JP2019200483A - Coin dispensing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a coin dispensing device and a program for preventing a customer from mistakenly carrying an inappropriate coin. A coin dispensing device according to an embodiment includes a storage unit that stores coins, a coin receiving unit that receives coins dispensed as change from the storage unit, and a coin that is transferred from the storage unit to a standby unit. , Determine whether a predetermined number of coins are temporarily held in a standby mode according to denomination, and whether the coins held by the standby transfer unit include inappropriate coins that should not be dispensed to the coin receiving unit. When the coin determination unit and the coin determination unit determine that the inappropriate coin is not included, a coin equivalent to a change is dispensed from the coin held by the standby transport unit to the coin receiving unit. When the coin dispensing unit and the coin determination unit determine that the inappropriate coin is included, the coin discharged by the standby unit is discharged to a coin discharge unit different from the coin receiving unit. And a section. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a coin dispensing apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a coin dispensing device that is connected to a POS (Point of Sales) terminal and dispenses change to be delivered to a customer in a transaction with the customer. Such a coin dispensing device includes a storage unit that stores coins by denomination, and in response to change information received from the POS terminal, conveys change to the customer from the storage unit to the coin receiving unit. Withdraw (withdraw).

  Further, the coin dispensing device has a standby state in which a predetermined number of coins stored in the storage unit (for example, 999 yen coins, which is the largest amount of change in coins) are transported from the storage unit and waited. Some have parts. When change information is input from the POS terminal, the coin dispensing device dispenses the change amount corresponding to the change information from the coin waiting in the standby unit as change. The reason for providing the standby unit is to withdraw changes as soon as possible.

  By the way, foreign coins (for example, foreign coins, deformed coins, fake coins, etc.) may be mixed in the storage unit. In such a case, different types of coins may be mixed in the standby unit. In addition, coins exceeding a predetermined number may wait on the standby unit. For example, a maximum of four 100 yen coins and 10 yen coins are kept on standby, but more than four sheets may be on standby due to some abnormality. In such a case, the coin dispensing device reports an error and discharges all coins waiting in the standby unit to the coin receiving unit that dispenses change. The operator of the coin dispensing device collects the discharged coins.

  However, the operator of the coin dispensing device may mistakenly accept the coins discharged to the coin receiving unit as change and hand it over to the customer. In addition, when the coin dispensing device is an accounting device in self-POS or semi-self-POS, the customer may take the discharged coins home with misunderstanding as change.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a coin dispensing device and a program for preventing inappropriate coins from being delivered to customers.

  The coin dispensing device of the embodiment includes a storage unit that stores coins, a coin receiving unit that receives coins withdrawn as change from the storage unit, a coin that is transferred from the storage unit to a standby unit, and a predetermined number of coins A standby transport unit that temporarily waits coins according to denomination, a coin determination unit that determines whether or not the coins that the standby transport unit waits include inappropriate coins that should not be dispensed to the coin receiving unit; When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is not included, a coin dispensing unit that withdraws coins equivalent to change from the coins waiting by the standby transport unit to the coin receiving unit And when the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is included, a coin discharging unit that discharges the coin waiting by the standby unit to a coin discharging unit different from the coin receiving unit, Prepare.

Drawing 1 is a top view showing the internal structure of the coin change machine of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the internal structure of the coin change machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the coin change machine. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the coin change machine. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control processing of the coin change machine.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, a coin change machine will be described as an example of a coin dispensing device. In addition, this invention is not limited by embodiment described below.

  First, the structure of the coin change machine will be described. Drawing 1 is a top view showing the internal structure of coin change machine 1 of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the internal structure of the coin change machine. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the coin change machine 1 stores coins C inserted from a customer's deposit insertion port 16 by denomination in a storage unit 30 provided therein. Also, the coin change machine 1 dispenses the stored coins C as change to the tray 52 (coin receiving unit) based on the change information received from the POS terminal (not shown). An insertion slot 16 opened upward is provided in front of the right side of the main body case 15 of the coin change machine 1 so as to input coins C in a lump. The insertion slot 16 is provided with a plurality of sets of insertion sensors 17 that photoelectrically detect the presence or absence of coins C. The insertion sensor 17 detects the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 16. In addition, a depositing belt 75 is provided at the lower end of the insertion slot 16 for carrying the inserted coin C into the coin change machine 1. In addition, an insertion roller 18 is provided at one end of the insertion port 16 to feed the coins C that are randomly input into the coin changer 1 one by one. An input portion 19 is formed by the input port 16, the deposit belt 75 and the input roller 18.

  The feeding roller 18 is provided with a feeding belt 20 that conveys coins C in a row. Conveying belts 21 that convey the respective coins C at a predetermined gap by increasing the feeding speed of the loaded coins C are connected to the insertion belt 20. Furthermore, another conveyance belt 22 is provided continuously. The conveyor belt 21 and the conveyor belt 22 are rotated by a carry-in motor 67 (see FIG. 3). A deposit sensor 23 for checking the authenticity and deformation of the coin C is provided in the middle of the transport path of the coin C transported by the transport belt 21. At the tip of the deposit sensor 23, when the coin C to be transported is not a genuine coin, a reject unit 24 that interrupts the coin transport and discharges it from the coin change machine 1 is provided. The reject unit 24 discharges the coin C being transported from the transport path by the operation of the reject solenoid 73 (see FIG. 3).

  Further, a conveying belt 25 that converts the conveying direction of the coins C to a substantially right angle is provided at the end portion of the conveying belt 22, and sorting for each denomination whose hole width dimension sequentially increases along the conveying belt 25. A hole sorting portion 27 is formed by providing a hole 26. From the right side of FIG. 1, the sorting hole 26 is arranged so that each coin C of 1 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 100 yen, 10 yen, and 500 yen falls into the storage unit 30 partitioned by denomination. Six are provided. A drop sensor 28 is provided in the vicinity of each sorting hole 26. The drop sensor 28 counts the coins C that fall from the sorting hole 26 to the storage unit 30.

Next, a storage portion 30 having an upper opening is provided which communicates with each of the sorting holes 26 and is partitioned for each coin C by a partition plate 29. The storage unit 30 stores the coins C that have fallen from the sorting hole 26 by denomination. A feeding belt 31 is provided around a driving roller 32 and a driven roller 33 on the bottom surface of each storage unit 30 for each denomination. The feeding belt 31 is rotated by a feeding motor 68 (see FIG. 3). When the feeding belt 31 rotates, the coins C stored in the storage unit 30 are conveyed in the dispensing direction.
In addition, a cover 34 that covers the upper surface opening of the storage unit 30 is supported by a hinge unit 35 on the upper part of the storage unit 30 so as to be freely opened and closed. The size of the cover 34 is such that the coin C cannot be directly inserted into the storage unit 30 from the outside, and the coin C cannot be taken out by hand.

  A cylindrical separation roller 42 is formed at the terminal end of the storage unit 30 in the conveyance direction of the coins C. The separation roller 42 is configured to traverse all the storage units 30 and functions as a coin separation unit that separates the conveyed coins C one by one. On the opposite side of the storage unit 30 with the separation roller 42 interposed therebetween (that is, on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the coins C from the separation roller 42), a coin standby unit 43 that waits by aligning a predetermined number of coins C in a line by denomination (Standby unit) is provided. For example, the coin standby unit 43 waits for one 500-yen coin, four 100-yen coins, one 50-yen coin, four 10-yen coins, one 5-yen coin, and four 1-yen coins. Can be made. If this many coins C are made to wait, it is possible to make 999 yen worth of coins C, which is the most change amount to be paid with the coins C, wait.

  The coin standby unit 43 includes a dispensing belt 46 wound around a driving roller 44 and a driven roller 45. The dispensing belt 46 rotates the dispensing motor 69 (see FIG. 3) to dispense the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 to the tray 52 (coin receiving unit). The tray 52 is a concave receiving portion that receives the dispensed coin C. The coin standby unit 43 includes a presser plate 47 that is dimensioned so that two or more coins C do not overlap each other on the upper part of the dispensing belt 46.

  Further, the coin standby unit 43 includes a material sensor 50 and a counting sensor 55 at a position immediately downstream of the separation roller 42 in the conveyance direction of the coin C. The material sensor 50 and the counting sensor 55 are provided for each type of coin C. The material sensor 50 is a magnetic sensor that detects the material of the coin C that has passed the separation roller 42. The material sensor 50 outputs at a level corresponding to the material of the coin C passing through. The counting sensor 55 is a sensor that detects the number of coins C that have passed through the separation roller 42. When the coin C passes, the counting sensor 55 outputs differently than when the coin C does not pass.

  In addition, the coin standby unit 43 includes a coin shutter 49 that blocks the withdrawal of the coin C that is on standby. When the coin shutter 49 is opened, the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 is withdrawn to the tray 52 by the rotation of the withdrawal belt 46. When the coin shutter 49 is closed, the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 is not withdrawn to the tray 52 because the conveyance path is blocked by the coin shutter 49 even if the dispensing belt 46 is rotating. .

  Further, the coin standby unit 43 includes a counting sensor 51 at a position between the coin shutter 49 and the tray 52. The counting sensor 51 counts the coins C withdrawn to the tray 52. When the coin C passes, the counting sensor 51 outputs differently than when the coin C does not pass.

  Further, a path switching member 71 is provided in the middle of a path where the coin C that has passed through the counting sensor 51 is withdrawn to the tray 52. The path switching member 71 is formed in a plate shape and is rotatable between the position A and the position B around the axis 72. The path switching member 71 is switched by a switching solenoid 76 (see FIG. 3) to a position A that is flush with the path where the coin C is dispensed to the tray 52 and a position B where the coin C falls from the path. .

  When the path switching member 71 is located at the position A, the path switching member 71 guides the coin C in the direction of the arrow P1. The coin C guided in the direction of the arrow P1 is withdrawn to the tray 52. On the other hand, when the path switching member 71 is located at the position B, the path switching member 71 guides the coin C in the direction of the arrow P2. The coin C guided in the direction of the arrow P2 is discharged to the coin discharge portion 74 provided at the lower portion of the tray 52 without being withdrawn to the tray 52. The coin discharge unit 74 is, for example, a bag that is detachably attached to the lower portion of the tray 52. In a state where the coin discharge unit 74 is attached to the coin change machine 1, a customer or an operator of the coin change machine 1 cannot touch the coin C discharged to the coin discharge unit 74. The operator of the coin change machine 1 removes the coin discharge unit 74 from the coin change machine 1 at a predetermined timing and carries it to a store office, for example.

  In addition, an operation unit 54 including a display unit 53 and various operation keys is provided on the left side of the main body case 15.

  From here, the hardware configuration of the coin change machine 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the coin change machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the coin change machine 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 61, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 62, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 63, a memory unit 64, and the like. The CPU 61 becomes a control subject. The ROM 62 stores various programs. The RAM 63 develops programs and various data. The memory unit 64 stores various programs. The CPU 61, ROM 62, RAM 63, and memory unit 64 are connected to each other via a bus 65. The CPU 61, the ROM 62, and the RAM 63 constitute the control unit 100. That is, the control unit 100 executes the control process of the coin change machine 1 described later by the CPU 61 operating according to a control program stored in the ROM 62 or the memory unit 64 and developed in the RAM 63.

  The RAM 63 includes a counting unit 631. The counting unit 631 counts the coins C stored in the coin change machine 1 (the storage unit 30, the coin standby unit 43, and the coin discharge unit 74).

  The memory unit 14 includes a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or a flash memory that retains stored information even when the power is turned off, and includes a control program unit 641 that stores a control program.

  The control unit 100 also has an operation unit 54, a display unit 53, a carry-in motor 67, a reject solenoid 73, a closing sensor 17, a deposit sensor 23, a drop sensor 28, a material sensor 50, and a counting sensor via the bus 65 and the controller 66. 51, a counting sensor 55, a feeding motor 68, a dispensing motor 69, and a switching solenoid 76 are connected. The carry-in motor 67 rotates the transport belt 21, the transport belt 22, and the transport belt 25 to transport the inserted coins C to the sorting hole 26. The reject solenoid 73 operates to discharge the different coins transported by the transport belt 21 at the reject unit 24. The deposit sensor 23 includes a material sensor, an outer diameter sensor, and the like, and outputs a signal for determining whether the coin C transported by the transport belt 21 is a heterogeneous coin such as a fake coin or a deformed coin.

  The material sensor 50 detects the material of the coin C conveyed from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 by denomination. The material sensor 50 outputs according to the material of the coin C. That is, the material sensor 50 outputs differently depending on the denomination of the coin C. Moreover, the material sensor 50 outputs different from a normal coin in the case of deformation of a coin or a false coin. The control unit 100 determines the type, authenticity, and deformation of the coin C according to the level of the signal output from the material sensor 50. For example, the control unit 100 determines whether the 100 yen coin waits in the coin standby unit 43 on which the 100 yen coin waits based on the output from the material sensor 50 provided in the coin standby unit 43 on which the 100 yen coin waits. It is possible to determine whether a coin C other than a 100-yen coin (a coin of another denomination, a deformed coin, or a fake coin) is on standby.

  The counting sensor 55 detects the number of coins C conveyed from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 by denomination. Based on the output from the counting sensor 55, the control unit 100 determines whether a predetermined number of coins C are waiting in the coin standby unit 43 and whether a coin C exceeding the predetermined number is waiting according to the denomination. It is possible. The counting sensor 51 can count the number of coins C to be dispensed from the coin standby unit 43 to the tray 52 as change and the number of coins C to be ejected to the coin discharge unit 74 by denomination. Based on the output from the counting sensor 51, the control unit 100 recognizes how many denominations of coins have been dispensed to the tray 52. When the coins C are discharged to the coin discharge unit 74, the coins C are not arranged in a line in the coin standby unit 43, but the coins C may be overlapped. The number of coins C discharged to the coin discharge unit 74 may not be accurately counted. Therefore, the control unit 100 may not be able to accurately recognize the number of coins discharged to the coin-type coin discharge unit 74 based on the output from the counting sensor 51.

  The feeding motor 68 rotates the feeding belt 31. When the feeding belt 31 rotates, the coins C stored in the storage unit 30 are conveyed toward the coin standby unit 43. The dispensing motor 69 rotates the dispensing belt 46. When the dispensing belt 46 rotates, the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 is dispensed to the tray 52. Further, when the dispensing belt 46 rotates, the coins C waiting on the coin standby part 43 are discharged to the coin discharge part 74.

  The switching solenoid 76 switches the position of the path switching member 71 between the position A and the position B. When the switching solenoid 76 is not energized, the path switching member 71 is located at the position A. When the dispensing belt 46 rotates in this state, the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 is dispensed to the tray 52. Further, when the switching solenoid 76 is energized, the path switching member 71 is located at the position B. When the withdrawal belt 46 rotates in this state, the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 is dispensed to the coin discharge unit 74.

  The control unit 100 is connected to the communication unit 70 via the bus 65. The communication unit 70 is electrically connected to the POS terminal via the communication line L.

  Next, the functional configuration of the coin change machine 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the coin change machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 100 of the coin change machine 1 functions as a standby conveyance unit 101, a coin determination unit 102, a coin dispensing unit 103, and a coin discharge unit 104.

  The standby conveyance unit 101 conveys a predetermined number of coins C out of the coins C stored in the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 for standby.

  The coin determination unit 102 determines whether or not the coin C that the standby conveyance unit 101 has caused the coin standby unit 43 to wait includes an inappropriate coin that should not be dispensed to the tray 52. Based on the output from the counting sensor 55, the coin determination unit 102 determines that an inappropriate coin is included when it is determined that more than a predetermined number of coins C are on standby in the coin standby unit 43. Based on the output from the material sensor 50, the coin determination unit 102 determines that an improper coin is included when the coin standby unit 43 determines that a coin C including a different type of coin is waiting. .

  When the coin determining unit 102 determines that the inappropriate coin is not included, the coin dispensing unit 103 changes the amount of change from the coin C that is made to wait on the coin standby unit 43 based on the change information received from the POS terminal. The coin C having an amount corresponding to the above is withdrawn to the tray 52. The coin dispensing unit 103 dispenses the coin C to the tray 52 in a state where the path switching member 71 is positioned at the position A without energizing the switching solenoid 76.

  When the coin determination unit 102 determines that an inappropriate coin is included, the coin discharge unit 104 discharges the coin C that has been waited by the coin standby unit 43 to the coin discharge unit 74. The coin discharge unit 104 energizes the switching solenoid 76 and discharges the coin C to the coin discharge unit 74 in a state where the path switching member 71 is positioned at the position B. When the coin determining unit 102 determines that an inappropriate coin is included, the coin discharging unit 104 opens all coin denomination coin shutters 49 and causes the coin standby unit 43 to wait. Is discharged to the coin discharge unit 74.

  From here, control of the coin change machine 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control processing of the coin change machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the coin C has been deposited (S11). If any of the denomination sensors 28 detects a coin C falling in the storage unit, it is determined that the coin C has been deposited. If it is determined that the coin C has been deposited (Yes in S11), the control unit 100 adds the number of coins C of the denominated coin to the number of denominations stored in the counting unit 631. (S12). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  When it is determined that the coin C is not deposited (No in S11), the control unit 100 determines whether change information has been received from the POS terminal (S21). If it is determined that change information has been received from the POS terminal (Yes in S21), the control unit 100 withdraws the coin C having an amount corresponding to the change amount included in the change information to the tray 52 (S22). The coin C to be withdrawn here is a coin that has already been determined in S25 and S26, which will be described later, that the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 does not include inappropriate coins (No in S25 and S26). is there. That is, the process of S22 corresponds to the process of the coin dispensing unit 103.

  Next, the control unit 100 subtracts the number of denomination coins C withdrawn in S22 from the number of denominations stored in the counting unit 631 (S23). In the process of S23, the counting sensor 51 arranged for each denomination counts the coins C to be dispensed. The control unit 100 subtracts the number of denomination coins C counted by the counting sensor 51 from the number stored in the counting unit 631 for the denomination.

  Next, the standby conveyance unit 101 moves the coin C corresponding to the amount withdrawn in S22 from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 to wait (S24). Next, the coin determination unit 102 determines whether or not more than necessary coins C have been moved from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 (S25). Based on the output from the counting sensor 55, the coin determination unit 102 determines the number of coins C moved from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 by denomination, and more coins C than the number of coins C withdrawn. When it is determined that has moved, it is determined that more than necessary coins C have moved. In other words, when more than necessary coins C move to the coin standby unit 43 and more than a predetermined number of coins are waiting on the coin standby unit 43, the coin determination unit 102 includes an inappropriate coin. Judge that

  When it is determined that the coin determination unit 102 has not moved more than necessary coins C from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 (No in S25), the coin determination unit 102 next waits for a coin from the storage unit 30. It is determined whether or not the different coins are included in the coin C moved to the unit 43 (S26). Based on the output from the material sensor 50, the coin determination unit 102 determines whether the coin C moved from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 includes a different type of coin. If the coin determination unit 102 determines that a different type of coin is included (Yes in S26), the coin determination unit 102 determines that an inappropriate coin is included. When the coin determination unit 102 determines that the different coins are not included (No in S26), the coin determination unit 102 determines that the inappropriate coins are not included. Then, the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S25 that the coin determination unit 102 has moved more than necessary coins C from the storage unit 30 to the coin standby unit 43 (Yes in S25), in S26, the coin determination unit 102 determines that the different coins are different. Is determined to be included (Yes in S26), the coin determination unit 102 determines the denomination containing the inappropriate coin based on the output from the counting sensor 55 or the material sensor 50. (S27).

  Next, the coin discharge unit 104 energizes the switching solenoid 76 to switch the path switching member 71 from the position A to the position B (S28). Then, the coin discharge unit 104 rotates the dispensing belt 46 and opens all the coin shutters 49, and discharges all the coins C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 to the coin discharge unit 74 (S29). ). Then, the control unit 100 returns to S23. If it is determined in S21 that change information has not been received from the POS terminal (No in S21), the control unit 100 returns to S11.

  As described above, according to the embodiment described above, when the coin determining unit 102 determines that the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 includes an inappropriate coin that should not be withdrawn to the tray 52, the coin is discharged. The unit 104 is configured to discharge all the coins C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 to the coin discharge unit 74. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from erroneously holding inappropriate coins.

  In addition, when the coin determination unit 102 determines that the coin standby unit 43 has waited for a predetermined number of coins C, the coin discharge unit 104 transfers all the coins C waiting on the coin standby unit 43 to the coin discharge unit 74. To be discharged. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an inappropriate coin from being delivered to the customer.

  In addition, when the coin determination unit 102 determines that a different kind of coin is waiting in the coin standby unit 43, the coin discharge unit 104 discharges all the coins C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 to the coin discharge unit 74. I made it. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an inappropriate coin from being delivered to the customer.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the embodiment, when an unsuitable coin is included in the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43, all coins C of the denomination waiting in the coin standby unit 43 are transferred to the coin discharge unit 74. To be discharged. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the coin C waiting in the coin standby unit 43 includes an inappropriate coin, all the coins C of the denomination including the inappropriate coin are transferred to the coin discharge unit 74. You may make it discharge | emit to. In this case, the coin determination unit 102 determines the denomination that includes the inappropriate coin based on the output from the counting sensor 55 or the material sensor 50. In addition, the coin discharging unit 104 rotates the dispensing belt 46 when the coin determining unit 102 determines that the improper coin is included and the denomination that includes the improper coin, and is inappropriate. Only the coin shutter 49 of the denomination containing the coin is opened and all the coins C of the denomination containing the improper coin among the coins C waiting on the coin standby unit 43 are discharged. To discharge.

  Moreover, in embodiment, the coin change machine 1 was demonstrated as an example of a coin dispensing device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the coin dispensing apparatus may be an apparatus that only dispenses coins and has no depositing function.

  The program executed by the coin change machine 1 of the embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

Moreover, you may comprise so that the program executed with the coin change machine 1 of embodiment may be provided by storing on the computer connected to networks, such as the internet, and downloading via a network. Moreover, you may comprise so that the program run with the coin change machine 1 of embodiment may be provided or distributed via networks, such as the internet.
Moreover, you may comprise so that the program executed with the coin change machine 1 of embodiment may be provided by incorporating in ROM etc. previously.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin change machine 30 Storage part 31 Feeding belt 43 Coin standby part 46 Payment belt 50 Material sensor 51 Counting sensor 52 Receptacle 55 Counting sensor 71 Path switching member 74 Coin discharge part 100 Control part 101 Standby conveyance part 102 Coin judgment part 103 Coin Withdrawal unit 104 Coin discharge unit

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-274687

Claims (6)

A storage section for storing coins;
A coin receiving unit for receiving coins withdrawn as change from the storage unit;
A standby conveyance unit that conveys coins from the storage unit to a standby unit, and temporarily waits for a predetermined number of coins by denomination;
A coin determination unit that determines whether or not the coins that the standby transport unit waits include inappropriate coins that should not be withdrawn to the coin receiving unit;
When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is not included, a coin dispensing unit that withdraws coins equivalent to change from the coins that the standby transport unit waits to the coin receiving unit; ,
When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is included, a coin discharging unit that discharges the coin waiting by the standby unit to a coin discharging unit different from the coin receiving unit;
A coin dispensing device. The coin determination unit determines that an improper coin is included when the standby transport unit waits for coins exceeding the predetermined number;
The coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 1. The coin determination unit determines that an improper coin is included when the standby conveyance unit causes a different type of coin to wait;
The coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is included, the coin discharging unit discharges all the coins waiting in the standby unit to the coin discharging unit.
The coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The coin determination unit can determine the denomination of a coin that includes an inappropriate coin,
When the coin determining unit determines that the improper coin is included, the coin determining unit includes the improper coin among the coins waiting on the standby unit. All the coins of the denomination that are judged to be discharged to the coin discharge section,
The coin dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A computer for controlling a coin dispensing device comprising a storage unit for storing coins and a coin receiving unit for receiving coins withdrawn as change from the storage unit;
A standby conveyance unit that conveys coins from the storage unit to a standby unit, and temporarily waits for a predetermined number of coins by denomination;
A coin determination unit that determines whether or not the coins that the standby transport unit waits include inappropriate coins that should not be withdrawn to the coin receiving unit;
When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is not included, a coin dispensing unit that withdraws coins equivalent to change from the coins that the standby transport unit waits to the coin receiving unit; ,
When the coin determining unit determines that the inappropriate coin is included, a coin discharging unit that discharges the coin waiting by the standby unit to a coin discharging unit different from the coin receiving unit;
Program to make it function.

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