JP2976159B2 - Coin deposit and withdrawal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, and more particularly to a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus used in a checkout lane of a supermarket connected to a cash register or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, barcode scanners have been introduced in supermarkets and convenience stores, so that it is easy to read product names and prices, greatly contributing to labor savings in checkout lanes (registers). I have. FIG. 6 shows a checkout lane of a general supermarket. The barcode scanner 14 is connected to the cash register 10. When an operator (cashier) 22 causes the barcode scanner 14 to read a barcode displayed on a shopping product of a shopper 23, the barcode scanner 1
The product name and price are displayed on the display unit 11b and the display unit 11a of the cash register 10 which are provided integrally with the cash register 4. Then, when the reading of the prices of all the commodities is completed, the total price of the commodities is displayed on the display units 11a and 11b, and the operator 22 withdraws the drawer (money storage drawer) 13 to withdraw change and to receive received money.

[0003] In recent years, a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus capable of automatically processing coin depositing and dispensing has been used for the purpose of further saving labor in checkout lanes and preventing mistakes in change delivery. An example is shown in FIG. In addition,
7, the same parts as those shown in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, a coin depositing / dispensing device 15 having a coin insertion slot 16 and a coin payout slot 17 is provided below the cash register 10 to automatically pay change and automatically deposit received coins. Processing is enabled. The coin depositing and dispensing device 15 is connected to the cash register 10 in an interface-compatible manner, and when the change amount is displayed on the display units 11a and 11b,
The signal is sent to the coin depositing / dispensing device 1 via the interface.
5, the coin depositing and dispensing device 15 dispenses a coin corresponding to the change amount to the coin payout opening 17 based on the signal. Then, the operator 22 operates the coin payout exit 1
The change is taken out from 7 and paid to the shopper 23, and when the customer service is completed, the money received from the shopper 23 held is stored. Here, the coins among the received money are inserted into the coin insertion slot 16, sorted and stored by denomination in the coin depositing / dispensing device 15, and are diverted as coins for dispensing. Since the coin depositing / dispensing device 15 processes only coins, a drawer dedicated to bills is installed near the cash register 10, and bills of the received money are stored in the drawer dedicated to bills. In addition, when the change is paid, if the change amount exceeds 1,000 yen, the banknote corresponding to the amount to be paid by the banknote is paid out from here.

As described above, by providing the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 15 capable of automatically processing coin depositing / dispensing, there is no need to count change, and a money storage room arranged for each denomination in the drawer is provided. Since it is not necessary to store the received money for each denomination, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor required for delivering the change and storing the received money, thereby improving the operation efficiency in the checkout lane. In addition, errors in change delivery can be prevented.

[0006]

However, in such a coin depositing and dispensing device 15, the coin depositing and dispensing port is limited to only the coin slot 16 and the coin dispensing port 17, so that when the device 15 fails, In addition, there is a problem that coins cannot be deposited and withdrawn, and the device 15 cannot be used. For this reason, there is a problem that customer service cannot be performed in the checkout lane where the coin depositing / dispensing device 15 has failed, and the congestion is further increased during congestion such as in the evening.

[0007] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide:
An object of the present invention is to realize a coin depositing and dispensing device capable of depositing and dispensing coins even when the device has failed.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cash register on an upper surface.
In the coin depositing and dispensing device, a coin slot, a coin payout port,
To the drawer that can be pulled out and the above coin slot
Accept the inserted coins, separate them one by one and pay out
The coin receiving and dispensing section and the coin receiving and dispensing section
Coin transport mechanism that transports coins
A coin sorting unit that sorts coins conveyed by denomination
And the coins sorted by the coin sorter
And the payout finger from the cash register
A coin collection that pays out stored coins to the above coin payout outlets based on the order
With a pay-in / pay-out section, and with the drawer pulled out
Can manually insert and remove coins of each type
The coin storage and dispensing unit is configured as the drawer
It is characterized by comprising. The cash register here
The data includes a cash register with a POS terminal.

In this coin receiving and dispensing apparatus, the coin receiving and receiving device
The coin transport mechanism between the input / output unit and the coin sorting unit is
Conveyed by a coin identification sensor located in the coin path of
It is preferable to configure a coin identification unit for identifying the authenticity and the denomination of the coin .

[0010] The coin storage and dispensing section includes
The stored coins are transferred via the coin transport mechanism for transporting coins.
The coin is to be paid out to the coin payout exit.
A coin dispensing tray to accept the dispensed coins
And features .

[0011]

According to the present invention, the coin storing and dispensing section is provided so that it can be pulled out.
That the drawer was configured as
When the coins are dispensed, coins of the denomination are manually inserted and
A coin storage and dispensing unit that enables
It is a feature .

In the coin receiving and dispensing apparatus according to the present invention which adopts such means, in addition to being capable of sorting and storing input coins and automatically paying out a required amount, a coin receiving and dispensing apparatus is provided.
The cash register, the cash register, etc.
Even if it becomes impossible, by pulling out the drawer
The coin storage and dispensing section can be pulled out,
Denomination coins directly into the coin storage and dispensing section manually
The loading and unloading can be performed quickly,
Customer service is possible with the coin deposit and withdrawal device, and
Useful for emergency avoidance of congestion in checkout lane in case of failure
One.

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

【Example】

[Overall Configuration] Next, an embodiment of a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention connected to a cash register. FIG. 2 schematically shows a schematic configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus. is there. 3A is a plan view showing the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, FIG. 3B is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3C is a side view thereof. FIG. 4A is a plan view showing a state in which a coin storing and dispensing unit is pulled out in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus.
FIG. 4B is a side view thereof. FIG. 5A is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a front sectional view, and FIGS. 5C and 5D are side sectional views.

In these figures, the coin depositing / dispensing device 71 of this embodiment is connected to the cash register 1 and used as a device for depositing coins received from a shopper and dispensing at the time of change payment. . The cash register 1 includes a keyboard 6 provided with a closing key or the like for instructing the end of product registration, an operator display 3 and a customer display 2 for electronically displaying the product name, price and total price of the registered product. Further, a printer 5 for printing on a receipt 4 or the like is provided.

On the other hand, the coin depositing and dispensing device 71 is formed in a box shape having a width substantially equal to that of the cash register 1 so that the cash register 1 can be installed on the upper surface. A coin insertion slot 72 for inserting coins is formed on the right side in front of the upper surface cover, and a coin payout opening (not shown) for dispensing paid-out coins is formed below the front surface. Is formed. A coin dispensing tray 73 for receiving the dispensed coins is disposed below the coin payout exit. In addition, a drawer 100 is provided in the center of the front surface of the device 71.
Frame 770 of coin storage and dispensing section 77 built in
The coin storage and dispensing portion 77 can be drawn out to the near side of the device 71. Also,
A reject box 80 is provided in the lower right part of the front surface of the device 71 for discharging coins identified as incorrect coins by the coin identification unit 75.

[Structure of the coin receiving / dispensing apparatus of the present example] The coin receiving / dispensing apparatus 71 of the present example includes a coin receiving / dispensing section 74 for separating and dispensing received coins one by one and a coin receiving / dispensing section 74. A coin identification unit 75 for identifying and transporting the authenticity and denomination of the fed coin, and a coin sorting unit 7 for sorting coins transported from the coin identification unit 75 into denominations.
6 and a coin storing and dispensing unit 77 for storing coins sorted by the coin sorting unit 76 by denomination. The coin depositing and dispensing device 71 of the present example counts the number of coins dispensed corresponding to the change amount based on the change dispensing command signal output from the cash register 1 and dispenses coins from the coin storing and dispensing section 77. The tray 73 is to be paid out.

Inside the device 71, a coin slot 7
The coin receiving and dispensing section 74 disposed below the coin receiving section 2 has a belt type hopper 741, and the coins inserted into the coin receiving and dispensing section 74 are separated by a conveying belt of the belt type hopper 741 and guide rollers 742. The coins are separated one by one and fed to the coin passage 750 of the coin identification unit 75.

The coin recognition section 75 arranged in the coin feeding direction of the belt type hopper 741 has a first coin conveyance belt mechanism 751 and a second coin conveyance belt mechanism 752 arranged substantially horizontally. The coin fed to the coin passage 750 is conveyed through the coin passage 750 by the conveyance belts of the first and second coin conveyance belt mechanisms 751 and 752. The coin passage 750 is a groove-shaped passage formed so as to allow a coin having the largest diameter among coins to be deposited to pass therethrough. A coin identification sensor 753 is disposed in the middle of the coin passage 750. The authenticity and the denomination of the coin passing here are identified. Here, when the coin is identified as an improper coin, a shutter that opens to a discharge chute (not shown) disposed diagonally below the first coin transport belt mechanism 751 opens to discharge the improper coin. Box 80 located on the tip side of the
It can be discharged to When a proper coin passes, the shutter is in a state where the upper surface of the discharge chute is closed, and the coin can be fed out to the coin sorting section 76. On the tip end side of the second coin transport belt mechanism 752 of the coin identification section 75, a coin sorting section 76 extending at right angles to the second coin transport belt mechanism 752 on the back side of the device 71 is arranged. The coin sorting unit 76 is the third
Coin transport belt mechanism 761. A distribution groove is formed on the bottom plate below the third coin transport belt mechanism 761, and the width of the groove is increased in six steps from the second coin transport belt mechanism 752 toward the front end. I have. The coin fed out from the coin identification unit 75 is transported by the transport belt of the third coin transport belt mechanism 761 disposed immediately above the distribution groove in a state of straddling the distribution groove. It falls at the wide portion, and is stored for each denomination in the coin storing and dispensing section 77 disposed below the coin sorting section 76 through the storing chute 762. The coin storage and dispensing unit 77 is formed by regularly disposing six denomination coin storage and dispensing units 77a to 77f on a frame 770, and detachably mounting each denomination coin storage and dispensing unit 77a to 77f on the frame 770. It has a flexible configuration. These denomination coin storage and dispensing units 77a-
Each of the coins 77f has a cylindrical coin storage chamber, and is arranged at a position corresponding to the storage chute 762 of the coin sorting section 76, and receives falling coins by denomination. Then, these denomination coin storage and dispensing units 77
a to 77f are respectively centrifugal disc hoppers 771
And a payout roller 772, so that coins in the coin storage room can be paid out one by one. That is, the coins in the coin storage room are given a rotational motion along the inner wall of the coin storage room by the rotation of the centrifugal disc hopper 771, and are rotated by the payout rollers 772 installed at predetermined positions on the inner wall of the coin storage room. One by one is captured and paid out from the coin storage room. Then, the coin storing and dispensing section 77
, Coin storage and dispensing units by denomination 77a to 77f
The fourth coin transport belt mechanism 773 is disposed below the coin storage and payout unit 77a to 77.
The coin dispensed from f is conveyed to the coin dispensing plate 73.
Here, the frame 770 of the coin storage and dispensing section 77 is a plate-shaped frame, which is not fixed to the apparatus main body, and both sides of the frame 770 are held by slide rails (not shown) fixed to the apparatus main body. It is in the state where it was. Therefore,
The frame 770 is movable back and forth with respect to the apparatus main body, and by releasing the stopper, the coin storage / discharge unit 77 can be pulled out to the near side of the apparatus 71 as the drawer 100.

[Operation of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus of the present example] Coin depositing operation In the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 71 having the above-described configuration, the coin insertion slot 7
When coins are inserted from No. 2, the coins are separated one by one by the belt-type hopper 741 and the guide roller 742 of the coin receiving and feeding section 74 and fed to the coin identifying section 75. Here, the authenticity and denomination of the coin are identified, and when the coin is identified as a false coin, the shutter is activated to open the upper surface of the discharge chute, and the false coin is discharged to the reject box 80.

In the case of a genuine coin, the shutter closes the upper surface of the discharge chute, and the coin is conveyed to the coin sorting section 76. Here, the coins are sorted based on their outer diameters, and stored in the coin storage and dispensing unit 77 in the coin storage and dispensing units 77a to 77f corresponding to the denomination.

In the checkout lane, the cash register 1
When the change amount is displayed on the customer display 2 and the operator display 3, the display content is output to the coin depositing and dispensing device 71 via the interface as a change dispensing command signal. The coin depositing and dispensing device 71 operates based on the change dispensing command signal, and pays out while counting the number of coins to be paid out from the corresponding coin type coin storing and paying units 77a to 77f. The dispensed coins are transported onto the fourth coin transport belt mechanism 773, and are dispensed to the coin dispensing plate 73.

Manual depositing / dispensing operation In the present apparatus 71, due to a failure of a coin transport system or the like,
When it becomes impossible to automatically control the deposit and withdrawal of coins, when the drawer open switch provided in the present apparatus 71 is depressed, the stopper of the drawer 100 is released, and the drawer 100 It can be pulled out to the near side. As a result, the coin storing and dispensing unit 77 is drawn out as the drawer 100, and the coin storing and dispensing units 77a to 77d for the respective denominations.
77f appears outside device 71. At this time, the operation of the device 71 is switched to the manual operation, the various operations in the device are stopped, and the operation of the cash register 1 is also switched to the manual operation. The coin storage and dispensing units 77a to 77f according to denominations are cylindrical without lids and have an appropriate size, so that the operator can directly deposit and withdraw coins.

[Effects of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment] As described above, the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 71 of the present embodiment is capable of sorting and storing input coins and automatically dispensing a required amount of money. In the event of a failure, for example, the coin storage and dispensing section can be pulled out of the apparatus main body to manually deposit and withdraw coins. Accordingly, the cash registering operation can be continued irrespective of the normal operation and the failure of the device 71, so that high-efficiency operation can be maintained, and congestion in the checkout lane due to the failure of the device does not occur. .

In the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus 71 of this embodiment, coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 72 are diverted to coins for dispensing. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A coin replenishment sensor for responding to a shortage of coins stored in the type coin storage and dispensing units 77a to 77f and a change dispensing prohibition switch for responding to a need for change may be provided. The coin depositing and dispensing device 71 is not limited to this example, and may be introduced into a POS terminal device.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, coins are stored and paid out.
Configuration as a drawer that can be pulled out
And when the drawer is pulled out,
Coin storage that allows manual insertion and removal of coins
It is characterized by having a payout section,
It is possible to sort coins and automatically pay out the required amount.
In addition to coin deposit and withdrawal devices and cash registers
In the event that a failure has occurred and automatic deposit and withdrawal has become impossible,
Also pull out the coin storage and payout section by pulling out the drawer.
To the inside of the exposed coin storage and dispensing section
Quickly manually insert and remove coins of different denominations directly
At the same coin depositing and dispensing device.
Customer service is possible, and check-out
Emergency traffic congestion avoidance.

In this coin depositing and dispensing device, the coin storing and dispensing section is composed of a plurality of units corresponding to the denomination of coins. Each unit can be removed from the apparatus in the collection operation, and the collection operation is easy.

When such a coin depositing / dispensing device is used by connecting it to a cash register or a POS terminal device, the depositing / dispensing of coins in the checkout lane is automatically processed, so that the operating efficiency is reduced. improves. In addition, since the cash register operation can be continued regardless of the failure of the coin depositing and dispensing device, the highly efficient operation can be maintained, and congestion in the checkout lane due to the failure of the device. Not even.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coin depositing and dispensing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 3A is a plan view showing the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus,
(B) is the front view, (c) is the side view.

FIG. 4A is a plan view showing a state in which a coin storing and dispensing unit is pulled out in the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, and FIG. 4B is a side view thereof.

5A is a plan sectional view showing the configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing apparatus, FIG. 5B is a front sectional view thereof, and FIGS. 5C and 5D are side sectional views thereof.

FIG. 6 is a usage diagram illustrating a usage of a conventional cash register.

FIG. 7 is a usage diagram illustrating the usage of a conventional coin depositing and dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash register 2 ... Customer display device 3 ... Operator display device 4 ... Receipt 5 ... Printer 6 ... Keyboard 71 ... Coin deposit and withdrawal device 72 ... Coins Input port 73: coin dispensing tray 74: coin receiving and feeding unit 75: coin identification unit 76: coin sorting unit 77: coin storage and dispensing unit 80: reject box 100 ..Drawers

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Higashi 6-5-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Fuji Electric Refrigerating Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Toshiyuki Misawa 6-12-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Fuji (56) References JP-A-60-241184 (JP, A) JP-A-61-99267 (JP, U) JP-A-1-79168 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated ( Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07D 1/00 G07G 1/00 G07D 9/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash register (1) is provided on an upper surface.
Oite Possible coin dispenser module (7), coin inlet (7
2), a coin payout slot, and a drawer
(100) and the coin inserted into the coin slot
Coin receiving and dispensing section (74) for inserting and separating and dispensing one by one
And transports the coin fed from the coin receiving / feeding unit.
The coin transport mechanism (751, 752, 761) and the coin transport mechanism
Coin sorting unit that sorts coins transported according to denomination
(76) and the coins sorted by the coin sorter
Payment by money type and payment from the cash register
Paying out the stored coins to the coin payout exit based on the payout command
With a coin storage and dispensing section (77) and pull out the drawer
Manually inserted and removed coins of each denomination
The coin storage and dispensing unit that enables
A coin depositing and dispensing device characterized by being configured as follows . 2. The coin receiving and dispensing section and the coin sorting section.
The coin transport mechanism (751, 752) between the coin passage (75, 752)
0) The coin transported by the coin identification sensor (753)
Constructs a coin identification unit (75) that identifies the authenticity and denomination of coins
The coin depositing and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The coin storage and dispensing section includes a dispensed coin.
Forwards the stored coins through the coin transport mechanism (773) that transports the coins
The coin is to be paid out to the coin payout exit, and the coin payout exit is
A coin dispensing plate (73) for receiving the dispensed coin is provided.
The coin depositing and dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein