JPH0594575A - Coin feeder with escalator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a small coin escalator-equipped coin dispenser having substantially the same width and depth as a coin dispenser without an escalator. [Structure] The coins stored in the hopper are pushed onto the inclined substrate toward the exit of the cylindrical case by the coin feeding arm of the coin feeding disc with coin receiving hole that is rotated in the cylindrical case on the inclined substrate, In a coin delivery device configured to take out a coin to the outside of a cylindrical case by a coin feed blade of a scraper that is rotated on the substrate outside the case, an upright coin transfer duct is opened at the lower end entrance on an inclined substrate where the coin is taken out. A coin guide is provided on the coin transfer passage by the coin feed blade of the scraper so that the coin engaged with this coin guide is pushed toward the lower end entrance of the coin transport duct by the bulging convex extrusion surface on the front side in the rotation direction of the coin feed blade. It is configured.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a money changer, a vending machine,
A coin sending device for sending coins such as coins or medals in a game machine, etc., in particular, a large number of coins are accommodated in a hopper in a loose state, and if necessary, a coin can be transferred from the hopper by rotating a rotating disc. Send a specified number of sheets,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an escalator-equipped coin sending device of a type which sends out to an coin receiving opening opened at an upper position by an upright coin carrying duct generally called an escalator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a coin sending device, a coin sending device with an escalator of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,592,377 is known.

However, in the conventionally known coin dispenser with escalator of the above-mentioned type, since the lower end of the upright coin transport duct is connected to the exit chute protruding to one side of the hopper, the coin transport duct is placed in the upright state. Because of the need for supporting means and the large size of the device,
For example, when the money changer is installed in a rigid money changer, the width and depth of the money changer are large.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to provide a small coin escalator-equipped coin dispenser, for example, a small coin dispenser as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-36040. It is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized coin dispenser with an escalator without substantially increasing the width and depth of the coin.

[0005]

A coin dispenser with an escalator according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS.
A hopper 1 for accommodating a large number of coins, a cylindrical case 3 provided at the lower end of the hopper and fixed on an inclined substrate 2, and provided on the inclined substrate so as to rotate concentrically in the cylindrical case. The coin feeding disc 4 and the driving devices 5, 6, 7 for rotating the coin feeding disc are provided, and a plurality of coin receiving holes 8 having a size capable of receiving a coin to be fed into the coin feeding disc are provided. Coin feed arms 9 which are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction and penetrate each other and project to the lower surface of the coin feed disc between adjacent coin receiving holes are provided so as to extend in the radial direction. The coin that has entered the hole is configured to be sent onto the substrate by the coin sending arm as the coin sending disc rotates, and the exit hole 10 is provided at the lower end of a part of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case. On a tilted substrate An outlet guide member 11 for guiding the coin to be advanced to the outlet hole is provided on the substrate downstream of the outlet hole, and the same number of feed blades 12 as the coin receiving holes of the coin feed disc are radially extended in the radial direction. The tip of the feed blade of the scraper 13 is provided at the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case through the opening 10a provided continuously with the outlet hole, and the scraper 13 is provided below the coin feeding disc in the cylindrical case. A central portion of the scraper is mounted on a rotating shaft located outside the cylindrical case so as to project between adjacent coin receiving holes, and the scraper rotating shaft is arranged so that the scraper is rotated synchronously with the coin feeding disc. The coin feeding arm of the coin feeding disc and the feeding blades of the scraper cooperate with each other in the cylindrical case to connect the driving device to eject the coin. In the coin delivery device configured to push the coin toward the guide member and take out the coin from the exit hole by the scraper feed vane, the coin taken out from the exit hole is transferred to the inclined substrate by the scraper feed vane. Of the scraper feed vane, which is provided with a coin conveying duct which has a lower end entrance 16 on an extension of the coin and which is vertically upright, and a coin guide 18 which is provided on the coin transfer passage and guides coins to the lower end of the coin conveying duct. It is characterized in that the shape of the front side 12a in the rotating direction is formed in a bulge shape so as to push the coin pressed against the coin guide toward the lower end entrance of the coin carrying duct.

[0006]

According to the structure of the present invention, the coin that has entered the cylindrical case 3 from the hopper 1 further enters the coin receiving hole 8 of the coin feeding disc 4 that rotates in the cylindrical case 3, and The coin feeding arm 9 protruding to the lower surface of the plate pushes the inside of the cylindrical case 3 onto the substrate 2.

While the coin feeding arm 9 rotates, the feeding blade 1 of the scraper 13 which rotates in synchronization with the coin feeding disc 4 is rotated.
2 also enters between the lower surface of the disc and the substrate 2 through the opening 10a at the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case and between the successive coin receiving holes 8 of the coin feeding disc 4 from the outer position of the cylindrical case. At this time, the feed blades 12 of the scraper 13 are always located under the disc between the coin receiving holes 8, and therefore the scraper 13 smoothly rotates in synchronization without interfering with the coins located in the coin receiving holes 8. be able to.

Next, the coin feeding disc 4 is further rotated, and the feeding blades 1 of the scraper 13 are attached to the rear end surface of the coin A pushed by the coin feeding arm 12 onto the substrate.
2, the coin A is pushed forward by the coin feed arm 9 and the feed blade 12 onto the substrate 2.

The coin A pushed on the substrate 2 in this way hits the outlet guide member 11 located on the downstream side of the outlet hole 10, whereby the coin A is deflected so that its traveling direction is directed toward the outlet hole 10. Be done.

In this way, the coin A is pushed toward the exit 10 on the substrate 2 by the feed blade 12 of the scraper 13, and thereafter, the rotating shaft 14 of the scraper 13 is rotated by the feed blade 12 of the scraper 13. The coin is pushed into the substantially arc-shaped coin transfer passage 15 and is pressed against the coin guide 18 as indicated by a coin A in FIG.

At this point, the movement of the coin in the coin transfer passage 15 in the circumferential direction of the scraper is stopped. The coin A thus pressed against the coin guide 18 is directed toward the lower end inlet 16 of the coin carrying duct 17 which is substantially vertically upright as shown by the coin A by the bulging convex portion on the front side 12a in the rotation direction of the scraper feed blade. Are pushed forward, and are sequentially pushed up into the coin transfer duct 17 and delivered to the upper delivery port (not shown).

[0012]

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a hopper for accommodating a large number of coins, the lower end of which is fitted to the upper end of a cylindrical case 3 which is a tilted substrate 2 The tilted substrate 2 is removably fixed as known above.
Are fixed on the support base 20. In the cylindrical case 3, a coin feed disc 4 is rotatably mounted on the inclined substrate 3, and a disc boss portion 21 is fixed to a rotary shaft 7 driven by a drive motor 5 via a transmission device 6. Thus, the coin feeding disc 4 is concentrically rotated in the cylindrical case 3.

The coin feed disc 4 is provided with a plurality of coin receiving holes 8 each having a size capable of receiving a coin to be thrown out and spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction. , 8 is provided on the lower surface of the coin feeding disc 4 with a thickness capable of feeding one coin so as to extend in a radial direction up to a circle connecting substantially the centers of the coin receiving holes 8, 8. As a result, the coin that has entered the coin receiving hole 8 is pushed by the coin feeding arm 9 onto the substrate 2 by the coin feeding arm 9 as the coin feeding disc 4 rotates.

An outlet hole 10 is opened in the lower portion of the peripheral wall on one side of the cylindrical case 3, and an outlet guide member 11 is provided on the substrate 2 downstream of the outlet hole 10 in the coin feeding direction of the coin feeding disc 4. As a result, the coin pushed by the coin feed arm 9 onto the substrate 2 is pressed against the exit guide member 11, whereby the traveling direction of the coin is deflected toward the exit hole 10.

On the substrate 2, the outlet hole 1 of the cylindrical case 3 is formed.
On the 0 side, a scraper 13 is provided side by side with the coin feed disc 4, and the scraper is provided with the same number of feed blades 12 as the coin receiving holes 8 of the coin feed disc 4 radially extending in the radial direction, The tip of the feed blade 12 is the exit hole 10
A scraper 13 is arranged below the coin feed disc 4 in the cylindrical case 3 through the extension opening 10a so as to project between the adjacent coin receiving holes 8 and 8.

Further, the scraper 13 is properly fixed on the scraper rotary shaft 14 which is coaxially rotated with the coin feed disc rotary shaft 7 by the drive motor 5 at the center portion thereof through the speed reducer 6, and inside the cylindrical case 3. The coin feeding arms 9 of the coin feeding disc 4 and the feeding blades 12 of the scraper 13 which rotate in synchronization with each other at the exit hole 10 of the scraper 13 cooperate to push the coin toward the exit guide member 11. The relative positions of 9 and the feed blade 12 are determined.

A guide 21 is provided on the substrate 4 so that the feed blades 12 of the scraper 13 push the coins into a substantially arc-shaped coin transfer passage 15 around the rotation shaft 14.

A rubber roller or other suitable coin guide 18 is provided at the end of an arc-shaped coin transfer passage 15 centered on the rotary shaft 14 by the feed blade 12 of the scraper 13, and is located between the successive feed blades 12 of the scraper 13. The movement of the transferred coins in the circumferential direction of the scraper is stopped by the coin guide 18 and the coins are turned in the direction of movement.

In this way, in order to push the coin pressed against the coin guide 18 toward the lower end entrance 16 of the coin carrying duct 17, the feed blade 1 of the scraper 13 is pushed.
A bulging push-out surface 12a is provided on the front side in the rotational direction of 2.

On the extension of the coin transfer passage 15, the lower end entrance 1
A coin transfer duct 17, which is generally known and is called an escalator in the related art, which opens 6, is vertically fixed and fixed, and a coin guide 18 and a feed blade 1 of the scraper 13 are provided.
The coin is pushed toward the lower end entrance 16 of the coin transport duct 17 by the action of the bulging push-out surface 12a of the coin.

As shown in the drawing, a guide roller 19 is provided together with the coin guide 18 for guiding the coin. 1 of these coin guides 18 and guide rollers 19
An example is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the coin guide 18 and the guide roller 19 are constituted by a tapered roller having a downward tapered surface 23, and a central groove 25 penetrating the central hole 24 of the tapered roller is formed in the substrate 2 as a guide groove hole. Two
6, a sliding shoe 27 is attached to the shaft end of the central shaft 25 so that the taper roller can move in the width direction of the coin passage. The sliding shoes 21 of the pair of left and right taper rollers are connected to the coil spring 28. A spring force is applied in a direction in which the coins are pulled toward each other, and the coin is pushed between the left and right taper rollers 18 and 19 and between the left and right taper rollers 19 and 19 against the spring force, so that the coin is downwardly tapered.
By this action, the coin is lifted up against the substrate 2 to prevent it from floating.

By providing the coin guide 18 and the guide roller 19 having the above-described structure, the radius of curvature of the curved portion required for changing the transfer direction from the substantially inclined substrate 2 to the coin transfer duct 17 which stands upright is reduced. The coin can be smoothly passed through the curved portion.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the lateral width and the depth of the escalator-equipped coin sending device having the coin carrying duct extending substantially vertically can be made extremely small as compared with the conventional one, whereby, for example, the lateral width and the It is possible to provide a rigid currency exchange machine having an extremely small depth dimension.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a part of a cross section of an escalator coin sending device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a hopper of the coin feeding device shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

[Explanation of sign]

 1 Hopper 2 Inclined substrate 3 Cylindrical case 4 Coin feed disc 5 Motor 6 Reducer 7 Coin feed disc drive shaft 8 Coin receiving hole 9 Coin feed arm 10 Exit hole 11 Exit guide member 12 Coin feed blade 13 Scraper 14 Rotation shaft 15 coin transfer passage 16 lower end entrance 17 coin transport duct 18 coin guide 19 guide roller 20 support 21 guide 23 downward taper surface 24 center hole 25 center shaft 26 guide groove hole 27 sliding shoe 28 coil spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hopper for accommodating a large number of coins, a cylindrical case provided at the lower end of the hopper and fixed on the inclined substrate, and an inclined substrate for concentrically rotating in the cylindrical case. , And a drive device for rotating the coin feeding disc, a plurality of coin receiving holes each having a size capable of receiving a coin to be fed into the coin feeding disc are arranged in the circumferential direction. Coin feed arms that are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other and project from the bottom face of the coin feed disc between adjacent coin receiving holes are provided to extend in the radial direction. The coin feed disc is configured to be fed onto the substrate by the rotation of the coin feed disc. An exit hole is provided at a lower end portion of a part of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case, and the feed arm pushes the coin onto the inclined substrate. An exit guide member for guiding coins to the exit hole is provided on the substrate downstream of the exit hole, and the same number of feed blades as the coin receiving holes of the coin feed disc are provided radially extending in the radial direction. The tip of the feed blade of the scraper protrudes through the opening provided at the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case, which is continuous with the outlet hole, to the lower side of the coin feeding disc in the cylindrical case between adjacent coin receiving holes. The central portion of the scraper is mounted on the rotary shaft located outside the cylindrical case so that the scraper rotary shaft is connected to the drive unit so that the scraper is rotated synchronously with the coin feed disc, In the cylindrical case, the coin feeding arms of the coin feeding disc and the feeding blades of the scraper cooperate with each other to push the coin toward the exit guide member and scrape it. In a coin delivery device configured to take out coins from an exit hole by a par feed blade, the coin taken out from the exit hole is transferred to the inclined substrate by the scraper feed vane on an extension of a coin transfer path, and a lower curved portion is formed. A substantially vertical upright coin transport duct connected to each other, and a coin guide provided on the coin transport passage for guiding the coin to the curved portion at the lower end of the coin transport duct. The coin dispenser with an escalator, wherein the coin is pushed into the coin guide and pushed toward the lower end entrance of the coin carrying duct.