Coin processing device provided with temporary coin withholding mechanism

Abstract

A coin processing device includes a temporary coin-withholding mechanism for driving coin withholding levers using a single driving device. The temporary coin-withholding mechanism includes a single driving mechanism, a first coin withholding lever for withholding / releasing a coin guided by a first coin sorting route, a second coin withholding lever for withholding / releasing a coin guided by a second coin sorting route, and a link mechanism including detecting whether a coin is withheld in the first coin sorting route. When the retention is detected, the first lever is shifted from the withholding position to the release position to allow the driving mechanism to drive only the first coin lever without driving the second coin lever. When the retention is not detected, the second lever is shifted from the withholding position to the release position to allow the driving mechanism to drive the second coin withholding lever.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to coin handling devices installed in automatic vending machines, money changers, accounting machines, ticket vending machines, service equipment, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "automatic vending machines, etc.") A coin escrow mechanism that temporarily holds coins inserted into the coin handling device. Background technique [0002] A coin handling device is installed inside a vending machine, etc., and the coin handling device discriminates the authenticity of the inserted coins, and sorts and stores the inserted coins regarded as genuine coins according to the type of currency, and further sorts and stores the coins corresponding to the change. Amounts like zero are paid out. Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of this kind of coin handling apparatus. [0003] The coin handling device 1 generally comprises a coin sorting device 2, a coin receiving device 3 and a coin dispensing device 4, wherein the coin sorting de...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, there is a problem that the number of coins temporarily reserved in one coin sorting path is small

In addition, in this device, since two kinds of coins are released alternately, there is a problem that the control of the coin dispensing lever located downstream of the coin escrow mechanism becomes difficult when the dispensing destinations of the two kinds of coins are different.

In addition, in this device, the number of temporary storage levers (coin retention levers) is limited to two, and there is a problem that it cannot be driven by one solenoid when there are three or more temporary storage levers (coin retention levers).

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