal to or greater than a predetermined number (hereinafter referred to as the distribution standard number). It includes fullness detectors 7a, 7b and temporary coin holding section 3.
is installed between. In addition, codes 4a, 13
A is a 50 yen coin, and 4b and 13b are 500 yen coins.

Next, the operation of the coin processing device having the above configuration will be explained. In the following description, the standard number of coins to be distributed is assumed to be three. Now, when a user wants to buy a ticket from an automatic ticket vending machine and inserts a coin into the slot 1, the coin enters the coin verification section 2, and the coin enters the coin verification section 2.
determines the authenticity, type, and number of coins based on the control signal of the ticket vending machine, and stores them in the corresponding coin pipes 5a and 5b of the temporary holding section 3. For example, if this user is now
If you insert one 500 yen coin, one 50 yen coin, and three 10 yen coins into the ticket vending machine one after another to obtain a 580 yen ticket, the coin pipe 5 in the temporary holding section 3
A is one 50 yen coin, and coin pipe 4b is 500 yen.
It will be one yen coin. Furthermore, 10 yen coins are stored in a coin pipe (not shown). In this case, coin pipe 5
The coins stored in a and 5b are one each, and even if they are dropped into the pipe-type change dispenser 12, troubles such as clogging will not occur, so when the next user inserts a coin, the coins 4a and 4b will be dropped into the pipe-type change device 12. The coins are stored in the pipes 6a and 6b and used as change coins. Next, when the user inserts four 500 yen coins and four 50 yen coins one after another into the ticket vending machine in order to obtain a 2,200 yen ticket, the coin pipe 5a of the temporary holding section 3 contains 4 coins.
There are four 50 yen coins in the coin pipe 5b.
Yen coins are each held. These numbers are compared with the distribution standard number 3 in the control section of the ticket vending machine, and in this case, since both of these numbers are greater than "3", when the next user inserts coins, the ticket vending machine control Each coin in the coin pipes 5a, 5b is directly sent to the storage safe 11 by the signal.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the number of coins in each of the coin pipes 5a and 5b is two or less, these coins are dropped into the change dispenser 12, and when there are three or more coins, these coins are directly dropped. It is stored in a storage safe 11. As a result, change device 12
Even if a pipe-type one is used as the pipe, coins will not get stuck in the pipes 6a and 6b. The reason why the function as a coin processing device is not impaired even with this configuration is as follows. In other words, the number of 50 yen coins and 500 yen coins inserted at a time is usually 1.
~2 pieces. Therefore, with regard to 50 yen coins and 500 yen coins, substantially the same function as the hopper type can be achieved even with the above-described configuration without using a hopper type change device. Also, the number of regular 50 yen coins and 500 yen coins that are paid out as change is also
There are fewer change coins compared to 10 yen coins and 100 yen coins, so even with the above-mentioned configuration, there is no need for a shortage of change coins.

As explained above, according to the present invention, only when the number of coins of a specific type among the inserted coins held in the temporary holding section is less than a predetermined number, the coins are stored in the change machine and the coins of the specific type are stored in the change machine. When the number of coins exceeds a predetermined number, they are stored directly in the storage safe, so even if a pipe type change machine is used as a change machine, the pipe will not become clogged. That is, it is possible to use a pipe-type change device with a small external shape, and as a result, for example, when the number of coin types increases, it becomes possible to easily add more change devices.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a sectional view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention. 2... Validation section, 3... Temporary holding section, 8a, 8b
...Distribution department, 11...Storage safe, 12...Change device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin verification unit that identifies the type, number, and authenticity of the coins inserted; a temporary holding unit that holds coins identified by the coin verification unit by type; and a change dispenser for dispensing change; A coin processing device comprising a storage safe for storing coins, a pipe-type change device provided corresponding to the temporary holding section and storing coins supplied from the temporary holding section; The number of inserted coins held in the temporary holding section is determined based on the signal from the coin sorting section and the coin verification section, which is provided between the coin sorting section and the change machine, and the number of coins inserted into the temporary holding section is determined based on the result of this judgment. and a control unit that drives the coins, and only when the number of coins is less than a predetermined number, the coins are stored in the change machine, and when the number of coins is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, the coins are stored in the storage safe. A coin processing device that stores coins directly into a coin.