Coin counting device

Abstract

The invention provides a coin counting device, and relates to the field of financial science and technology or other related fields. The coin counting device comprises a placing platform, one end of the placing platform is a connection part, and a centralizing device is arranged above the connection part; the first driving device is used for driving the coins to move from an initial position on the placing platform to the joining part; the centralizing device comprises an inclined block and a fixed block, the fixed block is fixedly connected with the connecting part, the inclined block and the fixed block are arranged at an interval, and a channel for coins to pass through is reserved; the second driving device is used for driving the inclined block to reciprocate towards the fixed block in the first direction; the inclined plate is connected with the connection part of the placing platform, and the inclined plate is provided with a plurality of coin feeding ports, so that coins falling along the inclined plate fall into the feeding cylinder from any coin feeding port in a vertical state; the plurality of blanking cylinders are sensors used for counting fallen coins. According to the coin counting device, the overall operation efficiency of coin counting is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of financial technology or other related fields, and in particular to a coin counting device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of economy and the progress of society, coins are still widely used in daily life and circulate in large quantities in banks, supermarkets, vending machines, etc. However, handling these large amounts of coins has become a tedious and high-intensity task.

[0003] Traditional manual processing methods are inefficient and prone to errors, and can no longer meet actual needs. In order to improve the efficiency and accuracy of coin processing, various automated coin processing devices have appeared on the market. These devices usually integrate coin recognition, classification and counting functions, which can reduce manual operations.

[0004] In the process of sorting and counting coins in a vertical state, some existing coin processing devices usually place the coins directly on the processing table and convey the coins to the conveying channel through the processing device. However, during the conveying process, the coins are often prone to remain in an upward or tilted state, making it difficult for the coins to be smoothly collected and dropped through the coin outlet, thereby reducing the overall operating efficiency of the coin counting. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present application provides a coin counting device for solving the technical problem that during the conveying process, the coins are in a face-up state or an inclined state, which makes it difficult for the coins to be smoothly collected and dropped through the coin lowering port, thereby reducing the overall operating efficiency of the coin counting.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a coin counting device, comprising:

[0007] The platform is placed, one end of which is a connecting part, and a straightening device is arranged above the connecting part;

[0008] A first driving device is used to drive the coin to move from an initial position on the placement platform to the connecting portion;

[0009] The straightening device comprises a tilting block and a fixed block, wherein the fixed block is fixedly connected to the connecting portion, and the tilting block and the fixed block are arranged at intervals to leave a channel for coins to pass through;

[0010] A second driving device is used to drive the tilting block to reciprocate along a first direction toward the fixed block, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the coin, and the minimum distance between the tilting block and the fixed block is less than the diameter of the coin;

[0011] The inclined plate is connected to the connecting part of the placing platform, and the inclined plate is provided with a plurality of coin discharge ports, so that the coins falling along the inclined plate can fall into the discharge barrel from any coin discharge port in a vertical state;

[0012] A plurality of discharge barrels are respectively arranged below the corresponding coin discharge ports, and sensors for counting the falling coins are arranged in the discharge barrels.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the inclined plate includes a plurality of mutually parallel derailment channels, each of which is provided with at least two coin discharging ports, and the coin discharging ports corresponding to the plurality of derailment channels constitute a plurality of coin discharging ports;

[0014] There are multiple righting devices, and the multiple righting devices correspond to the multiple derailment channels one by one;

[0015] The derailment channel is connected to the channel of the corresponding straightening device, and the horizontal distance between the two side walls of any derailment channel is smaller than the diameter of the coin.

[0016] In a possible implementation, the side walls of at least two unloading barrels corresponding to each derailing channel are parallel to each other and located in the same plane;

[0017] At least two lower barrels are provided with notches at a first height; the first height is located above the sensors in the at least two lower barrels;

[0018] Cleaning rollers are embedded in the slots of at least two discharge barrels, wherein the cleaning rollers are placed along a second direction, the second direction is parallel to the plane and perpendicular to the falling direction of the coins;

[0019] The cleaning roller is used to clean the fallen coins.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the second driving device includes a first rotating rod, a guide device, a guide rod and two connecting rods:

[0021] The first rotating rod is horizontally placed along the first direction, wherein the first end of the first rotating rod movably passes through the first end of the mounting shell, the second end of the first rotating rod is rotatably connected to the second end of the mounting shell, and the mounting shell is fixedly connected to the connecting portion for placing the second driving device;

[0022] A guide slot is provided on the first rotating rod, and a guide device is slidably installed in the guide slot, wherein the guide device is used to reciprocate in the guide slot;

[0023] The guide rod is movable along the first direction and penetrates the guide device, and the two ends of the guide rod are respectively fixedly connected to the two opposite side walls of the inner cavity of the mounting shell, so as to limit the movement of the guide device along the first direction;

[0024] The two connecting rods are placed in parallel along the first direction, wherein one end of the two connecting rods is fixedly connected to the guide device respectively, and the other end is movably passed through the second end of the mounting shell, and the port of the other end is fixedly connected to the tilting block.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the first driving device includes two slide rails, two return springs, an L-shaped mounting plate and a moving plate:

[0026] The slide rail includes a movable slide groove and a movable slide block, wherein the slide rail is perpendicular to the first direction;

[0027] One side of the return spring is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the movable slide groove, and the other side is fixedly connected to one end of the movable slide block, wherein the inner wall is the side away from the connecting portion;

[0028] The side wall of the movable slider is fixedly connected to the movable plate, wherein the side wall is perpendicular to the first direction;

[0029] The moving plate is placed on the placing platform along a first direction, and a side opposite to the coin moving direction is fixedly connected to a side of the horizontal placing surface of the L-shaped mounting plate, and a side in the same direction as the coin moving direction is used to drive the coin to move from the initial position to the connecting part;

[0030] One side of the vertical placement surface of the L-shaped mounting plate is arranged in a first notch of the placement platform, wherein the first notch is arranged on a side away from the connecting portion and is parallel to the first direction.

[0031] In a possible implementation, the coin counting device further includes a third driving device:

[0032] The third driving device is used to drive the first driving device and the second driving device.

[0033] In one possible implementation, the third driving device includes a motor;

[0034] The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a rotating rod, wherein the axial direction of the motor and the rotating rod are parallel to the first direction, and the motor is used to drive the rotating rod to rotate;

[0035] A cam is fixedly connected to the rotating rod, and the cam is used to drive the first driving device under the drive of the rotating rod;

[0036] The side of the rotating rod away from the output shaft is connected to the second driving device through the first transmission device, and is used to drive the second driving device through the first transmission device.

[0037] In a possible implementation manner, a second transmission device is fixedly connected to the rotating rod;

[0038] The second transmission device is fixedly connected to the second rotating rod, and is used to drive the third transmission device fixedly connected to the second rotating rod, wherein the second rotating rod is parallel to the first direction;

[0039] The third transmission device is fixedly connected to the third rotating rod, and is used to drive the fourth driving device fixedly connected to the third rotating rod, wherein the third rotating rod is parallel to the first direction;

[0040] The fourth driving device is fixedly connected to the cleaning roller and is used for driving the cleaning roller to clean the fallen coins.

[0041] In a possible implementation, the width of the coin lowering opening is greater than the thickness of a single coin and less than the sum of the thicknesses of two coins, and the length is greater than the diameter of a single coin and less than the diameters of two coins.

[0042] In a possible implementation, the coin counting device further includes a coin collecting device, which is disposed below the discharge port of the lower barrel and is used to collect falling coins, wherein the discharge port is the lower end opening of the lower barrel.

[0043] The present application provides a coin counting device, in which a coin is placed at the initial position of a placing platform, and a first driving device is used to push the coin to the connecting part of the placing platform, and then the coin is straightened by the reciprocating movement of the tilting block in the straightening device to ensure that the coin falls vertically, and the straightened coin passes through multiple coin discharge ports on the inclined plate, and falls into different discharge barrels from any coin discharge port in a vertical state, and the falling coins are accurately counted by the sensor in each discharge barrel. In this way, the technical problem of coin jamming or blockage caused by the non-vertical state of the coin, which affects the overall operating efficiency of the coin counting, is effectively solved, and the technical effect of improving the overall operating efficiency of the coin counting is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0045] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a coin counting device provided in this application;

[0046] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the coin counting device shown;

[0047] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial view of the inclined plate in the coin counting device shown;

[0048] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A bottom view of the coin counting device shown;

[0049] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A top view of the coin counting device shown;

[0050] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A side view of the coin counting device shown;

[0051] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A diagram of the interior of the coin counting device shown.

[0052] Figure markings: 1: casing; 2: protective shell; 3: coin collecting device; 4: fixed block; 5: coin inserting device; 6: L-shaped mounting plate; 7: moving plate; 8: motor; 9: rotating rod; 10: first transmission wheel; 11: first transmission belt; 12: first rotating rod; 13: rectangular notch; 14: cam; 15: slide rail; 16: return spring; 17: second transmission wheel; 18: second transmission belt; 19: tilting plate; 20: mounting shell; 21: second rotating rod; 22: third transmission wheel; 23: third transmission belt; 24: first bevel gear; 25: third rotating rod; 26: second bevel gear; 27: rotating shaft; 28: fourth transmission wheel; 29: cleaning roller; 30: unloading barrel; 31: coin unloading port; 33: guide slide groove; 34: guide sleeve; 35: guide rod; 36: connecting rod; 37: tilting block; 38: fourth transmission belt.

[0053] The above drawings have shown clear embodiments of the present application, which will be described in more detail later. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, but to illustrate the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with the present application. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0055] It should be noted that the coin counting device provided in the present application can be used in the field of financial technology or other related fields, and can also be used in any field other than the field of financial technology or other related fields. The application field of a coin counting device in the present application is not limited.

[0056] The coin counting device in the prior art integrates advanced recognition technology, classification mechanism and counting function, which solves the problem that the traditional manual processing method is time-consuming, labor-intensive and error-prone, and improves processing efficiency and accuracy. However, in actual operation, a common problem is that the coins usually remain face-up or tilted during the conveying process, which makes it difficult for the coins to be collected and dropped smoothly through the coin outlet, thus affecting the overall operating efficiency of the coin counting.

[0057] Specifically, when coins pass through the conveying device in a non-vertical state, they cannot enter the corresponding channel smoothly. This not only reduces the processing speed of the coin counting device, but also causes coin counting device failure. Therefore, how to ensure that the coins remain in a vertical state as much as possible during the conveying process is one of the key issues to improve the overall operating efficiency of coin counting.

[0058] The present application provides a coin counting device, which aims to solve the above technical problems in the prior art.

[0059] The technical solution of the present application and how the technical solution of the present application solves the above-mentioned technical problems are described in detail below with specific embodiments. The following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. The embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0060] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The present application provides a coin counting device, including: a placement platform, a first driving device, a straightening device, a second driving device, an inclined plate 19 and a plurality of discharge barrels 30.

[0061] Among them, one end of the placement platform is a connecting part, and a straightening device is arranged above the connecting part. The first driving device is used to drive the coin to move from the initial position on the placement platform to the connecting part. The straightening device includes a tilting block 37 and a fixed block 4, the fixed block 4 is fixedly connected to the connecting part, and the tilting block 37 and the fixed block 4 are arranged at intervals to leave a channel for the coin to pass through. The second driving device is used to drive the tilting block 37 to reciprocate toward the fixed block 4 along the first direction. The tilting plate 19 is connected to the connecting part of the placement platform, and the tilting plate 19 is provided with a plurality of coin discharge ports 31, so that the coins falling along the tilting plate 19 fall into the discharge barrel 30 from any coin discharge port 31 in a vertical state. The plurality of discharge barrels 30 are respectively arranged below the corresponding coin discharge ports 31, and the discharge barrel 30 is provided with a sensor for counting the falling coins.

[0062] Optional, see Figure 1, the coin counting device may specifically include a casing 1 and a coin inserting device 5, and the coin inserting device 5 is provided on the upper half of a side wall of the casing 1. The coin inserting device 5 is covered with a protective casing 2. The coin inserting device 5 may, for example, include a placing platform and a C-shaped baffle. The placing platform is located at the bottom of the coin inserting device 5. The C-shaped baffle includes two side panels and a front panel. The two side panels are similar to the vertical support panels on both sides of the drawer, and are fixedly installed in parallel above the placing platform, and the two side panels are placed perpendicular to the first direction. One end of the two side panels close to the casing 1 is fixedly connected to the casing 1 to prevent coins from falling from the placing platform during movement. The front panel is similar to the front baffle of the drawer, and is placed vertically along the first direction. The bottom of the front panel is fixedly connected to the placing platform, and is fixedly connected to one end of the two side panels away from the casing 1.

[0063] In this embodiment, see Figure 2 , the end of the placing platform close to the inclined plate 19 is the connecting part, and the coin is driven from the initial position on the placing platform to the connecting part by the first driving device. When the coin reaches the connecting part, a straightening device is arranged above the connecting part. The straightening device includes a tilting block 37 and a fixed block 4. The fixed block 4 is fixedly connected to the placing platform, and can be fixedly connected to the connecting part of the placing platform. The tilting block 37 can move back and forth along the first direction toward the fixed block 4, and a channel for the coin to pass through is left between the two. When the coin passes through this channel, the tilting block 37 can straighten the tilted coin or the coin facing up, so that the coin can be processed in a vertical state for subsequent processing. Among them, the first direction refers to the direction perpendicular to the movement of the coin. The minimum distance between the tilting block 37 and the fixed block 4 is less than the diameter of the coin, so that the tilting block 37 can be used as much as possible to straighten the tilted coin or the coin facing up.

[0064] Optionally, the inclined plate 19 is connected to the connecting portion of the placement platform, specifically to one side of the connecting portion, and a plurality of coin discharge ports are provided on the inclined plate 19. The design of these coin discharge ports enables the coins to fall into the corresponding discharge barrel 30 in a vertical state after the straightening operation of the straightening device. A sensor is provided under each discharge barrel 30. The sensor is used to count the falling coins. This can not only ensure the accuracy of the counting, but also monitor the processing progress of the coins in real time.

[0065] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, for the convenience of description, the placement platform is divided into two parts: a part for placing the coins to be processed and a connecting part. The two parts can be an integrally formed structure or two separate structures fixedly connected. Any device that can move the coins from one end of the placement platform to the other end and the other end is connected to an inclined plate 19 for the coins to fall can be used. As long as a straightening device is provided on the upper surface of the other end, the corresponding function can be achieved, not limited to Figure 2 The scheme shown.

[0066] The above device can be used to straighten tilted coins or coins facing upwards, so that the coins can be subsequently counted in a vertical state, which not only realizes the full automation of coin processing, but also improves the overall operating efficiency of coin counting.

[0067] It should be noted that the surface of the tilting block 37 facing the fixed block 4 is an inclined surface, and the angle between the inclined surface and the plane of the connecting portion is less than 90°, so as to straighten the tilted coin or the coin facing up. The surface of the tilting block 37 facing away from the fixed block 4 is a vertical surface. The surface of the tilting block 37 facing the tilting plate 19 is a first side surface, and the first side surface is a trapezoidal vertical surface. Similarly, the surface of the tilting block 37 facing away from the tilting plate 19 is a second side surface, and the second side surface is also a trapezoidal vertical surface.

[0068] Optional, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The coin counting device also includes a coin collecting device 3, which is arranged below the discharge port of the lower barrel 30 and is used to collect falling coins, wherein the discharge port is the lower end opening of the lower barrel 30.

[0069] In this embodiment, the coin collecting device 3 can be designed as a pull-out structure, such as a drawer, so that it is convenient to take out the collected coins. The coin collecting device 3 can be set to one or more. In addition, the inside of the coin collecting device 3 can be designed to be multiple partitions, each partition corresponding to a discharge port.

[0070] Optionally, the connecting portion of the placement platform is located in the inner cavity of the housing 1. The inclined plate 19 and the lower barrel 30 are respectively located in the inner cavity of the housing 1, wherein a side wall of the housing 1 refers to a side wall along the first direction.

[0071] Optional, see Figure 3 The inclined plate 19 includes a plurality of mutually parallel derailment channels for coins to pass through, each derailment channel is provided with at least two coin drop ports 31, and the coin drop ports corresponding to the plurality of derailment channels constitute a plurality of coin drop ports 31; the number of the straightening devices is multiple, and the plurality of straightening devices correspond one to one to the plurality of derailment channels.

[0072] In the present embodiment, a plurality of mutually parallel derailing passages are arranged on the inclined plate 19, and the number of derailing passages can be, for example, one or two, and the number of derailing passages is not limited here. Each derailing passage corresponds to at least two lower coin openings 31. At least two lower coin openings 31 of the same derailing passage are arranged along a straight line, and the center of each lower coin opening 31 in the same derailing passage is located at the center of the horizontal distance of the two side walls of the derailing passage. The horizontal distance of the two side walls of any derailing passage is less than the diameter of the coin. This increases the flexibility and efficiency of the coin falling. The horizontal distance of the two side walls of any derailing passage is less than the diameter of the coin, which ensures that the coin can remain stable when passing through, avoiding overturning or tilting. The coin enters the derailing passage after passing through the straightening device, and then falls into the lower coin opening 31 into the feeding barrel 30. Wherein, since the derailing passage is connected with the channel of the straightening device, the number of the derailing passages corresponds to the number of the straightening device one by one. For example, when the number of the derailing passages is two, the number of the straightening devices is also two, and the number of the straightening devices is not limited here. By providing multiple parallel derailment channels and corresponding coin outlets 31, multiple coins can be processed simultaneously, thereby improving the coin processing efficiency. The straightening device corresponds to the derailment channel one by one, which helps to ensure that the coins can be correctly guided during the derailment process and reduce the possibility of coin jamming or misalignment.

[0073] Optionally, different coin outlets in a derailment channel can correspond to different coin sizes, and the larger the denomination of the coin, the larger the corresponding size can be, and the size of the coin outlet can be determined by the size of the corresponding coin. Alternatively, different coin outlets can correspond to the same size, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0074] Optionally, the width of the coin outlet 31 is greater than the thickness of a single coin and less than the sum of the thicknesses of two coins, and the length is greater than the diameter of a single coin and less than the diameters of two coins. This arrangement ensures that only one coin can pass through the coin outlet at a time, thereby ensuring the accuracy of counting.

[0075] Optional, see Figure 2 The side walls of at least two discharge barrels 30 corresponding to each derailing channel are parallel to each other and located in the same plane; at least two discharge barrels 30 are provided with slots at a first height; the first height is located above the sensors in at least two discharge barrels 30; cleaning rollers 29 are embedded in the slots provided in at least two discharge barrels 30; the cleaning rollers 29 are used to clean the falling coins.

[0076] In the present embodiment, optional, since at least two coin outlets 31 are provided on each derail channel, a feed barrel 30 is correspondingly arranged below each coin outlet, and the side walls of at least two feed barrels 30 corresponding to each derail channel are parallel to each other and are located in the same plane, and the lower end openings of all feed barrels 30, i.e., the feed outlets are all in a flush state. This flush state refers to that the lower end openings of all feed barrels 30 are in the same position in the horizontal direction, without height difference. In order to clean the coins falling from the coin outlet, at least two feed barrels 30 corresponding to each derail channel are notched at a first height, and the first height is located above the sensor in at least two feed barrels 30. The notch is respectively located on two opposite side walls of the feed barrel, and the notch is used to embed a cleaning roller 29 to clean the falling coins. Therefore, after the falling coins are cleaned first, the coins are counted by the sensor again to avoid the dirt or dust on the coins interfering with the reading of the sensor, which helps the sensor to more accurately identify and count each coin.

[0077] Optionally, the cleaning roller 29 is placed along the second direction, which is parallel to the side wall planes of at least two unloading barrels 30 and perpendicular to the falling direction of the coins. The unloading barrel 30 includes a cavity for accommodating the coins to pass through, and the size of the cavity matches the coins.

[0078] It should be noted that the cleaning roller 29 embedded in the notch opened on the same side of at least two discharge barrels 30 corresponding to each derailing channel can be one, and the length of the cleaning roller 29 is determined according to the sum of the lengths of at least two discharge barrels 30 in the direction in which the cleaning roller 29 is placed. In addition, for example, each of the at least two discharge barrels 30 corresponding to each derailing channel can be provided with a cleaning roller 29 in the notch on the same side, and the length of the cleaning roller 29 is determined according to the length of a single discharge barrel 30 in the direction in which the cleaning roller 29 is placed. The number of cleaning rollers 29 is not limited here.

[0079] Optional, see Figure 3The second driving device includes a first rotating rod 12, a guide device, a guide rod 35 and two connecting rods 36. The first rotating rod 12 is horizontally placed along the first direction, wherein the first end of the first rotating rod 12 is movable and penetrates the first end of the mounting shell 20, and the second end of the first rotating rod 12 is rotatably connected to the first end of the mounting shell 20, wherein the mounting shell 20 is fixedly connected to the connecting portion for placing the second driving device; a guide slot 33 is provided on the first rotating rod 12, and a guide device is slidably installed in the guide slot 33, wherein the guide device is used to reciprocate in the guide slot 33; the guide rod 35 is movable and penetrates the guide device along the first direction, and the two ends of the guide rod 35 are respectively fixedly connected to the first end and the second end of the mounting shell 20, for limiting the movement of the guide device along the first direction; the two connecting rods 36 are placed in parallel along the first direction, wherein one end of the two connecting rods 36 is respectively fixedly connected to the guide device, and the other end is respectively movable and penetrates the second end of the mounting shell 20, and the port of the other end is fixedly connected to the tilting block 37.

[0080] In this embodiment, the first rotating rod 12 can rotate in the mounting housing 20, and a guide slot 33 is provided on the first rotating rod 12. A guide device is slidably installed in the guide slot 33. When the first rotating rod 12 rotates, the guide device in the guide slot 33 will be driven to reciprocate. Since the guide rod 35 is movable along the first direction and penetrates the guide device, and the two ends of the guide rod 35 are respectively fixedly connected to the first end and the second end of the mounting housing 20, the guide device can only reciprocate along the first direction. The movement of the guide device drives the two connecting rods 36 to reciprocate along the first direction, and then drives the tilting block 37 to reciprocate along the first direction. Optionally, the guide slot 33 can be designed to be elliptical or other symmetrical shapes, so that the guide device can complete a back-and-forth horizontal movement within a complete rotation cycle. Such a design enables the guide device to convert the rotation of the first rotating rod into horizontal movement, and the guide device is fixedly connected to the guide device through the guide rod 35, which limits the guide device to reciprocate only along the first direction, and can ensure the path consistency of the coin during the transmission and processing process, thereby improving the accuracy of the entire system.

[0081] Optionally, the mounting housing 20 provides a basic platform and structural framework for the entire second drive device, and by being fixedly connected to the connecting portion, it ensures the position stability of the second drive device in the mechanical device. The two connecting rods 36 are placed horizontally along the first direction, and the placement height is kept consistent. The ports at the other ends of the two connecting rods 36 are fixedly connected to the tilting block 37, and the distance from one connecting rod 36 to the first side of the tilting block 37 is equal to the distance from the other connecting rod 36 to the second side, which ensures that the tilting block 37 remains balanced during movement and avoids tilting or offset due to uneven force.

[0082] See also Figure 3 The guide device may include, for example, a guide slider and a guide sleeve 34. A guide slot 33 is provided on the first rotating rod 12, and a guide slider is slidably installed in the guide slot 33. The guide slider is used to reciprocate in the guide slot 33. The guide sleeve 34 is sleeved on the first rotating rod 12 and fixedly connected to the guide slider. When the guide slider reciprocates in the guide slot 33, it drives the guide sleeve 34 to reciprocate. A guide rod 35 is movably passed through the guide sleeve 34, and the two ends of the guide rod 35 are respectively fixedly connected to the first end and the second end of the mounting shell 20, so as to limit the movement of the guide sleeve 34 along the first direction. One end of the two connecting rods 36 is respectively fixedly connected to the guide sleeve 34, and the other end is respectively movably passed through the mounting shell 20, and the port at the other end is fixedly connected to the tilting block 37.

[0083] Specifically, as the first rotating rod 12 continues to rotate, the guide slide 33 will continue to drive the guide slider, so that the guide sleeve 34 reciprocates along the first direction under the restriction of the guide slider and the guide rod 35, and then drives the tilting block 37 to reciprocate along the first direction. For example, when the first rotating rod 12 rotates half a circle, the guide slider drives the guide sleeve 34 to move along the guide slide 33 and the guide rod 35 along the first direction toward the fixed block 4 to an extreme position. When the first rotating rod 12 continues to rotate half a circle, the guide slider will drive the guide sleeve 34 back to the initial position in the opposite direction. In this cycle, reciprocating movement is achieved.

[0084] In addition to the guide sleeve 34 and the guide slot 33 for the guide slider, other structures may be used as guide devices to control the reciprocating movement of the tilting block 37, such as a worm gear structure.

[0085] It should be noted that see Figure 4 The first rotating rod 12 is horizontally placed along the first direction, and the first end of the first rotating rod 12 movably penetrates one end of the mounting housing 20, and also movably penetrates one side of the housing 1. The one side of the housing 1 is a side perpendicular to the first direction.

[0086] Optionally, the coin counting device further comprises a third driving device, and the third driving device is used to drive the first driving device and the second driving device.

[0087] Among them, see Figure 4 and Figure 5The third driving device includes a motor 8; the output shaft of the motor 8 is fixedly connected to a rotating rod 9, wherein the axial direction of the motor 8 and the rotating rod 9 are parallel to the first direction, and the motor 8 is used to drive the rotating rod 9 to rotate; a cam 14 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9, and the cam 14 is used to drive the first driving device under the drive of the rotating rod 9; the side of the rotating rod 9 away from the output shaft is connected to the second driving device through the first transmission device, and is used to drive the second driving device through the first transmission device.

[0088] It should be noted that the first transmission device can be, for example, one or two. When there is one derailment channel, there is one first transmission device, and the motor 8 is provided with one output shaft. When there are two derailment channels, there are two first transmission devices, and the motor 8 is provided with two output shafts. The number of the first transmission devices and the number of the output shafts of the motor 8 are not limited here. Figure 4 The first conveying device may include, for example, at least two first transmission wheels 10 and at least one first transmission belt 11 , and the two first transmission wheels 10 correspond to one first transmission belt 11 .

[0089] Specifically, see Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the side of the rotating rod 9 away from the output shaft is fixedly connected to a first transmission wheel 10, and the first transmission wheel 10 is installed with one end of the first transmission belt 11. Then another first transmission wheel 10 is installed at the other end of the first transmission belt 11. The motor 8 is installed under the placement platform and is spaced a certain distance from the placement platform so that when the motor 8 is started, the motor drives the rotating rod 9 to rotate. The cam 14 fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9 drives the first driving device under the drive of the rotating rod 9. At the same time, the rotation of the rotating rod 9 also drives the first transmission wheel 10 fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9 to rotate, and then drives the first transmission belt to rotate. The rotation of the first transmission belt drives the other first transmission wheel 10 to rotate to drive the second driving device.

[0090] Optionally, the second driving device includes a first rotating rod 12. As can be seen from the above, see Figure 4 , the first end of the first rotating rod 12 movably penetrates one side of the housing 1. Therefore, another first transmission wheel 10 is fixedly connected to the first end of the first rotating rod 12 movably penetrates one side of the housing 1.

[0091] Furthermore, the rotation of the first transmission belt drives another first transmission wheel 10 to rotate, so as to drive the first rotating rod 12 to rotate.

[0092] The centralized drive by the third drive device reduces the need for multiple independent drive sources, thereby simplifying the structural design of the coin counting device. At the same time, the output shaft of the motor 8 in the third drive device is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9, and the rotating rod 9 is fixedly connected to the cam 14, and the cam 14 drives the first drive device under the drive of the rotating rod 9. The application of the cam 14 enables the coins to be pushed intermittently or continuously during the transmission process, which helps to improve the accuracy and efficiency of coin processing. The side of the rotating rod 9 away from the output shaft is connected to the second drive device through the first transmission device. This design enables one motor 8 to drive multiple devices to work at the same time, improving the integration and efficiency of the entire coin counting device.

[0093] Optional, see Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the first driving device includes two slide rails 15, two return springs 16, an L-shaped mounting plate 6 and a moving plate 7. The slide rail 15 includes a moving slide groove and a moving slider, wherein the slide rail 15 is perpendicular to the first direction; one side of the return spring 16 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the moving slide groove, and the other side is fixedly connected to one end of the moving slider, wherein the inner wall is the side away from the connecting portion; the side wall of the moving slider is fixedly connected to the moving plate 7, wherein the side wall of the moving slider is perpendicular to the first direction; the moving plate 7 is placed on the placing platform along the first direction, and the side opposite to the coin moving direction is fixedly connected to one side of the horizontal placing surface of the L-shaped mounting plate 6, and the side in the same direction as the coin moving direction is used to drive the coin to move from the initial position to the connecting portion; one side of the vertical placing surface of the L-shaped mounting plate 6 is arranged in the first notch of the placing platform, wherein the first notch is arranged on the side away from the connecting portion and is parallel to the first direction.

[0094] In this embodiment, optionally, the slide rail 15 can be set on the two side plates of the C-shaped baffle in the coin insertion device 5, and perpendicular to the first direction, providing a stable track for the movement of coins. The moving slider cooperates with the slide rail 15, and one side of the reset spring 16 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the moving slide, and the other side is fixedly connected to one end of the moving slider. This design allows the reset spring 16 to quickly restore the moving slider to its initial position after a portion of the coins pass through, preparing for the transmission of the next portion of coins. The moving plate 7 is placed on the placement platform along the first direction, and the side opposite to the coin movement direction is fixedly connected to one side of the horizontal placement surface of the L-shaped mounting plate 6. This design allows the coins to be subjected to continuous driving force during the movement process.

[0095] Specifically, when the rotating rod 9 rotates, the cam 14 can push the L-shaped mounting plate 6 to move under the drive of the rotating rod 9, and then push the moving plate 7 to push the coin placed at the initial position to the connecting portion. When the cam 14 leaves the L-shaped mounting plate 6, the moving plate 7 and the L-shaped mounting plate 6 are reset with the assistance of the reset spring 16. When the cam 14 is driven by the rotating rod 9 again, it can push the L-shaped mounting plate 6 to move, thereby promoting the horizontal movement of the moving plate 7.

[0096] See also Figure 4 and Figure 6 The L-shaped mounting plate 6 is divided into a horizontal placement surface and a vertical placement surface, one side of the horizontal placement surface is fixedly connected to one side of the movable plate 7, and one side of the vertical placement surface is placed in the first notch of the placement platform. The design of the L-shaped mounting plate 6 allows the coin to be moved in a smaller space, thereby improving the space utilization of the device.

[0097] Optional, see Figure 7 A second transmission device is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9; the second transmission device is fixedly connected to the second rotating rod 21, and is used to drive a third transmission device fixedly connected to the second rotating rod 21, wherein the second rotating rod 21 is parallel to the first direction; the third transmission device is fixedly connected to the third rotating rod 25, and is used to drive a fourth driving device fixedly connected to the third rotating rod 25, wherein the third rotating rod 25 is parallel to the first direction; the fourth driving device is fixedly connected to the cleaning roller 29, and is used to drive the cleaning roller 29 to clean the falling coins.

[0098] In this embodiment, the second transmission device may include, for example, at least two second transmission wheels 17 and at least one second transmission belt 18, and two second transmission wheels 17 correspond to one second transmission belt 18. The third transmission device may include, for example, at least two third transmission wheels 22 and at least one third transmission belt 23, and two third transmission wheels 22 correspond to one third transmission belt 23. The fourth driving device may include, for example, at least one first bevel gear 24, at least one second bevel gear 26, at least one rotating shaft 27, at least two fourth transmission wheels 28, and at least one fourth transmission belt 38.

[0099] In one possible implementation, see Figure 2 and Figure 7, a second transmission wheel 17 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 9. The second transmission wheel 17 is sleeved with one end of the second transmission belt 18. The second transmission belt 18 is movably inserted into the rectangular notch 13 of the housing 1, and the other end of the second transmission belt 18 is sleeved with another second transmission wheel 17. The other second transmission wheel 17 is fixedly connected with a second rotating rod 21. The second rotating rod 21 is placed below the connecting portion along the first direction, and is spaced a certain distance from the connecting portion, and both ends are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the housing 1. Among them, the rectangular notch 13 is set on the housing 1 below the placement platform. A third transmission wheel 22 is fixedly connected to the second rotating rod 21, and the third transmission wheel 22 is sleeved with one end of the third transmission belt 23. The other end of the third transmission belt 23 is sleeved with another third transmission wheel 22. The other third transmission wheel 22 is fixedly connected to the third rotating rod 25. The third rotating rod 25 is placed along the first direction, parallel to the second rotating rod 21, and both ends are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the housing 1. The two first bevel gears 24 are fixedly connected to the third rotating rod 25, and the ends of the two first bevel gears 24 without bevel teeth are fixedly connected to the two sides of the third transmission wheel 22 fixedly connected to the third rotating rod 25, and the ends with bevel teeth are in contact with the second bevel gear 26. The end of the second bevel gear 26 without bevel teeth is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 27. A rotating shaft 27 is fixedly connected to a fourth transmission wheel 28, and one end of a fourth transmission belt 38 is respectively sleeved on the fourth transmission wheel 28, and another fourth transmission wheel 28 is also sleeved on the other end of the fourth transmission belt 38. One end of a cleaning roller 29 is fixedly connected to each fourth transmission wheel 28, and the other end of each cleaning roller 29 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the housing 1.

[0100] Specifically, when the rotating rod 9 rotates, the second transmission wheel 17 and the second transmission belt 18 rotate, and then drive the second rotating rod 21 to rotate. When the second rotating rod 21 rotates, the third transmission wheel 22 is driven to rotate. The third rotating rod 25 is driven by the third transmission wheel 22 and the third transmission belt 23. When the third rotating rod 25 rotates, the first bevel gear 24 is driven to rotate. When the first bevel gear 24 rotates, the second bevel gear 26 is driven to rotate, so that the fourth transmission wheel 28 can be driven to rotate. The fourth transmission wheel 28 and the fourth transmission belt 38 can drive the cleaning roller 29 to rotate, so that the cleaning roller 29 can clean the coins that fall off the material. This design achieves efficient cleaning of coins through a multi-level transmission device and a rotating rod design.

[0101] In summary, see Figures 1 to 7The present application provides a coin counting device, the working principle of which is as follows: the coins to be processed are placed at the initial position of the placing platform, and after the coins are placed, the motor 8 is started. The motor 8 drives the rotating rod 9 to rotate. When the rotating rod 9 rotates, the L-shaped mounting plate 6 is pushed to move by the cam 14, and the L-shaped mounting plate 6 pushes the moving plate 7 to move, and the silver coins to be processed at the initial position are pushed to the connecting part. When the cam 14 leaves the L-shaped mounting plate 6, the L-shaped mounting plate 6 and the moving plate 7 are reset with the assistance of the reset spring 16. At the same time, the rotation of the rotating rod 9 can drive the first transmission belt 11 to move through the first transmission wheel 10, thereby driving the first transmission wheel 10 on the other side to rotate, so that the first transmission wheel 10 can drive the first rotating rod 12 to rotate. When the first rotating rod 12 rotates, it drives the guide sleeve 34 to reciprocate with the assistance of the guide slot 33 and the guide rod 35. The movement of the guide sleeve 34 can drive the connecting rod 36 to push the tilting block 37 to move, so the tilting block 37 can push the coin to be straightened. At this time, the straightened coin can be moved with the assistance of the tilting plate 19, so it can fall from the coin outlet 31 opened on the tilting plate 19 into the unloading barrel 30. At the same time, the rotation of the rotating rod 9 can drive the second rotating rod 21 to rotate by driving the second transmission wheel 17 and the second transmission belt 18. The rotation of the second rotating rod 21 can drive the third rotating rod 25 to rotate by driving the third transmission wheel 22 and the third transmission wheel 22. The rotation of the third rotating rod 25 can drive the first bevel gear 24 to rotate. The rotation of the first bevel gear 24 can drive the second bevel gear 26 to rotate, so by driving the fourth transmission wheel 28 and the fourth transmission belt 38, the cleaning roller 29 can be driven to rotate, so that the cleaning roller 29 cleans the coins that fall and are unloaded. At this time, the coins cleaned by the cleaning roller 29 are counted by the sensor in the unloading barrel 30, and the counted number can be transmitted to the display screen set on the housing 1.

[0102] It should be noted that the phrases "embodiment", "this embodiment", etc. mentioned in the specification indicate that the embodiment described may include specific features, structures or characteristics, but not every embodiment may include the specific features, structures or characteristics. In addition, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, when describing specific features, structures or characteristics in conjunction with an embodiment, it is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art to implement such features, structures or characteristics in conjunction with other embodiments that are explicitly or not explicitly described.

[0103] In general, terms should be understood, at least in part, by the context in which they are used. For example, the term "one or more" as used herein may be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in a singular sense, or may be used to describe a combination of features, structures, or characteristics in a plural sense, depending, at least in part, on the context. Similarly, terms such as "a," "an," or "the" may also be understood to convey singular usage or to convey plural usage, depending, at least in part, on the context.

[0104] In addition, spatially relative terms, such as "below," "below," "beneath," "above," "above," etc., may be used herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of one element or feature relative to other elements or features as shown in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation shown in the figures. The device may have other orientations (rotated 90° or at other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may likewise be interpreted accordingly.

[0105] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth", etc. in the claims, the specification and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the invention described herein, for example, can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, system, product or device comprising a series of units is not necessarily limited to those units clearly listed, but may include other units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these products or devices.

[0106] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own emphasis. For the part not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant description of other embodiments. The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0107] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present application, which follows the general principles of the present application and includes common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present application. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present application are indicated by the following claims.

[0108] It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the precise structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present application is limited only by the appended claims.

[0109] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A coin counting device, characterized in that: include: A placing platform, one end of which is a connecting portion, and a straightening device is arranged above the connecting portion; A first driving device, used for driving the coin to move from an initial position on the placing platform to the engaging portion; The straightening device comprises a tilting block and a fixed block, wherein the fixed block is fixedly connected to the connecting portion, and the tilting block and the fixed block are arranged at intervals to leave a channel for coins to pass through; A second driving device is used to drive the tilting block to reciprocate along a first direction toward the fixed block, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the moving direction of the coin, and the minimum distance between the tilting block and the fixed block is less than the diameter of the coin; An inclined plate connected to the connecting portion of the placing platform, and the inclined plate is provided with a plurality of coin discharge ports, so that the coins falling along the inclined plate can fall into the discharge barrel from any coin discharge port in a vertical state; The plurality of discharge barrels are respectively arranged below the corresponding coin discharge ports, and sensors for counting the falling coins are arranged in the discharge barrels.

2. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclined plate comprises a plurality of mutually parallel derailment channels, each of which is provided with at least two coin discharging ports, and the coin discharging ports corresponding to the plurality of derailment channels constitute the plurality of coin discharging ports; There are multiple righting devices, and the multiple righting devices correspond one-to-one to the multiple derailment channels; Wherein, the derailment channel is communicated with the channel of the corresponding straightening device, and the horizontal distance between the two side walls of any derailment channel is smaller than the diameter of the coin.

3. The coin counting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side walls of at least two unloading barrels corresponding to each derailing channel are parallel to each other and located in the same plane; The at least two lower barrels are provided with notches at a first height; the first height is located above the sensors in the at least two lower barrels; Cleaning rollers are embedded in the slots of the at least two discharge barrels, wherein the cleaning rollers are placed along a second direction, the second direction is parallel to the plane and perpendicular to the falling direction of the coins; The cleaning roller is used for cleaning the fallen coins.

4. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second driving device comprises a first rotating rod, a guide device, a guide rod and two connecting rods: The first rotating rod is placed horizontally along the first direction, wherein the first end of the first rotating rod movably penetrates the first end of the mounting shell, the second end of the first rotating rod is rotatably connected to the second end of the mounting shell, and the mounting shell is fixedly connected to the connecting portion for placing the second driving device; A guide slot is provided on the first rotating rod, and the guide device is slidably installed in the guide slot, wherein the guide device is used to reciprocate in the guide slot; The guide rod is movable along the first direction and penetrates the guide device, and two ends of the guide rod are respectively fixedly connected to two opposite side walls of the inner cavity of the installation shell, so as to limit the movement of the guide device along the first direction; The two connecting rods are placed parallel to each other along the first direction, wherein one end of the two connecting rods is fixedly connected to the guide device respectively, and the other end is movably passed through the second end of the mounting shell, and the port of the other end is fixedly connected to the tilting block.

5. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving device includes two slide rails, two return springs, an L-shaped mounting plate and a moving plate: The slide rail comprises a movable slide groove and a movable slide block, wherein the slide rail is perpendicular to the first direction; One side of the return spring is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the movable slide groove, and the other side is fixedly connected to one end of the movable slider, wherein the inner wall is the side away from the connecting portion; The side wall of the movable slider is fixedly connected to the movable plate, wherein the side wall is perpendicular to the first direction; The movable plate is placed on the placement platform along the first direction, a side opposite to the coin moving direction is fixedly connected to a side of the horizontal placement surface of the L-shaped mounting plate, and a side in the same direction as the coin moving direction is used to drive the coin to move from the initial position to the connecting portion; One side of the vertical placement surface of the L-shaped mounting plate is arranged in a first notch of the placement platform, wherein the first notch is arranged on a side away from the connecting portion and is parallel to the first direction.

6. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coin counting device further comprises a third driving device: The third driving device is used to drive the first driving device and the second driving device.

7. The coin counting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third driving device comprises a motor; The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a rotating rod, wherein the axial direction of the motor and the rotating rod are both parallel to the first direction, and the motor is used to drive the rotating rod to rotate; A cam is fixedly connected to the rotating rod, and the cam is used to drive the first driving device under the drive of the rotating rod; The side of the rotating rod away from the output shaft is connected to the second driving device through the first transmission device, and is used to drive the second driving device through the first transmission device.

8. The coin counting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rotating rod is fixedly connected with a second transmission device; The second transmission device is fixedly connected to the second rotating rod, and is used to drive the third transmission device fixedly connected to the second rotating rod, wherein the second rotating rod is parallel to the first direction; The third transmission device is fixedly connected to the third rotating rod, and is used to drive the fourth driving device fixedly connected to the third rotating rod, wherein the third rotating rod is parallel to the first direction; The fourth driving device is fixedly connected to the cleaning roller and is used to drive the cleaning roller to clean the fallen coins.

9. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the coin lowering opening is greater than the thickness of a single coin and less than the sum of the thicknesses of two coins, and the length is greater than the diameter of a single coin and less than the diameters of two coins.

10. The coin counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coin counting device further comprises a coin collecting device, which is arranged below the discharge port of the lower barrel and is used to collect falling coins, wherein the discharge port is the lower end opening of the lower barrel.

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