JP7552292B2 - Coin Processing Device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coin processing device, and is suitable for use in cash register change dispensers used at the cash registers of retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores.

In recent years, cash register change dispensers that combine a POS (Point Of Sales) cash register connected to a POS system or the like with a change dispenser that processes the deposit and withdrawal of banknotes and coins have become widespread. Among these change dispensers, some coin processing devices that process coins have a bulk coin insertion port, which is a large opening that allows the user to insert multiple coins at once (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2018-73280 A

In such coin processing devices, there is a risk that a user who is particularly unfamiliar with the operation may insert their fingers inside the lump-sum coin insertion port, making it impossible to ensure safety. To address this issue, it is possible to fix a member having a sequential coin insertion port, which is an opening narrower than the lump-sum coin insertion port, to the lump-sum coin insertion port.

In this case, however, although safety can be ensured, if a jam or other problem occurs inside the lump-sum coin insertion port after coins are inserted, it may be difficult for store clerks to manually access the inside of the lump-sum coin insertion port, and maintainability may not be ensured.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above points, and aims to propose a coin processing device that can achieve both safety and maintainability.

In order to solve such problems, the coin processing device of the present invention comprises a main body section that is arranged to be stored in or withdrawn from a housing, an insertion space that is arranged in the main body section and into which coins are inserted, and an insertion exterior section that is arranged in the main body section and has a slit-shaped sequential coin insertion port formed therein for inserting coins from the outside into the insertion space and covers the insertion space, and the insertion exterior section is composed of an exterior member for bulk coin insertion and a sequential coin insertion exterior member that is separate from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion and has the sequential coin insertion port formed therein and is fixed to the exterior member for bulk coin insertion, and in a stored state in which the main body section is stored in the housing, it covers the insertion space, but in a withdrawn state in which the main body section is withdrawn from the housing, it is possible to open the insertion space to the outside , and the sequential insertion exterior member cannot be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion in the stored state, but can be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion in the withdrawn state .

As a result, the present invention can make the input space inaccessible from the outside by covering it with the input exterior part when in the stored state, and can make the input space accessible from the outside by moving the input exterior part when in the pulled-out state to open the input space to the outside.

The present invention makes it possible to realize a coin processing device that is both safe and easy to maintain.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin processing device in a storage state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin processing device in a withdrawal state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the coin processing device in the insertion slot open state. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1 , showing the configuration of the coin processing device in a storage state according to the first embodiment. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, showing the configuration of the coin processing device in the withdrawal state according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing the configuration of a coin processing device in a storage state according to a second embodiment. 2. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, showing the configuration of a coin processing device in a withdrawal state according to a second embodiment. 2, showing a state in which an attachment removal tool is inserted in the second embodiment. FIG.

Below, the form for implementing the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiment) will be explained with reference to the drawings.

1. First embodiment
[1-1. Configuration of coin processing device]
As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is mainly composed of a housing 2 and a main body 4. This coin processing device 1 is installed at a checkout (so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and is operated by a customer (hereinafter also referred to as a user) when paying for a product that the customer wishes to purchase. In the following, the side of the coin processing device 1 that the user faces is defined as the front side, the opposite side is defined as the rear side, and the left and right sides as viewed from the user facing the front side are defined as the left side and the right side, respectively, and the upper side and the lower side are further defined. In addition, a banknote processing device (not shown) that handles banknotes is installed on the left or right side of the coin processing device 1.

This coin processing device 1 has a control unit (not shown). This control unit controls various processes related to coins by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage unit (not shown) using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

The coin processing device 1 houses most of the rear side of the main body 4, which processes coins, inside the housing 2. The housing 2 is configured as a hollow rectangular parallelepiped with a housing opening 2A on the front side. Specifically, the housing 2 is formed with a plate-shaped housing top plate 2U, housing right side plate 2R, housing left side plate 2L, and housing rear side plate 2B on the upper, right, left, and rear sides, respectively, and a housing internal space 2S is formed surrounded by the housing top plate 2U, housing right side plate 2R, housing left side plate 2L, and housing rear side plate 2B. In addition, the housing 2 has a housing front side standing portion 2F standing vertically from the front end of the housing top plate 2U so as to be perpendicular to the housing top plate 2U.

The main body 4 is configured to be able to move back and forth in the front-rear direction relative to the housing 2. Inside the main body 4, there are provided a coin insertion section 8 (Fig. 3) into which coins are inserted, a transport section which transports coins inserted into the coin insertion section 8, a recognition section which recognizes the authenticity and denomination of the coin, and a storage section which stores the recognized coins by denomination. Incidentally, like general coins, coins are made of metals such as nickel, copper, aluminum, etc., or alloys or combinations of these, and are formed into a thin plate shape.

When a maintenance worker performs maintenance work on the inside of the main body 4 of the coin processing device 1, the maintenance worker inserts a specified key into the lock 6 and twists the key in the unlocking direction, which releases the lock on the main body 4 from the housing 2, and the main body 4 becomes unlocked and can be pulled out forward from the housing 2. When the maintenance worker then grasps the grip 20 and pulls out the main body 4 in the pull-out direction, which is the front side, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 4 becomes ready for maintenance work. Hereinafter, this state is also referred to as the pull-out state. In this pull-out state, the rear end of the coin processing device exterior 14 (described later) is separated from the front end of the housing 2 toward the front side, which is the pull-out direction.

On the other hand, when the coin processing device 1 is completed with the maintenance work and the main body 4 is pushed in the push-in direction, which is the rear side, as shown in FIG. 1 by the maintenance worker, the rear side of the coin processing device exterior 14, the reject tray 10, and the dispensing tray 12 in the main body 4 is stored inside the housing 2. Hereinafter, this state is also called the stored state. In this stored state, the rear end of the coin processing device exterior 14 (described later) is close to the housing front standing portion 2F of the housing 2 and is in a state of almost abutting. Also, in this stored state, the locking portion 18L (described later) of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is inserted rearward of the front end on the underside of the housing top plate 2U of the housing 2, and the upper surface of the locking portion 18L faces the underside of the housing top plate 2U of the housing 2 in the vertical direction. Next, a maintenance worker inserts a specified key into the lock 6 and twists the key in the locking direction, locking the main body 4 to the housing 2, and the main body 4 cannot be pulled out forward from the housing 2.

The coin processing device 1 also has a coin insertion section 8 (Fig. 3) on the front side, near the top left. The coin insertion section 8 has a cylindrical insertion space 8S that is open at the top and accepts coins in an unaligned state, and a rotatable disk 8C is built into the bottom. The coin insertion section 8 also has a sensor (not shown) built in that detects the presence or absence of a coin in the insertion space 8S. When the coin insertion section 8 detects by the sensor that a coin has been inserted into the insertion space 8S, it rotates the disk 8C in a specified dispensing direction, and applies centrifugal force to the coin to transport it to the outer periphery of the disk 8C, and delivers it to the dispensing section located behind the disk 8C via a gate that separates the coins one by one. The coins delivered to the dispensing section are transported by the transport section toward the recognition section.

The coin processing device 1 has a reject tray 10 provided on the lower left side of the front side. The reject tray 10 is open at the top and positioned so that the user can access it from the front. The reject tray 10 stores rejected coins, which are coins that the recognition unit recognizes as not to be stored in the storage unit.

The coin processing device 1 also has a dispensing tray 12 on the lower right side of its front side. The dispensing tray 12 is open at the top and positioned so that the user can access it from the front. The dispensing tray 12 stores coins of a denomination and number according to the amount of change to be given.

In this configuration, the coin processing device 1 takes in coins deposited by a user through the coin insertion section 8 and stores them in an internal storage section, and also dispenses coins from the storage section and dispenses them as change from the dispensing tray 12.

The coin processing device 1 has a coin processing device exterior part 14 formed on the upper part of its front side, which is composed of a front upper surface exterior member 16 and an exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion. This coin processing device exterior part 14 has an opening formed at the rear end, and in the stored state, this opening is closed by the front side erected part 2F of the housing 2.

The front upper exterior member 16 is a plate-shaped member formed in a portion of the coin processing device exterior unit 14 other than the lump-coin insertion exterior member 18, and is formed with an exterior member upper plate 16U that runs horizontally, exterior member left and right side plates 16LR that run vertically and in the front-rear direction, and an exterior member front plate 16F that runs curved vertically and in the left-right direction. The front upper exterior member 16 covers the upper front section of the main body 4 with the exterior member upper plate 16U, exterior member left and right side plates 16LR, and exterior member front plate 16F. In addition, the upper surface of the exterior member upper plate 16U of the front upper exterior member 16 is located above the portion of the main body 4 that is rearward of the coin processing device exterior unit 14. Therefore, the upper surface of the exterior member upper plate 16U of the front upper exterior member 16 is located above the upper surface of the housing top plate 2U in the stored state. In addition, the rear end of the upper panel 16U of the front upper exterior member 16 abuts or is very close to the upper end of the front upright portion 2F of the housing 2.

A grip portion 20 is formed in the upper right portion of the front upper surface exterior member 16. The grip portion 20 has a shape that allows it to be easily gripped by a maintenance worker. This grip portion 20 is gripped by the maintenance worker when the main body unit 4 is pulled out of the housing 2.

[1-2. Configuration of exterior member for lump-sum coin insertion]
The lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is formed on the left half of the upper surface of the coin processing device exterior section 14. This lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is a thin plate-like member extending horizontally in the insertion opening closed state shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and has a circular lump-sum coin insertion opening 18A formed in the center. This lump-sum coin insertion opening 18A has substantially the same diameter as the coin insertion section 8, and communicates with the upper and lower sides of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18. In addition, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 has a plate-like edge portion 18E (Fig. 4) protruding downward so as to surround the outer periphery of the lump-sum coin insertion opening 18A.

The bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 can rotate about a pivot axis 18X (FIG. 3) that runs along the front-to-rear direction at its left end, i.e., the left end of the coin processing device 1, as a fulcrum along an arc-shaped path in a front view relative to the front upper surface exterior member 16 between the insertion slot closed state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the insertion slot open state shown in FIG. 3. Specifically, the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 transitions from the insertion slot open state to the insertion slot closed state by rotating in the closing direction, which is clockwise in a front view. The bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 transitions from the insertion slot closed state to the insertion slot open state by rotating in the opening direction, which is counterclockwise in a front view.

When the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is in the insertion opening closed state (FIGS. 1 and 2), its upper surface is flush with the upper surface of the front upper surface exterior member 16, and the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 and the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 (described later) close the coin insertion section 8 from the outside at locations other than the sequential coin insertion opening 24A (described later). In this way, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 prevents a user from inserting a finger or the like into the coin insertion section 8 from the outside, protecting the coins inserted into the coin insertion section 8 and preventing the user from coming into contact with the mechanism near the coin insertion section 8 and getting injured.

When the coin insertion slot is open (FIG. 3), the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion is in a position perpendicular to the front upper surface exterior member 16, opening the coin insertion section 8 to the outside. As a result, the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion makes it easier for a maintenance worker to insert his/her fingers into the coin insertion section 8 from the outside when removing coins stuck in the coin insertion section 8, for example, thereby improving maintainability.

A locking portion 18L is formed at the rear end of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18. The locking portion 18L is a plate-shaped member that extends horizontally in the same manner as the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 in the stored state, and protrudes rearward from the rear end of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18.

In the stored state, this locking portion 18L enters the underside of the housing top plate 2U of the housing 2 rearward of the front end, with its upper surface facing the underside of the housing top plate 2U in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the stored state, the housing top plate 2U is present on the path along which the locking portion 18L of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, which is in the insertion opening closed state, rotates in the opening direction, resulting in a insertion exterior member locked state. As a result, when the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is attempted to be rotated in the opening direction in the stored state, for example by the user's operation, the locking portion 18L abuts against the underside of the housing top plate 2U, restricting further rotation of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 in the opening direction.

On the other hand, when the main body 4 is pulled out from the stored state toward the front side and the rear end of the locking part 18L moves forward of the front end of the housing top plate 2U of the housing 2, the upper surface of the locking part 18L no longer faces the lower surface of the housing top plate 2U in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the pulled-out state, the housing top plate 2U is not present on the path along which the locking part 18L of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, which is in the insertion port closed state, rotates in the opening direction, resulting in an insertion exterior member unlocked state. As a result, when the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is rotated in the opening direction in the pulled-out state by, for example, the maintenance worker, the locking part 18L does not come into contact with the lower surface of the housing top plate 2U, and the rotation of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 in the opening direction is not restricted, resulting in an insertion port open state.

This allows the coin processing device 1 to prevent the user from rotating the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 from the insertion port closed state to the insertion port open state when the main body is in the locked state. As a result, the coin processing device 1 prevents the user from inserting his/her fingers, etc., inside the coin insertion section 8, protecting the coins inserted into the coin insertion section 8 and preventing the user from coming into contact with the mechanism near the coin insertion section 8 and injuring themselves, etc.

On the other hand, when the coin processing device 1 transitions from the main body locked state to the main body unlocked state by the operation of a maintenance worker and the main body 4 is pulled out further forward than the stored state to enter the pulled out state, the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion can be rotated by the maintenance worker in the main body locked state from the insertion port closed state to the insertion port open state. This makes it easier for the maintenance worker to insert his or her fingers inside the coin insertion section 8, improving maintainability.

[1-3. Configuration of the sequential feeding attachment]
The outer periphery of the sequential coin insertion attachment 24, which is a separate part from the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18, is fitted into the bulk coin insertion port 18A of the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 so as not to be detachable from the outside. The sequential coin insertion attachment 24 as the sequential coin insertion exterior member is circular in plan view, and a slit-shaped sequential coin insertion port 24A that is narrow in the left-right direction and extends in the front-rear direction is formed in the center. This sequential coin insertion port 24A has a left-right width slightly wider than the thickness of the coin handled in the coin processing device 1 and a front-rear width slightly longer than the diameter. Therefore, the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 allows the user to insert coins into the coin insertion section 8 in a state where the coins are separated from the sequential coin insertion port 24A little at a time. Below, the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 and the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 are collectively referred to as the insertion exterior part 22.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the attachment 24 for sequential feeding has a claw portion 24C that protrudes downward on the inner periphery side slightly from the outer periphery. Two of these claw portions 24C are formed on the attachment 24 for sequential feeding so as to face each other in the front-to-rear direction, and a locking portion 24T that becomes longer in the radial direction toward the outer periphery is formed at the lower end.

The claw portion 24C is slightly deformable so that its lower end moves inward with its upper end as a fulcrum. Therefore, when the coin processing device 1 is assembled, when the sequential insertion attachment 24 is pushed from the top to the bottom into the inside of the lump-sum coin insertion port 18A, the lower end of the claw portion 24C is slightly deformed inward. When the engagement portion 24T of the claw portion 24C eventually reaches a position lower than the lower end of the edge portion 18E of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, the claw portion 24C returns to its normal state and engages with the lower end of the edge portion 18E from below.

For this reason, once the sequential insertion attachment 24 is fitted into the lump-sum coin insertion port 18A of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, it cannot be removed from the outside. On the other hand, when the insertion port is open, the sequential insertion attachment 24 can be accessed from below by a maintenance worker, who can bend the lower end of the claw portion 24C inward and push it upward, thereby removing it from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18.

In this way, the attachment 24 for sequential coin insertion is fitted into the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion. Therefore, the attachment 24 for sequential coin insertion rotates in the opening direction and the closing direction together with the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion.

[1-4. Effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, when the coin processing device 1 is in a stored state with the main body 4 stored in the housing 2, the insertion exterior part 22 covers the insertion space 8S, while when in a pulled-out state with the main body 4 pulled out from the housing 2, the insertion exterior part 22 can be rotated in the opening direction to open the insertion space 8S to the outside.

In addition, in the stored state, the coin processing device 1 is configured so that the insertion exterior part 22 is in a insertion exterior part locked state in which it is locked relative to the housing 2 so as not to rotate in the opening direction that opens the insertion space 8S to the outside, while in the pulled-out state, it is in a insertion exterior part unlocked state in which it is unlocked relative to the housing 2 so as to be able to rotate in the opening direction. Furthermore, the coin processing device 1 is configured so that the sequential insertion attachment 24, which is a separate part from the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18, is fitted into the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 so that it cannot be detached from the outside.

Furthermore, when the lock 6 of the coin processing device 1 is locked in the stored state, the main body 4 is locked to the housing 2 so that it cannot be pulled out of the housing 2, resulting in a main body locked state. On the other hand, when the lock 6 is unlocked, the main body is unlocked so that the lock to the housing 2 is released and the main body can be pulled out of the housing 2.

Therefore, in the coin processing device 1, when the main body is in the locked state and the insertion exterior part is in the locked state, the insertion exterior part 22 in the insertion opening closed state can be made incapable of rotating in the opening direction. Therefore, in the coin processing device 1, when the coin processing device 1 is in the stored state, the sequential insertion attachment 24 can be made inaccessible from the outside to the lump-sum coin insertion exterior part 18, and the user cannot remove it. As a result, the coin processing device 1 can improve safety by making the insertion space 8S inaccessible from the outside in the stored state and preventing the user from inserting his/her fingers into the insertion space 8S. On the other hand, when the coin processing device 1 is in the locked state and the insertion exterior part is in the locked state, when the lock part 6 is unlocked by a maintenance worker to put the main body 4 in the unlocked state and the main body 4 is pulled out from the housing 2, the insertion exterior part 22 can be rotated in the opening direction from the insertion opening closed state. As a result, in the coin processing device 1, when the coin processing device 1 is in the pulled-out state, the insertion space 8S can be accessed from the outside, and the maintenance worker can easily insert his/her fingers into the insertion space 8S, thereby improving maintainability.

Furthermore, the coin processing device 1 transitions between an open state and a closed state of the insertion slot by rotating the insertion slot exterior part 22 around the pivot axis 18X, rather than, for example, moving back and forth in the front-to-back direction. As a result, when the insertion slot exterior part 22 rotates, the movement path on the door end side of the coin processing device 1 can be made large, but the movement path on the hanging side can be made small, and especially near the pivot axis 18X, the insertion slot exterior part 22 can be prevented from moving in any direction other than the rotation direction even if it rotates. As a result, when the coin processing device 1 is provided with an LED (Liquid Emitting Diode) that sequentially illuminates the vicinity of the coin insertion slot 24A and the LED is connected to the control unit with a cable, the cable can be easily laid near the pivot axis 18X of the insertion slot exterior part 22, and the insertion slot exterior part 22 can be prevented from interfering with the cable when it rotates.

Furthermore, the coin processing device 1 rotates the insertion exterior part 22 around a rotation axis 18X provided at the end of the main body part 4 in the left-right direction perpendicular to the movement direction (front-rear direction) that is the push-in direction and the pull-out direction. Therefore, compared to a case where the insertion exterior part 22 rotates around the rotation axis 18X provided at the right end of the insertion exterior part 22, the coin processing device 1 opens up the inside of the main body part 4 in the left-right direction widely to the outside, preventing the insertion exterior part 22 with the insertion port open from getting in the way of maintenance work and making it easier to perform maintenance work.

In addition, when maintenance work is performed on the coin processing device 1, the maintenance worker simply unlocks the lock 6, transitions the main body 4 from a main body locked state to a main body unlocked state, and pulls the main body 4 in the withdrawal direction from the housing 2, which has traditionally been done by the maintenance worker. This separates the lock 18L from the housing 2, transitions the coin insertion exterior part from a locked state to a unlocked state, and makes it possible to rotate the lump-sum coin insertion exterior part 18 in the opening direction from a closed state to an open state.

Therefore, in order to enable the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion to be rotated in the opening direction from the insertion port closed state to the insertion port open state, the coin processing device 1 can enable the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion to be rotated in the opening direction from the insertion port closed state to the insertion port open state by simply having the maintenance worker perform the work steps that have traditionally been performed to perform maintenance work, without adding any additional work steps that have not been performed conventionally.

As a result, the coin processing device 1 allows the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 to be rotated in the opening direction from the insertion opening closed state to the insertion opening open state, allowing maintenance of the coin insertion section 8, etc. to be performed without forcing maintenance workers to perform complicated tasks.

According to the above configuration, the coin processing device 1 comprises a housing 2, a main body 4 that is provided in the housing 2 so as to be able to be stored or withdrawn therefrom, a deposit space 8S provided in the main body 4 into which coins are deposited, and a deposit exterior part 22 provided in the main body 4 and covering the deposit space 8S, with a slit-shaped sequential coin deposit port 24A formed therein for depositing coins from the outside into the deposit space 8S. The deposit exterior part 22 covers the deposit space 8S when the main body 4 is stored in the housing 2 in a stored state, but when the main body 4 is withdrawn from the housing 2 in a withdrawn state, the deposit space 8S can be opened to the outside.

As a result, when the coin processing device 1 is in the stored state, the insertion space 8S can be covered by the insertion exterior part 22, making the insertion space 8S inaccessible from the outside, and when in the withdrawn state, the insertion exterior part 22 can be rotated to open the insertion space 8S to the outside, making the insertion space 8S accessible from the outside.

2. Second embodiment
[2-1. Configuration of the coin processing device]
1 and 2, the coin processing device 101 according to the second embodiment differs from the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a main body 104 instead of the main body 4, but is otherwise configured similarly. As shown in Fig. 6, in which the same reference numerals are used for members corresponding to those in Fig. 4, and Fig. 7, in which the same reference numerals are used for members corresponding to those in Fig. 5, the main body 104 according to the second embodiment differs from the main body 4 according to the first embodiment in that it has an exterior member 118 for lump-sum coin insertion instead of the exterior member 18 for lump-sum coin insertion, but is otherwise configured similarly.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 118 has a lump-sum coin insertion exterior member tool insertion hole 18Ai drilled in the vertical edge 18E, which connects the rear side of the edge 18E with the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 side, which is the front side. This lump-sum coin insertion exterior member tool insertion hole 18Ai, which serves as an exterior member attachment/detachment mechanism, is formed with a small diameter, and is shorter than the thickness of an average finger.

In this configuration, when the sequential insertion attachment 24 is removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, the maintenance worker operates the attachment removal tool 30 in the stored state shown in FIG. 6 to move from the main body locked state to the main body unlocked state, and the main body 4 is pulled out toward the front side from the stored state to the pulled out state shown in FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 8, the attachment removal tool 30 is inserted from the rear side to the front side, and the front end of the attachment removal tool 30 abuts against the outer circumferential surface of the claw portion 24C of the sequential insertion attachment 24 through the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member tool insertion hole 18Ai. The attachment removal tool 30 is a cylindrical member and has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member tool insertion hole 18Ai. Next, the maintenance worker further pushes the attachment removal tool 30 forward to bend the claw portion 24C so that the lower end moves toward the inner circumferential side, and the locking portion 24T comes off the edge portion 18E. In this state, the attachment 24 for sequential insertion is pushed upward, and the attachment 24 for sequential insertion is removed from the exterior member 18 for inserting coins in bulk.

In this way, in the stored state, the coin processing device 101 can make the tool insertion hole 18Ai of the exterior member for lump-sum coin insertion inaccessible to users by hiding it with the housing 2 and not exposing it to the outside. On the other hand, in the withdrawn state, the coin processing device 101 can make the tool insertion hole 18Ai of the exterior member for lump-sum coin insertion accessible to maintenance personnel by moving it forward beyond the front end of the housing 2 and exposing it to the outside.

In addition, in the coin processing device 101, in comparison with the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 does not need to be rotated from the insertion opening closed state to the opening direction to set the insertion opening open state in the withdrawn state; simply by withdrawing the coin processing device 101, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 remains in the insertion opening closed state, and the sequential insertion attachment 24 can be removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18. Therefore, in comparison with the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment, in the coin processing device 101, the sequential insertion attachment 24 can be removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 with an even simpler operation.

In addition, the coin processing device 101 has a diameter of the tool insertion hole 18Ai of the exterior member for bulk coin insertion that is shorter than the thickness of a finger. This prevents the coin processing device 101 from accidentally inserting a finger into the tool insertion hole 18Ai of the exterior member for bulk coin insertion, ensuring safety.

In addition, the coin processing device 101 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same effects as the coin processing device 1 according to the first embodiment.

3. Other embodiments
In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the case where the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 is rotated around the rotation shaft 18X between the insertion opening closed state and the insertion opening open state has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 may be slid in the front-rear direction between the insertion opening closed state and the insertion opening open state. The same applies to the second embodiment.

In the above-mentioned first embodiment, the sequential insertion attachment 24 is fixed to the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 by fitting the sequential insertion attachment 24 into the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 so that it cannot be removed from the outside. The present invention is not limited to this, and the sequential insertion attachment 24 may be fixed to the bulk coin insertion exterior member 18 so that it cannot be removed from the outside by various fixing means such as screws, strings, or locks. The same applies to the second embodiment.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the coin insertion exterior part 22 is configured by the lump coin insertion exterior member 18 and the sequential coin insertion attachment 24, i.e., the lump coin insertion exterior member 18 and the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 are separate parts. The present invention is not limited to this, and the lump coin insertion exterior member 18 and the sequential coin insertion attachment 24 may be integrally formed rather than being separate parts. The same applies to the second embodiment.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a maintenance worker inserts a specified key into the lock 6 and twists the key in the unlocking or locking direction, thereby switching the main body 4 between the main body unlocked state and the main body locked state. The present invention is not limited to this, and the input exterior unit may be switched between the input exterior unit unlocked state and the input exterior unit locked state by various other locking mechanisms, such as releasing an electromagnetic lock in response to control from the control unit.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the attachment 24 for sequential coin insertion is removed from the exterior member 18 for bulk coin insertion by pushing the claw portion 24C of the attachment 24 for sequential coin insertion toward the inner circumference with an attachment removal tool 30 inserted through the tool insertion hole 18Ai of the exterior member for bulk coin insertion formed in the exterior member 18 for bulk coin insertion. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the attachment removal button that cannot be pressed in the stored state but can be pressed in the withdrawn state may be provided on the rear side of the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18, and when the attachment removal button is pressed, the sequential insertion attachment 24 can be removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18. Alternatively, the attachment 24 can be removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 by pulling the claw portion 24C of the attachment 24 instead of pushing it. In short, it is sufficient that the attachment 24 can be removed from the lump-sum coin insertion exterior member 18 when a maintenance worker accesses various members that are inaccessible in the stored state but accessible in the withdrawn state.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the input exterior part 22 may be biased in the opening direction by a predetermined biasing member, so that when the main body part 4 is pulled out from the housing 2, the biasing force of the biasing member causes the input exterior part 22 to rotate in the opening direction.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the input space 8S is cylindrical and the lump-sum coin input port 18A is circular to correspond to the shape of the input space 8S. The present invention is not limited to this, and the input space 8S may have various other shapes, and the lump-sum coin input port 18A may have various other circular shapes to correspond to the shape of the input space 8S.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention has been described as being applied to the coin processing device 1 or 101 that is installed together with the banknote processing device. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may also be applied to, for example, the coin processing device 1 or 101 that is installed independently and not together with the banknote processing device.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment or other embodiments. In other words, the scope of application of the present invention extends to embodiments that arbitrarily combine the above-mentioned embodiment with part or all of the other above-mentioned embodiments, or to embodiments that extract parts of the above-mentioned embodiment.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the coin processing device 1 is configured as a coin processing device by the housing 2 as the housing, the main body 4 as the main body, the insertion space 8S as the insertion space, and the insertion exterior 22 as the insertion exterior. The present invention is not limited to this, and the coin processing device may be configured by a housing, a main body, an insertion space, and an insertion exterior having various other configurations.

The present invention can be used, for example, in a coin deposit and withdrawal device that processes coin transactions with users.

Reference Signs List 1: Coin processing device, 2: Housing, 2U: Housing top plate, 2R: Housing right side plate, 2L: Housing left side plate, 2B: Housing rear plate, 2S: Housing internal space, 2A: Housing opening, 2F: Housing front upright portion, 4, 104: Main body, 6: Lock portion, 8: Coin insertion portion, 8S: Insertion space, 8C: Disk, 10: Reject tray, 12: Dispensing tray, 14: Coin processing device exterior portion, 16: Front upper surface exterior member, 16F: Exterior member front side plate , 16U...upper side plate of exterior member, 16LR...left and right side plates of exterior member, 18, 118...exterior member for bulk coin insertion, 18X...rotating shaft, 18A...bulk coin insertion port, 18E...edge, 18L...locking portion, 24...attachment for sequential coin insertion, 24A...sequential coin insertion port, 24C...claw portion, 24T...latching portion, 20...gripping portion, 22...insertion exterior portion, 30...attachment removal tool, 18Ai...tool insertion hole of exterior member for bulk coin insertion.

Claims (10)

A housing and
A main body portion provided so as to be retractable or removable from the housing;
An insertion space provided in the main body into which coins are inserted;
a coin insertion exterior part that is provided in the main body part and has a slit-shaped sequential coin insertion port for inserting the coin from the outside into the insertion space and that covers the insertion space;
The input sheath is
the coin insertion device is configured with an exterior member for inserting coins into a lump sum, and an exterior member for inserting coins into a lump sum, the exterior member being separate from the exterior member for inserting coins into a lump sum, the exterior member for inserting coins into a lump sum, the exterior member for inserting coins into a lump sum, the coin insertion device covers the insertion space when the main body is stored in the housing, and the coin insertion space is open to the outside when the main body is pulled out from the housing,
The sequential input outer casing member is
In the stored state, the coin receiving portion cannot be removed from the exterior member for receiving coins at once, whereas in the withdrawn state, the coin receiving portion can be removed from the exterior member for receiving coins at once.
Coin processing machine. The input sheath is
The coin processing device according to claim 1, wherein in the stored state, the insertion exterior part is in a locked state in which it is locked so as not to move in an opening direction that opens the insertion space to the outside, while in the withdrawn state, the insertion exterior part is in an unlocked state in which it is unlocked so as to be movable in the opening direction. The main body portion is
The coin processing device according to claim 2, wherein in the stored state, the main body is locked relative to the housing so as to prevent the coin from being pulled out of the housing, while when a specified lock is unlocked, the main body is unlocked relative to the housing so as to allow the coin to be pulled out of the housing. The coin processing device according to claim 3, wherein when the main body is in the locked state and the insertion exterior part is in the locked state, when the main body is put into the unlocked state and then pulled out from the housing, the insertion exterior part is put into the unlocked state and becomes movable in the opening direction. The input sheath is
The coin processing device according to claim 2 , further comprising a locking section that is engaged with the housing in the stored state to lock the insertion exterior section, and that is not engaged with the housing in the pulled-out state to unlock the insertion exterior section. The sequential input outer casing member is
A coin processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coin processing device cannot be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion in the stored state, but can be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion when the insertion exterior part opens the insertion space to the outside in the pulled-out state . The sequential input outer casing member is
A coin processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coin processing device cannot be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion in the stored state, but when the exterior member removal mechanism is exposed to the outside and operated in the pulled-out state, it can be removed from the exterior member for bulk coin insertion. The input sheath is
The coin processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a portion forming an outer periphery and a portion in which the sequential coin insertion port is formed are integrally formed. The input sheath is
The coin processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the coin processing device is configured to transition between a closed state in which the insertion space is covered and an open state in which the insertion space is opened to the outside by rotating about a predetermined rotation axis. The input sheath is
The coin processing device according to claim 9 , wherein the coin processing device rotates about the rotation axis provided at an end of the main body in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction when the coin processing device transitions between the storage state and the withdrawal state.

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