JPH0347557B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a coin dispensing machine, a coin depositing and dispensing machine, especially a coin processing device having a coin dispensing function in a financial institution such as a bank. Concerning the loss recovery device for aircraft.

(Prior Art) For example, a coin depositing and dispensing machine, which is a coin processing machine having a dispensing function and is generally used in financial institutions such as banks, stores coins deposited in a deposit transaction in a coin storage section, and then The coins are used as coins for withdrawal and are ejected from the coin storage section and delivered to the customer during a withdrawal transaction, and the coins are used efficiently.

By the way, if there are more withdrawals than deposits and there are fewer coins left in the coin storage,
When the coins become empty, the staff replenishes them with coins. When replenishing the coin stock, the clerk mechanically inserts a large number of coins (mixed denominations), but some of the coins may contain so-called damaged coins such as scratches, deformations, and stains. These lost coins were stored in the coin storage unit along with genuine coins and were paid out at the time of withdrawal.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, if the coins are replenished by the staff and the damaged coins are mixed in, the damaged coins are also stored in the coin storage section along with the genuine coins. Since the money is paid out at the time of withdrawal, it gives a bad impression to the customer who has had the lost money withdrawn. In particular, for example, if a vending machine dispenses lost money as change, it will not have much of a negative impact on the purchaser, but if lost money is dispensed in a coin processing machine used at a financial institution, it is likely to give a bad impression to the customer. There is a strong demand for eliminating the dispensing of lost coins from the coin processing machines used in financial institutions, as this will lead to a negative image of the financial institutions.

Moreover, if lost coins are stored in the coin storage section, coins are likely to jam due to the lost coins when coins are dispensed.

Additionally, during this replenishment, it is possible to identify and separate the damaged goods and collect them in a collection box, etc., but this creates the problem of having to provide a dedicated transport path, collection box, etc. for the collection of damaged goods. .

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it also determines whether the coins are good or damaged when the coins are replenished by the clerk, and the coins that are determined to be damaged are not stored in the coin storage section but placed in the collection box. By having the coins collected in the coin storage section, it is possible to prevent the dispensing of damaged coins at the time of withdrawal, and also to prevent coins from getting jammed by damaged coins. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lost coin collection device for a coin processing machine that can be used as a coin processing machine, thereby eliminating the need for a dedicated transport section or collection box.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The lost coin recovery device for a coin processing machine of the present invention is a coin processing machine that dispenses a required number of coins based on dispensing data that is separately inputted. It is equipped with a coin receiving section 3 that accepts coins, and
It is equipped with a conveying section 4 that accepts the coins in this coin receiving section 3 and conveys them one by one, and a discriminating section 5 that discriminates the denomination and fitness of the coins conveyed by this conveying section 4. A separator 6 is provided which separates the genuine coins by denomination based on the denomination discrimination and the fitness distinction by the discriminator 5, and separates the damaged coins.The separator 6 separates the genuine coins by denomination. A coin storage section 9 is provided which has the function of accommodating each denomination and dispensing the necessary number of coins for each denomination based on the above-mentioned withdrawal data. The coins separated by 6 are transported to the collection box 104, and when collecting coins, the coins fed out from the coin storage section 9 are transported to the collection box 104, and when dispensing, the coins are transported in the opposite direction. A collecting and transporting section 100 is provided for transporting coins fed out from the coin receiving section 9 to the coin receiving section 3.

(Function) In the present invention, when the clerk replenishes coins into the coin storage section 9 that stores coins to be dispensed for each denomination, the discrimination section 5
In addition to determining the denomination of the coin, it also determines whether the coin is good or damaged, and when it is determined that the coin is damaged, the damaged coin is separated without being stored in the coin storage section 9, and is transferred to the collection box 104 by the collection and conveyance section 100. Collect and return to staff. The collection box 104 collects coins in the coin storage section 9 during coin collection, and the collection and transportation section 100 transports damaged coins and collected coins during coin collection to the collection box 104 and outputs them to the coin receiving section 3. Transport coins to be withdrawn at Kintoki.

(Example) Next, the configuration of a coin depositing and dispensing machine will be described with reference to the drawings as an example of a coin processing machine to which the damaged currency recovery device of the present invention is applied.

This coin depositing and dispensing machine has a casing 1 that forms the shell of the coin depositing and dispensing machine, and a coin receiving section provided on the front of the casing 1 that accepts deposits and coins replenished by an attendant, and a coin receiving section that accepts coins to be deposited and replenished by the staff. A receiving and paying unit 3 serves as a dispensing unit for dispensing, a transporting unit 4 that is provided in the housing 1 and transports the coins in the receiving and paying unit 3 one by one, and a coin transport unit 4 that transports coins in the transporting unit 4. A discriminating section 5 for discriminating type and fitness, a storage section for storing the contents of coins determined as normal coins by this discriminating section 5 for each denomination, and determining whether the coin is normal or abnormal based on the discrimination result by the discriminating section 5. (Scratch, deformation, dirt, etc.) Separating section 6 that separates coins by coin or denomination, and the above-mentioned discriminating section 5
a reject return unit 7 that returns coins that have been identified as abnormal coins and separated by the separating unit 6; and a temporary unit that temporarily holds coins that have been identified as genuine coins by the identifying unit 5 and separated by the separating unit 6. Holding section 8
, a coin storage section 9 that stores the specie coins separated by denomination by the separating section 6, and a fullness section that detects the full state of coins stored in the coin storage section 9 for each denomination. A detection unit 10 is provided detachably inside and outside of the housing 1, and the coin storage unit 9 is sent from the receipt and payout unit 3 after the fullness detection unit 10 detects that the coin storage unit 9 is full. An overflow coin storage section 11 that stores coins of the above denominations.
a coin dispensing section 12 that dispenses the required number of coins from the coin storage section 9 based on separately input dispensing data; a forgotten coin storage unit 13 that stores the contents of the coin after storing them in the storage unit; and a control unit 14 that controls each part of the configuration described above.
It is equipped with

The housing 1 has a customer service surface 21 slanted on the front side, and an opening 22 forming a part of the reception and payment section 3 is formed in the customer service surface 21, as well as a data input section 23 in FIG. A data display section 24 is provided to display the number of coins for each denomination, the amount, etc.

The receiving and discharging section 3 consists of the opening 22 and a hopper 31 provided within the opening 22.
2 is covered with an inlet/outlet shutter 32 that can be opened and closed, and a hopper shutter 33 that can be opened and closed is also provided at the bottom of the hopper 31. Further, the hopper 31 is provided with a hopper coin detection sensor 34 that detects the presence or absence of coins in the hopper 31 as shown in FIG.
As for 4.
It is sufficient to use one equivalent to No. 58-49947.

The conveying section 4 has a rotary disk 41 located below the hopper 31 and a coin passage 42 arranged in a tangential direction of the rotary disk 41. The rotary disk 41 is formed into a disk shape, and the motor 4
3, and has an annular guide plate 48 around the guide plate 48 for guiding coins (indicated by reference numeral 2 in FIG. 2, but not particularly shown hereinafter) to the coin passage 42. By force, the above hopper 3
While pressing the coins supplied from 1 to the inner wall of the guide plate 48, the coins are continuously passed through the coin passage 42 one by one.
It is designed to guide you to. Furthermore, a rotary disk coin detection sensor 44 is provided on one side of the rotary disk 41 to detect the presence or absence of coins on the rotary disk 41. It has a protruding lever 45, and detects with a photocoupler or the like that the lever 45 is pushed upward by a coin. Further, an endless conveyor belt 46 is stretched along the upper surface of the coin passage 42, and this conveyor belt 46 is driven by a motor 47 to sandwich coins between it and the upper surface of the coin passage 42. It is adapted to slide along the length of the passageway 42.

The discrimination section 5 is disposed near the entrance end of the coin passage 42, and has a magnetic head, an optical image sensor, etc. to detect the material and diameter of the coin, and detects the material, diameter and combination thereof set in advance. The denomination is determined by the method, and rejected coins with materials and diameters other than the standard, or damaged coins that are deformed, worn, or dirty are detected as abnormal coins.

The storage unit is constituted by a random access memory 51 (hereinafter referred to as RAM) that constitutes the control unit 14, and stores the number of coins determined to be genuine coins by the determination unit 5, by denomination. And this RAM
51, as shown in FIG. 6a and b, a deposit memory;
It has a withdrawal memory and a storage number memory that stores the number of coins stored in the coin storage section 9, and the deposit memory and withdrawal memory temporarily store the contents of deposits and withdrawals. a deposit main memory that has a buffer memory and a withdrawal buffer memory, and permanently stores the contents thereof;
Each of them has a withdrawal main memory, and each of the withdrawal memories further includes a withdrawal input memory and a confirmation buffer memory for temporarily storing reconfirmed withdrawal details. In addition to the above-mentioned memories, the RAM 51 has a forgotten memory that stores the contents of the coins stored in the forgotten coin storage section 13 for each customer code. Each of these memories stores the denomination, number of coins, and amount, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b.

The separating section 6 is disposed downstream of the discriminating section 5 along the coin passage 42, and has a central portion rotatably supported, a solenoid 61 connected to one end, and a solenoid 61 connected to the other end. The above solenoid 61
an arm 63 having a spring 62 that biases in a direction opposite to the operating direction of the arm 63; a base end connected to the other end of the arm 63 perpendicularly to the arm 63; The branch plate 64 is provided with a branch plate 64 that protrudes forward and backward on the coin passage 42 according to force, and this branch plate 64 is inclined in the coin conveyance direction in the coin passage 42, and the branch plate 64 is in contact with the branch plate 64. The coins are moved in the oblique direction and removed from the coin path 42. Such a branch plate 64 is connected to the coin passage 4.
A plurality of branch plates 64 are arranged in series along 2, and the most upstream branch plate 64 separates abnormal coins.
Branching plates 64 are sequentially provided to separate coins for each denomination from yen coins to 500 yen coins, and
A first sensor 65 is provided on the coin passage 42 slightly in front of each of these branch plates 64 to detect coins to be separated based on information from the discriminator 5 and send an excitation signal to the solenoid 61. At the same time, a second sensor 66 is connected to the first sensor 65 by a branch plate 64 on the side of the coin passage 42 to detect that a coin has come off from the coin passage 42 and send a demagnetizing signal to the solenoid 61. It has been set up accordingly.

The redirect return section 7 is disposed on the side of the branching plate 64 on the most upstream side of the separating section 6, and has a return passage 71 for guiding abnormal coins separated by the branching plate 64.

The temporary holding section 8 temporarily holds the specie coins separated by the separating section 6 before separating them into denominations, and stands obliquely from above the end of the coin passage 42 along the coin passage 42. A conveyor belt 81 extends to near the entrance end of the coin passage 42, and a conveyor belt 82 rises obliquely from below the end of the coin passage 42 along the conveyor belt 81. This conveyor belt 81
A conveyor belt 84 having a bucket 83 is provided below the end in the conveyance direction, and this conveyor belt 84 retains coins in the bucket 83, and the end in the conveyance direction is located above the hopper 31. It is something that exists. And each conveyor belt 81, 82
are driven by a common motor 85, and the conveyor belt 84 with bucket belt 83 is driven by a separate motor 86.

The coin storage section 9 is formed of a coin storage tube 91 provided for each denomination on the side of the branch plate 64 for each denomination in the separation section 6, and an empty tube at the bottom thereof for detecting the presence or absence of coins. It has a detection sensor 92, and also has a full detection sensor 93 as a component of the fullness detection section 10 at the top that detects the full state of coins, and is slightly above the empty detection sensor 92 when there are few coins left. It has a near-end detection sensor 94 that notifies you of this.

The overflow coin storage section 11 is a box-shaped item that is provided on the side of the coin storage section 9 and is detachably installed inside and outside the housing 1. It stores coins that have been conveyed without being separated from the coin passageway 42. In addition, this overflow coin storage section 1
An attachment detection section 96 is provided near the overflow coin storage section 11 to detect whether or not the overflow coin storage section 11 is attached. This attachment detection section 96 is configured to detect using, for example, a micro switch, an optical sensor, or the like.

The coin dispensing unit 12 is provided in each of the coin storage tubes 91 for each denomination, and allows the coins in the corresponding coin storage tubes 91 to be ejected to the outside one by one. Invention of Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication 1987-
The coin storage cylinder 91 is operated by operating a cam, a lever, etc. by the rotation of a motor as shown in Publication No. 6985.
It is sufficient to use a device that pushes out the bottommost coins one by one to the outside.

A dispensing conveyance section 100 is provided on the side of the above-mentioned reject return section 7 and coin storage section 9, and this dispensing conveyance section 100 is a horizontal section that receives coins from the reject return section 7 and coin storage section 9. and a conveyor belt 101 formed by a rising portion that rises diagonally above the hopper 31 from this horizontal portion.
The reject return unit 7 is provided along the rising part of the conveyor belt 101, and between the rising part, the above-mentioned redirect return unit 7 picks up return coins and withdrawal coins from the coin storage unit 9 and transports them to the above-mentioned hopper 31. and a conveyor belt 102, these conveyor belts 10
1 and 102 are driven by a motor 103 that can be operated reversibly.

Further, by reversing the motor 103, the dispensing conveyance unit 100 acts as a collection conveyance unit, and by reversing the motor 103, damaged coins and coins in the coin storage unit 9 are collected into a collection box 104 arranged at the end of the conveyor belt 101. I'm starting to be able to do it. The collection box 104 is detachably attached to the rear of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.
This collection box 1 is used by staff who manage and operate the machine from the rear.
Coins collected in 2004 will be returned.

The forgotten coin storage section 13 is arranged in parallel with the overflow coin storage section 11 as shown in FIG.
When the coins paid out to the receipt and payout section 3 at the time of withdrawal are not taken out for a predetermined period of time, the forgotten coins are stored. 81, 82
The forgotten coins are conveyed to the end of the conveyor belt 81 through the conveyor belt 81, and the forgotten coin storage section 13, which stores the forgotten coins, faces the end of the conveyor belt 81 and is not shown above the temporary storage section 8. A receiving guide 110 that is moved forward and backward by a driving means to receive the forgotten coins, a first chute 111 that is provided below the receiving guide 110 and guides the forgotten coins discharged from the receiving guide 110; A forgotten coin storage space 112 into which the forgotten coin guided by the chute 111 is inserted,
In addition, a second chute 11 is provided on the side of the first chute 111 and the forgotten coin storage space 112.
3 and the overflow coin storage space 114 of the overflow coin storage section 11 are arranged side by side. The switching plate 1 is moved back and forth into the first chute 111 between the first and second chute 111 and 113.
15 are provided. When a forgotten coin is detected, the switching plate 115, which normally enters the first chute 111 and is in the state of introducing overflow coins into the overflow coin storage section 11, switches to the first chute 111.
Escape from chute 111 and receive guide 11.
The forgotten coins discharged from zero to the first chute 111 are stored in the forgotten coin storage space 112.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 14 controls coin deposit and withdrawal operations based on a program stored in a read-only memory 122 (hereinafter referred to as ROM), centered around a central processing unit 121 (hereinafter referred to as CPU). The CPU 121 above has a ROM 12 that controls it.
In addition to 2, the RAM 51 is equipped with various memories as the storage unit and stores the contents of each deposit/withdrawal, the discrimination unit 5, the data input unit 23, the data display unit 24, and the various motors 43. ,47,
The CPU 1 receives detection outputs from the motor control unit 123 that controls the drive of the motors 85, 86, and 103, and the first and second sensors 65 and 66 provided in the separation unit 6.
21 and an empty detection sensor 9 provided in the coin storage cylinder 91.
2 and inputs its detection output to the CPU 121; the full detection section 10 has the full detection sensor 93 and inputs its detection output to the CPU 121; and the near-end detection sensor 94. and send the detection output to CPU1
21, the hopper coin detection sensor 34, the rotary coin detection sensor 44, the attachment detection unit 96 of the overflow coin storage section 11, and the coin dispensing section 12.
, an input/output shutter drive unit 127 that drives the input/output shutter 32 , and a shutter shutter 33 .
A solenoid drive section 129 that drives the solenoid 61 of the separating section 6, and a chute switching section 130 that moves the receiving guide 110 forward and backward above the temporary storage section 8 are connected to each other. And these are all
The operation is controlled by the CPU 121.

Although not shown in the data input section 23,
The following various keys and switches are provided. Each of these will be explained below.

Denomination key: For inputting the denomination to be deposited for withdrawal.

Numeric keypad: For entering data related to numbers such as number of sheets and amount.

Mode changeover switch: A key switch that can only be operated by bank staff, and is operated to select one of the replenishment mode, deposit/withdrawal mode, and collection mode. Here, the replenishment mode is a mode selected by the clerk when storing coins in the coin storage section 9. Further, the deposit/withdrawal mode is a mode selected by a normal customer or staff member when depositing or withdrawing money. Furthermore, the collection mode is a mode selected when all coins in the coin storage section 9 are collected into the collection box 104.

Deposit key, withdrawal key: Operated by the customer or staff when depositing or withdrawing money.

Deposit OK key: After inserting coins, the amount inserted and the number of coins for each denomination are displayed on the data display section 24 by the operation described later. This key is operated by the customer or staff when confirming and approving the deposit.

Refund key: Operate when the deposit is not approved as a result of the above display etc.

Cancel key: When operated in withdrawal mode,
The coins are collected into the original coin storage section 9.

Next, regarding the operation of the coin depositing and dispensing machine, see Figure 7a.
This will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 7b.

(1) In case of deposit mode.

When the clerk operates the deposit mode with the mode switch of the data input section 23 switched to the deposit/withdrawal mode, the CPU 121 opens the entrance/exit shutter 32 after determining that this deposit mode has been selected (step). (step). In this state, it is determined whether or not a coin has been thrown into the hopper 31 based on the detection output from the hopper coin detection sensor 34 (step). In this case, if the cartridge is not loaded within a certain period of time, the input port shutter 32 is closed (step) and the process returns to step. If the coin is inserted within a certain period of time, the input/output shutter 32 is closed approximately 3 seconds after the coin is inserted (step), then the hopper shutter 33 is opened (step), and the coins in the hopper 31 are transferred to the rotary disk 4.
Drop it onto 1. In this state, the rotary disks 4 in the conveying section 4, the temporary holding section 8, and the dispensing conveying section 100
1, conveyor belt 46, 81, 82, 101, 1
Motors 43, 47, 85, 1 to drive 02
03 (step). Therefore, the rotary disk 41 rotates, and the coins are aligned along the inner wall of the guide plate 48 by centrifugal force, and are fed into the coin passageway 42 one by one in a connected manner. The coins fed into the coin passage 42 are sequentially conveyed along the longitudinal direction by a conveyor belt 46 stretched above the coins.

Since the discrimination section 5 is provided near the entrance end of the coin passage 42, the type and abnormal coins of the coins conveyed on the coin passage 42 are discriminated (step). As a result of this determination, if an abnormal coin to be removed is detected (step), the corresponding solenoid 61 is excited (step), the branch plate 64 for separating abnormal coins is projected onto the coin passage 42, and the abnormal coins are removed to the reject return section 7 on the side of the coin passage 42. When the second sensor 66 detects that an abnormal coin has entered the reject return section 7 due to this removal operation (step), the solenoid 61 is demagnetized (step), and the branch plate 64 for separating the abnormal coin is
is withdrawn from above the coin passage 42 and returns to the step. The rejected abnormal coins fall from the reject return section 7 onto the conveyor belt 101, and are returned into the hopper 31 by the conveyor belts 101 and 102. Of course, at this time, the hopper shutter 33 is closed, and the abnormal coin is retained in the hopper 31.

Based on this, if the identified coin is normal, a signal corresponding to the denomination will be generated, so this is described above.
It is temporarily added and stored as (+1) in the deposit buffer memory as a counting section of the deposit memory in the RAM 51 (step). This operation continues until the rotary disk coin detection sensor 44 determines that there is no coin on the rotary disk 41 (step).
It is executed repeatedly for all coins. In this way, the number of coins of each denomination can be counted for all the coins inserted. and,
The counted contents are displayed on the data display section 24. Further, at this time, since the branching plates 64 other than the above-mentioned branching plate 64 for removing abnormal coins do not operate, the genuine coins conveyed on the coin passage 42 are caught by the conveyor belts 81 and 82 of the temporary storage section 8. , thereby sequentially being supplied to the bucket 83 on the conveyor belt 84 of the temporary storage section 8. At this time, the conveyor belt 84 is not being driven.

In this way, when all the coins have been distinguished, the rotary disk 41, the conveyor belts 46, 8
1, 82, 101, and 102 are stopped (step).

Next, it is determined whether or not there are abnormal coins that have been rejected among the coins that have been inserted (step).
That is, when the abnormal coin is removed, the hopper coin detection sensor 34 in the hopper 31 detects this because the abnormal coin has been returned to the hopper 31 as described above. If there is an abnormal coin that has been removed, the entrance/exit shutter 32 is opened, and after the customer or staff member has taken out the abnormal coin, it is closed (step 〓〓).

After taking out the abnormal coin, or if there is no abnormal coin, the conveyor belt 84 of the temporary holding section 8
The motor 86 is started to drive the motor 86 (step 〓〓). By this operation, all the coins in the bucket 83 on the conveyor belt 84 are conveyed into the hopper 31 again. The motor 86 is controlled to stop after the time required for the above-mentioned conveyance (approximately 5 seconds) has elapsed (step 〓〓
〓〓).

Next, the customer or the clerk visually checks the data such as the number of coins for each denomination displayed on the data display section 24, and if the customer or the staff determines that it is okay to deposit the inserted coins, the data input section 23 Input the import command by operating the above-mentioned payment OK key provided on the screen (Step 〓〓). Upon input of this import command, the CPU 121, which is also the import control unit, adds the contents of the deposit buffer memory to the deposit main memory of the deposit memory (Step 〓〓), and opens the hopper shutter 33 again (Step 〓〓). 〓〓), the coins in the hopper 31 are fed onto the rotary disk 41 again. Furthermore, the motors 43 and 47 are started to drive the conveying section 4 (step 〓〓).

By this operation, the coins on the rotary disk 41 are fed out onto the coin passage 42 again, and this coin passage 4
2. Then, the denomination is determined again by the determining section 5 (step 〓〓).

Then, it is determined whether the coin storage cylinder 91 corresponding to each denomination is full or not based on the detection output from the full detection sensor 93 of the fullness detection unit 10 (Step 〓〓), and if it is not full, a corresponding action is taken. The branch plate for each denomination is operated to separate the coins conveyed on the coin passage 42 for each denomination from the coin passage 42 and store them in each coin storage tube 91 (Step 〓〓), and the coins are The newly stored number of coins is added to the storage number memory of the RAM 51 which stores the number of coins stored in the storage cylinder 91 (Step 〓〓).

Further, when it is determined that the coin storage tube 91 of the denomination is full in the above step 〓〓, the branching plate 64 for separating the denomination does not operate, and the coins of the denomination remain on the conveyor belt. 46,81,
82, and separated and stored in the overflow coin storage section 11 (step 〓〓). In this case as well, the number of sheets stored is stored in the stored sheet number memory.

This separating and storing operation is repeatedly executed for all coins until the rotary disk coin detection sensor 44 determines that there are no coins on the rotary disk 41 (step 〓〓). When all the coins have been separated and stored, the motors 43 and 47 are stopped to stop the conveyance section 4 (step 〓〓), and the deposit is completed.

On the other hand, if the customer or staff member does not make a deposit after confirming the contents of the data display section 24 described above because the data is different from what he/she recognized (denomination, number of coins, etc.), in other words, the data input If you operate the refund key in section 23,
The number of coins and the amount of each denomination temporarily stored in the deposit buffer memory of the deposit memory built into the RAM 51 are erased (Step 〓〓), and the entrance/exit shutter 32 is controlled to open (Step 〓〓). Then, after confirming that the customer or the staff member has taken out the coin from the hopper 31 (Step <<>), the entrance/exit shutter 32 is closed (Step <<>), and the process ends.

(2) In case of withdrawal mode.

The clerk operates the withdrawal mode while switching the mode switch of the data input section 23 to the deposit/withdrawal mode, inputs the amount of money to be output and the number of denominations using the denomination key, numeric keypad, etc., and also enters the customer number. When you input (step 〓〓), CPU121
determines that a withdrawal command has been input, and the input withdrawal amount and number of denominations are entered as withdrawal data.
The customer number is stored in the withdrawal input memory of the RAM 51, and the customer number is also temporarily stored in the RAM 51.
Next, the coin dispensing section 1 provided for each coin storage cylinder 91
2, the one corresponding to the input denomination is operated (Step 〓〓). Then, the number of coins of each denomination dispensed is added to the withdrawal buffer memory of the RAM 51 and subtracted from the storage number memory (step 〓〓〓〓〓), and the contents of this withdrawal buffer memory and the withdrawal input memory are It is determined whether or not the inputted withdrawal data match (step 〓〓), and the above-mentioned dispensing operation is repeated until the two match. That is, the above determination is made by detecting and counting the deposited coins in the dispensing buffer memory and comparing the value with dispensing data in the dispensing input memory for each denomination. Note that the dispensed coins are received on the conveyor belt 101 of the dispensing conveyor section 100.

If the dispensed coin matches the dispensing data by the above operation, then the motor 103 is rotated in the normal direction to drive the dispensing conveyance section 100 (step 〓〓).
Therefore, the coins that had been thrown onto the conveyor belt 101 are transferred between the conveyor belt 101 and the conveyor belt 10
2 and transported into the hopper 31. In addition,
The dispensing conveyance unit 100 is controlled to stop after the time (approximately 15 seconds) for conveying the coins to the hopper 31 has elapsed (steps 〓〓〓〓〓).

Next, the operation of confirming the withdrawal amount (denomination) is started, the hopper shutter 33 is opened (Step 〓〓), the withdrawal coins in the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotary disk 41, and in this state, the transport unit 4 , a rotary disk 41 in the temporary holding section 8, and conveyor belts 46, 8
Motors 43, 47, 85 to drive 1, 82
Activate (step 〓〓). Therefore, the rotary disk 41 rotates, and the coins to be dispensed are fed out one by one into the coin passage 42, sequentially conveyed by the conveyor belt 46, and discriminated by the discriminating section 5 (step <<>). This determination result is temporarily added and stored in the confirmation buffer memory of the RAM 51 (step 〓〓). The dispensed coins conveyed on the coin path 42 are sequentially supplied to the bucket 83 on the conveyor belt 84 of the temporary storage section 8. Such an operation is executed until it is determined that there are no coins on the rotary disk 41 (step 〓〓), and when all the determinations are completed, the rotary disk 41, the conveyor belts 46, 8
1 and 82 are stopped (step 〓〓).

Next, the result of determining this withdrawal coin, that is,
The contents of the confirmation buffer memory in the RAM 51 are compared with the contents of the withdrawal buffer memory in the RAM 51 stored at the time of dispensing coins mentioned above (Step 〓〓). As a result, if the two buffer memories match, the input/output shutter 32 is opened (step 〓〓), and the coins to be withdrawn from the temporary holding section 8 are ejected into the hopper 31. Then, when the customer or the clerk takes out a coin from the hopper 31 and confirms that there are no coins left behind (Step 〓〓), the entrance/exit shutter 32 is closed (Step 〓〓), and the CPU
Step 121 adds the contents of the withdrawal buffer memory to the withdrawal main memory (step 〓〓), and the process ends.

In addition, if the two buffer memories do not match in step 〓〓, or if the cancel key of the data input section 23 is operated, the RAM 51
At the same time as erasing the contents temporarily stored in the withdrawal buffer memory (Step 〓〓), go to Step 〓, open the hopper shutter 33, and transfer the coins conveyed from the temporary storage section 8 into the hopper 31 to the rotary disk. Drop it onto 41. Then, the coins are collected again into the coin storage tubes 91 corresponding to each denomination (steps: 〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓) The control is temporarily ended. Then, the system waits for the customer or the staff member to select the withdrawal mode again.

In addition, if the coin remains in the hopper 31 even after a predetermined time has elapsed due to being left behind in the hopper 31 (Step 〓〓), the guide 110 of the forgotten coin storage section 13 is moved to the end of the conveyor belt 81, where it is temporarily held. 8 and the switching plate 115.
is moved out of the first chute 111 and switched to the forgotten coin storage space 112 (step 111). Next, close the entrance/exit shutter 32 and open the hopper shutter 33 (Step 〓〓).
The forgotten coins in the hopper 31 are dropped onto the rotary disk 41, and in this state, the conveyor section 4, the rotary disk 41 in the temporary storage section 8, the conveyor belts 46, 81, 8
2 (Step 〓〓). This rotary disk 41
By the rotation of the coin, the forgotten coin is delivered to the coin path 42 and is discriminated by the discriminating section 5 (Step 〓〓), and the result of this discrimination is added and stored in the forgotten memory of the RAM 51 along with the customer number (Step 〓〓). ). Then, the receiving guide 110 receives the forgotten coins conveyed on the coin path 42 and discharged from the end of the conveyor belt 81, and collects them in the forgotten coin storage space 112 along the first chute 111 (Step 1). ). This operation is executed until it is determined that there are no coins on the rotary disk 41 (step 〓〓), and when all the forgotten coins are collected, the rotary disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 8 are removed.
1 and 82 (step 〓〓),
Return the forgotten coin storage section 13 to the state before operation (Step 〓〓). Next, go to the step
The contents of the withdrawal buffer memory are added to the withdrawal main memory of the CPU 121 (step 〓〓), and the process ends.

For example, the data input section 23 is provided with a forgotten coin confirmation/withdrawal key, and when the customer realizes that he or she has forgotten to take a coin, by inputting that key, the data display section 24 will display the forgotten coin. The denomination amount is displayed and confirmed, and the money is withdrawn.

(3) In replenishment mode.

If there are more withdrawals than deposits and the coin storage tube 91 of the coin storage section 9 has few or no coins left for withdrawal, the staff member will take out coins for replenishment from the teller room and replenish the coins. There is a need. In this case, the mode changeover switch of the data input section 23 is operated to switch to the replenishment mode.
Then, the CUP 121 determines that the replenishment mode has been specified (Step 〓〓).
The entrance/exit shutter 32 is controlled to open. Therefore, when the clerk inserts coins to be replenished into the hopper 31, the CPU 121 confirms this and then controls the insertion port shutter 32 to close. After this, open the hopper shutter 33 (step 〓〓) and
1 is dropped onto the rotating disk 41, and in this state, the rotating disk 41 and the conveying belt 46 of the conveying section 4 are driven, and the conveying belt 101 of the dispensing conveying section 100 as a collection conveying section is driven. It is driven in the opposite direction to when withdrawing money (step〓〓).
Then, the coin is fed out into the coin passage 42 by the rotation of the rotary disk 41, and the denomination and damaged coins (scratches, deformations, dirty coins, etc.) are determined by the discrimination section 5 (Steps 〓〓〓〓〓). Each time, it is determined whether the corresponding denomination storage tube 91 is full (Step 〓〓), and if it is not full, the coins are separated by denomination and stored in each storage tube 91 (Step 〓〓). , the newly stored number of coins is added to the storage number memory of the RAM 51 which stores the number of coins stored in each coin storage tube 91 (step <<>).

In addition, if lost money is determined in step 〓〓,
Alternatively, if it is determined that the coin storage cylinder 91 is full, the damaged coins or the coins of the corresponding denomination after overflow are
The coins are removed from the redirect return section 7 of the separation section 6 located at the most upstream side of the coin passage 42 onto the conveyor belt 101, and the coins are transported to the collection box 1 by the conveyor belt 101.
It is collected at 04 (Step 〓〓) and returned to the staff. Therefore, during replenishment, there is no need to store damaged coins or overflowed coins inside the machine, which are completely unnecessary for coin management, and coin management can be facilitated.

Such operations are executed until it is determined that there are no coins on the rotary disk 41 (step 〓〓),
If it is determined that there is no replenishment, the rotary disk 41 and the conveyor belts 46, 101 are stopped (step 〓〓), and the replenishment is completed.

(4) In retrieval mode.

When the coins in each coin storage cylinder 91 are to be collected into the collection box 104, the mode changeover switch of the data input section 23 is switched to the collection mode. CUP
121 determines that the collection mode has been instructed (Step 〓〓), and then reverses the conveyor belt 101 in order to use the dispensing conveyance section 100 for collection (Step 〓〓). Next, all coin dispensing parts 1
2 (Step 〓〓), each coin storage cylinder 9
Throw out a coin from within 1. At this time, RAM
The storage number memory of 51 is sequentially subtracted (step 〓〓). This dispensing operation is performed in each coin storage cylinder 91.
It is determined that the empty detection sensor 92 provided in
This process is repeated until the storage number memory of 1 becomes all zero (step 〓〓). The thrown coins are conveyed into a collection box 104 by a conveyor belt 101. After the dispensing of all coins is detected, the operation of each coin dispensing section 12 is stopped (step 〓〓),
After the time required to convey the thrown coins to the collection box 104 (approximately 10 seconds), the conveyor belt 101 is controlled to stop (step 〓〓), and the collection is completed.

Note that the empty detection section 125, the near-end detection section 126, and the full detection section 10 are connected to the RAM 51.
Based on the number of stored coins for each denomination in the memory,
Each state may be determined. In addition, the contents of the storage number memory and each sensor 92, 93, 9
The determination may be made using an AND condition with 4.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, in a coin processing machine having a dispensing function of dispensing a required number of coins from a coin storage section based on dispensing data, an attendant replenishes the coin storage section in which coins are stored for each denomination. Then, the coins to be replenished are determined not only by their denomination but also by their fitness.
Since coins determined to be damaged coins are collected in the collection box instead of being stored in the coin storage section, it is possible to reliably prevent customers from receiving damaged coins and giving a bad impression. Accidents such as coin jams due to damaged coins when withdrawing money can be prevented in advance,
Moreover, by using the collection box and collection transport section for collecting damaged coins as the collection box for collecting coins in the coin storage section and the transport section for transporting collected coins and withdrawn coins from the coin storage section, respectively. , there is no need to provide a dedicated collection box or collection transport section for the collection of damaged goods.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a coin depositing and dispensing machine showing one embodiment of the lost coin collecting device for a coin processing machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a separating section. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the forgotten coin storage section, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of the control section, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the memory map.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention. 3... Receiving and disbursing section as a coin receiving section, 4... Conveying section, 5... Discriminating section, 6... Separating section, 9... Coin storage section, 100... Dispensing conveying section as a collection conveying section, 104 ...Collection box.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A coin processing machine that dispenses a required number of coins based on dispensing data that is separately inputted, comprising: a coin receiving section that receives coins replenished by an attendant; and a coin receiving section that receives coins in the coin receiving section. A conveyance section that conveys coins one by one; a discrimination section that discriminates the denomination and fitness of the coins conveyed by this conveyance section; A separation section that separates the lost coins and separates the lost coins, and a separation section that stores the genuine coins separated by denomination by denomination, and also stores the required number of coins for each denomination based on the above withdrawal data. a coin storage section having a function of feeding out coins; and a coin storage section that transports the coins that are determined to be damaged coins by the discrimination section and separated by the separation section to a collection box, and when collecting coins, the coins fed out from the coin storage section are transported to the collection box. and a collection and conveyance section that conveys the coins fed out from the coin storage section to the coin receiving section by conveying the coins to the coin storage section and in the opposite direction when dispensing the coins. Collection device.