JPH08106569A - Coin storing and taking out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a coin storing and taking out device which is simple in the structure of the device, does not occupy much space, is difficult to occur the failure even if the device is affected by vibration and exhaust gas, is inexpensive, is simple in a preparation operation and is easy in the take-out of change according to necessary amount. CONSTITUTION: A coin storing and taking out device main body 4 lowers a coin B from the feeding port 10 provided on the upper part to the take-out port 8 provided on the lower part, rolling the coin by its weight, and holds and fixes an inclined rail 7 for storage by a pair of transparent boards which are capable of vertically supporting the rail on a weighing table 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin storage / extraction device used in a toll collection gate or the like of a highway.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in toll collection gates on expressways, there are several types of toll change gates for money received from a passenger in a car, so that the passenger can easily pick it up with his / her finger and hand it as quickly as possible. Grooves for standing and placing coins are placed on the top of the coin stands made of wood, plastic, etc. near the hand, and when customers come in, hand over as change as needed, and leave empty space in between. The coins are replenished as needed in the groove. FIG. 5 shows a conventionally used coin storage / removal tool, which has several types of semi-circular grooves 32 for accommodating one or a predetermined number of 100-yen coins in a stack. It is engraved on the upper surface of 31.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the spread of automobiles in recent years, the use of expressways has increased, and the delivery of fees at the toll collection gate is becoming increasingly busy. Therefore, although the coins for change prepared in advance can be reduced in a short time, the size of the coin stand placed in the narrow toll gate is also limited by itself, and the number of coins placed upright on the stand in advance. Is also constrained. Moreover, all the toll collectors have to manually replenish coins in a short time in consideration of the interval between passing vehicles, which is a very heavy labor especially in a crowded time.

Therefore, it is conceivable to use a device that electrically or mechanically automatically determines the type of coin and automatically pays out the amount of money required for change, but at a toll collection point on a highway. , There is not enough space to install such a device, the exhaust gas of the vehicle is full and there is a lot of vibration, and even if an electrically or mechanically complicated device is installed, it may immediately fail. In addition, since the number of toll collection points is huge, it is not economically preferable to install an expensive device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
The structure of the device is simple, it does not occupy a place, it is hard to break down even if it is affected by vibration or exhaust gas, it is inexpensive, the preparation operation is easy, and it is easy to take out the change according to the required amount of money.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for storing and taking out coins.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a coin storing and ejecting device of the present invention is designed so that a coin is rolled by its own weight from an inlet provided at an upper portion to an outlet provided at a lower portion. An inclined rail for lowering and storing is clamped and fixed by a pair of transparent boards which can be vertically supported on a base.

As described in claim 2, it is preferable that a plurality of the inclined rails are provided between the transparent boards so that the inclination directions thereof are sequentially reversed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of boards for accommodating coins of the same type may be arranged in parallel on the base so that a plurality of coins including different kinds of coins can be taken out at the same time. it can.

As described in claim 4, the inclined rails may be arranged in a plurality of rows between the boards so that a plurality of coins including different kinds of coins can be taken out at the same time.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a coin insertion guide having an opening expanded above is attached to the insertion opening, and a coin dropped to the lower end of the inclined rail is attached to the extraction opening. It is advisable to connect the frames to be stopped.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a stopper is attached at the upper end of the board and at a position away from the slot to prevent a coin having a large outer diameter from passing and a coin having a small outer diameter to pass. At the same time, an arcuate cutout can be formed slightly closer to the insertion port than the stopper at the upper end of the board.

[0012]

According to the coin storing / taking out device of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when two coins of the same kind are inserted between the boards through the insertion opening at the upper end of the inclined rail, two transparent boards are provided. From the upper end of the slanted rail sandwiched by the above, it descends while rolling on the sloped surface by its own weight, and exposed at the outlet of the lower end of the slanted rail. Therefore,
When coins are thrown in one after another, the coins roll and descend on the slope of the slant rail in order, hit the previous coin and stop, and many coins are lined up continuously on the slope of the slant rail. Will be stored in. You can see the state where the coins are lined up from the outside through the transparent board, and you can see how many coins, in other words, how much yen is stored in the board, at a glance. For example, when the coins are used in the collection point of a toll collection gate on an expressway, if a worker holds a coin standing at the tip of the lower take-out opening with two fingers and takes it out, it stands in line above it. Coins come out at the outlet in sequence.

When a plurality of the inclined rails are arranged and the inclined directions are sequentially reversed as in the apparatus according to the second aspect, the number of coins stored in the board can be increased several times. It is possible to store coins efficiently.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, coins of the same type, for example, 100-yen coins, can be inserted and stored in a plurality of boards arranged in parallel on the base, respectively. You can pick up coins of 200 yen at the same time when there are two sets of boards, and coins of 300 yen at the same time when you have three sets of boards with your fingers. Also, if different kinds of coins, for example, 500 yen coins and 100 yen coins are put into each board and stored, coins of 600 yen can be picked up by fingers at the same time.

In the apparatus according to the fourth aspect, when the inclined rails between the boards are in two rows, for example, by inserting and storing 100-yen coins into the inclined rails, respectively.
You can pick up coins worth 200 yen at the same time with your fingers.

In the apparatus according to the fifth aspect, since the insertion guide is composed of the opening which is expanded upward, coins can be easily inserted into the board from the insertion port, the coins are hard to spill, and the coins descend along the inclined rails. Since the coin stops at the frame when it comes out of the take-out port, the coin can be reliably taken out and the coin is held upright in the frame so that the coin can be easily picked with a finger.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a coin board having a small outer diameter (usually low price) and a large outer diameter (usually small) are used.
When a (high-priced) coin is inserted, a coin with a large outer diameter is immediately locked by the stopper and its rolling is blocked,
Coins with a large outer diameter do not fall to the outlet.
Further, since the coin held by the stopper is partially exposed to the outside from the notch on the side of the stopper, it can be easily pulled out from the board by being sandwiched by two fingers.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a coin storing and extracting device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a coin storing and extracting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a base 1 is assembled by adhering a vertical base 3 to the rear end of a horizontal base 2 made of wood or plastic in an L-shape. A pair of supporting members 2a, 3a having an L-shaped cross section are fixedly provided at appropriate positions on the base plates 2 and 3 with an interval corresponding to the thickness of the device body 4 described later.

On the other hand, the apparatus main body 4 which is detachably attached to the base 1 is provided with a pair of transparent plastic (for example, acrylic resin) substantially square boards 5. The boards 5 and 5 are vertically fastened between the front and rear edges thereof, and in this example, two elongated aluminum cover plates 6 and 6 each having a rectangular cross section are provided, and tightened by fasteners (for example, bolts and nuts) 6a. Are held at regular intervals. In addition, between the boards 5 and 5, as shown in FIG. 1, an inclined rail 7a having a rectangular cross section which is inclined downward from the upper end of the front end to the rear, an inclined rail 7b which is inclined downward from the upper end of the rear end to the front, and thereafter. Inclined rail 7
c, 7d, 7e and 7f are arranged by alternately changing the inclination direction. The width (thickness) of the column 6 and the inclined rails 7a to 7f is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of each coin B so that the coin B can smoothly roll within the board 5.5. Further, below the terminal end of the upper inclined rail 7a, a triangular inclined plate 7s is fixedly installed at a corner portion between the start end of the lower inclined rail 7b and the cover plate 6. The inclined plate 7s includes the inclined rails 7c to 7c below the inclined rails 7b.
It is also fixed on the starting end side of 7f. Those inclined plates 7s
Is inside the corner portion due to the gravity of the coin B falling from the upper tilt rail acting on the coin B located at the corner portion formed by the start ends of the inclined rails 7b to 7f and the cover plate 6. The coin B is prevented from being fitted into the inside of the coin B and prevented from rolling. By providing the inclined plate 7s, the coin B whose movement direction is reversed can be smoothly rolled.

The lower portion of the front cover plate 6 is cut out so as not to interfere with the passage of the coin B and opened as a take-out port 8. The lowermost inclined rail 7f is formed to be longer than the other five inclined rails 7a to 7e, and the lower end of the inclined rail 7f is projected forward from the outlet 8. The protruding length of the inclined rail 7f to the outside of the boards 5, 5 is adjusted so that the coin B is one or more and not two. A coin stopping frame 9 is attached so as to surround the protruding portion of the inclined rail 7f. The supporting tools 2a, 3a and the cover plate 6 are used.
Also, by forming the transparent synthetic resin, it is possible to more accurately grasp the storage state of coins in the board 5.

An insertion port 10 for the coin B is opened at the front part of the upper end of the boards 5 and 5, and an insertion guide 11 having openings widened on both sides upward is mounted above the insertion port 10. It is desirable that the loading guide 11 be formed of a material having elasticity such as rubber or urethane resin. It is the insertion guide 11 even if a finger touches when inserting the coin B.
This is because the coins are deformed, and the coins can be inserted easily without damaging the fingers.

The apparatus main body 4L at the left end of FIGS. 2 and 3 is of a type in which coins B are taken out one by one, while the central apparatus main body 4S is of a type in which two coins are lined up and taken out at the same time. For this reason, three transparent boards 5/5/5
The boards 5 and
The cover plate 6 and the inclined rail 7 described above are interposed between the five. In the case of this example, the apparatus main body 4S is designed so that it can be used even when two coins B and C are lined up and taken out at the same time. That is, specifically, a 100-yen coin is placed between the boards 5 and 5 on one side, and a 500-yen coin is placed on the other board 5.5.
As shown in FIG. 1, the coins with a small outer diameter (100 yen coins in this case) B are stored in the upper ends of the boards 5 and 5 as shown in FIG. A stopper 12 is attached so that a large coin (500 yen coin) C can be prevented from passing and a coin B having a small outer diameter can be passed. Further, in order that the coin C locked by the stopper 12 can be easily taken out from the inside of the boards 5 and 5, at the upper end of the boards 5 and 5, at a position slightly closer to the insertion opening 10 side than the stopper 12, a circular arc shape is formed. Notch 13
Has been formed. Therefore, even when the 500-yen coin C is put into the board 5 for the 100-yen coin B, it can be easily pulled out by being sandwiched by two fingers.

Of course, in the case of this apparatus body 4S,
Instead of taking out one 500 yen coin and one 100 yen coin at the same time for 600 yen each, 100 yen coins are inserted and stored between the boards 5 and 5 for 500 yen coins, and 10 coins are simultaneously stored.
It can also be used to take out two 0-yen coins, that is, coins for 200 yen at the same time. In this example, the case where three boards 5 are combined has been described, but it is also possible to combine four or more boards 5 with a certain interval.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which two coins are taken out at the same time. As shown in the figure, in the apparatus main body 4R, in this example, the distance between the pair of transparent boards 5 and 5 is made wider than in the above-described embodiment, and two sets of inclined rails 17 and 18 are provided between the boards 5 and 5. Are arranged side by side and integrated. Each of the inclined rails 17 and 18 is formed in a U-shaped groove in cross section so that coins rolling on the rails 17 and 18 do not transfer to other rails. In this example, since different types of coins B and C are stored at the same time, the groove width of one rail 18 is set to correspond to the thickness of each coin B and C.
It is slightly wider than the groove width.

By the way, one mode of use of the above device at a toll collection point on an expressway will be described.

2 and 3, the support 2 at the right end
device main body 4R of FIG. 4 is attached to a and 3a, and device main body 4L
100 yen coins are stored in the device main body 4S, 100 yen coins are also stored in the central device main body 4S between the boards 5 and 5, respectively, and 500 yen coins and 100 yen coins are stored in the device main body 4R at the right end. For this reason, one 100-yen coin is located at the left end, two 100-yen coins are located close to the center of the outlet 8, and 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins are located near the right end. They are placed standing one by one. Therefore, when the toll collector gives 100 yen change to the passerby, the 100 yen coin at the left end should be taken out from the outlet 8 (correctly, inside the frame 9 of the outlet 8), and the amount of 600 yen When handing the change, the 100-yen coin and the 500-yen coin at the right end may be taken out from the outlet 8 at the same time. In addition, when handing out 200 yen change, the central 100-yen coin and 100-yen coin should be taken out from the outlet 8 at the same time, and when handing 300-yen change, the leftmost 100-yen coin should be taken out. After taking it from the mouth 8, the central 100-yen coin and the 100-yen coin may be taken out and taken out from the mouth 8 at the same time. On the other hand, for the coins collected from the passers-by, only 500 yen coins are inserted from the insertion opening 10 for the 500 yen coins of the apparatus body 4R on the right end, and in the case of 100 yen coins, the inside of the board 5 is checked and confirmed. It suffices if the coins stored in the apparatus body 4 are inserted into a place where the number of coins is small.

It should be noted that the work of inserting coins into the boards 5 and 5 may be carried out in consideration of the time when the passengers are cut off.
Also, since the boards 5 and 5 are removable from the base 1,
When the amount of charge collected is changed, the boards 5 and 5 may be replaced so that the change according to the collected amount can be taken out. When used in a place other than the toll collection place, for example, in a public bath, 10 yen coins, 50 yen coins, etc. may be stored in the board 5.5 and used. The coins stored in the board 5.5 The type of may be determined according to the application.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description,
The coin storage / delivery device of the present invention has the following effects.

1) The structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost. The coins thrown in by the weight of the coins are arranged in a series and stored between the vertically oriented boards, so that it can be installed in a narrow space without taking up any space. In addition, since it does not require any electrical or mechanical operation, it does not easily break down even if it is used in a place with vibration or in a place where exhaust gas is prone to leak, and therefore, it is possible to store change at a toll collection point on a highway. It is extremely effective for taking out.

2) In the device according to the second aspect, since the number of coins stored in the board is significantly increased, a large number of coins can be stored more efficiently.

3) In the device according to the third aspect, two or more coins of the same kind or different kinds can be picked up by fingers at the same time, which is convenient when there are several kinds of change.

4) In the device according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the device according to claim 3 described above, since the number of boards is two, the structure is simple and the width of the device main body can be narrowed. There is an effect.

5) In the apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the work of inserting the coin into the board can be performed easily and efficiently, and the coin can be reliably and easily taken out.

6) In the device according to claim 6, even if a coin with a large outer diameter is inserted into the coin board with a small outer diameter, the movement of the coin is immediately blocked. A coin with a large outer diameter will not be stored accidentally, and a coin with a large outer diameter can be easily taken out from the board.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a coin storage / delivery device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the coin storage / extraction device of FIG.

3 is a plan view of the coin storage / delivery device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a coin storage / delivery device according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is equivalent to the cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 (a) is a plan view showing a conventional coin storage / extraction device, and FIG. 5 (b) is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the storage / extraction device of FIG. 5 (a). is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Platform 4, 4L, 4S, 4R Device Main Body 5 Transparent Board 6 Lid Plate 7 / 7a to 7f / 17/18 Inclined Rail 8 Ejection Port 9 Coin Stopping Frame 10 Loading Port 11 Loading Guide 12 Stopper 13 Notch B・ C coin

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A coin storage / removal device configured to store a large number of coins in advance for use as change and to take out the coins at any time as needed, wherein the coins are provided on an upper portion. It is characterized in that the inclined rail for rolling down from the input port to the output port provided at the bottom while rolling by its own weight and for storing is clamped and fixed by a pair of transparent boards that can be vertically supported on the base. A device for storing and taking out coins. 2. The coin storage and removal device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the inclined rails are provided between the transparent boards so that the inclination directions thereof are sequentially reversed. 3. The coin according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the boards for storing coins of the same type are arranged in parallel on the base so that a plurality of coins including different kinds of coins can be taken out at the same time. Storage and removal device. 4. The coin storage and removal device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined rails are arranged in a plurality of rows between the boards so that a plurality of coins including different types of coins can be taken out at the same time. 5. A coin insertion guide having an opening expanded above the insertion opening is attached to the insertion opening, and a frame body for stopping coins dropped at the lower end of the inclined rail is connected to the extraction opening. The coin storage and removal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided. 6. A stopper for preventing passage of coins having a large outer diameter and allowing passage of coins having a small outer diameter is attached to a position at the upper end of the board and away from the slot, and at the same time, a stopper for the upper end of the board is attached. An arc-shaped cutout is formed slightly closer to the charging port than the stopper.
5. The coin storage and removal device according to any one of 5 above.