JPH0261070B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a tube cassette for a coin dispensing device in a vending machine, a money changer, or the like.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Conventional coin dispensing devices in vending machines, money exchange machines, etc. have coin tubes for each denomination, for example,
Activate the respective coin dispensing mechanisms corresponding to the 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen coin tubes,
They paid out 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen, respectively. (Refer to Utility Model Application Publication No. 55-48269, etc.). A coin tube cassette that is detachably attached to a coin dispensing device is also known (see Japanese Utility Model Application No. 56-60153, etc.).

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Depending on the type of vending machine or money exchange machine, the coins that can be dispensed may be only 10 yen, or only 10 yen and 100 yen, or even 10 yen. The frequency of dispensing coins varies depending on the price of the product sold by the vending machine, such as when the vending machine dispenses very few 50 yen and 100 yen coins.

As a result, a large number of specific coins are dispensed, resulting in running out of change, which causes a decrease in the operating rate of the vending machine. To prevent this, it is possible to increase the number of coins that can be accommodated by installing a large number of coin tubes for coins that are highly needed, depending on the price of the product being sold. The control device also has to make various coin dispensing devices depending on the coin tube,
From the point of view of maintenance to manage these, and
It was also not a good idea because the amount of coins required to be paid out would change depending on changes in product sales prices.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin tube which improves the drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art and makes it possible to change the types of coins stored in accordance with the coin dispensing frequency of each type without changing the coin dispensing mechanism. The goal is to provide cassettes.

Means for Solving the Problem A coin tube that is detachably attached to a coin dispensing device and has a plurality of coin tubes arranged at positions capable of receiving coins sent in through coin passages for each type of coin. In the cassette, the present invention includes a coin tube cassette, a first type coin tube that automatically replenishes coins fed into the coin dispensing device with a coin sorting piece until the coin tube is full, and a coin tube cassette that feeds the coins into the coin dispensing device. The coin tube cassette has a plurality of coin tubes in combination with a second type coin tube that does not automatically replenish incoming coins, and the coin tube cassette is provided with a code corresponding to the type of coin stored in each coin tube. The above problem was solved by providing a code setting means for setting the code and transmitting it to the coin dispensing device.

Function: A coin tube of the first type described above is arranged at a position where coins that need to be dispensed are fed,
A coin tube cassette provided with the second type of coin tube is attached to the coin dispensing device at a position into which coins that do not need to be dispensed are fed.
The first type coin tube stores coins that are automatically replenished, and the second type coin tube stores coins that are frequently dispensed. Furthermore, the code setting means sets a code corresponding to the type of coin stored in each of these coin tubes, and transmits the code to the coin dispensing device. As a result, coins that are frequently dispensed are stored in the first type and second type coin tubes, and the amount thereof increases, and coins of different types are automatically replenished into the second type coin tube. It's never done. The code set by the code setting means causes the coin dispensing device to control from which coin tube various coins are dispensed.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a tube cassette that can be detachably attached to the coin dispensing device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the same. The tube cassette 1 has three coin tubes C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ , and the lower portions of the coin tubes C ₁ to C ₃ are usually
A payout slide plate 3 is provided which receives the coins in the coin tube and, when the tube cassette 1 is mounted on the coin dispensing device 9, is pulled out and sends the coins in the coin tube into the coin dispensing device. These coin tubes C ₁ to C ₃ are
When the tube cassette 1 is attached to the main body of the coin dispensing device, it is arranged at a position corresponding to the coin path for different types of coins sent to the coin dispensing device. In this embodiment, the coin tubes C ₁ , C ₂ , and C ₃ correspond to coin passages of 10 yen, 50 yen, and 100 yen, respectively, and are designed to accept the above-mentioned coins. Further, the coin tubes C ₁ to _{C 3} are of type A structure shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, and of type B structure shown in the sectional view of FIG. 4. A plurality of types of tube cassettes 1 are prepared in which various combinations of B type coin tubes are combined. Third
The A-type coin tube shown in the figure is a passage that guides coins 6 that have fallen down the coin passage 4 of the coin dispensing device 9 to a storage section M of the coin tube C and a safe provided in the main body of the coin dispensing device 9. It has a sorting piece H for sorting into 5 and 5. The sorting piece H is usually distributed to the accommodating section M side of the coin tube C, but when the accommodating section M of the coin tube C becomes full, the top coin 6' shown by the broken line is distributed to the above sorting piece. When H is tilted toward the broken line, the coins 6 that fall next are distributed to the passage 5 side. The B type coin tube shown in FIG.
The coin dispensing device 9 has a storage chute SH provided in the main body for storing coins stacked in the diametrical direction, and a distribution piece J for distributing the coins into a passage 5 leading to the safe.
Coins 6 are manually stored in the storage portion M of the coin tube C. In addition, 7 is a loading chute, which can be rotated around a shaft 8, so that coins can be manually supplied to each coin tube.

Therefore, the tube cassette 1 is a combination of the A type and B type coin tubes, and for example, the coin tubes C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ are
If all of them are of type A shown in FIG. 3, they will be the same as the conventional coin dispensing device. But for example, 10
If you pay out a lot of yen and pay out less of other 50 yen and 100 yen, or if there is no need to pay out, the 5th
As shown in the figure, coin tube C ₁ is A type,
Using the tube cassette 1 in which the coin tubes C ₂ and C ₃ are B type, the coin tubes C ₁ , C ₂ ,
10 yen coins are manually stored in the storage part M of _C3 , and 10 yen coins are dispensed from these coin tubes _C1 to _C3 . In this case, the 50 yen coins falling into the coin tube _C2 are replenished into the storage chute _SH2 , and when the storage chute _SH2 is full, they are distributed to the passage 5 side toward the safe using the sorting piece _J2 . Additionally, 100 yen coins falling into coin tube _C3 are processed in the same way.

In this manner, a tube cassette 1 having an appropriate combination of type A and type B coin tubes is selected and attached to the coin dispensing device 9 according to the degree of need for dispensing coins such as change. Then, when the tube cassette 1 is attached to the coin dispensing device 9,
The coin dispensing device 9 and the tube cassette 1 come in contact with each other depending on the combination of the A type and B type coin tubes of the tube cassette 1 and the type of coins stored in each coin tube (in the end, each A code setting part P is provided in which a code (determined by the type of coins stored in the coin tube) is set, and a code reading part Q (not shown) is provided on the coin dispensing device side 9 corresponding to the code setting part P. ing. In this embodiment, the code setting part P is connected to the protrusion P ₁ to
The code reading section Q has a groove into which the above-mentioned protrusions are inserted, and the above-mentioned protrusions _P1 to _P3 are arranged in the groove.
Photosensor for presence or absence of _P3 (not shown)
I configured it to detect it. Note that a pressure-sensitive element may be used instead of this photosensor, and
A micro switch may also be used.

In addition, on the main body side of the coin dispensing device, in this embodiment, as shown in _FIG .
A yen storage chute SH ₃ and a 50 yen storage chute SH ₂ are provided, and the respective storage chute SH ₂ , SH ₃ ,
SH ₄ is a chute coin ejecting device 10 provided on the side of the mounting portion of the tube cassette 1 to remove each coin.
It is designed to lead to That is, in this embodiment, an example using a tube cassette in which the coin tubes C ₂ and C ₃ are of type B shown in FIG. 4 and the coin tube C ₁ is of type A shown in FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. 5. Coin tube C ₂ , coin sorting piece J ₂ of C ₃ ,
J ₃ automatically replenishes the sent 50 yen coins and 100 yen coins into 50 yen storage chute SH ₂ and 100 yen storage chute SH ₃ , respectively, and transfers them to coin tube C _1.
The coin sorting piece H is designed to automatically replenish the fed 10 yen coins into the storage section M of the coin tube _C1 . Then, store 10 yen in all the coin storage parts of coin tubes C ₁ to _{C 3} , and
C ₂ and C ₃ are manually loaded from loading chute 7.
Contains 10 yen. Note that K is a sorting piece that distributes the incoming 500 yen coins to the passage 5 on the safe side when the 500 yen storage chute SH ₄ is full of 500 yen coins.

The coins thus accumulated in the storage chute SH ₂ , SH ₃ , SH ₄ in the coin diametrical direction are taken out by the chute coin retrieval device 10 shown in FIG. The chute coin retrieval device 10 includes a rotary drum 11 having grooves a ₂ , a ₃ , a ₄ for receiving coins from each chute, a motor 12 for rotating the rotary drum 11, and a motor 12 for rotating the rotary drum 11. It has plates 13 and 14 for selectively discharging coins to the coin discharge port 19, and the plates 13 and 14 are provided with holes _15, 16, 17, _{and 18} for passing coins. By selectively operating the hole and changing the position of the hole, coins can be selectively taken out. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 6, holes 16 and 18 match,
At this time, if the motor 12 rotates, the inside of the concave groove _a4
Only 500 yen coins are allowed to fall into the coin ejection port 19. Furthermore, if only the solenoid SOL ₁ is activated and the plate 13 is moved to the left in _FIG . Exit 1
Fall to 9. Also, if only solenoid SOL ₂ is operated, holes 15 and 18 will match, and similarly 100
Only yen coins fall into the coin discharge port 19.

In this embodiment, the above-described chute coin extracting device 10 is used to take out coins from the storage chute, but stopper pins are alternately inserted into each chute as in the conventional art, and the coins in the chute are removed one by one. A coin takeout device may also be used.

Note that the coin ejecting device from the storage portions M ₁ to _{M 3} of the coin tubes C ₁ to C ₃ is a conventional coin ejecting device,
The details will be omitted.

FIG. 7 shows the control circuit of the coin dispensing device using the tube cassette of this embodiment, where 21 is
CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 is an input circuit that receives signals from the code reading section Q, signals from the coin dispensing confirmation switch, signals from the coin out detection switch of the 10 yen coin tube storage section _M1 , and the actual coin dispensing. Signals such as the type of coins inserted into the device using the device and the amount of coins inserted are input. 23 is a memory, and the memory 23 includes storage parts M ₂ , _{M 3} for coin tubes C ₂ , C ₃ for 50 yen and 100 yen, storage chutes SH ₂ , SH ₃ for storing coins in the diametrical direction;
Tube register M ₂ R that stores the number of coins accumulated in each storage chute SH ₄ for 500 yen,
M ₃ R, shoot registers S ₂ R, S ₃ R, and S ₄ R are provided, and the tube register and shoot register are configured to operate when the coin is dispensed from the storage section of the coin tube and the storage chute. "1" is subtracted, and "1" is added when the coin is automatically supplied to the storage section and storage chute of the coin tube via the coin passage 4. but,
The storage section and the storage chute are full and coins cannot be replenished, that is, the number of coins exceeding the full number of the storage section and storage chute is not added. Further, the memory 23 is provided with an amount calculation register TCR, and the payout amount is calculated from this amount calculation register. In addition, 24 is an output circuit, and 25 is each coin extraction device.

Next, the operation of this coin retrieval device will be described.

First, all coin tubes C ₁ to _{C 3} are A type coin tubes, and coin tube C ₁ is 10 yen,
Assume that a tube cassette 1 with a value of 50 yen for _C2 and 100 yen for _C3 is attached to the coin dispensing device. and,
The code setting part P of the tube cassette 1 is "100"
shall be issued. When a coin dispensing command is issued to the coin dispensing device equipped with such a tube cassette 1, the CPU 21 determines whether the code from the code setting section P of the tube cassette 1 is "100" or not, as shown in FIG. If the payout amount is ``100'' (step S ₁ ), it is first determined whether the payout amount is 500 yen or more, and if it is 500 yen or more, the 500 yen shoot register S ₄ R in the memory 23 is is "0" or not. If this shoot register _S4R is not "0" (step _S5 ), the 500 yen coin storage shoot
It means that 500 yen coins are accumulated in SH ₄ ,
It issues a 500 yen payout signal, activates the shoot coin takeout device, and pays out 500 yen. That is, when the 500 yen payout signal is issued, the solenoids SOL ₁ and SOL ₂ are not activated, and only the motor 12 is rotated once, and the inside of the groove A ₄ is
Pass the 500 yen coin through holes 16 and 18 to coin ejection port 1.
Drop it to 9. Then, 500 yen is subtracted from the amount calculation register TCR in the memory 23, and "1" is subtracted from the 500 yen shoot register _S4R (step _S7 ), and the process is repeated from step _S1 . If the payout amount is 400 yen or less but 100 yen or more, the number of accumulated coins in the 100 yen storage section _M3 is memorized.
100 yen tube register M ₃ Determine whether R is "0" or not, and if it is not "0", 100 yen coin tube
Activate the coin ejector M ₃ D of the storage part M ₃ of C _3.
Pay out 100 yen (steps _S9 , _S10 ). Next, 100 yen is subtracted from the amount calculation register TCR, "1" is subtracted from the 100 yen tube register _M3R , and the processing from step _S1 is repeated. Payout amount is 90 or less
If the amount is 50 yen or more, use the 50 yen tube register M ₂ R
is "0" or not, and if it is not "0", operates the coin ejecting device M ₂ D of the 50 yen storage section M ₂ to pay out 50 yen, and subtracts 50 yen from the amount calculation register TCR, "1" is subtracted from the 50 yen tube register _M2R (steps _S12 to _S15 ). In addition, 100 yen, 50
Circular tube registers M ₃ R, M ₂ R have housing parts M ₃ ,
Insert 100 yen and 50 yen coins are counted and added until M ₂ is full, and storage sections M ₃ and M ₂ are full.
The distributed piece H will look like the broken line in Figure 3, and the input will be 100 yen,
It is not added when sorting 50 yen coins to the safe passage 5 side.

If the payout amount is less than 40 yen, the 10 yen storage section
Activate the coin takeout device _M1D of _M1 to pay out 10 yen, and subtract 10 yen from the amount calculation register TCR.
For 10 yen, 10 yen coin tube C ₁ storage section M ₁
In this implementation, there is no tube register to store the number of coins accumulated in the main tube, and the 10 yen runout detection switch M ₁ E, which issues a signal when the number of 10 yen coins in the main tube falls below a certain number, for example, 9 coins or less, is used. It is provided in the example. Then, when a signal is sent from this 10 yen cutoff detection switch M ₁ E, the CPU
21, vending machines will only sell items when 10 yen change is not required. In addition,
Of course, instead of the 10 yen depletion detection switch M ₁ E, a 10 yen tube register may be provided for control, as in the case of other coins. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when a high-value coin disappears in the tube,
Coins are dispensed with low denomination coins (if YES in steps _S5 , _S9 , _S13 , step _S9 ,
(Moved to S ₁₃ , S ₁₇ ). Further, in the above embodiment, after the coin ejecting devices M ₁ D to M ₃ D and the shoot coin ejecting device 10 are activated, the amount calculation register TCR, each tube register M ₁ R to M ₃ R, and the shoot register
Although it is subtracted from S ₄ R, it may be subtracted after confirmation by a coin dispensing detection switch (not shown) provided in the coin dispensing passage.

Next, coin tube C ₁ is type A, coin tube C ₂ , C ₃
is type B, and all coin tubes C ₁ to _{C 3}
The operation when the tube cassette 1 containing 10 yen coins is attached to the coin dispensing device (the state shown in FIG. 5) will be described.

Coin tube in tube cassette 1 at this time
Since C ₁ is type A, the 10 yen coin that falls through the coin passage 4, such as input coins, is in the coin tube C _1.
When the container M ₁ is full, it is distributed to the passage ₅ side by the distribution piece H. In addition, since the other coin tubes C ₂ and C ₃ are of B type, the 50 yen and 100 yen coins that have fallen through the coin passage 4 corresponding to the coin tube are accumulated in the diametrical direction by the sorting piece J. storage chutes SH ₂ and SH ₃ , and
When SH ₂ and SH ₃ are full, they are distributed to passage 5 on the safe side. In this case, the inserted 50 yen and 100 yen coins are counted and added up to a certain number until the storage chute SH ₂ and SH ₃ are full, and the sorted pieces J become as shown by the broken line in Figure 4. , 50
Shute registers S ₂ R, S ₃ R that are not added when sorting yen and 100 yen coins to the safe aisle 5
will be prepared. Also, the storage part M ₁ of the coin tube C ₁
The coin out detection switch M ₁ E is provided in the main tube M 1 , and when the number of coins in the main tube M ₁ reaches 9, the coin out detection switch M ₁ E outputs a signal as described above. It is.

When such a tube cassette 1 is attached to the coin dispensing device, a code such as "010" is set from the code setting section P, and when a coin dispensing command is issued, the CPU 21 executes the code shown in FIG. Perform processing like this. That is, if the payout amount is 500 yen or more, the same process as explained in FIG. 8 is performed and a 500 yen coin is paid out. Also, 100 yen for less than 400 yen
When the amount is 100 yen or more, the same process as explained in FIG. 8 is performed, but the difference is that in _FIG .
This is the point where 100 yen coins are dispensed from the yen storage chute SH ₃ . In other words, a shoot register for 100 yen
If S ₃ R is not "0", the shoot coin ejecting device 10 is activated to remove the 100 yen coins from SH ₃ to 100.
Pay out a yen coin, subtract 100 yen from the amount calculation register TCR in the memory 23, and subtract "1" from the shoot register _S3R for 100 yen (step
_S24 to _S27 ), the process is performed again from step _S1 .
Next, if the payout amount is less than 90 yen but more than 50 yen,
Similarly, it is determined whether the shoot register S ₂ R for 50 yen is "0" or not, and if it is not "0", 50 yen is paid out from the 50 yen storage shoot SH ₂ , and 50 yen is paid out from the amount calculation register TCR. Subtract yen and subtract “1” from the 50 yen shoot register S ₂ R (step
_S28 - _S31 ). Next, if the payout amount is 40 yen or less, it is determined whether a signal is output from the 10 yen coin out detection switch M ₁ E (step S ₃₃ ), and if not, the 10 yen coin tube C ₁ is output. Activate the coin ejecting device M ₁ D of the storage section M ₁ to dispense a 10 yen coin.
Then, subtract 10 yen from the amount calculation register TCR. If 10 yen coin tube C ₁ storage section M ₁
When the number of coins in the coins becomes 9 or less, a signal is output from the 10 yen coin out detection switch M ₁ E, so the CPU 21
Next, it is determined whether the flag F ₃ in the memory is ON (step S ₃₆ ), and if it is not ON, it is determined whether the flag F ₂ is ON or not (step S 36 ).
S ₃₇ ), if it is not ON, activates the coin ejecting device M _{2 D of the storage section M 2} of the coin tube C ₂ and removes the coin from the storage section M ₂ D.
Pay out the 10 yen coins accumulated in M ₂ (step
_S38 ). When a signal is output from a coin dispensing detection switch (not shown) provided in the coin dispensing passageway and it is detected that a coin has been dispensed (step
_S39 ), subtract 10 yen from the amount calculation register TCR.
However, if there is no signal from the coin dispensing detection switch, it is determined that there are no accumulated coins in the storage section _M2 of the coin tube _C2 , the flag _F2 is turned ON, and the storage section _M3 of the coin tube _C3 is turned on. The coin ejecting device _M3D is activated to dispense the 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section _M3 . Then, when a signal is output from the coin payout detection switch (step _S42 ), the amount calculation register
Subtract 10 yen from TCR. Thereafter, since the flag _F2 is turned ON, the coin ejecting device of the storage section _M3 is activated to dispense 10 yen coins. Then, when the 10 yen coin in the storage part M ₃ of the coin tube C ₃ runs out,
The flag _F3 is turned ON (step _S43 ), and the coin ejecting device _M1D of the storage section _M1 of the coin tube _C1 is operated to dispense a 10 yen coin. Thereafter, since the flag _F3 is ON (step _S36 ), the coin takeout device _M1D operates to pay out 10 yen coins, thereby completing one transaction. Then, for subsequent transactions, CPU2
1, since flags F ₂ and F ₃ are ON, control is performed so that only transactions that do not require paying out 10 yen coins as change etc. are performed.

The above is the process when the tube cassette 1 of the type that stores 10 yen coins in the storage parts M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ of all the coin tubes C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ is attached to the coin dispensing device. .

Next, the coin tube C ₂ is set as a B type tube, and 10 yen coins are stored in its storage part M ₂ , and the other coin tubes C ₁ and C ₃ are A type, respectively.
Tube cassette 1 containing 10 yen and 100 yen coins
FIG. 10 shows the processing flow when the coin dispenser is attached to the coin dispensing device.

In this case, the input coins, 10 yen and 100 yen coins, are automatically replenished into the storage sections M ₁ and M ₃ of the respective coin tubes C ₁ and C ₃ , and 50 yen coins are automatically replenished into the storage chute SH ₂ . become. It is assumed that the tube cassette 1 is provided with a code setting section P so as to output the code "001". When a coin dispensing command is issued to a coin dispensing device equipped with such a tube cassette 1, as in the previous example, if the dispensing command is for 500 yen or more, a 500 yen coin dispensing signal is issued and 500 yen is dispensed. , if the amount is less than 400 yen and more than 100 yen, activate the coin ejecting device M ₃ D of the storage part M ₃ that has accumulated 100 yen, and if it is less than 90 yen and more than 50 yen,
50 yen is paid out from the storage chute SH ₂ that has accumulated 50 yen, and if it is less than 40 yen, the storage unit that has accumulated 10 yen
_M1 's coin ejector is activated to dispense coins, but
Many 10 yen coins are dispensed, 10 yen coin tube C ₁
When the number of 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section M ₁ becomes 9 or less, the coin out detection switch M ₁ E turns ON.
Since the signal will be output (step S ₅₈ ), the flag F ₂ will be set from then on.
It is determined whether or not it is ON (step _S61 ), and if it is not ON, the 10 yen coins accumulated in the storage section _M2 of the coin tube _C2 are dispensed (step _S62 ). Then, the coin payout detection switch detects whether or not the coin has been paid out (step _S63 ), and if it has been paid out, 10 yen is subtracted from the amount calculation register TCR (step _S60 ).
If no dispensing is detected,
This means that there are no more 10 yen coins in _M2 , so the flag _F2 is turned ON (step _S64 ), and the coin ejecting device _M1D of the storage section M1 _of the coin tube _C1 is activated. Pay out a 10 yen coin (Step S ₅₉ ). The dispensing of 10 yen coins for the relevant transaction will be carried out in the storage section.
The coins will be dispensed by the coin takeout device _M1D of _M1 . Transactions after this transaction will only be transactions that do not require the withdrawal of 10 yen coins, unless the coin out detection switch M ₁ E is turned OFF.
The CPU 21 controls.

Above, we have described an example in which three types of tube cassettes 1 are attached to the coin dispensing device, but there are also types A and B.
What is necessary is to create a combination of types of coin tubes and coins to be stored, and then send a code corresponding to the combination from the code setting section P. For example, if you only need to dispense 100 yen coins, coin tubes C ₁ and C ₂ are type B, coin tube C ₃ is type A, and if you only need to dispense 50 yen coins, coin tube C _{1 is} used. , C ₃ to B
Type, coin tube C ₂ should be set as type A, and all coin tubes should store 100 yen and 50 yen, respectively.

In addition, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the tube cassette was attached to a coin dispensing device having a storage chute for accommodating coins in the diametrical direction, but the tube cassette of type B for a coin dispensing device without the storage chute described above is The coin tube may be configured so that the sorting piece J is removed and the introduced coins are directly guided to the safe side passage 5. In this case, the coins fed into the B type coin tube position do not need to be dispensed from the dispensing device.

Effects of the invention The first type (type A) of coin tubes that are automatically refilled and the second type (B type) that are not automatically refilled.
Various types of coin tube cassettes of the present invention are prepared, each of which is made up of combinations of coin tubes of type 1. By attaching it to a coin dispensing device, it is possible to store a large number of coins of highly needed types and to avoid running out of change. Since the operation of the coin dispensing device is controlled by the code set according to the type of coin stored in the coin tube cassette, there is no need to change the coin dispensing mechanism of the coin dispensing device. .

As a result, when applied to a coin dispensing device of a vending machine, it is possible to easily deal with changes in selling product prices, etc., and it is possible to improve the usage efficiency of the vending machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the tube cassette of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an A type coin tube, and FIG. 4 is a B type coin tube. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a storage chute for storing coins in a coin dispensing device to which the tube cassette of the present invention is applied, FIG. 8 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The operation flow when yen is accumulated. Figure 9 is the operation flow when 10 yen is accumulated in all the coin tube storage areas. This is the operation flow when accumulating yen. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Tube cassette, 2...Distributing shaft, 3...Payout slide plate, 5...Safe side passage, 6...Coin, 7...Loading chute, 9...Coin dispensing device main body, 10...Shoot coin dispensing device, H , J…
Sorting piece, SH ₂ , SH ₃ , SH ₄ ...accommodating chute, M...
Storage section, C ₁ to C ₃ ...Coin tube.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A coin tube that is detachably attached to a coin dispensing device and that has a plurality of coin tubes that are arranged at positions that can receive coins sent through coin passages for each type of coin. In the cassette, the first type of coin tube automatically replenishes coins fed into the coin dispensing device with a coin sorting piece until the coin tube is full, and the coins fed into the coin dispensing device are not automatically replenished. It has a plurality of coin tubes configured in combination with a second type of coin tube, and has code setting means for setting a code according to the type of coin stored in each coin tube and transmitting the code to the coin dispensing device. A coin tube cassette characterized by: 2. A coin sorting piece for automatically replenishing the second type of coin tube with coins fed into the coin dispensing device until a coin storage chute for coin dispensing provided in the main body of the coin dispensing device is full. Claim 1 characterized in that it has
Coin tube cassette as described in section.