JPH0241704Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a coin conveying device suitable for use in a change dispensing unit of a vending machine, an automatic fare adjustment machine, etc.

[Conventional technology] In commonly used vending machines and automatic fare adjustment machines, the fare input port (payment port) is provided at the top of the machine, and the change payout port (receipt port) is located at the bottom of the machine. For example, when the driver pays the fare while sitting in the car seat, such as with an automatic fare settlement machine used in an unmanned parking lot, there is a change payout slot in the same way as the fare input slot. must also be installed on the upper side of the aircraft.

Conventionally, change dispensed by a change dispensing machine (hereinafter referred to as coins) is fed from a shooter into a conveyance interval provided on the back side of an endless conveyor belt, and then fed into the profile attached to this belt. Place the coin on it, transport it upwards, hit it against the drop plate provided at the upper end of the above-mentioned interval,
A belt-type conveyor was used that had a structure in which the material was dropped into a dispensing port and dispensed onto a receiving tray.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, in the conventional belt-type conveyor described above, the conveyor belt conveys the coins at a speed of, for example, 700 mm/sec, so the coins that ride on the profile and are conveyed toward the payout port are installed at the payout port. It may get stuck in the gap between the drop plate and the belt, resulting in a locked state, stopping the transport of the conveyor belt and interrupting the payment of change, causing a lack of change, or in the vicinity of the payout opening, the drop plate, Problems often occurred, such as damage to profiles and malfunctions.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to make the coins, which are conveyed toward the payout port on the profile of the conveyor belt, fall into the payout port one by one without being locked between the drop plate and the belt. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin conveying device that can take out coins.

[Means to solve the problem]

The measures taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

The coins dispensed from the coin dispensing machine are fed into the space between the endless coin conveying belt and the guide plate from the loading port through the shooter, and the coins are placed on the profile provided on the back of the conveying belt and then In a coin transport device configured to transport coins within the interval toward the coin dispensing port at the top, (1) coins are transported at least on one side of the above-mentioned interval from the coin loading port to the coin dispensing port; Continuous escape rooms shall be provided.

(2) A return chamber is connected to the upper end of the above-mentioned interval, and a drop plate is provided at the entrance of this return chamber to allow the coins conveyed on the profile to fall toward the above-mentioned payout port; The drop plate shall be pivoted so that it can be opened only towards the inside of the return room.

(3) On the exit side of the above-mentioned return chamber, a return duct shall be connected to push open the drop plate and send the coins conveyed back to the above-mentioned escape chamber.

(4) A guide plate shall be installed inside the return room to push open the drop plate and guide coins coming in to the exit side.

[Effect]

The above means works as follows.

The above element (1) makes it possible for coins that have fallen from the profile of the conveyor belt during conveyance to be sent back to the carry-in port through the escape chamber and conveyed again toward the payout port.

The factor (2) above is that the drop plate at the entrance of the return room can cause the coins transported on the profile to fall toward the payout port, and for some reason coins may fall between the drop plate and the belt. If the drop board cannot be dropped into the payout slot because it gets stuck in the gap, etc., the drop board should be placed inside the return room, i.e.
Since it opens in the conveyance direction to allow coins to pass through, it is possible to prevent coins from locking and damage and malfunctions caused by locking.

The above element (3) makes it possible to send the coins that come in by pushing open the drop plate directly back to the escape chamber and transport them again from the loading port onto the profile toward the payout port.

The element (4) above prevents incoming coins from flying when the drop plate is pushed open, thereby preventing damage to the return room, conveyor belt, profile, etc., while also pushing incoming coins towards the exit side. Guide to enable smooth return to the escape chamber.

As described above, the above-mentioned technical problem can be solved by the above-mentioned means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the coin conveying device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 are a side sectional view and a front sectional view showing the overall configuration of the present invention, and the entire device is shown in a slightly inclined state as shown in Figure 1. (not shown) mounted vertically inside.
Pulleys 2 and 3 are attached to the upper and lower inner sides of the conveyor, generally indicated by reference numeral 1, and an endless conveyor belt 4 is stretched between these pulleys 2 and 3. . 5 is a belt drive motor, and the above-mentioned lower pulley 3 to which the driving force of the motor 5 is transmitted via a spring joint 6 etc. serves as a drive pulley, and when this lower pulley 3 rotates, it drives the entire conveyor belt 4. In FIG. 1, the device is configured to be conveyed and rotated in a counterclockwise direction.

6... are profiles attached at intervals to the back surface (conveying surface) of the conveyor belt 4, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
As shown in the figure, each of these profiles 6, which are attached at a slight angle with respect to the water line, has a cutout groove 6a formed in the center thereof, into which a protruding piece of a dropping device, which will be described later, is inserted. Reference numeral 7 denotes a conveyance interval configured between the back side of the forward path of the conveyor belt 4 and the front guide plate 1a, and the interval on the lower side close to the lower pulley 3 forms the carry-in port 7a, and the interval close to the upper pulley 2 A dispensing port 7b is opened at an interval in the upper side, and the coins C fed from the change dispensing machine 8 to the loading port 7a through the first and second shooters 9 and 10 are transferred to the profile of the conveyor belt 4 that is in operation. 6 and is conveyed upward within a gap 7, and is delivered to a change receiving tray 11 from a payout port 7b. Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 indicates a stopper that prevents the coin C fed into the entrance 7a from falling.

Next, 13 is the front side of the above-mentioned interval 7, that is, the second
This is an escape chamber for coins C that is connected to the side where the shooter 10 is inserted (the right side of the interval 7 in FIGS. 2 and 3), and this escape chamber 13 extends from the loading port 7a to the payout port 7b. Until then, they are continuous over the entire length of the interval 7. Further, the width of the escape chamber 13 is formed to be equal to or slightly wider than the diameter of the largest coin among the coins C to be transported.

Also, in Figures 1, 3, and 4, 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a dropping plate 14 constituting a dropping device, and this dropping plate 14 is rotatably supported 15 at the entrance of a return chamber 18 connected to the upper end of the interval 7, and is located exactly at the upper end of the interval 7. That is, it is supported by the stopper 16 so as to block the entrance of the return chamber 18, and its projecting piece 14a projects toward the back side of the conveyor belt 4, so that the coins C conveyed on the profile 6 are transferred to the payout port 7.
It is configured so that it can be dropped to the b side. Therefore, if the coin C is caught between the profile 6 and the conveyor belt 4 and becomes locked and is not dropped by the drop plate 14, this coin C will reversely push the drop plate 14 against its own weight. It is designed to be pushed open and sent to the above-mentioned return room 18 side. 17
As described above, the coin C sent into the return chamber 18 is prevented from flying, and the coin C is returned to the return chamber 18.
The coin C dropped into the return duct 19 in this way is returned to the escape chamber 13 through the return port 20 through the duct tip 19a, and is then returned to the escape chamber 13 through the return port 20 through the duct tip 19a. It is configured to be conveyed by profile 6.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a cushioning rubber plate attached to the inner wall of the return room 18 on the exit side.

Since the coin conveying device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, the coins C fed from the dispensing machine 8 through the first and second shooters 9 and 10 to the inlet 7a are transported by the conveyor belt 4 which is in operation. It is sequentially conveyed upward within the interval 7 on each profile 6, and is delivered to the receiving tray 11 from the delivery port 7b.

In addition, the conveyor belt 4 operates at high speed during loading.
Coin C that hit profile 6 of
The material enters the escape chamber 13 which is connected to the space 7 as shown by the arrow X in FIG.
was dropped and transported.

On the other hand, the drop plate 14 becomes locked during transportation.
Coins C that are not dropped by the coins C are sent into the return room 18 side while pushing open the drop plate 14 upward against its own weight, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 4, and are guided to the exit side by the guide plate 17. Since the coin C is sent back to the escape chamber 13 as it is through the return duct 19, the coin C does not remain engaged with the drop plate 14.

〔effect〕

As described above, according to the coin conveying device according to the present invention, the drop plate can drop the coins fed from the payout machine through the shooter and conveyed on the profile to the payout port side. If, for some reason, the coin gets stuck in the gap between the drop plate and the belt, the drop plate quickly opens inward to release the lock, and the guide plate guides the coin toward the return duct and into the escape chamber. Since it is possible to prevent coins from becoming locked, it is possible to accurately and quickly pay change, etc. without interrupting the payment, and to avoid damage caused by coins being locked. It is possible to eliminate accidents such as malfunctions, and is also economical because it has a simple configuration and can be manufactured at low cost. Suitable for use in change dispensers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an example of the coin conveying device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially omitted front sectional view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1 is a conveyor, 1a is a guide plate, 2 and 3 are pulleys, 4 is a conveyor belt, 6 is a profile, 7 is a gap, 7a is an inlet, 7b is a payout port, 8 is a payout machine, 9 and 10 are shooters, 13 is an escape chamber, 14 is a drop plate, 15 is a mounting shaft, 16 is a stopper, 17
is the guide plate, 18 is the return room, 19 is the return duct,
20 is the return slot, C is the coin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The coins dispensed from the coin dispensing machine are fed into the space between the endless coin conveying belt and the guide plate from the loading port through the shooter, and the coins are placed on the profile provided on the back of the conveying belt and then In a coin transport device configured to transport coins within the interval toward the coin dispensing port at the top, at least one side of the above-mentioned interval from the coin loading port to the coin dispensing port,
A coin escape chamber is provided, and a return chamber is provided at the upper end of the space, and the coins conveyed on the profile are dropped at the entrance of the return chamber toward the payout port. Provide a drop board, and
This drop plate is pivoted so that it can be opened only to the inside of the return chamber, and on the exit side of the return chamber, there is a return duct that pushes the drop plate open and sends the transported coins back to the escape chamber. A coin conveying device characterized in that a guide plate is provided inside the return chamber to push open a drop plate and guide incoming coins to an exit side.