JP2020071789A - Coin receiving/dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To jam coins in a withdrawal passage even when coins are simultaneously withdrawn to the same withdrawal passage from a plurality of coin withdrawal devices arranged in the vertical and front-rear directions. ) Is to be prevented. SOLUTION: The denomination withdrawal holding device is arranged in three stages, and a plurality of denomination withdrawal holding devices are arranged in each stage. Withdrawal passages are provided at least for each stage, and they are stacked in the vertical direction, and the bottom plate of the withdrawal passage is inclined downward toward the withdrawal port side. A withdrawal transfer belt that is inclined upward toward the withdrawal port side is arranged below the lower end of each bottom plate. The coins sent out from the withdrawal holding device for each denomination first fall from the withdrawal passage onto the inclined plate, slide down, and then fall onto the withdrawal transfer belt. The coins that have fallen on the withdrawal transfer belt are conveyed to the withdrawal port by the withdrawal transfer belt that moves to the withdrawal port side. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a so-called circulation type coin depositing / dispensing device which is used in an automatic settlement machine, a bank counter assisting device or the like and uses received coins as dispensed coins.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a circulation-type coin depositing / dispensing device that enables smooth collection of coins held inside without causing coin jams.
The "coins" used in this specification include disc-shaped coins and tokens having a predetermined thickness and diameter, as well as modified octagons such as 20 pence and 50 pence in the United Kingdom. It is a concept that also includes. Further, the "coin jam" is a concept that includes not only a state in which coins are completely jammed and does not move, but also a pseudo state. Furthermore, terms such as "first" and "second" indicating the order are used only for distinguishing from the same part name, and are not considered in the right interpretation.

  As this type of conventional technology, a coin receiving port for receiving coins from the outside of the machine body, a storing and feeding device for feeding and storing the coins received in the coin receiving port, and for feeding the stored coins one by one, and the storing device. A coin transfer section for transferring coins paid out by the payout device one by one in the first direction, and a plurality of storage and supply sections provided below the deposit transfer section, which are transferred from the deposit transfer section. A plurality of storage feeding units for storing coins and feeding the stored coins one by one in a second direction different from the first direction, and withdrawal through which the coins fed from the plurality of storage feeding units pass. A space, a first withdrawal transfer unit where coins passing through the withdrawal space fall, and a second withdrawal unit for transferring the coin transferred from the first withdrawal transfer unit to an upper coin outlet. A transport unit, and the plurality of The storing and delivering section is arranged so as to have a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and the dispensing space is provided on one side in the second direction with respect to the storing and delivering section arranged in the plurality of stages. There is known a coin depositing / dispensing machine which is characterized in that (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2015-109113 (FIGS. 1 and 2, paragraphs 0019 to 0031, and 0064 to 0072)

  In the prior art, the coins sent out from the plurality of storing and delivering units drop in the common dispensing space and drop on the first dispensing conveying unit that constitutes the horizontal bottom of the dispensing space, The transfer operation of the first withdrawal / conveyance unit transfers the coins to the second withdrawal / conveyance unit. When the second withdrawal / conveyance unit moves toward the coin outlet, the coins are moved upward and ejected to the coin outlet. .. In other words, the coins sent out from the plurality of storage operation parts are once dropped to the first withdrawal transfer part forming the horizontal bottom part, and then are transferred upward by the movement of the second withdrawal transfer part. Are sent to the coin outlet. With this configuration, all of the coins sent out from the storage operation unit drop onto the first dispensing transfer unit. The first withdrawal / conveyance unit uses a rubber belt having a large coefficient of friction to convey coins smoothly, and is highly elastic. Therefore, the coins that have fallen greatly jump up due to the elasticity of the rubber belt, and when they interfere with each other, they stick to the first withdrawal transfer section and take time to be transferred to the second withdrawal transfer section. There's a problem. In other words, there is a problem that it takes time to send out coins. In particular, at the time of collection in which coins are simultaneously sent out from a plurality of storage operation units, all the coins fall onto the first withdrawal / conveyance unit, so that the coins are piled up high and tend to jam.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a coin depositing / dispensing device capable of smoothly collecting coins without clogging during a collecting operation for simultaneously collecting and collecting coins fed out from a denomination-type holding and feeding device.

In order to achieve this object, the first invention according to claim 1 is configured as follows.
After discriminating the coins inserted into the deposit port by the coin discriminating device, the coin transport device linearly extending in the direction away from the deposit port conveys the coins one by one, and the coin sorter sorts the coins into plural coin types. After that, the coins are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction and are guided to a plurality of denomination holding and feeding devices arranged along the coin conveying device by a denomination dropping passage arranged on one side of the coin conveying device. Based on the withdrawal command, and sends out one by one from the outlet of the denomination holding and feeding device to the withdrawal passage arranged on the other side of the coin conveying device, along the row of the denomination holding and feeding device. A coin depositing / dispensing device for dropping the coin onto a dispensing conveyor belt arranged in a line and sending it to a dispensing port or a coin storage container by running the dispensing conveyor belt, wherein the dispensing passage is at least the dispensing passage. The bottom surface is configured to have an inclined plate that is inclined downward to the outlet side, and the coins that fall from the outlet slide off, and the withdrawal conveyor belt is partially disposed below the lower end of the inclined plate. The coin depositing / dispensing device is characterized in that the coin depositing / dispensing device is inclined upward toward the dispensing port.
It should be noted that the denomination-type drop passage arranged on one side of the coin transport device means that not only all of the denomination-type drop passages are arranged on one side of the coin transport device, but also a part of the denomination-type drop passage is used for coin transport. It also includes a configuration arranged on one side of the device.
In addition, a coin transport device that extends linearly in a direction away from the deposit port means that not only the entire coin transport device extends in a direction away from the deposit port, but also a direction in which a part of the coin transport device moves away. It also includes a configuration that extends linearly.
Further, the coins may be collected not only by storing them in a dedicated coin storage container, but also by installing a coin collecting body in a continuous manner at the dispensing port.

A second invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coin depositing / dispensing device according to the first aspect of the invention is characterized in that the inclined plate is provided for each of the plurality of stages and forms a bottom surface of the dispensing passage for each stage.

A third invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coin depositing / dispensing device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the inclined plate is provided for each of the delivery ports of the three or less denomination-type holding and delivering devices.

A fourth invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coins, which are provided opposite to the predetermined inclined plates, collide with the withdrawal conveyor belts so that coins dropped on the withdrawal conveyor belts from each of the inclined plates do not fall into the lower conveyor passage. The coin depositing / dispensing device of the first to third inventions is characterized in that a drop prevention device for preventing the coin is provided.

A fifth invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is configured as follows.
A coin depositing / dispensing device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the dispensing conveyor belt is provided so as to be inclined toward the dispensing port side by 45 degrees or more with respect to a horizontal line.

A sixth invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus of the first to fifth inventions is characterized in that the plurality of stages are three stages of an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage.

A seventh invention according to claim 7 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coin depositing / dispensing device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, wherein three denomination holding dispensers are arranged in the upper and middle tiers, and two denomination holding dispensers are arranged in the lower tier. ..

An eighth invention according to claim 8 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The coin type depositing / dispensing device arranged in the middle stage and the lower stage is the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the seventh invention, wherein two of the coin-type holding / dispensing devices arranged farther from the deposit port are vertically stacked.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the coins held in the money type holding and feeding device are paid out to the payout passage one by one from the outlets. The coin that has dropped from the delivery port slides down the inclined plate that forms the bottom surface that inclines downward toward the dispensing port. Coins that have slid down the inclined plate are inclined upward to the dispensing port side, a part of which is arranged below the lower end of the inclined plate, and are moved to the dispensing port side at a predetermined speed. After falling onto the belt and being conveyed upward by the dispensing belt, it is discharged to the dispensing port.
With this configuration, the coins paid out from the denomination-type holding and feeding device are dispersed and dropped on several inclined plates, respectively, so even if a coin jam occurs when collecting coins, a small coin It is a blockage and can be cleared immediately. Also, coins that have fallen onto the inclined plate are less likely to cause coin jams in the process of sliding down on the inclined plate. Even if a coin jam occurs, the coin jam can be cleared immediately because the coin is moved by the coins conveyed by the dispensing conveyor belt. Therefore, when the coin reaches the payout conveying belt, the coin jam is almost cleared. After that, the coin is conveyed upward by the withdrawal conveyor belt and is discharged to the withdrawal port or the kidnapping safe. Therefore, even if coins are continuously dispensed simultaneously from the denomination-type holding and delivering device, there is an advantage that the coins can be smoothly collected without causing coin jams and the object of the present invention can be achieved.

  Since the second invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the second invention, the inclined plate is provided for each of the plurality of steps and constitutes a bottom surface of the withdrawal passage for each step. Therefore, since a plurality of money type holding and feeding devices are distributed to each stage, the number of money type holding and feeding devices for the inclined plate of each stage is reduced, and at the same time, the number of coins discharged to the same coin passage is also reduced. However, there is an advantage that the coin jam can be further prevented.

  Since the third invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, it is possible to achieve the object of the invention. Further, in the third invention, since the inclined plate is provided for each of the three or less delivery ports, coins falling on the same inclined plate are coins discharged from at most three denomination holding and feeding devices. Since, at the same time, the number of coins that fall into the same coin passage is limited, there is an advantage that coin jamming can be further prevented. Incidentally, the inclined plate is provided for each of the outlets of the three or less denomination-type holding and feeding devices, and the relationship between the outlet and the inclined plate is one-to-one, the outlet is 2, the inclined plate is 1, And the case where the number of outlets is 3 and the number of inclined plates is 1.

  Since the fourth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the fourth invention, coins that fall from each of the inclined plates onto the withdrawal conveyor belt for each inclined plate are prevented from falling together with the withdrawal conveyor belt so as not to drop to the lower inclined plate side. A fall arrest device is provided. As a result, the coins dropped on the inclined plate do not reach the inclined plate below even if the coins fall on the pay-out transfer belt, which is an advantage that the coin jam can be further prevented.

  Since the fifth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the fifth invention, the dispensing belt is provided so as to be inclined toward the dispensing port side by 45 degrees or more with respect to a horizontal line. Accordingly, the installation length of the dispensing conveyor belt in the front-rear direction with respect to the dispensing port can be shortened, so that the installation area can be reduced. In other words, there is an advantage that the device can be downsized.

  Since the sixth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the sixth invention, the plurality of stages is the upper stage, the middle stage, and the lower stage, and therefore, there is an advantage that the height can be reduced.

  The seventh invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, and therefore the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the seventh invention, three money type holding and feeding devices are arranged in the upper and middle stages, and two money type holding and feeding devices are arranged in the lower stage. As a result, the eight money type holding and feeding devices can be installed in a limited space in combination with the inclination of the conveyor belt, which is advantageous in that the device can be downsized.

  The eighth invention has the same basic configuration as the first invention, and therefore the object of the present invention can be achieved. Further, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, two of the money type holding and delivering devices arranged in the middle and lower stages are vertically overlapped with each other farther from the deposit port. Therefore, since it is possible to rationally arrange the gold-type drop passages in the middle space and the lower space in the limited space, there is an advantage that the device can be downsized.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the upper left side of a coin depositing / dispensing apparatus (with a cover) according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus (no cover) according to the first embodiment of the present invention from the upper right side. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a coin identifying device, a coin transporting device, and a coin sorting device of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a left side view of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the vertical surface P1 in FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken along the vertical plane P2 in FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged left side view of the coin drop prevention device of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 11: is a coin fall prevention apparatus of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus of Example 1 which concerns on this invention, (A) is an expansion perspective view from the right side, (B) is an arrow B view in (A). FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view of the fall prevention device of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention at the same portion as the upright plane P in FIG. 1. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention from the upper left rear portion. FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention at the same portion as the upright plane P in FIG. 1. FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention at the same position as that of FIG. 6. FIG. 17 is a sectional view of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention at the same position as in FIG. 7. 18A and 18B are enlarged views of the coin drop prevention device of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18A is a perspective view, FIG. 18B is an explanatory view at the time of locking, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing at the time of raising. 19A and 19B are enlarged views of the coin drop prevention device of the coin depositing / dispensing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19A is a perspective view from the upper left side, and FIG. 19B is a perspective view from the lower right side. ..

After discriminating the coins inserted into the deposit port by the coin discriminating device, the coin transport device linearly extending in the direction away from the deposit port conveys the coins one by one, and the coin sorter sorts the coins into plural coin types. After that, the coins are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction and are guided to a plurality of denomination holding and feeding devices arranged along the coin conveying device by a denomination dropping passage arranged on one side of the coin conveying device. Based on the withdrawal command, and sends out one by one from the outlet of the denomination holding and feeding device to the withdrawal passage arranged on the other side of the coin conveying device, along the row of the denomination holding and feeding device. Is a coin depositing / dispensing device for dropping onto a dispensing conveyor belt arranged in a manner and sending it to a dispensing opening arranged in the vicinity of the deposit opening by traveling of the dispensing conveyor belt, wherein the dispensing passage is at least , The bottom surface of the dispensing passage is formed, has an inclined plate that is inclined downward to the withdrawal opening side, and the coins that fall from the delivery port slide off, and the withdrawal conveyance belt has a part of the lower end of the inclined plate. The coin depositing / dispensing device whose most main feature is that the coin depositing / dispensing device is arranged below and is inclined upward to the dispensing port side.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a coin depositing / dispensing device capable of smoothly collecting coins without clogging during a collecting operation for simultaneously collecting and collecting coins fed out from the denomination-type holding and feeding device.

The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. The first embodiment is a coin depositing / dispensing device 100 for euro coins, and includes 2 cent coins, 5 cent coins, 10 cent coins, 20 cent coins, 1 cent coin, 2 euro coins, 50 cent coins, and 1 euro coin. However, Japanese coins, US coins, etc. can be handled.
The coin depositing / dispensing device 100 is used as an automatic coin depositing / dispensing device alone in a bank or a retail store, or is used in combination with a bill depositing / dispensing device, a credit card / debit card processing machine, or the like. It is used to receive coins as a price, withdraw change, withhold coins received with denomination, and automatically withdraw specified amount.
The coin depositing / dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment, at least, the coin separating / delivering device 104 that separates and sends out the coins C received in the deposit port 102 in the form of roses, and the authenticity and denomination of the coin C. A coin discriminating device 106 for discriminating, a coin conveying device 108 for linearly conveying the coin C discriminated as a true coin by the coin discriminating device 106 in a direction away from the deposit port 102, and from the deposit port 102 by the coin transport device 108. A coin allocating device 112 for allocating coins C conveyed in a distant direction into denominations, a denomination holding device 114 for holding the coins C distributed by the coin allocating device 112, and sending them one by one, and a coin allocator. A coin type drop passage 116 for guiding the coins C distributed by the distribution device 112 to the coin type holding and feeding device 114, and a withdrawal passage 118 for guiding the coins C sent one by one from the coin type holding and feeding device 114. The coin C dropped in the withdrawal passage 118 is ejected. And a dispensing and transporting belt 124 that transports the mouth 122.

First, the entire coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1 and 8.
The coin depositing / dispensing device 100 is formed in an elongated cubic shape by a cover 128 that covers the left side plate 128L, the right side plate 128R, the upper plate 128U, and the rear side plate 128B among the outer surfaces of the main body 126 and the main body 126 that are roughly rectangular. ing. In the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, as shown in FIG. 6, a vertically long right space 132R is defined by an inner right wall plate 130R vertically arranged in the width direction when viewed from the front side in the width direction. A vertically-extending left side space 132L and a vertically-long central space 132M wider than the right-side space 132R and the left-side space 132L are defined by the inner left side wall plate 130L vertically arranged on the left side. A part of the denomination type drop passage 116 is arranged in the right space 132R, a withdrawal passage 118 is arranged in the left space 132L, and a denomination holding suspension device 114 is arranged in the central space 132M.
A rectangular withdrawal opening 122 is formed in the upright front surface of the main body 126 at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction. Below the dispensing port 122, a mounting hole 142 for a removable coin container 138 is formed in the lower part of the main body 126. The coin container 138 stores all coins C when all coins are collected. On the upper surface near the front surface of the main body 126, a coin receiving port 102 for a rectangular coin C is formed upward. When the coin depositing / dispensing device 100 is arranged in the housing integrated with another processing device, it is not necessary to cover the upper left part of the left side plate 128L with respect to the coin transport device 108 and the upper plate 128U.

Next, the main body 126 will be described.
The main body 126 has a function in which the above-mentioned main device is built in or attached to the main body 126, and is constituted by a sheet metal into a substantially vertical cubic shape. Inside, the top plate 1281 and the upper bottom plate are installed substantially horizontally. 1282, a middle bottom plate 1283, a lower bottom plate 1284, an inner bottom plate 1285, and a bottom plate 1286 are vertically divided into four layers. That is, an upper space 144U is formed between the top plate 1281 and the upper bottom plate 1282, an intermediate space 144M is formed between the upper bottom plate 1282 and the middle bottom plate 1283, and a lower space 144L is formed between the middle bottom plate 1283 and the lower bottom plate 1284. .. A bottom space 144B is formed between the inner bottom plate 1285 and the bottom plate 1286. The upper space 144U, the middle space 144M, and the lower space 144L are arranged below the deposit port 102 and linearly extend horizontally in a direction away from the deposit port 102, and their height and width are the same. Has been formed. It should be noted that the coin transfer device 108 and the coin sorting device 112 that are integrated are installed on the top plate 1281. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, above the central space 132M which is the center of the top plate 1281 in the width direction, a 1-cent opening for dropping a 1-cent coin is formed in an approximately square shape in order from the deposit port 102 side. 1461C, 2 euro opening 1462E for dropping 2 euro coins, 50 cent opening 14650C for dropping 50 cent coins, and overflow opening 146OF on the right side near the rear wall 246, 1 euro opening 1461E for 1 euro on the left side Is opened. Further, above the right side space 132R which is the right side in the width direction of the top plate 1281, in order from the deposit port 102 side, formed in the elongated direction in the transport direction of the coin C, 2 cent opening 1462C for dropping 2 cent coins, A 5-cent opening 1465C for dropping 5-cent coins, a 10-cent opening 14610C for dropping 10-cent coins, and a 20-cent opening 14620C for dropping 20-cent coins are formed.

Next, the deposit port 102 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The deposit port 102 has a function of receiving a plurality of coins C collectively and guiding the coins to the coin separating and delivering device 104. In the first embodiment, the deposit port 102 is an upward rectangular opening formed on the front upper surface of the main body 126. A guide cylinder 146 (FIG. 3) is formed to extend obliquely downward from the front side to the rear side of the deposit port 102, and the lower end of the guide cylinder 146 is located on the upper opening of the bowl-shaped coin holding container 148 that constitutes the coin separating and delivering device 104. It is open. Therefore, the plurality of coins C inserted into the deposit port 102 are guided by the guide tube 146 and fall into the coin storage container 148 of the coin separating and delivering device 104.

Next, the coin separating / delivering device 104 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The coin separation / delivery device 104 has a function of separating coins C of plural denominations with different diameters held in a separated state one by one and sending them to the coin discriminating device 106 which is the next step, and a known coin separation / A delivery device is used.
The coin separating / delivering device 104 of the first embodiment is arranged below the deposit port 102, and includes a rotating disk 152, a coin storage container 148, a receiving body 154, and a full sensor 156.

The rotating disk 152 has a receiving portion 168 for receiving the coins C one by one, is inclinedly arranged at a predetermined angle, and is rotated at a predetermined speed.
In the receiving portion 168, a Y-shaped plate 164 in which three concave portions 162 are formed on the upper surface of the rotary disc 152 at equal intervals is fixed concentrically with the rotary disc 152.
An extrusion body 166 that pivots is disposed on one side of the recess 162 (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 4997374).
In other words, the extrusion body 166 and the recess 162 form a substantially semicircular receiving portion 168.
The receiving portion 168 is set to a size such that two minimum diameter coins cannot be received side by side and only one maximum diameter coin can be received.
The extruded body 166 is normally positioned in a stationary state at a position closer to one side of the recess 162 so as to form the receiving portion 168, and when the extruded body 166 pivotally moves to a predetermined position, the held coin C is rotated. It is sent out in the circumferential direction of the disc 152.

The receiving portion 168 receives the coins C retained in a loose state one by one in the lower portion facing the coin storage container 148, and the push-out member 166 has the receiving portion 168 at a predetermined position above the rotation center of the rotating disc 152. The coin C is extruded in the circumferential direction and delivered to the knife-shaped receiver 154.
The rotating disk 152 is rotated at a predetermined speed by an electric motor (not shown) via a speed reducer.

The full sensor 156 has a function of outputting a full signal when the amount of coins in the coin storage container 148 exceeds a predetermined amount, and is, for example, a transmissive photoelectric sensor.
When the full sensor 156 outputs a full signal, the acceptance of the coin C from the deposit port 102 is restricted by means not shown, and when the full signal is not output, the acceptance restriction of the coin C is lifted.

Next, the coin identifying device 106 will be described.
The coin identifying device 106 acquires physical property information of the coin C sent out by the coin separating and sending device 104, surface pattern information, or the like by a sensor, and performs authenticity determination based on the acquired information and a denomination determination function. A publicly known coin discriminating device is used. In the first embodiment, the coin identifying device 106 includes a magnetic sensor 174, a slide base (not shown) arranged in the same plane as the upper surface of the rotating disk 152, a rotating body 176 for feeding the coin C, and a reference guide 178. Is included.
The slide base (not shown) has a function of guiding one surface of the coin C pushed by the rotating body 176.
The rotating body 176 has a function of moving the coins C received from the coin separating and delivering device 104 and passing them one by one through the coin receiving portion 182.
Further, the rotating body 176 has a function of transferring the coin C that has passed through the coin receiving portion 182 to the coin transfer device 108.
The rotating body 176 is parallel to the slide base and is rotatable in a plane close to the slide base, and the coin receiving portion 182 is moved by the three push levers 184 arranged at equal intervals as the receiving portion 168. Formed and have a Y shape.
The reference guide 178 has a function of linearly guiding the coin C passing through the coin receiving portion 182 and keeping the position of the coin C relative to the magnetic sensor 174 constant. As the known coin discriminating device 106, it is preferable to use the coin discriminating device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4997374, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Next, the coin transfer device 108 will be described.
The coin transfer device 108 has a function of linearly transferring the coins C sent out one by one from the coin identification device 106 in a direction away from the deposit port 102.
The coin transporting device 108 of the first embodiment is integrated with a coin sorting device 112, which will be described later, and is fixed on the top plate 1281. An endless carrier 186 that moves in one direction away from the deposit port 102 in the same plane, a slide plate 188 on which one surface of the coin C pushed by the endless carrier 186 slides, and a straight line that guides the peripheral surface of the coin C. A guide rail 192 is included.
In the first embodiment, the endless carrier 186 is a chain 198 stretched substantially horizontally between the first sprocket 194 and the second sprocket 196 arranged at a predetermined interval. The chain 198 is installed in the shape of a flat running track, and the first sprocket 194 is arranged immediately to the side of the rotating body 176 of the coin identifying device 106. Pushing pins 202 are fixed to the side surface of the chain 198 at predetermined intervals.

A plurality of push pins 202 are attached to the chain 198 at intervals corresponding to the intervals of the push levers 184.
The first sprocket 194 is rotated at a predetermined speed, and the push lever 184 and the push pin 202 immediately move the coin C pushed by the push lever 184 to the transfer path 204 of the push pin 202. Is set to push. The transfer path 204 is a path along which the coin C, which is pushed by the push pin 202 while being guided by the guide rail 192, moves.

The guide rail 192 has a function of guiding the lower end peripheral surface of the coin C so that the coin C pushed by the pushing pin 202 moves along the transfer path 204.
The guide rail 192 is disposed along the running track-shaped upper linear chain 198 and slightly below the chain 198.
The guide rail 192 protrudes slightly in a direction orthogonal to the slide plate 188 from the maximum thickness of the handling coin C.
Therefore, the lower surface of the coin C pushed by the push pin 202 is guided by the slide plate 188, and the lower end peripheral surface is guided by the guide rail 192.
The guide rail 192 in the first embodiment also serves as a selection unit, as described later. For the coin transporting device 108, it is preferable to use the coin transporting device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4997374, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Next, the coin sorting device 112 will be described.
The coin sorting device 112 has a function of dropping the coins C conveyed by the coin conveying device 108 into coin selection holes of a corresponding denomination based on the identification denomination in the coin identifying device 106 and allocating the coins for each predetermined denomination. Have.
The coin sorting device 112 according to the first embodiment includes the upper sorting unit 206 arranged along the guide rail 192 above the guide rail 192 and the lower sorting unit arranged below the guide rail 192. Has 208.

The upper sorting unit 206 sequentially sorts the 2 cent sorting hole 2C, the 5 cent sorting hole 5C, the 10 cent sorting hole 10C, and the 20 cent sorting hole in the traveling direction of the coin transporting device 108, in other words, in the direction away from the deposit port 102. The hole 20C and the overflow selection hole OF are arranged.
The lower sorting unit 208 sorts the reject sorting hole RJ, the 1-cent sorting hole 1C, the 2-euro sorting hole 2E, the 50-cent sorting in the order of moving in the coin transport device 108, in other words, in the direction away from the deposit port 102. Hole 50C and 1 euro selection hole 1E are located.
Note that the arrangement of the denominations for each coin sorting hole is an example, and can be freely arranged as necessary.

A gate device (not shown) operated by an electric actuator is arranged in each coin sorting hole 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, 224, RJ, 1C, 2E, and 50C.
In the first embodiment, the gate device for the coin sorting holes RJ, 1C, 2E, and 50C also serves as the guide rail 192.
That is, the guide rail 192 is composed of a fixed guide fixed between the coin sorting holes RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C and a movable guide that is electrically driven, and usually has a single linear shape. There is. Then, when the transported coin C is dropped into the coin sorting hole RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C, by moving the movable guide from the normal position, the transferred coin C is not guided by the movable guide. , The coin is dropped into a predetermined coin selection hole (see Japanese Patent No. 4997374).

The gate device facing each coin sorting hole 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, 224, RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C is provided with a timing signal from a timing sensor (not shown) and a coin discriminating device 106. It is selectively opened or closed based on the authenticity and denomination discriminated by the detected coin information.
As a result, the coin C transported by the coin transport device 108 is dropped into the predetermined coin sorting holes 2C, 5C, 10C, 20C, OF, 224, RJ, 1C, 2E, or 50C for each denomination.

Next, the denomination type holding and feeding device 114 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 6 or 7.
The denomination holding operation device 114 has a function of holding the coins C sorted by denomination in the coin allocating device 112 for each denomination, and a command from a higher-level device, for example, a POS cash register, a coin of a predetermined denomination. It has the function of paying out a predetermined number of Cs one by one. In the present Example 1, since the target denomination is 8 denominations of 1 cent coin to 2 euro coins, 8 denomination holding suspension operation devices 114 are arranged, but since the basic configuration is the same for all The configurations of the respective units will be described with the same reference numerals, and when it is particularly necessary to describe the denomination, the denomination symbol will be added after the reference numeral 114 for description. That is, 1-cent reserve feeding device 1141C for 1 cent, 2-cent reserve feeding device 1142C for 2-cent, 5-cent reserve feeding device 1145C for 5-cent, 10-cent reserve feeding device 11410C for 10-cent, Used by 20 cents pending launcher 11420C for 20 cents, 50 cents pending launcher 11450C for 50 cents, 1 euro pending launcher 1141E for 1 euro, and 2 euro holdings launcher 1142E for 2 euros. Be done.
In the first embodiment, the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114 is generally composed of a hopper bowl 236, a rotating body 238 with a hole, a slide base 242, and a ejecting device (not shown).
The hopper bowl 236 is a vertically oriented cylindrical body having an open upper surface and a rectangular upper portion and a circular lower portion, and holds the coins C in bulk. The holed rotating body 238 is rotatably arranged in a circular hole at the bottom of the hopper bowl 236, and a plurality of circular holes through which the coin C falls are formed at eccentric positions. The slide base 242 guides the lower surface of the coin C dropped on the rotating body 238 with a hole. The ejection device (not shown) is composed of an ejection roller biased to approach a fixed roller arranged on the side of the holed rotary member 238, and the coin C pushed out by the holed rotary member 238 is pushed. Is sandwiched between the rollers and is ejected in the lateral direction from an outlet 244 formed on the side of the rotating body 238 with holes. It is preferable to use a so-called coin hopper for the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114.

Next, the arrangement of the denomination holding operation device 114 for each denomination will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The denomination reserve operation device 114 has three denominations arranged in the upper space 144U, three denominations in the middle space 144M, and two denominations in the lower space 144L. Specifically, on the upper bottom plate 1282, in order from the deposit port 102 side, by placing 1 cent holding operation device 1141C, 2 euro holding operation device 1142E, and 50 cent holding operation device 11450C, It is arranged in the upper space 144U and constitutes the upper holding operation device row 114U. On the middle bottom plate 1283, a 2 cent holding operation device 1142C, a 5 cent holding operation device 1145C, and a 1 euro holding operation device 1141E are arranged in this order from the deposit port 102 side to form a middle holding operation device row 114M. is doing. On the lower bottom plate 1284, a 10-cent holding and feeding device 11410C and a 20-cent holding and feeding device 11420C are arranged in this order from the deposit port 102 side to configure a lower holding and feeding device array 114L. The 1-euro holding operation device 1141E in the middle space 144M and the 20-cent holding operation device 11420C in the lower space 144L are arranged in the vicinity of the rear side plate 128B and are vertically aligned. In other words, the 1 euro holding operation device 1141E in the middle space 144M and the 20-cent holding operation device 11420C in the lower space 144L are arranged in the central space 132M farthest from the deposit port 102. The 5-cent reserve operation device 114SC in the middle space 144M and the 10-cent reserve operation device 11410C in the lower space 144L are vertically aligned. In other words, the 5-cent holding storage device 114SC in the middle space 144M and the 10-cent holding output device 11410C in the lower space 144L are arranged in the central space 132M that is the second farthest from the deposit port 102. In the upper space 144U, the 50 cent holding operation device 11450C, the 2 euro holding operation device 1142E, the 1 cent holding operation device 1141C are the 1 euro holding operation device 1141E, the 5 cent holding operation device 1145C, 2 in the middle space 144M. It is displaced toward the deposit port 102 side with respect to the cent hold operation device 1142C. This is because the denomination-specific drop passage 116 is disposed between the rear side plate 128B and the rear side plate 128B.

Next, the denomination type drop passage 116 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
The denomination type drop passage 116 has a function of guiding the coins C sorted by denomination by the coin sorting device 112 to the denomination holding device 114 for each denomination. In the first embodiment, the denomination-type drop passage 116 is formed in a cylindrical shape that extends in the vertical direction, and the upper drop passage 116U arranged on the upper side of the top plate 1281 and the lower fall path of the top plate 1281. And a lower drop passage 116L. As a result, the 1 cent sorting hole 1C, the 2 euro sorting hole 2E, the 50 cent sorting hole 50C formed in the lower sorting portion 208, and the denomination drop passage 116 corresponding to the 1 euro sorting hole 1E are the top plate 1281. It is configured only by the upper drop passage 116U on the upper side.
First, the denomination-type drop passage 116 for the 1-cent reserve operation device 1141C, the 2-euro retention operation device 1142E, and the 50-cent reserve operation device 11450C arranged in the upper space 144U will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, a return money type drop passage 116RJ is formed below the return selection hole RJ closest to the deposit port 102 of the lower sorting unit 208 in the coin sorting device 112, and the returned coin C is output. We guide you to slide into the gold mouth 122.
The 1-cent coin C dropped from the 1-cent sorting hole 1C closest to the deposit port 102 is guided to the 1-cent drop passage 1161C and dropped into the 1-cent opening 1461C shown in FIG. 9, and then placed in the upper space 144U. It is held in the 1st cent holding operation device 1141C.
The 2 euro coin C dropped from the 2 euro selection hole 2E closest to the deposit port 102 is guided to the 2 euro drop passage 1162E, dropped to the 2 euro opening 1462E shown in FIG. 9, and then placed in the upper space 144U. 2 euros are held in the holding device 1142E.
The 50-cent coin C dropped from the 50-cent sorting hole 50C, which is the fourth closest to the deposit port 102, is guided to the 50-cent drop passage 11650C, drops into the 50-cent opening 14650C, and is then placed in the upper space 144U, with a 50-cent reserve. Suspended in the feeding device 11450C.
The 1 euro coin C dropped from the 1 euro selection hole 1E closest to the 5th deposit port 102 is guided to the 1 euro drop passage 1161E and dropped to the 1 euro opening 1461E, and then the farthest from the deposit port 102 of the middle space 144M. It is held in the 1-euro holding operation device 1141E arranged at the position. Since the 1-euro holding operation device 1141E is arranged in the middle space 144M, the 1-euro drop passage 1161E is divided into a 1-euro upper drop passage 116U1E and a 1-euro lower drop passage 116L1E. The 1 euro lower drop passage 116L1E is juxtaposed in the lateral width direction of the main body 126 with respect to an overflow safe 134 described later.

The 2 cent sorting hole 2C, the 5 cent sorting hole 5C, the 10 cent sorting hole 10C, the 20 cent sorting hole 20C, and the overflow sorting hole OF arranged in the upper sorting portion 206 are provided with a top plate 1281. The upper drop passage 116U on the upper side and the lower drop passage 116L on the lower side of the top plate 1281 are separated from each other.
The 2 cent coin C dropped from the 2 cent sorting hole 2C closest to the deposit port 102 is guided to the 2 cent upper drop passage 116U2C, dropped to the 2 cent opening 1462C, and then guided to the 2 cent lower drop passage 116L2C. It is reserved in the 2-cent reserve operation device 1142C arranged in the middle space 144M.
The 5 cent coin C dropped from the 5 cent sorting hole 5C, which is the second closest to the deposit port 102, is guided to the 5 cent upper drop passage 116U5C, dropped into the 5 cent opening 1465C, and then placed in the middle space 144M. It is guided to the lower drop passage 116L5C and is held in the 5-cent holding operation device 1145C.
The 10-cent coin C dropped from the 10-cent sorting hole 10C closest to the deposit port 102 is guided to the 10-cent upper drop passage 116U10C, dropped to the 10-cent opening 14610C, and then guided to the 10-cent lower drop passage 116L10C. Then, it is held in the 10-cent holding operation device 11410C arranged in the lower space 144L.
Fourth, the 20-cent coin C dropped from the 20-cent sorting hole 20C closest to the deposit port 102 is guided to the 20-cent upper drop passage 116U20C, dropped to the 20-cent opening 14620C, and then guided to the 20-cent lower drop passage 116L20C. Then, it is held in the 20-cent holding operation device 11420C arranged in the lower space 144L.
Fifth, the overflow coin C, which has fallen from the overflow selection hole OF near the deposit port 102, is guided to the overflow upper drop passage 116UOF and drops to the overflow opening 146OF, and then is held in the overflow safe 134 arranged in the upper space 144U. To be done. The overflow coin C may be arranged outside the cover 128.

  The two-cent lower drop passage 116L2C, the five-cent lower fall passage 116L5C, the ten-cent lower fall passage 116L10C, and the twenty-cent lower fall passage 116L20C are the two-cent opening 1462C, five-cent opening 1465C, ten-cent opening 14610C, and After the 20-cent opening 14620C, the cross-section is formed into a rectangular shape having a narrow horizontal width and long in the transport direction of the coin C, and the rectangles are arranged side by side in the right space 132R in a direction away from the deposit port 102. In the first embodiment, the two-cent lower drop passage 116L2C, the five-cent lower drop passage 116L5C, the ten-cent lower drop passage 116L10C, and the twenty-cent lower drop passage 116L20C are provided on the right side plate 128R forming the cover 128. It is configured by being integrated. Therefore, when a coin jam occurs in these passages, the coin jam can be easily eliminated by removing the right side plate 128R and working. Further, by forming the coin-type drop passage 116 in this manner, a plurality of coin drop passages can be arranged in the same thin space in the width direction of the main body, which is advantageous in that the device can be downsized.

As shown in FIG. 8, the two-cent lower drop passage 116L2C and the five-cent lower drop passage 116L2C are arranged in the middle space 144M in the direction away from the deposit port 102. In order to guide the coins C respectively to the holding feeding device 1145C, they are formed in a crank shape, and their lower ends are opposed to the upper ends of the left (front) side end openings of the hopper bowls 236 of the corresponding holding feeding devices. It is arranged.
Similarly, the 10-cent lower drop passage 116L10C and the 20-cent lower drop passage 116L20C are arranged in the lower space 144L in order in the direction away from the deposit port 102. Each of the 11420C is formed in a crank shape for guiding the coin C, and the lower ends thereof are arranged opposite to the upper end of the right (rear) side end opening of the hopper bowl 236 of the corresponding holding feeding device. .. By arranging the denomination-type drop passages 116 in this way, the bending of the denomination-type drop passages 116 can be reduced, and the denomination-type drop passages 116 through which the coins C can smoothly fall can be configured in a narrow space.

Next, the dispensing passage 118 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS.
The withdrawal passage 118 has a function of guiding and dropping the coin C sent out from the denomination type holding and feeding device 114. In the first embodiment, the dispensing passage 118 is a left side space 132L formed between the left side plate 128L and the inner left side wall plate 130L. A plurality of horizontally elongated rectangular denomination drop ports 252 through which the coins C sent out from the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114 pass are formed in the inner left side wall plate 130L that constitutes the payout passage 118. In the first embodiment, since the denomination-type holding and feeding devices 114 are arranged in three stages, the drop ports 252 of denominations are also formed in three stages in parallel in the horizontal direction.
As shown in FIG. 5, corresponding to the upper-stage holding and feeding device row 114U, the 1-cent drop port 2521C, the 2-euro drop port 2522E, and the 50-cent drop port 25250C are horizontally arranged in order from the deposit port 102 side. It is formed along 108 and constitutes the upper paragraph lower mouth row 252U.
Corresponding to the middle-stage holding and feeding device row 114M, a 2-cent drop port 2522C, a 5-cent drop port 2525C, and a 1-euro drop port 2521E are formed horizontally along the coin transfer device 108 from the deposit port 102 side. It constitutes the lower paragraph row 252M in the middle paragraph.
Corresponding to the lower holding operation device row 114L, in order from the deposit port 102 side, a 10-cent drop port 25210C and a 20-cent drop port 25220C are horizontally formed along the coin transfer device 108, and the lower paragraph lower port row 252L is formed. I am configuring. Similarly to the arrangement of the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114, these drop ports 252 are also vertically aligned with the middle paragraph lower mouth row 252M and the lower paragraph lower mouth row 252L. The middle paragraph lower mouth row 252M and the upper paragraph lower mouth row 252U are arranged to be offset in the front-rear direction.

In the first embodiment, the withdrawal passage 118 is configured by an upper withdrawal passage 118U for the upper paragraph lower outlet row 252U, an intermediate withdrawal passage 118M for the middle paragraph lower outlet row 252M, and a lower withdrawal passage 118L for the lower paragraph lower outlet row 252L. Has been done. The upper-stage dispensing passage 118U, the middle-stage dispensing passage 118M, and the lower-stage dispensing passage 118L are arranged closer to the rear side in the front-back direction of the main body 126.
The upper dispensing path 118U is an inverted triangular space in side view, which is surrounded by the top plate 1281, the left side plate 128L, the inner left side wall plate 130L, and the upper sloping plate 254U. The upper sloping plate 254U configures the bottom surface of the upper withdrawal passage 118U, and inclines downward toward the withdrawal outlet 122 side at an angle at which coins dropped from the lower paragraph row 252U in the upper paragraph slide down. The inclination angle of the upper sloping plate 254U is preferably 35 to 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal line, and the lower end of the upper sloping plate 254UL, which is the lower end of the upper sloping plate 254U, is arranged at the center of the main body 126 in the vertical direction and the front-back direction.
With this configuration, the lower end 254UL of the upper sloping plate is arranged below the rear end of the 1-cent drop port 2521C. Therefore, the coin C that has dropped from the 1-cent drop opening 2521C that constitutes the lower paragraph row 252U in the upper paragraph passes through the upper pay-out passage 118U and drops onto the withdrawal transfer belt 124, which will be described later, and the 2-euro drop opening 2522E and 50 cents. The coin C that has dropped from the drop port 25250C passes through the upper dispensing path 118U and drops onto the upper sloping plate 254U, and then slides down on the upper sloping plate 254U and from the lower end 254UL of the upper sloping plate onto the dispensing conveyor belt 124. To fall.

The middle-stage dispensing passage 118M is an inverted trapezoidal space in a side view, which is surrounded by the upper sloping plate 254U, the left side plate 128L, the inner left side wall plate 130L, and the middle sloping plate 254M. The middle sloping plate 254M configures the bottom surface of the middle withdrawal passage 118M, and is inclined downward toward the withdrawal opening 122 side at an angle at which the coin C dropped from the middle paragraph lower outlet row 252M slides down. The middle sloping plate 254M is inclined parallel to the upper sloping plate 254U, and the lower end of the middle sloping plate 254ML, which is the lower end of the middle sloping plate 254M, is disposed below and behind the upper sloping plate lower end 254UL.
With this configuration, the lower end 254ML of the middle sloping plate is disposed below the 2-cent drop port 2522C and the 5-cent drop port 2525C. Therefore, the coin C dropped from the 2-cent drop opening 2522C forming the lower paragraph row 252M in the middle paragraph drops on the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 described later through the middle withdrawal passage 118M, and the 1 euro drop outlets 2521E, and 5 The coin C dropped from the cent drop port 2525C passes through the middle payout passage 118M and drops onto the middle tilted plate 254M, and then slides down on the middle tilted plate 254M and the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 from the middle tilted plate lower end 254ML. Fall on top.

The lower-stage dispensing passage 118L is an inverted trapezoidal space in a side view, which is surrounded by the middle sloping plate 254M, the left side plate 128L, the inner left side wall plate 130L, and the lower sloping plate 254L. The lower sloping plate 254L constitutes the bottom surface of the lower withdrawal passage 118L, and is inclined downward toward the withdrawal opening 122 side at an angle at which the coins C dropped from the lower paragraph lower opening row 252L slide down. The lower sloping plate 254L is inclined parallel to the middle sloping plate 254M, and the lower end of the lower sloping plate lower end 254LL, which is the lower end of the lower sloping plate 254L, is arranged below and behind the middle sloping plate lower end 254ML.
With this configuration, the lower end 254LL of the lower sloping plate is arranged below the rear end of the 10-cent drop opening 25210C. Therefore, the coin C dropped from the 10-cent drop opening 25210C forming the lower paragraph row 252L of the lower paragraph passes through the lower pay-out passage 118L and drops onto the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 or the lower end of the lower inclined plate 254LL and drops by 20 cents. The coin C dropped from the mouth 2525C passes through the lower payout passage 118L and drops onto the lower sloping plate 254L, and the coin C slides on the coin C and drops from the lower end 254LL of the lower sloping plate onto the dispensing conveyor belt 124.

  As is clear from the above description, the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U, the middle-stage dispensing passage 118M, and the lower-stage dispensing passage 118L are vertically stacked in the left space 132L. With this configuration, the size of the main body 126 in the width direction can be suppressed, which contributes to downsizing of the main body 126 in the width direction. The width of the dispensing passage 118 (the distance between the right guide plate 264R and the left guide surface 264GL) is preferably about twice the maximum diameter coin diameter. In Example 1, the maximum diameter is 25.75 mm of a 2-euro coin, so it is preferably doubled to about 50 mm.

Next, the dispensing conveyor belt 124 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The withdrawal conveyor belt 124 is sent out from the withdrawal device 114 for denomination classification, and positions the coin C dropped from the withdrawal passage 118 (upper withdrawal passage 118U, middle withdrawal passage 118M, lower withdrawal passage 118L) upward. It has a function of transporting to the dispensing port 122. In the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, the withdrawal transfer belt 124 is configured by the withdrawal transfer belt 124 wound between the front withdrawal transfer roller 256F and the withdrawal transfer roller 256B. .. The withdrawal conveying belt 124 has a flat track field shape by a front withdrawing conveying roller 256F and a rear withdrawing conveying roller 256B, and is inclined upward toward the withdrawal port 122 side. Specifically, the post-dispensing transfer roller 256B is disposed below the lower sloping plate lower end 254LL and is disposed slightly on the front side, and the front-dispensing transfer roller 256F is substantially the same as the upper paragraph lower opening row 252U in the vertical direction. In terms of height, it is arranged above the dispensing port 122 on the front side. As a result, the transporting section 258 of the dispensing transport belt 124 is linearly forward from the lower end 254UL of the upper sloping plate, the lower end 254ML of the middle sloping plate, and the lower end 254LL of the lower sloping plate at the same distance as the lower end. It extends in an upwardly inclined state toward the gold mouth 122 side). The upward inclination is preferably inclined by 45 degrees or more with respect to the horizon, and more preferably about 60 degrees from the viewpoint of the installation area and the coin C carrying capacity. However, the upward inclination angle of the pay-out transfer belt 124 toward the pay-out port 122 side can be appropriately set in consideration of the influence on the size of the coin pay-in / pay-out device 100 in the depth direction. Plate-shaped projections 262 are formed on the surface of the dispensing conveyor belt 124 at right angles to the dispensing conveyor belt 124 at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the dispensing conveyor belt 124. The interval between the protrusions 262 is preferably the same as the interval between the fall prevention devices 264, which will be described later, between the lower end 254UL of the upper sloping plate and the lower end 254ML of the middle sloping plate. In addition, the protrusion 262 is configured by being divided into a right protrusion 262R and a left protrusion 262L in the width direction of the dispensing conveyor belt 124, and arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval. On the conveying portion 258 of the dispensing conveying belt 124 on the side of the dispensing passage 118, an upward conveying passage 266 is formed by a left guide plate 264L and a right guide plate 264R arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the main body 126. Is configured.

  Next, the transport passage 266 will be described. It has a function of guiding the coins C conveyed by the withdrawal transfer belt 124, and in the first embodiment, the withdrawal transfer belt 124 (flat belt) constitutes the bottom surface, and the left guide plate 264L and the right guide plate 264R. Constitute the left and right guide surfaces. In other words, the transport passage 266 has the transport portion 258 of the dispensing transport belt 124 as the bottom face, and extends toward the dispensing port 122 having a rectangular cross section by the left guide plate 264L and the right guide plate 264R that stand upright with respect to the bottom face. And has a groove shape extending obliquely. At the lower end of the transport passage 266, as shown in FIG. 5, a fall prevention plate 268 is arranged so as to close the entire rectangular cross section of the transport passage 266. A drop prevention device 264 is arranged in the transport passage 266.

Next, the fall prevention device 264 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
The drop prevention device 264 has a function of preventing the coin C sent to the upper dispensing path 118 from falling to the lower dispensing path 118 side in the transport passage 266. In the first embodiment, the coin C sent to the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U has a function of preventing the coin C from falling into the middle-stage dispensing passage 118M in the transport passage 266. The drop prevention device 264 prevents the coin C sent from the upper holding operation device row 114U to the upper withdrawal passage 118U from falling to the lower middle withdrawal passage 118M side in the transfer passage 266. 2641 and a middle paragraph lower blocking device 2642 that prevents the coin C sent to the middle stage dispensing passage 118M from falling to the lower lower stage dispensing passage 118L side in the transport passage 266. In other words, in the first embodiment, the conveying passage 266 is configured such that the upper conveying passage 266U is configured above the upper paragraph lower blocking device 2641, and the middle conveying passage is formed between the upper paragraph lower blocking device 2641 and the middle paragraph lower blocking device 2642. 266M is configured, and a lower-stage transport passage 266L is formed below the middle paragraph lower blocking device 2642. In the first embodiment, since the upper paragraph lower blocking device 2641 and the middle paragraph lower blocking device 2642 have the same configuration, the upper paragraph lower blocking device 2641 will be described as a representative.

The upper paragraph lower blocking device 2641 includes a guide body 264G and a blocking body 264S. First, the guide body 264G will be described with reference to FIG. 11 (B).
The guide body 264G has a function of forcibly guiding the coins C falling downward along the payout conveying belt 124 through the upper dispensing path 118U to the blocking body 264S side. In the first embodiment, the guide body 264G is formed in a V shape by the right guide surface 264GR and the left guide surface 264GL that widen toward the dispensing port 122 side. The V-shaped apex 264GT is formed above the right protrusion 262R, being biased toward the central space 132M side in the width direction of the dispensing conveyor belt 124. Therefore, the coin C is guided by the right guide surface 264GR and the left guide surface 264GL, and finally guided to the right protrusion 262R. However, the apex 264GT may be formed so as to face the left protrusion 262L.

Next, the blocking body 264S will be described.
The blocking body 264S has a function of blocking the coin C sent to the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U in the upper-stage transport passage 266U so as not to drop toward the lower middle-stage dispensing passage 118M. In the first embodiment, the blocking body 264S is made of a block of hard resin, hard rubber, metal, or the like, the upper end of which is fixed to the lower end of the guide body 264G. The lower surface of the blocking body 264S is formed to a convex surface 264SC that bulges toward the conveying unit 258 side, and a part of the blocking body 264S is arranged in contact with or close to the conveying unit 258 of the withdrawal conveying belt 124, and between the withdrawing conveying belt 124 and the convex surface 264SC. It is configured so that the coin C does not drop from the space. On the convex surface 264SC, a left groove 264SL and a right groove 264SR are formed facing the protrusion 262 (the right protrusion 262R, the left protrusion 262L), and the right protrusion 262R that moves integrally with the withdrawal transfer belt 124, and the left protrusion 262R. It is configured so that the protrusion 262L can pass through. With this configuration, the coin C that has dropped into the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U is prevented from falling into the middle-stage conveying passage 266M by the upper-stage lower blocking device 2641, specifically, the blocking body 264S. The coin C, which has been prevented from falling, is locked by the right protrusion 262R or the left protrusion 262L and is sent to the dispensing port 122 side.
The middle paragraph lower blocking device 2642 also functions in the same manner, and prevents the coin C from dropping from the middle transport passage 266M to the lower transport passage 266L.

Next, the dispensing port 122 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The withdrawal port 122 has a function of withdrawing to an external device to transfer the coin C conveyed by the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 or holding the coin C in the main body 126, and a known withdrawal port 122 is used. .. In the first embodiment, the dispensing port 122 is a rectangular opening formed near the left side of the front surface of the main body 126 in the vertical middle. In the first embodiment, a downward dispensing port passage 272 is formed toward the dispensing port 122 following the upper-stage transport passage 266U facing the dispensing port belt 124, and at the end of the dispensing port passage 272, The withdrawal port 122 is configured and is supplied from the withdrawal port 122 to an external receiving unit.

Next, a coin container 138 for collecting the coins C held in the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
As described above, the coin container 138 has a function of storing the coin C sent from the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114, and is a mounting hole formed in the main body 126 below the deposit port 102 and the dispense port 122. It is stored in 142. In the first embodiment, when collecting the coins C held in the denomination-type holding and feeding device 114, as with the case of sending out the coins C to the dispensing port 122, the coins C are lifted by the dispensing conveyor belt 124 Send it out to the gold mouth 122. A switching plate 274 is arranged in the middle of the dispensing port passage 272. The switching plate 274 is held at the dispensing position PP that constitutes the bottom plate of the dispensing port passage 272 when dispensing to the dispensing port 122. However, at the time of collecting the coin C, the switching plate 274 is moved to the collecting position RP in which the coin jumps up, closing the withdrawal opening passage 272 and opening a passage connected to the upper opening of the coin container 138. As a result, the coins C that are lifted up by the dispensing and conveying belt 124 are guided by the switching plate 274 and collected in the coin container 138.

Next, the operation of the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.
In the first embodiment, the coin C sent from the upper-stage holding and feeding device row 114U arranged in the upper row is the 1-cent drop outlet 2521C, the 2-euro drop outlet 2522E, or the 50-cent drop outlet of the upper paragraph lower mouth row 252U. Each of them passes through 25250C and falls in the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U, and then falls onto the upper-stage inclined plate 254U or onto the dispensing conveying belt 124. The coin C dropped on the upper sloping plate 254U slides on the upper sloping plate 254U, and then drops on the dispensing and conveying belt 124. The distance between the upper paragraph lower mouth row 252U and the upper sloping plate 254U, or the withdrawal transfer belt 124 is small, and even if the coin C that has fallen onto them jumps, the amount is small, and it fits in a short time, and the withdrawal transfer is performed. It is locked by the protrusion 262 on the belt 124 and is conveyed toward the dispensing port 122.
The coin C sent out from the 2 cent drop opening 2522C, the 5 cent drop opening 2525C, or the 1 euro drop opening 2521E of the middle stage holding and feeding device row 114M arranged in the middle row passes through the middle row lower row 252M respectively. The withdrawal passage 118M falls, and drops onto the middle sloping plate 254M or onto the withdrawal conveyor belt 124. The coin C dropped on the middle sloping plate 254M slides on the middle sloping plate 254M, and then drops on the pay-out transfer belt 124. The distance between the middle paragraph lower mouth row 252M and the middle sloping plate 254M or the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 is small, and even if the coin C dropped on them jumps, the amount is small, it fits in a short time, and the withdrawal occurs. The protrusions 262 on the conveyor belt 124 are engaged and the toner is conveyed toward the dispensing port 122.
The coins C sent out from the 10-cent drop opening 25210C or the 20-cent drop opening 25220C of the lower-stage holding operation device row 114L arranged in the lower row fall through the lower-stage payout passage 118L through the lower paragraph lower-row row 252L. , On the lower sloping plate 254L or on the withdrawal conveyor belt 124. The coin C dropped on the lower sloping plate 254L slides on the lower sloping plate 254L, and then drops on the pay-out conveying belt 124. The distance between the lower paragraph row 252L and the lower sloping plate 254L, or the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 is small, and even if the coin C dropped on them jumps, the amount is small and can be settled in a short time. It is locked by the protrusion 262 on the belt 124 and is conveyed toward the dispensing port 122.
In a normal withdrawal process, for example, a change withdrawal process, since the number of coins C to be withdrawn is small, the coins C are smoothly withdrawn to the withdrawal port 122. In the first embodiment, for example, even when a 2 euro coin is put into the deposit port 102 to pay 1 cent, the coin C that is normally sent out is 1 1 euro coin, 1 50 cent coin, Two 20-cent coins, one 5-cent coin, and two 2-cent coins. In other words, one 50 cent coin C in the upper withdrawal passage 118U, one 1 euro coin, one 5 cent coin C, and two 2 cent coins in the middle withdrawal passage 118M, lower withdrawal One 20-cent coin C is sent to the aisle 118L. In this case, only four coins C in total are sent to the middle-stage dispensing passage 118M, and these coins C are smoothly dispensed to the dispensing port 122 by the dispensing conveyor belt 124.

Next, the operation of collecting the coins C from all the denomination-type holding and feeding devices 114 will be described.
In this case, coins C are simultaneously sent out from each denomination-type holding and feeding device 114. As a result, the withdrawal conveying belt 124 exceeds the withdrawal conveying ability and stays in the upper stage withdrawal passage 118U, the middle stage withdrawal passage 118M, or the lower stage withdrawal passage 118L. In this case, in the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U, the 50-cent holding holding device 11450C and the 2 euro holding holding device 1142E are located above the upper-stage sloping plate 254U. After being slid down on the inclined plate 254U relatively slowly, it is transported by the dispensing transport belt 124.
Similarly, in the middle withdrawal passage 118M, since the 1-euro holding operation device 1141E and the 5-cent holding operation device 1145C are located above the middle sloping plate 254M, the coin C sent from them is in the middle step. After slowly sliding down on the inclined plate 254M, the money is conveyed by the withdrawal conveyor belt 124.
Similarly, in the lower-stage dispensing passage 118L, the 20-cent holding operation device 1140C is located above the lower-stage inclined plate 254L, so that the coin C sent from this slides on the lower-stage inclined plate 254L relatively slowly. After that, it is conveyed by the withdrawal conveyor belt 124.
As a result, the coins C that remain until they are conveyed by the dispensing conveyor belt 124 are dispersed and retained in a plurality of units, so that the coins C do not pile up high and coin jamming does not occur easily.
In particular, when the drop prevention device 264 is provided, the coin C does not drop from the upper-stage dispensing passage 118U, and thus from the upper-stage conveying passage 266U to the middle-stage conveying passage 266M and from the middle-stage conveying passage 266M to the lower-stage conveying passage 266L. C is high and does not stack, making coin jamming less likely.

Next, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the structure of the withdrawal passage 118 (hereinafter, referred to as a “second withdrawal passage 1182” for convenience), and the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and different configurations will be described.

The second withdrawal passage 1182 is basically composed of the upper sloping plate 254U, the middle sloping plate 254M, and the lower sloping plate 254L, respectively, of the upper withdrawal passage 118U, the middle withdrawal passage 118M, and the lower withdrawal passage 118L. It has a three-layer structure in which three layers are vertically stacked. In the second embodiment, further, in the upper dispensing passage 118U, a denomination-type holding dispensing device 114 closest to the deposit port 102 of the upper holding dispensing device row 114U, and in the second embodiment, a 1-cent holding dispensing device. Below the 1-cent drop port 2521C with respect to the 1141C, an upper-most front-side inclined plate 2521C, which is a tilt plate that is inclined downward to the outlet port 122 side in parallel with the upper-stage tilt plate 254U, is provided from directly below the 1-cent drop port 2521C to a transfer path 266. It has been set up. With this configuration, the coin C sent out from the 1st cent holding and feeding device 1141C drops in the upper stage first passage 276 formed above the uppermost front side inclined plate 2521C, and then is dispensed in the upper stage transport passage 266U. Slip onto belt 124.
Further, the second-most denomination-type holding and feeding device 114 is the second closest to the deposit port 102 of the upper holding and feeding device array 114U, and in the second embodiment, the 2 euro drop outlet 2522E is output to the 2 euro holding and feeding device 1142E. A guide plate 254UG for the upper sloping plate, which is a sloping plate, is installed in a state of being lowered frontward in parallel with the uppermost front side sloping plate 2521C after extending downward from the position closest to the gold mouth 122 side. With this configuration, the coin C sent from the 2 euro holding operation device 1142E and the 50C holding operation device 25250C has the upper stage first plate defined in the vertical direction by the upper sloping plate 254U and the upper sloping plate guide plate 254UG. While being guided by the two passages 278, it falls into the upper transport passage 266U. Even if the coin C sent from the 2 euro holding operation device 1142E and the 50C holding operation device 25250C is bounced by the upper sloping plate 254U, it is guided by the upper sloping plate guide plate 254UG close in distance. Therefore, there is an advantage that the coins can be converged in a short time and the coins can be dispensed quickly.
Further, even when the coins C are retained in the upper first passage 276 or the upper second passage 278 at the time of collecting coins, the stacking in the height direction is limited, and the upper first passage 276 or the upper passage 276 is restricted. Since the coins C stay along the second passage 278, the restrictions on the movement of the coins C are also limited, so that the occurrence of coin jams is suppressed.

Further, in the middle-stage dispensing passage 118M, the denomination-type holding dispensing device 114 closest to the dispensing port 122 of the middle-stage dispensing device row 114M, in the second embodiment, 2 cents to the holding dispensing device 1142C for 2 cents. Below the drop port 2522C, a middle frontmost tilt plate 2542C, which is a tilt plate that tilts downward to the outlet port 122 side in parallel with the middle tilt plate 254M, is provided from immediately below the 2-cent drop port 2522C to the transfer passage 266. There is. With this configuration, the coin C sent out from the 2-cent reserve operation device 1142C drops in the middle-stage first passage 280 formed above the middle-stage frontmost inclined plate 2542C, and then is dispensed in the middle-stage transport passage 266M. Slip onto belt 124.
Furthermore, the second closest denomination-type holding and outputting device 114 with respect to the payout port 122 of the middle stage holding and outputting device row 114M, in the second embodiment, the 5 cent drop port 2525C for the 5 cent holding holding device 1145C. A guide plate 254MG for a middle sloping plate, which is a sloping plate, is installed in a state in which the sloping plate is extended downward from near the dispensing port 122 side and then in a front downward direction in parallel with the middle frontmost sloping plate 2542C. With this configuration, the coin C sent out from the 1 euro holding feeding device 1141E and the 5C holding feeding device 2525C has the middle stage first plate defined by the middle sloping plate 254M and the middle sloping plate guide plate 254MG. 2 While being guided by the 2nd passage 281, it falls to the middle stage conveyance passage 266M. Even if the coin C sent from the 1 euro holding feeding device 1141E and the 5C holding feeding device 2525C is bounced by the middle sloping plate 254M, it is guided by the middle sloping plate guide plate 254MG that is close in distance. Therefore, there is an advantage that the coins can be converged in a short time and the coins can be dispensed quickly.
Further, even when the coins C stay in the middle first passage 278 or the middle second passage 282 at the time of coin collection, stacking in the height direction is restricted, and the middle first passage 278 or the middle passage 282 is restricted. Since the coins C stay along the second passage 282, restrictions on the movement of the coins C are restricted, so that the occurrence of coin jams is suppressed.

Next, the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 19.
The third embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in the configurations of the withdrawal passage 118 (hereinafter referred to as the “third withdrawal passage 1183” for convenience) and the fall prevention device 264, and other configurations are the same with those of the first embodiment. It is the same. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and different configurations will be described.
The third withdrawal passage 1183 is an example in which the withdrawal passage 118 is configured for each denomination-type holding and feeding device 114.

As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, in the left space 132L, inclined plates 254 are arranged below the drop ports 252 for each denomination, and a dispensing passage 118 is formed for each denomination. For the upper paragraph lower mouth row 252U, a flat 1-cent inclined plate 2541C, a 2-euro inclined plate 2542E, and a 50-cent inclined plate 25450C are arranged. Specifically, the 1-cent inclined plate 2541C is disposed at the upper end portion between the 1-cent drop opening 2521C and the 2-euro drop opening 2522E, and then is arranged downward toward the delivery passage 266 on the payout opening 122 side. Has been done.
Similarly, a 2-euro inclined plate 2542E is arranged at the upper end between the 2-euro drop port 2522E and the 50-cent drop port 2522E, and then is arranged frontward and downward toward the transport passage 266.
Similarly, after the 50-cent inclined plate 25450C is disposed at the upper end portion thereof directly below the 50-cent drop port 2522E, it is disposed downwardly toward the transport passage 266.
As a result, a 1-cent withdrawal passage 1181C is formed on the upper side of the 1-cent inclined plate 2541C, a 2-euro withdrawal passage 1182E is formed on the upper side of the 2-euro inclined plate 2542E, and a 50-cent withdrawal side is extended on the upper side of the 50-cent inclined plate 25450C. A gold passage 11850C is formed, and these withdrawal passages 118 are formed in a front downward direction toward the withdrawal conveying belt 124 on the withdrawal port 122 side.

A flat-shaped 2-cent inclined plate 2542C, a 5-cent inclined plate 2545C, and a 1-euro inclined plate 2541E are arranged for the lower mouth row 252M in the middle paragraph. Specifically, the 2-cent inclined plate 2542C is arranged at the upper end portion between the 2-cent drop port 2522C and the 5-cent drop port 2525C, and then is arranged frontward and downward toward the transport passage 266.
Similarly, a 5-cent inclined plate 2545C is disposed at the upper end between the 5-cent drop opening 2525C and the 1-Euro drop opening 2521E, and then is arranged frontward and downward toward the transport passage 266.
Similarly, the 1-euro inclined plate 2541E is arranged with its upper end portion immediately below the 1-euro drop opening 2521E, and then is arranged frontward and downward toward the transfer passage 266 on the side of the dispensing port 122.
With these, a 2-cent withdrawal passage 1182C is formed above the 2-cent inclined plate 2542C, a 5-cent withdrawal passage 1185C is formed above the 5-cent inclined plate 2545C, and 1 euro is withdrawn above the 1-euro inclined plate 2541E. Gold passages 1181E are formed, and these withdrawal passages 118 are formed in a front downward direction toward the withdrawal conveying belt 124 on the outlet port 122 side.
With these, a 2-cent withdrawal passage 1182C is formed above the 2-cent inclined plate 2542C, a 5-cent withdrawal passage 1185C is formed above the 5-cent inclined plate 2545C, and 1 euro is withdrawn above the 1-euro inclined plate 2541E. Gold passages 1181E are formed, and these withdrawal passages 118 are formed in a front downward direction toward the withdrawal conveying belt 124 on the outlet port 122 side.

A flat plate-shaped 10-cent inclined plate 25410C and a 20-cent inclined plate 25420C are arranged for the lower paragraph lower row 252L. Specifically, after the 10-cent inclined plate 25410C is arranged with the upper end portion between the 10-cent drop opening 25210C and the 20-cent drop opening 25220C, it is arranged in the front downward direction toward the transfer passage 266 on the dispensing port 122 side. Has been done.
Similarly, the 20-cent inclined plate 25420C is arranged with its upper end portion immediately below the 20-cent drop opening 25220C, and then is arranged in the front downward direction toward the transfer passage 266 on the dispensing port 122 side.
With these, a 10-cent withdrawal passage 11810C is formed above the 10-cent inclined plate 25410C, and a 20-cent withdrawal passage 11820C is formed above the 20-cent inclined plate 25420C. Is formed downward toward the dispensing and conveying belt 124.

  As is clear from the above configuration, the coin C sent out from the denomination holding suspension device 114 falls on the denomination payout passage 118 through the denomination drop opening 252, and then is placed on the denomination inclined plate 254. After falling onto the inclined plate 254 and sliding down on the inclined plates 254, they drop onto the dispensing transfer belt 124 which is the bottom surface of the transport passage 266, and are transported to the dispensing port 122 as the dispensing transport belt 124 advances.

  Next, the fall prevention device 264 (for convenience, referred to as “second fall prevention device 264S”) will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. The second fall prevention device 264S, like the fall prevention device 264, prevents the coin C on the payout conveying belt 124 from falling into the lower conveying passage 266, and moves the coin C to the payout port 122 side of the conveying passage 266. It has the function of jumping up. In the third embodiment, a total of four second drop prevention devices 264S are arranged. Specifically, the first and second fall arrest device 264S1 is opposed to the lower end 2542EE of the 2 euro inclined plate 2542E, and the second second fall arrest device 264S2 is opposed to the lower end 2542CE of the 2 cent inclined plate 2542C and 1 euro inclined. A third second fall prevention device 264S3 is arranged facing the lower end 2541EE of the plate 2541E, and a fourth second fall prevention device 264S4 is arranged facing the lower end 25420CE of the 20-cent inclined plate 25420C. Since the first and second fall prevention devices 264S1, the second second fall prevention device 264S2, the third second fall prevention device 264S3, and the fourth second fall prevention device 264S4 in the third embodiment are all configured the same. The second second drop prevention device 264S2 surrounded by a chain line circle in FIG. 15 will be described as a representative.

  The second second drop prevention device 264S2 includes a second guide device 282, a second blocking body 284, and a second protrusion 286. To summarize the function of each component, the coin C falling on the dispensing conveyor belt 124 is guided to the second blocking body 284 by the second guiding device 282, and flipped up to the dispensing port 122 side by the second protrusion 286. By dispersing the coins C on the dispensing and conveying belt 124, the coins C are easily locked by the second protrusions 286.

First, the second guide device 282 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The second guide device 282 has a function of guiding the coin C falling on the pay-out transfer belt 124 to the second blocking body 284, in other words, to the center of the pay-out transfer belt 124 in the width direction.
The second guide device 282 is a pair of left and right bar-shaped guide bodies arranged on the upper side of the second dispensing passage 1182 side along the longitudinal end of the dispensing conveyor belt 124, and is formed symmetrically. Therefore, the right second guide device 282 will be described as a representative, and the same part of the left guide plate 264L is changed from the right in the name to the left, and the reference numerals are the same numbers with R in the alphabet being replaced with L. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  The right guide body 282R has a slender rod shape having a cross section of the middle portion (a cross section in the width direction of the dispensing conveyor belt 124) of a right-angled triangle, and an upper end thereof gradually approaches the center side of the dispensing conveyor belt 124 to the right center. The slanting slope 282UR, the middle part of which gradually approaches the upper surface of the withdrawal conveying belt 124, the leftward downward slope 282DR, and the lower end of which has a left separating slope 282LR which gradually separates from the center of the discharging conveying belt 124 to the end, and the left separating slope 282LR. The upper side of the is formed in an arc-shaped left flank 282RR. With this configuration, the coin C that has fallen on the withdrawal conveying belt 124 is brought to the center in the width direction of the withdrawing conveying belt 124 by the left centering inclined surface 282UR and the right centering inclined surface 282UL, above the withdrawing conveying belt 124. The coin C that has fallen from the left downward slope 282DR and the right downward slope 282UL (not visible) is also guided to the center of the pay-out transfer belt 124, so that the coin C falling from the upper side is blocked by the second blocking member 284. Guide towards the center of.

Next, the second blocking body 284 will be described.
The second blocking body 284 prevents the coin C dropped while being guided by the second guide device 2642 from further dropping on the pay-out transfer belt 124, and above the pay-out transfer belt 124, in other words, to the pay-out port 122. It has the function of jumping up. The second blocking body 284 of the third embodiment has a substantially square plate shape, and the left support shaft 284RL and the right support shaft 284RR protruding laterally from the upper end side surface are respectively the left guide plate 264L and the right guide plate 264R. It is rotatably supported. Further, the right end portion 284R and the left end portion 284L of the second blocking body 284 are respectively locked by the stoppers 292, and the second blocking body 284 is against the upper surface of the dispensing conveyance belt 124 as shown in FIG. 18 (B). It is stopped in a state of forming a substantially right angle, and the lower end of the second blocking body 284 at that time is set to be less than the thickness of the thinnest coin C with respect to the upper surface of the pay-out transfer belt 124.
A scraping member 294 having a triangular cross section is provided at the center of the surface of the second blocking body 284 on the side of the dispensing port 122. When the scraping body 294 rushes into the dense lump of coins C to break up the dense lump, the second blocking body 284 bounces up the coin C, so that the coin C can be flipped up effectively.

Next, the second protrusion 286 will be described.
The second protrusion 286 has a function of pushing the second blocking body 284 and forcibly rotating it around the left support shaft 284RL and the right support shaft 284RR. In the third embodiment, the second protrusion 286 has a rectangular plate shape and is formed so as to project at a right angle to the upper surface of the withdrawal conveying belt 124. These are a pair of small pieces composed of a right second protrusion 286R and a left second protrusion 286L that are formed to be slightly displaced in the longitudinal direction of the transport belt 124, and are made of the same material as the dispensing transport belt 124. With this configuration, the second protrusion 286 pushes the second blocking body 284 from the back surface at a predetermined speed by the movement of the coin dispensing belt 124 in the transport direction of the coin C. As a result, as shown in FIG. 18C, the second blocking body 284 is rotated toward the dispensing port 122 side with the left support shaft 284RL and the right support shaft 284RR as fulcrums. In other words, the coin C, which is prevented from falling by the second blocking body 284, is flipped up to the dispensing port 122 side by the rotation of the second blocking body 284 toward the dispensing port 122 side, and then is ejected. It falls onto the gold transport belt 124. Therefore, the coins C, the movement of which is blocked by the second blocking body 284, are dispersed and drop onto the dispensing and conveying belt 124. By being dispersed, each coin C is easily locked by the second protrusion 286, and the transfer efficiency of the coin C is improved. Further, since the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L that constitute one second blocking body 284 are arranged slightly displaced in the longitudinal direction of the pay-out transfer belt 124, the second blocking body 284 is Since the time during which the coin C is rotated toward the dispensing port 122 becomes long, the coin C can be easily locked by the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L. While the second blocking body 284 is rotated toward the dispensing port 122 side, the falling of the coin C into the dispensing path 118 below is blocked by the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L. The coin C does not drop into the transport path 266 below. Note that the right second protrusion 286R and the left second protrusion 286L can be integrated, but since the thickness of the second protrusion 286 increases, it is preferable to divide the second protrusion 286R as in the third embodiment.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described.
In the third embodiment, each withdrawal passage 118 is provided for each withdrawal device 114 for each type of denomination. Therefore, the 20-cent coin sent from the 20-cent reserve feeding device 11420C in the lower-stage holding feeding device row 114L drops through the 20-cent withdrawal passage 11820C through the 20-cent drop opening 25220C, and then the withdrawal conveying belt 124. Fall on top. The 10-cent coins sent from the 10-cent holding feeding device 11410C in the lower holding feeding device row 114L drop on the 10-cent withdrawal passage 11810C through the 10-cent drop opening 25210C, and then onto the withdrawal conveying belt 124. To fall. The 1-euro coin sent out from the 1-euro hold operation device 1141E of the middle-stage operation device row 114M drops on the 1-euro withdrawal passage 1181E through the 1-euro drop opening 2521E, and then on the withdrawal conveyor belt 124. To fall. The 5 cent coins sent from the 5 cent holding feeding device 1145C of the middle holding feeding device row 114M are dropped on the 5 cent withdrawal passage 1185C through the 5 cent dropping port 2525C, and then on the withdrawal conveying belt 124. To fall. The 2-cent coin sent from the 2-cent holding feed device 1142C in the middle-stage holding feed device row 114M drops on the 2-cent withdrawal passage 1182C through the 2-cent drop opening 2522C, and then onto the withdrawal conveying belt 124. To fall. The 50-cent coins sent from the 50-cent holding and feeding device 11450C in the upper-stage holding and feeding device row 114U drop on the 50-cent withdrawal passage 11850C through the 50-cent drop opening 25250C, and then on the withdrawal conveying belt 124. To fall. The 2 euro coins sent from the 2 euro holding operation device 1142E of the upper stage holding operation device row 114U drop on the 2 euro withdrawal passage 1182E through the 2 euro drop opening 2522E, and then on the withdrawal conveyor belt 124. To fall. The 1-cent coin sent from the 1-cent holding feed device 1141C in the upper-stage holding feed device row 114U drops on the 1-cent withdrawal passage 1181C through the 1-cent drop opening 2521C, and then onto the withdrawal conveyor belt 124. To fall.
The coin C dropped from the 20-cent withdrawal passage 11820C or the 10-cent withdrawal passage 11810C onto the withdrawal delivery belt 124 is prevented from further dropping in the delivery passage 266 by the fourth second drop prevention device 264S4.
The coin C dropped from the 1-euro withdrawal passage 1181E or the 5-cent withdrawal passage 1185C onto the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 is prevented from falling further by the third second drop prevention device 264S3.
The coin C dropped from the 2-cent payout passage 1182C or the 50-cent payout passage 11850C onto the payout conveyor belt 124 is further prevented from falling by the second second drop prevention device 264S2.
The coin C dropped from the 2-euro withdrawal passage 1182E or the 1-cent withdrawal passage 1181C onto the withdrawal conveyor belt 124 is further prevented from falling by the first and second drop prevention devices 264S1.
The coin C on the dispensing conveyor belt 124 is conveyed to the dispensing port 122 while being locked by the right second protrusion 286R or the left second protrusion 286L.
When all the coins C are collected, the coins C are simultaneously sent out from each denomination-type holding and feeding device 114. As a result, the withdrawal transfer belt 124 exceeds the withdrawal transfer capability, and the 1-cent withdrawal passage 1181C, the 2-euro withdrawal passage 1182E, the 50-cent withdrawal passage 11850C, the 2-cent withdrawal passage 1182C, and the 5-cent withdrawal passage 1185C. , 1 euro withdrawal passage 1181E, 10-cent withdrawal passage 11810C, or 20-cent withdrawal passage 11820C. In this case, since the coins C are retained above the inclined plate 254 that constitutes each withdrawal passage 118, as the coins C are sequentially conveyed by the withdrawal conveyor belt 124, the accumulated coins C are moved on the inclined plate 254. After slowly slipping off, it is transported by the dispensing transport belt 124. Further, the coin C, which is prevented from falling by the first and second drop prevention devices 264S1 to 264S4, is discharged by the second blocking body 284 which is pushed by the second protrusion 286. It is flipped up to the side of 122 and is dispersed on the withdrawal conveyance belt 124. As a result, the coin C is easily locked by the second protrusion 286 and is smoothly transported to the dispensing port 122 side.

C coin
102 deposit port
106 coin identification device
108 coin transporter
112 coin sorter
114 Money type holding and feeding device
116 Gold Type Fall Passage
118 Withdrawal passage
122 Withdrawal port
124 Withdrawal conveyor belt
148 coin storage container
244 exit
254 Inclined plate
264 Fall arrest device
264S Second fall arrest device

Claims (8)

  After the coin (C) inserted into the deposit port (102) is discriminated by the coin discriminating device (106), the coin transfer device (108) linearly extending in the direction away from the deposit port (102) is used to After the coins are sorted into a plurality of denominations by the coin sorting device (112) while being transported one by one, a plurality of denominations are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction and arranged along the coin transporting device (108). The holding and feeding device (114) is guided and held by a coin-type dropping passage (116) arranged on one side of the coin transporting device (108), and the holding and feeding device (114) for holding the coin type based on a payout command. From the respective outlets (244) of the coin transfer device (108) to the withdrawal passage (118) arranged on the other side, one by one, and arranged along the row of the money type holding and feeding device (114) Dropped onto the dispensing transfer belt (124) that has been removed, and by running the dispensing transfer belt (124), the dispensing port (122) or the coin storage container (148) A coin depositing / dispensing device for sending out, wherein the withdrawal passage (118) constitutes at least a bottom surface of the withdrawal passage (118), is inclined downward to the withdrawal outlet (122) side, and is provided with the outlet. The coin C dropped from the (244) has an inclined plate (254) that slides down, and the withdrawal conveyor belt (124) is partially disposed below the lower end of the inclined plate (254), and is A coin depositing / dispensing device, which is inclined upward to the gold mouth (122) side.   The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dispensing passage (118) is provided for each of the plurality of stages in which the coin-type holding and dispensing apparatus (114) are arranged.   The coin depositing / dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined plate (254) is provided for each of the delivery ports (244) of the three or less denomination-type holding and delivering devices (114).   A coin (C) that is provided corresponding to the inclined plate (254) that constitutes a predetermined transfer passage (266), and that falls from the predetermined inclined plate (254) onto the withdrawal transfer belt (124) is the predetermined coin. 7. A drop blocking device (264) for blocking the falling of the transfer passage (266) below the transfer passage (266) in cooperation with the withdrawal transfer belt (124). The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus described in any one of 1 to 3.   The coin depositing / dispensing belt according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the withdrawal conveyor belt (124) is provided at an angle of 45 degrees or more with respect to a horizontal line toward the withdrawal port (122) side. Gold device.   The coin depositing / dispensing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plurality of stages is an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage.   7. Each of the upper stage and the middle stage is provided with three denomination-type holding and feeding devices (114), and the lower stage is provided with two denomination-type holding and feeding devices (114). The described coin depositing / dispensing device.   The plurality of money type holding and feeding devices (114) arranged in each of the middle stage and the lower stage are characterized in that two of them which are far from the deposit port (102) in the horizontal direction are vertically stacked. The coin depositing / dispensing device described in.

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